Achingly-Beautiful Melodies from 7 Great Piano Concertos

[@jsfroam]

Wow, how often do you find a top 7/10/20, or whatever size listing, that resonates! I can well appreciate where you are coming from and I wouldn't change the order of your list in any way. I'm in my 70s, have been enjoying classical music for 50 years, came across the Ravel and the Shostakovich in more recent years, but the latter, in particular, has a tenderness and sense of anticipation that really hits that special place. Thank you 'Melodious Heart'.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

You're welcome, and thank you for the wonderful comment! Sorry about the super-late reply.

[@dorotheasusannederlath5786]

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[@calebhu6383]

Here's another list that moght resonate! kzbin.info/www/bejne/poW6mGCgfb2Cmrc

[@JakeTheSwimmer9]

Hands down, it has to be Beethoven's Emperor concerto, second movement. The dispirited but inward looking melody that evokes loss or regret, the slow but steady tempo of the piano that then transitions seamlessly into the 3rd movement bursting forth with hope and resolve. Truly one of his masterpieces.

[@theMad_Artist]

Thank you for including the Shosty!! It's such an underrated piece! One of the most beautiful movements I've ever heard

[@MelodiousHeart1]

You're welcome! Thank you for your wonderful comments.

[@ERSCAUS]

And the pianist was brilliant!

[@Oka33]

Yep

[@writereducator]

What great composers can do with just 12 notes!

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Indeed!

[@gabrielamayorga-kintanar6729]

Thank you for including the Chopin Piano Concerto no. 1 in this video. I saw a live performance of this piece in Boston performed by Jan Lisiecki and all I can say is that it has inspired me to learn this concerto some day.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

It's great to have your visit, Gabriela! You are SO lucky to have seen Jan Lisiecki perform live, especially playing Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1! I know you can learn it, since you are an excellent pianist. I've been checking your channel to see if you have a new post. Hope you'd post a new performance when you have time. Thank you for watching and for the nice comment!

[@Siyapianomusic]

Very nice choice of the best performers in the world. These are also among my favorites 🎶Thank you so much for the sharing 🎼 Greetings from France 🎹

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Oh, I just saw that I haven't replied to this wonderful comment. You're welcome, and thank you so much for your lovely presence and the great comment! I really appreciate it. Hope the new year is going beautifully and you are filled with inspiration for new music.

[@mariakoo3980]

What an incredible super human immortal talents! No words is enough to describe her musical feelings and perfection!

[@ImmortalIdeas]

Wow.... This inspires me.not to reach this level.. but to feel. The feel. Truly phenomenal work!!!!

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Thank you for watching and for the nice comment!

[@musicagrancollection8476]

Hello my dear Kim!! I fascinate this music, Indeed, this is relaxing and invites to dream!! My favorite Rachmaninoff, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Shostakovich....Thank you so much!!! I wish you a wonderful weekend.!! Warm greetings!!!

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Oh, how wonderful to read your comment first thing in my morning, my dear friend! I'm glad that I featured some of your favorite pieces in the video. Thank you for watching and for the great comment! Have a wonderful weekend!

[@noelgarcia6821]

2nd movement of Ravel's piano concerto in G will be at the top for its utter melancholic blissful sentimentality.

[@rogerjalkh4531]

Wonderful . amazing concert

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Thank you!

[@jeffreyhartmannmusic]

Wow Kim. .. this is incredibly special . . . I have listened twice through and will now start to go deeper with the links that you have sent . . . You picked 7 immortal pieces / melodies and I bow to you. . . I often ponder what makes a timeless melody . .. certainly in the classical realm but really in all music . .. what is it about the arrangement of single notes linked together that works so perfectly from time to time . . .as in these pieces you present. .. , rhythmic patterns hand in glove with the notes. phrases, harmonies and orchestration .. . some phrases are divine. . . a gift to all of us that just seems to be gifted to a composer and then it comes out of the ether and is present .. . in that ethereal way that music is . .. it is there but it is not .. . it is concrete but lighter than a feather. . . .it lives in a strange dimension that we all feel and sense but which is so fleeting .. . there is a galaxy many light years out that is humming at B flat. . . 57 octaves below middle C. . i love that .. . music is ubiquitous and possible all of existence is manifested from it. . . thanks for sharing these melodies .. . your channel is treasure. . . as are you .. . thanks friend. . jeff

