Maria Joao Pires, Pierre Boulez, BPO - Mozart piano concerto No. 20

[marian444]

Wonderful!!!

[LeoSupimpa]

if live concert music may consider the "acting" of musicians, Maria João performed the best interpretation possible of that music, as you can perceive right after 0:57

absolutamente sensível, graciosa e apaixonante

parabéns, Maria!

[JAmeixa]

Que orgulho

[paulostroff99]

Stunning. TY m for posting.

[onuno27]

the monastery was actually built in the 16th century, not in 1946 :p

[manuelspcool]

las mejores interpretes de mozart han sido mujeres (De La Rocha, Mitsuko Uchida y Pires) son lo maximo de verdad

[DarioCruz33]

Uma maravilha para ver, escutar e meditar...

[fpereira77]

@DoktorNgKepiyas I laugh so much when people post those "profound" comments, speaking of feeling and emotions... This is a flawless performance

[LeoSupimpa]

@fpereira77 se são flawless, perfeitas, porque não se emocionar?

[Mikhail2406]

YOU HERE THAT ACOUSTICS!!!!!!! MY GOD!!!!!

[nicolasuisse]

magnifique de clarté et de virtuosité

[nicolasuisse]

magnifique ce clarté

[windaddicted17]

wow the modulation at 2:30 !

[martimtavares]

@DoktorNgKepiyas we're all sure you can make it much better, don't worry!

[japanesesweet]

at 2:17 the piano copies the tune which the woodwinds have just played but with some added notes at the end. Cute.

[misspeckpeck]

Why the hell is she playing with a Yamaha? Can't she afford a Steinway?

[fpereira77]

@misspeckpeck What's the problem with Yamaha? Sounds great to me....

[piffs]

@misspeckpeck Steinway is not the only maker of top notch concerto pianos. Also, Steinway's typical tone and key mechanism is quite peculiar. Perhaps she finds Yamaha's more suitable for this concerto. If Pires thinks this is a good enough piano for such a massive piece and delightful performance, I think we should all trust her judgement on whether Yamaha makes good pianos or not. But maybe you know something we don't know.

[gmhowi1]

impressionante!!

[ThePowerofKindness]

Maria Pires is awesome pianist, she gives the music fullness and much appretiated romance touch. She plays with her heart.

[LITOBEL]

Quem não gosta disto, não pode apreciar um vinho tinto em Salzburgo!!

[AlessandroCrudele]

She is amazing!

[thetheatreofmadness]

"...under the baton of Pierre Boulez.''

Very strange.

Fool.

[numdoinada]

O piano dela é absolutamente normal! A única diferença é que é regulado e harmonizado sempre que ela dá um concerto que é o que deveria ser feito para todos os concertos de piano com qualquer pianista... falo porque já preparei o piano para ela várias vezes cá em portugal e no estrangeiro.

[fpereira77]

I'm no piano expert (lol I mean, not even close. The closest thing I played to a piano was a Yamaha psr 213 - an electric piano that doesn't even have touch sensitive keys)... So I'm really just asking for an honest answer:

What's the problem with Yamaha Grand Pianos, like this one that Maria João Pires is playing?

[DavidCucchi]

Why does she play on a Yamaha grand piano ?!! She deserves better!

[martimtavares]

@DavidCucchi She has a contract with Yamaha. Infact she has pianos made especially for her since she has a small hand and a very peculiar touché. I once had one of them at hand and i can say they behave better then any normal steinway concert grand, since they are made with such special features.

[bluemonolith88]

@DavidCucchi i think most top pianists don't have much preference for a particular brand as long as it's a well tuned and regulated top quality piano.

[MrMrMikayel]

Bravo!

Very nice!!!

[ManAngelTouch]

incrivel da forma como toca, parece haver escrito "dolcissimo" em todas as notas.

Genial!!!

[LolloBlackGlamour]

She plays a YAMAHA!!!! Not a STEINWAY!!!

