I come back to this rendition again and again and it is hard to describe how absolutely other-worldly and soothing it is. Khatia Buniatishvili's pianissimo is the epitome of grace, masterful control and delivery. Just amazing!!

Classical music is alive and well. Thank you for carrying the torch.

I always enjoy watching her perform, closing my eyes and listening to her delicate precision. She is a gift from God

This Schubert composition is ultimately a poignant love song. This accomplished pianist simply lets the piece speak for itself. So beautiful.

@kennethlewis4188

3 ай бұрын

What a beautiful woman

As being a composer and pianist, I know the difficulties of playing that soft. Without one single note being too loud in this holy composition, her playing is wonderful.

@timwillis7296

4 жыл бұрын

Stimmt!

@e.conboy4286

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed.

@jennifercuddy5663

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. And she’s so lovely.

@peterbalchin9077

2 жыл бұрын

Very true difficult not to get too enthusiastic when playing this piece!

@DJStefandeJong

2 жыл бұрын

This is a Hamburg Steinway, they already sound much softer and warm than their American counterparts. I Believe she is also playing with una corda for a most of the piece but that is fine of course if that creates the desired sound as otherwise it is nearly impossible to get this sound on a Steinway. Bösendorfers would be able to make it sound this way without using the una corda pedal at all.

It's 3 am 29/01/2023 Auckland, New Zealand and we have just had a 1 in 500 year biblical downpour over last 10 hrs. My garage and property badly flooded & damaged... watching a garage with 2 beautiful old cars flooded... i'm heart--broken and on my 3rd whiskey after all this..... but... I'm listening to Khatia playing this and strangely, I feel at peace after all this ... I'm crying into my whiskey, but this beautiful interpretation helps me go on. What a gift 😊. I'm not religious, but his gives me strength face tomorrow - whatever that may bring... (there is more bad weather forecast)

@georgedebruyns3805

3 ай бұрын

I pity Aucklanders It seams as if the city is going through Hell because of all the problems you folk have to endure, If it is not the bus and train service, it is the storms and water or electricity problems, all of New Zealand is praying for you because you are regarded as the driving force of the country. so remember we in Southern Waikato are supporting you. Enjoy the whiskeys. Regards from Kihikihi ,Te Awamutu.

@COMAMIERDASS

2 ай бұрын

I hope your house has dried out and that you continue to lift your spirits with this beautiful performance that touches the sky.

@46tmb

2 ай бұрын

Stay strong...always

@pdavis55

Ай бұрын

This too shall pass!... from someone whose whole house was gutted in a fire. This piece is beautifully rendered by this Georgian virtuoso.

@henkdrenth1896

Ай бұрын

How are you now? Has this music brought you a little relief?? I hope so

Wunderbar einStück ohnegleichen und was für eine göttliche Pianistin Danke !!

Artistry at the highest level. Truly a master.

She makes you feel her pasion, she is very stunning player, you can hear the piano cry In every single note she plays; what a gift to be able to listen to her performance. Exceptionally gifted pianist.

@HG23456

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻thats magical playing ..... As she always does indeed 😉

@farahrosier5039

3 жыл бұрын

We’ll said

@peterbalchin9077

2 жыл бұрын

Might be move over Barenboihm shortly.

@2ni2808

2 жыл бұрын

" Passion " Mr Villanueva

It makes me so melancholy listening to this. It's the haunting swansong of a European culture running through our fingers like sand. The incredible talent of the pianist is all the more poignant. Multilingual and cultured. The European ideal.

Not only is she absolutely the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen but her talent in playing this piece left me speechless with a lump in my throat. Brilliant!!!!!

Every piano teacher should show this video to their students so that they understand what having sensibility and touch while playing the piano is !

I can’t find any words to describe the gigantic beauty of this lady’s interpretation . 👏👏👏👏 She is a real master🙏🙏🙏🙏🌹

@entelektuel.yolculuk

6 ай бұрын

I see wat ye did there

I’m so disappointed by the disrespect of the audience, especially because it’s such a beautiful performance and I hate being distract from noises..... I love this version..... I love the interpretation, the soft touch.... it brings me completely in another dimension, which is what it should be. I’m amused

@eugeneferdinandvictordelac8803

2 жыл бұрын

DIVINE...

