Cyprien Katsaris - live at Carnegie Hall, New York City: In Memoriam Chopin

[@carlhopkinson]

Clearly Katsaris is one of the greatest pianists in the last 200 years.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Come on! Katsaris was 9th prize winner in weak Queen Elisabeth competition in 1972! Katsaris was not finals Tchaikovsky competition! Katsaris has an ice cold colorless thin piano sound! Katsaris no good structure for music! Katsaris played brainless bashing! Dimitri Bashkirov her teacher Anastasia Virsaladze teach saying to Bashkirov the most important lesson is the love of beautiful colorful piano sound! This was already in 1930s! Really Shocking! Mozart wrote do not make my kids average players! Katsaris is an average awful player!

[@samuelele]

⁠​⁠@@RaineriHakkarainenwhat was your final rank in the tchaikovsky competition?

[@plokhokhoroscho2599]

@@RaineriHakkarainen you are very right

[@RandomKido]

not one of the greatest pianists! but i love his interpretations and they're fresh to listen to after listening to a piece multiple times

[@Kristinaa105]

01:06 Marche Funèbre "Funeral March" Op.72 No. No.2 05:16 Prélude in A-flat major, Op.28 No.17 07:45 Fantasie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op.66 12:36 Berceuse in D-flat major, Op.57 18:09 Mazurka in B minor, Op.33 No.4 22:55 Polonaise "Militaire" Op.40 No.1 28:34 Nocturne in E-flat major, Op.9 No.2 33:04 Barcarolle Op.60 40:52 Fantasy in F minor, Op.49 54:01 funeral March from Sonata No.2 Op.35 1:02:24 Sonata in B minor, Op.58 1st mov. Allegro Maestoso 1:13:49 2nd mov. Scherzo: Molto vivace 1:16:28 3rd mov. Largo 1:24:40 4th mov. Presto non tanto-Agitato 1:31:03 Valse in C-sharp minor, Op.64 No.2 1:36:06 Nocturne No.20 in C-sharp minor, Op. posth 1:42:51 Mazurka in A minor, Op.67 No.4

[@vodkat07]

This comment should be at the top!

[@Cayres18]

@@vodkat07 com certeza

[@Cayres18]

Thanks

[@keybawd4023]

There is a handful of pianists who, perhaps because they play fewer concerts, perhaps because they don't attract publicity by dressing up in glod larmé bikinis, or swaying and appealing to the heavens when they play. Because of the Internet and KZbin these pianists are now being seen for what they are - legends. This is extraordinary piano plyaing. He takes a prelude and it becomes as magnificnet as a ballade. Great pianists don't play faster or more accurately, they have magic.

[@ciararespect4296]

We know who you are talking about but they still have immense talent. Not to say they're the greats like katsaris but let them try to make their money

[@renybarbosa1237]

@@ciararespect4296maravilhoso!!!

[@ciararespect4296]

@@renybarbosa1237 de nada :)

[@Oldman808]

Excellent points. Some young and not great pianists grimace, gyrate, and contort like a dying cow. Yo Yo Ma has started to do this as his cello playing has markedly diminished to the point he now plays like a pig.

[@keybawd4023]

@@ciararespect4296 Is anyone stopping them from making their money. If they want to give a show of waving hands in the air and making grimaces, well and good. And if people want to see pianists wave their hands in the air and make grimaces, well and good too.It's supply and demand. Liberace made millions doing it.

[@peterbrenton410]

Love how he brings out those middle voices in the first encore waltz

[@effiefs9561]

i agree, great way to add excitement to the repetition

[@ciararespect4296]

Also plenty of other places 42:29. Of the fantasise for example

[@leonardoferrettigallino5538]

I play piano for 30 years and I have never heard something similar. Immense.