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Jeff, what an exceptional and insightful review you have written!!! I enjoyed reading it a few times. I'm glad to know that I am not the only person who ponders what makes so many pieces or songs timeless and leave strong imprints in our mind and heart. I also often wonder how some people can create such beauty that affects so many people. Great music is a gift from composers to us, as their music enriches our soul and even our lives. I want you to know that your music touches me and many people in a way that you may not realize. I am honored to be your friend here on KZbin. Thank you for your wonderful presence!! I truly appreciate you!

[@mckendreecochran1176]

5th by Beethoven.

[@goforgold7082]

@@mckendreecochran1176 5th Piano Concerto ( Emperor) I guess. My absolute favourite too

[@beejaybath]

@@MelodiousHeart1 I used to play the Mendelssohn just as wee as Yuja did here... yeh, right. I did play it pretty well though, I like to think. Also, this particular part of the Chopin; ah well - we can all dream, can't we?

[@MelodiousHeart1]

@@beejaybath Yes, we surely can dream. Dreaming is free. I dream of being a great musician all the time. :-)

[@jasonmccoy3073]

Great pieces with some of the best pianists in the world!!! I am not familiar with the guy who played the Shostakovich but I love love love that concerto and he does a great job.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

The pianist's name is Denis Matsuev. I found him only a couple of years ago and KZbin, he is really a great pianist. Thank you for watching and for the great comment! I appreciate it.

[@adrianthorburn3435]

Great choices and wonderful preformances

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Thank you for watching and for the nice comment!

[@hjbortol]

yes, very beautiful!

[@Isegawa2001]

The adagio of Rachmaninoff's 2nd is probably the only piece of music that made me cry on the first listen. It struck me like lighting!

[@johnpay8796]

It's wonderful, and the bass in the opening bars strikes a real nerve - I had it played at my parents' funerals. Also (as I'm sure you know), the inspiration for Eric Carmen's "All By Myself"

[@theonlydino2244]

It introduced Rachmaninoff to me

[@adrienjf3854]

7 it's impossible for me without this incredible beautiful melody :Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto -II Adagio- H.KARAJAN- Krystian ZIMERMAN

[@권효정-y1z]

This is soooooo perfect.... I love this

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Oh, thank you so much for your wonderful words, I really appreciate your kindness!

[@Laverti12345]

I love this concept of a video! Also helps me find new pieces of music to try listening to (other mvmts as well

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Thank you for watching and for the great comment! I appreciate it.

[@josem.jimenez1586]

Total perfection of Zimmermann on 5th of Beethoven

[@MelodiousHeart1]

I agree, it's my favorite performance of the piece. Thanks for watching!

[@Oka33]

😅 2 is stunning. Watch Kenneth Macmillan choreography for the Royal Bellet and see if you can stop the tears.

[@valentinekizito661]

Oh my God you know me so well, your posts are exactly what i think even before i see them!! Am like "i know right!"

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Oh, that's great to know that you totally agree with my selection!! Thank you so much for the fantastic comment, I really appreciate it.

[@9UaYXxB]

Beautiful selections, impeccable....

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Thank you for watching and for the very nice comment!

[@9UaYXxB]

@@MelodiousHeart1 My pleasure

[@AinaNerudaPoesíaRecitada]

¡Fantástico y maravilloso!. Me encantó. Abrazos. Aína

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Thank you for the kind visit and comment, Aína!

[@JoseManuelHiniesto]

Excellent! Music is perfect! Thank you for a wonderful video. Have a nice new week!

[@MelodiousHeart1]

You're welcome, Jose! Thank you for your time.

[@jangasper2830]

So beautiful...emotional. Thank you and I look forward to more.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Thank you for watching and for the wonderful comment.

[@suntexi]

Shostakovich 2:2 is one of my favourite piano concerto movements ever.

[@suntexi]

And I love the version by the three generations of Shostakovich: Composer/Conductor/Soloist.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

@@suntexi I'm not familiar with the three generations of Shostakovich at all. I tried to find it on KZbin and Google but failed.

