OMFG, I have no words is this a joke? When the beat started I couldn't believe how cheesy this is. Seriously why the title says Liszt?? It's the "Dies Irae" gregorian melody ok yes, but has fucking NOTHING to do with Liszt's masterpiece Totentanz :D
I feel a lot of envy around here...it's so sad cause whether someone is good or bad at what they do, envy kills those who own it and they usually never get to perform any better than the person they envy...
@ailiz7 your right, amazing how ugly jealusy is. maksim is young, when i was that age if i had that talent i probably would have been drawn to the same stuff, cant WAIT to see what he's going to turn into. check out his hungarian rhapsody no. 2, i see a star in the future that could compete against liszt himself! (he definetly has the critics in an uproar)
this is hilarious...he starts it faster than anyone who plays the realy one...but then never play the actually hard part -.- and also makes the arpeggios just one octave...AT LEAST PLAY THE SAME PIANO PART IF YOU'RE MAKING A TRANSCRIPTION OF IT!!!
@Mattyb2001uk Michelle Kwan was going to skate to this at the 2006 Olympics. She ended up only performing it once in public though. The video is here on youtube.
Any good student from Julliard or one of the other top conservatories has more talent on the keyboard Maksim. Amuzing that he left out the repeated notes and the octaves are just a fraction of the tempo performed by much more gifted pianists. He certainly is a good actor, on his mic'd piano.
@classicalalways If he was to play the octaves at the correct speed (and believe me he can) then it wouldn't match the beat. And if the beat was increased then it would be touching on rave music and nothing else would fit. I would suggest you check out other performances, Liszt ballade perhaps, to see he's pretty good at what he does. Anyway who are we to judge, music is hardly a competetive sport now is it?
@Mattyb2001uk Maksim's Liszt on YouTube, especially those with the most views, are hardly virtuoso piano playing. Whether it be with beat or without a beat, his termpos are clearly more labored and lack much in terms of fireworks (excepts for the glissando he focused so hard on). While music is not a competitive sport, the careers of musicians is a competitive marketplace. Kissin, Hamelin, Lisitsa, and several other pianists that make Maksim look like he is just at best a decent student.
@icok25 I have made some great music - but you won't know it unless you open your eyes. Hate those who have a different opinion, as you do - it is what makes your, my and all of our political systems pathetic. If you just opened your mind and listened to all of the pianists who perform a work, maybe you could know what you are talking about.
@icok25 You may not care to be educated and listen to different performances of a work - so enjoy the only one you know, and don't listen to Valentina Lisitsa or Francesco Libetta. Sure, I am jealous of the mediocre and lesser talented musicians who portray themselves as something they are not - not good.
The artist's hand makes palpable the subtle embroideries of dreams... the writing gives free rein to the occult, The painting gives a face to your hope and the music makes all real and palpable.
this version is good until youv heard the original. maksim got me into alota classical music so i shouldnt put him down. i love the use of effects in this version. they are pretty cool. however ya only realise how much maksim has watered it down once ya hear someone as awesome as valentina lisitsa playing it. apparently this piece was written on a variation of mozart. that would explain the resemblance between it and the shining intro!
A child could play this pathetic version. This is an insult to Liszt. Listen to the original and prepare to cry, compared to this garbage. I look forward to your embarrassingly stupid replies and counter arguments, Mattyb2001uk.
@Scottondanet I went and saw his solo concert and it was amazing, I highly recommend it, when it's just Maksim and his piano with no backing it is truely magical!
Genius........Pure Genius. So talented, gifted, I can listen to him play all night. I NEVER tire from listening to him, and will always be dreaming of the day to be in his presence and hear him play in concert. What a dream come true that would be!
Es impresonante!! Me gusta la musica clasica, pero tambien la musica que es nueva, que estas llena de sentimiento...Musica de nuestro tiempo y este musico es IMPRESIONANTE...
