Loving this series as they bring back the more nerdy side of this channel, where they explain classical music in a easier but, still, a theoretical way. Keep it coming, Brett and Eddy!
I agree, as someone who can’t read notes and can’t understand muscial technicalities. They make these educational-like videos seem fun and entertaining!
As an OG TwoSet fan, I feel like they have been making their videos a bit more educational instead of fun or personal, but hey, thats why I love TwoSet Talks!
i know this video is a build-up towards twoset academy but it is such a thoughtful/kind gesture for lingling wannabes who are not in the mental, physical, financial and time-wise capacity to actually pick up an instrument. even though we might not be able to join the academy as players and performers, we do want to learn more about classical music as listeners and consumers! that said, please keep it up guys! - love from a korean fan
^^^^^^ THIS!! I would love to try learn violin...but financially, I just cannot afford to rn. But I still want to learn more about music, so I can enhance my enjoyment of it.
@@danniballecter7936 same... i'm a phd student and as much as i want to pick my violin up again, my priority right now is my degree. that said, i'm excited to be a fellow member of the academy with you as an avid listener. hopefully we'll find each other more in the comment section, share our fav pieces and performances xx good luck with everything that you are doing
Piano is my instrument so twoset academy won't be for me but I also appreciate it when they drop this sort of knowledge on us because it's absolutely fascinating.
as a non-musician simply sitting in the back listening to passionate people do what they love, this was a fantastic explanation of everything i've heard them discuss! thanks guys for all you do!
01:55 here’s an example from the international Chopin competition: the year in which pianist Ivo Pogorelich had taken part, Martha Argerich was one of the members of the jury. Pogorelich had given an amaaazzzinnngggggg performance of the piano sonata no 2 by Chopin (people say that his interpretation of that piece is top notch from the competition) but unfortunately, his performance did not make it through, as he did not “stick” to the orthodox way of playing Chopin (plus he had a few wrong notes here and there) Martha argerich simply couldn’t agree, that the jury would NOT let Pogorelich to the next round, so she GOT DOWN FROM THE JURY THAT YEAR, telling that whatsoever they’re doing is totally wrong and that she would not stand along with their decision 😭😭😭
ah yes the international chopin competition, the biggest piano competition in the world named after someone who would have disapproved of it happening in the first place on every single level.
@@therakeshkrishna WOW!!!! Now THAT REALLY IS SOMETHING!!!!!!!!! As we all know, Martha Argerich was LITERALLY one of the best!!! Julie Gill, Glasgow, Scotland.
Guys, thank you VERY MUCH INDEED!!!!!!!!!! That video (and this is REALLY saying something) has GOT to be one of your BEST YET!!!!!!! I learned SO MUCH from it!!!!! I'm going to be (SHUDDER!!!!) 50 in January, and first started studying Music seriously when I was around 8. In all that time, I never knew that so much of what we take for granted today was brought about by the Greeks and their love of maths. That MUST have taken you LITERALLY FOREVER to put together, and you MOST DEFINITELY did NOT labour in vain!!!!! All the best, Julie.
I was a music major, and this is why there were always multiple people (at least 3 usually) critiquing/judging your performance.. because it's definitely very subjective. There of course should be clear expectations for what you'll be graded/judged on in certain situations (such as juries and recitals).
I've always thought that competitions were judged purely on accuracy and you're not supposed to do interpretation stuff there, you do them when you're making albums.
@@ysf-d9i honestly, it's hard to even define what 'accuracy' means when it comes to music performance. Is it just playing the correct notes? Is it playing with proper intonation? Is it playing the correct style markings? Does one judge think that crescendo was sufficient while another one doesn't? Is it playing the piece in a way that is pleasing to the ear? And if so, what exactly makes it pleasing to the ear? If musicians only played with correct pitches and rhythms in mind, the performance probably wouldn't come across as 'good' or 'pleasing'. And there would be a lot more people who could technically do it. Just my musings. It's complex and debatable, which is what makes it subjective. Even the things that should be more objective really aren't.
As an adult new to classical music but not to instruments, these are my favorite types of videos. There's a lot of intricacies to violin and the classical music world that you can't just come across if you're not directly involved in that world. You've got a lot of specialized knowledge of a complicated subject and you're good at communicating in a relatable way. I find myself rewatching the same handful of videos because I wish there were more like them.
