As an organist, I am always overwhelmed by Messiaen's music. Mr Osborne's performance of these 20 musical pictures is astonishing. Playing of such musicality, virtuosity, and commitment is astonishing and wonderful.
@davidkoral1673
6 жыл бұрын
Last night (10/31/17), I saw Steven Osborne perform this at Lincoln Center, as part of the White Light Festival. Before he began, he explained to the audience that there would be no intermission to the two-hour work; it would be logical to allow one after the tenth movement, but to do so would disrupt the momentum of the piece. I've rarely seen music played with such single-mindedness and concentration. Extremely moving. It was the first time I've ever heard this composition, and although I may have benefited from hearing Yvonne Loriod's interpretation first, I am more than happy to regard Mr. Osborne's rendition as authoritative.
@amesmusicstudioscom
2 жыл бұрын
yes authoritative! Messiaen's widow, who was his student at the time the piece was written (for her), commissioned Osborne to record it after she heard him play a concert of Beethoven I believe it was...
the pianissimo in "Regard du Pere" is beautiful. Such a deep sound
@daigoro789
10 жыл бұрын
steven osborne is really one of the finest pianists of our time! a sublime performance in all respects!
@erikfreitas7093
4 жыл бұрын
Playing this colossal and horrendously taxing cycle of pieces in its entirety without any intermissions (in front of a live audience, no less) ought to be considered a superhuman achievement. Astonishing!
@colinhodgetts5476
2 жыл бұрын
1. Regard du Père - Contemplation of the Father (0:13) 2. Regard de l'étoile - Contemplation of the star (8:55) 3. L'échange -The exchange (11:37) 4. Regard de la Vierge - Contemplation of the Virgin (15:03) 5. Regard du Fils sur le Fils - Contemplation of the Son upon the Son 20:02 6. Par Lui tout a été fait - Through Him all things were made (27:03) 7. Regard de la Croix - Contemplation of the Cross (37:06) 8. Regard des hauteurs - Contemplation of the heights (41:38) 9. Regard du temps - Contemplation of time (44:03) 10. Regard de l'Esprit de joie - Contemplation of the joyful Spirit (47:00) 11. Première communion de la Vierge - The Virgin's first communion (55:55) 12. La parole toute-puissante - The all-powerful word (1:03:50) 13. Noël - Christmas (1:06:01) 14. Regard des Anges - Contemplation of the Angels (1:10:08) 15. Le baiser de l'Enfant-Jésus - The kiss of the Infant Jesus (1:15:07) 16. Regard des prophètes, des bergers et des Mages - Contemplation of the prophets, the shepherds and the Magi (1:27:08) 17. Regard du silence - Contemplation of silence (1:30:14) 18. Regard de l'Onction terrible - Contemplation of the awesome Anointing (1:35:38) 19. Je dors, mais mon cœur veille - I sleep, but my heart keeps watch (1:41:34) 20. Regard de l'Eglise d'amour - Contemplation of the Church of love (1:52:00)
@leifericson439
3 жыл бұрын
Messiaen's harmonies, though harsh (a quality I relish anyways), always seem to me to have that quality of benign beauty. Even in the wildest of moments the music is serene. Also 31:19 leading up to the climax is one of the most profound musical statements of all time. It's musical ecstasy to me.
@rjmalcolm8066
Жыл бұрын
One of my favourite passages
@douglasbertram4477
4 жыл бұрын
I've just heard him play this at the Southbank, the Queen Elizabeth Hall. A stunning performance.
4 жыл бұрын
I was there too. Amazing performance.
@bernardpayne3015
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I didn't like all of the writing but a collosal performance in every respect
@oboist3
3 жыл бұрын
A real journey and such insightful and masterful performing of this work.
@mv848
2 жыл бұрын
OMG no. 6.....this guy is amazing....
@oskarekberg3704
10 жыл бұрын
A absolutely brilliant live performance! Technical mastery, clarity and beautiful timbre. Also... an interpreter that does plays wih respect to the score, unfortunately not always the case with some other Messiaen performances on KZitem.
@ethanchen3660
7 жыл бұрын
you are absolutely right about respect to the score.....many youtube pianist just don't care.
@colinbezant4709
5 жыл бұрын
Steven Osbourne studied this piece under Yvonne Loriod, for whom it was written, before recording it.
