Alfred Brendel Plays Franz Schubert - Ungarische Melodie (Hungarian Melody) D.817

Another favorite piece of mine from Schubert. Played by the great Alfred Brendel.

D. 817 Hungarian Melody in B minor.

Enjoy

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[alldaydaydream]

I heard this wonderful melody on a cd which was a present from a candy factory. They have had put it in every box of candies for their 150th birthday! And that's the most precious cd I have! :)

[Toxxic88]

@alldaydaydream

Great anecdote!

[Noshirm]

It's arrant nonsense for some to claim that this is 'too fast'! It's perfectly paced and sounds young, vigorous, and bracing. Thank heavens Brendel refuses to allow this piece to degenerate and maunder along! Exaggeratedly slow playing nauseated the likes of Horowitz, no less. None of the greatest of the 19th century pianists (on disc) would have saluted the gross distortion so many of today's pianists subject pieces to. They believe their interpretations are thus 'more musical'. Balderdash!

[Toxxic88]

I play this piece myself, and it's one of those rare pieces to me that sounds perfect played at both a slow or fast tempo. It just depends on the mood, whereas most pieces lose their appeal when played at the wrong tempo. Brendel's interpretation is like you said, a masterpiece.

[elcrystal]

Beautiful arrangement.  Can you say the source CD?

[Toxxic88]

I purchased the CD MP3 off of Amazon a couple years back but it's not up there for sale anymore. If you want, send me a private message with your email address and I'll send you the mp3 along with any other piece you want.

[juufa72]

being an Ungarische Melodie, the tempo is within a correct range. I could tell that it is Brendel within the first 10 seconds: he is very distinguishable. Well done, I wish I had 1/100th of his talent--I'd be a somebody.

[alldaydaydream]

@Toxxic88 Thank you! =)

[Thebeastlymiles]

@felipilloo1984 It's not a march no, and he doesn't think it is, this song was written in the romantic period. This was more about expression rather than anything else. As are a lot of Schubert's pieces. Interpretation is very important, and Brendel has his own, which is beautiful in ways which other people cannot ever achieve. This is marvellous.

[circleofice]

@felipilloo1984 No, no ... it's clearly a dance. Can't you see them swirling around? I can.

[Surtak]

It's surely faster than I'm used to, but it suits the piece perfectly.

And considering Brendel always emphasises the importance not correcting the great composers of the past, I think this is probably closer to the original intention.

[felipilloo1984]

Brendel thinks this is a march, but it isn't.

[Waldenstien21]

There is never an exact tempo for any piece of music, in the sense that there is always an exact answer to a math equation. Each piece of music evokes both an intellectual idea and a mood. The tempo should correspond to the idea and mood that the composer intended. It is therefore advisable to know about the composer and what they have to say about there music. Music gives insight into how an individual thinks just like a piece of literature.

[monacia2b]

Avec radu Lupu, LA référence pour Schubert!!

[smc0603]

Bravo!