Charles Williams: Jealous Lover (theme from 'The Apartment' )

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  • Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
  • Phillip Sear plays the published piano solo version of a famous theme used in the 1960 Jack Lemmon/Shirley MacLaine/Fred MacMurray movie 'The Apartment'.
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    Charles Williams ( real name Isaac Cozerbreit ) (1893-1978) was a British conductor and composer of film and light music who took the same professional name as his Polish-born father, who was also in the entertainment business. For more on Charles Williams, see: bit.ly/2ulEGeS
    Although this piece is known as 'Theme from The Apartment', it was actually recycled from the 1949 movie 'The Romantic Age' which featured a young Petula Clark. I have stuck to the published piano version except that I have used split octaves in the dramatic descending octave passage in the middle of the piece (as is done in the original piano and orchestra version!).
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    Played by Phillip Sear
    www.psear.co.uk (Email: piano4@psear.33mail.com
    WhatsApp: wa.me/441444483794 ) TikTok: / pianogems

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  • @jillmiller3100
    @jillmiller3100 2 роки тому

    My aunty would play this over and over for me. I love this song/piano arrangement. Brings back beautiful memories of younger days and times. Sincere thanks. XOXO

    • @PSearPianist
      @PSearPianist  2 роки тому

      Thank you so much Jill - glad it brought back memories for you!

  • @golestan981
    @golestan981 8 місяців тому +1

    really make me back to my childhood memoroes when i listened to this peice in the

  • @michelletan6219
    @michelletan6219 2 роки тому +1

    An incredibly romantic and fascinating piece played immensely well. Love it very much. Thanks Philip and congratulations.💖⚘

    • @PSearPianist
      @PSearPianist  2 роки тому

      Thanks - this piece remains quite popular!

  • @joannavandermeer7511
    @joannavandermeer7511 3 роки тому

    How beautiful... I so wish I could play a musical instrument... you are very talented. Also, The Apartment is one of my very favourite films...

    • @PSearPianist
      @PSearPianist  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks. Joanna. Maybe you could learn to play an instrument. As a start, you could try a melodica (which I also play): t.ly/rX0A .

  • @golestan981
    @golestan981 8 місяців тому +1

    well done !!!!

  • @matthewclarke1812
    @matthewclarke1812 2 роки тому +1

    Totally beautiful, thank you!

  • @susufis
    @susufis 3 роки тому +3

    Fascinating, both, this piece of art and the hands of the interpreter. Just love what this sounds create in my brain.

    • @PSearPianist
      @PSearPianist  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks so much for that, Sandra!

  • @Toscanini2008
    @Toscanini2008 2 роки тому

    Beautiful rendition!

  • @pinklady3885
    @pinklady3885 4 роки тому

    Wonderful.

  • @ec35317
    @ec35317 6 років тому +2

    Beautifully played! I have been playing this since I was 12 years old.

    • @PSearPianist
      @PSearPianist  6 років тому +1

      Thank you very much - I only came upon this piece quite recently in a charity (thrift) shop!

  • @AtmeshPoudyal
    @AtmeshPoudyal 4 роки тому

    Wow

  • @billinthecove
    @billinthecove 7 років тому +4

    Thank you Phillip! This is on my to learn list... so much music, so little time... and it takes so long to learn! I wasn't aware of the 'Jealous Lover' title, only knew it as the 'Theme From The Apartment'!
    We just don't stop learning! ~Bill

    • @PSearPianist
      @PSearPianist  7 років тому

      Thanks, Bill. As you say, 'So much music, so little time'!

    • @intelligentperson6759
      @intelligentperson6759 5 років тому

      Watching the movie now on TCM - I too will learn to play this on piano

    • @craiglaforest
      @craiglaforest 3 роки тому +2

      So little time!!!!! So true!!!!

  • @davidclutton5255
    @davidclutton5255 7 років тому +1

    Nice tune. Well executed. Another classic from the Sear repertoire.

  • @AlineMag
    @AlineMag 3 роки тому

    👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @lantanidioactinidio4238
    @lantanidioactinidio4238 7 років тому

    I really enjoyed it.

  • @wolkowy1
    @wolkowy1 7 років тому +1

    Be-a-u-ti-ful!!! - the piece and the performance which took the right decisions (about the split octaves... in your info.). Thanks also for the background your gave us in your info.

    • @PSearPianist
      @PSearPianist  7 років тому

      My pleasure. This must be quite well-known, as there are one or two other recordings of the piano version on UA-cam.

  • @mackjay2
    @mackjay2 7 років тому

    Excellent! I have this same edition, but can't do justice to it as well as you do. Nice technique. Thanks for posting

    • @PSearPianist
      @PSearPianist  7 років тому

      Thank you very much - it's great that you play it too!

  • @esMusicalus
    @esMusicalus 7 років тому

    Been listening to your performances of these wonderful old movie theme arrangements--this one, the Dream of Olwen, Laura, The Glass Mountain--loving it! Have you done the Cornish Rhapsody? IMSLP has a good version of it posted

    • @PSearPianist
      @PSearPianist  7 років тому

      Thank you. I thought I had done the Cornish Rhapsody - I will have to check!

  • @davidclutton5255
    @davidclutton5255 7 років тому

    Also reminded me a bit of 'The Dream of Olwyn'.
    So what about that sometime??

  • @JohnyFoxx
    @JohnyFoxx 7 років тому

    Hmm... nie wiem :)

    • @PSearPianist
      @PSearPianist  7 років тому

      Thank you. It is not as well-known as his 'Dream of Olwen'.

    • @PSearPianist
      @PSearPianist  7 років тому

      I have a long list of pieces to record, but will add it!

  • @audreymorris9216
    @audreymorris9216 3 роки тому

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