Van Cliburn - F. Chopin Fantasy in F minor Op.49

[@MrGilbertGambucci]

This video shows clearly the tremendous influence Van Cliburn had on Khrushchev and breaking down the cold war. At this time Kennedy had invited Cliburn to the white house and shortly afterwards Kennedy and Khrushchev began meeting secretly in order to begin dismantling the lunatic nuclear arms race. Cliburn's part in all this is not very well known. A wonderful pianist, a great man and genuine American! Forever grateful -

[@scretching08]

Well done and well said. I first learned of Van Cliburn back in 1974 when I was about nine y/o; he was performing as a soloist with the late great Eugene Ormandy here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was a televised rebroadcast. What an excellent collaboration. Mr. Cliburn was also a champion in other ways by helping Americans heal their great racial divide, and he was a friend to many, including the late great Opera Diva, Leontyne Price. Mr. Van Cliburn proved that music transcends race, ethnicity, and indifferences in all societies throughout the world.

[@PraytheRosaryEveryDay]

Uh huh, breaking down the cold war, how has that gone?

[@johnbanach3875]

@@PraytheRosaryEveryDay Well, the Americans and Russians didn't blow up the world, and communism was defeated. So pretty good, I'd say. But now Eastern Europe has fascism instead. So maybe not so well.

[@laurawhitewing]

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[@nicolaeulieriu3079]

Indeed...

[@fitzgeraldhanover3921]

I remember my deceased father mentioning Van Cliburn's name, but it wasn't until now that I hear and see what I missed most of my life. Thanks to video on my smart phone. I turn 74 in two days. This is my birthday gift.

[@hyramesshiramess1035]

STILL far and away THE most satisfying rendition I've ever heard of of the Fantasy, and I have performed it, myself, many times and heard EVERYBODY perform it live and on record. Many are very good, but Cliburn's noble, heroic concept of the epic grandeur of the work and his remarkable grasp of the subtle nuances, shades of meaning and mercurial changes of mood and texture remain frankly unparalleled. Guiomar Novaes came very close to achieving a similar degree of magnificence, but did not have quite the protean technical command Mr. Cliburn had when he was still young and fresh from his great triumph at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. I've always felt sadly deprived that he left the concert stage so early. He was never less than excellent, and often was both inspired and inspiring. "May flights of angels sing him to his rest."

[@S.Lander]

+Hyramess Hiramess Absolutely.

[@FBlackRules]

+Hyramess Hiramess Thank you for this insight, Sir. The fellow musician's opinions are welcomed immensely!

[@tiamia7139]

+Hyramess Hiramess There was a purity and majesty to his playing. And yes, as you say, all his subtle nuances and shadings - that's a sign of a real master. Van was an absolute genius. I told him many times, "No ones plays like you, Van - and no one ever will." His playing was so beautiful, heartfelt - transcendent - it could move me to tears.

[@norahdealmeida5847]

I always appreciate your comments: sensitive and musically intelligent

[@blackkguyga]

Guiomar Novaes was such an inspiration to me a piano in West Africa back in the 60's.

[@anitahuie1145]

No one can replace him

[@JuanVazquez-nh8rg]

Van Clinburn ha sido mi pianista favorito. Lo recuerdo de cuando visito México. Excepcional, un virtuoso y sus interpretaciones llenas de sentimiento y emociones. QEPD

[@ronstriebig2749]

Beyond amazing

[@sailorv8067]

Вот это темперамент!!! 🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏👏👏♥️ А где ещё увидишь искренне улыбающегося Хрущёва!!! 😱 Музыканты заслушались...🥰

[@fairlytaleofnewyork]

Thank you very much for watching. I have a great respect to Cliburn.

[@Moscu177]

Virtuoso,genius ,born to be a concert pianist !!sensitive,talented !! He represented America in Russia with pride and came back home with Gold !! RIP ! We will miss u forever Van ,the best of the best pianist in the world !!!!

[@sailorv8067]

А мы его больше любим...

