I've always loved the orchestral version, but I must say I'm stunned by this. To me, Berezovsky has perfectly captured the mood and tension of this piece. It's funny, when I heard the original version, one of the first things I thought was "this would be impossible to play solo piano"... am glad to be proven wrong. Bravo
The entire genre of Heavy Metal owes Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky a MASSIVE debt of gratitude. In a lot of ways, Night On Bald Mountain picked up where Beethoven left off. This is where Thrash comes from.
This piece of music was meant to be written for piano believe it or not. Mussorgsky never got to perform it during his lifetime, when it finally got arrange and performed for orchestra, it became a huge concert favorite. Fantastic piece of music. Obviously got the attention it deserved when being heard in Fantasia.
I love Fantasia, still my all time favorite film to this day. It's a Disney film that's not too overly sugary and doesn't rely on dialogue and princesses, just the right mix of something for everyone. Spectacular movie.
Well, when I first heard this, the part that made me crap my pants was actually at 5:07 with the open 5th/4th arpeggios in the LH over the two octaves. There's something about having ONLY open intervals that means that any wrong note is obvious, to say nothing of the speed. That's a LH etude passage in itself. Thx for the good comments here lately :)
Wow! BRAVO!! This is a truly amazing performance of Mussorgsky's composition. I really enjoy the dynamic control he has, his immaculate execution and independence of each hand contributing to a truly inpirational performance!
I played this piece a couple years ago... granted, I was only 14 AND it took me 14 minutes to play, not 8, but this was the most fun I have ever had playing piano. It takes you down every single road you can imagine In playing. The fast and the furious, and the heart-breaking earnest soulful ending. It helped me find out who I was as a musician. Truly my all time favorite piece.
At the 2 minute mark his face just looks like he is casually playing, like it is no big deal. I am going to check this amazing performer out some more wow.
for all the people that didnt think this song couldnt translate for the piano well needs to know that it was written for the piano first and then transposed for the orchestra
How the hell does his fingers have the strength to go on and on for almost 9 minutes?!?!?! :O It's phenomenal. Plus he's memorised ALL of the piece....Jesus..
This is actually such an incredible transcription, standing alone from Berezovsky's daunting performance of it here. I'm surprised and kinda sad he doesn't transcribe more works...
This was one of the pieces I had to study for O level music back in the late 70's. We studied the Rimsky-Korsakov orchestration. I've always wanted to hear how Mussorgsky intended it. Just brilliant.
This just demonstrates how much control he has. He let's the drama of the music speak for itself and doesn't need a lot of unnecessary movement to distract the audience from the music he his making. You should also see his Chopin-Godowsky transcriptions. They are (in my opinion) the best recordings of these pieces and demonstrate even more remarkable technical and musical prowess.
Esta no es una «adaptación para piano». La obra original fue compuesta por Modest Petróvich Músorgski precisamente PARA PIANO. Fue Nikolái Andréievich Rimski-Kórsakov que realizó una versión orquestal que se hizo famosa por resultar más llamativa, y eclipsó la obra original. Igual ocurrió con la obra, también de Músorgski, Cuadros de una exposición, que se hizo mucho más famosa la versión orquestal de Maurice Ravel. De todas formas es de agradecer que hayan colgado esta versión, pues, como son más comerciales y más llamativas las versiones orquestales, las originales para piano solo son muy difíciles de encontrar.
This piece has made me change minds concerning Berezovsky. He really makes something out of the piece and I didn't get any feeling of him trying to be showy in any way. Really well done.
I wish I could see what exactly Berezovsky's left hand is doing at 5:08. Is he actually playing superfast two-octave arpeggios of D - A - D - A - D ascending and descending? The reflection of it in the fall board says yes, but how in Hell is it possible at this speed and with the business in the right hand to contend with? Did he make a pact with the Devil?
lol, Zlicin, I also just got the sheet music in the mail yesterday! After a few read-throughs, I feel it is more difficult than lots of, say, Liszt's work, since it wasn't really written with the pianist in mind, good though the reduction is. So all in all it's a different kind of challenge. Thanks to Berezovsky for recording it and bringing it to my attention.
Hail to transcriber Konstantin Tchernov for this epic piano transcription!!! Also Igor Khudolei has a badass transcription for "Night on Bald Mountain". Nikolai Tokarev recorded it. Both Tchernov & Khudolei are badasses!!!!!
If it helps, Berezovsky recorded it on the CD "Berezovsky plays Mussorgsky,Rachmaninov, Liadov, Medtner and Balakirev" which is on iTunes. The whole album is very cheap there, but of course you can get the individual tracks. Hey, it's got Islamey on it as well, so you get double the "monster technique" scare...
Absolutely stunning. How come he can play what was written for a 14-piece ensemble? Incidentally, Modest Mussorgsky's music only really came to the public attention when, after he died aged 45, his work was published by his friend Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Just as well - we'd never have seen this clip!
i think that is becuase it is his music so he knows where each emphasis and soft note is. and he knows the intention of the piece better than any other musician
I've always loved the orchestral version, but I must say I'm stunned by this. To me, Berezovsky has perfectly captured the mood and tension of this piece.
