I Hate Rachmaninoff

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Haha, of course I don't. Happy April 1st!....But what I do hate is the caricature of Rachmaninoff that emerged "thanks" to many various things that took place in the world between him time and ours: first were his fellow "modern" composers who , unable to create beautiful and memorable melodies, cast him as a "dinosaur", a fossil from 19th century and relegated his music to Hollywood ( he never composed for Hollywood , not for any money btw).Then came Soviet commissars - first making him into a traitor and "enemy of people" but then re-making him into this Russian patriot who was perpetually depressed and lost his creative spirit because he was away from Mother Russia (read- USSR). On their tails came the competitors of various hair colors and sizes: overweight and sweaty men who pounded poor Rachmaninoff to death recasting him from an aristocrat into their proletarian likeness , cute blondes ( or brunettes ) who made soft porn out of his noble music with their overwrought sentimentality....We totally forgot that besides being a great composer Rachmaninoff was arguably one of the best pianists ever - and not a bad conductor, right? :) So, when I hear from would-be-authorities that Rachmaninoff "plays his own 3rd concerto too fast" it really drives me crazy. His music and his playing were NEVER dripping sentimental - or aggressively bombastic. His music doesn't need a fur hat ,handkerchief or Cossack boots to be authentic. No, thank you.

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  • @wingman4489
    @wingman44895 жыл бұрын

    She has such a heavy accent that the subtitles literally detect Russian

  • @jismo7

    @jismo7

    3 жыл бұрын

    Her English is superb. It's nice to hear an accent.

  • @sulecuber

    @sulecuber

    3 жыл бұрын

    At first I thought you were joking.

  • @therussiantrollnetwork7464

    @therussiantrollnetwork7464

    2 жыл бұрын

    This woman is a legend. Show some respect

  • @DaviSilva-oc7iv

    @DaviSilva-oc7iv

    2 жыл бұрын

    Two people whose accents make their English better: Valentina Lisitsa and Slavoj Zizek.

  • @omarino99

    @omarino99

    2 жыл бұрын

    this is the best thing ever

  • @Pulsonar
    @Pulsonar8 жыл бұрын

    Her Russian is good, sounds almost like English

  • @theor7281

    @theor7281

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Pulsonar hahaha true i cant understand a single fucking word that she says

  • @tgunersel

    @tgunersel

    7 жыл бұрын

    :)

  • @DevrimBabacan

    @DevrimBabacan

    7 жыл бұрын

    AHahahhaha! Thought same thing! :D

  • @madelinelui175

    @madelinelui175

    7 жыл бұрын

    my ballet teachers were russian so i kinda got used to it haha

  • @IEPoew

    @IEPoew

    7 жыл бұрын

    There's a funny sketch about English like this :) rutube.ru/video/7c806393a9705797d7e92c4a05493d5d/ But it's important and wonderful that Music does not need to be translated. And she plays perfect.

  • @TheLighteater12
    @TheLighteater128 жыл бұрын

    She chooses to understand the composer, rather than the score... Interesting.

  • @stephenraatz2598

    @stephenraatz2598

    6 жыл бұрын

    I always do a lot of research of the composer and try to gain an understanding of them during the time they wrote the piece I'm studying. It doesn't hurt but can only help.

  • @FaisalAzizFizzy20000

    @FaisalAzizFizzy20000

    5 жыл бұрын

    *changes note to B-Flat*

  • @user-cj6um3st2w

    @user-cj6um3st2w

    5 жыл бұрын

    Isn’t that what most people do?

  • @catherineb.7461

    @catherineb.7461

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@FaisalAzizFizzy20000 ayy a twoset fan

  • @littleshadow2707

    @littleshadow2707

    2 жыл бұрын

    @TheLighteater: psychology

  • @ReubenSound
    @ReubenSound7 жыл бұрын

    1:42 "Where I really loved Rachmaninoff, though I didn't like his, you know, old competitive concertos; I loved his socks". Valentina Lisitsa, c. 2013.

  • @sebasaitidze7101

    @sebasaitidze7101

    6 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @CamhiRichard

    @CamhiRichard

    6 жыл бұрын

    I hope you're aware that what she actually said was "songs."

  • @feefee6803

    @feefee6803

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bigfoot Mangiacavallo no shit

  • @chrisy367

    @chrisy367

    4 жыл бұрын

    DEADDD🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @bananaborz1

    @bananaborz1

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bigfoot Mangiacavallo *sense of humour has left the chat*

  • @vicentekiller
    @vicentekiller6 жыл бұрын

    Title might say "I ate rachmaninoff"

  • @bro-sc5yo

    @bro-sc5yo

    4 жыл бұрын

    刘牧原 ramacviondihff

  • @galigoldman6614

    @galigoldman6614

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @priya_kristelkhan

    @priya_kristelkhan

    3 жыл бұрын

    You just made me check the title again

  • @IrradioMan

    @IrradioMan

    2 жыл бұрын

    I 'ate his little face, I 'ate his guts, and I 'ate the way he's always barkin'!

  • @brassplyer
    @brassplyer8 жыл бұрын

    She didn't want to touch his music with "dirty competition hands" - lol...

  • @Robibi84
    @Robibi848 жыл бұрын

    Valentina, I am so glad you realized your love for Rachmaninoff, because without your interpretation, I wouldn't have found my love for Rachmaninoff. You are the gold standard to which I compare every other pianist.

