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John Williams: Live in Vienna

Explore the live recordings of the Hollywood legend's Vienna Philharmonic 2020 debut.

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I have to say in this conversation,
as an American, - John Williams: Live in Vienna

I have to say in this conversation, as an American,

Anybody who's listened to Aretha Franklin
will understand the human heart. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

Anybody who's listened to Aretha Franklin will understa...

And where are we going as an art?
Big challenges for our young people. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

And where are we going as an art? Big challenges for our you...

I wish I would be around in 100 years
to see what they do. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

I wish I would be around in 100 years to see what they do.

I think also the time that people live in
makes the great leaders of society: - John Williams: Live in Vienna

I think also the time that people live in makes the great le...

So our children have to understand
that the geniuses are not... - John Williams: Live in Vienna

So our children have to understand that the geniuses are not...

You can't expect them, the time and
the currencies or circumstances of life. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

You can't expect them, the time and the currencies or c...

Which means we have to develop
a really keen, sharply working society - John Williams: Live in Vienna

Which means we have to develop a really keen, sharply workin...

With music in it, because music
is the only thing which holds us together. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

With music in it, because music is the only thing which hold...

Despite all the labels we put on it,
“A to Z”, whatever. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

Despite all the labels we put on it, “A to Z”, whatever.

At the end of the day
it's the only language we share. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

At the end of the day it's the only language we share.

The only language where we are not judged
by heritage, or religion or whatever. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

The only language where we are not judged by heritage, or re...

I strongly believe in the place of music
in society - John Williams: Live in Vienna

I strongly believe in the place of music in society

You also mentioned that Alban Berg
is somehow not as exposed as... - John Williams: Live in Vienna

You also mentioned that Alban Berg is somehow not as exposed...

You go to the Haydn House, you go to
the very many places Beethoven lived, - John Williams: Live in Vienna

You go to the Haydn House, you go to the very many places Be...

The last century is still
not so much in the limelight - John Williams: Live in Vienna

The last century is still not so much in the limelight

It seemed to me because you mentioned
Alban Berg very early in our conversation - John Williams: Live in Vienna

It seemed to me because you mentioned Alban Berg very early ...

Alban Berg seems to be a more prominent
and of more actual importance - John Williams: Live in Vienna

Alban Berg seems to be a more prominent and of more actual i...

Probably some people would think,
Korngold must be your great master. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

Probably some people would think, Korngold must be your grea...

- Because of the operas?
- I admire them both very much. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

- Because of the operas? - I admire them both very much.

But it is true
that when I came here people would say: - John Williams: Live in Vienna

But it is true that when I came here people would say:

- Sigmund Freud, Alban Berg, Schoenberg.
- Absolutely. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

- Sigmund Freud, Alban Berg, Schoenberg. - Absolutely.

I could mention my first open-air concert,
which was very exciting for me. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

I could mention my first open-air concert, which was very ex...

I mean, you have done innumerous,
obviously, open-air concerts - John Williams: Live in Vienna

I mean, you have done innumerous, obviously, open-air concer...

Because you were very much missed
in September of 2019 - John Williams: Live in Vienna

Because you were very much missed in September of 2019

Yeah, I mean, I have played
of course in amphitheatres. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

Yeah, I mean, I have played of course in amphitheatres.

But I felt that the repertoire —
a Mozart concerto, open air, amplified... - John Williams: Live in Vienna

But I felt that the repertoire — a Mozart concerto, open air...

But the interesting part in the themes
I have played from your films - John Williams: Live in Vienna

But the interesting part in the themes I have played from yo...

And that's why I felt very comfortable
leaving the sound of my violin - John Williams: Live in Vienna

And that's why I felt very comfortable leaving the soun...

Because the orchestration,
as we know, is, thanks to God, - John Williams: Live in Vienna

Because the orchestration, as we know, is, thanks to God,

And that's maybe a question
which arises out of that experience - John Williams: Live in Vienna

And that's maybe a question which arises out of that ex...

What is it for you like as a composer - John Williams: Live in Vienna

What is it for you like as a composer

Are there changes you want to do
to the pieces, to the orchestration? - John Williams: Live in Vienna

Are there changes you want to do to the pieces, to the orche...

