I always liked Un Sospiro because it is the perfectly balanced combination between Liszt's virtuosity and his musical expression of emotion and beauty.
@erezsolomon38383 жыл бұрын
Suggestion: "Perfectly balanced combination"
@SamiShah20043 жыл бұрын
@@erezsolomon3838 Thanks.
@collinm.46523 жыл бұрын
@@SamiShah2004 the legend replies 2 years Later
@Dylonely422 жыл бұрын
@@collinm.4652 Indeed
@ack7956 Жыл бұрын
@@Dylonely42 indubitably
@UmohowetYelayu3 жыл бұрын
The first study, Il Lamento, really foreshadows the type of dense and complex textural writing that would later be employed in the works of Rachmaninoff, Scriabin and other composers after Liszt. I am especially reminded of Rachmaninoff Etude Opus 39 No 5. There’s that same complex textural accompaniment and polyrhythmic pulse & drive, with the melody hidden within the constantly changing & fluctuating, but consistently dense, progressions and configurations. Liszt was such a brilliant figure in music; too often relegated to the showman and writer of virtuoso showpieces. Too little attention, even still, is given to his serious compositions and the influence he had, which, in my opinion, puts him head and shoulders with Bach and Beethoven as a paradigm-shifter. Symphonic poems, the foreshadowing of and influence on Impressionism/Late Romantic/Atonal writing, the revolutionizing of piano technique and piano technical writing, the solo recital as a serious medium, turning the piano the side so that the pianist and piano can be simultaneously seen, the list goes on and on. The profound influence of this great cannot be overstated. I adore the other great Romantics, Brahms, Schumann, and of course, everyone’s beloved (and mine as well) Chopin. However, Liszt needs a great level of appreciation. I’d argue that none of the other Romantics, despite the stunning beauty of their work, had a greater influence on the composers and work that was to come after them than Liszt.
@FreeTheJambon3 жыл бұрын
Very well said
@turekihlstedt15492 жыл бұрын
Yes, yes, yes. Liszt's musical influence is severely understated in modern consensus, and well said Umohowet.
@derekau15002 жыл бұрын
I completely agree with every statement and could not have said it better.
@Dylonely422 жыл бұрын
Very agree. Franz Liszt is one of the best composers of all time imo and by far one of the greatest musicians (if not the greatest) ever.
@AlkanLove Жыл бұрын
影響力こそ無いがアルカンを忘れないで😭
@willk71843 жыл бұрын
I am honestly amazed that one person could dream up such wonderous music, and then be followed by other people who could play it with such technical skill and compelling artistry.
@brettowen71742 жыл бұрын
Virsaladze plays this in my opinion much better than Trifonov. The passion and zing I remember from the pianists of 50 years ago. Nicer piano too!
@timward2763 жыл бұрын
I know some people consider Un Sospiro to be a little schmaltzy, but my Gods what a beautiful melody, especially the way it emerges from the continuous ripple of arpeggios above and below it.
@nezkeys792 жыл бұрын
16:36 especially That section of music is in my opinion some of the most beautiful music ever composed. That melody is so beautiful with those chords and the way the arpeggios tiptoe/trickle like a waterfall above it is so beautiful
@AndreiAnghelLiszt5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the upload! These works are so beautiful I struggle to even see them as etudes.
@ecarohh5 жыл бұрын
weren't you the guy laying into that kid that thought he could play the transcendentals after 1 month of piano lessons? If so , then thank you. a lot.
@AndreiAnghelLiszt5 жыл бұрын
@@ecarohh Omg, no problem Liszt 😂
@Xyriak5 жыл бұрын
Franz Liszt where can I find that?
@morganmartinez84204 жыл бұрын
@@ecarohh omg, send me the link to that video, I want to see it with my very eyes 😂😂
@troy50943 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, etudes. The kind of music that sends ears to heaven but hands to hell.
@LukeFaulkner6 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed your description. You're completely right. If I didn't know any different, I'd say they were romances, or some other typically lyrical genre. Some of the most beautiful etudes out there!
@lllgoyour2 жыл бұрын
It is very sad that recorder came after the 2nd year of Liszt’s death.
