@TeachTom22 the conductor was sick and in hospital atm. they know they had the power to do it without on a bit help of mr zimmerman. so they actually did GREAT!
1: I don't always play piano. But when I do, I conduct at the same time.
2: Playing the hardest pieces of the Piano by Beethoven really doesn't challenge me enough. Did somebody say the conductor is sick?
3: As you all know, the conductor's stick was broken. So I replaced it with a piano.
5: I don't have any more money to put in. So, if I don't win this hand, I have to conduct AND play the piano at the same time. Ok, let's go. What?! He had a straight flush? Shit.
Think I lose my sanity a bit when listening to this because everything starts wavering as if it were the surface of the sea. Maybe it just blows my mind.
This video belongs to a Beethoven concerto cycle conducted by Leonard Bernstein. Sadly, Bernstein died before the completion of all 5, but he sure did pass on his "conducting torch" in this concerto though!! BRILLIANT performance!!! We'll miss you Lenny
@ThatRachGirl This comes from a DVD box set titled "Bernstein/Beethoven." You can buy the whole set for a high price but well worth it since it includes all 9 symphonies, all 5 piano concertos, and many more. You could also buy this DVD separate for a much cheaper price. Just search the title on Amazon and it will come right up. Hope this helps
This is the greatest part, thats why it is a pity that the orchestra doesn't feel it (they should play it triumphant, exultingly. Zimerman is fantastic, but I think the orchestra could be better.
He(Zimerman) is a pianist a conducter as he is greart! It is Beethoven's piano concerto work thouth, but often serves as a conducter and pianist, he is Mr. Baremboim and Ashkenazy unlike him as a conducter in his end in a hobby want to try lot of the new work. I am a pianist and conducter, and I most study a lot more too.
Very good! I love the way these people play and conduct at the same time! Has anyone else noticed theat the guy at 5:00 and 5:28 on the Viola looks like John Cleese, AKA Basil Fawlty!?!
Krystian Zimerman conducts here because Leonard Bernstein,with who he decided to play the 5 Beethoven concertos, just died during the recordings... Zimerman chooses to continue the recordings without any other conductor... RIP Leonard Bernstein
I prefer a soloist piano and a conductor...Zimerman is a genius but when he does both it seems like the orchestra doesn't need a conductor...my opinion
@ephelduath606 I have always thought about this. Do such great players really need a conductor? I experienced the importance of a conductor but in lower levels obviously and it was important but not with the Wiener or the Berliner....
@Ultrazone91 There are varying schools of thought on the subject. I don't have any particular preference, but I think it depends on whether it's a high school orchestra or a professional symphony. Have you checked out the orpheus chamber orchestra? Granted not a full size orchestra, but famous for not having a conductor and programming their own music.
@sannitig Harking back to the Baroque period when it was quite common for the first violin (still called the "Leader" of the orchestra) or the player of the harpsichord continuo to conduct. The conductor's baton evolved from a violinist's bow. Try "orchestra without conductor" in Google, and you'll find some interesting articles about this.
@sannitig it's a common practice at... I don't know how to say it in english, in spanish it's called "concierto de camara" [chamber concert] where the conductor plays an instrument. Notice also that there's little people playing.
@alfredocx no entiendo, como que dices que SOLO, karajan dirige i toca a la vez? hay muchos pianistas que lo hacen i si lo hacen es porque estan capacitados para hacerlo.
Por cierto lo que hace Karajan es el bajo continuo con un CLAVE.
@mestreliszt tienes razon...lo que sucede es que sentir el misticismo de Karajan obnubilo mi mente....gracias por el mensaje saludos desde Huancayo Peru.
@alfredocx jaja, claroo eso lo entiendoo es evidente que Karajan fue unico como director, pero creo que tambien debemos valorar a otros como ZImerman, entre muchos otros que se atreven a hacer este tipo de cosas tan increibles.
De nada, que suerte del peru? que bien que podreis disfrutar del legado de los incas. un saludo desde Barcelona!
Adorable at the first hearing. Zimerman is beyond all praise! Perfection and deep understanding of music. Magnificent Artist! Und die Wiener Philharmoniker sind am besten!
Do you mean the first 2 movements? Can't you find them on YouTube?
Actually Beethoven composed the first concerto after the second. But because of publishing the second concerto (op. 15) before the first (op. 19) the counting has been reversed ... (This also happend to other composers.)
Orchestra is Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic). Maybe you can find out the flute-soloist somewhere else ...
The recording was taken 12/1991. Because of Lenard Bernstein's death Krystian Zimerman decided to conduct the first two concertos himself!
I adore his playing very much. As I also appreciate Glenn Gould I don't think he comes close to this excellent performance of Krystian Zimerman! It's kristall-clear and dramatic at the same time.
