Theremin - Clara Rockmore play "The Swan" (Saint-Saëns)

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  • Опубликовано: 1 ноя 2024

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  • @void_00000
    @void_00000 6 лет назад +484

    "You must not only hit a note, but you must hit the center of it. You cannot register any of your internal emotion at all. You cannot shake your head, for instance, or sway back and forth on your feet. That would change your tone." -Clara Rockmore

    • @ImogenC-rt3fm
      @ImogenC-rt3fm Год назад +8

      Thanks for this comment. I thought that’s what I saw, but wasn’t sure. Wow. Embodied Perfect Pitch.

    • @LRBeforeTheInternet
      @LRBeforeTheInternet 4 месяца назад +1

      She's also playing an instrument that sounds like a fart.

    • @saravankumar213
      @saravankumar213 4 месяца назад +5

      @@LRBeforeTheInternet RUBBISH

    • @jomargamerbrgameplaymunecraftT
      @jomargamerbrgameplaymunecraftT 2 месяца назад

      ​@@LRBeforeTheInternet perhaps all of your voice sounds like shit then, lol

  • @scylla019
    @scylla019 3 года назад +686

    Heard this on Loki, blew my mind to think The Swan played on a theremin would sound so good

    • @doge8825
      @doge8825 3 года назад +26

      Looks like not many people caught it but yes this is the song

    • @DJ-ln8iy
      @DJ-ln8iy 3 года назад +4

      yea

    • @Yoaedn
      @Yoaedn 3 года назад +12

      Me too. I knew I had heard it b4. Been listening to the swan on spotify lately. This song just fit perfectly in the scene of loki. It's a great tune!

    • @Yoaedn
      @Yoaedn 3 года назад +4

      @@doge8825 I know, I believe more ppl were interested in the songs played in the credits. This version of the swan is sweet !

    • @MarsiaPowers
      @MarsiaPowers 3 года назад +7

      I'm here due to Loki too.

  • @inayahcee3131
    @inayahcee3131 8 лет назад +437

    God bless google who brought me here because honestly this is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard.

    • @sTammoi
      @sTammoi 8 лет назад +2

      god said to me he doesn't exist

    • @valence9503
      @valence9503 8 лет назад +14

      well it's one of the most well known classical pieces and there's a reason. it really is just beautiful

    • @daniluvsuall
      @daniluvsuall 8 лет назад +2

      +Inayah Cee The "Album" is really good, the elephant being a very poignant one. Look it up

    • @Boccaccio1811
      @Boccaccio1811 4 года назад

      Thank Saint-Saens

  • @cogniterra
    @cogniterra 6 лет назад +130

    Her experience as a violin player really shows through. It is interesting that she reportedly came from a family of people with perfect pitch. Her sense of space (horizontally pitch in her right hand, and vertically loudness in her left hand) must be exquisite.

  • @wndw2000
    @wndw2000 8 лет назад +539

    I love the flickers of emotion on her face as she feels the music. Wonderful.

    • @suyashcjoshi
      @suyashcjoshi 4 года назад +3

      totally immersed in the performance

    • @bkrbyex4339
      @bkrbyex4339 4 года назад +3

      I believe Jimmy Page might make the same face when he played theremin for Led Zeppelin.

    • @levyan4718
      @levyan4718 3 года назад +5

      She's sculpting a song

  • @Kaediths
    @Kaediths 8 лет назад +627

    The mother of electronic music.

    • @Markov092
      @Markov092 7 лет назад +44

      Electro-Magnetic music :))

    • @marup87
      @marup87 6 лет назад +19

      That title can be for Delia Derbyshire or Daphne Oram, but anyway this woman definitely rules!

    • @brunomassagemayurveda7083
      @brunomassagemayurveda7083 5 лет назад +4

      No sorry , that is Hip-Hop from detroit !!! This is other thing !! this Quantic Phisics !

    • @maChao97tachibana
      @maChao97tachibana 5 лет назад +3

      @@marup87 she's talking bout music not musician

    • @f.u.c8308
      @f.u.c8308 5 лет назад +1

      I thought it started in at earlier like 1876 that’s when the synthesizer was invented

  • @schmoyoho
    @schmoyoho 14 лет назад +531

    this makes me believe in humankind

    • @airraan1692
      @airraan1692 3 года назад +8

      woah dudes famous

    • @KianLucy
      @KianLucy 3 года назад +7

      ha hope you still looking at us now, we’re still pathetic

    • @AuraHerrmann
      @AuraHerrmann 3 года назад

      So do you. "If you were me..."

