Nikolai Kapustin performing Impromptu, op. 66, no. 2

[ericgomezreunion]

kapustin was when young a great classical pianis whe record soviet music like concertos witth orchestra!!!!!

[Nickeys81]

Assolutamente fantastico.....



[largolegato]

I'd be very interested to see him perform Liszt, Beethoven, Chopin and Shostakovich.

[imkitsoularas]

@largolegato He is a legend-composer of the century and you want him play pieces of another composer.? Such talents shouldn't do that if not having the freedom of improvisation.:)

[mvdbergrede]

Hearing what a magnificent performance this man gives of his own music, I would be interested to hear him perform some other music. I imagine he would do a terrific job at playing Debussy and Ravel maybe even Prokofiev or Bartók.

Anyway, this man really is a great composer and a great pianist.

[Nickeys81]

So great! A M A Z I N G !

[jackieb7758]

Absolutely wonderful! It's so nice to see and hear someone playing without BANGING on the piano! Love his gentle touch and emotional expression.

[jimjungle777]

@jackieb7758 Refreshingly different. Beautiful in every way.

[JayCNelson]

@jackieb7758 EXACTLY! lovely controlled playing but with the perfect amount of conviction

[drashfield]

omg serieux this is incredible..

[burr123456789]

he kinda looks like an ewok from this angle

[MrAbm1224]

Great!!!!

[amazingwave]

He's amazing.

[tatacass1]

Fico muito emocionada ouvindo Kasputin, sua música tem um misto de força e delicadeza.

Grande gênio !!!!!

Só tenho a mesma emoção ouvindo Oscar Peterson e Chopin.

[fredericfranc]

...gets hammered on vodka, gets this out, I try bourbon, well, fuck man, what is this?...

[andy1sx]

Nikolai Kapustin

[BALLISTICMISSILE2]

Kapustin means lettuce in Russian.

[Seanyboy819]

Normally, in Soviet Russia, piano play you. Nikolai is the only exception

[LyricSuite78]

No matter how many times i listen to this, i just can't get enough,. He's not Jazz, but who cares. One of the greatest classical composers of modern times, for sure.

[lllllllllllllll88]

Nice playing, and the sound quality is outstanding...

[Baxxbier]

Very interesting stuff, but I'm a bit disturbed by his claustrophobic use of time. He seems to be terrified by rests, time suspension, rubati....pacing isn't part of his vocabulary. His compositions are kind of driven by a "Horror vacui".

[afertyus1000]

i admire him as a composer but don't really like the music, its too machine-like for me, still each to their own

[moneyjr1122]

his left hand is a fucking beast O.O makes me jealous he can both compose jazz and the same time have such a relaxed left hand this guy trust talent in jazz :)

[MrNavarra94]

Il Maestro è un grande.

[ppBlacksevenpp]

You are a god! I would literally give up everything just to meet you in person!

[flip4gym13]

@MCalixte89 he doesn't consider himself a jazz musician because he doesn't do improvisations. He is a jazz composer

[nicoejz]

I like the mixture he creates with classical and jazz music it makes his works very developed and pleasant to listen to.

[minacciosa]

This is just plainly awesome.

[vourier]

more likely jazz

[The8E8]

this excites me on a fundamental level, pure, unadorned, thwacking, rhythmic bluesy, joyfulness.

[likemyviolin]

Thema from Gershwin's "Liza" at 0.45?

[newjebenthan]

sorry guys, my account was deleted. so contact me for the sheets

[jebenthan]

hi, i have all the sheetmusic, just contact me for the link

[perchst]

never heard of him....But this is truly an amazing fusion of classical and jazz piano.BIG Thumbs up from me...

[SailorVVV]

the more i listen the more i fall in love.

[Noobshreds]

I could listen to this for days

[chewbaccasball12]

He has such a unique, yet ultra familiar, sound and composing style.

[unclejuniorsoprano]

Much like a Russian Oscar Peterson. I'm impressed. His name reminds me of the Mad Monk but he plays like a king of jazz.

Bravo!

[Ahelphand]

@unclejuniorsoprano oscar peterson and mad monk do not have the high level classical training of Kapustin, so the comparison here is not very relevant.

