What is an etude? Certainly musical dexterity at the expense of interpretation; after all the notes provide that: A splendid performance, one never to be beaten...
Richter refused to appease anyone with sentimentality, he's the Nietzsche of pianists, awesome power with a deep sense of responsibility, pride without hubris.
Definitely the fastest but he plays it like an exercise. Horowitz's performance (on Youtube) is much more musical and brings more clearly the internal melodies and he dialogue between the LH and RH. He also gets a better sound and does things with both pedals that Richter doesn't even attempt. It would be hard to argue that Horowitz was the greatest interpreter of this rep. (Liszt didn't make any recordings).
everybody can see that his technic is outstanding, and because of that someone seems to not recognize his musicality. Ive never heard any pianist greater than him, and i dont think i will. But, off course there are some other greats
Apparently this is a home movie he did in Siberia during the 50s. It is not compressed or sped up in any way, he was this good. Probably took a couple of takes, though, which is why he tossed the hanky at the start. Why do I always think Young Frankenstein?????
It is not only the speed and acuracy that make this performance amazing.
It is the overhelming power of his huge hands, his volcanic temper and he surely had much more power to spare...
And it does not sound percussive, although the recording devices were far from todays technology and the piano is probably not first class instrument...
Anyway thanks for posting very impressive.
It looks like a the Tsar of Russia is playing!
ps English speaking countries please forgive my English...
Forgive your English? You have attained a proficiency that most learners would love to have?? I think this is a joke. Anyway, starting sentences and paragraphs with "And" is to be avoided.
i dont kno if its on youtube but if you find Earl Wilds 10/4 you will not be dissapointed its incredibly accurate and clear especially the opening bars
Never thought I'd hear anyone play this faster than Argerich (she really has no overall equal)...but I think Richter does it a bit more sensitively in the quieter sections. I'd say overall that, musically/technically, Horowitz does the piece the most justice, also Pollini is amazing, BUT MY GOD, any human being doing this - all the players mentioned...it is just a miracle. Have we lost sight of our God and what He has accomplished in His creation?
As a violin fanatic,I used to find the piano to be somewhat lacking in flare.That ended with my first acquaintance with Richter,a brilliant virtuoso who knows how to deliver exquisite music with a certain very interesting attitude.He simply made the piano interesting.....
@Eddyf24 Oh, I meant that this is how fast it actually is. If you're asking why they may appear so then:
You can tell just based on the scratch/dust (the small lines and dots you see in the film fractions of seconds) that the quality is no where near today's video quality.
Also, alot of time, the videos are sped up when you see them in clips from somewhere. You might be be confusing intetional speed up with "choppy" frame rates and generalizing the majority of all "old films."
@Eddyf24 an example of the "scratch/dust" I mentioned is right at 0:27-0:28 it's extremely quick and it's stereotypical for old film have this 'defect.' Anyways, the choppy framerates are the man thing that makes it look fast.
The performance is outstanding, I think he wanted to make a statement with this famous Etude. With this incredible performance he just wanted to say : I am the best . And he's very close to the point.
But the best technician of all times is Horowitz , and his version of this etude it's to me better than the Richter 's one in terms of musicality , tempo and cleareness of touch.
Thanks. I completely agree with your last post. This piece just asks to be played very fast. I don't see what more interesting things you could do with it when playing slower. Besides, Richter still has the right dynamics. I love this. It's crazy and intense. I always have to smile when he hits those final bass notes. He just totally dominates the instrument and the piece.
Anyways, as for the comments on this being "too fast", well, yeah it is much faster than most play. Maybe it's not enjoyable for some to listen to, but being a piece that seems (to me) to be an image of desperation and anxiety, faster playing imo suits it. Richter's performance of this piece here really immerses me into what (one might imagine) Chopin's world could sometimes be like. I can't really enjoy the slower interpretations like I can this one. They don't seem as intense as they should.
4) Richter did often play pieces extremely fast. See: his performance of Miroirs, for example.
5) If Cziffra's "Grand Galop Chromatique" performance is legit, then I don't see why this can't be.
