Ingmar Lazar (12 years old) Chromatic Fantasy&Fugue - Fugue

[Plumange]

Pourvu qu'il soit en excellentes mains ! un grand artiste qui approche maintenant de la majorité... Du baume sur le coeur...

[hl2alyx]

pressing buttons

[anonymousQ45]

reminds me of Lungansky, very poised and relaxed

[anonymousQ45]

why arent there more videos of him? hes the most relaxed and natural pianist i have found on YT especially at his age

[danyarivw]

oh boy, those abnormal kids !

the virtuosos of everything

[uhartchristian]

ce qui est etonnant c est la maturitè de ce jeune homme. On croirait d avoir affaire avec un pianiste adulte. pour son age c est au moins aussi interessant que la jeune martha argerich. mais je pense cela depasse mème ....

j espère il sera guidè d une maniere intelligente aussi dans le futur par ceux qui l entourent.... et il me semble en bonnes mains.....

[metteholm75]

This young man has a gift worth dying for!!!

[anonymousQ45]

*****!!!

[driemaaldrommels]

damn right!!!

[MissHappyAllTheTime]

he's very good. Maybe a peaceful peace might suit him. But he plays very well. Amazing for a 12 year old.

[thethikboy]

A reincarnation of Glenn Gould

[caesarjay]

This young man has a left hand to die for - not because it's agile and powerful (though it's both) but because it speaks so eloquently, with perfect weighting and phrasing. This shows up best in Bach, but it's true of his other vids too.

A slightly steadier pace might indeed have allowed greater clarity and articulation. But the real test of a pianist is whether he can command attention and respect with what he has to say, and IL passes fine IMO because he both thinks and feels. Great stuff.

[relaxanimal]

he will become professional piano player?

[reaperman2004]

This was way too fast to be considered brilliant...

But his voicing is brilliant... he just needs to pace himself as playing this piece too fast will destroy the style.

[man53542006]

Brilliant!

Bach is not the kind for rubato... Feelings and pedals... Can u archieve feelings with an harpsichord without rubato?

it's hard...

This is Fabulous!

Please continue playing bach like this...

[terryregnar]

OK MAN ... WOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!! :)

[organman52]

I would much rather listen to this beautiful performance than any of those full-grown 'professionals' who are only concerned with themselves and their 'careers'.

[afffred]

forget all negative comments, kid

you,re very talented

[KKruser]

boy, you blew my mind

[organman52]

I am overjoyed by this performance, and that's putting it mildly.

[kreutzo1]

vers mon point de vue,c'est trop vite.

[oloindafolo]

very good ur very talented

[jsw663]

Of your performances on YouTube so far, probably this is your weakest. The juxtaposition of voices means you need to play them off each other. Again, a little too fast and robotic. Phrase shaping needs to be more complete and even. To understand Bach's fugues fully is not easy. With maturity this shouldn't be a problem for you.

If you want me to speak en francais then just let me know.

[organman52]

jsw663 - you are pathetic. Your comments regarding this wonderfully gifted child are inappropriate. You sound like you're auditioning him for something. And you have the audacity to ask him if you want to speak in French with him - AS IF HE'S WAITING WITH BAITED BREATH FOR YOUR EVERY COMMENT. There is something you need to admit to yourself IMMEDIATELY - this young man is perhaps the most gifted to come along in a long time. And all you can do is suggest what he should do to improve.

[Encladeus]

How is suggesting how he could improve a bad thing? No one is perfect, and if you were guilty of some technical fault, wouldn't you rather be aware of it? Or would you want to keep repeating the same mistakes indefinitely? *shakes head* I fail to see how constructive criticism is a bad thing. At least its honest. Flaming is a different story.

A 'robotic' playing style is a legitimate criticism. Intentional delays (however slight) add their own character to a piece and helps make it sound human.

[organman52]

I am close friends with a Paris Conservatoire graduate who knows the Lazar family personally. Believe me - they don't need your suggestions.

[Chopinesque]

Thank you, I agree! JSW663 comments just prove he is a fool. And Encladeus, this is BACH! Intentional delays? You're joking, right? Perhaps you would prefer if he played it Rubato, or maybe even with pedal. This boy is 12 years old. HE IS BRILLIANT!

[organman52]

Yes he is a fool - a pathetic one, to be exact.

[kkvshredda]

you're probably some rapist luring him

[zzzxtreme]

sounds great!

is it very difficult? how long does it take for hobbyist to learn it?

[LeithMusic]

O I played this for a-level (form memory also) and it is very hard work on modern piano.

By the way, he should not touch the pedals and the tempo is too to be appreceated.

[PEACequaLsanityWORLD]

why do the pedals blow something up?

[LeithMusic]

With a pice writen in three parts, the pedal can make it sound less clear.

[hellskitchen123]

both parents are professional pianists, and 16 years old sister is playing concerts over the world. So i do.

[thegreatsamwise9]

ok. so you know about his family. do you know something about music?

[hellskitchen123]

yes ofcourse. I don't say this is bad, this boy has talent! and well performed as well, technical no problem. But i think musically it could be better. It is played quite straight on, and it could be more witht the baroque feel. I know, it's a fugue, so it has to be kind of rush, but in my opinion he can play it more baroque and use more dynamics, more contrast between F and P. Though this is my opinion

[PEACequaLsanityWORLD]

oh, but you forgot to agree with the donTouch the pedal crap!

you pundits are all alike and scum.

enjoy the music or go away. NOBODY needs or wants critics of people playing music which you can hear for FREE you sob's must have brains made of snot.

[hellskitchen123]

if you have no opinion about music, you have no ears, and you better don't listen to music

[hellskitchen123]

i think musically this is quite poor

[mtaclb]

superior work!!

[harpsinuno]

Impressive tecnique and fingering! A really good talent in a difficult piece. However this is not Bach... This piece must be much slower.

[mumultiple]

Impressionnant ce garçon !

[korglove]

little genius!!!! The boy not only got great hands and and technique, but also great brains and understanding of the style of music. usually at this age its all running fingers with no feelings. this boy is really proved the opposite. great great talent.

[Glidias]

His fingering is of a different style and interpretation to the Boris Giltburg one. Boris Giltburg does staccato for some of the left hand voicings for a gentler tone, but somehow this video shows that this boy managed to find a way to include full voicings for both bass and treble clef...eg. he had to jump his little finger to the left at the end of the first V-I (0:56) and use his right hand to play the bass clef portion? Interesting technique.

[djdanny25]

AMAZING!! what a talent he has there!! and at such a young age.