I've been listening and playing Chopin for over 70 years and this young man is a delight to hear and watch. Get over the jealousy and pretentiousness and if you think you can do better...why then prove it. He has fresshness and emotion...so did Chopin
This guy has something that Lang Lang or any other pianist can't do well. Which is he puts his heart in every single music he have played. Nice job and well done...
Frederic Chopin, the great Polish composer, one of the brightest representatives of romanticism in music, one of the creative individuals throughout the world culture. Music contemplation and creation, bright, clean, beautiful music for centuries !!!) Magnificent, lovely music Chopin's performed by a unique musician, genius pianist Maksim Mrvica. Excellent execution. The extraordinary tenderness and sadness covers listening to this composition, it is impossible to listen to without crying. Very delicate, beautiful and emotional game, fingers on the keys are similar to the flight of birds. Thank you for a magical performance of this masterpiece.
I still loving him,, yes love. Maxim is pianist that brought me to become a classical pianist. Because of him, because of he played this nocturne, Chopin's always my fav composer. He is the first pianist that i saw in my childhood,, the first piano concert that i watched
My mother is a concert Pianist, and Maksim may be eye candy but one cannot deny his amazing gifted ability and talent as a true pianist and musician in his craft. It's evident by the way he plays the piano with so much feeling and expression with every stroke of the keys. I agree, the piano is out not well tuned.
he is so beautiful and intense to watch ,I was melting you can see that he feels so much ,music without words says a million things and Maksim has said it all ,Great !
I personally love his outfit. Why should it matter what he wears? He plays it beautifully and from the heart. When I play the piano, whether I'm wearing sweats or a dress doesn't matter, what matters is what my heart is showing through my playing.
I have now just discovered this very talented pianist and enjoy listening to what is his sincere and most apparent emotion in playing these pieces back to back, and from what I can see, no sheets. What surprises me is the high number/percentage of dislikes. If you didn't like the first video you heard/saw of him playing, you are certainly not going to like any successive ones either. So, move on and stop the pettiness and attempts to break the balls of the person posting the music.
Hats off to Maksim because he's making Classical Music more delectable for younger audiences... if his way of dressing or using a drum beat draws a younger crowd, I'll say Hell to the Yes and support him... He's a wonderful pianist and has a great sense of musicality... He really moved my soul by the way he played this piece.. just beautiful..
My mother first discovered Maksim via random internet link, and she told me about him and brought up the TH-cam video for me to watch, and I LOVE this guy! I was practically rasied on Classical music (although sadly, I've forgotten how to identify most of it... :/ ) and now at age 17 I am getting back into it. I rank Maksim way up there with awesome dudes like Greg Patillo, VSQ, and that one guy that does videogame theme music on the violin! xP
I second your opinion. When I first saw&heard this piece being played by Maksim, my eyes just began to fill with tears, and I remember being so shocked at my own reaction. I was thining about his history, and the hellish journey he has taken to deliver us with this performance was just too much to bear. I had never been so glad that Maksim, and his sound, survived.
@canadacraig greetings from NY USA. i enjoy your responce very much and i think maksim mrvica is a very touching pianist. i myself have been playing for ten years so i am wellinformed of this subject...good luck to the maksim mrvica and may he touch every heart of his listeners.
He's so beautiful to be true~ awesome!! love the outfit!! tall, full of expression, great smile..it's all plus for the great performance. Yeah~ good luck to you Maxsim~
Surprenante interprétation, il joue cette pièce avec beaucoup d'humilité et c'est surtout ça qui me touche, j'aime les artistes qui s'effacent devant la musique. Merci Monsieur.
words just aren't enough to express what i feel. this makes my cry every time i listen to this interpretation. i dare say i've never heard a better one. he clearly loves this piece and feels every single note he's playing. praise chopin for existing and Maksim for playing it like this.
Absolutely DIVINE! Thank you, Maksim Mrvica. After reading a new Chopin biography (by Eva Gesine Baur) I'd say Chopin in Heaven adores listening to this truly gifted young pianist, and I'm almost ashamed of myself for I didn't know anything about Maksim until yesterday... :-( ... and now I am hoping to hear and see more from him.
This is a fine and sensitive performance. As much as I like Rubinstein's more literal approach, I don't think this is at all florid or overdone (one of Rubinstein's criticisms of some players of Chopin). This is a really satisfying performance of this nocturne, and now one of my favorite videos! Five and fave!
