La Campanella - Adam Gyorgy (2007)

Adam Gyorgy Live in Budapest (Blu-Ray Disc, 2008)

[@craigopperman5999]

Adam played this piece at the perfect tempto. Other pianists have played this piece slightly faster which obviously he could and does have the ability to also. I think his accuracy and expression are perfect!

[@TheMelopeus]

+Craig Opperman Yes, i think that any faster would really butcher the song.

[@reynoldalexander6190]

TheMelopeus jenius man can

[@jaysant6958]

Craig Opperman Yas!

[@723lion]

yes other famous pianists aim for speed all the time trying to be compete w each other, this is a perfectly played song

[@lamdahalbe]

Thats what I thought when i heard this and the hungarian rhapsody, too. Gyorgy seems to really feel what hes playing while e.g. Ling Ling is just playing everything like a fucking speed deamon.

[@aeralix9423]

Adam is one of the only pianists who really knows how to present the piece as a whole story rather than individual sections with expressive and nuanced tempo changes. Although there are some pianists who share the same maturity as Adam to be okay with playing something slower and to be expressive with the tempo, Adam is easily the only one I've seen who really tells a story with what he's playing and it doesn't feel like dozens of tiny 5-10 second pieces separated by all of the ritardandos and accelerandos being used for expression by other pianists. I notice so many here commenting about how they appreciate Adam's willingness to not play it at warp speed, but tons of pianists do that, so I've never understood why people point it out. However, nobody seems to really connect the whole piece like Adam does.

[@winstonsabellona2204]

This is so true. I just listened to langlang and evgenny kissins recording of this piece. Virtuosity is what they care most, not much about musicality.

[@_ydhdh9340]

Best interpretation of la Campanella I've ever listen

[@unpelon6247]

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[@ronan1686]

@@unpelon6247 That's a different piece, s140. This is s141

[@yslysl4574]

I love this version best. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ6rfIisfrCJmcUsi=fqRqjynEMW4Ekc50

[@fvn55yearsago57]

“It will look easy, and sound easy, but trust me, it is not easy.”

[@understeerengineering1387]

I broke my foot trying to play this, don’t ask how

[@simran7297]

@@understeerengineering1387 how

[@switchlaserflip9243]

Only a full-blown sociopath would think this looks or sounds easy.

[@SpontaneityJD]

The voicing, the tempo, the dynamics -- all perfect. This is the only performance that I listen to.

[@tg4q391]

thats the best tempo for La Campanella to be played on!

[@bencekeri7467]

Én rap zenét hallgatok.... de gyerekek ez egy CSODA ! :) amikor ezt a művet hallgatom egyszerűen boldogság és nyugodtsag fog el , és kerít a hatalmába :) megunhatatlan ! Le a kalappal

[@bonniecoker1447]

I have watched this so many times...best performance ever. Tempo, articulation, voicing, precision. Perfection.

[@veronicaquiroz5370]

I just love how he plays the piano *-* listening to this song feels like somebody telling me a story

[@pianistanime9803]

+Veronica Quiroz yea he is, so smooth but butter and clean sound

[@susanredtail1763]

It's what i always think, i just listen to what is says to me

[@wandervanhoucke4331]

It sounds like birds chirping, to me anyways.

[@darrenj.griffiths9507]

I agree with you there. It was played amazingly.

[@stepaushi]

Yes, he's a wonderfully sensible and sensitive pianist.

[@ElectricBlue1013]

Gyorgy is purely magnificent.

[@larsfidler4139]

Finally I find a performance of this that I like! I feel that many pianists sound rushed playing la campanella, but here finally is someone who manages to bring out and underline its melody. Well done Mr. Gyorgy,

[@vito921001]

try to listen Lang Lang performance

[@agostonbarany9668]

Vito Primiceri theres always gotta be someone...

[@agostonbarany9668]

I mean hes got the same blood rushing in his veins

[@angeldust6772]

Uh Rousseau?

[@bintangekananda8712]

@@vito921001 Lang lang is too fast and show off

[@robertwoods9604]

Adam gyorgy is with out a doubt the best piano player I've ever heard

[@matthewdavid9039]

Finally!!! Someone who can actually play this song properly.

[@gahrGoyl]

1:35 is the equivalent of a bass drop to me. it's like you're not expecting what's next, then it happens and you're shocked and excited because it just sounds SO GOOD

[@jrexx2841]

How about 4:06

[@yllpacarizi1024]

not fast, but incredibly clear.. that's much more important..

