I am 62 year old and remember how I was fascinated by Rick Wakeman and Keith Emerson there were and are my now days heroes!! I envy their great talent and every word of them is a treasure for me ( i have some difficulty with British accent but I don't want to miss a word. I admire their music and the way (both of them) admire the classic music. They have both great taste and every piece of classic music they like I know it is a master piece. BTW, only in last few years I start to understand how genius is the 4 season!! well i must continue and listen Bye, Joel from Israel
I just stumbled over these videos after seeing Rick Wakeman's interview with Rick Beato. My love for Vivaldi was instilled by a recording of a classical guitar quartet of the Four Seasons. I don't care if it has been overplayed; I still love it.
Me 3. Vivaldi's Four Seasons is high energy, even when it is slow. It is intense. I have a Telarc recording that I use for calibrating sound system eq's. If I get it to sound right, the system will sound right on everything else, no matter what the style.
Moi aussi! Rick has something in common with Jeremy Clarkson - they're both fantastic raconteurs and presenters. A pity we rarely get to see that side of them.
I am in heaven... grew up loving both Rick Wakeman and Vivaldi and here he is such an amazing narrator. I still listen to Journey to the Centre of the Earth, which my mother had on 8 track and I have had on every medium available including iTunes. I am also not afraid to love the standard repertoire of classical music, the masterpieces of Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, and Beethoven. I even have a recording where one of the Seasons is played by a couple of Scottish lasses on harp, Patsy Seddon and Mary Macmaster. Mind is blown right now!
Mr. Wakeman, besides being the genius musician we all know, is an amazing NARRATOR, and an invaluable DIVULGATOR. He seems, also, to be a really kind and fine man. He is truly ADMIRABLE.
I came here expecting to see Wakeman performing an astonishing version of 4 Seasons, and found him performing an astonishing documentary!! See why I am his fan since I as 5? and that is a reeeeeaaly long ago hahaha
Who knew Rick was such a good narrator among his other talents. He had my attention the entire 40 minutes. I really appreciate the work in this documentary and hope it gets played elsewhere. I agree with others, the should be a PBS or History Channel series.
i was introduced to Vivaldi in 11th grade(1988), by a French art teacher. It was the same year i started playing guitar, metal guitar. All of these years later I have never stopped telling anybody that would listen, that the Four Seasons is the origin of metal, played buy stringed instruments. Replace the bow with a pick, and almost every technique, used to this day is there. Speed picking, legato, sweeps, tapping, artificial harmonics, it is all there.
I was completely blown away the first time I heard Fragile. Though I am a horn and guitar player, I have great appreciation for both keyboards and strings.
What a delightful program. Rick is the perfect face for productions like this. Well done! Is as good as any Top Gear talent, Michael Palin, Attenborough, Brian May and other top talents. Just another of Rick’s gifts. More, please!
This was an exceptional documentary on one of my favourite composers. Rick Wakeman and “The Six Wives of Henry the Eighth” formed a significant part of my teenage years hanging out in the band room.
I still remember Rick Wakeman with Yes in concert in the early 70's. It was other-worldly. His talent, wit and charm as a host is only exceeded by his talent as a musician. This was brilliant. Thank you.
Yes, Vivaldi was a fantastic composer whom I love dearly. The tragic truth is that everyby in this video celebrates how great Vivaldi was but the reality is that he died in Vienna, among strangers, almost forgotten, and totally ruined in utter poverty. All his life, he worked like a dog to get by, wrote tons of beautiful music (I own almost every number in the RV catalog!) , but society back then provided no structure to protect musicians outside the closed circles of the nobility and royalty. Poor Antonio was a priest, and priests make a vow of poverty, so.... Really tragic. We should never forget this.
We seem, in the West, to canonize or idolize musicians. We set them on some sort of pedestal, then attend their concerts and pay for their recordings. Other cultures - let's say African, in this case - make no distinction between the person that sings and plays, and the person that crafts the baskets or the pots. All are talented individuals with their place in that society. By bemoaning the lack of financial support for a musician, we continue to ignore the fact that many people also worked for nobility and royalty, and yet no case is made for the clever baker, talented butcher, or the dedicated wine-maker, all who could equally have died in poverty. And hasn't anyone pointed out the irony that a multi-millionaire rock musician is hosting a program about a penurious priest...?
@@raminagrobis6112 Thankyou for pointing this out... It should have been a 'general' message, but got attached to yours instead. Perhaps there is no point as such...-it's just an argument in favour of all the other talents that aren't recognised with adulation, but are nevertheless adept, artistic even, in their own right. Apologies...