6) Richter was one of the greatest 20th century pianists, and this was a piece he was very likely familiar with since fairly early in his life (I think he says he played this as an encore for one of his first performances). He'd likely been playing this piece almost all his life.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if this video was sped up, then it must have been done so in recent times with a modern computer. There's no way they could have sped up this video while keeping pitch and video synchronization in tact without modern technology. So to find out the truth, somebody would have to compare the source material with this youtube clip. Am I right? I want to know the definitive answer because people keep arguing about this vid.
@tweriovnzxclb: It's the same as the source, "Sviatoslav Richter the Enigma".
I doubt this was edited: 1) There's no way Richter would agree with them editing it (even though he was dead at the time).
2) As you said, I doubt they had the technological capability at the time to do so seamlessly, and the budget of the company making the film seemed -quite- low.
3) The playing in this version is much more aggressive, in terms of -dynamics-, not just speed, from his other performances.
He didn't just play this, he ATTACKED it! And I love how he throws the handkerchief on the piano before playing with what seemed like utter disgust. It's like he had an axe to grind before playing this piece.
Ich spiel die selber, und auch andere Chopin Etuden..
und ich muss sagen in dem Tempo in dem er diese Etude spielt ist sie anatomisch NICHT möglich
von 0:34 - 0:36 ist der wechsel der rechten hand unmöglich..
Und bei der letzten Seite die linke hand, schafft man vl im tempo aber gleichzeitig mit so einer feinmotorik dass jeder Ton die perfekte lautstärke hat..
Ich kann nicht glauben dass dieses Video nicht vorgspult ist...
As a shred guitarist, I can confidently say that this video is sped up. Perhaps not tremendously so, but there are certain passages that are navigated with impossible accuracy.
@Daim0th Guitar shredding might be harder to do at this speed ... I don't know; as a piano player I can confidently say that this speed is (at least) physically possible. I analysed the frequencies of the audio track and if the clip was sped up as a result of the film being played at an incorrect rate, the pitch would change. It hasn't, it is in the original key, C-sharp minor. It's plausible it's sped up without a change in pitch, but I don't think that's the case. I think Richter is a maestro.
Medici Arts 'Richter* DVD contains this same clip as bonus. That clip turns more than A1=450Hz which is very very astonising. But playing time is same as in this video here. I think Medici Arts should mention about this feature in the clip. It must be quite old film.
This video really turns A1=442Hz. Really surprising for me. Maybe it is impossible never find out the tempo he really playd this etyde at those days.
Some people posting here seem to have a very simple and false equation in their heads: great speed = non musical. This is simply not the case. Firstly it should be noted that not only was Richter a great technician but he's also an outstanding musician with great imagination. Secondly remember that this is an ETUDE. These etudes are designed to address a specific technical challenge of piano playing. This etude is designed to improve dual hand velocity, so his interpretation matches the purpose
A incredible musician. Here he's quite of demonstrating and his physical pleasure as a performer replace ours as music listeners. But it's so straight, neat and full of energy! I also love the thing with his handkerchief at the very begining!
If sped up on tape the pitch would be higher. It is possible to compress digital recordings where the tempo is sped up but the pitch stays the same. This film was done I believe in 16mm during the 50s and is real time being analog. What you see is what he did, exploring the physical limitations of the human body. Catch some of the Richter Bach recordings; he wasn't just a speed freak, he was a fantastic musician.
Come cazzo fa a farlo così veloce?? Ma lo suona come indicato sopra lo spartito o è ancora più veloce?
Dio santo sono rimasto a bocca aperta e alla fine quando ha fatto le ultime due ottave di do diesis ho sparato un "cazzo!" che l'avranno sentito anche giù in strada!
E il piano disse: «ok, ok, mi arrendo, mi arrendo! Farò tutto quello che vuoi!»
Come interpretazione, scherzi a parte, è certo troppo testosteronica e muscolare per essere pià di un esercizio: sembra uno sfogo più che una esecuzione.
Ma un video come questo resta nella storia di ciò che un essere umano può arrivare a fare quanto a controllo cosicente del movimento.
