First Time Hearing The Good, the Bad and the Ugly The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Reaction

[@IanDarley]

The 'wah wah' lady is Tuva Semmingsen, a very distinguished opera singer in her own right.

[@oopsdidItypethatoutloud]

Her whistle is brilliant 😊

[@peterang6912]

And she have pistol earings in

[@Killermcknight]

Didn’t notice that!

[@Killermcknight]

That’s awesome! She’s great!

[@claasengelbart2268]

Tuva is the best norwegian opera singer of all times in my opinion. She is so ambigious in many different music styles and that's her superpower.

[@zwieseler]

This fits the movie so well. Morricone was a genius. There’s a lot more to the wah wah lady than you think. It’s not a sax, it’s a cor anglais from the oboe family.

[@Killermcknight]

Oh trust me, we know there’s much more to the wah wah lady than what we saw here. 🙂

[@david-xr4oj]

Wah wah it is produced by the singer's voice and a harmonica (you can see at 3.34) that mix together. Morricone was truly brilliant.

[@CarlD70]

@@david-xr4oj Truly Brilliant since he had a very small and limited budget for this piece...(check it out sometime) and created this Masterpiece of music. That's talent.

[@josephpublico2337]

So, if that particular video has gone viral, the poor woman may forever be known as the wah wah lady?

[@jacquesstrapp3219]

@@josephpublico2337 She gets a kick out of being called wah wah lady so don't feel sorry for her.

[@Alhem11]

Fun facts. 😊 That concert hall cost 1.4 billion Danish kroner, (20,043,139 US$), which exceeded the budget by 250%. 😂 It is built specifically for radio and TV recordings, it is literally one big sound studio. Even the fabric on the chairs has the same resonance as a human, so if there are empty seats (which there never are) you won't be able to hear it. The horn was a English horn a instrument in the oboe family.

[@pliashmuldba]

Everything Danes build go over budget and over time, just wait and see with that tunnel to Germany, though i am told the bridge to Sweden was not such a case. Also the concert hall was donated by Maersk if my goo serve me right, but they would probably gladly have used tax payer money to build it just like to pay the musicians here

[@Alhem11]

@@pliashmuldba Maersk's gifts are a huge tax scam, all Danes are going to pay for Maersk's 'gifts'. When Maersk 'donated' the Opera House in Copenhagen's harbour, Maersk got a bigger tax deduction than the Opera House cost to build. 😂

[@pliashmuldba]

@@Alhem11 Yeah they are looking out for #1 in any way they can. And Danes are getting screwed over, though there are of course much worse cases of that like Russia and North Korea. But that is of course not countries Danes should compare to. I have not voted for a few decades now, but i am active working to bring new parties forth that is a little sane, i would vote for CUZ i am a big fan of democracy. I have worked under DIS ( Danish International Ship register ) A thing Maersk set up in the late 80ties with his minions, and that too was absolutely not a + for Denmark or Danish sailors, and a few years later many of us sailors was also fired. So today Danish ship's sail around with Danish flags on them, but you be hard pressed to find a Dane working on those ships.

[@georgelynch6139]

The DR Konserthuset in Copenhagen is one of finest acoustical tuned concert facilities in the world plus the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Choir were voted the best worldwide in 2023. Have attended their concerts there many times.

[@MichaelReiter]

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra is amazing. It's cool that you reacted to them! 🙂

[@Killermcknight]

They were really awesome, actually.”! Glad they were recommended. It’s been a lot of fun discovering so many new artists. A lot of those coming from you!

[@MichaelReiter]

@@Killermcknight It's always good to broaden your musical horizons. I think it's important for a reaction channel to constantly discover new artists. Of course, it's impossible to keep up with all artists on a regular basis, but you might find a few gems that you continue to follow. After you've reacted to Zhou Shen I'd like to recommend another Chinese singer/musician: Hua Chenyu. A good start would be his cover/rearrangement of the song Nunchucks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/on3WXmN3Zd54q6M (the channel owner added English subs). He is extremley versatile and sings many genres. You can never know what to expect from his next song. I think you need at least three very different performances from him to see if you like him or not.

[@MartinMcMartin]

DNSO played Whiter shade of pale, with Procul Harem in an outdoors concert, very cool too.

[@francislaverty9262]

Bear in mind when the original score was recorded there was not a lot of money for such things so it was cobbled together with just a few instruments. In my opinion The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is the pinnacle of Westerns and concludes a fabulous trilogy - Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars more and then this...excellent

[@ironnoodle7992]

You know the music is doing its job when you are filled with so much joy that it leaks out as feelings of love or happy tears or as simple as laughter .

