Franz Schubert - Impromptu d899, No. 2, Wilhelm Kempff

[CanadaPisces]

Delightful! A master pianist at the keyboard!

[pianoroelie]

This is just perfect

[dgaranin]

A lovely recording! Why with 17,000 views only 53 likes?? I have given mein..

[jonnyenglishlim]

well... even chopin's op25 no.2 has musical meanings in those triplets... so young pianists should bring out those musical qualities and not use these so called "show-off" pieces to inflate their egos...

[Sonorazzi]

Absolutely beautiful. What a master!

[Moezel3]

THIS is how it should be played.

It is NOT a jumble of notes. It is a piece of music that actually has a melodic line...if the player cares to find it.

Which I find rarely happens...except for here!! Now Kempff is a genius. And I mean genius.

[MaestroTJS]

This is really lovely; a performance that doesn't turn this into a goddamn etude and a slur of triplets that lesser musicians think should be played as quickly as they can muster to show off their "ability" (the opposite becomes the case).

I particularly like how Kempff finds hidden melodic lines within the triplet passages.

I've heard so many mediocre performances of this lately, I started thinking the piece was at fault. I'm glad I came across this.

[federricoilgrande]

Una delle piu' grandi emozioni della mia vita? Assistere alla Salle Pleyel ad un concerto schubertiano di Kempff seduto sul palco dietro all'artista::))

[Luketheedge]

Kempff is a great pianist...i really like his interpretations of beethoven and schubert. But for me the interpretations from Alfred Brendel are the "non plus ultra". Brendel is a nuance smoother...fantastic. But anyway, Kempff is immortal.

[junglejim66]

One can see why Kempff was a major pianist in his day.

Still sounds magnificent!! Perfect tempo for me.

[neelbeforegeneralzod]

na i love is so fastnot slow like this shit

[freeqwerqwer]

I too have ignored Kempf f when younger remembering him to be a correct but dry pianist .........but upon revisting him I find that he has a profound and colorful imagination too.

But he is not in a hurry to impress. He examines a piece fully and is a builder, placing great importance in architecture and form, and clarity of the melody line.

I'd say this master just lacks 2 important ingredients to piano playing--- captivating charm and grand emotion.

[lovesGenet]

Kempff is deep feeling. he is harsh here but he makes it contrast and the detail is musical not technical.the minor section is a deep player. I have ignored this man's recordings and now older I  feel this is where it's at.Color ,theleft hand is music here.Definitely SCHUBERT. He will surprise us in Beethoven SO SO SO thoughtful! this man 's reputation is deserved.

[123mortimer456]

All those youngsters who play this piece at about the same time - and for the same technical purpose - as Chopin's op. 25 no. 2 should listen to this and learn. It's not a velocity exercise!!! It's great music, as Kempff so powerfully reminds us.

[RobertKissel]

I agree wholeheartedly--but it's not only that he plays it at a sensible tempo: just listen to what PRECISION he brings to Schubert's very picky dynamic markings! My teacher stood on her head to try to get me to play those few sforzado's in the middle section right--and he does it so EFFORTLESSLY and so PERFECTLY...just as Schubert meant those dissonances to jump out and nip at us...and disappear again into the turbulence...this performance of this underrated piece is a TEXTBOOK for pianists!

[ClassicalMusicReview]

This goes on my Schubert as stale milk-toast playlist.Brilliant!

[dfd2020]

arghhhhhh Kempffy !!

I'm gonna play tetris nowsnif''

[ilovescarlatti]

Kempff extraordiary musician (before pianist...)....

[thuztra]

Incredibly soft and melodic play, effortless

and delightfully charming.

[hellomate639]

Are you serious dude?

You have movements 1, 2 and 4, but not 3, the best one?!

I want to hear Kempff play that one...

[SpottyDorsord]

With this man's, my heart beats as one. For I too, question thee, dude, where art the most royal and blessed 3rd?

[mario54671]

@hellomate639 Movements? They're separate impromptus. :P

[hellomate639]

@mario54671

Lol, you're correcting a two year old comment....

I know... lol.

[amyparking]

having played this about a decade ago, albeit wretchedly, it's easier appreciate the minutae that go into the performance of a master of Kempff's caliber

[amyparking]

easier *to* appreciate