Уникальный, удивительный, открытый ,прекрасный человек и музыкант, широкий жест, эмоциональный и скромный одновременно...Концерт Чайковского в его исполнении можно услышать с первых аккордов. Онтоставил яркий след в музыкальном мире. Не зря Рихтер плакал... а Рихтер гений.
A third movement not rushed.. but not lacking in momentum. A classic performance by the pianist who truly “broke the ice”… and continued to open opportunities for others to follow. A great man.
The great Van Cliburn. No one can be like him. In all the piano concerts he played, you can see him feel the meaning, the emotions, the dynamics of the composer. As if he is being overwhelmed in what the composer felt when writing their masterpiece. No one is even close.
What an outstanding, intuitive post. Absolutely correct. I saw him play the Greig in Milwaukee. Front row. No one can ever take that memory from me. For solo works, Horowitz. For concerti, Cliburn.
Not True! More colorful beautiful piano sound than Cliburn=Wilhelm Kempff Emil Gilels Radu Lupu Artur Rubinstein Vladimir Ashkenazy! More Genius than Cliburn=Sviatoslav Richter Solomon Cutner Grigory Sokolov! More powerful louder than Cliburn=Mikhail Pletnev( Prokofiev piano concerto no 1 by Pletnev!) The Second Loudest was Lazar Berman! The 3rd Loudest was Erwin Nyiregyhazi! Cliburn his Grieg concerto cold cool piano sound not the Best! Cliburn his Brahms concerto no 1 not that good! The bwst Brahms concerto no 2 players are Really Sviatoslav Richter the most monumental and Best structure for music! Grigory Sokolov his Brahms no 2 had the Best piano sound better than Cliburn! Sokolov his rhythmic vitalness is unbeatable better than Cliburn! Sokolov the most Titanic Brahms no 2!!
What an immense privilege it is to be able to hear and see this up close. To see his fingers flying across the keys -- closer than If I were sitting in the first rows. Cliburn was my first musical crush (I was around 12 or 13). the first purchase I ever made with my own money was the LP of his Moscow performance win of the Tchaikovsky Concerto #1. It still moves me to tears. He only improved with age. I'm grateful to the internet and TH-cam for these musical gems.
Aww, believe me, I understand exactly how you feel. I adored Van and sat front row for many of his concerts. I would throw flowers on stage as they did in Moscow. He was very touched by the gesture and never forgot it. Whenever he spotted me, he would play "Widmung" as his final encore. He knew it was my favorite. He was a brilliant pianist, an absolute genius, and the sweetest, kindest, most thoughtful person. I had some wonderful conversations with him over the years. We shared a deep love for Rachmaninoff. The Rach 3 was our favorite concerto. I played that recording you mention ENDLESSLY when a little girl, tears streaming down my cheeks. The beauty of Van's playing touched my soul like no other. There was something transporting - something divine - about Van's playing. His gorgeous singing tone shimmered like burnished gold. There was a nobility and elegance in his playing. I still can't believe he's been gone from us for 10 years now. The last time I saw Van play in concert was at Tanglewood in 2001. He played one of my very favorites, the thrilling Grieg! Those opening bars give me chills every time. When Van played them, it was absolutely electrifying. As always, there were a few gasps in the audience. The power he had in those huge hands! (He could stretch to 13 keys!). He told me long ago that the Grieg was his mother's favorite concerto. He was so devoted to her, but I think she was "a bit much" to deal with. 🙄 Mrs. Cliburn was a magnificent pianist herself but denied a career because her parents didn't think it was "proper" for an unmarried lady. She definitely loved all the attention when Van's career took off. Van took very good care of his mother. She lived to a very ripe old age. But back to Tanglewood 2001. Andre Previn conducted. That was pretty thrilling. That afternoon, I went to "the best florist in Lenox" and had the florist make a gorgeous bouquet of 3 dozen burgundy roses - Van's favorite flowers - mixed with bright green Irish Bells (a nod to his Irish ancestry). The color combination was stunning - and the florist who arranged the flowers was Russian. I thought, "THIS is no coincidence. It was MEANT to be." When I told the lady who the flowers were for, she was overcome with emotion. Later, after the concert, I told Van that a very sweet, older Russian lady had made his floral arrangement and cried when I told her who it was for! As I stood below the front of the stage holding Van's flowers, he was taking his bows with Previn. As he rose up from his bow, he spotted me peering at him over the massive bouquet. His face broke into a grin. I gave him a little wave and mouthed "Howdy!" to my favorite Texan - and he was so tickled and he waggled his "asparagus fingers" back at me, dropping Previn's hand and rushing to the edge of the stage to give me a kiss. He said, "You surprised me!" He was so warm, so sweet. The look on Previn's face was priceless. He didn't know who I was because I was no one famous - "just a fan!" Moments later, it started raining like mad as people were lining up to meet Van backstage. I could feel my stillettos sinking into the mud. My companion said someone was standing at the stage door calling my name. It was Van's devoted partner of 20 years, Tommy Smith, waving me over. My friend and I were able to talk to Van and Tommy for several minutes, then Van gestured toward the open Green Room door. My heart skipped a beat when I saw my bouquet had been placed on top of his practice piano. How thoughtful. Standing in the room were Andre Previn, his ex-wife, Mia Farrow (!!), the brilliant, genius composer John Williams, and several people with the Van Cliburn Foundation. It was very sweet of Van to let us "have a peek!" My friend and I didn't linger for long and avoided making direct eye contact, but I did steal a quick look at Ms. Farrow 😮 before we turned to leave. I don't think we were in that room for more than a minute, two at the most. But it was very thoughtful and kind of Van to invite us in. That was the kind of person Van was - intensely private but very warm, humble and kind. He had the most impeccable manners, such an elegant, thoughtful man. I will never forget him.
Unbelievable Tchaikovsky 1st with Cliburn!!! He makes Every Note of this concerto a word of GOD speaking to us of His love for mankind!!! To have this video preserved for posterity speaks of it’s priceless value for all who love classical piano playing!
Saw Van Cliburn play in 1963 and have never forgotten his magnificent performance of Tchaikovsky. A musical GENIUS ! The Russians know brilliant musicians and their music!
I've been on a classical rant lately, watching all these famous pianists. Van Cliburn plays in a way that captures my heart. I don't know how to describe it. It's beautiful on so many musical levels.
He felt he was given a gift that required him to, in turn, give music to others - others who were not as fortunate as to be able to play these pieces. So to him, the listener was always part of the performance. I wish I could tell you what it was like to attend one of his recitals, especially if it was in a small venue. It was as if the music he created filled the listener's entire being. I realize how melodramatic that might sound. But honestly, it's the truth. He was mesmerizing.
