Widmann: Viola Concerto ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Antoine Tamestit ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada

[@gammafoxlore2981]

Cue, in the David Attenborough voice, "here we see a violist calling for a mate, in its natural habitat."

[@GeeTransit]

At the moment, it stands no chance of mating.

[@men_del12]

"It's super effective! The audience are all curious to the violist!" "But now look! He's trying to impress his mates by rubbing his violin with his stick!" "It's not effective! Instead the mates are all in confusion." "Poor violist, he's trying his best." "But what's this? The violist use *scream* !" "But will it work?"

[@fredericchopin6445]

have any of you listened to the full concerto wtf

[@mythil3989]

@@fredericchopin6445 have u come to stfu

[@JR_Productions816]

​@@fredericchopin6445I have

[@minema7953]

Highlights of this Orchestra: 3:14 A Man creepily watches an lady, colorized 7:18 A man becames Harry Potter, colorized 7:32 A man spotted wandering throughout the orchestra and tuning for some reason , colorized 14:58 A man shocked from a large brass sound and jumps, almost making viola commit kinetic energy, colorized 19:00 A man screams because music is so intense, colorized

[@r1g340]

Contemporary music is outright dumb

[@BadViola]

@@r1g340 No way, Jorg Widmann is hilarious and lovely!

[@PatriciaDHarden]

The perfect playlist

[@choiyatlam2552]

I thought the second was more like Link in Legend of Zelda obtaining a new item.

[@codascheuer8426]

@@r1g340 you have absolutely no idea the incredible variety contemporary classical music offers. If you think it’s all like this, you’re wrong.

[@FilipusWisnumurti]

I must admit, i come to this video from twoset violin..........

[@tzyoci]

Filipus Wisnumurti oh me too

[@TheCrazychick07]

I did too

[@danielwalker2381]

nothing to admit xD

[@MartinEscola]

i just searched "weird viola concerto" and this was the first link

[@gerrysong6908]

Same

[@wammy5467]

Now that, my friends, is what a stradivarius viola sounds like

[@nataliagidlewska2024]

21.46 if you can wait

[@h4tchi]

i only hear sacrilege

[@封嶺]

@@h4tchithen u need to grow up

[@belacsiszer6656]

Étienne Vatelot viola?

[@dariusgoh5314]

me: what key is this in? widdman: yes

[@firstsergeantscanofchili4647]

Atonal and whatnot

[@typo1345]

What key is this in? **ARAAAAAGHHHHH!!!!** Thanks random violist

[@CristianDroppelmann]

LOL

[@Malcador-TWOM]

What time signature? Percussionist: yeeeeaaaaahhhhh, no

[@jaysparc]

Ok, that's funny.

[@XerosXIII]

This is how it feels to be Nicholas Cage everyday! Joke aside, its impressive how the composer could wrote this... uncomfortable (?) piece, and everyone play it perfectly without bailing from their seats! :D

[@ricochet4674]

@@allyjackman6213 Yea its impressive how none of them burst out laughing mid-piece. Because holy shit.

[@happyfrantic7127]

I listened to half the concerto looking for the scream, but I was so amused and interested by this unique concerto that I decided to finish it.

[@jmusto2116]

Bloody brilliant. This is theater and music, this is why people come to "see" and hear a concert. The connection with the orchestra and soloist is genius. A16 year old student told me about this piece. Welcome to the 21st century

[@vexx80000]

This is amazing. Like it's straight from the mind of Lovecraft. If someone told me this was from a horror movie of game I'd believe them. It conjures up images of abandoned mansions with dark, untold stories, forbidden forests with evil beasts lying within, decrepit docks, and unspeakable horrors that could only come from those who you trust. Unconventional in all rights, and breathtaking from beginning to end.

[@littlefreelibrary7395]

Yes.

[@littlefreelibrary7395]

You forgot the knocking on doors though...

[@lemonprime7889]

It's interesting to me that you compare this to the music for a horror videogame, because personally, listening to this, I get strong vibes of the OST for Alice: Madness Returns. The sound of the viola in this performance often reminds me of the soundscape from that game, especially the title screen music.

[@Idk.Dareek]

personal reference 7:10 18:45

[@bananabattlebean4858]

Holy shit! Notes!

