Chopin Etude Op 25 No.12 HQ

[hartistry]

Beautiful. As usual.

[bassist4lif31]

words are open to interpretation.

[LestraJo]

C'est un étude...et oui...

[TheJaronemoc]

She looks so exhausted from the first eleven...

[TheJaxper]

I like It so much!!! I feel like i'm in a dark storm in the middle of the ocean, I hope play this, like you someday, at the moment I can play it slower :) (and I think that it's the correct speed)

[matador1111]

for my taste too fast

[alexandros789]

no emotions... listen to horowitz's interpretation,then we can speak about this etude.

[visionfystudios]

In the end it's like she's checking if she broke any fingers after playing XD

[Ishouldbedoingchores]

It was amazing how she slammed her fingers down and instantly started to play.

[Maddin1929]

somehow i miss in this version what horowitz' version had. cant describe it so good :X

[axeoh]

Um, to be honest, this video scared me. lol. I'll never dare to go near my piano again, man. Awesome job, as always!

[ElFuroCrack]

Great job Valentina!!!

[freez0ne]

Thank you !



[thebp9999]

WOW

[TardsOfParadise]

Lisitsa is a hacker wtf

[mindcraftuser44]

haha hair

[gbizzotto]

I'm starting to think the complete opus 10 & 25 are a sort of rite of passage... Are they ?

[darkkerrigan]

@gbizzotto all music majors that truly want to be professionals, kind of have to almost always learn the complete Chopin Etudes..lol. Sucks for us huh? lmao. Many perform the complete Etudes for their Master's recital =)

[ancientsolar]

@darkkerrigan wow, then I will try to achieve this!! ~~ Now.. to set my metronome to 30 per beat. and work my way up over 5 decades

[01EVH]

Right. Because if somebody says that's a beautiful song,

nobody is going to know what in the hell they're talking about.

[Kinjutsuu]

43 people.... oh wait, these jokes aren't funny.

[squeegeenesses]

im debating whether vkgoeswild can do this... what do you think?

[sheebshag]

@squeegeenesses

Of course she can. But she'd need to practice it a bit to get it this fluent.

[AlexanderNautic]

blah blah, - no matter, but for me, she could be Frédéric's daughter!

Alexander

[ijustwantalife]

0:01 You re floating on the ocean, alone and cold. Feeling hopeless

0:19 You start to think of your loved ones

0:36 Drifting, you fell unconscious

0:50 You woke and just to find a huge wave coming down at you. You did not have time to react, the wave came crashing down at you. And you realised you are drowning

1:13 Seeing nothing but darkness, you begin to die

1:34 But a ship is coming towards you and sees you

1:40 A struggle to pull you out of the sea

1:55 But now you re safe. Scared, but safe♥

[JoaoPedroGC]

I don't usually like the way she performs, but this one was just Perfect!

[iansdigby]

breathtaking

[fiona8577]

just excellent....

[carmiass]

FELIZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ MAÑANA LUNES 14 DE NOVIEMBRE VOY A VER A LISITSA. VIENE A ARGENTINA, AL TEATRO COLÓN :-)

[StephanePleyel]

I'm wondering how she keeps the head so cool?

[MsTangoLove]

i had played this etude. it is the best etude of chopin.

[recipoldinasty]

@MsTangoLove lol i have a weak playing piano so im the fur elise .p can wait for play this etude

[weezellipz]

Did you know that Lizst wast the only pianist in history that sight read all of the etudes by Chopin with no techniqual errors.

[spidermancj]

@weezellipz i heard that was only a rumour actually, but I'm not sure lol. that would be really amazing if he did anyway

[bummy33]

@spidermancj Rag-time pianist Tom Brier is an amazing modern day sight reader haha. Liszt sight read op 10 no 12 etude with ease. He also was well known for sight reading entire orchestral scores even while still written in the composers own hand writing!!! Amy Fay, an american student of his, once wrote that he would gaze into your eyes while playing and he would do this especially during the most difficult passages to see if you were enjoying them!!! Helps to not need to look at hands lol.

[delf4eg1]

U're amazing, Valentina. So clearly played. I always made a lot of dirty notes in this etude :D

P.S. It's my opinion, but sometimes maybe more piano moments (for making superb contrasts) could be very good.

[MrEdwarddamon]

"No dynamics" "Rhetorical quality"

All I hear is "Blah blab blah."

