(HQ) Transcendental Etude No.10 (Berezovsky)

[kingsfort1]

Did I miss the bit where someone has hosed him down before he started to play??

[aviHiriyanna]

Though my technique isn't anywhere NEAR sophisticated enough to play this piece properly...I can tell you for someone who's a bloody good sight-reader, this piece can be picked up at a moderate pace without too much difficulty. It's mostly devoid of any polyrhythm...so your fingers aren't feeling anything too weird in my opinion. However, the introductory chords, which are repeated throughout are HELL if you have medium sized hands. And obviously getting it up to speed is another story....=/

[JohnsonPianist]

All the Transcendental Etudes composed by Liszt can make you go sweaty. My friend tried to play all of them but he said, "nah, forget it, it's too sweaty. I can't do it!!!"

This Transcendental Etude is very nice. Although it doesn't have a nickname, but "Appassionatta" is a suitable nickname for it because you can feel the passion. :)

[Szczotkov]

what can I say, the beauty can be found sometimes in this cruel world.

Hail to the Liszt for this piece and Berezovsky for bringing it today.

[thelisterinegame]

@Szczotkov kunt



[PeacefulStrife]

I honestly think this piece is genius-when played correctly. I would have liked to see more........variation and interpretation at certain parts......seemed kind-of unmusical at others, but overall, well-done.

[jeandvl]

Oh how the piano cries.....

Absolutely marvelous!

[Doriaismygrandma]

Are they spraying him with a water bottle?

[Cherylyuennable]

Berezovsky is wonderful!!!!

[Jtking3000]

i always find this mesmerizing. berezovsky does a good interpretation of this piece :-)

[artymowycz]

the sweat bothers me lol

[aaronstennett]

@artymowycz i thought i was the only one... ;)

[artymowycz]

@aaronstennett its the only reason why i dont watch this video :P

[peaklegend]

quite a workout here...i can practice this piece instead of going on the treadmill

[nylonhead116]

Wait, this concert is being performed outdoors? That lighting is really deceptive then.

[ann03071874]

Fucking amazing!

[jpokot]

I'm not too familiar with Liszt, but this performance is absolutely amazing. Berezovsky is a very convincing pianist, and his playing seems almost inhumanly fast, which suits the piece wonderfully.

[AlC92575]

Don't you hate it when that huge bead of sweat runs off the end of you nose...

[BlazeKenny]

@celach yeah thats how to determine Berezovsky. its not gross. its sort of cool lol

[chammy121]

evgeny kissin has the best interpretation of this piece. also, i thought La Campanella was the hardest piece.

[celach]

@chammy121 La Campanella isn't one of the transcendental etudes.

[chammy121]

"If my informations are correct, the hardest Transcendental Etude is Mazeppa (no4). That isn't only the hardest etude: pianists say, that Mazeppa is the hardest piece of the World."

I'm fully aware that La Campanella isn't a Transcendental Etude. Liszt has had other pieces that are harder than Mazeppa, like Rapsodie Espagnole and Totentanz.. Also, have you heard or seen Ondine by Ravel being played? It's quite a bit more difficult than Mazeppa -- which is the hardest transcendental etude.

[AREK100001]

@chammy121 This position is much harder than la campanella...

[cisdolce]

@chammy121

I do think that Kissin's Liszt is on a different stratosphere, but it's just a matter of my opinion. I can understand if some people find Berezovky's interpretation more convincing that Kissin. (I can't understand the same for Lang Lang though.)

[cisdolce]

@chammy121

As far as the difficulty of piece is concerned, it's difficult to say something is the hardest piece- to be frank, I think piano playing is the hardest thing i know. Some piece may be technically challenging, but not as difficult musically. It may be vice-versa. For example, I think Chopin's Heroic Polonaise is the most technically difficult polonaise, and fantasy is the most musically difficult piece. So i think it's not worthwhile to label a piece "the hardest piece".