[@unoriginal422]

I love the sword

[@Fiddlevlad]

Thank you sir, have a like, we need people like you :)

[@mogmason6920]

AAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!

[@Gangs3oSTYLE]

7:15 me: He finally acquired knowledge how to use a bow. What a touching realization!!! 7:20 also me: Nevermind.

[@Jay-S04]

ok but 18:59 tho

[@signodeinterrogacion8361]

I laughed at loud, dude's doing a He Man 😆. Doesn't mean it's worse because of it, thought, quite the oposite! This is pure genius!

[@MarkHatlestad]

This is the most insane piece for Viola I've ever heard... Both in terms of technical difficulty and in character. What an astonishing performance.

[@JohnBorstlap]

So happy for you.

[@svan79]

death metal viola concerto

[@natedecoco615]

Its based on fold music i think

[@keonsagara7313]

i'm jealous that you understand this

[@robinross2110]

Yes!

[@muzaknotez]

That "dies irae" quote caught me off guard. Such a cool piece. It's almost like it's the journey or a classical musician. As the piece goes from aliatoric to more fully orchestrated. This slaps! The whole instrument argument sequence and the scream were super cool albeit hilarious.

[@robinross2110]

Yes!

[@carquest3748]

Yea when he tapped the viola you could really see that you knew that this would be a hilarious peice

[@fredericchopin6445]

it’s sad that most people only care about the scream. it’s a very good concerto in my opinion that gets overlooked

[@bmdj4986]

where is it?

[@voicedify]

If history repeats itself, Widmann will be one of history's greatest and most under appreciated composers of all time. A hundred years from now, colleges will teach students that this concerto was not received well during it's time yet it inspired many new genres of music.

[@carquest3748]

Hopefully there aren't any knew peices based on it it is bad enough on its own

[@kapellmeisterr]

@@carquest3748 they said the same about Bizet's Carmen

[@codascheuer8426]

@@carquest3748 you realize you’re playing in to exactly what this person is saying?

[@arvidtom]

"One of history's greatest composers.." LOL, you're joking I hope? My guess is Widmann will be completely forgotten 100 years from now, except in some academic circles.

[@mattmatt9733]

I really enjoyed this music actually. Both the composer, the orchestra and the viola soloist are very talented

[@carquest3748]

*talented screaming noise*

[@fredericchopin6445]

the composer is a very good clarinetist as well

[@avatarlilacwolf]

I agree

[@sfbirdclub]

I can't believe it...but I too, really enjoyed this and was grateful he (and they) got so many call backs! It really seemed that the orchestra was as into this new work as he was. Superb. But once again, I remind people to read about what audiences thought about Beethoven after the 2nd Symphony (why can't he write like the 1st--that glorious work) or Mozart (yes, panned by the public Mozart) or late Verdi or....

[@Casutama]

@@carquest3748 I mean, whether or not you enjoy it, you can't deny how much skill has to go into playing this.

[@kingofspades6726]

my fingers hurt from 3 lines of pizzicato and then there’s this guy

[@zalannyari6584]

Composer: "So what do you want me to compose?" Violist: "Ever heard a viola joke?" Composer: "Say no more"

[@sebastianzaczek]

Oh boy i've got a piece for you kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZiwpKyna72XmbM

[@sebastianzaczek]

@@fredericchopin6445 it's not, it's Alex Temple's piece "Viola Joke"... Search it yourself if you don't trust the link haha

[@ec6432]

This is a new paradigm right here, love it, very interesting and kept me engaged at 3AM, never heard anything like this but I want more

[@carquest3748]

I love being able to hear again 1 year after watching

[@SuperIgill]

Thats one hell of a Viola Concerto. I'm honestly loving it. It has everything. Sadness, power, aggressiveness ....

[@molybdaenmornell123hopp5]

I hope those three things are not actually everything.

[@surfinmozart3083]

I guess I’m just not intellectual enough but I have no clue what’s going on

[@shuchunlai1660]

Do you watch two sets violin?

[@bernhardrulla]

The composer is getting everything possible out of the Viola without destroying it.

[@samuelcole9385]

Don’t worry even music students don’t know. This ones just a viola concerto. It will never be understood.

