Daniil Trifonov - Scherzo in C sharp minor, Op. 39 (second stage, 2010)

Daniil Trifonov, laureat III nagrody
II etap
Scherzo cis-moll op. 39
Daniil Trifonov, third prize winner
Second stage
Scherzo in C sharp minor, Op. 39
All rights reserved 2010
The Fryderyk Chopin Institute (NIFC), Polish Television (TVP), National Audiovisual Institute (NInA)

[@diongovender]

I'm convinced that of all the things that humans do, being a concert pianist is the most difficult. That was just breathtaking.

[@agamaz5650]

not hard if you practice 10 hours a day

[@aptaltruist]

@@agamaz5650 but practicing 10 hours is hard I have little attention span so even an hour is a strugge

[@leonardodelyrarodrigues3752]

​@@aptaltruistEu acho que é o quanto vc gosta , por exemplo pra mim ler por 5 minutos é uma tortura, mas para tocar piano não me é tão difícil.

[@aldoringo439]

Believe me its not - 80% of it is just reciting the way you've practised the piece. If you play badly in practice, you'll perform badly. If you play perfectly in practice, you have a chance of performing it perfectly. But therefore the practicing for many hours a day is the hard part.

[@kakasvk]

@@aldoringo439 That. And also playing in practice and performing are 2 different things.

[@markahmadieh7003]

His performance is great, but what a piano!! The sound coming from that Fazioli is to die for, the mid and and highs are Steinway crisp and clear, and the bass is almost Bosendorfer deep and full..

[@luckymickelson8024]

Mark Ahmadieh it really is a incredible piano

[@EmdrGreg]

Agreed. I'd take a Fazioli any day. Gorgeous.

[@agamaz5650]

how come fazioli is so underrated?

[@Ace-dv5ce]

Agamaz Worse marketing maybe

[@EmdrGreg]

@@agamaz5650 Interesting question. It may not actually be underrated-- pianos at that end of the scale are mind-bogglingly expensive, and they don't produce hundreds a day. On the other hand, no matter how good your product is, it's hard to compete with Steinway. Fazioli's day will come. Erard was Liszt's piano-- you don't hear much about them any more.

[@Acaerwen]

I've come back to this video daily for the last week just to sit in awe. The coda has me stun-locked

[@lukeehrkepiano5061]

I actually really like how he starts the final stretto octaves off quietly, building one last crescendo.

[@alanleoneldavid1787]

6:50 that unexpected russian crescendo just blow My mind

[@danilojulianigarcia383]

russian crescendo lmao 🤣🤣🤣

[@jonathanrobinson2628]

This is for me the outstanding interpretation of Chopin's 3rd Scherzo. A depth of delicacy, power and emotion that I don't think I've heard on any other recording other than Argerich's 1960s rendition. Wonderful!

[@aalb1970]

Well said. Exactly my thoughts!

[@agamaz5650]

rachmaninoff

[@jonathanrobinson2628]

Sat here watching it with my five-year-old daughter and her first comment was "I wish he would cut his hair!"

[@agamaz5650]

listen to rubinstein

[@movieman5773]

Pogorelić has an excellent performance of this piece

[@PlayBetterJazz]

5:00 - 5:35 just penetrates the soul every time. So much emotion.

[@viggos.n.5864]

5:47

[@nikolasidis3557]

6:14

[@johnfox6112]

With this piece, Chopin brings to bear a complete and utter display of poignant emotion. This piece is a pianists dream. Blazing octave fanfares which conjure up demons from the piano, while chordal passages sing with such intimacy and sentiment that they warm the heart beyond measure. Arpeggiations so delicate the keyboard seems to stretch forever into the over-tone stratosphere. Scalar torrents which test a performers evenness and fluidity and tempo What is so fascinating is that this piece, while super serious, does not burden the listener with it’s brooding and cataclysmic temperament. aka: Chopin’s most serious “scherzo” Which in itself is.... ironic. From Wikipedia: “ melody and fanfares in-tune with an apocalyptic orchestra. I.e. Nordic Valhalla” To beat the irony horse:Truly a piece for the gods of piano

[@eddyvideostar]

John Fox: This is the most poetic, profound erudite comment on the KZbin board. I enjoyed the challenge that the emotional and philosophical digesting of this sentiment posed. Extremely well written. Good work.

[@sulimabarba2935]

Bravo, Sir!

[@zomb7138]

6:19 This is the most chilling, shaking and beyond tragedy coda i’ve ever heard. Before I thought lang lang’s was the best, but man! This guy gives his soul to the piano. Also you can see his face emotion, it’s almost like he’s crying but can’t express it.

[@candidomascalzada3397]

Lang = marketing

[@bboyo8307]

thats true

[@dnarvarg]

listen to seong jin cho’s version, it’s just as good if not better

[@LC-bb6kn]

That face...it looks as if he took something...

