I like how some people claim the piano isn’t hard. Yeah, it isn’t if you play Ed Sheeran and shit. But using one instrument to resemble a whole orchestra? That is mastering your piano. I love this!

@storche211

5 жыл бұрын

Easy to learn it, hard to master it.

@lasmamlaslosmoulos7922

5 жыл бұрын

Easy to learn to play the piano, hard to play music.

@storche211

5 жыл бұрын

Yep

@EricLeePiano

5 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU! Well said.

@takeusernname

5 жыл бұрын

He doesn't have to just resemble the whole orchestra, either. He has to do that _without_ music.

Wow. An entire orchestra on a keyboard. Can you just imagine all those different instruments and voicings swirling in his head and then being manifest through his fingers?!! He deserves a standing ovation. Those people sitting do not seem to have understood what they've just heard.

@stanleyshelmire

Жыл бұрын

Having lived in NYC for 40 years, hearing the best orchestras, solo artists, opera performances, etc...I was always amazed at how people would hear heavenly music and then just sit on their butts! I came to the conclusion that they were either snobs or morons.

I am honored to have the privilege of listening to this thanks to the internet

What a performace! Warm feeling in my Czech heart.

@abcdyn

4 жыл бұрын

Warms my heart too although I'm not Czech, but I lived in Czech for 2 months last year. Love it.

@JU-sj3eo

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@spacexksp-vojtak9908

3 жыл бұрын

Im from Czech republic. :) Thank you so much! :)

@iwonderasiwander9031

3 жыл бұрын

I will always remember hearing la Moldau for the first time. It awoke the bohemian ancestors inside my soul

@jeannines.8805

3 жыл бұрын

Same here ❤️🇨🇿

Im watching this with an open mouth, wow, what a great pianist!

Wow just amazing! I’m not sure what’s more extraordinary: Smetana for composing one of the greatest symphonic poems of all time, the person who did the perfect rearrangement for piano, or this pianist’ perfect performance! Bravo 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 I truly enjoyed this! Bravo!

I may not be Czech, but this masterpiece is one of my favourites of all... Calming, innit? Imagine walking beside the calm and rocky river, the morning sun shone on the redwood trees, birds twittering up the sky

@monikaporizkova152

3 жыл бұрын

I'm czech, live in city where labe (or elbe or whatever you wanna call it) meets vltava and even after so many years living there it still has the "wow" effect

@roryboyes2307

3 жыл бұрын

Innit just mate, that imageries my ideal also.

@kablikkablikkablik

Жыл бұрын

I live next to the Moldau. Tomorow I will sit on the bank of THE river and I will listen to this masterpiece again. ❤

The gold standard has been set. Truly a moving performance.

Damn, incredible hard arrangement, insane performance!

This would have to be one of the best performances I have ever seen/heard, incredible, amazing--something really special!

Da sieht man wozu der Mensch in der Lage ist..wundervoll

Буквально вчера были на концерте и слушали все 6 симфонических поэм. Совершенно незабываемо, великолепно! Именно с этого началось у меня знакомство с музыкой Бедржиха Сметана. У пианиста прекрасная техника. Чтобы так изящно, точно и тонко играть такую музыку...

The dynamics on this piece are absolutely brilliant, the interpreter is pouring his soul into it.

我要留下一个中文的评论：最爱斯美塔那的沃尔塔瓦河，旋律一起来就流泪…这位钢琴家竟然一个人独奏出交响乐的感觉，非常佩服

What an amazing pianist. My brother is an amazing pianist and award winner but he said this is a different level.

Ma Vlast has always been one of my favorite tone poems to listen to. When I was teaching school back in Detroit many, many year ago, I used to play a recording of the Moldau in my English classes and explain the story line of the life of the river and have my students write write a paper on what they heard in the music. Some their descriptions were very unique and creative.

5:37 aaaand there's the cough, I was beginning to worry that this would be one of them coughless boring piano concerts. And he waited for the perfect moment too, just as it was almost silent... god bless these people and their coughs.

@SunnyAustria

5 жыл бұрын

Lorki93 Same here. Goosebumps After that Moment!!

@gluesniffingdude

5 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I find this ridiculous. If people are letting such mundane things such as coughing ruin their enjoyment of really good music, maybe the music isn't inspiring them as much as they claim it is. We ignore the mistakes made by the pianists because they are human and not machines, and their playing is beautiful regardless of any mistakes they make. This music is amazing and people coughing doesn't change that at all.

