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ddewcifer
October 26, 2020 at 9:04 pm
Fear will always be the greatest educator.
Abuzer Qasmi
October 26, 2020 at 9:12 pm
She’s such a charm. Full of good positive vibes and knowledge. Thanks @WIRED.
abendrot
October 26, 2020 at 9:18 pm
Could you get a historian to look at World War II movie scenes? I love this series
Julian Nobile
October 26, 2020 at 9:32 pm
She is lovely , thanks.
Superduper English Idioms
October 26, 2020 at 9:36 pm
It almost seems as though conductors are just waving their hands around 🤣
Now we know otherwise 🙂
Kim Long Vo
October 26, 2020 at 9:37 pm
Ironic that the video about music has really bad mic peaking. Kinda painful to listen to. Good content though.
Luka I
October 26, 2020 at 9:39 pm
You can really see the joy on her eyes, thank you Marin😊
Fanchen
October 26, 2020 at 9:42 pm
Oooh this is great. Twoset Violin does movie critics all the time on realism, but to have a renowned conductor do this is awesome.
Charlie
October 26, 2020 at 10:14 pm
Isn’t the baton in the wrong hand at 0:30 ?
Jazz music theorist
October 26, 2020 at 10:29 pm
As a future conductor myself I absolutely love this review
Kieth Kabingue
October 26, 2020 at 10:44 pm
Thank you so much for this. I’m an aspiring composer and conductor.
Jannelle J
October 26, 2020 at 10:55 pm
Anybody just here for the roast?
MrShaun42088
October 26, 2020 at 10:55 pm
great break down. i learned so much!
Ted Chaffman
October 26, 2020 at 11:08 pm
Yay Marin!
Mykasan
October 26, 2020 at 11:10 pm
0:58 really? i’ve played pieces at 15 way harder than this.
yiuqwfj
October 26, 2020 at 11:12 pm
that’s not quite the meaning of ‘breaking down’ the conducting but rather giving a quick opinion.
Countfoscolikesmice
October 26, 2020 at 11:33 pm
white text against a white background.
lahoma simmons
October 26, 2020 at 11:33 pm
I was lucky to see a young Maestra Alsop conduct the Eugene Symphony Orchestra several times. It was such a joy.
J D
October 26, 2020 at 11:34 pm
This was an absolute treat
Colin Tan
October 26, 2020 at 11:36 pm
LING LING 40 HRS UNITE
TASH NZ
October 27, 2020 at 12:18 am
My music/Choir teacher would do that but I never knew what she was doing with her hands but I understood her facials and she she wanted us to be louder or quite or be quite
Caroline Maina
October 27, 2020 at 12:29 am
Who else is trying to ochestrate
NegroJonesStrikesAgn
October 27, 2020 at 12:44 am
I never paid attention to the conductor. I knew what I was supposed to do without any help. I was a very gifted 10 year old.
JoeBlu
October 27, 2020 at 12:45 am
Loved it.
Jon Darling
October 27, 2020 at 1:19 am
Please show her Twosetviolin- Why Being a Conductor is The Hardest Job Ever. That’d be a great reaction vid
RobyQuantum
October 27, 2020 at 12:38 pm
I just clicked because I saw the Amadeus thumbnail
Ballard Ingram
October 27, 2020 at 12:55 pm
I wish she would do August Rush!
Rodrigo Rodríguez
October 27, 2020 at 12:58 pm
Thank you so much Wired for doing this wonderful episode. Thanks for inviting one of the best conductors of our time, and if you could please do more episodes about classical music to keep educating and showing people the transformative powers of music.
Santiago Laporta
October 27, 2020 at 1:10 pm
Noodle_Ra
October 27, 2020 at 3:27 pm
What a wonderful lady
BettyCope
October 27, 2020 at 5:32 pm
Very informative. Appreciate her insight!
Roger Kaza
October 27, 2020 at 6:12 pm
Let’s not forget Mr. Holland’s orchestra was augmented with former members who radically elevated the level of performance. They’ve been practicing steadily since graduation. 🙂
AsteroidTV
October 27, 2020 at 8:50 pm
This is really top notch, props for bringing one of the living heroes of music
AlienFourTwoSix
October 27, 2020 at 9:20 pm
4:56 I’m glad she pointed out what a bad teacher Fletcher in Whiplash is. He has exactly one method of teaching and uses it on every member of the band. If he were better, he would recognize which musician to push to their limit and which to encourage.
15:51 I love how much she loves Jack Black / School Of Rock.
Mak Azubike
October 27, 2020 at 10:33 pm
I LOVE YOU GADAMMINT!
PhysiqueQuantique
October 27, 2020 at 10:35 pm
I looooved this. What a joy to get Alsop’s perspective!! I loved her analysis of School of Rock lmao
Marek Kotarba
October 27, 2020 at 11:13 pm
WHY WOMEN ALL THE TIME?????!!!!!!!!!! WHYYYYYY????????
TheOakSpace
October 27, 2020 at 11:23 pm
All us classical musicians in the comments TRULY appreciate this fantastic woman and her speaking out against the mystification of classical music. The scene in Amadeus where Salieri gets confused by basic musical concepts always annoyed me. Mozart “being a genius” doesn’t mean he was the greatest innovator, before his time or a misunderstood artist. So often mainstream media loves to tell us THAT Mozart is great, THAT Shakespeare is great. But these movies seeem uninterested in WHY we should consider them great (or in some cases NOT great). They sell people a vague fantasy of art and make it seem incomprehensible to all but the maddest of geniuses. When really if they would just expose the audience to the art itself and teach them to interact with it, to love it. Then everyone could make their own choice on whether they personally consider Mozart to in fact be “great”. Consider: after viewing Amadeus, how very much could you tell me about the person that is Mozart, and yet how little would you have to say about his music?
Hayden Music Academy
October 27, 2020 at 11:24 pm
I freaking love Marin. I was actually in a youth orchestra about 30 years ago where she and Paavo Jarvi auditioned to be our conductor (obviously before they both hit it big). Paavo won the audition but I really enjoyed her conducting (she definitely had my vote!). It was an incredible privilege having worked with her albeit briefly. So glad she went on to have so much success.
Maria B
October 27, 2020 at 11:43 pm
Marin Alsop BSO!! Love her!! They also need a part 2 with bugs bunny, La Grande Vadrouille, a late quartet
Corn Fed
October 27, 2020 at 11:57 pm
She needs to watch the videos of elementary school kids’ concerts in Japan and Korea (0:57)
Brett Maack
October 28, 2020 at 12:18 am
Had never heard of Ms. Aslop before this video but she seems lovely. Filmmakers should be watching all of these technique critique videos and learning. Thanks for the video!
rawhamburgerjoe
October 28, 2020 at 12:19 am
Dayum! Her comment on narcissistic tendencies in art!
Angie J
October 28, 2020 at 12:24 am
Mr. Bean > Mr. Holland
Tatiana Lekka
October 28, 2020 at 12:24 am
She was so much fun. Absolutely delightful! Her comment about Hannibal cracked me up 🤣 Please bring her back for a part 2!
Austin Han
October 28, 2020 at 12:28 am
I understand that while she’s a giant in the music world, her name hasn’t reached the same far-reaching iconic as Leonard Bernstein, Liberace or John Williams.
, Frankfurt Radio Symphony and Alsop performing Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7, Leningrad.
ediblemarie
October 28, 2020 at 12:42 am
YESSSS, MARIN!
Winnie Song
October 28, 2020 at 12:50 am
twoset should react to this
Andrew Yarosh
October 28, 2020 at 1:05 am
Watching Marin Alsop’s face during the Mozart in the Jungle clip, “priceless…….”
Luana W
October 28, 2020 at 1:25 am
Twoset should react to this
Andrew Robinson
October 28, 2020 at 12:35 pm
Thank you for reminding me of that Mr Bean sketch! Brought back some happy memories 🙂
Marianne Wade
October 28, 2020 at 12:51 pm
How marvelous this is! Conductor Alsop ohmygosh. Watching her I noticed in her mannerisms and facial expression the very traits she ascribed to good conducting. The wonderful contribution she makes combined with sublime music equals treasure. Thank you, Wired! 🎵💖👏
Mark Maurer
October 28, 2020 at 1:29 pm
Alsop led a conductor workshop at my conservatory. She brings a lot of power to the podium, and that gave some amount of fear, but she’s a lot like this. Very intelligent, but especially intense listening. It’s great everyone gets a chance to see how wonderful she is.
