J.Brahms. Selected works from Op. 10, 76, 116, 117, 118, 119 Valentina Lisitsa

[@macmoss7170]

I have been a huge Valentina fan since the first videos and recordings. What strikes me about this Brahms collection is how once again just the right pieces are performed with a truly personal passion at just the right time. And these are pieces all too commonly performed without conviction.. Valentina Lisitsa has been such a marvelous gift to so many of us!

[@valentinalisitsa1329]

Thank you, Mac! I am just a humble "student' of Backhaus playing them . Not stereo from 50s but early, 1930s mono recordings. I was listening to them for a few months non-stop. It was like a drug:-)

[@NeilM10]

Neil McKelvie OF COURSE wonderful playing. Remember me, years ago, knowing your name as a very strong chess player, and being surprised that you were "also" such a great pianist!! AND..I told you then about that Liszt Rondo Fantastique as being unplayably difficult and far too long for its content! Well: you've become famous for playing pieces like that that no sane pianist would ever try; but now you can show great musicianship, and the world will listen. Thank you! Now: late Schubert Sonatas?

[@khool63]

merci valentina enfin une grande musicienne qui cite wilhelm backhaus , quel génie ,, avec emil gilels ils sont inégalables ,,

[@vijinanadu1962]

Backhaus from the 30s, wow !

[@kervinalfaroaraya]

Such an amazing artist! No kind of censorship can overshadow the bright star Valentina Lisitsa is! Thank you very much for your music and your determination.

[@hhm28061953]

Mrs. Valentina Lisitsa is surely one of the greatest Performer of our time and an Icon in style.

[@jstanley011]

With Thanksgiving Day coming this Thursday in the U.S., one has to be grateful to the good Lord for the gift of music. And for the artists who bring it to us in all its sublime beauty and vivacious passion. Bravo Valentina!

[@Desireyso58]

Querida VALENTINA: Desde que te conocí, sin duda alguna, eres la mejor pianista para mí. Ahora con este regalo de Brahms que nos otorgas, eres ÚNICA. Gracias Lisitsa.

[@TiqueO6]

I'm in a very enlightened state, even seeing the email alert for these clips got me started, having been waiting some years to hear our dear Valentina bring us Brahms as he would have, I feel very vividly, himself.... I'm going to wear out these clips as I've done some box sets of L.B. and the Vienna performing the Brahms works - so much life is brought through these visionary and generous musicians, we must know how blessed we are! Thanks so very much!!!

[@karldelavigne8134]

I have come to the conclusion that Valentina Lisitsa is a force of nature.

[@ClassicalJams]

Wow Valentina, what a magical and intimate performance!! I loved having a "front row seat" to listen to your great interpretation and perfect performance of these legendary Brahms works!!! This is so beautifully filmed and the lighting is perfect to create just the right ambiance!! I also appreciate the fact that you separated each piece in your info box so they can be played "at will". As you know, you are my favorite female pianist in the world today and every performance is a special treat for me!! BRAVO!!! ~Jackie

[@BigAlWeimer]

*Only one word, awesome!

[@zwaqster]

Classical Jams - Passionate Piano You're so lucky.

[@ozag2]

Valentina, you are such a gifted and generous artist and the greatest treasure you share with us is your spirit which shines through in every note played.

[@789armstrong]

Exquisite! Stunning touch, countless expressive insights, and a melting legato that illuminates Brahms creative genius.A living legend in her prime.

[@julioarellano8227]

I heard this masterpieces of Brahms for many years and played by incredible performers like Arthur Rubinstein or Horowitz, so I realize the kind of technical perfection they demand. Said this, the performance of Valentina shows not only her knowledge of this music but also her love for it. I could be listening her for hours!!

[@vijinanadu1962]

Rubinstein to Horowitz, no Germans or Russians, you must be North American listener, miss so much.

