Dude go eat something, get some nutrition. That anorexia is going to your head. Maybe ask mommy perhaps to take the next pathetic anemic image of you. Save your "selfie strength". It's always you little angry skinny guys that have something to prove.
Anyone actually been in kings cross at winter? That place is frigging freezing! I'm astounded she could feel her fingers let alone rinse through a couple of master class worthy pieces on a rickety old upright! Respect to her!
This may have been a marketing ploy, as some have stated here, BUT IT SURE WORKED ON ME! I love that she was willing to play a sub par instrument and share a first rate performance with people. I love her for it. She didn't need to do this as she is already a famous musician. She has elevated herself even higher in my esteem because she is not a technical robot like many musicians. Many focus only on technical ability and have no emotion in their music. Lifeless cookie-cutter clones. Valentina is my favorite because of this.
ElderPinkerton I don’t see how an August Förster piano could be a sub-par instrument, to be honest:) Just needs a bit of a tune, which is quite a pointless think to do in such a drafty place as a train station.
@@kritixonmobile you should be able to hear the 'tuning' issues? I can, but as I said - it's a beat up old piano and they have a particular sound. Her playing skills are such that the sound doesn't really matter. Whereas, if I played something - it would both 'be awful' and 'sound awful'! rofl!
@@apxpandy4965 nah g, the tuning is good, and that's not a beat up old piano, it's in great conditions, not the best, but replenished enough. a real beat up old piano would never sound this good, not even if liszt himself played on it. but perhaps for sorabji enthusiasts, it would sound good no matter what
I just luuuuvvvvvv Valentina!!! She is a real trooper. What other pianist (except maybe LangLang) would sit down at a broken-down spinet (one ivory missing, no less) and make it sound like a Steinway Grand. A pianist for the people, that's for sure!! Hearts to her!
Que hermoso que grandes pianistas interpreten en estaciones del metro y a veces también en calles bellas composiciones para ser escuchadas por todo público.
Lucky people! I would kill to see her in concert, she is hands-down my all-time favourite classical pianist ever! She was scheduled to perform here in Toronto couple of years ago, but because of idiot politics my government refused to let her play here because of her stance on Russia’s politics. Politics has nothing to do with the arts! I was so angry, and I was dying of cancer, I wasn’t supposed to survive, but I pulled through somehow, it was either luck or divine intervention, but either way come hell or Highwater, even though I’m flat broke living on permanent disability, before I die, I am going to find a way to see Valentina live in concert, and pray have an actually get the chance and the privilege to meet her and to give her a great big hug, because even though she doesn’t even know it, her music is what got me through all of my chemotherapy, all the radiation, all the medications, the months stuck in a hospital crying myself to sleep every night begging for death because because I couldn’t take the pain anymore. Pardon the pun but I’m being dead serious, her music uplifted me, classical music, particularly classical piano, has always had a profound effect on me psychologically, it’s the only thing in this world that no matter how depressed I am, can bring me out of that depression, pick me back up, and allow me to be happy if only for a few moments, and that’s what Valentina did for me every single day. I just pray to God that she comes back to Toronto and my government doesn’t act like an idiot again, leave politics out of the arts, because music is the only thing in this world that can bring everyone together, politics is what tears us apart!
I really like this, but I prefer her performance in the "Birth of a Boesendorfer" video. If you like Rachmaninoff, be sure to buy her 2 CD set of all five of his works for piano and orchestra.
OMG Valentina Lisitsa makes La Campanella sounds like freak flying gun bullet shot sounding war =O This is actually quite shocking and scary o.O (referencing timeline, 1:11 - 1:27) As usual, such clean and monstrous slaps although with that freaky untuned piano...
I'm really impressed that she would be willing to play on that crappy piano. And not only does she play on it, she makes it sound like a good instrument!!
![Valentina Lisitsa plays Liszt Totentanz [HD 1080p]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/HXLvwgmQ3HE/mqdefault.jpg)
If I were waiting for the train to go to work that day. Well, I would have lost my job. She is amazing.
+Frankish Sid Well, you are not like the usual English snob. Look at all the arrogant English walking past.
+SugarTomAppleRoger America number one!
+SugarTomAppleRoger Walking past makes you an arrogant english snob? gf logic...
+Alexander Lee Get lost skinny bones
Dude go eat something, get some nutrition. That anorexia is going to your head. Maybe ask mommy perhaps to take the next pathetic anemic image of you. Save your "selfie strength". It's always you little angry skinny guys that have something to prove.
Valentina Lisitsa, more like Valentina Lisztsa
underrated comment here
Means?
@@hwiatslgeord2887 Franz "Liszt" is the one who make this piece
This comment deserves more likes!