Simon Marchand
October 28, 2020 at 1:47 pm
Great video, thank you for putting that together. Makes me miss playing in orchestras.
Thomas Carrel
October 28, 2020 at 2:13 pm
Nodame Cantabile, first season.
TT ESC
October 28, 2020 at 2:15 pm
Now go get twoset
John Crafton
October 28, 2020 at 3:00 pm
I liked the commentary, but I would’ve especially liked input on the film “August Rush”, showing a “child prodigy” composing and conducting a far-more experienced orchestra.
Archange Camilien
October 28, 2020 at 3:20 pm
4:19 you know, I always thought “I don’t understand” meant “I don’t think that sounds good, what are you thinking?”, haha…whether because it sounded too simple, not good enough, etc, he doesn’t understand why a genius would want to do whatever Mozart asked him to do…and then when he ponders it internally he suddenly “gets it”, he sees why Mozart wanted it the way he wanted…I never thought of it as a matter of Salieri not understanding what musical instructions Mozart was giving him…
TT LY
October 28, 2020 at 4:16 pm
TwoSet needs to react to this, it needs to happen yesterday.
Farjad Babaee
October 28, 2020 at 4:40 pm
Loved it, this was fantastic.
Luke Berringer
October 28, 2020 at 4:41 pm
Thanks for getting Alsop on the program! She’s a very intelligent musician and a great role model as an aspiring conductor. Thanks!
DreamingCatStudio
October 28, 2020 at 4:49 pm
So informative and enjoyable. Thank you!
Stephanie C
October 28, 2020 at 4:53 pm
Oh I wish she could react to Nodame
Mei Lin M
October 28, 2020 at 5:17 pm
Any Ling Ling Wannabes in the comments? 👋
Rickyagility
October 28, 2020 at 5:41 pm
I love Marin!
cFatoss
October 28, 2020 at 6:28 pm
Well maybe the students in the high school orchestra practiced 40 hours a day 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Amber F
October 28, 2020 at 6:42 pm
You can really tell those trombones are new because their slides are barely moving (in Practice). The Whiplash part gave me some bad flashbacks to high school. I really appreciated Marin’s breakdowns (although I’ve definitely had band directors that were basically Mr. Holland and didn’t do a lot of emotive conducting)
ftumschk
October 28, 2020 at 7:34 pm
Well, that was 20 minutes of my life extremely well spent. What a treat!
Toni Müller
October 28, 2020 at 7:41 pm
So insightful! Thank you!
Jack Clark
October 28, 2020 at 8:59 pm
Marin is was Ling Ling teacher at conservatory.
Vermillion9 Nelson
October 28, 2020 at 9:16 pm
Lol. While I was in a professional ballet company, we took Nutcracker on tour. During a performance, the local orchestra skipped, SKIPPED, the opening of Waltz of the Flowers. We all stampeded onto stage, desperately trying to catch up to the music. After our ballet master finished screaming at the conductor post performance, Mr. Conductor said they didn’t have a harpist so, instead of subbing with a piano or flute or anything else like a normal person or even letting us know what he planned, he just decided it wasn’t really necessary. I can’t imagine what the audience thought of that fiasco.
Dor Amram
October 28, 2020 at 10:03 pm
Wonderful video… She’s an inspiration
Eric McKeever
October 28, 2020 at 10:19 pm
This lady needs to visit Texas and see our high school orchestras. Yes, they CAN play at that level she is doubting. She would be pleasantly surprised.
Casey Franco
October 28, 2020 at 10:53 pm
I had the honor of singing under the baton of Maestro Alsop 2 TIMES at Ravinia for the performances of Bernstein’s Mass Centennial Celebration. A truly educated musician❤
Kenzie Ford
October 29, 2020 at 1:04 am
We NEED a part two of this!!
Pj Cal
October 29, 2020 at 11:14 am
i was today years old when i realised marin left the baltimore symphony orchestra for vienna
Cecile Greer
October 29, 2020 at 11:16 am
Brilliant Marin!!!
EJ Young Music
October 29, 2020 at 11:34 am
Yeahhhhhhhhh Marin!!!!!
EJ Young Music
October 29, 2020 at 11:40 am
Whiplash was based on the director of Princeton High School.
Ramayana Roxas
October 29, 2020 at 12:06 pm
We need twoset on this right now
lululoves 11
October 29, 2020 at 12:31 pm
YES FINALLY
Cill Holmes
October 29, 2020 at 1:12 pm
She’s distant cousin of Ling Ling(?)
Joey Lavarias
October 29, 2020 at 1:26 pm
I’ve been under her baton once before, and she really is one of the most magical conductors I’ve ever played with!
Eric Daniel
October 29, 2020 at 1:39 pm
I found “were you rushing or were you dragging” so annoying. If I knew the answer to that, I wouldn’t have been doing it.
Ilrasso Emil
October 29, 2020 at 1:41 pm
What a nice lady.
Rustberry
October 29, 2020 at 1:56 pm
I can feel the TwoSetters Ling Ling Wannabees coming…
I'm a chicken LOL
October 29, 2020 at 2:36 pm
0:13 she’s literally there and she has her own voice
saxxyman97
October 29, 2020 at 2:43 pm
1st off I was in the Massapequa wind symphony and under the direction of Mark Stempel yeah we played that good…we got gold with distinction at majors on Lincolnshire posy if that’s not good I don’t know what is
Matt Miller
October 29, 2020 at 3:42 pm
This is amazing
Matt Miller
October 29, 2020 at 3:43 pm
Omfg this is SO COOL!!!
Maria Luize P.
October 29, 2020 at 4:09 pm
Not just a conductor, but one of the greatest Maestrinas of our time!!!
Pedro Lucas
October 29, 2020 at 4:39 pm
Marin Alsop, brilhante como sempre.
rebeca abadie
October 29, 2020 at 4:58 pm
My dad is a conductor and I am very exited to see what she points out in the clips are very similar to what my dad always tells us about movies with orchestras in it. And as a former music student I love to see by myself the mistakes that they often do in Hollywood.
Rosemonde Desjardins
October 29, 2020 at 6:56 pm
Love Marin Alsop, very cool to see through her eyes. She’s awesome!!!!
Acrid
October 29, 2020 at 7:19 pm
7:47 did they really just cut on the dominant 7th? This editor needs to learn some music theory.
jihanj
October 29, 2020 at 9:44 pm
Thank you for producing this wonderful episode with Maestra Alsop. I had goosebumps when she talked about Jack Black and his passion for music and what conductors try to achieve with their musicians. I would have loved to hear her thoughts on The Immortal Beloved and The Late Quartet.
Ian Welsman
October 29, 2020 at 10:30 pm
This just screams “TwoSet will react to this.”
Amelia Krinke
October 29, 2020 at 11:26 pm
Ok Maestra Alsop is a whole queen I love her
Carol M
October 30, 2020 at 1:01 am
I could watch this for hours. More, please!
Lauri Mäki-Kojola
October 30, 2020 at 1:09 am
Amadeus is simply a masterpiece… I’ve seen it way too many times.
Steve Hinnenkamp
October 30, 2020 at 1:56 am
Full of admiration for our magnificent host! She is experienced, knowledgeable, and humane. I learned a lot. Just wish she had included Professor Harold Hill!
Christy Dethlefs
October 30, 2020 at 2:02 am
Thank you! I enjoyed this video so much!!
violamateo
October 30, 2020 at 2:09 am
Unless the film is being played backwards here, why is Richard Dreyfus (Mr. Holland) holding the baton in his LEFT hand? “Whiplash” was probably the most unreal portrait of a music school that I’ve ever seen (I walked out of the theater before the movie ended). If even a hint of that kind of abuse were to happen in a prestigious music school, that teacher would be fired within a week, no matter how well-known he had been as a professional musician.