[@stepaushi]

Right! Plus, there's no reason why it should be fast. It's "La Campanella" after all.

[@rozanfaust2967]

@@stepaushi ah yes its the bell after all, why is that?

[@sigma3244]

@@rozanfaust2967 it is because you need to hear every single note, every string ringing like a bell

[@sigma3244]

@@rozanfaust2967 and for that, you need an accuracy not a lot of pianist except Adam have got on La Campanella

[@MrRailden]

I just love hearing exactly how the notes are played instead of a huge cloud of harmonics...excellent performance

[@ShadowCooper77]

This is the best interpretation I've ever heard of this piece. Finally a pianist who paid attention to Liszt's explicit allegretto marking. Wonderful

[@eileensickel]

I love the beautiful expression and passionate interpretation. Of this piece

[@ThePocketbass]

Grygory has been my new favorite for the past year. Shockingly brilliant.

[@XoXoxxful]

didn't realise i was holding my breath for so long, till i started to feel dizzy. this man is amazing!

[@jojojorisjhjosef]

Idiot

[@XoXoxxful]

Won't argue on that point.

[@borisgavrilov7236]

The piece is worth the suffocation ..

[@orsemcore]

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[@user-ws3uq9ji8m]

@@XoXoxxful idiot

[@eileensickel]

Adam Georgy is a genius at the piano.

[@carmences4477]

I really like this interpretation. Like someone said before, he lets you really hear the music. It's awesome!

[@romanblanks1473]

I bet this guy is really good at tickling.

[@davidnjara]

HA! "tickling" Now that's a first one :D

[@ok-qz9tg]

He has stronk fingers

[@susfranzliszt]

tick LING LING!

[@melucs1]

Yeah I saw the piano wince a couple times. Lol

[@pineapple7024]

Yes, he kills people

[@eileensickel]

Amazing. He is a true genius at the piano.

[@dawidwalega4726]

I always keep returning to this video to listen to Gyorgy's rendition, Amazing pianist. His interpretation had a major influence on my recording of this piece. Thank you for sharing LAZLO. Dawid

[@tech.gate.28]

This is incredible! The music, the performance, the emotion. I'm listening with my heart.

[@jesusbaby19]

I like how he plays it. I feel as though he really shows the artistic beauty in this etude. I am currently learning this piece and the piece actually is learned pretty quickly. Lol

[@desmondmaley1321]

Outstanding! Beautifully voiced, it captures the bell-like sound of the piece.

[@norbert0562]

One word:Wonderful!

[@MusicMysteryLover]

I genuinely love Adam's style, such a melodic tune and great care, as though caressing a babies head; though he lacks passion in flaming songs, he is an undoubtedly amazing pianist

[@jasensargent2275]

If you really think this guy is slow than watch his performance of Hungarian Rhapsody No.2

[@AmrEid]

I don't know why people just want very fast to prove their skills It's not a competition on who is the fastest It has a perfect tempo to play at and I think Adam did it perfectly

[@enriquex05]

Xd

[@gdounos2]

very clean notes......this is for violin! great work!!!!!! super !!

[@1fneeqf]

Yeah, but I think its better on piano (just my opinion)

[@brnxhood3161]

another excellent performance by Adam. His interpretation is spot on,.pure genious!

[@user-lk5pk6hm9e]

BRNX HOOD lol genius is right :)

[@orsemcore]

genius*

[@that355]

damn. this is the most camera angles I've seen for a live performance ever. very cool 😎

[@ChaoticPhill]

the ending is just breathtaking, this is a masterpiece...

[@Jgm101music]

It's been fifteen years, and I've gotta say. That cameraman really has the perfect motion.

[@tutchtletlidrumbar1576]

Geez im no piano expert but this man put all emotion to his fingers.. He could barely contain his need to act out and smile.. Awesome performance.

[@ordas54]

Fantasztikus játék! Órákig tudnám hallgatni és hallgatom is, ha tehetem.

[@klematiszszimonettarose1797]

Én is így vagyok vele :)

[@inkyscrolls5193]

Why have I never heard this piece of music before? 'Tis sublime.

[@aeralix9423]

Inky Scrolls 'Tis indeed.

[@christiancastillo3236]

Es Genial ! es un maestro !

