Hamelin plays Gershwin - Songbook (18 Songs) Audio + Sheet Music

Рет қаралды 861,928

12 жыл бұрын

George Gershwin's Songbook, including 18 Songs, transcribed for piano by the composer himself. Performed by Marc-André Hamelin, live in concert.
The songs are:
01. Swanee 0:01
02. Nobody but you 0:38
03. I'll build a Stairway to Paradise 1:30
04. Do it again 2:11
05. Fascinating Rhythm 3:36
06. Oh, Lady Be Good 4:25
07. Somebody Loves Me 5:34
08. Sweet and Low Down 6:48
09. That certain feeling 7:36
10. The Man I love 9:01
11. Clap yo' hands 11:26
12. Do-do-do 12:06
13. My one and only 12:56
14. 'S Wonderful 13:40
15. Strike up the band 14:47
16. Liza - All the clouds'll roll away 15:36
17. I Got Rhythm 17:34
18. Who Cares as Long as You Care for Me? 18:43
Listen to this very disctinct and yet equally great performance of these pieces by André Watts: • Watts plays Gershwin -...

Пікірлер: 320

@nezkeys79 7 ай бұрын

One of, if not THE best classicsl pianist of our times

@dancohenhemsi163 6 жыл бұрын

In my opinion the book is like a 20 century Schumman's Carnival...amazing

@KadlecSvk 3 жыл бұрын

check out poulencs soirres de nazzales

@rag2458 2 жыл бұрын

that's actually an amazing way to think about it

@user-bm4ix8tf6b Жыл бұрын

Шумана!

@globalc3849 2 жыл бұрын

Hamelin can play anything and make it "his". This is incomparable.

@sanjosemike 10 жыл бұрын

The suggestion that these pieces are for amateur pianists is absurd. The rhythm's and jumps in both hands are virtuosic. No "amateur" pianist can play these, except for a few that have more straightforward styles. This is Gershwin at his best, and most acerbic. I'm sure they were "easy" for him, because he was a virtuoso himself. Gershwin wastes no figures and his editing is tight and assured. Absolute genius. sanjosemike

@kasperlarsen4274 10 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree as a musician. I have great trouble with this piece of beauty aswell.

@genjimugen8480 7 жыл бұрын

Some of these are relatively simple to play, but perhaps not for total beginners

@MusicalMissCapri 7 жыл бұрын

And they would be a huge challenge for anyone who has trouble with octaves.

@gtimny 7 жыл бұрын

Umm.....no, they aren't. I'm a professional pianist and I've played these for something like 30 years and (assuming you play them with the right snap and dash) they're damn hard.

@nezkeys79 5 жыл бұрын

And Hamelin is about as virtuoso as you can get imo

@jsky1940 6 жыл бұрын

To hear Gershwin played with the style it was composed to be played is a treat , Marc-Andre Hamelin leaves me breathless listening to his pianist ability. Thank you for sharing him with us all.

@b1sing53 Жыл бұрын

Hamelin does the job expertly and soulfully. Monster musician.

@tiffany7201 11 ай бұрын

What a brilliant performance of real music gems!

@mattmrtornado2606 11 жыл бұрын

Gershwin is and will always be my most favorite composer. He took the best of classical and the best of jazz and combined it in such a way that his music goes beyond phenomenal. Rhapsody in Blue is also my favorite piece to play.

@TheBonerBoyzGotWood 9 жыл бұрын

Make no mistake, these pieces are extremely difficult to execute. Very well done by Hamelin and it's great to finally hear this collection finally performed well.

@leot7 8 жыл бұрын

+Randy Keith Yes. They are short and look easy to play but are very hard to play so that they remain true to Gershwin.

@klop4228 7 жыл бұрын

Randy Keith Agree completely. I'm learning I Got Rhythm and The Man I Love for an exam, and after a while, am finally getting the first one down. That being said, I think Hamelin could have taken I Got Rhythm a touch slower and not flubbed the last note. Amazing pianist, and in a live performance (like what this was) that could be forgivable, but in a recording maybe not.

