I can't understand why most pianists fly through this piece as if the devil himself was chasing them. Surely this is a better way of playing it. Love it.

Gosh, I love the way he plays. So gentle and silky. A lot of pianist plays this piece way too fast with too much fire. This really sounds like chopin.

whos here in 2024

Once we heard the Kissin version we cannot hear any others. His way of playing is so perfect

The best Chopin Op.64 No.2 I've ever heard.

His facial expressions, he's living every note.

This is how it should be. It's not rushed or pulled along by the scruff of the neck as some pianists play it. There's grace, dignity and romance in this interpretation..sheer brilliance.

Best Version, Nobody can compete with this Emotion and golden Touch he has. Why other Pianists think this has to bei fast ... Bruh

in my opinion he is the most flawless pianist alive

Pure, delicate, nostalgic, simple. Very personal interpretation.

This is probably the best rendition of the Chopin Waltz Opus 64 Number 2 (in my opinion, of course). Firstly, I think a lot of pianists, even with the likes of Rubinstein and Ohlsson, tend to play this piece with a bit too much speed, and end up almost losing the three beats of a waltz with the extended rubatos (again, just my opinion). Not only is Kissin able to manage the tempo, his rubatos are evident but executed so on point that the integrity of the waltz still remains. Also, the voicing and tone in some sections of this piece is just unbelievable. For example, at 1:21, he is able to play out four different voices (try to listen to the left hand bass' tone and voicing throughout the piece) with just two "obvious parts". Apart from this, there are many other great things about his interpretation, like how his legato and phrasing is also superb, and how his control of the notes/tone as well as dynamics also was very on point.

Исполнение Евгения Кисина- это высший стандарт музыкального мастерства. Браво !

even though he is in his 40s, Kissin still looks like a teenager lol

Come si po clicare dislike ....mah , senza cuore gente a qui non piace questo celestialale brano di genio Chopin

The phrasing, the interpretation, the tempo, the sensitivity and the elegance in which Kissin plays Chopin pieces are just beyond human.

I love the way he accents and sustains the notes at 1:24 - 1:27. I've played this piece hundreds of times and never even noticed that!

至高の演奏。これ程柔らかく、また美しく演奏出来るピアニストが世界に何人居るだろうか。

He is putting his entire heart and soul into this performance. It is stunning, esp considering it is live and not a studio recording.

何を弾いても、凄いキーシン、大好きです👌😍👌👌

I love how he plays it slower than most pianists I’ve listened to; sounds sweeter

Mr Kissin is simply brilliant, this performance hypnotizes me every single time. not playing for applause, playing for music. It's like he's telling some story. pure and magical

One of the best performance I've ever heard of Chopin and I felt into my heart each tone !

Летает над нотами он так плавно, унося нас всех за собой. Какое же прекрасное исполнение

I am so grateful to have seen Kissin perform this piece as an encore in Munich in early November. My god. So perfect and so much emotion expressed in his interpretation.

Kissin plays it so freely yet very controlled if that makes sense. Loves it so much!

Master...!... I myself play this piece for 30 years now and I admire the way he accomplish to hold back the tendency to roll over the tempo and stay with that interior peace to express all this piece has inside, and take it direct to my heart.

Сколько я прослушала исполнений моего любимого произведения! Нашла самое волшебное. Спасибо! Это прекрасно!

Смотрю подряд уже раз двадцатый. Оторваться невозможно. Неподражаем

Спокойно, ровно и без крайностей и срывов. Tempo giusto, без больших темповых и ритмических отклонений. Кисин дал возможность насладиться звуком каждой ноты. Многие исполнители просто напросто загоняют это произведение, так поддаваясь соблазну чрезмерного увлечения пассажами что с трудом удается распознать вальс. Мне понравилось. Легко, без вычурности и ненужного драматизма.

Without Chopin my life would be sooo different .. i would have never started piano and never would have fallen in love with classical music ... i want to thank him so bad but i cant :'( i hope i can meet him in heaven and have a talk with him hehe (in 80 years please lol)

The little accents during the ‘chorus’ is amazing, just like in the rubinstein’s recording. And I like the fact he uses pedal during that section. Definitely the best

One of the all-time greatest pianists of all time

Kissin's version is the best IMO, very moderate speed, smooth and full of emotion.

