Paul Abraham Dukas - The Sorcerer's Apprentice 01

[smole133]

This is one of the most promiment, and if not the most recognisable bassoon solos... Epic!

[GuineaPigGalaxy333]

Love this piece :)

[NarutoMangaFans1213]

Gonna play this in orchestra~ I recognized it after about 2 minutes or so... <3 It put me back in my heavily Disney-ized childhood xD

[wawa314159]

This is amazing- even without Mickey mouse. Why is Dukas so little-known?

[zewei98]

@wawa314159 he is only known for this piece.



[vinylrecord68]

One of my all-time favorite classical pieces. The part from 08:57 to 09:26 with the frantic strings to where the sorcerer stops everything has me in tears every time. It's that powerful.

[Minervasux]

It's interesting to see which instruments play which parts.

[24DJF]

This came up on the GCSE music exam. ;D

[cameronlindhorst]

wow, anybody remember this from the disney film fantasia back in the early 40's? (I think)

[KeepRocken]

Lol the conductor looks so excited at 2:00 it's almost as if he knows exactly whats coming up with those bassoons :P

[knowitallco]

leopold stowkowski, eat your heart out

[phillyfanmatt]

I first saw fantasia when I was 5 years old. 15 years later, I still get goosebumps when I see it, or hear this song.

[gianfrancolevati]

a genius

[masterfin11]

is that a bassoon or a fagoto 

[aschoon01]

the french horns are amazing!

[feedbackl00p]

What an awesome performance of a great piece , thanks for uploading this. :)

[TheJimzhe842]

4:00

[aschoon01]

Music is the language of the world. This is an amazing performance. I love the french horns!

[risinoob]

it's wondrous how music can tell stories without the use of words! go broomsticks go!

[Moiiis4669]

three more years and ill be playung like those bassoonists ahaa except in a sexy version

[Hermanator190]

I might be in love with those bassoonists. XD. This is so amazing.

[CharlieBladeRemus]

@Hermanator190 So true. I wanna learn how to play the bassoon one day. I feel they're very under-appreciated

[Hermanator190]

@CharlieBladeRemus Yes! I play bassoon and my band director just realized I can play everything because i was moved to the front with flutes :D

[RubenDelight]

fantasia!! :D

[elultrapunisher]

I know why 9 people put thumbs down. They where so amazed with the performance that they clicked the wrong button.

[adeptwon]

I wish the full credits would be listed. Was that Karajan conducting? And the name of the orchestra is? Is it wise to assume a viewer is correct? My wife and I are always the last ones out of a theater because we actually watch the credits! Guess we're weird, huh?

[Creslin69]

Ha, this started and had chinese/japanese characters and I was like ah, crap. Then it hit me, its music, it'll be fine. Then I started reading the comments and started laughing even more.

[coolerboxspring]

it's neat how they speak a totally different language and are in another part of the world, but the piece sounds the same as it does here in America. Music is universal.

[edecou]

It is based on a story by Goethe which you can find at wikipedia 

[aimeeluffs]

What is the story of the socrere's apprentice?

[adeptwon]

@aimeeluffs A guy wanted to learn magic from a guy who knew how to do magic. But the learner bit off more than he could chew.

[imsleepyanddead]

Possible that John Williams took 6:00 for Star Wars? I like it!

[jemgrrargh]

@imsleepyanddead williams is pretty infamous for his fairly blatant theft from aaaaalllllllllllllll sorts of classical (and film score) composers. his work is epic and memorable and wonderful, but not original.

