Valentina & Alexei Chopin Sonata #2 (Saint-Saens) 1/2

[zbeam1]

my god you (andreaprodan), it's about the music not the brand! Snob

[mikejr41387]

who is this poor alexei who's last name you conveniently disregard?

[kdl0]

Alexei is a lucky man...

[johnpkling]

They might do a new recording in their family room. Hopefully no conflict would arise over the use of the Bosendorfer 279 vs the Bosendorfer 275.

[johnpkling]

@ValentinaLisitsa Somewhere I noticed that yoy have performed Saint Saens Concerto #2. Concerto number 4 seems to be very much under performed. There is a great 1961 recording with Entremont and the Philidelphia. I believe that you and #4 would be memoriable.

[woodlawn4623]

Interesting to me that I have a jazz LP from Russia from way back by the Alexei Kuznetsov quartet but most likely that is a different and for sure an older Alexei and also the name is not spelled the same (Kuznetsoff vs Kuznetsov). But the name rang a bell and sure enough i dug up my old lps and there it was. This was back in the days of Brubeck and Mulligan. There weren't a great many progressive jazz groups in Russia back then. Love your channel Valentina.

[EmaMozart]

I CAN'T FIND FIND THE SCORE OF THIS SONG I'M GOING TO PLAY WITH A FRIEND, CAN ANYONE HELP ME?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MY E-MAIL IS: ema.casamax@hotmail.it

[trevorheywood]

It would be fascinating to see the score just to see what Mons.Saint-Saens did with it. After all, he was a musical genius.

[Alexenzo]

Very good job Valentina... but also very very difficult to play together I think.. oder ?

[stephane76700]

the better recording !

[MegaTomco]

great interpretation but sound of this pianos is terrible !!!!

[Abraeumer83]

Obviously Saint-Saens was bored and that is the reason why he composed a transcriptioin of a great solo piece without having brought any sort of additional benefit. At least nothing but an occupation therapy for boring pianists as we see here.

[Frozentoes1]

@Abraeumer83 Indeed. I see no added benefit to this transcription. Oye.

[abmsghost]

@Abraeumer83 exactly!!

[OriginalBasaliskos]

I quite like Valentina's hair with curls in it. 

[andreaprodan]

I find it disgusting that a Bosendorfer should get this close to a Steinway! But, what can you expect, nowadays.... We have all kinds of perversity on television, and most children don't even watch classical music any more, like I did on child TV in the early 60ies in New Zealand.

We sat up til 6pm watching ?Violin Catwalk'with Rudolph Hess and Jim Broadbeak. LOVED Marta Argerich and the Salta Sophomores!

[ValentinaLisitsa]

@andreaprodan There is no Bosy here, both are Steinways and both not very good.

[andreaprodan]

@ValentinaLisitsa

I am SO sorry. My friend Gertrud INSISTED that was a Bosy. I said they looked like identical Steinways! YOU should know! My compliments for the taxing performance. Forza e Magia!

[shreiberrulz]

To: @andreaprodan

You're quite an idiot! Your above comment was not inspired by someone else...this was a stupidity born from your inadequate concept of music. Do you spend all your life throwing stones and hiding your hand. Beggars belief that clowns like you are still allowed to walk freely.

[anitasseo]

@andreaprodan @andreaprodan A nosotros nos pasaban el pro música del Rosario, el cassettito de sonatas de Chopin por Rubinstein, y los Musicuentos también hicieron lo suyo por nuestra imaginación. Por lo menos, tratábamos de entender a Les Luthiers. Además, nos entreteníamos con cualquier cosa; un lazo, un casco y un rifle de plástico, y una araña de chasco eran suficientes para mantenernos entretenidos durante días y días...

[lovesGenet]

I never knew this existed. It makes sense for a time when music making was much done at home .I need a better rec to tell what its aims are besides home music making.This is an awkward score for most hands.Strange 2 hands fod bass and sometimes 2 right hands .Elephantine. Why is all I can ask.Often playing same music ! Strange indeed!

[VideosAlcides]

Valentina and her husband, both are incredibly good...

[jilinmmj]

any one please tell me where to find the score? Thank you!

[trevorheywood]

Once in a while something peculiar in the repertoire arises and says 'listen to me'. Mons.Saint-Saens did the deeds here. Who didn't think it was interesting?

[uhartchristian]

this a great version of this sonata and a great interpretation....

and on the steinway it sounds great..... hope she plays in futur again on steinway. Boesendorfer is not good enough for this great pianist..... well this is the new martha argerich....

no other woman pianist is on that level of quality at the moment....

[sorim1967]

Isn't it great that we can all express crap opinions just like that and expect others to take us seriously? I mean, richter and pires played on Yamahas, Liszt on Bechstein, Andras Schiff will only play on a Bosendorfer (and ideally his own), and any score of pianists swear by the Bluthner soundboard and four strings for the treble. But mr "uhartchristian", who I presume is not a steinway dealer, somehow knows better than valentina -  who is "the new martha" but just cant hear properly.