    • @jorgemartin5093
      @jorgemartin5093 2 года назад +3

      That feeling is too much hope in us....

    • @jawad9757
      @jawad9757 2 года назад +1

      Well this was a pleasant surprise

  • @ammca66564
    @ammca66564 10 лет назад +101

    For anyone interested, Clara Rockmore's theremin and speaker are on display at the Museum of Musical Instruments in Scottsdale, Arizona.

    • @MarilynChileseHatch
      @MarilynChileseHatch 10 лет назад +3

      I was there today. It's a wonderful tribute to her, as well. Even displays one of the outfits she wore on stage frequently.

    • @acebaker3623
      @acebaker3623 3 месяца назад +1

      That is an awesome museum! When we visited, there was a theramin you could actually try to play!

  • @antojadox2
    @antojadox2 8 лет назад +491

    I learned about this woman many years ago thanks to many of these same videos that are still here on yt. She was a magnificent musician and played one of the most difficult instruments to play actual tunes on. Her theremin was given to her directly by it's inventor Leon Theremin who lived a very interesting life that's worth reading about. Probably most people with access to music, tv, and/or movies have heard a theremin at some point, but rarely has it been used with the same artistry of Clara Rockmore. It's nice to see Google's doodle bringing some recognition to this amazing musician.

    • @mjrotondi5086
      @mjrotondi5086 5 лет назад +7

      Tears, tears. Magnificant.

    • @bkrbyex4339
      @bkrbyex4339 4 года назад +6

      I'm sure Leon theremin taught a very young, Jimmy Page, about using the electronic instrument, as well as other musicians, had in the past.

    • @perry1559
      @perry1559 3 года назад +4

      There’s a documentary about him, Clara Rockmore and his amazing life. The trailer at least should be on YT.

    • @luizaoficial7632
      @luizaoficial7632 2 года назад

      Yess

    • @valenciabealing7627
      @valenciabealing7627 Год назад

      That’s the exact same thing I just said to my daughter yess

  • @ferdburfel7447
    @ferdburfel7447 7 лет назад +37

    For those interested: Clara Rockmore's theremin, the instrument in this video, can be seen at the Museum of Musical Instruments in Scottsdale, AZ.

  • @happymoogman
    @happymoogman 15 лет назад +53

    She was a genius.
    PERFECT intonation, and dynamics.
    She has never been topped.
    So glad this was filmed.

  • @officerari
    @officerari 4 года назад +144

    The first time I heard this, I actually cried. Everytime I hear this, I just feel like an alien in space

    • @fyunkyflamingo651
      @fyunkyflamingo651 4 года назад +1

      same. ;)

    • @yardenkiperman3212
      @yardenkiperman3212 4 года назад +2

      I can't stop crying😭

    •  4 года назад +3

      I'm a writer and after hearing this wrote "The theremint won't make me cry", i also have that sensation, its a powerfull melody.

    • @jeweldey3699
      @jeweldey3699 4 года назад +1

      I cried too!

    • @casper5311
      @casper5311 3 года назад +4

      well, we are just aliens in spinning aimlessly through space on a floating rock.

  • @angelinapirolo
    @angelinapirolo 3 года назад +215

    This song has been my love since I was 8.
    And now it’s in the Loki show?! Played on my favorite instrument?! I’m about to spontaneously combust.

    • @Yoaedn
      @Yoaedn 3 года назад +2

      Lol really the theremin is your Favorite instrument.. Haha. I first heard of this instrument on the Big bang theory show. 😂

    • @angelinapirolo
      @angelinapirolo 3 года назад +4

      @@Yoaedn I love love the theremin! It’s the perfect blend of haunting and sweet. And ahh! I forgot Sheldon plays it!

    • @Yoaedn
      @Yoaedn 3 года назад

      @@angelinapirolo yah, lol. When I heard it on BBT I thought it was just annoying. It was a Hilarious scene tho 😂. Never looked into the theremin until today.! I saw Carolina Eyck's ted talk. And heard her ecstacy of gold song, it was pretty incredible!. Any Song recommendations?

