Beethoven-Liszt - Symphony No. 3, Op. 55 (Sheet Music) (Piano Reduction)
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Liszt's solo piano transcription of Beethoven's symphonies belongs to the most challenging works of the piano repertoire. The 5th, 6th and 7th of Beethoven's 9 symphonies were completed by Liszt in 1837. Liszt subsequently performed the transcriptions throughout Europe before going on a 23-year hiatus on the project until he finished it in 1863. The full set was eventually published in 1865 and dedicated to Hans von Bülow, Liszt's son-in-law.
00:00 - Allegro con brio.
17:35 - Marcia funebre - Adagio assai.
35:43 - Scherzo - Allegro vivace.
42:01 - Finale: Allegro molto - Poco andante - Presto.
Piano: Cyprien Katsaris
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I THOUGHT HE ONLY DID SYMPHONY 9. LISZT TRANSRIBED ALL OF THEM OMG WHAT A GOD
@guii8993
2 жыл бұрын
Liszt was the greatest Beethoven fan ever, Beethoven was a hero for him ever since they met when he was a little boy, this set of transcriptions are one of the noblest tributes in the entire history of music in my opinion (if not the greatest).
@allstarmark12345
2 жыл бұрын
I KNOW RIGHT?!!!
@ShaunakDesaiPiano
Жыл бұрын
Liszt also made at least two more transcriptions of the ninth: Two pianos Two pianos and timpani. You really see the effect of this in the scherzo, it’s actually a really good version.
@nickjgunning
Жыл бұрын
He also did two versions of the ninth. At first, he didn't believe it could all be done by one player, so he did a transcription for two pianos. Brahms and Clara Schuman played this version regularly at home. He then found a way to transcribe it for two hands. All of these symphonies have been recorded by Cyprien Katsaris and are his most prominent performances.
@huailiulin
Жыл бұрын
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The most impressive part of the transcriptions Liszt made to me is that as Liszt he cound definitely made those transcriptions much fancier, but he made it the most likely to the original orchestral form anyone could made instead
Liszt himself would have been amazed by the fluidity in which Katsaris plays this transcription
I wish Liszt had lived long enough and had the passion to transcribe Mahler's symphonies for solo pianos. I don't think anyone else could do it.
@tchaffman
2 жыл бұрын
I have to say I've never heard a Mahler Symphony piano transcription that's truly convincing (they exist, mainly for two pianos or four hands), but these Liszt transcriptions show that it's possible to bring out the scale and spirit of an orchestra with piano alone, so I think it's possible with Mahler too. It also comes down to the artistry of execution. Here's hoping a skilled composer of our time takes on the challenge for solo piano and shares with us!
@sebastian-benedictflore
2 жыл бұрын
@@tchaffman Indeed. All the versions are for 4 hands and I've never heard anyone play them well. I'm no skilled composer but I'm planning to have a go, starting with Symphony No.2
@RacinZilla003
2 жыл бұрын
Ian Farrington did a phenomenal job transcribing the first 8 of Mahler's symphonies for solo piano Edit: First 6 Symphonies
@wrrichardson
2 жыл бұрын
@@sebastian-benedictflore Update on your progress with this ?
@sebastian-benedictflore
2 жыл бұрын
@@wrrichardson aaahaha sorry, won't be doing that for a while. Earliest I would start is this October. I'm afraid you won't see compositions or transcriptions from me in a long time, currently working on solo piano, very sorry.
47:23 - 50:54 i didnt want to write about my fav part at first because the whole composition is amazing and theres a lot of parts i like a lot, thanks to beethoven and his beautiful music that stands by me through all my sadness
@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji
8 ай бұрын
Besides that it's your favourite part, do you have any idea to pull off that ossia? Not that I am planning to work on this piece (yeah, right), I'm just curious...
@SherwinGooch
6 ай бұрын
If you listen to the 9th, Ludi van, much like the laughing Buddha, explains that life is but a joke.
45:55 Just a little replay button for me :)
This is the best transcription of the Eroica you'll ever find. Masterfully adapted for the piano --manages to generate nearly as much excitement as listening to the Berlin Phil. Imagine that Liszt. He was bored one weekend so he transcribes all nine Beethoven symphonies. What a guy...er... what a God!
44:40 --> 45:55 ❤ --> 46:36 soooo amazing!