[@vijinanadu1962]

I am from Taiwan, no geo-sentiment or socio-sentiment attached

[@roncrooker3010]

Enjoy many of the masters - some moe than others. I particularly love Brahms' music. He has a flare for the dramatic in some of his works, but as in some of the selections performed in this video, he has a rather melancholy maturity to his music. Enjoyed this video. As usual Ms. Lisitsa performs the music well. Her interpretation of the pieces was pleasing and warm. It seems to me she feels greater satisfaction performing these piano solo works than the heavier concerto and chamber works - unless, perhaps, she finds a orchestra/conductor that accedes to her piano style instead of attempting to bring her to their musicality. Well, that's another story... Thanks to Ms. Lirsitsa for this video - and many thanks for the other performances she has shared with her public. How generous and thoughtful...

[@elenanikitina3686]

How i love this pianist. She is the best!

[@aleeclarinet]

The Intermezzo in A major is absolutely stunning!

[@paulheffron4836]

Besides excellent and thoughtful interpretation, the sound and visual quality is superb This is a masterpiece of sight and sound.

[@classicalalways]

Val - Always fascinating to hear you in different repertoire, especially that as significant as these gems by Brahms. What a treat to hear these works fresh an in a new light. And the sound on your videos here is superb.

[@DanielJustus2016]

Wow! Beautiful interpretations! The intimacy and introspection with which they are played here (in addition to the beautifully shot video) are astounding~

[@larkenfield179]

Outstanding! Your interpretations are continually becoming richer, deeper and more soulful. Bravo. Brahms is a great favorite of mine.

[@alinealves5211]

I'm 13 and I'm learning the Op.117 Intermezzo ! It's a phenomenal piece , i love it ! I am looking forward to play it like Valentina =) Greets from Brazil

[@khool63]

bon courage aline brahms est très difficile et valentina est une grande pianiste ,, mais si tu aimes brahms et si tu travailles si tu y croies ,, écoute gilels , le maître absolu selon moi ,, et tu arriveras peut être au sommet ,, courage encore

[@guilhermeassef8028]

FINALMENTE BR EAE SEU LAMBISGOIA mais um br q veio procurar musica boa

[@FabricioRodrigues...]

Eu acho que a senhorita deveria esquecer este tal de Brahms e aprender algumas de minhas singelas composições. Tenho repertório que a deixará boquiaberta de encanto, garanto-lhe que desfrutará. Um abraço da Polônia. (Só não faça igual o Liszt que adorava enfiar trinados em quaisquer notas da melodia... meu Deus!!)

[@mooster2095]

@@guilhermeassef8028 QUE BOM, NÃO SOU O ÚNICO QUE GOSTA DE MÚSICA BOA

[@guilhermeassef8028]

@@mooster2095 musica classica>>>>>>

[@neilhilgrovecolledge2232]

This recital really feels like a moment in history. Some of the most, exquisite, utterly convincing, beautiful Brahms ever offered to an audience. She is a wonderful pianist.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

What a wonderful selection by Valentina Lisitsa! It is as if she succeeds in bringing Brahms soul to us, but then of course masked as piano music. And what a piano music this is!

[@uscjd2004]

Really good as always. Brahms is criminally underrated.

[@olgaspivakovsky5443]

And so is this phenomenal pianist…

[@charleslentz3896]

Your Passion for music shines through with the "emotion" you create with your playing. I adore you. :-)

[@vaporizer08]

We love you Valentina. We support you by all means.

[@binhminh417]

Such an enjoyable watching your interpretation of Brahms's works. Your playing is effortless, elegant and flowingly expressive through music. Thank you.

[@АллаЛысенко-у2е]

Мы из Москвы. Спасибо за музыку! Очень любим русских композиторов и особенно Прокофьева. Хотим больше слушать его произведения в Вашем исполнении. Надеемся услышать Вас на концерте в Москве.

[@gerryclassicalmex]

Brahms............delicado.....tierno..........apasionado............dulce...........Maestro Inmortal.....con una ejecución bellisima. Gracias

[@MrHe3909]

She knows what it is to conduct the music at the highest level !! She own great musical talent - but also the deepest knowledge !! Look, listen and learn from this video!!

