Beethoven - Piano Concerto No 2 - Zimerman, Wiener Philharmoniker (1991)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
Krystian Zimerman, piano and conductor, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Recorded at the Musikverein, Große Saal, Vienna, 12/1991

[@tomate6709]

1. Allegro con brio: 00:29 2. Adagio: 14:16 3. Rondo, molto allegro: 24:39

[@AlstanRemediosMusic]

ALways helps❤

[@brianswanson9881]

Thanks.

[@Trooman20]

This is defintely one of the most underrated Beethoven pieces

[@carlosddlf3419]

Rondo (molto allegro) for example

[@chrisbrown8351]

One my favorite concertos by him

[@pierfrancescopeperoni]

It's not underrated. It's just not as intense and passionate as the other four. Still a very fine composition, but without that "wtf am I listening to" sensation you would feel in a Mozart concerto or later Beethoven.

[@Trooman20]

@@pierfrancescopeperoni yeah i take back what i said, i was new to music back then

[@beethovenlovedmozart]

Also give a hand to Mozarts last 10 piano concertos that got a mention somewhere in this wannabe Mozart concertos. I think i heard ideas from 10 concertos. I may have lost count. Lmao. No melodic talent whatsoever. Thank God he had Haydn, who knows just how to write inspiring music with a lack of melody.

[@videomen11]

I agree. Especially the last minute of the second movement. Breathtakingly beautiful, where the music is in the silence between the notes. One of Beethoven's most beautiful pieces.

[@pasculbernik5125]

Qué maravilla!, por Dios...Desde la Patagonia en una noche llena de estrellas: GRACIAS!!!

[@notaire2]

Lebhafte live Aufführung dieses jugendlichen Konzerts im mozartischen Stil mit gut artikulierten Töne des Soloklaviers und perfekt synchronisierten Töne anderer Instrumente. Der geniale Solist/Dirigent leitet das kompakte und ausgezeichnete Orchester im inspirierenden Tempo mit effektiver Dynamik. Einfach atemberaubend!

[@mimy6558]

🤗💖💖💖

[@ItsKarenVega]

Something about the way Zimmerman puts his finger up to his lips at 2:02 to signal to the orchestra is so charming to me.

[@johntaylor1953]

It doesn't get better than this. Perfect in every way.

[@julieandrews730]

Beethoven: Precision, passion, playful!!

[@joselopes2293]

The music of a composer is basically the result of his experiences, his social background, the teaching he received and finally his own feeling, synthesis of the factors mentioned. Beethoven’s music, specially in his concerts, this synthesis is surprising, astonishing and fabulous, since his music admirably reflects human sensibility, however deep it may be. The pianist’s interpretation and orchestration is magnificent. Viva Beethoven and his immortal music, the greatest musician that ever existed. Bravissimo!!!!

[@hnsjackson]

"the greatest musician that ever existed. Bravissimo!!!!"

[@angelaromano7265]

Enchanted interpretation by Zimerman: time/speed absolutely perfect.

[@irajhekmati102]

Beethoven piano concerto number 2 with Zimmerman Conducting and playing the Plano. One the best Beethoven piano concerto.very beautiful.

[@weiweipeng3633]

Beautiful !! Love it !! 💐❤️

[@jimmcdonald7863]

When I was an undergraduate student at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, I would go to concerts every week given by the College of Music. This is where I learned to appreciate the classical music of the great composers Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, Vivaldi, Wagner, Grieg, Strauss, and many more.

[@dianageorgescu1792]

Perfecfiune❤❤❤

[@jinkwongoh7873]

오른손 연주를 왼손으로 지휘하는... 음악가의 멋짐에 감탄합니다. 독주를 악곡 전체 안에 적절하게 놓을 줄 아는 음악가의 온전함에 마음이 편안합니다.

[@anamariabadaloni9079]

Es un genio con todas las letras.

[@HawkeyeMH96]

This is a glorious and under-rated Beethoven concerto . There is beautiful integration of the orchestra and keyboard . Zimerman has total control of the process . I get shivers up my spine every time I listen to it .

[@puupydoger]

Really good music by Beethoven.

[@user-rj8kp9vf5e]

The best performance of Beethoven's 2nd concerto till this day..in my humble opinion.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Zimerman a dull Boring stiff machine player! Zimerman so over-rated pianist! Better ones Beethoven piano concerto no 2 players Are Wilhelm Kempff (a class of his own) Ashkenazy ( The volcanic piano sound!) Emil Gilels Radu Lupu

[@AlstanRemediosMusic]

have u heard (Helmchen)? kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6m7paaIoLmdY6s

[@135Pandemonium]

@@RaineriHakkarainen shut up already. He is the best.

