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Victor Borge Dance Of The Comedians
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Video duration: 379 seconds

Whehe :)

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thx mephaz85.. i ...
By: damgoodballers. on 02 Jan 09, 05:50:41
thx mephaz85.. i guess that helps a lil... lol still a great performance.. it made me laugh hard

i can't decide ...
By: FLAGpoleSITTA104. on 31 Dec 08, 07:49:07
i can't decide whether he is a more brilliant comedian or musician...

the audience was ...
By: mephaz85. on 30 Dec 08, 18:13:31
the audience was supposed to think that the violinist shot himself because he had been just fired and lost his job (the second violin - that woman - took his place when the conductor invited to replace the missing violinist showing this was no problem for the orchestra). But then we find out the actually the violinist just broke his violin insted of committing suicide. That's how I get it...

Wow. Pretty ...
By: DrHMFIC. on 30 Dec 08, 08:11:29
Wow. Pretty challenging piece for a middle school symphony. Very good.

what i dont ...
By: damgoodballers. on 30 Dec 08, 07:28:40
what i dont understand is the gunshot!! who gets shot? and why did the violinist come back with a broken violin?

Oh.....thanks!
By: spiderdi. on 29 Dec 08, 14:42:27
Oh.....thanks!

because the ...
By: LordFus. on 28 Dec 08, 17:19:40
because the violinist keeps playing after he stopped them

A great man...he is ...
By: spiderdi. on 28 Dec 08, 15:06:30
A great man...he is to be remembered forever in the future! By the way....why did he suddenly shout "HEY!" and then kicked the violinist out?

LOL he's like my ...
By: LifeRocksLiveItOut. on 28 Dec 08, 02:42:25
LOL he's like my hero! I swear he's soo funny :]

HOW the fuck is he ...
By: damgoodballers. on 27 Dec 08, 01:46:14
HOW the fuck is he a SHAME??? LOL, WOW.... shows your an AMATEUR for music... this guy is BRILLIANT... why dont you try to make music funny?? i bet its harder than it looks... give props to someone who took the time and initiative to make music FUN and not just professionally done! your a disgrace to the musician race

Victor Borge is ...
By: Volerto90. on 17 Dec 08, 14:40:04
Victor Borge is fantastic!!!!

I wanna see a show ...
By: mormongal6. on 16 Dec 08, 23:11:49
I wanna see a show like that!

4:58- The violin ...
By: sinistar816. on 14 Dec 08, 05:34:26
4:58- The violin first chair's Time of Death. XD

My middle school ...
By: 23rakshasa23. on 13 Dec 08, 06:46:53
My middle school symphony played this piece in our winter concert yesterday! :-)

thats hilarious. i ...
By: KtBbassmaster. on 13 Dec 08, 01:21:12
thats hilarious. i like when he sends the kid out for messing up.

4:37 HEY!!!!! ...
By: cuppingmax. on 09 Dec 08, 03:09:41
4:37 HEY!!!!! lol

happy late birthday ...
By: RisingB0ner. on 08 Dec 08, 01:53:48
happy late birthday victor :D

a legend has fun :- ...
By: Boldar64. on 05 Dec 08, 09:27:42
a legend has fun :-) get a life, he had a brilliant one :)

Another person who ...
By: LordDazzer. on 22 Nov 08, 07:11:55
Another person who can't see a joke when it is right in their face. For god's sake... I'm a big fan of Victor. That was a joke. Get over it.

Sorry, that was to ...
By: FishySticky. on 22 Nov 08, 06:07:17
Sorry, that was to the poster that said this proves there is no need for conductors

Wow...how do you ...
By: FishySticky. on 22 Nov 08, 06:06:14
Wow...how do you think they got that well prepared...hmmm

I cant stop ...
By: dzeljpiano. on 19 Nov 08, 19:26:26
I cant stop laughing ^^

Ha ha... that's the ...
By: coloraturacontralto. on 15 Nov 08, 04:39:10
Ha ha... that's the concert master that is asked to leave isn't it?

lol, dude, Borge ...
By: Auromarmonk. on 30 Oct 08, 14:12:46
lol, dude, Borge is combining humour with the art of music. by doing so, he makes it much more appealing to the modern audience so they will have more respect for this kind of music. this piece is not directed by borge because the orchestre just ignore him. you are not offending Borge but the orchestre itself and the people in it, if you say that this sounds terrible.

I'm amazed that so ...
By: ezophlax. on 29 Oct 08, 21:28:58
I'm amazed that so many people are upset at this video. He was one of the best music/comedians in existence, paving the way for people like P.D.Q. Bach. Most composers I know (and being one myself, I know many) would feel honored to have their music butchered by someone like Borge. He is proof that music doesn't have to be serious to be brilliant.

Zimerman plays Chopin Ballade No. 1
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Video duration: 557 seconds

Zimerman plays Chopin!

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my favorite YOUtube ...
By: cpbehrrun. on 08 Jan 09, 02:40:49
my favorite YOUtube interpretation. expressive, virtuosic, natural and no mistakes = brilliant

nice
By: surg2000. on 08 Jan 09, 00:06:49
nice

PS: when a little ...
By: scarro. on 07 Jan 09, 12:15:50
PS: when a little bit of talent is flowing through your family can help a lot too...

Well, I had some ...
By: scarro. on 07 Jan 09, 12:10:58
Well, I had some piano lessons from my 7th untill my 9th, couldn't play a thing back then. Then I did percussion for a couple of years. And know I've been playing the piano for about 4 years now. Zo that makes 6 years. I also am a very hard worker. During holidays I can study for about 6 hours or more, no problem. It's just that I love music and can put a lot of effort in it. The first Ballade is very hard, though, but with a lot of effort: just try it.....

buddy, can i ask ...
By: lonewolf604. on 07 Jan 09, 09:43:21
buddy, can i ask you something? were you one of those kids who played piano really good at a young age? or just someone who practiced really really hard? because i also want to play this piece, as well as his 4th ballade. but i'm not so confident in my own skills.

To each his own
By: flicfan416. on 07 Jan 09, 00:54:47
To each his own

It's a good ...
By: johnalt16. on 07 Jan 09, 00:02:10
It's a good performance and all, but I think there are much better interpretations of this ballade.

nice pianist~
By: haruo828. on 06 Jan 09, 13:33:55
nice pianist~

this is awesome!!!! ...
By: music711994. on 06 Jan 09, 13:14:03
this is awesome!!!!!!!!

que solided..en el ...
By: DarkLaslot. on 06 Jan 09, 00:11:17
que solided..en el movimiento de sus manos ...es genial

its fucking ...
By: DarkLaslot. on 06 Jan 09, 00:09:53
its fucking wonderful zimmerman the best pianist in the earth

Remember it goes ...
By: Haeronthegreat. on 05 Jan 09, 13:23:12
Remember it goes into 2/2, so each count is actually a minim. It would naturally be ridiculously fast if each were a crotchet.

hmm, the part at 8: ...
By: scarro. on 04 Jan 09, 16:19:46
hmm, the part at 8:04 is just terribly fast. Took my metronome, which highest speed is about 208. But it still can't mannage the speed in which Zimerman is playing. I'm practising that part very hard and I'm able to play it at about 190 without mistakes. I wonder how long it'll take me to play it at the 'right' speed...

Janusz Olejniczak, ...
By: rudy4132. on 03 Jan 09, 19:00:24
Janusz Olejniczak, the polish pianist.

I like so much "The ...
By: leydemurphy. on 03 Jan 09, 14:08:52
I like so much "The Pianist" version; but I don't know who are the interperter...

You do know that ...
By: flicfan416. on 03 Jan 09, 06:45:37
You do know that Zimerman studied with Rubinstein for many years, right?

but me^^
By: petervonsilie. on 02 Jan 09, 18:46:03
but me^^

Best version I've ...
By: JoaoPedroBorlido. on 02 Jan 09, 17:49:26
Best version I've heard....he puts so much emotion into this piece...

i dunno
By: iluffrobotsmetoo. on 01 Jan 09, 16:09:00
i dunno

eeieeio
By: 314159267381. on 01 Jan 09, 13:56:00
eeieeio

why did you get ...
By: 314159267381. on 01 Jan 09, 13:52:51
why did you get thumed twice?

He looks like the ...
By: wozler. on 01 Jan 09, 12:19:09
He looks like the guy from the Movie KRULL, just waiting for the glaive to come out...

lol, i never ...
By: thepianovirtuoso. on 31 Dec 08, 08:37:28
lol, i never noticed, hilarious

No, his playing is ...
By: trigalg693. on 31 Dec 08, 07:28:12
No, his playing is fine. I was referring to movements and faces and stuff. My expectations for those are way too high though, so disregard that (What I like to see is no movement that is artificial, and only movement that is necessary for the playing).

i love his head nod ...
By: iluffrobotsmetoo. on 31 Dec 08, 06:32:27
i love his head nod at about 0:59. it says: "i am pretty good, aren't i?" and he has a right to think so!

