Jorge Bolet plays Chopin and Liszt 

Finally I find a pianist that doesn't scream "look how fast and blurry I can play!", but actually plays music with rich details and makes it sound more like what it would have sounded back then.

For me Bolet is one of the greatest pianists and real maestros of the last century. For me it is so sad that the critics weren't so fair to him in his earlier career. For me Emil Gilel is right when he says that Bolet ist probably the best pianist of the western world! Not only his technique is brilliant, he has such a brilliant and clear, detailed play - just wonderful. I loved to watch his BBC Masterclasses when I was a teenager. He was such a good teacher with such a good sense of intelligent humor and really good advices. And he treated them so fair and praised their play. Not only a great musician, a real great personality with a kind and fine character!!!

The 4th Ballade is astounding. He follows it's discursive path just happy to be along for the ride. I've never heard the chordal exclamation before the coda delivered with such authority. This recording is a treasure.

Bolet is NOT a piano performer. He's a conduit for Liszt, Chopin, Rachmaninoff to speak through. A lyrical giant, with unusual power and grace.

This was filmed during Bolet's tour of Australia & Far East in February/March, 1987 (Hong Kong and Singapore). His first tour of Australia was in 1965; this was his - I reckon - fifth (1977, 1981, 1985, 1987). This was advertised as Bolet "at the height of his international acclaim as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century". Reuben Fineberg (1937-1996), pianist, conductor, art dealer, produced Bolet’s 1987 tour of Australia, some of which was videotaped (here) at Rippon Lea House, outside Melbourne. (Built in 1869 by Frederick Sargood and named after his mother's maiden name, Rippon. Lea is an English word for a meadow.) Bolet has said in discussion that he incorporates a few little extra notes of Josef Hofmann in Liszt's "Venezia e Napoli".

A glorious recital - beautiful playing throughout. Such a desperately underrated artist.

Fabulous playing by Jorge Bolet. One of the greatest pianists of the century.

These are the very best live Ballades 1 and 4 performances ever given.

Finally a beautiful recording of Bolet playing a Steinway piano. Wonderful.

На днях посмотрела красивейший фильм "Неоконченная песня" о Ференце Листе --в титрах фамилия Джорджа Болета Это пианист-виртуоз! К сожалению, никогда о нём не слышала. Теперь слушаю и наслаждаюсь. Жаль, что мало современников знают об этом поразительном исполнителе.

Jorge was so outstanding. Tarantella was so fabulous. Masterful indeed.

PROGRAM: Chopin: 00:20 Ballade op 23 10:36 Nocturne op 15 n 2 14:52 Nocturne op 55 n 1 20:48 Ballade op 52 Liszt: 33:20 Petrach sonnet 104 40:40 Petrach sonnet 123 Venice and Naples: 48:26 1) Gondoliera 53:41 2) Canzona 57:49 3) Tarantella

One of the greatest pianist of 20th century. A great musician which I truly recommend the young people to listen to his recordings, to discover how great he was. I just got a hand full or less, of pianist that can be compared to the elegancy, technic, musicality, control of the instrument, musical phrase and music knowledge of Mr. Bolet. And none of them are today's pianist of course.

A true aristocrat, personally and at the keyboard

Mesmerising. What an astounding talent, such refined playing. The emotion is so palpable.

The sheer length of the pinky and thumb of my favorite player are beyond belief! Liszt himself would be jealous. As we know the lenght of the thumb is related to the length of the eleventh finger 😂

Thank you for making this available. Thank you, Mr. Bolet. You are in top form, and your top form is untouchable!

Años de pereregrinacion Venecia y Nápoles 🖐️🥉🇮🇷😍

Tantos recuerdos de la infancia ,cuando las interpretaban.las alumnas adelantadas. ❤️🇮🇷🙏🥉

Para mí sigue sigue siendo ,la exelencia mundial. 🥉☝️🇮🇷México.

Gran pianista cubano de sensibilidad extrema para frasear con elegancia suprema, yo diría un principe del teclado , maestro QEPD

This absolutely magical

He looks everytime in total control, making the most difficult pieces a simple formality. The mark of the greatest (Horowitz, Richter, etc...)

Взвешенная, интеллектуально-психологичная игра. Исключительная сосредоточенность на образе.

