Wilhelm Kempff - Schumann concerto in A minor op. 54

[@外山貴康-b2w]

ウィルヘルム　ケンプさんの演奏でシューマンのピアノ協奏曲イ短調op54を聴いています。ピアノの音が鮮明でさらにダイナミックな演奏にとても感動しています。ピアノの音が鮮明でひとつひとつ音がくっきりと表現されています。ピアノがオーケストラの前面で輝いています。とても堪能しました。ありがとうごさいます。映像が少し甘い感じがしました。現代のAI技術で現代によみがえるとありがたいと思います。音は最高です。ありがとうございます。

[@dariodangelo8938]

This video recording is one of the greatest treasures in Classical Music history.

[@JOHN-tk6vl]

A treasure indeed. Players like Kempff come along once in a lifetime.

[@paulcapaccio9905]

@@JOHN-tk6vl the golden age of pianism is gone forever . The performers today match this. All the performers were special their own way. All true heroic artists. We gave tremendous techniques today but no artistry. No soul.

[@fritzk6435]

@@paulcapaccio9905 so is it paul, no horowitz, rubinstein, fischer, kempff, a. other now

[@bertjesklotepino]

@@fritzk6435 horowitz is no match. You can find Kempff playing a song and Horowitz playing the same song. Horowitz is no match. Sorry. Sure, he can play the piano. But not at the same level as mr Kempff. In my opinion.

[@bertjesklotepino]

@@paulcapaccio9905 Wibi Soerjadi. A dutch guy (somewhat). Plays the piano as well. You might wanna listen to some of his covers and originals. Perhaps you might reconsider your opinion on today's performers. Because there still are those who do try their best. And in my opjnion Wibi is one of those who does put all of his feeling into the performance. Pls check him out and tell me i am wrong....

[@johngalderton]

I was at a concert in Birmingham Town Hall (UK) in the early 1970's when Wilhelm Kempff played this concerto. I remember his clarity of tone in the slow central section of the first movement, his measured pace at the start of the second movement, and some brilliant playing in the finale. If I could re-live some of the days of my life I would want to experience that day again.

[@JT29501]

You are very lucky! Kempff is my favourite pianist - he died just before I was born but thanks to technology we can still enjoy his playing today.. it is good that no longer will the great performers of the past ever go unheard and unshared with future generations again.

[@opus100jl]

Amen.

[@italianrecipes1103]

You are so lucky ... It would have been a dream come true to me. I am glad you had the chance to do that and I wish you the best ❤

[@michaelstearnesstearnes1498]

@@JT29501 My only regret is that he didn't record the complete Well Tempered Clavier rather than just the excerpts.

[@uliwidmaier5192]

God, those were the days. Early 1970s, Schumann on the program, Kempff at the piano, Kubelik conducting the Bavarian Broadcast Orchestra, Kurt-Christian Stier as concertmaster, the Herkulessaal in Munich (an easy 30-min. drive from Kempff's home at the Starnberger See) filled with an audience that knew its stuff. All of these people shared a tradition and understood this music. Of course Kempff was the greatest artist in the hall, but the entire environment was conducive to his musicmaking. And that's how we get this unique document.

[@ericastier1646]

I am listening serially to all recordings of this concerto and i immediately was struck by how in this performance the piano and orchestra were so perfectly balanced and the orchestra was truly accompanying the soloist instead competing with him. No stupid rubato as with today's pianists. The difference is huge with what i've heard from Cortot, Michelangeli, Yuja Wang, Hélène Grimaud. None matched the beauty and shining delivery of this performance. I notice that Kempf plays quite slower but that helped enjoyed Schuman's beautiful voicings in Synch with the orchestra (other are not in Synch and note in sound balance with orchestra).

[@sapere-m1p]

Wilhelm Kempff spielte nicht nur wie ein Pianist, sondern wie der lyrischste Mensch.

[@lydievirolle3301]

Grand Respect ! Il m'arrive de faire des commentaires élogieux sur d'autres pianistes à l'occasion mais le Maître c'est lui ! ❤️

[@norbertcarl1784]

Einer der grössten Pianisten aller Zeiten. Interpretation mustergültig, Schumann at his best !