You're too busy trying to criticize an undeniable professional in her field to hear and feel the power, emotion, freedom, and epic-ness this piece conveys. She is playing it with power, while the phrasing and melody of the piece is still absolutely clear. I don't think you understand how much thought and effort she puts into the piece, and understanding the composer's intentions behind the piece.

[toruweber]

@MrEdwarddamon well said :D

[ThePianoPhenomenon]

People are too stubborn to accept a different interpretation. i wouldn't say her version is my favorite but its got its own qualities that makes it great.

[punkviolin1]

I just love everything You play!

[lokikotemia]

I feel like she is playing this piece just a little too.. energetically.. It's somehow forced, to me. Doesn't really follow the idea of an ebb and flow, it's all matching. But that's just me. Not that I can play it any better :P

[sunamiassault]

@lokikotemia Not that I can play it any better rofl.

[YJohannM]

OCEAN!

[empfindungsamkeit]

Please, don't call this Etude "song". Nobody is singing.

[Mintcubes]

@empfindungsamkeit I agree with you. This is not a song, THIS IS MUSIC FOR GOD'S SAKE.

[Phenylalanine22]

@empfindungsamkeit One might argue because of the emotion and dynamics involved in this piece that the composer portrayed his feelings without words yet the meaning is not lost. It's as if the piano is "singing" itself which is the composers way of expression. People can call it whatever they want.

[empfindungsamkeit]

@Phenylalanine22 I am sorry, Sir, but you are wrong.

This is an Etude, and not a Song. You can't call a train "a jet", or, you can, but only if you have a Magrittian sense of humour....please, respect the composer's idea.

If you want to hear a Song (Lied), you can easily find it in Schubert's catalogue, in Richard Strauss, and so on.

[Phenylalanine22]

@empfindungsamkeit If I were to use the word "song" I would not use it in its literal sense, but rather as a way of expressing myself. There is absolutely nothing wrong with choosing different words to express myself and if you would stop being such a prick and open your mind, maybe you would understand that but I seriously doubt that.

[andsasteeeg]

@Phenylalanine22 Yes, there is something wrong with calling an "etude" a song. Using a wrong term for a musical piece just for the sake of "expressing yourself" is an insult to the composer himself.

A song requires a "voice", which then comes from the vocal folds of an organism; a piano isn't an organism, unless you consider it a living thing.

If you keep on calling it a "song", so be it. A number of people have introduced the correct "term" for you. Goes to show what kind of brain you got. :P

[andsasteeeg]

@Phenylalanine22 And by the way, it looks like it's you who should open your mind, if there is one.

[Phenylalanine22]

@andsasteeeg Oh hey, it's you again. Haven't heard from you in a while. I guess you haven't gotten tired of trying to pick arguments. I'm still going to call it whatever I want. Your logic is based on narrow mindedness. Calling a jet a train is a little over the top. I'm talking about using other words within means of the context of the situation. Same reason any language has words that mean the same thing but with slight variability and its up to the person to determine which one to use.

[andsasteeeg]

@Phenylalanine22

My "logic is based from narrow mindedness"? Now look who's "narrow-minded". Someone insisting that an etude is a song, even though someone else differentiated those two "distinct" terms already. If you still don't see the technical difference between those two terms, then pity you.

"Calling a jet a train is a little over the top". That's the same thing that you did with the words etudes and songs. Now If I call "I Have Nothing" an "etude", would that mean the same thing? Duh.

[andsasteeeg]

@Phenylalanine22 And by the way, you're actually using the word "song" in an utterly wrong context. If you still don't get what I've just said, look at my comments again.

Oh, and try to call a "concerto" a "song" as well. That would be even better. NOT. :P

[Phenylalanine22]

@andsasteeeg I see what your saying, but your arguing in the wrong direction. I sometimes may refer to a piano solo as a song, but not a song (in its literal sense) as a piano solo. Every word in the english language does not need to be used so rigidly.

Especially in Chopin's music, he plays the piano with such depth, elegancy, and emotion that it appears as if the piano is singing itself. I don't see how that can be insulting.

[andsasteeeg]

@Phenylalanine22

That still doesn't provide a sound basis for calling a piece "song" when in fact nobody sings. The musical piece has a proper term, and proper terms have to be, unfortunately, used rigidly. Performance of the piece is subjective, but the piece itself is objective.

Your disregard for proper terms just for the sake of expressing yourself can make other viewers, who might be curious about the way the piece should be called, learn the wrong term. That's misinformation at best.

