Deutschlandlied Improvisation (Gabriela Montero) | Live at Ruhr Piano Festival (5/8)

From the Ruhr Piano Festival at Philharmonie Essen (2009):
Based on a suggestion from the audience, Gabriela Montero performs an improvisation on the German national anthem ("Deutschlandlied").
Part 5 of the event "An evening Gabriela Montero: Improvisations, Brahms and Ginastera", featuring a recital of pieces by Johannes Brahms and Alberto Ginastera, as well as Montero's famous improvisations after suggestions from the audience - on themes by Giacomo Puccini, John Williams, Frédéric Chopin, Astor Piazzolla, and more.
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August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (auf Musik von Joseph Haydn) - Lied der Deutschen
Gabriela Montero - piano
About "An Evening with Gabriela Montero"
Gabriela Montero loves improvisation. The Venezuelan artist masters this uncommon art like
no other contemporary classical pianist. In her concerts, this remarkable talent has become
the highlight. This recital recording captures Montero's ephemeral gimmicks that fascinate
her audience.
Born in Caracas, Gabriela gave her first public performance at the age of five. She made her
concerto début with the “Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra” conducted by José Antonio Abreu
and was granted a scholarship from the Venezuelan government to study in the USA at the
age of eight. From her first contact with a piano, Gabriela has always improvised. At the
behest of Martha Argerich she decided to make it public, ignoring the possibility of being
perceived improper.
TV Directors: Steffen Herrmann, Maria Stodtmeier
Produced by EuroArts Music, in co-production with ARTE/ZDF
© 2009, EuroArts Music / ZDF

[@matzek.9119]

Eine wunderschöne Improvisation. Dafür, dass sie das Lied nicht kannte-hervorragend. Es spiegelt geradezu den Zustand der Republik wider.

[@cantkeepitin]

Kein Musiker kennt Haydn nicht, und das ist ja wohl neben der Symphonie mit dem Paukenschlag am bekanntesten.

[@Patrickson2718]

From about 5:56, I thought that it is more similar to Bach's piano pieces. Quite interesting, as the original version of Deutschlandlied is a piece of Haydn (Kaiserquartett, 2nd movement)...