Intense, profound: what I like about Kissin is that he never use his virtuosity and huge technical skills for the sake of it From his playing you can tell how deep he analyzes each pieace that he plays so that every execution is an experience, a story to tell.
This is a wonderful performance of this piece. My personal opinion - I liked him better than the other pianists. Everybody has a different opinion and I think it is worng to argue, because we still all know that we can't play as great as he can, and even if we CAN, why bother critisize? Everybody knows he's talented and that he's a world famous pianist. A few wrong notes are nothing, nobody can play this piece PERFECTLY... Thank-You Kissin for such a wonderful performance! :-)
Pure genius. I have only listened to a few versions and liked Gould the best. I must say I like Kissin just as much. Kissin has his reasons for everything, and I love an artist who can convince me that his works. there are mistakes because he is an artist who takes the chances. He plays this like the virtuoso that Beethoven was. I am satisfied that Beethoven would have been pleased.
I saw him play this live in Carnigie Hall. I'll never forget it. Fantastic interpretation - tons of energy and intensity. Virtuosity for the sake of Music; not for it's own sake.
Tal vez Evgeny Kissin es el mejor pianista que ha existido, su perfección en cada tema no importando el genero o el ritmo, haciendo cada pieza con su sello personal, y no estoy olvidadno a Horowitz, o a Gould etc. Vamos para adelante.
hey hey hey hey hey!!! no no no no no!!! This piece should be Beethoven 32 Piano Variations in C minor WoO 80 not Op. 32!!!!!!!!! Great video!!! thx for uploading!!! : )
It's not Op. 32. It's 32 Variations on a theme and was pubished without an opus number. I heard Kissin perform this in Chicago and can't wait for him to record this for release.
Beethoven never assigned an Opus number as he didnt think of this piece very highly. Yet here it is and it's magnificent in its own right . No it doesnt have the brilliance and inventiveness of the Diabelli variations but its a testament to Beethoven's genius that he considered it a"lesser" work.
thats unbelievably wonderful)..no surprise he got Grammy)))...and if smb says he plays without musical skills-only the technicks - youre wrong!!!look at his eyes and mouth!!hes going mad together with music! such expression!!!)))hes as virtuosic as Matcuev))
@magnetiktrax do not pity me. I just can discern, it's not like I assume that "oh, that is sooo difficult, and since i cannot understand whether he's playing insightfully, he has to be a genius". No, i know if it's just skill, or if there's more than that. But like i've said elsewhere: this video is rather an exception for him. It's a good one.
@magnetiktrax and please, give me an example in which Kissin demonstrated he was actually introducing something new into our perception of music. Please, it should be easy, genius does that all the time. Have you ever seen at the discovery channel 'freaks' (sorry for the expression) performing complex tasks, but not being geniuses?
@gospelkeys07 i dont think critics get jealous. i think they simply dont agree with the way he plays, some based on personal taste, some in musical arguments. For example, I think kissin is a machine. curiously, this video is perhaps the only one in which he appears insightful, it's very good, perhaps because of the technical nature of the piece.
These are not op.32 variations . The composition did not get an opus number . Therefore it is called WoO80 - Werke ohne Opuszahl 80 . That means : Works without an opus number 80 . These are " 32 Variations in C minor on an original theme " And my opinion is that the piano player plays it TOO FAST trying to prove his technical skills . Forgetting that the MUSICAL skills are more important . A good example about how this piece should be played is Oli Mustonen from Finland . He is awsome !
@EMPERORMIKI - Who - in your estimation is better? I am sure your list is no longer than 2-5 pianists long. Kissin is a wonderful pianist with a unique style. I can't see how he merits your criticism.
@pianolistenerk I don't know. I hope people don't criticize him for that reason, but the criticism, which can be awfully stark and absolute, strikes me as over the top. I think part of it is that he was so hyped, especially in the 90s, that people resent that, like truculent children doing the opposite of what they're told to. It's a shame that such irrelevant considerations need enter into our listening. To me, he's always someone worth listening to, an immense talent and a hard worker.