This is the single highest quality Twoset I´ve ever seen, thank you so much Brett and Eddy. I laugh with your funny videos, but this type of videos are extremely valuable as well.
Am I in heaven? This video is sooooooooo interesting and educating, I waited for something like this from you for ages, thank you! I always appreciate and cherish your longer nerdy videos because in the end of the day this side of you is what made me a fan
22:04 That glissando is one of my favourite sounds on the violin! It saddens me that it's fallen out of favor. I was rehearsing with a soloist on a concerto I'd written, and I asked him to add in a bit of a glissando during a key moment. He looked at me affronted, saying, "But that will make it seem like I lack the skill to shift in-tune!" I was a young chap, and the soloist was an older gentleman. I found it surprising that I held this old-fashioned sound in high esteem, whereas this elderly player did not. It turned out that he'd been young when the glissando was still popular and experienced the change in fashion first-hand. To me, it sounds emotive; but to him, it sounded cheesy. He was surprised that I even knew about that style, but I'd grown up listening to recordings from that time. The whole interaction reminds me of clothing fashion, where styles fall out of favor but are then brought back by younger generations who "rediscover" it. I hope the schmaltzy gliss makes a comeback!
Kinda still have to get used to them not doing their "Welcome to another episode of twoset violin!"-intro. Love the fast dive into the topic of the vid though.
James Ehnes is a trillion percent right..... the short video/article/clip form of content shared on social media is really affecting how we subconsciously think about not just music but also literally any topic of discussion ever 🙃
I prefer to listen to classical pieces in their entirety. I also enjoy listening to various soloists and orchestra’s playing the same piece. They may have some variations in interpretation that draw you into the piece in a different way. Most of my playlist is classical music. I even play it throughout the night. 😆😁
14:45 Brett meant "Melodie" (by Tchaikovsky), not "Salut d'Amour" (by Elgar) in case anyone was confused! But both pieces use very legato phrases anyway :)
Absolutely love this! You should start a "twoset university" series of videos following on from this. I've missed your more serious, technical explanation videos.
Bro, Simone Maurer was my favorite lecturer at the first Uni I studied at!! I know she had studied with you both back like 12 years ago or something, but that's pretty cool that your still in contact with her!
It's so impressive how indepth the content of this video is, how deep you dive into what makes out quality sound, what parameters there are to look out for when one judges violin playing and how we perceive sound in general. Thank you so much for this high quality content! Ling Ling truly blessed us!
James Ehnes makes some great points about making a piece sound like a cohesive narrative. I find that this can be tricky as, as we practice a piece, we usually break it down into sections and practice them individually, which in turn can make us forget about the full narrative/story that the piece is trying to convey.
Wow, what an astounding overview of performance practices! Never have I heard such a thorough analysis, concentrated into a logical progression (not even when I was a Uni music major!) From the objective elements of Technique (skills everyone has to master) & its 3 pillars of intonation, rhythm & resonant tone production; to the fundamentals of reading scores, & music notations of tempo, dynamics & articulation. Then the subjective elements of artistry in phrasing, interpretation, style/historical context, & even your own personal bias. As Brett said, there's almost an infinite amount of combinations of variations you can do to give the music YOUR own unique interpretation.
Just a few days ago, I had a competition and unfortunately failed it 😞😞 I was wondering what went wrong, and right when I was in frustration, this video came out! It actually helped me to see my mistakes and what I could've done better! I feel like these tips and things to look out for are actually really educational and helpful
I have to admit this editing style hasn’t always been my favourite ,but it suits this video very well and helped me understand more so thank you editor!!! ❤
So happy James Ehnes has become a professor at Indiana University! He has so many things to teach! (Plus, I hope he'll perform more often with the Indianapolis Symphony 😃)
Every time I see the world no.1 at something, I always thought "wow, there's no way I'll ever be able to do that in a billion years". Raygun was the first time I thought "wow, I can do that, I can be a world no.1 too!" She's so inspiring
Wow very informative episode with well organized points clearly explained with visual (and aural) aids and backed up with scientific research! As someone in the science field this hits home. Appreciate your efforts twoset!
24:54 "A great performance shouldn't be about theatrics... It's about communicating some other beauty or emotions through their playing." Beautifully and accurately said! Also, maybe Ben Lee should have taken that advice back then 😅.
