Valentina Lisitsa plays Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

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  • Опубликовано: 13 фев 2011
  • Valentina Lisitsa plays Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.
    Recorded live on May 22th, 2010 in Leiden, Holland
    by von Aichberger & Roenneke GmbH
    Michael von Aichberger
    Dominik Roenneke
    Florian Breuer
    Michael Hohnstock
    Thanks to Alexei Kuznetsoff
    and
    Cum Laude Concerten, Leiden
    Michiel van Westering
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Комментарии • 18 тыс.

  • @bapttack
    @bapttack 5 лет назад +5775

    Even the piano is wondering wtf is happening

    • @none8901
      @none8901 5 лет назад +20

      good one ha ha ha

    • @scabthecat
      @scabthecat 5 лет назад +7

      lol

    • @rolandpahi3079
      @rolandpahi3079 5 лет назад +49

      ...and thinking: WOW! I didn't even know it was in me all the time!

    • @onion4550
      @onion4550 5 лет назад +3

      Waterfalls

    • @MafridhoBagus
      @MafridhoBagus 5 лет назад +17

      it's Tom and Jerry fighting :))

  • @GlenCaleb
    @GlenCaleb 5 лет назад +2118

    0:00 - 5:09 me the whole exam
    5:09 - 9:45 *sees clock* *only 5 mins left*

  • @virginiast1
    @virginiast1 9 месяцев назад +426

    this is completely insane. her hands move so fast you can barely tell which keys she's pressing, it looks like they don't even touch the keys. i'm speechless

    • @barrywhite828
      @barrywhite828 7 месяцев назад +9

      its a thing to say whoever invented the piano did such a good job that it can keep up with her fingers.. thanks, V!~

    • @hreshchatyk
      @hreshchatyk 3 месяца назад

      Same here ❤❤❤❤Love

    • @MadChristoph
      @MadChristoph 3 месяца назад +1

      Mostly F Sharp and C Sharp will be pressed

    • @titohuertas
      @titohuertas Месяц назад

      And she memorized every single note.

    • @dimitristripakis7364
      @dimitristripakis7364 4 дня назад

      I am an intermediate amateur and even I can do that, it's not that hard. The hard part is to deliver flawlessly, which is lightyears ahead of just playing fast.

  • @alecmeloling7095
    @alecmeloling7095 3 месяца назад +88

    Saw this 12 years ago and still haven't seen another performance of Hungarian rhapsody no.2 better.

    • @curri6701
      @curri6701 Месяц назад +1

      Rousseau’s was also great.

    • @kifer2594
      @kifer2594 Месяц назад +2

      Yeah like that part at 1:49 to 1:57 sounds so different than the others I’ve heard, it’s almost sounds like she hits different keys than others, also the part from 5:14 to 5:18

    • @natalyavoronina5015
      @natalyavoronina5015 Месяц назад +1

      Лучший - Гилельс!

    • @victorzakine4600
      @victorzakine4600 11 дней назад

      Bro there is traum piano and if you want to know, she do a lot of weird notes

  • @footofjuniper8212
    @footofjuniper8212 8 лет назад +11984

    Little-known fact: the energy generated by her fingers during this performance powered the lights in the concert hall for the next 17 months.

  • @socrates6511
    @socrates6511 5 лет назад +2144

    When she's faster than your internet
    *cries in third world*

    • @rmg8729
      @rmg8729 5 лет назад +15

      Loool cries in third world

    • @SeeDVicious
      @SeeDVicious 5 лет назад +3

      almost had a heart attack! bahahahahha!

    • @bugzest91
      @bugzest91 5 лет назад +3

      I feel you bruh

    • @ArifRahman-qj4ny
      @ArifRahman-qj4ny 5 лет назад +1

      loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

    • @arschkopp4592
      @arschkopp4592 5 лет назад +17

      cries in german, wait is that legal yet?

  • @alalessi
    @alalessi 5 месяцев назад +215

    I missed anyone else mentioning that the piece is committed to her memory, no sheet music to flip through, so she has full emotional focus. Love it.

    • @wigglypfff
      @wigglypfff 5 месяцев назад +49

      Yes, that is typical of a pianist playing a piece, especially one of this difficulty

    • @47Mortuus
      @47Mortuus 3 месяца назад +18

      That is completely trivial and comes naturally with any difficult piece.
      But even then, if you know it by heart, there's still a _loooong_ phase of still having to focus on the technique, difficult parts etc. Most hobbyists get stuck in this phase.

  • @Mm-dn5gc
    @Mm-dn5gc 10 месяцев назад +27

    Legend says the piano never forgot her. You can still find it roaming the streets aimlessly, trying to find Valentina.

  • @monstarchan3185
    @monstarchan3185 5 лет назад +828

    Camera: I have the have best frame rate
    Franz List: *Hold my beer*

    • @aya-yk8iq
      @aya-yk8iq 5 лет назад +31

      Lol

    • @thecartologist4992
      @thecartologist4992 4 года назад +2

      The beer mentioned in this anecdote was an ice cold bottle of Stella Artois, bit of trivia for you.

  • @davidortega9717
    @davidortega9717 8 лет назад +1344

    H-How- How in the HELL did she do that?! She's super human! So fast, her fingers were a blur! Poor Jerry. She killed him for sure.

    • @dot8209
      @dot8209 7 лет назад +12

      watch hamelin play his cadenza of this piece it is incredible

    • @ludwigvanbeethoven9683
      @ludwigvanbeethoven9683 7 лет назад +12

      Muscle memory.

    • @kotzting
      @kotzting 7 лет назад +11

      It is very simple, she is made in the image of God. And it certainly has nothing to do with hell.

    • @superoxidedismutase5757
      @superoxidedismutase5757 7 лет назад +17

      i thought everyone was made in the image of god. why cant i play it :(

    • @ludwigvanbeethoven9683
      @ludwigvanbeethoven9683 7 лет назад +16

      Superoxide Dismutase God doesn't exist.