[@drpumpkinpie9516]

I don’t understand people commenting on this being perfect tempo, a and other pianists are doing it bad since they play fast...... To evaluate the performance of a piece you need to understand the composer of the said piece. Liszt was more of ‘performer’ and a show off than of a soulful pianist. He gave utmost importance to personal looks, and the speed and difficulty of a piece. He was the one who popularised that pianists should sit sideways and show their face to the audience. So la Campanella, amongst many of his work, is defined on high speed too. Lisztomania was very real back then.

[@johnrubensaragi4125]

Pianists need to *show off* their own interpretation and tempo, though. Also, listeners have their own taste.

[@mauriceguyot4169]

légèreté et sensation aboutie Le Pianiste référence de cette Génération Merci pour ces bons moments

[@tentris]

Imagine how much he had to practice to memorize that.. If I were to play flawlessly like that, it would take me my whole life to achieve such a goal.. good job Adam!

[@elbobxever]

Chapeau!! This is an amazing execution... I've been looking all over youtube for someone who gives the tiny bells feeling, and keeps a tempo all the way. Donatella Failoni's has always been my reference (I can't play piano, it's only my ears judging) now I'll have to go back and compare...

[@carljthatsme94]

Best pianist on the planet?

[@juan.andriano]

You right

[@27alex30]

You right

[@pier6990]

The best performance to all

[@titouv991]

I love this piano player the best of the best

[@muonkokorosora3432]

覚えたてで一生懸命弾いているように聴こえました。音符を追うのに精一杯な感じ…。

[@anthonym410]

Wonderful!! 😍😍😍👏👏👏

[@micklaus1027]

Veeeeery beautiful!

[@DimitrisSpiridonidis]

not only at this etude but in every piece he chose a good tempo . And every time the music sounds different it's like he playing not the 3 rd etude but something else

[@ianhernandez4360]

Spectacular.

[@JuyoNi]

i had heard that this rendition had no mistakes at all, and that guy was right hahaha this is amazing i love it :)

[@therainforest4314]

Absolutely beautiful. :-)

[@jtchen22]

He's playing is with so much more feeling than he did in 2003. I love how he slowed down! :) Sounds much more fluid, with each note being ennuciated to such a crystal like clarity.

[@7arkady]

Fantasztikusan el tudod varázsolni a közönséget, igazi tehetséged van, a magyarok büszkék lehetnek :) Köszönöm az élményt.

[@fullgas6939]

A jó és a rossz zenész közt az a nagy különbség ,hogy a jó zenész érzéssel és abban a tempóban játssza el a művet ahogy az engedi míg a rossz zenész gyorsan és érzéketlenül játszik.. rossz zenészre példa: Evgeny Kissi.... Érzéketlenül és gyorsan (kapkodva) játszik egyszerűen nem fog meg és ragad el az a mű amit játszik.. Amit Ádám játszik annyira szeretem... azért mert sodor a zene és az összes érzést ki tudom benne tapasztalni.. Egyszerűen BRAVO! és köszönöm ,hogy e művet így játszod!! tökéletes a tempó és tökéletes a dinamika. Még egyszer köszönöm mert jól esik hallgatni!

[@baranyaigyorgy1952]

Mindennel egyetértek Veled, Kissint kivéve....

[@OPAdmiral]

Kiváncsiságból megnéztem Kissin előadását (London 1997), tényleg túlkapkodja, már a zeneélvezet rovására sajnos. Nem tempó-versenynek kéne lennie, György Ádám előadása nekem is sokkal jobban tetszik.

[@stefanoalderighi8993]

Complimenti, per la tua giovane età e per essere così grande nella musica, ciò fa di tè un vero genio e un meraviglioso interprete. Sei capace, di commuovere il mondo intero.

[@EmadSaedi]

Wow so clean and articulated! Especially the last part. Most pianists plays the last part so messy but he nailed it. Beautiful!

[@Nyck461]

This guy really knows what he is doing.

[@ryandewberry6280]

Am I the only one who doesn't see La Campanella as the most impressive piece of all? Like I find Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 for some reason way more impressive (I really like his version).

[@aeralix9423]

Ryan Dewberry Maybe the reason you find his impressive is because he's the only person so far that hasn't played it way too fast and completely taken away the beauty of the song haha.

[@lorenzoilre]

I agree, this execution fits much better the piece

[@ryandewberry6280]

I actually really like Valentina Lisitsa's version very much as well.

