Liszt Paganini Etude S.161 No.3 "La Campenella" (Li)

[ElFuroCrack]

OMG!!!

[frenchvanilacoolwhip]

I consider it an accomplishment that I can even read the piece and follow along..

[MyDERPMAN]

Man if I had just an ounce of musical talent I would devote the entirety of my life to able to peform this piece

[mrbeng111]

liszt + paganini = EPIC AWESOMENESS !!!!!!

[FuzzyConstant]

There is no way I could play this song, my hands are too small unfortunately. I wish I could though.

[Drake126]

@FuzzyConstant If you can play octaves conviniently, than the size of your hands is not an obstacle, having bigger hands doesn't really make it easier, and it can be a hindrance too.

[mozartpiano23]

thumb up if you love this song

[MissLoops47]

Only a person with a great passion for music could compose such a beautiful piece!

[jetsz132]

i might stop school to be able to play this

[MultiYoav]

i like the whole pieces but i like the end the most' very dramatic.

[JakePDiGregorio]

Nope

[fedesen6]

I tried to play it... and failed.

[44STYLE187]

@fedesen6

me too ^^

[Gloovyglow]

oh my god, lets deal with the speed limit barrier... this is hard alright...

[Gloovyglow]

i don't have hands that has a wide range....

[TheDardanius]

this is indeed a very....effective etude...for fingers. im gonna try it.

[musjaaa]

would the piece be more difficult on violin or piano? i understand it was originally composed by Paganini

[TheDardanius]

@musjaaa probably on the violin, because i cant imagine sb playing this on the violin with all these jumps higher or of an octave etc..... it was originally written as a violin concerto, nr.2 from paganini. I hope i'll ever be able to play this piece on the piano....it would be so awesome

[benyanman]

The E flat key is gonna broke

[classicalhero7]

@benyanman Excuse me, it is the D Sharp key.

[KadlecSvk]

@classicalhero7 actually, it's the F double flat key! :-D

[xxgwyloxx]

This song is just so intense to learn. Good thing I'm learning it two years in advnaced and I've only managed to complete first 4 pages D;

[Marhiie5793]

I have never seen such a thing ! Amasing !

[Emanresu56]

I got through the first page without dying.

[1432Peter]

Essa obra magnífica é chamada de "Estudo". Imaginem só se não fôsse. Muito obrigado.

[MusicIsMyLife6991]

At 2:48, is that a constant trill with the 4th and 5th finger?

[aries4561]

@MusicIsMyLife6991 yes it is.

[MusicIsMyLife6991]

@aries4561 - Omfg! That would be extremely difficult for me to keep it going that long! Liszt was awesome!

[Marhiie5793]

@MusicIsMyLife6991 ^^ so funny, course, I'll do it tomorrow ! This trill could drive anybody mad !

[apluspianist]

Don't forget Listz!

[ltsio]

Alicia de la Rocha es la que mejor interpreta esta pieza,con muuucha diferencia

[cody55909]

Where to find this exact score?

[WBensburg]

Still stunning to me that such a fine pianist still makes that gross mistake @2:24. I've heard 3 recordings by Li of this piece, and he plays that note wrong in all 3.... Perhaps no one's told him?

[addeex1]

@WBensburg What wrong note according to the score it seems right?

[WBensburg]

@addeex1 Li hits an A natural here instead of an A sharp. Compare with 3:49 (where the melody is in the bass, in octaves).

[addeex1]

@WBensburg Oh I see, you're right.

[snhoOk]

@addeex1  hard tihS<--- for sure

[addeex1]

@snhoOk Sorry?

[Deliquent2006]

He takes the melody and fucks the shit out of it!

[blindiris22]

im currently playing rachmaninoff's prelude in g and can play and memorized his prelude in c. rachmaninoff has made some hard stuff as i have figured out in the past months of me playing his music, but looking at liszt's stuff i can only think.... wow.. this is impossible. so much jumping on the right hand its unimaginable to me

[PhillyB702]

@blindiris22 I would say that most rachmaninoff is actually harder than liszt. Once you get the jumps, trills, repeated notes, and octaves down, this piece isn't too bad. Rachmaninoff is a lot more musically and technically demanding, and it takes forever to learn.

[blindiris22]

@blindiris22 i havent actually learned any liszt pieces (yet), but i could agree that one of the largest challenges for most rachmaninoff pieces are that they are all very technical as well as dynamic. also unlinke many composers (what ive can play of him) there is little repetition

[pianokd11]

Wow that high b really got a workout :P

[JohnnyMatchette]

@pianokd11 I'm pretty sure the high note is a D#...

