András Schiff plays Schubert and Beethoven at the Foundation Louis Vuitton

[@alakabetz]

That Bosendorfer sounds just about perfect for this music. What a thoroughly intelligent and musical performance. World class in every way.

[@olivierhennaux1279]

Pas de mot…. Juste des larmes…. Merci de cette bouleversante leçon de vie Maestro!

[@raftom4454]

Fantastic, how respectul of the public for not applauding immediately after the end of the Arietta, and let him have that moment of silence.

[@imcmusic8946]

At least 90% of the audience wasn't convinced it was the end of the sonata. The remaining 10% were respectful.

[@bradyoung01]

Yes. I saw him perform the same 2 pieces in a program at Carnegie Hall. The very second he finished the last note of the Beethoven, with his hands still on the keyboard, some rude guy screamed out 'bravo' just to be the first. Sir Andras was clearly disturbed, and in the next piece he played, he removed his hands from the keyboard at the end very demonstratively to made a point.

[@antoniocostanza570]

Condivido confermo con lei

[@brianbernstein3826]

Schiff is one of the greatest pianists of the century, it's not an understatement. His interpretations are so profoundly well researched, he looks at copies of the original manuscripts and reads ancient correspondences to find the composers most authentic intentions. He played each of the WTC books in full concert, consecutively with almost perfect execution. You won't hear him playing Liszt, Rach, Prokofiev, he seems very specific in his tastes: he knows all the German masters from Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, to Schubert, literally every composition they ever wrote. Quite a lot of Scarlatti and Hadyn as well.

[@chester6343]

@radiotelegram he doesn't like Liszts music, it's that simple. He says it in an interview.

[@MrLenoir99]

Well said. He is the welcome opposite of some publicity-engineered showmen who will play anything that enables them to show off their technique but do not have an ounce of taste or music understanding. (Not naming names.)

[@reamartin6458]

He’s not a genius, but he is a good piano player ;) haha

[@BY123-s4q]

You forgot Schumann and Brahms! And of course, he knows the complete works (not only their piano works) of those prolific composers. Not to mention that he doesn't stop there....

[@people2973]

Thanks! For one-and-a-half hours, life became perfectly beautiful.

[@quaver1239]

For one-and-a-half hours, life became perfectly beautiful. I agree with Jaick Koo that such musicianship is genius. Thank you, Sir András Schiff.

[@trevorguy63]

I love how there was such a long pause after the Beethoven was over. It really helps have the music soak in before the inevitable thunderous applause :) it should be the norm for pieces of such character!

[@markoprekic930]

Such a complete artist. Many aspects to praise and ponder about, but one in particular I find myself thoroughly enjoying while listening to this recital is... Well, let me put it simply like this: Maître Schiff, one of the finest grammarians I've ever had the pleasure to listen to.

[@excelsior999]

Very well put. Sir András is indeed the consummate musical grammarian. A major aspect of his pianism is that he is able to give us precisely what the composer put down on the written page without dampening (or exploiting) the emotional and intellectual contents of the piece. In doing so he takes a musical score and creates an experience which is more than the sum of the parts, which is in itself work of Art.

[@JaickKoo]

I am a humble listener but I feel that he always do magic to convert piano into an orchestra, voice, other instruments whatever he imagines. He is communicating with the composers which I listen. He is a genius. I joined a small event that he appeared in New York hosted by WQXR, I heard him playing right behind him, but I did not such a impression at that time. However, the more I listen his playing, the more I get fascinated.

[@sahanarzruni584]

And what is so wrong the piano sounding like a piano?

[@aramzulumyan6380]

@@sahanarzruni584 everything

[@therightmusic7639]