@@pwblackmore - Perhaps artisans such as the composers like Vivaldi, et al, are revered and "idolized", as you put it, because of their deep and lasting contribution to humanity - unlike how a cake, a loaf of bread or even pottery would. Those more familiar with the type of talent and skills it requires to "craft" a musical composition, much less perform it competently, would most likely take issue with your comparing them to the talents and skills required to bake something "clever", cleave some meat "cleverly", or create a "clever" wine. As for the multi-millionaire rock musician hosting this program - it's his skills, talent, experience and deep interest that are particularly germane to the subject matter, not what those things have earned him. I see no relevance and therefore no irony really. I'd much rather hear from him than plenty of others that may or may not be worth millions. This would be my counter argument in favor of proper perspective.
I have a special soft spot for Rick Wakeman as we were born in the same hospital and we grew up about two miles apart. BTW, if you really want to hear a modern Vivaldi Four Seasons, check out rock guitarist Tina S. My jaw hits the floor.
I have to admit, when I got my best stereo as a teenager and a good version of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, there are very very very few pieces of music that could give me the chills and make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up terrifyingly than Summer of the The Four Seasons. It is a hugely powerful piece of music to me.
Rick I love that you did this for all of us. I got introduced to Yes in a head-shop and record-shop at university. 😉 Love you Rick. You’ve been a part of my life a very long time. ❤️💕❤️
I just discovered this today. It was exactly what I needed. Thank you, Mr. Wakeman, for putting this together and teaching the rest of us the importance of this music.
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My mother in law was an audiophile...she gave me a dozen album of his...they are priceless since she only played them once while recording them on her several AMPEX reel to reels..her husband was an electronics genius who worked for ROCKETDYNE IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY..he kep that gear at optimum...and I have never played these albums...some day before I leave this world I will..I'm 73...I have had them for decades...I play Hammond B-3 mind you!.
Saw Rick with Yes in 1973, in Journey to the Center of the Earth in 1975…and now I’m sitting in Covid-locked down Melbourne thoroughly enjoying this. 🥰
I love the man this man produced some of the best modern classical prog-rock. I still sit in a dark room and listen to Journey to the Centre of the Earth.
I had the pleasure to experience the great Rick Wakeman along with Yes at Hohentwiel / South Germany. And of course, I have several editions of Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons 😊.
I am lucky I life near Venice compliments for this very nice video talking about great Master Vivaldi grazie to Rick great music master of this century.
Dear Mr. Wakeman. I've had the privilege of seeing you twice. Once with Yes and also with the English Rock Ensemble. Both times you achieved your goal of having people on their feet going wild. Congratulations on a job well done. You are an inspiration. Thank you for the amazing music you brought to the world. God bless you.
@@rickwakeman8470 Well...I don't want to go too long. First of all...thank you for "Fragile". The soundtrack of my high school years (lol), and for all of your great music. I'm half Sicilian and half Viking. Before we moved from CT to St Louis; one of my cousins had done a family history of the Sicilian side and mentioned that we were from Lucca originally but were sent to Sicily because of a red-haired priest that brought scandal to the family (there is a lot of red-haired ancestors on that side). We have a coat of arms that shows a lion (high status) and crosses for the crusades...and a big black banner across the whole thing. LOL! Apparently, someone got pregnant and we were sent to Sicily. Not a particularly pleasant place back then. But that's okay...we thought it was pretty cool. Fast forward...I became somewhat accomplished on the Flute and my FAVORITE piece to play was the Four Seasons. LOVED it. All through school...listened to it almost everyday. After I had a family - I forced my husband and daughter to listen to it daily. Sigh. One day - about 13 years ago - there was a documentary about Vivaldi on AMC. They talked about the red-haired priest and his music...and the towns he seasoned in. We were dumb-struck. I think I'm related. Probably can't prove it...but it's a weird coincidence!
Those italian violinists were WILD back in the day !!!! Wild man Vi al di and then came Nicole' Paganini !!! There must have been something in the wine !!!!!😍😍😍😃
Sorry Wakeman is a ok musician, Vivaldi was a musical genius....you cannot seriously place modern rock composers in the same breath as Vivaldi, Correlli, Tartini or indeed Bach.
@@aujay Wow someone that realizes you shouldn't call every pop musican you like a genius. There are a few exceptions. Keith Emerson was one. But I really can't think of any others. More genius in Bachs pinky then all the rockers put together. And yes, even Corelli and Torelli.
Please take care of yourself Rick. You sir are the Vivaldi of our time and have brought many hours of awestruck listening pleasure to so many of your fans! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
14:42 ..."quite the contrary. I live very modestly; really very modestly.. And I love this life as it is.." .....I liked that part, that is passion for music and for life.
I'm not an expert on classical music. I only am aware of it from school classical playing, but I love it. Vivaldi, Ravel and Bach were geniuses. Excellent story by my first keyboard idol, Mr. Wakeman.
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In the seventy’s In Québec I listened for the fitst time a piece played by our beter club orchestra . I ‘ll never foget it was The Maker by Rick Wakeman . I was not a Rock fan , but I had discover a realy good composer . Now with this vidéo I realy apreciate you again .Thank you very much Rick
This is the sort of content which I really admire. It's up there with Time Team. Such a lovely exploration of human achievement. History is the story of humanity, and our story is rich and deep. Rick was an admirable host, with gravitas not easily earned. A brilliant musician, and a good bloke with a self-deprecating sense of humor to boot. Sure beats watching people argue with one another, no?
