"For classical music, you NEED to listen to. Pop music, maybe it's enough that you hear it." Best thing I've heard all month, thank you Maestro Barenboim.

6 жыл бұрын

I tend to agree, because I think there is a lot of truth in this statement. Nevertheless, there are young people hearing classical music while studying. So the statement of Daniel Barenboim does not always seem to be correct.

@aussiegamerstyle3639

6 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with him in this respect. However, sometimes when you do actually listen to pop music it can be very good. Example, the song "You spin me right round..." Yeah sure it's annoying, but the synths in the background of the chorus (which I don't think the average person would take notice of) sound really, really good. It's just small things like that, that can make a song sound twice as good I think. But these sort of musical developments are definitely missing from modern 2000s pop music. Another example, is "You only live Twice" by Nancy Sinatra and the guitar riff.

@juliaward1127

5 жыл бұрын

Thanking Mr Barenboim for an arrogant suggestion is not good.

@ghoshneh

5 жыл бұрын

Pop(sweet) is as valuable as classical (structure) music, just as banana(sweet) is as valuable as banana trunk (structure); Pop and classical music define one another.

@edwardgivenscomposer

3 жыл бұрын

Pretentious and ignorant. Proof positive that one can be a great musician and an intellectual peewee at the same time.

shivering dream, loved the way he said that. This series is not only valuable but also so entertaining.

@ClaptonDennis

3 жыл бұрын

😄😄

@davidsosa538

3 жыл бұрын

@@ClaptonDennis "😳shivering dream...wow" Loved it.

Thank you very much, for taking your precious time to answer my question. I very much appreciate your thoughts on this subject. I wish you, and all who are reading this a nice day!

Maestro, I can't stop listening to you!, I feel so blessed because I can follow you when you speak English or Spanish. When you speak other languages, I watch and listen to you. Thank you, my life had changed so much. God bless you a lot of years with us!

Dear Mr. Barenboim, thank you for this oppurtunity! I wanted to ask you, what are your thoughts on the use of classical music in cinema? Are there any examples, in your mind, of brilliant uses of classical music for film? Also, (if you have time to answer) what are some of your favourite films generally? Much Love, Kasra Firouzyar

Gracias maestro por crear este canal. El mundo lo necesitaba.

I have no problem with any particular genre. Music serves very many purposes and we should recognise the differences. Snobbery really has no place in music or for that matter in any art form. Mr Barenboim, you deal even handed and I admire your wisdom and tolerance. I also greatly admire your loyalty to classical music.

@KinkyLettuce

3 жыл бұрын

lets get the confusion out of the way You dont need to have problems with any genre of music in order to point out objective truth. Yes, different kinds of music serves different purposes, and their respective musical depths are also different. But no one should be called a snob for pointing out a Beethoven symphony is a higher art form than a modern 4 chord pop song.

@Belfreyite

3 жыл бұрын

@@KinkyLettuce Agreed, but the nuance is that lots of people state that given as a way to establish their own "superior" credentials. A musicologist would probably eschew such a comparison, knowing the full history of both classical and popular music and the relative value of each to human understanding.

Dear Maestro, hats off to you for such bold statement! ("Music can not be a business. If it is a business, it's not music any more." )

Wonderful revelation to find him. Led here by my love of Lalo Shifrin, whose father was a friend of his father. I'm 69 and constantly learning more about music. Makes me young again. Keeps me young forever. Thank you maestro.

His opinion about the differencies about pop and classical music was brilliant.

shivering dream...lol

Thank you maestro, your love to music is as big as your love to humankind!

I think this "hearing" vs. "listening" argument rests entirely on people in general. Most people do not "listen" to music, regardless of the genre. It makes us feel good when we hear it, but most don't pay much attention beyond that. This falls entirely on music lovers and/or musicians who can tell you of the details, subtleties, or intricacies of a musical piece, whether it's Jazz, blues, Metal, etc. A lot of people who enjoy "listening" to classical music (a misnomer) are in fact just hearing it. There is so much meaning behind a lot of compositions that most people ignore. And there is nothing wrong with that. In fact, a lot of pieces were considered "popular" music back in their day and were disdained for it.

Moltes gràcies, Maestro.

Gracias Maestro! Siempre te vuelvo a descubrir

Fascinating as always!

