Liszt - Réminiscences des Puritains, S390i (Hegedűs)

The fantasy on themes from I Puritani, Réminiscences des Puritains, invites comparison with the better known Réminiscences de Norma in terms of its structure, although Liszt makes less attempt here to encapsulate the line of the drama, which is in any event not of the same quality. Rather, he absorbs and amplifies the character of the work, enriching the harmonic vocabulary and exploiting orchestral sonorities at the keyboard. Much of the martial music (but not ‘Suoni la tromba’, which is the basis for the Hexaméron variations, which was not in the original Paris version of Bellini’s opera) is used in the dramatic introduction and in transition passages, but the bulk of the work is constructed upon two themes: Arturo’s beautiful cavatina ‘A te, o cara’, and Elvira’s brilliant aria in the form of a polonaise ‘Son vergin vezzosa’. Bellini’s opera was produced in 1835 and Liszt’s fantasy appeared the following year.

[@Varooooooom]

I know I’ve been commenting on your uploads a lot lately, but goddamn I’m fucking shocked at how much I underestimated Liszt’s musical abilities. I used to regard his Paganini Etudes and his Hungarian Rhapsodies as his most musical works, and most of his other pieces - while technically very difficult - not very musical because I thought too much emphasis was placed on difficulty than musicality. And while this is true to some extent for some of his pieces, I also recognized that his ability to combine musicality and virtuosity was still impressive. The absolute *gems* on this channel though are outstanding though, and there is absolutely no question that he is an absolute mastermind when it comes to combining musicality and virtuosity. Every upload on your channel has been nothing less than a testament to this. Thank you so much for your work here.

[@pleasecontactme4274]

yeah switching from godowsky ? XD

[@evslol1153]

Your TheExarion channel has done the same for me in the past few months!

[@treesny]

I am astonished that you fail to mention the Années de pèlerinage and the Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, both extraordinary cycles (the first being in effect 3 cycles in one), or for that matter the Sonata. Surely these works, along with the Transcendental Etudes, lie at the heart of his achievement as a composer for the piano. And that doesn't even begin to take into account his still underrated orchestral music, his marvelous songs and his religious music in various forms. Still the most misunderstood of the great composers!

[@rogerevans8081]

It surely takes a titanic degree of self-confidence (to use no stronger term) to speak with such parsimonious reserve about the musicianship of one of the most accomplished musicians who ever lived.

[@phillach5181]

how can you exclude his sonata

[@niccolomaldera]

The themes used are: @ 0:00 Intro @ 1:00 All'erta, All'erta! @ 1:59 Cadenza @ 2:53 A te, o cara @ 5:38 Rendetemi la speme @ 7:22 A te, o cara @ 9:58 All'erta, All'erta! @ 14:46 Son vergine vezzosa @ 17:26 A te, o cara + Son vergine vezzosa

[@rickzhang2288]

The hero we needed but didnt deserve

[@bosomgirdle]

Liszt was a genius may times over -- his use of everything that he had to honor his fellow composers was just natural. Not "listen to me!", but "Hear this other composer -- he's wonderful!".

[@ConcordMass]

Yeah, he loved so many other composers' music... even Schumann, who is overshadowed by so many other composers.

[@dustovshio]

liszt was one of the greatest men that ever lived and basically a saint.

[@ericastier1646]

@@dustovshioThat is quite true, his charity is extremely rare among wealthy successful artists. He had something pure close to nature in him. But he did have a scandalous romantic life at some point using Chopin's apartment for romance with young female fans while Chopin was away which caused conflict between the two. It's true that Chopin never wrote any music derived from and in honor of another composer and did not have a good reputation to be amicable even among Polish expatriates, but he was a sick man and that explains a lot. Only people who have experienced this in their life or close relatives will understand. Liszt was extremely healthy and blessed by the Gods. I strongly believe in luck being the major determining factor of life and while some people are truly unfortunate despite their best attempts some few are blessed with immense luck that keeps on giving to them far more than they ever expected from life. I think Liszt was one such person, that felt he had to give back to society for so much good had been showered on his life. Of course he was hard working but hard working without luck is still doomed. I believe without his sickness Chopin would have had not ended his life destitute depending entirely on the generosity of a rich Scottish noble student for financial support.

[@MrNewtonsdog]

​@@ericastier1646 I am not sure how lucky Liszt was in the end. His music was more or less ignored and he was depressed in his later years (and earlier ones). Two of his children died before him. I think that we can say he was blessed with tremendous talent and generosity throughout his life, as well as vivacity for large parts of it.

