We will certainly miss him!! Thank goodness for the recordings and live performances!! He always played with love for the music.
@shermanm026
Жыл бұрын
I first saw Andre perform on Omnibus in the early 1960s; he was 19 years old. He got my attention right away. He plays with such expression and skill, a virtuoso indeed.
@trueviolinist
Жыл бұрын
Rest in peace to one of the greatest ❤️
@00bean00
3 жыл бұрын
For anybody searching, the Kirkpatrick numbers are: K. 141 1:41 K. 113 4:50
@allenb.71
5 жыл бұрын
Very polished performances with sparkling, clear, beautiful sound and exciting forward momentum.
@roncaruso931
11 ай бұрын
RIP Andre. You were one of the greats and a gentleman.
@denisesalles7248
Жыл бұрын
As a pianist nowhere near Andre Watts, I marvel at the strength and agility of his left hand. Just amazing!
@chloescott2025
2 жыл бұрын
I saw this recital when it was broadcast live on PBS back in '85 and recorded it on my old Betamax VCR. I used to watch it over and over and over again. That's when I really fell in love with the piano and started taking lessons as a young teenager. Wish I still had that recording.
@byronjanislover
2 жыл бұрын
@Cloe Scott. I heard him in person twice in the 80s. It was exciting and the memories are still with me. This Scarlatti is exquisite. He was one of the first at thaf time to play Gershwin as encores. I Was surprised.
@vass86
3 ай бұрын
So did I. In fact, I think I still have the Beta recording somewhere. I was about 19 years old and he introduced me to the world of playing Scarlatti on the piano. As a result, I still play the D minor sonata at private concerts. Very fun to perform! Something very satisfying about performing Scarlatti live in front of an audience.
@ms.annthrope415
Жыл бұрын
So when will the Black Image Awards give this talented man a long overdue award. He is educated, articulate, gifted classical pianist, and from what i hear, a great fellow. Been listening to him since the early 1980s.
@miltonmoore8369
11 ай бұрын
He is not black. He is a mulatto, whose father was black, and his mother was white. The poor mulatto community gets totally ignored. It's the epitome of racism and disrespect. But they never protest. From a 77 year old PROFOUND admirer of the immortal Andre Watts, who I hope is now at "🌠🌌🌅THE SOURCE OF ALL LIGHT!🌅🌌🌠
@roncaruso931
10 ай бұрын
Ive been a fan of Andres since the 1970's. To me, one of the greats. I am sad that when Andres passing, not one mention on any news channel on TV.
@juditherwinneville7797
19 күн бұрын
@miltonmoore8369 He was biracial, and certainly would qualify for an Image Award because of his African ancestry, which he had along with his Hungarian ancestry. Unfortunately, he has departed from us. I miss his presence.
@jcortese3300
7 жыл бұрын
Such a wonderful combination of regal refinement and passion. :-)
@ardeladimwit
12 жыл бұрын
Andre is the best person--very good memories of this man and his smile and charm...
@protennis5
11 жыл бұрын
MARVELLOUS PIANIST , Really , Musically one of the Best alived !!!!!!
@ronl7131
20 күн бұрын
Inimitable Andre Watts. Always personable. Seems a real gentleman. Loved his appearance on Mr. Roberts’. Fun
@kevinm6790
19 күн бұрын
Do you mean Mr. Rogers?
@ccaammiinniiito2
10 жыл бұрын
Someone give Watts an elixir that will perpetuate his life throughout eternity. He's one of God's many gifts to humankind.
@ccaammiinniiito2
9 жыл бұрын
Oh, without a doubt!
@johnjay2717
5 жыл бұрын
@@ccaammiinniiito2 ; Thanks to God we have the technology now to perpetuate such music for humankind. One of the many gifts we enjoy, thanks to the gift of life, and our beautiful planet Earth and the amazing Universe.
@kevinm6790
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, the elixir doesn’t exist. RIP Andre.
@classicaloracle
12 жыл бұрын
Simply wonderful - such colour in the playing and utterly fearless. Thank you for posting this and other selections of this recital
@nonenoneonenonenone
Жыл бұрын
Magnificent. I only heard him play Schubert, when he played die Winterreise with baritone Bernard Kruysen for Schubert's bicentennial. The first was one of my father's favorite Scarlatti sonatas.
