Mozart concerto 26 (Coronation) - 1. Allegro (1/2) (Gulda)

Friedrich Gulda playing and conducting Mozart piano concerto n°26 in D major, K.537 ("Coronation Concerto"), with munich philharmonic orchestra

[@mig071942]

Mozart and Gulda: a perfect duo!!!

[@mouneeray]

I have listened to and watched many orchestras play this but I keep coming back to this one. It has a magical spell on me. I like this guy and I cannot tell why. Bless his heart.

[@jamescates1606]

Right on! Double Right on!! 😊

[@peterdepeer]

isn't it amazing that people like me who are to young to have visited a live concert of Gulda can see the man perform on youtube.

[@DIANA-rv7zn]

Mozart und Friedrich Gulda,ideale Verbindung!In der Musik finde ich das Göttliche!Ein Geschenk des Göttlichen!🙏🕊

[@paddynaramore]

Not being able to sleep on christmas eve i decided to listen to something new, and for some reason mozart was the first name that came to mind. Extremely glad

[@laleberke-jenkins290]

I love his music, playing and his guts... I really adore him...He was one of the greatest pianist ever...It's shame that not many people in USA acknowledge him....

[@marianabaccela8326]

Ascult foarte mult Mozart, il apreciez mult pe Gulda.Multumesc mult. Thank you very much.

[@Johannes999999999]

I love to see it when a pianist conducts as well, just as it was done by Mozart.

[@Sviolinist]

I put this on in the background while talking to a friend. I know that I adore Gulda... but I forgot who I was listening to. I started remarking... "damn... who is this pianist that I have on? He knows Mozart like no one else!" LOL! I've always said that Gulda was the absolute Mozart master... but this just affirms it. He's the best!

[@crugee]

I've never seen anything like this in my life, I come from a "musical" family, but the way he plays....I don't think the word Genius is out of place. Thank you so much x

[@cervsancho]

Io amo sua maniera d'interpretazione! Qu'il resta in spiritto di Mozart! Brava Maestro!

[@TheMadman2006]

I love how he plays mozart, he is not afraid to get play with fire in it. Something rare when u see other performances of mozart.

[@camomile988]

Playing and conducting! So fun. I like Gulda performing Mozart. Bright and energetic. Thank you.

[@Mozart2you]

Full of power and at the same time playful...Great Job... LONG LIVE MOZART

[@malcolmabram2957]

I know this concerto well. Never noticed that the piano was played during the introduction, but then does it really matter. Doubt Mozart would have complained. He would have been happy to listen to an excellent rendition of his concerto.

[@csutilla]

Wow, this the best interpretation with this Coronation piano concertro I have ever heard. So efortless and clear. As a strong buterfly on valleys. Thanks for posting it. Attila

[@MrJeruelorillaza]

wow! i am also learning this concerto as part of my program . this is great! just like Mozart. Pianist and conductor in one!

[@jorgebalarinbenavides2172]

Nothing great about, unleast you don't have money to hire a director.

[@iguarni]

What a masterpiece!

[@pacotorrecillas1521]

Yo estuve presente en este concierto. Menuda gozada!!! Gracias, Friedrich. 😊

[@Paracelsus72]

I love the contrapuntal passage for piano starting 05.10. It's quite unlike anything else in Mozart's piano concertos. (Mozart's autograph score is missing nearly the entire bass line of the keyboard part. It was 'added' later by a publisher (Andre, I think) in a Mozartian style. But some passages for the left hand were elaborated by Mozart, including the contrapuntal ones!)

[@paulleben9414]

No entiendo de musica pero me encanta esta obra y la escucho una y otra vez y no me canso de oirla... y xd mirarle la cara a gulda ,grande muy Grande !!!

[@JK-musick]

I just love his bipolarity from pianist to director :D This guy is awesome! 5 stars!

[@Sviolinist]

He's playing the bass line with the cello e bassi. In other words, a classic continuo beginning.

[@MariaClaraSabbath]

Mozart the best!

[@clarification007]

I like his relaxing looking style. Also a very efficient musician, Bravo!