    • @michaelcorrigan6577
      @michaelcorrigan6577 3 года назад +2

      If you say your going to combust its not spontaneous. 😆

    • @bjerk1881
      @bjerk1881 3 года назад

      I saw this exact comment on another post lol wtf XD

  • @ronaldli5
    @ronaldli5 8 лет назад +176

    Look at those precise hand movements at 0:13 to 0:32. What an underappreciated and pretty unknown musical instrument, an an underrated musical talent this women I think is.

    • @mjrotondi5086
      @mjrotondi5086 5 лет назад +5

      She doesn't need ratings or approval from anyone!

    • @richarddixon70
      @richarddixon70 4 года назад +7

      Actually Clara Rockmore is very highly regarded as a musical virtuoso. She worked with Loen Theramin closely to develop the Theramin. She then invented the technique to play it that is still taught today. Her later association with Robert Moog led to him developing a commercially available Theramin. His work with that instrument inspired him to push further and invent the musical synthesizer in the 1960's.

    • @cr4zyj4ck
      @cr4zyj4ck 3 года назад +4

      The Theremin is arguably the most difficult instrument on the planet to learn to play well instead of just making strange alien noises. There is nothing to give you any cue about where to place your hands other than pure muscle memory.

    • @silassongs779
      @silassongs779 2 года назад +3

      @@richarddixon70 If you get a chance, scroll up a few msgs, and see her own words, not mine, about Tchaikovsky coming to see her play Theremin in US, and his request that she play Bach for him.
      She was indeed, and without doubt one of the finest musicians of any era.
      The only difference is that her preferred instrument was a more recent invention, yet that could not diminish neither her nor her magnificent musical abilities or her astounding and innate way of actually emoting on an completely "electronic" instrument.
      BTW, as a multi-instrumentalist who has TNTC instruments, including a Theremin, an old Fender Rhodes electric full case traveling electric piano, and one of the earliest Moog synthesizers that rolled off the production line, I'm right there with you on every word. 🤟🎼

    • @JobvanderZwan
      @JobvanderZwan Год назад

      @@richarddixon70 I guess "underrated" in this context is supposed to mean "more famous among the general public". But yes, she was highly regarded, but "merely" by her own peers. Personally I think that might be the better kind of fame though - appreciated by people who know what they're talking about, and less hassle from everyone else!

  • @emilyyates4177
    @emilyyates4177 8 лет назад +68

    Fun fact: she possessed the skill of absolute pitch - ie - if you told her so sing 440hz she could sing/play an A to you

  • @rg2116
    @rg2116 8 лет назад +317

    well time to get a theremin

    • @mariastaikopoulou153
      @mariastaikopoulou153 8 лет назад +2

      +RG-26920 Air Core yes

    • @maryburnight1643
      @maryburnight1643 8 лет назад +1

      +RG-26920 Air Core hahaha

    • @MyITRcom
      @MyITRcom 7 лет назад +5

      Moog makes a nice one that isn't so expensive.

    • @mjrotondi5086
      @mjrotondi5086 5 лет назад +5

      ok. Then make a video of u play g like her ......after 50 yrs of practice. 😀

    • @borbetomagus
      @borbetomagus 5 лет назад +5

      Or try the online Theremin by Femurdesign and try to replicate Clara Rockmore's wonderful performance.
      I can't even play the simplest of melodies with any accuracy (much less feeling) - like the Christmas carol 'Joy To The World' or 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'. I'd probably get a Moog 'Theremini', which has pitch control that makes it much, much easier for new users to play specific notes with accuracy, plus normal Theremin options. Lydia Kavina has a good demonstration of what it can do and gives hope for new users at 6m05s --
      /watch?v=8bakI0ITCqQ

  • @mistermachiavelli3274
    @mistermachiavelli3274 4 года назад +19

    I love the Theremin. The way Ms. Rockmore plays, gives it a sound like an opera singer.

  • @TheMillydi
    @TheMillydi 8 лет назад +658

    I bet the person who uploaded this never thought that 9 years later they'd get like a millions views in one day lol

    • @TheRetroScene
      @TheRetroScene 8 лет назад +11

      +TheMillydi got to love google , thats it im looking at old people i can stick up on my channel and hope google do the same for me lol

    • @shlojk123
      @shlojk123 8 лет назад +6

      Actually, if you look at the view statistics, the view count has been steadily rising over the last couple of years rather have a huge spike on the day google did a doodle on it.