@riccardo50001
6 жыл бұрын
Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, in case you were wondering. Amazing work, amazing performance!
@tonypazos5030
3 жыл бұрын
Started playing Scarlatti guitar sonatas at age 16 in Princeton Illinois after returning from lessons in Spain, I am now 67 yrs of age retired medical illustrator and wished I never sold my Ibanez guitar but had to pay for my daughter's ballet lessons and well worth the sacrifice. Since then continue to research and relive all of Scarlatti's 550 work on a daily basis along with James Gang and Jethro tull.
@tonypazos5030
11 жыл бұрын
Scarletti's compositions are the most demanding pieces of all time anyone who who attempts them is to be most complimented.
@alekoaktar8828
7 жыл бұрын
What a great artist!
@marcsmith7789
7 жыл бұрын
I love how he handles those trills! I have never heard someone use that kind of inflection on a trill before
@daltsontakeuti7883
4 жыл бұрын
Trills or repeated notes?
@clagygulap
3 жыл бұрын
@@daltsontakeuti7883 He's talking about the trills in bars 33-36 @ 2:06 & 3:11 in the vid
@marksmith3947
Жыл бұрын
Much better than Sokolov's helicopter blade sound
@RaineriHakkarainen
12 сағат бұрын
Horowitz Maria Grinberg Stanislav Bunin ABM better Scarlatti than Watts!
@HelloEveryonez678
4 ай бұрын
Incidentally the presenter is Andre Previn, himself a very good pianist.
@LudwigZhi
11 жыл бұрын
It's quite unconvincing to say Scarlatti's pieces are the most demanding of all time. Watts said they're "dangerous" because they require a lot of focus and any mishap could not be masked because of the textural clarity of these pieces. You hit a wrong note in Liszt piece no one really notices; you do the same to a Scarlatti piece people start having facial spasms.
@00bean00
3 жыл бұрын
That, and the entire piece is often "strung" together almost note-to-note, and (in my amateur view) keeping the appropriate tension, attention, evenness, and mood is so difficult. His attention to rhythm (in the Iberian way) captivated me. His pieces are like nutritious, musically-healthy cupcakes with nearly all the wholesome ingredients, yet you cannot easily distinguish them.
@LudwigZhi
3 жыл бұрын
Ahh how foolish was I 7 years ago, lol. "Hit a wrong note", gosh the lack of grace in this phrase is what makes my face spasm now.
@gdmoore
Жыл бұрын
This comment made me laugh! 😂😂😂
@hisky.
3 ай бұрын
it just seems like you've become 10x more pretentious in 8 years lol @@LudwigZhi
@sage4nowty129
3 жыл бұрын
Mr. Watts has extraordinary technique!! A great musician! Bravissimo!!
@parislovesrachmaninoff
Жыл бұрын
RIP Watts
@loving-everyone-equally
Жыл бұрын
We saw him in Honolulu and he was a good as it gets.
@JXS63J
8 ай бұрын
What a profoundly decent man we've lost.
@juditherwinneville7797
2 ай бұрын
Indeed. I am having a hard time dealing with the reality of his passing.
@skimask777
13 жыл бұрын
Sharp and clear. Wonderful!!
@spocksjohnson5594
10 жыл бұрын
Not only is Andre one of the greatest pianists since Liszt, he is a super nice person and a personal friend. The whole video of this concert is amazing.
@nancyspada3661
10 жыл бұрын
I spoke with him only once but I found him to be a very gracious person. He is also very gifted.
@luigig8656
6 жыл бұрын
But do not be ridicolous! Watts one of the greatest since Liszt...hilarious!! He is just one of the hundreds, at best. His Scarlatti rendition is poor, unimpressive under all respects
@herobrine1847
3 жыл бұрын
@@luigig8656 this says a lot about society
@tommasocona
6 жыл бұрын
simply perfect
@jseligmann
4 жыл бұрын
Poetry, pure and simple. Exquisite. Thank you.
@zakiahart3919
5 ай бұрын
I would've loved to have seen him live!
@4jeffinseattle
Ай бұрын
Saw him live in 1970 dorothy chandler pavilian LA; got to shake his hand backstage
@loveyjay320
12 жыл бұрын
fascinating - such speed and precision - wonderful man.....
