This video is taken from 'Une leçon de vie' ('A Lesson in Life'), a long documentary about the great French pianist and teacher Yvonne Lefébure (1898-1986).
It's great to see the great one playing. Not that I would agree with all of her Beethoven, however she plays with tremendous conviction and THAT goes a long way to making a successful interpretation.
A copy of the DVD seems to be available on Amazon.fr, but for "region 2" and in the "PAL system". So, I think that de best place to get it is Amazon.de (Germany), where three copies are available presently for the price of EUR 21,99. Regards.
The conviction shehas when talking about Beethoven's 3 periods shows how much thought and feeling musicians put into what they give out ! She and O'Conor say the same thing about Beethoven. His fight to accept life ! Her Ab Sonata op.101! If we had Schnabel tapes like we have tapes of Cortot speaking the world would change tomorrow . Lefebure is incredible ! DelaBoulangerie had a big career and it's funny all these French women whose records could be found in record shops while few men Casadesus and a few others had big careers. Ciccolini will be the most remembered of all !
Mme Lefebure faisiait aussi la technique de cortot en 6 mois; absolute interdiction de jouer des oeuvres, seulment la recherche de technique sur la base du livre de Cortot sur la technique. le control du son etait le secret de cette ecole.... mais quel musicalité aussi montre cette femme. Beethoven deviens humain et c est loin des interpretation brutales si souvent enregistrées. citons pas des noms....
"cette confiance ... c'est la vie c'est pas la mort" elle joue elle chante en jouant elle parle la musique ... Il faut que je trouve cette Leçon de vie en entier ... "il faut pétrir votre piano" ... "faire parler la note, jouez de la flûte ou du violon mais pas du piano ..."... "la 110 c'est du quatuor"
Quelle p r é s e n c e d'Esprit !! Chaque phrase est vitale par la vitalité même du long vécu...... Madame Lefébure nous dit tout le sublime qu'il y a dans l'être humain.
so hard to get many people raised in male bodies to flow from a heart that is one with the music - i see this in male musicians all the time - so many look like they are constipated and straining to get the feeling out (either that or they are too detached) - and yet when they become musicians they really need someone like Yvonne to show them what it's really all about - when the heart is open and wholly in tune then there is no more straining
Il n'est pas muet en allemand je vous l'accorde, je me suis mal exprimé, mais les Européens en général sauf les allemands prononcent BHÉTOV, en deux syllabes , et ici en Amérique, on prononce BEETHOVEN , en trois syllabes comme ça s'écrit. Je ne sais pas combien de fois j'ai entendu les européens dire BHÉTHOV - sans accent aigu, pour vous dire comment ça sonne ! Par contre j'ai entendu Nadia Boulanger ,musicienne française le prononcer en trois syllabes. C'est au goût de chacun , ici au Canada un Benoit devient Ben, un Frédéric devient Fred, une Patricia devient Pat etc.......et ça va jusqu'à déformer complètement le nom ou prénom, ainsi Antoine devient TONNY etc..... Bonsoir
+Ariel Rojas I'm french, and the translate is not totally accurate. So you can think these advices are kind of flat and useless but they aren't. She doesn't really say "You are too modern" but "You play in a modern way".
She may be brilliant, but I don't think I would have enjoyed having her as a teacher. She spends her time trying to be like Cortot-- philosophising and showing off at the keyboard.
I know what you mean but here she was being filmed after all so maybe she had to show-off a bit. Perhaps in real, one-to-one lessons with no cameras around she would behave differently.
She doesn't teach Beethoven, but concentrates on sound production which is great but nothing to do with Beethoven. Chopin or Debussy would be much more appropriate. She would drive me up the wall with her hysterics. Poverino Arturo😟
I'd suggest you first inform yourself about what playing the piano really means and find a good teacher before writing such nonsense in public like "sound production" has "nothing to do with Beethoven"...
Despite my admiration for Yvonne (for o fcourse her debussy, ravel....), I don't her way of romanticising Beethoven. Beethoven may be spiritual in a pragmatic sense in his later years, but to me Beethoven was a forever atheist or precisely humanist.
