Liszt Horowitz Hungarian Rhapsody #2, Sean Bennett, piano

[sdorr]

...somewhat better pedaling and ritardando than Mr Sledgehammer.....definitely a better musical storyteller,,,,,

[6347285]

Bravo!

[MsMymichael]

Ok you are great performer

Michael the GREEK modern classical music composer

[Decide85]

Did you film it with a toaster? great playing though.

[handycappo]

the 6th bar he repeats the left hand chording which is wrong its an e major add 6

[slambennett]

@handycappo i've changed many harmonies throughout as part of the transcription and arrangement process editing down the various Horowitz versions. Whether it is "right or wrong" is purely a matter of taste.

[DANGJOS]

@slambennett why dont you post any modern videos of yourself?? great playing by the way!

[DANGJOS]

@handycappo it could be a C# minor chord also

[handycappo]

@DANGJOS yep ur right it is a c sharp minor. the 1 i play octaves the minor note... thats why this sounds so wrong cause the change in chord is part of the song... and its 1 note, the pianist here must be REALY lazy

[gouloum2222]

WTF ? did you speed up the video ????????

[PrincessDesert]

No es piano lo que estas jugando

[turuladeburro]

muy buena técnica, pero pésima capacidad de expresión, no tine sensibilidad, es como un robot, no me gustó para nada, me quedo con la interpretación de Mrvica o de Arrau, ellos si saben como interpretar y como tocar

[unholydoom23]

osea que para ser buen musico tenes que saber expresarte...seguro vos saber tocar mejor y con exprecion! sabes tocar un istrumento? subi un video

[turuladeburro]

uuuuuuu en tu comentario se nota que no sabes nada de musica, es OBVIO que para ser un buen músico hay q saber expresarse, y sí, si se tocar piano y muy bien, te lo digo porque estoi en el conservatorio, pero no puedo subir un video (lo hubiera hecho hace rato) porque no tengo camara de video, y tambien lo hago con mucha mas expresion que él te diré y toco mucho mejor, lo mas probable es q luego este tocando internacionalmente, no lo hago porque tengo 15 años nomas

[unholydoom23]

@turuladeburro se no ta que 15 años por lo pelotudo de tus comentarios, primero como sabes que no le pone sentimentos eh! quie sos ahora para decir si le pone o no sentimientos, no sos nadie. Segundo no vengas con metiras de que no tenes camara para subir un video, osea tenes computadora pero no tenes camara, encima de agrandado mentiroso, no subiste ningun video porque no sabes tocar. ahora supongamos que es como vos decis y sabes tocar tan bien que vas a tocar a nivel internacional ...

[turuladeburro]

mira no quiero pelear contigo, pero te quiero dar un consejo, no intentes enseñarme porque puedes quedar en completa verguenza, y ya estas quedando como ignorante. Una persona q sabe un poco, sabe q a través del sonido q le das al piano transmites los sentimientos q tienes.

Y no de enojado, te prometo q voi a conseguirme una camara (insisto q no tngo)

y voi a subir los videos q pueda para q puedas ver expresion

por favor no quiero peleas, no me gustan

[unholydoom23]

@turuladeburro Leíste por lo menos la pagina que te sugerí, osea Bennett toco Rachmaninov's 3rd Piano Concerto cuando tenia 14 y ostenta el record por eso, ademas de que toco al menos 400 veces en vivo antes de los 18 años y tiene muchos premios alrededor del globo. Osea de parece que la mayoria de las personas del mundo creen que Sean es bueno y a ti ni te conoces, claro que vos tenes 15 y nunca tocaste en el exterior, y Sean lo hacia desde los 5 pero bueno parece que vos tenes más logros

[turuladeburro]

sii concuerdo contigo, puede tener muchisimos premios q pueden avalar su talento tecnico (no expresivo) , y puede q todos la mayoría del mundo lo encuentre espectacular, pero eso es porque la mayoría del mundo no sabe realmente lo q significa tocar piano, como me lo enseñan en el conservatorio, pero insisto, yo no t quiero ofender, y espero reciprocidad respecto a eso.

No quiero pelear, lo reitero, pero solo t lo digo, no creo q cambies mi punto de opinion, soi firme en lo q digo y creo.

