Gabriela Montero Improvises on the Wombles Theme - Newsnight

[SongsofInnocence]

She's a great pianist for sure but there hardly seems to be any trace of the original melody in her improvisations..

[rhodesdarcy]

Yeah all awesome talent and stuff but shame she didnt actually do the brief. The wombles was asked for - call that a variation on the wombles????? if you think about it going up and then down doesnt constitute variations of this tune. But I am in awe of her - just way over hyped in terms of improv.

[sleeve51]

HEY wait! I'm in love too....

[ilkinond]

Jesus - Great Uncle Rachmaninov? He wasn't one of the Wombles, surely?

[loves2listen]

sent down from heaven to give us joy. i hear scriabin too and some medtner.

[iltonjardim]

that's is scriabin!!! GOD!!!!!! PURE SCRIABIN, EACH HARMONY, NOTE, EVEN THE DINAMYC, EVERYTHING!!!

[mrpossibilities]

I'm in love

[fabrz71]

me too. *8-o

[mrpossibilities]

I saw her first :)

[fabrz71]

:-D let's see who will reach her first at a concert :-D

[sanctanoxstudios]

Back off. She's mine.

[3102tedcpl]

When are we going to get access to a dvd of such wonderful playing?

[joanilo21]

Ese 'OK' suyo siempre es desesperante. Luego de eso me gustan casi todas sus improvisaciones.

[madalan28]

I like a lot the way she is improvising ....it is incredible...Obviously, she is an complete artist...

[SaxonHarold]

i don't really like this. it sounds nothing like the wombles at all. this is just my opinion,but i hate it. the original is the best!

[MarcusLeMuso]

you're a fucking idiot

she's not trying to "beat" the original and it's not supposed to sound like the wombles she's taken the theme and improvised on it

aah people like you are so fucking annoying haha

[SaxonHarold]

fuck off you cunt,leave me alone. i get bullied like this on youtube all the time just somebody just leave me fucking alone for once in a while

[MarcusLeMuso]

sorry dude but the comment "the original is best" is completely irrelevant

as i said she's not trying to "beat it"

your whole comment is flawed

[CyberEwan]

Again, he's only stated his opinion, if you didn't or did like something, would you like it if somebody started swearing at you and telling you what you have to think it is! NO! You wouldn't, so go away!

[SaxonHarold]

ever heard of somthing called an 'opinion'

[GuyFromGallifrey]

They can do what they want.

[SaxonHarold]

guyfromgallifrey,i'm mrsaxon101 from doctor who online,you know me,so don't speak to me or cyberewan like that. you are nothing to do with this.

[CyberEwan]

Don't you talk to my friend like that you stupid person! He's just stating his opinion, not like it'sthe end of the world if he says it's bad! Go away!

[MarcusLeMuso]

it wasn't an opinion..? he was bad mouthing this performer and making stupid points that are completely irrelevant as ive already said

[CyberEwan]

What, so saying somebody is bad isn't an opinion, cause that's what he did. Why does everybody have to pick on him?

[SaxonHarold]

you think 'I don't really like this' is not an opinion. suite yourself but you'lll only me wrong.

[GuyFromGallifrey]

Don't call me stupid!

[CyberEwan]

I never called you stupid!

[GuyFromGallifrey]

Oh right sorry.Anyway I was telling Marcus that SaxonHarold can do what he wants.

[CyberEwan]

Oh, thanks, I thought you were trying to argue with me and SaxonHarold

[fissionchips303]

gabriela montero does an amazing improvisation on vivaldi -- anyone know where to find a vid?

[jazzgroove89]

i don't think, that she's one of the most talented artists of our generation. she plays the piano very well, that's no question. but she should rest in classical songs and not improvise. this is nothing special. every jazz piano player makes it better. sry, but i have not your opinion. she's supervalued.

[kunstistmist]

Every jazz pianist can do better? Haha, you are really funny. How many jazz pianists are there being able to improvise ad hoc on a given theme in the style of Rachmaninoff or Scriabin? Or Bach or Mozart. How can you compare that? If you prefer jazz style, that's all right, but that is only a question of taste.

[greenNINJAspam]

improvisation is very much a part of classical music and she does an exemplary job of it.

[buttonginger1]

Yes, she's a fantastic mucisian but I still prefer the original.

[Ulleskelf]

"Venezuelan classical pianist Gabriela Montero improvises on the Wombles theme" - is this some kind of Chris Morris-style joke??!

[berndausberlin]

I don't know Chris Morris - but it is surely not a joke. Gabriela Montero is famous for her improvisations, life and spontaneously.

[Widmerpool99]

And excellent cleavage.