I'd rather this amateurish banging full of heart and commitment to the music, than the professional refined playing that is correct but soulless. What a waste of time to listen to such "professional", better off learning how to do brain surgery.
I had a handful of those from the Moscow Conservatory and Gnessin Institute... I reiterate, look at the score, specifically in the fugue, and see what Beethoven himself wrote....
One must admire her deep insight in the psychology of music. - and she played wonderfully herself.
what a force of nature, wisdom, and insight, this delightful lady!!!!
Her transcendental lesson is awe inspiring. Thank you for sharing.
a true master, what phenomenal music making... pity, so many amateurish comments here.
Do agree!
Holy, that fugue from op.110 was amazing!!
Elle est géniale ! Le 110 est sublime.
sans voix ! au nirvana ! la leçon avec le pauvre Arturo est un moment d'une intensité quasi insoutenable ! Génial !
The best masterclass that ever saw...not only technical but artistic!
It's great to see the great one playing. Not that I would agree with all of her Beethoven, however she plays with tremendous conviction and THAT goes a long way to making a successful interpretation.
-- Yvonne Lefébure était possédée par la musique. --
This is incredible!!! Please upload more!!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this valuable extract!!!!!!
Une pépite !!!! Merci
Quel dommage qu'une femme de cette valeur ne reste pas parmi nous.
Wonderful...thank you.
WONDERFUL ! ! ! Thank you for posting !
A copy of the DVD seems to be available on Amazon.fr, but for "region 2" and in the "PAL system". So, I think that de best place to get it is Amazon.de (Germany), where three copies are available presently for the price of EUR 21,99. Regards.
The conviction shehas when talking about Beethoven's 3 periods shows how much thought and feeling musicians put into what they give out ! She and O'Conor say the same thing about Beethoven. His fight to accept life ! Her Ab Sonata op.101! If we had Schnabel tapes like we have tapes of Cortot speaking the world would change tomorrow . Lefebure is incredible ! DelaBoulangerie had a big career and it's funny all these French women whose records could be found in record shops while few men Casadesus and a few others had big careers. Ciccolini will be the most remembered of all !
Wow. What amazing passion, and precision, and interpretation.
Ma madeleine musicale. Inoubliable Yvonne.
Jaw-dropping mastery!
merci pour cette leçon de Beethoven
I love her!!
4:12で、あれほどの集中力の中で眼鏡を直す！！これには恐れ入った。
4:12 She fixes her glasses in that concentration! ! I was surprised it.
French Legend of Piano!
She is truly impressive!
Oh good! I have always wanted to know how to play Beethoven. I'm so glad someone has finally figured it out! Thanks so much!
Mme Lefebure faisiait aussi la technique de cortot en 6 mois; absolute interdiction de jouer des oeuvres, seulment la recherche de technique sur la base du livre de Cortot sur la technique. le control du son etait le secret de cette ecole....
mais quel musicalité aussi montre cette femme. Beethoven deviens humain et c est loin des interpretation brutales si souvent enregistrées. citons pas des noms....
wow some great playing here
Impressionnant!
11:35-13:17 les choses essentielles,très difficile à expliquer...
Lefebure one of the greatest of all time
"cette confiance ... c'est la vie c'est pas la mort" elle joue elle chante en jouant elle parle la musique ... Il faut que je trouve cette Leçon de vie en entier ...
"il faut pétrir votre piano" ... "faire parler la note, jouez de la flûte ou du violon mais pas du piano ..."... "la 110 c'est du quatuor"
Fascinating
"Music is life... Feel every note" - "La musique, c'est la vie... Sentez chaque note" Tout est dit.
This Arturo doesn't play like Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli... Great lesson of Lefébure with conviction and passion !
Quelle p r é s e n c e d'Esprit !! Chaque phrase est vitale par la vitalité même du long vécu...... Madame Lefébure nous dit tout le sublime qu'il y a dans l'être humain.
SHE IS A GOdDESS!
