Jorge Bolet Master Class-Rachmaninoff Piano Conc.#3-Pt.3

[ChesterFanningChorno]

Feghali bores me.

[Airlon100]

@ChesterFanningChorno how does he bore you? He inspires me!

[zarakikenbachii]

who ever can make the most musical and beautiful sound from the piano is the one who has the best technique. Feghali is an absolute TRUE musician, he plays the music with his heart and soul!!! Technique should serve the best interest of MUSIC making! a wrong note is not an inexpiable sin...

[1Thompsonmusic]

His technique is too weak. Wolfgang is better.

[surgere94]

Yea, Alright

[Evaldas521]

at 8.15 the guy looks like a "don san tiago" from a mexican soap opera, who has just found out that his girlfriend is also his sister and she's pregnant :D

[physphilmusic]

Listen to Bolet playing the woodwind melodies starting in 0:30. It's only single notes on the piano, but how beautiful and singing they are! He truly is one of the last of the truly romantic pianists.

[darthtrinna]

HAHAHAA Sings while 2:14 xDDDD

[ilikehaku1100]

Lol Jorge Bolet sings so fast

[MrSamc94]

Bolet sounds a bit Sean Connery.

[gerardbedecarter]

Particularly interesting is Bolet's advice on co-ordination with orchestra!

[mrpossibilities]

@gerardbedecarter Yes, which brings the pianists back to context. This is not some piano solo showoff: it's a cooperative work of a pianist working with an orchestra. And that's something to keep in the back of their mind the whole time.

[gerardbedecarter]

@mrpossibilities ....  Horowitz had, in his time, performed under many famous conductors and he said [in one of his interviews] [and relying on my recollection] to the effect that it's the conductor who decides the interpretation and tempos. I think that this is something always to bear in mind, especially in works that are very difficult for both piano and orchestra such as the Rachmaninoff concertos.

[mrpossibilities]

@gerardbedecarter Yeah I can see that. Surely the conductor has a broader perspective of the piece as a whole. Although I wouldn't be amazed if some pianists had their two cents to contribute as to how to interpret certain parts. I think one of them must have been Glenn Gould when he played with Bernstein, but this is just a hunch of mine based strictly on Bernsteins' admiration and tolerance in regards to the controversial personality that Gould was.

[CorelliChopin08]

2.57 i did not know Fez played the piano?

[Marcuys]

@CorelliChopin08

Haha :D

[Gargantupimp]

@CorelliChopin08 I Didn't know Hitler played the piano, and he's not fooling anyone with that new mustache.

[freethinker923]

How nervous would you be playing in front of and being critiqued by Bolet?

[mrpossibilities]

@freethinker923 I'd be fucking shitting my pants

[chutdigadut]

dude, the Rach 3rd is freakin hard man holy crap

[Martel211996]

I am guessing they put a microphone on the second pianist because you can hear him humming from time to time.

[brassmonkeyjew]

fugly!

[october267]

dry, wet... new word i've learned to portray something...

[LoneWolfOnTheHeights]

Are pianists taught to do these strange eyebrow movements? I've noticed this quite a bit. And also the rigidity of Jose Fegalhi, is this taught in places also, it seems strange to me that the hands are taught to be supple and relaxed, yet the body is stiff. Or am I ignorant?

[modelstatue]

Haha, you are funny buddy! Actually, it's how a pianist feels the music that really influences body movements. You have really stiff pianists that don't move a lot with their bodies or facial expressions, Bolet can sort of fall into that category. Then you have those crazy pianists like Lang Lang who move, make faces, and play well doing it. It all depends on the player and how they interpret and feel the music but all are amazing anyhow. You are not ignorant, it's a common curiosity. =D

[LoneWolfOnTheHeights]

@modelstatue Yeah Lang Lang gets a lot of shit, I don't mind it as such I just don't really get it. I would like to see if they do this when they play for themselves at home, or if it's just a performance thing? I can't recall who I watched but he didn't go overboard, he just smiled and you got the feeling that he was enjoying himself.

[modelstatue]

Yea, I personally like most of the famous pianists like Lang Lang and Bolet. They all have their own character. I sort of think Lang Lang is more fun on the piano. You can always tell he is enjoying himself. I also agree with you that Lang Lang doesn't deserve lots of crap like he always gets. But all pianists have their own style. But this video is about Bolet, so I shouldn't be talking about Lang Lang. lol, but yea! XD

[october267]

@modelstatue lang lang seems to be like he is so stressed up practicing the piece and feels bitter through out practicing the piano then when he performs he put on another mask as if he likes that piece so much. it's just what i think of him

[japanesesweet]

Fascinating,thankyou for posting this.

Jose is very handsome indeed-almost Asian in appearence.

[Fuzworth]

3:42 and on...

[anonymousQ45]

i thought his name was pronounced bo-lay

[Beethovens7th]

So far I like Feghali better than Levin. His time and control seem to be a lot more rock solid.

[MsLeewang]

What an artists! what a range of emotions and colors! I am a very big fan of Fehgali's talent, he used to be quite an amazing pianist and he is still quite a musician!

[puchalaka]

SHUT UP NARRATOR!!!!!!!!!!

[lovethepiano]

8:13 - 8:17....hypnotic

[DennisChoy1]

Fehgali's playing is a little bit .. dry . and too light . Yes sometimes it's appropriate but not deep and not so good for Rachmaninoff I think.

