The way she makes it sound is like a life cycle with a continuous heartbeat, starting with a profond beginning, sparkles of joyous life events and a calm ending until the last heartbeat. Her interpretation is breathtaking.
It's why it's almost better when it's solo played like a piano. Put it in an orchestra - and you can barely hear the high range come through. Much less those ethereal bass notes. :(
I've lost track of how many times I've watched and listened to his video since I first discovered it. The music is magnificent, but I also love watching Lavinia Meijer playing. The way her fingers move so precisely and confidently is beautiful all on its own.
Such beauty can only result from endless hours of practice. Thank God for those people who demonstrate such discipline they inspire me to work hard at my own art.
@@jkcc21 That the "rule of 10k hours" is coming from a journalist who literally just made this up based on analyzing a really small study group (composed of "famous success"), without even a methodic approach, and it's mostly a book seller. Any teacher or anybody involved seriously in music will doubt seriously of this "rule". Also, what is "something" ? For instance, "playing guitar" which techniques ? Which repertoire ? which types of instruments ? Cause all that will really impact a lot for instance... Of course, thousands of hours of practices are required to play music cause... well... you will need to work all your life, wathever hour you already practice, you always need to practice more so... I don't even care about how much, if you consider it that way, I would at best doubt of your passion. That "rule", is just BS. But I'm ready to ear how you'll prove me wrong ^^ And I invite you to debate this with other music professionals, you'll be well received ^^ EDIT : And, btw, it's the correct term, next time, check greek and french before sounding stupid ^^
Theres a greater appreciation when you actually play an instrument and understand how much dedication and passion went in to make this benevolent composition
Ik vind het zo geweldig en intensief ze dit stuk speelt. Steeds weer een andere intensiteit in haar spel. Ook hoe ze de lage bassnaar zo zeggenskrachtig laat klinken en doorklinken.Mijn dank ten diepste.
I could cry listening to this. One of the beauties of a harp is that it doesn't need to accompanied with any other instrument to speak to your soul. I have been procrastinating playing my 12 string.. this has motivated me to pick up my harp and get started.
BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED I'm in my early 60s and just started to learn the harp plus read music. This makes me motivated all the more to play this underrated instrument. 🎶💕🎶🥀
of course, I"m a few months from the end of my life, stage4pancan, and this heavenly ear filler finds me when I went looking for Philip Glass, Ladies Gentlemen and Everyone In Between, we have found Thee Proper Instrument for Philip Glass music, in the hands of this Maestro, this Ethereal Being materializing enough to fill the soul with sound.
I've listened to thousands upon thousands of different songs in my life and nothing, absolutely nothing, is more beautiful than Philip Glass' Metamorphosis 2. It simultaneously breaks and recreates me in a puddle of tears every single time.
And the Camera work at 6:37 to show it off, too. The camera rotates around the harp perfectly so that one of the switches happens JUST as the camera goes from looking at the left side to the right side.
Yeah kudos to her... that sort of switch off requires finesse. Playing Glass on piano can get very frustrating in its deceptive simplicity, and I imagine it's even harder for harpists.
I just heard her in concert in Jerusalem. Mesmerizing! Her technique and musicality are bautiful and she communicates so well with the audience, when she plays and when she explains what she is doing before each piece. An experience to thrive on for days after the concert.
beautiful, I cant believe how she switches the baseline from hand to hand so flawlessly. I must say that even though the piano version is superb, this is far superior, its a gorgeous touching piece
an elegant instrument from a more civilized age...as to paraphrase Obi Wan Kenobi. But If the Harp, reluctantly, had to be compared to a weapon it would be a light saber.
This is extraordinary - very moving - transcendental - the composition, the instrument, the musician and something unidentifiable, become one superlative experience for the listener. Yes, a metamorphosis. Thank you Lavinia and Philip.
It's been almost 30 years since I've discovered the original music (piano). It's so great to discover another way of playing this wonderful piece ! Thank you so much !!!
