He is only 16 here, I bet Horowitz sounded much the same at age 16. I agree though that Horowitz had a way of playing Scriabin that was supreme, I am not sure if he has been surpassed by anyone.
I would like to see an older version of Kissin play this piece. This is way too muddy, especially the third variation of the theme. I'm learning this piece at the moment and I have to say this is difficult as hell, especially the second variation. Bringing out the melody with all those notes in between is no easy task. I can see why young Kissin struggled with this piece. Horowitz's version, imo, is god mode. Everyone who has played this piece can attest to that fact.
@nDNrMatt2 You should probably not play this piece if you find that second section difficult because you'll probably just end up sucking and ruining it like the many people that post themselves playing this on youtube.
@nDNrMatt2 Also, he didn't muddy that second section up at all. The melody comes out just right. In Horowitz version, I feel like he brought it out so much that it completely diminished the value of the left hand. It's your preference, but I think that kissin played it the way he did here, because that was his preference for the song, not that he didn't have the skill or talent to do it the way you wanted.
@SUPPLEANDFIRM The only significance those notes have is accompaniment. The skill what Scriabin is trying to get out of pianists is to get the melody out of a barrage of notes. Kissin played the second variation well, but the third was not done well, and it's quite obvious he was struggling. No way am I saying Kissin is crap. And even though I said the second variation of the theme is difficult, doesn't mean I can't play it. Practice makes perfect.
Seriously, you can't compare this version with Richter's, Horowitz', Sofronitzky's, or even Kissin himself with those pianists. It's still another world.
yeah.. the fact is, he's still playing. no one actually cares about mistakes even now. popularity is the only thing he need now to make a crowded concert. well, he's still good anyway.
so what? a slight mistake is part of the emotion of listening to live music - and is part of its beauty, too. Who needs impeccable studio recordings that have been edited 20 times in order to erase these beautiful "mistakes"? I am fed up with impeccable studio recordings.
@RArdray just don't rush sections that you're uncomfortable with, otherwise a load of mistakes will occur undoubtedly, you can hear here that he sounds too rushed at sections and only corrects himself when he realises
@jackbackjack9 Haha, months later: Yeah, one of the things that I've developed with age is patience. I'm still working on this piece and just now have become comfortable with the 2nd reprise of the first melody (with the 16ths on the right hand). At least for me, the rest of the piece isn't nearly as difficult. Starting with 8/12 before this one definitely conditioned my left for the large leaps, and big stretches aren't to tough for my big hands.. it's all the quick close notes that get me
At last, a version that's not painful to hear. Deep, dark, strong, moving... but without this aggressive virtuosity that most pianists like to show of with these kind of pieces. I'd rather hear Kissin's profound magic than Horowitz's dryness... Of course that's only a matter of taste.
Kissin's performance isn't continuous pounding like some commentators have asserted, it has episodes of peace when he reigns in his left hand. But when his playing IS heavy, the accompaniment sounds like Liszt Orage. I prefer Horowitz's recording since he withholds the intensity until the right moments, he has a better understanding of the rising and falling action in this piece.
Of course, this is comparing the veteran Horowitz to the young Kissin - I hope Kissin revisits this etude sometime.
Not to mention i think you're comparing Horowitz in studio recording to this live version which isn't fair. In Horowitz's carnegie hall performance posted on here he certainly doesn't hold back the intensity there.
I meant Horowitz's live performance (in London?) from the Hirowitz plays Scriabin album. It's not as technically polished as the studio version, but the core interpretation was essentially the same. I think Horowitz captures the piece whether in studio or in the concert hall.
Although Kissin's version is sounding better and better the more I listen to it. I think H and K agree with each other on this piece.
@demosj i was reading your comment and wanted to jump at it to say that horowitz has that massive experience advantage. Kissin was so young when he performed this and still is today, comparing to horowitz and his days of fame.
Kissin is a geneous already and as he continues to study the works of the immortal composers, we can only imagine he would be as good as horowitz, if not better, in the near future.
@demosj I am glad you remembered the "age factor" in this comparison. Kissin did a phenomenal job for a 16 years old kid. Horowitz was 67 in the recording we have here in YT. Also, Kissin was playing live (an encore actually) and Horowitz's is a studio recording. But for me, personally, both great!!
These "long-hair" composers had one thing in mind......write music so difficult....so demanding, and put lots of diminished chords in it.....you need to study 10 years to play like this kid.....