[@ericastier1646]

@@MrNewtonsdog Thanks for reading my comment article. Still, most people later years are sad, that's the nature of life almost nobody dies in old age content and happy but that's expected for the majority. The golden years at the prime of life were supreme for Liszt. And although Liszt had his bouts of depressions and considered even a becoming a priest in early life, he lived life to the fullest. I don't think he was that attached to his descendance, he had affairs with many women. He certainly was a multi faceted personality. There's no comparison with the life of a sick person like Chopin, and as i said unless you've lived with a relative who lived through a long sickness you wouldn't understand the luck of being healthy. As bad as Chopin reputation and behavior was, i cannot fault him because a sick person cannot have the quality of a healthy one.

[@melonica90]

12:42 I feel thrilled...

[@giacomoguarnieri2461]

I love this performance so much because Hegedűs is able to retain full musicality and lyrics in every passage, even the more technical demanding ones. Bravo! And Thanks once more @Andrei Cristian Anghel for posting this gem!

[@turekihlstedt1549]

This is a great piece and an equally great performance. Although the passage at 12:15 would sound so good if it were played in staccato, the markings even suggest that you should.

[@AVIDEOGAL]

I WAS WITH HIM TILL THE CADENZA, THEN I WAS LIKE.........SHIT I QUIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@belleepoque4597]

And again, another transcription I have heard mention of (maybe from Alan Walker's monumental three volume Liszt bio- a must read for all Lisztians), and it is a monster. Developing the technical facility to play this as masterfully as is done here is one feat. But Liszt also COMPOSED this thing. His abilities truly were legendary. Thanks again! Your storehouse of Liszt recordings must be vast, along with the scores. Kind of wild that you've managed to source piano scores for every single one of these.

[@tiborvisi7438]

People like Liszt had set the bar instead of trying to reach a bar that'd already been set by others. Huge difference.

[@aramkhachaturian8043]

Bellini has to be one of my favorite composers

[@ericastier1646]

really, what beside operas has he composed ? I never hear his music in radio programs beside opera. I think he is not a great composer.

[@ericlego321]

13:36 marvelous waltz

[@swagifier1170]

how is it a waltz

[@aakarshitsingh1535]

@𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙𒈙 ok

[@marcocampus7943]

It isnt a waltz. It is a polonaise.

[@marcocampus7943]

2:53 A te o cara

[@alanalai4750]

When you listen to a piece by Liszt like this one it seems you are listening to an orchestra

[@franciscodecomayaguela9496]

I've read somewhere that attending to operas were expensive during his time. That's why Liszt's operatic and orchestral transcriptions were popular with the common folk, because in some way they're like a budget version of operas.

[@insulini]

This is so good it inspired Bellini to do an entire opera.

[@비욘세-r4l]

10:51

[@Daven_Argus]

Spanish rapsody

[@anthonyc6017]

once again, an absolute gem. I realize i have fallen in love with a piece once i listen to it and cant get it out of my head and coming back to listen to the sweetens of it is the best feeling in the world

[@fasfasdf1]

Thank you so much for posting obscure liszt works

[@FEDE-GARAY]

your channel are the best bro¡¡¡¡

[@charlesdavis7087]

This is Franz trying to make other composer/musicians sound good. Right? Right. This was their Top-20 in the 1850. I love most of Liszt's music... including his organ works. Master Works..... for those who dare. His works related to St. Frances are beyond most .

[@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

I love the serenity of the polonaise!

[@ejqmffjemf]

Fabulous

[@marcalexandrefontenay9801]

Pièce envoûtante brillante virtuose sublimement restituée ici ! Du grand Liszt !

[@orvaitzman3436]

Amazing piece. I really enjoyed listening.

[@김건우-v2f4i]

18:36 original score sounds more fantastic but this ossia is also very cool! It's sad that not many pianists have played this version

[@crown_clash1626]

One of the great materpieces Listzt has written but also one of the hardest. I prefer Don Juan but this performance was legendary.

[@wuxuanxiao2711]

scary

[@rahgeo3387]

11:30

[@thepianocornertpc]

Boring no end. tatata..tata..tatata..tata....

[@xaviergenaux1531]

Thanks you for explanations.... Great moment of joy listening

[@robbes7rh]

Bravo!

[@csm0-]

9:54

[@user-애플마카롱]

와 진짜 저거 어떻게치나..

[@mariolongo7369]

Next life I want be' Franz Liszt!

[@ValzainLumivix]

Lol

[@qalaphyll]

ok

[@mostsfa780]

This is impossible request no more gods on earth

[@iaeud5401]

amazing piece and performance! But.. the speed is slower than Liszt intended.

[@user-pz4ot2ye5l]

Try playing it at around 1.25x speed

[@Luchingador]

truly, the epitome of the internet are the comments that turn questionable and debated ideas or concepts into over simplified, self centered, affirmations. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWXamYeArpKofpI

[@AndreiAnghelLiszt]

@@Luchingador I've spoken to Leslie Howard about this work and he has confirmed that the metronome markings here are Liszt's own, so in the performance above it is indeed played slower than Liszt intended. Wim Winters is the biggest joke in the classical music community and his fallacious double beat theory is the musical equivalent of flat-earthers. Take that bullshit somewhere else.

