John Williams & Julian Bream:C.Debussy-Golliwogg's Cake-Walk

[SAMMYminusSUMMERde]

sounds Good ;)

[thugsy15]

stfu and enjoy the music

[birdraga]

Does anyone know where I can find this sheet music?

[rawrgDX]

The rhythm of the two guitars is interwoven to a "T"! This is exactly what guitar studies need: ensemble playing. Guitars are used as solo instruments too much that group participation is left out. Guitars get lonely too! XD

[BluesWrestling]

Very playful! I love this version!

[chinahands100]

if i wasnt so lazy..i wish i could play the guitar..

[Doc10Nemo]

Great ensemble playing. You can almost imagine a dialogue going on between the two guitars.

[1clarinet1981]

fantastic!

[dussekfan]

Oh...HAhahahahha!!! THAT is sooooo COOL!!!! :D:D

[Troubleshooter125]

I stumbled onto this purely by accident - what a DELIGHTFUL transcription!

[pablomiel19]

This piece is clearly humorous...

something funny happened here :D

[MartinRaetzJr]

Great!

[metal126279]

So great!

[looney1023]

the part at 1:18 about is a satire of tristan and isolde. it plays part of that opera, then involes giggles in musical form

just thought id share

[leaq]

without a doubt the most disgusting piece of racist hate music ever created

[XPJamieXD]

How is this racist hate music when the "Cakewalk" was a dance created by African American slaves to mimic white people?

[oskillator]

Just because they've been subjugated, that doesn't mean they can't be racist

[ericmhanks]

@XPJamieXD You know, slaves are capable of feeling human emotions like hate too....

[XPJamieXD]

@ericmhanks I love the "let's make everything about racism game". I don't recall the comment in which I said that slaves didn't feel hate...though maybe i'm losing my memory or - and this seems the more likely option - you're blowing things out of proportion. That's just my opinion though...

[lefthandovRA]

@XPJamieXD how was it created by african slaves when they werent allowed to get music instrumnets ???

[Bilfo]

@lefthandovRA The Cakewalk is a dance, and yes, they did have instruments.

[ErasedSinger]

@XPJamieXD Racism is a two-way-street

[pengeaumont270508]

How in the hell is this racist?

[leaq]

firstly list the chords in the piece. turn the letters into numbers (i.e. a=1, b=2 etc.). first multiply every second number by two, every third number by three and so on (so, for example, the sixth number will be multiplied by 2, 3 and 6). finally, interpret the final total number (take all the digits together) using kabbalistic numerology. if you then squint hard while looking at julian bream's face at 2:05 you will see not one, but two klu klux klansmen to his right

[simnos1]

heheh

[libramoon2]

Lovely!!Golliwog fun!!

[newnoggin2]

Tommy Emmanuel smokes these guys!

[ock2403]

@newnoggin2 si ya sabemos que es tu dios, pero estos tios son leyendas vivientes, y el ensamble es fenomenal

[HealingGaia]

Wonderful!

[MelasChupa]

I want the sheet music for this transcription!

[boum360]

the guitar version is Much Better than the piano version: more exciting

[perromanchado]

fantastic

[veam0007]

¡Muy bonito!

[aavvaa]

amazing

[boydrumsonwhat]

Beautiful!

[guitarclasic4693]

the best

[shellsybelle]

Stunningly beautiful!

[agvap]

no it's an australien guitarist

[parahalu]

is this John Williams the famous movie sound track composer?

[principalbass]

No, they're different people.

[X52SY]

Interesting and nice rendition. I like this piece played on the piano. Particulary by a good pianist called Nuccio Trotta. I'd like to invite to listen to his performances. Thanks.

[xavyz06]

This song is cool and hilarious!!!

[ffgghhj77]

I don't know why but they always smile when looking at each other.

[eschelar]

it's because they are having fun playing in a duet.

Ever do something with one of your buddies? Play a game of 1 on 1 basketball? Go biking? Go to a pub and have a few beers? Work on a car?