@MusicalMissCapri 7 жыл бұрын

Except that a recording can take a zillion takes before it is exactly right.

@klop4228 7 жыл бұрын

Miss Capri _Exactly_ right, sure. But firstly, there's editing. And secondly, I Got Rhythm would not be the hardest to get to a good studio recording standard.

@donnakline8866 6 жыл бұрын

Randy Keith h

@everb-ey7ps 6 жыл бұрын

You know what is most wonderful about having different musicians play the same compositions is that each artist will inevitably give his or her own interpretation. The most beautiful aspect for me as a listener is I can choose to hear whichever version suits my taste. We are all truly spoilt to be able to pick apart recordings from the composer and compare and contrast them against other performers and then be able to composite our personalized playlist that brings us the most listening pleasure.

@jean-marclecoutre5146 5 ай бұрын

Bravo Hamelin ! un régal pour les oreilles, une thérapie pour lretrouver un moral d’acier 🙏👍♥️

@Dylonely42 2 ай бұрын

Un pianiste de renom !

@jean-marclecoutre5146 6 ай бұрын

Vous jouez à merveille ces superbes pages , bravo❤

@jsky1940 6 жыл бұрын

I have listened to MAH playing George Gershwin's Song Book 100s of times never tiring of the way they were composed, and are being played so brilliantly. He seems to feel Gershwin's songs as if they are part of him. This is what a great musician does giving of himself while he is immersed in the music. No one is better to play and listen to but Gershwin.

@kyleethekelt 5 ай бұрын

Even if I hadn't known the arrangements were George Gershwin's own, that trademark expansive style would be a dead give-away. Beautifully executed.

@mattmrtornado2606 10 жыл бұрын

Absolutely magnificent. I cannot get enough of Gershwin. He is, by far, my favorite composer.

@langleybryant8641 6 жыл бұрын

9:01 The Man I Love is my favorite

@pedrojaguilar 6 жыл бұрын

Langley Bryant that's why you love him

@gktde9874 5 жыл бұрын

The Art Tatum version of this song... is my favorite.

@TheLifeisgood72 4 жыл бұрын

gay

@dzalbs_ 4 жыл бұрын

Me too😍😭❤️

@Jamric-gr8gr 3 жыл бұрын

Gay

@user-ln3rw4bj3h 5 жыл бұрын

Георгий Гершвин,своё слово он нам оставил,смелое музыкальное направление --вход в джаз. Слушается на одном дыхании,жаль,что мало пожил,скольких бы любителей своей музыки он осчастливил,ушёл по-джентльментски ----неожиданно,молодым,полным творческих сил,не прощаясь. Спасибо,была очарована и покорена ! Успехов и вдохновения!

@Tokkemon 7 жыл бұрын

This collection goes to show how freakin' good of a pianist Gershwin really was!

@202rrlowe 11 жыл бұрын

These delightfully rich renditions elevate these tunes to classic status. Gershwin is for me the best music to play while gigging to sharpen up the musical mind or get out of a rut, if any, and to delight the listener.

@jean-francois.chemila 10 ай бұрын

Des airs réussis, d'autres moins. Hamelin est d'une souplesse prodigieuse.

@Sam.Lord.Cambodia 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! The manuscripts are a treasure. This whole upload is an education. The comments wonderful. (So is the sound!)

@kellyanastasia2752 5 жыл бұрын

13:40 is absolute perfection. Just lovely!!

@giuseppedimarco8358 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing how this classical genius! Pianist! of all times! Still can have the Feel! Way to play Gershwin! Absolutely The Greatest! I Love this guy! I'm sure Gershwin and Gould Would be Amazed by this Unique! Man! Cheers!

