Hamelin and his Waldesrauschen

[ProfWSmith]

I have deep respect for Hamelin's work. Very good interpretation.

Like a few others mister Hamelin is very underestimated.

[Yamsareverytasty]

@musikgeek71 lol hamelin could play this twice as fast and the chords 3 times as fast. He plays it at the correct speed - this piece is easy for him

[keepondancing76]

from 1:13 to 1:15 tones of HEAVEN, voices of HEAVEN !!

[marcxopoco]

Very good ears for balance of melody and accompaniment.

[LawrenceSLNg]

GREAT JOB, you play this piece very well.

[mikeangle]

this guy is the shizzle ma nizzle to the drizzle... you catch me drift....but in all seriousness, what a talent, stumbled upon this guy from looking up maksim stuff...he's the tommy emmanuel of piano

[dannicholson12]

hahahahaha i love that part at 1:24

[Pischnaholic]

Absolutely EXQUISITE in every detail. Brings me to a new respect for Franz Liszt.

Who IS this guy, and where has he been hiding?

Another in the growing army of first-class virtuosi with a great capacity for lyrical expression.

[Laphonse]

" a new respect for fraz liszt" hehehehehhe come on..... he is god... and maybe more...

[Pischnaholic]

Whom do you regard as "god" -- is it Liszt or Hamelin? And what does "hehehehehe" signify. If you could manage to translate your remarks into standard English, it would be easier to understand and appreciate your point of view.

[gott1rott]

You are exactly the reason why people view us classical musicians and fans as snooty, arrogant, snobs. Do you even realize that it sounds like you are talking down to Laphonse with your comment, like he is inferior to you?

[twooffour]

booooohhooooohoooo

[Yamsareverytasty]

Hamelin is quite old suprised you didnt know him :) Yeah his liszt concert etudes are in a different league of their own to any other pianist i've seen

[MIBAKI]

he is famous.... where have you been hiding? ;)

[evifnoskcaj]

@Pischnaholic He hasn't been hiding. Marc-André Hamelin has been on the scene for 20 years. There are even more pianists of his caliber out there too. Open your eyes and your ears!

[mestreliszt]

It's very beatiful, but Iike more, if he does more slowy, than kissin

[wnxg4nd4lf]

The sound he produces is exquisite. It's just really strange how can he play the most difficult parts so nice and in the same time have this casual-relaxed look, ;D It's stunning!

[aammoossquito]

thats unusual... his technique is very good which is obvious like always.

but this recording isnt as that musical, and expressive of the beautiful sweet dolce main theme expressed...

mmmm.... mayb he wasnt concentration enuf in this..

but that is just amazing technical sense and control

[Aul1kki]

Who plays it better musically? Because I don't know anybody.

[aammoossquito]

lol.... no.. im just saying that he cud b of more expressive like his other shown recordings.

this is definite the superior version of forest murmurs of lizst, but everything in music or anything in art has room for more and more improvement.

[Aul1kki]

Of course it's like that. I think it's funny if somebody says that some piece is ready. Because it's never ready. But anyway let's enjoy this amazing performance.

[msotil]

Who could play it better, musically? Claudio Arrau.

[Aul1kki]

But I still prefer hamelin's version. This is just much more interesting than arrau's version.

[flylittlefeather]

@aammoossquito Hamelin has said in interviews that he is uncomfortable with the videos on YouTube of him in his early days. So it's likely that the recordings you've heard are from a later period.

He says that he has matured a lot as an artist; there are some elements of these early performances that embarrass him.

[iooi123]

So fast, so musical and so good!!!!! Thanks for the video!!!

[pabloj08]

yeah!!!!!

[nangoyang]

I like the feeling of "layers" when his left hand plays fast.

[lovesGenet]

this is amazingly light (as first intro to subject should be)and then he thickens the texture .Perfect judgement and he can do everything in anything written for piano. He makes this feel so easy and allover MUSICAL. when u get older or get better training or live better u will realize how greata Liszt perf this is.