[@maxies4090]

I play in orchestra and I have no idea

[@andrerenault]

I don't understand it, but on a deep level I do

[@AriannaCunningham]

This Viola concerto is like one of the hardest concertos of all time for a professional violist to play!

[@iaf1810]

It may but all concertos have their own difficulties... Mozart concertante is hard as well as Bartok or Walton... All concertos are hard in their own way...

[@Ardjano234]

From Schott music: Work of the Week - Jörg Widmann: Viola Concerto The soloist holds his instrument to his ear, plucks with his left hand and grimaces. He has had to detune his viola… On 28 October 2015, Jörg Widmann’s Viola Concerto will be premiered at the Philharmonie de Paris. The piece was written for Antoine Tamestit, a frequent collaborator of Widmann’s, who will perform the piece with the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Paavo Järvi. Tamestit asserts that the audience can expect ‘a unique concerto experience’ with Widmann’s Viola Concerto, where the tradition of the solo concerto genre is tested with characteristic refinement. The work begins without a cue from the conductor - the soloist just starts playing, and without the bow. Inventive playing techniques demonstrate the instrument’s versatility: the imitation of a sitar using a ‘trembling’ vibrato, or percussive use of the viola’s body whilst playing with the other hand. Throughout the piece, the soloist must behave like an actor following detailed stage directions, with a mixture of pride and self-irony. Widmann’s inventiveness is not limited to the solo part; for instance, a scotch glass is used to prepare the piano. To me, the viola has always been first and foremost an extraordinarily melodious instrument. Playing chamber music with viola is one of the best experiences for me as a musician. Even with the viola’s C-string alone, you can tell stories unimaginable on any other string instrument. In my Viola Concerto, the setting is transported for long periods to a utopian land: at the beginning to a foreign and tentative sphere, inhabited only by viola pizzicati of all possible and impossible variants; then a wistful song from an imaginary oriental fairytale world; finally a crash into artistic-absurd cascades of virtuosity introducing the heart of the piece, an aria for viola and extremely muted strings; a painfully intimate swan song in a submerged world that will only be pulled into a dazzling reality in the final bars. - Jörg Widmann Widmann’s concerto is a co-commission from the Orchestre de Paris, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Subsequent performances will take place on 26 and 27 November 2015 at the Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, and on 3 and 4 March 2016 at the Herkulessaal, Munich.

[@carquest3748]

Viola is just expensive fire wood

[@fredericchopin6445]

@@carquest3748 not a good place for viola jokes. go to twoset violin videos for viola jokes okay?

[@BadViola]

I had NO IDEA this was by Jörg Widmann! I love him! He did a ore-show talk in Glasgow last month and was super excited and really down to earth. But mostly really really really excited to talk about music, his sister, and the glass armonica.

[@SallyGreenaway]

Absolutely incredible and wonderfully astonishing work. Someone who knows how to combine exceptional colours and textures in divine ways whilst adding humour, choreography and one of the longest studies into the pizzicato technique for viola.

[@NovicebutPassionate]

A 21st-century piece of music, thousands of years old. "Just listen with the vastness of the world in mind. You can’t fail to get the message.” Pierre Boulez

[@ColoredMud]

My artistic side is loving the passionate display, but my childish side keeps telling me to laugh XD XD

[@nickdavis965]

No you should laugh. Im sorry but wtf even is this..

[@ArielMagno91]

Lol there's nothing wrong with laughing - at times, it's what the composer intends to do. Beethoven quoted silly (drunk) songs in his piano sonata op. 110, Mozart wrote a 4-movement work (A Musical Joke) to make fun of bad composers who were bad at harmonizing and dealing with large scale forms, violin and horn players who couldn't play in tune (particularly in the high register), and the word "scherzo" means joke, fun etc... Not everything in classical music is meant to be serious, ceremonious, passionate, or "beautiful" (which is itself quite a subjective term) - music of any sort can evoke different moods and emotions. I particularly like this concerto a lot, and yes, there were moments when I laughed, but that doesn't mean the entire piece shouldn't be taken seriously (the ending is quite deep and dark).

[@ColoredMud]

@@ArielMagno91 That's a great point! If I ever see this live I wont hold in my laugh!

