Van Cliburn performs rousing national anthem

[@fitzgeraldhanover3921]

I was a teenager when Van Cliburn became known. I am 74 in two days.

[@lepredator189]

Wow

[@novellmusicmedia6895]

wow

[@exclamationpointman3852]

I am just hearing of him: Absolutely loved this!

[@vincentvalenzuela4373]

Damn u old

[@vincentvalenzuela4373]

Im 24 man

[@divox9pqr]

His performance of the anthem was stirring. He was a very inspiring person and performer.

[@donclaybrooksr.6027]

A Texan of whom we can all be proud.

[@walkawaycat431]

Don Claybrook, Sr.. The pride of Ft.Worth, Tx. ❤❤

[@fifty9forty3]

So much has changed since April 1994.

[@raffigorski6850]

Before Trumpism divide the Ciubtry.

[@evanrox1]

The Ballpark today is now "Choctaw Stadium" and the field has been converted for Football, Soccer, and Rugby.

[@kraftpr]

BRAVISSIMO!!! This is how OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM should be performed -- not some watered down, stylized pop/rap version! (my opinion)😁

[@Ivana9910]

most music is taste, but classical does deserve more credit in general. don't isolate other genres now

[@finnfuchs879]

I fully agree

[@frankskoda-simmons3432]

Your opinion is more than an opinion: It is an informed opinion. Agree with you.

[@cd5148]

I agree with you but also don’t know of any “rap” renditions. That sounds very odd

[@GH-oi2jf]

kraftpr - I agree completely.

[@chazinko]

Thank you for restoring the anthem's dignity Mr. Cliburn.

[@clairewood7416]

chazinko Absolutely. Having the FWSO come in behind him and play it again with the audience singing along was beautiful. I would bet that the FWSO probably plays the National Anthem better than any other orchestra because every performance of this symphony opens with "The Star Spangled Banner" and the audience sings with them. This is how it should be done. Instrument(s) and the crowd.

[@tiamia7139]

I sat 3rd row at the Bass and watched Van play the Tchaikovsky in Fort Worth with the FWSO in 2001. They had a Russian gala at the Worthington afterwards and Van was in such a good mood. One of his long-time family friends was teasing him about his hair and he let us both touch his famous mop of curls! I sure miss him.

[@scottc977]

Well said, and well done by the best of a generation of pianists

[@mollyo925]

Love this..

[@terranhightower341]

I was on the field with the band, my sophomore year at Crowley HS. I was the bottom corner of the 'N'

[@terranhightower341]

@play I am 42 years old now.

[@zachlang1982]

What was the name of that tune y’all played right before he started playing the anthem? I’ve heard that fanfare 100 times but never knew what it was called.

[@terranhightower341]

@@zachlang1982 now you're going to have to get me to research my 93-94 school year songs...lol stand by, unless you have a vid of it.

[@terranhightower341]

@@zachlang1982 selections from the 1993 school year were: Georgia on my Mind, Malaguena, The theme from the movie "Cowboys", and The Batman Theme... Could have also been our fight song...

[@iguarni]

I’m italian but Your anthem makes me only chills! Love USA to much!

[@BestMar1n3]

If you know the back story of it and understand the meaning of the words, it gives you chills even more.

[@edwardrichtofen1252]

@@BestMar1n3 That's if you think about it, the past is a story told by only those who wish to acknowledge... they are the ones to carry it on. But emotions are not shackled by it, for it was a different story, a different time... a time where we look as the worst and forget about the present or future.

[@larrysmith6797]

What's the matter MLB? Can't get real musicians to perform the national anthem since 1994?

[@christophercasey6775]

Agreed. Van was the man

[@cobaltcanarycherry]

Check out a Braves radio broadcast on Sundays. We have Mr. Miller from the ATL Opera, and he just nails it every time. Of course, big love and endless respect to the memory of our unforgettable Van Cliburn! Great performance!

[@GeminiJets22]

2001 one game 7 world series was hella good

[@dennispearson9287]

IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS !!!!!.......

[@henrique1944]

When i hear this American Anthen I feel as I am an American person! It is beautiful.

[@sagahammer]

Even though written by an Englishman for a london drinking club?

[@davidmcleod709]

Cliburn's piano playing was the first music I remember hearing in my life. It was Tchaikovsky's 1st concerto, which he played to win the competition in Russia. This rendition of our national anthem (just an old Scottish drinking song) is quite stirring in its simplicity. Sheer power.

[@contralagoon]

Rest in peace legend 🙏🙏

[@jaxhoffalot2812]

Gives me chills. What a rendition on the piano.

