Lugansky - Chopin Etude Op.10 n.8

[monobrow638]

Masterful...

[K46620]

Wow, that was fast, and good.

[TheMoritati]

It's well phrased, very fast, clean, and voiced properly. Very 'proper', and unfortunately not very interesting. Lugansky is great, just a wee bit sterile, for me.

[ldhmage]

@TheMoritati Lugansky is not just sterile, he is no musician. Just a mechanical non-expressive player.

[TheMoritati]

@ldhmage Lots of them, unfortunately. Makes me really grateful for the amazing artists that we DO have, i.e. Horowitz and Gilels.

[curryindians]

A good recording, but like the Gorlatch it is way too fast. For the definitive Youtube recordings, see Blechacz and Pogorelich. They bring out so much more in their performances!

[Pianoloverbwv1008]

Oh god!!! is fantastic

[catastrouph39]

you have not to film during concerts

[capen]

A new benchmark has been set in my mind, as well as I am sure others, with regards to what one should strive for when pursuing technical perfection.

[NOSEhow2LIV]

As a pinistic feat, it's phenomenal. But if you look for pearly grace, spicy surprises in passing harmonies, curves & elegance with wit........it's just fart oof ast, taking the piece out of the natural soundscape a twitch it can be fully appreciote. I admire Lug-an'-ski and have loved many of his performances, but this actually reduces the piece's full effect.

[geertdehoux]

@NOSEhow2LIV

I actually agree with you.

There is a 'tradition' of playing Chopin's Etudes, Waltzes and Polonaises in a (very) high tempo and for what ?

To show you can do it ?

Many people don't realize that playing well at a moderated speed can be much more difficult than 'flying'!

[geertdehoux]

@NOSEhow2LIV

And then there are 2 options: or you let the melody (which is in the left hand, in this Etude) sing, or you focus on the fast notes (which are only broken chords) in the right hand.

Most pianists take the second option.

In my opinion this reduces the music's quality heavily.

A cordial greeting,

Geert Dehoux, pianist.

[lhiram23]

@NOSEhow2LIV i think the same. he can be more "musician" and musical other days... it's often the case with pianists today in the Chopin's etudes. I prefer, by far, the imagination of Horowitz, Lhevinne, Friedman...

[Icarodefrancisco]

complet pianist.......is bealthiful too

[Ilgiangyk]

I heard this etude live from Lugansky 2 hour ago, he's fantastic!

[anblanco333]

if i had to choose the most complete pianist of our times, probably i´ll choose lugansky

[busylifemeto]

Lugansky is one of the greatest living pianists "complete" could not agree more.

[pianoplejer]

Lugansky is Lugansky:)

[cfcup2004]

is this supposed to be music?

[RayTide9]

technically

[busylifemeto]

The fact that you asked this proves without doubt to the whole YouTube Forum YOU know absolutely NOTHING about music. You make not like this piece but to make this comment ?

[busylifemeto]

Obviously YOU have no idea to make such a comment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dezxdestruction]

yup in that recording...

This one is

Not Mushy i agree with the other vid

[datruzepp]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAH DA MART!!!

takin CAPCUNT to da next level 8)

[damildlyshreddah]

pozzibly

[dezxdestruction]

Oh Man Lugansky.....

The whole piece sounds rushed...

A little bit mushy

Im sorry for those people out there

Dont take me wrong! im not saying that hes bad or anything.

Its just that i think this piece wasn't ready for him to perform.

[trigalg693]

Hmmm...I don't think it's mushy or anything, just that the recording is terrible.

[dezxdestruction]

Did you watch it in HD?

That means High Definition, so that the quality is even better and more defined.

Even with HD, his Pedal is too much or that his right hand is too much for the pedal.

[busylifemeto]

He I just noticed GREAT name you have their Dez the man with a destruction BRAIN. Get a life, this man is one of the greatest living pianists, WHAT would you know ?????

[mriseborough]

Agreed.

[busylifemeto]

The only thing you are capable of playing very well is the FOOL !!