Van Cliburn - Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, B-flat minor
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- Опубліковано 3 тра 2013
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1, B-flat minor in Moscow
Piano - Van Cliburn
Conductor - Kiril Kondrashin
Moscow State Philharmonic Academy Orchestra
Recorded in 1962
Tribute to the great Van Cliburn who passed away on 27 Feb 2013.
Biography
Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn, Jr., (July 12, 1934 -- February 27, 2013) has been called an American hero, hailed as one of the most persuasive ambassadors of American culture as well as one of the greatest pianists in the history of music. With his historic 1958 victory in the first Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow at the height of the Cold War, Van Cliburn tore down cultural barriers years ahead of glasnost and perestroika, reaching out across political frontiers with a universal message all could greet with joy: the message of beautiful music.
Cliburn was the first musician ever honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York City, a true hero's welcome and a show of gratitude for an American victory on the heels of the Soviet Union's launching of Sputnik. Again reaching across cultural borders, Cliburn invited the Russian conductor Kirill Kondrashin to come to New York and reprise the performances that had earned the young American the gold medal in Moscow. Cliburn's recording of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 with Kondrashin became the first classical album to reach platinum status and has gone on to sell more than three million copies
The legendary Emil Gilels, one of the judges who awarded Cliburn the top prize in Moscow in 1958, said at the time "his inborn artistry and subtle musicianship ennoble all that he plays. His victory at such a difficult contest may be truly termed brilliant.'' A few years later, in his classic study of the world's great pianists, Harold C. Schoenberg noted that "of all the Americans of his generation, Cliburn was able to produce the most sensuous of sounds ... rich, never percussive, a real piano sound that reminded old-timers of the great romantic pianists of the past.''
Van Cliburn was born in Louisiana on July 12, 1934, the son of Harvey Lavan Cliburn and Rildia Bee O'Bryan Cliburn. The family moved to Texas when the boy was only six, and by 12 the prodigy had won every major local piano competition. His Carnegie Hall debut in 1954, playing the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 under Dmitri Mitropolous' baton, offered the music world a preview of what would become his signature piece and the occasion of his Moscow victory four years later.
Cliburn's ties to the grand romantic school of piano were close from the start of his career: His only teacher for the first 17 years of his life was his indomitable mother, herself a pupil of Arthur Friedheim, who was a pupil of Franz Liszt. Later, at the Juilliard School, the young pianist studied at his mother's urging with the acclaimed Russian pedagogue Rosina Lhevinne. "Van was so teachable,'' recalled a proud Mrs. Cliburn in 1958, "and always so respectful and quick to learn.''
He learned fast, and his love and respect for great music only grew. Tours all over the world followed his Tchaikovsky Competition triumph, a growing series of definitive recordings added to his popularity, and even a decade-long sabbatical from public performances only increased the disarming directness of his romantic touch when he returned to the concert circuit in 1987. In honor of Cliburn's return to the concert stage, the eight-disc Van Cliburn Collection was released on the RCA Victor label, containing many of Cliburn's classic concerto recordings: Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1; Rachmaninoff Concertos Nos. 2 and 3; Prokofiev Concerto No. 3; Brahms' Concerto No. 2; and Rachmaninoff's "Variations on a Theme of Paganini." His current touring schedule includes performances across the country from Tanglewood to Thousand Oaks, California.
Cliburn has performed for royalty, heads of state in Europe, Asia, and South America and for every President of the United States since Harry Truman.
Cliburn's selfless devotion to music has been expressed in other ways as well. At the height of his early career, Cliburn made time to encourage and nourish young talent with the first Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. First held in 1962, this competition is held in Fort Worth every four years. It is an integral part of Cliburn's living legacy, a bright and hopeful signpost for the future of American music.
( from www.kennedy-center.org/explore...)
