This clip is very rare and precious because you can learn even Sokolov gets lost (880 both prelude and fuga and 885 fuga) in playing Bach such many times. What fascinates me was that in all these accidents, Sokolov managed to keep playing by improvising a totaly different music.
I heard Perrahia getting in closed loop in Bach, having to stop and start again... it was all very natural, everyone in the audience understood and appreciated
Sokolov is a true genius, has an outstanding technique (probably the best in the world), is historically extremely well informed, can play trills like no one else. But, most importantly, he is a genuine romantic soul which works even in Bach. Thanks for sharing.
Grigory Sokolov is arguably one of the foremost piano masters alive. Perhaps I should make a precision: from the XX century musical school. In effect, he was born in the Soviet Union and has lived most of his life in Russia, under the influence of the Russian Music School and modeled on Russian admired pianists such as Emil Gillels (whom Sokolov mentioned as his most admired pianist) and Tatiana Nikolaieva. The present rendering of the WTK probably resulted from live performances. It reveals an artist of perfect technic and deeply respectful of the music. Thanks for posting.
Thank you! It's great to hear Bach's well-tempered clavier with Sokolov's performance. Today, I was very happy with his brilliant touch blowing away the cloudy weather in Korea.
I was suprised by the opening of the f major 880, where Sokolov, one of my favourite pianists, has a very normal human error that does not matter at all, and beautifully improvises his way out of it! Wonderful pianist!
What is really good about Mugellini's edition of the "48" is that the notes are distributed on the staves strictly according to whether the left or right hand would play them, which makes reading far easier. I find that other editions of fugues almost always don't do this, but instead let the continuity of voices dictate which staff the notes are placed on - so that means that some notes on the upper staff have to be taken by the left hand, or some on the lower staff taken by the right - much more difficult. In some ways Mugellini's approach does make the notation more complicated with more voices on a staff at times and much cross-staff beaming; but this is far outweighed by the ease of knowing at a glance which notes have to be played by which hand. (I don't know which way Bach himself wrote his original manuscripts.)
Thank you very much for uploading these brilliant recordings. I'd love to buy the CDs of these recordings, but I can't find them. There are no studio recordings of Sokolov playing the WTC?
I'm going to assume these are live performances, because knowing Sokolov's reputation for perfection, he'd have never allowed the errors to remain in a public release. Frankly, I'm a bit surprised that he'd allow a live performance with errors to be released as well.
Wow he has a complete disaster in the g minor fugue, he seems to have a memory lapse on bar 20. He does well to improvise it away and actually restarts the piece! Shows how fiendish this fugue is.
What do you mean? SO much thought goes into the articulation, phrasing and structure in everything he plays. There are many pieces where he actually plays much slower than the "standard" interpretation in order to focus more on detail. For example, compare czcams.com/video/EkW73XFv1HM/video.html to czcams.com/video/vX7SOmS6G1I/video.html.
Le Rippletoe it's Sokolov. He doesn't care about money. He famously rejected a number of concerts in the US and UK because he refused to attend an embassy in person and provide his fingerprints to get a visa.
Yeah but I think giving him a shitload and on his terms so that he could provide the public with masterful recordings would be noble enough for him to accept? Does he make any recordings?
Gould or Sokolov for Bach? I admit Sokolov is perfect "administrator" for playing Bach. But I do not think if the genius-spirit of Bach were alive today he would just so perfectly play the notes without somehow interjecting his "present" mode as Gould does in trying to get to essence. In short, as some ballerinas may be most technically superior would prefer one who also expressed her emotion in the role. Personal preference of course but with Sokolov just listening but with Gould drawn in and engaged!!!
This clip is very rare and precious because you can learn even Sokolov gets lost (880 both prelude and fuga and 885 fuga) in playing Bach such many times. What fascinates me was that in all these accidents, Sokolov managed to keep playing by improvising a totaly different music.
It's called "Recovering," and it can only be done successfully by a musician who is a gifted Craftsman in addition to being an exceptional Artist.
local pianist forgot some notes: audience salivating for more
I heard Perrahia getting in closed loop in Bach, having to stop and start again... it was all very natural, everyone in the audience understood and appreciated
@@excelsior999 No need to make excuses for errors or misunderstand comments as criticism.