[@albertomartin4812]

I gently don't agree, sir.

[@martinc1234]

The best performance of the ballade! For me it is even more expressive in this tempo.

[@tiqueholl8899]

So happy in every way to hear that Val is so deeply taken by Brahms! Her interpretation (channeling, really!) breaths so deeply that my own breath feels inexorably connected with the composer sitting at his piano. Brahms believed in the human interpretation of music and really hated metronomes or mm markings and only put them down when forced to so the fluid interpretation is so welcome! (My favorite orchestral recordings - LB with Vienna Phil - follow the same principals, see LB's writings about that as well as many others'.) Thanks again Val!! We all must write, call, text, etc. to DECCA about releasing this and more of Brahms/Lisitsa!!!

[@craigmclanachan1663]

You are very deserving of all the praise you get. Some folks say some very silly things about you but that always comes with fame unfortunately. I have just purchased your Philip Glass CDs and I am astounded by them.They show a new musical language and oh so beautifully played. My life is richer because of you, a million thanks!

[@valentinalisitsa1329]

Thank you for kind words, Craig! Silly words just push me to do more, they don't hurt me, at least most of the time :-) Glass was a discovery for me too. It requires totally different, Oriental if I may say , way of approaching playing it and listening to it.

[@craigmclanachan1663]

Valentina Lisitsa What a thrill to get your reply. I have followed you on youtube for a long time. I have many of your CDs and have never been disappointed. My dream is to see you play but as I live in Dunedin, South Island NZ, I realise that is a lot to ask. It would be great to see you have a tour with the NZSO if that was possible. I love to watch your hands as you play, a musical ballet no less!

[@GarySchmidtPianist]

wonderfully intimate piano playing. These pieces may not be all that technically difficult (certainly not for Valentina) but musically they are not easy to pull off and can sound rather dull in some pianists hands. But not here. Beautifully mature balanced artistic playing. She has found the heart of the music and the soul of one of the greatest composers ever.

[@zamfully]

I like this pianist very much. In fact she is one of my favorites.

[@bedenerexhepaj293]

You are The Best ever pianist...Thank you so much for sharing!!!

[@hhm28061953]

There's a template made by Glen Gould - but this is different in expression and Timing. Now there are two interpretations of the same piece but different - here with a female touch of feeling and energy. Bravissimo

[@newmedtner]

Brahms is so inspirational and the way you play it only paints the picture broader. Thank you.

[@willemeret2398]

The accelerandos in the allegro energico of the op 118 ballade Really bring out the markings of Brahms!

[@WorkmanJohn]

Thank You, Valentina !!! Wonderful, Transporting, Evocative, Moving and so much more. Sometimes, as in your case, Words aren't quite enough, and the Music does it so much Better !!!

[@Madaduxum]

What a lovely Brahms concert with a young brilliant pianist. Wunderbar! I so deeply and inherently love Brahms it is unnatural, I also feel that his romantic piano music is second to none in the 19th century repertoire.

[@WMAlbers1]

The glorious combination Brahms, Lisitsa and Bösendorffer!

[@andreablade]

Thank you Val for sharing this performance. Absolutely fantastic! Great performance and interpretation as ever. I spent a pleasure time listening to it. Thank you so much! Hope to "see" more soon!

[@mattuelmen2943]

My favorite Brahms recording, period.

[@appartement2046]

Very touching performance. I've been a fan of yours since 2004! I still have my signed Chopin etudes DVD poster in my room :)

[@theletterXVI]

I wish I had listened to you play when I was younger, I would have practiced a lot more haha. Your playing is unbelievably beautiful, thanks so much for sharing.

[@Amelia-Rose-en7ds]

Simply stunning. I listened to so many recordings of 119 for inspiration and this is my favourite. Such a joy to listen to. Thank you!

[@keithrobinsn3187]

the beauty of music, i could listen to this all day

[@FLOOPman420]

+KEITH ROBINSN ur gay.