The way this woman handles the harp, how she plays it, how she appreciates it, and how perfectly they make each other - is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. I keep coming back to this video again and again... 😁🥰😎
-Also riding a horse properly, but few do, very few do. Being both a harpist and an avid horse back rider, the dedication to keeping the right thoughts and body placement is so important for both activities.
This harpist is PHENOMENAL. No question. I am in total awe. She plays stunningly. However, she wrenches her neck to the left repeatedly throughout the performance, which is a guaranteed way to injure her neck and shoulder irreparably. I notice in other videos that this is an ingrained habit of hers. I would not call that total mastery of body, and I hope with all my heart that she will consult an alignment practitioner, Alexander Technique or otherwise, to correct this. She is very young and the damage may not show up until 10-15 years later. My first harp teacher injured her neck and upper body so badly from overpracticing and similar misalignment habits that she can no longer have a performance career, which is sad for her, but even more so for all those deprived of her beautiful music. May the incredibly talented Lavinia have a happier fate and a long career.
Yiskah also hot dog eating competitions. Takes a lot of the same principles to master a lot of different things. Thanks in advance for agreeing with me
There is no feeling like the feeling a musician gets when they are not just playing the notes/playing the song but becoming infused with it. We get so into it that it feels like a trip. You don't want to stop. Someone listening can experience something similar but actually playing it is on another level.
That moment when you’re not reliant on the music anymore and it wouldn’t matter if you lost it or didn’t have it-it becomes a story and you’re playing the soundtrack to the story
Lavinia has the official approval of Philip Glass to play his music on the harp and she had to adapt it to her instrument. Hence the change of hands, and clever pedal use. She is fabulous! ♥
no one needs the approval to play his music on the harp or change it from piano music, when the sheet music is bought out there for playing the artist can play it the way they want, and of course, it hs to be changed for it to work on harp
@@MehlindaHeartt Thanks for putting the words in my mouth before I could say them. An "official approval"? Imagine how many people who don't know anything about music or playing or whatever would be taken advantage of by such an impertinent slop comment as this, that you would actually need "official approval" for such things?
My partner and I got into a discussion about what emotion this music is conveying and we decided it was like...yearning for holiness and unity, yearning to rise above the human condition. As Hildegard Von Bingen wrote “Like billowing clouds, Like the incessant gurgle of the brook, The longing of the spirit can never be stilled.” I think if she could hear this song she would dig it.
I love watching her, immersed in the music, playing with such passion and feeling, and of course the music itself... mesmerising... she is an inspiration for me as a (basic) harp player.
Metamorphosis (when not otherwise) can be so gentle and fluid... as the one thing, that remains constantly present. The change itself. So beautiful for the eye and the ear, vibrating, beating and resonating for the Heart, uniting for the Soul. ❤ In appreciation of change and Life.
John Apocalypse Oh, yes, I actually saw four "instruments": The camera movements, the beautiful place, the harp itself and the girl's expressionist face.
Merci infiniment pour ce partage! J'ai découvert que très récemment Philippe Glass grâce à cette mélodie et je suis tombée instanement sous le charme! À la harpe, c'est juste divin! 😍
Just discovered this. Pure bliss. I like Philip Glass and harp: Your combination of the two is magic. This number has been on repeat since I found it: just love it!!
I have loved Philip Glass’ work for decades, beginning with this album. I have loved harp music forever, and I am profoundly grateful for the combination created by Ms. Meijer. Gorgeous interpretation--especially arpeggios (?) at 2:40. First thought: have I died? Am I in heaven?
Hermosa y super relajante melodía, grácias a quienes hicieron posible este trabajo y a Matinee TV por compartirlo, MARAVILLOSAMENTE interpretada esa harpa y emocionante ver a Lavinia Meijer tan apasionada, saludos desde Colombia.
WOW! I simply cannot grasp how this is humanly possible! Such a complicated instrument and she is simply awesome I'm an absolute fan of the harp as of rite now!
The way she makes it sound is like a life cycle with a continuous heartbeat, starting with a profond beginning, sparkles of joyous life events and a calm ending until the last heartbeat. Her interpretation is breathtaking.