@@francoiskaplan2736 Wow.
Sokolov is a true genius, has an outstanding technique (probably the best in the world), is historically extremely well informed, can play trills like no one else. But, most importantly, he is a genuine romantic soul which works even in Bach. Thanks for sharing.
I love Sokolov, but for raw technique Marc-Andre Hamelin gets my vote every time. Such a badass.
"a genuine romantic soul which works even in Bach" I lime that!
Marc Andre is the Cyborg human machine with a colorless piano sound! Sokolov is the Giant of Piano! The Titan of Piano!!
Какая чистота звуков и мыслей! Восхищение Григорию Липмановичу!
My most favorite G. Sokolov, a brilliant artist with all the respect for Bach. Thanks for sharing.
Grigory Sokolov is arguably one of the foremost piano masters alive. Perhaps I should make a precision: from the XX century musical school. In effect, he was born in the Soviet Union and has lived most of his life in Russia, under the influence of the Russian Music School and modeled on Russian admired pianists such as Emil Gillels (whom Sokolov mentioned as his most admired pianist) and Tatiana Nikolaieva. The present rendering of the WTK probably resulted from live performances. It reveals an artist of perfect technic and deeply respectful of the music. Thanks for posting.
Sokolov is legend alive!!! Genius musician!
Thank you! It's great to hear Bach's well-tempered clavier with Sokolov's performance. Today, I was very happy with his brilliant touch blowing away the cloudy weather in Korea.
Wonderful interpretation. Excellent audio, clear, crystal clear. Thanks for sharing.
Thrilling - utterly riveting. Simply titanic!!
... sans the Iceberg, preaumably.
"Ожившие" фуги в исполнении Соколова,как бы соавтора Баха ! Удивительное туше этого пианиста! Его исполнение ценил великий Рихтер
Superb! Thank you for posting these fantastic renditions by the giant Sokolov. Thoughtful, insightful, detailed, extremely musical. A delight to hear!
Absolutely delightful and special in the way Michaelangeli's playing is...
Thank Frank Columbo ,Magnifique interprétation de Bach par le maestro Sokolov , merci
there are so many things to learn in his performance of this set of works, even more than that of Richter's and Grinberg
Fastest, smoothess, strongest trills- this man had
My boy got that Urtext, tite
I'm saying tho - the Bärenreiter score be off the chain, yo
Yo dis is him well-tempered? I would hate to catch him on an ill-tempered day. My guy would pop off yo
@@smurf902frfr, i feel ya
I was suprised by the opening of the f major 880, where Sokolov, one of my favourite pianists, has a very normal human error that does not matter at all, and beautifully improvises his way out of it! Wonderful pianist!
also in the fugue of BWV 886
I’m listening to that one as well and AMAZED
Es un genio, un mago y prodigio! Adoro a Sokolov!
An absolutely fascinating performance...
As usual with him - Comme d'habitude avec lui ❤❤ ❤
sokolov tocando el clave bien temperado y el arte de la fuga es LO MÁS GRANDE QUE HAY.
ｔｋｓ for your edit .
really good job.
МОЙ ЛЮБИМЕЙШИЙ ПИАНИСТ !!! БРАВО, ГРИГОРИЙ
СОКОЛОВ !!!!
@Elda MaranЭльдушка, не обращай внимания на лохушку-Ирку!
@Elda Maran А почему ты позволяешь себе разговаривать на "ты" с 75-летней женщиной, Эльдочка?
@Elda Maran Ладно, детуля, но только в последний раз, Эльдочка!!!!!!!! Моё отчество, кстати, Владимировна!
Да, Эльда Маран. Я знаю. Я тебя узнала, дорогая моя.
А вот так, узнала!
Thank you for the amazing upload. Hope we’ll see a release of the 48 from G.S soon.
❤
I love Sokolov.
So DEEP!.
It's so pity that the video is not available any more(((
12番
18:4018:40 p
22:1722:17 f
👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️
Henle master race ftw.
But actually Mugellini is probably the best on this one lol.
