Cyprien Katsaris - Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15

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  • Опубликовано: 10 ноя 2024

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  • @poptartwaffles69
    @poptartwaffles69 3 года назад +502

    0:09- From foreign Lands and People
    2:11- Curious Story
    3:09- Catch me if you can
    3:38- Entreating Child
    4:25- Perfect Happiness
    5:48- An Important Event
    6:40- Dreaming
    9:33- By the Fireside
    10:19- Knight of the Rocking-Horse
    10:53- Almost too serious
    12:40- Frightening
    14:08- Child falling asleep
    16:32- The Poet Speaks

    • @johnnynoirman
      @johnnynoirman 3 года назад +15

      Great job here.

    • @VillaShaw
      @VillaShaw 3 года назад +12

      Advertisment interruption in the *middle* of Der Dichter Spricht. Well done, RUclips 👏

    • @yiyanguan1269
      @yiyanguan1269 2 года назад +3

      thanks bro

    • @brotherhood7596
      @brotherhood7596 Год назад +1

      Thank you

    • @aambrioso
      @aambrioso Год назад +1

      Thank you so much for this!

  • @florianwalch5639
    @florianwalch5639 10 месяцев назад +43

    The reason Katsaris brings out the inner voice in the first piece is because that melody spells B-A-C-H (in German pitch names, B-flat A C B). It's Schumann giving away the main inspiration for these pieces even before writing a chorale in the final piece; he was open about considering Bach the most important influence on his generation in his writings.

  • @pabloquadri8218
    @pabloquadri8218 3 года назад +125

    My father played this frequently, while a was playing with my toys besides his piano. I will never forget that !!!! :(.....

    • @elodier352
      @elodier352 Год назад +7

      The same, my father was playing this piece often when I was looking at him...

  • @philip.stigaard
    @philip.stigaard 4 года назад +243

    I love how he plays the bass melody in after the repeat.

    • @thegainster1860
      @thegainster1860 4 года назад +9

      which number?

    • @philip.stigaard
      @philip.stigaard 4 года назад +22

      Jordan Dyck the first one

    • @Tulanir1
      @Tulanir1 Год назад +10

      Katsaris really likes to do that in general

    • @parentteachernight
      @parentteachernight Год назад +8

      I was thinking the same. I can't wait to try for that voicing the next time i play it.

    • @florianwalch5639
      @florianwalch5639 10 месяцев назад +8

      It's because that melody spells B-A-C-H (in German pitch names), it's Schumann giving away the main inspiration for these pieces even before writing a chorale in the final piece.

  • @PentameronSV
    @PentameronSV 6 лет назад +218

    0:00 - Von fremden Ländern und Menschen/ Of Foreign Lands and Peoples/ Des pays mystérieux (G major)
    2:10 - Kuriose Geschichte/ A Curious Story/ Histoire curieuse (D major)
    3:09 - Hasche-Mann/ Blind Man's Buff/ Colin-Maillard (B minor)
    3:37 - Bittendes Kind/ Pleading Child/ L'enfant qui prie (D major)
    4:25 - Glückes genug/ Happiges/ Bonheur parfait (D major)
    5:47 - Wichtige Begebenheit/ An Important Event/ Grande nouvelle (A major)
    6:39 - Träumerei/ Dreaming / Rêverie (F major)
    9:31 - Am Kamin/ At The Fireside/ Au coin du feu (F major)
    10:18 - Ritter vom Steckenpferd/ Knight Of The Hobbyhorse/ Sur le cheval de bois (C major)
    10:52 - Fast zu ernst/ Almost Too Serious/ Peut-être trop sérieux (G-sharp minor)
    12:39 - Fürchtenmachen/ Frightening/ Faire peur (E minor)
    14:16 - Kind im Einschlummern/ Child Falling Asleep/ L'enfant s'endort (E minor)
    16:31 - Der Dichter spricht/ The Poet Speaks/ Le poète parle (G major)

  • @leapinglizardly
    @leapinglizardly 2 года назад +15

    An incredibly beautiful and sensitive interpretation. Playing the harmony as the dominant melody totally makes this recording hit just right

  • @vincentd.centenophd263
    @vincentd.centenophd263 6 лет назад +36

    Beautiful performance! I love how the inner voices are made to sing out at places.

