Man those kids in the front row look either terrified or bored. Lol I can almost tell whose turn it is to play next. Brings back memories of fun times at piano competitions...
@@bakuto.1055 It is really hard, but I don't think it is close to be on the top 3 hardest etudes. ;) (my opinion is based on the existance of Meraux, Alkan, Sorabji and Godowsky etudes)
You can tell by their faces that the kids back there on the first row probably are the other contestants :-P Great performance, this piece is tough as nails!
@@cziffrathegreat666 I think that's exactly what they were thinking. It's even written on their faces LOL. i would like to see other competetor's performances as well though. I have no idea what kind of competetion this was.
With someone who studied piano for a year succeeding in playing something like this, it's the band that will be the best player in the world, it's the hardest thing in the universe seen in the piano
@@Pogouldangeliwitz it’s actually a surprising clean performance for his age. Tempo is suitable, double notes are clear, he sings out the melody. The double notes are cleaner than trifinovs and are about the same speed.
before you start practicing the piece, try warming up with czerny etudes and other exercises to build up your technique. then expect to practice many more hours than you normally would and pay very fine attention to every detail and play so slowly that the piece is barely recognisable. remember, 1 hour of strong attention to the music is better than 5 hours of fucking around.
Having played this and the other transcendentals I would say skip the czerny. No need to learn exercises which teach you just to play exercises. Build technique through pieces always. You need a certain level of playing under your belt to attempt this and even so parts of it are treacherous. Learning some of the chopin etudes before these are useful but working on anything that requires dexterity eg bach, mozart, beethoven etc all useful. Learn some of the other transcendentals like chasse-neige / ricordanza first to get the feeling of the liszt leggerio technique required as a similar lightness of touch and dexterity is required in those. They're hard but this is even harder. Lots of slow practice required but always ensure movements you make slowly are the same as what you will do when playing at tempo. Sometimes it is even best to exaggerate those movements.
The beginning is even very difficult. What is this psychedelic scale that is so confusing? It took me two days to figure it out. It's psychedelic. Then there's this quick trick with the hands to reach such speed. It takes 13 years on the piano, and of course you have to practice not to talk about huge hands that need to be cut off after a long time. Aggresby and hard after that it's a completely different story where the real difficulty starts with a piece whose name I already raised my hands it completely blew my mind
@@hansdekorver7365 I think it's more of a matter of taste. Kissin's version is faster but also lighter which some may prefer especially since this a bit of an experimental piece with which, Liszt was playing around with impressionism.
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Man those kids in the front row look either terrified or bored. Lol I can almost tell whose turn it is to play next.
Brings back memories of fun times at piano competitions...
@Jérôme Lemieux its not the hardest liszt piece not even close
@Jérôme Lemieux its definitelly on the top 3 hardest etudes ever
@Jérôme Lemieux I probably wouldn't even say top 10 hardest if you consider his 1838 Paganini Etudes and S.138 Etudes.
@@bakuto.1055 It is really hard, but I don't think it is close to be on the top 3 hardest etudes. ;) (my opinion is based on the existance of Meraux, Alkan, Sorabji and Godowsky etudes)
@@vicentepulidodrevespiano2494 yea I am not taking an opinion by a kid that can't pull off listz's practice etudes lmao
You know the competitors are screwed when they hear the introduction and realize it’s feux follets
Oh they just need to bang out a godowsky-chopin etude or a good cziffra transcription...
Yeah, I’m sure anyone in the audience realized this was Feux Follets.
What about the S.137 version (basically the same I haven't watched all of it)
Yeah they go something like aww shoot I'm not gonna win this
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I love his technique. It’s looks like his hands are dancing
With Liszt your hands need to dance or you ain't playing it.
O yes, I love it too. He plays so cramped and over and over mf!
This genius mastered this piece totally
This is really a master level performance, I’d be interested to hear the level of playing of these other performers at the competition!
Wow I can't unsee it now - the stunned look of his competitors. Nicely done.
You can tell by their faces that the kids back there on the first row probably are the other contestants :-P Great performance, this piece is tough as nails!
Absolutely fantastic 🎹🎹🎶👏
This was such an amazing performance ohmygod!!
If you listen carefully, you can hear the sound of the other competitor's dreams wilting.
Wow. What an amazing interpretation. Impeccable technique and touch
No way this guy casually played this and the audience was just casually watching as if it was nothing
That one kid in the corner wasn't even watching 💀💀
@@Numberonesorabjifanhe probably got forced to come 😂
Bravo! Flawless performance!
incredible!
2:30 liszt would be proud
Deadass crowd. This man os playing one of the most toughest piano pieces mankind has ever known and they're sitting there like nothing ever happened.
truly
See your point - but the audience you can see on this video are actually fellow competitors!