[@charlescxgo7629]

Oh how great America once was! Once a great nation that stood up for justice and peace....

[@consultant_of_swing2146]

A Van Cliburn/Jimi Hendrix anthem duet would've knocked the earth off its axis.

[@exclamationpointman3852]

:)))))))))))))))))))))

[@bwatson65]

Fantastic, and only in Texas!! It is striking - barely a sound in the stadium as Van plays the National Anthem. However, I saw a lot of people still wearing hats and not placing their hand across their heart. I thought they knew better than that in Texas of all places!

[@tiamia7139]

bwatson65 It's just not "in Texas", believe me. I am an American but I can tell you that the vast majority of Americans are loud, rude and ill-mannered. Never was this more evident than when I was in Paris. Leave the white sneakers and Mickey Mouse tee shirts at home, stop shouting in restaurants and other public places like a bunch of ingrates and, for God's sake, learn some table manners. A fork is not a shovel and you can leave a little on your plate. (No wonder most of the world hates us!)

[@joemcamerica]

Yeah they need to show some respect man

[@rawpotatofella9654]

Black power..most ppl will not show any more respect to the anthem anymore.

[@endlesspenny1539]

bwatson65 I

[@cynthiagonzalez658]

Even inside a church. Some men keep hats & rags on.

[@markhager2216]

An outstanding performance of The Star Spangled Banner, and I agree with commenters here and elsewhere that this is really how the anthem should be performed. Note that this was for the actual opening game at the then brand new Ballpark at Arlington in 1994 and not just a single game (explains Van and the conductor both in tails). If there is a symphony orchestra in the city where the ballclub is located, they ought to put together a few “combos” to generally go out and play the anthem. Baseball team management has to find about 80 artists a season to handle the anthem (usually about half the season is at home). Instrumental is a safer bet, to me, than singing artists. Wanna hear another good performance? Game 6 of the 2014 World Series, Kansas City Symphony. Fantastic

[@user-pc9ib7qf6g]

Goosebumps detected

[@luckystarpiano]

This is soooo epic made me emotional!! One of my favorite pianists!!!! Legend❤️❤️

[@TheZombaslaya]

Van Cliburn is my favorite pianist

[@tiamia7139]

Van's playing was majestic, elegant, ethereal, powerful -- and so transporting. He had a reverent love and respect for the music. He was very spiritual, very humble and saw himself as a servant of music. It was all about communicating the beauty of the music to his listeners. There was no ego in his playing, just love - and that's why he touched so many hearts all over the world.

[@lloydarriola3481]

What a great pianist. I sure miss him.

[@sopranosd]

The best.

[@tiamia7139]

He always played Schumann-Liszt's "Widmung" as an encore when I was at his concerts. It was my favorite - and his also. Van was an elegant, refined, funny and very kind, thoughtful person. I have a note that he wrote to me several years ago framed and hanging in my home. I will cherish it always, and he will always be my favorite concert pianist. He played like an angel.

[@bryanwarm2471]

@@tiamia7139 I only experienced his live performance once at the University of Massachusetts around 1980. He played the Tchaikovsky concerto for which he is so famous. I must admit I was not prepared. Something I shall always remember as a most remarkable event. That written message you have on your wall is precious, indeed.

[@tiamia7139]

@@bryanwarm2471 I feel very blessed to have known him. He's the most brilliant and fascinating person I've ever met. I heard him play the Tchaikovsky at Bass Hall in Fort Worth Texas in 2001.

[@tiggywinkle20]

I am British and I miss him!❤️🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@WolfpackEntertainmentYT]

I knew that park was familiar! Its none other than my own Ballpark in Arlington/Globe Life Park/Rangers Stadium! GO RANGERS!

[@Xfranman]

Americans should not whistle, applaud or yell until the entire National Anthem has been COMPLETED. As a veteran, I think of all those who gave their lives for that rousing anthem and those magnificent colors and I am unashamedly moved to tears. We should hold our nation's anthem and ensign in highest esteem and treat them both with the sacredness they deserve, ever mindful of the precious sacrifice made to keep them playing/waving. The breeze that keeps the flag blowing is the last breath of countless men and women who gave all for us. That flag is the proud cover of a veteran's coffin and his memorial over the hearth of that place that most feels his absence. We are all blessed to live beneath her. She's still a Grand Old High Flying Flag forever.

[@LouisEmery]

I agree, let the last note have its own uninterrupted life.

