Pompa-Baldi: Prokofiev Concerto #3, 3rd mvmt

NOTE: This movement was broadcast having started into the movement by a few minutes. I don't know why; they should have less of Conlon talking by 3 minutes and let the thing be complete. OK, having said that...

Antonio Pompa-Baldi performs the 3rd mvmt from Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3. This is from the "Concerto" series of the Van Cliburn finalists of 2001, Episode #3, "A Sense of Self." (Note to the Van Cliburn Foundation: these are not available on your channel; please just write me privately if sharing is a problem. Invoking DMCA just hurts everyone who loves the Van Cliburn Competition experience.)

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• prokofiev
• pompa-baldi
• cliburn
• competition
• piano
• concerto
• conlon

[Nalsii]

Actually, I deem Aviram Reichert's rendition from the 1997 Van Cliburn finale far superior, both piano-wise and orchestra-wise, in spite of Conlon being the one who was conducting at that time, too...

[medpiano]

Reichert's performance of this was indeed excellent, particularly the finale.

[throwaway69247]

Post your version and show us how it's done.

[Franzlisztmaniac]

This is absolutely FANTASTIC!!! One of the best performances of this piece. I love the raw and wild approach. Very much like Prokofiev himself played his own music.

This guy is unbelievable. Check out his other videos on you tube.

[Nalsii]

@MrYou2ber That may very well be. Yet, as I was saying, I was comparing particular performances, not performers in general. And as to the "true character of the piece" argument, given that music is always performed as a subjective interpretation and the perception thereof is also subjective, what is the "true character" of a piece? "True" to what or who? And how does one gauge the amount of said "truth"? I don't mean to be disrespectful but please don't insult me with that kind of talk.

[brynbstn]

@Hervinbalfour I've been wondering how performers play those arpeggios in 2nds. Do they mostly play single notes - the upper note? It looks like Argerich is playing with her hands together, possibly playing the 2nds, 1 hand on each note. I also think they sometimes leave out the downward sweep, and just do the upward.

[MrYou2ber]

@Nalsii I respectfully, completely disagree. Pompa-Baldi's playing captures the true character of this concerto. To compare both players, Reichert is a controlled fire; this performer is a bold explosion.

[fuscomblindo]

duro come il can

[jtdendy]

@throwaway69247 LOL!!!!!  good one:)

[SebaRasta]

@jhudd2 True.........Argerich version is the BEST by far

[kiskiniteamo]

maravilloso....unico.... el pianista y la orqusta, todo en general, muy bueno....

good :D

[FlugelWanderer]

@chaimgogol Agreed =)

[chaimgogol]

@FlugelWanderer Her "arrangement" is one of the most convincing :-)