[@dwacheopus]

Pogorelich also

[@leidannis9544]

I have listened this for over thirty times.

[@lukosilyo8519]

he should have won the entire competition. he is genioulsy standing out of the crowd

[@Chopin-Etudes-Cosplay]

The camera man also deserves a prize. All those timely scene changes during the coda made it seem like an action movie! 6:18

[@marshan1226]

Damn how he played that coda looks like he was possessed! 😂

[@piotrgrzeszczuk3361]

Demon possession confirmed :D But that emotions are awesome!

[@andrewg6031]

😅

[@flpeach7687]

че

[@sulimabarba2935]

It looks like he was possessed by Chopin's spirit! Love it!

[@ciararespect4296]

Bodged up though

[@metteholm4833]

If you close the eyes and forget about a pianist - the music becomes some sort of an organism expressing itself. Not many can create such an expression.

[@nubicumwotblitz892]

The Best coda of no.3 i have ever heard

[@zomb7138]

6:32 I’m going to make sure my door is locked. 😂

[@piotrgrzeszczuk3361]

Demon possession confirmed

[@leidannis9544]

Haha

[@lavatrex]

this is one of the best comments ever

[@medviation]

Chopin SCARE-zo in C-sharp minor.

[@DerekLowePianist]

Daniil Trifonov took the technique and musicality of this work to a whole other level. I can’t find another recording or performance as dramatic as this one. This performance is so grand as well, I can listen to it for hours! Bravo!

[@leidannis9544]

Me too.

[@agathacabot5833]

Este pianista esta más allá de lo simplemente humano...

[@sulimabarba2935]

What a brilliant and passionate performance! Love it!❤🌹❤🌹

[@Warauwater]

THE CODA IS INCREDIBLE

[@carlsanchious8192]

So much Bach is present in this piece... wonderful

[@stevej061069]

Aside from the technical brilliance and absolutely beautiful phrasing throughout, there's a sheer intensity to this performance that I don't recall ever seeing elsewhere. The way he leans into the piano as the coda starts to swell, and the demented look on his face as he glares through his hair toward the end as that coda becomes an absolute maelstrom of sound. And that ending, with the sudden stop before the final chords... just magnificent. Utterly magnificent.

[@blaht15]

To play like this is a real gift from heaven or whatever.

[@hadrieneverard8121]

Also an unconceivable amount of practice

[@arlon4389]

fun fact: chopin wrote this piece for one of his students, who he was apparently close with. His name was Adolf Gutmann and he was only 15 when he got his first lesson of him. Gutmann also only lived a few houses apart from Robert Schumann, who (i think many people know) was a pianist and composer too.

[@leidannis9544]

Thanks!

[@arlon4389]

@@leidannis9544 no problem!

[@leidannis9544]

Do you think his interpretation is good?

[@riccardo6232]

1:21 1:28 1:34 1:40 Amazon rainforest's stream of water.

[@leonf4721]

not anymore

[@pramayudhistira6644]

Leon F AAAHHAHAHAH

[@Mercy_Pants]

I know it’s not the end of his section, but how could any human being restrain themselves from not giving a standing ovation after that? Just WOW 👏👏👏

[@dennischiapello3879]

I know, right??!!

[@omerfarukertugrul6212]

Exactly

[@Lisztmaniac]

100%

[@justsomerandomasshole3699]

I liked that everyone coughed up in the end because they held it the whole concert

[@hannastaszak1684]

Chopin to najpiękniejsza spuścizna dla ludzkości.

[@danieljunior7821]

Spectacular performance !!! Beautiful, strong, flawless !!!

[@Alessandro_da_Rimini]

One of the best performances of this scherzo

[@lorenzopasqualeneri8864]

It is probably the best

[@verslaflamme666]

im not a fan of his pedaling at the end. sounds v blurry

[@MegaPianogenius]

No tried to go too fast and ruined it but nice mid section imo argerich or pogolerich are both better

[@eddyvideostar]

*Dynamic.*

[@abe191089]

@@lorenzopasqualeneri8864 should check Argerich's Scherzo from "The Legendary 1965 Recording"

[@bigeral6436]

LOVED IT

[@hercalexopoulos3647]

i have concluded ...that i have completely undarated Trifonov ...just pure GODLY talent

[@evanwu3141]

This is the best performance of this scherzo after days of listening through the many different versions by different pianists. This interpretation is absolutely stunning. Only thing, he played many wrong notes, but with this superb playing, who am I to complain.

[@lunar.6091]

@@agamaz5650 theres a recording of Rachmaninoff playing this on youtube?

[@agamaz5650]

@@lunar.6091 yeah

[@pereubu1629]

bravo maestro!