[@StrawberryFeildsforNever]

Francis Moran people cheer near the end because they’re proud. Nothing about disrespect

[@ckendall67]

People are going to make some sort of noise during the anthems no matter how hard to try and silence people, OK? You 're not always going to get COMPLETE silence throughout the anthem.

[@jo-anne9261]

Classy as well as patriotic ❤️🇺🇸

[@annecraven7906]

God bless and keep Van Cliburn and God Bless America, the land of the free!

[@anthonyventura9950]

Not if you’re black living in a red State!

[@johnspradling7906]

Kind of makes the nonentity protests of 2016-2017 irrelevant. You cannot protest in any fashion the glory and majesty of this music, or what it represents.

[@doloresbrown5103]

I love Van Cliburn.

[@tedallison6112]

Rachmaninoff's version is amazing. Godowski also has a phenomenal concert paraphrase.

[@pamplayer4086]

Absolutely stunning this is the way the National Anthem should be done at games most singers who sing the anthem do a horrible job don’t care who they are just let the people sing it if you’ve ever watched a game in Wales when the crowd sings the Welsh National Anthem it’s just beautiful n everyone knows the words n it’s sung in Welsh brings tears to my eyes n watching this video made me feel that way thank u very much for posting this 👏🏻🇺🇸

[@exclamationpointman3852]

LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@fitzgeraldhanover3921]

First time I ever heard Van Cliburn play our National Anthem.

[@Lava1964]

I believe he opened most of his concerts with it.

[@dayzen1512]

Deeply touched.

[@meliageckosong]

Just watched the story of his cold-war competition win - thank you Mysteries of the Museum for enlightening me!

[@wbprods]

we miss you VC !

[@spadiu]

Bravo bravissimo eccellentissimo!!! il Grande americano che vinse il primo concorso Tchaikovsky....a Mosca!!!! Van Cliburn lo ascolto in continuazione , e una magia!

[@rubinsteinway]

Thank you Van!

[@Thomas-fu8vp]

NO KNEELING KIDS HERE!!!!!TAKE US BACK!!! YES, WE WANT IT, WE CAN DO IT AGAIN - A COUNTRY UNITED!!!!

[@raffigorski6850]

Kneeling is way better than storming the Capitol on January 6!

[@000Responses]

If only the Aussie National Anthem was played like this...

[@abrn6341]

RIP Van

[@mckernan603]

Ah the 90s…

[@briggsak05]

And the strength of the Peace and performance comes solidly to Australia and Melbourne town

[@JohnSmith-en8vx]

I never get tired of watching this. Thank you MLB and the great Van Cliburn for a wonderful rendition of this great song. Thank you for standing up for our great Republic!

[@anthonyventura9950]

It isn’t so great right now with the divisive culture wars.

[@xxlolgamerplayerxx9529]

this will sound silly but it's true I'm related to him

[@53lyric1]

What's so hard t believe? I have the blood of two American Presidents coursing through my veins...and no, they aren't the Adams'.

[@LetsCast]

Jonnie Rose what about the Roosevelts?

[@kingpluto917]

Jonnie Rose or Bushes

[@arymonem]

Amazing! Wish I was there.

[@dianahervey8692]

I was in high school when I heard Van Cliburn play at Grant Park in Chicago shortly after he won the Russian Award. I was totally in awe. Parents thought I was over Elvis. Wrong! Now I had two idols.

[@alfonsomazariegos1335]

Impresionante.

[@robertbonhage5543]

Very symbolic and fitting for the dat. Well done.

[@johnbevan4684]

Man, if you don't get tingles from this performance you must be in a coffin.

[@stephenlang3135]

Hopefully soon America will get back to this

[@carmen6169]

Que genio mas educado. 🎶🎶🎶

[@andiplastic]

Oh my! Bravo! From a fellow Texian!

[@chrislimnios9180]

Land of the FREE and home of the BRAVE.

[@TWhite94]

I was only two months old

[@marcollano5917]

Wow, things have gone downhill a long way.

[@Amber90125]

Best National Anthem by a mile.

[@matthewsherwin8741]

I met Van Cliburn in the early ‘70s. How he could play piano!

[@locotx215]

I beg . . .BEG everyone to look up Van Cliburn and understand the greatness he achieved. The Miracle on Ice is seen as one of the US's finest performances . . .but on individual merit . . .Van Cliburn's dominate performance in Russia is up there

[@pine.app-le]

He was a great man

[@sgsmozart]

So much better than the RIDICULOUS pop versions.

[@dma-rising8876]

Epic! Superbly epic!