Mr. Daniel You're amazing and lovely person. I❤you!!! Thank you so much your all comments to us!!! It's very important....kisses

Wonderful as always.

0:00 - 0:14 That's totally true! I believe that, this quote will go down in history as one of the greatest!

You make me want to begin studying classical piano all over again. You are such an inspiration to fellow musicians around the globe and I love to listen to you speak and play. Not only are you a highly skilled performer and musician, but you teach us passion and mentor us about the true meaning of the works, and in a sense ourselves and life. All whilst speaking multiple languages. Bravo Maestro Barenboim.

Te quiero maestro. Siempre gracias.

Muchas Gracias!! Estaria horas escuchando sus palabras!! Cuantas cosas se pueden aprender!!!

just watched your ramalah concert dvd. what you did there was outstanding in so many levels. you are such a wonderful man. thank you for sharing your talent with us.

Gracias maestro Baremboim

I have listened carefully to the golden words of the great composer and conductor Barenboim ! Thanks a lot

@andrewkennaugh1065

4 жыл бұрын

Love4All What has Barenboim ever composed?!😊

Bravo maestro, que de belles leçons, quelle humilité pour un des plus grands musiciens et humanistes vivants de notre planète

Maestro, Your words are spoken with humility and deliver wisdom with great impact. Thank you for taking time to clarify questions from all levels. You never dismiss but respond that makes one dig deeper. A student may receive guidance from a teacher. Maestro, you transport Inspiration!

Extraordinario genio de la musica. Gracias por hacerlo

Maestro, usted es una inspiración total. De los mejores canales de KZread, mil gracias

Thanks a LOT, Maestro!!!

awesome as always. grazie maestro.

truely agree with you!! Thanks for your videos

gracias por compartir su conocimiento maestro

Love your channel!

Mucho amor Maestro !

Wow! you are a really great guy, that you would take the time to read your comments and reply to the comments as well!!

Thank YOU Maestro!

Very inspiring thank you!

grazie maestro per aver aperto il canale, spero che il suo grande impegno musicale venga riconosciuto anche su you tube.

Questo è suonare con le parole. Cantare. Un vero uomo di genio

Gracias por los Videos sr Daniel, saludos desde Argentina

Maestro Barenboim, I have only picked up piano lessons recently, and I'm mostly self-taught, but one of the things I struggle with most is knowing the line between improvisation and ignorance of the composer's writing. I'm regularly criticized by my tutor for either playing the music with either too much or too little improvisation! In one of your masterclasses, you spoke briefly about creating the illusion of a crescendo with one key on the piano. As I recall you said it had to do with the "will" to create the crescendo. How might I apply such a technique (or others) without deviating too far from the instructions and insulting the composer's music? Thank you for these videos!

I sometimes hear a piece of music played or sung from their heart to my heart and it brings tears. How do you explain this is it skill or something else.

Muchas felicidades por su cumpleaños y gracias por enseñarnos!!

Happy happy birthday maestro:-) I'm very happy that I can watch your channel. Thank you thank you very much.

I wish you all the best Mr. Barenboim. Stay healthy that we can have a long exchange with you here on youtube. youtube is really a great present for all of us because it gives us the possibility to listen to you. Cheers

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us!

Maestro... I love you!

I agree, Maestro with your comment on pop and classical music, though there are exceptions to me like some Beatles and Beach Boys songs, among others

@JosephEYSam

2 жыл бұрын

Always examine what catches the Public in the long run throughout history. No matter what genre of music it is, if it catches us in a long run until we can't forgo it in our history, that's a valuable music.

What a great answer to the question regarding classical vs. pop music. I might add that I wonder how much "pop" will be popular and listened to in 300 years. I realize that not all music is "concert music" but I do think certain types are specifically written to disappear quickly, like Hip-Hop and Disco.

Felicitaciones maestro! Buenas respuestas

Fascinating! It would be much better for these videos to be longer but I know Mr Barenboim has a lot of other interesting things to do.

Thank you, maestro, for taking the time and care to broaden an understanding of music through discussion. Even though an amateur pianist, I strive for fidelity to the composer's score. But which score? How do you determine which edition best represents the composer's intent? Some editions make no distinction between an editor's marks and those marks placed by the composer. In the final analysis, doesn't the performer have to revert to his/her own musical instincts to resolve conflicting scores? Under what (if any) circumstances do you depart from the score (even if you believe that score to be true and accurate) in your own performances?

