Thank you for posting this! It brought me to tears, truly. I guess I needed this reminder that there is still joy, beauty, and a spirit of giving in the world, despite the hideousness that is all too apparent. Especially lovely to see the children "conducting." A few years ago, I thought classical music might die of irrelevance, but am glad to be shown wrong.
Posted by: Sarah D. | Jul 13, 2012 1:44:39 PM
BRAVO!
Posted by: Félix E. F. Larocca, MD | Jul 13, 2012 3:27:24 PM
Spain's banks may be in trouble but this one gets extra points for this.
Wonderful!
Abbasi, after 9-11, I kept listening to Ode to Joy over and over to try and forget the savageness of man and restore my confidence in humanity. This posting which has brought extreme joy to me this morning is the best proof...especially moving was the chorus! Thanks!
Love, Aps.
Posted by: Azra Raza | Jul 14, 2012 7:55:59 AM
Hi Aps,
Glad to have brightened your day. This video seems to have struck a chord with a lot of different people, for example, my friend Feisal Naqvi posted it on Facebook yesterday with the following comment:
"I can't quite explain why but watching this flash mob version of Beethoven's 9th made me really really happy. With thanks to Abbas Raza. :)"
As for 9/11 aftermath music, I can only remember blasting Teenage Wasteland by The Who on the day after! :-)))
This symphony always bring tears to my eyes. It represents to me everything that is beautiful in the human spirit. IMHO the finest piece of music ever composed!
(begin rant)
More music, less flash mob please. I'm as tired as can be with this whole phenomenon. But it's big on youtube, so good people get suckered into trying it. Before you know it you can only perform if you're pretending to be a busker, or dressed in your underclothes or juggling oranges at the same time.
I suspect those people listening would have been even more pleased with a free concert if those fifty musicians all just got there together, sat down, gave people fifteen minutes to gather to listen, then performed. None of this schtick needed.
Posted by: prasad | Jul 14, 2012 5:44:58 PM
I agree with Prasad. The music was nice but I realized too late that it was an Ad, which I avoid like the plague.
Posted by: Raza | Jul 14, 2012 7:27:26 PM
Bravo, Bravo, Encore What a great experience ad or no ad The crowd , the children, the musicians the music, the setting, the conductor the singers Bravo.
Tariq K
Posted by: tariq | Jul 14, 2012 9:26:26 PM
You will never find those delighted children (those images are candid, not faked) nor apparent levels of economic/demographic variety in a concert hall. What IS wrong with an "amuse bouche" even if it is an "amuse oreille"?
One wants to say (begin rant) LIGHTEN UP, PEOPLE!
and . . . . what concert is NOT underwritten by ads often MUCH more heavy handed than this? Our local hall is PLASTERED with the names of the donors and supporters, even unto projected logos on the back of the stage.
Posted by: Chris Gudmann | Jul 15, 2012 1:53:12 AM
Beethoven's 9th is always uplifting but what really made this was the photography. The candidness of it caught what people actually felt. More of this rather than in a concert hall would be great and present the better side of humanity.
Posted by: Peter Hall | Jul 15, 2012 3:56:06 AM
how wonderful
I got those goose pimples listening
Posted by: evie | Jul 22, 2012 12:38:51 PM
beautiful music! and it is so much fun to see the joy on the faces of adults and children who are given a wonderful musical surprise!
Posted by: Colleen | Jul 27, 2012 9:22:41 AM
Oh.! so many posts for this video.! It seems to be popular...I have seen it on Thehairpin.! it's so awesome.!
It is the combination of a joyful sound and the surprised enlightened faces of the listening people that makes it so touching for me.
Thank you so much!!
Posted by: Ingrid | Aug 12, 2012 5:36:41 PM
This is crazy. Music is the universal language.
Posted by: Moonanum | Nov 23, 2012 8:17:04 PM
Do I have too?
Posted by: Moonanum | Nov 23, 2012 8:19:19 PM
I keep going back to it; I cry yet again!
I don't care if it is an ad; I don't care if it is faked; it makes my day every time I play it
The music; the joy (especially on the kids' faces); the spectacularity - if there is such a word - fill my heart with gladness and peace.
Well done!
Posted by: Bob S Australia | Dec 6, 2012 6:36:12 PM
It doesn't matter if this was flash mob style. Any setting that brings glorious music like this to people who might otherwise never hear it as well as classical music lovers..works. Truly beautiful to watch as well as listen to. Thank you very much for posting!
Posted by: Nancy | Dec 10, 2012 10:02:59 PM
Ode to Joy says it all. I must have played it 50 times and each I come away refreshed in mind and spirit. Thanks Sabadell and Ludwig
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Thank you for posting this! It brought me to tears, truly. I guess I needed this reminder that there is still joy, beauty, and a spirit of giving in the world, despite the hideousness that is all too apparent. Especially lovely to see the children "conducting." A few years ago, I thought classical music might die of irrelevance, but am glad to be shown wrong.
Posted by: Sarah D. | Jul 13, 2012 1:44:39 PM
BRAVO!