It's quit good, but i think that the best version i have heard is that of the moldavian pianist Alexander Paley, who has recorded all the studies on NAXOS. HE is magnificent in this studie, much much better than anyone else i have heard
je suis d'accord avec crackapolo, il était trop jeune à cette époque pour jouer cette œuvre merveilleuse. La version d'Horowitz en live en 1953 (je crois) est LA référence.
D'accord avec vous ..il a 14 ans+- ...Quel travail , quelle mémoire pour intégrer la partition entièrement jusqu'aux bouts des doigts...Ce que certains pianistes jeunes ou agés ne pourront jamais jouer quelque soit leur age - j'ai étudié les études de Chopin et je trouve que le répertoire de Scriabin est vingt fois plus compliqué à travailler question virtuosité et les écarts de la main gauche...Salutations Nickov. GRENOBLE
What does crackapolo refer to? Seriously, without distraction, repeatedly listen to this recording and the one by (for example) Horowitz, both with discerning concentration, and seriously tell us which performance conveys more maturity and masterful articulation, not that Horowitz is perfect, but the experience speaks for itself. ---and coincidentally, my experience with Kissin has always been his concentration on excessive speed, overwhelming percussiveness, and unbridled rubato.
yout right I should have pluged my sterio in, but I do miss a lot of the dynamics and the swiches between singing (though at the moment this is one of the things I prefer most of kissin) and the almost wealing outcry of the main theme
there's something with this etude that blows my mind away ... Even the melody it's a little bit sweet by itself it sounds incredible with the texture and the hidden lines of the comping. I really love Scriabin s music
Why doesn't everybody just listen to this beautiful music? It's quite irrevelant to dabble over his hair - I'm Jewish too and I'd just like to listen to this amazing performer without heading into a racist dilemma.
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SHAME ON YOU FOR SUCH AN ANTI-SEMITIC COMMENT. Racist comments towards any identified group of people are abhorrent. If you express anti-Semitic comments publicly, you probably express racist comments about other people as well. FOR SHAME!
Do not demean our religion, ethnicity and culture with such comments. I agree that we are not a race but this in no way excuses your remarks about Jew for. And the fact that you fell that this is funny (lol, your remark), is rather frightening. Please explain what you meant by this remark. BTW, I know people who survived the concentration camps and I know children of Holocaust survivors. By your Jew fro remark, you obviously need some sensitivity training.
Sensitivity training is akin to communist brainwashing.
I think you're a little oversensitive due to your experiences with Jews who have suffered great traumas. A lot of Jews have frizzy hair that creates Jew fros like the Afro that blacks have. It's just a fact, and it's funny.
i am not anti-semitic, but i agree that one needs to distinguish between having fun with the physical characteristics of certain groups of people and seriously harmful comments. i'm irish and burn easily, and people make fun of irish peoples lack-luster tanning abiltiies all the time. the irish were oppressed and suffered for centuries and you don't hear them bitching about those comments because they have balls and a sense of humor. some jews have jew-fros as seen here, get over it lame-o
oh i see u mentioned both Kissin and Horowitz... They both are awesome! Horowitz is one of my favorites, and an awesome interpreter of Scriabin!! and yea Kissin is also awesome with this one and the other etude Op.8, i wonder how will kissin play when he reaches 60 or 70 years old? hehe
i'd agree with that. everyone says Horowitz is better, almost by default. Kissin is an absurdly talented musician but no-one gives him the credit he deserves in a comparison. Horowitz' version of this has a LOT of mistakes in. I'm not saying he's bad, i'm saying, in my opinion, this is better.
I love Evgeny Kissin, but I will admit that he does have a slight tendency to bang at the piano, but that sforzando and passionate forte is not neccessarily a bad thing, only different. I love his engagement with the music and intense feeling (passion). By the way, there is nothing wrong with Hip Hop, and we should stop being so nationalistic and ignorant. We are all the same: human beings.
I couldn't agree more with your comments about people being nationalistic and ignorant. It's really sad. Moving forward Kissin was a 16 year old kid playing this piece. At conservatorys there are a lot of 16 years old playing this but very few people playing it with the maturity, passion and technique Kissin had at this age. I think that this interpretation is incredible. Not the best (Horowitz for that) but still pretty damn good considering his age.
He's just banging the whole time. Even 15 or so years later he still hasn't changed in that he has the emotional tolerance of a 5 year school girl. Why the hell is everybody always worshipping this guy and even comparing him to great pianists of the past?? It's beyond me...
it's beyond you b/c you are an idiot. People love him b/c of the passion he plays with. You prefer lifeless heartless dead notes on a page and all you respect is a technical performance. What do you know about true art you square fool. David Gray, of course an American name. Stick to rap, country, and rock. That's all you idiots know. You know nothing of art. He is adored all over the world and even the great pianists, like Ashkenazy and Argerich hold him in the highest regards. u-r-n idiot.