I was flying to Manila Philippines (June 1973) but stopped in Honolulu. I saw him behind me on the escalator so I introduced myself. We ended up talking for the whole time after I told him I was a fan. My big wave rider cousin arrives to say hello and Van could not have been nicer. We all talked and laughed about everything but his career, he was fascinated with giant wave surfing and my medical school career. He went to play in Manila a short while later. As we departed and saw him getting in his limousine he got out again, came up to the window and said how nice it was to talk, etc. I told my cousin who he was as we drove off..and he was surprised..he said "Gee Steve ..I just thought he was some dude you went to school with.."!! A true story for the ages. God Bless you Van..you brought peace to the world.
Amazing experience!!
How interesting. Thanks for sharing.
GREAT story! I LOVE VAN... miss him dearly
Van was my home boy from Ft. Worth♦️❤️♦️
Thanks for sharing that story!
I don’t know where to begin . I met Van on November 30, 1964 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. An incredible friendship developed and we remained close friends till his death in 2013. A more kind, generous and beautiful soul you could never meet. I remember sitting in his living room at his apartment in NYC listening to him practice this. God Bless you my dear friend May your rest with the angels be blessed. We will meet again !
Wow, that’s very interesting and you are really lucky. I’m sure he’s waiting you in heaven.
Beautiful tribute to a great genius.
what a wonderful thing....
Loved everyone of your words😇😇💫👏🕊️
Great pianist also lovely person and what he left to the future young musicians and afterwards the Contest honouring his name
This posting is a rare gift of historical importance. The complete concerto performed in Moscow -- if not the actual competition performance (which it isn't) -- at lest very contemporary with that period. Both Kruschev and Gromyko are present. Kondrashin conducts. He played with a rare dignity that is rarely seen any more. This is SUCH a gem.
There was no Gromyko but Mikojan. But what about the matter, Yuja Wang is at least as good.
Conductor's are not 🚫 like that any more. What a shame 😢😂😢
@@Ikapoika This is not about Yuja Wang it's about Van Cliburn. Which one you prefer is a matter of taste. I have not heard Yuja play the Tchaikovsky. But I have seen her interviewed many times and what is said of Van (below) cannot be said of her: "A more kind, generous and beautiful soul you could never meet." I do not contest her technical proficiency or musicality.
Please don't ever take this down. Can't count the times I've watched it .World is missing him!
I agree
I’ve watched many times too!
When I made a trip to the Soviet Union in the mid 1980s I encountered a number of people who remembered Van Cliburn very fondly and eagerly asked me if was still giving concert performances. 2 of them had been in attendance at this triumphant performances. They told me that the ovation had gone on for over 20 minutes as he was repeatedly recalled to the stage. The Russian people really fell in love with this man. And he carried at deep abiding love for them all through his life.
That performances was nothing less than spiritual.
Wow! I watch this performance every several months and it always gives me chills. 1958 ...and Khrushchev was there!
It's STILL my favorite performance of this timeless work...
What a magical encounter! Your experience demonstrates that classical music can be ecstatic , leading one to higher states of consciousness. VanClyburn was extraordinary
he was very popular in the Soviet Union, even my mom and grandma remember about him)
It is absolutely how it was.
In my humble opinion...Van Cliburn is the undisputable piano king. No one played with the finesse, style and grace that he exhibited every time he sat down to play. A true genius and Master.
what a pianist... what an artist... what a soul!!!!!
С этим гениальным исполнением Первого концерта для фортепиано с оркестром Петра Ильича Чайковского не может сравниться ни одно уже 64 года.Я услышала и увидела Харви Лавана Клибурна именно в этот вечер,когда мне было 5 лет,по телевизору.И помню через 64 года так,как будто это было вчера.Только человек с такой же светлой душой,как у самого композитора,мог так исполнить это гениальное произведение.Спасибо Вам,дорогой Ван,и Царствие Вам Небесное!
Just beautiful words ❤🎶💫👏😇
А для меня лучшее исполнение это у Эмиля Гилельса, слушала и видела.
Van Cliburn is not to be forgotten. Not only was he an awesome musician; he had rare charisma , true charm, and unbelievable warmth.
...после 1⁴⁰ минуты у меня на несколько секунд сердце замерло...
I think it was never and will never be played better again. It was one of those days in history.
Spider fingers..what every pianist dreams of. Such beautiful hands, the kind of long longer longest fingers that glide @ warp speed...He is an American national treasure. Van Cliburn will always be remembered in the centuries to come...Beautiful soul that he was.
