Prokofiev Toccata in D minor Op.11

[lopside0]

kind of shitty acoustics. But nicely performed.

[2068012]

buen pianista.....esta obra es dificilisssssssssssssima

[leitfie3579]

Thanks, OrangeSodaKing - then what he does is fine. And I felt churlish anyway, being critical of something that was generally so impressive.

[leitfie3579]

Terrific peice and a very exciting performance. I have one (Russian) recording which does not speed up in the final few bars as this does. Exciting as that is, I don't think he quite manages it, and if it's not marked in the score, he shouldn't anyway! But this is still pretty marvellous.

[OrangeSodaKing]

@leitfie3579 I think the speed up in the end is marked in the score.

[FaithForever1988]

Absolutely Amazing.... I can't even come close to playing this at full speed.

[LarsenPiano]

This performance has some brilliant qualities, no doubt, but the tempo goes out of control and he ends it on the wrong notes after the glissando!!! It's supposed to end on D's and he hit the octave C's! That's probably why he deleted it.

[AttemptingToBeBusy]

Reminds me a little of Ligeti's Devil's Staircase...

[kunstderfugue]

i don't like the pedal on this piece, it makes it hard for me to understand what the piece is saying

[lsbrother]

good performance - pity the recording sounds rather muffled.

[Drizzlerman]

This guy is so insane on the keys and this crazy piece. He brought a lot of action to it a lot of other players left out.

[lizclegg]

His hands are like evil spiders of hell.

[rsotbairnfire]

@lizclegg Could not agree with you more. This video always made me think of spiders :)

[skaterpunktop3]

Well, looks like I'm going to learn this for a contest :D

[laundrylint]

Anyone who can play this is pretty much god. Just looking at the sheet music makes me want to cry.

[Feline132]

just - O_o

[whorace3]

This is a genuinely over-whelming performance. I don't care about that last note. This is the kind of performance I live for.

[whorace3]

Briiliant!!



[oberek]

Patrze i nie wierze....

[Principal16]

Wow... Awesome!!!! Look at his hands in the end!! What a speed!

[Tomflakes1]

2:07

[plumbersteve]

when I first heard this piece, I was sure that it was for four hands. This is an unbelievable piece of music and a superb performance.

[pianowxy]

Great performance and big hands indeed. It is so clear in every voice level. If last D were correctly played, it would be perfect, I think.

[MsThisNameIsTaken]

Holy cow. I didn't think this was POSSIBLE.

[aizendarwin]

I think...!!! in the end there was a mistake...!!right?

[OrangeSodaKing]

@aizendarwin Yes, he missed a note at the end, but did you hear how many he got right? ;)

[shaylen911]

@OrangeSodaKing that might be true, but ending on a natural C in D minor kind of leaves you on edge, and frankly with a bad taste in your mouth.

[MichaelKovarik]

Perhaps he is no Martha Argerich, but this performance was nothing less that memorizing

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[S3bz3r0]

@MichaelKovarik mesmerizing*

[jductape]

so I just watched this video for roughly the 30th time, and I am still getting goosebumps from listening to it

[xenos82]

Thank you for putting this back up.

[lozza925]

Yes the whole piece was perfect except the very last note lol

[Eradicator00987]

@lozza925 Lol, I noticed that too!

[atter76]

Amazing!!!...

[shaylen911]

did he not play a wrong note RIGHT at the end?! like a C, instead of a D? :|

[allenmusicman]

@shaylen911 Sounds like a C, but it could be the tuning of the piano in that register is off.

[BalmungBerserk]

He's like a MIDI Maker Robot with real piano sounds, it's perfect! not even prokofiev or Argerich! woowww

[seehofer20]

thank you chumez for uploading this!!!!! his interpretation is just f*** awesome =D

[Zebeldarebel]

I think he unfortunately blurs lots of the piece, especially the faster parts. That, or the sound qualitiy is just not up to par. What say you?

[Euclid34]

im playing this and im 13...any advice?

[seehofer20]

@Euclid34 yeah don't type your age next time in a youtube commentary. makes you look like a retard.