@@verified139 Ahhh, yes, I can only imagine if that was his intent and purposeful playing and energy. I apprediate his energy, interpretation, his musical 'force' in the universe.
Thank you so much for posting this wonderful video. Van Cliburn never lost his looks, his charm or his talent. He became even more expressive at the keyboard as he grew older. Such a treat to watch this. What a remarkable man .... I never met him but sat close to him one beautiful evening at the outside sofa lounge at Grace on Main Street in Fort Worth. He was engaged in conversation with a young couple .. assuming a Cliburn pianist and his wife. Smiling, attentive, full of life ... so wish he was still with us today ... A shooting star that lit our lives with beautiful music .. the epitome of a gracious southern gentleman and loving son .. may he rest in peace.
Very true. I had the pleasure of meeting him several times during the 1960s. He was always kind, gracious and humble. His mom was also sweet. A particularly wonderful thing about his performances was that he considered the audience to be vitally important and felt he should endeavor to connect with them personally via the music. Because he was generous by nature, he did this magnificently, and I think that was one of the keys to his popularity. He did have difficulties for a time beginning in the mid- late 60s. I attended so many of his performances, but it was obvious he gradually became not up to his earlier work. He even said he had lost his gift. Of course that wasn't true - no one loses a gift. I suspect he was merely exhausted from concertizing pretty much non-stop. He withdrew from most public performances for a while and made a lot of recordings. Then came back gangbusters years later. These Russian performances were so powerful and wonderful. They move me deeply whenever I hear them.
Thank you fkr your beautiful comment about Van. I first met him at the Metropolitan Opera on Nov30, 1964 . We were both there to see the Great Renata Tebaldi. He was throwing a dinner party for her,Joan Sutherland ,ThomasShippers and Erich Leinsdorff at thePlazaFollowing the opera.itwas A night I will never forget and the beginning of a life long friendship with Van, Renata and Joan. He was indeed a very gifted man and has been sorely missed since his passing ! I remember sitting in hi apartment at the Buckingham in NYC listening to him practice then going out for lunch with Arlene Dahl. He was a most kind and generous friend. I consider myself extremely lucky to be his friend for almost 50 years !
Yes - he really does understand Liszt, doesn't he? Much more so than others who just bang out his compositions, reinforcing the unfortunate Liszt reputation as just noisy ego. Cliburn's mom studied with Arthur Friedheim, who was a student of Liszt. She taught her son well.
HOW I LOVE this man.... Thank You Van Cliburn for sharing your wonderful talent with us... and also by giving us sooo many resources for the next great generation upon generation of GREAT pianists to come... what a treasure you still are...
I wholeheartedly embrace your first three words. No other pianist of the 20th Century created the kind of excitement for viewers and listeners than this man did. Did any woman ever faint at a performance of Horowitz? or Richter? Richter cried, from joy, when he witnessed Cliburn's performance of the Rachmaninov Third Piano Concerto at the Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958. Some critics weigh the "greatness" of a musician by their technical prowess, the span of their careers, and by the breadth of their repertories. But, some artists -- Cliburn, Callas -- achieve the deepest magic that audiences ever experience, which is why these artists are so revered by their fans. I am one of Cliburn's fans.
Thankfully, some things can live forever!! Van Cliburn can never be forgotten. Marvelous! Many can strike the keys. Only Van Cliburn can make them heart-felt with the emotion of Tchaikovsky.
Great performance, Van Cliburn is electrifying and also passionate when he performs and what a spectacular experience to watch him play in 1958 and then again in 1989 The Tchaikovsky Concerto, both in Russia,....what a wonderful treat! The conductor is also fabulous.
Великий пианист! Гениальное исполнение!Видела Вана Клиберна на первом конкурсе Чайковского - и его игра произвела неизгладимое впечатление.Через тридцать лет он играет с еще большим мастерством! Браво!!! Спасибо за это замечательное видео!♥️🌹♥️
Thank you for that memory about Ban Kliburn and Dmitriy Kitaenko and orchester of Moskow State Filarmonía!! Van - are very deep and full of love and everything very exiting! He is my favorite pianist during last 60 years!!! I met him in Moscow at the age of 9 years old!!!
What a precious Gift listening Van Cliburn again! Regardless of what this musical Genius is playing - it's always a revelation! But in this case, both - Cliburn and the orchestra were so united and gave an absolutely triamphant, resolute and an astounding performance of Ferencz List concerto! It always sounded to me like collision of two nature's powers: one is very tranquil, calm and serene and another is violent, wild and turbulent - like an oceanic storm, which is coming.The finale was magnificent! This is one of my favorate piano concertos.Thank you for posting this video!
The first time I listened to Tchaikovsky No 1 piano concert was from a vinyl by a "young pianist revelation called Van Cliburn". From that moment I fell in love with that concert.
I went to many concerts and recitals of his in the 60s. I don't think I was ever at a non-orchestral recital where he didn't play this. Once in an outdoor summer concert, the orchestra had left the stage and he came out to do a lot of encores - he was pretty famous for that. He began to play this piece, one of his favorites, when an older woman several rows back from the stage rose from her seat and, in a lovely operatic voice, started to sing Schumann's beautiful song. Cliburn looked at her and was delighted that she continued to sing while he played. When they were finished he rose and applauded, as did the rest of us in the audience. It was a magical moment under the stars that I'll remember as long as I live.
@@verified139 he is iconic figure and much beloved in the soviet union in Moscow and the main city , though he is use citizen , just because of his exordinary talent which is highly respected by the soviet intelligent people !
What a treat!!! Magnificent concert that touched and continues to touch audiences across the globe. I once had the priviledge to not only meet Van Cliburn, but also to have a wonderful conversation after a concert. I hope he left our world knowing what a giant and beloved human being he was.
Agreed. Yes - and I had a very strange thing happen to me - invited on the day of....an hour before.......to a "house concert" in town, in Fort Worth, and I was just given an address without knowing anything about anything. I mean I literally knew nothing about where I was going, what I was going to be doing there, who was there.....nothing. I showed up in jeans and a t-shirt to a several multi-million dollar home in Westover where the real guests were just getting up from a massive table, from supper, which I could see through the windows from the front lawn. I entered through the back where my wife's acquaintance, who was working the event as a bartender, met us. Two hard drinks into this event - in someone else's massive backyard overlooking the Trinity River where everything was immaculate and I felt completely out of place - I mean think tuxes and evening gowns and high end jewelry and all that - to the 9's.....and suddenly our friend says "that's Cliburn over there." I mean....I tripped over people and dogs and bushes and probably made it look like there was a 5 alarm fire somewhere behind me I was running from. He and I hugged, cried, and talked for at least 20 to 30 minutes while a group continued to gather round us waiting their turn and losing patience doing it. We were total strangers from the same place - our piano teachers knew one another in town back in the day - and for just that one brief moment we had known each other for several lifetimes over. It was magical. Then 2Cellos got up and performed for everyone. Van was front row and I took pictures. He died the following year, the ceremony was at Broadway Baptist Church south of downtown and I didn't go because I didn't want to fall apart in public all over again.
