Kieth Emerson will always remain in my heart a true Maestro of contemporary music. I saw all the ELP tours and I was a fan boy ever since day one on listening to that first album.May he and Greg rest in peace....there music will forever live on...!!!!!
I am so sorry to hear the sorrowful news that my idol keyboardist passed away between last night and today. There is a, "Rolling Stone" statement of it as well as on Facebook. I pray that our Lord in Heaven takes Keith into His Kingdom and keep him from all harm and let him continue his music eternally !!!!!!!!
+Jeff Silver He signed many autographs that evening. There were lots young guys in their twenties they had the old ELP Lp to make them signed. I remenber that even a gentleman had come from Rome for having signed Keith autobiographical book. I asked him to sign the cd ELP IN CONCERT and the signature that you see in my channel's logo is just that. I thanked him of the music that he has given us and I asked him to shake his hand. He promptly and politely shooked his right hand with me, just six months ago. I was so happy a dream came true, I had met my idol. What sadness now. He has loved music more than his life. It wil be very difficult listening to Keith’s music from now on without thinking to his tragic end.
+keith moon Please don't feel sad when you listen to Keith's music. He was always a dynamic man, always doing exciting things like going fast on motorbikes or jet-skis or flying his airplane etc etc, so we're just lucky he didn't accidentally kill himself 40 years ago! There's a funny interview from 2002 when THE NICE did a tour, They describe an incident playing Rondo, where Keith vaults the organ and falls into the Opera-pit and the doorman won't open the door to let him back on stage. THAT could easily kill you. Remember frank Zappa got pushed and broke his leg (leaving it "shorter than the other one" like the song). I think maybe he was impulsive at the end but remember too that he'd battled pain a LONG time too and i KNOW that ain't fun. Well, Long goodbyes weren't his thing but he lived his life as well as anyone could, i reckon, and his music will always make me feel good and i hope it does for you also. LuvS
@@tarkus28 I had the extreme high honor of very briefly meeting Maestro Emerson back in May of 1988. He was touring with Carl Palmer and Robert Berry when they were known together as "3". Got his autograph and told him I really loved his music. ( Bet he never heard that before ! LOL ) He thanked me and then went inside the venue to get ready for the concert. I still have the ticket stub and the autograph, which over the years has faded somewhat but it is my most prized possession ! If there was ever a fire in my house it would be the first thing I grabbed on my way out the door. RIP "Fingers", and thanks again !
I believe this is the only recording of Keith playing Tarkus solo, on an acoustic grand. That alone makes this an important musical history document. I had hoped Keith would have put many of his great pieces to acoustic piano. To me, his loss, so tragic and unnecessary, hurts like no other.
I don't know. He played on piano most of Tarkus with Greg Lake in 2010 during their tour that they had to interrupted for Keith's arm problems. Maybe somelse had filmeld that show. He miss us
I have a broadcast recording from around 2002 of Keith playing Eruption and Stones of Years on the piano with the John Dankworth Orchestra. Not sure whether it was an acoustic grand but certainly sounded like one.
"All right, I've got a bus to catch" - humble and amusing exit line. What a privilege it was to share the Earth with Keith Emerson. I hope he knows the outpouring of love and respect that have ensued his passing. His like shall never pass this way again.
Bless you, Keith, and thank you so much for sharing this great video. I've been watching Keith's videos every day since I learned of his passing - and I'm delighted to find one I hadn't seen before.
WeAreAllOne ExceptForThatGuy Although Keith has obvious difficulties playing with his right hand, he still performs complicated pieces.. There are other videos you can see in my channel
+keith moon Hi, Keith, I've subscribed to your channel - what a treasure trove of great music! I was wondering, is your name in homage to Keith Moon, drummer extraordinaire? Like Keith Emerson, Keith Moon was one of a kind, an extraordinary musician and showman. I love to imagine the jam sessions in Heaven - I'm looking forward to join in when I get there!
