Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet (1/2); Bernstein

[Kazak844]

Has got. He of didn't name the gay.

[emsqua]

DONT FEED THE TROLLS!!!

[DiamondSoul]

Too many people caught up in argument. This is sublime, why argue?

[HegarzHD]

Leaving Cert Music FTW

[iLikeCookie88]

@HegarzHD How'd it go? :D

[HegarzHD]

@iLikeCookie88 Not too bad, I messed up the Tchaikovsky question a bit, ironicly..

You?

[iLikeCookie88]

@HegarzHD Haha, me too! I'd never really paid attention to the Friar Laurence theme and then it came up! >:( Happy with the rest of the questions though :)

[Superwonderific]

This, by far, is the best orchestrated song that I have ever played/heard.

[ConchanPiano]

Bernstein is really one of the best conductors ever. May he rest in peace.

[olivleonardo]

YOU'RE GOOD, BERNSTEIN.

[nirvana2465]

8:29 and the following seconds are my favorite part

[nirvana2465]

@nirvana2465 or would it be closer to 8:30 .....?

[MrSchlapkohl]

Best parts :D

2:03 - 2:33

5:38 - 5:52 (celli are amazing :D )

From Tchaikovsky this is really my favourite :D

[Corruptor133]

people come on. didn't your mother ever teach you? don't feed the trolls.

[sengjh]

U noe y he compose this song? Because he like a teenage boy and this music show him that Tchaikosky like tat guy.

[SitDownFeetUp]

@sengjh Do you know that there is a thing called a dictionary

[RJLKMRD]

I don't know if Tchaikovsky was the typical child prodigy but from what I've read, his teachers knew he had something special.

[MyStarsYourNight]

perfection. truly. I just watched Black Swan tonight and it is no wonder to me that you composed works that match both in high beauty and desolation. Thank you. 

[cece6145]

its funny how you dont know the diff. btwn slang n propa english go sum wea dumb hoe

[cece6145]

okay to da 2 loser underneath me period n under ma comments go succ a fat one n then sit on it.. crying over a gay mans music n worry bou my comments cuz u feel stupid tha im speakn the truth on it... n e who.. get a life n get off my clicc u triccz...lolz learn how to differeniate the diff between slang n proper english silly bitches it aint ma fault u dnt knw the diff between the two.. yall aint nbdy smart r important get off my emails we all knw if it wasn person yall hoes wud b on hush

[TheZachReed]

4:02 to 4;08 makes my eyes watery

[cece6145]

kelsinor..ur the gayest one on here i think u need not to feel so bold over the internet...u guys r pathetic arguing over this gay guy music peace..SO WHAT HE SUCCZ N U DO TOOO BIGG DEAL..YOU DONT LIKE MY COMMENT YOU GO TO ANOTHER VIDEO OR STOP READING MY COMMENTS HONESTLY HOW "GROWN-UP" is that...lols...If we look at the comments is kindergarten for your comment or you to acknowledge it....slap yoself..

[MeIsMarty]

@cece6145 Can you please tell me how you managed to muster the intelligence to type Tchaikovsky into the search bar? Seriously, I'm interested.

[iLikeCookie88]

@cece6145 You think this music is lame? You're the one listening to a song called 'encourage yourself' - if that's not sad, I don't know what is.

Ps - learn to spell. And to write in general.

[cece6145]

@iLikeCookie88 learn how to knw that god is over all of us n u need him n ur life n how to get on my fallopian tubes... worryn bou me silly hoes need sumthn else to do wit yall selves..p.s tricc u aint nbdy to b tryna tlk to r explain shit to so stay off my emails...loser azzz... ppl always get bold on the internet..smh at lames like all yall..lolz fuccz gay hoes...

[Mdenchina]

@cece6145 Wow....really? I wonder what kinda neighborhood you grew up in. Your name is probably something like "Shanequa". Go listen to your rap music and leave this for the people who know how to communicate. Thanks.

[cece6145]

@Mdenchina ...wow i wonder what type of up bringing you have that downs rap music n if my name was shaquena what would that mean for you to make that comment?? hmm.. leme tell you it would mean your ignorant and your prolly racist cuz if my name was shaquna so wat aint nun wrong wit tha.. if i like rap music guess wat alot of ppl do.. hello its everywhere n do ur history cuz rap music has more meaning n effect on the world then n e otha music sweetie so step yo bars up ratchet hoe...

