Johannes Brahms - 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- - Composer: Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833 -- 3 April 1897)
- Performer: Radu Lupu
- Year of recording: 1971
3 Intermezzi for piano, Op. 117, written in 1892.
00:00 - 1. Andante moderato (E♭ major)
05:47 - 2. Andante non troppo e con molto espressione (B♭ minor)
10:44 - 3. Andante con moto (C♯ minor)
Occasionally unsure what title, if any, he should give a piece, Brahms came to use the term intermezzo as a rubric under which he could file anything that was not especially whimsical or fiery. The Three Intermezzi, Op. 117, do not require the technical facility necessary to perform many of his earlier works, but an incisive musicality is paramount for a proper understanding of these musical miniatures. The fact that they are all marked Andante also presents a problem for the performer, who must probe the details of each work and stress the contrasting elements. This is one of the rare cases in which Brahms gave a specific title for an entire set of pieces. Two of the three Intermezzi received their first performances shortly after they were written: No. 1 on 18 February 1893, and No. 2 on 30 January of the same year.
- Prefaced by lines from Herder's translation of Lady Anne Bothwell's Lament, a Scottish lullaby, the first Intermezzo is in E flat major and cast in ABA' form. The central section, on E flat minor, obscures the 6/8 meter before returning to the major mode for the modified reprise of the first section.
- A sonata-form movement in B flat minor, the second Intermezzo provides an excellent example of thematic transformation. The first theme, traced by the uppermost thirty-second notes in the arpeggios of the first two measures, becomes the second theme, played in the top notes of block chords 30 measures later. Because the rhythmic movement from note to note is changed and the textures of the two passages are very dissimilar, it takes a perceptive pianist to locate and bring out the transformed melody. Brahms chooses the relative major, D flat, for the second theme while the development section is built around the fluid arpeggios of the first theme. In the recapitulation, the second theme, truncated and transformed, vacillates between the tonic major and minor.
- Brahms once referred to the third Intermezzo of Op. 117 as "the lullaby of all my grief." In C sharp minor, the piece is in ternary form (ABA'), with a central section on A major. Section A consists of two ideas, the first stated in parallel octaves. The entire complex is repeated, although the melodies are accompanied differently and some segments appear in a higher register. The move to A major for the B section creates a sense of relaxation as the leaping theme, again with right-hand octaves, provides a stark contrast to the linear, opening idea. A brief transition leads to the return of section A, re-harmonized and in a form more akin to its second half than to the beginning.
this piece is the last thing my grandpa requested to listen to before passing away. it’s a beautiful piece, i will be using it in his memorial
Your grandpop is cool
I put this tune on to write poetry to, and soon began to write about life and death and the moments before.. never heard this song until now, and just came and read your comment after I finished writing. All of that to say, your grandpa had good taste, and even better timing. :)
In this moment I'm listenig to it with my 2 days born child while he sleeps...
i know it’s a 2 year old comment but my grandpa passed away late october 2021 and i was hoping that he will be ok so i left my home so i can clear my mind and so on.. and i got a phone call that he is giving his last breath.. stood there for 10-15 minutes as he was barely breathing and i felt a bit of movement from his arm and started playing the first intermezzo (this was the only one i started studying).. i only read once or twice the 2nd and 3rd page of the intermezzo but somehow while crying i managed to play it all together like i already knew it..
i just hope he somehow heard it and that rendition of this beautiful intermezzo would’ve been his background song while he was leaving us wherever he is now.
@@gracey5512 was
What a pity that today’s night, 18/4, we lost such a sensitive, magical pianist. 🙏🏻
Heard him live twice, unforgettable. The best Schubert-playing, I ever experienced. May he rest in peace.
And today was when that magical pianist was born
18/4 ??? What's that??
@@kenelliott8944 The death date of rapu lupu 😢
@@kenelliott8944You’re probably used to 4/18. They’re talking about April 18th. The pianist here had died the day before.
The middle section of that 3rd intermezzo is probably some of the most sublime music that is beyond words. The transition from the brooding main section.
No. 3 is breathtakingly beautiful.
This pieces were an opportunity for me, who was not very interested in Brahms, to like his pieces and realize Brahms' greatness.
I'd like to play these someday.
The first intermezzo to me is the perfect representation of a happy nostalgia. I imagine someone who is the autumn of his/her life, sat under a tree next to a river, contemplating the water's flow whilst remembers his/her life.