Sono semplicemente allibito, resto a bocca aperta anche se come interpretazione ovviamente non lascia il segno.
es espectacular como toca de preciso y bien, eso esta claro, pero yo personalmente no puedo apreciarlo del todo porque lo interpreta demasiado rapido, yo lo prefiero un poco mas lento. la obra es esplendida
definately not sped up, this is from the richter dvd, if it was sped up the pitch would be higher, and ive learned to play some of this song, and certain bits you can play pretty fast hehe
play the video in the beginning when its showing his whole body, you can see the very end of his open jacket, when it moves, it moves like the jacket would according to his torso, which is also moving slowly if u dont look at the hands. if this were sped up, the subtle movements of the end of his jacket would seem sporadic, which they dont, up until the part where he moves his arm down the register really fast, which is reasonable.
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I'm sorry, this is a pseudo-fake recording. This is without question sped up. Not a whole lot, maybe not even intentionally, the speeding up might have occurred accidentally in editing the video, that is why this is a pseudo-fake recording. But even the little speeding up makes this performance sound completely unnatural and robot-like, somewhat like the fake Hexameron recording by Horowitz on youtube. Anyway, the original was crazy fast enough to make it completely nonsensical, I think.
Ignore his fingers,his body,his transcendental techique,even his sound and focus on what he is playing.He only plays what Chopin has wrote and nothing else!
Crazy hands
harakirisamurai777 2 weeks ago
what the...... :O
darktatsujin 3 weeks ago
easy ;) jajajajaja...its amazing
DanielaB2202 1 month ago
(jaw hits ground)
I am floored...wow
NWONoWorldOrderNWO 2 months ago
:O
chuckatemyunderwears 4 months ago
Richter one of my favorities.
This Chopin etude is unbeatable by anyone, anywhere--Mr. Richter was
simply a GREAT PIANIST!
Long live his mastery of the greatest instrument on the face of earth!
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HagenSara10 5 months ago
The old Richter and his sewing machine lol.
Schoenberg01 6 months ago
@bolawarrior
But that seems to pick up more and more excited spirit.
Ballpen13579 6 months ago
What is an etude? Certainly musical dexterity at the expense of interpretation; after all the notes provide that: A splendid performance, one never to be beaten...
s1earle 7 months ago
his hands are moving so fast he looks like claymation
NarimatsuMusic 7 months ago
:O ... that's fucking stupid
invertedchords 8 months ago
whaaaaaat this is sickkkk!!! FUCKIN AWESOME
1armedspoonbandit 8 months ago
Richter refused to appease anyone with sentimentality, he's the Nietzsche of pianists, awesome power with a deep sense of responsibility, pride without hubris.
PilgrimPuff 8 months ago 3
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Dyltron31000 8 months ago
i think no other pianist can even come close to this interpretation.
RediForKing 8 months ago
だんだんと精神が興奮していっているのが手に取るようです。
Ballpen13579 9 months ago
@Ballpen13579
please sir, keep your propaganda to yourself, speak in english and CAPS like anyone else if you want to state how awesome this preformance is.
bolawarrior 6 months ago
Definitely the fastest but he plays it like an exercise. Horowitz's performance (on Youtube) is much more musical and brings more clearly the internal melodies and he dialogue between the LH and RH. He also gets a better sound and does things with both pedals that Richter doesn't even attempt. It would be hard to argue that Horowitz was the greatest interpreter of this rep. (Liszt didn't make any recordings).
orqsilva 9 months ago
i like it when he throws the hankie
tagnshare1234 10 months ago
Has any other pianist been able to replicate this performance this well? I've love to see a video of it.
TokyoFreeze79 10 months ago
@TokyoFreeze79 No, Richter set the standard for this etude. I have been advised against playing it because it is impossible to replicate that.
Albertthefatcat5 9 months ago
@Albertthefatcat5
Amazing. Thanks for your insight. Maybe one day we will be graced by another Richter.
TokyoFreeze79 9 months ago
everybody can see that his technic is outstanding, and because of that someone seems to not recognize his musicality. Ive never heard any pianist greater than him, and i dont think i will. But, off course there are some other greats
tsjk 11 months ago
rippin it up mein homeboy
1800tellmama 1 year ago
some how it is very clippety clop.
mc0558 1 year ago
Apparently this is a home movie he did in Siberia during the 50s. It is not compressed or sped up in any way, he was this good. Probably took a couple of takes, though, which is why he tossed the hanky at the start. Why do I always think Young Frankenstein?????
