Khatia Buniatishvili - Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52

Music video by Khatia Buniatishvili performing Khatia Buniatishvili - Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52. (C) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
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[@Radiatoron88]

With her dark hair, pale skin, and "stately" nose, Ms. Buniatishvili looks like a kind of female Chopin! I can't help but imagine that Chopin would be very pleased with this performance. I think she's an incredible pianist. Playing the piano seems to be like "child's play" for her, technical concerns a complete "non-issue." Her passionate and sensitive playing completely bowls me over. A master pianist beyond any doubt. I'd like to have her hands for a day! Or a half day. Or two hours. Or an hour. Okay, for just 12 minutes or so. Enough to play through one of the Chopin Ballades or Scherzos!

[@Radiatoron88]

@Nathaniel Rosenstein Maybe she comes across differently on your computer screen. Then again, I can't claim to be any expert on the complexions of the world's women. Or much of anything else for that matter!

[@Radiatoron88]

@free democracy "Grand in proportions and/or appearance" is one meaning of "stately." Though I used the word just to add (hopefully) a dash of humor!

[@Radiatoron88]

@free democracy I am to please, but sorry if I didn't! By the way, free democracy from what? Just joshin,' as is my "wont."

[@Radiatoron88]

@LosersNeedToGetALife Her passion and technical control definitely rule the day--and some very difficult piano music! We know that Chopin wrote in a letter of how he envied Liszt's way of playing his (Chopin's) Etudes. I imagine he might have felt the same way if he heard Khatia's powerful playing of some of his more demanding pieces. You were lucky to see/hear her in concert! Speaking of Liszt, my old piano teacher told me that according to a biography of Chopin by Alan Walker (who is renowned for his huge biography of Liszt), Liszt learned all the Chopin Etudes in two weeks. Haw! Would that I could ever learn all of those Etudes, much less in two weeks!

[@thomasramdasvoegeli]

LoL. 9:10 könnte eine Ahnung vom Antlitz Liszts erregen, warum nicht. Doch was soll das. Die Interpretation ist stupend, kirre toll.

[@yuanhangw]

There is something special in her playing the space between notes. Bravo!

[@mcd1722]

This is the most beautiful Ballade no. 4 that I have ever heard. Katia’s sensitivity is unmatched

[@goktugblack]

Try Perlemuter.

[@RichardHoward238]

Chopin's piece takes shape, form, and beauty in the hands of Khatia. Wonderful!

[@11vlyleven]

As wonderful as it is to hear her play this, if you get the piano music and follow along, or at least try to, you can get a deeper understanding of her mastery of this music. When you look at music as complex as this, it is difficult not to focus on what looks like really hard places in the music. But when you watch her play, there are no difficult spots, just more intense ones! I think her ability to translate what was written into actual music is very possibly better than anyone else alive right now. When you look at the score, you see a million notes everywhere; but when you hear her play, you do not hear any of that. She brings a warmth to this music, almost as if she wrote it herself, not Chopin. But surely, surely, somewhere Chopin is smiling! Brava, Miss Khatia and Thank you!

[@tonefixstudio2337]

I think the music comes first. The page is just the reverse-engineered version of what the composer heard in their head. If Khatia takes you beyond worrying about simplicity/complexity paradigms, she has done what the composer would have wished the most.

[@walkingphotos]

Exquisite mastery....

[@Tonetwisters]

Yes. And she EASILY speaks SIX languages: Georgian. Russian. English. French. German. And Steinway...

[@Radiatoron88]

@@Tonetwisters She knows a fine way to treat a Steinway!

[@e.conboy4286]

Agree! It is wonderful to hear this composition played with such sensitivity. She brings notes and phrases I have not noticed before. Gorgeous.

[@timothyj1966]

Some countries pump out techinical wiz robotic pianists.... Here we have a real Artist with not only the tech skills but the passion, phrasing, timing, and emotion that so much Good, Classical music calls for. She stands miles apart so many.🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹

[@ElieElKhoury19]

No need for the racism.