[@moorek1967]

When this was first shown to Tuva Semmingsen and Christine Andersen, they were told it just went viral at 2 million, and by the time they looked at it, the numbers jumped to 8 million, and now it is one of the most played videos on KZbin. The second song is Ecstacy of Gold, which Metallica plays for every opening of every concert.

[@Killermcknight]

That is so cool!!

[@rebeccalipps23]

Procol Harum did their "Whiter Shade of Pale" with The Danish National Symphony Orchestra live in 2006, too.

[@Jack-pu4rf]

This Orchestra is my favourite Orchestra they are diverse and just have music in their veins, they were brilliant in the live performance of Procal Harems lighter shade of pale, the Danish National Orchestra is top notch,

[@donaldsmith283]

That was one of my favorite movies. Good the bad and the ugly.

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

As another Dane, this Danish Concert has been watched till now, 148.000.000 times!!!

[@BoringBrandi]

It's a pretty amazing rendition of the song

[@davidmuse7004]

Great reaction and love the fact that you picked that mic out!! This is a well done peice all around 👍BTW that strange thing he's playing is an Oboe, member of the reed family of instruments, cousin to the clarinet. Thank you for sharing Muse

[@simoneraciti1975]

Maestro Ennio Morricone, genius!

[@KOLLIS1969]

Treat yourself to arguably the best westerns ever made......indeed one of the best films ever made. Watch The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

[@farmhome904]

Fistful of Dollars, then A Few Dollars More, then Good, Bad, and the Ugly....

[@CarlD70]

@@farmhome904 YES!!! All great "spaghetti" westerns....love them all. Can call them Spaghetti Westerns if you want...simply great films on a budget.

[@TurningoffyourGaslights]

And also 'Once Upon a Time in the West'..one of the few times Henry Fonda played the bad guy in the movies.

[@Crinno74]

Still yet to see anyone talk over the start of Ecstasy Of Gold. Everyone has been in awe.

[@wadesworld6250]

That oboe solo is so beautiful if almost defies belief.

[@Galantus1964]

WE are very proud of our DNSC, they are insanely talented and you really should take a deeper look into them on their channel, you'll find ALOT of movie scores and Videogame performances.. i mean ALOT...

[@david-xr4oj]

The "bird's nest" is actually an Italian instrument called Ocarina made from terracotta.

[@TenCapQuesada]

And did you notice Tuva Semmingsen's earrings were Colt revolvers?

[@Killermcknight]

What! No!

[@klausolekristiansen2960]

@@Killermcknight Just one. The other was a feather.

[@kevinokleshen2213]

And Christine Andersen was wearing a black and gold dress during "The Ecstasy of the Gold".

[@klausolekristiansen2960]

Hanging is an important theme in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

[@mervinmannas7671]

Waa Waa lady has a great voice and is a stunning soprano or metz soprano. She has performed with the Danish N S O before

[@Royal_BLT]

🇨🇦 The DNSO consists of over 70 choir members and over 100 musicians ! Those "sticks" are Slats, slapped together to simulate the sound of a Whip being snapped/cracked ! 🇨🇦

[@jasondoss763]

This may have already been answered, but the solo instrument at the beginning of the second movement is an English horn, which is a lot like an oboe but pitched lower.

[@3COLORSMUSIC-ul2cn]

famous soundtrack by Maestro and composer Ennio Morricone, from the western films of international director Sergio Leone. 🌺

[@Cnith]

I think the harmonica guy you mentioned was part of the "wawaaaaa"-sound that the lady did. Great to see you enjoyed the performance!

[@vaudou74]

harmonica (just below her) and voice was synched so it seemed all came from the lady.

[@Killermcknight]

Ohh interesting! Thanks so much!

[@scouttrooperjohnny]

This video is a great example how an orchestral music is made. A note by note by the composer (in this case Ennio Morricone; a genius) and the Danish Symphony Orchestra absolutely are showing us how every and each musical instruments along with the vocals are muxed together in a grand song. This video is a learning experience.

[@LadyDragonsblood]

This was Christine's first performance with the Orchestra... she was the blond soprano. Tuva was the "wah wah/whistling" lady and a marvelous singer herself.

[@emanuelealbricci3503]

Ennio Morricone the italian Genius!❤

[@LuGer212]

I don't know why Ennio Morricone did it, what nerve in my mind or body he strikes, but I admit - I cry ugly to The Ecstasy of Gold every time. It's just so incredibly beautiful.

[@MarkJones-w9d]

BBC Proms , ibiza...you'll love it 🎉🎉 💃 🕺

[@roseblue4205]

This Same Concert Played A Fistful of Dollars, A Few Dollars More & Once upon a Time in the West. All separate vids for those. They are just as good.

