Bartok - 3 Burlesques op. 8 (Sviatoslav Richter)

[@LunaLeaves]

Beautiful tone. Haunting invention as ever by Bela. 0:00 - No. 1 2:37 - No. 2 4:46 - No. 3

[@MsLapompe]

I was priviledged to witness this performance--in London late 80s i think.Almost no one knew what these encore pieces were at the time(now we know of course) Hearing them was like being shell shocked--my whole body was electrified. It was an astonishing experience.

[@stephenchurley2438]

I agree. I was there too! He brings out the humour better than anyone. It did come as a shock as the recital was mostly slow and meditative: Schubert D 894, Prokofiev Sonata 4, Schumann Nachtstucke. This recital has never been commercially released but I got a friend to tape it.

[@almasmusic683]

Открываю для себя Бартока. Никогда не уделял внимания-сейчас под большим впечатлением.Святослав Теофилович-Спасибо! Гений человеческий .

[@joshpfeiffer2645]

Richter is a beast on the keys as usual. He's truly an inspiration.

[@galaxa]

1:20 amazing color changing...

[@raulq.o.4121]

Bartok was a genius and a man who was very ahead of his Age. Thanks to YT I'm discovering a lot of music and now I love Bartok's music.

[@harryandruschak2843]

Raul der Steuermann Exactly! I have given up on our two local classical music stations (KUSC & KMZT). Nowadays I listen to all this brand new (to me) music I have never heard before.Bartok, of course, but also Czerny.

[@Sujkhgfrwqqnvf]

The fact of find a B double flat as the very first note in a score tells you something about how suffering you will have

[@erikfreitas7093]

Advanced musicians such as Richter have absolutely no problem understanding double-flats or double-sharps … not much suffering as far as that’s concerned …

[@christianwouters6764]

Burlesque is not the right word, grotesque is better. What an ugly racket.

[@deadithink]

His rhythms are just so organic! Just perfect.

[@ethana.8653]

You know what fascinates me the most about Bartok? Next to none of his music, especially his later output, is 'tonal' in the traditional sense (or the nontraditional sense come to think of it), but for some reason, it always gives the impression of being entirely melodic. It's why I love Berg when I can't stand Schoenberg. Brilliant performance.

[@oriraykai3610]

Actually Schoenberg can get pretty melodic in places.

[@HomelyCooking]

Bartok...what a fascinating and brilliant mind.

[@chazinko]

Choice cuts from the older Richter in Vienna- great addition to YT!

[@AliothSenator]

Super challenging pieces.

[@Aniela9749]

es fantástica esta interpretación! Hay mucha claridad.

[@consternation6]

Fabulous, thanks

[@shumiatcher]

Bartok was the genius !!

[@sfopera]

Such controlled power.

[@Kalen1457]

Great piece!

[@LuizBHMG]

Great pieces. Bartók did very well!

[@musikant-d2x]

As you said: unmatchable!

[@giorgiociomei5030]

Bellissime, Bartok era eclettico e imprevedibile 🙂👍

[@uhartchristian]

thats unique....these pieces are so rarely to hear in concert. Richter did a good job here... Bartok was a strange composer but will get more and more known with the time outside of hungaria not only with his 3rd concerto.... But an approach to his works isn t that easy but is worth as there is much beauty in it

[@Soytu19]

lol i love the tittle of the second movement: a little bit drunk hahah

[@brkahn]

Thank you!

[@lorenabrito9859]

Espectacular!

[@Soytu19]

Bartok died too young for the genius that he was.

[@johnappleseed8369]

you can say that again!!

[@hisky.]

so say we for all the greatest composers.

[@strav12]

Awesome.

[@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

Epic!

[@saintjedi]

where I can get more information about this? I really need to work on three burlesques

[@johnappleseed8369]

5:30 The Miraculous Mandarin? :)

[@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

Kind of

[@oriraykai3610]

If Cecil Taylor had ever bothered to write his stuff down, we'd be listening to Andras Schiff playing his stuff next.

[@ValzainLumivix]

Nice

[@blackberry7228]

0:10 start

[@brycelandes]

it's one thing to trip on bartok----he was incredible----but what blows my mind is imagining the scary-ass peasants who danced to shit that sounded ANYTHING like this!

[@trajnamusiccpt]

+Bryce Landes I assure you they did not anymore than French peasants danced to Debussy Preludes. The betting is that neither ever listened to these pieces. You heard something about Bartok 's work on peasant music, but did not digest it.

