STRAUSS II / EMPEROR WALTZ'S - My Experience (reaction)

[@kitoyobeni1]

Baroque refers to a specific historical time period (approx 1600 - 1750) which Bach falls into. The Classical period was after that (1730-1820). Periods overlap, as they reference specific styles of art, music, architecture, etc., which start in different countries/regions.

[@themightyfp]

kitoyobeni1 thank you for the lesson really appreciate it.

[@FallingGalaxy]

Ah, thank you for this. I've always loved Classical music, but I know nothing. lol

[@chaost4544]

This kind of stuff is why I like your channel. Too many of these reactors forget the stuff that made music what music is today. Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" is something you would dig especially the third movement. That's crazy, crazy piano work there. His 9th Symphony is regarded by many as the best piece of music ever composed. I would highly recommend the 4th movement from that even though it's a long piece. As kitoyobeni explained, there's different periods of music. Baroque is followed by the Classical period and that is followed by the Romantic period. This piece was composed in 1889 (from what I understand) and would fall into the late Romantic period. This song or songs like this would have been played in a lot of places because the Waltz was a very popular dance form in those days. Mad props for picking this piece. Great example of the Waltz style. I come from a classical background and you're right about being part of the orchestra. I played the French horn for years and there's something almost hypnotic about being in sync with everyone else. It feels almost like making love as crazy as that sounds. Furthermore, you really feel it in your soul. When you see an orchestra play, you tend to see a lot of people play with a lot of emotion and what I talked about is one of the reasons why. To answer your question about these artists going crazy, some certainly did. Beethoven didn't go really crazy but he got to a point where nobody wanted to be around him later in life. A lot of that had to do with him being completely deaf but I think it's partly because he had all these ideas and forward thinking musical ideas up in his mind yet it was difficult for society to accept it at times. Mozart experienced some of this as well. Beethoven's deafness along with his closed off personality is one of the many reasons why his 9th Symphony was so great.

[@RyanAcidhedzMurphy]

I'd suggest the Hammerklavier, but he might need to try some other stuff first. Perhaps a nice, live recording of someone playing Hungarian Rhapsody #2. Not only will be most likely recognize it, but the skill it takes to play the damn thing would blow him away. Also, if he does the 9th... he has to do the whole thing. Long as it is. This is an excellent performance: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXu0ZGWnZ9Bri9E

[@chaost4544]

It would be awesome if he did the whole thing but it's a damn long song and don't know if the whole thing is practical for a reaction video.

[@RyanAcidhedzMurphy]

I know, but since the 4th movement is basically as long as the other three put together... if he would be willing to do a video that long, he might as well do the whole thing. In for a penny, in for a pound, as the saying goes.

[@chaost4544]

True, Ryan. Also, fuck that pretentious douche he mentioned in the video in the beginning. Calling someone out trying to discover music really grates on me. A lot of people listening to mainstream music today won't know a lot about classical and that seemed like a weird comment from the person he mentioned. That kind of attitude puts off people who are legit trying to get into any genre of music. Music elitism, across the board, needs to stop.

[@RyanAcidhedzMurphy]

I agree. I'm still not going to call something like Beyonce art though. When there are 18 fucking people in the song credits, that isn't art. It's a manufactured product. But if people enjoy it, sure, go ahead. You do you.

[@XSparksterX556]

Your open mindedness on music is seriously dope bro. More people need to be like this.

[@themightyfp]

XSparksterX556 thanks

[@lorddaver5729]

There is a whole universe of classical music out there that is well worth listening to. Trouble is, people have different favourite composers and pieces and discovering what YOU like will take a little time. Best way might be to listen to as many different composers as possible so you get a chance to hear something that you personally happen to like. As for composers, there are so many (most of them dead, since classical music has been around since the 15th century - Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, Handel, Mozart, Purcell, Tchaikovsky... A couple of pieces worth listening to might be - the Four Seasons, By Antonio Vivaldi (there are four parts, not surprisingly - Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Perhaps try listening just to "Spring" first, to see if you like his music at all...) and the 4th part of "Symphony Fantastique" by Hector Berlioz (Marche au supplice) - an example of an exciting piece of classical music. Let me know what you think of these two pieces...I'd be surprised if you didn't enjoy them.

[@ErisRising]

Pronounce it like you're telling your woman why you can't take her out tonight: "Baby, I am Buh-ROKE!"

[@themightyfp]

ErisRising idk why this made me laugh so much 😆

[@ErisRising]

Great! And while I've got your attention, I'm nominating "London Calling" by The Clash. Time for you to have some exposure to quality early punk.

[@ErisRising]

Oh, and it made you laugh because YOU KNOW WE'VE BOTH BEEN THERE.

