Ashkenazy plays Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 Rondo (1/2)

Vladimir Ashkenazy plays the third movement "Rondo" from Beethoven´s Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor".
London´s Royal Festival Hall 1974.
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Bernard Haitink.
Second Part: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgsJqPsGUe4

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[TheLovelyPiano]

My fav. He is IMPECCABLE!!!! I love the way he plays EVERTHING better than ANYBODY!!! LOVE this man!!!!

BRAVO!!! 5 stars for a 100 star performance!

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[Chrisjuchniewicz]

Could you upload he rest of this concerto with Ashkenazy? It's an amazing version..

[jlhist64]

I am in a Classical Music Mode today. This is one of the most beautiful and expressive Conerto's ever made in my opinion. Played by Vladimir Ashkenazy and the London Philharmonic in 1974. Ludwig Von Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor".

[pbarroso001]

Gret performer and a great performance. I saw Ashkenazy in Lisbon playing the Rachmaninov piano concerto no. 3, and was wonderfull.

[stringisking]

He even looks a bit like Beethoven!

[rothschildna]

PERFECTION!

[lordcroesus]

He makes it seem impossibly easy.. Bravo!

[DENDI110]

это просто супер

[Flubly]

@freeqwerqwer Beethoven was manic depressive and the emotionally fragmented nature of his music lends itself to performances like this. Taming it is against the nature of the piece.

[Flubly]

@stickitupyapipe This does not strike as a particularly eccentric performance as far as Beethoven goes. His expressive range is merely matching the manic tendencies in Beethoven's structure.

[stickitupyapipe]

Gee, who does this guy think he is? Technically very good, but dear me, he´s trying so hard to sound unique, and , as such, fails miserably.

Just play Beethoven son. You don´t have to reinvent him. He was doing just fine before you arrived on the scene. LOL.

[paullubliner]

@freeqwerqwer: The reality is as stated. There are so many aspects to the multitudinous complexity found in much of Beethoven's works that frankly Mozart on only rare occasion achieved. Jupiter, yes and several others, mostly Mozart was too flowery and self plagiarizing often to the point of distraction. Pretty little melodies certainly, but as far as multidimensional scope and depth well son, it takes one with an ear to discern. You are the Philistine here. Try some Arthur Honegger and GROW!