My mother was bed ridden and had dementia and passed away this year. I played this to her a couple of months before she passed and she sat up and said ` that`s Ave Maria`. Thankyou for that memory.
I think we should feel proud as a species, that one member of humanity composed this song, another transcribed it and a third played it so beautifully.
"The Fragrance of Compassion I stand on the street, my heart sorrowful The great disaster is looming overhead at the end times Where are people heading in the hustle and bustle The life-saving Dafa [Great Law] has opened Heaven’s gate wide I pass out this flyer of truth Helping people at the command of the Creator Most people are Gods incarnate, becoming humans Doctrines of atheism and evolution are a deluding potion Modern notions and conduct bring harm to oneself This truth can save people, keeping them safe and healthy He is compassion and fragrance emanating amid chaos September 27, 2020 * Fa Is in the Human World I sing aloud a song to express my heart Most people come from heavens above Reincarnating time and again, so many lifetimes Buried in the dust so as to obtain the Fa The Holy Creator has entered the world of dust Quietly observing all kinds in the chaotic world Atheism and evolution are evil doctrines The red demon ruins the world viciously like a cancer Modern notions are a form of corruption He holds back the violent wave, eliminating the fog of evil Rectifying the human world with grand compassion and grace Heaven and Earth regain brilliance like the fabled Isle of Penglai November 8, 2020 * Compassion Once Again Surviving the catastrophe, the mind not yet calmed down All the fights and disputes suddenly come to a stop Having spoken the truth tirelessly with kind words How many have changed their minds and embraced kindness Spring returns to the land, Heaven and Earth turn bright Kings shall return, to be greeted by all beings The Fa rectifies the human world, showing compassion once again Then we’ll see if good and evil are clear or not September 17, 2020" Master Li Hongzhi (Hong Yin VI, from Falun Dafa teachings)
Valentina is the people's performer. She brings this beautiful gift to the masses so generously. I saw her passing in an airport and playing a piece of junk piano and making it sound so lovely. Just for the passers by. God bless her for her generosity.
Dearest Valentina, as an organist for 43 years, pianist, and player of several other instruments, I respectfully lay my sword at your feet! Happy be the man who knows when he is bested and is still open to learning from and appreciating those who are truly at the top of their game! You've a fan for life here !
I used to think only men could play some select pieces from Liszt, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, etc.... Valentina disapproves that!!!! And Valentina??? Isn't it enough that y'all (women) can already give birth and bring life into the world!?!?! ....so now all we (men) got left is brut strength!?!?!😉
oh my gosh...LOOK at her graceful hand movement...i see her fingers dancing like balarinas tiptoe'ing across the keys...I'm all teary eye'd now as I'm listening in total awe by her talents. ....oh my, how I wish my parents would have listened to me and others who thought i had talent when i was a little girl...over 60 yrs ago. the very first time i sat in front of a piano, i was 4 yrs old and I began playing made up melodies....everyone who heard me playing were all blown away by what I could do without ever having one single lesson...had never touched a piano before then...iit came out of me as if I'd had natural talent. I begged, begged, pleaded and cried for a piano and lessons....sadly my folks only thought of themselves and i was NEVER given music lessons, let alone a piano. My mom found a used chord organ when i was 5...i played non stop...making up songs, melodies... Most kids will just bang on a piano, then walk away...some children who "have it" will sit and play for hours like i did anytime i got near a piano...my folks got upset and angry as on the drive home I would cry, plead and beg for a piano and lessons...i left home very young...teenage pregnancy...my son was 3 yrs old when he began taking lessons. He is very gifted, talented and was given 12 yrs piano lessons...but over the years, my work, health and lack of confidence prevented me from doing what I've wanted my entire life... I began taking piano lessons this year on Feb 14 2018...the day my 6ft Boston Grand entered our home...was a gift from my husband to celebrate our 45 yrs marriage and also to console my broken heart by the death of my dearest, a lifelong friend, Lolita...was unexpected, my world and many others were shattered 4am Dec 19... I'm no longer talented...the tiny gift I did have as a young girl disappeared over the last 60 yrs but...I spend hours practicing.. about 3-4 hours but means I must make sacrifices. NO TV, no Facebook and not many friends unless is related to music. If any of you are parents of younger children...PLEASE do NOT hesitate in getting them into music...there's tons of free piano or $100s everywhere. I believe that ANYONE can afford to pay for your childs music lessons...I know this as fact as we made the sacrifices that enabled our children to learn music...we shopped garage sales, thrift stores for clothing, i drove a junker to work, and worked extra days anytime i could...even traded housework for our daughters piano and voice lessons. we NEVER ate out, NEVER spent a penny for coffee and no junk food....there's a lot of ways to save money...but if you're truly poor, cannot afford it and your child really does have talents, is gifted ASK a music teacher to discuss taking on a student at no charge...my teacher does same whenever a talented student cannot afford lessons...she donates her time...i know there are numerous foundations that will help pay for a childs lessons, but ONLY if they are talkented Most people gift their kids Playstations, Xbox, video games and iPhones they spend untold hours wasting time..its a disease! That stuff wasn't available when my kids were young over 40 yrs ago, but even if this were today...they wouldn't have them because i feel music is much better for them.... Learning music was a life-changing skill for all of us...they do NOT suffer depression or have issues like most kids now days... My son was only 9 yrs old when he played the Warsaw concerto.... .i don't regret having our kids deeply involved with playing PLaying, learning music is the best gift you can give your children as when they grow up their music will help them cope with their lives.. now all of my grandkids are deeply involved in music lessons, piano, instruments...things have changed for us financially and i'm now helping other children who want to take lessons...if they are serious and willing to practice without any excuses, i'm willing and able to get them a decent piano as well as pay for their lessons when parents have excuses saying can't afford it...but they can pay $8 for coffee every day... that is NOT a way to claim you can't afford to pay your child's music lessons...PLEASE do NOT ask me for help...i must know you personally and i'm not willing to be scammed by anyone.
