Mozart concerto 26 (Coronation) - 1. Allegro (1/2) (Gulda)

[nivhaa]

I didn't know Qaddafi was playing the piano till now

[spoonyg132]

is that larry david?

[paddynaramore]

Not being able to sleep on christmas eve i decided to listen to something new, and for some reason mozart was the first name that came to mind. Extremely glad

[eurico6]

What a boss!

[tatsunkawitko]

Signori, giù il cappello; Gulda è stato davvero il più grande.

[solun82]

i cant play piano but i have style- you cant play Mozart with these clothes.

[cromerbeach]

@solun82 snob

[SpaceVulcan]

@solun82 i don't have style, nor do I play piano, but I have enough understanding of music and its meaning in general to say that you can play whatever you like with whatever clothes you fancy, even if your point is being pointless. Music doesn't care, close your eyes and listen (old but gold point this)

[dmajor537]

Good. My only problem with Gulda is he's being a smart by playing on the piano at the beginning, there is none of that on any of the full scores I have seen or heard. Mozart wouldn't have liked this.

[Kreutzersonata37]

@dmajor537 Mozart and all the pianists of his time used to do that every time they play with orchestra

[Vanchy58]

Que maravilloso concierto para piano ! Es divinamente hermoso y solo como Mozart pudo hacerlo de la manera tan genial y perfectamente bien compuesto. Bravo maestro Gulda!

[camomile988]

Playing and conducting! So fun. I like Gulda performing Mozart. Bright and energetic. Thank you.

[kuszkusz1234]

Fantastic music great performance....

[lesliefoy49]

mozart és gulda urak,olyanok,mintha zenei-egypetéjű ikrek lettek volna

[silvia57845]

fantastické, úžasné, excelentné, nádherné... :-)

[Raed103]

Excellent work!

[klarastroke]

Mozart the best!

[maxabeles]

this guy is showing no respect dressing like a sesame street muppet on the worlds stage.

[rocco40]

@maxabeles Yeah, when I sit back and close my eyes, all I can think about is how much better this flawless, expressive performance would have been if a tuxedo was worn...... and that goes for the orchestra too!!! Jeez...not even a necktie....what a bunch of amateurs.

[maxabeles]

@rocco40 I know, right! Every note is a mistake when formal attire is rejected haha

[freakytea]

@rocco40 I actually love great performances from people wearing non-standard attire. Every performer is individual, so why in the world should they all look exactly the same? And I don't understand. You call the performance "flawless" and "expressive" but then call them "a bunch of amateurs" because of the way they're dressed?

[rocco40]

@freakytea I was being sarcastic about someone else's comment. Don't take it so literally..

[freakytea]

@rocco40 Oh, I totally missed that. How embarrassing. Apologies.

[epessina]

@maxabeles THIS "GUY2 RESPECT THE MUSIC WITH HIS BRAIN! DON'T BLASPHEME! PLS!!!!!

[Cedericoco]

2:09

wawawa!!!

[purerhodium]

I absolutely LOVE what he does at 1:41.

[camomile988]

@purerhodium

I love that, too. Timpani? How lovely!!

[leprincebeaumont]

Solo un colosso come Gulda può suonare così superbamente, dando insieme l'impressione di non prendersi mai sul serio! 

[leprincebeaumont]

Un genio!

[TheJellybabylover]

Brilliant!

[MrJeruelorillaza]

wow! i am also learning this concerto as part of my program . this is great! just like Mozart. Pianist and conductor in one!

[saxcoburg]

Wäre Herr Mozart genehmigen hier? Ich glaube er würde sich geschmeichelt sein!

[duarteinacan]

It's amazing how the voices go from piano to orchestra and back, each of them doing what the previous did with small nuances, how fun it is to spot these nuances and enjoy them fully.

[beethoven1357]

assolutamente straordinario *************

[Churruminonian]

german is a bruto language

[giangra92]

@Churruminonian Well your english derives from it... Mozart in compenso aveva una speciale predilezione per la lingua italiana! :)

[meetykusch1]

@Churruminonian german is a very subtle language, far away from "bruto", for those who happen to to be subtle in their minds;)

[saxcoburg]

Qualität, umfassende Qualität!

[ACutieFan1]

Thanks for the great video. I have saved it in my "Classical" playlist.

[fredjmp]

Divine

[AugustusAurelianus1]

@fredjmp - wow, I'm speechless my friend. You are correct, this is simply DIVINE!!! THANKS for sending me this musical pearl....

[britishpolitics1]

fabulous fantastico

[rubencinho1960]

Toca y dirige como los diosas. Genioooo!!!!