Well, Beethoven also conducted and played and even had to cope with a piano that was a half tone flat in one of its first performances. So as the story goes he played it in the key of C# that sounded in C.
Zimerman makes piano look so easy looking that it almost takes away from audience appreciation. It's as if he's not even trying, yet it sounds so divine! I think it best not to watch him while absorbing his playing lol
Zimmerman plays this handsomely - beautifully and elegantly. one of the best versions. but I think i have never heard anyone play THIS concerto as vibrantly as Glenn Gould. that was simply exceptional for someone age 19...with the precise feel for the early beethoven..listen to any of the movements in contrast - i think many will be surprised at how naturally virtousic YET extremely musical and refined gould is in this concert. PLUS a genius set of cadenzas..whew.
whetever one can say, i am not his fan but it is a brilliant playing.. humour, strength, madness, dramatism and cynical expression of it.. everything from beethoven is there.
@K189T he looks like a neanderthal jew boor. where are his manners, where is the class, hes jumping around and waving his hands like a NIGGER. and whats the big deal if hes playing and giving instructions to the orchestra during the pauses, gimme a break, any well educated player can do that, no magic powers involved. k189t (very innovative user name, congrats), you think zimbermann is so good, but your into star trek so what do u know.
@EITrollo I only make a humoristic comparaison, it has nothing to do with his play, which is wonderful in my mind, and his gestures are not ridiculous, just necessary.
By the way, can you give me your mind about the pianist on my profile? (Bernard d'Ascoli, wonderful blind pianist)
@K189T That's a good comment! Nevertheless, he is not the only one, there are several of these interpreters-conductors. Friederich Gulda does it successfully, too. But Gulda resembles Einstein with a cap on his head!
Agreed. Whats wrong with what he did? He denounced the US for its plans to install a missile defense shield on Polish soil. Heroic! Youd feel differently if customs destroyed YOUR piano:
After 9/11, customs officials seized and destroyed Zimermans piano because it smelled funny. In 2006, Customs seized another piano and held it long enough to ruin his tour.
Foolish Americans do you not care that the world hates our guts? What if Russia put a missile defense shield in Mexico & Canada?
@Qitten33 The US needs to be destroyed, for the world's sake. Never has there been such a selfish, greedy, violent, butcherous nation in the history of mankind.
Krystian Zimerman shocked the audience of LA Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday when he stopped mid-show saying that he would no longer perform in a country whose military wants to take over the world.
Krystian Zimerman shocked the audience of LA Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday when he stopped mid-show saying that he would no longer perform in a country whose military wants to take over the world.
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yeah, he seems to be very conscientious and aware, and I respect him for that, but at the same time, making music part of the politics is a little questionable for me. Especially during a concert...I feel sorry for the audience, and even if what Mr.Zimerman is saying is true, I'm not sure if this is the right way to go about it.
You might be surprised that musicians have been among some of the most politically active in history, despite having had to largely depend on the "tolerance" of societies and the powers. Beethoven WAS very political. Hearing news that Napoleon Bonaparte had crowned HIMSELF emperor..after first declaring himself a liberator of people from the Nobles..Beethoven who originally dedicated his 3rd Symphony, Eroica, to napoleon - TORE a copy to shreds; declared "he is just another Tyrant"...
then he scribbled "To the MEMORY of a great man"..many USSR composers tried to "secretly" put in their music musical codes defying the authorities..JS Bach himself was very "feisty" against authorities..Mozart's great operas are actually POLITICAL'Social statements against the aristocracies while making fun of them WHILE they enjoyed the music...he was THAT clever. his "marriage of figaro" was in fact a SATIRE against the nobility by showing them being outwitted by a mere barber of seville...
Arturo Toscanini was FAMOUS for refusing to perform for the Fascists Mussolini and Hitler and exiled himself from italy in WW2 as protest..Franz Liszt was famous for using his Stature to bring attention to victims of floods, disasters..and political upheavals..Artur Rubinstein NEVER again played iN germany after the Holocaust of jews..Daniel Barenboim of Israel/argentina performed IN Palestine/gaza/west bank in protest of Israel's treatment of Palestinians...musicians as political conscience
This is really an amazing piece. Though this piece is simple, Zimerman makes it really interesting and exciting. It's very beautiful, too. I loved hearing this piece!
I really LOVE 3rd mov of this Concert... The teme 1 (begining): mi re do -do__mi re do-do_ mi re do si la sol sol la fa# sol..speaks by itself. ALL movement is beautifull =P but specially this inicial pasage
Isn´t easy to be playing and conducing himself and d orchesta, no? Wauu! I liked very much! He is funny with his corporal expresions, and when he marks the time of compass 4/4 at 4:11 =P..and 4:37 suuuper!!! very expresive, and any tension.. he takes his time.
