Józef Wieniawski - Piano Concerto in G-minor, Op.20 (1858)

[@alexandrebeauharnais6849]

To be able to write such excellent music at just 21 years old is an undeniable genius.

[@martinbriddon4472]

Im currently listening to the marvelous Piano Concerto by Wieniawski Op.20 in G minor a really wonderful and excellent presentation of this very dramatic work ,also the interactive phrases are really beautiful and with a great theme originated by the composer, also very excellent scale patterns and wonderful arpeggios a perfect balance between the Orchestra and the soloist & extremely super ornamentation overall ,a pleasure to listen to presenting excellent chromatic colours which the soloist portrays to maximum perfection a pleasure to listen to and ideal background music to fill your room with dimmed lights to relax to ,taking you to so many imaginary places as you close your eyes , which you can dream about,its a beautiful fantastic Piano Concerto indeed super intervals Martin Briddon Classical Pianist ,Chesterfield Derbyshire 8th December 2019

[@fredericchopin7538]

Marvelous!

[@adamzbyszewski4779]

a very pleasing piece of music from our Polish composer. splendid discovery. many thanks!

[@pawelpap9]

Wieniawski’s parents were Jewish.

[@marcdekeyser1021]

This forgotten piano concerto is a real romantic beauty of a forgotten composer!! His brother Henryk had more success, although Jozef proved here that he also is a great composer. I enjoy this nice romantic work!

[@adigozelov-enjoyer]

Lovely. The piano part is definitely very expressive.

[@Xikombiso-Meyers]

One of the most unique changes to climatic major key ending that I have ever heard. A gallant nine-century concerto, on par with the best of Romanticism.

[@pascalmayer9421]

Józef Wieniawski, né le 23 mai 1837 à Lublin (Pologne) et mort le 11 novembre 1912 à Bruxelles (Belgique), est un pianiste, pédagogue et compositeur russe. Il était le jeune frère du voloniste Henryk Wieniawski et l’oncle du compositeur Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski. Bien qu'aujourd'hui négligé, Józef Wieniawski a été considéré comme un des plus fins musiciens européens1. Très peu de temps avant la fin de sa vie, un jeune journaliste lui a demandé pendant combien de temps il comptait servir la musique. Il a répliqué : « Aussi longtemps que je resterai jeune ! »2. Biographie Né à Lublin au 17 Place du Marché, il étudie le piano avec Synek dans sa ville natale, puis entre en 1847 au Conservatoire de Paris pour étudier le piano avec Pierre Zimmermann, Antoine François Marmontel3 et Charles-Valentin Alkan, ainsi que la composition avec Félix Le Couppey. Après il se produit entre 1851 et 1853 en compagnie de son frère puis il décide de poursuivre une carrière séparée de virtuose du piano. En 1855, il reçoit une bourse de la part du Tsar pour étudier avec Franz Liszt à Weimar et de 1856 à 1858 à Berlin avec Adolf Bernhard Marx auprès de qui il étudie la théorie de la musique3. Dans les tournées de concert à travers l'Europe, il joue non seulement ses propres compositions - y compris son Concerto pour piano en sol mineur - mais aussi les œuvres des compositeurs Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann et Carl Maria von Weber. Selon Liszt, il a été le premier pianiste qui a joué en public les Études de Chopin. Après son retour à Paris, il établit des relations amicales avec Rossini, Gounod, Berlioz et Wagner, et est introduit à la cour impériale où il devient l'un des artistes favoris de Napoléon III2. Poursuivant une activité pédagogique à la Société Musicale Russe, puis au Conservatoire de Moscou, il s'établit définitivement à Bruxelles en 1882 où il se forme une solide réputation d'interprète - notamment des œuvres de Chopin - et de pédagogue auprès de la haute société. Contrairement aux affirmations de nombreuses sources respectées, il ne devient jamais professeur au Conservatoire royal de cette ville où il décède, âgé de 75 ans. Ce conservatoire possède néanmoins un précieux fonds Józef Wieniawski, légué par sa fille aînée, Elisabeth Wieniawska, composé des archives manuscrites et imprimées du musicien.

