@dennisjiewenliu There are tons of them. How about you get your head out of your ass and listen to the music? In the first minute of the piece, I can hear 3 distinct melodies! Taking the Key signature into account, the first is Ax G# D#, the second D# E D# C# B A# G# D# D# E A#, and the third D# D# D# C# D# C# D# A# G# C# G#. There are countless others. Just listen, and your ignorance will flit away just as the little ghost does at the end of this piece!
@vidcatchacomgoo Actually, Scarbo is in B Major and an assortment of other keys, including D and Db at some points. So much for an "atonal piece of shit," huh? That's not saying it isn't harmonically free, but that doesn't mean it's bad, now does it?
@vidcatchacomgoo I had to create a youtube account just to tell you what a hopeless moron you are.
The idea that anyone would call any part of ravel's gaspard de la nuit an "atonal piece of shit" absolutely blows my mind. Scarbo is incredibly complex in BOTH technical and interpretive demands.
And as vidcatchacomgoo said, the melody is in fact confined to a key signature most of the time. so its not atonal. so youre basically completely wrong
@greenman67479 I'm darkthunderz13, not vidcatchacomgoo... thanks for the support, btw. Ravel was an impressionistic composer, not an atonal one like vidcatchacomgoo said. Glad you made an account! :)
Just amazing. Many interpretators lost "Scarbo"'s mysterious side only thinking about fast playing. But you're playing very good in both spheres. Very well, clearly and intriguing.
@delf4eg1 Yes, it's a Bösendorfer (Imperial!..) - as almost always by Lisitsa- her preferred brand. Thanks for the comment- it express my own feeling as well. She's not only technically flawless and brilliant, but as an interpreter is wonderful too - so lyrical, gracious, soft in the best sense of the word, without any end in itself unnatural effects, noble and refined, spontaneous, organic - just a waking dream.
How on earth can there be 52 "dislikes" on this video? This is absolutely stunning, regardless if the tempo or her fun pink dress isn't exactly what you had in mind. :)
@musicmakerscott well, i would have disliked it for her dress, but since the performance (and the way her fingers bounce on the piano) is phenomenal, I WILL LIKE THIS ONE...
Foi a interpretação mais clara que já ouvi desta peça divinamente demoniaca... Dá para ouvir todas as notas e detalhes que o genial Ravel colocou. Muito bom! É demais!
I've noticed that she is a little hunched over when she plays. I'm trying trying to criticise but I'm wondering if this is normal, because I do the same exact thing, and it makes me play most comfortabally, even though my bench is the right height and distance from the piano.
Those weird octaves mingling at about 1:44 -- what a strange sound o_O It's like a droning effect, sort of -- it really adds even more of an eerie atmosphere to an already freaky piece.
The clarity of the writing is so evident in this recording. Although hearing every single note takes a little bit of mystery out of it, I understand so much about it now that I didn't understand before.
It's one thing to be able to play such a complex and beautiful piece of music. It's another to do it without any music to follow. I am amazed by her precision. This is truly art. Absolutely amazing.
ravel himself wasnt considered a very good pianist at all... which kinda makes you wonder how he practiced these pieces.... said to be one of the most difficult piano pieces there is
After watching a few other interpretations of this piece, I came across Valentina's version, and felt as though after having waded through a muddy swamp, I suddenly found myself immersed in a pool of crystal clear water, bathed in light...
- What? She's not Asian? (jk, but seriously they're TALENTED and dedicated people)
- Psh! I could do that in my sleep!
- Holy SMOKES!!! She's freaking AMAZING!! No seriously she really is! I was freaking blown away! This is the first time I've heard this piece and the way she gracefully and nimbly played this obviously extremely technical and difficult piece just floored me. Really amazing! Bravo!!
Valentina's mentality, fingers and hands are not only built for the job, where the angle at which she plays seems to facilitate the greatest number of options with the minimum amount of change or effort, plus her economy of movement plus her understanding of what she plays all adds up (not to forget her most humble attitude) to consistent performances and interpretations which I am happy to say, even if I were the only person to hold this opinion, that it is consistently,the best!
I'm going to be honest, was listening to this at 2 am and it freaked me out. Kept feeling as if there was a hauntingly beautiful voice calling my name through her playing. Brava you never cease to amaze me!
She is spellbinding. Gaspard is incredibly challenging both technically and interpretively.
