I have played this piece for over 15 years as my daily warmup before going into other stuff. Since the melody is basically carried by the pinky of right hand, and the middle voice is executed by the rest of 4 fingers of the same hand, it's a great warm-up piece for right hand finger independence. I do like how Horowitz, Zimerman, Lupu, etc voiced this piece to give it an ethereal touch from heaven -- tenderness of the deepest love declaration possible. But Olga's playing is also refreshing, adding much vitality and youthfulness to what possibly Schubert would have liked but was perhaps not aware of. Schubert died in 1828 at age 31, as a star that never ceases to shine. He lives on in millions' hearts.
This entire piece was the intro to a cassette tape of a children's story called the enchanted horse that I had when I was little. I was just as enchanted by the music as I was the story, and I've been searching for the name of it for years. I finally found it, and it's even more wonderful than I remember. Thank you ❤
I’ve played it when I was 15, I forgot the name but could forget the music, the feeling. So I’ve been searching for the name for years too:) It almost makes me cry to write this:)
This Impromptu is one of the most beautiful pieces of piano music ever written. Listening to such a beautiful interpretation so full of sentiment is just wonderful. It seems as if her fingers were just floating over the keyboard, barely touching it.
Dear Olga, I am very happy to listen to your excellent Interpretation! How are you getting along these days? I wish you sencerely your further success as Pianist!!
My best friend passed away two nights ago and I have turned to your beautiful music to comfort the terrible loneliness and hurt that follows the finality of it all. You comfort me in ways I never thought possible. God bless you, Olga.
Horowitz takes the no.3 too slowly for my likingm though he gets his own way finally by the sheer magic of his touch, Olga ,for me was ok full stop.I grew up with the Schabel version, and it remains utterly supreme for me. Incidentally Iussd to use the piece as a relaxant before captaining the cricket side .. just spread on the sofa and switch on. Beat the pants off valium.. For months I tried to find the meaning or word thi s said to me.. I knew there was something, and it eventually came ... resignation . In the sense of acceptance .Of what? No idea.. but thats the word. MW.
Here we are into 2014 and I always return to this most beautiful work, which is played to perfection by the best. No one has ever reached into my emotions like Olga when she plays this. Schubert is very proud somewhere in the great somewhere.
Schubert’s music are musical. People cannot fall asleep at a concert which uses Schubert’s music. Magical... I feel like I’m in a comforting sauna bath 🧖🏻♀️
My great-grandmother passed away a day before my mother discovered that she was pregnant. Life and death is the natural order of things, and as long as the memory of your wife lives, so will her spirit
This is my favourite impromptu of schubert and one of the most beloved piano pieces in my life. The first time, i heard this piece, i was infected. This interpretation is nearest to the one, that exists in my mind. Very inspiring and absolutely beautiful. Now i'm a fan of Mrs. Jegunova. Thank's a lot!
I used to play this myself (long ago, and nowhere near this level) and I always imagined Schubert composing this as he was walking along a small stream. That's exactly what I hear in this performance: the small stream gently rolling along ... so, thank you for that!
It is definitely not too fast. It is very well played !! Horowitz made it his own interpretation which is outstanding but on it's own... Olga plays it the right way. Most excellent.
I thought she played this beautifully! I loved the way she balanced the melody against the inner voices in the right hand and appreciated the way she executed the melodies in the left with conviction and clarity. I loved everything about this performance.
breathtaking. I can't believe so many people feel compelled to criticize and express their childish / jealous egos for all to see. it only reveals that you lack modesty and haven't the capacity to appreciate a genuine expression of beauty from another soul
The majority of the comments here are actually extremely positive, which is what I would expect. I think it's a beautiful interpretation and I find it odd that two of the top comments are focussed on putting down the critics when there really aren't that many. Not everyone would agree with me, but I really I really wish people wouldn't lash out at critics (unless they are incredibly rude or insulting). For starters, when the top comments are focussed on highlighting the naysayers, it gives the impression that the overall reception of this performance was a negative one, which is far from true. Also, music and art are extremely subjective and how we respond to it is very personal. In other words, if someone dislikes the work of a very talented and popular artist, singer, or musician or dancer, it doesn't automatically make that person a jealous hater with low self-esteem. We can't presume to know anything about that person. I'm sure we've all criticized You tube videos that others find amazing.