I love Brahms' music, it brings a warm joy to my heart.
It's a lullaby, actually.
Wow, the main theme of the second imtermezzo has to have one of the most beautiful melodies I've ever heard
Lupu’s tone control is superb! He makes the piano sound like a source of sustained rich and soft sounds, as if it never had hammers.
Yes, exactly. THere's a video of Ivan Moravec speaking about "the hammerless technique". He and Lupu have the most beautiful touch.
...And Arkadi VOLODOS!,......please!...
anja
Okay!
He is a sublime pianist, but the quality of the piano helps. A Bosendorfer of Bechstein would have a similar sound - unless he is playing one.
Radu Lupu is very good Musician --studyed with Genrich Newhaus in Moskow....
Johannes Brahms:3 Intermezzo Op.117
1.Esz-dúr (Andante moderato - Piú adagio - Un poco piú andante) 00:05
2.b-moll (Andante non troppo e con molto espressione - Piú adagio) 05:47
3.cisz-moll (Andante con moto - Poco piú lento - Piú moto ed epressivo - Tempo I - Piú lento) 10:44
Radu Lupu-zongora
Lupu is a really great pianist, attending his concerts is like moving beyond time!
The 2nd intermezzo is just so good. I’m not sure why but it just makes me feel as if I’m drowning, just going deeper and deeper. Incredible.
insane control of tone...
Beautiful renditions of Brahm's op.117 3 Intermezzi. # 2 is my favorite.
Same.
Just so heartachingly beautiful. Gorgeous playing of these little masterpieces.
These pieces are a massage to the brain. I am definitely going to buy this recording.
+Kris Keyes To the brain & heart I'd say! I highly recommend this recording.
you're so right!!
This is beautiful music. Lupu is such a master when interpreting Brahms.
1stecha1 Also when playing Schubert’s Impromptus and Mozart’s Sonatas for Piano and Violin (accompanied by Szymon Goldberg)
Une merveilleuse interprétation pour une merveilleuse musique. Merci!!!
Descansa en paz Radu Lupu. Y gracias por tanto que nos has dado.
Best performance on you tube in my opinion. These are so difficult to play well, I’m still struggling even after a year. Bigger hands do help a lot with the first one.
Yes. Radu Lupu- it doesn't get any better.
@@MaximTendu I'd argue that Glenn Gould's recording is on par with this one. Very different, of course, but equally fascinating
@@AtnaKaz Who would argue with that? Certainly not me. I love Volodos' rendition, as well.
The first one is a real danger for beginners: it may seem quite simple and easy, both when reading rhe score and listening to the muusic. But it requires a full control of rhe pianqric expression which only a confirmed payer can have. These three pieces can appear less complex and difficult than other ones of the same period, but they probably best reveai the intimacy of the composer.
Gérard Begni great insight! Brahms is so incredible
It's like with the popular "easy" Chopin preludes - sure they might be relatively easy, but to play them WELL is a whole different issue.
@@Pakkens_Backyard Both chopin and brahms in my opinion are extremely easy to misinterpret.
@@s1nd3rr0z3 All Classical music, actually. I mean, think of all the misunderstandings in the world, but these pieces are already 100+ years old and their composers are no longer around.
@@Pakkens_Backyard Yeah, but I think just because how much their personalities and personal lives affected their music more so than a lot of composers, this makes it very difficult to get an accurate recreation. Also specifically with Chopin, his style of playing had a gigantic amount of influence on his style of composition and was very idiosyncratic.
What a gorgeous interpretation! The clarity and dynamics are exquisite.
Lupu has potentially the best tone quality I think I’ve ever heard
Moravec?
@@astanakazakhstan3220moravec's tone only sounds softer because of the recording quality ofbhis time
№1
Основная тема 0:07
Середина 2:00
№2
Основная тема 5:49
Середина 7:03
№3
Основная тема 10:46
Середина 12:42
I really love how maestro Radu Lapu plays Brahms…thanks to him Brahms has become one of my favourite composers. RIP maestro
wish this piece would never end
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Fantástico! Controle absoluto da sonoridade.
Beautiful music. This artist of the piano brings out all the wonderful inner voices of Brahms. Will listen again and again.
RIP, Maestro Radu Lupu. Fly high, my idol.