Mattyb2001uk you are absolutely right! People who complain about this magnificent piano player I have two things to tell you. First of all: don't like the music, well, then this is not your style. ERASE "MAKSIM MRVICA" FROM THE SEARCH BAR AND LOOK FOR SOMETHING ELSE. and the second one, you don't like this music, well then you are stupid.
but you can't crossover popular music with classical music, classical music is art., crossover is between popular genders, but a crossover between pop and classical is not crossover at all, it's butchering
You're an idiot; seriously. Elitism in music should not be accepted, if the artist goes in a direction you don't like, you cant stop him. Art is art: a form of expression which elicits an emotional response and if you don't like that expression, don't listen to it.
one of the things i love about Maksim is how he can play both gently and aggresively with skill, but he tends to turn classical music into something groovy, adding drum beats and voice
@Rheostatik .... stop complaining just because you can't appreciate music .. what you dont understand is that he has actual talent .. he not only listens to music but he has the talent and guts to change the music and bring it to a whole new audience .. its not about what type of music this is .. its about how many people it can touch ... music is all about expression .. this is how he expresses himself .. just because you can't understand it .. doesnt give you the right to judge it ...
I can't appreciate music? That's a pretty crazy thing to say.
I've been to 8 recitals so far in 2010, one of which being devoted to Liszt transcriptions (of and by). I've gone to 12 (I think) shows at local bars, everything from bluegrass to indie rock.
I don't need a lecture on music, thank you very much. All I'm saying is that he's reinforcing a negative stereotype towards fans of classical music.
But I guess your expert opinion and "expression-o-metre" says otherwise.
This his horrible, incredibly simplified from the original, and easy to play. Maksim looks like a child and completely ruins an originally beautiful piece. Just watch a performance of the original to wash this shit out of your head:
It's a masterpiece! He has brang a new age of music to the world like no other. This will show people classical will live on in this world full of uncultural wasteland
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This isn't classical music. If anything, he's distancing people from true classical music, by encouraging the unfortunate stereotype that the piano/orchestra music is for rich white socialites. Simplifying arrangements and adding generic drum beats is only hurting the music.
I went to a recital yesterday of Brahms' Piano Quartet. Everybody in the audience was wearing jeans, and the average age was about 22. There were no drumbeats and they played the actual music.
@Rheostatik I disagree. If anything, I think this is a brilliant way of introducing Liszt and many other classical composer to the younger generation - a way of continuing the music. There is no such thing as true classical music, there's only interpretation of it, and this interpretation is spot on.
To compose a background music that fits so well, he must have really *understood* the music.
I am sure lots of people'd agree with me that we've passed that stereotype a long time ago.
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This is pop music. Not classical. That's not an opinion, that's a fact.
He's not continuing the music. The universities, who give the opportunity to train and educate young artists, who in turn devote their lives to and feed their families by interpreting the music of classical composers as they actually wrote it. That's how it's being carried on. 20 years from now, Maksim will be forgotten.
And no, the stereotype still exists. Just the read the comments for proof.
this song is AWESOME! love that riff at 3 :37! i just read the info at the top about homophobic comments and...is maksim gay? lol not that it matters, hes a great artist. but still, its interesting. shame for all the ladies out there who think hes hot though :P
haha.the uploader's comment is very good.if anyone don like it , just say so....don insult.i don think maksim is ruining the music since most people like it very much.
music is music whether they are interpretations or original pieces, it is what it is. Even if everyone believes that the song is an abomination, it is still music because the artist who created it or interpreted it believes whatever they feel and that's still music. Makism is epic just like many of these new age guys. Big love to them!
watever said and done... maksim in a wonderful pianist... such talent should be appreciated and not insulted.... loving this and all his other performances =)
I think its preposterous not to allow certain comments - I mean give me a break - that's the whole point of this thing. Now about Maksim - there are things in this that I couldn't listen to for very long, but I have a funny feeling (and I even hate to admit this!) that if Liszt had lived to be 200 years old he'd probably be doing this exact kind of thing! Amazing.
So it's a new kind of music; it's theatrical, so what? Get over it. He can play, and if you love work from "Somewhere in Time", you know he has a beautiful sensitivity for the music. He is definitely musical, he has the skill and training and he believes in what he is doing. Is he making money? Probably. But it's his job to do what he does and if he continues to grow and develop into an even better "entertainer", then we will be very lucky indeed. He's no Liberace, thank god!
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lol. Where did all of the cadenzas go?
Yup, Maksim destroyed this piece and Liszt is turning in his grave.
Even if he didn't create these dumb arrangements, he obviously shows no respect for the music if he's still willing to "perform" them. Or he just wants money.