Very well said! ❤️
..so it is, well said!!
amen
Your comment alone draws us in.... :)
@Petrichor Grey that's not at all what that comment is saying tho
I never tire of this piece, I’ve listened to it so many times….so beautiful….haunting….
She kept that baseline through the whole song. Harp is such an underrated instrument.
It's why it's almost better when it's solo played like a piano. Put it in an orchestra - and you can barely hear the high range come through. Much less those ethereal bass notes. :(
"A doctor might be able to save your life, but he can't give you a reason to live. ART does."
this is absolutely mesmerizing. Thank you
I will remember this
This is very true. And music is one of the best healers.
So well said. If I may ask, the quote is from who?
@@WA-ek9mu I said that.
And Mother Nature is the greatest artist !
She is the sound, the strings are the conduit.
It's perfect
wow, that is profoundly said
Ancient people used to think that artists operate in the frequency of the gods when doing things like this, i can see why.
Yes!
Dancers, painters, all artist, yes ! 😊😊😍😍💕💕💕
ancient people knew nothing about frequency )))))
@@pilgrimdust7511 What's shamanic drumming then?
@@MessengerRising Philip Glass composed it in 1983 :)
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Nearly 8 minutes of that flawless base note background, switching between hands seamlessly - - her whole synthesis of this piece is so incredible.
What an artist! What a composer! What an instrument!
I have loved this work on piano for a long time, but seeing it done on a harp is a revelation. This piece was meant for this instrument.
On harp you can literally grasp the tone by your fingers. Like guitar. That makes a huge difference (depending on the piece).
yes... less percussive than piano especially on the bottom end
@@kurtklingbeil6900the piano is a monster that screams when you touch its teeth
I've lost track of how many times I've watched and listened to his video since I first discovered it. The music is magnificent, but I also love watching Lavinia Meijer playing. The way her fingers move so precisely and confidently is beautiful all on its own.
Genius at work
Such beauty can only result from endless hours of practice. Thank God for those people who demonstrate such discipline they inspire me to work hard at my own art.
It's the rule of 10000
@@jkcc21 Lol, get out with that mythos, you don't know what you're talking about.
And Dina, yes, practice ^^
@@EmmanuelIstace that it takes a thousand hours of practice to master something? It's not a complicated "mythos" - wrong word btw.
@@jkcc21 That the "rule of 10k hours" is coming from a journalist who literally just made this up based on analyzing a really small study group (composed of "famous success"), without even a methodic approach, and it's mostly a book seller. Any teacher or anybody involved seriously in music will doubt seriously of this "rule". Also, what is "something" ? For instance, "playing guitar" which techniques ? Which repertoire ? which types of instruments ? Cause all that will really impact a lot for instance...
Of course, thousands of hours of practices are required to play music cause... well... you will need to work all your life, wathever hour you already practice, you always need to practice more so... I don't even care about how much, if you consider it that way, I would at best doubt of your passion. That "rule", is just BS. But I'm ready to ear how you'll prove me wrong ^^
And I invite you to debate this with other music professionals, you'll be well received ^^
EDIT : And, btw, it's the correct term, next time, check greek and french before sounding stupid ^^
@@EmmanuelIstace woah okay then. I take it back, don't bother practicing it all. Mr know it all thinks it's gibberish.
Theres a greater appreciation when you actually play an instrument and understand how much dedication and passion went in to make this benevolent composition
Absolutely spellbinding. Totally wonderful to see and hear. This Phillip Glass track has never been played more beautifully. Brilliant artist.
Ik vind het zo geweldig en intensief ze dit stuk speelt. Steeds weer een andere intensiteit in haar spel. Ook hoe ze de lage bassnaar zo zeggenskrachtig laat klinken en doorklinken.Mijn dank ten diepste.
This is up high in the mountains of human achievements.
Yes it is
100% agree. And the fact that it was invented centuries ago shows how far can we go as species.
Incredibly beautiful music
I could cry listening to this. One of the beauties of a harp is that it doesn't need to accompanied with any other instrument to speak to your soul. I have been procrastinating playing my 12 string.. this has motivated me to pick up my harp and get started.
