Vladimir Ashkenazy: R. Schumann - Etudes Symphoniques Op. 13

Live recording from 1985
Vladimir Ashkenazy: Robert Schumann - Études Symphoniques Opus 13
0:21 Theme - Andante
1:54 Etude 1 (Variation 1) - Un poco più vivo
3:09 Etude 2 (Variation 2) - Andante
6:09 Etude 3 - Vivace
12:33 Etude 4 (Variation 3) - Allegro marcato
13:42 Etude 5 (Variation 4) - Scherzando
14:33 Etude 6 (Variation 5) - Agitato
15:27 Etude 7 (Variation 6) - Allegro molto
16:42 Etude 8 (Variation 7) - Sempre marcatissimo
23:05 Etude 9 - Presto possibile
23:45 Etude 10 (Variation 8) - Allegro con energia
25:09 Etude 11 (Variation 9) - Andante espressivo
27:32 Etude 12 (Finale) - Allegro brillante (based on Marschner's theme).
A Christopher Nupen Film

[@nelidaferraz6497]

Ashkenazy was undoubtfully one of Schumann’ s greater interpreters. His recording of the complete piano pieces is a treasure.

[@patriciabretas2872]

Ashkenazy is a full orchestra on the piano. Love him.

[@brunoescoto9630]

He makes it look so easy... but this etudes are waay to difficult. What a great pianist!

[@IvanGreindl]

Une version tellement maîtrisée, sobre, intériorisée, - une *merveille* ! Pas de place ici pour du pathos superflu mais une merveilleuse sensibilité, sans artifice, des tempi contrastés, le respect des nuances... Quel talent !

[@paulineimon4368]

Ashkenazy aboutit à un équilibre parfait lorsqu'il joue Schumann, c'est divin !

[@francoriva55]

Thank you Maestro.. we love youuuuuu !!!! And Schumann of course.

[@andrewmarr8650]

Wow, that is an amazing 4th etude. Best version that I've ever heard!

[@buckylove6918]

It's hard for me to wrap my head around how a pianist can have such a vast repertoire at such a highly refined level. .. ? .

[@FirstGentleman1]

He said that he worked like insane.

[@bengewetan8426]

Inter view conversation

[@bengewetan8426]

In

[@highpeaksphil]

Practise practise and then more practise

[@highpeaksphil]

Also the amazing fact is that he learnt most of his classic repertoire after he left Russia

[@ccdg1066]

Beautiful. Great to see this live performance recording, too. Thanks!!!

[@meredith218461]

The best live account I know of the Etudes Symphoniques. Ashkenazy's intelligent understanding of the compositional structure and the poetry and drama therein is perfectly conveyed.

[@giuliocarta55]

Grandissimo! Precisione, grande tecnica e interpretazione sublime.

[@dwarrenharewood]

I love how Ashkenazy integrates the posthumous variations within the overall context of the piece. It made me realize how much I’ve disliked the model of adding them later before the finale. Wonderful performance!

[@helmutmuller2216]

The supplementary variations 1 to 3 are inserted after etude iii, and the supplementary variations 4 and 5 after etude viii.

[@francoriva55]

Grandissimo Ashkenazy. Enorme talento e musicista completo. Sterminata laxsua discografia .. altissimo livello.. tra i piu grandi pianistj .. ovvero tra forse cento o piu !! Perche' non esiste graduatoria .... sterminata la lista di grandi artisti. E poi molti del tutto ignoti !!!

[@stephenmessick865]

This video is a treasure. What marvelous playing!

[@arlenehathaway3076]

today 7/6 is his birthday...a brilliant pianist who gave us the gift of his music for decades

[@dr.greggrove4413]

A stirring and emotionally charged performance.

[@luisfernandomurillo3631]

Marvellous interpretation. Thank you for uploading!

[@henrique1944]

Wonderfull playing

[@quaver1239]

Wonderful! Loved every moment. Thank you very, very much.

[@andersrhedin1877]

I’ve got this marvellous music on a LP with Murray Perahia at the grand piano and I really love his interpretation but I must admit that this is really at the same level- really master class! This is a masterpiece by the composer considered it’s only no 13 in opusnumber! The theme is devised by Schumanns English friend William Sterndale Bennet.Alas what a genius he was Schumann! Bravo Vladimir!🎹🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@voraciousreader3341]

People forget Ashkenazy’s pianistic brilliance because he had too much of a need for musical expression….the piano simply couldn’t contain him, so he moved into conducting and took off like a rocket. I absolutely adore Perahia’s playing, which for me is most mesmerizing in his duets with Radu Lupu, another absolute monster genius, but he is somehow lacking the intense fire element that burns in Ashkenazy’s art, and also Lupu’s. For me, Perahia’s art lies in a subtlety which, while it’s intellectually fascinating and emotionally fulfilling, I wait for him to open it up and let the fire of a piece consume him combined with the excitement of listening to him control it. This can be heard again and again in this performance by Ashkenazy. I guess I’m trying to say that I look for the fullest kaleidoscope of emotional possibility in a pianist’s arsenal, and, for me, Ashkenazy hits so many more colors and patterns across more musical genres than every pianist I’ve heard. Luckily, I fully enjoy other brilliant artist’s work and love their contributions to the understanding of the works they play, unlike those with a strong bias who listen to others only to compare them very unfavorably with their favorite. You appear to be the same kind of listener! Please don’t imagine my intent here is to express anything but my own preferences….we can only speak for ourselves when discussing artists, and I would never wish to denigrate anyone else’s favorites!