  • @leonardomauretti6742
    @leonardomauretti6742 3 года назад +17

    One of best Kinderszenen ever . Schumann's poetry is entirely on stage, especially in Traumerei.

  • @AllNewYear
    @AllNewYear 5 лет назад +182

    No pianist should be without these charming pieces in their repertoire.

    • @alanleoneldavid1787
      @alanleoneldavid1787 3 года назад +16

      It's on my to do list. I will play it someday

    • @thearm95
      @thearm95 3 года назад +10

      @@alanleoneldavid1787 me too

    • @calebsmith631
      @calebsmith631 2 года назад +4

      @@alanleoneldavid1787 yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep me to

    • @tsarpeterthe6th812
      @tsarpeterthe6th812 Год назад

      @@alanleoneldavid1787 good luck I am working on rn and it’s actually really fun

    • @PM_ME_MESSIAEN_PICS
      @PM_ME_MESSIAEN_PICS Год назад +1

      personally it's so hard to interpret, i wouldn't touch these pieces with a ten foot pole

  • @hgteslasgood
    @hgteslasgood 3 года назад +20

    Von fremden Ländern und Menschen~0:09
    Curiose Geschichte~2:12
    Hasche-Mann~3:09
    Bittendes Kind~3:38
    Glückes genug~4:25
    Wichtige Begebenheit~5:47
    Träumerei~6:37
    Am Camin~9:31
    Ritter vom Steckenpferd~10:18
    Fast zu Ernst~10:53
    Fürchtenmachen~12:40
    Kind im Einschlummern~14:07
    Der Dichter sprightly~16:28

  • @jordan88keys
    @jordan88keys 4 года назад +148

    This is a cool interpretation bringing out the lower voices especially on repeats. Very nice.

    • @laisasaid
      @laisasaid 4 года назад +5

      I find it so original too!!!

    • @brianeheads
      @brianeheads 4 года назад +18

      I agree, beautiful shading. I suddenly remembered, I had a lesson with my music education professor one time because she wanted to hear me how I play a piece from Waldszenen by Schumann. I was focused on making the top notes ring but she immediately stopped me and explained that when playing Schumann, there are places the inner voices and the bass should also be singing, as opposed to treating them as an accompaniment to the top note.

    • @justadude641
      @justadude641 Год назад +1

      No, just bored pianists do this...

    • @jessevallejo8797
      @jessevallejo8797 8 месяцев назад +2

      @justadude641 Go to sleep, kid. This conversation is over your head.

  • @aambrioso
    @aambrioso Год назад +3

    Such a lovely set of pieces. Perfect little poems and so original. Schumann was an amazing composer!
    In the slower pieces the pianist interweaves the weight of the melody and bass notes in an amazing way! An outstanding interpretation of the set.

  • @Dylonely_9274
    @Dylonely_9274 Год назад +3

    Short, pretty easy yet gorgeous. C. Katsaris’ playing is wonderful.

  • @zoe.h.nelson04
    @zoe.h.nelson04 4 года назад +190

    I'm just imagining playing these for my children one day...

    • @pabloquadri8218
      @pabloquadri8218 3 года назад +28

      My father did it frequently, while a was playing with my toys besides his piano. I will never forget that !!!! :(.....

    • @ciararespect4296
      @ciararespect4296 3 года назад +7

      @@pabloquadri8218 I was playing Rachmaninoff medtner sorabji berg alkan szymanowski etc as a child

    • @ruperttmls7985
      @ruperttmls7985 2 года назад +3

      También puedes tocar “las aventuras de Ivan” de Khachaturian.