My favorite is still Minoru Nojima, saw him do it in person and it was the single greatest performance I've ever seen. The audience could not immediately clap at the end we were all so stunned. It seemed like forever before we burst into applause.
I really hope that Valentina explores this piece more and records it again. As it is now, it's amazing, but it has so much potential to be so much more vivid and intense.
Martha sort of owns this piece, in the sense that her temperament and technique seem perfectly matched to it. Somebody uses the expression: "what Ravel wanted", exactly, did Ravel want what Valentina is giving us here? Remember, this is an Impressionist composer (even if he puked all over himself when hearing this word). Is this Impressionist playing?
just listen the first minute to hear that it isn't what Ravel wanted. the most beautiful and mystical music, with genius fear and charm. just RIDICULOUS ( I have worked hard this work, I don't know if it's great or very bad (up to you to decide) but I'm sure I use my ears first and not my technique. very very bad here
Technically, she is a clod. Hunched shoulders, flat fingers. But that's how WE play!!!! She is us, with a magnificent tone! Teachers must hate her, but I LOVE her! No technique and fabulous interpretation. Bravo!!!!
Ce n est absolument pas du tout joué dans l esprit de ce que voulait Ravel. C est une suite de notes sans expressions Et comme d habitude cette pianiste est d une froideur exemplaire.......
I can almost see the little scarbo at the midnight, moving all around when everything is so still and silent.
I can see his fingers, his sharp nails and his scarying face, knowing that he is nothing more than my fear. But eveytime I trie to catch him, he vanishes into thin air, reminding me that my fantasy is playing evil games against me.
@ASirensSoliloquy you mean the composer? what do you mean by the writer? ravel? he played this himself, he was actually a pianist,,, so i think he expected people to play gaspard de la nuit
I think that Valentina is amazing! When I hear her play I wonder how would Lizt or Alkan play this? It's completely different and unnatural, very surreal... Not more than Islamey I guess, at least not for Valentina, but intricate and disturbing...
@GSTLP111, ha ha, yes, the keys are out of level. Long ago I was her piano technician in their Miami days. Unlevel keys or an imperfect piano never faze her. She's one of the very best of the best I ever worked for, and I worked for them all on the concert stages. Cheers to Valentina and Alexie
Wow this is like the most insane piano piece i've ever heard. i play piano too but nowhere near close to her. this is like effortless to her. thank u for for such wonderful videos, i hope i get to see one of your concerts someday.
An excellent performance. The difficulties are nothing for her - but I think she might have
tried for a "darker", more 'smoldering' interpretation in many sections,
The best in my opinion of Scarbo (and I've performed it myself) is Pogorelich. He makes it a totally NEW piece even in comparison to the best (Argerich, Michalangeli).
@janicezany I never really liked Pogorelich's interpretation, Ashkenazy has always been a firm favourite when it comes to this piece, though I'd say Miss Lisitsa is probably on a par now for my favourite interpretation
Congrats for being able to play this piece. What's the hurry? Do you have a train to catch? I think the tempo is insane. It renders the performance blurry and the discrete notes are in placed all jumbled together parts of the performance -- especially the beginning. However I must give you kudos for your ability to differentiate dynamics and deliver a performance rich in variation of aural intensity.... especially hard to do in a percussive piece such as this one.
Dear Ms Lisitsa, I am a 12-year-old fan from Hong Kong. According to Wiki, this Scarbo is the most difficult and challenging piano piece in the world. How can you play with so much accuracy and dynamic and emotion? That's impossible. Good luck to you! ^^
@Liszt31 That's a very interesting comment. Jazz was emerging from New Orleans at that time, but I have no idea if Ravel had been exposed to it when he wrote this in 1908.
Amazing technique - total command of the keyboard. I've heard better interpretations of this piece - at times it is absurdly fast - but never seen a more confidant or accurate rendition. The pink tutu is fun and groovy. Valentina rocks! Viva Valentina!!
This interpretation is undoubtedly amazing considering lisitsa's perfect techinque. However I have to say that her way of playing lacks in "frightening factor". It is supposed to be more mystrerious, dark and TERRIFYING!!! Really great!! Have a look at Argerich's and Michelangeli's interpretion to enjoy a just different way of playing. (not necessarily better than this one;-) )
@RavelDebussy I wonder why Valentina didn't play this more mysteriously etc. because she certainly can play like that. For example her Rachmaninoff -etude op. 39 no. 6 is absolutely horrifying and intensively powerful. But nevertheless, this performance is my favorite of all the Gaspard de la Nuit's that I've heard so far.