[@JudeJaded15]

When you encounter beauty like this for the first time, especially when you are VERY young, your whole body chemistry changes, and a good 'protection virus' enters your psychological bloodstream. It absolutely stays with you throughout life. Heard it at 5 or 6 and it's still my favorite interpretation. Confident that if I heard for the first time today, I'd have a similarly profound reaction. The historical significance of this performance adds another beautiful dimension. Thanks for posting!

[@PianoPsych]

My sentiments exactly!

[@vladibaby79]

WAW!!!! And that was an encore!!!! After a whole concerto!!!

[@rigutongmong40]

His love of this music and deep appreciation are palpable. His music will live forever. Thank you so much for uploading.

[@malurocapiano]

Incredible, impossible, genius playing

[@vegatrev]

Did more for East- West relations than any Politician

[@ЛюдмилаОвчинникова-г6я]

Спасибо, прелесть какая ! Обожаю Вана Клиберна !

[@tonymurphy9242]

Such glorious music! Every note so clear no matter what the tempo ; every phrase intimately sensitive.My favourite interpretation by far!

[@MrWindermere123]

What long hands and fingers he has! He was born for this work.

[@natalievandenblink7802]

This is a spiritual experience - it was just sublime !!! Bravo Mr. van Cliburn. You are the Master !!

[@annjeanmillikan]

Such a fantastic fantasy of Chopin played by Cliburn!

[@charmainemorley2197]

Charmaine M. Van Cliburn was in a class of his own. Glorious interpretation. Thank you.

[@glenn8457]

Wonderful playing of Chopin.

[@kanekokazuko7034]

彼のショパンを初めて聴きました。若くてみずみずしい演奏に感動しました。有り難うございましす。

[@tianda81]

such a joy to start the morning w/ Van Cliburn playing Chopin! Thanks for uploading this vid!

[@baadass7]

What a talent he was. And gorgeous to watch as well. If only...

[@sfkcbf]

Bravissimo ! Thank you for sharing.

[@charmainemorley2197]

I have just watched Van play this in a 1959 short recital for BBC on ICA Classics. No less beautiful but more intimate sounding in the studio. Why was this great artist not filmed more often this way or with orchestra.? Maybe we are fortunate to have what we have. Van still moves and inspires us 60:years plus on!

[@fairlytaleofnewyork]

Thank you so much for watching and glad you enjoyed it. He is an incredible artist at the same time such a lovely person...

[@kimweonill]

Fantastic. Creative.

[@valeriekugler7932]

BRAVO !!

[@fairlytaleofnewyork]

Hi Barry, thank you for watching and your kind appreciation.

[@NordicHealer]

EPIC Performance!!!! GREAT Recording sound despite it being from 1960. The Piano sounds WAY BETTER than todays new concert grand pianos do. I've been told it's because the sounding board wood quality is not what it used to be. The Blue Spruce trees producing the fine even grained wood are all but gone now. Craftsmanship is also Not what it used to be. Sigh... My whole Being shudders and quakes and cries out from the Penetrating, Power, Poetry, Majesty and Magnificence of this Chopin work and Van's EPIC performance of it. Chopin was Not the miniaturist here as so many have said of him. I first met Van in person in 1967.

[@tiamia7139]

Hats off, gentlemen...a genius!

[@sharonsteward2806]

That's what they said about Chopin

[@vova47]

@@sharonsteward2806 Not some THEY but Schumann himself.

[@coop0199]

Amazing performance of this piece..

[@anitahuie1145]

Thank you so much for sharing this musical genius with usl

[@fairlytaleofnewyork]

Thank you for watching and your kind appreciation :-)

[@fairlytaleofnewyork]

You are welcome :-) Thank you for watching.

[@АлександрЯрков-ш2з]

Bravo bravo bravo

[@ronstriebig2749]

Amazing

[@Herur22]

Thank you, dear Satoko. It was a great pleasure.

[@BazzasBest]

A legendary occasion. Thanks for sharing it, Satako!

[@MrGer2295]

Wonderful! Thank you for posting!