This masterpiece is one of my favorite classic piano creation, when I play or hear it, it gives me an emotional feeling of life power, something divine which we cannot get it, sublime with a combination of harmonic arpeggios and dissonance (chromatic transitions), it feels both sadness and hopefulness like Schubert wanted to convey the soundtrack of his life in one piece...
I feel like there is a message about life in this music. Life can be wonderfully beautiful, but at the same time there is a deep sadness in knowing that it ends. I feel like this piece captures both the beauty and wonder of life but also the profound sadness in knowing that it does not last forever. Olga expresses both the beauty and the sadness so well.
One of the most delicate and beautiful renderings of this piece i have heard in a very very long time. As a professional musician, I have played this piece numerous times and with the No4, still remains one of Shubert's best. Olga has the gift and "feel" to wonderfully emphasize the main theme with the last 3 fingers of the Right Hand. I have heard most of the older masters, Rubenstein, Horowitz, Lang Lang and others play this , but Olga has acquired the knack of bringing Schubert to life in this piece. Well done Olga.
I am studying this master peace, pretty much inspired by this performance. The most emotional one that let me drop a few tears every time I hear it! Beauty in it's most pure sense! Thank You Olga :)
This piece is somewhat reminiscent of Liszt's Libestraum, but as beautiful as that is, this is even more beautiful if that's even possible, this has calmed me recently during some very anxious nights
I don't know if it's because i discovered this piece with this version but i have listened to countless versions of it on youtube since and I always go back to this one. The sound and emotion is so perfect. Thank you for this wonderful interpretation of this masterpiece.
What truly exquisite playing, the balance between power and tenderness it absolutely stunning, thank you so much, I was profoundly moved by your playing.
Wonderful. This is one of my very favorite piano pieces, and she played it so well. I like it just a tad slower, but she plays so delicately that I don't mind.
So many gifted and talented female pianists: Olga, Khatia, Yuja. Women with such passion. I do also love Canada’ Louis Lortie, who seldom appears on You tube in concert - usually helping others. I love him in concert and he has such honest passion.
This music is so moving, so powerfully emotional. I am finding that I cannot listen to it too often, lest I become completely overwhelmed with emotion.
Замечательное исполнение! Я уже несколько раз послушал экспромт Шуберта в Вашем исполнении и каждый раз восхищаюсь вашим талантом, как тонко Вы чувствуете динамику,фразировку и тончайшие оттенки чувств гениального Шуберта. Я благодарю Вас за доставленное эстетическое наслаждение от прослушанной музыки и желаю Вам творческих успехов!!!
La differenza sostanziale tra Olga e gli altri pianisti,è che Olga non suona il pianoforte,ma lo accarezza rendendo così la musica più fluida e melodica Grande!!!!!
Fantastic interpretation of this great piece! Could really feel the passion and fire in the transition sections. Nice steady, smooth inner voicing throughout. Such a gentle, expressive touch. Thank you!
mercy me.. that was delivered so well, and that quirky unique rubato. I must admit, I am held sway under valentine igoshina and valentine lisitsa.. however Olga Jegunova, moves my soul. I am grateful to discover this artist. gentlemen, THIS is exquisite. thank you for the post..
I've known this for years without knowing what it was. It was used as the intro/outro music of one of my childhood audiobooks, The Enchanted Horse... Always loved how bittersweet it sounded, even when I was little.
My favorite rendition if the Impromptu no. 3, its the same way I play it, quick lower right hand fingers that keep it moving and flowing the whole time, beautiful.