@@christopherlaskoski189 great story! So glad you have that memory to treasure. The one experience for me that I will treasure until my last breath took place when I was just 18. I lived in Berlin at the time and was living with diplomat friends of mine who invited me to a fancy dinner one night. I had no clue where the dinner was, all I was told was to dress well for the occasion. Little did I know that the person I was assigned to sit next to was non other than Herbert von Karajan. Yup, the Maestro himself actually requested I sit next to him. I almost died when I realized that. That experience was and continues to be one of my most cherished memories. Above all, the conversations we had, his genuine interest in learning about me, this young and shy girl from South America who spoke flawless German and treasured music the way I did. I have met many music giants in my life, but this moment with H.v K. is and will continue to be my treasured one.
The E flat concerto is really a rhapsody. Mr. Cliburn makes its unorthodox structure compelling more than any performance I've ever heard. He handles the mood swings with sensitivity and tremendous connection. The work becomes alive!! Every note sounds spontaneous but it all adds up. Something few romantic concertos may claim. BRAVO, VAN CLIBURN!
Я благодарна этому замечательному пианисту и достойному человеку, за то, что благодаря ему был организован крупнейший международный конкурс пианистов, на котором в 1989 году победил гениальный Алексей Султанов! И весь мир в итоге узнал о нем. В этом большая заслуга и Вэна Клайберна!
Thank you, Thank you - a magnificent moment of his career. We are so lucky to be able to enjoy this performance of a real genius, one of the greatest pianists of all times, a gentle and charismatic Artist! The Schumann/Liszt Widmung was really the most beautiful one can hear, even though he was exhausted after playing two of the most difficult and demanding concerts in piano literature.
He handles the octave jumps at the beginning better than anyone one youtube. His rhythm is steady and he doesn't make the mistake of accelerating too much the first shot of A, Bf, B, Bf, D, Bf, F, Bf. Without forgetting he is very expressive and humble when he is on the stage. His personality is reflected in his playing. He really loves what he is doing.
He does it very well, but listen also to Martha Argerich's entrance, recorded now, at 80 years old...most amazing. Anyway, just to tell you this is a great performance we have hear, I'm enjoing it greatly!
He was the best, his 1st Tchaykovsky's concert till now nonody can play better; Van understands and feels russian music- and not only russian! - better than any native russian could do it! His early death is a world's tragedy! 🙏🙏🙏❤
Program - 0:00 Liszt - Piano Concerto No. 1; 20:15 Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1; 28:24 Debussy - Prelude; 1:03:22 Schumann/Liszt - Liebeslied (Liszt's arrangement of the song "Widmung" by Robert Schumann)
Thank you for this invaluable and historic contribution to the world of music, the world of culture and the world at large (via TH-cam)! I thank God for the internet and TH-cam for its incredible access to the world's greatest!
I will add that no proper study of the Cold War should fail to include the uplifting story of Van Cliburn's fantastic accomplishment at its very height. Of course we must remember the incomparable Russian master pianist and pedagogue (and Moscow Conservatory Gold Medalist herself) that he was studying with at the time (Rosina Lhevinne), a fact that surely was fully understood by the careful jury at the time.
Looking at Van's very long fingers flying in the piano is already an amazement to see. Adding to the emotions he displays reflecting the music he plays. What a man! What a virtuoso! A real prodigy.
Thank you so much for this! My boyfriend (now husband) introduced me to Van Cliburn in the start of my twenties, and I was awestruck....I absolutely fell in love with him, and the beauty of his playing....he shall always be my favorite! ❤️
happy birthday dear Van 7/12 here is a brilliant example of your talent which will live forever, a great legacy you have left us with the competition bringing new pianists to the world -- I met you many years ago in Jacksonville FL, you would not remember me of course, it was after your performance of the Tchaikowsky with our local symphony, you were so tall and slender, very pale and I expressed my admiration to you -- you were so kind and smiled at me and thanked me for coming.....a memory i will treasure...
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Van Cliburn (nacido Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr., Shreveport, Luisiana, 12 de julio de 1934 - Fort Worth, Texas, 27 de febrero de 2013)1 fue un pianista estadounidense que consiguió reconocimiento internacional en 1958, a los 23 años, cuando ganó el primer Concurso Internacional Chaikovski en Moscú, en plena Guerra Fría. Cliburn nació en Shreveport (Luisiana), y empezó a recibir clases de piano a los tres años con su madre, Rildia Bee O'Bryan, que había sido alumna de Arthur Friedheim, alumno de Franz Liszt. Cuando él tenía seis años, la familia se mudó a Kilgore (Texas), y a los doce ganó un concurso de piano a nivel nacional que le permitió debutar con la Orquesta Sinfónica de Houston. Entró en la Juilliard School a los 17 años, y estudió con Rosina Lhévinne, que le enseñó en la tradición romántica rusa. A los 20, Cliburn ganó el Leventritt Award, y debutó en el Carnegie Hall. El Concurso Internacional Chaikovski de 1958 fue un evento diseñado para demostrar la superioridad cultural soviética durante la Guerra Fría, poco después de su victoria tecnológica con el lanzamiento del Spútnik en octubre de 1957. El virtuosismo luminoso de Cliburn en la interpretación del Concierto para piano nº 1 de Chaikovski y del Concierto para piano nº 3 de Rajmáninov le hicieron ganar una ovación con el público en pie durante ocho minutos. El jurado soviético tuvo que pedir permiso a Nikita Jrushchov para conceder el primer premio a un estadounidense. "¿Es el mejor?" preguntó. "¡Entonces denle el premio!" La revista Time le dio una portada, proclamándolo "El tejano que conquistó Rusia". RCA Victor firmó con él un contrato exclusivo, y su grabación del Concierto para piano nº 1 de Chaikovski se convirtió en el primer álbum de música clásica que vendió millones de copias. Fue el álbum de música clásica mejor vendido durante más de una década. Cliburn ganó el Grammy en 1958 por la mejor interpretación solista con orquesta. Otras grabaciones de Cliburn incluyen en Concierto para piano de Edvard Grieg, el Concierto para piano nº 2 de Rajmáninov, el Concierto para piano nº 4 y el Concierto para piano nº 5 de Beethoven, y el Concierto para piano nº 3 de Prokófiev. En 1962 Cliburn se convirtió en el consejero artístico del Concurso Internacional de Piano Van Cliburn. El concurso fue fundado por un grupo de profesores y voluntarios de Fort Worth (Texas), y su prestigio hoy en día rivaliza con el del Concurso Chaikovski. Cliburn actuó y grabó en los años 70, pero en 1978, tras las muertes de su padre y de su mánager, se retiró de la vida pública. En 1987 fue invitado a tocar en la Casa Blanca para el presidente Ronald Reagan y el secretario general de la Unión Soviética Mijaíl Gorbachov, y después fue invitado a inaugurar la temporada número cien del Carnegie Hall. Tocó para todos los presidentes de Estados Unidos desde Eisenhower. A los 70 años todavía daba un número limitado de recitales al año. Cliburn residió sus últimos años en Fort Worth, Texas, suburbio de Westover Hills. Fue diagnosticado de cáncer óseo en el año 2012, y falleció a la edad de 78 años el 27 de febrero de 2013 en Fort Worth, Texas Van Cliburn mantuvo a partir de 1966 una larga relación con Thomas E. Zaremba, que era trece años menor que él. Esta relación se hizo pública por la demanda judicial que Zaremba realizó contra Cliburn, exigiéndole una compensación económica por los años de convivencia, en los que Zaremba alegó haber trabajado para Cliburn e, incluso, haber cuidado de su madre. La demanda fue desestimada.2
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Debussy: Prelude Schumann/Liszt: Liebeslied (Liszt's arrangement of the song "Widmung" by Robert Schumann)
As bad form as it might be to applaud at the conclusion of the first movement…that first movement was as elegant, majestic and musical as you’d ever want. Cliburn owns it.
