For me as a pianist colleague, your interpretation is just the epitome of expressive virtuosity, not just technically spectacular, but every detail beautifully articulated and shaped. Bravissimo.
Watching this, I thought to myself, "Josh is every bit of a 'concert pianist' regardless of what any piano competition judge or jury may think." When you got it, you got it.
I've listened to all versions of this on you tube. Some are too fast, others a bit slow. This is perfect, and the performance is deserving of this marvelous piano.
@@Bulbophile It's a live recording. I've heard him perform several pieces without a single mistake, and unbelievable technique. He's the most astounding musician I know :)
NEW MUSIC VIDEO! No explosions here, except for the crazy and explosive writing of Franz Liszt in his amazing Paganini Etude No.6. Please help me spread the word about this video with family and friends :) Thank you all so much for your support! Josh Wright performs Paganini Etude No.6 by Franz Liszt
Josh Wright this is so beautiful, my favorite version on youtube. can you make a Pro Practice Repertoire video on this song for the next episode please? =)
This is my second favorite. I like how he takes it slow to express the exactness of some of the notes, but Alexander Lubyantsev's rendtion wins me over.
@@luableah7615 I think Marc Andre Hamelin's interpretation is best. These two are fabulous but Marc's is just at a phenomenal speed with such meticulous accuracy, it's hard to believe he's even playing it!
This video is ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My jaw was literally dropped the entire time I was watching this!! Your technic & nuancing is STUNNING, & the sound quality of the piano is mesmerizingly beautiful! Bravo, bravo, bravo!!!!!!!!!!
Truly an extraordinary and wonderful interpretation of this very difficult piece. This is an instance of a perfect mastery of a piano piece and what a piece! What makes this interpretation so special? Flawless technique, a wonderful sense of sound color, the variety of the keys attacks, many subtle changes of tempo and a rare depth of feeling. To get such a result, no doubt that this piece was considered for a long time. Bravo.
It's actually unbelievable. This is the peak of piano playing. Unmatchable technique along with beautiful expression and with attention to every detail. Bravo!
This should have millions of views. It's literally the best version on youtube. His graceful touch, volume control and absolute precision on a piece this difficult. You can feel that this man dedicated his life to this instrument.
This performance of the Liszt Paganini Etude No. 6 is outstanding in every way. The video editing superb. The decision to video in black and white - genius as well. Very well played and a classy video.
You make the piano produce clear, absolutely beautiful sound! It's so hard in such technically difficult pieces. Your performance has a soul, is extraordinary, unique. I can listen to it over and over again! well done!
I've seen this video before, but as RUclips brought it into my feed again, I just had drop by and say how amazing this performance is!! Pacing, touch, expression, virtuosity - it has everything. Great playing, Josh!!
Love how you shaped this etude, I really enjoyed listening to this. Maybe little slow, but magic is there :) Usually people focus more on furious tempo, and they lack shape. Well done, mr. Josh Wright.
Thank you Josh.Well done. This is a really great musical and technical performance.The hours of practice have done justice to this devilishly difficult piece.Franz Liszt himself must be smiling!!
It's great to see you perform. Pleasure to listen to. I also can't help mentioning Lutoslawski's interpretation of this Paganini etude for two pianos, it's my huge favorite.
Your touch on the piano is simply amazing I marvel your La Campanella performance and this is my second favourite performance of yours your dynamics on spot and your interpretation is awesome I dont know why you are not famous on RUclips the piano is also good Any more epic performances of your I should watch please tell me I want to listen to your interpretations
Most excellent interpretation!! Hamelin, trifinov, and lang lang or nothing compared to this outstanding performance by the phenomenal pianist Josh Wright!
thank you for making this and posting. i watch your teaching vids all the time and this is such a great compliment to them. absolutely fascinating. many congrats and best wishes in everything.
This is so perfect! Most of Franz Liszt's songs are super hard, and the fingers have to go through a lot of octaves which make people to hit wrong keys easily. But i cannot hear any wrong key in ur video, this is the best i heard from people playing this piece. I love classical music, this piece is one of my favorite song. I have been thinking to learn this piece, but i feel like i cannot do this because there are a lot of octaves and my hands are small:(
Nice and elegant, not too fast, perfect to my ears. Just excellent interpretation/performance. Each note in each part was audible and controlled. Love it
Wow. Just found your channel. I quit lessons like, um, over 40 years ago. LOL But watching your play is like watching a perfect dive with the cleanest splashless entry! Beautiful. Thank you for gracing our ears.
