Rachmaninoff, Vocalise - Live in Brussels - Grégoire Blanc, Thérémin

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  • Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
  • Grégoire Blanc performing Rachmaninoff's Vocalise live at BOZAR, August 2018.
    Conductor : Laurent Beeckmans
    Orchestra : Ensemble Orchestral de Bruxelles

Комментарии • 281

  • @Mlackakao
    @Mlackakao 6 лет назад +1040

    I missed this guy so much! Glad to hear he’s still playing for all the aliens in the world.

  • @brad5286
    @brad5286 6 лет назад +599

    0:54 - That is a human voice. Like, wtf. I can't even wrap my head around how amazing this sounds.

    • @Baummann1
      @Baummann1 5 лет назад +15

      Do people just not realise that a human voice is just sound waves and is a frequency, like this isn’t that amazing.

    • @yourgameisstupid
      @yourgameisstupid 5 лет назад +83

      @@Baummann1 That is one of the most idiotic things I've ever read in my life, even from a RUclipsr; do you have any idea how *complex* the human voice is? I don't know why I'm asking because the answer is clearly no.

    • @AntoinePelissier
      @AntoinePelissier 5 лет назад +9

      @@yourgameisstupid You sir are actually the dumb one, even if the human voice is complex, it's still frequency and sound, so it's not THAT amazing if an instrument can replicate that.

    • @yourgameisstupid
      @yourgameisstupid 5 лет назад +24

      @@AntoinePelissier That doesn't even make sense. Next time you feel the need to say something, educate yourself on the topic and actually think about what you're talking about before trying to talk about it. RUclips may have hundreds of petabytes of storage, but your post is still a waste.

    • @AntoinePelissier
      @AntoinePelissier 5 лет назад +1

      @@yourgameisstupid So if human voice is not a frequency, thus a sound, tell me what is it?

  • @lucacontarino4882
    @lucacontarino4882 5 лет назад +295

    I believe we all agree that he is the best theremin user on *this* planet.

    • @ernestmoney7252
      @ernestmoney7252 4 года назад +2

      Check out Katica Illényi's performance of the soprano aria "O Mio Babbino Caro".
      ruclips.net/video/sh4EQFVAE04/видео.html

    • @GordieEggleston
      @GordieEggleston 4 года назад +3

      The only two people on earth today who have mastered it are Grégoire Blanc and Katica Illényi, but I suspect that if the two of them were to meet in a theremin face-off, Katica would be declared the world champion.
      ruclips.net/video/Nfh6UuJuU-U/видео.html

    • @hectorpye8913
      @hectorpye8913 4 года назад +3

      Clara Rockmore was one of the pioneers of that instrument

    • @DavidBoycePiano
      @DavidBoycePiano 4 года назад +9

      @@hectorpye8913 Really, Clara Rockmore was THE pioneer, along with Lev Theremin himself. Things have moved on, however, and M. Grégoire Blank, with today's technology of Theremin, has, I think, left Ms Rockmore behind......

    • @lowkeyswe2260
      @lowkeyswe2260 4 года назад +8

      Let's not forget about Carolina Eyck

  • @wpark1991
    @wpark1991 5 лет назад +364

    This piece is originally written for soprano and orchestra.... yet you achieved a woman singing out of that instrument!! Totally mesmerized bravo!!! 😱😍👏👏

    • @hughvane
      @hughvane 2 года назад +1

      Also how Gregoire changed register from true soprano to mezzo, then alto, even tenor. Extraordinary skill.

  • @lbrandaovieira5
    @lbrandaovieira5 6 лет назад +277

    Never tought this instrument could achieve such level of emotion. I'm glad I'm wrong. It's simply beautiful, congratulations!

  • @hyenaballerina6094
    @hyenaballerina6094 6 лет назад +389

    MY BOI IS BACK

    • @Cereal008
      @Cereal008 6 лет назад +3

      hyenaballerina, Oh how I’ve waited for this glorious moment

  • @sonuslapidis
    @sonuslapidis Год назад +5

    Für mich jetzt schon der größte Thereminist der Jetztzeit. Großartig.

    • @orion9456
      @orion9456 11 месяцев назад +2

      For me, he's already the best in history.