The effort it takes to make the composition sound so consistently repetitive, mechanical and precise is breathtaking. Haunting.
BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED I'm in my early 60s and just started to learn the harp plus read music. This makes me motivated all the more to play this underrated instrument. 🎶💕🎶🥀
Amazing ! Congrats 👏🏼
of course, I"m a few months from the end of my life, stage4pancan, and this heavenly ear filler finds me when I went looking for Philip Glass, Ladies Gentlemen and Everyone In Between, we have found Thee Proper Instrument for Philip Glass music, in the hands of this Maestro, this Ethereal Being materializing enough to fill the soul with sound.
I don't think I've heard a harp outside of a full orchestra, now I am blown away. Watching her hand change over like that. Incredible!!
Exquisite performance of such lovely Glass music. This woman is a wonder.
Wonderful performance captured with a perfect recording and mix. What a great gift for us all. Thank you. Great job to Lavinia and the sound team.
I've listened to thousands upon thousands of different songs in my life and nothing, absolutely nothing, is more beautiful than Philip Glass' Metamorphosis 2. It simultaneously breaks and recreates me in a puddle of tears every single time.
her timing on the hand switch to play that constant baseline is flawless
That is some serious dedication to a craft. 3 years after you post this comment I stumble on this video and think this is amazing!
My words ...
And the Camera work at 6:37 to show it off, too. The camera rotates around the harp perfectly so that one of the switches happens JUST as the camera goes from looking at the left side to the right side.
Yeah kudos to her... that sort of switch off requires finesse. Playing Glass on piano can get very frustrating in its deceptive simplicity, and I imagine it's even harder for harpists.
Like an alarm clock.
Your fingers fly like a dove ...
But more beautifully..
Thank you and blessings
I just heard her in concert in Jerusalem. Mesmerizing! Her technique and musicality are bautiful and she communicates so well with the audience, when she plays and when she explains what she is doing before each piece. An experience to thrive on for days after the concert.
Just love it, music from heaven 💞💞
Her intensity is remarkable and her playing is flawless!
Oh, how majestic. She played the Harp with precision. Bless you my dear, i loved your performance ❤️
Glass' music always speaks to my soul in a profound way but this is something beyond that.
She is a genius. She has taken this to another level.
How the two base notes keeps through the entire thing is so beautiful.
Never heard anything like this before.
beautiful, I cant believe how she switches the baseline from hand to hand so flawlessly. I must say that even though the piano version is superb, this is far superior, its a gorgeous touching piece
that switch is the thing that I notice as well
The harp is such an elegant instrument.
Looks like a lyon healy
Mozart would make it all "tinkly winkly," like he did with everything, sorry Mozart doesn't do it for me
an elegant instrument from a more civilized age...as to paraphrase Obi Wan Kenobi. But If the Harp, reluctantly, had to be compared to a weapon it would be a light saber.
@@Tinseltownintherain-zd7ep wow😮
And very very difficult to be played.
So incredible. Phillip Glass should write a piece just for her.
This is extraordinary - very moving - transcendental - the composition, the instrument, the musician and something unidentifiable, become one superlative experience for the listener. Yes, a metamorphosis. Thank you Lavinia and Philip.
Maravilloso. Qué caricia en esas manos encantadas. Tenía que ser Philip Glass!!
Geweldig Lavinia! Wat een zegen dat jij zo'n schitterend talent hebt!! Een zegen voor mijn hart geest en ziel! Be blessed!!❤
Very good videography to focus on how the harp is played - it really dramatises the music ♥️👏👏👏 which is spiritual breathing
absolutely stunningly beautiful music
There is only one word to describe this: Incredible
It's been almost 30 years since I've discovered the original music (piano). It's so great to discover another way of playing this wonderful piece ! Thank you so much !!!
as for the composer, Philip John Sebastian Glass, a piece of music for the ages.
Lavinia is wonderful, makes it look effortless. A Treasure.
