This is terrible. This is not Chopin. When these Russian fools play Chopin they mess around with it and it just doesn't have the same power as what it does when they just play it straight, as it's written.
@marcelmombeekpiano I can understand if you take someone like Cziffra as your guide in music, Richter must seem cold. With Cziffra you get overexposed to a syle of playing that is always trying to milk every phrase for every last drop of expression. You have developped a thick skin because of it. For me it is just to much if a pianist treats every single phrase like it is the ultimate orgasm. Expression is much wider in range then that.
@marcelmombeekpiano Well, how about leaving those kinds of negative comments to be made by people who have achieved the same level he has? Do you think that any of those that you named would have said the same? I know that pianists have been know to claim being the best, but I do not think the destroy one another... How then can we attempt to tear them down when we but very little experience in these areas which they are masters of?
@marcelmombeekpiano If you are being serious, than that's sad. First off, that you'd have the gall to insult a great pianist like that. Secondly, that you would be that disrespectful to someone who has undoubtedly excelled in an area of trade in which you are ignorant. Please be respectful to someone who has earned their place in greatness as a musician first, and secondly a pianist.
Does anyone else notice the high descending part starting before he ever gets there? Right at 0:27? Either Richter has powers that I didn't know about, or there is an audio overlap or something. Interesting sound!
@brassmonkeyjew is music all about speed? CZIFFRA could have played this faster, but to make the piece more musically understandable and pleasant, he slowed down.
If i wanted to hear slow boring old fingers scatter around the piano i'd listen to my grandma play.. but if i pay to the a professional then i demand top notch virtuosity of a performance! This old guy just doesn't cut it!
@brassmonkeyjew no, no, music does not equal to speed. it may be an important factor, but obviously its not EVERYTHING. and this performance is not a bad performance, it may be slow, but at least better than bashing every notes with a crazy tempo.
@brassmonkeyjew You talk rubbish.....This is top notch stuff....The clarity is excellent...I can hear every note....Music. Does not equal speed....Music. Is interpretation
Sorry, but I can hardly think that Lang Lang can play this, he can, surely, put all the notes, maybe faster, but he can definitely not play this .... And, of course, when you pay a pro to play those kind of pieces, you want him to play it at the RIGHT speed, not too slow, but not too fast ... there's a good tempo for every pieces, and I think the one assumed here, is quite the right one. You can play it a bit faster, or a bit slower, if you prefer, it isn't so much important.
@sharaf50N1C no etude is easy, or let's better say they all are, the point is mastering the technique you need to know so you play them without hurting youself (tension and overworking fingers)
Unfortunately, I have no choice because ALL music begins and ends with Chopin. Everything that has followed has been "cute." With that being said, I will not, however, call Chopin a "gangster" like a previous commentator did. I hope in your everyday prayers in addition to asking for good health, you thank God for Chopin, because, let's be honest, there's no way Chopin could have done all this on his own. It's impossible. Listening to Chopin is to listen to the voice of God.
@ThePaczki No, it isn't. Listening to Chopin is listening to the voice of Chopin.
Go to a piano. Hold down the C, don't play the note, just hold down the C so the damper isn't touching. Just tap the C higher, the G, and the F, and listen to the harmonic series resonating from the first C.
First, I really hope that you are listening to the Chopin competition live from Warsaw instead of watching Youtube videos. Secondly, as much as I love Chopin, it is impossible to accept that his body of work, which is unparalled in all of music history, was written merely by him - a man. If he didn't have the benefit of God speaking directly through him, why is it that no other composers even come close to him. Alas, the voice of God speaks through him . . .
You say there is something in Chopin's music beyond human ability. Yet merely by recognizing what you name a divine attribute with your human senses, you have proven Chopin within the grasp of human ability. If you can understand and find beauty in this music, then so must it follow as possible that the human Chopin was able to create that beauty.
@ThePaczki But, you might argue, that comprehension and creation are not the same thing. That to be able to understand and love Chopin's music is possible for man, but only God can create it.
If that were so, then why do not all men bow down in recognition of the divine beauty evident in Chopin's work, why is it possible for some of us simply to find it unpleasant? No matter how you might say you think it inspired by God, it is still your subjective human opinion that supposes it so.
" why is it possible for some of us simply to find it unpleasant?" First of all, I've never heard these words uttered before. It didn't think it was possible. Since I have never experienced anyone in the world who finds Chopin's music "unpleasant," I can only assume it is a matter of mental illness. But, more importantly, I would love to meet someone like that because, again, I did not think it was possible and, quite honestly, I don't believe it.
@ThePaczki Thats a good point, but lets just assume there is someone who does not like Chopin's music. Wouldn't that neccesarily mean it is not the objective good that a thing created by God would be?
Herein lies the problem. You're asking that we "assume" that there is someone in the world who doesn't like Chopin's music, which, again, I consider to be an impossibility. I would even consider it an impossibility for someone to "like" Chopin's music, as opposed to be "obsessed" with it. To answer the latter part of your question the answer is "no," because it is God acting in union with Chopin. But without Chopin, God is just that - God without Chopin.
The only other time that I heard the word "shit" used in a conversation about Chopin, was when someone was comparing other composers to Chopin. Although I do not fully agree with this assessment - I, like you I'm assuming, will listen to other composers once every few years, or once a decade. The problem is, listening to other composers only drives one back to Chopin. But, there are things in life that are more important than Chopin. Health and . . . well, I guess that's it, health.