[jamison94816]

The trill at 2:48 is extremely difficult, how am I ever going to play that trill properly??!! Damn Liszt. Just Joking he's a genius ^w^

[4thlord51]

@jamison94816 believe it or not that's one of the easiest passage of the piece once you have trained your weak fingers like your pinky.

[jamison94816]

@4thlord51 Yeah I'm working on training my fingers for this, thanks for the advice xD

[4thlord51]

@jamison94816 you want to mix up practicing slow and fast. slow to memorize..fast to strengthen your fingers. do be afraid to play sloppy when playing fast you'll clean it up when you master the piece. And its always good when your fingers feel sore :)

[kazesorany]

dont u mean s141?

[Lukecash12]

I'm sorry, but the last minute and a half was just plain crass.

[Lukecash12]

Very good tempo, allowing for phrasing and clarity, but the dynamics weren't very uniform and the tone wasn't colourful.

[anonymousQ45]

@Lukecash12 do you even know who youre criticizing?

[Lukecash12]

@anonymousQ45 Yundi Li. And Li probably isn't all that butt hurt because I don't regard him like I do Cziffra, Cutner, Cortot, or any other V.S.O.P. (very superior older pianist). We're far behind the pedagogy restoration we'd need to understand musical performance like they did. As is, pianists can't even agree on whether or not to play flat fingered, when Richter used cartwheel position, pyramid and spider, chord attack exercises, and various elbow and wrist positions

[Lukecash12]

@anonymousQ45 that are considered no-nos by some different pedagogues, interchangeably and had a degree of comfort with each.

[anonymousQ45]

@Lukecash12 you didnt even answer the question. i didnt ask what a teacher thinks about interpretation. i asked if you know youre critizing the first teenager to win a chopin int competition

[Lukecash12]

@anonymousQ45 Yes. I'm criticizing the work of an adult, who is probably just as aware as myself of the history and practices of the piano pedagogy. He's not a saint, I'm not an amateur. That's all that;s needed to point out the fact that his dynamics weren't uniform, and the tone wasn't colorful.

[IDIOTIGROUP]

8 fans of Justin Bieber saw this...

[IDIOTIGROUP]

I'm crying :')

[Chopinilove]

Fottuto liszt!

[Bandgeekdom]

4:15 gives me chills... SO AWESOME... O.o

[IDIOTIGROUP]

@Bandgeekdom I agree :)

[coolasianbrian]

@Bandgeekdom I agree, when i first heard this piece played by my friend, i was like I LOVE THE ENDING!

[Ir0nman86]

you can find sheet music @ sheetsearch . com

[0MindSwept0]

i <3 that song!

[s077924]

@0MindSwept0 Me too :D

[moonpearl666]

holy shit

[2hyeok]

@moonpearl666 lol

[kb27787]

lol I would never dream of playing this piece ever (not when I cant even reach a 9th lol) Lizst must've had HUGE hands...

[pianotuner101]

@kb27787 Hardly anyone's hands can span what was written. But my college piano teacher taught me you have to feel for it (like the ending to the Chopin Scherzo in Bb. Same principle. She made me practice it without looking for sure. And after practicing La Campanella in the dark and sitting with the right piano bench you can do the same. It takes a lot of practice.

[0MindSwept0]

@kb27787 no, there's ot of jumping, i play the begining of it every so often just for fun, and it's pretty hard, but still possible.

[malkavianxx]

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[Nutterbutterz95]

@malkavianxx Dis piece vas made for big german hands!

[OnlyOnWensdays]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

[engs1]

I saw tsunami coming at 3:25

[PSwildcat12]

all I have to say is wow. Yundi Li is off the charts with his abilities. Best pianist I've heard of (not trying to be biased)

[mcfy25]

Why G-Sharp Minor?!? BUT very nice. Best LISZT piece.

[hanzotk]

@mcfy25

I like Dream Of love more, but this one is one of his most known romances. Also, Paginini style was inspired by Chopin who always was LIzst friend and LIzst was inspired by him.

[MarlitaLinda77]

Oh my God! This is beautifull and terrible! jaja

[DMHR100]

Wow, Liszt was a sadistic bastard.

[PhillyB702]

@DMHR100 you should see his transcendental etudes >.>

[TheExarion]

@DMHR100 Listen to Cziffra's run of this song, you'll be saying otherwise :P

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

@DMHR100 no, he was only cool, while you're not enough :D

[DrSm4rT]

@DMHR100 if it was difficult for him he would have been sadomasochistic :D but actually it wasn't i guess

[yutyee3]

@DMHR100 then I guess you could say Yundi Li is a masochist ;)

[halpuki]

hát igen....

