Remarkable Performance of Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time" on Continuum at Superbooth ‘24

[@HANGINGOUTWITHAUDIOPHILES]

Rob is a true master and a tremendously warm man. I shed a tear in this exact spot as Rob played this. The recording made here is solid but hearing the instrument in the room is something else. I couldn’t agree more with Anthony. I can’t recall hearing greater expression from a modern electronic instrument but it must be said, Rob is one of a kind. ❤

[@BoothOfEternity]

I can imagine the audio of this through an Eventide H9000 and quad speakers…🎵

[@adamrafferty]

I've known Rob for 30 years - we don't talk often but he's on my list of HIGH HIGH MUSICAL GENIUSES. Seriously folks, you should hear him on piano, theramin and singing as well.

[@loopop]

Kudos to Rob for a fantastic performance, to Lippold and Ed for putting together this instrument and thanks Anthony for bringing this to us!

[@paulgb53]

As a cellist, that’s not the kind of video that I could expect on this channel but WOW !! It reminds me of a night in 2019 in Maurice Ravel academy in St Jean de Luz where Marc Coppey (teacher at CNSMD de Paris) played this beautiful piece…

[@robbyandrews223]

Great video. I love how Anthony still has a child like wonderment and appreciation for music, I'm appreciative of you bringing us along for all of your journeys, adventures, and delving into history as well.

[@pendulumdistinction2494]

That goes for the rest of us who love the phenomena of sound. Including you Robby. Thank you

[@Gerald_Daniel]

The future is brighter than ever for expressive electronic music.

[@pongmaster123]

yes but more niche than ever. the consumers get dumber by the year. so yeah lets enjoy this in this very small circle of people where everybody knows everybody by name.....lol...sort of.

[@Gerald_Daniel]

lol ....still better than none

[@obsoletecd-rom]

@@pongmaster123I guess we should be happy to have found something that moves us, even if there are only dozens of us.

[@WilliamSmith-ym3qw]

Shoutout to Messiaen. Incredible composer.

[@MichaelUhler]

Yo Messaien- what up?

[@heimlichvonbladderburst8348]

Agreed. His organ music is on a different level, as if he wants to treat the instrument like an analog synthesizer - solo mixtures, treble melody on pedals over those amazing chords, long long sustained drones and so on. Most important organ composer since Bach.

[@23Hashshashin]

Anthony's passion is infectious. It's never a review of synthesis as much as an empathic sharing of curiosity and love.

[@jessemorales1245]

I love the respect and appreciation Anthony has, amazing.

[@wackerburg]

Fantastic to see how diverse Superbooth still is 😊

[@MyVinylRips]

I just sat in awe watching him play. What a breathtaking musical moment.

[@Zaccyonline]

Hauntingly beautiful. So much feeling.

[@urbulibaba]

Simply incredible!! One of the best renditions of Messiaen's peice I've heard thus far!

[@pachde]

I love the hype-less explanation of what makes this instrument special, not to mention the performance, which needs no words.

[@AndrewGarton]

Oh my goodness, I cried! That was astounding. I know this piece intimately. But I had no idea it was originally written for 6 ondes martenots. He is so right, what an extraordinary time to be alive to have such instruments at our disposal, bringing the worlds of electronic touchless and gestural instruments together. And the rest. Wonderful. Thank you.

[@kevinpaige5746]

That was beyond amazing! That piece of music is a gift! Thank you Anthony!!!!!

[@hawk194]

Stunningly beautiful.

[@designguy65]

Thank you Anthony for sharing this amazing moment.

[@FLH3official]

A great video. Thank you Rob & Anthony to give the chance to hear Messiaen to those who didn't know this composer already. Yes, music is vast.

[@michaelfeiner]

So beautiful! Amazing performance!

[@JOSHMADOFF]

Absolutely beautiful! I love Rob's playing. Thanks so much for sharing this! 🙏

[@andywilliamson3023]

Rob is such a talented and sharing guy - great to see him appreciated here by another fantastic talent. Mutual appreciation all round!

[@DavidGilden]

Awesome, this what you get from perseverance, practice and passion. True Artistry.

[@sqwook]

From the moment i heard this instrument i fell in love, this only further cements that

[@thomasyon4332]

Fantastic! For music lovers. I feel happy for Continuum, and i wish more electronics in classical, this performance deserves a big concert place and public, also i think to Soma Flux.. Un grand Bravo, and i ll watch this one again.

[@ChainsawCoffee]

The real question is, when is the album coming out?? I would so love to hear the full "Quartet for the End of Time" on the Continuum.

[@richarddufresne2683]

WOW ! 😮😮😮 An incredible performance of this piece. BRAVO ! Merci Anthony ! Great moment!