Horowitz plays Carmen Fantasie
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Video duration: 228 seconds

Yes its old, I know I know...

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Tamas Vasary - ...
By: rabengeraun. on 05 Jan 09, 21:29:47
Tamas Vasary - Hungarian pianist and conductor - I heard him at the Royal Festival Hall, London in 1986 when he stood in at short notice for an indisposed Barenboim - very good he was, too!

this is actually ...
By: JWarwicksoccer. on 04 Jan 09, 18:44:16
this is actually from a dvd of the greatest pianists of all time. you can order it on netflix if your interested in seeing it

who is the guy ...
By: compuryan123. on 03 Jan 09, 04:38:26
who is the guy talking at the very end of the video?

hehhe you're right ...
By: BrunoCt86. on 30 Dec 08, 12:03:00
hehhe you're right !!!

Independent to his ...
By: gg353. on 30 Dec 08, 08:55:53
Independent to his artistry; It is FACT that Horowitz could not produce these sounds if his piano wasn't regulated to a very light touchweight. He applies comparable force (see final 2 chords) to the keys to that of an average piano student, yet he gets a thundering ff. Similarly, softer passages are much easier to control with the flat finger technique. If conservatoire pianos were like this, we wouldn't need 'heavyweights' like volodos & matsuev to play this piece with similar dynamics

I know from ...
By: ipublica. on 29 Dec 08, 05:04:22
I know from Michelangeli that he used to ship his pianos around the world (not only one, but several). As to Horowitz, I didn't now, but check out Schonberg's 'The Great Pianists' that I just received. I will post again:)

Thanks for these ...
By: ipublica. on 29 Dec 08, 05:00:34
Thanks for these interesting comments and annotations. I didn't know that. I'll watch the fingerings more closely. This escaped my attention, really:)

Plus, Horowitz ...
By: Iman2919. on 28 Dec 08, 21:22:22
Plus, Horowitz practiced more than any pianist of modern day (10-12 hours a day is often assumed)... with that much practice, you will be able to adopt any unusual technique to a workable degree. What I try to say is that it does not prove his technique (approach to piano) was correct in anyway, despite the great sound he can get out of piano. And his fingering in the Chopin Ballade I was watching was so unusual. It will take years of practice to get a legato sound with that fingering.

Not that I'm any ...
By: Iman2919. on 28 Dec 08, 21:20:23
Not that I'm any sort of specialist on his playing. But the fact that he played with a good volume and clarity has much to do with his piano. He always used his own unique piano, and everyone who has tried his piano has said that they considered the touch on it to be unusually light and easy to play loud on (i.e. easy to get loud volume without having to through the weight of your body on the whole piano).

This is one of the ...
By: ipublica. on 28 Dec 08, 17:50:26
This is one of the favorite pieces Horowitz played throughout hi life. For the anecdote, he was married with the daughter of Toscanini who had conducted that music marvelously. One day a study needs to be done about Horowitz' unique piano technique that defies all and everything that is taught in music conservatories around the world. He is seated so low and has the greatest volume, greater than Richter's. How can? It's a miracle.

sooo black metal. ...
By: XgrishaaX. on 27 Dec 08, 13:16:39
sooo black metal. amazing.

wow...master??
By: miandanu. on 27 Dec 08, 07:21:42
wow...master??

Wow!! Awesome
By: learnalitheway. on 24 Dec 08, 05:01:35
Wow!! Awesome

At 2:24, it shows ...
By: demosj. on 23 Dec 08, 18:08:54
At 2:24, it shows Horowitz's face from when he performed the Chopin Ballade from earlier that concert. :/

too fast for my ...
By: mebloke69. on 23 Dec 08, 08:30:27
too fast for my melancholy. ;(

god?
By: mephisto66773. on 22 Dec 08, 23:54:33
god?

Thanks for posting. ...
By: hiredcowmilker. on 22 Dec 08, 23:00:41
Thanks for posting. When/where was this recorded?

for those who ...
By: tchebinai71. on 11 Dec 08, 21:10:58
for those who didn't see : if you want to see mr Horowitz playing this piece for an interview with many mistakes and laughing very loud cause he forgot the piece go on "vladimir horowitz interview 1977" It' s a pure delight ...

Un verdadero ...
By: anzdf. on 11 Dec 08, 06:08:25
Un verdadero gigante.

It is a ...
By: pianovideo. on 10 Dec 08, 22:58:08
It is a transcription by the pianist you see playing, Vladimir Horowitz.

Just great!!!
By: varfordogjesus. on 10 Dec 08, 12:34:59
Just great!!!

255 is magic... ...
By: herbiethebarber. on 10 Dec 08, 05:39:28
255 is magic... pure magic

My fingers hurt ...
By: mbvglider. on 10 Dec 08, 01:25:25
My fingers hurt just watching this.

he's a magician.
By: gxfu0127. on 09 Dec 08, 23:03:47
he's a magician.

Horowitz ...
By: HwangMyungShin. on 09 Dec 08, 13:04:03
Horowitz contradicts himself, he stated in one of his biographies that he was repelled by rhythmic music, and only liked lyrical music - he stated that he was repelled by Bartok or Prokofiev. But as for his playing, monstoussly decimating.

Gilels plays Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 23 No. 5
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Video duration: 249 seconds

This prelude is awesome :)

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He could have used ...
By: Ericbwoo. on 08 Jan 09, 08:33:30
He could have used less pedal in the outside sections, a dryer sound to contrast more against the melodic B sect, but it put a lot of power into this!

How old are you?
By: filipedgb. on 08 Jan 09, 00:08:05
How old are you?

I wonder how long ...
By: lalilulu24. on 07 Jan 09, 18:37:18
I wonder how long he had to practise for this...

I completely agree!
By: 64ftContraBombarde. on 07 Jan 09, 16:55:21
I completely agree!

Gilels is Ukranian. ...
By: 64ftContraBombarde. on 07 Jan 09, 16:55:00
Gilels is Ukranian...

This prelude is ...
By: sakissab. on 07 Jan 09, 14:12:49
This prelude is awesome. It's the best that ever heard!

Ukranian legend, ...
By: Ellinidara. on 06 Jan 09, 17:58:29
Ukranian legend,miracle of pianistc world.

Beast. I'm learning ...
By: sonicmaster326. on 06 Jan 09, 03:16:38
Beast. I'm learning this piece right now, I'll use it as a reference for how it should sound.

WOW
By: Malzbier04. on 06 Jan 09, 00:06:37
WOW

Outstanding!
By: Papapyes. on 05 Jan 09, 21:18:22
Outstanding!

I totally agree, ...
By: Toxxic88. on 04 Jan 09, 07:43:05
I totally agree, but don't forget Sofronitsky and Shostakovich either!

No, we are not ...
By: 3KDemn. on 03 Jan 09, 23:17:40
No, we are not crazy. Except Communists

Russians, I tell ...
By: juufa72. on 03 Jan 09, 04:49:35
Russians, I tell you, they're crazy!

Indeed awesome but ...
By: VanessaSchroederAria. on 02 Jan 09, 23:10:40
Indeed awesome but also the most difficult to play. Only true piano masters can play him as he deserve it.

Classical music ...
By: Goldensilver1901. on 02 Jan 09, 22:03:28
Classical music lost a lot when he died, he was one of the greatest pianist of the twentieth century. Him and Richter, those were the two greatest.

wow..I'm in love ...
By: 540mph. on 02 Jan 09, 20:44:12
wow..I'm in love with his interpertaion and i think with him now too lol. so passionate and thrilling. absolutley staggering and exciting. so much power. i love how short and stocky he is too lol. and the buildup of tension to the climax is exhilerating!!! so sad he passed away fairly young at 58. I bet if he lived to 200 he'd still bringing the house down with performances like this. he really is one of the best musicians - not just pianists - the world has known.

don't think i can ...
By: Napris. on 02 Jan 09, 08:03:16
don't think i can choose between gilels and horowitz. horowitz is brilliant and colorful, and gilels is brilliant and passionate. a user once said the two versions should be combined some way. half of me agrees, but the other half of me appreciates each version on their own.

i?te bu..klasik ...
By: hennencebelenteremen. on 01 Jan 09, 21:40:54
i?te bu..klasik m�zi?in karizma ismi..da vinci'si..jordan'?..

