Jonathan Tsay - Wagner/Liszt - Isoldens Liebestod

Liszt's transcription of Isoldens Liebestod. I needed a serious performance to balance out the other posts... audio/video isn't synched for some reason (in the source it's lined up). Jonathan Tsay, piano. www.jonathantsay.com

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Music

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• Wagner
• Liszt
• Piano
• Isolde
• Liebestod
• jonathan
• tsay

[348Frate]

olga kern and simone pedroni still have the best versions...

[psychokaz]

not going to argue with that. i learned this after listening to kern live at the cliburn and buying pedroni's recording after a recital...

[Liedliebhaber]

This is really great.

[psychokaz]

thanks! glad you enjoyed it -

[alkanliszt]

Excellent performance. The melodic lines are always clear and I feel you enter into the spirit of the piece. Really enjoyed it.

[psychokaz]

thanks! I saw some of your videos, as well - it's amazing the vast rep that you cover as an "amateur" pianist -

[gabylouis]

Thanks to Youtube , one dream come true . Now i can see any classic concert whenever , whoever and whatever pieces i want. It's so Amazing!!!!

[andrewgorny]

dang dude. How many times did you listen to the orchestral version??? your playing is so emulative... pretty much how I imagine liszt might have played it, except he'd probably juggle something in the middle and make sleazy faces to blonde women

[cubicle880630]

bravo!!!

[opus795]

There is no higher music in the world, than composition - Liebestod - from Richard Wagner - and no higher transcription than from Liszt - and no higher performance of - Liebestod - than from Jonathan Tsay!

[gerardbedecarter]

I enjoyed this performance (and the more relaxed tempo).

[Invisus944]

easily the best piano performance of this piece that i've seen on youtube.

[opus795]

Many, many thanks for this interpretation.

Hier stimmt Alles! Harmonie, Tempo - absolut herrlich!

Habe mir das Video schon oft angesehen. Wagner hätte sicherlich seine

Freude daran gehabt.

Mit besten Grüßen aus Germany

[DasAmericanAtheist]

Absolutely loved the tempo. Some people play this SO fast! There's almost no time to enjoy it--in fact, a piece of music this glorious, there could never be enough time to enjoy it!

But playing fast is inexcusable! Wonderful playing.

[Garboskindredspirit]

I'm neither a musician nor a critic, but, in my very humble opinion, I think you gave a tremendous performance. I'm in awe of such talent. And that piece is so haunting and dramatic... It leaves me breathless almost.

[brunoparis12]

I am sure you can give more...in terms of expression, dynamics... just do it !  you have the means for that

[2111velvet]

Berührend....wunderschön