Thanks for the suggestions. There are several Liszt pieces I do like, Liebestraum to name one, but for whatever reason I cannot connect with him on any meaningful level. I also enjoy some Schumann pieces, but, again, I cannot connect with him on any meaningful level. I will definitely check out the Sciabin that you suggested . . . right after I finish listening to Chopin. :) Thanks again.
Maybe I'm wrong, but if you turn your speakers up you may hear the part that his right hand plays until 0:31, in the background from minute 0:28 - 0:30.
Maybe I'm wrong, but if you turn your speakers up you may hear the part that his right hand plays until 0:31, in the background from minute 0:28 - 0:30.
wow thats awesome! but in the beginning it was so soft and gentle i turned my speakers up...big mistake-it scared me to death when the piece abruptly changed
Its so cool to watch his LH do the descending run at 1:47. I've listened to this piece hundreds of times but I keep coming back to this version and I never get tired of it. He plays it a little slower than most others which is actually MUCH harder to pull off. I get chills at the end.
I never get tired of watching this performance. What I love about it is how he just blows you away, takes a perfunctory bow and walks off without any expression at all. Almost as if he was bored. But that was Richter. He made it look so easy without breaking a sweat. Amazing talent !
Ah but thats exactly how it should be done AZ ! Chopin intended the opening sequence to be the calm before the violent storm that blows in and smacks you in the face. If that startles you then he succeeded !
It was written closer to two centuries ago, you self proclaimed musical scholar. The mere fact the Chopin took a simple decending chromatic right-hand motif, modulated it into several different chords, and turned it into a masterpiece makes it an incredible composition. (Maybe your just depressed that you can't handle the 10th+ stretches with your scholarly little hands)
Richter is a formidable pianist. He plays those chords with power and a heavy touch. A solid performance considering that he was already past his prime.
@Lemonizm "A complete metamorphosis of this Etude. Im not making this up. My hearing has gone out of tune. Its a disaster! I fear playing again. Im retired now."
Watch the two-part documentary that this is from (Richter: The Enigma). It's brilliant!
would you guys tell me that, which one is harder: fantasie impromtu or his etude? and what's the hardest of chopin's piece? (i mean technically) and also (technically) the hardest piece in the classical piano solo? thank you so much
The etudes are much harder than the fantasie impromptu.
The hardest chopin piece actually depends on your weakness as a pianist. I personally can't play the thirds etude very well at all because I suck at that technique and I need to work on it more. The first etude with arpeggios was hard for me because I had a weakness with arpeggios. Each of the etudes are considered very hard. ALong with his sonatas which are extremely difficult, his fantasy in f minor, and his ballades.
The hardest piece in the classical piano repertoire for me would have to be any of the liegti etudes. Or the Barber sonata. The 4th movement is a beast.
Baka - Can't compare them that way. At that level, they're ALL hard. The challenges might differ but they're still tough. Everyone has unique strengths/weaknesses etc. Whats hard for one person is less so for another. But for a different piece, the situation might be totally reversed.
fantasie impromptu is probably the easiest of such peices by chopin. id say the etudes such as this. i mean, you cant even understand the melody until you play it very quickly. that goes to show you the amount of notes needed to play to create the emotion. whith fantasie, the melody can be easily understood at any speed. thats the true difference.
these etudes take much more technique in my opinion
xemo, thats so true. One of the challenges of learning this piece is when you play it slow initially, the melody bears very little resemblence to what the listener hears when its played at tempo. That goes to Chopin's genius.
I get what you say. I wanted to play either revolutionary or winter wind. Since I see there's no time signature in the winter wind score I decided that piece. since its a fast song Id rather memorize it then read it from a score. But like as you said right hand is constantly changing - from bar to bar! really hard to remember so many notes.
I respect your opinion (it is an opinion NOT a fact) but many people believe that the sophisticfation and beauty level of Chopin is of obsene levels. This is a very hard peice to play (personal experience). Personally I found it harder than 3 of Mozart's piano concertos. I have been practicing with Brahm's first piano concerto and it is indeed difficult but not as hard as this etude. So before you state your opinion be sure about what you say and try to not be so arrogant.
I think you're right about respecting his opion, as I do the same with yours, but I must say that I think Brahm's concerto to be harder than this. Just an opion.
wtf, its not such a great piece. and CERTAINLY not the best ever. thats not an opinion, thats fact. you cant possibly compare "winter wind" to Beethoven Symphonies, or Mozart Piano Concertos, or Brahms symphonies, the list goes on...
i dont understand why this piece is so popular. some of the melodies are downright ugly. I realize its hard and impressive sounding, but i dont think its a masterpiece or something. many other chopin etudes are better pieces of music
bitch shut the fuck up u dont know real music u piece of shit go fuck yourself u stupid cunt ass bitch motherfucker go fucking die this is my favorite song ever you douche asshole motherfucking ass bitch douche juice drinker. Bitch.
bigmelt: you have to learn more about Chopin in order to understand better his music. This etude represents more of what you might think of Chopin's mind, This legacy is overwhelming.
In fact, Richter himself wanted to quit to perform alive after this recital. I agree this is not his best performance but his legacy in music will remain for years as well. He is certainly one of my favorite pianists.