Daniel Perez
October 30, 2020 at 3:29 am
The way she dragged Mozart in the jungle 💀
Sapphira603
October 30, 2020 at 6:12 am
I was a classical musician throughout middle school and high school, and I loved watching this video! Ms. Alsop, the way you talk about music and conducting makes me miss playing so much, and it reminds me of what I loved most about my favorite conductors.
Draxtor
October 30, 2020 at 8:00 am
Awesome. We miss Marin Alsop in Santa Cruz !!!
Marielle
October 30, 2020 at 8:30 am
saw her first in Candide with Kristin Chenoweth and that was my first time seeing a female conductor so i was just fangirling lol
Marielle
October 30, 2020 at 9:55 am
we need a part 2 in these desperate times and please include The Conductor ya know.. the one with the female conductor lol
Vecthur
October 30, 2020 at 11:29 am
She looks like female Steve Martin
Brent McGee
October 30, 2020 at 1:56 pm
She’s reading them all for filth and I’m here for it!
Evan Young
October 30, 2020 at 2:14 pm
There are SOME high schools that have extremely high quality musicians, like the Japanese schools, Texas, Avon HS in Indiana, etc. But they are not the norm.
Daniel Lima
October 30, 2020 at 2:17 pm
I’m glad Marin never “whiplashed” me in our lessons
P.H. Vrieler
October 30, 2020 at 5:55 pm
I would love her to comment on conducting in cartoons. Like Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry and Fantasia.
Kipp
October 30, 2020 at 6:38 pm
I really wish they’d shown Bugs Bunny or Tom and Jerry when they were conducting! It was really funny
Simone Duplessis
October 30, 2020 at 7:10 pm
Definitely definitely need a part 2 👍
Noam Greenberg
October 30, 2020 at 7:18 pm
Put aside that she is a world class conductor she is a super smart women
A Rafii
October 30, 2020 at 9:26 pm
Violinist here, when she said they’re playing the Dvorak serenade she’s wrong. The 1st violin bowings are ALL wrong in the first clip. The only way they can actually be playing it is if the first violins are sitting in an unorthodox position and are not in the shot.
Alexis Gray
October 30, 2020 at 11:11 pm
I am in no way a musician… I quit while I was still a beginner I think if more of my teachers had been like her I would have continued. I really enjoyed this.❤️
Jennifer
October 30, 2020 at 11:39 pm
Very interesting 😁 Need a part 2 where she reacts/critiques the movie Brassed off.
Jose
October 31, 2020 at 12:01 am
I’m happy this video brings us musicians together
Jan Glorieux
October 31, 2020 at 6:02 am
Marin Alsop, we love you.
Joline Petram
October 31, 2020 at 6:17 am
Well… If you can conduct slowly…
Angela Dominique
October 31, 2020 at 6:36 am
Sacrilegious and lamentable. 😂🐝
I love her! 💛
Paul Jacobson
October 31, 2020 at 7:42 am
I’m currently taking an college class called the Enjoyment of Music. It’s overall super interesting, I just finished typing a paper about Benjamin Brittens “War Requiem” an absolute masterpiece. The conductor for the piece was Andrew Mazne who did such an amazing job.
Michael Heliotis
October 31, 2020 at 11:19 am
Quick Question: Why is this conductor disguised as a woman? O.o
BrassBroadcastChannel
October 31, 2020 at 11:24 am
More movies for part 2: Brassed off and the Conductor.
ChuckRazor
October 31, 2020 at 12:36 pm
The conductor in the Red Dragon movie was none other than the great Lalo Schifrin who’s a great film and TV composer who composed the iconic Mission Impossible theme.
Drew
October 31, 2020 at 1:19 pm
For the definitive analysis of Whiplash, you have to watch the Adam Neely video
Valentin’s Cosmic Rhapsody
October 31, 2020 at 1:21 pm
Fantastic video!!! I’ve seen almost all of the films and she’s so on point not only about the musical aspects but somehow also manages to convey the films’ themes in a way that speaks to amateurs and “experts” alike 🙂
David Hurtado
October 31, 2020 at 1:26 pm
That is freaking Marin Alsop! One of the very best and the role model for EVERY female conductor. “Conductor”. You must be f’n kidding me.
Chris Dias
October 31, 2020 at 1:52 pm
Marin is the best … sang in the chorus for a few B9’s she’s conducted. Just a fantastic conductor. Would love her to come back and review Dudley Moore (Foul Play), Alexander Godunov (Money Pit), Bugs Bunny (Long-Haired Hare), and Gary Oldman (Immortal Beloved).
Mehrzad Ghasempour
October 31, 2020 at 3:32 pm
twoset
Aydina Sivertsen
October 31, 2020 at 5:47 pm
It was such a wonderful episode, you can see that she is not only talented, but also is a wonderful soul!
Daniel Zheng
October 31, 2020 at 6:27 pm
I kinda wish she actually tore into whiplish and amadeus more. Basically would be happy watching her react to those entire movies
foreverAmk
October 31, 2020 at 6:57 pm
I love her. I wish to be taught my doctorates by her
ErklaerMirDieWelt
October 31, 2020 at 10:06 pm
She knew a lot about the movies in general to give the clips context. Did you make her watch the whole movies, did you provide the context or did she happen to know the movies beforehand?
Jennifer Russell
October 31, 2020 at 10:08 pm
I was in high school band, and I can confirm her point on the first clip. We were trash, and we played popular music, like Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter scores. We had a huge woodwind section (probably 30-40 people), a tiny tiny brass section (of ~6 people, including myself lol; 4 of them were trumpets), two percussionists, and ZERO strings. It was honestly probably really awful.
Edit: I hadn’t seen the Whiplash clip when I wrote the stuff before. My high school band instructor definitely ripped a phone off the wall and threw it across the room, once. I remember him throwing a chair. I saw him snap several conducting batons in half (they’re like 70$). At the time, I was like ‘that’s hilarious’ (wasn’t ever directed at me. It was always directed at the clarinets). Now, as an adult, I’m like ‘Wow that was inappropriate. We were kids.’
tiedtheknotable
October 31, 2020 at 10:36 pm
I’m captivated by this breakdown of these movies by the exquisite conductor that is Marin. It makes so much sense and helps explain how the entire orchestra works together.
J. Hernandez
October 31, 2020 at 10:52 pm
As a conductor already, I don’t feel like I got much out of this. I wish she would have gone deeper. A lot of this commentary is very surface level.
Elaine Chen
November 1, 2020 at 12:01 am
here comes my favorite episode of this series👏brava
John Rasmussen
November 1, 2020 at 12:12 am
She is one of the great ones for sure. She rebuilt the Colorado Symphony Orchestra after a disastrous reorganization, and made it the best in the region. I can still remember watching her lead a flawless Mahler Seventh shortly before she moved on to the Baltimore Symphony.
She’s absolutely right about enthusiasm being the essential quality of a conductor.
Naomi McIlvaine
November 1, 2020 at 12:37 am
I would have loved to see Hal Prince do this <3
Joel Bloomer
November 1, 2020 at 12:47 am
Oddly low opinion of youth orchestras.
F2P Gamer
November 1, 2020 at 12:53 am
I was waiting for AUGUST RUSH – spoiler alert – that film is NOT in this review. #Sadlyf
Carter Johnson
November 1, 2020 at 1:09 am
I came here with the hopeful expectation that she would roast everybody, but I left here even more delighted by her balanced, insightful, and generous commentary.
thatcringe
November 1, 2020 at 6:44 am
ALRIGHTTT WHO TF DISLIKED THIS
Enkhbilguun Erdenetsogt
November 1, 2020 at 7:20 am
Thank you for the breakdown. Learnt a thing or two.
Always wanted to know if musical scenes in movies are realistic.
See It 2wice
November 1, 2020 at 7:26 am
Ah, Amadeus… my all-time favorite film.
Clair De Lune
November 1, 2020 at 8:43 am
I’m glad she called out the awful conducting in MITJ. As a musician, watching this series was cringey at best.
内田ガネシュ
November 1, 2020 at 9:40 am
Like Zandar but female.
A K
November 1, 2020 at 10:28 am
InteresTING
Johann Sebastian
November 1, 2020 at 10:33 am
So you’re just gonna ignore Mozart’s weird conducting in Amadeus?
uzumaki_rakku
November 1, 2020 at 10:54 am
Please do Le Concert! It had some really interesting orchestra scenes.
muf722
November 1, 2020 at 11:08 am
In a world of YouTube vloggers who have nothing to say, its a joy to watch this clip with an educated, cultured and knowledgeable person.