  • @WowzaGuy
    @WowzaGuy Год назад +932

    1. This is absolutely my favorite classical performance by any artist on any instrument
    2. Her hands were moving so fast in the middle that it almost seemed like a big joke, not intentional. A nearly psychotic level of playing.
    3. What’s more daunting is that Liszt actually intentionally wrote this. He dreamed to extract from the piano as much as humanly possible. Will anyone ever extract more?

    • @claudiafernandez-davila4322
      @claudiafernandez-davila4322 Год назад +16

      It seemed like watching a cartoon! Completely amazing.

    • @switterbeet
      @switterbeet Год назад +14

      I think nothing can top this. Maybe you can play faster but making it sound as harmonic as this at the same time is nearly impossible

    • @williamtaittinger4529
      @williamtaittinger4529 Год назад +19

      @@switterbeet this is on the very edge of the realm of possible, as a not genetically enhanced human. I would guess with no genetic engeneering no natural born human will ever surpass this level of skill.

    • @andresantos_
      @andresantos_ Год назад +2

      You haven´t heard of Kazuhito Yamashita, for me the artist most "scary technique" i know

    • @Dragonryu
      @Dragonryu Год назад +3

      @@williamtaittinger4529 While she plays this piece extremely well, I think that you simply lack understanding

  • @giovannanomena
    @giovannanomena Год назад +450

    I watched Valentina playing this piece live in September 2022 at Sala São Paulo - Brazil, it was the most impressive thing i've ever seen in my life, I couldn't hold back the emotions, it made me feel so emotional I cried a lot and had goosebumps the whole concert, it was magical. And then I had the opportunity of meeting her in person, she was so sweet to all the Brazilian fans. ❤️

    • @Zinaida.Z
      @Zinaida.Z Год назад +6

      😊👍👏👏👏

    • @RSpracticalshooting
      @RSpracticalshooting Год назад +7

      I don't blame you. The best musical performances are a transcendent experience and overwhelm you with emotion. I'd love to see her perform in person.

    • @larinha1207
      @larinha1207 Год назад +5

      ela é uma das minhas maiores inspirações, eu não consegui ir assisti-la pessoalmente, que grande privilégio! ❤❤❤

    • @susandowe8769
      @susandowe8769 11 месяцев назад +4

      You are very fortunate ❤

    • @Randy1337
      @Randy1337 10 месяцев назад

  • @cyanide1233
    @cyanide1233 5 лет назад +9186

    Scientists: Nothing can travel faster than light
    Valentina: Hold my vodka

  • @clauzane
    @clauzane 3 года назад +7743

    Liszt is typically known for his early beginner pieces like this

    • @strukhoff
      @strukhoff 3 года назад +402

      Take a few online lessons, chill, and there's nothing to easy stuff like this.

    • @alna9681
      @alna9681 3 года назад +282

      Yea man, La Campanella was also a classic

    • @27alex30
      @27alex30 3 года назад +231

      Mark Fowler it’s a joke bruf

    • @bugbysanders9651
      @bugbysanders9651 3 года назад +81

      Mark Fowler op was telling a joke.

    • @BedardJ
      @BedardJ 3 года назад +48

      Mark Fowler it was a joke dude calm down

  • @robbiehill2344
    @robbiehill2344 8 месяцев назад +83

    As a pianist I agree with you. Amazing technique. What people don't always realize is that to accomplish these pieces at such high technical and mature emotionally, first both sides of the brain is being used simultaneously. Second, to achieve the dexterity in the fingers takes years and thousands if not tens of thousands of hours practicing over and over, increasing the mm a notch each day so that your fingers glide effortlessly across the keys. Thirdly, also takes the ability to change emotions as to convey the story you are weaving on the piano. There was s so much more than most people realize. Amazing performance.

    • @voltydequa845
      @voltydequa845 7 месяцев назад

      Thanks - that sometimes we feel too alone when there are no affinity buddies in sight. I am not a musician, but anyway was impressed by what I was calling 'the harmony of execution'. Your «both sides of the brain» helped me in having a more precise idea. But, again, I'll stick to 'harmony' since for me it is more a question of feeling the harmony of sound than feeling emotions, though I know that it is all connected. Could be because I got polarized by the difference in interpretations, where the world-known ones, with great technical skills, miss completely the 'harmonic feeling'. Among them the very known LL, that to me seems just an extremely fast piano typist.

  • @dozyproductionss
    @dozyproductionss 7 лет назад +13409

    You watch her and you think how can she even play this? Then you think, how can some one even write this?

    • @animagicalx
      @animagicalx 7 лет назад +2024

      Step 1: be Franz Liszt

    • @felykz
      @felykz 7 лет назад +1937

      Step 2: Cry because you´re not Franz Liszt

    • @JustAwesome360
      @JustAwesome360 7 лет назад +1289

      felix villarreal step 3: Give up and play the flute

    • @alexandrapedersen829
      @alexandrapedersen829 7 лет назад +990

      Step 4: Call a suicidal help-line, so that you don't do that.

    • @michaelkamerer9999
      @michaelkamerer9999 7 лет назад +830

      Step 5: Eat everything in the house because you tried and hey that's good enough you deserve it as you sit there crying because you failed

  • @aya-yk8iq
    @aya-yk8iq 5 лет назад +14526

    She is my great great great great granddaughter

  • @MKBUHDD
    @MKBUHDD Год назад +524

    Everyone seems to be amazed of her performance and yet Tom could play it with two pows and only 8 fingers ! So underrated 😢 poor TOM ..

    • @gungunsaxena8340
      @gungunsaxena8340 Год назад

      who the fuck is tom

    • @MKBUHDD
      @MKBUHDD Год назад +4

      @@gungunsaxena8340 ruclips.net/video/QpEfHVFilRc/видео.html you know him too, iam sure about that ..

    • @gungunsaxena8340
      @gungunsaxena8340 Год назад

      @@MKBUHDD ohh... lol 😁😁😁you cheeky bastard

    • @justinharvey8039
      @justinharvey8039 Год назад +20

      One day you will discover that we can celebrate multiple people at the same time

    • @carolefletcher
      @carolefletcher Год назад +67

      @@justinharvey8039 It's a joke about a cartoon cat, for heaven's sake.