One of Maestro András Schiff’s performances I have enjoyed the most. Maybe it’s not fair to say it is the most beautiful Schubert I have heard but, at least, it feels so now. Sober, intelligent, and exquisite rendition of this sonata. Intimate, delicate, and sublime touch and phrasing: poetic lyricism, the nuances of a true artist. Coherent and eloquent dialogue of voices, perfect tempos. Few musicians understand Schubert’s music this well. Regarding Beethoven’s sonata 32, what to say? This is the way Beethoven should always be interpreted. I'm so bored with hearing pianists playing Beethoven as if his music is only about violent (hammer) Fortes and extreme contrasts (Maestro Brendel's Fortes are not hammer-like but Anvil-like Fortes I have to say with all due respect). Maestro Schiff clearly shows us how interesting and musical Beethoven’s music is: every single note speaks, every single one of them is in its right place. His encore pieces confirm that what we heard before was not the result of chance... we are before one of the greatest, without a doubt. With his Bach interpretation, he seems to be telling the audience: “This is the secret of my Mastery”... It’s what I always say: those who study Bach’s music as well as he has, are rewarded with such exceptional musical wisdom. His technique, obviously the result of patience, discipline, and intelligence. A memorable recital. Bravo Maestro Schiff!!!

[@bruce_c_in_nz]

I've listened to (my favourite composer) Schubert's B flat sonata, literally many hundred times, over the last 50 years, and once heard Rubinstein (in his mid eighties) play it live. This is the performance (aided by modern technology) I've been seeking all those years. Previous front runners (for me) were Lupu, Brendel and Rubinstein, all of them among the few who appeared to understand Schubert's music. I heard nuances in this performance that I have not registered before. I agree that the tempos, touch and phrasing (etc.) were as you describe them. I'm left with the belief that no pianist has understood this piece as well as Schiff does. His technique is amazing, and he makes it all look simple. (I think there was a wrong (mis-struck) note at 41.27, btw - if there was, it only proves he is human; after all, he had been playing in live performance continuously for nearly three quarters of an hour.)

[@samtook3368]

Bashing other pianists to lift your favorite up doesn't work.

[@tatjanamarinkovic43]

Beautifully said. This comment, the analysis - is a Mastery as well

[@sakuntalabasu1493]

Just as pianists are a breed apart among musicians who play an instrument, so are we, the Boesendorfer aficionados, a breed apart among listeners. Here ' apart ' doesn't mean better or worse - it just means different . And what a way to celebrate that difference. I have long loved Sir Andras ' Bach interpretations but his Schubert opened up new doors for me, so lyrical and contained . What I feel about his Beethoven, others have said so well. So I will just second their appreciations. Thank you for sharing this wonderful music, I shall be coming back to it again and again.

[@pianochannel100]

Bosendorfers are superior pianos

[@pianoman551000]

The Beethoven was extremely well played! Schiff never disappoints in his recitals. Bravo!

[@cymbaliv5586]

I've never known someone make Beethoven's Op.111 sound so simple. Wonderful.

[@keplergso8369]

Andras Schiff is a pure genious, what can be said more ? And it is a real pleasure to hear another piano than a Steinway, the Bösendorfer gives a woody sound, softer than a Steinway or a Yamaha or a Kawai.

[@benjaminsmith2287]

There are Yamahas (newer series) that sound somewhat like them because Yamaha is using some of the same material sourcing as Bosendorfer now. This is a 280VC, my favorite piano. And note, it has 88 keys. It's not like the Imperial that has 97 and is a half foot longer.

[@matttondr9282]

Petrof pianos are also lovely if you like the sound of this one. :)

[@susanhawkins3890]

Your Schubert sends me to heaven...

[@xper2xper]

What an exquisite musicianship! How beautifully composed manner even at the fiercest passages, he's clearly not from the motion&emotion generation of pianists! Thank you for posting this feast!

[@dominichebler5515]

Beautifully recorded. Nicely played. Thanks.

[@catherinejones9396]

This was luscious. Thank you for the treat.

[@karenmiller8090]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you Andras!

[@brownosebear8956]

For those with comments about tone, I would just like to observe that there are many operations at work between Maestro Schiff's sound in this concert and our ears. This is why I find live music so vital, and so magical. I have never seen him play, but I imagine that all the things I love in this video despite its being compressed and posted to youtube, processed through my subpar headphones, etc., are in even greater abundance in the concert hall. What a gift to bear witness to even a fraction of Schiff's genius. Thank you to the poster for this offering!

[@jeanpierreguaron9222]

The tone is made tinny by the transit between piano and our computer screens - you can't just suddenly make a concert grand sound "tinny", except through recordings and subsequent methods of reproduction.

[@anahobintie]

brilliant. what an amazing performance.

[@thelastmedici4764]

Bosendorfer!!!! What a magnific piano!!!