[unclejuniorsoprano]

@Ahelphand You misunderstood my comment. By "mad monk" I meant that his name is similar to that of Rasputin. I'm aware that Oscar Peterson was not trained as a classical pianist, but that's beside the point. It's not "training" that I'm comparing, but "style"; the jazz idiom as played by a Russian pianist.

[Ahelphand]

@unclejuniorsoprano Kapustin's idiom is very diverse across his repertoire, his chamber music and preludes can at times be compared to Roslavets, Kabalevsky even Bolling

[unclejuniorsoprano]

@Ahelphand I understand that. I just don't get your point. Simply put, I said that Kasputin plays like a Russian Oscar Peterson. You obviously know more about this jazz idiom than I do. I commend you for that & thank you for the comparisons. I will check them out.

[Ahelphand]

@unclejuniorsoprano my point was just that he's very diverse :-), nothing against your comments.

[OldRabit]

Amazing!

[Alexayp]

Love

[KlassikFan2007]

Great!!! 

[alexanderkrampe]

really a great musician, composer, pianist. And he integrated jazz fanstically into the classic music language....

[dprice112]

:46 sonic the hedgehog?

[Starbirdy9999]

@dprice112 Well if I heard that on Sonic the Hedgehog, I'd be like, "Kapustin?"

[zannabianca82]

1:09 chopin?

[laurion69]

@zannabianca82

Yes, Chopin into Kapustin

[dprice112]

@zannabianca82 1:32 piazzola?

[Blackgeoff1]

There's all kinds of things going on here. An hour ago I hadn't even heard of this guy ... I've been hanging out to hear something new like this..he's brilliant!

[MrJakaroo94]

This is so beautiful, and hearing the composer play this piece is amazing.

[quinto34]

Wow, this is great!!

[tgrouge]

I never be bored with this play.wonderingly.

[ludwigvan17]

@tgrouge Couldn't have said it better myself.

[vananhthepianist]

love it!!!

[gatorno11]

Kapustin is a great composer, and also a terrific piano player... He is certainly the coolest old man I've ever seen

[mariok64]

@gatorno11 @3:32 he keeps cutting the measure in half...amazing sound...git me lost the first time

[daigoro789]

regardless of his amazng composing - surely kapustin must rank among the best living pianists in the world too - i bet that he could play his etudes as fast as he wanted to without losing thier musicality (unlike some of the other pianists on youtube).

[braintist]

@daigoro789 Its just due to superior techniques and to play any music piece without musicality is an irony.

[TsurugiOni]

This guy is a genius. One of my favorite songs, along with his concert etudes.

[Theonedue]

Soo much music theory!!

[musicalifer]

easily a 20th century Chopin and Russia's partial answer to Oscar Peterson.

[key1984s]

This is fantastic)))

[tdavis2797]

he is definitely THE coolest 70 year old.

[mdeonx16]

fuck yea!

[123eldest]

best kapustin piece i've found

[123eldest]

Anyone else think 0:47 sounds like sonic :D

[Theonedue]

Yea, kinda.

[123eldest]

Im glad someone agrees^^

[urbania70]

It's great to have this chance to see the great maestro playing in person.

[mdeonx12]

i can play this..........If I practice this ONE SONG for 16 years lol

[callenishss]

why would u ever need that long

[Lot2learn]

Technical mastery and fantastic compositional skills makes this a wonderful and enriching performance to watch and listen to.

[BostonSportsFan2]

stunning

[SmallPorgies]

Wow, this is great! Does anyone know where I can get the sheet music?

[jazzyhori]

Good but no jazzy groove.

[mdeonx12]

wtf?

[k98killer]

Kapustin once said, "I was never a jazz musician. I never tried to be a real jazz pianist, but I had to do it because of the composing. I'm not interested in improvisation -- and what is a jazz musician without improvisation? All my improvisation is written, of course, and they became much better; it improved them."

[jozef252]

rofl wtf : DDD

[MCalixte89]

@jazzyhori its not really jazz. its a combination of jazz and classical. but its considered classical. he doesnt consider himself a jazz musician

[franz1811liszt]

Thanks for the great music and great performance!

[jumpstartz]

one word: great.

[DualThunder]

amazing music...

[barendschipper]

Marvellous music and pianist. New to me, and a find of surprising freshness, warmth and personality and intelligence!

[laurion69]

Great composer and great pianist.

[cesitaramor]

maravilloso