John Williams - ET: Adventures on Earth - Stéphane Denève | Made in America

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Stéphane Denève - conductor
John Williams - ET: Adventures on Earth
Recorded live on 27 January 2022 at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
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[@brucekuehn4031]

Such propulsive energy! John Towner Williams turned 90 yrs old this week. We are lucky to have shared Earth with him this long - a true musical giant!

[@TheCarnivalguy]

I so agree. Williams has given us some of the most iconic film scores in the history of motion pictures, and many of his overtures have become part of Americana. John Williams has certainly hit the heights since his Lost In Space days - a creative and musical genius.

[@BlankPageProductions]

This has to be the greatest performance of Adventures On Earth i have heard / seen on KZbin. Bravo ! And those horns @ 10:33... pure magic !

[@mydogskips2]

This is very good, the Royal Concertgebouw is one of the greatest orchestras in the world, and I do like this conductor, but I think the following is just a little better, it's a tad bit louder and clearer giving a more defined sound, it's also more of a straightforward reading having a bit more energy in places(a slightly faster tempo), and less sentimental in others. John Williams - E.T. Adventures on Earth - Boston Pops (conducted by John Williams) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZrXiZWlaNSqjLM&ab_channel=GGbreizh

[@elainesandman9874]

Prayers I can always come here to hear this incredible evidence that there are humans on EARTH who share JOY!!!!!

[@douglaskelly1394]

Flawless! Julie Moulin reliving her childhood as she turns back to gaze at the horn section 10:33.

[@dionbaillargeon4899]

I saw maestro Williams conducting this piece at the Musikverein with the Wiener Philarmoniker three years ago. I'll never forget how the principal second violin tapped his heart looking at him as they were standing after finishing. Many musicians have grown up listening to this music and it shows in how emotionally involved some of them are while they're perfoming it. On that occasion, apparently the brass section even insisted on playing the Imperial March, which Williams had initially excluded from the program, as he thought they were already overworked from the other pieces. I'm glad Williams has lived long enough to see it himself.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This music invigorates the human spirit

[@benjaminniemczyk]

Denève is the perfect conductor and Concertgebouworkest the perfect ensemble for this piece. He captures the magic of the E.T. score and effortlessly brings me back to the moment I saw the film in the theatre. Bravi to all involved.

[@marcelouz1]

BRAVISSIMO! John williams is a genius of our time, his music is totally captivating , in every melody and musical frases, every harmony, and the use of the orchestration is really extraordinary , he has left his true and his own mark in all musical films and sound tracks , fortunately he has been recognized in his life time , we would like that he lives for ever, at least his music will do.

[@nevertheless123]

what a performance, what a score!! worth living this life for.

[@gabrelconner9146]

One of the greatest pieces of music ever written.

[@jella23_54]

I will be playing this piece in this exact place in a few months🥺 I’m so excited!

[@emilyhutjes]

ET Houdt ook van jullie Royal musici. 💖

[@dharmajanitor]

You can really hear the room in the best way in this video, what a beautiful performance!

[@jooei2810]

This gets me tears every time!

[@geronimo6377]

Wonderful performance and very well played by one of the best orchestras in the world.

[@nightfrighttalkshow]

😎👉I love ET music .

[@feeeshmeister4311]

What a beautiful piece. Wonderful.

[@blue-balance]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful recording. Also love the elevated risers for the orchestra. Best view of any orchestra I have ever seen!

[@smullyart]

10:33 check out the face of the flute player when those massive horns blow the roof of that hall :p

[@veronicavasquezbascunan1083]

... música 🎶 hecha con magia y amor! 🎶😍💯

[@herrlogan17]

Brilliant performance, bravo!

[@mavs8888]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wowwwwwwwwwwww

[@sailingsam3815]

Masterpiece

[@antimolupo3883]

Grande Omar

[@jooei2810]

This is picture perfect to my CD.

[@JoseLuis-nv4nl]

Super super super super super super super super super super super 🍒🍒 Lisboa Portugal

[@German-hw2qm]

Gracias John Williams, tus obras y composiciónes nos transportan a lugares mágicos...haces que se nos enchine la piel y que sienta la música nuestro ser..😢, gracias.😊

[@elainesandman9874]

Thank you and God Bless!

[@HKHBB]

Wow. This is just amazing.

[@omatje14]

10:33 HORNS!!!!

[@feeeshmeister4311]

I just noticed no one coughed in the entire performance! I thought it was an empty hall until I heard the applause.

[@censorshipisreal9370]

Well mannered crowd!

[@djmotise]

It's a near empty hall, and it's covid time.

[@buzzer193]

Fantastic performance! First rate orchestra!

[@billklemm7284]

Really brilliant performance!

[@9doves]

Orchestra sounds great!

[@lazersly]

Fantastic!

[@luisfranciscosoto]

¡Precioso!

[@mybonneval]

goosebumps at 5:59

[@jameswigginton5973]

Wonderful performance.Why is the house half empty?

[@Captain-Cosmo]

Williams' music for Star Wars motivated me to become a professional musician. My predictions that his film music would one day be performed in concert halls around the world were dismissed as mere childish naivete.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Usually I prefer Williams' concert arrangements of his pieces to the original film versions. He knows exactly how to rearrange them to make them the most effective without the pictures. A good example of this is "Asteroid Chase", which is just awesome in the concert version. But this piece is my singular exception. The original cue "Adventure (no s) on Earth", in its 15 minute formis simply better structured. He should have left it as is and never made a shortened concert version of it. And on top of that conductors seem to try to emulate Williams' slower tempi in the opening section, which I'm also not a fan of. For some reason he relaxed the pace of the bmx-chase music that opens this piece when conducting it. Compare it to the tempo in the original film cue, where it is almost twice as fast. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGangICCjtaXbKc

[@bovineking8927]

Huh. I actually almost prefer this to the film version (although it's very close). I definitely prefer the film's tempo at the start, but cutting out the flying bikes sequence and pushing the tempo on the flying theme at the end honestly gives the piece more coherency and stops it from sounding repetitive. And The Asteroid Field is one where I feel the concert arrangement doesn't hold a candle to the original film version. It's slightly longer, yet only uses about half the music since it repeats so much, and the motifs aren't developed at all since so much is cut.

[@CVSoprano]

The urgency of the film version in the first half is lacking in this arrangement; it really communicates the dire circumstances to the viewer. We also miss some nice, technically challenging passages that are not included in this arrangement. But at the end of the day, it is a neater, if musically inferior, package for a pops performance. If I have to choose between the two, I'll take the original film version for its additional interesting content.

[@geertpeels1124]

John williams goat.( Gustavo dudamel quote and in the same league as beethoven bach mozart)

[@andreapandypetrapan]

I admire JW a lot, and I have no problem with hints and ironic usages of other music. Put your hand up Dr Mahler, and you Takashi Yoshimatsu. But this is pretty close to naked plagiarism of large chunks of Hanson's 2nd Symphony. So what! However, I'm surprised Hanson's publishers didn't write one or two letters. Love andrea

[@lindsayspark]

5:39

[@djmotise]

Sorry, but nothing can match the Hollywood musicians and the original soundtrack. You guys sound too stuffy and sluggish. No comparison actually. No real joy and energy here. Covid definitely took its toll.