Thank you for making this fascinating documentary.👏👏👏 I always thought that there was a connection between classical and metal music. Here it is in all its glory! 😻
It is very unfortunate that Vivaldi's other works are often overlooked; there are some amazing gems among them which have much to offer and deserve to be heard.
@@Acujeremy Certainly. As a longtime Vivaldi enthusiast who has pretty much every single of his compositions that are available on CD (a huge lit), here are a few "must"'s in addition to "The Four Seasons" (superb but overplayed): - Vocal: * Gloria (RV 589) * Juditha Triumphans (oratorio) * Orlando furioso (opera) * Stabat mater (RV 621) - Concerto collections * La stravaganza": just as exciting as the Four Seasons. Admired greatly by Bach himself. * His concertos for cello (Naxos has all of them on 4CDs at medium prices) * His famous lute and mandolin concertos (very easy to find) That would constitute a small sample off some of the best. I didn't suggest specific recordings as comparisons make it difficult to showcase one version over another. Just read reviews if you are hesitating, or listen samples on RUclips. That's all for now! As I said, just some of the best. There is a LOT more Vivaldi's music worth discovering than that short list!
@@Acujeremy The Four seasons are only part of the violin concerto's set under Opus 8, the lesser known of them ar equally astonishing as the Four seasons. Nice place to start, and the recommendations of @feodoric are excellent. Bach transcribed Vivaldi's concert for four violins for four harpsichords out of admiraction, a great pleasure to litsen to both (Bach: Concerto for Four Harpsichords in A minor BWV 1065; Vivaldi: Concerto for 4 Violins Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580 - one of the La Stravaganza-concertos mentioned by feodoric). Enjoy!
What amazes me is that The Four Seasons music notes survived at all and how it was rediscovered. This is an incredible story of how insecure all of life is. And how genius can emerge in the most curious of places. What a gift this video is to all who love music, Now and Then. Big thanks to Rick Wakeman (also for Morning Has Broken piano) and Rick Beato for bringing him to our attention. Now I realize how children of the Depression treasured recordings of classical music above all other things (in our home anyway it was classical). I had no idea that it was only in the 1940s that anyone had access to recordings. The turntable and the hi fi system made a middle class home a palace in the 1960s. I think it would be a great series of how records and radio changed culture dramatically and fast.
Que gran artista y pianista Rick Wakeman...tuve el honor de ir a escucharlo acá en Rosario hace cuatro años..quedé maravillada de su genialidad, ya lo seguía de Yes pero acá conozco al artista en toda su plenitud...Saludos desde Argentina
Wow. I'm a 55 year old American fan who has seen you perform live several times. This was entirely pleasant and informative to view. Thank you so much for all your efforts, your works have enriched my life.
when i was a kid ,i went to the institute of music to learn guitar ,with classical music ,then after i changed to the RB music, but when i heard Rick wakeman and Steve Howe in 1972, i went back to the classical music , Rick wakeman inspired many musicians , and he is the right person for this Documentary
This is utterly bloody brilliant. 😃 Interesting and really comical, I wish we were taught like this at school because I might have paid more attention.
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Came here through this and that video… how great this was and to be by Rick Wakeman… wow. I was a Strawberry, Yes, consumer in the early 70s long before I dug into Vivaldi probably in the late 80s. Thanks so much for posting.
Great job Mr Wakeman! Loved the video. If I had to pick one thing to listen to for the remainder of my life it would be the 4 seasons without a doubt. Cheers sir.
@@rickwakeman8470 Im doing very well thank you. Hope you are too! Buying a new guitar this weekend and cant wait to get it in my hands! My first acoustic guitar.. wish me luck. Cheers
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Everything Rick says is essential to me. He's huge, no matter if as a musician, comedian or even history teacher... always enriching my world. Thank you, Rick!
I was amazed the very first time I heard Roundabout; I never thought music could be played in such a fashion. And when the keyboard solo started, I was completely mind blown. That is the song that really made me want to plunge into music and keyboards. I've never been remotely great at it, but I love it very much, I've tried to share my passion for it whenever possible and it's been greatly rewarding for me. Ever since, I've considered Rick Wakeman as my "music father", so if possible, I would be the one doing what the french woman did for Vivaldi (15:25), but I'm thinking beer instead of flowers :)
10:19 We family genealogists are constantly amazed by the fact that first-borns were so often born prematurely. Though since Vivaldi had respiratory problems, he may well have been genuinely born prematurely, and not just "prematurely," as in conceived before the wedding. The lungs are the last to develop, so respiratory problems are common in premature babies.
And, premature infants are more prone to developmental issues that manifest as being on the autism spectrum and many of these have perfect pitch and a genuine musical gift as 'splinter skills' from Asperger's
Wow.. 49 minutes that passed so quickly, with me glued to the momitor. This doc was awesome. Thanks RUclips.. This recommendation was right on the money!