[@eddydelrio1303]

So great! So loved! So missed!

[@atlatahuac]

huge thanx to fairytaleof newyork. huge, huge, van fans here in tx. did not know such performances captured on tape for a hugely appreciative world wide audience.

[@prabhudhasivanson7110]

Wow - Absolutely superb!

[@jimc1466]

Perfect performance RIP , saw him twice in Boston , never forget

[@j.davidtaylor2565]

Jesus that was good. The retransition was so electrifying

[@ricardobolanos2308]

Whenever I want to feel good and have a good cry, I watch this performance.

[@giudiciadanna4550]

Praticamente..un angelo.

[@richardcondon3797]

Here you have the beginning of detente brought forward by a musician and a love of him and hid extreme talent.

[@carmen6169]

Sigue siendo el mejor 🌟🌟🌟🌟⭐

[@fitzgeraldhanover3921]

What a birthday gift!

[@tatiponce8677]

Super genio muy guapo.

[@karlakor]

I think every pianist has good reason to envy Cliburn the tremendous security he displays at the piano. It's as though technical difficulties do not exist for him.

[@littlebrookreader949]

THAT is Chopin. T H A T is Chopin. We love you, Van! We miss you! ❤️

[@villalobos1981]

Bravo !

[@sharonsteward2806]

I loved Van since I was 12

[@Bruce88keys]

I saw Cliburn at Hunter College shortly after his win - the 1st piece on the program was Beethoven Op.57 "Appassionata" but, as the hall quieted down he began with the Rachmaninov's arrangement of the "Star Spangled Banner". The audience momemtarily fooled by he first 3 notes as both pieces are similar except c a f- and c a flat f- the audience rose to their feet .......

[@PhillipLWilcher]

It touched my heart and for that I thank you, Satoko. Blessings!

[@FBlackRules]

+Phillip Wilcher Also see him playing Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto and Tchaikovsky's 1st. Amazing genius of geniuses.

[@PhillipLWilcher]

+R Kline I know his performance of the Tchaikovsky well but less so the Beethoven. I will acquaint myself more. Thank you, and blessings!

[@charmainemorley2197]

I have read this week in an Amazon review that Van Cliburn was a robot as were other pianists in the 50s, 60s and 70s.! I was astounded and appalled! I need not comment further, except think we have to ignore that one.

[@geuros]

Exactly. It's the other way around, with a few exceptions, like Volodos for example, all nowadays pianists play like robots.

[@konigstephan]

Two heart & brain amputees expressed their opinion through TD's. This performance is just beyond praise. Music making of the *highest* order.

[@canoedist]

The muse was always so very strong with Van. Thank you for this encore. Oh, and Nikita K was certainly listening NOT sleeping. Just saying...

[@tatiponce8677]

Conocía a este gran pianista por medio de mi maestro de piano.

[@richardcondon3797]

thank you doctor.

[@richardcondon3797]

this is played as encore. president kruschev comes in applauding and appreciative of the opportunity of hearing van a little longer. this is part of the raproachmant begun between our countries. this was a time just after we were climbing under our desks to survive the atom war . kruschev was thinking how to i redirect our missiles away from forth worth. this is what chopin can do too !

[@tiamia7139]

