Nicolas Economou: Franz Liszt - Mephisto-Walzer No. 1 (with English subtitles)

Franz Liszt - Mephisto-Walzer No 1: Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke
Nicolas Economou - piano
2:05 Franz Liszt - Mephisto-Walzer No. 1
After a short interview, the great pianist Nicolas Economou gives a thrilling performance of Liszt's Mephisto-Walzer No. 1 (Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke / The Dance in the Village Inn) by Franz Liszt. Franz Liszt's composition has been inspired by an episode from Nikolaus Lenau's Faust.
Nicolas Economou, Νικόλας Οικονόμου, born in Cyprus in 1953, was a brilliant pianist who was internationally known for the classical music competition Tchaikovsky Competition. As pianist, Economou played in Europe, Russia, Canada, Japan and USA mainly. He performed solo and with orchestras and others performers and composers like Martha Argerich, Rodion Shchedrin, Michel Beroff, and others. The virtuoso Nicolas Economou died in a car crash in 1993, at the age of forty.
The Mephisto Waltzes are four waltzes composed by Franz Liszt in 1859-62, 1880-81, 1883 and 1885. Nos. 1 and 2 were composed for orchestra, and later arranged for piano, piano duet and two pianos, whereas 3 and 4 were written for piano only. Of the four, the first is the most popular and has been frequently performed in concert and recorded.
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[@antwar3097]

He had a genius feel for Liszt. Very dynamic technique which allows for tremendous expression of the composer's intentions. What a loss that he died so young.

[@CatherineSTodd]

Ant: did Nicolas Economou compose anything of his own? What playing he does here!

[@mirkojorgovic]

Yes he was composer

[@shimmeringreflection]

RIP Mr Economou- a car crash took you away before your time. We’re grateful for the recordings that survive

[@hovnansevoyan6775]

His dead ? Nooo😥😥😥😥really ?

[@pacoalonsococa6499]

El Vasl más bonito de la historia museística Economo le da el sentimiento que tiene esta pieza de verdad genuino de Franz Liszt

[@eliehrlich2031]

This is probably my favorite recording of this piece. So much energy and force. Too bad he died so young…

[@lashamartashvili]

Pure genius! Liszt would be astonished to hear his performance, I think...

[@Highinsight7]

he even... kind of looks like him, Liszt, that is... the younger Liszt!

[@79Tomasso]

Such wonderful phrasing and rubato. Perfect.

[@yiyunpeng7231]

This is my favorite version. I think he really plays out the demonic feeling of this marvelous piece. I feel I can see the naughty Mephisto flying around, looking for chances to make some tricks, etc. Only Economou helps me find Mephisto. Thank you so much, and may you rest in peace.

[@gabrielbrewster4806]

listen to lucas debargue

[@bosiljkavujovic9376]

Listen to Alexei Sultanov!

[@MrManumona]

what a pianist! Th spirit of Liszt is floating around.

[@Algorox]

This is a JAW-DROPPING performance. Liszt would be proud.

[@FirstGentleman1]

Economou hat ein Stück seiner Seele gegen unsere Liebe eingetauscht.

[@The5thSphinx]

Oh, my LORD!!!!! This is one of my all-time favorite pieces, and I have NEVER heard it played with such emotion and, dare I say, "possession"!!! The spirit of the music truly possessed him and came through his hands to our ears!! B-R-A-V-O!!!!!!!

[@philippeyared2050]

Extraordinary! And what a beautiful personality!

[@pianogus]

Nicolas Economou was a talent of the caliber of Dinu Lipatti and Jacqueline du Pré. So sad magnificently extraordinary genius some times has to go before its time... thanks for posting this gem.

[@Moscu177]

Brilliant ! Speechless,amazing technique ,rare and beautiful interpretation ,lovely personality ! I can't believe he is not around ,how can he died so young ? He will give the world such a beautiful music ,what a loss .. RIP Nicholas , we all love u !

[@PatrickStypinsky]

Your hands are giants, fearless in the darkness. your mind is steel, unyielding in face of danger. Your sound is fire, consuming all that are in it’s way.

[@SR-ib4zt]

He was one of the best pianists in the world

[@lospazio]

What a shame to have this jewel on video and not be able to see his hands... Well, at least we have beautiful close-ups of the sound engineer...

[@hansdekorver7365]

One can see his hands in the video of the Liszt-sonata

[@fiklonz]

In my opinion i suppose that he didn't want to have cameras next to him for a matter of focus on the cyclopic work he was going through...mystics and rituals aside..... all the camera shots, as you probably have noticed, have been taken from a relatively long distance with the only support of the zoom to try reaching the nearest his incredible technique...

