In my wildest imagination I never imagined the 1812 Overture as a piano piece. But I hadn't heard Valentina play until recently! So this piece was my epiphany, And kudos to Mr Yessipov for his great arrangement, A GREAT piece!
dear Valentina, almost 70, I'm so glad to be living in this time. were it not for youtube I never would have heard of you, nor would i have gone to your concerts in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. now, you play for me almost every day in my livingroom! your keyboard expressiveness sometimes brings me to tears; it is always an inspiration to those of us lesser pianists who have tried all our lives to play the masters. i have just listened to your performance of "1812 overture" -- hearing it makes me want to be russian! you are a beautiful and talented angel sent to us from God to behold His Music. (I still cannot believe you have only ten fingers!) Thank you for your devotion to your fans, but do not let us wear you out.
The first time that I've listened to Tchaikovsky`s 1812 Overture I was a little child, but since then I have wondered about how this music would sounds like played only by piano. Now this doubt has come to an end thanks to +ValentinaLisitsa. Thank you so much darling!!
Oh, Val ... You're always as you are ,, One of the greatest pianists of the twentieth and twenty first centuries,, not because of your exquisite technic, but because of your unique interpretation, your rare sense of the work and the composer, and the audience as well, yes; you posses something ethereal that could transmit your sensations and feelings to your audience, something rarely acquired by an artist ,, I assume it relates to a magnificent mind,,, one thing more, I much liked your little cute assistant, whom I believe he might be your lovely son, he did a good job,, God bless you both.
ThePumpkin506 omg I haven’t listened to this piece in a long time and forgot about that part. I was studying and extremely focused, she freaking scared me😂😂😂
ThePumpkin506 Thank you for warning me. I was ready to turn the volume down, but unfortunately, it meant that I turned down the piano as well. Notwithstanding, the volume still caught me by surprise.
you are so lucky Valentina you are so loved by millions and millions of people around,you are so giving and an extraordinaire pianist. Never stop,it is your gift to the world.Thank God for your existence.
Thank you so much for sharing your video.It is always nice to hear your playing. As a piano player (not really good as other players) I admire you more than other pianists personally :) Thanks.
Valentina - so glad you are entering the world of transcriptions of big pieces never played on the piano. Not that anything has EVER been something you could not conquer! Hope you continue this idea, as certainly few elite pianists dare play such repertoire. And video is the perfect format - as audio does not have parts of what makes this special. Brilliant job Valentina. Sure beats Romeo and Juliet attempts, as you took on a titan of a work.
Dear Valentina, I just had 16.35 minutes of pure pleasure listening to you play this very wonderful piece from Tchaikovsky. RU-vid should allow more than just 1 thumbs up, or 1 like. Its totally an understatement!!! PLEASE ACCEPT MY 100 THUMBS UP !!!! BRAVO VALENTINA !!! BRAVO BENJAMIN !! ;)
OMG, I have never heard this ever better than the Mercury record recording and it sounds as full as that recording. Valentina, if you ever do read these comments I normally never make comments here on line but you are what I call an angel of god for music. I believe music is what is our universal language.
Those unbelievable fingers and the brain that controls them!!! Just so phenomenal!! (Also that peignoir-looking outfit you're wearing!!) GLORIOUS!!!! KUDOS KUDOS!! And your son makes a wonderful addition to your performance!
Superb Valentina, have you ever played the Liztz transcriptions of Beethhoven's works? Konstantin Scherbakov has recorded them well for Naxos. I am sure you would find them interesting. I consider you the foremost interpreter of liszt's work for piano.
Dear Valentina, it was remarkable an idea to provide this performance together with your son and lift up the patriotic inspiration to the young generations. Being in Virginia, we celebrated that day with pride, when you put this video on your channel. Bravo!!!!!
one of my favorite pieces which I've been waiting to hear in piano and now you just appeared from nowhere playing it. Congratulations. Awesome. Love you. Greetings form Mexico.
Year ago I use to travel to Votkinsk, Russia on business. I frequently visited the Tchaikovsky museum there. The original (supposedly) piano that Tchaikovsky learned to play on was on exhibit. His father had been a manager of a plant there so that is where he spent his early years. Regardless of the authenticity it was a surreal experience. Overture 1812 has always been my favorite. Valentina, you did a most brilliant performance. Thank you!