Yes... I have watching videos and listening audios and you can recall since the 1994 hiatus, Keith had good and bad shapes and an awful falldown in 2009 just before the ELP one-concert reunion in 2010. Poor Keith
Chi critica tanto il grande Keith, qui già operato ad entrambe le mani al tunnel carpale (quando quell’operazione era chirurgica ed invasiva) prima di sputare sentenze provi a suonare almeno il 5% di quello che Keith ha suonato in questo concerto. Poi, forse, potrà parlare.
grazie, enormemente, sto co na fitta al cuore, du lacrimoni e un sorriso ebete, anche x me emerson è stato un eroe della libertà in azione, e sia un feticcio un pacioccone uno con cui non ebbi coraggio di bere una birra a verona nel 92 o 93 non ricordo perché ci fu anche la data romana al palaghiaccio del black moon, entrambe serate con il crollo del pianale del mixer, na cifra di improvvisazione unplugged prrima di riprendere i concerti, loro lisci goliardici e professionali, no coraggio perché stava x i fatti suoi, ma cavolo che ripensamento
cazzo sul tubo so' usciti diversi video di eccellente qualità rispetto alle copie in videocassetta anche dei Nice, io amo i Nice quanto e per alcuni aspetti blues e improvvisazione più degli ELP, niente volevo dire sono felicissimo, sarà banale ma sto a rota, a ruota, in fissa...... ciao!
Emerson w out nerve damage on another level...his creative counterpoint and 20th century classical understandings ...much more sophisticated...other two were excellent...but Keith in his prime was a beast! Banks was a beautiful composer...
Dalle immagini si intravede già la sua mano destra parzialmente bloccata dalla malattia. Penso che non ci sia cosa peggiore per un musicista, subìre una cosa del genere. Sto male e soffro solo al pensiero. Ci manchi maestro... ma tantissimo!
Nonostante tutto quella sera lo avevo visto in forma e alla fine dello spettacolo in tantissimi lo aspettammo per un autografo così come poter stringergli la mano. Seppi dal suo agente per l'Europa, Corrado Canonici, che era rimasto molto contento della serata e che pensava di ritornare (magari per fare un spettacolo come quello di luglio a Londra con un'orchestra ). Che tristezza poi... . Questo video è stato postato su facebook.com/officialkeithemerson/ dalla sua compagna Mari Kawaguchi.
Devo ammettere che la notizia mi ha sconvolto non poco. Da bambino (potrei avere avuto 10 anni) mi piaceva utilizzare il giradischi di papa';. Tra i tanti dischi, preferivo quello che io stesso soprannominavo "il disco strano". (ero piccolo e so che perdonerete l'ingenuita'; di un bimbo). Quel disco "strano" era Trilogy degli ELP. :-) Sapere che Keith non c'e'; piu'; (e aver saputo il come e il perche') mi lascia sbigottito. Suonicchio anche io qualche strumento musicale e posso solo immaginare cosa possa essere passato per la testa a Keith. Non poter fare quello che ti appassiona perche' "l'hardware" si sta rompendo... e' solamente devastante. Diceva sempre: “Io non sono una rockstar, non lo sono mai stato. Tutto quello che voglio è suonare”... come lo capisco!
Anch'io come te a 14 anni un mio amico più grande mi prestò il vinile di Pictures at an Exhibition. Uno shock! La scoperta di una galassia, Da allora imparai a conoscere ed amare la musica e quella di ELP. Anch'io strimpello e avrei voluto studiare musica ma non mi è stato possibile, una cosa che rimpiango. Keith amava definirsi un compositore ma era uno anche uno straordinario esecutore (non riesco ad immaginare come faceva a tenere a mente tutte quelle note durante gli spettacoli). Secondo me la morte di David Bowie qualche giorno prima che egli conosceva, deve aver aumentato la sua disperazione.
Watch Keith's right hand. You can tell he is losing ability because his ring and pinky fingers curl. Watch earlier performances when his right hand used all fingers equally well. This is so sad for me to watch as growing up Keith and ELP were big musical inspirations to me.
+Nancy S72 Hi. I can't speak Spanish. Are you saying that Keith was having to use his left hand to play parts he'd usually use his right hand? I noticed that once or twice in some concert footage about 1993 and onwards. What a hero! He still sounded great.
many people are able to play correct notes. but there is a huge gap between notes and Music. Keith always played Music and it was invariably beautiful. how could anyone care so much about notes? how could he...
Lamento muy profundamente la muerte de mi ídolo desde adolescencia Keith Emerson, un músico que sobrepasa la genialidad, y deploro su sufrimiento por su enfermedad donde más le afectó. Ruego mucho a Dios para que le acoja en su seno. Keith nos hizo vibrar de máxima emoción y virtuosismo y seguirá apasionandonos porque su música excelsa vive en todos nosotros.
None of those that I have asked ever shared that sentiment, its rather in fact the opposite. They all admire Keith greatly for his major contribution to electric keyboards and his compositional efforts and idiosyncratic style.
