Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 | Menahem Pressler, Gulbenkian Orchestra & Leo Hussain
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2024
- “Concerts make me feel alive” - the motto of veteran star pianist Menahem Pressler. As part of the “Pianomania!” concert series, Pressler plays Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major together with the Gulbenkian Orchestra under the baton of Leo Hussain. The performance took place in 2018 in the Grand Auditorium at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in the Portuguese capital Lisbon.
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00:00 Ovations
00:44 I. Allegro
13:15 II. Adagio
20:06 III. Allegro assai
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) wrote the Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488 in the year 1786 - one of the major Viennese concertos composed by Mozart for his own subscription concerts. It’s one of three piano concertos where Mozart swaps oboes for clarinets. The Piano Concerto No. 23 is regarded as one of Mozart’s most famous works, created at the same time as his opera “The Marriage of Figaro” in the Austrian capital Vienna. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived in the city from 1781-1791 as a freelance composer.
Menahem Pressler was born as Max Pressler in the German city of Magdeburg in 1923. His family is Jewish. He and his parents fled Nazi rule in 1939; going first to Palestine, and then emigrating to the US in 1940. The rest of his family were murdered by the Nazis.
In the year 1946, the young Pressler won the Debussy International Piano Competition in San Francisco, studying thereafter in California. In 1955, he founded the world-famous “Beaux Arts Trio” and remained a member throughout its existence. The ensemble played some 100 concerts between 1955 and 2008 and released more than 50 recordings with different constellations of musicians, before performing its final concert in 2008. Menahem Pressler still gives solo performances to this day.
British national Leo Hussain, born in 1978, is a regular guest at Europe’s major opera houses and concert halls. He’s seen as a leading interpreter of Mozart and is especially fond of works produced during the composer’s years in Vienna. In this concert, he conducts the Portuguese Gulbenkian Symphony Orchestra.
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At 98 when most pianists are doubled over with arthritis and scoliosis here's Pressler making beautiful music in one of Mozart's most glorious concertos. Bravo, Maestro.
most are dead
@@ceciliarufatt7076 That is a notable handicap, yes.
Not at 98, but at 95.
@@King-ui6kt So three years to go. I have every confidence Pressler will be there doing what he does best. 🎶
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He was around 94 here. Amazing how his fingers still flowed flawlessly. Rest in Paradise now maestro ❤️
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He played this heavenly concerto so often...may he rest in peace now
Please RIP, beloved Maestro. Big thanks for being around for a long time to share your musical gifts and insights, sir.
There is a certain quality in Mozarts piano concertos that I perhaps too late have found. The simple profundity in it. When I listen to Menahem Pressler ( Rest in peace, maestro) this quality is clear to me. He had this ability to play Mozart as it was his own music. This performance took place in 2018. He was born 16 december 1923, Magdeburg, Germany. A refugee during and after the second world war. But he carried this Mozart with him. And died this may 2023. Almost 100 years old. What a life!
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I gotta be honest with you, I'm not sure Beethoven and Mozart were humans, and I'm not even kidding. I believe Beethoven's greatness is the highest level music can reach, every symphony he did is better than anything else ever done by a composer and the 9th seems to be the perfect (literally perfect) way to show that this is the absolute divine level music can reach. After Beethoven, comes Mozart, and Mozart piano concertos and works for violin are better than Beethoven's. The rest of composers, musicians, any music artists you can think of, are utter garbage close to these 2. I'm not saying I don't love them, I love Tchaikowsky, but in his whole career Tchaikovsky (or any other you can think of) couldn't achieve the number of great moments Beethoven would achieve in any symphony you can think of.
I research composers, ancient and new, all the time. I see some people talking about Mahler's symphonies, yes, they're awesome, I've listened to them all, actually I would listen to them for days in a row to try to understand if I was missing something, but no, Beethoven and Mozart had something beyond human. Sometimes I think I should stop looking for greatness and just stick to listen to Beethoven and Mozart over and over because all other music is inferior and might be poisoning.
@@samaldini Everyone has to find his own musical path, and if it is Beethoven and Mozart for you, just concentrate on them. And thank you for your letter and your thoughts. I myself always find new paths in the forest, or old, one of them is Sibelius, another Schostakovich. And of course Schubert. In my forest I also find Bachs and Brahms footsteps. And many others whose path is not so recognizable. So this forest is still a mystery to me, well worth to experience. But as I get older I tend to take the more usual paths through this forest, like the Mozart path or the Beethoven path. Never disappointed, always refreshed.
