Boris Berezovsky plays Liszt transcendental study No. 8

[brycesbnc]

@FARthepianist The ocean etude is actually considered a far easier piece. It is one of the first many learn of the chopin etudes and requires a great deal less technique to play than this piece.

[FARthePianist]

How about playing Chopin's "Ocean Etude"? xD

[CammehYaBams]

That isn't sweat, it's pure, liquid talent seeping out of his skin.

[HumSweden]

My head a splode!

[CammehYaBams]

get the whole thing!

[kairad]

No one performence is like this! So passionate!!!

[behemeth2000]

What about the other 2 minutes before the start of this piece?

[L4RSLink]

Nice playing, its raining.

I would laugh if he'd play the raindrop prelude with that facial expression.

[pookiehohn]

Those would be sweat drops.

[Frederikamusic]

@L4RSLink "it's raining" haha you're fun

[jewish1972]

this 1 is much better than the 1 i have heared before

[proko514]

BOOM!!!

[celach]

I uploaded the full video of this on my profile if anyone's interested :p

[TYmusic100]

omg tHETS GREAT'S SHOCK!

[RichardWalterSire]

In general I think he rushes at times his tone is harsh and uninteresting. I have listened to quite a few of his recordings. He is certainly capable of much more in my humble opinion.

[SteefStevens]

I agree. same here.. It is played very good!! but it sounds too much pop/ beatles sometimes...(feeling and attack and velocity...)

[theblackpiano]

beauty

[pookiehohn]

Boris is a BAMF!

[zm177]

someone watches Defranco :)

[pookiehohn]

Who? My friends and I just use that term.

[konzolmester]

He sweats real bad.

[hoangkd]

lol. indeed he does. still a good player though

[broomxx]

Please someone get him a towel and a bar of soap.

[carlotajoaquinaporra]

Yes please!

[carlotajoaquinaporra]

I wonder if the sweat could hit the keys and make him slip his fingers, the way he shakes his head!

[BMWmotorrad14]

Wow!

[gundamgirl]

OMFG. I really am stunned. That IS the best i have ever heard that....

[Maja90LOVEBerezovsky]

Boris is so great, that I am speechless :)!!!

This is the best performance ever!!!

So deep and perfect! Really awesome!

I want this DVD!

[BrentAudi]

Boris is just awesome!!!!

I would love to meet him and hear him play in person!

Did anyone tune this poor piano before this concert? The upper range is terrible!!!

Looks like it was very hot.  I am assuming that the piano just slipped?

Brent

[clairannette]

Not only that, the hammers sound a bit dried out. Everything is really punchy and metallic. I'd really like to blame it on the piano rather than Boris's "banging" interpretation ;-)

[keelan111]

He doesn't need a page turner on stage, he needs someone to continually wipe his brow. He's sweating like a gatorade commercial.

[FredilYupigo]

He's just played 7 of the world's toughest pieces in a ROW before this, and after this one he has 3 to go. I'm surprised he hasn't fainted yet, let alone sweating!

[Matthewfawr]

Yes, the Transcendental Etudes must be among the toughest if not the toughest piano pieces ever written. I would take my hat off to him if I had one, apocalyptic playing.

[ChrisWatch]

That was sick! :P