[@CorruptSnypah]

The Ecstasy of Gold is often used to open Metallica concerts

[@ChrisEchoes]

Like all symphony orchestras they do regular classical concerts to a high standard. What makes them stand out is that they also do these type of concerts dedicated to music used on movies, musicals, tv shows and videogames. The wah wah lady features in several of those concerts which I have seen pretty much all of them because they are also released on Bluray. The one that is still missing is the Vikings concert. Plenty of official videos provided by the orchestra but the one you definitely should check out is Who Wants To Live Forever (from Highlander) and sung by our “wah wah” lady.

[@Killermcknight]

That’s so cool!

[@HenrikJansson78]

I had a collegue who went to watch them pretty much every time they set up a new piece. Back then I hadn't seen this and I didn't believe what he said about how good they were. Now I'm so envious... I really should travel down there and watch them live some day.

[@michaelthomas8592]

It was a SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, not a fake. I recommend YOU TWO to visit a Concert of a Symphony Orchestra LIVE and enjoy this!

[@NigelLangmead]

In the film the guy hanging would keep on being saved by Clint Eastwood and then Clint would claim the bounty.

[@paulmarshall6736]

You should listen to their National girls choir as well. You would be surprised at the level of excellence. Try the DR Pigekoret sing Magnum Mysterium(Lauridsen), Blackbird, River(Joni Mitchell) or Come Out and Play. They are all excellent. Or listen to the slightly younger choir DR Juniorkoret sing White Water Hymnal. The choirs really deserve to be better known as they are phenomenal

[@paulchilds9128]

The guy hanging from the ceiling showed up late for rehearsal

[@Killermcknight]

😂 awful

[@paulchilds9128]

yeah i know right, the guy slapping the boards together replaced him

[@yambo59]

This is the exact musical score written for the movie, played exactly the same

[@lisannebaumholz5028]

Classical music orchestras and choruses don't use boom mikes! Symphony halls are acoustically designed so microphones are not necessary. (Though you might have seen recording mikes since this concert was being recorded.)

[@Killermcknight]

Sure I understand the concept of a music hall and how acoustics work in the design of those halls. I didn't think they were using them for the audience in attendance but they were suspended above the choir for recording like you mentioned. It's the only way we'd be able to hear the concert with great clarity on the internet.

[@lisannebaumholz5028]

@@Killermcknight Absolutely! Here is a commentary about how Frank Gehry (a fellow Canadian) designed the Disney Hall in Los Angeles: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXS9Z36NrrOsi9ksi=GB4RvFLwjrpTO8Sg

[@keenian6164]

if you never seen Sergio Leone Western with these emotional soundtracks you MUST!

[@marineboy-kv6rf]

The man hanging was a nod to two important scenes in the film.

[@mikecaruss4561]

I've had the movie on TV probably a dozen times. My wife always gets on my back when I have it on again until I tell her I'm not watching the movie, I'm listening to the soundtrack.

[@ianstorey8713]

Hi guys I enjoyed this but I think you should check out the spaghetti western orchestra playing at the royal Albert hall in London that will blow you mind completely

[@GreenJeans1966]

The birdhouse is an Orcarina. Originated from Central America and the Andes, played for over 4500 years until European colonization. Made of clay terracotta. Now professionally played in china, japan and korea.

[@howardbarnett6452]

It's an English horn, one of the three double reed instruments found in an orchestra.

[@GregStudio01]

Ironically, in Britain it’s called a Cor Anglais!

[@DefenestrateYourself]

It’s actually an Oboe d'amore. Different instrument.

[@bertabeton4514]

It’s an english horn. It’s one and a half time bigger than a normal oboe. So to say an alto oboe.

[@paanikki]

That's correct. But describing English horn with comparison to Oboe does not help if the person asking the question does not know what is an Oboe...

[@DefenestrateYourself]

Nope, it’s actually called an Oboe d'amore, which is similar to the English Horn

[@robcrossgrove7927]

I think you might like listening to Hazel O'Connor-Will you. It's an 80's song but lots of people still enjoy it. It's a poignant soulful song, but the sax solo is one of the best that you'll hear. If you do listen to it, don't be fooled if it appears to end when the music first winds down. There's more.

[@markgough6538]

They invited John Fogarty of CCR fame to europe in 2010 to "Night of the Proms" where a full symphony orchestra from Belgium/Netherlands backed him while he sang and played the song " Put a candle in the window " they do it with many famous artists each year and it's really worth a listen if you love music, one of those give you chills moments, Regards, Mark from Australia

[@thomassmith6232]

My favorite soundtrack of all time Ennio Morricone was a genius. The instrument at the beginning of The Ecstasy of Gold was an oboe.

