Brahms 4 Ballades op. 10 / Beatrice Berrut, Piano
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
- 00:00 Andante
04:54 Andante
11:39 Intermezzo - Allegro
16:03 Andante con moto
A few - imaginary but based on true facts - words from Julius Allgeyer on his deathbed, reflecting on his friendship with Brahms and the influence the book "Stimmen der Völker" had on his composing, especially in the first Ballade op.10.
"As I lie dying, there's one more story I wanted to tell you. It has weighed on my shoulders for a long time, and if time has erased the melancholy, it sometimes reappears and saddens me suddenly. Long ago, I had a very dear friend named Johannes. He was a young man from the North, he had ice-blue eyes and golden hair, he was soft and pure as an angel. He was a member of the Schumann circle and I had met him in Düsseldorf on my return from exile in Switzerland. An extremely gifted musician, Schumann considered him from the very first meeting the prophet of the century, God's messenger. He took him under his wing and the young Johannes came to live in Düsseldorf. At that time he had few financial means and ate every day at the Schumann home, who were eager to bring him out of his material precariousness.I would see him regularly and I remember that evening when I understood that his fate was sealed. We were sitting in a Stube and I observed him, silent and walled in his spleen. His eyes were lost in the void and he didn't seem interested in the beer we had just been served. From his being emanated a strange glow, he carried on his face the expression of suffering. I asked him about the reason that could well distract him from the pleasures that usually filled him. It was a dramatic period, Robert Schumann had completely lost his senses and had been interned in Endenich. Johannes had become the confidant of his lonely wife, Clara. The blow of fate had brought them closer and he finally confided to me, in a strangled voice, that he had fallen madly in love with her. He considered his feelings like a betrayal of a friend and protector, and that was eating away at him day by day. He confessed to me that the Ballads he had composed that summer of 1854 were dedicated to this beloved woman. I shuddered when I learned that the first of them was based on the Scottish poem "Edward" from a collection I had given him some time before. This poem was about a patricide. I couldn't help but make the connection between Johannes and Edward, who had killed his father on the advice of his mother. This connection put me in a state of deep agitation! Was Johannes symbolically killing Schumann, driven by Clara's mute voice? Everything was as usual in this low room; the cigar smoke was stagnant, diffused, under the woodwork of the ceiling, the glasses clinked and laughter charged with alcohol and tobacco resonated. Yet it seemed to me that all I could hear was the distant song of a bagpipe, and Edward's desperate plea for redemption.My friend died three years ago, and as I watched him that night I knew that he would never be happy or find love, and his wanderings in the brothels of Vienna, his excessive drinking at the "Red Hedgehog", were nothing but insipid escapes. Could I have helped him? It was his destiny to get lost in an unreachable light. The only thought that comforts me on this day of farewell is that his great sorrow has been an inexhaustible source of inspiration for generations to come. What a gift this man's work will have been for humanity!"
Recorded at théâtre du Crochetan on a Bösendorfer VC280 by FNX Music, Romont.
With special thanks to Bösendorfer Klavierfabrik and FNX for their kind support.
Picture and sound: Christian Berrut and Vincent Roch. - Hudba
So glad I found this. I started piano after 52 years of hiatus, and after my mom died and I retired, I started playing again. I'm learning this as a tribute to my mother who died of ALS. Her valiant journey to embrace her life with love, fortitude and upmost bravery. So many are robbed from this horrific disease. What an astonishing performance that I will always remember.
Dear Bev, thank you for these moving words. I really hope and I am sure that Brahms will bring you some solace and build a bridge to where ever your mother is ! Take good care of yourself and wishing you much joy with this heartwarming music. Beatrice
Ela toca com a alma. Muito bom ❤
Liebe Beatrice Berrut, ihre Finger tanzen wie Balletttänzerinnen über die Tasten. Mal federleicht mit sehr viel Gefühl, aber wo's darauf ankommt können sie auch energisch zugreifen. Aber alles geschieht mit einer bewundernswerten Eleganz. Ihre perfekte Technik ermöglicht es ihnen ihr besonderes Augenmerk auf die Interpretation des Stückes zu legen. Der Musik eine Seele einzuhauchen, Gefühle zu erzeugen und den Zuhörern in eine andere (bessere) Welt zu entführen. Vielen Dank
Vielen Dank für Ihre nette Nachricht und mit herzlichen Grüssen !
i remember the very first time i heard these, played by Radu Lupu, and where i was physically and where my life was at the time....the next time i heard them were fine recordings of Gould and Perahia (played separately!) each as fine in their own way.......and now i just read in a book on the history of languages by Nicholas Oster that what's now Austria and Switzerland were the heartland of the ancient Celts...who even then wore plaid, utterly unrelated fun fact....Bravo! This, after all, is how I prefer Brahms...