@rudolfgolezpianist4322
4 жыл бұрын
The King of rotation!
@marisabilbaobilbao8286
11 жыл бұрын
Superb.
@paulinocontreras5595
8 жыл бұрын
love his phrasing in the first sonata.
@GetTheGrandFunkOut
10 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Beautiful!
@gerardbedecarter
7 жыл бұрын
Beautiful playing.
@TheRobertEllismusic
13 жыл бұрын
beautiful sounds
@annjeanmillikan
7 жыл бұрын
so light, so lovely, cheerful playing, marvelous as always!
@TomKotarba
11 жыл бұрын
fantastic interpretation
@malcolmjules6445
Жыл бұрын
Phenomenal.
@dweeb99
10 жыл бұрын
What a marvelous performance. Maestro Previn is delightful, too. But why is the camera work so busy?
@PianoSchoolMuenchen
4 жыл бұрын
Very well.
@RonCarterBassist
Жыл бұрын
🙌🏾🙌🏾
@blackbrownbeige55
Жыл бұрын
Indeed, BRAVO. Rest in Power Andre
@PayamLarijani
7 жыл бұрын
What about saying Domenico.. Left out his name.. Who knows it could be by his Father Alessandro Scarlatti! Watts rocked it out! Nice! 2 of 555, impressive!
@pjbpiano
Жыл бұрын
No one will confuse father for son when it comes to keyboard pieces.
@TallSomeone
11 жыл бұрын
You do your art your way, and leave others to their way. Hell with his mouth, when yours is running the way it seems to be. I'd love to hear the breath you put into your playing of this material.
@CziffraTheThird
12 жыл бұрын
Argerichs interpretation of the first sonata is absolutely unreal...
@Eliascmd
5 жыл бұрын
CziffraTheThird and that’s why this one is better because it’s real! Argerich doesn’t behave well on the piano
@Hjominbonrun
3 жыл бұрын
@@Eliascmd agreed. She is a great pianist, but I couldn't tell what she was doing. Even Cziffra I can understand, but Argerich, ...not.
@PianoSchoolMuenchen
4 жыл бұрын
very well
@masterofsynapsis
12 жыл бұрын
Watts is a great pianist and has a sort of "disarming charm" meaning that he is a geniune person. He does look like a Cuban Marlon Brando.
@KegPatcha
12 жыл бұрын
I can appreciate more at this speed. Check Martha Argerich's version of Scarlatti K. 141
@irenegoldfarb2481
3 жыл бұрын
A Martha no hay pianista que la supere.
@purpleowl2075
2 ай бұрын
He was born to play piano
@pauloqueiroz9611
5 жыл бұрын
Poise! Command!
@MarcEdwards5050
5 жыл бұрын
I saw this performance when it originally aired on Public Television. I bought the laserdisc of however, it doesn't include the interview by Andre Previn. I wish someone would release this performance in its entirety for the sake of music lovers on DVD. Can you upload the entire performance here at KZitem, since you recorded it on your VCR? Thanks.
@spocksjohnson5594
7 жыл бұрын
Richard could you upload the interview that occured during the intermission ? that would be really nice of you.
@Hjominbonrun
11 жыл бұрын
great,especially L345 / K113. I looked around on youtube and everyone else plays it like they scared of it, and don't play into the keys.
@LudwigZhi
11 жыл бұрын
Moreover it's easier, at the beginning of the concert, to feel out the sonority of the full attendance hall with pieces that you can take greater liberty in building up. But in these Scarlatti pieces you can easily paint yourself in a corner regarding the structure of the entire piece when you start/end a phrase without proper volume/texture.
@anonymousQ45
12 жыл бұрын
im new to scarlatti and i like this theme at 1:56. a bit of Bachs charm there at 1:59
@violatione
11 жыл бұрын
You all should listen to Marta Argerich play that scarlatti. It's K 141. Your head will explode!
@spiritualneutralist2597
7 жыл бұрын
violatione It's just faster
@Godisgood818
5 жыл бұрын
@@spiritualneutralist2597 which part if you're referring to the entire piece Andre plays the whole k141 in just 3:06 minutes whereas she plays it in 3:14 minutes. If you mean the repeated notes I agree but that's the only part she plays faster than Andre Watts.
