Marc-Andre Hamelin plays Franz Liszt's Harmonies Poetiques et Religiouses No.3: "Benediction de Dieu dans la Solitude". S.173
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@PeninsulaTeam8 жыл бұрын
This is my most cherished and beloved piece by any composer. to me it holds meanings beyond words, especially the first movement.
@mikepen34777 жыл бұрын
There's a beautiful - and unexpected - modulation at 10:16
@doudoupelren3762 күн бұрын
Merveilleux équilibre entre les deux mains : l'accompagnement ne venant jamais perturber le récitatif mais simplement le soutenir et le mettre en valeur ! Remarquable
@meredith2184618 ай бұрын
Surely one of the most profoundly beautiful piano works ever penned. Hamelin gets to the heart of this piece by achieving a beautiful continuity of line.
@KittyCate1053 жыл бұрын
I can't express with words what this means to me. Such a purity
@ErickPaquin4 жыл бұрын
What an amazing piece of music.
@christofeles634 жыл бұрын
Hamelin is at once the most elegant and affecting version. The first movement climax transports.
@TonGasrulo07 Жыл бұрын
"La soledad, si bien puede ser silenciosa como la luz, es, al igual que la luz, uno de los más poderosos agentes, pues la soledad es esencial al hombre. Todos los hombres vienen a este mundo solos y solos lo abandonan". Thomas De Quincey
@MehdiD.Ardebili12 жыл бұрын
Liszt is the very pinnacle of all that is virtuosity in piano... I cannot have more respect for a musician or person even, of the past or present...
@DihelsonMendonca11 жыл бұрын
This is a piece that perhaps only Liszt himself or Scriabin could play it correctly. I´ve not seen yet a person who could play it as it should be. People worry to get melody free. But...this is one of the best ever renditions of this piece I´ve ever found, with Hamelin. Almost perfect.
@filipDim11 жыл бұрын
i would give half of my life to write pieces that are great as chopins and liszts
@liviu4452 жыл бұрын
They gave more than half of theirs.
@Puran.27 күн бұрын
😊🤗😍 Beautifully played
@advisorC10113 жыл бұрын
@glic7236, That being said, I love both Hamelin and Barere for the simple fact that they both have their own unique qualities that belong to them alone. It's as Mr. Rubinstein used to say, that in any art there cannot be a "greatest", they can only be different. Even in the realm of technicians.
@Jorgegavamagli12 жыл бұрын
This is the right way beautiful
@ChemistryAtomistic7 жыл бұрын
Liszt is a king of music's land
@AulicExclusiva12 жыл бұрын
I've admired Hamelin's Skryabin and Albéniz. I found this performance very beautifully phrased but surprisingly shallow-toned, and stressed at fortissimo.
@skilledtrailers11 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah I have definitely heard the G-flat Impromptu, although I only first heard it when it was used in the trailer for the movie "Amour." Absolutely beautiful.
@shishirth12 жыл бұрын
Great piece
@dvaculiky13 жыл бұрын
real benediction... thank you
@advisorC10113 жыл бұрын
@glic7236, There is also the fact that Barere's playing is far more even, and that his touch comes much closer to the style of Liszt than anyone else today. One need only listen to the recordings of someone like Emil Von Sauer to see that connection.
@TheAydolov3 жыл бұрын
This is a better recording than barrere dude.
@advisorC10113 жыл бұрын
@dvaculiky, It's truly one of the greatest by Liszt.
@advisorC10113 жыл бұрын
@glic7236, it's a matter of opinion. Both of them have qualities the other does not. Barere's ability to play extremely musically on top of his technicalities is what I think says a great deal more about his technique. Lets remember, great technique is not just something that allows you to play loads of right notes, but to do something artistic with the music and shape it naturally. Barere too has been rarely recorded, so we only have a small idea of the true scope of his powers.
@skilledtrailers11 жыл бұрын
Yeah same here. Liszt and Chopin are my top two. Then I also like a bit of Schubert and Debussy.