[@chaost4544]

hahahaha that made me laugh. It's damn correct too

[@RudyCantGame]

ErisRising good call!

[@didi_mega_dudu]

you are fucking amazing, there are only a few people who can learn so much about classical music from only one listening, but the conclusions that you draw are so good that i'm impressed

[@willrichardson519]

Seconded, a good and acute listening ear helps.

[@lourdesbaby964]

Strauss is the perfect introduction to Classical Music. The Blue Danube is another classic.Hey! My lifelong dream is to learn do dance The Waltz! Tune into CLASSIC FM and your mind will be open to all styles of Classical music. You’ll be surprised to how much you know,that you’ve already heard.Last year during 3 months of Lockdown I was fed up with the mainstream radio stations and so I decided to return to Classical music,and when I tuned into Classic FM my mind was so relaxed,it gave me time to think,and I began to appreciate what is all around me. It just opens your mind to MUSIC and how it should be played.They were geniuses and so underrated by the younger generations! Open your mind no matter your colour or social standing. Classical Music has no boundaries,do not listen to the snobs!!! Do your own thing 🤜🏼🤛🏿💚🇮🇪

[@themightyfp]

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[@Jemimia]

I enjoy seeing you reactions so much! I would love for you to experience some Slavic music like Tchaikovsky's "Piano Concerto 1 in B Flat Minor" or a choir piece like the Ukrainian Plyve kacha (Пливе кача).

[@Weapon01]

According to Wikipedia "It was composed by Johann Strauss II in 1889. The waltz was originally titled Hand in Hand and was intended as a toast made in August of that year by Austrian emperor Franz Joseph I on the occasion of his visit to the German Kaiser Wilhelm II where it was symbolic as a 'toast of friendship' extended by Austria to Germany."

[@RudyCantGame]

You should listen to this when you wake up. Like while eating breakfast. Will start your morning/day in a chill way.

[@MaceGill]

Chiming in with another vote for Beethoven's 9th Symphony, 4th movement, "Ode To Joy". You won't need to pause it, youtube shouldn't give you a copyright strike for it.

[@handsomestik]

I would of done Blue Danube with Strauss

[@josephdockemeyer6782]

The lead in to the piece is prolonged at the beginning for a good reason. It was played at balls. During the era, women were in corsets and long hoop dresses. They needed time to get to the dance floor with dignity. No running lol. Also, people had dance cards where you wrote the name of the person you'd be dancing with for that particular waltz. The man would have to go find the lady he would be escorting to the floor for their dance. Also, waltzes were long for a very good reason: because you'd be with a beautiful girl dancing WITHOUT HER CHAPERONE. So, the composers wrote the waltzes to be extended. EDIT: The season for balls was in winter... And when this was written, they were no longer wearing wigs. Plus, clothing was made of natural material. Soap was accessable. Perfume was popular, as well as, talcum powder. Ladies wore slippers to dance; not boots. Gowns wee low cut and hair was worn up which keeps the body cool. Also, balls were in winter as I stated. That was referred to as "The Season" in Europe.

[@willrichardson519]

A good place to learn to hear what instruments are played are Benjamin Bitten's A young person's guide to the Orchestra and Peter and the Wolf by Prokofiev. There's plenty of awsome Russian classical music.

[@ideasmatter4737]

He is credited with more that 500 pieces including operas, a ballet, and lot and lots of waltzes and polkas. Fun? fact: he did have a nervous breakdown at one time.

[@willrichardson519]

Almost de rigeur for Romantic artists.

[@6lillium]

My man, you are quickly becoming one of my favorite channels. It's been cool to see you discover all this music. Just like food , movies, art, poetry etc, you never know until you try.You just went from an 8 pk crayon box to a 64 pk. I grew up in a house that played classical and opera, in Alaska. When we moved to the lower 48 , I discovered rock ( it was the 70s)and top 40. In the 80s I started playing bass in rock and metal bands, but soon discovered slap bass and funk. I'm not the biggest rap or hip hop fan, though I like a few, and love R&B and soul. I have even grown to like some country music, mostly from the 50s and 60s. What it all means,is that I believe in 2 kinds of songs....ones you like and ones you don't. I don't care what genre it is......keep searching!

[@rudidellama3718]

I'm new to the channel, its really nice to see someone reaction to something like classic music( i don't see often on youtube), I really like to see you react to Beethoven Moonlight sonata

[@didi_mega_dudu]

they didn't record it back then of course, just played it from concert to concert

[@matthieujoly424]

Thank you for sharing your discover and love of music. Keep it up !