[rubencinho1960]

Toca y dirige como los diosas.

[frederickgauss]

Gulda se burla de publico, de los musicos, de la obra y de si mismo. Genio del humor y de la musica.

[Johannes999999999]

I love to see it when a pianist conducts as well, just as it was done by Mozart.

[estoiharto]

No os engañéis, Mozart haría algo parecido!... esto simplemente es auténtico por que Gulda, disfruta y al mismo tiempo ejecuta con elegancia y virtuosismo. Difícil hacer todo a la vez!

Hay que huir un poco de los convencionalismos. No agrade a la gran música, ni a su compositor... tampoco lo hace con el público. Me encanta!

[estoiharto]

@estoiharto  Quiero decir "Agrede"...

[erikita6677]

Linnnnnnnndddddddoooooooooooo!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[khl1975]

Whenever i look for Mozart concertos i love it if i see Gulda. He do Mozart justice and I think this concerto is one of the best he wrote.

[terrybeaton]

Playing and conducting seems a bit show-offy. It only helps the music when all stations are manned competently. That said, it's not bad - just distracting to watch.

[pepys1633]

This is very hard to do, conduct and play at the same time, something similar to do the 69 position, too much going on in unison

[Byron10301]

lol, you idiot! that's the funniest and most idiotic thing you could find on a classical music page! ... I know you're kidding, don't be offended by me calling you "idiot" - i mean it in a lighthearted tone.

[tedzutube]

@pepys1633 Yes, but it's much easier to control tempo and dynamics while conducting and playing…….

[hjiuhfhrehui]

hahaha xD.

i never saw someone playing the piano and at the same time leading an orchestra xD. i like him :P.. its kinda cool :)

and i love the music

[aalg4c]

Clearly this snevets 123 character is one of the many lovely youtube trolls, I for one plan on ignoring him.

[waistoi]

If Mozart lives today, I wonder what this amazing genius will be like.

[chicagoman58]

@MrEriugena compare Gulda in the YouTube video of him playing the Emperor concerto with Szell! How times have changed

[Tra1n3rfromH3ll]

great study music.

as for the people quiblling over musical politics:

you need intimacy with which ever of the sexes you are attracted to, much more than i do.

[snevets123]

Ok, this is my last comment as I'm quite bored with the whole thing now.

Of course the music is wonderful - and Guida can obviously play the piano -along with several million others.

But his ego is distracting and off-putting. He can't conduct for toffee and is

the most irritating self centred person one might meet. And although this

might not bother most people, I find it difficult to separate the man and the

sounds he makes.. And as for Mozart; he wasn't a god you know.

[snevets123]

Ok, this is my last comment as I'm quite bored with the whole thing now.

Of course the music is wonderful - and Guida can obviously play the piano -along with several million others.

But his ego is distracting and offputting. He can't conduct for toffee and is

the most irritating self centred person one might meet. And although this

might not bother most people, I find it difficult to separate the man and the

sounds he makes.. And as for Mozart; he wasn't a god you know.

[DerangedRanger1]

@MrEriugena I like the hat. It is no skin off my back what he wears.

[DerangedRanger1]

@MrEriugena I am happy about it, but I don't think it was a break in conventions. As I pointed out to snevets, it could have been a Sunday afternoon show where it is customary to dress less formally. But I think that you should reconsider using the words "fragile mind" etc, when making your points. They will come across better,

[DerangedRanger1]

@MrEriugena One thing I can't stand about the Classical audience (along with the rock and jazz audiences) is their sense of elitism. While I love the music, I could no without the attitude of superiority toward others. I am happy to have ceased playing in classical orchestras mainly because of the audiences and the snobbery. There is no reason for you to be calling people "fragile minded." Clearly you agree that his hat is part of the presentation, so let people comment on it if they want.

[snevets123]

@MrEriugena What clue? Is the hat, the clue? And why have you signed

yourself off as "ignoramus" Do you have such a low opinion of yourself.

Does your mother know what youre doing?

[maurisk78]

Ottima interpretazione! Suono pulito e brillante, w Mozart!

[ITurnOnRed]

Gulda, I like you but WTF were you thinking when you added your little D in the beginning. MOZART DID NOT WRITE THAT!

[sodom87]

I suppose we all know who that one dislike is.... mr. hat hater

[snevets123]

@MrEriugena

We, of the fragile mind set, cannot get over the hat. It ranks highly in our assessment of musicians and their character. Here, we see a typical deficiency; lacking self confidence, a need to be noticed. And trying to be a conductor and piano player just confirms our worst fears; megalomania.

