Evgeny Kissin plays Bach-Busoni[Part 1 of 3]

[Malcolm64]

His RCA recording of this work is one of my favorite piano recordings--too bad the sound on this video is so bad

[gcaee]

everyone's hands position is different, ok??

this is not the problem !!

[everythingistken1291]

Sound quality is what you want, so I could care less how his hands look, and speed is not a set thing especially when it comes to Bach. I think it is very well played.

[Chopianist3]

Hahaha Go say that to any piano teacher and you will be shot dead on the spot

[Rach3Piano]

Actually, most of the teachers would say that his hands position are bad. However, they really love to hear him :) not watch him :)

IMO, his hands position can do a lot with the beautiful sound he produces; so the position is ok.

Peace

[stagesix6]

could be worse... happens that with big hands its hard to keep in the position teachers think is the right. but pianists with small ones, like argerich, can play just like the teachers recomend...

[bookguy12000]

@Rach3Piano really? i think his hand position is perfectly suited for playing piano.

[Rach3Piano]

@bookguy12000 Yeah, of course it is, but it is not the traditional position. Take a look at Michelangeli or Pollini 's position, it is always very relaxed. Of course there are some special cases, Kissin is one of them ; like Lang Lang or Horowitz.

Great musicianship comes out from the heart and mind of the performer, physical faculties are only a complement of intellectual ones.

[cualquie]

@Rach3Piano

It is not for the position, he has a rare hands.

[kjw163]

Sorry, Kissinites....not very good. The positioning of this guys hands is a major problem....that curled finger approach is holding him back. WAAAAAY overrated.

[JJKjaer]

lol

[celach]

i agree

[Ntalikeris666]

fugue the great is BWV 542.

[buenosdiers]

faster!

[jfeucht82]

I don't really like how he treated 1:10 to 2:40, but the rest is superb.

[Haeronthegreat]

Horowitz's version is hilarious. Just for the beginning.

[kjw163]

I'll have to agree with you....MOST of what he does is hilarious. It's all flash and no substance.

[JorgeManuelCoello3]

I like it very much. From my point of view as an amateur of Classical Music for Piano, I'm convinced that the Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin'pianistic tecnique and performance are excellent and amazing.From Lima City, PERÚ.

[volodya75]

I prefer horowitz version, I like the Kissin s sound but I feel that is not very solid the musical speech. It ´s just my opinion.

[aivala]

the very first bars remind me a part of tchaikovsky´s first concerto´s third movement

[alba10a97]

Yes, wonderful performance, but why i get the feeling bach and chopin is not for him? (yet) Maybe just my personal feeling only, but he sounds originl and eccentric with Prokofiev and Rachmaninov and Liszt. I can't get enough of him playing Prokofiev. but bach and chopin....maybe when he gets older??

[pinkanimesmiles]

I think it's really his musical personality.

Personally, I think he sounds better playing Liszt than Chopin.

[kaperisk]

his beethoven is fantastic as well.....

[rhadamanthes82]

i totally agree. Personnality, i think kissin .... need to live his ownlife a little and comme back to piano in a few year. he is too mechanical for may taste

[beethoven4ever]

Oh i thought so too, but i heard him live in Brahms 1st recently, and i have to tell you, it was a tremendous musical experience!

[KV4671]

Without doubt Kissin is exceptional pianist but within a certain repertoire. In Schumann he is great ( for instance abegg opus 1) In Bach, Brahms, and Beethoven ? Perhaps not his cup of thee (yet?). Glauciomunduruca, thank you for this upload

[Ecclesus]

A fine performance of a monumental piece. It would be interesting to compare it with the Horowitz version.

[ilopez87]

the piece is great, and the adaptation from the organ's version is cool; but i prefer this piece in its original version

[ineedmorenaruto]

he played it so well but it's such a boring piece =( i'm not much of a bach fan

[robbiethe3rd]

This is interesting, I thought evgeny would never perform Bach (I know this is the Buchoni version) as he had to much respect for him. He looks slighty like he's struggling/ being pushed in this.

[kaperisk]

he played bachs arrangement of vivaldis concerto for 4 violins (arranged for 4 pianos) with levine, argerich and pletnev.

[jonnyboy126]

bet that was somethin

[chad410]

this piece is great.

[superjordypuma]

Thank you very much, amazing performance!