Nino Gvetadze - Lotus Land (live)

[@mortenrl1946]

Thank you for this beautiful piece of music. There are very few quality recordings, and Nino's is now my favorite rendition.

[@philmarris104]

As a Grade 8 pianist, but in now somewhat old age (let lone rusty), I particularly warmed to this recording because she slowed down the whole piece with such brilliant effect. Others play it too fast. I have played this piece over a number of years, but with Grade 8, one was only ever on the foothills and, although playable, this piece was certainly beyond my skills to bring off its brilliance.

[@yellowfalcon1]

I totally agree about the speed applied here. It reminds me how Reinbert de Leeuw played Erik Satie's music. In my opinion, the composition and the interpretation are very similar to it...

[@cleoh08]

Couldn't agree more!! My piano teacher brought me this piece many years ago (long before I was in somewhat old age) . He played it for me and I was absolutely enthralled. I never played it very well either, it was above my level of playing. In recent years I have listened to quite a few different pianists playing it but it never pulled me in like I remember, never held that mystery and enchantment. They played it too fast and with nowhere near the sensitivity of this pianist.

[@80sweregr8]

I found this searching around as a fan of this great pianist and oh what a find. Love this song that is so amazingly played. Thank you for posting.

[@sleevegarnish5078]

serenely stunning .. i was mesmerized

[@kliudrsfhlih]

Beautiful

[@z-e-r-o-]

beautiful rendition

[@espectro3914]

Nice inspiring piano

[@VILAYATU]

[@yellowfalcon1]

Totally subjectively speaking:in my opinion, this version is far better than the original played by the composer himself. XD

[@yanluo6900]

How do you play the first chord??

[@mortenrl1946]

First note is held with sustain pedal, then you stretch out your hand and "roll" the other four (from low to high in fast sequence).. I use little finger, ring finger, index finger, thumb!

[@Tchristman100]

You need to listen to Cyrill Scott playing his own Lotus Land. You're so far off from his playing it's not funny.

[@LemonSeal05]

can be interpreted many ways, interestingly, this is a very common way of playing it. Look around for other performances of it :)

[@yellowfalcon1]

Don't you think she did it already ? 😅

[@Tchristman100]

@@yellowfalcon1 Obviously not.

[@yellowfalcon1]

@@Tchristman100 Come on, Tom. Don't be so bitter about change and diversity. Isn't that wonderful to know that music can meet everyboy's taste ? :]

[@Tchristman100]

@@yellowfalcon1 Not being bitter about change and diversity-making a point as to what the composer thought how the song should be played. I play Lotus Land too-just a bit faster though.

[@ornamentidoro]

Beautiful