(Cliburn)Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 Mvt I-1
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@imrich6 or all chinese piansits....
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My heroooo :) 10/5 stars
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2:28 ....ahhhhhh!
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It doesn't feel right looking at his face. It's almost like it should be private.
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I love how clean his playing is during the repeated chord section at the beginning during the repeat of the main theme, you don't hear that often.. totally inspiring!!
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@AlisionIsUnreal yes! Tchaikovsky's pianist of choice - it was Nikolay Rubinstein - founder of the Moscow Conservatory and probably best pianist in Moscow at those time!!
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Wonderful pianist
Thanks dear friend
Juanita
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@MikeyIV Yes, exactly...
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Cliburn plays with some sort of aristocratic grandeur and fire--and cleanly executed. You don't find any of that in most pianists these days. Notice how Tchai. builds on the tension of the breathtaking opening melody and grand chords by having the the pianist come back playing his triplet chords--(2:30)-master of drama.
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@xXAzNBa0Xx 3 years? He's probably been knowing this one piece for decades ;)
The best performance of this piece.
Pau9pau 7 months ago 24
If you don't realize just how big of a deal this was, the judges had to get special permission from Kruschev to award Van the top prize. Kruschev simply asked the judges, "Was he the best?" When the replied yes, he replied, the give him the prize. They then got special permission fof the conductor to accompany Van to the U.S. for a concert tour. This was a big thing in 1958. Some of us still remember, it was the year of Sputnik.
WMJCPA 4 months ago 3