Daniil Trifonov - Chopin Etude Op. 25 No. 7

[@oneginee]

A painful heartbreaking etude. I cannot practice it too much for that reason, it is like an abyss but with mature emotions, it takes a lot out, composed like a duet between the left and right hands having different characters both interlaced melodic lines with the left hand being extremely hopeless in character and sad and the right hand trying to soothe and infuse some positive views. There is a sort of breakdown from the left hand on the second page then it goes into a dreamlike state of unattainable bliss, which ends abruptly and the wake up is more cruel than the beginning, right hand still doing its job to relieve the pain. On the last page the left hand goes in the bass expressing painful dissatisfaction and sorrow and it ends with freezing hopeless chords but with a beauty of something unattainable. This all reflects Chopin's life all too well for those who know the fine details of his biography. The young woman he had projected to marry changed her mind and rejected him plain and simple (no not George Sand, she was only a substitute later platonic companion). Imagine being one of the greatest composer of his time and he could not find a beautiful woman that would give him her hand.

[@arturkranz-dobrowolski2959]

A rare instance of Chopin's use of quotation. The initial motif of this etude is a quotation from the introduction to Act 2 of Bellini's Norma.

[@frankwit123]

never felt so much pain.. it feels like my soul is tearing itself apart. chopin agrees

[@oneginee]

Finally someone who understands this etude. Hi, from one to another who can feel it exactly the same as you said. Most people cannot !

[@user-eu3bt4ji4k]

Шопен был таким молодым, полным жизни, но был обречен на смерть...Но его музыка победила смерть. Музыка- это жизнь. Прекрасное исполнение.

[@annachiu9955]

Totally moved,heartbreaking performance~bravo Daniil !!!

[@Jockeymahorn]

This is heartbreaking.

[@cody55909]

I haven't read the complete comments. but if somebody has anything to say about the faces he's making.......Drop dead please....This is emotion and passion to the fullest.

[@1610i]

+cody55909 Totally, people don´t understand how he can feel playing that

[@gabrielabator4975]

These face expressions are helpful to me.. I'm always so stressed out when I perform ,but when I focus on the beauty of piece I play and when my face shows that too it's easier to deal with that somehow.. enjoy this wonderful performance by Daniil!

[@hfor2419]

I know, we're in an "emotional" world, lol. But this is not emotion, this is concentration. Believe it. And yes, there is a difference between ...

[@elijahvalongo9528]

Calm down haha

[@ashirley486]

@@hfor2419I think it’s both.

[@sergeymarkosyan9468]

Просто гениальное исполнение!

[@helenavondrakenstein4969]

absolutely sublime...Chopin would be proud

[@susanhawkins3890]

Wonderful!!!my very favorite Chopin!!

[@juanpablomazomesa7396]

The most emotional piece of those op 25. Trully beautiful

[@oneginee]

emotional is an euphemism. This piece is extremely sad and dark. The closing chords are like an end of it all.

[@PLW384]

Perfect!!! Daniil is perfect!!!

[@paulettepontois567]

Splendide interprétation Daniil est un second Chopi

[@jimmylecomte1579]

paulette pontois exactement

[@timbruer7318]

This is the first time I've heard this, and I'd have to say it might be the nicest Chopin piece I've heard - just wonderful. As for Trifonov, an incredible player in all respects, but the depth of emotion he has for someone relatively young is really something.

[@michelsophiehereish233]

The most sensitive version I ever heard.

[@mmeJooles]

Absolutely wonderful. An extremely hard piece to play and played with so much emotion and heart.

[@hfor2419]

No, lol. Extemely hard pieces are elsewhere. For a pianist this is common. No, not the emotion.

[@findelka1810]

@H For for God’s sake even the easiest of Chopin is extremely difficult to play at the artistic level that Chopin wrote it. Ofc if you just constrict yourself to mechanically burp back the notes, yeah, all pianists can do that 😂

[@slow-practice]

I really wish his hands had been shown more often in this video.

[@elijahvalongo9528]

The attention to counterpoint is incredible

[@samanthali1365]

such an amazing recording absolutely sublime

[@user-dm9wq8vo8s]

Игра Д.Трифонова глубокая, льётся, как повествование о переживаниях.

[@dawidwalega4726]

absolutely sublime, poetry

[@FredHMusic-gr7nu]

I like it. I play this piece myself and I always had some difficulty interpreting those climatic 7 bars in the centre of this piece to make my performance really flow. This video has helped me get some good ideas. Thanks.

