This has to be one of if not the best sounding recordings I've ever had the pleasure to hear coming from an upright. Magnificent playing, of course! Bravo.
Do you think you will ever do a tutorial on this? Some suggestions on fingering would be wonderful, it flows so well when you play it, it's flawless. Magnificent job.
for quite a while now im sitting here trying to find words for how amazing all your videos are. i thought of euphoriant/magnificient/... and the list goes on. im really thankful for everything you do. :)
Upon first running into this video I thought to myself "oh great some noob on a shitty upright." I was doubly mistaken, the piece was very very well played and the piano had a nice tone to it!
Must be a newer yamaha upright, b/c the ones I've played have sounded like and old woman queefing.
exelent playing :DD I love all your videos of piano, i think this one is the best :DD :)) but i have a particular question for you :)) i hope you can answer it ^^ how is it called the technique in 2:37?? sorry for my bad english :l
do you do any live concerts? alot of people here in New Zealand would love to see you perform! You have beautifully expressed this piece to absolute perfection. Bravo!
@PaulBartonPiano You sold your soul!!!! i joke xD amazingly played..... goosebumps. Either its the lack of sleep but this is just heavenly. You have beautiful hands gd sir
I am a big fan of your "un sospiro" performance - it's the best I have found! I wish I was half talented/gifted as you are!!! But am still practising :)
My hands may be slightly bigger. If I depress my hand so my palm is below the ends of the keys, I can reach a 10th, but if I place my palm right up against the keys, I can barely press and 11th with the tips of my fingers.I'm asking because in several videos of people playing this piece, (in the very beginning), they quickly shift their entire left hand to reach the D-flat, a maneuver I don't see the purpose of as I always keep my left hand completely stretched and only have to slightly move it.
@jaggedtears - Can you see on your score "MD" by some of these notes? It's short for "mano destra" in Italian, also "main droite" in French = right hand. On some notes you'll see "MS" which means "mano sinistra" in Italian and "MG" "main gauche" in French = left hand (mano means hand and sinistra means left) Pianists always perform this piece this way, the only variation between them is in the split octaves crossed over can be- played with fingers 3,3 or 1,5, which is takes more effort.
I thought my self how to play piano about 3 years ago, i can play pieces like liebestruam and consolation no 3. Do you think this is to high of a level of me? I want to master this piece!
Hello Paul, I have got problems at 02:25, where the left hand plays an arpeggiated A major chord. Both hands have to play jumps and I've got trouble playing it fluently. Do you have any advice on how to play it right?
I might use this piece as part of an audition to be admitted into the Univeristy of Michigan school of music if my technique becomes good enough by the time I seek admission to the school. Any tips on playing this song correctly?
@Rosaurofan624 -- this would be a good audition piece. I hope to make a tutorial some time soon. As a quickie-tip, the piece is so perfectly written for the piano by Liszt, it's a little easier to play than it may look/sound, everything fits under the hands, no awkward surprises.
@PaulBartonPiano The hardest piece I've played is Grieg's "Wedding Day At Trouldhaugen". And right now I'm working on "Malaguena", "Homeward" by Grieg, and I use to work on Betthoven's Pathetique, but I've given up on it partially right now. I'll probably come back to it at some point. I just hope I can finally build my technique up to meet the challenges of this piece by the time I apply to U of M.
I want to preface this by saying that I dabble in reading music and I never really got serious about playing piano after I learnd to play Second Home By The Sea by Genesis on my Casio MT-45 when I was a kid.
I watched you play and thought, I could never learn this. The I got a copy of the sheet music off the net and thought the same thing. Then I followed much of what you played while looking at the music and it clicked. All I need now is a full-size keyboard to try it on!
Paul, your un Sospiro is simply stunning - I like it more than Cliburn's and Arrau's, which are both marvelous. It has everything I look for in a really good performance - ardent warmth in the main theme with great brilliance in the cadenzas, basic tempo and phrasing of the line is perfect, accompaniment surges into all those wonderful harmonic changes - absolutely top-notch - I've never heard it played better! Paul, with whom did you study? Do you have a playing career? If not, you should.
wow, that was real great playing! In the first ff - part with F major arpeggio (dont know the measure) in my sheet there isnt a repeated triplet in the right hand right before playing the c octave in the left.
A magnificent performance of this wonderful piece from the "Golden Age" of Franz Liszt's composing career. Could not be faulted musically or technically !
Impressive performance! I guess that playing this piece must be beauiful for your soul. Though i prefer the real piano sound (that yamaha have a really sweet sound) than that MIDI style.
