Schubert - 4 Impromptus, D. 899 / Op. 90 (Maria João Pires)

00:00 - No. 1 in C minor, Allegro molto moderato
11:05 - No. 2 in E-flat major, Allegro
15:50 - No. 3 in G-flat major, Andante
21:40 - No. 4 in A-flat major, Allegretto
Maria João Pires, 1996

[@jayhaar2440]

Maria is bringing Schubert back to life. I am listening her again and again.

[@jeroenspinette7635]

My mother used to play this music Sunday afternoon when all the work was done...50 years ago...so beautiful and kind music...

[@kiyanahmadian498]

One of the best interpretations of Schubert's impromptus. My respect and regards to Maria João Pires

[@goscott444]

Can sort of tell that you perform a little yourself! 😁

[@Scratch_my_back]

@@goscott444 lol ... as you (we) are

[@Piano-doctor]

이렇게도 완벽하게 슈베르트를 구현한 연주를 들어본적이 없다.순수와 절제와 아름다움의 결정체! Thank you! Joan~♡

[@pernillelouiseboser151]

3:50-4:20 wow... I can now rest in peace! Maria's playing is so inspirational. The sound, the touch, the phrasing. This recording is just phenomenal!!!

[@ceualexandrino4951]

Enormíssima artista portuguesa! ❤ Obrigada Maria João Pires.

[@ramonschaf1076]

Wow. I hardly ever cry. This interpretation of Schubert makes me cry. It is as beautiful as a diamond.

[@OutOfWards]

Maria João Pires interpretation is one of my favorites! Lovely! Just Lovely!

[@regineheine5707]

So much delicateness, preciseness, on the one hand heartwarming, on the other hand forceful. I am stunned, didn’t know this pianist yet.Love it..

[@aaronjorgefridman5662]

Pires no es sólo una brillante pianista, sino que es una de las mejores intérpretes de alguien tan complejo y sensible como lo fue Franz Schubert. Un verdadero regalo para el espíritu

[@christopheschollaert6360]

Je trouve cette version de ces quatre impromptus de Schubert absolument merveilleuse, il s agit sans conteste de ma préférée. Céleste.

[@bernardmazzinghi361]

Que Du bonheur, à l'écoute de votre virtualité ; Par delà les temps ... à votre talent en résonance au plus profond de l' être, comme Schubert le vivait. Avec ce coeur que rien ne peut détruire.... . Bernard Mazzinghi

[@irenenaselli2429]

Una versión maravillosa de la más pura poesía schubertiana

[@DaubigneyJacqueline]

C’est tout simplement la MEILLEURE interprète de ces 4 impromptus! Et je pense qu’elle le restera, une merveille absolue !!!

[@EttorealbertoGelli-vr6sz]

Nella sua mente - anima questa grande pianista ha SCHUBERT più di CHOPIN. Mais, mon amis, vous savez de DINU LIPATTI. ALFRED BRENDEL. CLIFFORD CURZON? Nobody like LIPATTI, believe me. MARIA PIRES vive nella loro stessa dimora, è grandissima ma LIPATTI...

[@monicabianchi8084]

Anche per me

[@elizabethgrace3014]

This is giving me chills. I haven't been this moved by a piece of music in years. How have I gone so long without knowing about the genius that is Maria Pires? In tears.

[@חנהטור]

indeed!!

[@eposz2]

Also listen to the complete Chopin Nocturnes from Pires and Brigitte Engerer. Similar engulfing effect.

[@vetlerradio]

Yeah the Brigitte Engerer's Chopin' Nocturnes are so beautiful!

[@charlesdavis7087]

Good for you! Have you listened to Ivan Moravec's Chopin's Nocturnes. "Live and learn." That's what Life told me. Blessings. CVD

[@wayneulery1]

Elizabeth Grace you are so correct, she helps me keep my sanity 😀

[@antonioabrunhosa6039]

If there is a God to be praised is the One who made sure Maria João would be born to play Schubert.

[@yuq4798]

The One who also created ears that can hear, and souls that can rise up and praise.

[@abdousifelhak4486]

Yep​@@yuq4798

[@八重子山西]

39

[@iconicshrubbery]

​@@八重子山西The 39 Steps or your IQ?