Amazing. He enjoyed it. One can sense it, wish I was there, why were there so many empty seats ? 1989 …. Perhaps they were charging too much. Should have filled a stadium
I do not understand how you came to the conclusion that there were empty seats. The concert was sold out. Take a look at the shots at 24:00, or at 43:00, or at 1:04. The hall is packed. Additional seats were placed in the aisles, which you can clearly see at, for example, 11:30. To me, it looks like a capacity violation that should have concerned the fire marshal.
Тот же исполнительский запал,как и в годы 1го конкурса в Москве. Гармония переживания и слышания . И мометально возникающее сопереживание,обаяние личности.
During the Cold War, our main export to Russia was Van Cliburn for the occasional goodwill concerto performance; now we send artillery strikes, deployed by Ukraine. Like Bob Dylan would've said: "The times they are a'changing."
Уникальный, удивительный, открытый ,прекрасный человек и музыкант, широкий жест, эмоциональный и скромный одновременно...Концерт Чайковского в его исполнении можно услышать с первых аккордов. Онтоставил яркий след в музыкальном мире. Не зря Рихтер плакал... а Рихтер гений.
A third movement not rushed.. but not lacking in momentum. A classic performance by the pianist who truly “broke the ice”… and continued to open opportunities for others to follow. A great man.
The great Van Cliburn. No one can be like him. In all the piano concerts he played, you can see him feel the meaning, the emotions, the dynamics of the composer. As if he is being overwhelmed in what the composer felt when writing their masterpiece. No one is even close.
What an outstanding, intuitive post. Absolutely correct.
I saw him play the Greig in Milwaukee. Front row. No one can ever take that memory from me.
For solo works, Horowitz. For concerti, Cliburn.
Not True! More colorful beautiful piano sound than Cliburn=Wilhelm Kempff Emil Gilels Radu Lupu Artur Rubinstein Vladimir Ashkenazy! More Genius than Cliburn=Sviatoslav Richter Solomon Cutner Grigory Sokolov! More powerful louder than Cliburn=Mikhail Pletnev( Prokofiev piano concerto no 1 by Pletnev!) The Second Loudest was Lazar Berman! The 3rd Loudest was Erwin Nyiregyhazi! Cliburn his Grieg concerto cold cool piano sound not the Best! Cliburn his Brahms concerto no 1 not that good! The bwst Brahms concerto no 2 players are Really Sviatoslav Richter the most monumental and Best structure for music! Grigory Sokolov his Brahms no 2 had the Best piano sound better than Cliburn! Sokolov his rhythmic vitalness is unbeatable better than Cliburn! Sokolov the most Titanic Brahms no 2!!
And the way he makes the piano sound, specially in the last movement, sometimes like a bell
Bueno RaineriHakkar o algo así. Le diste con toda. ¿No te gustó el sonido al principio del último movimiento? Neverthekess I send you a Kiss. 😊
I said: never the les, or something like that 😂
What an immense privilege it is to be able to hear and see this up close. To see his fingers flying across the keys -- closer than If I were sitting in the first rows. Cliburn was my first musical crush (I was around 12 or 13). the first purchase I ever made with my own money was the LP of his Moscow performance win of the Tchaikovsky Concerto #1. It still moves me to tears. He only improved with age. I'm grateful to the internet and TH-cam for these musical gems.