@@hwiatslgeord2887 r/whoooooooooooosh
I would tootally skip my train to stay and watch her till she stopped
100 Thumbs up! Me TOO
Same man. I'd pay an arm and a leg to watch this genius playing live.
Monkey D Roofie I watched her. Its insane.
I AM there watching her tonight.
Anna Graham lies
You were so lucky to witness this 'concert'! Every station should have a piano... just in case Valentina passes by...
Anyone actually been in kings cross at winter? That place is frigging freezing! I'm astounded she could feel her fingers let alone rinse through a couple of master class worthy pieces on a rickety old upright! Respect to her!
This was St. Pancras, though as it's just across the road from King's Cross, your point is still well made.
This may have been a marketing ploy, as some have stated here, BUT IT SURE WORKED ON ME! I love that she was willing to play a sub par instrument and share a first rate performance with people. I love her for it. She didn't need to do this as she is already a famous musician. She has elevated herself even higher in my esteem because she is not a technical robot like many musicians. Many focus only on technical ability and have no emotion in their music. Lifeless cookie-cutter clones. Valentina is my favorite because of this.
ElderPinkerton I don’t see how an August Förster piano could be a sub-par instrument, to be honest:) Just needs a bit of a tune, which is quite a pointless think to do in such a drafty place as a train station.
But she is not the best pianist! There is so many better!
Who cares? It's always great to have an elite player on a public piano.
@@Ash1nerTV hahaha .... And who are you to even make such a judgement.?? Go away, you troll.
Wow, makes even a beat-up old piano sound like a million bucks! Fantastic, she is the best!
The piano generally sounds good tho
@@kritixonmobile you should be able to hear the 'tuning' issues? I can, but as I said - it's a beat up old piano and they have a particular sound. Her playing skills are such that the sound doesn't really matter. Whereas, if I played something - it would both 'be awful' and 'sound awful'! rofl!
@@apxpandy4965 nah g, the tuning is good, and that's not a beat up old piano, it's in great conditions, not the best, but replenished enough. a real beat up old piano would never sound this good, not even if liszt himself played on it. but perhaps for sorabji enthusiasts, it would sound good no matter what
@@bhj6ydrtsdrtxhbftsgdnxf54t3 Tuning good? Not 'beat up' at all? Obviously you are a piano connoisseur! I mean, such experise! rofl!
@@apxpandy4965 an 11 year old played this on it and it sounded fine
I love how human these videos make her seems
She's so cute! And highly talented, yes.
that piano's life is complete
このピアノもこの場所もこのピアニストもただただ素晴らしい。
I say it again:- ``many a good tune has been played on an old piano`` and this one tops the Liszt
Умничка!!! Исполнение даже на разбитом инструменте отличное!!! Ручки супер!!!
Please gentlemen! .. Any of you give the lady a bouquet of flowers!
I would have done if I had been there.
This woman is truly amazing! I saw her perform the Rach 2 in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park with the San Francisco Symphony. Stunning!
I just luuuuvvvvvv Valentina!!! She is a real trooper. What other pianist (except maybe LangLang) would sit down at a broken-down spinet (one ivory missing, no less) and make it sound like a Steinway Grand. A pianist for the people, that's for sure!! Hearts to her!
Que hermoso que grandes pianistas interpreten en estaciones del metro y a veces también en calles bellas composiciones para ser escuchadas por todo público.
Imagine commuting to work and one of the greatest living pianists is giving an improptu performance. 👏🏻
Maybe one day (I hope ) I can be a pianist like her
good fucking luck
just keep practicing everyday and it won't take much long
@@JohnRohoboth this piece is very stressful 😂
Did you learn it?😂
Bravo... .. bravo,bravo!!!
Beautiful interpretation! Definitely one of the best.
It really surprised me how that piano stood in one piece after 2 minutes of Valentina playing!! Love her!
Bravo....!!!!
I love this woman.
Sus manos son tan ligeras 💖
Amazing ✨
Божественно!
Браво!
The belle of St Pancras. Brilliant.
Bravo...incredible balance and delicate.
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!
that blessed piano! she makes piano music so exciting! love her!
Wonderful piano skills with dedication of perfection.
Excellent music 🎹👏
i love that she makes sound right that the campanella really sounds like one !
I'm speechless 😶
심장이 뛴다
I love Valentina ans would miss my train for her playing!
Fantastic
멋있다😀😀
Fantástica, bravooooo
bravo!
sorry if i have written some mistakes, i'm from Belgium
Bravo Valentina Lisitsa
Super! :)
The Queen of La Campanella
Some of those in there totally ignore that they are seeing Valentina playing!!!!!! they just saved lots of money right there! :D!!!
Now this is epic
💘❤
OMG
GOOD
Yes after about 10yrs practice..
