This song was the Gran Turismo 5 introduction background music; Gran Turismo 5 is the reason I fell in love with this song as well as hundreds of thousands of others. Just because a composer died before a certain future media was produced, doesn't mean the music in that certain media is fake. Mozart and Beethoven aren't alive right now yet I can listen to any of their songs at any time.
@@manuelolaya3194 this isn't elitism, he's just correcting someone that is saying something wrong and then saying his opinion not that I need to explain it to you
Tieu Kha Vu playing it, you actually think in 14/8 measures with double strophes, with the 7’s doubling and then doubling down again. The rhythm feels “Latin” in a way that’s hard to explain... but I am explaining too much.... The Sand People, those who are “in their element” at 14, asked me a lecture but don’t want to hear it.... Ewoks!!!
Pollini seems to be on the edge beyond safety (even for his technical aplomb) and it sounds like he is 'going for it.' Utterly fantastic. Flip side utterly fantastic, with absolutely everything in balance and clearly played and heard, yet also electric: Sokolov.
This is a response to the industrious in human that turns inhuman when pushed to the limits and that is exactly what happened historically and this piece captured this type of horror, dilemma and dance between human and inhuman
the interesting thing about this movement is that normally when i listen to it i think it sounds "jazzy". But when i'm REALLY PISSED OFF, like right now, i can't help feeling the rage in this piece. And i cannot stop repeating it. Well, done, Prokofiev
F#@king amazing! I've been listening to this for > 20 years and still sounds amazingly fresh. It''s certainly one of the greatest performances in history! The original vinyl had Petrouchka and Prokofiev 7th, and the original cd added the Webern and Boulez. Pollini has never been better. I have a love hate relationship with Pollini but I consider these 4 works standards by which I judge all other recordings and performances.
This Sonata has a very dark side. It's nicknamed "Stalingrad." I always imagined the rhythmic patterns representing nazi tanks, and the quieter moments representing civilians trying to get out of harms way. For me, major chords in this sonata are actually terrifying... a sort of clockwork orange contrast. It's argued that the sarcasm in all of the "War Sonatas" (6,7,8) is Prokofiev's honest response to Stalin, as he was forced to write happy music for the motherland.
I agree with you. The use of major chords here don't express triumph but rather anxiety and terror. Also because there's a lot of sharp dissonances here that add to the overall feeling of instability.
learning Kapustin concert etude no.3 at the moment, is this a lot more difficult or about the same? And is the famous toccata in D minor with the repeated notes more difficult? Also learning Chopin etude op10/4 but thats not as difficult as this I am sure.
I'm not familiar with the Kapustin, however, the toccata is far more technically demanding to this piece, I would say. But this piece does definitely have some nasty sections; especially the voicing.
I played the toccatina of kapustin, the toccata of Prokofief and also this movement of the 7. sonata. All three works are difficult. The Text is difficult, it is also difficult to achieve endurance. Besides that, this movement is the last movement (Finale) of an already difficult sonata. The etude of kapustin can also be played separated from the Rest of the etudes. I hope that my comment helped a little Bit. Oh, One more difficulty, it is 7/8...
Luca SmoothMcFuss (sorry, I don't know how to find that last letter of your name on my computer...!) Yes, Pollini's version is astounding: one of my two favorite versions. The other one being Martha Argerich, in 1971 (uploaded on RUclips by: Max Lima. It's a live video, and she must have been in her early 20's when she recorded this). Her 3rd movement, Precipitato, is something you must watch..! As electrifying as Pollini's, but perhaps a tiny bit more melodic in some sections.
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Valentina Lisitsa also plays a ferocious version of this. Her foreword to the video explains the meaning of the piece, which was originally entitled 'Tank Attack'. In that context, the maniacal urgency of it makes so much more sense. ruclips.net/video/zSGQ5D56NiA/видео.html
0:00 When you're so close to accomplishment, yet... you're still far away... And that, my friends is why you need to bring wirecutters when you're in the air
Technically incredible, although I do prefer Richter's more deliberate, yet also more menacing interpretation. Pollini is a Porsche speeding down the autobahn: Richter is a World War II tank that refuses to stop or even slow down as it devours everything in its path.
