Gretchen am Spinnrade by Schubert/Liszt

[Darkhalo121]

Beautiful

[LukeCMassery]

Thank you, I appreciate your comment :)

[lekkerbekje]

Amazing !!!! You have made me cry ! The best one I've ever heard or seen on Youtube ! When I die, I want you to play at my funeral !! I need a tissue.....really amazing....

[LukeCMassery]

Thank you for the kind words :)

[jadedkiwi23]

Awesome! Did you forget to put the music stand down? ;-) I want to start learning this now... Liszt is awesome.

[jjvvgg1]

@jinfiesto I thought the same about this piece. After seeing the music I thought it was incredibly difficult, still, I jumped into it predicting disaster. To my surprise, I can now play it pretty well, yet I cant say the same about the impromptu. (I can play it but I'm just not happy with it)

I'm not sure whether people overrate the difficulty of this piece (like I did) or if it depends on the pianist

Are you on the opposite end? Do you find playing the impromptu easier than playing this lied?

[1401JSC]

Did Liszt keep the staccato 1/8 notes in the LH?

[sivadnadia]

nonsense. schubert wrote this with the deliberate intention of an emotional affect. obviously, having been originally composed for the voice, the tempo of this version would be too fast. the voice would just begin to sound silly because nothing of that dramatic level would sung so quickly. the piano is more than capable of delivering that sensation appropriately at this tempo. brilliantly realized, mr. massery! thanks for sharing!!

[kacharov]

Great technique, but you play it too fast

[mlkoln]

it sounds like you have studied the original song of Schubert with a competent singer. first.

great!

[AvaPozen]

Not a connoisseur on Schubert, but I had been looking out for this one without the singing. And I found it. And it's perfect! (Dare I say, it could compete with Chopin's fantasie impromptu in terms of speed.)

[jinfiesto]

@AvaPozen This piece is exponentially more difficult than the fantasie impromptu. The fantasie impromptu is cake comparatively.

[AvaPozen]

I hear you! But because I am not the pianist, I'm swayed by the sound, not the level of difficulty : )

[Toxxic88]

That was amazing! I'm the biggest fan of Schubert and you just inspired me to learn this!

It looks pretty tough though haha, not for you though you are a pro ******

[mrbrightsideazer]

my goodness, you perform it perfectly... great job! I lvoe this piece, especially this arrangement that Liszt made.... and I will repeat this again, perfect performance.

[LukeCMassery]

Thank you so much! I love this piece too.

[alkfjaioj2]

Very well done! You blew me away! That was amazing!

[nettleman2]

Well played! It's one of my favorite pieces. But I've had a realy tough time finding the music sheet. Is that possible to send me either the scores or a link where I can find them?

[FFChopinMan]

How difficult is this peice?

[LukeCMassery]

I would say it's quite tricky - the rhythm of the soprano line is distorted in order to fit the hand and the leaps in opposite directions are tough.

[lcsingin4christ]

I noticed that, but I think that only people who knew what it was supposed to be like would know that. Very well done. I love this piece, but unfortunately I am of the wrong sex to perform this.

[KyndalSarah]

wait . . . what sex are you. . . and why would that be the wrong sex?

[lcsingin4christ]

I was speaking from a singer's point of view. I am a guy and the text is from a female's point of view. She speaks of losing her love and refers to "him" several times.

[Piarajeno]

@FFChopinMan in other words its on the FRSM syllabus list, so its the hardest it gets in the associated board standards.

[glenngould10]

Absolutely wonderful piece, well played by the way !!

[LukeCMassery]

Thank you! It is an amazing piece.

[toilettide]

that was amazing!!!

[luvgod]

very well done, great climaxes.

[MajorasPiano]

This song is pretty....but....it loses tune further in.

[PSearPianist]

I really enjoyed your performance, and thought you achieved an excellent balance between melody and accompaniment. Well done!

[r79basha]

I quite love the orchestration. Piano perfectly substitutes soprano's voice. . Thank you. .

[LukeCMassery]

Thank you :) Only Liszt could have woven the melody into the texture so well. Thanks for watching.

[Angela902107]

brilliant performance! this is a gorgeous piece.

[LukeCMassery]

Thanks so much! Your video favorites are very well-chosen. Thanks for watching.