Sokolov in Madrid 1998

Grigory Sokolov in Madrid, March 31st 1998
Program:
Rameau - Suite in G
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 16, Op. 31 no. 1
Brahms - Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 1
Encores:
Brahms: Intermezzo Op. 117 no. 2
Chopin: Nocturne C sharp minor
Debussy: Canope (from preludes book 2)

[@genis_piano]

Sokolov, the king of ornaments

[@thomasmalone8216]

Probably the only pianist that I can listen to all day and never get tired. Beautiful tone, never rushed. A great poet of the piano.

[@ariellehatch411]

Amen.

[@andrewmarr8650]

Amen x2

[@valentinvanderkelen6051]

Heureusement que quelqu’un ai enregistré ce concert extraordinaire sur cassette et nous le donne gratuitement sur KZbin. Quelle joie bien que des parties soient perdues à jamais.

[@excelsior999]

The next time that the question comes among you and your sophisticated friends as to who is the greatest pianist performing today, simply reply, "Why, the answer to that question is simple. There is Grigory Sokolov and then there is Everyone Else."

[@lsp5359]

this man is a genius.

[@gerardocoluccini1751]

Grigory Sokolov is one of the greatest pianists in the world, a worthy representative of the incomparable Russian piano school. He still studies the piano for ten / twelve hours a day, and has dedicated his entire life to music. He deserves our applause and admiration. Thank you, Grigory. ❤

[@user-yg5qd8lz7q]

Он заслуживает гораздо большего. Он отдаёт нам все через свое мастерство. Открывает нам свою душу, поэтому его музыка забирает нас в плен... Мы же можем отдать МАЭСТРО нашу любовь и молить БОГА, чтобы благословил его.

[@syourke3]

A unique musical genius.

[@zamirisrael]

Rameau - Suite in G 0.00 Beethoven: 30:05 Brahms Piano sonata: 58:25 Brahms: Intermezzo Op. 117 no. 2 1:30:30 Chopin: Nocturne C sharp minor 1:38:02 Debussy: Canope (from preludes book 2) 1:44:05

[@svenh1921]

Israel Zamir Many thanks!

[@pillarst1630]

Rameau - Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin, Suite in G, RCT 6 1:49 Les Tricotets 1:49 L'Indifférente 3:33 Menuet I 6:12 Menuet II 7:52 La Poule 9:50 Les Triolets 13:58 Les Sauvages 18:18 L'Enharmonique 20:20 L'Egyptienne 26:34 Beethoven - Piano Sonata No 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No.1 30:07 Allegro vivace 30:07 Adagio graciozo 36:00 Rondo: Allegretto 49:52 Brahms - Piano Sonata No 1 in C Major, Op. 1 58:29 Allegro 58:29 Andante 1:11:36 Scherzo: Allegro molto e con fuoco 1:16:17 Finale: Allegro con fuoco 1:21:52 Brahms - 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117 No 2 1:30:34 Chopin - Nocturne No 20 in C sharp minor, Op. posth. 1:38:04 Debussy - Preludes: Book II, Canope: Très calme et doucement triste 1:44:10

[@milaberenchein2697]

So nice of you Israel! Thanks!

[@evanofelipe]

@@pillarst1630 Thank you Pillarst

[@prometheusrex1]

Many thanks

[@ugo957]

18:25 Маэстро, Вы настолько проникаете в стиль и содержание исполняемого произведения и дарит слушателю огромное удовольствие. Спасибо Вам. Вы лучший из лучших. Снимаю шляпу перед советской Ленинградской пианистической школой, взрастившей такого гения, как Вы маэстро Соколов.Вы апостол музыки в области пианизма!

[@miraberlyavsky6350]

😊

[@user-yg5qd8lz7q]

Присоединяюсь!!!

