Grigory Sokolov plays Bach-Busoni Ich ruf zu dir

Grigory Sokolov playing the Bach/Busoni/Sokolov Ich ruf zu dir, live in recital.

[@virginiatsoi1606]

I've lost count how many times I replay this video continuously... still can't stop.. Too precious, too breath-taking. A Baroque composer, Romantic arranger, and modern performer.... share the same soul, music has no time boundary, the magic penetrates through hundred of years ago, thousand of miles away...

[@silviagonzalez377]

Virginia Tsoi excellent assessment...

[@jacobzaidenberg1158]

Totally agree!

[@twangbarfly]

Beautiful comment and I could not agree with you more. Breathtaking indeed!

[@oriolespunymontfort5871]

Inmortal

[@user-jw8hn5cg3q]

ДОРОГОЙ.,МИЛЫЙ ДУШЕ МУЗЫКАНТ !!! КАК Я ЛЮБЛЮ СЛУШАТЬ ВАШИ ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНЫЕ ТРУДЫ !!!

[@kanekokazuko7034]

あまりにも美しい響きに、涙がでます🎶😥❤️素晴らしい演奏の配信をありがとうございました✌️😉👍🎶

[@meredith218461]

Sokolov achieves an ideal separation between melody and accompaniment. .

[@NormanicusDiabolicus]

What a fabulous trio:- J S Bach , Busoni, and Sokolov !

[@NeyAlliey]

My most appreciated regards to this Great Master. It is impressive the deep sense he has of this piece. There is so much to learn from him, and from his performing. Thanks for such beautiful performance.

[@alisalegato]

Когда слушаешь Соколова, с первого чаруущего звука, все вокруг меняется, впадаешь в магическую ауру.... Гений!!!

[@user-eu3bt4ji4k]

🎹🎵🎶😇🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

[@NormanicusDiabolicus]

What a fine interpretation, played so masterly and with such delicacy.

[@CesarBirschner]

May God blees your heart Grigory, as you have blessed ours with your music.

[@snas8552]

Thank you Solokov. Thank you.

[@JoieNsk]

This is the best piano version ever. Bach sounds here as Bach should sound. No any "bells and whistles", plain and hasteless - just beautiful as it is.

[@sswkr]

Complete agrree with you. Simple, quiet and just beautiful.

[@alrobvy]

JoieNsk i completely agree !!a touch of perfection here!!🎶❤

[@JumpDiffusion]

@Mini Ma and why is that necessary not play anything that's not in the score?

[@alainjames9556]

@@JumpDiffusion I agree. That "not in the score" part ruined Mina Ma's comment for me. The other part - particularly the mention of the Lipatti version - is something I can feel deeply. Lipatti somehow is on some other plane. Some kind of magic - a transparency - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppvJZ2Z7a557qbs But that is subjective - and I wouldn't want to diminish anybody's pleasure in hearing Socolov's interpretation.

[@olegchetverikov326]

Absolutely unbelievable!

[@BachScholar]

He's not moving at all. Great economy of motion!

[@kevinpollockmusic3646]

LOL!!

[@olgajaboukji3605]

Потрясающее исполнение!!! Одно из лучших!!! Спасибо❤️

[@ghoshneh]

He's moving the keys telepathically, this is the skill you'd eventually gain when you play the piano for over 50 years at sublime level.

[@untoa]

simply magnificent

[@bernhardmeier-limberg5053]

Wenn die Welt nach dieser Musik nicht besser wird, dann weiß ich es auch nicht. Gott trägt und heilt, aber der Schmerz ist groß! Danke Bach, danke Sokolov!

[@ritatorbilo5593]

Удивительный и несравненный. Божественный во всем , что звучит у него!

[@romanstudia]

The ending in major sends chill to me

[@user-tr3mr6lm6l]

思わず涙が溢れてきてしまいました。 魂に響く演奏。 ソコロフさんの音色、大好きです。

[@77Brandon77]

Sounds like perfection, incarnate...