I saw Four Seasons presented as a gig - all dressed contemporaneously, the soloist clearly in the mould of Uncle Rick and/or Steve Howe, parading his skill standing, not sitting, interacting with other members of the 'band'. For music that, on first listening, is all too regular and assonant, it was an eye- and ear-opener, really exciting, and as engaging as any long-form Yes piece.
I bought this album when it came out back in the 80s.....very nice album... and I'm listening to it after more than 30 years, as my LPs collection has been left elsewhere 🙂
Still wearing the old cloak! Great!! Your contribution to modern music is epic! ❤❤❤ A series about music on national tv would be a great treat and success, for sure.
Good job !! I am 63 years old. I saw your show in Brazil , 1975 in São Paulo. This show has influenced my musical taste since I was a teenager. Thank you Mr. Wakeman for everything.
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I am 62 year old and remember how I was fascinated by Rick Wakeman and Keith Emerson there were and are my now days heroes!! I envy their great talent and every word of them is a treasure for me ( i have some difficulty with British accent but I don't want to miss a word. I admire their music and the way (both of them) admire the classic music. They have both great taste and every piece of classic music they like I know it is a master piece. BTW, only in last few years I start to understand how genius is the 4 season!! well i must continue and listen Bye, Joel from Israel
I just stumbled over these videos after seeing Rick Wakeman's interview with Rick Beato.
My love for Vivaldi was instilled by a recording of a classical guitar quartet of the Four Seasons. I don't care if it has been overplayed; I still love it.
Me too!
Me 3. Vivaldi's Four Seasons is high energy, even when it is slow. It is intense. I have a Telarc recording that I use for calibrating sound system eq's. If I get it to sound right, the system will sound right on everything else, no matter what the style.
Me too Did we just become best friends?
I did as well! 😂
Moi aussi! Rick has something in common with Jeremy Clarkson - they're both fantastic raconteurs and presenters. A pity we rarely get to see that side of them.
Mr Wakeman. This world needs more of him.
Rick should have a classical music show on the History Channel. This was a real treat.
the problem is the History channel SUCKS. they would not know quality if it bites them in the you know wot.
Agreed, I wasn't expecting him to have documentary hosting skill, but he does a great job here. It's pleasantly surprising.
I would binge watch that over and over again
There's a wonderful Rick prog on the great Jon Lord somewhere on RUclips. Well worth looking at - two great keyboard players..
@Guillermo Raphael Christ. Take this elsewhere, if you please. Thank you.
I am in heaven... grew up loving both Rick Wakeman and Vivaldi and here he is such an amazing narrator. I still listen to Journey to the Centre of the Earth, which my mother had on 8 track and I have had on every medium available including iTunes. I am also not afraid to love the standard repertoire of classical music, the masterpieces of Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, and Beethoven. I even have a recording where one of the Seasons is played by a couple of Scottish lasses on harp, Patsy Seddon and Mary Macmaster. Mind is blown right now!
Mr. Wakeman, besides being the genius musician we all know, is an amazing NARRATOR, and an invaluable DIVULGATOR.
He seems, also, to be a really kind and fine man. He is truly ADMIRABLE.
Agreed, he could probably cover any topic, not necessarily even music.
'Divulgator', what a great word😂
I came here expecting to see Wakeman performing an astonishing version of 4 Seasons, and found him performing an astonishing documentary!! See why I am his fan since I as 5? and that is a reeeeeaaly long ago hahaha
Rick's narration is beautiful in so many ways. Informative, knowledgeable, admiring, witty, dry, self effacing. Love him on and off the keyboards.
I'm 69 and still learning. What a breath of fresh air Mr wakeman.
At 18:21 he says "Boy is that true, at 65 I'm still learning".
Who knew Rick was such a good narrator among his other talents. He had my attention the entire 40 minutes. I really appreciate the work in this documentary and hope it gets played elsewhere. I agree with others, the should be a PBS or History Channel series.
@Nastro Adhesivo Ta for reminding me how awful a lot of youtube comments are.
i was introduced to Vivaldi in 11th grade(1988), by a French art teacher.
It was the same year i started playing guitar, metal guitar.
All of these years later I have never stopped telling anybody that would listen, that the Four Seasons is the origin of metal, played buy stringed instruments.
Replace the bow with a pick, and almost every technique, used to this day is there.
Speed picking, legato, sweeps, tapping, artificial harmonics, it is all there.
And never forget 'the master of us all', Bach.
You did create music that became timeless and classic, Mr. Wakeman. You absolutely did.
I used to play piano but I would consider trying to play anything by Rick Wakeman out of my league.
I was completely blown away the first time I heard Fragile. Though I am a horn and guitar player, I have great appreciation for both keyboards and strings.
What a delightful program. Rick is the perfect face for productions like this. Well done!
