Liberace plays a wonderful Strauss Medley (1980)

[@thomasmoodyjr3393]

Often imitated but never duplicated

[@BTURNER1961]

Nobody ever went to Los Vegas Hotels to listen to classical music, but for decades they paid some very good money to hear this. They heard Mozart, Bach and Beethoven, Gershwin, and yes Chopsticks too. Showmanship, a charming personality, and glitter can accomplish miracles.

[@mjp29]

No performer has such a grand entrance - never has been, isn't now, & never will again !!!

[@jamesclifton5416]

When people ask how do you play the piano with all those rings on? Very well indeed! He was a genius on the piano a true showman and a one off! There will never be another Liberace!

[@user-qw7lz3hj7b]

Watched his tv show as kid, fabulous till today love him

[@gregd.558]

There will never be another another Liberace or Elvis ever again!!! Love the 1984 interview where Lee tells Letterman and shows him his first meeting with Elvis in 1956. In fact they were good friends until Elvis untimely death in 1977. RIP Gentlemen and may you both entertain in Heaven Forever. Bravo!!!!!!

[@rodneyfaught2596]

Amen and I will play piano while my parents sing Looking forward to hear Liberace and Straus and my parents

[@mariaalejandraperez3200]

He died and we never see another like him the only one liberace 🥰🤯

[@Yorkrose]

Such talent .he deserved all the fame

[@balto4]

This is amazing and LOVE his costume too. Liberace never fails to impress me

[@jorgesixtoantonio3162]

It is a pleasure to see the Great Liberace, his talent, his sympathy, his joy, very American

[@juliavillarreal8839]

Lo mas lindo con mucho sentimientos veso al sielo para Liverache

[@henryha10]

Superb, terrific, gorgeous, fantastic, fabulous 💖💋🎈💯🌹💕👏👍❤️

[@tombreen932]

He was the very best

[@laopang91362]

He worked so hard and he was incredibly generous to people around him.

[@robertshelton668]

Agree... the piano is stunning!! Matching his showmanship!

[@carolehelmers8728]

I saw Liberace in person twice. He was an extraordinary showman. Unforgettable.

[@christinadorman8467]

And it said to realize there will never be another one like him I really miss him🤒

[@peggybagley8031]

One-of-a-kind he was such an extraordinary man

[@daphnenapier1102]

Amazing lovely water display and the piano is fantastic he is so magnificent

[@johnferguson4089]

My childhood idol! "Too much of a good thing is WONDERFUL!"

[@philhurtado7269]

This music takes me back to those days when I sat in front of the TV and saw him play the piano, brings back some wonderful memories!

[@carolmarvin5727]

So glad I got to see him when I was young

[@ellidalgar1768]

He was truly a fantastic artist

[@jameslee6411]

Thank you for putting this unique pianist on the show.never know anyone play. So marvi. ous

[@edwardprice140]

"Mr. Showmanship".

[@JLNeis]

Real musical genius, so sad he's gone.

[@deborahbreen5337]

Fabulous pianist and showman ! He was truly one of a kind !!

[@dorinaarbter8991]

Super,einmalig,formidabel,ein Genie

[@haroldbregman2102]

true

[@schaerffenberg]

Never, in his wildest dreams, did Johann Strauss ever imagine his music would have come to this.

[@MichaelCollins-qt4mj]

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?🤔

[@billyshead1339]

Look what he’s wearing. Dude was luxurious as f. Great piano work. He looked like a king walking out there.

[@kentallyn2880]

The costumes he used were incredible... ntm the REAL rocks on his fingers!

[@balto4]

Yes just beautiful

[@mjp29]

No king ever is/was as grand has Lee !

[@21234Bettyrt]

There will never be another Liberace....he was wonderful...