[@steviesellers]

Heard this many times on youtube , its the best thing ive heard on youtube

[@gaiavenus]

Another amazing one you wouldn't want to miss is *FMF 2015: International TV Series Gala: Vikings suite, Trevor Morris, Einar Selvik* New subscriber

[@pancentricism]

Now listen to the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain's version of this. Incredibly talented musicians who don't take themselves too seriously.

[@Killermcknight]

Now that sounds like fun!

[@raycardy4843]

Hi guys! You need to watch 'Once Upon A Time In The West' from the same concert! You will see more strange instruments. and hear much more from the harmonica and the 'Wah-Wah' lady (Tuva Semmingsen)..! 🥰 The DNSO cover all genres - their Star Trek suite is amazing too!

[@stevencarr4002]

I heard somebody say that Morricone used birdsong for some of the sounds. It is not true, but he was definitely trying to capture the sounds of Nature in the Wild West.

[@timwoods603]

Awesome video guys! Look forward to the next one.

[@Killermcknight]

Thanks so much!

[@XDarkSyntaXOriginal]

The instrument you wanted to to know what it was, is called "cor anglais" they run about $6000.00

[@Killermcknight]

😱😱

[@DefenestrateYourself]

Nope it’s actually an Oboe d'amore

[@RTSOB1]

From a fellow audio nerd, enjoyed your Sennheiser aside. If I'm the marketing manager, I'm sending you a dozen.

[@scott3744]

If you know the movie, you can't hear this music without thinking about scenes in the movie. The greatest Western of all time, and it definitely wouldn't be the same without Ennio Morricone's soundtrack 👍

[@rah2287]

The instrument in question is an oboe.

[@ianghea2192]

Hi guys, I really enjoy hearing your reactions to some of the 'old' stuff. If I could make a suggestion, please check out a video of a singer named John Farnham. He's considered a national treasure dpwn here in Australia where he is known simply as 'The Voice". In 1989 I was at a concert that he did with the Merlbourne Symphony Orchestra which I still remember to this very day. Look for the clip John Farnham and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - You're the Voice. as well as his version of the Beatles classic "Help". Incidentally, when Frteddy Mercury passed, John was the first person they approached to front 'Queen'. He declined because it would mean leaving his family in Australia. Will be very interested to hear what you think. Cheers

[@danielemlet7885]

The good the bad and the ugly is one of Clint Eastwood best movies, the movie is about hang someone

[@MelodyMan69]

I remember this track on the 'Spagetti Western' in the 1960s.

[@revjohnlee]

The double reed instrument was an English horn, sometimes called cor d'Anglais. It is distinguish for being neither a horn nor English. It is part of the oboe family.

[@traog]

From the same concert, "Once Upon a Time in the West", Tuva (wah-wah singer) sings the lead in this one.

[@jjcustard6378]

The whole album is excellent

[@glenmale1748]

Not to rain on the Waa Waa ladies parade... she is a very talented vocalist. But the waa waa sound is actually supplemented by a harmonica to give it that unusual vibrato. You can see and hear it at 3:34.

[@sag2horses]

THIS HEARD IN THE MOVIE 'THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY' STARRING CLINT EASTWOOD

[@briancleveland6115]

I like Tuva Semmingsen's gun earings 👍 the wa wa lady 🤘

[@wbeimarhurtado7025]

El dia en que yo muera espero que todavia no quiero esta musica que lo reciban a uno en el cielo con esta melodia hermosa no ay palabras para expresar como tocan los intrumentos los coros las voces dios que hermosura de musica pa mis oidos👏👏👏👏🤡👏🤡👏🤡🤪🤪🤪👻🤪👻🤪👻👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😜😜😜✌️✌️✌️😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁👏👏

[@davidober1199]

Easily one of the top 5 performances of anything ever, IMHO.

[@FurbyPurrson]

the instrument you thought was a saxophone is actually an ''Oboe''.

[@williambranch4283]

Their cover of Gravity is beautiful.

[@carstenhull2475]

This was recorded at a Ennio Morricone theme concert in Copenhagen. You might react to another piece from the same concert - once upon a time in the west ...

[@Yougottalaugh-p9u]

I could name 50 Morricone film scores that would blow you away, but you have to listen to The Mission film score, regarded by many as the grestest film score. The Mission theme Gabriel's oboe On Earth As It Is Heaven

[@halhammons9705]

The solo instrument is an English horn -- kind of like an oboe, a double-reed wind instrument, but with a curved mouthpiece.

