SAINT-SAENS, C° piano N°2 1er mouvement Brigitte Engerer piano - L. Petitgirard, direction, OSF 1989

Saint-Saëns, Concerto pour piano N° 2 en sol mineur
Orchestre Symphonique Français
Direction Laurent Petitgirard
Filmé en Septembre 1989
Mon dernier concert avec Brigitte Engere a été un très émouvant concerto de Schumann avec l'Orchestre de l'Opéra Avignon, quelques mois avant son décès. C'était une femme lumineuse, une artiste passionnée d'une grande intégrité et d'une générosité absolue qui a joué jusqu'à la dernière limite de ses forces. Elle manque cruellement à tous ses amis. LP

[@Andy-xb5qg]

Probably the greatest French pianist ever...

[@AfroPoli]

I find her seriously underrated. She was truly excellent in whatever she touched.

[@Poemsapennyeach]

I agree,

[@graysonmichael9696]

100%.

[@clodivan]

J'ai eu l'extrême plaisir de l'entendre en concert peu de temps avant son départ , un charisme naturel émanait de sa personne , quelque chose de magique enveloppait l'assistance lorsqu'elle jouait .

[@AdoptNotBuyAFriend]

The musicianship, the technique, just amazing. My favorite pianist.

[@Petitgirard1]

And such a great woman, a wonderful friend.

[@anne-clairecourberand3181]

Une Grande Dame qui m'a fait rêvée pendant tout mon parcours pianistique et qui nous manque tant!

[@benedictelesaux7910]

Mon dieu quel talent et si belle .pour quoi avait elle tant changée ? Malade?

[@anne-clairecourberand3181]

@@benedictelesaux7910 Malheureusement oui.... depuis plusieurs années, et la maladie l'a emportée.

[@JustinParkify]

Amazing 👏 . Such a shame she left us at such a young age. So many lost to that awful C word..... I think that she maybe one of the greatest pianists I've ever seen. Breath taking.....

[@Petitgirard1]

It was saddly impossible to stop her from smoking.
You have no idea at which point she was a wondefull friend and so generous. Our fights to pay the bill at the restaurants where amazing, she was used to call the restaurant one day before to prepay... My last concert with her was in Avignon, Schumann concerto one year before her death, we all miss her very much.

[@JustinParkify]

@@Petitgirard1 She sounds like she was a truely great friend and I think you are blessed to have known her and we to still be able to hear that wonderful passion for music. Thankyou for sharing this video and allowing all to hear the beautiful music that her talented fingers and soul were able to play.

[@Frances6889]

I watched a show that she was interviewed at home. She was such a sweet hostess to welcome people. I love her interpretation of music; so passionate!

[@tharealist824]

Her interpretation of Chopin's nocturnes is, in my opinion, one of the best. She is top of the list for me, with Rubenstien and Rachmaninoff

[@graysonmichael9696]

fully agree.

[@EttorealbertoGelli-vr6sz]

CHOPIN lives in BRIGITTE Her Nocturnes are the greatest ( with de BRUNOFF, ARRAU )

[@stefanoparissemusic]

J'adore cette pianiste. Avec sa grande technique e son immense musicalité, selon moi elle peut être considérée un des plus grands interprètes du piano.

[@ApotropaicV]

J’adore. C’est parfait, pour moi et pour ma coeur. I’ve lost my French. But I’ve never heard anyone play with more tender nuance, intent, and essence than Brigitte Engerer.
She doesn’t play a piece, she gives a world.
Only the French have that kind of delicate anger, love, insuiation, purpose, finesse, and pure heart.
I want to play Chopin as she does. She plays it even better than he wrote it.

[@stefanoparissemusic]

@@ApotropaicV I agree; also, when playing live, she was totally involved so that her phrasing, sound and expressiveness were really moving and exciting. Think she was a true musician, I use to show my piano students her videos as a relevant reference.

[@anastassiosk345]

Une femme extraordinaire... Merci!

[@heleneg.2393]

Elle était réellement extraordinaire. Sa beauté, sa présence, sa passion, sa technique, immense, sa musicalité, sa sonorité...Tout était extraordinaire.
Je la regrette beaucoup.

[@benedictelesaux7910]

C est si beau. . Merci madame .Reposez en paix

[@marcello.gabbrielli8339]

Meravigliosa !

[@paulalerini9696]

Brigitte for ever

[@brigittemerlin3992]

Grande pianiste, grande sensibilité…❤

[@Petitgirard1]

Et une femme admirable, de surcroit.

[@zummingsky]

Merci d'avoir partagé cette magnifique vidéo. Quel dommage qu'il n'y ait que le premier mouvement.

[@ApotropaicV]

Perfection. I can sleep, now.

[@untiltheendoftheworld9798]

We love her. x

[@Poemsapennyeach]

Brilliant.

[@joseantonioponceruiz6352]

Excelente interpretación!,exquisita sensibilidad

[@rafaelguerrero9697]

qué maravilla de mujer. siempre la escucho para intentar tener su sensibilidad en el piano

[@farnamkhalili484]

This performance ...

[@bourbaki5730]

What a wonderfull music piece !
Saint Saens: the biggest of the little composers ? This historic view seems to be a bit severe ....

[@clsilvestri]

WOW

[@paulchristensen7276]

Exactly.

[@vedprakashmevada6741]

Saint Saens is not just the saint but he is the god of music.

[@JoseAPerez-nq9vu]

Eeer....Really? A great composer indeed...but the god of music? Perhaps a god...not THE god.

[@mattdavidson779]

Est que c’est brigette Dan’s 1989 ? Amazing. Pardon Francois nest pas MAS language,. Elle lest marvellous. Fantastic interpretation

[@tiber64]

Oui c’est bien elle. Ne vous excusez pas, c’est à nous de vous remercier d’avoir fait l’effort de parler français.

[@enharmonia]

😓😓😓💖💖

[@nickbaigent2714]

It’s as if Carmen were playing

[@paulchristensen7276]

Did she ever play the full concerto?

[@Petitgirard1]

Yes of course but this was for a famous TV Show in which it was impossible to play more than 10'...

[@paulchristensen7276]

@@Petitgirard1 thank you.

[@treesny]

She recorded the 2nd Concerto along with the 5th for the Mirare label around 2008.

[@yiyietchemendy5194]

excelente pianista. Lástima el piano, se oye muy destemplado.