Brahms : Double Concerto／Isaac Stern & Yo-Yo Ma（1986 Live）

Concerto for Violin,Cello & Orchestra in A Minor,Op.102（Brahms)
Violin : Isaac Stern (66 years old)
Cello : Yo-Yo Ma (31 years old)
Cond : Kazuyoshi AKIYAMA
NHK Symphony Orchestra
1986.11.27 Suntory Hall （Tokyo,Japan)

バイオリン、チェロと管弦楽のための二重奏曲 イ短調　作品102 (ブラームス）
バイオリン ： アイザック・スターン（66歳）
チェロ ： ヨーヨー・マ（31歳）
指揮 ： 秋山 和慶
NHK交響楽団
1986年11月27日　サントリーホール

[johnsocrates]

Two of the greatest instrumentalists ever...performing one of the greatest concertos ever! This is heaven.

[Coolbardie]

I could listen to this piece over and over again. It's perfection! Played by these two giants of the classical firmament, it even surpasses the piano concertos and symphonies for me and I really LOVE those. Thanks so much for posting this. ❤

[kevinmelendez]

1st movement: 0:12
2nd movement: 17:11
3rd movement: 24:33

[richtreehugger]

Thank you for taking the time to upload this on youtube.

[emicervantes]

Isaac Stern y Yo Yo Ma wow, increíble!

[木下京子-jt]

素晴らしい！！！(*˘︶˘*).｡.:*♡
素晴らしい動画をありがとうございます🙏
素晴らしい演奏をありがとうございます

[johnsocrates]

A masterpiece of music performed by masters!

[theuofc]

Thank you for sharing this 1986 event in Tokyo! I'm so glad to see it.

[michaels]

Kazuyoshi AKIYAMA is a hypnotic performer, generously expressive and I feel certain that the orchestras brilliant performance is due to this. As regards the soloists it was everything one would expect from them but I would have liked to have heard Isaac Stern more clearly. I think that must be due to the recording because the Suntory hall usually sounds excellent or possibly the power of Yo Yo Ma's cello at times. As with others before me, this is music that grips and moves, Brahms at his best.

[kansaspen]

First time I heard this composition it was the Heifetz/Piatigorsky recording on RCA. It has been my favorite for a long time. A great match.

But this Stern/Ma version is indeed good and it it much fun to watch the performance - especially Yo Yo Ma. He puts a lot into the physicality. I love Ma's musical interpretations and facial expressions.

Stern barely moves anything but his fingers - but what perfection in his fingering! His fingers glide like silver. No exertion necessary - he nails it.

[fairygoodmuller]

I love the amount of coughing that can be heard between movements

[goldbug]

I saw Stern perform three concertos at a free concert at the Robin Hood Dell around 1960. One was Prokofiev during which he broke a string and promptly relieved one of the violin players of his instrument. The other two might have been Tchaikovsky and Brahms, definitely not Beethoven or Sibelius. On another occasion at the Academy of Music I saw him start the Beethoven and then stop while Ormandy played on. After a few seconds of waiting for Ormandy to notice he'd stopped playing, he rapped Ormandy across the read with his bow whereafter a brief conference, they started over.

[pmay]

I miss having Maestro Akiyama in Vancouver!

[kostasampatzis]

Congratulations for the splendic interpretation of the most difficult and absolutely spiritual concerto of Brahms who proves in this composition tremendously modern and Avant Garde.

[tronduick]

+cell0644 My very deepest thanks to you for this; and to all involved in realizing this most beautiful of all concertos. Messrs. Stern and Ma know how to make it sing. Their collaboration is purest magic. They are supported by a brilliant conductor and a brilliant orchestra.

[hwh]

Stern: Great
Musician and humanitarian and he
saved Carnegie Hall from destruction!

[jorgegarzaelli]

Decir excelsos es poco frente a estos SEÑORES MUSICOS.Gracias desde Argentina

[johnmitchell]

I once conducted this concerto and we threw the kitchen sink at it which is exactly what these two boys are doing. The microphone placing is not good and shows Stern as a bit feeble. You can see from the video that he was anything but.

[johnmccarthy]

Favourite performance of the Brahms DC - unbelievable...

[NickBottom]

Thank you so much for this. If you have more from Stern with the NHK, please upload more!