@SUPPLEANDFIRM : by whom? you should see some work of Nikolai Kapustin or Frederick Rzewski :)) I look at the sheet music from time to time to remind myself of my limits :}
@kamiljj :) I loveee this piece of music. By musicality standards though, Gaspard de la Nuit: Scarbo, is essentially the most difficult piano piece to play. I'm not a pianist, but I researched it. Nikolai Kapustin is amazingggggggggg though!
It sounds like the quiet inner ravings of someone who's completely lost in the darker corners of their own mind. It's not really something i relate to. It's a very beautiful piece though. Ridiculously technical playing.
please people who do not understand what she or ravel are doing- PLEASE refrain from commenting
davideberhardt100 1 week ago
Wow... What a ride... Thanks
chimandude 2 weeks ago
@dennisjiewenliu There are tons of them. How about you get your head out of your ass and listen to the music? In the first minute of the piece, I can hear 3 distinct melodies! Taking the Key signature into account, the first is Ax G# D#, the second D# E D# C# B A# G# D# D# E A#, and the third D# D# D# C# D# C# D# A# G# C# G#. There are countless others. Just listen, and your ignorance will flit away just as the little ghost does at the end of this piece!
darkthunderz13 2 months ago
What a crappy atonal piece of shit. With that said...Excellent playing. Scarbo is a piece to show off technical capability....
vidcatchacomgoo 2 months ago
@vidcatchacomgoo Actually, Scarbo is in B Major and an assortment of other keys, including D and Db at some points. So much for an "atonal piece of shit," huh? That's not saying it isn't harmonically free, but that doesn't mean it's bad, now does it?
darkthunderz13 2 months ago 2
@vidcatchacomgoo I had to create a youtube account just to tell you what a hopeless moron you are.
The idea that anyone would call any part of ravel's gaspard de la nuit an "atonal piece of shit" absolutely blows my mind. Scarbo is incredibly complex in BOTH technical and interpretive demands.
And as vidcatchacomgoo said, the melody is in fact confined to a key signature most of the time. so its not atonal. so youre basically completely wrong
greenman67479 2 months ago 26
@greenman67479 I'm darkthunderz13, not vidcatchacomgoo... thanks for the support, btw. Ravel was an impressionistic composer, not an atonal one like vidcatchacomgoo said. Glad you made an account! :)
darkthunderz13 2 months ago in playlist Ravel- Piano Works
@greenman67479 What melody??
dennisjiewenliu 2 months ago
@dennisjiewenliu dudududuuum . duu-du-du - dududududuuuum
agniky 1 week ago
Just amazing. Many interpretators lost "Scarbo"'s mysterious side only thinking about fast playing. But you're playing very good in both spheres. Very well, clearly and intriguing.
P.S. Your repetitions are awesome.
P.P.S. What instrument it is? Boesendorfer?
delf4eg1 2 months ago
@delf4eg1 Yes, it's a Bösendorfer (Imperial!..) - as almost always by Lisitsa- her preferred brand. Thanks for the comment- it express my own feeling as well. She's not only technically flawless and brilliant, but as an interpreter is wonderful too - so lyrical, gracious, soft in the best sense of the word, without any end in itself unnatural effects, noble and refined, spontaneous, organic - just a waking dream.
Hobott 1 month ago
That was incredible.
ajc31sacount 2 months ago
Suburb dexterity, skill, and dedication.
SimbaM711 3 months ago
o.O
maxbigazzi 4 months ago
she "plays with BOTH hands"
herol64700 4 months ago in playlist herol64700's Favorited Videos
Is your piano a Imperial ? Because I read in Bösendorfer's website that the Scarbo was written for the Bösendorfer Imperial.
bfeyalcin 5 months ago
Her hands are so beautiful *o* I wish to play like that
TheFANBUSCUS 5 months ago
Без помощи Скарбо его не сыграть))! произведение -Эмоциональное и сильное как поток воды...
радость и музыкальное наслаждение ,Спасибо Валентина!