Excellent Paul!! Way to go!!! I'm learning this piece right now and I'm on the 5th page right before the descending arpeggios. I was wondering, how long did it take you to play it this good? When did you start learning it? Just curious to see how much longer I got..... :-)
Hi Mr Barton: Wonderful, clean, quiet, unhurried... this is a sigh you want to hear a few more times.... Tutorial would be great. I have an old scribbly score that has such interesting indications as taking the low C of the first 32nd notes (semidemiquavers?) with the RIGHT hand, but I have bnever seen anyone doing that.... It's confusing..
absolutely amazing! this is my goal to some day be able to play, actually just got the sheets for it and i must say the fingering is far from obvious sometimes, (even though you provide some insight in your video here).
A tutorial would be great! I've had to experiment with so many different fingering methods for a couple places (especially measures 46-51 and 53-60 in the liszt edition). Achieving speed through those areas without missing a multitude of notes has proven difficult to say the least!
@cgierlack -- Thanks for your feedback. I am getting my second 'tutorial' channel going now -- youtube/pianoanswers -- I hope to post new tutorial videos in the weeks to come, I will certainly make a video of this piece if you think it might help.
@PaulBartonPiano A tutorial of the first 1:30 would be most excellent... I doubt it's that hard once it's slowed down. Looks like fairly basic chording. Anyway, I've watched this about 20 times this week. It's a wonderful interpretation.
Wow this is stunning. Beautiful music making, and brilliantly executed. You have a formidable technique, matched with superb understanding and feeling for the music.
There are two ways I know of, the first is to really stretch your arm right over and do a regular octave (5 then 1) the other (which I do) is a 3 and 3 again, it feels a bit more comfortable. Let me know how you get on ...
Your lucky to see Victor Borge. Thankfully I have a teacher that I bug about all these songs that are way over my skill level, but she still helps me when I ask. I know if I lived in Thailand I would bug you everyday too no end till you would be my teacher. Haha
I just keep on watching this over and over. Your arpeggio are so rhythmatic and consistent. The hand jumping doesn't stop the over "flow" of the song and sounds as if you never jumped at all. And to top it all of, your composure as if you composed the song your self. You've REALLY done it this time Paul! As a fellow piano player and friend my words can describe accurately how I fell!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Terry!
you're so unbelievably good - every time I see a video of you, I think: that cannot be true..why does this guy make videos for youtube, he should be playing in Carnegie Hall....
Well, I will also wish a very happy birthday to Terry with more smiles than sighs. I admire your really amazing musicality and the remarkable flexibility of your hands.....I amalways anxious when someone plays that Etude because of the cross-hands leaps which are more dangerous than difficult. I have
an incredible CD of Richter which is so bad that it's funny. Accidents in each bar.......
This has to be one of if not the best sounding recordings I've ever had the pleasure to hear coming from an upright. Magnificent playing, of course! Bravo.
nathanplayspiano 5 days ago
Can you just marry me already?
lovelysusiee 1 week ago
Nice... I'm currently learning this song on my own... will you ever do a tutorial on this?
cheesenaanbrader 2 weeks ago
Do you think you will ever do a tutorial on this? Some suggestions on fingering would be wonderful, it flows so well when you play it, it's flawless. Magnificent job.
EricvonFricken 1 month ago
for quite a while now im sitting here trying to find words for how amazing all your videos are. i thought of euphoriant/magnificient/... and the list goes on. im really thankful for everything you do. :)
pianomarius 2 months ago
Absolutely beautiful! One of my favourite Liszt pieces! Thank you for playing it so well!
elainemusic369 3 months ago
Upon first running into this video I thought to myself "oh great some noob on a shitty upright." I was doubly mistaken, the piece was very very well played and the piano had a nice tone to it!
Must be a newer yamaha upright, b/c the ones I've played have sounded like and old woman queefing.
demianxss 3 months ago
exelent playing :DD I love all your videos of piano, i think this one is the best :DD :)) but i have a particular question for you :)) i hope you can answer it ^^ how is it called the technique in 2:37?? sorry for my bad english :l
ShiningIrene01 3 months ago
@ShiningIrene01 -- Thanks! - 2:37 is a chromatic scale with a few turns added to make it more interesting.
PaulBartonPiano 3 months ago
do you do any live concerts? alot of people here in New Zealand would love to see you perform! You have beautifully expressed this piece to absolute perfection. Bravo!
NaeeanFaletui 3 months ago in playlist More videos from PaulBartonPiano
best I have heard on youtube...amazing job...
