Hats off to the television director who made sure to show the low B-flat near the end of the Intermezzo...among hundreds of other great shots

@gadielvalverde2096

Жыл бұрын

57:27

@1fattyfatman

Ай бұрын

Agree!

the second half of the non troppo movement is sublime, the way hamelin watches and listens to the orchestra is a sign of a consummate concerto performer

Hamelin is one of the few artists I would travel to see! Such economic virtuosity.

@hatchegg80

8 күн бұрын

he has great artistry, which is separate from technique

A truly historic performance, so reminiscent of Richter in the 60's. I hope Hamelin will be classed among the very greatest artists of our time. His consummate mastery of technique has somehow overshadowed his undoubted interpretive skill. A wonderful orchestra too, the Warsaw Philharmonic.

@musikguru1

8 ай бұрын

Richter?!? Have you ever heard Richter live?!? You are deaf. 😊

I have just recently discovered him. One more great pianist to my list!!!

Hundreds of BRAVO to the cello!!!👏👏👏

@grossmannpeter4394

3 ай бұрын

I agree!

Look at Hamelin. Not a drop of sweat! what a virtuoso

@jeanghika7653

4 жыл бұрын

Sweat has nothing to do with virtuosity. Casals perspired like a horse, Janigro - not a drop, though much better than Casals.

@MisterPathetique

2 жыл бұрын

There are just people who don't sweat as much as others. A concert hall can get pretty hot though, because of light projectors. But it's also a function of how much intensity the pianist will decide to put in his playing. Hamelin has an insane but generally very calm technique, much like Pogorelich and others. At the other end of the spectrum you have people like Trifonov who ends up completely wet at the end of every performance. So sweat is a function of several things, but the definitely not the quality of the playing.

@clamanus

2 жыл бұрын

Depends on body.

@dalcassian8351

Жыл бұрын

@@MisterPathetique haha yes have you seen berezovsky playing the complete transcendental etudes liszt. He looks like he was in the rain after each etude

@user-oe1vt5of7r

10 ай бұрын

​@@dalcassian8351 "Trifonov"

For me, the touchstone of whether someone has mastered this concerto is from 8:00 onward. I’ve heard so many attempt it. So far only Pollini and Zimerman had conquered it. This performance beat them both!

45:41 Holy...

@perappelgren948

5 жыл бұрын

Lucas Brayner Look! One hand!

@michaelowens5394

2 жыл бұрын

Lol! We know who's having the most fun in THAT room!

@TomHawk640

20 күн бұрын

Sounds like he actually played ALL those thirds in the right hand. But at that speed? Who the heck knows? Hard to tell!

Hamelin's exquisite manipulation of these pieces are a true work of art. I could listen to him play for hours. I've never had the opportunity to see him play live, but I do own several recordings by him. It is indeed a bit of heaven.

Hamelin is just the best pianist ever!

After listening to this pianist and that pianist, hither and yon I’ve been but in the end always return to Hamelin. All pianists I’ve heard have been great but there’s a specialness about Hamelin that I have not heard in others. Hamelin humbles me.

I've heard a lot of Brahm's 2nd concertos and this one brought me great pleasure. It was so nice to see the respect shown to the solo cellist. Thank you.

Fantastic performance; gloriously idiomatic and everyone "on point" in all departments... but that (slight pause; eyes blinking, trying to hold back tears🥲) little piano solo interlude in the middle of the second movement Allegro appassionato - at 24:08 - always just about does me in... and this, in the amazing hands of Mr. Hamelin, is devastating beyond words! One of the very best Brahms 2nds I've ever heard. Mike D.

@raymondgood6555

11 ай бұрын

Nice to see there are others who love Brahms as much as I

Just attended a recital by Mr. Hamelin in person! I know that I cannot play Brahms 2, but he's inspired me to try learn that wonderful Intermezzo. I keep coming back to this performance, thank you so much for sharing with the world!