TheCreek19 5 months ago 2
That theme from 3:07 is just awe-inspiring.
brilliantsam 5 months ago
she most use her fingers allot
darkspelkester121 5 months ago
fast fingers ang a good technik, but this is not scarbo, because you do not play pp or even ppp. It´s always mf-ff. Listen to Gieseking
joggbrahms 6 months ago
@joggbrahms I agree. don t think virtuosity for a great and unique interpretation.Fast and precise there is
much more to do with sound...this may work for Liszt.
toutouzim007 5 months ago
7:38 OMG! Can't stop listening to this)
MrFortepianist 6 months ago
Wow wonderful! This had to have been one of the most difficult pieces she has learned.
zachattack19942 6 months ago
@zachattack19942 It is considered THE most difficult piece ever, so I certainly hope so.
SnowdenProtagonist 6 months ago
@SnowdenProtagonist Lol, she is such an inspiration :)
zachattack19942 6 months ago
I can't even tell if some of the parts are glissandi or if she's just playing really fast.
NickMedobich 7 months ago
How on earth can there be 52 "dislikes" on this video? This is absolutely stunning, regardless if the tempo or her fun pink dress isn't exactly what you had in mind. :)
musicmakerscott 7 months ago 4
@musicmakerscott well, i would have disliked it for her dress, but since the performance (and the way her fingers bounce on the piano) is phenomenal, I WILL LIKE THIS ONE...
gsarci2011 6 months ago
Foi a interpretação mais clara que já ouvi desta peça divinamente demoniaca... Dá para ouvir todas as notas e detalhes que o genial Ravel colocou. Muito bom! É demais!
saylormalan 7 months ago
I've noticed that she is a little hunched over when she plays. I'm trying trying to criticise but I'm wondering if this is normal, because I do the same exact thing, and it makes me play most comfortabally, even though my bench is the right height and distance from the piano.
italianstllion93 7 months ago
Stunning virtuosity, She has that element of tigerish temperament Alla Argerich.
meredith218461 7 months ago
can anyone even see her fingers in the faster parts?
keyboardfanatic1 7 months ago
It feels too rushed for my taste. She has a lot of passion though.
refriaire 7 months ago
ravel's piano works esp. miroirs and gaspard are absolutely incredible
dalecampbl6 7 months ago
half of these comments say he and the other half she. Is this a guy or a girl?!?
drew32nfc 8 months ago
Those weird octaves mingling at about 1:44 -- what a strange sound o_O It's like a droning effect, sort of -- it really adds even more of an eerie atmosphere to an already freaky piece.
Fantastic playing, VL -- as always =)
ZachEatonMusic 8 months ago
The clarity of the writing is so evident in this recording. Although hearing every single note takes a little bit of mystery out of it, I understand so much about it now that I didn't understand before.
LeDairyQueen 8 months ago
вов!
christidentity 8 months ago
wow
Lrrrrrrrr 8 months ago
NODAME CANTABILE lol
koolaidjungle 8 months ago
@koolaidjungle did they play this in nodame cantabile did they?o.o
melindasys 7 months ago
Imagine the piano didn't exist and you saw her doing this!
Evenhurst 8 months ago 7
thumbs up if it wont load
PaladinswordSaurfang 9 months ago
She has an amazing fexibility! I love her! WOOW
principessadolce22 9 months ago
otherworldly......
nikon052952 9 months ago
Stunning. But what amuses me is that she is playing this in a very good way disturbing piece in a pink ballerina dress.
flyaway951 9 months ago 17
It's one thing to be able to play such a complex and beautiful piece of music. It's another to do it without any music to follow. I am amazed by her precision. This is truly art. Absolutely amazing.
tvesely22 9 months ago
The only thing to dislike about this is that it ends.
gerfrican6 10 months ago 5
Valentina, do you consider that a good pianist, as good as you, needs to start playing from 3 years old age? :)
ander2365 10 months ago 2
she truly is a master!!!!
schoolboy913 10 months ago
Beyond next level...
YSBCITTAR 10 months ago
one part she does totally reminds me of the gladiator soundtrack. . . it's really good. like at 1: 20 - 1: 30 seconds.
horsebrusher 10 months ago
she pays terrible....tooo fast and she destroiy the whole piece....what ashame. Listen to yundi Li, Kissin or even YW1935
antonius0123456789 10 months ago
@antonius0123456789 If you're going to insult a master like Valentina Lisitsa, at least spell check your comment first.