    • @TheMillydi
      @TheMillydi 8 лет назад +1

      +The Horror :-O I didn't even realize you could do that :D haha thx

    • @TheRetroScene
      @TheRetroScene 8 лет назад

      I didn't either. Fair point to make

    • @lilyestabrooks4477
      @lilyestabrooks4477 3 года назад +1

      2.8 million now

  • @singerpianistgirl
    @singerpianistgirl 8 лет назад +223

    To me, this embodies the sound of a perfect human voice. So beautiful 😭

  • @americanIDOLfan11111
    @americanIDOLfan11111 8 лет назад +1431

    Google brought me here..... and up until 5 minutes ago, I didn't even know what the fuck a Theremin was....

    • @wazz1154
      @wazz1154 8 лет назад +2

      +Ana Castellano same here, lol

    • @gittarman
      @gittarman 8 лет назад +17

      +Ana Castellano I knew only because of Sheldon on Big Bang Theory, lol

    • @ChiefsFan-pk5lp
      @ChiefsFan-pk5lp 8 лет назад +4

      +Ana Castellano totally agree, this old lady looks like she is meditating

    • @yasamanhesami7587
      @yasamanhesami7587 8 лет назад +10

      its a masterpiece

    •  8 лет назад +1

      same

  • @halloerde
    @halloerde 14 лет назад +15

    After a lifetime of music, and just when you think you have heard everything, it is great to have your world shaken, by something as unexpected, and as beautiful as this.

  • @teer21archery8
    @teer21archery8 8 лет назад +115

    So Magnif........ wait how did i get here ive got a term paper due tomorrow darn Google

  • @ddawson43
    @ddawson43 8 лет назад +577

    I thought she was humming :o

    • @lfcambotta
      @lfcambotta 8 лет назад +29

      +dave dawson HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

    • @tiocuauh
      @tiocuauh 8 лет назад +8

      +dave dawson Jajaja you fucking ignorant withe trash piece of shit

    • @figp123
      @figp123 8 лет назад +21

      +Cuauhtémoc Nava You're the ignorant here

    • @Stromblut
      @Stromblut 8 лет назад +2

      +dave dawson oh you are mean xD :p

    • @SonBrimmer
      @SonBrimmer 8 лет назад +4

      +Cuauhtémoc Nava how do you know he's withe, he could baclk?

  • @hannahm6067
    @hannahm6067 8 лет назад +70

    This instrument is so cool, it uses antennas to create the sound and I honestly can't really wrap my head around it but all I know is that it's so cool and Clara is really good at playing it.

    • @lparisl3889
      @lparisl3889 8 лет назад +8

      +Hannah M Well,just to clarify,it creates sound because of the changes in the electromagnetic field when someone puts their hand next to the antennas.Due to the sensitiveness of the antennas,the change is notified and tranformed into microwaves that indentify as sound.

  • @neb985
    @neb985 3 года назад +85

    Here looking for this beautiful peace after hearing it in Loki.

  • @aennaenn7468
    @aennaenn7468 8 лет назад +190

    Fascinating, no idea this even existed. Thanks google.
    Seriously though, beautiful. Also, seems like an instrument out of star trek.

    • @kaianttila1619
      @kaianttila1619 8 лет назад +7

      It's from the planet Vulcan.

    • @jetpaq
      @jetpaq 8 лет назад +2

      +Trenton Stone funny you say that..i think this is the instrument they used in the theme song? im researching now!!

    • @MinusTwoPoints
      @MinusTwoPoints 8 лет назад +1

      +jetpaq it is

  • @crystal-pupa
    @crystal-pupa Год назад +3

    wowww, she imitates a human voice with the theremin so well. the scoops and phrases are breathtaking

  • @hauntedtypewriter7515
    @hauntedtypewriter7515 4 года назад +18

    theremin always gives me spooky yet really warm and beautiful vibes.
    p.s. these two ladies seem like a pair of old witch sisters enjoying themselves (and that just gives me life)

  • @RichardRoland
    @RichardRoland 9 лет назад +81

    How weird is that this was the first youtube video I've ever watched... Great piece by the way

  • @grail68
    @grail68 8 лет назад +18

    I hope this vid stays up forever, this is history

  • @ProfessorIgor
    @ProfessorIgor 13 лет назад +28

    this thing is, about Theremins... it's so amazingly, incredibly, unbelievably, incomprehensibly, inconceivably difficlult to play and sound like she does, that it's almost other worldly. The fact she can make it sound like she does is nothing short of a miracle.

