Alexei Sultanov Prokofiev Piano Sonata No.7 3rd.mov.

[RareClassicalGuitars]

Sultanov was a monster, he took chances,he let himself be vulnerable like

the greatest of actors do when they are in front of the camera. The likes of this young man will not come around again !

[shireengol]

never heard and seen such a spectacular end! Insane or as we say 'waanzinnig!'

[fredericfranc]

...perf. has more problems than a dog has fleas, but with this pianist it seems not to matter, he has a way of getting away with things pretty effectively...he makes the composition "his own", peculiarly non-prokofievian, yet it hangs together it its own way and sounds gracious and lyrical even when you want it otherwise, maybe...he has "his way" with the audience and the composition, too that is damn near sexual...

[calitats321]

RIP Alexei Sultanov. He was going to be great.

[shireengol]

@calitats321 he HAS been great and still is: listen!

[bfeyalcin]

but what's the scandal

[uhartchristian]

this pianist was aa exceptionnal as Cziffra and Horowitz was. They were out of the normal way of playing out of the teachers way of thinking about music. The conservatorystandard did not fix to this intelligent musician. His personal way of playing neither , thats why they did not give him a prize at the competition. The time of honest jury like Richter or Guilels seems to be over in russia.....

[FreemanNeckbrake]

That ending was wild!

[ninaorf]

Алексей Султанов - гений, а гениям звидуют так, что попросту хотят уничтожить, что и сделали.

[umdala]

Ugly? No offense, but I find most of the Bach performances I hear are really boring. Dissonance is part of life and without it, there would be no suspended chords or sonic resolution - so it's a beautiful thing! This performance is amazing and I miss hearing Alexei.

[pianowxy]

Amazing!!!

[katchum]

I like how he sways his hair at the ending!

[KZPEN87]

Bravoooo!!!!Greatest!!!!

I agree with cubanbach!!Fortunately we haven't long ears of King Midas.

[cubanbach]

THE great and legendary SULTANOV!@!!!!!!

[BOBOsungmin]

what a ugly ending...

[cubanbach]

@BOBOsungmin Oh so this was supposed to be something from Kinderscenen? geeezzzz Ugliness is PART of music...as it is PART of life....Sultanov was demonic... I adore him.

[gipehache]

Interprétation acceptable de ce 3ème mouvement, mais les dernières mesures sont vraiment trop "precipitato" ! L'accélération du tempo à la fin ne se justifie pas, le rythme devrait rester "métronomique".

J.-P. H.

[salviatim]

i dont like the end, but is a nice interpretation, of course

[callenishss]

this is another alexei sultanov than the chopin competition one

[iansquared3]

i tried learning this piece. i got all the notes, i learned the whole thing, but i cannot get it any where CLOSE to a good tempo. and the piece sounds terrible when its slow.

[coaster1000]

Listen to Grigorij Sokolov's version of this piece. It is fantastic, intense, all at an extremely slow tempo.

[hailkayy]

That's true lool !

[Pianist54d]

I like his interpretation actually

[chusomen]

It's a very academic interpretation, but considering how young he was I think this is an outstanding performance.

[coaster1000]

ACADEMIC?!?!?!?!

[chusomen]

Oh yes, I played this sonata for my diplom and I can tell you he does exactly what it's written in the score.

[coaster1000]

I play it too, and yes, he does everything written! My reply was about the ending, in which he goes a bit crazy. (: Not that I think it's bad. But really, this isn't academic.

[rasha0702]

this is Sultanov not Sokolov! Precipitato allows accelerando, but I don't like it here...

[Impressionist1]

That's the most interesting performance I have heard!! Fantastic!

[mrmolinodelahoz]

Listen to Gen Hirano performance of Prokofiev 7th.  It is diabolic.

[mathpianist93]

Why the Accelerando towards end??? o_O

[dgaranin]

I also did not like the rushed ending.

[gabitico]

This video should be dedicated to that garbage jury, leaded by the great maffia man Petrov, who did not let him pass to the final, and gave first prize to one of the biggest empty pianist of all times: Matsuev

[micheldvorsky]

Meh. Petrov is a better pianist than either Matsuev or Sultanov.

[natalyamark]

@gabitico Somebody, higher then Petrov pushed the pedal, to give Matsuev the chance........ If Van Kliburn was there, he would go home after the first round.........

[Pogouldiwitz]

I've never seen such velocity as in those last 10-15 seconds.

