The grace of your hands is a rare beauty - they are ballet at the highest level. You were so correct in ignoring your teachers' that wanted to "correct" your technique. I believe ultimately, "If you meet Budah in the middle of the road, kill him." In other words, follow your heart and let your hands "sing." There is tremendous feeling and emotion within the hands and it must be embraced and let out to run free. Valentina, you are amazing - I'm giving you a big internet hug!
Bravissimo Ms Lisitsa! You captured the full drama of the Erlkönig. Perfectly judged tempo and great variety of nuances in the soft passages. Superb performance of a tremendous work!
IMHO she is a gift of incredible richness. I am a great fan of "huge" piano players like Richter, Horowitz, Backhaus and so on, but Mrs. Valentina Lisitsa is beyond category, pure nature, freedom, beauty, I am very impressed!
Absolutely love your rendition of this piece . Hard to imagine a better interpretation, the perfect balance of passion and control and power, yet *delicate* even in the forte and fortissimo passages. Your soul has the many layers needed to play the music like you do, you read every bit of beauty and bring it forward. And is mesmerizing (lucky us) to be able to see you while you play -the motion of your hands and arms is art on itself. Thank you ! And you are so young ! Time will bring even more
Elle joue superbement, l'une des plus grandes virtuoses encore vivantes ! Magnifique. Je viens de commencer le piano et c'est les gens qui m'ont donner le plaisir de jouer et d'écouter du piano.
I really like the way you play. It's passionate and fascinating when we see someone who loves what is doing. You play whith your soul and we can feel it! I admire you, Valentina! Keep going, and please come to Brazil!!
Valentina Lisitsa a un toucher de clavier qui lui est propre et fait toujours merveille, associé à une sensibilité extraordinaire. Bravo Valentina, vous êtes magnifique
This is beautiful! I love your interpretation, using the complex "periphery" in a very sustaining manner. It is worthy of Liszt, as always! You're my favorite Liszt interpreter :)
Extraordinary performance! Your playing of Erlkönig really depicts the image of a swift bike riding in the wind! With the tension rising and falling, this is breathtaking! One of my favourite choral works! Thank you! The elf bits were nice too, the mystical feeling can be just slightly more hyperbolic if you like! Regards, D.
Valentina in Schubert-Liszt, the best anywhere. Hope one day she plays some of the other song cycles besides Schwangesang, as how many great pianists have played more than 6-8 Schubert-Liszt works. And, the music itself is simply divine showcasing the full spectrum of emotion and passion. This music also showcases the fantastic range of abilities Valentina showcases - like no one else today.
You make me simultaneously want to never play piano again, and keep playing until I can play such pieces are you are playing. You have such an ease of playing that it seems like you merely caress and it sings the song for you. (perhaps this is true). Also, Erlkönig is one of my favorite songs, and you did it wondrously. Thank you and the best of luck.
4:37 Erlkonig: If you don't know the words, you must watch what I call "Erlkonig 101" ruclips.net/video/JS91p-vmSf0/видео.html and then the total horror of this piece is truly felt. We knew things were bad, but had no clue. Published in 1782 by Goethe, this poem was off the chart and captured the imagination of many of the world's greatest composers and performers. It is still chilling today. _Can you imagine how shocking it was back then???_
@ValentinaLisitsa merci beaucoup pour cette traduction en français. J'espère que votre coeur n'est pas aussi triste que celui de l'héroïne de ce poème. Amicalement et respectueusement à l'eextraordinaire interprète que vous êtes.
@ValentinaLisitsa come to mexico city please! you will be very well received... and i can guarantee you will have a good audience. I know a lot of people from my music school that would go to see you, pleeaaaaaseeeee D: haha
Wow goose bumps ...tears....frustration ( All the while poise grace elegance control lighht And 1 wrong note accounted for and fixed but not edited beautiful... wish I had parent that may need a piano
Damn, that would be a fine format for a classical concert. Everybody dressed casual and you can have a beer in your seat. Would probably be a great appeal to the younger crowd.
It's lovely to see you performance and not have the camera man having us looking up at the ceiling and then the walls, as they do in a lot of DVD's, but not yours! Fine Artistry as always!
@ValentinaLisitsa Hello Valentina, I did a little search. I won't paste links here but you can find it on english wikipedia "Der_Erlkönig", by switching the language to french Très bonne soirée :-)
You are my angel,my Idol...You look like morning X'mas day for me,You're brilliant to out standing always...Miss you and takecare your self...You are the only one for me...Best Regard Mrs.Lissie (Mr.Athamath Singhara at Ayudthaya) Ps.I hope to you succses evreything foreverthing
Your play is heart- breaking, Lisitsa. You bring me in tears, and I'm a big fan, but still, the video would be more attractive, if you would wear one of your beautifull skirts.
@ValentinaLisitsa Jesus Christ Valentina, how do you deal with the tension in the right arm when playing Erlkönig. I always have to quit halfway through haha.
