Valentina Lisitsa. Chopin Nocturne Op 27 # 2 D Flat Major
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I went through love-hate "relationship" with this Nocturne. When I was asked by Lanaudiere Fesitval to select 7 Nocturnes for the concert ( I never played any before - to my utter shame ) I had to quickly flip through the sheet music and pick ones I thought I might stand :-) This one was number "last" on my list of things to do. I didn't start learning it until it was almost too late ( those who watched my webcast of practice can confirm :-)). I dreaded the moment when I will get sick and tired of this sweetest thing ever written with its gorgeous but repetitious melody....
Then I had my "eureka" moment . it happened when I started looking at Chopin's metronome markings - in all other Nocturnes they were perfectly in sync with today's consensus - maybe little faster here , slower there... But this one - oh my God ! Lento Sostenuto marked as 50 beats per minute in half-measure ( 150BPM in eights ). You know how fast is it ???? Check-it out and see if you can keep up with Mr. Chopin LOL ..... i can't , I still play it waaaaaay under tempo .Let's see how many "critics" will leave comments saying it is too fast .....But , no matter what it makes a perfect sense- and suddenly my dread turned into astonishment at Chopin's genius.The whole piece is suddenly transformed from overly long sugary-syrupy chant to an exalted and impassioned speech- you make whatever you want of this speech , maybe it is a declaration of love ? after all - the piece ends with the most beautiful duet of two voices....
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in my opinion this is the most beautiful Chopin nocturne
fair opinion, I think Chopin's (best) nocturne is op 48 no 1
I agree with Jay
I agree with Jesse
Agree with jay. Its a dream of mine to be able to play this. I can play some chopin nocturnes but have no idea how this piece compares in difficulty.
@@dariowirtha7510 It's harder than f minor opus 55 and b flat minor op 9, but it's completely playable, except if you want to play it at chopin's tempo :D
this is the most beautiful nocturne to me.. Who else thinks so?
The Op. 27 Nos. 1 and 2 set are my favourite for sure.
Me meee! That glorious bel canto melody is one of the finest things he ever wrote
I DO!
That and Nocturne Op. 55 No. 2
I thot so to !!!!❤
Valentina is one of very few souls who knows the depth of the soul and can also communicate the passion, pain, and beauty so eloquently, in this case, on the piano. She has been given a great gift, and she gives that gift to us. Oh, thank you Chopin, the composer who is she is channeling.
Most soothing music in the world. I love this Nocturne. Chopin is and will always be my favorite composer.
Santiago Rodriguez Agreed
"Soothing"?... For me the most harrowing music in the world...
Agree, best music ever
@@adrianomenegueli I agree, soothiness is not the word I would use, it certainly has a dark tone to it. It's like when you overcome something bug in your life.
adriano menegueli I find it soothing too. Not happy, not relaxing, but soothing. Something to ease the difficulties of life.
My favourite piece ever.
Frédéric François Chopin lol
So bad, Chopin died at the age of 39, If he could live longer, there would be more of beautiful nocturnes like this!
Yes! I always wonder what other pieces would have been written if he had lived a little longer...but I suppose we'll never know! A shame, haha.
I guess he finished his mission early
If he didn't suffer from an illness, he could've married the woman he loved too.
Juan Rocha perfect!
Долгих лет жизни, но время жизни Шопена напрямую связано с качеством его музыки, жалко, не долго, зато очень продуктивно
Chopins spirit was plugged straight into the heavenly realm when he composed this Nocturne. Ethereal.
i'm playing this at an academy gala at the most important theatre in my country on November. wish me luck.
You’ll be magnificent 💕
@@janedawson335 thank you, i surely hope so, it's not in my plans to make a fool of myself in front of that many people lmao
helostcontroll ...I’m sure you won’t 😊
Wish you luck! 👍
it's been 4 months now, how's life helostcontrol
the way her hands are touching the piano tiles..beautiful
piano tiles
🤦♀️
Did you really just refer to piano keys as tiles?
It’s annoying me actually
honey, piano tiles is a phone game
Valentina is incredible. I first "saw" her perform Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata Mvt #3, where Valentina cranks out the tune with incredible proficiency. With this performance, I can see she is not only technically perfect, but also lyrically masterful. It is amazing to watch her hands. This performance moves me to tears.
