Ivo Pogorelich plays Schumann and Chopin in Bari, Italy [2024]

[@alessiofagioli9235]

una musica altra quella di Pogorelich da sempre. Altissima . Grazie Ivo ancoraq.

[@100bestbooksofalltime]

thanks for the recording, sir. I love the dark master Ivo P.

[@feedittothegoat388]

Thank you for posting, nice to see how his playing is doing.

[@MartineHamon-v7i]

Thank you very much Claudio for sharing. Much appreciated.

[@JOSHUA-hs4zt]

Thank you for uploading the recital. I am delighted to see that he has it in him to give pleasure. After a long period of playing with eccentricities and distortions that made disturbing listening, his playing has returned to a healthier approach to performing. I don't mind the "rebel" aspect of not conforming to performance etiquette, it's the performance that counts. Love for music is what is being communicated here, and so I say bravo Ivo!

[@victorkhor1]

The great musician holds himself in reserve, and yet still in complete freedom without the least desire to show off. He lets the Music speaks for itself. Beauty arises natually. Authentic and senza "ego"

[@predrag-peterilich900]

Thank you, Claudio; this is a treasure. Like with so many other pieces, Ivo brings in new life, uncovers new, hidden dimensions. Sadly, many people fall short of understanding and appreciating his playing.

[@1922peter]

I remember his appearances in London in the mid-1980s and he always wrapped up, as though chilly, whenever off the platform - sometimes in those colourful scarves to look trendy! Of course he played from memory then, and was never too disposed towards audiences. I always felt he was doing us a favour, not that he appreciated our attendance. Rarely looked really contented or happy, he epitomised the struggles of the artist. Strikingly handsome back then, and I say that as a straight bloke. An enigma of an artist.

[@norbertgoerlich8094]

THX for sharing recording AND the great foto ….. taken obviously without flash 🤓

[@j.6770]

THANK YOU so much for sharing this with the world. Ivo Pogorelich is in a class by himself and brings profound insights into already-extraordinary compositions by extraordinary composers.

[@victorkhor1]

The music is consistently flowing. The richness of harmonies are always afresh,as though this is the 1st time I am listening to them

[@patriciaruiz4352]

Escucho y vivo un GENIO !!! En trance ...... VICTORIA !!!!

[@vcliburn]

I really like Pogorelich's choice of tempo in these works. Stately, relaxed, and unrushed throughout! I've heard many other recordings of the Symphonic Etudes and the Chopin Sonata that sound so rushed and frenetic...with barely a moment to breathe!

[@arkpc12]

Великолепно! Чувствуется, что маэстро приоткрывает для меня нечто большее, загадку, тайну. И сам манит меня бездной тайн, которые останутся тайной для меня навсегда. Это слишком сложно и слишком легко. Он велик.Спасибо, что снизошол до смертного.

[@marcvolpe8252]

I LIVE IN TERLIZZI BARI AND I WAS AT THAT CONCERT

[@phillipoos]

Highly original and moving playing - thanks for sharing !

[@victorkhor1]

All of I.P's musical genius is clearly manifested here. His artistry dominates all distractions. He is beyond all levels of musical Enlightenment. No pianists from this era can surpass his supreme musical conciousness

[@FritzKreutz]

Immer noch einer der größten!!!

[@Nessuno777]

In the early 80s in Pescara he was playing Beethoven's Sonata op. 31 n. 2. At the beginning of the first movement he noticed that there was a guy with a tape recorder. Well, at the end of the first movement he stopped, left the stage and demanded that the man with the tape recorder be thrown out! More than 10 years later, again in Pescara, he began the recital with Mozart's Fantasy in D minor and instead of concentrating on the music he started looking left and right in the front rows of the parterre 😂

[@БорисШалагінов]

Он был первым, кто предчувствовал беду нашего, 21-го века: отныне каждый "слушатель" может записать гениального музыканта на низкокачественный аппарат типа мыльницы и потом выложить в интернет. И этим буквально опозорить музыканта!

[@Marco1281]

The problem is the guy, not him ;-)

[@md88kg]

Sicko. This humorless rigidity is typical for these sheep music robots totally incapable of WANTING to learn jazz and playing like Elton John, Rick Wakeman, etc.... They keep boring polite undemanding audiences and themselves to death

[@kauaimartasboat]

What’s wrong with sharing? I sit here in the middle of the ocean miles and years away from hearing this calming music . 🤷‍♂️🌈🌸🎄

[@Nessuno777]

@ are you asking me? I just reported an anecdote about Pogorelich. It is obvious that nowadays everything has changed and, even if he wanted, he could no longer control whether someone records and shares.

[@victorkhor1]

Great vibes. ( the musical phenomena reflects I.P's great musical experiences ) It reminds me of S.Richter's 3 recitals I attended in Athens in 90s

[@agatamansueto4258]

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[@sergiociomei1197]

The encore is Chopin,Nocturne in E major,op.62 n.2

[@claudiopioriccopiano]

Thanks! I'm gonna update the description

[@excelsior999]

@@claudiopioriccopiano going to

[@левСавулькин]

​@@claudiopioriccopianoвеликолепно❤❤❤

[@левСавулькин]

Великий пианист

[@christopherczajasager9030]

Listen to Myra Hess in the Schumann Variations......😅

[@sergiocattapan1192]

Anche con questo brano, Pogorelich da'la sveglia a diversi pianisti😂

[@osvaldocapella3135]

No es una máscara. Es un reflejo de la madera del piano al final del teclado, el lado izquierdo del ejecutante. Ampliando la imagen se descubre.