  • @stephenmclaughlin1763

    @stephenmclaughlin1763

    7 жыл бұрын

    you must listen to Horowitz play Rachmaninoff.He was the only one who knew how to play his music.They were together for years.

  • @stephenmclaughlin1763

    @stephenmclaughlin1763

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Thiago Braga Rachmaninoff told Horowitz Quote "You are the only one who understands"

  • @sergeirachmaninoff5703

    @sergeirachmaninoff5703

    7 жыл бұрын

    I love you too.

  • @JonJon-bx1ww

    @JonJon-bx1ww

    6 жыл бұрын

    I agree that Horowitz did an amazing if not the best interpretation of Rachmaninoff. However, yeah, I mean there isn't just one person that would know how to play his music. Or how it should have been played. Maybe he did say that to Horowitz wouldn't doubt it. But imagine if he heard Valentina play. He'd probably be like, "Hot damn, never mind this gal knows how it's done."

  • @pinoyrealm4891

    @pinoyrealm4891

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yeah this is so true. if it werent for her. i wouldn't like rach too

  • @graceling386
    @graceling3868 жыл бұрын

    I looked at the title and I was like OH HELL NO but then I checked the date and it was april 1st...so I was like hahahaha...

  • @Maplaplaplapla

    @Maplaplaplapla

    7 жыл бұрын

    grace chong OOOOOOOOOOOOH

  • @JonatasMonte

    @JonatasMonte

    7 жыл бұрын

    AAAAAh....

  • @plekkchand

    @plekkchand

    7 жыл бұрын

    your'e not understanding what she's saying.

  • @miciamicia3

    @miciamicia3

    6 жыл бұрын

    grace chong p

  • @jylqz

    @jylqz

    6 жыл бұрын

    April 1st is the birthday of Rachmaninoff, and it's also mine!

  • @profitleads
    @profitleads8 жыл бұрын

    I love her playing, her passion and her personality.

  • @freeqwerqwer
    @freeqwerqwer9 жыл бұрын

    She has a typical Russian accent.

  • @illiabrylov9093

    @illiabrylov9093

    9 жыл бұрын

    But, very intersting is that she is ukrainian)

  • @armancz

    @armancz

    9 жыл бұрын

    Illia Brylov lots of ukranians speak perfect russian and dont speak ukrainan at all

  • @HarmonicaGuitar

    @HarmonicaGuitar

    9 жыл бұрын

    I turned on the subtitles and the computer recognized her English speech as Russian, and started to write abracadabra :) Yes she has a strong typical Russian accent, although she is Ukrainian. But it doesn't matter, because Russians and Ukrainians are the same people.

  • @equatorial_star

    @equatorial_star

    9 жыл бұрын

    armancz Due to speaking both to people who speak Russian and who speak Ukrainian you eventually learn both languages. So everyone in Ukraine can speak both languages, regardless what your mother tongue is.

  • @quinnriutta

    @quinnriutta

    8 жыл бұрын

    +markohoppis No She was born in Ukraine, she studied music there and when she met and married her husband Alexei they moved to south carolina.

  • @daisy.3808
    @daisy.38086 жыл бұрын

    The title almost gave me a heart attack, one does not simply hate Rachmaninoff

  • @hammerjohn9290

    @hammerjohn9290

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Lol Lol

  • @Dany715gd

    @Dany715gd

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think you can… in the words of research psychologist Emanuel E. Garcia, For Scriabin. Tchaikovsky "meant a kind of music to avoid." And when it came to their own work, the two composers were not quite a mutual admiration society. Rachmaninoff biographer Victor Seroff wrote that Rachmaninoff "recognized Scriabin as an important composer in spite of their dissimilar tastes, while Scriabin was indifferent toward Rachmaninoff because he considered his music only an imitation of Tchaikovsky's, which he hated."

  • @changan2942

    @changan2942

    2 жыл бұрын

    Rach 3 is one of the hardest pieces ever, it's such a pain to play it in a concert, my mother hated Rach's pieces, she went through so much pain practising the piece

  • @S0larus
    @S0larus9 жыл бұрын

    She was not only thaught to play the music from the Russian classic school but also to speak like a real Soviet KGB agent :D

  • @aur485

    @aur485

    8 жыл бұрын

    S0larus хахаха...

  • @brassplyer

    @brassplyer

    8 жыл бұрын

    +S0larus She going to get moose and squirrel!

  • @Aristoteles83

    @Aristoteles83

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Rudolf Feindler Wie viele Deutsche braucht es, um eine Glühbirne einzudrehen...? Einen. Wir sind effizient und haben keinen Humor.

  • @S0larus

    @S0larus

    8 жыл бұрын

    Socrates ofAthens Hahaha :D Ein guter Scherz

  • @BugBear1969

    @BugBear1969

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Rudolf Feindler I kind of agree with you...but narrow-minded or not I found it quite amusing. Yes stereotyping is not always a good thing and Westerners will always lump anything vaguely Russian-sounding in the same vein - albeit in an unintentionally ignorant kind of way. However I think it was a harmless comment and SOlarus was just joking...that's allowed, I think. Aside from this Valentina is amazing and oh yes, like you I think it is a privilege to be able to watch her like this. Happy days!