[spidermancj]

@empfindungsamkeit yeah its amazing how people can confuse pieces with songs. Modernizing Chopin's music is an insult.

[01EVH]

@empfindungsamkeit Just because there are no voices,

does not mean it is not a song.

[9UnneccesaryPerson4]

@01EVH Yes it does.

[dharmdevil]

@empfindungsamkeit the piano is.

[franzliszt8]

@empfindungsamkeit I agree!

I hate it when people call pieces 'songs'.

On Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies 'I like this song' or 'I don't like this song'.

It's only a song when there is singing involved!

[FreackZz]

@empfindungsamkeit the piano is. (:

[spiritlord02]

This song is great and she is a very talentd Pianist. too bad Chopin died so young.

[ReneArriero]

Un feliz encuentro con el arte, la maestría, la elegancia y la sensualidad.

[drvitaliy]

Hurricane can not be too fast. And this is it - hurricane of emotion.

[Nganguenf]

J'ai commencé à jouer cette pièce interprétée de manière inégalée par Lisitsa. Quelle expression! Elle me rappelle les vagues vespérales de l'océan caressant la falaise.

[Nganguenf]

I started playing this piece interpreted unmatched by Lisitsa. What an expression! It recalls the vesperal waves of the ocean caressing the cliff.

[dbhlnn]

the best pianist out there in my oppinion.

[XTango01]

Hurra!!!!!!

[classicalnut1]

this is not too fast. people always say too fast with everything. there's a difference between too fast and fast tempo. for the style and purpose of the piece, this is a very good speed. fast can depict energy and passion. when played slow, this effect changes, but does not become bad. if this were slow, it would be more melancholic. in music, tempo is important, but altering it slightly give the musician and artistic voice. If it were all like robotic and exactly the same, where's the art?

[kzelmer]

@classicalnut1 Too fast. Valentina always plays too fast.

[classicalnut1]

@kzelmer the fact she plays fast with extreme accuracy and consistency shows she is a brilliant virtuoso. this is a fast piece. fast pieces sound amazing when played the way they are supposed to be. she is not rushing because if she were, she'd be sloppy. the melody, accents, and arpeggios are clearly heard throughout. she never plays too fast. she plays correctly, with some of her own artistic expression.

[AudiABTr8]

@kzelmer You should see some of her other videos, like Ravel's Gaspard De La Nuit, Le Gibet. It's very slow and expressive, she plays it perfectly.

[ThePunisher92Poland]

too fast

[GhenaDimitrova]

E' dio!!! E' la reincarnazione dei più grandi!!

[moonjulia1988]

omg she looks like she was sleeping and aliens did it :O xP

[DudulleMaster]

goddam, remove your boxing gloves...

It have no fineness at all.

[BizzMarki]

Wow... this looks like one of the more challenging Etudes.

[Medicalcure]

@BizzMarki this study is so fascinating that you can learn the basics of this wonderful piece to play it and practice it, of course with your eyes closed and in 2:22 min, maybe someday.

[Lawrencelovespiano]

@BizzMarki

Yes, this one is quite challenging. I can play this up to the speed she is playing at, but it's not as good as hers. But the difficulty just depends on the person, like I have a friend who finds one Étude quite easy, but I find it quite hard, and vise versa, me thinking an Étude is easy and him thinking it's hard. To say the truth, this Étude is the first one I learned, and it took a LOT of practice. So generally, this is really difficult, but by no means is the most difficult. :)

[manoloacordeon]

I want a boy of her!!!!!1..amazing

[MaslAlek]

Nice, nice.

[stalkerspredators]

tremendously amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[emsagro12]

I want to see MUSE cover this song!

[PianoPotter]

@emsagro12 they didm its called "Bliss"

[AudiABTr8]

@PianoPotter Bliss is NOT a cover of this piece. Listen to it, it's nowhere near this in technicality and difficulty and variation, etc.

[emsagro12]

thanks for posting. As far as I am concern, nothing beats Chopin. 

[jonnytheemo]

@emsagro12 haha i agree :D

[IslamVSGabriel]

Waaaaouuuuh ! Just perfect....!

[davedicius]

@DarkblueFlow haha Ja, entschuldigung, Ich lerne jetzt... (yes, I am sorry, I am learning) :)

[ragtimest]

wow!

[Rottamtatore]

it's my favourite etude and if i could listen it everytime, i take this version :)

[BeggsAndAcon]

100% emtions. It strikes right into my heart.