I'm guessing that you might have found occasion to smile then. Just a guess.

They are working together to do something extremely complex, but at the same time very fun and rewarding. Most people that play in bands find it very enjoyable.

Smiles/glances are also ways to coordinate and synchronize.

[cococrillo11]

The piece name its self is a reason to smile. You don't see them smile often during a more serious piece.

[BomBasticTwat]

Very true. I've read Bream's book and he describes a fairly lonely experience. I should imagine anything like this must break-up the monotony.

[Karlfalcon]

Best interpretation of the Wagner bridge I've ever heard.

Finally someone gets it!

[ayepuramusica]

espectacular

[kent516176]

tight

[MrsNighthawk]

Absolutely stunning. They complement each oher so brilliantly.

[puzzigan]

i love these men.. =)

[Vivace214]

Pretty damn good. What does Golliwogg mean, anyway? V.

[OverFjell]

It's a doll.

[vw117179157]

there is no damn rascism, in this song!! a wonderful song, a beaten to death word

[4444matthew4444]

Ha John with hair

[BPLince]

is this Jhon Williams the one of the movies?

[4444matthew4444]

no its the famous guitarist on the left the other

John Williams is the score writer

[fuzzitiger]

zomg one of my fav songs!! These two are so talented!

[SixStringGunSlinger]

Bream is just the greatest ever an Williams is so talented seeing them play together is a real treat.

[SteveFeces]

supreme ownage.

[3plo]

this song sounds surprisingly good on guitars...

[tdetrogh]

Oh wonderfull! On guitar this sounds even more rythmic and beautiful than on piano.

[jimmyp37]

has John Williams ever worn a tuxedo? lol...

[sweetnocturnes]

lol!!!!This is the question!!!!I've never seen John wearing a tuxedo!

[grigoridj]

love this song. I played it on the piano.

[handtrembler]

They look like they don't know what they're doing! Keep looking at each other like "Oh, are we doing that?"

;)

[absurdplanet]

A wonderful piece that is entertaining as much as it is musical. Just nice to see the 2 masters at the top of their game creating joyful music. Awesome!

[hanshenrik2]

incredible....

[guitardode]

sheer delight

[jargenlink]

bream seems to make williams smile every time they play togteher.

[pmfcal]

That's because Bream makes so funny faces....

[pmfcal]

Excellent performance by to masters of guitar!

[assfax]

One o' Debussy's more playful pieces. It also let's these two masters goof around a bit.

[celebrationduo]

It makes fun of Germans i.e Wagner, it quotes Wagner, then has that little laugh part after.

[bxcrrcr]

sadly it is a racist piece

[alsozoidberg]

really? How so?

[crajagop1407]

golliwogg...look it up mate

[N0tnant0N]

Yes, but Debussy, didnt wright this piece in the spirit of racism, it from a colletion of pieces called childrens corner.. its a children song.. ^^

Look it up

[N0tnant0N]

Btw, it was written to his doughter Claude-Emma, also called Chou-Chou..

And it was published in 1908...

[FetishManD7]

a pretty funny piece

[gjourney]

This is absolutely amazing. You can tell these two have a sense of humour just in the facial expressions toward the start especially. I have watched this over and over. Totally delightful piece to enjoy!!!!

[cacashojas]

where can i find the music sheet for this?

[kbkesq]

This is fabulous. But just take a listen to Paul Galbraith playing both parts on one guitar, albeit an 8-string. It's on his french impressions album- amazing.

[sab3156]

I'll have to check that one out. Galbraith is a player who I'm not really knowledgeable about, but his playing is amazing.

[UreshiiGaki]

Great video! I love playing this song on the piano, so it was nice to see it in a different suit. :D

By the way, is that THE John Williams, as in the film composer extraordinaire?

[BFGUITAR]

No, John Williams the guitrist. Argueably the greatest classical guitarist of all time.

[raulpage]

I cant believe he/she asked that. haha

[alsozoidberg]

Nope, two totally different. This bloke is Australian, lives in England.