Liszt - La Campanella — Alice Sara Ott

[diegosandvrs]

I love you,

[samirgeagea12]

this deserves much more views

[MrThepenguinforever]

at the end- Give me my hands back!

[selaromyar]

I saw the original manuscript of "La Campanella". It says allegretto and not presto. Why do people always want to play it Presto? I heard it in both versions many times before and they are worlds apart. The "Allegretto" has character and direction, and the "Presto" (like this version" loses it. Yes, if you play it "Allegretto" you can't show off, but it is about the touch that is virtuosic not the speed. Try and you will see, follow the composers indications and not the "traditional" ones.

[Concombre38]

omg, i love her <3

[717violin]

why is the Kissin is the God for the people? he is also very robotic I think

[iWillBlockYou]

she's a German-Japanese pianist, born in Munich 1988. sh'e won a number of awards, and is currently performing concert tours in Europe, Japan, and the US.

[Concombre38]

Quelle pianiste graciseuse. Un vrai plaisir a regarder. Interprétation de qualité <3

[pianopiano98]

how old are you? you're a fantastic pianist! great interpretation!

gloria

[theFKINGflute]

How the fuck can you say shit about her, without even being able to play any of this? FUck you haters, this is awesome.

[memeshekute]

これがトリハガっ！

[pacientul13]

Am ascultat/vazut si Kissin, Li, cred totusi, ca e cea mai mai buna interpretare.

[gekost79]

Well i will also say that she is plays piano like a robot. She is a little sensitive, she is amazingly acurate, she as as fast as she should be although in certain parts i thought she was sluggish which didn't sound very nice. Plus her way of playing has no depth .. maybe it's the piano, or the recording, but the whole part was a little empty (although it was full of notes)

[717violin]

@gekost79 go to the hell!

[gekost79]

@717violin Thank you!!!!!!

[717violin]

@gekost79 try to post yuor own play of this work. She is a lady, how shame you are !

[XiaoYueLynn]

ANGRY BANGS!!! 

=D haha

[92cervus82]

Stunning! Leaving aside the pure fire and energy of Cziffra, this is the most polished, sparkling, and musical performance of La Campanella on You Tube.

[trp8155]

I think that her and Valentina have the best interpretations for this piece.

[gugabraga2]

woww....perfect!!! =OO

[HanlinSG]

Superb!!!!

[Skull951]

perfection



[BugsWisely]

I think it sounds best at 160%

[mcflysos]

Her dynamics are amazing.

[CenaniHarun]

Simply Super !

Thanks !!!

[slpianoproject]

For real, Liszt would be proud of you

[blackcuve]

@slpianoproject thanks, I try :)

[slpianoproject]

wow.....

[YIUEOR]

What a gorgeous performer!!!



[micaelamalice]

goddamn look at those ninja fingers! fast and swift. i honestly think i prefer your version now over natasha's

[Gebissimo]

splendid (what a smile guys !)

[mistuhbk]

i like yundi's better

[toontown633]

ive seen beta

[caladwenaeariel]

she looks like she's having FUN!

[lpperalta1]

I think Kissin's version is the best one in you tube, 

[HiFiReviewer]

@lpperalta1 +1

[Centario13]

O SWEET GAWD, i actually thot someone was messing with me when they sent me this link and was fast fowarding the vid or somethin until about 2:30 into the vid

[ubertuber3]

I actually jumped out of my chair and applauded at the end of this video!! That was really weird...

[tennispro888]

after you hear this one , Kiisin does sound robotic .. he is the first man I heard perform it .. His D# is way too over done .. most the mens are ... the women even it out ..

[tennispro888]

How beautifull is this version ?!?!?!?? Wow .. ive heard over 20 versions of this piece and as hard as it is i would hate to critisize any of the others so I wont .. . Alice simply plays it as it was meant to be played all the way around .. She takes you inside the piece and makes you FEEL it .. Whew .. the others are too fast too regular too many mistakes .. although Nikolsky takes it to another level .. THANK YOU ALICE

[chopinfanify]

best version of this on youtube.

[a1l2e3x4s5o6]

i liked it faster with Kissin

[brentdurland]

Hoooly cow.

[utubuser10]

she looks like a grown up umi garret! BEAUTIFUL!!!

[cualquie]

Very very good

[nataschmidtt]

look at those fingers!! thats one perfect fingers form to be a pianist!! The pinky is very strong...to me Cziffra finger form is the best for a pianist

[melmellymin]

I want everyone whose says that kissin is better to actually post a you tube video of themselves playing this song......you think she is practicing to impress all the haters....it takes time ALOT OF TIME to learn this song....i played piano for 10 years before quitting and after listhining to her i wish i never did...