What is going on? I get a number of very angry, incoherent criticisms of my opinion that winter wind is NOT the greatest piece of the century. I'm sure I know more about classical music than you do, and can't you hear that Winter Wind is a simple melody repeated again and again, with virtuosic right hand accompaniment? I'm not saying it's a terrible piece, but it's well known for its difficulty, not for being an utterly sublime piece of music
It was written closer to two centuries ago, you self proclaimed musical scholar. The mere fact the Chopin took a simple decending chromatic right-hand motif, modulated it into several different chords, and turned it into a masterpiece makes it an incredible composition. (Maybe your just depressed that you can't handle the 10th+ stretches with your scholarly little hands)
To think that Chopin actually *composed* this let alone played it lol! I've been learning it for nigh on 24 months now and I'm still nowhere NEAR as good as this =[
Very good piece! La musica es mi favorito. Muy buenissimo! Habla ingles? (Da musik is my fevoret of ol! Very gud!) Exseiting plesur! Very gud neus! 5 retings out of 5! Mor gud neus is I cen spik inglis very wel! and cen iven spel it quiet corectly! Viva la Espana!
he explained why in the beggining, his ears pick up the sound almost a tone higher than it really is, and he hears the piece very differently, imagine it a whole tone higher, and he's sad because of this :(
i take some of it back.. check out Yeol Eum Son's interpretation of this piece.. this is still my fav piano piece but not the best played.. however, overall richter is badass
All of you guys have to consider his age when played this etude. Yundi Li does not have the personality, the enough power -and I don't mean by that to play it as fast as you can- required in order to sound in right hand as clear as Richter's, combined with the cold winter sound of left hand. He actually felt he has given everything at the time and withdraw from the concerts from there. Perfect interpretation as clear as a very cold winter.
WHAT AM I reading!!!. richter hadnt had estudied that piece enough, and these poor robotic chinese of yund li played it better???? pffffff yes of course you are right... you really dont happen to know not a thing about what music is, do you? when any of all asiatic pepople play like richter, cold the hell will be!
hmm in a sense, i am glad that chinese is robotic? do all Argentinians behave like you do? do all "emotional" people behave like you do? i hope not. You are definitely very Emotional.
(note* definition of Robotic: highness, wisdom, patience, definition of emotional: arrogant, self-importance, self-conceited, impatience, violent, hatred, radical...)
It is certainly very easy to become emotional after reading your comment, but i choose to be robotic; it takes skills.
Why do you allow an atrocious amateur such as Cziffra1980 (it's laughable he'd call himself Cziffra) to post his stuttering caricature, worse than the playing of a senile lady in a retirement home, as a "response" to a masterful version signed by the titanic Richter? I wouldn't have wasted my time on that arrogant, incompetent wannabe "Cziffra" teenager, if he wasn't linked from videos such as yours. Thank you.
Ahh that is soo cool that his sleeves are black so it looks like only a pair of hands that is hanging in the air playing on the piano! That is soo cool... I wonder if they purposely did that oron accident... hmmm...
Can somebody explain why Yundi Li isn't still mature with piano..well, compared to Richter. I don't get it..maybe it's because I'm too young to understand
wow if this comment is replied to me, i am amazed at how you would know how Richter would know how chopin would want it to be played... but if this comment is not to me, then just ignore it
very nice~~~ I think yundi li is better though, because the speed is sometimes faster or slower depending on the various places to give unneccessary accents, or the last part, which slows down a little, maybe it has not been practiced enough yet. but over all very good^^
This live recording of Richter is not perfect, that is the fact, i know of his history, and i truly respect and acknowledge his skills... but no matter what he was (or is or will be), this "live recording" is not perfect and that is the truth... i am no big fan of yundi li, i just happened to hear of his cd of this song before, why do you possess this hatred of me for expressing my honest opinion and of him for being a humble pianist?
This is terrible. This is not Chopin. When these Russian fools play Chopin they mess around with it and it just doesn't have the same power as what it does when they just play it straight, as it's written.
1Thompsonmusic 1 month ago
This is better than Valentina Lisitsa's version
UrbanVivaldi 3 months ago
@UrbanVivaldi It sure is! Richter is a legend!
florian5193 3 months ago
@UrbanVivaldi true because val is a robot
Pianoguy32 3 months ago
@marcelmombeekpiano I can understand if you take someone like Cziffra as your guide in music, Richter must seem cold. With Cziffra you get overexposed to a syle of playing that is always trying to milk every phrase for every last drop of expression. You have developped a thick skin because of it. For me it is just to much if a pianist treats every single phrase like it is the ultimate orgasm. Expression is much wider in range then that.
janvandoedelpuk 3 months ago
@marcelmombeekpiano Well, how about leaving those kinds of negative comments to be made by people who have achieved the same level he has? Do you think that any of those that you named would have said the same? I know that pianists have been know to claim being the best, but I do not think the destroy one another... How then can we attempt to tear them down when we but very little experience in these areas which they are masters of?
GodGiftedMusician 4 months ago
@marcelmombeekpiano If you are being serious, than that's sad. First off, that you'd have the gall to insult a great pianist like that. Secondly, that you would be that disrespectful to someone who has undoubtedly excelled in an area of trade in which you are ignorant. Please be respectful to someone who has earned their place in greatness as a musician first, and secondly a pianist.
GodGiftedMusician 4 months ago
Does anyone else notice the high descending part starting before he ever gets there? Right at 0:27? Either Richter has powers that I didn't know about, or there is an audio overlap or something. Interesting sound!
