playing one of the most technically difficult piece on piano with eyes closed, really feeling and executing the flow of music... why did the youtube algorithm not let me discover this until now??
Staggering playing, played at breakneck speed.... Amazing technique, she makes it look effortless. And she really captures the joie de vivre in this fiendishly difficult music. Bravo!
I think this is the best interpretation I ever heard. Not only that she played technically almost perfect, but she also presents a very delicate lovely side of Islamey. Many pianists rush through this piece and do not pay enough attension to little rubati, emotional piano passages and build ups from slow and soft to fast and triumphant which make this piece not only technical but also concerning the emotional musical part one of the most hardest, maybe even the hardest piece ever written for the piano. Bravo!
C'est bien la première fois que j'entends de la MUSIQUE dans cette pièce ! Extraordinaire. Une clarté et une limpidité quasi ravéliennes, du motorisme, et déjà du jazz... c'est absolument GÉNIAL !!! Personne d'autre, pas même Pogorelich, n'a réussi à donner à cette partition une telle légitimité strictement musicale. Quelle révélation !
I used to perceive Islamey as unplayable. Fast forward-after playing way over 1000 x's directly after Petroushka---its funny how perception realigns with current reality. Gaspard de la nuit is another piece I hold very close in my heart---these 3 are my " holy trinity " The perfectionist pianist in me usually finds flaws ----however with you ,I cant stop thinking----I LOVE ❤THIS PERSON TOO MUCH❤❤❤❤❤ So gorgeous & beautiful-with a touch literally from Heaven. I can't get enough of you!!!!
I have seen some of the most well-known pianists perform this piece such as Lang Lang, Yuja Wang and Lisitsa and others and literally none of them played this piece as good as Kristina Miller herself. Her interpretation is by far the cleanest and the clearest of them all. I was very surprised she was able to perform this piece perfectly with that godly speed. I have seen one korean pianist that came close to her speed (still slower than kristina) but it sounds very rushed and the interpretation did not even come close to Kristina Miller's interpretation. You are my new favourite pianist!
Terrific performance - speed, articulation, wonderful dynamics and even bringing out some inner parts which very few pianists do with this piece. Bravo!
I was so inspired just listening to your playing... thank you for sharing! I can hear the colors of an orchestra. Such a spirited and passionate performance.
Fabulous! Superb performance. I grew up with the recordings by Julius Katchen, but this surpasses even those! Looking forward to hearing more from you.
Thanks to Ms. Sunny Chiang for introducing Balakirev Islamey and I actually searched up to see how's actually Islamey should be sounding, I listened to few and I found you! You're definitely a gem among pianists! =O I'm so sorry to find your channel this late... Why didn't RUclips algorithm work earlier? >.
2022:Thanks RUclips Staff! Found this outstanding performer who follows dynamics.[ppp~SFZ.]Also dedicated to composers phrasing too! Motifs are singled out in each hand. Correct rubato& no taking liberties. All is heard with well tuned piano which helps a lot! Clarity appreciated by an aspirational pianists’ faultless technique. Thanks!
Jawdropping. I don’t normally like this piece because it’s normally hammered out as a virtuosic stunt. The way you play it shows me new colors to the very emotion of happiness.
Кристина,как здорово вы играете.Я не пианист,но прекрасное и яркое слышу.С большим удовольствием слушаю и наслаждаюсь Вашей блестящей техникой и музыкальностью.Брависсимо!!!!
Really fantastic!The tempo is just right--playing it slower,let's face it,reduces the difficulty--and excitement!😊 The video man took rather too many shots away from the hands and keyboard...😕 Extremely enjoyable,nonetheless!😊😊 Looking forward to more performances!
I prefere to write in italian language....it's better to explain my opinion... Grandiosa interpretazione!!!!Ho ascoltato decine di interpretazioni, nomi altisonanti o meno conosciuti...E come sempre si ritrovano dei grandi artisti anche senza andare a cercare nell'Olimpo dei grandi interpreti (notoriamente conosciuti)! Sono ammirato dalla tecnica e dall'interpretazione pulita, leggera...Sembra che le difficoltà enormi di questo brano vengano sublimate in tal maniera da rendere Islamey un brano apparentemente accessibile, quando in realtà non lo è.....Spero di riuscire a vederti/la in qualche concerto in Italia.Sarei veramente felice e lusingato! So che i confronti sono fastidiosi...ma assolutamente un'interpretazione...alla Miller..... :-)) Complimenti, complimenti...complimenti!!!!!!