Aww, believe me, I understand exactly how you feel. I adored Van and sat front row for many of his concerts. I would throw flowers on stage as they did in Moscow. He was very touched by the gesture and never forgot it. Whenever he spotted me, he would play "Widmung" as his final encore. He knew it was my favorite. He was a brilliant pianist, an absolute genius, and the sweetest, kindest, most thoughtful person. I had some wonderful conversations with him over the years. We shared a deep love for Rachmaninoff. The Rach 3 was our favorite concerto. I played that recording you mention ENDLESSLY when a little girl, tears streaming down my cheeks. The beauty of Van's playing touched my soul like no other. There was something transporting - something divine - about Van's playing. His gorgeous singing tone shimmered like burnished gold. There was a nobility and elegance in his playing. I still can't believe he's been gone from us for 10 years now. The last time I saw Van play in concert was at Tanglewood in 2001. He played one of my very favorites, the thrilling Grieg! Those opening bars give me chills every time. When Van played them, it was absolutely electrifying. As always, there were a few gasps in the audience. The power he had in those huge hands! (He could stretch to 13 keys!). He told me long ago that the Grieg was his mother's favorite concerto. He was so devoted to her, but I think she was "a bit much" to deal with. 🙄 Mrs. Cliburn was a magnificent pianist herself but denied a career because her parents didn't think it was "proper" for an unmarried lady. She definitely loved all the attention when Van's career took off. Van took very good care of his mother. She lived to a very ripe old age. But back to Tanglewood 2001. Andre Previn conducted. That was pretty thrilling. That afternoon, I went to "the best florist in Lenox" and had the florist make a gorgeous bouquet of 3 dozen burgundy roses - Van's favorite flowers - mixed with bright green Irish Bells (a nod to his Irish ancestry). The color combination was stunning - and the florist who arranged the flowers was Russian. I thought, "THIS is no coincidence. It was MEANT to be." When I told the lady who the flowers were for, she was overcome with emotion. Later, after the concert, I told Van that a very sweet, older Russian lady had made his floral arrangement and cried when I told her who it was for! As I stood below the front of the stage holding Van's flowers, he was taking his bows with Previn. As he rose up from his bow, he spotted me peering at him over the massive bouquet. His face broke into a grin. I gave him a little wave and mouthed "Howdy!" to my favorite Texan - and he was so tickled and he waggled his "asparagus fingers" back at me, dropping Previn's hand and rushing to the edge of the stage to give me a kiss. He said, "You surprised me!" He was so warm, so sweet. The look on Previn's face was priceless. He didn't know who I was because I was no one famous - "just a fan!" Moments later, it started raining like mad as people were lining up to meet Van backstage. I could feel my stillettos sinking into the mud. My companion said someone was standing at the stage door calling my name. It was Van's devoted partner of 20 years, Tommy Smith, waving me over. My friend and I were able to talk to Van and Tommy for several minutes, then Van gestured toward the open Green Room door. My heart skipped a beat when I saw my bouquet had been placed on top of his practice piano. How thoughtful. Standing in the room were Andre Previn, his ex-wife, Mia Farrow (!!), the brilliant, genius composer John Williams, and several people with the Van Cliburn Foundation. It was very sweet of Van to let us "have a peek!" My friend and I didn't linger for long and avoided making direct eye contact, but I did steal a quick look at Ms. Farrow 😮 before we turned to leave. I don't think we were in that room for more than a minute, two at the most. But it was very thoughtful and kind of Van to invite us in. That was the kind of person Van was - intensely private but very warm, humble and kind. He had the most impeccable manners, such an elegant, thoughtful man. I will never forget him.
@@tiamia7139 You have such a wonderful memory of him -- thank you for sharing this insider's view. I really appreciate it.
@@gj9114 You're very welcome. 🥰
Wonder wonderful memories of Van such a beautiful artist
Van Cliburn is the world's treasure!
BRAVISSIMO VAN CLIBURN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Unbelievable Tchaikovsky 1st with Cliburn!!! He makes Every Note of this concerto a word of GOD speaking to us of His love for mankind!!! To have this video preserved for posterity speaks of it’s priceless value for all who love classical piano playing!
Saw Van Cliburn play in 1963 and have never forgotten his magnificent performance of Tchaikovsky. A musical GENIUS ! The Russians know brilliant musicians and their music!
I've been on a classical rant lately, watching all these famous pianists. Van Cliburn plays in a way that captures my heart. I don't know how to describe it. It's beautiful on so many musical levels.
Lyricism at its finest..
He felt he was given a gift that required him to, in turn, give music to others - others who were not as fortunate as to be able to play these pieces. So to him, the listener was always part of the performance. I wish I could tell you what it was like to attend one of his recitals, especially if it was in a small venue. It was as if the music he created filled the listener's entire being. I realize how melodramatic that might sound. But honestly, it's the truth. He was mesmerizing.
@@verified139 Ahhh, yes, I can only imagine if that was his intent and purposeful playing and energy. I apprediate his energy, interpretation, his musical 'force' in the universe.
Si 23. Años. B
Thank you so much for posting this wonderful video. Van Cliburn never lost his looks, his charm or his talent. He became even more expressive at the keyboard as he grew older. Such a treat to watch this. What a remarkable man .... I never met him but sat close to him one beautiful evening at the outside sofa lounge at Grace on Main Street in Fort Worth. He was engaged in conversation with a young couple .. assuming a Cliburn pianist and his wife. Smiling, attentive, full of life ... so wish he was still with us today ... A shooting star that lit our lives with beautiful music .. the epitome of a gracious southern gentleman and loving son .. may he rest in peace.
Very true. I had the pleasure of meeting him several times during the 1960s. He was always kind, gracious and humble. His mom was also sweet. A particularly wonderful thing about his performances was that he considered the audience to be vitally important and felt he should endeavor to connect with them personally via the music. Because he was generous by nature, he did this magnificently, and I think that was one of the keys to his popularity. He did have difficulties for a time beginning in the mid- late 60s. I attended so many of his performances, but it was obvious he gradually became not up to his earlier work. He even said he had lost his gift. Of course that wasn't true - no one loses a gift. I suspect he was merely exhausted from concertizing pretty much non-stop. He withdrew from most public performances for a while and made a lot of recordings. Then came back gangbusters years later. These Russian performances were so powerful and wonderful. They move me deeply whenever I hear them.
@@verified139 I enjoyed your anecdotes and information. Thanks.
I enjoyed your anecdote and mini eulogy.
Thank you fkr your beautiful comment about Van. I first met him at the Metropolitan Opera on Nov30, 1964 . We were both there to see the Great Renata Tebaldi. He was throwing a dinner party for her,Joan Sutherland ,ThomasShippers and Erich Leinsdorff at thePlazaFollowing the opera.itwas A night I will never forget and the beginning of a life long friendship with Van, Renata and Joan. He was indeed a very gifted man and has been sorely missed since his passing ! I remember sitting in hi apartment at the Buckingham in NYC listening to him practice then going out for lunch with Arlene Dahl. He was a most kind and generous friend. I consider myself extremely lucky to be his friend for almost 50 years !
Like all great Texans, Belinda, Van Cliburn left a memorable and endearing impression on all.
Thank you, thank you for posting this! Beautiful music by a beautiful person.
Unparalleled extraordinaryness Each note overflows with vitality
As majestic a Liszt as you'll ever hear. His musicality became his watchword as he matured. This is supreme music making by all.
Yes - he really does understand Liszt, doesn't he? Much more so than others who just bang out his compositions, reinforcing the unfortunate Liszt reputation as just noisy ego. Cliburn's mom studied with Arthur Friedheim, who was a student of Liszt. She taught her son well.
100% agree....
Nos vemos en el cielo. 🖐️🤩🎶🎶🎶🫳🫳🎹
.VAN. Kliburn es Holandes ,solo vino a Estados Unidos.
A. Tocar conciertos. a EU. .
Awesome! And so beautiful ❤️
HOW I LOVE this man.... Thank You Van Cliburn for sharing your wonderful talent with us... and also by giving us sooo many resources for the next great generation upon generation of GREAT pianists to come... what a treasure you still are...