Is as good as any Top Gear talent, Michael Palin, Attenborough, Brian May and other top talents. Just another of Rick’s gifts. More, please!
This was an exceptional documentary on one of my favourite composers. Rick Wakeman and “The Six Wives of Henry the Eighth” formed a significant part of my teenage years hanging out in the band room.
I still remember Rick Wakeman with Yes in concert in the early 70's. It was other-worldly. His talent, wit and charm as a host is only exceeded by his talent as a musician. This was brilliant. Thank you.
Yes, Vivaldi was a fantastic composer whom I love dearly. The tragic truth is that everyby in this video celebrates how great Vivaldi was but the reality is that he died in Vienna, among strangers, almost forgotten, and totally ruined in utter poverty. All his life, he worked like a dog to get by, wrote tons of beautiful music (I own almost every number in the RV catalog!) , but society back then provided no structure to protect musicians outside the closed circles of the nobility and royalty. Poor Antonio was a priest, and priests make a vow of poverty, so.... Really tragic. We should never forget this.
We seem, in the West, to canonize or idolize musicians. We set them on some sort of pedestal, then attend their concerts and pay for their recordings. Other cultures - let's say African, in this case - make no distinction between the person that sings and plays, and the person that crafts the baskets or the pots. All are talented individuals with their place in that society. By bemoaning the lack of financial support for a musician, we continue to ignore the fact that many people also worked for nobility and royalty, and yet no case is made for the clever baker, talented butcher, or the dedicated wine-maker, all who could equally have died in poverty.
And hasn't anyone pointed out the irony that a multi-millionaire rock musician is hosting a program about a penurious priest...?
@@pwblackmore You not only missed my point, but you failed at showing what yours is.
@@raminagrobis6112 Thankyou for pointing this out... It should have been a 'general' message, but got attached to yours instead. Perhaps there is no point as such...-it's just an argument in favour of all the other talents that aren't recognised with adulation, but are nevertheless adept, artistic even, in their own right. Apologies...
@@pwblackmore - Perhaps artisans such as the composers like Vivaldi, et al, are revered and "idolized", as you put it, because of their deep and lasting contribution to humanity - unlike how a cake, a loaf of bread or even pottery would. Those more familiar with the type of talent and skills it requires to "craft" a musical composition, much less perform it competently, would most likely take issue with your comparing them to the talents and skills required to bake something "clever", cleave some meat "cleverly", or create a "clever" wine.
As for the multi-millionaire rock musician hosting this program - it's his skills, talent, experience and deep interest that are particularly germane to the subject matter, not what those things have earned him. I see no relevance and therefore no irony really. I'd much rather hear from him than plenty of others that may or may not be worth millions. This would be my counter argument in favor of proper perspective.
How was Vivaldi rediscovered in the 1920s?
Grazie mille Mr. Wakeman, Antonio is smiling you from the heaven.
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WHAT have I just come upon?! This is FABULOUS!!
I have a special soft spot for Rick Wakeman as we were born in the same hospital and we grew up about two miles apart. BTW, if you really want to hear a modern Vivaldi Four Seasons, check out rock guitarist Tina S. My jaw hits the floor.
@AmorLucisPhotography I like her take on Beethoven's Midnight Sonata 3rd movement as well.
@@WarrenBridges-um5cg Yep. When I saw her do that my honest reaction was: "How is that even possible?!"
This is an outstanding documentary that deserves to be widely broadcast!
So true.
OMG Yes!
It was on ITV. It says at the end
Rick, you have written pieces that are timeless.
Many thanks, Rick. A beautiful homage to Vivaldi. You being a legend yourself…. 🙏🎼❤️
I have to admit, when I got my best stereo as a teenager and a good version of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, there are very very very few pieces of music that could give me the chills and make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up terrifyingly than Summer of the The Four Seasons. It is a hugely powerful piece of music to me.
I agree but you also have to add Elgar Enigma Variations, Copland Appalachian Spring and Holtz The Planets. Such a joy to hear.
Rick I love that you did this for all of us. I got introduced to Yes in a head-shop and record-shop at university. 😉
Love you Rick. You’ve been a part of my life a very long time. ❤️💕❤️
Thank you Rick Wakeman GREAT Vivaldi documentary you should be on The History Channel !
Quite agree
Rick should be a narrator part time while he isn't playing music, he's got a great voice.
He's good at everything he does.
Apparently he is a narrator part time!
I agree with you! his voice is THE BEST!
Thank you so much Mr. Wakeman.
Thank you so much Mr. Wakeman... 💖🙏🎼
I just discovered this today. It was exactly what I needed. Thank you, Mr. Wakeman, for putting this together and teaching the rest of us the importance of this music.
Thanks for your sincere compliment🎹 and love,I’m not complete without you as my Fan 🎹🌹I have you to be most thankful for 🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹It has been a perfect playing for me having a lovely and awesome
🎹🎹I don’t usually come online often but we can get in touch via hangout@ rickwakemanplaice@gmail.com🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎻🎻
Rick has not only entertained me since my youth, he now educates me as an adult. This was a masterpiece, which is the standard from Rick Wakeman.