  • @bv7226
    @bv7226 Год назад +20

    5:57 Favorite part. The precision of her left hand jumps is insane

  • @ZenNaut
    @ZenNaut 7 лет назад +445

    That Tom and Jerry feeling in your heart making you happy.

    • @alherx999
      @alherx999 7 лет назад +14

      Zen Naut finally,I saw somebody mentioning this 😂😂😂

    • @user-ux2iy8dk1m
      @user-ux2iy8dk1m 7 лет назад +3

      Zen Naut omg same

    • @Sawdustinthemakeup
      @Sawdustinthemakeup 7 лет назад +3

      Zen Naut this comment made my day thats how I always feel listening to this or I feel bugs bunny

    • @LegitimateCockroach
      @LegitimateCockroach 6 лет назад

      most ducking unexpected feeling ever))))))) but your 100% right

    • @messickc
      @messickc 6 лет назад +1

      Bugs Bunny does it better.

  • @grassporridge8852
    @grassporridge8852 3 года назад +831

    Best part is how much fun she looked to be having.

    • @GreyWind1988
      @GreyWind1988 3 года назад +59

      Once you actually learn this piece, it is so fun to play. It's just getting there is really hard. Franz Liszt was kind of a showoff

    • @licametal2614
      @licametal2614 3 года назад +1

      @@GreyWind1988
      I feel the same about playing 'Blame It On The Rain' drum.

    • @rubber7506
      @rubber7506 3 года назад +15

      @@GreyWind1988 because he did a lot of concerts, but Liszt has a lot of beautiful pieces that are not virtosistic too. I love both sides of Liszt but he wasn't only a showoff.

    • @issystar96
      @issystar96 3 года назад +6

      Not at the last few seconds. Her forearms were probably dying. I'm a pianist, I know how bad the forearms ache by the end of a song lol

    • @AB6ambino
      @AB6ambino 3 года назад +1

      @@GreyWind1988 you can’t really know if he was showing off or did because of his love for his music, you can actually feel the love and devotion he had towards music if you listen Hungarian rhapsody or la Campanella which wasn’t even his composition .

  • @johncgibson4720
    @johncgibson4720 6 месяцев назад +42

    The long pause at 5:03 really nails it. I had watched so many other players doing this rhapsody and none of them made any sense; all sounded like schizophrenic incoherent performances. Now Valentian's pause finally made sense of the whole thing. There is a transition of mood that all other players didn't capture.

    • @FINNMegurine
      @FINNMegurine 4 месяца назад +3

      Most pianists with pieces like this have a ''look, I CAN play this'' vibe.
      Lisitsa has the ''I feel this piece'' vibe.

    • @user-cy6xl3vd3f
      @user-cy6xl3vd3f 3 месяца назад

      Literally most of the pianists do this pause as it's literally written on the sheet music but okay

    • @TvDaddyAndTheTabloidArmy
      @TvDaddyAndTheTabloidArmy 2 месяца назад

      bingo

  • @user-lf8kh9nw9r
    @user-lf8kh9nw9r 8 месяцев назад +50

    She literally transform any masterpiece in a better and deeper experience. We admire her and love her.

  • @josefranciscoacunacaballer3989
    @josefranciscoacunacaballer3989 3 года назад +1859

    Valentina approaches.
    Piano: Oh shit, here we go again.

    • @octave11thpianist58
      @octave11thpianist58 3 года назад +36

      *traumatic flashbacks*

    • @richardkershaw9259
      @richardkershaw9259 3 года назад +7

      Brilliant comment

    • @Russ442100
      @Russ442100 3 года назад +5

      The piano says: Valentina approaches; 'Oh shit..'
      Just a thought. Imagine writing this piece of music..... Imagine not being some future interpreter, but the instigator, the composer. Thats the level beyond.

    • @athos401
      @athos401 3 года назад +1

      You have a very strange name. I have a strange name too.

    • @samlo5851
      @samlo5851 3 года назад +1

      Tty

  • @GabrielSantos-ru9bx
    @GabrielSantos-ru9bx 3 года назад +2606

    Therapist:Franz Liszt is dead he cant hurt you
    Me: Looking at Hungarian Rhapsody No.2's Music Sheet

    • @BedardJ
      @BedardJ 3 года назад +53

      I’m laughing way too hard at this. I think about this when I play rachminoff

    • @MrOmagaG
      @MrOmagaG 3 года назад +12

      @@BedardJ Do you mean Rachmaninow?

    • @ogthekingofbashan333
      @ogthekingofbashan333 3 года назад +7

      Ha, now look at Erlkonig.

    • @TheElectricCheeseProductions22
      @TheElectricCheeseProductions22 3 года назад +12

      "Let me intoduce my friend, carpal tunnelling"

    • @TheElectricCheeseProductions22
      @TheElectricCheeseProductions22 3 года назад +1

      @@ogthekingofbashan333 there are so many more pieces that are exceptionally more difficult than Erlkonig, Idk why youd mention that of all things.

  • @LisaIsabelle
    @LisaIsabelle 9 месяцев назад +10

    The best part is that she looks like she is genuinely having pure fun.

  • @MissusMassacre
    @MissusMassacre Год назад +45

    I've been playing piano since I was 6, and I'm 39 now...and this remains one of the most difficult pieces I've ever played. She makes it look effortless.

  • @nounoukos
    @nounoukos 5 лет назад +2660

    dam. i thought only Tom and Jerry could play this fast.

  • @SchrodingerMil
    @SchrodingerMil 8 лет назад +1686

    Shoutout to Liszt for not making this COMPLETELY impossible to play. For reference, the guy had Shaq hands, he could press Caps Lock and use the num pad with one hand at the same time

    • @SchrodingerMil
      @SchrodingerMil 7 лет назад +188

      ***** Exaggerations get the point across.

    • @masterblaster5342
      @masterblaster5342 7 лет назад +91

      I thought that was pretty funny.