I am learning this masterpiece right now and your perfomance is truly the most inspiring for me on RUclips. Thank you so much for your hard work ! Many greetings from germany :-)
I also love how you manage to keep a fixed posture while playing even on this piece! I don't have a problem with people that do that (Kissin is my favourite pianist anyway, fortunately, he never curves his back) but it's really nice to see pianists actually caring about their image/posture these days.
Hi Josh, this is a wonderful version; you press the keys very deep, you are very precise (I play it … not really like this). You do not make crazy theater (as a Trifonov would do) and you just "do your job", and you do it well. There is as well enough emotion, really just good. And thanks a lot for your explanation on another RUclips page… I could not manage the first accords without you!!
Josh Wright Thanks! I am currently playing a piece right now by Liszt called Gnomenreign. Do you know this piece? If so, do you have any tips? Thanks again!
+BlackMasterJoe89 yes, I am playing it and my tipis to play with rounded hands ( josh has a academic video on that), and practice a lot of slow on the fast parts right hand. Hope this helps!
I've been practicing this for a year and its fast and furious, most would say that it sounds like a professional recording (except some speed fluctuations and changes in dynamics to give the song a dramatic effect and my own personal touch) but it is almost impossible to perfect. The polyrhythms at the end are good, entire variation eleven is really good (fast, no staccato at beginning) variation 8 I speed up a bit (as everyone does) but variation 6? Never can be as fast as the rest of the piece IF I play it without mistakes. This dream of playing it perfect will never happen for anyone just cause of damn variation 6 and 11. It takes two very different skillsets to one of them somewhat correct let alone perfect. I've always been quick with right and left hand movement and even arpeggios, but the jitter you have to do to play variation 6 at the same speed as the rest is possible, but very unlikely when playing the correct notes and rhythms. Some people would say I have perfected this and I would say I'm as close as anyone could get to it, but I know that I will never play it perfect. That is why the Liszt/Paganini grandes etudes are so difficult and intriguing, it's a complex piece that you can practice forever and always improve on. If someone was to perfect the etudes they would lose the wonder, awe and fascination surrounding them. Only a few people can play it right, and I am proud to say that this recording is really good.
Ideal choice of tempo, allows for clear articulation and time to carefully shape the melodic contours. I prefer this, more classical approach to many of the performances with a more aggressive rhythmic drive. Deserves more views.... Thanks a lot!
For me as a pianist colleague, your interpretation is just the epitome of expressive virtuosity, not just technically spectacular, but every detail beautifully articulated and shaped. Bravissimo.
I love your interpretation of “Feux Follets”, it’s much slower and gentle, and that’s what makes it special and as good as it is.
Watching this, I thought to myself, "Josh is every bit of a 'concert pianist' regardless of what any piano competition judge or jury may think." When you got it, you got it.
Alexander Lubyanstev bitch please
Hey TwoSetViolin, please review this.
ruclips.net/video/eU4KDlzNtRQ/видео.html
Sir, you're an inspiration!
I've seen your ted talk
I've listened to all versions of this on you tube. Some are too fast, others a bit slow. This is perfect, and the performance is deserving of this marvelous piano.
Aidan Rubinshteyn You're too kind Aidan. There are still things I need to work on, but I truly appreciate your encouraging words
Aidan I agree.. I would have played the end a little bit quicker but otherwise spot on!!
Have you heard Alexander Lubyantsev? He also plays this amazing, but this dude nailed it also
@@Jabafish this might be an unfair comparison but Arrau is a lot better if we’re gonna mention the other recordings on RUclips.
Damn, that's one clean recording
ikr ? its insane
Yeah!!
very beautiful engineering
@@laflamezz1907 hi
@@Bulbophile It's a live recording. I've heard him perform several pieces without a single mistake, and unbelievable technique. He's the most astounding musician I know :)
NEW MUSIC VIDEO! No explosions here, except for the crazy and explosive writing of Franz Liszt in his amazing Paganini Etude No.6. Please help me spread the word about this video with family and friends :) Thank you all so much for your support!
Josh Wright performs Paganini Etude No.6 by Franz Liszt
wonderfull
excelente !!! desde uruguay felicitaciones.