[hailkayy]

@Euclid34 Nobody cares ur age, so just do ur life, 10 y-o or 13 or 27, what does it change?

[bigluca66]

thank god someone always puts it back ! : )

[SealedSage]

THANK YOU SOOOO FREAKING MUCH!!!!! I've missed this video too much...!

[mariachibuster]

this is a sublime piece of music, i cant beliee at his Prokofiev never got credit for his masterpieces only for his ballet pieces.... it was performed amazingly as well, i am so sorry for my neighbours who have to listen to me playing this lol

[Drizzlerman]

This is intense, glad that it's back up on the tube.

[dawggonecrazee]

missed him so much,thanks for reposting,such a talent!

[expat1250090]

One word: genius!

[VonDuesenberg]

Think that Jean Guillou plays it on the organ with the same choregraphy of the feets as the hands...

[tahirthebad]

i like the version from gyorgy sandor. it's faster and more fluent but it sure doesn't have the same kickass sound effect and tuning tuning as this.

[martimtavares]

I think this is positively the best version on youtube, and I'm taking into consideration Prokofiev, Richter, Gilels and other giants alike... Who is this guy?

[OrangeSodaKing]

This, my friend, is Xaiotang Tan. He's won a couple international competitions, and he often includes this piece in his programs. No wonder, he does genius things with it!

[pal0palo]

w.o.w....omg...that gave me a queezey feeling in my stomach...but not like a bad feeling....like it was so god that it made me feel weird....but i liked it....it was AWESEOME!!!!! he is so good...

[mrmonkeybuns]

@pal0palo how do you feel about martha's interpretation of this piece

[pal0palo]

@mrmonkeybuns hers is good..i reeeally iek how she does prokofiev's 7th sonata precipitato...its awesome...she just interprets prokofiev really good..i liek her...she is awesoem...she coudl be making a million mistakes throughout the whoel piece adn it still woudl be considered genius just because it is martha...=)

[OrangeSodaKing]

@mrmonkeybuns Argerich has a stellar interpretation of this piece. It is technically perfect and nice and quick. I actually prefer "Tang Tang's" (Xaiotang Tan's) performance of it though, because he makes it go wilder and crazier, and it's still just as secure as Argerich's (although hers is a tad faster).

[pidgey2011]

Thx i am so happy that this vid is back

[GonIke1]

Wow, this is incredible *.*

[pianomaster272]

amazing! I'm going to start this soon..I just finished la campanella

[OrangeSodaKing]

Okay... so in case this ever gets deleted again, I downloaded the video and will upload it in a heartbeat. ;)

[chumez0]

@OrangeSodaKing yes that's a good thing. this should always be available to anyone! i don't know why it was taken down in the first place ?_?

[rsotbairnfire]

@chumez0 Thanks for putting this back up! I found this on my mobile this morning and wondered if it would be back on Youtube by now; I was in luck :)

[mazmaz]

How do you download a video off youtube? This is one of my favorite pieces ever. Thanks.

[chumez0]

@mazmaz install real player 11 and have "download this video" option enabled. this should work fine

enjoy

[JupiterIV]

@chumez0 Then there's actually a piece of freeware that's called "YouTube Downloader" by AlterVista, that works wonders.

[OrangeSodaKing]

mazmaz, Google "Youtube Downloader" and the first thing that pops up is what I use.

[4785689]

@mazmaz use keepvid.com

[maynrdjkeenan]

I'm not sure with whom I should be more impressed: Prokofiev for writing this awesomefest or Tang for being able to play it so damn well.

God, I wish I could play my instrument like this.

[wordlesssong]

OMG TANG TANG.

[chutdigadut]

NOT an easy piece! Very impressive

[romillyh]

Make sure to hear Rauf Kasimov's remarkable recording of this piece. Can't include url, so search on

prokofiev toccata kasimov

to find. -- And no, I don't know him! Just too good to miss.

[No2718]

Thanks a lot for putting it back!

[maatdoom2]

Thanks for put it back!!! I think that's the best prokofiev toccata i've ever heard!