Igaza van...- kevesen érzik át a magyar lélek hol tragikus, hol tombolóan vidám, vagy éppen abszurd mivoltát. Érdekes, hogy a kínaiak tudják, érzik ezt. Például Vang Jü-csia / Yuja Wang szintén.
I doubt it, she is good, I even like her, but after Ciffra and nowadays Lisitsa this sounds like an practice at the class, and I gave listened to many classes
Exactly! I suffered through 11 years of metronome exercises, boring arpeggios, and not playing with my friends to play this in 9th grade. Yes, it takes talent, but nobody just sits down and plays this piece.
@@duqueadriano0081 Keep playing, and don't break any hands or fingers in the meantime. I played football and baseball, and now do carpentry for a living. I can't even play the first page anymore. Keep it up! It's worth the sacrifice!!
@@duqueadriano0081 I gave it up for stupid reasons. I have regretted it every day for 30 years. Don't quit! I tried to play Minuet in G, last night for my daughter, and barely struggled through it. I can play a pretty good banjo though, and still play the trumpet! Still, not the same. Don't give it up!!
I find it extremely snobbish that some of you disrespect those who are here because of Tom & Jerry or Bugs Bunny. The creators of those shows knew exactly what they were doing. Exposing children to great classical music. The fact that they come here today as adults to listen again is a testament of their appreciation of the classics and hopefully will be exposed to more.
Some people just need to find a way to feel better somehow, forgetting that for most people, popular media of some kind is how they get into classical music of any kind. I think Benjamin Zander made the point that a lot of the musicians themselves always perform with the idea that just 1% of all music listeners will listen to classical, and they have this sort of snobbish antipathy and resignation instead of trying to be cheerful that a, they have an audience, and b, that they have the opportunity to grow it. My words, not his. He's a lot nicer and funnier about it.
Tom & Jerry AND Bugs Bunny... not only inspired joy of classical piano music to millions of young souls - they ALSO made millionaires out of their creators - not too shabby!!! 👍😂.
As a pianist I can tell you she’s not feeling a “high” while she plays. Playing music takes a toll emotionally and it is extremely difficult. Nothing about it is fun for the musician, we do not space out during performances. It’s extremely focused work that is about as tedious and nerve wracking as performing surgery. If your just playing the same 4 chords over and over again in isorhythmic fashion (pop, rock, blues, jazz) it’s a different story. Then you can space out and get “high”. Not when you play Liszt or anything complex
@@randykern1842 as a piano student i can tell you i do get a huge adrenaline rush whenever i play live, and that might well be the high OP is referring to. admittedly i can't play pieces like this yet, but the stuff i do play is pretty complex to me, therefore i get all the boiling blood and stuff because of nerves. and i'm pretty sure most people goe through similar experiences whenever performing. also, did you really say jazz is the same 4 chords played with the same rhythm and no complexity to it? you clearly don't play it lmao
@@randykern1842 Lmao what? Of course learning Liszt requires lots of hard work and focus,. But it's also very fun. If you're not enjoying yourself while performing, you're playing music for all the wrong reasons
Nikita Lourdey valentina lisitsa rushes at the end! (She playes always good, but unfortunately she usually rushes) I don't know why these two pianists play so much different! I wonder witch of them is the main composition! Maybe non of theme!
I like the way Valentina plays, her tempo shows her feeling, and I think the song was meant to be played somewhat frantic, also I think it would be how Liszt would have played it
I love the way she defines and brings to the forefront parts of this piece that seem to be rushed over or quieted by other artists. Particularly the "stumble" notes really stand out and tickle the hell out of me. Thanks.
Salieri to Mozart: Your music has, what do you say, how do you say Kappelmeister? Kappelmeister: Too many notes sir. Salieri: Yes, too many notes! Just cut a few and it'll be perfect.......NEXT! * Liszt comes up to perform * Salieri's head explodes.
She plays it very cleanly. Not too fast nor too slow. Best version I've heard so far. Horowitz is playing a different version of this, so I'm not judging that. I much prefer Poon's interpretation to Lisitsa's version, which somehow sounds like full of errors. Lang Lang is too eccentric and his interpretation is a bit too 'crazy'.
