Grigory Sokolov - Rameau: Les Cyclopes

[@cambodennis]

This is now approaching one million views and rightfully so, but it’s probably due to the fact that a much smaller number of listeners are, like myself, addicted to this performance and thus listen to it over and over again.

[@julienchene7411]

Hahaha yes 783 Times for me by now

[@MootPoot]

1 million views today

[@Albert_philosophical_life]

came from the ig shorts about cameraman having fun 😂

[@MonkeyDLuffy-lg8ro]

Im sorry but i cant contribute to the view count because i download the video as mp3 with the audio only so i can listen without wifi

[@edgarcs2510]

​@@Albert_philosophical_life Same here

[@herevor]

Im actually afraid of how many times i listened to this recording. It's like an obsession, I'm not even try to exaggerate...

[@dawggonecrazee]

I agree! I downloaded the sheet music and am playing it everyday after listening to it several times ! Obsession.

[@evrimbayindir]

Same here.

[@dilbyjones]

I love it.

[@davidhennessy4452]

Not to worry! Save for myself I believe you are in good company.

[@TheZlatanDG]

This video is going for the million and I think i'm for something

[@zugzwangelist]

The precision, clarity, and musicality of this performance are just stunning.

[@ben146gus]

Absolutely - like clockwork - the most perfect and clean sound of the staccato - just brilliant!

[@ТатьянаТрофимова-я1д]

+++++плюсую.

[@Sujkhgfrwqqnvf]

2:48 the speed of that trill is insane, sounds like it was generated by computer or pianola, surrealistic

[@Itemtotem]

Perhaps the cleanest playing I've heard ever

[@Tiredcabbage]

This feels ridiculously ahead of its time. The little melody at 2:25 feels like it’s from a Studio Ghibli film. Love it.

[@GentlemanlyOtter]

I know right? That descending motif with the harmonies, sounds very modern

[@luisgutierrezmusic]

I just came here to heard this little part and know if there was a continuation of it 😭

[@orln]

umi-no mieru machi (A town with an ocean view)

[@sabrielguindon148]

Baroque and classical period music are full of those. I fall off my chair each time.

[@Lucy-bd9nh]

We stopped advancing in music at the end of 18th century. Some modern gems, like gibli music are still inferior to the music from baroque time 😢

[@ekklesiast]

It's amazing how this sounds almost romantic instead of baroque. Incredible interpretation.

[@cflash18]

what does that mean?

[@lesgoshooping6695]

@@cflash18 probably the fact that this piece is usually played on harpsichord and not piano therefore giving it a different sound

[@bengeurden1272]

It means that music from the Romantic and Classicism era was influenced by Rameau so it's not like Rameau sounds like romanticism or classicism but the other way around.

[@Randall5005]

It's fanciful. Not like the restraint of baroque. Fascinating.

[@valtergilenardi2639]

La Musica di Rameau è oltre il Barocco. I Cori sono di una Modernità incredibile. Poi parliamo di Voltaire 1694-1778 che collaborava spesso con Jean Philippe 😊❤ Saluti da Lecce South Italy Baroque City

[@katttttt]

Came for the meme, stayed for the music.

[@ev_c_e]

Whitch meme?

[@excarnator]

@@ev_c_e The camera work at 2:16.

[@katttttt]

@@excarnator exactly 😂

[@Sh6guts]

Same lol

[@bmarybeats9326]

That's crazy cause same

[@karpabla]

I think Rameau is widely smiling, listening to his piece in this strange instrument and played by this maestro of the keyboard.

[@pianowoman]

You have excellent playlists on your channel 👌

[@karpabla]

@@pianowoman Oh, thank you!

[@gerwise1620]

Cameraman having fun at 2:15 🤣🤣✨✨

[@joseantoniogarcia-trevijan3864]

Came here for this

[@OddsandEnds-zm2zx]

Was the cameraman having fun or was it the person who edited the video?

[@liordavidov]

Editor​@@OddsandEnds-zm2zx

[@theuncle9855]

Its the director behind who queues the cameras

[@ventithedrunk9506]

He was. Bro defo loves his job

[@eraclyon]

Rameau is the pinnacle of the French baroque music.

[@j.erickson8571]

I am speechless. This is what it means to be a master and a genius.

[@ilovehifi]

Your words came also straight from my heart. Unbelievable.

[@SimonGeraedts]

Could Rameau ever have dreamed that his work would one day be played so masterfully?

[@FrankKrausz]

Or on an instrument like that? In a way, it's a pity that this isn't a harpsichord performance, but it's transcendent.

