I have listened to and watched many orchestras play this but I keep coming back to this one. It has a magical spell on me. I like this guy and I cannot tell why. Bless his heart.
Gulda's innovative interpretation of the No. 26 concerto nails the playful grace of Mozart's repertoire. By adding a recurring key in the opening and the orchestral passages, Gulda effectively brought a lively atmosphere to this Mozart's concerto.
Not being able to sleep on christmas eve i decided to listen to something new, and for some reason mozart was the first name that came to mind. Extremely glad
I put this on in the background while talking to a friend. I know that I adore Gulda... but I forgot who I was listening to. I started remarking... "damn... who is this pianist that I have on? He knows Mozart like no one else!" LOL! I've always said that Gulda was the absolute Mozart master... but this just affirms it. He's the best!
I love his music, playing and his guts... I really adore him...He was one of the greatest pianist ever...It's shame that not many people in USA acknowledge him....
I love the contrapuntal passage for piano starting 05.10. It's quite unlike anything else in Mozart's piano concertos. (Mozart's autograph score is missing nearly the entire bass line of the keyboard part. It was 'added' later by a publisher (Andre, I think) in a Mozartian style. But some passages for the left hand were elaborated by Mozart, including the contrapuntal ones!)
I've never seen anything like this in my life, I come from a "musical" family, but the way he plays....I don't think the word Genius is out of place. Thank you so much x
Wow, this the best interpretation with this Coronation piano concertro I have ever heard. So efortless and clear. As a strong buterfly on valleys. Thanks for posting it. Attila
Since when does "what we wear " have anything to do with the musicianship????????? He is sublime! Thanks for this little/big joy you posted in my heart...!
No entiendo de musica pero me encanta esta obra y la escucho una y otra vez y no me canso de oirla... y xd mirarle la cara a gulda ,grande muy Grande !!!
@solun82 i don't have style, nor do I play piano, but I have enough understanding of music and its meaning in general to say that you can play whatever you like with whatever clothes you fancy, even if your point is being pointless. Music doesn't care, close your eyes and listen (old but gold point this)
I have style and I play the piano ever since I was 4, I can play Mozart in my pajamas if I want to. Music is not about dressing properly to perform it.
I know this concerto well. Never noticed that the piano was played during the introduction, but then does it really matter. Doubt Mozart would have complained. He would have been happy to listen to an excellent rendition of his concerto.
Actually there's a lot of evidence that suggests that the piano was supposed to be the basso continuo during the orchestral tuttis, f.ex. the piano part is at the bottom of his autographs, he wrote the short form of "col Basso" into the piano part during the tuttis, meaning "with the basses" and in many old editions of some concerti there's fully figured bass lines for the piano. But modern pianos don't blend in well with the orchestra anymore and so most people don't play this bass anymore.
Podemos especular ,pero de ahí a que sea verdad...Mozart genio de la compacisión sin dudas.Gulda genio de la interpretación?. Discutible.Lo concreto si es que; no es convencional,es un espectáculo distractivo adicional dejando casi fuera la obra, es agresivo en la interpretación y despreciativo con el medio usando su talento indiscutible como arma de combate ¿es un agrado ? solo cuando se compenetra en su rol. ¿Comparar a Mozart con gulda? cuando escuche una compacisión suya podremos conversar.
Creo que UD.Tiene una confusión muy grande ; está colocando frente a frente a Mozart con Gulda ( el cielo y la tierra) Genio, virtuosismo,creatividad con talento y habilidades un tanto discutibles (ya antes las mencioné). Tiene UD. razón, Mozart también improvisaba pero sobres sus creaciones.Incluso realizó algunas variaciones de otros compositores y las elevó a la categoría de inmortales, pero con todo respeto mi amigo ¡guarde las proporciones por Dios!. Entiendo.respeto y aplaudo su lealtad
I can't believe that the received wisdom maintains that Mozart was having an off day when he wrote this wonderful concerto. What shit people think and talk!
Sobre la partitura y Mozart: Mozart no fue solo un genio en la composición, sino también en la ejecución de muchos instrumentos,él pocas veces hizo" variaciones" sobre las obras de otros compositores y cuando lo hizo las enriqueció. La partitura de una obra clásica SIEMPRE debe respetarse ( a menos que se haga un aporte ) POR ALGO ES CLASICA. Gulda siempre jugó a nada.Un brillante en la ejecución que nunca logró un estilo musical que alejó para diluirse en exentricidades.Es mi humilde opinión.