@FishingtonBurpPuzzle 8 жыл бұрын

Just when I'm getting into the song it seems to end but what sublime joy

@alexanderbayramov2626 2 жыл бұрын

Really wish some of these were a bit longer tbh

@user-yv6xw7ns3o Жыл бұрын

He sure knows how to keep you on your toes and recognizing the brevity of things, yes indeed.

@thatromanticpianist3177 4 жыл бұрын

Something tells me Gershwin loved E flat major

@jwaj 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe because it was easy to play on a lot of wind instruments

@KikatzuMusik 3 жыл бұрын

It's one of the most common keys in Jazz and Ragtime besides A-Flat Major and B-Flat Major.

@andreale3649 2 жыл бұрын

All these songs were intended to be sang. E flat major is usually quite comfortable for baritone or mezzo singers that usually sing in Broadway compositions, without high or low notes that might demand more operatic voices. At the same time many opera singers do not want to work on Broadway (they have to talk and act in a very different way, without the demanding solo arias that give them so much success).

7 жыл бұрын

Some months ago, I got obsessed by Rameau and his piano-mastery.. (actually hearing Sokolov live in Concertgebouw was the real starter for me). Last days, I listen to these Gerschwin preludes like 3times per day.... = in few days, I get the music and I will learn it immediately . . . hurraaaayyy - I just got NEW obsession...! :) Thanks the God for our piano-repertoir... You can't get bored even in 3 life-times.

7 жыл бұрын

If you are interested, you can visit my profile. I just uploaded several videos with Gershwin's songbook... Many thanks!

@michawoznica2714 7 жыл бұрын

11:27 the best, love. Gershwin is a genius.

@brianandrewleahy1 10 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic stuff. What i love about MAH is that as serious a musician as he is, he has a fantastic sense of humor which is illustrated amply in his compositions and his LIVE playing. He negotiates this magnificent music with tongue planted firmly in cheek. He is serious when need be but this performance is so full of wit and charm as well. I always prefer his live recordings because there is a spontaneity that his studio recordings don't always capture. The playing is more free and colorful. This is infectious playing right here. awesome post!

@marianot9652 6 ай бұрын

I remember being at home listening to this suite of preludes during a hot summer ten years ago in Buenos Aires... good old memories.

@lawrencekeesler7369 9 жыл бұрын

Fun having the score to watch while listening. Well-played.

@theopaopa1 8 жыл бұрын

+Lawrence Keesler very well played ...

@michaelbrodsky1221 7 жыл бұрын

Great--great--great. Thanks so much.

@thomgeo8073 3 жыл бұрын

madlovba3 GREAT MADLOBA from GEORGIA ! Hamelin and Gershwin, FANTASTIC, thank you very much !!!

@jakethewoz 9 жыл бұрын

Beautifully done! Some real gems in this medley- one almost never hears 'Liza', a personal favorite from the Gershwin book :)

@worldclass777 9 жыл бұрын

This piece is played to perfection here...love it!

@Wenboz 4 жыл бұрын

So amazing, probably one of the best Gershwin's player

@harlemqnext4919 21 күн бұрын

A true artist.

@seeker4fun 10 жыл бұрын

What a sublime performance truly wonderful

@anthonytay523 3 жыл бұрын

Thank u for uploading this. Beautiful works !

@Transition333 4 жыл бұрын

This was riveting. Never have I been so intent on reading the music while listening.

@simphonysounds4570 7 жыл бұрын

excellent all. Lo lo disfrute mucho. Gracias George.

@margarethansen7480 2 ай бұрын

Terrific! Thanks for this!!❤❤

@aileen694 11 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Hard to believe M.A.H. has only two hands and ten fingers! Amazing musician, a lovely surprise after his usual repertoire.

@haileykayrowden 11 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!! This is just what I've been looking for.

@nikolajbentzon7554 4 жыл бұрын

Extremely well-orchestrated, inventive and melody bursting piano music by the young genius :-O Hamelin does him great justice also.

@vivasavonarola 10 жыл бұрын

Many Thanks for this upload, you are great.