Maksim is NOT gay!!! He has a wife and little girl!!! What's the matter with you people!!!!!!!!! Mattyb you started this with your threats on several of Maksim's videos!! You see so many wonderful comments on this talented young man and those of us that love his music, love him for being himself!!! Now let's get on with listening to all of our favorites that he plays so beautifully!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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wait, Maksim is gay? thats awesome!!! as a equality activist i think its awesome when an amazing musician is homosexual. if you are into equality check out the amazing atheist's video on homophobia its amazing.
And i appreciate finding his videos here because in my country is kind of hard to get such wonderful music, even if we are able to pay for it. Actualy, i don´t see people in my country having a good musical taste... It´s a shame!
Here are some jealous because they can not play as good as maksim
piano89z 2 days ago
played super, maksim is the best, i love this song!!!
piano89z 2 days ago
Jesus. If you can't play Liszt (which is obvious you can't) don't abuse it. This guy is an idiot.
duckisfaction 6 days ago
@duckisfaction are you crazy????????
maksim is one of the best pianists in the world
piano89z 2 days ago
this sucks. take it down.
theCrpldOrphnPrjct 2 weeks ago
OMFG, I have no words is this a joke? When the beat started I couldn't believe how cheesy this is. Seriously why the title says Liszt?? It's the "Dies Irae" gregorian melody ok yes, but has fucking NOTHING to do with Liszt's masterpiece Totentanz :D
poll6666 1 month ago
Very strongly!
Afinacotova 1 month ago in playlist Best Maksim Mrvica
I like Maksim, no matter what those who don't like him but still watch his video say.
JeremiasMuse 2 months ago
it's crossover GEEZ!! CROSSOVER!! It's his version and it's awesome! Period.
futarinokizuna 3 months ago
<3<3<3 very Great!!
tikootikooo 4 months ago in playlist More videos from Mattyb2001uk
Awful :( Lizst would be disappointed
GreekFrederyk 4 months ago
T.T
Why..?
CSPlayerDamon 5 months ago
This is crossover for disabled pianists :)))
AntonyVS 5 months ago 2
I feel a lot of envy around here...it's so sad cause whether someone is good or bad at what they do, envy kills those who own it and they usually never get to perform any better than the person they envy...
ailiz7 5 months ago in playlist Maksim Mrvica
@ailiz7 your right, amazing how ugly jealusy is. maksim is young, when i was that age if i had that talent i probably would have been drawn to the same stuff, cant WAIT to see what he's going to turn into. check out his hungarian rhapsody no. 2, i see a star in the future that could compete against liszt himself! (he definetly has the critics in an uproar)
conetkacat 5 months ago
this is hilarious...he starts it faster than anyone who plays the realy one...but then never play the actually hard part -.- and also makes the arpeggios just one octave...AT LEAST PLAY THE SAME PIANO PART IF YOU'RE MAKING A TRANSCRIPTION OF IT!!!
Bacstam 7 months ago 4
He keeps raping every nice classical piece I love..
Not in a positive way.
Let's put it differently. I hate him.
RoellW94 7 months ago 65
@RoellW94 Is there such thing as positive rape????
Mattyb2001uk 7 months ago 2
@Mattyb2001uk No. But is there a positive thing to killing? Yet you can say 'you killed it' and it'd be a positive thing. :P
You wanted to make my point clear.. xD
RoellW94 7 months ago
@RoellW94 ????
Mattyb2001uk 7 months ago
@Mattyb2001uk Never mind. Hahah. ^_^
RoellW94 7 months ago
@Mattyb2001uk Michelle Kwan was going to skate to this at the 2006 Olympics. She ended up only performing it once in public though. The video is here on youtube.
mopme2008 7 months ago
@RoellW94 Maksim make people love classical music even though they do not like classical music
Kresno1306 7 months ago
@Kresno1306
Yes and that makes me happy. All critics here should consider this.
krasozilina 4 months ago
@RoellW94 why u lkisten this???? i cant belive...go away moron or u dont know how to do that_?????????
icok25 3 months ago
@RoellW94 maksim is one of the best pianists in the world
and this song is super!!!!!
piano89z 2 days ago
@RoellW94 maksim ist the best
piano89z 2 days ago
Any good student from Julliard or one of the other top conservatories has more talent on the keyboard Maksim. Amuzing that he left out the repeated notes and the octaves are just a fraction of the tempo performed by much more gifted pianists. He certainly is a good actor, on his mic'd piano.
