Bohemian Rhapsody for Symphony Orchestra and Solo Viola - THE STUDIO RECORDING

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    To Freddie, with much affection and admiration...
    NICHOLAS HERSH, arranger/conductor
    SARAH HARBALL, solo viola
    PATRICK HUNNINGHAKE, lead trumpet
    with THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY STUDIO ORCHESTRA
    Filmed & recorded in Studio 5, Indiana University Radio-Television Building
    SAM SILVER, director
    KONRAD STRAUSS, sound director
    A collaboration between Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and Department of Telecommunications.
    Many thanks to John Walsh & the TelCom team, Konrad Strauss & the Recording Arts team, and all the brilliant musicians of this IU Studio Orchestra!
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  • @Jymm
    @Jymm 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3097

    "This is where the operatic section comes in." -- Freddie Mercury

  • @_beepo_3095
    @_beepo_3095 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4500

    Finally, TH-cam is starting to get my recommendations right.

    • @jordanlthomp
      @jordanlthomp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The NyanMudkipz SAMEEE

    • @hongkibl
      @hongkibl 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      The NyanMudkipz sameeeeee

    • @flaviafernandez5443
      @flaviafernandez5443 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      sameee

    • @plaady
      @plaady 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      you made me laugh sir! get yourself a cookie!

    • @changemystateofmind3659
      @changemystateofmind3659 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The NyanMudkipz yop happened to me too

  • @leahb4864
    @leahb4864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +669

    Can we appreciate the solo viola? Because dang! She has perfect tone and is very good with dynamics !

    • @franciscodizon4078
      @franciscodizon4078 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      A real harmony among the string instruments violin, viola, cello etc... I love this kind of instrumentals played by an orchestra... An extra efforts for music lovers...
      Heavenly like sounds.

    • @wandamaximoff299
      @wandamaximoff299 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@franciscodizon4078 totally agree!!

    • @zawwiUtube
      @zawwiUtube 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      At 0:34.. & 5:42 ?

    • @OnurMizrakli
      @OnurMizrakli 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@zawwiUtubeso sorry bro, I can't like it more than once, exquisite spotting

  • @catedoge3206
    @catedoge3206 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2262

    That trumpet tho. He had his chance and he took it like a boss. Cuts through everything. Lovely tone.

    • @corpocrimby
      @corpocrimby 4 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      he’s actually my assistant band teacher! mr. patrick hunninghake! great guy, and he definitely owned that solo

    • @catedoge3206
      @catedoge3206 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@corpocrimby Amazing. Give him my regards.

    • @matisshansens6557
      @matisshansens6557 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      For real tho. He can play

    • @zaker721
      @zaker721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Oh GOD! That was massively impressive.

    • @salome3354
      @salome3354 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      so true! that was so sexy omg

  • @Buddy_Ch
    @Buddy_Ch 7 ปีที่แล้ว +733

    I would buy a ticket to watch and hear this live

    • @kroakie4
      @kroakie4 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me too. I’d love to see this live.

    • @Gemoraly-iv2fz
      @Gemoraly-iv2fz 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Who wouldnt

  • @YevgeniyShcherbakov
    @YevgeniyShcherbakov 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5504

    I believe that when Queen wrote this, they didn't fully realize that they created a masterpiece.

    • @hundy4921
      @hundy4921 6 ปีที่แล้ว +290

      Yevgeniy Shcherbakov no, i’m pretty sure they had a good idea.

    • @MysteryFields
      @MysteryFields 6 ปีที่แล้ว +477

      Yevgeniy Shcherbakov Freddie knew, everyone else thought he was going mad

    • @threexfromwsg
      @threexfromwsg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      Freddie wrote it.

    • @hundy4921
      @hundy4921 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Roger San Gabriel, and Freddie was part of Queen, as well as sang and worked on it with Queen, so technically Queen wrote the song, though Freddie started working on it before everyone else.

    • @lauraboiocchi4666
      @lauraboiocchi4666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      douglas carpenter nah he didn't. The opera section it's Freddie, Brian May and Roger Taylor singing over and over. They had 100+ tapes of them singing the part.

  • @freeurmind5790
    @freeurmind5790 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    My god, Freddie Mercury really knew his shit. He literally wrote a classical piece then transposed it into a rock masterpiece. Classy, classy guy.