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Beautiful presentation of this orchestra,to play together with such a late piano Maestro. Mozart became so much alive. At such an age, he still executed this part beautifully.
Rest in peace Maestro. Never too late to find legacy you left behind....
Listening to Menahem Pressler playing this Adagio I can nothing but shed tears. What a life with music he had!
I remember the first time I heard this concerto and thinking thank god there’s a third movement. The Adagio second movement is heart wrenching.
Thank God and Mozart for the second movement.
A very humble and a dignified gentleman, we will miss you..!
R.I.P.
Unbelievable with 95 Years
WOW. Just amazing, he is here 95. How perfect.
I bow low. Deep respect.
You get the sense that this esteemed pianist has played this piece before, for, seriously, he lives and breathes it with his immense musical spirit and artistry. What inspiration and sharing of his incredible wisdom. Mozart lives under his knowing fingertips.
SO IMMENSELY TOUCHING BUT ALSO LUCKY HE CAN STILL STOP YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF ANYTHING, thank you!
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Ein so begnadeter Pianist ❤. Ich hatte das große Glück Herrn Pressler live zu hören, da war er 92 Jahre - seine Hände spielten mit den Tasten und mit und in ihm war Mozarts Musik - ein unbeschreiblicher Zauber - ruhe nun in Frieden - mein Herz sagt Danke ❤
i just love his play.. i mean they all do great but the amount of emotion this man has in his fingers is so amazing
Played with such love.
He never plays before the orchestra. But is 1 part of it.
I love it.
Always my favorite Mozart Concerto.❤❤
Weiser Herr erzählt Geschichte seines Lebens und der Orchester hört zu und folgt ihn um nichts zu verpassen. Danke!
This piano sound is a sign of the soul
Pressler's Timing & Delivery are immaculate
Such a fine pianist!
I enjoyed listening tol the nuances of this performance. Thank you for such a gift.
The 2nd movement of this concerto always takes my breath away 💕🎶
As it did Stalin's; reputedly, it was what he put on when he knew he was dying. The irony is that it was a recording by Marina Yudina, who told him where he could stick the Stalin Medal he offered her ...
I was at this concert! It was awesome !!!
This pianist is a GENIOUS. His touch is so absolutely perfect it's mystical. There's no exaggeration to what I wrote here.
❤fabuloso
He is❤️
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..."Genius" (sp)
The way you spell "genius" is as amazing as his playing.
Thanks to DW Classical Music for sharing such an amazing performance!👍👍💐💯👏👏
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ВОЛШЕБСТВО !!!!!
@@svetlanakarshenbaum475 ❤❤❤❤
Menahem's piano is truly beautiful. Incredible performance.
Brilliant and beautiful performance, salute to the amazing pianist, this sharing is food to the soul,solace to the this troubled time,
Very beautiful performance🍃
Pressler will always be one of my all-time favorites!
Maestro Max Pressler, Hochachtung 3x, Gottes Segen
23년생이시니까 만 나이로 98세.
저 연세에 악보를 보시며 치시는거 보면 시력도 좋으신거 같고 3악장 전체를 젊은이들 처럼 치시며
중간 중간에 감정 제스쳐까지... 정말 대단하시다.
My favorite Mozart concerto. Pressler must be pushing 100 now.
He'll be 99 in December 2022!
@@annedwyer797 And now he is living in the eternal universe of music ❤
I had the pleasure of hearing the virtuoso perform live when I was a student at Boston University. It was an unforgettable experience!
I'm in awe of anyone who's still doin' their thing into their 90's, much less at this level of excellence. Bravo Maestro Pressler!
Can't hardly belive what I see an hear: brain, soul and hands
wonderfully coordinated. I am full of admiration.
Thank you, Maestro Pressler!
