Lyapunov - Variations and Fugue on a Russian Theme (Part 1/2)

[dapinzonm]

who is the performer??

[Liduniya]

Amazing job dude! Thanks for uploading!

[PablitoBodhisattva]

Thanks a lot for the upload.

Grandiose. A feeling of anticipation of something stirring, inevitably oncoming. Perfectly transcribed variations of great taste and refinement.

[krimi69]

something magic about that:).. i very like it..

[deearedub]

Unbelievable music. Hexameron, march on, you pilgrim. I'm staying with your videos.

[darkblueangel1956]

Ancora una splendida e coinvolgente opera di Lyapunov, piena di echi degli antichi temi ortodossi per coro maschile. Bellissime le variazioni con ottave e accordi con l'intervallo di quinta vuota, o con i temi per moto parallelo. L'interpretazione del pianista non è eccezionale, ma dà l'idea di fondo della composizione. Ci vorrebbero le dita di Ivo Pogorelich, Marc André Hamelin o Michel Ponti !!!

[tommyciszak]

Sublime.

[tommyciszak]

Sublime



[saschamuecke]

This theme is so pieceful

[TheCityStar89]

It is Very Beautiful !!!!I am going to learn this now !

[Botchlae]

Interpret ???

[gorgalsi]

It is not understandable for me how such sublime composers are so less known. I didn't know Lyapunov myself. First I thought that it was Liszt.

[OverFjell]

Your channel has recently become one of my favourites, Hexameron, it's brilliant to hear so much obscure music.

[ann5mim]

2:05 Jesus!...How can one play those 10ths AND at the same time achieve this dreamy atmosphere in this variation?? It's one of my favourite variations, but alas, my hand cannot reach more than a 9th... :( 

[GabMelonius]

@ann5mim some "rolled chord" cheat won't kill anybody =)

[01000101010001]

I'm swimming in this sea of dreams.

[FranzLisztian]

around 4:20-> it reminds me of Liszt's transcendental etude no.10, appassionata.

[MrLyapunov]

Ляпуновы рулят)))

[Mawaraji]

This is one of THE most brilliant pieces ive ever heard in my life, and written by a man i had never known before... i cant believe theres so much outstanding music out there that isnt even well known yet simply... FASCINATING!

PS: It took this one and several other pieces to make me realize my extreme lack of knowledge of the russian music, i will be digging in these composers like a rat in a cheese =)

[chutdigadut]

@Mawaraji haha me too man.

[curzmg]

This is a marvelous composition, lends itself to the very greatest Russian melodic genius. Thank you Hexameron, I have watched many of your videos before but you just keep suprising me. xXx

[Fallansig]

While I disagree on your crique of Chopin, the reasons why Chopin is more popular is because he's more accessible to the average person, and also, the Russian revolution pretty much kicked a lot of Russian composers in the face, and they faded into obscurity, left Russia for good, or dissapeared altogether. The worst thing to ever happen to art in Russia was the revolution.

[Hexameron]

Your first sentence gets to the heart of the matter. Chopin is the indelible giant of piano composition. While I think his music is overplayed, I can't deny the melodic brilliance and great substance of nearly everything he wrote.

However, on your other point about the Revolution, it's true the number of emigres following the October Revolution was huge, but many of them went on to achieve greater success than what they earned in Russia. A perfect example would be Rachmaninov and Prokofiev.

[ArturoAlejandroS]

He was the first 100% romantic composer.That's he was extremly succesful.

Prokofiev returned in 1936,but he had a lot of problems with the "Soviet Realism".In 1947 he was not allowed to compose.Shostakovich,the same,he even was near to be killed.

[Hexameron]

I actually disagree that the Revolution was the worst thing to hit Russian art music. The Revolution inspired the arts throughout the 1920s, which were an extraordinary period of artistic freedom, experimentation, and produced amazing music, I think, despite what the scholars say.

It wasn't so much the Revolution that damaged Russian art music as the RAPMovites and the Socialist Realist fanatics of the 1930s. Stalin's cultural policies and rabid purges didn't help much either.

[Fallansig]

Ahh, well then I agree with that! And also, I am enlighteneded by your videos of mostly unknown Russian composers. Please keep it up, because it is further inspiring and others everyday. Please note, enlightened means I am actually changing my entire of understanding music!

[ArmiaGiewont]

omg stiupid noob :/ you don't have brain

[DarkRaimundo]

I have never heard of this Lyapunov before, but I really like his music. Thankyou for posting ;)

[juufa72]

Wonderful! Thank you for sharing.

[jiolsmolimassunemo]

THANK YOU!