Maravilloso Gulda, técnica, sensibilidad e interpretación impecables. Me gusta leer los comentarios pero la traducción de los mismos es tan mala que resulta muy difícil comprenderlos, no hay manera de mejorar la traducción ?
Yo seguí con mucho interes la carrera de Friedrich Gulda y su talento no se discute¡maestro interprete de variados compositores! hasta llegó a esbozar un estilo único,no se donde se produjo la metamorfosis y en mi modesta opinión le perdimos hasta llegas a ser esto ( tocar desnudo).Aqui se trata de "interpretar" es decir licencias de ese tipo en sus compocisiones pero en fin.Saludos Doblemente cordiales, es un placer disentír con ud.
No os engañéis, Mozart haría algo parecido!... esto simplemente es auténtico por que Gulda, disfruta y al mismo tiempo ejecuta con elegancia y virtuosismo. Difícil hacer todo a la vez! Hay que huir un poco de los convencionalismos. No agrade a la gran música, ni a su compositor... tampoco lo hace con el público. Me encanta!
@airliasinc No, because he is completely reactive to the music from the orchestra (as opposed to proactive). He is not conducting the ensemble, the concertmaster is (watch entrances at 5:40 and 5:58). Also, the way he feigns the motion of playing their instruments is probably a bit insulting to the musicians. He's a good pianist, but not a conductor.
@NathanaelSaintCyr That's a good point. And yes, I understand the tradition from orchestral conducting comes. The fact that he is conducting and playing is not the problem I have with it. Many great pianists have acted as soloist and conductor, and done it successfully. My problem is with the way in which he is conducting. He is doing little or nothing useful for the ensemble.
well it's the original score... just Gulda feels like accompany the orchestra (i think he plays the cello line or stg like that)... he's just having fun... normally there's no piano at the beginning
y la partitura que? mozart dejo algunas definitivas y otras tantisimas se ajustan la version final del editor / recopilador. ¿y usted cree que mozart se hubiese quedado sentado respetando la partitura como un monito ejecutor? yo no lo creo, gulda tampoco parece.
Opino totalmente lo contrario a lo que usted expone: no creo que robe protagonismo a la obra de Mozart. Es más, creo que Mozart habría hecho algo parecido... este hombre disfrutaba con la música como sólo él. A mí, me encanta. ¡Qué quiere que le diga...!
Bueno Luis, en eso del protagonismo, lleva razón: no aporta nada, y aunque lo hiciese, tal vez no fuese lo correcto, ahora bien, no tengo duda en que Gulda, aporta (incluido el protagonismo), bastante talento... creo sinceramente que era un magnífico intérprete, y creo además, que le encantaba la música de Mozart; tal vez por ello, se excedía en el escenario... Saludos cordiales.
it's not so strange. sometimes pianist him/herself conducts the orchestra. it was rather natural in classical period (mozart actually was pianist and conductor, of course, he was a great composer)
Totalmente de acuerdo.su exesivo "ego" roba a la obra su protagonismo e impone sus condisiones y se resta a si mismo como apodíctica destreza con su acritud.
@tguiot I don't know who that snevets123 person is but he may be right about Goulda-this is actually the first time I am listening to this pianist and..he is ok but not that refined and sensible when it comes to Mozart-which makes his eccentricities less tolerable..also the orchestra-the violins are not precisely tuned .Try Uchida who is funny with her facial expressions but performs and organizes the orchestra wonderfully
long ago, (I'm not sure when it was, maybe the Baroque Era) they would look at the movement of the bow of the first violinist or the soloist to keep time, and conductors were largely unnecessary.
Mozart and Gulda: a perfect duo!!!
I have listened to and watched many orchestras play this but I keep coming back to this one. It has a magical spell on me. I like this guy and I cannot tell why. Bless his heart.
Right on! Double Right on!! 😊
Gulda's innovative interpretation of the No. 26 concerto nails the playful grace of Mozart's repertoire. By adding a recurring key in the opening and the orchestral passages, Gulda effectively brought a lively atmosphere to this Mozart's concerto.
isn't it amazing that people like me who are to young to have visited a live concert of Gulda can see the man perform on youtube.
