Rachmaninoff, Vocalise - Live in Brussels - Grégoire Blanc, Thérémin 

So real

Surreal...

this is so mean lol

Check out Katica Illényi's performance of the soprano aria "O Mio Babbino Caro". ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sh4EQFVAE04.html

The only two people on earth today who have mastered it are Grégoire Blanc and Katica Illényi, but I suspect that if the two of them were to meet in a theremin face-off, Katica would be declared the world champion. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Nfh6UuJuU-U.html

Clara Rockmore was one of the pioneers of that instrument

@@hectorpye8913 Really, Clara Rockmore was THE pioneer, along with Lev Theremin himself. Things have moved on, however, and M. Grégoire Blank, with today's technology of Theremin, has, I think, left Ms Rockmore behind......

Let's not forget about Carolina Eyck

Do people just not realise that a human voice is just sound waves and is a frequency, like this isn’t that amazing.

@@Baummann1 That is one of the most idiotic things I've ever read in my life, even from a RU-vidr; do you have any idea how *complex* the human voice is? I don't know why I'm asking because the answer is clearly no.

@@yourgameisstupid You sir are actually the dumb one, even if the human voice is complex, it's still frequency and sound, so it's not THAT amazing if an instrument can replicate that.

@@AntoinePelissier That doesn't even make sense. Next time you feel the need to say something, educate yourself on the topic and actually think about what you're talking about before trying to talk about it. RU-vid may have hundreds of petabytes of storage, but your post is still a waste.

@@yourgameisstupid So if human voice is not a frequency, thus a sound, tell me what is it?

Also how Gregoire changed register from true soprano to mezzo, then alto, even tenor. Extraordinary skill.

Well well well… understandable. Who wouldn’t fell in love with such a handsome musician haha

@@gblanctheremin a very reasonable question, your attractiveness is from "out of this world" 😉

Grégoire Blanc lmao

@@gblanctheremin he's getting out of hand

hyenaballerina, Oh how I’ve waited for this glorious moment

For me, he's already the best in history.

That's my favorite moment in this whole piece! It's such a small thing but it's stunning.

an angel makes angelic music...

Methinks...he might have marfans syndrome...someone was commenting on his extra long fingers in another video

That's because if he moves his feet while playing the theremin the sound will change and he will have to calibrate it again

I agree, there is something princely about him. I wouldn't be surprised if he's descendant of an aristocratic or royal family

He’s French. Suave

My favorite comment on this vid ^^^^^ I'm choking

Russia can create, the kremlin can only destroy.

Je ferai mon possible pour satisfaire la demande, c'est promis ;)

It really matches the timbre quite well, especially in the higher sections.

Oh I’m sorry for your wife haha… Sure, I think all musicians have to endure what you are describing ! There’s always something to be frustrated about when you try to make music whatever the level. At the beginning you hate yourself for not being able to make a nice sound, then it’s about being on pitch, and then about musicality and expression… Keep going ! Don’t give up, playing the theremin is such a wonderful challenge ! And have fun :)

Hi Grégoire, thank you for your reply and words of encouragement! I am looking forward to the challenge of the theremin when it arrives. Lucky for the rest of the house there is an earphone jack :-) Cheers from Oz

@@gblanctheremin how do you learn these? Do they have sheet music for such an instrument?

I hope you are still playing your theremin, Roger! Good luck 😃

Hey! Do you know the name of this instrument?? Or is something totally unknown?

I think he had to go through puberty and then reappear.

Merci ! Je vous tiendrai au courant : c'est à confirmer, mais a priori je donnerai un concert avec le septuor Alba en décembre prochain :)