Rudolf Serkin Beethoven Les Adieux Sonata 3rd mvt

[PetervonBelvedere]

Many years ago as a college student, I heard Rudolf Serkin perform an all-Beethoven concert at Royce Hall, U.C.L.A. It was a spectacular performance. A couple of ladies sitting behind me commented: "nicht, da Schnabel". How right they were.....

[paulostroff99]

One of the truly great pianists of all time.TY Nodame 2006 for posting and TY James for sharing.

[CanadaPisces]

Beautifully played by a great pianist! Thank you Nodame2006 for the posting! I found it an exciting experience to hear him perform on the concert stage

[krustyloaf]

he hammers that intro!! watched it 4 times ;)

[MartinEugene]

Behold, "True Greatness"...

[fatherjerome2000]

Thank you so much for uploading this!

[laragunn]

He's SO into it! I LOVE IT!!!

[STEPHANM0ELLER]

Where is the 2nd mvt???

We all want it!!

[MrDesperateArtist]

so far in YouTube, this is the best Les Adieux, interpretation.

[STEPHANM0ELLER]

agree!

[UlfenDaddy]

@MrDesperateArtist To many of us, there is just no other "Beethoven" than Rudolf Serkin. One can always have a different opinion, "liking" certain pianist more than others, but there is no question about Serkin's total mastery of the great piano literature really from start to finish. I first heard him play in Ann Arbor, MI in 1971; every season for the next 18 years included finding what venues he was playing that were close enough for me to beg, borrow or steal tickets and attend.Bravo!

[ernastine]

Great to experience Serkin again. I heard him play this sonata in Paris 25 years ago. He seemed so fragile that you hardly dared to breathe. But what a power!

[cammywatt95]

you can tell just from his face that he really loves his music. so much skill and hours of practice in order to give a rich, stunning sound. masses of power, but also delicate and dainty in parts.

[wolfram6ful]

Yes,indeed,we miss maestros such as Serkin,Arrau,Kempff,I don't even need to mention Richter,and Horowitz and Rubinstein are one of a kind.There are so many professional pianists today,but nobody's even close to 20th century maestros,except Barenbim,a living legend,and one of my favourite pianists,Zimerman.

[libetta]

@wolfram6ful

don't forget serkin's star student, licad

[rgar163632]

This is one of my favorite pianist. I've been searching for this on DVD for almost two years now. Is it available on DVD? Where do you get it form. I want this so badly. Please let me know. Thanks God for such great talent Like Rudolf Serkin

[kentkenttube]

Wonderful. We miss such maestros nowadays

[Rchybn1987]

Thank You ^_^