Piano Professor Breaks Down 16 Legendary Pianists’ Techniques
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- Norman Krieger reacts and breaks down the technique 16 of the greatest pianists of all time.
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0:00 Intro
0:34 Arthur Rubinstein
1:28 Claudio Arrau
2:16 Vladimir Horowitz
3:30 Josef Hofmann
4:36 Murray Perahia
5:33 Emil Gilels
6:33 Alicia de Larrocha
7:32 Arcadi Volodos
8:25 Art Tatum
9:44 Martha Argerich
11:16 Van Cliburn
12:37 Sviatoslav Richter
13:48 Yuja Wang
14:35 Mikhail Pletnev
15:12 Krystian Zimerman
15:57 András Schiff
16:48 BONUS PIANIST
Chair of the Piano Department at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Norman Krieger reacts to videos of 16 of the greatest pianists of all time and comments on what makes their different approaches to piano playing so special.
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Correction: 2:49 is actually from the Finale of Rach 3, although it does sound like the beginning of Schumann's Carnaval up a step. By the way, Rachmaninoff recorded Carnaval and you should listen: ua-cam.com/video/qU4ZLZF2gZY/v-deo.html
Chopin’s polonaise heroique also has the exact same chords in the sequence that comes just before the repetition of the theme with added pyrotechnics 😂
I actually thought it was rach 3 when I first heard it haha
Well I didn’t misunderstand that lol
Hi Professor , stop to tell stupidity , we know that piano " level " in America is below zero , but you think ( your University is disaster , balony ) you are a disaster , go to Russia and learn how to play piano !!!
You should have included Gould's chair. The fact is he got his skill and power from that chair. It was made from the wood of a 1000 year old Viking longboat, carved with mystic Elven runes, blessed with the soft murmurings of Orlando Gibbons, and oiled with the sweat of unicorns.
No, dear Professor, definitely no. You won‘t get away with only 16. You owe us the next 16 and the next 16…. This is one of the most fascinating videos on piano playing ever made. To say thank you is not enough.
I totally agree
I also totally AGREE❤
Exactly 👍👍
Anch'io! Anch'io! 🙏
Trifonov, Matsuev, Yuncham, Fischer, Kissin, Lang-Lang, etc.
From what I recall, the anecdote on Art Tatum and Vladimir Horowitz, as told by Oscar Peterson, was not that Tatum sat down and played the exact arrangement that Horowitz had just played; but instead that he sat and started improvising his own variations (most likely inspired in part by the Horowitz arrangement he had just heard) and he kept going with variation after variation until poor Horowitz had to stop him, and ask him “Dear God, when did you come up with all that?” And Tatum responded “Just now”.
What pianists such as Horowitz and Rachmaninov admired above all, beyond technique, was Tatum’s (and in a broad sense, jazz pianists’) ability to just sit down and improvise material on the fly. Of course, they held Tatum in high regard because he was doing it with a special level of proficiency and technique.
Yeah I don't think this can be stressed enough. What isn't understood that what's most critical about jazz piano is a result of intelligent practice and vocabulary expansion and acquisition. People want so much to believe in unattainable miraculous genius maybe because it lets one off the hook. but as David Holland amazing virtuoso bassist points out it's consistent hard work and a step by step forward progress. The connection between the comprehensive important shapes of music theory and what your hands see (your hands see music theory as sound) can't be stressed enough.
@@vova47worst commenter on all jazz videos on youtube. When non-jazz people dislike the jazz genre because of the attitudes of certain snobs within the jazz community, they’re talking about people like this ole grandpa. I’m sure you’re absolutely right about Tatum, of course he probably never met Horowitz, but there’s ways of saying it buddy😘
@@TheStewie117 ah poor baby is a lousy improvisor sorry you don't want to do the work but if you do you'll see it's just a step by step process.
@@paxwallace8324 totally agree with your comment about the step by step process of learning vocabulary and building technique. I was just pointing out another commenter who keeps on writing really negative and comparative takes on jazz videos 😂😅 probably not even worth writing about in hindsight.