Bravo and Thank you Valentina. You are surely one of the best pianists of the whole word. It is really diffcult to play a symphony with the piano. Transcriptions exist but the transcriptors are not pianists ( except Franz Liszt) . Now some composers try to write Malher'symphonies. But it is impossible . One of them is called "Les Mille - The Thousands) . 1000 musicians replaced by a piano . What a challenge !
you are my favorite pianist Valentina. I understood so much about music listening and watching your videos. I highly admire your hard work and your beatiful spirit . great performance !
Proof that art should transcend national boundaries -- this piece has been adopted by the USA, and is commonly played on its Independence Day. Nice rendition.
Oh! Thank you, Golden Goddess! ... whose vast Soul honors the World! ... and with the silvered moon-beams of the North guarding the Taiga, and its hovering Spirit above an unending tapestry of strange life, dark dukhs, and Winter Wrens! You are Valentina Lisitsa, the GREATEST PIANIST of our generation! You must never be humbled by whistle-blowers, or string-scratchers living just at the terminus of the Western Taiga! In the Community and realm of the GREATEST MUSIC, YOU, above all others, should have our Community's greatest orchestras, conductors and instrumentalists whenever it is required by you, or by common sense! You, as the member of the First Estate, should never have to endure humbling by lower eschelons! By the way, I still have your note to me, given not a month after your tremendous victory at London's Prince Albert's Hall. At that time, to receive over a million notices from fans Worldwide, is hardly topped in today;s frantic, false idol-worshipping! What a joy to hear songs from my childhood, and my beloved Mother, and the cold blasts of Winter, as snow flakes force themselves up through the slats and cracks of our old, truly Appalatian shack. Our humble family played Tchaikovski's "June", the "Kamminow-Ostrow, and the "1812" themes. But, where is the Rachmaninoff Prelude that crystallizes in our hearts the Spirit of the Taiga? Do not we, in the Circle of our Community, have people who could send $400 million dollars into our Circle? We don't need to ransom a few fighters, or whatever: we need to once and for all establish a permanent Shrine where the Universal Creator can receive the highest Art of Human Illumination, and in the best form: GREAT MUSIC! ...and of course, you, dear Maestra, are the only one qualified to administer! KMT
you are my favorite pianist Valentina I understood so much about music listening and watching your videos I highly admire your hard work and your beatiful spirit great performance !
Thank you for recording this.I still have fond memories as a young child being picked to pull the string on the cannons at my first ever classical concert.That concert was Tchaikovsky.One of my favorite pieces by one of my favorite pianists.This day cant get any better.You are awesome!!!!
I'm not a pianist, but from my perspective what sets this pianist apart from all others is her poetic control of timbre - it's as if she's incapable of hitting a key too hard or too lightly.
It's just incredible to see that every piece Valentina decides to play, she memorizes everything perfectly, no matter how difficult it is... This is already a very hard and complex piece and is still nothing talking about her! I loved the powerful cannons and bells here. What a creativity!!! :-))))
Miss Valentina Lisitsa! DIVA! The most better performance in this Classic. Magnificent! Thanks a lot my Friend for your Sensibility! You touch my Life! I am flying in your fingers. Splenderous moment!!!!!!
BRILLIANT BRILLIANT BRILLIANT!!! I did NOT expect balloons!!!!! Who knew Tchaikovsky could be hilarious?!! Your son has your fingers - lucky boy! Thank you so much Valentina.
I absolutely enjoyed this, a very challenging transcription such as the liszt Beethhoven. The balloons and bell are superbly done, bravo! You just keep surprising everyone in your own way. You are a musical gift beyond comprehension.
Thank you for this recording. I've never heard this other than by a full orchestra, and I'm glad to have been introduced to it by your incomparable touch. I'm glad that Benjamin appreciates the music as much as his mom and dad. May you all have only good fortune and happiness in all you do. You've earned it by your generosity and kindness. I look forward to Oriental!
dear Valentina... this piece is about victory, like wellingtons sieg....(funny piece) ....you are a winner and I hope you will never lose and keep on playing, make yourself and others happy.... Also KLM customers
You added depth to the first part,depth that has never been there, but it’s easily recognisable as YOUR interpretation ,I got confused as I don’t know the original tune as well as I thought, I thought the climax was great fun, you have no fear, that is why you are such a great artist.As well as a lovely human being.
Not gonna lie, that first balloon made me jump! haha :) Great performance! I actually caught the end of the 1812 Overture on XM radio last week and, having watched several of your videos, thought it was cool when the DJ announced that you were the pianist. Thanks for sharing!
