Evgeny Kissin - Pictures At An Exhibition [2 of 4]

[mothxal]

Memorization is tricky. I've noticed that very difficult pieces where I have to look a lot at my hands to get things right at first, will be easier to memorize because I don't look at the sheet all the time. I think if you practice without looking at it, it'll go faster.

[c0ven666zupa]

im not specialist.... i dont know what pianist can do in interpretation what he cant... his "Samuel Goldenberg...." is perfect.... little chaotic but with strong right hand. This is perfection for me. But try compere his catle (byldo) to Piotr Paleczny interpretation.... and his Promanade ( Kissin) is to fast. I cant find Piotr Paleczny interpretation on yt but will try to post it here....

but so anyway... Kissin "samuel..." is a masterpice....

[ivanoech]

Evgeny Kissin is an excellent pianist not only technically but also he expresses feelings and passion that makes a performer perfect. This is the best performance I heard of this famous musical piece. Thanks Matty for putting it up.

[SpringInTheSchool]

Oh no, I heard one mis-touch in the performance...

[SpringInTheSchool]

Everything is good, but one thing I want to criticize is the mistake of one who posted this video....The song had been cut, so this second video contains just a few seconds of the last song which was contained in the first video. I felt a bit of absurdity from that while I was hearing the first one.

Just imagine. You was listening to the video without making any sound, and then, the video - silent! Can you imagine what did I feel?

But I really thank you for sharing this video, mattib2001uk.

[Chopinilove]

Samuel goldenberg e schmuyle <3

[munkustrap79]

less idiot faces, please evgeny

[0iFruit0]

Thumbs up - 2E3

[vivafra87]

I love the energy he puts into Bydlo. It's so powerful.

[Pianist46]

All I know is that The Tuileries is a hang of a lot harder than it sounds, but Kissin makes it look like a Grade 7 piece.

[TheZdephinio]

Sometimes ugly color

[TspesVladD]

When was this performance? 

[xandris451]

Oh My God.... is the Oxen!

[IngridAtenea]

¡mmmm, Kissin, you're very very nice!

[Shankovich]

Hm... at 4:34, where was he looking?

[afertyus1000]

@Shankovich don't know in a lot of vids he seems to all of a sudden look around? maybe he had the hump with one of the audience?

[saddrummer]

bydlo is excellent.

[richclayderman]

4:35 "what r u looking at?!"

[taghazog]

6:09

[DoubleZDogg]

The 5th movement seems so out of place right after the fourth promenade... It always makes me laugh.

[ilfasciociminaccia]

è la migliore interpretazione - della versione originale, cioè la partitura per pianoforte- che abbia mai ascoltato!!

E' mostruoso tecnicamente, un gran bel tocco, effetti sonori timbrici e dinamici di grande spessore!

Mi piace moltissimo. 5 stars. Meglio della versione di Berman. Meglio anche di quella di Richter, a mio gusto.

[artea360]

Completamente d'acordo con te ifasciociminaccia questo e un vero capolavoro! Una simile interpretazione non si trova facilmente.

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

Sicuramente. Anche io penso che sia la migliore di sempre, ed è anche live cazzo!

[ilfasciociminaccia]

già ragazzi.. è semplicemente impressionante!! LIVE, ripeto L-I-V-E!! ;-)

Io lo sto studiando ora (sono al settimo quadro) e non appena ho ascoltato questa versione... ho avuto paura!! XD

[willspear1564]

This is really great study music :) thanks for posting!

[ilfasciociminaccia]

tu sei pazzo!!

you are freak!!

[arinaburceva]

Magical!

[ericaviolino]

This is an amazing intepretation

[1978christos]

I think this piece was made initially for piano.

And Ravel made the transcription for orchetsra.

M-A-S-T-E-R-P-I-E-C-E.

And the perfomer is Great!!

[n10juan]

Exactly, Rimskij-Korsakov changed some "error" (Mousorskij was too great to be understood by 1800's musicians) and Ravel made transcription for orchestra.

But, for my opinion, original piano version is absolutely the best. Astonish.

Sorry for my poor english.

[theoshow2]

Some of the worst camera work I have seen in a long time...pity.

[IngridAtenea]

Eres un excelente músico.

TE AMO KISSIN!!!

[mjecpa]

Mussorgsky had a non human intuition. The entire piece is awesome.

[TheMusic1ful]

great!!!!!

[malhashoudega]

Mussorgsky was a true genious

[adelaidebunny]

the more you practice and use your heart to communicate with the music...u'll naturally remember it :)

[Asgoodasgod]

Fantastic execution. I wonder how these pianists can memorize all of their repertoires. Any advice on how to memorize pieces? Thank you.

