Vitaly Pisarenko plays Ständchen by Schubert/Liszt

[wouterharbers]

So beautiful!

[PaulineQin]

Bravo!!!!!

[tough0crowd0eh91]

Did he win the "Looks Most Like Liszt" category. 

[nwarch]

The other day I heard Kissin playing this same piece on the radio classical station, it was on 109.5 on October 10, 2011. Having spent endless years playing piano myself, I was amazed with the sound and the impression was absolutely as if there was another piano playing echoe.... I keep looking for Kissin's interpretation of this piece here on Youtube and can not find it. Others play not as Kissin did....And i never was Kissin's admirer, but this piece sounds amazing in his hands...

[RoystonScholar]

I've just started playing this piece and it seems to be very easy (there's only one flat). May I ask why he won the Franz Listz competition? I mean shouldn't those who played la campanella win? Can someone tell me am I right?

[PrincessDesert]

@RoystonScholar Beethoven's moonlight Sonata 1st movement, you would say is very easy, but no one even knows how to play it right

[smeetsnoud1]

@RoystonScholar how many flats or sharps you play doesn't matter. /this piece seems simple, but I can tell you myself, it's not. You should give it a try playing it with perfect balance between left hand, melody and echo.

[throwscats]

@RoystonScholar He played much harder works, I'm assuming. This is an encore. Horowitz would play Mozart's "Alla Turca" as an encore, and that is a rather simple piece.

There's a lot more to music than how difficult it is. How beautiful it is is much more important, from "simple" music to the more difficult pieces. Know what I mean?

[MrDucksss]

Maybe somebody has good quality sheet music? Please mail me aflaflafla@yahoo.com or post a link.

Thank you :)

[MultiPianoteacher]

@MrDucksss Good quality has nothing to do with a good quality arrangement, mrducksss.

Its been long time since your request. But if you still don't have it, I'm willing to provide one for you.

[andreitaisabel248]

the way he plays the piano is magical and amazing.....i love it..!!!!=)=)=)

[bimhimbim]

Wunderbar! Was für eine ausgezeichnete Interpretation, wie ein Engel. Jetzt fehlt dem Herrn nur noch die Portion Wahnsinn, Anarchie und Tiefe, die einen großen Künstler von einem asiatischen Pianoroboter scheidet.

[AlexAlcyone]

So good to hear a cadenza! Liszt would approve; you forget that in his day, artists were *expected* to add a cadenza of their own creation before the return of the theme. So your claim that 'a classic should remain a classic' shows ignorance not only of the genre but also that Liszt himself was known to improvise on almost everything he touched. Learn your history before making pompous remarks.

[smeetsnoud1]

@AlexAlcyone That's right, although he's not improvising.. It's a cadenza liszt used alot at concerts, according to students who wrote the cadenza on paper. Got it in my sheet music, and play it as well tonight at a concert in Amsterdam. But I agree playing the cadenza, improvised or studied, is more Liszt style.

[pianoman1974]

oh no.... oh no. i hate is when a pianist thinks he is above the piece. this piece loses a lot of its charm if played too quick, and this is i'm afraid to say. also, did not like little improv at the end although it was technically brilliant. yes, an amazing pianist, with his own interpretation and his soul is in the piece. how can i describe it, it is like adding vinegar to a beautiful bottle of wine. a classic should remain a classic, just as the original composer intended it to be.

[SorrowSacrifice]

@pianoman1974 since you seem to know the song quite well, any idea why my partition (bought it a few years ago, not some amateur work I found on the internet) does not include the moderately fast ascent at 2:24?

did he add these too or are they supposed to be played?

[pianoman1974]

@SorrowSacrifice hi there. the moderately fast accent is in the original composition. should be in two notes notation, ie. G,B B,D D,G , etc. hope this helps.

[SorrowSacrifice]

@pianoman1974 thanks I'll try to get it down

[krlos125]

RUDESS RULEZ!!!! 

[sundew59]

we'll i dreaming away .. how he play it ....  wonderfull !!

[Mongo1940]

You know a person can play every note perfectly exactly as writen and it sounds ugly. Others can adapt or alter the music to what they feel and it sounds beautiful. This guy plays beautiful.

[chevychase]

Magnificent.  Awe-inspiring beauty.

