Schubert Fantasia for Two Pianos in F Minor, D. 940 (1/3); 1st movement; Perahia & Lupu

[asianwhitenigger]

This is fucking insane. Imagine Schubert lived till he was 58.

This fucking guy killed it.

[rev1080]

better than drugs

[TheGreatPerahia]

Music to cleanse the soul by.......

[ttamil3]

dit is zo vreselijk mooi, zo prachtig om naar te luisteren, t werkt door tot in je ziel!

[Farnik01]

This piece is just incredible. A great performance of one of Schubert's masterworks.

[vincenzomilletari]

i'm studying it with my friend, i'm a conductor, he is an organist, and i've decided to take the second part only to decide on the sustained pedal

[vincenzomilletari]

i'm studying it with my friend, i'm a conductor, he is an organist, and i've decided to take the second part only to decide on the sustained pedal

[aurore891]

this is the best performance for this piece.... it's amazing

[profdezik]

@aurore891 i agree with you, this is the best performance

[OrangeSodaKing]

I'm learning this piece! It's soooo beautiful! This is the recording my piano teacher likes the most. Thanks for the upload!

[videogamehistorian]

Great interpretation, but I'm quite surprised by the numerous mixing mistakes, with such different background (ambiance) between whay seems to be the rehearsalsand the final. Listen to 0:44-0:47, 1:10-1:15, and 1:38-1:40 for example. Unless this is totally hazardous compression effects...

[Pianista061292]

I've been trying to fond this piece for a long time...now that i found it, it's time to sit and relax with a beautiful and quiet piece.

[kano26]

WOW EFFING WOW this is great music!

[helenagothicangel13]

So much more delicate than Britten and Richter - beautiful nonetheless!

[suzettegm]

Two masters at work, love it!

[ivy9446]

Simply perfect!

[fouloas]

Schubert le plus grand musicien.. qu'une putain de maladie nous a enlevé.

[h4x3dby1337]

Perfectly delicate and spiritual.

[kefaad]

I simly adore its melancholic(μελαγχολικό)theme!­!!

[1113agm]

What a wonderfully descriptive adjective - brooding - you use to convey the mood of the first theme. I think this is one of the most beautiful themes ever written.

[milka93c]

thank you for this post

[Sinfoniette]

Perahia and Lupu are great pianists for the Schubert repertoire but I still feel like the Gilels are a bit more balanced.

[JLFAN2009]

You know, it's kind of funny: there is an innate tendency to fall in love with the first performance one listens to; somehow it becomes the standard by which others are judged. Yet, there are surprising ways in which "first loves" can be surpassed. That's how I feel about the Gilels, as compared to Badura-Skoda and partner (the first duo I heard).

[FlashyCat2008]

I agree. For example: by the time I was introduced to Lipatti, I had already collected quite the library of piano recordings and now they are mostly useless since Lipatti bests them all, by a long shot.

[JLFAN2009]

Perhaps young death has a way of immortalizing great artists; but there's no denying the sheer genius of Lipatti. I meant to qualify my original post: to tell you the truth, I didn't even care much for the piece (Schubert's Fantasia) at all, when first listening to a recording (Badura-Skoda). Then the Gilels' performance changed my sentiment: there's no question that the WAY something is performed makes all the difference in the world.

[JLFAN2009]

To continue with another example: I used to hate Chopin's Nocturne #17 (in g) -- until listening to a recording by Ivan Moravec.

[PhysiqueQuantique]

@JLFAN2009 You're so right! I find this with almost everything I listen to. I've been trying really hard, lately, to surpass it, as you say. However, especially with Schubert and Beethoven, only a couple of things remain my 'favourites' even if they were the first recording I heard; notably, the Cleveland Quartet with Yo-Yo Ma playing Schubert's string Quintet in C major is still my number one favourite.

[dirkjdejong]

@JLFAN2009 This performance is glorious, lovely, great... I'm stil in favour of the Gilels playing the Fantasy...

[OrangeSodaKing]

@dirkjdejong Another good one I found on YouTube is a live concert performance of two pianists: Imogen Cooper and Paul Lewis.

[kama333]

3:05 awesome moment

[teunfaber]

Thank you so much for this post....

There isn't a more heartwarming performance of this great musical piece!!!

[mahlerite]

You're welcome.

I love how brooding the opening theme is.

[Vesivian]

@teunfaber Heartwarming? Haha. Morel like heartbreaking. :P