What's amazing to me is how these artists commit these complex pieces to memory; so much so that someone sight reading it and listening to the rendition would find virtually no difference.
Somehow I think Maksim's solo performances are way better than when he plays with the orchestra. I keep adding the solos to my favorites, but not the full orchestra pieces. Anyway, I think his solos are out of the world :-)
Personally I think this is a fantastic interpretation! He has such an incredible touch, very tender and deliberate...I think it's much harder to play so quietly consistently rather than some of the louder, more outspoken interpretations. I don't oppose them, I just liked this one a lot too =)
@CanadaCraig greetings from NY USA.. i enjoy the way you phrased your response because i as well as other pianists know how challlenging how to put your feelings and skills into piano notes... i have played for 11 years since 6 yrs old so you can understand me.. good luck to the maksim mrvica and mat he touch every of his listener's heart..
You know anything that draws attention to classical music is a good thing. I'm glad he's stirring up some controversy. That just means more people might listen to him. Like him, hate him. Criticize what he wears. Doesn't matter to me. He absolutely loves what he does and I applaud him for it. Personally I like how he plays.
sei veramente un grande musicista! grandissima sensibilità ,originalità di interpretazione e forte capacità di avvicinare le generazioni attuali al repertorio classico.
Excelente pianista,toca com o coração,alma,expressa sentimentos,sempre olho homens e mulheres tocando, tem diferença, o toque, a forma dos dedos percorrer o teclado,a expressão é passada,é só fechar os olhos e ouvir..."essa é uma boa peça"....Admiro os japoneses, estão muito bem em piano,música em geral,quero dizer que; existem pessoas comum,que tocam tão bem como ele. Pra mim, é um prazer ouvir piano....violino....etc..♥♥♥♥♥
if you were referring to my comment, perhaps i didn't make my point sound clear enough. as a classical musician who plays the piano and is not very much into modern music, i like seeing modern musicians playing the music of great composers like Chopin and using them as influences. it makes me hopeful that no one has forgotten the power behind classical music.
Enfin un musicien qui porte des vêtements actuel chez les jeunes. Les costumes guindés c'est vieux et snob. Maksim est un excellent musicien, beaucoup d'avenir.
Thank You Mr. Mrvica for washing away the totally corny trite "oh I'm so heavenly, I'm in love again, I'm a musical god" interpretation on lang lang and thanks for sparing me the phoney faces as well (even though you seem to be spoting something flying through the air at moments.) And thank you for speaking Chopin with a "masculine voice" (as well as "feminine.)We need the balance. Thank you, thank you. You are my hero.
I definitely love his touch in this piece that makes the whole piece clear and echoing in my ears, and he's so into this piece that at some particular point I thought he was really whispering to it. And my heart nearly missed a beat at 5:30 or so because of that tempo. This is still not my favourite interpretation though, and nothing to do with how he's dressed since I really fancy that outfit =P It's just he's somehow making this piece warm and peaceful, and I'm used to connect this piece with some melancholy emotion. But this is just different opinions probably, and in general I like his interpretation a lot.
i love it so. I close my eyes and it's a song of peace and love, it's incredible. Just for the tempo, chopin asked "50" for the beat, but nobody can play at this tempo (it will be 3,30 or 4 minutes for all the play !).
ahh I'm so glad someone has finally played that glissando at a fair tempo. No offense to all the other FANTASTIC pianists who play that gliss quick and very beautiful, but I really like to hear it at a slower tempo as Maksim does here. Beautiful! Although, it's hard to believe this guy. Very hard.
I've been listening and playing Chopin for over 70 years and this young man is a delight to hear and watch. Get over the jealousy and pretentiousness and if you think you can do better...why then prove it. He has fresshness and emotion...so did Chopin
This guy has something that Lang Lang or any other pianist can't do well. Which is he puts his heart in every single music he have played. Nice job and well done...
Frederic Chopin, the great Polish composer, one of the brightest representatives of romanticism in music, one of the creative individuals throughout the world culture. Music contemplation and creation, bright, clean, beautiful music for centuries !!!) Magnificent, lovely music Chopin's performed by a unique musician, genius pianist Maksim Mrvica. Excellent execution. The extraordinary tenderness and sadness covers listening to this composition, it is impossible to listen to without crying. Very delicate, beautiful and emotional game, fingers on the keys are similar to the flight of birds. Thank you for a magical performance of this masterpiece.