Well said! So heartfelt thanks to: Valentina Lisitsa, mother of Valentina; May Armstrong, mother of Kit; Moshe and Marutha Menuhin; and all parents who do their best to support their kids dreams.
Fusion of great piano (Bosendorfer Imperial), great tech/tuner (N/A), great pianist (Valentina Lisitsa), great song (Schubert), great transcription (Liszt), great audio mic's (Sennheiser), great medium (UA-cam). Pondering how much work had to go into this in aggregate for people to enjoy it affirms the greatness and potential of you free humans working together.
@@khangma938 Except it is. He was referring to Schubert's original version, which is in fact a song. If you want to be picky get your facts straight first.
Although I love her performances, she isn't an "artist" because she performs classical pieces written by others. She is very talented in playing the piano though.
art·ist /ahr-tist/ noun: artist; plural noun: artists 1. a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria. 2. a person who practices one of the fine arts, especially a painter or sculptor. 3. a person whose trade or profession requires a knowledge of design, drawing, painting, etc. 4. a person who works in one of the performing arts, as an actor, musician, or singer; a public performer
She is a performing artist, pianist don't just play the piece, they shape melodic lines and harmonies and apply other musical features such as dynamics and use their own imagination to determine what the piece portrays. One achieves musicality through creativity.
Some years ago, I was talking about music with a friend. We got onto the topic of "The most beautiful piece ever written". Before she had a chance to say anything, I asked her to write her choice down secretly, and I did the same. With nothing said between the two of use, we looked, and both of us had chosen this piece. That to me said everything there is to say about this piece, and I am blessed to have listened to your performance of this timeless piece. Thank you Valentina.
i come here now after a family argument, dads an alcoholic, it got ugly. i am left without words, thanks for the beautiful music, words cannot express how much i love this music, it heals it truly does ❤️🌹.
Fernando Reyes Legato means smoothly, without any noticeable breaks in the notes. The melody, or melodic line, is the smooth notes mimicking the singer. To keep that “voice” smooth requires a lot of skill with how much your other fingers hate you doing their pulsing sounding thirds and twinkly arpeggios.
This piece is played with 'lift'. Ie, Valentina is controlling the entire landscape of the piece and undulating it at her command. She then flies her own fancy through its contours. I love the way she plays.
Truly the most beautiful version I have ever heard. Goosebumps city... :) As a post script, the Bösendorfer is by far the singly highest quality grand piano, and they couldn't have played this on a more finer instrument.
Это невообразимо красиво....дети сидят слушают с открытыми ртами у меня просто мурашки по коже и слезы.. Это так тронуло всех нас..Валентина это потрясающе красиво.. Валентина твой дух, эмоции переживания твои мысли - всё что ты вложила передается тем кто слушает. Спасибо огромное! Дети говорят - как будто на концерте побывали.
Para finalizar a noite sob o embalo de nossa Mãe Maior, Maria Santíssima... a AVE MARIA...homenageada pelos acordes de sonoridade sublime, nas mãos e na alma expressiva de Valentina Lisitsa. Minha Gratidão!
Some of us can inherently appreciate the greatness of this kind of music, and distinguish the difference and superiority from all the rest (Jazz, Pop, Rock, etc. etc.) Just that fact alone is evidence enough that there is a spiritual realm and that this is the music from above.