Magnifique, intime, ardent. Ici ces légendes mystérieuses sont animées avec tant de nuances et d'émotions. Il y avait une époque ou les musiciens français disaient qu'il n'y avait pas de mélodie chez Brahms... fallait la chercher, comme bravoureusement fait ici, une seule grande mélodie !
Oui, de très longues phrases, qui rappellent les infinités des landes du Nord qui ont vu naître Brahms
Cette interprétation s'inscrira à l'histoire de la musique pour sa poésie intense, son toucher merveilleux!
Merci de ce très gentil message! Bien cordialement!
Beautiful! That really moved me. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful music, thank you
Thank you and best wishes 😊 Beatrice
This whole performance is wonderful, but the second ballade, the andante at 4:54, mesmerized me. The start is utterly gorgeous: gentle, slow, emotional and totally heart stopping. Then there is burst of vibrant energy in the middle. And then that ballade ends with a part like the start. The first part is truly special, and my favorite of this whole performance. Just beautiful. Thank you.
I personally revere the fourth Ballade, as being the most visionary of all. I can barely imagine it was written by a 21 years old man: the whole piece is drowning in dizziness and in darkness. But you are right, the second is amazing and singing :)
So beautiful !!!
Waou! Bien plus qu’une balade cette ballade sous les doigts de BB...un merveilleux voyage...emmené par ce moment de grâce, de grâce incarnée qui m’emporte ...je m’envole... merciiii !
Beautiful, like always😘😘😘
Uh, I have just read the enclosed story, very hard it must had been for Brahms to live his destiny. But we are lucky today for having his beautiful music that came out of these misfortunate events. And yes, it is enormously important to consult such sources when approaching such compositions to perform. Beatrice does this with the glittering devotion.
Oh WOW, what a beautiful performance of this difficult masterpiece, extremely emotional and unique, very well done!
So far I thought you are a Pro pianist for Liszt & Bach pieces, I guess I was wrong and I need to add Johannes Brahms to this list too 👍👌🏻
God bless you and please keep sharing your performances and inspire others 🙏🤲
Lovely to read you and happy you enjoyed the Brahms. A stunning masterwork indeed, and one really grows by spending time with it :) all best wishes to you ! Beatrice
add Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Mozart, Schubert
Bravo!
Excellent.
Molto appassionato..so exciting..brava maestra..
Une interprétation habitée, mystique, infiniment personnelle : du Brahms comme je l'aime !!!
Merci de votre message. Cette oeuvre est effectivement particulièrement mystique, et on la penserait plutôt écrite par un vieux sage que par un jeune homme de 21 ans...
@@BeatriceBerrut Exactement, Béatrice Berrut !
En revanche - et c'est tout à votre honneur - tous les pianistes n'en saisissent pas cet aspect, et donc, n'en restituent rien...
Pour moi, jouer Brahms en gommant, volontairement ou non, cet aspect, revient à en donner une vision très amputée...
En restituant ce mysticisme, au contraire, le tout devient d'une richesse confondante, infinie.
Thank you for the underlying story on Brahms' affection for Clara Schumann.
My pleasure - nice to see that the description sometimes helps! ( understanding the context of a composition also always helps me to get into a work!)
as someone on twitter just remarked, Brahms evinces such a feeling of empathy and compassion for the range of human emotions...i woud aggree
He does indeed. His music feels like the warm voice of a friend !
Me encanta su estilo, suave, sútil, enérgico, todo en sus prodigiosas manos. Soy tu fan.
Thanks a lot for your kind comment :) all the best to you, Beatrice
Ich habe diese vier Bramsstücke schon von vielen Interpreten gehört, aber was Sie daraus machen ist atemberaubend. Besonders der Mittelteil der 4. Ballade ist extrem schwierig "auszudrücken" und Sie machen das meisterlich. Das Sie DIE Brahmsinterpretin derzeit sind haben Sie ja schon mit der 3. Brahmssonate bewiesen. Schade, dass ich Sie so spät entdeckt habe und hoffe, noch viel von Ihnen zu hören. Vielen Dank!