[@timothyj1966]

@@ElieElKhoury19 you STAY WOKE NOW!

[@ElieElKhoury19]

@@timothyj1966 what…?

[@alexdevon2588]

When Khatia plays, you hear it and feel it in your heart. I thought angels only played the harp but I was wrong.

[@boblapee5809]

The woman is a genius. I'm thanking God for this gift to the world, Khatia Buniatishvili. Thank You Khatia for bringing so much happiness. Stay grounded lovely lady and don't let the fame devour you. Just keeping being you Khatia.

[@AhmadAbdallah-x8n]

عندما آتي إلا هنا ارا لي منفعه فمن بعد الله في الدنيا لي يرا ،،اتعالج ياناس تكفون اتركوني اسافر وين ما ابغى واليوم بأبات هنا🛖،

[@AhmadAbdallah-x8n]

😎✋️🌟يسلم

[@benblumenstein7656]

I can't remember my phone number sometimes, how in the world could I remember something like this!?!?!? OUTSTANDING

[@scottkerber1680]

My thoughts exactly. I've yet to see her play from a piece of sheet music -- and some of the pieces are several times the length of this one. Quite apart from her technical playing talent, the ability to hold that much intense, complicated music in her head is incomprehensible.

[@ElieElKhoury19]

Remembering is the easiest part :D

[@CruceEntertainment]

Just plays it a lot, heard others play it a lot - it’s a pretty well known piece - and if she’s played a lot of other Chopin pieces (which she has), it’s easier to remember the stylings as they are found in other pieces.

[@johngeiger3455]

Have watched several of her videos. Have not heard her in person. She looks like she goes into another world when she plays. Just wonderful.

[@cherylhutchinson7769]

She does. And sometimes it's so sad when she has to come out with the applause. It's like "Leave her be"'.

[@claudioferro2059]

when Khatia plays the piano, really music becames the voice of God

[@MrKidgavilan]

thanks for sharing your art, talent and beauty !!

[@marcellodenapoli7292]

Music is beauty, Music is passion, Musuc is power, Music is love...Music in Kathia!❤

[@archibaltic4031]

Прекрасная и непревзойдённая Хатия... Её игру можно слушать бесконечно... СПАСИБО!

[@frangarcia466]

Among the many attributes that I admire about Khatia is the way she seems to invite us into her life, without being arrogant about it. When she plays, she invites us to feel the music along with her. In photos, it seems almost like she would be happy for us to join her and get as much enjoyment out of her life and talent as she does. In her interviews, she tries to share her deepest self as much as she can do so with mere words. Khatia is yhe best.

[@qatriamlucy]

Oh dear, all this praise! And I can not but join in because it is just fair to acknowledge talent at this level and be grateful that they exist for us to enjoy.

[@qatriamlucy]

Oh dear, all this praise! And I can not but join in because it is just fair to acknowledge talent at this level and be grateful that they exist for us to enjoy.

[@qatriamlucy]

Oh dear, Oh dear, all this praise! And I can not but join in because it is just fair to acknowledge talent at this level and be grateful that they exist for us to enjoy. all this praise! And I can not but join in because it is just fair to acknowledge talent at this level and be grateful that they exist for us to enjoy.

[@qatriamlucy]

Oh dear, Oh dear, all this praise! And I not but join in because it is just fair to acknowledge talent at this level and be grateful that they exist for us to enjoy. all this praise! And I can not but join in because it is just fair to acknowledge talent at this level and `be grateful that they exist for us to enjoy.

[@rudyjakma3664]

You are correct. Of course, I only express my own personal opinion but when Khatia plays she does indeed draw her audience in with her. There are only a few artists who can do this, and even fewer as brilliantly as Khatia Buniatishvili. You are talking about pianists like Horowitz and Rubinstein. She is THAT good!

[@gerardocoluccini1751]

This is like making love with the piano.

[@joseluisgomezmoreno2991]

Always!