[@fukutomemasayuki7164]

今のピアニストにはない凄さとカリスマ性を有するピアニストですよね。緊張感、フレーズの大きさ、圧倒的な音量、響き、今のピアニストだけでなく私の知る限りのピアニストでソコロフ以上の圧倒的凄さを持つピアニストは知らない 彼がチャイコン優勝して来日した演奏会が素晴らしいすぎて その後のチャイコン優勝者のガブリロフなどと比べても響きが全く詰まらない凄いピアニストです。もし後1人ロシアのピアニストを挙げるとエミールギレリス です。

[@user-jc4kh1ts7k]

Чудове бездоганне виконання Рамо. Таке почуєш дуже дуже рідко. І все інше вражає великою культурою, стилем. Браво!

[@piotrgrzeszczuk3361]

9:50 What a baroque feeling... He is insane to play this perfectly...

[@helgajensma5125]

Sokolov really loves his instrument and the composition he is interpreting. He shows us every single detail in a piece with such an immense range of colours. Beyond description. A poet, a colorist, a magician.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Come on Helga!! Sokolov a Piet? The Magic Pianist!? The Truth is Grigory Sokolov=THE GIANT OF THE PIANO!!! THE TITAN OF THE PIANO!! Grigory Sokolov his rhythmic vital beat!! Unbeatable vitalness!! Grigory Sokolov his Chopin piano concerto no 2!! Brahms piano concerto no 2!! Mozart piano concerto no 24!! Saint-Saens piano concerto no 2!! AFTER GRIGORY SOKOLOV PLAYED THESE CONCERTOS THEN ALL THE OTHERS PIANISTS ARE REALLY ONLY THE DUST ZEROS!!!! Sokolov Versus All The Others Pianists 100-0!!!!

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Sokolov a poet??

[@pianoman551000]

He's everything that so many young concert artists will never achieve: the art of performance at the piano forte.

[@coolmuso6108]

Sokolov - the only pianist who can play Rameau on the piano and still make it sound so convincing. Amazing amazing amazing! I'm in awe...

[@aurelienparent-koenig4125]

Along with Alexandre Tharaud.. :)

[@neilford99]

Oh you have to listen to Marcelle Meyer. She was phenomenal. I wonder if GS knows her records. I'd like to think he does.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Grigory Sokolov is THE TITAN OF THE PIANO! THE GIANT OF THE PIANO! Grigory Sokolov his Chopin piano concerto no 2! Brahms piano concerto no 2! Mozart piano concerto no 24! Saint-Saens piano concerto no 2! After Grigory Sokolov played These concertos then All The others pianists Are really only The DUST ZEROS!!!

[@reinulf656]

There is no "the only pianist who can do whatever". All of these statements are unnecessary. If he is great at it say it without this stuff... And he is great

[@carlaparmeggiani1374]

​@Aurélien Parent-Koenig 😊.

[@bernhardmeier-limberg5053]

Besser kann man nicht die Stimme des Klaviers sprechen lassen! Unglaublich und tief beeindruckend. Man hört die bekannten Stücke , als wenn man sie noch nie vorher gehört hat. Gott sei Dank für dieses Genschenk!

[@irenenaselli2429]

Notable y personalisima version de la sonata N 16 de Beethoven. Magistral Sokolov en obras de epocas y estilos contrastantes ( Rameau - Beethoven,Brahms) en los que puede imaginarse un hilo conductor. Maravilloso trabajo tecnico e interpretativo de un musico genial. Y hablando de sus encores, su Nocturno de Chopin es eso SU nocturno. Una maravilla.

[@megumiogawa8445]

ずっと、永遠に聴き続けても、絶対飽きない、技術の圧倒さと情熱が、神。なんとか、映像ではないこの方の生演奏を聞けたらと、切に願います。

[@lockjiang]

Sokolov's trill in baroque music is always a pleasure to hear, only he produces trills at that high speed with such clarity and attack and evenness, no pianists that I heard of are capable of that kind of crispy trills that he produces, and I'm sure he's aware of his uniquness in this part probably because he's put a lot of efforts in achieving that kind of pureness in tone and artistry

[@BrianPaick]

I recommend you check out the E Minor Partita (Bach) that Sokolov performed in Paris, I think... the toccata and gigue have trills that are laser-guided!

[@metteholm4833]

His hands are completely free -not one static tension!