    • @LadyLou9
      @LadyLou9 7 лет назад +18

      That's using two hands for me just to reach caps lock and the num pad. ;u; R.I.P. Fingers

    • @bryancommisso
      @bryancommisso 7 лет назад +91

      I spent a good 12 weeks on his Liebestraum no.3 and it never was performance ready. That's one of his more playable pieces, I can't imagine even getting halfway through this piece. I think he wrote piano music just to show off how great he was, only virtuoso's can play his work.

    • @SchrodingerMil
      @SchrodingerMil 7 лет назад +1

      ***** It's been forever, but I remember it being a 16th that one of them could stretch.

  • @quixy4089
    @quixy4089 Год назад +153

    the craziest part is not the fact this piece is so unbelievably difficult. it’s not even how fast she can play. the craziest part is how much control she has over the volume when she’s playing so fast and how smooth and fluid she can play this song. it’s almost as if her fingers are made of water.

    • @dinaalsaigh165
      @dinaalsaigh165 7 месяцев назад +1

      And its all from her memory no notes infront of her!!!!

    • @ngyuzhemoe7107
      @ngyuzhemoe7107 6 месяцев назад +6

      Memory is the easiest part

    • @quixy4089
      @quixy4089 6 месяцев назад

      @@ngyuzhemoe7107 you know, you’re not wrong there. in my first month of playing piano i memorized chopin’s nocturne op. 9 no. 2 but i still have trouble with arpeggios and i been playing for about a year now

    • @dinaalsaigh165
      @dinaalsaigh165 6 месяцев назад

      @@ngyuzhemoe7107 memorizing easier than reading notes?

    • @neonicplays
      @neonicplays 2 месяца назад +1

      @@dinaalsaigh165no, memorising is easier than learning the techniques. By the time you’ve practised enough to be able to do this you’ve already memorised it whether you meant to or not

  • @amiapsychopat
    @amiapsychopat 11 месяцев назад +26

    This was the performance that brought me into classical at the age of 12. Now i am 16, play the piano and am completely in love withthe music of Schumann and Bach. Returning to this video gives me so many memories of where my obsession began and how my taste changed over the years.

  • @bitchkake8062
    @bitchkake8062 Год назад +52

    Cried through most of this. What a brilliant performance, I don’t even have words

    • @skeptorr
      @skeptorr Месяц назад

      I smoke, then watch, at certain moments my heart bursts and eyes tearing up.

  • @adamstuartclark
    @adamstuartclark 2 года назад +2167

    She used a typewriter once. There were no survivors. Incredible skills.

  • @zacharyvaldes883
    @zacharyvaldes883 5 лет назад +962

    Beethoven: *Phew* The third movement of my Moonlight Sonata sure is fast and hard.
    Liszt: Hold my beer.

    • @shahmirkhan5373
      @shahmirkhan5373 5 лет назад +11

      I dunno about you but what about his "rage over a lost penny" piece? Feels much more difficult to play tbh

    • @zacharyvaldes883
      @zacharyvaldes883 5 лет назад +5

      @@shahmirkhan5373 i agree, it's just i feel this is the most "widely known" of his pieces, if you will

    • @Angelwrites
      @Angelwrites 5 лет назад

      Zachary Valdes 😂 😂 😂

    • @fortnitegod6987
      @fortnitegod6987 5 лет назад +8

      Ever heard “A World On Fire” by Bo Burnham?

    • @GiveMeTheRice
      @GiveMeTheRice 5 лет назад +10

      Respectively, I think all Liszt pieces are significantly harder than Moonlight 3rd movement

  • @markopalikko6986
    @markopalikko6986 Месяц назад +3

    Oh, I love this woman. Shhh.

  • @Mina-ok5qm
    @Mina-ok5qm Год назад +31

    This is unreal. I've watched and listened to this a few times and it never fails to blow me away

  • @milgaru
    @milgaru 3 года назад +2121

    Everyone : why can't you just be normal?!
    Liszt : *screams in c-sharp minor*

    • @sakurauchiha03
      @sakurauchiha03 3 года назад +18

      I love this comment 😂

    • @callykitten5095
      @callykitten5095 3 года назад +117

      *screams in 8 octaves simultaneously*

    • @kyromed
      @kyromed 3 года назад +4

      IHSUWJA LMAO

    • @excuseyou7198
      @excuseyou7198 3 года назад +34

      I mean, C# minor sounds cool and it’s honestly not that uncomfortable.

    • @MrOsterwijhs
      @MrOsterwijhs 3 года назад +8

      moonlight sonata's another

  • @mikeshudani7984
    @mikeshudani7984 5 лет назад +573

    The reason you don't hear many screams and cheers at the end is that most of the people in the audience fainted

  • @dgmaffi
    @dgmaffi Год назад +10

    Her tempo changes are so moving and ridiculously on point. Jaw-dropping performance.

  • @keithjones197
    @keithjones197 Год назад +34

    A lot of pianist while playing look as if they are in such agony,but this lady has a big smile on her face .she looks like she's having fun.

  • @donrumgay5200
    @donrumgay5200 2 года назад +4367

    A piano has 88 keys and I’m going to use ALL of them…
    - Franz Liszt

  • @logancavanah1142
    @logancavanah1142 5 лет назад +280

    1:22 that cheeky nod like *"yeah, I know I'm good"*

    • @AA-sn9lz
      @AA-sn9lz 5 лет назад +13

      Good is an understatement

    • @mindi97
      @mindi97 5 лет назад +9

      I think you meant *”yeah, I know I’m GOD”*

    • @seyda025
      @seyda025 5 лет назад

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @justine-go7557
      @justine-go7557 5 лет назад

      @@mindi97 That's well done X')

  • @Light71717
    @Light71717 5 месяцев назад +8

    It is incredibly impressive how she not only has mastered the technical aspect of this, but also managed to simultaneously communicate a full spectrum of emotions that really draws one in, all while making it look so effortless and her face exposing how much she is truly enjoying it! Her passion shines and she is absolutely amazing 🤍