The way this woman handles the harp, how she plays it, how she appreciates it, and how perfectly they make each other - is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. I keep coming back to this video again and again... 😁🥰😎
Where there is great talent and skill the human and instrument seem to become one. I see that here. It's wonderful.
SAME! Hallelujah
@@christinagiannaros9817 super gay comment. Smoke some more weed hippy
Privileged to experience genius at work
Most beautiful version of Metamorphosis 2. Its magic. This give completely new meaning to the harp. Brilliant
This is heavenly work of art
This one keeps me coming back for more, year after year.
This is what total mastery of body and mind looks like.
-Also riding a horse properly, but few do, very few do. Being both a harpist and an avid horse back rider, the dedication to keeping the right thoughts and body placement is so important for both activities.
This harpist is PHENOMENAL. No question. I am in total awe. She plays stunningly.
However, she wrenches her neck to the left repeatedly throughout the performance, which is a guaranteed way to injure her neck and shoulder irreparably. I notice in other videos that this is an ingrained habit of hers.
I would not call that total mastery of body, and I hope with all my heart that she will consult an alignment practitioner, Alexander Technique or otherwise, to correct this. She is very young and the damage may not show up until 10-15 years later.
My first harp teacher injured her neck and upper body so badly from overpracticing and similar misalignment habits that she can no longer have a performance career, which is sad for her, but even more so for all those deprived of her beautiful music.
May the incredibly talented Lavinia have a happier fate and a long career.
Yousif Slaiwa without doubt, I agree!!! :-)
Yiskah also hot dog eating competitions. Takes a lot of the same principles to master a lot of different things. Thanks in advance for agreeing with me
Fascinating and more ! ❤❤❤
얼마나 연습을 해야 저 많은 현들의 위치를 알고 정확히 감정까지 넣어 표현을 할까요ㆍ
아름답고 존경스럽네요
Zo Zo prachtig... krijg dit album voor mijn verjaardag... je bent echt een hardwerkende engel...
Can we have any idea how hard it is to maintain such perfect timing? Just fabulous.
excellent Sound!!! I Love it 🎶💕🎶❤
She plays Glass like it was on the edge of breaking all the time, but at the same time, she shows how solid and timeless it is. Lovely in all ways.
Lots of arpeggios with distinctive melodic notes. So very beautiful!
There is no feeling like the feeling a musician gets when they are not just playing the notes/playing the song but becoming infused with it. We get so into it that it feels like a trip. You don't want to stop.
Someone listening can experience something similar but actually playing it is on another level.
That moment when you’re not reliant on the music anymore and it wouldn’t matter if you lost it or didn’t have it-it becomes a story and you’re playing the soundtrack to the story
Camera did an amazing job too!
Lavinia has the official approval of Philip Glass to play his music on the harp and she had to adapt it to her instrument. Hence the change of hands, and clever pedal use. She is fabulous! ♥
no one needs the approval to play his music on the harp or change it from piano music, when the sheet music is bought out there for playing the artist can play it the way they want, and of course, it hs to be changed for it to work on harp
@@MehlindaHeartt For official use, yes, you need approval as it's Philip Glass' property.
Why would she need her official approval ? It's nice that she has it but I play Glass on any instrument I want to all the time.
@@EugeneOneguine To make money on the video.
@@MehlindaHeartt Thanks for putting the words in my mouth before I could say them. An "official approval"? Imagine how many people who don't know anything about music or playing or whatever would be taken advantage of by such an impertinent slop comment as this, that you would actually need "official approval" for such things?
Buitengewoon harpspel. Dank!
She is a runner with this awesome talent ; what a wonderful combination.
Fantastic and peaceful.
I love how it’s so simple but so striking still. It amazes me how there are only a few themes and it is still so limitlessly powerful
For me this is a live trance tune... class act ! Good on ya beautiful 💜⚘🙏
I have been a fan of Glass' work since discovering it much earlier in life, but wow...thanks for bringing it to life in a whole new way!
God bless her , from Dominican Republic!
❤️ Magnifique interprétation des Métamorphoses de Philip GLASS par Lavinia Meijer
Intens, prachtig, betoverend... Dank!
