Freire-Rachmaninov 1965

[NuovoCurioso]

...straordinario!!!

[MrStrav81]

The camera man should be fired facing him too long.

[ColoraturaBaritone]

Bravissimo! O que poeta!

[elgar34]

Great playing. Mr. Freire was rather cute back then, LOL.

[xodn3300]

awesome

[MegaQuiquine]

Wonderful, can't find Clair de lune DEBUSSY  !!!

[noirvalentin]

Amazing footage!!!

[DoubleA1970]

Excellent performance.

[MrStrav81]

This is a wonderful performance. It has such clarity in its lines. And the reprise of the theme isn't played too fast like many pianists do (starting at about 3:00).

[predoje]

stupid cameraman...why would i watch his face all recording...

[ykmgt]

sharp.



[butterbeatsmargarin]

excuse me, but i take offense to the comment: can you play it better?

well let me ask you: CAN YOU PLAY IT BETTER?

probably not... so maybe you should keep your mouth shut.

[swigler1]

Some things never change -- and one of them is Nelson Freire's greatness.

[v4liumfrance]

fantastic

[pianotonton]

Emouvant et d'une perfection pianistique admirable.

[MoiDeCoentro]

21yo

[lovesGenet]

they say the straighter the pinky more fullsome the tone when it is carying this melody here- but thi sclarity in both hands is near impossible sounds so diff fromHorowitz.BOth INCREDIBLE!

[anini53]

NECTAR!!!!

[lifg33]

GENIAL...

[rsoares57]

First Rach. etude I fell in love with, learned. My favorite performance, forever....

[Icarodefrancisco]

Bravoooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oo

very perfect

wou wou wou

[Epogdous]

A masterpiece.

[GeorgeMaxwellDuPre]

No problems here.

[jwiziack]

sorry, but can you play it better?

[GeorgeMaxwellDuPre]

Wny is this comment directed at me? I can play it differently, perhaps just as well according to your tastes. H A P P Y N E W Y E A R !

[jwiziack]

Happy new year too, full of good wishes and good music! I sent the comment directed to you because of your former post of Freire´s Etude version: "No problem here". It seemed you were judging from a pedestal. No ofense, please, but there was very much more in his performance.

[GeorgeMaxwellDuPre]

I just mean that I can't find anything wrong with this performance. To me, it is phenomenal.

[jwiziack]

Sorry, if you can. I think I took you in a wrong way. Maybe because I love this version of Rach´s Etude... In Brazil we are somehow crazy of Freire´s playing. It´s something like passion for football. Unfortunately, I have no words to define how both things _football and Freire_ work on in our hearts :-) Best wishes. Julio.

[handzmusic]

One of the best etudes from opus 39 and one of my personal favorites from Rachmaninovs etudes, very well played. Nice.

[Leon38l6912]

very good and solid pinky

[fernandobicudo]

Nelson Freire was already a genius!!!!!

[devostm]

Freire...?

[marc93700]

C'est de l'humour!

Vous me prenez pour qui ?

Un inculte!

[rodrigodemarsillac]

I don't quite like this Etude, I think it is a little messy... but Freire can sometimes, in the middle of that thunders, play the melodie (that is beautyfull!) so wonderfully!

[lscully2]

I think it's actually quite a refined etude.

[lamorlayefrance]

Piano playing before the era of large rubato - quite refreshing. Interesting that his hand position is so high over the keys. Not a great sounding piano, but the playing is very nice.

[JulesJapan]

after

[JulesJapan]

.. as though there has only ever been one gay pianist ...

[StephenMan69]

Interpret: above average.Quality of pianist:excellent..I did not say that only Volodin is gay, there are many proud pianists/in closet.Nothing wrong being gay, I`m one.Sometimes you can tell by looks and signs. Or by person.

[ProfessorSuckMah]

amazing!

[slothvader]

this is pretty damned excellent.

[sll10]

This guy's a bona fide Genius!

[JulesJapan]

Wonderful. I enjoyed the documentary on him too.

[keybawd]

Already a master even in his twenties. Superb Rachmaninov playing. Total control of the keys and nothing showy getting in the way of the musical logic of this great etude. Freire is a GREAT pianist.

[lovesGenet]

he always had it .he makes thebest interpretative decisions.the rest of u just be silent. his family mustas been rich .HE plays where & when he wants to.LikeMichelangeli! the dog ,gay fingers,amateurs on pedaling villa-lobos.where do allthese inane comments come from?

[rabinovit]

Tao intenso e tanto controle! Sou fa de Nelson a anos! Pianista divino!

[juanitopianist]

claridad en las voces , expresión , profundamente interpretado , que más  s e puede decir ..

juan mayorga , chile

[odilsoum]

I saw him playing Live... He played the Schumann Piano Concerto.

[f2781]

Did you hear him play the Schumann concerto in Los Angeles? Me and a friend of mine had the privilege of witnessing him play it at the Walt Disney Concert Hall a few months ago -- beautiful concert.

[odilsoum]

No I've seen him play here in Brasília, I am brazilian too XD. He played with the Petrobras Orchestra with Isaac Karabtchevsky conducting. Really beautiful, and it was free...

[f2781]

Did you hear him play the Schumann concerto in Los Angeles? Me and a friend of mine had the privilege of witnessing him play it at the Walt Disney Concert Hall a few months ago -- beautiful concert.

[fernandobicudo]

Absolutely perfect interpertation at such a young age !!!

[filthysoap]

doing everything right!

[claudiadaher]

Divino!

[leomulder]

I hate when the camera does like this one.

[Nilfnar]

Amazing

[reddoghud]

Awesome. I love this piece.

[classicalguy07]

thank you so much for this upload!!!! It shows he was always terrific performer!!!!!!

[dgaranin]

A top-notch performance, *****.

[sll10]

This is fabulous!

[Burnsomatic]

Absolutely gorgeous.

[marelimasi]

Brilliant since early age, what a phenomenon! Thanks for sharing.

[rejanemaga]

Great to see young Nelson Freire, like he's today: magnificent!