GodGiftedMusician 4 months ago
Skillful......wow.....
didct 4 months ago
"Merciless Winter Wind"
Caius87 5 months ago
For a piano virtuoso of a certain age he sure has one hell of a mohawk!
Nick250692 6 months ago
the intro compliments the start of the rest so perfectly. i played it without the intro and just didnt sound right.
Bri212211 6 months ago
1:25 he added an extra e... :o
ekangaroo321 7 months ago
at 0:28
If you listen really carefully, a second playing starts before he plays. :3
MrMapleUniverse 7 months ago 5
@MrMapleUniverse Yer, what's that all about?
mrpolaroid123 7 months ago
@MrMapleUniverse playback O:
amitelk 2 months ago
@MrMapleUniverse it proves he's miming
chrish12345 3 weeks ago
I love Sviatoslav Richter.
aeon2805 8 months ago
It's so amazing that a piece designed to improve technical skills can be such a beautiful and touching piece. I <3 Chopin.
alienacidtechno 8 months ago
in my opinion this is one of the best interpretations of this piece
henicedamenice 9 months ago
Lang Lang can play this faster!
brassmonkeyjew 10 months ago
@brassmonkeyjew is music all about speed? CZIFFRA could have played this faster, but to make the piece more musically understandable and pleasant, he slowed down.
TripleRhu 10 months ago 3
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@TripleRhu
Music = Speed
If i wanted to hear slow boring old fingers scatter around the piano i'd listen to my grandma play.. but if i pay to the a professional then i demand top notch virtuosity of a performance! This old guy just doesn't cut it!
brassmonkeyjew 10 months ago
@brassmonkeyjew
Ah, and if you want top speed with this study, listen to sokolov, a very interesting interpretation
MonsieurRafi 10 months ago
@brassmonkeyjew no, no, music does not equal to speed. it may be an important factor, but obviously its not EVERYTHING. and this performance is not a bad performance, it may be slow, but at least better than bashing every notes with a crazy tempo.
but i respect ur opinion
TripleRhu 10 months ago
@brassmonkeyjew This "old guy" happens to be Sviatoslav Richter, the greatest pianist of the 20th century,
refuseit 8 months ago
@brassmonkeyjew You talk rubbish.....This is top notch stuff....The clarity is excellent...I can hear every note....Music. Does not equal speed....Music. Is interpretation
mrpolaroid123 6 months ago
@brassmonkeyjew
Sorry, but I can hardly think that Lang Lang can play this, he can, surely, put all the notes, maybe faster, but he can definitely not play this .... And, of course, when you pay a pro to play those kind of pieces, you want him to play it at the RIGHT speed, not too slow, but not too fast ... there's a good tempo for every pieces, and I think the one assumed here, is quite the right one. You can play it a bit faster, or a bit slower, if you prefer, it isn't so much important.
MonsieurRafi 10 months ago
πωρωση!!!!
aria2plus2equals5 11 months ago
There seems to be a record playing in the background a couple seconds ahead, right before (0:27-0:30) the flurry of notes begins.
IronHorse4642 11 months ago
The butterfly etude is another really tricky one... this one is so chromatic that it's hard to play. The butterfly is all about thirds.
28lorelei 11 months ago
His hands look like they're floating :)))
svensuperman789 1 year ago
This is what white people used to make, listen to T-pain and tell me we're all equal.
SayNoToTheism 1 year ago
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@SayNoToTheism haha :D thumbs up! ;)
nh0kgink 1 year ago
@SayNoToTheism Whether in jest or not that was a terrible comment. Go listen to some Stevie Wonder.
Just an FYI, not everyone even had access to pianos.
BreakneckWalrus 1 year ago 2
@SayNoToTheism Don't listen to classical musique pleeaaase. You don't deserve it.
gouloum2222 10 months ago
@gouloum2222 Why, because I don't like rap?
SayNoToTheism 9 months ago
This is fantastic!
DadoD999 1 year ago
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For all pianists out there, note a few things -- lessons from the master:
There is NO wasted motion. Watch his hands and his body. Note how much of the power comes from the whole body and how little the fingers are moving.
Also, note that he used a score and a page turner. Can anyone listen to this and say that the score interfered?
dfroo 1 year ago
For all pianists out there, note a few things -- lessons from the master:
There is NO wasted motion. Watch his hands and his body. Note how much of the power comes from the whole body and how little the fingers are moving.
Also, note that he used a score and a page turner. Can anyone listen to this and say that the score interfered?
dfroo 1 year ago 2
whats harder - revolutionary or this 1? looks like this 1 is 4 right hand, and revolutionary 4 left :P
BassicStorm 1 year ago
revolutionary etude is easy, this is something you have to watch out for
sharaf50N1C 11 months ago
@sharaf50N1C no etude is easy, or let's better say they all are, the point is mastering the technique you need to know so you play them without hurting youself (tension and overworking fingers)
alejandrothefader 8 months ago
WOW, this is Sviatoslav Richter!!!
oregon1993 1 year ago
Who is this performing so wonderfully???
Chopin is one of my favorites- followed by Borodin- Smetana- Rimski-Korsakov
RockyMissouri 1 year ago
BRAVO...! Brilliant..Thank you.
RockyMissouri 1 year ago
Úchvatná skladba- fantastický interpert !!!!!
zdevol7 1 year ago
It was really awesome :)
YuYansSmilyFace 1 year ago
OhMy. It really nice and awesome. :)
YuYansSmilyFace 1 year ago
why wasn't he happy at the end=[
LongoSama 1 year ago
This might just be one of the finest early examples of heavy metal.