[@luizandre12345]

@@RaineriHakkarainen shut up

[@urekmazino8799]

@@RaineriHakkarainen crazy how he arguably the best in the world rn

[@Hussain_Eidani]

Beautiful ❤

[@eugenegerhome217]

My very favourite piece

[@user-pr3dc2og7r]

Спасибо! 🌷🌷🌷🙏 Здоровья! Тольятти Россия, Павлодар Казахстан! 26.04.2021 г.

[@Caroline1261]

So so beautiful. Thank you!

[@jomaleca2005]

El segundo mov.de este conc. Podría ser considerado musicalmente hablando como una de las más grandes creaciones del genio .... increíble mente perfecta...una verdadera obra de arte trascendental.....

[@onanonainoyole]

No puedo estar más de acuerdo.

[@user-gb6zd6fi5y]

Благодарю за праздник! Смотреть и слушать концерт в таком исполнении - большая честь !

[@irajhekmati102]

This man Zimmerman the best piano player in the world ever, he is absolutely unbelievable. He devour you while conducting and then takes you with him over the clouds in sky. After this, watch Beethoven piano concerto number one at age 24.

[@urekmazino8799]

Agreed! There is only one who is in the same league as him

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Come on guys! Not true! Zimerman is Robot human machine with dry cold colorless piano sound! Much better are Kempff( beautiful tone!) Ashkenazy( volcano colorful piano sound!) Radu Lupu( the most colorful sound!) Emil Gilels( golden tone!) Maurizio Pollini( more genius than Zimerman!) Dimitri Bashkirov her teacher Anastasia Virsaladze teach saying to Bashkirov the lost inportant Lesson is The Love of the beautiful colorful piano sound! All the modern players are cold and colorless like Zimerman Kissin( ice cold sound!) Pletnev and latest hype Student Yunchan Lim who played boring cold dry colorless Rach concerto no 3 in the Cliburn competition! Crazy world we are living the crazy deaf people claiming that 18-years old Student Yunchan Lim the greatest ever! All the colorful sound players are gone dead like Kempff Gilels Rubinstein Radu Lupu Ashkenazy! Really the greatest are Sviatoslav Richter( Genius no 1!) Maurizio Pollini( Genius no 2!) Artur Rubinstein( golden tone! The God!) Emil Gilels( the King!) Grigory Sokolov( the Giant! The Titan of Piano! Sokolov's rhythmic vitalness is unbeatable!)

[@canalgugi9136]

​@@RaineriHakkarainenestes nao estao aos pés de Zimerman , e você não sabe apreciar Zimerman 😢

[@c05.63]

Pollini is as cold as ypu can get, pun unintended ​@@RaineriHakkarainen

[@jesusniazaire7314]

C'est juste un magnifique concerto dont le troisième mouvement determine l'engagement face à l'adversité ❤

[@MariaSaboya]

C'est merveilleux !

[@Puran.]

Wow so amazing 😍 awesome Zimmerman

[@marityyost664]

Difícilmente se pueda igualar y superar este concierto maravilloso,Orquesta y solista impecables y el Maestro Zimerman de lejos y el mejor pianista del siglo XX lllll

[@teresaloureiro2525]

GREAT orchestra . the chords are superb ... !

[@teresaloureiro2525]

and the winds !

[@nicoheizmann8074]

요하네스부랄스 what is your problem you fool?

[@lesfoster8172]

Of course it's a great orchestra this is the Vienna philharmonic by far the best orchestra in the world and always will be.

[@carlosortega876]

Bella y enorme obra, interpretada con toda majestuosidad y técnica por esta grande orquesta y este extraordinario pianista. Muchas gracias !!

[@tamaveirene]

Amazing ...never heard this before! I shall in future! Beautiful as always.Thank you!

[@tepmich]

Beethoven ist zweifellos ein großartiger Komponist, und Zimerman ist ein ausgezeichneter Inter- pret !!! Tepper Michael.

[@user-rw1yh4iw5o]

Блестяще!!! Причем Все!

[@teresaloureiro2525]

VERY WELL REHEARSED ! CONGRATULATIONS !

[@benrlego]

Beautiful piece, the Adagio of this is superb and highly overlooked in Beethoven repertoire. There is a nice version of this on BIS label, but this piano is fantastic.

[@teresaloureiro2525]

YOU CONDUCT in such a SIMILAR WAY to MY HUSBAND ... even FACE EXPRESSIONS .

[@teresaloureiro2525]

.. and , ACTUALLY , he was a REAL ADMIROR of YOU , since the VERY BEGINNING ... we were all teenagers ... and he used to saj You be one of the GREATEST ... since Your VERY FIRST RECORDING ... and concerts ... there in east europe ...

