Chopin Variations Op 2 (1) HQ

[wendy3212]

i can't really hear any of the original la ci darem la mano in this? except for a few notes at the beginning. well yes its variations on this tune but....haaaah am i deaf of do i hear almost no resemblance??

[toneeeeeee]

@wendy3212 Did you listen to the entire piece? The theme is very identifiable around 3:35 and sticks around pretty much the whole time. :)

[JangoBiff2241]

You know, I honestly think that those 11 people that dislike this are doing so just because they're jealous that they can't play as good as she can... or they're just being annoying. lol This video is really great! You are a truly great pianist.

[JCNOS]

I can not stop looking. is great! Valentina thanks so much talent and your musicality! I admire you very much.

[KemeszpB]

Hats off, gentlemen! She's a genius!

[TheHankster30]

@KemeszpB I trhink Schumann would have fallen off his chair if he had seen our Valentina do her stuff. And Liszt would've had a more dangerous rival than Thalberg.

[1ddbb1]

not only the full set of emotions she gives to her interpretations, but her perfect technic and elegant style are a dream come trough.

[gouldsdevotee]

The most underrated pianist of the 21st century.

[burjreview]

What would be funny is to have Valentina audition for America's Got Talent, playing this. The judges would probably not recognize her, since they are all about pop music. She could say her name is Valerie, from Whistlestop, Arkansas or somewhere. Sadly, that's probably the only way prime time would air this music, outside of PBS. Mark Burnett should widen his horizons.

[xworobic]

God, beautiful beautiful

[theblueangel28]

now to get to see her play it at Musikverein, and i think Heavne will have come to Earth

[theblueangel28]

i found her b/c of my love for bosendorfer, and now i can't have one without the other

[cercatolmente]

Grande

[stealthtank91]

that left hand switch over at 5:06 made me smile, love this music. can listen to it all day :D

[julioreyram]

Every time i am stressed, every time something is wrong, i come back to your music and all the sorrows are blown away! Thanks for share your talent whit us, thank you very much!

[myuutsuuCMCE]

Oh my God… how I did not find this channel before!. This is beautiful.

I don't get why the dislikes… are they deaf? this is a wonder…

I really like the passion you put on each key stroke.

Just curiosity; how long since you've been playing the piano?

[GlennMagusHarvey]

@myuutsuuCMCE 10 people prefer Liszt's bombastic and over-the-top "Réminiscences de Don Juan" over this much prettier set of variations by Chopin.

[myuutsuuCMCE]

@GlennMagusHarvey I see…

[CerelinSky]

wow...at one point it looked like it was fast forwarded

so pro~

[italianstllion93]

sur quel genre de piano joue-t-elle?

[vd5vitor]

3:35

[wagneristhebest]

Superb! You're Chopin is mindblowing sometimes, so much colour and intrinsic grace.

[kyuubinokitsune13]

Love the piano versions of the orchestral parts after every variation!

[SuperFlorkonings]

If Chopin Variations Op 2 was a girl , i will marry her ! :D

[Leitilumo]

Her hands are so smooth.

[chrstfntc2875]

you should record the rachmaninoff chopin variations,

[uhartchristian]

she is in direct contact with the piano. a perfect harmony. you can see here clearly the movement forward of the arm into the piano to relax. its a big secret. Those who understand this are able to play without getting tired. Valentina Lisitsa can thank the person who gave here the first lessons on the piano and did show here how to do.... Was a wonderful person.... She really had good luck in her life to go where she is now.

[atzitzikas]

I don't know which is better piano or player a hard desicion indeed if you see in a too high to reach level.

[Rodintube]

And that is why we love this girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SUDHIRSINHA100]

MIND BLOWING

HATS OFF TO PIANO PLAYER

[Iustinification]

Addictive indeed...

[musicfanBRA]

Mozart + Chopin + Valentina = what else could you ask for?

[Electron64]

@musicfanBRA best piano in the world

[PaoloCampa]

Fantastic!!! I would like to hear you playing this with the orchestra...

and also Krakowiak with orchestra...

Who knows May be one day you will play it??

[MrCapacitors]

@PaoloCampa This wonderful piece is worth an orchestra.And the best pianist in

the world ever and forever should have the best orchestra in the world.

[ryanodell2005]

marry me

[v21e]

this is shown, how much Chopin adored Mozart.

[MrCapacitors]

@v21e And influenced by Hummels pianoconcertos. Hummel stayd at Mozart`s home for two years.

[piano361]

sometimes im more interrested in her hand movements then the piece xD

[russ2246]

I can't help but smile as soon as that first variation begins. The early genius of Chopin is shown here through one of the the wonderful melodies of Mozart. Terrific as always, Valentina :)

[Doug7931]

WOW-- Marry me!! I'm a poor, middle aged fat guy...you don't mind do ya?

[RandyNewmanFan]

@Doug7931 she's already married... to another pianist.