Josh Wright this is so beautiful, my favorite version on youtube. can you make a Pro Practice Repertoire video on this song for the next episode please? =)
+Josh Wright Will you do a propractice tutorial on this piece, the Paganini Etude No.6 by Franz Liszt?
Josh Wright can you do a tutorial on this
Excellent, Liszt and Paganinni would be proud
Daniel Espinosa Thanks Daniel!
Can you try the 4th Transcendental Etude?
Hey, this is the 1851 version if you're still wondering. 1838 version is technically insane af
@@AndyPianist right
Get me a paninni
perfect!!
I have been on RUclips for the last hour looking for "the best" rendition of this piece, and this one is taking the title so far.
TheGreenPianist I'm tired of seeing you everywhere
Alexis Mandelias well maybe if you just ignore me and not mention it everytime you won't be as tired.
Do you want me to quit RUclips or what? xD
TheGreenPianist xdd looking forward to seeing you in another video. Bye for now
This is my second favorite. I like how he takes it slow to express the exactness of some of the notes, but Alexander Lubyantsev's rendtion wins me over.
@@luableah7615 I think Marc Andre Hamelin's interpretation is best. These two are fabulous but Marc's is just at a phenomenal speed with such meticulous accuracy, it's hard to believe he's even playing it!
You have earned the power of knowing you did this better than Trifonov
I worship Trifonov but his performance of this was a mess...
Well, Trifonov played much faster and concentrated more on the expression
@@SinanAkkoyun Thats the point. Too fast, not beautiful.
@@roikuterensu290 its not the same version of this piece, you imbeciles.
@@bakuto.1055 arrangement* yOu iMbECile.
This video is ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My jaw was literally dropped the entire time I was watching this!! Your technic & nuancing is STUNNING, & the sound quality of the piano is mesmerizingly beautiful! Bravo, bravo, bravo!!!!!!!!!!
Truly an extraordinary and wonderful interpretation of this very difficult piece. This is an instance of a perfect mastery of a piano piece and what a piece! What makes this interpretation so special? Flawless technique, a wonderful sense of sound color, the variety of the keys attacks, many subtle changes of tempo and a rare depth of feeling. To get such a result, no doubt that this piece was considered for a long time. Bravo.
P Matzneff Thank you very much for this. I truly appreciate your kindness
It was so good that I've almost forgotten to mark it as good.
this is insanely beatiful ... EVERYTHING is perfect in your interpretation. I hope i'll be able to see you play live once :)
Hah hey fantasy impromptu guy
anonymous 5 :P
How come you posted comments in every single video that ive watched
+lhevinne Josef well... I guess you like chopin/liszt as much as I do :)
I know its been three years but, you're dead.
It's actually unbelievable. This is the peak of piano playing. Unmatchable technique along with beautiful expression and with attention to every detail. Bravo!
4:27 till the end is pure magic
Ikr? I just can't get tired of it
This should have millions of views. It's literally the best version on youtube. His graceful touch, volume control and absolute precision on a piece this difficult. You can feel that this man dedicated his life to this instrument.
I like your way of playing the Paganini variations of liszt, its so crystal clear well done my friend
This performance of the Liszt Paganini Etude No. 6 is outstanding in every way. The video editing superb. The decision to video in black and white - genius as well. Very well played and a classy video.
Larry Wilson Thanks so much Larry! I appreciate your support and friendship!
This is so unbelievably clean. I can hear every single note in there. Just perfect
You make the piano produce clear, absolutely beautiful sound! It's so hard in such technically difficult pieces. Your performance has a soul, is extraordinary, unique. I can listen to it over and over again! well done!
Coming from a pianist colleague: great, expressive, intense, meaningfull playing. Enjoyed it immensely!
Parallel passages at 2:37-wonderfully subtle.
I've seen this video before, but as RUclips brought it into my feed again, I just had drop by and say how amazing this performance is!! Pacing, touch, expression, virtuosity - it has everything. Great playing, Josh!!
Love how you shaped this etude, I really enjoyed listening to this. Maybe little slow, but magic is there :) Usually people focus more on furious tempo, and they lack shape. Well done, mr. Josh Wright.
i have replayed this too many times now.
So very beautiful! What a great way to start my day! Thanks Josh for sharing your amazing talent!
