Hello everyone, welcome to another episode of TwoSet Violin.
And today we have an episode of...
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Get all the imagination rolling, who would've thought of that stuff!
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Smash, just because he's Mozart.
I'll forgive him for anything—everything else.
I'll even Leck mich im Arsch, maybe.
Smash, because Mozart is very kinky.
He would be, actually.
Alright, Haydn.
Joseph Hay—ohh!
He is the Father of the Symphony, you know?
- 108, that's a lot of symphonies, that's a very "productive" man. - Dude, that...
- Like you'll be smashing, like writing... - Can you imagine 108 kids?
I thought smash, but then there's like,
that guy's got too many surprises, I don't like it.
Nah, I'm passing, I'd be like, no, no, no, no,
you stop there.
- Pass. - Can you imagine every time you hear...
- ...you're like, "Oh, it's coming again." - Oh my god.
I would like to smash Debussy, please.
I think I might have to pass on Debussy.
Whoa, did you hear that?
- The storm happening. - Did you hear that?
Debussy angry.
Brett just angered the weather gods, by saying that.
I mean look at the photos, this is why, he does not look happy.
- But it's "to Smash or Pass", not "to Marry or Pass". - That's true.
Agh, I'm so offended.
Oh, smash.
I would not just smash, I would...
And you'll be like, "Ode to Joy!"
Imagine it's to Ode to Joy.
- Oh bro. - You'll be like,
"Do you want to ride the Ode to Joy?"
Yeah, perfect, smash for sure.
Okay, just based off the photos, probably pass, like...
- Bro. - Dude, he looks sus, man.
Okay, so I...the story behind these photos is uh,
apparently he mailed Debussy, just random like, nudes of himself.
Can you imagine if you got DM from Igor Stravinsky,
of his nudes like this?
- And back then, right? - Yeah!
It would like, "Huh?"
- I guess back then without the Internet, that's... - Yeah, you...
You can't really like, leak it.
See, they lived in the day without Internet.
- So there were people who were just being [degenerates]. - (Brett) Yeah.
I would still pass though, like just from his photos.
- Yeah he looks a little bit like... - He looks too like, sleazy, I don't trust him.
Oh, look at him, such a fun guy.
He's hugging a koala too.
Dude, it's Charlie Chaplin.
JFK, wow.
- He's met some amazing, historical people. - Yeah, actually, it's pretty crazy.
- Still pass. - Yeah, pass.
- Pass. - (Eddy) Schumann...
- Oh, pass? Okay. - Yeah, pass.
I feel like, as a violinist, I don't really care for him, like his...
- No, because he never wrote any violin stuff, - It's true,
- except for like a quartet. - it's true, yeah, he can't compete.
But I will acknowledge his piano music.
It's like gentle smash.
I would gentle smash Schumann.
Ooh.
Dude, he's a hairy guy.
Pass.
- His obsession with Clara's a bit toxic. - Yeah, I was gonna say pass too.
- I like your music, but man, you gotta chill out sometimes. - Yeah.
Though I will say um, he was pretty hot when he was young.
Ooh, Clara Schumann!
Smash.
- How could you pass? - Bro, no, I'll be smash and dealing with Brahms.
He's gonna do some crazy s***.
- I'll still smash anyway. - Yeah.
- Smash! - Yeah, for sure!
All "Four Seasons", anytime, any day, all round.
Dude, don't you think Vivaldi looks kind of like a chick in that photo?
- He's got beautiful feminine features. - Yeah, he does!
Look at that feminine hand, poised so elegantly with a feather.
- Okay, smash. - Damn.
- For sure. Yeah! - This video's getting a bit steamy, guys.
Oh, Mahler!
Oof, oh, daddy, oh.
Smash.
- Smash. - Yeah, for sure, I think smash.
You know, I know a violinist, her dad looks like Mahler.
You know who I'm talking about, right?
- So...a little bit awkward, - Oh, yeah!
I hope he's not watching this.
- Bro, Mahler's symphonies, ohh... - Yeah, look,
Mahler's symphonies are great,
- you can't dispute that, you're not allowed to dispute that. - Yes.
Oof.
(both) Pass.
- Yeah. - Why? Why do you think pass?
[He'll] leave you "Unfinished".
- Schubert! - Nah, I can't beat, I can't beat that.
- Yeah, Schubert, nah. - That's it.
- Dude! - What the...
He's some kinky man, look at him!
Look at that pose!
Bro! What a free spirit.
Bro, I thought you're gonna say, "What a freak."
Free spirit, freak, it's a fine line.
- Dude, look at that backlit photo with the silhouette! - Dude, that's some Instagram stuff.
He's got aesthetic.