@carlosantonioguevaraalcana7154 жыл бұрын
15:56 the same notes, but... An octave higher!? :0
@atsumindesu5 жыл бұрын
12:07 is by far my favorite moment in piano music ever. So blissful, so sweet and so out of this world.
@rosemaryhemingway45772 жыл бұрын
I end up singing ET after working on Lamento.
@snorefest1621 Жыл бұрын
I heavily emphasize the stretched-out triplet on measure 13 (and on) of Un Sospiro. I fully agree with Virsaladze's interpretation of this part.
@snorefest1621 Жыл бұрын
But I dislike measure 31, both of them, on un sospiro, like all other youtube pianists, failed to stretch out the dotted rhythm on the left hand and make a quick clean leap from the chord to the melody
@davidrehak35395 жыл бұрын
Liszt Ferenc:Három hangversenyetűd 1. II lamento (Panasz) 00:00 2. La leggierezza (Könnyedség) 09:05 3. Un sospiro (Sóhaj) 13:35 Danyiil Trifonov-zongora
@pelegrino7913 жыл бұрын
Virsaladze >>>> Trifonov !!!
@W.D._Gaster Жыл бұрын
vous êtes français? (je dis ça parce que votre nom d'utilisateur me paraît un peu francais)
@michalpietor12377 жыл бұрын
I really dislikes Trifonov's Il Lamento, one of my fave etudes and absolutely ruined by his extreme tempo with cold and harsh key touch ... However what is bit ironic is that his leggerezza is really good and his un sospiro is beautiful as well, but not really what I expect from un sospiro, but I cannot say, that it was bad, just not within my taste, but Il Lamento was just bad and ugly played ... But Virsaladze Il Lamento is much better, maybe cadenzas were bit too fast, but the main thema and whole melody was not destroyed by desperate scream for attention.
@treesny Жыл бұрын
I find Trifonov's use of rubato in many of his Liszt renditions a real obstacle to my appreciating his many strengths. It rarely sounds as though the tempo fluctuations flow naturally from within, more a matter of little energy blockages and releases. I know that's an inadequate description, but I can't find better words to describe my frustration with his performances. Periodically I try listening to his readings and always give up. I want to lock him in a room with an Alexander Technique teacher for a year or so.
@harrybmichell2 ай бұрын
5:15 is one of the best passages in Liszt’s catalogue IMO
@PieInTheSky97 жыл бұрын
Liszt's melody lines are so distinct and creative. Very beautiful!
@georgenorris26576 жыл бұрын
Virsaladze's performance of the first etude suddenly made me realise why this is actually a "study": it's cantabile; contrasting accompaniment and singing line. This is why this piece so often doesn't work, because the accompaniment is too "busy" sounding and just not quiet enough while the melody doesn't sing enough. This is the first time I've heard a really convincing performance of this piece.
@wandervanhoucke43316 жыл бұрын
george norris same here, big difference between trifonov and virsaladze.
You are really right, Virsaladze is a pianist much mor people should know.
@musicomposition6218 Жыл бұрын
the beginning resembles the sonata n2 2mvt of chopin
@antonygonzalez16724 жыл бұрын
oh man liszt should've kept that vibe going at 30:50 it's so pleasurable to listen to
@harrythedivine3 жыл бұрын
14:14 3 bar cross hand broken octave mega flex
@GouganeBarra-u4t6 ай бұрын
Liszts un sospiro and debussys clair de lune make me glad to be alive.
@Schubertd9602 жыл бұрын
Those modulations at 14:31 and 14:58 are amazing
@sneewesley51552 жыл бұрын
The 14:58 sounds like Javanese or a bit japanese music scale
@john11inchlhb403 жыл бұрын
It's always weird when some recording from a hundred years ago is still the best one. But Paderewski still owns La Leggierezza, that 1923 recording is so far beyond what anyone else has ever put down that it's kind of hard to understand. Those French Technique staccato passages after the thirds are what the piece is about IMO.
This set of three etudes was in my debut recital programme way back in 2005. I think Etude no.1 is the greatest of the set yet almost obscenely underplayed. In terms of poetry on the piano, Liszt, with his original output, was at least the equal of Chopin, if not even surpassing.
@AllMusicEtc3 ай бұрын
The F♯ major section in "Il Lamento" for harp could be written in G♭ major.
