Haha, when I played this it felt weird. There was not much rubato or any self expression that was needed to be applied. This sonata was simply masterfully crafted.
@makis4ever12345 maki can you take your "witty" comments out of here please because people care more about katsaris than your impotent skills on music. And let me explain it to you in greek since your nation is bankrupt the same as your comments are. Ta kouvadakia sou kai se alli paralia. maskara.
I do not mind a pianist's body language. As a pianist myself, I sometimes do that. The reason why is because sometimes making music is hard to not move around and make faces when you are going through a difficult passage or playing a part where you love the most... I don't know... I think this pianist has substance in his playing... which is increasing rare among pianists today... I like him... and I think he is a great pianist... with a combination of intellect, humor, strength, and emotions.
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a great pianist, a rare find.. with temperament and commitment to the composer and his intent.. not to mention having a flawless technique in service of the music!
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This is a completely lack of respect towards Chopin. He should be aware of his unprofessional way of playing, because he has a reputation to mantain. He is putting himself before the composer and creates something horrible, even if he plays ´´all the keys and fast´´. That doesnt make you a pianist or an artist, that makes you an amateur.
@FedeKris Nope. It's music, so he can express it however he wants - whichever way he desires to and he'll be right every time. You too. Me also, and everyone else. Cheers and long live music, just because it sounds good.
@FedeKris: Yes, but I go as far to say that he is a modern version of Cortot and perhaps the only complete "Romantic" today; like Cortot, there definitely is this wild, MAD element of his playing. This is NOT to say that I like it, however
did this really get that many dislikes because of how much people can't stand that he's completely toying with a piece that has tortured and frustrated to no end all those dislikers?
Cyprien is the best chopin player without a doubt. He can express chopin better than everyone else. You should really watch the whole dvd of memorian of chopin..
After Argerich this man is the most interesting pianists .What he says and how is always so surprising.Maybe all great techniqued artists could do this but they never have his imagination.everything is new with him.I'd walk n the snow to hear him.Wish he toured more often or made records! He was fabulous n the 80's wheni first became aware of him.Outshone almost everyone!!!
i just don't follow where your argument's going...are you suggesting that all contemporary (and future) pianists should just pack up, submit, and concede to the immortals of the past?
you quite interestingly mention cziffra's name to your collection of piano heroes (and rightfully so) but then again i'm sure you already knew that your most disliked katsaris was criffra's protege, right? :)
@makis4ever12345 If you consider Martha Argerich a class BELOW Horowitz then that gives me a clear idea of your musical/pianistic knowledge. Opinion is neither right nor wrong, true, but it does give a lot of insight about a person! Richter's idea of having the lights off meant the point is to NOT consider the means of production, but the music itself. If you listen to this Katsaris performance WITHOUT watching and still don't like, then ok..but charlatan? i would love to hear you play! :)
...my favorite kick was listening to this sonata vs. the image of the goose-stepping stormtroopers on the streets of Warsaw, from the Polanski film...it was, for me, the "stormtrooper sonata"...but now Mr.Katsaris has spoiled all this for me...he is quite a spoilsport, isn't he?..
the sentiments of horowitz and richter may be valid, but katsaris, argerich, gould, etc. became the generation that has poked major holes in these theories. no matter how carefully one follows the score, it is virtually impossible to replicate any composer's music in its "purest" form. even richter (indeed, the greatest!) understood that audiences went to see/hear HIM play as much as (or more than) the music to be performed! few strayed further from the score than horowitz!
i imagine he sells out a lot of his shows because he's a wizard who dominates the piano. if you were a true MUSIC appreciator, you would listen to what he does (not how he does it)... but the bonus is that live you get to see how much fun he has communicating with the music, his audience, the piano, and being a formidable entertainer (which is ultimately what being a musician is).
This man has a perverted halo - over himself, and over this piece. This is the work of the serpent - the highlighting of the accents on the left-hand are sick... according to somebody, the left hand is not supposed to be accented; it makes circles.
He is so fun to watch! Some people may hate on facial expression while playing music, but I honestly have nothing against it. It gives us a window into the pianist's world. And at the end, he practically played the last note while standing up. He was like "i. am. DONE!" haha made me laugh really hard! Funny guy!