Cette interprétation est très bien :) Dur de déterminer laquelle est la meilleure entre celle la et celle de Gould ... On croirait presque deux oeuvre différentes !
@magnetiktrax no, in fact there are thousands of kids at conservatories that can. Go to Julliard and see how unique it is what Kissin does. You should know by now that Kissin is a marketing product. Please, give me ONE SINGLE example in which Kissin demonstrated an unprecedented insight into music. We could do that with Gould and Richter, but Kissin??
@gospelkeys07 with lang i would say he a virtuoso, great fingers, but with no inner life at all, a boy that has only played the piano, but who has no other interests in life: doesnt read books, doesnt like movies, doesnt have a girl, doesnt write about anything, has no particular opinions about anything. like a cognitive scientist i read somewhere said: that impressive technique is what stands in the way between the listener and an empty life.
@darquoy total agree. Your observation articulates one sad fact about Kissin: that he is told the artifice, but CANNOT make the music come alive, he has no soul on which to mirror the greatness of the pieces. A piano monkey.
@EMPERORMIKI - You are right - and I would like to sincerely and publicly apologize for not being more mature in my criticism of your opinion. I disagree with your thoughts, but I do not have the right to mock or insult. Please accept my apology.
@pianolistenerk I agree. Every great recording by every great pianist of every piece on youtube receives a stream of insults and complaints about "wrong notes" etc. But I would like to see a single one of these people as distinguished as a pianist, or play the very piece better. I read a lot of "I'm better" from people on youtube. I only think. "Oh really? Maybe you are, how about you prove it?"
I like Horowitz's perfomance most actually .. And I sure things Kissin has a strange way to move his fingers o.O I know it's all about personal opinion and there are no such things as right and wrong in interpretation .. but I think it's to slow. Since Beethoven wrote Allegretto for the theme, but no one can play it because it would be too fast for most of the other variations. But I think it should be faster than what he does.
@magnetiktrax oh, yes i do too. but also i do not like people glorifying someone who is not what they say. i demand justice. he's not a genius, as simple as that. he's a savant. and having great fingers is never enough to satisfy my aesthetic needs. I need something else: gould, richter, horowitz, rubinstein, tureck, anyone of those, but not the freak.
@pianolistenerk I agree. Every great recording by every great pianist of every piece on youtube receives a stream of insults and complaints about "wrong notes" etc. But I would like to see a single one of these people as distinguished as a pianist, or play the very piece better, I hear a lot of "I'm better". Oh really? Maybe you are, how about you prove it?
@magnetiktrax buzz phrases. Don't get mad at me just because i can articulate my perception of the music beyond commonplace phrases about what it means to be a genius. Don't blaim me for actually knowing about this.
@XiaShiGua extremely true... there is no such thing as a perfect performance in the eyes of others... only perfection of interpretation in your own eyes... im truly sick of people saying... this interpretation is horrible listen to so and so... rather they should say this interpretation is different to so and so's... as everyone interprets music differently
@sirdelrio Well you can choose to view the world in a negative, cynical manner, and try to denounce skill and talent. I prefer to appreciate the mastery of a virtuoso and enjoy the music. :-)
@Randomicity912 and it's curious to see how you proceed, cause even if granting that I blundered huge in a comment, which i could sustain i didn't in front of your 'lecturers' and even some disagreeing teachers (to give you a sense that it's perhaps an idiosincracy of mine to say ONLY major and minor are modes), even if i had blundered, that doesn't render the rest of my commentaries about music wrong. That's a nice expression of your objectivity and research spirit.
@EMPERORMIKI Ahhh yes - and who could forget about the famous Dr. Fussberg! Ailment? first - no one is talking about his appearance, second - who cares? I hate to say it, but I agree with flippert0.
