Seriously, this is the kind of playing that probably would have had Liszt going mad with joy. Like I have said before, 100-200 years from now, people will be thinking back of Hamelin like we think of Liszt today.
Que belleza!! Dios mío esas manos se mueven como arañitas de la humedad, maravilloso realmente quien puede interpretar una de las obras más notables en la historia de la música. Muchas gracias!
...I was understandably interested whether Mr.Hamelin was going to play this like a human being or like a HAMELIN, which is a kind of piano-playing machine, and, yes, he plays it like a machine, but a damn good one...cf. the Lennon lyric: "it's a clean machine"...much better to be a good machine than a clean one, esp. given what Lennon really had in mind here...
the music hamelin often specializes in needs the 'wow' factor in the performer to bring it off. no one wants to think about 'deep performances' with this kind of music, and no one denies hamelin's technique. it is not that he is 'cold. the problem is that he has little temperament.
@fissionesque Hey, it's a hard piece, but it's not impossible ; it only takes dedication and hard work and you can have a fairly good grasp of the piece in a month or two. Of course, mastery of the piece takes a lot longer than that, but give it a try: it's great fun!
@95superbad You the joker my man! Jung Lin and Hamelin take totally different approaches to how they interpret the HR2. Both are great pianists. I love Jung Lin's HR2, I hate Hamelin's HR2, LOL
I am at a total loss as to why some people don’t agree with those who adversely critique this channel. Within 4 minutes I found the following: Wrinkles in coat, Piano too long, Floor ugly color, Wedding ring to dull, Nose too small, Coat sleeves too tight, Overly simplistic glass frames Thinning hair, Plain stage, Needless to say, I will look elsewhere for good music.
@scienceandmusiclover you where correct when you said you were at a total loss, but it wasnt about people agreeing with your WIDELY opinnionated Critique. The great thing about Music is that it is NEVER played the same twice! When it comes to interpretation you should be able to connect to the story the performer is telling through his music, not through what he or she is wearing or what they use. if youre going to look elsewhere for good music start by learning what exactly that is!
My WIDELY opinnionated Critique is based on the fact that WIDELY opinnionated Critiques here are nothing more than exercising pedantic posturing. The Alpha wolves come here to let us see their highy refined, superior intellect, and "talented" taste for music.
I like, every other human on this earth, know how to hear what pleases me. We don't need an instruction manual from an "expert." I have played the piano for decades and am not 10% as good as Hamelin, but enjoy his music.
This seems to exceed what's humanly possible. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes... several times... it would be hard to believe this was one man, one take, and not sped up!
@8Ho03EdONl1liL The great thing about Hamelin is not the speed in which he performs, but the tremendous depth and expressiveness of his interpretations. Speed is not more important than any other shaping element. It is the entirety which makes him that amazing.
OMFG!!! this is EPIC!!! Best thing I've ever seen on youtube. Just imagine how would this look if were recorded in Full HD, it would make your house explode!!!!!!
can you imagine what it would be like to have a masterclass with hamelin? they should offer musicians 'hamelin masterclasses' as an alternative to studying music at college...
I saw Hamelin yesterday in Schwetzingen, Germany. He played Schumann, Liszt, Haydn and Wolpe. Was a great concert! He also gave autographs afterwards in contrast to many other pianists.
im in 8th grade. starting this piece. don't know how many YEARS it might take lol. hoping to audition into Juilliard with this piece as one of my audition pieces..
Of all versions of this music Ive already heard, thats the most unbelivable. He plays beyond human capacity, thats just.... Well... No words. Maybe Beyond for itself expresses better.
In despite being unable to me absorb all of this opus magnum , all can I say is impossible do not hear it and not to be mesmerized and wandering through other tides.
Well, if one can't do something themselves... where do you think critics come from.? I just wish that I could play any instrument well. Like him or not, this is one talented pianist.
Why is it we expect each singer to sing the same song differently, putting their own twist on that song but when it comes to playing piano, so many people are hung up on doing it technically correct without variation from what the composer put down on paper? When I hear somone recite one of my poems, I am always eager to hear them put some of their own soul into it and not just read off the paper. I would think that a composer should feel the same way.
@shatros Because your poems is nothing compared to this kind of music,(Nothing personal, but i've never hear about anything that belongs to you). When one thing is perfect, have to be the same forever. Because of this, that is immortal. And you should not compare things... Music is very different from poem.
@SlayeCohen I am going to ignore your first comment. You are so wrong. I have known many muscicians and composers and I would say they all would disagree with you. There is NO such thing as forever when it comes to any art form. and there is no such thing as perfection. Perfection is a direction to go not a state of being. Of course music is different from poetry but they share certain things. They are both the end result of a creative process and they are both subject to interpretation.
@shatros "Perfect" it's just a word, because you do poetry, you search a lot of meanings in words, i am musician, and i understand what you feel and said, but when i say "perfect" and forever, have a different meaning, that you can think, because we are different. It's like to say that Jesus is not imortal (I dont want to get inside in beliefs). What i want to say is just: music, poetry, any kind of art that have a high meaning for people, will live "forever". And sorry if i upset you.
