Youri Egorov TV Recital, Part 1 - Schumann Carnaval
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Part 1 of a 1978 German TV recital by the young ill-fated Russian pianist Youri Egorov. The young pianist emigrated to Europe in the 1970s and made a huge international reputation; he had a contract to EMI and his playing drew comparisons to Dinu Lipatti, which only continued when he died at the same age of 33 from AIDS-related complications. Egorov had a particular affinity with the music of Schumann, and while the recording quality of this recital results in a somewhat brittle piano tone, we can appreciate his sensitive phrasing and perfect characterization.
С благодарностью и любовью с Родины Юрия Александровича Егорова его соседи, коллеги и друзья.Помним и любим. Казань, Татарстан, Россия 🇷🇺
Une version qu'on peut critiquer en de nombreux points... Mais c'est de loin celle que je préfère... Tellement vivante, tellement sincère et spontanée... Un vrai génie ce Youri Egorov !
I always hated "Carnaval," that is, until I heard Egorov play it in Chicago. That was one of the best recitals I had ever attended. (And once I knew what it was supposed to sound like, I started loving "Carnaval.")
Un sens inégalé de la narration. D'une beauté absolue.
An angel. Wonderful. I cherish his recordings. Rest in Peace, really.
Первый раз слышу такой карнавал! Это - ШУМАН!
[00:19] -- 1. Préambule
[02:41] -- 2. Pierrot
[03:51] -- 3. Arlequin
[04:55] -- 4. Valse Noble
[06:19] -- 5. Eusebius
[07:52] -- 6. Florestan
[08:47] -- 7. Coquette
[09:59] -- 8. Réplique
[10:59] -- 9. Papillons
-- 10. Sphinxes no. 1
-- 11. Sphinxes no. 2
-- 12. Sphinxes no. 3
[11:37] -- 13. A.S.C.H. - S.C.H.A. (Lettres Dansantes)
[12:28] -- 14. Chiarina
[14:03] -- 15. Chopin
[15:11] -- 16. Estrella
[15:36] -- 17. Reconnaissance
[17:23] -- 18. Pantalon et Colombine
[18:24] -- 19. Valse Allemande
[19:25] -- 20. Intermezzo: Paganini
[20:51] -- 21. Aveu
[22:01] -- 22. Promenade
[23:47] -- 23. Pause
[24:05] -- 24. Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins
Großartig! incredibile!!
When I first heard Egorov (1986), I was mesmerized and felt that he was beyond technique, pure interpretation. He might be "lacking spirituality," but he is full of emotion. He was, for example, afraid the Russians would cut off his fingers as a punishment for being gay. I believe he also suffered from being separated from his family and country. Spiritual or emotional, he finds and brings out melodies in compositions that I find refreshing, inspiring and truly unique.
Well if you read his diary or tjust his book. You will notice that your thougts will be confirmed
Мне довелось слушать это в живом исполнении!Он приехал к нам перед конкурсом Чайковского,обыгрывал программу!Какое счастье!Мы не могли тогда знать,что он так рано уйдет.Сами были студентами.
An extremely fine performance which characterises the music very effectively I think. There is clarity of musical thought and sensitivity here in abundance. (And it's taken me nine years to discover this upload!)
I love Youri..
@pianopera Understood - and I didn't quite 'get' the comparison until I heard his Schumann. I personally find Egorov's playing closer to Lipatti's than to Richter's, but then again I'm not the biggest Richter fan. IN any case, thanks for your comments - and thanks too for your great channel!
So unique, so musical, such a great talent
I'm getting ready to perform Carnaval and his version is by far the closest to my heart
A performance of terrific force and conviction, despite the technical defects (the piano tone, the ghost sounds...) of the recording and the times when his virtuosity gets the better of him (including his brief, well-covered memory lapse as he gets ahead of himself in the finale). I completely agree with you about his affinity for Schumann. Like here, that empathy shines through in his commercial recording of the great Fantasy, for example. In this performance of Carnaval, as in no other that I know, the affection for and identification with the personalities conveyed in each section transcend the other limitations to make this a thrilling new discovery and, for me, a touchstone Carnaval. These reactions are despite, and not at all conditioned by, the poignant and disturbing biographical background discussed here and elsewhere. Thanks enormously for having posted (as so often) a performance I would never otherwise have heard, and also thanks to all for the many unusually smart and informed comments here (including the negative ones) -- particularly to John Bell Young for the anecdote, which adds to but does not determine my reaction. Knowing Egorov well must have been both thrilling and painful. Had he held on for just a few more years, he (like so many) could have brought his disease under control. Think what might have been had he lived and continued to perform for as long as a Rubinstein, a Kempff, or a Pollini.
Un Genio, grande musica, un grande pianista. Tornato troppo giovane alla casa del padre, afflitto da un male terribile al quale lui ha saputo far fronte. Grande esecuzione, complimenti Maestro.
Zo wat kon die man piano spelen ! Als je luistert naar het stukje Chopin uit de Carnaval suite dan hoor je bijv hoe mooi hij de melodie speelt die hij dan weer in de herhaling een hele mooi andere kleur geeft. Dit is muziekmaken van de hoogste plank. Jammer dat ik nooit hem Live gehoord heb, maar wel ben ik dankbaar en blij met de geweldig mooie cd platen en youtube uploads !!!
Michaël Wisse 2
Мне повезло.Это был уникальный случай.Он играл перед конкурсом Чайковского у нас в училище.
Именно Карнавал!
I have well know Yuri Egorov ,he was a very good friend......a great musician with a very difficult life in USSR!