  • @nicondo7373
    @nicondo7373 5 лет назад +3530

    I cant hit the wrong keys that fast

    • @thy_apostle
      @thy_apostle 4 года назад +22

      😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂............ 😭

    • @ivanaadelekebelnuovo4250
      @ivanaadelekebelnuovo4250 4 года назад +4

      Ahahahahahahah

    • @0ros3t
      @0ros3t 4 года назад +94

      If you can play it slowly, you can play it quickly

    • @mark-mp3ut
      @mark-mp3ut 4 года назад +148

      @@0ros3t iF yOu CaN pLaY iT sLoWlY, yOu CaN pLaY iT qUiCkLy

    • @ozzythepanthermonium9262
      @ozzythepanthermonium9262 4 года назад +81

      they are not wrong keys if you play free jazz

  • @temporality_
    @temporality_ 5 лет назад +788

    No classical performance is complete without a sneeze
    6:35 **ach-ooo**

  • @adrian9983
    @adrian9983 9 месяцев назад +15

    Best performance i have ever seen in my entire life 😮❤

  • @doctorartphd6463
    @doctorartphd6463 Год назад +10

    I am utterly in awe of Valentina's playing. God has made human beings as incredible, gifted spirits !! WOW.

  • @trgoohileshea2820
    @trgoohileshea2820 5 лет назад +1602

    I can't imagine how many countless days/years it takes to master something like this, but the look of absolute ecstasy on her face says it all. This woman is loving what she does. That's all that matters.

    • @o-zone1217
      @o-zone1217 5 лет назад +29

      Yep. Even the hardest things could be easily done if you like it.

    • @system888776
      @system888776 5 лет назад +9

      It took me half a year (same as Heroic Polonaise) to get it to proper tempo plus another 6 months to polish it to performance level. I prefer Adam Gyorgy’s more steady rendition or maybe CIffra’s.

    • @system888776
      @system888776 5 лет назад +5

      Tim Countis also true but she’s sometimes so fast she doesn’t even play all the notes, e.g. at 8:10 when she literally smudges the right hand scales, but of course her rendition is overall more tempestuous than, say, Gyorgy.

    • @mateuszloniewski
      @mateuszloniewski 5 лет назад +4

      Domen Sever could you upload it to RUclips? I want to see it played by You. Also from what age did you start learning piano and how long do you practice each day?

    • @system888776
      @system888776 5 лет назад

      Mateusz Loniewski check out my instagram profile for my recordings: @dominicvansever 😜

  • @thehutch1674
    @thehutch1674 5 лет назад +3171

    How many days do you practice in an hour?

    • @cherrybabe9291
      @cherrybabe9291 5 лет назад +82

      I really hope this is a joke

    • @thehutch1674
      @thehutch1674 5 лет назад +614

      cherrybabe ...no shit

    • @manmeetsingh4719
      @manmeetsingh4719 5 лет назад +299

      I think at least 2 days in an hour

    • @jeremylin7800
      @jeremylin7800 5 лет назад +429

      @@manmeetsingh4719 Remember she practices 40 hours in a day, so she practices at least 80 hours in an hour

    • @ken2gwapo
      @ken2gwapo 5 лет назад +110

      Maybe she's the piano counterpart of ling ling

  • @cabilomusic
    @cabilomusic Год назад +8

    Bruhhh I had to check my replay speed… this is insane, like actually insane, I’ve been learning this song for months, the speed she’s playing it at is ridiculous! This is incredible skill

  • @Felix-von-hinterm-Mond
    @Felix-von-hinterm-Mond 9 месяцев назад +6

    5:05 pure magic.
    Followed by pure joy of playing drifting more and more into the pure insanity.
    I wonder how often she went through this until she achieved this level of perfection.

  • @strengthsizeshredzfitness8017
    @strengthsizeshredzfitness8017 5 лет назад +425

    Play it on 2* speed and your phone will disappear because you have broken the space time continuum violating the speed of light

  • @greenbeans123
    @greenbeans123 2 года назад +1056

    The way her hands play so lightly as if there was no strain on her hands, and the way her fingers flit over the keys so quickly and lightly is so elegant.

    • @rykehuss3435
      @rykehuss3435 2 года назад +66

      She is very good with not tensing up. Thats what allows her to play at such speeds. You can even see it in her biceps, they rapidly flex and relax instead of just staying flexed most of the time. She is optimizing her energy very well to be able to play at this speed.
      Shoulders relaxed, hands relaxed. You can get much faster explosive speed that way compared to being tense all the time.

    • @PassionPno
      @PassionPno 2 года назад +19

      It's the Russian Piano School technique. The first thing kids learn is how to relax the wrist and arm.

    • @qu4rtz732
      @qu4rtz732 Год назад +4

      yeah i’m like in awe her touch with the piano at some points looks like she’s caressing it to play the notes

    • @megumi_0
      @megumi_0 Год назад +4

      not only is her technique impeccable, her bicep and forearm muscles are also very strong!

  • @stella.vasilaki
    @stella.vasilaki Год назад +29

    I'm not even kidding when I'm saying that I watch her performance every single day. She is insanely good

  • @arthsojitra4240
    @arthsojitra4240 Год назад +8

    She touches the keys so gently , it's amazing !! 🎉

  • @hadrieneverard8121
    @hadrieneverard8121 5 лет назад +884

    She plays faster than my internet...

    • @soyowo
      @soyowo 5 лет назад +5

      weird flex

    • @jeffreyliang2845
      @jeffreyliang2845 5 лет назад

      That's the video's frame rate dude. No matter how fast your network connection is

    • @hadrieneverard8121
      @hadrieneverard8121 5 лет назад +6

      @@jeffreyliang2845 it was a joke

    • @ludwigvxnhentai3299
      @ludwigvxnhentai3299 5 лет назад +3

      *cries in Australian*

    • @user-oj4ee6fc6k
      @user-oj4ee6fc6k 5 лет назад +3

      I’ve heard that comment about 77382829290197476462718190times

  • @calester3363
    @calester3363 4 года назад +478

    I just added this to my Liszt.

  • @amirjanah9873
    @amirjanah9873 Год назад +6

    THIS IS SUPERNATURAL!! No one can play like this. WOW

  • @Quasicrystal37
    @Quasicrystal37 9 месяцев назад +16

    As a newbie piano player getting their first meaningful insights into the higher levels of mastery, this is just mindblowing, and kicks my inspiration and motivation into overdrive. I imagine only the very pinnacle of players are even willing to devote the blood, sweat, tears and pure magic that it takes to achieve playing similar to this. Not just the technical difficulty, but the absolute grace, fierce power, keen precision, and depth of soul and emotion - stunning!