...turns out Chopin was more of a "metal" man than generally supposed...the pianist's eyes turn demonic and the lower jaw moves sideways...Black Sabbath of a movement after all...
Somehow, I knew that Lang Lang would appear somewhere in the comments. I am just sitting over here shaking my damn head. People who make facial expressions are just being unique and showing their feelings. Music is as much an emotional experience as it is a technical experience and people should stop hating on pianists for the fact that they are giving us a glimpse of what is going on in their world and how they feel the music. It enhances the message...
phenomonal performance....and I really liked the genuine emotion shown in the facial expressions....great music is primarily an emotional experience after all....
@100of1000 If chopin was alive probably would say the same about this performance. Katsaris is exeptional genious. The world has not yet known this completely
It's a pity that the camera operator seemed to be focusing so much time on recording Cyprien Katsaris's facial expressions. I suppose some "purists" and
"pedagogues" will find things to fault in this performance, but I continue to find it the most interesting of all the performances of this movement I've come across. Katsaris never fails to bring out various voices that are generally are not brought out--if even noticed--by most other pianists. This is a pianist and performance to treasure.
I believe hes eating spaghetti napolitana with ketchup till around 1.30 and then he enjoys a mediterranean salad with few slices of cheese. At around 3.00 he eats the dessert which is a chocolate cake. After all these he chews a gum and finishes his AMAZING performance.
Ah, those crafty inner voices; unconventional, surely, but certainly fresh. I love watching this guy shake "erudite" internet musicologists and theorists up.
Si, è vero ! Chissà perché accentua le voci intermedie ! E il ritmo così ondeggiante ? Di solito Cypryen Katsaris non si lascia andare a certi vizietti !! Sono perplesso, non deluso, ma perplesso su queste scelte eseecutive !!
@darkblueangel1956 per fortuna che fa sentire anche per larti intermediie. Questo lo reputo in vizietto? non puo' voler dire avere una visione completa, contrappuntistica.. della partitura? Non si sente mai una esecuzione cosi'
NO ! Chi può dare una visione contrappuntistica della scrittura di Chopin, è solo Glenn Gould, ma lo fa con uno spirirto ironico e provocatorio, come fa lui di solito. I vizietti di cui parlo sono "far risaltare" voci che non hanno rilevanza melodica, oppure mostrare atteggiamenti gestuali istrionici. E mi dispiace dire questo. Cyprien Katsaris mi piace, e di solito non fa certe cose, anzi, è sempre molto accurato e intuitivo, e ho sempre scritto bene delle sue incisioni !!!
Great "Tempo Rubato" in Mr. Katsaris' playing in this last movement . Few pianists do this with Chopin's music which Chopin himself always did when he played. So saying Mr. Katsaris is playing this last movement in a "distorted way," as was said by "AkaMouTinn" is just plain ignorant of playing classical piano music.
@MoebiusTripper Oh really? And you heard Chopin do it this way? All we know of Chopin's rubato is what others have said about it. Not only are there no recordings, but the oldest person alive now could never even have met anyone who actually heard him play. So the only judgment that can be made is the difference between rubato, and *tasteless Liberace-like rubato" and this clearly falls into the latter category. It's like ham acting - silly and, yes, distorted.
@gtimny I knew you were going to say this. But I have read Chopin's own collected writings and he mentions playing his music using "Tempo Rubato." It is only "distorted" if one uses it in an exaggerated way. If one does not use it, then one will sound like any other pianist. It gives the music personality...A good example is the great Polish pianist, Padrewski. I will admit he took too much liberty with Tempo Rubato, but who is going to say to his face that he is playing Chopin wrong?
@AkaMouTinn I do now who I called an idiot! He is a great pianist this indeed (which can be concluded from your defensive attitude) but his playing of this particular movement can be described as, let say, "distorted".
@Selecter8 Perhaps you can provide us with your insight as to what is "distorted" about this particular interpretation. Without substantiation, your critique is meaningless.
@scout6686 oh you are korean, so am i. actually, i didn't ask what does that sentence mean. i am asking why did you say that. i was raised in an english speaking country so obviously, i can at least speak basic english. by the way, your grammar is perhaps wrong, nor can 95% of the people looking at his page, dirty asian. (where is your are and s? looking at this page, are dirty asians.)