@shatros And my comment was only because i don't like to seeing people that doesn't know, and doesn't feel how difficult is fully dedicate yourselves for a music life. (how hard it is to surrender fully to the music) I am Braziliam, and i don't fully understand how to formulate sentences, but i know you will understand.
Well... despite his obvious talent and facile fingering I thought it was a little "stiff"... until the last 3 minutes or so where he played like Liberace on LSD. Which isn't to say I didn't like it...his interpretation is just so different! I need to watch it 30 more times, just my first impression! Still, thumbs up!
@monkeygraborange Most pianists insert a little something towards the end but usually it is not more than 5-10 seconds long and sometimes seems to be a space filler more than anything. But Hamelin creates his own little variation on a theme which I think is quite inovative though I agree with the Liberace in LSD remark. Some of it is a bit dark and twisted but very vibrant. He obediently plays this properly as expected right up to the point where he is set free then explodes.
The brilliance behind Hamelin is in his interpretation. You always get something unique and often controversial amongst the purists. That is why he is so successful. That is why so many who think Liszt should be played a certain way don't care for his interpretation. He is not afraid to break the rules, and this simply makes him much more versatile and, in my opinion, genius!
Guys, stop saying this is a bad interpretation of the piece. #1, if you can play better than him, than I'll agree with you, but words are no match for actions, #2, Hamelin plays this song his own way, and I like it, because it is different than how other people interpret this song, #3, Why do you guys judge Hamelin because he doesn't have enough "emotion" what if some people don't like moving around while playing piano and like being still... think about it, not every one likes the same thing
How can you all be so arrogant to claim that his interpretation is wrong when he has spent years working with and studying this piece and a lifetime dedicated to the piano?
Most of you are just comparing this piece alongside other performances you heard, and I doubt any of you would be able to produce a coherent, "better", interpretation if you only had the urtext to look at. Not liking it is one thing, but calling the interpretation "artificial" or "emotionless" is ridiculous.
Ay!!!! qué buena filmación parecen todos códigos de barras. Aquí en mi pais Argentina todos los productos comienzan con 7 a exepción de los que les ponen marcas italianas que empiezan con otro número como ser 8 ó 9. Javier Rossi-Zorzi desde Concordia, Argentina.-
This is WAY too fast!!!! Don't get me wrong, it's perfect technically, but no emotion there. I mean, this isn't a freakin race! I love this piece and couldn't even listen to the whole thing. Very sad.
@dagrisa Sad for you. He makes a good living from those who do not consider it sad, and who also love music with their heart, not with a pedantic need to post a "superior" opnion.
@jackofhearts161 dear mr. mikecaffey, or should i say mr kastle.
that is certainly the most pathetic way of trying to spread the word of your shitty piece ole ole, ESPECIALLY after seeing what hamelin is doing in this video with his cadenza.
you are a washed up pianist, you will never achieve half of what virtuosos like hamelin, cziffra, etc etc have.
your insistence on this is quite sad to be honest.
This man is amazing. My mom knows a few of his professors from Temple, and whenever he played juries, he'd start the pieces out the way they were written, and then he'd go improvisation crazy. He was (and is) just incredible. Very few people can play Liszt well, and Hamelin plays him to perfection.
@jackofhearts161 dear mr. mikecaffey, or should i say mr kastle.
that is certainly the most pathetic way of trying to spread the word of your shitty piece ole ole, ESPECIALLY after seeing what hamelin is doing in this video with his cadenza.
you are a washed up pianist, you will never achieve half of what virtuosos like hamelin, cziffra, etc etc have.
your insistence on this is quite sad to be honest.
@chrism216 Who are you to try and predict someone's fate?
Anyways, this was an excellent rendition of Liszt's piece. But after analyzing Hamelin's pieces such as Circus Galop and Alkan Etude No. 4 (or something along those lines), it's safe to conclude that he's insane. :)
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Pianists who have recorded Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody #2 for record labels:
Marc Andre Hamelin
Richard Kastle
Dens Matsuev
There is a new interview about this piece and how most of the recording artists fake the ending. Richard Kastle was interviewed by Isaac Cruz from Extra (television show). He says good things about Hamelin and Matsuev, but not Lang. He gives examples of Lang playing simplified versions of Liszt on television. He also talks about old recordings that were faked.
if you re wondering why dlipatti s comment has 28 thumbs up:
there s a guy here with a lot of aliases:bret6464,sammarco02,vanthony72 89hedgehog etc,who attacks anyone who doesn t like jung lin s video,and who s trying to promote Hamelin hate too.
he ll always mark your comments as spam.you can read through these comments or those on jung lin,you ll notice the same arguments,same misspelling.just saying this as a troll warning.i ll try and report him and have all those accounts checked
@sd5t Didn't u just say the same thing under another name "2stw", how many names do u have fool!! why u hiding? How many comments u post on Jung's clip? couple of hundred?
Listen people,this is a wonderful picece from Liszt,my favourite one,but the most genius part is the end- 11:13 it is like classical music rofl!!!! LOVE HUNGARIAN RAPSODY!...btw,i didnt hear the ending in other interpretations,Hamelin is only one who plays it,isnt he?...