[@thepianocornertpc]

You didn't watch to the end then?

[@lospazio]

@@thepianocornertpc Yes, I did. Several times.

[@UniformahUniformah]

Fuck! This is the best live I've ever seen and heard! Absolute masterpiece!

[@ricardoperes4002]

What a terrific musician!

[@RyanHDR]

Unreal. I don't think I heard a single mistake...exceptional technique and soul.

[@steveanast1981]

He is amazing. Too bad he died so young!!!

[@jukeban646]

U are right !! He is incredible

[@jukeban646]

No wrong notes on 10:43, this is just unthinkable

[@ramanhamo7196]

Mephisto waltz great nikolas😍😊

[@ronwilsontringue6574]

A fabulous performer - one of the best in the entire world !!

[@davidrotter3076]

The best performance in the world:3

[@traumerei3299]

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[@Smortnt]

@@traumerei3299 economou played it 100000 times better

[@raoultak]

That's why Martha Argerich loved Economou so much. She liked the game: "let's break that Steinway". Or maybe Argerich saw in Economou her equal.

[@Palaiozografiotis]

Unequaled technique and interpretation of a most rare musical talent. So very thankful for your kind upload LOFTmusic.

[@chrisridenhour]

Been searching for an authentic interpretation that is true to Liszt - here at last

[@josephf151]

This is a wonderful interpretation, thank you for uploading it!

[@denissusica320]

The best interpretation ever! Second Listz

[@traumerei3299]

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[@melkithierry9289]

Waouh !!! Tout simplement fabuleux !!!🙏🙏🙏

[@CarlosRA69]

impressive!!!!!!

[@vladibaby79]

Immortal!!!

[@PianotineOfficielARTE]

Phénoménale version !! Diabolique à souhait 😈 Quel pianiste fantastique !! ♥️♥️♥️

[@traumerei3299]

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[@JUANCARLOS-zz5lp]

De las mejores versiones que he escuchado. Extremadamente extraordinario en contrastes, colores, estados de ánimo..👍

[@graziellaiaccarinoidelson9702]

Sei stato un GRANDE PIANISTA ! Grazie Nicolas !

[@edtskyline]

Thank you so much for uploading!! It´s AMAZING! I love it!

[@BWV846]

He is 'Legend'....

[@skeleton.]

Incredible. Best interpretation by a mile.

[@irenenaselli2429]

Un pianista asombroso. Y un ser humano de enorme riqueza

[@asddfgfjhgjhu]

Красив, ярок и гениален!!! Жаль, что только сейчас услышал этого гения благодаря одному хорошему человеку! Другие пианисты по сравнению с ним просто померкли. Так меркнет луна, когда восходит солнце! Жалко и досадно, что ушёл в мир иной столь молодым (прочитал в описании). Сколько прекрасных записей мы не услышим, но спасибо и за эти!

[@t.r.9542]

wonderful performance

[@katttttt]

Wow

[@tamasrakusz9036]

simply awesome!!!

[@monikawerner7891]

I love Economou's great piano playing - and it was so sad to hear he is already dead. (But, well, if he had not had that car crash, he might have died of cancer because of really too much smoking...!)

[@steveanast1981]

He did smoke a lot!!!

[@sirdicaudore]

Beyond words...

[@juniapeixoto9500]

sirdicaudore i

[@user-ov8xx1wk3t]

RIP NiCOLAs such a great pianist

[@mimmacucco6965]

Meraviglioso 🤩

[@muken48]

.... absolutely incredible! Extremely rare talent He's from Cyprus if I remember correctly. I also enjoyed his jazz piano with Chick Corea and Friedrich Gulda...all exceptional pianist.

[@davidjohnson6553]

Outstanding performance! My favorite recording of this has always been by Alfred Brendel but I now have two favorites.

[@louis9939]

Vraiment excellente cette version.

[@hansmullers1686]

super geil... das hat mir super gut gefallen!

[@minchiehlee6516]

One of the best

[@marshall62020]

Maravilloso

[@dani7000]

Arrollador. Una maravilla 👏👏👏

[@strawberry3634]

Best

[@handwaterfire]

Awesome

[@madcece1305]

I'm totally overwhelmed

[@muzikaeuropa]

Größte BRAVISSIMO!!! Für alles...

[@philippedes13]

Very strong.

[@ioannamanoussaki9361]

UNIQUE!

[@v10cylinder]

Absolutely mind-blowing! After Horovitz the best interpretation of this incredible piece.

[@pianistromantica5626]

Better than Horo.

[@Davideberti]

😮 wow

[@pazzicuriosi6660]

Genius!!

[@zenoky64]

Νικολας!!!