[@PointyTailofSatan]

He is so much more precise than most other concert pianists. Even his trills are flawless. Like Gould on steroids. lol

[@tedallison6112]

You obviously haven't explored Arturo Bendetti Michelangeli's playing---perfect( if it even exists.) BTW: unless yr talking about sports, there's no such thing as THE BEST-simply doesn't exist.

[@jansumi]

lol Pointy..

[@windupwatch]

Please don't mention Gould and Sokolov in the same breath. Sokolov is a genuine master.

[@rustyspo0ns]

There's technically at least one wrong not in this interpretation so not flawless. And yes, i'm just doing that to annoy you. :p But Sokolov has such an impeccable phrasing, clear, nimble and so dynamic which really highlights the construction of the piece.

[@VelsInU]

lmao

[@lasker500]

Rameau, ein Zeitgenosse Bachs, ist sicherlich einer der talentiertesten Musiker Frankreichs, Europas, der ganzen Welt. So witzig und pointiert dieses Stück, kaum zu glauben dass es schon im 17.Jahrhundert komponiert wurde. Genial interpretiert von Sokolov, dem man richtig den Spaß und den Schelm anmerkt, dieses Stück vor großer Kulisse vorzutragen.

[@aloisraich9326]

I do understand why people get addicted to this, how playful, how charming, how skillfull.

[@arnoldrivas4590]

The fact I love this piece on harpsichord and to hear it played on piano like this...this man is beyond description. Just mind blowing.

[@danielbutts986]

i completely agree! i thought i preferred “le puole” on harpsichord, but after hearing this man play it i’m not not so sure anymore lol

[@slamdunker6926]

lol it's annoying as hell after listening to it for the 100th time on harpsichord at a tempo of 120

[@-Ruben]

If you like this that much maybe you would enjoy a version called Unpleasant Sonata 😁

[@kapuseta]

I just keep coming back to 3:18 . Love that effortless flow and the strong rythm!

[@jodane6186]

My favorite phrase in the piece

[@maxgregorycompositions6216]

Rhythm.

[@АлександрСвятых-т2м]

Он гениально играет. Все по памяти без нот. Какие руки какая экспрессия какая гениальная музыка. Я слушаю и мои зрачки расширяются в душе отдается каждая нота. Браво !

[@NoferTrunions]

Another magical Rameau (and Sokolov). I'm 69, and only learned of Rameau recently. How is this possible? R should be as well known as all the others.

[@EPICSOUNDTRAX]

This is the fault of the academia.theu concentrate on Bach . Many composers are neglected.

[@d.r.martin6301]

And if you have not heard of Couperin, get cracking.

[@saphiehashtiany7735]

It is beautiful. Not too fast. Limpid in its clarity. A bit improvisatory. Just lovely. I too am happy to listen over.

[@bruceritchings5336]

I've listened to several recordings of this piece on KZbin and this is the only one where the performer doesn't rush---playing it this way, you can appreciate the music so much more than if you tear through it at breakneck speed. Congrats to Mr. Sokolov!

[@ab-zg8pt]

I LOVE French baroque, it's the best of the best

[@ach2lieber]

Sokolov's Rameau is peerless, so precise, so full of life. When I hear other pianists play Rameau, I always return to Sokolov, and his playing never disappoints.

[@GregorySM2010]

You are Genius, my compatriot Grigory Sokolov! God bless you and keep you for many years to come.

[@charlottewhyte9804]

practise

[@alanbevis5317]

His precise articulation is phenomenal. A privilege to be able to see and hear this incomparable genius.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Only Genius??? 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!!! SOKOLOV VERSUS ALL THE OTHERS PIANISTS 100-0!!!!

[@lukastomes1376]

The best performer of Rameau's music. It was impressive.

[@ruperttmls7985]

The best was Scott Ross...

[@PO-cx2ej]

Can we agree that both are extraordinary?

[@kapuseta]

@@PO-cx2ej Absolutely! Two sovereign masters of their respective instruments!

[@PMiss-gl8fy]

​@@PO-cx2ejyes but Sokolov is also the best living pianist and among the top 5 ever

[@renaj8899]

Every time I’m about to give up on this piece, I rewatch this video and get inspired again to finish it and perform it as he did 😅

[@TheZlatanDG]

Beautiful keep going !!

[@jansumi]

The applause made me cry.. One can only be grateful...

[@nataliyastrugacheva4321]

Меня тоже

[@truekingvictory]

2:09 is one of the COOLEST things I have ever seen and heard on a piano! He's like a mad typewriter man striking with impeccable precision and ferocity!