  • @bosu37
    @bosu37 Год назад +4

    The musicality in number 9 is so fantastic. Reminds me of the first time I heard Richter’s Schubert; like a light bulb going off into how it could sound.

  • @didierleroy6348
    @didierleroy6348 3 года назад +2

    Magnifique avec contrechants et respect appliqué des indications avec finesse et délicatesse. Sobriété , enthousiasme et maitrise soignée du rubato sont également au rendez-vous.

  • @CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji
    @CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji 2 года назад +3

    You have such perfect voicing, your interpretations of romantic works are some of my favourites!

  • @laurel.pianist
    @laurel.pianist 6 лет назад +187

    The way Katsaris voices the harmony at 0:26 made me do a double take

    • @calebhu6383
      @calebhu6383 5 лет назад +14

      Also at 6:26.

    • @LucioEiji
      @LucioEiji 5 лет назад +22

      Very strange interpretation imho... adds a seriousness that doesn’t necessarily fits the “child scenes” theme... it is music, and it is well played, but prioritizes effects over imagination

    • @tfpp1
      @tfpp1 5 лет назад +25

      Not gonna lie, Katsaris affected me in a very influential way when it came voicing and how to listen. There is so much more variety and interest that can be brought out in music than your typical "melody" that has become so...standard in the way piano playing gets taught.

    • @aclumpreiks279
      @aclumpreiks279 5 лет назад

      Nice

    • @justadude641
      @justadude641 4 года назад +4

      Sorry but I think it's horrible. It's quite bizarre to create a melody line on inner voices. He is the performer not the composer.

  • @小宮芳樹-y4l
    @小宮芳樹-y4l 3 года назад

    He was a member of NHK piano lesson selease.
    Thank you for upning this music.
    彼はNHKピアノ講座の講師の方のお一人でした。
    up、ありがとうございました。

  • @pianoplaying-kblee1262
    @pianoplaying-kblee1262 4 года назад +6

    Sight reading is so good without a mistaking tone
    Thanks !

  • @braydenduinink2976
    @braydenduinink2976 5 месяцев назад

    well done indeed! voicing was great! I am learning this opus over the summer and this was a great tool to listen to and enjoy!

  • @animalfarm84
    @animalfarm84 2 года назад +10

    When my parents would fight or scold me about something, I would lock myself in my room and listen to this. It makes me very nostalgic and sad, but I love this music.

  • @jacklynch4800
    @jacklynch4800 3 года назад +4

    I listened to the first one every night when I was little.

  • @elyssaminn5268
    @elyssaminn5268 7 лет назад +92

    Schumann is such a great composer

  • @MrInterestingthings
    @MrInterestingthings 4 года назад +6

    is there anything more wonderful than his bejewelled tone at 1:10,1:50(that Bm7 the entire phrase one could put words to (So alive is this music making No.4 the mixing of the descending harmonies brought tears to my eyes as well as 4:40, the phrasing at 5:43 . Everywhere fantastic Things . Every millisecond is full of a singing pianist (so many characters and voices it feels like a duet and sometimes a trio . Luscious chordal playing in and the communicative middle voices ,each time different meaning , dynamic and then the bass duets with top soprano in the B section . So many details make this heartfelt MUSICMAKING .The gorgeous variety of tone is also what makes character here It's in the easy music that you can tell a thinking artist who is more than just fingers ! Catsaris spoke to us all with his Chopin Nocturne album decades ago .

  • @friedolinklaus2662
    @friedolinklaus2662 3 года назад +3

    i love the first piece that is very great

  • @calebsmith631
    @calebsmith631 2 года назад +3

    AMAZING

  • @worstpianist3985
    @worstpianist3985 3 года назад +8

    13:04 I love this part

  • @unclecheezboiga9001
    @unclecheezboiga9001 5 лет назад +28

    My parents used to set this as my lullaby. I would continue to listen to it until I turned 8. Even though I didn’t need a lullaby anymore

  • @benlizon
    @benlizon 2 года назад +1

    I just got a copy of these scores. I've never played Schumann but I'm quite excited to experiment around. It'll be nice supplementary repertoire to learn how to create smaller character portraits rather than only massive works.