Wow! What a tempo . Fleet, clean , smart full of lavish touches more noticeable in the slower sections . Hear her Liszt Spanish Rhapsody ! This piano iswarm not one of those overly bright Steinways which make no sense in 19th century music . Good choice !
Above class🌟🌟 Just come's up from a collektive knoweless Rachmanyinov, Rubinstein, who were a topless genius stars in there "age" - in there time was all musician so genius-. Sometimes the Good is soo kindly, that they give us, artists and talents and for a clear soul people, that they give for us from the global Known Ghost Tree some information in a vertically way. If wee feel the present and if we're so sensibile. You are one of them!
Islamey es una pieza de extrema dificultad, sin embargo en las manos de Kristina casi no lo parece. Ella la interpreta con una seguridad pasmosa. °!!! Muy pocos instrumentistas la tocan en publico por lo mismo. Felicitaciones Kristina.
There are several pieces in the standard repertoire that I often use as a quick guide to evaluate whether I am likely to appreciate a pianist's playing and overall approach. One is the Schumann Toccata, which can so easily become dull and repetitive, even in the hands of a virtuoso like Cziffra, yet some pianists manage to make it truly musical (see e.g. Horowitz). Islamey is another example; there are so many "note perfect" performances out there that are utterly tedious. Your version, while also being note perfect, is always first and foremost about the music. Outstanding. I was instantly a fan. When are you coming to Montreal?
playing one of the most technically difficult piece on piano with eyes closed, really feeling and executing the flow of music... why did the youtube algorithm not let me discover this until now??
Staggering playing, played at breakneck speed.... Amazing technique, she makes it look effortless. And she really captures the joie de vivre in this fiendishly difficult music. Bravo!
Thank you so much! I really love playing it!
@@kristinamiller891 You are one of the finest pianists I have ever heard, truly world-class. Please come and give concerts in England when possible!
I think this is the best interpretation I ever heard. Not only that she played technically almost perfect, but she also presents a very delicate lovely side of Islamey. Many pianists rush through this piece and do not pay enough attension to little rubati, emotional piano passages and build ups from slow and soft to fast and triumphant which make this piece not only technical but also concerning the emotional musical part one of the most hardest, maybe even the hardest piece ever written for the piano. Bravo!
1000%🤝
The most beautiful Islamey I've ever heard on youtube tbh.
This overflows with emotions
Wow. What an ending.
Where were you hidden? You are a gem in the music world.
Stunning. Not only technically and musically commanding but sincere and original in interpretation. Absolutely world-class. Bravo!!!!
Thank you so much!
Watching you play is watching a miracle unfold right before our disbelieving eyes.
Great rendition of Islamey. Musical ideas, melodies and rhythms done with much clarity and feeling! Bravo!
WHY has this video got only 35,000 views??? It deserves millions
Best interpretation I've heard of this extremely difficult piece (arguably the most difficult piece for solo piano)
This is the one. You are the only conqueror of Islamey. The most accurate, elegant, and tasteful interpretation that has ever been performed.
What a great combination of technique, interpretation, and showmanship. Thank you for all your hard work!
C'est bien la première fois que j'entends de la MUSIQUE dans cette pièce ! Extraordinaire. Une clarté et une limpidité quasi ravéliennes, du motorisme, et déjà du jazz... c'est absolument GÉNIAL !!! Personne d'autre, pas même Pogorelich, n'a réussi à donner à cette partition une telle légitimité strictement musicale. Quelle révélation !
Thank you , the best performance I've heard.
World class. The recording is excellent and the piano is beautifully mellow.
I used to perceive Islamey as unplayable.
Fast forward-after playing way over 1000 x's directly after Petroushka---its funny how perception realigns with current reality.
