Irena Koblar, Brahms Op. 119, Rhapsodie in E flat major

[alaannao2]

beautiful performace

[MusicisLife373]

she is beautiful and plays beautifully ... i love this piece im trying to learn it at the moment its very very hard but so rewarding when you can play even the first couple of bars

[doctordrums8]

This piece is not as technically demanding as a lot of comparable repertoire. It is difficult in its richness of texture. There are so many things to focus on, so many harmonies to explore and melodies to try and bring out. I'm working on this piece currently.

[JesseJamesGang1]

Fantastic job with such a difficult piece. Loved your dynamics--you really made the piece come alive for me and are an inspiration!

[argonath1000]

It´s the last piano solo piece that Brahms composed before he died. It shows every aspect of his late style. Really nice and fun to play. Thanks for posting. GReat performance!

[trunks2861]

so so nice

[Pianoantics]

Commendable performance and nice ussage of the hands however the shoulders are sometimes tight as the sitting postion may not be the best for you Irena. But you play with a big sound and authority where the Brahms is

played exceptionaltel well. Good to hear you play.

[pianosa1993]

love her interpretation of this piece. I am learning it right now. the ending is so fun to play and she does it perfectly!!

[CorelliChopin08]

is it hard?? like caompared 2 wat piece do u think the difficulty u could compare it 2?

[pianosa1993]

um I'm only a junior in high school and my repertoire isn't very wide and I haven't played a harder song than this so i don't really know what piece to compare it to. sorry!

[CorelliChopin08]

@pianosa1993 well thats o.k! im also a junor in high school. im just searching 4 more music, the hardest piece i have played is the chopin ballade no.1..thank u very much for ur response

[Scorpion081119911]

really a good interpretation, but i have a feeling that she is a bit uncomfortably in this piece

[dmcII]

Forgot to add - her sound on this is big & beautiful !

[justinmutchler]

I actually enjoy Irena Koblar's interpetation of this piece....

what makes Brahms so difficult is the harmonic complexities of his works....that, and the obvious extreme technical difficulty

anyway, i digress....this is my favorite interpetation of this song i have ever heard....faster isnt always better i feel

[dmcII]

I agree. Actually slower is actually more difficult in many ways. This is very well done !

[aslanov]

@justinmutchler

how bout robotic?

[Relarimiua]

damm da da damm... cool^^

[purememory]

i don't understand why the whole theatre is not filled!!!!

i would pay hundreds to attend her performance!

[jakiner]

and I wonder how long it took her to learn that?

[jakiner]

Brahms was a good composer too

[GilvanGouveaMerola]

Perfect interpretation

[decimaquinta69]

Eccellente

[carraze]

great! thanks !

[musicwrest]

i love how this piece ends in eb minor, its my fav key, she has a very quality sound

[anlongv]

A little faster might be according the Brahms' way, but it's just as important that it sounds convincing. I'm convinced; it's just a matter of personal interpretation on the tempo :)

[piggyvid91]

Bold and clear. I like her articulation, but I really don't feel she's letting rip as much as Brahms is!

[xic1090]

Good Job Irene!!!!

[CWenning]

Technisch gut.

Mir gefällt aber das Ritardando im Thema überhaupt nicht!

[jhmusician]

i enjoyed this performance very much.

A little slow for my preference but then other than that, Excellent tonal depth!Supeerb!

[balena7]

it is terrible.... she doesn't feel this, tempo is slow -:((((

it seems like a studing at home, where is understanding of harmony (Brahms)? .... ???? forse un giorno tu possa suonare meglio?!... I understand these person that like your performans because it's difficult to play, but it's better not to play because this playing doesn't speak enything -:(((((

Vorrei suonarti Brahms -:))))

[bevster1]

wow really wel played although at times i found her a bit annoying cause she slowed down a bit too much, like from 1:20 to 1:48, i think that was just going too far

[croccodilloz]

Abbastanza pestosa...sbaglia subito all'inizio, all'ottava battuta.

[deleuzeguattarixxx]

Ma che palle quelli che stanno a contare ogni volta che il dito sfiora leggermente un tasto attiguo... ma che razza di osservazione è? Comunque l'accordo di battuta 8 non è un errore, perché lo ri fa anche nella ripresa! Non so perché quell'accordo che non risulta né nell'Urtex né da nessun'altra parte.

[tawtsai]

Bravo, my favorite performance of this piece!

[jmurphy12513]

very nicely done. this is an extremely macho piece of piano. in fact, i dare say it's the most macho piano piece i've ever heard. i am very impressed with her ability to plug into that. she doesn't play it as well as my man Radu Lupu, but very very well.

[P0L0K0P]

she's good, its very precise, solid, and she has a good sense for musical structure. if only it were a bit faster.

you should really listen to Alexeev's performance, he plays it a bit faster which i like more.

[N1K2C3]

N1K2C3 She played this with sufficient muscle in the loud passages and amazing contrast in the soft passages. Bravissimo!

[suzettegm]

merci beaucoup

[mikejones1770]

triumphant..this is the last solo piano piece the master wrote..

[KashiRikou]

Das ist sehr schon! Ich kann nicht gut Deutsch... aber, I really wanted to play mine pretty much the way you played it! Your dynamic constrat is AMAZING! I really enjoyed this. Viele Danke! J.D.

[aaabbbccc5]

Sie kann wirklich sehr gut spielen, ich bin begeistert. Ich würde mich sehr über weitere Sachen von Ihr freuen, hoffentlich kann für Nachschub gesorgt werden. 5 Sterne von meiner Seite!