Mr. Glass has inspired so many to perform his work with astounding results. For example, Colin Huggins performance of I'm going to Make A Cake. Glass spins the gold and they shape it.
Its also a good recording. The dynamics have more contrast here. In other performances one really doesnt know if its that the pianist wanted a constant level or if the audio is flattened.
Profoundly beautiful, compulsively revisitable, and impossible to interrupt. Philip Glass performs this piece beautifully with effortless ease, whereas this performer grapples with it like a fierce creature. It’s like Jacob struggling with the angel all night to get a blessing
Not everyone is acquainted with that struggle. But it's an apt comparison. I listened to a description of it decades ago by a teacher, who had probably grown old with the annual ritual of doing so for college freshmen. I wish he were here now , so I could hug him for that day. It became a part of my life forever. Like hearing Huston Smith declaim on the sacred syllable. If you've never had your world truly revised in a short moment, you've missed something. It happens.
Branka is in my opinion is the only pianist in the world that can play Philip Glass music as it is meant to be played, with bags of emotion and feeling!
Astounding. I didn't think a piano could do this. I mean, she does everything, but I didn't think a piano could make sounds this beautiful. Thanks, Mr. Glass. And thanks, Ms Parlic.
Branka Parlic donne toute la puissance et la douceur en jouant les oeuvres de Philip Glass. On ne peut être qu'emporté dans l'imagination que cette oeuvre nous inspire. Moi je dis : Respect.
This just shows me how powerfully Phillip Glass interprets music.. that he himself wrote.. She can hit all the notes.. but the tiny inflections and nuisances no one but Phillip himself can master.
She isn't trying to hit all the inflections and nuances of Phillip Glass though. This is very much an interpretation of the piece, not an attempt to play the original version perfectly. No one cares about a copy of Glass, you might as well listen to his album then.
@@TenshinArts I studied music for 8 years and can tell you that.. In modern music people redo and change around other artists songs, but in the classical world- typically the goal is to reproduce the music exactly as it was intended and is written on the sheet.. You can hear in the song she tried her best to reproduce it just as Phillip did. The only changes, came from her inability to replicate the very high level skills that he incorporates, such as speeding up and slowing down- changing the time signature, in the middle of the verse. And playing loud and soft notes at the same time.. Those are the hardest skills that Glass pulls off. And she didn't do those moves not because she is interpreting it different. She didn't do them because only Glass himself has reached that level- that few others, even great pianists- can pull off.
@@valiken1 That just isn't true. From a technical standpoint this isn't even a particularly complicated piece, but more to the point, interpretation is a big part of classical music performance and has been for hundreds of years. A score isn't an exact representation of how to play a piece - dynamics merely say 'loud' or 'soft' et cetera without putting a precise value in decibels or velocity to it; likewise a ritardando doesn't tell you how much or how quickly to slow down. In short, a lot is down to the performer's tastes. This is modern music, by the way - not that that matters for the above reasons. Performance is an art form in its own right and the reason we get skilled pianists such as Parlic to play relatively simple pieces (from the standpoint of technical skill), rather than only the most complex and near impossible ones, is because of what they can add in terms of interpretation.
@@b19records51 I really didn't hear much differences in interpretation on her part.. Just around 3:03 she's incapable of speeding up and slowing down as the piece requires a degree of fluidity.. She played it with metronomic precision.. I don't see that as artistic interpretation, as much as I do lack of capability. And yes it's hard to see exactly what someone like Mozart intended his pieces to sound like, as Mozart lived and died way before the advent of technology. However Phillip Glass the original composer of the song, has multiple playings right here on this platform so the reason you listed really doesn't apply to 20th century classical music. All you have to do is go type in Mad rush, to see the volume level, and "ritardandos" he has inserted into this masterpiece. Which she incorrectly played.
@@valiken1 You would need to show me that these were written in the score. Any 15 year old amateaur is capable of 'speeding up and slowing down', so I really don't believe a professional would be incapable of doing so. She is CHOOSING not to, this is interpretation.
