John Williams - ET: Adventures on Earth - Stéphane Denève | Made in America

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Stéphane Denève - conductor

John Williams - ET: Adventures on Earth

Recorded live on 27 January 2022 at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

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[brucekuehn]

Such propulsive energy! John Towner Williams turned 90 yrs old this week. We are lucky to have shared Earth with him this long - a true musical giant!

[BlankPageProductions]

This has to be the greatest performance of Adventures On Earth i have heard / seen on YouTube. Bravo ! And those horns @ 10:33... pure magic !

[gabrelconner]

One of the greatest pieces of music ever written.

[benjaminniemczyk]

Denève is the perfect conductor and Concertgebouworkest the perfect ensemble for this piece. He captures the magic of the E.T. score and effortlessly brings me back to the moment I saw the film in the theatre. Bravi to all involved.

[douglaskelly]

Flawless! Julie Moulin reliving her childhood as she turns back to gaze at the horn section 10:33.

[marcelouz]

BRAVISSIMO! John williams is a genius of our time, his music is totally captivating, in every melody and musical frases, every harmony, and the use of the orchestration is really extraordinary, he has left his true and his own mark in all musical films and sound tracks, fortunately he has been recognized in his life time, we would like that he lives for ever, at least his music will do.

[shin-i-chikozima]

This music invigorates the human spirit

[jella_]

I will be playing this piece in this exact place in a few months🥺 I’m so excited!

[JoseLuis-nvnl]

Super super super super super super super super super super super 🍒🍒 Lisboa Portugal

[nevertheless]

what a performance, what a score!! worth living this life for.

[dharmajanitor]

You can really hear the room in the best way in this video, what a beautiful performance!

[emilyhutjes]

ET Houdt ook van jullie Royal musici. 💖

[feeeshmeister]

I just noticed no one coughed in the entire performance! I thought it was an empty hall until I heard the applause.

[blue-balance]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful recording. Also love the elevated risers for the orchestra. Best view of any orchestra I have ever seen!

[smullyart]

10:33 check out the face of the flute player when those massive horns blow the roof of that hall :p

[geronimo]

Wonderful performance and very well played by one of the best orchestras in the world.

[German-hwqm]

Gracias John Williams, tus obras y composiciónes nos transportan a lugares mágicos...haces que se nos enchine la piel y que sienta la música nuestro ser..😢, gracias.😊

[veronicavasquezbascunan]

... música 🎶 hecha con magia y amor! 🎶😍💯

[buzzer]

Fantastic performance! First rate orchestra!

[Quotenwagnerianer]

Usually I prefer Williams' concert arrangements of his pieces to the original film versions. He knows exactly how to rearrange them to make them the most effective without the pictures. A good example of this is "Asteroid Chase", which is just awesome in the concert version.
But this piece is my singular exception. The original cue "Adventure (no s) on Earth", in its 15 minute formis simply better structured. He should have left it as is and never made a shortened concert version of it.