Rugghead98 1 year ago
demon fingers..... wonder how he did with the ladies with those beasts
Foxhound1112 1 year ago
@Foxhound1112 probably not too well seen as he was gay.
99hoolio 1 year ago
Richter is incredible!!!! In my opinion,one of the best pianists ever!!!
TheMusician1992 1 year ago
listen to valenina lisita
kingofpopmylove 1 year ago
Best pianist ever. By far.
XMagicanX 1 year ago 2
I heard more than 20 versions of Chopin étude op10 no 4. This one is different and differentiated from others. It is simply amazing!
fongkw 1 year ago
haha! He looks like a mad scientist when you first see this clip...i kinda laughed..lol
neetrab 1 year ago
大濕....
a12196935 1 year ago
The 4th étude is not bad either(indeed,lol!!!)
loboris1995 1 year ago
Richter at the top of his game - insane.
iWillBlockYou 1 year ago 3
It is not only the speed and acuracy that make this performance amazing.
It is the overhelming power of his huge hands, his volcanic temper and he surely had much more power to spare...
And it does not sound percussive, although the recording devices were far from todays technology and the piano is probably not first class instrument...
Anyway thanks for posting very impressive.
It looks like a the Tsar of Russia is playing!
ps English speaking countries please forgive my English...
Geisterschiff 1 year ago
@Geisterschiff
Forgive your English? You have attained a proficiency that most learners would love to have?? I think this is a joke. Anyway, starting sentences and paragraphs with "And" is to be avoided.
geezonthekeys 1 year ago
O.O *Sits at computer desk with wide eyes* I'm speechless...
LamourSinging09 1 year ago
It's the best perfomance of all time!!!!!!!!! o.m.g.
RUSAPETI 1 year ago
Everyone can see the frame rate of this old tape is faster than reality..
Still this is the best performance ever
Stop arguing
SpiralSweep 1 year ago
I think I just lost my virginity to this performance.
defern64 1 year ago 24
Love the way he threw his handkerchief on the piano at the start! It's almost like saying: "BRING IT ON CHOPIN!"
aden0724 1 year ago 8
Beautifull !!
adrianmusic2009 1 year ago
Amazing!
nickharvey7 1 year ago
カッコイイ
eppy1013 1 year ago
I can't believe there's always some donkey who dislikes these kind of performances...this is totally outstanding...
ZzMatthewzZ 1 year ago 5
Which the fool speeded up this etude, he must be the insane, beatifulness means accurate speed of the piano play, especially of Chopin
Dodkar 1 year ago
awesome
指の動きがいかれてる...
harakirisamurai777 1 year ago
modestamente...ma dico modestamente.....sono più bravo io...(modestamente) XD
MaverickB3st 1 year ago
jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesus!!!!!!!!
marcohorowitz8 1 year ago 2
cheesus crust
beeskneez02 1 year ago
kill him !!!!!
dexflybmx 1 year ago
holy shit
fungustungus 1 year ago
THE MASTER KILL!!!
fuckindeepinside 1 year ago
El video esta acelerado, cuando arroja el pañuelo se nota.
necrotemor 1 year ago
i dont kno if its on youtube but if you find Earl Wilds 10/4 you will not be dissapointed its incredibly accurate and clear especially the opening bars
anonymousQ45 1 year ago
how many piano-es he broke ?
THAT IS A LEGEND EMOTION!!!!!
andretatontos 1 year ago
すごい、そしてめちゃくちゃ速い笑
utado1 1 year ago 3
意味不ーーーーーーーーー・・・
uuuuuunten1 1 year ago
esta loco ja
XJoSeX969 1 year ago
master
farkaskakas 1 year ago
the devil lacks emotion and plays this slowre too!!!!
thefrogmaster2 1 year ago
Never thought I'd hear anyone play this faster than Argerich (she really has no overall equal)...but I think Richter does it a bit more sensitively in the quieter sections. I'd say overall that, musically/technically, Horowitz does the piece the most justice, also Pollini is amazing, BUT MY GOD, any human being doing this - all the players mentioned...it is just a miracle. Have we lost sight of our God and what He has accomplished in His creation?