  • @Lulu-pj4xp
    @Lulu-pj4xp 6 лет назад +156

    I'm still in love 😍

    • @gblanctheremin
      @gblanctheremin  6 лет назад +136

      Well well well… understandable. Who wouldn’t fell in love with such a handsome musician haha

    • @narimancharkie2633
      @narimancharkie2633 6 лет назад +19

      @@gblanctheremin a very reasonable question, your attractiveness is from "out of this world" 😉

    • @jamien.5528
      @jamien.5528 5 лет назад +7

      Grégoire Blanc lmao

    • @luolin3289
      @luolin3289 4 года назад +2

      @@gblanctheremin he's getting out of hand

  • @pacojunior88
    @pacojunior88 3 года назад +13

    6:47 look at that violinist face !! he is almost scared / stunned how is that sound is coming out of this contraption !! UNREAL !!

  • @polina5918
    @polina5918 4 года назад +32

    This piece transcripted for theremin is something magical. I mean when you listen it at some moment you start to believe that it is a real human voice. You hold you breath with the music because the melody is pure beauty, triste, sad beauty, and then you start to realise that this 'voice' sings without taking breath, all this long-long phrases. Sublime!

  • @TJP-tq4np
    @TJP-tq4np 4 года назад +7

    I sing this piece, and Miss Theramin does a beautiful job and never has to take a breath!

  • @kipora
    @kipora 6 лет назад +122

    Congratulations for the effort to achieve this level of skill! Beautiful music

  • @StressedElmo
    @StressedElmo 5 лет назад +50

    In some parts it sounds like someone’s crying their heart out.

  • @dubumang
    @dubumang 5 лет назад +30

    @6:30 amazing . Exactly replicates the human voice cracking at an octave change. Majestic precision. I wonder if your arm hurts when holding it for so long.

    • @ahumanmerelybeing
      @ahumanmerelybeing 3 года назад +3

      That's my favorite moment in this whole piece! It's such a small thing but it's stunning.

  • @albertcombrink3717
    @albertcombrink3717 Год назад +3

    This is still one of the most beautiful renditions of this I have ever heard

  • @nailju28
    @nailju28 5 лет назад +33

    Omg, what a virtuoso. Perfect pitch and performance. Bravo.

  • @cornyTEEN
    @cornyTEEN 5 лет назад +83

    His music is otherworldly mesmerising. But he also looks very tall standing, poised, elegant and sophisticated.

    • @evanstoid
      @evanstoid 5 лет назад

      Methinks...he might have marfans syndrome...someone was commenting on his extra long fingers in another video

    • @heberccruz
      @heberccruz 4 года назад +7

      That's because if he moves his feet while playing the theremin the sound will change and he will have to calibrate it again

    • @edcamilo459
      @edcamilo459 4 года назад +1

      I agree, there is something princely about him. I wouldn't be surprised if he's descendant of an aristocratic or royal family

    • @Ukie88
      @Ukie88 9 месяцев назад

      He’s French. Suave

  • @PhillipLWilcher
    @PhillipLWilcher 5 лет назад +28

    I am moved to tears in the most beautiful of ways, and it is all because of you, Grégoire. You! That you can achieve such beauty offers hope for a world which of late has known of the sorrows of an unnecessary pain. There is prophecy here, and of a greater truth, that everything lived within the source of Life itself as a measure of Love is all we need to survive. I will never forget this moment. Thank you so much!

  • @nicolasbuximerle5357
    @nicolasbuximerle5357 6 лет назад +54

    Cela fait un petit moment que je regarde ses vidéos, et je n'en démord pas : pour moi c'est un des meilleurs théréministe du moment.

  • @samanthazink4420
    @samanthazink4420 6 лет назад +236

    A beautiful man who plays for the aliens, and humans who are lucky enough to find him.

    • @schrm
      @schrm 5 лет назад +2

      an angel makes angelic music...

  • @lynndabomb
    @lynndabomb 6 лет назад +34

    You're brilliant, my friend

  • @user-nr5wz3cz7f
    @user-nr5wz3cz7f 3 года назад +4

    Merveilleux ! Le son du thérémin est magique.
    Merci pour ce moment. Bravo !
    Il faut nous montrer encore plus de ton art Grégoire. J’éspere de pouvoir te regader dans un concert comme celui ci, et te féliciter d’une façon personnelle.
    Salutations du Mexique.
    Manuel.

  • @cakedupjake8942
    @cakedupjake8942 5 лет назад +27

    3:54 omg

  • @laetaniabelaidjandam158
    @laetaniabelaidjandam158 5 лет назад +21

    ur amazing. the instrument is amazing. this is all just amazing.

  • @СветланаМаксакова-э8ф

    Гениальное исполнение!И здесь прослеживаются два наших соотечественника-Лев Термен и Сергей Рахманинов!

