Denis Matsuev & Alexandra Dovgan at Mariinsky Theatre’s New Stage, St Petersburg 16.11.2018

Witold Lutoslawski
Variations on a Theme by Paganini
for Two Pianos
Denis Matsuev & Alexandra Dovgan
at Mariinsky Theatre’s New Stage,
St Petersburg 16.11.2018
Витольд Лютославский
"Вариации на тему Паганини"
для двух фортепиано
Денис Мацуев и Александра Довгань
на Новой сцене Мариинского театра,
Санкт-Петербург 16.11.2018

[@JohnPhilpott-q5k]

My god!! How do you not love and respect her. She plays everything from memory and with such passion

[@adrienjf3854]

WAOUH EXCEPTIONNEL , BRAVO , MERVEILLEUX DUO !

[@bobdocteurvelo7535]

j'en pleure de bonheur ! merci jeune demoiselle !😍

[@galinatrofimova5160]

ОБОЖАЮ МАЦУЕВА И АЛЕКСАНДРУ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@extanegautham8950]

Wow! I have not heard you play something like this...really lovely and well done...thank you !

[@loving-everyone-equally]

I keep coming back to view and listen to this. I'm enthralled. 🙏🌹🙏

[@nathanhanks9488]

Absolutely brilliant, I can/could never get enough of Sasha !

[@mariettazimmermann9955]

Das ist der Superlativ der Musik. 👍👍👍💖💖💖

[@tisumoyu1366]

Dear Alexandra, thank you so much for all the hard work you put into your art for it has made me a better man. How? Observing your skill in your interpretation of music - attacking the keys that need struck or dancing ever so lightly as one's fingers frolics amongst the keys - I (as an aging composer over here in far flung Florida) realized that if young Sasha can do that, I need to do better. So, I refocused, practiced harder (with you (and little Chloe Chua (violinist from Singapore)) as inspirations) improved my own compositions, my own musical gifts to the world. This I have found to be true - let alone the joy you and a few others like Chloe bring to one who never had any children of my own, but like an proud uncle, delight in watching your growth as artists of the next generation. Thank you again, best wishes and prayers that you continue to be a blessing to the world and maintain the regal yet humble spirit you currently portray. P.S. I hope you and Chloe could meet and perform together one day.

[@betsypavitte8979]

Well said - Betz NZ

[@nadiadesimone8645]

BOTH AMAZING!!!! Bravissimoooooooo 👏🌺👏🌺👏🌺👏🌺

[@ЗояТонких]

Замечательно! Будьте благословенны и счастливой.

[@jeanclaudesquinquel2792]

Extraordinaire !! Bravo Alexandra !

[@tatianadrozdova389]

Спасибо, интересные вариации! Сашенька умница -в любом стиле и наизусть!

[@eulacorinalimabento3458]

Fenomenal !

[@gregerigofman6754]

Потрясающие!!!! Молодцы!!!!!

[@Joe1935429]

He with sheet, she without. She played, he worked. Both were wonderful together. And her finger to the nose after. Alexandra is a delight to the spirit!

[@l.w.paradis2108]

Yes, in case we forgot that she is a little girl. Amazing.

[@Soundofmusic777]

As a teacher Matsuev accompanies many young pianists, and he cannot have such a perfect memory for all their repertoire, as he also has his own one. Here he reads the music half way through from the score, which is harder than memorizing, actually.

[@l.w.paradis2108]

@@Soundofmusic777 You're right. He has to have it very close to memorized to play like this. He's using the score as guidepost, not reading it.

[@Joe1935429]

@@Soundofmusic777 I did not intend my remark to be critical of M. Matsuev. I hope you did not take it that way.

[@violinhunter2]

I agree - he worked and she just played. If you know this score by Witold, you'll see how many more notes he has to play than she does - quite a lot more. It is quite dissonant and full of tone clusters so he can miss notes here and there and nobody will be the wiser. Nevertheless, one does try to be as accurate as possible. :-)

[@sylviemencarelli2668]

D’où viens tu Alexandra ? De quelle merveilleuse planète ? Magistral !!!! Tu peux rendre magnifique la plus compliquée des musiques !!!!! Bravo à vous deux. Vive la Russie 🥺

[@jjeherrera]

Et elle n'avait que 11 ans dans cette vidéo!

[@epixsm11]

Две звезды...

[@assumpcaosunsa1229]

Alexandra, você é um ASSOMBRO! Fenomenal! Espetacular

[@AnnaSokyra]

Очень вирутозно талантливая девочка удачи ей во всем🌹

[@manichau-o4q]

Superb !