Nah, from 2:31 :P ...
By: marlonclaus. on 31 Dec 08, 12:34:26
Nah, from 2:31 :P beautiful from there

Concorda
By: Equalizerselector. on 30 Dec 08, 21:37:11
Concorda

simply awesome
By: JoeEllis1026. on 30 Dec 08, 21:21:09
simply awesome

Part from 3:06 ...
By: Martinus988. on 30 Dec 08, 01:21:29
Part from 3:06 could exist without the 0:00 to 3:06 , thats true :)

This part only has ...
By: SirArmengol. on 29 Dec 08, 18:13:50
This part only has sense with the part that goes from 0:00 to 3:06

O_O It looks like ...
By: ThePhoenixAscendant. on 28 Dec 08, 08:30:03
O_O It looks like he's gonna have an aneurysm with how intense he is... O_O

3:06 til the end :)
By: Martinus988. on 27 Dec 08, 11:26:07
3:06 til the end :)

Horowitz plays Liszt Consolation No. 3
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Video duration: 238 seconds

Horowitz plays Liszt!

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OMG I love it... ...
By: PianoGirl555. on 30 Dec 08, 14:18:34
OMG I love it... Amazing... Brilliant. This is the next piece im gonna play :) Thanks

epic
By: pikachi12345. on 26 Dec 08, 17:23:29
epic

[...] Horowitz was ...
By: astilleros11000rpm. on 24 Dec 08, 17:00:08
[...] Horowitz was a very intelligent pianist [...] My piano teacher went to his concerts. She says that it was a SUPER-BEAUTIFUL thing listening him. Things u never going to listen to it anymore.... :(:(

sierra
By: Rosem21. on 21 Dec 08, 18:39:41
sierra

Shawn Lane, one of ...
By: gandaragarcia. on 19 Dec 08, 01:21:12
Shawn Lane, one of the best guitarist of all time, said: ''speed is in relaxation''.

When you take music ...
By: XXXX18XXXX. on 18 Dec 08, 05:00:27
When you take music lessons your teacher should tell you that when you are "REALLY totally relaxed" Your fingers should not be stressed what so ever... I guess that is just his method...but you are right it is kind of hard to play a master piece incredibly relaxed like that...

people who cough ...
By: ctsfinestjon. on 12 Dec 08, 19:26:06
people who cough alote or clap before your done with the piece really gets me madd

If people cant ...
By: demosj. on 12 Dec 08, 00:27:11
If people cant control their coughing for a 3 minute piece, do everyone else a favor and stay the fuck out of the concert hall. Horowitz made a studio recording of this piece, it is on the Horowitz Plays Liszt CD.

PierreFWalter isn't ...
By: gxfu0127. on 10 Dec 08, 04:00:40
PierreFWalter isn't wrong, but I think the easier explanation is that he plays with flat fingers for a more singing tone. It's easier to control the speed and force of the depression of a key when more finger is in contact with the key, ergo he has more control of the weight that goes into it. It requires years of technical training to do it right. it's forbidden because many amateur students do this without strong fingers, which creates more of a mushy, messy sound rather than a round one.

Liszt, Consolations ...
By: PierreFWalter. on 08 Dec 08, 13:33:07
Liszt, Consolations und Liebestr�ume (Consolations et R�ves d'amout), Sauer Edition, New York: Edition Peters, No. 3604. There are six Consolations and 3 Liebestr�ume. I suppose in the American edition, all the descriptions and titles are in English, but of course originally all this is in German (Peters is a German music publisher) and Liszt wrote all descriptions in German, Italian or French language. Hope this helps! Pierre

There is another ...
By: PierreFWalter. on 08 Dec 08, 13:27:56
There is another advantage of having the hands flat and large, it's an easier sense of distance. In this video it becomes obvious that Horowitz often uses silent fingering changes, in order to avoid the hand to move 'blindly', thus having a secure touch for the next note. This is intelligent as in a relatively easy piece as this one, the slightest wrong note would be a disaster and destroy the whole rendering. Horowitz is a very intelligent pianist, how he gives magic to thepiece is fantastic.

The true geniuses ...
By: PierreFWalter. on 07 Dec 08, 14:09:06
The true geniuses of piano playing defy what is taught in music conservatories. Experts on piano playing do not understand how Horowitz can have this power in expression by sitting so low and having no 'thrust-power' because he never raises his forearms. And yet it is done. Evgeny Kissin defies to an even greater extent what is written in the manuals. He has relatively small hands yet is able to have an enormous power despite the fact that he bends his fingers, which is considered a primary sin.

why does Horowitz ...
By: chopinandliszt. on 07 Dec 08, 04:00:22
why does Horowitz play with uncurved fingers? I'm not criticizing, but I wanna know.

do you know where I ...
By: artlvr16. on 07 Dec 08, 01:25:05
do you know where I can get this piece? I'm graduating next year, and this piece is on the list of music to play for an audition for the college I'm wanting to go to. If you can help, that would be greatly appreciated. =D

But because most of ...
By: Aul1kki. on 05 Dec 08, 22:26:32
But because most of the times it's the first scale what you learn, you might think it's easiest. This is just amazing performance and it's truly shame there are some people who dare to cough there.

for example
By: defdeezy. on 05 Dec 08, 03:02:48
for example

all scales are ...
By: defdeezy. on 05 Dec 08, 03:02:10
all scales are equally easy... they're all just eight notes... think outside the scale. this isn't a scale, it's a piece of music.

Such an amazing ...
By: fujitafunk. on 04 Dec 08, 05:36:51
Such an amazing piece, it brings to my mind stars or raindrops. Everything is so very delicate sounding yet I can't really describe it with words. I suppose that's the mark of a great pianist.

No, it's not. It's ...
By: Pianisteny2k. on 03 Dec 08, 09:55:16
No, it's not. It's the easiest to play, if you aren't very good at playing scales. But d-flat major and B/H-major is the easiest when you know how to play them. C-major is a terrible hand-possision. Since there are no black keys, all five fingers have to be at the same hight, which is very uncomfortable, accually

It's a very ...
By: OverFjell. on 02 Dec 08, 21:52:02
It's a very beautiful key.

I wish I could play ...
By: hellhenriques. on 01 Dec 08, 01:59:29
I wish I could play like him. He is an angel. Thanks for the music.

His fingers hardly ...
By: rabengeraun. on 30 Nov 08, 18:30:56
His fingers hardly seem to move at all; Horowitz was the greatest pianist ever

took a few ...
By: polaroidhoax. on 30 Nov 08, 16:29:03
took a few liberties with those Db's...

Chopin was known to ...
By: damagecontrol85. on 29 Nov 08, 19:30:06
Chopin was known to have said that C major/A minor were the hardest keys to play in because you are missing the "guideposts" of the black keys as you play. You must be extremely accurate with little assistance to play pieces in those keys that have any sort of complexity. Anyone who assumes a piece is easy simply because of its key is only revealing their ignorance of the instrument.

I don't care easy ...
By: bubylugo88. on 29 Nov 08, 16:18:18
I don't care easy or not....it's simply MOVING the way he plays!

Yundi Li plays Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2
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Video duration: 280 seconds

Yundi Plays Chopin!

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maravell�s!!!!! ...
By: catotaku44. on 07 Jan 09, 14:17:17
maravell�s!!!!! tant la nocturna com el pianista. felicito a en Chopin i a en Yundi Li. Espero en un futur poder tocar com tu!

its a good song =D
By: mizfruitzy. on 07 Jan 09, 02:17:48
its a good song =D

guapu!
By: hiphoperic1990. on 06 Jan 09, 21:36:54
guapu!

yeah, it's perfect ...
By: friendzfries. on 06 Jan 09, 14:21:34
yeah, it's perfect tempo and interpretation.

Love the tempo, its ...
By: IgnisDivine. on 05 Jan 09, 17:14:35
Love the tempo, its perfect.

ich finde es ...
By: KingOoKiz. on 05 Jan 09, 01:05:32
ich finde es fantastisch.jeden tag h�re ich chopin..danke ..f�r diese bereicherung.

Yeah well, blah ...
By: oscarlpithecus. on 04 Jan 09, 22:10:22
Yeah well, blah blah blah. Everyone's a critic. Wish I could play like that. . .

the piano piece of ...
By: melagads. on 04 Jan 09, 21:45:58
the piano piece of bad santa

wonderful!!
By: TattooGuru777. on 04 Jan 09, 19:31:27
wonderful!!

{This is not a ...
By: IIPianista. on 04 Jan 09, 11:06:35
{This is not a comment} Why do we post so many comments on whether we agree or not this musical piece is beautiful? Are our point of views really relevant to the purpose of the listening? How are they going to affect us in any way? Why do we crave green thumb-ups or red thumb-downs? Validation by others wont change my perspective of the musical piece I'm listening. Even if many would agree with that statement, still few are ontollogically consistent with it. {This is a paradox}

yes, faster than ...
By: GrandmasterBambaataa. on 04 Jan 09, 07:08:48
yes, faster than usual... and I don't know, but I think he's overacting?

I'm wondering the ...
By: randomperson3457223. on 04 Jan 09, 05:47:21
I'm wondering the same thing.

ur right, its a ...
By: svign314. on 03 Jan 09, 20:38:51
ur right, its a little faster than it should be.

