Brahms - Paganini Variations Op. 35 (I-II)

[@donaldallen1771]

There are very few pianists who are capable of making Brahms' Op. 35 sound like music, instead of a technical struggle that the pianist is losing. Earl Wild could do it, as could Abbey Simon. I think Mr. Bonatta's performance is remarkable. I've not heard his playing before and this makes me want to hear a lot more. Clearly a master pianist.

[@bassonvolant7097]

Voilà un pianiste complètement libéré de son clavier et connaissant parfaitement la place de chaque note. Résultat remarquable 👍👏👏👏

[@philipprheinklavier]

Great performance !

[@hyramesshiramess1035]

Splendid piano playing! Some of the most powerful, most accurate, most self-assured I've ever heard. In that regard it ranks with the very best. I found myself wishing, however, for a more intimate, confiding, introspective sound evocative of nostalgic longing in the more lyrical sections.

[@iyadkanaan5991]

my best Brahms pianist

[@douglassmith7750]

Arguably the hardest music written for the piano...Brahms being a composer first and foremost didn't consider the difficulties as opposed to a pianist that composes solely for the instrument

[@chatainghenri]

Brahms was a pianist before being a composer (as a reminder, he composed his first symphony at 43), and extremely gifted at that.

[@douglassmith7750]

Henri CHATAING ARENT THEY ALL A PIANIIST IN FORMAL TRAINING. ..? He was a great composer of the piano and other instruments. ..point being his works are awkward to play as opposed to Liszt ..who is brilliant but the notes lie most comfortably under the hand...I apologize for not being more clear in my post

[@eliascalabretta909]

Douglas Smith Id' have to disagree on that point, about Liszt being more comfortable on the hands then someone like Brahms or the like. I feel like a good ear and good technique can overcome any difficult presented in music. No excuses.

[@douglassmith7750]

Elias Calabretta Well I respectfully disagree. ...

[@nabeelhayek402]

Brahms wrote these variations as etudes for himself. Clara Schumann was the first to perform them.

[@CLASSICALFAN100]

**WOW!** Brahms looks *EXACTLY* like the old guy selling balloons in The Third Man: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYbCY3SNhdJnf6c Here's the entire movie from the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/TheThirdMan49

[@jamesl195]

What piece by Paganini does the theme hail from in this Brahms work?

[@FirstGentleman1]

Capriccio n°24, his.

[@jamesl195]

That theme won't stop cycling through my mind. Thank you for the reply.

[@FirstGentleman1]

A pleasure.

[@franantoniezautzikrojas7320]

Liszt may be always technically demanding... but Brahms here... oh god

[@ShawnChang19]

crap, all those double 3rd, and TRIPLEs, my hands hurts even when listening