[ThePro911]

what is harder? standchen, rigoletto, gnomenriegen, petrarch sonnets, or waldesrauschen?

[utubuser10]

@ThePro911 fur elise...

[DaRiceGuy13]

GAHH!!! why is the audio messed up in the first measure???? I don't want to miss even a note of this sensational performance!

[napsuta]

Liszt the showman crashing in on Schubert the inspiration is how it sounds to me. No thank you.

I am not too keen on Horowitz playing part of the melody loudly in contrast to the harmony but for me he has a true feel for Schubert's inspiration. I stress my comment is just my personal opinion - as it is for me. I make no claim to be right.

[TheHenrylaycock]

But then why should we be interested? The quality of the music has nothing to do with anyone's personal ideas. Unless one is discussing the virtues or vices of a piece - attempting to cast some light on it - there is no reason to be interested in one's comments

[blsims]

I do love this piece....

The performance was well planned and played. Though some expression was lost due to a strict metronomic tempo, not the rubato feel that the piece deserves. Having performed this piece myself, as well as with vocalist on the original Schubert version, I would take more care with the melody and give it the time to grow in intensity. But from a technical standpoint, Amazing Performance.

[alexlliszt]

bravo my friend

[charmingemily]

is it written by schubert or liszt?

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[lisztcompetition]

Dear Charmingemily, this song was originally written by Schubert and rewritten for piano solo by Franz Liszt.

[charmingemily]

Thanks! By the way are you an official person in Liszt Competition or you're just somebody interested in it?

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[lisztcompetition]

you've got me... I do work for the Liszt Competition. You can find me on our website.

[charmingemily]

Great! Actually I play the clarinet so I don't know much about piano competitions. Though I'd like to ask which competitors from past competitions would you recommend me to listen to？

Oh and by the way I've created this page on Facebook about classical music where I　upload Youtube videos and music quote and articles. It's called "About Music" and its profile picture is a black and white orchestra. If you're on Facebook and are interested, you're really welcome to join!

Emily

[ebene003]

Like everything worth transcribing for piano before Liszt's death, Liszt transcribed it.

[Veringetorix]

@lisztcompetition the original was sung wasn't it?

[lisztcompetition]

@Veringetorix Yes it was. You can find it on YouTube.

[howdilydoodily]

charmingemily-

The more you listen to Schubert and the less you listen to Liszt, the better off you'll be in appreciating powerful music.  What happens at 4:18 to 4:41 (pointless, irrelevant cadenza added by Liszt) is the complete antithesis of what Schubert stands for.

Liszt was a huge champion of the music of Schubert and transcribed numerous Schubert songs to solo piano, but somehow completely missed the spirit of Schubert. Search Andras Schiff & Sviatoslav Richter on YouTube.

[356782FABq]

@howdilydoodily

by the way, most of what is between 4:18 and 4:41 is Vitaly's improvisation and wasn't written by Liszt.

[vbatuhan]

written by schubert arranged by liszt for piano.

[Angie78ism]

Schubert.

[THE3006SARAH]

schubert

[DorianLS]

He has a beautiful tone but his interpretation of Schubert's piece is just that, an interpretation. In this case I don't feel that he renders Schubert's intention well, or at least accurately. This song is so beautiful and musically reflective of the words of the song that I prefer an accurate rendition. I recommend Deitrich Fischer-Dieskau's sung version as an example of a truly Schubertian interpretation of the piece. It must be on Youtube somewhere.

[Tiger5720]

Vitalik super!!!

[Perkeno]

Bel pianismo!

[Achtelnote]

lol,again an expert comment.horowitz died a long time ago.and the recording from this piece by horowitz is the best you hear.but this is of course also very good.

[Perkeno]

Well, even if he (Horowitz) wanted to, he wouldn't be able to play it. He died a long time ago. Duh!

[AqueaTyrolensis]

vitalli! chut gemachhht! zur belohnung gibts ne milchschnitte!

[SonjaBth]

Es berührt die Seele. Schade, dass ich nicht "live" dabei sein konnte . Viele Grüße aus Bayreuth

[Timegoose1380]

exquisite.

Fantastic inner voice accompaniment. and lyrical melodic line.

Voices well distinguished.

