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RARE: Young Shostakovich Playing end of op.35 (1934?)

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Facts established about this video so far: Pianist: Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Trumpeter: Leonid Yuriev (1913-1971) Conductor: Looks very much like Nikolai Golovanov (1891-1953) Orchestra: Probably the "Old" Moscow Philharmonic Venue: Moscow Conservatory "Great Hall" Date: Some time after 1933, October 15th, and, most likely, before the "official ban" of early 1936. So, 1934-1935. Piano: Bechstein, E270. Year Built: ? (Thanks to everyone whose comments helped in establishing some of these facts. Please, keep them coming.) Original Note: This is the famous surviving video of young Shostakovich playing his first piano concerto. Footage is from 1934 or 1935 (I don't know for sure (I remember hearing about those years, but if anyone knows for sure, please let me know) -- definitely not on or before this concerto's premiere on October 15th, 1933, which happened at the Leningrad Philharmonic Hall). This performance is from Moscow Conservatory's Bol'shoi Zal. We get to hear the very end of that performance (starting with the piano cadenza) - the only footage that, supposedly, survives. Video and audio was taken from a DVD of a movie called "Sonata for Viola". In that movie (and most likely the way the original footage was put together) most of concerto video doesn't coincide with audio and audio is played too fast (resulting in a raised pitch). So, I corrected as much as I could. (The frame rate of this video is 28.534 fps, and it seems to work fine after upload). There is even one place (towards the end of the final "stride" cadenza) where the video footage seems to have come from a different performance! (maybe a rehearsal). He hits (wrong) notes that cannot be heard on the audio. (So I tweaked it a bit there). Either way, enjoy it.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: a1s2d3f4g5q1w2e3

Length: 01:48
Rating: 4.93
Views: 116992

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apollomwj (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
HARRY POTTER!
Will170392 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Shostakovich was an amazing pianist! The recordings of both his concertos he made in 1957 are interesting - You can hear the decayed version of the virtuosity he shows here, but he developed wrist problems shortly before, giving it an interesting innacuraccy. This 1st concerto is an extremely difficult piece to play. I doubt that was the original speed. But this is truly an amazing piece of footage.
morehn (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
perhaps it's an isolated aspect of the performance that you enjoy.
JSB1983 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
That trumpet and piano were dead together upon every beat. I am not sure they could be any more together and crisp? They were AWESOME- Shostakovich and the trumpeter made it seem like effortless perfection!
pianovideo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
That means that you are a fan when the music is performed with the right hands. Explore.
Grubenpony12 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Outstanding!
VegliaBorletti (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Kissin!
theholliswake (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I have heard of that book and will definitely check it out. Apparently Oliver Sacks is also really into music and I think he somewhat recently wrote a book called "Musicophilia" or something of the sort...?
7beers (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Many thanks. I actually own and read that excellent book. But I lent it out so I don't have access to it now. I have a vague memory of what you're talking about. BTW, if this sort of thing interests you, you might enjoy another excellent book: "This is Your Brain on Music".
theholliswake (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It's called "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat." Shostakovich is briefly discussed in the chapter called "Reminiscence." However, Sacks is quoting a New York Times article called "Did Shostakovich have a secret?" in which a Chinese neurologist named Dr. Dajue Wang suggests the theory of the metallic fragment. I gather that the article was written in the '70s. Hope that helps...let me know if you are able to find the original article!

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