Okeydokey, lets clear some stuff up. Firstly David Gray is my real name. And Im not American, Im Scottish. I also hate rap, pop, hip hop and all that other crap. By telling me off like that, you are assuming that Kissin is the final word on art, and therefore you have the final word in opinion of art. So, on the grand scale of things it is you who looks far more closed minded. You could have explained why you disagree with me as opposed to just telling me that I have no concept of creativity...?
Ok David. I am not saying ANYONE is the final word on art. But what can I really say to someone, like you, that trashes a great artist like Kissin. You say he's "banging all the time" and emotional tolerance of a 5 year old school girl". So don't expect a friendly responce. Scottish know less of art than Americans. So stick toyour bagpipes you Scottish idiot. How dare you insult a great artist like Kissin?! Scotland?? What have you contributed to Music? NOTHING!! Riiiccooolllaaaa!
Kissin fa spavento per lo strapotere strumentale e tecnico, ma non ritengo l'interpretazione di questo studio la migliore... Manca di quel senso di fine, di nostalgia infinita e annullamento che sono gli aspetti fondamentali di questa composizione... Ritengo migliore la versione di Margulis, sommo interprete di Scriabin!!
Oh my goodness...That is INCREDIBLE. He is so amazing and talented. He was born to play piano. His hands are so beautiful when he plays! And this is a beautiful rendition of Scriabin. AMAZING :) Thanks for posting.
Bien meilleur que Stanislas Neuhaus, mais l'enregistrement live de Sofronitzky de cette étude reste à tout jamais la référence absolue pour une des études les plus difficiles et les plus inquiétantes de Scriabine.
Nothing but Amazing
AOYIKSED 3 months ago
this is the best performance I have seen from Kissin yet. Great !
RemovdSande11 4 months ago
i want that hair
OceanderTethyseus 4 months ago
Breathtaking, truly breathtaking playing. I have seen Kissin several times and he is a true artist.
MrRhiannonsdad 5 months ago
Lucky. He reaches octaves as easy as I reach 5ths.
chobeethaninov 9 months ago
omg.. how old is he here?
schoolboy913 10 months ago
@schoolboy913 15 or 16
chobeethaninov 2 weeks ago
glad to know that Kissin always had the mad scientist fro, I love ya Kissin, and I always will
MaximusDowns 10 months ago
youtube.com/watch?v=JTGQwSXiQi0
babyseahorse 11 months ago
this makes me so little...
beralder9 11 months ago
He is only 16 here, I bet Horowitz sounded much the same at age 16. I agree though that Horowitz had a way of playing Scriabin that was supreme, I am not sure if he has been surpassed by anyone.
trevjr 1 year ago
So much emotion!
ThePianoguy89 1 year ago
I would like to see an older version of Kissin play this piece. This is way too muddy, especially the third variation of the theme. I'm learning this piece at the moment and I have to say this is difficult as hell, especially the second variation. Bringing out the melody with all those notes in between is no easy task. I can see why young Kissin struggled with this piece. Horowitz's version, imo, is god mode. Everyone who has played this piece can attest to that fact.
nDNrMatt2 1 year ago
@nDNrMatt2 You should probably not play this piece if you find that second section difficult because you'll probably just end up sucking and ruining it like the many people that post themselves playing this on youtube.
SUPPLEANDFIRM 11 months ago
@nDNrMatt2 Also, he didn't muddy that second section up at all. The melody comes out just right. In Horowitz version, I feel like he brought it out so much that it completely diminished the value of the left hand. It's your preference, but I think that kissin played it the way he did here, because that was his preference for the song, not that he didn't have the skill or talent to do it the way you wanted.
SUPPLEANDFIRM 11 months ago
@nDNrMatt2 And when I say left hand, I totally did not mean left hand, lol, I meant all those notes underneath the melody.
SUPPLEANDFIRM 11 months ago
@SUPPLEANDFIRM The only significance those notes have is accompaniment. The skill what Scriabin is trying to get out of pianists is to get the melody out of a barrage of notes. Kissin played the second variation well, but the third was not done well, and it's quite obvious he was struggling. No way am I saying Kissin is crap. And even though I said the second variation of the theme is difficult, doesn't mean I can't play it. Practice makes perfect.