+Richard Condon Oh, how I remember those days. Diving under my little wooden desk in South Pasadena, CA. We all had nightmares about Krushchev - the infamous shoe banging incident, "We will bury you!" Then comes Van, our cherubic-faced hero, boy genius, riding in on a gleaming Steinway - and the rest is history. Been a Van Cliburn fan since '58. His playing was transcendent. My mother played his records every day in our home. Got to talk to him backstage many times after his concerts. The first time was on my 21st birthday, which coincided with his concert in Hampton Roads, VA. The last time I saw him play live was in 2001, when I was 50. In '72, heard him play the Liszt "Triangle" Concerto and the Grieg (one of my favorites). He commented later that he saw me in first row with my eyes shut. I told him I could hear him better - and he gave me a wink and a smile that could melt an iceberg. Sat on stage with 99 others for his recital at the opening of Bass Hall in '98 - the stage rumbled like a volcano under our feet. Flew to Ft. Worth - his hometown - again to hear him play the Tchaikovsky in 2001 (finally got to hear that one live - the entire audience was humming along during the last few bars!). He played the beautiful MacDowell Concerto in Nashville, TN in '97 and again in Huntsville, AL in May '99. The last time I heard him play in live concert was at Tanglewood in 2001. Andre Previn conducted and Van played the Grieg. His playing was incandescent. A circle of fireflies came out of nowhere and hovered, as if entranced, directly over his head as he played. I told him about this later backstage - that his playing had charmed the fireflies from the trees - and he chuckled. There was something magical about Van, an unmistakable genius and a purity and humbleness of spirit. He was the kindest person I ever met and I will never forget him as long as I live.

[@danielmcmeen3167]

I give credit to both the composer and the performer for softening Krushchev's heart and contributing to a safer world somehow.

[@smalin]

version with animated score: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rF6VqKh-n7uYrZY

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Esta en mi archivo.

[@carmenreyes6222]

No ha habido ningun pianita que lo iguale

[@Archiekunst]

Did the audio get erased at 11:44 and someone substituted in a new recording or something ? It seems fresh and noiseless all of a sudden for a while.

[@davesmith6815]

+Archishman Ghosh A little rat inside the piano had just finished licking off those strings, so they were nice and fresh. I think another one had just licked off the microphone at the same time. Musical rodents are an oft neglected part of the Russian Classical tradition. The animated musical movie, An American Tail, in which Russian rodents migrate to America, attempted to share some of their talents, such as playing violin and accordion. We should all be thankful for their grand contributions, including to the grand piano in this recording. Have a RATastic day! (Yeah, though, it really does sound different there, probably overwritten by Van Cliburn himself in a studio when it was being prepared for release. This has occasionally been done for live recordings.) Sincerely, Dave at [e-mail]

[@Archiekunst]

I didn't read your diatribe... just letting you know

[@davesmith6815]

Archishman Ghosh You missed out then.

[@Alexander5354]

Amazing perfomance. But can somebody tell me why many pianists firstly after finishing playing go somewhere out from stage and only after that come back to bow?

[@retrogamerdave362]

Alexander5354 in order to guage how badly the audience wants you to come back an play an encore

[@Alexander5354]

Thank you for the answer!

[@markswanson549]

+Alexander5354 To drink some water?

[@gregoryyavorsky9876]

Если есть совершенство-то это Вэн Кляйберн!!!

[@MariaAnikinaPianist]

Там, что кто-то браво" крикнул на 6:56?..

[@thinkerly1]

Cliburn was a god of the piano in those days, wasn't he?

[@cobaltcanarycherry]

Well, Vladimir Horowitz and Artur Rubenstein DID also inhabit the planet. ♥️

[@thinkerly1]

@@cobaltcanarycherry Several gods....

[@ricardobolanos2308]

@@cobaltcanarycherry In Franz Mohr's "My Life with the Great Pianists", Horowitz told Mohr, "Rubinstein and I combined could not create a tone as beautiful as Cliburn!" Horowitz and Cliburn were friends, and Rubinstein and Cliburn exchanged "Happy Birthday" cards.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Emil Gilels Wilhelm Kempff Radu Lupu Grigory Sokolov More colorful beautiful piano sound than Horowitz or Rubinstein or Cliburn!

[@carmenreyes6222]

Ninguna me perdi sín tus MIX

[@carmen6169]

Mérida México. 🤩🤩😌

[@ronstriebig2749]

Music was a bridge

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

El genio del siglo 1 9.

[@billcow3455]

He has the same haircut as Beavis. Jk how brilliant this is!

[@anitahuie1145]

Bill Cow .really you said that

[@artygunnar]

is that kruschev in the beginning on the balcony?

[@artygunnar]

+Arthur Yagami yes it is, I just had to wait for the video...

