Orange Blossom Special like you never imagined! Mark O'Connor & the Boston Pops

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10 жыл бұрын

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Phenomenal Violinist and World-Class Fiddler Mark O'Connor performs with The Boston Pops Orchestra!
Conducted by: John Williams
"The Orange Blossom Special"
The Orange Blossom Special arranged by Mark O'Connor. The arr includes musical excerpts from: "Bonanza," "Meet the Flintstones," "Partita in E" (J.S. Bach) and "Nutcracker Suite" (P.I. Tchaikovsky). Produced by: WGBH/Boston, 1992.
"Mr. O'Connor, I want you to know that my grandfather, Ervin T. Rouse, wrote the Orange Blossom Special. And of all the people my family has heard, play that song......you are the best. Thank you for doing an awesome job on this song." -Desire' Meyers
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@janetking2035 8 ай бұрын

On May 10th in 1984 the Oklahoma State Legislation sent my 79 yr. old daddy an official letter, requesting him to come & play his fiddle (not violin) for them. They were wanting to choose an instrument to be our State Instrument for Oklahoma. He stood before them all & played THIS song. SOLO!!! No orchestra, no accompaniment, just him & his fiddle. He raised the roof!! My daddy was self taught, could NOT read a note of music. For 67 yrs. he played ONLY by ear!! Needless to say.... The "fiddle" to this day, is Our State instrument!! Thank you daddy & thank you Oklahoma!!

@deloysterns 3 жыл бұрын

I would say this was one of best moments ever on Evening at Pops during its historic run on PBS

@infinitelyprolonged4402 4 жыл бұрын

i've heard countless versions of 'orange blossom special'. this one is something else.. the orchid in a sea of buttercups.

@stevenhearrell1564 3 жыл бұрын

Mark is unbelievable. He is a great inspiration to me.

@thelakeman5207 6 жыл бұрын

Never heard anyone play fiddle like that !!!!!!!!!! I'm surprised it didn't burst into flames !!!! Mark, YOU ARE AMAZIN' !

@MR.HandyANDY 2 жыл бұрын

That was awesome playing and an awesome arrangement as well. Thanks for sharing.

@mksourire1395 4 жыл бұрын

Marc O'cconer & John Williams! Two masters of musical talent!

@bobwarren3898 8 жыл бұрын

This performance is one of the very few I have ever heard where the fiddler actually plays the melody as it is written and even hits all the notes! Mark O'Connor is a masterful player and does an excellent job with this song.

@chrisgorgas1929 5 жыл бұрын

Bob Warren Was that a fiddle or violin?

@deansurratt7936 4 жыл бұрын

It depends...if u're playing classical music, it's a violin! If country...it's a fiddle!

@spick1923 3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisgorgas1929 you spill whisky on a fiddle. That's the difference

@josephcebula2983 2 жыл бұрын

@@spick1923 you had better not spill whiskey on a $100,000 violin. Will disolve the varnish off it and likely destroy the sound characteristics. Oh, and tchaikovsky and vivaldi’s ghosts got a kick out of it too. He was a star In Nashville at age 13 where he won the national fiddling championship. Don’t be fooled by terminology. Itzak Perlman and Jascha Heifetz could play a mean fiddle. Too bad that there are no public recordings of them.

@erikm8372 11 ай бұрын

Bob Warren - I’ve seen you leave a similar comment on a couple other fiddlers’ videos. Are you a bot? Lol

@kevincozens6837 7 жыл бұрын

I have heard a lot of people and groups perform Orange Blossom Special but none this version is definitely unique. He even threw in a bit of the themes from Bonanza and The Flinstones. :)

@andrewthacher6395 7 жыл бұрын

This was ASTONISHING. Incredible! Mr. O'Connor, you are a virtuoso. Bravo, a million times!

@bethstuckeymclain5718 3 жыл бұрын

I love this! Awesome performance!!!

@jeannieharmon628 Жыл бұрын

gotta love it, john williams & the boston pops!