[bailey312]

Holy mother of jesus, that last last animato part gave me CHILLS.

[TheLivingangel123]

@bailey312 Did the same for me as well! Yundi Li interpreted and played this piece incredibly well!! It's amazing! :D

[pianogirl131]

absolutely beautiful 

[LTMPLDA]

liszt fait des choses très très très très très très très très très très très très très très très très très dure.

[UnScriptedFlix]

I treat the first 3 lines as my morning practice for other pieces...

[Mocka731]

i can get through the first three measures with no difficulty....

[XavierMac]

I love how people who have beaten games like Guitar Hero on expert think their shit is difficult. Heh.

[lilxdevil3654]

I think that if I stared at the music hard enough, some of it will soak into my brain...

[BronkaBie]

Przepięknie!!!!!!!!

[ChrisGuy1980]

I adore Liszt!!!!!!

[natashaclapp93]

4:04- 4:37 <3

[Hilieh]

@natashaclapp93 I know! Is my favorite part too! :3

[natashaclapp93]

LOVE the ending!!!!

[Chanmin2007nz]

8 people have short fingers.

[tamaycoo]

La Campanella has been born for me. Thanks.

[itskelvinkkc]

Hardcore.

[wagneristhebest]

you call that an allegretto! 

[Sushiilic]

As i was hearing this piece for the first time, i have got tears in my ears:

Caused of the beautiness, of the abilitys of Yundi li, and caused of the dream being able to play this piece one time

Franz Liszt and Yundi li, two of the few persons in the human history, i ve deep respect too

Thx for this wonderful version

[DenkaSaeba25]

@Sushiilic

Liszt, Yundi Li and... Paganini :D

[Deliquent2006]

I'm saved by the Campenella!

[oHeyitsthatguy]

I saw the double bar line at 3:28 and I was kind of surprised that it was the end of the piece... But then it kept going...

[Udders666]

@oHeyitsthatguy Double bar line doesn't always mean it's the final bar. If you look at the last bar at the end of the video it's slightly different. Usually a double bar just means there's a new section or theme or something similar.

[dmn22]

andre watts is better.

[ImmortalSpecies]

I made it to the 3rd page in two weeks then took a break 'cause of the jumping those big intervals straining my hand.

[peachesnmcream]

great ending



[kemo741]

My life just became worth living.

[GoSTy91]

Very hard!

[Ir0nman86]

you can find free piano sheet music @ sheetsearch . com

[euch27]

Why does the left hand switch between treble clef and base clef?

[Gm030192]

@euch27 Presumably just for convenience. That is quite common in piano pieces, when the left hand has to play high notes it is easier to transcribe it in the treble clef than write it in the bass clef with multiple ledger lines.

[euch27]

@Gm030192 Ah, that makes sense. Thanks!

[estazez]

it'd be nice if you could upload andre watt's version :D:D

[Hanly100]

Valentina played this in an outstanding delicate way!

[mkeysou812]

incredible, so much expression and control

[NoamLeor]

someone can send me a link to the pages of the notes of this composition?

[hayazi95]

It was all outstanding, but 3:27 to the end made me speechless! :O I'm stunned.

[Deliquent2006]

It gets extremely terrible after 4:37

[Mrphe3000]

@Deliquent2006 (British accent) Oh heavens our minds think a like (sips tea)

[looney1023]

@Deliquent2006

. . . until you are saved by the replay button.

[nayelinesme]

Canta la "Campanella" toda el tiempo.

[Deliquent2006]

Our ears are fucked with all kinds of shitty music. THIS MUSIC RETURNS BACK THE VIRGINITY TO YOUR EAR DRUMS! MIRACULOUS!

[mjarratt12]

7 people are deaf and blind.

[Deliquent2006]

thumbs ups if you see an equal likes for the two top comments!

[sussumuTV]

for lizst all the notes of the piano wasn't just enough.

[RediForKing]

I would say the playing here is "perfect" if this exists. It almost sounds like a robot would play it. (which is good)

[Choltik]

for me the best version of la campanella is by valentina lisitsa, she's awesome

[mrkwonsony]

Li Sucks. Sorry.

[meenksellaan1]

Jezus.... is this even playable by a human??! This is freaking impossible!

[Bochum96]

@meenksellaan1

it's f*ckin hard, but it's possible

i once tried it and failed on first page...

[meenksellaan1]

I wouldn't even want to start playing it, this is for the real awesome pianoplayers out there, only they can play this.