[@capocannoniere9]

danke schön Herr Mozart ! Gracias Wolfgang por siempre !

[@bbbmm1810]

Magnificent!! Great Gulda!!

[@ilkinond]

I can't believe that the received wisdom maintains that Mozart was having an off day when he wrote this wonderful concerto. What shit people think and talk!

[@silvia57845]

fantastické, úžasné, excelentné, nádherné... :-)

[@giacomoluizingletto9382]

Grazzie Signore, in Dominus Noma!!

[@b.biermann6841]

Wonderfull❣

[@kuszkusz1234]

Fantastic music great performance....

[@fredjmp]

Divine

[@syb7239]

Beautiful performance wirh gulda who is the specialist of mozart

[@purerhodium]

I absolutely LOVE what he does at 1:41.

[@sergiosaucedo5834]

The tympani hahaha

[@siawso2977]

Video is about a half second behind the audio. But the performance is electrifying.

[@SpaceVulcan]

@solun82 i don't have style, nor do I play piano, but I have enough understanding of music and its meaning in general to say that you can play whatever you like with whatever clothes you fancy, even if your point is being pointless. Music doesn't care, close your eyes and listen (old but gold point this)

[@huincas54]

...por favor, que dúo!!!!!.....Mozart-Gulda!!!

[@TheJellybabylover]

Brilliant!

[@user-jg3ys3fe4u]

Très bien !

[@yenhoho]

he really enjoy in this music...

[@beethoven1357]

assolutamente straordinario *************

[@nycolas1712]

Excellent.

[@ElivanSouzaUsque]

The principal role of the conductor is to make sure the orchestra keeps the mood. They would play with or without one anyway,

[@chopin8585]

Meraviglioso...se solo penso che è morto mi viene da piangere...:(

[@britishpolitics1]

fabulous fantastico

[@camomile988]

@purerhodium I love that, too. Timpani? How lovely!!

[@Nachtmarchen]

Actually there's a lot of evidence that suggests that the piano was supposed to be the basso continuo during the orchestral tuttis, f.ex. the piano part is at the bottom of his autographs, he wrote the short form of "col Basso" into the piano part during the tuttis, meaning "with the basses" and in many old editions of some concerti there's fully figured bass lines for the piano. But modern pianos don't blend in well with the orchestra anymore and so most people don't play this bass anymore.

[@luisgonzalezorellana8460]

Sobre la partitura y Mozart: Mozart no fue solo un genio en la composición, sino también en la ejecución de muchos instrumentos,él pocas veces hizo" variaciones" sobre las obras de otros compositores y cuando lo hizo las enriqueció. La partitura de una obra clásica SIEMPRE debe respetarse ( a menos que se haga un aporte ) POR ALGO ES CLASICA. Gulda siempre jugó a nada.Un brillante en la ejecución que nunca logró un estilo musical que alejó para diluirse en exentricidades.Es mi humilde opinión.

[@DavidScorcelletti]

Since when does "what we wear " have anything to do with the musicianship????????? He is sublime! Thanks for this little/big joy you posted in my heart...!

[@chopinandliszt]

It was first performed at the coronation of the Austrian Emperor, Leopold II, hence the nickname, "Coronation".

[@FriendlyCroock]

@ryanlock2u it`s not important to be accurate he doesn't use the baton because he`s playing the piano not because he wants to be accurate

[@estoiharto]

No os engañéis, Mozart haría algo parecido!... esto simplemente es auténtico por que Gulda, disfruta y al mismo tiempo ejecuta con elegancia y virtuosismo. Difícil hacer todo a la vez! Hay que huir un poco de los convencionalismos. No agrade a la gran música, ni a su compositor... tampoco lo hace con el público. Me encanta!