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imsexyand1knowit 3 weeks ago
@nDNrMatt2 he's 16 here
imsexyand1knowit 3 weeks ago
Jesus.. I hate these videos of Kissin when he's young. Makes you feel so bad about yourelf!!!
youvebeensmoked 1 year ago
hehey my comment got 23 thumbs up and it is not in the top 2...... :O
DonErlandonov 1 year ago
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Kissins rendition is quite good. But Horowitz' s LIVE RECORDING FROM 1953 is one of the greatest performances in the history of piano playing.
sylvio1980 1 year ago
Kissin's rendition is quite good. But Horowitz' s LIVE RECORDING FROM 1953 is one of the greatest performances in the history of piano playing.
sylvio1980 1 year ago
Seriously, you can't compare this version with Richter's, Horowitz', Sofronitzky's, or even Kissin himself with those pianists. It's still another world.
6lues6rother 1 year ago
i don't know how you play like that. so much has to be working at a very high level.
tomitstube 1 year ago
So young, but his hair is fully grown.
inazuma3gou 1 year ago 3
@inazuma3gou ~ laughed out loud.
tomitstube 1 year ago
Give a guy a break, he was 16 years old when this video is made.
adel12037 1 year ago
16 yo...
v4liumfrance 1 year ago
at 0:27 to 0:58 was the hardest section for me to learn.
cedricrlongreen 1 year ago
@cedricrlongreen Hell yeah, that's actually the hardest part of the piece.
TheSwordsweeper 1 year ago
Holy. shit.
jessicamshannon 1 year ago
yeah.. the fact is, he's still playing. no one actually cares about mistakes even now. popularity is the only thing he need now to make a crowded concert. well, he's still good anyway.
gavinklavier 1 year ago
he made a slight mistake in between 2:05 to 2:06. the mistake may not be very clear, but there really is a mistake there in the right hand.
gavinklavier 1 year ago
@gavinklavier We all know perfection is boring (:
JUSDORAANGEx3 1 year ago 2
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SimonDanellPiano 1 year ago
@JUSDORAANGEx3 If it's boring, then it's not perfection...
commenter125 1 year ago 2
@gavinklavier
so what? a slight mistake is part of the emotion of listening to live music - and is part of its beauty, too. Who needs impeccable studio recordings that have been edited 20 times in order to erase these beautiful "mistakes"? I am fed up with impeccable studio recordings.
sergiodsimon1 1 year ago
@gavinklavier there's obviously other mistakes but focussing on them isn't the whole point of watching him play now is it?
jackbackjack9 1 year ago
@gavinklavier oh noes! run 4 your lives :O
ihaveverysmalltits 1 year ago
Yeah, I heard it. Was glaring.
Theonedue 1 year ago
Very good dynamics - every music has to became mature (over years) in our heart, to get the original compositor intentions. Good job.
paulogazola 1 year ago
tackling this piece right now. Kind of intimidating seeing Kissin struggling at parts.
RArdray 1 year ago
@RArdray just don't rush sections that you're uncomfortable with, otherwise a load of mistakes will occur undoubtedly, you can hear here that he sounds too rushed at sections and only corrects himself when he realises
jackbackjack9 1 year ago
@jackbackjack9 Haha, months later: Yeah, one of the things that I've developed with age is patience. I'm still working on this piece and just now have become comfortable with the 2nd reprise of the first melody (with the 16ths on the right hand). At least for me, the rest of the piece isn't nearly as difficult. Starting with 8/12 before this one definitely conditioned my left for the large leaps, and big stretches aren't to tough for my big hands.. it's all the quick close notes that get me
RArdray 1 year ago
@flarbton Entirely agreeing.
anotherpianodude 1 year ago
vital and enterprising nice
12345qazx1 1 year ago
Proved he was in the big leagues when he was just a child. Richter, Horowitz and Sofronitsky are amazing too.
kuanpiano 1 year ago 3
he had the technique, but the interpretation and overall feel is muddled, ends up sounding like a giant wall of notes with no climax of emotions.
flarbton 1 year ago 3
@flarbton very good comment
baerhegen 1 year ago
@flarbton i agree.
ibclappin 1 year ago
Horowitz recordings of this piece are spectacular, Kissins' is a little unrefined at pats. Kissins' Jew fro is mind blowing though 8/10.
NEDM77 1 year ago
At last, a version that's not painful to hear. Deep, dark, strong, moving... but without this aggressive virtuosity that most pianists like to show of with these kind of pieces. I'd rather hear Kissin's profound magic than Horowitz's dryness... Of course that's only a matter of taste.
Thanks for sharing this !