It would sound more emotional if the audio recording was better quality. Sounds seems so far away from me :(, even though I set my speaker sound level to full.
But the performance is superb :-). Zimmerman played it very lyrical with really good precision.
A workaday performance. Not outstanding or inspirational. Do you notice that the orchestral players play perfectly well even when he is not conducting? I do like his subtle use of piano (P).
What made you think a workaday performance? I think it was outstanding because he had the right tempo, he made no mistakes, he played all measures the way they were supposed and he played with passion. Also, he proves that a good orchestra doesn't need conducting I agree with that part. Even if he didn't conduct while he wasn't playing they would still do great.
I heard this played in my music class played by music teacher as an example of a rondo and on the first hearing i wasn't sure that it was beethoven but after a few more hearings some of beethoven's signature charecteristics in the way that he writes his music do show
OMG, I just realized something very very important (I'm practicing this piece and had used this as a guide...unfortunately). Zimerman actually has the beat completely wrong in the first few measures. The downbeat is on the second note, not first as he plays it. Just listen to the orchestra, or look at the score. This is a warning to all of you who might be learning this.
i don't agree - there's definitely an accent on the downbeat, but not too much of one, just like it should be...you can be sure Zimerman knows where the downbeat is, especially after playing and conducting it dozens of times.
That's interesting...now that I listen to it again, it seems like the second note is a little louder than the first. I think it's a matter of perception: the first note has no precedent whereas the second does, so even when the second note is played slightly louder (in measurable, absolute terms), the perception of the downbeat falls on the first, perhaps because we are so jaded with music whose first beat begins on the first note.
indeed - the first time i heard this piece, i assumed as you did - that the first note was the downbeat - i was always a bit confused, until i saw the score...definitely an "oh, duh!" moment
He plays and conducts - very impressive! Though it looks like this orchestra can manage by itself very well and for the pianist conducting along with playing could be rather distraction. Yes, he plays very well but doesn't seem too much involved in music.
Personally I prefer Perahia - his RONDO is much more interesting: emotional, gentle, humorous, colorful. Its a real joy listening to his music!
I completely agree. Being an early work of Beethoven's, it still has that quality of a Mozart elgance and spirit - it doesnt show his gutsy, powerful quality of his later works. Zimerman nailed it.
I think this is the first "anarchic" concerto i see! O_O Considering the maestro is conducting from the piano they do exceptionaly well. Seems that Bakounin's ideas are working at least in classical music :P
haha Hardly any of the orchestra members are following his conducting. Such a shame considering his gusto (and clear technique!).
TeachTom22 3 months ago
@TeachTom22 the conductor was sick and in hospital atm. they know they had the power to do it without on a bit help of mr zimmerman. so they actually did GREAT!
MrUberSpanky 1 day ago in playlist CLASSIC
Ha ha, good try evilbunny. I´m not planning a career as a douchbag, so rest assured your material is quite safe.
stickitupyapipe 3 months ago
Absolutely first rate. Nice to actually see how it was originally done. Thanks!
0276boy 3 months ago
2:40 TICO TICO
Shibboleth10 3 months ago
At 3:04 2nd basson is sleeping D:
ZetaGuy635 4 months ago 8
So many jokes, so little time.
1: I don't always play piano. But when I do, I conduct at the same time.
2: Playing the hardest pieces of the Piano by Beethoven really doesn't challenge me enough. Did somebody say the conductor is sick?
3: As you all know, the conductor's stick was broken. So I replaced it with a piano.
5: I don't have any more money to put in. So, if I don't win this hand, I have to conduct AND play the piano at the same time. Ok, let's go. What?! He had a straight flush? Shit.
TheEvilEmporerBunny 4 months ago 2
@TheEvilEmporerBunny Wow, if you are considering a career in comedy, can I give you some good advice?
Don´t give up your day job.
stickitupyapipe 3 months ago
@stickitupyapipe Wow, if you are considering a career in being a douchebag, can I give you some advice?
Go for it, you're revolutionary.
TheEvilEmporerBunny 3 months ago
@TheEvilEmporerBunny I would only need to copy your material to be a great success as a douchbag..
stickitupyapipe 3 months ago
@stickitupyapipe I should have known that the only thing you learned in school was plagiarism.
TheEvilEmporerBunny 3 months ago
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TheEvilEmporerBunny 4 months ago
just great
pianolover249 4 months ago
amazing
wonderful
great work
very nice video
thanks for sharing
hugs
dinahdavyd 5 months ago
Elegant, polished, beautiful. I feel at ease as if they were in my living room watching this.
bagelsandeggs 5 months ago
Sublime
ERICWAGNERSLUCID 5 months ago
Leonard Bernstein wanted record that with Zimmerman but he died, so Zimmerman conducted the concertos with the spirit of Bernstein
Will84ABA 5 months ago
hahah this is so cool
Nitsudrd 6 months ago in playlist Beethoven
Think I lose my sanity a bit when listening to this because everything starts wavering as if it were the surface of the sea. Maybe it just blows my mind.
ilovestareon 6 months ago in playlist Beethoven
genius
maximea2m 6 months ago
I've never heard anyone play with greater clarity.