[@chrislimnios9180]

Dear God what a sound...the perfect balance between him and the orchestra...the timbre of sound; this is heaven.

[@ericastier1646]

Amazing i just wrote a comment reply two lines above congratulating the perfect balance between the pianist and orchestra. I am not hearing things, you heard it too. So great !

[@b1i2l336]

Absolute beauty and mastery from two great musicians and a great orchestra.

[@maryvonnelecaplain2665]

Bonheur matinal que ce splendide concerto! Je regarde avec émotion et admiration les belles mains et les longs doigts marqués par les années ......Quel merveilleux pianiste et quel sentiment de paix , de joie d'être et de pouvoir connaître une telle plénitude !....

[@kyleclef]

Wow His smile at the end...such a warm smile, I've never seen him smile before!! This performance was wondering, simplicity is sometimes the best way!

[@ericastier1646]

I've been watching all recording of Shumann's concerto and no matter who is the performer the comments always show the deepest greatest admiration for Schumann, what a genius composer he was. The greatest in my opinion.

[@nickk8416]

In 1970 I was a 15 yr old falling in love with Beethoven piano sonatas. I came across the most wonderful recordings of them on Deutsche Grammophon by Wilhelm Kempff. I listened to them for hours and loved his lyrical playing. To think one day I would see videos of him playing. His Schumann is great too. Thanks.

[@barneyohara467]

Was it the Time Life bI-Centenary Edition released on DGG, as with me.

[@ylasmusasmesusurraron]

¡Qué regalo del cielo fue este hombre! Gracias.

[@JT29501]

Kempff is/was for me an unrivalled genius when it comes to romantic/lyrical music. I have always loved this concerto and have heard it many times but when I heard Kempff play it, it was like hearing it for the first time all over again.

[@JOHN-tk6vl]

Kempff was the greatest piano player to walk the earth.

[@christopherczajasager9030]

This playing if the first movement is definitely affettuoso....e ..grazioso...thus t r u e Schumann....today mostly martial and crudely played alas😢.....however I am privileged to have heard Kempff also in his New Yotk recital....With Gieseking, Cortot, Hess and Novaes the other superb Schumann interpreters, three of whom I was fortunate to have live experienced.😊😅

[@ritorenello]

my god! it is a privilege to see Kempff!

[@JOHN-tk6vl]

The best pianist ever to walk the earth.

[@ritorenello]

@@JOHN-tk6vl agreed

[@jerrera45]

I clicked on this performance mainly out of curiosity . This is one of my favorite piano concertos. I have watched and listened to many other artists on KZbin and thought I had picked out my favorite. I thought I would check this out even though it was an old video. With in the first minute I was mesmerized and listened to the whole concerto (out of respect for Mr. Schumann and Mr. Kempff). I heard things I have never heard before. Such clarity and insight in to the music. Well, I now have a new favorite.

[@uliwidmaier5192]

You have a great ear and excellent taste. Kempff's playing is unspectacular, yet we hear true greatness.

[@chri86]

kempff a toujours ete mon pianiste prefere : elegance à chaque note , respiration et grandeur

[@Goldfinger200]

Da kann ich Ihnen nur zustimmen. Romantische Klaviermusik in Vollendung und wunderbare Künstler. Ich bin begeistert von Wilhelm Kempff.

[@idoshalom6422]

Legendary! ! !

[@hyramesshiramess1035]

That dear old man! I can tell at the end he was pleased with his accomplishment -- as well he should have been. The Allegro vivace may seem a little sedate to our modern jet-propelled ears, but to me it was a great treat to hear this music played so thoughtfully, with such deliberation and with great attention to detail. When it comes to speed my advice to young contest winners would be, "Just because you CAN does not mean you SHOULD."

[@tjhiemursiddjiwatman2732]

Yes, speed is not everything. Love to hear Mr. Kempff play Schumann's Concerto. I can hear every notes he play. Not in a hurry. I'm very lucky to hear this.