[@suntexi]

@@MelodiousHeart1 This is a link to Amazon's page about the album. I can't find it on KZbin either.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

@@suntexi Thank you! I will check it out.

[@theMad_Artist]

The best part is when the piano first comes in, and with just that first note the chorale turns from C minor into C major... It's like a single ray of light shining through a clouded sky...

[@DaLindeB]

beautiful pieces, great concertos. wish though that you included mozart's piano concerto no. 21. good job. very well done. bless you!!!!!

[@MelodiousHeart1]

I absolutely adore the 2nd Movement from Mozart's No. 21 and debated between the No. 23 and No. 21. I already used the No. 21 2-3 times in my other videos, so I went with the No. 23. Thank you for watching and for the great comment!

[@bingo1232]

These melodies, friends, set the world afire..... and may we all revel in the light.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Your words are poetic. Thank you for watching and for the wonderful comments!

[@bingo1232]

@@MelodiousHeart1 TY and THANKS for the videos!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MelodiousHeart1]

@@bingo1232 You're welcome!! :-)

[@MarinaCgramont]

Super interpretacion... Bravisimo !!.. un placer escuchar. Abracitos,-Marina

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Thank you for the kind visit, Marina!

[@varenneduvar2062]

Magical piano ❤️🎵❤️

[@SingingForTheCreator]

Wonderful selections! I came back to enjoy your videos again. I love that there is always good music on your channel! 🎶

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Oh, thank you so much for coming back to my channel! I appreciate your kindness.

[@music-collective]

Just spectacular!

[@tecsonics]

Yes.. all great choices

[@awckid3]

Amazing! Thank you!

[@MelodiousHeart1]

You're welcome, thank you for watching!

[@divvy1400yam600]

I would just add the 2nd mvt Grieg PC A min. Particularly starting around the last third.. IMO this vid shows that virtuosity is not needed to produce musical beauty. Rach, in D minor proves that to any who doubt the point !

[@ennocramer4703]

I back the Grieg!

[@vinnygi]

The Beethoven never fails to make me cry.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Same here. (I just saw this comment.)

[@СтасВольдемар]

шедевральная подборка - замиранье сердца в такт музыки

[@sanghochon5170]

I have to say thank you for your time. 😉

[@MelodiousHeart1]

You're welcome. I have to say thank you for your time for watching. :-)

[@journey3451]

ショスタコービッチが入っていることに感無量です。 本当にいい感じなメロディーですね。 ラフマニノフの2番もいいのですがのラプソディも入っていて欲しいところです。 ＊I am overwhelmed with emotion that Shostakovich is in it. It's a really nice melody. Rachmaninoff's No. 2 is also good, but I would like to see the Rhapsody included.

[@richardnankivell6451]

Missing is the beautiful 2nd movement of the Grieg piano concerto.

[@maestrotheoretically519]

Your videos are always brilliant, and I imagine introduce people to all sorts of new music, while supplying a place for people who know the music already to sit back, relax and enjoy! Could I ask that you make a video on the most romantic melodies? E.g the clarinet solo from rachmaninoffs symphony no.2 adagio, or the melody from the finale of mahlers 3rd symphony? That would be great, keep up the great work!

[@cbsxxz]

Beautiful! I subscribed.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Thank you for subscribing to my channel, I really appreciate it.

[@IMAWriterRobJ]

Bravo for these choices, and I promise you, as we got to 6, I was hoping someone would feel as I do about this composer's most emotional..and ravishing musical creation. sure there are others, but no one should a problem with these 7. Helene Grimaud's video of the Brahms 1st here on KZbin features a heart-tugging, gorgeous beyond description 2nd movement. Brahms MUST have weeped as those notes emanated from his mind, heart, and soul. Again, beautiful job here, and well chosen performances one and all.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Thank you so much for the great comment! I'm glad that you liked my choices. I love Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 and saw Grimaud's performance video a few years ago and absolutely loved it, especially the 1st movement. The 2nd movement is very beautiful, but it's not one of my favorites. Perhaps I should listen to it again.

[@vernonsmart]

A great selection. However, I prefer the 2nd movement of Chopin's 2nd Concerto over that of the 1st Concerto.