MsThisNameIsTaken 10 months ago
@antonius0123456789 Post us your attempt of Gaspard de la nuit, then you may criticise Val's brilliant work, fool child >:O
Kzarist 10 months ago
@antonius0123456789 so you can do better?
334cobra 9 months ago
ravel himself wasnt considered a very good pianist at all... which kinda makes you wonder how he practiced these pieces.... said to be one of the most difficult piano pieces there is
slapmyfunkybass 10 months ago
@slapmyfunkybass But the thing is, Ravel intended Scarbo to be more difficult than Mily Balakirev's Islamey,
and in her videos of each, Valentina needs no sheet music for Scarbo, but needs it for Islamey. Don't you find
that the least bit odd?
JupiterIV 7 months ago
@JupiterIV She doesn't use the music for Islamey. The piece is around 25 pages long, and the pages aren't turned at any point in the video.
johnst66xx 7 months ago
Dear Miss Valentina.. Please marry me :D!
rabidgunfight 10 months ago
@rabidgunfight she's already married.
wafferz 9 months ago
Fanfriggintastic!
gerfrican6 10 months ago
Absolutely excellent.
Cervan 10 months ago
After watching a few other interpretations of this piece, I came across Valentina's version, and felt as though after having waded through a muddy swamp, I suddenly found myself immersed in a pool of crystal clear water, bathed in light...
keekee1981 10 months ago
Choose your humor:
- What? She's not Asian? (jk, but seriously they're TALENTED and dedicated people)
- Psh! I could do that in my sleep!
- Holy SMOKES!!! She's freaking AMAZING!! No seriously she really is! I was freaking blown away! This is the first time I've heard this piece and the way she gracefully and nimbly played this obviously extremely technical and difficult piece just floored me. Really amazing! Bravo!!
graceoverall 10 months ago
Valentina's mentality, fingers and hands are not only built for the job, where the angle at which she plays seems to facilitate the greatest number of options with the minimum amount of change or effort, plus her economy of movement plus her understanding of what she plays all adds up (not to forget her most humble attitude) to consistent performances and interpretations which I am happy to say, even if I were the only person to hold this opinion, that it is consistently,the best!
tubatenorsax
tubatenorsax 10 months ago
This is by far the most refined interpretation of this piece
ytilibalaiava 10 months ago
oh my god how does she move her hands so fast and know exactly what key to hit at all times??!! it seems impossible!!!
bored8215 10 months ago
I'm going to be honest, was listening to this at 2 am and it freaked me out. Kept feeling as if there was a hauntingly beautiful voice calling my name through her playing. Brava you never cease to amaze me!
Vesivian 10 months ago
How does she not get her hand or wrists injured by playing that?!
SamianHQuazi 10 months ago
What is the technique at the beginning called where she trills the same note?
Jhh1771 11 months ago
@Jhh1771 tremolo?
iamsoosmart 11 months ago
@Jhh1771 This is the "repetition" technique. Playing the same note many times. And there are many ways of doing so!
RavelDebussy 11 months ago
Amazing!! So far, there isn't anything Valentina can't play!!
cheyenon 11 months ago
Valentina Lisitsa, I would like to hear you play the "Suggestion Diabolique", I know you'll bring something unique out of it.
skimask777 11 months ago
Great job Valentina! It sure Is a bummer that Beethoven, Chopin, Franz Liszt, etc has never heard this piece.
zachattack19942 11 months ago
dude that hot chich has man hands!
Thechannymanny0 11 months ago
@Thechannymanny0
hmm guess why? .....play so much and it comes very easily...
Defonthana 11 months ago
thanks for this beautiful performance. does that bosendorfer have more bass key than a standart piano?
y1g1tcn 11 months ago
She is spellbinding. Gaspard is incredibly challenging both technically and interpretively.
My favorite is still Minoru Nojima, saw him do it in person and it was the single greatest performance I've ever seen. The audience could not immediately clap at the end we were all so stunned. It seemed like forever before we burst into applause.
