Shostakovich - Concerto in C minor for Piano and Trumpet, Op. 35 - Argerich and Guerrier

Martha Argerich, piano.
David Guerrier, trumpet.

[@aonutsihasnouith]

This was one of the pieces that made me want to study music in college.

[@leoinsf]

Shostakovich tribute to "silent chase movies." A brilliant early Shostakovich work, direct in line with his Symphony #1. Shostie became so political in his symphonies, we forget that his early experience as a pianist in silent movie theaters was part of his development. He wrote some great movie scores and movie music suites. Can you believe that I heard the first San Francisco performance of this work with the San Francisco Symphony at a Youth Concert with a local pianist in the 40's. (I am 84 years young.). Ah, memories of childhood!

[@v_munu]

Thats amazing :)

[@PaterEcstaticus888]

Silent chase movies? So, because he played piano in silent movie theaters, this make this concerto a tribute to silent chase movies?

[@leoinsf]

@@PaterEcstaticus888 How could you not listen to the last movement and not hear "chase." I did not say this concerto is a tribute to silent chase movies. Shostie was a composer who wrote "for the moment" and what was composed was complete improvisation "for the moment!"

[@PaterEcstaticus888]

@@leoinsf Yes, the last movement is indeed very 'chase'. But I don't think it's a tribute.

[@leoinsf]

@@PaterEcstaticus888 End of argument!

[@leoinsf]

Technically perfect performance by a pianist who in her maturity has interiorized these great concertos to such an extent that she may be one of the greatest pianists now performing!!!

[@burrenmagic]

absolutely. any composer is in the safest of hands.

[@baartkoster1120]

What a brilliant composition. Unbelievable how Shostakovich managed to remain so free in his mind under the pressure of the (literally and figuratively) terribly oppressive state in which he lived.

[@sandydennylives1392]

Indeed. Stalin decided to spare Prokofiev, calling him a 'cloud dweller', and also Shostie. Sadly he didn't tell the duo of this.

[@1willward]

Actually, at the time he wrote this and his first three symphonies, the Soviet Union seemed a society open to experimentation and innovation, a new time, a new people, homo sovieticus, before Stalin consolidated power and smothered the people in a cloak of terror.

[@IvanGreindl]

Madame Argerich est vraiment une artiste plus qu'inspirée : *surnaturelle* !

[@untflutist]

What a treat! So much bravura and musicality of the ensemble. The soli and piano solos were otherworldly. Argerich is our superstar. I adore her.

[@dallinfullmer3073]

That fourth movement is so wildly energetic I jest love it

[@MrSquire10]

Nice pun

[@MaxLima1]

I love how she jumps off the piano right after she finishes playing as if nothing had happened

[@sweetfangs1979]

😂😂😂

[@douglasyiuchinglok307]

Where?

[@MaxLima1]

@@douglasyiuchinglok307 23:22

[@ngpiano72]

She always does ☺️🥰

[@birgitbofarull4410]

@@ngpiano72 indeed

[@davidberends6174]

I. Allegretto 0:52 II. Lento 7:01 III. Moderato 15:13 IV. Allegro con brio 17:00

[@kxtheriiq]

Thanks :))

[@spadiu]

Shostakovich ... un regalo che la cultura russa ha fatto a tutta l'umanita. Spasibo

[@YOKOLIVE]

神々しい最高の演奏。 ずっと大好きです。

[@MrJulienStart]

Lento IS such impressive, give strong sensational emotion

[@olivierklein6500]

une musique si profonde. David Guerrier toujours au top.

[@mhenrikse]

That trumpet player is great!

[@СергейХалеев-т5в]

The best l heard with shostakovich consert.

[@robelicit]

Subtle yet energetic passages, flowing or even crashing thru the scenery,,,,makes me wish I knew more about this work & the genius who crafted it. 🎯🎶🎧🎼🎹🎺🏇

[@ljiljanastanic9076]

Absolutely beautiful 🎹🎺🎶🎶🎵🎼🎶🎶

[@michaelrogers5495]

Strange instance where Martha seems 100% in control of the tempo. This is a good concerto for her

[@burrenmagic]

interesting comment. I would agree that she upped the ante to a discomfiting degree with Prok 3.

[@cosmosescath621]

Chef d'orchestre : Gabor TAKACS-NAGY. C'était le 17/07/2010 au festival Verbier avec l'orchestre du festival (VFCO).

