Maria João Pires Discovering Sound

[@SandraPione]

Most want to be known, seek fame and to have power. Looking at Maria ‘s teaching this wave of musicians . They all are dead. For they must feel poverty and embrace the suffering which is the cross. The cross is our salvation! Thank you Maria for your gifted music!

[@manuelanunew7803]

Ela queria fazer tanto e não foi ajudada uma alma tão linda eu a amo um interior tão lindo uma pianista incrível tão linda como a grandura de artista ❤

[@nacht98]

the most importand Portuguese pianist of all time, one of the best ever in the world

[@teogr23]

An important human I'd say. All the rest labels are not necessary.

[@lauriek3000]

She is undoubtedly the best and the most humble.

[@Chopin4321]

thank you for sharing...this document is magical, beautiful, inspiring, full of wisdom, muses all around, the world is a much better place with maria joao..., at 44,10 she says to a student...." SOUND ! SING !, DON´T BE AFRAID OF YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOICE IS NICE, I LIKE YOUR VOICE, GO...AND GO...NO STOP...YOU HAVE YOUR SECRET THERE, INSIDE." Pires gives us her secrets, her love, like an invisible saint, like an angel.

[@marcaurele3115]

Une heure dix neuf de bonheur avec vous , Maria ! Vous êtes une artiste remarquable : pianiste incomparable d'aujourd'hui, mais aussi-surtout- une femme de coeur d'une humanité qui nous touche ! Accompagnez nous longtemps avec votre immense talent !

[@VassilikiKravari]

Quoi qu'on dirait serait banal. Nous sommes dans un rêve. D'un monde de bonté, amitié, entre-aide, musique.... Pourquoi se réveiller? Maria, très chère Maria, tu es une bienfaitrice!

[@bonnielawrence8748]

How wonderful! I am learning so much from watching her play and instruct others. My former piano teachers were not professional musicians. They didn't know these techniques. ❤

[@Santalucesguy]

Some of her words are just gold in these days. A shame not so many are listening.

[@hyunchpark]

Supreme!

[@animemusic8]

This film is so beautiful Thank you for sharing. I love her so much.

[@dominiquecapron]

sublime MERCI

[@laurentmenier6190]

Thank you for sharing this. What a wonderful Personality: she has understood wisdom practically, the true wisdom of love-sharing, of humility whilst letting one's personality expressing through the music. Take the time to breath in, breath out, move your whole body and sing whilst playing the piano...I would have loved to have Maria Joao Pires as a teacher!

[@sylviedelaye7330]

laurent menier I don't agree with everything in the way she teaches. But it's a research centre, which means doing experiments and learning from them. In that way, yes, I found her wonderful, a curious, clever and beautiful human being. I consider that she is my teacher (through youtube videos) since I've learned a lot from her !

[@myriamleonard4625]

I love Maria Joao Pires personality. She is wonderful and I learn a lot from her just watching her fabulous teaching very interesting and déeply sincère. She is very kind .

[@myriamleonard4625]

Magnifique document. C est très intéressant. Maria Joao Pires est merveilleuse. En plus d être une pianiste extraordinaire elle s investit totalement pour diriger ses élèves dans le bon sens. Être vrai et être soi même. C est ce que Maria Joao Pires est. Son histoire est émouvante et elle parle de son enfance en mettant en garde le danger de mettre un enfant seul sur la scène. Dommage que ce centre n ait pu continuer.

[@bonnielawrence8748]

Brava!!!

[@annarigoni5240]

Obrigada, sincerely

[@MrInterestingthings]

Watching her play the Shostakovich piece shows she gets it . Its not just quarter notes its a folk rocking rythm insistent ,comical and quasi -sinister carnival fare .If only we ad her in Prokofiev and ligeti this woman has traveled so far .she doesn' t or hasn't recorded a great deal and Ive seen no contemporary music from her .I imagine at the Beethoven competition she had to play someting contemp .I nowknow she can do anything at the piano .Her philosophy is all encompassing .The true celebrities in music are so deep into human experience I dont think any of us can criticize them .They don't even live in the same world.She talks about everyday life ,cleans house is so real and deep I realize the life of a classical musician can be for very few .

[@GabrielEGiron-wx9lr]

Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful

[@Chopin4321]

magic at 30:02 " the right way to stand or to play is the way which is comfortable for you. don´t try too much. help the body be like the wind in your cells. breath...breath.... don´t fight...don´t resist...don´t hold back...close your eyes... don´t be serious, get rid of all tension... body is magical, when you tell the body is holding something, the body immediately releases it. breath gently, comfortably, close your eyes... feel the piano...just touch it....and breath...breath.... and play what you want."