[@excelsior999]

IMO Sokolov is one of the Top Five pianists in the world. What a pity it is that he doesn't tour in the USA anymore.

[@ronnabinn-hersh4412]

Breathtakingly beautiful!

[@darvastomas2707]

THIS IS THE BEST Bach-Busoni Ich ruf zu dir I've ever heard on youtube! Sokolov=genius. Thank you.

[@ellireivalk8814]

... Das ist schlicht ein Traum ! Wundervoll ...

[@maxjamesorgans]

The speed is so perfect that I have no doubt whatsoever that Bach played it himself at the organ at this speed. It's an amazing experience when you get that feeling.

[@luciaartizzu4351]

Merci Grazie Gracias Thank you Sokolov . Emozionante fino alle lacrime

[@joangarcia-alsina2932]

Aaron Copland stated that this piece is the perfect example of a polkyphonic music, and the best way to listen it is to concentrate first in the soprano voice, then start again an concentrate in the bass. Only then, you would be able to listen the full sound emerging from the plyphonia. Mr. Sokolov, whom I had the pleasure to listen at the Festival of Tarruella (Girona), summer 2018, is a wonderful player for Bach, although not a specialist, for he is able to combine Chpin and Brhams, so on, with Bach; not many pianists could fornt that challenge. Fantastic pianist!.

[@rezarajabi6206]

it's like he's playing it the exact way it meant to be played

[@claudiodelvecchio9148]

Dio ci ha donato attraverso l'anima eccelsa di Bach queste note, strappate ai cieli e agli angeli perché qualcuno in questo mondo distratto ne potesse gioire. God gave us these notes through the sublime soul of Bach, torn from the heavens and angels so that someone in this distracted world could enjoy them.

[@inomenomen]

mamma mia che pianista è Sokolov... non ho parole

[@marcorotondi7613]

elios Che dici......il più grande vivente? Penso a Lui e a Pletnev.....molti pensano a Loro due. Marco Rotondi

[@PMiss-gl8fy]

è riduttivo metterlo tra i più grandi viventi. Per me tra i viventi è di gran lunga il più bravo ed è tra i primi di sempre

[@PianoSchoolMuenchen]

Sokolov ist und bleibt ein würdiger Nachfolger der bereits verstorbenen Giganten der Klavierspielkunst!

[@TheLignator]

Breathtaking, Incredibly beautiful and not of this world!

[@davidc6559]

This is definitely not the Busoni transcription, as stated above. This in the Kempff version (published in 1954 by Bote & Bock), which has different embellishments and a few different notes, and is 4 measures shorter than the Busoni transcription. The Busoni version repeats the last section another time, down one octave.

[@Geopholus]

Yes, and it is metrically correct, which is what bothers me about the Busoni, with the rolled chords that take too much time, and destroy the beautiful phrasing of Bach's piece.

[@pompodorius]

Where can I find a copy of this version.? They all seem to be by Busoni. Thanks in advance

[@pompodorius]

@@grzegorzwojcik3609 Thank you so very much!

[@neilford99]

He told me it's his transcription.

[@davidmoran5431]

tyvm, I wondered why Hewitt plays it instead of the richer and more 'beautiful' Busoni

[@desperateastro]

Sokoloff is an excellent Bach interpreter; he plays it the way he feels it, and the result is deeply moving. He is not distracted by cries of 'you're playing it wrong'. from certain quarters.

[@prinzparsiphal777]

Absolut ueberragend ! Der Klang des Klaviers naehert sich "geistig" dem Orgelton.-Unglaublich diese Art von Versenkung in einem oeffentlichen Konzert.Man kann nur sprachlos dasitzen.

[@sam0xin]

Thanks God ! We are SO LUCKY to be contemporary of this GENIUS MUSICIAN ! Hail to MASTER SOKOLOV !

[@jodobbels2973]

Magnificent interpretation! I also prefer this version (Kempff) to Busoni's. The repetition at the end in the Busoni version has nothing to add in my feeling.