Posted by: Félix E. F. Larocca, MD | Jul 13, 2012 3:27:24 PM
Spain's banks may be in trouble but this one gets extra points for this.
Wonderful!
Posted by: John Ballard | Jul 13, 2012 4:22:44 PM
The crowd seems to already know what's up.
Posted by: Sagredo | Jul 14, 2012 7:03:39 AM
Abbasi, after 9-11, I kept listening to Ode to Joy over and over to try and forget the savageness of man and restore my confidence in humanity. This posting which has brought extreme joy to me this morning is the best proof...especially moving was the chorus! Thanks!
Love, Aps.
Posted by: Azra Raza | Jul 14, 2012 7:55:59 AM
Hi Aps,
Glad to have brightened your day. This video seems to have struck a chord with a lot of different people, for example, my friend Feisal Naqvi posted it on Facebook yesterday with the following comment:
"I can't quite explain why but watching this flash mob version of Beethoven's 9th made me really really happy. With thanks to Abbas Raza. :)"
As for 9/11 aftermath music, I can only remember blasting Teenage Wasteland by The Who on the day after! :-)))
Love,
A
Posted by: Abbas Raza | Jul 14, 2012 8:07:29 AM
This symphony always bring tears to my eyes. It represents to me everything that is beautiful in the human spirit. IMHO the finest piece of music ever composed!
Thanks for this. It made my day!!
Posted by: Bill | Jul 14, 2012 2:13:22 PM
Glad you enjoyed it so much, Bill! Thanks.
Posted by: Abbas Raza | Jul 14, 2012 2:23:44 PM
(begin rant)
More music, less flash mob please. I'm as tired as can be with this whole phenomenon. But it's big on youtube, so good people get suckered into trying it. Before you know it you can only perform if you're pretending to be a busker, or dressed in your underclothes or juggling oranges at the same time.
I suspect those people listening would have been even more pleased with a free concert if those fifty musicians all just got there together, sat down, gave people fifteen minutes to gather to listen, then performed. None of this schtick needed.
Posted by: prasad | Jul 14, 2012 5:44:58 PM
I agree with Prasad. The music was nice but I realized too late that it was an Ad, which I avoid like the plague.
Posted by: Raza | Jul 14, 2012 7:27:26 PM
Bravo, Bravo, Encore What a great experience ad or no ad The crowd , the children, the musicians the music, the setting, the conductor the singers Bravo.
Tariq K
Posted by: tariq | Jul 14, 2012 9:26:26 PM
You will never find those delighted children (those images are candid, not faked) nor apparent levels of economic/demographic variety in a concert hall. What IS wrong with an "amuse bouche" even if it is an "amuse oreille"?
One wants to say (begin rant) LIGHTEN UP, PEOPLE!
and . . . . what concert is NOT underwritten by ads often MUCH more heavy handed than this? Our local hall is PLASTERED with the names of the donors and supporters, even unto projected logos on the back of the stage.
Posted by: Chris Gudmann | Jul 15, 2012 1:53:12 AM
Beethoven's 9th is always uplifting but what really made this was the photography. The candidness of it caught what people actually felt. More of this rather than in a concert hall would be great and present the better side of humanity.
Posted by: Peter Hall | Jul 15, 2012 3:56:06 AM
how wonderful
I got those goose pimples listening
Posted by: evie | Jul 22, 2012 12:38:51 PM
beautiful music! and it is so much fun to see the joy on the faces of adults and children who are given a wonderful musical surprise!
Posted by: Colleen | Jul 27, 2012 9:22:41 AM
Oh.! so many posts for this video.! It seems to be popular...I have seen it on Thehairpin.! it's so awesome.!
Posted by: flash mob | Aug 1, 2012 6:20:57 AM
I cried too!!
Posted by: JC | Aug 2, 2012 12:09:15 PM
It is the combination of a joyful sound and the surprised enlightened faces of the listening people that makes it so touching for me.
Thank you so much!!
Posted by: Ingrid | Aug 12, 2012 5:36:41 PM
This is crazy. Music is the universal language.
Posted by: Moonanum | Nov 23, 2012 8:17:04 PM
Do I have too?
Posted by: Moonanum | Nov 23, 2012 8:19:19 PM
I keep going back to it; I cry yet again!
I don't care if it is an ad; I don't care if it is faked; it makes my day every time I play it
The music; the joy (especially on the kids' faces); the spectacularity - if there is such a word - fill my heart with gladness and peace.
Well done!
Posted by: Bob S Australia | Dec 6, 2012 6:36:12 PM
It doesn't matter if this was flash mob style. Any setting that brings glorious music like this to people who might otherwise never hear it as well as classical music lovers..works. Truly beautiful to watch as well as listen to. Thank you very much for posting!
Posted by: Nancy | Dec 10, 2012 10:02:59 PM
Ode to Joy says it all. I must have played it 50 times and each I come away refreshed in mind and spirit. Thanks Sabadell and Ludwig
Posted by: Jerry | Feb 8, 2013 1:50:21 PM
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