The tempo... beautiful! Enough to feel the deepest feelings hidden in each note! Magnificent!!

Идеально сыграл! Особенно понравился темп на припеве, именно так и надо играть. Наверное, это лучшая версия в ютубе.

He plays this music with such tender care and produces something so beautiful ! Chopin must be smiling down at him from wherever he is . . . This pianist is not just a technician but a real lover of musical expression. This is a lovely, glorious interpretation of a truly romantic soul !

i think this guy plays chopin far better than other pianists

You can feel the passion and the emotion he puts in his playing. Very emotional

Such a sublime performance. I love the chords used by Chopin. Unpredictable and yet they flow so perfectly. Harmony students note - rules are meant to be broken... that's where the greatness is created.

키신, 정말 존경합니다. Kissin,I respect you very much.

Задушевно, нежно, скромно, то, что требует музыка... Браво!

Wow! So sensitively played... Awesome! Chopin deserves this.

The second section in this waltz is one of the most beutiful melodies ive ever heard

Every note is paid attention to, every minor phrase, and everything is executed perfectly.

The best Chopin Waltz opus 64, what I've heard pure and nostalgic.

This is one of my favorite piano pieces to play. What an expressive performance by Mr. Kissin! Wonderful!

The best version of this waltz for me!

Какая выразительность каждой ноты...Потрясающе!

Мой день начинается этим невероятно тонким иисполнением.Я помню его еще ребенком,Спиваков всегда брал его на концерты в Ереане.Безумно прекрасное исполнение.В нем сохранилась детская чистота восприятия музыки.

Too many pianist simply show off playing this beautiful waltz and because that they do not put their heart into this very nice piece of music. Thank you Mr. Kissin for playing this waltz the way it should played. ❤❤❤

Always, I find Mr. Kissin so deeply mindful of any piece he is playing that one, like me, can not help but be drawn into the magic of the music. Chopin's Waltz here is one such example. Thank you for posting this.

Ingeniously, virtuously, gracefully. Nobody plays Chopin like Kissin. Bravo!

I love Chopin and Kissin! 🎹 Chopin is my fav Komposer, his pieces are so emotional ........and Kissin played them perfectly 😀

Браво Маэстро!!! Исполнение шедевр.

Очень превосходное изящное и тонкое исполнение. Кисин играет очень душевно и вдохновенно, оживляя давно забытые лучшие классические piаno-шедевры.

I like the way he starts the piu mosso... He gets slowly and peacefully into it and manages it to get faster, but just to the point where it's not to fast....respect

He's so amazing. He makes it look so easy and i thank god for putting Chopin on this earth and blessing us with his amazing work and music.

Шикарно. Полет души. Настолько тонко, на кончиках пальцев.

I remember when I was 6 I was doing the choreography in Russian school under this musical piece, this piece is very close to my heart and I still vividly remember how majestical it was. It was deadly quiet, you could only hear the rustle of ballet shoes. The smell of paint fills the old Soviet room with wooden poles and floor. The clumsy movements under this musical piece were not felt at all, you had a feeling of full control of your body. The pianist was an elderly woman with a Soviet mentality, she was strict and profound. However, when she played Chopin's music she was completely immersed in this melancholic atmosphere. As far as I know, she died 8 years ago in her old Soviet apartment. Thank you for the memories. Rest in peace.

Какое чуткое исполнение. Каждый звук проникнут любовью. Спасибо Вам, Евгений. 🎹👍💗

Best living pianist in the world.

The tempo is much slower than most pianists, but I appreciate his rendition.

Какой любовью,любит нас Бог,чтобы дать Шопену написать такую музыку!А Евгению исполнить! Спасибо, Господь

Por lejos la mejor interpretación que he escuchado de este valse

_Просто Божественно! Гениально. Браво!!!!!!!_

Великолепно! Браво! Настолько уходишь в музыку, что по окончанию еще не можешь придти в себя и забываешь поставить лайк. Всегда удивляет и поражает Шопен. За 39 лет столько создал гениального.

Absolutely spectacular. Best rendition I've seen. Kissin is now my favourite pianist

Великолепное исполнение. Так тонко и нежно. Казалось, что знаю каждую ноту этого вальса, а увидела совершенно другой мир. Мир гармонии и теплоты. Спасибо.

