Schumann : Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op.44 II. In modo d'una marcia.

[Lerkovac]

prachtig

[MimEa10]

Awesome piece!

[Forset1]

The music is beautiful. Hélène, too.

[elyan194]

wonderful piece & performance , thx for posting )

[epiksonik]

This piece is so atmospheric. every note has depth...wonderful.

[epiksonik]

Brilliance

[BenHurPianista]

The pianist is showing her tecnique and too far away of the emotion required at this kind of music. The string quartet amazing...

[ColtonBrook]

it's a shame this isn't in 1080p :\

[totoheron]

This is indeed extremely beautiful. A modern piece that draws similar emotion is Spiegel Im Spiegel.

[runofear]

Siempre es grato escuchar este quinteto de Schumann. Pero más aún, interpretado por estos excelentes concertistas, que para mí, son los mejores del esta última década.

Gracias a zoca 56513, que lo subió.

[pondeflouers]

И романтично одновременно. Богатые аккорды...

[pondeflouers]

Что-то революционное напоминает.

[crabbywabbysu]

The cellist is the best. 4:55

[volk410]

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

[pensessedecouleur1]

I Love you # 333 111 333 111 maestro

[frederickgauss]

El violista es una aplanadora a 200kms por hora!

[frederickgauss]

De reputa madre!

[justyuri7]

so beautiful. No wonder why Ingmar Bergman chose this music for Fanny and Alexander.

[JPizzle1490]

@PJinBston I'm going to have to disagree. Firstly, it's a march and it's marked molto piano ma marcato, so I don't think the emphasis on the beats is inappropriate. And again the allegro passage is marked agitato, so again I don't think that the way they were playing was over the top, especially because this is Schumann. Incredibly genius, but equally crazy and bizarre music constantly changing character. At any rate, I think this is an incredible interpretation.

[justyuri7]

Ahh Fanny and Alexander!!!!!

[filippogady]

schon gut

[vcapar]

i was yesterday on a string quintet concert and they were playing this piece..absouletely amazing and beautiful in live..

[oliverskinner100]

SO beautiful.

[hoesey]

GREAT.

[Erik83474]

Maybe the most beautiful piece Schumann has ever written. The darkness reminds me very strongly of Schubert...

[13lackIII]

@Erik83474 My thoughts exactly!

[olwhatsherrname]

I'm sure Schumann would've been pleased to see 67,509 likes on his youtube video

[mozartiano123]

This is a great work.

[windstorm1000]

@mozartiano123 Yes, I was just about to say the same thing--filled with his mercurial temperment.

[sutherlandjoan]

What a great gathering of people, United.

[cuoredicanna]

Che bella la pianista

[tomussell]

excellent



[bckm54]

the cellist reminds me of Arlo Guthrie... :)

[LARUCUS]

and now its time for bum reviews, with chester a bum.... tonights movie, Star Trek

[etonrocks]

I love this piece, i had to page turn the entire piece last night at keshet eilon violin mastercourse, which gave me a new perspective to the piece, especially the second movement, well done, it was a very nice performance, with a brilliant interpretation, enjoyed listening to it very much, love the agitato at 5:24...... BRAVO!!

[chuzhee]

I thought this sounded familiar, but I would have never guessed it from Fanny and Alexander. Now it makes me want to look at the score for Best Intentions, Bergman's last "production."

[clairannette]

Wow... Nuff said.

[KAZOOYO]

もう１度弾きたい弾きたい弾きたい！！

[ersunilgin]

what a brilliant interpretation! just simply intelligent and beautiful!

[1xangman1]

Great interpretation - very well done.

[lucyxu01]

haha i love the expression of Renaud at 5:30

[lucyxu01]

beautiful

[Natcoment]

Que c'est beau!

[beemozbach]

wow dynamite violist. that's how it SHOULD REALLY sound folks. not of this timid business "blend" blah blah-- you know what i mean. Noone can ever hear the viola.

[babie504]

just beautiful

[TylerGallion]

A very important piece of music right here.

[palandi]

pirei

[DavidHoldenDaikusan]

Nice to read so many intelligent comments. I was writing to a friend about composers (including RS) whose main expressive medium is the piano, and had to mention S's op 44 as a case where his writing for other instruments is essential to his musical purpose. Lovely to come back to it after many years.