[tenglee2]

I love it when she smiles. It shows the joy of playing music.

[UltraMushroom]

kissin, yundi li, in that order. this person is jumbled in with everyone else.

[kb27787]

Clarity is perfect. I love this performance. Every passage is clear and the base notes speak in the heavier chordal sections. She has so many colors in her fingertips.

[chopinfanify]

this is beautiful. amazing job!!

[carmenocola]

amazing！lovely！

[Guido91GS]

Sublime...

[solanjoe]

Sara's technique reminds me of Horowitz, as if she was his student, though her interpretation, in comparison, has less variety of intonations and colours, and is less emotional. Anyway she plays beautifully.

[PerseoEridano]

I like how it shows she`s really enjoying it

[PauloMendozaF]

merry me =)

[marcohorowitz8]

I'd like to see her wearing a short skirt!!

[ezioauditore85120]

The Asiatic are Geneticly different !!

[A8opi]

@ezioauditore85120 yeaaah , right ?? haha most of the asians has this amazing talent.

[slaggamuffin]

went to hear her live at the proms this year, she played this encore and grieg's piano concerto, it was simply sublime

[mathsprofessional]

Valentina Listisa's playing or this one, im not sure.

[farkutfarkut]

最後に一拍足りないように聞こえるんだが・・・

今まで自分が間違えて弾いてたのかな？？？



[ThomasVoMusic]

Wow.......................

[david71998]

still not as good as yundi but not bad

[mauriciostarosta]

Great! What a sensual sound!

[revelation7070]

She plays remarkably well! La Campanella is an obvious favourite for most of us.

[g00gleh00]

I prefer fast. And Yundi Li plays it fast. And epic.

[Alarm451]

@g00gleh00 Yeah!

[oflc123]

@g00gleh00 have you seen Valentina Listsa, she plays much faster than Yundi Li

[g00gleh00]

@oflc123 Yeah I have her recording on my iPod.. She's extremely fast,but the best part of La Campanella is undoubtedly the last minute or so when at forte.. and Yundi Li plays the last part with versatility and elegance.. :D

[ThePeatsolomond]

what's a wonderful performance

[schrecklichkeit]

my favourite part is 2:08. almost a pained enjoyment.

[DICACIO1]

naw, she played it better in the red dress. Alice, i think the pants hindered your execution....sorta like it being your Kryptonite ;)

[pandalf85]

I love this interpretation!

[adjani8]

Merci pour une performance très splendide☆

[papcyrill]

this is how i imagine heaven gates,,beautiful lady plays a piano that way!! :),,

[Kookd14]

one of the best interpretations of la campanella i've heard so far. so delicate yet powerful.

[ASGO]

I am impresioned when I watched any of the versions of this composition. I have respect to the players of this composition due it's difficult grade. I also respect Paganini and Liszt, the composers of this song (of course, Paganini made the original and Liszt adapted it the final to piano).

[MrGunterguerrero]

Great technique. Awesome !

[KearneyPiano]

Ah beautiful

[St3dmanPr0ductions]

I enjoyed this more than Yundi Li's or Evgeny Kissin's version. It's quite different in the interpretation, but it's a breath of fresh air in a place where everyone is just competing to play the piece as fast as possible (Kissin so fast that he actually makes a substantial number of mistakes). The rubato is quite beautiful here, and you show in the finale that it's definitely not to make up for insecure playing. Well done.

[lisilisin]

@St3dmanPr0ductions Did you hear Alicia de Larrocha's version? In my opinion is one of the best.

[trp8155]

Her's and Valentina's are by far my two favorites!

[FabriccioDacqua]

Impresionante

[jakmere]

Disliked this performance. This is a virtuoso piece. It does not lend itself to sporadic injections of rubato - that defeats the point of the piece and corrupts the persona of Liszt that this piece characterizes. Also the expressions on her face of pleasure at the most inactive parts of the piece are ill-fitting. This is a show piece - it is meant to leave people in awe, energized, and inspired; not somber, gloomy, or melancholic.

[mamakokonao]

うまいうまい！！とてもかわいい！！出だしから鐘の音が素敵です­。日本（ハーフ）人として、世界に通用する逸材です。音はやや優­しい感じがしますが、彼女の個性がよく出ています。

感動しますなあ。

[MissYinKS]

Best!

