Josef Hofmann Piano Concerto in E-flat major - Emperor by Ludwig van Beethoven

Josef Hofmann Piano Concerto in E-flat major - Emperor by Ludwig van Beethoven

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• Josef
• Hofmann
• Piano
• Concerto
• in
• E-flat
• major
• Emperor
• by
• Ludwig
• van
• Beethoven

[pianopera]

Thanks, I am glad that this fragment is available again on YouTube!

[marcxopoco]

Thanks a million, bayareabert.

This has to be the single most valuable video of a player playing on Youtube.

The view of Hofmann playing the upward right hand scales just after 4:00 is something I never thought I would be able to see.

[chrisczajasager]

awesome , magistral by the master.

a pity that the sound and image are not better in synch, 'tempo'

[UncleNathan]

Fantastic playing...a real master! We are very lucky to have this clip, also the Rachmaninoff Prelude from the same performance. For anyone unfamiliar with the greatness of Hofmann, I recommend the Golden Anniversary concert, still available from VAI, and the continuing series of the complete Hofmann from Marston Records.

[uhartchristian]

perfect technique the help of the bodyweight and the movement relax after effort to the inside of the piano. Its the perfect technique. Beside this a perfect vision of the structure of the work. and good phrasing. Some inspiration and spontaneity is missing to this great recording. Hear Annie Fischers livevideorecording and you ll see what I mean concerning spontaneity....

[camaysar222]

By the way, this was recorded at a period when Hofmann was, as we often hear, "in decline"! When "his equipment was not what it was"! Granted, this is not Caprice Espagnol, but still he seems to possess 100% in this performance. He was probably inconsistent around 1945, and spending more time tinkering in his workshop than practicing. But still obviously capable of his best.

[camaysar222]

Fav part: 3:28 where he changes fingering of trill! What a document of a man born to the piano! Listeners who know every recorded performance of Hofmann know what it means to see him in action like this, as his hands and body reveal secrets we couldn't otherwise imagine.

[valdengo1]

...what a blessing to see on film, this monstrous colussus of music......

[darkblueangel1956]

Santo cielo !!! Sono senza parole !!! Non sapevo che esistesse questo filmato storico !!! Una vera rarità !!! Un ringraziamento senza limiti a "bayareabert" che ci ha permesso di condividere questa meraviglia !!!!!

[JohnEBPiano]

PERFECT technique! Almost scary for me to watch.

[nearenough3]

Hofmann was INTERESTING and THRILLING for pianists (and some listeners and musicians). He graced passages with delicacy and light even accuracy, he smashed certain accents with panache and devilish intent, he had a PULSE which he delivered with informed INTENT making the presentation EXCITING, and all this was put together with uninhibited VIRTUOSITY. (Unlike many scared cookie-cutter performers today.)

ENJOY!