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Her wonderful and inspiritual and graceful performance is the cat’s pajamas 🌱🍀🌳🌿🌲☘️🌵☘️🌲🌿🌳🍀🌱🍀🌳🌿🌲☘️

[@vcliburn]

These exquisite Impromptus have the soul of lieder throughout. I can’t help but think of Winterrrise and other Schubert lieders. And of course, Maria Joao Pires brings out the best in these deeply moving and contemplative pieces!

[@파인쿄쿄]

나이가 불혹을 훌쩍 넘기면서 마음 깊이 빠져든 곡입니다. 여러 연주자들의 연주를 찾아듣고 있었는데 이 곡의 숭고하고 아름답고 아련한 인생의 기억들처럼 음 하나하나 정중하고 소중하게 연주하는 연주자는 많지 않았습니다. 단연 최고의 연주는 마리아 조앙 피레스입니다. 제 귀를 흠뻑 적셔주셔서 감사합니다.

[@Lexy_Meier]

You also will love the interpretation of Francesco Piemontesi kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIO2oXWgl7uYotE

[@aaronjorgefridman5662]

Una MARAVILLA. La obra y la interpretación. Para disfrutar

[@нинавахрушева-к4о]

Очень женственное исполнение, светлая грусть. Очень понравилось, воздушно, изящно.

[@emiliomaiorino1921]

Espressione sentita e profonda , leggera ed intensa meravigliosa interpretazione

[@SongOfTheSoul63]

Such a beautiful and sensitive interpretation of Op.90, all four impromptus; subtle, nuanced, passionate. Joao Pires is a consummate artist with the piano as her canvas. Stellar performances!!

[@dvdgrog]

Like hearing these for the first time. Simply beautiful. So communicative.

[@mynz59]

You have it mate A beautiful version female . Believe me there is difference.

[@marcelogoncalves2987]

BRAVO !!! Ela é simplesmente genial ! Obrigado por tamanha beleza!!

[@antonioabrunhosa6039]

Schubert is the most tragic premature death in the history of humanity. Art adds beauty to the world. Schubert would have added imensely

[@MalisandreFeline]

Quelle délicatesse de touché et quelle magnifque interpretation!Merci Madame Pirés ! !

[@markmcgruder1271]

The C minor sonata makes me cry every time.

[@HK-yy8xe]

명품 해석✨✨ 너무 좋아요

[@paolaspaccamonti166]

M. J. Pores è una garanzia di un ascolto magnifico!

[@MK-ok6xr]

Maria holds a very special place in the music world. She wisely plays the literature which is best suited to her talents. Her Chopin, Grieg, and Schubert are enormously expressive and entirely convincing. You think Chopin nocturnes are fluff, eh? Listen again- to her. Rare, indeed.

[@georgiamusicale6657]

I totally agree with you. Her Schubert, and Chopin-especially Nocturnes are out of the world.

[@301250]

Muito obrigado, MrPalika123 for posting this sublime pieces played by a great pianist, whom I first heard in her excellent recording of the Mozart sonatas. Pires is a musician sui generis.

[@antoniocastelo2157]

The best Schubert performance so far.

[@violettamilka5936]

Opowieść duszy! Mario Mario! Twoja gra jest balsamem dla duszy! Jest w niej zawarte Boskie Stworzenie-cud życia,piękno natury,świata! Interpretacja wywołująca najszlachetniejsze uczucia człowieka.Dżwięk jak źródełko najczystszej uzdrawiającej wody.Mieni się jak brylant!Wielkie podziękowania dla Pani Pianistki!💐

[@luismiguelfontes]

This is poetry, Schubert and Ma João Pires togheder ❤️

[@zemabar]

Absolutamente fenomenal, querida Joaninha!

[@simuloremus]

Madame Pires joue avec tellement de naturel et de grâce qu'on a vraiment l'impression que cet enregistrement est "impromptu": Tout ce qui se fait sur-le-champ et sans préparation. Emile Littré. Un miracle musical.

[@jonasbarbosa4410]

There is something profoundly human and also divine in every sound emanating from this pianist playing this song. I'm not sure how to explain it. But she always moves me.

[@sheana2005]

Her interpretation is exquisite.

[@NoferTrunions]

Yep

[@jeanlundi2141]

I'm not a connoisseur of classical music, or a huge fan...but even I can tell she has 'something' different because I find myself enjoying more the same tracks when they are played by her.

[@jonasbarbosa4410]

@@jeanlundi2141 I make your words mine... it translated very well my feeling about this wonderful musician...keep well

[@kodebruijn4753]

it is her Soul, tenderness, sweetness...

