Oh, what a lovely face and so full of expression playing this ethereal nocturn. As a boy of 10 I would lie under my mother's grand Steinway touching her feet as she would pedal through this composition...I am now 84., Maria's delightful playing brings back profound memories. Thank you for your hard earned virtuosity.

@johnhaueisen

9 ай бұрын

What a wonderful memory of your mother and this work.

@brianhealey5286

9 ай бұрын

@@johnhaueisen Thanks John. Regrettably, my mother passed at only 44 from cancer. Tragic loss for my three younger siblings and father. I think it was the expressive face of Maria that touched my memory. All the best to you and whom you love.

@johnhaueisen

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Brian. You are one of the very fortunate people who can allow himself to let music (especially when so passionately performed) move you and awaken loving memories. It warms my heart to read the memory you shared. @@brianhealey5286

@SIRIUS369.

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing yout beautiful memories. I Am glad for You. They say"Good IS happiest when his children are at play" Love Bless

@antoniocarlosrodriguescamp1497

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing such a delicate memory. All my best.

The beauty of being able to enjoy one’s craft, without being judged or passing an exam, or the fear of letting others down. Just sheer enjoyment in what you do. Being you. And your light shines through. Thank you.

@pghagen

2 ай бұрын

I am speechless!🎹🙏❣️

I can’t believe this is for free on youtube! Lucky day!

@jamesarmstrong8851

3 ай бұрын

❤

The beautiful face of someone who has absorbed and played heavenly music for years.

@ofelialopes14

11 күн бұрын

Maria Joao plays the piano since she was 4 years old and gave her 1st concert at 10. Still being one of the best pianists of the world despite to be almost 80. Long life to her!

Maria's playing is pure poetry, as usual. Enchanting...

I love Maria Joao Pires. She's so talented, sensitivity, feeling... Not a machine... ❤😊

Sublime and touching rendition of this Chopin Nocturne; Maria João Pires is realy a top top pianist; thank you…

@patrickandrew122

3 ай бұрын

A consumate professional, through and through.

The uniqueness is in her ability to convey emotion. All top pianists can learn these notes..but she gives us a melody that is so full of pain, joy, sweetness and intensity with big contrasts that really move me . She is also able to wait... hold the melody , not rushing always to show off speed when unnecessary. A feminine touch? ❤

@SourSm4ck

8 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more. This is a fine performance which reduces me to tears Maria......again.

@user-cg1ih5ys6r

8 ай бұрын

Гармония и красота с первого звука.

@SIRIUS369.

8 ай бұрын

Fully agree. I feel SOUL all around.. Thank You so much.

@mackiceicukice

8 ай бұрын

There is nothing FEMININE about it.

@CJeanMi

7 ай бұрын

oui..c'est tout en finesse...magnifique !!♥♥

Unbelievable. This rendition is so right in so many ways, it's fantastic.

@GjaP_242

Ай бұрын

Or, because it is so fantastic, it makes this version, in many ways, so right. Unbelievable. 1:01

Just breathtaking...in her sensitivity , expression and beauty of sound.

Chopin to najpiękniejsza spuścizna dla ludzkości ❤️

I can’t add much except to say I forwarded this to as many people I love as I could remember.❤

La beauté de son jeu est le reflet de son âme... Maria Joa Pires nous gratifie depuis tant d'années de son immense talent sensible et maîtrisé ! Pires et Argerich , les deux phares musicaux de ce début de XXIeme siècle d'airain...pour nous aider à vivre malgré tout...

Восхитительно! Прекрасная музыка в исполнении Маэстро! Браво! Валерий Козырев. Журналист Москва

My dear Maria Joao, how beautiful and sublime your Piano Music has continued in your long career, your Unique Talent fascinates me and the World, you would deserve a place in the Music World which has not exactly been recognized. Your performances achieves deep sentiments melody joy beauty and immense love that you carry in your heart.

