Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2, op. 100 (D929) / Isabelle Faust, Sol Gabetta, Kristian Bezuidenhout

Franz Schubert (7997 - 1828): Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat Major, op. 100 (D929)
Isabelle Faust, Violin
Sol Gabetta, Cello
Kristian Bezuidenhout, Fortepiano
00:00 Allegro
16:33 Andante con moto
25:18 Scherzo. Allegro moderato - Trio
32:09 Allegro moderato
filmed live at Solsberg Festival 2021
Producer: Johannes Bachmann
Sound: Joël Cormier
© HMF Productions
www.solsberg.ch

[@staffanolofsson8201]

On this Forte Piano we can read: Christoph Kern Fortepiano-Macher Staufen im Breisgau Ich will gern send this Christoph a message, if he is still alive, to tell him what a wonderful Forte Piano he has made, and to tell him that his piano now can be heard all over the world.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Ich möchte gern mit Christoph sprechen, und damit sagen: Das Forte Piano ist fantastish. Is that almost understandable? Som svensk är det svårt att laborera med utländska språk.

[@mysock351C]

It looks like a fairly recent company that started in 1992, so I would hazard to say that the builder probably is still alive, and probably would even build one for your own living room if you so desired to have one commissioned. I'm guessing by the price being only available on request that only well-heeled customers need apply.

[@manueldiskenstein28]

Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta superb. The other performers also played marvellously. In short a very fine rendition of the Schubert s trio.

[@marcmitchel25]

No music ever composed does for my soul what Schubert's does, and here is performed with consummate respect and artistry.

[@MegaCirse]

Comme les premières lueurs d’un soleil bienfaisant, cette musique ouvre les yeux à de nouvelles promesses et à toutes les merveilles de la nature. Evocatrices de pouvoirs au-delà de l'observation, ces pièces tirent les ficelles du cœur, attirent les nostalgies et réveillent les amours, les vies écorchés et la torpeur des veilleurs tourmentés 🤓

[@michelsene9919]

Cet andante con moto est assurément un des sommets de la musique ! Vers le milieu, il y a un passage qui donne des frissons dans le dos !

[@michaels7889]

That's one gorgeous fortepiano, lovely clear sound.

[@bulentbayr7906]

But noble pianist😟 has a servant to turn over the pages 🤔

[@user-jd3yv1zo5t]

I live in Seoul, South Korea. Schubert always transcends time and space. Amazing performance and the recording quality. Really thanks a lot!

[@jadoremoi3287]

이자벨위페르 피아니스트 보고 듣는중이네요 반가워요 한국인!!

[@Sadikispath]

The ever so elegant and sensitive Schubert! Gratitude to the wonderful musicians for this incredible performance

[@laurentdemontgolfier7778]

J'aime la belle complicité des cordes, la délicatesse du touché du pianiste. Un régal !

[@wilbertwils7758]

Making music involves every part of the body. I love watching these musicians being one with the music they play.

[@RoadsterKaren]

Oh my!! I'm :33 seconds into this performance and immediately struck with the beautiful architecture, astounding acoustics and the talent of the musicians already amazing me. I diverge and continue to watch and enjoy.....

[@christianbrodiez5287]

Il faut vraiment que Schubert ait été touché par la grâce pour nous offrir un tel trésor : il est décédé trop jeune !

[@chet146]

..Everything is great - Schubert, the place and the quality of performance, the musicians and the quality of the recording. Thanks a lot!❤

[@davehshs651]

The Andante is one of the most fascinating and beautiful pieces of music ever written.

[@alfredo3440]

Ja das ist es. Yes, that ist true.

[@michaelschutz5817]

Melancholie bis zur Verzweiflung, gestört von "fröhlicher" Ländlermusik, die eher als sarkastischer Galgenhumor erscheint.

[@wuyipiano]

Wow, the tone of this piano is so characteristic 🌟

[@eraclyon]

First time ever I have listen played with fortepiano, excellent interpretation of Schubert masterpiece.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This wonderful performance is comfortable to the ear and to the mind

[@user-ec4hh1jl4i]

Top notch playing. Best sound yet. Congrat to the engineer. All instruments are distinctive and bright, none overwhelming another.