    • @Ukie88
      @Ukie88 9 месяцев назад

      Russia can create, the kremlin can only destroy.

  • @garypippenger202
    @garypippenger202 8 месяцев назад +1

    Oh, my god! I have not heard a theremin performance in years. This was beautiful, eerie and magical. And, better than any other performance of Vocalise I've ever heard. (Apologies to Renee Fleming and others.) Wow.

  • @thelastcube.
    @thelastcube. 5 лет назад +20

    Damn he's smooth

    • @solar_co
      @solar_co 5 лет назад

      My favorite comment on this vid ^^^^^ I'm choking

  • @rogerredford4010
    @rogerredford4010 6 лет назад +82

    Beautiful. Very inspiring.. you are extremely talented! I'm getting a theremin of my own which will no doubt sound like a dying cat and drive my wife crazy. No doubt it will be very frustrating and there are sure to be times I'll feel like tossing the thing out the window. Guess you've gone through that too at some point hu?

    • @gblanctheremin
      @gblanctheremin  6 лет назад +97

      Oh I’m sorry for your wife haha… Sure, I think all musicians have to endure what you are describing ! There’s always something to be frustrated about when you try to make music whatever the level. At the beginning you hate yourself for not being able to make a nice sound, then it’s about being on pitch, and then about musicality and expression… Keep going ! Don’t give up, playing the theremin is such a wonderful challenge ! And have fun :)

    • @rogerredford4010
      @rogerredford4010 6 лет назад +32

      Hi Grégoire, thank you for your reply and words of encouragement! I am looking forward to the challenge of the theremin when it arrives. Lucky for the rest of the house there is an earphone jack :-) Cheers from Oz

    • @temporality_
      @temporality_ 5 лет назад +4

      @@gblanctheremin how do you learn these? Do they have sheet music for such an instrument?

    • @clairey6407
      @clairey6407 4 года назад +3

      I hope you are still playing your theremin, Roger! Good luck 😃

  • @ddoyle11
    @ddoyle11 5 лет назад +10

    It sounds like a beautiful woman singing along with the orchestra.

  • @junojeong5012
    @junojeong5012 5 лет назад +11

    I'm new to this alien musical instrument and fall in love with it.... It definitely has somewhat melancholy power.... Also, I am so glad to know someone who can fully show the power of the instrument!

  • @xatnu
    @xatnu 6 лет назад +20

    Fantastique, une de mes chansons préférées :) Si t'as le temps, on veut plus de vidéos!! Des duos de scie et thérémine, sa serait géniale!

    • @gblanctheremin
      @gblanctheremin  6 лет назад +14

      Je ferai mon possible pour satisfaire la demande, c'est promis ;)

  • @Seaman1010
    @Seaman1010 5 лет назад +8

    What don't they show you more? You're the soloist after all!

  • @JIROYOSHIOKA
    @JIROYOSHIOKA 5 лет назад +5

    Oh my god this is so beautiful..

  • @arturoalonso9174
    @arturoalonso9174 10 месяцев назад

    So beautifull..

  • @pamibeau
    @pamibeau 5 лет назад +11

    Cher Grégoire, bien content de voir que tu as su persévérer avec cet instrument exceptionnel. Tu as l'oreille précise et l'émotion vive. Tu as toute mon admiration. Lev Sergey Termen serait fier de toi! Un beau bonjour du Québec! §:c) (Joues-tu encore de la scie ?)

  • @emilliapeachrose5692
    @emilliapeachrose5692 5 лет назад +36

    I amazed how the sound resembles human resonance.... 😳

  • @thomascrandallmusic
    @thomascrandallmusic 4 года назад +10

    I think Rachmaninoff would've smiled at this!

  • @brumbybailey6599
    @brumbybailey6599 4 года назад +1

    Finally! Something modern that is beautiful.

  • @garywait3231
    @garywait3231 Год назад +1

    Love this version, The theremim is beautifully adapted to this composition.

  • @sasha42196
    @sasha42196 4 года назад +1

    Sorry for the CAPS, but this is AMAZING. You are a master of your instrument.

  • @jalbiindolcheey2049
    @jalbiindolcheey2049 3 года назад +1

    Touched my heart.

  • @alishareyes7220
    @alishareyes7220 5 лет назад +1

    I want to be like you. Thanks for the inspiration. Bless you

  • @marie-claudeleblanc5923
    @marie-claudeleblanc5923 5 лет назад +6

    Enfin une recommandation RUclips qui vaut le détour et l’abonnement! Ton travail est magique!