@Spiciu technically there is never a way a piece "SHOULD" be interpreted in... as that is all owing to others preferences... i do agree this is a bit too fast... but by no means is he forgetting musical aspects of this piece... some may play this intimately he on the other hand plays it slightly more dramatically compared with others...if your saying beethoven variations WoO80 should be played like "Oli Mustonen's" then it would be pointless having any pianists playing this piece apart from him.
@Kevinatmiis Well you should not mock people it is not nice. I mention his strange appearance because I am concerned-it is clear that this young guy is trying really hard and may end up like Schumann (not so much the mental illness but crippling his hands in an effort to be the best pianist of the day). I think he'd be perfectly suited for a clerk job like at a hotel and his over ambition may make that impossible! He really should consider alternatives because his playing really is subpar.
@sirdelrio You're quite keen on your little buzz-phrases aren't you. :-D There are few people on earth who could even memorise a piece like this, never mind play it so well. Those that can are geniuses, regardless of what you think.
@magnetiktrax Genius is not about skill. The very definition according to cognitive science is "someone who transforms its field, who introduces changes and new visions and ideas, with remarkable skill, intelligence, and personal vission". Kissin has only the skill. Again, search for the savant syndrome.
@magnetiktrax That's an 'argument from authority' fallacy. He doesn't need any qualifications other than his arguments. If he didn't present any, well, ok, but if he did, it doesn't matter if he has a degree or not.
@Randomicity912 I claim to be??? Do you want to see my diploma? hehehe OMG. I knew it: KISSIN, right? LOL. And yes, I'm not the only one to think Kissin is not that great. And regarding the ONLY two minor scales, that's kind of a strawman: you said i didn't know what a melodic minor scale was, and I named the melodic and harmonic, you assumed I didn't know the rest.
@EMPERORMIKI And you are fine to voice your thoughts and critisism, but there is critisism, and unnecessary critisism. Comparing him to a grad student is unnecessary. I agree, there is perfection still to be had, but let's keep it civil.
@magnetiktrax and just to let you know, you just gave me an 'argument from authority', which is a logical fallacy. you should have more than that to justify him.
@magnetiktrax comfortable dellusions. keep consuming commonplace traits of genius. watch gould speak, and then kissin, then you'll know how's einstein and who is rainman.
@magnetiktrax The Savant Syndrome!!! a form of autism: people with cognitive disabilites, but that exhibit a remarkable and sometimes extraordinary skill in one particular field. When I called Kissin 'Rainman', I was making a metaphor. Have you seen an interview with him? that's not the brain of a genius. I've never said he cannot play, or that he's an imbecile, just not a genius.
@ciliaspippi Evgeny is the grad student? I'm just saying that this performance is has so many mistakes in it its not even Beethoven anymore! More like an okay Chopin performance-all my piano teachers are from Poland and they agree with me. The phrasings and fingertech of this performance is eccentric and may point to some underlying disease like brain cancer ... but a strong touch i must admit. He just needs to fix his wrong phrasings and it will be okay.
Comparing a grad student to a other grad student is unnecessary criticism? Since when? He can be undergrad or grad student on piano does not chance the reality that his playing of this great movement is deranged. If he is a undergrad than he may be formed into a good pianist because this performance is top quality for a undergrad. But if he is a grad student his teachers should be fired!
@suriv88 Way too aggressive at the beginning and some of his other Variations: too big Tempo variations. Too fast and brilliant or too slow and trying to get "Sentimental" - he's too much a showman and not always natural in his expression. Please keep getting a bit more modest, mister Kiss...
@EMPERORMIKI "his playing is subpar"!? WTF? What planet are you on? Where's your string of awards that proves you are such a great judge of who is and isn't a brilliant player?
@Kevinatmiis I would say that the version Dave Brubeck did is superior to this lukewarm performance. Also doesn't this pianist just look a little weird like there is some ailment he is not disclosing that if affecting him? Like slight down syndrome or some other crippling disease. And my undergrad harmony teacher Dr. Fussberg actually made a recording that is also superior to this-so your assertion that there are only 5 pianists who are better is sadly misinformed
gilels plays it even faster which is worse... maybe russians are taught to play it this tempo... i dunno - i found glenn gould rendition, which is lightyears better!