[@patricknowlin7033]

Exactly what I was thinking, fantastic sound engineering; fortepiano is also beautiful and has such as clean sound. Great performance, bravo!

[@staffanolofsson8201]

The Andante con moto at 16:33 is one of the most beautiful movements I ever heard! Three highly qualified musicians play music by a highly qualified composer. What a joy to listen to this!

[@viniciusvasconcellos9683]

Belíssima performance! Porém há de se respeitar o limite entre o sagrado e o profano pois templo católico não é sala de concerto.

[@bulentbayr7906]

Schubert❤ Maestro grandissimo ☝️

[@muratturkay4122]

Great Schubert, great trio! Thank you

[@MrKoontzm]

Usually I have mixed feelings hearing a fortepiano, but this was perfect. This was chamber music at its best. Schubert and the three of you played as one. Congratulations for the technicians who captured the performance. The sound quality is stunning, and the videography allowed us into the chamber, seeing just what we wanted to see, without distracting. I thank you, and I'm sure Schubert is smiling.

[@teepee431]

Quite so. Graphic, thus, granular clarity.

[@editfarkas4503]

This must be a late fortepiano, closer to the sound to a piano but still maintaining the softer timbre of the fortepiano.

[@dabedwards]

Well said! It´s good to acknowledge the artistic contribution of those behind the scenes, who bring as much dedication and love of music as the performers.

[@MelissaAuClair]

Absolutely stunning! Will be listening again and again to this.

[@IvanGreindl]

Admirable interprétation par trois fabuleux artistes. Quelle musicalité, quelle *perfection* !

[@tillmanrussell3080]

Stunningly beautiful music and architecture.

[@jeandambra5000]

J'habite dans le sud de la France et je communie avec vous qui vivez à Séoul . Merci à ces merveilleux musiciens qui font revivre un chef d'oeuvre du divin Schubert

[@atoniylaurett]

A constellation of three excellent musicians! Thank you for sharing. This beautiful piece by Schubert sounded like a light to the soul.

[@danielpincus221]

Now, listen to his 9th Symphony.

[@user-jj4xw1oz3w]

Не оторваться, слушаю и слушаю...Какое счастье познакомиться с настоящими музыкантами !!!-Большое сасибо!

[@SNathalie9]

Тоже очень понравилось исполнение❤😊

[@CanvasCoOfficial]

This exceptional work serves as compelling evidence of Schubert's premature demise. Considering the composition's brilliance at the age of 30, one can only fathom the extraordinary musical achievements he might have accomplished had he been granted a longer lifespan. It is conceivable that he could have even surpassed the legendary stature of Beethoven.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Yes. Schubert at the age of 75 has to look back on a musical journey that has converted the musical scene completely. What comes next is unknown.

[@prabhudhasivanson7110]

Schubert is considered as representing genius in music, I have read. "If genius is defined as one who thinks faster and better than others, then Schubert is one of the greatest geniuses who ever lived". (Note that it is not "one of the greatest musical geniuses", but "one of the greatest geniuses").

[@serafin1719]

He surpasses Beethoven. Beethoven is great, but compared to Schubert he seems to be one of us people from Planet Earth. In my opinion only Bach and Schubert went beyond our nature to create music, that experienced musicians or listeners feel has utter importance and somehow seems divine.

[@prabhudhasivanson7110]

@@serafin1719 And Mozart, according to me, along with Bach and Schubert (whom you have mentioned).

[@user-oq3qv7no8m]

this is by far my favorite piano trio!

[@manueldiskenstein28]

don t agree. Try Trio opus 50 by Tchaikovsky To me Is by far the best.

[@alfredo3440]

Ein großartiges Kammermusikwerk in einer fulminanten Interpretation.

[@nano78000]

Bravissimo !!!

[@editfarkas4503]

Maybe the best rendition of this work I've ever heard. Kudos to the sound engineer, too. Edit: Today I've just listened to this performance again. I'm enthralled.