+sulezraz If you could actually come up with an interesting or amusing or original insult other than the ubiquitous "sky god" comment, you might be interesting...or amusing...or original...you aren't.
That piano, the acoustics of that room are simply marvelous. Valentina is an extraordinary artist - it’s a perfect pairing like peanut butter and chocolate.
How gorgeous is this? She adds all the spectacular touches to a song. If I could play the Ave Maria 1/4 as well as she does, I'd never leave the piano.
Incredible, Valentina! I had to come back for another listen of this to start my day. Your beautiful talent and sentiment shines so very brightly in your magnificent performance of the beloved Ave Maria!!! You make something so brutally difficult look so simple, so graceful and still manage to keep the sentiment for the piece! It makes me very emotional and moved me to tears! Your talent simply takes my breath away. Bravo!!! Best to you!!! ~Jackie
I just can't get enough of the part that starts at 2:30, I just keep repeating it. What a wonderful arrangement from Liszt and what a wonderful performance of Valentina Lisitsa.
Wonderful is an understatement, considering, no-one in history is actually capable of arranging on Liszt's calibre - "genius arrangement" better fits the criteria.
C'est si beau que je n'ai pas pu résister de le mettre sur mon post G+ !! je l'ai beaucoup écouté aujourd'hui ! somptueuse interprétation par une grande pianiste mais aussi remis en musique par F.Listz ( Schubert)! un cadeau du ciel en ce jour de la fête des Mères :D Ta visite me fait infiniment plaisir ! bonne soirée !!!! Amitiés, bisous- Marie
Gerard Menvussat Oui cher Gérard, cet arrangement par Liszt est superbe, nuances etc ... je ne m'en lasse pas Bonne journée bien au chaud :)))) Bises, - Marie
Amen! Thank God for music and talented musicians who share their gift as freely as Valentina does-this is one her best-feel lifted and spiritually blessed hearing this tune played by her.
Whenever Ave Maria was played in our church, my mother would cry. Liszt was always my favorite composer. Complex pieces....genius. Hungarian Rhapsody #2 took me almost a year to master at 12 years old. This piece took me 6 months to master, (not that is was easier, I was older and more experienced at this point) and when I did, I played it for my mother. She cried. I know it was tears of joy. Valentina plays with such heart and soul, you can feel every emotion come through. It isn't as easy to play as she makes it look, believe me.
Beautiful performance. Absolutely love the lingering resonance of the Bosendorfer concert grand piano. I bet that piano wanted her to keep playing on and on...
Dear Valentina, I don't know what kind of troubles have you got recently in Canada, but your play will ever inspire me independently of any political items.
Watching your fingers effortlessly caress the keys... ahhh ~~~ makes for a beautiful visual while listening to this pristine work of art. The visual only adds to the beauty of the piece.
@@flexw1ndnat1on15This technically is a song; it's meant to be sung. If I'm not wrong, this is the piano accompaniment. A song is any bit of music that has a vocal aspect to it, while a piece is purely instrumental.
@@abhimanyunaik9554Two years later, buttt… (🤓) you are correct that the original arrangement was a song, but this (liszt’s arrangement) was arranged as a solo
Как же может не нравится Ваша музыка! Всё, чего Вы касаетесь становиться ещё ярче, освещается новыми красками! Слушаю и наслаждаюсь! Спасибо за музыку!
i was never afforded the privilege to work on a grand piano like this, but better pianist have done phenomenal job at ensuring a relationship with piano manufactures to produce great instrument
Mais qui êtes vous Valentina ? Un ange, la madone elle même ? Quand je vous écoute, là, dans cet Avé Maria, je pleure et je prie. C'est la musique du ciel, une bénédiction. Je me demande toujours comment il est possible de jouer comme ça. Et le compositeur ! Comment a t'il pu écrire une si belle musique ? Je pense que le ciel l'a aidé, comme vous Valentina. Merci.
I am so late to the party but ive heard this song so many times and this is without a doubt the best rendition of it, absolutely gorgeous piano playing.
I would say praise for Bosendorfer, Schubert, Liszt, and Valentina Lisitsa, as well as the audience that appreciates this wonderful piano piece. Thanks to all of you, Dr. G.W.
Beautiful. ❤ - Thank you Valentina Lasitsa for your service to the planet and humanity. For someone like me who would really love to know how to sing - you give me great hope for a much more viable alternative. 😊
Beautiful, Val. Just beautiful. And I disagree that video doesn't do it justice - watching your hands gliding over the keys while I'm listening to it is the icing on the cake!
My mother was bed ridden and had dementia and passed away this year. I played this to her a couple of months before she passed and she sat up and said ` that`s Ave Maria`. Thankyou for that memory.