@wipcito
6 жыл бұрын
Ayer tuve la oportunidad de escuchar en vivo la interpretacion de esta obra... magnifica...trabajo maratonico, tocarla sin ningun descanso y cargada de un sentimiento muy especial... realmente es eso esta obra un reflejo del sentimiento mas intimo del interprete, se sienten los personajes como si andaran y hablaran entres si, es una cosa rara, me encanto, gracias por venir y presentarse en Mexico
@SyuzannaKaszo
10 жыл бұрын
This is simply phenomenal!
@Chachboon1
Жыл бұрын
His ‘Regard de l’Espirit de joie’ is phenomenal!!
@gonzalo_alnso
7 жыл бұрын
!!!!!!!!! Incredible!!!!!! Just perfect.
@drumthimble
9 жыл бұрын
Superb music and superb performance. Thank you so much for putting it on the web.
@whollybro
7 жыл бұрын
I love Loriod, but this has completely blown me away like I'm only now hearing the work for the first time :-O
@mediocrefunkybeat
2 жыл бұрын
This performance is a lot like the 1992 Peter Hill recording. The pacing is very similar in the first piece. Osborne's recording I put up there among the very best. Personally, the Loriod doesn't do much for me.
@DeepWitz
7 жыл бұрын
Incredible.
@DeepWitz
7 жыл бұрын
Gosh, the performance of every piece is overwhelming, but if I only have time to listen to one piece, I usually choose no. 10 at 47:00 (6 27:00 and 15 1:15:05 next favs, btw) - it's like heavy metal on steroids, so freakingly, upsettingly gorgeous...
@gonzalo_alnso
7 жыл бұрын
X and VI are so increible....
@gmmmmmm
6 жыл бұрын
10 has always been my fav as well. And I love how the page turner lets go a grin once Osborne hits the joie part. Perfect! Very few composers can do pure joy & bliss like Messiaen.
@stapler942
4 жыл бұрын
I've worked on No. 10 and No. 6, they are both brutal technically and for memory work but so worth it.
@dreaminggames6138
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve only played like 3 minutes of this song lol
@DeliciousManager
4 жыл бұрын
@@dreaminggames6138 It's NOT a 'song'!
@shelleyshao2882
5 жыл бұрын
Incredible
@dskim24
3 жыл бұрын
Good playing, amazing to be solid with a work like this. I used to play 11 (probably the most popular one-off). I tried to learn 10. It simply did not happen. The "addition asymitrique" part at 48'33" was a no go for my learning capacity.
@jimtownsend8010
2 жыл бұрын
I can never get my Durand edition to stay open on a single page, let alone every single page :D :D :D
@rjmalcolm8066
Жыл бұрын
I just ordered my edition, is it really that bad
@jimtownsend8010
Жыл бұрын
@@rjmalcolm8066 I think its the only option.
@seanmchugh298
9 жыл бұрын
Super cool.
@dustinlong7571
4 жыл бұрын
I’m just starting to really appreciate classical stuff and it’s weird because I’m a metal head but more along the lines of Jason Richardson and John Petrucci. It’s really great tho and this guy seems super talented.
@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool
2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad that you are, but just to be very clear, this is not classical music. It is 20th century. The Classical era died out pretty much when Beethoven was in his pomp and was replaced by the Romantic era. Not saying this to be a snob because I am far from it, but it is important to make that distinction. Classical music is not atonal in the way that this piece is. However it is beautiful all the same. Btw, massive Dream Theater fan as well. Petrucci rocks. :)
@amesmusicstudioscom
2 жыл бұрын
not classical just cuz it's 20th century? What did George Grella mean when he wrote of Pierre Boulez in Classical Review "..one of the most important figures in 20th century classical music..."? "Classical" has more than one meaning, just like "gay" means something different in the 1990s as opposed to what it meant in the 1890s!
@amesmusicstudioscom
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah somebody needs to marry Metal and Messiaen!!
@zwerty007
10 жыл бұрын
There is a performance of this in Adelaide on Friday October 11th... Looking forward to it
@conw_y
Жыл бұрын
In part 5 I love the birdsong sounds, especially that strange upward leap in the upper octaves, that sounds reminiscent of maybe a lorikeet or a budgerigar call.
@markusenzenhofer3197
5 жыл бұрын
Incredible performance. My favorite: Le Baiser de l`entfantJesus (1.15). I wonder how long it took Steven to get all those technically demanding pieces to this transcendental level. As an advanced amateur pianist I could hardly decipher the middle part of "Le Baiser de Jesus".
@Superphilipp
4 жыл бұрын
That's a big piano, I'm glad you got it all in frame.