ToMMyBoY31788 4 months ago
I'm thinking about start practicing it. It's as difficult as it sounds (and shows)?
EugenArbrakh 4 months ago
Really nice! Lots of work to play this beautifully, thank you!
kerumble 4 months ago
Perfection. Liszt would be proud
yellowboi77 4 months ago
Lindo !!!!!!!!!!!
NMPLage 5 months ago
What can i say? I certainly wasn't expecting perfection.
ultimage7 5 months ago
did you study or its natural talent
lanoser23r4 5 months ago 2
@lanoser23r4 -- neither, I'm afraid.
PaulBartonPiano 5 months ago 7
@PaulBartonPiano You sold your soul!!!! i joke xD amazingly played..... goosebumps. Either its the lack of sleep but this is just heavenly. You have beautiful hands gd sir
shabs124 5 months ago
Oh niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!! :-)
EmiliaGilels 5 months ago
Hello Paul,
I am a big fan of your "un sospiro" performance - it's the best I have found! I wish I was half talented/gifted as you are!!! But am still practising :)
Warm greetings from Poland!
olabud1 5 months ago
Alright, I am officially subscribing to this wonderful piano expert. Heard the first min. of this video and realized how much I would love this.
1wild1man1 6 months ago
Magnifique!
lierlierlierleir 6 months ago
outstanding performance. i like your channel :)
KonniK29 6 months ago
Amazing.
Rockthezeppelin 6 months ago
very good. miracle in an upright piano!
marcelodealvarenga 6 months ago
Ótima interpretação!!!!!!!!
NMPLage 7 months ago
@jaggedtears
What is your handspan on the keyboard, (i.e., what stretch of keys are you comfortable with)?
MoonMankkkkkk 7 months ago
@MoonMankkkkkk -- The outer stretch 10th, comfortable with a 9th. I wish I had a better stretch between 1 and 2.
& You?
PaulBartonPiano 7 months ago
My hands may be slightly bigger. If I depress my hand so my palm is below the ends of the keys, I can reach a 10th, but if I place my palm right up against the keys, I can barely press and 11th with the tips of my fingers.I'm asking because in several videos of people playing this piece, (in the very beginning), they quickly shift their entire left hand to reach the D-flat, a maneuver I don't see the purpose of as I always keep my left hand completely stretched and only have to slightly move it.
MoonMankkkkkk 7 months ago
@jaggedtears - Can you see on your score "MD" by some of these notes? It's short for "mano destra" in Italian, also "main droite" in French = right hand. On some notes you'll see "MS" which means "mano sinistra" in Italian and "MG" "main gauche" in French = left hand (mano means hand and sinistra means left) Pianists always perform this piece this way, the only variation between them is in the split octaves crossed over can be- played with fingers 3,3 or 1,5, which is takes more effort.
PaulBartonPiano 8 months ago 3
oh my god, it's dificult and beautiful
capiley837 9 months ago
I thought my self how to play piano about 3 years ago, i can play pieces like liebestruam and consolation no 3. Do you think this is to high of a level of me? I want to master this piece!
TamaNewb 10 months ago
In general what pedal patterns are you using? In particular, I love how you did the part at 3:50 but I can't reproduce that more detached effect.
phoqoo 10 months ago
I love what you make! You're one of my Idols!:)
misterCrescendo1 10 months ago
great playing! so many play liszt without emotion or rubato and dynamics...you do a great job with both
lookhowhighijump 10 months ago
You're seriously amazing. Please make a tutorial.
samsonslmpson 11 months ago
Another excellent video
Winelighter 11 months ago
wonderful exibition :)
laalliiii 1 year ago
Hello Paul, I have got problems at 02:25, where the left hand plays an arpeggiated A major chord. Both hands have to play jumps and I've got trouble playing it fluently. Do you have any advice on how to play it right?
jeffersonsteelflex90 1 year ago
@jeffersonsteelflex90 -- I will try a tutorial on this piece and make sure I try and answer your question about that section.
PaulBartonPiano 1 year ago 2
@PaulBartonPiano A tutorial on just this section would be great. I'm really struggling with this page.
spyderjosh 11 months ago
I might use this piece as part of an audition to be admitted into the Univeristy of Michigan school of music if my technique becomes good enough by the time I seek admission to the school. Any tips on playing this song correctly?
Rosaurofan624 1 year ago
@Rosaurofan624 -- this would be a good audition piece. I hope to make a tutorial some time soon. As a quickie-tip, the piece is so perfectly written for the piano by Liszt, it's a little easier to play than it may look/sound, everything fits under the hands, no awkward surprises.