Is it the case that, had Bernstein been alive, Bernstein would have been conducting and not him?
gratiaDei777 6 months ago
he makes it look almost casual..... :(
piano932 7 months ago
This video belongs to a Beethoven concerto cycle conducted by Leonard Bernstein. Sadly, Bernstein died before the completion of all 5, but he sure did pass on his "conducting torch" in this concerto though!! BRILLIANT performance!!! We'll miss you Lenny
tangoalpha7 8 months ago
Really, this is just so fantastic! I love it!
MaxGavOhio 8 months ago
Chuck Norris never plays wrong notes, it's the piano which makes mistakes :P
K189T 9 months ago 2
This is AMAZING!!!
Shoinie 9 months ago
j'adore le pianiste !!!
SLAIEH 9 months ago
Wow I've never seen this before
FopeEzio 9 months ago
What DVD is this from? I need it. Badly. <3
ThatRachGirl 9 months ago
@ThatRachGirl This comes from a DVD box set titled "Bernstein/Beethoven." You can buy the whole set for a high price but well worth it since it includes all 9 symphonies, all 5 piano concertos, and many more. You could also buy this DVD separate for a much cheaper price. Just search the title on Amazon and it will come right up. Hope this helps
tangoalpha7 8 months ago
RESPECT if he can do the same thing with the Prokofiev 3 hehe
ficolossale 10 months ago
May I ask do you have the other two movements of this performance?
CYTL1960 10 months ago
Bravo
vegasol12 11 months ago
Damn, this dude really is the Chuck Norris of the piano.
Egide0 11 months ago
Here's Bernstein's version.
watch?v=9ZYn865RiRE
It starts at about 1:24
nbharakey 11 months ago
I remembered great Bernstein playing and conducting this concerto when i saw this!
nbharakey 11 months ago
This is the greatest part, thats why it is a pity that the orchestra doesn't feel it (they should play it triumphant, exultingly. Zimerman is fantastic, but I think the orchestra could be better.
Fenriz17 1 year ago
Tämä on consertto josta pidän erikoisen paljon. Kuuluu ehdottomasti mun suosikkeihin. Ja Beethovenin mun mielestäni parhain sävellys.
MrTheJaretc 1 year ago
Congratulations to all
Deliverfromevil 1 year ago
at 4.35 it's as though GOD himself took form in music in one impulse.
oquartopadrinho 1 year ago
figa.. il tipo è strabullo!!!
capriolodisponibile 1 year ago
He(Zimerman) is a pianist a conducter as he is greart! It is Beethoven's piano concerto work thouth, but often serves as a conducter and pianist, he is Mr. Baremboim and Ashkenazy unlike him as a conducter in his end in a hobby want to try lot of the new work. I am a pianist and conducter, and I most study a lot more too.
pianofortegermany 1 year ago
this guy is a genius. It looks like he´s not playing. He moves his fingers and you do not realize
UriasGilberto 1 year ago 3
The way he plays short runs make me so jealous haha
time to go practice!
agreatguy6 1 year ago
Playing and conducting at the same time? Jeanne Lamon, of Toronto's Tafelmusik orchestra, does that all the time!
andrewt1on1 1 year ago
Multitasking Musician.
Quad-core Musician
PlancksTime 1 year ago
@PlancksTime yeah, multitasking but not parallel processing, he just switches the task
rodstartube 1 year ago
Very good! I love the way these people play and conduct at the same time! Has anyone else noticed theat the guy at 5:00 and 5:28 on the Viola looks like John Cleese, AKA Basil Fawlty!?!
muppetaw 1 year ago
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muppetaw 1 year ago
great performance, my lovely pianist Mr. Krystian Zimerman!!!!!
Almerai 1 year ago
I'm doing this concerto with my school orchestra next year, but he makes it look so easy...
ARCstudios1 1 year ago
Cant believe it, Zimerman conducted ???? :-o Incrideble !
ga199337 1 year ago
9 people don't like obi wan
shoqmanx 1 year ago
masterpiece!
89Snake 1 year ago
Krystian Zimerman conducts here because Leonard Bernstein,with who he decided to play the 5 Beethoven concertos, just died during the recordings... Zimerman chooses to continue the recordings without any other conductor... RIP Leonard Bernstein
ululano 1 year ago
@randianpole1 Vienna Philharmonic.
