Frank Düpree's Superlative Performance Of Beethoven's Choral Fantasy

One of this blogger's all time favorite classical pieces is Beethoven's Choral Fantasy in C Minor, Op. 80 for piano, chorus and orchestra.  In a previous post, he stated that his favorite performance of the piece was by Evgeny Kissin, pianist, Claudio Abbado, conductor.  Since then, there is a new favorite, a performance by a 24 year-old German pianist [1] that is available on Youtube [2].  His name is Frank Düpree. Below is a photograph of the young pianist [3]:

This blogger realizes how music is interpreted and performed is subjective, but nonetheless concludes that the caliber of this performance (save for a flaw or two) by the orchestra of the University of Music Karlsruhe , the soloists, the chorus and the pianist, was outstanding.  In this blogger's opinion, Frank Düpree had captured with his piano playing with transparency, absent any hint of the performer's affectation, the genius of Beethoven in all of its dimensions, including the composer's moments of self-reflection, of brilliance, of anger, of deep-seated fears and of uncontainable joy, as well as the grandeur of Beethoven's imagination.

The splendor of beauty comes from Heaven and a glimpse of which can be had through those given the talents to reveal them.  God is still very much engaged in a world that is becoming more and more closely aligned with Hell, by blessing certain individuals with talent and inspiration such as Frank Düpree whose music remind us that God is very much here and near, watching, and listening to the desires of the heart.


[1] https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_D%25C3%25BCpree&prev=search
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Xg45bpgkg
[3] http://p360130.pixnet.net/blog/post/190478101-frank-dupree-%E5%BC%97%E8%98%AD%E5%85%8B%EF%BC%8E%E6%9D%9C%E6%99%AE%E9%87%8C---%E5%BE%B7%E5%9C%8B%E9%8B%BC%E7%90%B4%E5%AE%B6(844)