@scout6686 i don't see a reason why my english is bad? can you explain? i even got first prize in debate in singapore. the sentence you wrote doesn't make sense so that is why i wrote what does it mean by? look at your sentence? 95% of the people looking at this page dirty asians.. the sentence totally doesn't make sense 그리고 만약에 저 일본인이 당신에게 스팸 매일 받았으면 그냥 무시하세요. 저런 사람 너무나도 많으니까
what a truly brilliant performance yet again by maestro katsaris! this man is truly brilliant and it's unbelievable that he possesses an uncanny mixture of virtuosity and musicality, lol
but i have to ask..... what on earth did he play for the encore (at the very end of the clip after all his curtain calls)??? is there a video clip of that floating around anywhere?
@obserwatar z tym, że miny Lang Langa wyglądaja troszke kiczowato przy ekspresji Katsarisa - takie jest moje zdanie. Choc właśnie takie miny sa cudowne, czesto widzimy niemalże rozpłakane twarze, a tutaj mina prawidłowa - tajemnicza straszna przerażająca. cenie tego pianistę właśnie za niesłychany luz przy instrumencie oraz raczej niewyćwiczoną mimikę, która dodaje dodatkowych walorów - ale sie opisałem i to po polsku ciekawe kto to jeszcze przeczyta :)
And finally at 4:16 his expression shows how satisfied he is with his performance, a fact that makes the cadenza sound so effortless, as the PERFECT end to a PERFECT journey. Thus making the audience stunned from admiration through "erotic" attraction almost equal to having Chopin sitting next to him. "Eros" is a greek word which is not and cannot be translated into english. Its what makes us lean towards the divine. Chopin IS divine and katsaris shows it because he CAN.
he does alot of interesting things here
Mr1329932 1 day ago
This is the best version!!!
pianomyweakness 3 days ago
what a bad ass
Cordaway666 2 weeks ago
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Haha, when I played this it felt weird. There was not much rubato or any self expression that was needed to be applied. This sonata was simply masterfully crafted.
Vesivian 4 weeks ago
1:20 is video editing golden moment.
This is a wonderful performance. It seems so effortless for Katsaris.
wilbur1960 1 month ago
@makis4ever12345 maki can you take your "witty" comments out of here please because people care more about katsaris than your impotent skills on music. And let me explain it to you in greek since your nation is bankrupt the same as your comments are. Ta kouvadakia sou kai se alli paralia. maskara.
AkaMouTinn 1 month ago
esibizionista XD
ferrentinoamedeo 1 month ago
I do not mind a pianist's body language. As a pianist myself, I sometimes do that. The reason why is because sometimes making music is hard to not move around and make faces when you are going through a difficult passage or playing a part where you love the most... I don't know... I think this pianist has substance in his playing... which is increasing rare among pianists today... I like him... and I think he is a great pianist... with a combination of intellect, humor, strength, and emotions.
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Best interpretation of this is Glenn Gould.
Dan474834 1 month ago
@Dan474834 Gould??? You are kidding,right?
callasnuts 1 month ago
@callasnuts It's called sarcasm lol...
Dan474834 1 month ago
Yuck
organboi 2 months ago
Katsaris makes it look so easy! Beautifully played.
brandonscherrer 2 months ago
a great pianist, a rare find.. with temperament and commitment to the composer and his intent.. not to mention having a flawless technique in service of the music!
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Bravo,veramente bravo Katsaris!!!Lui capisce bene di cuore di uditorio.E' molto espressivo,e' capace di concentrare molto per un pezzo. Bravissimo!!!
Teruechan 2 months ago 2
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Teruechan 2 months ago
Il ressemble à Beethoven hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!
095kiki 3 months ago
On dirait du Boulez ............ !!!!!
095kiki 3 months ago
i realllllly love him
fiasalixsafran 3 months ago
lol his face is so dramatic
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FedeKris 4 months ago
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This is a completely lack of respect towards Chopin. He should be aware of his unprofessional way of playing, because he has a reputation to mantain. He is putting himself before the composer and creates something horrible, even if he plays ´´all the keys and fast´´. That doesnt make you a pianist or an artist, that makes you an amateur.
FedeKris 4 months ago
@FedeKris Nope. It's music, so he can express it however he wants - whichever way he desires to and he'll be right every time. You too. Me also, and everyone else. Cheers and long live music, just because it sounds good.
