Youri Egorov plays Schumann's Bunte Blätter Op.99 in concert

A March 7, 1987 concert performance of Youri Egorov playing Schumann's Bunte Blätter Op.99. This live recording captures his magnificent Schumann playing wonderfully. Egorov plays throughout with a gloriously polished sonority, a broad dynamic range, sensitive lyrical phrasing while preserving the integrity of the melodic line, and masterful pedalling.

[nameless-keys]

Perhaps one of the most piercingly human performances of Schumann ever. If I can play with an atomic fraction of Egorov's artistry one day then I can die in peace.

[ugo]

Удивительно красиво звучит рояль. Как много душевного переживания в этом исполнении. Браво, Юрий! Это очень трогает за сердце! ❤🎉

[johnbeuck]

Schumann - Bunte Blätter Op.99 (14 Klavierstücke)
Drei Stücklein:
00:05 - Nicht schnell, mit Innigkeit (I)
02:01 - Sehr rasch (II)
02:50 - Frisch (III)
Albumblätter:
03:46 - Ziemlich langsam (I)
05:59 - Schnell (II)
06:36 - Ziemlich langsam, sehr gesangvoll (III)
08:55 - Sehr langsam (IV)
11:22 - Langsam (V)
12:50 - Lebhaft (Novelette)
15:23 - Energisch (Präludium)
16:35 - Sehr getragen (Marsch)
20:14 - (Trio)
25:20 - Im Menuett-Tempo (Abendmusik)
28:53 - Lebhaft (Scherzo)
32:53 - Sehr markiert (Geschwindmarsch)

[MrNimblefingers]

A supreme example of Alec Wilder's belief that "Music can exist only if it reflects the inner life of humanity, not the outer life of its technology".  Egorov played this concert thirteen months before he died in Amsterdam of AIDS.

[cmcase]

As in his Chopin, Egourov manages to be intensely lyrical without tipping into sentimentality..  Thanks for this rarity!

[michaelbrodsky]

Wonderful performance of this wonderful work. Thank you so much.

[davidrogoff]

Absolutely beautiful playing of these precious musical gems. I feel like Egerov is truly revealing the heart of Schumann in this performance. So communicative.

[madalinadanila_piano]

just found this recording, it is absolutely a treasure! thank you so much for posting it.

[gideonburger]

What beautiful. I can listen it over and over.

[НадеждаРадошнова-лг]

Удивительно глубокий музыкант, рояль звучит потрясающе! Браво!

[ГалинаАжгибкова]

Это играли и Соколов, и Рихтер, а оторваться нельзя от Егорова

[СветланаДавиденко-яч]

Великий музыкант! Тонкой души и сердца . Помню как мы, студенты 70 годов Казанской консерватории радовались его успехам и его педагога, по-моему Дубининой Ирины Сергеевны.

[jackatherton]

Combine Schumann’s generous, naive, unfettered emotions with the technical control he disastrously tried acquiring and you have the unique playing of YourI Egorov. His idol, Richter, may have been more sovereign, Anda more elegant, Horowitz more disturbed, but Egorov - who I had the great good fortune of hearing live in New York - gave us the most natural Schumann. Try to find Elyse Mach’s interview in her collection Great Pianists Speak for Themselves. Heartbreaking to learn Egorov was so humble, and hoping for a ripening future amidst the AIDS epidemic that soon after killed him. But like Lipatti and Dino Ciani, Egorov was already mature. As always, Mark, thanks for posting.

[bvbwv]

Thank you, thank you for this exquisite upload. Honest music-making.

[mmbmbmbmb]

Thank you for this wonderful interpretation of Robert Schumann's beautiful music!

[EvgeniyaKhapunenko]

Очень понравилось! Можно слушать бесконечно!

[pieterkat]

Wonderful enjoying the interpretation of Jouri Egorov together with the language of the Dutch writer Jan Brokken in his book about Egorov "In the house of the poet"

[светланаавласович-шя]

Одно из самых сильных впечатлений от игры этого музыканта среди всех слышанных пианистов...

[josephmigliore]

Egorov did record the complete cycle for EMI. Thanks for uploading this anyway.

[lesbioux]

Magnificent, I love the tempo slightly slower than Richter (my reference), specially in the fast movements. His play is so smooth, lyrical yet rigorous, a great discovery to me. Regretfully I did not know him in his lifetime...