To be fair, it depends on what you’re performing. Liszt was famously theatrical, as was Paganini. At the opposite end, Heifetz was notorious for looking stiff when he played. I don’t think there’s one “right” way to perform (Nigel Kennedy, anyone?).
Add this one: '5 Things We Wish We Knew Learning the Violin' or some funny ones: '21 Types of Orchestral Players' and '10 embarrasing moments in orchestra'
Did you guys listen carefully to the Brahms bc clips 1 and 3 are the same. You have Karen Su’s excerpt for both 1 (0:29) and 3 (0:48) Ruslan Talas’s excerpt for 2 and Joshua Brown’s excerpt isn’t there at all 🫤
I love that you are helping people know what sounds better! I feel the last couple videos are like this too! This is really good, but I think we need to bring back the fan compositions!!!
Ehnes' comment about clip-listening and caring about technical perfection as your main metric I think also lines up to the rage in popular music for singing perfectly in tune (i.e. to be mechanically tuned to sing perfectly in tune). People are using technology to find shortcuts to listening and evaluating, and it doesn't make sense to listen to performance like that. There's a wholeness to music that can make a performance that's technically not as strong be "better" in some way than something that sounds technically stronger, and sometimes technical perfection is the antithesis to art.
As a professional choral conductor and singing teacher, I loved watching this video about the importance of the objective and subjective aspects of music. Very well presented and creatively explained, with the usual humour too, of course. I would request that you also select female world class soloists. It's so important that young women get to see an example of what they can achieve. For so long now, we always see male professional musicians, concert masters, and orchestra conductors. I think it's up to the younger generations, i.e. Two Set, to set the example and show that equality is possible at the highest level of musicianship. Especially since you quoted that study saying that women and blacks are under-represented in the professional ranks of classical musicians worldwide. Thanks for all you do to promote the understanding of classical music!
Quote from her: "Fun fact: I studied at the QLD Conservatorium of Music with Brett and Eddy during our BMus degrees (but I majored in flute performance!). I helped research and write the educational content in this video, and it was nice to apply my theory, teaching, and music psychology skills in this context 🤓 Stay tuned for another upcoming video in this longer format 🎶"
What a great episode having guests that shared their personal knowledge and experiences is what truly makes a great artist. Thank you for these very important lessons to remember and practice.
I'm first! Twoset, I just want you to know that you're the reason I've escaped from depression. Infinite thanks! You make me laugh any day! ❤💙💜💖💗💘💛💚💓🩷🩶🩵🤍🧡💟
Still have to find the time to watch start-to-end, but I'm grateful you guys are going in-depth and educational. I love your off-kilter hilarious videos, your serious dives, and the light fluff, but with your amount of experience, it'd be a shame to never drill *deep* into your knowledge base. Viewers want it. I think it's a great way to retain followers for years in all stages of life, too. Thanks for doing this.
I'm very grateful for your deep dive into subtleties of music theory and performance. Love how you can explaine complex terms with simple words and examples. It was especially informative for me, who only began his journey of violin playing😁
Bravo TwoSet! We will always need to explain the things you bring up in this video. You are stepping into a long line of people trying to break down classical music and bring people into the world of classical music - people like Leonard Bernstein and Wynton Marsalis. Keep it up!
Love the video, and was delighted to see Cynthia Miller Freivogel and Voices of Music (with me in the background on viola (woohoo violas!)) in the HIP section.
Amazing video! I am a music student and find everything mentioned in this video valuable! Thank you both for putting so much effort into making this video!
This video makes me even more excited about the upcoming Twoset Academy! I love these nerdy videos (not that I don't like the more fun stuff as well; I certainly do). This was such a treat! As a person who does not play any instruments (but one day, if finances ever allow it, I would like to try to learn the violin)....I really appreciate how the different concepts were explained so clearly here...thank you for that! I'm looking forward to learning more from you guys in the future! Also...gotta love that the out-of-focus camera made an appearance. xD I feel like it's a requirement at this point for a Twoset video, haha.
Such an enjoyable, educational and thought provoking episode. Also, loved the interactive feeling since our votes were included at the start of the video.