[@ColoredMud]

@@fredericchopin6445 Depends on the mood of the audience and performance as a whole, obviously I wouldn't laugh if most of the audience and performers wished for me not to. Christ.

[@fredericchopin6445]

@@ColoredMud yeah i mean in *most* classical concerts you shouldn’t laugh cuz most audience enjoy it unironically

[@anuel3780]

people coming here for the scream at 18:45 and missing out on what is otherwise a great piece ):

[@carquest3748]

Nah that sword that tapping just Nah

[@carquest3748]

Best part of the whole peice

[@fredericchopin6445]

@@carquest3748 no one asked for your opinion

[@carquest3748]

@@fredericchopin6445 Then why do you care so much about it if you don't care

[@fredericchopin6445]

@@carquest3748 bruh

[@gracegum9785]

contemporary composers be like *it's sacrifice time*

[@oldfogeymusic4248]

Brilliant! This is "The Rite of Spring" for the 21st century. (And I'm NOT joking.)

[@carquest3748]

Bruh this is actual trash

[@fredericchopin6445]

@@carquest3748 that's your opinion

[@carlpowell0]

This is now one of my favourite pieces. incredible. GENIUS!

[@carquest3748]

I really love how it makes me a musician who started a year ago sound like Paganini

[@carquest3748]

@@fredericchopin6445 I never said I wanted to be a soloist

[@dutchymen4990]

Someone: "I really hate the viola!" Composer: "Ahhahaa I too!" A few hours later: Composer: look I wrote this piece...

[@DrummanTaylor]

This has to be one of the best contemporary orchestra pieces I've ever heard Know that I came here from TwoSet...

[@xdragclick2074]

TaP tAp tAP... brrrrrt.... AHHHHH

[@farzinnegahban2566]

WTF is TwoSet! I am sure those comedians would love this gorgeous concerto! Violas rule!

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

I wonder how many you've heard.

[@blapi1120]

18:59 when u step on a lego

[@alexanderhan2819]

ToonyDrago lmao

[@Jonag__M]

Alexander Han so true tho

[@mstcysal8072]

lol XD

[@obi-wankenobi217]

This is why viola players are oppressed

[@jlegends211]

We are the true oppressed group. Give me money.

[@Sosukz]

Bruh at least they pay us..

[@andreygregocosta9858]

Actually this is the answer against the oppression

[@AAS-oc3si]

John Cage: freeman etudes :)

[@FJGossec]

They deserve.

[@miamam5484]

What a fascinating piece! And somehow...I caught myself thinking that it was even beautiful, at times. Bizarre yet brilliant.

[@lexilexington304]

This would be so hard to memorize

[@jonatankraft4922]

It certainly is, and it's quite uncommon to see contemporary music like this played without sheet music.

[@carquest3748]

The composer just writes stick your bow in the air like a sword and scream but in between just start tapping it

[@Crew7340]

@@carquest3748 hahahaah, it comes with destroying the viola

[@TheVaughan5]

Why would anyone with a brain want to memorize a load of crap.

[@fredericchopin6445]

this must’ve required a lot of practice for sure

[@ricochet4674]

This is a musical representation of the inside of a violist's mind.

[@garykuovideos]

Very cool work! Fantastic performance and video production! Thank you for sharing!

[@WilliamRichie-o3q]

In this peace of music I’ve heard so much beauty I’m not master in music I’m only 17 of this comment there’s a lot for me to impact in this I’ve been in high school band and I’ve come to appreciate music and Ive come to see that this peace is truly magnificent from the bass from the brass and the suspense from the strings and from the extra support form percussion this peace of music is truly a opening of one’s mind Ik that to people this just orchestra music and to some one that takes music seriously and uses it to heal the broken soul I find that most music impacts my life but this Thai takes my view of music being a form of therapy to a next level with the past couple of months of life and coming off the medicine that I’ve been put on from mental hospitals this is truly a good reputation of what’s been going on it may not make sense but from the slowing of the music and then the speeding to the lows to the highs and the scream in my opinion the most important part of this peace of music the scream is the breaking point of one’s mind Ik that I may be over looking this but truly this is me showing my appreciation and understanding the music and for Its complex and beautiful story I love all forms of classical and orchestra music this is truly been a beautiful experience and I can’t wait to find more of this kind

[@richardbahrett7803]

Roses are red Violets are blue The part you're looking for Is at 18:52

[@krysztof6917]

No i came to hear the whole concerto again I've seen the whole thing

[@probablylucky6671]

lmao you can hear people chuCKLING IN THE BACKGROUND

[@michaelbauers8800]

I am a music theory newb. Can you tell me what key, AAAAARGH, is screamed in?

