Sousa-Horowitz The Stars and Stripes Forever

[JAKEBUDDY100]

omg

[moumouma]

I'm sorry for Mr. Kuleshov and the publisher of this magnificent video. I have to admit that I just accidentally clicked "thumb down" when I intended to click for the up button. This video deserves 100% thumb up.

[gsxrbikerlad]

Please can somebody tell me who publishes this piece?

[Apocolypsolo00]

and that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you pwn an entire orchestra...

[woody7141]

Out Fucking Standing!

[pianoquizzer]

I wish I could play like that!!! :D

[LongDriveChamp03]

the guy at 2:41 was like, "My life is a failure."

[BorisCr]

The video is kinda of blurry, so can anyone tell me if this guy has more fingers then the ten I was born with?

[crk1121]

lol very cool but why was the orchestra even there?

shoulda sent them for white castle or something lol

[partha9797]

The pianist is Valery Kuleshov

[FranzLisztFerentz]

who's the pianist, lads?

[zowxon]

Just a tip for the cameraman, if he's still employed: Keep the goddamned camera on the hands, not on some idiot's butt-ugly face. kthnxbye.

[HawaiiDesigns]

He must be half asian

[arrakisus]

This makes me smile. Big!

[NickLewisMusic]

@ 2:41 "Man I suck at my instrument..."

[ndpitch]

I love the guy on the left @ 2:27. His face seems to say "and how the hell is he going to pull off the piccolo solo?!"

[iwanabana]

no shots of the piccolo player during the piccolo obligato section? awww

[5610winston]

Perhaps he should have taken his glasses off?

[michelbuck]

absolutely amazing.. not heard it played like that since the original version. maybe i missed it in the previous posts but what is this guy's name?

[parisdreams1]

@michelbuck Valery Kuleshov (thanks Alexias030692)

[parisdreams1]

@michelbuck Valery Kuleshov (thanks Alexias030692)

It's also in the Tags section.

[pianotuner101]

Ahhh, but could he play, "To a Wild Rose?"

[kasyapa]

interesting how he rewrote end to make octaves and chords in r/h, carrying the famous theme all in the l/h rather than alternate thumbs. maybe more secure?

[tantrikwizard]

@kasyapa I noticed the same. Horowitz's transcription alternated L 4-5 and R 1-2 for the middle voice. Still, any piece written with 3 voices for a two handed instrument takes phenomenal skill. Tthe dynamics with the pronunciation in this variation is the best transcription for piano I've yet witnessed. Who is the performer?

[tantrikwizard]

@kasyapa After listening to it a couple times, hes added accents to the r/h making the high voice more pronounced than Horowitz at the cost of the theme/bass. Still I like it better than Horowitz's transcription. Perhaps easier on the hands but also easier on the ears IMO.

[5610winston]

@tantrikwizard Horowitz's 28 March, 1945 performance is posted here by rmannion, and he also plays the piccolo an octave higher in the last repeat of the trio. The score includes a third staff for the theme of the trio.

But watch this guy play those thunderous octaves during the "dogfight"!

I still say he should have taken his glasses off.

[gangrenapfg]

3:10 to 3:16... their faces xDDDDD

[joshuabolt]

AWESOME



[MIFFLISH]

would ya look at that cutie at 2:20! (;

hubba hubba!

[kasyapa]

how about the name of the pianist?

[Alexias030692]

@kasyapa His name is Valery Kuleshov.

[dishflow]

in my opinion, this man plays the stars and stripes better than anybody other than horowitz. this should be the most viewed video of this on youtube.

[jes9015]

@dishflow I fully agree!

[stuntman1998]

@4:03 Even the Asians are amazed!

[libetta]

@stuntman1998

@ 2:16 even the chick who's a member of the orchestra is amazed! she had an affair with him after the concert

[OrangeSodaKing]

I bet all the brass players in the orchestra were thinking, "NO!!!! I thought I got away from this piece once I graduated from the high school band and joined orchestra instead! And now PIANISTS play it??"

I annoy all the brass people at my university by playing the first few bars, hehe. :D

[Kakarot21591]

@OrangeSodaKing Lol, awesome.

[vincentws03]

I bet the orchestral members sat there thinking: "he didn't really need us did he"

[KinHinTheMan]

Amazing performance

[BAKERFOREVER]

@ 3:07 He fixes his glasses and stays in rhythm.

So steezy. . .

[BAKERFOREVER]

@ 3:07 He fixes his glasses and stays in rhythm.

So steezy. . .

[BradSD25]

Photos of the bored symphony --- priceless. The pianist put them all out of business lol

[hamelin69]

Damn, you are smooth!

[steamtractorpaul]

i think bolth of you are too judgemental

[sibelio]

O my god. He is hitting the piano like he would have hammers instead of hands. Awful sound and to heavy playing.

Volodos is master

[stevey226]

@sibelio well have you ever seen ballerinas doing a march?

[nmbanana]

@sibelio have you ever heard horowitz play this transcription?

[advancewarsaddict]

@sibelio You appear to be ignorant of the correctness of judiciously utilized pesante, particularly in a march. There is plenty of elegance in the second strain.

[yellingLoL]

@sibelio If you think Volodos makes a good tone, then you should just stop listening to music.

[Blopartyhut]

4:13 the face of win

[almitydave]

His playing is so clean and powerful.  I wish I had that kind of hand strength. LOL at having to adjust his glasses. This piece will shake the wedding ring right off my left hand.

[steinwaygrande1]

Incredible playing. Thanks for posting. Has made my day.

[pianoenthusiast11]

fantastic!! especially if he had just played a concerto before hand!!! does anyone know what concerto he had oplayed that night?

[jwang32]

Rach 3

[Elizabeth1952]

@pianoenthusiast11 - Rach III....I was there.... and lucky to get a seat as there was standing room only in this great concert hall... Concert was a huge success .as Kuleshov is extremely popular in St. Petersburg....

[jefftam1234]

hahaha the finishing glasses-move

[warriorcybok]

with the exception of the azn kid at 4:04 the audience looks bored as f**k. the the dude is out of control!! come on people!! lol

[lacrymosa85]

Best recording of this on youtube. Amazing. Absolutely amazing.

[Kakarot21591]

@lacrymosa85 Besides the ones of Horowitz himself, I hope...

[lacrymosa85]

@Kakarot21591 Yeah of course. But it comes close!

[lensherr82]

Bravo, Valery!

[PrawDuhJee]

Ha the orchestra stares in amazement!

[EdmondPianists]

Fantastic Valery! We both stand in awe of your incredible talent...many thanks for posting!!!