Ms. Parlic has approached various sources for reissuing her 2 mind blowing cds of phillip glass and eric satie. Including Kickstarter. A general uproar is needed so that we can make this magical and profound experience available to more people. Let Kickstarter know how annoyed we all are!!!
I couldn't find her cds anywhere online so I finally tried facebook and was able to connect to Branka and have cds shipped paying via western union. I was a bit worried about sending money to Serbia but it worked out and my two CDs arrived. So happy I took the risk :)
Best performance of MAD RUSH by far I’ve ever seen. Her interpretation ist so emotional and the touch so unique. The expression of the whole piece is so clean and stunning at the same time. Just compare the last part 13:41 with performance of the inventor Philip Glass. Its like the day and night. She becomes ONE with this composition you can literally feel it. AWESOME ⚡️😇
Fairy Fellers Master Stroke it is nice the way your friend is so intent on the music. Not just because she needs to be to turn the pages at the right moments, but because she has the best seat of any listener in the house, and she is taking full advantage of that to experience the performance.
This superb rendition needs no artistic interpretation by the editor- then why the fades at 3:00+? The long shots of the set design hold little attraction for me, but, as for Ms Parlic's dexterity, well, as for the man all wrapped-up -dear me..
Great performance, although I prefer Philip Glass's performance. But what's with the terrible staging? Why the garish lighting moving around, and what is that bizarre contraption on the stage behind her?
I hate opinions, everyone has one, i normally dont like to share mine. But if you liked this, maybe you should check out Mad Rush by Bruce Brubaker. just a thought... bye!
I swear Is the only piece she plays with heart. She plays all the others so robotically. Instead of Branka I suggest that you all just find one of the videos of Philip Glass himself. All the pieces Branka performed you can find videos of glass doing way better. I'm sure that she's technically a better pianist then glass (especially now in his advanced age) but when Glass plays his own work he always plays with heart. Anyone who's interested look up Philip Glass play Metamorphosis 4 on the BBC late show or look up Philip Glass Live at the Garrison Institute playing this piece Mad Rush. Both are better performances than Branka delivered.
2dicone You have to keep in mind that the other pieces Branka plays, (especially Metamorphosis) are (in my opinion) meant to be robotic. It isn't about feeling and emotion while playing but noticing the different phases in a piece like that.
Kenneth Snyder I agree with you, but you don't put in as much emotion as you would by playing something from the romantic era, or even something like Einaudi or Allevi.
+2dicone It always amazes me how wildly opinions can differ. I find Mrs. Parlic to be a vastly superior interpreter of Glass' works than the man himself, even on the emotion aspect. Listening to her Metamorphosis album, I get this eerie, transcendental feeling that is entirely absent when I listen to any of Glass' recordings of the same pieces. True, she is much better technically, and that is undeniable. But it baffles me that you consider her interpretations robotic, because it's the exact opposite for me.
i would like to know more about what you mean. im not a musician and would be interested in a further explanation that you could offer ms. parlic. i think i heard what you mean but could know more.
For all men were by nature foolish who were in ignorance of God, and who from the good things seen did not succeed in knowing him who is, and from studying the works did not discern the artisan; But either fire, or wind, or the swift air, *the governors of the world, they considered gods. Now if out of joy in their beauty they thought them gods, let them know how far more excellent is the lord than these; for the original source of beauty fashioned them. Or if they were struck by their might and energy. let them from these things realize how much more powerful is he who made them. For from the greatness and the beauty of created things their original author, by analogy, is seen But yet, for these the blame is less; For they indeed have gone astray perhaps, though they seek God and wish to find him. For they search busily among his works, but are distracted by what they see, because the things seen are fair. But again, not even these are pardonable. For if they so far succeeded in knowledge that they could speculate about the world, how did they not more quickly find its Lord? Jesus O Savior I know not if you are real Come Come live in me .. Save me ! Amen and Amen Revelations 22:17 The Spirit and the bride say. "Come." Let the hearer say, "Come." Let the one who thirsts come forward, and the one who wants receive the gift of life giving water.