@heartofhawaii8232 6 жыл бұрын

woah! absolutely amazing..riveting..and wonderful to hear this JOYful song as it was originally intended to be hear.. along with all the fun & beautiful variations . thank you Mark, for sharing your magic with us.

@shirleystann8645 6 жыл бұрын

This is phenomenal!

@Flipson456 5 жыл бұрын

Mark O'Conner one of my favorite fiddlers.

@marcelwillieniles3816 4 жыл бұрын

Simply a master at work...WOW! WOW! And hes just as good on guitar...

@srgbuffalobuffalony7112 8 жыл бұрын

Oh My Goodness!! How incredibly original and unexpected! Thank you! I love this!

@bcpilot 9 жыл бұрын

Mark, every time I listen to your music you bring joy into my day! This piece is absolutely joyous!! Thank you SO much for bringing your wonderful skills and music into our lives!

@TheLouise24 10 жыл бұрын

I love old trains and have had the opportunity to ride some great ones in western North Carolina over the past decade or so. This song is a wonderful tribute to the sounds of these old trains. Great performance.

@WildPhotoShooter 8 ай бұрын

Phew!!!! I'm knackered after watching this.

@pmchamlee 3 жыл бұрын

Took away my breath! What a 'fiddler!' 🤠

@rochellewarren6219 Жыл бұрын

💜💥He fiddled-faddled that 🎻 Awesome ♡

@Streamwalker1000 4 жыл бұрын

Stunning !!

@Jinka1950 9 жыл бұрын

Mr. O'Connor... you should be proud! Sure you are.....How wonderful. Went to a performance last night. They finished with this.. the audience was on their feet...

@franzpink2403 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing Mark!!!!!!!!!!!

@erikm8372 11 ай бұрын

Pretty amazing to have John Williams as conductor too..

@gmurphy10 9 жыл бұрын

Mr O'Conner, At 48 yrs old I just heard the best version of The Orange Blossom Special ever. Thank you very much for sharing this great work with us all.

@fingersmccracken4235 7 жыл бұрын

serious good time, love it👍

@scopex2749 Жыл бұрын

I expect that bow was liquid cooled! INCREDIBLE poor fiddle was smokin at the end!

@mattjohnston7686 8 жыл бұрын

I love a good Train Song, and this is my number one favorite next to the Wabash Cannon ball.

@JacobHINDI 7 жыл бұрын

That's simply amazing, marvelous playing. I love to watch Mark - he might not draw the bow ( in classical style) but wow feel he's actually so far ahead of the game!!! with what he can make the fiddle do!

@erikm8372 11 ай бұрын

He’s what’s called a “classical Americana fiddler” or an “Americana traditional violinist”

@014bhap 10 жыл бұрын

Saw this when it first aired on PBS. Went out and bought all his records.

@passiton3801 6 жыл бұрын

Speechless..............

@AdairTorres 6 жыл бұрын

It Takes my breath away

@Sibirjachka1 10 жыл бұрын

Hello !!!!! Happy New Year,Mark !!!!!Thank you very much for wonderful music and performance!!!! Respect !!!!

@user-ms3lz5qd9k 6 жыл бұрын

the fiddle played right reaches deep.

@BethyKable 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic job especially for the full version. Most people are only used to the short version !

@cooksquid 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome !!!

@EnlightenedTurtle Жыл бұрын

I am sure I seen smoke coming from those strings lol, what an awesome medley.

@joncash3459 6 жыл бұрын

amazing great wonderful

@jamezllwyd7561 3 жыл бұрын

I heard the cosmic pulse of Bach!

@christianapologist518 7 жыл бұрын

met the Rouse brothers at Zeke Clements office 1968 they played and were very good and very nice,

@ginagilchrist4367 4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't want to be on that train!

@JoyceLittleWhiteDovePacificolv 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you this is Great

@cinematik9726 Жыл бұрын

So cool to see you collaborate with JW!

