Brahms / Bruno-Leonardo Gelber, 1966: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 - Complete
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- In this 1966 recording (winner of the 1966 Grand Prix Du Disque), Argentine pianist Bruno-Leonardo Gelber (1941) performs the Brahms Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 15. Franz Paul Decker (1923) leads the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. This recording -- made when Gelber was 25 years old -- was distributed on cassette tape in 1976 on the Connisseur Society label, serial number CS 2102. With the exception of those of Brahms (which show him when he was about 25 or 26 years old) and the fragments from the orchestral score, as well as the 1966 magazine story (at 36:25) on the Grand Prix Du Disque for this LP, all images used to create this video came from the cassette (5:18, 36:15) and the cassette cover (5:08). This video concludes with an image of Brahms' grave at the Zentralfriedhof in Vienna (47:45).
Movement 1: Maestoso
Movement 2: Adagio (21:53)
Movement 3: Rondo (allegro non troppo) (36:02)
Earlier this year I uploaded this performance in 7 segments. The relaxation by RUclips of its time constraints now permits me to present this remarkable performance in its entirety.
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"Disque phonographique" Schallplatte "Δίσκος γραμμοφώνου" "Disco in vinile" "Disco de vinilo" Vinyylilevy Hanglemez "Disco de vinil" "Płyta gramofonowa" Грампластинка "Грамофонна платівка" "Gramofonová deska" Grammofonplate תקליט Grammofoonplaat "Gramofónová platňa" "Грамофонска плоча"
"David Hertzberg" 
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One of the top 5 piano concertos ever written.
I love this - Call it soul, call it the absolute, this is an experience right into the Divine realm. Thanks, David.
Gelber plays this masterpeace as someome only plays a great work once early in his life , and it stands alone unmatched by Arrau, Pollini, and Gilels.
Somewhere in my collection is the original vinyl coupling with the Handel Variations equally wonderful. Great BLG !!
I'm now 65 year old. In the late 1960s, when I was in my teens, full of angst and loneliness, a serious and very good student, including a student of the piano, someone who'd gotten as far as Chopin and Granados and a late Haydn sonata, but who had never heard this concerto, I found myself one summer afternoon at a concert outdoors in the Frost Ampitheatre at Stanford University, rows of chairs on the stairsteps of grass and a white band-shell behind the orchestra, listening to this gentleman, Mr. Gelber, play exactly this music. I couldn't believe my ears. The first movement burst over me like a storm, as I suppose it must all first-time hearers, and certainly adolescent boys (which is meant to be the highest possible praise both of teenage boys and of this music) and when, at the return of the theme, a wind blew up in the oak trees and redwoods, and the sheet music in the violin section started fluttering from the stands, with half the musicians still playing and the other half scrambling to pull the pages from the stage and place them visibly again-well, as you can see, it's fifty years later and I still remember. Beauty does that to us, doesn't it? And depth and sincerity.
Marc Vincenti
I remember, for what its worth, listening on an old portable recors player, a World Record Club LP as storm clouds gathered outside the windows, perfect setting for a young teenager getting his first taste of Brahms, and this performance, like Pollini'ss with Steinberg is the epitpme of what I could have hoped to hear in this concerto that liiterally moves the elements
Gelber .... Uno stato di Grazia!!!! Altro che pomposo e per vecchie signore.... E' ,Una tra le più grandi interpretazioni che io abbia mai ascoltato di questo difficilissimo brano. Grande, assolutamente grande B.L. Gelber!
The most passionate performance of one of the greatest concertos ever written. Gelber's big, rich sound coupled with his sensitive playing is simply incredible. From the slightest of pianissimo to the most thrilling of fortissimo, Gelber takes the listener onto an incredibly journey. At his best like this, Gelber played at the highest level - and should have been considered one of the absolute top pianists of his day.
Gelber avait 26 ans lors de cet enregistrement et déjà un immense maître... Quelle interprétation titanesque !! Quel Brahmsien !!
This thrilling concerto invites widely different approaches: from the almost chamber-like Alfred Hoehn /Max Fiedler radio broadcast to the heroic Myra Hess/Mitropoulos concert. But the one that floored me so many decades ago and ever since is this perfect partnership of Gelber and Decker in Munich. Youthful but missing no wisdom (what a second movement); epic but never savage or grandiloquent- altogether beautiful. Heard Gelber live and couldn’t believe he achieved fullness and velocity despite his physical challenges. So underrated, not least in Beethoven for EMI and Denon. Hope he and his fellow Argentinian from the class of ‘41 - Martha - stay well. Thanks for sharing.
First of all, thank you SO MUCH for uploading this stupendous performance. I came to it by chance when listening to Szell/Fleisher and scrolled down to your comment citing this link. Wow, my own recording of S/F had been my mainstay for decades. I don't know if the Columbia Odyssey (has a grey cover showing the two profiles of the conductor and pianist) is the same one as on your channel. It sounds like it though.