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@classicalalways If he was to play the octaves at the correct speed (and believe me he can) then it wouldn't match the beat. And if the beat was increased then it would be touching on rave music and nothing else would fit. I would suggest you check out other performances, Liszt ballade perhaps, to see he's pretty good at what he does. Anyway who are we to judge, music is hardly a competetive sport now is it?
Mattyb2001uk 8 months ago
@Mattyb2001uk Maksim's Liszt on YouTube, especially those with the most views, are hardly virtuoso piano playing. Whether it be with beat or without a beat, his termpos are clearly more labored and lack much in terms of fireworks (excepts for the glissando he focused so hard on). While music is not a competitive sport, the careers of musicians is a competitive marketplace. Kissin, Hamelin, Lisitsa, and several other pianists that make Maksim look like he is just at best a decent student.
classicalalways 8 months ago 3
@classicalalways ahahhahahahahhahahahah make some music then, moron...hahahahahaha
icok25 3 months ago
@icok25 I have made some great music - but you won't know it unless you open your eyes. Hate those who have a different opinion, as you do - it is what makes your, my and all of our political systems pathetic. If you just opened your mind and listened to all of the pianists who perform a work, maybe you could know what you are talking about.
classicalalways 3 months ago
@classicalalways ahhahaahhaahahah u are funny.....
icok25 3 months ago
@classicalalways u are just jealous and ugly...xD
icok25 3 months ago
@icok25 You may not care to be educated and listen to different performances of a work - so enjoy the only one you know, and don't listen to Valentina Lisitsa or Francesco Libetta. Sure, I am jealous of the mediocre and lesser talented musicians who portray themselves as something they are not - not good.
classicalalways 3 months ago
What a joke this guy is! lmfao
sammarco02 8 months ago 18
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@sammarco02 lmfao at you! Another Jung Lin fan shooting his mouth off.
Mattyb2001uk 8 months ago
me encantó, superbe!!
alphaleona 9 months ago
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i like his power if you want you can watch my videos, too =)
VFBandi89 9 months ago
i like his power
VFBandi89 9 months ago
Make a joyfull noise on to the god of creation, what a performance.
maria610421 10 months ago
Maksim is being Possessed by Beethoven!!!
mauler211 10 months ago
GRRRRRR!!!!!!
mauler211 10 months ago
This guy is a genius on the key board, 2nd to none.
maria610421 10 months ago 2
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a vortex saturated of emotions
MissKamilla1986 10 months ago 28
The artist's hand makes palpable the subtle embroideries of dreams... the writing gives free rein to the occult, The painting gives a face to your hope and the music makes all real and palpable.
MissKamilla1986 10 months ago 27
this version is good until youv heard the original. maksim got me into alota classical music so i shouldnt put him down. i love the use of effects in this version. they are pretty cool. however ya only realise how much maksim has watered it down once ya hear someone as awesome as valentina lisitsa playing it. apparently this piece was written on a variation of mozart. that would explain the resemblance between it and the shining intro!
tcrangle963 11 months ago
Excellent technique, and sensitivity friend Mr vika!
Icarodefrancisco 1 year ago
ive been suffering from sore throat but while watching this i seem to forgot about it and enjoyed the music while jaw dropped ITS BEYOND PERFECT!!!
akosiWQMP 1 year ago
awesome. :) maksim is amazing. loved it. the real composition by Liszt is awesome, if you wanna hear that... go watch valentina lisista
tigertolyy 1 year ago
i LOVE to watch he's playing! He's all in music! He feel it , he lives in it!
He's just perfect!!!!!
YanaCrazZy 1 year ago
he's amazing, but he looks like he is fighting the piano at the beginning
gracegohshiqing1 1 year ago
very dramatic...
theorcbreaker 1 year ago
omg im in love <3
jokersbitch 1 year ago
Fantastic Mattyb ...Image and Sound HQuality !!!
serapiodeljesus 1 year ago
very good.
Love it!!!!
