VICTOR MERZHANOV - BEETHOVEN. Piano Sonata no. 14 (2/2) Alt.

Victor Merzhanov, piano

Beethoven. Piano Sonata no. 14 in c-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia", op. 27, no. 2.

3. Presto agitato

THIS IS AN ALTERNATE ANGLE OF THE LAST MOVEMENT ONLY. IT WAS FILMED BY TAMBOV LOCAL TV STATION FOR A BROADCAST THAT AIRED IN A FEW DAYS AFTER A RECITAL.

Recorded at the Hall of Rachmaninov Music College in Tambov, Russia on November 18, 1994.

Victor Merzhanov was once called by a Swedish critic "a descendant of that line of great Russian-born pianists that began with Ziloty and Rachmaninov". Merzhanov graduated from the Moscow Conservatoire with distinction and his name was inscribed in its marble wall along with those of Scryabin and Rachmaninov. During his career he gave more tran 1500 recitals and concerts recitals with such conductors as Zanderling, Kondrashin, Gauk, Rozhdestvensky, Temirkanov, Svetlanov and many others. Merzhanov teaches at Moscow Conservatory since 1947.

Выдающийся русский пианист Виктор Мержанов, о котором шведский критик писал как о "достойном потомке великих пианистов, рожденных Россией, начиная с Зилоти и Рахманинова".За 50 лет сценической жизни он сыграл более 1500 концертов, в том числе с такими дирижерами, как К.Зандерлинг, К.Кондрашин, А.Гаук, Г.Рождественский, Ю.Темирканов, Е.Светланов.

Он имел блестящий успех во многих странах. В Италии его называли "настоящим волшебником, который поражает неповторимыми возможностями своих рук равно как и мудростью интерпретатора", в Польше писали, что "его игра открывает глаза на мир высочайшей гармонии, душевной красоты и благородной экспрессии, а его манера игры - образец недосягаемости"; в Америке отмечали "пластичность музыкального языка, необычную для исполнителей любой страны".

Виктор Мержанов родился в 1919 г. в Тамбове. В 1936 - 1941 гг. он учился в Московской консерватории по классу фортепиано у С.Фейнберга и по классу органа у А.Гедике. Окончил консерваторию с отличием, его имя занесено на мраморную стелу Московской консерватории и стоит в одном ряду с именами Скрябина, Рахманинова.

В 1941 - 1945 гг. В.Мержанов служил в армии. После войны учился в аспирантуре Московской консерватории. В 1945 г. получил Первую премию на Всесоюзном конкурсе музыкантов- исполнителей, разделив ее с С.Рихтером. В 1949 г. стал лауреатом конкурса Шопена в Варшаве. С 1947 г. Виктор Мержанов - профессор Московской консерватории.

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[jannokas85]

His interpretation has a very strong flavour of Russian temperament + Russian romanticism. It's edgy, a tad sharp like a knife, less rosy an more directly in your face. I love it!

[ReconTino]

my favorite beethovens 3rd... i've heard it played more technically, but never with such emotion.. no disrespect to other great pianists.. ..THIS IS A TRUE MASTER AT WORK....BRAVO!

[uhartchristian]

Mierzanoffs understanding of beethoven is very deep. He knows exactly whats going on, his explications when teaching Beethoven sonatas are precisely and always right.

[12345zaichik]

Amazing!!! A true master of a keyboard!!! The sound he produces is magnificent. Thanks for sharing this great video.

[zuhuy]

muy bonita cancion

esta la voy a practicar !

[coelhinhazita]

amazing...!!!

[playfromthesoul]

2. Here is something you can try. When doing this pay close attention to how it affects your attention paying. Use Vacillare. In 1736 Tosi wrote in his "Art of the Florid Song", "The singer should endeavor to sing before the beat and after the beat and never with the beat. IE, play with your hands not together letting the right hand lead and then the left. Do this long enough and watch what happens inside your head.

[playfromthesoul]

1. Lourak, Actually I am not in the slightest infatuated with the cult of artist/genius. However, we have to reference our thoughts about their music not as we would understand it coming from our own wasted culture, rather as the creator of the music might have intended his music to sound. IE, we need to imaginatively occupy their shoes in hopes of an insight on what they were expressing so we can communicate that to listeners.

[smithsherman]

Shalom Lourak, Thank you for your civility,attentiveness,

and responsiveness.I realize that the Shabbat is

on now...so I will wait before plying you with

more music-acupuncture needles.

[lourak]

Part 2 of response to smithsherman

Consider, in the meantime, that music-making is not only about expression - but also about the communication of good ideas, inventions and conceptions - and, at times, a certain clarity and regularity of articulation and phrasing must be present in the fore/middleground in order to convey these. More later...Thanks!