[@AlexPashkov]

Have you heard Michelangeli's trills?

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

ABM THE CYBORG HUMAN MACHINE KING ROBOT PIANIST EVER! Grigory Sokolov is THE TITAN OF THE PIANO! THE GIANT OF THE PIANO! ABM played The second-rated concertos like Mozart piano concerto no 15! Haydn concerto G major Liszt piano concerto no 1! ABM never played The Best piano concertos like Mozart 24 Brahms 1-2 Chopin 1-2 Prokoviev 1-3 Rachmaninov 1-3 Saint-Saens piano concerto no 2! JS Bach Piano Concerto no 1 ( Harpsichord concerto 1052).SO THE CYBORG HUMAN MACHINE KING ROBOT PIANIST EVER ABM i am going to bash distroy Grieg concerto With brutal accent after brutal accent after brutal accent! Grigory Sokolov his Chopin piano concerto no 2! Brahms piano concerto no 2! Mozart piano concerto no 24! Saint-Saens piano concerto no 2! After Grigory Sokolov played These concertos then All The others pianists Are really only The DUST ZEROS!!

[@user-le8bg9dn9l]

@@AlexPashkov Да, в Концерте Равеля, это чудо!

[@francescopaolospedito9653]

Grigory Sokolov non è solo il più grande pianista vivente ma si pone al livello dei maggiori di sempre (horowitz, yudina, richter, gould ...). Assistere ad un suo concerto è un'esperienza unica ed assolutamente coinvolgente ed entusiasmente. Per quanto il brano da lui interpretato possa essere noto, ogni nota della sua interpretazione è una sorpresa. Sublime.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Grigory Sokolov=THE GIANT OF THE PIANO!! THE TITAN OF THE PIANO!! Sokolov Versus All The Others Pianists 100-0!!!!

[@larisaciupina8898]

такая богатая и глубокая палитра чувств выражена в музыке разных времен .гений!!!

[@justinandmaxgames5472]

Holy mackerel! I am speechless.

[@aliciabermudez3809]

No sabía del Rameau. Si a Sokolov " extraordinario en color y matices" 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💪💪👏🌹

[@kennethng323]

Incomparable. The Beethoven sounds like a fantasy at times. Amazing.

[@Bernarchitecte]

jamais je n'avais entendu Beethoven avec cette intensité merci

[@nic5833]

This is another level of pianist, the best of the best!

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Grigory Sokolov=THE GIANT OF THE PIANO!! THE TITAN OF THE PIANO!! Sokolov Versus All The Others Pianists 100-0!!!!

[@ursulakutter7152]

Yes He is amazing,the very best pianist. I can listen the whole day.

[@dianadiubenko1188]

уникальный исполнитель! всё, что играет- гениально и просто! или - просто гениально))

[@FFChopin1810]

Sokolov's sounds and silences in Brahms are just pure magic (starts at 1h30m30s)

[@PashaGadar]

Его музыка прослушеная вечером потом звучит в ушах на утро и в течение дня. Ни с кем такого эффекта не было. Даже с любимыми Горовицем и Софроницким.

[@blackandwhiterag1117]

The Rameau is sublime. Parnassus.

[@MrSarMax]

Каждая нота на своём месте, каждый интервал выверен, отработан и сыгран идеально. Идеальное исполнение. Просто наслаждение.

[@romanroman8787]

Прекрасно

[@shoghikable]

He is a really Master of Piano !!

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Grigory Sokolov=THE TITAN OF THE PIANO! THE GIANT OF THE PIANO! Artur Rubinstein=THE GOD! Emil Gilels=THE KING! Who is The greatest? The GOD? The KING? The TITAN? The GIANT?

[@evgenylauck4893]

Непостижимое мастерство!!!

[@benjamincuevaseninde]

-- Sokolov atteint des sommets de musicalités diverses et variées. 18:12 une merveille d'interprétation. --

[@user-rz2de5rw3l]

Спасибо, спасибо и ещё раз спасибо маэстро за ваше искусство. Какой прекрасный доверительный разговор со своим слушателем. Сколько здесь истинной любви, счастья, радости. Какие глубокие мысли. За всем этим стоит личность выдающегося МУЗЫКАНТА.