❤
Mein Gott, wie wunderschön sie Beethoven spielt, insbesondere den Beginn von Op. 110...6:25
@denpl yea she can play for sure!
its funny - this video started and i had my metronome on and it played at the exact metronome marking - quarter = 75
best part
so hard to get many people raised in male bodies to flow from a heart that is one with the music - i see this in male musicians all the time - so many look like they are constipated and straining to get the feeling out (either that or they are too detached) - and yet when they become musicians they really need someone like Yvonne to show them what it's really all about - when the heart is open and wholly in tune then there is no more straining
Quel caractère! Je crois que je suis tombé amoureux!
Je reconnais beaucoup Scriabine dans sa description de l'esprit Beethovenien
"une discipline de la fugue" !
Ahhh,igual que Gould .bien.
Any videos of Madame with Chico Marx?
Comment est-ce qu'elle prononce Beethoven?
Le E et la N à la fin de BEETHOVEN sont presque muets en allemand et ça sonne comme BEETHOV (EN)
Ce "n" n'est pas muet en allemand.
Il n'est pas muet en allemand je vous l'accorde, je me suis mal exprimé, mais les Européens en général sauf les allemands prononcent BHÉTOV, en deux syllabes , et ici en Amérique, on prononce BEETHOVEN , en trois syllabes comme ça s'écrit. Je ne sais pas combien de fois j'ai entendu les européens dire BHÉTHOV - sans accent aigu, pour vous dire comment ça sonne ! Par contre j'ai entendu Nadia Boulanger ,musicienne française le prononcer en trois syllabes. C'est au goût de chacun , ici au Canada un Benoit devient Ben, un Frédéric devient Fred, une Patricia devient Pat etc.......et ça va jusqu'à déformer complètement le nom ou prénom, ainsi Antoine devient TONNY etc..... Bonsoir
pour caricaturer, en allemand ca sonne bthOOvn
"blablabla..you are too modern" LOL
+Ariel Rojas I'm french, and the translate is not totally accurate. So you can think these advices are kind of flat and useless but they aren't. She doesn't really say "You are too modern" but "You play in a modern way".
Yvonne arrête de parler quand tu joues, tu es divine mais arrête ça s'il te plaît
such a master, but she is kind of annoying, NEVER shuts up even for a second. I mean what is with those lamb sounds she makes lol...
well, in your ears, maybe...
Have you heard Glenn Gould or Krystian Zimmerman play?
She may be brilliant, but I don't think I would have enjoyed having her as a teacher. She spends her time trying to be like Cortot-- philosophising and showing off at the keyboard.
I know what you mean but here she was being filmed after all so maybe she had to show-off a bit. Perhaps in real, one-to-one lessons with no cameras around she would behave differently.
I think her lessons would be too difficult for the less talented. She demands the student listen with great focus
Ugfs nooooooo. Es una voz terrible y una ansiedad insoportable
She doesn't teach Beethoven, but concentrates on sound production which is great but nothing to do with Beethoven. Chopin or Debussy would be much more appropriate. She would drive me up the wall with her hysterics. Poverino Arturo😟
I'd suggest you first inform yourself about what playing the piano really means and find a good teacher before writing such nonsense in public like "sound production" has "nothing to do with Beethoven"...
@@user-gu3iy1vl9uToo many clueless amateurs commenting unfortunately.
Hopefully you have grown up since writing this nonsense.
Wunderbare Kunstlerin aber die besitzt nicht die richtige Technick sie schaft alles nur durch ihre Talent aber die Toene vibrieren nicht
Despite my admiration for Yvonne (for o fcourse her debussy, ravel....), I don't her way of romanticising Beethoven. Beethoven may be spiritual in a pragmatic sense in his later years, but to me Beethoven was a forever atheist or precisely humanist.
Amateurish banging..... Beethoven himself indicated the use of legato on the score.....
I'd rather this amateurish banging full of heart and commitment to the music, than the professional refined playing that is correct but soulless. What a waste of time to listen to such "professional", better off learning how to do brain surgery.
Look for a professional teacher who will hopefully educate you so you will delete this comment while blushing , if not crying.
I had a handful of those from the Moscow Conservatory and Gnessin Institute... I reiterate, look at the score, specifically in the fugue, and see what Beethoven himself wrote....