"Hello, I'm a super accomplished violinist explaining Vivaldi to Rick Wakeman".
My head is exploding... Thank you for sharing Rick. Truly outstanding.
Yes, he was a great composer and musician, what are your thoughts about him?🌹🌹🌹
My mother in law was an audiophile...she gave me a dozen album of his...they are priceless since she only played them once while recording them on her several AMPEX reel to reels..her husband was an electronics genius who worked for ROCKETDYNE IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY..he kep that gear at optimum...and I have never played these albums...some day before I leave this world I will..I'm 73...I have had them for decades...I play Hammond B-3 mind you!.
... dozen albums of whose? Rick or Antonio?
What a great film. Thank you Mr. Wakeman and those involved in its production!
Saw Rick with Yes in 1973, in Journey to the Center of the Earth in 1975…and now I’m sitting in Covid-locked down Melbourne thoroughly enjoying this. 🥰
I love the man this man produced some of the best modern classical prog-rock. I still sit in a dark room and listen to Journey to the Centre of the Earth.
Likewise, my friend.
I had the pleasure to experience the great Rick Wakeman along with Yes at Hohentwiel / South Germany. And of course, I have several editions of Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons 😊.
I’ve done the same with, Heart of the Sunrise. Remarkable pieces all.
Have you ever found the way of it?
I am lucky I life near Venice compliments for this very nice video talking about great Master Vivaldi grazie to Rick great music master of this century.
Dear Mr. Wakeman.
I've had the privilege of seeing you twice. Once with Yes and also with the English Rock Ensemble. Both times you achieved your goal of having people on their feet going wild. Congratulations on a job well done. You are an inspiration. Thank you for the amazing music you brought to the world. God bless you.
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Thank you Rick for this memorable video on Antonio Vivaldi and his influence on today's music... Cheers, Eddy.
I can't BELIEVE I found this!!! One of my favorite musicians talking about my FAVORITE composer of all time. Wow!
Yes, he was a great composer and musician, what are your thoughts about him?
@@rickwakeman8470 Well...I don't want to go too long. First of all...thank you for "Fragile". The soundtrack of my high school years (lol), and for all of your great music.
I'm half Sicilian and half Viking. Before we moved from CT to St Louis; one of my cousins had done a family history of the Sicilian side and mentioned that we were from Lucca originally but were sent to Sicily because of a red-haired priest that brought scandal to the family (there is a lot of red-haired ancestors on that side). We have a coat of arms that shows a lion (high status) and crosses for the crusades...and a big black banner across the whole thing. LOL! Apparently, someone got pregnant and we were sent to Sicily. Not a particularly pleasant place back then. But that's okay...we thought it was pretty cool.
Fast forward...I became somewhat accomplished on the Flute and my FAVORITE piece to play was the Four Seasons. LOVED it. All through school...listened to it almost everyday. After I had a family - I forced my husband and daughter to listen to it daily. Sigh.
One day - about 13 years ago - there was a documentary about Vivaldi on AMC. They talked about the red-haired priest and his music...and the towns he seasoned in. We were dumb-struck. I think I'm related. Probably can't prove it...but it's a weird coincidence!
Those italian violinists were WILD back in the day !!!! Wild man Vi al di and then came Nicole' Paganini !!! There must have been something in the wine !!!!!😍😍😍😃
Not often we get to witness a musical genius documenting the life of another musical genius.
And who knew they both speak Italian? Hahahah
Cans and Brahms forever!!!
Sorry Wakeman is a ok musician, Vivaldi was a musical genius....you cannot seriously place modern rock composers in the same breath as Vivaldi, Correlli, Tartini or indeed Bach.
@@aujay Wow someone that realizes you shouldn't call every pop musican you like a genius. There are a few exceptions. Keith Emerson was one. But I really can't think of any others. More genius in Bachs pinky then all the rockers put together. And yes, even Corelli and Torelli.
@@aujay And not only Bachs pinky was prolific. He had 20 kids and two of those were brilliant composers too. So his organ was talented too.
Superb! An excellent exposé on Vivaldi & the Four Seasons. Thank you Maestro Wakeman.
Please take care of yourself Rick. You sir are the Vivaldi of our time and have brought many hours of awestruck listening pleasure to so many of your fans! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
let's not get carried away ...
@@drtimoshea4087Some people are meant to get carried away for. Rick Wakeman is one of those very few people.
Saw the 1984 tour.
Rick sat on the stage edge between tracks and told hilarious stories.
A great night !
14:42 ..."quite the contrary. I live very modestly; really very modestly.. And I love this life as it is.." .....I liked that part, that is passion for music and for life.
I'm not an expert on classical music. I only am aware of it from school classical playing, but I love it. Vivaldi, Ravel and Bach were geniuses. Excellent story by my first keyboard idol, Mr. Wakeman.