[@olivelane7903]

I I agree with u betty saw him live in 1956"when I was 12 now I am 77,:his music my wonderful daughter and my wonderful friend and lee s music keep me going since I lost my wonderful husband two years ago xxxx

[@christinadorman8467]

@@olivelane7903 I know what you mean his music is helping me now through some very very t Tough times God be with you sweetie

[@Bettina-ct5xq]

Love his coistumes hes fabulous miss him so much love dancing waters beautiful rest in peace sweet ler❤

[@larrymackie9276]

A great entertainer who knew how to play for his audience!

[@annedevaux977]

Fabulous!!!

[@amye4131]

I was always amazed at how he played like he did with all those heavy rings on. He was an amazing pianist.

[@jamesclifton5416]

Very well in deed when asked lol

[@yc2877]

Probably had very strong fingers because of how long he had been playing

[@theholmes8308]

I’m a singer and the only time my hand has been crushed in a handshake was by a pianist

[@stellertonybeller1972]

@@yc2877 Johnny Carson asked him that and he said it don't bother him because he was taught to play with lead weights on his fingers ....... like how a runner puts weights on his legs to build up muscle .

[@tommywarren4633]

He was the best of the best.

[@scottbrandon6244]

Liberace used to do three shows per day in Toronto. He played at the old O'Keefe Centre on Front Street (now the SONY Centre). The concerts usually went on for 10-14 days. Lee could be seen in the days off visiting antique shops looking for something to add to his collection.

[@joannetailor4094]

I used to visit the O'Keefe Centre in my my prime. Happy days and all that Jazz

[@keithmorris4801]

Long live Liberace. RIP AMIGO

[@nolancain8792]

Has anyone mentioned how gorgeous the piano itself is? It’s amazing!

[@mariedevreker3482]

Formidable pianiste et enchanteur ...super, merci.

[@sondrasmith2691]

Beautiful! What a gorgeous piano too!

[@brentg3707]

terrific

[@karenmccormick9090]

He always had beautiful costumes!

[@rosiemckinzie8608]

Bravo! A veritable feast for the eyes and ears.

[@barryjacobs8524]

Beautiful costumes. Flamboyant of course he bloody well was. And he entertained me for many years, and thanks to u tube I can still see him every day. I will never get tired of watching a master at his trade. I don’t think of you every day, but I will never forget you. RIP.

[@satoshiohki3838]

Wow! How amazing and Mervelous Staging!! He is surely Music-Magician!!

[@sk8rjer]

Liberace inspired me as a teen! I worked hard to learn to play an interpretation of his "Twelve Street Rag" and "The Beer Barrel Polka". My piano teacher urged me to appear on the Wilkins Amateur Hour in Pittsburgh PA back in the 50s. The problem for me was "stage freight"... I wasn't able to "drum up the nerve". Smile...

[@patsycreaven2151]

Wonderful. Amazing he never has to read theinusici. Wish I could play

[@romildabaeta6587]

Nunca em minha vida,eu com 88anos Nunca assisti um espetaculo desses.E de arrepiar os cabelos do corpo inteiro.Para eu,esse Liberace é do outro mundo.Estou até chorando.

[@darrylzanetti5254]

Libby u made the piano talk.and so did Winnie.will never see such talent again.

[@MaryDeliaLynch]

Magnificent, as alway! A prodigy at three!

[@davidbatterson4634]

Beautiful and inspiring.

[@alfredolozano5287]

Best of the best

[@tpbulle]

Thank You for uploading and keeping Lee "ALIVE!" For all to see and appreciate. He is inspiring, nothing around right now that I know of, which serves the purpose of displaying precision, artistry, improvisation , and sheer joy of playing piano music.

[@EaglesLair27]

You are exactly right. Liberace represented a time in American entertainment when nothing but the very best and exceptional perfection of one's craft was the standard for all performers. The mediocrity that passes for entertainment today is a total joke. This guy practiced and honed his skills for hours, weeks, months and years. A true Pro in every sense of the word!

[@barryjacobs8524]

Brilliant pianist. Marvellous showman. He truely loved his audiences. Child prodigy. No music, no lessons, I don’t think people realised how brilliant he was, he made it look so easy. I’m glad someone has saved his house from decay. He would be so proud. Mustn’t be forgotton.