@miarose4581 7 жыл бұрын

brilliant 💘

@pharmocist13 8 жыл бұрын

WOW, I MET MARK, BELA, SAM AND THE ONE AND ONLY JERRY DOUGLAS 35 YEARS AGO ! THEY WENT TO DIFFERENT FESTIVALS AND DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IF THEY WOULD MAKE ENOUGH FOR THEIR GASOLINE EXPENSE.. I am so glad for their successes. (Sorry , didn't know I had caps on.)

@BeverleyPriceJewellery 8 жыл бұрын

Phenominal

@RaysDad 6 жыл бұрын

Nice train sounds.

@chasptrs.4922 7 жыл бұрын

8.7.17 .. That was "crazy" .. I'll never be able to move my fingers half the speed just scratching my head, without having to play a tune. I have heard others, all excellent, because I can't play the darn thing.

@stephens2553 3 жыл бұрын

INSANE...WOWWWW

@jaantorv4991 4 жыл бұрын

Insane!

@markoconnor 10 жыл бұрын

Orange Blossom Special like you never imagined! Mark O'Connor & the Boston Pops Celebration Saturday - Feelin' It!

@MrTomanderson76 10 жыл бұрын

What I find fasinating is here is a conservative audience probably used to listening to strict classical music giving him a standing ovation at the end!!!

@Fillerspace 5 жыл бұрын

Bravo! That’s all

@gregthiel8650 2 жыл бұрын

What a performance! Check out his appearance at Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis.

@JustFiddler 8 жыл бұрын

you are so jenius!

@birdbyod9372 4 жыл бұрын

Awsome ty

@raymondcomeau8780 Жыл бұрын

That's a MUSICIAN!

@fiddlefolk 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahaha.......... I bet Ervin T Rouse and Chubby Wise could never imagine their music being played by the Boston Pops..... The genius of Mark O’Connor. I was 13 yrs old and scratching up Mark’s Soppin the gravy album. I’d go to contests and hear other fiddlers playing his arrangements note for note. Bart Trotter could play Mark’s Tennessee Wagoner note for note. That impressed me greatly. I never got to see mark play in a contest and that was as close to seeing how he did it as I got. Bart played a super hot, I don’t love nobody in C where others played it in A. The year was 1984, I was playing a contest in Muleshoe, Tx.... when we got news that Ricky Turpin, one of our great local fiddlers had finished 2nd at Weiser. Give you one guess who finished #1....... the unbeatable... Mark O’ Connor! I got to help judge the older division at the muleshoe contest......Weldon Turpin (Ricky’s dad), Bartow Riley were some of the greats that played that day.....

@anadefatimamatias2515 4 жыл бұрын

Maravilhoso 👏👏👏👏🇺🇸🇧🇷😘

@Herzeleydt_Diesentrueb Жыл бұрын

The guy is sure a very sophisticated violinist - yet - is he a good fiddler ? 42

@barnacleify 9 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, amazing, brilliant, Mark you must have some Irish blood in there somewhere, you have an Irish head! Best wishes from Dublin.

@FunkyMarcel 9 жыл бұрын

Barnacle9 O'Connor--irish blood...nah

@merlynschutterle7242 7 жыл бұрын

Excuse me while I catch my breath. And he plays guitar as well.

@djkenny51 6 жыл бұрын

He earned Teen National champ status on the Mandolin as well, twice, I think

@jorgevanegas3170 Жыл бұрын

Excelent

@MrZanyzoo 7 жыл бұрын

I'll never escape the collateral meme damage Silvagunner has implemented into my mind

@paperprincess1050 3 жыл бұрын

Wow

@josorr 6 жыл бұрын

WOW

@virgilschmoe9435 10 жыл бұрын

A Modern Mozart he will be studied for,many moons to come, ranks with Chubby & Vassar

@jacobsgranddaughter 4 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️

@johnconlin6206 5 жыл бұрын

Wow!!! About as good as it gets

@pharmocist13 8 жыл бұрын

You just gotta Love it , to get to where Mark has gotten. It is like his Fiddle is an extension of his hand....Nobody better or even close...