Definitely the best part and the best performer here: your son!!! Hahaha The addition of the bells works amazingly, and every day he looks more like you! And to actually pull this off, such an intricate orchestra piece like this... You keep rocking the piano, Valentina. And it is awesome to see you back here, on RU-vid, showing your passion and dedication for this instrument and keep enchanting with your performance. Congratulations.. this is incredible!
C'est un monument romantique pour piano (la version orchestrale de Tchaïkovski aussi est éblouissante) : on a le même souffle épique que dans "Guerre et Paix" de Tolstoï...(peut être au fond l'un a inspiré l'autre). Et Valentina a l'âme pour en faire une interprétation éblouissante.Hourra!!
Oh, my god!!! This piece is so good on the piano! And the baloons for the cannons! Amazing! I was thinking what would be in the piece instead of the cannons, baloons surprised me and it was really cool!
My Dear Valentina, I have often been blown away by your playing, but this is a new demonstration of your complete orchestral mastery of your instrument, Brava!! BTW I love the fact that you have chosen to perform this music on a Steinway, such gravitas! Fondest Regards frozenmusicmaker
Wow. The 1812 overture is my all time favorite piece of classical music, and you are one of my favorite pianists. When I opened youtube and saw this in my subscriptions, I couldn't believe my eyes! Awesome job Valentina!
Thanks Valentina, Ouverture1812, hearing you playing this powerful masterpiece, is more than I ever could dream of. So many thanks. And go on telling the world what's really happening in Ukraine... You are more than right and I agree completely.. Thanks also for that!!
TCHAIKOVSKY IS MY FAVORITE "ALL AROUND" COMPOSER, AND I THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT TRANSCRIPTION, THAT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT !!! BUT I MUST ASK YOU THIS QUESTION THAT I WANTED TO ASK FOR A LONG TIME, I KNOW I ONLY HAVE A 50-50 CHANCE OF GETTING AN ANSWER, BUT I MUST ASK ANYWAY....... CHOPIN GOT ME INTO CLASSICAL, SOME YEARS AGO, THOUGH THE MASTERPIECE ALBUM OF ALL CHOPIN BY IVAN DAVIS, (THE GREATEST AMERICAN PIANIST THAT I KNOW OF) BUT SINCE THEN, OVER MANY YEARS OF STUDY, I THINK, QUITE POSSIBLY, I HAVE COME TO LOVE ALKAN EVEN MORE, FOR THE SECOND PLACE POSITION OF THE GREATEST PIANO COMPOSERS OF ALL TIME, (BUT OF COURSE, NO ONE EVEN COMING CLOSE TO LISZT'S VERY SECURE POSITION IN THE #1 SPOT OF ALL TIME FOR PIANO). SO THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS QUESTION, NOT JOKING AROUND THIS TIME, AS USUAL, THAT I HOPE SOMEONE CAN ANSWER, WHY IS IT THAT SO MANY OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST PIANISTS WILL NOT TOUCH ALKAN, WHO I NOW CONSIDER THE SECOND GREATEST IN THE HISTORY OF PIANO, WHY IS HE SO OVERLOOKED, BY YOURSELF, KISSIN, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON, I CANNOT UNDERSTAND THIS.........IS THE MATERIAL NOT APPRECIATED, OR NOT LIKED ENOUGH TO PUT IN ALL THE EFFORT, OR JUST TOO DIFFICULT, OR WHAT IS IT ....... I SIMPLY MUST KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS........ I KNOW YOU LIKE TO WRITE SMALL ESSAYS, IF YOU WON'T LEARN ANY OF HIS MUSIC, SOME OF US DIE HARD FANS OF YOU AND ALKAN BOTH, WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHY HE IS UNWORTHY, OR WHAT EVER THE SITUATION IS, WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO READ AT LEAST A FEW WORDS ON YOUR POSITION ON ALKAN, MAYBE YOU DON'T LIKE HIS MUSIC, BUT HIS CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC, AND ESPECIALLY PIANO, EARNS HIM SOME SORT OF EXPLANATION AS TO WHY HE IS NOT PLAYED, EVEN SO MUCH AS ONE NOTE, BY MY FAVORITE PLAYERS IN THE WORLD..... PLEASE CONSIDER ANSWERING MY QUESTION, AS I AM A LONG TIME FAN AND SUPPORTER, AND I SIMPLY MUST KNOW THE ANSWER OF WHAT YOU FEEL ABOUT ALKAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!