  • @nicolassun3856
    @nicolassun38568 жыл бұрын

    It took me a while before realising that she was speaking English...

  • @adamglinka1

    @adamglinka1

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Nicolas Sun Like a lot of Americans........ - you are NOT the center of the UNIVERSE, you sould know...At least she can express herself in foreign language - can YOU??

  • @nicolassun3856

    @nicolassun3856

    8 жыл бұрын

    Adam Glinka Well... English is my second language as well, you dumbass. there! how is that for "expressing myself"?

  • @adamglinka1

    @adamglinka1

    8 жыл бұрын

    Nicolas Sun You are SO smart!!Congratulations!!

  • @levolvik5231

    @levolvik5231

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Adam Glinka your answer can't cover that you insulted nicolas sun groundless and that you were proven wrong

  • @juaanpa

    @juaanpa

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Adam Glinka i think he never meant to disapprove valentina's english, it was just an observation regarding her accent (not negatively), he tought for a second that she was speaking russian, actually that happened to me, that for a second i tought that she was speaking russian and then i was like ";wtf, when since when do i know how to speak or hear russian?", she speaks really fluent, and has better pace than most native english speakers (in my humble opinion and point of view), but yeah, one could get an impression that he was being rude, its quite difficult to know if somebody is joking or being sarcastic on the internet.

  • @Hjpoia
    @Hjpoia8 жыл бұрын

    She is adorable and her accent is cute :):):)

  • @maximilianoortega4630

    @maximilianoortega4630

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Ella Finstad perfect, also you likes Valentina Lisitsa and Freddie Mercury :v

  • @danielmastia87

    @danielmastia87

    7 жыл бұрын

    And owns B&W speakers :D

  • @martinlieberman8678

    @martinlieberman8678

    6 жыл бұрын

    I know, I luff her too!

  • @rotwart

    @rotwart

    6 жыл бұрын

    Its a russian accent!

  • @IvarsBezdechi

    @IvarsBezdechi

    6 жыл бұрын

    Would be better if there were captions....sheesh...her English is like getting your tennis shoes sole stuck on bubble gum on a warm day.

  • @mobyhunr
    @mobyhunr4 жыл бұрын

    "Dirty competition hands" I fell in love again.

  • @ilyaaniki5022
    @ilyaaniki50228 жыл бұрын

    Акцент прям из Красной жары

  • @liliua478

    @liliua478

    7 жыл бұрын

    Ilya Biyumen у меня такой же акцент

  • @patriciaopenshaw5985

    @patriciaopenshaw5985

    7 жыл бұрын

    Tora Fox hbb

  • @taliaslepyan9734

    @taliaslepyan9734

    7 жыл бұрын

    меня всегда удивляет: как люди, обладающие музыкальным слухом, не могут уловить интонацию и произношение !

  • @denisk1981

    @denisk1981

    7 жыл бұрын

    Nobody cares :) It's pretty difficult to acquire a nice pronunciation...

  • @MarinaSamoylovich

    @MarinaSamoylovich

    7 жыл бұрын

    ***** А что разве не все кто из Украины или Рассеюшки родной так говорят? Нормальные такой славянский акцент.:)

  • @allenajith2585
    @allenajith25858 жыл бұрын

    when i looked at the title i was like whaaaaat HOW CAN YOU HATE RACHMANINOFF!!! then i thought to myself, why ami overreacting? i dont even know rachimaninoff... i watched the vid anyway sooo yeahhh

  • @justgamer3817

    @justgamer3817

    7 жыл бұрын

    hahahaha that was funny dude!

  • @amir.hmohammadi4240

    @amir.hmohammadi4240

    7 жыл бұрын

    ur funny 2 :)

  • @mikayln

    @mikayln

    7 жыл бұрын

    Felt the same. My first dog will be named "Sergei". Love him!!

  • @TheCommentsTrollStrikes

    @TheCommentsTrollStrikes

    7 жыл бұрын

    its simple Dfferent people have different tastes, and some people dislike, and like rachmaninoff. Its not hard to understand that other people dislike something that you like, if you have an open and flexible mind.

  • @jaimeduncan6167

    @jaimeduncan6167

    7 жыл бұрын

    Just to confirm, this is an April 1 video,

  • @AlexS-oj8qf
    @AlexS-oj8qf7 жыл бұрын

    I learn Russian Accent for WTO simulation from this video XD

  • @ivesiketani

    @ivesiketani

    6 жыл бұрын

    I can't understand her English :(

  • @josebach02

    @josebach02

    6 жыл бұрын

    I understand no one's English

  • @AbhiBass96

    @AbhiBass96

    6 жыл бұрын

    WTF is WTO simulation ?

  • @hristokaragyozov6998

    @hristokaragyozov6998

    6 жыл бұрын

    first try to play like her....

  • @reikaratnam

    @reikaratnam

    6 жыл бұрын

    salute!

  • @hermanthegerman2779
    @hermanthegerman27798 жыл бұрын

    I like her accent so much, you can't imagine. Not only her music is great, but her kind of explaining the hows and whats, with that great accent. Fantastic !

  • @robertpalermo4219
    @robertpalermo421910 жыл бұрын

    Keep your charming accent, and let it evolve at its own pace. Your musical talent speaks in all tongues and needs no further translation. Your beautiful personality enhances everything you play. Tell Alexei that I salute him for his support of your efforts and hope you both will continue for many years.