[@cookmoore3736]

:) Nita Strauss related to the composers currently plays guitar on tour with Alice Cooper

[@rudigerk]

It's nice to see your interest in all kinds of music. Classical Music is a whole universe with many different styles in itself. SO Much you can discover there. Usually Classical Music is something you have to hear many times over and over again to fully grasp the beauty of it. You will always find new Nuances the more you listen to it. And many Major Works of Classical Music are also long in duration, a symphony or Oratorio (a Work for Orchestra and Choir) for example can go from 40 Minutes up to 2 hours (or longer).

[@themightyfp]

Hans Meiser someone suggested to me a 30 minute piece but need a better setup to do such a long video I look forward to experiencing more classical thanks for the feedback peace ✌️

[@suzannemcneal7320]

OK Rap Rat bout to blow your mind. Strauss was a great composer of the waltz meaning this is music you dance to. Highly intricate, multiple couple dances. Comparing dance music today is seems impossible this would be dance music but it is. You should be able to view video of people performing this particular waltz. I love experiencing music thru your eyes. Future suggestions Beethoven if you want dark moody, Mozart if you want happy and light and Berlioz if you want heavy hand of doom, particularly March to the scaffold.

[@hemotoxine5658]

hell yes, some Mozart but the Requiem (lacrymosa and dies irae parts) or some Rachmaninov piano concerto 3, Martha Argerich in this EPIC version kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGfZcoWQgdCUibs but it may be a bit too long for this kind of review.

[@2869may]

Hey man, if you're doing stuff like this... Will you do Dion - Runaround Sue or Wanderer Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man. Paul Simon - Me and Julio down by the School Yard Jim Croce - Bad Bad Leroy Brown. I would be interested in your reaction to any of these songs.

[@ExarKenneth71]

Although this is Choreographed the dance is the Waltz watch and enjoy. emperor's waltz andre rieu it's on you tube.

[@willrichardson519]

Rieu is a beast of an entertainer...

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

These are later cover versions from the following century, recorded to vinyl.

[@rudigerk]

You're asking good questions! This Music was written in the late 19th Century (the composer lived from 1825 - 1899). Wikipedia: "Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437 (Emperor Waltz) is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1889. The waltz was originally titled "Hand in Hand" and was intended as a toast made in August of that year by Austrian emperor Franz Joseph I on the occasion of his visit to the German Kaiser Wilhelm II where it was symbolic as a 'toast of friendship' extended by Austria to Germany. Strauss' publisher, Fritz Simrock, suggested the title Kaiser-Walzer since the title could allude to either monarch, and thus satisfy the vanity of both rulers. The waltz was first performed in Berlin on 21 October 1889. The original cover of the piano edition bore the illustration of the Austrian Imperial Crown."

[@willrichardson519]

Kaiser, Czar and Shah all derive from and allude to the Roman Caesars.

[@iraq.sometimessunnisometim1981]

Thanx for my wee heart all the way from Scotland.x

[@shenanigans3710]

You and Strauss go to the same barber

[@themightyfp]

shenanigans 😂

[@willrichardson519]

Brilliant!

[@Marcus_Berger1701]

I am from Vienna/Austria and every year at a certain time of the year there are mulitple ball dance events around the city. Everybody dresses up. Its beautiful because of the old majestic locations here decorated in flowers. Its a tradition. People from all social groups and ages attending this events. Almost nobody dances a 11 min waltz from start to the end. You start dancing in the middle or you leave the dance when you or your girlfriend has no stamina anymore. I prefer a quick jive anyway. ;) Although the emperors waltz is a beautiful masterpiece i think there are better waltzs to dance to. Waltzs which have the 1 - 2 - 3 rythm from start to finish. The emperor's waltz is a hommage to Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph II and emperor Wilhelm II of germany.

[@mindfuct8862]

Watching someone react to this should not make me smile so much. Hajahahaha #RRT

[@themightyfp]

aaron noller thanks 😃

[@ideasmatter4737]

BTW, I liked this video because of your sincere reaction and questions! (I can't sit and listen to Strauss, personally, even though it has some beauty. I need more drama.)

[@willrichardson519]

I wasn't that keen when I was younger, but I appreciate the sumptuous feel good nature of it a bit these days.

[@MaceGill]

This piece is from the late 1880's ... Technically from the late 'Romantic' era. A Waltz is usually written in 3/4 time, with the strong bit on the first beat of each bar. Think: ONE two three, ONE two three ... Etc.

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

This is in the early 1700's. The music back then wasn't created by the average person. Only the elite were able to really perform, for Kings, the church, etc. This music was to uplift man, and to be meant to praise god, and the good life. 👍👍👍 You have to see a waltz to understand. It's very proper. This was a whole orchastra, and the emperor would be a king like figure. This music has different sections called movements.

[@susella646]

Not the early 1700, more than 150 years later. Johann Strauss the son was born in 1825 and died in 1899. This waltz was composed in 1889.