Why wouldn't you ...
By: mortson978. on 31 Dec 08, 17:25:32
Why wouldn't you have listened to it? Were you immersed in contemporary music?

gorgeous...so ...
By: oakysan. on 31 Dec 08, 08:29:13
gorgeous...so peaceful...

What are you? An ...
By: thepianovirtuoso. on 31 Dec 08, 08:12:29
What are you? An idiot who can't appreciate or even understand Shakespeare? Get a life rainbow horse

NO SERA OP. 9... Y ...
By: ran93lsd. on 31 Dec 08, 07:05:43
NO SERA OP. 9... Y NO OP. 66...

"Opus 66?"
By: staystilljason. on 31 Dec 08, 06:47:53
"Opus 66?"

a few years back i ...
By: punchNathan. on 31 Dec 08, 04:09:09
a few years back i wouldn't have considered listening to this. now, it's managed to make me incredibly sad but happy at the same time. absolutely amazing

nonsense, this is ...
By: mortson978. on 30 Dec 08, 21:32:58
nonsense, this is perfect tempo.

bullshit. this is ...
By: anonymousQ45. on 30 Dec 08, 20:29:10
bullshit. this is great. the only problem is its too fast

wtf
By: BarbieBooga. on 30 Dec 08, 07:23:28
wtf

Agreed.
By: RAINBOWHORSES. on 29 Dec 08, 23:45:30
Agreed.

"Quit complaining ...
By: captaingraff. on 29 Dec 08, 21:27:00
"Quit complaining about how this is played and enjoy his interpretation." kaithanxby ~Chopin

Well said
By: jj4u007. on 29 Dec 08, 20:50:14
Well said

More Brendel: Schubert Op. 90/3
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Video duration: 352 seconds

Beautiful Impromptu :)

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i've seen a live ...
By: dalecampbl5. on 06 Jan 09, 07:09:08
i've seen a live version of him perfomring this work on youtube...my only complaint (purely matter of taste) is that he plays it too slowly

I prefer the ...
By: hotuser2. on 05 Jan 09, 20:40:19
I prefer the interpretation of the late horowitz- it is unbelievable.

beautiful
By: dalecampbl5. on 05 Jan 09, 17:21:58
beautiful

est-ce qu�il y a un ...
By: sdfgdsgfsdfg. on 31 Dec 08, 12:15:14
est-ce qu�il y a un vid�o de Friedrich W�hrer en youtube?

ole
By: anzzonioelpayayo. on 30 Dec 08, 22:18:51
ole

Raoul Pugno a ...
By: antoinezygfryd. on 28 Dec 08, 22:48:49
Raoul Pugno a d�montr� qu'il existe plusieurs fa�ons de jouer cet impromptu.Brendel,Sokolov,Yudina,Guilels,Gieseking,et beaucoup d'autres! Mais Friedrich W�hrer reste mon pr�f�r�.

Excellent
By: FranzFerencLiszt. on 28 Dec 08, 17:41:38
Excellent

i would say that ...
By: kajohada. on 27 Dec 08, 14:32:18
i would say that sokolov is a much greater virtuoso on the piano than mr.brendel with all the extraordinary skills in technique and expression!

Hey who deleted my ...
By: jero13595. on 26 Dec 08, 12:21:26
Hey who deleted my comment about Sokolov being better? It's just my personal opinion!

mr.brendel doesnt ...
By: kajohada. on 26 Dec 08, 11:32:58
mr.brendel doesnt have any noble expression on the piano because he has difficulties in creating a adequate sound generally and also he wasn�s an extraordinary pianist because he played rather mediocre.sensible? i fear no!

Ich bewundere ihren ...
By: Wolfinho007. on 26 Dec 08, 03:10:27
Ich bewundere ihren noblen Ausdruck. Sokolov ist - worin sich viele einig sind - einer der grossen Pianisten der Gegenwart. Nicht zufaellig wurde er in serioesen Medien mit Michelangeli verglichen. Dies zu ihrer Information. Sokolov verweigert den Medienrummel, deswegen ist er ein Pianist fuer Kenner. Dass Brendel ein aussergewoehnlicher, sensibler Pianist war, muss nicht eigens betont werden.

Who -the fuck- is ...
By: sdfgdsgfsdfg. on 24 Dec 08, 12:35:52
Who -the fuck- is sokolov in comparison to BRENDEL, you fools??!!

the version in g ...
By: kajohada. on 22 Dec 08, 08:26:27
the version in g might be much easier for people who do have difficuties in reading the semitones;))[6b�s]but obviously the one in g flat sounds much better according to the atmosphere of the piece.

"The key and ...
By: GiovanniEMB. on 21 Dec 08, 21:50:24
"The key and time-signature of op. 90 No. 3 may seem a little unusual to some readers, but the explanation is found in the fact that the fist publisher arbitrarily altered the key to G Major and the time-signature to only four quarters (crotchets) to a measure (common metre), in wich un-Schubert-like form it has generally been published ever since." Henle Verlag, Herbst 1974

Response to ...
By: jero13595. on 19 Dec 08, 00:55:07
Response to zlelack4: Sokolov is a better player.

I think it might be ...
By: donutlord1. on 18 Dec 08, 23:32:09
I think it might be a BBC recording - just seen it on BBC newsnight

Dude!! You really ...
By: rapperscanttakeahint. on 18 Dec 08, 20:55:29
Dude!! You really owe it to yourself to play from Henle Urtexts! Get some good editions if you're gonna play awesome pieces like this

who cares who is ...
By: medmai. on 18 Dec 08, 16:45:00
who cares who is better?

does anybody now ...
By: flixi23. on 18 Dec 08, 15:36:52
does anybody now where this video was taken from? i'd like to have it on dvd. thx

Let us have a quick ...
By: zlelack4. on 17 Dec 08, 03:28:39
Let us have a quick survey here. Who do you guys think the better player? Sokolov or Brendel?

Hahaha! I have the ...
By: GiovanniEMB. on 17 Dec 08, 01:00:05
Hahaha! I have the same problem if I was 13 yers old. A parent of me give a better piano and a lot of old music editions. I can remember if the impromptus was keep from Peters edition. I play it in this way many time! After this I fount the Henle Urtext edition with further information of Gieseking.

Yup, helps a lot, ...
By: artonepiano. on 16 Dec 08, 20:33:28
Yup, helps a lot, Thanks Baghshy :D... I agree that it sounds brighter in the flat key.

The original's in G ...
By: baghshy. on 15 Dec 08, 14:49:55
The original's in G flat, and you can see Brendel's playing it in that key. I've seen the version in G too, but I've no idea if it was Schubert or someone else that transposed it (presumably it's marginally easier on the eye and brain than Gb... though in reality no different to the fingers, and it gives it a distinctly brighter quality as far as the ear is concerned). Hope this helps!

...obviously u have ...
By: kajohada. on 15 Dec 08, 08:51:32
...obviously u have nothing to say,except those feminine coloured nonsense! i remind you that youtube should also be a forum of exchanging thoughts and impressions of music and interpreting and it is really a joy to share these with other people.but so u have no musical education thus reamain silent.

What?! G flat major ...
By: artonepiano. on 15 Dec 08, 01:43:57
What?! G flat major?... I'm learning this piece right now, but my score is in "G major", not " in "G FLAT major" which is the original key? ...Astonishing interpretation by Brendel by the way.

Zimerman plays Chopin Ballade No. 4 - Part 1
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Zimerman plays the most beautiful piece ever: Ballade No. 4

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ah, well thank you. ...
By: piano4life27. on 28 Dec 08, 23:03:30
ah, well thank you. i needed to know that now considering i have four years to learn something impressive.

zimmerman is ...
By: sissichopin91. on 27 Dec 08, 16:03:22
zimmerman is exceptional. but in my opinion this is not the most beautiful piece. the most beautiful piece is the ballade in g minor.

fantastic Thank ...
By: funkystory. on 25 Dec 08, 04:24:13
fantastic Thank you.

this would be a ...
By: supermanifold. on 25 Dec 08, 01:06:45
this would be a perfect audition piece, imho

does anyone else ...
By: supermanifold. on 25 Dec 08, 01:05:04
does anyone else hear the 'humming' ? it's a bit eerie !

I played the 3rd ...
By: florentinesqie. on 24 Dec 08, 04:58:38
I played the 3rd movement of the Moonlight Sonata...it isn't very difficult at all compared to some of the other pieces out there.

they are definitely ...
By: civilbb. on 22 Dec 08, 16:29:43
they are definitely not on the same level...this is 10 times more difficult that moonlight sonata 3rd movement.

talking about ...
By: Duckyyy02. on 20 Dec 08, 17:55:56
talking about difficulty only, how does this piece compare with 3rd movement of moonlight sonata? or are they not comparable?