Horowitz, live gave this as an encore at his 25th anniversary recital at Carnegie Hall in a performance that surpasses this in sheer excitement and propulsion. LIVE!!!
@@mudddge Argerich played it with false notes... and with much less passion! Martha Argerich refused to register for the Chopin competition in 1960 because she knew that Maurizio Pollini, at 18, was going to win the 1st prize... So she waited 5 more years to register...
@@tyvamakes5226 Yes, I was there since the Uncredibles. And I was aware of this piece long before The History of the World's Highest Jump because he used it in the opening of this video: ruclips.net/video/6_QTcAclx0k/видео.html
Although this is a great version together with Horowitz, I still feel in the 3d movement of this War sonata that no one matches the panic, violence, anxiety and rushing (" precipitato" means " rushing") aspects of the phenomenal version of CYPRIEN KATSARIS. Unfortunetaly I cannot find his 2 first movements...
“But there was a problem. The oxygen line tethering Piantanida to the gondola wouldn’t detach and he had no way of severing the connection. After several agonising minutes at the edge of glory, the ground crew decided to abort the mission. In a turbulent and dangerous descent, a battered Piantanida returned to Earth with the gondola.” -EmpLemon (History of the World’s Highest Jump)
I always think Prokofiev had a secret jazz side that he expressed in his own, unique, non-jazz way in this movement. I would love to know what was his inspiration.
Amazing speed and clarity! Is there any live recording of Pollini of this piece? I keep on wondering how anybody can play that fast without any failures. Live recordings of this piece are either player much slower or less perfect...
Pollini just passed away. This recording to me is the perfect heritage he left us.
This remains my favorite performance of the Precipitato. In fact, the whole album is a phenomenon.
Thank you for this gift, maestro. Rest in peace.
This song was the Gran Turismo 5 introduction background music; Gran Turismo 5 is the reason I fell in love with this song as well as hundreds of thousands of others. Just because a composer died before a certain future media was produced, doesn't mean the music in that certain media is fake. Mozart and Beethoven aren't alive right now yet I can listen to any of their songs at any time.
Piece*
Also Lang Lang’s recording is bad; they should have used Raekallio’s
@@wilh3lmmusic Man, elitism scares people out of classical music. Then, don't complain why people don't listen it.
@@manuelolaya3194 this isn't elitism, he's just correcting someone that is saying something wrong and then saying his opinion not that I need to explain it to you
What was elitist?@@manuelolaya3194
@@wilh3lmmusicit’s pollini’s one…
Pollini creates such raw tension I can feel the anxiety cutting through me.
duh duh jent duh jent duh jent. And so on...
Tieu Kha Vu playing it, you actually think in 14/8 measures with double strophes, with the 7’s doubling and then doubling down again. The rhythm feels “Latin” in a way that’s hard to explain... but I am explaining too much.... The Sand People, those who are “in their element” at 14, asked me a lecture but don’t want to hear it.... Ewoks!!!
Pollini seems to be on the edge beyond safety (even for his technical aplomb) and it sounds like he is 'going for it.' Utterly fantastic. Flip side utterly fantastic, with absolutely everything in balance and clearly played and heard, yet also electric: Sokolov.
This is a response to the industrious in human that turns inhuman when pushed to the limits and that is exactly what happened historically and this piece captured this type of horror, dilemma and dance between human and inhuman
An incredible interpretation of this piece. One of the best I’ve heard. He’s s phenomenal!
the interesting thing about this movement is that normally when i listen to it i think it sounds "jazzy".