Oh I think I’ll just randomly play the hardest piece of music ever on this beater piano. Wonderful.
that is actually what liszt and paganini would have done if they were alive... paganini often played in the streets to shock people with his skills ;)
Lucky people! I would kill to see her in concert, she is hands-down my all-time favourite classical pianist ever! She was scheduled to perform here in Toronto couple of years ago, but because of idiot politics my government refused to let her play here because of her stance on Russia’s politics. Politics has nothing to do with the arts! I was so angry, and I was dying of cancer, I wasn’t supposed to survive, but I pulled through somehow, it was either luck or divine intervention, but either way come hell or Highwater, even though I’m flat broke living on permanent disability, before I die, I am going to find a way to see Valentina live in concert, and pray have an actually get the chance and the privilege to meet her and to give her a great big hug, because even though she doesn’t even know it, her music is what got me through all of my chemotherapy, all the radiation, all the medications, the months stuck in a hospital crying myself to sleep every night begging for death because because I couldn’t take the pain anymore. Pardon the pun but I’m being dead serious, her music uplifted me, classical music, particularly classical piano, has always had a profound effect on me psychologically, it’s the only thing in this world that no matter how depressed I am, can bring me out of that depression, pick me back up, and allow me to be happy if only for a few moments, and that’s what Valentina did for me every single day. I just pray to God that she comes back to Toronto and my government doesn’t act like an idiot again, leave politics out of the arts, because music is the only thing in this world that can bring everyone together, politics is what tears us apart!
I love you
Man shes good.
"Hey, Brady, yeah... I'm gonna have to cancel on that two o'clock..."
She’s just so incredibly amazing,even on a out of tune airport piano …mind blowing !
Вот это играет МУЗЫКАНТ а не ваши бюгивюги))). Прекрасно благо дарю тебе Валенька!!!
Valentina Lisitsa is an angel!
I'd gladly be late for work and feel zero shame about explaining why.
Interesting style of Playing
Curious if your Left handed?
i n c r e d i b l e !
Brava
How did i miss this what the actual fuck.
anyone can play it?
I really like this, but I prefer her performance in the "Birth of a Boesendorfer" video. If you like Rachmaninoff, be sure to buy her 2 CD set of all five of his works for piano and orchestra.
My internet speed can't keep up with her hands
Where's the beginning?
Gone With The Wind
バレンティーナさんやっぱりいいです♥️😭このアップライトピアノ、気のせいかすごい音いいですね！見た目、味有って！でも3オクターブ？ソが引っ込んでません？
Wow, the subway /train station wants to reward the passengers by providing the best music?? Right??
OMG Valentina Lisitsa makes La Campanella sounds like freak flying gun bullet shot sounding war =O
This is actually quite shocking and scary o.O
(referencing timeline, 1:11 - 1:27)
As usual, such clean and monstrous slaps although with that freaky untuned piano...
ناييييييس
lo destruyó!!en el buen sentido de la palabra..
직관한사람들 존나부럽다진짜..
Pls can someone tell to me the name of this version of campanella?
La Campanella by Liszt
Pagannini - Liszt - La Campanella
Victor Prosper It's not a different version, just the recording starts about halfway through :)
Listz- Paganini grand etude 'La Campanella'
It's Busoni's version of Campanella
Same level as lang lang with another subtil touch
I'd play the first 5 measures of Beethoven für Elise and stand back up
There's a clip of her playing that on here. Done as an encore after a concert, causing a laugh from the audience.
that one octave:
C D E F g A B
And I thought that one doesn't simply sit on St Pancras Piano and play La Campanella...
Damn... and to think I was there like 2 days before
역시....프로는 피아노가 좋지않아도 좋은 소리를 낸다
그니까요..
Perhaps
I'm really impressed that she would be willing to play on that crappy piano. And not only does she play on it, she makes it sound like a good instrument!!
Apparently a tuner says it’s from a good maker and not too badly out of tune.
you can play that piano freely there , right?
I'm sure that piano thought his retirement years on a train station would be calm...
Schindhelm piano?
+Cherubim August Forster
And not one person there knew how famous she is.
He's only taking photographs does he?
Don't worry, I'm pianist too xD
Grayfox541 oh thank god
*Ling Ling intensifies*
I'm sure that nobody has ever played on that piano at such a high level.
making that old Joanna sing...
piano demon
165 mi piace 0 non mi piace, è un record
aha, but as a pianist myself, it is quite distracting! Sorry if i sounded crude :)
the lock on the piano is a bit sad I think.
no that , i mean , can anyone sit on that piano , and play the piano
유명한 피아니스트의 연주를 길거리에서 공짜로 ㄷㄷㄷ
Spero che queste perosne siano consapevoli della fortuna che hanno avuto nell assistere a tale spettacolo