@@alexreyna1508 The problem I see is this Quest for Speed - I am looking to see if Khatia plays the Toc but I don't think so - look at what she does with the Precip. Look at oration, a president speaks extremely slowly and is hence, "presidential." I really don't care how Prok played it or how it is scored to be played - some performers simply do a better job finding more emotion and magic. Martha finds some ethereal passages that others are oblivious too. Yuja seems off to the races. A lot of Rach is played so fast, you can't year his delicate and intricate inner voicings - they just blur into a "static thing." Then there is the opposite: Bolero and the feud between Rav abd Tosc. In this case I feel Rav went too far and Tosc was right. P's Canon, a similar, "endless repetition" does not benefit from more "grandeur"
Absolutely phenomenal. I think this is my new favorite performance, and I have very high standards. Thank you for sharing this extraordinary performance!
I do not like it, because it shouldn't be played like that : first it's a Toccata in reference to Bach, so there shouldn't be any fancy rhythm an then even it's not reflecting Prokofiev's mechanical repetitive rhythm and energy.
Her interpretation is great, and also it's very enjoyable to watch someone performing so passionately. I particularly like how she looks like she's just throwing her hands at the keys at 3:33
Loved this performance, not just the expected fire and virtuosity (which are there in abundance), but also the tightly coiled tension during the softer sections, like a cobra waiting to pounce!
This is genuinely the BEST interpretation of this toccata I’ve ever come across. It’s just mastered to perfection. The level of dynamics, the timing, everything. It’s absolutely incredible. I come back to watch this performance every so often because it’s just addicting, it gets better each time I hear it! I wish she was more well known!
This performance is the best I have ever heard!! And I listened to many, which I thought were the best. They still are very good. But this is extraordinary, the energy and clarity of sound, perfect timing, tension. This is just absolutely cosmic. I have no words. Congratulations!!!!!!! Bravo!!!
This is by far my FAVORITE performance of this toccata and I think that is saying a lot because I also love Argerich`s rendition. I thought how she sounds all the top notes on the descending right hand chords at 1:40 and 3:25 to be very remarkable.
La Toccata de Prokofiev écrite en 1912. Par "l'autre" Géorgienne, Tamar Beraia. Pourquoi j'adore cette interprétation ? 1) j'adore la Toccata de Prokofiev. À mon humble avis, elle doit contenir de la finesse, de la féminité, de la sensibilisation, de la virtuosité. Mais... mais... mais... Ce qui doit ressortir de cette œuvre majeure du 20ème Siècle est son caractère motorique, obsessionnel, angoissant, oppressant. 2) Tamar Beraia est raffinée mais musclée. Les vedettes de la Toccata de Prokofiev sont les marteaux du piano. L'académisme, la virtuosité et le raffinement ne sont pas de mise. La Toccata de Prokofiev est un rouleau compresseur, espiègle, sarcastique à la limite du sardonique. 3) Toutes les légendes du piano se sont mesurées à la Toccata de Prokofiev. Je me répète, la Géorgienne Tamar Beraia livre une vision inquiétante stupéfiante.
I feel like this is what Prokofiev wanted. You can feel the utterly psychotic nature of this piece in this performance. Yuja wang’s performance is amazing but I think this one has much more flavor.
Spectacular! Loved the audience reaction too! You Killed It Girl! NOTE: I love watching people play Prok because he brings out genuine, involuntary expression! Let that Inner Child out!
E' incredibile scoprire quanti grandi talenti possono esserci oggi nel mondo, ed è per questo che non dobbiamo fissarci sui soliti nomi. Bisognerebbe sempre guardarsi in giro e scoprire (visto che oggi si può), e sorprendersi, come è accaduto a me oggi ascoltando questa incredibile interpretazione della Toccata di Prokofiev. Personalmente non conoscevo la Beraia e me ne rammarico, visto che questa sua performance mi ha letteralmente lasciato a bocca aperta. Malgrado l'infelice audio, posso dire di aver comunque assistito ad una attentissima, precisa, nervosa, intensissima lettura di questa meravigliosa partitura pianistica.
