Valentina Lisitsa - John Axelrod - Liszt Totentanz for Piano & Orchestra

[@trinityblaze8310]

I love how the pianist is playing this really loud, dark piece in a giant pink tule dress

[@rogerioferrari2386]

LOL ! Loved your comment!

[@vedantthanki745]

Yeah, that's because she's Valentina Lisitsa!

[@vesteel]

Schubert + Liszt + Lisitsa = Perfection

[@JJTownley_Classical-Composer]

Actually, Valentina combines the piano solo version with the orchestral version in a number of spots like 8:46 to 9:40. It's pretty effective.

[@joeyadair9228]

Liszt - the first metal head

[@edwardchen9619]

No actually...vivaldi...

[@robertoruiz366]

The first metal composer was Paganini.

[@manuelbes]

A lot of baroque, classical and romantic musicians were metal head before it existed lol

[@haukesievers7909]

But this belongs to best of metal head - in my opinion.

[@haukesievers7909]

@@robertoruiz366 Liszt was the piano-Paganini

[@classicalmusic1175]

Probably my favourite piece by Liszt.

[@Enrobdoolb]

You'll love his faust and dante symphony if you really like this piece! :D

[@sebastian9445]

@@Enrobdoolb Totentanz and the piano sonata are my personal favorites thanks for the recommendations

[@rjmaryman]

What was going on in Liszt life when he wrote this piece? Awesome piece. Awesome performance.

[@antoniogiaco8598]

I was there

[@792Paul]

You're soo lucky...

[@richdisilvio4591]

Devilishly Beautiful! LISZT: the ingenious master composer LISITSA: the masterful performer

[@eeyorehaferbock7870]

Honestly, as a younger guy with a rather… complicated relationship with the metal genre, I feel like this piece resonates with me because it embodies the sort of dark energy that I like in metal while avoiding the most obnoxious elements that are unfortunately all too common in it.

[@alfredpalla721]

Valentina Lisitsa plays, and without any notes, my favorite piece by Liszt, the Totentanz,a paraphrase on Dies Irae. Miss, they should call you LISZTica :-). Bravo! Walentyna Lisica gra jak z nut, ale bez nut, mój ulubiony utwór Liszta, Totentanz, parafrazę Dies Irae. Pani Walentyno, powinni Cię zwać LISZTica :-). Brawo!

[@hansvanniekerk768]

Compare this version with IGOR ROMA 's version in the Finale of the LISZT CONCOURS in 1996 in Utrecht, The Netherlands (of course he won FIRST PRIZE) : Unfortunately in 2 parts: Part 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n163lGOYqcaBhtk Part 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4icZ2htqtaYeqs Possibly one of the most intense and powerful versions. Prove me wrong (He said jokingly) ! Well, just TRY it !

[@alfredpalla721]

@@hansvanniekerk768 Indeed, phenomenal performance. Igor Roma has great technique. Check also Enrico Pace's performance, his rendition is very passionate and intensive. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIDYg4edhch9j8U

[@edmondverbruggen4197]

J'adore cette artiste capable aussi bien de jouer sur un piano droit pour les gens de la rue que sur un piano à queue dans les grandes salles pour un public averti, avec le même amour !!!

[@Speleobuff]

I've heard a lot of recordings of this--Argerich, Hamelin, among others. But Lisitsa owns this piece.

[@nihilistlemon1995]

No she doesn't XD Kilenyi is was better for example

[@manuelbes]

@@nihilistlemon1995 she owns the solo version

[@EmbraceWithin]

She owns it

[@DanielMartinez-nw1pn]

But Argerich and Hamelin own everything else 😂

[@franzliszt7939]

Now that I look at it, it looks like the piano and the orchestra are having a really bad arguement.

[@franzliszt7939]

play it better then

[@BB14102]

Franz Liszt now that I look at it, both of you two are arguing again.

[@sel9742]

yeah, those children

[@dacoconutnut9503]

Franz Liszt crossover

[@karamus962]

Lol

[@aj92507]

this has my heart pounding, my hair standing on edge, my brain is in a blissful wonderment. thank you for sharing. Its beautiful!

[@soulechene]

fantastique!!! Majestueux…Extraordinaire, Magnifique… Incroyable...

[@глебБондарь-ю3н]

Самое лучшее исполнение !!! Слушаю уже месяц каждый День. Просто великолепно!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍😱😱😱

[@MartinetPhilippe]

Bravo! Bravo! Bellissimo! Fantastico!