[@LegionHimself]

Motivation-wise, this sort of music at that point in history was mostly commissioned by big patrons. Usually a sovereign or the church needed some piece for a specific occasion, like a coronation or a parade. This one was actually composed to be the soundtrack, if you like, to a summit between two emperors (German and Austrian). It is actually very danceable, in the waltz style. The repetition is in the underlying 1-2-3 beat, but it is meant to be buried and hidden under the variations.

[@didi_mega_dudu]

please do more classical music, your reactions are the only ones on youtube that are worth listening to

[@RyanAcidhedzMurphy]

I recommend Disney's Fantasia. I've always found that the host and animations make the music more approachable. People Waltzing, although this is a choreographed show. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZyxqZl9pNmLedU "Classical" music is no different to modern music really. Sometimes a piece was meant to express a feeling, like Beethoven's 6th symphony, which was meant to express his feelings while being in the country, which he loved. Some have said the 5th, which was meant to be paired with the 6th, was an expression of his anger at going deaf, and the political turmoil of the age. Musically some have said it's the first heavy metal song, because it starts with a simple riff, which is then repeated, expanded upon, then returned to over the course of the piece. Some have said Beethoven invented the riff, and therefor all modern music owes something to him. He is also considered the first Romantic period composer by many, bringing in a new age of music based more on expressing yourself, rather than conforming to rules and conventions. Sometimes they were meant to express an idea. Tchaikovsky was commissioned to compose the 1812 Overture to commemorate Russia's victory over Napoleon's invasion forces. In his own words he composed it without warmth and without love, finished it in 6 weeks... and yet it's the piece, other than the Nutcracker Suite, people associate with him most. Sometimes it was just meant to be danced to. Sometimes it was religious. Sometimes it was just for the hell of it. Mozart composed a few pieces just for fun. He even wrote a piece to be sung by a friend of his, who had a thick accent and pronounced certain things he sang in Latin oddly (Latin was often used for religious music). The lyrics are nonsense on their own, but when said friend sang them it came out sounding like he was singing "it is difficult to lick my ass and balls".

[@ricolync]

Now you brought up the profound existential question - what is music? I'll try to keep this short... What is music? It's the same thing as a painting or a sculpture - it is art. Art is something that separates us from animals, our small way of expressing our knowledge of the fact that we are mortals and wish to live on forever. Notes are like strokes of a paintbrush, the art is within our imaginations and only our physical selfs are the hindrace to express them fully...

[@stevenfritchie7529]

Some of my favorite classical are: Gustav Mahler, Symphony 2, final section (also known as "The Symphony of a Thousand" because he had various choirs in this movement which equaled 1000 people), Dmitry Shostakovich "The Leningrad Symphony", Anton Bruckner, and for a more modern twist, Tomita's synthesizer version of Gustav Holst's "The Planets" ("Jupiter").

[@martini1179]

When the waltz gets louder and uptempo at times like around 9:30, that part of the movement is used as a "when the shit hits the fan moment" in so many comedies. You can just imagine a gigantic, multilayer wedding cake being rolled down the hall on a cart, and (in slow motion) a dog from outside runs in chasing a squirrel. Three guesses where things are headed. We've all seen that movie.

[@miamidolphinsfan]

This was dedicated to His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Franz Josef II of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His died in 1916 after reigning in Austria for 68 years. This waltz was dedicated to him by Johann Strauss, Jr the King of the Waltz.

[@locusmortis]

Good content, you're really diversifying yourself from the other reaction channels. If you want to explore some more classical music I'd suggest Shostakovich, Symphony no. 5, Allegro non troppo (1979) conducted by Leonard Bernstein , this is a true epic performance where the orchestra really sweats for their art. and also search youtube for "Narciso Yepes - Concierto de Aranjuez (2)" which is the second movement of the Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo performed by soloist Narciso Yepes with orchestra and is a moving piece which conjures up the sultry vistas of Spain. These are both live videos so you can get a good idea of how the orchestra and conductor perform.

[@willrichardson519]

Villa Lobos Etudes and Preludes work individually as shorter pieces but wirk beautifully as a whole too.

[@glumOr]

Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata Claude Debussy - Clair de Lune are two i like.

[@hemotoxine5658]

Dear Rat, you truly illustrate that mind openness is not a fracture of the skull, that's brillant ! you may try to open it wider, like with some Eivor : Trollabundin (in your wtf section), Tori Amos, me and a gun (live at montreal 92) or some Tom Waits, like Tom Traubert's blues, Dire straits - telegraph road (alchemy live version) or maybe some German industrial metal with Rammstein - Engel (live in madison square garden) Enjoy ! and keep doing your stuffs, your chan is great.