I still loving him,, yes love. Maxim is pianist that brought me to become a classical pianist. Because of him, because of he played this nocturne, Chopin's always my fav composer. He is the first pianist that i saw in my childhood,, the first piano concert that i watched
In my humble opinion, this is the best interpretation of this song I've ever heard!
Great guy ! He's made this masterpiece even more beautiful
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! Im in love with this man!!!!!!!! he´s awesome!!
+Monica Bianchi Bello e bravo ^_^
My mother is a concert Pianist, and Maksim may be eye candy but one cannot deny his amazing gifted ability and talent as a true pianist and musician in his craft. It's evident by the way he plays the piano with so much feeling and expression with every stroke of the keys. I agree, the piano is out not well tuned.
he is so beautiful and intense to watch ,I was melting you can see that he feels so much ,music without words says a million things and Maksim has said it all ,Great !
I personally love his outfit. Why should it matter what he wears? He plays it beautifully and from the heart. When I play the piano, whether I'm wearing sweats or a dress doesn't matter, what matters is what my heart is showing through my playing.
Tak grany Chopin nadal zachwyca - gratuluję I dziękuję za to niezwykłe nagranie🎉🎉🎉🎉😊
He looks like a rock performer, but plays like Chopin.
I have now just discovered this very talented pianist and enjoy listening to what is his sincere and most apparent emotion in playing these pieces back to back, and from what I can see, no sheets. What surprises me is the high number/percentage of dislikes. If you didn't like the first video you heard/saw of him playing, you are certainly not going to like any successive ones either. So, move on and stop the pettiness and attempts to break the balls of the person posting the music.
Максим Мрвицы - талантливый музыкант! Очень приятно слушать классику в его исполнении. У него особый стиль. Это очень здорово!!! Спасибо за ролик.
More than great ! What a fantastic gent !
Patience, the sign of a good pianist
That's one of the best interpretations of Chopin's Nocturne in D I have ever listened. I think he is exteremely talented.
Siret Dinc and
Escelente técnica, al servicio de un corazón sensible... Chopin estaría muy complacido. Gracias!!! Disfruto mucho cada una de tus interpretaciones.
This guy is so talented that he could rightfully be dubbed as the fifth beatle even though he's not British.
Dear Craig I don't think he even looks like one of the Beatles...........
The beatles aren't anywhere near as talented as most concert pianists, especially not Maksim.
Trina I absolutely agree with you. Maksim is magnificent !
What he wears is what makes him recognizable. The complaints about his outfit are absurd. What matters is how he plays.
I agree that the sound of the piano isn't the best but Maksim's interpretation of this piece is magnificent and magical! *
Beautiful rendition.
Hats off to Maksim because he's making Classical Music more delectable for younger audiences... if his way of dressing or using a drum beat draws a younger crowd, I'll say Hell to the Yes and support him...
He's a wonderful pianist and has a great sense of musicality... He really moved my soul by the way he played this piece.. just beautiful..
wow finally a pianist with the sensibilities and attention to detail of the great Horowitz. superb.
This guy has the greatest touch. Usually anything he plays ends up being my favorite version. Wish he'd do more solo classical piano.
Beautiful Performance and very talented. Thank you.
You have the touch of the Great Master's.....A wonderful Gift from God. Thank You!
I'm in tears listening to your performance.
My mother first discovered Maksim via random internet link, and she told me about him and brought up the TH-cam video for me to watch, and I LOVE this guy! I was practically rasied on Classical music (although sadly, I've forgotten how to identify most of it... :/ ) and now at age 17 I am getting back into it.
I rank Maksim way up there with awesome dudes like Greg Patillo, VSQ, and that one guy that does videogame theme music on the violin! xP
I second your opinion. When I first saw&heard this piece being played by Maksim, my eyes just began to fill with tears, and I remember being so shocked at my own reaction. I was thining about his history, and the hellish journey he has taken to deliver us with this performance was just too much to bear. I had never been so glad that Maksim, and his sound, survived.