I like very much this it
Cadru7 1 year ago 2
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A child could play this pathetic version. This is an insult to Liszt. Listen to the original and prepare to cry, compared to this garbage. I look forward to your embarrassingly stupid replies and counter arguments, Mattyb2001uk.
evifnoskcaj 1 year ago
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evifnoskcaj 1 year ago
I think if I paid to see this I'd be quite disappointed.
Scottondanet 1 year ago
@Scottondanet I went and saw his solo concert and it was amazing, I highly recommend it, when it's just Maksim and his piano with no backing it is truely magical!
Maksimfan 1 year ago
sounds like theres a reference to rachmaninoff too
tcrangle963 1 year ago
Wow. Love it. It's epic!
ClaraGrobanFan 1 year ago
This is awesome!Great!I like this change from the classics in modern dress.
medicinka 1 year ago
this is it!
porcspinos 1 year ago
this was going to be my next ice skating song :))) <33333333333
Iceskatergirl22 1 year ago
its been 2days yet im still addicted
awesome
KatsuMiyukiFB 1 year ago
Liszt was so popular that women fought over his clothes.
This "crossover" is so sad i just unsubbed.
Laudan08 1 year ago 16
@Laudan08 You unsubbed because you didn't like this "crossover". That makes you sad?
Mattyb2001uk 1 year ago 10
@Mattyb2001uk yep.
Laudan08 1 year ago
Genius........Pure Genius. So talented, gifted, I can listen to him play all night. I NEVER tire from listening to him, and will always be dreaming of the day to be in his presence and hear him play in concert. What a dream come true that would be!
seraphim701 1 year ago
Funny that's what people thought would happen to Victor Borge! How about Arthur Fiedler?
fieryhun 1 year ago
WOW!! WOW!!! WOW!!! OUTSTANDING!!!! APPLAUSE!!!
japanesesen 1 year ago
鳴りやまぬ拍手！
8AR0 1 year ago
hm. very unique i would say. but i stil prefer pure classical music. the backgroun music is a bit too much.
kaixin90 1 year ago
WTF ??? it's really sad what people are forced to do to popularize classical music ! gosh liszt 's totentanz didn't need that ...
gouloum2222 1 year ago
guys before you criticize him. can you play like him? no, then shut up.
blueychoc 1 year ago 4
Maksim = Michael Bay on the piano
fritzbomb 1 year ago
its weird to see him in a costum :)
Adritheblond 1 year ago
If you're not riding the wave of change, you'll find yourself beneath it. - Kevin Loader
For people who think classical and popular music shouldn't mix, well, you're wrong.
musicrules099 1 year ago
@musicrules099 No, this garbage proves we're right.
Rheostatik 1 year ago
@Rheostatik
Maybe you know a lot, but so far you can't even devide "fact" from "opinion".
RafaelFeyenoordfan 1 year ago
@musicrules099 no... what is wrong is to think that classical music has to be mixed with popular music to be listened to by people under 40
gouloum2222 1 year ago
Es impresonante!! Me gusta la musica clasica, pero tambien la musica que es nueva, que estas llena de sentimiento...Musica de nuestro tiempo y este musico es IMPRESIONANTE...
aneranam 1 year ago
Mattyb2001uk you are absolutely right! People who complain about this magnificent piano player I have two things to tell you. First of all: don't like the music, well, then this is not your style. ERASE "MAKSIM MRVICA" FROM THE SEARCH BAR AND LOOK FOR SOMETHING ELSE. and the second one, you don't like this music, well then you are stupid.
zorrotototes 1 year ago
Cet homme est à chaque fois possédé par la Musique... Celà se voit à sa manière de jouer, de se tenir, un virtuose... Croatie <3
soline9413 1 year ago
lol, the beginning seems quite funny to me :)
gracegohshiqing1 1 year ago
Hrvatska uživo !!!
KyraGaus 1 year ago
but you can't crossover popular music with classical music, classical music is art., crossover is between popular genders, but a crossover between pop and classical is not crossover at all, it's butchering
richclayderman 1 year ago
@richclayderman
You're an idiot; seriously. Elitism in music should not be accepted, if the artist goes in a direction you don't like, you cant stop him. Art is art: a form of expression which elicits an emotional response and if you don't like that expression, don't listen to it.