[pmgodfrey]

She's not even thinking about what she has to do - it comes so natural for her.

I LOVE watching people play. I wish I had at least 1/10 the talent she has.

[TheMichmagic]

Genial! Absolutely great musician.

[anonymusum]

Don´t like her - although I must admit that she is a good pianist.

[valeriealmamarie]

Excellent.

[gracense]

the monastery it's not from 1946, but, 1496 ...

[musicolorhythm]

She deserves a Steinway to sound great, not a Yamaha.

[mees04101993]

.....care..? she sounds great ON A YAMAHA.. that's a plus right..?

[musicolorhythm]

all right, she sounds great on a yamaha, and would be much better on a steinway

[mikejr41387]

maybe she choses Yamaha because it's better for her. Yamaha's are generally more reliable and less varied than Steinway grands. the keyboard is much more even, which is particularly useful in Mozart, don't you think? Im sure if she wanted steinway she would have steinway, its not like shes a second rate musician. Richter used Yahama too, excuslively

[jpedrocp]

@mikejr41387 very true

[pianofranck]

@musicolorhythm Well, she chooses to play Yamaha, as it's her favorite....

[seremerow]

我個人非常喜愛Pires的Mozart!

那種神奇的演奏"顆粒"感~~

還有..她的"平均"...

這種偉大不易的"基本功"在她手下...

簡直自然而然、順理成章!!

[MimasS56]

Please define!

[mees04101993]

and NOW i get it XD

[MimasS56]

If only Mozart had left more compositions in minor keys!!

[gipfeli]

that's what i always say... apparently there's someone else on this world that thinks like me...

[Syfornia]

Then you'd be yelling "If only Mozart had left more compositions in major keys!!" XD

[MimasS56]

I didn't mean that all his works should be in minor keys! But what we have now is 2 piano concerts out of 27, 2 symphonies out of 60 and the other major works are all written in major keys (concertos) apart from a Mass and a Requiem!

[chopinandliszt]

MimasS56- that may be true, but all his fantasias, including k475, k396, k397 are written in minor keys. The number of Mozart symphonies are generally regarded as 41. It's not certain whether other symphonic works were written by him. Among them, there's one in A minor, by the way. It was unusual for composers of that period to choose minor keys for their pieces' home keys. It was commonly thought they're unstable. It was Mozart who set examples for future Romantic piano concertos.

[ensimon]

Major keys compositions were thought to give brilliant melodies.. Haydn though wrote more symphonies in minor keys... But we must confess that minor keys melodies are more popular and "serious" and easier for new listeners!

[IGOLDBERGI]

@MimasS56 Precisely. Which is why, as a minor key lover, I prefer Bach, Chopin, and Tchaikovsky over Mozart, NOT to take anything away from a virtuoso like Mozart :).

[maternelle01]

@MimasS56 sonata in C major k 330 2 nd movement -> f minor -> so beautiful ! :)

[DanielaSasportes]

BRAVO !

[hmSanjeevabp]

She is fantastic. On the spot.

[piercristoforo1]

charming !

[Nicky2822]

One of my favourite classical sounds.

I so wish I could play this on my keyboard but I will learn to play it. It's so chilled out and relaxing.

[jmaster6969]

incredible but the river's name is tejo not tage and

the monastary is an manuelin munument so it has to be at least 400 years old

[UHFX]

do you know where is the first moviment of the concerto?

[saudadedefados]

remarquable interpretation de M.J.Pires

[kyleclef]

wow! that cellist look so cool at 0:42 !!! also she is great, fantastic tone.

[amadiwolferl]

@kyleclef he is best ;)) love him

[Seccus08]

Very good!

[hmSanjeevabp]

Yes She is brilliant

[RaulClimaco]

Jerónimos ??... if I had to guess it would be 1546 for the first stone, or the last, or some stone in between.

[paulostroff99]

Lovely performance. Brava! TY.

[thomandy]

That was great =))) 5st

Thomas