[@nrai12]

Thanks for the much needed help😍😍

[@iliasilias5262]

@@michaelbauers8800 b flat hehe

[@petrut.1224]

Seems like after WWI and WWII humanity's orchestral music never got out of depression.

[@franklinsolomon4474]

Not to everyone's taste, but neither is Wagner or Webern. I thought it was fun.

[@MariaPRom]

Love it. So much acting! This music isn't nice, it just tells another type of stories. Maybe about fear, anxiety, uncertainty? Soloist is not the main figure, who just tells us what composer wanted to say. He lives there, he speaks about himself. I am so impressed. I came here to laugh but i found something sounds so honest, so natural.

[@horsthans7959]

Das ist das beste Stück was ich seit langem gehört habe!!! Nach all den Klassikern und anderen Stücken. Von Mozart bis Rihm.Von Bach bis Henze.Zwischen all diesen Großen Meistern ist kein vergleichbares Stück wie dieses. Einfach ein richtig amüsantes,gefühlvolles,höchst interessantes Stück.

[@albertovieira588]

MAN ! THis introduction was amazing ! Listen to these effects ! Marvelous.

[@baileyreidrickman]

In 2019, I first came here from twoset because of the screaming bit and for the jokes, but now that I’ve watched and listened to to whole concerto many times, it actually was a unique and a theatrical experience. I would go on to look at Widmann’s 2nd Violin Concerto, and further more of his works. Widmann really is an imaginative composer and a energetic musician/conductor. To this day he remains a huge influence on my compositions and my musicianship. ❤️🎶

[@A4amad3us]

The bit at 13:48 where the violist’s fingers go OFF the fingerboard to create that ghastly sound.. so cool! I appreciate this concerto tons

[@Casutama]

This is the type of music that I have yet to grow into, but regardless of whether I enjoy this or not, the soloist and the orchestra are giving an extraordinary performance and I'm really impressed!

[@michelagabrieli8055]

Who's here for twoset violin?

[@frontman2239]

🙋🏽‍♂️

[@professorleonardobeduschi1766]

Up

[@HanhTangE]

🖐🏼

[@sebastianzaczek]

Who isn't?😂

[@santiagoporcino4229]

Right here

[@MartyMusic777]

Me: which key is this in? Widman: Keys are an illusion. That which you call a key is but a construct of human imagination.

[@molybdaenmornell123hopp5]

He needs to say 'but' instead of 'just' to add gravitas and secure our unquestioning faith.

[@adrienmontagnon]