[@christopherpopofsky6191]

i actually cried at the end...this is music

[@skiing4697]

SAME!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[@amygoodwin9170]

AMAZING! Valentina & Liszt - what a combo!

[@314andi]

Valentina! -brillantes Spiel, mit Leichtigkeit und Stark, etwas besseres gibt es nicht,-weltmeisterlich!!!

[@beckerhanshermann8372]

Hören Sie mal die Aufnahmen mit Benedetti-Michelangeli! Nach wie vor unübertroffen.

[@fosco44]

un brano straordinario, uno dei più belli del grande Liszt secondo me, eseguito magnificamente.

[@EpreTroll]

5:35 --> 6:16

[@AnatoArchives]

Yoww surprised you're here!

[@brianabrom6115]

I'm not a classical music buff, but I've heard parts of this particular piece in the background of old horror movies, of course, without the piano.

[@mencken8]

Brian Abrom The Dies Irae is a very old chant from the Mass For The Dead. As you note, it has been used extensively over the centuries in various contexts- none, however, as wild and complex as this.

[@Chanterelle137]

Exceptional! I loved the balance between soloist and orchestra. This is the finest performance I've heard, and I've listened to many versions of this piece. Valentina is magnificent. Brava!

[@TheUnknownWords]

Лучшее исполнение этого произведения для меня. Еще Марта Агрерих очень шикарно так играет! Но без этой записи выше всё равно мне лично чего-то не хватало бы)) Да Валентина просто создана для исполнения Листа! И отдельно про качество... По мне, здесь оно такое, какое и должно быть. Все ноты можно услышать. Акустика зала - звучит грандиозно. Как и должно такому Танцу. В других версиях опять же... Часто записано так, как будто рояль звучит глуховато что ли. А здесь он прямо разливается акустикой. 16 минут удовольствия, сравнимого с самыми приятными ощущениями, которые можно испытать! Спасибо, Валентина!))) P.s. ну и про темп некоторые говорят, что здесь он как будто быстрый очень. А по-моему Листу бы это очень понравилось. Какое-то сумасшествие что ли здесь весьма уместно на мой взгляд. Это ведь тема смерти всё же. Техника у Валентины богоподобная (или дьявольская) - для этого произведения ооочень подходит. Послушал версию Мацуева. После этого видео как-то не воспринял. Нет того уносящего полета там что ли.

[@MyLordJC1188]

TheUnknownWords Поясните пожалуйста несведущиму , у Циммермана в интерстелларе обработка??

[@kirstensy1305]

One day, I’ll make that beginning my ringtone.

[@jeanlucchapelon]

Fantastique,quelle précision et quelle émotion ! C’est vraiment une très grande pianiste !

[@twiceshy102774]

In a word; "Intense"!!! In four words; "That was Bad Ass"!!! Bottom Line; "She Shredded that piano"!!! Laying all jokes aside; "A Great Compilation" !!!! Love You, Mean It; Valentina :)

[@johnboore7767]

One of the pieces that turned me on to classical music. What a ride!

[@aliabrahimi3711]

This was like running 100 mp for 16 minutes.

[@SertavisSaviPianist]

Sonorous as you can, in live recording I think this one stands out to me the most, piano is so crisp. :D

[@peadarmckenzie5305]

Brilliant brilliant brilliant The man was a pioneer Absolute genius

[@sagm177]

Fantásticooooo, magistral!!!!!

[@brunopiccinin]

Outstanding!

[@pg8982]

holy shit that piano playing is out of this fucking world

[@hanaohanada4425]

I once again learned that it was a very powerful performance before. nice.

[@springnuance7048]

wtf this piece is so hard yet her hands flung around hit notes correctly. I have been playing piano for long but cant never imagine what league is Lisitsa XD

[@morbodoom5390]

7:39 Watch and weep heavy metal musicians!

[@janeyre82]

... mio Dio... 💙 Quando la musica di Liszt si sposa con le dita di Valentina... nascono esseri ineffabii che fanno impallidire e vergognare l'intero Creato.

[@Belmaktor]

Really nice camerawork. Also, loved seeing the passionate expressions on the pianist's face.

[@FredHMusic-gr7nu]

The creases over the eyes were a little bit off putting sometimes.

[@PeterLunowPL]

Friedrich Hueppe well, close your eyes and just listen

[@FredHMusic-gr7nu]

Well, fair enough. After all, Barenboim said that to an extent you shouldn't judge a piece of music by the choreography of the players.

[@hermitcrabbot]

​@@FredHMusic-gr7nu No need for alarm; Those are just the piano keys inside her head trying to get out through her forehead.

