David Fray - Schubert: Moments Musicaux, Impromptus

[BlackIsOut]

Why is he sitting on a normsl chair isnt that harder?

[DoctorMDF]

I've only come across this guy in recent months but I like him a lot. Lovely playing style and a great interpreter of Schubert. I think he will have a great career.

[frankyoriginal]

David, please améliore ton anglais:) Tu es en tout cas génial au piano!

[lllllllllllllll88]

Absolutely stunning...

[persthlm71]

he plays even better than Maria João Pires, a slower pace which suits this piece perfectly! 

[chobeethaninov]

The absolute epitome of sensitivity, deep expression, and fluid beauty...

[lesliearts]

How can you explain Schubert's Ave Maria if you say that he did not believe in God? And how could he create this beauty without believing??

[Ixoyenn87]

wow!!! 

[cocojackson75]

Dans sa compréhension de la "lumière" touchant Bach et ici a contrario avec la "solitude" de Schubert, Fray démontre une grande attention aux vicissitudes du sentiment religieux chez ces compositeurs chrétiens. Cela enrichit considérablement son investissement artistique et le rend remarquable.

[Josefrainer]

His recording of the Moments Musicaux and Impromptus is, besides his touching interpretation which to me is so much Schubert as possible, a perfect recording technically, velvet quality of tone, EMI's engineers have done a great job here.

[mikejr41387]

He can play schubert. And i agree with him, that despite the several masses and sacred works composed by schubert, deep down inside he was not truly a believer. he felt a strong, at times painful sense of isolation

[dziady1]

Imitation is the highest form .... etc. Once

he settles for being "Fray" he may be of interest. Right now we settle for " Gould"

records an tapes and woodland walks .

[vortexville]

More videos of David Fray please

[TatCoz]

Thank you David, I can understand your english !

Découvert ce dimanche 16 janvier 2011 sur ARTE avec le 22è de Mozart. Superbe pianiste et pas "bégueule" pour 2 pounds ;-)

[helenlinpiano]

beautiful playing!!

[MrOliverKjaerulff]

The pieces includes in the video are (in order of appearence):

Impromptu no. 3 in G-flat major

Moment musicaux no. 4 in C sharp minor and no. 3 in F minor

[13johnnygnr]

what is the middle song called? anyone?

[13johnnygnr]

what are these songs called???? i need to learn them

[Darkboy2525]

I love David .. really ... pff .. Soon he is in holland ... I would love to go there and see the concert ..but expensive one !

[LukeMD]

Bravo !

[Atair111]

Tu as de la chance que Schubert n'écoute plus et que Beethoven n'est pas là.

"La parole est la misère de l'homme".

[medmai]

complete fake

[organist68140]

Magnifique !!!

[Christian170978]

So gut er auch spielt.... Ist es denn unbedingt nötig eine weitere Aufnahme der Schubert-Impromptus und Moments Musicaux auf den Markt zu bringen!?

Als gäbe es nicht schon genug Aufnahmen davon und als gäbe es kein anderes, selteneres Repertoire, das sich lohnen würde zu spielen!

[silviemusik]

Argerich and Fray are inspiration

[Toxxic88]

fantastic video!

[agilbosco]

Austro-German Music IS the music of these Planet. Then comes russian Music

[lola020202]

david I love you ! (...your music I mean )

[ElenaLondon777]

"He gave a whole new meaning to the name & to the music...he gave a whole new meaning to my life...if that is not enough then what is? ...If only just the fact that he IS makes me feel so high!"

(Inspired by David Fray, 22.01.2010, Elena Fomina)

[quinto34]

Ha, now they can quit calling Fray 'the French Gould' Gould wouldn't play Schubert.. I really love this Schubert music, Fray has an excellent grasp of Schubbie :) Wonderful!! Me want, me buy

I just bought the Bach cd which is very good!!

[gwizvideo]

Lovely tone, and sensitivity to the length the tone should ring before playing the next. Also wonderful layering. WIshed for more playfullness in 5:00. Very beautifully produced video.

[femaleforester]

I got the original CD for christmas and I'm very happy with it :)

[silvija73]

lucky you:)

[Luchino]

He played in New York this week with the NY Philharmonic (Ravel Concerto in G). Phenomenal. Lang Lang, beware. You have a serious international rival.

[babbelaar64]

he was on air this afternoon on BBC3 for a whole hour! with all 6 moments musicaux

you can still listen to the broadcast when you log in on the BBC3 website

[meredith21846]

Heard the recital to which you refer,I was greatly impressed by his innate sensitivity and intellectual grasp of Schubert. Would love hear him in the sonatas.