CinnAlla 1 year ago
9 dislikes- naughty naughty, this is such a good performance!!! if you dislike this, can you play any better?
DogzRock88 1 year ago 5
where the fuck do i find 1st mvt???
and shut the fuck up with all this hate cause hes conducting
hes busting it out like beethoven used to do it
i feel like im looking through a window of the past
asianwhitenigger 1 year ago
nádhera...hraje to fakt moooc dobře, v klidu prostě obdiv:)
apetka 1 year ago
bravo!!!
LAUANGIU 1 year ago
I prefer a soloist piano and a conductor...Zimerman is a genius but when he does both it seems like the orchestra doesn't need a conductor...my opinion
Ultrazone91 1 year ago
@Ultrazone91 A good orchestra really doesn't need one, and this proves it.
ephelduath606 1 year ago
@ephelduath606 I have always thought about this. Do such great players really need a conductor? I experienced the importance of a conductor but in lower levels obviously and it was important but not with the Wiener or the Berliner....
Ultrazone91 1 year ago
@Ultrazone91 There are varying schools of thought on the subject. I don't have any particular preference, but I think it depends on whether it's a high school orchestra or a professional symphony. Have you checked out the orpheus chamber orchestra? Granted not a full size orchestra, but famous for not having a conductor and programming their own music.
ephelduath606 1 year ago
I dislike it when the soloist insists on showing off and conducting simultaneously.
1980NewWave 1 year ago
POLAK!:D
Hekello 1 year ago
He is soooo good in Piano and Conducting!!!
nelsyeung 1 year ago 2
By the way, it's pianist Krystian Zimerman and conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker.
alan1963 1 year ago
WTF?!!!?? he's playing and conducting at the same time this is so cool!!!
sannitig 1 year ago 39
@sannitig Harking back to the Baroque period when it was quite common for the first violin (still called the "Leader" of the orchestra) or the player of the harpsichord continuo to conduct. The conductor's baton evolved from a violinist's bow. Try "orchestra without conductor" in Google, and you'll find some interesting articles about this.
CinnAlla 1 year ago
@sannitig
yes as far as i Know this was the Performance he had, where the original Conductor die before the recitals started
Zwangsworkaholic 1 year ago
@sannitig it's a common practice at... I don't know how to say it in english, in spanish it's called "concierto de camara" [chamber concert] where the conductor plays an instrument. Notice also that there's little people playing.
pinkfloydcamel 7 months ago in playlist Beethoven
Really Lively, Crispy & Powerful as Beethoven's preference. Even Beethoven will like this performance.
WullopPornruangwong 1 year ago 2
Beautiful and lively. Reminds of Friederick Gulda!
argudit 2 years ago
I love it...Zimmermans interpretation of this movement is amongst the best one s i have found on youtube...such grace and flow.
elpanameno872 2 years ago 9
Zimerman excelente..pero necesita de un director...solo Karajan toca el piano en las 4 estaciones de vivaldi y a la vez dirige a la orquesta...
alfredocx 2 years ago
@alfredocx no entiendo, como que dices que SOLO, karajan dirige i toca a la vez? hay muchos pianistas que lo hacen i si lo hacen es porque estan capacitados para hacerlo.
Por cierto lo que hace Karajan es el bajo continuo con un CLAVE.
mestreliszt 1 year ago
@mestreliszt tienes razon...lo que sucede es que sentir el misticismo de Karajan obnubilo mi mente....gracias por el mensaje saludos desde Huancayo Peru.
alfredocx 1 year ago
@alfredocx jaja, claroo eso lo entiendoo es evidente que Karajan fue unico como director, pero creo que tambien debemos valorar a otros como ZImerman, entre muchos otros que se atreven a hacer este tipo de cosas tan increibles.
De nada, que suerte del peru? que bien que podreis disfrutar del legado de los incas. un saludo desde Barcelona!
mestreliszt 1 year ago
Adorable at the first hearing. Zimerman is beyond all praise! Perfection and deep understanding of music. Magnificent Artist! Und die Wiener Philharmoniker sind am besten!
Qumak13 2 years ago 6
Where's the rest?
iroveashe 2 years ago
Do you mean the first 2 movements? Can't you find them on YouTube?
Actually Beethoven composed the first concerto after the second. But because of publishing the second concerto (op. 15) before the first (op. 19) the counting has been reversed ... (This also happend to other composers.)
MusikPiratCH 2 years ago
TICO TICO ahahaha
Lui191 2 years ago
What orchestra is this? And who is the flute player?
musicalfrogger13 2 years ago
Orchestra is Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic). Maybe you can find out the flute-soloist somewhere else ...
The recording was taken 12/1991. Because of Lenard Bernstein's death Krystian Zimerman decided to conduct the first two concertos himself!