The most beautiful nocturne ever.
I've always had a great love for Chopin. His style is unique from most composers...he had the ability to take a gentle, calm piece, such as this, and still give it excitement and energy that most other composers mightn't have done. You mirrored this ability, and whenever I look up a new song on TH-cam of something classical, I always check for a version by you, Valentina! Thank you for enhancing my TH-cam experience, you are an incredible pianist, and I love everything you play! Best wishes!
9 years later, is your love for Chopin still alive ?
you are so kind!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳😻🥳😻🥳😻😻🥳🥳🥳😻🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🤩🤩🤩🥰😘😘😘🥰😘😘🥰😘😘🥰😘🥰😘🥰😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😃😃😃😃😃😀😃😃😄😄😁😁😆😆😁😄😄😃😀😀😃😄😄😄😁😆😆😁😄😀😀😄😄😁😁😆😆😆😁😄
Totally agree with the above - though not in E flat major is my favourite xx
@@Elian- probably not
@@alyszacontwitchwithchopin3758 why not!
What an unbelievable performance. How can you not cry...
I like Valentina's comments, her technique, her wonderful gift that she shares with all of us. Years of training and a love of music that soothes our souls. Gracias, señora!!
This is my favorite Chopin piece and I have listened to many recordings of it. This is by far the best performance I've heard of this completely ingenious piece. You play it so delicately at the beginning. I am just blown away by this performance.
so so wonderful, i'm hoping to play piano like you some day really. I've been playin for about 8 years and I can't stop imagine a future where I can play like you valentina! I'm really motivated so I'm gonna to practise a lot so one day I can sound like this!
This is starting to become my favourite piano piece of all time!
You are so beautiful with your hands and your words of Mr. Chopin. My favorite of all composers. You play his pieces with such elegance and yes the respect towards this Nocturne's always goes overlooked it is by far the hardest for me to play. Thank you for keeping him alive to future generations seeing a lovely lady playing the piano:-)
Just listened to Solomon and Horowitz versions for reference. Val's is truly one of the great
interpretations of this most beautiful of chopin's many beauties. I'll go listen to her a few (hundred) more times now.
This is sublime, Valentina! Thank you for your art. You keep on reminding us of the forgotten light in a world filled with darkness.
This is one of my favourits in terms of tonal contrast, lyricism, thematic materials/changes, and OH GOD the modulation. Lovely tempo too; far from saccharine. I wonder why they don't perform this more often at weddings - it paints love so truthfully in ALL its tonal qualities - sweetness, love, elation, sorrow, and so forth - beautified, of course, in the art of fiction so wonderfully realized by Chopin.
As the Polish I'm double impressed, I've heard many interpretations it this masterpiece
yet this one is as gentle as the Composer was ...
My heart melts every time I hear this.
This was a thumbs up within 5 seconds. One of my favs, and such a great feel.
0:05
I was hypnotized by her hands..
ME TOO,,HER HANDS:A BEAUTY.-
I was hypnotized by his music...
@Alice Ling26 valentina has a really particular style of playing the piano. it's not recommended to beginners and people trying to get their technique right, but she has years and years of practice and she has mastered this style of playing
Yeah I found it dramatic and unnecessary, distracting...so much extra movement, but I guess she keeps calm and loose by doing that with her wrists. Looks silly imo
I'm going to play this nocturne in a few days for an audition, and I still struggle with some passages. So I thought, let's watch great pianists' version to see if I'm allowed to play it a little more slowly. It was such a relief to find this video, until I read the text above it ! For sure the melody is much more fluid when it's a little faster, but this is SO HARD !!!
D-flat major - the key of the moon - very beautiful and yes, the voicing at the end is wonderful.
nrynston agreed
She nails the real spirit of this piece. Beautiful performance full of feeling!
I'm a college student working on this piece, and I've experienced what you talk about in the description with the tempo. I find your take on it combines the grace of a slower performance with a sort of refreshing and not overbearing passion. I am inspired. Thank you!
Wonderful hands and demeanor at the piano. A pleasure to watch and hear.
