The Last Liszt Transcendental Etude "Chasse-neige" 

Hey guys, hope you're all doing well! ❤

This man needs at least 100 millions subscribers. It's sad how unpopular he is. He works so hard.

One historical fact about this etude. In 1837 Charles Valentin Alkan wrote Trois Morceaux dans le genre Páthetique op. 15 and dedicated them to Liszt. Liszt thanked them enthusiastically and warmly, but it is evident that Liszt was interested in Op. 15 No. 2 "Le vent" where Alkan uses the chromatic rise and fall of the notes in the scale and imitates the sounds of the wind in all different ways. The constant rise and fall of thirty-two sixths sounds almost impressionistic, which is why this opus is very controversial for critics (It was at the time when Alkan compared his style, moreover, few people could play with such beauty as Alkan in his time). But the important thing. Liszt was so impressed by this that in this etude (snow-whirls) he tried to imitate the same thing, the sounds of the wind in a winter landscape, and he succeeded quite well. Alkan must have played this etude with a smile when he saw it. By the way, Liszt used the same technique in his Ballade No. 2.

You control is on point, clean and clear playing with the melody standing out! I always envy how fast you learn these!

You couldn't pick a best one right now ! Congrats Traum for making such a beautiful channel !

what's your fav transcendental étude? mine: Heroic

that was indeed TRANSCENDENTAL, Thanks Maestro! for giving us such a stunning performance.

Am i the only one who suddently cant find his discord server anymore?

I found your choice of colors very curious. It took the story of a snowstorm out of my mind, which gave way to a new story in which a man is tempted by the devil, similar to the story of Faust and Mephisto. Nice performance and welcome back, Traum!

I know something great was coming. Can you next play Rondo Fantastique El Contrabandista by Liszt or Rigoletto Paraphrase.

Hey my little friend, you could play galop in A minor by Liszt? It's a great work but I don't find so many interpretation 😅 Anyway, amazing video kisses from Brazil

Can you do Totentanz by Liszt next?

Where are you? 😢❤

Wow Traum! Really happy to see you back! I like this etude, and you are close to play all of the Transcendental Etudes, that's amazing. Always thank you for uploading good music! :)

Can you do a scriabin etude of op.42 no.5? I’m now practicing it and it seems to have wide variety of interpretations among pianists

So beautiful

That’s some gentle approach there! The voicing are excellent and I see how you take your time on some passage, love it!

Yesterday I was listening to all Transcendentals and was thinking should i comment a request of No. 12 for Traum to do. And then today happened. I feel Traum is a mindreader.

I love you man!!! Can you please do scriabin's 5th sonata?

My favorite transcendental etude!! Lovely interpretation Traum!

One of few pianists to play the beginning correctly (with only right hand) and so beautifully at the same time

Love the Liszt works! Recently I've developed a great fondness for Liszt's Ballade no.2 and I think you might have a great time with that piece too (I'm working on it myself). I'd like to see more interpretations of some of these highly slept-on Liszt pieces.

Can you do Bach-busoni chaconne in d minor next

Vision no.6 ricordanza no.9 and harmonies du suir no.11 left to play

Love your interpretation, your touch as delicate as snowflakes and the tempo variarions, there's so much emotion in your playing. You can be proud of this performance, it's beautiful ❤

Beethoven predicted the invention of jazz and ragtime. Liszt predicted the invention of the snow plow.

You play AMAZING Liszt!! It would be amazing to hear your interpretation of Valle d’Obermann or Les Cloches de Geneve if you have it in your repertoire! Just curious, what are some of your favorite lesser played Liszt pieces?

캬.. 돌아오셨군요.. 용사여.. 열심히 반복해서 들어보겠습니다.

My favorite one! I've been waiting for this. Chopin 2nd Sonata 4th mvt one day???

When he's gone for 2 months... then he drops this!

I have been learning this piece for a while now, but there is still a long way to go. This was an exceptional performance. You are an inspiration to many people out there, myself included! :)

I'm so glad you uploaded again, and this piece is just so beautiful! Can you learn Bagatelle Sans Tonalite by Liszt? It is one of my fav pieces.

Wow… reminds me of the magical performance by Triifonov in Lyon. France.. Thank you !!!

Top tier performance! Me wishing I could play piano like this :(

Beautifull interpretation! Liszt work is for me very inmportant and your feeling of Liszt and your way of interpretation makes Liszt even closer to me.

Always comes back with a stunning piece!

Heard this played faster, but I honestly enjoy the slower pace. It brought out melodies and/or counter-melodies I hadn't heard before. Bravo!

Welcome back, Maestro. You not only kept your promise of uploading at least 1 piece a month, you came back with a banger! This is a beautiful interpretation. You can PLOW through anything in your way, I have no doubt! ❤

what an astounding performance, I was left speechless! something about your interpretation of this piece just feels refreshing, superb playing as always

Please etude 11 'harmonies du soir' 😢😢

What a beautiful interpretation. The „reduced“ tempo is a very interesting approach. Thank you.

traum pls come back

Bro dropped this piece like it was nothing

Such a beautiful and unique interpretation! Usually people would just play this fast.

😍

I love your Liszt interpretations and it's awesome to see them all in this visual format too! I'm looking forward to the complete etudes set! Liszt wrote 24 etudes and as of now I can find you've recorded 17 of them. Only 7 to go! Transcendental: 6; 9; 11 Paganini: All done! 3 Concert: 1 "Il Lamento"; 2 "La Leggierezza" 2 Concert: Waldesrauschen Ab Irato: This one too!

It’s so nice to hear you back with an amazing piece. Keep it up 👍👏

My favourite Transcendental Etude! You play it amazingly. Thanks for recording this.