For most of my life Arthur Schnabel's performance was the definitive one for me, but Schnabel never made my cry with its sheer exquisite beauty as this lady, her touch was limpid. I attended a recital the concluding work was the final sonata of Beethoven for which the audience were rapturous and clapped to cajole her to give an encore, after eight curtain calls she said ,To play an encore after this sonata is like serving a Wimpy with a vintage wine. A man in the audience said 'Come on love, Schubert's Impromptu opus 90 no 3 in G flat . She smiled and said 'Yes! lets give it a whirl.
I have played this piece for over 15 years as my daily warmup before going into other stuff. Since the melody is basically carried by the pinky of right hand, and the middle voice is executed by the rest of 4 fingers of the same hand, it's a great warm-up piece for right hand finger independence. I do like how Horowitz, Zimerman, Lupu, etc voiced this piece to give it an ethereal touch from heaven -- tenderness of the deepest love declaration possible. But Olga's playing is also refreshing, adding much vitality and youthfulness to what possibly Schubert would have liked but was perhaps not aware of. Schubert died in 1828 at age 31, as a star that never ceases to shine. He lives on in millions' hearts.
¡Coincido con usted, esta versión de Olga Jegunova es bellísima, es mi preferida!
This entire piece was the intro to a cassette tape of a children's story called the enchanted horse that I had when I was little. I was just as enchanted by the music as I was the story, and I've been searching for the name of it for years. I finally found it, and it's even more wonderful than I remember. Thank you ❤
I’ve played it when I was 15, I forgot the name but could forget the music, the feeling. So I’ve been searching for the name for years too:) It almost makes me cry to write this:)
One of those rare pieces which moves me to tears in the first measure. The voice of God.
This Impromptu is one of the most beautiful pieces of piano music ever written. Listening to such a beautiful interpretation so full of sentiment is just wonderful. It seems as if her fingers were just floating over the keyboard, barely touching it.
Probably the most beautiful piano piece ever composed.
Very grateful for all your kind words and thank you, Boris Bizjak, for making it possible!
You are very talented, the most beautiful interpretation of this piece I've ever heard
Dear Olga, I am very happy to listen to your excellent Interpretation! How are you getting along these days? I wish you sencerely your further success as Pianist!!
i really love your rendition of this piece, very colourful, i can't think of other words to describe it.
You captured every emotion in your playing. I can't tell you how many times I've listened to your beautiful music. Thank you so much...
This is the most beautiful music vid I know...........
Why does this bring me to tears? I don’t know. So beautiful
A very nice and sensitive performance. Thank you Olga.
Olga, quelle grâce, quelle beauté ! Merci
what joy this beautiful woman pays to this beautiful piano recital ,mr schubert would be very proud x
I love how she plays with "3" hands. The right half of the right side is so independent in technique and voice it is like a continuous magic trick.
Daniel Bromberg yeah that’s the most challenging part of playing this one
Liszt, Schubert, Bach and some others really outshine the rest the way they do 3 and even 4 ‘handed’ piano compositions
Thank you again and again for wonderful feed-back!
I look at her fingers and know what she is doing - feeling - transfering - THANK you
Dear friends, I have a new web:
www.olgajegunova.com
:) Olga (:
This is indescribable with words. I'll be crying in some degree!
he died at age 31 :( u touched the soul of his music. Amazing!
Words are not adequate to describe your performance. You touched my heart. Thank you for sharing your magnificent performance of this masterpiece.
This is definitely my favorite performance of that Schubert's piece
My best friend passed away two nights ago and I have turned to your beautiful music to comfort the terrible loneliness and hurt that follows the finality of it all. You comfort me in ways I never thought possible. God bless you, Olga.
Horowitz takes the no.3 too slowly for my likingm though he gets his own way finally by the sheer magic of his touch, Olga ,for me was ok full stop.I grew up with the Schabel version, and it remains utterly supreme for me. Incidentally Iussd to use the piece as a relaxant before captaining the cricket side .. just spread on the sofa and switch on. Beat the pants off valium.. For months I tried to find the meaning or word thi s said to me.. I knew there was something, and it eventually came ... resignation . In the sense of acceptance .Of what? No idea.. but thats the word. MW.
