Alexey Koltakov - Liszt-Horowitz Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

[coffeedude7]

22 people are obviously brain dead.

[llllShArPllll]

It was very good, but I think it's safe to say that no one will ever top Horowitz's recording

[g7727]

oh my chocolate! This is better.

[Funzone2]

I am now sick AND disgusted. I play this about 1/10 as well as he does and I've worked it for a year. --AND the easy rendition- not with Horowitz's cadenzas

[gigantore21]

pretty sure it was tom and jerry



[azahnd82]

Thumbs up if you totally remember this song from the Bugs Bunny cartoon. :D

[ourDC888]

Wow! Thank you for sharing!

[MsMymichael]

Excellent performance

Michael the GREEK modern classical music composer

[Fear9356]

What a Wonderful, Dramatic (somewhere Annoying) performance :,D It can speak! It is Alexey's Hungarian Rhapsody! (Or Alexey's Rhapsody in Hungarian :D X)

[mohammadvarzaldoust]

a wonderful performance! thanks



[Ninearm]

Tom and Jerry - Where is the mouse annoying him.

Amazing playing btw :D

[CCASS1953]

What a great, clear performance.

[fluffytom82]

He's playing the wrong chord at 00:08 and 00:15... Or is that one of the "Horowitz-changes"?

[Phulesmith]

@fluffytom82 i believe Horowitz version, his posture suits it too.

[demosj]

I'm shocked by how he sounds exactly like 1951 Horowitz in several places. Not as polished, and the lassan is more boring than it is dramatic, but this is exceptional playing. The rhythm of this rhapsody is held perfectly through the friska. Very gifted pianist with finger independence, as you can hear 7:20 - 7:34.

Not quite Horowitz, but not that far off either and much better than Lang Lang at any rate.

[hhryundell]

@demosj you mean 1953?

[Guitharafy]

Wndrfl

[newgeorge]

he looks as if he's typing a letter when he's playing!

[cahutman]

nice but maybe just a bit too much pedal on some parts

[scottwow6535]

no good

[magicrick]

the beast performance !

[maratupourajamais]

fausse note 53-54 seconde?

[MrSamc94]

i agree with jewbar2point0. i think this is an excellent performance. as Maksim didn't display. the way he plays it. it's like he's just a bout to cook a recipe, he gets all the right ingredients into a bowl, but doesn't even mix them. He's got all the right notes, he just can't play them properly.

[PrincessDesert]

this sucks too much for me to listen with pleasure, sorry

[gigantiscrap]

In two words, extremely boring

[Ragtime44Films]

@gigantiscrap

Not to people who like it, appreciate it, and see it's beauty. You would be the opposite.

[sylsof]

great talent

[yankees24giants12]

I like it hes good!!!!!!!!!

[mozartman2000]

He may be able to play Horowitz's notes, but cannot channel Horowitz's neurotic energy. The end result is simply not satisfactory for me.

[ernstfg]

Is this a performance at a competition? With all those flags in the background? I would like to see the results of the competition. And one can't really decide if someone plays good or bad by only listening to one performance. But ya, still not good. I still prefer Artur Pizzarro's performance.

[fabrizio76c]

This guy is just amazing, he has above all other pianist an expressivity in very fast pieces that other pianists loose. His Campanella is also amazing. An error here and there can happen in these pieces...see the campanella of Kissin, there are many.....it's the overall performance that matters and the feeling it transmitt. I find him among the best ever.

[brandonscherrer]

Despite the mistakes I am certain that none of yous could play the hungarian rhapsody. He is a very good pianist and i dont know why you are dissing him since i am sure none of yous could play like that.

[eriksf250]

it doesn't sound bad to me. in fact if anyone has watch bugs bunny's "rhapsody rabbit" it's played almost identical as far as speed as this guy

[bouncyballproduction]

taken indecently too fast. well played though with few mistakes, its just at like double the tempo it shuld be at.

[bonerici]

that mistake at 53 seconds is unfortunate, it almost ruins the piece. His finger slips and instead of an octave he makes this horrible dissonance. The thing is you make mistakes arpeggios, low notes, chords, they are usually ok, but that missed octave . . . ouch.

[bakes789]

@bonerici a shame. you are so right

[HarpoMarx22]

Wrong notes here or there do not ruin a performance at all. I'd much rather hear a performance played with emotion, passion, excitement, aliveness AND some wrong notes, rather than a note perfect performance that is cold and expressionless.

[darkkal123]

@lmand9494

Changes to it?

Horowitz's transcription is the change to the original Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 by Lizst

so idk why you want more changes -.-

ernstfg why is this fucked up? how is it wasted? this transcription was built off of liszt's brilliant piece

plus there are more hungarian rhapsody's by lizsts on youtube than horowitz so stfu

[ernstfg]

This is fucked up, wasted and pathetic! Poor Liszt!

[xsnoblox]

Nah, Liszt would approve of this :)

[Imad9494]

what the fuck is this, cant i find one that no one makes changes to it? everyone is playing it with his styli thinking he puts ''passion'' into it x-(

[hhryundell]

lol, rage!!

[noone09]

@Imad9494 that is absolutely true

[BlenderFreak777]

kindof reminds me of rhapsody in blue

[paulo1410]

crap version. Too fast. too different.

[MrAndersonmm]

Not my favorite version, incredibly heavy on the left hand at the beginning, but still very good.

[Shiftyeyes516]

brilliant!

[Sword1479]

I think the ending of Horowitz's interpretation is brilliant!