[@garydlloyd7718]

The best I've heard. Others say Mozart. No. This is early Beethoven, different, already with those strong accents and abrupt dynamic changes. I like what he does with the orchestra as much as what he plays. Everything is perfectly synced, a perfect combination of very well rehearsed and yet very spontaneous in sound.

[@richy77]

Cannot disagree

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Zimerman a dull Boring stiff machine player!! Zimerman so over-rated pianist! Better ones Beethoven piano concerto no 2 players Are Wilhelm Kempff (a class of his own!!) Ashkenazy ( The volcanic piano sound!) Radu Lupu Emil Gilels

[@richy77]

@@RaineriHakkarainen Thank you for the recommendations.

[@steakofficial638]

L

[@steakofficial638]

Lpl

[@seppstefano]

Wonderful! And this early piece of the young Beethoven sounds really "modern" to me (listen from 12:40 to 12:55).

[@PEDRO_boaro]

Finally someone who acknowledges this

[@seangan9402]

The cadenza was written much later in his life.

[@seppstefano]

@@seangan9402 it indeed reminds me the famous "ragtime" of Op.111

[@seppstefano]

@@PEDRO_boaro I listened to several recordings of this concerto and must say that Zimerman's view and interpretation (of this and of other concertos, to be honest) is really fascinating to me. I find Zimerman's style of playing always very deep, centered, full of expression and pathos. In short, a must to listen to 😀

[@PEDRO_boaro]

@@seppstefano that's right, Beethoven heard the future

[@user-cs2ng2ns8k]

Belissimo

[@mihaimoraru5201]

Mare si sensibil interpret,bravooo!!

[@TSK24692]

Anyone else here after watching the season one finale of Ozark? It's quite amazing the jolt of appreciation you get after hearing a classical piece on TV.

[@saniakhan7701]

yep! I am also a classical pianist, so that scene really moved me.

[@rubisrosa]

Sublime !

[@victorkravchenko8596]

Для поднятия настроения, оптимизма и рослабления , снятия негатива слушать считаю необходимо эту музыку.

[@yycovers]

3:59 sounds absolutely beautiful

[@pk1qa]

11:21

[@StanObirek]

Amazing… Beethoven thought of this concerto at age of 17 while Mozart was still alive.

[@ninonino3037]

спасибо

[@ransomcoates546]

His rather eccentric personality has kept him from occupying the position among pianists he deserves.

[@Caroline1261]

He is a very well know pianist, specially for his interpretation of Beethoven and Chopin, no? This is what I found on internet : "Krystian Zimerman is a Polish concert pianist and conductor, who has been described as one of the greatest pianists of his generation. In 1975, he won the IX International Chopin Piano Competition.

[@ransomcoates546]

@@Caroline1261 To the cognoscenti he is of course very well known. But in the general sense of being a great virtuoso whose name is seen a lot by the general musical public, I don’t think so. It’s partly a question of different times, I suppose, but compare how Trifonov’s career was launched.

[@Caroline1261]

@@ransomcoates546 Yes Trifonov is well known. I like his interpretation of Chopin. But taking about eccentricity, I think Trifonov is way more eccentric! His face always distract me when I see him playing. I really like Kissin. In fact, Kissin is my favorite pianist for Beethoven, Rachmaninov and Chopin. :)

[@catherinescott562]

I think his reluctance to play in the US and his refusal to allow much advance concert promotion has kept him a bit under the radar and made him seem to be less accessible to his fans.

[@bilkishchowdhury8318]

@@catherinescott562 based Zimmerman

[@anamariabadaloni9079]

En este tipo de conciertos no pongan propagandas en el medio por favor y respetuosamente.

[@davidpark5840]

Leonard Bernstein passed away unfortunately at that time. That’s why Zimermann had to conduct as well, didn’t he?

[@karldelavigne8134]

And he does it so well; no need for Bernstein here, and it must have been much cheaper for Deutsche Grammophon.

[@samzhu4899]

yeah :(

[@MrTann2010]

Yeah, Bernstein and Zimmerman had meant to perform all 5 concertos, but Bernstein died before the first two concertos were performed, and Zimmerman and the Vienna Phil made the decision to record the first and second concerto

[@ankitabose2139]

It's almost like his fingers are not touching the keyboard, it's like he is playing with his mind.

[@jomaleca2005]

A Zimmermann le falta sentimiento ....a betthoven le sobra

[@tommyrauk8205]

I've also been told that I play better when my fingers aren't touching the keys.