SquallEstel 1 year ago
how can he handle thisssssss?
pianistadiroma 1 year ago
@pianistadiroma my thoughts exactly.. u can tell scriabin's takin his for a wild ride wit this one
2lethal 1 year ago
Bueno, pero nunca he oído este estudio mejor interpretado que a Joaquín Soriano.
MrPopotxo 1 year ago
link?
naringrass 1 year ago
Kissin's performance isn't continuous pounding like some commentators have asserted, it has episodes of peace when he reigns in his left hand. But when his playing IS heavy, the accompaniment sounds like Liszt Orage. I prefer Horowitz's recording since he withholds the intensity until the right moments, he has a better understanding of the rising and falling action in this piece.
Of course, this is comparing the veteran Horowitz to the young Kissin - I hope Kissin revisits this etude sometime.
demosj 2 years ago 27
yeah, he'll do it just for you-schmuck
Bruce88keys 1 year ago
Not to mention i think you're comparing Horowitz in studio recording to this live version which isn't fair. In Horowitz's carnegie hall performance posted on here he certainly doesn't hold back the intensity there.
debussy84 1 year ago
I meant Horowitz's live performance (in London?) from the Hirowitz plays Scriabin album. It's not as technically polished as the studio version, but the core interpretation was essentially the same. I think Horowitz captures the piece whether in studio or in the concert hall.
Although Kissin's version is sounding better and better the more I listen to it. I think H and K agree with each other on this piece.
demosj 1 year ago
@demosj I dont think that one can sum up a performance on how hard the performer hits the piano. Other things must be considered
rafeman111 1 year ago
@demosj He was only 16 when he played this in Japan. Awesome. Viva Russia.
adel12037 1 year ago
@demosj i was reading your comment and wanted to jump at it to say that horowitz has that massive experience advantage. Kissin was so young when he performed this and still is today, comparing to horowitz and his days of fame.
Kissin is a geneous already and as he continues to study the works of the immortal composers, we can only imagine he would be as good as horowitz, if not better, in the near future.
artymowycz 1 year ago
@demosj I am glad you remembered the "age factor" in this comparison. Kissin did a phenomenal job for a 16 years old kid. Horowitz was 67 in the recording we have here in YT. Also, Kissin was playing live (an encore actually) and Horowitz's is a studio recording. But for me, personally, both great!!
Rodintube 11 months ago 4
The best pianist!
KoboldDF 2 years ago
wonderboy.... just wonderboy....
chorizoalegre 2 years ago 3
Can anybody explain what happens harmonically during 2.43-2.47 - very magic modulation - seems like acoustic discovery by Scriabin.
crafteron 2 years ago
It's just that the chord changes from C# minor to B major. Not exactly something invented by Scriabin, but very effectively used nonetheless.
ruanpingshan 2 years ago
He is as beautiful as the music he plays
ancatiberian 2 years ago 5
@ancatiberian you mean you don't like his music?
Vantheman91 1 year ago
no it means i adore his music and the way he looks
ancatiberian 1 year ago
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ancatiberian 2 years ago
These "long-hair" composers had one thing in mind......write music so difficult....so demanding, and put lots of diminished chords in it.....you need to study 10 years to play like this kid.....
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ancatiberian 1 year ago 10
@ancatiberian i don't think that twinkle twinkle is that easy
vaseintibet 11 months ago
It's quit good, but i think that the best version i have heard is that of the moldavian pianist Alexander Paley, who has recorded all the studies on NAXOS. HE is magnificent in this studie, much much better than anyone else i have heard
TheLanilsson 2 years ago
Can you post that version please, instead of spamming all the op. 42 no.5 videos? :)
titusbeertsen 2 years ago 4
Wonderful Kissin! You'll remain so amazing...Playing Scriabin at this age almost as well as himself...just Bravo, no words, M A R V E L L O U S!!!
Nganguen 2 years ago 2
Il avait quel age? 14? 15 ans?
Ryanpian0 2 years ago
He is 16 here, judging by the clip this was taken from (1987).
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fucking hair style but fucking well played
DonErlandonov 2 years ago 23
ahahahahahahahah!!!!!
Lunt1557 2 years ago
@DonErlandonov "fucking hair style?" Is it skull fucking his head?
SUPPLEANDFIRM 1 year ago
@SUPPLEANDFIRM he means his hairstyle is the sex.
milosc9 1 year ago
@SUPPLEANDFIRM Yes it is.
The3lse 1 year ago
how old was he?
DrJobs 2 years ago
i love this kid...