This woman is an inspiration. I just watched her perform Beethoven’s 4th Piano Concerto at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. She’s so understated and remarkable at the age of 80. She started performing when she was 4 years old! What were most of us doing when we were 4? What a gift ❤

@Dr.Pepper001

16 күн бұрын

At 4 I was playing in my backyard sandbox.

It is one of the best performances that I have ever heard!! Bravo, Maria❤

넉넉하고 품위있는 피아노의 마술사 조앙 마리아 페레스의 연주에 쉼취합니다 긴장되지않고 여유와 충분한 시간같고 듣기 아주 좋습니다

Это просто МАГИЯ!!!!❤️Спасибо вам за неповторимые мгновенья!

I'm literally tearing up listening to this magnificent performance 😢this is soo beautifully played

When I was (re)learning Schubert's A♭ major Impromptu, I listened to Maria's performance, which taught me a great deal. Every time I came back to her performance after a couple more weeks of practice I found new subtlety and depth in her interpretation, it was astonishing. I could never play with her facility and speed, but I used a lot of her ideas... The one thing I recall most strongly is that her transitions between different sections are never just transitions, they are yet another opportunity for sensitive and artistic expressiveness. Genius.

@yetanotherpianist4449

2 ай бұрын

So very true. Also learning that impromptu right now and the clearness of her touch, the depth of the notes, the singing tone...ahhh its so magical. There are more great performances -and pianists!- but in this case i keep coming back again and again to her rendition. Otherwordly.

Thank you for that authentic performance...Thank you for leaving all this for us- F. F. Chopin ❤️

Stunning performance. By far the best in my opinion. Her passion whilst playing takes you deeper into the piece.

The best interpreter for Chopin.........

Maria João, você é espetacular. Uma das maiores pianistas que já ouvi. Todos os dias ouço você interpretando " Clair de Lune". Ninguém executa essa música como você 😊😊😊😊

A beleza deste Noturno está maravilhosamente expressa no rosto da pianista Sra Maria J Pires. Obrigada.

The incredible depth of thought that Ms.Pires breathes into this master piece shines... in every direction. The pedaling, the dynamic ranges, the essence of song itself and her smile. All proved: BREATHTAKING! Thank you Maria. Obviously, you've written your name among the Immortals of the Piano. Thank god it was recorded so well!! I intuit this recording will outlast us all. Much love and thanks. moi

Either happy or sad, either sorrow or joy, there must be so much emotional memories on her mind and in her heart, I almost can feel that

Какая Нежность и Чистота! Звукоизвлечение - просто Волшебство!!! Я замираю,..и слезы печали ,и счастья ,и тут же - любовь и нежность. Волшебно!!! Брависсимо!!!!!!Брависсимо!!! Необыкновенное звучание! Спасибо !!

So beautiful! So much emotion, so much depth, so much longing, so much love, so much turbulence and calamity yet so much peace and comfort at the end! What a piece! What a performance! What a journey! Thank you!

Wonderful..her interpretation is just breathtaking ..the sensitivity is so delicate...

What a wonderful morning with you fingers. Thanks a lot Maria.

The gentle expressiveness of her face is as lovely as her performance. Such a gift.

Maria Joao Pires, my number one favourite pianist!

Such a beautiful piece of music and so beautifully played. Heaven.

Para mí éste es uno de los mejores nocturnos de Chopin. Qué difícil es darle a cada nota su sentido, que no se pierda la línea melódica, la sencillez en la interpretación... Gracias!!

My favorite interpretation of these so loved Nocturne! How can she take it to the next level of beauty it’s beyond understanding to me !!

Maestria, duro lavoro, grande interpetrazione dalla prima nota 1 brivido lungo la schiena....grazie di ❤

Adoro Chopin, y la sentida interpretación de Pires es magnifica y nos llena de paz . Gracias

Une étoile, une merveille.