Bland?! Really? Bland would be not having dynamic contrast or tempo changes, and no feeling whatsoever. You could obviously see she was getting into the music
I think it's just a personal taste, so it's fine to feel whose version is the best for you . I listened to all the other pianists versions who are in the youtube video and I love Tiffany's version is the best when it comes to this piece so far. She is playing exactly what I want a pianist to play for this piece. That's how I feel. I'm commenting here because I love Tiffany's this performance a lot. If I prefer other pianist's version , I would not bother to comment here.
i agree. I think this rendition is the best, but what's amazing is that she's so young, with so little experience and yet she can play the piece this well
I love the way, at the finale, she plays the notes from left and right hand just a hair out of step with each other. It makes it so much more dramatic. I think that proves she has a complete understanding of the piece. Love it!!!
As a professional musician (Brass Instrumentalist & Bass Guitarist), I am BLOWN AWAY by Miss Poon's rendition of Liszt's work! WOW is all I can say!! A truly outstanding performance!
I was taught to play a condensed version for a recital when I was a child... As I get older I've learned you have to feel the song as it's played. Its fair to say I was a mechanic as a kid. Your comment made me smile
I love this version, not too fast but not overly romantic and slow. Clean and we can actually hear what notes are being played unlike Valentina's performance. Personally i loved this one better than most of the performances
I didn't realize I made the comments below four years ago, but I just watched this performance again and enjoyed it even more than last time. Well done, Tiffany! Keep up the good work!
Her phrasing has such delicacy and perfection it almost defies description. I wanted to heap praise on her expressive interpretation and her flawless execution of rubato, something many Liszt performers treat as an afterthought. Not here! She holds these notes with the care and wonder in which we would hold the face of a new born baby in our hands. Its a true revelation hearing this. It is indeed rare to hear such perfection in piano performance. Lots of people can play lots of notes with expertise. Only a handful touch our heart like this.
Tiffany dear ,,, You're a remarkable Artist, indeed you are, since your interpretation to this work is really brilliant ,, it happens that I've nearly 15 records for this Rhapsody, performed by the greatest pianists, and I personally, consider your performance had excelled many of them ,, Bravo Tiffany, you'll be having a great promising artistic career.
My favorite Hungarian Rhapsody, her polyrhythms (change of tempo / rhythms) and the way she attacks notes at certain times seem so opportune and done with so much emotion, personal touch and timing. To my ear this is the most pleasant hearing and to my heart the most touching of this so pleasing soulful piano piece.
@@michieldpiano I will, thanks for letting me know you had one. I actually started before replying. There is some marked differences right away like your note length sounds shorter vs tiffany's and your cadence / speed is for now at least faster. I can't wait to hear the rest. You said you've know this a toddler... you mean you know this song as a toddler, what age did you learn playing it? Thanks
@@gilbertlegault5462I played it by ear when I was 16. This recording recording is Inspired my life experiences. My candenza is entirely improvized. My version is for sure different and according to great connoisseurs (from concert halls, legendary pianists, etc...) the best version of today. Sorry to tell you but Poon and Lisistsa do not understand Liszt. They play what they are thought. Both recordings are not even in my top 100. UA-cam is no place for genius pianists without charisma. I am releasing my first CD in March (Schubert D960 and Schumann - Kreisleriana + love lieder) and then I go into nature and forget myself.
@@michieldpiano I will write a message on your you tube version. Thanks so much for your time replying and messaging. The recordings is so different (one in a concert version and yours sounds more like studio or even home studio right?) as the "mechanics" are. This piece is genius or insanity depending on how you want to play it ;-)!
What beautiful piece of work I have watched and listened to this 5 times tonite its poetry . I am watching a master play ! I wonder what this woman is experiencing while playing this complex piece of music ? Wow !!
Tiffany played it clearly with many colours and we could hear the detail of the piece. I like it very much!!! I think this is the best version that I have ever heard.
Lots of comments about who's version is best, so I'll put my 2 cents in. If you want it classical and clean - Adam. If you want it rock and roll - Valentina. If you want your heart touched - Tiffany. If you want to hear completely destroyed versions - either Lang Lang or that curly brunette (can't remember her name).