@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji
2 жыл бұрын
44:40 is an amazing fugue
@LisztAddict
Жыл бұрын
@@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji wayyy better than bachs
At several parts of the score I have no idea how to play them even theoretically with two hands only :-)
@richargyle3307
3 жыл бұрын
My brother was a serious Liszt “student” and told me that the composer used the pedals as a “ third” hand in many pieces. Robert le Diable is one.
@microitos9754
2 жыл бұрын
@@richargyle3307 yeah you have one old brother
Absolutely fabulous.
45:55 - This part is just majestic!
@samuellabrecque880
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely my favourite too! And at every listen I just still can't believe that Katsaris made it even harder than Liszt's original by adding the flute run into the mix.
@GICM
2 жыл бұрын
@@samuellabrecque880 not just the flute, the cello and some of the middle lines too
@micetro614
2 жыл бұрын
I've listened to this part so many times and I still can't figure out exactly how he did it smh
@GICM
2 жыл бұрын
@@micetro614 this guy made a decent guess: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oHmDpNNmj8_RoZs.html
@samuellabrecque880
2 жыл бұрын
@@micetro614 You can watch him play here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iKN915ulaKmXl5M.html at around 3:50. You kind of need to put the playback speed at 0.25 to faintly see the scale gesture in his fingers. That's just perfect finger control!
OMG that was good! I feel like my soul has been massaged every time I complete listening to this rendition of the 3rd.
24:10 the most beautiful part of the whole Symphony
@batboy5023
Жыл бұрын
completely and this is a symphony littered with beautiful moments. My favorite piece of music ever.
@most_sane_piano_enthusiast
Жыл бұрын
My favorite part is from 45:18 onwards
@bosu37
Жыл бұрын
I love the 1st and 4th movements so much I never gave the 2nd as much attention as it deserves, but I completely agree. That crescendo is almost painfully beautiful.
Sublime Héroïque transcendée par un Liszt envoûté par le génie beethovenien !
*_B R A V U R A_* seriously how do he ceep stamina thru 53 min peice of music super virtuoso supa fighta supa tough virtuoso
8:55 sounds like 1000 souls screaming repeatedly “help me” while trapped in a bottomless pit in hell
@WEEBLLOM
2 жыл бұрын
It sounds quite majestic to me lol
I want to trying to playing just 3rd movement. course Beethoven loved horns part !
Beautiful songs sounds good on the piano
46:44
Nobody mentioned 14:11 so far? It's the most hilarious passage I laugh every time I hear that in the symphony. Love it!
I have no idea how he played 45:54
starke Leistung.
Listening to the other Katsaris recordings, I've been having mixed feelings towards his additional tidbits. In these symphony transcriptions though, I barely can listen to them without those additions at this point. Heck, even in the original symphonies I imagine the tidbits in the sections where Katsaris adds them
Ah yes Beethoven The greatest composer to ever walk on earth
11:22 interesting horn line...
Idk if anyone noticed but the pianist plays differently from the score, often adding things that make it even more difficult
@calebhu6383
2 жыл бұрын
Yes. It is remarkable
@musicforeveryone7960
2 жыл бұрын
Like the first chords are supposed to be rolled.
@schubertuk
2 жыл бұрын
@@musicforeveryone7960 Not sure what you mean - the pianist played that as Lizst chose to transcribe it [obviously it wasn't rolled in the orchestral score - but Lizst was a pragmatist]. But (as a clear example) the pianist did at extra pedal notes to the tutti (doubled naked octaves) at 1:04 into the video which Lizst did not include in his transcription.
@nickjgunning
Жыл бұрын
Liszt often produced various ossia to vary the complexity for various specific pianists. The published version is not necessarily as complex as the versions he or his star students would have played.
@nickjgunning
Жыл бұрын
That's because there are several versions
45:46 I like his addition of occasional scales, which aren't written in the score
@kgjhskgskgskgskdgfsk
8 ай бұрын
He is simply not human…
53:00
Liszt transcribed the fugue like a pro, although the whole transcription is lit! Only a bit more than a handful of transcriptions can be as great!
11:23 probably the most controversial music ever written ! Genius. Great playing too.
@thanos4677
3 жыл бұрын
what about it is controversial?
@RobertOrgRobert
3 жыл бұрын
@@thanos4677 11:23 The key of the horn entry !
@mckernan603
3 жыл бұрын
Why do you think Beethoven did that?
@sebastian-benedictflore
3 жыл бұрын
Controversial, sure, not the most, though.