[pianofogel1]

the best iv'e seen here (excluding horowitz himself). Is the left hand at 5:02 - 5:09 in chords or just octaves?

[rwong403]

To me they sound like octaves with the fifth in the middle, not really chords. Couple of times he misses tho.

[parule]

Breathtaking Friska

[JuyoNi]

its funny how you can hear the tiniest mistake when someone is playing the piano, but i like this song too much to care:)

[MarkKlett]

He is my favorite performer of this piece.

[mmpianist]

i also play this arrangement as well. i uploaded a video on my page

[snipee911]

one of the best performances of this, a little histrionic but he nails the friska imo

[pikijakob11]

Hmm... pretty good, but a mistake at 0:53. Hear closely.

[JSbeat]

hahaha, relax...

[Joplin1]

Oh its a Horowitz arrangement, didnt know, haha ignore me

[Joplin1]

A very different interpretation to the ones i've listened to, but I like it very much.

[robertslistening]

Almost Spanish in flavour. Like La Campanella. He's a triller.

[jewbar2point0]

i really enjoy this performance. he really seems to understand the piece. it speaks to him. and then he speaks to the piano. a rarity. unlike that clown maksim, who just a performing bozo

[1j2o3s4e5]

can you believe it if you notice he doesnt have a partiture could you believe that he learnd that by heart wow..

[99546144]

"learn it and then forget it"... the hands will go by themselves.. from the movie shine..

[G0007]

Liszt was a genius

[ubermallic]

perfect genius

[jeremiebazinet]

I like the interpretation...he changes many riffs and he do it good...j'adore son interpretation...en plus d'etre habile il en rajoute et je respecte beaucoup cela...F***cking nice video...My favorite part is the:FRISKA

[Isayiwill]

6:57 reminds me of the orchestral part of 'A Day in the Life' : D

[MichalekM91]

I think his playing it to fast. It's a good performance but I prefer other.

[parisppp]

it is too fast still great though...

[SirArmengol]

Too faaaaast!

[schultzcoop]

This is a very good version of this arrangement.

[jihadhamwi]

hey friends i play this lassan but in deferent way,mathmatic way,lassan are very nice slowly..see it  go to jihadhamwi hungarian rhapsody.

[davidgray2]

Lassan is too fast and forceful for my liking

[gunz300]

If you really can't hear the difference between the Horowitz version and the normal version don't bother asking.

[wittyag]

I'm not sure how it's supposed to sound, but is there a loud wrong note at 0:53 or is that how this song is written? Amazing performance in any case.

[piggytulip]

I agree with you, but generally it is a great performance.

[ShinsetsuCat]

I hope to get this great someday =^-^= and yes... DahWCoW I agree with you that he didn't get as much applause as he deserved. IT WAS AMAZING!!!

[klapsikopatiko]

Hilton competition?

[hhryundell]

@klapsikopatiko yes

[cheerforu]

Love it!

[DahWCoW]

It didn't sound like he got nearly as much applause as he deserved.

[wildejag]

1:07 has an excellent contrast of dynamics. Very impressive. Where is this guy? Is he afraid to say something?

[Failein]

he needs to loosen up a bit more but great recording! i like it, it's like a more tame version of Lang Lang

[Geronimo1913]

Geez o petes this guy is awesome! I do feel that he rushed it a bit in the beginning but he more than made up for it later on. Brava!

[JakWho92]

he is absolutly the best :D

[wildejag]

Awesome! What did Vladamir Horowitz combine with this Rhapsody on his RCA Gold Seal recording featuring Brahm's 2nd with Toscanini? The key relationship was Ab to this c#. I'll give you a hint, I posted my vid. Horowitz played it better.

[JakWho92]

Whats the difference between the original and the horowitz version?

[wildejag]

I was referring to the Au bord d'une source, in which there are some differences in notes too. He even adds a couple of ornaments. In measure 11 he plays a c natural and repeats it on the notes missing the flat. In measure 40 he prolongs the tremelo by adding a few extra sixteenth notes. The difference between the original edition of the Rhapsody and his I do not know, as I have not studied it. Great video by the way!

[jhondusky]

7:03  O.O

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[Victor1Piano]

What hapenned with him in the part 4:49 - 4:58?

[JakWho92]

ähm .. nothing ? he's playing the most famous piece on piano?

[ivoseixas]

I wish i knew how do they play that part between 7:27 to 7:33... Both hands are doing 4 diferent things! It's soooooooo hard!

[Fernandohayabusa]

definately!

[patricioapaez]

it's actually the 11th Van Cliburn Competition

[hhryundell]

nope, it is Hilton Head

[stienwayz]

amazing! I have been looking for this video!

[w3sp]

PS:

Hilton Head International Piano Competition 2007

[w3sp]

Do you think you could by any chance upload your videos to rapidshare?

It's very appreciated to have them in original quality on the HD.

thanks in advance

[LameForGosuAcc]

a very nice tone

[YGYGYGYGYGYGYGYGYG10]

Very nice performance!

Thank you for posting!

[swimgirlangel]

I'm pretty sure this video was taken at the Hilton Head International Piano Competition. Alexei received 2nd place.

[DOOSHLIN]

this is a great peice in my word, and he does a superb replica. i agree with kasyapa, he liszt is very creative. great job to alexy :)

[DOOSHLIN]

holy f**k hes good

[louannc]

love it!

[kasyapa]

i enjoy his creative alterations - he has some of the fleetness needed, but he needs to develop command - he gets flustered a little too easily.

[go9zu]

OMG!!!This guy is amazing!!!!I love also his interpretation of the 6th Sonata of Prokofieff.