Mozart und Friedrich Gulda,ideale Verbindung!In der Musik finde ich das Göttliche!Ein Geschenk des Göttlichen!🙏🕊
Not being able to sleep on christmas eve i decided to listen to something new, and for some reason mozart was the first name that came to mind. Extremely glad
Ascult foarte mult Mozart, il apreciez mult pe Gulda.Multumesc mult. Thank you very much.
I put this on in the background while talking to a friend. I know that I adore Gulda... but I forgot who I was listening to. I started remarking... "damn... who is this pianist that I have on? He knows Mozart like no one else!" LOL! I've always said that Gulda was the absolute Mozart master... but this just affirms it. He's the best!
I love to see it when a pianist conducts as well, just as it was done by Mozart.
Beautiful performance wirh gulda who is the specialist of mozart
Io amo sua maniera d'interpretazione! Qu'il resta in spiritto di Mozart! Brava Maestro!
I love his music, playing and his guts... I really adore him...He was one of the greatest pianist ever...It's shame that not many people in USA acknowledge him....
Adoro su estilo!
Me cautiva su capacidad para dirigir la orquesta y al mismo tiempo ser tan fascinante su forma de tocar el piano. Me encanta 😍
Yo estuve presente en este concierto. Menuda gozada!!! Gracias, Friedrich. 😊
I just love his bipolarity from pianist to director :D
This guy is awesome!
5 stars!
I love the contrapuntal passage for piano starting 05.10. It's quite unlike anything else in Mozart's piano concertos.
(Mozart's autograph score is missing nearly the entire bass line of the keyboard part. It was 'added' later by a publisher (Andre, I think) in a Mozartian style. But some passages for the left hand were elaborated by Mozart, including the contrapuntal ones!)
I've never seen anything like this in my life, I come from a "musical" family, but the way he plays....I don't think the word Genius is out of place. Thank you so much x
Wow, this the best interpretation with this Coronation piano concertro I have ever heard. So efortless and clear. As a strong buterfly on valleys. Thanks for posting it. Attila
Playing and conducting! So fun. I like Gulda performing Mozart. Bright and energetic. Thank you.
Since when does "what we wear " have anything to do with the musicianship?????????
He is sublime!
Thanks for this little/big joy you posted in my heart...!
No entiendo de musica pero me encanta esta obra y la escucho una y otra vez y no me canso de oirla... y xd mirarle la cara a gulda ,grande muy Grande !!!
Meraviglioso...se solo penso che è morto mi viene da piangere...:(
What a masterpiece!
I like his relaxing looking style. Also a very efficient musician, Bravo!
@solun82 i don't have style, nor do I play piano, but I have enough understanding of music and its meaning in general to say that you can play whatever you like with whatever clothes you fancy, even if your point is being pointless. Music doesn't care, close your eyes and listen (old but gold point this)
assolutamente straordinario *************
I have style and I play the piano ever since I was 4, I can play Mozart in my pajamas if I want to. Music is not about dressing properly to perform it.
danke schön Herr Mozart ! Gracias Wolfgang por siempre !
wow! i am also learning this concerto as part of my program . this is great! just like Mozart. Pianist and conductor in one!
Nothing great about, unleast you don't have money to hire a director.
Mozart the best!
Grazzie Signore, in Dominus Noma!!
Fantastic music great performance....
Wonderfull❣
Full of power and at the same time playful...Great Job... LONG LIVE MOZART
Excellent.
@purerhodium
I love that, too. Timpani? How lovely!!
Video is about a half second behind the audio. But the performance is electrifying.
He's playing the bass line with the cello e bassi. In other words, a classic continuo beginning.
I know this concerto well. Never noticed that the piano was played during the introduction, but then does it really matter. Doubt Mozart would have complained. He would have been happy to listen to an excellent rendition of his concerto.
Magnificent!!
Great Gulda!!
I love how he plays mozart, he is not afraid to get play with fire in it. Something rare when u see other performances of mozart.
fantastické, úžasné, excelentné, nádherné...
:-)
he really enjoy in this music...