DrOli 1 year ago
*brought to colet...not brang.. anyway, classical music rocks
1c3Breaker 1 year ago
nice cross
everlastinglaw 1 year ago
Amazing!
fistman4 1 year ago
Why does he always wear those rubbber bands on his fingers cuz it's sooooooooooo cool@
YukiUchihaxX 1 year ago
Electronical + Classical = AWESOME!
Heinrich10645 1 year ago
one of the things i love about Maksim is how he can play both gently and aggresively with skill, but he tends to turn classical music into something groovy, adding drum beats and voice
travlr00 1 year ago
lovit lovit lovit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SHINYamAHA21 1 year ago
Wow, I never thought classical and techno could merge....I was mistaken.
Bravo!
justlooseit8567 1 year ago
awesome !!!!
soidoitp 1 year ago 3
liszt techno is awesome
johnl5r3w 1 year ago 5
for what tape?
sergiocn92 1 year ago
Wow!
wawerua96 1 year ago 3
Mi sapreste dire il titolo originale del brano ?
Comunque anche questa versione mi piace ,...
Grazie
Piero
ticonzero000 1 year ago
@ticonzero000 totentanz di liszt non ascoltare quel pirla qui
Mznakjarrett 1 year ago
Mi piace [ QUASI ] Tutta la Musica e questa [ ANCHE ] mi Piace.
Tra l'altro è il brano delle prime inquadrature di un famoso film di Kubrik : Shiningh.
Bene ! Detto ciò sarei interessato a conoscere l'esatto titolo del brano. Ho visto nei commenti ma mi pare che nessuno abbia mai citato il titolo.
Me lo potete suggerire ?
Grazie.
Piero
ticonzero000 1 year ago
voila je suis français et je ladord cette musique il joue toujours aussi bien
sest malerheure qui fait pas de concert en france
si il y a quelqu'un qui sest qui me le dit
je ladord
noella06130 2 years ago
@Rheostatik .... stop complaining just because you can't appreciate music .. what you dont understand is that he has actual talent .. he not only listens to music but he has the talent and guts to change the music and bring it to a whole new audience .. its not about what type of music this is .. its about how many people it can touch ... music is all about expression .. this is how he expresses himself .. just because you can't understand it .. doesnt give you the right to judge it ...
gotcrax 2 years ago 2
I can't appreciate music? That's a pretty crazy thing to say.
I've been to 8 recitals so far in 2010, one of which being devoted to Liszt transcriptions (of and by). I've gone to 12 (I think) shows at local bars, everything from bluegrass to indie rock.
I don't need a lecture on music, thank you very much. All I'm saying is that he's reinforcing a negative stereotype towards fans of classical music.
But I guess your expert opinion and "expression-o-metre" says otherwise.
Rheostatik 1 year ago
i don't feel scared by this piece... really. i'm criticizing him, i just mean that he changed this piece a lot..
zzhhaannggddii 2 years ago
Dance Macabre,maybe it will looks like this.Bravo
Zikunka123 2 years ago 2
well he has a shirt on this time.
idk if thats an improvement or what.
dont really care
fluffythecat2 2 years ago
Is it possible to get a version of this piece????? I prefer it to the original....:)
EvergreenSelena 2 years ago
@ninakalaw1
I think you're right, but i know one word.....
Amazing !!
5 Stars
Luc1Sky 2 years ago
This his horrible, incredibly simplified from the original, and easy to play. Maksim looks like a child and completely ruins an originally beautiful piece. Just watch a performance of the original to wash this shit out of your head:
evifnoskcaj 2 years ago
The beginning of this performance is amazing
marclinh 2 years ago
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shadowravenhk 2 years ago
I have no words he is so briliant so talanted so astonishing so amazing.... It's wonderfull !!!!!!!
ninakalaw1 2 years ago 14
It's a masterpiece! He has brang a new age of music to the world like no other. This will show people classical will live on in this world full of uncultural wasteland
colet209 2 years ago 8
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This isn't classical music. If anything, he's distancing people from true classical music, by encouraging the unfortunate stereotype that the piano/orchestra music is for rich white socialites. Simplifying arrangements and adding generic drum beats is only hurting the music.