[EmperorOfWei]

Charges head on with a suicidal tempo, but she keeps such phenomenal control all the time, even at the end! She has mastered this fiendishly difficult piece!

[EmperorOfWei]

Whoops! Sorry, Alexei is a man! LOL his hair deceived me.

Hahaha! Anyway, good work!

[charlesbaker50]

This is NOT what Prokofiev intended - he's almost playing it as though it's a Czerny etude, and consequently it's faster than a cheetah, especially at the end! I can't believe the crowd loved this performance - I would have sat there and folded my arms in disgust.

Just listen to Sokolov play this at the RIGHT tempo. You'll be stunned, like I was.

[Snufkin999]

I don't know what you mean by "Not what Prokofiev intended", but as of Sokolov's performance, unique and compelling as it may be, do you think it does justice to Prokofiev's indication of "precipitato"? I think here it does, but this word can be interpreted in many ways I suppose.

[charlesbaker50]

Shut up. The only vocabulary you have are disgusting swear words. There's no need for it here and anyway you don't know a thing about music - it's RICHTER not DICHTER you arsehole.

I'd like to see you try and play this.

[supermanifold]

Fuck off and die. Seriously.

[supermanifold]

and yah, it's Misha Dichter I was referring to, you fucking tool:

watch?v=l3YPp_5vmIw

[TheAtma]

lmao owned him.

[lospazio]

I can't understand why some people are so concerned about speed in music playing. They seem to think that velocity is "always" wrong and of course it isn't. I don't know how you know so precisely Prokofiev's intentions, but he was not certainly obliged to choose the indication "precipitato" whose meaning I am not sure you know. He could have labeled it just "allegro" or "andantino con moto" to suit your preferences. I personally find this interpretation absolutely stunning.

[klausknulp]

@lospazio

i agree! a very individual performance. he keeps the power til the coda. and this is very spectaculous! my favourite player with this sonata is grigory sokolov

[BONHZEPPELIN]

@lospazio - I agree! I guess none of these critics have seen or heard Buddy Rich! Virtuosity is something that literally takes hold of your soul, physically grabs you, and THEN floors you!!! I think Prokofiev would've not been foolish to claim his music was played wrong! He might say it was played horribly, but in Alexei's interpretation DEFINITELY NOT!

[gojewla]

I think that's one of Sokolov's worst interpretations. Don't get me wrong though, I truly LOVE his 8th sonata, which is quite possibly the best recording I have ever heard of that piece and if you have never heard it, I highly recommend it. For me, the 7th is just safe and boring the way he plays it. It's quite perplexing.

[jubulalau]

That was mad stuff.

Sultanov, I will look for more from this guy.

[Verityseo]

we all do, but unfortunately he was killed by some obscure, weird stroke. soaring highs and tragic end--we've seen quite a number of them who by god have been blessed with so much talent then getting cursed with unsual tragedy.

[jubulalau]

God!!

He was good...

[Coixxman]

low volume video

[Gollam12]

at the and, I do feel it.

[Gollam12]

I don't feel the power now. I like those performances when he playes it, but my favorite is Katsaris's precipitato. Now I just don't feel it :)

[jewell11]

This is a very unique interpretation.

[Jirzy]

Sultanov was genius.

[asdfgftw]

the neurological physics of this performance are mind-boggling

[sviatoslavberezovsky]

this is absolutely incredible...

[gotrob74]

OK- I'm only saying this because I recently heard Yefim Bronfmin's performance of the 7th Sonata live- and it was utterly superior to this one....the piece requires skill and precision but most importantly, drama. I would have to say that this performance utterly lacks drama (and precision at times). The close of the piece sounds messy to my ears

[coaster1000]

Wow, i cant believe he get trowed out after the second roud!!!??? He is GREAT!

[vocalpianist]

he makes it looks so effortless...

[datruzepp]

ahahahahah daim da ZALT!!!

n randomly do u haff da FREDDY perfz from diz comp?

[GypsyPianist]

Does anyone know where he got to in this competition and who the winner was?

[Nissor]

he was out after secound round following the largest scandal in the history of the Tchaikovsky competitions.Denis Matsuev won the competition

[GypsyPianist]

Thank you sooo much for this info.!  What was the scandal all about?

[vocalpianist]

yes what was this "scandal"?

[PawelWysocki]

@Nissor serves him well for wearing ridiculously long hair

[trevindye]

amazing

[PACKER81]

Baldheaded performance!

[volodya2]

pure genius.... :D