Lunt1557 2 years ago
Классно!!! Одним словом Евгений Кисин- Браво!!!! Браво !!!! Браво!!!!
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kempff95 2 years ago
je suis d'accord avec crackapolo, il était trop jeune à cette époque pour jouer cette œuvre merveilleuse. La version d'Horowitz en live en 1953 (je crois) est LA référence.
NickoVolodya 2 years ago
D'accord avec vous ..il a 14 ans+- ...Quel travail , quelle mémoire pour intégrer la partition entièrement jusqu'aux bouts des doigts...Ce que certains pianistes jeunes ou agés ne pourront jamais jouer quelque soit leur age - j'ai étudié les études de Chopin et je trouve que le répertoire de Scriabin est vingt fois plus compliqué à travailler question virtuosité et les écarts de la main gauche...Salutations Nickov. GRENOBLE
gene397 2 years ago 2
he does not understand what he's playing yet. A genious though. 5 stars!
alitalia5 2 years ago
No hay palabras para la trayectoria de este chico, simplemente sensacional...
Alurji 2 years ago 3
wow..he is a great genius
Luk289 2 years ago 4
What does crackapolo refer to? Seriously, without distraction, repeatedly listen to this recording and the one by (for example) Horowitz, both with discerning concentration, and seriously tell us which performance conveys more maturity and masterful articulation, not that Horowitz is perfect, but the experience speaks for itself. ---and coincidentally, my experience with Kissin has always been his concentration on excessive speed, overwhelming percussiveness, and unbridled rubato.
keypump 2 years ago
yout right I should have pluged my sterio in, but I do miss a lot of the dynamics and the swiches between singing (though at the moment this is one of the things I prefer most of kissin) and the almost wealing outcry of the main theme
crackapolo 2 years ago
to young to play it
crackapolo 2 years ago 3
Oh really? Exactly what don't you like about it?
organman52 2 years ago 3
he may be young, but this performance is beautiful
gymgymgymgym 2 years ago 4
dayamn!!!!!!! i want to be really good at piano so i can learn how to play crazy lk yhat.....dayamn!!!!
cHiNaY1PiNaY 2 years ago
there's something with this etude that blows my mind away ... Even the melody it's a little bit sweet by itself it sounds incredible with the texture and the hidden lines of the comping. I really love Scriabin s music
Espira2 2 years ago
Scriabin, for me, is at the pinnacle of artistry's genius.
TheObliviousBlackout 2 years ago 2
This is absolutely brilliant. There's nothing more to say.
Though, if I were brainless, I might start a "conversation" about his hairdo or ethnicity. Luckily, I'm not.
dragmio 2 years ago
Why doesn't everybody just listen to this beautiful music? It's quite irrevelant to dabble over his hair - I'm Jewish too and I'd just like to listen to this amazing performer without heading into a racist dilemma.
aweitzer1 2 years ago
jew? not jew? antisemitic?..... sorry i really don't see the point here, why don't you just close your eyes and enjoy this master piece.
chorizoalegre 2 years ago
How old is he here??? He's just a kid!
isayhi72 2 years ago
Потрясающе. Евгений шикарно играет!
modularfun 2 years ago
On talking about other interpreters, I also like Richter very much on this.
leomulder 2 years ago 3
Look at that Jew fro. wow....
Markohoppis 2 years ago 4
Such anti-Semitic comments are never acceptable!!!! I'm sure that you express racist opinions about other groups of people. SHAME ON YOU!
carnivalcruiserbill 2 years ago
Pointing out that he has a Jew fro is anti-Semitic? lol
Markohoppis 2 years ago 5
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SHAME ON YOU FOR SUCH AN ANTI-SEMITIC COMMENT. Racist comments towards any identified group of people are abhorrent. If you express anti-Semitic comments publicly, you probably express racist comments about other people as well. FOR SHAME!
carnivalcruiserbill 2 years ago
Jews are not a race, they are a religion, ethnicity, and culture.
Markohoppis 2 years ago 5
Do not demean our religion, ethnicity and culture with such comments. I agree that we are not a race but this in no way excuses your remarks about Jew for. And the fact that you fell that this is funny (lol, your remark), is rather frightening. Please explain what you meant by this remark. BTW, I know people who survived the concentration camps and I know children of Holocaust survivors. By your Jew fro remark, you obviously need some sensitivity training.
carnivalcruiserbill 2 years ago
Sensitivity training is akin to communist brainwashing.
I think you're a little oversensitive due to your experiences with Jews who have suffered great traumas. A lot of Jews have frizzy hair that creates Jew fros like the Afro that blacks have. It's just a fact, and it's funny.
