Brendel playing the last part of an Haydn's Sonata

[@rontomcol]

Haydn's Piano Sonata in C HXVI No 50. 3rd movement - Allegro molto - just in case anyone is interested! This is masterful playing... complete control AND freedom of expression. What a beautiful choice of encore. Very witty too.

[@SandroRussoPianist]

indimenticabile maestro Brendel!

[@chrish12345]

how come its still so revolutionary to see people smiling

[@lucachierici413]

Bologna May 6th, 2006. Encore after Abbado Concert. My recording

[@clasesdepiano]

Completamente maravilloso. Bravo, Ed.

[@lecomtedelalune]

That was actually a recording of Cortot playing the prelude - I heard from a reliable source that he played the 3rd sonata along with Gaspard de la Nuit at Bridgewater Hall Manchester a few years back

[@PetervonBelvedere]

Some years ago I heard a phenomenal piano recital by Rudolf Serkin in Los Angeles. Some wonderful elderly ladies behind me tried to pay the ultimate complement " Nicht seit dem Schnabel". That certainly applies to this performance as well.

[@chai35]

Anyone could post a concerto performance before this encore? :)

[@bontempo01]

Truly outstanding performance. He does play it much more delicately - in the score Haydn marks "forte" for a few more sections than it is apparent in Brendel's version - but it serves a point. Bravo!

[@virtuoso1873]

Wow, it's amazing how the orchestra won't stand up when he asks them at the end...it's like he's pulling teeth to get them to stand and receive the applause!

[@hellomate639]

Well, I'm going to see this guy in Gateshead, England on the 20th. He's my favorite. Alfred Brendel.

[@KennYWooD2]

You're actually both right about the number. "60" comes from the "Wiener Urtext" edition and "50" is the Hoboken number. It simply depends on which numbering system you find more reliable (and it's really inconsequential), but most pianists do, in fact, use the Hoboken number (and it's not considered "old", kid).

[@GeniusHaydn]

Its-Franz Joseph Haydn's Piano Sonata No. 60 in C major, Finale: Allegro molto...

[@chrish12345]

he played chopin when very young, and decided to drop it then cos he felt he would need to specialize in it

[@JackYBHV]

he is good, big up

[@Discerninator]

I meant them to stand, not him to stand.

[@Perkeno]

He was having lots of fun; it's great to see. Which orchestra was that? The violinist in the middle is cute :-)

[@gspaulsson]

Brendel is famously a Schubert specialist. That's his shtik, and he does it very well. Like Gould played Bach and a zillion people play Chopin almost exclusively. Somebody or other did Scriabin ... What's wrong with being a specialist?

[@GeniusHaydn]

Hey Kid, your refering to (Hob.XVI:50), the old numbering system. It is No. 60 in C major if you don't believe me, verify it with John McCabe's complete Haydn Piano Sonatas CD Box Set. I am absolutely sure it is correct.

[@wol4fram]

Brendel actually plays Chopin for himself. He just doesn't seem to be comfortable or confident performing these composers in front of others. There's a documentary on youtube about him in which he plays a Chopin prelude (No. 4 in E minor)

[@VladVexler]

wol4fram in that clip Alfred listens to Alfred Cortot playing the 4th preludes from his 1933/4 recording.

[@Discerninator]

Ah, good point, I didn't think of that. Different strokes for different folks I guess.... However, wouldn't it have been more respectful to follow his wishes and stand when he (Abbado) asked him to stand, as in most other cultures?

[@tarnashun]

that last part is actually kind of scary. those poor musicians.

[@gspaulsson]

It's synchronized clapping - the audience wants Brendel to come out. Also you hear "bis!" - they want an encore. But this clearly was an encore - he must have played a concerto with the orchestra before this.

[@anhypotheton]

Was this in Lucerne? What was the programme?

[@mziel53]

I regret to inform you, that the sonata, which is played in this video have number 50 :)

[@zigeunerlieder]

He played Chopin 30 or 40 years ago. But now he only plays Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, that´s it. I read he doesn´t like Rachmaninov at all.

[@andrewkennaugh1065]

He was also a great Liszt player...😊

[@chrish12345]

the only german composers he plays are beethoven and bach, how is that 'boxing himself in'?

[@chrish12345]

the only german composers he plays are beethoven and bach - how is that 'boxing himself in'?

[@mziel53]

So there are two correct numbering systems.

[@Discerninator]

your right, the orchestra can't follow a simple instruction like that, you wonder how they follow his conducting... Abaddo's that is

[@pianist12]

the orchestra should have played something else in all that applause.....