  • @EmTom44
    @EmTom44 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1693

    Funny thing is that if you showed this to someone who’s never heard bohemian rhapsody they would probably think this is some kind of classical music from the 1800s

    • @nahuelma97
      @nahuelma97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      Honestly I'd love to see that. Someone who's just never heard Bohemian Rhapsody hear this, get their thoughts, and then listen to the actual song

    • @oppoandroidf1174
      @oppoandroidf1174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Hahahaha,...you are damn right...😄😄😀

    • @nativeafroeurasian
      @nativeafroeurasian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@nahuelma97 the original is very disappointing against this one, I can ensure you he would be disappointed

    • @acepanda7782
      @acepanda7782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Is there someone who still didnt know bohemian rhapsody nowadays?

    • @someoneelse361
      @someoneelse361 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@nativeafroeurasian what?

  • @warrioreirenikos1776
    @warrioreirenikos1776 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1756

    Dear Freddie Mercury .. you know what?
    "YOU MADE IT, DARLING!"

    • @rumi2011sama
      @rumi2011sama 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      your comment made me cry ❤️

    • @dzieckodisneychannel
      @dzieckodisneychannel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Dude why did you have to make me cry like that, shit

    • @se7ensaranghae10
      @se7ensaranghae10 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I actually felt this comment too...right in the feels.

    • @gatitoshe
      @gatitoshe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ¡Estoy llorando como bebé!

    • @jlw184
      @jlw184 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      From a song that was originally meant to be a flop. Freddie must be chuffed.

  • @nicolly4924
    @nicolly4924 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1937

    Freddie would be proud 😢😭

    • @axagutierrez5037
      @axagutierrez5037 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nicolly May definitely😭😭😭😢

    • @gwenking7700
      @gwenking7700 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Nicolly May my god would he be :)

    • @rockoutmj666
      @rockoutmj666 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      this sent shivers down my spine, but my body's aching all the time unfortunately because I'm sick AF

    • @onlyheart1
      @onlyheart1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Nicolly May yes he would. Brought tears to my eyes. So glad the genius of Freddie and Queen will always live in their music.

    • @almasaenz
      @almasaenz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nicolly May 😭😭😭😭😭Yo estoy llorando💔

  • @ceb7894
    @ceb7894 4 ปีที่แล้ว +511

    Years of expensive music lessons.
    Years of mind-numbing practice on your instrument .
    Years of tolerating being labeled as a "Band" nerd.
    Finally getting to play something really cool in Orchestra Class.
    PRICELESS!!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @b8nducciify
      @b8nducciify 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I am going to put the this on our 3 yr old's wall. F kicking or throwing a ball. Hahhah

  • @Ella-ee1qo
    @Ella-ee1qo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1747

    Freddie: what is this noise?
    Freddie: * Looks down and smile *

    • @freddiemercury2075
      @freddiemercury2075 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      yeah, it was an amazing performance. boyy, it sounded so splendid up here :)

    • @Frenold_Soares
      @Frenold_Soares 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      You call that as noise lol

    • @snoopcatt5456
      @snoopcatt5456 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Or looked up lol

    • @zaker721
      @zaker721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@freddiemercury2075 Hey, thank you. They couldn't have done it without you. Bless.

    • @StJimmy-eq8zg
      @StJimmy-eq8zg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      FaceApp: "yes"

  • @PristinelyClean
    @PristinelyClean 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2252

    The viola was great, but can we give that trumpet player a medal!

    • @dariolamela2231
      @dariolamela2231 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      it was good but not perfect.

    • @huhulili9021
      @huhulili9021 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Vats a viola, is it the most under appreciated string instrument?

    • @invaliddylan8766
      @invaliddylan8766 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      He looks like Gordon Ramsey

    • @jackdonohue7893
      @jackdonohue7893 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@dariolamela2231 no. It was perfect.

    • @naenaedmysteries
      @naenaedmysteries 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@invaliddylan8766 but fatter

  • @PandaBlubber
    @PandaBlubber 8 ปีที่แล้ว +459

    That trumpet solo was beautiful!

  • @thebusman19
    @thebusman19 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Why is this not available on Spotify, it is the best orchestral cover I have ever heard, the arrangement is a masterpeice.

  • @noblepolygon8694
    @noblepolygon8694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    When you hear this played by an orchestra, you realize what a brilliant piece of music BH is.

    • @jeffdavidson8749
      @jeffdavidson8749 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I went to IU(1968-1972). Their music school always had great musicians. BH is becoming a masterpiece and IU ‘s rendition is part of the process. The composers understood music theory and this piece is a rhapsody. Beautiful performance and a nice mixture of young men and women .