@cerealbowl7038
2 жыл бұрын
@@thanos4677 Horn arpeggiates Eb whilst violins imply Bb7.
Those tremolos at 15:50.
I wish Liszt live long enough to transcribe Mahler's Symphony of Thousands and The Resurrection.
16:24
I am wondering if "piano reduction" is appropriate for Liszt's transcriptions of Beethoven Symphonies .... that gives me an imptession of "simplifiication" .. just wondering.
45:55
Such a great work. Who is the pianist?
@bust2death
3 жыл бұрын
Cyprien Katsaris
@nubicumwotblitz892
3 жыл бұрын
katsarsis
42:40 7:02 45:55
OMFG 7:02!!
6:56 44:40 45:55
i think only people music masters can play that
Full of wonder
26:34
4:16
❤️
43:41
45:33 45:54
22:40 - Song Sung Blue. (Just so I don't misplace this reference.)
44:40 based fugue
@thierryranger2230
3 ай бұрын
46:53 based 2nd fugue :)
5:46
I still can't understand how to sing 45:55, especially after the pianist added the flute part to the performance...
@jcl9792
25 күн бұрын
It would be interesting to know how he does it.
@jcl9792
25 күн бұрын
It would be interesting to know how he does it.
When I first heard the third symphony at age 18 I thought it was among the ugliest pieces of music ever written. Beethoven was an overrated talentless hack who couldn’t hold a candle to Mozart. But as I matured and listened to it many times over the years my opinion of it began to change. Fast forward many years - today I think it’s a work of genius like no other. And like many conductors agree, the greatest symphony ever composed in the history of symphonies.
@sebastian-benedictflore
3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad. I won't lie, I could not have tolerated 18 year old you. I first heard it live (like the RoS) at 14 or 15, I think. I cried on the first listening it it remains by far my favourite Beethoven symphony. Edit: but yeah, I'm glad you love and enjoy the symphony now and isn't this transcription just a wonder?
@ymaysernameuay1113
2 жыл бұрын
how did you heal your 18 year old brain?
I feel like this is the least accessible of the Beethoven's symphonies
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5:46 Sounds like a colossal software error
@anisweiler
2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
“Reduction” makes it sound as if you have some hope of playing it.
Траурный марш - гениально.
Tolle Komposotin von Beethoven und gute Arbeit von Liszt, gut gespielt, aber, Allegro ist nicht Presto, also viel zu schnell. So kommt kein Gefühl auf!
@maximilianb.8789
Жыл бұрын
Kein Satz ist mM nach zu schnell. Das Scherzo ist beinahe zu langsam, erster und dritter Satz nehmen sich vom Tempo nicht viel mit den gängigen Aufnahmen (Karajan etc.).
@horstguenther8166
Жыл бұрын
@@maximilianb.8789 Bitte keinen Vergleich mit Karajan, der hat nämlich die Orchesterpeitsche erfunden. - Hören Sie sich einmale historische Aufnahmen an, lehnen Sie sich zurück und genießen die aufkommenden Gefühle, die Euphorie im ersten Satz bis zur tiefsten Traurigkeit im zeiten Satz.
Is this played by a human being??
@borestroke
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I thought this was played by at least two human beings!
Unfortunately, the score is out of sync with the music during most of the fourth movement. This needs to be re-created. The performance is tremendous, though.
@sebastian-benedictflore
3 жыл бұрын
Seemed fine to me. Could you point out where exactly it does go out of sync, please?
@hubertpivert9633
3 жыл бұрын
it's not out of sync, it's just that the performer doesn't play exactly what is written, he adds some notes, see 45:57 for example.
@JFGecik
3 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, gentlemen. On the day that I wrote my first comment, KZread must have had a technical problem, which caused me to make a mistake. On re-playing the fourth movement today, I find no "out-of-sync" problem. That is good news indeed!
@darius.lvb.
2 жыл бұрын
@@hubertpivert9633 the performer also added the flute part of the original symphony, which makes the piano transcription much more epic
45:25 is my favorite little motif of the whole symphony. Wish Beethoven would have elaborated on it a little more. (I can already see this might confuse people, to clarify I was being sarcastic and joking about the countless appearances of the theme)
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Guys is this song hard? Just wonderingg😊😊🥹
@brianbernstein3826
Жыл бұрын
Nah. I started piano at age 2 and my teacher started me with this piece. By age 2 and a half I could play all nine of them by memory
@thejils1669
8 ай бұрын
It is if you're deaf!
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