I always liked Un Sospiro because it is the perfectly balanced combination between Liszt's virtuosity and his musical expression of emotion and beauty.

I am honestly amazed that one person could dream up such wonderous music, and then be followed by other people who could play it with such technical skill and compelling artistry.

The first study, Il Lamento, really foreshadows the type of dense and complex textural writing that would later be employed in the works of Rachmaninoff, Scriabin and other composers after Liszt. I am especially reminded of Rachmaninoff Etude Opus 39 No 5. There’s that same complex textural accompaniment and polyrhythmic pulse & drive, with the melody hidden within the constantly changing & fluctuating, but consistently dense, progressions and configurations. Liszt was such a brilliant figure in music; too often relegated to the showman and writer of virtuoso showpieces. Too little attention, even still, is given to his serious compositions and the influence he had, which, in my opinion, puts him head and shoulders with Bach and Beethoven as a paradigm-shifter. Symphonic poems, the foreshadowing of and influence on Impressionism/Late Romantic/Atonal writing, the revolutionizing of piano technique and piano technical writing, the solo recital as a serious medium, turning the piano the side so that the pianist and piano can be simultaneously seen, the list goes on and on. The profound influence of this great cannot be overstated. I adore the other great Romantics, Brahms, Schumann, and of course, everyone’s beloved (and mine as well) Chopin. However, Liszt needs a great level of appreciation. I’d argue that none of the other Romantics, despite the stunning beauty of their work, had a greater influence on the composers and work that was to come after them than Liszt.

I know some people consider Un Sospiro to be a little schmaltzy, but my Gods what a beautiful melody, especially the way it emerges from the continuous ripple of arpeggios above and below it.

12:07 is by far my favorite moment in piano music ever. So blissful, so sweet and so out of this world.

Thank you for the upload! These works are so beautiful I struggle to even see them as etudes.

Liszt's melody lines are so distinct and creative. Very beautiful!

Enjoyed your description. You're completely right. If I didn't know any different, I'd say they were romances, or some other typically lyrical genre. Some of the most beautiful etudes out there!

Elisso Virsaladze on another planet. Outstanding.

I heavily emphasize the stretched-out triplet on measure 13 (and on) of Un Sospiro. I fully agree with Virsaladze's interpretation of this part.

Beautiful selection and, as always, succinct and enlightening analyses - thank you!

Beautiful ! Merry Christmas !

Beautiful! I certainly can't do this piece justice as you have. Thanks for sharing.

Those modulations at 14:31 and 14:58 are amazing

Liszt Ferenc:Három hangversenyetűd 1. II lamento (Panasz) 00:00 2. La leggierezza (Könnyedség) 09:05 3. Un sospiro (Sóhaj) 13:35 Danyiil Trifonov-zongora

You are really right, Virsaladze is a pianist much mor people should know.

Cuánta belleza. bien ínterpretada. Gracias. 🙏.

Virsaladze plays this in my opinion much better than Trifonov. The passion and zing I remember from the pianists of 50 years ago. Nicer piano too!

Exelente interpretación.

Staggering music and playing

The main melody of the second etude reminds me a lot of chopin's Op55 no. 1 nocturne, and I absolutely adore it

another great video - thanks!

Virsaladze's performance of the first etude suddenly made me realise why this is actually a "study": it's cantabile; contrasting accompaniment and singing line. This is why this piece so often doesn't work, because the accompaniment is too "busy" sounding and just not quiet enough while the melody doesn't sing enough. This is the first time I've heard a really convincing performance of this piece.

Happy 46k subs, I'm my screen, it's 46k flat! Keep up the good work, merry Christmas!

Liszts un sospiro and debussys clair de lune make me glad to be alive.

Not sure if I've ever listened to the first concert etude in this collection, but it's gorgeous and definitely worth learning. I hear fragments from the Hymn of The Child Upon Waking in Liszt's Poetic and Religious Harmonies.

Liszt's songs are so beautiful. It seems to express the clear and cool tone of the piano well. Thanks to this beautiful song, I am really happy on Sunday afternoon. Thanks ^^

Exelente. !!!!!!

La pel·lícula. de su biografía termina así. Un suspiro. ❤️🙏

Bravo bravo bravo

oh man liszt should've kept that vibe going at 30:50 it's so pleasurable to listen to

o piesa fantastica buna de relaxare

8:24 Goosebumps

Un Sospiro... My favorite repertoire

It is very sad that recorder came after the 2nd year of Liszt’s death.

It's always weird when some recording from a hundred years ago is still the best one. But Paderewski still owns La Leggierezza, that 1923 recording is so far beyond what anyone else has ever put down that it's kind of hard to understand. Those French Technique staccato passages after the thirds are what the piece is about IMO.

Mamma mia! Le Leggierezza! Un Sospiro! I might need to go see a doctor in 4 hours ... Edit: Holy crap, I didn't realize the structure of this video. Three songs, two great pianists. Quite a treat!