[@hugod327]

@@lunar.6091 Yes there is

[@agamaz5650]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKbGaZ2nf76XnM0

[@infinitewisdom9619]

Incredible performance, incredible grand piano.

[@pianoplayer2516]

Amazing playing. That Fazioli is so beautiful!

[@wcsxwcsx]

A playful performance, indeed! Very good.

[@danclark9977]

Mind blowing!

[@jimmyzeng998]

Amazing performance, touched my soul and literally gave me chills. But I do find it funny that every live performance the audience starts violently coughing the second the piece ends.

[@jenniferw683]

fantastic

[@aalb1970]

Still don't understand why he didn't win this competition.

[@Charlie-vf8hw]

the jurors were probably on the same drugs they were on when they eliminated Ivo Pogorelić in 1980

[@popqueen77]

Politics..that’s why.. 😔✨

[@garryliango6485]

The competition favors players with a more subtle, salon like, and sweeter singing tone. Trifonov is more energetic and plays in a more 'Rachmaninoff' like russian school manner with massive contrasts, loud banging chords and lots of pedal. It's passionate and beautiful, but not quite the 'Chopin' character they want.

[@aalb1970]

@@garryliango6485 Youre probably right. But to be fair Trifonov isnt just banging the chords. There are passages with a gentle touch too. His dynamic range is just wider than most of the other competitors, Bozhanov excluded.

[@mc3newsmcocconcierge504]

@@aalb1970 still a massive difference between a martha Argerich (plays scherzos better than anyone else in the world imo) voicing, tonality, phrasing and trifonov. I personally feel trifonovs focus on speed made him miss exaggerating really important peaks of this scherzo.

[@angreagach]

Wowissimo!

[@soohyunhwang6770]

perfect

[@SpencerDavis2000]

wow super passionate an powerful

[@Johannayalart]

He is he is amazing

[@alexandre.p3244]

Insane performance

[@cloud15489]

The coda is so stunning

[@davisatdavis1]

I love how we hear all the coughing at the end, as if people have been holding in their coughs for the whole piece. Either that or the camera has a really good mic.

[@leidannis9544]

When he plays in recapitulation, he being even more excited.

[@anthony1power599]

Excellent performance there. One of my favourite Pieces of Chopin. Big fat chords. He nailed the chramatic modulation 👌👏

[@PaulAllenPiano]

Bravo!

[@agamaz5650]

respect

[@RobertOrgRobert]

A demonic version but still an excellent performance

[@Radiatoron88]

For my money it's a stunning performance because of its "demonic" quality, especially effective in the finger-busting fury from 6:18 to the end.

[@Xyriak]

Crisp sound, virtuous. 3rd place is an insult.

[@user-pj3lz7sp8k]

太棒了!

[@alvarofernag_art]

6:51 to rule the world...

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Chopin instituto. 🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼

[@user-fq5qr8ml5m]

The Way he feels the music he is playing is just beautiful and i think this person and music make one entity when they meet

[@thanawatsilanon45555]

One of the best Scherzo No. 3 ever.

[@ensemble2504]

트리포노프는 자신의 연주에 너무 몰입해서 마치 긴장을 전혀안하는것같음.

[@AllSven]

This is known to pianists to be me of the most difficult Chopin pieces to play besides Polonaise A- flat major. Really hard.

[@BRNRDNCK]

This piece is difficult but considered easier than the scherzos in Bb Minor and E major, and most or all of the Ballades.

[@bobomber]

If Trifonov just reeled it in 10%, and focused on prioritizing musicality a bit more over speed, he would have won the competition easily. Hands down the most talented performer there.

[@adambe1126]

Surely a bit of you loves the drama and chaos in his codas though? I'm sure he has matured a lot as a pianist as he gets older but I hope never looses that flare in the codas. Something so wild and animalistic that I'm sure chopin would have loved

[@donaldaxel]

This pece makes much more sense to me now, after I hear the balance between the octave-passages and the beautiful side-theme with the flourish, (in the printed music it says mf i think but it must be like here, mp, or eve piano, maybe modern grands demand another forte-balance.)

[@Voldelaparra]

I love the "trio" if we can call that a trio, part. OUah a coda on fire! Perfect! But he was not that far to completly miss it. He rushed it and that sound good that what make him so good! so many pianists ruined it playing it at this tempo or even slower

[@andermurillo2868]

Everyone was waiting to cough

[@agamaz5650]

hahahahaha

[@stevenhaff2733]

I read one comment noticing the sound of the piano. I agree, very impressive instrument!!!! Trifonov is good too, lol!

[@dryades1]

와....

[@eddyvideostar]

*Dynamic.*

[@user-vz4fy8uw9y]

Напомнило "Дикую охоту" Листа.