[klavierbooster]

his playing is delicate. but his playing is very unmusical. need soul in the piece

[aldebussy]

And how exactly do you blow soul in it in technical terms?

[jsphweid]

The beginning of this piece is marked "pp" and "dolcissimo."

"his playing is very unmusical."

I just don't understand how you can hear this with any other sense because you must be deaf!

[thomaskoo]

He's unusually musical here, compared with his Haydn's. He's in the mood to make music.

[dido93]

Superba interpretazione.

Degna di accostarsi alle altre memorabili di Arrau e di Magaloff. Hamelin è un virtuoso incredibile!!!

[sshuck]

Hamelin is unique in defying the stereotype of the virtuoso. He downplays flair, extravagance, hysterical exertion, sonic innovation, etc. in order to express his true personality: humility, artistocracy, calm, ecstatic servitude to the score. You are watching the consummate professional.

[dido93]

I agree totally. He's a superlative pianist.

[OlgaSoprano]

How very beautifully put.

[Haeronthegreat]

I think differently about Hamelin; he is the pianist I go to when I want to hear the music, not the performer. He himself remains very detached from the score, but he makes it perfect.

[sshuck]

Not so differently, then.

[intellca]

I heard my friend play this in school today, decided to see what it should ~really~ sound like, haha... This piece sound like a big fantasized dream, wonderfully interpreted!

[88alan8800]

haha who is this wborgsto person, get a life

[wborgstro]

Really cute listening to you amateurs critique a master. I will bet you can't even read the music let alone play it.

[afertyus1000]

@wborgstro haha lol

[JaapHH]

yeah! this is the one! superb playing and interpretation.

[vintekla]

He almost got the mood right. at 1:45 he bursts in with th forte too suddenly. It's not a dramatical tune, so there isn't really room for that. However that wrong tone is barely noticeable.

[pollekepetaatekop]

Of course, a Claudio Arrau version of this piece must be of a unknown grandeur and profundity . If I have the oppurtunity to listen to his interpretation I will surely do so. Nevertheless, I like very much Hamelins magnificent legato and his "jeu perle".

[RE144]

nearly perfect - just one wrong tone at 2:19!

[afertyus1000]

@RE144 yes 2.18

[pollekepetaatekop]

Superbe playing. Waldesrauschen? It 's more like Waldessturm. Thank you for posting this.

[shentri]

Is this piece harder than Chopin's Scherzo No. 2?

[jeyempy]

yes, haha scherzo 2 is really easy

[anblanco333]

by far...

[RobdeVrije]

I'm not a great fan of Hamelin, but this piece he plays fantastic and with great subtlety!

[gojewla]

@RobdeVrije You should then hear his live performance on youtube of un suspiro

[chopin91]

Hey hey!

como que "Hamelin and his Waldesrauschen"?

Waldesrauschen es de FRANZ LISZT.

[terryregnar]

brilliant

[boojum22]

wish sound quality was better-- couldn't tell at times if the fuzz was pedaling or poor recording. anyway, mostly clean, highly sophisticated, with wonderful sharpness in some of the most delicate passages. would've liked a slower tempo in some of the lyrical lines (more "murmurey," i guess) but that's just me.

[lovesGenet]

the 6 year old comments here really are discerning.Can we post something  like : like notice Hamelin's pedals in fsharp major sec in Forestmurmurs or she didn't do the repeat in first movementor did ya notice he plays w/ flat fingers in the Mozart slow move or did ya notice pedal

[cowheadcow]

what are you talking about?

[adqewsrf]

er..I don't think he being reserved has anything to do with bowing..i think he meant his playing..

[bones19565]

i know what u mean, i watched the video of him playin hungarian rhapsody no. 2 and he like didnt even smile when he finished and was bowing, like he was emotionless.

[emtube]

Sometimes Hamelin seems a little too reserved, personality-wise, for some of the Romantic repertoire, but this piece suits him like a glove.