ALEXANDER GAVRYLYUK Paganini Variations J. Brahms -excerpt)

[IAGOLLOYD]

When Paganini used to play these insane songs in a style nobody had ever heard. He was actually accused of being demonically possessed and almost tried for witchcraft. Bet ya-didnt know that!!

[particle409]

I wonder if he cracks his knuckles.

[airvarie]

Yeah I like to hear part one...Book.1 coz it very hard to much more Book..2

The technique in Book.1 It's just like a Devil Compost...

[DanielPianoForever]

is he paganini resurrected on the piano?

[emetr4]

I have never heard anything like it - it's amazing absolutely!!! His play is perfect, moving, great technique, and the way he plays it is as if he makes the melody really alive!

[123noobstar123]

I want to hear the first parttttttttttttt T-T where is itttttttttttt!!!!!!

[sandrasacco]

BRAVISSIMO!!!!

[asdfqwerp1]

Gavrylyuk has really great technique, I will be studying these videos for reference

[deathgunner1991]

9 peoples don't like real music....my god is fantastic!!!*.*

[andriventu]

6:33 is very very hard at that speed!!

[sukiibaby]

Breathtaking!!

Can you imagine how long he must have to practice to become that good at such a complicted and demanding piece, truly world class!

[demosj]

Maybe it's because Gavrylyuk tackles the very competitive pieces, but there's always some pianist that pieces every piece he plays better. Gilels & Michelangeli for these variations, Horowitz for the Rach 2 sonata, Pogorelich and a few others for the Islamey, Rubinstein and Richter play the Rach 2 concerto better. Pretty unfortunate. A good but kind of standard virtuoso.

[asdfqwerp1]

@demosj Unfortunately, you're a good but standard YouTube critic. Probably a substandard pianist as well!

[ritcheyz]

@asdfqwerp1 What does being a pianist have to do with criticism? You don't have to be a chef to know that someone served you a plate of shit. His points, if true, are valid.

[crunktownshepard]

@asdfqwerp1 Why do people on the internet feel the need to randomly insult each other over the most ridiculous and petty things . It's like the internet unleashes some dormant part of our true selves. Is this the person you want to be in the real world? Spreading ill feeling and criticism instead of encouragement and constructive debate? I don't mind I just find it hard to understand. I am not a very good pianist.

[ChurtleSnap]

He truly took my breath away.

[MrNavarra94]

mostruoso... grande Gavrylyuk!!!

[musicaorganum]

Absolutely brilliant!!! 

[mariusdav]

whats that? oooo, a word cant describe this

[Someasianguy]

holy shit

[fishwithoutwings]

Awesome! Tonight, I see him perform Prokofiev's 2nd piano concerto in Amsterdam!

[IceTiffany1992]

崇拜

[rxtkp]

拍手w

[stefanos898]

veru difficult and very beatufull

[konzolmester]

Stupid audience claping right in the middle of the interpretion......

[3cplantin]

@konzolmester In their defense: they were clapping at the end of Book I of the two sets of variations. He jumped immediately over the repetition of the theme to the first variation of Book 2, which probably took the audience by surprise.

I've played these and man, I envy this guy! Beautiful playing.

[alexmanzo19]

One of the moste difficult piano works!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very good played!!!

[Dennischek]

he needs to take time . sounds so rushed. also its a bit loud unnecessarily .

[MrRstefanski]

GREAT... it's horrible difficult piece, "HEXEN-VARIATION" said Clara Schumann, for me its too loud especcially when Brahms write piano but if you could listen also ALEXANDER KOBRIN - winner of Van Cliburn Competition

[wborgstro]

What a satisfying performance to hear. Pure keyboard magic from a talent that must hail from off planet. Humans can't do this :-)

[kantmosq]

Great and stunt performance

[fisarmonicista]

I don't know wich version to prefer, if Gilels's or Gavrylyuk's

[hlknw]

Ayer pude escucharlo en la Sala Nezahualcóyotl, de México y es el artista más completo que he visto, tiene una sencillez y un humildad tremenda, y su forma de ejecutar. DIOS!!!! Sencillamente amo su técnica tan limpia, excelente e impecable, y su interpretación, bueno! te lleva al mismo éxtasis que el mismo vive!

Alexander Gavrylyuk eres estimado y recibido con los brazos abiertos siempe en MÉXICO!!!

A.G 4 ever

[DennisChoy1]

good . but not really like Brahms I suppose .

[pianovirus]

Absolutely stunning. Gavryulyuk has become one of my favorite pianists of this generation. I very much hope he gets the fame he deserves!

[klavigen]

seems if we have similiar ears- I totally agree with your statement - listen to this performance drives me just crazy by enthusiasm

[Pischnaholic]

One of the very best pianists performing today, even though he missed the poetry and deep nostalgic sentiment in the Landler variation. The rest is just colossal.

[massy1111]

09:12-10:30

perfetto impeccabile meraviglioso emozionante esuberante scoppiettante travolgente.....un talento puro... BRAVOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

[robbiethemann]

best dvd i ever bought

[etuko0402]

素晴らしいです！

まさに、ピアノの魔術師ですね！！

[fisarmonicista]

of course!

[kempff95]

SUPERB sound and legato!

[music45866]

Gavrylyuk creates a wonderful world of sound with the clear lines and colours of a Mondrian.

-Guido van Oorschot in De Volkskrant, February 2009

Gavrylyuk is absolutely phenomenal. Blinding virtuosity, deep musicality, musical intuition, intelligence and aristocratism. -Nikolay Petrov, 2008

A world class pianist performing at his absolute best. -NY Times, 2005

An extraordinary talent. -Vladimir Ashkenazy, 2003

[chazinko]

Michelangeli- go and practice.

[alexmanzo19]

Mounstroso, BRavo maestro

[sll10]

This is one of the most tremendous performances of this I've ever heard! This guy is awesome!

[serge78russia]

best i ever heard....

[edwinstar100]

Try Alexander Rosenblatt's  variations on Paganini's theme, with Nikolai Takerov at the piano...it is recent and in my opinion, breath takingly exspansive.

[prodesica]

Tecnica straordinaria, interpretazione superlativa... Grande!!!

[syukaery]

this interpretation is very transcending

[Haeronthegreat]

Haha at the early applause! Wonderful, truly inspiring playing.

[ipublica]

Is he Armenian? A technical genius, his left hand is so much smaller than Richter's but what he can do with it is incredible. Astounding musical understanding and agility, his features remind of the young Rachmaninov. I am impressed!

[suremate]

very impressive

[ghostwriter11]

Best version of this masterpiece I've ever heard. Bravissimo!

[gaidee]

thats.....i have no words...wow!!!!

[LukeMD]

EXCELLENT !!!!!!

[elettrofisa]

bravissimo.

[Aul1kki]

So fantastic! 5 stars is not enough. So many lovely variations with very wide contrasts. Amazing!

[chad410]

yes bravissimo dude . 12 starss

[nairigrigorian]

Fantastico!!!

[driemaaldrommels]

Damn he's good!!!! bravo!