Brahms piano concerto 1, mvt 1 (3of3), Ashkenazy, Giulini

[photo3642u]

Added to my play list as well...the whole concerto of course!

[g7727]

Added to my playlists. BURAVO!

[mammonak]

una goduria

[MyLordLoke]

GREAT piece!

[wolfgango1991]

Meraviglioso!

[cellestialX]

I was just commenting on another video that I iked Arrau's playing of Brahm's concertos best, but I like Ashenkazy's just as much. I am never again going to say a pianist is my favorite.

[gzaenker]

I am never again going to say a pianist is my favorite.

very good. Imagine the time, talent, emotional power they have all put into this

[4vies]

играет плохо.

всё стоит на месте.

к тому же,на редкость скучно.

[aldebussy]

Very sincere playing.

[cattleman6420012000]

Vladimir Ashkenazy achieved an incredible amount . He is an amazing man and such a humble pleasant person. A truly phenominal pianist.

[mathpianist93]

The section of music around 2:40 sounds like a section in the slow movement of Beethoven's Hammerklavier sonata; did Brahms model after this?

[gunmenow]

hammerklavier was in B flat major. But I think brahms came out with this section from nature, not mean to memorize beethoven.

[mathpianist93]

I especially like the grandiose coda here.

[cattleman6420012000]

Vladimir Ashkenazy played this wonderfully. He is in fact a very deep musician.After leaving Russia, he deepened his understanding of music like this.

[rachmaninovbrahms]

ashkenazy is really wonderful in this.

[aaabbbccc5]

Brahms is the man!

[enantiodrom]

Giulini and Ashkenazy live on two different worlds. Giulini is a king, Ashkenazy a strong crazy virtuoso.

[gordonsearles]

? Well, whatever tension may exist between Ashk and Giules, this is an outstanding perfomance. Listen to them all. This stands apart.

[cattleman6420012000]

gordonsearles.  I sure they got on very well indeed. Both men had a reputation of being thoroughly pleasant and humble. I know Ashkenazy has always been like that and Giulini had a very pleasant reputation.

[gordonsearles]

Thank you .... I must have misinterpreted a comment. And it is a wonderful performance.

[cattleman6420012000]

gordonsearles. I may be wrong. I would be interested if you heard a comment. I know personally that Ashkenazy is a particularly pleasant and humble person.

[gordonsearles]

I am sure you are right.

[colincomposer]

Ashkenazy is a remarkable technician and a pianist who plays with great intensity. However, for me, something is missing. It's as if he feels that technique and a veneer of intensity are sufficient. He doesn't get to the core of this music. It isn't as moving as it could be(try listening to Zimmerman and Bernstein for example), because he can't get past the hangups of his training, which for him seem to have stunted hi emotionally somewhat (where's the spontaneity?).

[isaacc93]

i agree, know offense to him or anything but the only thing he does is bob his haid, although he is extremely good, he needs to show his emotions more instead of just hiding them inside him. He already plays with expression she jsut needs to show it

[pianodan10]

Jesus, he needs to do more than bob his head? If theres one thing wrong with classical music it's that people think emotion somehow comes with fucking choriography or something where the pianist is supposed to sway back and forth in orgasmic exctacy.

Good pianists make movements that contribute to the SOUND they are going for. If he needs to bob his head, to feel the music, so he can get the best performance possible, more power to him!

If you think emotion in music is seen you are mistaken.

[isaacc93]

....dude calm down, its my opinion that people need to show emotion with there body...he puts tons of emotion but it doesn't really seem like it a whole lot. and watch ur language, no ones here to beat you up -_-

[pianodan10]

And, it's my opinion that anyone who has ever tried to play piano on a semi professional level tries to keep their movements restricted to the things they are trying to project. Any extranious movement usually screws up what you are trying to do, and comes off looking fake.

All I'm saying, is try to listen for emotion. The best pianists make you hear it, not see it.

[isaacc93]

yes, u are right when u say pianists make you hear it not see it. but seeing it also helps communicate what they are trying to say in the piece.i never sadi just bobbing your head was bad, i just meant that it would be better if he showed it more with his bodylanguage

[pianodan10]

Agree to disagree :). Sorry I snapped, people shouldn't swear when it comes to musical discussions.

[Lotiolenti]

Think he just got carried away.

[judama58]

La ignorancia es atrevida!!!!

[chuckl3s]

I read an interesting article purporting that Lang Lang's success among people who have no clue of classical music is caused by his "face spasms", how the writer maliciously called it. apparently you're not the only one who gets emotional over this ;-)

[pianodan10]

Hah, makes sense honestly. Though, to be fair I think Lang Lang's success comes from his phenomenal technique, combined with some very deliberate (and I think very fake) body motions and facial contortions. I once saw LL in concert, and was amazed by his playing for a time, and then shortly after was bored to tears by the endless flurries of Liszt etudes and transcripitons. When I saw Kissen and Argerich in the same spot later on, it was their phrasing that captivated me, and not their technique

[Sinfoniette]

I also saw Lang Lang in concert, playing the Chopin Concerto No. 2. I grew up with Rubinstein's rendition and loved it, but I could do nothing but sleep and bemuse at his fake bodily motions.

[WayneYLeigh]

@chuckl3s Lang Lang is an entertainer and cannot be compared with serious artists like Ashkenazy!!!!!!!

[ahlan3g]

the si-called " CORE" of this music ?

What is it ?

[tsabropoulos]

This is really a great performance from Ashkenazy .

[marlonguitarist]

Absolutely dazzling, one of the greatest concerts ever written for any instrument!

[cattleman6420012000]

This is magnificent playing.

[yolesdije]

Giulini is a master. Ashkenazy isn`t Arrau, but his performance is ok.

[AllUserNamesTaken111]

Both of their playing are deeply insightful.

[mathpianist93]

yolesdije, this performance stands out... The passion in the main sections, combined with the beauty of the smaller sections makes this a superb performance... If you notice Arrau's phrases can be hideously short at times...