Nikolai Kapustin performing Prelude, op. 53, no. 11

[winxcat]

I love this man so much. His music is just *____*

[CheekyVimto08]

wish there were more vids of him on here

[crobc1]

I can't believe this. Finally a modern, living, classical composer I like!

[jansumi]

I'm just wondering geeeez what Planet have i been on that i haven't heard of this man and boy am i ever going to make up for it. Wow.

[ppBlacksevenpp]

I want your glasses!!

[Lukkysama]

Love his style. So classy, elegant.

[ReturnOfTheStienway]

I loveeeee this guy

[yoyolodogas]

after rachmaninov and scriabin comes this giant ...

[yak2221]

kapustin is a example. the life. the pianist. the composer. the man. uno entre millones.

[debrucey]

There are some differences to the printed score in this performance. I have to say I prefer them. Difficult to work out precisely what they are though.

[Stivanification]

fantastic. It's like Oscar Peterson with more blues

[MCalixte89]

@Stivanification lol what? lol no one plays with more blues than oscar peterson. maybe you should youtube him

[Slashgordon5]

tight

[moskvamoya]

Super pianist!

[freshairmusic]

Not sarcastic. I am moved and delighted by this music.

[freshairmusic]

So good tears welled up, and then I laughed out loud.

[SailorVVV]

@freshairmusic is that sarcastic

[Jhunj28]

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[CBasie2856]

Bring in the JAZZZZ!

[PaulRx4]

WOW!!! even better than Erwin Schulhoff 's studies for jazz piano. WOW!!

a Russian Gershwin?? standing ovation!

[jebenthan]

hi, i have all the sheetmusic, just contact me for the link

[JonathanReichert]

Radical. Can't wait to dig into this book!

[flip4gym13]

the sheet music book with this song is $40!!!!!

[chesnok9]

BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO !!!!!!

[awayfromallsuns]

It's perfect to play this after dinner!

[KlassikFan2007]

Bravo!

[VJQartet]

Bravo,Nikolai!

[CheekyVimto08]

christ his ideas must be difficult to notate

[ThePiosenkarz]

GENIUS

[GreatJeca]

Colonel Sanders, showing us that he is indeed a man of multiple talents.

[amusicalnutcase]

Hands down (thumbs up) my favorite prelude of the set.

[yetihouse]

Отлично!

[imkitsoularas]

at 1:30 sound like garner style

[EcoleDePianoMayumi]

Hi is not Jazz musician. But he is just a brilliant piano composer and pianist. We don't have to sort him as whatever certain category simply he's music is great. I'm a pianist but I don't sort music just I play whatever I like. Though I'm not a jazz pianist. But I'd say I'm a classical pianist only if somebody asks me. It's not important but it is just like this.

[demosj]

Let's establish it once and for all: This is not truly jazz in spirit. Nikolai Kapustin himself EXPLICITLY stated that his music was not jazz. Anyone familiar with jazz will say the same.

No room for subjectivity or argument, there it is from the composer.

[XavierMac]

It's not jazz... it just uses jazz idioms. I can see this is going to be a difficult point for people to follow for quite some time....

[Sepharite]

@XavierMac What is jazz anyways?

But to side with you, Jazz needs to have improvisation. This is written in stone, hence it isn't Jazz in a sense.

[Doumbeck]

GET FREE OF CATAGORIES... it will simplify and clafiry your existance to do so

[gercog88]

BOSS OF JAZZ!!! GREATE!!!

[lesta2010]

Super fantastic!!

[MEpianist]

How did this jazz GENIUS come out of the USSR? Was he part of the Stiljagi scene?

[tdavis2797]

@MEpianist:

i am so surprised you made that connection. as a matter of fact, i read a dissertation on Kapustin regarding his participation in that subculture. don't quote me on this, but i believe it was a great aspiration of his to work amidst those circles, though he only managed to channel this fascination within the infantile constraints of the generic stiljagi build--i think merely donning their respective attire and subscribing to an analogous configuration of American culture at most.

[Rookdmc]

what a fuckin boss

[usefulmusic]

We're lucky Kapustin is such a fine pianist so that we can what he intends. There's plenty of room for other interpretations; but at least performers can avoid gross misinterpretations and can add their own passion and character to his music.

[ReturnOfTheStienway]

I love him so much!

[ShowtimePanda]

Kapustin writes some great shit. Probably my favorite living composer right now.

[gercog88]

SUPER!!!!!!!!! LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!

[musicalifer]

Are you familiar with Kapusin's music or is this just your reaction to this piece? It is not representative of his main body of work. I've sent you a personal email about this and would be happy to engage in a dialogue.

[ProkofievFanatic]

So why is this a prelude lol?  Don't get me wrong I love this, I just want to know why he calls it a prelude lol.

[flamingspinach]

Mainly because it's short and not highly structured. Check out the wikipedia article entitled "Prelude (music)".

[dundermifflin7]

I like how the melody moves from the left side of the piano to the right, and how the voices become more and more separated, until, at the end, they're as far apart as possible.

Very cool.

[k98killer]

As Kapustin said, "I was never a jazz musician. I never tried to be a real jazz pianist, but I had to do it because of the composing. I'm not interested in improvisation -- and what is a jazz musician without improvisation? All my improvisation is written, of course, and they became much better; it improved them."

[mdeonx12]

One of the best jazz composers/players who ever lived (just behind Coltrane.)

[mdeonx12]

or art tatum

[Lukecash12]

I don't necessarily think he is behind coltrane, nothing against coltrane.

[pianoman1234]

PM me for any Kapustin sheets.

[estudiosinluz]

Is this composed jazz?

[ProkofievFanatic]

"Composed Jazz" means nothing. Do you mean composed improvisation? In that case I'm pretty sure thats what he meant it to be.

[lovesGenet]

thanyou . Finally some Kapustin that doesn't just scare the shots out of me. i love his lyric sense too. I must find the etudes of course. I really like what he has to offer. amazingly spontaneous sounding!!

[stienwayz]

*heavenly sounds*

[jlmonro]

astounding.

[noleno]

kapustin rocks.

[wborgstro]

Only Kasputin will play like Kapustin. EVER. There is no equal on earth to this man, and there may never be one. Pure magic.

[usefulmusic]

Wrong! Steven Osborne gets closer to the heart of it.

[flamingspinach]

Steven Osborne has a great interpretation. In some of Kapustin's pieces, he may even have improved on Kapustin's own playing - such as his great rendition of the 23rd prelude, in my opinion. :)

[reddoghud]

I actually like Kapustin's playing with the straight eighths a little bit better, but I agree, they're both great. Kapustin's music is fantastic -- I love his sonatas.

[gpahdnon]

wow, this video is epic..

[zanimatsya]

I've got his 10 piano sonatas in one book and various other works. Just let me know.

[jamalagon]

Very interested in the piano sonatas and other works. Please let me know how I can acquire them.

Thank you. Jaime

[Florestan1982]

Regards to Mr K. (who shall be soon getting a longass letter from me as part of his 70th Birthday letters!) Playing his own work in his own unique style, like only he does best. Be good, Dave.

[vivace119]

Ah yes, it's that fantastic bluesy prelude. I must learn to play this soon: it's great!

[jre58591]

thank you fot this video! i really enjoyed it.