I adore his playing very much. As I also appreciate Glenn Gould I don't think he comes close to this excellent performance of Krystian Zimerman! It's kristall-clear and dramatic at the same time.
fatality70 is absolutely right! :D
MusikPiratCH 2 years ago 3
The flautist is Wolfgang Schulz, he still plays for the Wiener Philharmoniker.
taviona 2 years ago
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musicalfrogger13 2 years ago
beethoven...
i was ignorant before, but now i worship thee
sevieht 2 years ago 3
Truly Zimerman is amongst the world's finest alive today.
Egide0 2 years ago 3
Wow! I'm amazed by the idea of playing and conducting at the same time. I think it also has a purpose of "show", but it's a great show!
Goldenratio528 2 years ago
Well, Beethoven also conducted and played and even had to cope with a piano that was a half tone flat in one of its first performances. So as the story goes he played it in the key of C# that sounded in C.
zamyrabyrd 2 years ago 2
So Wonderful!!!
pianolover1004 2 years ago
Oh my god at 00:18 I almost shat myself. I've never seen Zimmerman so much as move too much when playing. That scared me!
pookiehohn 2 years ago 2
Zimerman makes piano look so easy looking that it almost takes away from audience appreciation. It's as if he's not even trying, yet it sounds so divine! I think it best not to watch him while absorbing his playing lol
fatality70 2 years ago 5
Much to clean and without any charactere...perfect but very boring interpretation...
shakingguy 2 years ago
Zimmerman plays this handsomely - beautifully and elegantly. one of the best versions. but I think i have never heard anyone play THIS concerto as vibrantly as Glenn Gould. that was simply exceptional for someone age 19...with the precise feel for the early beethoven..listen to any of the movements in contrast - i think many will be surprised at how naturally virtousic YET extremely musical and refined gould is in this concert. PLUS a genius set of cadenzas..whew.
tedly10027 2 years ago
genious, hes playing and saying what the orchestra must do at the same friggin time
0sebastiank0 2 years ago
Do you have the rest of the concerto?
timm0222 2 years ago
whetever one can say, i am not his fan but it is a brilliant playing.. humour, strength, madness, dramatism and cynical expression of it.. everything from beethoven is there.
karakallatore 2 years ago 4
Only someone who looks like Obi-Wan Kenobi can play and conduct at the same time.
K189T 2 years ago 105
@K189T hahaha
riDDDiculous 1 year ago
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banker571 1 year ago
@K189T He might look like Obi-Wan but (enters Master Joda): "still jedi he is not !"
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@K189T he looks like a neanderthal jew boor. where are his manners, where is the class, hes jumping around and waving his hands like a NIGGER. and whats the big deal if hes playing and giving instructions to the orchestra during the pauses, gimme a break, any well educated player can do that, no magic powers involved. k189t (very innovative user name, congrats), you think zimbermann is so good, but your into star trek so what do u know.
EITrollo 1 year ago
@EITrollo I only make a humoristic comparaison, it has nothing to do with his play, which is wonderful in my mind, and his gestures are not ridiculous, just necessary.
By the way, can you give me your mind about the pianist on my profile? (Bernard d'Ascoli, wonderful blind pianist)
K189T 1 year ago
@EITrollo Wow. Congratulations. You've written one of the most nauseating comments I've ever read on youtube. And talk about boorish!
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@Jitpring you should see my other comments.
EITrollo 1 year ago
@K189T That's a good comment! Nevertheless, he is not the only one, there are several of these interpreters-conductors. Friederich Gulda does it successfully, too. But Gulda resembles Einstein with a cap on his head!
Miricene 1 year ago
@K189T You mean Chubaca?
TheOtherMusicMan 1 year ago
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@K189T You mean Chubaca?
TheOtherMusicMan 1 year ago
@K189T
great comment, couldnt laugh more!!!!!
cicatetsu 1 year ago
@K189T lol hahahahaha . i laughed for an entire minute when i read this comment.
viggen258 1 year ago
@K189T The Force is strong with this one...
Maestro2500 11 months ago
@K189T
now that you mention it, I can see the resemblance. :)
piano932 7 months ago
amd9012
I agree with courageous pacifist vision of Mr Zimerman.
I do not like your aggressive and vulgar comments
TeslaGenius2 2 years ago 2
Agreed. Whats wrong with what he did? He denounced the US for its plans to install a missile defense shield on Polish soil. Heroic! Youd feel differently if customs destroyed YOUR piano:
After 9/11, customs officials seized and destroyed Zimermans piano because it smelled funny. In 2006, Customs seized another piano and held it long enough to ruin his tour.
Foolish Americans do you not care that the world hates our guts? What if Russia put a missile defense shield in Mexico & Canada?