@Axotrotl It's called a cadenza, a passage for the pianist to showcase his virtuosity. Liszt peppered his compositions with these cadenzas, with instructions to the pianist to compose his/her own cadenza. So yeah, this is Hamelin's version. A damn good one too.
This has taken on a turn to an intellectual and philosophical discussion, that's great :-) It's not only "madman" and the "worst of the worst" that scienceandmusiclover references, it's the lambasting of any commenter who dares to say he likes MAH and ALSO likes another performer. Such opinions are blocked from Maksim's and Hamelin's clips LOL The "worst of the worst" are those who post sick racist and obscene comments against Asian pianists, Jung Lin and Lang Lang, and those should be verboten
Why a dipatti and friends think they can comment on such a performance is beyond me. Please stop commenting on things you don't understand, to paraphrase Brahms. I know, any troll can drop by and say anything here but stupidity and ignorance shown by some can be something of an irritant.
How a dipatti and friends think they can comment on such a performance is beyond me. Please stop commenting on things you don't understand, to paraphrase Brahms. I know, any troll can drop by and say anything here but stupidity and ignorance shown by some can be something of an irritant.
Most of those who comment on this channel behave like childish 16 year olds. It is so obvious the sound of music has little to do with it. It is a
“Look at me. I am refined, sophisticated, well read, and extremely intelligent. Don’t you dare doubt me or disagree. I am the dominant alpha male/female. Bow to me or I will reveal you are a stupid troll.”
A healthy open mind would accept a broad range of music; not a single minded “taste” for music that bores friends and neighbors.
@mahler151 Truer words were never spoken. I have learned that all open forums attract strange people, but classical music channels do attract those who are truly trolls. I believe there is a reason. Many who post on these channels are driven by a need for attention more than listening. They have an irresistible compulsion to demonstrate their elite, superior view and argue. It is actually ego and a superiority complex that motivates their "supposed" appreciation of classical music.
@scienceandmusiclover "Many who post on these channels are driven by a need for attention more than listening. They have an irresistible compulsion to demonstrate their elite, superior view and argue." Oh, I know the type alright. Real pompous arseholes who, say, try to dominate one or two videos for years by lambasting everyone and anyone who has the temerity to hold a different view or who spots a basic mistake in, e.g., the point made by a hero of theirs.
i don t care if hamelin s performance is inferior to Jung Lin's but this maniac here who keeps trying to praise Jung Lin through every comment is doing her a very bad favour.she s still young and perhaps she will grow.if so,she will by talent not by the help of a Norman Bates who posts under 300 names and mentions her among Cziffra or Rachmaninoff with absolutely no justification..yet..
@bobbphysics Right! Argerich has the technique to play great Rachmaninoff, her Rach 3 is amazing, so is Jung Lin's. Come tp think of it, that explains why Hamelin does not do Rach xD
This crazed "leadersheep" has put up about 20 comments, all spam and all bigoted. This guy says he "prefers non-asian pianists"....again i say to you "sheep" way to go numnuts!!
No disrespect to MAH here...he is great but his "style" is not a favorite of mine. I prefer Jung Lin's interpretation...
I posted a vid of Hamelin and 16 others playing (or trying to play) Liszt's endng. Hamelin is the last one, because he plays the fastest. It's interesting to hear them back to back attempting to play Franz Liszt. I added in the names of the record labels, as most of them have been recorded.
¡¡¡BRAVOOOOOOO!!! ¡¡¡BRAVIIIIISIMO!!! Que manera de tocar,que forma de sentir la musica,gracias,gracias por este video y saludos desde hermosillo,sonora,mexico.
That's right, motherfuckers.
hymnofashes 1 day ago
bet you cannot watch that cadenza without cum.
FelipeTrujilloBilbao 3 days ago
Seriously, this is the kind of playing that probably would have had Liszt going mad with joy. Like I have said before, 100-200 years from now, people will be thinking back of Hamelin like we think of Liszt today.
PointyTailofSatan 5 days ago
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inbloom1997 2 weeks ago
Que belleza!! Dios mío esas manos se mueven como arañitas de la humedad, maravilloso realmente quien puede interpretar una de las obras más notables en la historia de la música. Muchas gracias!
thedarkglobe 4 weeks ago
I did this cadenza for my Ltcl recital :)
mattp7394 1 month ago
I want to see him play Circus Galop
MultiAwesomeAndrew 1 month ago
Dazzling...
Darbkin 1 month ago
Is he the composer of Circus Galop?
Everything is clear now...
rockifythis 2 months ago
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yuitta0880 2 months ago
La mejor interpretacion que he escuchado sobre la rapsodia hungara en toda mi vida. BRAVO!!
yuitta0880 2 months ago
Press 2 really fast for the mighty fingersniff
TheMegaBuddy 2 months ago
The best!!
jumpingviola 2 months ago
CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Michelangelo61 2 months ago
WHAT A PIANIST .......... !
greatclassical1 3 months ago in playlist liszt hamelin
I like the beginning part. Buravo!
g7727 3 months ago
...I was understandably interested whether Mr.Hamelin was going to play this like a human being or like a HAMELIN, which is a kind of piano-playing machine, and, yes, he plays it like a machine, but a damn good one...cf. the Lennon lyric: "it's a clean machine"...much better to be a good machine than a clean one, esp. given what Lennon really had in mind here...
fredericfranc 3 months ago
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Yep, you still don't make any sense.
twooffour 2 months ago
This is madness.