Ваши строки тронули до слез... ❤❤❤
Es posible que fuera uno de sus recuerdos más agradables....y ahora es suyo....y mío....❤
@@carlosortega876 oh wow, I posted that 6 years ago. Much love to
you my friend
I think we should feel proud as a species, that one member of humanity composed this song, another transcribed it and a third played it so beautifully.
you are referring to bach gounod, this is schubert.
No! the referene is correct. to Schubert, Liszt and Valentina.
I agree. :)
💎✨💛😂❤💙😍🙏🏻😍💙❤😂💛✨💎
don.t forget we who listrn to the beauty
My God, this is one of the most beautiful renditions of this song I have ever heard.
@@lepassantguy3520 Hi Agree! My name is Manu. :)
No one else, but La Divina Valentina!!!
"The Fragrance of Compassion
I stand on the street, my heart sorrowful
The great disaster is looming overhead at the end times
Where are people heading in the hustle and bustle
The life-saving Dafa [Great Law] has opened Heaven’s gate wide
I pass out this flyer of truth
Helping people at the command of the Creator
Most people are Gods incarnate, becoming humans
Doctrines of atheism and evolution are a deluding potion
Modern notions and conduct bring harm to oneself
This truth can save people, keeping them safe and healthy
He is compassion and fragrance emanating amid chaos
September 27, 2020
*
Fa Is in the Human World
I sing aloud a song to express my heart
Most people come from heavens above
Reincarnating time and again, so many lifetimes
Buried in the dust so as to obtain the Fa
The Holy Creator has entered the world of dust
Quietly observing all kinds in the chaotic world
Atheism and evolution are evil doctrines
The red demon ruins the world viciously like a cancer
Modern notions are a form of corruption
He holds back the violent wave, eliminating the fog of evil
Rectifying the human world with grand compassion and grace
Heaven and Earth regain brilliance like the fabled Isle of Penglai
November 8, 2020
*
Compassion Once Again
Surviving the catastrophe, the mind not yet calmed down
All the fights and disputes suddenly come to a stop
Having spoken the truth tirelessly with kind words
How many have changed their minds and embraced kindness
Spring returns to the land, Heaven and Earth turn bright
Kings shall return, to be greeted by all beings
The Fa rectifies the human world, showing compassion once again
Then we’ll see if good and evil are clear or not
September 17, 2020"
Master Li Hongzhi (Hong Yin VI, from Falun Dafa teachings)
Its a hymn to Our Blessed Lady. The most beautiful rendition I have heard. I am sure that our Holy Mother was pleased also.
Valentina is the people's performer. She brings this beautiful gift to the masses so generously. I saw her passing in an airport and playing a piece of junk piano and making it sound so lovely. Just for the passers by. God bless her for her generosity.
Yes! She is so BLESSED!!!
Сомневаюсь,что 43 года стаж,и что органистка
Dearest Valentina, as an organist for 43 years, pianist, and player of several other instruments, I respectfully lay my sword at your feet! Happy be the man who knows when he is bested and is still open to learning from and appreciating those who are truly at the top of their game! You've a fan for life here !
Tony that was as beautiful as her piano masterpiece really enjoyed how you put that!
Tony and Mike c
That was great expression from both of you . Thank you
@Gordon Rodriguez no need to be rude
I cannot play the piano. Valentina has demoralized me.
I used to think only men could play some select pieces from Liszt, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, etc.... Valentina disapproves that!!!!
And Valentina???
Isn't it enough that y'all (women) can already give birth and bring life into the world!?!?!
....so now all we (men) got left is brut strength!?!?!😉
Schubert was a genius. Liszt was a mad genius. This is a beautiful rendition of this arrangement. Bravo!
amen!
Valentina is an otherworldly genius.
Doktor Syn Eca otariuuoi ela eh feia
J S bah é o compositor desta obra. Somente 💯 anos depois Shubert a adaptou para Ave Maria. Bah é um gênio!!
To remark that Franz Liszt was
insane is in itself
insanity, or perhaps stupidity.
oh my gosh...LOOK at her graceful hand movement...i see her fingers dancing like balarinas tiptoe'ing across the keys...I'm all teary eye'd now as I'm listening in total awe by her talents.
....oh my, how I wish my parents would have listened to me and others who thought i had talent when i was a little girl...over 60 yrs ago.
the very first time i sat in front of a piano, i was 4 yrs old and I began playing made up melodies....everyone who heard me playing were all blown away by what I could do without ever having one single lesson...had never touched a piano before then...iit came out of me as if I'd had natural talent.
