Valeria Vetruccio - Kapustin etude op.40 n.3 "Toccatina"

[tennotes]

you can tell there is a jazz background here. As articulate as it is, she has swing, not just magnificent technique. Notice the ease even though it is percussive. She makes it seem effortless and it must be since her legs are crossed! I couldn't play Twinkle, Twinkle with crossed legs!!!! Another good performance is Shan Shan Sun's, Her fingers fly as well, but Valerie makes it look and sound fun.

[Jonas74301]

very fast gratulation

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KonstantinosMin]

one of the best performances on youtube

[brainvanish]

awesome

[etudepatetico]

Almost looks like it's been sped up..... If it hasn't then fair shout, in the top recordings of this piece on you tube. Shame about the recording quality, piano sounds like something out of the corner of the pub! T.

[PhysiqueQuantique]

@etudepatetico Which makes it sound almost more appropriate, considering Kapustin's compositional style! Haha

[nuevopianista]

wow

nice playing

[newjebenthan]

contact me for kapustin sheets

[Khang112]

all of this while crossing your leg, thats recognition of you being a total piano bad ass! :D

[kEyb0arDfweAk]

AMAZING!!!= O

I don't normally comment but this is really astonishing >.<!! o.O

You have an incredible technique and I would also like to listen to this with a better quality

I LOVED THIS INTERPRETATION!= )

[mackbox123]

You even crossed your legs!

[f1f1s]

The hands resemble Valentina Lisitsa's ones so-o-o much!

[Botchlae]

badass !

[DualThunder]

needs more groove, more sense of line.

Technique though is really good and tempo is very consistent, extremely difficult piece to play.

[hidesnuki]

he/she is playing so precisely with one foot on top of the other leg... respect..

[yetihouse]

@whoever the pianist is:

I believe there is more to the piece than just the notes..... or not ?

[jamesh625]

that's faster than kapustin himself plays it on his cd!

[javiertw89]

Fffffffffffffffffffffff

Dude, you rock, this interpretation is sooo good. Perfect tempo, no mistakes... You groove like hell!!!

I wish it had a better sound quality.

[TheKeenanBoy]

HOLY SHIT! 

[MsHeyou]

Stunning~!

[Stofferdoffer]

@snowfijn There is no speeding up. Check out Giuseppe Andaloro's two versions which are even faster - and ridiculously so. This version, although technically as good as ANYONE's, is also a tad too fast - but not much. It is very unfortunate that this level of excellence has become commonplace. There are probably right now 100,000 pianists in China alone who can do this - but the world cannot absorb them all.

[Lstyle1703]

@Stofferdoffer No offense, but I personally dislike Giuseppe Andaloro's interpretation. I don't know if he did that on purpose, but it doesn't sound artistically pleasant at all. The tempo is inconsistent, a lot of mistakes, and it sounds like chainsaw...

[scummos]

@Lstyle1703 I agree, I think it's horrible. He plays it twenty times faster than he can actually play it, and about half of the keys he hits are the wrong ones. Every amateur interpretation of that piece here on youtube is way better than what he played. This one here is very cool, tough :)

[Sepharite]

Great. Except the piano youre playing on is terrible, horrible for sensitive touch. It's harder to express the different voices without it sounding like mush in this case.

[winxcat]

I suppose if Kapustin can do it, so can she

[airbawl1]

your piano is amazing.

adds so much character to such great playing

keep at it.. just absolutely SICK

[airbawl1]

i LOVE your piano.. so much character

it adds so much style to such already terrific playing..

big ups my friend

[Khang112]

This is why i wanted to learn how to play the piano! Just look at her go! Man i love this vlip.

[EdersonUrias]

Valeria you are simple the best! Nevermind those idiots who say that your recording is sped up. Many people play this even faster but a few are as accurate as you. Regards from Brazil!

[123eldest]

@snowfijn Way to show your ignorance...

[vexations1960]

Great!

Beautiful music and fantastic performer.

Thanks

[acerflots]

@snowfijn First thing that came in my mind (i'm Dutch, the terrible cliché) when i read your comment (to argue if it is really sped up) is methylphenidate

[cyril0697]

v ery well but the sound isnt pretty good. im learning it tooo but im 13 years old so i think i have a half year to learn it!!! lol!!! i love it!!! XD

[RobinLSL]

A pretty much note-perfect rendition of this piece as well is extremely strong rythmically. Amazing!

Too bad the sound quality isn't that good.

[enriquem90]

Thanks for the video this etude sounds very energic ¿Is this etude very hard? ¿can anyone compare it with a chopin or listz etude?

