Franz Liszt Ballade no 2 in b minor - Alessio Nanni piano
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- Franz Liszt Ballade nr 2 in b minor. Steinway Artist Alessio Nanni, piano.
This piano work unquestionably represents the beauty of darkness in one of Liszt's most intriguing rendering ever. Unexplainably this Ballade is also one of his great neglected piano work ever.
This piano work is based on a Byzantine myth, 'Hero and Leander', relating the story of Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite who dwelt in a tower in Sestos on the European side of the Dardanelles, and Leander, a young man from Abydos on the opposite side of the strait. Leander fell in love with Hero and would swim every night across the Hellespont to be with her. Hero would light a lamp at the top of her tower to guide his way.
Succumbing to Leander's soft words, and to his argument that Aphrodite, as goddess of love, would scorn the worship of a virgin, Hero allowed him to make love to her. This routine lasted through the warm summer. But one stormy winter night, the waves tossed Leander in the sea and the breezes blew out Hero's light, and Leander lost his way, and was drowned. Hero threw herself from the tower in grief and died as well.
Liszt's ending definitely is not a tragic one, though. There is certainly a storm at the end as the soaring waves of the Hellespont and the love duet commingle, but one way or another they make it out of the storm.
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Recorded on may 1st 2011 at Passadori Steinway Hall - Brescia
Produced in collaboration with passadoripianoforti.it.
Video release date : 6/6/2011
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Piano technician: Giulio Passadori
Logistic supervisor: Flavio Gheruzzi
Piano: Steinway & Sons, Concert Grand mod. D
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Special thanks to: Simona Passadori.
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This is one of my favorite works of Liszt. My husband has played it, and always shared the "back-story", which I believe gives it such depth of meaning. This is a beautiful interpretation. Thank you for sharing your gift.
I love Liszt. Beautiful performance. Love the mood and the darkness. Nanni's hands are simply mesmerizing.
super elegant and deep performance. Nanni's sound is really legendary. Like the piece he's playing.
Your videos are all so beautifully produced. A pleasure to watch, as well as listen.
Breathtaking precision,
your fingers! such flexibility, command & control. all your energy flows to the hand. No waving, flapping arms.
A true master.🎹🥰
Thanks a lot for posting Alessio Nanni's record. I also very much like Grieg's songs here.
Amazing sound. Very inspiring. Awesome filming.
Oooh! Excelente👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Bravisimo!!
Thank you! Everybody loves my recording of Satie when instead Liszt is very often negletted. I appreciate your comment so much :)
Gracias maestro la mejor interpretacion de la Ballade n2 de Liszt.....se agradece la intensidad , refinamiento y pasion en el momento preciso
+Maria Teresa Ribera Ovalle gracias!
How lovely. Thank you. Alas I didn't know this
such mastery of each finger, simply amazing. I was told as a child I had piano hands. but it takes much more to master each finger with utter control & agility as I witness in your videos.
an admirer♀️🎹
Incredible!
Thank you for your comment!
That's so fine!
+geoycs thank you so much for your comment
Marvellous. Even better than the interpretation from Alfredo Perl!
this is a fantastic performance, one of the best I've heard so far. And may I commend you sir for not making faces when playing. Expression is in the fingers, not the face. (Exceptions allowed, i.e Gould, Katsaris)
Such a storm ! Realy nice to find your performance on UA-cam .
But why Steinway piano ?
Personaly i would prefer an Imperial Bösendorfer
Here it is!
ua-cam.com/video/uBs4jtWMBj8/v-deo.html
sorry i have the answer " Passadori Steinway Hall " :)
haven't sound !