    • @feurigerStern
      @feurigerStern 5 месяцев назад

      I hear you. I started piano just a month ago. I may never get to be able to do this piece, but it's a great inspiration.

  • @KK-jd7ub
    @KK-jd7ub 3 года назад +1509

    Fun fact: She burned 1000 calories here with her fingers alone

    • @Sara-tr2gh
      @Sara-tr2gh 3 года назад +52

      In one of her interviews she actually talked about her hand muscles 🤣

    • @horseworld6410
      @horseworld6410 3 года назад +2

      Wow that is crazy

    • @chaitanyachaudhary8635
      @chaitanyachaudhary8635 3 года назад +2

      Is that really true??

    • @cactish3191
      @cactish3191 3 года назад +8

      Chaitanya Chaudhary no lol her heart rate is no where near cardio levels aha. Jogging for 10 mins would burn way more.

    • @chaitanyachaudhary8635
      @chaitanyachaudhary8635 3 года назад +1

      @@cactish3191 I thought so too but many comments like these have got a lot of likes so I thought it may be true
      Thanks anyway

  • @SoSorry4UrLoss
    @SoSorry4UrLoss 5 лет назад +577

    I love watching her face as she plays. You can tell she absolutely loves what she does. She not only has a technical grasp of the music she plays, she also has emotional attachment as well.

    • @dusathemaid
      @dusathemaid 4 года назад +11

      It was like seeing the Goddess of music herself playing the piano: "Ah, yes. Just like that day..."

    • @vamp00042
      @vamp00042 4 года назад +1

      300 likes. Kudos.

    • @NesperMusics
      @NesperMusics 4 года назад

      yes

    • @bas4752
      @bas4752 4 года назад

      True talent and passion

    • @velocity8755
      @velocity8755 3 года назад +2

      SIMPPP

  • @Thinker7217
    @Thinker7217 Год назад +22

    Wow. She is the best example of very skilled talented pianist. Every touch seems so light and easy. I'm really surprised! And since this piece is one of the hardest piano, her ability is even more amazing.

  • @mikeallen2292
    @mikeallen2292 Год назад +5

    Speechless. Jaw dropping speechless.

  • @f.b.i3842
    @f.b.i3842 4 года назад +836

    Valentina sees a piano:
    *Piano* "My time has come..."

  • @ilusionkick
    @ilusionkick 2 года назад +1533

    We're so blessed to live in an era where we can listen to this world class pianist right here.

    • @BoredAmerican
      @BoredAmerican 2 года назад +5

      Same shit for the people in the 18th century

    • @kenberthiaume4631
      @kenberthiaume4631 2 года назад +54

      No, very few people in the 1800s could have heard this.

    • @mohebhaidari2552
      @mohebhaidari2552 2 года назад +4

      I think you meant to say, “people are so blessed to have lived in an era where they could listen to the world class pianist(Franz Liszt) right there”

    • @SleepyWeasle
      @SleepyWeasle 2 года назад +27

      At least a mouse wasn't hiding in the piano to ruin it again.

    • @douglasskaalrud6865
      @douglasskaalrud6865 2 года назад +5

      @@SleepyWeasle Cat Concerto!

  • @JAdamsEden
    @JAdamsEden Год назад +5

    Oh my goodness! Liszt HIMSELF would have stood and cheered ! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @andrewwilliams9580
    @andrewwilliams9580 Год назад +5

    The trill at 3.33 where you can hear the sustaining of the lower notes. Love it. Exudes such authority!

  • @jonathankim805
    @jonathankim805 4 года назад +535

    After training this for 1 year, finally I can play this for 10 seconds.

    • @WonyoungJang-uq1sj
      @WonyoungJang-uq1sj 4 года назад +86

      i can play all notes in this piece, although not at the right order and speed

    • @readlwrm846
      @readlwrm846 4 года назад +4

      @@WonyoungJang-uq1sj HA i c what u did there

    • @artsymusician8041
      @artsymusician8041 4 года назад +5

      I've been training for nearly a decade and I've never even been able to sight right beyond the 5th page

    • @kyongju70
      @kyongju70 4 года назад +2

      김준엽 only took me 1.5 months to learn this

    • @jemmasun330
      @jemmasun330 4 года назад

      trust yourself and you can do 1 minute

  • @EngPheniks
    @EngPheniks 4 года назад +2083

    I bet a mouse is sleeping inside that Grand piano

  • @mattcaporale8630
    @mattcaporale8630 6 месяцев назад +12

    Honestly, that is incredible. She tells a story in her playing that only she's capable of. Truly remarkable.

  • @mofomo6209
    @mofomo6209 Год назад +5

    Acts of pure talent like this usually look easy to the layman spectator, but this performance leaves no doubt to anyone that there was nothing but years and years of real blood, sweat, tears, dedication and pain needed before reaching the level of perfection shown here.

  • @excitedtaco8724
    @excitedtaco8724 5 лет назад +2054

    Piano abuse is not a joke, Liszt, millions of pianos are harmed each year.

    • @LittleBlacksheep1995
      @LittleBlacksheep1995 5 лет назад +44

      Lizst: PAGANINI!
      Excited Taco: Oh that's funny. PAGANINI!!!!

    • @user-uu5xf5xc2b
      @user-uu5xf5xc2b 5 лет назад +20

      there shouldn't be millions of pianos that's being played liszt

    • @go1485
      @go1485 5 лет назад +8

      So true...say no to piano violence, though my teachers tell me to play harder on the keys

    • @go1485
      @go1485 5 лет назад +6

      @@Majestic469 i think the keys wouldn't mind, but the hammers in the piano on the other hand...