IaxobusJames 3 months ago
@FedeKris: Yes, but I go as far to say that he is a modern version of Cortot and perhaps the only complete "Romantic" today; like Cortot, there definitely is this wild, MAD element of his playing. This is NOT to say that I like it, however
CaradhrasAiguo49 2 months ago
This is very new and personal. Very good to know.
olivleonardo 4 months ago
3:26 וYou will pay dearly after the concert
orezavn 5 months ago
did this really get that many dislikes because of how much people can't stand that he's completely toying with a piece that has tortured and frustrated to no end all those dislikers?
trtnec 5 months ago
@trtnec yup. he is even toying with rachmaninof 3rd :) he drives people crazy
AkaMouTinn 4 months ago
I watched it 100th times and still enjoying me
100of1000 5 months ago 5
Cyprien is the best chopin player without a doubt. He can express chopin better than everyone else. You should really watch the whole dvd of memorian of chopin..
APapadopoulosMUSIC 5 months ago
Cocaine is one hell of a drug!...
JJKjaer 5 months ago
@3:26 it looks like hes about to kill somebody lol...
Damgoodballers8 5 months ago
Grande Katsaris...Grandioso!!!!
NuovoCurioso 5 months ago
斬新...!!!!
Teruechan 5 months ago
if he didn't play so well, he could have been a scientist
formafew 5 months ago
After Argerich this man is the most interesting pianists .What he says and how is always so surprising.Maybe all great techniqued artists could do this but they never have his imagination.everything is new with him.I'd walk n the snow to hear him.Wish he toured more often or made records! He was fabulous n the 80's wheni first became aware of him.Outshone almost everyone!!!
lovesGenet 5 months ago
@makis4ever12345 - i would love to hear you play! let me know when - i always enjoy supporting my fellow musicians and good luck with the studies :)
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TheDubya69 5 months ago
Respond to this video... @makis4ever12345
i just don't follow where your argument's going...are you suggesting that all contemporary (and future) pianists should just pack up, submit, and concede to the immortals of the past?
you quite interestingly mention cziffra's name to your collection of piano heroes (and rightfully so) but then again i'm sure you already knew that your most disliked katsaris was criffra's protege, right? :)
TheDubya69 5 months ago
@makis4ever12345 ?
TheDubya69 5 months ago
@makis4ever12345 If you consider Martha Argerich a class BELOW Horowitz then that gives me a clear idea of your musical/pianistic knowledge. Opinion is neither right nor wrong, true, but it does give a lot of insight about a person! Richter's idea of having the lights off meant the point is to NOT consider the means of production, but the music itself. If you listen to this Katsaris performance WITHOUT watching and still don't like, then ok..but charlatan? i would love to hear you play! :)
TheDubya69 5 months ago
...my favorite kick was listening to this sonata vs. the image of the goose-stepping stormtroopers on the streets of Warsaw, from the Polanski film...it was, for me, the "stormtrooper sonata"...but now Mr.Katsaris has spoiled all this for me...he is quite a spoilsport, isn't he?..
fredericfranc 5 months ago
@makis4ever12345
the sentiments of horowitz and richter may be valid, but katsaris, argerich, gould, etc. became the generation that has poked major holes in these theories. no matter how carefully one follows the score, it is virtually impossible to replicate any composer's music in its "purest" form. even richter (indeed, the greatest!) understood that audiences went to see/hear HIM play as much as (or more than) the music to be performed! few strayed further from the score than horowitz!
TheDubya69 5 months ago
@makis4ever12345
i imagine he sells out a lot of his shows because he's a wizard who dominates the piano. if you were a true MUSIC appreciator, you would listen to what he does (not how he does it)... but the bonus is that live you get to see how much fun he has communicating with the music, his audience, the piano, and being a formidable entertainer (which is ultimately what being a musician is).
TheDubya69 5 months ago
kinda looks like bruce willis xD with hair tho XD
marvinracer88 6 months ago
he's over-romanticizing it. no fire
anyothernickistaken 6 months ago
he's french !
Lisztsuedois 6 months ago
ahahahahaha he is the man!!