Nirav Pandey
November 1, 2020 at 11:11 am
when u do ur lingling40hrs
Nirav Pandey
November 1, 2020 at 11:16 am
Technique Critique should do a collab with TwoSet Violin…
🎻
Kayla Collingwood
November 1, 2020 at 11:49 am
This is amazing! I’m pretty sure all musicians, especially classical musicians, have had plenty of cringe moments while watching movies. Wired really did well getting Marin Alsop to critique these clips, too!
TheVorshevsky
November 1, 2020 at 12:36 pm
Now we need Ling Ling but for Conductors
Al Han
November 1, 2020 at 2:03 pm
Twoset must review this
Juan Guillermo Fernández Vásquez
November 1, 2020 at 3:08 pm
What about LEOPOLD! ? 🧐
Alexa Croft
November 1, 2020 at 6:50 pm
As a musician I enjoyed this
Juanlikesmusicnstuff
November 1, 2020 at 7:23 pm
what was the piece the school of rock played? It’s on the tip of my tongue
EuskaltelEuskadi
November 1, 2020 at 8:06 pm
Having had the privilege to play under Marin once before, it’s super cool to hear more of her insights! And yes, she is as nice in real life as she comes across here 🙂
Jorgen Caceres
November 1, 2020 at 8:13 pm
Oh, meeting Venus! God, I remember that scene, both my friends and I were laughing hard when she just came in and “burst out” in the aria directly… we were giggling through all that… 😀
Ronald Padre
November 1, 2020 at 9:50 pm
Would you like a short video every weekday morning with the top 5 news stories to set you up for the day?
FramesPerSecond
November 1, 2020 at 11:05 pm
This video needed at least ten more Mozart In the Jungle clips😅
Jorge Franganillo
November 1, 2020 at 11:34 pm
Marin Alsop would be excellent at CinemaSins! 😂
gabrieru1983
November 1, 2020 at 11:49 pm
Such a brillant conductor…..
Chano
November 2, 2020 at 12:31 am
Please teach me more about classical music
Erl DaGerl
November 2, 2020 at 12:32 am
I love The Maestra. Still, I am disappointed she did not comment on A Night at the Opera.
Angry Ted
November 2, 2020 at 11:08 am
Movies and music. Yeah, I remember those…
Hepé Mateh
November 2, 2020 at 11:42 am
Love💜❤️💜
Jenkins Family
November 2, 2020 at 2:05 pm
TwoSet needs to see this
Katlynn Armstrong
November 2, 2020 at 2:35 pm
Lmao the whiplash comment. “He has no tolerance for the slightest imperfection” ah, yes. the point.
Calder Wishne
November 2, 2020 at 2:58 pm
I had the exact same reaction to Unorthodox. There was absolutely no way the protagonist would have been accepted to the conservatory, and the filmmakers appropriately rejected that saccharine ending.
Q MA
November 2, 2020 at 3:20 pm
i’m just sitting here waiting for Little Einsteins… i got really disappointed when i realized there wasn’t
Rodolfo Dickson
November 2, 2020 at 3:57 pm
Marin is passionate
Madmarsha
November 2, 2020 at 4:15 pm
I want more.
Kit Whitfield
November 2, 2020 at 4:15 pm
I’d love to hear her views on Topsy Turvey. 🙂
Otto Katznetz
November 2, 2020 at 4:37 pm
And what about Lady Killer’s wonderfull gospel conduction ? 😀 :
Jack Gallahan
November 2, 2020 at 4:46 pm
this is just two set but even more savage because she is a master
Florrencja
November 2, 2020 at 4:49 pm
Expected more TwoSet jokes in the comments
Ian Harrington
November 2, 2020 at 5:18 pm
bring on adam neely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tartar101
November 2, 2020 at 5:45 pm
For some reason I feel like they should have brought twoset violin for this lol
Daniel El Kadi
November 2, 2020 at 6:16 pm
great video. Very informative
JSwain SimRacing0599
November 2, 2020 at 6:18 pm
How did Squidward conducting the Bikini Bottom orchestra not make this list?
Seth Wayzer
November 2, 2020 at 6:45 pm
don’t forget on October 14 we lost a legend
leo bernie
Rachel Emmons
November 2, 2020 at 7:35 pm
This was wonderful! I loved the diversity of films and shows she analyzed. That Mr. Bean bit will always be a delight to watch.
z gaio
November 2, 2020 at 8:03 pm
oh man, when she starts talking about first chair competitions it gave me youth symphony PTSD
edit: the italian in 8:15 is atrocious
William Whittle
November 2, 2020 at 9:00 pm
Have many of her recordings. She is one of the great living conductors.
David Eanes
November 2, 2020 at 10:25 pm
Umm… So we just gonna leave Mr. Holland untouched for holding the baton in the left hand???
Madison Middleton
November 2, 2020 at 11:22 pm
i love marin alsop!!!! so excited about this video!
David Spector
November 2, 2020 at 11:35 pm
This is an amazing video!
Blandon Ray
November 3, 2020 at 12:11 am
Marin Alsop, years ago, was the conductor of our symphony in Eugene, Oregon – needless to say we were lucky to have her. She’s been back to conduct again a few times and it’s not hard to see how she became a superstar.
T C
November 3, 2020 at 1:09 am
Well done, madame. Thank you for posting your review.
H T
November 3, 2020 at 2:08 am
idk anything about conducting so i really just thought it was about tempo and rhythm. her hands move like dancers feet do!
Ronald Cammarata
November 3, 2020 at 2:11 am
Marin Alsop is also music director of the Baltimore Symohony.
Andres Salame
November 3, 2020 at 2:20 am
this was very cool! thank you Marin Aslop <3 😀
Ur Boi
November 3, 2020 at 4:10 am
School of rock, obviously perfect and without any fault whatsoever. My fav movie
ArfurFaulkesHake
November 3, 2020 at 4:44 am
A: “What’s on today?”
B: “Well, i don’t know what the conductur is doing, but we’re doing Bach.”
Small talk between orchetral musicians.
keyman 66
November 3, 2020 at 5:21 am
I was hoping for reaction to Grand Piano!
Eric Williamson
November 3, 2020 at 10:04 am
0:54 sh’e never met the Greenwood Marching Band
Ramona Caitlin
November 3, 2020 at 11:29 am
I’m glad Marin never “whiplashed” me in our lessons
songbanana8
November 3, 2020 at 12:51 pm
Please have her look at the Nodame Cantabile anime! There is so much on conducting id like her analysis on
Frank Stahl
November 3, 2020 at 1:41 pm
What a brilliant video, thank you!
M M
November 3, 2020 at 3:33 pm
One of the best conductors of our time, and a WOMAN no less. Very glad they chose her for this.
smiling_koala
November 3, 2020 at 4:04 pm
When she said “…conductor has reprimand with face, all musicians start to go down this path”…reminds me of Carlos Kleiber making “stabbing me” gesture after Ochs made some mistake. Different styles LOL.
J F
November 3, 2020 at 4:25 pm
i am disappointed that Nodame Cantabile isnt here
Daniel Correa Canoza
November 3, 2020 at 4:43 pm
Faltou o Pernalonga
Benefactor
November 3, 2020 at 5:06 pm
You forgot to include a movie by great polish director Andrzej Wajda called “Dyrygent” (The Conductor). Starring John Gielgud. It is a great exploration of conductors psyche and shows different approach to the art of conducting. Highly recommended.
zombieperson
November 3, 2020 at 6:19 pm
4:40 “…the immense talent of Mozart.”
Mozart: “Thank you.”
StereoDeth
November 3, 2020 at 7:11 pm
0:04 Just realized that Whoopie Goldberg throws the 666 hand sign in “Sister Act”.
Oh Hollywood…
StereoDeth
November 3, 2020 at 7:24 pm
I think a lot of people learn out of fear, but the love is not in it anymore. Eventually they develope a passion – or not.
There are countless people on Earth, who were forced to learn an instrument, when they were young.