[@B337h0v3n]

I have no words. This is the very first time to listen to this magnificent piece and I feel like my feelings are being released in the air. Classical music is a very precious gift gave by God to humanity. I would appreciate if anyone could send me the music sheet. Thank you.

[@murdo_mck]

In case you didn't find it: waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Composers%20E-K/Kempff,%20Wilhelm/Kempff%20-%2010%20Bach%20Transcriptions.pdf See replies to David C's comment.

[@prinzparsiphal]

Unglaublich solch eine Vertiefung in einem oeffentlichen Konzert zu erreichen.Herr Sokolov befindet sich in einer anderen Welt.

[@prinzparsiphal777]

One just can sit there and listen in awe.- Mr. Bach,Mr. Sokolov,to which planet do you belong ?

[@noestetchynghando]

@Dougol1 Horowitz,Lipatti,Sokolov : Outstanding.- Tatiana Nikolayeva : HEARTBREAKING.-

[@metteholm75]

What an expression.

[@musiop1]

вечность бытия и музыки

[@AryReisin]

Astroedic, I can't thank you enough. Your comment has opened a wonderful door for me, that pianist is a new legend and I found him extremely inspirational and a great model to follow as well as pianists like Sokolov. Thanks

[@lovechopin7269]

Lovely!

[@aston0708]

Creates an Amazing sense of standing still,,,,almost an illusion of calm,yet another great artist from the russian school,,,,

[@theremin137]

Exquisite. What more can I say?

[@thetunr]

Antonio, this is the Kempff transcription of Ich ruf zu dir. :) Fabulous, nevertheless!

[@dulcinas888]

Gracias por mostrarme este vide tan maraviloso

[@alfredoa.potthoff6709]

B R A V O Mr. Sokolov! 🥰😍😍🤩

[@nornje]

you are right, this is amazing!

[@OpheliaImWahn]

Das ist einfach göttlich! SOkolov meets Bach - two "gods"...

[@Alex13Zet]

Превосходное исполнение, как и большинство исполнений Г. Л. Соколова. К сожалению, мне кажется, что в названии допущена ошибка - это транскрипция не Бузони, а Вильгельма Кемпфа.

[@alcofribasnasier2732]

да, это несомненно Кемпф

[@user-zy8tl4to8t]

Есть две исполняемые транскрипции: Бузони и Регера....это Регера.У Бузони удлинённая каденция (послушайте Николаеву)

[@Music-wu7qn]

True that. Kempff it is...

[@NormanicusDiabolicus]

A truly beautiful piece. I.m sure Bach would be most impressed by Busoni's transcription.

[@jonabo86]

Tha man's a genius, that's it, nothing left to say. His interpretations are devine...

[@Zofzoeif]

Mr. SOKOLOV ! Tous mes respects...

[@nadrossieymoey]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!

[@lamagiedupiano]

Que ce pianiste m'intrigue. Il joue extrêmement bien et transmet tout son affect dans cette pièce.

[@nornje]

Still the benchmark!!!

[@esterbalbi4558]

amazing!!

[@givemetime123]

Splendide dans la digne lignée de D. Lipatti. Quel talent ! 5*

[@bagatellissimo]

very good rendition !!!!

[@fslubin]

Lipatti -- wonderful; at least as good.

[@yourforte]

A beautiful piece of music

[@gregorylipovetsky5888]

Super!

[@albertobellavia]

great music, great pianist, wonderfull

Magnifica interpretación.

[@BatschwaroffAlex]

Out of this world!