I adore this interpretation.

[maxscriptguru]

A little fast for me. Horowitz's is not to be outdone by this boy. Wait till he adds another 50 years to his age, and then let us hear this piece.

[pianofolle]

thinkig of 'outdoing horowitz' is nowhere to dedeuce from this pianist's performance.

it's probably just an idea of your own.

this guy is interpreting a piece, and the outcome is excellent. that simple.

[bta1987]

Yeah too fast, maybe he's kind of nervous in front of that much audiences. This is not a relaxing serenade at all but a struggling get-it-done-quickly serenade.

He did improvise nicely at the end though. 6/10

[jelliclegilderoy]

love his version!!

[cpanati]

Absolutely adore his Liszt look.  The hair. The bowtie. And the playing.

[jasonextreme]

Is this guy trying to look like Liszt?

[YoomOmer]

Marevelous piece, great recording. I like it a li'l bit slower tho.

[ndaaa9]

marvelous. i've heard so many variations of this piece but this one is the most lovely. just like the way i feel this composition.

[xyrkx]

I fell in love =) cute tone cute person =)

[Bakayaroz]

Dink Smallwood

[TheAgentZero]

can anyone show me how I can get this piece's sheet music digitally?

[thdkid]

Not bad, but not on the level of Horowitz's or Rachmaninoff's recordings.

[Galiah13]

This is the real level of russian piano-school! Of course Vitaly is too young and to compare him with such great masters as Rachmaninof and Horowitz is not the best invention. Let us see...

[MultiPianoteacher]

@thdkid Are you kidding me?  Horowitz played this song with his feet. This young man actually gave beauty to this song. Greatly executed. BRAVO. Beautiful. You made Schubert proud.

[mxtiplitz]

(5)At this point, the echoes are converted into charges. These stretti increase the sense of directionality, driving forward and distress created in such a clash, resolves to raise the conclusion in the last verse, the melodic section that concluded the previous two stanzas

In this case, I find neither staccato nor the echo is sufficiently expressive and well executed. This interpretation is very weak and lacking artistic expressiveness.

[mxtiplitz]

(4)it is not possible to predict whether this echo will appear in the major or minor. This expectation, which always guarantees an active participation by the recipient musical, it is essential for a work to attract the attention of the listener.

In the last stanza is the greatest dramatic tension by introducing new harmonies and expect to receive an ear to hear similar conclusion.

[mxtiplitz]

to an election very committed to maintain the cantabile with his right hand while continuing with the staccato sound in the left hand.

Part of the mystery of the piece is that every sentence focuses on the moment of the echo, thus, when chanted each verse, the auditor can not predict whether the echo is singing the vocal or instrumental, what is more important, to achieve this atmosphere of ambiguity of feelings, it is...

[mxtiplitz]

(2)It could be a love song accompanied by a dotted. The mandolin is the term used to refer to Fischer Dieskau accompaniment to this point that arises in the central register of the piano. Thus, compared to tap the mandolin (staccato in the central register) is opposed by stress responses that echo the wording of the vocal line (legato and cantabile in the central-sharp). The union of both, the only appearances of the piano, leading to an...

[mxtiplitz]

Emotional is the alternation of major and minor mode which characterizes this lied as one of the tunes more stable, functional and beautiful of all creation and schubertiana, which undoubtedly contributed to the myth of Schubert as a great melodist. Of paramount importance are the new elements, which are so carefully written and produced a feeling of simplicity improvisatorio through that character so associated with nocturnal serenade.

[mxtiplitz]

At 03:23 he made a mistake...

Do not compare with Horowitz touch, please. This is a correct interpretation, but not fabulous like Horowitz.

[DannyBoy1406]

Lol he looks like Johney Depp, awesom song, played great to

[isaacc93]

Schubert's beauty and Liszt's passion...truly remarkable

[PKA61089]

The lyrics in Schubert's song (lieder) Standchen is about young, tender love. Liszt expanded on the beautiful melody. In my opinion, Pisarenko plays it as he interprets it as does Horowitz. Some here comment that Horowitz shows more passion, but most of his interpretations were faster and more dramatic than others would perform. Both pianists should be able to express this love interpretation in the manner they choose without condemnation.