@Hyde2997 6 жыл бұрын

Hamelin + Gerchwin = Wombo Combo! Pluie de nuances.

@bvbwv3 11 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thanks for this breathtaking posting!

@ytyt3922 5 жыл бұрын

2:13 sounds very Chopinesque

@Scherzokinn 3 жыл бұрын

Good ear

@oneguycoding 8 жыл бұрын

Contrary to what some have implied below Marc Andre is still with us.

@riceisyum1231 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the upload!!!

@julieandrews730 2 жыл бұрын

Love, love, love it!

@vivasavonarola 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this posting.

@Williamfupianist 11 жыл бұрын

i find true happiness when I hear this kind of music which you can find in paradise

@snowcarriagechengcheng-hun3454 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for uploading!

@marynappo7464 7 жыл бұрын

Love this. Just S'Wonderful for my ongoing obsession with Gershwin.

@ilyasozurakov2393 3 жыл бұрын

Probably the best recording!

@busylifemeto 8 жыл бұрын

Marc is pure genius :)

@alexisdanielvaneskeheian2127 2 жыл бұрын

Maravilloso. Muchas gracias por compartir. Saludos desde Buenos Aires.

@shilloshillos 12 жыл бұрын

The Pied Piper of Hamelin and most of us are mesmerized.....

@madlovba3 12 жыл бұрын

Perhaps it's due to that I'm not American, but I cannot feel the lack of "swing" here. What's more, I rather like the gracefulness and "fascinating rhythm" of these performances and do really think this is some of the best Gershwin I've ever heard. You put it well, though, about his "Hamelin touch"; I'd also add that whatever Hamelin touches turns into gold.

@theironbuilder7973 5 жыл бұрын

I don't Gershwin swinged his eighth notes that much in his music.

@bendurbin9585 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think there's any swing in these, i could be wrong though

@TheErcan86 10 жыл бұрын

very nice for relax , Need this one .

@pauladesokan2817 6 жыл бұрын

Love, love love!

@andreysosnin4852 8 жыл бұрын

master!! bravoooo!!

@heinvanmaarschalkerwaart9799 8 жыл бұрын

Great playing!

@eurisko618 10 жыл бұрын

A great delight (after an afternoon of Sorabji Organ Symphony #2!).

@wofesc 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@BoschPianoMusic 12 жыл бұрын

Lovely, great upload.

@a320214 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant !!!

@ChangsPiano 5 жыл бұрын

I love this song! :D

@Dodoakakakadu 6 жыл бұрын

I like this a lot.

@JulieHeathers Жыл бұрын

LOVELY!

@harryandruschak2843 8 жыл бұрын

And how many of these songs did you know the name of, and have heard before, prior to listening to this collection? That's how good a composer He was.

@filistro 11 жыл бұрын

Chapeau !

@evelyng2355 5 жыл бұрын

0:53 is absolute heaven

@ignaciohmon 6 жыл бұрын

Gershwin...What a great discovery! To be honest I did not know very much about Gershwin before, but this collection has engouraged me to give it a try! Short yet beautiful and funny pieces ideal for those (like me) who can't spend lots of hours at the piano. 12:06 - 12:56 I wish I could play Do-Do-Do like him :O

@dsm2240 10 жыл бұрын

At 2:17 it sounds like Scriabin.

@ninjaassassin27 9 жыл бұрын

A very sharp ear you have there. Reminds me of his sonata no.4.

@garretkaplan 3 жыл бұрын

Really? I always thought 18:44 sounded more like scriabin than Do It Again.

@gbosey 12 жыл бұрын

It's nice to know if I need a good laugh I can always turn to youtube comments. Where are you guys coming from? These are Gershwin's own interpretations of his compositions that he often played at various intimate gatherings for friends. I'm sure he varied them depending on the occasion and his own temperament at the time. Many of you commenting are really missing the point here. H's interpretation is spot on and much freer than many others. Get a grip and just sit down and play these gems.