Gulda se burla de publico, de los musicos, de la obra y de si mismo. Genio del humor y de la musica.
I absolutely LOVE what he does at 1:41.
The tympani hahaha
...por favor, que dúo!!!!!.....Mozart-Gulda!!!
Actually there's a lot of evidence that suggests that the piano was supposed to be the basso continuo during the orchestral tuttis, f.ex. the piano part is at the bottom of his autographs, he wrote the short form of "col Basso" into the piano part during the tuttis, meaning "with the basses" and in many old editions of some concerti there's fully figured bass lines for the piano. But modern pianos don't blend in well with the orchestra anymore and so most people don't play this bass anymore.
Podemos especular ,pero de ahí a que sea verdad...Mozart genio de la compacisión sin dudas.Gulda genio de la interpretación?. Discutible.Lo concreto si es que; no es convencional,es un espectáculo distractivo adicional dejando casi fuera la obra, es agresivo en la interpretación y despreciativo con el medio usando su talento indiscutible como arma de combate ¿es un agrado ? solo cuando se compenetra en su rol. ¿Comparar a Mozart con gulda? cuando escuche una compacisión suya podremos conversar.
Signori, giù il cappello; Gulda è stato davvero il più grande.
Assolutamente d'accordo!!
fabulous fantastico
Brilliant!
It was first performed at the coronation of the Austrian Emperor, Leopold II, hence the nickname, "Coronation".
Creo que UD.Tiene una confusión muy grande ; está colocando frente a frente a Mozart con Gulda ( el cielo y la tierra) Genio, virtuosismo,creatividad con talento y habilidades un tanto discutibles (ya antes las mencioné).
Tiene UD. razón, Mozart también improvisaba pero sobres sus creaciones.Incluso realizó algunas variaciones de otros compositores y las elevó a la categoría de inmortales, pero con todo respeto mi amigo ¡guarde las proporciones por Dios!.
Entiendo.respeto y aplaudo su lealtad
What a boss!
@MrEriugena compare Gulda in the TH-cam video of him playing the Emperor concerto with Szell! How times have changed
Genius!
I can't believe that the received wisdom maintains that Mozart was having an off day when he wrote this wonderful concerto. What shit people think and talk!
hahaha xD.
i never saw someone playing the piano and at the same time leading an orchestra xD. i like him :P.. its kinda cool :)
and i love the music
@ryanlock2u
it`s not important to be accurate
he doesn't use the baton because he`s playing the piano not because he wants to be accurate
The principal role of the conductor is to make sure
the orchestra keeps the mood. They would play with or without one anyway,
Très bien !
@Churruminonian Well your english derives from it... Mozart in compenso aveva una speciale predilezione per la lingua italiana! :)
this guy is a boss
I wish I could play the piano like him. I also wish I learned to play the violin
Sobre la partitura y Mozart: Mozart no fue solo un genio en la composición, sino también en la ejecución de muchos instrumentos,él pocas veces hizo" variaciones" sobre las obras de otros compositores y cuando lo hizo las enriqueció. La partitura de una obra clásica SIEMPRE debe respetarse ( a menos que se haga un aporte ) POR ALGO ES CLASICA.
Gulda siempre jugó a nada.Un brillante en la ejecución que nunca logró un estilo musical que alejó para diluirse en exentricidades.Es mi humilde opinión.
Maravilloso Gulda, técnica, sensibilidad e interpretación impecables. Me gusta leer los comentarios pero la traducción de los mismos es tan mala que resulta muy difícil comprenderlos, no hay manera de mejorar la traducción ?
Yo seguí con mucho interes la carrera de Friedrich Gulda y su talento no se discute¡maestro interprete de variados compositores! hasta llegó a esbozar un estilo único,no se donde se produjo la metamorfosis y en mi modesta opinión le perdimos hasta llegas a ser esto ( tocar desnudo).Aqui se trata de "interpretar" es decir licencias de ese tipo en sus compocisiones pero en fin.Saludos Doblemente cordiales, es un placer disentír con ud.
I hate to be ignorant, but why does he always wear that hat, or skullcap?
All his style is kitsch. In spanish we say "huachafo".
To keep his bald head warm...
No os engañéis, Mozart haría algo parecido!... esto simplemente es auténtico por que Gulda, disfruta y al mismo tiempo ejecuta con elegancia y virtuosismo. Difícil hacer todo a la vez!