It might have paid off, but the approach is questionable nontheless. I appreciate great classical musicians though.
muslit
November 3, 2020 at 7:26 pm
As much as I admire Maestro Alsop and most of this video, her take on Fellini’s Orchestra Rehearsal I think is misplaced. Afterall, it is a Fellini film, and nothing in a Fellini film during the 70’s (or 60’s for that matter) should be taken literally.
Darragh Fitzgerald
November 3, 2020 at 8:50 pm
Marin is one of the best conductors of our age. I’ve seen her countless times with the BSO and she never disappoints
b.a.s.s.p.o.r.n
November 3, 2020 at 9:43 pm
Beautiful video… A Zappa clip would have been cool… 😜👍…
Jessica Schantzenbach
November 3, 2020 at 9:50 pm
Wow, what a fantastic segment. She is wonderful! She is so passionate and compassionate, and an amazing musician. Amazing!
meatballs
November 3, 2020 at 9:53 pm
You will be missed in Baltimore should you ever leave Marin.
Brandon Johnson
November 3, 2020 at 10:09 pm
Have her react to symphonic metal, Epica, Nightwish, etc.
Sarah D. Harrell
November 3, 2020 at 11:19 pm
F Murray Abraham exclaimed “I don’t understand!” and “You go too fast!” because Tom Hulce was deliberately skipping lines in order to get a true reaction of confusion and bewilderment out of him. It was not a mistake of the script.
tinyquokka
November 4, 2020 at 2:12 am
I need to see Twoset react to this, now!
Average Internet Musician
November 4, 2020 at 4:05 am
4:22 Not that Salieri couldn’t understand what Mozart was saying but rather Mozart was going to fast while dictating the score while Salieri was still probably writing out the notes. With all due respect to this person, writing and speaking are two different things.
Katherine Krueger
November 4, 2020 at 4:34 am
I had the pleasure of singing for Marin once while I was a student at Peabody with the Peabody Conductors Orchestra while she was still with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. She is so incredible. She was so gracious and kind to me.
Charles Kinzer
November 4, 2020 at 9:10 am
She didn’t cover Victor Borge. Where conducting an orchestra he improbably has one of those spindly folding music stands. You know. The type made of all the little metal slats that stick out all over the place (I always hated those). At one point he is fumbling with the score, he takes pages and skewers them on those protruding metal stick shapes of the music stand. I suspect that most conductors seldom do this.
Charles Kinzer
November 4, 2020 at 9:29 am
She mentions “…when the conductor reprimands you with their face…”. Way back I was in an excellent high school orchestra (ALL effort was on performance quality and none on teaching music theory – that school does things differently now) and the conductor had EXTREMELY thick glasses. You could not tell where he was looking. Yet it always seemed like he was looking at you. Just about everybody in the orchestra felt the same way.
Zandra White
November 4, 2020 at 9:58 am
Great video, I’m learning to conduct so very helpful
simone rovito
November 4, 2020 at 10:59 am
Was I the only one waiting for the Bud Spencer and Terence Hill choir clip?
RedVIII
November 4, 2020 at 2:19 pm
This made me realize that I want another Sister Act movie.
Sophie Stevenson
November 4, 2020 at 4:41 pm
We had a masterclass with Marin a few months ago and her insight and knowledge was just fabulous 🙏
Eduardo Rohde Eras
November 4, 2020 at 5:03 pm
A class of elegance and talent
MTFC
November 4, 2020 at 6:10 pm
NOO WAYYY!!! Aslope is the bomb. She studied under Bernstein and was the first female conductor for a major orchestra. SHE IS AMAZING!!
We need more conducting WIRED! Give me Dudamel! Give me MUTI! GIVE ME RATTLE!!!
Sarah Maxine George
November 4, 2020 at 6:54 pm
MARIN! She conducted for us at the Richmond Symphony last year 💜 one of the best conductors in the world!
Mathieu Martin
November 4, 2020 at 7:23 pm
Thank you very much for this very interesting video. I would have been very unthusiastic to watch Marin Alsop examine Louis de Funes in “La Grande Vadrouille” or Gérard Jugnot in “Les Choristes”, two french movies. Probably, it’s too late to ask for this…
Elijah Valdivia
November 4, 2020 at 8:36 pm
When she doubts highscool orchestras, texas 6A bands
Mintakah
November 4, 2020 at 11:38 pm
In Mr. Holland’s Opus, the band is made up of his best students over the years, not a group of high school students
Henryk Wieniawski
November 4, 2020 at 11:50 pm
“This is way way beyond what a high school orchestra could possibly play.” You should see my high-school’s Chamber strings Orchestra. I would say we played very well, and around 1/4 of the students in the orchestra auditioned and got into the ILMEA. It was a blast playing with them my senior year of high-school
RModillo
November 5, 2020 at 12:17 am
Very nice feature. I do wish she’d included the Rite of Spring film based on the original production. Apparently there were some copyright issues with showing the ballet uninterrupted, so there were a lot of cuts to Pierre Monteux staying calm in the middle of the pit.
katharine shade
November 5, 2020 at 12:53 am
Fantastic, more please!
Just goes to show that you can be at her level without being a horrible human. And lovely to read the comments.
Tasos Kontaratos
November 5, 2020 at 1:08 am
I thought it was Eddie Izzard
Gabriel Lesiuk
November 5, 2020 at 1:30 am
I love Marin Alsop, She was the conductor of the greatest orchestra in my country (Brazil) and we are proud of that.
Food Guy
November 5, 2020 at 3:57 am
Holy crap…folks, this is one of the TOP conductors in the WORLD!!! she’s amazing!!!
WaterLillyxo
November 5, 2020 at 5:10 am
as far as whiplash, my director in choir threw anything near her at us if she got too frustrated, shoes, batons, everything and anything.
Windsong Moonchild
November 5, 2020 at 8:11 am
I like how she’s calling out some unrealistic things in movies and tv shows.
Hannah Plumley Myvloggingaddiction
November 5, 2020 at 8:34 am
Marin is the best of the best she was the first women to conduct last night of the proms here in uk way back in 2013 just amazing
Tom Myron
November 5, 2020 at 9:45 am
Marin is just such a terrific person and a consummate musician – zero bombast, zero drama, which pro musicians love. You can really see why she can drive a top tier orchestra. Thanks so much for this terrific program!
James Boone
November 5, 2020 at 9:48 am
I’m a full time orchestra member and teacher for children on violin. Absolutely love her! I freaking love my job, and playing in a orchestra has such a rewarding feeling after you’re done after months and months of rehearsals it’s beyond what words describe.
Zarathustra
November 5, 2020 at 9:59 am
Marin Alsop <3
Micheal
November 5, 2020 at 10:51 am
Wow, after she pointed out that you shouldn’t conduct with both hands doing the same thing, I couldn’t stop seeing all the rest of the clips doing exactly that! 😂
Steve Burstall
November 5, 2020 at 12:07 pm
You should look at the anime Hibike! Euphonium. Look at how the director of this Japanese high school band.
Top Silver
November 5, 2020 at 12:31 pm
FACT: A conductor does absolutely nothing for an orchestra! Nobody really pays attention to those hand waves. There would be no difference if they weren’t there to conduct!
Sentima Pathill
November 5, 2020 at 2:50 pm
The editing is kinda weird…
Meyer Rosen
November 5, 2020 at 2:52 pm
Loved Marin’s analysis, what a strike of genius to add Mr Bean!
Blackburn11
November 5, 2020 at 3:35 pm
She was the conductor of my local orchestra for a while… Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jennifer Dyster
November 6, 2020 at 12:46 pm
14 years is a bit longer than a while
Blackburn11
November 6, 2020 at 12:51 pm
@Jennifer Dyster true true… I didn’t realize it was that long! I’ve been out of the country for a while and it was actually this video where i found out she wasn’t in Baltimore anymore… I didn’t even know.
Joel Alberto Garza
November 5, 2020 at 4:55 pm
Plot twist: Actors in movies aren’t professional conductors.
