A pop song in classical dress

November 26, 2024 10:39 AM

"All I want for Christmas is you", but in the style of 6 classical composers (slyt)
posted by Gyan (12 comments total)

I’m not enough off a classical music expert to recognize the styles, but the fact that there can be such differences is amazing. And the humor with the graphics adds to it.
posted by jvbthegolfer at 10:49 AM on November 26 [1 favorite]

Mariah Carey as Rosetta Stone and I am here for that! :D
posted by mazola at 10:52 AM on November 26

this was so great, I really enjoyed the explanations of why he'd done which bits!
posted by peppercorn at 11:12 AM on November 26

So good! The Rachmaninoff was my favorite. Wish he'd done Chopin and Bach.
posted by dbx at 11:14 AM on November 26

This is pretty clever, and displays a deep knowledge of what makes those composers' styles so distinct.
posted by fortitude25 at 11:21 AM on November 26

Cynically, this is the kind of prompt that AI can spit out in a half-second, so was pleasantly surprised to see it was at least performed live.
posted by Christ, what an asshole at 11:29 AM on November 26

Although it's been done many times, many ways (Hampton String Quartet:What If Mozart Wrote "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas") the explanations of the differences in styles is what made it work.
posted by dannyboybell at 11:45 AM on November 26 [1 favorite]

> Wish he'd done Chopin

*cracks left hand*
posted by lucidium at 11:48 AM on November 26

We all make jokes about this song, but it's honestly the last great original Christmas pop song anyone has bothered to write, or at least the only one that got popular enough to make it into the canon.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 12:36 PM on November 26 [1 favorite]

This is amazing, thanks for bringing it here. The fact that this guy is a professional cellist with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and just happens to "play the piano a bit" blows my mind. What a talent!
posted by fight or flight at 1:10 PM on November 26 [1 favorite]

Now do Schoenberg!
posted by Omon Ra at 1:40 PM on November 26

I don't care what anyone else says about the song DOT, it's one of my absolute favourites for the season.

Classical music is also my jam so thanks for the link Gyan.

It's still November-not-Christmas in this house, so eagerly awaiting December 1 to crack this out.
posted by freethefeet at 1:41 PM on November 26