Hélène Grimaud - Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23: II. Adagio

[@deutschegrammophon]

Have you ever seen Hélène Grimaud live in concert? How did you like it?

[@mariakoroni7323]

I haven't but it is a daydream to see her playing live, looking forward to her next concert around here :)

[@pardieupopper339]

A few years ago, yes. I am pleased to say it was quite an enjoyable experience.

[@ktinxx]

In 2017, in Hannover, Germany together with Sol Gabetta - a simply unforgettable experience! As if the sun had borne twin sisters, gracing us with golden playfulness and sublime perfection...

[@rahkd4926]

I saw her at the DSO, and it was fabulous

[@marivirojo9136]

Maria Cor Soprano Nadir sierra

[@amanielwolde]

Mozart composed this concert at one of the saddest moments of his life, poor, alone and jobless. You can feel the sorrow and depth of a human being suffering ... Suddenly, there is a last ray of hopeness who brings to life. Extraordinary talent shows when this man,who touched the bottom, could still compose one of the amazing concerts in music history. Genius

[@exicunowlibra4238]

so different from the silly mindless character portraited in the movie which was more about Salieri and rightly so

[@amanielwolde]

Exactly, i can't take that movie seriously. So far from reality.

[@exicunowlibra4238]

@@amanielwolde agree

[@DallasToo123]

​@@exicunowlibra4238me too

[@nillamichieli5678]

Neglected gravestones of the long dead covered in snow and ice... ha ha ha ha ha!

[@jean-mariedard497]

Écouter et mourir d'une telle émotion. Rien ne peut plus exister de plus beau et de plus intense. L'âme est transportée, apaisée, mais aussi chamboulée. Merci à Dieu d'avoir donné à de tels compositeurs une telle inspiration. Pour l'éternité.

[@lucianoiovino304]

Wonderful comment!

[@yvesgunder5919]

Dommage il a pas fait une Jeune Femme pour LN... :-)))

[@АндрейЕременко-о6ж]

МОМЭНТУМОРА ЧТО-ЛИ ТЫ ХОТЕЛ СКАЗА'ТЬ КОМЕНТАТОЭ

[@Georges_Eli]

Je crois me souvenir que Mozart a compose ce concerto apres le deces de son pere Leopold auquel il etait attache et a qui il devait une grande partie de ses connaissances musicales. On sent dans ce morceau d'une beaute rare toute la peine et la douleur de Wolfgang .

[@yaracruz3379]

Não me canso de ouvir esse concerto e executado.pela maravilhosa pianista Helene Grimaud BRAVO!!!

[@SilviaQuintela]

Months ago, my father asked me to play this adagio at his funeral. A week ago when the time came, this video was the first result on my search, the first scene hit me so hard, I remembered our walks in the forest when I was younger, and as an avid Deutsche Grammophon collector, most probably he watched this before. Thanks for this beautiful and heartfelt interpretation

[@maritamcdonough5777]

Sorrowful and beautiful together. You honor your father profoundly.

[@c3piano]

My condolences to you. Cherish the beautiful memories of him.

[@music-hx5lf]

Now your Dad R.I.P. is enjoying the music we were born for. You must have had a marvelous relationship with him. Nothing more precious on earth than loving parents..

[@blight-9525]

This concerto of Mozart has always been my favorite one. I learned at my father's funeral -- 6 months ago -- it was also his favorite. This concerto was played during his funeral: a Deutsche Grammophon compact disc "Horowitz plays Mozart". ;-) The CD I have always known since my childhood. I did not dare to listen to this concerto anymore. Today, it is the first time since his death. Thank you Helene. What an interpretation!

[@paulchristensen7276]

Sorry for your loss.

[@maryvnchristmas1664]

I first listened to and fell in love with this piece..in 1994.. on a classical CD.. I lost the CD and never knew the composer or title of the piece..o knew the track was after moonlight sonata..and I played this over ..and over in my head for 30 years.. trying to explain it to others so I could find a way to hear it openly..to ease my mental anguish... Today.. I cried when I finally found this .this hauting melodious. Masterpiece. .❤ Absolutely life changing...

[@shudtt09]

I saw Amadeus when it came out in 1984. I rooted for it to win the Oscar for best picture and it did!!! Certainly deserved it. Been a fan ever since. 👍

[@VennThuria]

Good for you!

