Argerich and Kissin play Lutoslawski - Paganini variations Audio + Sheet music 

Now imagine: This piece was composed by 28 years old Lutosławski during the world war in 1941 in occupied by Germans Warsaw. Composer with his friend Andrzej Panufnik (who was great composer, too) played it in cafe to earn a living and not to let the culture die. (Sorry for my english)

This is genius!!! I love when dissonant music actually sounds good!!!!!

Argerich and Kissin What a power team

One of my very favorite pieces performed by two of my favorite pianists. What's not to like!

00:00 Theme Allegro capriccioso 00:23 Variation I 00:36 Variation II Meno mosso 00:53 Variation III 01:09 Variation IV 01:24 Variation V 0141 Variation VI Poco lento 02:36 Variation VII Allegro molto 02:54 Variation VIII 03:12 Variation IX 03:29 Variation X 04:05 Variation XI Più mosso 04:26 Variation XII Ancora più mosso 04:49 Coda Ancora più mosso 05:07

My two favourite pianists playing together... breathtakingly brilliant! I was lucky enough to be present at the live concert where they played this piece, a pity that there isn't a video of them playing it too.

00:05 Theme 00:24 Var. 1 00:36 Var. 2 00:53 Var. 3 01:09 Var. 4 01:24 Var. 5 01:40 Var. 6 02:35 Var. 7 02:54 Var. 8 03:12 Var. 9 03:29 Var. 10 04:05 Var. 11 04:26 Var. 12/Finale 04:48 Coda

theme-- 0:05 var I-- 0:24 var II-- 0:36 var III-- 0:53 var IV-- 1:09 var V-- 1:24 var VI-- 1:41 var VII-- 2:35 var VIII-- 2:54 var IX-- 3:12 var X-- 3:29 var XI-- 4:05 var XII-- 4:25 CODA-- 4:48

What an inspiring performance! And Lutoslawski is truly one of the greats...

What's so maddening about this piece is that the most difficult sections to play are when the other piano has the melody, like at 3:29; piano II has simple octaves while piano I has an aneurysm trying to get through those crazy left-hand leaps and right hand chords. Lutoslawski may have done that intentionally, as if the pianists' struggle and the adrenaline rush add something extra to the piece (although these two clearly overcome the struggle). A fantastic performance of an amazing piece.

Kissin plays primo, Argerich, secondo. There is live clip of the performance elsewhere on YT.

I've learned this piece years ago back when I was a student at Interlochen. I learned this with a close friend at the time and it was a lot of fun to learn but difficult. So many memories of the struggles of matching our parts together 😆

My favourite variations on this Paganini’s theme! And what a team!

Lutosławski is amazing!!

I have played this Lutoslawski piece a couple years ago; I just listened to the Liszt Etude for the first time today. I'm glad I'm not the only one who made that connection! :)

This piece is supposed to be Lutosławski’s take of Paganini’s own variations on the theme, which is why it’s so short since the original Caprice is that short.

He made a version for piano and orchestra too, which is also terrific.

Thank you for posting the score, for those of us following at home!

I like the variation at 3:29

This is a brilliant reworking of the Liszt Paganini Etude #6 - almost as if Liszt had written these 100 years after the fact!

Wonderful interpretation and piece.

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only one thing wrong with this piece: too short. In fact, I usually cue it up twice. And TY for the score

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Utterly fantastic, I have featured this on my channel as not only will I play this many times but I want everyone who comes to my channel to experience the total brilliance of the performance of an amazing set of variations. Bravo

Fantastico! !!!Una versione scritta in perfetto linguaggio del900 e interpretata ...WOW! WOW!WOW!!!!!INCREDIBILI FANTASTICI UNICI! !!!!

Oh my god, thank you so much ! This is absolutely fantastic !

Lutoslawski did in 5 minutes as much as Rachmaninov did in 25. Wow

What a great piece -- thanks for uploading!

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Thank you for this video with score. Very useful for teaching. Just one comment, Lutoslawski is the composer of this set of variations, not an arranger of the piece by Pagnaini.