[unholydoom23]

@turuladeburro bueno por lo menos concordamos en algo, la mayoria no sabe mucho de música en general, y tampoco creo que cambie mi punto de vista. Suerte con el piano.

[martinl19]

@unholydoom23 Tocar esta obra a los 14 (o a cualquier edad antes de los 20) es impresionante.... Pero este chico no es el "record" del más joven en tocarla. Dimitris Sgouros la tocó en Carnegie Hall a los 12 años (en el ´81) y la grabó con la Filarmónica de Berlin a los 13.

[Andresppiiaannoo]

IMPRESIONANTE!!!

[Cipiropio]

Demasiado rápido. Existen mejores versiones.

[JosephKrammer]

@ Cipiropio

Checa el video "Liszt Rhapsody #2 for piano and violin"

De Valentina Lisitsa

[luv2xlor8]

Yes its. fast but how boring would life be if everyone played every piece the exact same way. Plus he performed the Rach 3 when he was 14. So he can do what ever he wants! GOOD JOB! Fast or not..you play a hell of a lot better then i do!

[tekfx19]

stop trying to do all the extras and get the basics. keep the tempo exactly the same throughout the song, including the beginning, when it seems there is no tempo.

[piinkgothbabe]

I like it like this, faster

[piinkgothbabe]

I like the faster version of it

[takhirviolinest]

You play very well my dear but I like little be different version, If we want to play take fast tempo from 04.08 or from 03.40 make accel till =232 but beginning no any moving in tempo. I like it like Romance There people can play faster than you but try to play interesting not only technique. In General you very good. I suggest you listen my playing on Piano.

[Firaun111]

maksim mrvica

[schultzcoop]

maksim interprets music like a beauty pageant contestant who tries to make everything sound pretty, even the dramatic parts. He doesn't have the strength, nor the skill to play the piece.

[Firaun111]

that's your (selfish) opinion , just like mine.

[Firaun111]

listen to masim mrvica play... the best!

[cookleon]

I think this is a very good performance. I rate it right below Lang Lang's. You can tell he's North American; he has that kind of demeanor about him, not European.

[copac85]

cookleon This is the original Liszt ending. Sean is playing a harder version than Lang who plays the simplified Horowitz ending. This performance is almost as great as Lang's media hype.

[cookleon]

Both versions are difficult. Sorry for making the comparison, but If I hear "List #2" I don't really care which arrangement it is, I just hold on to my seat. LOL

[WolfieTed]

nice rhetort...

:)

[Timmytimtimtm]

North amerca is a multi cultural country, he can be of any ethnicity! u can't just assume something unless you really have the guys identification card and his parents to really be ably to tell that.

[cookleon]

North America is not a country. Bennett is specifically an American. People born in the US have American mannerisms, not European. If you really want to understand what I mean, compare some videos of Evgeny Kissin. Ethnicity is a universal cultural phenomena, and can't be canceled out because of being located in a "magic country".

[modelstatue]

lol, yea evgeny kissin announces all of his pieces. That's properly proper mannerism in Europe for performances.

[foxyjohnuk]

always makes a hash of some bits, ie the ending, but plays others fantastically!

[Grubenpony12]

Awesome!!

[Purenicotine]

His playing reminds me of lang lang, but instead of crazy circus bouncing man, he's more so the crazy scientist genius who's art is done in a terrific, maniacal kind of way.

[lastknownwolf]

OMG SO FAST! should be at least a minute longer! good skill but waaaaay too fast!

[bigdog5333]

I guess I'm surprised also because i'm used to playing heavy/death metal on my guitar and I thought that was crazy.

[bigdog5333]

Oh my god! you're awsome. I just started playing piano and I think I can understand slightly how insanely hard that must be to play. and 8 minutes of it O__O wow

[Pianoloverok]

You are great!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tiggxtreme]

lol I'd like to see THAT vid :P

[Russiaaan]

rofl his guy actually looks like an absolute flid! but good on piano, tho a bit fast

[maalga2008]

so speed , sometimes to much ....

very impresive but musical ?

i prefer volodos

[dorombosi]

Ilyenkor azt érzem hogy jó magyarnak lenni.