The cleanest performance of this Étude. From the expressivity to the wonderful and so well-worked details, this recording sounds so musically rich.
Great, really awesome.
The way his eyes lit up every time he did the starting stretch was really entertaining to watch
Really one of my favourite performances of this piece. A stunning perfomance and an inspiration.
Damn, I'm so impressed by the way you are playing it!!!! congrats.
Clean, clear, expressive....the best intrpretation so far!!!
oh so thats where your intro music comes from for your propractise videos haha, love it!
0:44
Perfect performance! Each time the theme appeared in a dramatic character! Great interpretation!
Really really great played. Lots of feeling, perfect timing. Not too fast nor to slow!
Thank you Josh.Well done. This is a really great musical and technical performance.The hours of practice have done justice to this devilishly difficult piece.Franz Liszt himself must be smiling!!
Thank you for reminding me of what excellence sounds like. You inspire me to practice and learn continuously. :)
It's great to see you perform. Pleasure to listen to.
I also can't help mentioning Lutoslawski's interpretation of this Paganini etude for two pianos, it's my huge favorite.
Wow amazing. Ive seen you teach la campanella and i finally found this. Amazing. You help me become a better pianist
Really impressive! Well done! Although I greatly appreciate your academic videos, I also enjoy these performances from time to time!
hasumedic o
This is one of the most beautiful recordings I've ever heard 💜
Your touch on the piano is simply amazing I marvel your La Campanella performance and this is my second favourite performance of yours your dynamics on spot and your interpretation is awesome I dont know why you are not famous on RUclips the piano is also good
Any more epic performances of your I should watch please tell me I want to listen to your interpretations
Wow..that was pretty awesome stuff...the ending was amazing!
Most excellent interpretation!! Hamelin, trifinov, and lang lang or nothing compared to this outstanding performance by the phenomenal pianist Josh Wright!
Don't name Lang when praising someone. I prefere to use Grigory Sokolov to push up the level. Lang Lang is a performer like Liberace.
But the other names have way bigger careers.
Josh Wright, you are an inspiration! Thank you for sharing your amazing talent with us.
thank you for making this and posting. i watch your teaching vids all the time and this is such a great compliment to them. absolutely fascinating. many congrats and best wishes in everything.
BRAVO! BRAVO! Thanks for the inspiring performance Josh. You are an incredible talent!
Technically perfect, astounding emotion!
love listening to this guy - knows how to be subtle where called for yet dynamic and masculine playing style overall; powerful.
One of my all time favorite recordings of any piece.
You nailed it. Best version on RUclips. Bravo!
Im just some hack who stumbled onto this vid. I was in tears by the finish. Magnifique!
This is so perfect! Most of Franz Liszt's songs are super hard, and the fingers have to go through a lot of octaves which make people to hit wrong keys easily. But i cannot hear any wrong key in ur video, this is the best i heard from people playing this piece. I love classical music, this piece is one of my favorite song. I have been thinking to learn this piece, but i feel like i cannot do this because there are a lot of octaves and my hands are small:(
im going to hopefully reach 9/10ths when I grow up
@@andrewzhang8512 Good for you. My hands are really small like the furthest I can reach is an octave ,-,
@@andrewzhang8512 Me too xD I think I will reach 11th when I grow up like with my nails or something like that xD But who uses 11th anyways
@@imdark7372 *laughs in Alkan*
@@giuseppeagresta1425 Sry but I didn't get it ._.
Nice and elegant, not too fast, perfect to my ears. Just excellent interpretation/performance. Each note in each part was audible and controlled. Love it
Nothing short of outstanding virtuosity.
And oh wow does that Steinway sound superb.
Wonderfully filmed and expertly played. Better quality than most if not all of the other music videos I've seen on RUclips
Wow! This is so incredibly good. I love this kind of performance!!
I hope you will do more pieces by Liszt.
You should do a pro practice on this piece, very well done.
Wow. Just found your channel. I quit lessons like, um, over 40 years ago. LOL But watching your play is like watching a perfect dive with the cleanest splashless entry! Beautiful. Thank you for gracing our ears.
I am learning this masterpiece right now and your perfomance is truly the most inspiring for me on RUclips.
Thank you so much for your hard work !
Many greetings from germany :-)
WOW one of my favorite interpretations of this etude!! You are amazing!!
I applaud to this talented guy, fantastic perfomance
Beautifully played and tastefully shot. Bravo x2!