[feedbackl00p]

@imsleepyanddead Oh yeah, he borrowed/interpreted some Stravinsky for Star Wars too, specifically parts of Rite of Spring. :)

[Biloutemag]

The chef is Vladimir Ashkenazy

[Starmoongal]

Awesome song! Playing it in my orchestra this season. This is real music, it takes real talent to compose a song for so many different instruments that you cannot even play, and create a magical, unforgettable and timeless piece of music for the world to enjoy. Classical music needs to be respected more and kept alive. Beautiful! :-)

[davidirvingcpa]

@Starmoongal AMEN!!! From your post to God's ear! Listening to the precision and care put into this performance exposes the shallowness of contemporary culture. Everyone needs to be schooled in classical music. Listen to the texture, phrasing and interpretation of this piece by this orchestra. Consider that you have an oriental orchestra, led by a slavic conductor, playing a piece by a French composer, and doing it wonderfully. Amazing.

[arabimusic1]

Can anyone tell me which nationality this group is/what language is being projected? I want to share it with my students and be able to tell them. Thanks

[anythinglorhz]

@arabimusic1 its a japanese orchestra. no idea with regards to the grp.

[arabimusic1]

Can anyone tell me which nationality this group is/ which language is being projected -- I want to share it with my class and be able to tell them. thanks

[Gannondalf]

its easy to see how someone can not like lady gaga or justin bieber... but i have no idea how one manages to dislike something like this.

[imshortnlow4u]

2:17 hell yeah go bassoon!!

[AudifaxCauGiat]

the conductor reminds me of Leslie Nielsen XD

[Jiffybob47]

is that Leonard Bernstein?? i love watching him conduct...especially when he conducted his Overture to Candide. he danced!

[helmsdeep84]

@Jiffybob47 its Vladimir Ashkenazy

[Jiffybob47]

@helmsdeep84 thank you :)

[madderbass]

I'm a libertarian and bullshit politics and musical masterpieces should be kept separate! Take your political nonsense elsewhere!

[Doum92]

I love glockenspiel so much!! =D

[Dihgal]

I bet that conductor is having as much fun as they (make it) look.

[paulostroff99]

@Dihgal --I hope that he is.Nice when beauty is also fun.

[helmsdeep84]

@Dihgal Ashkenazy always conducts that way...very comical but brilliant

[ijdoti]

hmm... is the bass clarinet playing a wrong note at 7'00? i'm hearing D naturals each time... but i dunno if that's just intonation/recording quality.

in other news, i love how this vid has over 100,000 views but part 2, the last 20 seconds or so, has only 15,000...

[LLJtbone]

@ijdoti I am pretty sure it's suppose to be that way. Dukas wanted that dissonace there.

[paulostroff99]

awesome TY

[JPastorius3]

What a fantastic conductor... Can't wait to see the Halle orchestra perform this and other briiliant pieces of music, Peer Gynt Suite and Rossini's William Tell Overture, in concert. And I do agree, classical music should be a voting requirement.

[paulostroff99]

Lovely

[GreenForceZer0]

2:15 - 2:25 is the best part love it^^

[HaydenDPresley]

Hahaha, that might be interesting.

[GlaciationII]

This piece and it's interpretation is amazing ! Not my favourite but still, amazing.

[cello1203]

This is such a great piece! What key is it in?

[kizzadawizza12345678]

F Minor me thinks :)

[sillychad18]

ooo perfect pitch ftw! =)

[johnesewell]

it's 9/8 at the beginning and then 3/8 when the main theme starts ... am sitting here with the bassoon part in front of me

[lohaws2]

Does anyone know what the time signature and key signature of this song is?

[GMetakins]

Mostly 3/4 with a 9/8 feel

[TheBanaman]

Its not in 3/4. It is in 9/8.

[pajaromeiller]

It is in 9/8 . 9/16 . 9/8 . 9/16 at the introduction, and then 3/8 ap to the end. And it´s in F minor.

[dougal429]

The slow parts are 9/8, a couple of bars of 9/16 near the beginning, but the majority is in a very fast 3/8, what sounds like a beat is actually a bar. The key signature is F minor, there are a lot of accidentals though, it never spends much time in any one key.

[violinistx100]

At 7:18 is the bass-clarinet playing the main melody? I loved playing the bass-clarinet 2 years ago in band. I really wanna try oboe.