  • @tomasmedina88
    @tomasmedina88 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4976

    I hope Freddie has Wi-Fi in heaven

    • @freyascrachcha3130
      @freyascrachcha3130 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Tomas Medina fuck off 😂😂😂

    • @tomasmedina88
      @tomasmedina88 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      wh-what rtepsutlaf

    • @luisfelipes.fernandes8539
      @luisfelipes.fernandes8539 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Cuntaur Stroke He helped with the world's evolution with masterpieces like this, so i guess he must be in heaven

    • @MichaelGaribaldi
      @MichaelGaribaldi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Cuntaur Stroke STFU you troll!

    • @Warwomp
      @Warwomp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      MichaelGaribaldi Not trolling just a realist

  • @darkbluemars
    @darkbluemars 8 ปีที่แล้ว +476

    I think Freddie Mercury really made it for a symphony.

    • @gilb_4
      @gilb_4 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      I wouldn't be surprised at all if that was the case.

    • @JAREMART
      @JAREMART 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      More Beta He made it, the álbum is I Night at the Opera

    • @alexidiaz6934
      @alexidiaz6934 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      More Beta I don't believe so. It's more that Symphonies can make anything sound 100000000x better

    • @granarchives
      @granarchives 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      More Beta ikr it sounds like something that Mozart or Bach would make

    • @santiagoc2323
      @santiagoc2323 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@granarchives yea, id think so bro

  • @jameswest8280
    @jameswest8280 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    This interpretation of Bohemian Rhapsody, illustrates what a brilliant song writer Freddie Mercury was. The Beethoven of the 20th century. RIP

    • @georgerivera1161
      @georgerivera1161 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Another Great artist who left too soon !

    • @jameswest8280
      @jameswest8280 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@georgerivera1161 yet will always be with us.

    • @AGAPEDANIELLONGLWAY
      @AGAPEDANIELLONGLWAY 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Here in Tanzania 🇹🇿, we also recognize Freddie Mercury. He was born in Zanzibar...
      Didn't know he was behind this masterpiece too. Such a legend

  • @CrestedSaguaro520
    @CrestedSaguaro520 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    3:01 that trumpet solo *NEVER* gets old. I get chills every time I hear it. 🎵🎶🎺

  • @arrowbow122
    @arrowbow122 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1511

    That solo Viola was fantastic!! Such an underrated instrument.

    • @mateomembrila7115
      @mateomembrila7115 7 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Violas sound beautiful and better than a violin

    • @tamarapinto7401
      @tamarapinto7401 7 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      Potato Burger It's not about sounding better, it's about sounding different. As a doublebass player, I don't like violins because they're too high-pitched and I prefer the grave sound of the viola more but they're both beautiful

    • @suburbanindie
      @suburbanindie 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      It's all about emulating the vocal range. Viola is like a tenor

    • @TheSlimeMold
      @TheSlimeMold 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I love viola more

    • @HectorMorales-rs5qt
      @HectorMorales-rs5qt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      suburbanindie not tenor, alto 😉

  • @ihablayth6754
    @ihablayth6754 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1213

    I wish Freddie was still alive to see this

    • @moreirarenan
      @moreirarenan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      +Ihab Layth Freddie's voice in this video would be the most beautiful thing in the history of music. Or in the history in general.
      More of this, please!

    • @Daniel_Alves1993
      @Daniel_Alves1993 8 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      +Ihab Layth He´s hearing it allright...somehow, somewhere

    • @zacharyvaldes5453
      @zacharyvaldes5453 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Daniel Alves Yep I agree

    • @CocaColaLimee
      @CocaColaLimee 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +R MCosta Actually I made a mashup with this and the original accapella. :) Sounds awesome! :)

    • @moreirarenan
      @moreirarenan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      CocaColaLimee share with the world, dude!

  • @dollysinn
    @dollysinn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    5:38 is perhaps one of the most heartbreaking moments in contemporary music. He needed no words to say it.

    • @grylltheonion1255
      @grylltheonion1255 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I got goosebumps.

    • @skyestrachan4758
      @skyestrachan4758 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      “i sometimes wish i’d never been born at all” THIS 🥹🥹🥹🫠🫠

    • @theDragoon007yaboiCJ
      @theDragoon007yaboiCJ ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@grylltheonion1255 i was getting goosebumps as i read your comment about getting goosebumps

  • @jackd.flippin6656
    @jackd.flippin6656 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    Imagine playing this while showing a montage of Freddie's life.
    There would be tears.

    • @FernMsTiri
      @FernMsTiri ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Actually, while listening to this, I was in tears. This amazing orchestral performance paired with the memory of Freddie really chokes me up. Thank you, Mr Hersh!