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my god....i've never heard kissin play something this well. this is fantastic.
i heard this live as well, breathtaking to say the least.
Non le ho mai sentite fatte così!!!!!!!!!!!!!super
beethoven went where no man has gone before - into realms of sound and composition not yet rivaled
Intense, profound: what I like about Kissin is that he never use his virtuosity and huge technical skills for the sake of it From his playing you can tell how deep he analyzes each pieace that he plays so that every execution is an experience, a story to tell.
This is a wonderful performance of this piece. My personal opinion - I liked him better than the other pianists. Everybody has a different opinion and I think it is worng to argue, because we still all know that we can't play as great as he can, and even if we CAN, why bother critisize? Everybody knows he's talented and that he's a world famous pianist. A few wrong notes are nothing, nobody can play this piece PERFECTLY... Thank-You Kissin for such a wonderful performance! :-)
Marvelous! I love the way he plays.
hi, the record is amazing!
( the title is 32 variations in C minor WoO 80)
Pure genius. I have only listened to a few versions and liked Gould the best. I must say I like Kissin just as much. Kissin has his reasons for everything, and I love an artist who can convince me that his works. there are mistakes because he is an artist who takes the chances. He plays this like the virtuoso that Beethoven was. I am satisfied that Beethoven would have been pleased.
-_- i was getting more and more in to it then it just suddenly ends! What a goddamn bummer!
words spoken from a true person who understands music :D
incredible!! I dont know what was thinking beethoven when he wrote this
I saw him play this live in Carnigie Hall. I'll never forget it.
Fantastic interpretation - tons of energy and intensity. Virtuosity for the sake of Music; not for it's own sake.
great staccato technic
Tal vez Evgeny Kissin es el mejor pianista que ha existido, su perfección en cada tema no importando el genero o el ritmo, haciendo cada pieza con su sello personal, y no estoy olvidadno a Horowitz, o a Gould etc. Vamos para adelante.
He got Grammy award for Best Soloist !!!
hey hey hey hey hey!!!
no no no no no!!!
This piece should be Beethoven 32 Piano Variations in C minor WoO 80
not Op. 32!!!!!!!!!
Great video!!! thx for uploading!!! : )
nap !! he always plays Beethoven the best !!
やっぱりどの曲を聴いても、ゾクゾクします。キーシン世界一‼️
It's not Op. 32. It's 32 Variations on a theme and was pubished without an opus number. I heard Kissin perform this in Chicago and can't wait for him to record this for release.
So much control! Bravo.
lol when i heard him play this live last year he didnt miss it ;)
Beethoven never assigned an Opus number as he didnt think of this piece very highly. Yet here it is and it's magnificent in its own right . No it doesnt have the brilliance and inventiveness of the Diabelli variations but its a testament to Beethoven's genius that he considered it a"lesser" work.
just love his technique
thats unbelievably wonderful)..no surprise he got Grammy)))...and if smb says he plays without musical skills-only the technicks - youre wrong!!!look at his eyes and mouth!!hes going mad together with music! such expression!!!)))hes as virtuosic as Matcuev))
@magnetiktrax do not pity me. I just can discern, it's not like I assume that "oh, that is sooo difficult, and since i cannot understand whether he's playing insightfully, he has to be a genius". No, i know if it's just skill, or if there's more than that. But like i've said elsewhere: this video is rather an exception for him. It's a good one.
@magnetiktrax and please, give me an example in which Kissin demonstrated he was actually introducing something new into our perception of music. Please, it should be easy, genius does that all the time. Have you ever seen at the discovery channel 'freaks' (sorry for the expression) performing complex tasks, but not being geniuses?
@gospelkeys07 i dont think critics get jealous. i think they simply dont agree with the way he plays, some based on personal taste, some in musical arguments. For example, I think kissin is a machine. curiously, this video is perhaps the only one in which he appears insightful, it's very good, perhaps because of the technical nature of the piece.