[@Sellouth]

this is so marvellous to see how the conductor feel the music with such enthusiasm 20:15

[@eguirald]

I can't take my eyes off this duo and I keep coming back to watch this masterpiece.

[@yowzephyr]

0:54 is a good place to start.

[@Acceptrans]

Thank you

[@andriesbartels3454]

Absolutely beautiful. Thanks!

[@emptynestingdad1]

what did we just hear? Amazing!!!

[@jorgeguarin2898]

Sublime virtuosity and élégants shiny jumps.

[@giambattistapianezzola1547]

I'm laughing and crying at the same time. thank you so much!

[@waffle_vn]

Me too…!! It's fantastic performance(๑•﹏•)

[@onetakepiano6989]

what a fucking genius piece of music

[@philsouthern3244]

No need for the expletive!

[@pocalipse.things]

That was fucking unnecessary indeed.

[@soupisfornoobs4081]

"genuine artistic and intelligent observations" -> ??? -> "this shit fucks so hard"

[@KaisarAnvar]

4:11, HOLY SHIT

[@frogmouth]

fantastic piece. had not heard it before. wonderful performance performedso wholeheartedly

[@rtxa]

What a roller coaster the first movement, Martha great as always!

[@Sellouth]

this piece is truely the story of a dark-action-thriller movie

[@bernhardhoedjes4371]

That 4 th. movement is out of this world.

[@luizsiqueira3313]

Que Maravilha. 👏👏👏

[@davidegaramella2873]

I love the passion that the director puts in it, he smiles often even if the music isn't of the same mood, and he pays great attention in every note, especially in the most evocative parts. I think he loves very much his work and you can see it. What's his name?

[@w.urlitzer1869]

Gabor TAKACS-NAGY

[@davidegaramella2873]

@@w.urlitzer1869 thanks

[@traviswilds7018]

This is always SO MUCH BETTER than a concerto with "trumpet & piano" has any right to be. I get the distinct impression that she wanted the trumpeter to put a lot more Soviet stank on that trumpet line. If she weren't so totally indifferent to him she probably would've been ripping that instrument out of his hand and playing it herself.

[@missmerrily4830]

Well she had a point!

[@vKarl71]

...which might have been very effective! Yes, the gutlessness of the trumpet soloist is a bit embarrassing, especially in light of Shostakovich's life-long courage in the face of Soviet brutality - risking ruin every time he put out a piece of music.

[@MrSquire10]

Not sure what performance you guys were listening to-that trumpet player played the absolute snot out of this piece. Gorgeous big sound, stunning accuracy, great phrasing, stylistically appropriate articulation, impeccable rhythmic integrity and flawless technique. One of the best performances I’ve heard from all on stage.

[@gregorygerner3471]

@@MrSquire10 Well said, MrSquire10. In total agreement with your assessment, and I've studied with the likes of Adolph Herseth, Vincent Cichowicz, Will Scarlett and Arnold Jacobs. Travis and Karl, on the other hand, are both complete and utter morons. While they clearly know nothing about trumpet playing, the musical world, the world with taste, has just been rewarded with none other than the Berlin Philharmonic naming Mr. Guerrier as their new Solo Principal Trumpet. David starts with Berlin in January 2024.

[@novellmusicmedia6895]

The musicians are outstanding

[@Janaceks_Dad]

How I wish she would also play the Schostakovich PC #2, which is a far more technically difficult piece than people realize...and brilliantly orchestrated too...

[@burrenmagic]

you could say that about a lot of works. I wish she'd done Prok2 but she wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. I think the reason for that is her sense of perfectionism and controlling temperament wouldn't be satisfied with anything less than perfection. it's not like she was limited as a pianist. Many pianists who learn concerti simply to show off their virtuoso chops but whose impact on any of us is minimal because this is never the reason to learn any piece of music. The goal should be always to share the profundity of the music with us assuming the pianist understands and appreciates it. :)

[@IMAWriterRobJ]

Magic? YES, but also the deepest look INSIDE this concerto you'll ever have. (IMO) Thanks to the truly inspiring interplay between Ms Argerich, Maestro Takacs-Nagy, and a terrific delivery of the trumpet part, the composer's wishes are fulfilled. I love both Shostakovich piano concerti. The 2nd movement of the 2nd is one of the composer's most lovely expressions. Here, in THIS concerto's 2nd movement, for me, the ensemble playing, and that of the soloists is the finest I've heard..and the deepest inside. There is an almost Ravel quality to much of this performance. My only caveat is, I would have like a bit more forward orchestral presence, as was the case with the soloists. For instance, at 16:30, that almost spooky, gorgeously chorded section needs more of the orchestra essence, as the pianist is really an "obligato" accompanist. Again, a very small caveat, considering the composite quality of this wonderful performance. Technically, it's treated as it should be; Chamber orchestra, piano, trumpet. Wonderful playing from this orchestral group, dynamically led by Maestro Takacs-Nagy. Bravo! BTW, I loved the slightly exaggerated portamento string entrances where they occurred.