[Haydenbrooks83]

I think it just happens automatically.

[pianoman727]

memorize it as you learn it. memorize it measure by measure. don't start another measure untill you have finished the 1st measure then add the next and keep going and use the metranome as you are memorizing it

[BergerKing064]

In the thousands hours of rehearsal you will memorize it.

You should not be working on how to memorize, you should be polishing and with the practice it will happen.

[mziel53]

@BergerKing064

In that case you can always forget what you have to play while being stressed. I don't recommend such a way of practise. Memorizing is as important as working on nice sound and the whole intepretation.

[twooffour]

@BergerKing064

Memorization happens far sooner than after "thousands" of hours

[phys5293]

@Asgoodasgod

Not sure about other people, but after playing a piece for a while, I'm too impatient to grab the music, or maybe the music stand is in the other room (violinist), so I just play till I get stuck.

[01AlexZor]

kissin = number one

[Haydenbrooks83]

Yeah he's amazing.

[Jamesdude2000]

The thing I've found amazing when learning this piece, is that it's like reading a work of literature, where every section tells a story giving more of an insight into the composers vision. It's not like any other piece I've seen.

[Epmonito]

True Russian nationalist music!

[rushfloydzeppelin]

this is one of my favorite classical pieces of all time. Mussorgsky was not only a rebel in the musical scene at the time, but he was a genius at conveying emotion through this piece!

[kwc1621]

I agree with you.

[organman52]

Breathtaking piece, breathtaking performance.

[kidnflorida]

Eh, it's alright. Cheryl Lemmons is much better.

[n10juan]

lol you fool

[winston5610]

I would like to see Viktor Hartmann's pictures that inspired this wonderful music!

[yortkiy4]

don't look at them, better to just image how good they must be. I looked at them :/

[serginho29]

@winston5610 thats exactly what i am thinking now, i will look if there is those pictures on internet...

[SpringInTheSchool]

@winston5610 Agree!!!

[SpikeE88]

Bydlo is my favourite from all the pictures. And he plays it wonderful

[sdfjklri]

yes , so well

[olga2809]

brilliant! 5 stars

[gammaromeo]

In ballet of the unhatched chicks, the outer sections are played too fast, so when he plays the middle bit, it sounds too slow. EVEN TEMPO KISSIN - STOP SHOWING OFF

[EastmanLP]

hmm... i really appreciate the symphonic orchestrations a lot more. it just seems to be much grander when done with a full symphony. not that his playing isn't amazing at all. apples and oranges.

[Riffitus]

How bout Piano and Orchestra in one performing this piece??

[Virtuoso80]

I'm actually underwhelmed by this performance. I have a recording my Alexander Warenberg that I find far superior.

[Ernesto7608]

I'm really "underwhelmed" by your cocky opinions, Virtuoso80 (Virtuoso my ass).

Just came from reading your comment on the video 3 of this performance. I'm so sorry you feel distaste with Mozart... You should switch to other music than classical then.

If you want I can give you some suggestions.

[santiagopineirua]

We need people like you on youtube. There is a big stupidity going around when it comes to youtube comments. Thank you for replying to this person.

[poetnik]

Hahaha, his mini-fro makes me giggle ^_^ Brilliant performance though.

[limeyfox]

I used to have this on cassette and it was very good, but this performance leaves that one standing. Truly astonishing, there's no other word to describe this.

[SauloKrieger]

Exactly

Poor jews "do" exist in spite of the prejudices on the contrary (lol)

Thank you Frederico>

[SauloKrieger]

Oh, God, Kissin is Samuel Goldenberg and I´m Schmuyle, I feel myself like that — the poor Jew, but now, at seeing him, a bit richer. Just that. Thank you for post it.

[Fredericobarreto722]

I guess many of those who read this, won't understand it's geniallity, but the picture Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle is about a rich guy and a poor one!

[switalaju]

"Two Polish Jews: One Rich, The Other Poor"

the movement is in A-B-A format and the opening A section utilizes the harmonic minor scale with the tritone, which is actually a traditional Jewish scale. its still questionable whether or not the movement was written pejoratively (Mussorgsky was an anti-Semite)

[sdfjklri]

They aren't the Rich Jew and the Poor one . It's just said to be so , but it isn't true . One is asking for advice , and the other is the wise one , or a rabbi . More likely , a rabbi .

There is nothing pejoratively in it ...

[lprules]

just.. wow...

[kidmulso]

simply a masterpeice but he just never moves me too much

[fabriciodeguillon]

very good!

[brujowilliam]

great thank u very much