[@wyominggal9396]

Agree! Rediscovering him this year. So talented, so beloved, so kind, so giving. Practice, practice, and more practice. Studied the music sheets, created his arrangements, put his heart into it. I truly love this man. Of note is the lawsuit his sister and others made against the estate, handled by his longtime attorney, Joel Strote, with a last will done within the last two months of his life. The plaintiffs lost, and Mr. Strote did as Lee desired, that everything be sold and the moneys put in the scholarship foundation he had started some years earlier for students of the performing arts. It continues to provide scholarship for students. This is what Liberace wanted. Still loving and giving.

[@wyominggal9396]

Founded in 1976, Forty-four years ago! Liberace stated, “A lot of good things have happened to me in show business and I want to do what I can to give others just starting out a career boost. I hope the Foundation projects will continue into the future to offer gifted newcomers financial help, and in many cases, artistic exposure as well.”

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

What a showman. He makes Cameron Carpenter look restrained.

[@zzzut]

My parents saw that show. They said they had never seen a greater performer before nor since.

[@kdog9278]

An absolutely talented genius. None have gone before and none will come after. A one of a kind. His music and entertainment will live forever.

[@morinalai6814]

Bravo😘 Best of the very best. 🎹🎵🎶🎼👏👏👏

[@marcelabarraganoyhamburu9009]

Maravilloso!!

[@alicemorrison1518]

BEHOLD, THE SPECTACLE!!!

[@carmensanchez8475]

Excelente interpretación,me gusta mucho verlo, gracias por compartirlo

[@Az2013ful]

Thank you for uploading this wonderful video! I love Liberace.

[@Bettina-ct5xq]

How beautiful is this wow love the dancing fountains the colors so beautiful hes my fav love the chirping of the birds❤

[@haroldbregman2102]

Even though he was flamboyant.He could play the heck out of that piano

[@andream.464]

He had a good technique but in most shows you can tell he didn't practice enough:)

[@yc2877]

I don’t see how him being flamboyant or possibly sexuality has anything to do with talent but yes he’s a fantastic pianist.

[@rosemarie3251]

Does anyone know where this beautiful piano is today?

[@opaljk4835]

You just mean gay right? Cause flamboyance is kind of what show business is all about, in one form or another. Having said that, lot’s of the worlds best artists have been gay. It really doesn’t make a difference unless you want it to.

[@haroldbregman2102]

@@opaljk4835 I resent your inference. We all assumed he was Gay but that didn't stop him from being a great performer. I saw him in person. He was marvelous .He made himself famous by the way he performed. Being Gay did not make a difference. He was flamboyant because of the costumes he wore & the act he perfected

[@Bettina-ct5xq]

Wish i could have seen him live❤

[@jeanebeling1392]

Beautiful medley.

[@ghost_rider221]

im just amazed at how well he played without any sheet music..he could play anything..and all by memory..he was and is the best that there ever will be...missed by many for sure..a true talent and showman

[@victoriap9209]

Never used sheet music amazing one of a kind

[@maryringshall286]

Excellent thank you

[@gerardbombardier8049]

Très beau spectacle une belle réussite j'ai aimé, amitiés Gérard 🎹🎻🧡

[@bluenoteflat]

Love him!!

[@jol5613]

quel artiste talentueux,si sympathique,si heureux de jouer pour nous....

[@AnonYmous-ry2jn]

Those first chords that he enters with at 1:01 are so epic. In the orchestra original, they form a quiet, gentle motif, but played with a muscular energy on a piano, the effect is majestic and heroic; although Liberace adds the arpeggios, I think he plays it as written in the famous Shultz-Eveler Arabesques (also the basis of the "Tom and Jerry version"), with dynamics similar Josef Lhevinne's approach. It starts out on a B-flat dominant 7th chord, resolved with repetition on an E-flat chord, the "heroic" harmony heard in the Neethoven Eroica Symphony and Emperor Concerto, so the effect here has a similar majesty and glorious power. Just those few chords almost make me tingle; but with the grandiose costume, and lighting of the fountains, the effect musically and visually is glorious. People may say "tacky" but here he catapults out of it into "glorious," at least for those few moments.