[@talavb9301]

In terms of pure skill I think there are probably more impressive bits but you're definitely right, it's a really really cool effect, many pianists probably couldn't pull off nearly that level of clarity were they to try it

[@truekingvictory]

@@talavb9301 1 100% agree, in fact, that section is probably the easiest out of the whole piece. Those completely even, lightning-fast left-hand arpeggios, impeccable mordents and ornaments...just unfathomable levels of skill on display

[@reniavreniav6448]

Имеющий УШИ да слышит! Но их надо иметь...

[@rcmcdermott5227]

Gregory Sokolov thank you so much for your clarity and inspirational.playing ❤

[@deutschegrammophon]

Thank you kindly!

[@Gooloffff]

Есть пианисты..которых хочется не только слушать..но и смотреть!!!!..Г.Соколов..в их числе!!!!❤

[@cembirder]

World leaders must listen to this music before their meetings…

[@olahilmentheguiltypleasure4745]

Genius at play

[@rcmcdermott5227]

To think that J.S.Bach and Rameau were so close as composers in the time line ...Both On a power here !! 🎉

[@grenadeguy2800]

1:33 the Cough in the background 😂😂😂😂 THE RILD WEST MUSICC OMG

[@peyoje]

This guy is just unreal. He plays every possible song better than every other pianist ...

[@vraellar]

song?

[@MultiDansk8]

vraellar He means piece. Don’t be a jerk

[@Tlll123]

I wouldn’t say everything better than everyone else, but how he digs out the inner intensity and structural fulfillment is just insane, which makes his interpretation always stands out from others’

[@lostinthefaq]

@@Tlll123 i don't know... i just heard the same pieces from other piantists, i like Sokolov too much. He just makes everything interesting, the dynamics, the trills. He is so much accurate but human at the same time.

[@katt_matt]

@@lostinthefaq he loves it

[@Cubanbearnyc]

Every note of every single trill is a well spoken and enunciated word.... quite remarkable !

[@steve2547]

I have just gotten into listening a lot of piano music and this is a stunning level of skill. It is not that he is the fastest or didn't miss notes. His pace feels most natural. Some other pianists play this too fast and it has this uneasy, anxious feel to it. This feels so natural and smooth.

[@tobyque9399]

For me, I wanted him to play it faster because this piece tries to depict a struggle of life and death, not a stroll in the park

[@George_theguy-29]

This piece was composed for harpsichord I highly recommend you listen to Elaine comparone play it on the instrument it was composed on👍 but this video is also good

[@johnvalentine4720]

Like many commentators here, I find this music and this flawless performance so addictive. Rameau rocks! 😃

[@grishaslutsky]

Такое вошебство дано всем нам в лице Григория Соколова ! Дай Бог ему сил в преодолении всех невзгод..... Музыка написана для клавесина ! И с каким изяществом это звучит в исполнении маэстро на рояле.....Я изумлён и восхищён!!!!!!! Удачи и всех благ маэстро !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bird_of_heaven]

Мне показалось, что здесь принципиальное обновление образа. Сила, напор, даже драма.

[@ДискометиРеменно-обутыйТавр]

Что за невзгоды?

[@kakichekakuhncaroletarnec2137]

The "G.Sokolov ".hands are two Paradise birds 🤩

[@pascalescharwitzel3917]

Magnifique! Le plus grand interprète de Rameau !

[@NataKarlova1]

Бесподобно. После этой музыки понимаешь, что не прелелов совершенству, и в жизни по прежнему есть к чему стремиться). Кто ищет смысл жизни и не находит его, зайдите сюда, возможно эта музыка в исполнении Григория вам поможет)

[@marceline4987]

I'm happy to read that I'm not the only crazy person who listened to it for handreds times

[@aleksanderkalicki5518]

Same haha

[@vntaflou132]

The phrasing and control is sublime

[@ThovdaG]

Sokolov, l'homme qui m'a fait aimer Rameau :) il joue vraiment ce morceau parfaitement, j'me le repasse en boucle!

[@ThovdaG]

@@randomuser-ui3cn Ah oui quand même.. Tu dois avoir une vie bien triste pour venir mettre un commentaire comme ça

[@MrSarMax]

Аналогично =)

[@momusic9090]

Such masterful playing. Not a single note fumbled, and in spite of such technical mastery, he is not solely focusing on the technical elements and is able to insert his own emotion into the rendition.

[@marcol6268]

The transition 2:24 .... mindblowing.

[@iajisan8243]

What it call its mind blowing

[@UnaMoscaEnLaPared]

❤... The imponderable beauty of the absolute.