Chopin = Genius
ThePaczki 1 year ago 2
@ThePaczki Please don't compare this beautiful etude to heavy metal.
belegSJ 1 year ago
@belegSJ,
Unfortunately, I have no choice because ALL music begins and ends with Chopin. Everything that has followed has been "cute." With that being said, I will not, however, call Chopin a "gangster" like a previous commentator did. I hope in your everyday prayers in addition to asking for good health, you thank God for Chopin, because, let's be honest, there's no way Chopin could have done all this on his own. It's impossible. Listening to Chopin is to listen to the voice of God.
ThePaczki 1 year ago 2
@ThePaczki Point taken. :D
belegSJ 1 year ago
@ThePaczki No, it isn't. Listening to Chopin is listening to the voice of Chopin.
Go to a piano. Hold down the C, don't play the note, just hold down the C so the damper isn't touching. Just tap the C higher, the G, and the F, and listen to the harmonic series resonating from the first C.
That is the voice of God.
Chefodeath 1 year ago
@Chefodeath,
First, I really hope that you are listening to the Chopin competition live from Warsaw instead of watching Youtube videos. Secondly, as much as I love Chopin, it is impossible to accept that his body of work, which is unparalled in all of music history, was written merely by him - a man. If he didn't have the benefit of God speaking directly through him, why is it that no other composers even come close to him. Alas, the voice of God speaks through him . . .
ThePaczki 1 year ago
@ThePaczki Lets examine that shall we?
You say there is something in Chopin's music beyond human ability. Yet merely by recognizing what you name a divine attribute with your human senses, you have proven Chopin within the grasp of human ability. If you can understand and find beauty in this music, then so must it follow as possible that the human Chopin was able to create that beauty.
Chefodeath 1 year ago
@ThePaczki But, you might argue, that comprehension and creation are not the same thing. That to be able to understand and love Chopin's music is possible for man, but only God can create it.
If that were so, then why do not all men bow down in recognition of the divine beauty evident in Chopin's work, why is it possible for some of us simply to find it unpleasant? No matter how you might say you think it inspired by God, it is still your subjective human opinion that supposes it so.
Chefodeath 1 year ago
@Chefodeath,
" why is it possible for some of us simply to find it unpleasant?" First of all, I've never heard these words uttered before. It didn't think it was possible. Since I have never experienced anyone in the world who finds Chopin's music "unpleasant," I can only assume it is a matter of mental illness. But, more importantly, I would love to meet someone like that because, again, I did not think it was possible and, quite honestly, I don't believe it.
ThePaczki 1 year ago 2
@ThePaczki Thats a good point, but lets just assume there is someone who does not like Chopin's music. Wouldn't that neccesarily mean it is not the objective good that a thing created by God would be?
Chefodeath 1 year ago
@Chefodeath,
Herein lies the problem. You're asking that we "assume" that there is someone in the world who doesn't like Chopin's music, which, again, I consider to be an impossibility. I would even consider it an impossibility for someone to "like" Chopin's music, as opposed to be "obsessed" with it. To answer the latter part of your question the answer is "no," because it is God acting in union with Chopin. But without Chopin, God is just that - God without Chopin.
ThePaczki 1 year ago
@ThePaczki what a load of pretentious shit
Haxd4x 1 year ago
@Haxd4x,
The only other time that I heard the word "shit" used in a conversation about Chopin, was when someone was comparing other composers to Chopin. Although I do not fully agree with this assessment - I, like you I'm assuming, will listen to other composers once every few years, or once a decade. The problem is, listening to other composers only drives one back to Chopin. But, there are things in life that are more important than Chopin. Health and . . . well, I guess that's it, health.
ThePaczki 1 year ago
@ThePaczki try these pieces to detoxicate a bit from chopin :P
mazeppa liszt (cziffraa version) scriabin etude no 12 op 8 and scriabin prelude no 14
oh and no 12 transcedental liszt i think ;)
alejandrothefader 1 year ago
@alejandrothefader,
Thanks for the suggestions. There are several Liszt pieces I do like, Liebestraum to name one, but for whatever reason I cannot connect with him on any meaningful level. I also enjoy some Schumann pieces, but, again, I cannot connect with him on any meaningful level. I will definitely check out the Sciabin that you suggested . . . right after I finish listening to Chopin. :) Thanks again.
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@ThePaczki
"Since I have never experienced anyone in the world who finds Chopin's music "unpleasant," I can only assume it is a matter of mental illness."
Stupid statement..mental illness has nothing to do with liking/disliking music
SongsofInnocence 1 year ago
Man, Chopin is gangster. I love this piece and especially the constant return to that high shrill part. Its eerie yet beautiful.
pmathies 1 year ago
Maybe I'm wrong, but if you turn your speakers up you may hear the part that his right hand plays until 0:31, in the background from minute 0:28 - 0:30.
Great performance!!!
yxnxixk 1 year ago
@yxnxixk You're not wrong. I hear it as well. A quirk of some kind in the audio.
dmcII 1 year ago
Maybe I'm wrong, but if you turn your speakers up you may hear the part that his right hand plays until 0:31, in the background from minute 0:28 - 0:30.
