A truly beautiful and incredible rendition, i've never seen this done before. QUESTION: Seeing as RU-vid no longer limits the length to 10 minutes, could the full version not be uploaded?
This is so timeless omg!! Childhood memories! I want to go back to the fountain show from the amusment park Drievliet in The Netherlands! Don't know if they still have that show...
Breathtaking ! Terrific drive and opulence. If you have to have the Bolero on a piano, this is probably as good as it can get. There doesn't seem to be much more one can do with two hands. A truly great achievement by a too little known virtuoso.
This dude's performance of this transcription (his own) is perfect. The others, while also good - just not great like this performance. Come back everytime - bravo maestro
Technically speaking, it is as if the pianist had some extra invisible hands!.. Hard to believe it's played by only ten fingers!.. Artistically speaking, the pianist plays not according to himself, but according to the music and to the piano. Thank you for playing it and sharing it.
Mr. Oldenberg, I have your recording of Czerny and Liszt and I think it's superb. I love Czerny's op. 740 (unfortunately neglected) and am glad to hear such great playing of it. Great job on this Bolero also! Greetings from Florida!
geweldige pianist :D hij geeft les bij mij op school :p keb alleen geen les van hem, maar hij begeleid wel het koor waar ik in zing op 11 februari :D echt zo fet :P
Oldenburg (1955) started playing the piano at 5. He studied at the Royal Conservatory at The Hague with Theo Bruins,and continued his studies at Juilliard School of Music in New York with Beveridge Webster and in Brussels with Eduardo del Pueyo. In 1980 he received the 'Prix d'Excellence'. He performs as a soloist, chamber musician and as an accompanist. He gave concerts and made Radio- and TV- broadcastings in different countries over the world and have many CD recordings.Congratulations.
Bravo , Mr. Oldenburg! May be only the other pianist who made the as rare and hard(and Brilliant) transcription as Your`s Bolero can understand You in Your unwishies to publish it. I think that Transcriptions of Rachmaninov , Earl Wild , Horowitz and Volodos had`nt lost their sharm and magnetism after they were published. Your Bolero is perfect not only like TEXT. You play it brilliantly. So , I don`t see the reasons to hold this peace only in Your hands. Thank You.
this is beautiful i've always wanted to know the name of this composition. it really reminds me of my childhood. i used to listen to this a lot in one of my parents cds. thank you for posting this video =]
does anyone know which version is this piano arrangement by?? I really want to find the score for this version. it's much better than the branga arrangement
@marcnycity it's not 2 people, but 1! I have also seen him perform it live. He puts something inside the piano, which makes the affected key thereafter sound like the snare drum you can hear!
Thanks for the compliment. I am really playing the piece!! I do it also on concerts. I did not post it from the beginning because then it,s to long (more then 10 minutes) so I could skip the end (pity) or the beginning. Greetings, Fred Oldenburg
Excellent performance! Bravo! I believe you just accompanied soprano Cheryl Studer in recital in Steinfurt, Germany. Do you have any audio or video clips to share of that recital? Thank you.
i wonder how long it took to practice this piece. i believe this was written for a duet but he played it alone.... i'm not really sure so please inform me.