[@yves921]

Jamais entendu Rameau comme çà, avec tant de grâce et de poésie ! Impressionnant... Un grand merci pour cette vidéo !

[@GraffitiPhysical]

So much emotion. Yet delivered with the utmost control. The finest I've heard.

[@aleverkuhn]

I could see it live! It was the first time I listened to Sokolov: since then he is, no doubt, my favorite player.

[@tatianaAnkvi]

Волшебный Григорий Соколов. Наслаждение слушать эту прекрасную музыку 😍

[@ricardoarguello2486]

The king of the piano! Nobody comes near. Only Argerich , the Queen

[@MrInterestingthings]

As soon as he touches the instrument the mechanism is already in pristine condition ! There is no need to warm up it seems for this man and the artistry and musicianship go beyond our clumsy ears . Sokolov has always had it . So glad he is getting the attention he deserves now . I discovered a record of his in the 90's his Hammerklavier had never heard of him and was sheer colossal playing !

[@tatjanaheidt2588]

Брависсимо Маэстро!!! Его интимный разговор с инструментом просто непостижимое;недосягаемое мастерство!!! Вспоминаю концерт в Баден-Бадене!!!! Любимый и самый дорогой мастер,добро пожаловать к нам снова!!!

[@clistenescabral4872]

Sokolov, você ganhou um fã aqui na cidade de João Pessoa, estado da Paraíba, Brasil. Impressionante as suas interpretações! A sua entrega é incrível. Terei você como referência em todos os aspectos pianisticos. Obrigado por você nos proporcionar tanta beleza e compromisso para com o ouvinte. Tiro o meu chapéu pra você. Vida longa!!

[@MrLextune]

Thank you so much for sharing this amazing video! Everything Sokolov touches turns to gold.

[@natalyamark]

Genius…..

[@jsphotos]

1:30:30 Brahms: Intermezzo Op. 117 no. 2 1:38:02 Chopin: Nocturne C sharp minor

[@Zakenkompas]

once a musician said "es gibt Musik die schoener ist als mann sie spielen kann" (some music is more beautiful then someone ever can play) and I believed it untill I heard Sokolov play the second part (and the end of the first part!) of this Brahms sonata. This is of an unbelievable beauty.

[@johnwayne8212]

What a concert!

[@user-yg5qd8lz7q]

Что тут скажешь? Гений, подаренный нам Богом!.. ❤

[@dom.g.]

Quelle grandiose maestria !

[@michaelminkovich9703]

It is not possible to listen to the Rameau and not realize that this is the greatest pianist in recorded history.

[@lsbrother]

+Michael Minkovich Logically you would have had to listen to ALL the others to come to that conclusion!

[@MrIbgrant]

+lsbrother Agreed. A rash claim, indeed - even though I am a great fan of this man!

[@martintoogood1444]

Absolutely agree. In fact I would say the same listening to anything that he plays. He seems to carry almost the entire keyboard literature in his head. By whatever criteria you use to define greatness, Sokolov qualifies with ease. Technical accomplishment, creative and innovative genius, power, passion, precision, stylistic knowledge and appreciation , artistry, the memory equivalent of several main frame computers, a profound knowledge and understanding of the instrument itself, which sees him working with a piano technician for hours before each concert to ensure the piano is voiced and tuned to the temperament most suitable for the hall and programme, bearing in mind of course that the acoustics of the hall will be dramatically different when full of people, an ability to communicate with which ever audience is present. All these different skills and attributes, Sokolov has in spades, and the rest. I have been fortunate to hear many of the greats live - Horowitz, Richter, Rubinstein, too many really to name individually. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music myself in piano, a pupil of the legendary English piano professor, Gordon Green, with over half a century of playing and listening, it is my personal opinion (and it is only a subjective opinion ) that Sokolov is entitled to sit at the head of the top table of piano gods. Someone needs to create a word that surpasses genius to describe Grigory Sokolov.