He'd be an IG model.
He's not afraid of roller coasters.
- Okay, smash, smash. - (Eddy) Damn.
Smash.
I thought it was pass at the beginning,
but I liked how the more photos showed more of his character.
You know, he reminds me of um, Benedict Cumberbatch.
Immediate impression is not necessarily like,
"Oh my god, Chris Hemsworth."
But, there's a certain charm that grows on you.
And look, he's eating banana.
Two bananas are better than one.
- Dude, even that guy's like, "Ooh- hoo!" - He's like, "Oh, damn!"
- Ohh. - Oh, okay, look.
- Smash. - Yeah.
And not just smash, like,
smash from the "Bach".
Yeah, and he'll contrapuntal the s*** out of you.
Well, I love his music, but I think that's a pass for me, man.
He might have some like weird moments, you know.
- I would love to play chess with him. - I was just thinking that.
- I think he would be fun intellectually. - Hmm.
Nah, pass.
Okay, but alright, if you smash Prokofiev,
- you get to meet Oistrakh and Rostropovich. - Okay, smash.
(Brett) Smash.
- That was quick. - Yep.
Dude, Oistrakh! Rostropovich!
Oistrakh could teach you the secret to tone!
He is only the most legendary violinist in the world.
Like he...I honestly say, you cannot not like Oistrakh's sound.
- So you would smash just to get to Oistrakh. - Yes, sorry Prokofiev.
- You would use Prokofiev. - Yes.
- Sorry, Prokofiev. - Damn, Brett, you're ruthless.
- Cho—oh. - Ohh.
- I'll smash, smash. - Smash, yeah.
- Bro, his fingers would be like... - Yeah, dude, imagine like at night time it's like,
- "it's time for the Nocturne!" And you're like, - Oh.
- "Okay!" - Ohh!
Choppy daddy!
Bar—nah, pass.
- Nah, pass, pass. - Yeah.
Dude, you're gonna get like trauma.
Pass.
Four-million-delssohn is coming up so...
Well at least, we'll know that when we tune into your livestream,
- 4 mil subs, you won't be having any smash thoughts. - Mmm.
- [Good] to know. - Oh, smash! Sorry!
- Oh, smash? You said pass! - I said smash! No! I said pass!
I said smash!
I don't know what I was thinking, I meant smash.
Oh, so when you play his concerto,
- you are going to be thinking about... - Yeah, yeah, yeah, 100%, I think.
Me thinking about it stressed me out, I was like,
"Ohhhh, it's gonna be a big deal!"
- I won't say too much but something special's happening. - Well, I guess for the livestream,
- 60,000 people will be seeing you smash the violin concerto. - Yeah, exactly.
Smash!
Smash the like button!
Oh, smash!
- Dude, even her name, Fanny Mendelssohn. - Yes.
Smash the fanny pack.
Nah, pass.
- Bro, look at him, he looks like a dictator, bro! - Yeah, okay, nah.
He'll be like,
"You're gonna be part of my Carnival of the Animals."
Oh!
And then like the next movement, it just goes, "Eddy."
Ohhhh!!!!
Nah, I'm out.
It will be the most boring smash session ever.
He'll start tremolo-ing you.
It'll just feel like an hour and a half of nothing.
Maybe like one minute in the whole hour and a half,
where you feel something.
If you look at your watch, it's like...
He's like, "But Eddy, we need two hours!"
You're like, "No!"
- Nah, pass. - Pass.
Ooh...
Pass.
Yeah, pass.
Great music, but uh, that whole like...
...yeah, you got some problems to deal with.
Pass.
Pass for me, I mean...
- I mean, his music's great. - I mean, why pass for you though?
- I think it's too anxious, it's too much. - Yeah, like...
- [He'll] stress you out. - Yeah.
Look, even Britten's is not smiling next to him!
Britten's smiling on the other photos!
- He's very loving to his daughter, actually. - Yeah.
- I respect that, I respect. - That's true.
- I respect them, but I'm sorry, I'll pass. - Yeah.
I'll pass out of respect.
Oh.
Ohh, pass.
- I'm sorry, but that...dude, bro! - What was that sound you made?!
- Just...no, just... - "Ohh!"
Someone you can't "Handel".
Oh no, but Handel is rich!
- Ohh, sugar daddy! "Handel" me! - Oh, sugar daddy Handel!
Ooh, that's a tricky question.
Nah, I'll still pass.
No, but imagine back in the day though, like if you're a peasant.
- Ohhh, that's true. - You...you don't have an iPhone,
- you probably don't even have a toilet, bro, you're like, - That's true, okay, no, I'll smash.
- poop in the bushes. - I'll just smash.