DadoD999 7 months ago
This man has a perverted halo - over himself, and over this piece. This is the work of the serpent - the highlighting of the accents on the left-hand are sick... according to somebody, the left hand is not supposed to be accented; it makes circles.
dramf888 7 months ago
He is so fun to watch! Some people may hate on facial expression while playing music, but I honestly have nothing against it. It gives us a window into the pianist's world. And at the end, he practically played the last note while standing up. He was like "i. am. DONE!" haha made me laugh really hard! Funny guy!
modelstatue 7 months ago
1:20 - 1:22 LOL
danti08 7 months ago
look at his face while hes playing ,,funny
king32123213 7 months ago
...turns out Chopin was more of a "metal" man than generally supposed...the pianist's eyes turn demonic and the lower jaw moves sideways...Black Sabbath of a movement after all...
fredericfranc 8 months ago
I wish i can play this music...
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It's a real "mad genius"
Cyprien Katsaris is one of the greatest virtuosos of the piano history, so he can give freedoms that others can not.
Brilliant performance, original, happy and full of energy ...
Katsaris Congratulations!
Marcelo721 8 months ago
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Marcelo721 8 months ago
@ 3:26, he saw Justin Bieber in the audience
hohohee1 8 months ago 42
@hohohee1 q buiiiina jajajajaja
juanko225 8 months ago
@hohohee1 Take your biber jokes and fuck off.
Vesivian 8 months ago
@Vesivian take your small cock and fuck me
hohohee1 8 months ago
@hohohee1 sorry, i'm not gay unlike you.
Vesivian 8 months ago
@hohohee1 Cracks me up
desaicify 2 months ago
@hohohee1 lol
BassicStorm 2 months ago
Somehow, I knew that Lang Lang would appear somewhere in the comments. I am just sitting over here shaking my damn head. People who make facial expressions are just being unique and showing their feelings. Music is as much an emotional experience as it is a technical experience and people should stop hating on pianists for the fact that they are giving us a glimpse of what is going on in their world and how they feel the music. It enhances the message...
modelstatue 8 months ago
@modelstatue honestly, they couldn't get into it if they didn't just let go and make whatever faces they wanted
xis10ce 8 months ago
phenomonal performance....and I really liked the genuine emotion shown in the facial expressions....great music is primarily an emotional experience after all....
carlhopkinson 8 months ago
Carnegie hall if I'm not mistaken?
antione101 8 months ago
@antione101 Paleis der schone kunsten its in belgium
033muil 8 months ago
that was a very interpretive and personal performance with great technique
ibclappin 8 months ago
2:53 - genial emphasis on left hand. Still the best performance of Chopin Sonata (on the Earth)
100of1000 9 months ago
@100of1000 If chopin was alive probably would say the same about this performance. Katsaris is exeptional genious. The world has not yet known this completely
AkaMouTinn 9 months ago
If U know japanese anime "Star of Giants(Kyojin no Hoshi - 巨人の星)" U must watch this movie. zyjZ0tk3Aw8
officezodiac 9 months ago
This guy's hair = Beethoven meets Gene Simmons
blazingvirtuosity 9 months ago
what is he gazing at?
model23girl23 9 months ago
4:35 I love how he stands up with the foot on the pedal
sebastianrc 9 months ago
at 3:25 he's saying IMA KILLYA, extremely good interpretation haven't heard any I like more.
josemariomonzon 9 months ago 2
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hes ugly
hifredyo123456789 10 months ago
he's gly
hifredyo123456789 10 months ago 2
where is he staring at?
B337h0v3n 10 months ago
I wonder how those people in the concert hall don't laugh at his face :D But this interpretation is one of my favorites!!!
25firenze 10 months ago
Some of his faces truly are priceless.
Broopster5 10 months ago
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Broopster5 10 months ago
This is amazing! Thanks. Is this at Carnegie Hall?
pianogus 10 months ago
@pianogus Yup
Broopster5 10 months ago
It's a pity that the camera operator seemed to be focusing so much time on recording Cyprien Katsaris's facial expressions. I suppose some "purists" and
"pedagogues" will find things to fault in this performance, but I continue to find it the most interesting of all the performances of this movement I've come across. Katsaris never fails to bring out various voices that are generally are not brought out--if even noticed--by most other pianists. This is a pianist and performance to treasure.