Also he said Tatum wouldn't look at the piano. Tatum was blind.
9:08 😂 You imitate so well how Horowitz was speaking english! Wonderful maestro! Your ear is definitely perfect!
Exactly what I was going to say 😆
I noticed this as well... it was flawless! Not just the accent, but the accentuation, the prosody. Like channeling Volodya. Maybe Rubinstein next? :)
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And 2:26 😂
😂😂😂
9:07 , perfect Horowitz impression 🤣🤣🤣
Your point on Rubinstein "playing as if for you personally" . . . . is so true.
I saw him around 1973, in Newcastle, England. We, the audience, were appalled when we realized the hall was going to be 5/6ths EMPTY. Given the stature of this "legendary" artist we felt ASHAMED at our community's poor turnout, and what Rubinstein would think of it.
But he came out, all smiles and dignity, and played his absolute heart out for us. (Including many encores.) For him, it was not about being angry for those who had NOT shown up, but about rewarding those who had. And he expressed immense gratitude for our applause -- such as we could muster -- at the concert's conclusion.
This story was great to read. ❤
In fact Rubinstein played for me yesterday.
@@MARTIN201199what, how
You're lucky you had a chance to see him!
Very interesting analysis! I'm glad to see that you have included Alicia de Larrocha (my mother) among the 16 legendary pianists of this video! ❤Of course there are many more legendary pianists that I hope we can hear your comments in future videos! Just like you say, they are all magnificent and all different! Long live to the difference! Thanks!!
Siento mucha admiración por Alicia de Larrocha ❤
@@urania.pianist 🙏🥰
@@andrewb5201 🙏😍
A legend, no doubt. A gift to our senses. Greetings from Spain!
@@alexsexy 🙏😍
I could listen to Mr. Krieger talk about the piano/pianists all day. Very knowledgeable, passionate, and a wonderful speaking voice as well!
And he sounds amazingly similar to Marc-Andre Hamelin!
❤
à partager
écouter ces conseils (David)
Hamelin? Sokolov?
How can you not include Gould? His flat finger technique, along with his incredibly low seating, easily made him one of the most unique concert pianists of all time!
Because his playing was unhealthy and he suffered greatly from that technique. It shouldnt be copied.
@@rachelpeham4800and who are you, healthy?
@@asdaroo I don’t think it requires anything other than common sense not to replicate a technique that could harm you down the line.
Gould did more than any other pianist to carry the relevance of classical music into the HiFi recording era. He is likely a key reason that classical music is still as popular as it is.
This presentation is not for proper technique but for masters of the piano. This presenter must have deliberately omitted Gould for reasons only he would know (disliked him?). Nobody said Gould was a likeable man, but certainly is one of the few super genii to have walked the earth. Good point, MultiCappie, one major reason to include him.
I don't comment on videos often, but I just really wanted to express how amazing this one was. Thanks tonebase and Mr. Norman! I feel more inspired today (:
Can we please acknowledge the amazing voice impression Norman Krieger does of Horowitz? 😂
This demonstration/ lecture a real gift …everything you would ever want in a teacher.
I loved EVERY SINGLE THING about this video! Thank you, Professor - you are so down to earth. Wonderful ❤
Totally agree 👍🏻
Wow. Such great talent and the professor is no slouch either. And he speaks with admiration of these great pianists, no pretense , given the complexity of the pieces . Amazing what a human being is capable of doing.
That praying mantis finger-striking was a game changer for me. I saw that exact same exact video of Argerich, then decided to try playing repeated notes with that kind of strike. Felt a lot more intuitive to me.
This is gold ! Prof is so engaging, charismatic and a great narrator and entertainer ! That imitation of Horowitz was so spot on 🏆🏆🏆🌹🙏
Sokolov is a pianist that i wished was in here. His technique is one of the cleanest among top pianists
Absolutely 💯
Pogorelich also
Michelangeli too
I agree
동감요...