But when i'm REALLY PISSED OFF, like right now, i can't help feeling the rage in this piece. And i cannot stop repeating it. Well, done, Prokofiev
F#@king amazing! I've been listening to this for > 20 years and still sounds amazingly fresh. It''s certainly one of the greatest performances in history! The original vinyl had Petrouchka and Prokofiev 7th, and the original cd added the Webern and Boulez. Pollini has never been better. I have a love hate relationship with Pollini but I consider these 4 works standards by which I judge all other recordings and performances.
Ditto! lol.
Great CD... gotta love that Webern middle movement, eh-eh?!?
Agreed - legendary recording!
I have watched and listened several times and still can hardly even follow the notes. Fabulous piece! Fabulous execution!
Absolutely!!! I bought this version when I was 12 years old, and today it remains my absolute favorite of all times. It's like a miracle!
The best of all interpretations of this precipitato all times.
11 year anniversary of this comment tomorrow!
:D
I heard an organ transcription of this
Not at all
This Sonata has a very dark side. It's nicknamed "Stalingrad." I always imagined the rhythmic patterns representing nazi tanks, and the quieter moments representing civilians trying to get out of harms way. For me, major chords in this sonata are actually terrifying... a sort of clockwork orange contrast. It's argued that the sarcasm in all of the "War Sonatas" (6,7,8) is Prokofiev's honest response to Stalin, as he was forced to write happy music for the motherland.
Nick Lewis: yes, very interesting history about this Sonata!
Prokofiev wrote this shortly after his friend and friend's wife were murdered by the state
Richter played the premier, and it was off the Scale.
Nick Lewis well said and this is truly so vividly rebellious piece of music
I agree with you. The use of major chords here don't express triumph but rather anxiety and terror. Also because there's a lot of sharp dissonances here that add to the overall feeling of instability.
An acquired taste..imagine the roadrunner on stimulants...love this composer's avant garde personality
Love this one too! :))
Even Valentina Lisitsa says she doesn't come even close to Pollini with the Precipitato movement of the War Sonata. 🤤
learning Kapustin concert etude no.3 at the moment, is this a lot more difficult or about the same? And is the famous toccata in D minor with the repeated notes more difficult? Also learning Chopin etude op10/4 but thats not as difficult as this I am sure.
I'm not familiar with the Kapustin, however, the toccata is far more technically demanding to this piece, I would say. But this piece does definitely have some nasty sections; especially the voicing.
Ophir Horovitz ok thanks a lot I will have a listen now.
I played the toccatina of kapustin, the toccata of Prokofief and also this movement of the 7. sonata. All three works are difficult. The Text is difficult, it is also difficult to achieve endurance. Besides that, this movement is the last movement (Finale) of an already difficult sonata. The etude of kapustin can also be played separated from the Rest of the etudes. I hope that my comment helped a little Bit. Oh, One more difficulty, it is 7/8...
The gold standard for this movement. Nobody else comes close.
Impossible to do it better!! I know so well there are tons of stunnin pianists performin this 'K2 climbin up' but Maurizio is the best!!
He totally got the intensity of the piece!! This is why i love the way pollini plays!
Gran Turismo 5.
yeah best song
I love it!
Ususally, not that deep into classic music. But I gotta say: GOOD LORD, THIS BLOWS MY MIND
Luca SmoothMcFuss (sorry, I don't know how to find that last letter of your name on my computer...!) Yes, Pollini's version is astounding: one of my two favorite versions. The other one being Martha Argerich, in 1971 (uploaded on RUclips by: Max Lima. It's a live video, and she must have been in her early 20's when she recorded this). Her 3rd movement, Precipitato, is something you must watch..! As electrifying as Pollini's, but perhaps a tiny bit more melodic in some sections.
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Valentina Lisitsa also plays a ferocious version of this. Her foreword to the video explains the meaning of the piece, which was originally entitled 'Tank Attack'. In that context, the maniacal urgency of it makes so much more sense. ruclips.net/video/zSGQ5D56NiA/видео.html
This was pretty ahead of its time ngl
omg the last 45 seconds of this are AMAZING!!!!!
The whole damn thing is amazing, Josh.