  • @PharoahJardin
    @PharoahJardin Год назад

    Really enjoy this each and every time

  • @palomaf.2150
    @palomaf.2150 3 года назад +1

    So beautiful 😌 the Theramin evokes emotion in me. He is very talented 🎶

  • @darthgay
    @darthgay 5 лет назад +7

    I 've just fallen in love with you and your instrument...xD

  • @mirepral
    @mirepral 6 лет назад +1

    Grégoire est de retour, en plus avec le chef-d’œuvre de Rachmaninoff ! Que demander de plus !

  • @lucentekids6805
    @lucentekids6805 7 месяцев назад

    I had no idea a Theremin could display so much expression! Really neat!

  • @yurkew
    @yurkew 3 года назад +1

    I admire he looks up to the conductor as well ~

  • @blanchedesnoyers-alphonse3779
    @blanchedesnoyers-alphonse3779 6 лет назад +2

    C'est très beau, d'une grande maîtrise, je ne m'en lasse pas.

  • @HegemonWiggi
    @HegemonWiggi 6 лет назад +4

    One of the most interesting instruments to watch, excellent job, and most of the video is his back, wideshots, or cello players, especially on the more interesting parts. Thanks.

    • @fabriciogastro
      @fabriciogastro 6 месяцев назад

      Hey! Do you know the name of this instrument?? Or is something totally unknown?

  • @Tocsin-Bang
    @Tocsin-Bang 3 года назад +1

    You can also find a Theremin recording of this piece played on a genuine Theremin Theremin, played by Clara Rockmore.

  • @bernardtapie1092
    @bernardtapie1092 6 лет назад +1

    t'es trop fort mec , tu mérite d'être une star internationale !

  • @smebly357
    @smebly357 5 лет назад +4

    It's amazing it sounds like a person singing

  • @JeanClaudeWelche
    @JeanClaudeWelche 6 лет назад +2

    Un grand BRAVO, Grégoire !!! et en +, c'est "chez moi " ! ;-) Je reconnais plein de musiciens dans l'orchestre, dans ce cher Palais des Bozar que j'ai tant fréquenté...

  • @floralintermission4546
    @floralintermission4546 6 лет назад +2

    Absolutely stunning. Never fails to amaze me

  • @PhillipLWilcher
    @PhillipLWilcher 5 лет назад +1

    Listening again. You have touched my heart more deeply than you will ever know. The music I will come to write for you will serve as testament to that.

  • @shirleyhare6177
    @shirleyhare6177 4 года назад +3

    Sublimely beautiful, what instrument is it please, only just discovered this man, because of Schindlers list, wow, he’s awesome , more please, 👏👏👏👏👏🌹Australian

  • @hana-qs3xj
    @hana-qs3xj 5 лет назад +1

    !!!!! thought he disappeared for a while, so glad he's uploading again!!

    • @pianodon
      @pianodon 4 года назад

      I think he had to go through puberty and then reappear.

  • @chtoffy
    @chtoffy 4 года назад

    Félicitations ! Quelle beauté ! Bravo Bravo !

  • @martinegottigny9443
    @martinegottigny9443 2 года назад

    Je découvre. J'adore. Très touchant.

  • @viacheslavnovikov1657
    @viacheslavnovikov1657 6 лет назад +1

    This is amazing... I have no more words.

  • @natalialecce7111
    @natalialecce7111 6 лет назад +1

    Hauntingly beautiful 😍

  • @VelasquezWilliam
    @VelasquezWilliam 10 месяцев назад

    Merveilleux ❤
    Gratitude 🙏🥰

  • @stephan.scharf
    @stephan.scharf 4 года назад

    unbelievable, unbelievable ... what a wonderful instrument and unique theremin artist.

  • @coralie.ehinger
    @coralie.ehinger 6 лет назад +2

    Superbe, bravo Grégoire!

  • @macchaon
    @macchaon 6 лет назад +2

    Incroyable ! Et dire que je suis de Bruxelles et que j'ai manqué ça... J'espère que l'occasion se représentera.

    • @gblanctheremin
      @gblanctheremin  6 лет назад +1

      Merci ! Je vous tiendrai au courant : c'est à confirmer, mais a priori je donnerai un concert avec le septuor Alba en décembre prochain :)

  • @Dodecatone
    @Dodecatone 9 месяцев назад

    this is beautiful! would love to hear you try more vocalises, in particular messiaen's vocalise-etude...

