How to get your day off to a good start

[emmie]

this is wonderful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gww9_S4PNV0

[Eve]

Just lovely :)

[emmie]

this is one of my favourite pieces, and know it well.

[emmie]

jenna, yes it is.

[hc4361]

Although they have superimposed the music on to the footage. That is not them playing on the train.

[parkie]

Can you imagine them doing it on the London Underground?
OI! You can't do that there 'ere. You'll offend the Lady Gaga fans and the Muslims. And wot about 'elf and safety?
Personally speaking I enjoyed it. It's my birthday today and that was really nice and restful. Preparing for a hectic afternoon with the family.

[tonyav]

Happy birthday, parkdale.

[needawin]

Brilliant. I have tears in my eyes.

[parkie]

Thank you tonyav.

[emmie]

hc, well thanks for that, what makes you think they are not.

[jno]

it does give full details in the YouTube notes, em10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gww9_S4PNV0

[jno]

rats, that was supposed to have a link, I'll try again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gww9_S4PNV0

[jno]

grrr, try this, this link should be clickable

http://tinyurl.com/cs3htdw

[hc4361]

em10, there is no background noise at all, which would be impossible on a train full of people.
The acoustics are too good, it is too slick.

[emmie]

i didn't see any youtube notes. That has ruined my day.,

[jno]

em, if you click on the link I finally managed to provide it will take you to the YouTube page. Under the video screen is a description of how the recording was made (you may have to click on "See More" to get the full story). It does not detract from the event.

[emmie]

Published on 3 May 2012 by CPHPHIL

In April 2012 Copenhagen Phil (Sjællands Symfoniorkester) surprised the passengers in the Copenhagen Metro by playing Griegs Peer Gynt. The flash mob was created in collaboration with Radio Klassisk http://radioklassisk.dk/. All music was performed and recorded in the metro.

[emmie]

so you are saying they are not playing? i don't get.

The sound: The Copenhagen Metro is very quiet and the recording you hear is where the train is standing still. That's why the recording you hear is so clean and crisp - and the sound is actually surprisingly good in the Copenhagen metro. We did this deliberately because we feel that a good sound experience is vital when trying to portray the actual experience that day. Further to the main recording, when the train was standing still, the recordings from the cameras was, as far as possible, mixed into the sound.

Quote from the sound technician: I recorded the sound with XY Oktava MK-012 supercardioid microphones close to the soloists and a set of DPA 4060 omnidirectional microphones as overhead for the rest of the orchestra. For some of the closeupshots, the cameramikes (Sennheiser ME 66) was added.

[hc4361]

It was recorded on the metro, when no passengers were on board and the orchestra was properly arranged. They did mix in a bit of live recording.

They were playing in that video, but that is not the soundtrack you hear, it has been properly mixed otherwise you'd get a lot of passenger noise and other background noise.

[emmie]

but they are actually playing.