@kmondays Жыл бұрын
7:22
@nielsenja7 жыл бұрын
Beautiful selection and, as always, succinct and enlightening analyses - thank you!
@tchaffman4 жыл бұрын
Not sure if I've ever listened to the first concert etude in this collection, but it's gorgeous and definitely worth learning. I hear fragments from the Hymn of The Child Upon Waking in Liszt's Poetic and Religious Harmonies.
@yoshi_drinks_tea3 ай бұрын
8:24 Goosebumps
@not_areadname Жыл бұрын
15:56 is quite interesting
@Wosudhehqaxb91694 жыл бұрын
The main melody of the second etude reminds me a lot of chopin's Op55 no. 1 nocturne, and I absolutely adore it
@joshyman2212 жыл бұрын
More for me the op 25 no 2 etude
@W.D._Gaster Жыл бұрын
@@joshyman221 true
@handledav Жыл бұрын
etude
@marcalexandrefontenay98013 жыл бұрын
Comparaison inutile entre deux virtuoses mais permet d’écouter en aveugle les deux versions de ces chefs d’œuvres absolus!
@ruramikael5 жыл бұрын
None of them added a cadenza in the Sospiro (Liszt did) or played the optional ending.
@brent35224 жыл бұрын
Paul Barton played three possible endings to Un Sospiro
@Bozzigmupp Жыл бұрын
How we know he did play the cadenza
@ruramikael Жыл бұрын
@@Bozzigmupp at least five has been written down by various students.
@musiclover1487 жыл бұрын
Thank you for putting these pieces up. It's much appreciated. But would it hurt you to give full names of performers? Daniil Trifonov, I know, but I don't know Virsaladze. The same goes for many of your otherwise fine posts. You often omit first names and only give surnames. Some are familiar, others not so much. I can infer from her name only that V. is of Georgian heritage. Thanks, Ashish!
@musiclover1487 жыл бұрын
Suppose someone took a video of ocean waves as they rolled into shore and then played the video for us, speeded up by 25 to 30 percent. The motion would appear somewhat unnatural. That illustration reflects my perception of Trifonov's "Un Sospiro." While I'm humbled by the magnificence of his pianism, I would prefer a little more breadth/spaciousness in the tempo. The music, instead of sighing, is almost panting.
@huathebard7 жыл бұрын
Panting is almost like the erotic version of sighing...
@musiclover1487 жыл бұрын
Cold shower, Infiesto!
@burz967 жыл бұрын
Eliso Virsaladze. If you Google the last name it is usually sufficient to find the performers name. If not try adding "pianist" to the search.
@musiclover1487 жыл бұрын
Sure, but there's no reason it shouldn't be here.
@randomcubing71064 жыл бұрын
0:33 part of liebestraum no.3
@theosalvucci86833 жыл бұрын
Was there a run of grace notes that should have taken up four measures at around 36:50? Does anyone know?
@RabidLeech.4 ай бұрын
That maybe part of some cadenza or special ending some pianists play for this piece, but don’t quote me on that.
@thomgeo80734 жыл бұрын
ELISO VIRSALADZE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@gergelykiss5 жыл бұрын
I am in love with Virsaladze's Lamento and Leggierezza! By far my favourite recordings of these pieces! It is all subjective of course, but for me she makes these pieces speak like no one else. Her Sospiro is a tiny bit too energetic for me - but nevertheless a stupendous live performance.
@patriciamccollum2506 Жыл бұрын
Sospiro vs 706???
@bachopinbee59916 жыл бұрын
Have loved Virsaladze. Now I get where the fiery playing inspiration from Khatia Buniatishvili comes from. She's so amazing and takes her chances. Arrau's interpretations are very deep and his singing tone very melancholic. I also love his interpretations of Liszt. so much lyricism
@marksmith39478 ай бұрын
From what I can tell, Virsaladze's daring does not extend to sloppy playing with lots of missed notes
@MrGer22957 жыл бұрын
Beautiful ! Merry Christmas !
@carlosantonioguevaraalcana7154 жыл бұрын
18:06 - 18:19 Consolation No. 4, almost the same part... ;-;
@davidfranklin2727 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. I'm not familiar with Liszt, but these pieces are an inspiration.