很美妙的音色：清澈如清泉，小仙女輕盈地點水，飛翔，上下翻轉，勿左勿右，嘻笑聲脆如鈴鐺⋯⋯我盯著她手，肩，坐姿和依舊美麗的輪廓，她觸鍵自如自由，渾然忘我，展示了細膩的音量變幻的魅力。高人在此。

Il est magnifique ce nocturne et si bien joué ! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Expression which is full of life experience is the best interpretation of music. This is the one.

You were born to interpret this music as only you can. the joy you convey with your style and the way your whole body emotes this music is absolutely riveting. the music flow through and your sole appreciates it to every extent

Muchas gracias María Joao por esta interpretación, realmente sublime !

Minunată interpretare care mi-a atins cele mai sensibile corzi ale sufletului meu. Mulțumesc, Maria João Pires! ❤❤❤🌹

Её виртуозная игра уврачевала моё беспокойное сердце . Благодарю . ❤🌹

As a fellow portuguese that has heard your recordings for 40 years i need to applaud this beautiful interpretation of Chopin's Nocturn, just beautiful...

Восхитительно! Утонула в музыке!!! РАСТВОРИЛАСЬ В ВОЗДУХЕ! Как мимолетное виденье!

@tomcruise9373

6 ай бұрын

Bien dit:-))

Just 💕 lovely!! Such a profound, soulfull pianist. Thank you!

Wow I adore this pianist .It's so beautiful.

Pour moi, une interprête d'exception par la sensibilité frémissante. La musique à l'état pur !

Очень чувственно и мастерски! Браво, Мария! 💐

Perhaps the best rendition I know. You are ART incarnated dear Maria.

Восхищение красотой звучания. Спасибо.

The greatest pianist.

Piękno muzyki Fryderyka Chopina to fenomen graniczący z cudem. Wspaniałe wykonanie, bardzo dziękuję ❤️

Such a great artist. A great pianist.

Изумительно. Спасибо!

Lovely music by the great pianist. Wouldn't it be nice to have a camera angle that shows her face and her hands in the same frame without too many cuts?

@karennoble1076

10 ай бұрын

Yes, HP she would deserve better camera takes like the ones for Lang Lang.

@matthewbbenton

10 ай бұрын

I’ve always joked that the first thing they teach in music-film-director-school is “never show the pianist’s hands.” It’s absolutely infuriating.

@adrianchewygum

8 ай бұрын

@@matthewbbentondid they?! Protest!!!

@mariahelenatietjen5427

8 ай бұрын

@@matthewbbenton, I think you mean FILM MUSIC .

@martinelongum9921

8 ай бұрын

Agree

Um sonho ! Uma grande leveza na música ! Um sorriso terno que conquista ! Lindo demais !Parabéns !

Longa vida, Maestra.

Бесподобно! Я думаю, что именно так чувствовал и играл Шопен. Великолепное исполнение.

@user-rv5gi7hv6c

8 ай бұрын

Я всегда поражаюсь звукам , которые извлекает из инструмента эта пианистка . Никто ТАК не может .

@nadezda6726

7 ай бұрын

Он был мужчиной , и чувствовал иначе . слишком рубато играет мария .

@ludmila888

7 ай бұрын

@@nadezda6726 О, мы никогда не узнаем, что чувствовал Шопен, но нам дано счастье испытать свои ощущения через такое прекрасное исполнение)))

María Joao, la pianista poeta.

Her interpretations are best of all! ❤

@LBach-eq4ks

8 ай бұрын

I agree. No one else can convey such sensitivity, she is telling us a long story.

@cmonclair27

7 ай бұрын

Her 1996 set is phenomenal and for a time I though it was peerless. Then I heard the 2010 recordings by Dang Thai Son. I love them both.

Exquisitely beautiful performance, just lovely from start to finish. Thank you ☺

Maria Joao una artista exquisita.

