A. Brendel - Schubert, Klavierstücke D. 946 No. 2 in E Flat

[guyled]

thanks to Youtube, and what to say about Alfred BRENDEL who is giving us so much ! I always wonder how music could be so great when played by such a genius, Schubert is a genius too but he is magnified by the talent of pianist like BRENDEL. I agree with other listeners finding Schubert's music tragic, listening BRENDEL I nearly see Schubert talking desperatly with his piano, already in an other world...(excuse my english, am french)

[warandcheese]

@guyled schubert can not be magnified. the interpreter is NECESSARY of course. but mozart, schubert.......magnified? no.

[JohnJiren]

I wonder why the Klavierstücke D.946 remain so unknown today. I mean even some pianists ignore their existence. That's a shame, they deserve as much consideration as the impromptus. Some believe that Schubert intended to make four of them and publish them as a 3rd group of impromptus. If it had been the case, they probably be just as popular as the 8 other impromptus.

[profilerBG]

Romantic and contemplative - beautiful.

[karajen123]

from heaven

[dotcom97]

All your comments comes to one single truth: Schubert was a genius. And Alfred Brendel pays tribute to this genius with his magical interpretation. The piece is so full of contrasting feelings. I found my self listening to it many many times, and I cannot get tired of it.

[ccamilotorres]

beautiful piece indeed

[else528]

thank you so much!! I love this particular piece!

[haydn4ever]

I find the section beginning 4:49 to be a very tense and gripping moment, with a sort of desperate need to hold on to something that is already lost.....a tragic loss, destiny of fate.....it is simply full of beautiful notes etching the path of expression, and Brendel paints the picture well!

[alesjo123]

The part from 4:49 is probably the most beautiful part ever written for piano. Yes, very sad. Thats the reason why it is so touching.

[pauliusbroek]

@alesjo123

wow I like it when people say things I have been thinking about for years. This piece indeed includes the best piano passage/ sound ever written. Such an original key, too..

[sdegrace]

The great Brendel and Schubert at the end of his life. One of my Schubert's favorite piano piece. Thank you!

[LUCRETILE]

he's really fantastic...I've to play this on the piano now...but does someone know ow I can save this on my computer?

[addictedtomath]

sorry conradin100 i guess i kinda mistated my beliefs.

i mean that the beginning section of the piece is fairly peaceful.

i do have to say though that the piece enters an erratic mode and then a mysterious and gloomy mode afterwards.

i also have to agree with u that music is beautiful because it can be interpreted in many unique but "correct" ways

[WatchBlueSkies]

Brendel, perfect as always.

[addictedtomath]

so peaceful and quiet

im speechless

amazing.

[conradin1000]

@addictedtomath You find the section beginning at 4:49 "peaceful and quiet" do you? To me it sounds gripped by a strange feeling of desolation and foreboding, and I find it to be one of the most disturbing passages this most death-haunted of composers ever wrote. Just shows how music can mean different things to different people, doesn't it, resonating uniquely in each of us according to our life story and the complexion of our soul? That's why it's the greatest and most humane of the arts!

[tempest17b]

この演奏は素晴らしい。

この時期のブレンデルは凄かったんですね。

もっと評価されて良いと思う。

[Tutsikiyanacek]

You are -The one- Brendel.

[albarrakaka]

a great performance, or at least a very enjoyable one.

[annabella80pf]

Great!

[lokopiano]

Go to mariko Stake.

Despite she is young, Asian, and with a bad tehcnique , etc. etc. She plays it much better. At least much more interesting.

lokopiano

[berlinzerberus]

hi kajo ;))),we are at the same level as before...hahahaha.

paranoia whereever you look to the old acquaintances---------->cheers­!

[lokopiano]

Ho.......horojojoooo...

christmas time........

piano loko

[lokopiano]

Finally this boring pianist made something more interesting than his usually "sleeping style".

Anyway,,in the left scales passagges he could do a wider dynamic range.

The picture is very funny. He looks like the Batman ..."Jocker"......

Unfortunately in the 2nd section he went again to his untestefull style, almost metronomic. Not even Pollini who plays this a little metronomic and plain for some philologic reasons make it so plain.

lokopiano

[FABrendel]

I sometimes ask myself if you understand something about Brendel's interpretations kajo. Aren't you tired of your technique, dynamic range and plain cliches?

The section starting 4:49 is purely tragic.

Only unintelligent pianists would play that section's melody with rubato or excessive rall., as sure Pace does (of course Horowitz too). What you call "plain" is the willing to make the melody never die as otherwise the tragic feeling wouldn't exist. You should inform yourself about characters.

[lokopiano]

Ho..ho..ho..I understand? Who fuck is kajo?. Your description maybe was take from wikipedia or some theoric information so far than real performance?

How you can insert Horowitz name who plays it like an angel? and Brendel just do it, but no more?. I think you go too frequentely to the theater. Your explanation revealed you lack of pianistic level. What i call plain? . Don´t you know the term? in this case is plain prhasing. Obviously boring.

lokopiano

[FABrendel]

Kajohada, a Youtube idiot. He is well known for his stupid comments. Maybe you knew him, sorry.

Wikipedia? See? You can't argue with me without making reference to some nonsense.

Horowitz should have taken classes from Brendel at performing Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart and Haydn. He is not a reliable pianist for those composers, to me.

Of course this is boring to you. All the things that we cannot understand are boring. "Don't ask for bananas from a palm tree". That's your case with Brendel.

[lokopiano]

Ho.ho.ho........as far as i can see , watching previous coments ( i took some portion of my valuable time) is one of the most precise posters in this place dedicate to an historic Bluff : Brendel. Not only him. Horowitz is better than the jocker in everything he plays.

Proffesional musicians don´t need a pedantic lessons on "Dry german style of interpretaion", because we all alredy went to a Conservatory.

Brendel´s playing is similar to his face.

Things who i don´t understand

go to next

[lokopiano]

from previous...

When i don´t understand a "Thing" i just don´t give an opinion about it. In that case I just try to study and get information about. You should do it before to make music review.

lokopiano

[berlinzerberus]

"man soll nicht mit steinen werfen,wenn man im glashaus sitzt"

...do you know this pretty remarkable proverb,fabrendel?

probably not,otherwise you wouldnt have comment as usual.

you have to recognize that nobody will speak about mr.brendel very soon,because he´s not made for history,he was a bluff!

[Heikos01]

@lokopiano I really wonder what difference between our brains makes you hate the second part of this piece, while it touches me more than almost anything. Our family doctor died from cancer. Thats tragical, but I cant cry about it. But somehow (I don't understand it either), this piece of music does make me cry. About him, about life.

[RSFREAK969]

He looks so scary in the first picture...

[berlinzerberus]

...the second couplet is played very nice indeed!