Für mich ist die Bratsche in erster Linie immer ein außerordentliches Gesangs-Instrument gewesen. Kammermusik mit Bratsche zu musizieren gehört für mich als Musiker zum Allerschönsten. Allein auf der C-Saite der Bratsche lassen sich Geschichten erzählen, die auf keinem anderen Streichinstrument denkbar wären. In meinem Viola Concerto ist die Szenerie über weite Strecken in ein utopisches Land verlegt: am Anfang in eine fremd-tastende Sphäre, ausschließlich von Bratschen-Pizzicati in allen möglichen und unmöglichen Varianten bevölkert; dann als sehnsüchtiger Gesang aus einem imaginären orientalischen Märchenland; schließlich ein Sturz in artistisch-absurde Virtuositäts-Kaskaden, die das Herzstück des Werkes, eine Aria für Bratsche und extrem gedämpfte Streicher, einleiten; ein schmerzlich-inniger Abgesang auf eine versunkene Welt, die erst auf den letzten Metern in eine grelle Realität gezerrt wird. - Jörg Widmann Pour moi, l’alto est avant tout un instrument extraordinairement chantant. Jouer de la musique de chambre avec alto relève pour moi, en tant que musicien, de la plus haute sorte de beauté. Rien que sur sa corde de do, il est possible de raconter des histoires qui seraient impensables sur n’importe quel autre instrument à cordes. Dans mon Concerto pour alto, le jeu scénique est largement transféré dans un pays utopique : au début, dans une sphère étrangère tâtonnante, exclusivement peuplée de pizzicati dans toutes leurs variantes possibles et impossibles ; puis, avec un chant mélancolique en provenance d’un pays imaginaire de conte de fées oriental ; et enfin, l’écroulement dans des cascades de virtuosité artistiquement absurdes, qui introduisent le cœur de l’œuvre, une Aria pour alto et cordes extrêmement assourdies ; un chant d’adieu d’une intériorité douloureuse à un monde englouti, qui n’est tiré dans une réalité crue que dans les tout derniers mètres. - Jörg Widmann To me, the viola has always been first and foremost an extraordinarily melodious instrument. Playing chamber music with viola is one of the best experiences for me as a musician. Even with the viola’s C-string alone, you can tell stories unimaginable on any other string instrument. In my Viola Concerto, the setting is transported for long periods to a utopian land: at the beginning to a foreign and tentative sphere, inhabited only by viola pizzicati of all possible and impossible variants; then a wistful song from an imaginary oriental fairytale world; finally a crash into artistic-absurd cascades of virtuosity introducing the heart of the piece, an aria for viola and extremely muted strings; a painfully intimate swan song in a submerged world that will only be pulled into a dazzling reality in the final bars. - Jörg Widmann de.schott-music.com/werk-der-woche-joerg-widmann-viola-concerto?noredirect=de_DE fr.schott-music.com/oeuvre-de-la-semaine-jorg-widmann-viola-concerto/ en.schott-music.com/work-of-the-week-jorg-widmann-viola-concerto/?noredirect=en_US

[@stephencolantti1828]

Yawn.

[@paulpadillo4591]

I came to this because of a funny video I saw of the video was screaming. I’ve watch this in its entire ready and have been completely enthralled by the composers soundscape and use of instruments in every possible way in configurations. I would love to be able to hear this live… Perhaps my local symphony will take it up?

[@JesusDelCampo]

21:24 - 22:01 has a gorgeous tonality to it, its like a C# Minor and E Major B7

[@nervousdemon4832]

Internet questions: "If your life was a song, which would be?" me:

[@fredericchopin6445]

but this is a piece

[@TrumpetBogeyMan]

​@@fredericchopin6445 doesn't matter

[@fredericchopin6445]

jokes aside, this is a very good concerto

[@joanking6836]

Whimsical. Creative. Innovative. Superb playing and acting. Delightful!!

[@lvanlee2830]

15:35 He is singing

[@jaronivanisko9811]

I think this viola guy actually has the world record for most pizzicatos in one minute.

[@Checkmate1138]

18:44 He screams

[@carlang4793]

i was looking for this thank you

[@katarzynachlebek5986]

Thanks for the spoiler...........

[@Checkmate1138]

@@katarzynachlebek5986 Don't read the comments before watching the video

[@Checkmate1138]

@@katarzynachlebek5986 Also, I included the timestamp for people who came to this video from Facebook or Twitter and didn't want to sit through the whole video.

[@katarzynachlebek5986]

@Checkmate1138 I understand, and I also came here in case of seeing that part, so it was kind of a joke, sorry ;)

[@jaysparc]

It's great that he scored it for orchestra with two harps and a piano. A real friend of the orchestral player's union.

[@ursula2165]

I love it. Such beautiful timbres and so many twists and turns. Yes! (fyi: I’m sincere)

[@e.m.h.5433]

Talented people can create and play crazy music)) It is indeed out-standing.

[@educationalporpoises9592]

This piece represents what it's like to realize you'll never be Ling Ling.

[@michael_koski]

Omygosh, yep!! This. Is. It. Just another Ling Ling wannabe, - Ana

[@bilhernia]

That scream at minute 18:58 figures in the sheet right??

[@wayneheyward900]

Yes. The score also includes the blocking for the movement around the orchestra. That was not random at all.

[@ClassicalRaritiesChannel]

@@wayneheyward900 Wrong! It isn't written down in the sheet music, but is a later addition by Tamestit. Source: had a look at the score + read Tamestit's interview

[@ClassicalRaritiesChannel]

Funniest thing is, the scream is not even written down in the sheet music! It is a later addition by Tamestit.