Danke für Ihre Nachricht, die mich sehr gefreut hat! Ja, der Mittelteil der 4. Ballade ist wahnsinnige und visionäre Musik. Was eine damals noch so junge Seele damit geschafft hat, ist atemberaubend! Mit herzlichen Grüßen, Beatrice
Beautiful, loving performance of this set, Brahms' first masterpiece.
A masterpiece indeed! It doesn’t sound like it was written by a young man in his twenties, does it ? Best wishes, Beatrice
absolutely majestic!
Thank you very much and all the best to you! Beatrice
I remember me that day that I was coming home with the record "the Brahms I love" by Rubinstein with this great music, perhaps more than 40 years ago. And I remember me that day that I first hear you playing, that Debussy Arabesque in 1998. Always a joy!
Love, Paul
Times passed by and I also keep very good memories of the 1998 summer in Sion :) sending you my warmest wishes! Beatrice
I remember me the first time i heard BB on You Tube playing Chopin with Camille Thomas, i suspected it was going to sound good, by the way Beatrice looked over her shoulder and smiled at Ms. Thomas as they were signalling to each other the start...All great music since!
❤
super!
Immense!
Merci ! Meilleurs voeux, Beatrice
Extremely beautiful sound!
Bösendorfer has a touch of magic :)
@@BeatriceBerrut it is true, really special tone and a special density, but in my opinion is always the musician who makes the difference. Chapeau!
정면으로 비치는 당신의 모습이 너무 좋아요 당신의 얼굴을 볼 수 있으니까요 😊
MY FAVORITE BRAHMS AND PERFORMED EXACTLY AS I PREFER....THANK YOU BEATRICE!
Thank you and really happy you enjoyed the performance!
Beautiful rendition
Thank you :) best wishes !
Thanks for sharing! Very nice interpretation! Would be nice listen to it live some day :)
Thank you! It might happen, if the covid lets us be back on stage for good ;) Best wishes, Beatrice
超絶技巧もこれ見よがしの派手さも皆無だ。音楽が完全にBeatriceの物になっている。これ程内的充実を感じさせる演奏は珍しい。このようなピアニストこそ注目するべきだ！
Bravissima, tecnica e interpretazione profonda
Grazie mile 😊🙏🏼 tanti auguri, Beatrice
😍😍😍
❤😊
この曲のように精神の奥底の魂の叫びを音にするには、大変なエネルギ-の量が消耗する！彼女はそれらを克服。自分の音を作ろうとしている！素晴らしい！！
Great works indeed !! Many greetings, Beatrice
👍🙏
wow, just listened to the 4th one, admit it was while i was working....but suddenly near the end i stopped and thought, wait, have i heard this before? Brahms how i like it...bravo...hope you can record at least for YT some of your Scriabin...he's another one of those late Romantics I struggle with sometimes...so would love to hear how you speak his language....
I played a few of Scriabin's sonata, and Vers la Flamme... Amazing music indeed, very creative, very unexpected.
Hello :-)
Interessante quanto Gould. Ottima la scelta del Bosendprfer per questi pezzi di Brahms
I do agree, the Bösendorfer is well suited for Brahms ✨
與Gould, Gilels比肩之作
Gilels's version is indeed one of the most stunning and inspiring ones. Best wishes, Beatrice
Beatrice souffre avec Johannes . . . .
Il est vrai que ses Ballades sont le témoignage d'une période compliquée de sa jeunesse...
ヴイオラは弦楽器でヴアイオリンに比べて少し低音を奏じる。ヴイオラと言う花がアル。今ブラ－ムスの「4曲のバラ－ド」を聴きながら花の「ヴイオラ」を思い出しています。曲のイメ－ジとして4本のヴイオラの花が有ればこの曲にｆｉｔするかも知れない・。
Thank you for your nice and poetic message ! Many greetings, Beatrice
le cadre noir, les touches, et vos mains blanches, relèvent le classicisme visuel de vos interprétations. Tout pour ne pas nous détourner de l'essentiel, la musique, tout en l'incarnant.
Effectivement, je conçois le rôle de l'interprète comme un canal de transmission, et par conséquent il me semble opportun que le visuel ne distraie pas trop de la musique...