[@bluetortilla]

Dizzing whimsey. Argerich is a giant, as always, flawless. Dig those 'piayer piano' interludes.

[@timparkin8694]

lead violinist totally over the top at 23:17

[@nintendologic13579]

IPFW TRUMPETS 1. 2:55 2. 11:46 3. 17:40 4. 19:58 5. 22:43

[@jackminto7062]

now *that's* a last movement

[@corradopisani80]

Adoro, davvero stupendo.

[@waqasahmed3422]

She seems marvelously effortless performer!

[@vKarl71]

She is one of the true greats of the piano and of music. Her technique is astounding and she is a deep interpreter.

[@skoto8219]

11:40 even if it was a happy accident/unreproducible this is one of the most beautiful sounds i've ever heard

[@jeanpaulgilleron3766]

bravo les deux artistes maitrise parfaite de david guerrier

[@bowerdw]

This work did not excite, but watch Martha Argerich play by memory is inspiring.

[@gabgal173]

favoloso!

[@soupisfornoobs4081]

Keen ears will notice that Argelich is playing a modified version of the concerto here. As you can confirm by looking at her mouth as she plays, she's only playing some of the notes and singing the rest

[@ElQuePregunto]

21:48 best part

[@차유자-q1e]

4악장 진짜 들을 때마다 돌아버리겠다 ㅎㅎ

[@burgundy.v]

10:18 -11:06 14:22 - 15:14 21:33 -21:50 22:30

[@GregSpradlin]

Music begins aroung 1:10

[@irakliareshidze9]

Great!

[@paolomusmarra9997]

😊😊😊😊😊splendida interpretazione

[@davidjared3402]

Very strong ending; bravo!

[@woyeshinibaba]

I really like our goddess' facial expression at 20:13

[@Mossatea1030]

and of course martha plays the cadenza at bullet speed knowing that only she can do it.

[@saifnakhleh3351]

Conductor conducting using karate moves... nice

[@ianglenn_music]

That's an interesting trumpet.

[@Verbsdescribeus]

the George Enescu Philharmonic will play this piece today and tomorrow too :)

[@elviralovemusic2020]

Admiration!!! BRAVO!

[@babygirl4169]

22:43

[@vikytasponge8515]

I 2:56 II 11:48 III 19:59

[@andre1214g]

Doesn't the name of the whimsical conductor count? 😕

[@NotMiles]

Argerich must have the IQ of a genius to be able to perform the concerto sans sheet music. Brava!

[@jurigagarin5741]

21:53 😍

[@josepmcomajoncoses5118]

There is a weird asynchrony between image and audio and between the cameras, a pity

[@L00D00]

20:10 wrong play on these black keys, see Yuja Wang for a good interpretation of what Shostakovitch intended. It's only a detail, that's an awesome version, pianist, trumpet, conductor.

[@IMAWriterRobJ]

Respectfully, I'd ask if you inquired of the composer what he intended?

[@juanfavre3598]

Laurent Darré HAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAA OMG PLSSSSS has everyone Heard how it sounds??? An anonimous YT user who has probably never been to a music lesson in its life is telling to MARTHA ARGERICH how to interpret a piece, not only that but he compares ARGERICH to wang. Im sorry but this is hilarious

[@marshallartz395]

@@juanfavre3598: Argerich is a huge fan of Yuja Wang.

[@ReachRoadSedg]

It is hard to rise above the composer’s performance.4

çok iyi

[@andrescamiloarevalo7311]

0:54

[@milanberki8530]

20:10 😅😉

[@jlapierremusic]

Milán Berki and i love her facial expression after that dissonant chord, like saying “wasnt me”...apparently those jolly sounding trumpet parts are supposed to represent art in the ussr, and the piano is the communist administration imposing their own interests on artists, so her unaffected facial expression after the “communist interruption” creates a brilliant visual effect.

[@sgabriel]

This conductor is dancing to the music-nothing more.

[@eguirald]

They're both virtuosi: she's a genius and he's "l'extraterrestre".