Le sue mani danzano come farfalle sui tasti del pianoforte con grazia e perfezione...il risultato è un capolavoro di interpretazione. Pianista straordinaria!
I can't get enough of Valentina's playing. I particularly love watching her long, graceful hands as they seem to lovingly stroke the music from the keys. Gorgeous, as is the woman.
It really is a marvel of nature....this piece.
The rich crisp touch of the keys makes ones heart sing-beautiful. Thanks for lifting me up this day-blessings back to you for the upload. I'm falling in love with all he wrote so richly, thank you, Chopin.
Love it, I get chills every time I here it!!!!!!!!!
The beauty of the music is matched by the beauty of the filming. It's superb. Valentina's hands remind me of a coutship dance of two large graceful spiders. I could watch it over and over. And I do.
Slow or fast, no matter how it is played it makes my heart ache and yearn for something...I do not even know what it is, it just leaves me breathless. All I know is that there is so much beauty in this nocturne that I cannot stop listening to it...and loving it.
I love this piece played by anyone. It stands out with it's own beauty and presence no matter who's hands are playing or the tempo they choose or the lack/abundance of rubato they stir up. It's flawless in any incarnation.
This rendition has staying power. First heard it over six years ago and it still sounds as good now as it did then. Thank you Valentina.
This is wonderful and as close to perfection as I have ever heard this piece played. Be grateful for such a woderful talent.
The free flowing hands that even when they must leave the keyboard, her heart and musical sense cary on the line and directionality and feeling of the phrase. I wish I could study with you and ask you to help me blast through the physical tension that paralyzes me at the piano. Thx
I like your interpretation and pace. Your performance has inspired me to work at learning to play this piece, a work-in-progress project for me.
you moved me again Valentina, thank you for sharing your talent with us!
Des notes survolant la portée,
Des doigts comme des ailes d'oiseaux de fumée,
Ce sont les touches du piano qui jouent sur tes doigts...
Magique Valentina.
This is one of my favorit Op of Chopin. I love it. it's a dream
i am too high to watch hands do that i almost gagged but i am excited to save this and let future sober me cry tears at how hecking beautiful this video is :')
You are the best. I have always loved Chopin. And you certainly bring him back to life every time you play so beautifully. Thank you for your beautiful art and for sharing it with the world.
Ballet, musicality and personality at the same time..Thank you so much Valentina! You're the best I've ever SEEN and HEARD!
OMG 3:33
I'm playing this and I can't believe how she just whizzed right through that!!! A truly spectacular performer!!
Listen to this: th-cam.com/video/e0VhKERbhkE/w-d-xo.html
Sublime!!!
refreshing, lively, impassioned and such clear purpose and direction in this rendition. thanks Ms. Lisitsa
Thank you Valentina for such a masterful and passionate rendition of this piece.
Love it!! Your hands are so relaxed and graceful! I was just playing this and decided to look it up to see what it really sounds like! Hard to sight-read Chopin with a 4 month old baby on my lap.. lol
Thank you!
I love the way and sensitivity, I would also like to a CD of nocturnes... or best of Chpoin
tenderness and love at your fingertips, sublime ...
this is so beautiful i simply broke down in tears. the piece is remarkable. and valentina, you are so eloquent with each note. this is outright the most technical i have ever seen from any of your videos. i am truly moved deeply. thank you.
Really excellent, bravo!
that was amazing !!!!
This is a wonderful re-interpretation--beautifully voiced, delicate, sensual. The tempo and dynamics are perfectly matched and balanced. Perfect control and use of rubato. This is absolutely astonishing. Ms. Lisitsa never lets me down.
Perfection! The playing, the images, the editing...Sublime moments.
La musica fa bene al cuore e all'anima........
La musica può nominare l'innominabile e comunicare l'inconoscibile.
Her fingers are pampering the piano chords like a spring breeze!
Indescribably beautiful. This is my favorite interpretation of this my favorite nocturne. It holds a special place in my heart. Thank you Valentina.
The artist's notes pulled me in, and I am enchanted. What a gift.
no matter what my opinion... I strongly suggest that we all shouldn't judge such people.. such artists who spent every minute of their life giving body and soul in art... the least we can do is to show some respect and as always.. if you dont have something nice to say don't bother saying it...