[@arcana830]

Really? 🧐

[@capemaxi]

Afterwards, the Steinway goes into the alley behind the concert hall and smokes a cigarette.

[@gerardocoluccini1751]

@@capemaxi 😅

[@gerardocoluccini1751]

@@capemaxi 😅

[@abundance6692]

This is a remarkable performance - Khatia Buniatishvili at her best - which is superb.

[@luispaulovi]

No le había prestado atención a esta pieza hasta ahora, en que la interpreta de esta sublime manera K.Buniatishvili.

[@amoralosperros9709]

Es increíblemente hermoso poder observar y escuchar la manera en que al tocar el piano, se convierten en un único y majestuoso cúmulo de emociones que dan como resultado, un remanso de paz y tranquilidad, una pianista increíble y super sensible que nos hace cómplices de escuchar algo digno de angeles, con mucho cariño y respeto, desde México

[@BulentBasaran]

What a wonderful, precious and unique performance of the one of a kind F minor ballade! Thank you Khatia!! I can't say the same thing for the producer of the video, though. Yes, Khatia has beautiful hair, and the shots of her face, her authentic feeling of the music reflecting on her subtle Mona Lisa smile as well as the gentle frown (add your favorite adjectives here.. words are not enough to describe the emotional depth of this late composition by an aging 33-34 year old Chopin who had only about 5 more years to live). Please give us more shots of Khatia's capable and beautiful hands to replace some of the shots of her hair obscuring her face... But, regardless of that minor gripe, thank you to everybody who helped this creation come alive!

[@raymondefouanon9930]

Vous avez tout dit à propos de Khatia je pense exactement comme donc je peux seulement ajouter que pout moi elle représente l’icône du piano je l’écoute chaque jour dans tout son répertoire. Félicitation pour votre commentaire ❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏

[@BulentBasaran]

@@raymondefouanon9930 Thank you Raymonde. It's wonderful we share so much. 🙏🏻

[@joaidane]

Ah but: her face, and her gestures so strongly emphasize the emotion conveyed by the music that without seeing these, to my way of thinking, you would miss out on a large portion of how the music affects her and the mood it conveys. It is assuredly part of the performance!

[@bloomingroses7431]

Теж з'явилась така думка: чому так мало показують руки піаніста, особливо в пасажах

[@jaycehingtgen2507]

By far my favorite performance of this piece! I absolutely love the power that 8:49 has! Bravo!

[@victorgonzalezescalante1504]

Virtuosismo,sensibilidaf,elegancia...dulzura..Bravo Kathia.Salud.

[@tatiyana8934]

Bravo!! - for me Chopin, performed by Khatia, - is the most talented performing - Bravo! and Thank You very much! - 👏 👏 😘🌹

[@josecortesrolembergfilho6783]

É incrível como KHATIA entra na melodia e seu andamento, com imensa suavidade e leveza ! Sua mímica facial e expressão corporal, formam um lindo complemento ...!!!

[@odedfried-gaon2880]

Wow. Brilliant pianist. #OdedFriedGaon #OdedMusic #Audioded

[@albertoramonbaezabermudez1990]

Maravillosa la sensibilidad y sentimiento profundo que transmite cuando acaricia las teclas

[@Natalia-bu]

So schön, einfach Augen schließen und zuhören❤ხატია საუკეთესო ხარ❤🙏

[@dadodadic8921]

Bravo bravo bravo! No one is like you!

[@thomasramdasvoegeli]

Sagenhaft. Ich höre und geniesse königlich viele Weltspitzenpianisten, von Klara Haskil bis LangLang. Höre horche und geniesse königlich! Indes...wenn mir mal wieder die Khatia "über den Weg läuft" mit der Interpretation von Romantik, dann denke ich so oft: Romantik, interpretatorisch ausgereizt, mehr geht nicht...ohne in Kitsch zu verfallen, expressiv dass es kracht, indes stimmig, wahr. Sagenhaft.