[@alexanderjosephross]

Max Lucado’s book “The Applause Of Heaven” brought me here 👏

[@NoName-ge6wc]

The goat of piano national anthems.

[@codycliburn2878]

Wow that’s pretty cool

[@christopherweber9464]

Perfection !!!

[@chapeltibet4551]

The America I love!

[@keemez]

solid pedal tone @ 1:01

[@beatlessteve1010]

That was one of the most endearing National Anthems ever and what a great American Van Cliburn was!!!

[@rav8149]

O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave is chills....

[@carmenreyes6222]

Mexico

[@FFEMTB08]

Damn!!! That’s how it’s done!

[@irenemarmelstein6220]

Awesome!!

[@fuggedaboudit2848]

Take THAT, Rosie O'Donnell!!!

[@georgiachaney5912]

I love Rosie.

[@tonygutierrez5578]

GREAT NATIONAL ANTHEM OF A GREAT COUNTRY AMERICA HOME OF THE BRAVE HOME OF EVERYTHING ABOUT DEMOCRACY.

[@sagahammer]

Yes a great ENGLISH song

[@michaelhight1404]

Fantastic

[@AW66888]

LEGEND!!

[@lindamarcusenpetersen7675]

Touché! My opinion!

[@optimus3802]

Who disliked video this was it kap

[@yellomate-tv2pc]

Save baseball, save America.

[@markw9281]

Ahhhh yes, back when the Rangers had a true Patriotic Owner!!

[@alcelaya1365]

Do you even have an clue as to who owns the Rangers now? I didn't think so!

[@ferris240]

No kneeling or disrespect there

[@journeythroughtherails5294]

Kneeling is respectful. But so is rising. Both is good

[@aet5807]

Yeah, attacking the Capitol building and beating cops to death is much more respectful to our country.

[@crazyorganist1609]

Wow

[@hhsrrrr]

Beautiful and inspiring! (But who were the two idiots who walked in front of the camera lens? Duh!)

[@patrickwall8517]

No sound, must be a copyright issue.

[@bryanwarm2471]

THIS is how to do it!

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Conmovedor para. EU.

[@craigadam]

How large were his hands? Wow.

[@kyladowns3357]

MY MOTHER SAID HES HER LIKE 8TH COUSIN!?! Her name is Skye Cliburn :>

[@chris93703]

No kneeling by players or any Black Lives nonsense in this video.

[@raffigorski6850]

Kneeling in protest is much more patriotic than storming the Capitol on January 6!

[@chris93703]

@@raffigorski6850 It's nonsense because it is based on a false narrative. In probably at least 95% of shootings of blacks by police the shootings were found to be justified.

[@johnw2026]

Brought a tear to my eye and a lump in my throat. Because you didn't see not 1 person kneeling. And when the absolutely wonderful pianist stood up and started singing the anthem with the orchestra, everyone in the bleachers joined in. These days when the anthem is played you get a bunch of sissified woke playboys that wanna kneel, and act like the white majority in America owes something to all the minorities besides just basic respect, equal opportunities, and whatever's promised them in the Constitution. And we do little to nothing about it. God in Heaven, what have we become? This video is the America I grew up in. Not the one I'm living in. 😭

[@anthonyventura9950]

You’ll kneel too, if you’re a black or brown person living in a Red State!

[@Soronacabricot]

0:59 Is that man Scott Morrison ?

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Solo que la foto esposterior la que yo tenia era. muy joven

[@banjammy4116]

I watched baseball back then

[@Truewinner112]

Ok good for yoi

[@banjammy4116]

@@Truewinner112 yes l pretty much watched most sports now ,not so much

[@banjammy4116]

Careful betting the rent money on entertainers.

[@Truewinner112]

@@banjammy4116 ok

[@mga2899]

When men stood for the anthem.

[@karldelavigne8134]

Spoilt by the whelping, applause, whistling, gum chewing, and other undignified behaviour.

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Se llevó un 100

[@carmenreyes6222]

Que educado

[@LouisEmery]

It is annoying when people clap before the end of a song or musical peice. There should be even be a pause in between the music and applause, in order for the last note to sink in.

[@ckendall67]

Do you want absolute silence from start to finish and anyone who even dare COUGHS should be kicked out or something??

[@cd5148]

ckendall67 Uh no he literally just said no clapping until the song is over

[@ckendall67]

@@cd5148 You can't silence people or stop them from clapping even during the anthems.

[@mcgurkryans]

After playing tchkovsky, this must be like child’s play

[@lazuardirahman7597]

1:10 us national anthem

[@willbryant7326]

he’s actually from Louisiana