[@estoy1001]

Me & A Gun is a rough listen, but a good one to showcase Tori's voice. Precious Things & Spark are great for showcasing her intensity and musical ability. Tom Waits Step Right Up is just cool as hell, and Sun Ra's Worlds Approaching or Demon's Lullabye for some jazzy avant-garde.

[@hemotoxine5658]

I fully agree on Me and a gun, but this live is so intense, a lighter one on the same live was the Smell like teen spirit's cover. About Tom Waits I suggested a pretty easy one to start with but this guy is such a genius !!!

[@willrichardson519]

Eivør is an awesome shout.

[@fractuss]

As a 67 year old white "shriveled ball sack" I very much enjoyed and appreciated your reaction to this piece of music.

[@fractuss]

PS, I love Strauss.

[@themightyfp]

A shriveled sack is crazy 😜😂😆✌️glad you enjoyed.

[@brucemangan3807]

Also.. this isn’t one you dance to but it is still considered a waltz style. It was written for a different occasion.

[@iraq.sometimessunnisometim1981]

I personally adore Strauss

[@estoy1001]

I would agree with the idea that rap & hip-hop is more about the message of the music than the music itself. The modern equivalent of the Baroque music you're listening to here is heavy metal. Lots of changes, ornamentation, a few repeated themes (depending on the song, of course). If you go into the Classical Era, with Mozart and Beethoven, for instance, you get more repetition (The 5th Symphony's first movement is the repetition and expansion of one riff that everyone knows, but not everyone really gets that Beethoven took and turned into a whole movement of a symphony). Heavy metal has a lot in common with German composers of the Baroque & Classical eras, because they liked big sounds, the louder the better, exciting themes and minor keys, just angry, nasty stuff. Check out a guy by the name of Carl Orff. He was a 20th century neoclassicist who wrote the closest things to heavy metal that classical could possibly emulate. The Carmina Burana - O Fortuna & Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi are some of the hardest heaviest songs in what is considered "classical". Orff was all about rhythm and volume, big themes, just as German as it gets. He also contributed to school music programs with his Schulewerk series. If you had a music program in school, and you were banging sticks together, you can thank Orff for that. He believed you began with rhythm to teach music.

[@willrichardson519]

Stravinsky Rite of Spring, so heavy there was a riot at its first performance!

[@kevinhennessey3189]

It is funny what we take for granted now we have access to the largest music library in the world youtube A hundred years ago hearing a classical piece performed was a once in a lifetime event. Music was only for the elites ie rich folks and even then IF you had a season pass to an orchestra you would only hear a favorite pieces maybe once every FEW years. Which blows my mind when I think about it

[@willrichardson519]

Folk music was what ordinary people had.

[@5retsam]

It would be nice to see a new genre of hip hop that balances movement in the structure of the music as well as the lyricism it is known for. Maybe it already exists and I have not heard it yet?

[@Azabaxe80]

I would be cautious to use the term "lyricism" when the context is near classical music, within which it means "melodic" and has nothing to do with words. To answer your question, I'm going to assume that by movement you mean the theme development that is characteristic of classical music and some pop music like art rock. There was a brief moment towards the end of hip hop's so-called golden age ('86-'93) when groups like Digable Planets were playing around with form, moving toward live instrumentation and incorporating slight time changes, this last thing being a dangerous thing in an art form dependent on meter. All in all, the best hip hop always combines a cool groove and witty lyrics. If your ass doesn't move and/or your mind doesn't wonder, all the complexity in the world won't matter.

[@RudyCantGame]

5retsam classical hip hop. That's interesting.

[@5retsam]

Alex Rud I was think more like progressive hip hop

[@mixtand138]

5retsam I've asked this exact question before! The closest I've heard to this sort of thing is the Beastie Boys album Paul's Boutique. There's got to be something that's closer to what we're probably envisioning, though.

[@glumOr]

yes try "Kool Keith" joke. but still good :D

[@mikkovaltonen3564]

Try out The Blue Danube Waltz bro, beautiful composition.

[@SoloGuitar1000]

If you want another iconic piece of classical music, watch this video of Leonard Bernstein conducting the 1st movement of Beethoven's 5th symphony. I'm sure you've heard the theme before. If you listen, keep in mind your point about hearing the same thing repeated but not quite the same. See how many ways four notes can be varied. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4Lbg5xqlLNmoNU

[@theweekendmurders4958]

ha man it was bound to happen a classic nerd going to flex when given an angle... all music genre has flexers ..RRT well handled... good take on music i never given too much time to - its due a rethink i need to expand some...ya you know they were sweating it up.. the stink must have been forever. the outro Stephanie Mill Track a remix? good track. Keep on RRT! Stay Peace!