    • @gblanctheremin
      @gblanctheremin  9 месяцев назад +1

      Definitely! Messiaen's Vocalise-Étude is a favorite, I had the opportunity to perform it live many times, and I should probably make a proper recording someday...

  • @lynseyb1
    @lynseyb1 5 лет назад +2

    Gorgeous x

  • @dubumang
    @dubumang 5 лет назад +3

    Amazing and uncanny resemblance to human voice. And you are a giant

  • @parkerjia7606
    @parkerjia7606 6 лет назад +4

    Oh sheet mang he uploaded again

  • @MonsiHB
    @MonsiHB 5 лет назад

    Only one word: Beautiful!!!

  • @mandrewhannaford1755
    @mandrewhannaford1755 6 лет назад +1

    this is so beautiful

  • @michaelmiller1215
    @michaelmiller1215 28 дней назад

    Astounding!

  • @Chi-np2lz
    @Chi-np2lz 4 года назад +2

    I haven't watched this guy in 6 years and now he's got a beard and a live orchestra behind him holy fuck

  • @Amy-cw6qs
    @Amy-cw6qs 6 лет назад +6

    If you had performed this one month earlier I could have attended lol 😭 I was in brussles

  • @tommunyon2874
    @tommunyon2874 4 года назад

    Beautiful sound and magnificent venue. I've performed in Amsterdam's Konzertgebau, but would love to hear a live performance in this space.

  • @BigChungusthe3rd
    @BigChungusthe3rd 5 лет назад +1

    AWESOME!!! Thank you!!

  • @marojeda786
    @marojeda786 3 года назад +5

    does anyone else ever feel like the theremin sounds like a human voice? especially when he holds a note longer than two seconds [I am not trained in music at all so idk if saying holding a note is the correct terminology here] but like, if you ignore the obvious electronic vibration whenever he lowers a note it does sound like a human and I love it

    • @WH40KHero
      @WH40KHero 3 года назад

      It really matches the timbre quite well, especially in the higher sections.

  • @rigilchrist
    @rigilchrist 4 года назад

    You are quite amazing. Bravo!

  • @kyonyu5186
    @kyonyu5186 6 лет назад +1

    Ça prend tellement aux tripes, c'est magnifique

  • @RamkrishanYT
    @RamkrishanYT 6 лет назад +1

    God bless the thermine in the background

  • @ThomasGrillo
    @ThomasGrillo 6 лет назад +2

    Thanks for this wonderful performance! :)

  • @aguilacoco7652
    @aguilacoco7652 5 лет назад +5

    HE IS SO BIG NOOWW

  • @hinotf
    @hinotf 6 лет назад

    Superbe, monsieur Blanc!

  • @JogLab
    @JogLab 6 лет назад +1

    Magnifique bravo!

  • @SallySparks
    @SallySparks 4 года назад

    Bravo Gregoire!

  • @mateusdinata4500
    @mateusdinata4500 4 года назад

    This is amazing, best theremin player

  • @FishermanZakaria-zp1df
    @FishermanZakaria-zp1df 7 месяцев назад

    Great performane

  • @tamrajkilvish5781
    @tamrajkilvish5781 Год назад +1

    Wow

  • @julianejasmine
    @julianejasmine 5 лет назад

    Contente de te revoir ici..;)❤

  • @georgesgeorges3933
    @georgesgeorges3933 5 месяцев назад

    Bonjour Monsieur
    Tout d'abord, bravo & merci pour cette création !
    J'ai une remarque, il me semble qu'à certains moments vous n'êtes pas dirigé ; est ce volontaire ?

  • @wolfeb.5859
    @wolfeb.5859 5 лет назад +15

    All the vocaloid’s wigs are SNATCHED

  • @thunderbirdice
    @thunderbirdice 4 года назад +2

    @twosetviolin what did you think of this? Can you make a video about theremin?

  • @Tabascofanatikerin
    @Tabascofanatikerin 4 года назад +1

    Amazing! All of them...but it is not too often that you see a theremin player with an orchestra playing. ^^

  • @Jon-xw9om
    @Jon-xw9om Год назад +1

    If I didn't know better, I would say that this was sampled. But this guy IS THAT GOOD!! Perhaps the most 'human' version ever?

  • @sebastianbrix
    @sebastianbrix 6 лет назад

    Wonderful intepretation!

  • @liriosogno6762
    @liriosogno6762 5 лет назад

    Wow this is beautiful

  • @houtblazer
    @houtblazer 4 года назад

    Mesmerising

  • @albertcombrink3717
    @albertcombrink3717 4 года назад

    Astonishing musicality