Piglet0123456789 3 months ago
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No ones plays this piece as well as Lang Lang does.
smirnov452 3 months ago
Interpretazione un pochino troppo fredda ed inespressiva.
roy72chi 3 months ago
His hands are like two spiders in agony,,,,nice interpretation
Sokratesko 4 months ago
Your opinion doesn't count if you can't speak English and are attempting to carry out an argument in it.
johnliamten 4 months ago
Ball of sweat at 6:02
MOTHERfcknBRAIN 4 months ago
The antithesis of Lang Lang! Excellent!
1AdrianR 5 months ago 4
What a fucking crazy cadenza. I wonder if that was entirely ad lib, either way holy shit. Hamelin is amazing.
Udders666 5 months ago
@Udders666 I think it was practiced o: There was sheet music made for it and it has annotations that Hamelin would right...
Ever seen a 7 note chord? =_=
TheExarion 4 months ago
@Udders666 It's original according to the description, I'm not sure if that's accurate though...
plaetarsikcky 3 months ago
the music hamelin often specializes in needs the 'wow' factor in the performer to bring it off. no one wants to think about 'deep performances' with this kind of music, and no one denies hamelin's technique. it is not that he is 'cold. the problem is that he has little temperament.
muslit 5 months ago
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@muslit What the fuck are you talking about? Have you heard his Bach? Chopin?
swirls999 3 months ago
By far my favourite interpretation of this piece, simply amazing!
jackocurly0074 5 months ago
el video no es HD, el pianista es el de calidad!
usuga1 5 months ago
dat circus galop
metallicais1337 5 months ago
I hope I can play this someday.
fissionesque 6 months ago
@fissionesque Hey, it's a hard piece, but it's not impossible ; it only takes dedication and hard work and you can have a fairly good grasp of the piece in a month or two. Of course, mastery of the piece takes a lot longer than that, but give it a try: it's great fun!
atee12321 5 months ago
Hamelin is like a living textbook on proper piano technique. It really is amazing.
Virtuoso80 6 months ago
11:03, I'm sure glad I'm wearing my brown pants right now...
OrangeSodaKing 6 months ago
Way better than jung lin!
95superbad 6 months ago
@95superbad You the joker my man! Jung Lin and Hamelin take totally different approaches to how they interpret the HR2. Both are great pianists. I love Jung Lin's HR2, I hate Hamelin's HR2, LOL
mgbrad3388 6 months ago 2
@95superbad yep better than jung. hamelin in his prime (here) was second to none.
TheShnag 6 months ago
He's better than Volodos.
forgottenbooks 6 months ago
Liszt or Alkan or Chopsticks, it makes no difference to this master!
americanstraggler 6 months ago
scienceandmusiclover 6 months ago
@scienceandmusiclover you where correct when you said you were at a total loss, but it wasnt about people agreeing with your WIDELY opinnionated Critique. The great thing about Music is that it is NEVER played the same twice! When it comes to interpretation you should be able to connect to the story the performer is telling through his music, not through what he or she is wearing or what they use. if youre going to look elsewhere for good music start by learning what exactly that is!
mrman7324 5 months ago 2
@mrman7324
My WIDELY opinnionated Critique is based on the fact that WIDELY opinnionated Critiques here are nothing more than exercising pedantic posturing. The Alpha wolves come here to let us see their highy refined, superior intellect, and "talented" taste for music.
I like, every other human on this earth, know how to hear what pleases me. We don't need an instruction manual from an "expert." I have played the piano for decades and am not 10% as good as Hamelin, but enjoy his music.
scienceandmusiclover 5 months ago
@scienceandmusiclover Well said! Though I am not a Hamelin fan, I agree with you 1000% :-))
Bret6464 3 months ago
Nunca ví a alguien tocar e improvisar así, este tipo no es de este mundo. Increíble, inigualable
MatiasArgerich 6 months ago
This seems to exceed what's humanly possible. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes... several times... it would be hard to believe this was one man, one take, and not sped up!
8Ho03EdONl1liL 6 months ago
@8Ho03EdONl1liL The great thing about Hamelin is not the speed in which he performs, but the tremendous depth and expressiveness of his interpretations. Speed is not more important than any other shaping element. It is the entirety which makes him that amazing.
listenwhatisayoh 6 months ago
OMFG!!! this is EPIC!!! Best thing I've ever seen on youtube. Just imagine how would this look if were recorded in Full HD, it would make your house explode!!!!!!
tjarsun 7 months ago
I bet he figured out the cadenza in his car on the way to the concert.
djalexb99 7 months ago 19
@djalexb99
He composed it ;)
twooffour 2 months ago
I loved his cadenza.
ericfontainejazz 7 months ago 5
They turned the camera away in the end so we wouldn't see the piano combusting.
Diffomega 7 months ago 29
@Diffomega
Correction,
It was Exploding!!
