The way his expressions change as he begins to plays the climax of ondine is priceless. First with determination, then a furrowed brow indicates brief confusion, and then resignation
I had the Marvellous luck to hear him perform this LIVE Here in Michigan This past January and i can tell you my heart was literally leaping! he made my skin just go all goose flesh. it was a SUPERIOR Performance and one that had the Audience in Hysterics! He is without a single doubt the GREATEST PIANIST.... EVER! Many have been Awesome, Transfiguring even, but Hamelin has them all beat by leaps and bounds!
When that cell phone goes off, you can tell Hamelin gets serious. You can tell that it really drove him. That final movement is if not his finest performance, up there.
" The attraction of the virtuoso for the public is very like that of the circus for the crowd. There is always a hope that some- thing dangerous may happen: Mr. X may play the violin with Mr. Y on his shoulders; or Mr. Z may conclude his piece by lifting the piano with his teeth " - Monsieur Croche ( Claude Debussy's pen name )
Thanks to SiriusXm Symphony radio, I heard Le Gibet for the first time yesterday - ever - and said, "What the @&*%^* was THAT?!?" And here I am, discovering this amazing piece in its entirety, played by a true master. Bravo!!
El maestro Hamelin como siempre... llevando la obra a su más profunda y sentida expresión. Pero de verdad... esto está para un comercial de TERATOS... (min 7 en adelante)
yes of course, at that stage i agree, i have seen a few people though in certain parts of the music do the exact same gestures repeatedly so i assume they have certain cues so to speak to carry the music on
That really is just full of the most Sneaky Darkness isn't it!?!?! Just like you know there's something evil about to come and you have no way of possibly stopping it! :-)
The big mess heard at about 3'40 shows that even the great virtuosi as MAH have their bad days. As people say on both sides of every "right" note (on the score), there are two wrong ones!!
pansprintf unfortunately not! look at the score or else hear other interpretations also available on youtube those of Tharaut, Vlad Perlemuter or kate Liu for example. Anyway for me this is of very little importance. Because the global rendering of the work by MAH is excellent as usual for this artist.
Even compared to other interpretations, if you had listened to the audio of this video only and had not seen the visual, this 'mess', while big enough to be noticeable, would still seem comparatively minor, especially when placed in the context of the excellent recovery and extreme accuracy of the rest of the piece. But yes, this great maestro has made his share of mistakes during the intense moments of very difficult pieces. I'm reminded of his live video playing the 30ans of Alkan's Grand Sonata when he was younger. In live performances, Hamelin seems to go all out in these moments and what results is either a super virtuoso rendition (and one of the best heard by ears so far) or a fiery but erroneous one. And not often is he somewhere in between! Also, as a general rule to all reading, please never compare live performances to studio recordings.
I prefer Ashkenazy's 1965 Decca recording of Ondine. This piece is about a water sprite-gentle and beguiling for the most part. Also why rush into the climax (the double handed demisemiquavers) and as a consequence (very nearly) come to grief? A prime example of showing off I'm afraid. I have heard Ashkenazy playing this live at the Bridgewater Hall Manchester; what a revelation. Scarbo could be played a little more slowly also to better effect, like Ashkenazy's 1965 recording.
Belle interprétation, dont je déplore le "beau plantage" à 3 mn 37 ; pas seulement une fausse note, mais une fausse harmonie harpégée : trop d'empressement... sur ce passage précisément le plus difficile. Sans doute un petit pécher d'orgueil qu'on lui pardonne aisément ;) et que presque personne n'aura remarqué...
3:34 onward... that... what the hell was that?! he might as well have just parked his ass on the keys... I mean.. it ruined the rest of the piece which sounded great...
actually yes I can.. at least I don't make a mess of that one very important 3/4 of a page which is the climax of the piece. I'm sure even you can probably play that better than he did.
c0string I like how you're not allowed to criticize anything, even constructively, unless you can 'do better'. How often do we complain about things in life? I mean, when you're at a restaurant and you receive food of lesser quality, do you say to yourself, "well, I'm not a cook so I shouldn't say anything until I can cook this better than the chef did" or when the auto mechanic does a lousy job fixing your car and it breaks down, do you say, "Well, I'm not a car mechanic and I couldn't have done a better job myself, so I'll just let the thing sit on the side of the road. After all, I'm not a car mechanic so I better not bitch about the quality of a car mechanic's work"? All of that being said, MA Hamelin is one of my favorite pianists and I think he's fucking amazing. But I'm not impressed with his overall interpretation of Ondine in particular. And that's not due directly to the flub near the climax. He's an amazing pianist, an incredible technician, but something apparently was off. He had a slight mishap during the chromatic runs around 3:14 and that seemed to foreshadow a near trainwreck during the climax. But, even in spite of the mistakes it's obvious where he was trying to go with the interpretation and I just wasn't digging it. Sue me!
c0string I am sorry to disagree, but I don't think you can actually do better. Have watched some of your videos and I am highly skeptical if you could actually pull of any piece of the set PROPERLY.