[@kamint2258]

世界最高のピアニストの一人🤗

[@dominiquebodson6271]

La pensée est claire et les doigts suivent. Merci Monsieur.

[@luismachucam.3210]

Gran interpretación. Gracias, desde El Quisco, Chile

[@user-vz2df1mi6p]

1985년 아시케나지 연주회에서 이 곡을 듣고 이걸 반드시 해내고 싶었다. 그리고 해냈다. 이렇게 멋진 곡을 내 생애에 연주할 수 있었던 것에 아시케나지에게 늦게나마 고마운 마음을 전한다. 그때 연주의 감동은 지금도 생생하다.

[@sanjastankovic313]

Great interpretation!

[@jeremyd1021]

What a fabulous pianist Ashkenazy is/was.

[@ulfwernernielsen6708]

l'aigle vol seul He is still alive but not giving recitals any more , but still making recordings.

[@wisnuwijaya1366]

I love this piece and Azkenazy's playing as well ❤

[@dvdgrog]

Quite extraordinary.

[@steinwey]

He's such a great polyphonist. Étude 11 is wonderfully balanced in tone.

[@marcoantoniopatriarca1804]

UnA interpretazione bellissima bravo

[@jy_Rhee33]

Thank you for sharing this video!

[@philippeyared2050]

So powerful!

[@ElizabethPoet]

Thank you for putting the R. before Schumann as there were two Schumanns, Clara and Robert. Clara was more well known in their day and she greatly helped both Robert and Brahms succeed.

[@TheMuston]

Completely off-topic

[@floragutierrez538]

Solo Ashkenazy logra esas sonoridades veladas que semejan un ensueño Espléndida versión de esta hermosa obra

[@nilssonleiva]

Great!

[@TheMuston]

Far superior, and in all aspects, than my old Pollini/Deutsche Gramophon CD

[@elsasanders2175]

Sublime, fuera de este mundo

[@JulioRamos-wb7gb]

Étonnant

[@pmwkiy6879]

It's absolutely wonderful to hear Vladimir Ashkenazy play Schumann's Symphonic Opus 13 Etudes, it is completely annoying to watch his hands which are not in synch with the music. Perry London

[@artbugzrecords]

Etude 8 (Variation 7) is Schumann's finest

[@alessandro69bxl]

Beautyful piece of music. Wondering why it was not so much successful during Schumann's life

[@pacz8114]

Because of one word...Chopin.

[@anthonytay523]

Askenazy's style is combination of Ritcher and Giles.

[@ciararespect4296]

Russian school

[@johanphillipsvlogs2197]

33:24 it sounds like heavy rain 😂😂

[@crescenzoverdenavidacrociera]

Ashkenazy. Zimmerman. Pollini. These 3 names are the pianists with absolute control over technic; everybody else come after those 3 names.

[@ciararespect4296]

Hamelin better than all sokolov volodos

[@wovonzeugtdieserkommentar2479]

Ich liebe Zwickau.

[@desdequesada]

All of you , 15 thumbs down , U know nothing about music .

[@michelangelomulieri5134]

Gieseking, Sofronitsky and Anda on this work are of a greater level

[@paulhersch4787]

So says you

[@Me-ew8sr]

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[@nu7185]

27:25

[@johannsebastianbach3411]

#First

[@jannis5046]

lol, you're dead

[@FirstGentleman1]

Thank you for giving Schumann his daily bread, master.

[@wisnuwijaya1366]

I haven't heard some of these variations......😂

[@anthonytay523]

Askenazy is a better pianist than being a conductor

[@EmptyVee00000]

Great musician in every way, also as a conductor.

[@jaekieup]

0:25 시작

[@georgelee43211]

You'll hear this sample on this on the Beatles' Revolution #9 30:25-30:29

[@schupin7124]

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[@larryprimeau7738]

so original. if not for his illness Schumann not Beethoven would be considered the greatest cimposer of all time.

[@farshimelt]

Depends on whose considering whom.

[@jacopastorius319]

Beethoven is not GOAT

[@calebhu6383]

Schubert as well

[@andradas9688]

100% pointless comment. Try commenting on best F1 pilots.

[@FirstGentleman1]

Schumann is a great composer indeed but illness or not, I do not agree with your comment.

[@user-ck8dp7oy7z]

この人絶対燕尾服着ないのはなぜですか？ 着たの見たことない

[@claudebaronian2033]

Dommage d'avoir inséré les études qui n'étaient pas dans la première version,elles sont plus faibles et nuisent à l'unité de l'œuvre.

[@eberlinpascal2837]

C'est bien joué mais je préfère l'interprétation de Trifonov qui est plus inspirée.

[@claudioparrella183]

Lo Schumann di Askehnazy a me non piace

[@sla9940]

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[@Qee7en]

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[@rach-tz9ju]

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[@l3rooocy]

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[@jy_Rhee33]

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[@pianini704]

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[@mrtkdayo]

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[@herbst5961]

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