Every note has a meaning. It's amazing to see the inner view of brahms. The piece is not just emotional. I analyzed brahms and I realized the music is good for studying composition.
Maybe Garett Green at Music Matters does an analysis of these intermezzi. especially No. 2 is fascinating.
I aspire to play Brahms like this! No. 1 is an absolute gem
"Колыбельные моей скорби" - я столкнулся с вечным и чувствую сильнейшую меланхолию! Это очень точно
0:01, wow, didn't know there was couloured fotage of Brahms whilst performing.
The colour photo is Radu Lupu, who is playing in this recording
Lupu tem o controle perfeito entre a som e o sentimento. É o dom divino da pura emoção sonora.
Beautiful ! Thank you for posting :)
ブラームスの晩年の傑作ですね。配信ありがとうございます。
Very fine interpretation. I also like Glenn Gould's version. Gabe Meruelo.
Rest In Peace, Radu Lupu.
Brahms por Radu Lupu, una versión embriagante., mágica.
Excellent recording, with the slight bonus of humming to improve the tone color. :)
The pianist looks like Brahms xD
Yea, I was like WOW a color photo of Brahms playing?? Never saw that before!
Indeed! Iwondr…
No
XD
😣
12:40 when Brahms goes A major it's always a moment of great love and bittersweet feelings of longing. See no. 2 op 118 too.
honestly 12:40 is such an underrated brahms moment. I think it is as beautiful as anything he wrote. so bittersweet. you are very right about a major too
Wonderful.....
these three are so weird and dark and ahead of their time they are like a genre of their own
Number 1 has one of the best Brahms melodies ever created
No.3 as well
Brahms complete piano output is probably the most beautiful music ever composed
@@MARTIN201199 Cough Cough Chopin, Liszt, Schubert, Rachmaninoff, Mozart, TCHAIKOVSKY, Mendelssohn, Grieg, Sibelius, Schuman, Beethoven, Ravel, Debussy, Puccini cough cough cough... I think it's a little hard to pin point the guy that made the most beautiful melodies.
@@roberacevedo8232 And Dvorak, Scriabin and Shostakovich, and...
But for sure, I'm a Brahms fan.
i love the 2nd one
Lovely, I remember learning the first two of these in high school. I love the interpretation here.
Yes. I learned all three in high school. None of them are easy. I remember almost crying with frustration trying to learn No. 2. It NEVER sounded like this. Now, 35 years later, maybe I should try again.
RIP Radu Lupu 💔
!what finesse!
It reminded of an unknown classical pianist who died of heart failure back in March 1991 at the age of 62.
Who?
He ws the very very best interpretor Brahms. Magic.
The problem with me is that I can't get the inner melody to sound right :(
Finger independence exercises would be very helpful!
You should follow the advice of the person above.
Also remeber to give it time. You have gotten this far and yoh will keep getting better.
Good interpretation.
Great pianist.
Thank you so much to everyone involved :)
В первом Интермеццо волшебные гармонии
И станут кружком на лужке интермеццо,
Руками, как дерево, песнь охватив,
Как тени, вертеться четыре семейства
Под чистый, как детство, немецкий мотив.
LOVE Brahms!
Brilliant Brahms.
Brahms plays Brahms. Neat!
Ads breaking into the middle of a beautiful piece of music are just very jarring and mean!
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Could you do the op. 76 piano pieces? I would greatly appreciate that!
Sublime.
Thanks man.
Quand c'est beau, c'est Brahms.....
Absolutely breathtaking
love the bridge in #3 between sections 2 and 3
10:44 - 3. Andante con moto (C♯ minor)
Lupu ❤️
I love the second piece so much...
I had never before seen olla-volala.
damn Rupu this interpretation was pure fire!
Superb!
I love Radu Lupu's interpretation but i think this is not he's. It sounds somebody singing,maybe Glenn Gould? Please, correct me if i'm wrong. Thanks!
The A theme of the first piece has this really similar sound to the hymn from "Jupiter" in my ears. Does anyone else hear the similarities?
I think it sounds a bit like the Christmas Carol "The First Noel".
