FIRST TIME HEARING CLASSICAL MUSIC!! MAURICE RAVEL - BOLERO | REACTION

[@williamwolfe4997]

I'm a freaking metal head and it all began with classical music. To appreciate classical music is to appreciate all music. Rock on my brother!

[@atomicat]

Wise words my friend..

[@skylerhedblom]

5:45 you asked about the drum part - as a percussionist, I can tell you that is one of the most infamous snare drum parts in all of "classical" music! The control it takes to play that one 2 bar pattern for the entire piece and to not slip up is outstanding.

[@jamesalexander5623]

Wrists!

[@SteveNathn]

For me it would be the measure counting😂

[@TheDivayenta]

One of the sexiest pieces ever written. The buildup, the climax, the release. Seriously I see a little parade with a band approaching from the distance. Keep going with the classical, Sceez! You are very musical yourself! Bach’s Toccata and Fugue is a classical fave and used in many horror movies of the past! It’s actually quite beautiful.

[@quecksilber457]

The first sentence says it all. :) ABSOFRICKINLUTELY!

[@Unclesmokey314]

Without the classical... We have nothing. This particular piece is just fantastic! So this is what Patrick was talking about the other night!!! SWEET!!! Ya boy Smokey does love himself some classic symphony. Good to know 😉 Hat tip to Patrick 🎩 I grew up on Saturday morning cartoons in the 70's and never lost my love for the music.

[@trevorveail]

To most people in the UK this is the music used by the Ice Dancers Torvill and Dean when they won the 1984 Winter Olympic gold medal.

[@nono-vt6hp]

Everyone pointing out the sensuality/sexiness should definitely watch that performance.

[@lenniedavis1294]

I saw that and i was so impressed they literally didnt have to do anything big or super technical. It was so simple and really beautiful. It was well deserved.

[@kentinatl]

makes me smile

[@Shrykespeare]

Great reaction, Sceez. I just love how it starts softly (with clarinets and oboes), and then it just keeps building and building into something truly magnificent. Ravel composed this almost a century ago and it still hits HARD.

[@Unclesmokey314]

Kudos to you on the culture angle. Time for more of it amigo!!

[@Shrykespeare]

@@Unclesmokey314 Thanks, buddy. I might request "The Blue Danube" somewhere down the road.

[@Unclesmokey314]

@@Shrykespeare Just took the dog for a walk and listen to the barber of Seville and a few other pieces on my headphones

[@ericacawthorne790]

I love his individual introductions to each instruments, it's hypnotic. Like a snake charmer.

[@dan74695]

Ravel did not like this piece.

[@biggmaqq]

Congratulations. The perfect choice to start exploring orchestral music!

[@jonnylumberjack6223]

I've been reading a bunch lately and I always have classical on in the background. I need music, but don't want to be distracted by lyrics, classical music is a whole vibe, for sure. Helps heal the soul. The drummer (percussionist? timpani player?) always gets a wee round of applause at the end of live performances for this, because he does have to be so incredibly consistent or the whole thing would go to shit :)

[@fractuss]

Though I already know this piece it's been a pleasure listening along with you.

[@GenXDaddyO]

Classical is an underserved reaction genre and it’s a shame. There are centuries of great music to explore and appreciate. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Rachmaninov, just to name a few of the greats. Keep going down this road!

[@eduardoalegriarampante639]

I even enjoyed the GEICO interrumption 😆

[@misterstubbs1611]

This is one of the earliest pieces of music can I remember hearing, my grandmother used to play the 78 on her gramophone.

[@ericacawthorne790]

Great to see your reaction to classical music

[@StatsJedi]

"Ravel was surprised and somewhat annoyed at the popularity of Bolero. He suspected that its obsessive quality and sexual undertones were responsible for the success." -- Wisconsin Public Radio.

[@GenXDaddyO]

Well, you wrote the musical equivalent of a booty call bro. What did you expect?😂

[@cymaticsmoke7658]

Can anyone else see the frequencies and colors resonating from this in your minds eye?

