Freire's performance is the best I've ever heard of Schumann's Piano Concerto. He understands Schumann to the bones and serves superbly the music, not his own ego as so many other pianists do.
akak325 it's so evident that your ego answered in that way, it doesn't matter if Fabian plays or not piano, it's just he's opinion, it looks like you are that kind of pianist, you make that so evident to everybody since you fell offended with that opinion...
This is one of the best recordings I've heard of one of my favorite concertos. I'm ashamed to say I hadn't heard of Freire before, but I will look for other of his recordings now. Wonderful!
Pianist Nelson Freire is an astounding craftmanship in Schumann's piano concerto! Outstanding orchestra. Beautiful & uplifting. It doesn't get better than this!
@@carloseduardomarques8827 todo mundo sabe. É o que mostra o filme do Salles de 2002, os da Martha Argerich, as entrevistas para o exterior. Ele gravou com certa frequência nas últimas 2 décadas pelo renomado selo Decca Britânico, sempre com essa info inclusive um disco do Villa. E nada de anormal, como dizia o próprio Freira, ele veio de uma escola reconhecida de piano, a brasileira. Sua idola por exemplo, Guiomar Novaes já gravava com as super orquestras e maestros na Europa, enquanto Freire era pupilo. E nessa Magda Tagliaferro, Yara Bernette (Que no dia do falecimento algumas salas renomadas mundo afora respeitaram minuto de silêncio. Não precisa ir muito ao passado, Arthur Moreira Lima quase venceu o Chopin, Senão o mais renomado concurso. Só perdeu pq a vencedora era a Martha. Dizer que essese outros não são da mesma estatura, no caso as 3 damas até a seus tempos mais famosas, é não conhecer a realidade no mundo do piano. O Brasil vai bem nessa pasta
aah Nelson Freire is such a wonderful pianist. Like little pearls trickling down. His performance in the concertgebouw Amsterdam was pure brilliance recently
Quelle magistrale interprétation !!!! L'orchestre de Rotterdam et le chef Claus Peter Flor aussi ! Son disque avec le Carnaval est tout simplement génial.
Beautiful performance from a great pianist , who has been so for so many years, though, frequently underrated he is so unassumingly reliable to give an excellent performance.
I love this piece after hearing it in " Madame Sousastka" I have watched all of them on tube and love them all. So many talented pianist! I personally like Mr. Freire's smooth interpretation best. There are a lot of beautiful people in this orchestra!
one of most impressive video, good sound, HD, and most of all, Nelson Freire stars here I knew him only through the old vynal records Schumann, we don't have to talk about him
I adore his technique - the hands/fingers are so open (my personal unfavorite is the knuckled up finger technique that looks more like you're 'playing' a typewriter - Nelson's hands are so fluid and yet forceful where they need to be!
I heard over 12 different world class interpretation and none totally satisfied me but i know this concerto is very difficult to get in the hand, but it is so beautiful, i still hear it more beautifully in my mind than in live performances.
May be the "dislikers" had, at the time they saw this video, a bad stomach ache or even a hemorroids attack...Some people born to be beasts...Bravo Mr. Freire, your art and talent are worldwide recognized. Unforgetable !! JAL
Me costó asimilar este concierto, a diferencia de muchos otros grandes conciertos, ha sido un proceso muy paulatino, en mi vida. Al principio no me entraba, lo reconozco, y no reconocía su grandeza. Antes, después de un allegro inicial que me resultaba interminable llegaba un intermezzo que encontraba afectado....en fin, cosas de juventud! Creo que fue gracias a una grabación e CD por N. Freire que fui capaz de llegar al tercer tiempo, que me pareció inconmensurable, arrojó nueva luz sobre todo el concierto ( para mí ) y hoy en día lo sitúo en el top five, como creo se merece! 🌞
A bravura performance and that amazing fingers of his 💖 Even the camera just barely caught it mid-air 🌀The orchestra is also superb ✨ & I'd never get tired from watching it 😍 Thx 4 sharing 👍
Really a first-class performance. Every pianist brings those special little touches that tells you,"Ah, that's Arrau" or "Can't miss him. Rubinstein." Freire was/is always a pianist of the highest ranks. It's just a shame there aren't more videos of him doing some of the other great standards. There is an interesting video of him and Argerich having a conversation in Portuguese at one of their houses. Argerich is sitting comfortably on the sofa; Freire is standing taking drags on a cigarette out of the side of his mouth. (gotta watch those cigarettes, Nelson. We don't want to lose a class-act like you too soon.)They're laughing, drinking and having a good time. Wish I knew what they were talking about. J Joe (also a composer of a piano concerto no. 2 in c minor)
There are many videos of him playing on RU-vid. And, also, that scene of him smoking while talking with Martha Argerich is in a documentary that is available on RU-vid in its entirety too.
In one scene they were speaking about the time they were young and met each other. He was 15 -- Martha, 19. He played a Brahms concerto on his knees once... And it was pretty much how Martha came to befriend him. Another scene, they just play the Bailecito for two pianos by Guastavino. For the first time. Martha says she couldn't sight read as well as him but end up playing along very well. By the way, he quit smoking when he was 60.
the sweet whisper of the orchestra accompanying the piano at 00:55 is the strongest and most impressive theme in the whole concert. I love it...so gentle...so genious...
First, I love this piece. Secondly, I have listened to piano (child) prodigies play this piece, and I must say that there is something to be said about how the more mature and experienced pianists approach playing Schumann's Piano Concerto (in A minor). There are very distinct, discernible, and notable nuances with the experienced pianists; more connectivity and fluidity, with less focus on the technical aspects, although still technical perfection in every sense of the word.
Nelson Freire's death was a regrettable loss. In addition to being an excellent pianist, a quiet, introspective personality and always modest, despite his recognized grandeur. My feelings to the widower, Mr. Miguel Rosário and his entire family.
El concierto lo dirige Claus Peter Flor La orquesta es holandesa, la Rotterdam Philharmonisch Orkest La fecha es un domingo 27 de noviembre en el Gran Salon De Doelen en Rotterdam. No indica el año,pero por la apariencia de Nelson y la calidad del video debe ser entre 2008 y 2012
I have heard this concerto given live many, many times (I also used to perform it.) Gilels, Lupu (my teacher knew him,) Perahia, Serkin... and a raft of less-known pianists. Serkin (with NYPO and Detroit Symphony,) turned in several electrifying performances, but I find this one with Freier exciting indeed. The orchestra seems not so polished, but is surely a good pairing for this live rendition. (I also highly enjoy the one with Argerich-Chailly.)