[@giorgiakhvlediani4478]

You are the sunshine in classical music

[@gil-evens]

*Evgeny Kissin has left the chat*

[@mansourahmednegadi6884]

brilliant use of the tonal pedal at 8:55

[@florinvoican3052]

Khatia Buniatishvili is the best for ever and ever

[@BFPINHO]

Obrigado por compartilhar e nos permitir ouvir essa excelente pianista.

[@mcd1722]

This is the very most beautiful Ballade no. 4 that I have ever heard. Katia’s sensitivity is exquisite. I keep listening and listening. Can’t stop.❤❤

[@JPurdy-yj3yg]

Menos mal que ni Khatia ni yo nacimos en el periodo romántico. La sombra del suicidio por amor me perseguiría 😱😀. Maravillosa

[@williamgabriel2286]

somber and passionate -- a beautiful performance that is deeply appreciated ...

[@heleneg.2393]

Une interprétation incroyablement habitée, mystique, intérieure, et en obédience totale au romantisme, et au piano romantique. Ainsi qu'à l'argument poétique des ballades de Chopin. Par ailleurs, une interprétation qui fait redécouvrir cette ballade n°4, et qui respecte immensément la partition. Des jets de lave, des moments d'un immense tristesse, du chant, du chant, de très beaux contrechants, une pédale parfaite, et, toujours, cette immense et colossale technique pianistique, ces sonorités superbes... Un magnifique moment. (Même votre vêtement, Khatia, si personnel, est à l'unisson avec la ballade n°4...Mais ceci est secondaire - sourire !).

[@larysayevdokymova-rizk6036]

Какая непревзойденная повествовательная манера💎⚜️

[@valdecymenezes8259]

Amo esta moça eu metranquiliza só em vé la sinto feliz.

[@Ruiserpapinto]

What a beautiful sound..... Oh Lord, give me more.... I see,... i HEAR.. , and I LOVE.

[@peterklo5119]

Soviel Sehnsucht, Weite, Drama, Wildheit, Ausbruch und auch Trauer. Und Dunkelheit. Trotzdem, den roten Mund darin möchte man unbedingt küssen. Er wirkt geradezu magnetisch.

[@eneidacarbonell5428]

Wonderful to hear your musical rendition! Thanks

[@moacyrmario]

Khatia belíssima e muito sensível e talentosa!!!!!!✌️💟

[@qp1261]

Khatia and Rubinstein...........

[@valeriehitier9026]

J.adore son jeu

[@classicalphx6452]

Wow, enjoyed the speed and the start of that coda. It's more the way I would play it. It is also a smart idea to do one filming and multiple audio recordings and then layer the video over your choice audio recording. I noticed at points her arms simply weren't moving right for the sections of the piece I was hearing. I was wondering if any pianist would be as daring as this in a live performance!

[@raymondefouanon9930]

Quel doigté !! Merci Khatia la grande ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Desireyso58]

I Like this rendition more than any other! I keep it in my mind all the time! I Love Khatia! Her Beautiful Face, her Stunning Body!!! But her hands, those gift of God to us!!!

[@AhmadAbdallah-x8n]

عندما تجد من يصنع بروحه منطلق فلحصول علا العمق في التركيز يعطي مسأله حقن علينا أن نرا ونتبع ✋️🌟

[@tristansalaun247]

That’s an amazing pure moment, focused on main melody without much exageration Bravo !! 🎉

[@florinvoican3052]

Khatia is the best

[@kalashnikov2471]

I don't want to compare but Zimmerman is on another level when you hear his composition everything just becomes faded in front of it

[@vahe_freestyle62]

Why so fucking fast? Is she in a rush or something? It’s edited and stuff and still so many bad notes, really not trying to mean but this is the worst ballade 4 i have ever heard. So overly fast it annoys me because she is a very good pianist but it’s like she is trying to show off het skills. Anyways…

[@mishimihendrix]