I have been watching your videos for years and love both your funny and educational content. You guys have helped me regain my confidence in music enough to pick my violin up again and join the orchestra for the first time. Thank you for being such an inspiration 😊
Love this video. And also love the fact that in the background was playing Eroica and Mozart's concerto no. 24 which I'm rehersing this week with an orchestra. You guys are awesome. You have a guffy, funny side but its also pretty obvious how skilled musicians you are
ooo i like the script for this video:D easy to follow and an engaging topic i find it fascinating how different genres of music have different values/rubrics within them i remember when i used to think classical music as had no creativity because i had grown up listening to singer songwriters where writing your own music holds a lot of importance or, when, for a similar reason, i didnt understand the prevalence of sampling in hiphop until i learned that it started as a way for people to make music in an environment where they didnt have access to instruments also hiphop seems to put a similar value on not only writing their own music but self produce the records as well where as in pop, artist arent really expected to self produced so when you cross genres i feel like it's very natural to "not get it" cause the basic rubric of what makes the piece good or bad is so different. man i feel like i've absorbed so much info about classical music from this channel without even meaning to lmao like why can i recognize a handful of concertos or know the names of several composers along with some trivia about them or identify different violin techniques like when did i accumulate all this information
I like how James Ehnes uses story-telling as an analogy a couple of times. All of my favourite recordings and performances to this day have in common that I feel the musicians are as much *telling* me the music as they're playing it. Perhaps the secret to this is taking every note seriously, treating them as words as part of sentences, phrases (here we even have the same expression), chapters and stories. Also, from 28:38 - please tell my editors about it...
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Loving this series as they bring back the more nerdy side of this channel, where they explain classical music in a easier but, still, a theoretical way. Keep it coming, Brett and Eddy!
I agree, as someone who can’t read notes and can’t understand muscial technicalities. They make these educational-like videos seem fun and entertaining!
agree!
As an OG TwoSet fan, I feel like they have been making their videos a bit more educational instead of fun or personal, but hey, thats why I love TwoSet Talks!
Brett sounds like he is reading directly from a script. Wish he could be more himself when talking. Still love them, nothing can make me change that!
@@xandraxandra1437 Agreed!
@@xandraxandra1437 He sounded nasal and looking a bit pale in this video, maybe he's sick? But agree that it will be nice to be more at ease =)
They need to bring back the fan compositions!!!
i know this video is a build-up towards twoset academy but it is such a thoughtful/kind gesture for lingling wannabes who are not in the mental, physical, financial and time-wise capacity to actually pick up an instrument. even though we might not be able to join the academy as players and performers, we do want to learn more about classical music as listeners and consumers! that said, please keep it up guys!
- love from a korean fan
^^^^^^ THIS!! I would love to try learn violin...but financially, I just cannot afford to rn. But I still want to learn more about music, so I can enhance my enjoyment of it.
@@danniballecter7936 same... i'm a phd student and as much as i want to pick my violin up again, my priority right now is my degree. that said, i'm excited to be a fellow member of the academy with you as an avid listener. hopefully we'll find each other more in the comment section, share our fav pieces and performances xx good luck with everything that you are doing
@@jinheelim9085 fellow phd student here, played viollin for eight-ish years and haven't played in a couple... i feel you!
Piano is my instrument so twoset academy won't be for me but I also appreciate it when they drop this sort of knowledge on us because it's absolutely fascinating.
as a non-musician simply sitting in the back listening to passionate people do what they love, this was a fantastic explanation of everything i've heard them discuss! thanks guys for all you do!
01:55 here’s an example from the international Chopin competition: the year in which pianist Ivo Pogorelich had taken part, Martha Argerich was one of the members of the jury.
Pogorelich had given an amaaazzzinnngggggg performance of the piano sonata no 2 by Chopin (people say that his interpretation of that piece is top notch from the competition) but unfortunately, his performance did not make it through, as he did not “stick” to the orthodox way of playing Chopin (plus he had a few wrong notes here and there)
Martha argerich simply couldn’t agree, that the jury would NOT let Pogorelich to the next round, so she GOT DOWN FROM THE JURY THAT YEAR, telling that whatsoever they’re doing is totally wrong and that she would not stand along with their decision 😭😭😭
What a legend.
That's basically the plot of every classical music drama
ah yes the international chopin competition, the biggest piano competition in the world named after someone who would have disapproved of it happening in the first place on every single level.
@@therakeshkrishna WOW!!!! Now THAT REALLY IS SOMETHING!!!!!!!!! As we all know, Martha Argerich was LITERALLY one of the best!!! Julie Gill, Glasgow, Scotland.
