Mahler/Gryaznov - Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 (for the left hand)

Probably Mahler's most famous composition, arranged for left hand. Intended to be a love letter to his wife Alma, this piece became a popular hit with audiences and is often performed standalone, including once at Robert Kennedy's funeral. It was also featured in the 1971 film Death in Venice. Since this movement was scored only for the strings and harp, the arranger's idea was to similarly limit the pianist's options.
I have to admit, I was a bit skeptical about the idea of translating such a grand orchestral piece into one hand, and if I’m honest, I still think there are a few spots where the piano writing could be improved still with fuller textures. However, on the whole I feel the arrangement is quite an effective distillation of the core emotional content of the piece. I’m particularly impressed by the coda, which is about as awe-inspiring as you could ever hope to hear from a single hand.
Buy the score here:
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Piano: Kawai Novus NV10
Piano VST: Garritan CFX Full
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[@VyacheslavGryaznovPiano]

Yassss! You rock, my friend🍻 I was skeptical too, but now I'm not anymore)

[@virtualpoboy]

A shimmering hush comes from the piano when the interpreter has command over how to do more than play notes. Here we witness a superb command over not only the music but the very mystical connection between the heart and fingers and what the heart wants to convey through the interpretation of the music. Such a breathtakingly emotive interpretation has been offered to us by a spirit of music rarely heard in concert hall, chamber or intimate space. Her command of music is to be grateful for, that it exists for us to admire, catch our breath after it being stolen, with a turn of phrase . May you present us your spirit as is the drive for you, but do no harm to yourself. A grateful heart of the listener can not be the response to mute that spirit. A Very Grateful 'Thank You' for sharing your spirit! The Brahmsian.....

[@szeller1111]

Per my opinon, this one-hand arrangement bring this piece kind of "lonelyness feeling" which perfectly matches the original movement's atmosphere

[@purpleschala]

oh wow. absolutely MIND BOGGLING how well this works omg. LH alone even!!!!!! frigging brilliant. thanks for bringing attention to this arrangement!! Incredible playing as usual.

[@qooqoo1988]

I am now your fan!!! I always click into your new videos as soon as they are posted!

[@YayaPiano1]

The RH really played 4'33 really nicely!!!!! All jokes aside this was fantastically done!:) Your voice control and dynamic range here really shines 🙏😌

[@roger_tracks]

Excelent, man. Congratulations for such pure performance.

[@korayus]

Great as always. Thank you very much for sharing with us.

[@ClassikalBoi]

This is amazing! I love Mahler!

[@pigeonpapi286]

Nice to run into you here!

[@julianereinheimer1999]

Excellent!

[@capivaramanqqq]

ooohh i’ve missed you so much! great performance! Wish a happy new year to you!

[@Clay_Rose]

Beautiful

[@JkyLi]

I thought you left us half a year ago. Good to see you are still uploading great videos.

[@willowmusic5]

Wonderful in many ways! Did you know this is a great companion piece for issue 122 of Pianist Magazine? One of the features was "Left Hand Focus".

[@mitchell-bt3tj]

Please play symphony 6 1rst mov!!

[@extasey4237]

Do you play with headphones?

[@JkyLi]

I remember he did. I have asked this question before, even asked for a headphone recommendation. It was something like openback sennheiser.

[@johannsebastienbach]

This piece is not ideal for piano due to its roving harmony lines