Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no. 2 - 1st movement (Benjamin Zander - Interpretation Class)

[@KTDAngelo]

These piano trios are literally some of the best music written. So fun to play. Fun to listen to. Bravo!

[@martinyoung99]

I agree

[@sh24jame]

Tears in my eyes watching these transformation. Mr Zander is real magician in touching human's soul

[@Luke0701]

I concur. One of the best Mendelssohn Trio interpretations. Thank you Maestro Zander!

[@adrian_rmeneses]

Fantastic!!! It makes me cry!!! I love the cello, and, accompained with piano and violin is gorgeous...

[@danielfleming2301]

I don’t think the piano and violin and accompanying the cello they are all playing together as one entity and are trying to convey musical themes all together . In chamber music every part is equally important.

[@2ears1mouth786]

Is there a recording of this trio playing the whole movement after this masterclass anywhere on the internet? I really love their playing!

[@sscolnikbrower619]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ennWlYaAptyBf9E

[@MorneNortier]

If you could, which you can't...Love him

[@virginiamaes4th]

I absolutely LOVE this...Thank you SO much!!!!!

[@amielschotz4982]

I don’t agree with negative comments about the pianist. I think she drives the whole performance forward. i love the togetherness of the strings but she is as together, just not in eye contact. Perhaps the microphone placement reduces her volume a trifle, unlike in a professional recording for a cd. But her drive is great.

[@TheNeilsolaris]

How did she get through that without losing her hair band?

[@sherquan123]

Neil Uk It’s an advanced technology hair band. Specifically made for Pianists :)

[@Gguy061]

Classical guitarist...what am I doing with my life?

[@RobGinete]

Alcaeus89 your making other's life beautiful

[@scasny]

Those rare moments were artis is in to the music that he make a mistake.

[@RobGinete]

O.M.G.

[@kurtmuroki8763]

Play fast but in a slow tempo, play slow but in a fast tempo.

[@tklim99]

Bravi!!

[@タクト啓チャンネル]

いいね

[@tarcisooliveira7012]

lindo

[@Vic9994546]

I really wish the violinist did a wrist vibrato or at least a wider one than he is now, so tense, the quiet notes are shaky and scratchy because of it, they both need to hold the resolution notes slightly longer they’re cutting them short, however wonderful on the appoggiatura resolutions, the pianist though sounds so dry and tense the notes are on the side of hammery for my taste and little if any phrasing. The cellist had a lovely vibrato though he needs to work on detailing his phrasing better, the resolution notes sound the same as the antecedent ones. The violinist has the idea but his tense playing and thin vibrato just don’t do his part any justice. The pianist however plays like she’s accompanying rather than being a member of the trio with little presence. I see why the violinist has shrill and thin tone it’s because of his poor bow technique of pointing the hairs toward the bridge which thins his tone significantly, inappropriate for romantic period music and just unpleasant, full hairs on the string would provide better tone which is why I see him struggling so much to gain dynamic fortes but easier for the softer passages but then it makes it scratchy.

[@marius8014]

Thanks maestro, the music is so flawed. Thanks for pointing it out.

[@stefanstern7851]

I think the mic placement could also play a role here. I am not a music tech but I know it plays a crucial role.

[@stefanstern7851]

Hint the lack of presence of the piano

[@Vic9994546]

@@stefanstern7851 no the mic placement in this case only affects dynamics that’s it everything else is true

[@Vic9994546]

@@stefanstern7851 the piano wasn’t present because of their little inflection if any and no phrasing of the contoured voices not because of dynamics which is where mic comes into play

[@nyccontrabass3489]

It’s being played too quickly. Sorry but nope. It’s not presto! This piece is a quick 4, not in a slow 2! The con fuoco comes from holding back. In 2, the character is lost. It’s easy to impress people with speed, hard to express subtlety.

[@daanmollema6366]

All a matter of opinion. If you prefer it slowly, you can listen to slower interpretations. The beauty of music is in it's interpretation, not in endless discussions over precisities.

[@vampanthem7380]

daan mollema i agree with you, i'm not exactly listening to how they're playing but how they're... being? lol😊

[@nyccontrabass3489]

It’s not about preference, it is about communication. Perhaps we are too used to speaking without inflection these days. Might as well get to the end of the sentence and move on. Instant answers and cell phones. Play quickly, but in a slow tempo, play slowly, but in a quick tempo.

[@noahwest9993]

Boo hoo

[@nyccontrabass3489]

Don’t cry. It’s not that bad.

[@mcrettable]

20 minutes for a masterclass? this a joke?

[@nyccontrabass3489]

Bad interpretation... so it’s nothing?

[@amielschotz4982]

As Rivera points out, it’s not a master class. Zander finds no fault with their technique and standard of playing, just adds a touch or two of extra dynamic to what is already a better performance than that of the KZbin version by the famous group he mentions.