Thank you ❤ . I love the tempo. You can really hear what is going on in the composition . ❤❤

The best version I have heard! Hope to meet you and maybe have a lesson on the Prokofiev Sonata No 5!

¡Felicitaciones! A la gran y talentosa pianista de Barbara Nissman por interpretar excelentemente esta maravillosa Sonata del insigne compositor ruso. Barbara demostró una magnífica depuración y extraordinaria ejecución de esta obra titánica. Considerada como las Sonatas de guerra tal como la No. 8. Tuve el gusto de conocerla en México hace tiempo. Incluso, tengo su autógrafo. DIOS la colme de bendiciones y le otorgue Larga Vida. ¡Saludos afectuosos!

Very good Artistry

I heard your Tchaikovsky PC1 in Singapore when I was a teen

Wow, I nearly dropped to the floor. Marvelous. Bravo, Barbara!! Her love for Prokofiev, among others, is simply manifested in this out-of-the-world performance. Thank you so much.

Colossal......BRAVA from Acapulco!

YOU'RE SO FABULOUS!!! LOL I'M LIVING RIGHT NOW

WOW what incredibly difficult repertoire!!! Fabulous :)

I love that you feel free to take a bit of time to be expressive over certain details as the music calls for it. Without doing too much, it seems to humanize the music more and allows the audience to better hear the character of ideas. You really captured the essence - thank you, Barbara!

Didn’t know you had this channel! Love your playing and teaching on music. Have burned a hole through your record of Ginastera works.

Thanks Barbara, wonderful as always!! <3

Wonderful

Gorgeously melodic, even songful performance-this is one of my absolute favorite sonatas! Prokofiev’s music becomes so much more accessible to listeners when played this well.

This is one of the finest interpretations I have ever found of this piece. Truly remarkable; thank you so much, Barbara, you are an extraordinary pianist.

Wooooo the third piece ❤❤❤❤

Thank you very much for this excellent documentary.

You are such an inspiration. Thank you for sharing!

I remember you playing Prokofiev's 2nd concerto in the concertgebouw. It was the first time i heard it and it became a benchmark for Prokofiev for me.

Marvelous… inspired!!

lovely interpretation

I love your analysis of some of Ginastera’s works! I never knew that his signature chord structure and rhythm represented guitar strumming. I may have to relearn Piano Sonata No. 1 after watching this. I found a recording of you playing Ruvido Ed Ostinato over thirteen years ago, and to this date it’s the only recording I’ve come across that contains no mistakes.

I can remember being a piano student and having the option to study the Ginastera Sonata No. 1 which was the first major contemporary sonata I ever played. I discovered your Ginastera recordings and have cherished them ever since. Over many years, I have equally enjoyed your Bartok. Prokofiev, Liszt... Thanks for posting this, another INCREDIBLE performance!!!!!!!

素晴らしいショパンをありがとうございました🎉 何から何まで素晴らしすぎて、うまく言葉にならないのですが、生き生きと精気にあふれ、自分の中から出てくる音楽がショパンと共鳴し、鳴り響いているのに、感動しました。

My best compliments, Madame. You impeccably and surprisingly made Prokofiev's hysteria.

Terrific performance of a Prokofiev sonata which along with his 7th & 8th sonatas are among my favourites of all the great works written for the piano. I remember you seeing you play Prokofiev at the Wigmore Hall in London around thirty years ago and I've been a huge admirer since.

You've grown so with this wonderful sonata. The last movement really shows such refinement, transparency and clarity - in a very good way. BRAVO! my dear friend.

That 3rd movement is so pretty the beginning sounds like an unfolding flower

Bravo!! What a breathtaking rendition, as is your Pierian recording. This work is a real monster and very underrated in the Prokofiev repertoire.

Excelente documental

Awesome!

Discovering your lecture here fills me with immense joy and surprise! Dated back decades ago, I have purchased your Ginastera CD, and it quickly became my top favorite looping soundtrack. Inspired by your recording, I played the Ginastera Op. 22 for my graduation recital. I wish I had come across these information earlier. Nevertheless, it's time for me to embark on the journey of relearning this beautiful music. Thank you so much for your profound thought and inspiration, Miss Nissman!

Absolutely marvelous DVD about a wonderful composer. BRAVO!

Wonderful performance! Really captures the essence of the composer's wishes.

Amazing work you do Barbara sharing your passion. How much I concur on the fact that Prokofiev is such a genius and how profoundly incandescent his music is. Despite only in the beginning steps of my Prokofiev journey, all three war sonatas are simply masterpieces and how not to strongly recommend nr 6 even though 7 is more often played... his second and third piano concertos are also full of an immense joy. When one thinks that he composed the second one when he was only 19, one can only feel soooooo humbled ! I cannot help, even when watching them played in concert on KZbin, standing up to applaud when it ends ! Thank you again, this is so good for all hearts, young and old !

Seeing you perform here and other recordings of you sharing your knowledge on Prokofiev's work is really touching. Seems to really be a composer you identify with, and being a Prokofiev lover myself, it feels like a found someone who understands me. :) I started practicing the piano about 10 years ago, and a few weeks into it I was waiting for my lesson and heard my teacher practicing Prokofiev's 5th sonata for his recital. I've been listening to Prokofiev virtually every day since then ^^. I have an idea of what I like the most, which I think is the duality of the clockwork mechanical pace with the often heart-wrenching/painful lyricism of his melodies, but there is also this mysterious aura (maybe from the dissonances and the voicing of melodies) which I find intoxicating/hard to escape from. Thank you so much for sharing this new fantastic recording! I appreciate your work!

Outstanding! I know it must be difficult, because some of your facial expressions look like you are simultaneously trying to solve a hard problem in Chinese Algebra.

Absolutely unbelievable playing. Simply incredible. Wow

❤❤❤🎉👏👏👏👏 Bravissima!

I'm 21 and I've loved Prokofiev since I was a teenager. I used to listen to Richter play this on repeat with earphones in while in the back of the car if my parents were driving somewhere. If I can say this, this performance rivals the first time I ever heard it. Just wonderful.

Wonderful! Prokofiev would be happy

Superlative! Gave me chills throughout! Thank you so much! The best!!!

Absolutely amazing! one of my favorite interpretations of this piece

Admired your performances for years - It is an honor and privilege to hear you discuss and perform Alberto Ginastera.

There are not enough superlatives to describe Barbara Nissman. Genius.

I wrote my masters thesis about him 🥹 just assigned it to my university. Thank you for celebrating his legacy❤ I will continue dumping so in Poland ❤

This piece sounds like a drunken wind up top. Much of his music seems halfway between atonal and conventional romantic harmony. Like one foot in the 19th century and one in the 20th. My favorite of the war sonatas is #8. So melancholy at the beginning and celebratory at the end, with that off beat march. He often brings back melodies from the first movement to the third. My wife and I love his ballets. Regards

You are absolutely fabulous. I love Prokofiev’s piano music. The last piece I learned was the first movement of the 6th Sonata. Just so much fun. Thank you for sharing your talents with us always ❤

I love the waves of dynamics, and the operatic excitement. She really sings this piece. I think it’s my favorite recording of the Toccata.

It such a treasure to hear you discuss this sonata. You were my very first introduction to Prokofiev's piano sonata's with your complete recordings of the sonatas. I was just sixteen at the time (I'm fifty now) and I was a student at The SFCM learning Prokofiev's third piano sonata. It was always a dream to be able to study Prokofiev and Ginastera under you. Your interpretations were always so melodic and you bring out nuances I never hear other pianist play. Truly amazing!