[@luisgonzalezorellana8460]

Creo que UD.Tiene una confusión muy grande ; está colocando frente a frente a Mozart con Gulda ( el cielo y la tierra) Genio, virtuosismo,creatividad con talento y habilidades un tanto discutibles (ya antes las mencioné). Tiene UD. razón, Mozart también improvisaba pero sobres sus creaciones.Incluso realizó algunas variaciones de otros compositores y las elevó a la categoría de inmortales, pero con todo respeto mi amigo ¡guarde las proporciones por Dios!. Entiendo.respeto y aplaudo su lealtad

[@luisgonzalezorellana8460]

Podemos especular ,pero de ahí a que sea verdad...Mozart genio de la compacisión sin dudas.Gulda genio de la interpretación?. Discutible.Lo concreto si es que; no es convencional,es un espectáculo distractivo adicional dejando casi fuera la obra, es agresivo en la interpretación y despreciativo con el medio usando su talento indiscutible como arma de combate ¿es un agrado ? solo cuando se compenetra en su rol. ¿Comparar a Mozart con gulda? cuando escuche una compacisión suya podremos conversar.

[@adimhvc]

I have style and I play the piano ever since I was 4, I can play Mozart in my pajamas if I want to. Music is not about dressing properly to perform it.

[@frederickgauss]

Gulda se burla de publico, de los musicos, de la obra y de si mismo. Genio del humor y de la musica.

[@geoffpburke]

Genius!

[@eurico6]

What a boss!

[@hjiuhfhrehui]

hahaha xD. i never saw someone playing the piano and at the same time leading an orchestra xD. i like him :P.. its kinda cool :) and i love the music

[@MrAljab]

this guy is a boss

[@meleagrid]

pretty vild guy, eh? Vell, he vas Austrian; vhat should one expect; Mozart incarnate. Vell 'tis a start. Now ve have this to enjoy, Gulda and army!

[@erikita6677]

Linnnnnnnndddddddoooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@FriendlyCroock]

Because it`s the most spoken language so we can understand each other. ps. I`m romanian.

[@luisgonzalezorellana8460]

Yo seguí con mucho interes la carrera de Friedrich Gulda y su talento no se discute¡maestro interprete de variados compositores! hasta llegó a esbozar un estilo único,no se donde se produjo la metamorfosis y en mi modesta opinión le perdimos hasta llegas a ser esto ( tocar desnudo).Aqui se trata de "interpretar" es decir licencias de ese tipo en sus compocisiones pero en fin.Saludos Doblemente cordiales, es un placer disentír con ud.

[@tatsunkawitko]

Signori, giù il cappello; Gulda è stato davvero il più grande.

[@mozartmahler61]

Assolutamente d'accordo!!

[@ilkinond]

@MgcMrMistoffelees You can check for yourself on the free online scores website.

[@mynameisandycostello]

@NathanaelSaintCyr That's a good point. And yes, I understand the tradition from orchestral conducting comes. The fact that he is conducting and playing is not the problem I have with it. Many great pianists have acted as soloist and conductor, and done it successfully. My problem is with the way in which he is conducting. He is doing little or nothing useful for the ensemble.

[@mynameisandycostello]

@airliasinc No, because he is completely reactive to the music from the orchestra (as opposed to proactive). He is not conducting the ensemble, the concertmaster is (watch entrances at 5:40 and 5:58). Also, the way he feigns the motion of playing their instruments is probably a bit insulting to the musicians. He's a good pianist, but not a conductor.

[@BachScholar]

I hate to be ignorant, but why does he always wear that hat, or skullcap?

[@jorgebalarinbenavides2172]

All his style is kitsch. In spanish we say "huachafo".

[@johnbranscombe3817]

To keep his bald head warm...

[@azndove007]

I wish I could play the piano like him. I also wish I learned to play the violin

[@chicagoman58]

@MrEriugena compare Gulda in the KZbin video of him playing the Emperor concerto with Szell! How times have changed

[@giangra92]

@Churruminonian Well your english derives from it... Mozart in compenso aveva una speciale predilezione per la lingua italiana! :)

[@Ana44Vie]

Maravilloso Gulda, técnica, sensibilidad e interpretación impecables. Me gusta leer los comentarios pero la traducción de los mismos es tan mala que resulta muy difícil comprenderlos, no hay manera de mejorar la traducción ?

[@lilly763]

I wouldn't describe it as offensive, but I have to say I didn't care for it. But the performance is so great it doesn't matter!

[@lincyu8]

yes, mozart was quite turkish if i'm not wrong.