I agree
In the 1980s at an early round of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Texas, I waited for the drinking fountain behind a dark-suited man. When he stood up and turned, it was Cliburn. I can't remember what I babbled in greeting, but will never forget a close-up look at those hands! Huge and beautiful.
I saw Kruschev in the audience .
As a young Black kid not yet in my teens, I credit my father for introducing me to Van Cliburn and classical music in general. Not many Cajuns have influence beyond the deep South let alone the U.S. My deepest accolade is that Lavan transcended Cold War politics so fully that even America's sworn enemies embraced his ethereal renditions.
One of the best performances of Tchaikovsky !
Bravo Maestro!👏👏👏
Piotr Ilyich would be proud!👏💙💜💚💙💛
You are welcome. I was so happy to have found this video and I had to share with everyone. It is also wonderful to see Cliburn speaking a bit of Russian. Thank you for watching.
Thank you so much for this video - brilliant performance !
I purchased his album in 1958, shut myself in my room and let the tears flow. I was 18.
I heard the hauntingly beautiful 2nd movement of this concerto in my car while coming home from the grocery store. I had tears running down my cheeks. The beauty of the music brings out all the emotions of the soul! I liked that you were only 18 but still felt the music so deeply!! I turned 18 in October of 1958!!. I hope you are well! It's a very hard time for so many of us!
God bless you and Van Cliburn.
Wow... funny, I was born in 1958 and here I am listening to this absolutely beautiful,moving Concerto!! What a gift of depth,John,to give yourself. Blessings to you and all, Happy Thanksgiving morning. enjoy. We are supposed to be 'touched' by life and music,thank goodness is definitely one the major way this happens....Enstein once said " awe" is the beginning of awakening of us,expanding consciousness. (and I'll add,and expanding our HEARTS!!) peace.
How many 18 year olds would be mature enough to recognize the greatness in this piece! !!
Thank you for all of your thoughtful responses. At 80 I am doing quite well. Covid has not effected neither me or my family. At the slightest hint of irritation of the nasal passages, we jump on the zinc and other supplements to increase our immune system.
I am presently focusing on "Crossover" singers. It all started with Jackie Evancho. I am Facebook friends with a young Contralto, Anastasia Lee, whose voice fascinates me. The classical and popular French and Spanish songs are perfect for her voice. More on this later when I get home.
I found a copy of this at a thrift store for a dollar , it was in almost perfect condition , and while playing it for ginger my adopted cockatoo , he listened intently to the piece and let out a cry that would have broken your heart .
Only once in a lifetime are we blessed with such exquisite talent.....I watch this U Tube every once in awhile just to remember how thrilling his playing was......he was my musical hero, as I was very young then and even then realized what 'greatness" sounded like..EVEN KRUSHEV loved him!
Van Cliburn is so superb in all his piano performances. His fantastic hand technique is "to die for"! His musicality is phenomenal.
Can you imagine hearing he and his mother playing alongside one another?! That had to be the most incredibly beautiful thing to hear.
Tchaikovsky and Cliburn brought everyone together. Music is the HEART and SOUL of humankind.
Despite the political tensions between Russia and the US at the time, the audience knew greatness when they saw and heard it.
I was 15 when he won the competition and yes, I was from Texas. I got to see him in concert in Wichita Falls in 1963 and saw him in Dallas in the 70's at the Highland Park Cafeteria. But my biggest thrill was on my birthday about 20 years ago when he was appearing at a bookstore to promote his book. I not only got to meet him and get his autograph on the book, but he hugged me!!!! I actually hugged his waist because he was over a foot taller than I was. It was a huge thrill!!
Awww, you have such a wonderful souvenir from him. I remember my father used to talk about him a lot. What I see him via YT and DVDs I can see his warm personality. Thank you for watching :-)
Ahhh...Van gave great hugs! I got a few myself when talking to him backstage and handing him roses on stage. He would throw out those long arms of his and pull you in with his ham-hock size hands. Then he would rock you from side to side - he was a champion hugger! :-)
Wow! That’s amazing .!!!!!!