[@MikeLindup42]

Amazing piece, amazing realisation and musicianship, amazing technology. Thank you Anthony (and my friend Miles Bould for sharing). O Sacrum Continuum!

[@LuigiVincenti]

I really love these videos. Amazing work.

[@RemixSample]

Really cool!

[@rosalindwebb7729]

That’s a beautiful song sounds fabulous ❤ bless him ❤

[@PATRIK67KALLBACK]

So wonderfully played!

[@_gilmusica]

"there's a world between really quiet and silence" thank for bringing this up! As a classical musician I can tell that the fine control over the quiet volumes, THIS is really where the soul lays in expressive playing. And it's something that a lot of companies really miss!! I'm talking also about regular midi keyboards that do not really allow for that kind of control over volume (not sensitive enough to different velocities) but also a lot of MPE products miss that too. This is something ROLI need to improve with their Seaboard. I had the block edition and it just didn't have the ability to REALLY be that expressive with every note, no matter which sound. Thats why I got the Expressive E Touche. This thing can be really expressive! It turns synths into almost wind instruments in terms of expressivity! I didn't have the chance to play the newer seaboard rise 2 or block M, maybe they did improve this but the bottom line is that its a very important feature that gets overlooked a lot... wish it will change for the better in the future :)

[@TR-707]

that room was INCREDIBLE. so chill and so friendly. happy place

[@bertokleine280]

❤✅ Brilliant machine brilliant player

[@rafverheyen5458]

Thank you Rob, that was wonderfull! And Anthony , bless you for what you are doing with your youtube channel. Each video is a gem!

[@BreannaMae]

It’s so wild to think that in my 41 years of existence technology has changed this dramatically! Everything we have at our fingertips today would’ve been considered science fiction when I was a kid and we now have it. Crazy! Also this guy’s playing is gorgeous!

[@ap7498]

Beautiful, thank you!

[@Cfpp0]

Excellent performance!

[@jeffjfindley4802]

It's a wonderful thing to see that despite the horrific things going on in the world, brilliant things are happening too. Thanks for the reminder! Love this channel!!

[@TangoDelta70]

So Awesome! I've got a few of those shirts too! Thanks for uploading and sharing!

[@dmcgwhisper5945]

Wow that piece with that keyboard and that player was haunting!

[@Dr.AbsurdJoyASMR]

Thanks for sharing this performance and piece of music!!! Bravisimo!!!

[@bobbob-dg1kt]

Wow. What an amazing performance. What an instrument too. Very exciting.

[@synchro505]

Breathtaking performance. What an incredible instrument. Those last few chords at the end. Wow. Lucky to have stumbled upon this video. 🎹

[@orionvassi]

Great music, amazing player!

[@SuperOhdannyboy]

Magnificent! Fabulous. Thanks.

[@greatwhitedonkey]

Geeze, that performance have me the shivers! Thanks for the video.

[@MichaelKochSchulte]

Wow what a pleasure that was to hear. Thank you.

[@pendulumdistinction2494]

Magnificent. The Continuum is a beautiful instrument. Rob is not only extremely talented and very passionate but he's hilarious. An amazing gift indeed. Thank you for covering the Continuum at Superbooth 2024.

[@dodgedforgottenn]

Gorgeous!

[@808BOT_Beats]

This really makes me thankful just to be alive to enjoy this thank you amazing video 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Andrew-rz7qt]

I felt so moved listening to him expressing himself though that piece of music.

[@mrdavies7894]

What an absolute gem in every aspect! I was vaguely aware of the Continuum as, “the thing that came out before the Osmose” but what I’ve just heard here, with Mr Schwimmer’s masterful artistry, is a level of nuance and subtlety and true beauty I never thought I would witness in a live performance like this. Thank you thank you thank you, Anthony, realiser of dreams, for living your curiosity!

[@edmasters4454]

Crazy good!

[@RudieVissenberg]

Very moving piece which is played excellently. I agree with Anthony wholeheartedly that I never heard an electronic instrument played so expressively. I think this is the future. Old fashioned keyboard will fade away and electronic interfaces like the Haken will become the standard. Then finally electronicly generated sounds will become on par with acoustic instruments in expressiveness. This is a game changer.

[@Industrialist4Tech]

What an incredible performance. I didn't know this piece from Messiaens, but this performance is really the essence of what this piece should show. Incredible playing and an eye-opening use of the Continuum. After all these gazillion "beep-tüüt-beep" sinewaves of most presented modules in 2024, this is a beautiful rendering of composition, art and deeply moving playing. We need more of this and less beeping euromodules.

[@iosifgheorghe9718]

Excellent! Both the interpretation and the idea of ​​making this recording.

[@EMoneyB]

This is why I adore this channel. Bravo.

