I like how you take criticism (deserved or not) with a smile on your face, and take the time to explain your position. Very classy.

Wow your words are almost as expressive as your eyebrows! Amazing video!

Not enough people know about this channel and they should. I really hope that more people can find your channel, because you give so much quality in these videos, and I always love to see new content from you come into my feed.

Should've been called the "Riot of spring"

I like this. I like this a lot.

No worries... you are doing marvels with your channel. What we know is that the Rite created an impact then just as it does now... of course, that's exactly what Diagliev was looking for. I love your channel, the videos, and you have great speaking voice. Bravo, Sir !!

Love these small videos addressing comments and I love the mood and energy you bring in these videos. Can't wait for the Symphonie Fantastique video! It's such a conundrum why this channel hasn't gotten the attention it deserves considering the rise of classical appreciation brought on by channels like TwoSet and musicians like Ray Chen and the like.

He looks so happy in these videos I love it

Excellent video. It's fun learning more about the stories, and legends surrounding various works.

I can't wait for those animations to be back again.......

I like very much this chord -Igor Stravinsky, 1960s

I'm mean, the dancing is a riot of its own (Great video btw)

jesus this channel is amazing. thank you for the content, music daddy

This guy is so handsome 😍😍😍 so charismatic

On a sidenote: I think it would be great if you could provide references or source material in your music analysis videos, thus, those who are interested in getting deeper into the analysis know where to go (I'm the same guy who had asked the references for also sprach zarathustra). Besides, providing references helps building confidence (don't get me wrong, I trust you, but such a thing helps a lot to your credibility). Love your channel!

Thanks for the elaboration, Ben. Btw can you do Puccini's Turandot/Nessun Dorma sometime in the future, please? 🥺

Your videos are educational but I think you're fundamentally an artist, not a scholar. Please keep making delightful videos however you want, according to your own interpretation of things. Don't fret over "historical accuracy" too much. P.S. Your animation is truly amazing. You can take it as a real compliment, coming from a Japanese person. :D

So another wonderful story bites the dust! I‘ve read/heard these disclaimers before, so no real surprise. Still, I think I‘ll go on relating it, but add a disclaimer at the end that it‘s probably not true. It‘s just too good! People can nevertheless be passionate about their music! I remember the premiere of Patrice Chereau‘s production of the Ring cycle at Bayreuth (1976). The opening of the Festspiele is on the main German news every year, and that year there were reporters with cameras and sound recording outside the theatre. The noise of bravos and boos was overwhelming, even on the outside. One young man reported (on camera) that he had been standing and yelling „Bravo!“ and the woman next to him had been hitting him with her umbrella and shouting „Stop that! Stop that! Stop that!“ But perhaps he embellished as well. In any case, Bayreuth audiences are always EXTREMELY vociferous in expressing both their approval and disapproval. One tenor I heard singing Siegfried one year called them „cruel“. Yes, he got booed; yes, I thought he was pretty awful, but I don’t boo people, no matter how awful I think they are. There are plenty of people who think otherwise.

Lol this feels like a CGP Grey video. We once again have to wander dangerously close to “What is True?” and “How do we know anything is true?”

The Astor Place Riot lends credibility to the idea that people would be willing to riot about performances, particularly if the conflict was itself perhaps fuelled by or an outlet for class-tensions. To give context, the Astor Place Riot happened in America in 1849. Dozens were killed in clashes. An interesting effect was that the event contributed to or sparked the popular perception of Shakespeare’s plays as ‘highbrow’.

Was just listening to it, lol

Hey there, just out of curiosity would you ever do a video on Jacques Offenbach? I know he’s more associated with Operettas/musicals, but I’ve always loved his compositions for plays like Orphee Aux Enfers or, my personal favorite, Le Voyage Dans La Lune. Anyways I’d love to see a video on one of those plays, or maybe Les Contes D’Hoffmann which is his only opera, but loved the video and keep up the great work as always :)

Really great video 👍

The anecdote about rachmaninov an why-how he wrote the awesome romantic piano concerto nro2 is something that is not on cartoon on the net :)

Please tell me that Saint-Saens's epic "bassoon/baboon" joke really DID happen.

Great video there! Loved how you explored the vagueness of historical accounts. Speaking of which, I remember reading somewhere that one of the factors leading to the uproar was a deliberate attempt to sabotage the performance of a Russian composer. Allegedly, there were some anti-Russia sentiments floating in Europe, which was a reason for people to try and mess up the performance. Just leaving this here for more qualified people to discuss about this.

You should review a symphonic poem

Clapping back at the comments section. Talk that talk player. Let 'em know.

Comment to feed the algorythm

No mention of Fantasia?

First again!

Can you please enable automatic subtitles for your next videos? They're very interesting but you have quite a strong accent so I don't understand 100% of what you're saying.

The anecdote about rachmaninov an why-how he wrote the awesome romantic piano concerto nro2 is something that is not on cartoon on the net :)