One of the most remarkable TV recitals - and quite a feat to play Carnaval and the Prokofiev 8th Sonata at such an extraordinary level. While I am not fond of most of his commercial recordings, this TV recital is filled with energy and plenty of delicacy and imagination. Both performances are among the finest of each work. And the best part is that we have a video of it as well, and this joins Horowitz on Television for me - both of similar lengths, and both consistently extremely fine playing in very different ways. Now, televised recitals are few and far between - and quality ones are much fewer than few and far between.
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genious..
Amazing, he was amazing!
i really love the sound of the piano~
Thank you❤
It seems to me very emotional and touching! Very nice!
Yes it's a wonderful angel, I cherish his in "the concerto for l'empereur" de beethoven.
elegant
@markarama23 Hello Mark, and thanks for posting these rare recordings. It's not a question of "believing" you, when I compare the recordings of Lipatti and of Egorov, I think the only thing they have in common is that they played the piano on a very high level and that they died tragically when they were 33 years old. But to me Lipatti's artistry was in a class by himself, touched by an angel... If I would make a musical comparison with another pianist, it would be Richter, whom Egorov idolized.
Großartig!
@pianopera Believe me, as I am considered one of the foremost Lipatti experts, I know how I viewed the comparison when I first heard it... but listen to Egorov's Schumann Arabeske, as well as the Bach Prelude and Fugue that I posted, for an idea on why people have made that comparison. Definitely not the same kind of character, but there is a spiritual aspect and non-negotiability - as well as seamless phrasing and beauty of tone - to Egorov as well that he shared with Lipatti. Each was unique..
We tend to think strong personalities are formidable (Richter), flamboyant (Horowitz), ebullient (Rubinstein), profound (Arrau) - some variation of forceful. But as Mark knows better than anyone (it’s thanks to him that Lipatti’s slender legacy is a little richer) Dinu was, if you’ll forgive a clumsy neologism, forcefully pure. Though as Mark says, Egorov was a different personality, that gentle purity shines through. As he plays Schumann you get a natural Florestan and Eusebius as well, balanced beautifully by Master Raro. I think Lipatti - a penetrating critic - would have cherished Egorov.
@gullivior I prefer his commercial recording - he is only 22 here, and developed quite a bit before he died. I too believe that Lipatti was superior - he was another dimension - and my quote above was about comparisons made during his lifetime and after by critics. I don't believe they are completely out of place - like the ones who compared Lipatti to Horowitz - and do find some of Egorov's commercial recordings intensely spiritual - but not *every note* in *every recording* like with Dinu...
Chopin’s Etude in E has always been my favorite. I have read that he said it reminded him of Poland, his home. The piece has been labelled “Tristesse”, but I never thought it was sad.
I saw a French TV movie entitled “Baisers cachés,” and realized that the Etude’s emotional journey exactly matched the movie’s. My hobby is making videos, and I knew I had to put them together. So if you would like to hear Youri Egorov turn Sadness into Love, try this:
Nathan, Louis and Youri
ua-cam.com/video/jOt0OMn0ZeE/v-deo.html
An Exqusite Debussy performer. Much missed.
Version of Benedetto Michelangeli is out of comparison!
A very sad echo in the video...
At 21:20 is he crying?
Egorov was an outstanding pianist but as to schumann's carnaval Benedetti Michelangeli was out of comparison
I worked with both pianists you mentioned. None is better than the other in Carnaval.Just unique. It's important to not be chauvinistic when talking about performers or music in general.
Agree!
I would be happy to know where I can find this book"In the House of Poet " in english translation? I search Jan Brokken on google then find nothing but dutch version.
The book has only been translated into Italian so far
"not only when we look at the differences in lifestyle... " What the hell is that supposed to mean?
Lipatti is nothing like Egorov, in my humble opinion. Completely different training and approach. Egorov was a very fine pianist. Lipatti was a once-in-a-century gift from God. I love both their playing but Lipatti was capable of a transcendence that I never hear in Egorov. With Egorov, I'm always aware of the technical difficulty of the music (and it looks like he's working very hard when he plays); Lipatti was the opposite.
Excellent observation; I (modestly but) fully agree.
Have you heard Egorov's recording of the Prelude and Fugue No. 24 of the Well-Tempered Clavier? He achieves a Richter-like intensity and transcendence. It's available from several different UA-cam users, including Mark Ainley of The Piano Files, which also posted this. I highly recommend it. (And BTW, Lipatti is my all-time favorite pianist.)
I absolutely don't agree. You should not LOOK at him, but just LISTEN to him. He has an extraordinary sensibility and musicality, and at least as much technical virtuosity as Lipatti. This interpretation is absolutely wonderful !!!
All great pianists have their own individuality , and I must say there are many of them !
Lifestyle?!?
The playing is excellent, but the effect hideously marred by the SOUND of the piano, itself, -- NOT the player. The instrument sounds for all the world like a bad ELECTRONIC IMITATION of true piano sound. This is brittle shallow, metallic, dry, pingy and generally incapable of producing a good singing tone, Also, the cionstant "ghost" ounds in the background are exceedingly irritating. I would have loved to hear Egorov perform Carnaval on a fine Steinway, Bechstein, Boesendorfer, Fazioli or that great Japanese instrument Pletnev uses. recorded properly by professional recording engineers. THIS is nost unfortunate, because the yiung man could really play.
It is well documented that Egorov was, unfortunately, a drug user... it is indeed unfortunate that in his freedom from the control of the USSR, he fell into the wrong crowd and made some unfortunate choices.
It is also a little known fact that his early death was not directly caused by his affliction with AIDS - he chose to have himself euthanized. (I have heard all of this from an interview I had with the American impressario who booked some of Youri's early appearances.)
Юра никогда не был наркоманом. Он родился в очень благополучной и уважаемой семье, которую я лично знала. Не надо писать глупости. ...Казань, Татарстан, Россия. 🇷🇺
A bit too heavy handed. Good technique. Timing erratic at times