[@usernametaken6566]

It really is wonderful. I shed few tears of joy, yet I wept all through this exemplary performance. Just amazingly beautiful.

[@debranelson1987]

Listening to this piece by Shubert, I felt like I was floating and flying up in the sky and then brought down to a safe landing. Bravo!!

[@vascombvanzeller]

Stunning SCHUBERT served by stuning performers !! In short, musical happiness !!🥰🥰🥰

[@user-ev1cz9ud1p]

Le niveau de jeux de ces interprètes est époustouflant!!! Magnifique version de cette sublime composition de Franz Schubert. Merci pour le lien.

[@esztermagdolnavida1725]

Gyönyörű ez is! Köszönöm! 16:23-tól kezdődik az általam annyira szeretett lassú tétel.

[@thefutureisnow8159]

I can’t get this piece out of my head- playing it over and over(I’m a pianist), need two other string bad asses and then I’ll be in heaven

[@twicetwo223]

Thank you very much for the wonderful meeting with the musicians. Your music saves our soul and heals heart wounds.

[@pipergj33]

What wonderfully engaged and musical playing!

[@haledwards4642]

The piano looks as if it could have dated from Schubert's time. Beautiful instrument!

[@knd1940]

It's interesting to hear this masterpiece played not only so well but much as it would have sounded in Schubert's day, with a fortepiano and with natural gut strings on the violin and cello.

[@aachoocrony5754]

It probably sounds at least as well as the best performances of the time, most likely better imo.

[@jimp4170]

Using a fortepiano solves a lot of problems for the modern Schubert pianist. Schubert's textures are often quite thick and can get very soupy on a Steinway. It's a lot of work to clarify the music. It's even more difficult in chamber music where you also have to work hard not to overpower your colleagues. With a fortepiano, much of that work is unnecessary.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

@@jimp4170 Jim, there you are right! But on the other hand, I have never reacted on too thick texture in Schuberts piano music. Not even on a Steinway.

[@richardhunter132]

I'm disappointed to learn they used gut strings. it feels in this day and age we should be passed such things. the performance is wonderful, nonetheless

[@knd1940]

@@richardhunter132 The gut strings go with the fortepiano. If they had used modern strings (steel or synthetic core) the sound would have been too powerful for the fortepiano. So gut strings tend to go along with fortepianos while modern strings are used with the more powerful pianofortes. In fact, even modern strings can have trouble holding their own against a modern Steinway. There's room for both approaches. For Schubert I too prefer modern instruments but I can understand why some people prefer to hear the music as it would have sounded to Schubert. Incidentally, some responders below don't think the strings are gut. If so, then a period fortepiano can indeed hold its own against modern strings. I don't think the same is true with period harpsichords. There are great performances that pair modern string instruments with harpsichords, like Arthur Grumiaux's recordings of the Bach violin-keyboard sonatas with Christiane Jaccottet's harpsichord, but Grumiaux's violin seems to me to overpower the harpsichord.

[@Danleesixdoublefive321]

Such clarity and depth in the sound. And amazing playing. Wow. Thank god again for this

[@jorgearmandobarrientos662]

Maravillosa interpretación, estos jóvenes valen oro!

[@antoniogomes-wq6kf]

Divine Music and wonderful Players!! I heard this piece of Music every day...

[@rodolfograziani5296]

Musica eccellente, esecuzione eccellente. Un vero piacere.

[@echobaker8743]

Just love the sight and sound!

[@kimweonill]

Sublime. Thank you.

[@FlexingClassicalMusic]

The rich orchestration and complexity of classical compositions are awe-inspiring. It's remarkable how a symphony or a concerto can convey a wide range of emotions and stories through its intricate melodies and harmonies.

[@remixuereb]

Le son de ce piano à l'ancienne a un timbre particulier qui lui donne un caractère chantant et allègre . Les pianos contemporains sont d'avantage adaptés à la musique de Rachmaninov et autres musiciens post romantiques; ils ont un caractère sombre profond et grave assez fascinant mais peut être y a t-il une certaine perte de ce côté allègre des anciennes factures de piano , des Erard, Gaveau dont le son était familiers au temps de nos grands et arrière grands parents ( fin XIX° , première moitié du XX°s..)