@MehdiD.Ardebili11 жыл бұрын
Yes I'm quite familiar with this one already, thanks to my friend Alex who played it beautifully. But I think I may prefer Rach's 10th Prelude from that same set (Op.23) ; Somehow as elegant as Chopin's Raindrop, yet somehow much more unpredictable in structure, full of astounding subtlety. I've been looking at this piece recently and there's all kinds of tied notes, chords, rhythm changes and sequences of patterns which I simply can't explain why it just works! :D... /watch?v=R16Nd15ar5k
@Kalen14576 жыл бұрын
Liszt and Bach(maybe Beethoven too) I think were the only two composers who really tried to connect their listeners with the divine. Both of them were extremely religious in their lives. This piece is truly evocative of something ethereal, or heavenly. "Supreme serenity still remains the Ideal of great Art. The shapes and transitory forms of life are but stages toward this Ideal, which Christ's religion illuminates with His divine light."-Liszt I do admire Hamelin's playing here but it's a shame the quality is lacking. Also I think Hamelin plays some sections a little too fast for my taste, it almost feels like he doesn't savor all of those beatific sonorities. But then again, who am I to critique a master? I'm just a lowly amateur! If Richter played this work I think it would have been a life changing experience to hear.
@bslaozora5 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure Liszt wasn't quite religious in a large span of his life.
@nezkeys79 Жыл бұрын
Liszt and Beethoven for me are the two greatest composers that ever lived. The emotion I feel when listening to their music is unrivaled (chopin comes close though so he's probably in 3rd)
@ladowska11 жыл бұрын
Oh such beauty!Even a non believer like me could beleive Lizst was in the prescence of God!
@advisorC10113 жыл бұрын
@classicalalways, I don't quite agree. But still, there is truth in what you say.
@nelsongagne21776 жыл бұрын
Pour soigner le mal à l’âme
@advisorC10113 жыл бұрын
@glic7236, I disagree with the following remark: "I think Hamelin is history's greatest technician". Once you listen to Mr. Simon Barere then you'll see a whole new definition of that word. And even in the case of the latter, there is still no "absolute" perfection. Perhaps it is also worth noting that Hamelin's approach may simply be very alien to us reactionaries. After listening to a few of his interviews, I must say that there is far more to him than what meets the ear.
@chipheo2412 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's interesting. Who is right? Arrau, Hamelin, Engerer. The tempo is very different in each pianists. Maybe they're all right. I do like this interpretation as well. We may think that the piece is not bound to be played too slow either...It's C/ not 4/4...
@Kolchicine10 жыл бұрын
I've got a wagnerian feeling about this
@advisorC10113 жыл бұрын
@glic7236, And if you're going to talk about pure mechanics, I can use your own comment for the case of Barere. He plays more evenly and lightly, and on top of that he has extreme control of his tone. From a technical standpoint, that woul] make him better. But even so, there are others besides Hamelin and Barere who have proven themselves very talented. Kemal Gekic, Evgeny Kissin and even my own teacher are just a few examples. All of which are in a league of their own.
@Nacalmaa9 жыл бұрын
irmãos da luz branca, os saúdo belos seres puros !
@ChemistryAtomistic7 жыл бұрын
Não há luz sem escuridão.
@advisorC10113 жыл бұрын
@glic7236, That's just confirmation bias, and you know it. I've already said on my part that we can still only dream what Liszt himself sounded like, but we DO have a "better" idea based on his student's recordings. Their style of playing (from a purely mechanical perspective) is very consistent with reports of the way Liszt played throughout his life. Please exercise more attempts at refuting your own position before attempting to confirm it. There's plenty of evidence to suggest otherwise.
@gbosey12 жыл бұрын
As brilliant as Hamelin is, I feel he misses the point with thts piece. He can't seem to resist the temptation to lapse into the fortissimo, virtuosic mode in passages clearly marked sempre dolce; he pedals through rests in the andante section and takes off like a jet plane in the passages marked poco a poco animato. The result is an interesting, well-crafted interpretation but lacking the introspective quality that this piece deserves. It's as if he hasn't lived with this piece long enough.
@albertomartin48127 жыл бұрын
You're so right about the virtuosic mode! It's totally opposite to the intentions of this work.
