Schubert Fantasy played by Martha Argerich and Eduardo Delgado

[@avuncular300]

My Music Teacher, Mrs Peggy Williams, of Prestatyn in North Wales, and I used to play this. I as a rather poor Secondo, as I recall. We first met at my preparatory school (ugh) where she came in weekly to teach music. After I had negotiated an exit from this school with my parents, I continued to see her regularly and although I did not have the temperament for taking practical examinations, I stayed with her for some time just playing duets and enjoying music. I did however, sit Grade Five theory and passed with 100% (Wow). I went away to work in my twenties and lost touch. Coming home later, I saw that her house seemed to be in some sort of renewal, and upon asking the next door neighbour for information, learned that she had died very recently. I was reduced to tears there and then. So just a tribute to a lovely lady and an accomplished pianist that brought joy and a love of music into my life. Thank you so much, Mrs Williams....

[@marinacaracciolo3161]

C'è tutta la cristallina leggerezza di Mozart, la razionalità stringente di Beethoven, gli echi imponenti della musica barocca... Due grandi pianisti per un capolavoro assoluto!

[@MatGreen90]

What a great video, surprisingly good quality recording for the number of views it has (of yet!). Love this piece. Thanks for sharing!

[@isuliin]

Bello, Sublime es lo mejor de schubert , played for the great pianist ..Thanks ..

[@MrPinsley]

Absolutamente increible la interpretacion, esta es una de las composiciones de schubert que mas me encantan, y esta la mas linda version que he conocido, segun mi oido. Se siente la polifonia mejor aca que en otras, y como me encanta la fluidez romantica que han encontrado (muchas veces esta fantasia puede sonar a tambores, a percusion, aca hay una sensacion de mas libertad). Que gran belleza. Muchisimas gracias por haberla subido! Como es posible que una persona la podra poner el pulgar hacia abajo...?

[@giovanniciafre3139]

¡Que grande e incomprendido fuiste,Franz!

[@rubenfeighelstein9218]

+Giovanni Ciafre por que incomprendido?Creo que en dos ramas emotivas distintas esta a la par de Beethoven, imaginacion sin limites, obras de mentes realmente privilegiadas

[@katejieunseo6398]

fantastic! i wanna play this piece with my teacher as well♡

[@mmbmbmbmb]

anyone feeling the 'need' to criticizes Martha Argerich's performance ... needs, in my opinion ... to rethink their concept of what beauty is ...

[@virtuosiproducoes2591]

The problem is not Argerich, but Delgado! She is very generous and he doesn't practice. In fact, he probably never played this fantasia before.

[@mmbmbmbmb]

Virtuosi BH Now ~ after reading your comment, and after listening once again to this performance: it IS what it IS ... and ... what it WAS at the time. Sometimes a slight imperfectness can also be appealing ... especially when two excellent musicians meet. Rest assured, that Martha Argerich would not have "teamed up" with Delgado, if she did not see him "fit" ... agree? Regards from Canada!

[@albertoricardofoulkes1495]

From heart! Sublime!

[@callmesummeryumi5879]

Martha is my favorite

[@jjsbgm]

Además de la belleza musical, felicitaciones por la excelencia del audio del archivo. Gracias.

[@mabacigalupobacigalupo742]

Genios para el mundo!!!!!!

[@jacquesfoleider290]

Interprétation magnifique, pleine d'émotion !

[@jsoh3181]

So.....beautiful. .....

[@snowcarriagechengcheng-hun3454]

Thanks for uploading!

[@HainanXu]

I don't know how much rehearsal they did before performing...

[@alexandrkoreisha413]

Прекрасная фантазия!

[@catherinejones5438]

Have read all the comments-what makes you all such experts? However, I actually enjoyed this and know how difficult it is to get it together-so thank you both. Cathy Jones

[@MARIAHELENA606]

***** Superlativo !

[@jmjoo4321]

저는 tv드라마에서 알게됐는데,너무 좋아서 자주듣고 있어요..그리고 여자분께서 연주하신게 더 더욱 좋아요~~^^

[@pianolude9915]

😍😍 c'est vraiment beau ! (Oui je sais ce commentaire est nul mais bon...) 🎹🎶🎼🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹

[@vitaguseinova]

Спасибо !

[@internationalnews889]

Es la primera vez que escucho a Martha en esta obra.Delgado deberia haber ido al bajo..me gusto pero no me deslumbro como hace siempre.Creo que la mejor version de esta fantasia es la de Emil Gilels y la hija

[@lionelg.lelievre2306]

tout dépend des cultures et des oreilles de chacun. J'aime cette interprétation.

[@aliburak84]

Je trouve cette interprétation magnifique.

[@presidentma777]

슬프네요. (This song makes me so sad...What is the purpose of the Life?)

[@ernent]

+Jeong Hoon Ma The purpose of life is to be able to listen to such music. Consider yourself lucky and cheer up.

[@presidentma777]

+Ehud Liron Thanks a lot! Have a wonderful day :)

[@animatattvamasi9827]

Jeong Hoon Ma ~This is the manifestation of the tension & beauty inspired by unrequited love. Schubert was the music teacher of Katherine​ Esterhazy. They had a palpable chemistry, but because of her position & royal status they would have been heavily supervised. He composed this Fantasy so they could sit next to one another for the duration of the lesson. Several times their fingers touch and cross.