OMG LET'S GO HE'S BACK!!! (Btw, you have 3 more trancendental etudes left)

I'm glad you're back. Not only Playing one of Liszt's hardest etudes (perhaps my favorite) But also amazingly you are the best pianist in RU-vid for me and for many other people you inspire me a lot

I’m glad to hear you again, bravo 👏

1:57 reminds me of Elgar's Salut d'amour

Love the expanding Liszt repertory; one of the most complete on RU-vid.

This is one of my favorite! Thank you, Traum!

My favourite Etude from this set! I really liked your approach of the beginning and the rest was as always amazing to hear. Thank you for the amazing performance!

how has traum not gotten 1 mil+ subs this man is literally the king of youtube piano

love how you desynchronize the RH and LH starting at 1:56 for the melody line, reminds me of Kissin’s interpretation :) Also huge respect going for the transcendentals, just a few more to complete the set! 🎉🎉🎉

I love it, I think transcendental etudes are incredibly magnificent and you’re always able to make them amazing, thank you for your work.

Wow! What a strong return Traum, we have dearly missed your presence! Outstanding performance as always, especially loved some of the left hand voicings you did:)

i guess that i got the hardest request for u, but i really wanna hear u play some C.V Alkan compositions, i do wanna hear especially the 12 études dans tous les tons mineurs OP 39 ( 12 Etudes in All the Minor Keys, Op.39), and thx.

What synchronicity! I was just thinking about your channel today and revisited some of your newer vids, not having guessed that you'd post just hours later. Beautiful playing as always!

This upload excited me beyond comprehension, even at one in the morning.

I love watching you play. I am glad i found your channel

Can’t wait for vision and ricordanza

Traum never disappoints ❤

This guy is probably the best "yt pianist"

Back from Tchaikovsky Competition?😉

Ive been watching your old videos and I would really like if you played the full valses poeticos which is your old outro

요즘 저에게 슬럼프가 온 것 같습니다. 그러다가 재벌집 막내아들 드라마를 봤는데 엄청난 명대사가 있더라고요.(이건 비밀) 여기서 힌트를 얻었습니다. 트라움 오빠를 먼저 밀어줘야겠다. 오빠를 먼저 뜨게 만들어야겠다. 그래서 일요일부터 오빠를 띄워줄 콘텐츠를 올릴 거예요. 어떤 건지 궁금하시죠? 하루만 기다려주세요. 반응이 좋으면 계속 올릴게요. 이걸로 오빠가 정말 잘 됐으면 좋겠어요. 오빠의 천재성을 모두가 알아줬으면 좋겠습니다. 그 다음에 오빠가 최고가 되면, 저를 띄워주세요. 으흐흐흐흐흐흐흐흐... 즐거운 주말되세요!

Amazing perfomance! I have a suggestion, can u do an Alkan piece some time? Like Le Preux or Comme le vent. Im sure you can do it Traum! Srry if bad english

hope you can do more chopin mazurkas or beethoven sonatas in the future !

Wow, I didn't expect you to perform this étude at all, but it's a very pleasant surprise😄

Good job traum! Proud of you 🎹 Definitely one of my favorite pianists and my inspiration as well.

Amazing! You are doing a fantastic project right now, Traum. Good luck with the rest of the Transcendental set!

I love chasse neige because this melody is so lyric. so I have practiced this piece 2 weeks ago!!!

Oh yeah

would love to hear you play the appassionata sonata.

Traum is back with another banger!!!! Keep it up!

At this point, I highly believe you are capable of playing Alkan pieces, yes, they're difficult, but the piece I think you could definitely play would be his Op. 35 No. 3 (G Major Etude). It's a lot easier than his other works, while being beautiful at the same time. I know you will be able to do this!

oh god , where do i begin with this piece. If there’s one piece i’d pick to perfectly describe my life, its Chasse Neige.

this etude is so deep and dramatic its gotta be my favourite. Thanks Traum.

Great Job, and some people might even say perfect ( I am some people)

Traum . You've become a consumate master of this instument . I haven't heard this piece and it's difficulty is obvious . But what astounds me is you have some very serious players who all give the most wonderful tributes to your talent . We are all mystified by the relatively :"small" numbers of subscribers . I think it maybe because of your humourous videos you show from time to time . I think even you've become aware of how you've changed . Wonderful to hear from you . Thankyou 💞

Wow. Impressive fingering choice

Finally he came back!!!

The room feels colder after your performance! Bravo!

this beginning makes me cry

so inspirational, traum always inspires me to keep practicing. truly a master at what he does.

awesome performance! It's very sad that are people that have worked so hard and not get appreciated by the tube in contrast to some big "b@@bs girls with 0 level of education that have millions of subs

Chasse-Neige is my favorite Transcendental Etude by far, and one of the most wonderful pieces in the entire music repertoire I've ever heard. You couldn't choose a (literally) cooler piece to return on RU-vid. Thanks and Congratulations!

Incredible as always. The sound production and mixing is so on point and the dynamic contrasts are beautiful, not to mention the greatness of the performance itself.

Sound tone and quality sounds amazing here...much better than some of the older vids. I would love to hear some of the older recordings redone with this new setup/soundfont, whichever it is. If you have time of course

The master is back!

Traum can you do Andante Spinato and Grande Polonaise Brilliante plz ❤❤❤

Thank you so much for uploading this! It's my favourite piece and your slower tempo gave it a completely different feeling. As someone else pointed out it feels less like a snowstorm and more like a story about someone being tempted by the devil. Great playing!

Well played, Traum! This is a challenging piece and you managed it to pull it off very well!

Play Mendelssohn's op.38 no.6 (Duetto)! 🙂

Please do S. 418 (Reminiscences de Don Juan)!

It is impressing how he uploaded most of the pieces from S.139, S.140 and S.141.

Two words: the best