Marianne (CH)
Impressive performance❤❤❤
Every note is cherished....he is absolutely involved of telling us his magnificent interpretation of the meaning what music is all about, alles Gute, Gesundheit und weitere Konzerte....❤️🎶
BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ich bin ein großer Fan von Menahem Pressler und die zahlreichen Konzerte mit seine Beaux Arts Trio haben mich glücklich gemacht. Ich kenne ihn auch seinem Unterricht. Als Lehrer ist er unerbittlich, knallhart und oftmals auch persönlich verletzend. War er manchmal neidisch auf die schnellen Finger der Jugend? Wenn er solche hohen Ansprüche an den Musiker stellt, warum spielt er dann in einem Alter, wo er nicht mehr ansatzweise schnell spielen kann, präzise im Rhythmus ist, sauber pedalisiert und glaskar spielt? Alles Tugenden, die er noch 15 Jahre vorher im Überfluss besaß. Nun bröckelt ihm alles im Alter weg. Ein trauriges Bild, das mich, weil er im Unterricht auch so bösartig und unmenschlich sein konnte, irgendwie auch wütend macht. Natürlich spürt man noch, das er ein großer Pianist gewesen ist genauso wie man einer Ruine ansieht, dass sie einmal große Architektur verkörperte.
Aber zugegeben: auch eine Ruine hat ihre Reize.
Total einverstanden.
Er ist halt rein technisch nicht mehr imstande, die Musik zu verwirklichen.
A real maestro!
I have nothing to add, except for my profound appreciation of one of the best Musicians playing one of the best Compositions by the best Classical Composer❤. . . Thank you, Menachem!
Even if he in his life mostly played chamber music I find this consert, Mozart´s Piano Consert nr 23, the best I have heard. Also regarding his age at this uptaking, and the fact he was a refugee from Germany during the World War 2, searching a new life in another world, taking Mozart with him as another refugee. But music is never a refugee, it will always grow on whatever ground it is planted, and in his playing Menahem Pressler proves this is true. I cannot stop loving this interpretation because I find it a natural and sincere way of playing Mozart.
Menachem Pressler - what a truly inspiring man !
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An amazing performance.❤
I've never listened an orchestra like this oone. Every instrument it's in his rigth place, I can listen to any note played by them. Amazing
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Soft and soulful performance of Mozart 's eternal music!!!
Огромное огромное! Браво!!! Моцарт! Гениальные дирижёр и солисты оркестра! Пианист-творец от Бога, вдохнувший жизнь в мелодику Моцарта! Мир живёт! Мир творит! Планета Земля ещё крутится...браво!!!💐💐🕊🕊
Kudos and deepest respect! Thanks to all contributing to this masterpiece!
Wunderschöne Aufführung dieses perfekt komponierten Konzerts mit warmherzigem Klang des unvergleichlichen Soloklaviers sowie gut harmonisierten und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen der anderen Instrumente. Der zweite Satz klingt besonders schön und echt tiefempfunden. Im Kontrast klingt der dritte Satz echt lebhaft und auch inspirierend. Der intelligente und geniale Dirigent leitet das perfekt trainierte Orchester im angemessenen Tempo und mit angenehmer Dynamik. Wahrlich hörenswert!
Super!!!!!
Sehr gut für Amerikanische Thanksgiving Holiday morgen mit eine coffe
Thank you so much🎶
Без Моцарта нельзя прожить и дня! Главное думать, жить, творить, мечтать, как великий Моцарт! Низкий поклон творцу , пробуждающему шедевр музыки - Менахему Пресслеру! Только БРАВО!!! СПАСИБО!
Согласна. Вот что значит - сила искусства
Удивительно! В таком возрасте владеть инструментом и играть блестяще, это здорово! Гениально!
Respeto
Admirable
Music is certainly among the most powerful spirts to move the human mind and soul. I recently saw an aged star who has endured poor health and a stroke which has limited his cognitive abilities. With the kind assistance of a friend, a younger lady who lovingly accompanied him on stage. As she began playing, he joined in with her, his abilities awakened and some of his old bravado returned. It was amazing to see, and it reminds one of the power of music. May Maestro Pressler RIP in that he brought such joy to so many.
Ευχαριστούμε την "DW Classical Music" ...Είναι τιμή μας να ακούμε ζωντανά ένα βιρτουόζο 98 ετών. Να είναι υγιής και πολύχρονος..!!
Thanks to "DW Classical Music" ...It's an honor to hear a 98-year-old virtuoso live. May he be healthy and long-lived..!!
"Only" 94 at the time of the performance
@@Llllaaaauuuurrrreent ...Menahem Pressler was born as Max Pressler in the German city of Magdeburg in 1923.
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@@AthSamaras Born Dec 1923, Which would make him 94 at the time of this performance.
@@annedwyer797 ... ... "Only" 94 ...!!!
