I was directed to this recording by Jerome Rose. Well, not directly, but via an interview-article in International Piano magazine, in which Rose discusses the five recordings that have most influenced him. According to Rose, this is "one of the great performances of the work". Certainly Serkin makes you sit up and listen right from the opening bars. This is no mere "barnstorm", such as we hear all too often in this work, but a thoughtful and expressive reading that in the first movement makes surprising and unexpected connections with that of the Fourth Concerto. The second movement is played with great love and in the finale Serkin makes the most of the (all too few) intimate moments; otherwise, what else can one do with this music other than barnstorm it? Most enjoyable, thank you, Mr Rose; and Ms Karatjeva for posting the video!
circa 1970 a friend and myself (perhaps part of a school organized event-its hard to really remember) attended a solo Beethoven recital given by Mr. Serkin.At the end of the concert he allowed several of us to come on the stage and shake his hand- an event that I will never forget,
NOT TRUE! Rudolf Serkin The Best greatest Beethoven concertos and sonatas player! YOU MUST BE JOKING!!! The Truth is=Rudolf Serkin The second-rated player! Serkin The raw rough trash colorless piano sound! No Colors!! The Best greatest Beethoven Sonatas players Are really=Wilhelm Kempff The most beautiful piano sound Ever!! Emil Gilels (The KING PIANIST EVER) Emil Gilels His Beethoven piano Sonatas The most colorful piano sound Ever!! THE GIANT OF THE PIANO! THE TITAN OF THE PIANO Grigory Sokolov!! Vladimir Ashkenazy The most colorful volcanic piano sound Ever!! The Best Greatest Beethoven piano concerto no 5 players Are really=1: Wilhelm Kempff 2: Vladimir Ashkenazy 3: Grigory Sokolov=The Best rhythmic vital beat! Unbeatable vitalness!) 4: Solomon Cutner (The perfect structure of music! Solomon Cutner The Highest IQ points Ever) 5: Mikhail Pletnev The most Powerful Ever!! Pletnev The Best crystal clear Bright sharp perfect Beethoven piano concerto no 5!) 6: Maurizio Pollini=The Genius playing Beethoven piano concerto no 5!) 7: Van Cliburn in Moscow in 1962!? Why Van Cliburn???? Because Van Cliburn better than The Stiff Claudio Arrau! Van Cliburn better than The Mechanical Boring dull stiff machine Robot King Krystian Zimerman! Van Cliburn better than The second-rated( no colors his piano sound)= Rudolf Serkin!)
@@RaineriHakkarainenif these pianists read this they would be disgusted and appalled by you’re immaturity. You are indicative of crazy piano people, who don’t care about form, counterpoint or any compositional considerations
If this performance was in 1986, as the notes tell us, then Mr Serkin was 83 at the time! An amazing musician. And what a beautiful performance from Serkin, Mehta and orchestra! Many thanks for this generous upload.
Hi from Cape Town - it was definitely 1978 and so he was 75. Probably one of his finest "recordings" of this concerto - always at his best in a live performance. Nobody has ever surpassed his slow movement of "The Emperor" in my opinion.
Many years ago I purchased a record of a performance by Mr. Surkin, considered one of great pianists of the 20th Century. After unwrapping the record and placing it on my turntable I began playing it and after a bit I noticed what sounded like humming in the background of the music. I absolutely could not believe that a performer of Rudolf Surkin’s stature would be humming along as he played so I believed it was a defect in the record itself and took it back and exchanged it for a new one. Of course the second record had the same background humming sound and so I attributed it finally to poor technical recording when in actuality it was Surkin all along.
many thanks for this wonderful and deeply appreciated post. I used to have there recording Serkin made of this a few years earlier with Ozawa which I thought was really special and in a separate class. I should buy it again. To think he was 83 at the time of this phenomenal performance
Un Mehta encore jeune et plein de fougue, dirige un Serkin déjà âgé mais qui a encore une sacrée ''poigne'', à New-York en 1986 : quel succès ! Mais la vidéo aurait pu être bien meilleure, dommage !
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Tout simplement parfait.
I am a fan of Rudolf Serkin !! Great pianist and such a kind person,full of czech sense of humour...
Simply a pure explosion of Joy and energy ! No-one can incarnate the Beethoven spirit like Serkin!
Wonderful to find this. With Serkin I get the feeling that every note and phrase is important.