[adrenalinerush45]

@cece6145 Ignorant? Didn't you start this entire argument by saying classical music is "gay"? And news flash, you should read up on YOUR history. Rap was started in around a few decades ago, and classical music has been the foundation for everything that followed. And another tip, typing in a ghetto accent will not get your opinion across. You should stop trolling so people who want to see what others think about this piece won't have to see the garbage you post on the internet.

[ToulBoi]

@Mdenchina Lmao, I was wondering if that person was serious.

[iLikeCookie88]

@cece6145 It's funny how the only word you spelled right in your whole comment is fallopian tube xD

Go back to school

[NightattheRoses]

Why does Justin Bieber come up everywhere i turn on youtube? we get it, you love him or you hate him, stop bringing him into everything! there are trolls on both side of this fight and I'm sick of it. so, stfu or gtfo, i just wanna listen to Tchaikovsky in peace.

[ubermicroness]

@NightattheRoses i agree. better to ignore it all

[kelsinor26]

Anyone else think that cece6145 needs to go back to kindergarten to learn how to speak and not to be trashy?? HONESTLY! If you don't like it, don't click on it! Go watch what you want... And leave us alone.

[coolest813]

Ok guys, of course Justin Beiber has been proven to be retarded by the laws of physics. I just cannot see how you can even compare an ignorant little child to one of the greatest classical composers of all time! PYOTR ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY vs. beiber. lol listen to 5:14 and 8:29 beiber is soooooo owned!!

[justinbieberforking]

Tchaiko's okay, but he's not as good as Justin Bieber.

[crazytexas777]

@justinbieberforking lmao

[21346678467875AWS]

@justinbieberforking Your retarded

[shinkei9593]

@justinbieberforking WHAT!!!!! he doesnt even write his own music Justin Beiber is stupid compared 2 to him

[pinkorpurple432]

@justinbieberforking I don't care if you're trolling, bro, you don't diss on this music.

[David2thousand]

Maesstro!

[hsphr1]

تشايكوفسكي موسيقار فاشل

[David2thousand]

@hsphr1 , What???

[hsphr1]

@David2thousand u can translate it if u want

[David2thousand]

@hsphr1, how? is this Chinese? 

[hsphr1]

@David2thousand looooooooool IT's Arabian dude

[David2thousand]

@hsphr1, I'm sorry friend. I know it is Arabian. I only said it to anoy you, forgive me.

But what does it say? something about Tchaikovsky??

[hsphr1]

@David2thousand Tchaikovsky is a failed musician

تشايكوفسكي موسيقار فاشل

[David2thousand]

@hsphr1, ha-ha-ha-ha!!

[Gdev02]

5.16.. the strife theme... i used to get lost reading the sheet music in class when we were studying this.. i was too busy pretend sword fighting with pens with my best friend!!! ha ha good times.. great music <3

[tombobadillo]

@Gdev02 I just get lost in class every time it blows me away :P

[AIDAN5639]

Started doing this today in Music Class, it's interesting.

[c4exclusive]

the sound of the oboes is crap

[luczapalmaaa]

Imádom!

[pete2872]

Awesome piece. Just played it at allstate. The beginning gives me the chills lol

[goodcommentguy]

such wonder.

[seaweedlover2]

what i like about tchaikovsky is that he wasn't a child prodigy....

[mahlerite]

@seaweedlover2

True. It's curious that starting music in his early twenties makes him quite the late bloomer for a world famous composer.

[cerratovending]

@seaweedlover2 ALL PRODIGYS ARE CHILD PRODIGYS.

[cerratovending]

@seaweedlover2

[arnoldxonpu]

@seaweedlover2 As also as Hector Berlioz... :)

[solevita256]

Absolutely beautiful. Can close my eyes and float away with the music.

[alliexvengeance]

my youth orchestra is playing this!

[TheWupperdo]

@alliexvengeance mine too!

[geckogirl034]

i actually just played this in an orchestra, it was definitely difficult but it's such a beautiful song everyone loved it

[PhillipLWilcher]

It's a melody to die for.

I believe it was Balakirev who on hearing it said to Tschaikowsky he could hug him for it.

I love it absolutely!

[iiswellconfused]

That modulation to Db major for the love theme makes absolutely no sense, yet sounds so right.

I also love the tension building right before the strife theme kicks in, it's breathtaking.