[taniaboox]

Did your mother teach piano in Sydney Australia? I am one of her ex-students.

[Ceez261]

If any pianist is to learn at these master classes, why do they not view a score as they play or recieve feedback? Bolet has a score.

[DuduKorg]

Yan Pan Pan!!!

[OJD84]

lol at 2:14 he's like get ur hands off that keyboard

[Niops]

Yeah, lol. He's trying to get him to listen to his horrendous singing!

[richclayderman]

@OJD84 LOL

[jerrykim2]

I wish I could conduct this piece. I can imagine how I'd have it played.

[IloveAlexisBledel689]

My only aim in life is to play this piece.

[MJGriftz]

Even if it's your only aim, it's still an extremely tough peak to climb.

[IloveAlexisBledel689]

It will probably take my whole life to play it well, I know. But I'm studying in music to be a professional pianist.

[TheCrazyHairPianist]

gl.

[maxi937]

Jorge Bolet was a very handsome man when he was young.

[PrinceRostislav]

I think Barry Douglass is the most imaginative and talented of the group. But, don't sell Cohen short.

[jefftam1234]

he was good back then, but he is terrible now

just saw him play the exact same concerto last year, one of the driest, most 'phone-it-in' interpretation I have ever listened/atteneded

[goodridgewinners]

i agree with everyone else...about ira. He is a dork. *note, this is an opinion*:

If you are going to hum, at least do it in key. And you dont play the piano with your eyebrows...so keep them still.

Oh, on another note...haha, he looks like me...haha, like my long lost brother. But yea, i dont like him...theres the passionate pianist, and then there is the stupid hot-head putting on a show with his eyebrows. Gould was a passionate pianist; Ira is a noob.

[goodridgewinners]

Irrelevant: but look at Fehgali's photo on google lol...of him now. i personally liked his hair longer.

Relevant: He is a pianist i would enjoy to listen to...critics may say "hes a hot headed competition winner", however, i think that an experience like this...with bolet...would have probably helped to humble him. I think the young pianists of this world need to have an experience with someone with strong traditional values...in order to be more humble pianists.

[schunkeone]

The pianist, Jose Fehgali, is a modestly talented performer at best. But master teacher Bolet offers some invaluable suggestions that every student of this repertoire would do well to adopt.

[akapinos]

Really? Modestly talented? If our standards for ability such as this are equal to modest, then that leaves little hope for pretty much anyone else. Absurd...hyberbole.

[Sakio442]

wow... that's amazing... I'm planning on going to a musical college and I'm worried about not getting to the master classes... how does one get there?

[voolare]

This Fehgali is really talented! He is playing the rach3 in a much more modern style than Bolet's. But I loved how Bolet immediately understood fehgali's intentions and tried to help the youngster achieve them, despite he disliked the style

[slobone]

The NY Times panned Feghali's Carnegie Hall debut, which obviously didn't help his career. They said he sounded like a typical competition winner! No word on which competitions the reviewer had been in...

[AllUserNamesTaken111]

yeah, ira levin pretty much sucks...he's an arrogant hot-headed player.

[ramsmenon]

So how good do you have to be to study with such a teacher?

[PianistDG]

Thank you "mindwa" for clearing up what happened to Jose Feghali. He seemed to disappear off the map after winning the Cliburn. But, now I know he's teaching in Texas. I hope he's playing some,too, and is happy. More than anything this video shows how much talent there is in the world, and how few of them actually make it to a big career. Bolet mentions at the end that they all will have brilliant futures, I wonder what he would think now after 20 years of reality setting in....?

[Eoin1082]

How do know if his carrer is not great? One doesn#t have to give recitals all the time to have a great future...also that's pending them playing well all the time and in front of the right people...

[PianistDG]

You are absolutely correct that one doesn't have to play in the important venues with the top orchestras to have a satisfying career. But, it is true that Feghali has never played regularly in top venues, so that the general public isn't aware of him now. And, let's face it, teaching in Texas is not exactly "big league" either, is it? No offense, but the schools there are not the most prestigious in the US.

[Eoin1082]

Really? I thought there was one? Maybe it's a violin teacher? Either way I won't be playing big venues unless a miricle happens:)haha...I suppose there are just so many people. I saw a guy play outstanding in Leeds comp in 2000 and haven't seen him since...it happens i suppose.

[pianistafj]

I went to the same school feghali teaches at as a piano major. However, I think the piano program there is one of the best, albeit smallest. A lot of phenomenal and diverse people go through there. If TCU is not a "big league" school yet, it will be soon (in my opinion).

[Dionyseus82]

Funny part at 2:14 where he knocks Ira Levin's left arm off the piano, you can tell Bolet was frustated with him.

Jose Feghali on the other hand was brilliant. btw, his face reminds me of a young Bruce Lee, quite remarkable considering the different genetics.

[pianistafj]

Absolutely mesmerizing. Feghali leaves nothing to be desired interpretatively, aesthetically, or technically. Plus, another student of Mr. Feghali told me that he learned this in nine days. Whoa

Substantive enough??? billinrio.

Anyway, when are you going to post some videos of yourself? You never know, we could get a group going on Youtube.

[alnisc]

wow! must be really proud to study with such a great teacher. obviously, your teacher is the most noteworthy painist among those from these masterclass clips.

he already shows his unique style. classic!

[billinrio]

Yeah, well OK. But evidently, you have nothing substantive to say about this clip. Why did you post?