I have to agree, and Hamelin is generally one of my favorite pianists. He really wasn't well prepared in this performance. There's a recording of this done by Pogorelich in the late 80's or early 90's I think that is prbably the best I've heard personally.
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Whoever took away sound should be arrested.
The way his expressions change as he begins to plays the climax of ondine is priceless. First with determination, then a furrowed brow indicates brief confusion, and then resignation
The best performance and video of the Gaspard yet by Hamelin. Stunning!
Thank you very much for sharing these videos of Marc-Andre Hamelin.
I had the Marvellous luck to hear him perform this LIVE Here in Michigan This past January and i can tell you my heart was literally leaping! he made my skin just go all goose flesh. it was a SUPERIOR Performance and one that had the Audience in Hysterics! He is without a single doubt the GREATEST PIANIST.... EVER! Many have been Awesome, Transfiguring even, but Hamelin has them all beat by leaps and bounds!
He doesn't just play it.... He takes us inside this piece.
Just an amazing moment in life. Thank you so much for uploading.
The start of le gibet is so beautiful!
That finger control at the beginning... Is awe inspiring.
I see the great pianist Marc Andre Hamelin playing one of the greatest piano works ever - but I hear nothing...
When that cell phone goes off, you can tell Hamelin gets serious. You can tell that it really drove him. That final movement is if not his finest performance, up there.
Thanks for uploading this, I've been trying to find a good recording of Hamelin playing this since I saw him perform this live last year.
" The attraction of the virtuoso for the public is very like that of the circus for the crowd. There is always a hope that some- thing dangerous may happen: Mr. X may play the violin with Mr. Y on his shoulders; or Mr. Z may conclude his piece by lifting the piano with his teeth " - Monsieur Croche ( Claude Debussy's pen name )
Thanks to SiriusXm Symphony radio, I heard Le Gibet for the first time yesterday - ever - and said, "What the @&*%^* was THAT?!?" And here I am, discovering this amazing piece in its entirety, played by a true master. Bravo!!
Right at 19:46, that really resonant low beat that just drives the next section.. so scary!! Holy crap! I had never noticed that in other recordings.
Awesome!! Thanks for uploading!!
I like the way it looks as If the song is loading in his head before he starts playing.
19:40 ... His hand looks like butterfly ... Wonderful ! Sorry for my bad English.
He is wonderfull!!!
Also...I feel he recovered nicely. I very much liked Le Gibet and Scarbo.
El maestro Hamelin como siempre... llevando la obra a su más profunda y sentida expresión. Pero de verdad... esto está para un comercial de TERATOS... (min 7 en adelante)
I can't fathom the amount of dexterity and agility required for this piece
almost put my fist through the screen when i heard that cell phone ring
ONdine always reminds of a blue shark cruising off shore of Provincetown at midnight.
If you read the original poems that inspired this music ( Aloysius Bertrand), it will blow your mind. What a GREAT performance ! BRAVOOOOOO ! !
the hardest piece in the piano repertory looks like child's play in his hands. Its mesmerizing!
Exactly! Hamelin played even harder pieces and still it looks so easy!
I didn't know it was possible to squeeze this much sound out of a piano.
did someone poison the owner of the cellphone that rang right in the end of Le Gibet?
did someone put him on Le GIbet?
yes of course, at that stage i agree, i have seen a few people though in certain parts of the music do the exact same gestures repeatedly so i assume they have certain cues so to speak to carry the music on
Amazing!!!
i agree his technique and mastery,control is supernatural
His face and hair has changed alot since he was younger.
Fan-fricking-tastic!
I dare say he's thinking of the music or summoning a particular emotion. He'd know the work backwards, there'd be no need to imagine the sheet music.
sounds?
That really is just full of the most Sneaky Darkness isn't it!?!?! Just like you know there's something evil about to come and you have no way of possibly stopping it! :-)
From 19:35 to 19:50, best priceless Hamelin's facial expression :D
Moi qui ait entendu ce morceau une bonne centaine de fois je n'ai pas remarqué de faute a 3m37! ;)
Just another day at the office.
PLEASE could you restore the sound! The sound has gone :(
I don't have any audio here...
Im not really sure what happened at 3:46, but it was rough
The big mess heard at about 3'40 shows that even the great virtuosi as MAH have their bad days. As people say on both sides of every "right" note (on the score), there are two wrong ones!!
