[Patrick Lechner] Liszt: Totentanz for Piano Solo

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Totentanz for Piano Solo
Dies Irae Theme & I-VI. Variationen
Patrick Lechner (piano)
00:00 Dies Irae Theme
01:58 1.Variation - Allegro moderato
02:50 2.Variation
03:33 3.Variation - Molto Vivace
04:07 4.Variation - Lento (canonique)
07:09 5.Variation - Vivace (fugato)
11:20 6.Variation - Sempre Allegro (ma non troppo)
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[@waidi3242]

0:00 Looks like doable piece for me!
0:25 WHAT THE F--

[@EddieWinchester]

14:46 YES! so glad this was added back into the solo version

[@Liszthesis]

yahhhhhh that crazy stunning cadenza

[@abnergutierrez366]

I don't know if it was added on the sheet, i dont see the glissando notation, maybe was added by the performer

[@Liszthesis]

@@abnergutierrez366 it was transcribed from the original orchestral version beuh

[@Liszthesis]

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[@gergelykiss]

Valentina Lisitza also includes that fantastic passage - I really wish Liszt hadn't omitted it from the solo version. But I'm glad some pianists dare to reinsert it - it surely does no harm, it's all Liszt's music after all. My favourite solo Totentanz recording by Arnaldo Cohen doesn't have the passage (but that's very understandable as he recorded it for Naxos' complete Liszt-cycle).

[@chrisfusion6945]

Funny how I suck at piano, but my favorite composers are some of the greatest pianists of all time. Liszt, Rachmoninoff, Ravel

[@user-vl3wi5jo6w]

Same.

[@Lalulalala824]

Ravel played bad :)

[@Lalulalala824]

@Felis Skalkotris Sorabjitus Ravel might be my favourite composer:)

[@Whatismusic123]

Ravel sucks

[@rayzhang9453]

@@Whatismusic123 better than you could ever be in your lifetime lmao

[@notgonnadoxxmyself2219]

This has to be one of my favorite interpretations -- not only does Lechner add the glissandi back in at the end (14:46) but he plays them SO sharply!

[@davidgdalevich8249]

Insane!! The first arpeggio took me5 minutes to even play...

[@enzogrella1]

David Gdalevich five minutes are very very good... It took me one hour...

[@bloba6969]

I'm learning only the arpeggios, and it's really fun/hard. I think once you can play it well enough you can put it in any improvisations so it's quite useful.

[@bloba6969]

@Liebesträume that's because i am everywhere

[@danielwalker2381]

Those are insane arpeggio like stuff at the beginning :00

[@Ludwig142]

?

[@davidecirillo9675]

9:04-9:17 this part is breathtaking and perfectly executed (but not so effective as with the orchestra)

[@luciferlyset7543]

Personally, I think Lisitsa did a bit better, but it's still excellent.

[@mehdiadlany]

@@luciferlyset7543 Lisitsa's version is the GOLD standard. The power, precision and clarity are all on point. She just managed to keep the momentum til the very last note.

[@melly5111]

Ha Liszt... Mon premier amour ! J'écoute la Totentanz depuis mes 14 ans et je la trouve toujours plus magnifique...

[@Shinobu_Kocho578]

UN FRANCAIS EEEEEENFIN

[@mariechow107]

What a insane piece of work.......crazy..........Cannot imagine this can be played by a human being

[@astrafalustre8259]

Brilliant rendition.

[@phenethylamine91]

0:25
Left hand has left the chat.
Right hand has left the chat.

[@calebhu6383]

That's one of the easiest parts of the piece

[@AsrielKujo]

@@calebhu6383 well it's surely not easy to get precisely, (lh does pratically nothing but repeating the notes) but rh kinda has to get all of the chords

[@calebhu6383]

@@AsrielKujo If you miss a note or even an entire chord, literally no one's going to notice as long as the left hand supporting notes are spot on

[@AsrielKujo]

@@calebhu6383 also true

[@demosmemebrewery9916]

@@calebhu6383 was not expecting you here

[@snowcarriagechengcheng-hun3454]

Thanks for uploading!

[@MScJorgePoveda]

A very good interpretation Patrick..........

[@robertgres]

Beautifully played! My favourite rendition so far.
Very rich paino timbre. Not sure is it's due to piano itself, recording equipment or tuning - but it's just sublime

[@uwealex9168]

very interesting, thank you

[@Ludwig142]

1:59 3:05 7:51 and 13:34 some of my fav parts of totentanz😊

[@davenom16]

halelujiah !!!! i´ve found it finally ! :)

[@calebhu6383]

9:43

[@GiveMeChocolate2308]

My brain started playing the orchestral parts

[@aalb1970]

Fantasitc intepretation.

[@aalb1970]

@Enescu Thank you for noticing

[@nicosuarez6962]

14:12 You can't play this if you don't have 16 fingers in each hand...

[@riccardovalente3260]

7:10

[@robertopinna220]

Liszt forever ❤

[@zycos0169]

extra !

[@graeme011]

It's all quite simple, really!

[@iaeud5401]

what piece is more difficult between Liszt’s totentanz piano solo vs Rachmaninoff piano concerto no.3 third movement?

[@QuoPacto]

ia eud the latter

[@AtomizedSound]

I’d say this one

[@herobrine1847]

Rach 3

[@krystianzimerman2765]

This one

[@ROG_Phone_5s]

3:19

[@AllMusicEtc]

Tuning: 0c: A4 = 440Hz

[@DaleksInc]

Dies irae, dies illae...

[@graeme011]

This is great, but there seem to be a few pages of the score missing, just before the end.

[@KenWangpiano]

Yeah, at the end Lechner plays the orchestral version as opposed to the solo version

[@babygirl4169]

10:50

[@leochou5973]

12:08

[@Ludwig142]

13:34

[@alecwilliams7111]

With Hallowen coming up, it's good to remember that the 19th century mind had a wonderful grasp of Gothic horror and fantasy--FRANKENSTEIN, DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE; THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, etc. DRACULA may date from the early 20th century, but a 19th century mind created it.

[@commentingchannel9776]

How much more difficult is this than, say, the second Ballade?

[@duartevader2709]

A lot more difficult

[@spocksjohnson5594]

Personally I like har-zahav better in the solo version

[@Franz-Ritter-von-Liszt.]

s525...

[@lisitsavalentino4034]

Horrible interpretation

[@tnsnamesoralong]

It is much better than Lisitsa's interpretation... ;)

[@austinsays501]

I'd love to see you do better

[@luque3jt803]

acaso tu tocas mejor'

[@rudinkonstantin9007]

NO, NOT at ALL. Valentina Lisitsa is 10 classes better !

[@jackmarentette1302]

tnsnamesoralong Be quiet.

[@owengette8089]

10:29

[@Magnet12]

10:29