[bizz021]

Anyone who wrote negative about this video probably hasnt seen the music score to liszt's compositions. Its hard and this is done beautifully. He won the prize and now he is living the life of an up coming pianist who will have alot to offer soon. So your losers cause he is probably never going to see what you think or even care. He rolling in the money and he is got respect by the most important /musicains in modern age.

[marzsc]

i quite like it.

[Booger308]

All of you people posting your opinions on this music need to shut up, no one cares what you think.

[veri03]

Yep. What apricotlush below is saying -- about how people ought to just give credit where it's due -- is right on.

[voolare]

Nothing special

[apricotlush]

I hear a lot of jealousy here. Vitalik is an amazing pianist and he worked hard for this victory. Why can't you just congratulate him and be happy for what he earned? It's so low to discredit him after his hard earned victory. If you don't hear his determination or beauty in his performances, it's your problem...because the world heard it and the judges rightly did as well.

[cziffra1980]

If you regard this as something remarkable, then I'm afraid that you're the one with the 'problem', not those who can hear just how mediocre this performance is (especially for someone who was supposedly the best pianist in the contest). The only thing remarkable about this performance is how comically out of place his added cadenza sounds.

Listeners don't want to hear someone who has 'worked hard'.They want to hear a musician who has something to say. This chap apparently has rather little.

[jinfiesto]

Ok... the Cadenza was a little out of place......

[Achtelnote]

i also think thats nothing special,but the cadenza is a ossia version of liszt himself.i got the sheet with a few explanations to this cadenza.

[cziffra1980]

Maybe you ought to concentrate on his lack of cantabile and phrasing (rather than how 'hot' you found him or how he smells) before laying into those who can spot yet another bog-standard production-line prizewinner when they hear one?

[jinfiesto]

Are you joking? His cantabile here is beautiful. I haven't heard hardly anyone play this better, with the possible exception of Murray Perahia.

[rabengeraun]

Perahia plays this gloriously, doesn't he.

[ProfessorSuckMah]

boring interpretation, so flat, where are colours, contrasts?? check out horowitz recording of that...

[MadMadMadTom]

Some of these petty criticisms beggar belief.

All the competitors are wonderful pianistsbut it was a competition. Someone had to win.

Vitaly Pisarenko is an amazingly good pianist. These videos do not do justice to his beautiful sound.

I have got to know him in the last two of days and attended his his concert last night: a program of Liszt and Stravinsky. It technically AND musically the finest exhibition of piano playing I have seen in 40 years.

For my money the judges got it right.

[opus1988]

The one and only winner of this competition should have been Alexander Moutouzkine...But anyway,MAFFIA happens to be everywhere...

[lisztiana]

There were two excellent pianists-like you mentioned Alexander Motouzkine, and Denys Masliuk, both very musical, but Masliuk is techically more secure. They are both serious musicians, who have a lot to say through music, and I would go on their concerts anytime. They both have their videos on YouTube!

[lisztiana]

I watched all rounds of the competition-let me say he was really not the best-not techical not musical. There were many pianists much more interesting then he was. He is very average good student-not more. It is very sad how this competitions are manipulated.

[apricotlush]

He's so hot...Not only does he play well...he has an iron will, smells good, AND he's really sweet. His smell mesmerizes me every time I go near him and I think that he also has one of the sexiest voices in the world. :) So what if he couldn't smile when he won the competition? Maybe he felt too much in his heart and the victory meant so much to him that he couldn't smile!This man literally sacrifices everything in his life for piano. I've never seen someone who tries and works SO hard.

[ninisese]

hi! :) how do you know him?

[matangifan]

I cannot disagree more with you! Pisarenko showed to be an excellent pianist and a true and original artist. There were a great many very good pianists at this competition, but he was the greatest of them all. I predict a great future for him!

[jameskktuesday]

He already has a great future.

[liszt80]

He won the Competition?! Unbelievable! There are all notes, but the music? Just a flat reading... It's a shame that such average pianist can win a competition like that...

[Picolaaaaaa]

I watched the final of the competition and have to say that he was the best pianist technical wise in the competition and therefor deserved to win (because it's liszt), but wasn't an interesting pianist. And the worst thing i thought was that he couldn't even smile when he won the competition. It was depressing to watch him. He could take all the joy out of a song