[@emile7436]

Especially this performance kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6Sum6GeZdt1j80

[@MelodiousHeart1]

@@emile7436 Oh, I LOVE that performance too. Trifonov is phenomenal!!

[@NothingMaster]

You have great musical sensitivity and taste,; even though, I don’t necessarily agree with all your choices here. Then again, you courageously limited yourself to only 7 selections! I’m not sure if I could be brave enough to do that. Most of the times, I would even have difficulties picking from among the different performances of the same piece of music.

[@burin1985]

Perfect

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Thank you!

[@mattbarnett6156]

I'm like Goldilocks - Give me my Andantes! :)

[@zinnian3186]

4:04... isn't this in The Truman Show!? Great selection of pieces. They are all so beautiful!

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Wow, great memory! I saw The Truman Show when it came out but couldn't remember if the Chopin "Romance" was used in the movie, so I made a research about it, and it was, indeed, used in the movie. Thank you for watching and for the comment! I appreciate it.

[@eternalmariacallas2283]

Melodious Heart That film used Arthur Rubinstein’s record of Chopin concerto 1 (2nd mov) I loved that film! It showed Jim Carrey’s ability of a wide range of acting. Also his name was Truman because he was the only true man.

[@eytonshalom]

p.s. if you have not already, i recommend you listen to the middle movement of Alma Deutcher's Piano concerto #1, it could also be on this list...

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Oh, I thought I replied to this comment, but I just saw that I didn't. I love Alma Deutscher's Piano Concerto No. 1 and watched it several times. Indeed, the 2nd Movement Adagio is very beautiful. You're right, it should have been on this list. I plan to make a video of beautiful Adagios, and I will definitely include it. Thank you for mentioning it.

[@johnnydaller]

The second movement of Bach's Piano Concerto in F minor is missing!

[@AVIDEOGAL]

THIS IS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT YOU TUBE, LEARNING NEW THINGS, UP UNTIL NOW I THOUGHT SHOSTAKOVICH ONLY WROTE "SOUND EFFECTS MUSIC" - I WASN'T AWARE THAT HE WROTE ANYTHING "BEAUTIFUL"

[@MelodiousHeart1]

I only discovered the beauty of Shostakovich music a couple of years ago on KZbin, and that's also what I love about KZbin. Thank you for the very nice comment, I appreciate it.

[@krystalgomez2300]

Im crying

[@tfpp1]

I don't know why "achingly-beautiful" has to mean ALL second movements. There are plenty of aches to be had in first and last movements as well. But there are plenty of other good moments missed: Brahms 2nd, 3rd mvt.; Grieg 2nd mvt.; Ravel LH concerto...

[@911amtc]

Totally agree with your choice. Rach 2 and Shostakovich 2 ranked equal FIRST

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Thank you! I'm so glad that you agree with my choice.

[@bingo1232]

Many, many thanks to all composers, performers, and listeners/appreciators.... in fact, thank you everybody!!

[@sparkieau1357]

the first melody , by Yuja Wang the recording of the Piano was so clear and real

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Thank you for watching!

[@zvjezdanastaba3836]

The best. music ever is clasic.

[@lisys511]

Ravel and rachmaninoff are the best

[@omargosh]

I was about to throw a fit if the Ravel G 2nd movement hadn't come on, haha. So ridiculously beautiful.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Whew... I'm glad that I added the Ravel piece. I wouldn't want anybody have a fit after watching my video. ;-)

[@mauro19401]

hèlène grimaud! che brava.

[@vartolomei55]

Mozart 21 Piano concerto , Part 2 ?

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Good mention! I debated between Mozart No. 21 and 23, as I absolutely adore both, but went with 23.

[@mmarci23]

I love the English horn one

[@sofarsogouldgg7294]

Zimmerman is AMAZING and super underrated in my opinion BUT ...for that piece you should've put Glenn Gould . His performance is just unreal ...out of this world

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Glenn Gould is my top favorite pianist, but I didn't see his performance of the Beethoven's Emperor Conterto when I made this video. I just found the videos and save them to my "favorites" to watch later. I am so glad you mentioned his performance! Thank you.

[@sofarsogouldgg7294]

@@MelodiousHeart1 you serious ? Gould is your favourite ? And you are a girl ?