I begged, begged, pleaded and cried for a piano and lessons....sadly my folks only thought of themselves and i was NEVER given music lessons, let alone a piano.
My mom found a used chord organ when i was 5...i played non stop...making up songs, melodies...
Most kids will just bang on a piano, then walk away...some children who "have it" will sit and play for hours like i did anytime i got near a piano...my folks got upset and angry
as on the drive home I would cry, plead and beg for a piano and lessons...i left home very young...teenage pregnancy...my son was 3 yrs old when he began taking lessons.
He is very gifted, talented and was given 12 yrs piano lessons...but over the years, my work, health and lack of confidence prevented me from doing what I've wanted my entire life...
I began taking piano lessons this year on Feb 14 2018...the day my 6ft Boston Grand entered our home...was a gift from my husband to celebrate our 45 yrs marriage and also to console my
broken heart by the death of my dearest, a lifelong friend, Lolita...was unexpected, my world and many others were shattered 4am Dec 19...
I'm no longer talented...the tiny gift I did have as a young girl disappeared over the last 60 yrs but...I spend hours practicing.. about 3-4 hours but means I must make sacrifices. NO TV, no Facebook and not many friends unless is related to music.
If any of you are parents of younger children...PLEASE do NOT hesitate in getting them into music...there's tons of free piano or $100s everywhere.
I believe that ANYONE can afford to pay for your childs music lessons...I know this as fact as we made the sacrifices that enabled our children to learn music...we shopped garage sales, thrift stores for clothing, i drove a junker to work, and worked extra days anytime i could...even traded housework for our daughters piano and voice lessons. we NEVER ate out, NEVER spent a penny for coffee and no junk food....there's a lot of ways to save money...but if you're truly poor, cannot afford it and your child really does have talents, is gifted ASK a music teacher to discuss taking on a student at no charge...my teacher does same whenever a talented student cannot afford lessons...she donates her time...i know there are numerous foundations that will help pay for a childs lessons, but ONLY if they are talkented
Most people gift their kids Playstations, Xbox, video games and iPhones they spend untold hours wasting time..its a disease!
That stuff wasn't available when my kids were young over 40 yrs ago, but even if this were today...they wouldn't have them because i feel music is much better for them....
Learning music was a life-changing skill for all of us...they do NOT suffer depression or have issues like most kids now days...
My son was only 9 yrs old when he played the Warsaw concerto....
.i don't regret having our kids deeply involved with playing
PLaying, learning music is the best gift you can give your children as when they grow up their music will help them cope with their lives.. now all of my grandkids are deeply involved in music lessons, piano, instruments...things have changed for us financially and i'm now helping other children who want to take lessons...if they are serious and willing to practice without any excuses, i'm willing and able to get them a decent piano as well as pay for their lessons when parents have excuses saying can't afford it...but they can pay $8 for coffee every day...
that is NOT a way to claim you can't afford to pay your child's music lessons...PLEASE do NOT ask me for help...i must know you personally and i'm not willing to be scammed by anyone.
Well said! So heartfelt thanks to: Valentina Lisitsa, mother of Valentina; May Armstrong, mother of Kit; Moshe and Marutha Menuhin; and all parents who do their best to support their kids dreams.
Это один из самых лучших комментариев приведенных здесь! Браво!
Fusion of great piano (Bosendorfer Imperial), great tech/tuner (N/A), great pianist (Valentina Lisitsa), great song (Schubert), great transcription (Liszt), great audio mic's (Sennheiser), great medium (UA-cam).
Pondering how much work had to go into this in aggregate for people to enjoy it affirms the greatness and potential of you free humans working together.
Malice Burgoyne thank you. So well said
Except youtube isn't that great of a medium for producers
@@khangma938 Except it is. He was referring to Schubert's original version, which is in fact a song. If you want to be picky get your facts straight first.
And those who remembered and kept their work for future
All correct, except for the part about UA-cam being a great medium😅
Shocking how could anyone give a thumbs down... Beautiful singing tone
Shocking indeed!
I agree! A thumbs down, she played that beautifully!
djan959 it’s the “dis I like” button
@@hyeonmiryu1004 heheh
Sadly, there are always people who feel the need to destroy beauty.
I'm glad to see that real artists still exist
+Bill Cipher Are you saying that Justin Bieber isn't one? Ha ha I agree with you
Although I love her performances, she isn't an "artist" because she performs classical pieces written by others. She is very talented in playing the piano though.
Then what musicians are artists nowadays.
art·ist
/ahr-tist/
noun: artist; plural noun: artists
1. a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
2. a person who practices one of the fine arts, especially a painter or sculptor.