[@MegaPianogenius]

@@martintoogood1444 read the first paragraph and got bored with the superlatives . Your subjectivity is obvious but where music is concerned it's an error. Hamelin is just as good with different era. So bollocks to you son

[@martintoogood1444]

Music is totally subjective! So no error there! The error is yours! BTW, I am not your son and the use of expletives just shows how linguistically challenged you are. Just another internet troll.

[@choladesantiago3009]

Espectacular pianista !!! Toque Profundo, sonido redondo , con una sensibilidad que transmite como nadie. Escucharle en directo te llega al corazón!!!

[@orcunguneser8923]

thank you uploader, thanks a lot

[@fukutomemasayuki7164]

迫力、ロマンチシズム、何もかも最高のピアニスト。ソコロフを中学の時に聴いてピアノを本格的に弾きたくなった。 絶対に音が詰まらない、凹まない。来日した時日本のクソ評論家はボロクソに書いていて（何聞いとるんじゃ！）と思っていた。空かした表現や流した表現はまず無いし、fはもちろんpも全てが情熱的に歌っている。一瞬たりとも緊張感が抜ける事は無いシビれるピアニストだ。

[@michelberges6267]

Merci, pour cette vidéo inoubliable… Cinq compositeurs, cinq univers (de Fragonard à Monet…), un immense pianiste, un seul romantisme ciselé, comme s'il s'agissait d'un musicien unique, grâce à l'interprète.

[@masaimanic4836]

from 49.52...the entire movement, just sublime

[@alexandermiles2890]

What divine beauty - just listening it prolonged my miserable life for a decade!

[@ms.carlson3904]

A true artist that draws you into the sublime of the artists he communes with.

[@mvaurelio]

I've always thought that Sokolov's interpretation of the 16teenth Beethoven sonata is the truest one among all those I listened to. and this live concert confirms my opinion. thank you sokolov!

[@julioperezleiva2600]

Evidentemente, estamos ante uno de los màs grandes pianistas!

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Artur Rubinstein=THE GOD! Emil Gilels=THE KING! Grigory Sokolov=THE TITAN OF THE PIANO! THE GIANT OF THE PIANO! Who is The greatest? The God? The King? The Titan? The Giant?

[@wuyipiano]

Best Beethoven Interpreter ever for me.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Grigory Sokolov=THE GIANT OF THE PIANO!! THE TITAN OF THE PIANO!!; But Wilhelm Kempff and Emil Gilels pretty Amazing Beethoven piano Sonatas players!! Wilhelm Kempff The most beautiful piano sound Ever!! Emil Gilels The most colorful piano sound Ever!!!

[@willy3sr]

che varietà timbrica! impressionante

[@violinhunter2]

Sokolov is a most serious artist - like Heifetz, Kleiber, and Horowitz. Les Sauvages is at 18:17 - in case anyone is curious. It's one of my favorite pieces by Rameau. :-)

[@stonefireice6058]

Clybourn was the first receiver of the Grand prize at the International Tchaikovsky competition in 1959, Sokolov was the winner of its third competition in 1966! All Tchaikovsky competitions were presided by world renowned pianist Emil Gilels, who received Rachmaninov’s accolades before he reached age of 22. Gilels was Sokolov’s patron and supporter of his pianistic artistry, the same way as Arthur Rubinstein was to Gilels.

[@thestratford51]

Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 16, Op. 31 no. 1 - starts at around 30:00

[@elwisw]

Wow! stunning!

[@tommeggle4386]

love the Rameau above all.... must get to see him!!!!

[@petermagee4410]

What a gift!

[@glennpennock7487]

brilliant!!!!!

[@silzai1]

Alucinante!!

[@antoinezygfryd]

9' 50"....la passion absolue

[@metteholm4833]

I am so sorry, that I cannot get to hear him at artmuseum, Louisiana in north Zealand, DK this time. Every ticket sold - every seat taken. Very sad.

[@gerard7790]

Superbe !!! ce pianiste dont on ne connaît le talent - ormis les concerts - que grâce à des cds en live uniquement ! La prise de risque authentique semble le motiver en premier... Il est vrai qu'il a le talent à la hauteur !