  • @NewSagaMusic
    @NewSagaMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +828

    6:31 he has been waiting his whole life for that very moment....

  • @TheLadyWolf1
    @TheLadyWolf1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1742

    I'm pretty sure this what Freddie Murcury was hearing in head.

    • @2FDsqnRE
      @2FDsqnRE 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      TheLadyWolf1 )(6

    • @inglesparatuvida
      @inglesparatuvida 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I think so too!

    • @navalcarnero1
      @navalcarnero1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Beautifully...song

    • @rumi2011sama
      @rumi2011sama 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      also me 😭

    • @EduardodaSilva00
      @EduardodaSilva00 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Only an extraordinary mind could imagine a such piece of art like this

  • @speakingofnblla
    @speakingofnblla ปีที่แล้ว +14

    2:47 gave me chills omg 😭

  • @ThePengu_96
    @ThePengu_96 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I think that the best part about full on orchestras playing amazing songs like these are that, despite there not being the actual lyrics, we can all hear the lyrics in our heads. That’s how memorable this song was to us as humans

  • @NesiaC
    @NesiaC 7 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    i want this to my funeral. how indescribable the beauty of this...

  • @calfman3333
    @calfman3333 5 ปีที่แล้ว +337

    I’m not even a Trumpet player but that solo gave me the chills.

    • @nataliexholland
      @nataliexholland 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm a trumpet player and I've tried to play that solo many times, but it's r e a l l y hard

    • @insanegenius0353
      @insanegenius0353 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The entire song gave me chills

  • @LadyMngwa
    @LadyMngwa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I just love instrumental versions of modern songs and this one was amazing. Viola and trumpet solos were so beautiful.

  • @dreamerdirectionerravenpuf9524
    @dreamerdirectionerravenpuf9524 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Close your eyes, listen to this marvellous piece… and imagine the voice of that angel singing the lyrics… ❤️

  • @rosaleegarza3316
    @rosaleegarza3316 9 ปีที่แล้ว +821

    I cried a little

    • @650ford
      @650ford 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Rosalee Garza I cried a lot ;)

    • @rosaleegarza3316
      @rosaleegarza3316 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      650ford ha ha I wish I could play this (I play the viola) :)

    • @haydematilde03
      @haydematilde03 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rosalee Garza me too. I started 6 months ago!!

    • @SIrcam769
      @SIrcam769 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Rosalee Garza Mi penis cried too

    • @younchostar
      @younchostar 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rosalee Garza i teared up

  • @LastTimelod12
    @LastTimelod12 9 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    This was real art. Only showcases the genius of the four men of Queen. You brought me to tears. Thank you for this.

    • @topneorej
      @topneorej 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Caleb Ricketts Freddy wrote it all by himself.

    • @Jargalhurts
      @Jargalhurts 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      topneorej not the guitar solo tho

    • @topneorej
      @topneorej 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jargalhurts true

    • @nspoisonivy
      @nspoisonivy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      This shows that Freddy was pure genius. And Queen in general. They wrote MUSIC.

    • @Hotkoin222
      @Hotkoin222 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      topneorej Wasn't it written externally?

  • @aerisoon4170
    @aerisoon4170 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I didn't think Bohemian Rhapsody could sound any more beautiful than it already was; this version put tears in my eyes.

  • @zuzannawisniewska4464
    @zuzannawisniewska4464 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    December 2022. Great, great , this song is a work of art and Frieddie Mercury was a genius. This amazing!

  • @timruskowski4923
    @timruskowski4923 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6013

    Who else was singing this in their heads?

  • @fahimahramli6847
    @fahimahramli6847 7 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    2:47 - 3:30 is the best part . gosh what a beautiful song

  • @i.pezzotti853
    @i.pezzotti853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    Petition to make this the Earth Anthem

    • @siennalake4326
      @siennalake4326 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed! Followed by Sweet Caroline. 😁

    • @adityahendriawan2709
      @adityahendriawan2709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lennon : Hold my Imagine!

    • @justanobody2265
      @justanobody2265 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nope

    • @anweshaguha7366
      @anweshaguha7366 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@adityahendriawan2709 yass that would honestly be better

    • @avisayegh1450
      @avisayegh1450 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Practically, Echoes by Pink Floyd should be the Earth Anthem

  • @shawna901
    @shawna901 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The Viola sang the melody so beautifully!