[@DJStefandeJong]

Indeed, this is his personal concert grand :) Bought a second hand one (not a huge one like this but still 2m) last year, it brings so much joy to my playing, no regrets.

[@thelastmedici4764]

@@DJStefandeJong I will probably do the same😊 The sound of this brand for me is unique and exquisite👌 Despite of being a beginner I do not like "screaming" pianos😨😨😨. Thank you for sharing your experience. Sending you blessings from Europe 🙏🙏🙏

[@DJStefandeJong]

@@thelastmedici4764 exactly how I describe some of the other brands "screaming" :) I'm not a pro myself btw (have some videos up on my channel if you like) but I came across this piano and just had to do it and am very happy I did, dream come true :) Also from Europe btw (Netherlands) :)

[@thelastmedici4764]

@@DJStefandeJong I am based now in Portugal 🙋🙋🙋

[@zvezdinki7998]

The outstanding artist and greatest music

[@elise6341]

아름다운 콘서트에서 아름다운 연주라니... 감동 그 자체입니다.

[@patriciaruiz4352]

EXPERIENCIA RELIGIOSA .....BRAVO MAESTRO !!!

[@antomontinaro]

Programma meraviglioso. Interprete di altissimo livello. Da riascoltare infinite volte.

[@sheilanovitz8578]

Enjoyed all of this concert, more than I can say. What I love so much about Schiff’s music-making is his ability to listen to himself, to the sounds coming from the piano. Eyes closed, he listens. And this is very telling for those of us who try to really listen too. Quite wonderful.

[@tompetrie1676]

Wow...a GREAT performance. VERY good!

[@thomgeo8073]

Beautiful... Thank You Andras!

[@domjohn5579]

Thank you so much for uploading. Wonderful performance. I am only recently warming up to Schiff's playing after many years of listening. His playing here is beautiful.

[@joangarcia-alsina2932]

This video is a real gift for the spirit. Particularly impressive at the end of the op.111, when Sir Andras remains immobile for a few long seconds, as if stunned by the greatness of the moment. And very good for the public, keeping silent, respecting the will of the pianist. Exceptional recital. Thank you very much. And the Bosendörf seems pefectly adequate for Beethoven.

[@bachopinbee5991]

Oh my God, that was a performance!

[@ebel123]

Unglaublich.Überirrdisch.Bemrkenswert und Hingebungsvoll Musikalisch !!!!!

[@BrunoMachet]

A great artist playing a very beautiful piano ...

[@TheLiverpool0116]

I love the way schiff makes balance between left hand and right hand while he plays schubert sonata Perfect harmony of Melody and Base part.

[@dalcassian8351]

Red Clip agreed it's marvellous you have a keen ear ,,,

[@robertjschroff6307]

I agree, but " Schiff" sorry. :) Thanks

[@klenaghanny]

The way that he seamlessly shifts between right and left hands in the repeated chords section of the 1st movement development is miraculous. It sounds relatively easy but it is SO difficult to play that section so perfectly clean and balanced!

[@federicoferrari7613]

Pianoforte meraviglioso per un grande artista. Sempre affascinato e conquistato dalla sua mirabile eleganza.

[@philipsolomonick588]

The second mvt from D. 959 was absolutely unreal

[@mrkinkanami9857]

Thank you .You send me real MUSIC. From Japan.

[@jsh31425]

Never before was I so confident that the repeat in D.960 would be taken!

[@alancrabb]

In my ignorance, I had to look this up. Here : crosseyedpianist.com/2012/12/14/to-repeat-or-not-to-repeat-thoughts-on-schuberts-d960/

[@timeabor]

Schiff never misses a repeat. He states that the balance of the whole piece gets distorted if we skip repeats

[@dalcassian8351]

Timea Bor yes he has good reason to say so

[@bruce_c_in_nz]

@@timeabor Plus we miss a few bars of music, which are not just "fillers".

[@sheilanovitz8578]

Me too!

[@eileensickel]

Very beautiful

[@НадеждаБогданова-р7э]

Огромное Спасибо за этот прекраснейший концерт!!!Благодарю! Благодарю!

[@georgehand7027]

конечно

[@AL-pu7ux]

He loves playing this Bosendorfer

[@DJStefandeJong]

Yes, it is his own personal one.

[@georgehand7027]

Hadn't seen your comment when I wrote the one above.