I find this is my favourite version of HR2, however I much prefer Valentina's Moolight Sonata to Tiffany's. I don't know why, but I feel like she stumbles in a couple of spots but then IANE
btw lang lang's version is in the Horowitz Arrangement so thats why its rather different because thats ow it is and lmao stands for laughing my arse off or ass if your american
I would suggest that laughing one's ass off should be wrong even for an American considering it's donkey. An arse on the other hand is one's posterior. Once an ass, always an ass you might say. An ass can also be a person acting somewhat stupid, through association with the way donkeys behave compared to horses.
Thanks. Music, like humor or literature is so completely subjective to any individual taste that it's difficult to agree upon. If I unwittingly disparaged yours or anyone else's likes or dislikes, I apologize. By the way, I am American, but arse is more elegant, I think.
I like how she seems to be dancing with the music in some parts. I don't know all versions of this masterpiece. So I cannot say which one is the best, and I don't want to, because I think it is a silly thing to do. There are so many different ways to play a piece. To describe one of them as the best in most cases means that you want to sell your own opinion as the best and not the music. But what I can say is that I like this version. And I like that the camera is fixed and you can see what she does instead of being destracted by a director's showing off his incredible abilities of zooming.
Wonderful performance. Smooth, gentle with great definition of notes, Valentina Lisitsa's rendition has more percussion type effects with different pauses. Bravo to both, I love artists doing things their own way
Gee Tiffany, this was so wonderful that I listen to it almost every day...and if I don't play it on my computer it still goes around and around in my head!
Why do I feel so much pain inside when I listen to this song? Amazing performance. I enjoyed watching her fingers' stances change as she was hammering the keys. Incredible speed and accuracy to match. I can only imagine what she feels while playing.
She makes my heart beat singing with her music. Her emotional expression makes me up and down with the piece. Love Tiffany's interpretation over Lisitsa. Will keep on following her channel ：）
Creación pianística grandiosa y maravillosa; por fin la encuentro en la versión perfecta, con cada nota nítida, y toda la obra en el tempo preciso, según imagino debe ser. ¡Bravo!
Excellente interprétation, peut-être une des meilleures, tout en sobriété, une virtuosité contenue, au service de Liszt, et non pour sa propre gloire. C'est remarquable. Bravo à la jeune Tiffany Poon, une grande pianiste (tout le contraire, par exemple, de Lang Lang, immature et qui en fait des tonnes).
I totally enjoyed Ms. Poon's rendition of Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp Minor. She has totally inspired me to learn classical piano. I am also from Hong Kong and an Alum of Teachers College CU. Bravo!!!!
Wow! I love the way you play this so beautifully. Flawless! Absolutely nothing could be done to improve your perfect performance. I've listened to others perform this and yours is the best by far. Bravo!
Fantastically well played! Bravo! This might be my favourite interpretation - along with one of Cziffra's early recordings. A lot of genious pianists have wonderful live versions on UA-cam (Hamelin included), but this one by Maestra Poon is second to none. Inspired, fun, impeccable, fiery. I especially loved how much weight she adds to the 3+2+3 rhythm around 7:00 and again at 8:00 - a lot of performers rush over it, but no her. And Liszt definitely wanted it that way, otherwise he wouldn't have harmonized just the 1st, 4th and 6th notes on those downward scales. Fantastic. Thank you for the upload. And thank you to Tiffany Poon!
@@michieldpiano Ohohoho! Thank you for alerting me to your performance! Astonishing! So much fun, so musical, so creative! For some reason I noticed your comment 4 months late, but I recommend your performance to everyone.
Hey Gergely, thanks so much for listening. I am just out of psychiatry and needed that. Now I have recorded my life piece Kreisleriana, it is also on UA-cam but comes some time in the future on Spotify when my other recording is ready: Schubert D960.
@@michieldpiano Exciting projects! I'll check out the Schumann and keep an eye out for the Schubert. I hope you will return to Liszt some day, as well. :) I hope you are feeling okay - your playing certainly made my day quite a bit better! Thanks again for your music!
@@UnicornsNeedLove2 after spending a year on learning it you simply move your hands all day playing it on the table on the wall just everywhere... it's called muscle memory
@@UnicornsNeedLove2 Honestly, memorization isn't much of a problem for pianist. They practice it so much it naturally takes a place in muscle memory and long term memory.