@andrewbarrett1537 5 жыл бұрын

gbosey EXACTLY

@elijahvalongo9528 2 жыл бұрын

Goddamn these aren't just classic American little tunes they invoke kind of an emotional feeling out of me that's almost nostalgic

@domypa0212 11 жыл бұрын

Amazing ! Love it. :)

@don59405 11 жыл бұрын

These arrangements were written for the average amateur piano player of the 30's. Occasionally transcriptions of popular recorded versions would also be published. There weren't any "professional" versions. That was up to the individual performer. That's why you hear of people learning from records.

@drzlecuti Жыл бұрын

These remind me of the pieces on Charles Rosen's vintage album "Virtusoso!" with arrangements full of difficult figurations, etc.

@Dylonely42 5 ай бұрын

Timeless mastersongs.

@davidmurrow5578 6 жыл бұрын

his rhythmic sense is the world's top, the only top for sure.

@lenaseok 8 жыл бұрын

Ce sont vraiment jolies...

@brucedavies8154 5 жыл бұрын

Great to hear original Liza as I've only heard Art Tatum's insane version.

@beth_levin_piano 7 жыл бұрын

Great!

@tomekkobialka 11 жыл бұрын

This stuff is so easy to listen to...quite a change from the likes of Alkan and Rzewski! Thanks for uploading. :D

@shayannoghrehsaz8699 3 жыл бұрын

The man I love is magnificent

@1947IndianChief 11 жыл бұрын

I’ve always loved Gershwin and have been working at his Three Preludes off and on for years. (They’re still above my skill level, but I’m getting closer). As such, I just ordered this Songbook and thought I’d listen to one or two of your selections. I ended up listening to the entire recording. What an absolute delight! I’m another who appreciates your inclusion of the accompanying sheet music and will be returning to your cite time and again in an attempt to emulate your magnificent style.

@andrewbarrett1537 5 жыл бұрын

If you like these, you might like the Lee Sims transcriptions of popular songs he did for Ted Browne music publisher in Chicago in the 1920s... oh wait, these mostly aren't on KZfaq. However, I got a big stack of them from a good friend (they're mostly single sheets, often just one chorus, printed on the inside cover of the original sheet music to the tune, giving the amateur at home "something to chew on".) Time for me to get cracking...

@joebrennan3032 5 жыл бұрын

Man I love, do it again, I got rhythm.

@shanghaijim123 7 жыл бұрын

Wish I was going to San Diego Lucky you.

@MrInterestingthings 10 жыл бұрын

please come to miami. this pianist is so fasinating. he does and can do everything . he swings and does godowsky and liszt as well as anyone ever.to few people play the rzewski. that really should be a hit! then again he should give us a good rec of stravinsky serenade.

@michigandersea3485 Жыл бұрын

Hamelin is a fan of Nikolai Kapustin too. Anyone who likes this music should give Kapustin a listen.

@alsatiancousin2905 4 жыл бұрын

Important at its time, this cabaree jazzy ideas and difficult intersections, good. Musically though, it's daunting.

@jonbarnhart1947 3 жыл бұрын

I definitely hear Debussy and Cole Porter influence!!

@eduardovarela479 6 жыл бұрын

Suave caricia de una melancólica remembranza. Perdiéndose ínfima en el horizonte de una absoluta vacuidad pésima pero esperanzadora.

@TheBobiaan 9 жыл бұрын

Such an underrated composer... Really would like to learn one of these though, they seem pretty hard but most of them not impossible. Or maybe summertime... The more i listen the more i get motivated :D

@thepianocornertpc 3 жыл бұрын

Underrated? Did you just arrive on this planet?

@TheBobiaan 3 жыл бұрын

@@thepianocornertpc a few years ago actually

@thepianocornertpc 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBobiaan But not long enough to be familiar with "An American in Paris","Porgy and Bess", Rhapsody in Blue, and countless songs known , performed and loved all over de world. Underrated? Only by yourself.