[@vanessad5269]

I agree, ignore the other commentator

[@itsjustnopinionok]

true. something about it is soothing. worthy of my time.

[@ВладимирТихонов-п5ь]

Прекрасное исполнение. Сожалею, что слушаю Вас впервые, а ведь была возможность услышать Вас в Донецке.

[@GorZart]

Valentina, You are God's gift. I absolutely adore listening and watching you play. I hope I have the opportunity to see you in person one day. I wish you all the best.

[@paullai7161]

I call myself a music lover, but I'd never heard these works by Brahms played by anyone! That makes me a fake, I guess. Man, am I glad I found it! It is painstakingly beautiful, lovingly performed. Chopin and Scriabin have nothing on good old JB.

[@carters.pawlus4944]

You ARE the finest pianist in the world and just continue to be yourself in unsurpassible technic and musicality. Best to you.

[@dizzyology7514]

A longtime VL admirer rejoices at discovering this eloquent performance of the late Brahms piano pieces. It perfectly captures the wistful passion of the music -- op. 118 #6 is breathtaking here! I only wish you had included the final two pieces of op. 119 -- that delicate scherzo, so light it seems to be suspended from a spider's thread, followed by the heroic rhapsody in E-flat. If Backhaus opened the door to this music for you, it was the old DGG recording by Wilhelm Kempff that awakened my love of these gems. KZbin has Kempff playing 117 and 119, though not from that Grand Prix du Disque recording. Even a Backhaus fan might enjoy listening to Kempff's interpretation. :-) Thanks for this lovely program, and for all the music that enriches the lives of your listeners!

[@EdwinRywalt]

Thank you for this,Valentina. I love this music and you play it with great depth of feeling. Thank you again.

[@pooliansshots6731]

Brahms is special.

[@BryanChen322]

Brahms is my favourite composer! Thank you for doing this!

[@dingaling2567]

Bravo!!!....thank you Valentina.......

[@Надежда-е5й9ю]

Thank you Valentina! You are great!

[@musicfanBRA]

I've listened to Brahms Intermezzi with many other pianists but Valentina is the most subtle, the most expressive.

[@pauljmeyer1]

Always something to learn from Brahms's complex music.

[@frankmeuters5967]

Diese Aufnahmen sind ein Meilenstein der Brahms-Interpretation. Ganz großartig.

[@fritzilcelta]

Angel... Pytagora himself, who could hear the sounds of planets and stars in his mind, should be fascinated of you and your music! You are a Wonder.

[@litardo24]

Andrea G Great comment, Pytagora would be proud of it, too !

[@Poeme340]

Beautiful, lush playing--particularly the Opus 117; I felt I was hearing it for the first time. Excellent!

[@ziegunerweiser]

The beauty depth and mystery of Brahms, makes you want get to know more about the man behind the music doesn't it? But what a difficult man to get to know, of all people that ever lived on this Earth I am most curious about him more than anyone else. An enigma inside a riddle wrapped inside a mystery...

[@jfpb1567]

SUCH INTELLIGENT PLAYING! Thanks for sharing your art with us. jb

[@keithjones5700]

Beautiful, warm, expressive playing. Incomparable.

[@tief77]

Merci Valentina pour ce pur moment de bonheur.

[@mauricioamescua1137]

Bravo!!!, felicidades desde México, muchas gracias por compartir tu talento, hermosa y magistral manera de tocar Piano, mi instrumento favorito desde niño, aunque nunca lo he tocado lo aprecio más que cualquier otro instrumento. Gracias Valentina

[@charlesschwab1858]

The setting is so haunting and beautiful and the Brahms is so sublime it just fits.

[@gillot]

sa musique a un effet bienfaisant sur moi,elle nous amene dans une autre univers fait de calme et de bonté.