  • @joechen2232
    @joechen2232 8 лет назад +4674

    Who's here after Google's little game

  • @reggierodriguez6546
    @reggierodriguez6546 8 лет назад +28

    This is so celestial and extremely relaxing. Thank you Google for helping me discover our ancestors timeless masterpiece. Peace and love to everyone.

  • @brianwaddington8786
    @brianwaddington8786 9 лет назад +13

    This is just the right piece of music for this instrument. Superbly interpreted here.

  • @schmoyoho
    @schmoyoho 8 лет назад +258

    still watching in 2017

    • @davegrohl7666
      @davegrohl7666 8 лет назад +16

      +schmoyoho fuck off

    • @glasnost8863
      @glasnost8863 8 лет назад +1

      +schmoyoho Lol nice try

    • @R1ngwraith
      @R1ngwraith 7 лет назад +1

      yes, still Mr. Time Traveler

    • @sonicdark1375
      @sonicdark1375 6 лет назад +3

      2018?

    • @sejmuria7437
      @sejmuria7437 6 лет назад +2

      You better practise more on your Auto-Tune and editing skills Mr Schmoyoho Troll. :P

  • @oooomingmak
    @oooomingmak 4 года назад +10

    she’s playing with her whole heart. i listen to this piece all the time but never seen a video before, so so beautiful.

  • @elDoctoErudito
    @elDoctoErudito 10 лет назад +49

    Una mujer increíble. He visto a muchos músicos tocando el theremin, pero ninguno con una técnica y un virtuosismo tan extraordinario.

    • @lauraarana2846
      @lauraarana2846 6 лет назад +3

      posiblemente Theremin diseño este instrumentio para ella pues es la exponenete mas influyente ni siquiera el mismo Leon toca con la perfeccion y sutileza que lo hace Clara la estoy amando

    • @barbaradonoso4902
      @barbaradonoso4902 3 года назад +1

      Era virtuosa del violín y tocaba junto a su esposo ,un enorme genio inventor que fue condenado dos veces a los campos soviéticos en Siberia.De seguro,cuando hizo esa grabación, la dedicó de cierta forma a Leon...

    • @JavierPhotoMX
      @JavierPhotoMX 2 года назад +1

      Debes de escuchar a Carolina Eyck, es como si Clara hubiera vuelto a nacer, remasterizada.

  • @jabble__
    @jabble__ 12 лет назад +13

    Is she playing with her eyes closed? I had already fallen in love with this performance, but that, that just sealed the deal for me. Absolutely beautiful.

  • @KeyAndEnter
    @KeyAndEnter 8 лет назад +11

    Theremin is by far one of my favorite instruments. Always wanted to try one out.

  • @manjake
    @manjake 10 лет назад +13

    That is just beautiful.
    I have no words.

  • @UristMcTubedwarf
    @UristMcTubedwarf 10 лет назад +21

    who knew such a strange instrument could play such beautiful music...

  • @Ihavepinkeye
    @Ihavepinkeye 10 лет назад +15

    I heard this at an instrument museum today. I instantly fell in love.

    • @samopoku6660
      @samopoku6660 9 лет назад +2

      Sam here, the one in Phoenix!

    • @Ihavepinkeye
      @Ihavepinkeye 9 лет назад +2

      yes! I believe I went to the same one! What a small world lol!

    • @atkayma
      @atkayma 9 лет назад +1

      +waldo899cp saw it in Phoenix the other day too!

  • @mstalcup
    @mstalcup 4 года назад +5

    The amount of dedication and sensitivity in the playing by Clara Rockmore here really attests to her boundless vision of what this instrument can allow.

  • @zaijiana
    @zaijiana 9 лет назад +7

    I'm listening and watching this, and I'm crying.

  • @sarawunsch9035
    @sarawunsch9035 9 лет назад +651

    Man, I haven't touched my theremin in years.

    • @annulrsolformrkelse4023
      @annulrsolformrkelse4023 8 лет назад +2

      +Jay Bee Why?