[@789armstrong]

Sublime in every sense of the word. Stunning interpretations, often like hearing it for the first time.

[@jayakumarkaarikuzhy4713]

This could have been played so memorably - like this! Thanks.

[@samjoseph7846]

best interpretation i have ever heard

[@Chopin4321]

bravo maria joao.... keep playing, please.... always.. “To be great, be whole; Exclude nothing, exaggerate nothing that is not you. Be whole in everything. Put all you are Into the smallest thing you do. So, in each lake, the moon shines with splendor Because it blooms up above.” ― Fernando Pessoa. Para ser grande, sê inteiro: nada Teu exagera ou exclui. Sê todo em cada coisa. Põe quanto és No mínimo que fazes. Assim em cada lago a lua toda Brilha, porque alta vive. ― Fernando Pessoa. you inspired my music and my life @2-nY

[@catherinejones9396]

This was a superb performance of these works-just the right emotional pull too. Thank you. Ms Pires.

[@fernandosousa9]

Perfection in an imperfect world obrigado

[@khool63]

schubert , pirès , brendel , arau , the tears come in my eyes ,, great schubert , unforgetable ,,

[@lflagr]

Over 1.5mil views?!? Wow...you don't see that with classical videos too often! Amazing. (as is this performance...one of my favs of the Impromptus)

[@phantomflyer81]

Having studied all of these, number 4 can be difficult to pull off due to the repeated notes - and I've heard many accomplished pianists, including Rachmaninoff "stumble" (if only slightly - yet still noticeable). Maria is impeccable throughout and the trio is to weep.

[@lobezno223]

María ejecuta con tal sensibilidad y discreción que sabe cómo fundir su ego en la música, haciéndolo desvanecer, para que solo queden compositor y oyente, uno frente al otro. Rasgo de genio.

[@TroubleinZION]

This touches me. ❤️

[@heribertodiegolopez6167]

Que belleza de interpretación. Acaricia el piano, y que dulce contraste de pianos y fortes logra. Maravillosa!

[@treborkanroh]

A breathtaking interpretation, especialy the third movement.

[@angelpliego4547]

josef twaroch third impromptu not third movement.

[@helmutstinglmair467]

diese Musik ist mit Wörtern nicht zu fassen, einfach wunderbar

[@우정식-s2s]

very good ~~~~!!!

[@waetos]

Staring at 10:20 the tempo is much slower than I expected - it is a beautiful melody (and what Schubert melody isn't inherently beautiful and "hummable" ? I was always taught to speed up this section - and much against my free will. I am so thankful to hear this at a speed that I particularly adore. It enables the listener to hear every nuance with total clarity. Of course, it leaves my minds ear humming it, enabling my restless body to lapse into the blissful land of nod. Thanks for sharing!

[@sheldonbazinga3985]

Quelle splendeur

[@yemimaergas3152]

This is fantastic! She is telling us the whole 'story' in the clearest way, just as if she herself has composed it...

[@ciararespect4296]

But she didn't so don't give her that accolade. She's just pressing keys

[@marliesrabisch784]

​@@ciararespect4296 Doch, sie verwandelt die Noten auf dem Papier zur Musik, erweckt sie zum Leben, wss Schubert so schön komponiert hat.

[@joostsmit8959]

I agree. Schubert brings you back to yourself, especialy when Maria Joao Pires is playing. She moves me too. She gives you peace in yourself.

[@ЕлизаветаЗябрева]

Exactly so!

[@namedavornamedanach8643]

I've been looking for my favourite performance of the forth one, since I'm going to play it for my music exam in a couple of weeks. And I absolutely _love_ this one, out of the 12 versions I found here on youtube. Thank you.

[@Myriasth]

Johan playing schubert .... nice !

[@vanderkarbargenbok558]

You could also try Imogen Cooper on Avie / AV2158.

[@WalyB01]

Did you try the Rubinstein version?

[@Admiralmeriweather]

how did it go?

[@supermanadamio]

Section at 6:27. Absolute perfection.

[@malandoTIm]

I do agree.

[@LudoVic3109]

supermanadamio , oh oui

[@genevieveetjoelle]

Dtimop Peres s

[@CarapuceShiney]

Listen to Passacaglia, Handel then !

[@shkor8091]

인정

[@baeticus1]

Uma intérprete esplêndida e uma honra para mim, que sou seu compatriota.