[@DefenestrateYourself]

Oboe d'amore actually

[@Boncked]

I believe that the horn in the middle of the episode is an english horn. similar to an oboe.

[@markosporn8315]

Ennio Moricone is a gem

[@nathanfisher1826]

Epic 😊

[@littlemouse7066]

Only to clarify the conductor is not there for show and her (in this case) big contribution comes before the performance the conductor decides how to play the piece and gives the orchestra instructions during the rehearsals I don't know if in this case since it's not a classical piece she made little changes to the arrangment maybe not.

[@zetareticuli-pp4ut]

Excelente!

[@WayneCoke]

If you want to go down the rabbit hole you need to watch some of their other video's.

[@stuartmazzeo2516]

When idiots say, "There's no such thing as real magic." i play this for them. Even the editing is magnificent.

[@THOMMGB]

You may have missed it, but the next time you watch this, check out Tuva’s pistol earrings. She became really well known after this video came out.

[@bcool9272]

There are concerts with Symphonic Orchestras that only play movie scores.

[@chrisanderson01]

It's unfortunate that most people are introduced to Tuva Semmingsen via this video. They equate her as being the wha wha girl not realizing she is an incredibly gifted singer. You should check some of the other videos featuring her.

[@waynegibbons352]

Not a Saxophone, that is a double reed woodwind known as an Oboe, the bass version is called a Bassoon.

[@Badger77722]

FYI: not a lot of parts written for ukelele in most orchestras. So, demand might not be very high. But hey, if that's what you want, go for it! Personally, I'd love to know how to play the cello, but most string instruments are really difficult to master, and I'm a little too old now to be learning.

[@danieljette7409]

This is only part of the concert, you can find the rest of the concert on KZbin

[@Diseased_Mr_T]

The not saxophone is an oboe. A beautiful but fiendishly difficult instrument.

[@KCmidwest-wm9jd]

These westerns are their own sub-genre. They are "Spaghetti Westerns," called so, because they were filmed in Italy, for far less money than in Hollywood. "On the Cheap" with a cast of international actors, and very bad voice dubbing - most of the actors spoke their lines in their native language. Spaghetti Westerns were an essential part of my childhood in the 1960s. Double feature on a Saturday afternoon. 50¢ admission and 50¢ for snacks. All snacks were 5¢ and 10¢, so, if you chose wisely, you could load up. A couple cartoons, a short (Laurel & Hardy, or The Three Stooges), and two movies. Gave our mothers a much needed break on Saturday afternoons. And this was EVERY Saturday. First thing you did was eat the popcorn, then collapse the box and sail it towards the screen, like a frisbee (before there were frisbees) when the cartoons began. Those movie employees hated us! 🤣😈🤣 I'm so lucky to have been a kid in the late 1950s/1960s.😀😀

[@kimmoantinaho3834]

Actually was filmed in Spain

[@KCmidwest-wm9jd]

@kimmoantinaho3834 True. Interesting how locations bounced around Europe. Whatever fit the budget.

[@MaxTooney]

Psst....that's an English horn @3:57. Edit: the high notes @6:52 sound like a piccolo trumpet to my old ears. If not, I'm sure someone will correct me, lol. Lost in all my nit-picking: this was a very respectable, really good reaction video!

[@Killermcknight]

😆 thank you so much

[@DefenestrateYourself]

Nope it’s an Oboe d'amore

[@zorro1466]

GRANDE MAESTRO MORRICONE !!! Tutte le sue colonne sonore sono adorate da noi italiani !!

[@williambranch4283]

Base ocarina for the owl. English horn or oboe ... for the adagio portion. The coloratura soprano is THE prima donna ;-) You are the only one to notice the final high notes ... think it is the soprano singing an octave above normal range ... and not breaking!

[@The1andonly1977]

One of the best Clint movie.

[@ITubeTooInc]

4:10 No, that's an English horn, part of the oboe family, not a saxophone.

[@paulmcmahon4552]

this is an awesome concert, if you want another suggestion for an orchestral concert, watch Andre Rieu - Bolero, concert in Maastricht in 2012, mind blowing

[@patticrichton1135]

A duck call!? sounds more like an owl hooting, actually like a dove (we have doves where I live, and can hear them outside my bedroom, and they sound like that OCARINA, that is what it's called. You have to watch the movie "THE GOOD, THE BAD, and the UGLY" to understand WHY they have a man hanging there.

[@buidseach]

There's no point watching this if you haven't seen the films first :)

[@Killermcknight]

Why not? We can enjoy music and seeing their performance without seeing the movie, no?

[@michaelthomas8592]

Believe me: the 'WahWah' and Whistling' is just a kind of art. NOT Sennheiser-Things!