![Schubert - Der Erlkönig [魔王] (complete version.)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/5XP5RP6OEJI/mqdefault.jpg)
She is simply not from this planet 😮 its beyond imagination …….breathtaking technical skills combined with stunning phrasing and voicing💯👌🏻
This piece has had so much meaning in my life. More than words could explain.
Thank You VAL. To me You're the one and only Goddess!!! I can't imagine my life without You!!!
The grace of your hands is a rare beauty - they are ballet at the highest level. You were so correct in ignoring your teachers' that wanted to "correct" your technique. I believe ultimately, "If you meet Budah in the middle of the road, kill him." In other words, follow your heart and let your hands "sing." There is tremendous feeling and emotion within the hands and it must be embraced and let out to run free. Valentina, you are amazing - I'm giving you a big internet hug!
Practice?? I didnt see any practicing. I just saw and heard a flawless performance!
@ValentinaLisitsa I was there and loved your concert. I'm from Mexico and I hope you'll come here some day. Thank you for a wonderful concert.
Bravissimo Ms Lisitsa! You captured the full drama of the Erlkönig. Perfectly judged tempo and great variety of nuances in the soft passages. Superb performance of a tremendous work!
the best erlkonig ever!!!
The "Erlkönig" is superb!!!! Bravo!
IMHO she is a gift of incredible richness.
I am a great fan of "huge" piano players like Richter, Horowitz, Backhaus and so on, but Mrs. Valentina Lisitsa is beyond category, pure nature, freedom, beauty, I am very impressed!
Beautiful performance as always.
"🎹❤🌹Love to Watch You Create Such Beautiful Music. You are the Master of the Piano"
Best side of Schubert so dark and quiet delicate yet .
Absolutely love your rendition of this piece . Hard to imagine a better interpretation, the perfect balance of passion and control and power, yet *delicate* even in the forte and fortissimo passages. Your soul has the many layers needed to play the music like you do, you read every bit of beauty and bring it forward. And is mesmerizing (lucky us) to be able to see you while you play -the motion of your hands and arms is art on itself. Thank you ! And you are so young ! Time will bring even more
Elle joue superbement, l'une des plus grandes virtuoses encore vivantes ! Magnifique. Je viens de commencer le piano et c'est les gens qui m'ont donner le plaisir de jouer et d'écouter du piano.
I really like the way you play. It's passionate and fascinating when we see someone who loves what is doing. You play whith your soul and we can feel it!
I admire you, Valentina!
Keep going, and please come to Brazil!!
Valentina Lisitsa a un toucher de clavier qui lui est propre et fait toujours merveille, associé à une sensibilité extraordinaire. Bravo Valentina, vous êtes magnifique
Gran pianista precioso
Remarkable,I love the tunes and her talent is flawless I say!
4:37 Der Erlkönig
thanks mate
Divina VALENTINA!!! BRAVO!!!
Thank you for adding this Valentina...It's such an exquisite piece!
This is beautiful! I love your interpretation, using the complex "periphery" in a very sustaining manner. It is worthy of Liszt, as always! You're my favorite Liszt interpreter :)
Extraordinary performance! Your playing of Erlkönig really depicts the image of a swift bike riding in the wind! With the tension rising and falling, this is breathtaking! One of my favourite choral works! Thank you! The elf bits were nice too, the mystical feeling can be just slightly more hyperbolic if you like!
Regards,
D.
Valentina in Schubert-Liszt, the best anywhere. Hope one day she plays some of the other song cycles besides Schwangesang, as how many great pianists have played more than 6-8 Schubert-Liszt works. And, the music itself is simply divine showcasing the full spectrum of emotion and passion. This music also showcases the fantastic range of abilities Valentina showcases - like no one else today.
Rachmaninoff
@ValentinaLisitsa Der Erlkönig = Le Roi des Aulnes in french ! And bravo for your performance, I'm... wow, very impressed !
Excellent job Valentina, bravo.
wow Val now i see why you had such a busy summer!your playing gets close to perfection day by day!!
And this is just practice! What a great artist.
Splendid as usual.
You make me simultaneously want to never play piano again, and keep playing until I can play such pieces are you are playing. You have such an ease of playing that it seems like you merely caress and it sings the song for you. (perhaps this is true). Also, Erlkönig is one of my favorite songs, and you did it wondrously. Thank you and the best of luck.
4:37 Erlkonig: If you don't know the words, you must watch what I call "Erlkonig 101" ruclips.net/video/JS91p-vmSf0/видео.html and then the total horror of this piece is truly felt. We knew things were bad, but had no clue.
Published in 1782 by Goethe, this poem was off the chart and captured the imagination of many of the world's greatest composers and performers. It is still chilling today. _Can you imagine how shocking it was back then???_
L'interpretation de V.L. est magnifique et très mature. Et elle est si jeune!
Beaultiful!!.......BRAVO!!
Everything's so perfect...
Hallo Valentina, the translation into french for Erlkönig is : le roi des Aulnes.
thank you for your piano playing.
I've been listening to you play for ages, I hope sometime I come to Pennsylvania. :]
Liszt, the King and Lisitsa, que Queen.
