What a captivating little piece. To say it is like Granados tinged with Debussy and Ravel is to take nothing away from its own special charm. Why is Mompou not better known?
If Debussy had been born Catalan, he would have written music such as this. This is magical music....Ravel is there, as is Poulenc....but the sound is all Mompou....I'm in love with this composer's work....you should be, as well. Check out Jonathan Plowright's new disc "Hommage a Chopin": it will mesmerize and bewitch you....he interprets Mompou like no one else....
Hough is such a wonderful artist, which is clear from the delicate and thoughtful peformance in this encore. When you can get thousands of people out of doors to sit quietly through a gentle number like this at the end of a concert, you're a special talent.
ive watched this video 3 times and i'm still amazed to see him pull this off. it is a beautiful piece of course, but i think of mompou's music as "small" and to see it performed in a huge stadium is almost ironic. but somehow it works. more power to hough and mompou both.
Yes, perhaps so. But not to be cynical, someone right next to you on the bus might be "speaking simply" but that doesn't mean you're listening. This says as much for the inability to judge a book by its cover. And is also a lesson that strict dress codes for attendance of classical music concerts do not necessary mean the ears are in working order. It's as heartening to see the reaction at the end as it is to hear this beautiful performance.
Yes agree with that. What ever is played or said no matter how dazzling the delivery this is no guarantee that the 'other' listens. My point is that when one makes the effort to simplify and clarify the message and speak quietly about your truth from a place of vulnerability...you can touch an audience in a very profound way.
This lovely piece, brilliantly played by the wonderful Hough, I first heard years ago in the transcription for violin played by the tragic and marvelous Michael Rabin, the clever fourths played with such perfect intonation.
What a captivating little piece. To say it is like Granados tinged with Debussy and Ravel is to take nothing away from its own special charm. Why is Mompou not better known?
alanblackwood1 1 day ago
That's the touch! Like Kempff touching a white dove.
OktoberStorm 3 weeks ago
Amazing music
pcma1970 6 months ago
Beautiful music
poupee58 1 year ago
il y a du soleil dans ce jardin... c'est magnifique!
Schubermann 1 year ago
Do you have the original video of Stephen Hough played Rhapsody on A Theme of Paganini at the same concert? I really want it!
davidsunsbk 1 year ago
Bravooo!!
alejandrina92 1 year ago
bellissimo
danielbream 2 years ago
If Debussy had been born Catalan, he would have written music such as this. This is magical music....Ravel is there, as is Poulenc....but the sound is all Mompou....I'm in love with this composer's work....you should be, as well. Check out Jonathan Plowright's new disc "Hommage a Chopin": it will mesmerize and bewitch you....he interprets Mompou like no one else....
thomasmoredamian 2 years ago 4
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joaquin19507 2 years ago
Stephen Hough didn't look well in this video though - he had a very unusual pallor.
acorntechnique 2 years ago
You can literally hear the birds chirping as he is playing this. He had the audience in the palm of his hand. Great performance!
luke1841 2 years ago 8
Hough is such a wonderful artist, which is clear from the delicate and thoughtful peformance in this encore. When you can get thousands of people out of doors to sit quietly through a gentle number like this at the end of a concert, you're a special talent.
Mezzotenor 2 years ago
ive watched this video 3 times and i'm still amazed to see him pull this off. it is a beautiful piece of course, but i think of mompou's music as "small" and to see it performed in a huge stadium is almost ironic. but somehow it works. more power to hough and mompou both.
harvardkarbodie 2 years ago 5
It is a lesson that when we speak simply and quietly from the depths of our hearts we touch the universe.......
twijag 2 years ago
Yes, perhaps so. But not to be cynical, someone right next to you on the bus might be "speaking simply" but that doesn't mean you're listening. This says as much for the inability to judge a book by its cover. And is also a lesson that strict dress codes for attendance of classical music concerts do not necessary mean the ears are in working order. It's as heartening to see the reaction at the end as it is to hear this beautiful performance.
harvardkarbodie 2 years ago
Yes agree with that. What ever is played or said no matter how dazzling the delivery this is no guarantee that the 'other' listens. My point is that when one makes the effort to simplify and clarify the message and speak quietly about your truth from a place of vulnerability...you can touch an audience in a very profound way.
twijag 2 years ago
what style is this beautiful music?
SailorVVV 2 years ago
impressionism
MrBlakeums 2 years ago
Impressionist though in the case of Mompou he was a bit of a late comer. He was in the same basket as Debussy, Ravel and Satie.
acorntechnique 2 years ago
I watched him play this tonight. Much as I wonder why he has to play the same encore twice, he does play it well.
paranoidgoldfish 2 years ago
si tienes absolutamente razon!!!
tstsullivan797 2 years ago
a wonderfully underrated composer.thank you for posting this, it's fantastic
tstsullivan797 2 years ago
Who's underrating Hough? Let me at him!! :o)
harvardkarbodie 2 years ago
AMAZING
TheHiorin 2 years ago
ok,it,s good.
EleonoraBekova 2 years ago
This lovely piece, brilliantly played by the wonderful Hough, I first heard years ago in the transcription for violin played by the tragic and marvelous Michael Rabin, the clever fourths played with such perfect intonation.
aninalos 2 years ago
Mompou's music is for the soul - so profound - and Steven Hough plays it beautifully!
musicamusement 3 years ago
This is good but the recording by Guiomar Novaes from the 30's of this tune is amazing.
nickus32000 3 years ago
excellent!! more such Hough's brilliants please!
vaxx2007 3 years ago
Really marvellous, a miracle of distilled magic, poetry and time standing still. Thanx o much.
fartlestucks 3 years ago
i'm playing this for my piano exam :D
ellyphantz 3 years ago
beautiful!
funkzoa 3 years ago
Mompou ha sido el músico español más intimista del siglo XX.Con pocas notas consigue un clima de ensueño exquisito.
Stephen Hough está a la altura del compositor.
Una auténtica maravilla. Gracias a quien lo ha puesto en youtube.Debe ser alguien con una gran sensibilidad.... (de los míos).
bortkievitch 4 years ago 2
Absolute bliss! My favourite album by Hough playing Mompou!
Pacabelle 4 years ago
Monpou is a much underated composer, he is sort of a modern Chopin, I love his music
minetto2 4 years ago 3
I love that.
stpd1957 4 years ago
OMG all those ppl...one screw up nd ur careers OVER...the pressure!!!!! !@#$%, god bless Mompou.
funkmasteryellow 4 years ago 2
Too bad no one showed up for the gig...lol
Really nice playing, he makes that stadium sound as intimate as a cafe.
chamesrichalds 4 years ago 2
Thank you so much for posting this.
Rosemary222 4 years ago
nice touch....post more Mompou...
mdomanico 4 years ago 2
What sensitive music and wodnerful playing to match! Is this Mompou piece originally for piano solo and, if so, where can I find it?
jgmcarthur 4 years ago 2
perfect, thanks for posting
pianoguydave 4 years ago
Thank you very much for posting this!
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klukkluk 4 years ago