Sir, your Horowitz impression is impeccable! 09:09 made me laugh!
This interview video is greeaaat!!!!! The pianists on the list are also my heroes; I completely agree with this. Thank you, Sir! Thank you, Tonebase!
Professor I viewed this video a second time without realizing it as so much time passed....this time I noticed how well you yourself play...lucky young students in Indiana!!
His description and discussion of Murray Perahia's technique is spot on. Perahia remains vastly underrated amongst the great 20th century pianists. He has the gift of making everything he plays sound natural and beautiful. Although nearly every great pianist has recorded Schumann's Fantasie in C, Op. 17, Perahia's recording remains my favorite. For me, no one has ever made this wondrous piece sound as beautiful.
Mr Krieger is really one of a kind to me. So humble and so honoring all of those fantastic players. Just a pleasure to watch and to listen to.
Even among these titans, I get floored by Martha Argerich; there is something about how she understands music that somehow aligns with my mind.
Does anyone else feel the same? About her, or any of the other pianists in the video?
Yes…Gilels
Agree
Emil gilels
Yes, sometimes I feel with Argerich that she’s transmitting something through the music that goes beyond it, like the soul of life itself!
I agree. Just watched the video titled "Martha Argerich (2020): Bach - Partita No. 2 in C Minor BWV 826" Age 79. I picked my pieces up afterwards. (and I'm sure that special "finger picking" technique the prof explained is the same Bach himself used)
9:08 what??? It's so perfect.
I literally thought it was interview of him
How interesting.
Thanks for sharing.
(I have missed María João Pires; the great lady of the piano).
This video is awesome. Tonebase has really brought the community together to create something special. This is peak social media imho. People with the same interests, expertise, appreciation coming forward to both learn and share one's knowledge without ego. The humility of these experts really makes the experience special.
And as an added comment: there is no sense of chore. Every video I have watched contains a sense of appreciation for being able to help and discuss. The lack of arrogance is obvious and honestly, that makes our "piano crew" (shout out to twoset) proud
What an absolute JOY to discover this today. great music, great commentary, just a jewel of a video. Thank you ever so much
I have enjoyed this video probably more than any other video that I've seen on UA-cam. To be able to see and hear these legendary pianists one after the other was fascinating. Professor Krieger gave fascinating insights into each pianist's technique and execution, not to mention personality. I look forward to more videos like this.
What a marvelous, marvelous video, analysis and demonstration. Mr. Krieger himself is superb here at the piano and in his musical thinking and interpretation. I will be listening to many of his own recordings. Also, I hope he makes another video where he analyzes the playing of 16 more pianists, since there are so more to study and analyze. Thank you Mr. Krieger. This was special.
This is wonderful, thank you.
As well as the fantastic content, the video editing is great. I particularly like the split screen bits where Krieger mimics the pianist in question.
This was absolutely wonderful! Loved every second. Thanks for posting
One of the best Tone Base postings.. Such perfect choices by a great pianist, himself, Norman Krieger!
What a great video! More please. I was lucky enough to see six of these geniuses and even interview a couple of them. Rubinstein, Horowitz, Delarocha, Cliburn, Perahia, and Zimmerman. Wonderful memories that you bring back for me.
Such a joy. The story about Art Taum and Horowitz was so amazing. This video was revelatory. Thank you.
What's amazing about this old story is after is being debunked as complete fantasy somebody who claims to be a serious piano professor still repeats it publicly.
@@vova47 Nobody debunked anything, there's just no proof they met. This was in a time where camera's weren't everywhere, so they could very well have met without anyone recording it. There is footage of Horowitz on youtube where he's playing Tea For Two, a Tatum staple so personally i believe they did met but how that went fuck knows.
@@vova47Debunked?? By??
Excellent observations by Mr. Krieger, and lots of variety in his comments! We are indebted to both of you for this treasure trove of musicality...🎵
Enjoyed this so much. I have been lucky enough to see Zimerman perform, that was such a treat!