[@MelodiousHeart1]

@@sofarsogouldgg7294 :-)) Yes, Gould is my absolute favorite, and yes, I'm a female.

[@sofarsogouldgg7294]

@@MelodiousHeart1 well ...you are a "one chance in life" woman ...I still struggle to believe you. But if it's true then you are just the most amazing woman I know. For me that's enough to understand. Jeez ... I love Gould. I should start a cult 😄.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

@@sofarsogouldgg7294 :-)) I love your channel name, it's great for Gould fan, and also very humorous. I'm sure there are some women who love Gould out there, though I don't know any. If there's ever a cult for Gould, I will absolutely join it. :-)

[@GREEKSONGIoannisGiortsis]

223 BRAVO

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Thank you for the thumb-up!

[@specialperson335]

Prokofiev 2 fourth movement main theme?

[@jackfletcher1000]

Would,nt argue with any of your choices.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Thank you!

[@robandrews4815]

Claire d'Lune, by Claude Debussy.. I'm surprised you forgot that number. But they're all good. When I was a teenager in the 1960s, the other guys used to make fun of me. I didn't like the hard rock they listened to back then. I always liked the classics. Especially the Romantic composers like Chopin and Franz Liszt. So I didn't have too many friends, except the classical composers, of course.😍😍😍

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Clair de lune is surely beautiful, but it's from a Piano Suite, not a concerto. I always listened to both rock and classical when I grew up, and I still listen to both, along with other genres like jazz and Latin. Thank you very much for watching and for the great comment.

[@jackfletcher1000]

To my mind The Emperor should be first on any list but that is just MY choice.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

The Emperor is my absolute favorite also, but I put it on No. 3, since I have already featured it several times in my other videos.

[@jackfletcher1000]

@@MelodiousHeart1 My heart just melts when i hear the opening notes of the slow movement. I have been fortunate enough to stand at the grave of Beethoven, in the snow and this piece was playing in my mind just as clearly as if it was a recording.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

@@jackfletcher1000 I get the same reaction as you do every time I hear the piece. Sometimes I get tears, because the beauty of it moves me so much. How wonderful it must have been to visit Beethoven's grave and play the piece in your mind!

[@bryansmith5374]

Could not agree more although the Rachmaninov and the shostacovitch are close

[@tahabirben8649]

Beautiful melodies with no Schumann piano concerto?

[@clumpy9484]

a shame that tchaikovsky piano concerto no. 2, second movement isnt on here

[@chuckcornelius194]

4:59 - what the heck is the concertmaster doing way up on the G-string there? nobody else in the section is doing that.

[@bryanlin8333]

@@rayjennings3637 I don't think Chuck is saying he's playing incorrectly. It's just interesting that he decides to play the same note on the G string for a different colour in tone, but no one else doing it.

[@robertconti4937]

I was surprised and maybe a little disappointed that there was nothing from Dvorak's New World. p.s. I still have the 33 rpm disk of that symphony.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

This video only features beautiful melodies from piano concertos, not symphonies. Here is a link to my video featuring Dvorak's New World Symphony. It's the No. 1 (the last piece featured) choice. Thank you for watching and commenting! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYGQlmutodeIiLc

[@robertconti4937]

@@MelodiousHeart1 Thank you for your welcome response.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

@@robertconti4937 You're welcome.

[@Yuppie.Mike.]

Again you left out the most beautiful Melody I thought when I saw this you had listened to what I had told you. Rachmaninoff variation on a theme of Paganini 18th 19th version more beautiful than any of the seven you just chose

[@MelodiousHeart1]

I absolutely adore the Rachmaninoff piece, but this video includes only the melodies from piano concertos.

[@ethanl.1699]

Have you ever listened to the Peabody recording of Rach 2 before?

[@MelodiousHeart1]

I have never heard of Peabody. Is he or she a pianist or a conductor?

[@ethanl.1699]

Melodious Heart sorry for the late reply. Peabody is the Johns Hopkins branch for music. Their recording of Rach 2 is here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJicpoifnb14gc0

[@MelodiousHeart1]

@@ethanl.1699 Wow, I didn't know the Johns Hopkins had an institute for music. The Peabody Symphony Orchestra's performance was outstanding, I enjoyed it very much! I have never heard of the pianist Sahun Hong, but he was remarkable. Thanks for introducing me to a new artist and orchestra!