[Aul1kki]

@enriquem90 It's really hard to compare since this is made with jazz musician background, meaning the technical difficulties are quite different than in chopin or liszt etude. Basically this is probably easier for a jazz pianist than a classical.

[imkitsoularas]

@enriquem90 i believe it is one of the non eas(y).

[jlmonro]

@enriquem90 yup, it's tough. i posted a version on here, and you can see me sweating. if you had to compare it in difficulty to a chopin or liszt etude, i would say it's up there with feux follets (transcendental #5)...which also took me a while to learn. but, as Aul1kki says, you can't really compare them...different approach. this rendition is the best version i have heard on youtube. this pianist is brilliant.

[3DRuffano20082009]

.. e dire che questo mito è del mio paese ;)

[ZanderPodraza]

my own version of one of his toccatinas. it's nowhere near this standard of playing, but i think i did it enough justice :)

such an underrated guy, he's one of those rare composers that can't put a foot wrong. all of his material is golden and timeless!

[funny161616]

I really love this Toccatina. It's a classic toccatina but with modern elements and sound. Amazingly played! Enviable accuracy! 100x thumbs up ! :-)

[eponalank]

Come fai a suonare con una gamba alzata/incrociata? Non e' scomodo??

[scorescribe]

I can't get over this... my 8th time watching... straight!

[scorescribe]

Oh my, you're amazing... this is an AMAZING version of the piece. I love it.... I was looking for contemporary Toccatinas because I just composed one - it's the only video on my page... would love to know what you think :)

[saintvingt]

That's completely noisy. I hate that!

[Perseus03]

マジですごい。

この曲を演奏するプレイヤーの中では一番。

[unfloppo]

yowza!

[genocidalBboobies]

Holy Mother Of Fuck O_o

[wangaling]

Amazing....

Did anyone notice that this person even has one leg propped up on his other leg?

That just makes it more amazing...

[augustinpiano]

Yep, awesome isnt it))

[augustinpiano]

Who is this pianist? I really like how he plays

[TheFrenziedPianist]

@augustinpiano. It's a she.

[augustinpiano]

How do you know that its a she? ))

[TheFrenziedPianist]

@augustinpiano. A long while back I messaged her for the sheet music. SHe then emailed me the sheet music and her email proved to me that its' a woman. Her name is Valerie Vertruccio.

[augustinpiano]

Well she is great pianist!

[callenishss]

Valerie Vertruccio "SHE" ... i saw her webpage, she is beautiful, she should be Tony montana's wife and more.

cheers

[acerflots]

bloody hell

way to fast to be relaxed to listen to, but dude.. ive heard it a couple of times now but am still amazed

[n3moom3n]

o_0

:)))))

[comedone15]

Strepitosa!!!!!!!!!! :)

[dawggonecrazee]

this is my favourite kapustin.

feeling down?listen up !!!!

[acerflots]

hahahahahaha

[maritacavideos]

Who is this amazing pianist !!!???

[carlopalese]

bellissimo,davvero!

[cirohp]

waaaaaauuuuuu!!!

[ComTh0m]

incredibble!!

[joeyalta]

Did he compose this?

[sshuck]

No. Nikolai Kapustin is the composer. There are videos of the composer himself playing his works on YouTube.

[HillaryClinton]

I was like O_O by the end of the video.

That's really really good. Damn.

(and you have your leg crossed whaaaaa...)

[vertigonick]

i think that's Valeria Vetruccio @@

[whizkid7562]

Wow, simply awesome! Very impressive

performance....too bad her face was not shown. Nice video.

[visualpiano]

Fast and Accurate, really impressing~!

[CocoaRadix]

Very fast and very accurate and very fortissimo and very metronomic from the very first note to the very last note with absolutely no variance in-between.

[visualpiano]

This is the best version of Op.40 No.3 Toccatina that I have ever heard. It's impossible if there's a even better one on youtube than this.

You are the champion!

[visualpiano]

She is a lady, not a man ...

[playmichael]

very good!

Greetings from Germany,

Michael

[pookiehohn]

This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.

[Oblivionator]

A piano shouldn't make those noises. O_o

Absolutely astonishing.

[IDTFG]

I took this as a compliment to the video....

[gatorno11]

Did the interpreter have his left leg laying on his right one?

[hailkayy]

Yes, lol

[Werwolf2x]

yes you're right ^^

but say... why do you look at his legs anyway?

[kiisaka]

Because these are HER legs!

[sammikoo]

and that's pretty cool actually, thanks for reminding us that her left leg laying on her right, that's absolutely COOL!!