[@kenmastersmaster]

Had the exact same CD

[@johnmartlew5897]

The miracle of human abilities..........to write this.....to play this......to hear this.........to be blessed with this state of awe...........

[@chernozem_studio]

Yeah man. We are in the miracle chain.

[@andrewma3491]

How can a person compose such music??!! This is beyond genius. Words cannot describe the man.

[@andrewma3491]

@Thomas Dailly translation please

[@chatsdocs6608]

@@andrewma3491 he says that he doesn't think it's great.

[@andrewma3491]

@@chatsdocs6608 lol

[@gracie99999]

it really is beyond

[@eduardogutierrezcastillo2767]

He was gifted by god

[@daviddaniel2302]

Qu'elle est belle Hélène Grimaud, interprétant le plus bel Adagio des Concertos de Mozart. C'est certainement la plus belle Musique jamais écrite, celle qu'on aimerait écouter avant de mourir, pour partir en paix...

[@RMD_78]

What really is fantastic, is everyone capable of feeling this piece has the genius mozart had when he wrote it. The human being is from another planet

[@jessicadyer684]

This piece is absolutely timeless. One of my favourite pieces. The solo piano intro slow, pensive and delicate reminds me of both longing and heartache and when joined by the strings, horns and woodwinds just blends seamlessly...then slowly almost unexpectedly the middle lifts into playful carefree joy and "laughter" on the flutes...it is a mixture of emotions just how life is. The musicains are next level. They nailed it. Mozarts piano arrangement trancends time. Im sure it influenced Chopin. I also love Debussy and Schubert among many others. Classical music is so calming for the soul and helps me relax as I have anxiety. Ive loved it since my adolescence and am now sharing this timeless music with my own adolescent children. Truly this was their legacy and gift to the world. The very fact that we would be still enjoying and celebrating their work centuries later attests to that❤

[@deutschegrammophon]

thank you for the kind words ❤

[@orazioguanciale4904]

Timeless is the correct adjective. It could have been composed today or tomorrow or three centuries ago. I guess Helene Grimaud 's extra slow pace adds a bit more romanticism to it, but it could be played by other piano virtuosos to the same effect. Mozart's magic in full display

[@Nogah100]

Helene Grimaud, and Mozart in the minor keys: Perfection. I'm almost moved to tears.

[@mosescordovero8163]

shalom, Dalia Efrat

[@Nogah100]

@@mosescordovero8163 Shalom, Moshe.

[@iainhunneybell]

I played this at my stepfather’s funeral. I _am_ moved to tears

[@superchaserbr]

I'm already crying.

[@Auspex1980]

This has to be one of the most beautiful pieces of music that I have ever heard in my life.

[@Flourish-pg1lt]

I agree. It’s hauntingly beautiful.

[@toparbitr0923]

Аnd no one has played it so magically as Helene Grimaud. No Horowitz, no Pletnev, no Yudinа.

[@dawapachamama3681]

Exactly, what i feel....this is

[@dawapachamama3681]

A masterpiece.....

[@dawapachamama3681]

This is cosmic's music, gave

[@rolandholtz8250]

Dear Héléne this is "the all time favorite version of this conterto", It brings teears to my eyes, I love it so much. It is the perfect example, that you don't need a hugh ochestra to perform it, but just the pure sensitivity and harmoniy. Silence and perfection is, what it is all about. Thanks so much.

[@anguskerr1872]

The closest Mozart gets to pure desolation, stark beauty - it's almost bereft of any hope .... and then just when we are consumed by it when all hope seems lost... a little ray of woodwind sunshine peeks through, before once again he descends into the depths of the sheer, dark, beautiful, hopeless place - and we weep almost uncontrollably. And Helene absolutely gets it, and nails this performance - as does the orchestra....The best interpretation I've heard so far....bravo!

[@nicolahacking2623]

You have got it ! Your description is beautiful.

[@tonybooth4]

indeed and so powerfully played in the death of stalin, apparently based on a real performance but the film's time line is wrong / compressed butoh so poignant....

[@danielbeneyt9690]

If we didn't know that men discovered sorrow, we learn that then, they created hope, didn't they ?