Such a superb documentary, well done!
Excellent piece here, Rick. For me, this was like watching one musical genius talking about another.
Great musician, great city Venice, great video about Vivaldi's life.
'Pure beauty'
46:47
Listened to Rick Wakeman's music for many years. Cracking good interview. Thank you Rick and Rick.
As a music produce and engineer, this has been a really valuable video for me. Thank's Rick.
I love ALL albums of Rick Wakeman.
And his participation in the YES group.
From Russia with love. Michael
because of this video I have "Waked" up to this "Man". He's absolutely charming!
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Fantastic story about the incredible artist from a time and a word of amazing music! Thank you for sharing Mr. Grumpy YeS keyboardist! 👍👍
In the seventy’s In Québec I listened for the fitst time a piece played by our beter club orchestra . I ‘ll never foget it was The Maker by Rick Wakeman . I was not a Rock fan , but I had discover a realy good composer . Now with this vidéo I realy apreciate you again .Thank you very much Rick
This is the sort of content which I really admire. It's up there with Time Team. Such a lovely exploration of human achievement. History is the story of humanity, and our story is rich and deep. Rick was an admirable host, with gravitas not easily earned. A brilliant musician, and a good bloke with a self-deprecating sense of humor to boot.
Sure beats watching people argue with one another, no?
Mr. Wakeman, you are a great story-teller! I loved learning about Vivaldi's story through your Journey. Thanks só much! God bless you.
Thank you for making this fascinating documentary.👏👏👏 I always thought that there was a connection between classical and metal music. Here it is in all its glory! 😻
It is very unfortunate that Vivaldi's other works are often overlooked; there are some amazing gems among them which have much to offer and deserve to be heard.
Could you recommend a few?
@@Acujeremy Have a look into his chamber music compositions.
@@Acujeremy Certainly. As a longtime Vivaldi enthusiast who has pretty much every single of his compositions that are available on CD (a huge lit), here are a few "must"'s in addition to "The Four Seasons" (superb but overplayed):
- Vocal:
* Gloria (RV 589)
* Juditha Triumphans (oratorio)
* Orlando furioso (opera)
* Stabat mater (RV 621)
- Concerto collections
* La stravaganza": just as exciting as the Four Seasons. Admired greatly by Bach himself.
* His concertos for cello (Naxos has all of them on 4CDs at medium prices)
* His famous lute and mandolin concertos (very easy to find)
That would constitute a small sample off some of the best. I didn't suggest specific recordings as comparisons make it difficult to showcase one version over another. Just read reviews if you are hesitating, or listen samples on RUclips.
That's all for now! As I said, just some of the best. There is a LOT more Vivaldi's music worth discovering than that short list!
And don't forget Locatelli (f.e. by Jaap van Zweden) and Paganini!
@@Acujeremy The Four seasons are only part of the violin concerto's set under Opus 8, the lesser known of them ar equally astonishing as the Four seasons. Nice place to start, and the recommendations of @feodoric are excellent. Bach transcribed Vivaldi's concert for four violins for four harpsichords out of admiraction, a great pleasure to litsen to both (Bach: Concerto for Four Harpsichords in A minor BWV 1065; Vivaldi: Concerto for 4 Violins Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580 - one of the La Stravaganza-concertos mentioned by feodoric). Enjoy!
Really a 4 Star Video here. Musicians will certainly appreciate it. Thanks Rick Wakeman! Been a fan of you since the old days of Yes.
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Thank you so much Mr. Wakeman... 💖🙏🎼
What amazes me is that The Four Seasons music notes survived at all and how it was rediscovered. This is an incredible story of how insecure all of life is. And how genius can emerge in the most curious of places. What a gift this video is to all who love music, Now and Then. Big thanks to Rick Wakeman (also for Morning Has Broken piano) and Rick Beato for bringing him to our attention.
Now I realize how children of the Depression treasured recordings of classical music above all other things (in our home anyway it was classical). I had no idea that it was only in the 1940s that anyone had access to recordings. The turntable and the hi fi system made a middle class home a palace in the 1960s.
I think it would be a great series of how records and radio changed culture dramatically and fast.
This man did so much for our music.
I cry listening to Rick. Absolutely erudite musician. Loved him in Yes. 1971. Live. Absolutely stunning band. And after that.
Que gran artista y pianista Rick Wakeman...tuve el honor de ir a escucharlo acá en Rosario hace cuatro años..quedé maravillada de su genialidad, ya lo seguía de Yes pero acá conozco al artista en toda su plenitud...Saludos desde Argentina
Rick is an absolute genius. For me he’s up there with the likes of Vangelis, and Ennio Morricone, and Vivaldi of course! 💚
Wow. I'm a 55 year old American fan who has seen you perform live several times. This was entirely pleasant and informative to view. Thank you so much for all your efforts, your works have enriched my life.
when i was a kid ,i went to the institute of music to learn guitar ,with classical music ,then after i changed to the RB music, but when i heard Rick wakeman and Steve Howe in 1972, i went back to the classical music , Rick wakeman inspired many musicians , and he is the right person for this Documentary
Thank you Mr Wakeman. The 4 seasons is one the most fascinating pieces ever written. Journey to the centre of the earth is not far behind.