Pianoczareye 10 months ago
I didn't know crusty the clown played piano... Haha, jokes aside, this is excellent
Jlan0151738 10 months ago
0:12 Rohypnol placement face.
makky123 11 months ago
3:26 - 3:29 XD
308813062 11 months ago 52
he looks like he cant believe what his hands are doing!
anyardsroad 11 months ago
Ok he looks like a funny guy but he plays amazing piano! I would like to play like him this sonate!
Lisztsuedois 11 months ago
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ahahaha, that is funny! he needs a mirror on the other end of that piano
fugaldevelopment 11 months ago
ahahaha, that is funny! he needs a mirror on the other end of that piano a
hahahah
fugaldevelopment 11 months ago
This guy is obviously the best clown next to Lang Lang - Awful !!!
Mbaum30a 11 months ago
The editing in atrocious.
kingsfort1 1 year ago
he reminds me of andrew zimmerman from the food show.
scout6686 1 year ago
lol I can't take this guy seriuosly
scout6686 1 year ago
@scout6686: Neither can we take the audience seriously...
gc65531941 11 months ago
@gc65531941 I can play this hbu?
scout6686 11 months ago
I believe hes eating spaghetti napolitana with ketchup till around 1.30 and then he enjoys a mediterranean salad with few slices of cheese. At around 3.00 he eats the dessert which is a chocolate cake. After all these he chews a gum and finishes his AMAZING performance.
That's all folks!
tomatoreaper 1 year ago
He is a technician!!!
mantinko 1 year ago
@nakatakanatakimura 不要以為沒有人不知道你在留什麼。
J1UHJ2UH 1 year ago
Ah, those crafty inner voices; unconventional, surely, but certainly fresh. I love watching this guy shake "erudite" internet musicologists and theorists up.
Yourenigma 1 year ago 14
@Yourenigma
Si, è vero ! Chissà perché accentua le voci intermedie ! E il ritmo così ondeggiante ? Di solito Cypryen Katsaris non si lascia andare a certi vizietti !! Sono perplesso, non deluso, ma perplesso su queste scelte eseecutive !!
darkblueangel1956 7 months ago
@darkblueangel1956 per fortuna che fa sentire anche per larti intermediie. Questo lo reputo in vizietto? non puo' voler dire avere una visione completa, contrappuntistica.. della partitura? Non si sente mai una esecuzione cosi'
PionieriSimone 6 months ago
@PionieriSimone
NO ! Chi può dare una visione contrappuntistica della scrittura di Chopin, è solo Glenn Gould, ma lo fa con uno spirirto ironico e provocatorio, come fa lui di solito. I vizietti di cui parlo sono "far risaltare" voci che non hanno rilevanza melodica, oppure mostrare atteggiamenti gestuali istrionici. E mi dispiace dire questo. Cyprien Katsaris mi piace, e di solito non fa certe cose, anzi, è sempre molto accurato e intuitivo, e ho sempre scritto bene delle sue incisioni !!!
darkblueangel1956 6 months ago
名人芸の極致～～！ 遊びも効いてて、サロン的な要素を彼の持ち味で
ああやって プレイしてるのでしょう。
それにしても、舞台でこの余裕は凄いと思う。
ootamanabu 1 year ago
１：５８の「ねえ、みんな～聞いてる？アタシ上手いでしょ？」って顔がいいね～
maegamikirisugi 1 year ago
Nice facial expression ! He will win in the world MR Bean competition !
penguintaiwan 1 year ago
Great "Tempo Rubato" in Mr. Katsaris' playing in this last movement . Few pianists do this with Chopin's music which Chopin himself always did when he played. So saying Mr. Katsaris is playing this last movement in a "distorted way," as was said by "AkaMouTinn" is just plain ignorant of playing classical piano music.
MoebiusTripper 1 year ago
@MoebiusTripper Oh really? And you heard Chopin do it this way? All we know of Chopin's rubato is what others have said about it. Not only are there no recordings, but the oldest person alive now could never even have met anyone who actually heard him play. So the only judgment that can be made is the difference between rubato, and *tasteless Liberace-like rubato" and this clearly falls into the latter category. It's like ham acting - silly and, yes, distorted.
gtimny 1 year ago
@gtimny I knew you were going to say this. But I have read Chopin's own collected writings and he mentions playing his music using "Tempo Rubato." It is only "distorted" if one uses it in an exaggerated way. If one does not use it, then one will sound like any other pianist. It gives the music personality...A good example is the great Polish pianist, Padrewski. I will admit he took too much liberty with Tempo Rubato, but who is going to say to his face that he is playing Chopin wrong?
