‘Air and Simple Gifts’ John Williams at Obama Inauguration
John William’s new “arrangement” for Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration, featuring Itzhak Perlman, Yo Yo Ma, Gabriela Montero and Anthony McGill
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Same~ @.@ I go outside for like, two seconds, and my violin goes completely wacko now that it’s winter.
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it has always been said by this administration that recovery will be slow. The last administration really screwed things up.
thats true if they had played in the cold there instruments would have been out of tune it happens to me all the time
Just an observation that makes me a bit sad, nothing against anyone.
recording or not, it is still sad that they choose a song to represent the cause of freedom and hope, yet there is little improvement in almost a year.
@miltonbratterarchive its true still beautiful though
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Yes they needed to play a recording. Since wooden instruments would crack in that temperature especially woodwind and violin and cellos cannot hold tune. The recording was made 3 days before it.
yes it is true. i just heard this song from the KUSC classical station and the guy said that.
i heard that they had to play a recording because it was so cold.
Does anyone know if that’s right?
@LidoBluBrd that is the clarinet
i lol’d
Listen to the instruement at 3:44; that did not sound like any of the instruments there.
genius
brilliant arrangement
Yes, I know that. I made a joke, my friend.
not true, Williams is very proud of his work on the Harry Potter series. I saw him conduct the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; half of the concert was devoted completely to selections from the Harry Potter films. he wrote many diverse and unique themes in those scores.
No, its Anthony McGill, principal clarinetist for the Metropolitan Opera.
Indeed John William rocks
fact: they prerecorded this composition by john williams two days before. the mics were not turned on. They had earpieces playing the music that was being played on the speakers. The intonation would’ve been horrible at that 30+ degree weather in the middle of January outside. Isnt it a wonderful composition, though??
Simplemente maravilloso!!!!
Hahaha!
beautiful
I remember watching this live and thinking..My God..I have to download! Its truly breathtaking.
OMG I was doing that!