[@meetykusch1]

@Churruminonian german is a very subtle language, far away from "bruto", for those who happen to to be subtle in their minds;)

[@tguiot]

well it's the original score... just Gulda feels like accompany the orchestra (i think he plays the cello line or stg like that)... he's just having fun... normally there's no piano at the beginning

[@griffith5000]

it's not so strange. sometimes pianist him/herself conducts the orchestra. it was rather natural in classical period (mozart actually was pianist and conductor, of course, he was a great composer)

[@MgcMrMistoffelees]

Did Gulda added the bass "dong dong dong" in the beginning by himself? I like that!

[@shiadani]

what an excentric guy!!!

[@ryanlock2u]

Well, this maybe more accurate, becuase in Mozart's day batons weren't around yet. Just a thought.

[@maxabeles]

@rocco40 I know, right! Every note is a mistake when formal attire is rejected haha

[@tedzutube]

@pepys1633 Yes, but it's much easier to control tempo and dynamics while conducting and playing…….

[@xiuje87]

its somehow a little played more of a Beethoven style, what do u all think?

[@xiuje87]

woah feisty!

[@chopinandliszt]

long ago, (I'm not sure when it was, maybe the Baroque Era) they would look at the movement of the bow of the first violinist or the soloist to keep time, and conductors were largely unnecessary.

[@luisgonzalezorellana8460]

Totalmente de acuerdo.su exesivo "ego" roba a la obra su protagonismo e impone sus condisiones y se resta a si mismo como apodíctica destreza con su acritud.

[@giacomoluizingletto9382]

Vorsprung durch Technik!!

[@egymagyar1111111]

after the tragic d minor as he told at the end of d minor they will perform D major for lighter heavenly blue light blue with stars on as the daylight blue is on some caribbean or mediterranien places and what a beauty they made musicians playing for their on enjoyment hehehehehehehehe remember of marriage of Figaro final scene bruhahahahahaha how stupid we were but drink on and screw it... or Don Giovanny D major and d minor contrasts how talking those are

[@estoiharto]

Opino totalmente lo contrario a lo que usted expone: no creo que robe protagonismo a la obra de Mozart. Es más, creo que Mozart habría hecho algo parecido... este hombre disfrutaba con la música como sólo él. A mí, me encanta. ¡Qué quiere que le diga...!

[@estoiharto]

Bueno Luis, en eso del protagonismo, lleva razón: no aporta nada, y aunque lo hiciese, tal vez no fuese lo correcto, ahora bien, no tengo duda en que Gulda, aporta (incluido el protagonismo), bastante talento... creo sinceramente que era un magnífico intérprete, y creo además, que le encantaba la música de Mozart; tal vez por ello, se excedía en el escenario... Saludos cordiales.

[@beethovenlovedmozart]

I always felt Mozart was hiding his true music because he wanted to avoid shocking his audience and get paid. I believe he had even more talent then he showed and didnt always do the true music he wanted. In other words, he held back until he felt the public was ready. He was getting away from that at the end of his life as he was nearing death. Handel better then Mozart? No way!

[@noodle860]

what nationality is the conductor? just out of curiosity

[@estoiharto]

@estoiharto Quiero decir "Agrede"...

[@AnEpicDIN0SAUR]

Did someone fart at the start?

[@geisterbahn1]

@snevets123 go look at some manufctured talent contest rubbish, but dont bother looking in at something like this ,as it seems to high for you after that silly comment .I dont think for one second that posing is on his mind and if wants to wear a turkmans hat then thats ok by me .

[@spoonyg132]

is that larry david?

[@danal81]

@tguiot I don't know who that snevets123 person is but he may be right about Goulda-this is actually the first time I am listening to this pianist and..he is ok but not that refined and sensible when it comes to Mozart-which makes his eccentricities less tolerable..also the orchestra-the violins are not precisely tuned .Try Uchida who is funny with her facial expressions but performs and organizes the orchestra wonderfully

[@IDontWantMyUserName]

A bit fast at times, maybe? I feel it's kind of rushing. The conductor/soloist-thing is interesting though.