It's funny, when I heard the original version, one of the first things I thought was "this would be impossible to play solo piano"... am glad to be proven wrong. Bravo
*When you’re doing your homework as the teacher is collecting it*
Classical masterpieces don't exist to narrate your pleb life. This is better than you will ever be.
Romantic Masterpiece, not Classical. Mussorgsky was one of the Russian Five, all Romantic Period.
Fucking poseur.
@@TheDrag0nSlayer and based on the nature of your one post, it’s much better than your pleb life as well
lol that be true tho
its amazing what a human body can do
😏
@@fereonebodyguard7790 LMAO
Et un piano
Yes
100% of the reason why I love piano: if you're good enough, you can play just about anything. EVER!!
FINALLY getting close enough to that where in about a month's practice I can probably play his
jesus, thats amazing! he's playing a whole orchestra worth of music :D
and even more, he's playing it VERY WELL :D
How can someone dislike this masterpiece and this very good adaption!?
I like Night on bald mountain
This is the reason why im learning piano.
Dislikes! Old memories of youtube😢❤
Can't stop watching this video.
thats why pianist are the best of all musicians. they are the one man band of music.
He is a reason to be proud of humanity
Not to be discouraging, but I think it truly takes a gift to play at this level, more then just practice.
Oh MY GOSH! I'm beyond floored! Absolutely BRILLIANT! Never heard this piece on piano.
You must watch the metal version,it’s stunning
Something tells me this piece had a lot of influence on many modern composers
The entire genre of Heavy Metal owes Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky a MASSIVE debt of gratitude. In a lot of ways, Night On Bald Mountain picked up where Beethoven left off. This is where Thrash comes from.
Hey, do you know that they also include this song in Tik Tok?
the intro is one of the best horror sound effects
Outstanding performance, FANTASTIC!!! This is one of the best transcription of this piece of Modest Mussorgsky, arranged by Rimsky-Korsakov
The Liam Neeson of the piano never fails to amaze me... :D
Que talento tiene este sujeto. Increible!
That was the most awesome thing I have ever heard by far! He's playing like every part of the entire orchestra! Winds included!
OMG..I have no words!!!
Great piano adaptation for a so powerful symphonic piece
This piece of music was meant to be written for piano believe it or not. Mussorgsky never got to perform it during his lifetime, when it finally got arrange and performed for orchestra, it became a huge concert favorite.
Fantastic piece of music. Obviously got the attention it deserved when being heard in Fantasia.
The great Boris! Bravo!!!
absolutely amazing! bald mountain is one of favorite classical pieces, and you just made it better!
I am so obsessed with this video
And THAT is how it's done!! Amazing.
man this has been one of my favorite songs ever since a was a little kid and i first heard it on fantasia. Amazing, Bravo!
I love Fantasia, still my all time favorite film to this day. It's a Disney film that's not too overly sugary and doesn't rely on dialogue and princesses, just the right mix of something for everyone. Spectacular movie.
Well, when I first heard this, the part that made me crap my pants was actually at 5:07 with the open 5th/4th arpeggios in the LH over the two octaves. There's something about having ONLY open intervals that means that any wrong note is obvious, to say nothing of the speed. That's a LH etude passage in itself. Thx for the good comments here lately :)
Easy just slow accurate practice
Yes
I really wanted to see his left hand there :(
Wow! BRAVO!! This is a truly amazing performance of Mussorgsky's composition. I really enjoy the dynamic control he has, his immaculate execution and independence of each hand contributing to a truly inpirational performance!
I played this piece a couple years ago... granted, I was only 14 AND it took me 14 minutes to play, not 8, but this was the most fun I have ever had playing piano. It takes you down every single road you can imagine In playing. The fast and the furious, and the heart-breaking earnest soulful ending. It helped me find out who I was as a musician. Truly my all time favorite piece.
yes i did when i was 10 but i did it in 9 minutes i couldn't go any fater without smudges
sam333 that's awesome! how long have you been playing?
since i was about 3 i had lessons with my dad
Yeah, you didn't play this transcription in 14 minutes
@@javascriptkiddie2718 why not?
This is incredible!
Yes yes
i love the "over the shoulder" shots. it makes his hands look like there dancing in a black abyss
At the 2 minute mark his face just looks like he is casually playing, like it is no big deal. I am going to check this amazing performer out some more wow.
Absolutely phenomenal
wow, i want scream!! i damn love this piece, and also berezovsky. such perfect job he did!
for all the people that didnt think this song couldnt translate for the piano well needs to know that it was written for the piano first and then transposed for the orchestra
How the hell does his fingers have the strength to go on and on for almost 9 minutes?!?!?! :O It's phenomenal.
Plus he's memorised ALL of the piece....Jesus..
This is...breath-taking, I actually like it better then the orchestration!
very eccellent performance!
brilliant! simply amazing!
It's real Musorgsky.
Bravo, Boris!!!!
One of the most fascinating pieces of music, written by Russian genius Mussorgsky. Splendid version, thrilling performance. 5+++
This is beyond fantastic. period.