[ProphetFool]

Beautiful and inspirational don't even come close to being adequate descriptive words...your hands are so precise that it almost looks robotic at times. Amazing mastery of the music, and the instrument. Thank you so much for sharing that with us, it reminds me what it is to be human...and to taste something that is almost etherial. Both the composers raw brilliance and they way you preform are awe inspiring.

...back to practicing and thanks again, the artist in me takes breath again.

[erken]

I think I got something subliminally from Valentina. I don't know, but I move my hands so much, like raising a finger before striking in slow tempos. I really don't know. Haha.

Bravo, Valentina! I wish to see you some time. :D

[Desireyso58]

BRAVO VALENTINA!!!  ÁNGEL DEL PIANO! Didier

[gasmeter47]

How did they know 60years ago to make the Bose. for Valentina ?

[ValentinaLisitsa]

@gasmeter47 This piano is from 1925 :)

[liszt85]

@ValentinaLisitsa : What are your favorite pianos so far?

[arturon111]

@ValentinaLisitsa :  Variation # 4 is FANTASTIC !!!

[TomBarrister]

@ValentinaLisitsa That is a beautiful 275. I had a chance to perform on one back in 1967. It was a unique experience

Do you own an Imperial (290)?

[Swhitney3264]

@ValentinaLisitsa whats it worth?

[borrachoPerdido75]

@gasmeter47 It is called time travel.

[daytonmlivingston]

Valentina, could you please make a video of you performing Chopin's Prelude Op.28 No.16 in B-flat minor?? I would love to see you perform this Prelude with your virtuosity.

[piano361]

i nearly started to cry ... wonderfull

[elvisdario55]

stupendo =)

[afpctube]

Grande momento de musica.Viva Valentina.

[HaleTV]

I honestly think the four dislikes given to this video were mistakes or glitches. Who could dislike such masterclass piano playing? Brava Lisista!

[0528315635]

amazing, amazing amazing!!! really enjoyed that. Thank you!!!

[pelares666]

she must be related to chuck norris

[Tiagopastorius]

Wonderfull!!!!!!!!!

Both!

[gurumac246]

Linda e Talentosa.... Sem palavras

[RazzUK]

Wow, she plays so effortlessly, 5:00-5:20 Wow!

[erken]

The Largo introduction is like the hardest introduction I've ever heard, beating the Pathetique a million-fold. Man, She's a goddess!

[romy1942]

Grandissima artista, stupenda interpretazione !

[1ddbb1]

Yet a magnificent piece of Art, still Chopin was atached to a pre-Romantic movement, and we can listen a lot of Mozart (by obvious means Ü )and Bach influence. If we compare the Romanticism in this piece with other late works, undoubtfully it might seem Chopin him self wasnt involved in both. As a matter of fact exactly this piece gave him the ticket for his way through during his first days in Paris and the next is history.

[DEEZA95]

In the 4th variation she looks like a computer...........

[yenhoho]

Actually I am impressed by Chopin's writing.....he was just 17 when composing this piece

[severelyaddictedgal]

I love her hands.

[DieSonneSinkt]

Was that Zerlina's aria "vorei é non vorei, partiam..."?

[ElisabethLackner]

Ja, La ci darem da mano....

[IBlackRockI]

amazing. Incredible jump at 5:08 O_O

[folopo2]

@IBlackRockI

couldn't agree more!

[sebastianrc]

OMFG that was like a third hand

[VideosAlcides]

Belo e surpreendente!

Brava, Valentina!

[AlexLanch]

ЗДОРОВО! БРАВО..........

[paulussd]

meravigliosa

[Ellinidara]

Yes great.But I prefer Valentina playing Liszt,Beethoven,Grieg'concerto­,Tchaicovsky,and other russian repertory,that she plays much more better than Chopin.

[uhartchristian]

incredible..... she is so relax and controls the tempi and her sound is "leger" with a beautiful phrasing of the melodies....

Chopin would have been more than delighted to hear this....

Mrs Lisitsa is my favorite pianist of all the actual pianists on stage. when more advanced in age she will astonish us with even better interpretations as with te time the understanding of a work gets deeper and deeper

[rufus39]

SCHON GESPIELT, DANKE

[Zebeldarebel]

I like her garb; it is fitting with the ebony of the piano.

[moutardinsky]

One of his first pieces I guess so

[FreddysHamster]

Is this a variation of his own Berceuse Op57?

[OrangeSodaKing]

Op. 2.

I think not.

[tubeytubetuber]

No, this is Variations in B flat major on 'La ci darem la mano' from Don Giovanni, Op 2.

Original piece was written by some guy called Motzart.

[lentoagitato]

who was he? :P

[OrangeSodaKing]

No you misspelled it, idiot.

It's Moatzart.

;)

[vess1028]

@tubeytubetuber Hahah. its Mozart.

[tomfroekjaer]

@tubeytubetuber - just had to laugh - some guy called Mozart ! Great sense of humour .... thanks, Tom

[somnynightin78]

@tubeytubetuber "some guy called Motzart." It's spelled Mozart btw.