That is beautiful!
My mom was his invited guest for his send off concert before going to Russia and met and visited with him afterwards. She would have been about 16 at the time. Her Rachmaninoff work might have actually been better than his. She had little experience performing before large crowds in public and still lived in the Masonic Children's home in Fort Worth but they were considered to be musical peers at the time.
Tchaikovsky, Cliburn, Kondrashin and this orchestra. a marriage made in heaven. Next to perfect, very much still alive.
Как хорошо сказал по русски. Браво ! Ван Клиберн всегда отличался своей любовью к России. 🚩♥️
HISTORIC - brings tears to my eyes for all mankind and its struggles with peace and universal humanity. ♥♥♥♥
Van Cliburn's fingers just fly over the keyboard, a superb performance.....
You can feel the orchestra and Van driving each other, pulling each other towards higher levels of music
Он Творит Музыку! Так одухотворенно! Полный восторг!
This very performance is the stuff of legend and I had only heard the recording until now... Thank you for the video of the LIVE footage!!!!! He is magnificent! Absolutely spectacular!
yes! magnificent!!!!!
This video is a treasure for all to behold! Van Cliburn's slower pace in 6:00 leading to excessive speed in 7:10-7:30 is amazing! Again we see it at 14:50-15:17. Wow! Only 24 years of age. See once more at 18:46-19:16. How he loved performing for the Russian people as did Glenn Gould. Thank you for posting this timeless performance for the world to enjoy. ✨✨✨
I cry every time I hear him play. My mother was born in 1920 and studied classical piano all of her life. I remember one of my mother's old professors once told her 'Van Cliburn played just like her. She replied "but I have no where near his endurance." Van Cliburn really was a miracle, an absolute miracle.
He was a godsend. No other pianist will come close to this.
something absolutely magic happened here this night. Masterful !!!!
Какое счастье слушать Чайковского в исполнении Клиберна
Memories of listening to Van on a long playing record . What a priviledge to watch him on UA-cam...a master at the piano. South Africa.
I too, remember the old records..! Also from 🇿🇦:Cape Town
Was 8 when the competition took place,so only got to know it from looonnng after that!
His gift had to be from heaven. Can't teach that! Cold chills. Watch the hands; the caressing movements, etc. Wow!
Bravo! Van Cliburn was an amazing artist and person. ❤
I am a classic music lover, Tchaikovsky being perhaps my favorite composer. Ever since I heard Van Cliburn performing Tchaikovsky´s Piano Concerto Nº1 in B Flat Minor at the Moscow 1958 International Piano Contest Tchaikowski, I became so enthusiastic about that historical performance, that every time I hear it, and I heard it many times, I cannot avoid getting goose pimples. It was with deep grieve that I learn about the death of such a gifted artist.
Я помню его триумф Праздник для нас а мы благодарная публикп слушали со слезами на глазаха Душа благодарная и сегодня в 2024 г с Ним рядом около рояля.
Brilliant, elegant, touching to the soul. Words can't really describe the beauty of that performance.
Playing such a complex piece by heart, from memory is just incredible, unimaginable. He knows every note at the exact right time.....a genius!
Don't ever take this masterpiece down ! This is magnificent!
Please always remember: WHEN WORDS FAIL, MUSIC SPEAKS.
A genius with this repertoire- transporting, sublime- His interaction with orchestra is impeccable!!!
Dear God, what a truly gifted artist. It is truly a blessing to see this man perform. Thank you for making it available to us.
His concerts were electrifying. No one commanded a stage, or a piano, like him. The shimmering colors Cliburn could extract from the keys, creating the sound of plummy raindrops falling on a pond, were like no other. His Debussy ... "Reflections on the Water" and "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair" were breathtaking in their quiet beauty. Heard him perform both in concert and he transported us all!
Yes, yes, yes !!!
Kruschev!!! This IS, of course a monumental achievement by the great Van Cliburn. Not only is it a wonderful performance, but the historical significance cannot be underestimated. Thanks for posting this video!