This performance is amazing! I especially enjoyed the way the piano and orchestra melded into one in this performance. Can't believe there's a dislike on this video. KZread equivalent of the concert hall cough!

Watch Maestro Hamelin's face at 12:50 - so amazing.

This is the best Brahms Piano Concerto I've ever heard. I was impressed. I couldn't help leave a message.

@paulhenner8914

2 жыл бұрын

Agree

@BH-2

2 жыл бұрын

yes, this is a great performance. One of the best if not the best.

@grigorpetrov8006

Жыл бұрын

Kudos to Hamelin however, Watts is still the Beast for this piece.

@sachikofredericak

Жыл бұрын

@@grigorpetrov8006 I'll listen to it later!

@DStrick2008

6 ай бұрын

@@grigorpetrov8006well then now I have to listen to that

Cello solo in 3rd mvt sounds very persuasive to me. What a careful rubato! (Prearranged rhythm of orchestral accompaniment is nice, too) I couldn't help leaving a comment. Now I can understand why brahms bound 6 notes in one slur and what he meant by it. She enlivened original notation. Better than any other principal cellist regarding this repertoire.

@donkgated8074

3 жыл бұрын

A sublime cello solo here indeed, and absolutely exquisitely played. I also have sublime memories of Toronto Symphony's Joe Johnson, who also exude a similarly touching spirit of humanity and modesty. Unfortunately I also have horrendous memories of the Sydney Symphony cellist's performance years ago which was very arrogant and hysterical in comparison.

There's a lot of (justified) praise for Hamelin here, but could I ask for some applause for Kaspszyk? I first got acquainted with him when he was the chief conductor of the Dutch Noord Nederlands Orkest, and have been following him ever since. He's certainly not flashy, and always "solid" in the best possible way. Here, he helps lift what could be just another performance of a famous piano concerto to something really quite special. I just love almost everything he's done.

@Chorizo727

4 ай бұрын

No

23:47 Wow

@teodorb.p.composer

2 ай бұрын

Oh, is it a motiv from Medtner's night wind sonata on your profile picture?

My favorite Hamelin and my favorite Brahms Concerto no2 Can there be such a fantastic combination? His performance always moves me.

Hamelin is really great! The cello solo is really incredible, so warm and touching. Thank you!

What an extraordinary cello solo !

Hamelin tratta sinfonicamente il pianoforte in modo magistrale

15:12 bravissimo! That staccato at that speed...just wonderful

@TomHawk640

20 күн бұрын

Yup. Sticks to the score. No cheating.

Marc-André Hamelin ... you are truly an amazing Pianist and Composer. I still cant get over how insane your Cadenza is in Listz's Hungarian Rhapsody No 2!

@jdmonaco2493

2 жыл бұрын

Ha, yes! I saw him play the Rhap 2 with his cadenza when he visited my college (U.Va.) almost 20 years ago now. I knew what was coming from his recordings, but to see him play it live from the second row was something I'll never forget.

Stunning, breathtakingly beautiful piano playing, ditto the orchestral contribution - as conductor and soloist are as one. Never heard such an engrossing, musical performance of this concerto - all too often an old warhorse but here newly minted. What a fabulous sound Marc-Andre Hamelin makes, what a glorious touch. No praise too high.

Oh my! Surpasses the Zimerman/Bernstein collaborations that I have always adored. Just superb. Even the encore! And finally, a female celloist in the Andante!

@pablofeynman3619

8 ай бұрын

tweakin

@lucaslorentz

Ай бұрын

I love this too, but zimerman is just in another realm...

Marc is out of this world.

Great performance and a great soloist that I'm starting to follow, with great technique and without the facial false acting that many pianists of today show. Great show.

Aside from the amazing performance the videography is stunning the best classical video quality I've ever seen.