[@hippophile]

I prefer this to the Rubinstein or Horowitz versions I have heard. Beautifully balanced between and within the hands. It's also closer to the way I aspire to interpret it (if a bit faster in places and just a bit more accurate LOL) so I may be biased! :)) It could be played slower and just as beautiful, so don't feel intimidated into not trying it yourself! It's easier than it sounds. To play the notes, at least. To get the depth out of the music that Maria João Pires gets though, that is up at another level. Brendel's version I am afraid does little for me in comparison.

[@pinklacelady]

I love this music. What a beautiful interpretation. Thank you for posting.

[@jolandamusic]

I am profoundly touched by her music and her extraordinary personality. She is pure art and love.

[@daniellaporte2353]

Une exécution exquise. Quelle nuance dans le touché, les accents et le ton. Wow!

[@sjhansen9936]

Nobody plays Schubert better than Maria

[@tlahe2]

Please live a listen to Richter, D960 & D894 - youll owe me!

[@EttorealbertoGelli-vr6sz]

DINU LIPATTI !!!!!

[@ВМаркитпнтова]

Поэзия... И свое удивительное ощущение времени... Художник тонкий и благородный.

[@calm505]

Какой разный Шуберт : у Пиреш мягкий, смятенный, взволнованный; у Горовица глубокий, страстный.

[@Наталья-ж7ъ9й]

Как талантлива эта пианистка ! И Бетховен ей по силам , и Шопен -- по плечу . 🌹🌹🌹 И Шуман , в её исполнении , деликатен , особенно чист и светел . Браво , Мария ! ❤

[@helmutstinglmair467]

wunderbar, mit so viel Gefühl

[@jean-philippedara7465]

quelle douceur, quel naturel , quelle délicatesse , quelle profondeur aussi .... quelle élégance!

[@so_511]

Almost I'm crying. Beauty , tranquility and intensity . I can't find words .

[@babsboonzaaier4621]

Beautiful Maria!!! 💞

[@therickdoble]

Perfect touch, perfect phrasing, perfect tone -- it doesn't get any better.

[@sergeyprokofiev5985]

There is no limit to how the "interpretation' can evolve. At a certain point there is not better or worse, just different kind of beauty. Like different planets that have their own beauty not to be compared

[@jeongmilee2755]

Playing makes my comments superfluous.

[@charliebaugh2626]

Totally agree!

[@jacksonsong6690]

Sergey Prokofiev agreed

[@Valerio2991]

Watch Horowitz version and see now can It get better

[@Romanobrnardi]

até o forte dela, toca como suave!!! MJP você é a própria música! Même son fort, joue aussi doux !!! MJP vous êtes la musique elle-même!

[@adelesteff3902]

Cette femme est géniale ; quelle construction, quelle progression, quelle clarté… on oublie presque que Schubert est quand même derrière tout ça !

[@abdousifelhak4486]

exact hhh

[@danielcaffiers8542]

Shubert n 'est pas derrière " tout ça !". Mais dites-moi, qui a entendu Shubert jouer sa musique ?

[@gfifydkgfgzjdksfhahd]

Si si Schubert est derrière tout ça ! N'en déplaise aux grincheux et pisse-vinaigre ! Et pour répondre à la question précédente : il est de notoriété publique que Schubert était un piètre pianiste

[@lenoob2021]

Damn, my hearth creases so hardly, I almost die from shivers... The No.3 is incredible.

[@naffy3327]

+Raphael Trenton no. just no.

[@naffy3327]

+Raphael Trenton you sound like me when i was in 6th grade

[@eugeniobarrancoperez8718]

Yo creo que ni el mismo Schubert imagino estA INTERPRETACION

[@TroelsNybo-j2t]

Played with perfect humility and selflessness.

[@ganjamozart1435]

When it comes to introspective playing nobody tops Maria. Transcendental performance...

[@marctaras9455]

I like the tempo and her musicality and intrepetation are brilliant. I like this interpretation over some others I have heard ,

[@anneelbet6881]

Subtile en tous points et de loin la meilleure !

[@peteklat]

The opening of the C minor seems to set us off on a road of incredible sadness, like a journey which has no destination. What was Schubert thinking when he wrote this wonderful piece?

[@aikiminomori2261]

Schubert died way too young, but what beautiful gifts he'd left behind for us. And Maria plays soooooo beautifully.