I mean when you are disagreeing with Martha Argerich, you should probably rethink your decision
You can tell they spent so much time effort and production in this video. Absolutely amazing
38 minutes of nerding out, what a treat!!!
Thats Twoset and this is their masterclass 🤌
😂yes!
True, I have downloaded it actually
Damn bro is teaching us destructive interference of waves... that's a literal topic in Physics 😭🤌
Physics is absolutely everywhere. Its quite fascinating once you don't need to worry about an exam honestly.
I love being able to tell people that their favourite music is just wavy air!
@@homiej2548 that is so damn truee 🙂🤌
@@kaitlynjanzen7283yeah well it is what it is.
Guys, thank you VERY MUCH INDEED!!!!!!!!!! That video (and this is REALLY saying something) has GOT to be one of your BEST YET!!!!!!! I learned SO MUCH from it!!!!!
I'm going to be (SHUDDER!!!!) 50 in January, and first started studying Music seriously when I was around 8. In all that time, I never knew that so much of what we take for granted today was brought about by the Greeks and their love of maths.
That MUST have taken you LITERALLY FOREVER to put together, and you MOST DEFINITELY did NOT labour in vain!!!!! All the best, Julie.
I was a music major, and this is why there were always multiple people (at least 3 usually) critiquing/judging your performance.. because it's definitely very subjective. There of course should be clear expectations for what you'll be graded/judged on in certain situations (such as juries and recitals).
I've always thought that competitions were judged purely on accuracy and you're not supposed to do interpretation stuff there, you do them when you're making albums.
@@ysf-d9i honestly, it's hard to even define what 'accuracy' means when it comes to music performance. Is it just playing the correct notes? Is it playing with proper intonation? Is it playing the correct style markings? Does one judge think that crescendo was sufficient while another one doesn't? Is it playing the piece in a way that is pleasing to the ear? And if so, what exactly makes it pleasing to the ear?
If musicians only played with correct pitches and rhythms in mind, the performance probably wouldn't come across as 'good' or 'pleasing'. And there would be a lot more people who could technically do it.
Just my musings. It's complex and debatable, which is what makes it subjective. Even the things that should be more objective really aren't.
james ehnes' book analogy was so interesting!
As an adult new to classical music but not to instruments, these are my favorite types of videos. There's a lot of intricacies to violin and the classical music world that you can't just come across if you're not directly involved in that world. You've got a lot of specialized knowledge of a complicated subject and you're good at communicating in a relatable way. I find myself rewatching the same handful of videos because I wish there were more like them.
This is the single highest quality Twoset I´ve ever seen, thank you so much Brett and Eddy. I laugh with your funny videos, but this type of videos are extremely valuable as well.
A James Ehnes twoset talks episode?????? 😭😭😭😭😭😍😍😍😍😍 Can't wait for the release!
OMG, yes please!
Am I in heaven? This video is sooooooooo interesting and educating, I waited for something like this from you for ages, thank you! I always appreciate and cherish your longer nerdy videos because in the end of the day this side of you is what made me a fan
22:04 That glissando is one of my favourite sounds on the violin! It saddens me that it's fallen out of favor. I was rehearsing with a soloist on a concerto I'd written, and I asked him to add in a bit of a glissando during a key moment. He looked at me affronted, saying, "But that will make it seem like I lack the skill to shift in-tune!" I was a young chap, and the soloist was an older gentleman. I found it surprising that I held this old-fashioned sound in high esteem, whereas this elderly player did not. It turned out that he'd been young when the glissando was still popular and experienced the change in fashion first-hand. To me, it sounds emotive; but to him, it sounded cheesy. He was surprised that I even knew about that style, but I'd grown up listening to recordings from that time. The whole interaction reminds me of clothing fashion, where styles fall out of favor but are then brought back by younger generations who "rediscover" it. I hope the schmaltzy gliss makes a comeback!
Kinda still have to get used to them not doing their "Welcome to another episode of twoset violin!"-intro. Love the fast dive into the topic of the vid though.
I knew something felt weird!
The top tier focused shelf content is the same though. 😂
@@Elizabeth-r9v1t yup 😂
James Ehnes is a trillion percent right..... the short video/article/clip form of content shared on social media is really affecting how we subconsciously think about not just music but also literally any topic of discussion ever 🙃
I prefer to listen to classical pieces in their entirety.