@user_28375 жыл бұрын
If you are new to Liszt, I suggest also trying his B Minor Sonata and his transcendental etudes.
@HayashiManabu5 жыл бұрын
the rest of Il Lamento starting from 4:13 is utter tragedy
@AndreiAnghelLiszt4 жыл бұрын
Ok dilletante.
@W.D._Gaster Жыл бұрын
@@AndreiAnghelLiszt ANDREIIIIII
@Bozzigmupp Жыл бұрын
@@AndreiAnghelLiszt i don't think he meant tradegy as in bad
@leonardbernstein2285 Жыл бұрын
@@AndreiAnghelLiszt blind dogma
@brynbstn5 жыл бұрын
Liszt reflects upon the eloquent musical style of his friend and colleague F. Chopin, and finds inspiration to write music with depth and soulfulness ...
@leonardbernstein2285 Жыл бұрын
The pieces were written between 1845-1849. They aren’t late pieces, not by any stretch of imagination. Quite frankly, if you think that Liszt, who composed until he died in 1886, was substantially influenced by Chopin, you really have no idea about what composer you are even talking about. Lyricism and expanded pianistic textures are not a patent of Chopin.
@VinceRicafort-xo9lu5 ай бұрын
@@leonardbernstein2285Ye very true, he was definitely inspired by Chopin like how Chopin was also inspired by Liszt's courage,but it doesn't mean that his(Liszt) compositions was same as Chopin as they are very different.. They both have different minds and ways in composing pieces.. Especially Liszt's innovations in symphonic poems, thematic transformation, usage of tritones, etc..
@massimilianomondaini18723 жыл бұрын
nice version and skills without doubt, but confused.. too much pedal
@sunachong10837 жыл бұрын
Liszt's songs are so beautiful. It seems to express the clear and cool tone of the piano well. Thanks to this beautiful song, I am really happy on Sunday afternoon. Thanks ^^
@authenticdirect6 жыл бұрын
You mean, Liszt's piano pieces or compositions.
@pchk16 жыл бұрын
These are PIECES not songs. Pieces are purely for instruments with no voice. Songs are for vocal (singing) and perhaps with instrumental accompaniment.
@authenticdirect6 жыл бұрын
OneFourFive it does matter, he is telling how it works and you get all offended?
@pchk16 жыл бұрын
Of course it does. People stop liking anything serious because those who are involved DON'T take things seriously any more and some (like you) go even further to hate those who DO. One, Four and Five, for example, add to give Ten and multiply to give Twenty. So what if people start calling you "Ten" or "Twenty"? Exactly the same thing happens in my native language. People keep calling things by their improper names, like literally calling pieces "songs."
@isaiah11566 жыл бұрын
Song: A short musical composition.
@n2g7474 жыл бұрын
Un Sospiro... My favorite repertoire
@janicezany3 жыл бұрын
One of my 'favorite' Liszt etudes ( esp having played it on my HS Recital).
@W.D._Gaster Жыл бұрын
La Leggierezza better imo
@BalletBabyBoy3 жыл бұрын
How the hell can 10 fingers play this?!
@dzordzszs2 жыл бұрын
Liszt is very difficult for the Romantic Era
@CarmenReyes-em9np2 жыл бұрын
El pianista aprendió él piano en el Instituto KLiburn.
@clc63514 жыл бұрын
15:00
@heathertorrie Жыл бұрын
Beautiful! I certainly can't do this piece justice as you have. Thanks for sharing.
@CarmenReyes-em9np2 жыл бұрын
La pel·lícula. de su biografía termina así. Un suspiro. ❤️🙏
@davisatdavis13 жыл бұрын
35:00 Don't mind me, just my bookmark
@CarmenReyes-em9np2 жыл бұрын
Es la música de la película. Una Llama Majica.
@Af1no5 жыл бұрын
13:36
@SamiShah20045 жыл бұрын
Yep, what we're all probably here for...
@허민-y4f3 жыл бұрын
19c 낭만주의 - 피아노 음악 리스트 - [연주회용 연습곡]
@PaulHummerman5 жыл бұрын
Staggering music and playing
@CarmenReyes-em9np2 жыл бұрын
Exelente interpretación.