Jennifer Dyster
November 6, 2020 at 1:29 pm
But a decent crack at it is appreciated eg Whoopi . After all if you watch actors play taxi drivers or doctors you expect some competence
laura
November 5, 2020 at 5:33 pm
16:22 I recently watched video where classical violinist Ray Chen was asked to improvise to a hip hop beat and it was hilarious seeing how lost he was
Jennifer Dyster
November 6, 2020 at 12:58 pm
Marin tells very funny stories about how bad her band string fever was at first at swinging (14 classically trained players) but they ended up getting good reviews in the NY times and making some albums,
Nicolas daniel laskosky mota
November 5, 2020 at 6:21 pm
“I don’t think ppl learn out of fear ” say that to a drill sergeant
thexalon
November 5, 2020 at 7:10 pm
For what it’s worth, in my years of student groups I’ve only seen things thrown at the musicians a couple of times – one target was a percussionist who was routinely showing up late and still couldn’t play his part, and one was a trumpeter who was consistently screwing up the rest of the section on a crucial line that we’d spent weeks of rehearsal time trying to get right.
Noah DeVous
November 5, 2020 at 9:10 pm
TwoSet already did this so…
Sean
November 5, 2020 at 9:37 pm
With all respect to her (the conductor), can we have two set do this 😉
Sunny Cai
November 5, 2020 at 11:08 pm
MARIN ALSOP!!!!!!!!
Jaime Dacal
November 5, 2020 at 11:24 pm
Marin is the best.
subwaytrainy
November 6, 2020 at 12:20 am
Hannibal in the audience with that psycho smile 🤣👍. Can imagine someone as a soloist seeing him while playing Paganini 🤯
amt253
November 6, 2020 at 4:26 am
Marin Alsop! What a GET! Great episode
Thecrazeecow
November 6, 2020 at 6:13 am
Brings me back memories being conductor of my orchestra in high school. Never realized how difficult it was!
Butthole TheBarbarian
November 6, 2020 at 8:14 am
Life itself is competition.
Rico
November 6, 2020 at 11:35 am
The way she speaks and how she flawlessly constructs her sentences are so relaxing
Debbie Fuller
November 6, 2020 at 12:45 pm
I love this video…so interesting and informative! Thank you
Nicolas
November 6, 2020 at 1:28 pm
Ok , but once you know Whoopi is a Hollywood deep state operative, she loose all her credits . God knows in what she ‘s in.
Trilaterus.com
November 6, 2020 at 1:51 pm
SPOT ON commentary by Marin.
Zane Xiao
November 6, 2020 at 3:02 pm
Marin Alsop <3 <3
Kate D
November 6, 2020 at 3:51 pm
i was in an honor orchestra, it was the first and second chair across the city, we were in elementary school, we made a record, it’s possible…but probably not in one school
albert m
November 6, 2020 at 4:45 pm
I don’t like Amadeus film. A very distorted image of Mozart
aresef
November 6, 2020 at 5:17 pm
She’s also the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Or music director emerita. I’m not sure if the pandemic affected the timing of that.
Aubs
November 6, 2020 at 5:28 pm
She was awesome! Definitely would like to see her again
Sammy Ingle
November 6, 2020 at 9:56 pm
Bugs Bunny should have been in this line up
Elder Martins
November 6, 2020 at 10:44 pm
I’m here just to tell you need to P R A C T I C E
40 hours a day, preferably
TheFlutefreak
November 6, 2020 at 10:54 pm
lol HIGH SCHOOLERS do not sound like that. Not even the best-in-state ones.
Lexie Modica
November 7, 2020 at 2:38 am
She taught conducting where i went to school! i got the chance to be in the bernstein mass with her conducting, !!amAzing!! conductor!
Daniel James
November 7, 2020 at 3:17 am
Fantastic Video. Thanks!
Brad Miller
November 7, 2020 at 3:17 am
I love fake conducting to Danse Macabre…. try it sometime.
Hector FM
November 7, 2020 at 3:44 am
She’s not just admirable as a musician, she’s an admirable person.
Paul Cooper
November 7, 2020 at 4:17 am
I haven’t really enjoyed most of this type of video, but this one was really good
Tim Stetar
November 7, 2020 at 5:12 am
What is with this narrator’s vocal fry…?
brassholio
November 7, 2020 at 7:57 am
I think this is the first YT video I’ve ever seen where all the comments are nice and no one is arguing. Good on you, every one.
begüm akkan
November 7, 2020 at 3:36 pm
I just love her so much. She’s one of the most successful conductors and as a classical musician myself, I really enjoyed this. She’s just phenomenal!
Luciano Heleno da Rosa
November 7, 2020 at 4:08 pm
Ok, here I go watch that ‘confutatis’ clip again
Mikkel Fabricius
November 7, 2020 at 5:18 pm
No rating of Bugs Bunny as Leopold Stokowski in Long Haired Hare? So disappointed!
imba fox
November 7, 2020 at 5:24 pm
She is soo great!
Jonathan Anderson
November 8, 2020 at 12:23 am
I love this so much
Aaron Julien
November 8, 2020 at 4:49 am
“High schoolers dont play this well”
Me thinking about if our school funneled money into orchestra like they did marching band
Alex Alex
November 8, 2020 at 7:08 am
I played in bands for most of my life so there is no doubt I loved this video 🥰
Shinobu Morita
November 8, 2020 at 7:15 am
This is exactly the kind of thing I wanted to see but never bothered to lookup if it existed so I just figured it would come along my youtube feed eventually. Yesssss Moar
Alex Alex
November 8, 2020 at 7:27 am
I would have loved to see her react to August Rush. I love that movie
Shinobu Morita
November 8, 2020 at 7:27 am
Not being versed in the music industry, I didn’t know who she was until now but reading through the comments somehow makes me feel warm and giddy that everyone is just as delighted with her as I am.
Billie Fingers
November 8, 2020 at 11:34 am
In Mr Hollands Opus, they’re not students anymore, they’re adults he once taught.
devilpupbear09
November 8, 2020 at 2:07 pm
Play Peter Griffin
Photo Solutions
November 8, 2020 at 10:37 pm
I love these series. Keep making them Wired.
Heyyyits Bell
November 9, 2020 at 2:16 am
i didn’t know who this lady was before this, but i love her! she’s got so many interesting things to say
David Gustavsson
November 9, 2020 at 2:51 pm
I love that this is not “they are beating the wrong pattern”.
Michael Montalto
November 9, 2020 at 4:52 pm
We need a Part 2, WIRED!
Mariana Yumi Yamaga
November 9, 2020 at 5:39 pm
Marin is an amazing conductor and I love that she can explain technical concepts in a way that anyone can understand.
John Williams
November 9, 2020 at 9:04 pm
Here we are judging Mr. Bean on his conducting skills.
T.J. Snyder
November 9, 2020 at 9:05 pm
The statement about passion really got me, because my conductor has really funny facial expressions during performances.
Mokelembe
November 9, 2020 at 11:02 pm
What an incredibly gifted, well spoken and talented person! So enjoyable to watch!
Dawn Ochs
November 10, 2020 at 4:21 am
My hands can’t do two separate things!
Jay Pettit
November 10, 2020 at 5:15 am
An absolute QUEEN. I love watching Alsop’s conducting
Axis Llapitan
November 10, 2020 at 6:25 am
I love this omg ☺
Steven Stevensen
November 10, 2020 at 8:33 am
This was so much fun to listen and to watch. I really hope for more
bobby1944
November 10, 2020 at 3:19 pm
I want a whole video of her talking about Amadeus
Mike J.D. Roberts Music
November 10, 2020 at 4:27 pm
Really great video — just wish that “Brassed Off” had been included!
Dusan Pavlicek
November 10, 2020 at 5:32 pm
I really enjoyed this video.
The Rolling Troll
November 10, 2020 at 6:35 pm
Not even sure how I ended up here but man, that was interesting. Good stuff, thanks so much!
Pakken's Backyard
November 10, 2020 at 6:47 pm
I wish they included Beethoven Virus (the K-drama)
Rubberface
November 10, 2020 at 8:41 pm
I have a vivid memory of our gospel choir conductor, who somehow managed to conduct and simultaneously accompany us on piano, while rocking a fairly new born baby on one arm. All with great enthusiasm. She must have been an octopus!