I went to a recital yesterday of Brahms' Piano Quartet. Everybody in the audience was wearing jeans, and the average age was about 22. There were no drumbeats and they played the actual music.
Rheostatik 2 years ago
@Rheostatik I disagree. If anything, I think this is a brilliant way of introducing Liszt and many other classical composer to the younger generation - a way of continuing the music. There is no such thing as true classical music, there's only interpretation of it, and this interpretation is spot on.
To compose a background music that fits so well, he must have really *understood* the music.
I am sure lots of people'd agree with me that we've passed that stereotype a long time ago.
EvergreenSelena 2 years ago 2
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This is pop music. Not classical. That's not an opinion, that's a fact.
He's not continuing the music. The universities, who give the opportunity to train and educate young artists, who in turn devote their lives to and feed their families by interpreting the music of classical composers as they actually wrote it. That's how it's being carried on. 20 years from now, Maksim will be forgotten.
And no, the stereotype still exists. Just the read the comments for proof.
Rheostatik 2 years ago
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This is not pop music it's crossover. Fact not an opinion. Stop getting upset about it. If you don't like it don't watch it.
Yes 20 years from now he may be forgotten but in 20 minutes you will be.
Mattyb2001uk 2 years ago 38
@Mattyb2001uk brava, well put, i like your thinking
Spartanskull001 2 years ago
@Mattyb2001uk
Wrong, it's popular crossover and yes, I already forgot me.
dpsherry 1 year ago
@dpsherry Sorry, who are you?
Mattyb2001uk 1 year ago
@dpsherry POPULAR being the key word. "Pop" is short for popular.
evifnoskcaj 1 year ago
@Mattyb2001uk No feelings to it, he's just popularizing the classical music
steshystesh 1 year ago
@Rheostatik There are no rules as to what music is. This here is "actual music", whether you like it or not.
OneSkiWonder 2 years ago 2
I'm not denying that this is "actual music". Of course it's music, nobody on earth will deny that.
I'm just saying it's not particularly good music. No offense to Mr. Maksim, though...he's not a BAD player.
Rheostatik 1 year ago
@Rheostatik Well I think this music is brilliant. Being open to change is part of progression.
OneSkiWonder 1 year ago
Well, I think this music is lame. My idea of change doesn't consist of removing 90% of the music and adding generic drum beats.
Guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.
Rheostatik 1 year ago
@Rheostatik That we will, else have a long argument. Because I seriously love this song. I'd say they removed about 10 percent of the "music".
OneSkiWonder 1 year ago
wat song is this? liszt???
0362746634 2 years ago
@0362746634 it's by lizt.....:( i don't know either.....
EvergreenSelena 2 years ago
@EvergreenSelena thats called TOTENTANZ
Anjunabosco 2 years ago
wow!!! this sounds beautifully sinister=]
tcrangle963 2 years ago 3
Beautiful
5*
1951Darnell 2 years ago 2
ahahhah that was quite nice!
walkis 2 years ago
Extroardinary, Fantastic, undiscribale, perfect anger, perfectly shown,incredible performance.
zorrotototes 2 years ago 3
BRAVo.... Amazing.... Perfect harmony.... Heart Pounding Music....
malwar3d3t3ct3d 2 years ago 2
amazing!
Whatever2661 2 years ago 3
he is SO brilliant!
lovescoffeee 2 years ago 4
I don't have words for this
saidsikira 2 years ago 2
this song is AWESOME! love that riff at 3 :37! i just read the info at the top about homophobic comments and...is maksim gay? lol not that it matters, hes a great artist. but still, its interesting. shame for all the ladies out there who think hes hot though :P
chavbuster 2 years ago 2
well, he's married to childhood sweetheart Ana and he's got a daughter LeeLoo. U still think he's a gay?
vivasvaneti 2 years ago 3
wow loven it
hellmaster5000 2 years ago 3
AWESOME!
1kenodave1 2 years ago 4
This should be called "Maksims Rage" XD ..btw whats liszt?
madwar1995 2 years ago
but it's a "Totentanz" (dance of the death) by Franz Liszt :)
vivasvaneti 2 years ago
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vivasvaneti 2 years ago
wow! wow! wow! his greatest performance ever!!! absolutely awesome!!!
vivasvaneti 2 years ago
It was to be a dance of death. But it's bealtiful!