Gaspard de la nuit is another piece I hold very close in my heart---these 3 are my " holy trinity "
The perfectionist pianist in me usually finds flaws ----however with you ,I cant stop thinking----I LOVE ❤THIS PERSON TOO MUCH❤❤❤❤❤
So gorgeous & beautiful-with a touch literally from Heaven.
I can't get enough of you!!!!
Truly amazing performance.It should have hundreds of thousands, millions of views.
I have seen some of the most well-known pianists perform this piece such as Lang Lang, Yuja Wang and Lisitsa and others and literally none of them played this piece as good as Kristina Miller herself. Her interpretation is by far the cleanest and the clearest of them all. I was very surprised she was able to perform this piece perfectly with that godly speed. I have seen one korean pianist that came close to her speed (still slower than kristina) but it sounds very rushed and the interpretation did not even come close to Kristina Miller's interpretation. You are my new favourite pianist!
The precision! The clarity! The harmony! The perfection! I can watch/listen to you play all day!
Unbelievably great. The passages are played to perfection!
Terrific performance - speed, articulation, wonderful dynamics and even bringing out some inner parts which very few pianists do with this piece. Bravo!
Thank you so much, I am happy you like it!
The most beautiful interpretation!
What an ending! Absolutely stunning performance.
OH-MY-LOOOOVEE!!! 🤭😅🎹🎊🔝😘
I think that you have every skill for to play the "Transcendental Etudes op.11" by Lyapunov, dear Kristine! 😜
Kristina is a treasure! Balakirev Islamey is a very demanding piece!
That ending is just sick! Please teach me! 10 years of playing and not even close...
I was so inspired just listening to your playing... thank you for sharing! I can hear the colors of an orchestra. Such a spirited and passionate performance.
Damn. What a performance! Amazing.
Holy shit this is one of the best performances of this piece I’ve ever heard
How wonderful pianist!
Wow I'm speechless, this is the interpretation I was always dreaming to play if I would try. Very very good.👍
Thank you so much! Warmest wishes to you!
From one pianist to another, bravo!! This was impeccable
Thank you so much! Happy New Year!
This deserves 500k views rather than 500. Amazing!
Perfect!!!
Wow ! Really precise technique that serves a beautiful musicality. Epic atmosphere !
Simply marvellous!!!
Блестяще! Умница! Какой,прежде всего титанический труд, любовь к музыке. Браво!
Интересно сколько лет она играет.
Spectacular. And as far as I know it should be one of the most technically demanding pieces around.
Fabulous! Superb performance. I grew up with the recordings by Julius Katchen, but this surpasses even those! Looking forward to hearing more from you.
Wow. Miss Miller, that was extraordinary.
Thanks to Ms. Sunny Chiang for introducing Balakirev Islamey and I actually searched up to see how's actually Islamey should be sounding, I listened to few and I found you!
You're definitely a gem among pianists! =O
I'm so sorry to find your channel this late...
Why didn't RUclips algorithm work earlier? >.
Absolutely amazing!
Thank you so much!
2022:Thanks RUclips Staff!
Found this outstanding performer who follows dynamics.[ppp~SFZ.]Also dedicated to composers phrasing too! Motifs are singled out in each hand. Correct rubato& no taking liberties. All is heard with well tuned piano which helps a lot!
Clarity appreciated by an aspirational pianists’ faultless technique. Thanks!
Jawdropping. I don’t normally like this piece because it’s normally hammered out as a virtuosic stunt. The way you play it shows me new colors to the very emotion of happiness.
Amazing. What a great performance!
A true genius !
Such sublime perfection and
fluidity of colours and emotions.
You're honestly amazing.
Fantastica, la migliore interpretazione di Islamey che esista. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️
Кристина,как здорово вы играете.Я не пианист,но прекрасное и яркое слышу.С большим удовольствием слушаю и наслаждаюсь Вашей блестящей техникой и музыкальностью.Брависсимо!!!!
Wonderful performance!!!
Great work and perfomance!
Brilliant!