My late ex-husband, who knew Van Cliburn, and I attended a concert where Van Cliburn gave a grand piano to a church in Shreveport, LA. We talked with him, and I asked if I could shake his hand and he said, "Of course my dear." One of my fondest memories!
Thank you. I was 18 when he played this. I've heard it countless times, but now at 75, I get to see this. Marvelous...thank you so much
grp9748 You are welcome. I am glad you enjoyed it.
fairlytaleofnewyork I'm crying...
I was 18 also when I saw him for the first tme !!
I am 74 and thoroughly enjoying this marvelous music through UA-cam. To be able to see these great performers and listen to them, one after the other, is such a blessing. In my lifetime I never could afford tickets to these performances but now I can see them anytime I wish.
Van Cliburn was a very gifted, talented pianist. May he rest in peace. We miss him and his beautiful music.
Wan Cliburn, grande pianista, e...grandissima musica! TchaiKovskj, un connubbio perfetto.
I took my son to see him at the Cynthia Woodlands Pavilion and it was so great...My son got to hug Mr Cliburn and get his autograph....What a great artist...
Wow .. what a talented performer he was and what a magnificent performance
I love Van Cliburn and his mind boggling performance. I never get tired listening to this piece played by him. Ang many many thanks for this complete video. Van Cliburn was invited by our then first lady in the Philippines to perform same concert at the Cultural Center of the Philippines which was televised nationwide. I was then a college student. From then on I became a Van Cliburn fanatic. May he rest in peace!!!
I cannot believe this was available. We are watching history in the making. Thank you so very much for bringing this to UA-cam.
Van Cliburn is so superb in all his piano performances. He is from the HEAVENS with his piano and musical talents!
Absolutely a master and I would have loved to hear his mother play as well!
Oh my there is such a rapport between the conductor and van Cliburn. The build up to the finale just gives me goosebumps. It is the most thrilling piece of playing ever. Tchaikovsky in his musical Heaven must be ecstatic when he hears this.
This is among the top 5 favorite concertos, and Cliburn owns it. Thibaudet remarked once remarked about the magic that existed between Chopin and Rubenstein. I think that is true with Cliburn and Tchaikovsky. The composer speaks to the artist, the artist listens, and the music flows. One can see the chemistry of the artist who becomes one with the music. So many of the greats emote all over like they are struggling to get the music out. However, it seems to flow out of the super-greats. It doesn't have to be shaken out of them. So many of the super greats are relatively quiet at the piano. It's almost like... he doesn't perform, he creates. And with Kondrashin - you can't ask for much more.
Still my favorite after all these years. What a gift.
Apparently Richter was on the jury and was moved to tears by this performance. Even gave it a perfect score!
What a thrill his concerts were, no one could top him. Van Cliburn was a true genius. I had the pleasure of sitting front row at several of his concerts throughout the U.S., sat on stage with 99 others during his recital at Bass Hall in Fort Worth, and talked to him backstage and in the lobby at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, where he spoke to me for a half hour. We both shared a deep love of Russian music, the Rach 3 being our favorite concerto. No one played the Russian classics like Van, he played from the heart. A particular favorite encore of mine was Van's ethereal playing of Schumann-Liszt's "Widmung" -- and he always played that as an encore if he spotted me in front row. Van was so thoughtful and kind, and appreciative of his fans all over the world. I will never forget him as long as I live. He played like an angel.
So many of the comments here have touched my heart. I was a young teenager (just 13 yo) in 1958, and had been taking piano lessons since I wa 8 years old; I thank God that my piano teacher introduced me to so much good music, bless him. In 1958, I heard on the news and read in the newspapers about van Cliburn's win in Russia, and very soon after managed to save up enough money to buy his first recording of this work (33 rpm LP record!). And here I am now an old man, and am thrilled to see that this priceless video had been uploaded to UA-cam.