Great performance!!!
yxnxixk 1 year ago
Hey this old guy's bad ass! I'd pay to see to see him!
brassmonkeyjew 1 year ago
i get it. This music is cold and painful like the wind on a frigid winter day.
jsusche22 1 year ago
I started piano again thanks to this video lol playing winter wind and getting better
eineieneien 1 year ago
What a masterpiece! One of the greatest pianists ever.
Freddyteacher 2 years ago 4
Why isn't Richter's name in the title of this?
TheRealCritique 2 years ago 4
A wonderful masterpiece by Chopin. Truly amazing.
ziergds 2 years ago
Wow, such a masterpiece from Chopin! I love to see the hands of the pianists playing... :)
Ray0X0 2 years ago 4
Apparently, he didn't like this version
pierolivier111 2 years ago 2
Certainly one of the best pianists of all time!
tolismanolo 2 years ago 3
wow thats awesome! but in the beginning it was so soft and gentle i turned my speakers up...big mistake-it scared me to death when the piece abruptly changed
wizzkablooie 2 years ago 61
@wizzkablooie : Well that's Richter for you ... .
MusicPredominates 1 year ago
@wizzkablooie Happened to me too!
swedentracknfield 1 year ago
@wizzkablooie lol - that's funny
sasaicai 1 year ago
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@wizzkablooie - lol thats quite funny!
sasaicai 1 year ago
@wizzkablooie I did the same on headphones !! Mistake indeed.
Chopin is a prankster.
Phavonic 5 months ago 2
Un Titano!
Karascow 3 years ago
Its so cool to watch his LH do the descending run at 1:47. I've listened to this piece hundreds of times but I keep coming back to this version and I never get tired of it. He plays it a little slower than most others which is actually MUCH harder to pull off. I get chills at the end.
Magnificent !
dmcII 3 years ago
By far the best version I heard !
He gives a lot of soul, but it seems more like an avalanche to me than a winter wind ^^
Yoyoioio92 3 years ago 4
C'EST MAGNIFIQUE
dmavrichiei 3 years ago
ça claque...!
Emlomor 3 years ago
This is the best one I've heard.
trigalg693 3 years ago 29
i think he was wearing glasses was he?well no surprise i guess...old age...
talonboy5432 3 years ago
i wonder if this etude could of been in used in fantasia or some movie like that.....
icemancotour 3 years ago
absolutly impresive. best ever
icemancotour 3 years ago
I never get tired of watching this performance. What I love about it is how he just blows you away, takes a perfunctory bow and walks off without any expression at all. Almost as if he was bored. But that was Richter. He made it look so easy without breaking a sweat. Amazing talent !
dmcII 3 years ago
He pounds the notes well. He woke you up when he played the fast part
AZazaxe 4 years ago 4
Ah but thats exactly how it should be done AZ ! Chopin intended the opening sequence to be the calm before the violent storm that blows in and smacks you in the face. If that startles you then he succeeded !
dmcII 3 years ago 3
Simplemente un maestro d maestros... en ste video vemos sabiduria hecha notas
jaimedic 4 years ago
who is this pianist? dose anyone know? : )
jAcSToNeDjaK 4 years ago
Jacstone, Its Sviatoslav Richter. He's Russian. Died in 1997. He's considered one of the giants.
dmcII 4 years ago 8
this piece is absolutely impressive. It shows off the talent of the pianist.
teresahan1991 4 years ago
adam gyorgy does a better interpretation in my opinion
virtuoso18 4 years ago
if u listen carefuly at 00:27-00:30, u will hear an eacho of the fast part of the piece
loayove 4 years ago 6
bigmelt...
It was written closer to two centuries ago, you self proclaimed musical scholar. The mere fact the Chopin took a simple decending chromatic right-hand motif, modulated it into several different chords, and turned it into a masterpiece makes it an incredible composition. (Maybe your just depressed that you can't handle the 10th+ stretches with your scholarly little hands)
guitargandhi 4 years ago 2
From 1:02 to 1:05, it sounds like a Honey and Oats cereal commercial from the 80's.
I looked at the sheet music, six sixteenth notes in one quarter note? Sextuplets I guess. As usual, crazy fucking rhythm typical of Chopin.
I guess when you're playing that fast with the right hand, you don't have to worry about consonance/dissonance on the beat.
So Chopin could play ascending A melodic minor scales in four octaves in parallel motion as the coda. It's like his prelude in D minor.
Markohoppis 4 years ago
Richter is a formidable pianist. He plays those chords with power and a heavy touch. A solid performance considering that he was already past his prime.
iamalala 4 years ago
Do you know what he said in the beginning of this video?
Lemonizm 2 years ago
@Lemonizm "A complete metamorphosis of this Etude. Im not making this up. My hearing has gone out of tune. Its a disaster! I fear playing again. Im retired now."
Watch the two-part documentary that this is from (Richter: The Enigma). It's brilliant!
darzthe1 2 years ago 4
would you guys tell me that, which one is harder: fantasie impromtu or his etude? and what's the hardest of chopin's piece? (i mean technically) and also (technically) the hardest piece in the classical piano solo? thank you so much
baka11373 4 years ago
The etudes are much harder than the fantasie impromptu.