:)
I don't agree with that. I'm a classical performer myself, and I think that criticism helps to play the piece better. we will never be able to play a piece "perfectly" and because of that we need the thoughts of other people about our playing.
You compete with air. Competition destroys art.
Jessica Williams right! thank you!
Jessica your comment is a generous breath of fresh air in my lungs . THANK you
Absolutely beautiful. This is my favorite Chopin Nocturne. I can never finish listening to it without shedding tears.
You comfort me tonight.
You bring quietude in my heart and propitiation.
Thank you!
This particular Nocturne is one of my favorite pieces of music, but I have never heard it played like this before. There is so much emotion in it this way, not just the slow, contemplative air it is usually played with, but passion and liveliness. Thank you for tuis wonderful
161 dislikes doesn't make sense to me. Who would dislike this recording? It is so beautiful that it is almost impossible to dislike. Come on people!!!🙄
Valentina...For me...you are the best...!!! from Santiago of Chile, the Claudio Arrau's Country
Cristian Fuentes excelente coterráneo
Somos dos!!!
A highlight of Chopin's utter genius in pianistic composition. Too beautiful.
Lovingly rendered here. Most enjoyable.
How wonderful it must have been to hear Chopin himself play his piano compositions!
Beatiful, perfect, awesome...I love Chopin.
I m impressed none of the shigatsu wa kimi no uso fans commented on this
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Wilhelm Scream lawl
I'm myself a big shigatsu fan and if there is no one there its maybe because the nocturne wasn't listed in the tracks of the anime.
Actually, I discovered this piece because of this anime.
But maybe there is no dat much "Shigaaaaaaatsu
MrKaheden I liked the anime a lot too (1st anime I ever watched), but I dont really like seeing comments like that flood these videos, and even less on videos with pieces that weren't in the anime.
But yeah, maybe they ARE amazed by her playing lol.
I mean this was barely in there for what, 1 minute? It was hardly even audible and wasn't listed anywhere else as being included, nor was it in the soundtrack. You'd really have to go looking for it.
this is like.... I'm sweating wow ethereal
This is one of the best recordings of this nocturne I ever heard, and I've listened to quite a few. Very very well done.
Thank you for helping me loving this nocturne. You render it in a sublime manner
Interesting how fluid her fingers and hand movements are. It's like she's performing yoga exercises over the keyboard.
so true....when i play this song, my hands are like a mess....a disgrace to see
I find her hands distracting, and that flat handed occasional upward fingering rather annoying to watch.
I completely agree! And I love the way she sings through this piece without even opening her mouth. Such a beautiful performance!
MDkid1 Chopin taught all his students to play like the way she is doing it. Soft lower hands. If you don't like it, close your damn eyes and listen =)
musicpianoman I'd like her to perform some yoga over my keyboard, naaaaasayn
This is one for Royal Albert Hall. An exquisite interpretation. Thank you for putting it online.
A wonderful nocturne, played with such delicate touch,very emotive, one of my favourites, thank you ,Don
it really takes an amazing pianist to reveal Chopin 150 years later in all it's most incredible glory
Started hearing, 30 seconds passed, already crying
Really?! I was so touched but I didn’t 😭
That's because your a Nancy
Hi Valentina, I've been listening to your music for nearly a decade and in that time have learned the piano to a reasonable standard myself (though not nearly as good as you!) I've recently written a homage to Chopin and would love to hear your thoughts (if you have the time to listen, but no worries if not!) P.S. you are incredible!
I was impressed! A bit Lisztian in the middle, but the theme is certainly Chopin.
Thank you.. I think you're right, actually! And there is a bit of Blumenfeld Op.24 near the end, haha.
I really liked it! I've always wondered what the lost works of Chopin contained. It's so sad that there are only 21 nocturnes.
This is my favorite Chopin piece and I have listened to many recordings of it. This is by far the best performance I've heard of this completely ingenious piece.
Simply beautiful playing. The great Chopin would be pleased and smiling if he hears you now. Your playing is simply superb.