[@griselidis1]

Thibaudet goes quite seriously wrong in the Ravel but keeps going.

[@jegraham440]

You gotta love Ravel for letting the English horn carry the melody while the piano makes short embelishments (so very French!) But for "achingly beautiful" in my humble oponion you must include the cello solo in mov't II of Brahms 2nd piano cencerto.kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGHPiKZraJukatk

[@MelodiousHeart1]

I love the Brahms 2nd Piano Concerto, but totally forgot the cello solo. It is, indeed, achingly beautiful. Thanks for the reminder and thank you for watching!

[@jegraham440]

@@MelodiousHeart1 the first things I bought for myself witg my babysitting money were also the first two albums I ever owned. One was Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band and the other was the Brahms Piano Concerto #2.

[@mylesgarcia4625]

Boringly beautiful melodies is more like it.

[@TC.....]

Mozart concerto doesn't deserve to be here, replace it with Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F please

[@sbakst]

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion :D

[@lisaschuster686]

The first player is not just talented but beautiful. I hate her. 😄

[@amadeushsu1981]

WRONG choice for # Ravel!

[@llkk9900]

Such a cringy title

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Hahahahaha... ;-)

[@barrynicolle5281]

When I was about 17, I am now 74, I bought a record of both the mendellson concerti. That night I sat alone in the firelight listening to themand wept buckets of tears in the slow movements, ha elovedthem and many more ever since

[@lisaschuster686]

But you were also blown away by rock-n-roll landing among us from outer space, weren’t you? Or am I the only one to love more than one kind of music? Tell me I’m not alone!

[@HanKyeolYoon]

It is crazy that 5 out of 7 are E-major phrases. Beethoven is in B-major which is kinda E-major. Piano must sound beautiful on E-major always.

[@angharadhafod]

Interesting. I'd have probably had the Grieg second movement at #1, and that's in D flat major. So maybe this is just a bias of the compiler of these. Not that it's a bad selection - it certainly isn't!

[@minosnegle7579]

With equal tempered instruments like the piano it makes no difference in which key something is played.

[@radoslavkhun299]

@@minosnegle7579 well at least to me there are differences between the keys, for example the e major sounds in my opinion very moving or touching, a minor dark, e flat major majestic and so on... So i would say there are differences between keys, even by the perfekt tempered Instruments like piano

[@FranciscoCunha2004]

Noticed that too!

[@labemolmineur]

Wanted to write the same! I feel like it's the key that's often picked for warmth and intimacy. After a dark, stormy movement, it always feels like a ray of light, especially in Beethoven's brilliant use of it a semitone above the expected key (E flat), a relationship that Grieg also borrowed in his own slow movement (D flat major after A minor). (Although Rachmaninoff 2 has the same key relationship (C minor/ E major), he starts the second movement from C and modulates to E major, so it's a different effect).

[@GamerGuyMatt1892]

The 2nd movement to Rach 2 is one of the most beautiful melodies ever written. ❤️

[@johne7345]

I am always amused when people say Beethoven was not a melodist. Your "Emperor" clip, as well as many of the slow movements of his sonatas, symphonies, and concertos, say otherwise.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

People who say that Beethoven was not a melodist obviously haven't heard his music in depth. He wrote so many pieces with beautiful melodies, as you mentioned. Thank you for watching!

[@KMPSA]

I would add: Brahms piano concert 2 - 3rd movement opening. Prokofiev piano concerto 3 - 3rd movement - main theme reprise. Liszt concerto 1 - Db major andante section.

[@michelleregis6181]

enjoy what there is!

[@ravingwoofer]

And I would add the second movement from Samuel Barber’s piano concerto. Such beauty!

[@MelodiousHeart1]

@@ravingwoofer Will check out the Barber's Piano Concerto.

[@Nooziterp1]

Mozart's piano concerto 21 2nd movement. Beautiful!

[@nicoc6387]

Jeez, how d'you expect me to work when my eyes are welling up ? That Shostakovich in particular is a real discovery for me !

[@MelodiousHeart1]

It must be nice that you can watch KZbin videos while working. ;-) Indeed, the Shostakovich piece I featured is a pure beauty. Thanks for watching and for the nice comment.

