Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488 (Mitsuko Uchida)

[@ternitamas]

There's no other piano player that can make Mozart sound like this, heavenly touch!

[@joelgrant3873]

Mitsuko is great. However there are plenty others that can make Mozart come to life as good or dare I say greater than Mutsuko. Check out Radu Lupu, András Schiff and Maria João Pires to name but a few.

[@michelangelomulieri5134]

Of course there is...Rudolf Serkin in the 60s

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Not True! Much better piano sound players than Uchida=Wilhelm Kempff Emil Gilels Radu Lupu Artur Rubinstein Vladimir Ashkenazy Grigory Sokolov!!

[@hanamama3697]

気品に満ち抑制のきいた美しい演奏… 聴いていると心の中が清らなかな気持に満たされます…

[@igormaxwel9980]

In my opinion honest, this is the most beautiful piano concerto written by W. A. Mozart.

[@NothingMaster]

The second movement is absolutely transcendental; an exercise in pure sublimity - a Mozart nugget of gold.

[@laurenth7187]

That's true...

[@patricepascal4632]

Sans doute une des meilleures version de ce celebrissime concerto... Et quel touché, quelle profondeur d'âme dans ce second mouvement... J'en reste sans voix... Hypnotisé par cette finesse, ce sens du legato, comme si le piano cherchait à se fondre dans l'épaisseur de l'orchestre avec sensualité et douceur... Une caresse que l'on voudrait sur nos cœurs et nos âmes...

[@lymanmj]

This second movement - it exists on a plane - a supernatural plane - of its own. Without a doubt one of the greatest things ever written by the genius Mozart.

[@_Athanos]

I'm quite new to Mozart's music, what alse would you recommend me ?

[@lymanmj]

@@_Athanos Florian, try any of the Mozart piano concertos with Murray Perahia at the keyboard. It is good to start with the earlier ones and go chronologically. This way you can trace the development of Mozart from a child composer to a mature genius - while he is still a teenager.

[@_Athanos]

@@lymanmj Ok, I'll do it, thanks for the advice.

[@pietalpha2]

The adagio is "out of this world". Listen to the "soul" of this pianist expressing Mozart's music

[@MusikPiratCH]

True, IMHO the second movemant (Adagio) is the most beautiful and sad movement ever written in any Piano Concerto! Best played by Artur Rubinstein - just listen to his recording! :D

[@lorenamenendez6709]

after the piano, when the orchestra enters, the clarinet, and then the flute, those few measures are absolutely genius

[@lymanmj]

@@lorenamenendez6709 Chills down my spine.

[@danal81]

Yawn at trite and meaningless descriptions.

[@ccc61371]

I love Mitsuko Uchida's interpretations! The second movement breaks my heart - It is so beautiful and sad...

[@nadastojanovic9585]

One of my favourite interpretations of this concert. The Adagio is sublime.

[@dubbelhenke854]

The intoxicating sheer beauty of this celestial concerto is unbelievable. Mozart immortal Genius. 😍💕

[@tenomoto5085]

I'm struck more and more by how rich and various the themes of the rondo finale are. The movement is an inexhaustible cornucopia of musical ideas. One of the best things that Mozart ever created. Ms Uchida's playing is spot on with its rhythmic alertness and pure timbre. An absolute delight to your ear and mind!

[@fredsun9496]

The lightness to which she plays the third movement beautifully contrasts her interpretation of the adagio!

[@kurisu_rpg]

Not only that, but the first few bars with the piano sound like a something a beginner would learn in book 1 of their exercises, but it develops into such a complicated movement.

[@aura.maelstrom]

The adagio is just perfection 💗💗

[@Sim882]

Only this year have i started to appreciate the quality of major key Mozart concertos (having always loved 20 and 24)....It's the combination of childish warmth/optimism/playfulness but with depth that appeals to an adult

[@cellofingers]

Those who are there attending the concert when Uchida preforms have the precise pleasure of seeing Mozart in the person of a modern day master.

[@theodentherenewed4785]

This is one of my favourite musical works of all time. A few catchy phrases which I can always recall from memory. All 3 movements are of fantastic quality.

[@Carlito_El_Gooner]

Concertos no 23 and 27 are my favorites of the Mozart PCs. And with Madame Uchida-San, it's more of a treat.

[@canman5060]

I never get tired listening to the third movement and playing it 3000 times in one week !