    • @mhikl4484
      @mhikl4484 8 лет назад +19

      +Sara Wunsch
      Clara lived into her late eighties, even though she was malnourished as a child. Theremin lived to 97, even with the struggle of problems in the USSR (imprisoned etc.).
      Maybe there is something about the theremin and longevity. Maybe sleep with it plugged in, under your bed. That's where my ukulele rests. (I'm joking.)
      Namaste and care,
      mhikl

    • @CrazyHorseInvincible
      @CrazyHorseInvincible 8 лет назад +75

      +Sara Wunsch Apparently they didn't get it. Sigh...the joke is that since you don't need to touch a theremin to play it...

    • @tavern2468
      @tavern2468 8 лет назад +9

      +Sara Wunsch ahhh i see what you did there

    • @heneedsomemilk5629
      @heneedsomemilk5629 7 лет назад +4

      is this a pun??? XD

  • @RiotonzukRotMG
    @RiotonzukRotMG 8 лет назад +9

    I'm so glad this song is enjoying a renaissance. The moment I heard this, I was entranced.. Beautiful.

  • @LoriMarie99
    @LoriMarie99 3 года назад +5

    Watching Loki on Disney+ tonight, and with thanks to Shazam, it brought me here. Beautiful!

  • @cymatic83
    @cymatic83 5 лет назад +4

    This piece literally moves me to tears. Such a haunting tone, she plays it so beautifully.

  • @Pattilapeep
    @Pattilapeep 8 лет назад +6

    what an exquisite performance!
    i have always loved this instrument and her rendition of this piece is superb.

  • @TinselKoala
    @TinselKoala 15 лет назад +9

    Absolute and utter virtuosity.
    I weep at the sweetness.
    Thank you Clara, I miss you.
    And thank you Yaoikan for posting these videos.

  • @charlesfoster141
    @charlesfoster141 4 года назад +5

    Just incredible, amazing and magnificent. I am flabbergasted at this terrific performance. Almost speechless. What a soulful instrument, the Theremin is closer to human or spirits than even a cello. I would love to have heard her play in a lower register. Wow!

  • @beadiaz9068
    @beadiaz9068 8 лет назад +196

    am i the only one who at first thought that she was singing?

    • @EddSjo
      @EddSjo 8 лет назад +12

      yes, you're the only one.

    • @liberatora
      @liberatora 8 лет назад +5

      +Bea Diaz no not the only one :)

    • @rickimam
      @rickimam 8 лет назад +10

      I've heard this instrument before and yes, it sounds like singing.

    • @anthonywang384
      @anthonywang384 8 лет назад +2

      +Bea Diaz I thought she was singing in the beginning too!

    • @OperationKTB
      @OperationKTB 8 лет назад +2

      No you're not. I first thought the sound was a woman's angel voice

  • @AsylumFreak19
    @AsylumFreak19 8 лет назад +1

    Happy Birthday Ms. Rockmore and I've been listening to you since the 90's as a child

  • @AnaRodrigues-rl6vc
    @AnaRodrigues-rl6vc 8 лет назад +3

    She is playing it with so much feeling! It's so beautiful!

  • @governorofthedeathstar1680
    @governorofthedeathstar1680 8 лет назад +3

    Wonderful music from a gifted musician. Happy birthday to Ms. Rockmore. And may the LORD rest her soul.

  • @milicajovanovic370
    @milicajovanovic370 8 лет назад +20

    AMAZING! i live in a musician family and i didn t know what this was! omg, why?!?! this is awesome

  • @granina8273
    @granina8273 8 лет назад +5

    It's so relaxing and heartwarming. Happy 105th Birthday Mrs. Rockmore ❤️

  • @Sotelurian
    @Sotelurian Год назад +1

    I think I love everything about this video. The piece of music, the instrument, the performer, the setting, and the soft focus and warm tone of the film itself.

  • @WMeier-kd8hz
    @WMeier-kd8hz 11 месяцев назад +2

    This is absolutely beautiful

    • @Ice0472
      @Ice0472 11 месяцев назад

      Right?!❤❤

  • @Rudra0141
    @Rudra0141 8 лет назад +36

    what magic, music is..

    • @velvetthunder4150
      @velvetthunder4150 8 лет назад +1

      +Ravi S Chadha It is what man decorates its time in, as art is what mankind decorates its space in.