Wonderful! Thank you Professor! Fascinating presentation and analysis. Love hearing about all the selected pianists, in particular Gilels, Richter, Alicia de Larocha as well as your memory of Argerich and the story between Horowitz and Tatum. I look forward to the next presentation, hope Alfred Brendel, Rudolf Serkin, Angela Hewitt and Evgeny Kissin, among others can be included in the next one. Thank you again.
Wonderful presentation. Good to see that I.U. Piano Dept. is in good hands. Very informative. Thanks!
I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed his understanding and explanation of every composer…
Superb video! And I find it amazing that Mr. Krieger seems able to play convincingly in the styles of almost all these pianists. I'd love to hear some of his own performances -- I'd bet he can play just about anything!
Professor, am I allowed to say that you are the first USA pianist that I heared that has decent tone of voice and the ability to play in the spirit of each original composer? I think your understanding of different playing types is really respectfull and really well. Thank you for sharing this video!
How inspiring this info is!
Different approaches, so all well showing how every personality makes his or her music thanks to the composers!
Beautifull..
Outstanding analysis and demonstration. I love how Art Tatum was included.
I was hoping to hear an analysis of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Byron Janis, Mitsuko Uchida, and even Percy Grainger.
whenever i think of how a big tall guy "should" look at the piano i think of Richter or Michelangeli.
but then Horowitz shows up says who cares.
Gold. These videos continue to be absolutely fascinating.
Many thanks for this post. It demonstrates techniques that can widen young pianists’ appreciation of how to approach their music. Loved the voice too..
Thank you, Professor Krieger! This video is valuable beyond words. Bravo.
I love the Horowitz impressions. It would have been great to see Cziffra in this list
Dear Professor, thank you for such a great video. Looking forward to the next list (probably with Gould and other interesting pianists) 🙏
A wonderful short lecture. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and capability as a pianist and teacher.
Thank you.
Such a warm gift.
So glad Claudio Arrau from Chile was included in this summary.
Bravo, Professor! Thanks for the great video, we're all hoping for the next set of great pianists!
All piano students of every age should watch this video! Thank you!!! And I love your impersonations too!!!
Fantastic and so knowledgeable. To be able to just pull out those musical examples from so many works. Wonderful.
I learned so much about the piano, playing, and style just listening to your analysis, and then demonstrating their style. Amazing! Thank you for your passion.
As a pianist, I very much approve of this roster of pianists that were selected to be discussed! Great video.
What about Grigory Sokolov?
“We’re all different. We shouldn’t sound alike. We should be ourselves.” ♥️
Thank you, Mr. Kriegar.
This is very exciting to watch.❤ Alicia de Larrocha reminded me of my piano. teacher's approach as a young child. What a wonderful list of classical pianists.
Amazing video ! I love the comments on how playing relates to the personality of each master
Thank you Professor Krieger!
Excellent! Awesome Horowitz impressions/voices BTW!! I literally would NOT BE able to tell the difference between you and the late great Vladimir Horowitz by voice alone (and I have a decent ear)!!!! You are also a fantastic pianist and musician and I love hearing you perform and speak!
I just love when he just destroooooooys mimicking murray, just flawless, with minimal movement of each part of the hand, making voicings with each finger, effortlessly. Amazing professor! You're one of the greatests!!
An excellent lecture with very insightful commentary. I thoroughly enjoyed this session. Thank you for sharing your wonderful knowledge and experience of the great pianists.
it's fascinating to watch tatum's hands, the way he slides up and down the piano almost looks like working the neck of a string instrument. very efficient too, his left hand is perfectly still until there's somewhere else it needs to be. gives the impression of this huge clarity of musical thought
Thanks so much, Dr Krieger! I love the pianists you’ve chosen, which includes my top three- Argerich, Zimmerman and Perahia, all of whom I’ve had the immense good fortune to hear live- also De Larrocha. I also love many of the others- each soulful and immensely musical as well as technical giants.
I also specially love these 3..... 🙋🏼♀️🌹
I think this is the best video I’ve watched! Incredible, and so informative!