Sincerely i dont like this piecde but this is the very first time i see and hear the potential of this music. Such a clarity and phrases. Sorry to juya Wang.. She is surprisingly better
absolutely amazing performance of this composition, I enjoyed it A LOT. on this version there is more stability and on the other version the quality of the recording reveals a more tasteful harmony. But both of the versions are so impressive that I don't dare to compare more. Bravo
This is the most furious rendition of this I've come across, almost as if she had to show she is in charge of the performance rather than the composer. Not as intricate, musical or elegant as LIse de la Salle or as utterly confident as Horowitz or Argerich but in almost a separate class of her own.
Loved it. .... .... I just keep thinking who was this Prokofiev? Only 18 years younger than Rachmaninoff and he (P) blows up the whole musical scene. His music is virtually alien compared to those before him. He makes piano fingers and piano brains do things that were previously never imagined. Structures that are convoluted and contortionist. And then the utter joy watching talented pianist play his music - no, _it plays them_ . No time for acting here!
Wooooow very impressive, the best version I have ever heard, for me better than Horowitz one, except you don't skip measures, I used to play this, but never like yours, congratulations from Costa Rica !
I have to keep listening to this performance to appreciate all the details that most pianists miss. Although the great show-masters of this piece can achieve playing all the notes and reduce the time element to 80% of the length of this performance, much is lost in the melee of notes and blurring pedal (to disguise wrong notes?) producing an almost cacophonic result!!!
Between this one and Yuja Wang, I must say both are extraordinary, Yuja Wang perhaps a little more technique, and this one more conform to Prokofiev, both ladies are beyond limits, far beyond !
Yuja Wang a little more technique? Sir... you must not understand that THIS performance is what is called true technique. The level of control... the dynamics... the timing.... absolutely unmatchable. This lady's technique is something what most musician's can only dream of... this is incredible. Yuja Wang just had speed. Bland playing.
Greatest performance of this Toccata is Horowitz, with Yuja Wang (encore) a ridiculously close second; Zhang about equal to Wang - a fabulous rendition as well. With time at a premium for most, listening to other interpretations could be considered superfluous (other than to satisfy curiosity). No disrespect whatsoever intended, but this isn't even in the same universe as those.
I've gone down into the rabbit hole with this piece, watching others play this
Same 😭✋
That razor-sharp intensity, yet so controlled. Beautiful. :)
Wow! That was probably the most ferocious interpretation of that piece I've ever heard (or seen for that matter)!
check out Vincent Dubois playing the organ transcription for this, he shreds it to hell and back
The lion eating his fresh kill slowly is much more terrifying! LOL SLOWER IS GRANDER!!!!!!! No one gets that!
@@alexreyna1508 The problem I see is this Quest for Speed - I am looking to see if Khatia plays the Toc but I don't think so - look at what she does with the Precip. Look at oration, a president speaks extremely slowly and is hence, "presidential." I really don't care how Prok played it or how it is scored to be played - some performers simply do a better job finding more emotion and magic. Martha finds some ethereal passages that others are oblivious too. Yuja seems off to the races. A lot of Rach is played so fast, you can't year his delicate and intricate inner voicings - they just blur into a "static thing."
Then there is the opposite: Bolero and the feud between Rav abd Tosc. In this case I feel Rav went too far and Tosc was right. P's Canon, a similar, "endless repetition" does not benefit from more "grandeur"
Right! I keep coming back to it. She's awesome. Love Martha too.
I agree 💯
Absolutely phenomenal. I think this is my new favorite performance, and I have very high standards. Thank you for sharing this extraordinary performance!
A fantastic performance by any standards! And I love the way she accelerates at the end. Simply wonderful playing!
I do not like it, because it shouldn't be played like that : first it's a Toccata in reference to Bach, so there shouldn't be any fancy rhythm an then even it's not reflecting Prokofiev's mechanical repetitive rhythm and energy.
@@laurenth7187 you’re right, it’s reflecting Beraia’s energy and it’s AWESOME!
Strong, precise, and the phrasings are clean cut and not muddy. Bravo.
absolutely love the edge you brought to this. amazing job.
I was in the audience that evening, it was amazing and it's a great pleasure to remember it, bravo !
The more I listen to this iteration the more I like it, and I loved it right off the bat. Tamar Beraia, this is incredible!
A truly superb performance with a fresh and unique interpretation. Bravissima!!!
best toccata interpretation on youtube by far
Her interpretation is great, and also it's very enjoyable to watch someone performing so passionately. I particularly like how she looks like she's just throwing her hands at the keys at 3:33
Loved this performance, not just the expected fire and virtuosity (which are there in abundance), but also the tightly coiled tension during the softer sections, like a cobra waiting to pounce!