PaulBartonPiano 1 year ago
@PaulBartonPiano The hardest piece I've played is Grieg's "Wedding Day At Trouldhaugen". And right now I'm working on "Malaguena", "Homeward" by Grieg, and I use to work on Betthoven's Pathetique, but I've given up on it partially right now. I'll probably come back to it at some point. I just hope I can finally build my technique up to meet the challenges of this piece by the time I apply to U of M.
Rosaurofan624 1 year ago
I want to preface this by saying that I dabble in reading music and I never really got serious about playing piano after I learnd to play Second Home By The Sea by Genesis on my Casio MT-45 when I was a kid.
I watched you play and thought, I could never learn this. The I got a copy of the sheet music off the net and thought the same thing. Then I followed much of what you played while looking at the music and it clicked. All I need now is a full-size keyboard to try it on!
mightyrontor 1 year ago
I got chills from this... amazing performance.
SilentViolins 1 year ago
Dude, that was amazing.
jbsemple2010 1 year ago
Paul, your un Sospiro is simply stunning - I like it more than Cliburn's and Arrau's, which are both marvelous. It has everything I look for in a really good performance - ardent warmth in the main theme with great brilliance in the cadenzas, basic tempo and phrasing of the line is perfect, accompaniment surges into all those wonderful harmonic changes - absolutely top-notch - I've never heard it played better! Paul, with whom did you study? Do you have a playing career? If not, you should.
mvolkov11 1 year ago
Awesome!
IMattchewB 1 year ago
Excellent, Paul! Bravo.
Gusakov 1 year ago
your simple pants and t shirt conceal the elegance of your musical skill.
davian911 1 year ago
Tutorial please
rubenbetelrigel 1 year ago
Hello Paul,
wow, that was real great playing! In the first ff - part with F major arpeggio (dont know the measure) in my sheet there isnt a repeated triplet in the right hand right before playing the c octave in the left.
Innenauge 1 year ago
This is probably my favourite interpretation of Un Sospiro. I'm currently learning it :)
I love all your videos! Your playing is so smooth and clear. Keep up the good work Paul!
SammyP321 1 year ago
beautiful! haha. i can only play the first 2 minz...wish there were more hours in the day so i could finish learning this piece.
XpiR3d 1 year ago
awesomeness.
MAssAppealing 1 year ago
I LOVE this piece! Very nice playing by the way :-)
SteinwayArtist 1 year ago
Un sospiro..
Oh..
( T__T) ----#
ValkiriouS 1 year ago
Wow it flows so well, impressive Mr. Barton !
ITlex 1 year ago
I was searching many years for a perfect interpretation of this piece.
This is the best performance I ever heard!
RoLorenz 1 year ago
A magnificent performance of this wonderful piece from the "Golden Age" of Franz Liszt's composing career. Could not be faulted musically or technically !
gerardbedecarter 2 years ago
Beautiful phrasing.
ulsbolde89 2 years ago
Impressive performance! I guess that playing this piece must be beauiful for your soul. Though i prefer the real piano sound (that yamaha have a really sweet sound) than that MIDI style.
Congrats
dafebeme2 2 years ago
such power in the opening...hope he inspires those who wish to return to playing...
i imagine this happens alot as a result of paul's generosity and virtuosity...
douglas
douglassmcann 2 years ago
Well played and really profesional sounding recording..
kwongin 2 years ago 12
Excellent Paul!! Way to go!!! I'm learning this piece right now and I'm on the 5th page right before the descending arpeggios. I was wondering, how long did it take you to play it this good? When did you start learning it? Just curious to see how much longer I got..... :-)
Rmeister007 2 years ago
Hi Mr Barton: Wonderful, clean, quiet, unhurried... this is a sigh you want to hear a few more times.... Tutorial would be great. I have an old scribbly score that has such interesting indications as taking the low C of the first 32nd notes (semidemiquavers?) with the RIGHT hand, but I have bnever seen anyone doing that.... It's confusing..
Malaka57 2 years ago
absolutely amazing! this is my goal to some day be able to play, actually just got the sheets for it and i must say the fingering is far from obvious sometimes, (even though you provide some insight in your video here).
maxpassare 2 years ago
@maxpassare -- You are right, it is far from obvious so shall try to make a tutorial on this piece, which I hope will help you achieve your goal :)
PaulBartonPiano 2 years ago
A tutorial would be great! I've had to experiment with so many different fingering methods for a couple places (especially measures 46-51 and 53-60 in the liszt edition). Achieving speed through those areas without missing a multitude of notes has proven difficult to say the least!
cgierlack 2 years ago
@cgierlack -- Thanks for your feedback. I am getting my second 'tutorial' channel going now -- youtube/pianoanswers -- I hope to post new tutorial videos in the weeks to come, I will certainly make a video of this piece if you think it might help.