[@CheolhyeonPark999]

And then beautiful Ravel concerto... I also love this moment the most

[@5309clopes]

Um só artista português com sucesso no exterior que tenha sido amado e acarinhado em Portugal, um só... Que fado este :(

[@jeanlundi2141]

Simples a explicação. Na medida que o produto ( a arte) desse artista não se alinha com as preferências do país, isso acontece. Se Portugal tem o melhor jogador de volei do mundo, mas os portugueses não consomem volei, vai parecer sempre que n é acarinhado. O mesmo se passa com uma pianista.

[@teogr23]

Thanks for sharing this! It is an invaluable gift to humanity, especially appreciated during our times of bigotry and falsity.

[@Lucatheclimber]

Beautiful! Such a special musician and teacher!:)

[@darrylxian4254]

feeling inner peace...

[@ElizabethFreire1]

She is a wonderful woman, a beautiful, generous and wise soul! Also a superb pianist! I love her deeply! It is a shame that Belgais is now closed, as she did not get enough support to keep it running. She left Portugal and now lives in Salvador, Brazil, as a Brazilian citizen!

[@serafimsousa5383]

Elizabeth Freire Sim, infelizmente....Tive a "graça" de visitar Belgais, lugar simples e mágico. Mas ....os apoios costumam ir para os clubes de futebol, não é? Ópio FC.....

[@nacht98]

+Elizabeth Freire because of all the economic dificulties she was very stressed with the portuguese goverment

[@carlosdepaulo8580]

That is not correct. Belgais was a private initiative, mostly supported by government fundings, which was disastrously "managed" by Maria João, who then placed her daughter as director - so essentially, a "family business", sponsored by public money. The amount of activities and the target population at Belgais was mediocre at best - too much bla bla bla, very little effective work. When the investment was scrutinized, as any publicly-funded (even partially) institution in Portugal is, gaps were found for the justification of the huge amount of money spent. Then, she acted as victim (when she was actually mocking the system), and went away to Brazil (as any blighter in Portugal used to do in those days). Maria João is an excellent example of a person that has too much talent in her hands, but little moral values in her head. People too often mistake musical talent with personality or character. What she did at Belgais was essentially burglary. And yes, she USED TO be one of the greated pianists - she is no more amidst the world top 10 pianists, so basically she's a good pianist - nothing more than that. As regards her "teaching" (lol)... is all about acting. She could play a decent character at "Gone Girl" or "The Piano Teacher". When that peaceful, magical, lyrical mask felt, shame was all there was to feel; and Brazil was the most convenient place to go. RIP

[@jeanlundi2141]

Ele está em Belgais de momento.

[@marinesargsyan4959]

What a nice child you were ! I am a teacher of Music and want to know your biography . 🎉

[@felusmonk5026]

everyone hear, see, understand, what is ready to his perception. I love her because she told me " Any problem you or me can have in our lifetime is nothing compared to a child without school "

[@katewilmot4375]

I love this. We are all the same and just human! I hate thus cult of the 'musician ' or 'star' we are all valuable un our human way.

[@jeanlundi2141]

ABsolutely. Every beautiful thing in this world seems to be tainted by competition and ego. I like arts in a broad sense, but I could never gravitate towards artistic environments because from a very early age I could 'sense' this cult of the ego. But art has nothing to do with that, it's jsut became elitist in our world.

[@XiaoweiChen]

Wow, I love to see her playing with dough.

[@rabbitext]

Reading John Cage on music and life. . . Zen . . . would also be a gift to the students.

[@diddlebob44]

This is wonderful!

[@paulwatanabe3171]

Intéressant

[@cubeira]

Time goes really fast, 2004. Something to remember, forever.

[@themastroiannis]

what a beautiful film! would it be possible for you to re-post it in higher resolution? it would make such a huge difference!!

[@adamrastrand9409]

What is the peace, name and composer and who plays it at? 16:38

[@butwhatwouldiknow]

Slow movement Schubert Sonata in A D664

[@6295LARGE]

Please tell me the name of the song the children sing at 15:20. It's sounds Slavic.

[@leche_sagrada377]

Could some knowledgable person tell me what song starts at 11:30 please? :)

[@leche_sagrada377]

@@JhanicSatori yup it's a schubert impromptu - Op. 142 D. 935: No. 3 in B-Flat Major. The part playing in the video is about 5 minutes into the piece

[@HugoGRP]

Hi guys. Does anyone know the composer and the name of the piece at 43:31? Much appreciated.

[@caginn]

mozart 23rd piano concerto 2nd movement

[@HugoGRP]

@@caginn Thank you soooooo much. I really appreciate it!!!!!!

[@caginn]

@@HugoGRP You are welcome, enjoy, best!

[@christopherherrmann921]

Can somebody please tell me the wonderfull singer and guitarist at 51:20 ?? PLEASE!

[@zemabar]

The flamenco singer is Juan 'Duquende' (or Dukende) Cortés. The guitarrist is Juan 'Chicuelo' Gómez. See: 1:12:13.

[@paulolopes9344]

Can anyone tell me who the singer is at 59:10 and also what song he's singing? i.e.composer and title? Thank you in advance.