[@crystalmay4886]

so much better with an orchestra

[@crystalmay4886]

but she shreds

[@christopherbradshaw6909]

Her fingers move so fast!!! 0.0

[@angelrolandolermajimenez7225]

No existe algo mejor, que el sentimiento y buen olor de una mujer. Valentina Lisitsa es increíble.

[@thrakgel]

Maravilloso, gracias por compartir

[@DeborahSp]

Magnifico‼️‼️💐

[@herobrine1847]

11:13 is she purposefully hitting “wrong” notes in the right hand to make the A’s stand out more? If that is intentional, she’s a genius

[@darknight2133]

Diabolicamente magistral...

[@SamuelEBeasley]

My mind is blown-superlative!

[@giuseppebove9242]

Lista, una grandissima pianista , magistrale la sua interpretazione nel Totentanz di Liszt ma , Michelangeli ... inarrivabile maestro !

[@lucjanocastro]

Supernatural!!

[@chheer1831]

Thank you very much for uploading :-)

[@BobPiranha]

Wow! That's the spirit!

[@richardbautista503]

She's playing the piano solo version with the orchestra

[@maaroufyassine3923]

È tutto magnifico ....!!!!!...

[@Katya-oz7mw]

piano+val. lisitsa+ orchestra+ liszt= legend

[@robertobob6574]

Immensa e stupenda Valentina

[@akosfellner5061]

Incredible interpretation.

[@가나다-z7k]

오옹❤잘듣구가요옹

[@сергейпустарнаков-с5м]

потрясающе!!!

[@thetruth495]

This piece sounds like the gates of hell opening!!

[@goodenoughblog]

P.S. I came thinking it would be boring and may have needed to read a book throughout! Boy was I wrong. One second it started, the next, it was finished! Very good!

[@jotaneto5002]

incredible

[@semtiness]

On what drug was Lizt omgggg

[@mayedalshamsi]

Absinthe was legal back then. 😂

[@luiscarlosmontoyah6217]

Era como decir el "Havy Metal" de mediados del siglo 19; la era inmediata post Beethoven - Paganini

[@robertoruiz366]

Paganini inventó el heavy metal.

[@the.vintagepianist]

Once Liszt told a student who was playing the héroïque polonaise: "I don't care how fast you can play those octaves - I want to hear horses galopping menacingly". Totentanz - death laughing and dancing in our face. At first it seems like he is dancing alone, but soon enough we join him without being conscious of it. And rather than being afraid, we will come to realise that without him we could not be. V. Lisitsa is a good pianist, but to my ears the only really inspired performance of this piece is that of Michelangeli. Cheers!

[@clarissaarnone2631]

fantastic

[@10mimu]

I sense Dies Irae

[@songsfromthelivingroom96]

+Istari Pallando Because it's variations on Dies Irae.

[@10mimu]

+saby0009 Quite obviously is it not?

[@songsfromthelivingroom96]

Istari Pallando Wait, are you contradicting me or agreeing with me? Fucking punctuation, man. And grammar.

[@songsfromthelivingroom96]

Istari Pallando Look, I didn't say that to be mean, I just didn't understand what you meant. Tits are perfectly fine, thank you for your concern :)

[@DodderingOldMan]

+Istari Pallando Wow... you wrote a sentence that was genuinely unintelligible due to a typo (or two; even with a comma it still doesn't exactly make sense) and you're upset with him for trying to clarify? Yeesh.

[@vladibaby79]

Mein Gott! Sie gibt's so richtig durch... Erscheckend gut!

[@AthSamaras]

Είναι μια παράφραση του μεγάλου Liszt πάνω στο "Dies Irae" καθιερωμένο στα Requiem από τον 14ο αιώνα. Θα συναντήσουμε το ίδιο ΔΥΝΑΤΟ μοτίβο, στα Γρηγοριανά Μέλη, στο 5ο μέρος της Φανταστικής Συμφωνίας (1830) του Berlioz, στην παρούσα σύνθεση (1838-1849), στο Requiem (1878) του Saint-Saens (μετά το 6ο λεπτό)...

[@amiradel2144]

Wonderful performance. Deserved those kisses at the ending

[@otabekkushakov1109]

Netu slov, spasibo Valya!

[@shuvodeepde7084]

This piece gave me lisztomania

[@Abi-2790]

Is this what demon summoning ritual sounds like?

[@sebastian9445]

Listen to the piano solo version it sounds more haunting

[@herol64700]

first time I've heard this with an orchestra. not to my taste. much prefer the 14:53 studio version---- would be embarrassed to admit how many times I've listened to/watched that version. i've also seen 2 live performances of hers. However the piano solo parts are very nice.

