Prokofiev Vision Fugitives, Op. 22 (Boris Berman)

[@danyahal7]

My absolute favorite is the 8th. Thank you so much for sharing this sublime music with us.

[@Lesiga1]

OMG me too. It always stops me dead in my tracks. I want to learn it, but dont have the technique yet for all of it. Try Anna Gourari's recording on ecm also. Best wishes!

[@blackburn1111]

Mine too! I got a bunch of classical records for very cheap from my university once, and there was an album of Emil Gilels premiering Prokofiev's 8th Sonata as well as playing a few of the Visions Fugitives. That's where i first heard it. It's so warm and thoughtful. I put the needle back on it repeatedly

[@vitormello7845]

Mine too, I have already played it, its amazing the interpretation.

[@danal81]

Of course you would like that one the most. 😆😆

[@vitortadeucarramaomello4491]

It s my favourite too I loved playing it when I was 20.

[@wsc1955]

This is a madman at his best. He has this unique way of changing keys in an instant that is genious.

[@prototropo]

Yes!

[@prototropo]

How am I only discovering these gems now, after 50 years of adoring Russian music? Numbers 1, 7 and 14 are especially riveting.

[@davidrehak3539]

Szergej Prokofjev:Vision Fugitives Op.22 1.Lentamente 00:00 2.Andante 01:02 3.Allegretto 02:39 4.Animato 03:30 5.Molto giocoso 04:35 6.Con eleganza 04:58 7.Pittoresco (Arpa) 05:24 8.Commodo 07:27 9.Allegro tranquillo 08:45 10.Ridicolosamente 09:53 11.Con vivacità 11:01 12.Assai moderato 12:07 13.Allegretto 13:05 14.Feroce 13:54 15.Inquieto 14:59 16.Dolente 15:48 17.Poetico 17:30 18.Con una dolce lentezza 18:28 19.Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuato 19:57 20.Lento irrealmente 20:38 Borisz Berman-zongora

[@davidrehak3539]

Köszönöm az értékelést

[@davidrehak3539]

Köszönöm az értékelést

[@davidrehak3539]

Köszönöm az értékelést

[@annulrsolformrkelse4023]

Thank you very much. One small correction: No. 9 should be "allegretto tranquillo".

LOL Szergej. Was Prokofjev born in Budapest??? :) Looks like...!

[@icareg]

My God the I was captivated by the 1st song. This is as beautiful as music gets.

[@지호전-m6q]

0:00 - No. 1: Lentamente 3:30 - No. 4: Animato 4:35 - No. 5: Molto giocoso 5:24 - No. 7: Pittoresco (Arpa) 7:27 - No. 8: Comodo 9:53 - No. 10: Ridicolosamente 11:01 - No. 11: Con vivacita 13:54 - No. 14: Feroce 17:30 - No. 17: Poetico 20:38 - No. 20: Lento irrealmente

[@eldrake35]

Whoah, it is certainly inspiring pieces of music ! The Prokoviev's work on tonality is noticeable. Welcome in the KZbin game of great uploaders, I'm sure your love for Prokoviev will have a worthy audience.

[@lingsy81]

Love these pieces. Had so much fun learning it back then!

[@riffraftmusic8669]

When I first started listening, I thought, "Oh, yay... an hour of Russian Satie..." But there's much more, and, clearly, great artists have found rich sources of inspiration in these "little" pieces. Thanks for posting! Great score-study video!

[@Lesiga1]

A Russian Satie..... perfect description, but yes, so much more.

[@SamiShah2004]

The first one especially reminds me of Satie's Sarabande No. 1 or his Danses Gothiques...

[@andreafilidei3071]

Incredible, I thought exactly the same image! I also find a lot of similarity with B.Martinů, and, strange to say, even with Nino Rota! (see "7 pezzi per bambini")

[@cristaalbores3403]

I really love the 4th and 8th.... They are just amazing!!! omg

[@dpapageorgioyy]

7th one slaps 🗣️💯🔥🔥

[@lukiangasser]

sehr mysteriöses Stück. Schön

[@baldrbraa]

The final piece brings the cycle to a very ethereal and satisfying close. The whole set should be listened to as a whole. The pieces are like little entities that fly off in many directions, but they still gravitate towards the home key of a minor.