It is the best! Tho I think it is rushed abit too much when its played within 45 seconds 😝
This really does fit the hectic pace of racing, not just war.
Arguably the greatest finale of any piano sonata
I don't disagree but the two Rachmaninoff sonatas have finals that are on the same level IMO.
Beethoveen hammarklavier is pretty cool as well
Chopin's 2nd and 3rd too
This movement has so much energy
@@Luca-yg5qx this one just sound so anxious and frenetic though.
Prokofiev 6th sonata finale
Ginastera's 1st is also pretty damn good
Pollini- always a favourite- great drive and verve, builds towards a tumultuous end.
Imo, this interpretation and energy cannot be surpassed.
Ahh, Gran Turismo 5, such a great game.
0:00 When you're so close to accomplishment, yet... you're still far away...
And that, my friends is why you need to bring wirecutters when you're in the air
This is the best performance of the Precipitato on youtube
La mejor y con diferencia
Ehm...Sokolov?
I'm headbanging to this.
How can you not? :)
Eccezionale interpretazione. Tempo, ritmo, dinamiche, fraseggio...
不協和音の多いこの曲なのに、めちゃくちゃ音が整理されてて、
美しい演奏。しかも、テクニックの未熟さを誤魔化すためにテンポを揺らす人が多いなか、全くルバートさせないインテンポ。
きっと、後年の「残念になった」ポリーニが演奏したとすれば、
こうは演奏できなかっただろう。
ペトルーシュカも一緒に、
ポリーニの「良かった時代」にこれを残してくれた事に改めて感謝。
this is absolutely fucking amazing!
this might be the best use of dynamics I've ever heard!
Omgg- the end is soooooooo amazing :O
ruclips.net/video/dmDtV2KmbP/видео.html
My new favorite recording!
Electrifying! It's amazing what the human mind can process, and what the hands and fingers are capable of doing ...
IMMACULATE. Best I've ever heard.
La mejor versión que he escuchado: Mauricio Pollini, grandísimo pianista.
Wow... very interesting music
When I've had 20 cups of coffee I love this version. :)
Electrifying. Incredible, powerful performance!!!
I love the melody in the left hand at 1:23 that repeats later.
Technically incredible, although I do prefer Richter's more deliberate, yet also more menacing interpretation.
Pollini is a Porsche speeding down the autobahn: Richter is a World War II tank that refuses to stop or even slow down as it devours everything in its path.
Check out Horowitz's ruclips.net/video/bojpZYm6s9I/видео.html
Pollini’s is my favorite version. Most others are too fast. Richter’s is too slow for my taste.
“All he had to do was jump.”
Lol where is that from?
@@xBlacksStarx emplemon's video on highest jump record, its an awesome must-watch video
@@wheatleygaming3652 Haha thank you!!
Horowitz, live gave this as an encore at his 25th anniversary recital at Carnegie Hall in a performance that surpasses this in sheer excitement and propulsion. LIVE!!!
Simply the best in this piece
When EmpLemon does intense digging through archives.
CartoonFan1994 He's clearly played Gran Turismo 5.
Im here because of the leafy vid
@@tvfandashow6222 I'm here because of his 100,000 subscriber special.
Stunning.
Best interpretation ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Jeff Gordon is a racing god, he can give and he can take away.” -EmpLemon, 2021
La mejor versión. Recoge el espíritu del vanguardismo.
Ya, Pollini's boss man. He makes his piano sing with such a powerful golden force. He gets his heart right into the fibre of the instrument.
I think they used this version in GT5's intro. No way any other human being can play it so CRAZY fast...
Argerich plays this at 20x speed
@@mudddge Argerich played it with false notes... and with much less passion! Martha Argerich refused to register for the Chopin competition in 1960 because she knew that Maurizio Pollini, at 18, was going to win the 1st prize... So she waited 5 more years to register...
GT5 recording is Lang Lang
To me this is the standard for others to follow. Exactly how it should be.
I agree 100%. Hard to listen to other versions after this.