[@БорисШалагінов]

Почему первые четыре аккорда звучат как один и тот же аккорд? И при повторении - так же? Там должна чётко прослушиваться нисходящая линия. Деффект записи?

[@lockjiang]

it seems he's sight reading.

[@edwindepianist]

He is.

[@vcliburn]

@@edwindepianist Well, he's not actually "sight reading" the music, per se, because he already knows these works intimately by heart. But like many other concert artists who prefer to use the score, he wants to stay focused on the details, including his own notations...phrasing, dynamics, etc. In fact, if he wanted to, I'm sure he could very easily perform these works purely by memory.

[@vcliburn]

No, he's not really "sight reading" the music. See my response to "edwindepianist" below.

[@lockjiang]

@@vcliburn No, it's obviously sight-reading, the speed of reaction is obvious, it's so slow, that he playing can't be anything else but the result of sight-reading. If you have the score in your heart, the result won't be like this. The same goes to the late S. Richter, but he is a much better sight-reader.

[@vcliburn]

@@lockjiang Yes, I hear you. But again, it all depends on exactly what you mean by "sight reading". These works have been a long-standing part of Pogorelich's repertoire for YEARS. He already knows these pieces by heart. Regarding tempo: His very stately, relaxed, and unrushed tempo throughout shows how deeply focused he is on the "details" of the score...phrasing, dynamics, his own hand-written notations, etc. If he wanted to, he could very easily perform these pieces by memory...but chose not to! Pure "sight reading" is when you NEED the score in order to play the piece...because you don't already know the piece.

[@nikollmerdhoci2018]

Live was Better good rendition

[@sandrobisotti4645]

I find his style and results so less interesting and convincing than his playing of 15-20 yr. ago .......a shy shadow. Still good, but a shy shadow.

[@wolfgangklofat594]

Der gealtete, ja nie wirklich erstklassige, Pianist sollte lieber für sich privat vor sich hin und her meditieren als öffentlich Schumanns großartige Werk zu verschandeln.

[@Barbapippo]

This permutation of the variations in Schumann does not make any sense.

[@predrag-peterilich900]

Any sense - to you? It doesn't make any difference.

[@Barbapippo]

It makes all the difference in the world, at least for the Author.

[@Marie-Hélène-p3f]

Not to a blockhead, of course not😅

[@левСавулькин]

​@@Barbapippoа, для исполнителя так😂

[@ericlangedijk2585]

why on earth does he wear a mask. he is a believer?

[@predrag-peterilich900]

Say - what have you been smoking?

[@jimkost2002]

Unfortunately so🤦🏽‍♀️

[@medusiz1801]

What makes that so offensive to you?

[@andradas9688]

WHAT MASK?????? Maybe you should wear GLASSES!!!!!!!!

[@andradas9688]

@@medusiz1801 he is NOT wearing a mask. Our commentator above needs glasses. And so do YOU apparently.

[@pianostream8312]

It doesn´t help any musician to put such bad sounding recordings on a public platform, its an utterly unmusical behaviour.

[@claudiopioriccopiano]

Well, that's true, but I think that would only apply for a pianist that is not so well-known, because anyone that has listened to Pogorelich's studio recordings knows how great he is. I'm not gonna debate on this topic though, because what you say is totally valid and understandable. What I can say is that I uploaded this video with the purpose of documenting something that would've been otherwise lost forever. You could think that this recording only does a disservice to the artist, and that could be, but I can assure you that it wasn't the intention here.

[@petergolding5733]

Sorry but I've never heard such crap in my life. Research Argerich Racmaninov 3 with Rostropovich - a beautiful performance with sound that could only be described as appalling (and there are thousands of others I could name). And yet, those who weren't at the concert can now get the chance to hear that electrifying performance for themselves. It is the same with Ivo. I personally cannot afford to fly thousands of miles to hear his concerts so I am grateful that they are put onto KZbin. Would you say that people shouldn't post early Horowitz recordings because they are of bad sound quality? You say it is unmusical to post this - I totally disagree with you if this type of post brings these wonderful concerts to a wide range of people

[@d_r_e_a_m_b_o_a_t]

The sound is quite acceptable honestly. I’ve heard far worse from audience recordings! The two replies above make very good points about the value of bootleg recordings as well.

[@petergolding5733]

@@d_r_e_a_m_b_o_a_t I think that the sound is indeed very good. I don't know who @pianostream8312 is but he/she needs to shut up!!! I am very grateful to Claudio for posting this (and amazed that he was so calm after the unpleasant comment - I wouldn't have been!)

[@predrag-peterilich900]

@@petergolding5733 Wholeheartedly agree with you.

[@wellingtonsoaresdacosta5635]

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