[@violaisreallycool]

This would be insanely difficult to play...its really impressive

[@oboist3]

This is a very creative and interesting work. I think every time you listen to it you will find something you had not heard before. I have to say it is one of the most astounding pieces of music I have ever heard. I definitely will be seeking out more music from this composer.

[@heyaltoclef]

Such a difficult piece. Very well played!

[@AnthonyLeighDunstan]

I like that people react so heavily to this piece - it invokes truly polarised impressions. Irrespective of what you might think about this piece, or the composer, or the current and future musical climate, the truth is, it takes great courage to write a work like this and the creator should be proud. In saying that, the composer has been very cautious with the orchestra (and perhaps rightly so) and written fairly standard non-confrontational material. The result is a clean and confident rendition. I'm yet to see consistency in orchestras realising their potential for diverse, colourful and textured sonorities.

[@peterwhyte317]

textured sonorities - wat dat?

[@JohnBorstlap]

It does not take any courage AT ALL to write such piece... it is a mere compendium of (post-)modernist clichées, which have a long tradition going back to the fifties and sixties of the last century. Therefore it is a thoroughly conventional piece, and without any serious interest in musical terms because it is merely playing around with disconnected sound effects. That it may seem 'unusual' etc. etc. is because all those pieces written with this aesthetics, that means thousands and thousands during half a century, are played once and then forgotten, so when such aesthetic is presented again, people don't know anything about the background. Widmann is a charlatan, just exploiting the expectations of the German 'modern music circuit', where a Klangkunst is a moral safeguard against associations with 'the past'- that is, fascism. A modernist German is a good German, however silly the result.

[@gummyjellyfrog]

I need his confidence...right now

[@robinross2110]

Just had to share. Great performance!

[@anastasiatower2436]

Me: What time signature? Widman: yes

[@fredericchopin6445]

2/4

[@nicholascarter9546]

I saw this in twoset and now it is in my recommended

[@kevinv.m.94]

Will he be indentified as the greatest viola player of all time?

[@iaf1810]

He is great his sound is unique... I don't know if he is the greatest of all time but he is a incredible musician and artist

[@ee20078]

I chose the viola as my instrument because it’s like a crossover of a cello and violin... for me it’s JUST right my friend made fun of me for playing it and I got hurt lol but to me a violin is like a wailing baby a cello is kind of like an angry mom and the viola is just right now too deep and not too high... IK that rude but like people always make fun of us violaist....

[@codascheuer8426]

I think it’s stupid to try to defend the viola by insulting the violin and the cello. Surely people will stop making fun of your instrument after you just made fun of theirs! That’s totally how that works…

[@simonkawasaki4229]

Composing like this is far harder than it seems! A lot of terrifying fun! True talent here!

[@alirezashojaei4634]

Finally! The viola player simulator everyone was waiting for!

[@avatarlilacwolf]

21:46 is very moving for me and tears stream from my eyes when I hear this beautiful masterpiece 😭❤️❤️❤️ Edit: Even though I’m a violinist-pianist, I love the way viola’s sound, especially this one. ❤️

[@danurbanowicz7959]

I feel like I left this planet for 30min. I've never heard or seen anything like this in my life!!!! Bravooooo!!!!! I'll be watching on repeat! What a trip!

[@marcsabbah5275]

This is excellent. Bravo tutti

[@barbsouto]

Chegando aqui pela indicação do Bernardo Busanello. Maravilhoso de se ouvir♡

[@XCurvyBarbieX]

who else typed in the search bar viola concerto scream :)) after watching twoset :D

[@typo1345]

Yep

[@TheCrazychick07]

Me

[@justin_wuhu]

I searched "weird viola concerto" after watching the twoset vid and this was the first video lmao

[@Purplecocoa5]

I looked up funny violist

[@chthonicriddle1086]

I just typed viola scream and now I am here.

[@YokoshimaSTAR]

9:19 I'm starting to feel that the viola is such a sad and lonely instrument... like me... its spirit too heavy and its voice chocked..

[@exclusive24nn]

32 min of test acoustic system ?