[@МаксимМалый-о6г]

Умница РОССИЯ И КОНЕЧНА КТО ЕЁ СТРОЕТ ДЕВОЧКА ДОВГАНЬ А ВОБЩЕ ДУША

[@raulmerlo9749]

Genial!!!

[@ИннаЧурикова-й2ч]

Потрясающе, Александра!

[@МефодияЛебедева]

Два мастера! 💐💐 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Philippepencet]

fantastisch! thank you for this video! Schön dein Lächeln am Schluß liebe Alexandra! ☺️💙🙏

[@RtB68]

HE has a man to turn the pages of the sheet...SHE has no sheet, plays from her memory... Bravo sweet girl. Such a talent.

[@tizianomarcolini7088]

Une performance mémorable et historique !

[@jhuertas30]

La niña no necesita partitura 💯👏👏👏👏👏

[@josjandrionasissiadari6406]

❤❤

[@ND-hj5st]

Браво браво браво

[@stanleychang8609]

I like your new hair do. It makes you look grown up. God bless you!

[@jasonevans-77]

🎄Merry Christmas🎄 ☃️God Bless⛄ ❤Spasibo❤ 🙏🏻😇🙏🏻

[@cleusacpf]

Lindos!

[@kenselin]

I am absolutely "mystified" by THIS GENIUS of the piano, Александра Довгань. MYSTIFIED! :D Ken, Торонто, КАНАДА

[@AnnaSokyra]

Do you mean fascinated , очарован ? В этом случае лучше сказать fascinated, так будет правильно по -англ

[@kenselin]

@@AnnaSokyra The term "MYSTIFIED" suggest THE "IMPOSSIBLE", the intervention of THE HAND OF GOD. :D Ken, Торонто, КАНАДА

[@AnnaSokyra]

@@kenselin mystified it i is more of bamboozled gives negative connotation Лондон ,Англия

[@kenselin]

@AnnaSokyra ONLY IN CIA-speak. We all know where you're coming from. (Ha! Ha!) Ken, Toronto, CANADA

[@AnnaSokyra]

@@kenselin You know nothing, you came from nowhere , we all know this, stop your BS

[@НатальяКлишева-ю2з]

Здорово! Молодцы!

[@antoinetgobee7133]

very, very good! Wonderful, Alexandra ✨🌷✨

[@betsypavitte8979]

I thought I had gone to ‘ music heaven’ - two very clever pianist. What next? Betz NZ

[@elianadelatorre3878]

Maravilhosos!!!!!

[@karlheiden1168]

Alexandra is a wonder!

[@789armstrong]

quite fabulous.

[@margritbieri1231]

Alexandra, - great ! -You are on the top of a rising star, from the well known star Matsuev only a piano-size far ! Congratulation for that very difficult part; Lutovslawsky demands a high level of art !

[@raulmerlo9749]

Tan pequeña y tan grandiosa!!!

[@alessandrodelmonte5765]

Strabiliante...ma Alexandra a 11 anni fenomeno geniale assoluto!!

[@cinziamatarazzo]

Stupefacente!

[@vincenzovigliarolo5532]

meravigliosi!!!!

[@AnnaWaytray]

5:16 i love to see her smiling!

[@harmony1773]

Goliath and David on the same side to reach Paganini and they did great. Bravo!!!

[@figvam86kip15]

МАЛЫШКА НИСКОЛЬКО НЕ УСТУПАЕТ МАСТИТОМУ МУЗЫКАНТУ! БРАВО, АЛЕКСАНДРА! ТЕБЯ ЖДЕТ БЛЕСТЯЩЕЕ БУДУЩЕЕ! УСПЕХОВ В ТВОРЧЕСТВЕ!

[@quaver1239]

Surprising that Mr Matsuev needed the printed music while Ms Dovgan didn’t! How lovely that performance was. They are a credit to the Russian School of Music and to their country. Thank you for sharing this with us; left a big smile on our faces.

[@Soundofmusic777]

Because as a teacher Matsuev accompanies many young pianists, and he cannot have such a perfect memory for all their repertoire, as he also has his own one. Here he reads the music half way through from the score, which is harder than memorizing, actually.

[@joshd6853]

@@Soundofmusic777 I am an idiot and I have never played the piano, so forgive me for saying this. I think Matsuev is very capable of playing without any sheet music, as is most every talented pianist that play and play and play. I am not sure why any would have sheet music other than a long standing habit. He and others should trust themselves to play with complete "awareness", not sure that's the right word but it should show what I mean.

[@martinepeters9891]

@@joshd6853 so he has the sheet music. How many times does he actually look at it?

[@mariaceciliaraabforastieri4002]

Magnífico! Um país onde se faz arte seriamente!