[@infiniteawareness3452]

Hyramess Hiramess well said! The emotion and meaning for the movement is the most important key to me. If some play really fast,they might have lost the essense of music

[@eytonshalom]

yeah, i can just imagine how a virtuoso like Yuja Wang would destroy this piece, all pyrotechnics and noise, zero sensitivity, phrasing, voicing, thought. K's forte is always controlled, he does not bang, though there are moments to bang, they are far less than they appear, its a cheap, drug like thrill. his readings are always thoughtful, musical, and with the tenderness of an angel longing for earth.

[@LuisKolodin]

besides that, speed is easier than colorful and controlled performances.

[@helenkd1755]

Hyramess Hiramess :👏👏👏👏👏

[@SebastianWill]

So much class and sincerity! Brings out the magic of the piece

[@h-mh93]

One of the finest pianists ever - his Schubert recordings and the Beethoven Sonatas are among the finest recordings ever. And his collaboration with the great Yehudi Menuhin of the Violin sonatas by Beethoven are ageless.

[@justinyeo3192]

He plays absolutely beautifully

[@ndirlap]

His playing along with the orchestra is sublime..

[@ycdouble1]

Firmly grounded that propells the music through as it should be. Impeccable phrasing and articulation. A real master from yesteryear.

[@jayadsilva67]

Beautiful, magnifique. Kempff is unrivalled.

[@JOHN-tk6vl]

The best pianist ever.

[@sameoldman]

A true collaboration between piano and orchestra, each of which stands as a separate individual. Yet, the piano shines whenever it should be without overshadowing the orchestra.

[@francelinepigoury6082]

Summum de l'émotion musicale... La partition, Wilhelm Kempff, les merveilleux instrumentistes, l'union parfaite avec le chef..Il ne manque que la présence réelle et la communion avec les spectateurs... Merci !

[@ursularissmann-telle4000]

Ich genieße an dieser Interpretation nicht nur Wilhelm Kempffs wunderbares Spiel, seine Mimik und Körpersprache, sondern auch sein ständiges Zwiegespräch mit einzelnen Instrumenten des Orchesters, was natürlich von Schumann so konzipiert war. Wenn Kempff mit Oboe, Klarinette oder anderen Zwiesprache hält, schaut er die betreffenden Musiker auch an. Was auch ein Hochgenss ist: Musikalisch-thematisch dominiert keineswegs immer das Klavier. Oft begleitet er mit perlenden Figuren das Orchester, wenn dieses das Thema aufgreift. Was ich bei Kempf auch sehr liebe, ist sein oft fast entrückter Gesichtsausdruck. Danke fürs Hochladen dieses Schatzes, der inzwischen 46 Jahre alt ist.

[@saltburner2]

Yes, he indicates to wind soloists precisely when to enter.

[@snowcarriagechengcheng-hun3454]

I love this tempo.

[@MrInterestingthings]

what a treasure to have this!

[@dimboukas]

One of the best interpretations, nice and slow

[@lorenzamusto5045]

Robert Schumann I've eared him for more than 50 years, if I loved his music now I adore it! It's Schumann to the second.Wunderschöne performance. Mario

[@1wogri]

nur eines, dies ist aber umso schöner, man sagt "wer einmal die liebe zu dem stück erworben hat, wird sie niemals verlieren". bei mir ist es so. bin 72 jahre alt und habe es zum ersten mal als kind gehört. Bis heute liebe ich es ganz besonders.

[@rmhjjl]

There's good and there's great. This performance is superb! The voicing is terrific.

[@elgatosucio]

Sublime ! I'm speechless. Just a priceless legacy for the next generations to come.

[@анна-щ5у6ю]

Мой любимый концерт.Заканчивала консерваторию этим коецертом

[@martinwhite4216]

i must be wearing groove into this wonderful recording,cant stop listening to it,thank god.

[@VladimirMurin]

Всегда любил мелодии в миноре. А в исполнении Вильгельма Кемпфа - особенно!

[@robertgift]

Wonderful! Love the way Wilhelm does not look at the keyboard, almost appearing to be blind.

[@JOHN-tk6vl]

Bach used to say to his organ scholars "Why are you looking down at the pedals? They are exlacly where they were yesterday!"

[@bayarbuyan84]

I like how he plays without seeing, wondering in amazement! Love it!

[@MarcelloPoleggi]

Kempff, my favourite. fantastic

[@cathalobriain1627]

So beautifully played by Kempff.