  • @vivothehippo
    @vivothehippo10 жыл бұрын

    "..but I think it's ok, if you're following composer" best quote ever. You are my favourite

  • @ChemistryAtomistic
    @ChemistryAtomistic7 жыл бұрын

    When she play the piano, is like if she become someone else!

  • @jamesanderson1702

    @jamesanderson1702

    6 жыл бұрын

    Gollum from Lord of the Rings. I can almost hear her saying "my precious" while she lurks over the keys.

  • @ShelbyBryant
    @ShelbyBryant6 жыл бұрын

    "I didn't want to touch his music with dirty competition hands" HAHAHA! Beautiful. I think I'm in love =)

  • @ryannickens7848
    @ryannickens78489 жыл бұрын

    Anyone else hear deep bass footsteps in this video?

  • @seheyt

    @seheyt

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Ryan Nickens Yes. Around 1:55 - 2:10 for example. I had this on pause several times before I found out the sound was from the vid

  • @ternitamas

    @ternitamas

    7 жыл бұрын

    scary!!!

  • @jcadams1054

    @jcadams1054

    6 жыл бұрын

    LOL. Thought my gf was banging on the wall to get my attention.

  • @noelbarrido8364

    @noelbarrido8364

    6 жыл бұрын

    I even thought someone was knocking at my door and i opened it 3 time lol

  • @WillCrawford0

    @WillCrawford0

    5 жыл бұрын

    Like Glenn Gould's humming!

  • @Daniel-cz7im
    @Daniel-cz7im6 жыл бұрын

    акцент такой сильный, что даже автоматически создаются субтитры на русском

  • @galigoldman6614

    @galigoldman6614

    3 жыл бұрын

    Indeed. I have no idea what you are saying but indeed.

  • @pallidi6606

    @pallidi6606

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@galigoldman6614 he sayd: her accient is so bad that KZread shows russian subtitles.

  • @bialovehorse
    @bialovehorse7 жыл бұрын

    Y'all I'm from portugal and I understood 99% of what she said. People whoose native language is english are used to not having to speak/understand anything else, because everyone speaks english. But if you actually had to make the effort like we foreigners do, you'd understand so much better the variety of accents that there are in the planet. But you don't. Some of you were very disrespectful! She's ukranian, they have a different alphabet, their language has nothing to do with english, but she still tries her best and talks about something that touches her heart and all you have to say is that her accent is bad. You're the ones who are wrong here, not Valentina. I'd like to see you try to speak ukrainian perfectly lmao... or portuguese. Valentina you're awesome.

  • @sunnyskytravel4571

    @sunnyskytravel4571

    3 жыл бұрын

    You hit the nail on the head. I've been married to a lovely Ukrainian woman for 14 wonderful years and still love listening to her beautiful accent every day. You're so right about English speakers (Americans particularly) who can't understand ANYone who has the slightest accent or pronunciation that differs from what they are accustomed to. Monolingual morons I call them. And thank you for making the distinction that Valentina is Ukrainian, NOT Russian, and is NOT speaking with a Russian accent. They are two different countries with different languages, history, and culture.

  • @Superhiknapada

    @Superhiknapada

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sunnyskytravel4571 diferent history,culture? you are idiot and moron,Lisita soul is Russian

  • @danademartino2111
    @danademartino211111 жыл бұрын

    I bless the day that I had the opportunity to work with the Fl Philharmonic as it was there that I first heard you play. Sadly, the orchestra is no longer but you, my dear, have become a magnificent artist and a spokesperson not only for Rachmaninoff but other composers. You are a treasure and a great example of how music can transform people of diverse cultures. So glad you're in the world!

  • @jinglethejazzpimp
    @jinglethejazzpimp7 жыл бұрын

    Valentina, your interpretations of Rachmaninoff are the best I have ever heard. I have compared dozens of recordings, especially of his 2nd piano concerto, but yours is the one that really touched my heart. Thank you so much!!! 😘

  • @GoodGuyPlayer2
    @GoodGuyPlayer27 жыл бұрын

    So Rachmaninoff is basically the Super Smash Bros. of classical music: It's cool to play it casually, and everyone loves it... but it's a horrible pain in the ass to play it in competitons/tournaments.

  • @EnergizingBane

    @EnergizingBane

    2 жыл бұрын

    I never thought i’d see the day where SSB was compared to classical music!

  • @svchost6
    @svchost610 жыл бұрын

    Так свободно говорите на английском, но такой акцент, контраст сумасшедший)))

  • @MykolaDolgalov

    @MykolaDolgalov

    5 жыл бұрын

    После стольких лет на Западе, имея музыкальный слух, настолько плевать на произношение - это просто позор. Воплощение худшего стереотипа москвовитского акцента. Когда она говорит про "саунд кволыти", это очень контрастирует с ее "pronounciation quality".

  • @davidakopian3675

    @davidakopian3675

    5 жыл бұрын

    Have you thought that she does not give a damn about her accent? Music first.

  • @yomer355

    @yomer355

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@davidakopian3675 not giving a damn about how you sound is a pretty bad quality for a musician.

  • @MrInterestingthings
    @MrInterestingthings6 жыл бұрын

    Your integrity , musicianship and the smart way you built your career garner my most respect , admiration . Your Chopin etudes on videotape meant the world to me before it was so easy to see all the tens of thousands of pianists on youtube . Few standout like you do !