[@fletchercalderbank8498]

Ryan Dewberry La Campanella is ridiculously hard, but from your comment im assuming you already know that, but when played at the Allegretto Tempo and in 6/8 time which is what Liszt wrote then it is much harder than the Rhapsody. I can play both pieces, and La campanella is much harder than the Rhapsody, but both are very hard. Edit: He originally wrote Allegretto with 176 on a metronome, making it Vivacissimo which is even faster

[@TheMathJuggler]

KingDragonCat totally agree. Both are pretty hard pieces but la Campanella is something else...:) and harder than both is mazzepa !

[@eliarosania]

meraviglia dei sensi

[@GeorgeKiernan]

have you heard adam playing the hungarian rhapsody?? i suspect you have, but incase you haven't yo ureally should give it a listen... adam's interpretation of it is in my opinion one of the greatest bits of piano playing of all time

[@pianoben89]

one of the best versions i´ve ever seen of la campanella!

[@JeremyGreysmark]

This is an absolute beatiful work of art :) Well played, and certainly not rushed through, I enjoyed it a lot!!

[@SoledadGorga]

Simplemente... hermoso.

[@s.chaisrisuk4956]

Witnessing greatness.

[@shinji5967]

Omg I love his playing ❤

[@garfield2306]

Not only pro player, but pro editing skills 3:03

[@berkakinci]

Only one word..... Perfect....

[@timjolam]

...took the words right out of my mouth...

[@darthstudio6168]

GYorgy, the best Campanella on the web, the best Lizt technique ;)

[@ThePianoChannelonline]

best performance i've heard so far!

[@dquibs2]

How sweet. The way it should be played. Not butchered like so many other notable pianists. Tempo is perfect. No theatrics. This guy is top tier pianist. He's up there with Andsnes and Blechacz.

[@mauriceguyot4169]

Super Pianiste avec toute la dificultée et sa légèretée

[@ryansardella28]

My favorite piano piece.

[@vaqmnrg1688]

Liszt would smile upon this interpretation and no other.

[@tadanonanasi774]

素晴らしいの一言に尽きます。 凄く丁寧な弾き方で音が綺麗です。

[@stratovona266]

WONDERFUL!!!

[@jtchen22]

God, this is so much better than his 2003 version, although both are great. I LOVE it when you play this as allegretto instead of whipping through it allegrissimo or as fast as you can play it. You can really hear each shake of the bell this way!

[@mravka9]

Good god this is absolutely amazing.

[@whitecocoa08]

Go Adam! Can't wait to hear you again @Hungarian embassy.

[@dvg1985]

His fingers flow, absolutely amazing

[@prossimamente]

0:56 to 3:27 outstanding.. super clean, unbelivable

[@hansdekorver7365]

The last part has its own difficulties indeed , with chance to play wrong notes.

[@ok-qz9tg]

0:00 to 5:09 is outstanding

[@skyfighter897]

@@ok-qz9tg 0:01 to 4:44 idiota

[@lmspr]

Love the way this is filmed. My God, those close ups of the hands at 1: 47

[@BongboBongbong]

It has to be a work of life. And it's funny to see how he slowed down against the 2003-version. It is and will always be hard to play

[@IsaacClarkeDS]

Best Live Performance ever! Every Video before is played just to fast. It sounds rediclous bad, i dont understand why they play like that...

[@dcnole]

It's nice to hear someone play La Campanella who isn't in a race to prove how quickly they can tear through the piece.

[@evdanker]

I read that this is considered one of the most difficult pieces to play ever composed.

[@armaghan6223]

It is

[@DASyam-tb7qt]

These kind of pieces needs virtuosity. It is one step higher than ability.

[@titucka]

Ez igen!!!!!!!!!!!!! Le a kalapal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@youhese8710]

와...환상이다........이대로 홀려서 영혼이 빠져나갈 것 같음...아아...정말 행복하구나...

[@rafaortega9139]

campanela is beatifuld

[@nathanaelgentrymusic]

This is VERY well done! I aspire to play this piece one day :)

[@RhYthMic93]

Bravo! great skills!

[@MsPatrikas]

Bravo !!!

[@csibeszkorte]

Thank you! "Story teller" this is the phrase i was looking for. :)

[@ClassicalMusic-ds9yt]

very clean performance👌

[@e3warzz832]

Perfect!

[@gabin1colas]

WOW !!!!

[@chutdigadut]

PERFECT