[Verdegrand]

i keep coming back to this time and again. i can't believe you put these amazing recordings on youtube for free. this is among the finest production quality i've ever seen on this site.

[AudiABTr8]

Why doesn't this have 20 million views?! It sure feels like I've watched this that many times...

[davedicius]

Einfachlich Wunderbar. Das ist meine Eargasm!

[princegarbsen]

bravo!,



[MasteroftheOrange]

I am utterly blown away by this performance O/////////////////O

[nleguellec]

Valentia, will you marry me? You are a beautiful genious, a great combination!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!

[Fabiocalaitaly]

i'm gonna die. wow.

[berguy12312]

*speechless*

[stevemaster247]

that note @ 1:44 ALWAYS gives me chills.......

[samlab0920]

blown away. I never thought continuous arpeggios could be played like that.

[saturnianspire]

Seems a bit fast, no?

[robertslistening]

This kind of playing only comes from a lot of practice and confidence. Notice the fluidity in her playing. Now imagine someone that is not very good. What would they look like? This is a high caliber concert pianist. She plays like it's engrained in her physical chemistry to be able to hit piano keys accurately. She practices 12 hours a day, she stated in one video, (personally, I think that's a bit much).

I think Valentina is a good interpreter also. I've listened to much of her repertoire.

[mikedeliv]

@robertslistening oh yes ! without scales arps and hanon to infinitive you're not going to do nothing even if you are the most talented person in the world

[thebrainnugget]

@robertslistening Yeah 12 hours is a little too much...... 11 and 1/2 hrs would be much better..... XD

[TheWasp2392]

.. Valentina, più ti guardo suonare più credo negli Angeli..

[Arfat]

i'm not sure this is the right speed, but good rendition anyway

[thebrainnugget]

@Arfat yep, it's the right speed :). There's some leniency, It just needs to be solid.

[tellohello1]

@iradirad1 i could play it with my face

[SilenceTheQuiet]

@tellohello1 lol wow

[1000wyoming]

I knew this was gonna be an epic piece right after hearing the first note

[F14Lolcat]

@iradirad1 Your name must be Chuck Norris -or Paavo Väyrynen!

[bazzatt1]

She is a good pianist but i have to say at this piece she is struggling,Period.

You can hear it and you can see it.

[KevinGough90]

@bazzatt1 Because you play this piece all the time. Because you know her. Because you know fucking anything. You don't see her struggling, you're delusional. The only thing you see struggling is fitting a dick in your ass.

[thebrainnugget]

@bazzatt1 lol.... I must simply disagree...when someone struggles with this piece.....they miss notes because they are going to fast or it seems "empty" because some notes are not quite pressed down enough. Whereas this is clearly solid as a rock, I can hear every single note in the piece. :)

[100jllp]

Ok, I just finished...there are more notes in that song then there are atoms in my mouse. What a way to end off his Etude "packet" =0

[lakers1221369]

what a sad song....



[pianist32795]

that piano had an orgasm =D

[Eztoez]

I'm not saying she's a poor interpreter of the music, but listen to her version. Now listen to Cziffra's. Big, big difference.

[ImmortalSpecies]

This's the easiest and most satisfying etude of those I've played!!

[gert0174]

I can't help feeling fascinated by more than her fantastic playing...

[jfdonnald]

I find her beauty somewhat distracting, so now I close my eyes when I listen. There is great beauty and a remarkable precision in her performance.

[davrhe]

Elle a combien d'doigts par mainnnnnnn??????? :)

[712Stephen]

@davrhe Cinq ayant la force de cinquante mille.

[612curtis]

This sounds so bad when it's played slow... or when I play it xD I will never be able to play it like Valentina D: She's amazing!

[DanteSeask]

mi reproductor de windows toca igual

[Choltik]

This is not one of the hardest etudes. . . lots of people start with this etude. op.10 no 1 is really hard. . .

Amazingly played, her arms are so relaxed and she doesn't misses one note! Amazing! Bravo one more tima valentina

[pornosztar92]

Lucius Malfoy 2.0

[lukstarfucker]

Prekasna! Ochen horoxo, Valentina. Ochen priatno

[ufotol71]

the aliens helped her

[dennis0mus]

@ufotol71 her will power and her talent helped her

[shenkeey]

@dennis0mus Duh :')

[NachoVPMusic]

To all pianists out there: mortgage your house and get a Bösendorfer...