Home "We're Finally Landing" plays: HYPE!
Oxygen: How bout no!
LeafyIsCracking
Best interpretation ever.
Wow!
3:07 The GTR baybay!
Lights on
This movement is soooo awesome. Prokofiev is my main.
wonderful！
If I try hard enough I can count in sevenths with the music. Can't imagine playing it, let alone with all the flair he performed it with.
Have you ever heard of the man named Emplemon, because there was an unusual increase of views here after he uploaded a video
@@tyvamakes5226 Yes, I was there since the Uncredibles. And I was aware of this piece long before The History of the World's Highest Jump because he used it in the opening of this video: ruclips.net/video/6_QTcAclx0k/видео.html
@@loganh2735 Sick m8
Although this is a great version together with Horowitz,
I still feel in the 3d movement of this War sonata that no one matches the panic, violence, anxiety and rushing (" precipitato" means " rushing") aspects of the phenomenal version of CYPRIEN KATSARIS.
Unfortunetaly I cannot find his 2 first movements...
Me first time listening:Didn't know what happened and the piece ended. But I know it's really a brilliant work.
Thank you EmpLemon!
BEST VERSION!
@S7r0ng3r Honestly, we must recognize that the two songs sound good together. Thanks you.
This is my brain in school.
I forgot to breathe for three minutes!
Awesome! Sounds like boogie inspired jazz ^^
@bersa888 I agree with you most positively entirely. Love the movement too.
“But there was a problem.
The oxygen line tethering Piantanida to the gondola wouldn’t detach and he had no way of severing the connection.
After several agonising minutes at the edge of glory, the ground crew decided to abort the mission.
In a turbulent and dangerous descent, a battered Piantanida returned to Earth with the gondola.”
-EmpLemon (History of the World’s Highest Jump)
He played it faster once, but it set the piano on fire.
bravo!
I knew I knew this from somewhere! :D
Is there any other recording of this that comes even vaguely close to Pollini? Not that I've heard. Just astonishing.
Prova ad ascoltare Alexander Malofeev, è impossibile arrivare al livello di Pollini, ma è comunque da ascoltare.
For me this is the right tempo. Fast but not too fast (Katsaris).
....molto bello!!!
I always think Prokofiev had a secret jazz side that he expressed in his own, unique, non-jazz way in this movement. I would love to know what was his inspiration.
rock and roll ,it was the after boogie era in the us
Listen to his "Betrothal" from the ballet "On the Dnieper". It's very jazzy)
Pollini sei il migliore!
R.i.p Nicholas J. Piantanida.
I have my final exam in 1 hour and didn't sleep yet. Fuck my career, I listen to music whenever I want.
Just learned how to play hot cross buns, gonna tackle this next.
really nice
RIP Nick Piantanida
Jesus, people. Watch the clip Argerich playing this. It's EPIC.
I have recorded this Precipitato and uploaded it today to my channel. It's obviously not as good as Pollini's but... It's worth watching. Enjoy :)
Love it
It's just not the same without the production and testing footages of the Nissan GT-R R35.
123,000 ft... so close yet so far
0:00 Easy!
0:01 God Damn it!
@F14Lolcat Ok thx , i nowd that this song has something with Lang Lang. But my friend say'd that is was composed by Lang Lang
He means the racing video game. This is the piece used in the intro to the game.
Amazing speed and clarity! Is there any live recording of Pollini of this piece? I keep on wondering how anybody can play that fast without any failures. Live recordings of this piece are either player much slower or less perfect...
Gran Tourismo 5 used this in their intro but it is slightly slowed.
This reminded me of Bartok sonata nr 80...
This piece makes me want to build Priuses at lightning speed.
priuses that go 300 MPH on Special Stage Route X
Last movement is so much better than Sokolov, whose tempo is practically funereal
@KafeinBE It also says who plays it - Lang Lang.
The Artist definitely isn't the Tbilsi Symphony Orchestra! Where did that come from in the Artist tab?