3. a person whose trade or profession requires a knowledge of design, drawing, painting, etc.
4. a person who works in one of the performing arts, as an actor, musician, or singer; a public performer
She is a performing artist, pianist don't just play the piece, they shape melodic lines and harmonies and apply other musical features such as dynamics and use their own imagination to determine what the piece portrays. One achieves musicality through creativity.
Valentina’s fingers are like feathers floating over the keys. I’m in awe of her ❤❤❤
Some years ago, I was talking about music with a friend. We got onto the topic of "The most beautiful piece ever written". Before she had a chance to say anything, I asked her to write her choice down secretly, and I did the same. With nothing said between the two of use, we looked, and both of us had chosen this piece. That to me said everything there is to say about this piece, and I am blessed to have listened to your performance of this timeless piece. Thank you Valentina.
This lady doesn't need eyes to play beautiful piano, just her wonderful brain, and her long fingers.who agrees??
I find myself returning to this performance time on time again. What a gift this is to anyone who appreciates music.
Yes, it is simply irresistible.
You're not alone
This has been my fav of all time❤❤
i come here now after a family argument, dads an alcoholic, it got ugly. i am left without words, thanks for the beautiful music, words cannot express how much i love this music, it heals it truly does ❤️🌹.
I listen to this every day and think of my mother who carried a rosary everywhere. Superb playing.
Listening to this was worth living for. I could not be more grateful. Thank You from Poland...
The technical virtuosity required to keep the melodic line legato throughout is.... frightening!
Daniel Titchener It is.
How very, very TRUE!!!
your terminology is too technical for me
Fernando Reyes Legato means smoothly, without any noticeable breaks in the notes. The melody, or melodic line, is the smooth notes mimicking the singer. To keep that “voice” smooth requires a lot of skill with how much your other fingers hate you doing their pulsing sounding thirds and twinkly arpeggios.
She made a slight change at 1:42 but i like it.
schubert would be proud to have his music played so beautifully ... amazing !
Nowadays,we need a full-talented pianist like you,to give us happiness.Thank you Valentina🙏🏻💖
How is this possible????? The technique is just supernatural!!!!!
The most beautiful arrangement of this song I have ever heard.
I can't describe how beautiful this piece is.. The passion the pianist puts as she pours all her emotions out is breathtaking
This piece is played with 'lift'. Ie, Valentina is controlling the entire landscape of the piece and undulating it at her command. She then flies her own fancy through its contours. I love the way she plays.
pretentious af
Beautiful comment
I know nothing of music theory, but your comment is uplifting - I get the imagery. Thank you
@@TheLetmelive yet it currently sits at 69 upvotes 😏😏
@@ClassicalContrarianno
Truly the most beautiful version I have ever heard. Goosebumps city... :)
As a post script, the Bösendorfer is by far the singly highest quality grand piano, and they couldn't have played this on a more finer instrument.
Speechless. The Greatest Pianist of the 21st Century, I'd say.
You play the piano and the sweet melody purifies my weary soul. Thank you so much~~
So many different voices. Though this piece is very difficult, it is still very very beautiful.... extraordinarily beautiful... I am in tears.
This was my late mothers favourite piece of music, and it has become one of mine especially when it is played so beautifully.
Это невообразимо красиво....дети сидят слушают с открытыми ртами у меня просто мурашки по коже и слезы..
Это так тронуло всех нас..Валентина это потрясающе красиво..
Валентина твой дух, эмоции переживания твои мысли - всё что ты вложила передается тем кто слушает.
Спасибо огромное! Дети говорят - как будто на концерте побывали.
I cannot think of any words to describe this. It is purely and simply utterly breathtakingly divine.
You play with elegance, beauty, sophistication, and intelligence! I’m sure the Madonna is well pleased with you’re performance; of her song!
The best arrangement ever! For the most sensitive and some of most gifted hands on earth!!
Para finalizar a noite sob o embalo de nossa Mãe Maior, Maria Santíssima... a AVE MARIA...homenageada pelos acordes de sonoridade sublime, nas mãos e na alma expressiva de Valentina Lisitsa. Minha Gratidão!
Some of us can inherently appreciate the greatness of this kind of music, and distinguish the difference and superiority from all the rest (Jazz, Pop, Rock, etc. etc.) Just that fact alone is evidence enough that there is a spiritual realm and that this is the music from above.
This extraordinary artist makes us believe that there is still a spark of God's greatness in us, poor mortals !
+ione Barbosa its great to invoke your sky god just to make us mortals feel thanks.
+sulezraz If you could actually come up with an interesting or amusing or original insult other than the ubiquitous "sky god" comment, you might be interesting...or amusing...or original...you aren't.