This is genuinely the BEST interpretation of this toccata I’ve ever come across. It’s just mastered to perfection. The level of dynamics, the timing, everything. It’s absolutely incredible. I come back to watch this performance every so often because it’s just addicting, it gets better each time I hear it! I wish she was more well known!
This performance is the best I have ever heard!! And I listened to many, which I thought were the best. They still are very good. But this is extraordinary, the energy and clarity of sound, perfect timing, tension. This is just absolutely cosmic. I have no words. Congratulations!!!!!!! Bravo!!!
This is by far my FAVORITE performance of this toccata and I think that is saying a lot because I also love Argerich`s rendition. I thought how she sounds all the top notes on the descending right hand chords at 1:40 and 3:25 to be very remarkable.
I would have to agree with you, because Agerich's is a very concise, incredibly competent iteration in the first place. :-)
Yuja wang is where its at
@@alexreyna1508 that's fair
La Toccata de Prokofiev écrite en 1912. Par "l'autre" Géorgienne, Tamar Beraia. Pourquoi j'adore cette interprétation ?
1) j'adore la Toccata de Prokofiev. À mon humble avis, elle doit contenir de la finesse, de la féminité, de la sensibilisation, de la virtuosité. Mais... mais... mais... Ce qui doit ressortir de cette œuvre majeure du 20ème Siècle est son caractère motorique, obsessionnel, angoissant, oppressant.
2) Tamar Beraia est raffinée mais musclée. Les vedettes de la Toccata de Prokofiev sont les marteaux du piano. L'académisme, la virtuosité et le raffinement ne sont pas de mise. La Toccata de Prokofiev est un rouleau compresseur, espiègle, sarcastique à la limite du sardonique.
3) Toutes les légendes du piano se sont mesurées à la Toccata de Prokofiev. Je me répète, la Géorgienne Tamar Beraia livre une vision inquiétante stupéfiante.
Wow
3:33 outstanding ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
WOW! Compliments for your interpretation! And your technique...!
So good. I was spellbound
absolutely superbly superlative
beautifully violent! love it...
So lovely & so incredibly disciplined.
Out.....fkin.....standing....!!! I am crying, wonderfull!!!!
Back for my daily fix! This has become my theme song and refuge during these trying times. So thankful for her amazing artistry.
What a ride! 🤩
I feel like this is what Prokofiev wanted. You can feel the utterly psychotic nature of this piece in this performance. Yuja wang’s performance is amazing but I think this one has much more flavor.
Of her two versions posted, this is the better one. That said, both are excellent. Bravo!
Thank you for uploading！ Your playing Prokofiev's toccata is my favorite one. You're so powerful and attractive.
Wow! An iconic performance to rival Argerich and Horowitz. Exceptionally energetic.
Tamar. what a most beautiful performance! Thank You! =This piece is so difficult!..John Rapp
I always enjoy marvelling at this performance: Magnifico!!
Perfect 👏
Una versión "superbe"!!! Esta pianista posee una técnica única. Me ha dejado sorprendido. BRILLANTE!!!
Respect, Salute & Love From Hindustan india.
Excellent interpretation in bringing out parts which the listener does not normally hear. Also clear, not muddied by the pedal.
Spectacular! Loved the audience reaction too! You Killed It Girl!
NOTE: I love watching people play Prok because he brings out genuine, involuntary expression! Let that Inner Child out!
Best version ever heard !
This clip is the BEST of the very BEST version of this piece ever played
E' incredibile scoprire quanti grandi talenti possono esserci oggi nel mondo, ed è per questo che non dobbiamo fissarci sui soliti nomi. Bisognerebbe sempre guardarsi in giro e scoprire (visto che oggi si può), e sorprendersi, come è accaduto a me oggi ascoltando questa incredibile interpretazione della Toccata di Prokofiev. Personalmente non conoscevo la Beraia e me ne rammarico, visto che questa sua performance mi ha letteralmente lasciato a bocca aperta. Malgrado l'infelice audio, posso dire di aver comunque assistito ad una attentissima, precisa, nervosa, intensissima lettura di questa meravigliosa partitura pianistica.
Sincerely i dont like this piecde but this is the very first time i see and hear the potential of this music. Such a clarity and phrases. Sorry to juya Wang.. She is surprisingly better
beautiful au nat
She really played the piece well.
splendide! madame; vous êtes une très grande pianiste. Merci
You are fantastic!
bravo! amazing!