[@andresguillermoalvarezlope418]

I had a feeling of home after listening to the pieces all together, funnily enough, I never analysed the key signatures tho, thank you for the info!!

[@massimourban]

Wow! Beautiful video! I love the part of the 9th at 9:27.

[@tao5143]

Dios mío, qué belleza el no. 8

[@annulrsolformrkelse4023]

personal note: 00:01 No. 1 Lentamente 01:02 No. 2 Andante 07:27 No. 8 Commodo 17:30 No. 17 Poetico 20:38 No. 20 Lento irrealmente

[@TomasikEnjoyer42]

15 is breathtaking

[@shermanngjazz]

#4,9,10, 11 and 15 sounds super fun!

[@christophedevos3760]

Very poetic and virtuose rendering, thanks for sharing.

[@PIO.13]

8:58 I feel in another planet

[@johnsarkissian5519]

The good news is that on a technical level these pieces are rather on the easier side. Even the most complex sounding one is still at “intermediate level”. I find them far easier to play than Prokofiev’s famous “Children’s Album” which was intended for young piano students.

[@PastPerspectives11]

Sort of like late Liszt. Simple, but incredibly sophisticated

[@pocoapoco2]

I notice you threw in an extra performance of the no. 10 at the end. It’s quite a different interpretation and I enjoy it much more than the first. The liberties taken with the tempo really enhance the mood of the piece. Although the precision of articulation by Berman on the first 20 is very admirable.

[@nikol4y.l]

No. 8 is my favourite. I thought it was Poulenc the first time I heard it played.

[@marcogammanossi7659]

Capolavoro assoluto!!

[@bassonvolant7097]

Quelle jolie suite de bijoux musicaux... Et très techniques !

[@johnsarkissian5519]

Actually, they are not that difficult to play. They are among Prokofiev’s easiest pieces that he wrote for piano. Most of them are playable at first sight.

[@Vaitamanu]

@@johnsarkissian5519 Actually, it's perfect non-sens. It depends of your technical level.

[@johnsarkissian5519]

@@VaitamanuI’m not talking about amateur piano players. For professional pianists, most of these Visions Fugitives are sightreadable, whereas his other pieces such as his sonatas, etudes, and other suites and character pieces are not.

[@Vaitamanu]

@@johnsarkissian5519 Ok, now I agree. But I think most of commentators here are amateurs, who will try to play these pieces. Anyway, even if it's not very difficult, I think Boris Berman is playing them very well and very faithfully to the score.

[@johnsarkissian5519]

@@VaitamanuBoris Berman is fantastic!

[@justamsterdam]

New discovery for me. It listens like Grieg's Lyric Pieces but then in Prokofievs memorizing way. So playful and virtuous at the same time.

[@abdiel3368]

La melancolía del ruso por su experiencia, es naturalmente hipnotizante.

[@classicfan4683]

Trotz gelegentlicher Prokofjev'scher 'Schroffheiten' sehr elegante Stücke, ebenso gespielt!

[@meredith218461]

Bermans account of these miniatures is on a par with Richter. He brings such imagination and subtlety to one of Prokofiev's most delightful keyboard creations.

[@music-by1ou]

wow this is a masterpiece. It feels like Schoenberg done well

[@细胳膊小怪]

Love it

[@MikMan89]

beautiful, thank you!

[@hanqingwu387]

I like this work

[@YashicaMat]

Had Berman fall semester 1981 at IU Bloomington. The only thing I ever played that he liked was Bartok's Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm. He told me I should never, ever play Mozart. Ever. And I haven't. ;^)

[@kaleidoscopio5]

Ouch 🤨

[@shermanngjazz]

So relatable 😂😂

[@QalinaCom]

he sounds like a bit of a dick...

[@cicir423]

@@QalinaCom, he was wonderful. Not at all egotistical. I had him for a year at IU as well and learned so much. He was particular about expression and that it be very specific to the piece and composer.

[@martinlee5604]

I hope you WILL play Mozart.

[@jafaroffmusic7876]

#10 is such a troll music though xD I like it

[@asrlsog]

The second reminds me of bits from Bill Evan's 'Peace Piece'

[@ИванДемидов-г1о]

I can't say what, but there is something in Prokofiev's music that distinguishes it from similar works by Satie, Debussy and Ravel. Something very sad.