[@presidentma777]

Anima Tattvamasi Thank you for detailed explanation :)

[@gabuth]

Fantástico

[@samanshahi]

hmmm it`s a shaky performance...lots of pitch and timing issues. But Martha is always a delight !

[@Walter.Freitas]

I agree... Some issues... But Martha is always Martha!

[@SimoneRenzi]

Il problema qui non è Martha. Mi dispiace dirlo ma non siamo all'altezza... L'impressione che ho è che la Argerich sia sempre a correre dietro a Delgado, come corollario l'intera interpretazione manca di respiro. Non sto tenendo conto delle varie stecche e mancati sincronismi, ALCUNI DEI QUALI, in una performance live ci possono stare... Vi invito ad ascoltare: Radu Lupu , Murray Perahia 4 hands Schubert Fantasy F minor Part 1

[@HermanIngram]

English, please.

[@mmbmbmbmb]

I followed your invitation ... and indeed it is a very beautiful rendition ... but, go back there yourself, to find my final comment about my personal opinion, in case you are interested!

[@unsoirdedemibrume]

+Simone Renzi E giusto. E sopratutto per me: Imogen Cooper and Paul Lewis. C'est bien mieux. Désolé, je suis fan de Martha, mais là ce n'est pas assez bon. Good evening

[@karendavis8649]

I agree, nothing compares with the Lupu/Perahia recording.

[@MScJorgePoveda]

Simoni: you have the writgh to give your impression in your own language. If somebody cant understand can use the translator of Google. And your right :usually Argerich run ,but here have to go" lento" .....

[@benoitdelpont3584]

Je trouve l'interprétation assez bonne mais il y a quelques coquilles qui font mal aux oreilles. Dommage

[@Maralegar2009]

+Benoit Delpont Exact , surtout dans les aigus :)

[@munankong9532]

This piece is long and im playing the first voice:)

[@serranaomi]

Realment SUBLIM!

[@jorgealfredogonzalezgonzalez]

Cuatro manos un único sentimiento. Paradójico en Schubert, fuerza y ensueño. Magníficos ambos.

[@inomenomen]

... la camicia di Delgado.... una stiratina...

[@carloslijoicarcano]

+inomenomen la camicia puo essere.....ma le sue mani un miracolo de sensibilita.................... Martha e d´un altro planeta.........

[@renaud-julesdeschenes9903]

Québec le 2 décembre 2015 Martha est obligée de sacrifier sa rythmique pour faire duo... De plus, elle abandonne un certain brio, pour faire duo... Martha est plus performante (seule) elle y perd au duo... Renaud JULES Deschênes

[@TommasoPiccioli]

A prescindere dalle stecche e dalla velocità, sembra quasi che non si conoscano fra di loro, come se fosse la prima volta che la suonano insieme... non mi è piaciuta

[@brunopicaude3092]

Deux très grands pianistes ne font pas forcément la meilleures des interprétations. Ici, cela manque un peu d'élan mais surtout, les deux artistes sont souvent désynchronisés...

[@mattshum1350]

This doesn't hang together very well. They have different playing styles and apparently different conceptions of the piece. Argerich is antsy, ferocious, impatient, direct while Delgado is silvery, patrician. Seems underrehearsed. Argerich was probably sightreading! :-)

[@lsbrother]

"Sightreading" ? that would imply she's never played this before - do you really believe that?!

[@gabrielxing]

The melody is not so well played, especially the first three do-do-do sound like sticked somewhere and disconnected somewhere else. I don't blame it on Martha Argerich because the melody is not played by her. But they not matching each other's tempo, they disconnected most of the time. Maria Joao Pires plays them correctly and is more convincing.

[@sorim1967]

+Jie Xing It is exceedingly well played. it is a live performance not meant to be perfect in technical means. It is artistically exceptional and thas the only thing that matters. You have the ear to pick up technical points but not to appreciate the musicianship involved... Personally when thos music is played I am happy to hear it even if it is played by music school students which is the standard that Schubert would have thought was sufficient to enjoy this.

[@vallou18]

I agree with Jie Xing. It is disconnected. There are better versions out there. And I'm a big fan of Martha. Not one of her best. It happens!

[@cordeliadegraaf7434]

Aparte le altre considerazioni citati qui, il pianoforte è fuori accordatura!

[@frederique5430]

Quel gâchis ! C'est lourd et joué sans nuances ni délicatesse. Dites-moi que ce n'était que la première répétition.

[@belabartok66]

[@EricandSylvannaMeade]

To only say Argerich and Delgado are the finest pianists alive, it is an understatement.

[@fekete-kiss-sandor]

It is surprisingly not good...

[@duopapillons]

non si può sentire....peccato!

[@lanonyme]

Un peu trop lent

[@ameliapataro8322]

duo perfecto! i would like you playing, Saman Shahi......agapantus

[@robertomarcucci9876]

Coppia male assortita! Delgado pesta i tasti...

[@dhkwak4322]

Good but long..

[@Maralegar2009]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1087">18:07</a> :/

[@victortavora8932]

Too fast in my opinion. For me, the best interpretation of this beautifull piece is from Imogen Cooper and Paul Lewis.

[@Maralegar2009]

+Victor Távora too fast , are you serious ? damn slow to me Let's try gilels father/daughter or lupu/perahia for perfection

[@beth9603]

played too slow and it would drag on and bore the audience...

[@gerryr1852]

The tempo is much too slow - there are many superior versions available on KZbin.