[analiacorrientes]

Una geniaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Muy bueno un placer verlo y escucharlo!!!!!

[MrSerpico87]

FORMIDABILE 

[XpnstosM]

Kataplhktikh ektelesh!!!!!!!!!!  Bravoo!!!!

[jiririji]

no es tan buena ¡¡¡

[FabriccioDacqua]

@jiririji Pero está buena y con tanta pasión como pone...Sí, sí que esbuena.

[jiririji]

@FabriccioDacqua LO se es muy buena solo lo digo por el final le pudo agregar staccatos mas rapidos sin embargo me gusta mucho la versión.

[arbenitbo]

@jiririji He oìdo un par de versiones mas agradables para MI gusto, pero es de destacar y elogiar a estos Artistas jòvenes que aùn se dedican al Virtuosismo. Està escaseando por estas latitudes....

[jiririji]

@arbenitbo Es verdad hay mejores interpretaciones y completamente de acuerdo, se valora su técnica.

[mraxeguy]

Good shit, new favorite interpretation!

[roya1342]

Excellent! Thanks for sharing it :)

[pandamonio78]

excelente interpretación, pero, me confundió un poco al final, el retardando es así como ella lo hace, o es mas exagerado??

[armor175]

NO...i am first..then yundi li then sara ott then valentina lisitsa :p <3

[12a34b12a34b]

Brava

But the first is Valentina Listsa ,,,,hahhahahah

[armor175]

very good sara!!!!!...you play beautifuly andyou are beautiful haha!! <3..u r amazing!!!!!!!

[mwk12kev]

Brava.  This is a good performance. For a PERFECT performance, listen to Alicia de Larrocha...

[lisilisin]

I totally agree with you!!!!! 

[Zifdom]

4:26 - 4:27 esta eso correcto melómanos?

[rynten]

これだけ速く、深みのあるCampanellaを弾くピアニスト­は、

彼女しかいないと思う。

[pianomanrsn01]

I was not familiar with Ms. Ott. She is amazing. She has that Cziffra virtuoso quality about her playing

[josephbier]

the best after cziffra, Very good !!!!

[francomuzzi]

Alice... I have cry listening your "la campanella". Thanks for this big emotion! God bless your hands but expecially your clean and lovable soul. (from italy with love and admiration).

[DarkStar1O9]

Jesus christ

[1Thompsonmusic]

Very attractive pianist

[alex1704100]

Прекрасная музыка,великолепная исполнительница

[TennoujiMari]

this is i think a bit different from the others... i think she uses more staccato but bravo!!

[loorloop]

@TennoujiMari i prefer with more staccato ^^,

l think we need to listen to the original version of Paganini before the transcription of liszt to like more staccato

[gloupsbloups]

Mozart number 2!!

[192Xav192]

WOW O.O best technique ever seen

[gouloum2222]

@192Xav192 havent seen a lot then lol (not saying she has a bad technique though, it's verrry good)

[kubirauntain]

Woooow ! Iikanji!

[animorock]

meravigliosa

[bfeyalcin]

She reminds me Valentina Lisitsa. But much slower

[pevrard59270]

A beautiful woman playing beautiful music on a beautiful instrument ! ;)

[MrFatwabbit]

You know a piece of music has been perfect when you have listened to it 99 times and on your 100th time listing to it your eyes still close to its beautiful sound!

[SeraFaron]

@MrFatwabbit I can't stop listening to this, I am completely and utterly mesmerised.

[stoprainlty]

A really different interpretation of this piece... but I really like how she smiles while she plays:) It looks like she's having a really good time playing the piece and that's great:)

[sheshe128]

EPIC!!!!!!!!!

[doudemo1]

EXCELLENT AND BEAUTIFUL...!!!

BRAVOOOOOO!!!!!!

[GuyWithWrench]

Last part was epic! Bravo!

[xlianax08]

flawless. right hand was just subtle enough.

[antonius0123456789]

@jeromemyburgh 2  Sara is top, no doubt but also see and hear Lang Lang, AYApiano and last but not least YW1935 a young just 12 years old girl who perform this piece very well.

[antonius0123456789]

Bravo

[ebenavides5]

Wonderful!

[jeromemyburgh]

How anyone can view Kissin's version as definitive is beyond me.. Really? He's robotic, bet he plays it EXACTLY the same every time, (admittedly as most pianists are trained to do), yet also without feeling or emotion, (which NO pianist is taught). I was expecting something altogether more impressive having read some of the earlier reviews. Yundi's version is sheer class and possibly my favourite but Sara's is the one that makes me feel something I cannot put into words. Stunning effort, Sara.