[@바르톨로메오크리스토]

👍

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

NOT TRUE!!! Helene Grimaud not The greatest Best Mozart piano concerto no 23 player Ever! Better Are really Solomon Cutner Vladimir Horowitz Vladimir Ashkenazy ( The most colorful volcanic piano sound) Maurizio Pollini Stanislav Bunin Grigory Sokolov ( THE TITAN THE GIANT OF THE PIANO)! THE BEST MOZART PIANO CONCERTOS PLAYERS are really=Mozart 17 Dezo Ranki Mozart 18 Vladimir Ashkenazy Mozart 19 Radu Lupu Mozart 20 Vladimir Ashkenazy Mozart 21 Radu Lupu ( others The Good=Artur Rubinstein Murray Perahia Vladimir Ashkenazy Stanislav Bunin Maurizio Pollini) Mozart 22 Laura Mikkola Natalia Trull Jörg Demus Robert Mozart 24 Grigory Sokolov Maria Grinberg ( The others like The Good=Wilhelm Kempff Mikhail Pletnev) Mozart 25 Murray Perahia Mozart 27 Alexei Lubimov ( others The Good=Emil Gilels Vladimir Ashkenazy Stanislav Bunin Murray Perahia Natalia Trull)

[@blackcircles3833]

He was known for his cheerful and fun character. But people who smile a lot hides the greatest grief and sadness. He was one of them.

[@vvvel]

Да! ❤ Спасибо. Через столько много лет я хотя бы от вас, не известного мне человека услышала это. Но это исполнение ( его начало) мне не нравится. Тяжело. Закалачивание гвоздей. После Владимира Горовица слушать тяжело.

[@petersnell3128]

Arguably, this movement took Mozart into the romantic period of music history. One movement of a piano concerto that serves as a "musical prophesy" that Chopin was certainly going to come someday after Mozart. This movement makes the piano "sing" like a Chopin waltz. It truly displays the musical genius Mozart was.

[@Chishannicon]

Definitley agree. I heard this for the first time today on the radio, not knowing what it was or who composed it. When it ended and the DJ said that it was Mozart, my first thought was "Dang, I knew he was a genius, but I didn't know he was THAT ahead of his time!"

[@gbarthg]

Grimaud and her fellow musicians play this beautifully and romantically, but it's unlikely that Mozart intended the piece to be performed that way. The instrument that he played wasn't capable of expressing the kind of sentiment heard in the video. It doesn't detract from the music at all: it's simply different.

[@yxoxwxaxyexex3800]

@@gbarthg she isnt sitting there to perform how mozart would have wanted that piece to be performed. and this version of the concerto definitely sounds more beautiful than that of say rubinstein or horowitz's interpretation, especially when the orchestra begins. the slower version just gives time for the beautiful noes to resonate throughout the room. and also mozart was the one who said that music is not in the notes but in the silence in between the notes and i certainly believe this version does exactly that. and no offense if you prefer other interpretations over this one, thays completely subjective.

[@c.a.savage5689]

Well said. The musical genius of Mozart never ceases to amaze. To be able to play his music (regardless of the level of proficiency) is to feel, however brief and dimly, the sensibilities of a great composer. It brings tears to my eyes. The utter peace, harmony and perfection of each note is a salve for a sad and sorry world. Even now. Even today.

[@tonbettypeeters8212]

Hearing this Adagio played ,the slow version, by Helene,how could we survive this broken world without classical music,the composers,orchestra’s as well as the soloists. Well done everyone.

[@patriciavichenza3287]

Je Suis incapable de mettre des mots face à de telles émotions engendrées par cette '' Magie unique '' livrée à nos oreilles comme un miel sauvage s'écoulant d'un arbre en toute liberté . Merci Hélène ....

[@ВалерийШпанагель-х6н]

Здорово,красиво,прекрасно! Классика вечна. Спасибо,Гениальный Человек,за чудную музыку. Валерий Шпанагель Москва журналист.

[@JacquelinePicard]

sublime !!! ls larmes montent en moi !!!

[@samzana2]

her technique is incredible. No words to describe the genius of Mozart

[@LastvanLichtenGlorie]

This is an absolute treat. Thank you Deutsche Grammophon for making the world a better place through the best music.

[@btsr2553]

100% agree and don‘t forget the artists and Steinway & Sons for this instrument.

[@Massimo.Bianchi]

But what does Deutsche Grammophon have to do with it? It is thanks to mozart and the musicians.

[@robertwilliams4682]

Grammophon helps them get this out there. Kinda like a publisher helps an author get his or her book out there

[@sebastienbrunois1728]

It deserves more than 10M views. Hélène Grimaud plays beautifuly. What a piece of music... One of my favorites from Mozart.