What a fantastic pianist - a supreme artist in technique and interpretation - I don't think I have ever seen or heard his equal in my life, and I have been to many concerts. And yes, many people mentioned that they were brought to tears, which makes me so happy because I also get seriously choked up when I see and hear this. Yes, I agree with some who wrote here that music has gone to the devil, but maybe it's not so bad, but just due to the increasing way that kids and adults have been exposed to the 'bad' stuff as it became more and more easily and universally available. I don't loose heart - there are excellent young performers today, for example have a look at and listen to -
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it's fantastic (ignore the Korean subtitles), and so mind-boggling to me that a YOUTH orchestra can play better than many symphony orchestras I have heard in my life. Not everyone can like classical music, but I wish to God that the education authorities would fund more music education.
I loved this UA-cam upload of van Cliburn in 1958! And I did hear from good sources that he WAS quite instrumental in stopping the cold war. He was loved in Russia, and loved in the world. I wish I had met him when he was alive.
Hard to believe that 36 people placed a thumbs down to one of the greatest musicians of our time. Each time I watch this, I get chills up and down my spine, goosebumps up and down my arms, and tears welling up in my eyes. The combination of Cliburn and Tchaikovsky is no less than genius.
Perfectly said, Stuart. I am so thrilled that we have these video archives so that we can see his incredible talent in display!
Stuart Schwartz. In every population group there is percentage of some "special" individuals - nihilists and other inadequate personas. It's just statistics. I'am Russian and was growing up with this concert from 1960th. In province we had only 2 black and white TV channels: Moscow central and local, but this Van Cliburn concert was always super hit around Soviet Union for many years. I, myself, couldn't find better passioned performance like this so far...
I saw audiences sitting dumbstruck in their seats after he took his final bows and left the stage. They were so moved by what they had just heard, so gobsmacked by his obvious genius. There was actually an expression that people used to describe this phenomenon - they called it being "VANIFIED." No one could move an audience like Van. I sat front row for dozens of his concerts over the years, and the very moment he walked onto the stage, the audience was electrified and on their feet. Absolute chills! There will never be another concert pianist like Van Cliburn. TRUE GENIUS!
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Never pay any attention to those nay sayers they are always in the greater minority and very rarely are commenting on the substance of the video. Like a baby crying for attention.
Watch his fingers from 14:30....unbelievable!!! And he plays all this entire concert from MEMORY!!!! What a genius he was!
By heart. FRom the heart. And with his eyes closed most of the time -- at least, that's how it looks from the video.
"the great pianists" usually play from memory especially on fairly grand historical occasions although I suspect that you are referring to his memory skills in order to honour his musicality
No put down of Van, sir. But, at this point in their careers, all top classical pianist play this music from memory.
Many, many pianists have their music memorized when playing in concert. They reach thr stage where they concentrate on interpreting thr music and no longer get having to sight read to k ow what keys to hit next. Just watch Valentina Lisitsa play Rachmaninoff 2nd and 2rd Piwno Concertos not only with music but without an orchestra. She played them "solo!"
For such an old recording, the sound quality is remarkably clean and full.
Probably the greatest pieceof music ever created by a genius and played here by one of the world greatest pianist's
Great playing. Not overly dramatic fingers like Valentina and overly dramatic face like LangLang. Just magnificent piano playing
I say to one and all: As a child of immigrants from Kiev; music of this magnitude is a once-in-a-life-time experience. We should cherish it universally. It is the path to peace in this untidy world!!! It is magnificent!!! Whenever I must write something, the slightest bit serious, I call on Van Cliburn to move me. Would that the World worked this way!!!
Joel Leson what a lovely sentiment.
I'm with you there!
Beautifully expressed
Never fails to moved me...he was a genius!
I absolutely love you for posting these performances for us. My heart is on fire with the love of them. BRAVO! ENCORE!
He touched the whole world… with great skill, grace and love. CVD
ТРИ ЗВЕЗДЫ: ЧАЙКОВСКИЙ, КЛИБЕРН, КОНДРАШИН.ЦАРСТВИЕ ИМ НЕБЕСНОЕ.