Rick Deckard "interesting...or amusing...or original" well that's ironic
sulezraz
not ironic when youve seen the "sky god" comment about 100000 times by ppl with a 100 IQ....boooooore-ring....lol.
Rick Deckard not ironic when you've seen the "god is great" comment about 100000 times
Thank internet and Valentina , from Iceland . love love !
A superb rendition of this magnificent piece of music-played on my favourite make of piano, the Bosendorfer, Pleasing to both the ear and the soul.
That piano, the acoustics of that room are simply marvelous. Valentina is an extraordinary artist - it’s a perfect pairing like peanut butter and chocolate.
How gorgeous is this? She adds all the spectacular touches to a song. If I could play the Ave Maria 1/4 as well as she does, I'd never leave the piano.
Incredible, Valentina! I had to come back for another listen of this to start my day. Your beautiful talent and sentiment shines so very brightly in your magnificent performance of the beloved Ave Maria!!! You make something so brutally difficult look so simple, so graceful and still manage to keep the sentiment for the piece! It makes me very emotional and moved me to tears! Your talent simply takes my breath away. Bravo!!! Best to you!!! ~Jackie
Лучше и не скажешь. Полностью согласен! Браво, Валентина!
Владимир Мурин Glad you agree Vladamir! Have a great night :-) ~Jackie
Just flawless. PERFECT. I can't imagine my life without VALENTINA!!!
All I can say to the 513 'thumbdowners' is that you have no heart or soul! This rendition pulls at my heartstrings like no other... Amen 🙏💕
Regrettably, they have succumbed to the fourth deadly sin.
Love the piece and absolutely love her interpretation! She is incredible!!
This is one of the most beautiful things I've seen and heard.
So wonderfully played Valentina. I love this also, just as so many other of your amazing recordings
Maravilloso sentir ese impulso a traves de tus manos. Gracias
I just can't get enough of the part that starts at 2:30, I just keep repeating it. What a wonderful arrangement from Liszt and what a wonderful performance of Valentina Lisitsa.
Ikbennietalleenjeoma Truly beautiful
and at 4:00
Wonderful is an understatement, considering, no-one in history is actually capable of arranging on Liszt's calibre - "genius arrangement" better fits the criteria.
A lot of sensitivity with a beautiful emotion.
you are fantastic Valentina ( :
This is very beautiful music 🎶🎹
Quel grand talent Valentina Lisitsa !!!
Cet Ave Maria de SCHUBERT version LISZT est une splendeur !!
Félicitations et remerciements ....
Une superbe interprétation au piano de cet Ave Maria de Schubert . Merci pour ce beau partage Marie :)
C'est si beau que je n'ai pas pu résister de le mettre sur mon post G+ !!
je l'ai beaucoup écouté aujourd'hui ! somptueuse interprétation par une grande pianiste mais aussi remis en musique par F.Listz ( Schubert)! un cadeau du ciel en ce jour de la fête des Mères :D
Ta visite me fait infiniment plaisir ! bonne soirée !!!!
Amitiés, bisous- Marie
Qu'est ce que c'est beau et émouvant.
Merci Marie. Bonne journée
Bises
Gerard Menvussat
Oui cher Gérard, cet arrangement par Liszt est superbe, nuances etc ... je ne m'en lasse pas
Bonne journée bien au chaud :))))
Bises, - Marie
Marie Krantz
One of my all time favourites. Makes me want to go down on my knees and thank God for such music.
Amen! Thank God for music and talented musicians who share their gift as freely as Valentina does-this is one her best-feel lifted and spiritually blessed hearing this tune played by her.
The best pionist of the world! Ave Maria! Holy Mary! pray for us! PAra mim a melhor ou melhor pianista do mundo, na atualidade!
Так нежно, так вдохновляюще, так умиротворяюще и обнадеживающе и вместе с тем уверенно и с достоинством и грацией !!! Браво!!!
SPLENDIDE BRAVOOOO Valentina !!! 😘😘
This arrangement by Liszt is wonderful! Perfect!
This piece of music Ava Maria, reminds me of my mother, she loved this piece of music, I miss my mother.
Valentina, thanks for this tender and powerful performance. Goodnight.
Whenever Ave Maria was played in our church, my mother would cry. Liszt was always my favorite composer. Complex pieces....genius. Hungarian Rhapsody #2 took me almost a year to master at 12 years old. This piece took me 6 months to master, (not that is was easier, I was older and more experienced at this point) and when I did, I played it for my mother. She cried. I know it was tears of joy. Valentina plays with such heart and soul, you can feel every emotion come through. It isn't as easy to play as she makes it look, believe me.