At any rate, I was thrilling yet again to the power of those majestic chords at the end of the second movement and was wondering how it could be any different with Gelber. This very section, however, gives the clue to the approach that I think is in favor of Gelber even though Fleisher, though still great, was on the top of my list all this time.
The difference lies in the wider arcs of phrasing and shading. Gelber does start with a piano in that chordal section. He does not anticipate the forte, though it comes quite early on. He plays the whole concerto with actual restraint, not showing all his cards at once, so the outbursts when they come are all the more powerful.
His opening chords of the 1st movement are exactly that, not being blown over by the fortes of the orchestra. He is calm and composed, also supremely lyrical, that I as a singer, appreciate very much. In terms of overall structure, I believe Gelber and Decker get extra points, also in comparison to other recordings of the concerto.
I am still not over the shock of having heard this now, even cried a few times while listening.
Una de las versiones mas sublimes que pueda escucharse. Bruno Gelber es un Dios del piano, un artista inconmensurable...!!!
Gracias
The whole piece is played phenomenally well. And the trills? Is there another pianist (recorded or not) that get them as well as Gelber does?
Fleisher
Martha...
Merci d'avoir mis en ligne se superbe concerto.
J'ai le 5 et le 3 concerto de Beethoven par lui et Ferdinand Leitner : un monument ! Gelber est une référence.
I found the second movement truly heartbreaking.
P.S. Thanks a lot for the upload.
What did Gelber eat at the day of the recording , lion , snake , dynamite ?
My gosh, what a great version!
there are no words ... I've heard some of the greats with the Brahms I and II .. Serkin, Pollini, Van Cliburn (the 2nd Br.) as well as current world wide sensation Helen Grimaud ... not even Serkin moves me to the extent that Bruno does ... wish he'd come to Dallas!
Agree, this is a unique and historic performance, thanks for writing, david
Grimaud recording with Nelsons is just not great. But that is mostly Nelsons fault who just makes the wind and brass so underpowered .
Cuando J.Brahms escuchó esta versión desde el cielo,imagino que se le llenaron los ojos lágrimas....
The transition at 12:53 is sublime.
What a brillant recording, David. Thank you!
Wonderful performance. At long last I have another performance that I can enjoy listening to beside the powerful Fleischer/Szell/Cleveland Orchestra recording. Thank you for posting and pointing this hidden (to me) gem out.
Great! Thanks for writing, greatly appreciated!
This is my first time hearing this and i have to say... bloody hell! I don't think i have ever heard anything quite so extraordinary. An beautifull, exquisite piece. Thank you.
Extraordinaire!! Et dire que je n'avais jamais entendu ce pianiste ... Quelle découverte! C'était intense. MERCI
Absolutely incredible, piano playing of the highest order & the orchestral playing is superb also
This is my 2nd choice for this piece. Data I gathered:
R:1965/6/4,5 Bürgerbräu, München.
EMI Canada: CMZ 7 62883 2, TOCE 8935;16310, 5 86865;86867, 2564 63535 4,
LP: HQS 1068, CS 2102, S 4416, AA 8175, EAA 85046, EAC 80071, 7 62656 1,
MX: SAXW 9628/9, YPTX 1194/5.
Excellent ~ thank you!
Merci Mr Bruno-Léonardo GELBER. Vous êtes une référence.
Excelente como siempre Gelber, orgullo argentino
I had the great fortune of hearing BLG play this concerto years ago (1973?) under the baton of Dorati at the Kennedy Center in DC... absolutely inspired playing. On the next night, he played the B flat concerto. What a tour de force.
Thanks a lot, outstanding ...
MAGNIFICO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
La mejor grabación que escuché de tantos pianistas. Excepcional maestro Gelber!!!
Bravooooo maestro Bruno Gelber, la mejor performance que escuché, majestuosa!
thank you!
@Dankbarkeit1980 Probably the greatest interepreter of Brahms piano concerti. I have had the chance to listen to them in concert and f*** how great this was!!!
Majestätische und zugleich lyrische Aufführung dieses perfekt konstruierten Meisterwerks mit angenehmer Agogik und angemessener Dynamik. Es tut mir leid, dass die Tonqualität dieser Kassette ist nicht ideal für präzise Reproduktion.
Listened on France Musique 40 years ago... And never again ! A madeleine effect...
I would like to comment to this video. First, an excellent recording (also in one piece!). Second absolutely perfect accompanying text. Here you find all possible datas you may need. I wish everybody who puts something on here were so precise! Thanks David, that´s how it should be always done.
Watch Gelber playing Beethoven sonatas here: ruclips.net/video/ccsU1UQWx30/видео.html
MARAVILLOSO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
44:09 ...... the heavy depressive masochist Brahms , who couldn't get his Domina Clara (look in the eyes of the guy) , and the poor invalid Gelber (he was club-footed from his childhood) , two massive frustrations giving us this fantastic and healthy agressive beauty , what a Victory !
