Just discovered Stephen Elmasyan and he is already one of my favorits. Love him

гениальный композитор.такое богатство муз палитры. не просто в исполнении.получаю огромное счастье слушая его музыку. жаль что его жизни и творчестве нельзя узнать.

All these comments about how he sounds like other composers of his day. How can any of us not be influenced by the milleu in which we are born ! Just enjoy the music !

@quocbaonguyen4588

4 жыл бұрын

pay them no mind. just empty barrels always trying to prove they've heard them all.

@andrewpetersen5272

3 жыл бұрын

When you taste marzipan and you are expecting something better it is ok to make note.

@fulviopolce9785

2 ай бұрын

Giusta osservazione.

Une belle surprise pour ce compositeur qui m’était inconnu. Merci de me l’avoir fait découvert.

Another unknown composer to add to my list thank you so much for sharing him with those of us who appreciate such good music

Elmas was born into a family of wealthy entrepreneurs in Smyrna (now İzmir), a city in the Ottoman Empire. It was soon discovered that the little boy was a child prodigy: he began taking piano lessons and writing short piano pieces under the tutelage of a local music teacher, Mr. Moseer, and already at the age of thirteen, the young virtuoso performed an all-Liszt piano recital.

@bonnieblume

3 жыл бұрын

*born to an Armenian family

This is an awesome Concerto so well performed and executed! This Composer who I have never heard before is plain and simple astonishing!

Cada día se enriquece mi vida. Un desconocido que llega para quedarse.

A la cama no te irás sin descubrir un compositor estupendo más. Que suerte poder encontrar tan estupendos músicos en esta fuente inagotable, KZread.

As soon as I heard the piano opening, I realized this is much to my liking. Thank you for uploading.

@SelectCircle

2 жыл бұрын

A classical piece of music does tend to please one immediately or not at all.

Music is astounding when it arouses an emotion or a mood within you. it's not necessarily about being melodic, religious or overtly musical, but about carrying the listener somewhere where he was not before. In this case, I feel like sitting on a dense park bench by a warm evening. the wind gently caresses my face, and everything is silent except for the nature around me. It is interesting that I mention that it evokes the silence when I speak of this kind of music

Very nice for listening!😊 Thanks ❤

Concerto da antologia. Elmas è un Autore da diffondere , come altri grandi geni poco conosciuti e, in Italia, del tutto sconosciuti. Grazie ancora al nostro Kuhlau

Very very NOYCE!

A phantastic unknown composer. His music is full-romantic with nice clear themes! A real discovery!! Listen also to his 2° pianoconcerto another phantastic work!!!

Շատ գեղեցիկ է, տաղանդավոր կոմպոզիտոր 👏👏

@Piflaser

3 жыл бұрын

Yes very beautiful!

performed by two of my friends who made Elmas music known .

Great find thank you! How delicate and precious this is.

Prunkvoll, voller Enthusiasmus, tiefe Melodien einerseits und auf der anderen Seite sanfte, gefühlvolle Passagen beleben die gesamte musikalisches Gewebe !!! Tepper Michael.

Just discovered this composer, can't believe that I have never heard of him till now. Stephan Elman, an Armenian composer that lost his hearing at 35, was married to Aimee, a painter with no arms! They lived together for 26 years, until the death of Stephan. What a remarkable story of two remarkable talented artists

@anandsamuel1978

2 жыл бұрын

Very moving story! Thanks

The orchestra is pretty atrocious but damn this piece is amazing. It's such a pity how many phenomenal works exist but are unheard. This as well as Elmas' other piano concerti and also Moszkowski's and Schawenka's, Scriabin's and Medtner's (Number one) all need to be played. I hope to play all of these works soon enough.

@SaintSaens0

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck with the Medtner #1

@azraelslight

2 жыл бұрын

Love Moszkowski’s

@sebastian-benedictflore

2 жыл бұрын

I'm adding Busoni to the list.

@TheLearningFish

2 ай бұрын

"The orchestra is atrocious"? You're an idiot, and an arrogant asshole at that.

I'm an Armenian (American) pianist and never heard of him!! Thank you very much for posting this concerto!!!