Qitten33 2 years ago 12
@Qitten33 The US needs to be destroyed, for the world's sake. Never has there been such a selfish, greedy, violent, butcherous nation in the history of mankind.
bwitz72 7 months ago
@bwitz72 Nazi Germany. USSR. The Mongol Empire. The Spanish Empire. The Aztecs. The Romans. The Huns. The Vikings.
KerouacandRimbaud 6 months ago
@bwitz72 North Korea. Communist China. DRC
KerouacandRimbaud 6 months ago
Krystian Zimerman shocked the audience of LA Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday when he stopped mid-show saying that he would no longer perform in a country whose military wants to take over the world.
TeslaGenius2 2 years ago 10
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congrats on posting the most retarded an irrelevant comment on youtube. your plaque is in the mail.
amd9012 2 years ago
that was NOT comment
I've copy pasted from Internet news
READ again !
Krystian Zimerman shocked the audience of LA Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday when he stopped mid-show saying that he would no longer perform in a country whose military wants to take over the world.
TeslaGenius2 2 years ago 2
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nobody gives a fuck. jesus christ you live in afghanistan for crying out loud. do me a favor and punch osama in the face.
amd9012 2 years ago
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This man has a mental disorder
takerdust 2 years ago
zimerman is such a hero
roosta0013 2 years ago 5
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TeslaGenius2 2 years ago
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yeah, he seems to be very conscientious and aware, and I respect him for that, but at the same time, making music part of the politics is a little questionable for me. Especially during a concert...I feel sorry for the audience, and even if what Mr.Zimerman is saying is true, I'm not sure if this is the right way to go about it.
Snufkin999 2 years ago
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TeslaGenius2 2 years ago
Large Scale! hahahaha!!!! You're funny~ D minor scale I suppose?
SIlentPianist47 2 years ago
You might be surprised that musicians have been among some of the most politically active in history, despite having had to largely depend on the "tolerance" of societies and the powers. Beethoven WAS very political. Hearing news that Napoleon Bonaparte had crowned HIMSELF emperor..after first declaring himself a liberator of people from the Nobles..Beethoven who originally dedicated his 3rd Symphony, Eroica, to napoleon - TORE a copy to shreds; declared "he is just another Tyrant"...
tedly10027 2 years ago 2
then he scribbled "To the MEMORY of a great man"..many USSR composers tried to "secretly" put in their music musical codes defying the authorities..JS Bach himself was very "feisty" against authorities..Mozart's great operas are actually POLITICAL'Social statements against the aristocracies while making fun of them WHILE they enjoyed the music...he was THAT clever. his "marriage of figaro" was in fact a SATIRE against the nobility by showing them being outwitted by a mere barber of seville...
tedly10027 2 years ago
Arturo Toscanini was FAMOUS for refusing to perform for the Fascists Mussolini and Hitler and exiled himself from italy in WW2 as protest..Franz Liszt was famous for using his Stature to bring attention to victims of floods, disasters..and political upheavals..Artur Rubinstein NEVER again played iN germany after the Holocaust of jews..Daniel Barenboim of Israel/argentina performed IN Palestine/gaza/west bank in protest of Israel's treatment of Palestinians...musicians as political conscience
tedly10027 2 years ago
Amazing
reelmuzik 2 years ago
he looks like terry clark :P
dvsgrl6 2 years ago
which fantastic orchestra is playing Zimmerman playing with
dannypurtell 2 years ago
This is really an amazing piece. Though this piece is simple, Zimerman makes it really interesting and exciting. It's very beautiful, too. I loved hearing this piece!
Enceladusgeysers 2 years ago
just simply great, and perfect!
ParkerAt941 2 years ago 3
check out Martha Argerich's version of this and tell me what you think!
fatality70 2 years ago
superb...unbeliavable..incredible...a great piece performed by a great pianist...
elpanameno872 2 years ago
how does he make it look so easy?! ahhhh..
waitforoneyear11 2 years ago
mp3 download link plz?
fatality70 2 years ago
His playing is perfect indeed - what is it then that it doesn't move me in a way that Pogorelich's performances do?
mainlymusic100 2 years ago
his left is GREAT
Zvonaryoff 3 years ago 2
i love hip hop...with a passion...
but..
this music...is beautiful
amazing..
bboystealth88 3 years ago 3
wonderful performance!!!!
joboy1992jesto 3 years ago 2
this is probably the best ive heard so far
jealousgeniusagz 3 years ago
its his beard that makes him so good
xrailing 3 years ago 4
LOL: that is exactly what I was (not) thinking!-))
ihnscinck 2 years ago
steinway and sons long like a boat !
miliona1re 3 years ago
is this beethoven's decendent? if it is, hes a genius just like his ancestor.
PapaLeGrand 3 years ago 2
I would like to try like this some day, or seing and listening in live! That seems very interesting!!.
erickalk 3 years ago
Magnífic!!!!!