[@wacawjasiniak3816]

Tu as commis "une petite erreur" - Józef et Henryk ont été Les Polonais sic! Rappelles Toi Mon Bon!

[@noracashku4023]

Fantastik koncerto and fantastik the pianist

[@RodrigoElorduy]

Beautiful concerto!

[@angellohector]

how can I comment. I have yet to endure the depths of writing a piano concerto myself! I simply put trust in knowing such creations are beautiful and truthful. well done

[@andrewpetersen5272]

Angello Hector An adept and thoughtful comment.

[@plto4ka71]

Awesome! Beautiful music.

[@steveegallo3384]

BRAVO from Acapulco!

[@shishirthadani1696]

Starting with some glittering writing for the piano, and a slow movement that is eloquent and expressive, the concerto eventually leads into a very racy and exciting finale. Well worth discovering!

[@irmavargas4786]

Gracias Kuhlau Dilfeng por haberme descubierto un mundo tan maravilloso de la música... Mil gracias, hermano...

[@fcoleman8]

Yet another neglected composer. Thank you for bringing him to our attention - a most attractive work!

[@Viktorvelat95]

You’re right! His brother’s violin works are so famous, yet Józef’s piano concerto totally neglected.

[@amirprog]

Is this the most underrated classical piece in history? Maybe the most beautiful one.

[@sagavir1506]

Love it - thanks so much for uploading it- another great piece of work from a composer I never heard of until now- melodic, dreamy, and a showpiece for a piano virtuoso.

[@GURHTTZ]

Beautiful! Thank you very much... :-)

[@muratmurat5128]

Beautiful!

[@MsVerlinden]

joli..on en redemande, tres bonne orchestration bien conduite j'adore

[@giuseppedimarco8358]

Beautiful music!

[@playsntrades]

this is soooo good !!!

[@silviafrancescapedrini1292]

beautiful!

[@canman5060]

Very rarely heard work. Best known for his absolute mastery of the violin from very early age.His two violin concertos. He does have some deep understanding in composing a piano concerto. Beautiful work. Thanks for uploading.

[@calatria2949]

Me thinks you're thinking of his older bro, Henryk Wieniawski.

[@speterkar]

calatria2949 Yes, he does ... but 'elder brother', not 'older brother', also a rarity.

[@canman5060]

calatria2949 That's what I thought.I got confuse somehow.

[@irmavargas4786]

Lar M No es el «mero» - es su hermano, nada más...

[@harryandruschak2843]

Thank you :)

[@francemaster]

The theme from Someday my prince will come!

[@kniazigor2276]

Why this oriental painting as a backdrop for this concerto? The concerto of Henryk Wieniawski's younger brother is very successful and deserves to be resurrected by a brave pianist, just like those of Moszkowsky (op 59 of course), Rubinstein (the 4th) or, further upstream, the second of Hummel (in A minor) or the 3rd of Moscheles, etc. The version of Setrak is much better than this one (we can find it on YT with the scroll of the score) but bravo to the pianist for the courage she had to deploy to work this difficult concerto, as difficult on the piano as his brother's works were on the violin. Thanks a lot to KuhlauDilfeng2 for the setting on line of this rare work.

[@irmavargas4786]

De veras, este concierto es excelente, me cae... Aunque todos Ustedes no lo crean... Así son las cosas de la vida y de las bellas artes...

[@kniazigor2276]

Pourquoi cette peinture orientalisante comme toile de fond pour ce concerto ? Le concerto du jeune frère de l'immense Henryk Wieniawski est très réussi et mériterait d'être ressuscité par un pianiste courageux, tout comme ceux de Moszkowsky (op 59 bien sûr) , Rubinstein (le 4ème) ou, plus en amont, le deuxième de Hummel (en la mineur) ou le 3ème de Moscheles, etc. La version de Setrak est bien supérieure à celle-ci (on peut la trouver sur YT avec le déroulé de la partition) mais bravo à la pianiste pour le courage qu'elle a dû déployer pour travailler ce difficile concerto, aussi difficile au piano que les œuvres de son frère le furent au violon. Un grand merci en tout état de cause à KuhlauDilfeng2 pour la mise en ligne de cette oeuvre rare.