[@anfarahat]

Striking performance by Ms. Uchida. In the beginning of the second movement, I was slightly shocked by the slower tempo compared to what I am used to. However, it seems that this slower tempo uncovers additional dimensions in the movement; that of silence. I claim that a faster interpretation is beautiful on a first hearing. After some time, I think Ms. Uchida's interpretation is much deeper; I fell in love with it.

[@johnoneill7947]

I thought it was a bloke at first but i think you're right it's a woman.

[@TommasoCimino]

Dame Uchida has the intense feeling of touch which is remarkably one of the best ways to understand Mozart : in spite of some 'traditionalist' listener's claims, she shows a singular mood in blending the japanese aesthetics of 'iki', with the flush of life of every note of Mozart. Simply awesome, :-)

[@MrDinos44]

my mother played this piano concert ,was her diploma in piano I was a small boy what a great joy to hear that again and again ,I try to play the adagio I always had this deep emotional feelings I am a happy man to receive such a Wonderfull life and love from my parents

[@Ken-fw9dh]

This Adagio, this performance by Uchida - is for me - sans pareil.

[@MrVinic33]

She is the best Mozart Piano Concert and Sonata ❤❤

[@VitorSantos-oc6jj]

O início do primeiro movimento é maravilhoso de tão belo...Mozart gênio!

[@دكتورفريدالجراح-س6ب]

Good night Today we will be (with number 23) Mozart piano concerto Introduced by Dr. Farid Jarrah Whoever wants culture must learn the art of caring....? If you are a fan of classical music, you must love this piano concerto. Its duration does not exceed thirty minutes, and it is full of its fun movements, and it is easy to recall some of its melodies after hearing it once or twice. Mozart composed the Piano Concerto No. 23, or Class 488 for short, in March of 1786 when he was arranging the premiere of The Marriage of Figaro. He hoped to surprise Salzburg fans by coming up with something new and innovative. Also at this time, he composed two more concertos for piano (Nos. 22 and No. 24). These three works became regularly played in classical music concerts. But Concerto No. 23 became the most popular of these compositions. From now on, Mozart will give a more important role to the wind instruments, which for him have become equivalent to stringed instruments in terms of importance. Piano Concerto No. 23 written for an orchestra consisting of a flute and a number of clarinets, bassoons and trumpets with some stringed instruments, in addition, of course, to the main instrument, the piano. The soloing of the orchestral parts and the calm mood of the concerto produce a largely intimate music that the listener might not normally touch except in room music. This concerto reflects the characteristics of an old master and gives the impression that its composer has seen and heard everything and does not regret anything. At the time, Mozart was an "old man" in his thirties, and he got his income mostly from concerts and not from his new books. The Piano Concerto 23 consists of three movements: the allegro, the adagio and the allegro esai in the form of a rondo. The first movement, the "legro", is written in the traditional sonata format. At first the orchestra enters and then gives way to the piano. The key or ladder of the big mi or ei major has a calming effect in the hands of Mozart, and this is evident from the wonderful poeticity evoked by the beginning of the movement. The second movement, the Adagio, has become a special place in Mozart's body of work. This is almost the only piece he wrote in the small fa, and it is of a meditative mood, and the expressive nature of the wind instruments and the interaction between the orchestra and the pianist reminds more of the simplicity of room music than the grandeur of an orchestral concerto. Best regards to those with good taste

[@Trazom488]

Thank you, good sir.

[@jakubvanecek8595]

I find absolutely no words to describe this piano concerto. It is beyond any word description.

[@後藤文子-k7p]

I agree with you!

[@Bulbophile]

true, even for Mozart... it's one that isn't all fun and alberti-bass games

[@TA152H01]

Sublime would be about the closest.

[@stuartlumpreiks665]

NIce

[@mozart8563]

The second movement I feel is rather unusual for the extent of its harmonic richness and color! For example, right in the opening theme, Mozart inserts a deceptive cadence to A minor (the parallel minor of the relative major) and inserts a Neapolitan Sixth (G-Major First-Inversion), both of which immediately catch the eye with stunning unexpected beauty!

[@jackfkntwist7716]

Whenever she is playing I seem to hear more notes than any other pianist !

[@LawrenceJacinto]

That's because she's very clear :) I personally think she's the best when it comes to Mozart.