I like your comment..now go check Glenn Gould playing this piece and see how deep he develops his feelings in this piece
These are not op.32 variations . The composition did not get an opus number . Therefore it is called WoO80 - Werke ohne Opuszahl 80 . That means : Works without an opus number 80 . These are " 32 Variations in C minor on an original theme " And my opinion is that the piano player plays it TOO FAST trying to prove his technical skills . Forgetting that the MUSICAL skills are more important . A good example about how this piece should be played is Oli Mustonen from Finland . He is awsome !
@EMPERORMIKI - Who - in your estimation is better? I am sure your list is no longer than 2-5 pianists long. Kissin is a wonderful pianist with a unique style. I can't see how he merits your criticism.
@pianolistenerk I don't know. I hope people don't criticize him for that reason, but the criticism, which can be awfully stark and absolute, strikes me as over the top. I think part of it is that he was so hyped, especially in the 90s, that people resent that, like truculent children doing the opposite of what they're told to. It's a shame that such irrelevant considerations need enter into our listening. To me, he's always someone worth listening to, an immense talent and a hard worker.
lol when i heard him play this lave last year he didnt miss it ;)
Cette interprétation est très bien :)
Dur de déterminer laquelle est la meilleure entre celle la et celle de Gould ...
On croirait presque deux oeuvre différentes !
@magnetiktrax no, in fact there are thousands of kids at conservatories that can. Go to Julliard and see how unique it is what Kissin does. You should know by now that Kissin is a marketing product. Please, give me ONE SINGLE example in which Kissin demonstrated an unprecedented insight into music. We could do that with Gould and Richter, but Kissin??
@gospelkeys07 with lang i would say he a virtuoso, great fingers, but with no inner life at all, a boy that has only played the piano, but who has no other interests in life: doesnt read books, doesnt like movies, doesnt have a girl, doesnt write about anything, has no particular opinions about anything. like a cognitive scientist i read somewhere said: that impressive technique is what stands in the way between the listener and an empty life.
This is WoO 80, not Op. 32.
@darquoy total agree. Your observation articulates one sad fact about Kissin: that he is told the artifice, but CANNOT make the music come alive, he has no soul on which to mirror the greatness of the pieces. A piano monkey.
Gilels makes more of it. You have to figure first the entire piece in your mind before playing it.
he missed it, stop nitpicking.
@EMPERORMIKI - You are right - and I would like to sincerely and publicly apologize for not being more mature in my criticism of your opinion. I disagree with your thoughts, but I do not have the right to mock or insult. Please accept my apology.
@pianolistenerk
I agree. Every great recording by every great pianist of every piece on youtube receives a stream of insults and complaints about "wrong notes" etc. But I would like to see a single one of these people as distinguished as a pianist, or play the very piece better.
I read a lot of "I'm better" from people on youtube.
I only think. "Oh really? Maybe you are, how about you prove it?"
Needs a better tone, I'm sure the piano can sound more beautiful than that. Also mistake at 6:30 for anyone interested in that kind of thing.
@EMPERORMIKI Kissin is no student. He's probably the most revered living pianist.
I like Horowitz's perfomance most actually ..
And I sure things Kissin has a strange way to move his fingers o.O
I know it's all about personal opinion and there are no such things as right and wrong in interpretation .. but I think it's to slow.
Since Beethoven wrote Allegretto for the theme, but no one can play it because it would be too fast for most of the other variations. But I think it should be faster than what he does.
@magnetiktrax oh, yes i do too. but also i do not like people glorifying someone who is not what they say. i demand justice. he's not a genius, as simple as that. he's a savant. and having great fingers is never enough to satisfy my aesthetic needs. I need something else: gould, richter, horowitz, rubinstein, tureck, anyone of those, but not the freak.
@magnetiktrax apparently you don't understand the difference between genius and savant.
@bookguy12000 it's not a good word is it:D. "restrain" is better. Kissin is one of my favorite pianist.
was there a mistake at 6:45?