[@Highinsight7]

it's like as true as you can find

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Aprendan español

[@Maurice-k7e]

A performance as close to perfection as you can get

[@francoaragosta4285]

He brings out counter melodies andinner voices as Cortot often WISHED to do, but rarely-if-ever borught off with the elegance, suavity and aura of spontaneity required. This is an artist of very great magnitude. Makes us lsten to well-knon classics with new ears. Coudln't be imitated by anyone, yet inspires us to continue the unending , lifelong attempt to scale the slopes of Parnassus in hopes of one day reaching the pinnacle despite of the long-held odds against us

[@ciararespect4296]

Then you have pletnev who is a great pianist but sometimes goes overboard with trying to hard to bring out inner melodies and ruins some pieces

[@nikolasjames6217]

Genuine, totally present, and appropriately modest last 2 notes of a most excellent Barcarolle. Perfection.

[@nikolasjames6217]

And please understand, that in "appropriately modest," read "masterful"; something in me has always found it garish the way the ending typically gets "blasted." It is a small detail, but one of the many well-weighed things he does that indicates where he is "at."

[@bump175]

ほんとに音が綺麗 こんな音が綺麗なピアニスト ほんとに素晴らしい

[@damiangilz]

My god, this is breathtaking. I haver never listener Chopin like this before. Katsaris is truly a genius.

[@claudefazio]

His performance of the Finale of Chopin's Sonata No. 3 in B minor is extraordinary. Though I have listed to this piece countless times I heard inner voices in it that I had never heard before.

[@cecik5578]

Well, that was a master stroke going from fantasie-impromptu into berceuse. What an insanely underrated pianist. Genius. Wow.

[@hughesho0425]

Best berceuse ever heard

[@khangmapiano]

katsaris is hardly underrated

[@Pogouldangeliwitz]

​@@khangmapiano He is nowadays. Alas.

[@adrianzaragoza824]

One of the most genuine recitals I have seen

[@heldercosta5147]

His performance is quite magic. He barely touches the piano keys, and yet a marvelous sound flows around announcing: Chopin lives! place...

[@ferube4171]

KATSARIS SHOWS WHAT IT IS TO PERFORM A SCORE WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE CREATOR IN DIFFERENCE FROM SIMPLY PLAYING A SCORE

[@carlhopkinson]

Come on, you ingrates, the man literally performs 10 thousand miracles in front of your very eyes in 90 minutes and you simply stand up out of your chair and acknowledge what you just were so privileged to witness.

[@TheAboriginal1]

@@carlhopkinson what are you expecting them to do

[@amirmotahari6186]

what an unenthusiastic audience, he deserved a 2 minute standing ovation after that walts! The way he brought out the inner voices, polyphony, and played each repeat different from one another was absolutely unique!

[@amirmotahari6186]

@bill Bloggs you think that Waltz is easy to play?!

[@francoaragosta4285]

Please make an appintment with a good otolarayngologist rigt away. Your ears are in deprate need of proper medcal attention. Either that or you are simply a fucking moron.

[@amirmotahari6186]

@@francoaragosta4285 Please do me a favour and shut the fuck up!

[@marshan1226]

Franco Aragosta 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ciararespect4296]

Unenthusiastic? They applauded everything and stood up shouting? What did you want them to lick his feet?

[@Fidelio1814]

Quel merveilleux interprète de Chopin ! Une main gauche exceptionnelle ! Merci Mr Katsaris !

[@chrislimnios9180]

Unbelievable. I'm sitting here flabbergasted after the last movement of the b minor Chopin. The was about as spectacular as I could even imagine a performance.

[@aurelbetz2172]

I also remember this concert and some earlier ones- all breath taking! He compares with the greatest names and is somewhat under- recognized. Thanks for posting!

[@jhyounyo]

I totally agree.

[@satokomatsubuchi6661]

Monsieur Cyprien Katsaris, you are great. I listen to your Chopin every day, watch videos and study it, but your piano is enigmatic and cannot be copied. You are without doubt the best pianist of this century. For me, you are my eternal admirer！❤❤❤

[@FirstGentleman1]

Right now I am working on 22:55. I find this Polonaise very exhausting to play but look at maestro Katsaris and how relaxed he is. Incredible.