Hamelin, Extraordinario!!! Una interpretación soberbia. Domina perfectamente cualquier dificultad y canta y frasea de maravilla. Cada vez vuelvo a verle me gusta más. Sin hacer tanto ruido como otros y otras lleva una carrera envidiable. Un pianista del máximo nivel.

Simply extraordinary. What an extraordinary performance by Hamelin .The cellist could have been credited too. A heart breaking beautiful III movement.

His playing of the Intermezzo is wonderful!!

Гениальная музыка, гениальный автор, гениальный дирижер, гениальный пианист, гениальный оркестр. Безбрежный океан, бесконечный космос, дышащая Земля, сверкающая Вселенная... Спасибо за это чудо!

Damn... before today I thought only 1 person was capable of playing this piece PERFECTLY - Maurizio Pollini. Now it's nice to know there are 2.

@Johannes_Brahms65

Жыл бұрын

Arrau!

@myu-musicisuniversal2554

Жыл бұрын

Kovacevich plays it perfectly too.

Impeccable performance in every way. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for posting. This musical beauty touched my heart. It is also beautifully recorded and filmed. 🌷🌷🌷

¡¡¡Fantastic!!! Hamelin is a superb pianist. One of the greatest current pianists.

Not only is this a beautiful performance, but it is a delicious production. Lovely color and great camera angles.

Che meraviglia! Il grande Hamelin, che domina sfacciatamente uno dei concerti più difficili della storia e la signorilità sempre pronta alla passione di Jacek Kaspszyk. Grazie per aver condiviso questo video.

Quel magnifique solo de violoncelle 28.12 ....

Thank you, Hamelin...

Tremendous in every way. Bravo to pianist, orchestra/conductor, cellist…and sound and video crews. There’s just SOMETHING about how Mr Hamelin plays the piano… one feels confident that everything will be splendid, tasteful, elegant, technically beyond question… and just the sound production.. it’s almost otherworldly. An honor to hear and see this performance of one of music’s greatest creations.

Amazing performance! One of the best I've ever heard of this, right up there with Krystian Zimerman's and Maurizio Pollini's interpretations (particularly Pollini's 1977 performance with Claudio Abbado). Still, I can't be the only one who wishes we could've had the recording technology way back then so we could've heard Brahms himself playing this masterpiece.

@alanleoneldavid1787

2 жыл бұрын

Or even Clara Schumann playing this and Brahms directing the orchestra

@mahnighorashi5684

6 ай бұрын

Superb choices. I would add Nelson Freire to this stellar list of Brahms 2 performances.

DIVINE PERFECTIONS, HYMN OF LOVE, THANKS TO HAMELIN, ALL PARTICIPANTS AND POLAND...

Didn’t think this concerto could break my heart anymore... It could!

Wonderful Marc: This really spoke to me!

Stunning performance by the pianist and orchestra; truly extraordinary.

Brilliant performance among the best.

Thank you so much.

There are many fine performances of the Brahms B-flat on KZread. It is accurate to say that Hamelin is a master of masters. A virtuosic performance with superb collaboration in an orchestral piece of chamber music.

Amazing performance

Le meilleur interprète du monde, quel bonheur de le voir interpréter ce difficile concerto

Semplicemente superlativo, eccellente dialogo tra solista ed orchestra, equilibri e colori impeccabili. Hamelin padroneggja con grande garbo ed eleganza una delle pagine più intense della produzione brahmsiana.

This is the most unbelievably great playing I have ever heard - or will ever hear.

Outstanding in every way. Thank you.

Hamelin toca com naturalidade esse difícil e pesado concerto. Consciência total da interpretação. Execução de plena excelência. A orquestra igualdade é precisa, sem excessos de passionatos nas cordas. Uma das melhores performances já registradas. BRAVO!!!

It's just wonderful. No words anymore...

An epic performance!! 🎵🎶

Fantastic performance ,first class !

When one talks about the greatest piano concerto this one is certainly a prime candidate. And regarding the piano part, very virtuoso without sounding showy: There are passages in here which may not sound hard but are almost impossible to play.

