Searching for the Perfect Version of a Song

Connecting with your children like that is a better birthday gift than any object you could possibly receive.

Happy HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Thank you for all your gifts to all of us. Be well. Cheers!

It is passion not obsession. Obsessions cause harm. You are genuinely passionate about music of all genres, that is a gift. All the best on your 62nd Bday!

You're a very fortunate man in a world of hurt. Finding and living one's passion is bliss. Happy birthday Mr. Beato.

Man this was one of the best simple videos you've made! It's so truthful and honest and it presents the short story of driving your daughter to school and interacting with her in a beautiful simple way. This video is well ballanced and it comes full circle in the end. It could easily be a standalone short film. We as viewers also interact by listening closely to every different interpretation and our curiousity makes it even better. Happy birthday Rick and thank you!

I get you. My grandfather had this 60's record of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. I'm 57 so when I was in my late 20's, early 30's I tried to get it as a CD. Name whoever you want from Itzhak to Joshua and anyone in between. Didn't sound as good as that 60's version by Ruggiero Ricci. It was never found or re-edited as a CD in the 90's (don't know about now). I spent, really, months searching for it the in the late 2000's, until I found a blog from a form classical musician from a serious Philarmonic/Symphonic orchestra. He would post about... music! And he posted a blog about that recording.Not for free download... But he transfered that very recording into digital. "You want it? Tell me why..." I sent him a message and practically describred him my granpa's album cover. Told him how much that record meant to me and how, literally, I wore it out. Two months later, he sent me the download. I coul hear the needle on the vynil.. Yes, it's about everyone's ear.... I guess. Greetings, from Guadalajara, Mx Ed: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Rick Beato about to go into his conducting era at 62, love to see it!

I love that every day for you is filled with music, listening and creating music, analyzing and sharing your insights. I love that seamlessly it ties into your family life. (Perhaps it is not as seamless as it seems from the outside. Who knows?) You have really given so many people the gift of lending us your ears and your feeling about music. I also loved the conversation you had with your younger brother about how each person in your family listened to music, most of whom played, and all of whom loved to share music with each other. You've introduced me to whole worlds to explore. Deep gratitude, Rick. Keep going! We are all lucky to be able to come along on this ride-along. Your talent and passion for music is a gift that keeps growing and giving. I am so glad that your mother never let you feel crushed by the teachers at your schools. I am so glad that your music teachers saw how good though untraditional you are at learning. I am so glad that you just kept going and learning and working regardless od the difficulties and setbacks. Thank you! Happy birthday!

My dad (who plays the violin) had an incredible recording of Bela Bartok's Divertimento for Strings made in the early 1970's by the Amati Ensemble in Berlin. I sort of grew up with that record as a kid. To this day it's my favourite piece of classical music. Unfortunately the record got lost somewhere along the road, and it doesn't seem to be rereleased. Now I have countless versions of the Divertimento, and every single one feels off. Things are wrong and nobody gets it perfectly right like the Amati Ensemble, to my despair.

This is discernment, nothing like OCD which makes one's life a complete anxious mess of misery 😒

The nuances of different recordings is such a big thing!! I'm so glad someone else gets it. I play classical piano and pipe organ and the number of times I hear a recording and find something off just really gets to me. But then, you find that one recording that just does something so right that it blows your mind. Happy birthday Rick. Glad you and Layla got to share this moment.

Talk about obsessive. Yesterday I spent about 27 minutes, with the water getting cold, compiling a 1017 track scandinavian death metal playlist, to listen on the 10 minutes I took washing the dishes.

Sharing one’s musical passion with a loved one during a daily routine, that’s perfect. Life isn’t always about grandiose moments but the quiet observation of brief everyday intimate moments. Happy birthday Rick and many more to come.

Happy Birthday Rick you look great for your age many more years to celebrate

And that is why music exists to connect us all with an abstract emotional language.

As a horn player I NEVER expected to see recording reviews of the brahms trio! I appreciate as someone who has listened to so many versions to hear your thoughts as well!

Happy Birthday Rick! You such a big inspiration dude 🎉

Congratulations, Rick! I'm 74, if I were 12 I'd like to have you as my father. Your role as a role model in cultural matters is outstanding. Especially the way you reconcile classical and modern music. 62 out of 62 is funny! 🙂

Happy Birthday Rick! We are your people! Everyone on this video has done exactly what you did, and I understood every step you took. And as an older dad of a daughter (and son), I appreciate these moments, and I'm glad you shared yours. Thankyou! Cheers!

Never change, Rick, never change. We love you. Happy Birthday!