I listen to this before my exams, it calms me down.
This rendition breathes beauty.
I love to hear and see you play, Valentina Listisa! The whole package! Simply gorgeous.
Ich könnte Valentina Lisitsa‘s Spiel stundenlang zuhören und einfach nur träumen.
I'm crying. It's so beautiful... When I see your hands you remind me of my piano teacher... I hope she's ok...
My dictionary is way too destitute to describe such heavenly performance of a heavenly transcription of a heavenly piece...
Schlomoh Brodowicz Seek for the word "ineffable".
Beautiful performance. Absolutely love the lingering resonance of the Bosendorfer concert grand piano. I bet that piano wanted her to keep playing on and on...
Dear Valentina, I don't know what kind of troubles have you got recently in Canada, but your play will ever inspire me independently of any political items.
Watching your fingers effortlessly caress the keys... ahhh ~~~ makes for a beautiful visual while listening to this pristine work of art. The visual only adds to the beauty of the piece.
I was nearly crying at the end of this. You did a wonderful job of playing it.
BTW, I tried to look you up on Twitter and got someone called Ruslana Boshirova instead - puzzled how this could have happened?
I am learning this piece, and I cannot wait until I can play it just like her! Bravo!
I love hearing this song being played on the piano. So classy and elegant.
Song?Song?!!
@@flexw1ndnat1on15This technically is a song; it's meant to be sung. If I'm not wrong, this is the piano accompaniment. A song is any bit of music that has a vocal aspect to it, while a piece is purely instrumental.
@@abhimanyunaik9554Two years later, buttt… (🤓) you are correct that the original arrangement was a song, but this (liszt’s arrangement) was arranged as a solo
heavenly !
her fingers move so smoothly, it looks like they're just floating above the keys
A beautiful piece of music played with perfection by a great pianist!!
I really liked this different version. it takes away your worries and lifts you to another planet ! Thanks for this beauty.
Как же может не нравится Ваша музыка! Всё, чего Вы касаетесь становиться ещё ярче, освещается новыми красками! Слушаю и наслаждаюсь! Спасибо за музыку!
Unbelieveable touch! The melody is so clearly brought out among a barrage of notes
i was never afforded the privilege to work on a grand piano like this, but better pianist have done phenomenal job at ensuring a relationship with piano manufactures to produce great instrument
Absolutely beautiful....
Beautiful
She plays this piece so beautifully and effortlessly! Amazing performance
Mais qui êtes vous Valentina ? Un ange, la madone elle même ? Quand je vous écoute, là, dans cet Avé Maria, je pleure et je prie.
C'est la musique du ciel, une bénédiction. Je me demande toujours comment il est possible de jouer comme ça. Et le compositeur ! Comment a t'il pu écrire une si belle musique ? Je pense que le ciel l'a aidé, comme vous Valentina. Merci.
I am speachless, your angelic touch on the keyboard and the perfection of every single note you play is deeply moving! 🎶🎶🎶❤️
I am so late to the party but ive heard this song so many times and this is without a doubt the best rendition of it, absolutely gorgeous piano playing.
I love this performance so much. Amazin’!
The greatest piece of music ever created by mankind,inspired by the guidance of heaven.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹😇😇😇😇
I would say praise for Bosendorfer, Schubert, Liszt, and Valentina Lisitsa, as well as the audience that appreciates this wonderful piano piece. Thanks to all of you, Dr. G.W.
Magic hands. Beautiful talent. Extraordinary artist.
Beautiful. Best version I've heard. Lovely.
The music by Schubert and Liszt is superb, and when combined with it played by Valentina, the result is surreal, stunning.
Congratulations Valentina, the arrangement of the second part is very beautiful ...
I've never heard something like this. I don't have enough words to say how awesome this performance is
Thanks a lot Valentina, your my favourite pianist! ♥
Big hug with all my love from Valencia, Spain!
Beautiful. ❤ - Thank you Valentina Lasitsa for your service to the planet and humanity. For someone like me who would really love to know how to sing - you give me great hope for a much more viable alternative. 😊
Wonderful piece and performance. I dont think I'll ever be able to play this. It takes a lot. Congratulations!
I am just again listening to this sublime piece, Valentina you ought to make a recital Schubert , you undestand very well the soul of his pieces. ❤
I usually love Bach but I have to say this is one of the most beautiful pieces I’ve ever listened to. So well transcribed and played 👍👍
So beautiful
The world ‘s most honored masterpiece. Simply divine and uplifting. I feel blessed and utter humility.
Beautiful, Val. Just beautiful. And I disagree that video doesn't do it justice - watching your hands gliding over the keys while I'm listening to it is the icing on the cake!