I don't know. In my opinion he played it right ;)
pansprintf unfortunately not! look at the score or else hear other interpretations also available on youtube those of Tharaut, Vlad Perlemuter or kate Liu for example. Anyway for me this is of very little importance. Because the global rendering of the work by MAH is excellent as usual for this artist.
Even compared to other interpretations, if you had listened to the audio of this video only and had not seen the visual, this 'mess', while big enough to be noticeable, would still seem comparatively minor, especially when placed in the context of the excellent recovery and extreme accuracy of the rest of the piece.
But yes, this great maestro has made his share of mistakes during the intense moments of very difficult pieces. I'm reminded of his live video playing the 30ans of Alkan's Grand Sonata when he was younger. In live performances, Hamelin seems to go all out in these moments and what results is either a super virtuoso rendition (and one of the best heard by ears so far) or a fiery but erroneous one. And not often is he somewhere in between!
Also, as a general rule to all reading, please never compare live performances to studio recordings.
This video has no sound.
I prefer Ashkenazy's 1965 Decca recording of Ondine. This piece is about a water sprite-gentle and beguiling for the most part. Also why rush into the climax (the double handed demisemiquavers) and as a consequence (very nearly) come to grief? A prime example of showing off I'm afraid. I have heard Ashkenazy playing this live at the Bridgewater Hall Manchester; what a revelation. Scarbo could be played a little more slowly also to better effect, like Ashkenazy's 1965 recording.
17:28 hamelin goes wild
Someone removed the sound. Why?
Young: wears glasses when playing older : doesnt wear them , what is this sorcery ,
Bwah waahh!! It's NOT fair!!!!
during every concert somebody always coughs, why?
3:34 WHAT ????!!!!
3:34-3:41 Having a bad day?
omfg he's starting to look like Grigory Sokolov
yea he seems to be looking at an invisible sheet? must be eidetic [photographic] memory?
Belle interprétation, dont je déplore le "beau plantage" à 3 mn 37 ; pas seulement une fausse note, mais une fausse harmonie harpégée : trop d'empressement... sur ce passage précisément le plus difficile. Sans doute un petit pécher d'orgueil qu'on lui pardonne aisément ;) et que presque personne n'aura remarqué...
eidetic memory
No sound :-((((((
Равель без звука - это ново.
probably laser treatment lol
Remove this video. It's useless with no sound.
The audience....deplorable! To quote Gould: "I detest audiences."
12:45
FUCKING REALLY? Turn off your FUCKING PHONE.
I would slap that person. This isn't a movie theater where you can be that careless.
3:34 onward... that... what the hell was that?! he might as well have just parked his ass on the keys... I mean.. it ruined the rest of the piece which sounded great...
actually yes I can.. at least I don't make a mess of that one very important 3/4 of a page which is the climax of the piece. I'm sure even you can probably play that better than he did.
c0string
I like how you're not allowed to criticize anything, even constructively, unless you can 'do better'. How often do we complain about things in life? I mean, when you're at a restaurant and you receive food of lesser quality, do you say to yourself, "well, I'm not a cook so I shouldn't say anything until I can cook this better than the chef did" or when the auto mechanic does a lousy job fixing your car and it breaks down, do you say, "Well, I'm not a car mechanic and I couldn't have done a better job myself, so I'll just let the thing sit on the side of the road. After all, I'm not a car mechanic so I better not bitch about the quality of a car mechanic's work"? All of that being said, MA Hamelin is one of my favorite pianists and I think he's fucking amazing. But I'm not impressed with his overall interpretation of Ondine in particular. And that's not due directly to the flub near the climax. He's an amazing pianist, an incredible technician, but something apparently was off. He had a slight mishap during the chromatic runs around 3:14 and that seemed to foreshadow a near trainwreck during the climax. But, even in spite of the mistakes it's obvious where he was trying to go with the interpretation and I just wasn't digging it. Sue me!
c0string I am sorry to disagree, but I don't think you can actually do better. Have watched some of your videos and I am highly skeptical if you could actually pull of any piece of the set PROPERLY.
@XPKpianist youre an idiot...
c0string LOL, nothing else more to say? Better let your fingers speak mate..
Ondine was too fast.
Contacts. lol
So disappointing but it is only an opinion. Ondine is not the best one I ever heard, so far....
try siguird slattebrek (dont quote me on the spelling of the name) I think you might find it very satisfactory!
I have to agree, and Hamelin is generally one of my favorite pianists. He really wasn't well prepared in this performance. There's a recording of this done by Pogorelich in the late 80's or early 90's I think that is prbably the best I've heard personally.