@godsvessel9306

2 жыл бұрын

I would love to hear this uninterrupted by noise

@teclinsoro4523

2 жыл бұрын

@God’s Vessel here you go :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/on6aj7qRhKWrodY.html

@peterderycke5766

2 жыл бұрын

It is indeed the best version I heard so far... even from khatia herself. It would be heaven to be able to listen to it with the noises filtered out

@j121212100

Жыл бұрын

are you serious? the music dominates and transcends everything. i am transformed. i never heard anything so beautiful. then i looked up the meaning of the song and then i understood why i was crying.

Khatia, you make this world a better place... thank you.

undoubtably, one of the best renditions of this beautiful piece. Thank you, Khatia.

Her control, her voicing of the chords, her total mastery of the pedaling, the musicality of her phrasing, the suppleness of her rhythms... damn! There's no faking it. It's as if the piano has a voice. To play the piece as she does here is as much a feat as playing through the Rach 3. Only the very best can pull it off.

@timothyj1966

2 жыл бұрын

She is out of this world.... totally agree control phrasing, pedal work, touch...call capped off with Passion!

@peterbalchin9077

2 жыл бұрын

I am playing this one half faster. Too fast! Slow down.

@valeriapasiuk7066

2 жыл бұрын

Respondo 🚷

@valeriapasiuk7066

2 жыл бұрын

@@peterbalchin9077 s coquetea 🫢🚷😀🥹

@valeriapasiuk7066

2 жыл бұрын

O leabue !! Tole !!🍀

It took 14 billion yrs to produce this otherworldly magic. Well worth the wait.

@VisiblyJacked

Ай бұрын

easy for you to say

Those high notes she hits starting at about 3:50 are amazing. So Soft but penetrating and sustained. Voiced perfectly against the bass chords. And she hits some notes in the bass that are so warm it’s like a sweater on a chill autumn day.

Khatia is absolutely flawless; such elegant, holy hands; so in alignment with Liszt's original intention of the musical sounds of every note.

ПОТРЯСАЮЩЕ! Как она чувствует каждую нотку, музыку, всё произведение, автора! Как она всё ГЕНИАЛЬНО передаёт зрителю, слушателю! ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНО ! БРАВО-БРАВИССИМО!!!

Khatia is mesmerizing. Her delicate touch reaches the soul. She makes this look so effortless. Such an incredible talent, just wonderful.

Out of this world? Does that even begin to describe… how humble yet magnificent one has to feel… utterly honoured. ❤

one of the compositions i often heard my mom used to play, growing up. love this...love her.

Over 76 years, I've heard many artists and none compare to Ms. Buniatishvili . Listen to that touch ... Her technical skills are outstanding and her memory is unsurpassed , but it is her making love to those ivories that separates her from all the others. Khatia's Mother got her daughters started in piano and the rest is history. I listen to her music whenever I get a chance. Thank You, Khatia.

@stevehortongothlindreiss3983

3 жыл бұрын

Bob, couldn't have said it better! She's simply AMAZING...a brilliant talent! Simply an outstanding concert pianist!! ...One of a kind, that's for sure!!

@raymondefouanon9930

3 жыл бұрын

Je partage votre opinion 👏

@reac3767

2 жыл бұрын

Merveilleux

@cynthcorcor126

2 жыл бұрын

Only child

@anneruthbarrett1930

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Khatia 🥰

Какая прелесть . Какое чудо исполнения Великой музыки не выразить словами . Браво .

Six and a half sublime minutes! Such beautiful music. Just... wow. I have never been able to listen to this piece just once each time. And I keep coming back, often.

Wunderschön, was für eine grandiose Transkription von Liszt! Und keine/r spielt dieses Stück mit so viel Gefühl wie Khatia. So und nicht anders muss das Ständchen klingen ❤. Welch ein toller Anschlag. Eine tolle Pianistin, ich kann es nicht oft genug hören und bekomme jedesmal Gänsehaut und feuchte Augen.

@janiusvicenius4433

Жыл бұрын

Liszt = List ,narodený Slovák v bývalom Uhorsku, hudobný génius ktorého si privlastňovali niektoré štáty, ale on zostal len obyčajným Slovákom, som na neho hrdý.

Самое лучшее исполнение Серенады !!! искреннее, бережное, высокохудожественное, эмоциональное, исключительно профессиональное ...!!! Благодарность безмерная !!!

