Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.22 (Kantorow)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ย. 2023
- Father and son team up for what has to be the most theatrical and dazzling performance of Saint-Saëns' infamous piano concerto in G minor.
The originality of this work mainly lies in its unusual structure: it's basically a giant accelerando, which starts with an organ-like prelude à la Bach, and ends with a blistering tarantella. Both pianist and conductor operate on the same wavelength in underlining this feature. Kantorow son takes the opening cadence rather broadly and goes absolutely bonkers in the finale.
Kantorow is notable for having a completely uninhibited technique, but it is always at the service of his supreme musicality. His mercurial handling of rubato in the first movement may seem extravagant until you realize how much he gives life to the music, making every other interpretation sound pale in comparison. He finds a great deal of color in the scherzo and delivers the most meteoric performance of the finale I've ever heard.
00:00 Intro
00:13 I. Andante sostenuto
12:48 II. Allegro scherzando
18:39 III. Presto
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Your commitment to this channel is admirable. Just the sheer amount of time you spend to synchronize, the choice of repertoire and recordings, and perhaps even to write something for the description are more than respectable. I hope to see such determination even in the future :)
I hope so too!
That 1 and a half minute piano solo opening to the concerto is glorious
"starts with bach and ends with offenbach"
I remember when this recording came out, Kantorow (along with Lortie) just set new standards in Saint-Saëns. Without a doubt one of the most talented pianists of his generation, I'm really glad he's featured on this channel.
Muchas gracias por permitirme ésto!!!
One of my favorites! Glad to see it done properly :)
First Czar, then Ky and now you uploading some of my favourite pieces one after another lol. Though I really like the choice of recording for this
I think third movement is of this concerto my favourite part of all piano concertos ever written
Unbelieveble playing
2nd mvt is a gem;)
It's so wonderful, who doesn't want to vibe to 13:59?
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Brilliant as always Eppur, thank you so much!!!
Thanks for this !
Thank you for this
incredible concerto, thank you eppur ;)
J'ai entendu dire que ce concerto pour piano avait été composé en catimini en 2-3 semaines pour un événement particulier. Merci pour cette découverte Eppur ! La famille Kantorow nous offre de très belles choses :)
Perfect concerto👌, first movement is quite easy lol
What is going on with everybody uploading major works 😂 Great concerto, thanks for doing some more Saint-Saëns! He was such a versatile composer
YEAH!!! That's what I'm waiting for a veeeery long time. Thank you very much Eppur! Now I'm going to wait for Brahms's 1st Piano Concerto from Krystiam Zimmerman or Maurizio Pollini :)
If I ever tackle this piece, it will be neither of these two.
@@EppurMusic :(((
Honestly Zimerman's recording is superb but there are recordings that might lose points where Zimerman excels but they also have equally wonderful sections.
@@88KeysPiano It should be noted that Zimerman recorded this piece twice: the first time with Bernstein in 1983, and the second time with Rattle in 2003.
There is no doubt in my mind that his first installment with Bernstein is the finest. The Rattle performance is just exasperatingly mannered and features Zimerman in his hyper-fussy mode, let alone Rattle's dull accompaniment.
The Bernstein performance is much better in that regard, but I still wouldn't consider it an ideal performance. Late Bernstein's Brahms tends to be quite heavy-handed.
So Zimerman is definitely not one of my top picks, and even if he was, I normally tend to avoid the most popular recordings.
@@EppurMusic Funnily enough I prefer the Zimerman/Rattle more than the Zimerman/Bernstein, mainly from a pianistic point of view. There's an attentive loyalty to the score that's impressive even for Zimerman's standards (the coda of the Rondo!)
However I've checked many recordings of this piece, such as Donohoe, Vogt, Lupu, Lewis, Weissenberg, Moravec and the fresh Trpčeski. I'm currently thinking about a comeback with Moravec's, which is probably the most Brahmsian recording of all (partially because of his injury).
Nice Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2.
btw how do you chose the recordings?? they are always really good
Part of the answer is often in the description of the video.
well I just noticed, I always discover new recordings with your channel
I've been trying to make the choice of recordings one of the main focuses of my channel, and I know this is also a point of interest for some of my viewers. This is the reason why I started providing little critical descriptions, when I feel inspired to write something. As a record collector myself, I simply enjoy talking about my favorite recordings, and knowing that my channel made you discover new recordings is the greatest compliment I can get.
(the nicer type of answer)
@@EppurMusic thank you for that work, some of us really appreciate it