Here I am again, listening to the flow of sweetness of this. It never gets old for me. Death is near me now, and it is a lot of comfort.
She plays it even better than philip glass himself.Fucking masterpiece.
Mr. Glass has inspired so many to perform his work with astounding results. For example, Colin Huggins performance of I'm going to Make A Cake. Glass spins the gold and they shape it.
I am certainly not an expert in this, but from all the videos I have seen of this song, this performance is in my opinion simply the best
it is ;)
Its also a good recording. The dynamics have more contrast here. In other performances one really doesnt know if its that the pianist wanted a constant level or if the audio is flattened.
Agreed. Some other very good performances are by Lisa Moore, and Philip Glass.
Glass has said himself that this is his preferred interpretation of the piece. High praise indeed, which many of us clearly agree with.
Branka is only second to Philip, truly amazing pianist
Profoundly beautiful, compulsively revisitable, and impossible to interrupt. Philip Glass performs this piece beautifully with effortless ease, whereas this performer grapples with it like a fierce creature. It’s like Jacob struggling with the angel all night to get a blessing
I don't even know how to respond in the presence of this. It's an overwhelming display of motion and sound and ......... something else.
Not everyone is acquainted with that struggle. But it's an apt comparison. I listened to a description of it decades ago by a teacher, who had probably grown old with the annual ritual of doing so for college freshmen. I wish he were here now , so I could hug him for that day. It became a part of my life forever. Like hearing Huston Smith declaim on the sacred syllable. If you've never had your world truly revised in a short moment, you've missed something. It happens.
Branka is in my opinion is the only pianist in the world that can play Philip Glass music as it is meant to be played, with bags of emotion and feeling!
Everything in Branka's performance is mesmerizing. Thank you for 16 minutes of bliss!
Astounding. I didn't think a piano could do this. I mean, she does everything, but I didn't think a piano could make sounds this beautiful. Thanks, Mr. Glass. And thanks, Ms Parlic.
Branka's interpretations are full of emotion.
I am in love with Branka.... Your interpretation is amazing.
I love her majesty over the piano. Upon 3:04, the first of several real openings, she surpasses all that I’ve seen - even from the master himself.
An achingly beautiful interpretation
It's interesting to watch the score-turner- playing with Ms. Parlic with her body, face and eyes: a duet. Beautiful Glass music.
+David Anderson I pressed play again after reading your comment, the student was truly playing along with her teacher. Thank you for that.
Branka Parlic donne toute la puissance et la douceur en jouant les oeuvres de Philip Glass. On ne peut être qu'emporté dans l'imagination que cette oeuvre nous inspire. Moi je dis : Respect.
This just shows me how powerfully Phillip Glass interprets music.. that he himself wrote.. She can hit all the notes.. but the tiny inflections and nuisances no one but Phillip himself can master.
She isn't trying to hit all the inflections and nuances of Phillip Glass though. This is very much an interpretation of the piece, not an attempt to play the original version perfectly.
No one cares about a copy of Glass, you might as well listen to his album then.
@@TenshinArts I studied music for 8 years and can tell you that.. In modern music people redo and change around other artists songs, but in the classical world- typically the goal is to reproduce the music exactly as it was intended and is written on the sheet..
You can hear in the song she tried her best to reproduce it just as Phillip did. The only changes, came from her inability to replicate the very high level skills that he incorporates, such as speeding up and slowing down- changing the time signature, in the middle of the verse. And playing loud and soft notes at the same time.. Those are the hardest skills that Glass pulls off. And she didn't do those moves not because she is interpreting it different. She didn't do them because only Glass himself has reached that level- that few others, even great pianists- can pull off.
@@valiken1 That just isn't true. From a technical standpoint this isn't even a particularly complicated piece, but more to the point, interpretation is a big part of classical music performance and has been for hundreds of years. A score isn't an exact representation of how to play a piece - dynamics merely say 'loud' or 'soft' et cetera without putting a precise value in decibels or velocity to it; likewise a ritardando doesn't tell you how much or how quickly to slow down. In short, a lot is down to the performer's tastes.