MoebiusTripper 1 year ago
I would love to see a recording of only his face while playing this piece.
josemariomonzon 1 year ago
A full-scale epic idiot
Selecter8 1 year ago
@Selecter8 if you knew who you called idiot the you would know that you are an idiot. But hence an idiot never knows he is one.
AkaMouTinn 1 year ago
@AkaMouTinn I do now who I called an idiot! He is a great pianist this indeed (which can be concluded from your defensive attitude) but his playing of this particular movement can be described as, let say, "distorted".
Selecter8 1 year ago
@Selecter8 Perhaps you can provide us with your insight as to what is "distorted" about this particular interpretation. Without substantiation, your critique is meaningless.
Frozentoes1 1 year ago
like Pink Panther, detective Cruso.
TokyoDoggyDog 1 year ago
Where does he stare ?
otoboke22 1 year ago
where can i find the sheet music for this?
Guns8000 1 year ago
@Guns8000
IMSLP
The55555SSSSS 1 year ago
A genius!
Humanitish 1 year ago
LMAO! What was up with the picture in picture of him making that goofy face?
OriginalBasaliskos 1 year ago
一体何考えて弾いてるんだろ…このヒト…ショパンの最高傑作で遊ばないで…
risktakerdaito 1 year ago
Who is this Bruce Willis?
tipsum 1 year ago
that face and that hair
like cracked out musical krusty the clown.
scout6686 1 year ago
@scout6686 貴方は、いろいろな物を受け入れる心の柔軟性がない人だ。
音楽の感じ方や受け取り方は千差万別。勝手に他人のコメントに文句をつけてくる。自分は自分でいいじゃんか。
※上手に英語に訳せるかな（笑
kumaforza 1 year ago
@kumaforza Bakayaro
scout6686 1 year ago
@scout6686 最後はバカヤロだって。笑っちゃう。
もはやコメントするに値しない。
音楽を愛する人のコメントですかね。
kumaforza 1 year ago
@kumaforza hsdofihdsofihsofinslfnwlanflndlkandlnsdlkadn
scout6686 1 year ago
@scout6686 You sent a message to curse for me earlier. In the english that does not understand a meaning, besides.
I don't understand what you saying, but enough possible other speaking.
Your english is not good universally. Shall I introduce good english school around here
kumaforza 1 year ago
@kumaforza i studied physics at boston college so you can suck it.
scout6686 1 year ago
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kumaforza 1 year ago
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@scout6686You were not able to learn human nature at a university.
But you seem to have been able to learn words to curse a person.
kumaforza 1 year ago
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kumaforza 1 year ago
@scout6686 Reflect oneself before making a fool of me. Is it the comment of a person loving music?
kumaforza 1 year ago
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kumaforza 1 year ago
Great Mr. Katsaris!
Will84ABA 1 year ago
i believe the secret of his mastery lies in his jaw , without it he would be useless
gohanisbuckethead 1 year ago
@gohanisbuckethead HAHAHA
scout6686 1 year ago
what kind of filming is this? its all over the place!
damoosie123 1 year ago
Katsaris is such a rapist.,
otonanoC 1 year ago
@otonanoC not as much as Gould, in the same work. ;-)
TheEngraver 1 year ago
いろんな所をみながら弾いてる、照明チェックや観客チェックでもしてるのかな。
指揮者みたいだ
doubutudddd000 1 year ago
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kumaforza 1 year ago
@kumaforza not to me lol
scout6686 1 year ago
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kumaforza 1 year ago
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kumaforza 1 year ago
@kumaforza gbdibsbsldlkf dude i can't read that nor can 95% of the people looking at this page dirty asian
scout6686 1 year ago
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kumaforza 1 year ago
@scout6686 uh?? what do you mean by 95@ of the people looking at his page dirty asian.. you mean asians are dirty??
sumimimi0 1 year ago
@sumimimi0 I'm 100% asian myself I can say whatever I want dirty asian!
