Evgeny Kissin plays Scriabin-Etude op.42 no.5
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@schoolboy913 15 or 16
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@nDNrMatt2 he's 16 here
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Nothing but Amazing
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this is the best performance I have seen from Kissin yet. Great !
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i want that hair
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Breathtaking, truly breathtaking playing. I have seen Kissin several times and he is a true artist.
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Lucky. He reaches octaves as easy as I reach 5ths.
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omg.. how old is he here?
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glad to know that Kissin always had the mad scientist fro, I love ya Kissin, and I always will
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Kissin's performance isn't continuous pounding like some commentators have asserted, it has episodes of peace when he reigns in his left hand. But when his playing IS heavy, the accompaniment sounds like Liszt Orage. I prefer Horowitz's recording since he withholds the intensity until the right moments, he has a better understanding of the rising and falling action in this piece.
Of course, this is comparing the veteran Horowitz to the young Kissin - I hope Kissin revisits this etude sometime.
demosj 2 years ago 27
@demosj I am glad you remembered the "age factor" in this comparison. Kissin did a phenomenal job for a 16 years old kid. Horowitz was 67 in the recording we have here in YT. Also, Kissin was playing live (an encore actually) and Horowitz's is a studio recording. But for me, personally, both great!!
Rodintube 11 months ago 4