AMAZING pianist.

[houseofblackleaves]

You've all probobly seen this video before, but just making sure....


This is Valentina Lisitsa, whom I respect highly as a musician.  This is a video of her playing the Rachmaninoff Tableaux Etude no. 6.  Enjoy.

[emmdoubleew]

Honestly, she's a really good pianist but a wierd musician. Not a big fan of her interps, but her effortless "flying" smooth technique and movements always impress me.

Plus I can't decide if she's really attractive or really scary. 

[houseofblackleaves]

.......

Both, maybe?

[pianistimo]

she's mesmerizing.  wow.  really good sound out of the piano, too.

[lisztisforkids]

That wuz really wierd.

[donjuan]

Honestly, she's a really good pianist but a wierd musician. Not a big fan of her interps, but her effortless "flying" smooth technique and movements always impress me.

I feel the same way.

She looks like Gwyneth Paltrow in that video, for some reason.

I didn't like the interpretation - Rachmaninoff's rubato should be present, but never excessive.  I do like the thunder, however..

[houseofblackleaves]

I don't know...


Rachmaninoff's music is hard enough to interpret in the first place, so I respect anyone who is brave enough to try one of his more difficult (even though they all sort of are...) peices.

GAH his etudes were such a pain to learn!!!!

[instromp]

She is a very AMAZING pianist indeed,but the way her facial expression is..very psychotic looking....but nevertheless she is incredible.

[pianowolfi]

Wow, I like it very much. This Etude is supposed to be scary.

[nanabush]

Dear god, she plays it so fast!  I have the Ashkenazy recording and was used to that, (it was the only one I had heard)... then I watch this... and... wow...

[alejo_90]

Dear god, she plays it so fast!  I have the Ashkenazy recording and was used to that, (it was the only one I had heard)... then I watch this... and... wow...

That's probably because almost any Rachmaninoff recording by Ashkenazy is incredibly slow.

Best
Alex

[queenrock]

Dracula has found himself a wife!

[nanabush]

That's probably because almost any Rachmaninoff recording by Ashkenazy is incredibly slow.

Best
Alex

Haha ok, maybe I should look into some more recordings....

[nanabush]

Wow, I watched a few more times... and it actually sent chills down my spine... It looks like a music video kinda thing... her psycho look at the freakiest parts in the piece. 

[houseofblackleaves]

Sure, this isn't her best interpretation.


My favorite is of the fantasy-polonaise, op.61.

[letters]

bizarre... at some points it sounded like a MIDI and sometimes it looked speeded up.... and she has massive hands... im scared 

[silvaone]

she is freaky! they should take that scene and put it in the next Ring remake they decide to do..... scary sh*t lol!

[houseofblackleaves]

next Ring remake

Haha... yeah really.

[instromp]

Found 2 vids of her. She doesnt look so crazed in these,more peaceful i think

https://youtube.com/watch?v=rWh2nnpqaRI&search=liszt

https://youtube.com/watch?v=AyT94XLQGRQ&search=liszt

[gilad]

wow, i love this woman, she's great... check her in this chopin polonaise to.

&search=Valentina%20Lisitsa

[rimv2]

You've all probobly seen this video before, but just making sure....


This is Valentina Lisitsa, whom I respect highly as a musician.  This is a video of her playing the Rachmaninoff Tableaux Etude no. 6.  Enjoy.

You are all lucky to have found the great one. She is a beast. I contemplated buying her Chopet DVD, but heard mass controversy about the dubbing. So now ah vil look into buying the swascshwsang majig DVD

[houseofblackleaves]

https://www.valentinalisitsa.com/

Yeah, go there and check out the "videos" section....


The one for her latest DVD looks scary...

[gruffalo]

i think she's incredibly good. those phsychotic looks on the rachmaninov could possibly be her way of getting the emotion of the piece, seeing as she looks better in the polonaise.

[Graf Zahl]

bizarre... at some points it sounded like a MIDI and sometimes it looked speeded up.... [...]

Strange, this was the first thought that came to my mind when I saw the video the first time....

[Mozartian]

...for some reason I was reminded of the witches in Macbeth whilst watching the vid.

*cough*

Really weird piece.

Love her dress, though.

[donjuan]

...for some reason I was reminded of the witches in Macbeth whilst watching the vid.

'by the pricking of my thumbs something wicked this way comes'


!!!

[Mozartian]

'by the pricking of my thumbs something wicked this way comes'


!!!

Precisely! Nice quote, haha.