[@jnbplaysgames]

exclusive24nn Actually, closer to 28 minutes.

[@lorenayussif3816]

I was searching for some viola solo repertoire, cause I’m not familiar with this beautiful instrument solos and this was the first one I ran into. So wonderful!! Congratulations!!!

[@77nightsky]

If you're still looking to listen to some solo viola music, my personal favourites include Shostakovich's Viola Sonata, Rebecca Clarke's works, and Frank Bridge's works! quite different from this piece but all great pieces :)

[@lorenayussif3816]

@@77nightsky Thank you very much for your recommendations! 💖

[@oliviabyers3521]

18:52 MARVELOUS 👏👏👏👌

[@oliviabyers3521]

Lol only here bc of twoset 🙃

[@hildegerdhaugen7864]

Love this piece. I am also interested in the Viola (and double bass) getting more attention and appreciation as solo instruments from composers.

[@m_g_khatravinsky]

All jokes aside, it's actually decent composition

[@Malcador-TWOM]

Yeah and no one should ever be forced to play this

[@bruh7130]

Jayden Oram I don’t think people can play this even if they wanted to cos it’s kinda hard lol

[@carquest3748]

Decent for a viola composition

[@fredericchopin6445]

@@carquest3748 viola jokes aren’t funny. change my mind

[@fredericchopin6445]

if u analyse the score u might find that it’s a good composition

[@gabowie5779]

this is insane, like, literally insane, i had goosebumps during all the video

[@unnamed_boi]

jokes aside, the aria movement is sooo frickin beautiful

[@BuzziMuzzi]

Very interesting.... different... but not wrong... it’s a very dynamic piece. It’s interesting also to see the viola shine.

[@westminster860]

I saw him preform this with the Cleveland Orchestra. It was awesome. 👍 He walked in and out weaving around the musicians

[@CamerataQuattroStagioni2018]

Belíssima peça, uma grande interpretação do violista, sou fã....

[@waffleman4566]

You know this piece is a meme when the trombones can just seemingly play whatever the heck they want

[@notaire2]

Hoch intelligente Aufführung dieses modernen Meisterwerks. Die Bratsche als ein Schlagzeug klingt echt außerirdisch.

[@JohnBorstlap]

Die Reaktion eines moralisch-guten Deutscher - keine Musik aber Klangkunst, weil Hitler die Moderne nicht liebte.

[@Cleekschrey]

@@JohnBorstlap du bist ein idiot

[@JohnBorstlap]

I'm not an idiot, because my mother had me tested.

[@sebastianzaczek]

@@JohnBorstlap was hat Hitler auf einmal damit zu tun?

[@JohnBorstlap]

Der Deutsche Modernismus war sehr vom 'Anti-Modernismus' von den Nazis inspiriert: eine traditionelle Aesthetik wurde vom Fazismus der modernen, Westlichen Modernität entgegengestellt. Deshalb begann die neue Musik in Duetschland nach 1945 mit einer 'Stunde null', die Vergangenheit sollte vergessen werden. Klangkunst ist noch immer in Deutschland die 'etablierte' neue Musik, es gibt keine neu-tonale Komponisten dort, wie in England, Frankreich, die USA - 'modern' in Deutschland heisst moralisch an der gute Seite der Geschichte, verständlich, aber heute nicht mehr relevant. Widmann ist ein konventioneller Komponist, der den Krieg nie erlebt hat, aber die Nachkriegsmoralität dankbar annimmt, weil es viel leichter ist als tonal komponieren. Sehr konformistisch.subterraneanreview.blogspot.com/2015/11/be-liberated.html

[@danielzuniga4327]

I can’t help wondering, what was behind the screen? Was that actually written or was it improvised? Either way, it fits perfectly.

[@hamstergamertv9065]

Bro, I just searched "weird viola concerto" and this appeared

[@TiagoNugentComposer]

18:44 when you mess up that run that you've been practicing for weeks

[@natedecoco615]

Its in the score

[@TiagoNugentComposer]

Nathaniel Zhan that’s the joke

[@JY-bw2qz]

18:59 the inner resentment that builds up from being a violist -Twoset

[@nathanquoin]

I watched twoset then searched: "viola tapping and screaming" and i found this...