[@de31.8]

Lawrence Jacinto Well said.

[@MusikPiratCH]

Disagree, especially in the second movement (IMHO the most beatiful and sad movement in any piano concerto ever witten) Artur Rubinstein is outstanding. Nobody comes even close to his recording - not even Mitsuko Uchida! :D

[@stuartlumpreiks665]

NIce

[@mackychua7599]

Mitsuko Uchida shines on Mozart

[@TheFarmakoglwssa]

I couldn't agree with you more, she so much does!

[@oldronald6560]

Dame Mitsuko is the best! I love her interpretation of this concerto. It’s sad that some music hater inserted an ad 1 minute before the end of the first movement.

[@jsegesta]

We like Mitsuko Uchida playing Mozart. She is our #1 player for Mozart!

[@facundohernandez909]

Qué alegría, Dios mío. Qué profunda alegría que trasmite. Es increíble realmente. El gran arte, o al menos el gran arte occidental, fue siempre trágico. Mozart rebasa esa limitación tantas veces como si nada que hasta hace que parezca fácil crear algo así. Qué pedazo de milagro que haya nacido alguien así y que podamos escucharlo casi tres siglos después en el otro lado del mundo.

[@victoriasun17]

Absolutely amazing playing! Good job! So perfect!

[@mahbtiu]

Legit the most beautiful Mov. 2 in all the classical repertoire!

[@heewookpark]

I love her playing! Such beautiful sounds!

[@illilillli1803]

2악장 듣는데 무릎꿇고 들어야 할 느낌... 이런 음악 듣게 해주셔서 정말 감사합니다

[@Damukra]

Its so amazing, full of all music, such a joyfull spirit.

[@MS-ev8du]

内田光子さんのピアノは、その名の通り、内向きに恥ずかしそうなタッチが光っています。旋律の転がるような音の流れがとても奇麗。

[@MegaLensman]

Beautiful piece of Mozart from the golden days in Wienna an very happy man with his mind full of love faith and hope just about the time before the premiere of his wonderful opera "The marriage of Figaro"1786 .

[@ThatOtherRaccoon]

He wrote this after the death of his sister. Not many people know it, but it's actually not meant to be a happy piece. He wrote it in a major scale nonetheless. It's a beautiful piece.

[@micha3756]

Ich habe mich nie recht für Mozart begeistern können. Aber diese klare Tonführung ist großartig!!

[@adam4757]

The adagio is tear-inducing ;'(

[@222mozart]

this performance is a very very good one.

[@MsTommy38]

Clamorosa interpretazione del "23", davvero una versione assolutamente trascendentale, vivissimi complimenti alla sig.ra Uchida .

[@barrynicolle1821]

O n another Uchida performance I wrote that I loved number 23 the most, and remarked that was probably because I first heard the great. Annie Fischer recording,, this is so much alike that I now have two favourite performances.

[@leetor1240]

How does the Adagio present such a sadness and grandness at the same time?

[@miyumi7531]

The coda of 2nd mvt is so beautiful

[@lilMissF0F0]

I wanted to look up the piano 20 but accidentally i thought it was 23 and found out about this one and im soooo glad i did

[@raffaellamariani4416]

Che bella interpretazione, raffinatissima!

[@reydecopas6309]

Magistral Mitsuko, on a par with Rubinstein or Horowitz, if not better, the adagio is out of this world...

[@georgegordon9548]

Adagio воспринимается как некая абсолютная, безусловная ценность, выходящая даже за рамки музыки, как некий бриллиант духа (можно бесконечно упражняться в подобных славословиях). По сравнению с ним следующая часть уже звучит как обычная, рядовая музыкальная пьеса. Adagio is perceived as a kind of absolute, unconditional value, going even beyond the bounds of music, as a kind of a diamond of spirit (you can endlessly practice such praises). Compared with him, the next part already sounds like a regular, ordinary musical piece.

[@Ken-fw9dh]

Change one note and there would be diminishment, remove one phrase and the structure would fall.

[@peterrobin9872]

I don't think so. Mozart could have wrote this in so many ways, all with variations which, too, would've been stunning. I put many variations in my stuff. Many would call them mistakes . . . :(

[@tahiragibson6407]

People repeat this cliche about many pieces. Of course it isn’t true, but it sounds good.

[@serranaomi]

Un segon temps dels més inspirats de Mozart. SUBLIM....

