Antonín Dvořák - Piano Concerto in G minor, Op 33, performed by Rudolf Firkušný

[John_Fugazzi]

It's wonderful to find a video recording of Rudolf Firkusny playing the Dvorak. For decades he was the great advocate of the piece, playing it often and recording it twice. His 1970's recording with Walter Susskind and the St. Louis Symphony is the best performance of this work which is unfortunately seldom recorded.

[SazanoTopaZ]

Definitive! I remember seeing Firkusny in the '60s with the Cleveland Orchestra under George Szell. A soloist and conductor with that special affinity for music from Czech composers.

[robertnewhouser]

Magnificent performance by a master pianist of an all too rarely performed concerto. Appreciate any artist willing to depart or performing the same tired war horses! While not a masterpiece of the order of Beethoven, Brahms or Mozart concerto, this piece has wonderful melodies and is deserving of far more live performances than it gets.

[francodegrandis]

Sempre grande Firkusny, sentito più volte a Torino ! Pianista grandissimo!

[zuzanaSimurdova]

What a great recording! Firkušný si completely smashing it ;) And you can see the president, Václav Havel with his wife Olga, sitting in the lodge, at the beginning of this concert.

[baransakallioglu]

Mvmt 1 00:47
Mvmt 2 18:33
Mvmt 3 26:11

[ahartify]

The 2nd movement moves me overwhelmingly. A new discovery.

[NicolineBrun]

ONE OF MY FAVORITE CONCERTS-FOR ME THE PERFORMER IS ONE OF BEST. JOHAN BRUN

[philpollack]

Thank you so much for posting this wonderful and historic performance. Firkusny was indeed one of the great pianists of the 20th century.

[paulescudero]

Great performance of a splendid composition. Thank you.

[jgesselberty]

Firkusny owns this work. None better.

[francescoelia.marino]

What a fantastic rendition of this work. A truly mesmerizing performance. Does anybody know if there is a professional recording?

[phillipecook]

He performed this with Beecham and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1941: incredible.

[jonnieinbangkok]

The cadenza of the last three minutes...look at those hands go 🤌🤌

[kniazigor]

Interprétation idéale du grand R. Firkusny, loin de la froideur de Richter
Ideal interpretation of the great R. Firkusny, far from Richter's coldness

[hrh]

Years ago, I heard RF play this at Saratoga. Wow!

[francisnorton]

Why in heaven's name is this wonderful concerto never played?

[michaelreich]

Elegant und souverän, im hohen Alter noch so virtuos!

[gunmenow]

I also love the recording of Richter and Kleiber.

[scuunjieng]

don't know for sure but the conductor looks like Jiri Belohlavek circa 1980s or 1990s given Fikunsky died in 1994