[@laflamezz1907]

Friedrich Hueppe how's the piece doin ? :)

[@oliver-04]

how is it doing now?

[@charliezhang6567]

is u still playing this during rona

[@John-thinks]

Unique approach to the piece. Breathes life into some voices that are buried in the standard interpretation.

[@oneginee]

not unique at all. Many people played this but very few play it well because they don't understand the music. He does. And it's exactly how i can hear it in my inner ear. People who don't understand the music find it "unique" or "original" when they hear a good interpretation. There aren't many ways to play this etude correctly musically. This is it. Cortot also understands the music of Chopin.

[@mercadomarcos]

Beautiful!

[@zaremamuzic]

Великолепно ! Это - " разговор " с музыкой !!

[@cbodien]

Wonderful!! Thank you!!!

[@danielabosnegeanu1065]

How beautiful ...👏 very sensitive

[@benbroverman5150]

Favorite recording of this etude

[@mourgoukos]

my favorite in youtube so far

[@user-xr7lu3cm4x]

Исполнение по струнам души!!!

[@markpeterson3220]

This festival bought him to the world - now Carnegie Hall and the rest.

[@Highinsight7]

Such beauty...

[@aleksandra830]

Genialnie!🎼🎶🎵🎹💞

[@yukaviguier9396]

Sublime!

[@emilechandellier600]

beautiful

[@antonellamajorano5348]

Trifonov è l'erede di Richter. Interpretazioni che restituiscono pienamente il senso di un pezzo. Mai esteriori . Grande!!

[@kimyoung-ung4403]

Sublime

[@cartolaia5233]

Composer and pianst both channel the spirit of Father Bach

[@n8sterling727]

Daniil is a monster of a pianist. His Lizts Transcendental etudes are outstanding.

[@elisabethbaumer-sn8go]

Monster? He recently was called " Medium of a better World". I think his Music is highly spiritual, also the trancendental Liszt etudes, witch I love very much! ❤

[@user-mh2ey9px6n]

​@@elisabethbaumer-sn8goи я тоже!!!🎉🎉🎉

[@youngpaderewski3668]

It's sad that there are so many empty seats in the audience.

[@Populous3Tutorials]

it is because i bet tickets were expensive as hell

[@denissusica320]

Young Paderewski ...

[@tobiaszenz180]

Is it possible that this was during Tchaikovsky competition?

[@ImvN8Lex]

@@tobiaszenz180 Correct, this was at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory during the Tchaikovsky Competition.

[@patriciamehan9603]

Yes, it is part of theTch

[@ilidiasoareslopes8943]

Muito belo!

[@user-xr7lu3cm4x]

Браво!!!

[@russellthompson1622]

He plays this well.

[@larrywang1097]

Well done

[@guillatra]

nice interpreation of the right hand.

[@Hobott]

And of the left as well.

[@DonGatoGuzman]

pain

[@olgaazard4852]

Mucha sensibilidad interpretacion muy bella

[@emile_ep]

4:01 heartbreaking

[@patriciamehan9603]

this is obviously part of the Tchaikovsky competition. Look at the picture of Tchaikovsky in the background.

[@user-vl8yl4wu6d]

I play 25no7 etude sometimes with bitter sadness of love

[@oldbird4601]

What is considered the best recordings of this piece on yt apart from this one?

[@billmarrufo]

IMO Pletnev’s on Deutsche Grammophon is #1. Above all, including Trifonov.

[@fisherroastedpeanut]

4:40 Bachian echo

[@wolfgangk1]

PASSION: NOUN /ˈpæʃ(ə) Daniil Trifonov

[@taLLdavidproduction]

for me its a tie between him and arthur papazian. papazian has years on him in his performance considering that Daniil is well ahead of his time.

[@dobrocsiandras87]

The most painful work of Chopin

[@igorantony]

And op.48-1

[@radamik]

I agree. One of the saddest pieces I’ve ever heard, though so original and beautiful. The melody is kind of intricate, never leading to anything joyous or fulfilling. Just sadness.

[@TheRekisum]

very sensitive

[@benshanahan2295]

Same place in forest of piano?

[@Mary-vl2le]

1:10 is this chopin coughing?