@canadacraig greetings from NY USA. i enjoy your responce very much and i think maksim mrvica is a very touching pianist. i myself have been playing for ten years so i am wellinformed of this subject...good luck to the maksim mrvica and may he touch every heart of his listeners.
He's so beautiful to be true~
awesome!! love the outfit!!
tall, full of expression, great smile..it's all plus for the great performance.
Yeah~ good luck to you Maxsim~
Merveilleuse performance. Merci !
Besides being a great musician,he has that special charisma of Croatian men.....masculin and savoir vivre!!
I think we need such youth to renovate and refresh the classic music glory for new generation.
He really knows how to contrast a performance in balance of his modernize version and existed original musics.
Surprenante interprétation, il joue cette pièce avec beaucoup d'humilité et c'est surtout ça qui me touche, j'aime les artistes qui s'effacent devant la musique. Merci Monsieur.
words just aren't enough to express what i feel. this makes my cry every time i listen to this interpretation. i dare say i've never heard a better one. he clearly loves this piece and feels every single note he's playing. praise chopin for existing and Maksim for playing it like this.
Absolutely beautiful! I love it!
Absolutely DIVINE! Thank you, Maksim Mrvica. After reading a new Chopin biography (by Eva Gesine Baur) I'd say Chopin in Heaven adores listening to this truly gifted young pianist, and I'm almost ashamed of myself for I didn't know anything about Maksim until yesterday... :-( ... and now I am hoping to hear and see more from him.
I agree with you.... He is amazing thank you for sharing his music and video...
This is a fine and sensitive performance. As much as I like Rubinstein's more literal approach, I don't think this is at all florid or overdone (one of Rubinstein's criticisms of some players of Chopin). This is a really satisfying performance of this nocturne, and now one of my favorite videos! Five and fave!
What's amazing to me is how these artists commit these complex pieces to memory; so much so that someone sight reading it and listening to the rendition would find virtually no difference.
The hands do most of it through muscular memory. This happens when the pianist practices so much and so the brain knows where the hands have to go.
Somehow I think Maksim's solo performances are way better than when he plays with the orchestra. I keep adding the solos to my favorites, but not the full orchestra pieces. Anyway, I think his solos are out of the world :-)
I think this is a very sensitive and beautiful rendering of this piece. Thanks for posting!
you are one beautiful musician my friend....I truly enjoyed your performance....Bravo....!!!
Superbe et poétique, ce morceau du grand Chopin.
Magnifique Vidéo !!
Pierre.
absolutely heavenly!!!! the performance is divine perfection!!! you should be very proud of yourself =)
Personally I think this is a fantastic interpretation! He has such an incredible touch, very tender and deliberate...I think it's much harder to play so quietly consistently rather than some of the louder, more outspoken interpretations. I don't oppose them, I just liked this one a lot too =)
@CanadaCraig greetings from NY USA.. i enjoy the way you phrased your response because i as well as other pianists know how challlenging how to put your feelings and skills into piano notes... i have played for 11 years since 6 yrs old so you can understand me.. good luck to the maksim mrvica and mat he touch every of his listener's heart..
You know anything that draws attention to classical music is a good thing. I'm glad he's stirring up some controversy. That just means more people might listen to him. Like him, hate him. Criticize what he wears. Doesn't matter to me. He absolutely loves what he does and I applaud him for it. Personally I like how he plays.
Gorgeous rubato... aaaahhhhh... Bravo, Maksim!
love you Maksim! you are a great pianist....
Lovely interpretation of a Chopin classic, thanks for posting this.
sei veramente un grande musicista! grandissima sensibilità ,originalità di interpretazione e forte capacità di avvicinare le generazioni attuali al repertorio classico.
Yes, He's really really great pianist. This is my very favorite nocturne.
Wow, I was suprised by this performance. Judging by his, um, attire, I did not expect something that brilliant. Thanks for that :).
I liked this execution a lot! Strong feeling, lucidness and light pensiveness in this music are organically interpreted by Maksim.
@DeliusAlkan Prejudice and envy is the feeling of those who are angry with others and angry with themselves.
Wonderful work Maksim!! Congratulations!!