[@Felix_Li_En]

FirstGentleman1 His "Militaire" here is really incredible, full of character and virtuosity ! Chopin would definitely envy his interpretation..

[@pime2359]

カツァリスはピアノはほんとに楽しいと思わせてくれる人。ちょっと聴き馴れた弾き馴れた曲もとても楽しく聴ける。でも技術あってこそのものです。

[@johnkim4219]

Thank you for sharing your life's work... so grateful to have this performance on KZbin.

[@MullahSteinberg]

Intimate delicate and exactly how it should be. Maestro thank you Merci

[@LukeWelchPianist]

What an absolutely incredible performance from beginning to end! A truly world-class performance by a world-class artist! Bravo!!

[@williamsmyth5047]

This was on October 17, 1999. It' a great concert. I have it on both CD and DVD.

[@peterbrenton410]

I would like to get the dvd . Is the sound ok?

[@williamsmyth5047]

@@peterbrenton410 Yes, the sound is excellent. With the CD, whether you have an audiophile system or not, you will appreciate low level of reverb, the full stereo spectrum, and the quietness of the audience during the performances. The DVD I have heard only with the TV, but I believe that the audio on the DVD is identical to the CD.

[@peterbrenton410]

What a musical treat! A piano master who always looks relaxed and assured.interesting how he has the stool at a slight angle

[@Andrew279144]

I am sure Chopin himself would have loved this.... His greatest work played on a modern piano by a fabulous pianist....

[@themoroccanpianist8953]

what is his greatest work ?

[@plokhokhoroscho2599]

@@themoroccanpianist8953 the 3rd piano concerto

[@carlhopkinson]

Wow, Mr. Katsaris, your Chopin Sonata Number 3 is just so much better than anything else I have heard. It's like listening to Chopin himself playing the depth of emotion and nuanced execution. I feel like you anguished over every note to get it just perfect.....and you did !!! Bravissimo !!!!

[@Biblekjv-ys2kj]

1:24:40. Love the stacatto in the left hand of the last movement, brilliant.

[@steveegallo3384]

andrewe salama -- Yes, one of many special "personal" touches here.....Ingenious!

[@s.hawkins3288]

Lang Lang is no longer my favorite pianist to play Chopin. I firmly believe he channeled the spirit of Chopin for this performance. How was he able to make every note metaphysically magical?

[@JOCAMAC2008]

Wonderful pianist!

[@pmtrieve2065]

Just noticed this. The piano bench is not squared up with the piano. Wonder why he has it this way? Treble side closer in. Bass side further out. Never heard the Barcarolle played better. Amazingly wonderful rendition. What command of the keyboard!

[@Freddy-yw4ec]

The bench is at an angle because his butt is sore from so much practice. People should understand that the amount of playing he does on any particular day, as much as he plays, can not just wear you down but make your butt very sore too. Remember: this is the evening, the end of the day, and he played considerably before the concert--and more than usual recently because of Carnegie approaching--one of the reasons his delivery is so fluid. People may be sensitive enough to notice the musical nuances, but I'm afraid the average concert goer is woefully out of touch with the crude physical realities of an Impresario. It is so demanding, physically and mentally, on so many levels--as is any fine art that consumes your life.

[@ApcinA]

This man can adjust the decibel of each finger. what a control. It seem he can feel each milimeter of key presses. So impressive.

[@inazuma3gou]

One of my favorite pianists. Bravo!

[@giuseppecardarelli3666]

Grande sensibilità, affascinante interpretazioni. Bravo Maestro!