I also enjoy listening to various soloists and orchestra’s playing the same piece. They may have some variations in interpretation that draw you into the piece in a different way.
Most of my playlist is classical music. I even play it throughout the night. 😆😁
If I am a music teacher, I will surely play this video for my students. The content is so good.
I really like how Augustin explains things; he makes abstract concepts easier to understand :)
14:45 Brett meant "Melodie" (by Tchaikovsky), not "Salut d'Amour" (by Elgar) in case anyone was confused! But both pieces use very legato phrases anyway :)
The twoset academy vibe is soooooo strong in this one!!! And I'm all here for it! Learning so much through Yang and Chen sensei's lessons.
Absolutely love this! You should start a "twoset university" series of videos following on from this. I've missed your more serious, technical explanation videos.
Check the video’s description and you’ll find a link to the upcoming Twoset Academy :)
Bro, Simone Maurer was my favorite lecturer at the first Uni I studied at!! I know she had studied with you both back like 12 years ago or something, but that's pretty cool that your still in contact with her!
It's so impressive how indepth the content of this video is, how deep you dive into what makes out quality sound, what parameters there are to look out for when one judges violin playing and how we perceive sound in general. Thank you so much for this high quality content! Ling Ling truly blessed us!
James Ehnes makes some great points about making a piece sound like a cohesive narrative. I find that this can be tricky as, as we practice a piece, we usually break it down into sections and practice them individually, which in turn can make us forget about the full narrative/story that the piece is trying to convey.
I'm Brett, I'm Eddy. We are twoset violin and this is our masterclass!
Wow, what an astounding overview of performance practices! Never have I heard such a thorough analysis, concentrated into a logical progression (not even when I was a Uni music major!) From the objective elements of Technique (skills everyone has to master) & its 3 pillars of intonation, rhythm & resonant tone production; to the fundamentals of reading scores, & music notations of tempo, dynamics & articulation. Then the subjective elements of artistry in phrasing, interpretation, style/historical context, & even your own personal bias. As Brett said, there's almost an infinite amount of combinations of variations you can do to give the music YOUR own unique interpretation.
Wow, this video is on another level. If this is the direction you are going, i'm cheering you on. Though I would miss you goofing around as well.
Just a few days ago, I had a competition and unfortunately failed it 😞😞 I was wondering what went wrong, and right when I was in frustration, this video came out! It actually helped me to see my mistakes and what I could've done better! I feel like these tips and things to look out for are actually really educational and helpful
I have to admit this editing style hasn’t always been my favourite ,but it suits this video very well and helped me understand more so thank you editor!!! ❤
omg i’m loving the twoset nerdy content again i can’t wait for twoset academy!
So happy James Ehnes has become a professor at Indiana University! He has so many things to teach! (Plus, I hope he'll perform more often with the Indianapolis Symphony 😃)
27:05 If critical feedback makes you upset, that means you haven't heard enough critical feedback.
Love it.
I love your videos like this! I’m a high school orchestra teacher, and this is something I could use as a resource with my students.
1:59 Hearing about Raygun in a twoset video was not on my 2024 bingo card 😅 (and her being no. 1 in the current world rankings neither 🙈).
Every time I see the world no.1 at something, I always thought "wow, there's no way I'll ever be able to do that in a billion years". Raygun was the first time I thought "wow, I can do that, I can be a world no.1 too!" She's so inspiring
@@ysf-d9i 😂😂👍👍👍👍
This is so beautiful. Please keep them coming! What a wonderful work, boys! ❤❤
This was incredible! Thanks guys for doing this video! There’s so much valuable information here.
Wow very informative episode with well organized points clearly explained with visual (and aural) aids and backed up with scientific research! As someone in the science field this hits home. Appreciate your efforts twoset!
24:54 "A great performance shouldn't be about theatrics... It's about communicating some other beauty or emotions through their playing."
Beautifully and accurately said!
Also, maybe Ben Lee should have taken that advice back then 😅.
To be fair, it depends on what you’re performing. Liszt was famously theatrical, as was Paganini. At the opposite end, Heifetz was notorious for looking stiff when he played. I don’t think there’s one “right” way to perform (Nigel Kennedy, anyone?).