If you're applying ...
By: ladansededuck. on 11 Dec 08, 04:59:06
If you're applying to a conservatory you will most likely need at least 4 pieces: probably a Bach Prelude and Fugue, a complete Classical period sonata (or at least one movement), a major Romantic piece, and something from the 20th century (preferably not Rachmaninoff as your 20th century piece). That's how most of them work, but you can check the websites for specifics when the time comes. Happy practicing...

Nothing happens LOL
By: v1ryus. on 08 Dec 08, 07:06:44
Nothing happens LOL

Me gusta como toca ...
By: remotefeeling. on 01 Dec 08, 22:24:09
Me gusta como toca pero me parece que muy ampuloso,mueve demasiado las manos..quizas innecesariamente

Haaaaaahhhhh, so ...
By: Pianda. on 29 Nov 08, 13:39:15
Haaaaaahhhhh, so nice! I will today see, what I can do playing this piece. Sometimes I feel, already in the first part, as if their could be even "more air" within the piece. Am I wrong? After 3,30 I feel very comfortable with his interpretation.

This man's playing ...
By: ToledoWingNut. on 27 Nov 08, 03:17:03
This man's playing is brilliant. Best I've heard on the Ballades outside of Rubenstein. His caresses of the keys are things to behold. Splendid!

The first ten ...
By: chris3443. on 15 Nov 08, 13:39:28
The first ten seconds are magical.

Nearly any piece is ...
By: pianofanatic18. on 11 Nov 08, 03:14:24
Nearly any piece is a good one to audition with (except perhaps overplayed ones like Ballade #1 and Waldstein Sonata) as long as you have completely mastered it and it strongly exhibits your full potential in some aspect of music making (musicality, technique, accuracy, expression, etc). Make sure the group of pieces you go in with all combine to make a strong, well-rounded performance. :)

would this be a ...
By: piano4life27. on 11 Nov 08, 02:41:13
would this be a good song to audition for juliard with? or what would be a good song(if not this one), difficulty is not an issue, i mean i have four years

Haha brilliant: ...
By: elevenwhy. on 10 Nov 08, 19:20:57
Haha brilliant: that's exactly the part I love so much. I can play up to that part but don't have the paitience or technique to learn that part (yet!). But really the beauty of the ballade, as I'm sure everyone will agree, is the whole thing in itself and the way it evolves. Chopin was a genius.

"m." meaning ...
By: pianofanatic18. on 05 Nov 08, 22:28:24
"m." meaning measures 58-70, which starts at 3:35 in this video. The right hand has the theme as well as inner voices, and that combined with left hand chords and layered inner voices make it very easy to overwhelm the 1 line melody in the right hand. Gaaah his balance here is perfect...

I'm curious to know ...
By: elevenwhy. on 05 Nov 08, 21:14:57
I'm curious to know which parts you mean? Do you mean bars 58-70? What are their times in the video? Thanks a lot. I love this piece and I'm impressed already if you can play it.

WOW. I totally ...
By: pianofanatic18. on 03 Nov 08, 21:18:03
WOW. I totally melted in my chair listening to this. As everyone else commented, it is amazingly perfect. I especially envy his execution of the the heavy passages built on of the main theme (m. 58-70) - it is so difficult to bring that melody out, and he does it so effortlessly!! Really inspiring for me - I am using this piece for college auditions.

omg this is great! ...
By: Willemklassiek. on 30 Oct 08, 11:20:23
omg this is great! Usually, i go to: M O N T E V E R D I dot T V for my share of classical music. For instance: THIS SUNDAY there is a FREE live broadcast of a piano concert by JORGE LUIS PRATS! He's truly amazing, so be sure to check it out!

Until Grigory ...
By: jhc0907. on 28 Oct 08, 00:36:56
Until Grigory Sokolov is playing this piece, Zimerman is my hero for Chopin Ballades..

I don't understand ...
By: spranna. on 27 Oct 08, 11:09:09
I don't understand something. How could somebody be so perfect? I have heard all the 4Chopin-ballades from Zimerman, and it is unbelievable, that he makes absolutely no mistakes!!!! Besides I have not heard these ballades with so much passion from anyone else, so what can I say even more?? Brilliant, magnificent, fabolous!!!! Thank you very much for posting it!

I think you've ...
By: jegspillerpiano. on 17 Oct 08, 22:51:39
I think you've mostly got good tastes! The E minor posth. waltz is often overlooked. It's beautiful. There is a vid of barenboim playing it on here. 34.2 .. also great. Scherzo no. is also my fvaourite among the scherzi. I love the structure with the dramatic outer sections and the lullaby tune in the middle.

Yes you are right. ...
By: elevenwhy. on 17 Oct 08, 18:00:18
Yes you are right. What I meant about the 15-2 nocturne is how it is a classic example of Chopin's structure: the ABA major-minor-major, where the minor section escalates to a huge climax etc etc. I'm a huge fan of the op45 prelude. And my favourate of the opus 28 preludes would be the most famous ones (fine, call me an ignoramus) - 4, 15, 20. Of the scherzo, I love number one and the others just don't appeal to me. I love ballade 1 and 4 most. And I love Waltz 34-2 64-1, 64-2, and eminor ph.

Zimerman plays Chopin Ballade No. 2
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Zimerman plays Chopin!

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such an emotional, ...
By: sofi1506. on 06 Jan 09, 16:02:44
such an emotional, perfect performance...

lui � un genio ed ...
By: Volerto90. on 28 Dec 08, 22:45:17
lui � un genio ed il pezzo � epico

Haeron, I think ...
By: musicformillions. on 15 Dec 08, 00:26:35
Haeron, I think the time that elapsed between Beethoven's Waldstein and Chopin's Ballade #2 isn't that great - which I think is a demonstration of how "cutting edge" Chopin was harmonically. Love the mazurkas for this harmonic daring. Chopin will always be a seminal figure in the history of music - even though his output was virtually limited to piano. An amazing composer.

Musicformillions - ...
By: Haeronthegreat. on 13 Dec 08, 12:07:43
Musicformillions - It's true what you say about Baroque and Classical; the Picardy Third was just about the extent of experimentation. The Waldstein example is not as striking as the movement ends in C, as does the sonata. It's just experimenting with the form - using tertiary modulations instead of the normal dominant/subdominant relations of themes. The Chopin and Mahler examples are more exciting because they end in a different key than they start.

howesome! That's ...
By: notteee. on 08 Dec 08, 11:50:40
howesome! That's great! He does it very well!

jealous, stupid ...
By: Alexenzo. on 04 Dec 08, 17:45:15
jealous, stupid animal...

xXxDuadxXx why you ...
By: droglii. on 03 Dec 08, 23:08:39
xXxDuadxXx why you attack him ?. Wagner for sure was anti-semitism. Just read essay made by him. "Das Judenthum in der Musik".

He combines power ...
By: tolismanolo. on 01 Dec 08, 16:33:46
He combines power and sensitivity.Very good and inspiring

You're absolutely ...
By: musicformillions. on 01 Dec 08, 01:44:11
You're absolutely right! My bad. And I still get totally mixed up on the verbs lie and lay, too.

Transposition? I ...
By: evolve749. on 26 Nov 08, 09:49:05
Transposition? I think you mean a modulation. It's a direct modulation from F to Am.

Wagner is a Nazi? ...
By: xXxDuadxXx. on 24 Nov 08, 22:09:38
Wagner is a Nazi? Where are you from? America? Hahaha...enjoy your last Century...and after that be quiet. Ill play Wagner better now, while thinking about people like you.Thank you, now be quiet, no wait, just die, thank you.

sch�n weich! danke
By: yuehchopin. on 23 Nov 08, 22:55:36
sch�n weich! danke

6:09 and further ...
By: CIACHciach. on 22 Nov 08, 20:39:03
6:09 and further just amazing isn't it! :)

I think of a single ...
By: roylanm. on 21 Nov 08, 23:34:00
I think of a single lilly in a green open field, being caressed gently by a morning breeze, then, the perfect harmony is intercepted by a batallion, and a battle takes place in the field, when the turbulence is over, the flower still remains, but now forlorn. I dunno thats what comes to my mind

wow.. thanks for ...
By: kokomew. on 18 Nov 08, 21:10:44
wow.. thanks for posting this.. I need a story while playing this piece... thanks!!

what a sound!!!
By: yammada. on 16 Nov 08, 23:21:50
what a sound!!!

Haeron - Good ...
By: musicformillions. on 11 Nov 08, 03:49:47
Haeron - Good comments about key relationships in Mahler and Chopin. Mahler 4th (G to E) My guess is probably going to the relative minor - and just shifted it to major to brighten things up. Chopin 2nd Ballade (F to Am) This is a transposition to the mediant. That's not as bold as Beethoven in the Waldstein where theme 1 is C major and theme 2 is E major (another change to the mediant). Baroque and Classic writing seem so tame in comparison.