[KwskG]

fantastic!

[TsurugiOni]

I agree 100% with you finalrepentance. It seems like people can't enjoy dynamic lively music. Most music nowadays is cult following of pop icons and absolutely dull rhythms/progressions.

[5tgb6yhn5tgb]

A wonderful piece, from Kapustin - and a stunning performance (best I've heard).

[finalrepentance]

it's so sad how amazing pieces such as this have a hundredth of the number of the views from pathetic music from mainstream artists such as all those gay rappers and such, but each to his/her own i guess

[mickyj300x]

Your hands look like Headcrabs. ON SPEED.

[trevjr]

wow amazing,i love it,more Kapustin please

[hailkayy]

My PC bugs trying to catch up all what your playing.

Great by the way

[rubiksguy123]

holy **** ur sooo pro dude

[mdeonx16]

view 33,333, and this was amazing!

[sammikoo]

hi, i was deeply impressed by your performance, sooooo amazing!luv nicholai kapustin's pieces, especially this toccatina, how long had it taken you to practise on this piece before you made this video demo?you are my role model, i'll practise on this one as well!thanks for sharing with us your gorgeous performance~

[usefulmusic]

I meant to click on the 'thumbs up' button but instead clicked on thumbs down. So add 2 thumbs up to the figure on sammikoo's comment.

[keygod]

Not only can you play your ass off but your a hottie too! when will you be in new york? I would pay to hear you perform.

[EfikZara]

omg omg omg... this is ridiculously amazing O_O

[pianoplejer]

uuhhh:D amazing!:D

[Werwolf2x]

best performance i found on youtube so far

[geniedoesalot]

really fast and clean..

faster than normal speed.

great technique

[Achtelnote]

what is normal speed?is there any vid on youtube in normal speed?or do you know what tempo kapustin want to have?please answer.

[potatonanium]

Allegro (quarter note = 132)

at least that's what it says on my score

[potatonanium]

Allegro (quarter note = 132)

that's what i got on my score. hope this helps.

[Achtelnote]

thank you

[kcostell]

Well, there's a (supposed) recording of Kapustin himself playing the etude on Youtube, so you can get a pretty good idea from that.

[EdersonUrias]

It's really Kapustin! He also recorded some of his other works and je is also alive!

[123eldest]

coooool

[tim9002]

great job

[squeeke8]

WHOA! It's nearly mind boggling! Now that's hardcore!!!!! LOVE IT!

[Hippowitz]

Super!!!!i love it!!!!

[star237512]

holy shit.

amaaaaaaaazing

[Hippowitz]

Bravo!!!!

[TommyNovember7]

awesome. after listening to it, hamelin's play looks uneventful.

[jiolsmolimassunemo]

Heh, that is because Hamelin, for all his technical wizardry, is more often than not rather boring.

[adripiano]

Very good technique, but it sounds too percussive, although maybe that is what you wanted. Anyway, well done! I've recorded nº5 if you wanna have a look...

[caderat]

That's what I thought when I first heard this piece, although now I can't imagine it any other way - complements the style of the piece - it would be Really difficult NOT to play it so percussively. Could be worth a shot though just to see!

[SarrasaniPianoCircus]

I'm not a fan of Kasputin. But your playing is amazing. Congratulations and five stars.

[ZooYork1212]

t h i s

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a r t

[GrotrianSeiler]

WOW!!!!

[laurion69]

ONORE AL MERITO!

Stupenda esecuzione!

Precisa, coinvolgente, piena di colore e ritmo!

Meriti un 10 e lode (da uno che non si accontenta facilmente) ;-)

[Appassionata90]

Who is playing this??

Great!

[pedrolimatube]

What happened to your video? Today's May-30-2008 says that's no longer available. It's a pitty. That was a great performance! Hope you put it back.

[flamingspinach]

If you're talking about this video, it's still here. Sometimes you have to refresh the page, it'll work again.

[madcomposist]

この人はリズム感ばっちりだけど強弱がなすぎるね。

ジャズのひとだったりするのかなあ？

でも上手い。

[ken0621]

原曲が元々あまり強弱ついてないですよ。カプースチンのエチュー­ドは超絶的なテクニックは必要ですが、あまり表情を変えられない­ことから、一流コンサート向きとはあまり言えないのです。

[ken0621]

はい・・・。でも、ベートーベンのソナタ等で出てくる ppp　から一気に　ff　にあがるようなダイナミックの使い方に比べたら、mfからpなん­てたいしたことがないですよね・・・。そもそも、曲の書き方が空­間を漂わせることよりも、テクニックを身につける「エチュード」­ですから、そこまでダイナミックスに凝ってもしょうがないわけで­す。

[sibelio]

It sound like music of Conlon Nancarrow played on piano-player.