[mikecaffey]

Great Martellato! The ending is hammered as Liszt required. This would look great on TV in a battle of virtuosos who play like Liszt. I can only think of 2. Do you know any others? Hamelin's plays fast, but without martellato. His hands barely leave the keyboard making the piece climax at MF. Great job by the amazing Sean Bennett!

[bonnevillebusa]

DITTO!!!!!!!!!

[jubecuwe]

I don't like the pianist which "dance" with their hands.... And I am fade up with the arrangements of this piece... i prefer to heard the original one.

But this is good, for sure ;)

[schm4ve]

in terms of technique and precision this is a great performance but there is a great lack of emotion in my opinion. Its almost flawless but a bit too mechanical.

[farsta1]

What a big joke!

[eeevildictator]

why/how? That claim definitely needs evidence to hold any ground among these fans.

[jannokas85]

Wow the great Sean Bennett!!!

[sterling729]

bravo!

[naivprince]

nem azért...de ez marhára tetszik!!!:)

[SJEFRH]

i love the 2nd!

[kbelani]

I saw tom and Jerry at 4:22 inside the piano!

[phillaneseventhirty]

@kbelani Hey I think Donald and Daffy might be in there too!

[DrJMiller]

@phillaneseventhirty I also think the Bugs Bunny and the Tazmanian devil might also be in there altering the altering the length of some the 8th notes and causing latency through some major passages...lmfao^_^

[RikhardHerr]

this is good.. you may not now but.. all the pianists who plays this piece adds on alot of themselves into the piece. Not all of it is directly from the sheet music or someone else.

It's their own work and mind. And that's what makes them special ! :) :)

[sealking0427]

Great! definitely better than LangLang's performance in terms of technique. The molodic lines stands out clearly throughout the whole piece, even in the most techinically impossible places.

[Liszt1234]

Stunning show

[Stereotypeomega]

the video almost makes it even better. He is a brilliant pianist, but the shakey video adds an odd feeling to it all.

[hangmangers]

for all those who love this...listen up ..once in a millenium will a peson of this level be introduced into this world...Sean you have it all ,,,,phrasing, technique, style, posture......the way you move...the way you play your runs.....the accuracy....Thanks for sharing this to the world and everyone in it.

[nico22059]

This is one of the best interpretations, if not the best

[hughd007]

he plays well.. its a shame about the poor picture quality though.

[barelyapianist]

woah i bet you couldnt wank for like a week after that

[Ravel87]

Wow.

[rikku0007]

brilliant playing!

[migsagrero]

your performance likes me more than Lang Lang's performance.

[OboeCrack]

Lang Lang perfomance is good, he's a genius. But he's playing hearable notes. Not like Lang Lang

[fatwarcow]

Very good, wish the recording quility was better though =(.

[umbenne5]

You look just like me, and my name is Sean Bennett too!

[leotardo]

i love the skippiness - its really smashing pumpkins or something, plus, i love this rhapsody so its pretty class. love it

[Applejack70]

When I was young I used to use the music to express myself, but now that I am older and hopefully more mature I use myself to express the music.

[TRINA139]

Beautiful

[DavinskiPianos]

Are Bennett & Lang any famous, make lots of money? Why? Because they play this piece quickly? I won a UK National Televised competition playing the Hungarian Rhapsody better than both B & L (I actually made music instead of constantly rushing & larking about. Played much more quickly & precisely in the really showy bits) when I was 14! I want to pack my current job, play piano all day & get paid for it, help me, because I'm still undiscovered, depressed & haven't played for over 8 years.

[cziffra1980]

If you're that lacking in the ability to give self-criticism then please carry on not playing.

If you really wanted to play then you wouldn't have found plenty of time to play over those 8 years. Playing the piano isn't about money and anyone who REALLY wants to play makes time to do so.

[DavinskiPianos]

hmmmmm... look, first off, I apologies for my comment above, but NOT to you. To Sean and Lang. I just wanted to get the great 'Masters'/Seans' & Langs' attention, and I did.

I can't understand your first comment about self-criticism, as I've not posted enough to comment about my own playing which I may add is in need of practice and improving some technical spots which I know to be lacking.

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[DavinskiPianos]

Regarding your 2nd comment, the WORLD revolves around MONEY, and the person who said 'The world revolves around love, was POOR'.  I don't know if you are just wealthy, poor or just don't have clue about the real world.