Merci monsieur Barenboim et bon anniversaire! colibri cello

On the contrary, Mr Barenboim, of course there is a music business: a very flourishing one! What on earth is Decca if it isn't part of the music business? "Business around music-making" is just playing with words and is the same thing as the music business!

Muchas gracias Maestro por su tiempo. Disfruto mucho de su manera de pensar y de su perspectiva respecto a la música. Es una inspiración en mi vida. Cuál es su motivación para esta aventura digital? Por qué desea comunicarse con nosotros a través de este medio?

I remind music cannot be business. thank you for your talkings.

music is for itself...music makes you understand...thank you... could you talk about muses, different types...and play examples of pieces with just one muse, or many..or none...

Awesome!

Music is here to understand... I wish you had developped this idea! Very interesting :)

Maestro Barenboim, quisiera pedirle que nos explicara brevemente cual es el proceso que usted usa al abordar una pieza nueva al piano, y que recomendaciones puede darnos, para estudiar más efectivamente. Gracias por este canal y por darnos la oportunidad de comunicarnos con usted. Saludos. Carlos.

Thanks

Thanks sir ,this is better than read any books!!

Great großartig génial excelente Daniel: my consulting question is can you explain why the most talented musicians like Bach、Mozart、Beerthoven、Schubert along within their life live in poverty is it a part of the period or something else?

A very interesting distinction between hearing and listening. This distinction is why ABRSM e.t.c. places emphasis on aural development in their practical exams. I must say that as an adult (of sorts) approaching 60 and having taken the piano up after a 44 year hiatus, I am finding the aural aspect quite difficult and now realize how much I have been missing in music. Working on this aspect along with sight reading practice (also part of the exams) is fun and provides some relief from the challenges of training arthritic hands at the keyboard!

Vielen Dank für Ihre weisen und schlauen Antworten auf die Fragen. Aber auch ich habe eine Frage. Warum werden überhaupt CD-Einspielungen von sehr anspruchsvoller und komplizierter zeitgenössischer Musik gemacht? Glauben Sie denn wirklich, dass es viele Menschen da draußen gibt, die sich bewusst auf ihr Sofa setzen und zum Beispiel ein Cage-Konzert anhören? Lohnt es sich da überhaupt noch, solche Musik aufzunehmen und zu verkaufen? Und wie hört man diese Musik am besten, oder soll ich lieber fragen, wie hört man dieser Musik am besten zu?

@WolkAAA

7 жыл бұрын

Wenn "sehr anspruchsvoll und kompliziert" eine sehr gewagte Umschreibung für "Müll" ist, dann frage ich mich das auch. Selbstverständlich würde sich kein normaler Mensch auf ein Sofa setzen, um sich ein Konzert von Cage anzuhören. Wenn die Musik aber GUT ist, dann wird sie auch viele Käufer finden. Leider gibt es heutzutage keine großen Komponisten mehr.

Nice! Saludos

Music is not a business ! This man is not only a musician but also a philosopher.

Wow fearlessly going to slay the pop music dragon!! Am I correct in understanding that you imply that pop music is more about business than music? What do you think of Quincy Jones?

Thank you Sir for your wonderful commentary! I personally do not play the piano but I really enjoy classical piano music, with Beethoven being my favourite composer. When I listen to Beethoven's pieces I try to put myself in his shoes to feel and understand the music, for example in his Appasionata sonata's (1807) first movement he uses the dark tone of the lowest F on the piano along with F-Minor since he was depressed about losing his hearing in 1803. Similarly perhaps the 3rd movement in his Hammerklavier Sonata (1818) is depressing because it was the year he lost custody of the nephew he loved. I think Beethoven wrote those sonatas for himself more than anyone else, so do you think of Beethoven's life and mood at the time of playing and interpreting his music?

Mr Barenboim, you said the judgment of the public is right but no public remains the same. Each new generation replaces the previous. Its the prejudice of the last generation that prevents musicians from considering an unheard composer surely. For when you play, you as a player can judge if the public was wrong to reject such composers or works.

