Sokolov Froberger

[@eugenesheshenin2060]

It is easy to get lost in Froberger. A stream of conflicting crunchy note clusters, rhytmic and harmonic clashes, fanlike compositional writing that unfolds and folds back melodic configurations and all that in unstable rhythmic structures... It is all there in Sokolov's rendition that is supremely coherent, lyrically logical and emotionally warm without artifice. He really get the convoluted nature of this music that is dense and at times foreboding. And yet he reaches to the heart of it - a tortured yet sweet searching spirit of its author. Sokolov really listens and seem to understand all these formal contradictions as unity of specific kind. From that point of view his sound and rhythm calibrations for performance sake makes supreme sense because he brings out that deeply hidden lyrical undertow. Froberger in his hands appears not as maddening mannerist but a complex innovative artist. That is a very typical of Sokolov to put composer's thought first and do the justice to the chosen musical material by applying all the performer's artistic resources. Sokolov's dedication to music is unnerving at times - it is so complete. That is why we have this marvel of performance...

[@PaulVanBladel]

What a sensitive and touching description of the inner magic between Sokolov and Froberger.

[@alainheim]

Froberger pieces played by Sokolov: 00:00 Toccata I, A minor FbWV 101 04:52 Canzon I, A minor FbWV 301 10:50 Fantasia (I) sopra Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La FbWV 201 19:49 Ricercare (I) D minor FbWV 411 23:50 Capriccio (II) G minor FbWV 518 28:03 Partita IV A minor FbWV 610

[@TobiasSing]

+alain heim thank you very much!

[@writerteacher1]

elwisw - whoever you are, I owe you a debt of gratitude for posting these Sokolov recordings!

[@TatToshaPoUk8LQaAm80]

Благодарю за красоту!!!Г.Соколов - это волшебник за роялем❣💖

[@Walter50]

This performance is such a feat of sustained subtle dexterity that anybody in doubt of who is the foremost living pianist should not hesitate to give this a try.

[@wolkowy1]

I happen to have an harpsichord (beside a piano), and this great pianist is the only one that can elavate the Baroque music and this piece above the instrument it was composed to to.

[@polomokipo6000]

JOHANN JAKOB FROBERGER {STUTTGART 1616-1667 HERICOURT} TOCCATA, CANZON, FANTASIA RICERCARE. Une merveille, de cette version au piano grandiose bravo. FROBERGER, fils d'un maitre de chapelle à la cour du Wurtemburg, au service de l'empereur d'Autriche Ferdinand III. Il passa quatre années auprès du maitre FRESCOBALDI a Rome. Véritable organisateur de la suite de danses il est un des plus importants compositeurs allemands du XVIIe siècle pour les instruments à claviers. Merci pour ce chef-d'oeuvre.

[@MegaCirse]

Chants parfaits pour lire les formes subjectives des nuages et suivre d'un œil attendri les rainures des tiges des arbres; apprécier l'écriture complexe des branches imbriquées, goûter les couleurs de la décomposition de la lumière en gouttelettes d'eau dans un jardin, ressentir fortement le sol humide de la forêt ancestrale pour percevoir les traces des animaux du passé profond 🍍

[@VanoArts]

33:52 the Sarabanda is beautiful

[@bsku0765]

📠

[@PaulVanBladel]

Indeed, beautiful. Is this sarabande part of partita? Is the FbWV correct? Any chance you have a score link?

[@VanoArts]

@@PaulVanBladel yes the sarabande is part of partita IV A minor FbWV 610. No, I dont

[@elwisw]

No.. We all have only a debt with Sokolov ;-)

[@begshallots]

Breathtaking

[@Marco-Lo-Muscio]

Fantastic!!

[@petitburger]

The fantasia is fantastic.

[@bifeldman]

He makes this work on piano. No small trick.

[@MrGar11]

28:45-28:53 so beutiful ,so amazing!

[@slyhohol]

Вражаючий запис.

[@Danoiser]

Thanks very much for this! Please could you provide a listing of the pieces?

[@youngpossum]

***** posted the pieces above

[@alainheim]

+Danoiser please refer to above listing !

[@johnsmith-mo1yc]

what kind of piano is he playing?

[@nbharakey]

Almost all of his recording are from live recitals so the piano is probably the standard Steinway D. What is special is that before each performance he takes time to understand what the piano is capable of doing and then adapts his playing. So you may listen to two concerts which are only days apart but on different pianos in different venues, and the performance may differ significantly.

[@DasJustinCais]

I've been searching for ages now for a way to buy this but I can't find anything, can someone help me? Much obliged!

[@m.dimitryauerbach3585]

Take a look at the Bärenreiter catalog of Froberger‘s works: www.baerenreiter.com/en/shop/product/details/BA9299/ (this is the link to the complete works; you can purchase individual volumes, too)