[moonstaff1234]

@chammy121 La campanella is honestly nothing compared to the transcendental etudes and other works by liszt

[jurriepurrie]

@chammy121

La campanella is much harder than this piece

[MrOliverKjaerulff]

@chammy121 LC is a piece of cake compared to this piece! In fact compared to any of the transcendental studies :)

[007captainobvious]

@MrOliverKjaerulff Have you ever played anything by Liszt? If so, you wouldn't say something like that! LC is the hardest piece Liszt ever wrote - it takes not only the virtuosity of the Transcedentals, but a musicianship that none of the transcendentals demand!

[MrOliverKjaerulff]

@007captainobvious First, when speaking of "which piece is harder", it's not really possible to be completely objective, cause we all have different technique and playing style.

That being said, I have played quite a few of pieces by Liszt, including Gnomenreigen, Liebestraum no. 2 and 3, La Campanella and La Chasse (which is from the same set of etudes as LC) - "standard repetoire" for conservatory pianists today, afaik. In my humble opinion, the transcendentals are only for hardcore virtuosos.

[007captainobvious]

@MrOliverKjaerulff You win. Transcendentals are only for hardcore virtuosos. And of course, all music is subjective. La Chasse is definitely the most musical of the TE's, but I still love La Campanella. Keep up the Liszt!

[MrOliverKjaerulff]

@007captainobvious - But hey I didn't wanna argue about difficulty really, I just wanna enjoy this great music from my fav composer :) We can have a talk in PM if you like.

[ann03071874]

@chammy121 -_-

[OverFjell]

@chammy121 Evgeny Kissin's interpretations of everything he plays are boring, empty and unmusical. In my opinion, anyway.

[celach]

@OverFjell Agreed. But you can't say that if you're an arm's length away from one of his fanboys or fangirls cause then you're just an ignorant hater.

[jar8619]

@celach Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I appreciate both of their styles; why can't anyone else?

[ann03071874]

@OverFjell However his Chopin renditions are superb in my opinion :)

[OverFjell]

@ann03071874 Kissin's? I think they're kinda dull to be honest, I'd much rather listen to Ashkenazy, Arrau or Richter play Chopin.

[PeacefulStrife]

@OverFjell I agree with you 100%

[pouria6889]

@OverFjell At 3:00 he plays too fast and the pressure of the left hand is more than the right one, hence the notes gets covered and therefore the innermost feeling of anger at that part is not properly felt / heard by the audience (i.e. you loose the melody). I have heard over 20 performances of this piece, including Arrau, Richter and Li. I must say that Kissin's performance for this particular piece proves the best. I'm not getting into modulation of this piece, but Lizst would confirm this.

[OverFjell]

@pouria6889 We can't really say what Liszt would 'confirm' he's kinda a bit dead..

[pouria6889]

@OverFjell Nevertheless, we can listen to his other works and see the mutuality.

[dejanrd1]

@pouria6889 you should know more about music and feeling different interpretations as individual style, for List you should call him and ask if available to confirm hahh

. Kissin is fine but this is realy great, Arrau, Rihter, Li to old school...Berezovsky is one of the best in the momnet...and playing 12 pieces at once, no comment just simply great from all aspects..

[tjtheplay]

@OverFjell His technique is soo good but It's unfortunate that he plays like a calculator.

But of course, that's not for all pieces.

[44STYLE187]

@chammy121

the fantasie about la clochette of liszt is for sure much harder than la campanella and it contains parts of la campanella as well..listen to it ;)

[TripleRhu]

@chammy121 you dont have to go around the whole youtube of this etude and say kissin is the best interpreter of this piece. we all think differently, you know.

[Misi1989]

If my informations are correct, the hardest Transcendental Etude is Mazeppa (no4). That isn't only the hardest etude: pianists say, that Mazeppa is the hardest piece of the World.

[Nurav7]

@Misi1989 No.5 is widely considered to be the most technically difficult. But I do agree that Mazeppa is by far the flagship etude of the transcendentals. It has the most technical aspects relatively - octaves, jumps, scales, arpeggios (both split chords and arpeggiated scales running up and down), chromatics, double notes, soft parts, loud parts, upper finger work, lower finger work, hands crossing over, etc.; also, No.12 is damn difficult too.