HI Daniel I love listening to you play. My answer to you is would you ever come to Tasmania, Australia? Why I like to, hope to have, master classes with you Ciao Allan

I've heard Barenboim use this example of music as a means of "forgetting unpleasantness" 7:28 in several different videos, and it's always the same (argument with support staff, visit to the dentist, bad news from the accountant). It makes me wonder if he's describing a bad day that he's actually had! I like the kick he gets out the name "Shivering Dreams" (1:15 and 2:10)

Maestro, soy un gran admirador. Espero que mi comentario bajo este título le llegue. Hablando de música que "is just enough to hear" como dijo en el vídeo, mi pregunta es: ¿existen aún compositores que puedan estar creando música que merezca más que sólo oir? ¿Por qué cuando hablamos de música clásica (o académica) necesitamos referirnos a los grandes compositores del pasado y no a algún contemporáneo? Saludos

Your father sounds very astute and generous to you, you lucky chap!

Mr. Baremboim for the last year I've been struggling between my way of feeling and understanding music and the way academies do. I do feel music in a very inner and special way so my question is: is there some way to make my musical life and thoughts coexist with academical rules and laws without ruin my own way of playing and my own musical thougts? Thank you

Sehr geehrter Maestro Barenboim! Ich wünsche Ihnen auf diesem Wege alles nur erdenklich Gute zum Geburtstag! Da auch ich heute Geburtstag habe, wünsche ich mir noch viele Videos, in denen Sie mit Leidenschaft über all die Themen sprechen, die Ihnen am Herzen liegen. Porque como decía el filósofo alemán Friedrich Nietzsche: "Sin música, la vida sería un error".

Maestro, how do you study polyphonic music at the piano? Do you work systematically in each individual voice and later in different combinations (which I think is not practical and almost inviable when learning a huge amount of music like the whole WTC), just when you consider it necessary or never at all? I would also like to know how do you memorise this kind of music. Thank you so much!

Maestro

@marckantony3193

6 жыл бұрын

Quisiera su gracia

La musica pop tambien se escucha de verdad y hasta puede ser compleja tambien.

@Jose-gq9bt

Жыл бұрын

Si?

Querido Maestro, gracias por sus interesantes videos! Son muy útiles tanto para los que se dedican a la música como para los que no. Me gustaría saber su opinión con respecto a los estudiantes de música que no pueden desarrollarse, donde la educación de su propio país en vez de ayudarlos, lo complican todo, y que al mismo tiempo saben que serán muy talentosos como profesionales pero no encuentran la salida (es el caso de algunos países en Latinoamérica y África, por ejemplo), ellos qué podrían hacer? Agradezco mucho su respuesta. Saludos y seguimos esperando ansiosos sus videos!! :)

God bless you

Maestro, podría hacer un video sobre las variaciones Golberg. Abrazo fuerte desde México.

Dear Mr. Barenboim, I am having a great pleasure and get impressed by your videos. Each week I am waiting for the new one. You should keep doing this because its a privilege for us to learn from you. I would like to ask: why people always think that classical music is so difficult to understand and they dont tend to be interested in it? May this opinion be related to the general education system? Thank you very much. Salih

Could you discuss Scriabin's famous D sharp minor etude, op. 8 no. 12? I find it to be a very difficult and heart-breaking exercise, and I can only wonder how Scriabin could write something so tragic and deathy.

And what can you say about the Soundtracks for games or movies?

Maestro podría dar una charla sobre el tango, los amantes de esta música tan emotiva para nosotros se lo agradeceríamos enormemente. Un afectuoso saludo desde las Islas Canarias.

Thank you maestro for your videos! Here is a question, why you think that society nowadays needs so much of that pop music, which you dont need to listened, just hear it as you said. And in the other hand is forgetting about classical music. Thank you in advance

Mr Baremboin: I studied classical piano with a student of Alfredo Casella. Perhaps like her mentor, she had a very strict philosophy about the "perils" of mingling with Jazz music while one is studying Classical music. She held the notion that each discipline holds a very different technique and that trying to study both at the same time could create clashes and sabotage one's technique. There are those, such as myself, especially having left the classical studies (while still revisiting pieces by Bach, Ravel and others), and having pursued Jazz studies, who believe that there is no thing as "Classical Piano Technique" or "Jazz Piano Technique". That there's only "Piano Technique". That being said, it is unquestionable, after listening to pianists such as Art Tatum, Bill Evans and Thelonious Monk, that there are, within the style of Jazz, infinite ways to attack the instrument, and that each individual performer is in a personal quest to develop their own technique. Do you believe the same is true for Classical Piano? What do you think of performers such as Glenn Gould who became quite controversial for his unique way to both perform and interpret the music?

