Hélène Grimaud - Beethoven Choral Fantasy, Part 1 - Proms 2008

[davidgoodman85]

Beautiful

I hope those of you who have commented about the background noise are never unfortunate enough to develop an asthmatic cough.

[obtica1]

youtube.com/watch?v=EmV35VPRT9­s

[Alienzouzou]

Que demander de plus? :D <3

[jeanpierre343]

Un vrai régal ! Merci.

[Malaka57]

This music got my daughter hooked on classical at the age of 5.... we were driving together and she just had to listen to it over and over again ..esp. 4:20, she was curious about the instruments...the horns, then at 5:15 the flutes, etc... as Beethoven presents the orchestra. The burping bedposts, ,..

[mariscal86]

I love the interpretation but I hate the persons than cough, sneeze, or make noise :@

[Darina1611]

piano is dancing



[8Aimee]

Beautiful:)

[lindzyIsAwesome]

emily bear all grown up

[Dirkktk]

watch also :)

HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD - The Emperor Concerto (Beethoven) HD

[rkj66]

As much as i love your interpretation of the slow second movement of the emperor concerto, with so much beauty and feeling that it can bring a tear to my eye, you come short of showing the innate power that this piece has. Granted, there are not many great versions of this undervalued piece available, but try Katchens version. He rules supreme.

[hriscab1]

I also find "Choral Fantasy" the best of Beethoven. 15 dislikes? :O

[a00915191]

Beethoven Choral Coughs. Yeah =), new fantasy...

[a00915191]

Beethoven Choral Coughs. Yeah =), new fantasy...

[garfreed]

I went to a coughing convention and a concert broke out!

[cullivoebhoy]

@garfreed - I once addressed an audienece of mimes - let me tell you, they were speechless,

The following week I addressed a Womens Lib convention - they loved my speech so much, they gave me a standing OVULATION

[rudhouse1]

great coughers, some people go to a doctor others visit a concert.

[kurd55]

Fuck Beethoven could write! Jesus!

[0oJMPo0]

did Beethoven wrote the coffs on the music sheet?? xD

[XavFranz]

This is excellent performance of Greatest Beethoven’s work! It is one of the my lovely Beethoven’s genius’s masterpieces for piano and orchestra! Helen Grimaud performed its piano party is very poetic, emotively, expressively! She has chosen the very good tempo for this performance!

[googoogoo]

Persistent coughers should be quietly ushered out of concerts. Repeat offenders should be banned

[kurd55]

@googoogoo They make dog collars that deliver a nasty shock if the dog barks. Maybe they should hand out something like that at concerts for people. I know we'd hear a lot less gagging and coughing if people received a shocking zap every time they felt the urge to lose control of their bodily noises. As a bonus, their suffering and agony would add entertainment value to the whole event! LOL!

[cheersforchess]

@kurd55 YESSSSSS ... :DDDD

[pianoplayer564]

@googoogoo The elements of live music, such as the environment in which th music is performed are what make it a truly unique experience for everyone involved, musicians and audience alike. If people are coughing then at least you know they aren't asleep, but they are awake and enjoying the music being made on-stage.

[Garpinator]

@googoogoo I agree! Why is it you can never go to a concert or hear a live recording of one without someone coughing the entire time???

[mario54671]

@googoogoo Sounds good!

Yeah, it gets annoying, and they like to defend it with something like "well, what if they can't help it? What if their throats are dry?" Then bring some gum/cough drops!

[laug66]

@googoogoo I cannot believe the number of people that go to concerts knowing that they are going to spoil it for others by coughing and so on. These people should be marked out in public. They are selfish beyond belief.

[musiclas1]

@laug66 totally right ! Nothing more unpolite that going to a concert when ill !!

[warpod3388]

@googoogoo or shot on sight. ... with silencers of course

[bonzaibuddaa]

@googoogoo

coughers are the best instrument. this just reflects the time we live in.

[XavFranz]

 I am also prefere her performance to barenboim's one!

[XavFranz]

I have a dream to listen the live concert of misses Helene Grimaud!

