Arcadi Volodos - 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody Liszt (Horowitz Transcription)

[Darrning]

Don't like me. Hamelin plays this piece one million of time better of Volodos. This transcription is rubbish.

[alexandros789]

i think the best interpreter of hungarian rhapsody n°2 is Cziffra.

[8jonathan24]

You guys never heard Adam Gyorgy play this song? He really interprets it better than these 2...

[PrincessDesert]

Lang Lang playz it better, and I HATE Lang Lang...so....

[masterofsynapsis]

if you listen very carefully you can hear Bang Bang crying...

[sttar1982]

perfect®

[PerKaltberg]

I could almost hear Horowitz

[mrkwonsony]

about the cadenza of this piece, I prefer or suggest Marc Andre Hamelin's version is the best; or better in my taste.

[utopian1129]

i dont know, lang lang vs volodos, i love both. but for my personal taste..i like lang lang just a little bit better because he has a stronger personality ( or wt ppl call showing off :-P)

[thablackman]

from 1:10, I've never heard anyone play it that perfect, not even Horowitz himself, AND the trill at 1:46 has such a ring to it, this dude is Great!!!! And even at 1:56 it sounds like 2 pianos.....this piece was meant to sound like "dueling pianos"

[thablackman]

from 1:10, I've never heard anyone play it that perfect, not even Horowitz himself, AND the trill at 1:46 has such a ring to it, this dude is Great!!!!

[vecernicek2]

I like this legendary interpretation: watch?v=W8R0ZwYvXpg

enjoy :)

[saeidkermanshah]

fucking crazy piece.....

[LightningDemon]

This is a fantastic piece, however, doesn't sound like Volodos at all.

Danyael

;-Demon

[samsonno]

Absolutely stunning!

[karmacazee]

I always thought this was two pianos. How the hell does he do that with just 10 fingers?

[scorpeon17]

@karmacazee He was rumored to be in league with the Devil.

[pepp991]

onestamente su un pezzo di liszt c è poco da toccare!!

[NoemiAuroraeco]

Semplicemente F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C-O !!!

[SirArmengol]

wow! This is sooooo amazing! This vid makes me doubt... Volodos or Horowitz for the hungarian rhapsody...? Thx for posting!

[AlexPhisicalT]

wow,,,, it sound perfect!!! the best piece!!!

[DonFrankos]

...... there is a lot to learn my friend, a lot..

[Shumeshi]

Horowitz? With all respect to him, I now realize that Richter was a better pianist and now if anything, Volodos is a new Richter to me, not Horowitz, but then again, when I listen to him, it's like something I haven't heard before, he's Volodos, not Horowitz or Richter.

[mishima1974]

What does your opinion about Richter have to do with this?

[Shumeshi]

sorry, can't help you, read the message again maybe, then your initial one, then DonFrankos', perhaps, I don't know, think or smth, but I can't do much more for you.

[asdbnmff]

Are you crazy???!! nobody could be horowitz, he was not the greatest pianist in th story but the greatest musician.. volodos is technically better than horowitz but he will never be like horowitz at all.. and than I think richter was a very good pianist but he is not for a moment like horowitz or volodos.. in conclusion I have to say that nobody could deny the enormous influence on volodos by the great horowitz.

[tpbricknw]

I agree 100% they are fucking crazy. The only pianist who was better than Horowitz was Franz Liszt himself.

[foxyjohnuk]

did you hear him play?

[nbharakey]

There's no good pianost that wants to be like some other pianist.

You want to say that better pianist is the one you like, and bad is one that you dont like. That's really stupid.

All of them have great and unreachable technic, you just need to enjoy those who you like.

[principecalaf]

Volodos vs Lang Lang? who is more virtuoso in your opinion?

[DonFrankos]

haha nice question! in my opinion, Volodos is the real virtuoso, because he can not only do nearly impossible things, he can also play cristal clear and with a tremendous amount of passion. he combines a perfect technique with tons of creativity and a talent for producing colors. Lang Lang in my opinion sticks just to the 'virtuosity' the technical part. because I do believe LL is an incredible technician, though in my opinion he quit often misses the point in a composition. nice question!

[rachmaninov1873]

i am chinese, but i prefer volodos...fuck lang lang..only know how to show off himself!

[asdbnmff]

I agree you with all my heart.. I hate lang lang..

[bwinkled]

@principecalaf Funny question, you have Volodos the great virtuoso and Lang Lang the showman. Anyway you look at it Volodo is so much better, technique and everything else.

[nighthellfire123]

really.. that was too great..

[elboim38]

just stunning!ty for posting!!!!

[DebraWarman]

yes yes yes... Are you able to upload it? :)

[DebraWarman]

Do you have his Rach Polka?

[DonFrankos]

do you mean his Italian Polka? I have a record of that one!