It’s just so difficult to play the chords without it overpowering the melody, I’m struggling to get that melody to sing without all the octaves taking over
МСС(Ц)МШ имени Гнесиных представляет:
I
Начало: 0:06
Середина - 1:58
II
Начало - 5:49
Середина - 7:02
III
Начало - 10:45
Середина - 12:41
какой у вас класс? мы это сейчас на втором курсе в Мерзляковке сдаём)
@@evvqd 9 класс и 1 курс
Мерзляковка, II
I can’t understand and feel this music not yet.. even I’m deeply loved in classic music.
I love the second work, it seems as if he would be telling his daily life amidst love, passion solety and routine of work at the piano
Why did Brahms write #2 in 3/8 rather than three more familiar 3/4?
Maybe He don't want to use waltzic form
IMHO: there's no doubt that he can play the piano extremely well, yet he plays everything as though it's Schumann's Traumerei - with boundless gentleness and lyricism - and it can get a bit samey. In these late Brahms pieces there's room for a certain abstraction and austerity, which he never goes for, which is why I prefer Anatoly Vedernikov's recording
nicely put and true; suggest everyone also check kovacevich
There's always some asshole for whom perfection isn't enough.
Am I drunk? Why it sounds so similar to gould's? Especially op117 no3.
1:58
3:43
5:47
10:45
12:41
RIP to the pianist :(
Schön "Brahmsig" :-)
Andreas D. Ich bin noch relativ neu im Bereich klassischer Musik, was würdest Du als charakteristisch für Brahms Musik nennen?
@@c.l.8092 Dunkel und ruhig.
I grew up on Brahms but confess that my knowledge of his entire oeuvre is lacking. I do not have an intimate knowledge of his solo piano works. I listen mostly to serial compositions now and very very little pre WWII works except for 2nd Vienesse school. It is refreshing to listen to late Brahms and enjoy how he really started to push the bounds of chromatic modulation at a time where the notion of atonality let alone 12 tone composition was 30 or more years in the future.
If you think this is pushing boundaries, you need to check out liszts late works
i'd argue composers like wagner and mahler to name a few were already starting to push tonality to its limits more so than brahms. but agreed, it's very interesting to view brahms' late music in the context of what was to come
I'd rather hear tonality pushed to its limits instead of tonality falling apart completely, chromaticism used effectively is better than pretending to be a genius
The harmony in the 2nd intermezzo reminds me alot of Liszt's Chasse Neige
I agree. Played Chasse-neige… however, i’m not going anywhere near these intermezzi for a few years till i’m out of my teens… so difficult to master!
Radu Lupu looks like Brahms in the photo!
ブラームスの曲で数少ない好きな曲
harmonics classic records took me here
Brahms plays Brahms
Here because of Imgur, did not disappoint.
+David Kaegi Was probably repost
Johannes Brahms - 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117
El intermezo habla conmigo. ❤️.
0:06, 5:49, 13:01
Is it just me or is the 2nd. movement not being played as written? I've listened to 3 different performances of this movement so far on UA-cam, and each time the 1st and 9th thirty-second note of each bar are played by the pianist as eighth or dotted sixteenth notes, but not as thirty-second notes as written by Brahms. Is there some license to reinterpret Brahms scores that I'm not aware of?
i believe its an intentional rubato to emphasise the two-note motifs. since the first notes of these groups are mostly suspensions, the intentional lengthening helps give more time to prepare for the resolution to the second note. perhaps the pianists find it practical to interpret it as such.
this music is like a dream , poetic , erotic , amazing , difficult to play , magic , i love so much brahms , his music make me remember a lot of love with so nices women ,
erotic? :/ omg
@@purplebone5597 lmao bruh
Un levísimo error en la mano derecha en el 4:50. Bellísima interpretación, pero prefiero a Glenn Gould.
Al parecer en vez de La bemol tocó ¿Sol? A mi me gustan tanto la versión de Gould que es más íntima, así como la de Kempff que es más Beethoveniana. Pero esta versión se me hace muy agradable al oído y fácil de digerir. Que piensas de la versión de Volodos? A mi gusto una de las mejores
0:00 интермеццо 1
5:48 интермеццо 2
10:45 интермеццо 3
5:10pain
5:47
I swear he makes a mistake just after 7:10 - the melody-like notes in the left hand, second bar.
anosmianAcrimony I think it’s the complex harmony which, together with the melody, causes emotional pain. If you put together the notes of that D-flat chord (in the last part of the first measure) you have the 7 notes of the musical scale.