[@TJMalana]

Ed Herold Don't be embarrassed. I love her solo version just as much as the orchestra version because it is as challenging. The amount of views and audience engagement of her solo version over the years has taken a life of it's own. Although I was so intrigued to actually see what the Orchestra version sounded like and a bigger blessing to see Val be apart of it.

[@kasiar1540]

I've watched Natacha Kudritskaya's version of Rameau's Gavotte et six doubles countless times

[@Desireyso58]

La DIVINA VALENTINA!!!

[@TheSchwartzable]

Who else came here for the triangle @12:36?

[@jorgeisaacgonzalezprieto6590]

Que poderoso!!!

[@Islander255]

Did Stanley Kubrick sample this for the opening music of The Shining? The motif sounds awfully similar.

[@ruramikael]

The piano part seems to be a mix of the concertante and the solo version..........

[@megemcg]

WOW!

[@МдаужМарфин]

это хэви метал... обалдеть просто можно блин ))

[@federicofielitz7673]

Insuperable!!!!

[@coolfactsaboutsharks]

Put an eye tracker on Valentina

[@somerandompersonsomerandom232]

Put this on 1.5 playback speed

[@romanowskis1at]

This piece should be always play twice. On the first try you have never have right amount of feelings. I thought this is most difficult song to play ever not only for manual skills but actually for this extraordinary amount of so different feelings. This one is best i know but always is some things that was lost.

[@teodorb.p.composer]

liszts relaxation music.

[@s-dyorindyorin-s149]

This is sooo impressive! I personally think that if you look at the date of the concert and take in consideration the pianist's views and what was happening that time - which fully corresponds the topic and name of the piece being played - you will probably understand her emotions behind this rendition. My observation only, not trying to impose any point of view.

[@derickyyy]

Can you explain? What was happening at the time?

[@s-dyorindyorin-s149]

@@derickyyy Totentanz literally means "Dance of the deadmen", the concert is about a week after the start of military clashes in Eastern Ukraine between coup-d'etat government in Kiev with far-right views and pro-Russian rebels. Lisiza being a Russian from Ukraine publicly supported pro-Russian forces in social media and was even banned from some concert programs with North American orchestras for that. 7 years afterwards I personally believe that all parties involved in the conflict, including Kiev, Washington, Kremlin, EU, pro-Russian rebels and far-right Ukrainian nationalists were (and are) badasses and motherf*ckers, including the most involved US-politican and the now POTUS Joe Biden of course, but back that days of course all Russians supported the rebels.

[@EarlLedden]

@@s-dyorindyorin-s149 But the KZbin reference is 2014.

[@valicourt]

They say that the grand piano is still receiving counselling

[@zafjas]

11:32 Didn't know Mr. Bean was involved too?

[@arismaiden6457]

Why this starts exactly like Berlioz's theme from Dream of a Witches Sabbath?...

[@999TheJoseph]

Is it just me or did James Horner sample the final movement for the climax of Titanic?

[@somerandompersonsomerandom232]

1:37 put on 1.5 playback. Lel

[@jaydee2323]

Dear Val, the true AVATAR !!!!!

[@MrHcsaba]

:) Danke : "Die schönste Jungfrau sitzet Dort oben wunderbar, Ihr goldenes Geschmeide blitzet, Sie kämmt ihr goldenes Haar. Sie kämmt es mit goldenem Kamme Und singt ein Lied dabei; Das hat eine wundersame, Gewaltige Melodei." :)

[@radhwangothic]

Amazing though I still prefer the piano solo version due to the complicated passages.

[@juliettemorrison974]

She's basically playing the piano solo part with all the complicated passages but she adjusted it herself for orchestra like she in not playing the piano and orchestra version it is different!

[@gab1erthegoldVRU]

Fuckin amazing!

[@freeqwerqwer]

What country is this in?

[@beethovenalexander]

Fred MyOpinion probably Italy

[@elijahgray2886]

The Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai is based out of Turin, Italy. So I'd assume that is where this performance takes place.

[@philjustinmusic]

How is this not the metal of the 1800’s???

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

KZbin is outrageous, interrupting this work to earn their twelve piece of silver

[@fredericchopin6445]

you are using youtube for absolutely free, aren’t you

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

@@fredericchopin6445 here's an idea, fuck off

[@carineandre6096]

cest de la bonne !

[@alvarooliveira4709]

Esse maestro parece Schubert