[@420since1974]

Nita Strauss, lead guitarist for Alice Cooper, comes from a long line of classical musicians - one of her ancestors on her father's side of the family is the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II. Please react to Alice Cooper - "Poison" LIVE 2017. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6DbknSfqrulbdk

[@blackbrandonblue]

I know it's a movie cut, and it'd be out of the ordinary for your channel, you should really do a vid called "Amadeus: Mozart's Genius" by Zappiss. It has about 3.5M views, and you'll see why. Can't think of anything that got me more into classical.

[@willrichardson519]

Good to hear, huge chunks of film music is classical, essentially.

[@blankpallet2435]

This is Nita Strauss she is great granddaughter of the composer Strauss , she plays for Alic Cooper, kzbin.info/www/bejne/pInFqoFtmMamp9U

[@Yngwulff]

Look ... the Alps!

[@willrichardson519]

Das Alpinen symphonie, Mahler. He is popular with rock music fans.

[@RÅNÇIÐ]

There's so much kick ass classical music out there? Why must you torture the poor man with this happy-go-lucky snorefest of a composition?

[@themightyfp]

ᛞᛖᚾᚾᛁᛋ ᛏᚱᛟᚹᚨᛏᛟ send links I’m interested.

[@RÅNÇIÐ]

Sure: Gustav Holst - Mars, Bringer Of War: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJ7OZpmopZtgabM Beethoven - Coriolan Overture: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5eYc6l7jb9-ftU Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse Macabre: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6rOn3WKosSMr68 Niccolo Paganini - Caprice No. 5: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKHVemmqj5d5m9E Antonio Vivaldi - Summer (Presto): kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3OYgKaGrLaJiKM Modest Mussorgsky - Night On The Bald Mountain: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKqXnJudh5yEa80 Edward Grieg - In The Hall Of The Mountai King: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXKXf3WtjLWnbaM J.S. Bach - Toccata & Fugue In D Minor: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGexq4aCos-rd8k Frédéric Chopin - Funeral March: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nou8Znd4osx2laM Mozart - Requiem: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWKbfmWobquLmNE

[@groovypullet2337]

Waltzes do not have consistent rhythms! They speed up and slow down constantly to keep the dancing interesting and fun. You follow the music. When it goes fast you speed up and vice versa

[@martini1179]

About people recording music in Strauss’ time… they didn’t. People had a completely different relationship with music. The concept of listening to recorded music is a very modern idea. The phonograph was only invented in 1877, and before that music was only experienced live. So if you liked a certain piece by a composer, you had to remember how it went. If you liked Kentucky bluegrass, you had to wait until the next shindig, or learn how to play. Music was a lived experience, played by people, for people, existing only in that moment-and then it was gone. Before a certain time, 100% of music was experienced live. How much of our music is “dead” by comparison? 99.999%? Food for thought.

[@willrichardson519]

Lots more people played music, around a piano or with violins, sang together, buying sheet music was huge.

[@qatsidan]

Rather than looking for repetition in classical music look for contours or shapes which are similar. Also listen for repetition in the form of complementary structures which echo the main themes without overshadowing them. Classical music isn't nearly as hard as the ivory tower types have led us to assume. What you hear is what you hear. Just listen for patterns - the establishment of them, the breaking of them, and the re-establishment of them. If you can hear the patterns you're good. Or, in the case of this piece, you noticed that the patterns are constantly changing. What might that mean, given the title? Maybe the Emperor is attending a waltz but never gets to focus on any one thing because he's the emperor. Remember that these old, authoritarian douches are often going to work within that worldview. So us having sympathy for our benevolent ruler wouldn't be so far out of Strauss' vision.

[@qatsidan]

If you're interested in music that is constantly changing here's yet another pick for WTF Wednesday. It's a song that never lands on a single melody. And it's totally radio worthy (within reason) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gInFfayfatyam8k

[@willrichardson519]

Intelligence is Pattern recognition and noticing the contradictions, counterpoint perhaps, is a good reaction. For something far out, Carl Nielsens Das Unauslöschliche, the inextinguishable and his 5th Symphony portrays titanic struggle. Thesis, antithesis and synthesis.

[@Hwuoow]

heeeyy baby. Sleep - Dopesmoker.

[@philiposm]

👍👍 Check out Chopin's Nocturne in B-flat minor, Op. 9, No. 1. My favorite interpretation is by Maurizio Pollini

[@susanlambka3]

Love it!!!

[@bautistacorzomateodejesus4633]

Vienna bonbons and Vienna blood are good waltzes my friend. You need remember that the waltz is More difficult to understand than other compositions because the walts Is More visual. Also you can see that peces in a orchestra or a video with people dancing

[@F1083]

Interesting that you ask if these guys are wacked out of their mind. Here is a discussion about crazy composers www.talkclassical.com/23312-who-craziest-most-insane.html Musical Geniuses have been insane for the last 400 years.