Talent on loan from God!!! Extraordinary!!!
On loan?He was a gift from God,surely!!😊
@@andrewkennaugh1065 yes he was! ❤️
@@andrewkennaugh1065 You express my observation more precisely. Thank you.
A mesma apresentação ocorreu em Moscou em 1958, Van Cliburn tinha 23 anos. Foi memorável, inesquecível. Ganhou o 1o prêmio. Deus o tenha.
A bloody miracle. Van is the most underrated (after his initial splash) pianist of the 20th century: a great musician as well as virtuoso.
I wholeheartedly embrace your first three words. No other pianist of the 20th Century created the kind of excitement for viewers and listeners than this man did. Did any woman ever faint at a performance of Horowitz? or Richter? Richter cried, from joy, when he witnessed Cliburn's performance of the Rachmaninov Third Piano Concerto at the Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958. Some critics weigh the "greatness" of a musician by their technical prowess, the span of their careers, and by the breadth of their repertories. But, some artists -- Cliburn, Callas -- achieve the deepest magic that audiences ever experience, which is why these artists are so revered by their fans. I am one of Cliburn's fans.
Thank you! Beautifully said and ringing with truth!
@@thinkerly1 What a testimony! In your judgement, what are a few of the best recordings Cliburn made?
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Thankfully, some things can live forever!! Van Cliburn can never be forgotten. Marvelous! Many can strike the keys. Only Van Cliburn can make them heart-felt with the emotion of Tchaikovsky.
Great performance, Van Cliburn is electrifying and also passionate when he performs and what a spectacular experience to watch him play in 1958 and then again in 1989 The Tchaikovsky Concerto, both in Russia,....what a wonderful treat! The conductor is also fabulous.
Any idea who the conductor is?
the man was an angel - who could really play!!!
I pray Heaven has this kind of music...
There is NO ONE who can bring me to tears like Van ... Not Rubenstein, not Rachmaninov himself ABSOLUTELY NO ONE
Graucho Marx perhaps
Великий пианист! Гениальное исполнение!Видела Вана Клиберна на первом конкурсе Чайковского - и его игра произвела неизгладимое впечатление.Через тридцать лет он играет с еще большим мастерством! Браво!!! Спасибо за это замечательное видео!♥️🌹♥️
A very warm and generous person and a great pianist!
Меня поразила его трель в четвёртой октаве (Лист)! Какие сильные пальцы, и очень чуткие!
Thank you for that memory about Ban Kliburn and Dmitriy Kitaenko and orchester of Moskow State Filarmonía!!
Van - are very deep and full of love and everything very exiting!
He is my favorite pianist during last 60 years!!!
I met him in Moscow at the age of 9 years old!!!
What a precious Gift listening Van Cliburn again! Regardless of what this musical Genius is playing - it's always a revelation! But in this case, both - Cliburn and the orchestra were so united and gave an absolutely triamphant, resolute and an astounding performance of Ferencz List concerto! It always sounded to me like collision of two nature's powers: one is very tranquil, calm and serene and another is violent, wild and turbulent - like an oceanic storm, which is coming.The finale was magnificent! This is one of my favorate piano concertos.Thank you for posting this video!
We don't see many of Van Cliburn's music recordings in TH-cam. Magnificent, lovely person! Still miss him...
The first time I listened to Tchaikovsky No 1 piano concert was from a vinyl by a "young pianist revelation called Van Cliburn". From that moment I fell in love with that concert.
That was one of the most beautiful performances of the Schumann/Liszt Widmung' I have ever heard ♥♥♥♥
I went to many concerts and recitals of his in the 60s. I don't think I was ever at a non-orchestral recital where he didn't play this. Once in an outdoor summer concert, the orchestra had left the stage and he came out to do a lot of encores - he was pretty famous for that. He began to play this piece, one of his favorites, when an older woman several rows back from the stage rose from her seat and, in a lovely operatic voice, started to sing Schumann's beautiful song. Cliburn looked at her and was delighted that she continued to sing while he played. When they were finished he rose and applauded, as did the rest of us in the audience. It was a magical moment under the stars that I'll remember as long as I live.
@@verified139 What a great anecdote ♥♥♥♥
America misses our musical ambassador, Van Cliburn..
@@verified139 he is iconic figure and much beloved in the soviet union in Moscow and the main city , though he is use citizen , just because of his exordinary talent which is highly respected by the soviet intelligent people !
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Oh wow! Sweet.
What a treat!!! Magnificent concert that touched and continues to touch audiences across the globe. I once had the priviledge to not only meet Van Cliburn, but also to have a wonderful conversation after a concert. I hope he left our world knowing what a giant and beloved human being he was.
Agreed. Yes - and I had a very strange thing happen to me - invited on the day of....an hour before.......to a "house concert" in town, in Fort Worth, and I was just given an address without knowing anything about anything. I mean I literally knew nothing about where I was going, what I was going to be doing there, who was there.....nothing. I showed up in jeans and a t-shirt to a several multi-million dollar home in Westover where the real guests were just getting up from a massive table, from supper, which I could see through the windows from the front lawn. I entered through the back where my wife's acquaintance, who was working the event as a bartender, met us.
Two hard drinks into this event - in someone else's massive backyard overlooking the Trinity River where everything was immaculate and I felt completely out of place - I mean think tuxes and evening gowns and high end jewelry and all that - to the 9's.....and suddenly our friend says "that's Cliburn over there."
I mean....I tripped over people and dogs and bushes and probably made it look like there was a 5 alarm fire somewhere behind me I was running from. He and I hugged, cried, and talked for at least 20 to 30 minutes while a group continued to gather round us waiting their turn and losing patience doing it. We were total strangers from the same place - our piano teachers knew one another in town back in the day - and for just that one brief moment we had known each other for several lifetimes over. It was magical. Then 2Cellos got up and performed for everyone. Van was front row and I took pictures.
He died the following year, the ceremony was at Broadway Baptist Church south of downtown and I didn't go because I didn't want to fall apart in public all over again.
@@christopherlaskoski189 great story! So glad you have that memory to treasure. The one experience for me that I will treasure until my last breath took place when I was just 18. I lived in Berlin at the time and was living with diplomat friends of mine who invited me to a fancy dinner one night. I had no clue where the dinner was, all I was told was to dress well for the occasion. Little did I know that the person I was assigned to sit next to was non other than Herbert von Karajan. Yup, the Maestro himself actually requested I sit next to him. I almost died when I realized that. That experience was and continues to be one of my most cherished memories. Above all, the conversations we had, his genuine interest in learning about me, this young and shy girl from South America who spoke flawless German and treasured music the way I did. I have met many music giants in my life, but this moment with H.v K. is and will continue to be my treasured one.
