a lot of fun - but ultimately disappointing.. his rushed bluesoid fills ultimately ruin his chord structures, sadly… I don’t think he was comfortable being taken seriously, which is why Derek and Clive Live have a somewhat greater staying power, but that was decades ago - and those of us now left behind can scarcely imagine what Dudley had to endure with what ended his life in such a sad way
Was Dudley a Brilliant or just highly gifted pianist. There are many terrific pianists, who can waffle about with a well known tune, dip into the classical repertoire and display great talent, and then there are those who sit down and “amaze” fellow travellers, in one of the great train stations. The average traveller is easily impressed. “Dud” was undoubtedly highly gifted, but we never found out whether he was among the greats, because he didn’t live to show his full potential. He was one of those fortunate people,who turn up from time to time, who can turn their hand to several related careers, ie, music, acting and comedy, and for me, his comedy collaboration with Peter Cooke was his crowning glory. That stands the test of time…..
Nobody, not even the most gifted, gets to show their full potential. You seem to be suggesting that Dudley Moore was a superficially impressive dilettante. He wasn't.
@@nicholasgerrish6022 Schoenberg once remarked of one of his contemporaries, the Vienna-based composer, Franz Schmidt, that he "had too much talent". (Schmidt was a virtuoso cellist, pianist and organist, and a proficient conductor, who had memorised more or less the entire extant classical repertoire, as well as being an acclaimed composer and academic.) You seem to be saying something similar about Dudley, and you are quite possibly right!
Thank you for posting this video! Helen Savarese is my dearly departed grandmother. I was so young when this first aired on tv. I can still remember my first thoughts were, “Why isn’t Nanny saying hello to me?” I was 7. She was a proud, intelligent, and very intellectual woman till the very end. My grandparents offered to pay for college and though she would never sway me from any profession, she made a case of why I should shy away from nursing. She had seen a lot in her days in the medical field, much of which was spent at Pilgrim State. I think it caused her such grief to see many of these people abandoned in an already overcrowded psychiatric hospital. There was only so much love one person could give and she did her best to hire other like minded individuals as well. I simply could not fathom what it was like for her or anyone else or worked or lived there. There was light that came from that dark place though. She met my grandfather there and they remained married for 50 years until his passing in 2002. My nanny passed away in 2011 loved and missed by all 💕
guy is proving that classical music is not worth the tax subsidy. 120,000. piano no hall 15000000. no. people dressed up. no. pop music yes pays for it's self. shhit can opera, ballet. and classical music. let it support itself for 100 years. then ask a random person what's ballet? if he answers the hippos in tutus. there you arè.