[@ravetapa]

Very relaxing and healing!

[@misha2663]

8:10 was sensational so good

[@peterszigeti7476]

I think this better than the same concerto from Horowithz. That one somehow seems to me too quik and too noise, but maybe I'm wrong. After all may be this is a better, more modern recording. I like Mr. Horowitz very much - ofcourse!, so don't scorn me harshly.

[@musikundlyrik9364]

+Roby Keller Not to worry: we won’t scorn you! In my view, Horowitz’s performance with Carlo Maria Giulini, despite its idiosyncrasies, is brighter and livelier in the two outer movements and truly sublime in the second, where the tempo is perfect - and not exaggeratedly slow, as is the case in many performances. I personally prefer it to Uchida’s recording, which is very strong one none the less. Performers - and the French pianist Hélène Grimaud is a striking case in point - tend to pour extra pathos into a movement that is already quite moving. Generally speaking, the most memorable performances of works by Mozart are those that do not treat him with excessive delicateness - as though he were a fragile China doll. Alfred Brendel has written about the misguided temptation to do so.

[@Bulbophile]

do not agree@Lyrik -- apart from parts of mvtII by horowitz, it is tarnished by his perception of what his blood thirsty audience always, and only ever wanted from him... great fingerwork. Uchida's performance is better on all levels.

[@psalmtone2008]

No I think you have a point, but I see it as two lenses on the same object. Each has a different vision.

[@danielperkins3905]

I think the orchestra in this recording sounds better but I like the way horowitz plays it better. it's not about the fingerwork its about his touch

[@phbarnes]

ALWAYS interesting. Every note is musical.

[@peterrobin9872]

Been looking for this for a long time. Wonderful, as are his other concertos 22/23. But I'll never be able to play this . . . might not stop me tryin' ha ha

[@kwastormayt]

Mozart is inexplicable.

[@sergioblasgonzalezreyes3732]

Mitzuco grande icono de Mozart

[@josevarnas5506]

I like it, so much.-

[@therapsids]

Finally I find the recording used in Petit Mort.

[@Ferb2011]

4:42 magic

[@georgeblackburn7592]

Love it

[@abar2486]

Compare this one to my playing= comparing a half-dead cat to a snow leopard. Just so good! Maybe I can reach a semi-close level once I actually get cracking on this concerto!

[@mothbyte98]

The first candenza tickled my fancy.

[@lunchmind]

Wait wait. should not that string section near the end of the second movement be rendered pizzicato?

[@herbertlocksley1016]

I believe this concerto is a reminiscence of his time in Paris. Regarding the adagio introduction (which should be played as slowly as bearable) Mozart never let his own tears fall on the keyboard, but the orchestra tears your heart out. Herbert Locksley, M.D.

[@jefolson6989]

23:05

[@SeanNessman]

I watched The New World and I mistake the second movement was one of Bach's 48, at least until the orchestral part

[@massimodellagata1982]

I agree.

[@gilardlerner583]

she is agreat pianist

[@gerhardheins]

Excellent. But listen to Daniil Trifonov and the Israel Camerata. That takes it up a notch in my view / ear,

[@caohong2]

I think daniil stinks the girl is better

[@tonysunxdsun]

Hmm, jealous aren't you? Either that or your complaining of facial problems. Well, to me not a problem, hardly bothered. Plus, beautiful details in his . This performance was only a pretty good.

[@jazzporridge1506]

+Gerhard Heins Superb recommendation. Thank you. What a generous piece of music this is.

[@Carlito_El_Gooner]

Very subjective and prejudicial point of view on your part. Madame Uchida's interpretation is the best.

[@ГерманУстинов-з1х]

Life!!!

[@ilirllukaci5345]

The first cycle I ever heard.

[@hugot88]

how do you play all Mozart so well? its all the concertos and how do you memorize them? its so muuuuuuuuuuuch.Once i played just 1 concerto and i coudnt memorize it and played horribly terrible. You're so amaaaaaaaaaazing!

[@severinacappelletti8364]

Caro Spencer, complimenti per la tua bravura: sapere a memoria anche un solo concerto deve essere difficilissimo... Io, purtroppo, non so suonare, ma anche adesso che ho 79 anni rimpiango di di non aver potuto studiare. Un caro saluto da Brescia Italia 🥰 💕🌈

[@tzu-weijackhuang6217]

Beyond description!!

