Masterclass nº6 Jonathan Biss - No. 30 - Barenboim on Beethoven

[@tinkerchel]

Mr Biss is really feeling the piece. I forgot to breathe when hearing him play this piece for the first time. His emotions flow with the music, in one continuous stream of sentimentality and to quote his own words "consciousness". His choice for this seemingly un-showy piece also is incredibly endearing to me. His almost baroque-like/Mozartian(yes I am aware of the period inconsistency😉) execution of the grace notes @3:11 is unique among other musicians' renditions I've heard. As a Mozart lover I tip my powdered wig to that~ Maestro Barenbiom is simply my hero on so many levels. As much as I love LangLang..his master classes teach you so much about music, but little else. But a masterclass by the Maestro teaches you about not just music, but life. I keep coming back to this vid over and over again since I discovered it a month or so ago.😍

[@jocelyneborowicz7490]

Quel plaisir de voir et écouter Barenboim la musique et dans sa tête, ses mains le reflet de son coeur avec l'intention de donner le meilleur de lui même , afin que d'autres personnes puissent arriver sur les hauteurs musicales de nos très grands compositeurs.... J'aime beaucoup ce Maestro qui ce donne entièrement dans son art .... Congratulations Daniel Barenboim💕🙏🏻

[@wwbdwwbd]

Biss has such an earnest attitude and eagerness to learn. Absolutely no ego, just an admirable devotion to improve.

[@jingweiyu3568]

I think this is perhaps the most intense class in the history of music

[@wuxb45]

Bravo! I hear Beethoven talking to me through centuries. Life is beautiful. Try my best like He did. Resolution will come.

[@Nicolas-ur9dp]

How can we not be moved! "Music is beyond words" and Barenboim succeeded to make yo feel while explaining and playing. Wonderful musicians trying to be absolutely true with Beethoven's music. Thank you so much for sharing with us this treasure.

[@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

That piece is a roller coaster of fervent emotions and nostalgia. Its not only virtuosic but it contains partial wistfulness and melancholy, along with charming serenity, overall sublime and beguiling. And Jonathan Biss played it really as described, this is one of the best masterclasses ever conducted...

[@BurningSky9]

Barenboim`s insights are so powerfully true, his train of thought so clear.. It`s no wonder he plays Beethoven like he does.

[@RacingMachine]

I wonder whether he is Beethoven himself, 200 years later.

[@Esther3358]

Daniel Barenboim is an amazing teacher! Could listen to him all day. As for Beethoven, listening to these masterclasses, I am in more awe of his genius than ever

[@IbrahimHoldsForth]

I am a sincere big nerdy fan of pianist Jonathan Biss. He's roughly my age and living the life I want!

[@svenyproud]

😭

[@robertchantry1981]

Boss in concert last night at the Jacobs Music Center in San Diego. Brilliant!

[@antoniorumenovic7909]

I can not believe this video has only 40k view's... Music at the highest level and two genius at work with no egos but in search for perfection. Truly amazing

[@1812F]

muchas gracias por traer este excelente material!!!

[@peterkovacs9951]

Look at them at the end. So human.

[@danielvalenciabegazo4325]

Excelente destreza del muchacho, más aún en una obra difícil. Yo la estoy interpretando y busco la pulcritud de sonido así como él lo hace. Además esa relajación de manos y dedos que tiene hace más impactante, visualmente, su ejecución. Y esa relajación absoluta lo he visto una única vez con un pianista profesional tocando Mephisto 1 de Liszt.

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

Bullying ed el... You proved me your power, I mine...

[@lyolevrich]

Barenboim!🙏

[@rominafunes1347]

Extraordinarios!

[@fred1810]

Very nice video!!

[@xXPvPSkillerXx]

nice

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

Hasel en to stex nvagi, inch es zgum... Tents tanum en spanelu???? Gij en? Basically expressianisti... A paint what you feel when features are missing???

[@predrop]

If Beethoven was alive, I’d pay millions to join a beet class

[@mariposamarshall9773]

Where does this masterclass take place!

[@eri6219]

I believe in Chicago and at the time Barenboim was the conductor at Chicago Symphony Orchestra

[@arnauhernandez7511]

It's in New York

[@scottweaverphotovideo]

Horowitz and Rubenstein showed their emotion thru the music of the performance. Extreme facial and body movements detract. One cannot hear these movements in the sound produced.

[@Stevarino1020]

WTF Give me a break

[@pietrinomilaresol]

@@Stevarino1020 :-D

[@shupingwang3392]

What a performer lacks in charisma can not be made up with contortions.

[@amirmotahari6186]

@@emperorjimmu9941 that is just not right! Richter played in dark halls, visuals has nothing to do with music, you went to a shit lecture I am afraid!

[@LachlanTyrrell2003]

@@amirmotahari6186 of course visuals are relevant to music! If they weren't, concerts would be pointless. What's the point when you can listen from the comfort of your home? Also, one of the main reasons many people are so impressed by pianists is because of the speed their fingers play at, all of which doesn't matter if visuals aren't important.

[@Ernesto7608]

I think I can read in his face what Barenboim is thinking: " if I could play like that...."

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

As long as there are disagreements, for example leave it just enough for the language, then that's about it...Whoever did this, was a really good person... Basically enough for the language but you don't live in cardbox? No only cats live in cardbox, people live at home.... Ok, turn us into cats then...

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

Playing the piano is the same thing as playing on a guitar!!!dlya dushi igrayut! A ostalniye dlya tela..

[@gunnarkoss9262]

Barenboim is telling him, what Gould shows in his Interpretation.

[@ankurmignon314]

I like Biss too but I believe the way he approaches the keyboard with his hand position puts him at a disadvantage, he seems to “push” the keys which creates a weak tone, DB on the other hand approaches the keyboard much like Rubinstein, from above, which creates a dream-like tone......

[@BurningSky9]

He doesn`t push. On the contrary, he takes the key (caressing, in a way). If you look closely, you can see his wrist is flexible and he does an upwards movement with it. The problem is he doesn`t use enough pressure and weight, hence the weak sound. You can see at times his fingers playing lines in a detached manner and that is a recipe for disaster in a movement of this depth and `cantabile` nature.

[@jonatanpinto1232]

Parece que a daniel le aburre un poco esta pieza jaja

[@ezequielcamacho5956]

???? Qué poco criterio hay que tener para decir semejante comentario 😂

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

Write a composition, see how next generation plays or hears it... Some were not good at all... They are checking how you speak the language...

[@itsecurity6471]

Moderatto and legatto are dam boring 😴

[@harrybmichell]

So why are you watching it then lol

[@itsecurity6471]

@@leshi0318 you’re too naive. And I recommend you to listen more stuff as your have a little opinion of yourself.

[@mikeyn7778]

You can’t even spell . Pathetic.

[@lfugh1]

L opinion

[@erichkusterer6339]

Man sollte hier nicht kritisieren solange man nicht einmal die Tempobezeichnungen richtig schreiben kann 😂🎉😂