@ValentinaLisitsa merci beaucoup pour cette traduction en français. J'espère que votre coeur n'est pas aussi triste que celui de l'héroïne de ce poème. Amicalement et respectueusement à l'eextraordinaire interprète que vous êtes.
Wow, this is beautiful 😍😍😍
@ValentinaLisitsa come to mexico city please! you will be very well received... and i can guarantee you will have a good audience. I know a lot of people from my music school that would go to see you, pleeaaaaaseeeee D: haha
If thats practice your ready to play! Beaultiful!!
Perfect!!
I can't believe I missed the concert at Ravinia... *cry*
Come back to Chicago please!
She was just born with a piano in her hands, unlike the rest of us.
Суперически!!!
Wow goose bumps ...tears....frustration (
All the while poise grace elegance control lighht
And 1 wrong note accounted for and fixed but not edited beautiful... wish I had parent that may need a piano
You should perform Live dressed like this, Have a casual Friday. I'm getting tired of dresses and suits.
Damn, that would be a fine format for a classical concert. Everybody dressed casual and you can have a beer in your seat. Would probably be a great appeal to the younger crowd.
Finally more Schubert, great!
So good..like this very much
I missed you on YT. Be welcome again. Great performance.
VALENTINA!!!!!!!!!!! i miss ur performance very much.. wish u could come to malaysia. i sooooo wanna see you perform in person.
every so often, when the walls start closing in, i'll just come back here
Bellísimo 😍 🇮🇷👋👋👋👋👋👋
l'habit ne fait pas toujours le moine !!! :) 💝 Valentina
1:34 is it me or even the camera breathes in listening to this?
Bravo!
I just discovered that Valentina has been recently in Brazil. oh, my God, how could I lose it?
Nine minutes of pure glory !
Val, you are such a wonderful and magnificent human being... I would pay to see you practice haha :)
It's lovely to see you performance and not have the camera man having us looking up at the ceiling and then the walls, as they do in a lot of DVD's, but not yours!
Fine Artistry as always!
I often ask myself if Liszt was wondering if the listener would hear Schubert of Liszt hearing his songs transcribed.
me encanta escuchar como tocas el piano, saludos de Argentina ! =)
She's back! (on RUclips at least) :D
@ValentinaLisitsa Hello Valentina, I did a little search. I won't paste links here but you can find it on english wikipedia "Der_Erlkönig", by switching the language to french
Très bonne soirée :-)
to be only a practice sounds amazing
Волшебный звук
How do you memorize such a repertoire? It's just amazing !!!
You're a real artist because you express so many things with just 88 keys.
Louis-Marie Picard 97 keys...it's a Bosey!
Correct :)
thanks
@ValentinaLisitsa
Hi Valentina. We missed you so much on YT. Thanks for being back.
The question is : will you ever come play in Paris???
I like also when you play Totentanz from Liszt.........
wow
damn even the camera was shocked haha 8:04
Qual é a nacionalidade da pianista Valentina. Ela é espetacular. Sou fã da Valentina.
You are my angel,my Idol...You look like morning X'mas day for me,You're brilliant to out standing always...Miss you and takecare your self...You are the only one for me...Best Regard Mrs.Lissie (Mr.Athamath Singhara at Ayudthaya)
Ps.I hope to you succses evreything foreverthing
Not me trying to sing along with her playing lol
Interesting.. I'll look into it and let you know when I've watched it. :)
@Shadellyn I missed her too. *cry*
@MrSerpico87 Yes, I agree!
Замечательно
@ValentinaLisitsa Who could ever be upset that you played a long show
At 0.22 Lacrimosa by Mozart :-) Wonderful!!!
nice
People say taste in music is subjective. I say people who don't recognize your talent are objectively idiots.
Amazing... as usual.
i thing i m falling in love,sorry i dont thing i am sure!!!
OMG! I love how you played Erl King! It reminds me of one of my friends who also plays it lol. Isn't this the lizst version?
lol I'm still suffering in the second page yet she plays this as a practice song.....
This Piece has a the theme like "lacrimosa" by mozart, especially from 0:24 to 0:33! Has anyone noted this ?
@ValentinaLisitsa wat!!! why would anyone be upset that the great valentina lisitsa stayed longer than expected??? i'm confused?
0 dislikes, now we have some justice and fair judgement here
👍
Chbert -Lizst. 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🇮🇷🎁🖐️
could you put a recording of grieg's e minor sonata up on youtube? shouldn't take you more than 10 minutes practicing...
mortalfrog0815
You are right. It wouldn't! 😂😊💜
Me too!
Bu then I think of what it would be like without air conditioning that stops cold my romanticizing.
@ValentinaLisitsa YOU WERE IN CHICAGO?!#@
Woe is me!
Your play is heart- breaking, Lisitsa. You bring me in tears, and I'm a big fan, but still, the video would be more attractive, if you would wear one of your beautifull skirts.
Valentina, I admire your work so much. Are you doing any concerts in London?
@ValentinaLisitsa :D
@gezafabinyi you come*
@ValentinaLisitsa Jesus Christ Valentina, how do you deal with the tension in the right arm when playing Erlkönig. I always have to quit halfway through haha.