[Bret6464]

@jeromemyburgh It is Cziffra's performance that sets the bar, far far superior in all respects, and there are huge differences compared to this version. She is a fine performer, but Kissin, Lisitsa and Yundi at least try to do the justice to the piece and maintain the flow of bell-sounds, after all this is "La Campanella". Perhaps drastic changes in tempo do not work well with this work, too disjointed.

[shellmanu]

@jeromemyburgh how can anyone say kissin's version is robotic is beyond me

[BugsWisely]

@shellmanu I couldn't agree with you more. They are confused by the speed. The piece sounds best at 160%. Try it sometime. That where all the emotion comes out.

[R1colientje]

@shellmanu

I personally prefer Kissin's version. I think Li's version is robotic..

[Zuukarimoto]

@jeromemyburgh I completely disagree with you. Not only is Kissin's music full of emotion, but it has a certain clarity and perfectness with dynamics that makes him such a great pianist. Yundi's was also very good, but Aurthur Rubenstein's was the best i've ever head. Not to mention Valentina Lisitsa's.

[HaloGotBioshocked]

@jeromemyburgh your an idiot

Kissin is the best performer alive right now, Yundi Li is good but he is nowhere near kissin

[705JRC]

@HaloGotBioshocked Martha Argerich is 70, not dead.

[jeromemyburgh]

A wonderful interpretation.

[lenoirchat93]

her left hand bothers me... i can't exactly put my finger on it but it bothers me (especially in the beginning) but otherwise a brilliant performance

[10000WaTtcHeRoKeE]

@lenoirchat93 I feel the same... she plays the left hand rather staccato than what I prefer, but it is no doubt a stunning interpretation.

[miresunrise]

amazing!

[TheNintendonerd1986]

this is the SHIT man..bravo and all that stuuf

:)

[janczykowski]

BRAVO BRAVO IT WAS FANTASIC

[melagads]

not world class, but pretty

[blaekflauer]

Mhm...the performance is good, but I agree with Usasswim: this is a very conventional interpretation to me, although it could be felt in a totally different way depending on the person who is listening to it.

Just one thing: why does she play in that horrible way btw 0.31 and 0.34?!?!? It's shit!

[mat8347]

Woooow .... Outta two, I'd give her one...

That is totally, unremittingly sexy... Woow

[Temptezt]

Beautiful playing, beautiful girl. Just this one thing... her hairstyle xD

[MatiasArgerich]

Este video es increíble. Una ejecución impresionante. Qué talento que tiene esta chica, por Dios

[LukeMD]

La Campanella probably is one of the most "personal" song to judge by a critic or by the audience and this because of the enourmous different interpretations we could have. This is is surely one of the most brillant I ever heard. Besides Alice shows a such control on the technique as well as a great skill to slow down the rythm when necessary, without looking too much cheese. In the end is a top five interpretation ever.

[Ianthe22]

Still believe that the 2 most fine performances of this piece is played by Rubinstein or Kissin. All others are just something in between. Every time i play these pieces i always can't help thinking of what it may have sounded like when liszt's daughter played these pieces..

[synvisc]

perfect n beautiful....bravo!

[cuoylyf]

fantastica!!!!!! LOVEEE isis

[AlcidesConstante]

La Campanella, in a very personal reinterpretation... Bravo, Miss Alice Sara Ott!!!

[ph4nt0mf1ng3rs]

my favorite part of the peice anytime i listen is: 3:08.

[anonymousQ45]

why does this only have 34 thou + views and its WAYYYYY better than ones i have seen with 200,000 views??

[usaswim323]

@anonymousQ45 Way better? Probably to you, but this isn't a very conventional interpretation of this song.

[anonymousQ45]

@usaswim323 shut your mouth

[hjiuhfhrehui]

@usaswim323

its a piece. not a song xD

[DellMeY]

Gosh! she s even better than Paganini or Yundi Li !!! very impressive.

[BFL0W]

god I love this girl!!

[flora0chen]

Ha, may I call this "free-style interpretation"?

Not conventional, yet still a very nice way.

[nao126poko]

手首と指の関節柔らかそう

画像早送りしてるみたい(@_@)

[blorps123]

A very well juxtaposed feminie approach to it. I feel like it is more delicate and vibrant than Kissin or Li.

Not my favorite version though, i feel she overturns her delicacy in some parts and goes for a more brutal approach which displeases me.

Great playing nevertheless :)