And polonaise ...
By: beryllium2. on 04 Nov 08, 23:43:40
And polonaise fantasie is simply bizare for his time. I'm surprised they didn't burn him at the stake for it, I LOVE it though. sorry for repeating to your comment, I see you posted it a year ago... :)

hahahaha, that was ...
By: MrMiyagi11. on 03 Nov 08, 02:45:13
hahahaha, that was a pretty serious accusation to make. =P

haha..
By: WigridXD. on 02 Nov 08, 19:35:29
haha..

I love this song.. ...
By: WigridXD. on 02 Nov 08, 19:34:51
I love this song.. it is beyond words! Zimmerman rawks though, :D:D really.

Chopin's works are ...
By: Elicgt. on 02 Nov 08, 16:20:50
Chopin's works are always amazing =)

ah sorry, i always ...
By: siliboy1. on 01 Nov 08, 09:52:55
ah sorry, i always mistake them =))

even though the ...
By: celpiano2. on 01 Nov 08, 03:16:55
even though the coda isn't as fast, the power is just amazing

Mahler, the famous ...
By: Haeronthegreat. on 31 Oct 08, 21:20:55
Mahler, the famous Jewish symphonist who died in 1911? I think you're thinking of Wagner. Mahler's 4th symphony starts in G and ends in E.

Zimerman plays Chopin Scherzo Op. 31 in B flat
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Zimerman plays Chopin!

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looks like this ...
By: callenishss. on 07 Jan 09, 18:03:17
looks like this guys gained weight

amazing!
By: NOLIFEONLYDEATH. on 06 Jan 09, 00:25:01
amazing!

The 30 second ...
By: jvLin. on 05 Jan 09, 21:31:17
The 30 second introduction was unnecessary.

A great great ...
By: Strino87. on 31 Dec 08, 05:55:28
A great great master. Great control of touch (1.00-2)

holy. shit.
By: joeciun. on 31 Dec 08, 05:33:52
holy. shit.

He's Great! +3 He ...
By: 3screamingkids. on 30 Dec 08, 19:41:05
He's Great! +3 He Sucks! -6 I'm jealous! +2 Yundi Li is better! -4 I'm working on this right now! +2 I quit! -3 He makes too many faces! -4 He is the master +4 Zimmerman Rocks! +5 Too fast! -4 Too Slow! +12

he has excellent ...
By: mainlymusic100. on 29 Dec 08, 18:41:47
he has excellent technical skills but to me he lacks something - that for example pogorelich has in a great deal -with all respect to all the fans of mr zimerman - it just doesn't work for me

wow. godlike!
By: yukyo85. on 28 Dec 08, 14:40:47
wow. godlike!

he has ...
By: vcij. on 27 Dec 08, 21:03:41
he has eeeeeverything!!!!!!!!

Just stupid, not ...
By: Tatsu999999. on 23 Dec 08, 16:36:06
Just stupid, not even a genius like chopin could manage with that kind of speed... You know, not all rumours about classical composers are truth...

Really good... His ...
By: Tatsu999999. on 23 Dec 08, 16:26:59
Really good... His technique is so perfect and he manages colours and emotions soo well... But Im not quite sure about the cleaness of the quarter notes at the introduction... But still great...

mardelle0023 (1 ...
By: mattandtrissy. on 23 Dec 08, 04:44:10
mardelle0023 (1 week ago) Show Hide 0 Marked as spam Reply | Spam After the competition, Li annouced that he wished to be "the next Zimerman," and requested to study with Krystian Zimerman. Zimerman rejected the request, claiming that there was nothing he could teach Li! Sounds like Zimmerman and Li are kissing each other's asses........................

Sounds like Li and ...
By: mattandtrissy. on 23 Dec 08, 04:22:48
Sounds like Li and Zimmerman are kissing each other's asses.....

7:15= winter wind ...
By: maddguizz74. on 21 Dec 08, 23:43:53
7:15= winter wind much? lol ... wow, i'd love to have this utter mastery over an instrument . he's so sure of each note!!

interesting story. ...
By: ohvg61. on 19 Dec 08, 09:28:17
interesting story. i think Li first have to be reborn again to be the next Zimerman, he won't be in this life. Zimerman is a genius, Li just an average pianist. I've read long time ago that Zimerman rejects almost all the requests to teach, for the same reason, he don't know what to teach them, he don't understand what they want from him

Imagine how fun it ...
By: Braincrafter. on 17 Dec 08, 08:31:25
Imagine how fun it is too play this particular piece. Imagine how fun it is to play it so well! I am so jealous right now.

This is the best! ...
By: yorkieslover. on 15 Dec 08, 04:11:34
This is the best! Love this scherzo and this guy hands

This is one hell of ...
By: TehBrettster. on 12 Dec 08, 18:14:10
This is one hell of a performance. I absolutely love it. I think I need to be more familiar with Zimerman than I currently am.

As impossible as it ...
By: TehBrettster. on 12 Dec 08, 17:21:27
As impossible as it is to play the entire minute waltz in under even a minute, it is impossible for me to think of Chopin showing off. He wasn't a showoff at all. I have a LOT of trouble believing that.

After the ...
By: mardelle0023. on 12 Dec 08, 06:06:09
After the competition, Li annouced that he wished to be "the next Zimerman," and requested to study with Krystian Zimerman. Zimerman rejected the request, claiming that there was nothing he could teach Li! Fu� lo que yundi li dijo, no lo que yo pienso.

After the ...
By: mardelle0023. on 12 Dec 08, 06:05:30
After the competition, Li annouced that he wished to be "the next Zimerman," and requested to study with Krystian Zimerman. Zimerman rejected the request, claiming that there was nothing he could teach Li! Fu� lo que yundi li dijo, no lo que yo pienso.

Showing off at a ...
By: Chopianist3. on 12 Dec 08, 02:47:14
Showing off at a party one evening, Chopin played the entire "Minute Waltz" in under 10 seconds. This is a true fact!

Esta bien, tal vez ...
By: F172RAC. on 12 Dec 08, 02:28:35
Esta bien, tal vez fue algo inmaduro y exagerado de mi parte la anterior opinion(en especial por lo de payaso, jeje) es solo que me choca que algunos ignaros y sus comentarios como " I think Yundi Li's Scherzo have more "con anima" than this man" se manifiesten. Por favor, quien dijo esto? Acaso eres Daddy Yankee? Ahora no falta el que diga que Daddy yankee admira a zimerman y desea ser como �l.

Yundi li admira a ...
By: mardelle0023. on 10 Dec 08, 04:17:11
Yundi li admira a Zimerman y espera ser como �l...la interpretaci�n que escuch� de Yundi Li , a mi muy personal opini�n es a�n muy inmadura.

�como te atreves a ...
By: F172RAC. on 08 Dec 08, 17:08:50
�como te atreves a comparar al ilustrisimo zimerman con ese payaso de yundi li?

Zimerman plays Chopin Ballade No. 4 - Part 2
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Zimerman plays the most beautiful piece: Ballade No. 4

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However, does ...
By: vincentlam1984. on 30 Dec 08, 14:02:27
However, does anyone think there is a cut in the clip? i.e. 3:06-3:07. The posture of Mr. Zimerman changed abruptly.

Divine! Zimerman is ...
By: vincentlam1984. on 30 Dec 08, 12:34:30
Divine! Zimerman is the only one who can move me with this piece... listen to 2:05-2:15... so melancholic, so charismatic, so touching... altogether with his technical perfection, this is truly a definitive recording of chopin's ballade no.4...

If you would like ...
By: civilbb. on 22 Dec 08, 16:35:58
If you would like to compare different interpretations, go to other places and compare as many things you like. Zimerman's music is only for admiring and appreciating, not for rating nor comparing.

agreed
By: ohvg61. on 17 Dec 08, 20:04:57
agreed

this is the best ...
By: wanchungchung. on 05 Dec 08, 23:18:33
this is the best ever...

Perfect as it can ...
By: Verityseo. on 12 Nov 08, 07:44:46
Perfect as it can be. inhuman!

the best ...
By: massy1111. on 10 Nov 08, 12:04:36
the best performance ever

this performance ...
By: arachnoid169. on 02 Nov 08, 19:16:35
this performance takes my breath away.

compare with ...
By: supermanifold. on 01 Nov 08, 02:22:59
compare with Sergio Tempo's rendition; you'll know exactly what I'm talking about

cynic says:Only one ...
By: musicformillions. on 22 Oct 08, 03:59:49
cynic says:Only one carp is that he does have tendency to phrase the same way all the time and sometimes does not go through the long phrases, breaking up their inexorable flow. YES! I think that Zimmerman is such a perfectionist of every "moment" in his interpretations that we don't hear the the "accumulation of those moments" and the rhapsodic effect they can lyrically bring to a composition. -- on this point Rubinstein's Ballades have an edge -- but WOW this is great playing!!