What a fabulous iteration of this incredible piece, Tamar Beraia. Thank you so much for sharing. :)
WOW ive never enjoyed that piece more , wtg on the ferocity as it should be
The GOAT!...
brava, very easy to follow, such clarity, such passion. thank you.
Wonderful!
phenomenal!
Très belle lecture. Magnifique musicienne. Prokofiev a certainement adoré!
absolutely amazing performance of this composition, I enjoyed it A LOT.
on this version there is more stability and on the other version the quality of the recording reveals a more tasteful harmony. But both of the versions are so impressive that I don't dare to compare more. Bravo
Great performance. Flawless
brilliant!!! I'm touched deeply even after having watched many versions.
Magnétiseuse interprétation . BRAVO 1000...
The best definitely
This is the most furious rendition of this I've come across, almost as if she had to show she is in charge of the performance rather than the composer. Not as intricate, musical or elegant as LIse de la Salle or as utterly confident as Horowitz or Argerich but in almost a separate class of her own.
Excellent! Bravo!!!
Very cool
Absolutely stunnigng!
De muchas interpretaciones que he visto, esta es mi preferida.
No exagera en movimientos.
Amazing
I... huh I freaking love this !! (it's a pity the quality isn't the best but oh well the quality of her play just compensate for it 10x)
Beautiful
Pell de gallina!
Bravo!!!
Great video!!!
Технично, выразительно, темпераментно!
Muss schön sein, so gut zu sein!
Super สุดยอดครับ
VERY nicely done.
Bravo!
Awesome
Loved it. .... .... I just keep thinking who was this Prokofiev? Only 18 years younger than Rachmaninoff and he (P) blows up the whole musical scene. His music is virtually alien compared to those before him. He makes piano fingers and piano brains do things that were previously never imagined. Structures that are convoluted and contortionist. And then the utter joy watching talented pianist play his music - no, _it plays them_ . No time for acting here!
Brava!
Wooooow very impressive, the best version I have ever heard, for me better than Horowitz one, except you don't skip measures, I used to play this, but never like yours, congratulations from Costa Rica !
One of the best Toccata, perhaps more intense than the Juya Wang one
WOW -
I have to keep listening to this performance to appreciate all the details that most pianists miss. Although the great show-masters of this piece can achieve playing all the notes and reduce the time element to 80% of the length of this performance, much is lost in the melee of notes and blurring pedal (to disguise wrong notes?) producing an almost cacophonic result!!!
What a lioness....wow
bravo bis
wow
fire
oh la la !!!
2:38-2:45 omg that change in texture…
there are a lot versions out on youtube now. but beside der one from huangci this is also one of the less good ones. congratulations for this!
Courage Brava
This is hardcore gangsta rap but in classical era
So, THAT'S what the hands are doing.
Between this one and Yuja Wang, I must say both are extraordinary, Yuja Wang perhaps a little more technique, and this one more conform to Prokofiev, both ladies are beyond limits, far beyond !
Yuja Wang a little more technique? Sir... you must not understand that THIS performance is what is called true technique. The level of control... the dynamics... the timing.... absolutely unmatchable. This lady's technique is something what most musician's can only dream of... this is incredible. Yuja Wang just had speed. Bland playing.
@@BuzziMuzzi i like Martha Argerich's version then Yuja wang then this one. i find it a bit disconnected with this version
4:22 it’s “brava”
It's clever verging on impossible, but I still prefer music.
estoy atraida jaja
Her countenance makes me scared! fabulous interpretation though
Quite brilliant. I prefer, however, the performance by Lise La Salle.
Вери гууд
that piano needs a cigarette
clumsy
Her sister Nano Beraia made me sick with hepatitis.
klagstone I am Tamar's sister Natia. What is your problem, can you explain??
Nano Beraia is not my sister! Natia Beraia is my sister.
Greatest performance of this Toccata is Horowitz, with Yuja Wang (encore) a ridiculously close second; Zhang about equal to Wang - a fabulous rendition as well. With time at a premium for most, listening to other interpretations could be considered superfluous (other than to satisfy curiosity). No disrespect whatsoever intended, but this isn't even in the same universe as those.
You are entitled to your opinion, though it’s just that …YOUR opinion.
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