[@Geopholus]

YT algorithm seems to now block my replies to threads. So I will reiterate lightly. I prefer this transcription, or Kempff's, to the Busoni because often times the performers who roll the chords allow this to lengthen the time between beats sufficiently to destroy the Balance/ symmetry, of tension / release that Bach wrote into the piece. When Bach writes repeats they usually necessitate the end of one phrase dovetailing into the beginning of the next. These are all perfect here in Sokolov. Some performers like Nikolayeva manage to do the Busoni even with her own free choice of delays and rubato, in a quite satisfyingly acceptable way in spite of her freedom in changing strict meter, perhaps because her delays are balanced by delays in phrasing elsewhere in the piece. She has always been a master at allowing Bach to breath in a totally natural way, even in as much as, a lot of the modern audience tends to take exception to anybody's rubato these days. That said, I agree with Vardan H about the richness of the Busoni, and how it helps to play on a (long scale) piano with clear in-tune harmonics on the low strings to avoid mud,... but then again Busoni was a little excessive, as though he doubted Bach's universality. Maybe Bach's music is rich enough in texture ,.. like sometimes it is better to be spare, simple and elegant.

[@MultiBlackteddy]

Beauté pure...!

[@Oblomov18]

beautiful as usual

[@meltz911]

Such a beauty.

[@prinzparsiphal777]

Der "Trick" von Sokolov besteht darin gewisse Toene extrem lange zu halten,wodurch ein orgelaehnlicher Klang entsteht.-Absolut ueberragend.

[@bb1111116]

Wonderful playing.

[@AZSUZS48]

here you hear Bach/Sokolov together. Simply in this case Bach lives through Sokolov. I think, that is the miracle of Sokolov's all performences .

[@paolomagnelli4021]

commovente e stupendo

[@alrobvy]

grandiose!@!★★★

[@franceitalie1]

simplement la sérénité...................et le calme ****

[@klausknulp]

kann ein klavier besser klingen? ich glaube nicht!

[@janvkimm]

@gonrolgonrol Hello ! I am stunned about the sound he produces. Incomprehensible ! a pianist.

[@chipncharge94]

I love pianists/musicians, who see the composer in the focus, and not their interpretation...

[@hiresmusic]

Outstanding!

[@yuehchopin]

淚流天主慈愛

[@luargambino]

Como se nota la diferencia entre un gran maestro como Sokolov y los lan lan de turno,asiáticos etc

[@paulostroff99]

MIRACULOUS! TY A for posting.

[@Chernavtcev]

Unusually clearly... Необыкновенно ясно..

[@kenmafham144]

the sadness of God

[@markpeterson3220]

Ken Mafham of existence itself..

[@eislakkon3110]

The sacre simplicity of G o d... so... complicate for the confused thought of fallen humanity...!

[@palladin331]

The madness of man.

[@Baummann1]

U know something funny god doesn’t exist and y’all are delusional 😂😢kinda jealous of the freedom u give your mind by allowing it to submit tho

[@eislakkon3110]

@@Baummann1 wow... It was...so simple...! now my thought is free... and everything I "want" is...permitted... I'm in the way of liberate myself... Thanks ...master... ...

[@kenmafham144]

this version and the Nikolayeva enhance each other

[@janvkimm]

@jonabo86 I know him but I did not know this performance.... What a sound,isn't it. Thanks Jan.

[@bachisback71]

Bach un apostolo senza dubbio.

[@MrCinemuso]

Wonderful

[@noestetchynghando]

Just before the Old Man up there hit the switch for the Big Bang, he played this choral, anticipating all the pains and sufferings of mankind.

[@TomasMolinaComposer]

Perfect.

[@jankawiorski]

Marche funebre and wedding march at the same time. Only JS Bach can do that.

[@janvkimm]

@lebendebilder And What a COMPOSITION !! Do you know which earth this is..Our earth ? I cannot imagine. Thank you for your comment.

[@margaritadolukhanova3878]

it is great! I also like it t in Alfred Brendel performance . Andrei Tarkovsky chose this music for his movie Solaris (1972); there it sounds especially divine, like the music of the universe.

[@MrCrispian]

watch the original film "solaris" by tartostky,russian director, a brautiful version by edmund artemyev on a huge russian organ.

[@noblekime5912]

Yes. As the camera looks deeply into a Bruegel painting. A magical moment in world cinema.

[@wupeide]

Bach doesn't touch you? Wow - don't close your mind to it man - you have a world of music that you can still learn to experience.

[@klausknulp]

you have a good taste!