[@marcalexandrefontenay9801]

Superbe concerto de piano du jeune frère du virtuose de violon, surtout le dernier mouvement particulièrement romantique et inspiré . Interprétation et prise de son décevante .

[@lenaantipina2990]

Jeg kendte ikke den komponist. Dejlig kombination af dynamik og romantisme. Tak.

[@dman9dman]

excellent performance for such unfeminine in character of the work.

[@djfull4442]

Written in 1858. Recommended in 2019. WTF, youtube.

[@juanvelez8564]

*Thank you* , KZbin

[@erika6651]

Sometimes it takes 161 years for something to catch on . . .

[@ATJMuller]

Alguém saberia informar quem é o pianista e a orquestra? Lindíssimo concerto!!!

[@canman5060]

Is he the brother of the famous violinist and composer Henry Wienawski ?

[@lavendelblue4368]

Yes.

[@brianknapp8645]

I hear quite a bit of influence from Liszt here. No surprise since this was composed at about the same time as Liszt's concertos.

[@christofjoubert8850]

+Brian Knapp Indeed Liszt like

[@rextyrannosaurus7003]

+Brian Knapp I totally agree. Liszt wrote his piano Sonata in B minor in 1853 just five years earlier. I feel that both composers were pioneers ahead of their time.

[@arekkrolak6320]

not the worst influence for a composer, I must say :)

[@s1earle]

Very small scaled performance, no where near the excitement provided by Setrak in his rendition (also available here on YT).

[@kniazigor2276]

I totally agree. Setrak is fantastic !

[@guidoanessi882]

Più Chopin di Chopin....

[@irmavargas4786]

guido anessi ¿¿¿???

[@guidoanessi882]

A little jewel...

[@larisaciupina8898]

почему не написали кто исп олняет ?оркестр дирижер пианист?

[@juanvelez8564]

Not to detract from the composer's originality, but I seem to hear a few similarities to things from Liszt, Tchaikovsky, even Grieg.... Zeitgeist?

[@erika6651]

I'm hearing a post Chopin vibe.

[@awb222]

Correct, and nothing wrong about it . Luckily we did have Grieg, Liszt and Tchaikovsky, and luckily NOT ONLY THEM! :-)

[@kbhprinsesse]

When was this recorded?

[@vahramelagoz6759]

Hello kbh prinsesse, I took the time to look around and found the following on a Polish website -not that I read Polish. It looks like this recording was made during the season 2011/2012 of the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Here is the link if you still care: www.polskieradio.pl/8/688/Artykul/610431,Koncert-fortepianowy-Wieniawskiego It is not a CD recording and definitely not from 1858 ;-)

[@kbhprinsesse]

@@vahramelagoz6759 thank you very much!!!!!

[@vahramelagoz6759]

@@kbhprinsesse You are very welcome!

[@marcosPRATA918]

Escuto pela primeira vez, vigoroso romantismo!

[@speterkar]

Not bad, interesting, but very bombastic at places - it hardly finds a way to finish the first movement, which is sometimes a problem with Tsaikovsky or Rachmaninoff as well. Otherwise sometimes very beautiful. Thanks for this rarity.

[@beee0330]

I do not appreciatte rachmaninoff that much but personally I think that not everything needs to complete the catarsis in order to be complete. this piece is extraordinary and glorious.

[@Bulbophile]

4:08-4:13 note for note from Chopin's Sonata 3rd, iiimvt, slow movement. Amazing how much rip off is in the unknown piano concertos of the the great concert age. 7:55 onward, Schumann A minor, 4:44 Liszt No.2. stealing only got all of these wannabes so far....

[@Elopierek]

Liszt był jego nauczycielem.