[@SNathalie9]

Oh, oui! Les instruments sont parfaits pour cette musique charmante❤ (Je vous pris excuser moi mes fauttes, le français n’est pas mon langue maternel).

[@lagunagreg4019]

Je n'en suis pas du tout d'accord.

[@user-du9zu4ie5x]

До чего же хорошо! Слушала уже два раза и хочется ещё и ещё!

[@Lubawaandme]

ВЫ ПРЕКРАСНЫ. Я ЛЮБЛЮ ВАС ВСЕХ ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@ej-pk8cp]

Beyond beautiful. Thank you for uploading this. Greatly enjoyed it ❤

[@dominiquemuskad768]

J'aime beaucoup ce concert, Isabelle, Sol et Kristian me projettent dans un temps où le parfum des roses de Damas emplissaient les jardins. Merci.

[@DavidAbramskyCello]

Wonderful performance! My favorite of Schubert's chamber works.

[@catherinejones9396]

I heard these three artists play the Beethoven triple concerto and loved it. Nice to hear them as a trio. This Schubert work is just sheer joy and they keep it that way right through. The piano sounded well suited to this work. Thank you all. Mendelssohn's trios please? Incredible ?Baroque setting.

[@odedliphshitz8084]

Perfect performance, perfect recording. thank you!

[@rubyruby8825]

Stunning performance of my favourite piano trio by three incredible musicians. The sound is captured so well!

[@PabloKeilis]

Wow! Beautiful work and interpretation. Thanks!

[@Kanawha]

definite period instruments performance of this masterpiece excellent video and sound too, a joy for the ears and eyes, not forgetting our inner senses of beauty and harmony

[@arybaczyk]

Phenomenal, I hope to enjoy such a performance live soon 👏

[@echo9phpe]

Was für eine mitreißende Aufführung, in einem Tempo, das einen ohne Hast vorwärtstreibt wie ein Strom, so dass man von den berühmten Schubertschen Längen gar nicht genug bekommen kann, dazu die herrlich präzisen dynamischen Akzente und ein transparenter orchestraler Klang, dank der Vorzüge der Instrumente, die das Fortepiano an den entscheidenden Stellen zum Schlagzeug machen. So habe ich dieses Werk noch nie gehört. Besondere Anerkennung verdienen die Techniker, die bei allen Hochrhein Videos klanglich und visuell Maßstäbe setzen.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Thank you Eckart for this comment. Exactly what I would say if I were better in Deutch🙂

[@die_schlechtere_Milch]

These instruments really came out during the beautiful Andante con Moto.

[@user-vx9bv9es3x]

Life!!! Good!!! Fantastic!!!!!!!

[@ff516]

Just fabulous !!!

[@kerkconcertenedam-zaandam3919]

Absolute perfection and a joy to hear these musicians together!

[@antoniogomes-wq6kf]

Belo, Belo, Belo... have no words to descrive such Beauty...

[@leonardochiodo5910]

Absolutely splendid... and the incredible effect of the fortepiano, truly unbelievable

[@ehudshiloni]

Excellent!!

[@tonyhunt9980]

An exceptional performance, made my day. Greetings from the UK.

[@formasdonada2939]

Puro encantamento! Trio maravilhoso, parabéns

[@usernametaken6566]

I have no words other than Thank you... Danke.... Just wonderful. Wunderbar. I shed very few tears of joy, but i weep at this performance.

[@usernametaken6566]

Perfection is impossible, but this is a very close approximation, in my tiny opinion.

[@usernametaken6566]

In a hostile world, your wonderful performance elevates us all... The true spirit of the lost enlightenment.

[@usernametaken6566]

A question, and an observation.... When you are performing at this level... And I have only experienced it twice... Does the audience, and the entire world just disappear? Do you disappear into the music? Are you disappointed to have to re_emerge into the world, drawn back from heaven by applause?