Обязательно послушайте все ноктюрны в исполнении Maria João Pires, это уникально.

Sua atuação sincera e brilhante sempre toca a alma. Obrigado !💝

Such sensitivity....I held my breath throughout the piece for fear that my breath may disturb this gift my ears were receiving....such perfection if only a lover whispered this sweetly. Thank you.

Absolutely astounding. Moved to tears.

her tone at the beginning is tender and perfect

Ovo je magija, izvedba puna emocija, najtananijih. Portugalska ikona klavirske muzike. Respect!

MARÍA JOAO PIRES. Grande entre los más grandes. Oirla y verla es conmovedor

Beaucoup de douceur! Très joli 😍

Obrigado, Maria João Pires!

Utterly captivating - thank you so much ❤️

ピリスのショパンは本当に美しい

Maravillosa María Joao Pires, consigue hacer inefable y aun más grande uno de los Nocturnos de Chopin más hermosos. Pires es ya un referente imprescindible. Solo verla tocar transmite todas las emociones de esta composición.

Rare to hear this piece played with such tenderness.

Maravilhosa!

Absolutely Delicious music 🎹🎶

it's very sensitive and beautiful performance. thanks

Muito obrigado.

Boa noite! Adoro músicas clássicas. Sou fã e amo e respeito tds esses gênios. Adorei este vídeo por ter o nome deles e o nome das músicas. Parabéns ❤

Esecuzione stupenda..❤

What magnificent touch - like petting a tiger to sleep.

I won’t say it is the best rendition of the piece, as it really is

@kathyvilim1047

9 ай бұрын

I find it gorgeous and real 👍❤

@esojbar

8 ай бұрын

you forgot to say that it is....of course.....just your opinion.@@MichioPiano

@EmanueldeCarvalho-uy4ok

8 ай бұрын

@@esojbar No es sólo su opinión. Es la Verdad!!

@sanury.maya.artbrut

7 ай бұрын

This playing is playing in the whole heart ... it s top of life ... ❤

@esojbar

7 ай бұрын

Não, Manuel, não é a verdade. Existem centenas, ou milhares de versões dessa peça e certamente ninguém conhece todas. Essa pode ser a melhor interpretações entre as que você conhece e na sua opinião. Não existe melhor interpretação, melhor compositor, melhor diretor, melhor filme, etc... Existem obras e artistas consagrados entre os quais a Pires, com certeza, mas afirmar que é o melhor não é possível.@@EmanueldeCarvalho-uy4ok

Bravo!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

It’s really impressive. She plays like she’s dreaming or something … How beautiful!

Molto sentita, meravigliosa, brava

Absolutely beautiful playing

Maravilhosa 💕🌹

Vi ontem Maria João Pires numa entrevista à RTP. Conta ela que deixou de estudar piano, pois acha que quanto mais estuda, menos bem lhe sai o resultado, de forma que Mª Pires agora apenas toca, assim e como sempre, de olhos fechados, sem ler pautas, ela deixa-se ir, levando-se com ela. Esteve doente e teve de cancelar programas durante uns meses. Tem muita paz na face e na voz. A música flui nela como o sangue nas veias, ela e a música são a mesma pessoa, acho eu.

Each experinece, a deepening. Thank you again!

Великолепная музыка и прекрасное исполнение

Sublime! Bravo! Maria João Pires está ao lado dos maiores intérpretes de Chopin: Lipatti (o maior), Rubinstein, Horowitz, Martha Argerich, Moreira Lima, Nelson Freire, Guiomar Novaes.

아름다워요. 나도 이렇게 나이들고 싶어요.

Esta pianista interpreta y transmite de tl forma lo que interpreta que nos llega hasta lo más profundo aún sin mirarla y si se ve su rostro, sus expresiones , nos llegan , nos hacen sentir lo que ella siente y es un placer que nos hace que todo nos penetre y nos quede dentro muy dentro.

My favorite rendition.