[@arthurl6373]

Thank you so much for sharing these pieces with us, you're a gift for Humanity. Long live to culture and classical music, the witness of our ancestor's beauty. Thank you sincerely :)

[@andrescavone]

Muito obrigado! Amo sua interpretação 💖! Brahms é introspectivo e vc é capaz de despertar esse mundo interior por sua música.

[@jsguitargeek1432]

Unbelievably gorgeous playing - moved me to tears

[@musicmatters1114]

Me too!

[@chpnlzt]

WHAT A CLASS ACT !!! SITTING UP STRAIGHT AND REALLY KILLER SPARKLY SHOES !!! BRAHMS WOULD BE PROUD, AS AM I - YOU DO THE MASTER GREAT JUSTICE - THANKS VALENTINA !!! LOVE YA !!! YOU LOOK AND SOUND AS BEAUTIFUL AS IT GETS !!!

[@Messier31NGC224]

That was a marvelous performance Valentina! Brava!

[@santiagomorales9899]

I loved it I found it in a very single moment of my life, and except for the last piece, it's my first time listen to all the rest :) thank you Valentina

[@durnover6794]

That's wonderful!)Thank you very much!)You made my day better!!!)))

[@johnhilliard767]

For me the acoustics are perfect, as also is the piano playing,,so pleasing to the ear.

[@davidepascal2311]

Esecuzione pregevole, stile ed interpretazione incantevoli ed una eleganza ineguagliabile. Una delle più grandi pianiste degli ultimi 20 anni in un' epoca nella quale, una mitragliatrice di note come Lang Lang, viene considerato un genio del pianoforte. Chi possiede un minimo di amore per la musica vera non può non ascoltare Valentina Lisitsa, artista meravigliosa ma purtroppo, visto il suo valore artistico, troppo poco conosciuta. Tanti saluti dalla patria della Musica.

[@turidemarcodeeustachijs3926]

Bravo David Pascal.

[@turidemarcodeeustachijs3926]

Brava Valentina!

[@Smotri-kinofilm_Vremya_..2011.]

У человека музыка имеет душу. А человек определяется своей жизненной позицией. Приятно видеть и слышать человека, особенно, когда в, так называемом "цивилизованном мире", это огромная редкость.

[@Kz2372]

Derek Risz Летят, как птицы, её руки, Они рождают снова звуки, Что столь волнуют и тревожат, И радость жизни снова множат!

[@MichelDuPaul]

C'est tellement beau. Vos interprétations sont merveilleusement expressives et révèlent Brahms dans toute la beauté de son art. It is so beautiful. Your interpretations are marvelously expressive and reveal Brahms in all the beauty of his art. Merci infiniment de partager ce trésor. Thank you so much to share this treasure.

[@SantoriniPrivateTours]

Takuiu muziku mogut igrati toliko o4eni talatntlivie liudi s 4istoi dusoi i toliko russkie kotorie ni imeiut koristnie tzeli. Spasibo vam za krasivuiu muziku i za vas talant Valentina, pusti hranit vas gospodi bog i mnogo tvor4eskih uspehov, vseh blag vam.

[@fromanotherstar]

Thank you Valentina, you are amazing! a fan from Texas......

[@laflamezz1907]

Ms Lisitsa .. i admire you in every possible way ! Your playing is so clear and beatiful ! I hope you are going to visit german in the next months :) i need to see this genius in person ;)

[@musican1518]

Ich wünschte sie würde Konzertreise nach Deutschland kommen. Aber ich hab letztens gelesen das in den nächsten Monaten (wenn nich sogar Jahren) keine Deutschlandkonzerte geplant sind :(

[@eliasg6552]

Musican 1 Gegen Herbst hat sie geplant nach München zu kommen, soweit ich weiß:) Außerdem hat sie 2014 ziemlich viele Konzerte in Deutschland gegeben.

[@musican1518]

Oh wusste ich gar nicht:). Aber München ist leider trotzdem zu weit weg für mich:(

[@alexrider1105]

I really love her musicianship... So much beauty in her notes...