[@gavrinmahaffey3656]

Schubert Sonata second movement the most sublime piece of music ever!

[@dalcassian8351]

Gavrin Mahaffey yes it's on the Sviatoslav Richter documentary 'enigma' as. The theme music , great watch

[@Iamsegesest]

Wonderful!!👏👏👏

[@poplife123]

I think it's imperative that every ounce of knowledge Schiff has on interpreting classical and romantic pieces is recorded and stored for posterity....it would be invaluable for future generations ....or it will be sadly lost forever.

[@christopherdandeker6122]

Schiff loves that Bosendorfer a sound perfect for his way of playing

[@staffanolofsson8201]

This is András Schiffs choice, I respect it, but I myself find the sound of the Böserdorfer somewhat to dark and a bit "echoing", not with the clarity of a Steinway. But perhaps I am misled, always listening to Steinway?

[@quaver1239]

@@staffanolofsson8201 : Perhaps we’ve all been misled, being so accustomed to the ubiquitous Steinway! The Bösendorfer (note the spelling, n instead of r) is an acquired taste, and I love it now. It is part of Schiff’s attempt to more closely approximate period instruments, and it is glorious. Perhaps you will have heard Schiff speaking on KZbin about the very thick bass strings on a Steinway, and the consequent unpleasantly heavy bass? (Not everyone agrees with him, of course!)

[@staffanolofsson8201]

@@quaver1239 I can understand his strive after period instruments, Bösendorfer, by you can´t deny my opinion. Best wishes.

[@donmannino732]

In this recording the treble sounds brittle and short - common in Bösendorfer pianos. The bass is warm but a little unbalanced with the higher notes. It is not a bad sound, but it would not be for me. Personally prefer the Shigeru Kawai concert grand sound - strong and sustaining treble without harshness, similar big resonant bass to the Bösendorfer, but tonally in-between Steinway and Bösendorfer.

[@hellbooks3024]

He doesn’t sound too bad on a Frank Brodmann either.

[@catalinciobanu1864]

I love this piano !❤️🥇

[@DJStefandeJong]

He does too, its his own :)

[@jubeltr]

Quel pianista è il mio preferito...

[@ananke9642]

Beautiful.

[@peterburandt4586]

A ticket to heaven.

[@WilbertvanderKruk]

Fantastic performance

[@ruivog]

Thank you. And as encore: Thank you.

[@sdorr]

What a sublime musical-storyteller! Schubert and LvB speak directly to us by virtue of such a genius intermediary.

[@pianochannel100]

I am convinced that Schubert and Beethoven predicted the existence of bosendorfers, and wrote music specifically for them.

[@flatmarssociety1169]

Except for Bach, this is literally the best set I've seen for recitals! It's full of my favourites.

[@marisashimamoto9503]

Beautiful Music

[@antiphob]

bach well tempered clavier with non pedal and non regato. still amazing.

[@joaofabiosousa588]

Sublime.

[@КузнецоваТатьяна-г1ч]

Merci beaucoup! La belle musique!

[@carlosbashuertas]

I heard Schiff play the Arietta while visiting Bonn a few years ago. God, I trembled from the emotion, it was embarrassing.

[@rockon416]

Beautiful and dreamy Herr Schubert. Truly god sent genius. Schubert felt inadequate and looked up to Beethoven and see how he can please him with his compositions. Unbeknownst to him, in my opinion Franz surpassed Ludwig with over 1,500 most exquisite music ever created.

[@pianist8963]

Magical pianist Sir Schiff! With a unique sound! Highlights the complexion of the instrument by stroking it

[@brozors]

His custom Bosendorfer has a sight and sound to behold.

[@nickk8416]

Schiff is as good as it gets. Marvelous playing.

[@suremate]

I was at this concert. I forgot that they filmed it.

[@labienus9968]

I'm puzzled-just recently and no masks, distancing-how can this be?

[@suremate]

Labienus This was 2 years ago.

[@labienus9968]

@@suremate Thanks-sorry I didn't look carefully enough, obviously saw the posted date. i've been to Schiff recitals over the years-applause seemed rather tepid?

[@ewmbr1164]

How lucky you are, to have been there and be engrossed in Beauty Brought To Life, to EXPERIENCE it LIVE. Good for you! Thanks to technology, we can still hear and watch, and be comforted and strengthened by Music - albeit by means of its technical reproduction...

