Brahms : Double Concerto／Isaac Stern & Yo-Yo Ma（1986 Live） 

I could listen to this piece over and over again. It's perfection! Played by these two giants of the classical firmament, it even surpasses the piano concertos and symphonies for me and I really LOVE those. Thanks so much for posting this. ❤

perfection beyond repair:-)

Two of the greatest instrumentalists ever...performing one of the greatest concertos ever! This is heaven.

woow.....incredible...pure beauty..

1st movement: 0:12 2nd movement: 17:11 3rd movement: 24:33

Thank you for taking the time to upload this on youtube.

A masterpiece of music performed by masters!

Isaac Stern y Yo Yo Ma wow, increíble!

Thank you for sharing this 1986 event in Tokyo! I'm so glad to see it.

What about some comments about the orchestra and the conductor? What a surprise! Such marvelous playing, fire, precision and absolute dedication. Bravo!

First time I heard this composition it was the Heifetz/Piatigorsky recording on RCA. It has been my favorite for a long time. A great match. But this Stern/Ma version is indeed good and it it much fun to watch the performance - especially Yo Yo Ma. He puts a lot into the physicality. I love Ma's musical interpretations and facial expressions. Stern barely moves anything but his fingers - but what perfection in his fingering! His fingers glide like silver. No exertion necessary - he nails it.

Kazuyoshi AKIYAMA is a hypnotic performer, generously expressive and I feel certain that the orchestras brilliant performance is due to this. As regards the soloists it was everything one would expect from them but I would have liked to have heard Isaac Stern more clearly. I think that must be due to the recording because the Suntory hall usually sounds excellent or possibly the power of Yo Yo Ma's cello at times. As with others before me, this is music that grips and moves, Brahms at his best.

I saw Stern perform three concertos at a free concert at the Robin Hood Dell around 1960. One was Prokofiev during which he broke a string and promptly relieved one of the violin players of his instrument. The other two might have been Tchaikovsky and Brahms, definitely not Beethoven or Sibelius. On another occasion at the Academy of Music I saw him start the Beethoven and then stop while Ormandy played on. After a few seconds of waiting for Ormandy to notice he'd stopped playing, he rapped Ormandy across the read with his bow whereafter a brief conference, they started over.

Just beautiful!

I love the amount of coughing that can be heard between movements

Thanks for Uploading.

素晴らしい！！！(*˘︶˘*).｡.:*♡ 素晴らしい動画をありがとうございます🙏 素晴らしい演奏をありがとうございます

凄いチェロの演奏の凄い存在感が‼️😍　バイオリン🎻との演奏は圧巻です♪😊　　💕🎻💗🇯🇵🫶michiko❤

Two musical giants, how lovely!

Yep. Those fellows can play...

I miss having Maestro Akiyama in Vancouver!

Stern: Great Musician and humanitarian and he saved Carnegie Hall from destruction!

Thank you so much for this. If you have more from Stern with the NHK, please upload more!

Maravilloso!

Stern was a great musician for sure!

GRANDIOSO CONCIERTOOO..!!!!

若々しいヨーヨーマさん38年も前の演奏　現在はアイザックさんくらいの年齢になりましたね。とても素敵な演奏をありがとうございました

Congratulations for the splendic interpretation of the most difficult and absolutely spiritual concerto of Brahms who proves in this composition tremendously modern and Avant Garde.

Favourite performance of the Brahms DC - unbelievable...

World top orchestra ㅡNHK

Decir excelsos es poco frente a estos SEÑORES MUSICOS.Gracias desde Argentina

bravo!

I like his conducting posture

Movement 3: 24:33

Mov.1 0:11 Mov.2 17:09 Mov.3 24:32

I once conducted this concerto and we threw the kitchen sink at it which is exactly what these two boys are doing. The microphone placing is not good and shows Stern as a bit feeble. You can see from the video that he was anything but.

+cell0644 My very deepest thanks to you for this; and to all involved in realizing this most beautiful of all concertos. Messrs. Stern and Ma know how to make it sing. Their collaboration is purest magic. They are supported by a brilliant conductor and a brilliant orchestra.

Thank you for this opportunity to listen to this unique duo perform at their best. Does someone know what happened to stern ma ax playing Beethovens triple concerto with Michael Stern conducting LSO? Couldn't find it anywhere on RU-vid. Used to love it so much.

I first heard this symphony at age 15 and was mesmerized. My cat hated the volume. It's annoying that cameras are shoved in performer's faces because it's unnatural, most audience members would see the artists from a half block away. Yo Yo always looks like he is re-living his last Brazilian massage.

Does anybody know whether or not the fact that they are both playing with the music and not from memory reflects normal performance practices in Japan?

¡¡¡¡Bravo los dos!!!!

10:51 best

Such a shame the instruments aren't recorded equally!

Thank you for all your comments now I understand. Is it not difficult for the Japanese to play western music?

they are good friends, YoYo used to call Isaac Goush Formang and Isaac call YoYo Petit Pan

Terrible microphone placement - directly in front of and aimed at Ma, leaving Stern in the side field. Believe me, Stern always had a sound that matched Ma in real life, although you'd never know it from this recording. And, what's with the "66 years old"? He played magnificently for another decade.

30:41 yeeee

Брамс не написал концерт для cello с оркестром! Yo Yo Ma решил это исправить!!!

i smoke it

Just a thought, how many American, or Europhean orchestras play full evening Japanese music?

6:10

why do they have music isn't this a concerto????

0:11

At the beginning of this piece, as the conductor raises his baton, I remembered the image of Bugs Bunny as Leopold in the Warner Brothers cartoon, "Long-Haired Hare."

15:13

Val Kilmer

The poor balance prevents any enjoyment from this interpretation whatsoever and I was expecting to hear greatness.

Tim Duncan

Kes Paul

val kilmer

Not German at all. Quite interesting

Don't miss this performance. I couldn't believe how expressive Yo Yo Ma is - never heard as good ever from a cello (of course that characteristic is awful when he plays Bach)