Tsujii Nobuyuki Kapustin/"8 Concert Etudes for Piano Op.40-2"

[risktakerdaito]

0:03 "Well, is this Chopin?"

0:58 "No! That's Kapsutin."

I thought that when I heard this the first time.

[Lukkysama]

I applaused too

[BMWSant16]

amazing

[cubanbach]

What can I add to what the world has already been said? Nobu has been kissed by God. This is nearly beyond belief. He is my new inspiration for life, for living, for being.

[newjebenthan]

contact me for kapustin sheets

[theusermail]

the soul is not blind but him  is

[JCruz5987]

great piece, trying to learn it myself. Takes a lot of practice, especially the right hand to get the right voice, evenness, and main melodic tune on the pinky

[sukesanchun]

Like Keith Jarrette.

I love his pure sound.

[TheTheonlyK]

i've been playing for almost 10 years now, and i can't even begin to compare myself to his level of skill. absolutely fantastic! the amount of emotion and control he exhibits are extraordinary. May he continue to play as beautifully as he has now :)

[DragonGooey]

Wow..I tried to learn this..left hand was a piece of cake. Then I tried the right hand....it made me want to give up immediately. It takes an immense amount of finger control to shift back between the thumb+pinky and the index+ring finger.

Man..anyone have any advice to help me for the right hand?

[xodn3300]

@DragonGooey practice it as you would practice a trill

[DragonGooey]

@xodn3300

Oops, I guess I kinda overexaggerated the difficulty. After I tried varying the fingerings for each chord-trill thing, things were a little more smoother.

[eelleezz]

bravo !

[Doc10Nemo]

I was not familiar with these pieces prior to seeing this video. I enjoyed them very much. He seems to have a flair for jazz; I would be interested in hearing him play more jazz or his own compositions in the future.

[Sepharite]

If he's blind, how does he learn songs? he must be amazing perfect pitch...

[ikemaster9]

@Sepharite

His teacher plays every note very slowly and Tsujii learns it all by ear like that.

[slyme1711]

insanely good

[simonpvp]

BD-HD 1080P LEVEL.........

[radiokid2]

truly scary...hands aside, he NAILS the music....I'm an instant fan!

The only other times I felt this was Keith Jarrett doing jazz, Glenn Gould doing Bach and Murray Perahia doing Beethoven.

[Grubenpony12]

Masterpiece

and a

Masterplayer!

[AllegroDemolish]

his touch is so special.

listen to his layers he created.

gosh, hes the modern mozart!

[braintist]

He cant be equated with mozart, he is a miracle. Try learning this pieces with your eyes closed...

[demosj]

I've heard the studio recording by Marc-Andre Hamelin, and hearing Tsujii play is all the more shocking since he matches the supervirtuoso measure for measure. Hope we see more from this young man.

[eFatz83]

@demosj Actually i like this performance a bit more than hamelin from an interpretation standpoint. Tsujii plays more clean, more "secco", which i think is more loyal to Kapustin's own approach, whereas i think Hamelin is too "romanticised". Just my opinion though, takes nothing away from the fact that Hamelin is a super virtuoso also

[braintist]

@demosj I always thought virtuoso was the maximum standard a human can achieve, I dont see a point of coining supervirtuoso...

[demosj]

Supervirtuoso is a necessary term to distinguish the likes of Horowitz, Wild, Argerich, and Kissin from great, but not AS great, pianists like Brailowsky, Kentner, and de Pachmann.

Sort of an A and B list, pardon the crude simile.

[braintist]

Playing this piece this well - awesome

Learning to play this well while being blind.... speechless

When I see him play I always feel inspired!

[1sewak1genj1n]

来年の東京JAZZFes、辻井さん、カプースチン弾いてくれな­いかな？今年はN響が詰まんない曲を30分もやりやがって辟易し­たよ。

[thehyonta1]

何故こうも美しくこの曲を弾けるんだろう。。。聴き入ってしまっ­た。

[superjam18]

How old is this young man?

[forfinya]

he was 15 years old. i believe he is now 21.

he is a great pianist.

[a30628]

何でこんなに音が優しいんだろう

[LukeMD]

I am so happy to listen to Tsujii !!! He is fantastic. I wonder if the critics that wrote bullshits about him after the Van Cliburn 2009 are listening him playin Kasputin at 15 yold. !!! GO TSUJII !!!!!!!!

[mlliu2006]

@LukeMD Critics who write for papers or blogs aren't piano virtuosos. The audiences know better. This piece made me an admirer of Kapustin - I am already sold on Nobuyuki, in a big way.

[111alexander111]

Well done - bravo!

[alexggable]

Tsujii plays this etude better than Kapustin himself.

He plays it with such romantisicsm, charming, and adequated phrasing, that makes this unique; mystic and beautiful sounds comming out from the instrument, without forgetting the esence of an etude.

