i worked my ass off to play this and never managed to bring it to that level of brilliancy and more importantly "lightness" , as a feu follet should be.
Amazing playing. He makes it look easy, but we know how his brain is on high drive. Congratulation Ilya !
I think people sometimes are confused between 'live' and 'studio'. Ashkenazy's studio recording is legendary but there's no live performance I know of by him. Richter's 1958 live performance is also justly revered. This clip is almost definitely a one-take-no-patch work live performance and I, therefore, also take my hat off to Ilya Petrov for not just a stunning technical display, but also for successfully capturing the piece's cheeky, impish and often dramatic character. Just STUNNING!
What also makes this version so mind blowing is Petrov's very limited use of the pedal as is indicated in the score - also with Liszt writing "senza pedale" in many parts which translates "without pedal." Hopefully we'll hear him play the rest of the etudes.
As a concert pianist, I confess I find this the most difficult work in the entire piano repertoire!
Yours is the the ONLY performance on You Tube which does justice to both the OBJECTIVE and SUBJECTIVE aspects of the composition. You don't "cheat" by playing so quickly that (hopefully) nobody will notice countless omitted notes. You truly capture the spirit of the composition.
NOBODY plays this piece perfectly! But you come as close as it can get, BY ANY MORTAL!
Oh yeah, this is one of the best renditions on youtube of this hyperdifficult piece... This pianist is awesome. But Richter's interpretations remains unequalled.
@yourpianoteacher Great - what an interesting admission. I had a hankering it was ultra hard and you just confirmed it. I notice all the missed notes in the fast performances by the way....
По Петёрка!! :-) Мне нравится! It's one of the most perfect performances I've heard in YouTube... I'm sorry: I give just 5 stars because there are no six!
This is one of the most accurate renditions of No.5 Feux Follets that I have ever heard. Considering the complexities and the difficulty of the tune, I must say...well done ilyapetrov.
i worked my ass off to play this and never managed to bring it to that level of brilliancy and more importantly "lightness" , as a feu follet should be.
Amazing playing. He makes it look easy, but we know how his brain is on high drive. Congratulation Ilya !
238assante 3 months ago
I think people sometimes are confused between 'live' and 'studio'. Ashkenazy's studio recording is legendary but there's no live performance I know of by him. Richter's 1958 live performance is also justly revered. This clip is almost definitely a one-take-no-patch work live performance and I, therefore, also take my hat off to Ilya Petrov for not just a stunning technical display, but also for successfully capturing the piece's cheeky, impish and often dramatic character. Just STUNNING!
ferocel 5 months ago
this guy looks like Harry (prince william's brother)
gelfddelfg 10 months ago
Another top gun, awsome !
saintandrews84 1 year ago
For all the incredible fire of renditions from Kissin and Lugansky, this has breath and charm! Brilliant.
keenanonie 2 years ago 2
Талантливейший пианист и безупречное исполнение.БРАВО!
tatyanagolubnichaya 2 years ago
Well damn another pianist that's out of my league
dasklavierleben 2 years ago
oh myyyyyyyy what a player! Nice and light, such good control!
Pianist54d 2 years ago
Fabulous.
xenolalia 2 years ago
Ahh
It looks so effortless.
magssxx 2 years ago
This is simply SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOTIOUS.
There's nothing more to say.
Pischnaholic 2 years ago
What also makes this version so mind blowing is Petrov's very limited use of the pedal as is indicated in the score - also with Liszt writing "senza pedale" in many parts which translates "without pedal." Hopefully we'll hear him play the rest of the etudes.
CD122344 2 years ago
Amazing!
ChpinisGod 2 years ago
This is probably the greatest performance of this piece.
kastlesucks 2 years ago
Amazing. Breathtakingly beautiful. As the previous commentator said, if this isn't perfect, it's as close as any human can get...
BillBC 2 years ago
As a concert pianist, I confess I find this the most difficult work in the entire piano repertoire!
Yours is the the ONLY performance on You Tube which does justice to both the OBJECTIVE and SUBJECTIVE aspects of the composition. You don't "cheat" by playing so quickly that (hopefully) nobody will notice countless omitted notes. You truly capture the spirit of the composition.
NOBODY plays this piece perfectly! But you come as close as it can get, BY ANY MORTAL!
BRAVO, HAT'S OFF!
yourpianoteacher 2 years ago 7
@yourpianoteacher
Oh yeah, this is one of the best renditions on youtube of this hyperdifficult piece... This pianist is awesome. But Richter's interpretations remains unequalled.
AndreAx1985 1 year ago
@yourpianoteacher Great - what an interesting admission. I had a hankering it was ultra hard and you just confirmed it. I notice all the missed notes in the fast performances by the way....
Jim341046 1 year ago
@yourpianoteacher I don't think this is the most difficult, how would you know yourself unless you played all of them , which I doubt you have done.
chrish12345 1 year ago 3
@yourpianoteacher Minoru Nojima
anonymousQ45 1 year ago
@yourpianoteacher Lugansky and Ashkenazy
anonymousQ45 1 year ago
Bravo Ilya!
And to have the player post the videos & read the comments is very nice.
Post more ... your work is being appreciated.
horiac 2 years ago
Truly an unbelieveable breath - taking performance. Thanks for the post.
CD122344 2 years ago
HUUUUUUH ... this is just unbelievable !!!!
ok, from now, I'm a die hard fan of Ilya Petrov.
d3iki 3 years ago
Phenomenal. Bravo.
andrewlowewatson 3 years ago
It is great. It is really GREAT!!
huhas1 3 years ago
По Петёрка!! :-) Мне нравится! It's one of the most perfect performances I've heard in YouTube... I'm sorry: I give just 5 stars because there are no six!
VVotan 3 years ago
in due parole: CHE PALLE!!
marcuccio68 3 years ago
Easily my favorite interpretation of this piece.
BeanyJuin 3 years ago
This is one of the most accurate renditions of No.5 Feux Follets that I have ever heard. Considering the complexities and the difficulty of the tune, I must say...well done ilyapetrov.
j4unumber1 3 years ago
Genuis.
wouterpathetique 3 years ago
You realised very vell the perpetual motion sense of this etude.
Bravo!!
MatteoTessarolo 3 years ago
wonderful!
hatahatagami 3 years ago
I supposed this etude would sound "dry" and unmusical with so little pedal (a stupid assumption, I know), but this definitely proves it wrong.
Awesome performance and sound.
twooffour 4 years ago 8
This is possibly the most accurate interpretation I have ever heard.
BRAVO! Please, post more videos!
GL3NE 4 years ago
The dynamic shadings of this performance sets it above the others, save for maybe Richter.
Music2Die4 4 years ago
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Music2Die4 4 years ago
Beautifully performed, Ilya! Above all, it was very satisfying musically, but it was also technically masterful. I look forward to more!
3cplantin 4 years ago