[tranelarod]

she cheats on the octaves around 2:50...

[Chestal]

@tranelarod Yeah you are right, she only plays the note C one time and does not jump in quints....however we only know that because we see ;)

[grouchocatman]

@tranelarod Good pick up. Her recorded CD release is boring; this one is vastly better, even with the consumptive audience. I've never heard a "definitive" performance (as if there can be such a thing with Beethoven). I think I remember liking Barenboim's with Klemperer and Richter does some interesting things with a weird score if I remember correctly, but I haven't heard those recordings in decades now.

Nice seeing the video. I forgot how beautiful she is.

[Bolorinvasore]

I just didn't like one thing... the cofs, they were out of tune

[russ2246]

People who are sick shouldn't go to a concert that's being recorded >.< Every 2 minutes there's some coughing... ugh... Great performance though.

[Scorpio7311]

wolf chick plays the piano with the passion and attack of a wolf.

[AletheiaAu]

A cherry with bites...

[Angelprincess0095]

She's a great pianist, i think!!! Did anyone read her book? i did, it's amazing! she's a very special person... In a good way! She describes in her book that she's like growing together with her piano when she plays... she began with 7 years to play, it was a therapy because she always hurt herself and they noticed that she has a huge talent. With 12 years, she went to the national conservatoire de Paris!! It's an amazing woman!

[buckarmstrong]

Just to put this performance, especially the pianism, in perspective, check out Beethoven: Choral Fantasy w. Pollini, Mattila, Braun, Seiffert & Abbado...

[inturtaner]

she skipped a measure of the opening cadenza. or is that just me

[londonplayer]

I watched this live. Whatever you think of her interpretation of this piece, it is certainly a very enjoyable expression of Beethoven.

[cohlrick]

So powerful......Amazing....

[alvarito45]

Good version. As good as Barenboim's. Brava!!

[Evolvedprimate]

BTW the conductor is the guy from M A S H

[Evolvedprimate]

My verry favorite along with piano concierto #4 and symphony #7 , but this comes first.

[Venoks]

Conductor is very strange no ?

[sprygeoffreya17]

That conductor is a hoot, the expession on his face, absolutely inscrutable.

[piannelly]

a woman is throwing up during this very beautiful moment no?, but she loved the music, consequently she stayed to hear these wonderfull musicians. haha thank you hélène!

[ted3102cpl]

As an 80 year okd I can only say how glad I am to have lived long enough to hear youI have the dvd "LIving with wolves and would love to see more of your performances. Music is a language and I can understand every word you say. Keep up your good work.

[boyspuros]

@ted3102cpl are you still alive?

[phosphore222]

@ted3102cpl as an 18 year old, i can say that i am glad to have seen such an awesome man exist with a silver colored soul. Wonderful music.

[bonzaibuddaa]

@ted3102cpl

wow and 80 year old pal on tube. nice !!! welcome to the revolution

[sprygeoffreya17]

Til tonite I knew Helene only from 1 CD I have, Helene plays Rachmaninof. But now, each thing I watch her play, it's like the first time I've heard each piece I thought I knew so well! She's something else!!!

[71dogface]

Incredible ! Never seen a video shot more like a movie. All around great. (Hair included) I will make it a project to find more Grimaud video next week.

Thanks for your recomendation ! DF

[josepiano]

I really would love to know what is really amazing...

[stanne69]

really? I really prefere that performance to barenboim's one, for example... Really.

[RIV2]

I most better is the kissin's version.

[SugarTomAppleRoger]

@stanne69 Agreed. I prefered Danny's wife. She was a marvel. In the early 1970s though, he was number one.

[psummerh]

One of the most beautiful thing ever written

[saxmanZZ]

wow i love her playing this

[JoeClay16]

Really amazing.

[BERTIO5]

Many, many thanks for taking the time to post this. Incredible as it may seem, we French people have to rely on Utube to watch the Last Night, as French TVs have never cared to broadcast it !!!

[clior13]

She's just great!Thank you for uploading this video!