The hardest chopin piece actually depends on your weakness as a pianist. I personally can't play the thirds etude very well at all because I suck at that technique and I need to work on it more. The first etude with arpeggios was hard for me because I had a weakness with arpeggios. Each of the etudes are considered very hard. ALong with his sonatas which are extremely difficult, his fantasy in f minor, and his ballades.
ashleyohtori 4 years ago
The hardest piece in the classical piano repertoire for me would have to be any of the liegti etudes. Or the Barber sonata. The 4th movement is a beast.
ashleyohtori 4 years ago
Baka - Can't compare them that way. At that level, they're ALL hard. The challenges might differ but they're still tough. Everyone has unique strengths/weaknesses etc. Whats hard for one person is less so for another. But for a different piece, the situation might be totally reversed.
dmcII 4 years ago
fantasie impromptu is probably the easiest of such peices by chopin. id say the etudes such as this. i mean, you cant even understand the melody until you play it very quickly. that goes to show you the amount of notes needed to play to create the emotion. whith fantasie, the melody can be easily understood at any speed. thats the true difference.
these etudes take much more technique in my opinion
xemosintightsx 4 years ago
xemo, thats so true. One of the challenges of learning this piece is when you play it slow initially, the melody bears very little resemblence to what the listener hears when its played at tempo. That goes to Chopin's genius.
dmcII 3 years ago 5
Winter Wind is the best! Thanks for the video. ^^
Alucinoria 4 years ago
not the best piece, but it's intensely moving when i think of the falling snow and cold winter
Eagle90 4 years ago
yeah it is a lot harder than the Revolutionary.
The right hand is constantly changing
malanhua 4 years ago
I get what you say. I wanted to play either revolutionary or winter wind. Since I see there's no time signature in the winter wind score I decided that piece. since its a fast song Id rather memorize it then read it from a score. But like as you said right hand is constantly changing - from bar to bar! really hard to remember so many notes.
juliaCSL 4 years ago
Wow! I like it!
OMM06 4 years ago
Harder. If you think Revolutionary Etude is too much for you you should not even touch this piece. It's gonna kill you.
SkiddyBlade 4 years ago 2
Is this song as hard as revolutionary etude or harder? I'd like to try out this piece
bar56 4 years ago
Right hand excercise.
SkiddyBlade 4 years ago
Wow....
mwakin26 4 years ago
Dear Bigmelt,
I respect your opinion (it is an opinion NOT a fact) but many people believe that the sophisticfation and beauty level of Chopin is of obsene levels. This is a very hard peice to play (personal experience). Personally I found it harder than 3 of Mozart's piano concertos. I have been practicing with Brahm's first piano concerto and it is indeed difficult but not as hard as this etude. So before you state your opinion be sure about what you say and try to not be so arrogant.
ihrtmusic12334 4 years ago
I think you're right about respecting his opion, as I do the same with yours, but I must say that I think Brahm's concerto to be harder than this. Just an opion.
Mumum2 4 years ago
The second Brahm's concerto is definitely harder, and my point was that they are better pieces of music, not that they are more difficult
bigmelt 4 years ago
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WHYMISOGOOD?!?!??WHYMISOGOOD?!?!?!? It would seem by the astounding repsonses you leave one another, your mental fortitudes are simply NIGGER LEVEL
WENCHINGTON 4 years ago
.. hardcore response or not, this is the very best piece written by anyone from any century, that much hes right on
chupashuevos 4 years ago
wtf, its not such a great piece. and CERTAINLY not the best ever. thats not an opinion, thats fact. you cant possibly compare "winter wind" to Beethoven Symphonies, or Mozart Piano Concertos, or Brahms symphonies, the list goes on...
bigmelt 4 years ago
i dont understand why this piece is so popular. some of the melodies are downright ugly. I realize its hard and impressive sounding, but i dont think its a masterpiece or something. many other chopin etudes are better pieces of music
bigmelt 4 years ago
bitch shut the fuck up u dont know real music u piece of shit go fuck yourself u stupid cunt ass bitch motherfucker go fucking die this is my favorite song ever you douche asshole motherfucking ass bitch douche juice drinker. Bitch.
ilikeatingcats 4 years ago
bigmelt: you have to learn more about Chopin in order to understand better his music. This etude represents more of what you might think of Chopin's mind, This legacy is overwhelming.
In fact, Richter himself wanted to quit to perform alive after this recital. I agree this is not his best performance but his legacy in music will remain for years as well. He is certainly one of my favorite pianists.
nietzschemasterclass 4 years ago
I have NO idea what you just wrote - Totally incoherent. what are you trying to say?
bigmelt 4 years ago
ya you really don't know wtf you're talking about. do you even know anything about classical music?
claysgirl89 4 years ago
What is going on? I get a number of very angry, incoherent criticisms of my opinion that winter wind is NOT the greatest piece of the century. I'm sure I know more about classical music than you do, and can't you hear that Winter Wind is a simple melody repeated again and again, with virtuosic right hand accompaniment? I'm not saying it's a terrible piece, but it's well known for its difficulty, not for being an utterly sublime piece of music
bigmelt 4 years ago
It was written closer to two centuries ago, you self proclaimed musical scholar. The mere fact the Chopin took a simple decending chromatic right-hand motif, modulated it into several different chords, and turned it into a masterpiece makes it an incredible composition. (Maybe your just depressed that you can't handle the 10th+ stretches with your scholarly little hands)
guitargandhi 4 years ago
To think that Chopin actually *composed* this let alone played it lol! I've been learning it for nigh on 24 months now and I'm still nowhere NEAR as good as this =[
pshades 4 years ago
well then maybe its time to move onto something you can actually play...
marlfox4 4 years ago
he does seem choleric at times..
great cuz thats what makes artists, emotion
chupashuevos 4 years ago
He has ridicously big hands.