He exists because of the emotionally challenged worshippers of celebrity like yourself and the other talentless sheep who respond so amusingly

[snevets123]

@tguiot there is something very suspect about someone who posts videos of themselves. And the suspicion is that they wear a funny hat too. There's certainly no suspicion about

the size of their ego; as big and bumbling as their playing.

[Garrettguy457]

@tguiot hahaha brilliant response to someone who doesnt understand who Gulda

[snevets123]

@Garrettguy457 Doesn't understand who Gulda ???!!! Brilliant response ???!!!

Your comments are devastating, So cutting, so dry, so witty. I think I may consider ending it all now. I'm so hurt, I may go and tell my mummy.

[POOKEY84]

@tguiot I agree with you, this obviously is someone who has a deep seated envy of Gulda, Well done for challenging the idiots comment.

[vkoracx]

@tguiot

I don't know who that snevets123 person is but he may be right about Goulda-this is actually the first time I am listening to this pianist and..he is ok but not that refined and sensible when it comes to Mozart-which makes his eccentricities less tolerable..also the orchestra-the violins are not precisely tuned .Try Uchida who is funny with her facial expressions but performs and organizes the orchestra wonderfully

[Byron10301]

@tguiot Best response on youtube to a complete idiot :)

[geisterbahn1]

@snevets123 go look at some manufctured talent contest rubbish, but dont bother looking in at something like this ,as it seems to high for you after that silly comment .I dont think for one second that posing is on his mind and if wants to wear a turkmans hat then thats ok by me .

[snevets123]

@geisterbahn1 People going around wearing Turkmans hats may be all right by you, but my dog was eaten by a Turk wearing just such a hat and I don't feel so generous. Plus; his playing stinks. Far too high for me, As you say, he is so incredibly magnificent and marvellously wonderful and his command of the music wot that bloke wrote is outstandingly so high it's in the sky. (I see you're a fan of his) Clearly it's Noddy in toyland or nothing for me.

[Byron10301]

Something tells me, above all, it's the hat that offends you ... go on, call him a Paki ... I know you want to

[snevets123]

@Byron10301 What! are you hearing voices in your head.  What is the voice telling you? something about hats? silly people wear hats, tribal people. People hiding bald heads. People hiding red hair. People hiding. A hat is a shorthand version of a buka. And only berks wear burkas. Berks who try to play and conduct at the same time. Show-offs.

[DerangedRanger1]

@snevets123 I will say the same thing to you as I will your little enemy. Elitism bores me. The man is up there playing Mozart and I am sorry that the orchestra does not look the way you like. I am not impressed with his conducting technique either, but certainly the sound is acceptable. My question for you is: what is more important to you, the music or the presentation? I can only guess that for you, being the snob that your are, is what is on the surface rather than what is really there.

[snevets123]

@DerangedRanger1 You seemed obsessed with snobbery!! every wonder why?

Youre not impressed with his conducting, I'm not impressed with his appearance.

What's on the surface is as 'really there' as anything else. Unless youre being a snob of course.

[DerangedRanger1]

@snevets123 All I care about is the sound. For all I care, he could be up there with one of those plague masks on from the Medieval times, or maybe one of Ronald Reagan's head for that matter. His conducting seems quite effective in this performance.

[DerangedRanger1]

@snevets123 And by the way, are you not familiar with the custom of Sunday orchestra concerts being less formal in attire? Perhaps this was a Sunday afternoon show? If you don't know the genre contracts, please don't bother to insert your snobby remarks. Have a good day.

[snevets123]

@snevets123 fair comment 

[peterCheater]

@snevets123 Go watch "Amadeus" now be my guest and call Amadeus Wolfgang Mozart an idiot for conducting while playing his piano. Oh, wait... You're too ignorant.

[snevets123]

@peterCheater Is that you're best shot?

Amadeus is a film you cheater. You're

probably an american and thought it was

real. That was someone pretending to be

Mozart, trying to take your pound at the door.

The real mozart died months before that

film was made. And, as most people know

his last words were .... Ddddddont bury me

in a ffffffunny hat................. Sad but true

[free2kill456]

@snevets123 I want you to say that to Gulda's face live. :D

[sauxenoy]

How can one thumb this down? Probably a Lady GaGa fan who clicked on this video by accident...

[Mozart2you]

Full of power and at the same time playful...Great Job... LONG LIVE MOZART

[snevets123]

@Mozart2you

Power? Playful? WHAT? Are you some failed womens magazine writer?

Long live Mozart???? he's dead aint he.  Didn';t live very long as far as I remember. Just as well with all that boring music hall dribble.