[@Patricia-wf2via]

Esta es la OBRA PERFECTA. GRACIAS. La vi en el Auditorio del Banco Nación Central, Argentina, con mi hijo de apenas 10 años. La ama. Siempre decimos ¡el opus 100!.

[@traviswichtendahl5648]

What a fantastic ensemble. There's a lot of textural restraint to the playing that allows the melodies to sound cheerful but not saccharine. I don't know if this is an interpretive mainstay of this piece, but notice Sol Gabetta's steely, non-vibrato color at 7:48 which made that section seem appropriately eerie and mysterious.

[@colinboston5962]

Everything is GREAT. A quality performance and the sound amazing. Location too looks wonderful. Congratulations to all .

[@NataliaCantillanoRojas]

Maravilloso❤ gracias ❤️

[@user-wh9iw2yu5f]

좋은 음악 감사합니다!!!!!!! 항상 행복하게 듣고 있어요 좋은 영상 많이 업로드 부탁드립니다!

[@galinakrivulin6767]

What a gorgeous performance of Franz Schubert: Piano Trio by the three well known artists! Their reputation precedes them. Almost missed it, but knew I would catch up! Thank you for upload.

[@Cellosong2007]

Love the use of a fortepiano and gut strings!!!

[@galinaskladneva8032]

Спасибо за прекрасную музыку, за прекрасную интерпретацию и прекрасную звукозапись! Все инструменты звучат прекрасно, особенно фортепиано.

[@viniciusvasconcellos9683]

Belíssima performance! Porém há de se respeitar o limite entre o sagrado e o profano pois templo católico não é sala de concerto.

[@user-ob2xi6zi5o]

Нет слов, чем больше слушаешь, тем более потрясает, музыка эта абсолютно до конца непостижима

[@fpschubert]

Exceptional performance! The 4th movement is breathtakingly played

[@Artist_Aejoo]

Thank you for uploading the video ❤

[@user-mg4jh4bf7p]

Interpretazione fantastica. L’andante é incredibile!

[@tucu2]

Hervorragend inspiriert!

[@user-ld6tc8fc2x]

Maravilloso, magnífica ejecución

[@lic.benjaminj.uzorskis3479]

Bellísimo. Un placer! Esta obra es una joya y ha sido interpretada de modo excelente.

[@Historian1942]

Awesome performance !

[@dianaponsmiras9932]

Das kristallklare Klang des Hammerklaviers fühlt sich wie Schuberts Musik an. Ich kenne das Trio mit langsamer Tempis und moderne Instrumente. Großartige Interpretation.

[@prabhudhasivanson7110]

An excellent performance of this beautiful evergreen masterpiece. Congrats!

[@jdschneider5858]

Fabulous! I'm so happy that I can listen and watch you play this miraculous piece. So much energy! As others have said, it really does touch the soul. Thank you again for a wonderful performance and many more. Bravissimi!

[@Fernando-hh7vf]

Súper, extraordinaire, sensationnel!!!.

[@alvarodomingorena2171]

Qué excelente obra, la desconocía. Una maravilla, felicitaciones y aplauso de pié desde Montevideo

[@matthiasrichter1892]

Wow, thank You so much for sharing!

[@romulo-mello]

Beautiful

[@user-or6ji5bz8b]

❤изумительный ансамбль каждый звук проникает и западает в душу

[@larrybirchan]

One of my favorite Schubert piece . I first heard this back in the early 70s in London, at Queen Elizabeth Hall. Yo-Yo Ma was then the unknown cellist, I forgot who the violinist and the pianist were, but I am sure the have all become famous by now. To this day, hearing this piece of music brings me back in time, the good times. Wonderful wonderful !!!

[@ronambergerphotoandvideo6263]

Outstanding Performance

[@jacquesroehrich4841]

Admirable ! et une précision épatante et évidente, sans chichi

[@miguelvaldez6277]

Bellísimo!!

[@fquaranta8093]

Sto riscoprendo Schubert e il mio animo romantico!🥰

[@joaohilariodasilvajr3172]

What a peace and spiritual moment listen to it... 👏👏👏