  • @789armstrong
    @789armstrong11 жыл бұрын

    The complete Scriabin Etudes would be a great new project.Thank you the definitive performances of Rachmaninoffs Concertos 1 & 3.I have been listening to these Concertos for over 50 years and your 1 & 3 are my absolute favorites.

  • @mikaelkenner
    @mikaelkenner10 жыл бұрын

    "with dirty competition hands" i love it!

  • @GrothendiecksWish
    @GrothendiecksWish7 жыл бұрын

    In Soviet Ukraine they teach them well.

  • @MultiAmaza

    @MultiAmaza

    7 жыл бұрын

    Just like a asian father. xD

  • @bazarovism

    @bazarovism

    7 жыл бұрын

    In soviet ukraine piano plays you

  • @steffen5121

    @steffen5121

    6 жыл бұрын

    In soviet ukraine you don't learn piano, piano learns you

  • @enoquesant2000
    @enoquesant20005 жыл бұрын

    Valentina, you're a jewel for music! I'm so glad for knowing you and your music. You are the best pianist I have ever seen playing. I saw you playing for Pianiassimo on September, 23, 2018, in Joinville, SC, Brazil. I was there and will never forget! 🎶❤❤❤❤

  • @metamurph
    @metamurph11 жыл бұрын

    I am so happy that you recorded this music, I am loving this CD and your lovely playing.

  • @Highinsight7
    @Highinsight79 жыл бұрын

    I JUST LOVE this young lady...

  • @EcstasyJesus

    @EcstasyJesus

    7 жыл бұрын

    She was born 73. Not quite young to me.

  • @tehtapemonkey
    @tehtapemonkey7 жыл бұрын

    "dirty competition hands" Love it

  • @dwightturner3070
    @dwightturner30707 жыл бұрын

    I love all of your videos. You are the best in the world! I fell in love with your music when I saw your videos of solos of the one and only Rachmaninoff. I have been trying to get an answer to something that puzzles me, and perhaps you have the answer (if you read this post). Is it true that Rachmaninoff's hands were so large and had such a wide reach that for a while there were no other pianists that could play his Concerto #3? Today there are many women with much smaller hands that can play Rach 3 quite easily. I was told that the notes in that Concerto had to be changed for people with smaller hands to perform that masterpiece of music. Is that true?

  • @thebrainnugget
    @thebrainnugget11 жыл бұрын

    Rachmaninoff's music just seems to sparkle to me, especially his concertos. When I listen to other concertos (besides the Grieg, since they have substantial sentimental value to me) from other composers, they just do not quite captivate and immobilize me like all four of Rachmaninoff's do. Perhaps it was due to the fact that when I first thoroughly listened to his concertos, I was on a two-day road trip through deserts, mountains, forests, and canyons. True beauty of sight and sound.

  • @lemactarpals
    @lemactarpals10 жыл бұрын

    Rachmaninoff... the most loved and hated composer, maybe because his music is so difficult in so diferent ways... to listen it, to interpretate, comprehension and more...you have an amazing way to see his music, as a pianist i agree with you.

  • @stephenraatz2598

    @stephenraatz2598

    6 жыл бұрын

    It's very technically challenging to play but that never stopped me from playing any of his fantastic music.

  • @oleflogger6828

    @oleflogger6828

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Hated"? Who, on this planet, could POSSIBLY Hate Rachmaninoff? Bolsheviks, maybe?

  • @tracerammo
    @tracerammo3 жыл бұрын

    I love your playing. The fact you give us this music, so beautify, is an unimaginable gift. Thank you for all your effort.

  • @abaer65
    @abaer6511 жыл бұрын

    I love your playing and like every word you write. There is very much information for us 2 lefthanded players, when you write about Komposers. Thank you that.

  • @BJBlaskovichGaming
    @BJBlaskovichGaming6 жыл бұрын

    You tell them, Valentina!!! You are really really great, and I loved your interpretation of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata as well! Maybe you could do a video of movements 1, 2, and 3?

  • @BonfiglioSergio
    @BonfiglioSergio8 жыл бұрын

    Sweet Valentina, please change the title of this page... you really don't hate Rachmaninoff (obviously) ... Love from Italy.

  • @cooperjohnston6796

    @cooperjohnston6796

    8 жыл бұрын

    It was an April Fools joke

  • @YinYeung11
    @YinYeung116 жыл бұрын

    Her soul has contacted with the music!

  • @69op2gg1005ify0m

    @69op2gg1005ify0m

    6 жыл бұрын

    or just mad skillz

  • @jun_ezz

    @jun_ezz

    6 жыл бұрын

    Nah fam she sold her soul to the devil

  • @jazzbluesartists
    @jazzbluesartists11 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the April Fool's commentary. No subtitles needed. You revived Rachmaninov for me, as I had not listened to his concertos for some time.Brilliant performances! And thanks for sharing your pianistic odyssey and insights about him and many other composers revealed in your great performances. Looking forward to your nest CD! (Bill from Westminster venue.)