[braunmuehl]

We can be happy that there is such a diversity of first class piano brands.

The ideal setting for music played by two pianos would be:

Two instruments with a totally different character, so that you don't hear one "big monster piano" (we all know that Valentina can easily do this alone ...) but a dialogue in which you always know who is "rising to speak". Perhaps Steinway to Boesendorfer.

To accomplish this, the typical entangled Yin/Yang position of the instruments is not very helpful.

[callenishss]

@sorim1967 at unchartchristian i said 

yuja wang can play that well, (actually maybe yuja technique a bit stronger but interpretation less thick)

[mrmolinodelahoz]

The piece as a composition is more telling about Saint Saens and his idea of blowing everything up out of proportion.

Just like the 19th century did with all the other arts. Anyone for Victorian furniture?

[johnnowa1953]

The reincarnation of Robert and Clara Schumann (Wieck)

[feanando]

Hahaha... Indeed: Robert and Clara, Bach and Anna with 13 children, and so forth...

Folks, what a nice couple you are. I wish you will be very happy forever.

I wish I will marry to a girl who can play the piano as well.

:-))

Nice playing! Thanks.

[jamesdfox1972]

@johnnowa1953

With fewer manic episodes I hope! ; )

[johnnowa1953]

The reincarnation of Robert and Clara Schumann (Wieck)

[gouloum2222]

wow her husband is also incredibly good .

[moonstaff1234]

Is that guys last name chopin or is this chopins sonata or saint saens?

[g2k25d94]

its valentinas husband alexi kuznetsoff

[gnimez]

its still a great piece of music, necessary or not. and there aren't any extra chords in any musical work! each chord is there for a purpose, be it a cadence or a pivot chord.

[ryanminga]

very well put my friend..............

[retrocareermelted]

piano sex

[klavierapollo]

why play on 2 pianos?

because its lot of fun

[BambooLulu]

he is hott!

[AJayMutt]

She looks gorgeous. wow.

Amazing preformance.

[Skifidoich12]

bellissima questa versione della sonata

[ilovetcpjg]

:O

WOW!

...

WOW!

[brtsab]

Valentina Lisitsa es increible, con que delicadeza y relajacion toca el piano. Solo hay que verle las manos .... impresionante !!!

[huyt8]

...simply beautiful...

[jirclin]

sorprendente

[GeorgeMaxwellDuPre]

How nice to have a spouse as musical as you are....a blessing for a musician.

[relaxanimal]

they are wife and husband?

that's great!!

[olgamonakh]

why people play this, to be special? did Saint-Saens do this transcription for public playing? or is it for people who are not able to play this on one piano? some register changings are horrible. it makes the piece ridiculous, very sentimental and too awkward.

You are a good duo, there are enough pieces for 2 pianos...

[GeorgeMaxwellDuPre]

I agree with you. It is perfectly fine on one piano; why transcribe it to 2 pianos? and, why play this, besides to work on ensemble techniques? Strange.

[Micheltretout]

You are right - i do not accept the Saint - Saens transcription -Chopin cannot suffer any modification in piano execution - However Valentina has never got a look so beautiful - Why? surely the love .

Anyway, Thanks again valentina

Michel

[Schamschi]

Indeed, I think this transcription is really unnecessary. It doesn't even add anything to the music except for a few extra chords and octaves, which, by filling up all registers, make for a uniform sound throughout the piece and thereby defeat the subtle nuances in sound which are so essential in Chopin's music. Also, the liberty with tempo a soloist has which makes Chopin's music really come to life is almost non-existent here. There simply are composers one should not meddle with...

[ud752]

it's for one piano in my opinion, but this okay  I guess

[predoje]

how dare you..Saint-Saens

[rsfpiano]

I never knew there was transcription of this work for two pianos. It is fascinating to hear it and excellently played.

[slothvader]

agree; i didn't know, either.

[marrieter08]

i want to see the face of her husband

[slothvader]

that's her husband?

lucky man.

[chrisdonnel]

Valentina, as many say... "Bona Fide Angel"... Bravo!!!

[ghonik]

this the most beautiful sonata from chopin. Valentina and her husband did hard work. Thanks...

[ystcmjapan]

wow this is unreal

[Rubinstein007]

I'm dying! Is that beautiful!

[crogersrx]

Valentina, you are an angel of music! I love listening to your music and enjoy watching you play - you put so much emotion into your playing. Thanks for posting these videos for us to enjoy! And please come to Houston, Texas sometime soon!!

[pabloj08]

Thanks for posting!!. And this is very interesting to hear it.

[palcsi]

I never knew such a work existed, very interesting. Thank you for posting.

[ieronim2003]

yes he's Alexei Kuznetsoff her husband

[albertinocala]

yes is her husband :)

[estudiosinluz]

Is that your husband?