Masterpiece played ...
By: zackaroosky1. on 13 Oct 08, 22:14:13
Masterpiece played masterfully! BRILLIANT!!!!:)

Dear Mr. Zimerman: ...
By: Purtierun. on 12 Oct 08, 09:58:28
Dear Mr. Zimerman: CONGRATULATION!!!

Zimerman ...
By: miliona1re. on 04 Oct 08, 21:00:59
Zimerman concentrates in one pianist a tecnic without limits,an incredible musicality , a deep study of every piece he plays and finally his Steinway piano perfectioned by himself.

Zimerman is a ...
By: TmmardenCMC. on 26 Sep 08, 07:21:15
Zimerman is a remarkble pianist of the world. Zimerman was born in Zabrze and studied at the Katowice Conservatory under Andrzej Jasinski. His career was launched when he won the 1975 Warsaw International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition.

Why did anyone cut ...
By: Appassionata90. on 23 Sep 08, 20:41:22
Why did anyone cut the end??????? ...

what the hell ...
By: supermanifold. on 17 Sep 08, 16:39:39
what the hell happened to the crazy explosive ending this ballade is notorious for? other notable performer's really let themselves go here, but Zimerman holds back a great deal, and this is what I find particularly disappointing :(

Yeah, cuz it's ...
By: elevenwhy. on 08 Sep 08, 18:54:20
Yeah, cuz it's objective.

Oh no! Far be it ...
By: reclusivesage. on 07 Sep 08, 02:39:09
Oh no! Far be it for me to criticize how anyone plays, but I have to say that his execution of the part @ 1:50 really disappointed me. Played differently, it has the ability to create an almost religious ecstasy in anyone who listens. Too bad.

this is really ...
By: ibclappin. on 05 Sep 08, 00:01:52
this is really nothing special. it's very bland, it's like boiled steak. i enjoy Zimerman's Liszt very much, but his Chopin, at least the performances that i've heard so far, are just OK. he doesn't take risks, as if he's afraid of making mistakes, and that creates flat music, especially when it comes to Chopin.

con una tale ...
By: fuzz144. on 26 Aug 08, 21:38:17
con una tale tecnica f� tutto ci� che vuole, in tutti i modi che vuole, credo abbia ben pochi limiti... di tutti i pianisti che ho ascoltato, � il pi� bravo in assoluto

Fantastic ...
By: cynic150. on 23 Aug 08, 12:58:32
Fantastic performance, with technique, sensitivity, style, freshness and sponteneity. Only one carp is that he does have tendency to phrase the same way all the time and sometimes does not go through the long phrases, breaking up their inexorable flow.

Personally, I ...
By: Haeronthegreat. on 22 Aug 08, 21:23:40
Personally, I prefer Bunin. That's just me, though.

At 3:00 i was ...
By: miliona1re. on 14 Aug 08, 20:50:19
At 3:00 i was expecting the piano move forward knowing the power of his hands! :)

LOL at 3:00 And ...
By: victorbite. on 13 Aug 08, 01:34:29
LOL at 3:00 And yes, really touching

Wonderful...
By: Potrohkocsonya. on 10 Aug 08, 13:30:10
Wonderful...

Horowitz plays Chopin Ballade 1
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Video duration: 609 seconds

Vladimir Horowitz plays Chopin his first ballade

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in the ground.
By: phoggey. on 08 Jan 09, 07:44:04
in the ground.

Horowitz is one of ...
By: dmana3172. on 08 Jan 09, 06:32:48
Horowitz is one of the best pianist. Where is he right now? I like to offer him congragulation.

Standing up and ...
By: peskasker. on 08 Jan 09, 04:05:47
Standing up and bowing after a performance like that, with thousands of people applauding him...it must have felt magical.

Sure this ...
By: allenownage. on 08 Jan 09, 03:05:20
Sure this interpretation is really good, but i wouldnt consider it the absolute performance that "no other pianist on this planet has ever topped." cause that would also include chopin himself I also personally feel that Zimmerman's version has the delicacy that is sometimes just lacking in this performance

this piece is ...
By: diegowsanchez. on 07 Jan 09, 21:36:34
this piece is awesome!!!!!! but the most beautiful part is from the start till 4:00!!!

Chacun a son gout.
By: soami2u. on 07 Jan 09, 18:02:47
Chacun a son gout.

If I didn't want to ...
By: xogget. on 07 Jan 09, 14:59:27
If I didn't want to hear the Horowitz in this piece I'd listen to a robot. I enjoy hearing what each pianist brings to a work and I think Chopin also would have enjoyed hearing the Horowitz in this piece.

More of them need ...
By: soami2u. on 07 Jan 09, 10:29:15
More of them need to be exposed to real music from an early age, given some kind of music lessons on an instrument--piano, violin or whatever. They learn concentration, discipline, and can eventually discover the deep spirituality in the music of the great composers....then they would have no need for all that adolescent debauchery.

Those fabulous ...
By: soami2u. on 07 Jan 09, 10:22:44
Those fabulous Horowitz octaves!! Of course, Horowitz was a virtuoso par excellence, and this is a virtuoso piece, but I think he overplays some parts, such as the A major section--I know it's marked ff, but he's more like ffff, and sometimes you're more aware that this is Horowitz the great piano showman than that this is Chopin, the supreme poet of the piano. But what fabulous fingers (flat!), what speed, what brilliance (if a bit harsh at times). I still prefer Bolet, Moravec, others.

Q.E.D
By: peskasker. on 07 Jan 09, 06:03:39
Q.E.D

You are right. You ...
By: KlavierPlaya. on 07 Jan 09, 03:57:33
You are right. You can only pity them though.

Best piano ...
By: Pianomasters2. on 06 Jan 09, 22:51:29
Best piano composition ever, best pianist ever!

Yeah, if you aren't ...
By: ckent101102. on 06 Jan 09, 11:53:33
Yeah, if you aren't gay.

wow, Horowitz has a ...
By: mosdomo. on 06 Jan 09, 01:23:46
wow, Horowitz has a very flat fingered style, which leaves me wondering how he can get such speed and preciseness.

i dunno man, guitar ...
By: mosdomo. on 06 Jan 09, 01:14:55
i dunno man, guitar hero on expert is pretty hard too lol

or, give a fuck ...
By: camilocuesta. on 05 Jan 09, 21:47:08
or, give a fuck about the composer's opinion and just play it the way you only can do

watching gay sex is ...
By: spike2133876. on 05 Jan 09, 21:13:52
watching gay sex is more fun that listening to your comment

total shame what ...
By: spike2133876. on 05 Jan 09, 21:07:29
total shame what teenagers have come to these day. rap, heavy metal, guitar hero, xbox, sex at age 14, marijuana, drugs. if only there where more people like horowitz maybe the world could of bean a better place. am i not right>

oh man u have 5 ...
By: melagads. on 05 Jan 09, 20:25:12
oh man u have 5 buttons at gh, at piano u have 88. so im sure its a bit more tricky

OK, humorless ...
By: ckent101102. on 05 Jan 09, 02:10:16
OK, humorless morons, listen up: The Guitar Hero comments were a joke. Do you think I'm unaware that Guitar Hero consists of playing a tiny Fischer Price Guitar along with tiny red dots displayed on a television screen? Stop messaging me now.

Guitar Hero is more ...
By: ckent101102. on 05 Jan 09, 02:08:05
Guitar Hero is more fun than watching Horowitz abuse the piano.

Absolutly ...
By: xxRAWRtrademarkxx. on 05 Jan 09, 01:17:17
Absolutly outstanding

He's got the face ...
By: UnrealHel. on 05 Jan 09, 00:54:04
He's got the face expression of a true artist, the calmness never leaves his eyes.

i watch this every ...
By: xKorrStyle. on 04 Jan 09, 22:00:29
i watch this every single day... it's so good.

speechless. the ...
By: rhapsodyswept. on 04 Jan 09, 09:13:33
speechless. the last minute of this gets me every single time.

Zimerman plays Schubert Impromptu Op. 90 No. 1
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Video duration: 567 seconds

Zimerman plays Schubert!

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Geeeeeeeeenial!
By: BUNNY27493. on 08 Jan 09, 06:04:24
Geeeeeeeeenial!

This is my favorite ...
By: skeltube. on 06 Jan 09, 05:26:32
This is my favorite interpretation of Schubert's first impromptu. It even tops Brendel interpretation!

In Italy it's grade ...
By: sissichopin91. on 05 Jan 09, 11:56:06
In Italy it's grade 5

That 5:20 is the ...
By: victorbite. on 01 Jan 09, 18:54:36
That 5:20 is the best of the song

che tocco,che suono ...
By: JNard112. on 31 Dec 08, 15:11:32
che tocco,che suono,che profondit�..

...but Chopin IS a ...
By: drwerewolf217. on 28 Dec 08, 21:40:41
...but Chopin IS a romantic composer...

he is good but the ...
By: musaelian. on 27 Dec 08, 23:56:09
he is good but the hair....