Phenonemal technicque, and a little bit of music.

[limpide02]

早送りか！？

[flic71]

madonna che bravo/a!!!

[diuleelomei]

This is the best performance I have ever watched!! I am addicted to watching over and over. Bravo!

[phquiring]

year,

that's fantastic!!!

[markwfowler]

Yes yes yes.....thats more like it!!!

At last someone who plays Kapustin properly, and not just well but exceptionally well.

Spunky!!

[wots72]

Brilliant! Who is the mystery performer here? Is it the poster of the video?

Why don't you tell us who you are so we can, you know, buy any recordings you may have or follow your wonderful career and all!

[lovesGenet]

Kapustin . I 'm glad I can hear his music here . Fascinating rhtms and a lotta note spinning . I guessi must find the music to this .Prokofiev tocatta is difficulr enough I dont think i have the wrists for this .audiences should love it!

[stienwayz]

Bad.Frekin.Ass.

[go9zu]

AMAZING,AMAZING,AMAZING!!!You are great,I looove the way you play piano!!!

[intactivist1]

Wow! So lively and amazing!

[jlmonro]

brilliant. thanks.

[kiisaka]

Just noticed that her legs are crossed!!! Her left foot is sitting on her right thigh.

LOL! LOL! LOL!

Still doesn't change the fact that it's a brilliant performance of this particular piece, bringing out the incessant character, energy, rebellion, and the constant motion. Brava!

[musician1245780]

whoa the first time i heard a jazz etude and it's wonderful.

i wana play this piece.... anyone know how i could get the music sheet? or somehow download it? thanks!

[flixi23]

great playing but your piano needs tuning and intonation...

[DualThunder]

I forgot just how amazing this piece is. Watching it again :)

[Denesmanzo]

whats is the name of this pianist? Well done bravo!

[wizardfingers]

wow!!! keep doing videos!! incredible

[kiisaka]

Wow, one of few pianists who "get" this music. There are too many attempts by so-called pros who have no clue about the genre. They should stay playing Chopin and keep out of Kapustin.

Can you do a recording on a better piano and post again? Would love to hear other pieces.

[tdavis2797]

haha...are you talking about analoro?!...if you are, i totally agree...he robs Kapustin of his musicality...still, andaloro's performance is pretty hardcore.

[kiisaka]

Bingo! He totally raped Kapustin, and it was so painful. This pianist's performance is so much more articulate, and the incessant motif is what this piece is really all it's about.

Yes, his is hardcore indeed, in a way that explicit pornography is hardcore. This interpretation is hardcore in the way this music is. I'll take music over pornography.

[kiisaka]

And what's more entertaining is that he deleted all my comments from his uploads. Well, sometimes, I have to call a spade a spade. He must be very, very insecure. The bloody soulless violence in his music shows his personality well. His interpretation reminds me of Annette DiMedio.

[tdavis2797]

o well...some people can't take criticism...but piano isn't a contest all the time, there's a thing called restraint that keeps us pianists from playing contemplative music like "moonlight" sonata beyond its intended metronome value. if kapustin wanted his op.40 no.3 to be played like that it would clearly be indicated in metronome markings--it's not.

[PuRePiaNiST1990]

Loll about 'Restraint'... I play the 3rd instead of the 1st from the 'moonlight sonata'. It really is about how the piece appears, not the metronome marking.

[tdavis2797]

i don't get what you mean, explain...

[DualThunder]

what about andre hamelin?

[tdavis2797]

funny you say that...hamelin's is like bpm 150 or so--he plays everything fast, yes....but you can always follow him, and in many cases, Hamelin does exercise restraint and adherence to metronome markings whether it be casually or explicitly.

[DualThunder]

thats was amazing...

its my favourite of the Kapustin Etudes... love it.

Yeah perhaps the best version of it on youtube.

[chicknz]

fcking hell, thats amazing...

[newton2060]

Are you playing without using the pedal?

[CVAlkanSho]

Wow...Brava!!!!

[Knotman90]

o my god tecnique O_O madonna che tecnica

[pitschi2001]

Wow!

This is so great! Best Version on Youtube.

[takaakikubo]

very well. How long does it take to master?

[conmon88]

great job!

[PuRePiaNiST1990]

Play the first one so I know how it should sound like.

How long have you been practicing?

[kapfan]

Glorious. Please keep going...!!