Excelente pianista,toca com o coração,alma,expressa sentimentos,sempre olho homens e mulheres tocando, tem diferença, o toque, a forma dos dedos percorrer o teclado,a expressão é passada,é só fechar os olhos e ouvir..."essa é uma boa peça"....Admiro os japoneses, estão muito bem em piano,música em geral,quero dizer que; existem pessoas comum,que tocam tão bem como ele. Pra mim, é um prazer ouvir piano....violino....etc..♥♥♥♥♥
So amazing!
Thank you so much.
an elegant and impressive performance ! just what i like :)
Very relaxing piece played beautifully, you can tell be the look on his face that he is very passionate about playing the piano.
if you were referring to my comment, perhaps i didn't make my point sound clear enough. as a classical musician who plays the piano and is not very much into modern music, i like seeing modern musicians playing the music of great composers like Chopin and using them as influences. it makes me hopeful that no one has forgotten the power behind classical music.
Thanks,
Very Beautiful, and modern.
A good pianiste
lovely both...music and Maksim! :)
Beautiful!
This is absolutely beautiful
Beautifully played! And interesting to hear it on the Fazioli. Thanks for posting!
Maksim..u are my favorite pianist..just wanna say WOWWW :)
Обожаю!!!
Maksim es un virtuoso...como me encantaría poder escucharlo en directo.
He's great! Love it!
I love this song!
Que belleza!!! maravilloso!! muchas gracias
an artist of rare sensitivity...all glory to God...philippians 4;20
Beautifully done! Nice & slow.
Can not get enough of Maksim Mrvica playing Chopin nocturnes OR John Barry's, Somewhere In Time. Tear jerkers! Just beautiful!
Trina McLauchlin
Enfin un musicien qui porte des vêtements actuel chez les jeunes.
Les costumes guindés c'est vieux et snob.
Maksim est un excellent musicien, beaucoup d'avenir.
Thank You Mr. Mrvica for washing away the totally corny trite "oh I'm so heavenly, I'm in love again, I'm a musical god" interpretation on lang lang and thanks for sparing me the phoney faces as well (even though you seem to be spoting something flying through the air at moments.) And thank you for speaking Chopin with a "masculine voice" (as well as "feminine.)We need the balance. Thank you, thank you. You are my hero.
Can’t have enough music in him . 💕💕💕
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bravo a děkuji !
Great performance!!
I definitely love his touch in this piece that makes the whole piece clear and echoing in my ears, and he's so into this piece that at some particular point I thought he was really whispering to it. And my heart nearly missed a beat at 5:30 or so because of that tempo.
This is still not my favourite interpretation though, and nothing to do with how he's dressed since I really fancy that outfit =P
It's just he's somehow making this piece warm and peaceful, and I'm used to connect this piece with some melancholy emotion. But this is just different opinions probably, and in general I like his interpretation a lot.
i love it so. I close my eyes and it's a song of peace and love, it's incredible. Just for the tempo, chopin asked "50" for the beat, but nobody can play at this tempo (it will be 3,30 or 4 minutes for all the play !).
rocherpr I totally agree. For this piece, finishing in 3,30 to 4 min might be too fast for a nocturne, isn't it?
Estoy De Acuerdo linda, esta melodia me mueve las Emociones y El Alma, Magistralmente Ejecutada
No sólo es un placer escucharlo, sino también mirarlo!!! Wonderful pianist , Love him !
This song is so beautiful. It makes me tear up.
Talented and too cute. I want the same.... I will write to daddy Christmas!
190 thumbs doww ? 190 jealous ! :)
He's the one of the very best pianist of this century, hands down.....
This is how Chopin would want this piece to be played. Bravo.
ahh I'm so glad someone has finally played that glissando at a fair tempo. No offense to all the other FANTASTIC pianists who play that gliss quick and very beautiful, but I really like to hear it at a slower tempo as Maksim does here. Beautiful!
Although, it's hard to believe this guy. Very hard.
Not enough words to describe this beauty…
Excelente técnica la servicio de un corazón finamente sensible... Chopin estaría muy complacido. Gracias!!!
Beaultiful interpretation and expressions!
Très agréable à écouté, très bonne interprétation
For those of us who love beautiful music, he is, well, just -- awesome.
This is a perfectly respectable performance of this much-played nocturne. I don't care what clothes he wears. I like his playing.
my super favorite Maksim wow 💙💛💚
Sounds great!
I love his playing ♥
tnx 4 sharin. very nice.
full of emotions !!
dispite that he is so cute !!