    • @francoischauvelin
      @francoischauvelin 7 лет назад

      In my opinion, Music is the ultimate invention of all humanity.

  • @tapas667
    @tapas667 8 лет назад +13

    WOW That Incredible

  • @oinotna11esoJ
    @oinotna11esoJ 8 лет назад +4

    Simply amazing. I play the clarinet and I knew this piece before, but played by Clara with the Theremin sounds like heaven.

  • @envitech02
    @envitech02 7 месяцев назад +1

    Absolute heaven!!! I've not heard of her before but a quick check reveals that she was born in Lithuania in 1911 and passed 1998. Now Clara plays in heaven.

  • @bflp
    @bflp 8 лет назад +20

    Thank you Google, for showing me this :D i'm really amazed

  • @ShawMcGumbry
    @ShawMcGumbry 15 лет назад +5

    Wow - playing the Theremin is tough enough, but to pull off such a beautiful performance of Le Cygne on it like this is amazing. She had skills, mad skills.

  • @Feuer75
    @Feuer75 8 лет назад +7

    I knew what a Theremin is and how it sounds but it never heard of Clara Rockmore before. This is really beautiful.

  • @z-u-r-a
    @z-u-r-a 16 лет назад +4

    Whoa... Me and my brother are learning this for two pianos right now. I love this theremin version. I can't believe I found this on accident. Nice!

  • @Miss-Monster
    @Miss-Monster 8 лет назад +2

    I've heard this instrument but never knew what it was! This is simply amazing.. Clara Rockmore, you're awesome! and you rock!

  • @KrazyFrog856
    @KrazyFrog856 6 лет назад +2

    The emotion and soul behind such a strange little instrument is absolutely beyond me. It is like a woman’s tender lullaby-humming voice to her children. Felt teary listening to this beauty.

  • @FrancSchiphorst
    @FrancSchiphorst 4 года назад +3

    And we are back!

  • @christopherarmstrong-steve1122
    @christopherarmstrong-steve1122 8 лет назад +3

    This instrument has been around on Public TV for years, introducing several of its shows, especially detective shows where "spookiness" is also a part. Most recently, watch "Midsomer Murders" to hear a theremin introduction theme.

  • @KVM1113
    @KVM1113 8 лет назад +4

    The Musical Instrument Museum in Scottsdale, Arizona has a pretty good exhibit on Clara Rockmore, complete with a theremin that you can play.

  • @fyunkyflamingo651
    @fyunkyflamingo651 4 года назад +1

    Beautiful. Truly Beautiful.

  • @2011littleguy
    @2011littleguy 5 лет назад +2

    Ok. That's a WOW!
    First time I heard this piece on Theremin. She's amazing. Perfect music for this unusual instrument.

  • @itskapeh3252
    @itskapeh3252 8 лет назад +59

    SO BEAUTIFUL . I came from the google game

  • @roylorenzo-c3h
    @roylorenzo-c3h 4 года назад +3

    Damn this instrument is sooo underrated.. it's amazing what you can do with it .. from classics to psychedelic music ..

  • @ingridwissink4899
    @ingridwissink4899 3 года назад +6

    She really plays it like a violin - amazing.

    • @MegaBadgeman
      @MegaBadgeman 2 года назад +1

      Or the human voice.

    • @ingridwissink4899
      @ingridwissink4899 2 года назад

      @@MegaBadgeman Yes! However the violin is one of the instruments that comes the closest to the human voice!

    • @MegaBadgeman
      @MegaBadgeman 2 года назад

      @@ingridwissink4899 I'm not sure but because violins strings are arranged in an arch the violin like other stringed instruments can play two notes together, something a vocalist can't normally do.

    • @ingridwissink4899
      @ingridwissink4899 2 года назад +1

      @@MegaBadgeman I'm a violinist so I'm aware lol! Playing double stops (2 notes at once) is less common in violin playing than single notes. I'm just talking about the overall timbre. People say the same about cellos and violas of course, they're like the equivalent of lower voices.

  • @revolioclockbergjr8482
    @revolioclockbergjr8482 3 года назад +2

    The sound of silence brought me here. Such a haunting, melancholic piece that I initially thought was being sung at a high pitch. Glad I checked it out because I would not have known about theremin.

