(c) 2004 Channel Four: The Beatles – 20th Century Greats
Music has been a central part of my entire life – yet to this day I’ve never understood how it all works in terms of its emotional “mechanics”.
In Desert Island Discs mode, for me there are three towering influences: The Beatles; Bach, and Handel – they are the big three, without question. And for for those of us who hold the music of The Beatles in the highest esteem, here classical composer Howard Goodall gives us an informed and absorbing account of their musical innovation, their influence, and their lasting legacy.
It’s a real privilege to be educated by someone who can express the language of music so eloquently, as classical composer and wider musician. Not everyone is going to agree with him here, but he’s persuasive.
I’m looking forward to comments about Howard Goodall’s personal survey here; and to kick them off, the thing that struck me most was the idea of “instinctive” compositional talent, and the influence of classically-trained Sir George Martin. I have no idea why Goodall completely ignored George Martin’s contribution to the Beatles’ musical output: it’s a pretty staggering omission. Maybe it would have polluted the populist idea of Everyman, as composer?
Currently this has not been released on DVD or any other purchasable format. I am therefore uploading to my Channel to share musical education with others.
It is available elsewhere on YouTube, but I wanted to draw my Subs’ attention to it.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Josephine Baker – Chanteuse
July 29, 2014
London Symphony Orchestra 
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A quintet of LSO musicians, led by animateur Rachel Leach, explore the third movement of Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Opus 34.
This video is a specially produced recording of LSO Discovery’s annual A-level seminar, and will be of particular use to students taking their A-level music exam (Edexcel syllabus) in summer 2011.
Animateur: Rachel Leach
First Violin: Rhys Watkins
Second Violin: Louise Shackelton
Violia: Malcolm Johnston
Cello: Jonny Byers
Piano: Liz Burley
For more information on LSO Discovery’s work for teachers and schools, please see http://lso.co.uk/page/3154/For+School…
Willie Nelson with Ray Charles – Seven Spanish Angels
February 6, 2014
Music video by Willie Nelson with Ray Charles performing Seven Spanish Angels. (C) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Mamas and the Papas – Music Documentary
February 5, 2014
Michael Tilson Thomas – Music and Emotion through Time – TED Talks
January 28, 2014
http://www.ted.com In this epic overview, Michael Tilson Thomas traces the development of classical music through the development of written notation, the record, and the re-mix.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate
If you have questions or comments about this or other TED videos, please go to http://support.ted.com
RCA Victor demonstrates how vinyl records were made using step by step examples of the production process. Starting with a live recording being taped, we then see a master being made, duplication of the master, a mold, and duplication of the mold ready for mass production of the latest audio masterpiece. .
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WDTVLIVE42 – Transport, technology, and general interest movies from the past – newsreels, documentaries & publicity films from my archives.
Lena Horne
January 17, 2014
“Two days after her two triumphant sold-out Carnegie Hall concerts, Lena Horne took the same show into New York City’s Supper Club to be videotaped for a special on the Arts & Entertainment Network. Her quintet with Donald Harrison, Mike Renzi & Rodney Jones was augmented by the Count Basie Orchestra for four songs. Ms. Horne was in great spirits and brilliant form and this show turned out to be her last public performance. After one more studio album a year later, Lena Horne made good on her pledge to retire. Like everything else she did, she left in style with this stunning 72 minute performance.”
BBC Howard Goodall – Story of Music – The Age of Discovery
January 13, 2014
Antonin Dvorak – Documentary
January 8, 2014
a documentary biopic about one of the greatest Czech composers
TV film 1991
režie Jaromil Jireš
Louis Armstrong – Weather Bird – 1928
December 28, 2013
Louis Armstrong
Piano – Earl Hines;
Trumpet [Solo] – Louis Armstrong;
Written By – Oliver
Chicago, 7.12.1928
Matrix – S 402199-A
The Beatles at Cavern – Full Documentary
December 27, 2013
The Music and SFX of Forbidden Planet
December 16, 2013
Tribute to Greatest Women Composers in History of Classical Music
December 10, 2013
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you may ask me “wjy don’t i see Higdon, Hidegard von Bingen, Kassia, Hensel, Smith-White, ect.” ….. the answer: the time is not enough for all peope’s favourite women composers. i hope the next parts will have the composers you want.
Leonard Bernstein – Young People’s Concerts – What is Impressionism
November 22, 2013
101 Songs from Musicals
November 13, 2013
Eric Clapton – Documentary
November 13, 2013
Milton Babbitt – Ensembles for Synthesizer (1964)
November 9, 2013
Louis Armstrong Hot Seven – Wild Man Blues (1927)
November 5, 2013
Westminster Town Hall Forum – October 25, 2012
Michael Feinstein is an Emmy and Grammy-nominated musician and entertainer who is widely recognized for his commitment to preserving the legacy of America’s popular song. He serves on the Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Board. He is director of the Jazz and Popular Song Series for New York City’s Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Artistic Director of the Palladium Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana. He hosts the public radio program Song Travels, and his PBS specials include Michael Feinstein’s American Songbook. His new book, The Gershwins and Me, is a tribute to the brothers who most influenced his career.