Cean Herzfield
November 10, 2020 at 9:55 pm
I was really hoping they were going to show this clip of Bugs Bunny As Leopold:
Franz Ballet
November 11, 2020 at 1:26 am
Marin Alsop, the well known student of Leonard Bernstein
Hugo Lindmark
November 11, 2020 at 1:46 am
I would love to see a part 2 of this! And maybe include the Brassed off clip of Concierto de Aranjuez. I absolutely love the conductin Pete Postlethwaite does in that one.
Rizzqy Ashman
November 11, 2020 at 3:15 pm
Want to see real school orchestra concert with excellent articulations search KYS Orchestra 18′
Taylor Mills
November 11, 2020 at 3:41 pm
As a young female musician, I owe SO much to this woman.
Spencer Jones VO
November 11, 2020 at 5:07 pm
I love this series. It’s amazing hearing experts speak on what they do with such passion. Thank you!
Fred Handl
November 11, 2020 at 8:37 pm
Amazing she is. Simply amazing !!!!!
AndJustLikeThat
November 11, 2020 at 10:29 pm
*This woman is so brilliant and pleasant to listen to*
Genie Hossain
November 11, 2020 at 11:49 pm
I love Amadeus with all my heart, but the conducting makes me want to launch myself off a cliff while listening to Der Hölle Rache
Johnbutjack
November 12, 2020 at 1:07 am
I wish they would have shown clips of Sound Euphonium
gabatar
November 12, 2020 at 2:03 am
Check out this Venezuelan High school kids
Rosemary Santana
November 12, 2020 at 2:41 am
Maravilhosa!!!!!!
Koushik Vemuri
November 12, 2020 at 6:32 am
So Mr. Bean is a born conductor. He wasted his god given talents.
Nikki van Zanen
November 12, 2020 at 9:32 am
You didn’t just ask a random conductor, no you asked MARIN ALSOP. She is holy moly good..
Sean Mclaughlin
November 12, 2020 at 10:23 am
“I can’t imagine any student orchestra playing at this level” ma’am you need to go see more high school orchestras.
onlyLeo...
November 13, 2020 at 3:51 pm
nah she‘s absolutely correct
Sean Mclaughlin
November 14, 2020 at 12:06 am
@onlyLeo… totally, that’s why some high school bands sound much better than some “professional” bands out there.
Olatoye Gureje
November 12, 2020 at 7:14 pm
I was expecting August Rush
Nikhil Krishna
November 12, 2020 at 11:14 pm
She’s awesome. Did a great job in that Avery Fischer Candide.
Danielle Kuhlmann
November 13, 2020 at 12:35 am
Brutal comments on the high school orchestra 😂
mariell
November 13, 2020 at 4:43 am
Shes so sweet! And actually kind of understood what a maestro does…
slubert
November 13, 2020 at 11:46 am
Whiplash is every american Sports/athlete movie/drama except with instruments.
notthere83
November 13, 2020 at 2:31 pm
How lovely that they included School of Rock in here.
George Fernandez
November 13, 2020 at 7:10 pm
dang i was hoping nodame cantabile would have been in here
LilFire Fox
November 14, 2020 at 3:20 am
I just learned something new. I did not know there were Female Orchestra Conductors. All I’ve ever seen are middle aged/elderly men.
kokumamo
November 14, 2020 at 6:54 am
Shout out to my high school coach for teaching the choir members how to conduct properly. We all realized that conducting wasn’t just about moving your hands to the beat but also helping the choir “how” to sing. It was so hard to learn especially since I also wasn’t musically talented but props to all the amazing conductors out there giving life to the musicians for every performances! <3
R. J. R.
November 14, 2020 at 8:14 am
can you even conduct a dance? lmao
gamewildkid
November 14, 2020 at 12:31 pm
6:03
Tell that to the Jackson 5
David Wohlreich
November 14, 2020 at 7:44 pm
Come to see who they got for their conducting analysis…find Marin Freaking Alsop. It’s like, who should do our video about high school basketball, oh yeah, let’s get Steph Curry.
John Clayton
November 14, 2020 at 8:29 pm
Notice she’s no longer in Baltimore. Because Baltimore sucks.
Adam Riley
November 14, 2020 at 10:50 pm
woooooow!! getting marin alsop to do a video like this is amaaaaazing! she is one of the preeminent female conductors of our day, and doing a youtube video is huuuuuge!!
Louise Lua
November 14, 2020 at 11:43 pm
I melted when she did “podododidododoo” for the arpeggio! ADORABLE
Sally Parker
November 15, 2020 at 4:25 am
If u like this watch twoset violin
Ben Willems
November 15, 2020 at 8:35 am
I always wondered about conductors. Before the actual performance, hasn’t the orchestra practiced it to death, making the conductor superfluous?
Patrick
November 15, 2020 at 10:17 pm
One of the top conductors !! That’s like equivalent of saying you give the best handjob
Ria Rayappan
November 16, 2020 at 12:24 am
Thoroughly enjoyed this!
Ivan Ramirez
November 16, 2020 at 1:09 am
I had the honor of being conducted by Marin Alsop; I’m a mexican percussionist.
She’s so great! Her energy and passion are contagious.
Nice video, Wired!
East Brick
November 16, 2020 at 12:03 pm
This literally made me smile, thanks Ms. Alsop!
PivotGuyDC1
November 17, 2020 at 12:54 am
Salieri isn’t saying “I don’t understand” because he doesn’t understand the lingo Mozart is using, but he doesn’t get WHY Mozart is making the arrangement choices he’s making, because they were nonstandard
John McCulloch
November 17, 2020 at 2:15 am
What an absolute treasure Marin Alsop is.
musicalcolin
November 17, 2020 at 6:03 am
It really says great things about Marin’s style of conducing and dealing with the orchestra that her favorite clips are of Sister Act and School of Rock because of their conductors’ enthusiasm for the music and positive relationship with their musicians.
Ella De Castro
November 17, 2020 at 7:20 am
Even though I didn’t fully understand everything, I really enjoyed watching this. Especially the last part about Hannibal. ahehehehe…
Lorenzo Palozza
November 17, 2020 at 4:25 pm
18:30 ……
*Arturo Toscanini enters the chat:
… buongiorno!!!
Oliver's Elevators
November 18, 2020 at 2:55 am
5:09 hey look it’s Jeff Bezos!
JR
November 18, 2020 at 3:22 am
Omg I can’t believe “Merry Christmas, Mr Bean” got a feature on this video. And that’s not to mention Bean getting high marks!! I grew up watching Mr Bean tapes over and over again, and this was always a funny scene. Very short though.
Axel Undin
November 18, 2020 at 8:14 am
We need a Part 2, WIRED!
severin
November 18, 2020 at 6:16 pm
Anyone else see Eddie Izzard in the thumbnail?
Catherine Spencer-Mills
November 19, 2020 at 5:37 am
Don’t know if I can find the clip. My dad used to play clarinet and he was in awe of Benny Goodman. Dad often mentioned Goodman’s “gimlet” eye if you messed up in his band. I saw it once, I think it was a movie about Mr. Goodman. Might be interesting to have a similar video on the jazz bands.
ja qm
November 19, 2020 at 12:02 pm
this is great – Marin is so thoughtful in her responses without being judgemental
Firya
November 19, 2020 at 1:59 pm
The fun thing about being an idiot, is that you never see these movies and get bummed up because of the mistakes
a j l
November 19, 2020 at 10:34 pm
Thank you so much this was fascinating what a treat to be taught by such a consummate professional with such humility I loved this !!
Derek
November 20, 2020 at 3:17 pm
First time I’ve ever heard a person say laugh out loud while genuinely meaning it
nehemiah hall
November 20, 2020 at 10:44 pm
Marlin Alsop, representing BSO babyeee. baltimore in the building. I cannot wait until her doc. comes out.
ferociousgumby
November 21, 2020 at 12:36 am
Leonard Bernstein used to do encores where he conducted with his eyebrows. A bit of a stunt, but the orchestra was so well-rehearsed and in tune with him that they understood this “shorthand”.
ferociousgumby
November 21, 2020 at 12:58 am
Please please PLEASE come back and do another one of these! It was pure delight.