@victoza9232

5 жыл бұрын

Lorki93 They don't do it on purpose.

@DCM8828

2 жыл бұрын

Kinda makes ya wonder doesn't it? Do they cough so that they can get on the recording?

@applejuices

Жыл бұрын

@@victoza9232 professional coughers?

Me at the beginning: "i´m not gonna like it, it´s orchestra piece it can´t be good on the piano." Me after: "How the F he produced entire orchestra ? Just how." Amazing really and as a czech person I thank you and I´m proud of you.

Great pianist! Great transcription and arrangement ! This is music from Heaven.

交响乐听了无数遍，今天第一次听钢琴演奏此曲，别有一番风光。

Es increíble como con 1 solo instrumento y dos poderosas manos es capaz de representar a una orquesta entera , y de memoria !

This is by far the most beautiful performance of any piece I've ever heard. Better yet, this was originally intended for an orchestra... This is remarkable.

Masterpiece. This will be my forever favorite. And this is where I get really proud and emotional about my czech roots.

man I never think an arrangement is going to work well enough but piano arrangements have a way to prove me wrong! wow, just beautiful !!! 😍

Bravo! Best performance of Vltava heard!

Liszt is laying in his grave thinking 'why I did never do a transcription of this? - now somebody has beaten me to it and done an even better one than I could.'

Hang on, I was already impressed with his unbelievable playing ability then half way through I noticed he doesn’t even have any sheet music. The absolute genius just did that from muscle memory alone. WTF planet do you have to be from to get this kind of talent

Marvelous rendition of Ma Vlast. Gentle excellence.

こんなアレンジ聞いたことない。神曲😊

François-Xavier, tu es un héro!!!! Quelle performance de plus bénie. Merci de tout coeur!!!!!

That deseved a standing ovation

It takes either forever or a genius to learn this piece on the piano!

Extraordinaire !!! C'est la plus belle version piano, et la plus belle interprétation que je connaisse. Bravo François-Xavier !

υπεροχος πιανιστας και καλλιτεχνης, υπεροχη διασκευη για πιανο, σε ενα απο τα πιο αγαπημενα μου εργα

I have heard the original for orchestra and a transcription for harp, of this inspired composition of Bedřich Smetana. Moldau (Vltava) is a part of Má Vlast (My country). This version, for piano, is very beautiful, too, in a nice performance.

This is the best piano performance I ever seen

Hier, à l’école des fans de Jacques Martin et aujourd’hui,la confirmation d’une vocation. Magnifique !

You know - these days so many people get fooled by so called patriotism. But its only an poor excuse for degrading people from other countries. Smetana created an beautiful masterpiece of music to show how lovely and gracefull his land is. And that is the only form of patriotism i can truly feel. Imagine how beautiful ist would be - to express the love to a nation not in degrading other nations but in creating music that truly touches the heart of many.

I would have paid a lot to hear that piece life. Amazing.

Truly breathtakingly heart pounding. For the last 45 years I have yet to be so moved by any classical piece since discovering. The Maldau. This gentleman has done great homage to a Smetana. By the last 30 seconds I wanted to stand up as I heard those last few clangs of the cymbals which were physically absent but felt in the beating of my heart and halted my breathing. As quoting another comment..."those present aren't fully aware of what they had just experienced".

He’s just one of the best ! The piece is so hard ... and it looks like so easy!

@PuplingeClassiqueFestival

4 жыл бұрын

Aw yeah come on

@fredericchopin1161

4 жыл бұрын

it looks definitely not easy 😂

Whoa! 8:45 watch those glissandi, each fingered accurately! How many hands does he have, and how many fingers per? This is incredible. It would be great if Smetana could hear this.

@tankaboth

6 жыл бұрын

He could not hear it because he was deaf

@takashil9219

6 жыл бұрын

Zd Mi he also could not hear this because he's dead. But it would be great if he could hear this

@rebeccaso9787

5 жыл бұрын

It’s truly amazing! It must have hurt a lot to practice that

@gab_14

3 жыл бұрын

@@tankaboth I legit laughed well done

Thank you for posting this. Absolutely beautiful. My spine tingles as it does to the orchestra version. Bravo! It's a world class performance in just a modest hall. I am sure everyone wanted to cry just like I did. Merci!