Here we are into 2014 and I always return to this most beautiful work, which is played to perfection by the best. No one has ever reached into my emotions like Olga when she plays this. Schubert is very proud somewhere in the great somewhere.
It brings back my grief for my father who died in 2017, and many related emotions.
Schubert-the greatest composer. Olga Jegunova-the greatest pianist. Coping together, with Schubert’s piece played by Olga, just one word- PERFECT 🤩
Schubert’s music are musical. People cannot fall asleep at a concert which uses Schubert’s music. Magical... I feel like I’m in a comforting sauna bath 🧖🏻♀️
I'll never tire of hearing this.
I play it on my phone every day !
Wonderful, beautiful, excellent, brilliant, fascinating, fantastic, dreamy, and Thank You, Miss Jegunova
Better is impossible ! I listen to Horowitz, Maria Joao Pires and many others and Olga interpretation is unsurpassable in this impromptu nº3 !
What is life without such wonderful talented musicians
Life without such wonderful talented musicians.
So beautiful. Olga is beautiful and plays very well. Shubert would be proud. Thank you for posting this Mr. Bizjak.
Olga has brought a kaleidascope of emotions to this like no one else has ever done! Breathtakingly beautiful and in a real "live" performance!
Very beautiful interpretation has left me speechless. Just sublime. I hope she is warm, safe and happy.
I never forget this . When I was dreaming my wife play ing this music .but she's gone. Forever sorow that music
6 years since you left this comment and it made me shed a tear. I hope you are doing well.
Please take care of you
I am truly sorry to your loss as ism sure every being is
My great-grandmother passed away a day before my mother discovered that she was pregnant. Life and death is the natural order of things, and as long as the memory of your wife lives, so will her spirit
@@TheSonoSpectrum 7 years now.
This is my favourite impromptu of schubert and one of the most beloved piano pieces in my life. The first time, i heard this piece, i was infected. This interpretation is nearest to the one, that exists in my mind. Very inspiring and absolutely beautiful. Now i'm a fan of Mrs. Jegunova. Thank's a lot!
Quelle légèreté, fluidité . Nous sommes portés par cet impromptu
I used to play this myself (long ago, and nowhere near this level) and I always imagined Schubert composing this as he was walking along a small stream.
That's exactly what I hear in this performance: the small stream gently rolling along ... so, thank you for that!
It is definitely not too fast. It is very well played !! Horowitz made it his own interpretation which is outstanding but on it's own... Olga plays it the right way. Most excellent.
I thought she played this beautifully! I loved the way she balanced the melody against the inner voices in the right hand and appreciated the way she executed the melodies in the left with conviction and clarity. I loved everything about this performance.
breathtaking. I can't believe so many people feel compelled to criticize and express their childish / jealous egos for all to see. it only reveals that you lack modesty and haven't the capacity to appreciate a genuine expression of beauty from another soul
Amen to the trillionith power! This negativity
borders on the absolute diabolical,
to put it mildly!
Wow. Very nice. Came here by accident but now Olga Jegunova is a name I'll remember.
The majority of the comments here are actually extremely positive, which is what I would expect. I think it's a beautiful interpretation and I find it odd that two of the top comments are focussed on putting down the critics when there really aren't that many. Not everyone would agree with me, but I really I really wish people wouldn't lash out at critics (unless they are incredibly rude or insulting). For starters, when the top comments are focussed on highlighting the naysayers, it gives the impression that the overall reception of this performance was a negative one, which is far from true. Also, music and art are extremely subjective and how we respond to it is very personal. In other words, if someone dislikes the work of a very talented and popular artist, singer, or musician or dancer, it doesn't automatically make that person a jealous hater with low self-esteem. We can't presume to know anything about that person. I'm sure we've all criticized You tube videos that others find amazing.
They have every right to feel every way they want and express it as they wish.
This masterpiece is one of my favorite classic piano creation, when I play or hear it, it gives me an emotional feeling of life power, something divine which we cannot get it, sublime with a combination of harmonic arpeggios and dissonance (chromatic transitions), it feels both sadness and hopefulness like Schubert wanted to convey the soundtrack of his life in one piece...
