The Cliburn: "Encore! with James Conlon" - Episode 2

[MrYou2ber]

2:42 - 3:10 omg that was scarier than a horror movie. I'm gonna have nightmares now

[everythingistken1291]

All i know is the modern works are not to my taste : P although there are some composers now that are getting "better" lol

[plsphd47]

Thanks for this!!

[gnatural]

i hope i never have to play under this guy for the rest of my musical life. and i pity anybody that has to.

[everythingistken1291]

I do believe the point of this video is to here Conlon speak.

[liszt80]

What is the music at the beginning?

[tawtsai]

Romance (2nd movement) from the d minor piano concerto by Mozart (KV 466)

[demosj]

The Greek philosophy was unnecessary - his speech just simplified to the pianist envisioning an ideal performance and trying to execute it.

I'm annoyed Conlon kept interrupting Kobrin, but it got kind of funny after the Rachmaninoff etude was cut off. I hope the entire performances are available somewhere. Best Scarbo opening I have ever heard.

[nleytman]

Look at Kobrin's face at the end of this video - how he feels and understands each moment of this music of Schumann. It's real.

[iumonito]

Beethoven's 5th an Rocky's Pg (same as Mr. K.)

[PianoRon]

I agree Colon talks too much...It will be much interesting if he analyzes the performance....who cares about his view!

[pigolet2178]

shut up Colon, just let us listen!

[anieb]

The section starting with intro at 07:15 is just sublime in my view. While a few may consider Kobrin too cool and the sounds edgy with precision paramount, I find a lot of his playing highly romantic in a subdued way. I did get his Cliburn DVD.

[stephenTGV]

What a marvelous pianist!!! His name is not even mentioned in the description. James Conlon is a wonderful conductor & accompanist. All the bla bla and 'profound' analyses and explanations, will not change a mediocre to a great performer. Great pianists usually offer very little explanation as to how they are able to achieve their standards. Many of them do not accept students, or at most do occasional 'coaching'.

[fortissimo25]

kobrin is so cute in his rehearsal with the conductor... what concerto is he playing? does anyone know?

[iumonito]

Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, this is the variation 17, rigth before the famous one (where Rachmaninoff makes the most famous romantic melody by turning upside down the Paganini theme and turning it from minor to major. Genius, really.)

[FinbarFinbarFinbar]

That's my Uncle Jimmy! :D

[babyfreshpony]

Kobrin is soooo juicy in his expression. what a pleasure to watch!

this conlon, however insightful and enthusiastic, has got to realize that the days of musical comparative binarism are OVER. please stop preaching to us in terms of black/white, appolo/dionysus. i just don't find that identifying archetypes helps one go deep into music.. know what i mean?

[goobleglob]

totally agreed

[vocalpianist]

I would so love to come watch this competition.

[VanCliburnFoundation]

We're planning on webcasting the competition live, like we did in 2005. Just stay in tune and thank you for your feedback.

[vocalpianist]

Thank you! That's awesome!! I will.

[swimgirlangel]

which etude-tableux (op. and no.) did Kobrin play?

[VanCliburnFoundation]

He played the Etudes-tableaux, Op. 33

[iumonito]

Op. 33 # 2 in C Major (I know, it doesn't sound like C major at all). he did play the whole Op. 33 in the competition, but what's featured in teh video is just the first few measures of No. 2.

[fortissimo25]

thank you so much!!!