Quatro Estrelas....há que incluir a Orquestra....perfeita!!!
the greatest pianist who ever lived
Ансамбль изумительный!💯
Оркестр и дирижёр потрясающие!🎉 С таким оркестром играть сплошное удовольствие и счастье! Ну, и пианист ничего так😅
After listening to so many versions of this pieces played by other top pianists and orchestra, I just keep coming back to this one. Admittedly the recording is horrible, but that just does not cover the beauty of rendition. Magnificent and singing touch by Cliburn, superior conducting by Kondrashin and splendid performance by the orchestra! I think I've used up all my adjectives here... In my opinion, the slightly slower tempo really makes this performance shine.
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you took the words out of my mouth, the second best is evgeny Kissin, and Herbert Von Karajan, of this concerto, but this is the best rendition of it. I just got done listening to the Karajan Kissin version, and this one eventhough recording sucks, Van Does a Great Job better than the Child Prodigy Kissin
En memoria de Van KLiburn. + ❤️ +
I am not a musician but I always wondered why so many pianists seemed to rush this piece. Now I realize I had been listening to Cliburn so long, I got used to this tempo.
Lesser pianists can't get the piano above the thundering orchestra, but Cliburn certainly does.
Thank you so much for posting this recording, and for the very complete program notes. Harold Schoenberg's words describe perfectly Van Cliburn's playing and rich, full, expressive sound. No wonder that he was appreciated so much by Russian audiences, as well as audiences around the world.
A word also for Kiril Kondrashin, one of the great, and not always acknowledged, conductors, and the Moscow Philharmonic. There are great orchestras and outstanding conductors in the world, but, when it comes to Russian music, nobody quite has the needed expressiveness, the daring, and yet the precision as do Russian musicians.
This is the most captivating performance of the Tchai piano concerto no. 1. Mr Van Cliburn not only excelled in skills and techniques, but also behaved in a humbled gentleman manner with amiable grace and charm.
It's great that such a wonderful moment was captured in film, so simply, yet beautifully
Thank you! Thank you for posting this. I was 13 when this was recorded. I am currently in tears. Van Cliburn was one of the best ever❤️❤️❤️
I first heard this concerto when I was 11 years old in 1976 and first learned of Van Cliburn during that time, and I became an instant fan. As an African American in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I narrowed my musical options down to what I knew: Motown, Funk, Jazz, Gospel and now Classical music since watching the late, later show on Channel 10 during those days when they would show re-runs of old movies. The famed Actor Kirk Douglas played a school teacher sharing his love for learning and music with his students listened to the Brahms Piano Concerto No.2. Liberace in a 1955 film played the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 I'm blessed to have such a diversity of music from which to chose and enjoy as well as great pianist like Van Cliburn, Gould, Rubinstein, Richter, and Liberace.
What a wonderful performance of the piece! I remember when he won the competition in Moscow. He actually changed the attitude of Russia toward the United States during the cold war -- no small feat! What a great musician, and what a great legacy!
The Russians fell in love with him!!
Wasn't that Premier Nakita Frustrate 👏 in the audience???
@@hakimaha.milanmilan4110 even NIKITA can not escaped from Van cliburn spell just like the rest of us
Kondrashin was aware that something very special was happening; he was in the moment and highly attuned to Cliburn, who was magnificent here.
Благодарю Вас! У меня захватило дух! В его пальцах живет Бог.
My late mother was a huge fan of his....she played his music for me as a child and teen....have always love his music. RIP.
Besides the performance itself, I like so much the communication between him and Kondrashin. Those little signs they give to each other while playing and the hug in the end.
This has been my favorite recording. As a child I'd play thru the record so often that dad bought copies in multiples at a time. It was my Christmas present. It was his hope that they would last till next Christmas. They made it till August in time for my birthday...with luck. I can feel every note . I get just as lost in it listening as he does playing. It's the shortest 37+ minutes ever. And now to be able to watch him get lost in the piece as I get is magical. Thank you again for putting it on UA-cam.
A great moment in history. During those following days, the Cold War took a Holiday.
More pianos = less violence :)
David Topchiev Nonsense.
@David Topchiev There wouldn't be a world left if that war ever happened though....
@David Topchiev Yes, but the entire world would be either destroyed or living in a nuclear winter. Think before typing next time please.
Не пиши бред. Холодную войну начали США
one of the most amazing performances of Tchaikovsky's 1st piano concerto of all time! Simply inspiring.
