Bohuslav Martinů - Piano Concertos

[@baileyrob]

One of the most artistic, original voices in classical history.

[@leoinsf]

You cannot get "Bach" out of Martinu 's style. Basically, Martinu is a "modern-Bach" who writes polyphonically and I suppose this might "turn some people off" who are looking for a "Stravinsky style" with fancy orchestral brilliance of some of the modern composers. Brilliance for Martinu is in the notes and how they "run" in different directions and develop thematically! Thematic development puts Martinu in the Bach and Beethoven style of composition. Everything is about "the notes" and the way the "notes" move, not about orchestral effect or how the orchestral instruments move. It is a shame that Martinu is not programmed in our modern-day symphony-concert programs anymore!

[@sbareg]

Yes, exactly! This is about old fashioned musical craft : melody, harmony, polyphony, rythm.. At a time where composers where beginning to look for other paradigms out of lack of inspiration, Martinu manages to produce an extremely original renewal of these "old" concepts. Stravinsky hated this kind of music. He despised Reger, the last post-romantic composer who could be considered in the tradition of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. That makes things clear about Stravinsky... I don't consider those old concepts as dead, there is so much left to invent and compose

[@user-ge4dy6bz6y]

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[@tomaspianist]

God, this is ....paradise, immense beauty incredible incredible, this Czech guy was a genius ....breathtaking!

[@BritinIsrael]

Great Martinu. A huge output of works which are so underperformed. A genius of a composer .

[@Hyblovina]

...so playful, so beautiful, so profound, so great! Piano concertos from Bohuslav Martinů are great!

[@Fatabuna]

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D major, H. 149 00:01 Allegro moderato 10:43 Andante 18:28 Allegro Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2, H. 237 29:21 Allegro moderato 38:34 Poco andante 46:28 Poco allegro Concertino for Piano and Orchestra, H. 269 54:01 Allegro moderato (Comodo) 1:00:29 Lento 1:09:45 Allegro Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3, H. 316 1:15:57 Allegro 1:25:00 Andante poco moderato 1:35:54 Moderato. Allegro

[@erinbiggs186]

TheFatabuna your time stamps are so very much appreciated. thank you for taking the time for this

[@nealbaker7991]

@@erinbiggs186 Ditto.

[@BritinIsrael]

@@nealbaker7991 Ditto ditto.

[@sbareg]

@@BritinIsrael Ditto ditto ditto.

[@aleksandarjankovski6542]

Thank you! Will you kindly include information the performers?

[@walshamite]

Timings: Emil Leichner (piano) Czech PO cond. Jiří Bělohlávek - recorded in 2004. Go to any movement by clicking on the relevant timing. There are 3 concertos and a concertino here, excerpted from the full 2 CD set. The CD includes the Martinů 4th (1956) and 5th (1958) Piano Concertos, same artists, on Supraphon ASIN: B0000262OH -- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D Major, H. 149 (1925): 00:00 I. Allegro moderato 10:42 II. Andante 18:28 III. Allegro -- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2, H. 237 (1926-28): 29:21 I. Allegro moderato 38:34 II. Poco andante 46:28 III. Poco allegro -- Concertino for Piano and Orchestra, H. 269 (1938): 54:01 I. Allegro moderato (Comodo) 60:29 II. Lento 69:45 III. Allegro -- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3, H. 316 (1948): 75:57 I. Allegro 85:00 II. Andante poco moderato 95:54 III. Moderato. Allegro Wiki ref: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Bohuslav_Martin%C5%AF#Piano

[@yicantong2299]

And I like the cover of the video ,like this music ,various ,colorful

[@zuzanaSimurdova]

Incredible composer! Incredible mind!!!

[@BritinIsrael]

i keep going back to hear Concerto number 3 . This is truley a magnificent work and should be heard much more. The third movement including the cadenza and the final pages are mind blowing.

[@horsthans7959]

The fast movements are like Schostakovitch.But with more Colours!!I love it now! But also Bartok is here....; ) Very nice

[@Geffers58]

I have this CD set, and love it enormously, played it many times.

[@BritinIsrael]

Thank you for the uploading. Martinu's music deserves to be heard more.

[@TheVaughan5]

+Clive .L Yes it would make such a refreshing change from the ubiquitous Beethoven/Mozart/Tchaikovsky/Schumann/Grieg concertos that are way over exposed at the expense of other great works. Martinu is a classic example as well as Saint-Saens who wrote some marvellous concertos but hardly ever heard. It's the same old story I'm afraid - "I know what I like and I like what I know"

[@kuang-licheng402]

+cameronpaul it's your cup of tea, mine too

[@christophcloren4740]

Very great modern music !

[@uritibon17]

The second Bartok concerto is mentioned (In wikipedia) to have drawn from Stravinsky's ballets, but I feel a great deal of similarity to the 1st movement of the first Martinu concerto here. They have in my view a remarkable similarity in character and rhythm of their respetive first themes, and nearing the end there seems to be a direct quotation (Bartok quoting Martinu it seems) with the rising scale and trill (the first theme of the bartok concerto) - 9:48 here.

[@carmenperalesgarrido3695]

Me encanta .He sabido hoy de este gran compositor

[@BritinIsrael]

During his time in Paris Martinu must have heard the music of his contemprary Poulenc. And vice versa of course. The ist movement of Piano Concerto No 1 has many similarities to the style of Poulenc. Martinu had not yet developed his own unique sound that would make his music stand above anything else composed during the 1920 -1930s in Europe.

[@BritinIsrael]

The closing pages of the 2nd Concerto reminds me of Bartok's 3rd piano concerto.

[@hexonatapeloop]

The section starting at 15:42. Completely bonkers!

[@zuzanaSimurdova]

54:01’ - what an AMAZING-powerful-Piano Concertino!

[@zoltanvassy5507]

I always felt that if Bartók had time to write his 4th piano concerto it would have been like this concertino of Martinu. It floows the line towards more and more simple and transparent expression while keeping the fresh unconventional texture typical of twentieth-century music.

[@zuzanaSimurdova]

@@zoltanvassy5507, absolutely! This concertino is refreshing! Last year, I had a chance to perform it with an orchestra and what an experience! It was possible to keep a dialog between the piano and orchestra.

[@MrInterestingthings]

became aware of martinu s solo piano music because of a knowledgeable pianist and am always astonished at the level of invention and craft . the piano concertos are really old fashioned like much of his music I'm always surprised when I see how late he came onto the field and disappointed by the few masters who take him on.

[@PianoKos]

Amazing! Thank you, guys! Love Bohuslav Martinů and play this as well!

[@CorradoLoffredi]

Many thanks for sharing!!

[@kuang-licheng402]

so enjoyable!

[@wab4100]

wunderschöne interpretationen dieser interessanten werke!

[@yowzephyr]

0:01 is a good place to start. +

[@meisterwue]

Channel is subscribed .....in former years I had Martinů on the label Naxos .....his symphonies and chamber-music.....my channel now ❤thanks a lot

[@galas062]

thank you!!

[@IhateGary]

No 3 is my favorite. Still, All are Gold Standard

[@MrInterestingthings]

I doubt that Bartók would have had access to any of martinus music. really how much was this man s music performed in Europe or especially if ever at all in the U.s. when Bartok finally emigrated here.