[@donwrangler]

Must have!💰💰💰

[@pamelahood]

OMG! Beautiful, expressive, masterful. Ah-MAZE-ing! 😮🎉❤

[@tommymatheson7519]

Wow, truly amazing. I started listening to just the audio and so hard to believe it isn’t an orchestra. Just a single player. Astonishing

[@Monthy]

So expressive . Goosebumps

[@symetriksound]

Dankeschön 👍 Thanks Very Great Video 🎼🎹👍😘❤️

[@chadquinn6578]

Beautiful song! The ending notes were so HEAVY as they faded out

[@thepanicroommastering2062]

Anthony & Dante, don’t forget to visit Schneiders Laden in downtown…. it’s a synth Paradise. Have a great Time in Berlin & Thank you for your amazing Content ✨✌️i am always floored how good your Channel is…🤦🏻

[@HustonSingletary]

Absolutely beautiful playing and sound. Masterpiece all around. The conclusion at 8:34 got me good.

[@mike7755]

Thanks for bringing this interesting intersection of technology, history, experience, and ability out to us in KZbin-land. Fun to learn about and experience!

[@OlmanPiedra]

Beautiful

[@SamLibman]

This is almost hard to believe how incredible this is. What this means for the future of music. Truly an amazing time for us synth geeks! Thank you Anthony for bringing this to us here on KZbin.

[@eternalvernal1286]

One of the most beautiful instruments ever. Wow. I play guitar but I really wish I learned piano now so I could play this! So beautiful your playing.

[@clipper99]

Truly amazing and as he said at the beginning of the video, this is by far the best electronic music played in realtime I’ve ever heard. So expressive! ❤

[@michaelm5926]

Just five words: Thank you for this experience!

[@song-explorer]

exquisite performance. interesting instrument!

[@geusensdriesmusic]

That was beautiful and performed masterfully

[@pijanola]

WOW! So beautiful! I want this instrument! 😍

[@frittenranch]

Incredible, indeed, Anthony! This makes me really want to try the Haken. Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@johnnybegood2693]

Impressive!! 👏👏👏

[@JoshSemans]

Lovely to see another channel referring to the ondes Martenot! If anyone wants more info on the ondes, do feel free to drop me a line!

[@RoeJogan]

what happens if you run the master mix through it with heavy bass?

[@JoshSemans]

@@RoeJogannot really sure what you mean. The ondes Martenot doesn’t have any audio inputs, but modern instruments do tend to have an insert on the D1 channel. In that case, the signal would be sent to the corresponding speaker. The other Martenot speakers (metallique, Palme, etc) add wonderful resonances to the sound. They tend not to respond awfully well to the low end, but original Martenot résonance speakers tend to get extra excited by a particular low note. The exact note escapes me, but a few pieces make use of this to interesting effect.

[@RoeJogan]

@@JoshSemans Ah... for some reason I thought you were talking about those funky wooden box speaker things I see from time to time...La Voix du Luthier

[@Rasenschneider]

Absolutely wonderful

[@BoothOfEternity]

🥀We miss Richard Lainhart.. playing the same piece with his Buchla and Continuum🥀

[@daviswhite]

I opened for Richard in Baltimore and saw him play this piece, the highlight of the show.

[@tjasonbarney]

Wow....such a "whole other level and whole other universe" of what an electronic instrument can do. Spectacular.

[@taylorrudin3294]

Woweee!

[@nohman2012]

I really regret that I missed this room at SB. Great performance, lovely!

[@grindhouseglitch]

So good!

[@b00ts4ndc4ts]

Music and in particular electronic music is about to enter a new age. We are at the foot of a huge mountain.

[@Andrew-rz7qt]

The feeling and emotions you can inject into your music with this instrument is just mind-blowing.

[@wingoshack]

Absolutely incredible.

[@SallySparks]

Way to go Rob!

[@mutt_retro]

That really was beautiful. I think timeless sound and composition.

[@alainpacini4287]

Emotion pure 🙏

[@_Helm_]

thanks for this, very beautiful

[@I_PLAY_WITH_SOUND]

Wonderful!

[@BlueWhalePower]

That’s a whole other level. Spectacular

[@musicman2047]

Really nice tech and playing :) It does have a theremin type quality, is a cool way to get more expressive with sound

[@pachde]

Not an accident -- Rob is a virtuoso Thereminist.

[@mikeferguson4816]

Uh... that's effin' cool man. Well played. Very emotive.

[@WhitbyStuff]

Sounds great.

[@JDSoundsets]

Loved it thank you for sharing

[@robthequiet]

Man I am so glad I watched this. Mind cratered.

[@ICKXBerlin]

Chapeau! ❤

[@Demovermusic]

Amazing instrument and great performance! I had the chance to hear and record it at last year's Superbooth. I feel lucky! I think.