NEW: Complete 1 hour interview on youtube • Video • Video Here:parts of the dutch interview with classical pianist Mitsuko Uchida I like most . Fragmenten van interview op Cultura: www.cultura.nl/...
she gets irritated because he's trying to impose some nonsense rubbish on her and pushing her to response to that. he think about himself how well educated he is and how knowledgeable are his question, but he only expose his lack of understanding of music and art in general. who wouldn't be irritated??
This lady really is at the top of the tree! There is an insane amount of horsepower between those ears. Phew! She reminds me of Nabokov when he talks about literature- He loses me , as Mitsuko-san loses me - What I know about music you could write on the back of a stamp, but what an intoxicating talker. I'm drunk on her passion........感動させた！Thank you 内田さん
We humans... It is quite fun to watch their brains interact and work to communicate. I find her to be obsessive. I love it. He is quite reasonable. The contrast is delightful. Today, I think I will pay more attention to detail.
I wouldn't describe it as 'delightful'. Yeah, it was quiet interesting to see them interacting. But hell was it desperating! It certainly was! Maybe because I can't stand him trying to 'reason' everything, putting everything in such a 'flat', functional, incipid way... whereas I find her passion (or obssesion) to be very moving!
I didn't really pay too much attention to the person interviewing, but rather the answers and thoughts Uchida gave - very insightful and full - loved her thoughts!
She is absolutely right. There are no lessons in music. That's not why one listens. On listens to be moved to feel less alone in one's inner world. Music is able to communicate with such directness and clarity, like no other other form of art, what it feels like to be alive. There is something miraculous about the fact that a sequence of sounds can have such an impact. If anything, music mirrors life. As she says, "you are born, you live, and you die..and in between you try to live as best you can."
1. the interviewer does not listen does not let her speak he ask a questions and then he cuts her communication... he talks too much and he is irritating she is beautiful but he is not letting her talk.
"Dick" : And you found it extremely difficult. At first hand, you didn't succeed. Uchida: Succeeding has nothing to do with working. If I went for success, I wouldn't play the piano. That is the greatest 'annoyed' reply I have ever heard. Go Uchida!!
Mitsuko Uchida expresses the divine. THAT is why I fall in love with her, and that is what she means by beauty; it is not always comfortable but it IS always true. Of course she believes in the transcendent, she IS transcendent. Many people need to learn lessons in life, Mitsuko Urchida merely has to express the divine.
The more I hear her play and speak, the more I love her. What an intellect, as well as an amazing talent. Too bad she has this guy interviewing her. For those who can understand German, or can read Japanese (I'm the latter), I highly suggest her interview on Debussy's etudes. The interviewer is much better.
shes SO right about the talent talk, no god or superpowers. i think anyone can become good at something if you work hard for it, some people just dont discover their true talent.
Listening to her speak is so enchanting..I couldn't shift my eyes the entire video! I agree, the interviewer was quite rude...i think she would have spoken further if he wasn't so pushy
@hd9xc1k2 I don't agree. I think the journalist is great. Yes, he isn't the sweet-like-honey kind and doesn't fall to his knees in praise. But he is not the typical, uninterested "do-my-job-who-is-next?-How-do-you-speak-her-name-again?" kind of press idiot. He provokes Uchida's thoughts and makes the interview a short, fertile gem. She is a very strong personality, I don't think she gets upset by journalists like him. He is not my favourite. Yet I think he did a good job!
She was pretty tolerant of the interviewer. He didn't get classical music as much as he thought he did. Honestly there are classical musicians who would have snapped back at him. She states how she never responded to Liszt or Chopin but Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. FACTS....She did release a great recording of Debussy ETUDES though but not any of his other works. She is cool.
interviwer suppose that in front of him is politician, ready to answer any question...He wonders her statement,that for her despite the talent is everything hard to achieve in music...That is the answer of many great musicians...Even menuets of Mozart and Bach have something invisible and something noone can hear,but striving to that meaning through constant exploring and practicing is important,the way is important in order to achieve more and more,something never absolute achivable...
@plexihout I saw the 1hour interview you have linked. And still I feel the interviewer is very rude and asking wrong or silly questions. I can see he is an honest guy but for this interview, he did a very poor job. He should thank Ms. Uchida for her patience. But anyway, thanks for uploading the videos. Those are really something to see. I mean in so many ways....
@Pelleas1007 Maybe you should see the whole interview.She does not like to hear herself play. She looks at him after about 10 seconds and he says:how does that work for you,and the conversation goes on. quite naturally in my opinion.
plexihout What you say is a truism but nevertheless he's stuck up and slightly rude with his own sense of self with his comment about this being an interview. Trying to nail down the ineffable shows lack of sensitivity and displays arrogance. That's why she plays and doesn't write. She said as much.
"A tone-row has got implications to the past"...well, duh. A well-structured set can contain any number of references to triadic harmony, including sub-sets that "sound tonal". "Strong and good music" it is.
@plexihout yeah thats the point = ) whe I practice the clarinet I hate when the people judge me ='( haha but that 'succeeding has nothing to do with working' is coz when She didn't won the price at that chopin competition She did her best effort, and hasn't success, the success comes alone without any effort = ) that's my perspective
@plexihout your point of view is great, one question where did you got this interview? I'm a big fan of Uchida and I would like to get new videos and other questions. where are you from? Tell me, what are your favorite composers, and your favorite performers. =)
I agree with all of the comments below, thanks for posting this but as respected as the journalist might be, he's such a pighead, doesn't let you enjoy Uchida's thoughts
@plexihout she was irritated at that point coz she makes her best effort at the 8th chopin competition and she didn't won but today She got all the succes all the world so thats the reason for her andry = )
There is nothing to be learnt from this guy except how not to butt in with nonsense on people who are speaking about great things. I feel what the others say here, it's just painful to watch.
I wish he would let her finish her response instead of constantly interrupting her. Conversely, I wish she would learn when to stop talking about things. She should just answer the question and move on. But she is an emotional woman.
I wanna know the name of the interviewer who is one of the most terrible ones I have ever seen. He's constantly interrupting Uchida's saying.. Such a pity.. 👎🏻👎🏻 For Uchida:👍🏻👍🏻
someone has to describe music for the average listener, or else we'll be in our own elitist containment forever. It is the journalists duty to ask logical questions which can hopefully bring the average listener closer to a definite answer or description of music. Music's meaning is fleeting and Musicians are often contradictory. This is a great interview, and it stirs up many of the emotions I'd like to see out of Ms. Uchida. If they were just in agreement it'd be terribly boring.
uchida is just amazing in so many ways. But shes the complete opposite of argerich. People who believe argerich to be great cannot consider uchida to be great. And vice versa. In discussion about the greatest woman pianist, they represent opposite poles of interpretation and schools of thought. Uchida is the emblem of self-made. Argerich was a born genius. Uchida's art is consternation. Argerich's is spartan. Uchida playing has many truths. Argerich only has one.
@adamsrj06 For me it is a clear answer when she says it moves you. I don´t think she has something with transcendent things,why? James Randi has a reward of 1 million dollars for the first who can prove there is a supernatural event.Since the start in 1960 no one has succeeded to do that.
@AltaicPride01 @AltaicPride01 I couldn't agree with you more! He is one of the most irritating interviewers I've ever seen, and she looks annoyed. as far for being a respectable journalist, he is interviewing a musician NOT a politician. He can't treat her like this.