[@shalomccs]

Liberace was a revolutionary of classical music. He created his own tempo, patterns on classical hits that common people and sophisticated people recognized and instead a concert was an spectacle were he was the attraction. He knew how to sell him well.

[@KarenPerez-yj3ft]

Que musica!🎹

[@laneshalewis38]

Yessss ❤️❤️🙏🏽

[@karensparks2509]

The best pianist besides one other who played a different style. RIP to them both

[@tmnl8037]

He does a great Elvis impersonation.

[@timothyrea4757]

BRAVO!!!!

[@joannetailor4094]

Lovely jubbley xxx

[@carlostiotoninho9036]

Maravilhoso espetacular

[@piotrhuzar6479]

Liberacze Jesteś the best Huzar Polen.

[@tinaanderson200]

That water is so relaxing lol

[@user-yc7mi4vw5q]

Браво! Либерачи!!!💖

[@user-nx7tk4qo6e]

2022年の今見ても素敵なステージ٩(˙▿˙)۶ 何十年も前にこんな豪華なショウがあったなんて！ これを生で聴けた人は幸せです。

[@lindaosika7648]

He held the record at the Holiday Star Theatre in Merrillville Indiana. Buses from Michigan would come with his woman fans. He would have a meet and great after his show and sell souvenirs. He would clean up and yell" Send em in!"

[@Dan-nt2yb]

Damn…I wish I saw him live.❤️

[@elisabethpetronellalautrup3915]

❤💖

[@daphnenapier1102]

Amazing i love to hear him playing the piano fabulous I was going to veges 2006 but I became ill at the time it was on the Queen Mary So I never sore the his museum

[@claramarianavia7004]

🎉bellísimo

[@mobrules29]

The costume that inspired Michael Jackson's look.

[@elainekomara8555]

That’s what I always thought too.. Michael copied from Liberace.. Elvis did too with the side burns and capes.. Elvis wore capes too..

[@mobrules29]

@@elainekomara8555 Engelbert claims Elvis stole the sideburns from him, but who knows! But there are some famous photos of Elvis wearing a gold lame' jacket. I wonder who gave him that idea??? The same guy who wore capes first, that's who!

[@davidpollard1139]

He hammers beautiful melodies like a pianist in a back Street pub, very talented l admit but he knew his audience were not bothered

[@franksalazar6833]

My nephews play just like him!

[@ronaldgoff7499]

sad great liberace no longer here at least the bs over we are left with his talent

[@tannhauser7584]

That opening fanfare was by Richard Strauss, not Johann.

[@thomasmoodyjr3393]

Vegas style on tour

[@betteurbain7911]

When it was announced that Michael Douglas would play Liberace in Behind The Candlelabra, I didn't think that Michael Douglas looked at all like Liberace. But in the thumbnail for this video, there is something about Liberace--I think it's the eyes--that looks like Michael Douglas--regular Michael Douglas, not Michael Douglas as Liberace. It might have to do with plastic surgery. I've noticed that those procedures give a lot of people a look that is similar to each other. Michael Douglas is good-looking and looks like his late father. Love Liberace's style.

[@olivelane7903]

The other film made in1988 with. Victor gabor. As. Liberace.tells. A. Much. More. Accurate. Story. This. Film. Is. Called ....liberace

[@tinaanderson200]

This helps me sleep I have some trama

[@dennisharvey7899]

Entertainment on steroids!!🎉

[@jonathandaykin3067]

Suprised he didn't shout woooooo! Before he started playing

[@bendigeidfranemmanueljones5694]

That would have blown his cover

[@birneyphillips6349]

Level. 20:13