5 stars for this true and sensitive genious.

[metallwater]

About Tsujii's touch I agree with you: The sound he creates in this piece reminds me of those by George Shearing - these unbelievably beautiful and sensitive tones I admire so much, where do they come from?

[xRisingForcex]

@alexggable ehhhh

[KV620]

how wonderful!

[aiaibunnydayo]

すばらしい！！！！！！！！！！！！！！

アップしてくださって、ありがとうございます！

大感謝です！

最高！　本当にありがとう！

Lots of thanks to up this!

[ReturnOfTheStienway]

I had no idea he played Kapustin stuff... He is SOOO GOOOOOOD!!!!!

[gtyler7292]

his music is especially popular in Japan so it isn't too big of a surprise.

[afertyus1000]

stevie wonder better start practicing again!

[loves2listen]

oh this is just fantastic! does anybody know if there is a cd with this guy playing kapustin's music? he's really got the music!!

[caderat]

Apparently this pianist has been completely blind since being born - even more amazing

[kage1369]

he is one of the very few artists, that can actually play kapustin's music. sounds just great

[snow00drops]

透き通った音色で素敵です！

これからもますます活躍されますように。

[FORTUNAVISION]

He is alive and well, inspiring other artists.

[pianoplejer]

better than Kapustin:P

[Richy6202]

I think so too.

[tdavis2797]

nooo...keep in mind that Kapustin's recording dates back to 1986 and couldn't possibly generate that tone with the equipment provided to him. even currently, Kapustin continues to record on a "dated" instrument--to put it mildly. Tsuji's recording IS superior to that of kapustin's own. however, to say Tsuji is BETTER would warrant some reprehensible implications regarding Kapustin's mastery of the instrument.

[pianoplejer]

in my opinion...

[magicmrmadman]

@tdavis2797 Indeed, kapustin is the real genious. It is Kapustin that have created new music out of his genious brain while Tsuji is - in a good matter anyway - 'merely' copying the scraps of a real genious. Not forgetting the fact that Tsuji still is a phenonemal pianist. But to say Tsuji is better than Kapustin would in a way be like saying Arthur Rubinstein is better than Chopin or Liszt or that Gould is more genial than Mozart or Beethoven

[tdavis2797]

@magicmrmadman

true as life..

[xRisingForcex]

@pianoplejer ehhh

[salonde]

盲目なのにスゴイ。

ではなくて、本当に音がスゴイです。

[ChieGarden]

素晴らしいです！難しそうな曲ですね！！

[MrAkiraakira]

love this!

[jubulalau]

Blessed rendition of the piece.

I'll look for more things from this guy.

[demosj]

This is the first I have ever heard this composition. Enthralling, with a magical tone.

[bbb3d]

辻井さんのすばらしいところは、ほんとに自分で音楽を楽しんでい­ることだ。

この曲のJazzの要素もよくだしてる。

[ffxi1031]

凄すぎる。。。。。

何故これほどまでに正確なタッチで弾くことができ、

心の琴線に触れる演奏が出来のか、全くもって信じがたい。

[babybabyblues]

Japanese!! U rock!!!

[hardyromeo]

おめでとうございます。

あなたの素晴らしい演奏で世の中を明るく

して下さい。

今後の活躍を期待しています。

[Richy6202]

I'm very happy too!

Thank you!

[mlliu2006]

@Richy6202

A much belated and heart-felt thank you for posting this video. You and others who uploaded these videos of Nobuyuki's performances have done more than anyone else to vindicate mean-spirited things said about Tsujii from people who resent his Cliburn gold medal.

[hananonakama]

Congratulations!!!

[emitheoptimist]

dreamy...

[AllUserNamesTaken111]

GO NOBU!

[artsyalchemistthe2nd]

HE WON!!!!! :D

[Richy6202]

You were lucky to see his LIVE!

[amusicalnutcase]

I saw him play today at the Van Cliburn and enjoyed it greatly. Funny to find him playing Kapustin as I'm looking more into to trying to play it myself.

[Richy6202]

Today?

Oh Great!

Thank you for your comment.

[amusicalnutcase]

Well, technically it was Saturday. I was just still awake so it was "today."

[sagara89]

He's in the finals for Van Cliburn WOO

[crazyovermozart]

He should WIN WIN WIN ♫ ♫ ♥

[KV620]

wonderful touch

[sephirothpuppet]

Why is this the first I've heard of this fellow?

[magicmrmadman]

@sephirothpuppet Who, Kapustin or Tsujii Nobuyuki?

[Babejuda]

Wow! Bravo&Bravu!

[PSearPianist]

That is truly amazing playing by anyone - sighted or not!

[zakinco22]

Bravo!

[YYJBL]

beautiful

[bluenoteboston]

Simply outstanding!