The E flat concerto is really a rhapsody. Mr. Cliburn makes its unorthodox structure compelling more than any performance I've ever heard.
He handles the mood swings with sensitivity and tremendous connection. The work becomes alive!!
Every note sounds spontaneous but it all adds up. Something few romantic concertos may claim. BRAVO, VAN CLIBURN!
His fingers is like a feather, that when it touches the keys, it does a lot of magic...
Я благодарна этому замечательному пианисту и достойному человеку, за то, что благодаря ему был организован крупнейший международный конкурс пианистов, на котором в 1989 году победил гениальный Алексей Султанов! И весь мир в итоге узнал о нем. В этом большая заслуга и Вэна Клайберна!
I listen again, and I cry, don't know why I really don't...
Thank you, Thank you - a magnificent moment of his career. We are so lucky to be able to enjoy this performance of a real genius, one of the greatest pianists of all times, a gentle and charismatic Artist! The Schumann/Liszt Widmung was really the most beautiful one can hear, even though he was exhausted after playing two of the most difficult and demanding concerts in piano literature.
He handles the octave jumps at the beginning better than anyone one youtube. His rhythm is steady and he doesn't make the mistake of accelerating too much the first shot of A, Bf, B, Bf, D, Bf, F, Bf.
Without forgetting he is very expressive and humble when he is on the stage. His personality is reflected in his playing. He really loves what he is doing.
He does it very well, but listen also to Martha Argerich's entrance, recorded now, at 80 years old...most amazing. Anyway, just to tell you this is a great performance we have hear, I'm enjoing it greatly!
@@luizfernandg Yes, I've already seen that. Breathtaking, isn't it?
Lo grabe completo. 🎶🎶🎶🎶❣️ 🎹 🫥😘🇲🇽. 🫶 Inolvidable. (. Yucatan )
He was the best, his 1st Tchaykovsky's concert till now nonody can play better; Van understands and feels russian music- and not only russian! - better than any native russian could do it! His early death is a world's tragedy! 🙏🙏🙏❤
Program - 0:00 Liszt - Piano Concerto No. 1; 20:15 Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1; 28:24 Debussy - Prelude; 1:03:22 Schumann/Liszt - Liebeslied (Liszt's arrangement of the song "Widmung" by Robert Schumann)
Thank's!!
Thank you for this invaluable and historic contribution to the world of music, the world of culture and the world at large (via TH-cam)! I thank God for the internet and TH-cam for its incredible access to the world's greatest!
I will add that no proper study of the Cold War should fail to include the uplifting story of Van Cliburn's fantastic accomplishment at its very height. Of course we must remember the incomparable Russian master pianist and pedagogue (and Moscow Conservatory Gold Medalist herself) that he was studying with at the time (Rosina Lhevinne), a fact that surely was fully understood by the careful jury at the time.
Es prestada. grabe todo en 3 ella Momento.
Una copia nada más 😂🫶 🎹🎶🎶🎶🤣
Hijo Único Amadiisimo. ❣️
Hijo Único Amadiisimo. ❣️
WONDERFUL -- VAN CLIBURN THE GREATEST!!!
HIS ENERGY, HIS MUSICALITY, HIS PERFECTION - THE GREATEST KONCERT I'VE EVER HEARD!!!
The expression, OMG, that is from his body and soul. No one can be like him.
It´s a legend! Fantastic..
Looking at Van's very long fingers flying in the piano is already an amazement to see. Adding to the emotions he displays reflecting the music he plays. What a man! What a virtuoso! A real prodigy.
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING!!!
Thank you so much for this! My boyfriend (now husband) introduced me to Van Cliburn in the start of my twenties, and I was awestruck....I absolutely fell in love with him, and the beauty of his playing....he shall always be my favorite! ❤️
ABSOLUTELY
GREAT, GREAT, GREAT!!!
귀한영상 감사합니다 2022년 반클라이번 콩쿨 우승자 yunchan lim의 영상보다가 귀한영상 보게되었네요 클라이번은 대단한 피아니스트입니다 yunchan lim도 이 시대의 뛰어난 피아니스트 입니다
happy birthday dear Van 7/12 here is a brilliant example of your talent which will live forever, a great legacy you have left us with the competition bringing new pianists to the world -- I met you many years ago in Jacksonville FL, you would not remember me of course, it was after your performance of the Tchaikowsky with our local symphony, you were so tall and slender, very pale and I expressed my admiration to you -- you were so kind and smiled at me and thanked me for coming.....a memory i will treasure...
Maravilha, dispensa comentários, é um dos Pianista nº 1 de todos os tempos, obrigado por postar importante vídeo, gostei de +, 17-12-2021-Sext-Feir-13:00hs.Cidade Ariston, no município de Carapicuíba - São Paulo - Brasil.-
Fantastic!! bravo.Thank you so very much!
Van Cliburn must be the best classic artist born in USA…..
There is no such thing as "best" in the arts, in music. Van Cliburn was, for me, a genius. Fortunately, there are many great musicians....
SI. Pero llegó de Holanda. a tocarles conciertos a EU. 🎹🎶🎶🎶😁
🎉Es Van. por Holanda. No vive en EU.
Van Cliburn (nacido Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr., Shreveport, Luisiana, 12 de julio de 1934 - Fort Worth, Texas, 27 de febrero de 2013)1 fue un pianista estadounidense que consiguió reconocimiento internacional en 1958, a los 23 años, cuando ganó el primer Concurso Internacional Chaikovski en Moscú, en plena Guerra Fría.
Cliburn nació en Shreveport (Luisiana), y empezó a recibir clases de piano a los tres años con su madre, Rildia Bee O'Bryan, que había sido alumna de Arthur Friedheim, alumno de Franz Liszt. Cuando él tenía seis años, la familia se mudó a Kilgore (Texas), y a los doce ganó un concurso de piano a nivel nacional que le permitió debutar con la Orquesta Sinfónica de Houston. Entró en la Juilliard School a los 17 años, y estudió con Rosina Lhévinne, que le enseñó en la tradición romántica rusa. A los 20, Cliburn ganó el Leventritt Award, y debutó en el Carnegie Hall.