  • @正子長原
    @正子長原 Год назад +1

    美しい。
    何度でも聴きたい演奏です。

  • @TheRandomAsian711
    @TheRandomAsian711 8 лет назад +3

    The band geek in me wants to learn how to play the theremin now o.o
    You go Clara Rockmore :)

  • @ChaseAnnalise
    @ChaseAnnalise 8 лет назад +3

    This is amazing.

  • @MrRambo4
    @MrRambo4 8 лет назад +3

    I have one thing to say. WOW! Just wow!

  • @rickhobson3211
    @rickhobson3211 4 года назад +1

    Damn it. Crying. RIP Clara. Thank you for your music.

  • @trishalivingston1051
    @trishalivingston1051 9 месяцев назад

    Clara is a genius. WOW! Perfect pitch and much more. What an artist. I have never heard of her before. This is incredible. TY for sharing her magical talent.

  • @pdasaro
    @pdasaro 8 лет назад +6

    Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1994) - IMDb
    Great documentary directed by Steve Martin!

  • @limeyfigdet7460
    @limeyfigdet7460 8 лет назад +24

    I'd been wondering what instrument I was always hearing in old movies. I knew it couldn't be an opera singer, but I didn't think it be this, lol.

  • @sadboygreggy
    @sadboygreggy 3 года назад +22

    *I am Loki & I am burdened with glorious purpose.*

  • @cherenkov_blue
    @cherenkov_blue 11 месяцев назад +1

    I had a video about the theremin recommended to me today and decided to revisit this masterpiece.
    I've actually seen one of Rockmore's theremins at the MIM in Phoenix. The accompanying video clip is exactly this recording.
    What a wild and wonderful instrument the theremin is. When played right, it is hauntingly beautiful. The Swan in particular has a personal connection to me, so this video reliably brings me to tears.

  • @janetwilliams4341
    @janetwilliams4341 8 лет назад

    Happy Birthday and thank you for the lovely music.

  • @Caldella
    @Caldella 8 лет назад +10

    I recognized the tune from the Google doodle but couldn't place it. As soon as I saw this video's title: "Aha! That's it!"

  • @gloriahuffman6612
    @gloriahuffman6612 9 лет назад +3

    Sun., Jan 10 2015 3:43 pm EST - The beauty of Clara Rockmore's conceptualization and performance is beyond words to describe. No violin can compete with the capacity of the theremin, conducted by her virtuosic hands, to embody the composer's most ethereal impression of this magnificent melody.

  • @TiempoNuevo-ew7ty
    @TiempoNuevo-ew7ty Год назад +3

    I know I've heard this on the radio decades ago and thought it was a beautiful singer. Truly brings tears to the eyes. This was a wonderful song to play on the theremin.

    • @LutherJamie
      @LutherJamie 11 месяцев назад

      Okay

    • @LutherJamie
      @LutherJamie 11 месяцев назад

      That's beautiful 😍, hi 👋

  • @arthurharrison1345
    @arthurharrison1345 4 года назад +1

    A touchless instrument like the theremin is exactly what the world needs now.

  • @MichaelDooleyProject
    @MichaelDooleyProject 2 года назад +1

    This is amazing. Just brilliantly mind blowing!

  • @よみ-x9t
    @よみ-x9t 3 года назад +38

    夏目ちゃん「本日も、国民の皆様からお怒りの声届いております。」

  • @eyeorigins77
    @eyeorigins77 8 лет назад +16

    it makes me cry

    • @ushoys
      @ushoys 5 лет назад

      Oh it's not that bad really.

  • @АнтонинаМязина-щ6я
    @АнтонинаМязина-щ6я 11 лет назад +5

    Это БОЖЕСТВЕННОЕ ЧУДО!

  • @waltergray7722
    @waltergray7722 8 лет назад +1

    Beautiful !!!!
    Thank you for sharing.

  • @KouichiSuchi
    @KouichiSuchi 7 лет назад

    Theremin is so GOOD!!I do want to have this.I came here again and again.

  • @LpsKTv
    @LpsKTv 8 лет назад +98

    Is it wrong I thought she was singing opera? XD
    Thanks google, once again you have educated us lol

    • @pandakicker1
      @pandakicker1 7 лет назад +10

      LpsKTv the theremin does sound eerily similar to the human voice.

    • @JustinsMamma
      @JustinsMamma 6 лет назад

      LpsKTv haha