Never have I ever had to concentrate so much while watching a TwoSet video. But I learned a lot
This was a fantastic video. So much interesting information. Then you bring in Augustin Hadelich and James Ehnes. Wow!Perfecttion❤
This type of video, I love it. It's a great addition to all the making music understandable, too that these guys bring along
Daaaamn... I wasn't prepared for a masterclass ❤
This is also like the best video to show upcoming musicians in a youth orchestra
Add this one: '5 Things We Wish We Knew Learning the Violin'
or some funny ones: '21 Types of Orchestral Players' and '10 embarrasing moments in orchestra'
Learning about what makes a good classical performance with a side of music theory isn't what I thought I needed to hear today. Great video!
This video is super helpful for me as a beginner violin learner. Thank you Twoset ❤ success to your upcoming Twoset Academy project
Did you guys listen carefully to the Brahms bc clips 1 and 3 are the same. You have Karen Su’s excerpt for both 1 (0:29) and 3 (0:48) Ruslan Talas’s excerpt for 2 and Joshua Brown’s excerpt isn’t there at all 🫤
You’re right they are the same clip!!!!!
Well done!
Well, i suggest twoset sends some gift for you...
Like google sent for who can find a bug on their programe
Love this type of content..thank you twoset
I love that you are helping people know what sounds better! I feel the last couple videos are like this too! This is really good, but I think we need to bring back the fan compositions!!!
To be fair, judging bad performances is always objective, but what is a good one is subjective
Good point
Excellent video! Extremely proud of the two of you, Brett & Eddy! 🫂💕👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💯🎻🎻🫶🏽🫶🏽🥰🥰
Ehnes' comment about clip-listening and caring about technical perfection as your main metric I think also lines up to the rage in popular music for singing perfectly in tune (i.e. to be mechanically tuned to sing perfectly in tune). People are using technology to find shortcuts to listening and evaluating, and it doesn't make sense to listen to performance like that. There's a wholeness to music that can make a performance that's technically not as strong be "better" in some way than something that sounds technically stronger, and sometimes technical perfection is the antithesis to art.
As a professional choral conductor and singing teacher, I loved watching this video about the importance of the objective and subjective aspects of music. Very well presented and creatively explained, with the usual humour too, of course. I would request that you also select female world class soloists. It's so important that young women get to see an example of what they can achieve. For so long now, we always see male professional musicians, concert masters, and orchestra conductors. I think it's up to the younger generations, i.e. Two Set, to set the example and show that equality is possible at the highest level of musicianship. Especially since you quoted that study saying that women and blacks are under-represented in the professional ranks of classical musicians worldwide. Thanks for all you do to promote the understanding of classical music!
a good classical performance doesnt include ben lee
or vov dylan
Correct, that would be a GREAT performance 😂
No, that would be an aMaZInG performance :)
So here for the Simone Maurer content, she was incredible at the National Flute Association Convention!
Quote from her:
"Fun fact: I studied at the QLD Conservatorium of Music with Brett and Eddy during our BMus degrees (but I majored in flute performance!).
I helped research and write the educational content in this video, and it was nice to apply my theory, teaching, and music psychology skills in this context 🤓
Stay tuned for another upcoming video in this longer format 🎶"
you know your day is good when two set posts
What a great episode having guests that shared their personal knowledge and experiences is what truly makes a great artist. Thank you for these very important lessons to remember and practice.
THANK YOU FOR THIS! As a total beginner who has yet to even pick up a violin, this video cleared up sooooo many concepts for me!
I'm first! Twoset, I just want you to know that you're the reason I've escaped from depression. Infinite thanks! You make me laugh any day! ❤💙💜💖💗💘💛💚💓🩷🩶🩵🤍🧡💟
Still have to find the time to watch start-to-end, but I'm grateful you guys are going in-depth and educational. I love your off-kilter hilarious videos, your serious dives, and the light fluff, but with your amount of experience, it'd be a shame to never drill *deep* into your knowledge base. Viewers want it. I think it's a great way to retain followers for years in all stages of life, too. Thanks for doing this.
I'm very grateful for your deep dive into subtleties of music theory and performance. Love how you can explaine complex terms with simple words and examples. It was especially informative for me, who only began his journey of violin playing😁
This was fantastic! I love when you guys focus on the educational and theoretical aspects of music. SO GOOD!!! 🎶
Bravo TwoSet! We will always need to explain the things you bring up in this video. You are stepping into a long line of people trying to break down classical music and bring people into the world of classical music - people like Leonard Bernstein and Wynton Marsalis. Keep it up!
