the secret here is also the powerful legato of the melody combined with the extreme delicate softness of the accords. and the breathing between phrases this sensibility in rythm. Its the old tradition which we are glad to be able to hear thanks to these recordings of Cortot. He was born around 1870 !!!! when Liszt was still alive.
Just like in the movie "Amadeus", when Salieri sees Mozart's musical scores for the first time, and says, "This was a music I'd never heard." In the same way, **THIS IS A BACH I'VE NEVER HEARD**...
A musical giant. It is so unfortunate that pianists today, although more accurate, cannot rival his sound, nobility, purpose, and most importantly, his imagination.
...just that Vivaldi is the composer, Bach then the transcriptor from orchestra to organ.What Cortot has made out of it after has simply nothing to do anymore with the original.First of all he completely skips the second movement, the fantastic fugue!Good transcriptions(or paraphrases) enhance the original DNA to the new instrument or ensemble or adds subjective parts or harmonies, like Rachmaninov or Godowsky did.Here, the transcriptor Cortot just bends the piece with force, or can we see intransigence and only that to his pianistic envies, but shows not much musical sense.The whole just to fit his romantic bombastic pianistic ambitions.It is just a carricature, that might have impressed audiences back in the day, but no:it makes no sense.If ever one wants to listen to a much better paraphrasical transcription of this concerto, i recommend the one of Stradal (1860-1930) th-cam.com/video/QrPYUVmWaGQ/w-d-xo.html
@@bartwatts1921 seems you do not care about the music, the work, or maybe you do not know it, in any of the existing versions.But it makes no difference
Here the same W.Fr.Bach (arr.Zadora) Organ concerto Dm, played by Maria Carreras in 1923-24, recorded from digitized Duo-Art pianorolls by me 2017. soundcloud.com/veikko-viljanen/maria-carreras-plays-in-1923-wfbach-zadora-organ-concerto-dm-part1-on-duo-art-66970
@@jgrab1 It is actually Cortot’s arrangement of Stradal’s re-transcription of J.S. Bach’s transcription (previously attributed to Wilhelm Friedman Bach) of Vivaldi’s concerto. Vivaldi originally composed it as a concerto for 2 violins, cello & orchestra, Bach rewrote it for organ & orchestra, then August Stradal (a pupil of Liszt & Bruckner) arranged it for solo piano. Cortot took Stradal’s version and shortened it from 5 movements to 3, among other things.
For music out of copyright, check imslp.org. For this Bach organ concerto with various transcriptions, see imslp.org/wiki/Organ_Concerto_in_D_minor%2C_BWV_596_(Bach%2C_Johann_Sebastian)
wow! This is like 1000% slower then its supposed to be. I love the old pianists, but i can never seem to get into Cortot, and he was my piano teachers teacher! I need to find something of his that changes my opinion
With our breaths as only barely abated, we await that moment of glory to-be or . . . not to-be!!! Thanks for alerting us to this vital, developing situation.
(Your qualified mini-critique has been noted.) Well, you don't say? For my own I'll take maitre Cortot's elephantic any day over the resulting timid mice-works of others. (Anything else?) |:|
Fantastic record !! The sound of the piano is incredible, it cannot be any larger. He fully understood how to play those organ works on a piano.
HOLY SHIT! He's one of the best rock guitarists I've ever heard!!!
the secret here is also the powerful legato of the melody combined with the extreme delicate softness of the accords. and the breathing between phrases this sensibility in rythm. Its the old tradition which we are glad to be able to hear thanks to these recordings of Cortot. He was born around 1870 !!!! when Liszt was still alive.
Amen!
Wow! Love to hear "new" bach music... That entrance...
Just like in the movie "Amadeus", when Salieri sees Mozart's musical scores for the first time, and says, "This was a music I'd never heard." In the same way, **THIS IS A BACH I'VE NEVER HEARD**...
Stunning interpretation, glory and power
A musical giant. It is so unfortunate that pianists today, although more accurate, cannot rival his sound, nobility, purpose, and most importantly, his imagination.
Don't you worry. One is coming. The time is coming.
Sokolov?
Pure brilliant-nothing to say! what artist!
merci pour ce partage ,c'est magique
Beautiful !!!!!
Morning Glory !!!!!
Beautiful piano playing ! Thank you for posting :)
Just amazing...
推進力があり、濃厚なロマンの香り。なんと味わい深い事か。
What a treat!
