Pianists demonstrate proper conducting technique | PART 1

With gestures like these, who needs conductors?

[@No-pm4ss]

I love classical music. Everything from funny stereotypes to intense passages to insanely beautiful pieces. It really moves me.

[@colinwrubleski7627]

As an orchestral musician with limited tolerance for conductors who engage in choreography to draw attention to themselves, rather than helping the musicians play well together, i find these (unwitting) caricatures of conducting to be absolutely hilarious. I can somewhat excuse Uchida, as at least her gestures, as odd as they are, seem to be in service of the music, but some of the piano-ists look like absolute buffoons. Perhaps that is the image (Friedrich) Gulda in that hat is trying to cultivate, but the "triple axel" Rach 3, what a silly joker...

[@SpencerMusicSchool]

OMG so hysterical. Clever. I'm a concert pianist and this nailed the styles of conducting. Mitsuko was esp funny.

[@needtoknowbasis3499]

Concert pianist has a particular meaning.

[@go1485]

Do more of this, please.. I am literally rolling in laughter now

[@thegreenpianist7683]

gotta love Mitsuko Haha

[@keithfoester7326]

philly cream cheese OMG HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA WEAVE WHERE ART THOU!

[@esejsnake1503]

"cheese nom nom"

[@esejsnake1503]

Keith Foester or "caught me a fish"

[@NoahJohnson1810]

I made it until 2:55

[@Naito9029]

Literally thought that was hj freaks at first

[@Lord_Void_Raven]

Everytime I find one that I like the next one is better.

[@alguiennanimo2135]

my gosh this is PURE GENIUS

[@ryan.engstrom]

Netflix and chill! That one got me. Thanks, I needed the laugh.

[@primusjulianbugar262]

I will show you, don’t worry. Lol k

[@esejsnake1503]

@@bolanddewsnap5698 spoiler alert: he REALLY DID NOT. Poor guy.

[@violucas]

I love how half of them are from the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto

[@Nooticus]

This is one of the funniest videos I have ever seen!

[@SebastianWill]

GULDA is the man!!! 😃😃 But see what beautiful sound he gets out of the orchestra 😎

[@meistermangnesium8847]

This turned out to be dimensions funnier than I expected 😂😂😂

[@ludwigvanbeethoven8793]

heres a little known fact: i put "pixie hands" in my conductors notes. about time someone followed my cues.

[@glenngouldschair390]

I will NOT

[@MashaAlexis]

I LOVE this video!!! One of my conducters had mastered the Sophie’s choice and headbangers ball

[@srothbardt]

Some of these are absurd because you simply can't do Rachmaninov or Beethoven's Emperor without a conductor. The best is Uchida because she's a great pianist and because you don't need a seperate conductor in Mozart piano concertos, though it does help. She's a decent conductor here. Don't forget that she's communicating with the 0rchestra when conducting, NOT with the audience. It's not like Cab Calloway, who was just beating time. Also, I think Gulda (in the Emperor) played the piano part well.

[@bunnydream2087]

Oh my god IM CRYINNGGG THIS IS TOO HILARIOUS

[@cesarleiva2443]

Mitsuko loves the music a what she does.

[@esejsnake1503]

"The coast is clear"

[@theMad_Artist]

Gulda is by far the most hilarious

[@sebastianzaczek]

Everyone overboard

[@esejsnake1503]

@@sebastianzaczek My personal favourite is "Philly cheese nom nom". The last part just killed me. And "Netflix and chill" is just MOOD :-)

[@laurenlofton9039]

YES NO MAYBE SO

[@princelaugh-a-lot5551]

Yeah but Mitusko Uchida gets a great performance as does Barenboim

[@preludio423]

I’m a pianist and I found this the funniest video I’ve seen in a month

[@socalbeeguy8041]

Uchida rocks! Love that woman!

[@glenngouldschair390]

Philly Cream Cheese nomnomnomnom

[@KaisarAnvar]

Rach 3 was very disrespectfully portrayed.

[@Kaoskadosk]

My thought was "If you're going to conduct as well as play the piano, why the *hell* do you pick Rach 3 to do it?"

[@SamiShah2004]

@@Kaoskadosk What's funny is while I was watching the video I was wondering if it were possible to conduct and play something as hard as Rach 3 at the same time.. That was the exact moment this clip came up, answering my question.

[@mikeb6450]

@@tidnid1869 Have you heard Rachmaninoff's recording?

[@kynewang6162]

Absolutely

[@user-hd5ji4vj3v]

Chopin 1 has the flexibility, not rach 3

[@kaleidoscopio5]

My God, I laugh and get angry at the same time. Except Barenboim, no one is a real conductor. Btw, it is just me or Gavrilov is playing worst every year?