Markohoppis 2 years ago
i am not anti-semitic, but i agree that one needs to distinguish between having fun with the physical characteristics of certain groups of people and seriously harmful comments. i'm irish and burn easily, and people make fun of irish peoples lack-luster tanning abiltiies all the time. the irish were oppressed and suffered for centuries and you don't hear them bitching about those comments because they have balls and a sense of humor. some jews have jew-fros as seen here, get over it lame-o
weenosu 2 years ago 3
Of course Horowitz's performance is better. This one is alright, but not at that level.
superstition222 2 years ago 2
Horowitz is very good but many people like him just because his fame. that's so shallow.
Kissin is very good in this piece !!
gcaee 2 years ago 11
yea i think we should have more videos of him playing Scriabin, the ones ive seen are awesome!
Chopinco 2 years ago
oh i see u mentioned both Kissin and Horowitz... They both are awesome! Horowitz is one of my favorites, and an awesome interpreter of Scriabin!! and yea Kissin is also awesome with this one and the other etude Op.8, i wonder how will kissin play when he reaches 60 or 70 years old? hehe
Chopinco 2 years ago
i'd agree with that. everyone says Horowitz is better, almost by default. Kissin is an absurdly talented musician but no-one gives him the credit he deserves in a comparison. Horowitz' version of this has a LOT of mistakes in. I'm not saying he's bad, i'm saying, in my opinion, this is better.
eleventysevens 2 years ago
@gcaee first I was like "what kissin'? a piano technique of some sort?" then i read the description hehe.
ihaveverysmalltits 1 year ago
I've nothing against Kissin but he was more interesting as a musician when he was younger. How is it possible... ?
adrypiano 2 years ago 2
I agree.. and this has always been my favorite recording of this piece. I would never buy a Kissin recording these days, though.
awnke 2 years ago
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calm down kissin, softer left hand for god sake please................
ProteusX2 2 years ago
My god that's Crazy, what an interpretation ! I would have loved to be there
hailkayy 2 years ago 2
Kissin plays this piece better than anyone else. I love it!
leia2442 2 years ago
I love Evgeny Kissin, but I will admit that he does have a slight tendency to bang at the piano, but that sforzando and passionate forte is not neccessarily a bad thing, only different. I love his engagement with the music and intense feeling (passion). By the way, there is nothing wrong with Hip Hop, and we should stop being so nationalistic and ignorant. We are all the same: human beings.
infernobegins 2 years ago 5
I couldn't agree more with your comments about people being nationalistic and ignorant. It's really sad. Moving forward Kissin was a 16 year old kid playing this piece. At conservatorys there are a lot of 16 years old playing this but very few people playing it with the maturity, passion and technique Kissin had at this age. I think that this interpretation is incredible. Not the best (Horowitz for that) but still pretty damn good considering his age.
Hervinbalfour 2 years ago 3
Ya, and I love that about him! = D
Fishies125 2 years ago
Kissin is the best!!
He is just the best piano player ever!!!
Holbeinisscheisse 2 years ago 2
He's just banging the whole time. Even 15 or so years later he still hasn't changed in that he has the emotional tolerance of a 5 year school girl. Why the hell is everybody always worshipping this guy and even comparing him to great pianists of the past?? It's beyond me...
davidgray2 2 years ago
it's beyond you b/c you are an idiot. People love him b/c of the passion he plays with. You prefer lifeless heartless dead notes on a page and all you respect is a technical performance. What do you know about true art you square fool. David Gray, of course an American name. Stick to rap, country, and rock. That's all you idiots know. You know nothing of art. He is adored all over the world and even the great pianists, like Ashkenazy and Argerich hold him in the highest regards. u-r-n idiot.
PianoStudent7 2 years ago
touche
eleventysevens 2 years ago
Okeydokey, lets clear some stuff up. Firstly David Gray is my real name. And Im not American, Im Scottish. I also hate rap, pop, hip hop and all that other crap. By telling me off like that, you are assuming that Kissin is the final word on art, and therefore you have the final word in opinion of art. So, on the grand scale of things it is you who looks far more closed minded. You could have explained why you disagree with me as opposed to just telling me that I have no concept of creativity...?
davidgray2 2 years ago
Ok David. I am not saying ANYONE is the final word on art. But what can I really say to someone, like you, that trashes a great artist like Kissin. You say he's "banging all the time" and emotional tolerance of a 5 year old school girl". So don't expect a friendly responce. Scottish know less of art than Americans. So stick toyour bagpipes you Scottish idiot. How dare you insult a great artist like Kissin?! Scotland?? What have you contributed to Music? NOTHING!! Riiiccooolllaaaa!