[@JR-lx8nn]

Ignorant statement about his needing the music. First, he is the conductor of the two, and there are reminder notations of pacing and other emphasis, timing, etc., and he is charged with keeping it on track with the score. Also, you will notice, as others have, he rarely looks at the printed page - it is there if he wants it, not because he needs it. Lots of musicians, conductors, keep the printed score front and center to assure they stay on track and pay it with the correct emphasis, etc. JT

[@댕댕이-g7q]

멋지네요 ♥

[@manfredherrig7522]

Schön!

[@inesleupold5708]

Einfach nur - Wahnsinn !

[@ВалентинаКнязева-о6ъ]

Не отличишь, практтчески два маститых, глубоких профессионала, разница только в возрасте. Говорит о том, что нынешнее поколение юных музыкантов хорошо поджимают корифеев старшего поколения.

[@lluisrafalessole-classical5068]

Nice 🎶🎶

[@Liduniya]

❣️🌹🌹

[@DynamicMateTV]

I didn't know he actually plays...!! Technique and sound quality of her is very good.

[@gdkabsbdkwkwm4187]

He is only winner of Tschaikovsky Competition...

[@DynamicMateTV]

@@gdkabsbdkwkwm4187 huh?? which year?

[@neilhaverstick1446]

@@DynamicMateTV 1998

[@stavrosefremidis6127]

Απίστευτο!!

[@smtaz7631]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@zoyap1764]

Сашенька, ты лучшая ! Играй одна

[@oliwertwardy593]

Alexandra is the best!

[@А-Хаха-Ха]

Красота музыки и мелодии,поставлена в жертву показа техники,скорости и силе пальцев. Лично моё мнение,подобные номера существуют только для профессионалов. Специалист для специалиста! На мой взгляд,слушать здесь нечего!!! Ни кого не хочу обидеть,это просто моё мнение!!! Если кому то нравиться,то значит я,что то не понимаю...?! Но скажите мне пожалуйста,когда вы слушаете все эти скоростные пассажи,что Вы слышите...?! Это не то что запомнить,а даже насвистеть невозможно! Как это можно оставить в памяти,что бы потом,вспоминая или напевая,запомнить...?! Не понимаю!!!

[@АнатолийМатычко-у9н]

Вы не понимаете, прежде всего того, что композитор пишет музыку не для того, что бы ее насвистывали. А слушать здесь "есть чего", и не только профессионалам

[@bikedawg]

No sheet music needed--wow!

[@МаксимМалый-о6г]

Дорогого стоит ДА

[@shijashie779]

Она без нот?

[@adolfopalaciosgonzalez9398]

Why doesn't she have a score?

[@mathildewesendonck7225]

Because she doesn’t need it 😉

[@Tata-Sibiryatschka]

Интересно, а что Саша будет делать в муз училище? В консерватории?

[@katt_matt]

Из цмш идут в консерваторию. А что, по-вашему, она сейчас делает у Миры Алексеевны? То же, что будет делать в Консерватории. В музыке нет предела совершенству

[@ЛенаМихайловна-н4в]

⁷vivat vivat

[@shijashie779]

А Мацуев с нотами

[@Davideberti]

Ma dai, non è possibile!

[@thearctic1121]

Это, скорее, соревнование, кто сильнее оборвет струны. Музыки-то нет никакой.

[@АлексейАнисимов-и5о]

Простите Вы не боитесь, по вере индусов, прожить следующие 1000 лет баобабом? Надеюсь, что Вас коснётся духовное просветление

[@violetat8648]

@@АлексейАнисимов-и5о 👍😊

[@lerud1]

@@АлексейАнисимов-и5о Вы просто не так поняли комментарий. Имеется в виду, что Мацуев играет, как дровосек. Вы не слышали про такое раньше?

[@kellycoleman715]

No music to read for Sasha!

[@otarberidze9298]

phenomenal, Matsuev reads notes, but Alexander does not.

[@pascalelambert289]

Mon Dieu! Denis a besoin d'une partition. A son âge et avec ses connaissances c'est une honte. Félicitations, petite princesse. Tu es le trait d'union entre le compositeur et toi.

[@nadiadesimone8645]

Devono essere in sintonia tra di loro e anche se ha lo spartito l'importante è ottenere una bella esecuzione

[@LC-bb6kn]

Matsuev has rushed the whole performance. He's a genius, but he hasn't properly listened her playing.

[@martinepeters9891]

If so can Alexandra do it, so can you........not.

[@SuperMarioQueens]

Funny. Not funny lol

[@МихаилКондратьев-ж4с]

Очень не люблю такие "интер-претации". Музыкальный понос....

[@PASHKULI]

terrible arrangement