[dougal429]

The tune at 7:18 is both clarinets, bass clarinet and pizzicato violas all in unison. The clarinets miss a couple of notes though where they can't quite get low enough.

The most exposed part of the bass clarinet is at 6:59 - it sounds too high but I can assure you that's the bass clarinet!

[jabarisr]

hey did anyone else notice that the conductor at 00:32-00:44 looks like bob barker off the price is write

[udapud]

can someone please tell me who this orchestra is? i want to get hold of htis recording

[1kirin1]

this is the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, if I'm not mistaken.

[HannahBabii666]

in my experience my conductor would start the band then wake away and or walk off stage and walk back on when the peice was over

[DatTbonerFool]

@HannahBabii666 your conductor is treating yall....whats that word. Like shit. It's custom to thank the orchestra by shaking the hands of the first violin principle chair. But to walk off the stage during the performance, it's to walk out of a concert, and walk back when it's done to listen to the next one.

[HannahBabii666]

well none of my band friends think of it like that if our condustor thinks were good enough to play on our own its fine with me none of us really care we think its cool and so does our audience

[petterolimbo]

why do a orkester(did i spell that right?) need a man who just is waving around with a stick? they know what to play from practis. its not like that man are just amazingly telling then what to do first time right there! i just dont get it!:S

[imsleepyanddead]

good question to ask. the man waving the stick (the conductor) is in charge on unifying the hundred musicians together in order to sound like one instrument instead of 100 soloists happening to play the same piece. the magic of conductor mostly comes from rehearsals; in concert, the conductor's magic comes from the sound he creates from rehearsals. at least that's from my experience.

[filmfan2690]

I agree with imsleepyanddead. Being in a band for around 11 years, the conductor is important to keeping the whole band at the same tempo (the speed of the music). Without the conductor, the band or orchestra would be a mess, even if each of them knew their parts. Very good question.

[petterolimbo]

well now i know.

and knowledge is power! =D

[SuicidalYak]

@petterolimbo you may be new to music, i am not sure. The word you are looking for is orchestra, and the man waving the "stick" is the conductor. Though it is possible for people to play without out one, it its much much better to have him/her. When you play there are many factors that determine what the music sounds like beyond the notes, such as tempo, dynamics, ect. where it is important to have a conductor control in a performance. They are the most important person on the stage.

[petterolimbo]

ok! i got it know!

[petterolimbo]

*now... FAIL

[kistrombitas]

An orchestra needs a conductor. He is the most important person. Of course the musicans know what to play, but about 100 people can't play exactly together without any controll from the outside. It's quite impossible, belive me. :) You maybe just see a man waving with a stick but the musicans absolutely understand him. Every "wave" means something. And BTW, first learn to play an instrument and try to play in an orchestra, and after it you can talk like that if you still want. Holy shit.

[trollheimer]

the conductor directs the dynamics to different parts of the orchestra and whenever a change from the piece needs to be made, the conductor can unify everyone and tell them what to do.

[TheFalconparkour]

Awesome bassoon player btw and good job to the whole orchestra/band and Dukas!

[cckchang]

Is the conducter Vladimir Ashkenazy?

[cykill1000]

Yes, the conductor is Ashkenazy.

[Lady1216]

yep

[kibblesnbits2596]

not to be racist in any way, but i find it funny that a white man is conducting all these asian players

[DoctorWezley]

...so? an black man is president of millions of white people? does that mean anything?

[kibblesnbits2596]

LOL!!!!

[rjm1009]

MUSIC binds all races of people together

[Hattheknight]

@rjm1009 no, only japanese.

[ariel20076]

3 words: Norwegian death metal *trollface*



[ariel20076]

@rjm1009.3 words: Norwegian death metal *trollface*

[bkatt1187]

Fantasia!

[AnimeHottie1]

That is because the video got cut off not the orchestra. It was beautiful by the way

[cubbieco1]

Nice rendition but the ending is cut off. Missing around 10 seconds or so.