[@brycelandes]

can't take a joke, eh?

[@trajnamusiccpt]

I grant the uncalled-for obscene language but don't recognize any trace of humour. Ignorance, yes. Why are you talking about peasants dancing? This piece is a witty anecdote about a guy staggering back late at night from a pub in an alcoholic stupor. Richter does not bring out the clear instruction of Bartok: "in stumbling rhythm" or the burps, hick-ups, desperate clutchings to lamp posts, etc., all splendidly built into the music. He hums a little snatch of a melancholy tune in maudlin self pity, then starts to tiptoe as he gets to his front door to make sure that he will not wake his wife. He fumbles with his key trying to find the key hole in the dark. See if you can identify the four bars of chromatic staccato single notes rising and falling softly till they reach the highest note at which point he finds the key hole and inserts the key. He limps through the hallway with the utmost care to make no noise, but to no avail: his furious wife was lying in wait for him. She springs out from behind a door and whacks him smartly with her rolling pin. End of story, end of joke. In fact the whole piece is an inspired bit of slapstick-literally! Hope I helped you to appreciate the fun.

[@brycelandes]

I was referring more to 'the quarrel', which to me is one of the most hauntingly scary pieces of music ever written. Also, one of my very favorites.

[@brycelandes]

Although not my favorite rendering of it

[@YevgenyMorozov]

I like his Etudes and Sonata way better. But this has some good moments too... ~3:30... Very lyrical for him...

[@ReeseCraven]

7:37 "Wow." Haha!

[@otonanoC]

This sounds like a Shostakovich symphony transcribed for piano.

[@LuizBHMG]

+otonanoC Hahah, yes, it's like that...

[@MetalMinded2011]

I think both tended to be pretty angry when they were compared to each other

[@eurisko618]

You say he wrote "one of the best sonatas" and then "3 monumental piano sonatas". What are you referring to? I know both the solo sonata and the "sonata for 2 pianos & percussion". What else is there?

[@annfenchlokentaz8592]

You should read "3 monumental piano concertos"...

[@edwardw2838]

Agreed... have you ever listened to Leo Ornstein? He makes Bartok seem conventional.

[@anthonyjacome2467]

0:32 Super Mario Bros.

[@most_sane_piano_enthusiast]

y tf would u even use double flats in this case

[@cindyandrob]

Critics condemn what they cannot do for themselves.

[@craigresnianky6909]

There's nothing fallacious about critiquing what you can't do yourself. For instance, I don't know how to make a really good steak without making it too tough to chew, but I know what good steak tastes like, so if I went to a restaurant and a chef gave me tough steak when I spent good money for excellent steak, then I have every right to critique what I actually cannot do myself. I see your type of argument all over the place on youtube, but it's not a good argument.

[@DanMintonAudio]

I love Bartoks work but i don't love peoples opinions being met with acusations of being 'thick' let's all do our little bit for music being open to all people and their opinions, and sorry if Beethoven is too 'mainstream' for you.

[@giorgiociomei5030]

La numero 2 ricorda certe cose di Satie

[@deysongilbert]

WTF!!!!!!!!!

[@Soytu19]

that was my reaction the first time i heard. And now it gives me orgasms

[@flyingpenandpaper6119]

@@Soytu19 Yeah, that's not weird at all.

[@justamusician7846]

Random notes to me

[@vonMohl]

You get a headache after listening to this, if you're honest of course.

[@Soytu19]

If you listen to it for the first time, probably. I was confused the first time i heard this, but now i'm in love with them. It's amazing how the your perspective changes with many music you listen.

[@Soytu19]

It's amazing pay attention, mate.

[@slateflash]

you spelt "ignorant" wrongly

[@SordidGuy]

slateflash: You also used "wrongly" incorrectly, dumbass!!!

[@gjeacocke]

Wrong. You wrongly infer that everyone has the same musical understanding as you.

[@kinda1994]

Why pianists played this tuneless music? I can't understand...

[@Soytu19]

Because it's amazing. The fact that you cannot understand it dosen't mean it's "tuneless" or something that shouldn't be played, as you say. I was confused the first time i heard this incredible music. But now i love it, it's part of my life already.

[@marcusvsf]

its just noise. differemnt of music

[@PSNDemonwing]

Bartoks music consists of harsh melodies and different rhythms. No genius here