Ron Russell
Author of "Beethoven: Heaven's Voice"
sunpowernatural 11 months ago
I really hope that Valentina explores this piece more and records it again. As it is now, it's amazing, but it has so much potential to be so much more vivid and intense.
arcturian627 11 months ago
Martha sort of owns this piece, in the sense that her temperament and technique seem perfectly matched to it. Somebody uses the expression: "what Ravel wanted", exactly, did Ravel want what Valentina is giving us here? Remember, this is an Impressionist composer (even if he puked all over himself when hearing this word). Is this Impressionist playing?
fredericfranc 11 months ago
@fredericfranc When I hear this piece, I sense the fiend. I can feel it from this music. It definitely gives me the impression.
thegreatapologist 11 months ago
@fredericfranc Maybe not, but it is still cool to hear her interpretation. Very crisp.
kylelandry 11 months ago
Beautiful interpretation
Maiitreya 1 year ago
just listen the first minute to hear that it isn't what Ravel wanted. the most beautiful and mystical music, with genius fear and charm. just RIDICULOUS ( I have worked hard this work, I don't know if it's great or very bad (up to you to decide) but I'm sure I use my ears first and not my technique. very very bad here
a french guy
Daphnis1402 1 year ago
Technically, she is a clod. Hunched shoulders, flat fingers. But that's how WE play!!!! She is us, with a magnificent tone! Teachers must hate her, but I LOVE her! No technique and fabulous interpretation. Bravo!!!!
turbort420 1 year ago
@turbort420 what do you mean flat fingers and no technique? how is it possible to hit those repeated notes if her fingers were flat? -.-
niru54321 1 year ago
@turbort420 No technique? I'm guessing you just started learning the piano yesterday.
OriginalBasaliskos 1 year ago 4
I never really liked GDLN before hearing this performance. As always, you've left me breathless :)
itisjinzo 1 year ago
Ce n est absolument pas du tout joué dans l esprit de ce que voulait Ravel. C est une suite de notes sans expressions Et comme d habitude cette pianiste est d une froideur exemplaire.......
kilmer70 1 year ago
awesome... O.o
Blackbowle 1 year ago
I have watched other pianist playing this, and this is the only one that satisfy my ears.
ander2365 1 year ago
The theme of this song reminds me of La Campanella.
andreywat 1 year ago
notevole espressività...il movimento delle mani...è davvero artistico...
giulllygiu 1 year ago
1:40 to 2:06 is quite disturbing
souldap100 1 year ago
@souldap100 Lol.
MsXX360 1 year ago
Barbie meets Muhammad Ali.
1235iiii 1 year ago
not my favorite either. Very technically proficient... but this piece is as much about technical proficiency as it is about letting go of it
airwalk12121 1 year ago
I saw the sheet music for this piece and quit.
ASirensSoliloquy 1 year ago 5
That poor piano :o
VistasChangeNB 1 year ago 6
I can almost see the little scarbo at the midnight, moving all around when everything is so still and silent.
I can see his fingers, his sharp nails and his scarying face, knowing that he is nothing more than my fear. But eveytime I trie to catch him, he vanishes into thin air, reminding me that my fantasy is playing evil games against me.
RavelDebussy 1 year ago 241
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889michael1 11 months ago
Gee, that's what I also thought about a year ago!... Guess great performances really do have this effect of causing cross-minding to audiences!...=)
889michael1 10 months ago
Technical perfect I think, but the interpretation is not my favorite.
mountainharry 1 year ago
Ravel is one of my favorites.... and she did this SO MUCH JUSTICE.. I <3 yu Valentina :)
SilverCross2003 1 year ago
Fantastic Ravel ! Fantastic Valentina!
Thank you very very much !
gianpaga11 1 year ago 27
This is as good as Argerich. Such spiel talent.
galapz 1 year ago
such a delicate piece..even on full blast I can't hear it..and with those repeated notes!! Such amazing control!!
xxgwyloxx 1 year ago 4
i feel like i should applaud this just watching this in video, couldnt imagine hearing this in real life
balabingbalaboom 1 year ago
she looks possessed.
wafferz 1 year ago
is she playing eyes closed?
ander2365 1 year ago 2
Suggestions ''Jordan sparks goes home'' WHY!!!
MrRoofusPadumelon 1 year ago
I bet the writer never expected anyone to actually play this. It was a joke. I mean, right? This is like...it has to be.
ASirensSoliloquy 1 year ago
@ASirensSoliloquy you mean the composer? what do you mean by the writer? ravel? he played this himself, he was actually a pianist,,, so i think he expected people to play gaspard de la nuit
sumimimi0 1 year ago
@sumimimi0 I think ASirensSoliloquy was joking. :D
belegSJ 1 year ago
WOW! mysterious, magnificent, melliferous! Encore!