Surely a future star of the concert platform.

[luseem16]

Why is stuff like this not getting broadcast? It is fascinating!

[DocteurDuval]

David Frays comment about the meaning of Moments, and how it relates to Schubert composition is reminiscent of a similar assertion made by his music man Daniel Barenboim. In his last book entitled Music Quickens Time, Daniel Barenboim acutely mentions that The Music does not begin with the move from the initial note to the second, but from the silence to the first note. Also, the last sound is not the end of the music.there is one last moment of expressivity.

[DocteurDuval]

To that respect, this short motion picture is admirable, particularly as its end, allowing this continuity between the last keystroke and the silence that follows it. It does create this unique state of peace argued by Barenboim as well as the infinite perception of Schuberts Moments Musicaux. Very well design and creative film, brings Schubert into our daily life and displays David Frays startling talent. We shall think Virgin to promote music in such innovative ways. Bravissimo!

[iceland111]

Superb!

[YevgeniyAlexey]

For Bach or Beethoven he is not german and lutheran enough. Too frisky. His Schubert is by far better than his Bach. Schubert accommodates his french tone of voice with lyricism.

[oliviergilain]

Nothing impressive, very banal, a lot of gaps between the 2 hands, quite bad taste, very heavy in the 4th Moment Musical, so many grimaces, and what the guy says is so banal, so flat...

[CharlePhilippeLafont]

And what YOU say is only jealousy...

[oliviergilain]

That's ALWAYS the pathetic answer of these who have no argument, follow the fashion and the business on young instrumentalists who are not YET interpreters. BUT Fray has a lovely face, an helpful father-in-law (Muti), the right networks pushing hardly behind him. He is talented, but full of lacks, tricks, weaknesses. This Schubert CD is done much to early, Fray does'nt deserve all of this medianoise.

Let's talk of Jonathan Biss, Simon Trpcesky, B. Chamayou, S. van Eckerstein, M. Helmchen !

[medmai]

absolutely right, but I would add Alexei Volodin to your list of youngsters

[oliviergilain]

Absolutely : Volodin is remarkable !

[betanij]

@oliviergilain i usually dont comment on such stupid comments but-you are an idiot

[diademverb]

Again there is simply no direction in his playing. It's stalling, it's stuck. Pretty weak esp. coming from EMI which has Anderszewski and Andsnes.

[pondwatcher]

Beautiful playing - just bought his CD today, it's fantastic

[gunnellinnea]

C est tellement beau que ca fait mal!!!!!

[Pilifip]

I have the original CD now!!

Very nice ;-)

[yilingseele]

Schubert's music always touched my heart deeply . Thank you for this wonderful video .

[mrIdontknowyou]

is it all the same piece along the video? if it is, then which moment is it?

[JEP177777]

It opens with the third Schubert Impromptu from Op. 90 then sections of several of the Moments Musicaux. I love his impressions.

[wonderingsoul11]

This is such a beautiful piece...

[SolariUK]

Amazing, what a brilliant pianist! I'd not heard of him until I came across this video by accident! I <3 Schubert...

[leftbrainrightmind]

I wonder if he has a musical gustatory synesthesia.

[TheRootsie]

Eh?

[leftbrainrightmind]

this is a psychological term to describe the fusion between two senses, in this case: musical sounds and taste.

The player's taste is activated by the different sounds, which improves memory and musical ability.

It's very rare. the mouvements that he makes with his mouth suggest such an ability. Which can explain why he has a wonderful style at such a young age.

I hope my comment is clear now :)

[ockeghem78]

That is an option, but it looks to me that he's also mutely singing the melody line to help its fluency and legato. I notice that his mandible often shapes as round as a singer's one would. This two options can of course co-exist.

[emiclassics]

International release: october 09!

[emiclassics]

Le disque de David Fray parait le 21 septembre en France. Il sera en concert avec le programme de son disque le 23 sept. au Piano aux Jacobins à Toulouse, le 16 oct. au Théâtre des Champs-Elysées.

[criscatwoyou]

@emiclassics Quand a Lisbonne?

[medmai]

boring

[antoinezygfryd]

indeed

[poperagurl]

when will this cd be released???

[sfkcbf]

David Fray has a remarkably sensitive mind and wonderfully sensitive fingers. Nothing in the music is taken for granted.

[13johnnygnr]

@sfkcbf wonderfully said

[pianobleu2]

Merci ! Quand sort-il en France ?

[teddythepianist]

whow david fray is sensual with the piano.. thaks for sharing this videos ... do you have more videos of fray????

[ligretto78]

love how he speaks about the music, how he explains his feelings!

Great pianist! He has so much sensuality!