Lmfao imagine you're in a competition and some guy shows up and randomly plays feux follets
I guess they're fellow competitors who're like -
"Man, I wasted 12 hours a day sitting in front of the piano and cracking my head".
@@cziffrathegreat666 I think that's exactly what they were thinking. It's even written on their faces LOL. i would like to see other competetor's performances as well though. I have no idea what kind of competetion this was.
1:00 when you realise you had no chance of victory
Very tiny mistake ?
@@hansdekorver7365 I think it’s cause the audience looks so devastated in that shot xd
Truly amazing performance
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Brilliant
Very mature performance! Bravo!
2:44 the girl with the finger in her mouse is literally me watching this
With someone who studied piano for a year succeeding in playing something like this, it's the band that will be the best player in the world, it's the hardest thing in the universe seen in the piano
best performance of this piece I heard yet
You haven't heard much then
@@Pogouldangeliwitz no this really is
@@Pogouldangeliwitz it’s actually a surprising clean performance for his age. Tempo is suitable, double notes are clear, he sings out the melody. The double notes are cleaner than trifinovs and are about the same speed.
It's not even Lugansky level.
And don't get me started on Kissin or God (aka Pogorelich).
@@Pogouldangeliwitz they have had much more experience than this guy. and this performance is pretty clean.
dAMN that was so effortless
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I love the girls reactions at 0:53 and 2:31 to 2:50 .
Nice performance!
Very nice
Awesome!!
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Lmfao... That moment when you realize you didn't win. And if this dude didn't win that is so terrifying 😂
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Lol the little guy I'm the second row is on his DS 😂
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Other contestants during the first 10 seconds: let's just go home.
The other contestants looked so dirty at him. Oh God, I want to also do competitions but what if there is a guy like this xD
kids in the first row like "yeah i already lost"
이사람은 첫음듣자마자 천재했다.
Could you link the other comeptitors videos too? It would be interesting.
I'm afraid that will not be possible; the competition only sent us the videos of our own performances
@@paulackerley1652 Ah I see, that is alright. Excellent performance regardless.
no way the kid in the back is on his phone
If I was next to play I'd refuse to on artistic grounds.....
What were the other kids playing? I mean feux follets seems surreal in such a context, it's crazy
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How do you practice this?
before you start practicing the piece, try warming up with czerny etudes and other exercises to build up your technique. then expect to practice many more hours than you normally would and pay very fine attention to every detail and play so slowly that the piece is barely recognisable. remember, 1 hour of strong attention to the music is better than 5 hours of fucking around.
Having played this and the other transcendentals I would say skip the czerny. No need to learn exercises which teach you just to play exercises. Build technique through pieces always. You need a certain level of playing under your belt to attempt this and even so parts of it are treacherous. Learning some of the chopin etudes before these are useful but working on anything that requires dexterity eg bach, mozart, beethoven etc all useful. Learn some of the other transcendentals like chasse-neige / ricordanza first to get the feeling of the liszt leggerio technique required as a similar lightness of touch and dexterity is required in those. They're hard but this is even harder. Lots of slow practice required but always ensure movements you make slowly are the same as what you will do when playing at tempo. Sometimes it is even best to exaggerate those movements.
bruh there has to be that one kid not giving a shit on his ipad
How old was he during this video?
He'd just turned 16 the month before
PAUL ACKERLEY wow, that is amazing. Is he planning to apply to any conservatories? I’m sure even top schools like Curtis would accept him
@@ethanl.1699 Curtis did accept him!! He is a freshman there now being taught by Gary Graffman.
@@paulackerley1652I saw that he is one of the 24 competitors for the CMIM this year. Truly proud of how far he's come and wishing all the best!
@@Algorox Thank you so much!
glad my schools pianist are not this good, then me flexing playing a bunch of chopin nocturnes wouldn't work anymore lol.
Even Rachmaninov said this is the hardest etude ever written.
No, definitely not, remember,there are also Alkan etudes,Mereaux etudes,Sorabji etudes and Godowsky etudes
Not to mention the three Sonatas of Pierre Boulez, and the Sonata by Elliott Carter.
The beginning is even very difficult. What is this psychedelic scale that is so confusing? It took me two days to figure it out. It's psychedelic. Then there's this quick trick with the hands to reach such speed. It takes 13 years on the piano, and of course you have to practice not to talk about huge hands that need to be cut off after a long time. Aggresby and hard after that it's a completely different story where the real difficulty starts with a piece whose name I already raised my hands it completely blew my mind
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Kissin plays 30 seconds better!
Maybe Kissin too fast ? I think this tempo is also good. He played with much musicality.
@@hansdekorver7365 I think it's more of a matter of taste. Kissin's version is faster but also lighter which some may prefer especially since this a bit of an experimental piece with which, Liszt was playing around with impressionism.
30 seconds “better” doesn’t make sense