[CharlieBladeRemus]

The final seconds of the piece are in the second part of this performance. It's in the related videos list, :P

[cwojahn90]

holy shit at 4:50 it sounds aufuly fimilar to John Williams Harry Potter

[altoidjunkie]

It's amazing; I look at the comments on this video and I see proper punctuation and spelling everywhere. Yet earlier I watched a video related to health care reform, and it was full of nothing but 5th grade literacy, propagated untruths and feces throwing. Perhaps an affinity for classical music should be a voting requirement.

[zdf84]

yo, man, i be a hearin dat this classicial musik is jus a nother govermt mind contorl conspircey!!

[salvo711]

@altoidjunkie

LOL GR8 COMMENT BRO!

In all seriousness, though, I have to say that I agree with everything you said. Politics is just chock-full of shit. Time was you could get some real people who had real opinions on real issues into office..

[paulostroff99]

@altoidjunkie -So should an ability to understand that this world is not populated entirely by narrow minded English speaking American people. Many of these people speak two or more languages. It would surprise me if the same could be said for you.

[quasipseudo1]

@altoidjunkie

I agree. We need more educated conservatives, that listen to classical music, voting and leaving properly punctuated comments... unlike the typical uniformed voter that supported the health care redistribution sham. Amen and amen.

[paulostroff99]

@quasipseudo1 -How narrow minded and opinionated. Would this make them better people,or just snootier like you.

[Dihgal]

@paulostroff99 I agree, but disagree with your "ad hominem".

[Dihgal]

@altoidjunkie 1. Opinion;

2. Another opinion;

3. Re: your final sentence and thesis: discriminatory.

[icemandef]

@altoidjunkie I severely dislike people like you. Just because someone uses proper punctuation and correct grammar on a fucking youtube video does not make them superior to those who don't. I do it because I find it easy to do so, not to look like some pretentious twat like yourself. Get your head out of your own ass and realise no one gives a shit about how you write on here. I know several people who score top grades on English exams but 'talk like dis and use 2 instead of two'.

[1000jamesk]

@icemandef Bravo!

[hendep]

@altoidjunkie this shit is dope!!! mutherfocking best ever! 

[MegaJonnyH]

Ahh! what does it all say??

i dont speak japanese...

brilliant piece though. :)

[PresidentJohn]

Is there a DVD of this concert out there?

[tranelarod]

Is this Vladimir Ashkenazy with a Japanese orchestra?

[pauker1985]

Which orchestra is this?

[McTomson]

can you hear the ghosts fly?

[bastianloewe]

is amazing how he use the same motive in quite and fast mood.

this piece basicaly has one motive

do re mi fa do da

[Alex3713]

Last I checked, "da" wasn't a solfege syllable.

[avalanche434]

Probably one of my favorites, if not favorite compositions of all time. How awesome would it bee to be 1st Bassoon!!!!! I hope that could be me some day!!!!!!!

[nudracr]

Yeah it makes you wanna go out and rent a bassoon, well it does me anyway.  I played sax through school. I looove this as you say composition. All the world loves a good conductor, practice makes perfect, they sound great!! {classical gas, fire on high}

[SeeYaBassoon]

One of my dreams is to play 1st bassoon in this piece :)

LucyXX

[CharlieBladeRemus]

Some people still have appreciation for double-reed instruments. That's awesome! I'd definitely play bassoon if given the opportunity!

[Tillythetromboner]

I would as well, if I were able to play an instrument with a reed. I play trombone, it's difficult to make the transition :]

[CharlieBladeRemus]

I made the transition from clarinet to bass clarinet to alto sax to tuba to contralto clarinet to baritone sax to euphonium with ease....sorry if it sounds like I'm bragging... :P

[saddlepotato510]

what a great interpretation!

[Iwannabubbletube]

Four bassoon parts in this piece! This is my favourite piece of classical music ever.

[lewisolsson]

It's not classical.