Best performance of this waltz on KZfaq, love it !

Волшебно!

This performance has been my main reference while studying as I was recording this piece for Steinway&Sons a few months ago: the way Kissin uses velocities and phrases here is SO EXCELLENT that I had almost put down the idea of recording/uploading it and I have listened to it maybe a hundred times without even noticing he had inverted two phrases in the middle section. Nothing musically relevant, so it's not even a mistake, this is to say that the great musical flow of this interpretation is so powerful that I almost forgot what I was listening to. As Toscanini said, he made me follow the music and not the notes. Incredible pianist.

My favorite- always have tears streaming down my face- the beauty - look at this man’s passion on his face as he plays

i can totally agree with you, we Kissin was at the peak of his career when he was 15, every critic thought that his talent would slowly degrade over time, but he proved them wrong in 1998 at the concert that took place at the Royal Albert hall when he was 23, now he is improving and persevering in every possible. one day he will be a legend and still be that little child prodigy he was 30 years ago yet better. Kissin is one of a kind.

за душу берёт!!!

I love the way he plays. It’s like he’s dedicating the song to you personally

My dad used to make me listen to classical music as a child ... last night I watched the episode of Poirot-The Plymouth Express and suddenly in one scene there was this wonderful music ... unfortunately very far from the memories as a child, I remembered this music but not its author ... captured by this melody I tried to memorize it in my mind and then this afternoon whistle it to my brother on the phone. He who has an incredible musical memory managed to find it and so I arrived here and I am listening to it with this masterful interpretation. I'm sure I put it on my playlist right away and that I will never abandon it

Perfection! I've loved this piece since childhood. It's played at just the right tempo and passion. Love it.

Best interpretation of this piece I could find around!!

Дорогой Евгений! Поздравляю Вас с прекрасным исполнением Вальса Фридерика Шопена до диез минор ! Браво! Замечательное исполнение и интерпретация! Желаю Вам больших творческих успехов дальнейших ! Слушал Вашу прекрасную игру и великолепный концерт в Одесском оперном театре и балета в рамках фестиваля Алексея Ботвинова Одесса Классика ! Это действительно было откровение , особенно интерпретации музыки Фридерика Шопена! Успехов творческих я Вам желаю! Всех благ! Привет из Израиля! С уважением, пианист Владислав - из Одессы!

My heart melts each time when I listen his performance of this piece. He's the best.

Kissin is the finest Chopin interpreter.

Wow, this is really amazing. Chopin made a amazing piece. Without Chopin life would be so empty. Kissin is an extraordinary pianist. I love this piece.

That is so beautiful it brings tears to my eyes.

so intense. He pulls the melody through so severely and keeps the melody going even in the silence. Never let the audience breathe once

It was a dream of my youth: late evening, silence, I'm sitting and listening beautiful piano music. The dream has been realized; Night and I'm listening Chopin. And the civil war is going outside my window (I live in Eastern Ukraine).

For me the best interpretation of this valse, ever.

Best interpretation ever! Brings tears every time!Amazing!

Look at the orchestra members' faces... That's the pianist touching into their hearts...

the greatest pianist of our era.simply a miracle.

His interpretation of this piece is so beautiful ❤💎😩.

Браво!Прекрасное исполнение!Классика вечна и неповторима!

Best version. Delicate. Not rushed. And you can hear the base for the left 5th finger - something some pianists overlook in their need for speed. This is the version I aspire to ❤

This gotta be the best version I've ever heard. Unreal control of pace.

So so beautiful. I love the tempo. My favorite from Chopin.

Listened few pianists, after open this video - listening 10 times already… it’s amazing !

Love Evgeny's interpretation. It is very expressive, the slow tempo helps a lot with that but also the distances between each note is played so accurately, but also the relationship between each note is so contextualized within the piece. Every note has a dynamic direction and every phrase has a shape. This is definitely something to remember. I also love that he plays with so much conviction and honesty, that is what makes this piece such an attractive interpretation.

Очень душевно, прям до слёз

Mistrzowska interpretacja, doskonałe wykonanie! Prawdziwy zachwyt... bravo,bravo bravissimo!💖

This particular performance of this piece always gets me and has never failed

Beautiful, elegant, and moving. Thank you.