@prosack10

Жыл бұрын

what are you? (you)

Great discovery for me !

Stephen Elmas can sound rather 'worthy' in places, but when he is himself then he is so worth listening to. His other concertos will certainly get a hearing.

Une pure merveille 🙏🎶❤️🎶

Hermoso! El Larghetto es simplemente hermoso. Dejarse llevar por cada nota del piano y las entradas de la orquesta es mágico.

@alejandrom.4680

4 жыл бұрын

Marcel Noya There is no need of strict use of english if someone wants to express himself on its native language. He basically explained how he felt each note of the Larghetto, and how fully of richness the composition is, loving the magical entrances of the orchestra, and how it interacts with the piano voice

Un très beau concerto dans le style romantique. Merci à KukhauDilfeng4 pour cette diffusion.

bravo! not heard this one before, some nice passages of music

Superbe! Quel souffle !!!

A wonderful piece.

Très belle oeuvre et malheureusement assez peu connue. Une notable influence du style de Chopin, en particulier dans le dernier mouvement.

Simply beautiful.

Intense drama. Love it

I love how some suits in the era had such tiny lapel, very cute.

A good dose of Chopin, a sprinkling of Schumann , add some maniacal Liztian finger-acrobatics - pour some nice melodies over it all - et voila! But that is not to diminish this gem - it´s worth listening to - and would merit an upload in better sound quality! Excellent pianist in this recording by the way! Bravo to the artists and thank you for the upload!

@saltburner2

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed, there seem to b actual quotes from Chopin's first concerto.

@azraelslight

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like Elmas to me. Why everything have to cross referenced with the hugely popular male composers of high society academia? Fair question, I think.

@anandsamuel1978

2 жыл бұрын

@@azraelslight Excellent comment! I think the same but some people are so obsessed to make comparisons like some sort of music experts!

@bonnieblume

5 ай бұрын

He was a student of Franz Liszt.

Incredible!

Great Music! Thanks for shaming

The last movement is borderline - but the first two are nothing short of great.

Бесподобно

Many thanks for this rarest of treasures! To read that Elmas was European-trained did not surprise me, though I guessed (incorrectly) that some of his training was in France. The Wikipedia article is thankfully informative; as of August 2014 Grove's "Dictionary of Music and Musicians" has no article on him. Ted Wilks

@johnsarkissian5519

Жыл бұрын

He was born in Smyrna (today’s Izmir in Turkey). The city is actually in Europe, and at the time of Elmas’ birth, it was a mainly Christian city with the bulk of population being Greek, Armenian and also a considerably large Jewish minority.

@tedwilks

Жыл бұрын

@@johnsarkissian5519 Thanks for your comments.

Very romantic. Solidly entrenched in the late Romantic period of Dohnányi and Moszkowski. Interesting how these concertos were top of the concert program at one time before sinking into obscurity--the graveyard of forgotten piano concertos as I like to refer to it.

Стефан Эльмас-армянин,родом из Смирны!!!

@SuperArkleo

2 жыл бұрын

А в Смирне он всегда вёл себя смирно?

@varsenikjovovic1191

2 жыл бұрын

Только недавно я его открыла для себя, у него и очень интересная судьба. Ещё один великий сын армянского народа

Hace tiempo que no me emocionaba tanto con una canción...¡Cuánta belleza!

@adriatorras8077

5 жыл бұрын

Erick Daniel Encalada ¿Qué canción?

@steveegallo3384

Жыл бұрын

Exactamente.....BRAVO desde Acapulco!

Extraordinary....Thanks for sharing 🌹

Excelente ¡

Surprisingly full and rich work both in content and form. Thank you.

@andrewpetersen5272

3 жыл бұрын

I believe so many of these late romantic composers were strong with emotional motifs, but quite weak in developing theme and melody and carrying it thorough their composition.Lots of bait...no fish.

@andrewpetersen5272

3 жыл бұрын

@Geoff G Probably so.

