Amazing pianist. Terrible audience 😩

The pinnacle of human musical achievement.

Il est extraordinaire, l'étudiante est également remarquable de musicalité. Merci encore.

Fabuleux...Merci encore.

お伽話が好きな人の作品を一人語りするピアニスト。

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Haha his impression of Cziffra at 2:42 is hilarious 😂

Piano sounds horrible..

Mostly, this is a virtuosic showpiece, far beyond what Rimsky-Korsakoff imagined. Impressively, there ARE several pianists who can (of could have) play at about this speed; A speed which is probably at the limit of human possibility. But none have surpassed Cziffra. But for a fair comparison, we need to consider more than just the metronome. Fortunately, there is much more to music than just burning speed. We listen to performances like this to be amazed, not emotionally or intellectually stimulated. We should also acknowledge that Katsaris, in his old age, has said that he considered Cziffra to be the greatest pianist of the 20th century. Among his criteria for that judgment must first be virtuosity.

Grandios!!!!

gem!

Awesome!

Such a killer piece

why the rush?

The reason this version sounds different from others is that Katsaris is combining the standard Fontana version with the lesser-known Oxford version. Both versions are included in Volume 18 of the Paderewski edition of Chopin's complete works. In my opinion, Katsaris' decision to combine the two versions results in a more enjoyable performance.

There is a video on here with a comparison between the takes of Hough and Kosrstick of this piece, and I think both are better. I am a fan of Katsaris, but consider the title of this work. It is supposed to be profoundly contemplative and not something for Ace Liberace to be nonchalantly played in Las Vegas at some gala evening.

0:47 Not only does Mr Katsaris very obviously sound like Beethoven here, he also LOOKS like Beethoven.

What a performance. I don't comment much, but I love this piece and this performance. What a beautiful interpretation.

Artificial Intelligence could not reach these heights . Only a genius could.

Thanks for this treasure!

Beautiful!!

This recording is brilliant. I've heard another recording of this Phantasie and found parts of it boring, but Katsaris' interpretation makes every part interesting. By paying attention to accents in the score and using his renowned voicing ability, he skillfully juggles multiple melody lines which makes more of this piece interesting 4:15, 12:41, 13:08. Katsaris' decisions regarding articulation, pedaling and rubato also seem to be responsible for his performance's captivating quality 0:40, 3:55, 4:36, 7:28.

Katsaris looks 50 here (he is 35) Menuhin looks 90 (he is 70)

まるでベートーヴェン本人が演奏しているかのよう...

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Maybe it is just because I listen to Thelonious Monk, but this to me is an interesting and well worthwhile interpretation of a composition that also has intriguing connections to ragtime.

One of the best even pianists and arrangers/improvisers of all time!!

Les va agustar mas. 😢

Ja. Bach wäre zufrieden. :)

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, no salen los números

'Bringing out' secondary voices is nothing other than an indication of the small mindedness of this individual. And he needs to do something about his hair. I would add - the most disgusting moment is at 1:37. This man is criminally insane.

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高校生のときです。NHKの「ショパンを弾く」。ビデオで録画して、楽譜も買って。練習しました。ありがとうございました。

Здорово! И голос Настоящий!

Un des morceaux favoris que Liszt aimait jouer à quelques visiteurs à Weimar, sur son Bösendorfer, pour ceux qui connaissent la Liszt Haus. On est loin du virtuose des débuts, vie de bohème qu’il arrêta à 36 ans.. il avait encore 40 ans devant lui, et cette interprétation par CK est exceptionnelle ❤

How can I find the sheet music with the fingering guide you have in this video

I fcked my wife while this was playing on repeat. We both was jamming to this sick beat. I came into her eye lol

One of my favorite pieces by Schumann. This piece was an easy piece for the lady pianists, accorind to Schumann who put down both his own composition as well as reflecting the prejudial attitude towards women, dispite the fact that his wife Clara was considered on equal rank as Liszt as a concert pianinst! Gender discrimination existed in the musical world well until the end of the 20th Century. When did you first encounter a woman conductor for the symphony orchestra?

This is the best performance I ever seen. It's unbelievable. I think you are going to be my favorite pianist! 😊😊

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Mind blowing technical and artistic performance, even rivaling current Cliburn, left hand in a class by itself. Makes Argerich, Lim , Janis, Yang, Bronfman, Lugansky, etc. look like amateurs.

1:15 that crazy virtuoso leaps!! wooow❤❤❤

Can anyone tell me what the music is in the very short opening credits, before the concert starts?

I do wish he had done the full set of variations but this is beautiful!

What I find most sickening about this is the look on his face - he is utterly pleased with himself and his gross distortion of this beautiful creation. Chopin would be appalled. But this pianist doesn't give a crap about any of that.

Μπράβο, κύριε Κατσαρή! Είμαι πολύ μεγάλος θαυμαστής σας! Πάντα να είστε καλά!

And there is always that ONE male in the audience who just can't wait to yell 'Bra-VO.' Disgusting.

This man is out of his mind.

It is Katsaris’s master class.