I feel like there is a message about life in this music. Life can be wonderfully beautiful, but at the same time there is a deep sadness in knowing that it ends.
I feel like this piece captures both the beauty and wonder of life but also the profound sadness in knowing that it does not last forever.
Olga expresses both the beauty and the sadness so well.
one of the most beautiful pieces ever written pure gold
Olga Jegunova is the only pianist on youtube that understands Schubert, whether she's as strong a player as Schubert yet or not.
Check out David Fray
One of the best performances of impromptu in G flat major I've ever heard. Soo sensitive and simply beautiful... :)
Barnabás Vissi c
És van töke is ahol kell hogy legyen. Nekem is tetszik.
No sorry. She played it like she had to catch a train.
Barnabás Vissi Horowitz!! th-cam.com/video/FxhbAGwEYGQ/w-d-xo.html
Jonathan Wiskee Ha ha ha ! something like that. Lol.
She is amazing! Bravo!!! And this is a masterpiece.... complexity and sweetness at the same time! wow
Belíssima interpretação!
Your performance absolutely touched my heart!
10/10 great feelings and touch, I had your tears..., all the best from Australia
Оля благодарю Вас за самое выразительное и самое живое исполнение !
One of the most delicate and beautiful renderings of this piece i have heard in a very very long time.
As a professional musician, I have played this piece numerous times and with the No4, still remains one of Shubert's best. Olga has the gift and "feel" to wonderfully emphasize the main theme with the last 3 fingers of the Right Hand. I have heard most of the older masters, Rubenstein, Horowitz, Lang Lang and others play this , but Olga has acquired the knack of bringing Schubert to life in this piece. Well done Olga.
I like no4 better though
I am studying this master peace, pretty much inspired by this performance. The most emotional one that let me drop a few tears every time I hear it! Beauty in it's most pure sense! Thank You Olga :)
I can only dream to play it like Olga ! Beautiful !
That piece describes everything I've ever felt inside. It's my favorite classical piano piece of them all
Those basses are extraordinary, so much power and yet so clear.
One of the most beautiful piano pieces ever composed. What if Schubert had lived many more years and not just thirty one!
This piece is somewhat reminiscent of Liszt's Libestraum, but as beautiful as that is, this is even more beautiful if that's even possible, this has calmed me recently during some very anxious nights
I could really feel every note and dynamic. What a talent. Thank you, Olga Jegunova!!!
She BREATHS this. Note the rise and fall of her chest. Sensuality experienced within the discipline of art always produces a bigger punch!
Listening to this sensitive and wonderful pianist play this great masterpiece one feels he is in Heaven on Earth.
Best Op. 90 No. 3 I’ve ever seen / heard.
This is astoundingly beautiful.
Wow. This goes so smoothly and is so elegant played. I could listen to her all day
I don't know if it's because i discovered this piece with this version but i have listened to countless versions of it on youtube since and I always go back to this one. The sound and emotion is so perfect. Thank you for this wonderful interpretation of this masterpiece.
Agree...its beautiful...also see Horrowitz play this...equally beautiful ❤
What truly exquisite playing, the balance between power and tenderness it absolutely stunning, thank you so much, I was profoundly moved by your playing.
Sublime - her hands are so limpid and elegant! Notice how the public leaves the music to settle into silence before clapping, beautiful :-)
Wonderful. This is one of my very favorite piano pieces, and she played it so well. I like it just a tad slower, but she plays so delicately that I don't mind.
beautiful, incredibly beautiful is this intepretation of schubert's greatest work
When Miss Jegunova closes her eyes playing, it’s realllly fascinating
This is such a beautiful interpretation of one of my most favourite pieces. Thank you so much.
It's as though an angel from paradise descended to recreate these perfect expressions of genius. Stunningly beautiful
Beauty and talent how wonderful. Schubert would have been pleased with her performance.
One of the most beautiful and moving pieces of my lifetime. I still play it about once a week.