  • @carlosantuckwell
    @carlosantuckwell7 жыл бұрын

    Baby, the way you play, you can hate whichever musician you want, or change some of their dynamics and even notes. I just discovered you on KZread -- you are the first person I've ever heard to play the last movt. of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata as good as my father did (he was a perfect-pitch child prodigy schooled in Leschetizky technique). Because of him, I'm not easily impressed by recording classical pianists, but you've got it. So masterful, and such a beautiful touch.

  • @guerrillaradio9953
    @guerrillaradio99536 жыл бұрын

    Only those who have truly lived the most pampered, sheltered, privileged of existences could possibly hate the master.

  • @dennisdeemii
    @dennisdeemii4 жыл бұрын

    @ValentinaLisitsa You talked about how in the Russian school the purpose was to win competitions and be better than everyone else. I was watching an interview with a young Alexander Malofeev where he said that very thing lol When asked wht he wanted to do when he grew up it was to be the best pianist in the world. smh no pressure.

  • @serenityrahn5656
    @serenityrahn56567 жыл бұрын

    when are you coming to el paso, tx area? i can't wait to see you live! hopefully playing Beethoven's piano concerto #5

  • @younissumaling8744
    @younissumaling87444 жыл бұрын

    guys wat piece is the intro part of the vid? i really like it

  • @allistermendez8085

    @allistermendez8085

    4 жыл бұрын

    Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini :)

  • @yamik1385
    @yamik13859 жыл бұрын

    Im a young child who plays piano, and I love the guy! I played his easy Bumblebee and that caught my ear, and when i played his amazing Prelude in g minor I became obsessed with the guy. Im hoping to learn his Prelude in C# Minor soon!

  • @adamglinka1

    @adamglinka1

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Yamik Bumblebee is Rimskij Korsakow..........

  • @yamik1385

    @yamik1385

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Adam Glinka The orchestra is Rimskiy, but the piano transposition is by Rachmaninoff.

  • @theodorteppo1437

    @theodorteppo1437

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yamik oh, i have it played too! How do you do with it?

  • @Virtuoso80
    @Virtuoso808 жыл бұрын

    When I went to college for music, I would often feel something similar - I didn't want to work on pieces I actually loved in that setting, because the process would kill some of that love. I wanted those pieces to remain 'pure'. I would rather work on something technical I can be dispassionate about. It's also true that pieces I love get me inspired to go off into wilder interpretations, and hearing "stop being so into that piece and follow the 'rules'," is something that will make you hate the process.

  • @quite1enough
    @quite1enough6 жыл бұрын

    absolutely forgot that piece at the beginning of the video, can somebody help me out?

  • @funeralincarp23
    @funeralincarp2311 жыл бұрын

    Waiting for you here in Mexico city!! Your concert will be my birthday gift! :D

  • @diegotroetsch6303
    @diegotroetsch63039 жыл бұрын

    She has the perfect opinion of a proud pianist.

  • @hyoyeonsblondehair4315
    @hyoyeonsblondehair43155 жыл бұрын

    I love her playing so much. The most brilliant pianist

  • @LittleRikey
    @LittleRikey Жыл бұрын

    This just blew my mind. I was not aware of the perspective of someone who evaluates a composer at face level, and also as someone you have to play (yourself) to win competitions. Good stuff! :)

  • @jean_mollycutpurse_winchester
    @jean_mollycutpurse_winchester11 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for introducing me to classical music. I wanted to ask...do you compose yourself? Have you any leanings in that direction?

  • @vladibaby79
    @vladibaby799 жыл бұрын

    People!!! This is not the place to debate about politics and war, just because this Pianist is russian. Let us just concentrate on this admirable Pianist, which really did great Job! Bravo Valentina Lisitsa!!!!

  • @saboo_tage

    @saboo_tage

    7 жыл бұрын

    *ukrainian

  • @AlexxAmadeo

    @AlexxAmadeo

    7 жыл бұрын

    *don't call her Ukrainian, she doesn't deserve to be called that after she betrayed her homeland.

  • @saboo_tage

    @saboo_tage

    7 жыл бұрын

    she is born in Ukraine = she is Ukrainian

  • @Invocated_Agitator

    @Invocated_Agitator

    7 жыл бұрын

    Ukrain as a country could have never even existed, it's a place that never really belonged to anyone. Not for long at least. So this is so typical, that as an artificialy created country, it's ppl feel the need of strong national unity, but this is just cancer and can only hurt you and your country this way. Rethink your ways Alex, good luck.

  • @claudiolopes4020

    @claudiolopes4020

    6 жыл бұрын

    vladibaby79 Brasil?

  • @oleg12431243
    @oleg124312437 жыл бұрын

    ландан из зе кепитал оф греат британ

  • @bobg7471
    @bobg74718 жыл бұрын

    I love her playing...she sweeps in slow motion between notes.

  • @bigdjean
    @bigdjean11 жыл бұрын

    I don't know if you have ever posted it, but it would be wonderful to hear you playing Liszt Ballade Ukraine, it's a marvelous piece. BTW I'm from Brazil and I very much admire your work.

  • @matthiasbuehlmann
    @matthiasbuehlmann6 жыл бұрын

    Love the accent of her english.

  • @Clamchucker
    @Clamchucker7 жыл бұрын

    Two per cent? You are interpreting at 125 per cent! Rachy could not touch those ivories lighter or faster than you. Granted, he was an excellent technician, but you blow him away! This is sheer beauty, executed with perfection - nothing less!