[Iwannabubbletube]

Sorry, lol. I use "classical" VERY loosely :P

[b8sam6cash]

Would this be considered late Romantic? I've been trying to research the period, and it sounds Romantic, but it's closer to modernism by date.

[Iwannabubbletube]

Dukas was a Romantic composer, and this piece does have a mixed modern/romantic sound, but it's also different in that it's program music. it was based on a poem by a german poet, so it's hard to place it. You can find the score at ISMLP:P

[b8sam6cash]

Thanks, I've been trying to figure that out. My musical education ends with the late 19th century, so it was hard for me to place him.

[Evan1291]

Because program music is written to correspond with another work, it can often be independent of a particular period. It has both romantic and 20th century elements in it but is not married to either.

[RogueRotting360]

b8sam6cash: This is an impressionist scherzo FYI.

[snowboardergirl4life]

OMG this is the music from FANTASIA......OMG

[b8sam6cash]

I never realized how similar this is to the second movement of Beethoven's Ninth before. Maybe it's just because they're both scherzos, though.

[savvas456]

love it. just awesome. especially the bassoons. The cartoon with mickey from fantasia 2000 was also awesome. the scenes with the brooms makes you feel a lot more "amazed". In other words i believe that such a song should definetily use some pictures or video. watching just the instruments sometimes doesn't feel tha same... At least that's my opinion. anyway, still great.

[LOTRzagorath]

That's probably because this is program music, it was written to go with the poem of the same name by Goethe. The Disney cartoon was based on this poem, with the music played over the top.

[rosekun25]

OMG i love basoons, they are so cool

[TomRiddleLover]

The tempo seems to be rushed a little compared to other versions I've heard. Certain notes are being cut too short.

[DamianJMD]

Me gusta mucho esta interpretacion. Gracias por subirla.

[CharlieBladeRemus]

That flute at 0:55 looks pretty strange... is it a special flute, or just a regular flute that happens to be black? Anyone know?

[mylesro]

It's a piccolo flute.

[MordekaiTwin]

No its not. This particular is probably made of nickel or it is nickel-plated, so it has a black sheen to it.

[TomerFlute]

This is the "regular" flute made from wood pipe and metal keys....it's sound quite the same like metal flute but with a softness of the traverso (baroque flute).....

[vanzemljac]

i love it !!! AAA!!

[achue72]

The lag of the band behind the orchestra is actually a technique some conductors do, I have seen it done live with many different symphony orchestras. The conductor does it so the band knows exactly how the conductor is wanting each down beat, but it could also be a lag lol!

[weas89el]

The orchestra sounds amazing, but I HATE that style of conducting. Conduct ON the beat for crying out loud.

I would go nuts if I had to follow that.

[HugoMeister573]

....its youtube lag.

[guitarsly111]

its not the composer, its just youtube jumps the sound file so it is not synchronized with the video.

[T3hTr00Ski]

Hmm? Orchestras are always a *tad* bit behind the conductor. Unless they anticipate the WHOLE way through it will always be behind.

The brass seemed to be on the beat, although I wasn't paying too much attention.

[MordekaiTwin]

Is that the composer?

[Jourell1]

Yes, Paul Dukas was the composer

[DiamondRaider]

Ah, that BASSOON! (and jeeze, the contrbasoon startled me!)

[Alu10000]

Where's the final??

[Jourell1]

the final seconds are in a separate video, check the link section to the right

[THeEraSerr]

its crazy to hear actual musicians and people in ochestras talking here haha

[sjpsepks]

i love this piece i've played it

my part (the bassoon) is a bit tricky

[SP0NG380B]

oh yes it is

[TopHatpunkergrl]

my orchestra hasn't run through this one yet, but now that iv jogged my memories of fantasia i can not wait to play this!!!

[stravinskydogs]

very very good. great speed, not slow and not TOO crazy. we played it alot slower and although sounded good was noway up to that!

[SP0NG380B]

oh no i have to play the bassoon-solo