[moutardinsky]

it's not the same tonality ; I don't know this piece ...

[chlaebrig]

i can resist easily cigarettes, alcohol and all kind of drugs... but i can't resist watching lisitsa playing piano again and again and again... wonderful!

[eddie1344]

@chlaebrig  Me too...she is exquisite!

[anthonye614]

I completely agree. She is by far my favorite pianist to watch and listen to. Who would need drugs or alcohol when you have this?

[ReturnOfTheStienway]

Valentina Lisitsa, you have the ultimate performance of this piece!

[dolcekarin]

Brava brava!!!!!

[FFnopal]

Mozart, de haber escuchado a Valentina tocando las variaciones que Chopin hizo de su música, seguramente que se hubiera sentido muy complacido

[thelightisahead]

To be writing music like this at 17! And this woman playing it so well! I love Chopin's sound, if I were a pianist I think I'd prefer to play with Chopin's finesse than Liszt's bravura!

[matthew1722]

When it comes to watching the grace and supple hand movements, Valentina and Evgeny Kissin are my favorite to watch.

[gouloum2222]

oo really ? why kissin ? nothing "too" special about his technic ... but i definitly agree about valentina :)

[Finalfantasypianos14]

I am sure Chopin would be very pleased. The piano you are playing - - is this your personal Bosendorfer? It sounds as though you just had it tuned. If only Chopin could hear this on such a fine instrument, and with your most beautiful interpretation. Thank you, thank you, very much.

[olyv1]

Hi Valentina ! Very nice interpretation,thanks a lot for all that you give us. I bought your "Black and pink" DVD and I cannot stop to watch it again and again ! Are you playing your own transcription of this piece normally for piano and orchestra ?

[yasu20081112]

Chopin composed it at 17 years old. This art at 17 years old is very wonderful. She who plays it for ad-libbing is a witch. Bravo♪

[Gabry950]

BRAVA!!!

Suoni veramente bene!

[GanganGallagher]

Very good job :).

How much time did you play the piano per day?

:p

[VileLoric]

Could someone tell me what is the last 50 seconds from, please?

[rufus39]

beautifully played, thank you for your brilliant performance.

[PiotrKwiatkowski22]

I can not listen chopin in this interpretation!!!

[PiotrKwiatkowski22]

a speed to!!

[PiotrKwiatkowski22]

I think chopin He became pale. above playng his piece it sounds like executed really only the piano technique

is good.

[IQ40000]

how do you play all those difficult cross rhythms? They aren't as simple as 2 against 3, or 3 against 4.

[ClaudioArrau]

Excellent.

It would sound better to me if there was some usage of the right pedal.

[LutzKranenborg]

I first heard this work in my adolescence (about 50 years ago). It is such a pity that these variations are not heard more often. It is true that there are a couple more performances to be heard on YouTube. The best one by far, however, is Valentina Lisitsa's. I am going to buy all her (and Alexei's) DVDs and I hope that many people will consider doing the same.

Thank you Valentina, for your wonderful performance.

[beemochobrahms]

It's strange to hear Chopin's pianistic flares decorating a famous Mozart melody! A stylistic marriage of two great geniuses.

[pianiplunker]

The last variation on this video reminds me of the Paganini section of Schumanns carnival

[Elicgt]

I've never heard it before... and Chopin is my favorite composer by far.

[nighthellfire123]

that was great..

[angelviolin14]

Ever wonder how the composers think of such beautiful masterpeices? Truly a work of art. Really good interpritation of the music on her part also.

[ValentinaLisitsa]

This is the piece on hearing which Schumann made his famous comment about "taking the hats off"

[angelviolin14]

I've never heard Schumann's famous comment about "taking the hats off"

[Voicuk]

After hearing Chopin play it he said something like, "hats off gentlemen, a genius."

[xujia1001]

Schumann said, "Chapeaux bas, messieurs, voici un génie!

[COCOONFABULA]

I thought it was: "Chapeaux bas, messieurs, un génie!"

[Tolstoy111]

"Hats off gentlemen, a genius." :-)

What's amazing is that Schumann said it about a piece that Chopin surpassed rather soon.

He had no idea of the flood of etudes, mazurkas, waltzes, polonaises and ballades and scherzos soon to come!

[saulboyjt]

He also made this famous comment about Mendelssohn as a composer.

[ai1888]

@ValentinaLisitsa are u sure? I thought he did it for Chopins paraphrase of Mozart's Don Juan.

[shevansilva]

@ValentinaLisitsa Indeed, and Schumann himself struggled a lot with this piece during his "student years" with Wieck, detailing in his diaries his assiduous efforts at perfecting that lightness and evenness in touch which this performance brings out so brilliantly.

[makowski86]

great. it was pleasure to watch and listen how you play.

[maciney]

Magnifique interprétation et quelle présence!