[@khool63]

ce soir je viens de découvrir valentina dans le 20 eme concerto de mozart avec son bosendorfer ,, elle était divine ,, et dire que sa carrière stagnait merci encore youtube ,, ensuite je l'ai écoutée dans chopin et maintenant brahms , quelle grâce bien qu'elle me semble encore très perfectible ,, c est dèjà une mozartienne de talent elle deviendra une brahmsienne de génie , quelle sensibilité dans le toucher , elle ressent la musique a travers son corps , et son piano magique nous renvoie ces ondes prodigieuses , mille merci valentina ,, jouez nous brahms encore ,, qui pourrait s'en lasser ,,brahms est très difficile d'accès il exige du temps et tant d'autres choses , perseverez valentina ,, merci

[@alex-ear]

I totally love what you did with the "Ballade Op. 118" , i also love the Wilhelm Kempff's recording, but yours sounds so fresh and passionate!!!!

[@veyenat]

She does not 'play' music, SHE IS THE MUSIC.

[@imarunner6]

Thank you Valentina for this and all the music that you share with everyone. I can't wait to attend one of your concerts!

[@markkerr4049]

These wonderful pieces are so satisfying to play. And to listen to when so beautifully played such as here. Thank you.

[@tomasrendek3172]

WOW, your Brahms selection has twice as views as Schumann etudes released almost on the same date :O :O I am shocked, and I've lost my bet....anyway for you it means a BIG BIG compliment, really you have my respect, because Shumann etudes are such a popular piece, and this is undeniable proof that you put something special, almost supernatural into your Brahms, something that makes him alive....not bad for Liszt girl! ;-)

[@musicmatters1114]

Valentina is my favorite female pianist of our day. Her interpretations and tempos are superb. I appreciate that she knows how to dress appropriately unlike some female artists today that have to go on stage half naked. Valentina Lisitsa doesn't need to use sex appeal to attract viewers.

[@azo4590]

Excelente Valentina. Bravo!. Bellísimo Brahms

[@MM151258]

azo4590 n

[@khool63]

je rêve de voir valentina en concert , quelle joie ce serait ,, mozart et brahms me suffiraient ,, merci valentina

[@TwelfthRoot2]

Op 76 no 7 sounds a lot like Chopin's F minor Nocturne op 55.

[@adlib8096]

My first reaction too😇, then it takes a complete left turn. We got this piece just now from our piano teacher to learn wish us luck😬

[@paul-x8i]

Valentina, your command and emotion of 118 brings me to tears.

[@ronwalker4849]

WHAT AN IMAGINATAVE AND DIFFERENT PIECE UNLIKE ANYTHNG ELSE BY ANYONE ELSE. SOUNDS LIKE A BUTTERFLY FLUTTERING WITH IMPERCEPTIBAL MOVEMENTS WITH MANY SURRISES.

[@kkasper007]

I learn so much from watching you play .. just the way you move your fingers ,the flow is so important .. Thank you for this ..~~:0)

[@kkasper007]

oh ..you are very welcome thank you for commenting :0)

[@anthonyhazlewood5788]

So beautiful Valentina - Thank you....

[@leemotosuwa]

00:08 Intermezzo Op. 76 #7 a minor 02:29 Intermezzo Op. 116 #2 a minor 05:30 Intermezzo Op. 116 # 4 e major 10:05 Intermezzo Op.117 #1 e flat major 14:12 Intermezzo Op .117 #2 b flat minor 18:13 Intermezzo Op. 118 #1 C major 19:15 Intermezzo Op. 118 #2 A major 23:58 Ballade Op.118 #3 g minor 27:08 Romance Op.118 #5 F major 30:21 Intermezzo Op. 118 #6 e flat minor 34:52 Intermezzo Op. 119 #1 b minor 38:35 Intermezzo Op. 119 #2 e minor 42:58 Ballade Op. 10 #1 d minor

[@NicolasEjzenberg]

Wonderful Valentina ! I particularly love op117 no1&2 and op118 no 2

[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

Some absolute;y sublime playing here. Wonderful! :-)