This is automatically one of my favorite videos on the internet💛
thank you for a very nice video. special thanks for great guests!
Love the video, and was delighted to see Cynthia Miller Freivogel and Voices of Music (with me in the background on viola (woohoo violas!)) in the HIP section.
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Wow! This is a super good explanation of something most people never realize is happening. i knew you guys were nerds! Love your content!
Amazing video! I am a music student and find everything mentioned in this video valuable! Thank you both for putting so much effort into making this video!
This video makes me even more excited about the upcoming Twoset Academy! I love these nerdy videos (not that I don't like the more fun stuff as well; I certainly do). This was such a treat! As a person who does not play any instruments (but one day, if finances ever allow it, I would like to try to learn the violin)....I really appreciate how the different concepts were explained so clearly here...thank you for that! I'm looking forward to learning more from you guys in the future!
Also...gotta love that the out-of-focus camera made an appearance. xD I feel like it's a requirement at this point for a Twoset video, haha.
Feels like your video audio got better! And I really like this new content, thanks guys!
Such an enjoyable, educational and thought provoking episode. Also, loved the interactive feeling since our votes were included at the start of the video.
Really cool to see this kind of education content here! Really well organized and engaging! Would love to see more in the future
I love this series so much. Thank you for educating, guys ❤
Great video! Love this deep dive into a classical music topic!
I have been watching your videos for years and love both your funny and educational content. You guys have helped me regain my confidence in music enough to pick my violin up again and join the orchestra for the first time. Thank you for being such an inspiration 😊
Thank you for this deep dive! Very useful indeed!
i love this kind of content!
great to see you back again on you tube
Love this video. And also love the fact that in the background was playing Eroica and Mozart's concerto no. 24 which I'm rehersing this week with an orchestra. You guys are awesome. You have a guffy, funny side but its also pretty obvious how skilled musicians you are
I’m really enjoying these types of videos alongside your comedic videos, your videos are both informative but funny, keep it up twoset!
I’ve never been to a TwoSet video this early 😳
Same :D
An excellent overview of a very complex topic. I love that you guys take away a lot of the gatekeeping around classical music. Keep up the great work!
Great to see you guys being serious for once and using your knowledge to educate newcomers to classical music!
I wanna have a conversation with James Ehnes. He seems reeeaaaaally interesting to talk to.
I love this kind of content. So educational!
i love the "video essay" vibe!! this was so perfect to watch while doing work
I fell like TwoSet Academy has already started, great episode!
Competition pipebands is pretty intriguing to judge as well.. good video!
Petition to put a list of the background pieces in the description of every video.
I second that 🙋♀️
ooo i like the script for this video:D easy to follow and an engaging topic
i find it fascinating how different genres of music have different values/rubrics within them
i remember when i used to think classical music as had no creativity because i had grown up listening to singer songwriters where writing your own music holds a lot of importance
or, when, for a similar reason, i didnt understand the prevalence of sampling in hiphop until i learned that it started as a way for people to make music in an environment where they didnt have access to instruments
also hiphop seems to put a similar value on not only writing their own music but self produce the records as well
where as in pop, artist arent really expected to self produced
so when you cross genres i feel like it's very natural to "not get it" cause the basic rubric of what makes the piece good or bad is so different.
man i feel like i've absorbed so much info about classical music from this channel without even meaning to lmao like why can i recognize a handful of concertos or know the names of several composers along with some trivia about them or identify different violin techniques like when did i accumulate all this information
I really enjoyed this more technical and researched video, also, the explanation and the editing was great! Nice work.
Thankyou for your insights. You are very articulate in speaking to the nuances and fundamentals of your art.
Bring on the nerdy stuff! Love it! Especially as a barouque-loving 'Cellist myself, I enjoy these a ton! Particularly like the James Ehnes part.
Thank you for this video. I loved it
I like how James Ehnes uses story-telling as an analogy a couple of times. All of my favourite recordings and performances to this day have in common that I feel the musicians are as much *telling* me the music as they're playing it. Perhaps the secret to this is taking every note seriously, treating them as words as part of sentences, phrases (here we even have the same expression), chapters and stories.
Also, from 28:38 - please tell my editors about it...
One of your best videos so far. Thx!
What a fantastic presentation. Thank you Twoset!
omg i appreciate this video so much!
I’m happy for these kinds of videos. These are as much fun as the games episodes.