  • @stephenraatz2598

    @stephenraatz2598

    6 жыл бұрын

    Rachy is a very tacky talk. It is Mr. Rachmaninoff.

  • @suzeac404
    @suzeac4046 жыл бұрын

    What is the title of the song at 2.12? And what does she mean when she says " it depends what poetry the composer chooses? Thanks! 😊

  • @DMyronS
    @DMyronS7 жыл бұрын

    I have known since I first heard you perform that you, like myself, strongly Feel this music! After hearing you speak on it I am forever convinced YOU are thr Greatest Performer! Tears in my eyes, an emotion like no other when you play!

  • @johncamfield284
    @johncamfield2848 жыл бұрын

    The more I hear her the more I love her. She is superb. Whatever she stands for I support. Russia and Ukraine spiritually are absolutely inseparable in my mind. It is just the way it is - & will be. A Ukrainian could become leader of Russia again given time - it is a two way street. She is a wonderful advocate for both worlds.

  • @user-cd7ye1ov8c
    @user-cd7ye1ov8c2 жыл бұрын

    Валенька, Вы прекрасны во всём, даже в произношении этого дикого языка.

  • @danielschley4200
    @danielschley42005 жыл бұрын

    Can you PLEASE record Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C# minor? I can not think of anyone else who would do a better job!

  • @Muzikman127
    @Muzikman1277 жыл бұрын

    0:55 "as dead as marble but just as shiny" what a beautiful way to describe what happens when you over-practice a piece; that expression captures it perfectly

  • @davidedwards1885

    @davidedwards1885

    6 жыл бұрын

    You try and play it better.

  • @juliangst
    @juliangst5 жыл бұрын

    The moment when a professional musician calls a piece a 'song' ...

  • @wada-wada

    @wada-wada

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was in shock lol

  • @georges3349

    @georges3349

    3 жыл бұрын

    Uh no Rachmaninoff actually wrote lots of songs, as in with words, which is what she referenced

  • @georges3349

    @georges3349

    3 жыл бұрын

    wa da Gonna be honest, I don’t know any in particular, I just know he wrote them 😅 I’m a pianist so I know his piano works best. However there are some on KZread if you just search “Rachmaninoff songs”, and the Wikipedia page of all his compositions can provide you with a comprehensive list

  • @wada-wada

    @wada-wada

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@georges3349 thanks...youtube does have some of his songs so she was really referencing his songs...not his pieces?

  • @Stfaniaa
    @Stfaniaa8 жыл бұрын

    you're not of this world, you're amazing!!!!

  • @JohnSmith-ju4xw
    @JohnSmith-ju4xw11 жыл бұрын

    I MUST know which song of his you are playing at 1:38-1:45! Sounds Amazing!

  • @kennethkelley2895
    @kennethkelley28957 жыл бұрын

    When are you doing an Australian tour????? please!

  • @ArtVandelay99
    @ArtVandelay998 жыл бұрын

    I love you Valentina!

  • @Nursultan777Mr
    @Nursultan777Mr5 жыл бұрын

    Обожаю слушать Валю)))) особенно, когда она начинает говорить на английском)))

  • @yomer355

    @yomer355

    4 жыл бұрын

    А я не могу уловить тот момент, когда она начинает говорить на английском.

  • @Die3bestenFreunde
    @Die3bestenFreunde6 жыл бұрын

    I really love rachmaninov, because when i hear his music (cant play my fav songs of him yet), there are powerfull stories going on in my head and my imagination just shoots into the clouds. Also, that's why I can draw so much better, while im hearing his music (usually i cant even visualize what i should draw). Rachmaninov's songs give me strength and ideas. That's why i love him. (Other painists give me the same feeling, but not even close to the amount of what he is giving to me)

  • @JohannaA.5013
    @JohannaA.501310 жыл бұрын

    What is the name of the PIece of the Start of the Video? From 0:00 TO 0:06???? i LOVE THE Orchestra contrasting with the Piano.

  • @patrikrockford8652
    @patrikrockford86527 жыл бұрын

    толкинг итс Аксандр Невский. щи вери гуд спик инглиш,анд гуд рашен экцент. Я думал что так никто не разговаривает кроме Курочкина,и Бэдкамедианта,который породирует Курочкина.

  • @user-qn3lz1jg9s

    @user-qn3lz1jg9s

    7 жыл бұрын

    Мутко

  • @Dmitrij_S
    @Dmitrij_S9 жыл бұрын

    Валентина, ай вери лайк ёур инглиш акцент анд пиано таллент ! Гритингз фром Вильнюс ! Ж-).

  • @aur485

    @aur485

    8 жыл бұрын

    Дмитрий Ёр инглиш из соу гуд... О_о

  • @clairebear5279

    @clairebear5279

    8 жыл бұрын

    Инглиш риттен ин сириллик- найс!

  • @theodorteppo1437

    @theodorteppo1437

    6 жыл бұрын

    ХАХАХАХАХА

  • 11 жыл бұрын

    whats the name of the song that appears on the beggining of every video of valentina?

  • @ngck
    @ngck11 жыл бұрын

    What's the piece in the background at the beginning (0:08 onwards)?3

  • @diegoportabales2770
    @diegoportabales27709 жыл бұрын

    I dont know if i like more the music she plays at piano, or the music she makes by her gorgeous english accent. Its a pleasure hear she talks.