    • @Majestic469
      @Majestic469 5 лет назад +1

      @@go1485 r/whoosh

  • @ariefbudi427
    @ariefbudi427 3 года назад +794

    You need great strength, endurance, and not to mention, immense amount of determination to be that piano. The normal one breaks around minute 3

    • @vitaliykuloyans
      @vitaliykuloyans 3 года назад

      Great Performance

    • @zhangjoey9224
      @zhangjoey9224 3 года назад +19

      You had us in the first half not gonna lie...

    • @thibomeurkens2296
      @thibomeurkens2296 3 года назад +3

      Me: *sees this comment EXACTLY at minute 3*.

    • @dalaibrahim
      @dalaibrahim 3 года назад +1

      HAHAHAHAHAHHAA

    • @genewagstaff5865
      @genewagstaff5865 2 года назад

      I am convinced by emblems and letters I saw on the piano that it is a Steinway, Had Steinways existed in Liszt's days he would have played them himself,.

  • @denisvorobiev8736
    @denisvorobiev8736 Год назад +5

    Спасибо!

  • @carolefletcher
    @carolefletcher Год назад +7

    Never seen this piece played with such lightness and delicacy, or at such speed - some 3.5 minutes faster than normal

  • @b.santos8804
    @b.santos8804 5 лет назад +1111

    2.7 thousand dislikes?
    Must be the piano tuners' union

    • @theoldar
      @theoldar 5 лет назад +13

      I'm sure that has to do with her political opinions. I don't like her politics, but I love her playing!

    • @VietVuHunzter
      @VietVuHunzter 5 лет назад +57

      Or you are living inside the piano, trying to sleep...

    • @ko4la886
      @ko4la886 5 лет назад +48

      I think 2.7 thousand is the number of c# at 5:28

    • @elijahbelay2716
      @elijahbelay2716 5 лет назад +1

      theoldar what are her politics ?

    • @MrBrunoUSA
      @MrBrunoUSA 5 лет назад +1

      probably all the concert pianists who cannot play as well as she can!

  • @normandorsch3293
    @normandorsch3293 4 года назад +537

    Frans Liszt: "How fast can you play this?"
    Valentina Lisitsa: 'Yes."

  • @kenwaters6589
    @kenwaters6589 Год назад +1

    I could watch this on a continuous loop. Your energy, joy, and talent are amazing

  • @nathanielbrown8468
    @nathanielbrown8468 Год назад +40

    I'm not sure if Liszt would be proud or jealous of how well you played that. Incredible!

    • @marcoss6212
      @marcoss6212 Год назад +5

      Very good thought of course, but if you could read music you would know that Liszt would be laughing at this, is off. Still is one of my favorites pieces on the piano and she did extremely well.

    • @zanderallan4373
      @zanderallan4373 Год назад +2

      @@marcoss6212 yeah he wouldn’t be jelous cuz he has harder works but I think he would be impressed or atleast not disappointed

    • @Frederic_Francois_Chopin
      @Frederic_Francois_Chopin 6 месяцев назад +1

      No way would he be jealous, but her performance was good.

    • @Lisztito1811
      @Lisztito1811 2 месяца назад

      I really disliked HR2.

  • @Mur4dMusic
    @Mur4dMusic 5 лет назад +3367

    *This is what Rousseau sees in his nightmares :D*

  • @masonsylvester208
    @masonsylvester208 3 года назад +1495

    Has anyone noticed how happy she is playing this? There are multiple camera angles where it is just her smiling. This is probably the best performance of this piece I have ever seen, because until the time machine is invented, I will never see Liszt play.

    • @HeavenlyEchoVirus
      @HeavenlyEchoVirus 3 года назад +54

      Or some successful necromancy.

    • @ronny1979tube
      @ronny1979tube 2 года назад +39

      Or maybe you are looking at Liszt in this video

    • @SuperPittyPutty
      @SuperPittyPutty 2 года назад +9

      Looks like she enjoy the challenge :D

    • @andrewgalloway189
      @andrewgalloway189 2 года назад +10

      Yes the smiling is wonderful. Martha Argerich also does that and it seems almost enchanting to me. Just a wonderful experience.

    • @truongochung6448
      @truongochung6448 2 года назад +27

      If I can play this piece I will die smiling whatever killed me

  • @lesgilbert6334
    @lesgilbert6334 11 месяцев назад +4

    I watch this so many times. She is truly blessed.

  • @bojandinic3653
    @bojandinic3653 2 месяца назад +4

    How much blood, sweat and tears does it take to get to this level? This cannot be paid for with money, the only satisfaction of the performer can be personal satisfaction due to the joy of the audience.

    • @sparklegirl19
      @sparklegirl19 2 месяца назад +1

      Hard to answer. But it’s worth taking into account that Valentina started playing piano at the age of three. She practiced at least 14 hours a day. So it’s safe to say years and years of dedication and talent could help you achieve this level.

  • @kisha7270
    @kisha7270 5 лет назад +799

    One of those rare performances that will remain a testament to what a human being is capable of

    • @dougn2350
      @dougn2350 5 лет назад +57

      Don't forget the composition itself.
      It's music like that this makes me think there is a god.

    • @regarrzo
      @regarrzo 5 лет назад +29

      @@dougn2350 And his name is Franz Liszt!

    • @senamosessatria2358
      @senamosessatria2358 5 лет назад +11

      you sure she's a human?

    • @matheussanthiago9685
      @matheussanthiago9685 2 года назад +1

      sort of thing we should send to space in the next Voyager

    • @armelburgess8651
      @armelburgess8651 2 года назад

      @@regarrzo No.

  • @billbill1235
    @billbill1235 3 года назад +1275

    Not Valentina was nervous before the concert... *THE PIANO WAS*

    • @aloax4265
      @aloax4265 3 года назад +10

      hahahaha

    • @idontlie6373
      @idontlie6373 3 года назад +21

      Grammar not bad you was

    • @sonicdark1375
      @sonicdark1375 3 года назад +18

      @@idontlie6373 at least he was funny

    • @solarean
      @solarean 3 года назад +2

      @@idontlie6373 unlike you

    • @solarean
      @solarean 3 года назад

      @@sonicdark1375 i think i did a good job
      owo

  • @TamazTikanadze
    @TamazTikanadze Год назад +3

    she is amazing, fascinated just looking at her hands ❤

  • @sparklegirl19
    @sparklegirl19 Год назад +10

    Only Valentina Lisitsa can play this piece with incredible precision, so cleanly and beautifully. Even the super fast part, she nailed them with ease. She’s truly the greatest pianist of today’s generation. Brilliant virtuoso with hands of steel. ♥️

    • @brianlaime5797
      @brianlaime5797 Год назад

      Me parece que la toca demasiado rápido a la canción, no es su culpa esta muy apasionada, es verdad que es una gran pianísta y esta obra la toco muy bien, pero para mi, también esta muy bella la interpretación de Adam Gyorgy.