+Fritz Maisenbacher (GA4N) Beautifully said. Thank you.
What sort of nonsense is this? Let biographers look into Brahm's eyes, if they wish - but it has nothing to do with an appreciation of his compositions. Let the music stand on its own , free of worthless conjecture.
How different people can get and understand differently my modest comments ... this is funny ... For my jewish friend Hertzberg (and I am not jewish at all !) it seems he could understand the whole thing in one second .... and for the wasp-neighbour , this is nonsense and worthless .... (only protestant people know what is worthy or not ) , please , don't kill me , I am only a poor bavarian catholic .... hahahah .... !
Thanks Fritz - nice to have the feedback.
You may be right or wrong in your conjecture - who knows for certain? - but it has no bearing on the music, in my (Jewish) view....
The concerto stands on its own, as a great work of art: of almost-transcendental quality.
But each to his or her own, I guess, so I gladly withdraw the word 'worthless' in my previous comment. It just seemed worthless to me, no other.
But enough words from me. I will enjoy the music.
All the best - Christopher.
No problem , Christopher , I didn't take it personnal . The interest of the thing is a free discussion , isn't it ?
(by the way , are you Jewish ?)
Wow! Now, that's a true drama.
The trills are made by Bosch
Gelber a été le plus grand interprète de ce concerto
Jesus Christ ! That was an amaizing experience
I have always rejected Gelber: he seemed to me somehow pedantic and pompous...very much for old ladies...
In this account he is simply in a state of grace. So authoritative and yet with so much delicacy and at all times alert and finger-crisped, a very high-voltage performance. The late Decker and the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra provide a very emphatic support. No wonder this version has received the Grand Prix du Disque!
Well he comes to Lille in the 17th this mouth and I live in Lille . Maybe I should consider buying tickets .
Edit : Gelber was playing the third of Rachmaninov . He used a little bit to much pedal , and missed many notes . It was great nonetheless . The Orchestra of Lille was awful , specially the violin and the viola sections . The conductor was a last minute replacement because the initial conductor was sick , and he did not made a good job . So yeah it was , meh .
A beautiful piano concerto magnificently played. Gelber is a GREAT pianist. But please stop grading composers, works and players... who has heard EVERY version (recorded or not) of something to come as an illuminato to say "best ever"... please
Al escucharlo sin querer se me viene su rostro a la mente, Gelber uno de los tantos grandes interpretes que ha dado Latinoamérica en toda su extensión y Argentina en este caso particular !
What a wealth of artistry! . The whole performance is unmatched including the spectacular finale.
What a great composition; one that moves the inner being and provides a grand measure of solace and peace. It makes stress disappear; replacing it with contentment and relaxation. What an opportunity to spend an hour in quiet reflection.
I definitely agree on Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky, David, but it would be very hard for me to leave Beethoven's 5th out. Thank you for your wonderful channel.
第２楽章
私には
シューマンの交響曲第２番の
第１楽章のように聞こえる
ブラームスはベートーベンの後継者ではない
シューマンの後継者
ドイツ音楽史の解説が
私には理解できない
okay sorry i just wanted to help you. to late already :/
白鳥の湖のロトバルトが出てきそう
眠りの森の美女のカラボスが出てきそうな迫力
私が苦手なブラームス
この演奏だと聴ける
傑作
ブラームスは若い頃は情熱的
7:50～
エレクトラの
♪オレスト♪
17:49～も
Wow...I"ve heard many versions of this as well, and this is unquestionably head and shoulders above the rest. Technically flawless. Unbelievably bright and crisp. what a phenomenally gifted pianist. That said, there are a few parts of Glenn Gould's wildly variable interpretation I like better (the infamous Bernstein/Gould collaboration), but I think Gelber would have played it better. That's tough to admit, since I consider Gould to be one of the finest ever, and a genius.
+Walkingshadow1 Thanks for your comment, much appreciated.
+davidhertzberg He was a victim of polio when he was just 7 years old. He was the prodigy pupil of great Italian maestro Vicente Scaramuzza whose amazing teaching output includes also Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim.
I own the Argentina EMI edition of this disc. When I purchased it around 1974 I thought that it was actually the best of all times. But being myself Argentinean I thought I was exaggerating. As time has gone by I see everybody's comments and now I'm more than ever convinced that this recording is the benchmark against which all past and future recordings should be measured (what a lot of nobility in the unequaled 2nd movement, what a lot of sensitivity in a mere 24 year old pianist!!). Compared with Gelber, all other pianists seem to be in a hurry with this concerto (with Gilels a possible exception). Gelber's phrasing is unique, you can perceive the inner piano treasures in every bar.
I remember that Gelber in the 70's was rated third only to Brendel and Pollini in that sacred Olympus of outstanding piano artistry.
The concerto was recorded in June 1965 at the Burgerbrau, Munich. Enjoy this wonderful commentary: www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2014/Apr14/Brahms_PC1_2564635354.htm