[@SpaghettiToaster]

He's going the way of the Pogorelich

[@robertwayne3561]

"how the mighty have fallen" indeed

[@kaleidoscopio5]

You must thank to God that Pogorelich doesn't conduct.....

[@SpaghettiToaster]

Well, he does force conductors to chase after his random tempi.

[@Wkkbooks]

And Barenboim uses nothing but his eyebrows.

[@chichi-ie4bg]

Lol Mitsuko san make my day!! hahahahahahahahaha!

[@glenngouldschair390]

Stranger Things? I did NOT know she was a fan lol.

[@Hk-uw8my]

@@glenngouldschair390 she was trying to call mozart from his grave

[@ishiidayne8345]

I LOST IT IN STRANGER THINGS HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

[@louisnguyen3911]

The music goes well with the gestures as well.

[@Balfour.]

6:00 My favourite one

[@HJ-yg4lc]

Although Gulda's gesture is pretty weird, but his music is excellent I really love the Beethoven 5th piano concerto he performed. But what happened to Mr. Gavrilov??Couldn't believe that's him......

[@kandutery]

Richter advise he have a problem of egomania and narcissism to be a good musician

[@theMad_Artist]

Friedrich Gulda was truly a goddamn legend...

[@theMad_Artist]

Oh dear what is it with these guys butchering Rachmaninoff so badly 😂

[@titustan3893]

the first one, here: 0:12, GOD, those last notes were a mess.

[@8moltovivace8]

I wanna cry 😂😂😂

[@jeanparke9373]

And guess what. He is the winner of 1974 Tchaikovsky competition!!! LMFAO

[@daniellu8282]

I'm picturing Sergei making these gestures and expressions and my brain is exploding.

[@27dimes]

Daniel Lu Sergei was actually apparently very restrained both with the piano and conducting.

[@Skyfan1000]

Thanks for making me laugh so much!!!!

[@LaSopRAWna]

truly hysterical!

[@it3238]

1:09 let's take a moment of laugh❤❤

[@elizabethmaedammann5283]

Daniel Barenboim's spot on

[@DavidJGillCA]

17 pianists have downvoted this video.

[@CaracolTulus]

we want more please. We need more!!!

[@Emg2463]

(2:50) "The coast is clear".....at least he looks like he's having a good time...lol...like he's not taking himself too seriously. He reminds me of Oscar on the "Odd Couple".....backwards hat and all xD

[@dp5832]

4:34 i love Mozart ❤️

[@derycktrahair8108]

A new Olympic event. Like synchronized swimming only faster. The triple axel was brilliant, that would get a 9.5 (his recovery needs some practice).

[@Dwchidwchi]

Absolutely brilliant

[@llVincentRockll]

Thank you so much for this!

[@vincentd.centenophd263]

4:02 Look at the lady's resigned expression. Hahahaha...

[@kyrosbargiotas9918]

Same expression at 1:28

[@frankborder]

haha oh man that's so gold. he may as well be spitting on her and her morale is just gone

[@jimmyalderson1639]

1:35 who is that? The others i get, they're conducting Arachmaninoff or Mozart's 20th, but this guy's conducting a nursery rhyme like it's Beethoven's 10th

[@nezajaz]

Naoumoff. He's brilliant but he does seem crazy as a shithouse rat.

[@mjutteau]

It's a Mozart concerto where's the respect ?

[@johnnytheyoungmaestro]

This is so awesome, I love that everyone has a different style! Also, I think 1:54 was a young Daniel Barenboim, so that was cool to see

[@namn.2466]

Please put the name of these pieces up pls pls

[@WoodymC]

LMAO... Most appropriate move descriptions ever :D

[@kyrosbargiotas9918]

Someone :You are the conductor That dancing man : No I'm the condancetor Someone : The ... who? 1:26

[@Absurdist1968]

I kind of like Uchida. As a cellist, I have issues with Daniel Barenboim, even though he's an outstanding pianist and conductor.

[@andrecastro2609]

Poor Jacqueline 😥

[@shelbylongbottom5865]

I bring to you all the conducting styles of Carter Simmons. You're so amazingly welcome!

[@OctoPlaysPiano]

0:59 Clean

[@klausbaden]

jetzt kapiert hoffentlich jeder, was der Unterschied von einemPianisten und einem richtigen Dirigenten ausmacht.

[@artsongtranspositions]

Danke schön (Trans: "Now, hopefully, everyone will understand the difference between a pianist and a real conductor")

[@esejsnake1503]

hoffentlich...

[@II-V-I]

Ja, ein Pianist kann Klavier spielen 😜

[@theMad_Artist]

What's the concerto young Daniel Barenboim is playing? (the first one) It's beautiful!