PaulBartonPiano 2 years ago
@PaulBartonPiano - Sounds great. Look forward to seeing it!
cgierlack 2 years ago
@PaulBartonPiano A tutorial of the first 1:30 would be most excellent... I doubt it's that hard once it's slowed down. Looks like fairly basic chording. Anyway, I've watched this about 20 times this week. It's a wonderful interpretation.
paulieccc 1 year ago
thank you very much! :)
maxpassare 2 years ago
My favorite recording of this piece on Youtube!
goblygok 2 years ago
I just found out this song is the one that a character plays in the show Kings, downloading it now!
CaelestsFilius 2 years ago
This piece is insane. One of my favorites. You play it beautifully.
Rhaptapsody 2 years ago
the fact you play this so expressively on an upright piano is impressive. bravo!
dalecampbl5 2 years ago
Six minutes of happiness,of grace !!!!! BRAVO
cogermax91 2 years ago
Superb!
ThaPianoPlaya 2 years ago
utterly beautiful- you play it as if u wrote it
backyardfilms4u 2 years ago 19
Great work. I own the same piano and I wish this was the music coming out of it!
outjet 2 years ago
Great, very beatiful!!!!!!!!!!!!
carvalca2000 2 years ago
Speechless.
I am trying to learn this piece and a great gift it is to be able to watch and learn for such a great performance.
Thank you.
hardware4200 2 years ago 2
One of the best performances of Un Sospiro on Youtube. Well played!
sm910622 2 years ago 2
Wow this is stunning. Beautiful music making, and brilliantly executed. You have a formidable technique, matched with superb understanding and feeling for the music.
somaking77 2 years ago 2
Thanks for this one! It's wonderful :)
ThePolygraph 2 years ago
excellent! the melody line is just so beautiful, especially how you express it! this is the best version of un sospiro i have heard yet!
electricwirez 2 years ago
Do you have any sort of technique for the crossover octaves? I can play the normal crossovers, but the octaves are a little strange. Any advice?
tshepcat 2 years ago
There are two ways I know of, the first is to really stretch your arm right over and do a regular octave (5 then 1) the other (which I do) is a 3 and 3 again, it feels a bit more comfortable. Let me know how you get on ...
PaulBartonPiano 2 years ago
Magnificent music making! We love it!
vivian2nana 2 years ago
Thank you for sharing this wonderful video/artist dear Terry! Thanks for the nice words:) but again i needed 10 (or more) dictionairies...:)
pianist626262 2 years ago
Impressive!
xxxwind 2 years ago
Hahaha thanks
carr9790 2 years ago
Your lucky to see Victor Borge. Thankfully I have a teacher that I bug about all these songs that are way over my skill level, but she still helps me when I ask. I know if I lived in Thailand I would bug you everyday too no end till you would be my teacher. Haha
carr9790 2 years ago
I just keep on watching this over and over. Your arpeggio are so rhythmatic and consistent. The hand jumping doesn't stop the over "flow" of the song and sounds as if you never jumped at all. And to top it all of, your composure as if you composed the song your self. You've REALLY done it this time Paul! As a fellow piano player and friend my words can describe accurately how I fell!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Terry!
Chris
carr9790 2 years ago
I meant to say overall "flow", and add a "is"after composure. Sorry about that :)
carr9790 2 years ago
I love this piece! You have such a delicate touch it's hard to believe you are playing a Yamaha upright! (*^^*)
pianogirl4ever 2 years ago
you're so unbelievably good - every time I see a video of you, I think: that cannot be true..why does this guy make videos for youtube, he should be playing in Carnegie Hall....
kpunkt 2 years ago
Paul, you are an amazing pianist. Bravo!
abhikmazumder 2 years ago 2
Well, I will also wish a very happy birthday to Terry with more smiles than sighs. I admire your really amazing musicality and the remarkable flexibility of your hands.....I amalways anxious when someone plays that Etude because of the cross-hands leaps which are more dangerous than difficult. I have
an incredible CD of Richter which is so bad that it's funny. Accidents in each bar.......
klingsor93 2 years ago
To be honest I didnt know this was Liszt who had written this, heard it before of course, but never knew that! :) 5* and happy birthday to Terry! :)
Thomas
thomandy 2 years ago