@andrewkennaugh1065

5 жыл бұрын

Totally agree...😊 It's the Daddy of all piano concertos...😊

@TJFNYC212

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewkennaugh1065 for me it is the Brahms D minor....

@KneeJerkish

3 жыл бұрын

Such as 47:28. Looks easy, but, as you say, is almost impossible to play.

@TomHawk640

20 күн бұрын

@@KneeJerkishyup. I figure a couple of years of slow practice, very slow that is.

Wow, beautifully interpreted, and stunning performance of Brahms' constructed Master piece of masterworks of all human ingenuity. And the piano is so well prepared. How glorious is that?

dont miss the Cello in 3rd movmemnt@!

Perfecto and excellent. Both piano and orchestra. On of the best performance and interpretation. Thanks for sharing this video. Hamelin plays this Brahms's masterpiece perfectly and with best interpretation.

FANTASTIC ❤

holy shit that was perfect, and better than the Zimerman recording, because of better recording lol. Musically it is as great.

Total Keyboard Wizardry..! 👏👏🎹

The best performance I have ever heard. Thank you for posting

Enchanting.

0:55 I. Allegro non troppo 18:20 II. Allegro appassionato 28:12 III. Andante 40:39 IV. Allegretto grazioso 52:59 J. Brahms - Intermezzo Op. 117 No. 2 B flat minor

Truly amazing performance by all involved. I just wanted to take a moment to show appreciation to the camera work here too. Focusing on the right orchestral sections and not showing just Hamelins face during the hard parts but letting us see the keyboard work as well. Top class job!

@clarkebynum4623

2 жыл бұрын

I was reading this comment and thinking "man this guy is spot on" then realized I wrote it. Haha

@clarkebynum4623

3 ай бұрын

Back again years later and recognized the first comment and went “wow that guys right on the money! I wonder what the comments are?” Only to embarrass myself once again.

I am going to have a surgery tomorrow(total thyroidectomy) and this is the piece I want to hear before I am put under.....

@christophercurdo4384

Жыл бұрын

Hope it went well and that you have listened to this great pianist again and again since!

Fantastic. Thank you!

considered by many as "THE MOST PERFECT AND THE MOST IMPORTANT PIANO CONCERTO". certainly my ultimate fave piano concerto anyway! BEAUTIFUL FROM BEGINNING TO END! #obsessed

a real outstanding performance as well as an astonishing event to hear Hamelin plays Brahms No.2,I'm really thrilled in here.

Standing ovation!

Hamelin and the Filharmonia Narodowa performs this masterwork masterfully!

@AkademiaFilmuiTelewizji

5 жыл бұрын

28:12 See the love dialog between cello and piano

Fantastic !

HAMELIN PERFORMANCE OF BRAHMS EXTREMALY WELL ARTICULATED AND DEFINED WITH GREAT MUSICALITY.

truely the best recording sofar!

28:12 what a sorrowful cello

oh so wonderful!!! thank you so much!!

Thanks for sharing!!

Look at him! real virtuoso!

Great performance.

Amazing,passionate‼️

Beautiful !!!! Thank you

Superb performance...soloist,conductor and orchestra really 'on top' of the music... Demands a mature piano technique...and,fortunately,we have one here.😊

@andrewkennaugh1065

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!Wonderful video...!!😊😊

tears, tears, tears........

Cool!! Very passionate play!!

SUBLIME !!! Magistrale performance ! Merci pour ce beau partage.

Maravilloso Hamelin.

Brahms ist sehr schwer zu spielen. alle Achtung Bravissimo.¨!!!!!

What a manly, ballsy performance this was...I'm at a loss of words.

This reminds me of two films: The Pianist and The Conductor.

Estupendo! Fantástico! Perfeito!

Hamelin for me is a great pianist...

That intermezzo!!