[@clivemarks9261]

C55

[@jeanparke9373]

23:17 😂😂😂

[@cosmocoen5551]

20:09 "y'all hear sumn?"

[@wanderer8911]

Vielleicht habe ich etwas übersehen: Wer dirigiert? Inspiriert, aber nicht prätentiös.

[@thomassiegler9898]

Gabor Takács-Nagy

[@whatthecello42]

Who is the conductor?

[@ursuletzhibboutz]

Gabor Takács-Nagy

[@cosmosescath621]

Direction : KASPSZYK. Une très belle paire avec Martha et il est effectivement très regrettable d'oublier de mentionner son nom ! Cf concerto n°1 Chopin 2010 à l'ouverture du concours Chopin à Varsovie.

[@cosmosescath621]

Où avais-je la tête hier ? Mais oui, le chef d'orchestre est bien Gabor TAKACS-NAGY. C'était au festival Verbier, le 17/07/2010.

[@katbullar]

it´s weird to say, but it sounds better than with the own composer playing it...

[@katbullar]

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[@Alix777.]

ahahaha you don't know shit

[@s02229]

Charles-Vincent Lemelin yes, many accounts (Quartets who debuted his works and soloists who worked with him) attested to the fact that Shostakovich let them decide the tempo and write them in after for publication purposes. Whenever people had questions about tempo, he’d tell them to ignore the tempo markings and would say “my metronome at home is broken and I’m sentimental so I don’t throw it out” lol but he didn’t like changing notes and such because he could hear the whole piece in his head without it ever played to him or him touching the piano, so he could catch the smallest things even without a score in front of him. There is this one time a player from the Borodin Quartet thought arco would be better than pizz. (As written) so he played it so at a rehearsal. Shostakovich caught it and he said “of course, of course, arco would be better but please play pizz. Anyway” 😂 he could also hear a harp changing one thing during a whole tutti section. He let interpreters played at a pace they’re comfortable with but he didn’t usually change his compositions after he had them written down, he always said “I will change it in my next composition.” I got all these from Shostakovich: A Life Remembered by Elizabeth Wilson. I don’t know if I’m remembering them accurately though but that’s the gist of things. Rostropovich was a great friend of Shostakovich for a long time. I’m sure the compositional process would have been collaborative. David Oistrakh also suggested a change in the first violin concerto, to have a few bars of rest at the beginning of the last movement , because the violin never stops if he goes straight into the last movement after the long solo he would be exhausted and Shostakovich listened to him. So I guess if he trusted the performer, he would listen to their feedback but he also stood by his artistic vision at other times. And with both of these cases, the two virtuosi had the pieces dedicated to them so they had more say. Sorry that was long and English isn’t my native language. Sorry if anything was confusing.

[@sneddypie]

@Drosophila Melanogaster lmfao idk what i was thinking when i wrote that comment, it has been _erased_

[@sneddypie]

@@rebutglobal once again, i have no clue what in hell i was thinking when i wrote the comment

[@kaniakowalski6605]

Guerrier wer was? Nicht

[@stevehinnenkamp5625]

Very moving piece played beautifully. Personally, I could not keep my eyes off the gorgeous man on trumpet. The pianist could have at least gone to to beauty saloon--hair fixed. The man needed to treatment, gorgeous playing from a gorgeous man😅

[@jeanpaulgilleron3766]

martha se croit supérieure et jalouse ça se sent et toi david tu es exceptionnel .Seul nakariakov le joue aussi bien mais avec moins de pêche

[@oed572]

boring, almost fell asleep

[@mawreena-]

YOU MUST NOT FALL ASLEEP BECAUSE IT'S BORING!!!!! *IF* YOU FALL ASLEEP IT MUST BE BECAUSE THE SOUND OF PURE AWESOMENESS MADE YOU FEEL SLEEEEEEPYYYY

[@dallinfullmer3073]

A thought provoking take really

[@eduardobeserra]

I. Allegretto 0:52 II. Lento 7:01 III. Moderato 15:13 IV. Allegro con brio 17:00

[@ワンワン-e8o]

この曲は初めて聴きましが、 気に入っています❤ 素晴らしい演奏ですね😊

[@vikosaa]

19:56

[@waffle_vn]

18:43

[@daniels7052]

4:13 love this section

[@andresdelafuente3783]

hermoso!

[@sneddypie]

21:55 best part

[@antomontinaro]

Splendida performance di un bel concerto di raro ascolto dal vivo.