[@dawapachamama3681]

My favorite of thé genius of

[@dawapachamama3681]

Humanity....

[@dawapachamama3681]

Dear Sébastien....

[@fbulbul]

😍This is the most beautiful playing of Mozart Concerto No. 23:II. Adagio. Helen Grimaud transports me to another world. Her playing and technic are magnificent. Also great videography of the session! I have played this performance over and over in the last 5 years since I discovered her as a pianist.

[@GuillermoPussetto]

One of the most beautiful adagios ever written.

[@rosaleeadams1160]

Just badly need some soothing music today as I battle a medical issue that has not only hit me hard physically but psychologically......and I am weary

[@Auspex1980]

Guillermo Pussetto I couldn’t agree more. It’s stunning.

[@rickartdefoix1298]

Yes, it is one of the most beautiful adagios ever written. And H. Grimaud plays it in a very sensitive and poetic way. And slower, think, also. Lovely, anyway. She's quite a personal pianist. Like it.

[@JJTownley_Classical-Composer]

Of his 27 piano concertos, Mozart wrote only 3 slow movements in a minor key; No 9, No 18 and this one. All are beautifully sublime. Philippe Entremont, when asked what music he'd like to be stranded on an island with, replied simply, "Any slow movement from one of Mozart's piano concertos." We can hear why.

[@Highinsight7]

yes!!! it is...! this my favorite piano concerto by him...! and No 16 in D (which Mozart was also very found of)

[@Sameoldfitup]

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.

[@yanndechelette8356]

Je n ai rien compris mais je sais thatyoure famous

[@dirklammertse4174]

You know your classics TW. That’s 👍

[@chrifabenkhalifa1398]

Probably this what the art is for. To translate that moment into words, colors and sounds, and keep it for eternity.

[@estellah]

Maybe?

[@ИгорьКоролёв-ф3б]

Ещё существуют и мысли о будущем, и в настоящем, в зависимости от спектра вашего внимания, и, в целом, понимания, существует бесконечное число событий, а соответственно - и бесконечный объём информации, и, вообще, это произведение, совсем необязательно относится к воспоминаниям, но отображает, прежде всего, состояние души. Не так ли?

[@remsan03]

It's rare for Mozart to compose a piece in minor key, but when he does, it's absolutely magical. Wished there were more.

[@mtv565]

@remsan03: You wish for more tragedies in Mozart's life, then he'll compose more sad music.

[@melindamills6995]

The Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major (K. 488) is a musical composition for piano and orchestra written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was finished, according to Mozart's own catalogue, on March 2, 1786, around the time of the premiere of his opera, The Marriage of Figaro.

[@aachoocrony5754]

@@melindamills6995 premiere was in 2011 centuries later? You must be a Classical musician(!)

[@melindamills6995]

@@aachoocrony5754That's the date it was put on the Internet. Date was not meant to be part of the information. Just wanted to stress it is in a major key, not a minor. Will delete it now, Thanks.

[@andrewcheng4816]

Remsan03, you are actually correct. The 2nd movement adagio is indeed in a minor key, F#minor, which is unusual for Mozart as I believe it’s the only piece in this key that he ever wrote. I love it too, so simple yet so beguiling...

[@domberta7825]

I have been playing piano and listening to classical music for 50 years, and I would say that this is the most emotional piece, and playing of everything I have heard or played.

[@nadiazayman779]

Check out her playing of the slow movement of Ravel's concerto

[@juliaa3444]

Merci grand grand merci pour la quintessence de ce morceau de Mozart pour l’accompagnement et les photos ,SUBLIME SUBLIME j’en pleure encore et encore …….

[@PlacideCouture]

Je suis mort plusieurs fois en écoutant ce concerto tellement l'émotion était intense mais chaque fois je revenais à la vie pour l'écouter de nouveau.

[@michelbensadon3752]

Tres bien dit. Elle est superbe de tous les points de vue.

[@patriciamonteiro7767]

Si es así... sublime... Gracias

[@dawapachamama3681]

Quel magnifique commentaire, cher

[@dawapachamama3681]

Placidecouture....et tellement

[@dawapachamama3681]

Juste, exact, l'on retient

[@ZosimoLee]

Helene Grimaud knows the solemnity of the music she plays. She fully understood Mozart.

[@kaihagemann9928]

Damn, didnt know you could go back in time 300 years to ask him

[@sleeve51]

This woman's brilliance, style, interpretation, beauty and charisma bring tears to my eyes. She is the Mt. Everest of classical pianists alive on this Earth. Off the charts stupendous. Thank you for posting this gem.