GioiaFede
November 21, 2020 at 7:06 pm
i absolutely loved this, as a movies lover and a classical music enthusiast. i found this lady to be very nice, aknowledged and i would love love love to see more videos of her reactions and explanations. for example, i demand a video where she showes us some basics of conducting techniques, such as for example how you communicate feelings and the mood of the piece to your orchestra.
carolyn su
November 21, 2020 at 11:29 pm
NOT MY CONDUCTOR MARIN ALSOP- I LOVE HER
Mariana
November 22, 2020 at 4:45 am
Bring her back! She’s awesome!
khalid yarbrough
November 22, 2020 at 7:27 am
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xenophile84
November 22, 2020 at 8:22 am
Most of this is great, but I disagree somewhat with her analysis of Mr. Holland’s Opus. Richard Dreyfuss conducted exactly as many high school band directors do. High school band teachers often don’t have extensive training in conducting and they tend to keep an ultra-clear and uncomplicated beat pattern so their students, who are mostly beginners, can follow them. To me he looked a lot more natural in the role than most actors who play conductors.
(Full disclosure, I am not a conductor myself, but I am a professional classical violinist who has played under many conductors over the past 30 years and I also studied conducting in my degree program.)
Side note, I love Mozart in the Jungle but the “conducting” on that show is awful!
All in all, it was wonderful to hear Maestra Allsop’s insights and to see these fun clips.
Sarah Bowman Peterson
November 22, 2020 at 5:18 pm
I love this series and just wanted to say that the choice of Marin for the orchestral world commentary was PERFECT!! I have had the pleasure of playing for her twice. Not only is she obviously immensely talented she obviously has a way with words and I could listen to her descriptions of music all day! I love the way she described the “Maestro as mythical creature” in the Mozart in the Jungle clip. 🤣 She doesn’t lead that way and of course it has served her quite well as you can see by her amazing career. Please do more of these.
Clair Richardson
November 22, 2020 at 6:13 pm
I really wish she had reviewed Pete Postlethwaite’s role in Brassed Off. Incredible movie and extremely moving.
Gracie Hughes
November 22, 2020 at 9:21 pm
This was SO interesting! Loved it
jubjub594
November 24, 2020 at 8:16 am
Hello new friends to the world of conducting! If you would like an example of what high quality conducting looks like rather than just marking time, I recommend you watch the clip of Fennell conducting the navy band in Lincolnshire Posy!
MrKaiyooo
November 25, 2020 at 3:06 am
The Mozart in the jungle scene doesn’t seem like a real dance performance. But it does seem like a choreographer who has a background in conducting and who understands the music. Who has discussed an idea he has about a dance he wants to do. And then tries it out with professional dancers who are allowed to improvise a lot. I
would totally see this happening for some choreographers who are stuck with an idea for maybe a video clip. Or maybe a group of students who for an assignment make a video clip on Mozart.
Back Door
November 25, 2020 at 7:51 am
can I voice my extreme disappointment, that bugs bunny was not included in this?
Aaron Avis
November 25, 2020 at 8:02 am
Get Skallagrim on here reviewing sword fights.
Mathias Neumayr
November 25, 2020 at 6:38 pm
It’s always a little bit of a shock to hear one’s city mentioned in an international video as it happens so rarely. But it’s also nice. As soon as it’s possible again I have to go to a performance of the RSO Vienna to see her conduct.
Mako Yuhara
November 25, 2020 at 11:34 pm
Wasn’t beethoven black though?
KK and sims 4
November 26, 2020 at 5:05 am
High school band 2009 best summer of my life
Leslie Ackerman
November 26, 2020 at 6:13 am
I admire Ms Alsop quite a lot, but this is a ridiculous exercise. It is HOLLYWOOD! Who can take it seriously?? Certainly the producers don’t! They will never hire a true conductor to consult on a movie.
John Stag
November 26, 2020 at 9:50 am
Number one criteriON.
cd6xc
November 26, 2020 at 8:10 pm
She’s such a delight. Engaging, polite, friendly, fun. I loved it.
Contrapunctus XV
November 26, 2020 at 10:49 pm
Amadeus and Whiplash are the best music films EVER MADE
jm quimio
November 27, 2020 at 4:24 am
S A C R E L I G O U S L I N G L I N G P R A C T I C E 4 0 H O U R S
Clockwork Kirlia
November 27, 2020 at 6:40 am
What a fascinating perspective to see! She seems absolutely lovely, really understanding the nuances of her art. Just a really, *really* brilliant video.
Shelby Kutil
November 27, 2020 at 6:41 am
Finally a video I actually understand (even though I enjoy all of them)! She is absolutely amazing and it would be an honor to meet her and just talk music and conducting!!
flop
November 27, 2020 at 7:08 pm
Whoever edits these needs to stop whatever it is they’re trying to achieve. We care what these people have to say. Stop cutting them off.
mudageki
November 28, 2020 at 7:51 am
Super honest flex. 10/10
Clementino Gilbert Tj
November 28, 2020 at 10:41 am
Where’s August Rush’s final scene??!! 🙁
DiamondStudded PunchingBag
November 28, 2020 at 5:26 pm
Please PLEASE watch “They Shall Have Music”!! Wonderful old movie off a true story!!
Chhama Chenkual
November 29, 2020 at 8:56 am
Apparently Mr. Holland is not a very good conductor but an excellent music teacher
Kimberly Farnsworth
November 29, 2020 at 12:54 pm
Marin Alsop is brilliant! Huge fan of hers.
Sophia Franchesca Cabalan
November 29, 2020 at 2:17 pm
Who came in the comments to spot Ling Ling wannabes
calito44
November 29, 2020 at 5:55 pm
At 5:47 well director this is the way Marine works 😛
Joseph Izzo
November 29, 2020 at 6:26 pm
As a music major, and piano player for the past 40+ years, I loved hearing her take on the conductor’s role. She had the restrained passion you see in the top conductors. You ha e to let it all out but maintain control and not everyone feels the passion in some of these pieces.
just dont
November 29, 2020 at 7:29 pm
Lol. While I was in a professional ballet company, we took Nutcracker on tour. During a performance, the local orchestra skipped, SKIPPED, the opening of Waltz of the Flowers. We all stampeded onto stage, desperately trying to catch up to the music. After our ballet master finished screaming at the conductor post performance, Mr. Conductor said they didn’t have a harpist so, instead of subbing with a piano or flute or anything else like a normal person or even letting us know what he planned, he just decided it wasn’t really necessary. I can’t imagine what the audience thought of that fiasco.
Richard Sanchez
November 30, 2020 at 12:54 am
I hope buggs bunny is here.
Austin Martín Hernández
November 30, 2020 at 5:08 am
As a musician, I completely understood everything in the video, for the first time on this channel 😂
zimoku
November 30, 2020 at 8:44 am
Amadeus and Whiplash are movies i have partly seen and the commentary on this was just… _amazing_
Harry
November 30, 2020 at 9:24 am
a movie about Mozart is one of my favorites
Matt Katch
November 30, 2020 at 11:07 am
Nice call on whoever decided to include Mr. Bean’s Christmas! Whiplash ends up in all of these, so I expected it, but I did not see Bean coming! Really enjoyed the guest, as well, and hope there can be some excuse to bring her back!
Kingly Valor
November 30, 2020 at 11:49 am
No Bugs Bunny?
Paige
November 30, 2020 at 3:08 pm
Can she please give my band conductor a call lol the conductor’s ability makes all the difference for the players!
The Auto Hot-Shot
November 30, 2020 at 3:40 pm
I love these videos when real life people can teach those of us that would have no idea. Very Interesting and great series.
Freaktopian Exile
November 30, 2020 at 5:02 pm
Seeing this – I’d love to see a “conductor reacts to: Bert Kaempfert” clip – maybe then I’d finally get a chance to understand how he did it… 😉
Asish k mathew
November 30, 2020 at 5:44 pm
Architect reviewing an architect scene would be something great to see…
Tom Souza
November 30, 2020 at 8:36 pm
Mr. Bean and Sister Act are perfect to me!!! She was also the conductor of the São Paulo Orchestra.
Lorenzo Galardinovic
November 30, 2020 at 10:04 pm
I saw Marin conduct several times here in Brazil, back when she was Osesp’s Conductor. The time that struck me the most was when she conducted pictures at an exibithion, Mussorgsky. I sat behind the orchestra, in the choir, so i saw her every move, and her facial expressions and the passionate way she conducted really were something!