[@hannejeppesen1809]

Your reaction shows that you like all kinds of music. Good for you.

[@ellenashton9468]

To hear this live is such a pleasure😊

[@JPVLDRodrigues]

One of my favorite pieces. I love the sound of the bassoon. And it's funny that when the main instrument goes from a very low instrument to a high one it makes me think of a snake slithering in the grass..

[@jamesalexander5623]

Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" takes a cue from Bolero.

[@kevinmatthewjoubert9650]

You need to watch an orchestra playing this, mind blowing.

[@lenniedavis1294]

Bolero is one of my favorite pieces of music. You should watch The Danish Symphony do this. Theyre my favorite so far.

[@theblindlibrarian]

Love classical but it doesn’t get the love it deserves anymore. Voiceplay did a cover of Hall of the Mountain King which helped some people at least explore the genre a little more for a few days.

[@hannejeppesen1809]

I love all kinds of music, jazz was my first love along with rock and roll. Especially in the mid to late sixties when rock and roll changed. However, several years back I became interested in classical music. When I want to relax and tune out the world there's two pieces I listen to this is one of them the other is Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, which is classical with some jazz thrown in. You should listen to it, i'm sure you will like.

[@lipby]

Brilliantly orchestrated piece of music

[@ellenashton9468]

Love your open mind xx

[@MikeC2K10]

Trombones have 12 minutes of rests and then Ha! HA! GLISSANDO!!!!!

[@hdebard]

watch it live by a complete orchestra and put the sound all around you. Herbert Von Karajan was a good director of this piece

[@Chris-ez7lu]

you should watch the choreography on the bolero of maurice bejart with the great Argentine dancer Gorge Don with unique charisma you will have more feelings about this wonderful musical work

[@ElLuis1122]

Yes! 👍

[@lingoman1]

Good music is just that. Good music. Glad you are expanding your range of music styles. Growth is good.

[@Okrabatze]

so so nice

[@artbagley1406]

Many folks like to comment on what they visualize in their minds based on the beat, the tempo, the choice of instruments, etc. Some folks see a long line of elephants trudging through the jungle, a royal Egyptian procession (or perhaps Incan) at one of their pyramids, or a long seductive dance by a troupe in a king's palace. It all depends on the mood you're in!

[@charlotte1704]

I have an eclectic taste in music (varying in different categories/genres, including opera), and I’ve enjoyed classical music since I was around 6 or 7. There’s just something about certain (quite a few) pieces, including some of my favorite ones, being the entire piece of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata (3rd Movement), Mozart’s Lacrimosa, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons; Summer In D Minor, Johan Pachelbel’s Canon In D (Pachelbel’s Canon), that just make me go ‘🥺😢’ whilst listening to them. In other words, the ones I mentioned make me get super emotional whenever I listen to them on Spotify.

[@SAM-dg3vd]

first one is an oboe (double reed woodwind) and second is a clarinet

[@sergei-prokofiev]

If you want to hear some epic classical music try Prokofjev 5th symphony

[@KathTheViolist]

I believe when Ravel wrote this, he was exploring the idea of a factory. He had visited and was fascinated by factories.

[@SherlockOhms119]

The beginning instruments are a few different woodwinds. The nonstop snare drum plays an ostinato rhythm meaning unchanging throughout as background but on top rhythms are the other instruments playing that starts out as pianissimo and rising in a continuous crescendo to fortissimo possibile, which means increase volume until it's as loud as possible. Classical music listening builds patience. Playing increases brain neuronal networks for learning.

[@Eric-yo4qk]

Omg

[@SeekingHisWill78]

To my nutso high school teacher Miss Hedges who introduced me to this piece of music, thank you. I enjoy the music; she claimed the repetitious beat was created as a way to mind-control or brainwash people. LOL She was crazy. If you see this comment and want to try another classic, I'd suggest the 1812 Overture. It kicks ASS!!!

[@telephilia]

It's not a song.