[@tree_fingers]

he's looked the same for 20 years! :P

[@user-fe3mp6gt1y]

Гений

[@musicnormaerazo9276]

QUELLE SOUPLESSE, UNE MERVEILLEUSE FACON D' ABORDER LA DELICATESSE ET FINESSE DE CETTE MUSIQUE. SES DOIGTS FONT DE CARESSES AUX TOUCHES DU PIANO. FANTASTIQUE!!

[@seongtaek84]

I am not sure if I would like a very first piece had I heard it elsewhere played by somebody else. Me as one usually listening to slower and mellower melodies. But this great pianist makes it sound so unbelievably beautiful even on the fast tempo opening piece. Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful moments!

[@pianistegolfeur]

Jamais entendu jouer du Beethoven pareillement : là, nous avons du vrai Beethoven... c'est si rare !!! Et l'on peut en dire autant pour la version qu'il nous donne de la sonate de Brahms !

[@Diatonic1958]

Astonishing!

[@user-xz5gp9fz7t]

Gracia...

[@ginaqc78]

Great!!!!

[@dragicapetrovic9470]

braviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii my dear Grigory Sokolov ~

[@extanegautham8950]

magique!

[@lorenzogallardo8761]

I WAS THERE!!

[@josefsekon164]

A living art form! Like fine wine, a mature "Wunderkind", a joy to experience!!

[@Trampaz]

Rameau - Suite in G 0.00 Beethoven: 30:05 Brahms Piano sonata: 58:25 Brahms: Intermezzo Op. 117 no. 2 1:30:30 Chopin: Nocturne C sharp minor 1:38:02 Debussy: Canope (from preludes book 2) 1:44:05 Reposting this, thank you OP Israel Zamir

[@drbruce77]

Thank you!

[@j.vonhogen9650]

27:33 - Too bad that audio glitch had to happen during Sokolov's excellent and hugely impressive Rameau interpretation.

[@berlinzerberus]

Another MAESTRO!

[@Artariastein]

Überragend!

[@PMiss-gl8fy]

best living pianist and top 5 ever recorderd

[@user-cb4mn7it3n]

Благодарю!

[@aozkan6893]

Thats the first I m cray with an playing piano. amazing.

[@YYwb]

Jean-Philippe Rameau

[@shirleyybarra2696]

I LOVE THE EMBELLISHMENTS! PLAYED MAGNIFICIENT

[@antonrajo2834]

Questo è il più grande di tutti

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Grigory Sokolov=THE TITAN OF THE PIANO! THE GIANT OF THE PIANO!!

[@xinyu6000]

好喜欢！

[@sergeiloshchinin1480]

Бетховен и Брамс в восторге от него!!Что говорить про нас...

[@delphinnet1]

Sublimement russe ! Subtile et puissante interprétation.

[@petrkutuzov6641]

Всякий сон пропадает, когда слушаю эти мелизмы пальцев соединяющие 1ам со светом дня.

[@EricK-wv3hp]

Such great playing on a well prepared instrument that stayed in tune.

[@MaratNukeev]

Слушаешь и отдыхаешь прекрасное исполнение👍👍👍

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Come on Marat!! Only Beautiful playing??? Grigory Sokolov=THE GIANT OF THE PIANO!! THE TITAN OF THE PIANO!! Grigory Sokolov his Chopin piano concerto no 2!! Brahms piano concerto no 2!! Mozart piano concerto no 24!! Saint-Saens piano concerto no 2!! AFTER GRIGORY SOKOLOV PLAYED THESE CONCERTOS THEN ALL THE OTHERS PIANISTS ARE REALLY ONLY THE DUST ZEROS!!! Sokolov Versus All The Others Pianists 100-0!!!!!

[@vladimirpenner7499]

Выдающийся концерт. Сам себя превзошёл а Бетховена вообще как бальзам живительный по душе размазал.

[@francescodefendi3201]

10:06 Damn! An harpsichord. GS is amazing!