Josh Infiesto you are right
c a ught a wrongnote
What is really good about Mugellini's edition of the "48" is that the notes are distributed on the staves strictly according to whether the left or right hand would play them, which makes reading far easier. I find that other editions of fugues almost always don't do this, but instead let the continuity of voices dictate which staff the notes are placed on - so that means that some notes on the upper staff have to be taken by the left hand, or some on the lower staff taken by the right - much more difficult. In some ways Mugellini's approach does make the notation more complicated with more voices on a staff at times and much cross-staff beaming; but this is far outweighed by the ease of knowing at a glance which notes have to be played by which hand. (I don't know which way Bach himself wrote his original manuscripts.)
Thank you very much for uploading these brilliant recordings. I'd love to buy the CDs of these recordings, but I can't find them. There are no studio recordings of Sokolov playing the WTC?
Sokolov has not made any studio recordings.
Notable !
Love his romantic approche.
I'm going to assume these are live performances, because knowing Sokolov's reputation for perfection, he'd have never allowed the errors to remain in a public release. Frankly, I'm a bit surprised that he'd allow a live performance with errors to be released as well.
Wow he has a complete disaster in the g minor fugue, he seems to have a memory lapse on bar 20. He does well to improvise it away and actually restarts the piece! Shows how fiendish this fugue is.
I learned it for my undergrad auditions, and it was the scariest thing to play, plus I went slightly slower than him.
amazing recovery. hilarious mistake in the theme after restarting
Yeah, it's too bad. I really love Sokolov and I was eager to see what he'd do with this fugue, which is one of my personal faves.
really scary from 45:09
And from 22:17
49:24 magpies?
The problem with Sokolov is that he cannot resist his relentless virtuosity. So I applaud the performance, in a cold hearted way.
What do you mean? SO much thought goes into the articulation, phrasing and structure in everything he plays. There are many pieces where he actually plays much slower than the "standard" interpretation in order to focus more on detail. For example, compare czcams.com/video/EkW73XFv1HM/video.html to czcams.com/video/vX7SOmS6G1I/video.html.
Bach was a great virtuoso.And he had a great fun in life and music.
Does anyone know of a recording of Sokolov playing playing the missing pieces from book 2 (BWV 870 - 877)?
czcams.com/video/7KysVbnVtxA/video.html
Where are the first 8 Preludes & Fugues?
Frank Columbo
Huh. Too hard is it?
It's Sokolov. He can do whatever he wants.
Can someone please give him like 200 million dollars to record both WTC 1 and 2 in a studio? lol
Le Rippletoe it's Sokolov. He doesn't care about money. He famously rejected a number of concerts in the US and UK because he refused to attend an embassy in person and provide his fingerprints to get a visa.
Yeah but I think giving him a shitload and on his terms so that he could provide the public with masterful recordings would be noble enough for him to accept? Does he make any recordings?
☆☆☆☆☆
Gould or Sokolov for Bach? I admit Sokolov is perfect "administrator" for playing Bach. But I do not think if the genius-spirit of Bach were alive today he would just so perfectly play the notes without somehow interjecting his "present" mode as Gould does in trying to get to essence. In short, as some ballerinas may be most technically superior would prefer one who also expressed her emotion in the role. Personal preference of course but with Sokolov just listening but with Gould drawn in and engaged!!!
Holy shit slow down on prelude no 15 like damn😂
There are errors in the timestamps, between the 3:41' and the 6:32' there is what?
11:17' > 13:56'...etc... ???
He looks like a Boris Johnson.
brave
A bit, yes.
Can anyone know where to buy this book thank you
Fast! Lol. OMG no. 15....
45:47
46:01
19:55
22:14
Соколов - гениален!
30:14
❤️☀️🎶🎶....^_^
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Great playing, lousy sound quality.
Bach may be a master but he's kind of lazy to have not even written a third book of these ;)
8-)
I helped him and wrote the 3rd book.
X-D Maybe it's because he was writing a cantata every week, or teaching any one of his 20 kids. I hear he liked beer and watching football, too.
@@paulmayerpiano he got hooked on Red Bull like everyone in Leipzig
@@paulmayerpiano from there, the bachanal.
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