Muchas gracias por sus palabras, las palabras al igual que la música llenan el alma y su forma de ver la vida enriquece mi alma. Por otro lado le quería agradecer por su respuesta a los comentarios, nunca escribo en estos muros porque creo que es una perdida de tiempo, pero tener la mínima posibilidad que una persona como usted oiga las palabras de uno, genera una sensación difícil de describir. Yo estudie guitarra clásica y me dio una una enfermedad en el cerebro, distonía focal. Ame mucho la música clásica, pero el sin sabor que dejo mi enfermedad fue un odio por la academia, y subconscientemente por la música clásica. La forma como hoy en día el error, la perfección, el virtuosismo se relaciona con la música clásica me aterra. En la actualidad me dedico a componer música "popular" y fue un acercamiento maravilloso y una forma de reconciliarme con el dolor y con la música, y creo ciegamente que los músicos que logran superar esas barreras de egos y juicios (que extrañamente somos los mismos músicos los más duros a la hora de juzgar) son los grandes artistas, como usted maestro, que lograron romper las barreras de los egos. De acá me surgen dos mi preguntas¿cuál es su consejo para superar derrumbar ese miedo a la perfección? ¿si tuviera un niño que esta empezando su carrera artística en la música clásica cuál seria su consejo para el mundo de la academia no se lo coma y más bien lo pueda utilizar a su favor?y si tiene algo de tiempo cual seria su consejo para una persona las personas que como yo sufrimos esta enfermedad que es tan dura para el corazón. Muchas gracias por todo

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Hola Maestro. Soy guitarrista argentino 🇦🇷Podría dedicar un vídeo al fraseo de la Fuga de Bach Bwv 998.?O sobre cómo trabajar una Fuga en general? Muchas gracias por su aporte a la buena música y a los que buscan la excelencia. Cálido abrazo desde Buenos Aires.

Mr Barenboim, what do you consider the most important element of playing piano? I.e. is it a genuine love for the music, or technique etc that makes a piece sound beautiful.

Maestro, could you answer my question? Which composer do you consider the most innovating, and why?

Maestro I'm curious if you learn or read some books of other fields as literature history painting..as Rubinstein ,and how those affect performing or understanding music?

yo pienso que la música puede hacer que olvides tus problemas o incluso que los comprendas.la música puede tener efectos diferentes en las personas uno puedo llorar o reir a la vez.

Maestro, il segreto per comprendere la musica è liberarsi di tutto? comprendere senza vincoli; essere nel pathos e nello stesso momento assolutamente concentrati? Oppure è un momento in cui la vita si raccoglie, si ferma a riflettere su stessa?

Dear Mr Baremboim: I've recently discovered your videos and I've loved them, and, above all, they made me think about things I considered uninteresting before. I have a question: Most people nowadays consider Mozart, or Beethoven, or Bach, the greatest musical geniuses ever. And I found disgusting the fact that anyone (including me), would consider Schönberg, or Schostakovich as being as talented or even more than them. Why? Well, I suppose it's because of the tonal system; within thousands of years different systems have been developed, and one of them gained popularity as the most perfec one. And I ask, is it because of the human perception of the sound itself, or it depends on ear education? For instsnce, what if we teach someone from its birth the twelve-tone system and we play for him/her Webern's music? What would he/her think about Mozart? Thank you for your attention to the people's comments.

Dear Mr Barenboim, I was wondering whether you believe that classical music has self-sustaining future in this increasingly capitalist and commercially free world driven by consumerism. Do you believe that art music is something more than entertainment, and is something people have to listen to, rather than choose? And how would you suggest this should be done? Thank you so much for these wonderful videos, they are very very important to me, Ethan

Yes Please. Add Subtitles in more languages. We can help in Hindi, Spanish, Bengali etc.