WIth all do respect, Kathia is an outstanding talent. However, going through all classical piano masters of the 20th and 21st century, I believe her approach to Chopin is a little commercial. I understand we live in a different era, and the way of interpreting him has evolved against what "he" would have sounded 200 years ago, but I feel that for a piece of such length and musical complexity, Kathia doesn't fully grasp its message. The overall storytelling feels unattended and comes across as rather shallow when she focuses too much in over dramatising bright or quiet parts, abusing dynamics and rubato to sound almost whiny, and then exaggerating contrasts by accelerating more musically complex virtuoso passages to sound inflatedly "Liszt"-ian. Chopin was an emotional but reserved person, and the 4th Ballade represents the pinnacle of his musical development, where his composing style achieved a more subtle and collected emotional maturity without losing his impassioned depth, as opposed to Ballade 1 with a more archetypical melancholic theme, or Ballade 2 with its fiery contrasts and explosiveness. Different to other romantic composers like Liszt, that might have given technicality a more central role, Chopin's main thesis always revolves solely around musicality, using virtuosity only where the emotiveness and intended colours call for it. His musical hues emerge only when one lets his phrases suspire, no matter how accelerated, and even Kissin, Argerich or Lugansky, whose virtuosity and heavy touch is in my opinion better suited for Rachmaninoff or Beethoven, seem to transform their heated style to let the subtle depths of this complex piece breathe properly. My personal favourite interpretations on KZbin (each very different from each other) are the following: More classic interpretations: Lugansky: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5DVg3RtbrGVj8U Zimerman: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppaQeKWIht9rps0 Modern approaches (All winners or runner-ups of the Chopin Piano competition): Avdeeva: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmOkZ5Kigd1rrpY Liu: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i362qKB6gJKmiq8 Shishkin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/baqoqnehZth-jdk Yundi (The public unfortunately claps before the coda): kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWeUdGyIrNeKY7s

[@robinanim]

As much as I love Khatia, when I watch a pianist play, I like to see their fingers. Sadly, and sorely, missing from this.

[@KhatiaBuniatishvili01]

Hello fan. Recently,I made up my mind to reach out to some of my fan here on KZbin. I made out time to go through the comment section in my official KZbin channel and also some of the channels created by my fans and I’ve seen a whole lot of fans who have been showering me with lots of love and support. I decided to create a more private account just to reach out to my dear fans due to the fact that my official accounts are being handled by my management. I couldn’t just scroll pass your beautiful comment without appreciating your support over the years. I must say it gladdens my heart to know I have fans like you. I would really love to know more about you. Thanks for being such a devoted fan. Much love ❤️❤️from me to you dear fan.

[@erikadr.balaicza5620]

Csodálatos, érzelemmel, átéléssel, lélekkel, szenvedéllyel átitatott darab. Nemcsak technikailag tökéletes, de a beleadott lélektől élőbb, meghatóbb, felemelőbb is. Köszönet érte..., Kathia ❤🌺🌼

[@ernamgebryan7842]

Хатия!!!!!! Чудо!!!!!

[@filosofogreco7889]

Ideal woman, goddess, what else can I say?

[@tunestone3071]

Sounds good . But way too fast imo

[@stefaniavallonchini1902]

Fantastica ‼️🌟🌟🌟🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️🔝🔝👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Tonetwisters]

One of the most phenomenal women on Planet Earth ...

[@alvarofernandes170]

Brazilians should give more value in quality music like this. Congratulations.

[@allegroinquieto]

Vous me rappelez encore une fois pourquoi je tire tant d’inspiration de votre interprétation et c’est un honneur d’avoir votre autographe sur ma partition des ballades. Merci.

[@LilineSama]

Allegro Inquieto quelle belle photo de profil !

[@allegroinquieto]

Aline Mchls C’est gentil, merci :)

[@thiagofelipeantunes7366]

Que fabulosa é a mulher ao tocar este som

[@aureliecarquin]

"Facile..." disait CHOPIN à ses élèves pour les inciter à jouer avec naturel....ça a l'air si facile pour vous ! Quel plaisir vous nous donnez ! Un immense merci et un grand BRAVO !