[@danielshumway7046]

What an interesting piece (the C minor) for my teacher to give me. I thought, what is this little ditty? I'm far beyond this! Well, no...I wasn't. Such precision and detail necessary to learn and perform, immense beauty tucked away to be discovered, a great way to begin to really get to know Schubert. No "just plowing through" allowed. My, how I love Franz Schubert! And thank you, dear teacher, Robert Smith, may you rest in peace.

[@gallierchristophe1512]

Enfin une interprétation digne de ce nom. Belle photo BW d'elle

[@sandplus5048]

Most pianists normally would rush Schubert’s impromptu thru as if there is no tomorrow. How wrong are these people. Impromptu usually means the song is written at the moment to describe something beautiful...

[@umegghju]

Song? Who is the singer?

[@duckisfaction]

Haha song! What an idiot

[@hela99]

omg, i thought that Zimerman's interpretation could not be topped. This is fantastic.

[@abdousifelhak4486]

Me alone , I must have watched this video 500 times

[@ЕлизаветаЗябрева]

I'he heard these pieses so many times that I know every tone. But Maria's interpretation opened me a new depth of feeling and new vision. As if I listen to this music for the first time! Huge thanks and deepest bow !

[@NoferTrunions]

Absolutely regarding the "depth" - exploring the limits of pianissimo is where magical things happen.

[@sumikoaiko6592]

DEAR MARIA you are Great ... I really love it ... Thank you for the Musik :-) and God bless you my Dear

[@ariannaamaducci760]

una mano leggera ed espressiva, sensibile.. l'anima di Shubert si delizierà... morto a 31 anni senza aver conosciuto la fama che assolutamente gli spetta, egli l'ascolta sorridendo tra le lacrime... she has a light, expressive, sensitive hand .. Schubert's soul will delight herself ... he died at 31 years, without knowing the fame that absolutely belongs to him... he is listening to her smiling through his tears ...

[@ap6765]

I think this can be achievable only if you’re in peaceful state of mind and relaxed. She is completely with the music.. so convincing and elegant and moving. Absolutely a miracle .

[@NoferTrunions]

The same applies to listening: Late night, tired and quiet mind and the emotion will flow fully. Inner dialogue interferes with connection.

[@fanjaandriamampandryrampar1428]

J'ai écouté la première fois ces morceaux dans les années 80. Je les écoute avec toujours autant d'émotion 40 ans plus tard.

[@turron36]

Su amor por la vida lo trasmite con humildad pero con una dulzura y una ternura que derrite el corazón mas amargo. Queda uno como si levitara. Bravo Maria, eres grande.

[@siegfriedhofer7728]

V CT 1)@066%%@@@@ 😇😇🐈🏧🏨🏩🏭🗼🗽🗽⛪🗻

[@rogerknox9147]

247 dislikes and not a single insightful comment from the naysayers. . . And yet -- the changes of temperament she brings to each section of no. 4 and then the shifts of mood within sections, her rubato suited to the harmonic and rhythmic turbulence, the affecting calm before foreboding climax, and the welcome return of the opening which I greedily want to go on and on . . .

[@yves921]

Maria Joao Pires, une très grande parmi les grands !

[@kevinahn2347]

One of my most favorite music! I love Schubert.

[@thomgeo8073]

Какая проникновенность !

[@americanidle872]

Love her rendition best among all the versions I've listened to.

[@matthewproser6389]

In a mucked- up world, this performance is a kind of redemption. Pires plays# 4 so well, you don’t want her to end. Thrilling, moving, subtle, and profound. All you can do is murmur thanks,

[@lilianamincu6285]

interpretare profundă plina de sensibilitate.

[@PeterBrodie]

Really intimate. Hugely impressed by the pensive first impromptu. It came alive as really belonging with the other three in the set, in a way which I hadn't appreciated before, even though I've tried to develop a pensive approach to it myself. This gives me the impetus to let it emerge of its own accord. Thank you for sharing.

[@efegokmen]

Doruk Efe Gökmen I agree that it is an exceptional interpretation for the first one. In a way I felt that I understood it for the first time

[@marcocampagnolo6157]

Astonishing performance, one of the best ever heard of Schubert's Impromptu Op. 90. Calm, perfect, and full of energy yet!

[@WilfridBrooke]

i LOVE Mozart and Bach but after those great Masters, there is Schubert as the third great composer