I have always considered him the understated maestro. When playing Schubert, it could be the composer playing to his friends. In Beethoven he has no equals, in my opinion: unless it be Claudio Arrau.
Ich genieße an dieser Interpretation nicht nur Wilhelm Kempffs wunderbares Spiel, seine Mimik und Körpersprache, sondern auch sein ständiges Zwiegespräch mit einzelnen Instrumenten des Orchesters, was natürlich von Schumann so konzipiert war. Wenn Kempff mit Oboe, Klarinette oder anderen Zwiesprache hält, schaut er die betreffenden Musiker auch an. Was auch ein Hochgenss ist: Musikalisch-thematisch dominiert keineswegs immer das Klavier. Oft begleitet er mit perlenden Figuren das Orchester, wenn dieses das Thema aufgreift. Was ich bei Kempf auch sehr liebe, ist sein oft fast entrückter Gesichtsausdruck. Danke fürs Hochladen dieses Schatzes, der inzwischen 46 Jahre alt ist.
My god. Not technically perfect, not enough tempo, but I can't stop listening to his interpretation. This sounds like an old grandpa telling his love story at his youth to his grandsons.
God, those were the days. Early 1970s, Schumann on the program, Kempff at the piano, Kubelik conducting the Bavarian Broadcast Orchestra, Kurt-Christian Stier as concertmaster, the Herkulessaal in Munich (an easy 30-min. drive from Kempff's home at the Starnberger See) filled with an audience that knew its stuff. All of these people shared a tradition and understood this music. Of course Kempff was the greatest artist in the hall, but the entire environment was conducive to his musicmaking. And that's how we get this unique document.
Einfach ausgezeichnet! Ich mag das Spiel von Wilhelm Kempff. Er war immer ernst und selbstbeherrscht. Aber trotzdem es gelang ihm immer die Tiefe des Stückes zu übergeben. Ich möchte gern das Video des 24en Konzert von Mozart finden, wo dieses Konzert von W. Kempff gespielt wurde. Ich bin aber nicht sicher, ob es solche Aufnahme gibt.
@@JOHN-tk6vl the golden age of pianism is gone forever . The performers today match this. All the performers were special their own way. All true heroic artists. We gave tremendous techniques today but no artistry. No soul.
@@fritzk6435 horowitz is no match. You can find Kempff playing a song and Horowitz playing the same song. Horowitz is no match. Sorry. Sure, he can play the piano. But not at the same level as mr Kempff. In my opinion.
@@paulcapaccio9905 Wibi Soerjadi. A dutch guy (somewhat). Plays the piano as well. You might wanna listen to some of his covers and originals. Perhaps you might reconsider your opinion on today's performers. Because there still are those who do try their best. And in my opjnion Wibi is one of those who does put all of his feeling into the performance. Pls check him out and tell me i am wrong....
kempff played this at just the right tempo. I don't know why, but many pianists today play this as though they have a train to catch. It certainly isn't what Schumann asked for.
Oh Mann, ein Pedalfeind. Schlimm, das Konzert gleich von Anfang an mit diesen pedalparanoiden staccatos zu verhunzen. Und es geht dann so weiter. Das ist KEIN Jazz, wo man pedallos vor sich hin grooved.
Aber der Notentext ist Ihnen schon vor Augen, oder? Da sind nämlich zwischen den Akkorden jeweils Sechzehntelpausen und am Ende der Phrase (Takte 3 und 4) sogar Achtelpausen. Er spielt es also nicht nur nobel (was subjektiv ist), sondern auch textgetreu. Wilhelm Kempff, der bei dieser Aufnahme 1977 bereits 82 Jahre alt war, darf sich im Vergleich zu seinen früheren Aufnahmen sicher etwas mehr Zeit gönnen.
Esta grabación debe corresponderse con el registro de DG de 1973, por lo que Kempff nacido en 1895 ( mismo año que otro fenómeno,Walter Gieseking). Pianismo romántico, con esa hilazón de notas, donde la nota parece no desaparecer sino durar en la siguiente y, además sin dejar de acentuar en el mismo momento, hacen de Kempff uno de esos pianistas únicos. Aquí con el egregio maestro kubelik acompañándoose el uno al otro, recreándose en Schumann... los dos eran compositores.
I clicked on this performance mainly out of curiosity . This is one of my favorite piano concertos. I have watched and listened to many other artists on RU-vid and thought I had picked out my favorite. I thought I would check this out even though it was an old video. With in the first minute I was mesmerized and listened to the whole concerto (out of respect for Mr. Schumann and Mr. Kempff). I heard things I have never heard before. Such clarity and insight in to the music. Well, I now have a new favorite.
Kempf's phrasings and pedaling in this music, while a bit unorthodox to me, actually makes sense. Certain passages normally played legato by most pianists, he renders staccato and no pedal the effect of which gives out a sense of distinct interpretation. Quite extraordinary if I may. It's mostly evident in the cadenza.
What got me interested in this man's artistry 20 years ago is primarily his tempi as regards Beethoven's sonatas. There's huge restraint and control over the urge to over-speed up fast movements, and playing the slow ones with expressive dignity. Very Germanic if I may say so. Circumspect yet not boring. Refined yet not dull. For me, I think he's the go to guy when it comes to Beethoven's piano sonatas. His recording of the Schubert sonatas are also well worth collecting and listening to. If it's any indication, I think he has a certain devotion and affinity to composers of Germanic and Austrian heritage.
Summum de l'émotion musicale... La partition, Wilhelm Kempff, les merveilleux instrumentistes, l'union parfaite avec le chef..Il ne manque que la présence réelle et la communion avec les spectateurs... Merci !
In 1970 I was a 15 yr old falling in love with Beethoven piano sonatas. I came across the most wonderful recordings of them on Deutsche Grammophon by Wilhelm Kempff. I listened to them for hours and loved his lyrical playing. To think one day I would see videos of him playing. His Schumann is great too. Thanks.
Bonheur matinal que ce splendide concerto! Je regarde avec émotion et admiration les belles mains et les longs doigts marqués par les années ......Quel merveilleux pianiste et quel sentiment de paix , de joie d'être et de pouvoir connaître une telle plénitude !....