[@suremate]

Labienus The applause sounds about normal, it’s not a huge venue. Although from memory this concert was full.

[@vollmond5318]

This is definitely one of the greatest recitals I‘ve ever heard in my life. Sir Andras is playing Schubert‘s and Beethoven‘s last Piano Sonatas. Schubert and Beethoven are the main persons of this evening, rather than Sir Andras Schiff and that makes a big difference. On his own Bösendorfer - this feels like the best piano one can imagine. And then there is the seconds of silence after the Beethoven Sonata. Truly magical.

[@schcosmos368]

어후 내가 좋아하는 슈베르트 곡과 베토벤 곡이.. (베토벤 다 듣기 전)오늘 슈베르트에선 나도 모르게 눈물이 ㅜㅜ

[@Lotuswhite2911]

WONDERFULL!

[@jeffsmith1798]

The selection is interesting.

[@HK-yy8xe]

素晴らしすぎます😭

[@zinam5795]

Большое СПАСИБО

[@Rachlimninoff]

Bravo

[@JuanCarlosBartolotta]

Esto es fantástico , 58 min del vídeo : Beethoven es adelanto al jazz? ...gracias por este video !!!!!

[@irinavassvetlova]

Гений!!! Какие паузы!!! Публика- Браво!!! Минуты - Вечность!!!

[@geoffroygaussen7803]

son Bosendorfer est une merveille ! (enfin un son différent du Stenway)

[@空ちゃん-t5s]

シフ氏の演奏が素晴らしいのは勿論ですが このピアノの存在感と音色がまた素晴らしい！

[@theswift7244]

Thanks. Do you have also the concert of Sir András Shiff with the soloists of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, two days after, at the Fondation Louis Vuitton?

[@LucasPianoSalon]

I think so. Are you also a concert collector?

[@kolesarkr]

I beg you to disallow monetisation (ads) if you next time upload any musical performance!!! You can do that for the joy of future viewers with this video too. The ads completely destroy the experience.

[@makaan699]

The Schubert is fantastic. Of course I still love Richter's recording, but this is live and Schiff plays with so much clarity here, it's unbelievably good. Maybe the piano has something to do with that, as it's not the standard Steinway D. Also great camera work.

[@georgehand7027]

Boesendorfer. He schleps it around. Kein Steinweg.

[@sheilanovitz8578]

@@georgehand7027 : You made me laugh with “He schleps it around.” He does indeed, because it’s his own piano and he loves it dearly. Kein Steinweg because of its heavier bass, but when someone voices the Steinway well (as at Wigmore Hall) he happily plays it. It is actually Bösendorfer; not “Boesendorfer” - Americans seem to enjoy misspelling Germanic languages. :)

[@georgehand7027]

@@sheilanovitz8578 Kein umlaut on mein keyboard, hence Boesendorfer. For a seemingly normal person, I have a large collection of "original instrument" piano recordings. They do make a difference. Schiff has done a two cd Diabelli using both. Interesting. Only in the last few years was I talked into the Richter and it's definitely up there at that level where rankings become invidious.

[@sheilanovitz8578]

@@georgehand7027 : Thanks for replying. You have the knack of making me smile - thank you, and I’m sorry you have no umlaut on your keyboard. Am envious about your collection of original instrument recordings and, yes, they do make a difference. Agree with you about Richter. Have you heard Schiff’s fairly recent recording of the Brahms concerti on an old instrument (I forget which one!) with smaller orchestra? Marvellous. And yes, I’ve heard the 2 CD Diabelli recordings. For me, the difference is clear, but each person hears differently. 🤗 Have just looked it up: Schiff played the Brahms concerti on a Blüthner Grand piano built around 1859.

[@georgehand7027]

@@sheilanovitz8578 Bluethner. I own the Brahms. The Bluethner is very long, the bass strings are not over strung. I tend to think of Brahms as "modern" piano, but even in modern piano zeit, not everything is Steinway and even then not all Steinways are voiced in the same way. I had a piano technician friend years ago who had a Bluethner and it had a unique (for me) sound. He also had a Mason and Hamlin concert grand a foot longer than normal (one of three they made): big sound! I don't play, BTW, but something about the sound of early pianos grabbed me early on. I don't consider early/modern to be a dogma choice that must be made one way or the other.