FuzzedRMI 1 year ago
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SuperMitchl1 1 year ago
As a violin fanatic,I used to find the piano to be somewhat lacking in flare.That ended with my first acquaintance with Richter,a brilliant virtuoso who knows how to deliver exquisite music with a certain very interesting attitude.He simply made the piano interesting.....
HeifetzRanew 1 year ago
@HeifetzRanew
You just haven't been listening to the right pianists. There's plenty with "flare" besides Richter. But i agree there's far more bad then good.
I love the violin too! But it's still just one instrument. Where the piano is an all-in-oner!
brassmonkeyjew 1 year ago
I love the stool!
avalanche183 1 year ago
指見えNEEEEEEE
syakusi2000 1 year ago
god
kurosaki08 1 year ago
Bi - Centeario de Frederic Chopin POLONIA celebrando junto a los interpretes y amantes del compositor el nacimiento de
Chopin
juanbosco31 1 year ago
lol i think its cause all old videos are sped up. havn't you guys seen those old documentaries where everyone walks like penguins? their sped up
Eddyf24 1 year ago
@Eddyf24 That is horribly incorrect.
PyroicKakisho 1 year ago
then why
Eddyf24 1 year ago
@Eddyf24 It's not sped up...Richter is famous for a reason.
PyroicKakisho 1 year ago
i wans't talking about richter's playing. Why do old films, like this one, appear fast and sped up
Eddyf24 1 year ago
@Eddyf24 Oh, I meant that this is how fast it actually is. If you're asking why they may appear so then:
You can tell just based on the scratch/dust (the small lines and dots you see in the film fractions of seconds) that the quality is no where near today's video quality.
Also, alot of time, the videos are sped up when you see them in clips from somewhere. You might be be confusing intetional speed up with "choppy" frame rates and generalizing the majority of all "old films."
PyroicKakisho 1 year ago
@Eddyf24 an example of the "scratch/dust" I mentioned is right at 0:27-0:28 it's extremely quick and it's stereotypical for old film have this 'defect.' Anyways, the choppy framerates are the man thing that makes it look fast.
PyroicKakisho 1 year ago
omg look at his fingers :O
so fast.....
AlinaG123 1 year ago 2
The performance is outstanding, I think he wanted to make a statement with this famous Etude. With this incredible performance he just wanted to say : I am the best . And he's very close to the point.
But the best technician of all times is Horowitz , and his version of this etude it's to me better than the Richter 's one in terms of musicality , tempo and cleareness of touch.
xcomposerpianistx 1 year ago
:O have you actually sped up the timing in this?! I mean seriously :S :S
helenaissocoollike 1 year ago
i love it this fast. it brings out rhythmic threads, such as the quarter-note chords, that do not hang together otherwise.
randywoolf 2 years ago
The best playing of this Etude!I agree with Twerovnzxclb comments about Richter.
My favourite pianist.
henrique1944 2 years ago
Thanks. I completely agree with your last post. This piece just asks to be played very fast. I don't see what more interesting things you could do with it when playing slower. Besides, Richter still has the right dynamics. I love this. It's crazy and intense. I always have to smile when he hits those final bass notes. He just totally dominates the instrument and the piece.
tweriovnzxclb 2 years ago
Anyways, as for the comments on this being "too fast", well, yeah it is much faster than most play. Maybe it's not enjoyable for some to listen to, but being a piece that seems (to me) to be an image of desperation and anxiety, faster playing imo suits it. Richter's performance of this piece here really immerses me into what (one might imagine) Chopin's world could sometimes be like. I can't really enjoy the slower interpretations like I can this one. They don't seem as intense as they should.
fireb0rn 2 years ago
4) Richter did often play pieces extremely fast. See: his performance of Miroirs, for example.
5) If Cziffra's "Grand Galop Chromatique" performance is legit, then I don't see why this can't be.