  • @tungyuechan2574
    @tungyuechan2574 3 года назад +1

    Omg, Maestro you are a magician

  • @coolliam422
    @coolliam422 4 месяца назад

    delicate and beautiful

  • @snowcarriagechengcheng-hun3454
    @snowcarriagechengcheng-hun3454 2 года назад

    Thanks for uploading!

  • @heinzblod3193
    @heinzblod3193 6 лет назад +63

    I wish i could see the pictures that he imagined while composing this songs

    • @TheMightyFork_
      @TheMightyFork_ 6 лет назад

      Heinz Blöd good

    • @dominiquejeannes6776
      @dominiquejeannes6776 4 года назад +5

      The composer claimed that he didn't imagine pictures during the composition; the titles were written AFTER the musical composition was finished:
      “Der meint wohl, ich stelle mir ein schreiendes Kind hin und suche die Töne danach. Umgekehrt ist es -: die Überschriften entstanden natürlich später und sind eigentlich nichts als feinere Fingerzeige für Vortrag und Auffassung.” (Schumann)
      He says that the titles were meant as a hint for the pianist and for the listeners.
      (see also de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinderszenen)

    • @farrelpermadi5471
      @farrelpermadi5471 4 года назад

      @@dominiquejeannes6776 it means, it is Clara who have the image of it then

    • @justusstegel9344
      @justusstegel9344 3 года назад

      i do to it makes me a bit emotional because my grand father is about to pass away...

  • @Bx._zn
    @Bx._zn 29 дней назад

    Ngl..My piano teacher told me that I must’ve listened to this song when I was young..but I never heard of it 🫠

  • @desmondclouds
    @desmondclouds 5 лет назад +7

    I played this song on brain age 2 alot it was my favorite somg on there and i could remember the notes and when to hit them perfectly and after awhile i forgot the name of the song. I could only remember the tune. I found it again and its like a lullaby

    • @irodragon7184
      @irodragon7184 5 лет назад +14

      Not to be that guy but this isn't a song. It's a piece, now a lot just say that and be on their way but I will explain why it is so. The definition of song is this :song; noun; a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung.
      A piece is defined as a written, musical, or artistic creation or composition. I hope this has given insight on why people dont call it songs and gripe over people who do so :)

    • @e.hutchence-composer8203
      @e.hutchence-composer8203 4 года назад

      @@irodragon7184 OK professor

    • @irodragon7184
      @irodragon7184 4 года назад

      @@e.hutchence-composer8203 it was more like "ok google"

  • @trosrproductions
    @trosrproductions 2 года назад +3

    this gives me 1830's vibes

  • @coolusername9412
    @coolusername9412 5 лет назад +5

    This left hand a accents are Just Perfect!

  • @kedimy
    @kedimy Год назад +1

    I adore your interpretation of this work by Schumann and I admire your language skill. How many more languages do you use besides French and English. K.

  • @eternalclassicsbrothers9636
    @eternalclassicsbrothers9636 3 года назад +3

    Great playing! I just uploaded this piece too :)!

  • @emiliomolaro4423
    @emiliomolaro4423 2 года назад +1

    The best

  • @playtimeallthetimecbeebies2272
    @playtimeallthetimecbeebies2272 Месяц назад

    Hard to listen without imagining a truck driving away from a farm with a dog chasing after it.

  • @gjeacocke
    @gjeacocke 4 года назад +1

    Yes, because a child can play on a rocking horse that fast

    • @jamesdavids8536
      @jamesdavids8536 4 года назад +1

      Haha I found you

    • @gjeacocke
      @gjeacocke 4 года назад +1

      @@jamesdavids8536 haha you certainly did

    • @小宮芳樹-y4l
      @小宮芳樹-y4l 3 года назад

      I agree with your opinion.
      僕も貴兄のご意見に同感です。

  • @kunodleM
    @kunodleM 2 года назад

    I know about this song because of the brain age piano player game on the dsi.