A powerful BACH ... softened by VIVALDI ... sensitively conveyed by CORTOT!!!
Thank you!!!
...just that Vivaldi is the composer, Bach then the transcriptor from orchestra to organ.What Cortot has made out of it after has simply nothing to do anymore with the original.First of all he completely skips the second movement, the fantastic fugue!Good transcriptions(or paraphrases) enhance the original DNA to the new instrument or ensemble or adds subjective parts or harmonies, like Rachmaninov or Godowsky did.Here, the transcriptor Cortot just bends the piece with force, or can we see intransigence and only that to his pianistic envies, but shows not much musical sense.The whole just to fit his romantic bombastic pianistic ambitions.It is just a carricature, that might have impressed audiences back in the day, but no:it makes no sense.If ever one wants to listen to a much better paraphrasical transcription of this concerto, i recommend the one of Stradal (1860-1930) th-cam.com/video/QrPYUVmWaGQ/w-d-xo.html
@@jean-jacqueskaselorganreco6879who honestly cares? You’re speaking of a near 90 year old recording. Simply view it a history and move on.
@@bartwatts1921 seems you do not care about the music, the work, or maybe you do not know it, in any of the existing versions.But it makes no difference
I LOVE IT!
Wow. Cortot. Shreds!
Wonderful!
Cortot was greatly admired by Arthur Rubinstein...
Horowitz also had some lessons with Cortot !
and he taught Vlado Perlmutter@@jjbrdn6492
Brilliant!!!!!!!
Mas que un concierto de Vivaldi transcripto por Bach, suena como lo que Cortot imaginaba que deberían sonar ambos...
Muy de acuerdo! qué sonidazo el que le saca al instrumento!!!
Gran Dio!
Ammazza! :O
Where is the fugue?
Is there any way to find the score of this arrangement? I couldn't find it on imslp
Maybe you´ll have to copy by ear.
I found it on there before.
@@cziffra1980 **WHERE?? WHERE, EXACTLY??**
@@CLASSICALFAN100 sorry, I meant the Bach version. His changes to the slow movement are fairly minor but I don't know about the other movements.
Here the same W.Fr.Bach (arr.Zadora) Organ concerto Dm, played by Maria Carreras in 1923-24, recorded from digitized Duo-Art pianorolls by me 2017. soundcloud.com/veikko-viljanen/maria-carreras-plays-in-1923-wfbach-zadora-organ-concerto-dm-part1-on-duo-art-66970
Thanks for posting! Do you know who transcribed this for piano? Liszt?
Cortot transcribed it
incorrect, it was transcribed by Stradal
According to the liner notes, this is Cortot's own transcription. There may be (probably are) others.
@@jgrab1 It is actually Cortot’s arrangement of Stradal’s re-transcription of J.S. Bach’s transcription (previously attributed to Wilhelm Friedman Bach) of Vivaldi’s concerto.
Vivaldi originally composed it as a concerto for 2 violins, cello & orchestra, Bach rewrote it for organ & orchestra, then August Stradal (a pupil of Liszt & Bruckner) arranged it for solo piano. Cortot took Stradal’s version and shortened it from 5 movements to 3, among other things.
sheets please!!!!
For music out of copyright, check imslp.org. For this Bach organ concerto with various transcriptions, see imslp.org/wiki/Organ_Concerto_in_D_minor%2C_BWV_596_(Bach%2C_Johann_Sebastian)
DOV' È LA FUGA?!???
COS' HAI FATTO ALLA FUGA, CORTOT?!???
😂
This isn't Bach's greatest achievement. Bach never could enter into the music says Nietzsche somewhere...
wow! This is like 1000% slower then its supposed to be. I love the old pianists, but i can never seem to get into Cortot, and he was my piano teachers teacher! I need to find something of his that changes my opinion
Hi, try the Frank recordings!
Here's a **MUCH, MUCH FASTER** rendition: th-cam.com/video/uwJy2eHjBMs/w-d-xo.html&start_radio=1&t=174
With our breaths as only barely abated, we await that moment of glory to-be or . . . not to-be!!!
Thanks for alerting us to this vital, developing situation.
I love 99% of what Cortot recorded, but his approach here is too elephantine for Vivaldi-Bach.
(Your qualified mini-critique has been noted.)
Well, you don't say?
For my own I'll take maitre Cortot's elephantic any day over the resulting timid mice-works of others.
(Anything else?)
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