This is modern music, by the way - not that that matters for the above reasons. Performance is an art form in its own right and the reason we get skilled pianists such as Parlic to play relatively simple pieces (from the standpoint of technical skill), rather than only the most complex and near impossible ones, is because of what they can add in terms of interpretation.
@@b19records51 I really didn't hear much differences in interpretation on her part.. Just around 3:03 she's incapable of speeding up and slowing down as the piece requires a degree of fluidity.. She played it with metronomic precision.. I don't see that as artistic interpretation, as much as I do lack of capability. And yes it's hard to see exactly what someone like Mozart intended his pieces to sound like, as Mozart lived and died way before the advent of technology.
However Phillip Glass the original composer of the song, has multiple playings right here on this platform so the reason you listed really doesn't apply to 20th century classical music. All you have to do is go type in Mad rush, to see the volume level, and "ritardandos" he has inserted into this masterpiece. Which she incorrectly played.
@@valiken1 You would need to show me that these were written in the score. Any 15 year old amateaur is capable of 'speeding up and slowing down', so I really don't believe a professional would be incapable of doing so. She is CHOOSING not to, this is interpretation.
Great art bears the aspect of timelessness. That touches our souls the entire life. Thank you Philip Glass and Branca Parlic.
Esas luces y el bailarín está demás. Distraen y no aportan nada a la absoluta contundencia y magistral interpretacion de Parlic.
Posle nekoliko godina Minimalizam i gospodja Branka Parlić.
achingly beautiful interpretation.
I have to thank L.J. Peltier for sharing this. I'm very grateful I didn't miss out! Thanks Uncle!
Ms. Parlic has approached various sources for reissuing her 2 mind blowing cds of phillip glass and eric satie. Including Kickstarter. A general uproar is needed so that we can make this magical and profound experience available to more people. Let Kickstarter know how annoyed we all are!!!
I for one would add those discs to my collection. Essential listening for when I sit and write.
I couldn't find her cds anywhere online so I finally tried facebook and was able to connect to Branka and have cds shipped paying via western union. I was a bit worried about sending money to Serbia but it worked out and my two CDs arrived. So happy I took the risk :)
Best performance of MAD RUSH by far I’ve ever seen. Her interpretation ist so emotional and the touch so unique. The expression of the whole piece is so clean and stunning at the same time. Just compare the last part 13:41 with performance of the inventor Philip Glass. Its like the day and night. She becomes ONE with this composition you can literally feel it. AWESOME ⚡️😇
Wonderful! Great, great, great!!!!
The score-turner is sooooo cute!! :-*
Her name is Vera Varga. ;) I know her.
Fairy Fellers Master Stroke it is nice the way your friend is so intent on the music. Not just because she needs to be to turn the pages at the right moments, but because she has the best seat of any listener in the house, and she is taking full advantage of that to experience the performance.
She’s probably the main reason I watched all of the video!
Awesome, extraordinary performance. Crystalline and exquisite. What a talent.
Very, very, very beautiful interpretation.
Thankyou so much for this beautiful interpretation of such a lovely work. Yours is my favorite, even over the composer's own.
Thank you for bringing back up this wonderful performance
breathtaking--goosebumps all over
Simply amazing.
Amo a sua Interpretação...💙💙💙
Ne znam sta mi lepse,da li izvodjenje,tvoja emocija,muzika ili ambijent...
3:03 ¡Por todos los Dioses!! :o la intensidad
stunning
She is the best 🖤🌹🖤
Outstanding.
Mind and Golden ratio in one, thanks
increíble interpretación!
Impressive performance !
fabulosamente!
Een zeer goed gevoel voor de dynamiek die glass bedoelt heeft bravo
Wonderful!
הללויה!
Muito emocinante...obrigada...
Branka...
The page-turner is cute.