[@didierclot7154]

Merci Monsieur Sokolof de mettre à l’honneur notre patrimoine avec autant de talent 😊

[@valentinvanderkelen6051]

Je souhaite que Grigory Sokolov vive jusqu’à 110 ans ! Pour qu’il puisse encore quelques années tapoter sur des touches qui actionnent des marteaux de feutres qui se cognent contre des cordes de cuivre qui produisent des ondes sonores qui sont amplifiées par une table d’Harmonie et qui en se suivant produisent une mélodie divine qui dépasse l’entendement ! Merci seigneur pour ce cadeau venu de ciel.

[@1947laurence]

oh oui!!!

[@ikalliste]

Vous êtes trop grandiloquent ! Vous manquez de légèreté.

[@CPCPierrick]

Sokolov 😍

[@supermarc]

Sokolov: uses his left pinky finger Camera director: you *have* to see this

[@An-wj4ih]

the greatest genius of our time

[@didierleroy6348]

Éblouissant, un régal dans le jeu de l'attaque et les nuances, plus le léger rubato

[@sonjamuller2846]

Wunderschön, fantastisch. Vielen herzlichen Dank ⭐️

[@normanhall8435]

I can't get over the wonderful sound he gets from the piano. It all looks so easy for him. He is a master.

[@vanessaVIC-e8u]

Can t stop listening to the genius master pièce and emotionfull interprete

[@re-vs1ch]

Insane clarity!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Desleiden]

How is this even possible?? what a genius. He won the International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition with 16 years of age.

[@sussybaka3117]

Hands down my favorite performance of this piece!

[@neilford99]

Sokolov is like a fine wine. He gets better the more you hear him. I heard him play this in London but it washed over me. Now I appreciate it so much more. I believe Maestro to be a influenced by the great Marcelle Meyer, a peerless exponent of this music.

[@НаталяКоломієць-с6в]

Восторг и восхищение!

[@СергейПетрин-ъ9щ]

Опять начинаю день с этой пьесы😅это магия.

[@wangterry475]

Wow his trills are flawless.😟

[@zaratoustravail]

these trills .... like electricity

[@АнгелинаБурая-з8м]

Несравненный!!!!!!

[@margaritislukas]

Simply a divine performer exopragmatic

[@matheom.5400]

He studied at Gould' and Benedetti Michelangeli's school!

[@guydevillebichot5456]

Absolument magnifique cette interprétation !

[@gyulaszilagyi9060]

If Rameau had known Sokolov, he would have composed his entire oeuvre for him only.

[@yvescambefort3365]

Admirable interprétation des "Cyclopes" de Rameau.

[@elisabettamartelli7190]

Vero

[@djmotise]

Speculation.

[@gyulaszilagyi9060]

@@djmotise It's a shame you have no sense of humor!

[@annegouyette2803]

Seems U don't kniw Kempff ;-)

[@gerlindeczech8524]

Man hält förmlich die Luft an! Was für eine Darbietung! Das ist mehr als genial, das ist Übernatürlich! Danke für die Präsentation!

[@annakolling7964]

❤😂сидела. Трезвела. А тут Рамо. Неожиданно. И прекрасно. Наливайте еще😂 Пс. Шутки шутками. Но я первый раз слышу Рамо. И это... завораживает

[@IakobusAtreides]

Metaphysical perfection

[@ruume3551]

i found this, i fell in love

[@Sir_Duke_Turtle]

That beat drop at 2:04 🔥🔥🔥

[@tom_something]

I don't even have the words for the performance itself. I'm not going to try. But I love the editing. The timing and selection of the camera angles adds some additional excitement.

[@mantictac]

2:16 dude who's controlling the camera likes his job too much.

[@sussybaka3117]

naah i think he likes his job just the right amount lol

[@steve2547]

Actually, if it's live broadcast is master control that switches between camera. If it's recording then it was the editor. Camera operator just makes sure what his camera is capturing is looking good. I think this was brilliantly playful.

[@opus1114]

The video recording is directed by Bruno Monsaingeon, a giant figure in music films for producing documentaries/performances by Gould, Richter, Fischer-Dieskau and so on. For now he is virtually the only person allowed to work with Sokolov for video recording (which is amazing given that Sokolov is well known for his hatred towards any form of recording). Well, he does like dramatizing the performer's interpretation, but on proper context. If you check out Sokolov's Prokofiev 7th 3rd movement, again directed by Monsaingeon, the camera stays frozen throughout the music. He once said in an interview that he decided this was the most effective way to convey the tension.

[@skoorbnimajnib5602]

Loves it so much he’s not even working!

[@safe1441]

haha was thinking he's creating effects... :))

[@irinatiger9114]

Как великолепно. Благодарю за ваше добро и свет, которые вы подарили этому миру!