WimGrundy 1 year ago
La Campenella is much much easier compared to this one - the major difficulty being the double octave jump.
On a side note, I've heard better interpretations of Gaspard de la nuit: Scarbo.
dalnky 1 year ago
I think that Valentina is amazing! When I hear her play I wonder how would Lizt or Alkan play this? It's completely different and unnatural, very surreal... Not more than Islamey I guess, at least not for Valentina, but intricate and disturbing...
Beautiful!
codex010 1 year ago 4
Is this really considered more difficult than La Campanella?
themastererer 1 year ago
@themastererer ............yes.
tamegomaith93 1 year ago
pws paizei etsi mwre
anjo0147 1 year ago
this piece of music is more precious than all jewels------great interpretation !
florafox 1 year ago
Valentina... great performance... i love it :-)
but... I really would like to correct the line of the keys of your Bösendorfer Grand... the small up and downs irritate me ;-)
GSTLP111 1 year ago
@GSTLP111, ha ha, yes, the keys are out of level. Long ago I was her piano technician in their Miami days. Unlevel keys or an imperfect piano never faze her. She's one of the very best of the best I ever worked for, and I worked for them all on the concert stages. Cheers to Valentina and Alexie
ampdavolts 1 year ago
I'm shocked by Valentina's bravura - I'm coming to listen this very piece by Martha Argerich but doesn't sound so wonderful
soogoonu 1 year ago
Wow this is like the most insane piano piece i've ever heard. i play piano too but nowhere near close to her. this is like effortless to her. thank u for for such wonderful videos, i hope i get to see one of your concerts someday.
TJniby1026lala 1 year ago
An excellent performance. The difficulties are nothing for her - but I think she might have
tried for a "darker", more 'smoldering' interpretation in many sections,
The best in my opinion of Scarbo (and I've performed it myself) is Pogorelich. He makes it a totally NEW piece even in comparison to the best (Argerich, Michalangeli).
janicezany 1 year ago
@janicezany I never really liked Pogorelich's interpretation, Ashkenazy has always been a firm favourite when it comes to this piece, though I'd say Miss Lisitsa is probably on a par now for my favourite interpretation
OverFjell 1 year ago
Congrats for being able to play this piece. What's the hurry? Do you have a train to catch? I think the tempo is insane. It renders the performance blurry and the discrete notes are in placed all jumbled together parts of the performance -- especially the beginning. However I must give you kudos for your ability to differentiate dynamics and deliver a performance rich in variation of aural intensity.... especially hard to do in a percussive piece such as this one.
steelskyblue 1 year ago
Liszt was around for Islamey, but not for this. I wonder how he would have handled it.
OriginalBasaliskos 1 year ago
amazing performace, freaky costume.
blindphil 1 year ago
Looks like a horror movie or an suspense movie music :O I love it! :)
taillef 1 year ago
not even one piece is difficult enough for her!!
Matemalcolm 1 year ago
Inspiring!!
username14657 1 year ago
mavelous
baaboy83 1 year ago
Dear Ms Lisitsa, I am a 12-year-old fan from Hong Kong. According to Wiki, this Scarbo is the most difficult and challenging piano piece in the world. How can you play with so much accuracy and dynamic and emotion? That's impossible. Good luck to you! ^^
ryan95chan 1 year ago 3
"WIth hands like those, she must be a lesbian" what my friend said after I showed him this.
Seriously though, this was great. Nicely done and this is indeed a remarkably difficult piece.
noprotein 1 year ago
@noprotein shes married to a man though...
atomninetynine 1 year ago
4:01 4:19 O_O jazz???
Liszt31 1 year ago
@Liszt31 That's a very interesting comment. Jazz was emerging from New Orleans at that time, but I have no idea if Ravel had been exposed to it when he wrote this in 1908.
LeDairyQueen 1 year ago
@LeDairyQueen Indeed! Valentina, what do you think?
Liszt31 1 year ago
@Liszt31 MUOOOHOHOHOHOHohoh,.... lol, didn't agree, but i laught
AveCezar 1 year ago
Honestly I the song is good, but not likely for me. But the technique O.O
Hyperventilacion 1 year ago 2
Amazing technique - total command of the keyboard. I've heard better interpretations of this piece - at times it is absurdly fast - but never seen a more confidant or accurate rendition. The pink tutu is fun and groovy. Valentina rocks! Viva Valentina!!