I'm proficient at the Piano if and when I want to be, end of.

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[DavinskiPianos]

As explained to Sean, I went through some horrific health problems through my mid to late teens, 'Cancer' and depression compiled with my Piano coach being in a motorbike accident which has left her paralyzed. Anyway, enough, I don't need to explain myself to you, your playing doesn't warrant it.

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[KennYWooD2]

If you're the sensation you claim you are and won this competition you're talking about then why haven't you entered any others in an attempt to become "discovered"?

[DavinskiPianos]

were you refering to me? I received an alert in my mailbox... If you were, I suggest that you read some of my previous comments and hopefully you'll understand why. Also, on a personal note, if you could donate me a good piano right now and give me about 2 weeks, I would show you something amazing.

[DavinskiPianos]

my previous post was a reply to KennWooD2

[KennYWooD2]

Yes, I was referring to you. I did read your previous comments but if you're able to pull something amazing off in two weeks (like you stated here) then why don't you do so where it really matters because showing me isn't going to get you anywhere. Fresh out of donations...sorry bout your luck.

[DavinskiPianos]

well, it's all I've been having lately, bad luck (I've also been having some other shite going on as well lately), but as they say, things has to get better as they cannot get any worse.

[zangdaarr]

Does anyone know how to hear at the Horowitz arrangement but played by Horowitz himself ?

[onebiglongword]

haha the infamous liszt/horowitz/bennet piece... good one

[caliere]

Better that Lang Lang but still far behind Hamelin playing the original Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2.

[coRn3]

Ahh....the imfamous liszt/horowitz/bennet Hungarian Rhapsody #2. I like!

[Coreyoreo]

I like Bennet more than Lang Lang...in my opinion Lang Lang just bangs around WAY too much. He also seems to destroy the emotion of this piece. While Mr. Bennet here has his share of banging...he exudes much more emotion.

[PianoPlaya123]

whatever, don't listen to peoples awkward inaccurate comments, you would get a great ovation playing this piece this way anywhere, excellent job 5/5!

[69e5d9e4]

Forget Lang Lang at Dallas. Lang Lang played this on his CD Memory I think perfect and he didn't rush it at all. I give this kid a lot of credit for even being able to play this piece. (I'm a big fan of Lang Lang and his Dallas performance I think was a off day for him)

[Purenicotine]

Agreed, and why doesn't anyone but me and this guy point this out. Buy the cd "The magic of lang lang", on track 1 is the Horowits Hungarian Rhapsody, absolutely flawless, in both note perfection and interpretation.

[beyond9001]

overall, I still prefer Lang Lang's, but I must say, I do prefer Bennett's at 2:39-2:43 and his trill length, Lang Lang rushed it in the Dallas performance, which I didn't like

[cookleon]

I think you hit upon Lang Lang's greatest weakness. LL rushes details in a lot of live performances. He's great at fast and slow tempos and rubato, but blows away the details sometimes as if he's in a hurry to hear the applause.

[pianofan2]

lang lang and bennett are both pretty unbelievable and inhuman in this piece, both take similar tempi, both have rock solid technique. i lean towards bennett though on this one because his use of timing makes the contrasts pop more in both the initial section and towards the end.

[spiderml]

lang lang, woot!!

[qtpipi]

You destroyed it :(

[hihino]

suck, lang lang beter

[Jerrez]

you are one of the blessed Sean, one of the blessed, never forget that

[jdis]

where can you get the sheet music for the horowitz transcription?

[mszlmb]

He plays so quickly it almost looks as if he had more than one hand! The speed at which he moves! The camera can only catch a glimpse [hence the 'skipping' illusion]... You know, it just came to me, if we put ants in a chocolate box lid, you could kill them all with record time!

[Mattyb2001uk]

Brilliant, you can play during an earthquake! Keep it up, you're excellent!

[luganskymichelangeli]

awesome!! you are simply great! this interpretation is among my favourites

[guitarike]

is this video sped up?

[slambennett]

nope, exactly at the recorded speed!

[kasyapa]

interesting use of the liszt original ending.

[kasyapa]

wonderful to see people doing this repertory, the videos are super skippy, almost unwatchable. what happened there?