[@JULIAGRIGORIANGod]

❤❤❤❤❤privet, papa! Ja xohu s toboj igrat mojunvelikuju muzyku

[@nepashas]

Надеюсь удастся оказаться на его концерте однажды. Наверное он проводник божественного чего-то

[@Xenia-E-Zilli]

Masterly !!!

[@StephenBryen]

The music is profound and the performance beyond words! Spectacular.

[@jfpary7336]

Quelle pièce extraordinaire! Au delà de l'interprètation de Sokolov, on se rend compte à quel point Rameau était en avance sur son époque.

[@bigmac2570]

2:24 sound like Shape of my Heart/Lucid Dreams to me… Awesome performance 🥳

[@sonajohnson]

2:25 can anyone plz tell which movie song as this part??? 🥲 I got it that part is a bit similar to umi-no mieru machi ✨

[@Hotdogwateryum]

He’s really got his trills down

[@Flyerbeklol]

brilliant

[@ДмитрийПотупка]

Это лучший Рамо, которого я слышал. Григорий Липманович гениальный пианист, феноменальная техника! Браво 🌹🌹🌹👏👏👏

[@KatyaLishch]

Лучшего Рамо надо слушать на клавесине.

[@reganoconnor3327]

Astonishing artistry! Supreme amongst pianists - Sokolov.

[@michaelpinholt6039]

In less than two weeks, I'm going to see and hear him for the second time in my life, can't wait! :-D

[@flutura2769]

Update me then please

[@davidamos7739]

How was it amazing I bet 🎶

[@michaelpinholt6039]

David Amos it was pretty amazing, but not as good as the first time.

[@ferdydemier6830]

Was going to see him today but it got cancelled due to corona... :(

[@michaelpinholt6039]

@@ferdydemier6830 wow that sucks, I Hope you'll get a chance Another time

[@reflective5001]

He is literally throwing notes off his fingertips!

[@dilbyjones]

Yes his trills are technically brilliant

[@TorAndreKongelf]

They are good but he has a tendency to overdo them sometimes. 🙂

[@dilbyjones]

@@TorAndreKongelf he's underrated period

[@TorAndreKongelf]

@@dilbyjones He isn't underrated. One of the top 10 pianist alive today.

[@musicofthepast8539]

One of the best trills heard are in the 1st movement of J. S. Bach Italian Concerto, played by Wanda Landowska at 2:13 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYvKdWp9m5Wkbck

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

@@TorAndreKongelf The greatest pianists of All Time Are really Artur Rubinstein ( The God) Grigory Sokolov ( The Titan The Giant of The piano) Emil Gilels ( The King) Sviatoslav Richter Wilhelm Kempff Radu Lupu!

[@ИринаКалина-ч9п]

ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНО !!!! БРАВО !!!! БРАВО ВЕЛИКОМУ ГРИГОРИЮ СОКОЛОВУ !!!! ОДИН ВОСТОРГ !!!

[@boredumhaver2841]

wherever i go, i see his face, i hear his music, the glistening of his wares, i must have them, i need to have them, im tired of hunting deer, im tired of mining gold, im tired, but, i, need, his, wares,

[@seva7500]

the pat navy will be yours eventually….dont stop soldier!

[@lerebox]

paterson navy 600k now HELP......

[@sorakagodess]

Simply divine.

[@Jahu-qs2us]

2:23 my favourite part

[@GeorgeTengTV]

Genius.

[@nadiadesimone9853]

GeorgeTengTV ⚘💟

[@charlottewhyte9804]

no, much practise and the correct type of practise

[@jonasw.4965]

@@charlottewhyte9804 Saying that one must only study in the same way to generate equal output is profoundly ignorant and just negates any individuality

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

We need 100000 pianists to one of them is The Tchaikovsky piano competition Winner! 6-8th we need only 10000 pianists! There Are The hard trainers WHO play 6-8 hours a Day! But There Are really Only one THE GIANT THE TITAN OF THE PIANO Grigory Sokolov!!!

[@sheepshoe]

2:25 I wish this lasted forever

[@ТатьянаТрофимова-я1д]

Я влюбилась. Исполнитель бесподобен. Страстен. Точен. И да. Лучше Мацуева😊 Не знала автора, но... привет ему из 21 века. И его циклоп великолен. Как моя мятущаяся душа❤

[@renaldtremblay8333]

Magnifique résurrection de Rameau dans sa splendeur, sa nouveauté et son inspiration angélique. Merci.

[@samyporchet5903]

2:09 juste making a memo of my favorite part