[@pdqbachfan]

Mozart 26 & 13

[@shkedov.b]

You genius, thank you!!!

[@mokemohaveer1]

The Fuggedaboutit is my favourite. Notice the guy in the audience who just starts laughing when it's over.

[@NoahJohnson1810]

This is sooooo good

[@damndaniel6319]

When the classic beat drops

[@speedskis777]

Anyone know where that shoulder bounce comparison video is from at 4:27?

[@QueenGlory13]

hahaha! This is the best. :D

[@central9823]

クライヴァーンとグルダのかっこよさは異常

[@victormontielpiano]

I know what you did last summer 😂 best one

[@MANS4ON-Ce137]

Please make more of these!!

[@AbcDef-st6et]

My god this is too good I'm dying

[@dibaldgyfm9933]

Lovely! But the clips are sooo short :)

[@williamknight5061]

1:12 *HULK SMASH*

[@jeikowb]

this is genius

[@nantschev]

Surprised there is no Glenn Gould

[@benjaminmcdonnell2701]

SOMIT2003 his video recordings are very rare due to his shyness and preference for audio recordings

[@lollycopter]

Glenn Gould wasn't a pianist + conductor. He was a pianist + choir.

[@neil7137]

@@lollycopter when he plays, he become a pianist+conductor+choir.

[@jane7eyre]

I am crying of laughter!

[@calvinfranklin5052]

I thought this a serious demonstration. It's entertaining.

[@joshuaslater7858]

love cliburns

[@laurenlofton9039]

I can’t stop laughing at the “Stranger Things” moment.

[@artsongtranspositions]

Shout out to Slipped Disc, thanks: slippedisc.com/2018/01/watch-what-great-pianists-can-teach-great-conductors/

[@cemceliksirt2420]

Wow he did an Axel at the end...

[@RicardoMinoda]

BRAVO!!!

[@maybudha]

Awesome I laughed so hard

[@shoobeshu]

who's the "4th down with 3 seconds to go" pianist at 1:12 ? would like to listen to the full recording ^^

[@minorikushieda7998]

this is so hilarious and true at the same time rip

[@ryangray575]

Who the heck is the pianist at 1:15!

[@user-zf4vw5um4t]

hillarious

[@cesar_8336]

1:50 and 2:36 is the same pianist BTW.

[@VladVexler]

Love it

[@m.a.3322]

Van Cliburn was epic though

[@smikkelbeer6352]

What piece is Barenboim playing from 2:36?

[@artsongtranspositions]

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[@smikkelbeer6352]

Art Song Transpositions Thank you very much

[@em8476]

this is actually amazing hahahaha

[@dk-qx3ev]

Expertly observed.

[@ajachol1]

There are no conductors in the shown examples ?

[@luana7777777]

yes there are: the pianists. :)

[@xbqchm]

Only Barenboim has had formal education as a conductor. He is also the only one who is able to properly conduct the orchestra from the piano. And even he makes mistakes sometimes when conducting from the piano either in the piano part or in the conducting.

[@subplantant]

Woah dude what are you screaming about? You seem to have totally misread xbqchm's comment. You seem to be on a hair trigger. Go and have that beer you named yourself after (but not too many you sound like the type that might try to kill someone)

[@subplantant]

Stop it you're turning me on

[@btat16]

Cold German Beer *grabs popcorn*

[@ThePumpkin506]

The last one really is something.

[@hsezekielpark]

Its more amazing that you found all the matching moves lol

[@allysonlee7968]

does anyone know where I can find the clip of the Prokofiev sonata concerto in c major? 0:58

[@slowbrosrus8163]

just search "van cliburn prokofiev 3" and it should be one of the first results

[@antoniethbennetts4713]

LOVED IT...🤣🤣🤣

[@feralbluee]

this is freakin’ hilarious. :}

[@peteradaniel]

This is hilarious!

[@LaserGryph]

I lost it at Headbanger's Ball.

[@keithfoester7326]

jhsdkfsjgd CAUGHT ME A FISH slndhsnfsvhipefwe MY WIG SNATCHED

[@giovannibattistaboccardo1410]

What concerto is Van Cliburn playing from 00:57?

[@artsongtranspositions]

All of Van Cliburn's clips are Prokofiev's third concerto

[@Emg2463]

I'm more amused by the titles than I am by the ….conductors...?? ...Philly Cream Cheese...nom nom ….Fear and Loathing at the Finnish Disco.…. x-D

[@TheGrouchDnD]

Pianists are a damn menace

[@Chansuit88]

And now watch in double speed

[@rnswann6324]

LMAO!!! Hilarious! Just too funny!

[@HuyHoang-bw8lz]

great video great humour lol