PianoStudent7 2 years ago
All I can do is thank you now...you have given myself and my friends a lot to laugh about. Take care!
davidgray2 2 years ago 2
... I gotta a good laugh out of you too... Bagpipes and Ricola...lol..
PianoStudent7 2 years ago
Isn't amazing how people take liberty and saying things behind a screen that they would NEVER say to someone's face?
Hervinbalfour 2 years ago 5
Haha, Total PWNAGE... He has nothing to say now.
frenzyfast 2 years ago
wow...now that dude can play
laffin4evr 2 years ago 4
I can't believe this work came out of the mind of a human being from this planet! What a piece!
Enthusiast2008 2 years ago 3
Scriabin stood above the human race
MoonTribe 2 years ago 3
Definitly
COCOONFABULA 2 years ago
>Amazing! Very Beutiful! Is this when he was 16? 17? :D
MyLordLoke 2 years ago
15 yrs old
russiansav 2 years ago
Kissin fa spavento per lo strapotere strumentale e tecnico, ma non ritengo l'interpretazione di questo studio la migliore... Manca di quel senso di fine, di nostalgia infinita e annullamento che sono gli aspetti fondamentali di questa composizione... Ritengo migliore la versione di Margulis, sommo interprete di Scriabin!!
prodesica 2 years ago
He's interpretation is beuatiful!!! i can't find words...
rebekkar1979 2 years ago
sounds beautiful, but sometimes the left hand seems to be chopping wood or something..
unsichtbar007 2 years ago
Is it only me who think's his character is terribly weak in this? He has grown a lot since.
davidgray2 2 years ago 2
good interpretation!
lecheparavaka 2 years ago
This is my favorite version. Horowitz is a bit on the choppy side, Kissin captures the true emotion and rhythm of this piece.
inmassmind12 2 years ago 3
Sei grande..Eugeny....bravissimo...
NuovoCurioso 2 years ago
amazing child...such a talent...to play this etude at such a young age
ancatiberian 2 years ago 4
can someone tell me how old he is at this point and show me some reference so we all know for sure?
funnyazian 3 years ago
17.,, because i was there o.o'
maddorox 2 years ago
Oh my goodness...That is INCREDIBLE. He is so amazing and talented. He was born to play piano. His hands are so beautiful when he plays! And this is a beautiful rendition of Scriabin. AMAZING :) Thanks for posting.
TheRachmaninoffFan 3 years ago 5
La 2e moitié de la reprise du theme B
(la section la plus difficile pour moi)
est très bien réussi!
kx3kx3 3 years ago
Muddled, I prefer Kissin playing this when he is older, he is struggling a little here. I can see how he has grown since this age.
trevjr 3 years ago
i enjoyed it! yes, Mr. Horowitz's recording i like best, but this young Kissin made a really beautiful piece of music!
mephaz85 3 years ago
This is a beutiful rendition of scriabin.
its wierd to see kissin so young his fro has grown a bit since i see
SculptSound 3 years ago
i love his fro
radioheadoasisemily 3 years ago 3
Evgeny Kissin wouldn't be Evgeny Kissin without his fro.. XP
TheRachmaninoffFan 2 years ago 3
Incredibly moving performance from one so young!
rach3master 3 years ago
Bien meilleur que Stanislas Neuhaus, mais l'enregistrement live de Sofronitzky de cette étude reste à tout jamais la référence absolue pour une des études les plus difficiles et les plus inquiétantes de Scriabine.
sofronitzky 3 years ago
secondo me non è un essere umano, come fa ad avere quella potenza!!!???
rachm06 3 years ago
Pretty good performance
lacouy2 3 years ago
He is 14 years old at this point ^^
Slava69 3 years ago
no 16
pierolivier111 3 years ago
This is the Tokio recital?
spv88 3 years ago 3
bravo. best performance i've seen yet.
hotd34me 3 years ago
But then again, he does look a little too young to be 16...so he might be younger...
churchpianist 3 years ago
Stop supposing.... he is 16. WE DONT CARE IF YOU THINK HE LOOKS TOO YOUNG HE'S STILL 16.
pierolivier111 3 years ago
I heard that he was 16 years old at the time.
churchpianist 3 years ago 4
Aiels, I believe he is 12 here.
LVB1770 3 years ago
how old was he at this point? superb performance!
Aiels 3 years ago