Hay que huir un poco de los convencionalismos. No agrade a la gran música, ni a su compositor... tampoco lo hace con el público. Me encanta!
Did Gulda added the bass "dong dong dong" in the beginning by himself? I like that!
Divine
@airliasinc No, because he is completely reactive to the music from the orchestra (as opposed to proactive). He is not conducting the ensemble, the concertmaster is (watch entrances at 5:40 and 5:58). Also, the way he feigns the motion of playing their instruments is probably a bit insulting to the musicians. He's a good pianist, but not a conductor.
Linnnnnnnndddddddoooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@MgcMrMistoffelees You can check for yourself on the free online scores website.
@NathanaelSaintCyr That's a good point. And yes, I understand the tradition from orchestral conducting comes. The fact that he is conducting and playing is not the problem I have with it. Many great pianists have acted as soloist and conductor, and done it successfully. My problem is with the way in which he is conducting. He is doing little or nothing useful for the ensemble.
@pepys1633 Yes, but it's much easier to control tempo and dynamics while conducting and playing…….
well it's the original score... just Gulda feels like accompany the orchestra (i think he plays the cello line or stg like that)... he's just having fun... normally there's no piano at the beginning
@rocco40 I know, right! Every note is a mistake when formal attire is rejected haha
@Churruminonian german is a very subtle language, far away from "bruto", for those who happen to to be subtle in their minds;)
woah feisty!
y la partitura que? mozart dejo algunas definitivas y otras tantisimas se ajustan la version final del editor / recopilador. ¿y usted cree que mozart se hubiese quedado sentado respetando la partitura como un monito ejecutor? yo no lo creo, gulda tampoco parece.
Because it`s the most spoken language so we can understand each other.
ps. I`m romanian.
what an excentric guy!!!
Opino totalmente lo contrario a lo que usted expone: no creo que robe protagonismo a la obra de Mozart. Es más, creo que Mozart habría hecho algo parecido... este hombre disfrutaba con la música como sólo él. A mí, me encanta. ¡Qué quiere que le diga...!
what nationality is the conductor? just out of curiosity
yes, mozart was quite turkish if i'm not wrong.
Bueno Luis, en eso del protagonismo, lleva razón: no aporta nada, y aunque lo hiciese, tal vez no fuese lo correcto, ahora bien, no tengo duda en que Gulda, aporta (incluido el protagonismo), bastante talento... creo sinceramente que era un magnífico intérprete, y creo además, que le encantaba la música de Mozart; tal vez por ello, se excedía en el escenario... Saludos cordiales.
Well, this maybe more accurate, becuase in Mozart's day batons weren't around yet. Just a thought.
it's not so strange. sometimes pianist him/herself conducts the orchestra. it was rather natural in classical period (mozart actually was pianist and conductor, of course, he was a great composer)
pretty vild guy, eh? Vell, he vas Austrian; vhat should one expect; Mozart incarnate. Vell 'tis a start. Now ve have this to enjoy, Gulda and army!
is that larry david?
Totalmente de acuerdo.su exesivo "ego" roba a la obra su protagonismo e impone sus condisiones y se resta a si mismo como apodíctica destreza con su acritud.
I wouldn't describe it as offensive, but I have to say I didn't care for it. But the performance is so great it doesn't matter!
Did someone fart at the start?
Who speaks in Hungarian?
I didn't know Qaddafi was playing the piano till now
A bit fast at times, maybe? I feel it's kind of rushing.
The conductor/soloist-thing is interesting though.
@tguiot
I don't know who that snevets123 person is but he may be right about Goulda-this is actually the first time I am listening to this pianist and..he is ok but not that refined and sensible when it comes to Mozart-which makes his eccentricities less tolerable..also the orchestra-the violins are not precisely tuned .Try Uchida who is funny with her facial expressions but performs and organizes the orchestra wonderfully
2:09
wawawa!!!
Vorsprung durch Technik!!
long ago, (I'm not sure when it was, maybe the Baroque Era) they would look at the movement of the bow of the first violinist or the soloist to keep time, and conductors were largely unnecessary.
its somehow a little played more of a Beethoven style, what do u all think?