[@martiglesias60]

This waltz is an absolute masterpiece of the genre. It starts with a march. A concert waltz is a chain of 5 double waltzes or 10 waltz-themes plus introduction and coda (closing section). You need a lot of musical education, the way you talk, a shame of your generation with your vulgaire languages!

[@themightyfp]

I’ll be fine.

[@anteb.k.8396]

This one is pretty hard for people who don't listen to classical music on daily basis, this is a very laid back waltz from Vienna and not much drama going on in music, I would reccomend you to react to Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 1st movement, or Piano Concerto No. 3 1st movement

[@ErisRising]

In addition to "London Calling" by The Clash, I'm also nominating Beethoven's "Ode To Joy" (Just that part, though, and not the whole 9th symphony. You can find it easily on KZbin).

[@shenanigans3710]

Surely everyone's heard that on an ad or something. I reckon some Wagner... the godfather of metal

[@ErisRising]

He may or may not have. It's a great tune, though, regardless of which one you're talking about. And to be fair, Wagner's "Ride Of The Valkyries" is arguably more well-known, but definitely still worthy of a listen.

[@singlepringle7485]

The basic step of a walz is a square. the rythm is 123,123. on 1 do a step forwards with your left foot (your body weight will be on your left foot because you stepped on it), on 2 do a step to the right with your right foot (your body weight is on your right foot now) . on 3 close your feet together and lift your right foot for the next step, which will be backwards for the second number one. on 1 do a step backwards with your right foot, on 2 a step to the left side and close to switch your body weight again - lift your left foot to step forwards again on 1 and do it all over again :D You might want to practice on One year of love from Queen or three times a lady from the Commodores before you try classical music ;)

[@brucemangan3807]

Baroque ... pronounced Bar-oak 👍🏻

[@antondzajajurca7797]

Ba-rock

[@viniciusnascimento1993]

This is the most punk react channel on youtube, in the next classic reaction try some Beethoven, Mozart or Chopin, it´s beutifull, more soulfull, and easier to understand and apreciate. Great surprise, but it´s a Waltz, to dance in a ballroon or watch a play going together, this is a song that need the visuals or the right ambience. There´s repetition in some classical musics, a theme. Fun fact, Beethoven went deaf at 26 years old, and after that become even better and greater genius, symphony nº 5 is considered the peak of his craziness and madness. You should really try to understand punk, like hip hop, it´s a movement, it´s not only music, is political, philosical and a way to understand life. The Clash - Guns of Brixton This is a must hear. Pearl Jam - porch - Pinkpop 1992 This is grunge and rock´n roll, but the attitude is punk. Parquet Courts - Stoned And Starving Not talented musicians showing the power of punk in repetition and simplicity, i was shocked when i saw this song in the rolling stone list of 100 best songs of this century King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man This band....no one ever recorded a react episode with them, this song is from 1969, but this version is from 2015, it´s set with standart youtube license, i think it would not get blocked. This version is pretty great even with the age of them, everyhing perfect and in tone, live in japan, and they have THREE drummers and a great sax player, totally worth to watch and hear, amazing song, maybe my favorite of them. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWGVaaJ6erCNpZY Planet Hemp. This band is not for you to react, is for you check the beats and vibes, see if you ever heard anything alike, those two songs are only instrumentals, i think you really would enjoy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqKseXeggNGKpJY kzbin.info/www/bejne/apLRoHp7ecmEiJo Not one of my favorite episodes but at least you are surprising, thanks a lot.

[@chaost4544]

Co-sign on this.

[@suzannemcneal7320]

King Crimson totally under rated band. Anything from Larks tongues or starless in Bible black would be unique to say the least. They are the kind of band you lie on your bed and mind meld to. Excellent suggestion Dude!

[@willmason3575]

Honestly, no jokes, a great way to learn about this kind of music is to watch the Little Einsteins cartoon they educate on most aspects of the music. You might think im goofin but it just like if you want/need to pick up the basics of a new language quickly the best thing to do is find Sesame Street in that language.

[@silverblack5475]

RRT ....the ballad of leonard and charles by exodus

[@RobPTK]

Dude, if you want some sick classical music, check out Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. The guy uses actual cannons in the composition, yes, actual guns.