Somi Chuhon
Самое лучшее исполнение!💗👏👍💞🌹💝🏵️🌸🌺🌷🥀🌻🍀☀️
Maybe a dead thread, but it’s nice to see my cousin play. Even has the family chin. Looks a bit like my father in his younger days. Though I never learned it I always had a love for the piano. Without a doubt this man loved music, may it continue to touch the hearts and minds for generations to come.
Van Cliburn sin lugar a dudas el mejor... Lo vamos a extrañar.
Gracias por permitir ver tan bellos momentos saludos.
Yes this is an incredible event in the history... I am glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching.
I have watched this over and over and over and am blown away every time. The second movement is so gentle and beautiful it brings me to tears. Of all of the music I have listened to and there has been much in my 61 years, this is, by far, the most beautiful, poignant, gentle, magnificent rendition I have ever heard. I wish that I could have known Mr. Cliburn and Mr. Kondrashin and could have been in the audience. I love this beyond words.
Cliburn and Kondrashin were a match made in heaven, which is why Van brought him over to recreate that same feeling and conduct the recording of this. They had a tremendous mutual respect for each other. You can see it in this performance.
I will always love Van Cliburn. He was the epitome of a class piano virtuoso.
In my 75 years as a violonist I agree with you about beauty of the second movement. Van Cliburn plays it very well on this video. Unfortunately, the poor recording spoils Van Cliburn's performance.
I also have watched that movement over and over and over, however played by Yuja Wang (2012 in Helsinki). I must say, that I like Yuja´s interpetation better than any other´s, including Van Cliburn´s. Yuja plays the part with such sensitivity and emotion that no one else has been able to. In addition, the rapid splashes are sparkling bright, storming more expressively than by anyone else.
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Потрясающе! Он лучший исполнитель Первого концерта Чайковского!
NOT TRUE!! Van Cliburn Not The Best Tchaikovsky piano concerto no 1 pianist!! Better Are Emil Gilels Grigory Sokolov Andrei Gavrilov; Sultanov! Artur Rubinstein! Mikhail Pletnev The most Powerful Ever;!!
亡き父親が好きで私も大好きになりました。
今は、父親が残してくれたレコードで聞いています。いつ聞いても素晴らしいです。
What a brilliant conductor Kondrashin was. He moves that great orchestra with such control and musicality. To speak about Van C. is redundant. Musical is all that's needed to say about this recording. And isn't that the whole point? I never tire of watching and listening.
Breathtaking, fabulous performance, I can watch this great video over and over again!
I believe some love should be given to Kiril Kondrashin as well. One of my favorite conductors of the era!
Gabriel Ortiz
Yes Kiril Kondrashin had IT
Kondrashin and Cliburn were a match made in heaven. When he was conducting Cliburn, and what a beautiful conductor he was, they were on the same wavelength. There was such mutual admiration and respect between them. We'll never hear the likes of them again.
It was quite the accomplishment for an American to win the Tchaikovsky competition, or any other competition, during the Cold War with the USSR. Nevertheless, Van Cliburn did it...an absolutely huge accomplishment at that time. It is said that the Politburo had to approve Van Cliburn as the winner in order to avoid any negative PR fallout. This was one of the first records that I ever purchased and I still treasure it. I saw him perform many years later and although he was excellent, you could see that his hands were in some pain. He was, and still is, one of my all-time favorite classical pianists.
I had the privilege of seeing Cliburn close up on one of his last tours....still the mesmerizing talent that he possessed throughout his long career. The fingers...so long that just flew over the key board with such grace! I feel so fortunate to have been present to watch such a great performance.
I had the privilege of hearing him TWICE live and in-person on my birthday, in 1968 and again in 1975. Both times, he saved my life, literally. I shall forever be in debt.
Wow. This was the first time I've heard the dedication that the beginning - to the memory of Alexander Goldenweiser. Well done, Mr. Cliburn, well done.
So, right and over the years I have collected three of the original 1958 recording.
Thank you. I knew it must be something like that, butI don't speak Russian. Do you know who Mr Goldenweiser was to Mr Clyburn?