Frederic Chiu said that the Liszt transcriptions were the closest thing we have to an actual 18th century recording of Beethoven's works. When the recording industry started, it was already 100 years after the works were performed. Frederic then went on to give a Masterclass for the Seventh Symphony, and I was enthralled. I came across a version on You Tube, and thought it was OK. And then I found Kevin. Masterful. Of course Liszt had to do something special for the Ninth. Kevin, Junyan and Ethan have given us a gift. Luigi heard this in his head, and wrote it down. Liszt heard it and transcribed it for the noble piano. The Ninth is a gift that keeps on giving. Merci beaucoup, Brava et Bravo.

Great

This is the third Beethoven/Liszt Symphony that I have heard from Kevin, and I realized I hadn't subbed to his channel. That's been corrected. I put this on while I was doing chores, so I'll have to watch it again where I can see him whilst playing. His whole persona add to the wonderful music. Merci beaucoup et bravo.

I just discovered Beethoven/Liszt today, and then watched Kevin do the Seventh Symphony. This was phenomenal. Merci beaucoup, et bravo.

I just watched a Master Class by Frederic Chiu who explained why Liszt transcribed this, and the importance of the piece due to his knowledge of Luigi, and the music of the time. I am so glad that I was able to listen to this performance. What a beautiful interpretation. Merci beacoup, Kevin. Everyone in my family is growing older, and they want to stay healthy. They have an App for their phone to count the number of steps in a workout. They are happy to hit 10,000. I have an App on my phone for my walks. It's called Beethoven Symohony No. Y, and Y is a number from 1 to 9. My only worry is that Luigi loved nature. His symphonies were his interpretation of nature. I walk in a forest in my town for the last 30 years. But without headphones, I am like Beethoven, walking in silence. There are no more birds, no insects, the soil is sterile, dead. I took a photo of one bird that I saw (when I see a bird, I remember since it is so rare!). The bird landed in the middle of a farm field on a rainy day. She kept her head up, looking around. There were no insects, no worms. Why waste energy on useless gestures. There is a reason that Soylent Green chose the Pastoral Symphony. We don't deserve the music of Beethoven.

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just peel the lids right off these pianos and throw them away we don't need 'em where we're going

Awesome

The two pianists: ❤🥰 The lonely timpanist: 😥

perhaps an excessive sense of formalism

Bravissimo, bestia!!

Watching at 3:30 am, what am i doing..

ティンパニが弱過ぎます。バランスを改善すべきです❗️

I would have preferred a bit less timpani.

Liszt must have liked the massiveness of Beethoven's 9th.

Liszt’s late Beethoven rocks!

You have clearly felt this piece and experienced it very deeply to be able to express it so well on the piano

Super high fidelity audio and an excellent performance!!! Bravo!!! Beethoven would be proud

great musicality nothing bombastic in your playing

Fantastic Performance; Bravo!

I am also a piano player, I used to play this one a lot till I lost the CD.

A truly outstanding performance.

Go ahead -call me an uneducated, close-minded underclass fool. But... having listened intently to many musical genres around the World... and still love so many of the Western classics - but - ( even though it has pedals and masterly musicians playing them) a bunch of Timpani THWACKS usually flatten the moment. A Timpani rumble, a Timpani triplet -is a signal the orchestral moment has just smacked itself in the face. Big Fat Limited drums - cranking out punctuation like an angry platoon. Phuck Timpani --- experiment with removing their score from any symphony ... it might be weird, but it might improve things

Probably beethoven greatest symphony

brilliant quintet!

Bravíssimo!!!

Wow! Whst overwhelming applause! 6 people?

When that bubbling started, I even paused the video to put on a suit

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

really works - also as a memorial to the madness and impact on live music of all those meaningless "mandates"

Tremendous performance

BRAVA/O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fascinating transcription which will never equal the magnificence of the original. The vocal parts cannot be substituted.

홀도 멋있고 연주도 구독 좋아요 하고 가요잉❤

btw there sight reading it

The Razor’s Edge of reality only our hearts can barely glimpse.

Those two are Getting it ON!

those timpani sound like any garbage evacuation truck under my window

18:50 Miles away...

I am absolutely stupefied! Little Alex would have been proud.

Wow!

It is not the same as the symphony

Totally engaging...couldn't have been better done!!!

Excellent, ...thank you dear: Kevin Suherman, Junyan Chen and Ethan Skuodas...

It hadn't occurred to me that if we needed another instrument it would be the timpani.

Brilliant! Fantastic! Breathtaking! 👏👏👏👏

How about gibving credit to the other pianist as well as the tymphany guy? This was not a Suherman recital. It was a 3 person endeavor.

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Thank you for your good performance!!