[@jpedrocp]

Tenor Rufus Muller

[@biko45]

And the name of the song is 'Mignon' by Charles Gounod

[@risingdawn5788]

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, neither shadow of turning." Yeshua is the Way back to God.

[@zed3282]

what song is it in 16:41?

[@butwhatwouldiknow]

Not a song but a piano sonata by Schubert, D664 in A, the second movement.

[@cantrellbn]

Does anyone know the name of the song beginning at 56:10?

[@Griwhoolda]

Oh, I hope you see this... three years later! Being a singer, I know this! It's "Chanson triste" by Henri DuParc. Isn't it exquisitely beautiful?

[@ghh1871]

@@Griwhoolda hope you see my thannks to you. I was seeking this song and saw your comment two years later!

[@marekrunowski2208]

What is the song that children sing at 15:00?

[@teresafreitasdossantos186]

It is a typical Portuguese children song.

[@jeanlundi2141]

"Atirei o pau ao gato". Roughly "I threw a stick at the cat (but he didn't die)...."

[@marekrunowski2208]

@@jeanlundi2141 Thank you very much! I will try to find a full version of it.

[@0905CJL]

Does anyone know the pianist who plays at 45:52 ?

[@rodrigoteixeira9097]

ChihJung Lai f

[@englishservices]

And what piece is he playing?

[@radovanlorkovic3562]

Musicians as much as they are well taught remain people with a different charakter and soul. As much as a teacher is sharing his work experience with a student, he/she must accepst the human difference, otherwise the students interpretation will not be authentic. Inspiration, yes, but not forcing a copy upon the student.

[@shahafdar]

who is the pianist at 33:00 playing ravel concerto?

[@MaxLima1]

I think it's the Brazilian-born pianist Juliana Steinbach

[@Petermaguire3684]

what is the piece the starts around 1:50?

[@caginn]

schubert three pieces for piano d946 n.1

Can anybody tell me the name of the fado singer at 53.00?

[@luvdf]

+Gabriël Harmsen Fado singer? No, no... A flamenco singer, typical of Andalusia, in southern Spain, nothing to do with fado from Portugal. Try to start by listening to Amália Rodrigues, the goddess of fado.

[@barbaraltwegg7]

The bodyanalist has a terribly macho, disrespectful attitude. He knows a lot, but HE has to learn something very important: respect. This is CENTRAL!!!😢

[@chokibert]

can someone please tell me the name of the Body Language teacher ?

[@reflechant]

+chokibert Maria Joao Pires. Sorry, i can't type Portuguese accents above the letters.

[@sylviedelaye7330]

+chokibert I only know that it is not Adam !

[@chokibert]

thanks Sylvie

[@niuawa]

+chokibert I am one of the pianists that took part in this workshop. The israeli body language teacher is Erel Yedidia (Reset method.)

[@Daniel_Zalman]

It seemed he was way to rough with the girl. He was even hurting her at one point. It was little disturbing!

[@jokeleenhouts3855]

First of all I admire Maria João Pires,but I am shocked by the way the "body therapist" works with people, without any respect!!! Master-pupilI am a haptotherapist and I am used to meet people in a different way, very respectfully in a equal way.

[@risingdawn5788]

the poor girl!

[@ondrejzavadil244]

Yeah, what the hell was that..

[@carlabruscolini9877]

What is respect?

[@Xenia-E-Zilli]

I do not like it either. Luckily I did not need to meet him as I would walk away from such "therapy" strait away. There is no need to disrespect and humiliate people to get your point across. Especially not young people who are still developing and trying to find their place in art and life.

[@butwhatwouldiknow]

He was actually hurting her. There are not too many countries in the world where you can get away with that these days and I would seriously question the benefit of making a pupil that uncomfortable in front of a group of onlookers. Master classes where the student is made to feel they are never going to get anything right are just defeating. It should be about demystifying the process, not the opposite.

[@chad4149]

sound and touch is all to do with technique.sorry but your e claim it doesn t exist is untrue.

[@domingosmascarenhas4923]

chad414 Mastery of technique will make you an extremely competent typist. From there to musicianship there's a whole galaxy to cross. Good typists will fool the naive listener, but any musician will spot them for what they are in less than three seconds. Back to your Hanon!

[@catherinekyngdon327]

Excellent response, Domingos Mascarenhas. I couldn't agree more.

[@MeMyIdea]

To make the good sound needs many elements and having proper technique is one of them.

[@jeanlundi2141]

@@MeMyIdea People are silly. You didn't understand what she said, because you took the sentence totally out of context, not paying attention to what she said before and after that sentence. It makes perfect sense what she said. There is no technique. You want to know how many celebrated guitarrists were nevre formally trained? What "technique" do they have? Classical music is more bound by these dogmas....but the core, still stands. You can learn to play from a totally different place.