[akaRay44]

Just imagine where could classical music could have been today if Mozart had lived another twenty years.

[ink245711]

@akaRay44 oh, I thought that was Mozart up there flailing his arms around because he's 400 years old and tired of telling his musically incompetent orchestra that they are not playing his work right.

[TheRightNeutrino]

@akaRay44 where?

[nycolas1712]

Excellent.

[mynameisandycostello]

I have nothing against Gulda, but this is kind of an insult to anyone who takes conducting seriously.

[NathanaelSaintCyr]

@mynameisandycostello Only if you're an incredibly insecure conductor with little to no experience. This was the common way for composers and experienced soloists to play concerti up until the romantic era... Beethoven, Mozart, Bach and yes, sometimes even Chopin and Kalkbrenner conducted the orchestra while they performed as the soloist... Mozart and Beethoven are probably best known for doing this though...

[mynameisandycostello]

@NathanaelSaintCyr That's a good point. And yes, I understand the tradition from orchestral conducting comes. The fact that he is conducting and playing is not the problem I have with it. Many great pianists have acted as soloist and conductor, and done it successfully. My problem is with the way in which he is conducting. He is doing little or nothing useful for the ensemble.

[NathanaelSaintCyr]

@mynameisandycostello Ah ha, yes, on this point I believe you are absolutely correct... There is a lot of bravura 'esque nothing going on in his conducting...

[airliasinc]

@mynameisandycostello

Why, because he can play the piano and conduct the entire orchestra at the same time?

[mynameisandycostello]

@airliasinc No, because he is completely reactive to the music from the orchestra (as opposed to proactive). He is not conducting the ensemble, the concertmaster is (watch entrances at 5:40 and 5:58). Also, the way he feigns the motion of playing their instruments is probably a bit insulting to the musicians. He's a good pianist, but not a conductor.

[IDontWantMyUserName]

A bit fast at times, maybe? I feel it's kind of rushing.

The conductor/soloist-thing is interesting though.

[young5ever]

Put a tie on you hippie!!

[xiuje87]

woah feisty!

[yenhoho]

he really enjoy in this music...

[erasmobernales]

Entligen vet jag vilka är mina vänner goulda är det gammla och det nya tillsammans jag provocerar och för det enda som man kan litta på creativitet är inte spel nej det är att kunna framföra hella stycket inför folk som står och undrar

[erasmobernales]

bra inget att säga entligen nåt bra utmärkt.

[84Fish48Fish]

I have never seen the conducter who is also the pianist. Very interesting.

[Milky111wtf]

He needs to pick conducting or playing- they obviously aren't following his half0conducting, they're following the concertmaster. it's just ego.

[MrJakaroo94]

@Milky111wtf Mozart frequently conducted his keyboard concertos from the keyboard, from which he would play the keyboard part.

[peterdepeer]

isn't it amazing that people like me who are to young to have visited a live concert of Gulda can see the man perform on youtube.

[monteroist]

¡Este tio es la Ostia! Fantastisch. Ausserordentlich.¡ Eso es Música! Lo demás...ruido mas o menos soportable.

[Uruguruh]

Best Mozartplayer ever!!!

[JosephKrammer]

I just love his bipolarity from pianist to director :D

This guy is awesome!

5 stars!

[floppymejo]

classical rock

[frenchmusician12]

perfect of course, it's Gulda, love the playfulness around the 5 minute mark. One can almost imagine Mozart having just as much fun right there!

[geoffpburke]

Genius!

[bbbmm1810]

Magnificent!!

Great Gulda!!

[whomakemefeel]

OH! Friedrich Gulda great pianist and conducter indeed what a splendid piece and remarkable performance everything here almost perfect..

[MegaYada]

He kept the flame going! We need more Guldas..

RIP by the way

[elivansouza]

The principal role of the conductor is to make sure

the orchestra keeps the mood. They would play with or without one anyway,

[meleagrid]

pretty vild guy, eh? Vell, he vas Austrian; vhat should one expect; Mozart incarnate. Vell 'tis a start. Now ve have this to enjoy, Gulda and army!

[britainsmiraculous]

I wont say his conducting is bad. It just depends how u comprehend it. To me,it just a matter of getting used to it.

[StephenChin1]

Britainsmiraculous,

People living near airports also get used to the noise.

[lupenzo71]

GRAZIE THANKS MOZART!

[shiadani]

what an excentric guy!!!

[Grigor99]

Gulda's conducting is SO bad but his piano playing makes up for it. This concerto has one of the longest expositions of any Mozart concerto.