Magnífica.
lol that toilet paper guy came out of nowhere
I wish I could turn pages like that
tears... nothing but tears at 3:04
es magia en la tierra
This superb rendition needs no artistic interpretation by the editor- then why the fades at 3:00+? The long shots of the set design hold little attraction for me, but, as for Ms Parlic's dexterity, well, as for the man all wrapped-up -dear me..
Good page turner.
Great performance, although I prefer Philip Glass's performance. But what's with the terrible staging? Why the garish lighting moving around, and what is that bizarre contraption on the stage behind her?
Why dont they figure out program, which would show notes and change automatically according to played tones?
Swooning
I hate opinions, everyone has one, i normally dont like to share mine.
But if you liked this, maybe you should check out Mad Rush by Bruce Brubaker.
just a thought... bye!
There's nothing wrong with sharing your opinion brother. :)
I swear Is the only piece she plays with heart. She plays all the others so robotically. Instead of Branka I suggest that you all just find one of the videos of Philip Glass himself. All the pieces Branka performed you can find videos of glass doing way better. I'm sure that she's technically a better pianist then glass (especially now in his advanced age) but when Glass plays his own work he always plays with heart. Anyone who's interested look up Philip Glass play Metamorphosis 4 on the BBC late show or look up Philip Glass Live at the Garrison Institute playing this piece Mad Rush. Both are better performances than Branka delivered.
2dicone You have to keep in mind that the other pieces Branka plays, (especially Metamorphosis) are (in my opinion) meant to be robotic. It isn't about feeling and emotion while playing but noticing the different phases in a piece like that.
2dicone If you played robotically with no rubato or emotion, all of glass's work would suck.
Kenneth Snyder I agree with you, but you don't put in as much emotion as you would by playing something from the romantic era, or even something like Einaudi or Allevi.
+2dicone It always amazes me how wildly opinions can differ. I find Mrs. Parlic to be a vastly superior interpreter of Glass' works than the man himself, even on the emotion aspect. Listening to her Metamorphosis album, I get this eerie, transcendental feeling that is entirely absent when I listen to any of Glass' recordings of the same pieces. True, she is much better technically, and that is undeniable. But it baffles me that you consider her interpretations robotic, because it's the exact opposite for me.
Interesting indeed bennemann
🙉🙉🙉
Ms Parlic ain't hitting those low notes.
i would like to know more about what you mean. im not a musician and would be interested in a further explanation that you could offer ms. parlic. i think i heard what you mean but could know more.
C'est une blague ? Y a-t-il un docteur dans la salle ?
+Dominique Bodson Je ne comprends qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire...
For all men
were by nature foolish
who were in ignorance of God,
and who from the good things seen
did not succeed in knowing him who is,
and from studying the works
did not discern the artisan;
But either fire, or wind, or the swift air,
*the governors of the world, they considered gods.
Now if out of joy in their beauty they thought them gods,
let them know how far more excellent is the lord than these;
for the original source of beauty fashioned them.
Or if they were struck by their might and energy.
let them from these things realize
how much more powerful
is he who made them.
For from the greatness and the beauty of created things
their original author, by analogy, is seen
But yet, for these the blame is less;
For they indeed have gone astray perhaps,
though they seek God and wish to find him.
For they search busily among his works,
but are distracted by what they see,
because the things seen are fair.
But again, not even these are pardonable.
For if they so far succeeded in knowledge
that they could speculate about the world,
how did they not more quickly find its Lord?
Jesus O Savior
I know not if you are real
Come
Come live in me ..
Save me !
Amen and Amen
Revelations 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say.
"Come."
Let the hearer say,
"Come."
Let the one who thirsts
come forward,
and the one who wants
receive the gift
of life giving water.
Glass on steroids hahaha...
...that reminds me I need to get some toilet roll
This is simplistic dribble!!!
this music is empty !!!!!!
yeah no.
@Balint Ujvari listening to it again it's not bad but check out Bruce brubaker's interpretion, way better
@@landingharmonically I'll check it out, but with things like this it's better to stick to phrases like "I like it more" instead of "it's better"
@@rayaqin yeah sorry bad english