El Concurso Internacional Chaikovski de 1958 fue un evento diseñado para demostrar la superioridad cultural soviética durante la Guerra Fría, poco después de su victoria tecnológica con el lanzamiento del Spútnik en octubre de 1957. El virtuosismo luminoso de Cliburn en la interpretación del Concierto para piano nº 1 de Chaikovski y del Concierto para piano nº 3 de Rajmáninov le hicieron ganar una ovación con el público en pie durante ocho minutos. El jurado soviético tuvo que pedir permiso a Nikita Jrushchov para conceder el primer premio a un estadounidense. "¿Es el mejor?" preguntó. "¡Entonces denle el premio!" La revista Time le dio una portada, proclamándolo "El tejano que conquistó Rusia". RCA Victor firmó con él un contrato exclusivo, y su grabación del Concierto para piano nº 1 de Chaikovski se convirtió en el primer álbum de música clásica que vendió millones de copias. Fue el álbum de música clásica mejor vendido durante más de una década. Cliburn ganó el Grammy en 1958 por la mejor interpretación solista con orquesta.
Otras grabaciones de Cliburn incluyen en Concierto para piano de Edvard Grieg, el Concierto para piano nº 2 de Rajmáninov, el Concierto para piano nº 4 y el Concierto para piano nº 5 de Beethoven, y el Concierto para piano nº 3 de Prokófiev.
En 1962 Cliburn se convirtió en el consejero artístico del Concurso Internacional de Piano Van Cliburn. El concurso fue fundado por un grupo de profesores y voluntarios de Fort Worth (Texas), y su prestigio hoy en día rivaliza con el del Concurso Chaikovski.
Cliburn actuó y grabó en los años 70, pero en 1978, tras las muertes de su padre y de su mánager, se retiró de la vida pública. En 1987 fue invitado a tocar en la Casa Blanca para el presidente Ronald Reagan y el secretario general de la Unión Soviética Mijaíl Gorbachov, y después fue invitado a inaugurar la temporada número cien del Carnegie Hall. Tocó para todos los presidentes de Estados Unidos desde Eisenhower.
A los 70 años todavía daba un número limitado de recitales al año. Cliburn residió sus últimos años en Fort Worth, Texas, suburbio de Westover Hills. Fue diagnosticado de cáncer óseo en el año 2012, y falleció a la edad de 78 años el 27 de febrero de 2013 en Fort Worth, Texas
Van Cliburn mantuvo a partir de 1966 una larga relación con Thomas E. Zaremba, que era trece años menor que él. Esta relación se hizo pública por la demanda judicial que Zaremba realizó contra Cliburn, exigiéndole una compensación económica por los años de convivencia, en los que Zaremba alegó haber trabajado para Cliburn e, incluso, haber cuidado de su madre. La demanda fue desestimada.2
No pierde la compostura es Maravilloso. .❤️
Can't thank you enough for posting these videos. The older ones are good, but these are really something else!
Темпы всегда на уровня сознания и восприятия. Рельефно. Доходчиво.
С первых нот концерта Листа явно замедленный темп. Видимо, по желанию В.Клиберна, возраст уже не тот.
Поэтому нет огня и запала от Ф.Листа.
Grabacion. Simultanea. ❤
Fundo una escuela de. Piano en Japon ahora son los. Mejores del mundo. 🇳🇪🫶👏🫥👏👏👏👏🎶🎶🎶🎶
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1;
Debussy: Prelude
Schumann/Liszt: Liebeslied (Liszt's arrangement of the song "Widmung" by Robert Schumann)
As bad form as it might be to applaud at the conclusion of the first movement…that first movement was as elegant, majestic and musical as you’d ever want. Cliburn owns it.
Thanks for sharing!
El que lo escucho , no lo olvido. Cómo mi maestro. Todo el tiempo me contaba de KLiburn.
MILAGRO DE DIOS CON LA TECNOLOGIA
What a priceless recording!
Grabacion simultania. Mexico. 🇳🇪 ( Yucatan )
masterpiece, masterclass
BRAVISSIMO!!!
Mi maestro me habló de Van KLiburn. , Lo busque y lo encontré. ...❤️ ..,
Great! Thank you.
La sacaron de mi archivo. ❣️.
Talento excepcional. Toca com a alma. RIP!VAN CLIBURN
Buenas noches. Y gracias. es repetición. 😃
Lindo genio 🎼🎶🎶🍍
Bravo!
20:16 I love it!
@55:24 Timpani player missed the downbeat. Cliburn was clear marking every beat and slowing the train which is customary.
I heard Van Cliburn play Tchaikovsky concerto with San Francisco Symphony and Solti in the 90's.
No es Ancore. es el concierto Lizst. 🎶🎶🎶🎶
Se las presto. ". Preda
Varias horas. 🎹🎶🎶🎶🤣🤣
Muy bien parecido 🤞💌
The Listz is interestingly eccentric. I had always thought of him as a very conventional pianist.
I will never be able to watch "The Smurfs" as a simple animated cartoon ever again .
Fantastic performance everyone .
Van Cliburn really feeling it here!
Magnificent! I love the thunderous bass at 29:30
Van Kliburn. el más GENEROSO. ❤. que he conocido.
Que versión impresionante y genial desde cualquier punto de vista.la verdad.no escuché nada ni cercano en 30años
Совершенно справедливо И зрелый талант Вана Клиберна ошеломляет не меньше Впечатление очень насыщенное Ван Клиберн не обыкновенный музыка и человек
I watch in wonderment and delight at Van Cliburn's talent, thank you so very much..
Mexico. 🇲🇽. Mexico. 🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶👏👏👏👏❣️👏👏🫶
Я не сентиментальная натура
Но его Чайковский трогает до слез.
Manos perfectas para el piano🎶🎶🎶🎹
This is magnificent!
4:29: He plays that piano like a percussion instrument!
The piano IS a percussion instrument!!
Wonderful
Muy guapo. Además de gran pianista.
I am in love with Van . Aplace in time
Amazing. He enjoyed it. One can sense it, wish I was there, why were there so many empty seats ? 1989 …. Perhaps they were charging too much. Should have filled a stadium
1989 and 1990 were though times for the dying URSS. People went because it was Van Cliburn....
I do not understand how you came to the conclusion that there were empty seats. The concert was sold out. Take a look at the shots at 24:00, or at 43:00, or at 1:04. The hall is packed. Additional seats were placed in the aisles, which you can clearly see at, for example, 11:30. To me, it looks like a capacity violation that should have concerned the fire marshal.
What an interesting playing.....his shoulders and arms.....
Тот же исполнительский запал,как и в годы 1го конкурса в Москве. Гармония переживания и слышания
. И мометально возникающее сопереживание,обаяние личности.
I was a classmate of Van and he was always a a star, kind and charming. A fabulous pianist!
Thank you , Mr.Cliburn , and with Global American we have the privileges to hear again and again !!!
During the Cold War, our main export to Russia was Van Cliburn for the occasional goodwill concerto performance; now we send artillery strikes, deployed by Ukraine. Like Bob Dylan would've said: "The times they are a'changing."