  • @AstrOliviax
    @AstrOliviax 7 ปีที่แล้ว +474

    What a beautiful song. Oh my goodness. The viola was just unreal. Wonderful job.

    • @Thammarith
      @Thammarith 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Is this a real life?

    • @lorddusk7204
      @lorddusk7204 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Thammarith Likittheerameth Is this just fantasy?

    • @qwertytypewriter2013
      @qwertytypewriter2013 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Caught in a landslide

    • @aliciae.p.2606
      @aliciae.p.2606 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No escape for reality...☺

    • @sailorsaturn1060
      @sailorsaturn1060 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Open your eyes, look up to the skies as see!

  • @Crisperdad
    @Crisperdad 5 ปีที่แล้ว +470

    Pardon the pun but that trumpet blew me away

  • @DexterBritain
    @DexterBritain ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is such a beautiful orchestration that viola is so very emotional

  • @_skzcc_
    @_skzcc_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    4:36 That conductor was really feelin himself😂

    • @2gaspoo237
      @2gaspoo237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Fuck the formality, I'm going to dance.

  • @alecmcgrathofcanada9175
    @alecmcgrathofcanada9175 8 ปีที่แล้ว +435

    Who the hell could possibly dislike this!? What is wrong with people? This is absolutely beautiful!

    • @jameshilton8898
      @jameshilton8898 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's the young generation my friend

    • @alecmcgrathofcanada9175
      @alecmcgrathofcanada9175 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      DJ Gamer That's good. Don't change. Stray away from shitty music. Stay true to the real music that pleases the soul.

    • @jameshilton8898
      @jameshilton8898 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +DJ Gamer I'm 13 but some of my friends are like what is this shit, good thing I go to a performing arts school so most of the people there know what music actually is

    • @feeno1188
      @feeno1188 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We're bad guys ! That's what we do !

    • @jyhan1q94
      @jyhan1q94 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +The french Timelord I see what you did there!

  • @mecancelaron
    @mecancelaron 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1741

    This is what you hear when you get in heaven

    • @ushoys
      @ushoys 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I like this music, but hearing it for all eternity is a hellish prospect

    • @mr.punkie5872
      @mr.punkie5872 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ushoys ???

    • @3doler411
      @3doler411 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      2:48

    • @roz067
      @roz067 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ushoys applies to any and every song

    • @ThatDudeWithBoobs
      @ThatDudeWithBoobs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      With Freddie singing, of course.

  • @alexanderboakye613
    @alexanderboakye613 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That trumpet solo brought me to tears, and the musician on the harp! Girl, you ate that up! Definitely well-balanced and I heard everyone so clearly! This does not sound like a School of Music, but a National Symphony!

  • @dirbyozz
    @dirbyozz ปีที่แล้ว +19

    God damn, it amazes me that this translates so effortlessly from Freddie Mercury's original song, it just melds together so unfathomably well, and i could very well see this as one of if not the best rendition i have ever heard of this song. Bravo!

    • @waltzsofa1602
      @waltzsofa1602 ปีที่แล้ว

      Even without the vocals, this is the best cover.

  • @GotA-do4ob
    @GotA-do4ob 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1010

    Bohemian Rhapsody is great because if you had never heard the original song before, you would think it was an original orchestra song, particularly during the operatic phase of the song.

    • @gotem6891
      @gotem6891 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ;)

    • @gotem6891
      @gotem6891 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      "this is where the operatic section comes in!"

    • @Euphonium1Bb
      @Euphonium1Bb 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jigglypuff bl

    • @corinam.2633
      @corinam.2633 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jigglypuff God how i love your comment.

    • @dianacardy336
      @dianacardy336 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How many Galileo‘s do you want??😂

  • @plejunka157
    @plejunka157 7 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    Mama, I don't wanna cry..

  • @mariamabuokada1982
    @mariamabuokada1982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    It's extraordinary to see that all of this came out of one man's brain. Not just a man, a legend!

    • @Keithustus
      @Keithustus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It was a group effort like most of their songs. (But yes, apparently, mostly Freddie, especially as to structure.)

  • @sleepingdragons57
    @sleepingdragons57 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    As a trumpet player the solo touched my soul

  • @CHIZZLE525
    @CHIZZLE525 5 ปีที่แล้ว +612

    WAS IT JUST ME OR DID THAT BRING TEARS TO YOUR EYES?

    • @Xubuntu47
      @Xubuntu47 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I was surprised that I got a little damp in the eyes. The piece really shines with this treatment.