[@mosaicclassics]

Great! Thanks for adding the sheet music. Have you listened to Frederic Chiu's recording of these? The disc says that the total time is 27 minutes. But most recordings that I see on KZbin hover around 22 minutes. That's quite a difference.

[@BadmintonPlus]

I love Frederic Chiu's visions fugitives!!

[@mobinrostamichavoushloo8850]

No.12 starts off enigmatically ! :()

[@NFStopsnuf]

The koroliov excerpt you’ve attached is a childish rendition of the interpretation of musical markings. The recording preceding it shows maturity in conveying Prokofiev’s musical, textual desires through a calm demeanor, exactly that of which is seen on a day to day basis, hence the set title.

[@johnsarkissian5519]

There is Prokofiev’s own recording and interpretation of no.10 on KZbin. It’s quite interesting to compare it to both Koroliov’s and Berman’s interpretations. Quite different from both of them!

[@shaunavayne9586]

no. 14's feroce marking is definitely apt lol, maybe one of the most violent/cutthroat-sounding melodies i've heard

[@Unverbindlich]

It is... hidden my bast song.... 7:25 찰나의 환영

[@davidloveday8473]

Not sure why so many comments are comparing and contrasting this with Satie. Profokiev is and always has been a far greater composer and his work - including the Visions Fugitives - is completely different from anything Satie did.

[@diasyjoy.navarro4232]

How did the composer make use of the chords

[@2NE11234]

0:00 2:39 7:27 13:54 14:59

[@pepitillop2673]

which one is the hardest ? Just curiosity

[@kaiiida4661]

These pieces should be mandatory curriculum for all piano students

[@absolutesine]

Спасибо за ноты

[@sikalu6592]

😢

[@absolutesine]

@@sikalu6592 ?

[@sikalu6592]

😢😢😢😢

[@sikalu6592]

@@absolutesine why

[@corbyballenzuiger]

Is it just me or are there clear influences of Debussy's preludes?

[@mediumsizedgrape]

Yeah man I have the same feeling.

[@olivierdrouin2701]

Some french Prokofiev biography says Prokofiev did nt like Debussy s music.

[@あべかわもち-k2r]

14:59

[@InsaneHardt]

프로코피에프가 이런 음악을? 초기 작품인가요 아니면 원숙해진 말년의 작품인가요?

[@nnaazzaa9746]

Prokofiev was born in 1891. The most of those pieces are written in 1915-1916, so is it early or mature style? I guess smth. in the middle😂

It is strongly subjective but I do not like the added track (repetition of n.10). I don't see Berman's version like the weak point as you mention. I think Koroliov makes the piece more like "scherzo" which I don't like that much. But I repeat, it's just my subjective opinion. Also, it disturbs me little bit to hear n.10 after this "dead end" of n.20 (I would add like 10 seconds gap at least....). Anyway... - it is now 20 years since I entered the piano class at Prague conservatory. And few of those pieces were the very first which my teacher gave me to study. So... now, I am learning all the book and in September, I am gonna record it. My ex-teacher will be pleased for sure. :)

[@tty_akt]

7はなんだか水族館にいる感じ

[@chelsea-darrentran4260]

where is the cover page for this book

[@izzzyhere381]

Presto agitatissmo e motto accentuato - 19:57

[@juanvicentezerpa7250]

Is there any way you can remove the ads? It truly ruins the atmosphere built with the pieces, specially from the passing from one piece to another.

[@stefanstocker366]

if you skip to the end of the video click then the repeat button and voila no ads

[@Jomtek]

@@stefanstocker366 or install adblock/download mp3 files

[@neutral_puma845]

KZbin premium lol

[@meszian]

You could support the pianist by actually buying the music instead of stomping your feet and demanding things for free.

[@carterjohnsonpiano]

A bit of Philip Glass at 4:01 ...

[@neutral_puma845]

Which piece of Philip Glass does it sound like? I'm interested

[@christophedevos3760]

Actually more John Adams, 'Nixon in China'.

[@slotminikk]

5:24

[@IceOfPhoenix88]

I have to do my audition to number 2 💀

[@gilbertdaroy6080]

This is surprisingly beautiful. A modern take from some heavy influences by Debussy and Satie.