[omfgWerBinIch]

@NachoVPMusic not

[Waldstein65]

@NachoVPMusic

my father have one. i will wait....:-)

[quinn244]

@NachoVPMusic Bosendorfer It would be my second choice of piano. I'd go with a steinway and sons first. Though I like the bosendorfer's sound.

[xamregerg]

@NachoVPMusic get a bechstein :)

[OGfern]

@iHateJohnIrving lol that would feel very strange and wouldnt sound goood

[Laytyagamiful]

I like this etude))

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

how the hell can be possible to have so flexible wrists?

[lienmoysam]

@newFranzFerencLiszt : It all takes time to practice with the correct techniques a professor teaches you, along with your own experiences, and maybe you can create your own techniques that can be easily to grab for you and others that you want to teach as well.

That's my opinion.

[carrietide]

GOOSEBUMPS and tears in my eyes.

MAGNIFICENT.

[ZachEatonMusic]

Magnificent -- you play it with such freedom and power! I enjoy stronger versions of this piece, like this, rather than softer ones. Chopin's stereotype as an effeminate composer annoys me -- I'd rather hear his strength come out in performances like this. And this is the best I've heard so far.

Also, that sharp note at 1:42 gives me goosebumps.

Thank you so much for sharing this with us! =)

[AtanasovPetar]

This girl is hot and she plays great.

[avalokiteshivara]

Simplesmente encantador!

[Robbledinooo]

wth?

[littlelily511]

im inspired...im a 12 yr old girl on my moms account...:) and you have been an incredible inspiration...got any tips for me? My reach is an octave..:)

[lienmoysam]

@littlelily511 : Keep practicing. Over time as long as you practice everyday your fingers will stretch without feeling it. I'm telling you becuase I have small hands and I had that same issue like yours. Remember, never stop playing scales, Chords/cadences and arpeggios, including the exercise for your fingers. When you get older, depending how well your progressing in piano, purchase an exercise book from Charles Hanon. exercises from Carl Czerny is also a good book.

[8pianist]

How much practicing do you do a day? Seriously - You are incredible! Do you spend just about all of your day at the piano?

[FranzLisztFerentz]

wonderful!

[love4nana707]

Mmm.... Nice.. But Lugansky makes it much deeper, with much more emotion in it.. That's what I think..

[Xsabergandora]

@love4nana707 i think it was veryyy emotional....as emotional as u can get without breaking the poor piano

[yuanpaule]

her playing lacks emotion, everything seems to be fast tracked, unlike HOROWITZ - Chopin Etude no.12 op.25 where it has a melodramatic tune, compared to hers, but even with that, she still plays great. good job.

[begemotnozri]

i just discovered this piece and oh my god is it gorgeous, especially the beginning swell--you can feel why this etude was called "ocean," the beginning feels like youve been shaken awake and find youre caught out in the middle of a raging sea. almost heartbreaking. and valentina being beautiful doesnt hurt. if youd like to, check out "a wonderful encounter with valentina lisitsa" here on youtube--shes wonderful, absolutely charming. any fan of hers will love it.

[PIANIST98]

THIS IS VEY GOOG AND LIKELY.

[defenderofthebrave]

She's like "So... yeah... just playin' an Etude. Might as well take a nap.."

[VyvienneEaux]

Chopin's études take years to learn, but only about an hour (and A LOT of endurance) to perform together.

[DualThunder]

@VyvienneEaux learnt op10 no1 in a few weeks.

but i understand what youre saying, yes.

[WorkieX]

@VyvienneEaux  and like 3 months for interpretation : /

[wilunski]

wow! im amazed!!!!!

[vivi821203]

好厲害呀!!



[normabsent]

I love you Valentina

[mattcabideinchrist]

I swear I could hear her snoring.....not of boredom but of pure ease, how does she do it?

[danishpride1]

Horowitz go home!

[kerawelt]

I'm 58 and I discovered Chopin's Études when I was barely 13. Heard them thousands of times by hundreds of talented pianists. This Étude has always been my favorite and I swear by High Heaven I never heard such a magnificent rendition of it. One has to hear it to believe it. I wonder if Chopin ever thought it could be rendered with such blazing impulse.

[IdahoJockDoc]

@kerawelt She's incredible. I hear the same thing! And I'd bet the rent we've both heard Horowitz play it :) What a treasure she is...

[doowell]

@kerawelt Lisitsa is truly magnificent - a real discovery. I do think this Horowitz version is marginally better though

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