[OverFjell]

@Nurav7 I think it is also to do with the memorability of the theme, which Mazeppa has very much of, as does Chasse Neige

[Bob1313gr]

lotto I don't agree that this is the hardest etude. In my opinion no4 and 5 etudes of liszt's Transcendental Etudes are the hardest ones.

However this etude is one of the most popular and beautiful pieces for classical piano:)

[2009xellos]

I don't agree with lottoformulier either. I haven't seen anybody who considers no.10 as the hardest other than him. No.12 considered by some to be harder than No.4 or No.5. It depends on which techniques you're proficient at.

[lottoformulier]

My favourite etude. But the hardest one too...

I play it too and i assure you i sweat a lot too if u play this one... o.O

(and Boris played 9 ones before that).. RESPECT!!

[peduzzi89]

I fucking hate dramatic shootings of piano performances - especially since this is a good one. Who gives a shit about the sweat splashing off him.....what does that have to do with his playing??? Why the cheesy angles and shit??? I'd love to just see whats going on with his hands without it moving every 2 seconds

[Jotok]

come on guys this is one of the best video I have ever seen... It just so bloody emotional, Liszt... FOREVER!!!!

how come only 10.000 views...

masterpiece

[ricp123]

check out 327 nose spray

[ADVERTlSEMENT]

He plays for more than an hour by this point

[pookiehohn]

Someone could have turned on the A/C for him. . .

[bandong1234567890]

i really want to learn this piece.....i told my teacher but she told me wake up its very hard you are just dreaming

[Elicgt]

yeah... a great pianist will make even this look easy... as well with every profession- a true professional will make the hardest things look easy. :)

[ShowtimePanda]

You just need a fine ass left hand to play this piece.

[chopinandliszt]

Mazeppa and Appassionata are the two white hot flames in the whole set of Transcendental Etudes. There are other impassioned ones, but these are the fieriest. I like how Berez starts the etude, it sounds as if he's foreshadowing a fierce whirlwind, or something. I listen to that beginning section quite often, its very dynamic and has a lot to tell.

[IFUCKINLOVETEA]

who wrote this piece?

[celach]

Franz Liszt

[Egide0]

Oh no, that's not what the rest of us are implying. We're INDEED enjoying every part of the performance.... (every single part, including the sweating!) and we all agree that this is a fantastic performance given the difficulty of these etudes. Cheers!

[da19lila38]

Then, I 'm taking my angry words back.

Cheers!

[cfwpiano]

Oh wow.. its impossible to tell that from the vid... at least I didn't notice it haha

[DaperDan8]

too fast

[celach]

The tempo marking is "allegro agitato" you know...

[DaperDan8]

the marking is not "molto allegro." now, you know...

[celach]

The tempo marking is "allegro agitato molto". get your facts straight before criticizing a performance.

[2009xellos]

"allegro agitato", I remember, it has to be played at about 10.4 notes per second according to the proper metronome. (Considering that they are triplets) It's at reasonable speed, don't you think so? On the other hand, too many pianists play Feux Follets way faster than the indicated tempo.

[jmcae]

I personally feel like his left hand is dominating and making the right hand sound very vague.. well that's my feeling in comparison to other pianists. Any opinions??

[chaOsMastaGuru]

The baseline is very important in this piece, especially at that part with the repeated right hand octaves, the base is more important than the right hand.

And I think his right hand is loud enough to show through for the most part.

[daaamirsutra]

Yeah, his left hand is fairly prominent, but I think that it just adds to the sound he gets out of this piece. It gives more power to the sound than other performers get.

[Desmonddd2002]

Is he a he?

Lol It is so gorgeous....

[bachprelude]

No doubt, her soul death in the piano.

wonderful...

bachprelude.

[dottbd91]

c'è una parte cancellata dove rompe una corda!!!!!! berezovsky è un mito

[edtskyline]

Asombroso!! jajaj y todavia le faltaban 2 XD!!.

[vincenzopollini]

STUPENDO! STRABILIANTE!

[whitetetyb]

ooooh, I'm the same person commented on video somewhere on #1 or #2 but it is in HD quality, sorry man. This one does not have an audio break in the beginning. I enjoyed a lot, thx !!!