6) Richter was one of the greatest 20th century pianists, and this was a piece he was very likely familiar with since fairly early in his life (I think he says he played this as an encore for one of his first performances). He'd likely been playing this piece almost all his life.
fireb0rn 2 years ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if this video was sped up, then it must have been done so in recent times with a modern computer. There's no way they could have sped up this video while keeping pitch and video synchronization in tact without modern technology. So to find out the truth, somebody would have to compare the source material with this youtube clip. Am I right? I want to know the definitive answer because people keep arguing about this vid.
tweriovnzxclb 2 years ago 2
@tweriovnzxclb: It's the same as the source, "Sviatoslav Richter the Enigma".
I doubt this was edited: 1) There's no way Richter would agree with them editing it (even though he was dead at the time).
2) As you said, I doubt they had the technological capability at the time to do so seamlessly, and the budget of the company making the film seemed -quite- low.
3) The playing in this version is much more aggressive, in terms of -dynamics-, not just speed, from his other performances.
fireb0rn 2 years ago
Ehrfurcht vor dem begnadeten Kopf und den begnadeten Händen
TheRekisum 2 years ago
He didn't just play this, he ATTACKED it! And I love how he throws the handkerchief on the piano before playing with what seemed like utter disgust. It's like he had an axe to grind before playing this piece.
diesel828 2 years ago 3
Ich spiel die selber, und auch andere Chopin Etuden..
und ich muss sagen in dem Tempo in dem er diese Etude spielt ist sie anatomisch NICHT möglich
von 0:34 - 0:36 ist der wechsel der rechten hand unmöglich..
Und bei der letzten Seite die linke hand, schafft man vl im tempo aber gleichzeitig mit so einer feinmotorik dass jeder Ton die perfekte lautstärke hat..
Ich kann nicht glauben dass dieses Video nicht vorgspult ist...
Pokenob 2 years ago
at first i thought it was too fast
but then it just started sounding REALLY GOOD
really controlled and dynamic
chrism216 2 years ago
if you want non-musical, listen to either benny bennasi or lady gaga
jinrui198 2 years ago 3
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no feeling
v4liumfrance 2 years ago
It has plenty of feeling. all you have to do is imaginate. Music is a 2 part struggle- you listen and you think.
Atma01 2 years ago 31
@Atma01 you dont think, you feel
nmbanana 1 year ago
As a shred guitarist, I can confidently say that this video is sped up. Perhaps not tremendously so, but there are certain passages that are navigated with impossible accuracy.
Daim0th 6 months ago
@Daim0th Guitar shredding might be harder to do at this speed ... I don't know; as a piano player I can confidently say that this speed is (at least) physically possible. I analysed the frequencies of the audio track and if the clip was sped up as a result of the film being played at an incorrect rate, the pitch would change. It hasn't, it is in the original key, C-sharp minor. It's plausible it's sped up without a change in pitch, but I don't think that's the case. I think Richter is a maestro.
tgfcoder 3 weeks ago
@Daim0th
Muscle memory works wonders when you work at such pace
The accuracy is based off his familiarity with the piano he basically knows the positions by heart.. i'm sure you feel that when you play the guitar
This is definitely possible
sukarestu 1 week ago
It has plenty of feeling.
advisorC101 2 years ago 3
Troppo veloce: non mi piace. Ascoltate Rubinstein.
The9chri6 2 years ago
Medici Arts 'Richter* DVD contains this same clip as bonus. That clip turns more than A1=450Hz which is very very astonising. But playing time is same as in this video here. I think Medici Arts should mention about this feature in the clip. It must be quite old film.
This video really turns A1=442Hz. Really surprising for me. Maybe it is impossible never find out the tempo he really playd this etyde at those days.
assezbelinconnu 2 years ago
I bet any asian pianist just shit themselves watching this
swiv2d 2 years ago
Some people posting here seem to have a very simple and false equation in their heads: great speed = non musical. This is simply not the case. Firstly it should be noted that not only was Richter a great technician but he's also an outstanding musician with great imagination. Secondly remember that this is an ETUDE. These etudes are designed to address a specific technical challenge of piano playing. This etude is designed to improve dual hand velocity, so his interpretation matches the purpose
TheOdysseyart 2 years ago 6
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assezbelinconnu 2 years ago
richter has the speed record for this piece lmao
fingers on steroids
Smeagollum86 2 years ago
i laughed like i pig ! haha xD
RaineGenie 2 years ago
This is just incredible good, but the Horowitz version it's more musical and yet techically stunning...hands up for both!
xcomposerpianistx 2 years ago
saswaulia maraari. geniosia kaci!
great! nothing to say more.