Have loved Virsaladze. Now I get where the fiery playing inspiration from Khatia Buniatishvili comes from. She's so amazing and takes her chances. Arrau's interpretations are very deep and his singing tone very melancholic. I also love his interpretations of Liszt. so much lyricism

15:56 the same notes, but... An octave higher!? :0

Very interesting. I'm not familiar with Liszt, but these pieces are an inspiration.

Comparaison inutile entre deux virtuoses mais permet d’écouter en aveugle les deux versions de ces chefs d’œuvres absolus!

Liszt reflects upon the eloquent musical style of his friend and colleague F. Chopin, and finds inspiration to write music with depth and soulfulness ...

the beginning resembles the sonata n2 2mvt of chopin

I am in love with Virsaladze's Lamento and Leggierezza! By far my favourite recordings of these pieces! It is all subjective of course, but for me she makes these pieces speak like no one else. Her Sospiro is a tiny bit too energetic for me - but nevertheless a stupendous live performance.

15:56 is quite interesting

14:14 3 bar cross hand broken octave mega flex

光比較第三首的Un Sospiro(也是閱歷算淺的我唯一聽過的曲子),初步聽的結果,我個人覺得Trifonov處理地勻稱而華麗 ! 不過錄音可能太近 !？而要論曲意的詮釋,可能是Virsaladze較正確 !？錄音稍遠但似乎比較正確,且強弱處理可能不是只為營造悅耳的音樂性,若她真是照原譜指示彈奏(我是外行😅),那錯不了,應該是要這樣演奏 ! 她的處理能清楚分辨時辰天色階段的變化 ! 最後也能感受黃昏的氣氛,沒錯,我認為本曲是在描寫日落黃昏美景 ! 而且又似乎得到後來的「印象」樂派,有學自李斯特的證據 ! 萬沒想到我從沒聽過名字的女鋼琴家竟有如此的詮釋成績 !

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The F♯ major section in "Il Lamento" for harp could be written in G♭ major.

Trifonov's Il Lamento is perfect. The agitation is brought out with aching beauty near the end.

etude

15:00

0:33 part of liebestraum no.3

ELISO VIRSALADZE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Es la música de la película. Una Llama Majica.

Seelen Reisen ....mit Franz Liszt

13:36

35:00 Don't mind me, just my bookmark

Thank you for putting these pieces up. It's much appreciated. But would it hurt you to give full names of performers? Daniil Trifonov, I know, but I don't know Virsaladze. The same goes for many of your otherwise fine posts. You often omit first names and only give surnames. Some are familiar, others not so much. I can infer from her name only that V. is of Georgian heritage. Thanks, Ashish!

How the hell can 10 fingers play this?!

18:06 - 18:19 Consolation No. 4, almost the same part... ;-;

None of them added a cadenza in the Sospiro (Liszt did) or played the optional ending.

the rest of Il Lamento starting from 4:13 is utter tragedy

19c 낭만주의 - 피아노 음악 리스트 - [연주회용 연습곡]

18:52

4:13

Was there a run of grace notes that should have taken up four measures at around 36:50? Does anyone know?

16:36

Hamelin is my favourite version of Un Sospiro

My favourite Sospiro is Louis Lortie on Chandos, which also has one of the best Sonatas in B Minor I think. Underrated pianist in general.

32:09

El pianista aprendió él piano en el Instituto KLiburn.

Sospiro vs 706???

Hi ! For me Claudio Arrau has still "something more" than them ... ;) But thank you for all those videos ! :)

I really dislikes Trifonov's Il Lamento, one of my fave etudes and absolutely ruined by his extreme tempo with cold and harsh key touch ... However what is bit ironic is that his leggerezza is really good and his un sospiro is beautiful as well, but not really what I expect from un sospiro, but I cannot say, that it was bad, just not within my taste, but Il Lamento was just bad and ugly played ... But Virsaladze Il Lamento is much better, maybe cadenzas were bit too fast, but the main thema and whole melody was not destroyed by desperate scream for attention.

29:05 Flight of the Bumblebee

however,these three etudes performed profoundly by ARRAU

Il lamento and the second one changes time signatures a few times throughout the course of the music..how come this is seen only in urtext and not in the previous editions or even in the first edition?

9:06

Daniil, I was just wondering if you were able to sight read the score here right off. On my tv its shows the ongoing score.

09:06

Should've used Arrau bro.

nice version and skills without doubt, but confused.. too much pedal

Trifonov is my religion

I'm guessing most of us are here for the same thing? 13:35 & 32:09? Just making sure

Virsaladze >>>> Trifonov !!!

Admit it, you only came for In Sospiro.

un sospiro should start with allegro assai (a sigh, get it? -- ok that was a poorly made joke, but anyways...) great (i mean overrated) piece

Why does the second one sound a little but chopinesque

But why is Virsaladze playing on a digital?

Russian Pianists......Great

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