A gorgeous piece of music, breathtakingly played! Encore! So beautifully done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Interprétation brillante, merci Olga.
So many gifted and talented female pianists: Olga, Khatia, Yuja. Women with such passion. I do also love Canada’ Louis Lortie, who seldom appears on You tube in concert - usually helping others. I love him in concert and he has such honest passion.
This makes me so happy; it is hard to believe that sound can be so beautiful.
I find this moving enough to feel my heart ache...composer and pianist. Beautiful
I think this piece represents all that is good in life and that it has it's ups and downs, but everything always resolves. :)
Without knowing if heaven really exists, all I can say is that your music transports me to heaven
This music is so moving, so powerfully emotional. I am finding that I cannot listen to it too often, lest I become completely overwhelmed with emotion.
Highest level of sensitivity! Beautiful in one word!
A tear just ran down the cheek... of Schubert. So moving!
Замечательное исполнение! Я уже несколько раз послушал экспромт Шуберта в Вашем исполнении и каждый раз восхищаюсь вашим талантом, как тонко Вы чувствуете динамику,фразировку и тончайшие оттенки чувств гениального Шуберта. Я благодарю Вас за доставленное эстетическое наслаждение от прослушанной музыки и желаю Вам творческих успехов!!!
I can no longer make it through the day without listening to Olga's performance of this masterpiece. I'm hooked.
I find as I play this wonderful piece I get transported to another world Its so full of passion and emotion
poetry in motion. Olga, thank you for touching my heart today.
Everything about this performance is beautiful, thank you so much
I am really enjoying your music and listening everyday. Really grateful to you.
This piece is not only tender, it is loving. My heart melted when I first heard Olga play this. I am sure that she rivaled Schubert's expectations.
Olga plays wonderfully, but I was also captivated by her elegant hands and fingers dancing sweetly on the keyboard.
La differenza sostanziale tra Olga e gli altri pianisti,è che Olga non suona il pianoforte,ma lo accarezza rendendo così la musica più fluida e melodica Grande!!!!!
Fantastic interpretation of this great piece! Could really feel the passion and fire in the transition sections. Nice steady, smooth inner voicing throughout. Such a gentle, expressive touch. Thank you!
Simply beautiful like a flower! Thank you very much for the upload! Cheers from Chile :)
mercy me.. that was delivered so well, and that quirky unique rubato. I must admit, I am held sway under valentine igoshina and valentine lisitsa.. however Olga Jegunova, moves my soul. I am grateful to discover this artist. gentlemen, THIS is exquisite. thank you for the post..
Astounding performance. True beauty - thank you.
The overwhelming power of this performance will penetrate my soul and reach the God
lovely to listen to. Beautiful interpretation.
My favorite Impromptu
I've known this for years without knowing what it was. It was used as the intro/outro music of one of my childhood audiobooks, The Enchanted Horse... Always loved how bittersweet it sounded, even when I was little.
Une merveille à écouter ,c'est du délice à l'état pur , somptueuse interprétation .......
The best performance. Just perfect. Full of love. Thanks for your marvelous art.
My favorite rendition if the Impromptu no. 3, its the same way I play it, quick lower right hand fingers that keep it moving and flowing the whole time, beautiful.
Olga Jegunova sempre magnífica!
One of my most favourite interpretations! 👏👏👏 bravo!
This sensitive interpretation of this heavently piece of music is true food for my soul! Thank you so much 💜
This is as good as it gets; a superb and moving interpretation.
For most of my life Arthur Schnabel's performance was the definitive one for me, but Schnabel never made my cry with its sheer exquisite beauty as this lady, her touch was limpid. I attended a recital the concluding work was the final sonata of Beethoven for which the audience were rapturous and clapped to cajole her to give an encore, after eight curtain calls she said ,To play an encore after this sonata is like serving a Wimpy with a vintage wine. A man in the audience said 'Come on love, Schubert's Impromptu opus 90 no 3 in G flat . She smiled and said 'Yes! lets give it a whirl.
you are an angel sent from above. no human can play so sublime as you. thank you