[@encarsiaformosa]

Who on earth was in charge of the video editing? Moving from the keyboard to the face at 1:50, just when the virtuosic passages start to gather force... What's the point of recording the video at all then?

[@encarsiaformosa]

I *listen* for the beauty and the dynamics. But someone had the idea of recording a video of it so... there you have it.

[@skimask7776]

Great performance, but they did not show much of his hands at all.

[@samanthali1365]

Is he crying and sweating? I think both!

[@pantoleonantonio9653]

We've found our new horowitz

[@n0cturn3z]

Yup. Been saying the same thing for a few years now. Similar in so many ways

[@jakmere]

I don't understand: he's playing Chopin but there's a picture of Tchaikovsky in the background.

[@austinworkman9967]

Tchaikovsky competition, I'm sure.

[@elijahvalongo9528]

International Tchaikovsky competition, one of the most prestigious piano competitions in the world if not the most. It's just in his name

[@mourgoukos]

cant help thinking of Mitsuko Uchida

[@laflamezz1907]

what kind of difficulty level is this ? (only technical view) Lets say the first ballade in g minor is level 10 as a reference point

[@spartan10010]

extremely difficult, to voice the two melodies you have to constantly pedal in between notes, I can't really explain it. like in one measure starting at 0:29 - 0:34 you have to make sure 7 sixteenth notes are clear so there are quite a few pedals in there, but you also have to hold down the middle voices. it takes a tremendous amount of concentration and listening, first you have to develop your hearing a bit.

[@laflamezz1907]

spartan10010 I'd my hearin is quite good :D What is it like in comparison to the g minor ballade ?

[@tokitomuichiro735]

It is officially AmusA level, you can call it level 9 if you'd like.

[@spartan10010]

you have to be able to execute this etude's specific challenge, and your teacher has to be able to listen and tell you whether or not you are doing it just to make sure you are.

[@laflamezz1907]

spartan10010 I'm selftaught :/

[@patriciamehan9603]

I don't get why they are labeling this as Copin, when it is clearly part of the Tchaikovsky Competition. Can anyone give me an answer?

[@elijahvalongo9528]

You don't just play Tchaikovsky in the Tchaikovsky competition

[@user-vl8yl4wu6d]

発表会で、暗譜で、ひきました

[@sofylu1777]

llegue aca gracias a shigatsu wa no uso ._.

[@ministryofdressing]

People caughing are do disgusting.

[@henrithellier7684]

IL y a quelquchose de trop forcé dans l´expression de Daniil... On est gagné par une souffrance qui n´est pas de mise dans cette étude !

[@Kindoxinda]

ewww the sweat XD

[@oldbird4601]

Idc what facial expressions he makes, how much he sweats or anything else superficial, as long as he is producing this sound, he is a god in my eyes

[@babyskunkcat]

Lmao why is he sweating so much

[@schwachangefangenstarknach8238]

Because he's doing his best!

[@markpeterson3220]

I assume its a major event and its effort and nerves

[@psforrest1]

Emotion.

[@clo999]

Because he is WORKING. If you aren’t sweating you’re doing it wrong.

[@silviapavani-devisser1150]

I think Pollini's version is better

[@emilechandellier600]

but I do not agree with pattiwatan sorry but it's nice but not perfect

[@agamaz5650]

come on it is not that hard he is playing like it is alkan or smth xd

[@em8714]

What do you mean? There's few people that can perform Alkan but I'd say triffonov could.

[@schwachangefangenstarknach8238]

What...?

[@aweawe6541]

Look at his face.

[@EnshroudedBuilds]

Look at yours, dumbass.

[@SeanRooneyMusic]

@@EnshroudedBuilds and the award for best comeback goes to..

[@schwachangefangenstarknach8238]

@@EnshroudedBuilds Oof 😂

[@gerarditic6879]

Le visage du pianiste ne nous intéresse pas, nous aurions aimé voir ses mains !!!

[@user-mh2ey9px6n]

А мне нужны и руки,и лицо.Для того, чтобы понть внутренний мир Даниила,его эмоции, душа пианиста,если хотите,очень важно видеть выражения его лица.А у Даниила такое открытое,говорящее лицо во время исполнения им его любимой музыки.

[@kaumowammu]

Yeah, not bad for a beginner. With a little practice he could even become a real pianist.

[@dalaibrahim]

this was released 10 years ago

[@TaylorG0014]

At least he’s trying. The technical stuff will work itself out as he spends more time in the shed.