KingCharlemagneI 2 months ago
can you imagine what it would be like to have a masterclass with hamelin? they should offer musicians 'hamelin masterclasses' as an alternative to studying music at college...
tomekkobialka 7 months ago 3
I like this version and his this performanece.
sachiko13music 7 months ago
Absolutely unbelievable!
Huwtube72 7 months ago
Love his style, great interpretation
juzza87 7 months ago
It takes an great amount of mental and physical energy to play this song. He's sweating at 6:07
IbscottEd 7 months ago
holy shit.
cklein81494 7 months ago
I saw Hamelin yesterday in Schwetzingen, Germany. He played Schumann, Liszt, Haydn and Wolpe. Was a great concert! He also gave autographs afterwards in contrast to many other pianists.
wickbarki 7 months ago
Quem veio aqui por causa do Pica-Pau da um joinha.
Who came here because of the Woody Woodpecker, then positive.
(Y)
flocus22 7 months ago
Very nice
hasona05 8 months ago
Excuse me? Are those black key glissandos? I didn't realise those were really possible.
strawberryzits 8 months ago
@strawberryzits
No, it's actually f-sharp major scale :D
LovorkaND 7 months ago
Epic ending :D
Goatchrist666 8 months ago
61 pessoas não gostaram. Agora eu me pergunto, como alguém pode não gostar de uma apresentação como esta.
Esse cara é fanatástico.
jhrm21bm 8 months ago
I cried in the first 4 minutes
fezzat 8 months ago
I cried
fezzat 8 months ago
im in 8th grade. starting this piece. don't know how many YEARS it might take lol. hoping to audition into Juilliard with this piece as one of my audition pieces..
pray for me HAHA
jbalinforever 9 months ago
In the minute 8:19 he turns mad ...
mustafa12131 9 months ago
Tom & Jerry!!!! jajaja
Espectacular.
heresiarcas 9 months ago
One Word = Beautiful
shannonbriggs100 9 months ago
He Was Playing So Amazing that at 6:07 Sweat Dripped from his nose :D
19Summers94 9 months ago 4
Justin Bieber hired 60 people to dislike this because he/she was jealous.
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i think that you are jealous of justin bieber
frankomay 9 months ago
Justin Bieber hired 60 people to dislike this because he was jealous.
skullpirate360 9 months ago
10q so much for the video !
chemical260190 9 months ago
Unbelievable! I hope to see him live someday.
RratsArtStudio 9 months ago
Un des plus grands pianistes vivants...un technicien incomparable...
StephaneMartineau 9 months ago
Fucking Awesome.....
totally his life is in his own hands...
gemblengoon 9 months ago
this guy is a fuckig beast
xlclkx 9 months ago
Carajo que cancio ehh.. Poca Madrrrr....
Me gusta
mmemmoo1323 9 months ago
Of all versions of this music Ive already heard, thats the most unbelivable. He plays beyond human capacity, thats just.... Well... No words. Maybe Beyond for itself expresses better.
dreamsyume 10 months ago
In despite being unable to me absorb all of this opus magnum , all can I say is impossible do not hear it and not to be mesmerized and wandering through other tides.
mrjohn1964 10 months ago
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mrjohn1964 10 months ago
2:09 Figaro, Fi-ga-ro!!
jasobres 10 months ago 2
He should just put a brick on the pedal, he's not taking his foot of it anyway; regardless of what he is performing.
placydil 10 months ago 4
@placydil
Lol wut? Why does such an idiotic comment get thumbs up??
twooffour 5 months ago
@twooffour Thumbs up baby.
placydil 5 months ago
@placydil
Do an ear tomography or something.
twooffour 5 months ago
Absolutely astounding technique, and a wonderful interpretation at the end. How anyone thinks this to be anything other than genius is bizarre.
ChessJew 10 months ago
Yeahhhhh...................
BrolinESF 10 months ago
Well, if one can't do something themselves... where do you think critics come from.? I just wish that I could play any instrument well. Like him or not, this is one talented pianist.
flyingscot4 10 months ago
I dont want to know how did he play, i just want to listen, and the sound looks good enough to me.
SlayeCohen 10 months ago
There's a bit in the middle that reminds me of Roger Rabbit :D
spazmonkey618 10 months ago
Why is it we expect each singer to sing the same song differently, putting their own twist on that song but when it comes to playing piano, so many people are hung up on doing it technically correct without variation from what the composer put down on paper? When I hear somone recite one of my poems, I am always eager to hear them put some of their own soul into it and not just read off the paper. I would think that a composer should feel the same way.
shatros 11 months ago
@shatros Because your poems is nothing compared to this kind of music,(Nothing personal, but i've never hear about anything that belongs to you). When one thing is perfect, have to be the same forever. Because of this, that is immortal. And you should not compare things... Music is very different from poem.