[mieletthe]

i love

[kginman1]

This is Schumann, pure and simple. Every sound, every voice, painfully self-aware and exquisitely deliberate, perhaps what makes his material so musically challenging to perform despite the absence of obvious technical challenges. The comment about too many soloists is interesting insight -- but I think this is proper Schumann performance style, reflective of his brooding and perfectionist nature. And it is why I keep coming back to Schumann.

[Poemacto]

Brilliant! I came accross this piece of Schumann through Ingmar Bergman's 1982 film Fanny och Alexander. Became completely obsessed with the music. Thank you for posting it!

[diefedernmovie]

@Poemacto ... So I did, so I do, so I am!

[woodstone61]

Il y a dans cette version quelque chose de troublant, presque effrayant ! La double personnalité de Schumann exulte c'est remarquable !

[giotto3cento]

@woodstone61 _i _@wOOdstOne 61 :Oh ! Oui assurément, ce sOnt les 2 ...(_._)Y(_._) Schumann. Mais chuuuuut, il y en a tOujOurs 1 pOur répèter à l'autre ... 7 terrible ! Et après il dévOre tOut cru les petites filles à la vanille !!! Hmmmm, miam_miam ...

- BOb.

[giotto3cento]

@woodstone61 : les frères BOgdanOv Ont du encOre passer par là ... c'est sûr !!!

[jaywbe]

listened to this 4 times already in the space of 40 mins lol

[TwoWoods13]

4 fois seulement? Schumann ça décoiffe !!!!!!!

[jaywbe]

if there was one single movement of schumann that best described him as a person, i think it's this.

dark and dangerous, but then angelic beauty (like what he saw in his dreams /quote), blossoming, anger, lost, searching, found, heavenly beauty. this guy was a nut. completely off the hook.

this is what an artist should be about.

oh, and these guys did it more than enough justice, so hands to them

[windstorm1000]

@jaywbe I agree--Schumann swung between so many poles of emotions/thoughts--this creates exciting music for us--but was too dangerous for him, ultimately--he paid for his art, dearly--too close to the flame. He was wasn't really a 'nut' till the end--bipolar? yes, more than likely--but then this made him who he was. There are many parellels between 'madness and art'--there's even conferences on them across the USA.

[Coranglias]

It's almost like they're trying too hard to make themselves individually heard. But then, later in the piece, they start having fun. I love how musicians get a bit of an ego (myself included), then realize it, and reinvent themselves with the spirit of the music itself in mind. A glorious ending indeed.

[yoeldenunciador]

This is just grotesque. There're far too many soloists in the ensemble... I don't know why usually soloists don't make good chamber musicians.

[SebastienLoong]

How does the number of soloists relate to the greatness in chamber music of a particular soloist. Listen to the Rubinstien, Heifetz, Piatigorsky trio, playing the Mendelssohn trio, it's out of this world. But your right, there are too many soloists, and this is not the first time they've done it.

[yoeldenunciador]

Oh yes, but Rubinstien, Heifetz, Piatigorsky are something special... listen to these guys, individually, they are great but here are all playing their own "concerto".

[ivancheviolin]

the Agitato is the best... and : 5:25 is THE BEST part ever

[jaywbe]

agreed.

actually... the cello and viola part that comes to haunt us with the opening theme has to be the best. sends chills every time

[pviola314]

tomter is a beast and he prob eats humans for breakfast! hahah so good

[kyleclef]

this is fantastic, but i can't wait for this years verbier festival....argerich, jansen, maisky (mischa daughter..i think) bashmet and maisky...i can't wait! that'll be a much better performance.

[kyleclef]

i just watched abit of it on medici tv, i right haha, bashmet and argerich give tonal qualities to the perfomance that these musicians couldn't, not sure if jansen out did capucon...

[Atento80]

sin palabras.....he quedado....en las nubes......ha¡¡

[HappyRick]

This is my favorite rendition of Schumann's piano quintet, played by the superstars of the string world. So full of energy and wild abandon. Thanks for posting.

Could you post the other movements as well, especially the 1st and 4th.

Thanks

Rick

[ptatr]

WOW