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My God Rick Wakeman is a renaissance man. Truly a treasure. I came here after Rick Beato. I would love to see him play the harpsichord!
This is utterly bloody brilliant. 😃 Interesting and really comical, I wish we were taught like this at school because I might have paid more attention.
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Mr Wakeman i enjoyed this very muchyour stories cheers from a smokey California😮
Classical music has always been my rock.
Very well presented. Excellent job, Mr Wakeman.
Outstanding, "Sir Rick." I now know so much more about your music which I have always found to be great.
What a lecture...thanks a million times Rick. Watching this I became richer culturally and I thank you.
Seems to me that Rick is absolutely right, Vivaldi was the rock star of his day, and what he was doing was the shredding if its day.
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Came here through this and that video… how great this was and to be by Rick Wakeman… wow. I was a Strawberry, Yes, consumer in the early 70s long before I dug into Vivaldi probably in the late 80s. Thanks so much for posting.
Rick, you're the best. Thank you!
Great job Mr Wakeman! Loved the video. If I had to pick one thing to listen to for the remainder of my life it would be the 4 seasons without a doubt. Cheers sir.
I want to thank you specially for being a fan, how are you doing?
@@rickwakeman8470 Im doing very well thank you. Hope you are too! Buying a new guitar this weekend and cant wait to get it in my hands! My first acoustic guitar.. wish me luck. Cheers
@@lazaruslong1971 I wish you all tje best of luck my friend,
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Rick at his best as always!
Everything Rick says is essential to me. He's huge, no matter if as a musician, comedian or even history teacher... always enriching my world. Thank you, Rick!
It would be great if Rick did his own version/production of The Four Seasons. That would be awesome.
I was amazed the very first time I heard Roundabout; I never thought music could be played in such a fashion. And when the keyboard solo started, I was completely mind blown. That is the song that really made me want to plunge into music and keyboards. I've never been remotely great at it, but I love it very much, I've tried to share my passion for it whenever possible and it's been greatly rewarding for me. Ever since, I've considered Rick Wakeman as my "music father", so if possible, I would be the one doing what the french woman did for Vivaldi (15:25), but I'm thinking beer instead of flowers :)
10:19 We family genealogists are constantly amazed by the fact that first-borns were so often born prematurely. Though since Vivaldi had respiratory problems, he may well have been genuinely born prematurely, and not just "prematurely," as in conceived before the wedding. The lungs are the last to develop, so respiratory problems are common in premature babies.
And, premature infants are more prone to developmental issues that manifest as being on the autism spectrum and many of these have perfect pitch and a genuine musical gift as 'splinter skills' from Asperger's
This show is so well done! Rick is a fantastic presenter and his passion for music is clear and shared with the audience. More!
Rick is the guy you want doing this stuff he is the perfect mix of awe and wonder and reverence and irreverence
What a great documentary. Thank you Rick .You are a wonderful narrator!
Rick will be remembered - between his solo work, Yes, Bowie, Cat Stevens, the Strawbs - too much great music to ever forget!
Black Sabbath too.
Lou Reed too,
Wow.. 49 minutes that passed so quickly, with me glued to the momitor. This doc was awesome. Thanks RUclips.. This recommendation was right on the money!
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Wakeman and Vivaldi: amazing ❤️
YES!...
Oh gosh, I loved every second of this!
I saw Four Seasons presented as a gig - all dressed contemporaneously, the soloist clearly in the mould of Uncle Rick and/or Steve Howe, parading his skill standing, not sitting, interacting with other members of the 'band'. For music that, on first listening, is all too regular and assonant, it was an eye- and ear-opener, really exciting, and as engaging as any long-form Yes piece.
I bought this album when it came out back in the 80s.....very nice album... and I'm listening to it after more than 30 years, as my LPs collection has been left elsewhere 🙂
Yeah! Vivaldi rocks! Curiously, I owe my love for his music to your Yes mate Steve Howe and that last track from The Steve Howe Album.
Thanks!
Still wearing the old cloak! Great!! Your contribution to modern music is epic! ❤❤❤ A series about music on national tv would be a great treat and success, for sure.
Would be nice to have a 10 minute version of Rick playing his interpretation of Vivaldi on his synthesizers.
10 minute?? For the OPENER maybe!
Good job !! I am 63 years old. I saw your show in Brazil , 1975 in São Paulo. This show has influenced my musical taste since I was a teenager. Thank you Mr. Wakeman for everything.
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this show SO MUCH reminds me of the british show "Connections" i used to watch as a kid
Connections is still going.
I’m a huge Yes fan which drew me to watching the video. I got so much more than I hoped for. Rick was splendid here.