[@user-cn4lh5oy4w]

캬

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Exelente. 🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🇮🇷

[@sabrinaschantz]

jeez... hes going so fast...

[@evr551]

He played way to fast on the first part. It’s played as if something’s lurking in, but he plays as if something was crashing in.

[@reimakousei793]

Lmao. But he did get the "Presto Con Fouco" bit right

[@jasond4466]

He's such a great pianist. I can never imagine playing like him, but I think that sometimes he plays too fast and I can't really appreciate the music.

[@MrJsk117]

Imagine playing that then only hearing coughs after

[@harunergen4400]

He is the Franz liszt of the 21th century

[@Ginebraconvention]

I was very amazed when I found this, I thought It was hardly possible to surpass this performing... but later I discovered Ivo Pogorelich performing of this piece and I got astonished, that is another dimension. After that, I can not enjoy this performance as before-Pogorelich-discovering times

[@jasnakovacevicdjurovic]

Anibal Marrero I agree with you...Pogorelich's performance of this piece is absolute genious!

[@grahambradford2206]

Brill

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Hacen bien en poner instituto Chopin.

[@fergusbyett8088]

Anyone know why he didn't win??

[@AGP-fr]

Ça commence mal, tout de même, car il y a confusion rythmique entre quartolet de noir et croche. j'explique : Les notes de la mesure 1,3 et 5 ont-elle les même durées que la croche de la mesure 4 ? (l'erreur se répète plus loin) Réponse : NON ! La croche et bien plus rapide que les quartolet de noir. Certain diront, je pense abusivement ou par incompétence, que c'est l’interprétation de l'artiste. Chopin à mis des quartolet de noir en mesure 1 3 et 5 ... Il à mis une croche à la mesure 4. Il faut respecter cela !

[@DanialBoeini]

Bro is mewing😂

[@user-pn1nq8mv4m]

Geniusas (2010) also

[@aidan4233]

I wonder what he had to endure when he played this 6:35

[@microsoftice6498]

7:00 ah, the piece ends. time to cough

[@bigeral6436]

1:21 | 1:28 | 1:34 | 1:41 beautiful

[@brianweir1270]

wow, he almost plays it too fast if thats possible even. Finger speed left to spare!

[@LivaiPiano]

C'est aberrant

[@andy85s71]

I like much his demonic approac.

[@reimakousei793]

Ikr, it makes him look so in rage

[@BWV846]

Wow?

[@chester6343]

Pogorelich agrees with this interpretation

[@eddyvideostar]

It must be emotionally hard to do all this for one's audience without any appreciation. I know one can't live on applause as we did as a kid, but it does feel weird and eerily empty.

[@thegreenpianist7683]

eddyvideostar this is a competition, they don't applaud in between pieces, only at the end of the whole program and this wasn't his final piece

[@eddyvideostar]

To: The Green Pianist: I hear you. I feel you. Competitions, like this, make it all the more hard to play and express oneself to the audience I don't have. I would feel as if I had lost contact with them. It is akin to having the seats devoid of human existence; just as at home in front of myself with my own thoughts. Under these circumstances, how much expression and feeling could I contribute to the music, especially thinking about the rat race and having my mind on my money and money on my mind? I would be a musical "factory," accumulating no style points -- but the aspect of doing a job, just concentrating on notes, rhythm, phrasing, tempo. *Get the job done.* Get it done, would be my ethos and mantra.

[@thegreenpianist7683]

eddyvideostar umm...OK...

[@pianogus]

6:14 I'm in complete shock they gave him the third place in that competition... 😳. He plays this devilish, monumentally difficult coda at the level of a Rubenstein or an Argerich!

[@user-fb2xm7pp8k]

彼がリストにみえるのはなんでだ？体格？髪型？ こういう曲を魔術師のように扱う彼、、、、

[@taiyo1964]

2010年は私の中ではTrifonovが1位でした。疑いようもなく。

[@piotrgrzeszczuk3361]

6:10 Demon possession incoming!

[@twhite3850]

He was possessed by the piano and the piano was possessed by him

[@elisabethbaumer-sn8go]

Daniil possessed by Chopin, the Piano by Daniil !

[@pablofeynman3619]

played it so fast and for what?

[@davidtodorov461]

Илона привет!

[@harrybmichell]

1:15

[@sopkd]

Can't believe he got 3rd prize

[@user-rk5gl6et3p]

Do you mean his performance was too bad to get 3rd prize?

[@sopkd]

@@user-rk5gl6et3p No. His performance is fantastic. Imo he should win

[@user-rk5gl6et3p]

@@sopkd Oh sorry for my misunderstanding,,

[@sopkd]

@@user-rk5gl6et3p it's okay!

[@TheTwizx]

Franz Liszt in modern