[@gunnarkoss9262]

✨ The Encores are pure miracles!!! The Esprit, the rythmic Shaping, Voicing - even surpasse the Notation, would say. ✨

[@jean-paulHELIGON]

La Belle et Grande Âme de Frédéric Chopin exposée dans sa langue natale Par la même qualité spirituelle de Cyprien Katsaris : le miracle est trop rare pour ne pas être souligné. MERCi pour aller à l'essentiel de la musique avec tant de simplicité et grandeur !

[@jubeltr]

I didn't know this pianist.... thank you

[@DK-om9df]

He, definitely, is the legendary pianist ever and never….

[@giogia49]

Exquiito, de ensueno,celestial,que deleite! Gracias !

[@Torebordalpiano]

Amazing recital!! The third movement of the third sonata was just so mesmerizing and poetic. Thank you, Mr Katsaris! Best wishes from Norway

[@fleurdelotus7896]

Quel artiste !Quelle sensibilité!

[@pandiatonizm]

The greatest camera operator of the world, zoom in and zoom out in no time, yeah

[@claudiapinho-memorias]

Não me canso de ver esse concerto. Belo demais. Maravilhoso.

[@clailai7865]

you are my favorite pianist! I would look up to what you play and use it as the gold standard!

[@francoaragosta4285]

Hats off, gentlemen! A truly great musician-virtuoso has passed this way.

[@MullahSteinberg]

What do you mean ? He is alive and well

[@evamaier7973]

Matt Davidson: not „passed away“. I take it Chopin came looking and was pleased.

[@johnnyloadstar2725]

Incredible recording quality. Among the best I have ever heard.

[@jhyounyo]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful video.

[@ferube4171]

WONDERFUL PIANIST AND THE PIANO

[@laspiano765]

Recital de Piano MARAVILHOSO, 08-06-2018-Sx-17:49Hs.-LAS.-

[@aspis6397]

Bravo. Speechless !!

[@vandanerisgomes9009]

AMO esse Teatro

[@philippeyared2050]

Extraordinaire. Vraiment les deux plus inimaginables paires de mains et d'oreilles du piano, et j'en ai écouté, des pianistes, de l'ère des 78 tours à nos jours ...

[@stefanast1981]

Katsaris is an amazing pianist!!

[@MatthewMartinez314]

Watch his masterclasses and you will see the thinking behind why he has such a different approach to playing Chopin.

[@johnnyloadstar2725]

Incredible touch and beautiful subtlety. Zimerman has nothing on Katsaris. Heartfelt beauty and monumental interpretation.

[@classicalmusiclover4029]

Hard to agree but you are right. Love both of them.

[@Lucmercurius]

Well, thats unfair since Katsaris is one of the greatest pianists tha ever lived. Zimerman is fantastic too.. but to outplay Katsaris one must be a genius.

[@rubenmarinsanchez3163]

Elegancia y sentimiento

[@jh659jc]

how does this only have 86k views vs some strange lady gaga song w 1.5billion. what’s world coming to

[@ciararespect4296]

26:31 and 45:27 were hilarious moments like possession. But not dissing him at all

[@ericrouach]

Thanks for this treasure!

[@bump175]

音が素晴らしい。 音が素晴らしいと言うことは音楽が素晴らしいということなんだ。

[@TheSoteriologist]

The portrait throughout the _"Polonaise Militaire"_ and especially after 26:10 is hilarious and great camera and directing work !

[@ITOTOSSAB]

Bravissimo!

[@RI0T999]

Spent the last 10 years trying to master just one...Prelude in A flat Major. It boggles my mind how one person could play just that piece so effortlessly and beautifully, let alone all of the others. When I hear people say there is no God, they must have never heard this man play, for truly there is, only He could make such genius.

[@Doozy_Titter]

Unmatched...

[@LuisSoto-ey4le]

Amazing genius , que bello!!

[@lento6480]

touching performance!

[@alonsegev7829]

Great pianist

[@francoaragosta4285]

That is anunderstatemnent. ;-)

[@mrolgyay]

Wanderfol Pianist!!!

