Isn´t it possible that the sound might change as the piano gets older?

Or maybe some strings were replaced and the hammers change over time as well

@@Dageka And the wooden resonanz bottom might loose tension.

That piano has definetely been completely rebuilt. Pianos have a 100 year life, if well cared for. After that, rebuild.

@@GerdLinden also the difference between the two players then and now in influencing the sound

Why cry when you are expressing it with the music :)

Singing can make you cry easily. It is hard to cry when you play the piano. Too technical to explain.

Sometimes they do - Rostropovich sometimes cried whilst playing cello

@@sacrilegiousboi978 Really? wow…

cry on the inside

How wonderful. I listened to my mother play also and remember it as a normal part of my life! What joy!

Rule number 1: it's not a song ;)

You should search some more

Yeah, Evgeny is so humble and down to earth. He has absolutely zero arrogance or ego. Met him backstage after a concert once, he was visibly tired and slightly awkward but was extremely nice to everyone, and made sure everyone who wanted an autograph got one before thanking us all and waving goodbye. After he finished the first solo recital in the history of the BBC Proms in 1997, he rode off in a tiny red car with his teacher and mother and smilingly waved goodbye to his fans.

Try Rubinstein's recording of this piece. Different league.

@@myAutoGen try it yourself tough guy.

@@myAutoGen he has other videos of his concert playing this piece dude relax.

I am listening

That's just Liszt himself practicing!

@@randomoneforstuff3696 Agree

Well Liszt himself was an incredible musician, so I don’t think it’s too big of a deal for him. Though I do know he was very humble and saw tremendous talent in a few others, so who knows, maybe Liszt would be very intrigued to hear Kissin play :)

@@Franz_Liszt_Korean What is this, the 12th time we’ve found each other? Great to see you Franz!

Agreed

Wow, lucky you got to hear Kissin at Wigmore Hall! I do wish he would play there more often, the acoustics there are amazing

@@sacrilegiousboi978 Thank you for writing a reply. The amazing thing was, It was a charity concert in December and there was newspaper article about @Kissin mentioning he was doing this concert but not to have hopes for a ticket as the concert was sold out. Well I was and I still am a good fan, I prayed called the Wigmore Hall and was told I was a lucky man as someone had just cancelled. I was truly blessed as it was 5th row pianist side. Kissin had us all at his feet when he played the Polonaise in Ab opus 53. I will never forget that experience. There are two Piano concertos on KZfaq that I believe they are worth checking out, I will add the link if you would like to watch them. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kLhpe8Sqv8m-YqM.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rJl0d5Whnt-7fqM.html This next one Kissin shows plays the Etudes exquisitely kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a86ngtmWv9LZl58.html Hope you enjoy them

Well no shit that's why he's a professional pianist

Yeah, Kissin is a great musician!

I am the greatest pianist of all time, you will see this.

Agree

Agree

He can play any piano and makes it superb musical instrument.

It's the same answer to the question, how do you get to Carnegie Hall? Wait for it ... Wait ... Wait some more ... Practice, practice, practice. ;-)

I definitely don’t think that’s true but I am curious to know what makes you say that. As a classical pianist I find modern pianos - modern Bechsteins, in particular - to have a very lovely tone quality and producing better sound particularly in the bass register.

Yeah, I just noticed even Kissin misjudged the touch slightly when trying to voice the chord at 4:26 haha

Bechsteins are actually easy to control, beautiful instruments to play on. Keep in mind this particular instrument is from another era. And the person recording is up close and probably using their phone.

Can’t judge an instrument that’s probably not regularly serviced by a technician, never mind one that old.

the aim of steinways - especially NYC built - to fill massive american concert halls - has kind of ruined most concert pianist's ability to play on salon style european pianos. he struuggles w voicing a lot here. its odd to hear imperfections in this god of a pianist, but its obvious why.

​@@l.matthewblancett8031Nah you think he does not know how to play Pianos different than a Steinway? He has for sure played different kinds of pianos in different configs uprights or baby grands. When playing a century old instrument that is not serviced properly the bets are off.

Ну это же Кисин. Даже на этом стареньком рояле он сыграл блестяще

as it should be. i realyl like it better than the bright pianos

Послушайте, как исполняет Грёзы любви Иван Бессонов. Запись хоть и любительская,но божественно играет

It certainly hasn't got the sound of a modern piano. It's a bit muffled don't you think?

It sounds very good for a very old piano, but it has sort of a honky tonk sound. The upper registry does not sustain notes very long. The dynamics are much less linear than a modern piano. All old pianos sound like that, I don't know if its because of the age or the construction.

@@citizent6999 I do prefer a Schimmel K230, I must say...

I would disagree. You can tell it’s been on “piano life support” for a couple decades now. They’ve been doing a good job with maintenance tho to keep it alive for this long.

I bet the action was not easy to work with. This shows how he’s a true master. The sustain is shot. The soundboard is beyond its lifespan by a lot.