[@france4me117]

I can't agree more ... You simply nailed it

[@jean-louispirottin4144]

Quelle délicatesse ! O combien d'émotion ! Bravo, Hélène !

[@gabifaja6497]

The inescapable genius of Mozart, in this disarmingly beautiful use of polyphony and woodwinds. Unmatched.

[@domberta8102]

Ms Grimaud pays this piece in such a way that it is absolutely the most emotional I have ever heard. So many thanks!

[@zundap100]

What a performance, what a touch, this is beautiful. Thanks Helene Grimaud.👍

[@musicsc6247]

I've never heard a song like this. It's calm and so gentle but has sadness and beauty at the same time. True MASTERPIECE!

[@НаталияПрево]

Музыка-единственное, что осталось людям от потрянного рая...

[@kerstinwenzel1979]

Musik ist hörbare Liebe und Hingabe

[@godinezgonzalez3125]

Hélène Grimaud and her body language - the range of her conscious gestures and movements - really communicate her feelings and intentions. Literally, she brings us to the place where the souls of the righteous live after death and where they enjoy complete happiness! The Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K. 488 is a concerto for piano and orchestra written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was finished, according to Mozart's own catalogue, on March 2, 1786, two months prior to the premiere of his opera, Le nozze di Figaro, and some three weeks prior to the completion of his next piano concerto. It was one of three subscription concerts given that spring and was probably played by Mozart himself at one of these. Specifically, what concerns us on this occasion, the slow Second Movement, -Adagio-, in ternary form, is somewhat operatic in tone. The piano begins alone with a theme in Siciliano rhythm characterized by unusually wide leaps. This is the only movement by Mozart in F♯ minor. The dynamics are soft throughout most of the piece. The middle of the movement contains a brighter section in A major announced by flute and clarinet that Mozart would later use to introduce the trio "Ah! taci ingiusto core!" in his 1787 opera Don Giovanni. -Wikipedia

[@valvlad09]

One of the most beautiful adagios, beautifully ever played!

[@pauldoerflingerMarcoPolo1947]

Merveilleux et exceptionnel moment faisant éprouver toutes les beautés de la vie mais aussi les phases de peine et de douleurs ! Pianiste hors du commun qu’est Hélène Grimaud ! De très très loin pour moi l’Artiste pianistique préférée !

[@mayou59500]

Hélène Grimaud et Mozart, vous faites pleurer mon âme avec ce merveilleux concerto!

[@mariopintabona6200]

Questa sonata di Mozart è stupenda, fa sognare ad occhi aperti. Helene Grimaud è una pianista talentuosa, grandissima interprete, dei brani fin'ora ascoltati.

[@marcjupiter9027]

After hearing this i guess i still believe in humanity. Thank you for performing such a beautiful piece. Love

[@danasheys9300]

No matter what!!! Dont ever believe in humanity

[@idaletegiga5786]

É sublime o Adagio deste Concerto de Mozart. Nunca me canso de o ouvir. Nos tempos de angústia, sofrimento e grande aflição que vivemos neste momento ( 10 de Abril/2020 - Sexta-Feira Santa), este Adagio consola-nos e enche-nos também a alma de esperança por um mundo melhor. Que a Humanidade encontre a LUZ de CRISTO e que Cristo ressuscite nos nossos corações. Assim haverá Paz em todo o planeta.

[@alvarosousa8834]

Antes de Cristo não havia, depois dele, começou a haver mais um motivo para não haver, a culpa talvez não seja dele, mas é a realidade.

[@andrewma3491]

This music really moves me. I believe that Mozart had the uncanny ability to pack in a plethora of emotions and pathos into even the shortest pieces of music. It's truly awe-inspiring!!!

[@wagnerpolveiro7176]

One of the most beautiful interpretations of this Adagio I have ever listen to. Hélène is beauty, sympathy, talent, passion, love..., I think Mozart is very happy listening to her performance. Congratulations, Hélène.

[@guillermoome7071]

Agree. I like also the one from Capella Istropolitana. Just sharing happiness...

[@davehshs651]

igor pivor Why call a person a creep just because he hasn't mastered English, which apparently is his second language. Give him points for trying to communicate. BTW, do you write as well in a second language as this person does in English?