[@jimenahuenchupan6026]

Me encanta como toca el piano ❤

[@metteholm4833]

Chopin is a many-sided composer - and Mr. Katsaris can express all the facets 🎇Thank you for this magnificent concert, Sir!♥

[@mauricioaguiar4764]

Very good great pianist

[@adrianzaragoza824]

This takes me back to the very first time I heard Chopin 😭😭😆😆

[@choi77770]

30:57 great ad-lib

[@alessandravignato]

Grande, grande, grande!

[@ferube4171]

KATSARIS MUESTRA LO QUE ES INTERPRETAR UNA PARTITURA CON EL ESPIRITU DEL CREADOR A DIFERENCIA DE SIMPLEMENTE TOCAR UNA PARTITURA

[@PuPuSin]

amazing interpretation and phrasing . thak you sir. ! i gave you bravo in front of monitor. :)

[@daves5562]

Incredible

[@michelgenlis9893]

Un très grand interprète. Je ne suis pas toujours d'accord avec ses partis pris: une main gauche jouant parfois plus fort que la droite, des "effets" un peu exagérés surtout en matière de tempo et d'intensité du son, mais il a un style bien à lui et le rendu est globalement magnifique. Vive Chopin pour l'éternité!

[@dededededededewedq]

Il s'agissait d'un concert en l'honneur de Chopin : non seulement Katsaris est-il un véritable fanatique des mélodies dissimulées, mais il fallait dégager ses talent de contrepoint. C'était un compositeur espiègle qui à laissé des perles cachées que le génie de Katsaris parvient à dévoiler.

[@michelgenlis9893]

@@dededededededewedq En réécoutant ce concert, je le trouve de plus en plus extraordinaire et comprends parfaitement vos remarques. Katsaris est tout simplement génial ! (Les premiers réflexes de rejet cachent souvent un amour naissant...)

[@nikgaifullin7310]

Beautiful!!

[@derisleybrittain]

Excellent quality ❤️❤️❤️❤️💕💕💕💕

[@zhaxlordemalik4640]

he is a genius.

[@ΙωαννηςΜπαβας-κ9θ]

❤🎉😅i love his art* so so much! From GREECE 🎉 with my love🎉 utube come rain or come shine John bavas

those middle voices in the fantasie impromptu... never heard that before... genius

[@paolofranceschi6874]

15:11: oooooooooooh... bravissimo. ❤

[@miguelcardenas6468]

Simply perfect and wonderful! I adore him alot. Just a quick question, what was the short piano piece played in the beginning of this video, anyone?

[@mataneasutenan316]

the first thing I ever see.. the man who playing fantasy impromptu with closing his eyes... it mean he was play it at billions time before..😳

[@ferube4171]

ESTA POSEIDO POR EL ESPÍRITU DE CHOPIN!!!

[@Davideberti]

Sonata is superb!

[@vandanerisgomes9009]

AMO história

[@maiadearaujo6194]

Bravo...Bravo...Bravo

[@robert982]

Wow on the Berceuse ...

[@nutloaf]

11:25 What are those notes!! The dissonance is incredible.

[@frankromano9064]

It's called bringing out inner voices.

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Les va agustar mas. 😢

[@TJFNYC212]

who are the 6 deaf people who gave this THUMBS DOWN? They must be deaf in one hear and non-hearing out of the other LOL

[@francoaragosta4285]

Moronic TROLLS, who else?

[@plokhokhoroscho2599]

i am the 7th person , and i also gave you a thumb down

[@oceanotter6337]

45:26 what was Cyprien thinking at the moment?

[@roddyturnipseed5503]

The wolf responding to Little Red Riding Hood after she asks him about his teeth: "All the better to eat you with, my dear."

[@cristiansicilia1286]

Scary

[@So-.]

34:38 wow

[@gianlucabersanetti6454]

Wondrous. Sublime. Exquisite.