  • @eduardoinke7081
    @eduardoinke7081 8 месяцев назад

    I LOOOVE his voicings, but the fluctuating rhythm/tempo bothers me at times…

  • @pepitillop2673
    @pepitillop2673 5 лет назад +18

    3:10 how is possible to play stacatto with this fast tempo

  • @justusstegel9344
    @justusstegel9344 3 года назад

    This is very Good for me to complete my school stuff!

  • @iliveintheus1211
    @iliveintheus1211 2 года назад +1

    This reminds me of scenes from little woman

  • @별빛숲속
    @별빛숲속 4 месяца назад

    난 오늘부터 슈만 팬

  • @TheMightyFork_
    @TheMightyFork_ 6 лет назад +1

    Very good playing

  • @허민-y4f
    @허민-y4f 3 года назад

    19c 낭만주의 - 피아노 음악
    슈만 - [어린이 정경] 피아노 소품집

  • @antonioluismourato4486
    @antonioluismourato4486 4 года назад

    My sheet music has no pedal markings and I am playing it it with an easy syncopated pedal (1st piece) but it doesn't sound very beautiful.

  • @boro3295
    @boro3295 6 месяцев назад

    Estou aqui pra ler o cap 41 de insipt. Quem já leu sabe... dor

  • @reev9759
    @reev9759 Год назад

    So much effusive rubato.

  • @hyramesshiramess1035
    @hyramesshiramess1035 7 лет назад +19

    A wonderful exhibit of superb piano playing, of course. The mastery of voicing is impressive, but there is too much overt virtuosity here. Some of the tempi seem unnecessarily and exaggeratedly brisk, and much of the tone strikes me as too "present," -- too forceful -- too vibrant -- to evoke the intimate, musing , SONG-LIKE quality these pieces require. Kinderscenen is supposed to be both nostalgic and endearing. I don't believe Schumann intended it to be "impressive." The German adjectives "innig" and "zart" seem to be missing this otherwise-excellent rendition.

    • @MDkid1
      @MDkid1 7 лет назад +2

      No one voices like Cyprien, its one of his signatures.

    • @masaimanic4836
      @masaimanic4836 7 лет назад +5

      Yes and no. If recorded as you suggest, why bother? We already have so many superb examples evoking a SONG-LIKE quality. It is refreshing to hear an alternative view well executed.

    • @jehbarninoibarra8644
      @jehbarninoibarra8644 6 лет назад +3

      Regardless of historical context, the real question is, does it sound good or not? If you're trying to impress some judges, what you said matters; however, for people without any obsession into a "proper" "perfect" way of performing, it comes down to whether it sounds better than Schumann himself. The composer, regardless of reputation, is not always right. Eventually, they will be outdone by a good player.

    • @alanjclayton3112
      @alanjclayton3112 5 лет назад +1

      + Hyramess Hiramess
      This is an altogether pertinent comment that rings true for me.
      It is clear that Katsaris, who is rather at home with compositions that require great virtuosity (Liszt’s transcriptions of the Beethoven symphonies for example), does not understand Schumann. The tempos are clearly out of synch with the character of the pieces, the ritardandos are gratuitous, the inner voices are exaggerated and frankly out of place, the whole thing is much too cerebral. Claudio Arrau has made a fine recording of this work.

    • @bennyksmusicalworld
      @bennyksmusicalworld 5 лет назад

      @@jehbarninoibarra8644 I agree with what you said. He has his own style of performing music, and there is no perfect way of performing. However, I find the statement "The composer, regardless of reputation, is not always right." kind of puzzling. The composer was who composed the piece, and every performer who plays it must emulate the composer's thoughts or playing into life at least to some extent. Only after they have done so should their own interpretation begin...

  • @syncrol
    @syncrol 6 лет назад +1

    don’t like the sound quali on this . such a great piece !!