@mariodalbesio3458
7 жыл бұрын
I'm a pianist. Steven, your perfomance was superbe! Congratulations!!
@svenbjorn6099
4 жыл бұрын
Based!
@GregSpradlin
10 жыл бұрын
Marathon performance.
@petrouchka2011
4 жыл бұрын
Didn’t he take break during the entire performance? Increadible.
@lampadairevisqueux5247
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, it's a nigeic sionver.
@leow91
11 жыл бұрын
Have you not heard Yvonne Loriod's recording?
@chscelebrity8325
4 жыл бұрын
Why am I here from 2019
@pizzaistheway
9 жыл бұрын
YO GOSPEL CHOPS
@docsketchy
5 жыл бұрын
Generally a very good performance. I have Osborne's recording of this work on Hyperion, which I enjoy very much. However, for this particular performance, I have one fairly significant quibble. He seems to have lost his concentration towards the end of VI (Par Lui tout a ete fait) -- I am talking about the section which begins at 34:36 and extends to 35:42 -- he really loses the plot at about 35:26 (with a mistake which totally throws him off his game for about 10 seconds). He seems not to have really shaped this section here either -- it comes off like a bland succession of chords with no real inner vitality (this is also true on his recording for Hyperion). This is surprising given the generally very high quality of the rest of the interpretation. If you want to hear what can be done with this difficult section of the piece, go listen to Aimard's version -- I don't completely agree with many of his interpretative choices, but he really extracts a lot of music from this succession of chords -- with subtle pauses and dynamic changes, it really comes alive. One can also really discern the inner logic of the chords in Aimard's rendition. The same is also true of Loriod's interpretation -- she really shapes this difficult section with pauses and accents. The score only has accents on those ascending chords which make a D major triad in the top voice (although Osborne doesn't really accent those either) and Loriod and Aimard really make the most of these accents, and Loriod in particular goes a bit beyond the score.
@meszian
9 жыл бұрын
trancendental. at least there has been some good to come from religious dogma
@jacquesfoucault8905
5 жыл бұрын
Yes M'lady... *tips fedora*
@auashe
4 жыл бұрын
XI. 55:56
@johnvalentine4720
3 жыл бұрын
A wonderful performance, but I think it is bizarre that a professional classical pianist did not commit this to memory.
@Skryabin204
3 жыл бұрын
Why?
@johnvalentine4720
3 жыл бұрын
@@Skryabin204 It was just a joke!
@TheModicaLiszt
3 жыл бұрын
😂
@amesmusicstudioscom
2 жыл бұрын
Have you spent much time looking at this score? Osborne is clearly more than familiar with it, but I could hardly blame him for not walking that tightrope without a net...
@johnvalentine4720
2 жыл бұрын
@@amesmusicstudioscom Again - it was a lame attempt at a little humour. I am well aware of the complexity of the score, and the almost impossibility of committing it to memory.
@OutOfWards
3 ай бұрын
cant hear anything.
@seanmchugh6759
11 жыл бұрын
Osborne's is the best interpreter after Beroff. Brainless camera angle- nobody cares about seeing the rest of the nice nice piano, we just need the keyboard to see what he's doing.
@johnevans3115
8 жыл бұрын
Meaningless title. No one has the faintest idea what Jesus got up to in his youth.
@Qujntus
7 жыл бұрын
fuck off
@jbthepianist
4 жыл бұрын
The thing I love most about the internet is the way it brings people together.
@kevinworth1713
3 жыл бұрын
@@jbthepianist 🤣
@josephmarcello7481
6 ай бұрын
This is a sad testimony upon the creative sterility of Olivier M ssaien ... Which has described its own impoverishment as mysticism in music... A terrible excuse for poor music. Well, the majority of this piece is nothing but a succession of unresolved dominant sevens or dominant 7ths or else suspended dominant 7ths, which, much, as in the harmonic world of scriaban, leads the mind and musical sensibilities on an endless search for resolution, only to be transcended by a new and unexpected trajectory, add infinitem, this is nothing more than a highbrow version of a gimmick. As Rafe von Williams said to hey young composition student who had played him a rather over ambitious and evidently prematurely contemporary peace, " Well, young man, if a genuinely melody does present itself to you, don't hesitate to write it down!" And while I'm sure there will be other voices in these comments. Extorting the profundity and transcendence of what they have heard here, it will only be a musical version of the emperor's New clothes. For he has nothing on!
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