Within the first 10 seconds my mind was still. From there this lady took my soul on a flight most beautiful.

Superb, romantic, delicate, ethereal, a dream to never wake up from…

@stephenmcgiff8877

3 ай бұрын

💚💚

Oh my! She is playing such a difficult masterpiece with her eyes closed!

@francescagillon2018

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe that's how she reads her score. Apparently she does not need to look at the keys.

@vikoroller8446

2 жыл бұрын

@@francescagillon2018 , play piano without looking at the keyboard is extremely difficult. Even Maese Horowitz looked it while playing.

@emilohrbeckhansen

2 жыл бұрын

@@vikoroller8446 it is not difficult (at least not in this peace), it just isnt everyone that sees it fit to do it. It would be weird if everyone did it.

@lelouchvibrittania8478

2 жыл бұрын

This piece isn't difficult tho. The phrasing is however

@mariadosss.a2609

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful performance n.intense feelings are arouse by her style of playing.... Great to listen...

She plays this piece wonderfully .I love her concentration, she holds her composure perfectly .

Боже, какая спина! Дай Бог всем любви! Виват Грузия! Генацвали!!!

Katia nos regala , Sensibilidad y Belleza a raudales

i listened to this so many times i now anticipate the sound of the coin falling to the ground

she plays it soo softly its calm, soothing and a bit sad

Quelle douceur, quelle grâce ! Du fond du coeur, merci.

Hands down the best interpretation out there. Unbelievable mastery of voicing. Just wow!

Dietro le note c'è l'infinito

Une boule d'émotion qui joue avec son âme et son corps pour nous donner que du bonheur Merci Khatia pour tous ces moments qui nous comblent .🌹🌹🌹

The most beautiful hands I've ever seen.

This depth of this sorrowful performance Ìs immeasurable and beyond description

Браво!Браво и еще раз Браво! Изумительная интерпретация! Тончайшая техника и точная расстановка акцентов!!!!!!!!!

Khatia's performance is a big event! The world stops and a miracle happens! My ears can't stop listening to her lead the melody and follow Khatia, she has amazing hearing! Absolute delight for my ears!

"As I lay dying, in death ground, far from the madding crowd" - from the poem ENTITLED could not have been written without this incredible paen to peace and acceptance. Brava, brava, brava...

BREATHTAKING! Literally held my breathe for most of it 😂 Khatia is my favourite ever. Love all her work. She plays every piece as though her favourite, is so IN the music, she becomes it. Always includes her orchestra and conductor. Just pure mastery. So young too! ❤❤❤

Incredible. I listen to other very good other interpretations, but when I come back on this one, each time something strange is happening, air is vibrating, and my soul too.

Standchen and Liebestraum are perhaps the most beautiful interpretations of Khatia. She delivers these two pieces, one can feel, with heart and soul! Enjoy listening them over and over!.

@JohanBesterphotos

5 жыл бұрын

Standchen kzread.info/dash/bejne/haCItsmDkdiZY7Q.html and Liebestraum kzread.info/dash/bejne/o3xkmtqClZfLYqw.html

To have heard her playing this Liszt in Rio de Janeiro today was one of the most thrilling moments of my life!!!

The most beautiful sound I’ve ever heard. Heaven on earth.

@entelektuel.yolculuk

6 ай бұрын

wat soujnd??

Don’t know how she kept her composure and concentration with the loud noises... I’m glad she did.

@paulcleary9107

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think she actually hears them.

Katia tiene una manera de tocar la música que llena el alma, sientes lo que ella siente, es fantástica. Gracias por todo tu trabajo.

@juanestebanmeza8021

2 жыл бұрын

I do like her way to play the piano, she's the wonder woman, expressing "All the feelings" you feel. Thanks a lot for it.

@oscaralvarez259

Жыл бұрын

la exquicites de sus notas en esta pieza parecen salir de lo infinito,una caricia Divina.

@angelobarge4493

Жыл бұрын

@@juanestebanmeza8021 ji9

@garyurrutia9526

Жыл бұрын

Es una bella manera de plantearlo porque si es como trasparenta lo que siente al oyente.