Tbh, if you are familiar with the technique used in this, it will be easier for you and since the Friska almost always only use two chords you won’t have any problem with that (I’m 14 attempting this beast, i composed exercises for myself and that helped me get through this)
this is the profoundest exhibition of human talent that i have ever seen. sublime perfection. there will never be a better interpretation and performance of this piece.
I love how this song starts slow, serious and rather easy, but over the time speeds and lightens up, whike simply throwing at you things you won't be able to ever play.
This is the best version of this piece I've ever heard...so much more graceful than Valentina's by a long shot....to think she was so young when this was recorded too! truly so inspirational and beautiful
Tiffany Poon is an up and coming star, every year she reaches a greater audience. It will be delightful to follow her in her career and appreciate her wonderful talent and hard work.
one of the best performances I've heard as a pianist. Technique, Clarity, Power and dynamics... everything. The only thing that she needed is maturity especially at sixteen.
@@elizaneja I don't know what you mean by it sounding playful, does a demon possessing a man and making him kill his wife and children aswell ruining all his possibilities of being successful sound playful. It's a very deep piece although it may sound playful, which is why I said she needs maturity. Listen to any great pianist play it, Horowitz, Sokolov (tiffany's favourite pianist) or someone else. I'm sure if she played it today it would sound totally different.
@@marounjayden yeah, you have a point, i didn't know about the story behind this. but looking away from the meaning of the piece it sounded brilliant. I also enjoyed Hamelin's interpretation quite a bit.
Probably. He's considered by many music historians to be the first modern rock star (in regards to how he behaved as a celebrity). When I was a kid, I did a report on him for history class (you know that annoying history report we always had to do for our final exam that had to be, like, thoroughly researched with at least four sources? That one. I did that one on Franz Liszt.). In my research, I came across a five volume documentary of Franz Liszt, about 500 pages per book. I read the whole thing. Liszt had some wild stories.
Theorem: Every performance on UA-cam of a given work by a given mature performer is adjudged by at least one viewer to be the best performance of that work. This performance would obviously be hard to beat but what I particularly like about the video is that it doesn’t switch mindlessly between different views of the pianist and/or the piano. Rather, it reflects what we would hope to see as a member of the live audience, I.e., focused steadily on the pianist, her hands, and the keyboard. I don’t need or even want to see head-on views of the pianist with every facial nuance they might care to express during the performance.
To My Goddess Of All Pianos, I am a normal 11 year old boy who's life is boring, bland and dull. I play the piano but Im not even 1/4 as good as you. I really hope to be like you someday.
Liszt himself would give Tiffany a standing ovation…just brilliant.
Igaza van...- kevesen érzik át a magyar lélek hol tragikus, hol tombolóan vidám, vagy éppen abszurd mivoltát. Érdekes, hogy a kínaiak tudják, érzik ezt. Például Vang Jü-csia / Yuja Wang szintén.
I doubt it, she is good, I even like her, but after Ciffra and nowadays Lisitsa this sounds like an practice at the class, and I gave listened to many classes
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I dislike the term “gifted” - This is the result of intense discipline, determination and very hard work - for a long time. Bravo Tiffany 👏
Exactly! I suffered through 11 years of metronome exercises, boring arpeggios, and not playing with my friends to play this in 9th grade. Yes, it takes talent, but nobody just sits down and plays this piece.
@@toddcunningham3213 9 grade? Funny. I am in ninth grade and learning this
@@duqueadriano0081 Keep playing, and don't break any hands or fingers in the meantime. I played football and baseball, and now do carpentry for a living. I can't even play the first page anymore. Keep it up! It's worth the sacrifice!!
@@toddcunningham3213 you can't play the piano anymore? That's rough...
@@duqueadriano0081 I gave it up for stupid reasons. I have regretted it every day for 30 years. Don't quit! I tried to play Minuet in G, last night for my daughter, and barely struggled through it. I can play a pretty good banjo though, and still play the trumpet! Still, not the same. Don't give it up!!
I find it extremely snobbish that some of you disrespect those who are here because of Tom & Jerry or Bugs Bunny.