  • @Rodrifuuu
    @Rodrifuuu 4 года назад +1208

    I swear I saw some keys being pressed only by her sheer willpower.

    • @vidblogger12
      @vidblogger12 4 года назад +167

      The keys were terrified of what she would do once she got there, so they pressed themselves out of utter fear.

    • @NesperMusics
      @NesperMusics 4 года назад +5

      hehehehe

    • @Akumasama
      @Akumasama 4 года назад +63

      She hits some of these keys faster than the camera's framerate, especially at the start of the friska. She's insanely good.

    • @missmcphee8859
      @missmcphee8859 4 года назад +2

      @@vidblogger12 haha brilliant yes!

    • @spikespa5208
      @spikespa5208 4 года назад +6

      My 120 hrz refresh rate ain't cuttin' it.

  • @generalzod5733
    @generalzod5733 4 года назад +511

    I keep expecting her hands to bump into each other, then I realize they are transparent and go through each other.

  • @ivanrivadeneira4648
    @ivanrivadeneira4648 Год назад +5

    Hermoso Valentina, hermoso, felicitaciones....

  • @PiotrBarcz
    @PiotrBarcz 5 месяцев назад +2

    Coming back to this 4 years later, I still think it's so cool how she added variations of her own into this.

  • @pan5178
    @pan5178 4 года назад +250

    5:51
    Valentina Lisitsa: I'm so good at this.

  • @chiragyaduwanshi7035
    @chiragyaduwanshi7035 3 года назад +1277

    I feel blessed that I can listen to this as many times as I want.

    • @ToyotaGuy1971
      @ToyotaGuy1971 2 года назад +18

      Glory to God

    • @silverblack78
      @silverblack78 2 года назад +17

      @@ToyotaGuy1971 no, Glory to Google.

    • @ToyotaGuy1971
      @ToyotaGuy1971 2 года назад +9

      @@silverblack78 May God bless you, Sergio.

    • @silverblack78
      @silverblack78 2 года назад +4

      @@ToyotaGuy1971 thank you buddy, I appreciate!

    • @prismoth
      @prismoth 2 года назад +6

      @@ToyotaGuy1971 may google bless you, toyota guy

  • @Lascombe
    @Lascombe 5 месяцев назад +3

    Валентина always amazing

  • @lofiknight_
    @lofiknight_ 5 лет назад +178

    Cat: "meow mewo"
    Dog: "bark bark"
    Ling ling: "if you can play it slowly, you can play it quickly"

  • @jurassicdrawings1793
    @jurassicdrawings1793 8 лет назад +509

    I can tell the piano is scared of her.

    • @28FlyingDutchman
      @28FlyingDutchman 8 лет назад +54

      +CMCdoesMusic LOL! I bet it was thinking, 'Aw shit not this bitch again!"

    • @saboo_tage
      @saboo_tage 8 лет назад

      +CMCdoesMusic wouldn't you be?

    • @Astrobrant2
      @Astrobrant2 8 лет назад +8

      +Xyko
      I wouldn't be scared. I'd love to have her play that on my back!
      ...
      (Nooooo, don't you dare! Don't even go there.)

    • @ayteen9422
      @ayteen9422 8 лет назад +1

      +CMCdoesMusic fucking lol

    • @canman5060
      @canman5060 8 лет назад +2

      Most of you people haven't seen Vladimir Horowitz live.He transcribed this work and make it 100 times more difficult and only he can play !

  • @alimcmoet
    @alimcmoet 8 месяцев назад +1

    This is soooo amazing. I can watch this again and again and again etc.

  • @DenSantos
    @DenSantos 6 месяцев назад +4

    Maravilhoso. Wonderful

  • @isaacdorio
    @isaacdorio 4 года назад +509

    I personally think 9:10 is extremely impressive. I've heard a lot of pianists try to play this (including myself) and either make it too slow, or too mushy. Valentina plays it incredibly clear and hastily while still retaining quality and the composers intention for it to be played. She is a remarkable pianist no matter what any critic says.

    • @anushkasrivastava7342
      @anushkasrivastava7342 4 года назад +1

      So true

    • @edgrigsby8610
      @edgrigsby8610 4 года назад +29

      Who the heck could possibly criticize her?? It's beyond me.

    • @timo4022
      @timo4022 4 года назад +4

      This fucking scared me

    • @SC-hk6ui
      @SC-hk6ui 4 года назад +22

      Yes I noticed that too. Liszt probably meant this to sound a bit edgy, like maybe the wrong note was hit, and many people just assume that it's the pianist. It is not. It's the art of the piece and requires something special to achieve.

    • @lukest292
      @lukest292 4 года назад

      That is part of the Cadenza right?

  • @ghawkpiano7290
    @ghawkpiano7290 5 лет назад +544

    Liszt was probably thinking “ No one is actually going to play this it’s April fools”
    Valentina:
    Liszt: *shoot*

    • @whyit487
      @whyit487 4 года назад +2

      How is this funny?

    • @etsanurmth3787
      @etsanurmth3787 4 года назад

      Why It? It isn’t

    • @whyit487
      @whyit487 4 года назад

      @@etsanurmth3787 OK. Just making sure I wasn't going insane.

    • @DVZM.
      @DVZM. 4 года назад +1

      @@whyit487
      It was solooooooo funnyyyyyyy
      Waaaaaaaaa

    • @DVZM.
      @DVZM. 4 года назад +1

      @@etsanurmth3787
      Sooop funnyy
      Dada di daaa
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