[@davidhunter9367]

Really an extraordinarily stupid and vulgar reply. Surely there is some way to remove (preferably permanently) these igors from KZbin.

[@vasccer3000]

igor pivor master your tonge

[@dawidp5484]

Mozart is dead and can't listen to this.

[@viktorzavidey9560]

Один из самых мной любимых концертов Моцарта, ну а исполнитель просто слов нет!!!

[@Флора-д3х]

Райское наслаждение,спасибо,,какая светлая и нежная музыка, воскрешает!💯🧡💛💚💝💖

[@guydevillebichot5456]

Très beau !

[@jeffgroshong952]

One of Mozart's absolute sublimest and then performed sublimer yet.

[@HuggyMackay]

No, we shall never have anything like this again. Sublime.

[@HidekazuOki]

This is SUCH a beautiful performance of a fantastic piece of music! Everything seems to be whole and at peace when I listen to this music.

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

This melody hit me in the heart. I did not even remember I had one.

[@banzobeans]

❤

[@МаринаСеменова-р5ы]

Благодарим за прекрасное исполнение ! Трогательно и глубоко. Моцарт прекрасен.

[@francishertveld3240]

Si, en écoutant cette version de Mozart, tes larmes viennent naturellement te brouillé la vue, que ton cœur saigne par la pureté de ce son, et que ton esprit est envahie par la beauté pure, alors ton âme a franchit la frontière, ou Agapès est le gardien de l'Amour absolut, alors, tu aura compris le sens de la VIE. A Hélène Grimaud, Merci pour cette version Admirable.

[@veranak6173]

I saw her in NYC playing Rachmaninov's concerto 2. It was a revelation ! Completely blew me away. Her performances at the Park Avenue Armory were out of this world. Her creativity as an artist are boundless.

[@francoriva55]

One of the best piece ever composed ...

[@ilseilse3824]

Not only this...

[@bibiderennes]

Aaah Mozart ! Merci à Hélène Grimaud, magnifique ! Merci aussi à ceux qui ont fait les images celles-ci confirment bien que le silence après Mozart….est encore du Mozart

[@mauriciomontoya8634]

One shold note that the camera man is also an exquisite artist ;he conveys the intimacy of Mozart on every player´s gesture !

[@deutschegrammophon]

thank you!

[@voraciousreader3341]

While Grimaud and the strings play beautifully, it’s the exquisite playing by all of the woodwinds that makes this recording just outstanding. Their blend, tone, and expression are simply sublime!

[@deutschegrammophon]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@АльбинаЛазоревка]

Любимое исполнение и видеоряд музыки, сразившей меня, в свое время, наповал, вызвавшей слезы радости и восхищения. Блестяще!

[@Флора-д3х]

Спасибо ,вы точно опредилили мои чувства,именно эта музыка дала понять гений Моцарта.

[@capitanfuturo594]

Невероятно, что это музыкальное произведение было любимцем чудовища по имени Сталин.

[@voljes9007]

@@capitanfuturo594, почитайте про эффект ореола и этот факт вам не будет казаться невероятным.

[@rnnyhoff]

As delicate and polished as the composer would have wanted it. If Mozart lives (and I believe he does in each of us), he breathes through this interpretation by a remarkable artist. Thank you for posting this gorgeous, revelatory movement and performance.

[@danielboyerdeclary837]

Une pure merveille parmi les merveilles. Merci. Daniel Boyer

[@timothysimpson-inspire]

Music making and not note making. I love the tempo and the time taken to allow for moments to happen. I find this sublime.

[@Zitagirl76]

Mozart - the Genius 😏

[@domberta7825]

Why is this interpretation so incredibly emotional? Why does it go to the deepest of our hearts? Why does such a simple melody touch the very bottom of our heart, and our human condition?

[@clairesnibbe1878]

It has entered my soul and I can only surrender to it.

[@Nogah100]

Because of Helene Grimaud, the princely performer

[@marymc4044]

Maybe because this music is a second kind of communication, travelling along an alternative neural network into the part of our brain that appreciates goodness, truth, and beauty. It has the potential to make us fully human. or even super human.

[@williammcgee4167]

A sublime performance! Such poise and sensitivity. Really beautiful playing and ensemble work. This is one of Mozart's most profoundly beautiful works and she brings so much delicacy and deftness of touch. There is such deep understanding between soloist and orchestra.I do believe that this the best performance I have ever heard of this haunting movement...