@juanjosejuarezesparza4369

Жыл бұрын

Cierto, una sensibilidad con una cadencia de diosa, ! Que dulsura en mi sensación de su interpretación, soberbia, gracias

C'est un morceau que je ne connais pas, c'est magnifique !!!!!!!!! Quand j'entends de la musique classique et que je ne connais pas, je suis comme une petite fille qui découvre des cadeaux de Noël !!!!!!!!!!! Merci beaucoup, parce que je ne suis pas prête d'en avoir fait le tour........ Donc, j'ai encore beaucoup de merveilles à découvrir !!!!!!!! MERCI.....

@qatriamlucy

Жыл бұрын

Une des sept merveilles du monde c'est kathia avrc son piano

She can melt ice caps and ignite the forests then save humanity all in her playing the piano ❤❤ ❤

This is so beautiful, it's almost sickening. A genius transcribed a composition from another genius, and it's being interpreted by a contemporary genius. I aspire to reach your level in another life. Thank you Mrs. Buniatishvili.

@sergedelahaye1895

5 жыл бұрын

😀😎

@paulgacharich8207

5 жыл бұрын

I aspire to reach that level on this life.

@davidhertzberg

5 жыл бұрын

@James Y Agree.

@donnagilligan2905

4 жыл бұрын

Yes she's quite inspiring and gifted. Show's you what practice will do. God bless you and hope we can be as nearly half as good as her someday!!

@mfb3042

4 жыл бұрын

@James Y For those that are neophytes, such as myself I very much appreciate her level of talent. Too many don't capture my attention.

She plays "Serenade" with such soft emotion and feeling its one of the most beautiful renditions ive heard.❤

@wilmerherrera1502

4 жыл бұрын

It brilliant

@khatunakobakhidze6228

4 жыл бұрын

ფანტასტიური ა!!!!!

@mimisll6435

3 жыл бұрын

@@khatunakobakhidze6228 Beauty Absolut

@Ducriag

Жыл бұрын

i cryinggg!

I'm a singer songwriter and a piano and singing teacher and absolutely love this rendition. Not many concert pianists can play with so much emotion and more impressively focus, as some members of the audience are clearly not appreciating her amazing talents.

@meiyeelee800

Жыл бұрын

Areyousoverysure😮 Sitting in a sluggish train🤥

@reuben854

Жыл бұрын

@@meiyeelee800 A beautiful train.

This is so unbelievably well done I have trouble believing that a human being has actually done this honestly. The way the melody lags a tiny, tiny bit behind, the softness of every single note... it's perfect. Thank you.

@xoasesina3128

Жыл бұрын

ONLY a human being can play it this way 🥰

@jakobbauz

Жыл бұрын

@@xoasesina3128 That's a beautiful thought somehow. :) Thanks.

@sondrasmith2691

Жыл бұрын

I like the lagging melody also

@hlpimcnfsdl9715

11 ай бұрын

Yes, yes. I agree...so achingly beautiful...a beautiful meditation on what it feels like to be human...

@alfajed1

2 ай бұрын

@@xoasesina3128se l'avesse composta una IA mi sarei preoccupato !!!

Quelle musique, quel toucher, quelle sensibilité ! Sublime !

I met her Friday night after her concert. She is wonderful with people, kind and affectionate. Truly a lovely person. So comforting to see and experience.

@buddydog1956

5 жыл бұрын

You're a lucky man ~

@user-hx8pm7ou9r

5 жыл бұрын

Bravo Khatia! Lucky me! I went to her concert,got her signature, and took a picture with her Oct.31 last year here in Taipei.

@rohanbansal2324

4 жыл бұрын

Musicians are usually hostile. She must be a different kind who slipped through.

@tommyzDad

4 жыл бұрын

Did you get her phone numbah! ;)

@rohanbansal2324

4 жыл бұрын

@@tommyzDad lmao "bobs and vagene pls". Creepy af. She's a professional.

douceur de son toucher, splendide souplesse de ses poignets, modestie et humilité pour nous faire parvenir la beauté de cette transcription de Liszt, MERCI INFINIMENT

@moniqueduchossois1958

6 ай бұрын

mon chat adorais je pense a toi ma belle chatte tu avais 13 ans

I can’t even begin to imagine the hours of discipline she put into this performance. 👏

She plays with heart and soul. The sad song flies through the air.