@Godisgood818
5 жыл бұрын
Analyze carefully before judging.
@slacker697
8 жыл бұрын
why use longo numbers instead of kirkpatrick?
@Hjominbonrun
8 жыл бұрын
+slacker697 So in summary, Longo was first and probably more well known 30 years ago since he died 10 years before KK released his works. "For many years, Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas were conventionally identified by their Longo numbers, but these were later superseded by those found in Ralph Kirkpatrick's catalogue. Longo's Catalogue originated in his landmark full publication of the works of Scarlatti in 11 volumes[2] and implied particular groupings of the sonatas, the chronology of which was later completely revised and differently grouped in Kirkpatrick's 1953 study of the composer.[3] Longo also edited works by Domenico Gallo.[4]"
@charlottewhyte9804
8 жыл бұрын
fucking confusing
@jocelynjosssheehy2970
7 жыл бұрын
Not so. www.ne.jp/asahi/music/marinkyo/scarlatti/referenco.html.en
@nofunnynamesorry
12 жыл бұрын
Interesting, comparing his redition to the ( admittedly exemplary ) Pletnev recording, the take very different attitudes - I find Pletnev's a little more rhymthically driven. Watts' performance are sill very good, however
@ardeladimwit
12 жыл бұрын
what's funny is who is introducing him-- Andre Previn wasn't so bad himself--too bad they didn't sit and play 4 handst together--would have been fun
@roncaruso931
10 ай бұрын
Do you have the complete broadcast on PBS?
@edhanslick5630
2 жыл бұрын
Are you sure that this concert took place on February 20? I am pretty sure it was Feb 22 - I taped it then! The reviewcame out on Feb. 24.
@claydubberly9759
11 жыл бұрын
This is my chemistry teacher's grandpa...or was, I doubt he's still alive. Anyway impressive...
@retrogamerdave362
7 жыл бұрын
he still teaches at Indiana university
@harrymullany4789
4 жыл бұрын
To those critics of pianist’s facial expressions: Artists ‘feel’ music more deeply than most other humans in the general public, which means some like Andre Watts and Glen Gould communicate intensity of feeling by being uninhibitedly moved themselves. Should they have taken drama classes in how to appear more restrained and noble so that culture-vultures can obtain the proper aesthetic experience without being distracted?
@MrKaiizenn
11 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure that's left up to interpretation, not a "right" or rule.
@rravvia
4 ай бұрын
Good tempo on the d minor, far better than Martha's overly fast bullshit.
@MrInterestingthings
Жыл бұрын
Watts picked 2 great Sonatas. I dont legato in k.141&Longo345. He gives a lot of color to both and his musicianship communicates all ! in other Sonatas it works but here No. Also his attack sounds hard .I prefer brittle and clipped .It may how he was recorded . As a black pianist I would prefer to say this is perfect Scarlatti but after Pogorelich (it must have been studio perfected because what Ivo does ain't possible :perfect sound:the sound the unpercussive leaps,ideal detache when not staccato ,everything.)Haskil and very few others give us this ideal Scarlatti. Horowitz' disc is supposed to sound like Pogorelich but it doesn't .Weissenberg is a master in Scarlatti .
@Pogouldangeliwitz
3 ай бұрын
I've heard Pogorelich play Scarlatti live in the 1990s and it was every sparkly diamond as good as his stunning-amazing-miraculous album. There's live recordings to back up my statement.
@jalla24
11 жыл бұрын
hahaha I found it hilarious to watch :D dont think it is a bad thing tho ^^ didnt get distracted but maybe thats just me :D
@superman1113215
11 жыл бұрын
hipster host, wearing hipster glasses before they were cool
@user-ve4xo1uj9s
5 жыл бұрын
Это откровенно плохо.
@dlefil1364
5 жыл бұрын
Potchemou ?
@ThePaulster22
9 жыл бұрын
Andre is indeed a brilliant pianist but his crying and other facial gyrations distract from the music. I can listen to him all day as long as I don't have to watch him hamming it up.
@kgiven100
11 жыл бұрын
To slow......
@ericjohn5484
Жыл бұрын
Andre Watts hasn't received the adulation he deserved. Surprised by the ho hum treatment of his passing...not befitting one of the greatest pianists ever !
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