@walt123able 2 жыл бұрын

HOW ABOUT "DOUG KERSHAW' ??????

@tizionid5402 4 жыл бұрын

Più buttato sul jazz, very technical O'Connor

@24lancelot85 6 жыл бұрын

Like I heard Michael Martin Murphy once say, "Country meets Culture!"

@TEQTONYK 9 жыл бұрын

Honestly, perfect.

@rickwinkler2711 4 жыл бұрын

Day-um!

@gogopie64 3 жыл бұрын

You're one bad mamma jamma!

@royhoco5748 6 жыл бұрын

the title runs true

@birdsadventuresinwoodandmusic 7 жыл бұрын

Dang!

@ranjitbaruah7981 7 жыл бұрын

Yes! The best one "Orange blossom..." ever heard.

@charlescrowell4981 4 жыл бұрын

Yaba daba do!

@markoconnor 10 жыл бұрын

"Mr. O'Connor, I want you to know that my grandfather, Ervin T. Rouse, wrote the Orange Blossom Special. And of all the people my family has heard, play that song......you are the best. Thank you for doing an awesome job on this song." -Desire' Meyers Orange Blossom Special like you never imagined! Mark O'Connor & the Boston Pops

@appletonp 10 жыл бұрын

Best I've ever heard, always enjoy the ponderosa insert.

@thelosttimemachine 9 жыл бұрын

Mark O'Connor Where can I purchase the sheet music for this variation?! I would love to learn it! -Elle

@thelosttimemachine 9 жыл бұрын

Mark O'Connor Where can I purchase the sheet music for this variation?! I would love to learn it! -Elle

@deniseglasson5699 7 жыл бұрын

Mark O'Connor l No Yes

@horizontalview 6 жыл бұрын

So did he really retire down by everglades city I won't mention the old town or the road it is on or the bar as it no longer remains. Heard he lived off the royalties and supported the entire town either way cool to imagine him just playing in the swamp for his friends

@CellocasterPaul 6 жыл бұрын

Dude! You ROCK!!! Met you at the Wheeler in Aspen back in around '94 or '95, showed you my invention, the Cellocaster... you picked it up, put it under your chin and said, "boy, this is heavy..." You Sir, ARE CORRECT! But I haven't given up! I have plans to redesign it in a shorter scale, and lighter, hollow-body design. I will keep you posted. Thanks for the inspiration!

@bethstuckeymclain5718 9 ай бұрын

Just had to comment again- if I played the violin/fiddle (which I don’t), I wouldn’t be able to play the wrong notes that fast, let alone the right ones lol 😂🤩

@tammie1078 5 жыл бұрын

Is this the same song on Music Of The Heart where that fiddle scene came on, I was looking for that song, if its it, I can't hear the violins like I do in that movie, I can't tell if it's the same song.

@randallpalmer573 6 жыл бұрын

He aint purty but he shore can saw that thang. All kidding aside O,connor is one of the greats.

@1boyroy 3 жыл бұрын

Don't get no better than that!

@snookerjam 5 жыл бұрын

Wow omg haha, fantastic. Amazing how fast is this possible to play?

@brianrusseth2700 5 жыл бұрын

By udz m....

@Buckaroo543 4 жыл бұрын

Want to see an outstanding version of this song....look for Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, you won't be disappointed. Oh, and they don't incorporate other songs with their version.

@katherineg9396 4 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@pegcage 9 жыл бұрын

I have never heard a bad version of OBS, because I would never listen to an amateur play it. I have heard some great versions and would not want to rate them. Each player has his unique style.

@seabulls69 5 жыл бұрын

Aw, ya oughta try listenin' to an amateur now and then. Ya might be missin' out. This 14 YO kid's not too shabby.... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m6lxecmJxNzFj30.html