@MrMozartman Il y a aussi celle de Gilels qui est fantastique .
I c the madness of beethoven when he performs. He really lives into it. But he strangles teh music very much. Like Many russians tend to do.
Evgeny is truly amazing, but this is too fast a tempo in my opinion...
@zoriazoria
Its fun to argue, its wrong to go around insulting people about it. But maybe some people find that fun too.
@pianolistenerk
I agree. Every great recording by every great pianist of every piece on youtube receives a stream of insults and complaints about "wrong notes" etc. But I would like to see a single one of these people as distinguished as a pianist, or play the very piece better, I hear a lot of "I'm better". Oh really? Maybe you are, how about you prove it?
They must have mixed up the WoO number and the number of variations with an imagined opus..
@magnetiktrax buzz phrases. Don't get mad at me just because i can articulate my perception of the music beyond commonplace phrases about what it means to be a genius. Don't blaim me for actually knowing about this.
He has very impressive staccato
@mrbig4050 you mean Kissin??
@XiaShiGua extremely true... there is no such thing as a perfect performance in the eyes of others... only perfection of interpretation in your own eyes... im truly sick of people saying... this interpretation is horrible listen to so and so... rather they should say this interpretation is different to so and so's... as everyone interprets music differently
Bravissimo
@sirdelrio Well you can choose to view the world in a negative, cynical manner, and try to denounce skill and talent. I prefer to appreciate the mastery of a virtuoso and enjoy the music. :-)
@Randomicity912 and it's curious to see how you proceed, cause even if granting that I blundered huge in a comment, which i could sustain i didn't in front of your 'lecturers' and even some disagreeing teachers (to give you a sense that it's perhaps an idiosincracy of mine to say ONLY major and minor are modes), even if i had blundered, that doesn't render the rest of my commentaries about music wrong. That's a nice expression of your objectivity and research spirit.
@EMPERORMIKI Ahhh yes - and who could forget about the famous Dr. Fussberg!
Ailment? first - no one is talking about his appearance, second - who cares? I hate to say it, but I agree with flippert0.
@Spiciu technically there is never a way a piece "SHOULD" be interpreted in... as that is all owing to others preferences... i do agree this is a bit too fast... but by no means is he forgetting musical aspects of this piece... some may play this intimately he on the other hand plays it slightly more dramatically compared with others...if your saying beethoven variations WoO80 should be played like "Oli Mustonen's" then it would be pointless having any pianists playing this piece apart from him.
@Kevinatmiis Well you should not mock people it is not nice. I mention his strange appearance because I am concerned-it is clear that this young guy is trying really hard and may end up like Schumann (not so much the mental illness but crippling his hands in an effort to be the best pianist of the day). I think he'd be perfectly suited for a clerk job like at a hotel and his over ambition may make that impossible! He really should consider alternatives because his playing really is subpar.
@sirdelrio You're quite keen on your little buzz-phrases aren't you. :-D There are few people on earth who could even memorise a piece like this, never mind play it so well. Those that can are geniuses, regardless of what you think.
@magnetiktrax Genius is not about skill. The very definition according to cognitive science is "someone who transforms its field, who introduces changes and new visions and ideas, with remarkable skill, intelligence, and personal vission". Kissin has only the skill. Again, search for the savant syndrome.
well you can't compare kissin to perahia.. with all due respect for kissin, he "just" plays the piano, perahia is an outstanding interpreter!
@fuzzy8balls me too dude, their seem to be without any bones, I'm in love too, don't say that to my girlfriend
Peace from Paris
@magnetiktrax That's an 'argument from authority' fallacy. He doesn't need any qualifications other than his arguments. If he didn't present any, well, ok, but if he did, it doesn't matter if he has a degree or not.
this est molto bueno
i hear it i too. just the top note missing
He keeps his hands funny to play the piano; seems to take so much effort out of him and his fingers are so curved. Strange, man.