My partner and I got into a discussion about what emotion this music is conveying and we decided it was like...yearning for holiness and unity, yearning to rise above the human condition. As Hildegard Von Bingen wrote “Like billowing clouds,
Like the incessant gurgle of the brook, The longing of the spirit can never be stilled.” I think if she could hear this song she would dig it.
It's beautiful like the first encounter unlikely and messianic of an umbrella and a sewing machine on a dissection table.
I can't scroll another video.. Simply just keep on watching and watching and watching.. That's what I felt.. Magical hand.. Soul meets music
It is incredible to watch someone who feels music play an instrument.
Thank you for the beautiful music
This is a spectacular performance!!
J'adore la harpe et Philip Glass. Les deux vont ensemble à merveille.
It really touched me when she played the higher notes....... I have tears in my eyes!....
That was so beautiful!!!
Belleza absoluta!!!!!! Absolute beauty!!!!!!!
I could stay all day long listening to it.. Thanks, Lavinia ...
“ une belle légende poétique ❤ une harpe d’ or “ pour le plaisir d’arroser nos rêves 😴 en douceur avec la musique 🎶 de votre partage ☮️🙏
Al 10 keer beluisterd en bekeken! Zou een uur mogen doorgaan; oneindig mooi, Livinia Meijer en Philip Glass.
Excellent, simply excellent.Bravo!
I love watching her, immersed in the music, playing with such passion and feeling, and of course the music itself... mesmerising... she is an inspiration for me as a (basic) harp player.
so beautiful soothing healing music
Her playing is beyond spectacular; equal to the music.
Metamorphosis (when not otherwise) can be so gentle and fluid... as the one thing, that remains constantly present. The change itself. So beautiful for the eye and the ear, vibrating, beating and resonating for the Heart, uniting for the Soul. ❤
In appreciation of change and Life.
even the way she plays the harp is beautiful
Watching her face and how she expresses her emotion is awesome and the transitions are flawless. love it
John Apocalypse Oh, yes, I actually saw four "instruments": The camera movements, the beautiful place, the harp itself and the girl's expressionist face.
I finally found this video again after looking for soo long 🩷🩷
Beautiful.
Masterclass.
Flawless.
Stunning.
Blew me away.
Qué deleite escuchar a Lavinia Meijer y su arpa..... Bellísimo....Gracias
Composer : Philip Glass . Wowwww...........................Wonderful !
I have no words to explain how amazing this music.
Thank you so much for playing such a wonderful music
Merci infiniment pour ce partage!
J'ai découvert que très récemment Philippe Glass grâce à cette mélodie et je suis tombée instanement sous le charme!
À la harpe, c'est juste divin! 😍
This is almost TOO beautiful. I am amazed.
😁😂😁😂OMG!!!!
And me too.
Just discovered this. Pure bliss. I like Philip Glass and harp: Your combination of the two is magic. This number has been on repeat since I found it: just love it!!
I was wondering who on Earth can thumb down this masterful interpretation. Then I noticed they are just 0.015% from listeners, so, who cares!!!
I have loved Philip Glass’ work for decades, beginning with this album. I have loved harp music forever, and I am profoundly grateful for the combination created by Ms. Meijer. Gorgeous interpretation--especially arpeggios (?) at 2:40. First thought: have I died? Am I in heaven?
Beautiful sounds, it reminds us how king David in the old testament is so great musician and faithful worshiper of God Almighty
Crazy humans, making crazy instruments, then played to perfection!!! My eyes and ears are one!!!
Softly rocking the harp . Simply beautiful.
j'écoute souvent ce morceau et vraiment, il est très bien interprété et très beau, merci pour ce moment si agréable
Hermosa y super relajante melodía, grácias a quienes hicieron posible este trabajo y a Matinee TV por compartirlo, MARAVILLOSAMENTE interpretada esa harpa y emocionante ver a Lavinia Meijer tan apasionada, saludos desde Colombia.
WOW! I simply cannot grasp how this is humanly possible! Such a complicated instrument and she is simply awesome I'm an absolute fan of the harp as of rite now!