I was directed to this recording by Jerome Rose. Well, not directly, but via an interview-article in International Piano magazine, in which Rose discusses the five recordings that have most influenced him. According to Rose, this is "one of the great performances of the work". Certainly Serkin makes you sit up and listen right from the opening bars. This is no mere "barnstorm", such as we hear all too often in this work, but a thoughtful and expressive reading that in the first movement makes surprising and unexpected connections with that of the Fourth Concerto. The second movement is played with great love and in the finale Serkin makes the most of the (all too few) intimate moments; otherwise, what else can one do with this music other than barnstorm it? Most enjoyable, thank you, Mr Rose; and Ms Karatjeva for posting the video!
circa 1970 a friend and myself (perhaps part of a school organized event-its hard to really remember) attended a solo Beethoven recital given by Mr. Serkin.At the end of the concert he allowed several of us to come on the stage and shake his hand- an event that I will never forget,
Rudolf Serkin is my favorite musician and pianist ever. His Beethoven is channeled and unsurpassed.
NOT TRUE! Rudolf Serkin The Best greatest Beethoven concertos and sonatas player! YOU MUST BE JOKING!!! The Truth is=Rudolf Serkin The second-rated player! Serkin The raw rough trash colorless piano sound! No Colors!! The Best greatest Beethoven Sonatas players Are really=Wilhelm Kempff The most beautiful piano sound Ever!! Emil Gilels (The KING PIANIST EVER) Emil Gilels His Beethoven piano Sonatas The most colorful piano sound Ever!! THE GIANT OF THE PIANO! THE TITAN OF THE PIANO Grigory Sokolov!! Vladimir Ashkenazy The most colorful volcanic piano sound Ever!! The Best Greatest Beethoven piano concerto no 5 players Are really=1: Wilhelm Kempff 2: Vladimir Ashkenazy 3: Grigory Sokolov=The Best rhythmic vital beat! Unbeatable vitalness!) 4: Solomon Cutner (The perfect structure of music! Solomon Cutner The Highest IQ points Ever) 5: Mikhail Pletnev The most Powerful Ever!! Pletnev The Best crystal clear Bright sharp perfect Beethoven piano concerto no 5!) 6: Maurizio Pollini=The Genius playing Beethoven piano concerto no 5!) 7: Van Cliburn in Moscow in 1962!? Why Van Cliburn???? Because Van Cliburn better than The Stiff Claudio Arrau! Van Cliburn better than The Mechanical Boring dull stiff machine Robot King Krystian Zimerman! Van Cliburn better than The second-rated( no colors his piano sound)= Rudolf Serkin!)
@@RaineriHakkarainenif these pianists read this they would be disgusted and appalled by you’re immaturity. You are indicative of crazy piano people, who don’t care about form, counterpoint or any compositional considerations
If this performance was in 1986, as the notes tell us, then Mr Serkin was 83 at the time! An amazing musician. And what a beautiful performance from Serkin, Mehta and orchestra! Many thanks for this generous upload.
Hi from Cape Town - it was definitely 1978 and so he was 75. Probably one of his finest "recordings" of this concerto - always at his best in a live performance. Nobody has ever surpassed his slow movement of "The Emperor" in my opinion.
I remember him humming along . We were so naive.
Please see my comment regarding humming and a record I purchased many years ago of a performance by Mr. Surkin.
22:30 such tenderness
Magnifica interpretación que hace R. Serkin del concierto Emperador de Bethoven junto a la filarmónica de N.Y.
Many years ago I purchased a record of a performance by Mr. Surkin, considered one of great pianists of the 20th Century. After unwrapping the record and placing it on my turntable I began playing it and after a bit I noticed what sounded like humming in the background of the music. I absolutely could not believe that a performer of Rudolf Surkin’s stature would be humming along as he played so I believed it was a defect in the record itself and took it back and exchanged it for a new one. Of course the second record had the same background humming sound and so I attributed it finally to poor technical recording when in actuality it was Surkin all along.
SErkin, not Surkin you idiot!
many thanks for this wonderful and deeply appreciated post. I used to have there recording Serkin made of this a few years earlier with Ozawa which I thought was really special and in a separate class. I should buy it again. To think he was 83 at the time of this phenomenal performance
I misspelled Mr. Serkin’s name in my comments and apologize for it.
ゼルキンはやはり最高のピアニスト。特にベートーベンは圧巻である。
I believe this is actually from September 20, 1978. Any chance you have the rest of the concert?
Un Mehta encore jeune et plein de fougue, dirige un Serkin déjà âgé mais qui a encore une sacrée ''poigne'', à New-York en 1986 : quel succès ! Mais la vidéo aurait pu être bien meilleure, dommage !