    • @gilbertogomez1446
      @gilbertogomez1446 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just u I guess 😂

    • @cintiabolanos
      @cintiabolanos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was crying too and I didn't know why 😂

    • @kyrios0307
      @kyrios0307 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cried a bit as I sang the last verse

    • @flavianunes247
      @flavianunes247 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Roger Chess me too...

  • @Laura-6887
    @Laura-6887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +580

    It is not often that you hear a viola do a solo. This was a great performance of Bohemian Rhapsody by this orchestra. I'm sure Freddie Mercury is smiling from above and enjoyed the performance.

    • @Keithustus
      @Keithustus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      But like any other musician he's probably disappointed that they made the viola so prominent.

    • @ThinWhiteAxe
      @ThinWhiteAxe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Violas are so underappreciated! Lovely instrument.

    • @grannygotcha9809
      @grannygotcha9809 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do that manic was a viola....always thought they were simply small violins. Beautiful sound. Beautiful piece.

    • @LadyMngwa
      @LadyMngwa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Keithustus Idk what is wrong with violas. It is probably one of these things that less intelligent people just keep parroting without actually thinking about it.

    • @angieg4065
      @angieg4065 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@LadyMngwa It is beautiful. Just like a voice singing.

  • @nixixim
    @nixixim 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Bohemian rhapsody really was a marriage between Classical and Rock n' Roll..

    • @plutao_pt
      @plutao_pt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      as it is and also is It's a Hard Live or Innuendo or even Somebody to Love.... we cannot forget that Freddie was an opera addcited

  • @vijayjadhav5320
    @vijayjadhav5320 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was in tears

  • @TheAmazingElk
    @TheAmazingElk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2057

    If I made my own country, THIS would be the national anthem.

    • @joshuakim3896
      @joshuakim3896 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      Can I join your country?

    • @tamicariveau8158
      @tamicariveau8158 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      No it would be mine

    • @rtepsutlaf
      @rtepsutlaf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Everybody can sing it. 👍🏻😉

    • @TheAmazingElk
      @TheAmazingElk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Anyone can join 😇

    • @nilsb717
      @nilsb717 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      If your Country and Germany should Play a Football Game against each other. I even would sing your Anthem

  • @marianasender9905
    @marianasender9905 5 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    6:31 my man did the final touch. Thanks dude

    • @Murika
      @Murika 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Respect!

  • @aaronyong8029
    @aaronyong8029 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Got reminded about this while looking up my middle schooler’s band arrangement. Never gets old, glad to have been a part of it!! Thanks Nick, hope you are well!!

  • @SD-fk8bt
    @SD-fk8bt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The trumpet player was heart ripping. Wow !

  • @hitcher1779
    @hitcher1779 5 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    Freddie would have loved this ~ such theatre , congratulations all.

  • @shantanukulkarni6693
    @shantanukulkarni6693 5 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    "This is where the operatic section comes in" - Rami Malek, 2018

    • @benedictbartholomewnixsilv475
      @benedictbartholomewnixsilv475 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I heard that Freddie really said this :v

    • @gotem6891
      @gotem6891 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I love that movie soo much, he played Freddie so remarkably well!!

    • @ghaliaelabed2580
      @ghaliaelabed2580 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Rami introduced Freddy to this generation as a legend in a beautiful way

  • @kyle28911
    @kyle28911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Listening to a symphony perform the song make you recognize, to an even greater extent, how phenomenal the melody of the song is.

  • @denniswade4998
    @denniswade4998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That trumpet gave me chills!
    They all were brilliant!

  • @beedykh2235
    @beedykh2235 4 ปีที่แล้ว +560

    I can hear his voice clearly while listening to this music!

    • @steelsaber5431
      @steelsaber5431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      We all do :)

    • @RKSarathy
      @RKSarathy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@steelsaber5431 on
      I've never been born at all

    • @mariasiqueira6724
      @mariasiqueira6724 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's true.

    • @ThinWhiteAxe
      @ThinWhiteAxe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too. Oh, wait, that was me singing outside my headphones 😶 sorry, family

    • @sayurunethsilu
      @sayurunethsilu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@steelsaber5431 Indeed

  • @ariefnugraha2740
    @ariefnugraha2740 7 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    Freddie Mercury must watch this

    • @jackparker8602
      @jackparker8602 7 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      arief nugraha Don't think they have WiFi in heaven

    • @rayngarcia5693
      @rayngarcia5693 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      arief nugraha thats not what the book says

    • @brefniburke849
      @brefniburke849 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pretty hard seeing as he's dead

  • @pixiepqueen
    @pixiepqueen ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Incredible

  • @Strout1791
    @Strout1791 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was in my recommended. Thanks YT I found a masterpiece

  • @ouchsp
    @ouchsp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +474

    That was probably the BEST rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody" I have ever heard by an orchestra!! I think it was even in the original key(s) all the way through!
    BRAVO everyone!!