Working in the studio, you will know,
Anne-Sophie, is a very different psychology. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

Working in the studio, you will know, Anne-Sophie, is a very...

We can change balances just simply
by pushing a dial and so on and so forth. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

We can change balances just simply by pushing a dial and so ...

So if certain things within the orchestra
need to be protected or the opposite of that, - John Williams: Live in Vienna

So if certain things within the orchestra need to be protect...

I just remember there is one
piece of classical repertoire, - John Williams: Live in Vienna

I just remember there is one piece of classical repertoire,

- The orchestration is very heavy.
- Yes, the orchestration is so dense, - John Williams: Live in Vienna

- The orchestration is very heavy. - Yes, the orchestration ...

So this is, interestingly enough, a piece - John Williams: Live in Vienna

So this is, interestingly enough, a piece

Is there anything in the orchestration
you would need to or want to change? - John Williams: Live in Vienna

Is there anything in the orchestration you would need to or ...

Yesterday after our rehearsal
I made a few little changes, - John Williams: Live in Vienna

Yesterday after our rehearsal I made a few little changes,

Which is to say parts that are still there, - John Williams: Live in Vienna

Which is to say parts that are still there,

And that's a very usual kind of practice
that we go through, - John Williams: Live in Vienna

And that's a very usual kind of practice that we go thr...

Particularly with that register. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

Particularly with that register.

But we are aiming to a one performance
before the orchestra will... - John Williams: Live in Vienna

But we are aiming to a one performance before the orchestra ...

We are looking for a line and
an approach of this whole thing - John Williams: Live in Vienna

We are looking for a line and an approach of this whole thin...

But then the practice is usually
the producer will say: - John Williams: Live in Vienna

But then the practice is usually the producer will say:

So if you do a fantastic take, but you
may have missed one note in bar 62. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

So if you do a fantastic take, but you may have missed one n...

- In the concert of course...
- |t's a totally different situation. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

- In the concert of course... - |t's a totally differen...

It's a totally different psychology,
a different balance situation... - John Williams: Live in Vienna

It's a totally different psychology, a different balanc...

For me it's wonderful
to come back to the pieces. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

For me it's wonderful to come back to the pieces.

Thinking back to the moments
we were in the studio - John Williams: Live in Vienna

Thinking back to the moments we were in the studio

And that long stretch from April
to now, January, - John Williams: Live in Vienna

And that long stretch from April to now, January,

Very often actually I warm up
with the runs in Hedwig's Theme. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

Very often actually I warm up with the runs in Hedwig's...

Because I've got a fabulous trick
by a wonderful string player colleague, - John Williams: Live in Vienna

Because I've got a fabulous trick by a wonderful string...

Of course the cello repertoire is very
small compared with the violin repertoire! - John Williams: Live in Vienna

Of course the cello repertoire is very small compared with t...

So I warm up with some Bach stuff
and I warm up with Hedwig's runs. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

So I warm up with some Bach stuff and I warm up with Hedwig&...

|'m always ready for the runs in case
John calls in the middle of the night. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

|'m always ready for the runs in case John calls in the...

We played two rehearsals
with the orchestra. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

We played two rehearsals with the orchestra.

At the end of which the orchestra
management came and said, - John Williams: Live in Vienna

At the end of which the orchestra management came and said,

I thought I had already asked the brass
to play quite enough of big music. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

I thought I had already asked the brass to play quite enough...

And as I understand it, the brass players
and the orchestra themselves requested - John Williams: Live in Vienna

And as I understand it, the brass players and the orchestra ...

They had the music, everyone
seemed to know it. And I have to tell you, - John Williams: Live in Vienna

They had the music, everyone seemed to know it. And I have t...

It had such solidity
and such power and force, - John Williams: Live in Vienna

It had such solidity and such power and force,

It is powerful and forceful, - John Williams: Live in Vienna

It is powerful and forceful,

A kind of strength,
that defines the word. - John Williams: Live in Vienna

A kind of strength, that defines the word.

They played it as though they owned it,
and I felt very grateful to them - John Williams: Live in Vienna

They played it as though they owned it, and I felt very grat...

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Explore the live recordings of the Hollywood legend's Vienna Philharmonic 2020 debut.

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Director: Michael Beyer

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Genre: music

Year: 2020

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ImdbRating: 8.9

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Released: 02 Oct 2020

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