N.Medtner Piano concerto No.1. Kostroma Symphony. Alexei Volodin, Cond. - Pavel Gershtein

[@nicholasstojanoff856]

Lofty and imperial one minute then intimately tender then passionate another, it has everything it is a masterpiece that deserves more frequent airing despite its difficulties.

[@OkelloDunkleyDSLRWorkshops]

32:45 This comment is just for me so I can click and listen to the end a hundred times in a row. Has to be in my top 10 piano concerto endings.

[@helgeevju]

This has to be the most complex and (in every sense) difficult of his 3 concertos. I also finds its poignant end uniquely moving and arresting.

[@teodorb.p.composer]

Exactly, but the ending of his 3rd piano concerto is my most favourite of all!!!

[@Paulofibonelli]

Hello. May you list the other nine favoute finales of yours?

[@stranofly]

An underrated pianist's concerto work. Finally, a live performance of Medtner's first piano concerto.

[@HodGabriel]

00:00 - 1 - Allegro 11:31 - 2 - Theme & Variations 24:51 - 3 - Recpitulation 27:04 - 4 - Coda, Allegro molto

[@joshvigranmusic]

Never heard this orchestra or pianist before. Fantastic performance of an incredibly complex and difficult piece!

[@MrStrav81]

I love all three of the concertos. In terms of structure, this one is the most impressive. The textures in Medtner's music are amazing too. Watching someone play it on video shows how well it fits under the hands too.

[@ciararespect4296]

Medtner truly understood the pianistic mechanism

[@yandrak6134]

30:58 that climax is devastating. Right now it's my favourite to listen =)))

[@coqdorysme]

This is my dream concerto, I love it so so much.

[@789armstrong]

An underrated masterpiece that needs to be heard more often. Superb performance too.

[@PeterLunowPL]

what an incredible pianist WOW!

[@ВолЖанин-п1з]

Нет слов,пианист-супер,все супер

[@r.i.p.volodya]

Such a rare thing to hear a Medtner concerto! - In the UK, I don't think anyone plays them! His solo piano works are, I think, gradually being performed and recorded more often. Pianophiles will know how even Horowitz struggled to get Medtner performed in the west.

[@Queeen7q]

But Medtner died in Britain and had there several excellent pupils - e.g. , Edna Iles.

[@mezzo66]

Алексей, браво. С удовольствием послушал Метнера, которого к сожалению не так хорошо знаю.

[@olgazapolska7553]

Замечательное исполнение! Колоссальная энергетика, виртуозная мощь и при этом - удивительная искренность, внутренняя наполненность и свобода. Браво!

[@Dunkez]

woow wonderfull performance from the whole orchestra and espeacially from the Pianist 🙌🏻

[@lucfournier4228]

Le premier mouvement est pétillant comme du Champagne...

[@HodGabriel]

Wow! what a recording! first of all, the video & audio quality are GREAT! second, the playing is full of fire and yet very delicate as well. orchestra is top notch! thank you so much!

[@opsalazar65]

Outstanding performance!!!

[@teodorb.p.composer]

One of the best pieno concertos ever! It has so many astonishing moment full of emotions and stellar climaxes!

[@OliJono]

Oh my parts: 07:00 21:34 25:18 I love Medtner so much!

[@HodGabriel]

At 21:39 - Where one of the most beautiful parts is played by the orchestra, the pianist gives such a smile of excitement and the conductor smiles back at him :)

[@stephanjwilliams]

Also 23:09. And 31:02

[@nickhickson8738]

Diese Aufführung war der Himmel auf Erden.

[@Mr704010400]

Shaping more and more to be one of my TOP 5 favorite pieces ever.

[@x0o0x79]

thanks so much for the great recording! i actually got the opportunity to listen to Volodin live earlier this year, playing the same concerto

[@sbareg]

Lucky you 👍👍👍!

[@ninakons829]

BEAUTIFUL , Thank you

[@ThePianist64]

Спасибо всем за прекрасное исполнение этого сложнейшего сочинения!

[@globalc3849]

WHY don’t other pianists program the Medtner Concertos in their performances? Lovely piece and performance.

[@Mr704010400]

because beethoven mozart beethoven mozart beethoven mozart. people never get sick of this shit.

[@ciararespect4296]

​​@@Mr704010400mind you this is pretty Mish mash rubbish. None of it goes together. A few nice moments. Starts out promising but overall disjointed

[@isaacvandermerwe744]

its HARD hard. This is like 10 times more complicated than Rach 1

[@ClassicalRaritiesChannel]

Спасибо большое!!

[@MusicalSeriesChannel]

Really good performance. Thanks for sharing.

[@vaclavmiller8032]

What a wonderful performance!

[@ВолЖанин-п1з]

когда-то имел честь играть в Костроме,тогда и сейчас...небо и земля,восхищен

[@БорисШалагінов]

Признак того, что Россия возрождается - это такие вот концерты, фестивали, музыкальная публика и отличная звуко- и видео-запись!

[@wcsxwcsx]

This is one that deserves to be in the repertoire. What's not to like?

[@darkone131]

Играйте больше концертов Метнера, Аренского, Балакирева, Рубинштейна.

[@ThePianoFortePlayer]

Great performance

[@jyoteman]

Such an incredible ending...

[@ninakons829]

Congratulations,Thank you

[@danimater7431]

that concertmaster is the most passionate player ive ever seen in an orchestra lmao

[@abiakkk]

Yes he is truly an excellent musician.

[@Verkrekt]

On a Bösendorfer Imperial?!? YES PLEASE

[@SergieRachmaninoff]

Bravo Nikolai, bravo 👏

[@nickhickson8738]

What a muted response to this exciting performance - perhaps it's a Russian thing?

[@НичегоСвятого-с9х]

why muted? People clapping and screaming bravo!

[@НичегоСвятого-с9х]

Ого! Это в Костроме такой Бёзендорфер с доп. басами стоит?

[@abiakkk]

Да

[@Bulbophile]

33:10 stolen motive for the ending (Chopin Prelude, finale - the 3 'cannon shots'). No cadenzas in this concerto? Pianist and Orchestra, finest performers.

[@SaintSaens0]

the 3 main motives from Rachmaninoff piano concerto #2 and 2 motives from C# prelude were stolen from A. Von Henselt. Everyone steals everything from everyone.

[@sbareg]

The last 3 notes with dotted rythm? It sounds way too short and simple to be "stolen" from anyone... What Chopin prelude do you refer to?

[@FreakieFan]

You think a dotted C tonic note at the end of a piece is stolen? How could that POSSIBLY be plagiarism?

[@op-th1yx]

@@sbareg he is talking about the last measures of prelude no 24

[@НичегоСвятого-с9х]

Stupid or something?)

[@Granolax_]

À partir de 25:15 c’est une folie putain

[@stephanjwilliams]

30:25

[@amber40494]

This concerto has everything except kitchen sink! Any weaknesses in your technic will be quite obvious

[@ciararespect4296]

I played it with my school orchestra. It has some nice parts to it but far too disjointed and virtuosity for virtuositys sake.

[@Balfour.]

Second movement is completely ruined by constant coughing

[@isaacvandermerwe744]

try considering the coughs flecks on the yellowed pages of a great book

[@mbrough2799]

There is no point in blaming the war in Ukraine for a shortage of Russian cough sweets, because this was recorded before the invasion..