[@gilbertdaroy6080]

Thank you, oh master.

[@haoran3803]

The 4th is so funny to me I dunno why 😂😂

[@Renee2004lr]

Maybe you mean # 3?

[@jasonthedoggy4225]

Maybe it’s at measure 29 where Prokofiev just screws not only the main theme but literally everything that’s happened in the piece up to that point and completely changes the mood... I find that incredibly funny

[@예성-z6t]

0:00 2:39 4:35

[@RayYoichi]

I do not know wisdom - leave that to others -
 I only turn fugitive visions into verse. In each fugitive vision I see worlds, Full of the changing play of rainbows. Don’t curse me, you wise ones. What are you to me?
 The fact is I’m, only a cloudlet, full of fire. The fact is I’m only a cloudlet. Look: I’m floating.
 And I summon dreamers … You summon not.

[@PaulVinonaama]

Virtuoso playing of course, but why does he ignore or downplay so many nuances marked by Prokofiev?

[@constantinqueins9313]

try Gilels

[@pedroa.cantero9449]

Esa conmovedora llamada del andante… ¿Quién pudo oírla?

[@РодионЯрыгин-ф5ф]

Эти двадцать мимолётностей Прокофьева вообще можно хорошо сыграть?Я даже одну сыграть не могу.Мне проще помыть полы где-нибудь,чем сыграть эти 20 мимолётностей.

[@gabrielepetrucciperc]

15:00

[@eduardorabelo5642]

n 8 sounds like something could be in Godowsky's Java Suite

[@PaulVinonaama]

At 21:10 he plays C-natural although the C# should be tied...

[@farhadnawab7642]

Get a life.

[@AnttiKujari]

Bitter

[@PaulVinonaama]

@@AnttiKujari Also at 4:41 he plays b3 instead of g3:)

[@boooooooooooo]

Trinity ATCL 👇

[@happypnenda3989]

11:02

[@airi-piano]

3:30 13:54

[@miguellaportacerdeiras3882]

Prokofiev valiente

[@franzliszt123_]

It sounds like a french composer..

[@nnaazzaa9746]

Totally Russian❤😎🐻🐾😂😜🎉

[@VassilikiKravari]

@@nnaazzaa9746 Not french in any case! Much better!

[@кристинка-ю7ч]

Реклама порошка в середине - это просто позор для вас! 😠

[@levolynor9031]

Ютуб премиум в помощь

[@나는예뿌다-u9m]

두번째 곡 무섭당 ㅠ

[@fvbl1000]

"Мимонотностей"

[@nnaazzaa9746]

Ох, до чего же оригинальная шутка, которой уж лет 50 точно😊

[@fvbl1000]

@@nnaazzaa9746 лет 100

[@gastos123]

who is here a grade 10 and going to do MAPEH assignment? 😅😅

[@Viroyl]

no.8 sounds like it was played too hastily, and ruins that melancholic tone it should be having, then again it still sounded better than having it played too slow without feeling

[@nnaazzaa9746]

Нет, это нормальный темп, медленнее не играют, будет очень занудно... Это музыка Прокофьева, а не Брамса 😊 Она написана без лишней философской нагрузки 😜

[@christianwouters6764]

How much more interesting than the grossly overrated Satie.

[@fdggothic5015]

Grossly overrated Satie who seems to have been one of the first composers who engaged in Impressionism and minimalism, and is to this day considered unique and original by many and continues to influence. Who’s pieces are known, revered and still played to this day by many. His legacy speaks for itself. It is unclear why you are trying to tarnish Satie’s image, but it’s not fair, godammit!

[@NuncaPowellHasSpoken01101]

@@fdggothic5015THANK YOU!

[@Vook]

The “O” word is a slur. It is more offensive and destructive than “fuck”.

[@falkeprophet]

Y’all can’t ever just enjoy music lmfao

[@skoto8219]

Why Satie and not Shostakovich lol was this an autocorrect error?

[@김은경-d4x2v]

ㅣ

[@haylylee8378]

3:30

[@user-ep4mb3bb8r]

7:28

[@moonjunsu]

9:53

[@АлександрАлексеевич-н3ю]

9:55