SlayeCohen 10 months ago
@SlayeCohen I am going to ignore your first comment. You are so wrong. I have known many muscicians and composers and I would say they all would disagree with you. There is NO such thing as forever when it comes to any art form. and there is no such thing as perfection. Perfection is a direction to go not a state of being. Of course music is different from poetry but they share certain things. They are both the end result of a creative process and they are both subject to interpretation.
shatros 10 months ago
@shatros "Perfect" it's just a word, because you do poetry, you search a lot of meanings in words, i am musician, and i understand what you feel and said, but when i say "perfect" and forever, have a different meaning, that you can think, because we are different. It's like to say that Jesus is not imortal (I dont want to get inside in beliefs). What i want to say is just: music, poetry, any kind of art that have a high meaning for people, will live "forever". And sorry if i upset you.
SlayeCohen 10 months ago
@shatros And my comment was only because i don't like to seeing people that doesn't know, and doesn't feel how difficult is fully dedicate yourselves for a music life. (how hard it is to surrender fully to the music) I am Braziliam, and i don't fully understand how to formulate sentences, but i know you will understand.
SlayeCohen 10 months ago
@shatros Then please tell us, when is a piece of music gone?
KonkreteXXX 2 months ago
@KonkreteXXX When does a star stop shining?
shatros 1 month ago
@shatros Exactly what I´m talking about.
KonkreteXXX 1 month ago
Well... despite his obvious talent and facile fingering I thought it was a little "stiff"... until the last 3 minutes or so where he played like Liberace on LSD. Which isn't to say I didn't like it...his interpretation is just so different! I need to watch it 30 more times, just my first impression! Still, thumbs up!
monkeygraborange 11 months ago
@monkeygraborange Most pianists insert a little something towards the end but usually it is not more than 5-10 seconds long and sometimes seems to be a space filler more than anything. But Hamelin creates his own little variation on a theme which I think is quite inovative though I agree with the Liberace in LSD remark. Some of it is a bit dark and twisted but very vibrant. He obediently plays this properly as expected right up to the point where he is set free then explodes.
shatros 11 months ago
The brilliance behind Hamelin is in his interpretation. You always get something unique and often controversial amongst the purists. That is why he is so successful. That is why so many who think Liszt should be played a certain way don't care for his interpretation. He is not afraid to break the rules, and this simply makes him much more versatile and, in my opinion, genius!
Robibi84 11 months ago
Marc and I made love two weeks ago.
AndrewFinch1 11 months ago
Guys, stop saying this is a bad interpretation of the piece. #1, if you can play better than him, than I'll agree with you, but words are no match for actions, #2, Hamelin plays this song his own way, and I like it, because it is different than how other people interpret this song, #3, Why do you guys judge Hamelin because he doesn't have enough "emotion" what if some people don't like moving around while playing piano and like being still... think about it, not every one likes the same thing
SatiSuicune 11 months ago 4
qe le cae de la nariz en el minuto 6:06
Lulii1230012 1 year ago
@Lulii1230012 Sudor
Nunchackus 11 months ago
es como la escena de Tom y Jerry
Lulii1230012 1 year ago 2
@dlipatti Sorry , but this is only a perfect technique .
estelle93 1 year ago
How can you all be so arrogant to claim that his interpretation is wrong when he has spent years working with and studying this piece and a lifetime dedicated to the piano?
Most of you are just comparing this piece alongside other performances you heard, and I doubt any of you would be able to produce a coherent, "better", interpretation if you only had the urtext to look at. Not liking it is one thing, but calling the interpretation "artificial" or "emotionless" is ridiculous.
swordfish712 1 year ago 30
@swordfish712
Argument from authority;
"do better or don't criticize"
What a worthless comment.
twooffour 5 months ago
@swordfish712 good to know that such ppl like you exist on the globe. :)
duszan2 4 months ago
HE'S PLAYING THE HARDER VERSION IN C SHARP MINOR...
bazzatt1 1 year ago
I still like Horowitz's the best.
LordCalvinHastings 1 year ago
Ay!!!! qué buena filmación parecen todos códigos de barras. Aquí en mi pais Argentina todos los productos comienzan con 7 a exepción de los que les ponen marcas italianas que empiezan con otro número como ser 8 ó 9. Javier Rossi-Zorzi desde Concordia, Argentina.-
JHR39 1 year ago
this version makes my balls twitch like a bus full of spastics on their way to the sea side
geezonthekeys 1 year ago
Me gusta mas la interpretacion Tom! y Jerry claro!
Mu7illo 1 year ago 2
@Mu7illo jajajaja estuvo buena esa, escuche esta versión y tenia su imagen en mi mente.
alconmusic1 1 year ago
@Mu7illo siiiiiii mil veces ello xD...
Lulii1230012 1 year ago
I agree, the first part is totally without feeling and emotion. listen to Gergely Boganyi's version. That you will like I'm sure :)
fistyke 1 year ago
This is WAY too fast!!!! Don't get me wrong, it's perfect technically, but no emotion there. I mean, this isn't a freakin race! I love this piece and couldn't even listen to the whole thing. Very sad.
dagrisa 1 year ago
@dagrisa Sad for you. He makes a good living from those who do not consider it sad, and who also love music with their heart, not with a pedantic need to post a "superior" opnion.
scienceandmusiclover 1 year ago
@dagrisa
You are obviously not very musical then - very sad
geezonthekeys 1 year ago
Tom And Jerry! <3
Harleyquinn191 1 year ago 4
@jackofhearts161 dear mr. mikecaffey, or should i say mr kastle.
that is certainly the most pathetic way of trying to spread the word of your shitty piece ole ole, ESPECIALLY after seeing what hamelin is doing in this video with his cadenza.
you are a washed up pianist, you will never achieve half of what virtuosos like hamelin, cziffra, etc etc have.
your insistence on this is quite sad to be honest.
you are a nobody.
chrism216 1 year ago
LA ESTRUCTURA MUSICAL INFLUYO EN EL HEAVY METAL!!
