Stop and Hear the Music - Stradivarius Violinist Joshua Bell - DC Metro

Will one of the nation's greatest musicians be noticed in a D.C. Metro stop during rush hour? Violinist Joshua Bell experimented for Gene Weingarten's Sunday Magazine story in The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/...
Video by John W. Poole

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[LaughingMage]

I'm not surprised. Honestly, how many of you, in a rush to get home or go to work, would stop and listen to a violinist in the Metro station? I mean, not everyone knows who Joshua Bell is, and not everyone can recognize the sound of a Stradivarius. Sure, the music is beautiful, but there are plently of violinists who can play Bach.

I'm just saying, don't act all superior.

[ShakerLouie]

I'll be honest, I'm really really sad that I wasn't there...

C'mon. It's a STRAD and it's Bell. I mean, guys...how could it come to this!?

The world changed too fast that we even can't spend just 1 minute listening to such beautiful thing invented by human? We, human invented music! Music is alrdy in our blood since we're born. This is utter pathetic to see human race ignore the most valuable thing they've ever created.

I'm a violinist from HK.

P.S. Are those people who walked by freaking deaf?

[ThatJuniorHacker]

I probably would have gave him some money, stood there for ten seconds then moved along. lol

[ShakerLouie]

@LaughingMage Sorry Mage, I really didn't mean to act superior at all, and sorry that I flamed you up. All I just wanna say is that, sometimes, we can discover beautiful things around us easily. And we should try to appreciate those we worth our attention. I understand not everyone know music. But when we do, we should at least show respect to them. Again, I'm just expressing the first reaction at that moment. I didn't mean to offend anyone. Thank you

[LolonMatinez]

No es que la gente no aprecie la música, simplemente no es el lugar adecuado para hacerlo.

[DeathskinJr]

@LaughingMage There's quite a difference between being able to 'play Bach' and what Mr. Bell can produce with a violin. He shouldn't however act superiour but if he would, he has every right to do so.

[callmebrick87]

You know why people didn't stop? It's not because their priorities are fucked up or because they can't perceive beauty. It's because, if they're late for fucking work, they'll get fired. If they get fired, then they're lives will become a complete shit hole because of the lack of a job market. I'm a musician, and I LOVE Bach and the sound of a Stradivarius just as much as the next guy... but if it means losing my job, I think that ultimately, I've got my priorities straight.

[Niiiiiiiiiiii]

@ShakerLouie I agree :) But why the fuck do ppl like you always comment on who the FUCK u are? "I'm a violinist from HK." We srsly dont give a fuck. just stop. cuntbag. now start flaming me

[PomBare]

I think those making practical comments here are missing the wider point about people in the 21st century, this was an experiment on the human race more than it was an attack on those people that passed through the station.

[ubuntuify]

Now, what happens if we change the title? What if we don't indicate that this is Joshua Bell? I doubt the video would have that many views...

For my part, I would have recognized a Caprice by Paganini, but not said violinist. I'd have stopped and talked, without realizing quite who I was talking to. I some ways, I'd be just as bad as the others...

[RDDProductionz]

I would have sat down and listened lol

[druggged]

@LaughingMage how it is curious :D