[@marymc4044]

So beautifully put. You have the words to give praise enough to composer and harpist

[@tissardlaurence1739]

Angélique 😇😇😇

[@amedeoradaelli2004]

Mozart immenso, Helene magnifica, grazie per le emozioni che ci trasmetti.

[@nadiadesimone9853]

Amedeo Radaelli brava anche l'orchestra

[@stijnseip3476]

Prachtig!

[@jean-louispirottin4144]

Amedeo Radaelli Hélène !!!!'

[@suegha]

Wow, just wow! She plays this beautifully! It always amazes me how different artists interpret this differently. She has a clarity of note seldom matched. Brilliantly played!

[@mathieumades2356]

Quel chef-d'œuvre ! Une musique magnifique et intemporelle 🙏❤️

[@andrewthiel5314]

It's been 50 some years since I discovered the awesome beauty of Mozart ...for myself and I think it was the first moment I heard this melody... which has never left me since.

[@terryp3034]

I love the restrained austerity of the piano part. Mozart truly interwove the keyboard with the orchestra using one to finish the emotion of the other. My favorite pianist, my favorite passage of Mozart, and a conductor with a deft, intimate hand. Just doesn't get better than this.

[@cricri331]

Chaque note de piano tombe comme une goutte de pluie... C'est magnifique !

[@etienneflipo7591]

Enfin un commentaire en français, non que j'aime ou pas les autres. C'est vrai sa musique est comme une aquarelle en mouvement. Avec sa manière d'interprétation c'est comme si elle procurait au note un corps fugace, on en oublie que l'on écoute de la musique elle nous donne un nouveau monde en nous... Et à la fin on s'éveille surpris par ce que l'on à vécu, merci!

[@gracie99999]

imagine rain drops actually had notes 🤔

[@dawapachamama3681]

Exactement cela, cher cricri

[@dawapachamama3681]

Et merci a tous ses commentaires

[@dawapachamama3681]

Qui transcrivent pile poil,

[@FRANCISCO2210561]

Helene Grimaud, eres maravillosa interpretando a Mozart. Te escucho una y otra vez y en cada momento que lo hago me impresionas como si recién te oyera. Felicitaciones, eres una de las más grandes intérpretes. Tu sutil delicadeza con el piano es exquisita.

[@robertlabelle9343]

A quiet, soul-searching moment with Mozart . . . and Helene.

[@etienneflipo7591]

Sa musique est comme une aquarelle en mouvement. Avec sa manière d'interprétation c'est comme si elle procurait au note un corps fugace, on en oublie que l'on écoute de la musique elle nous donne un nouveau monde en nous... Et à la fin on s'éveille surpris par ce que l'on à vécu. Merci!

[@clairesnibbe1878]

one of those moments which takes one's breath away and life should contain as many of these moments as possible.

[@estherszalay5921]

Mozart with Helen Grimaud! The best! Thank you

[@colinluckens9591]

Also check out GEZA ANDA's version of the Mozart Piano Concertos - especially No.20 in D minor👍👍

[@arthurl6373]

Nothing more than an extreme smoothness... Produce a kind of a wonderfull stroke which is huging you un sort that you would never stop the recording... Mrs Grimaud is probably one of the most emotional pianist i've ever known. Perfection and transportation would be the perfect words to describe her work. We can barely realize how lucky we are to share this illimitated piece of majesty. With all my humble considerations, be aware of my deep admiration for you mrs.. Don't ever change, you're a unique gift for humanity. Musically. Bonne continuation à vous Madame.

[@peterpaulliza]

Helene Grimaud is in my view one of the greatest pianists today. Honor to Mozart can't be more fitting than her superb interpretation of his heavenly adagio.

[@denislyannaz6630]

Quelle interprétation remarquable d'une œuvre exceptionnelle! Nous sommes dans un moment de GRACE musicale et d'"émotions: il n'y a plus qu'à fermer nos yeux et écouter: une légèreté, un absolu! Un merci énormissime à Wolfgang Mozart et à Hélène Grimaud pour ces 7 minutes 30 de pur BONHEUR!!!!

[@ivankaramasov]

Beautiful and sublime. The music, the performance, and the performer.

[@waimusic3559]

What Mozart wrote starting at 6:01, is the God's music to man... My tears run at every time of hearng this part.

[@mikedrinan5223]

Such precise timing ❗️Best version of this concerto ever…

[@davefordham14]

I can only imagine what turmoil Mozart was in when he wrote this. It's so melancholy, haunting and so beautiful.