@madlovba3 Writing a set of variations on a theme is one of the oldest traditions of classical music. It is a tribute to the composer of the theme and a new composition as well; if it is not "really" a new composition but just an arrangement it would be considered that the composer was not at the level to attempt a set of variations on that theme. I think that Lutoslawski, whom I knew personally, would feel offended if called an arranger.

@PawelWysocki Paganini composed the original. This is nothing more than a fantastic rearrangement. As the uploader says, listen to Caprice no. 24. It seems you've never heard of it, as if you had, you would instantly recognise it as Paganini.

Hope everyone could arrange that good.

@Emilawad Please listen to the original Violin Caprice No. 24 again, what is a set of variations of this theme itself. Lutoslawski used and transcribed Paganini's OWN variations, plus in addition to them he wrote few awesome NEW ones. That's why I'd call him arranger/composer now. I consider set of variations on a theme to be totally original compositions if all the variations came right from the composer's head, like in case of Bach's Goldberg, Beethoven's Diabelli or Rzewski's People United.

@Emilawad P.S. And I would never say that Lutoslawski could not have been able to compose own variations himself, because he was a fantastic composer. I like his Piano Concerto very much, for instance.

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@Emilawad As a matter a fact, many of these variations can be found in Paganini's original violin caprice, and Lutoslawski modernised them quite much. Of course, he's the composer, too, with all his extremely witty and amusing additions, so I should've written "Arranger/Composer" instead, I guess...

COOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@PawelWysocki Indeed, few people do really lack basic education, as you are apparently unable to read. I was just saying that in my humble opinion, Lutoslawski borrowed several variations from Paganini's original piece and trancribed them into more modern harmonic language. You don't have to call me plain stupid for such thought. I have never denied Lutoslawski's greatness as a composer, nor the awesomeness of this piece. End of debate.

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3:12 that's the same figuration as his piano studies no.2!

@madlovba3 @madlovba3 I have to agree with Emilawad. There is no attribution to Paganini as a composer necessary, except to mention that Paganini originated the theme (which is evident in the title). It looks like you may have changed the video title and/or description already, though. Just thought I'd share. Thank you for the hard work in putting this up! It is a wonderful resource.

Meraviglia delle Meraviglie!!!!!!

Wonderful!

So Lutoslawski is credited as a composer not as arranger? Sorry ... I couldn't resist

It's just OMG!

@PetrichorAllegory Argerich always takes piano II on this (unless they decided to switch on that day).

Wow. That's surprising. It sounds like the tone of the second piano would match more with Kissin.

Fantastic!

Bravissimi, il brano è divertentissimo, è un po' che non lo ascoltavo!

I think both piano parts have bright crisp and dark parts. It would have been interesting to hear the outcome of having them switch parts though.

Poco Lento starts at 1:40

Onvoorstelbaar!!

That's interesting! I wonder why? It just feels like it'd be more understanding if Argerich was on the bright and crisp top part and Kissin was on the powerful bottom part.

today two grade sixes in my school played this for our school's talent show. grade SIXES.

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wonderful!

Some black midi vibes 4:29

So interesting.

Lutoslawski turned paganini into some contemporary music wth.

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Could you tell me where you got the sheet music for this? Or where I could find it free online? Thanks!

Nice

@bartje11 Thank you.

@madlovba3 I understand and respect your perspective but do not agree. This is your post and your label; I was trying to help. This set of variations is based on what surrounds the theme, almost like a passacaglia and right from the presentation of the theme it is totally Lutoslawski.

minchia questa è ancora più veloce di quella che conoscevo

00:53, when sorabji wants to compose a variation on paganini

Have you live video?

Is there a CD for this recording?

4:28

@mkh9287 note by note, that is? theme and variations form? hello??

which one is playing secondo and primo?

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and first like :X

Isn´t this just a modern arrangement instead of original variations?

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2019?

@ga199337 lol xD

first view :X

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Original Paganinis Caprice No°24 is BETTER! PLS PEOPLE IT IS HORRIBLE

Very unsound variations, I know much better

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and first don´t like :X

A truly thoughtless performance!! Yuck!!