@Randomicity912 I claim to be??? Do you want to see my diploma? hehehe OMG. I knew it: KISSIN, right? LOL. And yes, I'm not the only one to think Kissin is not that great. And regarding the ONLY two minor scales, that's kind of a strawman: you said i didn't know what a melodic minor scale was, and I named the melodic and harmonic, you assumed I didn't know the rest.
6:27...6:28 Note failxD!!! am I wrong??
@magnetiktrax not all of them, and the ones who do are paid by record companies. and also some idiots on YT now more about music than the critics.
@EMPERORMIKI
And you are fine to voice your thoughts and critisism, but there is critisism, and unnecessary critisism. Comparing him to a grad student is unnecessary. I agree, there is perfection still to be had, but let's keep it civil.
touche!
@magnetiktrax and just to let you know, you just gave me an 'argument from authority', which is a logical fallacy. you should have more than that to justify him.
@magnetiktrax comfortable dellusions. keep consuming commonplace traits of genius. watch gould speak, and then kissin, then you'll know how's einstein and who is rainman.
@EMPERORMIKI
You mean Evgeny Kissin? Well, please, after you. Show us your transcendental technique and musicality
develop your thought, you can't just say that you ****!
make wrong notes at 0.50
Great performance, however I still think Emil Gilels render of this piece is better.
played more like a souless study than a great composer's work?
@magnetiktrax The Savant Syndrome!!! a form of autism: people with cognitive disabilites, but that exhibit a remarkable and sometimes extraordinary skill in one particular field. When I called Kissin 'Rainman', I was making a metaphor. Have you seen an interview with him? that's not the brain of a genius. I've never said he cannot play, or that he's an imbecile, just not a genius.
more autocontrol evgeny....
My favourite version is from Gould :P
@nodan31 oh, i see it, suriv88 :-)
@ciliaspippi Evgeny is the grad student? I'm just saying that this performance is has so many mistakes in it its not even Beethoven anymore! More like an okay Chopin performance-all my piano teachers are from Poland and they agree with me. The phrasings and fingertech of this performance is eccentric and may point to some underlying disease like brain cancer ... but a strong touch i must admit. He just needs to fix his wrong phrasings and it will be okay.
arrau plays it a little better, but kissin is still awesome!!
Il ne respecte pas du tout le tempo... Dommage car ces variations sont magnifiques, ce qui ne ressort pas pleinement ici.
in this piece it is much better Murray Perahia, better tecnic , control and profound content , Perahia = wisdom
in the piano, in the music........
@sirdelrio What pompous twaddle.
Comparing a grad student to a other grad student is unnecessary criticism? Since when? He can be undergrad or grad student on piano does not chance the reality that his playing of this great movement is deranged. If he is a undergrad than he may be formed into a good pianist because this performance is top quality for a undergrad. But if he is a grad student his teachers should be fired!
@suriv88 Way too aggressive at the beginning and some of his other Variations: too big Tempo variations. Too fast and brilliant or too slow and trying to get "Sentimental" - he's too much a showman and not always natural in his expression. Please keep getting a bit more modest, mister Kiss...
@EMPERORMIKI I hope you realize how silly you sound. As has already been stated, Kissin is considered one of the best living pianists.
@EMPERORMIKI "his playing is subpar"!? WTF? What planet are you on? Where's your string of awards that proves you are such a great judge of who is and isn't a brilliant player?
@Kevinatmiis I would say that the version Dave Brubeck did is superior to this lukewarm performance. Also doesn't this pianist just look a little weird like there is some ailment he is not disclosing that if affecting him? Like slight down syndrome or some other crippling disease. And my undergrad harmony teacher Dr. Fussberg actually made a recording that is also superior to this-so your assertion that there are only 5 pianists who are better is sadly misinformed
Why so much aggression and violence on RUclips, and over something like classical music.
Be civil and normal, both of you.
gilels plays it even faster which is worse... maybe russians are taught to play it this tempo... i dunno - i found glenn gould rendition, which is lightyears better!