Nuramon345 4 years ago
I'd love to have those hands. I can barely play octaves comfortably, dammit.
bigfatwish 4 years ago
ive i knew how to play this piece this well i could never be miserable right after playing this shit.. damn what a great song..
crazy artists
chupashuevos 4 years ago
Very good piece! La musica es mi favorito. Muy buenissimo! Habla ingles? (Da musik is my fevoret of ol! Very gud!) Exseiting plesur! Very gud neus! 5 retings out of 5! Mor gud neus is I cen spik inglis very wel! and cen iven spel it quiet corectly! Viva la Espana!
FranzLiszt2 4 years ago
aaaah yes. my favorite piano peace. i never get tired of hearing it.
StarlightAngel7 4 years ago
he looks pretty miserable after he's finished :/
caldeira25 5 years ago
he explained why in the beggining, his ears pick up the sound almost a tone higher than it really is, and he hears the piece very differently, imagine it a whole tone higher, and he's sad because of this :(
achilless 4 years ago
i take some of it back.. check out Yeol Eum Son's interpretation of this piece.. this is still my fav piano piece but not the best played.. however, overall richter is badass
chupashuevos 5 years ago
by far, my favorite chopin piece, and probably top fav piano piece.. who wouldn't kill to play like that
chupashuevos 5 years ago
I was at these concerts.and though his age he was still the powerfl Richter.a class to his own.very strong fingers!!
chad410 5 years ago
he practice 12 hours one day.. omfg!!
laibin1001 5 years ago
wow..
destiny4432 5 years ago
All of you guys have to consider his age when played this etude. Yundi Li does not have the personality, the enough power -and I don't mean by that to play it as fast as you can- required in order to sound in right hand as clear as Richter's, combined with the cold winter sound of left hand. He actually felt he has given everything at the time and withdraw from the concerts from there. Perfect interpretation as clear as a very cold winter.
superandyboy 5 years ago
He's got some fat fingers, but they are quite accurate
korean1988 5 years ago
5 stars lol. It played very good and VERY NATURALLY as Chopin would have liked. And by the way, Li Yundi will NEVER come close to Richter.
PanamanianMan317 5 years ago
WHAT AM I reading!!!. richter hadnt had estudied that piece enough, and these poor robotic chinese of yund li played it better???? pffffff yes of course you are right... you really dont happen to know not a thing about what music is, do you? when any of all asiatic pepople play like richter, cold the hell will be!
kv310 5 years ago
alright, that was deliberately racist...
AznCommie 5 years ago
hmm in a sense, i am glad that chinese is robotic? do all Argentinians behave like you do? do all "emotional" people behave like you do? i hope not. You are definitely very Emotional.
(note* definition of Robotic: highness, wisdom, patience, definition of emotional: arrogant, self-importance, self-conceited, impatience, violent, hatred, radical...)
It is certainly very easy to become emotional after reading your comment, but i choose to be robotic; it takes skills.
somedudeanonymous 4 years ago
Why do you allow an atrocious amateur such as Cziffra1980 (it's laughable he'd call himself Cziffra) to post his stuttering caricature, worse than the playing of a senile lady in a retirement home, as a "response" to a masterful version signed by the titanic Richter? I wouldn't have wasted my time on that arrogant, incompetent wannabe "Cziffra" teenager, if he wasn't linked from videos such as yours. Thank you.
Frenchandproudofit 5 years ago
This should have been the Revolutionary etude.
MaxyBand 5 years ago
Ahh that is soo cool that his sleeves are black so it looks like only a pair of hands that is hanging in the air playing on the piano! That is soo cool... I wonder if they purposely did that oron accident... hmmm...
Bee1Vang 5 years ago
Can somebody explain why Yundi Li isn't still mature with piano..well, compared to Richter. I don't get it..maybe it's because I'm too young to understand
jiminie612 5 years ago
this is exactly how chopin wants it to be played... grand and stuff(notice how at about 40 seconds his left hand accents)
seahyimin 5 years ago
wow if this comment is replied to me, i am amazed at how you would know how Richter would know how chopin would want it to be played... but if this comment is not to me, then just ignore it
somedudeanonymous 4 years ago
Me la kiero aprender, ta wenisisma esa pieza...
Destructo790 5 years ago
very nice~~~ I think yundi li is better though, because the speed is sometimes faster or slower depending on the various places to give unneccessary accents, or the last part, which slows down a little, maybe it has not been practiced enough yet. but over all very good^^
somedudeanonymous 5 years ago
yundi li better than Richter? Dude, I think you should
put down that crack pipe! yundi li will NEVER come close
to Richter, EVER!!!
LVB1770 5 years ago
LOL, if I heard u say hat near me, I would have to kill you, yundi will NEVER come even CLOSE to Richter...ever..
achilless 5 years ago
This live recording of Richter is not perfect, that is the fact, i know of his history, and i truly respect and acknowledge his skills... but no matter what he was (or is or will be), this "live recording" is not perfect and that is the truth... i am no big fan of yundi li, i just happened to hear of his cd of this song before, why do you possess this hatred of me for expressing my honest opinion and of him for being a humble pianist?
somedudeanonymous 4 years ago
Don't criticize Richter's playing when you know crap about music.
bigfatwish 4 years ago