NIKAOMADZE 2 years ago
saswaulia
dedfoo111 2 years ago
A incredible musician. Here he's quite of demonstrating and his physical pleasure as a performer replace ours as music listeners. But it's so straight, neat and full of energy! I also love the thing with his handkerchief at the very begining!
felixramosbledard 2 years ago
this is insane awesome
tOwTforce 2 years ago
If sped up on tape the pitch would be higher. It is possible to compress digital recordings where the tempo is sped up but the pitch stays the same. This film was done I believe in 16mm during the 50s and is real time being analog. What you see is what he did, exploring the physical limitations of the human body. Catch some of the Richter Bach recordings; he wasn't just a speed freak, he was a fantastic musician.
petie32 2 years ago
wow, he played it Extremely fast but accurate....
Thesecondchopin 2 years ago
it looks like it was fast-forwarded... hmm..?? but it wasn't! loved it!!
twilight1191115 2 years ago
Holy fucking shit!
Come cazzo fa a farlo così veloce?? Ma lo suona come indicato sopra lo spartito o è ancora più veloce?
Dio santo sono rimasto a bocca aperta e alla fine quando ha fatto le ultime due ottave di do diesis ho sparato un "cazzo!" che l'avranno sentito anche giù in strada!
Santo Richter...
MetalNicola 2 years ago 3
the devil plays chopin.
no words.
the best performance of all time!
kempff95 2 years ago 60
0_0 rayos! que rapido! 0_0
almasdelmasalla 2 years ago
damn, je is like fuck the piano and start playing love it
SELG88 2 years ago
DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KryXoXoXoMoon 2 years ago
per me scorda il pianoforte e lo suona più lento...
varamillo 2 years ago
no way ! he cant be playin that fast..but if he is ! my god he is a mad man !!!!!
lifeforcenrg 2 years ago
yes he is playing it that fast, i have it on live performance
stefthe80 2 years ago
a7aaaa <<< w feeha mofta7a
movadooo 2 years ago
crazy loool
MrPianist1988 2 years ago
E il piano disse: «ok, ok, mi arrendo, mi arrendo! Farò tutto quello che vuoi!»
Come interpretazione, scherzi a parte, è certo troppo testosteronica e muscolare per essere pià di un esercizio: sembra uno sfogo più che una esecuzione.
Ma un video come questo resta nella storia di ciò che un essere umano può arrivare a fare quanto a controllo cosicente del movimento.
Sono semplicemente allibito, resto a bocca aperta anche se come interpretazione ovviamente non lascia il segno.
Valerio241059 2 years ago
is this real speed?
critcritcritcrit0000 2 years ago 5
Well, all-righty then!
Now that he's warmed up, maybe he can play something difficult! <8-0
That's what I call digital dexterity!
Man attacks piano -- Wow!!
YouzTube99 2 years ago
Watch the hand kerchief amd see if there is a natural reponse ?
3NUNS 2 years ago
Técnica i sentimiento....1000 stars
kalixi 2 years ago
LOL
Jenny0selly 2 years ago 2
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this rendition ruins the work.
michael18276 2 years ago
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technique?? YES
feeling???? NO
ccen1 2 years ago
really a TORRENT ETUDE!! :-) He is the piano demon!!
chiz143 2 years ago 5
omg WOW!
gustarom 2 years ago
hay le hace la competencia a cziffra
lordofthegorda 2 years ago
um..wow!!
wittywooba 2 years ago 2
The ultimate.
Webarton 2 years ago 3
..im just so impressed and amazed how fast and accuratelly human fingers can move.really impressive
naitomeamogu 2 years ago 2
0_0 no hay forma!
Luk289 2 years ago
this isn't too fast. and the video isn't sped up. richter and cziffra play the fastest op. 10/4s.
ellihaysee 2 years ago
too fast!!
malditocalvo 2 years ago
that's because of the way video capturing was back then. Like you'd notice how people move awkwardly in the first videos.