Great video! Professor Krieger could extract and explain the most extraordinary characteristics of those phenomenal pianists in a few words. So impressive! Thank you for your analysis.
As far as Professor Krieger wondering about Schiff generating interest in music never meant for a concert hall, I would say that some performers fill a large hall (projection?) and some bring attention very close in, creating intimacy, as if we were all sitting together in a small room, one with a fireplace perhaps. I hope Professor Krieger is not totally consumed by administrative duties and departmental politics, being the chair of a large department, but still has enough time and energy to teach. Kids need his knowledge, skill, humor and beautiful playing.
This is a wonderful video. I am always working on my technique. Comparing it to the great artists is very helpful.
Such a wonderful video delivered by a master pianist. Performing with this artist was always inspiring and insightful.
Thank you for this!
Brilliant! Thank you for recording thus video!!
Although a lifelong musician, I am not a piano expert. Thank you so much for this fascinating video. For a long time now, The two pianists who have moved me the most are Tatum and Argerich. His facility and style, and her touch and technique, are the pinnacles, IMHO.
What a marvellous video and teacher. Absolutely lovely.
I really enjoyed watching this & often wonder about my own techniques. I love seeing other artist's hands - they all bring such uniqueness to the piano; very soul captivating! Thank you for sharing!
This video was an absolute joy to watch. Thank you. 💕
Excellent video, albeit a little bit too brief (for my taste anyway) with regard to the particular techniques of these pianists. For Part 2, there are some obvious candidates: Michelangeli and Gould as several already have suggested. Lipatti, Cziffra, and Hamelin are also on the short list. Bonus points for the Horowitz impersonation which was spot on, as already remarked by several here.
This was just an appetizer dish that we made with Norman Krieger when he recorded lessons with us. I hope to dedicate individual videos to each of the pianists you mentioned (and more) in the not-too-distant future.
What about Sokolov? Especially his Chopin op.25 no 12, thats insane
Kenny Drew jr.
You forgot Cyprien Katsaris
Samson François.
Ingrid Haebler.
Annie Fischer..
Beatrice Rana.
Maria Yudina.
Tatiana Nikolaieva.
Piotr Anderszewski.
Maria Tipo.
But wait…Watts, Pogorelich, Brendel, Iturbi. PLEASE, keep going. This is so very fascinating. Thank you.
Congratulations and thank you for this fantastic video.
A professional pianist myself I attended 25 concerts and recitals played by Yuja Wang and I must say I never before heard such a controlled pianissimo. Even when I thought it couldn't get more quiet she played a decrescendo without missing a single tone....Fascinating!
Such Class and demeanor and elegance in presentation. SUPERB!
Great Video, Great Lesson, Great Inspiration! Thank you so much, Professor… 🙏
Very diplomatic and nicely described. The representation of different technique at the piano within his hands and body displays his understanding and skill. I would recommend a bit more depth and relaxation at the bottom of each key as any tension and the modern approach to playing the piano make shallower. All limitation and britelness of sound originates from a lack of follow through. This was a lesson best preserved from the teaching of Franz Liszt through his students of which I am a third generation. I enjoyed this video and hope to see more.
Interesting comment, modern pianists play all the notes correctly but without the feeling. As we have known since the development of modern piano competitions, real pianists feel the notes and the music.
Just found this. Thank you for the overview and comments.
Fascinating. Can’t wait for the next list. Michelangeli, Angela Hewitt, and Gould would be great additions.
And Maurizio Pollini.
Kempff, m a hamelin, sokolov ....
Dr. Krieger brilliantly conveys each of these incredible pianist so very well. Thank you for this.
Wonderful video, I love how he gets to Art Tatum and he’s just so bewildered by how good he is he doesn’t even get into any esoteric technique
He couldn't even if he wanted to.