This is actually such an incredible transcription, standing alone from Berezovsky's daunting performance of it here. I'm surprised and kinda sad he doesn't transcribe more works...
Love this kind of craftmanship!!!
great work and fabulous performance
Unbelievable !!
o.O
Outstanding!!!!!
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I very much enjoyed that. Very impressive.
Absolutely amazing! Wow!
whoa amazing!
One of the scariest pieces of music ever!!! Always a thrill to listen to though :D
Excelente bravísimo
Great!!!
It's the first time that I heard a piano transcription of this piece.
Perfect ! What more than perfect? Congratulations ! You're the moust !
Wow, great job. This transcription stays very true to the original!
respect.
Wow... I don't know how any human could play piano like that!!! I guess it's insane loads of practice and talent!
This was one of the pieces I had to study for O level music back in the late 70's. We studied the Rimsky-Korsakov orchestration. I've always wanted to hear how Mussorgsky intended it. Just brilliant.
Beautiful. Amazing.
This just demonstrates how much control he has. He let's the drama of the music speak for itself and doesn't need a lot of unnecessary movement to distract the audience from the music he his making. You should also see his Chopin-Godowsky transcriptions. They are (in my opinion) the best recordings of these pieces and demonstrate even more remarkable technical and musical prowess.
Esta no es una «adaptación para piano». La obra original fue compuesta por Modest Petróvich Músorgski precisamente PARA PIANO. Fue Nikolái Andréievich Rimski-Kórsakov que realizó una versión orquestal que se hizo famosa por resultar más llamativa, y eclipsó la obra original. Igual ocurrió con la obra, también de Músorgski, Cuadros de una exposición, que se hizo mucho más famosa la versión orquestal de Maurice Ravel.
De todas formas es de agradecer que hayan colgado esta versión, pues, como son más comerciales y más llamativas las versiones orquestales, las originales para piano solo son muy difíciles de encontrar.
That has to be the most German comment I've ever read. Your strictness is absolutely relentless. Beautiful.
Fantastic piece. Great performance. So much nerve in his play.
bellissimo.wonderful.perfetto...
i haven't words...
My ears just got smoked!!!!
This piece has made me change minds concerning Berezovsky. He really makes something out of the piece and I didn't get any feeling of him trying to be showy in any way. Really well done.
A gift from the friend who sent me this. It was absolutely exquisite. Thank you for posting. :)
FIRE on Bald Mountain!!!
I wish I could see what exactly Berezovsky's left hand is doing at 5:08. Is he actually playing superfast two-octave arpeggios of D - A - D - A - D ascending and descending? The reflection of it in the fall board says yes, but how in Hell is it possible at this speed and with the business in the right hand to contend with? Did he make a pact with the Devil?
Amazing indeed. And that sounds clean as hell
I'm learning to play this. It's great to bash out when you're feeling angry
wonderful
Wooooooooooooooooow! Wow wow
Astounding is an understatement
I like
Unbelievable GOOD WORK!
Amazing ! I love this song and I discovered it because of Fantasia when I was 9 years old.
oh my goooooooooooooooooood!!!!fantastic fantasia!!!
this is totally mind melting!!!!!
I will never NOT be impressed by this!
wow. i'd never have thought this could translate this well to piano. but then again, i never really thought about it. this is awesome!
I'm still not over this rendition...
yeh, me too! and that passage makes a very interesting effect.. it's really incredible!
I just died and went to heaven. That was AMAZING.
Absolutely great.
Love watching his hand, like reading the partitur, making the texture clearer
@shadowface90 I've always imagined it a glimpse of light and virtue amidst the darkness. As if one's spirits lifted with the coming dawn.
stunning.
thank you!
lol, Zlicin, I also just got the sheet music in the mail yesterday! After a few read-throughs, I feel it is more difficult than lots of, say, Liszt's work, since it wasn't really written with the pianist in mind, good though the reduction is. So all in all it's a different kind of challenge. Thanks to Berezovsky for recording it and bringing it to my attention.
Hail to transcriber Konstantin Tchernov for this epic piano transcription!!!
Also Igor Khudolei has a badass transcription for "Night on Bald Mountain". Nikolai Tokarev recorded it.
Both Tchernov & Khudolei are badasses!!!!!
This piece of music was also used in the bridge scene in the film Saturday night fever...not even Mussorgsky would have ever imagined that
beautiful song!
If it helps, Berezovsky recorded it on the CD "Berezovsky plays Mussorgsky,Rachmaninov, Liadov, Medtner and Balakirev" which is on iTunes. The whole album is very cheap there, but of course you can get the individual tracks. Hey, it's got Islamey on it as well, so you get double the "monster technique" scare...
This would make an excellent competition piece!
Amazing.
Complete Mastery of the Piano
OMG.... Such talent. :)
Absolutely stunning. How come he can play what was written for a 14-piece ensemble? Incidentally, Modest Mussorgsky's music only really came to the public attention when, after he died aged 45, his work was published by his friend Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Just as well - we'd never have seen this clip!
i think that is becuase it is his music so he knows where each emphasis and soft note is. and he knows the intention of the piece better than any other musician
i love it
Potente e stupenda!