@Moribus_Artibus11 жыл бұрын
I know right! Chopin and Liszt are my favorite as well Im not a a big fan of Schumann however his pieces dont match the great ones of Liszt or Chopin
@callmeninjanick55604 жыл бұрын
Found that piece in BTS Jin Awake
@gwedielwch11 жыл бұрын
How about Jorge Bolet and Rian de Waal? There are extraordinary performances of the Benediction de Dieu by each of them here on KZfaq. Rian de Waal's is rather disguised - it is the first piece in the uploaded clip "Liszt -- Great Piano Works -- Rian de Waal - 1986". .
@filipDim11 жыл бұрын
/watch?v=fgNghCX-lX8 what do you think about this , rach was pretty virtuos himself , well , this piece is one of my favorites
@Moribus_Artibus11 жыл бұрын
I love Franz Schubert Have you ever heard his Impromptu in Gflat? It's soo beautiful, so pure, it's like the beauty of chopin mixed with the depth of beethoven, listen to it when you have the time!!
@marinadela1361 Жыл бұрын
The climax too rushed
@MehdiD.Ardebili11 жыл бұрын
Oh no, I love you too Frederic Chopin! Like your 'Berceuse', 3rd Sonata, etudes, waltzes and many others. But there isn't a piece by you I don't like, when some of Liszt's I find too extreme even for my taste :)
@MehdiD.Ardebili5 жыл бұрын
What about the ballades and preludes? Surely amongst his greatest masterpieces! ;)
@COCOONFABULA12 жыл бұрын
Je croyais que Marc André Hamelin était français (vu son nom et avant de regarder qui il était sur intenet) et j'étais tout fier également haha Mais quel incroyable pianiste vous avez !
@notzenith7622 жыл бұрын
je suis baguette
@fredericfrancoischopin579711 жыл бұрын
what about me? :"(
@russellthompson92713 жыл бұрын
You're still the best ❤️
@HiroJJ9411 жыл бұрын
SAME HERE XD
@nezkeys79 Жыл бұрын
I love Hamelin dearly but this isnt my fave version of this piece
@robertocarvalhodemagalhaes364811 жыл бұрын
Maybe, Aldo Ciccolini is the one who gets it better, if not right...
@MagicianDanielle11 жыл бұрын
Came here because of Spiral lol.
@alexanderbrown19549 жыл бұрын
classicalalways: ... and you claim that Hamelin's "expression as a musician is not one of his strongest suits" is absolute twaddle! Where on earth do you get your ridiculous ideas from?
@advisorC10113 жыл бұрын
@glic7236, You're way in over your head. Actually we do have some comprehension of what Liszt's style was like. Don't try to move the goal posts. Listen to any recording by any of the students of Liszt. You'll see a common style and rhetoric between all of them, although we can still only dream the true beauty of Liszt's own playing. And unlike you I am also an objective skeptic, I don't hero-worship Hamelin or Barere, but I follow facts and evidence, and not viseral reactions of envy.
@classicalalways13 жыл бұрын
Hamelin's expression as a musician is not one of his strongest suits. Surely no music intimidates him in terms of required technique. But his shades of pianissimo and sound in general are lacking.
@orlandocfi4 жыл бұрын
I generally like Hamelin’s speedy interpretations, but this one does not resonate. I’m not feeling the majesty or solitude.
@thenotsookayguy Жыл бұрын
This piece does not do well with speed at all.
@telephilia7 жыл бұрын
Liszt, a somewhat perplexing composer. He wrote more than his share of mediocre music. Yet he turns around and writes a masterpiece like this one.
@HilbertXVI7 жыл бұрын
William Perry I'd say there's no composer out there who's NOT written mediocre music
@bslaozora5 жыл бұрын
True, but I gotta say Chopin wrote much less mediocre music than Liszt.....Though their bests are equally astonishing
@thanasis_milios Жыл бұрын
@@bslaozora Chopin literally burned everything he was dissatisfied with (maybe except the tarantella). Had Liszt done something similar, I believe people would take him more seriously (even though we would lose lots of “out there” experimental stuff he did.