His style balancing between two hands with clarity and strongly playing is significant,

Astounding! Thank you! What beautiful memories and what beautiful pieces of music!

Thank you so much for the wonderful vid, Bolet is and will always be my favorite pianist.

Considerevole interpretazione, qui il contrasto tra infinito e finito, fra cotingente ed eterno , innalza la genialità del pianista verso la suprema ragione dell'assoluto, sembra il canto di due innamorati che liberano lo spirito dal suo involucro terrestre, attraverso l'intima essenza della sofferenza poetica dell'autore si riconosce l'anima del romanticismo.

Las Baladas nadie como Jorne Bolet. 🎶🎶🙋🏻‍♀️🇮🇷 México.

20-23 🇮🇷. Brillante Balada ✴️✴️✴️

Absolument transcendant ! Sa vision poétique coule dans une ligne mélodique à la fois ruisselante et fluviale, selon les rives de la vie intérieure...

Desde siempre mi favorito la exelencia. 20. 23. Dios te siga bendiciendo. 🏅🏅🎹🎶🎶🎶🙏 🇮🇷

Muy jovencito. 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎹🥉🇮🇷 México. 🧨🧨🧨🧨 👋👏👏👏👏👏

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Desde que lo escuché hace años es la exelencja

What a wonderful "keepsake" this video has become for those of us who highly esteem the marvelous pianist Jorge Bolet is for the ages. I agree with other comments wholeheartedly of those who endorse the skill of this "super"man. I believe Chopin would be highly pleased with the playing of his compositions. DJ in Knoxville TN

Exelentes videos.

Thank you for uploading this

Es un ángel 😅 de la guardia 😂 MENTAL. Gracias 😊 por excisistiir.

Beautiful!

Wonderful!

incredible footage, such characterful playing

Gracias por ponerlo ❤️🇮🇷

Gracias por compartir. ❤️🎹🥉

Este regalo me. Super 😀 fascinó. Gracias. Mil. .

that’s magnifical

Love it!!😁😎

Bellísimo video. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🥉

Only thank you, is beautiful !

El más genial pianista que he oído en directo. Inolvidable la chacona Bach-Bussoni y la transcripción de Maestros Cantores. Málaga 1975.

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La Balada favorita.

Очень хорошо!

c’est excellent

Desde que recuerdo Las Baladas.

20__________24. 🇮🇷🎶🎶México.

20-23 🇮🇷❤️ 🥉🖐️ México.

40:50❤️

Mi. SONETO.

20__________24 Mexico.

Plese put in the description what he is playing and the corresponding time as well.

Otro Soneto de Petrarca ✴️✴️✴️✴️

Soneto de Petrarca # 104. ✴️✴️✴️

Op 55 No 1 OMG...

F sharp major, of course

20-22. 🇮🇷

Perdón, error, Maestros Cantores no, obertura de Tannhauser de Wagner-Listz.

Ballade no. 1 in G minor Op. 23 [10 min.] ; Nocturne in F# major Op. 15 no. 2 [5 min.] ; Nocturne in F minor Op. 55 no. 1 [5 min.] ; Ballade no. 4 in F. minor Op. 52 [12 min.] /​ Chopin Petrach Sonnet no. 104 [7 min.] ; Petrach Sonnet no. 123 [8 min.] ; Years of pilgrimage Venice &​ Naples : I Gondoliera , II Canzona , III YTatantella [20 min.] /​ Liszt. Year 1993

Perfection classique du jeu et de l'interprétation, son et plans excellents. A noter que Jorge Bolet comme d'autres grands interprètes, mais pas tous, s'efface derrière la musique. Aucun narcissisme, ni protagonisme.

Jorge Bolet interpretó la película Una llama. Majica. ( biografía de Lizst. ) .

Why does it say hangook

Who are the 2 thumbs down? Sorry, these 2 don't know what they're missing.

Bolet non si è mai spinto nel repertorio classico

first 3

No es la que busco

Yo solo quería Lizst. .

Lizst????????????

LE TEMPS de faire de la Musique....

Çarmen

How to play piano.

I am trying to like it, but his tone is constantly very mellow and cushioned and he slows down too much it weakens the continuity of the musical phrase. He plays with excessive lyricism, uses rubato with no restraint at all, and plays too slow. It all sounds hushed soupy lukewarm diluted. I really wanted to like it, but in the end i dislike his style.