NEZMARQ 1 year ago
Mannered, artificial playing? Oh please! This is the performance that tops all others, in my opinion.
Yes, he has confidence, but heck, if you have it, show it!
RunWalkRace 1 year ago
This is simply the best version.
michaelnyman1 1 year ago
@michaelnyman1 Fucking right it is!
ann03071874 1 year ago
This man is amazing. My mom knows a few of his professors from Temple, and whenever he played juries, he'd start the pieces out the way they were written, and then he'd go improvisation crazy. He was (and is) just incredible. Very few people can play Liszt well, and Hamelin plays him to perfection.
kristianeleigh 1 year ago
pathetic cadenza is to long and boring. should be the height of excitement fails miserabley
Gargantupimp 1 year ago
Ole Ole from Kastle's Ninth Concerto has the hardest technique written for the piano.
jackofhearts161 1 year ago
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@jackofhearts161 dear mr. mikecaffey, or should i say mr kastle.
that is certainly the most pathetic way of trying to spread the word of your shitty piece ole ole, ESPECIALLY after seeing what hamelin is doing in this video with his cadenza.
you are a washed up pianist, you will never achieve half of what virtuosos like hamelin, cziffra, etc etc have.
your insistence on this is quite sad to be honest.
you are a nobody.
chrism216 1 year ago
@chrism216 Who are you to try and predict someone's fate?
Anyways, this was an excellent rendition of Liszt's piece. But after analyzing Hamelin's pieces such as Circus Galop and Alkan Etude No. 4 (or something along those lines), it's safe to conclude that he's insane. :)
TheExarion 1 year ago
@TheExarion
i dont think you understood what my comment was about so i wont bother to explain it to you
chrism216 1 year ago
@chrism216 You're an ignorant troll and I'll leave it at that.
TheExarion 1 year ago
I would pawn my largest testicle to be able to play like that
geezonthekeys 1 year ago 39
@geezonthekeys
you inspire me
frankomay 9 months ago
@geezonthekeys why not both
sulezraz 8 months ago
very nice
bimbobozo 1 year ago
very nice man
bimbobozo 1 year ago
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a god or sumthin' is inside of he?
tobillos 1 year ago
if the video quality was as good as the audio quality... technology wouldn't be able to support the video. heh heh
cowlikesbeef 1 year ago 2
Jazzy 8:56
ZupraVisor 1 year ago 25
Damn he's good.. ;-)
I would never be able to play that right.. it's going to fast and it would take me forever to learn these notes or chords in the right order. xD
Anden14 1 year ago
The ending just proves circus gallop is PLAYABLE... I'd thought it'd be impossible even if one multi tracks.
L02T 1 year ago
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Pianists who have recorded Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody #2 for record labels:
Marc Andre Hamelin
Richard Kastle
Dens Matsuev
There is a new interview about this piece and how most of the recording artists fake the ending. Richard Kastle was interviewed by Isaac Cruz from Extra (television show). He says good things about Hamelin and Matsuev, but not Lang. He gives examples of Lang playing simplified versions of Liszt on television. He also talks about old recordings that were faked.
jackofhearts161 1 year ago
Lol at 6:08 you can see sweat falling from his face
MusicIsFunn 1 year ago
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if you re wondering why dlipatti s comment has 28 thumbs up:
there s a guy here with a lot of aliases:bret6464,sammarco02,vanthony72 89hedgehog etc,who attacks anyone who doesn t like jung lin s video,and who s trying to promote Hamelin hate too.
he ll always mark your comments as spam.you can read through these comments or those on jung lin,you ll notice the same arguments,same misspelling.just saying this as a troll warning.i ll try and report him and have all those accounts checked
sd5t 1 year ago
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@sd5t Didn't u just say the same thing under another name "2stw", how many names do u have fool!! why u hiding? How many comments u post on Jung's clip? couple of hundred?
Jung Lin is magnificent!!
Hamelin plays like midi file, lol
mgbrad3388 1 year ago
Listen people,this is a wonderful picece from Liszt,my favourite one,but the most genius part is the end- 11:13 it is like classical music rofl!!!! LOVE HUNGARIAN RAPSODY!...btw,i didnt hear the ending in other interpretations,Hamelin is only one who plays it,isnt he?...
