Cliburn Concerts presents Nelson Freire - III

Nelson Freire performs the third movement of Beethoven's Sonata in C major, Op.53, "Waldstein".
The recital by the legendary Brazilian pianist on Monday, April 9, 2007 was a highlight of the 2006-2007 Cliburn Concerts season at Fort Worth's Bass Performance Hall.
Credit: Courtesy of Fort Worth Community Cable Television.

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[JHManager]

Very nice interpretation. Does anyone know the whole program he played that day?

[VanCliburnFoundation]

BACH-BUSONI - Two Chorales (Nun komm der heiden heiland, BWV 659; Komm, Gott schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 667)

BEETHOVEN Sonata in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"

CHOPIN Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35

DEBUSSY Children's Corner

ALBÉNIZ "Evocacion" from Iberia; Navarra

[PianoScales]

Excellent video!

[th3wing3dpaint3r]

Isn't it strange how much attention we pay to how the glissandi are being executed even though no one would have been able to tell what he did without the video?

[marcxopoco]

Josef Hofmann was 5'1"

Carl Tausig was under 5'.

Moriz Rosenthal wass barely 5' tall.

[Jose Augusto Leitao]

How, for heavens sake, are we talking about "glissandos" ? Lets talk about thia beautiful music, beautifully playied by Mr Freire !.

[Jose Augusto Leitao]

Viado deve ser teu pai que pensa que colocou no mundo um ser humano e, no entanto, o que tu és é um réptil asqueroso, desprezível, idiota e invejoso. Morra com esta, seu estúpido e mal educado !

[Maria Anísia Brandão Brandão]

Simplesmente fantástico.A sensibilidade de Nelson Freire tem o dom de nos elevar

até as nuvens.Todas as suas apresentações são de uma técnica impecável. Seu talento necessita de mais divulgação

[MsJSicilia]

BRILLIANT response to the octave glissando issue. I, too, have small hands, and never considered doing the gliss in one hand (left). He imitates the sound of the glissando beautifully, and therefore we are not missing the effect.

[Mirinior]

Best version ever...

[Nicole Maria Lage]

Bravo !!!!!!!!!

[MsVaxxine]

my thoughts exactly! Who cares how they do it as long as the sound is amazing! :)