RodrigoCCunha22 2 years ago
haha.the uploader's comment is very good.if anyone don like it , just say so....don insult.i don think maksim is ruining the music since most people like it very much.
danielchong1234 2 years ago 4
music is music whether they are interpretations or original pieces, it is what it is. Even if everyone believes that the song is an abomination, it is still music because the artist who created it or interpreted it believes whatever they feel and that's still music. Makism is epic just like many of these new age guys. Big love to them!
ExploringBeyond 2 years ago
are u crazy man??? maksim is awsome!!!!
kuonyeng 2 years ago
agree
JustAn0therC0py 2 years ago
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I can't even listen to this, why would he ever do this? This doesn't even sound good..
sephipollo 2 years ago
I can never get enough of this guy. He really enjoys what he is doing, and I love listening to it.
I like the mixture of classical and modern music. It's hybrid allows people of both schools to listen to music outside their realm of expertise.
earwasel2 2 years ago 2
watever said and done... maksim in a wonderful pianist... such talent should be appreciated and not insulted.... loving this and all his other performances =)
hamsavenirdvn 2 years ago
I think its preposterous not to allow certain comments - I mean give me a break - that's the whole point of this thing. Now about Maksim - there are things in this that I couldn't listen to for very long, but I have a funny feeling (and I even hate to admit this!) that if Liszt had lived to be 200 years old he'd probably be doing this exact kind of thing! Amazing.
TrueTwelfth 2 years ago
wat an amazing preformance
sprinklez124 2 years ago 2
So it's a new kind of music; it's theatrical, so what? Get over it. He can play, and if you love work from "Somewhere in Time", you know he has a beautiful sensitivity for the music. He is definitely musical, he has the skill and training and he believes in what he is doing. Is he making money? Probably. But it's his job to do what he does and if he continues to grow and develop into an even better "entertainer", then we will be very lucky indeed. He's no Liberace, thank god!
yournutz 2 years ago
I love the frenzy! It's kind of terrifying actually! lol! :D
myorli29 2 years ago
A little repetitive.
Sounds like someone looped all their favorite parts. like 3 second loops.
I can't believe he wasted his time learning this. It absolutely makes no sense.
Just when I thought it was over he starts back up. I'm okay with someone expressing themself.
Just putting techno music over wonderful pieces is quite annoying.
Federich Chopin even was so bold to say that if anyone didn't play his music right. Don't play it at all.
Girls fall for it though :P.
ChrisWatch 2 years ago 4
omg right hand playing the melody lol xd
rautibo 2 years ago
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lol. Where did all of the cadenzas go?
Yup, Maksim destroyed this piece and Liszt is turning in his grave.
Even if he didn't create these dumb arrangements, he obviously shows no respect for the music if he's still willing to "perform" them. Or he just wants money.
MoltoRetardando 2 years ago
AGREED!
mrvinass 2 years ago
Nice adaption :)
ringworks 2 years ago 3
isnt this based on the totentanz?
bckm54 2 years ago
Maksim is NOT gay!!! He has a wife and little girl!!! What's the matter with you people!!!!!!!!! Mattyb you started this with your threats on several of Maksim's videos!! You see so many wonderful comments on this talented young man and those of us that love his music, love him for being himself!!! Now let's get on with listening to all of our favorites that he plays so beautifully!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
borzoihaven 2 years ago 5
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wait, Maksim is gay? thats awesome!!! as a equality activist i think its awesome when an amazing musician is homosexual. if you are into equality check out the amazing atheist's video on homophobia its amazing.
ilovestinalots 2 years ago
hope the piano wont take apart after the performance, hes more like smashing it
NutZ00100 2 years ago 2
what piece is this based off of?
nmbanana 2 years ago
liszt's totentanz
rautibo 2 years ago
thanks
nmbanana 2 years ago
I love him so much!
And i appreciate finding his videos here because in my country is kind of hard to get such wonderful music, even if we are able to pay for it. Actualy, i don´t see people in my country having a good musical taste... It´s a shame!
javinnelaureen 2 years ago
oh my. the way he slam the piano. ouch. :) master.
anyong29 2 years ago
fantastic..^^
rod2cute 2 years ago
NICE!