[@albot1942]

......per me rappresenti l’immensità .......ho una ammirazione infinita carissima Khatia.......Jo Albot

[@lisarobakidze5066]

Grazie per apprezzare.

[@megigotoshia4429]

შესანიშნავი შესრულება.მადლობა.

[@MaxNewberg-r4l]

unless we are also fixed to believe count van helen is as accomplished as this women here. if a modern women raised on feminist propaganda can be this talented, imagine constancia herself. i think khatia 2.0 does an excellent job of paraphrasing this letter

[@АлександрКоробкин-й7х]

Бархат её рук и сила исполнения!

[@MaxNewberg-r4l]

how did chopin scrap together a meager saving for a piano is beyond me. that job at receptionist at local inn ain't gonna cut a finely crafted piano. you got to realize this is before mass production unless someone were to correct me on history here.

[@tencipierluigi]

Bella interpretazione Khatia 👏

[@cindylynch4502]

She is truly a gift from God.

[@scottishfold9276]

I love you Khatia! What an amazing interpretation! The intensity! ❤️

[@alexsaldarriaga8318]

More than just a pianist. She’s an artist and a force of nature.

[@fatioclaude933]

Bonsoir Khatia MAGNIFIQUE 🙏🙏🙏❤

[@romanabarioni7259]

Meravigliosa interpretazione 😍

[@Zweizweinull]

Further question I leave Ali you're doing it don't forget that and be better than me please it's intellectual murder sonst

[@robertbishop5477]

Beautiful... I have a love for your childlike zeal and your passionate interpretations of the masters... To: All of the lovely ladies of classical music... Your passion makes my prayer 🙏🏻 so peaceful ☮️ and rewarding. Such an inspiration you all are to me. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@supawels3627]

Auch nach 1.000 Stunden von Khatias Spiel hab' ich noch kein Mal irgendein deja-vue-Empfinden gehabt.

[@robbiwouters]

Genau so . . .

[@ainsimpsonpiano2125]

5:10. Casually flicks hair from eyes with LH while RH breezes through descending double notes. Bawse

[@StephenGonzalezJD]

This is beautifully and perfectly played. Why isn't Chopin listed as the composer?

[@Davideberti]

Wow! Very original playing!

[@daviddaly9232]

In a word…..magnificent!

[@clorindapoheroa6415]

Katia c est merveilleux de t ecouter,de toute ton ame un don du ciel,congratulations

[@christservantjb-witness7131]

Unparalelled . Khatia you are queen of the piano. I love you.

[@chele7071]

Bravo, espectacular.

[@sheana2005]

Her sparkling and passionate performance of this ballade is my absolute favorite!

[@MaxNewberg-r4l]

from pianist to barrista, khatia is a women of diverse talents

[@Zweizweinull]

Because 8ve invented gomu gomuno *i try to explain why

[@simartristao314]

Khatia Buniatshivili me faz sonhar em cada nota.

[@wisnuwijaya1366]

Her tempo in the main theme is too fast, I do not agree

[@Bati_]

Elegant and magnificently enchanting. Thank you Khatia for bringing these masterpieces with such strong versatile musicianship. You’re a true virtuoso. Kudos to your works. Big fan of yours from Turkey! Greetings and big love and respect!

[@NilLRaposo]

Amazing! Great Friday to All! Hugs from Brazil!

[@silviasanchez8963]

If we could see her hands more it would be better

[@florinvoican3052]

Khatia is the best pianist

[@eliasdavid3407]

Maravillosa interpretación.

[@AhmadAbdallah-x8n]

أنامل رقة تناغم رفرفة موج علبحر

[@Sebastingfanclub]

Amazing performance!

[@GenteUnidaorg]

Hi.is cbopin ?

[@astoyan4645]

I’m sure, Chopin would have gone crazy for you!