What a wonderful video. I’m a jazz saxophonist, and very much enjoy watching different sax players techniques and how they approach the instrument. I’m very happy to hear someone who see’s that one’s artistic and emotional approach is just as, or even more important then their technical proficiency. It’s very possible to have someone be technically amazing, yet be lacking the emotional side of music. I hear this all the time, and as you put it so well, sometimes a missed note just isn’t that important when the whole package is performed so meaningfully. Thank you. I enjoyed this very much.
I felt exactly the same the first time I heard Volodos. It was like he was in another dimension entirely.
Please add Erroll Garner, Sokolov, Kissin, Edwin Fischer, Wilhelm Backhaus, Nelson Freire, Gina Bachauer, Glenn Gould… Professor Krieger is the perfect person to do this, and I would welcome more videos featuring him.
Additionally, perhaps you could interview Carol Rosenberger.
+ Keith Jarrett!
+ Dmitri Alexeev, Dmitry Bashkirov
2:26 His impression of Horowitz is spot on!!
It's so interesting to learn the personal stories of these pianists 😊
Thank you Herr Professor. That was most enjoyable and informative. It didn’t include one of my favorite artists that I heard in concert earlier this year (Kissin) but there are probably more editions you could make of this kind of video. Again, thank you kindly for taking the time. I took notes.
This is a fantastic video, and your playing is beautiful, but you left out one of MY very favorite pianists, Alfred Brendel.
However, you DID include my other favorite, the great Claudio Arrau, so no hard feelings. 😁
As a (fairly) beginning piano student, I have come to believe that playing the piano must be one of the greatest miracles of life. Trying to unravel and execute the myriad movements, coordinating polyrhythms, understanding key signatures (and implementing them), trills, finger independence ... where do all these skills come from?
Muy buen comentario!
It's like an otherworldly , almost alien conundrum that allows these kinds of ability and talent. When one thinks about it, it doesn't seem possible. But it is, as you can see from the video.
Thank you so very much! Please, continue! ❤
Great video needlessly interrupted by the stupidity of UA-cam ads.
This was a really enjoyable video to watch. A clearly accomplished pianist sharing his knowledge, understanding of and experiences with some of greats. Fabulous.
Every good pianist knows that Tatum was GOD. ❤ I love hearing pianists just rave about Tatum.
His finger technic is unparalleled. I read that he'd often spin a nut (?) so fast it would become a blur...perhaps some sort of exercise.
This may be the best summary and informative short video I’ve ever seen discussing how many of the best pianists ever played the piano. A great late teacher of mine, classical and jazz pianist, and later an artist I produced said this, the problem with most pianists is that they have it backwards. One should focus on sound, then time (feel) then notes. Most focus on notes first. Then time. Then sound. So true. All of these pianists you summarized appear to have it right. They produce a sound first. Their sound. Then time. Then notes. Your video and illustrations are impressive and so well done. But I must say, if I had to pick the most unique sound here it would be hard to be more unique and light and identifiable than the only jazz pianist in this classical group. You guessed it, Art Tatum. And mainly blind, I suppose he out of all of them had to focus on sound first. And look what it resulted in? Horowitz asking, “How do you do it?” Well Mr Horowitz, Mr. Tatum reproduced a sound unlike any other. It’s the sound. Fantastic sir. Thank you for the video. (the artist was Dick Hindman. Sorry I forgot to mention. You can hear Dick Hindman play on a YT channel I created after his passing. Oscar Peterson called Hindman Oscar’s favorite pianist. They were very good friends).
The GOAT. Thank you so much professor Krieger!
What a Professor! your analysis bring the artist pianists Soul to everyone's Soul, not just the technique. What a Wonderful World.
Wonderful analysis. Gilels. Professor comments on how his technique sometimes leads to wrong notes. I heard Gilels in London around 1980 in the Grieg concerto. A lot of wrong notes but the most amazing depth of sound and musicality and by far the best version I have ever heard. I would have like to see the other great Russian Lazar Berman in the analysis.
Amazing video, tough I feel like Ashkenazy and Cziffra are missing
Wonderful explanations! A sense of humour, always part of seriousness.