Beautiful classical piece

[Darth_mel]

In HD video and excellent audio quality. A good start for those learning to appreciate classical music.

 

 

This child-prodigy pianist played the entire Beethoven 32 Sonatas based on memory, without resorting to reading any musical scores during the live performance.

[Leslielai]

Nice.

 

More about the pianist - Daniel Barenboim

 

Daniel Barenboim (born November 15, 1942) is an Argentinian-born pianist and conductor. He lives in Berlin and holds citizenship in Argentina, Israel, and Spain. He also holds a passport issued by the Palestinian Authority.[1] Barenboim first came to prominence as a pianist but is now perhaps better known as a conductor. Barenboim is often considered to be one of the greatest pianists in both the 20th and 21st centuries, and has been central to bringing classical music to a much wider audience.[2]

 

He is also known for his work with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, a Sevilla-based orchestra of young Arab and Jewish musicians that he co-founded with the late Palestinian-American scholar and activist Edward Said (whom Barenboim called his best friend).

 

Barenboim has been an outspoken critic of the Israeli settlements and of Israel's government since Rabin. He is also a supporter of Palestinian rights. In 2001, he sparked a controversy in Israel by conducting the music of Wagner in concert, as such a performance had not been staged in Israel since 1938 and was informally taboo.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Barenboim

[W210k]

If you like Barenboim's piano playing, you should seek out his earlier works with cello accompaniment by his wife Jacqueline du Pre (who has long passed on).

 

To many, she is the most-accomplished cellist the world has had ..... way better than the offerings we have today, IMHO.

 

Most of these are under the EMI Classics label.

In your lifetime, you must indeed listen to at least one du-Pre / Barenboim performance.

[Darth_mel]

If you like Barenboim's piano playing, you should seek out his earlier works with cello accompaniment by his wife Jacqueline du Pre (who has long passed on).

 

To many, she is the most-accomplished cellist the world has had ..... way better than the offerings we have today, IMHO.

 

Most of these are under the EMI Classics label.

In your lifetime, you must indeed listen to at least one du-Pre / Barenboim performance.

Du Pre's Elgar Cello Concerto is legendary.

[Stary]

sorry...dunno how to appreciate. Almost slept.

[Darth_mel]

sorry...dunno how to appreciate. Almost slept.

Too bad. You dun know what you are missing.

 

For me, it has a therapeutic effect and the ability to subdue my temperamental nature.

[Alfisti168]

can alao appreciate this.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncbb2rj8yn8...feature=related

[Darth_mel]

A brilliant description of the 3rd movement from Mozart's "Gran Partita" serenade for 13 wind instruments.

 

[Four4s]

Elgar's cello concerto was du pre's signature piece.... she was a master of that concerto.

I used to live a few doors away from du pre's house @ 27 upper montague street, london.. there was a grand piano on the ground floor of that house.

 

Itzhak Perlman was another child prodigy as seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZs6D-w0Ex4...=PL&index=6

[Darth_mel]

Elgar's cello concerto was du pre's signature piece.... she was a master of that concerto.

I used to live a few doors away from du pre's house @ 27 upper montague street, london.. there was a grand piano on the ground floor of that house.

 

Itzhak Perlman was another child prodigy as seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZs6D-w0Ex4...=PL&index=6

Wow, you were her neighbour ? Sadly she passed away at the height of her prime.

 

Thanks to Youtube, we can watch her performance in its entirety.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5C99JyP2ns

 

Another humorous moment of her playing Schubert's famous "Trout" quintet with players exchanging their instruments.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgJ3DBoM0PE...feature=related

Edited October 19, 2009 by Darth_mel

[Albeniz]

I like Virginia Luque's rendition of Chopin's Valse Op.64 # 2 on the classical guitar.

Her flawless finger movement, especially around 0:55s timeline. Full of emotion. Very expressive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzfmWzNU9XA

[Darth_mel]

See Mozart's Turkish rondo played on one guitar with four hands !