  • @putraswarga608
    @putraswarga608 Год назад

    No 8. 💀Amkaming

  • @dieantfoordfighters
    @dieantfoordfighters 4 года назад

    temaso

  • @김민아-x6v
    @김민아-x6v 3 года назад

    1,3,6

  • @piano25250
    @piano25250 28 дней назад

    3:09

  • @widoft
    @widoft 4 года назад +2

    10:19
    why it sounds so... terrible?
    nothing with the pianist, he/she is awesome. But why so, so fast? T____T

    • @ruperttmls7985
      @ruperttmls7985 4 года назад +1

      Yeah thats true, its so fast. I dont like that.

    • @nexusplays4204
      @nexusplays4204 4 года назад +1

      Well its supposed to be that fast

  • @zcvs-x9k
    @zcvs-x9k 8 лет назад +5

    :)))

  • @redsupport8058
    @redsupport8058 Год назад

    6:40 트로이메아리

  • @joergsaxler7294
    @joergsaxler7294 Год назад

    I think No. 8 is played too fast. A relaxed atmosphere by the fireside would suggest a slower pace?

  • @ender_non
    @ender_non 5 лет назад +2

    No, it’s autocreccting

  • @eternalclassicsbrothers9636
    @eternalclassicsbrothers9636 4 года назад

    Well done! I just uploaded this too :)!

  • @ender_non
    @ender_non 5 лет назад +1

    Keep calm and compose ~ C**** W***

  • @simonaskokanova8574
    @simonaskokanova8574 4 года назад

    which grade is this? Grade 6?

    • @justadude641
      @justadude641 4 года назад +9

      Hahaha! Sorry but this is great Art. It's the highest possible grade.

  • @freddoliveira
    @freddoliveira 3 месяца назад

    .

  • @ДенисБадмаев-у7ю
    @ДенисБадмаев-у7ю 2 года назад +1

    I don’t, but I don’t like his interpretation at all. Especially no 10. It lacks everything that was put but the composer. The title never matches the atmosphere. Ugh

    • @rushana1956
      @rushana1956 Год назад

      Как же ты не прав, Денис

  • @alexololo6644
    @alexololo6644 3 года назад +1

    I like Katsaris, but this voicing makes light texture heavy. like fat-child xD

  • @jogabdo5871
    @jogabdo5871 9 месяцев назад

    Difficult technique and phrasing.

  • @darrellplank4518
    @darrellplank4518 2 года назад

    I'm glad everybody else liked this. For me, some crazy interpretations and tempi. Don't know where he came up with the broken chords in the second repeat of "From Foreign Lands..." but they're not written and detracted from the simplicity of the piece for me. Knight of the Rocking-Horse was way too fast and the melody was lost in the rush. Ditto (actually moreso) for the fast parts in Frightening. Far too fast to bring out the beautiful melody or even hear it. I guess to each his own, but I think far too many liberties were taken, and so many parts were rushed through.

    • @PastPerspectives11
      @PastPerspectives11 Год назад

      Speaking generally, I think classical pianists rely too much on rubato for expression

    • @classicore22
      @classicore22 Год назад +1

      @@PastPerspectives11 In the Romantic Era, pianists used far more rubato: today's pianists are a bit more clinical.

    • @classicore22
      @classicore22 Год назад +1

      Performers in Schumann's era took more liberties with the score than modern pianists do, so a few changes are appropriate.

    • @grantmcmullan5593
      @grantmcmullan5593 11 дней назад

      @@classicore22 Schumann says himself “Play strictly in time! The playing of many a virtuoso resembles the walk of an intoxicated person. Do not take such as your model.”

  • @brotherhood7596
    @brotherhood7596 Год назад

    McDull

  • @kiwix8205
    @kiwix8205 5 лет назад

    Jebal bullshit

    • @kiwix8205
      @kiwix8205 5 лет назад

      Neklausaties lūdzu šo sviestu