Paula Robison, flute - Carmen Fantasie Rehearsal

[ThesimpleSoldier]

O-H M-Y G-O-D

[gryff4lifeXXX94]

she's an amazing player and performer

[lena5545]

Умница!!!

[moushy37]

Thats a beautiful sound!!!

[Kkevra]

Nobody's ever played it better! Brava, Paula! Gorgeous sound, technique to burn and lots of style and heart. Unquestionably, one of the greatest artists of the flute. Find us more videos please.

[Railey0Gail]

oooohhhh woooooooow.... such awesomeness!! such speed! excellent performer as well!

[dasteufelhund]

tastefully done.

[violinhunter2]

A magnificent flutist for sure.

[Kennethflute]

Her articulation in that last variation is so so solid. I'm jealous.

[sunne8852]

cool

[Ohflautistpleaze]

When I was leaving Chicago several years ago, I saw a jazz flutist in a cold subway station. He told me that Paula was in town a week earlier for a concert. She saw him there and started playing duets with him. That's Paula.

Too many arrogant artists need to come down to Earth. Arrogance simply holds them back from what they need. There are certain music professors that eat entire boxes of Godiva only to later complain about having tummy aches.

[Nessjes]

How much more joyful and poetic than Galway's powerhouse play, too full of vibrato.

Ms Robison communicates the music! Such an intelligent play too, great phrasing.

Thank you!

[SirBob202]

Holy Shit. :O

[robimof39]

a bit wild for my liking especially the vibrato but then it was a rehearsal, but still she has a great technique.

[Zombiemuffins13]

i love how well she conveys the emotions and meaning of the song with her body as well as her instrument.

[geoxsep]

speechless.

[karmanflute]

@geoxsep i second that!

[creamyface]

paula is so amazing..

sigh..

only 2 people that I think can compete with this performance are julius baker and davide formissano.

go figure! she's a student of mr baker!

i'm surprised that she doesnt over blow on that low B that most of us do.

[tubonianflute]

@creamyface

That B was sooo solid :D

[tomsteward]

her and jeanne baxtresser just have such an infectious, warm, sweet personality They're great

[xxavicennaemily101xx]

wish i could play like that lol she is amazing :D

[sujataliew]

She's good man.

[IC20Blue]

I performed this song back when I was in middle school, it's still one of my favorties to play five years later

[k3v1n4d1ty4]

she's soooo damn great..

[AJToad]

I think It's true that the lack of regular breathing causes some animal part of you brain to get a little frantic, thereby making memorization difficult, but I also have a theory that, unlike keyboard or percussion players, wind, and esp. flute players can't see their hands while they play and the hands do not change position on the instrument. So you're kinda missing some helpful visual stimulus as well.

[syrinx79]

needs to be a bit slower... She's one of my favorite flutists, and has only gotten better since this.

[LkBx20]

perfect

[Wassernixxe]

omg! thats incredible. marvellous.

[BellaSissa]

I am sitting here with my jaw hanging down... I've played the flute for 11 years... She is amazing...

[GreenNannyGoat]

O my God... Like she is Carmen! Wow!

[dimondrw]

i've only played the flute for 3 years and i am no where near that good she is a real flutist

[HOD72]

OMG, a REAL flutist. And all from memory!!! How inspiring! Why aren't teachers training more flutists to play like this, and from memory? That is if we are interested as flutists in raising the level of flute performance to that held thus far by pianists, violinists, cellists and singers alike.  I think it's just rather unflattering when a talented flutist performs a work with a major orchestra and just has to have a music stand between him or her and the audience ... how prepared are they?

[geoxsep]

It is interesting you should mention memorization. Paula Robison I believe has said she prefers to have things memorized so that she's much more focused on performance. However Marcel Moyse has also been against memorization of music, he believed that people should have music so that they read it and play it according to what the composer wanted, what he claims is explicitly stated in the music.

[powellpicc1985]

I can't argue with either of them, but I lean more toward Robison's side. It's certainly a matter of personal preference, but I find it much easier to listen and communicate without a music stand. It's actually been proven that the other senses perform at only 20% of their capacity when the eyes are in use.

[irishpiccolo]

playing from memory doesn't necessarily make someone a better musician than if they played with the music...

[fabulousfluter08]

It is actually physically more difficult for a wind player to perform from memory. Long periods of air deprivation (in the sense that you aren't blowing out all your air as soon as you inhale) has an adverse effect on the brain and recalling information. But that shouldn't be an excuse!

[Antoniobuster12]

THE CONTROL!!! O.O GAHHH OMG wow!! AMAZING!!

[Quiedy]

very amazing, you made it very clean and beautiful.

[joethemusician]

she is so talented!!!!

[mmcoopstar]

FANTASIC......I LOVE IT

[macemagic]

that was incredible phrasing was beautiful i am playing carmen at the moment and this has inspired me to keep at it long way to go but when you hear it played like that gives you somthing to aim for...... thank you paula you are a true legend............

[joethemusician]

such dynamic contrast! wow that is awesome! wish the audio quality was better.

[dking121290]

i see why this is a grade 7 on the solo and ensemble list lol

[robertgtaylor5]

inspirational

[oliviaII]

this has to be the best rendition i've ever heard. the phrasing is beautiful and not one note is out of place!

[jayala818]

um..yeah! this is paula robison !!! =)

[powellpicc1985]

WOW. That is the cleanest technique I've ever heard. Unbelievable.

[argaezXD]

fast flute!!!!

bravo ♥

[dcij47]

wow....