    • @TheStgmp44
      @TheStgmp44 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      apart from they didn't finish it with the gong.

  • @carlyking3097
    @carlyking3097 7 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    The viola is beautiful and all but can we just give it to THAT TRUMPET PLAYER 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

    • @stephenlocke7891
      @stephenlocke7891 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Carly King He makes me proud to play trumpet 🎺

  • @lathamoorthy1496
    @lathamoorthy1496 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Orchestra is literally being a part of something bigger than yourself....!!!
    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @neethadesilva5747
    @neethadesilva5747 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Freddie was the best. He must be in heaven smiling at this perfect rendition

  • @Jakeshapedworld
    @Jakeshapedworld 5 ปีที่แล้ว +525

    5:39 There is something particularly beautiful about the sound of those violins sliding down

    • @ruthaddictedtopjsk
      @ruthaddictedtopjsk 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr🎶

    • @tubbalcain
      @tubbalcain 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes, goosebumps 👍

    • @MrDank-fv8ww
      @MrDank-fv8ww 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      There slur was on point supper satisfying

    • @kevinwang5654
      @kevinwang5654 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly the same!

    • @anabellgordon4353
      @anabellgordon4353 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      that slur is so much harder than it looks 😭😭

  • @j.d.toragui1520
    @j.d.toragui1520 5 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    Freddy was just a genius musician... Because I'm really sure Bohemian Rhapsody would never be forgotten

  • @mxtis
    @mxtis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that was the best moment of my whole existence

  • @noed1050
    @noed1050 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Esto es demasiado hermoso, siento pena por la gente que no tiene el suficiente sentido de apreciación para no gustarle esta maravilla.

  • @janecooper8380
    @janecooper8380 7 ปีที่แล้ว +428

    DUDE THAT SOLO TRUMPTER IS REALLY MIND BLOWING
    GG BRO

    • @yosoysoya7944
      @yosoysoya7944 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jane Cooper yaass! it's really cool :D

    • @teamwonder622
      @teamwonder622 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s my band Director

    • @ahimsa89
      @ahimsa89 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      GGWP 😂

    • @duartereis6623
      @duartereis6623 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was That a C trumpet

    • @shellydahl9194
      @shellydahl9194 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Holy cow! Fantastic! What a performance.

  • @Piotrszyba.1
    @Piotrszyba.1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +468

    Freddie Marcury wrote this piece as a symphony and after fiishing he was like "damn, forgotten i have only 3 guy in the orchestra. Well, what's the big deal, i'll do it with 3 guys" :)

  • @thelostscouser3061
    @thelostscouser3061 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Never thought I'd applaud for a youtube piece

  • @zaporius18
    @zaporius18 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This arrangement is the best. I love the dynamics, the smooth scooping of the string section, all of it!

  • @esmeraldalucio406
    @esmeraldalucio406 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    4:37 The cello players just went ham, I love it. Much respect lol

    • @MrMeme-uw4ee
      @MrMeme-uw4ee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When they finally picked a song you enjoy.
      DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN

  • @kong9528
    @kong9528 5 ปีที่แล้ว +244

    That trumpet solo!!

    • @pliniorafael2404
      @pliniorafael2404 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think this was like Mexican mariachi musics, but this is Queen, I like the noises of violins, cellos, I would like to play guitar, violin, I am from Brazil, I have a flute here.

  • @robertbradshaw4386
    @robertbradshaw4386 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I had the pleasure of working with Nicholas Hersh with the New Jersey Symphony this past week. He is one of the finest conductors I've ever seen. I considered performing this arrangement with my orchestra last year, as it is splendid.

  • @TiNRiB
    @TiNRiB ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow goosebumps! Literally goosebumps.
    That is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard, and I know nothing of classical music.
    I will now though.

  • @akiwinerd4437
    @akiwinerd4437 5 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Bro
    the trumpet player
    *SOMEONE GIVE THIS MAN A MEDAL*

  • @fedec8854
    @fedec8854 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1130

    Queen is the only band in the world which will be heard forever. Queen will never die out. They're legends.

    • @OzBloke
      @OzBloke 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Fede Cimbaro88 There are a few others - all from the same era!