Magnífico concierto del Gran Mozart, excelentemente interpretado. Gracias por haber compartido esta "joya".
Con mucho gusto. Nos alegra que lo haya disfrutado! 😊
Beautiful execution. The Adagio super.
R.I.P
From
Moscow.
Gorgeous person.
Wonderful and inspirational- may we all live out our passions throughout our lives! ❤🎹🎼🎵🎶
Menahem, manos benditas !!!
Portentoso pianista, a punto de cumplir cien años. Músico excepcional. Admirable.
No pude 😔
Ce bijuterie superb lucrata!!! Ce pianist ,ce dirijor,ce orchestra!!Și Mozart!!!
Главное блеск. И молодость Моцарта свежа в интерпретации гениального коллектива, дирижёра, маэстро солиста, чудесно!!!!
Моцарттың музыкасы жүректі жылытады! Керемет! Bravo from Kazakhstan!
Музыка Моцарта-божественна!!!Браво исполнителям👏👏👏
Gracias....Un hermoso regalo a la humanidad....🌺
Wow I want to be as clear mind as he is and all my fingers work like his when I am at his age! Bro on!
Я прочитала,что ему 99 лет.Но как он играет,виртуоз !!!
The real maestro…
Чудесно. Прекрасно. Талантливо!
Браво!!!👏👏👏
A piece of Heaven
When we get older, our articulation is less smooth and we move slower still we can convey the art. He's 93 years old. How amazing.
Какой чудесный звук и восхитительное исполнение!🙏🙏🙏❤💋
I'm speechless, what a wonderful concert! ❤
Que conmovedora y especial interpretación del Maestro Pressler......!!!!!!....
He is like Yoda - can hardly walk, but once he taps into the Force, oh what a performance!
So happy that the greatest pianists (also Horowitz and Rubinstein) were able and willing to perform into very old age.
Well said! I agree that it's astonishing that someone in his mid-90s at the time of this performance, who is so frail he needs assistance getting to the piano, can sit down and play as if he's decades younger! Bravo!!
Argerich still performs at the highest levels at 81
I admire a man like Herbert Blomsted that, 96 years old, continues to amaze use with his "Young" spirit and his incredible talent
Magnifica Orquestra interpretando Mozart, piano, Opus 23.
Спасибо Огромное !!!!!❤❤❤
95 years old !
Pressler is 99 years old!
RIP, and thank you.
Beautiful Muzic CLASICA ȘI SUPERBĂ! Pentru mine MUZICA lui Mozart este o MÂNGÂIERE A SUFLETULUI ȘI SPIRITULUI...!
Ььшщ
Maestro❤
Ein toller Solo-Interpret und ein schönes Mozart-Stück. Bemerkenswert!!!
Wahnsinnig gefühlvoll
I have listened to others play the same concert and this version sounds the best to me
É de admirar!o gênio se sobrepondo às limitações
고개가 절로 숙여집니다 마음속에 열정과 사랑이 가득한분 ᆢ 삶을 노래하고 계시네요 감사합니다 🙏
Impresive
음악에 이렇게 느닷없이 뭉클해보는게 얼마만인지.
Una maravilla!!!! Y un gran ejemplo.... pues hoy en día, se desprecian a las personas mayores, es algo muy cruel, pero que vamos hacer? Este hombre muestra lo que todavía se puede hacer a pesar de la edad, Gracias a DW, por esta caricia para el alma, W.A. Mozart , está siempre presente 🌹🌹🌹🌹
majestic
I used to see him in the street in Bloomington. and I would chat with Joe Gingold. amazing. And Starker. ha ha. just around town.
Imposible cansarse de oír este concierto y menos aún en esta interpretación. IMPECABLE todo
Mozart a fost un Copil "MINUNE" și Muzica SA "GENIALĂ".
Maravilloso, grandioso 👏👏👏👏👏👏
감사합니다,
부드러운, 손가락 움직임,
아름다운, 피아노소리가 감동입니다.
Que maravilla el adagio que sentimiento tan profundo !creo que no hay palabras que puedan expresar lo que logra expresar esta musica
Uno de los más brillantes pianistas del siglo XX y que ya en el XXI y con más de 90 años aún nos asombra con interpretaciones como esta
연주 정말 좋네요. 따따봉. 영원히 사시길
Восторг! Какое прекрасное испоонение!
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