[@DavidClay1206]

Cellists are not welcomed here!!

[@DavidClay1206]

jk, luv you

[@tzu-weijackhuang6217]

葛柏緯, Po-Wei Ger Hahaha, I got caught😂😂

[@EiriniInglezi]

I love you, Jason!!!

[@EiriniInglezi]

My boyfriend loves classical music, so I hope he finds my comments somewhere around here!

[@aRegularIdiot]

sweet

[@brianmatthew7657]

anyone know whose cadenza this is? is it hers?

[@wanghongwhwanghongwh2104]

+john smith I think it is Mozart's original. I was looking at the sheet music.

[@RussellKeatsRivas]

She's playing Mozart's cadenza. Here's the link for the cadenza for this concerto and others: imslp.org/wiki/36_Cadenzas,_K.624/626a_(Mozart,_Wolfgang_Amadeus)

[@RussellKeatsRivas]

Just look up K. 624 on Google and it should pull up.

[@M77BOOTS]

in love

[@JW-ue1xg]

Is it the Beethoven Cadenza?

[@Truth5eeker33]

Best part at 12:51

[@INBARIO]

Number 20 k466 is the best for me

[@Bulbophile]

sadly, most comments here sound like yt employees trying to illicit responses, via a video paid-boost... arggghhhh such nonsense, and yet the sound recording is good and doesn't actually need the help

[@bebaek7216]

20:35

[@Bulbophile]

get a life with these fakebook hearts pffff there's another half an hour to love LOVE

[@jessicalove9225]

I change now I love you forever

[@ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣΞΥΔΗΣ-π5λ]

Τι να πείς κανείς γι αυτό το κοττσέρτο,ειδικά το β'μέρος adajio.Pandais;ia.Καταπληκτική σε Mozart kai η Uchida.

[@gusbakker]

where's heaven? Oh ok, it's here

[@vasiliyknyshev2569]

эхто нет не 488

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

The best Mozart piano concerto 23 players 1.Horowitz 2.Radu Lupu 3.Anatoly Vedernikov 4.Ashkenazy 5.Grigory Sokolov 6.Rubinstein 7.Solomon Cutner 8.Maurizio Pollini 9.F.Gulda

[@Carlito_El_Gooner]

All of them cannot touch Madame Uchida when it comes to Mozart.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

@@Carlito_El_Gooner Uchida 10th place prize in The Queen Elizabeth piano competition in 1968! Uchida The Boring stiff machine player Ever! Uchida The most over-rated pianist Ever! The Best Mozart piano concerto 23 Solomon Cutner Vladimir Horowitz Radu Lupu Vladimir Ashkenazy Grigory Sokolov Maurizio Pollini Murray Perahia The TRUTH

[@derrickjackson5808]

Seem like we may have a slight Hater. Uchida is Brilliant. 👏🏼

[@222mozart]

for d2d4e6: excuse, but Mariya Yudina was the bestest.

[@marcocito]

Les goûts ne se discutent pas!

[@ngpiano72]

hmm... she was the fastest*** However, I'm not sure there is a "best". She played it beautifully!!

[@massimodellagata1982]

Pollini is a great player but is out of Mozart soul.

[@lunchmind]

Jesus C hrist,a fucking ad for "cage fighting " right in the middle of the cadenza. And I thoroughly resent seeing"video will play after ad" . IS nothing sacred to the ad industry or whoever placed the ad there? No, I cannot purchase ad block. it's not my computer.

[@freeqwerqwer]

She is good in the slow movement but not in the fast movements.

[@LawrenceJacinto]

Fred MyOpinion I personally think she does justice to all movements. She's the only pianist I will listen to for Mozart. I don't think anyone else comes close.

[@LawrenceJacinto]

Fred MyOpinion I personally think she does justice to all movements. She's the only pianist I will listen to for Mozart. I don't think anyone else comes close.

[@trentikaa]

+Fred MyOpinion This is how you play Mozart :))

[@terrencejayatilaka7416]

Take a listen to Perahia. He reaches the soul of Mozart. Oh no doubt. she's good. I've always loved Uchida's interpretation of Mozart and Beethoven. Dr Terrence Jayatilaka

[@MiroslavTaranik]

нормально лабает , ничего выдающегося . ну , так , нормально . середнячек .