I really LOVE 3rd mov of this Concert... The teme 1 (begining): mi re do -do__mi re do-do_ mi re do si la sol sol la fa# sol..speaks by itself. ALL movement is beautifull =P but specially this inicial pasage
Isn´t easy to be playing and conducing himself and d orchesta, no? Wauu! I liked very much! He is funny with his corporal expresions, and when he marks the time of compass 4/4 at 4:11 =P..and 4:37 suuuper!!! very expresive, and any tension.. he takes his time.
Maravilloso!
erickalk 3 years ago
They use only Steinway
miliona1re 3 years ago
Stenway ,what else? :)
miliona1re 3 years ago 2
It would sound more emotional if the audio recording was better quality. Sounds seems so far away from me :(, even though I set my speaker sound level to full.
But the performance is superb :-). Zimmerman played it very lyrical with really good precision.
hirstern 3 years ago
What is that piano he's using? Doesn't look like a steinway but longer. Is it a Bosendorfer? You can't tell a piano with it's top off..
nathanfornash 3 years ago
Its a Steinway. You can see the name reflecting off the keyboard lid at about 2:17 or so.
dmcII 3 years ago
Zimerman always plays on Steinway. Actually on his own Steinway.
K189T 3 years ago
A workaday performance. Not outstanding or inspirational. Do you notice that the orchestral players play perfectly well even when he is not conducting? I do like his subtle use of piano (P).
cynic150 3 years ago
What made you think a workaday performance? I think it was outstanding because he had the right tempo, he made no mistakes, he played all measures the way they were supposed and he played with passion. Also, he proves that a good orchestra doesn't need conducting I agree with that part. Even if he didn't conduct while he wasn't playing they would still do great.
cssst5 3 years ago
His playing is very good in many ways, although you only mention two. I do find him slightly pretentious. Did it sound like Beethoven?
cynic150 3 years ago
I heard this played in my music class played by music teacher as an example of a rondo and on the first hearing i wasn't sure that it was beethoven but after a few more hearings some of beethoven's signature charecteristics in the way that he writes his music do show
dannypurtell 2 years ago
epic music :)
waterpokemonftw 3 years ago
OMG, I just realized something very very important (I'm practicing this piece and had used this as a guide...unfortunately). Zimerman actually has the beat completely wrong in the first few measures. The downbeat is on the second note, not first as he plays it. Just listen to the orchestra, or look at the score. This is a warning to all of you who might be learning this.
AllUserNamesTaken111 3 years ago
i don't agree - there's definitely an accent on the downbeat, but not too much of one, just like it should be...you can be sure Zimerman knows where the downbeat is, especially after playing and conducting it dozens of times.
filmscorefreak 3 years ago 2
That's interesting...now that I listen to it again, it seems like the second note is a little louder than the first. I think it's a matter of perception: the first note has no precedent whereas the second does, so even when the second note is played slightly louder (in measurable, absolute terms), the perception of the downbeat falls on the first, perhaps because we are so jaded with music whose first beat begins on the first note.
AllUserNamesTaken111 3 years ago
indeed - the first time i heard this piece, i assumed as you did - that the first note was the downbeat - i was always a bit confused, until i saw the score...definitely an "oh, duh!" moment
filmscorefreak 3 years ago
He plays and conducts - very impressive! Though it looks like this orchestra can manage by itself very well and for the pianist conducting along with playing could be rather distraction. Yes, he plays very well but doesn't seem too much involved in music.
Personally I prefer Perahia - his RONDO is much more interesting: emotional, gentle, humorous, colorful. Its a real joy listening to his music!
tamarahisk 3 years ago
Hmm. The audience didn't seem to like it. No clapping afterwards.
cholling 3 years ago
This appears to have been recorded without an audience present. I wonder why.
ilmaestro18 3 years ago
How astonishing! 1st time in life seeing a thing like this:|
leminh92 3 years ago
Heh, around 4:40 it looked like he was about to fall out of his chair.
AmateurViolinist 3 years ago
lol, I've never seen a soloist conduct like that before. It's pretty impressive, and sounded great.
AmateurViolinist 3 years ago
search for "uchida conducts"
kihadat 3 years ago
conducting and playing...
wow
bluebr5 3 years ago 3
but anyways the lightness and elegance of his playing helps him portray the playfulness of this movement.
mathpianist93 3 years ago
I completely agree. Being an early work of Beethoven's, it still has that quality of a Mozart elgance and spirit - it doesnt show his gutsy, powerful quality of his later works. Zimerman nailed it.
skinnywhite2008 3 years ago
I think this is the first "anarchic" concerto i see! O_O Considering the maestro is conducting from the piano they do exceptionaly well. Seems that Bakounin's ideas are working at least in classical music :P
kokobil 3 years ago