- And Handel's like... - Nah, I'll sell myself, I'll smash it.
I'll probably pass, unless I needed the money.
- Then I'll smash. - Yeah, yeah, exactly, depending on my situation.
Smash!
- He's a good-looking dude. - Oh!
- Like, I think he looks like a responsible person. - He looks like...
- I was gonna say, he looks like Bezos. - Yeah, kind of.
- He needs to lose more of his hair. - Yeah.
- Nah, but he looks like a genuine...guy. - Yeah!
Dude, he's braiding the dog too!
Wow, braid me please!
Mmm!
- Smash! Definitely. - Yeah, Barber, smash.
- I mean, dude, Adagio for Strings, bro! - Yeah.
- How can you not smash that guy? - That's actually pretty good.
Smash, I feel like he's lived a humble life.
I don't know his life story, but just, from the photos,
he's like, "Yeah."
He was the precursor of Debussy, but...
Probably just wasn't as epic.
- I mean...yeah, I mean... - Yeah, well...well, I mean...well, that's...
- I was gonna say, like... - To be honest, like...
- I'm already smashing Debussy, so... - Yeah.
Fauré, sorry. Pass.
I will still smash, but,
it's called a pity smash.
I'm just joking, I'm just joking!
Oh, smash, for sure.
Dude, his fingering...
No, you know that like, all those like,
dumb TikTok trends, where they're like,
- how fast can they... - Yeah, he'd be like...on the whole piano.
And it'll be real, it won't be fake.
But you're gonna have to compete with a lot of people,
'cause I'm sure he gets a lot of smashes.
Apparently girls would throw their like, underwear...
...well, I don't know if it's underwear,
they'll throw like, stuff on stage.
- I can imagine, yeah, back then, yeah. - That's like the equivalent of today's...
Even guys would too.
Apparently even the royalty was like...
- Really? Wow! - ...pandering to...
Liszt was a nobody, but like, the royalty were like,
"Oh, Liszt! Please come..."
- I mean, look, that's how epic he is. - Yeah.
- Smash. - Yeah, yeah, smash.
Smash.
- For sure, bro! - Yes, smash, smash.
- For sure! Bro! Look at him! - Yeah.
- How could you say no to that?! - Look at that photo!
Dude, just...what is it? The Mélodie...
If you came to our virtual tour, you'd know...
- Okay, yeah... - Yeah, yeah, yeah, smash.
- Verdi pass. - Yeah, pass,
- I don't really...care too much about Verdi, so... - Pass for me, nah, nah man.
Ooh.
Pass, because he's too gentlemanly,
and I'm not about the gentleman life.
I don't think too much about him, but I was thinking pass.
Pass.
- Bro, look at that drip! - Yeah, nah, pass, it's too much for me.
- Berlioz pass! - Pass!
He was a weirdo.
- Rachmani—ooh. Smash, yeah. - Smash, ohh, smash, man.
Based on the pieces, smash, for sure!
- Sibe—oh, smash! - Smash! Ohh...
Bro, I'll smash you and be like,
"More violin concertos, please!"
- Please! - Yeah, please!
- Schönberg, pass. - Oh, pass.
That's a red flag right there.
Oh bro, you can play table tennis with him!
I could, but I just...
I'll still pass.
He'll be using his 12-tone technique...
Pa—I mean, smash!
- Smash! - Yeah!
He can "un-Ravel" me, anytime.
Dude, I didn't know [Rimsky-] Korsakov looked like that.
Uh...he might be like,
"Do you want some..."
- I'm passing. - Uh...
- Yeah, pass. - Yeah.
Ooh!
- It's a love-hate relationship, you know what I mean? - Yeah, I was gonna say, I'll smash and pass,
depending on my mood.
- If I just finished practicing Paganini, then pass. - Pass, yeah.
- But if I'm just like... - In awe...
- ...watching him play, then probably smash. - Yeah, I'll say smash,
- 'cause it's Paganini. - Yeah.
Smash!
I think pass for me, man.
Just not feeling it.
- I mean... - I respect that.
Smash!
Dude, a whole “New World”.
- He'll take you to the...the New World Smash Symphony! - The New...yeah!
Look, I love Dvořák, but...
- Actually, yeah, that's pretty sexy, look at that. - Yeah.
- I changed my mind, I'll smash, smash. - Yeah, nice.
- Oh, we finished. - Oh.
We have come to the end.
Alright, that's it today for Smash or Pass,
what do you guys think?
I mean, we ain't judging, so...
If you're a teacher,
and you're playing this at your music classroom
without having first watched this video,
- we apologise. - Yeah, we're sorry.
It's just a...Internet trend.
Go practice.