[@EduardoHernandez-cc9qn]

Grande el maestro Kempff.

[@洋阿相]

洋阿相 こんな貴重な動画がUPされているとは夢にも思っておりませんでした。ウイルヘルム・ケンプは1954年（昭和29年）来日し各地で演奏会を開いておりましたがこの年の秋洞爺丸台風で多くの犠牲者が出たのでです。彼は札幌公演のアンコールに犠牲者の追悼に悲愴ソナタの第2楽章を演奏しました。この動画を見ているうちにまるでつい最近の出来事のように思い出されました。終止音が会場に吸い込まれていったステージに祈るように瞼を閉じているケンプの姿と静寂を。

[@mis20101]

ВОЛНУЮЩАЯ ПРЕКРАСНАЯ МУЗЫКА. ОТЛИЧНОЕ ИСПОЛНЕНИЕ!

[@JavierSerraltaSanMartin]

so full of grace, patrician , noble playing

[@Svetlana_gusli]

Замечательный пианист!!!

[@vikusya1415]

Чудесный концерт и очень профессиональный исполнитель...сама учу этот концерт!надеюсь успешно его сдать!можно многому научиться на этом видео!!!

[@301250]

The aristocrat of the piano. His Bach is timeless.

[@Markinsky]

I love the tempo of the last movement!

[@estherszalay5921]

Second time, and I enjoyed it even better! Thank you

[@JOHN-tk6vl]

kempff played this at just the right tempo. I don't know why, but many pianists today play this as though they have a train to catch. It certainly isn't what Schumann asked for.

[@77orchidjim]

I couldn't agree more. Tempo is perfect.

[@ДенисИсаев-ж2х]

Это просто потрясающе!!

[@半塲義郎-h9z]

ヴィルヘルム　ケンプ、ラファエル　クーベリック両巨匠が共演した歴史的遺産であります。なんとロマンティックで、味わい深い名演です。本当に素晴らしい！

[@PaulJones-oj4kr]

Yeah, Kempff is wonderul. I heard him do Schubert Fantasy-Sonata in Paris...electrifyiing...the silence, the colors, the transcendental meditation.....even the Parisians "got it."

[@tobiastodd5913]

I absolutely love the change of voicing at 2:25 i really admire the deft control Kempff has over his instrument.

[@tobiastodd5913]

Agreed :D

[@englishfromatoz8970]

@TheWiseMonkey8888 I totally agree with you. It is almost as if you have read my mind

[@анна-щ5у6ю]

В Учась в консерватории я играла этот концерт Шумана! Приятно освежить в памяти!

[@davidluck7285]

a great master of the keyboard, and the finest performance of this work that I've ever heard. TY. Kempff himself wrote some piano pieces, including a sonata; once recorded, but I don't know if it's still available

[@VauEmPe]

Amazing: so plain, so touching.

[@christopherczajasager9030]

And the 2nd movement....so subtly flowing....a wonder😊

[@LLOVE2012]

Изумительный концерт.

[@Jessica-vd7yr]

LLOVE2012 9l

[@Ankhsnammon]

Wunderbar!..Danke ,danke schön!

[@ronl7131]

Wonderful Schumann Artistry

[@AstroFabiomax]

Meraviglioso Kempfff!!!!

[@jesussendra6540]

Esta grabación debe corresponderse con el registro de DG de 1973, por lo que Kempff nacido en 1895 ( mismo año que otro fenómeno,Walter Gieseking). Pianismo romántico, con esa hilazón de notas, donde la nota parece no desaparecer sino durar en la siguiente y, además sin dejar de acentuar en el mismo momento, hacen de Kempff uno de esos pianistas únicos. Aquí con el egregio maestro kubelik acompañándoose el uno al otro, recreándose en Schumann... los dos eran compositores.

[@daskren2]

I have the DG recording of the same artists- didn’t know there was a video! Kempff always my go-to.

[@RogerEydSabbaghDiscBYR1967]

Impeccable!

[@TheFutbolforever]

Master !!

[@PBXVIILY]

Really magnificent

[@ibrahimmirzayev806]

Perfect! Çox gözəl!

