Royal Albert Hall: ENNIO MORRICONE 75th BIRTHDAY CONCERT {Part 1}

• published: 10 Nov 2014
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RECORDED on Nov 10, 2003 +++PLEASE VIEW INSTEAD the 'Repaired' version @ https://youtu.be/oFNk3g67wP8 ::::SORRY about the ads! ~ Because I used a snippet of the soundtrack recording of 'Once Upon A Time In America' over the Intro ...the "Owners" have monetized this page. I don't get a penny. The opening caption says: 'All rights waived'. I had hoped Believe Music would have gifted its use, as Their birthday gift to The Maestro. Alas, no! …I do believe it was the anarchist Proudhon who said: "PROPERTY IS THEFT!":::: GOODNESS! ~ 51,470 Views at last looking, and in exactly a calendar year. (IF ONLY my Speakers' Corner's videos could get even a FRACTION of That, on my channels "iSpeak" [alas, not original] and "TheSundayShout" :-( They all 'borrow' [steal] snippets of Morricone…) +++THIS VIDEO WILL BE COMING DOWN +++THANK YOU THOSE WHO COMMENTED… +++you are invited to repost them @ https://youtu.be/oFNk3g67wP8 Part 2 is uploaded too on The Maestro's 87th birthday, but as a 'Work-In-Progress': https://youtu.be/w3gftXEL0EU AT LAST! ~ FINALMENTE! ...This video, among ENNIO MORRICONE buffs, has almost become the stuff of legend. (I heartily apologise for taking so long to get it online). 'Legend' was maybe appropriate given its subject-matter, a world-famous Composer of extraordinary technique, inventiveness and prodigiousness. (Big words seem better, given the posh, prissy venue …as the Viewer/Listener hears in the 'warm-up'). I LEFT TITLES OFF the video because I wanted people to experience and enjoy this purely as Music ~ and not have them thinking of gunfights! But here in the Description is the much-requested... TRACK LISTING -_- 4:08 ~from Brian De Palma's 'THE UNTOUCHABLES': Main Title, "The Strength of the Righteous" 6:23 ~from Sergio Leone's 'ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA': "Deborah's Theme" 10:08 "Poverty" 11.42 "Once Upon A Time In America" 13:43 ~from Giuseppe's Tornatore's 'THE LEGEND OF 1900': "La Leggenda del Pianista sull' Oceano" 21:15 ~from Giuseppe Tornatore's 'CINEMA PARADISO': "Nuovo Cinema Paradiso" ==== Interval ==== 24:39 ~from Ricky Tognazzi's 'CANONE INVERSO': "Canone Inverso Suite" ==== Interval ==== 40:19 ~from Mikhail Kalatozov's 'THE RED TENT': "The Red Tent (End Titles)" 43:21 "Others Who Will Follow Us" 46:22 "Love Theme from The Red Tent" ==== Interval ==== 49:43 ~from Sergio Leone's 'THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY': Main Title, "Il Buono ['good'], Il Brutto ['ugly'}, Il Cattivo {'bad']" 52:27 ~from Sergio Leone's 'ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST': "Jill's Theme" 55:35 ~from Sergio Leone's UK-titled 'A FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE': Main Title, "Giù La Testa"  IT WAS WONDERFUL that, on his 75th birthday, the "grande maestro" as Quincy Jones calls Ennio; I call him Ennio Amadeus Morricone ~ he would be coming to London's Albert Hall, one of the world's premier venues for the performing arts ~ to present a 'Concerto' {{in English, 'Concert'}} of some of his known, well-loved and a tiny few of His lesser-known 'pezzi' or pieces. My brother GORDON said, "Get two of the best seats, and I'll come down." And he brought down from Glasgow his little Panasonic camcorder, an NV-GS5. I did the 'establishing shot', and Gordon shot (superbly) ALL of Part 1, as shown here. I gave him discreet gestural direction. DURING THE INTERVAL, though, one or more of the emblazored flunkies walkie-talkied-on-down the heavy 'security' geezer: NO VIDEOING!! What a shame! NOW, the Quality of this film I made …is not technically 'top-notch' ~ this was the days before HD, let alone 4K, and it's not 16:9. YouTube was a twinkle in its Fathers' eyes. B A C K in Twenty--o-Three, not many people were sneaking camcorders into concerts. A graduate of the next-door Royal College of Art, I can honestly say: I did My best. (My brother commented, "Only the best for the best"). He is GORDON CARROLL, proprietor of The Glasgow Stamp Shop ~ and WE are happy to share this THRILLING Concerto with Whomsoever {{Italian.: 'CHI MAI'}} YOU WILL SEE The Beauty of a Great Master conducting his OWN Music …every note of which, HE has written. So refreshing, so contrasted too …with those 'Celebrity Conductors' [of Others' music] who p u ) ) faces and flail arms! MORRICONE has said, "People who come for my 'gestures'… should stay outside." It's been such a long time coming! But here it is, uploaded on Maestro Morricone's 86th Birthday... Given that it was me who began the audience on the unforgettable evening singing 'Happy Birthday to You' [alas, not recorded] ~ well, somebody had to start it, and yes, it was ME. I remember vividly calling-out with cupped hands, in Italian; "BUON COMPLEANNO!!" …and the beautiful virtuoso pianist Gilda Butta' s~l~o~w~l~y turned to look directly at me. NOW here I AM, typing "Buon compleanno, grande maestro!" Ennio Morricone? GENIO Morricone! HUGH 'HUE' CARROLL Master of Arts of the Royal College of Art