Andrew279144 1 year ago
seems like such a modern piece
Tannerislegend 1 year ago
@Tannerislegend compose in 1909
sumimimi0 1 year ago
It's like she's catching butterflies.
gotrottin 1 year ago
I cant sightread this with no mistakes!
w00densh31ld 1 year ago
this piece of music is something that is called "cintamani" in sanskrit (mind jewel)
florafox 1 year ago
holy crap your hands are like butter and rocks at the same time it is amazing and I WANT YOUR HANDS
sychokillin 1 year ago
insanity!
freethinker923 1 year ago
Why do the keys look like teeth from the front D;
TaekoBored 1 year ago
haha this is so crazy with the ballerina dress. playing one of the hardest piano pieces ever written with fluid ease and gusto!
petezilla 1 year ago 2
OMG- what if? what if Valentina was the
greatest piano player of all time?
az101010 1 year ago
she just hears it- that's all..
you can play anything you can hear..
az101010 1 year ago
your way to play makes me fall into it. great.
nateralic 1 year ago
i wish i had those hands playing effortlessly every notes regardless level of difficulty ;)
DDzOne8 1 year ago
This is really high quality. Thanks for putting these online
ivionday 1 year ago
我在她的音樂中，找不到驚喜...
每個音符若都只強調「密度」，
那將會限縮曲子本身既有的線條與空間。
而這個問題清楚發生在她浪漫派以外的作家作品。
如此「誇飾速度」的演奏風格，曲目自然有限。
seremerow 1 year ago
4:46 gave me the goose bumps
i love you valentina!
JstAnothrVirtuoso 1 year ago
SInce " Totentanz transcription " i m realy in love about Valentina Lisitsa ....
Maralegar2009 1 year ago
This interpretation is undoubtedly amazing considering lisitsa's perfect techinque. However I have to say that her way of playing lacks in "frightening factor". It is supposed to be more mystrerious, dark and TERRIFYING!!! Really great!! Have a look at Argerich's and Michelangeli's interpretion to enjoy a just different way of playing. (not necessarily better than this one;-) )
RavelDebussy 1 year ago
@RavelDebussy I wonder why Valentina didn't play this more mysteriously etc. because she certainly can play like that. For example her Rachmaninoff -etude op. 39 no. 6 is absolutely horrifying and intensively powerful. But nevertheless, this performance is my favorite of all the Gaspard de la Nuit's that I've heard so far.
belegSJ 1 year ago
3:58-4:17 Is so beautiful to me. :)
PandaGoesRawrr 1 year ago
Gaspard de la nuit has the perfect atmosphere, then, combined with the perfect playing of Valentina, makes it a perfect performance
richclayderman 1 year ago
This is pretty much considered the most difficult MUSICAL piano piece to play ever.
SUPPLEANDFIRM 1 year ago
@SUPPLEANDFIRM : by whom? you should see some work of Nikolai Kapustin or Frederick Rzewski :)) I look at the sheet music from time to time to remind myself of my limits :}
kamiljj 1 year ago
@kamiljj :) I loveee this piece of music. By musicality standards though, Gaspard de la Nuit: Scarbo, is essentially the most difficult piano piece to play. I'm not a pianist, but I researched it. Nikolai Kapustin is amazingggggggggg though!
BereftlyObsequious 1 year ago
I am speechless, she has a brilliant technique and a wonderful interpretation
ursin1 1 year ago
Wtf man she's so raw at piano for no reason! That's unfair!
tjtheplay 1 year ago
It sounds like the quiet inner ravings of someone who's completely lost in the darker corners of their own mind. It's not really something i relate to. It's a very beautiful piece though. Ridiculously technical playing.
eggory 1 year ago
Valiant, valiant Valentina!
musicfanBRA 1 year ago
Ah, virtuosity. It's so refreshing.
712Stephen 1 year ago
Un. Be.Lie.Ba.Ble.
manub2 1 year ago
*Speechless*
its just insaneeeee..
this woman is increadable
oreonyamnyam 1 year ago
I am no pianist but as a musican I can tell this woman is extremely good at playing piano and that this piece is very tricky.
It is kind of like she is on autopilot. That is how good she is.
SurreyViolinHero 1 year ago
No way, NO WAY! How is this possible!? So good, so good, so good.
saowall 1 year ago
IVO POGORELICH,SAMSON FRANCOIS
daeastshan 1 year ago