[Ragtime44Films]

@meenksellaan1

No, it's completely possible, just bloody difficult. (Inception. Har har.)

[paradox56533]

@meenksellaan1 its playable. my friend is currently working on it and he almost has it down. it took almost a year to get where he is now

[myxo101]

Ill just stop at bar 4.

[Thel4zyd0g]

...

[Matt123ttam]

this is the carnival of venice of piano

[OrumMessor]

Intense.

[UberBenny1]

i like how every other youtube video has hateful, unconstructive, shitty comments. and then you get to liszt and everyone's instructing each other on how to be a better human being, this song > your life.

[develish16]

1:38 !!!!!!!

[mtv565]

Liszt has nice melodies (musical ideas) but he chose to over-complicate his music instead of developing them further. I prefer how Bach takes a simple melody and develop episodes and climax out of it.

[What1sMusic]

@mtv565 Liszt's time was much further from Bach's than it is ours. Take that into consideration before you randomly post subjective opinions comparing the two. You don't see modern day musicians writing in the I-V-I styles of the classical period nowadays either, there's a reason.

[mtv565]

@What1sMusic If you realise, time periods have nothing to do with Bach because a considerable number of his music sounds so modern and contemporary. Personally, I believe different era or time periods have nothing to do with greatness of a composer's music. Even in modern era, we do have great masterpieces.

[hellothereimasian]

@mtv565 Liszt wasn't all bravado, he has many expressive pieces, such as his die zelle in nonnenwerth version four elegie. or his romance in e minor, or his ballade ukraine. he has many expressive pieces, but he was more known for his virtuoso technique and level of piano. no one in his day matched him.

[mtv565]

@hellothereimasian Yes, he has nice and sometimes expressive melodies but my point is, he over-complicate them. Virtuosity in Liszt's music is often for the sake of virtuosity.

[vslflute92]

7 people like Justin Bieber.

[keetner]

@vslflute92

No.

[rukashawn]

the piece is not that difficult,

try practicing the piece slow then gradually increase in speed over time.

Liszt took advantage of his hands length,

so, this piece does not touch on individual (fingers) strength,

but, rather, it touches good technique

in piano playing.

[keetner]

@rukashawn

Not difficult? I don't know about that. Not just the whole hand leaping, but to keep all the voices "balanced" would seem difficult.

[rukashawn]

@keetner

try Czerny s books,

it really helps in equalizing your fingers, they're exercises and pieces at the same time.

i won't recommend hannon, since it is time consuming

and slow in progress/ P

[keetner]

@rukashawn

Oh, thanks! Yeah, I already have Hannon at home. Sadly it is collecting a bit of dust...

Any Czerny books you'd recommend though?

[ThisIsGorgeous]

@keetner op. no. 299 for start...

[rukashawn]

@keetner

Carl Czerny: Forty Daily Exercises Op.337

Carl Czerny: The Art Of Finger Dexterity Op.740 (Complete)

Carl Czerny: The School Of Velocity Op.299 (Complete)

they also do take time, but its a lot much better

coz your working on a piece ad exercising at the same time

[pianette94]

Is there any age to start playing this? Cos Im 17 and would love to learn this?

[ttslipknotrulez132]

@pianette94 im 13 and playing it now

[flutiste94]

an incredible difficult piece on a incredibly beautiful performance!

[AndDanielaSays]

Where can I find the sheet music for this? I can only find version no.3 but not no.2...

[lavamaster530]

@AndDanielaSays imslp.org

[tehchris282]

makes me feel so weak at piano..

[nikkiisbeastly]

@tehchris282 same!

[majornewb]

Amazing

[vaseintibet]

too slow

[bigcalamaro]

it's "la campanella" (piccola campana in italian) ;-) thanks you for posting!

[principessadolce22]

I SERIOUSY love this! 

[fawkes63]

after watching this, my right hand got carpal tunnel and then exploded.

[AshleyXmanga]

*mouth open* whoaaaa....

[MissGoodcatch]

5 +



[KYoung2]

JESUS CHRIST! IMPOSSIBLE.

[leonardo94ism]

great

[Brysonmdulack]

your hands must be able to move at mach 3 in order to play this piece

[ledieudufoot10]

Yundi li is amaising, Bravo!

[elreydefutbol111]

wow... wasted the rest of my ink printing this song out.... that's not a good sign. lol xD

[turtlefreak01]

New life mission: Play this piece.

[FrederickThePie]

@turtlefreak01 Tell me about it! :D *runs off to practice*

[Italian77721]

I'll spend the next 20 year trying to play this. One of the most beautiful piano pieces i'ver ever heard.