[@IF_YOU_CAN_DREAM]

@@MelodiousHeart1 You can hear plagiarism by french composer Michel Magne in popular movie Fantomas kzbin.info/www/bejne/maqadmxunr-ld5I&hd=1

[@IF_YOU_CAN_DREAM]

@@MelodiousHeart1 I can recommend also music from soviet movies by Shostakovich kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWnRgqOlg9l5arM&hd=1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6vCZZ6hjbyjf68&hd=1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKOyp4aKab97aZo&hd=1

[@TheFlamingPiano]

Interesting, my friend showed this to me. Some concerto ideas if ever I plan to join a recital or competition eventually

[@MelodiousHeart1]

How nice of your friend to show you this video! You are an exceptional pianist, I wish you a successful music path.

[@michelleregis6181]

they are all lovely

[@libertypastor1307]

The title is perfectly descriptive of these musical pieces. They really do make the heart ache for some unknown longing; which brings to my mind this scripture: _Psalm 107:8,9 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!_ _9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness._ I think this explains why many of the most famous musical pieces through history have been spiritual in their conception. Rach's 2nd piano concerto is my favorite.

[@tamaking7104]

Horowitz playing Rachmaninov concert0 3 (1952 recording) or Opus 32 No. 12 or 32 No 5 are the most sublime. Valentina Lisitsa is also good on Rachmaninov (both Ukrainian greats), but Horowitz remains the pianist with the best expression ever.

[@demibars]

Not anymore! *Enter Yunchan Lim

[@wolfgangsuehrer5405]

Thanks from the bottom of my heart for this beautiful and moving selection. Bravo to all musicians, the composers, and the conductors.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching and for the wonderful comment!

[@thesilvershining]

I’m biased and definitely prefer the Russian composers, so Shosty being #1 was a nice surprise. I also think the 2nd Mvt from Tchaikovsky’s 2nd piano concerto with the bonus violin/cello solos is exquisitely beautiful. The “original version” of course (which is 14-17 minutes long), not the shorter simplified version edited by Solti

[@YonzJunaedz]

Very beautiful music video my dear friend The piano melody is so amazing I love this so much Have a lovely day my friend !!

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Hello Yonz, I am happy to read your wonderful comment! Thank you for your time and kindness, I truly appreciate it! ~~Kim

[@HuggieHuggie2lovesYou]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful video and the awesome music excellent performance so beautiful footage played my dear friend Melodious Protect yourself and keep safe from this Corona virus outbreak Keep safe for this Easter weekend Much Love from Huggie xoxo

[@jackfletcher1000]

It had been a lifelong ambition to visit Beethoven,s grave and i wanted to do it in winter, dont know why, and nature obliged with a nice snowfall. I will never forget that moment.

[@MelodiousHeart1]

Many of Beethoven's pieces remind me of winter, so it makes sense that you wanted to visit his grave in winter.

[@davidmintzer3743]

Understood!

[@ForceOfPhoenixx]

How i wish i can visit his grave too once this pandemic is over.

[@jeanl56]

Et les concertos de Brahms, ils sont certainement plus intéressant que Mendelssohn et shostakovich.

[@konstantiafagadaki]

All that are masterpieces✨🙏🌹🌹🌹

[@laurahelenaxou1834]

Wow, I didn't know Shostakovich has made beautiful music 😊

[@MelodiousHeart1]

I didn't know it myself until about 3 years ago. :-)

[@laurahelenaxou1834]

@@MelodiousHeart1 Hehehhh indeed!!! I'll pay more attention to ugly music composers, sometimes they make good music just for fun 😏😏😏

[@IF_YOU_CAN_DREAM]

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[@IF_YOU_CAN_DREAM]

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[@MelodiousHeart1]

@@IF_YOU_CAN_DREAM Oh, I love the Romance from the Gadfly and the Waltz No. 2, but am not familiar with the second piece. Thanks for the links.

[@Jimbarleyy]

I love Mozart’s 23rd 2:22 is just so much emotion

[@felixdiehl1577]

Imo the trill after the downward arpeggio should have been included

[@ve1803]

rarely see so much personality in mozarts work, great stuff

[@Trazom488]

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