[@markswanson549]

+Arthur Yagami Yes!

[@jonathanlloyd8941]

+Arthur Yagami honestly doesnt look like he's listening, looks like he's scheming

[@FBlackRules]

+Arthur Yagami Andrei Gromyko was 2 seats to K's left. Mustache man next to Nik looks pretty sinister.

[@Ivanhoe2]

With the moustache,,,Anastas Mikoyan.

[@carmen6169]

🎶🎶🎶😍🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@JuanHernandez-bd1un]

Van Cliburn performed here in the Philippines at the Cultural Center thru the invitation of First Lady Imelda Marcos.

[@fabriziomariagarzi5534]

Mai visto un nostro Presidente della Repubblica Italiana presiedere ad un concorso italiano di musica...come vogliamo poi che si salvi "il settore"..qua' invece Krushev...Cliburn fu il primo vincitore del I°Concorso Pianistico Ciaikovskij..a Mosca...nel 1958...era americano...la giuria sovietica fu imparziale.

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Aca. Comienza

[@DaniloBarcenas-n1q]

Encore

[@akhenatenamarna484]

Sipping aristocratic vampire blood while I listen to this fantastic piano playing maniac.

[@atg131000]

9:50. Khruschev is falling asleep

[@i-told-you-sodear1526]

I too fell asleep at that moment too but then Van came clashing in like a lightening bolt and woke me up.

[@laurawhitewing]

listening and feeling. NOT sleeping.

[@dlou3264]

He was probably tired with his actual day’s work. A long concert, and the end spotlighted on himself … plus this was international and filmed! I found him to be pleasantly surprised and gracious. I am so grateful that Van Cliburn was treated with graciousness and sincerity by the Russian people, the officials, the cream of the crop musical community, and the political leaders. ❤️❤️❤️

[@andreaansell4239]

Who knew Khruschev (sic) was a fan......lol

[@stevenmark4004]

Andrea Ansell When cliburn won the Tchaikovsky competition it was considered a potentially tenuous situation because he was an American winning a “Russian” competition. The story is that someone asked Khrushchev what he thought, and he said “Was he the best?” And told that cliburn was, replied “Then of course he should win.” And that was that. I’ve talked with a few Russian pianists about Cliburn. They worship him over there.

[@byronjanislover]

@NintendianaJones. Are you being paid by someone to write disparaging remarks about Van Cliburn? How dare you say his technique was inferior! You clearly do not know what you are talking about. Ignorance makes for a poor critic, and the world has too many of those today.

[@MrNinel661]

Мацуев так не сыграет!

[@JuanHernandez-ll5tx]

Jim but

[@אהרוןאשכנזי-ס5מ]

Amerca rules

[@СветланаКоломыйченко-ц1ж]

Хрушев хлопает, как будто в музыке понимает.

[@mysticmouse7261]

Music has powers to soothe the savage communist.

[@安藤佳子-f3r]

ニキータフルシチョフの態度が悪い。マナーが悪いです。音楽を聴く態度では無いです。

[@tamazpipia3770]

Khrushchev and Chopin? :)))))))))) Pearls for donkey

[@dordiwesterlund2528]

Boring piece which makes me think of an old music theory teacher who said that Mozart's second themes were better than Chopin's first ones and it's of course far from only the themes, it is just superficial. But played outstandingly well.

[@penelope8557]

Mr. Chopin played a joke on the music loving world. This is musical drivel, pure and simple.

[@richardcondon3797]

we'll. i can see you are capable of so much more so let's get on with it. chopin was and is the most played composer because of the haunting melody he created. look at all the great pianists and you will see that they concentrated on his compositions. but i know you can point out someone more frequently played. this is our polska pan. penelope...always give your idea of greatness by comparison. don't just leave us hungering for something greater.

[@thinkerly1]

Nasty. And not appropriate.

[@prabhudhasivanson7110]

You just want to draw attention, or are you fuckin' crazy?

[@gregoryyavorsky9876]

Если есть совершенство- то это Вэн Кляйберн!!!