Sokolov - Byrd.wmv

[@eugenesheshenin2060]

Listening to Sokolov's playing one always overcome with that sense of discovery. Seems that whatever Sokolov takes on results in articulation of unexpected/overlooked aspects of the often well known material. Hard to believe that apparently no one has touched or uncovered them before... His level of intimacy with material he plays is just unprecedented. Unrivaled musicality - one of the piano all-times giants...

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Grigory Sokolov=THE TITAN OF THE PIANO!! THE GIANT OF THE PIANO!! Grigory Sokolov his Chopin piano concerto no 2! Brahms piano concerto no 2! Mozart piano concerto no 24! Saint-Saens piano concerto no 2! AFTER Grigory Sokolov played These concertos then All The others PIANISTS ARE REALLY ONLY THE DUST ZEROS!! EMPTY TRASH ART BY THE DUST ZEROS!! Sokolov once played Haydn concerto 11 in My home city in 1991!? It was THE REAL SHOCKER=Haydn was softest around! The White and Yellow gas risen from The piano! The piano sound was ' Cotton candy tone sound' Pletnev Argerich Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli totally diffirent than The softest Haydn concerto 11 Ever! This maybe Lost for Ever NO videos NO filmi NO Audio NO Tape! REALLY SHOCKING!!

[@natetabormusic]

An adventure of sound and pure freedom.

[@ChameleonsFan]

Yes, he plays Cembalo music on a piano. Listen to it for a while and you'll probably completely forget about that. It's simpy amazing.

[@jordanstephens95]

Sokolov has such an ability to showcase the life of these pieces.

[@vincenzocicchelli7934]

Che meraviglia! È strepitoso!...

[@НадеждаБогданова-р7э]

Благодарю! Удивляешься и восторгаешься!

[@marinapliassova]

Amazing! Thanks so much for that! Спасибо большое!

[@metteholm4833]

Byrd was very pianistic and his music works very well with a modern instrument.

[@polszik]

I find him more touching than gould in this kind of repertoire

[@mencken8]

Paul Szikora At the level of playing we’re discussing here, there are no better or worse, only examples.

[@polszik]

@@mencken8 In my 17 years of practicing music, I lived my « levels » as period of the life : The « childhood phase » (Beginner in town conservatoire) A teacher said to me : « There is one moutain to climb, the more you climb it, the best you'll be » I answered him : « I trust you, so I’ll work to raise myself » I said to myself : « Truth is obtained by quantitative judgements » The « teenager phase » (Student in High-school of music) A pupil said to me : « Fuck your teacher and his moutain, there is lot of moutains : hills, volcano, plateaux… come with me to discover them » I answered him : « I trust you, so I’ll be curious to open my mind » I said to myself : « Truth is obtained by qualitative judgements » The « heterosexual adult phase » (Cynical teacher in town conservatoire) A beautiful woman said to me : « You’re free to change mountains all your life, but I prefer an alpinist with strong legs than an unemployed bird » I answered her : « I trust you, so I’ll choose my own mountain, with a good size, location and aspect, to be with you » I said to myself « Truth is obtained both by qualitative AND quantitative judgements » The « Buddha phase » (Happy artist in the world) Death said to me : « I’m coming dude, are you sure to spend your life on this mountain ? » I answered her : « But what I have to do ? I can’t choose all mountains, I can’t choose one, life sucks» Buddha answered « One mountain, all the mountains, high, low, hills or volcano, no matters the essential is to keep walking » At « this level » they are « lots of examples », and « better » and « worse » and I don't feel harm by that.

[@SGregW]

This music is so well adapted to the modern piano....very astute observation @mmbmbmbmb

[@mmbmbmbmb]

This sounds so contemporary. Like a Keith Jarett-Interpretation of J.S. Bach. If I had not read up on William Byrd, I would never have assigned this piece to the 17th Century ;o) Fabulous piano by Grigory Sokolov ~ thank you!

[@MrFidelcaster]

Marvellous.

[@Altagraciadeorituco]

Meraviglioso

[@kuromitsu1]

Unglaublich...Grandios

[@manolin.6597]

A few seconds in and I already have goosebumps...

[@НатальяКоркина-д2р]

Великолепно,какое прекрасное исполнение!

[@elmiramuradova561]

Блеск!