Bravíssima ! Phenomenal playing - thank you for posting
Just amazing!
One of the best Islamey versions followed by Kissin. Great!
toooooooooooooo beautiful !
amazing!!! wonderful techniques!!
Thank you so much!
Really fantastic!The tempo is just right--playing it slower,let's face it,reduces the difficulty--and excitement!😊
The video man took rather too many shots away from the hands and keyboard...😕
Extremely enjoyable,nonetheless!😊😊
Looking forward to more performances!
Beautiful！
Wow, you played with such energy and brilliance, thank you for sharing this great piece! I look forward to seeing more of your work on your channel.
Perfection !
Kristina is a great artist.
My god, che virtuosa!!!
best Islamey ever in my life..
Unbelievable playing. You deserve much more views.
I THOUGH THE VIDEO PLAY SPEED IS 1.25 , WHEN I RECHECK IT,ITS AT NORMAL SPEED ,
ITS A MAGNIFECT PLAYING,GREAT SPEED & GREAT INTERPRETATION
Cziffra's blood flow in you! 🙂😲
Wow! So fast aswell!
great ... beatiful
Great!
wow the best!!
wonderful playing!
Amazing
I prefere to write in italian language....it's better to explain my opinion...
Grandiosa interpretazione!!!!Ho ascoltato decine di interpretazioni, nomi altisonanti o meno conosciuti...E come sempre si ritrovano dei grandi artisti anche senza andare a cercare nell'Olimpo dei grandi interpreti (notoriamente conosciuti)!
Sono ammirato dalla tecnica e dall'interpretazione pulita, leggera...Sembra che le difficoltà enormi di questo brano vengano sublimate in tal maniera da rendere Islamey un brano apparentemente accessibile, quando in realtà non lo è.....Spero di riuscire a vederti/la in qualche concerto in Italia.Sarei veramente felice e lusingato! So che i confronti sono fastidiosi...ma assolutamente un'interpretazione...alla Miller..... :-))
Complimenti, complimenti...complimenti!!!!!!
Just perfect.
BRAVO,UMNICA....
Wow! What a tempo . Fleet, clean , smart full of lavish touches more noticeable in the slower sections . Hear her Liszt Spanish Rhapsody ! This piano iswarm not one of those overly bright Steinways which make no sense in 19th century music . Good choice !
Above class🌟🌟
Just come's up from a collektive knoweless Rachmanyinov, Rubinstein, who were a topless genius stars in there "age" - in there time was all musician so genius-.
Sometimes the Good is soo kindly, that they give us, artists and talents and for a clear soul people, that they give for us from the global Known Ghost Tree some information in a vertically way.
If wee feel the present and if we're so sensibile.
You are one of them!
Maravilloso.......................
Interesting performance of usually bombastic composition
Phenomenal! 😎😎😎
So cool
Incredible
Islamey es una pieza de extrema dificultad, sin embargo en las manos de Kristina casi no lo parece. Ella la interpreta con una seguridad pasmosa. °!!! Muy pocos instrumentistas la tocan en publico por lo mismo. Felicitaciones Kristina.
so good :D
❤👍
Clean performance, very fast but musical. Congrats!
Thank you so much! Take care!
See the comment from Hilomh. I absolutely agree.
beautiful
Beautiful girl😍
Wow
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Amazing, and no teleprompter? Did she memorize this piece? Very nice
There are several pieces in the standard repertoire that I often use as a quick guide to evaluate whether I am likely to appreciate a pianist's playing and overall approach. One is the Schumann Toccata, which can so easily become dull and repetitive, even in the hands of a virtuoso like Cziffra, yet some pianists manage to make it truly musical (see e.g. Horowitz).
Islamey is another example; there are so many "note perfect" performances out there that are utterly tedious. Your version, while also being note perfect, is always first and foremost about the music. Outstanding. I was instantly a fan.
When are you coming to Montreal?
Cool
Thank you for this incredible interpretation. I was thoroughly moved from start to finish. Such poetic musicality ❤
😮
Bravo
meravigliosa!
wouahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!! C'est la Kylian Mbappé du piano!
超讚讚啦！！！