Quelle toucher, quelle sensibilité, absolument superbe !

tant de douceur pour un instrument qui demande tant de force dans les doigns , pour en avoir fait du piano pendant 12 ans, je vous garantis que pour exprimer une telle douceur il faut beaucoup de force dans le bout des doigts : ce qu'elle fait semble si facile mais demande une si grande virtuosité , et une si grande musicalité , la perfection juste la perfection

@narutosasukekakachipoubell2028

Жыл бұрын

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Yes to all the comments, this is stunning, but I would like to give a big compliment to the audio engineer that recorded this. the mike setting and choice is fantastic and the sound melts in my ears and with a tru maestro playing like and angle this reaches an other level never herd before.

I didn't think that piece could get anymore beautiful. I was wrong. By far my favourite version on piano.

This is a haunting, beautiful performance. I am in awe of Khatia's interpretation, how she pulls emotion from the notes.

@entelektuel.yolculuk

6 ай бұрын

wat notes??

That last note. Look at that. Beautiful.

When I think of the epitome of ethereal…..her hands/fingers. Just beautiful.

That was seriously moving. I have been listening to Horowitz interpretations recently, I thought that was beautiful, this easily surpassed that. I love Horowitz but the tempo Khatia plays this in is perfect for this. Goosebumps through out the piece. Her technique looks like that of 60 years old experienced player. Her fingers not wasting any energy just making the right movement and nothing else.

The serenity and tone produced by Kathia leads to a peaceful mind. Thank you!!!

I think this is the piano piece I used to listen to my grandmother play some 60 years ago, she got no teacher for piano but her two brothers did, and she basically learned from listening to them practice. So she told me. This was her most impressive piece. Then she played a lot of dance music that i have forgotten about. God bless her memory

This is my absolute favourite, I can’t stop listening to it, it is so beautiful, nobody plays it like Khatia.

She plays with so much passion. Beautiful.

Simplemente en una sola palabra defino esta obra y esta interpretacion de Kathia....SUBLIME.

Merveilleux ! Tant d’émotions ….

Amazing...Full of wisdom, strength, light and struggle , all of which take us into the hands of life..Maybe this is how we have been created since the beginning.

Every month or so, I drop by here to listen to this. The way she plays this is mesmerizing. Just takes me right up into the air. Her new CD, "Labyrinth", is on youtube also. What I've listened to so far, is wonderful! Can't wait until it comes out.

All the noise in the world cannot stop good music:amen🖤🖤🖤😍😍😎😎

💖💖💎💎Merci Khatia Buniatishvili pour ce sublime morceau classique sublimé par votre étincelant talent 💎💎💖💖🦋🦋

One of the greatest living pianists.

После прослушивания этого исполнения, теперь не могу слушать исполнение других..причём очень достойных исполнителей. Это просто что то чисто женское такое...нежнейшее касание клавиш и все там выдержано и ...ну что сказать....вечер...серенада..Шуберт. Сам сажусь за пианино (я далеко далеко не мастер) и беру как образец просто отдельные части этого исполнения...опять слушаю и играю...слушаю и играю. Это прекрасно! Огромное спасибо.

Тот случай ,когда музыка в талантливых руках приобретает не только звук , но и окрас и даже вкус . А эмоциональное исполнение вообще чарует. Браво.

Bravo,bravo,je suis boulversé de vous entendre jouer de cette façon qui vous pénètre complètement Merci

QUOI DIRE ??? MAGNIFIQUE !!! SIMPLEMENT MAGNIFIQUE...!!! ALLEZ ET VIVE LA VIE!!!

Her fingers touch the keys so tenderly as if she EVOKES THE MUSIC FROM THE PIANO rather than plays it. Bravo!

@MetteC5

4 жыл бұрын

very well said

This is adorably heavenly. What a performer.

In this moment she is the most beautiful person on earth.

Absolutely exquisite. Just superb interpretation. So skillful. Just perfect.

Listening to this nearly every day !

Какая культура исполнения. звука.! Браво!!

Masterpiece & excellent pianist 👍👍

Got me sitting here sobbing. Most beautiful piece ever written, performed so masterfully and emotionally.

What a gorgeous interpretation! So excited to see her play live soon!

She open the window to the past - better not possible. Bravissimo Kathia!

Боже мой. Остановись, мгновенье!

how lovely a piece i believe to have the most renditions, there is no single one way to play this song and why it’s one of my favourite

The tenderness and gracefulness of the dancing partners!