[AgitoKingOfFang]

I was wondering too how something that makes no sense can sound so right. Tchaikovsky is reasonably called a genius, isn't he?

[sanonuci]

A beautiful piece, blew me away... Thank you for uploading it!

[bassoonguy240]

ahhh, finally a recording with in tune woodwinds @=

[PhilipLu3]

intonation! So hard to achieve for me!

[upperlupus1617]

lol xD

[iacob21]

This piece is superb... no doubt about it... Absolutly breathtaking!

[klunkxd]

so peps which segment of this song would be your favorite?

[CiaraFutureSuperstar]

I think definitely the exposition... you?

[CiaraFutureSuperstar]

Actually... Maybe the recapitulation..

[klunkxd]

yeah i was thinking the segment where the intensity heightens in the middle (sorry i dont have that much of a jargon on music as you folks but ill be as respectable as possible anyways i am sorry if that bothers you )

[CiaraFutureSuperstar]

That doesnt matter:L Yea definitely i agree its all brilliant really ... all parts... I just adore the love theme though :)

[cfcantavero]

Above all else, I simply appreciate that the lower voices get their day in the sun thru the piece.

[jewellcrye]

its romeo and juliet. it has to be bipolar. thats the whole point.

[Sinfoniette]

Eh, I was never too much of a fan of Romeo and Juliet. Tchaikovsky is great, Shakespeare is awesome, but... to me, there was always something missing in the Romeo and Juliet. In my opinion, this does not reminds me of Tchaikovsky; more like...a Russian Beethoven. Only that he is not Tchaikovsky.

[mahlerite]

to me it's a flawed treasure and definitely not one of his best. i think he could have rewritten some sections to make the overall piece organized better, not so bipolar, and have smoother modulations, but it has its redeeming moments. the end really paints the picture that romeo and juliet are together even in death, and to me that's very haunting yet poignant

[Sinfoniette]

But then, that opinion might just be ours! Like the Violin Concerto was considered a 'stinky' piece.

[wake241]

LOL who are you to criticize Tchaikovsky

[mahlerite]

What precisely are the qualifications that one must acquire in order to proffer one's humble opinions with regard to a 20-minute Tchaikovsky work over YouTube? It's not as if I expect my views to be published in Gramophone, so I don't think I am being presumptuous.

[wake241]

Your comments are far from humble. You suggest that he should rewrite some sections of the piece. Such a suggestion is ridiculous to me unless you have some particular expertise in the area. Your comments sounded to me like the pretentious ramblings of a music student or part-time enthusiast than that of a person with any knowledge of that matter.

[mahlerite]

Looking back, there were arrogant value judgments contained in what I wrote, so I concede your point. Earlier, my pride possibly blinded me from seeing that. No hard feelings and thanks for listening to this piece.

[Phoenix8374]

@wake241 to be honest, i didnt see his other comment, but i think some things could possibly be changed. not criticising him, but like when i write things i change them all the time im sure he was the same! this is some unreal piece of work. music is subjective, so like many people are completely infatuated with shakespeare, others find him melodramatic. im sure its the same with tchaikovsky. why would expertise be required anyways? define expertise?

[JairCrawford]

@wake241 Actually, I believe that there is nothing wrong with politely critiquing, even if it's critiquing one of the greats, and no matter what level the person critiquing is on. They might be flawed in their inexperience, but, it's all part of the learning process. We learn by listening and analyzing. But also, it's nice to just lose yourself in the music and not even think about analyzing it. :)

[cerratovending]

@wake241 REALLY

[Adoramus99]

@cerratovending what you're hearing at 7:29 is English horn, not oboe. Although I would say that the English horn starting at 7:29 should be cut from that section just so we can here those strings.

[Phoenix8374]

@mahlerite i think ur pretty spot on here with this comment! bipolar-ness was intended i think, but i think a few subtle changes EG: around 2:05 there is just completely random pizzicato, and once that theme thing ends it just stops and goes back to arco with no blending. thats a little bit poor imo. it sounds cool on its own but put into the song its kinda like pink floyd filler tracks on dark side of the moon or something, just doesnt fit so well as the other parts

[mahlerite]

@Phoenix8374

I do appreciate the reinforcement, Phoenix8374, and it seems that you get my drift. I didn't mean to come off as pretentious in that comment from a year ago, but I believe the way I worded my opinions did give off self-important vibes. Whoops!