  • @alanhall8286

    @alanhall8286

    9 жыл бұрын

    Diego Portabales That is hardly an English accent.

  • @davekent6023

    @davekent6023

    9 жыл бұрын

    Alan Hall he meant her accent in English. it was pretty obvious.

  • @alanhall8286

    @alanhall8286

    9 жыл бұрын

    Dave Kent No, her accent is Ukrainian, not English. She speaks English with a thick Ukrainian accent.

  • @davekent6023

    @davekent6023

    9 жыл бұрын

    Alan Hall Mate, "accent in English" means accent whilst speaking English. Did you misread my comment?

  • @alanhall8286

    @alanhall8286

    9 жыл бұрын

    Dave Kent No, i did not misread your comment, but you do not understand the concept, the accent is not English, she is speaking English with a Ukrainian ACCENT.

  • @JonathanShSl
    @JonathanShSl8 жыл бұрын

    Wait a minute...Is this an April fools joke?

  • @noeul7792

    @noeul7792

    8 жыл бұрын

    yep

  • @user-ji7ik7ef3s

    @user-ji7ik7ef3s

    6 жыл бұрын

    The real question is: are you?

  • @dahmin
    @dahmin11 жыл бұрын

    I saw you at Fabric last night! First time ever seen you live. Thank you so much. You were amazing and lovely :)

  • @Poraicomafamiliacandido
    @Poraicomafamiliacandido7 жыл бұрын

    VALENTINA É UMA PESSOA MUITO CARISMÁTICA, ELA PASSA MUITA HUMILDADE MAS É DE UMA GRANDIOSIDADE IMENSA, E TEM UM JEITO ÚNICO DE TOCAR O PIANO, POIS EXPRESSA CADA DETALHE COM HARMONIA E MUITA TÉCNICA. EU SOU FÃ DE CARTEIRINHA DE VALENTINA

  • @user-vh5kq6pm7e
    @user-vh5kq6pm7e7 жыл бұрын

    Я обожаю Лисицу. Но черт побери, как можно зная язык музыки, иметь такой чудовищный акцент!?

  • @ander5792

    @ander5792

    5 жыл бұрын

    Такое чувство что она специально говорит с таким произношением))

  • @BARKAS63

    @BARKAS63

    3 жыл бұрын

    Замечательный акцент

  • @johnnyrockstar
    @johnnyrockstar7 жыл бұрын

    this person should be playing csgo not piano

  • @MCunot

    @MCunot

    7 жыл бұрын

    LMAO you got me here dude

  • @SafaAlkan

    @SafaAlkan

    6 жыл бұрын

    ☆ Panther haahahahaha

  • @nuphyska_gg

    @nuphyska_gg

    6 жыл бұрын

    RushBninoff, bro

  • @ngck
    @ngck11 жыл бұрын

    The introduction of the video is indeed the Rhapsody, but from 0:08 there's a different piece. I am wondering what it was.

  • @remyzelf
    @remyzelf11 жыл бұрын

    Dear Valentina, when you're talking about 'modern composers', which composers are you referring to? And what exactly is making their melodies less 'beautiful' and 'memorable' than the ones of Rachmaninoff?

  • @mickdunn8423
    @mickdunn84238 жыл бұрын

    You should hear this lady playing Charles Ives Sonatas with Hilary Hahn! ...SUBLIME! She plays a mean game of chess too!

  • @mickdunn8423

    @mickdunn8423

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Mick Dunn ....looks like she is preggers in this vid...

  • @Paroissien

    @Paroissien

    7 жыл бұрын

    and you look a hundred and two...

  • @toprak3479

    @toprak3479

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Eric Paroissien That's just rude bro

  • @Paroissien

    @Paroissien

    7 жыл бұрын

    So you have no idea why i wrote that? Ask your girlfriend or your mom.

  • @Paroissien

    @Paroissien

    7 жыл бұрын

    Try to not take it personally; in my own style i wanted to say: Please, see it from the perspective of a lady, when she's told "Oh, you look preggers, today!" ... hm... ("Thank you sir")?

  • @RA5718
    @RA57185 жыл бұрын

    Вы прекрасны. Ты красивая.Eres hermosa. You are beautiful 🥰😍

  • @richardsigona5795
    @richardsigona57957 жыл бұрын

    Dear Valentina, I intend to purchase your recording on Amazon right now. You are my very favorite pianist and I follow many of your posts on You Tube. Now that I have my oww 'account' I will favorite your uploads and comment on the same. Many Many thanks for all of the pleasure that you give me.

  • @ThinkerResearcher
    @ThinkerResearcher11 жыл бұрын

    Valentina, do you also compose your own music ? I would love to hear a personal composition of yours...

  • @sleepyjoebiden2756
    @sleepyjoebiden27567 жыл бұрын

    Latest James Bond villain ?

  • @sandraduranie1975
    @sandraduranie19757 жыл бұрын

    its very interesting to hear english with russian accent...

  • @sweetwinterpear
    @sweetwinterpear6 жыл бұрын

    What is the piece she played at 00:06 ?

  • @annewolf3494
    @annewolf349411 жыл бұрын

    very open, I surprised, I like to hear your / I hear it very much when you play Rachmaninoff, I had never interested me this, bring these great composers closer

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