[@ankitabose2139]

@@tommyrauk8205 Totally relatable. I’ve been told the same! 😂

[@cordeliav3055]

So interesting to see the soloist conducting from his instrument. Such a different style to Bernstein. By the way, the players don't appear to be looking at him at all. Maybe from the peripherals.

[@mhuten]

on these pieces conductors are not needed, like Mozarts concertos

[@onanonainoyole]

Ozark (capítulo final temporada 1) me trajo aquí, o me hizo volver más bien.

[@Caroline1261]

I wonder why Mr. Zimerman is weary his ring on his right hand? Anyone know? Such an amazing pianist, very beautiful!

[@mikerasmusson8749]

Wearing the wedding ring on the left hand is an Angloshphere thing. In many European countries it's worn on the right hand.

[@Caroline1261]

@@mikerasmusson8749 Thanks, I didn't know :)

[@joaogabriell6683]

15:34 isso lembra muito a nona sinfonia, a parte inicial.

[@ClassicalMusic-ds9yt]

yes

[@beethovenlovedmozart]

When was the updated candenza added to this concerto? Must be nice Beethoven can get a "do over" years later to make it sound better. Someone was worried about their legacy of their first concerto. Bach did the same thing, updated his works years later to make them better.

[@stevendaniel5649]

One man show.

[@JerryLiaoPiano]

cadenza 11:20

[@nemanjazivojinovic6421]

What is the concierto that begins like egmount?

[@michaelmueller7962]

The Concerto number 5 begins (a little) like Egmont.

[@jacopocordero4243]

I feel someone’s humming throughout the whole piece !! Is the pianist humming as he’s playing? Maybe it’s just my imagination..

[@michaelmueller7962]

I think you are right. I had the same feeling but was not sure because it is barely audible. I recommend to listen to Glenn Gould, in many of his music we can hear his humming clearly and I like it.

[@teresaloureiro2525]

different interpretation ... interesting ... !

[@zaproud]

I came to listen from 14:17

[@brianswanson9881]

Beats me why the soloist is conducting. The Orchestra is not even looking at him, they're focused on the music.

[@strawberry3634]

2:58 11:19 (Cadenza) 2 mov. 15:39 17:59 18:37 24:40 25:07

[@beethovenlovedmozart]

Wow this piece was all over the place😊. I consider Beethoven, the greatest ever at learning *cough*, i mean copying Mozars style snd techniques. This concerto has some innovative bright spots, but im more impressed with his attention to detail on mozarts piano concerto techniques. Ive been studying mozart a long time, so its obvious Beethoven did his homework and opened his music idea book he evidently hauled around.

[@beethovenlovedmozart]

All this piece shows, is Beethoven was no mozart when it came to melody and structure. This music you can tell was a struggle for him to do. Its no wonder he wanted to ignore and rewrite all the rules and standards, because he didnt have the ability to complete a work with structure. The man is a genius at variations, but coming up with a theme and naturally transition to diffent themes in a pattern, Like sonata form for example, was just not his strength at all. Judging by this pece, he was quite horrible at it. He had to reinvent himself away from forms and standards, because transition to multiple themes, development section, candenza or coda, and then come back to the tonic key? Thats a hard ask for Beethoven. It shows you how hard it is to follow these forms. Only mozart and Haydn to some extent masteree them. Beethoven is no mozart.

[@WojciechDomalewski]

Have you noticed 21' 31"?

[@martinszemberg-goldgraber8772]

Co wtedy jest?

[@lospazio]

No. What is it?

[@notnipneb2810]

Is he conducting as well or is he just really into the music

[@tractotus]

Conducting

[@at__xyz]

It sound like Beethoven is weaving 2 strings/lines of music together at 1:40 / 2:30

[@GIROSSINI58]

L' OLIMPO DEGLI DEI.

[@nemanjazivojinovic6421]

For now

[@rodrigodevicente3599]

no dudo del talento de zimerman, pero es bastante pedante

[@fazliddinerkaboyev6568]

Why is Zimmerman being a conductor?

[@Fredrizzzz]

Leonard Bernstein who was supposed to conduct Beethoven's piano concerto no. 1 and 2 along Zimerman and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra unfortunately passed away on the 14th of Oct, 1990

[@williamfreivogel5244]

@@Fredrizzzz Wow. Thanks.

[@nemanjazivojinovic6421]

Lasse ireland

[@Discovery_and_Change]

Ad interruptions

[@eleug6419]

Commercial in the middle of the movement... It's a crime

[@tutialhabla]

qué peluca, uauh

[@vexations840]

Alright mr. baldie

[@tepmich]

Beethoven ist zweifellos ein großartiger Komponist, und Zimerman ist ein ausgezeichneter Inter- pret !!! Tepper Michael.