[@МефодияЛебедева-ж1ъ]

Адажио Моцарта хочется слушать бесконечно. Благодарю, Элен!

[@claudiobellavigna374]

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[@emmanueletedithemarechalfo3794]

Quel apaisement d écouter cette musique.Merci Madame.Edithe Foccroulle

[@ВалерийШпанагель-х6н]

Гении создавали прекрасную музыку навека,на радость нам и благодарим всех композиторов за шедевры,что оставили нам.БРАВО,МАЭСТРО. Валерий Шпанагель Москва журналист

[@mereyeslacalle]

La música nacía en su cerebro ,ya realizada , perfecta , sin correcciones .El más grande genio que jamás ha existido . Mozart siempre.........

[@superchaserbr]

Achingly beautiful. It brings me to tears.

[@lymanmj]

Please excuse me while I dry my tears. No music can move me more than this. Thank you, *Deutsche* *Grammophon* .

[@jean-mariedard497]

Hélène Grimaud, vous êtes une pianiste de grand talent et c'est vraiment un vrai bonheur de vous écouter et de vous voir jouer. Je suis vraiment ému.

[@valeo6820]

One of the most gifted, most interesting pianists that ever lived !

[@ZosimoLee]

As Mozart works through the pathos he experiences, he also enables us to heal ourselves with this deep adagio. Each movement of the soul through the music.

[@maryyueil]

I love this Mozart piano concerto #23, the Adagio movement, and I love to play and listen to it, such a beautiful piece. Helene interprets so beautifully and charmingly.

[@waluyadimas4955]

Sending my soul floating with the cloud...........

[@lohnerchristian7438]

C'est un souffle qui recueille le parfum de la mer du silence et en exprime la gratitude par votre interprétation. Merci Hélène GRIMAUD

[@ericschneider8154]

Que dire devant un tel chef-d'oeuvre si magistralement interprété !!!!

[@dawapachamama3681]

Rien de plus, a ajouter, cher Éric...

[@Mixa2025]

1000 years from now, people still listen to this song.

[@philomath67]

That's if people are still here.

[@Danje1-MX5]

It’s a piece… 😉

[@Mixa2025]

@@philomath67 does not have to be here. They could be in space or another planet.

[@alessandrofernandes5544]

When I was 15 I told a friend of mine, today a piano teacher, that my favorite concerto was Mozart"s 20. He said it was really marvelous, but asked me if i had heard the 23, his favorite one. I couldn't remember. Then he told me: "when you hear it, you will know". Years later, I watched Horowitz playing it, and I reminded my friend in the late 80's....he was absolutely right.

[@phantommagnolia]

Alessandro Fernandes i cried

[@mtv565]

@Alessandro Fernandes: Only the Adagio of Mozart's 23rd piano concerto is worthy. For the 20th piano concerto, only the first 2 movements are worthy.

[@erkanakdgn]

mmm For what you call something "worth", it is always worth not to forget a Mozart, a man of great praise for me at least, had devoted so much energy and evolved it into a much more complete form while coping with irregularities and hardships in his life

[@reinaldogomes4217]

Erkan Akdoğan ç

[@RoberttAvro]

I love 23.

[@mps4730]

I love this piece. Never heard of it until this video. I listen to it daily🙂 Helene is so gifted.thx for posting

[@vivacemusic1210]

Is like i can imagine in a cold cold night with snowy weather outside and sitting down at the veranda with a hot coffee ☕️ while thinking out loud some bad and good experiences in life .. past and presently.. stunning music can make u cr😢 in silence. Agree ?

[@alistar92]

Yes totally 😊

[@jarethgerald]

Incredible

[@会田英夫]

いつ聴いても素晴らしい演奏です。私の心の状態を確認できる旋律です。エレーナ女史の演奏は心が洗われ、何度でも聞きたくなります。😀

[@christineguirguis5521]

This piece has been my companion for long hours today. Thanks for the beauty you conveyed!

[@杏秋林]

❤This is so beautiful and so sad .I have tears in my eyes…This one I always carry in my heart. Thanks so much.❤

[@melki0503]

un admirateur de la concertiste une femme d' exception.magnifique interprétation d'une grande sensibilité .merci

[@deutschegrammophon]

De rien :) @JP Melki

[@jeanbellivier7209]

La pureté cela vous berce l'âme