@АлександрЯрков-ш2з4 жыл бұрын
Bravo bravo bravo
@ConcordMass2 жыл бұрын
un sospiro should start with allegro assai (a sigh, get it? -- ok that was a poorly made joke, but anyways...) great (i mean overrated) piece
@Sahasrarasmi-Sancodite6 ай бұрын
Not over-rated at all. It is a beautiful Piano Poem in sound. You have much to learn, especially if you don't play any of the great Liszt piano works, etc. If you do, you don't have a musical sense at all.
@CarmenReyes-em9np2 жыл бұрын
Cuánta belleza. bien ínterpretada. Gracias. 🙏.
@jonahs55216 ай бұрын
4:03
@jonahs55216 ай бұрын
4:06
@jonahs55216 ай бұрын
4:08
@jonahs55216 ай бұрын
4:07
@otiliarussu6536 Жыл бұрын
o piesa fantastica buna de relaxare
@jimvids3 жыл бұрын
however,these three etudes performed profoundly by ARRAU
@inspiration4482 Жыл бұрын
16:36
@nezkeys792 жыл бұрын
Hamelin is my favourite version of Un Sospiro
@Dylonely422 жыл бұрын
He influenced several pianists' interpretations
@18276414 жыл бұрын
29:05 Flight of the Bumblebee
@合-i8f2 жыл бұрын
18:52
@xswooshx Жыл бұрын
Mamma mia! Le Leggierezza! Un Sospiro! I might need to go see a doctor in 4 hours ... Edit: Holy crap, I didn't realize the structure of this video. Three songs, two great pianists. Quite a treat!
@CarmenReyes-em9np2 жыл бұрын
Exelente. !!!!!!
@seonwoolee10272 жыл бұрын
4:13
@Af1no5 жыл бұрын
32:09
@gabrieleheinitz51915 жыл бұрын
Seelen Reisen ....mit Franz Liszt
@aidanm.16832 жыл бұрын
Why does the second one sound a little but chopinesque
@PastPerspectives3 Жыл бұрын
Melodic Chromaticism
@davisatdavis15 жыл бұрын
Admit it, you only came for In Sospiro.
@fctucycy8v8yvy675 жыл бұрын
No
@GUILLOM4 жыл бұрын
No.
@ValzainLumivix3 жыл бұрын
No
@vicentepulidodrevespiano24943 жыл бұрын
I came here for Lamento
@FougarouBe7 жыл бұрын
Hi ! For me Claudio Arrau has still "something more" than them ... ;) But thank you for all those videos ! :)
@pchk16 жыл бұрын
Claudio Arrau, Jorge Bolet and Leslie Howard were by far the best on this set.
@msotil6 жыл бұрын
Yes. Claudio Arrau and Jorge Bolet come foremost to mind.
@HayashiManabu6 жыл бұрын
Trifonov's Il Lamento is perfect. The agitation is brought out with aching beauty near the end.
@Azian2DaMax7 жыл бұрын
Should've used Arrau bro.
@davisatdavis15 жыл бұрын
Happy 46k subs, I'm my screen, it's 46k flat! Keep up the good work, merry Christmas!
@robertflynn66864 жыл бұрын
Daniil, I was just wondering if you were able to sight read the score here right off. On my tv its shows the ongoing score.
@cowlikesbeef7 жыл бұрын
another great video - thanks!
@davisatdavis14 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing most of us are here for the same thing? 13:35 & 32:09? Just making sure
@DC-op6no4 жыл бұрын
I think Virsaladze is better.
@davisatdavis14 жыл бұрын
@@DC-op6no same here.
@janicezany3 жыл бұрын
and 'ditto' for me.
@Bozzigmupp Жыл бұрын
No
@user-xe1wf6dj5i5 жыл бұрын
Il lamento and the second one changes time signatures a few times throughout the course of the music..how come this is seen only in urtext and not in the previous editions or even in the first edition?
@frankiewinters12554 жыл бұрын
9:06
@Sam-zj6mw5 жыл бұрын
My favourite Sospiro is Louis Lortie on Chandos, which also has one of the best Sonatas in B Minor I think. Underrated pianist in general.