I can't read Japanese and this guy is sending me mad mad private messages. I'm Korean maybe you can translate all that he's written?
scout6686 1 year ago
@scout6686 oh you are korean, so am i. actually, i didn't ask what does that sentence mean. i am asking why did you say that. i was raised in an english speaking country so obviously, i can at least speak basic english. by the way, your grammar is perhaps wrong, nor can 95% of the people looking at his page, dirty asian. (where is your are and s? looking at this page, are dirty asians.)
sumimimi0 1 year ago
@scout6686 i don't see a reason why my english is bad? can you explain? i even got first prize in debate in singapore. the sentence you wrote doesn't make sense so that is why i wrote what does it mean by? look at your sentence? 95% of the people looking at this page dirty asians.. the sentence totally doesn't make sense 그리고 만약에 저 일본인이 당신에게 스팸 매일 받았으면 그냥 무시하세요. 저런 사람 너무나도 많으니까
sumimimi0 1 year ago
@sumimimi0 bla bla bla
scout6686 1 year ago
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kumaforza 1 year ago
@sumimimi0 btw what I wrote is "nor can 95% of the people looking at this page, dirty asian"
obviously you don't speak english very well too bad.
scout6686 1 year ago
Troppo simpatico...artista puro !!!!
Bravissimo!!!
NuovoCurioso 1 year ago
what a truly brilliant performance yet again by maestro katsaris! this man is truly brilliant and it's unbelievable that he possesses an uncanny mixture of virtuosity and musicality, lol
but i have to ask..... what on earth did he play for the encore (at the very end of the clip after all his curtain calls)??? is there a video clip of that floating around anywhere?
TheDubya69 1 year ago
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Why does Ivo never play Chopins ballade No.1 ?
I know-But do "fanboys" know?
maxhansendk 1 year ago
1:19 the popup window :D :D
yahuui 1 year ago
@yahuui LOL
4785689 1 year ago
Genio. Uno dei pochi rimasti.
Simone Pionieri
PionieriSimone 1 year ago
What enthusiasm. What a performance!
gert0174 1 year ago
It was been "Live in..." where did he play ? help me
100of1000 1 year ago
@100of1000 carenegie hall :D or however you spell it.
DanSandwich 1 year ago
Does anyone else think this pianist resembles Mr. Bean?
simontist 1 year ago
ke faccia da pirla!
schonklang 1 year ago
lol nice hair(: and good playing, im learning this song; need all the hearing of it i can get.
asianppl168 1 year ago
すばらしいです。神のようです。
amabile708 1 year ago
terrible.
geneveable 1 year ago
I've seen / heard him a lot through YouTube. Thanks! He's a master. He "sees" what he is playing.
gert0174 1 year ago
On robi chyba śmieszniejsze miny niż LangLang
He has much more funny face expresion than LangLang
obserwatar 1 year ago
@obserwatar z tym, że miny Lang Langa wyglądaja troszke kiczowato przy ekspresji Katsarisa - takie jest moje zdanie. Choc właśnie takie miny sa cudowne, czesto widzimy niemalże rozpłakane twarze, a tutaj mina prawidłowa - tajemnicza straszna przerażająca. cenie tego pianistę właśnie za niesłychany luz przy instrumencie oraz raczej niewyćwiczoną mimikę, która dodaje dodatkowych walorów - ale sie opisałem i to po polsku ciekawe kto to jeszcze przeczyta :)
100of1000 1 year ago
Excellent!!!
thelastmusician 1 year ago
did any of u see the movie "it" about a clown called pennywise?...well u know whats my point
belialah 1 year ago
軽いタッチなのに音がはっきりとしてる・・・すごすぎるｗｗｗ
yamaken0110 1 year ago
grandissimo!e basta
MrALCOTTS 1 year ago
And finally at 4:16 his expression shows how satisfied he is with his performance, a fact that makes the cadenza sound so effortless, as the PERFECT end to a PERFECT journey. Thus making the audience stunned from admiration through "erotic" attraction almost equal to having Chopin sitting next to him. "Eros" is a greek word which is not and cannot be translated into english. Its what makes us lean towards the divine. Chopin IS divine and katsaris shows it because he CAN.
AkaMouTinn 1 year ago