Sezthser 2 years ago
es espectacular como toca de preciso y bien, eso esta claro, pero yo personalmente no puedo apreciarlo del todo porque lo interpreta demasiado rapido, yo lo prefiero un poco mas lento. la obra es esplendida
Luk289 2 years ago 2
i like that the camera is like....on top
its quite brilliant actually. i should do my concerts like through a glass floor. or somethin
suporlando 2 years ago
Richter war ein Gigant !!!
a5800102waku 2 years ago
11 seconds faster than freddy kempf's O.o............ amazing
blahaha4x 2 years ago
critics abound! lol
lvecsey 2 years ago
definately not sped up, this is from the richter dvd, if it was sped up the pitch would be higher, and ive learned to play some of this song, and certain bits you can play pretty fast hehe
doubt i'll play it that fast tho!
ChalcedonyAngel 2 years ago
PURE SKILL
obstfredi 2 years ago 7
What kind of "bench" or rather "stool" is he sitting on? :p
ktalebian 2 years ago 5
hell ya
roxzal 2 years ago 2
Holy. Shit. In. My. Pants.
Gothic1982 2 years ago 3
Questo non è un'uomo! è una furia della natura!!!!!!!!!!!
bordone32 2 years ago
impressive .... richter is really the best !!! :D
djxf44 2 years ago 3
This is the fastest I've heard this piece.......than again it is Richter
jtone20 2 years ago 3
simon barare plays about the speed or even faster, I think. But barare's playing is a little too light and not as dramatic as richter.
QPAmyShenNoUtube 2 years ago
C'mon, its Richter, how can anyone believe its fake? Christ he's played harder pieces than this
no1SwedishViking 2 years ago 5
Svaka cast!
UNNNAAAAaaaa 2 years ago 3
holy shit!
that is unreal....
the camera can not keep up with his hands.
iHateJonasForLife 2 years ago 3
god llike...
zengrz 2 years ago
this hasnt been sped up at all.
and you can see for yourself
play the video in the beginning when its showing his whole body, you can see the very end of his open jacket, when it moves, it moves like the jacket would according to his torso, which is also moving slowly if u dont look at the hands. if this were sped up, the subtle movements of the end of his jacket would seem sporadic, which they dont, up until the part where he moves his arm down the register really fast, which is reasonable.
aslanov 2 years ago 4
no.. impossible
kasense 2 years ago 2
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I'm sorry, this is a pseudo-fake recording. This is without question sped up. Not a whole lot, maybe not even intentionally, the speeding up might have occurred accidentally in editing the video, that is why this is a pseudo-fake recording. But even the little speeding up makes this performance sound completely unnatural and robot-like, somewhat like the fake Hexameron recording by Horowitz on youtube. Anyway, the original was crazy fast enough to make it completely nonsensical, I think.
himitsunosallychan 2 years ago
...and this has NOT been speeded up!
athcante 2 years ago
Ignore his fingers,his body,his transcendental techique,even his sound and focus on what he is playing.He only plays what Chopin has wrote and nothing else!
ipollitos 2 years ago 4
Sped up because of the old method of filming :) But it's pretty impressive all the same! Lovely piece :D
BaltointheBlack 2 years ago
Extremely impressive, but not sped up. Ignore his hands, and watch the movements of his body.......
XEA6L 2 years ago 2
wow, he was playing so fast the camera was incapable of capturing the majority of the movement of his fingers so it looks like they were teleporting.
AmericanAstronaut 2 years ago 2
HOLY SHIT.
srplaysbachtb 2 years ago 2
holy...shitt !
IAMINDESPAIR 2 years ago 2
keep practising boys and girls.
kingdave84 2 years ago
but I want to go outside and play.
GoodSmellingStink 2 years ago 9
丫伯
你好猛
a12196935 2 years ago 3
wow O:
vinbelgium 2 years ago
Too fast imo, but damn this guys got talent to play it so accurately at that speed.
smzig 3 years ago
its called motor memory
harmonylover90 3 years ago
The Film lasts shorter than Richter's performance ;)
That's why it took him only 1:36 mins to play that piece, however: P.E.R.F.E.C.T
Patryczeq155 3 years ago 2
o_O
Pianoloko 3 years ago