[@tonylogan4092]

Schiff plays in a most subdued and precise manner, which is certainly attractive though without extreme fireworks. Most relaxing to the point even where audience snoring might disturb the sound even more than coughing would. I wonder how he would play Shostakovich and Schnittke and other more modern composers? His political activism is extremely attractive as he frequently has spoken out against the racism of the neofascists. Many in his position stay silent, but he has not. How many today, as before, defend the Roma? Not too many... How many stand up to today’s thugs?

[@quaver1239]

Exactly. Agree with every word you’ve written. András Schiff has enormous courage.

[@albertofassone4240]

EIn großer Pianist!

[@keithhulks7049]

I know comparisons are odious but this is meant as a compliment. His playing of these two last sonatas of Schubert and Beethoven reminded me of Wilhelm Kempff at his best.

[@lewismackenzie7484]

Brilliant

[@janbonsema5888]

I have read here, that this piano is Mstro.'s Schiff's personal Imperial Grand Piano, made out of cherry wood out of trees of Antonin Chekov's cherry orchards. In an effort to accomodate the out-do personality of the region.

[@janbonsema5888]

we've all so be conditioned to appreciate the Steinway Grand. To me the Boesendorffer is a newbie and a would-be. However it'll help to keep Steinway on its toes.

[@Sshooter444]

Beethoven sure knew how to end a series of works at the height of mastery!

[@arenavsore]

Is there any album of this specific performance?

[@aramzulumyan6380]

​01:18:15​ - for those who wanna face smth. fresh

[@rupe82]

I thought the video froze at 1:25:15.

[@23gregorius]

I like also the Bösendorfer piano ( what a funny name) but how would it sound when the Barenboim piano technology would be used. It happens that an older piano technology as used for the List's piano is simply better than anything produced later. Great Barenboim knew it and got one produced for him with this superior old technology by a specialist.

[@user-ys4og2vv8k]

Schubert was indeed grand master of melody.

[@litoboy5]

GREAT

[@Lillars]

J'écris le 111e commentaire, pour dire que je me tais devant tant de beauté.

[@spokur9]

Einfach grandios - mir fehlen die Worte, die Einzigartigkeit dieser Deutung auch nur annähernd zu beschreiben. Ich kann es nur empfinden... (Auch wenn es besser gestimmte Bösendorfer gibt!). Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli hätte denselben Flügel sicher nicht gespielt.

[@michelclavecin]

Ce pianiste est génial! Mais meme si c'est difficile, je crois qu'il ne faut pas couper les trilles tant que ca a la fin de l'op 111, il fait carrément plusieurs trilles courts sur la meme note. Pourtant ce n'est pas la virtuosité qui lui manque!

[@renevanduuren9219]

Wel said, everyone, very well said....

[@jonnsmusich]

Lovely music. Interesting piano. Ah, Bechstein. OK. Very good.

[@dpristin]

It's a Bosendorfer...

[@jonnsmusich]

Yes Bosendorfer. That makes more sense.

[@quaver1239]

Bösendorfer.

[@lourak613]

When I first heard Richter perform the Andante in that painfully slow and mournful tempo, I became convinced that he was right. I love Schiff's thoughtful and soulful playing - but his tempo in the Andante just doesn't do it for me...

[@militaryandemergencyservic3286]

maybe you should check out my andante. Maybe not, though.

[@georgehand7027]

Different strokes but in this case for one folk...me. Like 'em both. Then there's the on his Schubert vintage piano.

[@Bobunaganinamoto]

'Andante' means 'going, walking pace'. I don't think walking as slow as Richter is right. I think this is just the right tempo and beautiful too. Not artificially 'profound'.

[@sheilanovitz8578]

@@Bobunaganinamoto : Agreed!!

[@rsjmd]

The specialness of Maestro Schiff's touch and the Bozey's tone is evident from the first few bars. Thanks. Now, the question: for 960, will it be Schiff or Brendel?! Right now I'll have to stay here. Thanks for this Matthew.

[@rsjmd]

Ah! Forgot to mention the sheer beauty of the piano. Black if for blaggards or somesuch.

[@barbanegra5708]

the sit a little bit low?