[@AruthaGiannis]

First instrument is an oboe I believe. Woodwind. BTW, there is a very famous Russian ballerina named Maria Plitskaya who did a dance piece to this music that is beyond unbelievable.

[@telephilia]

Amazing how many people today cannot recognize the standard instruments in a symphonic orchestra. When I was a child my education in this regard was through Peter and the Wolf by Prokofiev. That's a flute..

[@artbagley1406]

I sincerely hope you enjoy your experiences with classical music. My favorite period is the Romantic school. Less "mathematical" than the Classical (note the capital "C") and less "wild" than Modern. There are several live performances of "Bolero" on KZbin that would make this piece more interesting to a wider audience. If you liked the composition, may I suggest live presentations by Maestro Dudamel or Maestro Gergiev. The beauty of this piece is the orchestration (combination of instruments to make the tones). It's fun to get to know the "voices" of each instrument and combination of instruments. Rumor has it that a woman ran screaming "I don't understand this. I cannot stand this!" Maurice Ravel was in the audience and commented later, "That woman understood this music!" Conductor Dudamel's version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/maundGachLijnsk . Maestro Gergiev's version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXu5iHipqdqSoq8

[@peterweiss123]

Fire 🔥 You should react to Mozart The rondo alla turca

[@lenniedavis1294]

Also this was the last music Maurice Ravel wrote before he got sick and eventually had to retire.

[@jaeminko4286]

no, he wrote the piano concerto in g major after this. Would be so bad if he got sick that early!

[@BoKoBay]

I think that is an oboe instrument 1:30 then again it could be a clarinet.

[@thomasjoyce7870]

It's nice - actually, it's great - that you're reacting to one of the most iconic of post-Romantic Era classical pieces. It's not so nice - actually, it's not so great - that you chose an audio-only production to do your reaction to. There are tons of very great films of supurb, world-class orchestras performing Bolero. Sure, so many of the instruments are unfamiliar to you, but had you chosen a visual production, at least you could have seen them make their sounds. One of the most important jobs of the conductor is to maintain the rhythm that the orchestra will then follow. That's how they maintain their steady pace: through the knowledge, experience, and sheer will of one man (or woman), the conductor.

[@chocopuddingcup83]

While the snare part isn't difficult, it takes intense concentration. One wrong move and it throws it all off.

[@Badgersj]

Hooked! Like the rest of us then!

[@johnoneill6077]

Well put with calming . Me DA taught me classical and while I love metal. This is amazing. When I'm frustrated especially in traffic, this is what brings peace. Thank u

[@SherlockOhms119]

Now do Night on Bald Mountain, you'll enjoy it.

[@ElLuis1122]

Wasn’t that just beautiful!

[@marcieharreld286]

Classic music, like this one, can be very sexual without any words!!! 🎶🎼🎵💃

[@Chptz]

Black Jesuz - 2pac feat The Outlawz (Explicit)

[@gixelz]

awesome content, i just wish your first classical reaction was something like requiem >< this is kinda a niche piece not even ravel thought it was that good

[@quecksilber457]

The song is pure "physical love". Starting slowly, getting faster and faster till both c***. :) Believe me, i very often listened to it under such "circumstances". lol

[@znotch87]

Please fix your aspect ratio....

[@brendanwienand9836]

6:17 / 18 The music lost you (I think to your phone).🙄

[@jameswiglesworth5004]

Of all the classical music you could begin with, you choose this mind blowingly dull piece, it can only improve for you from her on in

[@evorock]

It's boring af to play as well, even for us violins, we come in almost at the end of the piece, and after hearing the same motif over and over again, you just want it over and done with 😂😂😂

[@martinduften9429]

Your constant chatter, especially at the end, ruined everything.

[@DonnaGisellaTranchel]

You know... REACTION!!!

[@DonnaGisellaTranchel]

Hey! Ended up here because I just listned to another oevre of Ravel... WHAT will You make of this? FAMOUS!!! Modernistic! Ravel himself told a friend who liked it "Pity - because there is no music in it".... 😎💙💙💙💙💙🦩✨✨✨✨✨