[@CatherineSTodd]

Did Nicolas Economou compose anything of his own? What playing he does here!

[@abdllaabozhra349]

Eargasm...

[@ResetZero595]

Oj jävlar vad han spelar!

[@bw2082]

God damn…

[@tazopapiashvili895]

My godness !!

[@renelicht]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@ArgoBeats]

No one plays Mephisto like him. No one.

[@josefernandesdefreitasneto9261]

Que Lucas Rodrigus lindo. Dou casa, comida e roupa lavada...

[@asx7121]

18 dislikes? You guys need a good psychiatrist!

[@1389Chopin]

Camera what you doing from 9:50-10:00?

[@nedcurtis5111]

Great performance but even he skips the option arpeggio at 13:05. Only Van Cliburn has played it from all the performances that I have seen.

[@pocnit]

2:04

[@ToNiMT84]

3:45

[@null8295]

youthful fury

[@TheosophyinRussia]

!

[@pianosenzanima1]

I know this man reached the best version of himself, but for all lovers of this piece, please also DO check JOHN OGDON's performance of this. Thank you!

[@lepabrena78]

I don't even know how to keep up with all this great music!!! Now off to search for your recommendation and I am sure at least four more will link to that one, ay ay ay

[@chrislimnios9180]

Ogden is unmatched in many of my favorite pieces. His Rachmaninoff d minor sonata is leagues above anybody.

[@roo159]

Sorry -- not in the same ballpark as this version..

[@asddfgfjhgjhu]

Нет, Огдон это не то. Не канает даже и близко. Голая техника, как по мне!

[@user-pb5is4lb6s]

Поразительно бездарнейшая Съёмка !!! Руки изумительного пианиста ,прекрасного музыканта не показывается ,неизвестно на чем исполняется ( Где клавиатура , где руки? ,но тогокто ведёт запись необязательно показывать так долго .Восхитительное исполнениетруднейшего произведение гениального Ф. ЛИСТА так бездарно снять !!! С лов нет! Исполнителю --БРАВИССИМО!!!

[@null8295]

looks like Anton Chigurh

[@halloooo1duuuuu]

Herausragende Interpretation! 3:37 technische Schwierigkeiten?

[@yeah381]

This dude makes me want to take up smoking

[@fryderykfranciszekchopin5716]

Smoking is linked to the development of rheumatoid arthritis!

[@fryderykfranciszekchopin5716]

@Mikołaj Gogolewski English?

[@fryderykfranciszekchopin5716]

@Mikołaj Gogolewski :D

[@alcetbensen8365]

Honestly, the imagery of an old man smoking is a nice one, you imagine the hard life they've lived. Unfortunately getting there is all luck

[@itamarbar9580]

Oooooooooooo that leggiero maaaaaan.......

[@franka4667]

Da irrt Nicolas Economou, der Walzer ist ganz eindeutig nach dem Tanz in der Dorfschenke gestaltet. Das beginnt schon mit Stimmen der Saiten einer teuflischen Geige. Vielleicht spielt das Thema Paganini noch mit rein, aber man sieht hier die zerstörerische Kraft teuflischer Geilheit geradezu vor sich, vermutlich auch ein bisschen autobiographisch gedacht, denn Liszt sah sich ja als zur Hälfte als Franziskaner und zur anderen als Zigeuner...

[@asddfgfjhgjhu]

Не все цыгане несут в себе дьявольское, среди них есть и верующие люди. Так что, это может быть характеристика только конкретной личности.

[@franka4667]

@@asddfgfjhgjhu это притча, использованная в то время. Клише.

[@asddfgfjhgjhu]

@@franka4667 Теперь понял вас. Спасибо

[@DPNack_]

Where'd you find this information ? On Lizst's sheets ?

[@franka4667]

​​@@DPNack_ No and yes. I think this piece is like a symphonische Dichtung. But the real sympathische Dichtung "Faust" after Goethe is very different from this waltz. This is my opinion.

[@Greg-kz8ts]

I miss the days of casual smoking lol

[@user-qn7ez7lq7b]

ニュアンスの違い。冴えた演奏している‼️

[@AintLifeGrand843]

For some reason i accidently disliked this gnarly thrasher, shame on me

[@ronwilsontringue6574]

A SHAM - MANY PEOPLE CAN DEPRESS THE KEYS - WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO CREATE MUSIC?????

[@traumerei3299]

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[@Joker-lt7pf]

R u sick?

[@Pogouldangeliwitz]

@@Joker-lt7pf Worse than sick: WILSONTRINGUE 👹!!

[@MichaelMichaelidesGA]

Συγκλονιστικός! Shockingly beautiful.