I have listened to him playing and imagined what it’d look like hundreds of times, yet the live performance still crushed it. What an amazing pianist

Unglaublich genial - Grüße aus Berlin-Spandau, an alle die dieses Stück lieben!

@inh3461

3 жыл бұрын

Same

wow, incredibly well played! bravo!

Smetana could be proud of this excellent performance. I do underline the comment of Kat in Rain below!!!!

Bravo!

BRAVO M.Poizat, sublime!

très très beau. Ce pianiste arrive à jouer toutes les subtilités de la pièce musicale "la Moldau".

Великолепно, моё восхищение

Magic ! Each time when I am hiking to a summit, then on the way back down, I listen la Vltava, all versions (piano 2hands, 4 hands, orchestra). It’s just magic ! It’s one of THE melodies which make my heart whole ❤️

i am completely F L O O R E D. when i first listened to this transcription on spotify, i thought i was for two pianos. poizat's performance is unreal. BRAVO!

Delicious music , I can see the river now !!....... Bob

Incredible arrangement and a transcendent performance.

I loveeeee this song soooo much

astonishing super performace, rich soud, detailed phrasing , briliant legato

Extraordinary. A masterful transcription, of a very high technical difficulty. A pianist with enormous technical means who manages to make the orchestral breath. Bravissimo!

Breathtaking and mesmerizing!! His fingers move with the speed of light.

Kdo je z česka??? Můžeme být hrdí👍🏽

@sneerec

3 жыл бұрын

hrdí xd

@kulihrasek1488

3 жыл бұрын

@@sneerec a coo??? Je

Gosh I love this song. It is thing of beauty.

One million thanks less than enough. Beautiful composition. Nice presentation. 👏 Thank you in the name of everyone who's hearing.

Enchanted Fingers blessed by the gods........................................................ : o

Marvellous interpretation!!!! Gooseskin effect👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

What a performance

Two thumbs up. Congratulations!!

I more than like this. Amazing that a human can produce such beautiful rich music.

Quelle exécution époustouflante ! Que de chemin parcouru depuis l’école de Fans et les encouragements de Jacques Martin ☺️

And the crazy thing is... No sheet music. This is talent at its rawest!!

@alaalfa8839

4 жыл бұрын

Well I didnt understand how he could play Bach with string players without score...I mean the music is too "abstract" to remember the melodies.

@Feegles

3 жыл бұрын

You obviously never practiced something enough to master it. Who needs bloody instructions when you know the piece by hearth.

@kikie9164

Жыл бұрын

This is, maybe, the least impressive thing about this performance

Sublime performance!

I'm looking at the score and like, wow - how is that even possible D:

A new experience, and beautifully played. Thanks, François-Xavier, for sharing this.

@StephenBaggaley

4 жыл бұрын

I see it is on your recording Pianorchestra 2 which I've been intending to buy. So, no more delays!!

Wunderschön 💙 Meine herzallerliebste Lieblingsmusik!

Спасибо за доставленное удовольствие!!! БРАВООО!!!!!

absolutely stunning !

Our Czech legend🎹🎺🎻🎺🎷🎸🎵🎶

BEAUTIFUL!

It's a masterpiece and he is a genius conveying it all alone.

Amazing absolutely!!!

Absolutli amazing.Thank you.

Grande virtuosismo, sensibilidad y portentosa memoria. ¡Bravo maestro!

This heals the heart ! Thank you!:)

Wonderful piano transcription, beautifully played

He's always incredible!

How is this even possible? Magnificent!

Je suis au ange!

AMAZING!!

Absolute BRILLIANCE! BRAVO!

It's really a remarkable piece. The composer and pianist do have a high level.

Incredible virtuosity :)

Bravo François-Xavier tu fait vibré mon coeur à chaque fois

J'aime sa simplicité et sensibilité. Très belle interprétation !

Really amazing!!! He made me believe that this could be done by one person. Bravo!!!!!

Magnifique

WOW! Quelle maîtrise, impressionnant.

One of my favourites...this is wonderful, superb. 💫🙌👏👏🧡🧡🙏🙏😁😁

An astounding performance. Thank you and congratulations.

Amazingly beautiful! ❤ A great arrangement for piano and a super talented performance of a magnificent composition! 🎹 💯 Compliments to the awesome pianist! ❤

Sin palabras !!!!!!.

Great arrangement and great performance.