I enjoyed this more than the Rubinstein recording. Although I greatly appreciate Rubinstein for his technique, and although some may disagree, I think Rubinstein's interpretation of the Nocturne is a little more severe than the lush, melodic, lullaby a Nocturne should have (IMO). You embodied elegant beauty.
For people who's concerned with music timing or tempo..let me remind you that this is A NOCTURNE for christ sake! not an Etude??! Music is an expression of one's soul through the technique called Rubato..not some metronome set at the suggested tempo. Either you like the interpretation or you don't.
Me 2! I agree 54Aoran.
I completely agree with you. I'm on the same wavelength as Valentina. And for my taste - her Chopin is the best in the world!
Chopin himself used a lot of rubato. Heck, the entire romantic period was full of it!
Funny thing tho, Nathan Shirley (a pianist and composer) has said, although I don’t know exactly where he got this from:
“The funny thing is that Chopin himself used an entirely different type of rubato, one which is virtually unknown to pianists today.
He would actually keep the left hand very steady, "like the trunk of a tree", while the right hand (melody) we would let freely drift early or late with rubato, "the branches and leaves".
It is very hard to find even old recordings where this is done. Cziffra can be heard using it with Chopin.
The type of rubato you mention is more of the Lisztian variety which ALL pianists use today. This type can be further divided into the groups of robbing the tempo but giving it back at some point (used more for older music), and robbing and not giving it back (later romantic especially).
Anyway, I composed a piece of music where I use Chopin's style of rubato for the main theme, but I actually notated the right hand rubato as rhythmically accurate as possible (without getting ridiculous). Here it is-“
(the piece is called Twilight on the Lake btw. It’s here on TH-cam)
Exactly!!! She is being as faithful to the score as any other pianist.
Mr. Chopin would be proud, you have done this song justice many times over. Magnificent.
This is one of my favourite Chopin's nocturnes. Brilliant playing! Thank you very much!
I can't read sheet music and I swear I don't know anything about music, I'm a lover who gets caught up in chords and travels to places where few would go. I love this nocturne and consider Arthur Rubinstein his best performer.
You, Valentina, were the second person who made me hear and listen to the song several times. Your hands play the piano as if it were so delicate that the notes could get hurt if you "missed" the touch. Sorry for daring to give my opinion. I know that piano is not an easy instrument to learn and requires many years of practice, but I am human and as such I observe and draw conclusions.
Congratulations! I wish you fall in love with Chopin and toast us with the most beautiful chords.
incredible! You should make a nocturnes CD
YAY!!!!
Mike :) oh myyyyyy I WISH
ValentinaLisitsa omg I didn't realize she actually responded. VALENTINA PLEASE PLEASE
On the off chance you see this... Do you or will you have any of your music available in high res formats? (i.e. 24 bit FLAC or DSD/SACD)
Munch, she's a virtuosic pianist lmao you think she's going to answer your tech questions
Valentina makes this so magical, it truly rises to a level of wonder. Such beauty and power together, you make this sound like it is the first time it was performed. Chopin's pen was dipped in moonlight and so were your fingers Valentina!
Amazing! As always, the best performances!
She is to Chopin what Kempff was to Beethoven. They're perfect for each other and were born to do this
Randy Kern She plays Beethoven and Rachmaninoff at a extreme beauty too. Well she plays all at a extreme beauty...
I dont agree arrau is Beethoven
jorge m Really? I've always held Arrau in as high of esteem as Rubenstein or lisitsa for Chopin.. I guess I've never heard him play Beethoven, which I certainly will now.
I’m so glad you all thought it was imperative I heed your disagreements. So glad!
Amor
Lisitsa - you have a unique contribution to make. The way you hold you fingers - as if you are caressing a little child- the way you make every difficulty seem easy - all of this is really much less important than the visionary intensity you bring to your interpretations. It is mesmerizing.
Simply beautiful.
Words failed me...
This is too fast!!!! Haha I'm just kidding; yes, I read the description. Very engaging to listen to, and very beautiful =) thank you.
This is probably the best version of op. 27 no. 2 I've heard! Wonderful, thank you. The video is also excellent, it doesn't have anything extra and captures the elegance of playing well.
Simply sublime, fantastic, ethereal, impalpable, light and intense all at the same time. Thanks Valentina