[dchan19362]

To be honest, unless you could do better, I wouldn't go criticizing people

[Grigor99]

conducting, yes, piano playing, maybe not better just different

[chopinandliszt]

long ago, (I'm not sure when it was, maybe the Baroque Era) they would look at the movement of the bow of the first violinist or the soloist to keep time, and conductors were largely unnecessary.

[moderndesignworks]

consider he is not even reading any notes.........=-)

[chopinandliszt]

It was first performed at the coronation of the Austrian Emperor, Leopold II, hence the nickname, "Coronation".

[chopin8585]

Meraviglioso...se solo penso che è morto mi viene da piangere...:(

[FranMusicNotes]

he wearws that because he's THE MAN

[bndeyo]

I love the miniature score(s) on the piano! He concucts like a band-leader!

[ipmoic]

Mozart's never endingly inventive and fabulous "Coronation" concerto, played here with love, character, darkness and sudden brilliance at all the right moments. Perhaps not note-perfect, but spirit-perfect. A romp for us all to hear and watch. People like this guy because he's a true mensch--no b***s**t about him. He just lives and breathes music.

[mymusicdiscovery]

You should hear him do the Waldstein!!

[knighterrantfilms]

Gulda the great!

[mouneeray]

I have listened to and watched many orchestras play this but I keep coming back to this one. It has a magical spell on me. I like this guy and I cannot tell why. Bless his heart.

[BachScholar]

I hate to be ignorant, but why does he always wear that hat, or skullcap?

[beemochobrahms]

maybe he's dgeweesh

[mymusicdiscovery]

Because he is cool!!

[xasakura]

i love listening to mozart and this concerto is no exception. beautiful music!

[PatrickBlak]

This is great. Not at all in the usual style of Beethoven, as one commenter proposed, though I admit one has to bear in mind The #1[and even#2] by Beethoven in this genre, when he seemed to be imitating Mozart. Wonderful performance.

[DavidScorcelletti]

Since when does "what we wear " have anything to do with the musicianship?????????

He is sublime!

Thanks for this little/big joy you posted in my heart...!

[irishrob21]

hmm

a midly hilarious constant dismissal of the sound from the 'conductor'

[wironalga]

Unsurpassed beauty.... this is Mozart at the very best. A real crowned concerto

[MegaYada]

I do hope he is in heaven along with Mozart

[Paracelsus72]

I love the contrapuntal passage for piano starting 05.10. It's quite unlike anything else in Mozart's piano concertos.

(Mozart's autograph score is missing nearly the entire bass line of the keyboard part. It was 'added' later by a publisher (Andre, I think) in a Mozartian style. But some passages for the left hand were elaborated by Mozart, including the contrapuntal ones!)

[beethomozart]

nice piano concerto and a great interpreter,long live mozart

[Libertathee]

@beethomozart: actually... he's dead...

[brtl2001]

Me gusta mucho este concierto, gracias por postearlo.

[coydogroy]

I dont hear the 2 clarini and timpani Mozart added at a later date...Hopefully this guy didn't choose not to add them to his ensemble because that would be a SERIOUS error;Mr.Mozart added these instruments for a reason and the fact that this "performer" has for some IDIOTIC reason chosen not to have the proper instruments in the orchestra shows he has BAD JUDGEMENT.perform it correctly or not at all.

[patnais102]

Bad judgement Friederich Gulda? Is this a joke?

[patnais102]

Friedrich* just woke up ^^

[Jagtarro]

this is amazing awesome

[Mosotti]

you're right, a conductor has that stick

[ryanlock2u]

Well, this maybe more accurate, becuase in Mozart's day batons weren't around yet. Just a thought.

[Jagtarro]

Well, he's also the soloist / conductor, so he can't really use the baton

[Grigor99]

Gulda was a very fine and original musician, but one thing he wasn't was a conductor.

[griffith5000]

it's not so strange. sometimes pianist him/herself conducts the orchestra. it was rather natural in classical period (mozart actually was pianist and conductor, of course, he was a great composer)

[fhkefhjk]

최고예요^^ 멋지세요 ~~

[lagbaring]

Is this the original arrangement? I am asking this because of the immediate entrance of the piano, and I thought the only Mozart concerto in which this happens is the eighth. Very good, anyway.

[tguiot]

well it's the original score... just Gulda feels like accompany the orchestra (i think he plays the cello line or stg like that)... he's just having fun... normally there's no piano at the beginning

[dketche]

I think it is more than somewhat of an offense to play the piano during the orchestra's introduction. The offense is to both the composer and the ensemble.