[@vonMohl]

Ein wahrer Kampf mit Schummanns Musik...

[@drumier]

willie must be in his eighties here it's a touch slow with some finger fumbles yet at this tempo schumanns pastoral beauty plays out wonderfully.

[@frankjaeger227]

Indeed! Munich, 1977.

[@tuberobotto]

Kempf's phrasings and pedaling in this music, while a bit unorthodox to me, actually makes sense. Certain passages normally played legato by most pianists, he renders staccato and no pedal the effect of which gives out a sense of distinct interpretation. Quite extraordinary if I may. It's mostly evident in the cadenza.

[@sapere-m1p]

Wilhelm Kempff spielte nicht nur wie ein Pianist, sondern wie der lyrischste Mensch.

[@naonavel]

Genuine good acting. It will be what a rich music!

[@dusanss39]

I read all comments. For me they tell more about the listeners than about the (wonderful) video.

[@turidemarcodeeustachijs3926]

NOBILISSIMO SIGNORE DEL PIANOFORTE!!!

[@filiphegr5604]

The czech conductor Rafael Kubelík !

[@frankjaeger227]

And the equally splendid Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation!

[@leongunnyli6059]

Kempff's Schumann concerto has the thick and depth of beethoven feel. The dark exposure is well expressed. One of the best version.

[@hoalder]

Wilhelm am Klavier + Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Leitung: Rafael Kubelik

[@doGreatartistsgrowontrees]

A great Schumann interpreter. And he wasn't chopped liver either in everything else. For example, his first set of the LvB piano concertos. Eternal stuff.

[@GeorgReitlinger]

Einfach ausgezeichnet! Ich mag das Spiel von Wilhelm Kempff. Er war immer ernst und selbstbeherrscht. Aber trotzdem es gelang ihm immer die Tiefe des Stückes zu übergeben. Ich möchte gern das Video des 24en Konzert von Mozart finden, wo dieses Konzert von W. Kempff gespielt wurde. Ich bin aber nicht sicher, ob es solche Aufnahme gibt.

[@christopherczajasager9030]

Before music became " business"...and performing became " sport "😮

[@АлександрМаловичко-в1ж]

ale-mal Этот концерт в моем табеле о рангах, стоит на одном из первых мест, по крайней мере он входит в первую пятерку.

[@pepperco100]

3rd movement begins at 21:32.

[@callajean-francois8412]

Schumann, géant de la musique servi par un des plus grands pianistes de tous les temps et en plus, Kubelik, admirable chef. J'avais sept ans quand Kempff m'a fait connaître Beethoven et plus tard Schubert. A noter que ses versions de Brahms sont des référnces absolues. Je ne vois qu'Arrau pour soutenir la comparaison

[@mehmetiksel257]

I don't love this concerto enough to be able to judge but he certainly is not into gimmicks!

[@michaelstearnesstearnes1498]

The conductor is Raphael Kubilik.

[@송재경-n6i]

Wilhelm Kempff 1977 Schumann PC in A minor Op.54, Rafael Kubelik, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; 1977 Herkulessaal, Münchnen

[@profhennig]

super, danke

[@edisonquintana2587]

Un verdadero artista:atención las Yuyas,y demás animales de corral.

[@lars9168]

Nice ;)

[@martinvoet]

I'm here for my weekly like

[@saltburner2]

I have always considered him the understated maestro. When playing Schubert, it could be the composer playing to his friends. In Beethoven he has no equals, in my opinion: unless it be Claudio Arrau.

[@OktoberStorm]

Seriously! Bionic hands!!

[@Aldelorme1970]

Découvert sur radio classique : magnifique d'emblée J'aurais aimé savoir le type de piano, Steinway ou autre ?

[@bernardwastiaux1920]

Steinway de Hambourg

[@Aldelorme1970]

@@bernardwastiaux1920 merci

[@bobzhao5287]

9:00 just bring me back to middle school.

[@billkennedy8986]

Can anyone tell me what album or CD this recording is on? It is tremendous!

[@MarkuEbernburg]

Wilehlm der Große ! Großartig !! Wer ist der Dirigent ? Rafael Kubelik ?

[@MarcusHK1]

Ja es ist Rafael Kubelik.