Mendelssohn Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14 Joel Hastings, piano

[SenseOurWorld]

amazing, the world is filled with amazing people



[jony970106]

Very good !!is the best rondo capriccioso in youtube . I´m playing now and it´s very dificult

[xn6]

applause!!!!!!!!!!

[jungjung46]

It's clear. Wonderful.

[LoveSoul14]

hahahahaha....

look at his bottom :D

so funny

[LittleLotteDaae17]

AND I just shared it on twitter. :)

[LittleLotteDaae17]

Dear god! how long did you spend practicing 5:45 to 5:46!!!?? I am playing this song, (I'm 12) and I just can NOT get past that part!! No matter how long I practice it just won't come together! Sometimes, I will get lucky and I will hit all of the notes, but oh gosh, you are INCREDIBLE. PLEASE tell me what fingering you used and how you got it so perfect! :) Everything is so clean and crisp, with the exception of a couple notes at 4:57 that weren't quite together/clean, but overall SO AMAZING!

[Classicfan94]

Rare Masterpiece

[jamma140]

you call this piece of shit good? wtf is wrong with you guys? if you want good, then you have to listen to walter gieseking's version, its atleast 10x better , even i can play better than this and im 13

[Classicfan94]

@jamma140 Bolet is the best at this imo, i dont like this interpretation either

[jamma140]

@Classicfan94 bolet and gieseking are really good, but i also like CZIFFRA's ending

[LittleLotteDaae17]

@jamma140 EXCUSE ME but I just listened to his version, and even though his interpretation was very beautiful, in the fast part near the beginning notes were not clean. :)

[jamma140]

@LittleLotteDaae17 gieseking's version was an OLD recording, while this was newer.

[FriggenLoco]

@jamma140 Big talk for such a young one. You better change your attitude and start being modest boy, you have a lot to learn.

[jamma140]

@FriggenLoco obviously you're deaf.

[srothbardt]

Give that guy a recording contract.

[op66kimo]

很流暢, 節奏準確, 情感控制良好. Very fluent, the tempo is good, the emotion is good. Bravo!

[johnlocke7100]

another mendelssohn classic, and you couldn't have done better. incredible tempo and control!

[davel112]

diiiiiiirty ... in a very good way

[pabotnet]

너무 잘치네요!!ㅎㅎ Very Very Good!!!

저도 이곡 배우고있는데..ㅎㅎ

[SungWonPiano]

Bravo! :)

[iloveunot098]

so scared...I gotta memorize this monster too..in around a week or so.

this is one of the hardest pieces i've played so far... any tips?

[JudahLionDeNea]

OMG... great performance man! this is the most dificult song I have ever tried to play... pages and more pages of hard trainning...

[thrippleton]

Beautifully played. And from memory too!

[predoje]

the more I listen the more i hear sound control. You are a great pianist!!!

[predoje]

Best performance on the MOTHER EARTH! I like it vecy much! Beter then most great pinaist such is Bolet, Cziffra and rest...

[Renesmee1101]

it's a beautiful sound !

[MuzicSoundz]

A very beautiful piece, and you play it so well!

[TheTHEcesca]

Your playing is so so very beautiful! I felt all emotion is this piece! You played with such dynamics, i love it! By far the best interperate of this piano solo!! Amazing!x

[haydn4ever]

Thanks for playing this piece! I LOVE your interpretation! I am learning this piece right now, and it is SO much fun! I don't care if it takes me 2 years to perfect.......I will finish this piece! I LOVE it!  You play this very, very well. Not too fast! Perfect speed, and SO musical!

[mbordash]

Remarkable. Your phrasing, especially within the first part, should be the model for those of us still learning it. Clearly the best of the youtube interpretations.

[1sun1moon1]

yes, very very nice. Joel, thank you for sharing.

[dennisferrara1]

Beautiful playing for its own sake! This particular composition was a favorite with many great pianists of the past including Cortot, De Pachmann, Hofmann, Rosenthal, et al. Joel's suibtle tone and phrasing is in great abundance here.

He has been playing this composition throughout this concert season.

[Bognarfan]

Joel, this is so beautiful. Thank you for posting it.