Axotrotl 1 year ago 2
@Axotrotl It's called a cadenza, a passage for the pianist to showcase his virtuosity. Liszt peppered his compositions with these cadenzas, with instructions to the pianist to compose his/her own cadenza. So yeah, this is Hamelin's version. A damn good one too.
paulturtle92 1 year ago
This has taken on a turn to an intellectual and philosophical discussion, that's great :-) It's not only "madman" and the "worst of the worst" that scienceandmusiclover references, it's the lambasting of any commenter who dares to say he likes MAH and ALSO likes another performer. Such opinions are blocked from Maksim's and Hamelin's clips LOL The "worst of the worst" are those who post sick racist and obscene comments against Asian pianists, Jung Lin and Lang Lang, and those should be verboten
89hedgehog 1 year ago
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Why a dipatti and friends think they can comment on such a performance is beyond me. Please stop commenting on things you don't understand, to paraphrase Brahms. I know, any troll can drop by and say anything here but stupidity and ignorance shown by some can be something of an irritant.
konigstephan 1 year ago
How a dipatti and friends think they can comment on such a performance is beyond me. Please stop commenting on things you don't understand, to paraphrase Brahms. I know, any troll can drop by and say anything here but stupidity and ignorance shown by some can be something of an irritant.
konigstephan 1 year ago
Most of those who comment on this channel behave like childish 16 year olds. It is so obvious the sound of music has little to do with it. It is a
“Look at me. I am refined, sophisticated, well read, and extremely intelligent. Don’t you dare doubt me or disagree. I am the dominant alpha male/female. Bow to me or I will reveal you are a stupid troll.”
A healthy open mind would accept a broad range of music; not a single minded “taste” for music that bores friends and neighbors.
scienceandmusiclover 1 year ago
Made by Japan
doeggu 1 year ago
There's nothing more horrendous in the world than YouTube comments on videos of popular classical pieces.
mahler151 1 year ago 4
@mahler151 Truer words were never spoken. I have learned that all open forums attract strange people, but classical music channels do attract those who are truly trolls. I believe there is a reason. Many who post on these channels are driven by a need for attention more than listening. They have an irresistible compulsion to demonstrate their elite, superior view and argue. It is actually ego and a superiority complex that motivates their "supposed" appreciation of classical music.
scienceandmusiclover 1 year ago
@scienceandmusiclover "Many who post on these channels are driven by a need for attention more than listening. They have an irresistible compulsion to demonstrate their elite, superior view and argue." Oh, I know the type alright. Real pompous arseholes who, say, try to dominate one or two videos for years by lambasting everyone and anyone who has the temerity to hold a different view or who spots a basic mistake in, e.g., the point made by a hero of theirs.
kkkaldav 1 year ago
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i don t care if hamelin s performance is inferior to Jung Lin's but this maniac here who keeps trying to praise Jung Lin through every comment is doing her a very bad favour.she s still young and perhaps she will grow.if so,she will by talent not by the help of a Norman Bates who posts under 300 names and mentions her among Cziffra or Rachmaninoff with absolutely no justification..yet..
2stw 1 year ago
@2stw Jung Lin is magnificant!
mgbrad3388 1 year ago
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89hedgehog 1 year ago
@2stw Found you CLOWN :-) google search is amazing.
You are another Hamelin fan who has gone off the deep end, what total bullshit you have provided in your oh so wise comments.
When are these clowns going to stop throwing temper tantrums like little brats?
vanthony72 1 year ago
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89hedgehog s comment with 32 thumbs up...
instead of creating you tube accounts all day and thumbing up yourself,why don t you get get a job and a girlfriend?
mentioning Jung Lin s name next to gods like Cziffra just shows how ignorant you are.damn,aren t manipulators supposed to be more clever???
2stw 1 year ago
Martha Argerich has better technical ability. Just listen to how fast her octaves are and how fast she can play.
bobbphysics 1 year ago 3
@bobbphysics Right! Argerich has the technique to play great Rachmaninoff, her Rach 3 is amazing, so is Jung Lin's. Come tp think of it, that explains why Hamelin does not do Rach xD
rdkcali4 1 year ago 2
This crazed "leadersheep" has put up about 20 comments, all spam and all bigoted. This guy says he "prefers non-asian pianists"....again i say to you "sheep" way to go numnuts!!
No disrespect to MAH here...he is great but his "style" is not a favorite of mine. I prefer Jung Lin's interpretation...
36beachbum 1 year ago
Imo...genius...without doubt.
thecollective10 1 year ago
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Missed the point. Yes. U Said:
(1) YouTube comments for music are generally going to be a people's opinion of the music. It's how it works.
(2) Hamelin is the greatest technical piano player of all time. Period. We can stop arguing on this thread now.
(3) No. And simply watching this video along is PROOF that he is better than them. And not just proof, practically easy proof.
(4) congratulations. you have proved that you are musically ignorant, by thinking it all about being the "best".
scienceandmusiclover 1 year ago
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I posted a vid of Hamelin and 16 others playing (or trying to play) Liszt's endng. Hamelin is the last one, because he plays the fastest. It's interesting to hear them back to back attempting to play Franz Liszt. I added in the names of the record labels, as most of them have been recorded.
Click on my name and check them out.
holdredger 1 year ago
¡¡¡BRAVOOOOOOO!!! ¡¡¡BRAVIIIIISIMO!!! Que manera de tocar,que forma de sentir la musica,gracias,gracias por este video y saludos desde hermosillo,sonora,mexico.
54jorgen 1 year ago