    • @troyhoffman6012
      @troyhoffman6012 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Pink Floyd too

    • @andrewm8063
      @andrewm8063 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      The beattles also.

    • @nilsb717
      @nilsb717 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Queen, AC/DC, The beatles, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley , Metallica, Michael Jackson and so on

    • @athulyavarghese7404
      @athulyavarghese7404 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Queen and the Beatles also

  • @BilltheFifth
    @BilltheFifth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I just want to say that this is incredible and I was blown away! Having said that, 4:35 just NEEDS a backbeat! I know it isn't applicable here but dang!

  • @Jillianryujin
    @Jillianryujin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    THIS HAS CURED MY DEPRESSION. THANK YOU.

  • @DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993.
    @DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    I’m not crying!
    You’re crying!
    Ok, maybe I am crying.

    • @ranak.9819
      @ranak.9819 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We are crying

    • @speedmetal9286
      @speedmetal9286 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I cried once... it was a waste of sad tears.

    • @E_MZ_
      @E_MZ_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I didn’t think I would. I did

    • @vevorjepo1456
      @vevorjepo1456 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Y r u crying😆

  • @enerlukozadeh
    @enerlukozadeh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +871

    Mozart, Bakh, List, Bethoven, Rakhmaninov, Freddy

    • @ulasonal
      @ulasonal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      *bach

    • @calfman3333
      @calfman3333 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Freddie*

    • @jrexx2841
      @jrexx2841 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Boom grammar roasted

    • @ludwig4875
      @ludwig4875 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      *Liszt
      *Rachmaninoff

    • @AlexS-oj8qf
      @AlexS-oj8qf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Reported for misconduct.

  • @222debster
    @222debster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is probably the most well done symphonic rendition of Bo Rhap that I've ever heard. It made me ugly cry.

  • @jasonweinpel7036
    @jasonweinpel7036 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Wow, almost 10 years later this is still the best cover of this song. Sitting at my desk getting misty eyed...so beautiful

  • @petergonzsanz
    @petergonzsanz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +326

    Masterpiece. I spent half of the video literally crying, this is so beautiful and so powerful at the same time that is a treat to the soul. Probably this is why it might be the best song ever made in modern era, the level of complexity and detail shown by this song is magnificent.

    • @miguelwood8771
      @miguelwood8771 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too

    • @plutao_pt
      @plutao_pt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes it is.... the top 5 of biggest music for me are: Bohemian Rhapsody, Barcelona, Innuendo, Nessun Dorma, Ridi Paglici....

  • @osbornv.lhriatpuia7275
    @osbornv.lhriatpuia7275 5 ปีที่แล้ว +497

    2:50 why my tears start falling 😭😭 Freddie u need to see this.....

    • @Gueeru
      @Gueeru 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      i promise u he saw it from heaven

    • @juanaojedarobles8066
      @juanaojedarobles8066 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah..this is very sad 😟
      He don't can't to see 😢

    • @yoshi_drinks_tea
      @yoshi_drinks_tea 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Juana Ojeda Robles Yes he can.

    • @JoaoLenoLima
      @JoaoLenoLima 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Osborn V.L Hriatpuia vc encontrará poucos brasileiros assistindo orquestras no TH-cam. Rssss

    • @williamwade2674
      @williamwade2674 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      nigga shut the hell up and eat a cinnamon roll.

  • @ExtremeKnexRides
    @ExtremeKnexRides 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Freddie looking down:
    "...Fabulous darlings"

  • @queenpin6386
    @queenpin6386 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i literally stopped doing my work and drowned into this beautiful cover.

  • @themanwhosoldtheworld2278
    @themanwhosoldtheworld2278 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    As a cellist, and as a huge Queen fan, I gotta say, Ive never wanted to play a piece more than I do now. The arrangement is so accurate and precise, I love it so much and the viola, the flute, the cornet (or trumpet), the oboe, it was all just beautiful. Every solo was perfect. It was magnificently unison and an amazing piece to cover a band like Queen.

  • @HaavardFonnelandPettersen
    @HaavardFonnelandPettersen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    This is the best orchestral version of a rock song I have ever heard.

    • @jeffreymarchant4020
      @jeffreymarchant4020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You should have heard the Boston Philharmonic the first recording...

    • @jeffreymarchant4020
      @jeffreymarchant4020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You should have heard the Boston Philharmonic perform it for the first time on a live recording.

  • @AE-qq1mj
    @AE-qq1mj ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Long live the Viola!!! Splendid performance.

  • @reaze4977
    @reaze4977 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is my Father's best song that was introduced to me..