EXPLENDIDA OBRA COM UM ALEGRO E ALEGRETO PERFEITO E A AGILIDADE SEM ERROS DO PIANISTA ENTAO NEM SI FALA,PARABENS BELAS OBRAS ESCONDAS MAS ENCONTRADAS POR MIM ASSIM NA SORTE AMEI,MUSICAS PARA SE OUVIR EDORMIR APRECIAR ESUSPIRAR

@JTSJTS

4 жыл бұрын

Agradeço ao KZread por ter me sugerido ese maravilhoso autorrrrrrrrrrrr... ADORO

Great!

It is said to be dedicated to Anton Rubinstein. No wonder the pounding chords and bold style sound so much like Rubinstein's piano concertos.

The Larghetto is interesting, very lyrical.

Magnifique !

It's beautiful .

This has just come up on auto cue.....crumbs, Elmas is certainly giving it some ! Forthright material

Grossartig! Great!

The key is G minor.

@PianomanRay

7 жыл бұрын

dslay511 mine too ☺☺

@JAMESLEVEE

4 жыл бұрын

@@o.s.h.4613 2nd Concerto.

@JoshuaLo2732

3 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ G minor ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

voir aussi le n 2 et le 3 extra

@robertpierre1290

4 жыл бұрын

@@marcelnoya yes goud n 2 & 3 lol extra

THEY ARE STUCK TO CHOPINS INFLUENCE .DONT THEY HERE THE COMPLETE DIFFERENCE SPECIALLY HOW MELODIOUS HE IS ON HIIS OWN.DO WE ALL HAVE TO BE EXPERTS AND NOT ENJOY THIS LOVELY MUSIC

@alejandrom.4680

4 жыл бұрын

Alexia Simeonidi I personally don’t hear any Choppy so well, I’m just enjoying a fresh piece

@alexiasimeonidi8800

4 жыл бұрын

@@alejandrom.4680 WHEN I SAY THEY ARE STUCK I MEAN THE BELOW COMMENTATORW.BEING A GREAT DMIRER OF CHOPIN I DON REPEAT DONT SEE ANY INFLUENCE WHATSOEVER ALEJANDRO

La orquestacion es muy flojita. No es un concierto. Pero el piano es muy agradable de oir mas bien como una Rapsodia.

Was eine Entdeckung:ein unbekannter Komponist der die herrlichste Klavierkonzerte schreibt. Nur Hochromantik mit phantastischen Themen. Wieder ein vergessener Komponist! Schade! Entdecken Sie auch sein 2° Klavierkonzert, ebenfalls ein Meisterstück!

@joeboyle5864

9 жыл бұрын

Marc DE KEYSER Schon wieder ein vergessener Wunder! Gott sei dank fuer Dilfeng!

All I can say is the composer must have listened to Chopin's 2nd concerto...a lot. Not to disparage his talent, his effort is noteworthy plus the melodies he devised aren't insignificant nor trivial either. My contention however is that it will take me sometime to connect to this emotionally, notwithstanding the prejudice that will arise soon as I hear "Chopinesque" episodes on the piano solo parts and on the tutti sections. But I promise to be unprejudiced as much as I could : )

@DenisBonenfantclaveciniste

6 жыл бұрын

listen?...recording was not invented at this time.....probably he knew Chopin's work for playing it more tahn by «listening»....

@luigitalarico7430

5 жыл бұрын

Kiu jugl

@DavidA-ps1qr

5 жыл бұрын

Just forget Chopin. The structure of this composition bears absolutely no resemblance to anything Chopin ever wrote for Piano & Orchestra. If you listen to music on it's own merit rather than comparing it with what you already know, you will get a lot more out if it. Good luck.

@PETERJOHN101

5 жыл бұрын

Every musical period is punctuated by the influence of its composers, so I don't get what you mean by 'prejudice.' Why not just enjoy each composition for what it is?

@49andries

5 жыл бұрын

Pretentious....your taste way too refined to appreciate this composition for what it is.

Composed in Chopin/Liszt style but 70 years post Chopin's death. Let's be honest: Easy to listen, flashy music but with little depth and value.

@observer2172

Ай бұрын

C’mon .. the value of art is mainly enjoyment and you can see there’s a lot of it here. Who cares about the value of say Ligeti whom hardly anyone listens.