Is that dude ...
By: musaelian. on 24 Dec 08, 22:16:54
Is that dude wearing a wig?

it's a grade 8. ...
By: Jilianjli. on 21 Dec 08, 20:53:30
it's a grade 8. was on the guildhall syllabus, but ofcourse now its trinity-guildhall

I would find it ...
By: ShadowMissrouti. on 10 Dec 08, 23:12:23
I would find it funny to see some random 12-year old idiot asking for a tutorial ;)

I'm pleased for you ...
By: farleigh17. on 17 Nov 08, 20:43:34
I'm pleased for you....

In 1995 I played ...
By: lukespanner. on 16 Nov 08, 22:09:31
In 1995 I played this piece for my Grade 8 exam.

actually, at one ...
By: WongA90. on 14 Nov 08, 02:26:16
actually, at one point, ur even playing 4 to 3 to 2 in ur right hand XD

ask your teacher
By: yeahso0578. on 09 Nov 08, 13:43:53
ask your teacher

its hard for a ...
By: yeahso0578. on 09 Nov 08, 13:40:16
its hard for a musician and i have been studying for 6 years lol but after lisening to many of each you will get the difference in the way its playd and there characteristics

I don't know how ...
By: musicformillions. on 03 Nov 08, 01:02:15
I don't know how pieces are graded in the United Kingdom. But this piece require mature musicianship. Technically, there are some good challenges - e.g. playing 2 against 3 in the SAME hand. Zimerman demonstrates how beautiful this piece becomes when accompaniments are perfectly subordinated and melodies are perfectly molded above them. Great technical skill here but many can play it well without this degree of accomplishment. Easier than Bach French Suites; less than most all Chopin Etudes

what grade is this ...
By: kyleclef. on 29 Oct 08, 19:28:29
what grade is this piece would you say?

Thx for the ...
By: jprende007. on 27 Oct 08, 16:46:15
Thx for the tutorial. I had music appreciation in jr. high; it was an overview of the romantic period symphonic composers, so we missed Chopin and Mozart.

My comment below ...
By: musicformillions. on 27 Oct 08, 01:51:35
My comment below was an answer to jprende007's question ... It's all good, but how can the casual listener tell the difference between an impromptu, barcarolle, ballade and etude?

You have to know ...
By: musicformillions. on 27 Oct 08, 01:35:53
You have to know what each particular form is supposed to do; just like in literature a novel is different from a short story is different from an essay etc. Some music history certainly helps, too. i.e. before Chopin the etude was just a piece to develop piano technique - but Chopin elevated piano technique to a work of great art that taxed the artists interpretive skills as well as his technical skills. Etude from french - etudier = infinitive of verb - to study.

I love how he ...
By: AsSomedayItMayHappen. on 26 Oct 08, 02:33:26
I love how he sneaks his hands off the keys whenever he gets the chance and then re-attacks them. That's so cool.

It's a very ...
By: Christoph251188. on 14 Oct 08, 18:08:50
It's a very beautiful interpretation of Schuberts most wonderful Impromtu!

It's all good, but ...
By: jprende007. on 09 Oct 08, 05:20:03
It's all good, but how can the casual listener tell the difference between an impromptu, barcarolle, ballade and etude?

jeno jando is good ...
By: rrapmonmis. on 04 Oct 08, 10:55:26
jeno jando is good isn't he?

What do you mean by ...
By: chris3443. on 02 Oct 08, 14:35:24
What do you mean by soul?

Zimerman plays Schubert Impromptu Op. 90 No. 2
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Video duration: 289 seconds

Zimerman plays Schubert!

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This is the ...
By: Dozarai. on 30 Dec 08, 20:10:54
This is the undoubtedly the crispest piece of music I've ever heard.

This piece was down ...
By: mattywarm. on 29 Dec 08, 14:11:50
This piece was down on the diplomacy list this year so ABRSM clearly considered it hard enough technically to be placed above grade eight. In the grand scheme of things, I agree, it is not a particularly hard piece when compared to say a Rachmaninoff Concerto. However, I wouldn't say the left had is 'as easy/simple as it gets.'

And if I recall ...
By: danceofthegoblins. on 29 Dec 08, 08:47:45
And if I recall correctly (it's been awhile since I've played this) the left hand in the first major section is as easy/simple as it gets. Kinda reminds me of Solfeggieto: easy 'cuz it fits the hand and impressive sounding 'cuz you can therefore play it rapidly yet still fairly early student pieces (in terms of technique that is). Musicality and interpretation is what makes any piece difficult: when you learn the notes technique is a given and, as said, what's difficult therein is relative.

technically, its ...
By: sirjohnly. on 28 Dec 08, 22:37:13
technically, its not a difficult piece to play, but there are some parts which take a lot of control (especially hard when playing fast). but in general, i think this is a good piece when you want to show off cuz most ppl who cant play piano judge you on how fast you can play lmao

I agree: it fits ...
By: danceofthegoblins. on 26 Dec 08, 07:53:17
I agree: it fits the hand really well which makes it not very difficult and easy to play fast and impressive sounding! Regardless of its difficulty level (some pieces/technical matters are easier for some than others and vice versa; "difficulty" is very subjective) it is a wonderful piece.

This is the best ...
By: oxfords1. on 22 Dec 08, 20:21:32
This is the best Interpretion I've heard. So clear, crisp and the tempo is perfect. I listened to some kids playing it but aside from the fact that they were 11 it was muddled and lacked musicality.

are u serious? the ...
By: mvs1312. on 19 Dec 08, 19:34:12
are u serious? the piece is extremly easy to play since it slides perfectly with the fingers. I learned this when i was in level 7 about 3 years ago.

In italy we play ...
By: Zupparolo. on 18 Dec 08, 14:32:05
In italy we play these at the 5 year of conservatory. Only sound? Ahahahaha no words

that's actually ...
By: gozhn. on 15 Dec 08, 07:23:59
that's actually b-minor, but yes, it was excellent

sorry?
By: Miriel92. on 14 Dec 08, 17:18:52
sorry?

This is a stupid ...
By: Stoopchow. on 14 Dec 08, 15:10:55
This is a stupid piece of music. Its sole purpose is to show off technical ability, thats not music. Its just sound.

it's grade 9. i'm ...
By: temariluv12. on 13 Dec 08, 06:01:49
it's grade 9. i'm learning it right now =]. it's quite easy to learn, although increasing the speed is harder. but it shouldn't be that bad, since i've been playing it for 1 1/2 months, and it's my recital song for the next recital

well,it is grade 9: ...
By: heartgirl50. on 13 Dec 08, 01:51:51
well,it is grade 9:] i do agree that it is easier than many of the other parts but learning it may be easy, mastering it not so much. its much harder to have the teqnique, fingering, dynamincs, emotion and many other things. but i agree:]

I think it's a ...
By: ShadowMissrouti. on 13 Dec 08, 01:23:27
I think it's a little easier than that. I have 6 years of piano but never practiced much (between 30 minutes and 3 hours a week) and I'm learning it, it's very difficult for me but I think I'll make it. I would agree with MeLikeThat08.

the greatest D ...
By: jerrymolf. on 12 Dec 08, 19:21:45
the greatest D major part of this impromptu i've never listened to!!!!!!

haha, no:] its a ...
By: heartgirl50. on 12 Dec 08, 12:55:39
haha, no:] its a lot harder than it looks! enjoy the piece!

Thank you! I ...
By: MeLikeThat08. on 12 Dec 08, 07:08:17
Thank you! I thought it was grade 7 or 8 lol.

im pretty sure it's ...
By: heartgirl50. on 12 Dec 08, 01:43:51
im pretty sure it's grade 9. or it could be grade 10. im learning the piece right now though:] its really amazing!!

What grade is this ...
By: MeLikeThat08. on 10 Dec 08, 04:34:59
What grade is this song?

first of all, it is ...
By: happydappypianodude. on 10 Dec 08, 03:51:29
first of all, it is b minor, and yes he is using the pedal

he amazed me again.
By: zielarzopl. on 09 Dec 08, 20:59:07
he amazed me again.

that's not D major. ...
By: lawrencekss920102. on 08 Dec 08, 03:42:59
that's not D major...it's B minor....

It is amazing that ...
By: fatalbeatings. on 06 Dec 08, 23:28:37
It is amazing that Franz Schubert was only 30 years old when he wrote it!! Pure genious!

Outstanding ...
By: romymistique. on 05 Dec 08, 19:48:57
Outstanding performance. Can anyone tell me if he is using pedal in the part where the key changes to D major?

The way he brings ...
By: painlesshorror. on 22 Nov 08, 02:09:51
The way he brings out the melody line in the middle section is amazing. I would kill for that tone!

Horowitz Plays Scriabin Etude Op. 8 No. 12
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Video duration: 144 seconds

Hi! I will start with uploading new videos from now on. This is our Horowitz playing scriabin 8/12...and...well... yeah have a look :p

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