[@Module79L]

Hey Felix, wanna react to a band that mixes this type of classical music with Metal? Next WFT Wednesday you should do Fleshgod Apocalypse - The Violation. WTF guaranteed! :D

[@ideasmatter4737]

Here's a short clip from the movie The Young Victoria that shows waltzing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5rYnaJ4ltiknJY

[@davidbaker1069]

First lesson; Rap is the destruction of melody by rhythm and the beat. The waltz is the exaultation of the melody. Listen for the melody and forget repetitive beat. Train your ears. Get rid of the MF'er who wrote this....... as a thought line, do not think of this as a conflict, this is about blending. So, the subtle is incredibly important. The pauses are as important to the "movement," which is how these are described. They are movements. Watch a waltz, the beat is the same, it is just hidden, but the beat is in the melody. Watch a waltz. And you got the purpose of this music, perfectly, when you said you got lost....

[@dbasstij512]

Really like your willingness to follow the music anywhere. Try some jazz. You might try just about anything by Herbie Hancock. He's been sampled a lot in hip hop. Would really love to see you check out John Coltrane and Miles Davis. Everything changes after you've heard them...

[@themightyfp]

Davin Bass will do thanks. I actually did Ella recently but I see what you mean. Thanks

[@dbasstij512]

Rap Rat Trapped cool. I'll look for the ella vid. 'My favorite things' by coltrane is an easy place to start because you will recognize it. If nothing else, it will bring strong reaction ('a love supreme' is the next most obvious song to choose, imo) Btw, shout out to your wife for giving you the time to make these videos!

[@mattkenary]

I like how you are nodding your head as if there was a drum beat lol.

[@themightyfp]

Lol I can hear one somewhere.

[@Titanandenceladus]

Great reaction. React to more classical music

[@figura2000]

Strauss I and II made very success with their walses , but are not considered the best on classical music, listen harp quartet by beethoven, these strauss guys are from 19th century, like beethoven and Brahms, but are completely diferent , bach (you listened the brandemburgo) is 100years before this strauss, and there another strauss,RICHARD, (not this family), from 19th cent. end, that is the composer of zarathustra (used in movie 2001 space odissey)

[@Yngwulff]

BAR OAK

[@steveleblanc7983]

Love your openness to music of different genres but you don't give yourself enough credit for the way you can pick out all the subtleties in the music you're hearing for the first time. The question you asked about why these composers would write things like this can be answered very simply. Money. Nothing has changed in that regard but you aren't going to be able to hire 60 odd musicians to play your new piece without a patron, in this case the Emperor of Austria. No different than Michaelangelo being hired to paint the Sistine Chapel by the Pope.

[@themightyfp]

Steve LeBlanc thanks for the lesson really appreciate it peace ✌️

[@PollitoBoyJr]

Hey man, you gotta get back to some Tool! I suggest The Grudge, absolutely legendary song. Will no doubt blow your mind :D

[@RudyCantGame]

Do punk rock Thursdays

[@marc3dartist601]

Would you please shred this Sub bass?

[@themightyfp]

Marc Leboeuf what does that mean?

[@marc3dartist601]

You have a Sub Bass on the back, can you play some grooves?

[@MetalMonkey]

Get Mrs Rat Trapped in for a reaction some time

[@themightyfp]

Metal Monkey I don’t think I’d want her to deal with the negative comments. People can be pretty mean on here. But I will ask her. Thanks

[@jimbo92107]

Starting with the wrong Strauss song. Try Blue Danube. Nice, pretty tune. Look up "Light Classical" on KZbin. As for why this waltz is boring, that's because it was written to accompany a great big group dance on a ballroom floor, where everybody is dressed very fancy, and did pretty much the same dance. "Emperor's Waltz" was written literally for some emperor of a European country. Napoleon? My compliments, you ask intelligent and logical questions. The answers are fascinating, I promise.

[@themightyfp]

Thanks for the feedback and your time ✌️

[@glumOr]

Music is like food, you got to eat a little of everything. Of course you can eat pasta everyday, your belly will be full but damn it'll be sad.

[@Seanriver316]

Why couldnt Bach get any dates? Because he was always Baroque.

[@themightyfp]

Seanriver316 best comment all day 😂

[@calphurnia2007]

You should do a reaction video on E Flat Minor by by Sergei Rachmaninoff

[@Sarahdoodleman]

Play some more slipknot man

[@XXXXXX-kj3ht]

I lost the count of "shit" and "fuckin"

[@themightyfp]

😔 ✌️

[@judithfurmston3731]

Baroque ="Barok".

[@marianbores3285]

Blue danube is much more melodic and awesome.

[@ababauPaolo]

go straight to the good shit listen to some stravinsky or varese

[@themightyfp]

ababauPaolo problem with that is idk what the good shit is. But I’m open

[@ababauPaolo]

well i would suggest the firebird by stravinsky, and ionisation by varese. the first one being a ballet with weird parts and the second a short percussion piece, weird weird piece. love your channel you're digging a great variety of music and also better than anyone!

[@Sh.moon.]

wtf you r 15?

[@glumOr]

it's rough in the hood man !