[@mazeppa1231]

@@Luchingador Seriously?? That guy? He is the laughing stock of the classical music community. The guy takes any "proof" he finds without considering the full context and twists them to suit his "ideas". Go on any classical music or piano forum, or better.. talk to any music professional, and you'll see what they think of him.. Never use any of his videos for any classical music debate.. ever..

[@pleasecontactme4274]

@@AndreiAnghelLiszt thank you

[@lukasmiller486]

Thanks for posting this vibrant performance. It brings back fond memories of one of my favorite operas. If you haven’t heard the recording with Beverly Sills and Nicolai Gedda you really should; it has some truly powerful performances. Sills has the right sweetness and sincerity to sing Elvira but Gedda is the real star. He sounds wholly enraptured by the music and while high D’s and F’s in falsetto are a feat in themselves, he sings them in head voice and they sound like clear brass bells the way Rubini must have sung them.

[@JramLisztfan]

7:22, 12:16, 17:24

[@user-pz4ot2ye5l]

Great piece! This is actually the 2nd version. Main difference is that the first version has a more expanded polonaise middle section and (imo) a more cohesive ending. Highly recommend giving it a listen.

[@simonr6553]

Where can you find the 1st version? Is Leslie Howard the only one to have recorded it (therefore you have to buy it to get the complete piece as Hyperion recordings aren't available on KZbin/Spotify)?

[@pleasecontactme4274]

could you give a link?

[@simonr6553]

@@pleasecontactme4274 If that's addressed to me, I can't help you as there isn't a score of the first version on IMSLP and there doesn't seem to be any free recording online. The Leslie Howard recording is the first track of this album www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67101/2 and you can find the sheet music in this edition www.prestomusic.com/sheet-music/products/7117297--liszt-free-arrangements-ii-hardback (there may be something cheaper, but sorry I can't spend too much time looking)

[@pleasecontactme4274]

@@simonr6553 yo thanks (but im broke XD)

[@alanalai4750]

A te cara, amor talora.......

[@JanCarlComposer]

Fell totally in love with Liszt - no matter how well known the piece, even no matter how well-crafted - just love this sound

[@nheycastillo5065]

2:00 ang Sigbin nahahawig sa kambing na walang sungay ang tenga singlaki ng palad ng tao ang ulo nakayuko sa gitna ng mga paa nito mahabang buntot ng ginagamit sa atake pabaligtad daw naglalakad may kakayahan naging invisible diumano sumisipsip ng dugo

[@CraigStCyrPlus]

I picture Bugs Bunny playing this in his coattails.

[@juicedelemon]

the score is printed my hand! I love it!

[@_oubliette]

14:46

[@marcocampus7943]

The best version of "A te o cara"

[@_8179]

9:56

[@liebe0515]

5:38 my fav❤

[@QDQDQQD]

17:24 coda

[@Santosificationable]

What is harder, this or the S. 253?

[@melonica90]

This piece is incredibly hard of course, but S253 is even much harder.

[@samthepianoman]

Which is S253? Lucretia Borgia?

[@eduardolopez5950]

@@samthepianoman S. 253 is spanish fantasy :)

[@samthepianoman]

Thx

[@samthepianoman]

Which is harder; Lucretia Borgia or Spanish fantasy

[@АлександрЯрков-ш2з]

Bravo bravo bravo brilliance music

[@lowlightpiano7110]

Repent and trust in Jesus. Hes the only way. We deserve Hell because weve sinned. Lied, lusted stolen, etc. But God sent his son to die on the cross and rise out of the grave. We can receive forgiveness from Jesus. Repent and put your trust in him. John 3:16 Romans 3:23😊😊❤😊❤

[@PeteBMan]

Played horribly

[@emerysmashey5009]

How lmao

[@ciararespect4296]

I played this sight reading from my iPad. Although difficult it's not got much music appeal and rather stupid. Just showing off. Seems liszt lost it

[@nheycastillo5065]

#mrincrediblebecominguncanny

[@pleasecontactme4274]

love 16:23

[@pleasecontactme4274]

had the last minute not existed i would have given this a shot

[@tiborvisi7438]

lol

[@pleasecontactme4274]

@ֺ !

[@therealrealludwigvanbeethoven]

@@pleasecontactme4274 !

[@ValzainLumivix]

!

[@ValzainLumivix]

Play it until the last minute.

[@pleasecontactme4274]

probably my new fav now

[@pleasecontactme4274]

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[@ValzainLumivix]

Ok

[@qalaphyll]

ok

[@perry6660]

not ok