You've brought miracle to the Earth Josh!
I just really love this guy.I like his hair style and of coure he plays very well.
Keep up the great content!
Everything is perfect in this video. Playing, picture, sound engineering. Well done!
I also love how you manage to keep a fixed posture while playing even on this piece! I don't have a problem with people that do that (Kissin is my favourite pianist anyway, fortunately, he never curves his back) but it's really nice to see pianists actually caring about their image/posture these days.
I just found this video Josh. Brilliant as always !
Hi Josh, this is a wonderful version; you press the keys very deep, you are very precise (I play it … not really like this). You do not make crazy theater (as a Trifonov would do) and you just "do your job", and you do it well. There is as well enough emotion, really just good. And thanks a lot for your explanation on another RUclips page… I could not manage the first accords without you!!
You are an amazing pianist and you give great advice on playing piano!
I second that motion!!
That was a marvelous performance! Bravo!
You didn't just play this right. You played this Wright!
You inspired me to start learning this piece!
BlackMasterJoe89 Awesome!
Josh Wright Thanks! I am currently playing a piece right now by Liszt called Gnomenreign. Do you know this piece? If so, do you have any tips? Thanks again!
+BlackMasterJoe89 yes, I am playing it and my tipis to play with rounded hands ( josh has a academic video on that), and practice a lot of slow on the fast parts right hand. Hope this helps!
I love this video and rendition to no end, I've probably watched it 300x and I'm not even done
What a wonderful performance. Thank you.
Best performance of this piece there is!
Best execution, best interpretation. Thank you Josh
BRAVO JOSH!!!
AWESOME dude
I very much enjoyed that - both the playing and the video production. First class !!
wonderful piece and fantastic performance!
I've been practicing this for a year and its fast and furious, most would say that it sounds like a professional recording (except some speed fluctuations and changes in dynamics to give the song a dramatic effect and my own personal touch) but it is almost impossible to perfect. The polyrhythms at the end are good, entire variation eleven is really good (fast, no staccato at beginning) variation 8 I speed up a bit (as everyone does) but variation 6? Never can be as fast as the rest of the piece IF I play it without mistakes. This dream of playing it perfect will never happen for anyone just cause of damn variation 6 and 11. It takes two very different skillsets to one of them somewhat correct let alone perfect. I've always been quick with right and left hand movement and even arpeggios, but the jitter you have to do to play variation 6 at the same speed as the rest is possible, but very unlikely when playing the correct notes and rhythms. Some people would say I have perfected this and I would say I'm as close as anyone could get to it, but I know that I will never play it perfect. That is why the Liszt/Paganini grandes etudes are so difficult and intriguing, it's a complex piece that you can practice forever and always improve on. If someone was to perfect the etudes they would lose the wonder, awe and fascination surrounding them. Only a few people can play it right, and I am proud to say that this recording is really good.
Excellent - balanced and even.
Josh, you are boss! Great performance, and a very nice video production.
Hats off gentleman - a genius
Absolutely Beautiful Performance & Incredible Piano & acoustics. Bravissimo Josh! 🔥🔥🔥
Oh my Goodness. How captivating.
Splendid!
I really enjoyed this one, very inspirational. Thanks for sharing.
Really very, very good. I did not see the whole peformance, I just closed my eyes and felt it. Thanks.
OMG! I feel that the composer is at this piano! Thank you!
I don't know what it is but whenever you play it's so inspiring haha keep it up! i wish i'd discovered you years ago
excellent !! video, sound, everything is just perfectwell done Mr Wright
Ideal choice of tempo, allows for clear articulation and time to carefully shape the melodic contours. I prefer this, more classical approach to many of the performances with a more aggressive rhythmic drive. Deserves more views.... Thanks a lot!
Love it, Josh. Thank you!
That left hand pizzicato section was so clean
This is one fantastic performance. Congrats!!
Amazing ! It's the best performance I've ever heard
I really enjoyed your performance! You are undoubtedly a great pianist!!! Thank you for letting us enjoy your art. :)
Wow. So great. Love this piece and love your performance of it!
YES!!! Work it out boy, AWESOME!!!
I agree - an exceptionel rendition of this piece, that brings it to life in a whole new way :)
Woah! Wow! Bravo!
Sherman Jackson Thanks so much!
Love the reverb!