The creators of those shows knew exactly what they were doing. Exposing children to great classical music. The fact that they come here today as adults to listen again is a testament of their appreciation of the classics and hopefully will be exposed to more.
Some people just need to find a way to feel better somehow, forgetting that for most people, popular media of some kind is how they get into classical music of any kind. I think Benjamin Zander made the point that a lot of the musicians themselves always perform with the idea that just 1% of all music listeners will listen to classical, and they have this sort of snobbish antipathy and resignation instead of trying to be cheerful that a, they have an audience, and b, that they have the opportunity to grow it. My words, not his. He's a lot nicer and funnier about it.
Very true ! Great cartoons are also the ones that get children into culture and art
I know that as a kid, I developed a taste for classical music from Warner Brothers cartoons and Sci Fi movies.
Tom & Jerry AND Bugs Bunny... not only inspired joy of classical piano music to millions of young souls -
they ALSO made millionaires out of their creators -
not too shabby!!! 👍😂.
Tom & Jerry was my first exposure to this, too. I enjoyed it back then and today, have a greater appreciation for this timeless beauty.
One of the best versions I’ve heard. Bravo Tiffany ~~
I know what an emotional high she must be getting from playing this. So satisfying to watch.
As a pianist I can tell you she’s not feeling a “high” while she plays. Playing music takes a toll emotionally and it is extremely difficult. Nothing about it is fun for the musician, we do not space out during performances. It’s extremely focused work that is about as tedious and nerve wracking as performing surgery. If your just playing the same 4 chords over and over again in isorhythmic fashion (pop, rock, blues, jazz) it’s a different story. Then you can space out and get “high”. Not when you play Liszt or anything complex
@@randykern1842 as a piano student i can tell you i do get a huge adrenaline rush whenever i play live, and that might well be the high OP is referring to. admittedly i can't play pieces like this yet, but the stuff i do play is pretty complex to me, therefore i get all the boiling blood and stuff because of nerves. and i'm pretty sure most people goe through similar experiences whenever performing.
also, did you really say jazz is the same 4 chords played with the same rhythm and no complexity to it? you clearly don't play it lmao
Randy Kern thank you for explaining it so precisely
@@randykern1842 ''nothing about it is fun for the musician'' speak for yourself.
@@randykern1842 Lmao what? Of course learning Liszt requires lots of hard work and focus,. But it's also very fun. If you're not enjoying yourself while performing, you're playing music for all the wrong reasons
Best performance I heard on youtube. By far. Precise, expressive, no showing-off, no rush... just perfect
Román Gargiulo i think its valentina lisitsa's version
Nikita Lourdey valentina lisitsa rushes at the end! (She playes always good, but unfortunately she usually rushes)
I don't know why these two pianists play so much different!
I wonder witch of them is the main composition! Maybe non of theme!
I like the way Valentina plays, her tempo shows her feeling, and I think the song was meant to be played somewhat frantic, also I think it would be how Liszt would have played it
I PREFER TIFFANYS VERSION THE BEST ALSO.
Nikita Lourdey r u dumb?
5:20 to 5:40 is amazing, just having fun with it at this point. She’s so good!
Exactly. I kept replaying that part for that reason. She’s super talented for sure
I love the way she defines and brings to the forefront parts of this piece that seem to be rushed over or quieted by other artists. Particularly the "stumble" notes really stand out and tickle the hell out of me. Thanks.
Amen to that. This is indeed a rare but welcome interpretation of Liszt.
You're right
Salieri to Mozart: Your music has, what do you say, how do you say Kappelmeister?
Kappelmeister: Too many notes sir.
Salieri: Yes, too many notes! Just cut a few and it'll be perfect.......NEXT!
* Liszt comes up to perform *
Salieri's head explodes.
Hahahhahahahaha
This is the first thing I thought when I first heard Liszt
Actually, it is not Salieri who speaks, but the white haired emperor or whatever he is.
She plays it very cleanly. Not too fast nor too slow. Best version I've heard so far. Horowitz is playing a different version of this, so I'm not judging that. I much prefer Poon's interpretation to Lisitsa's version, which somehow sounds like full of errors. Lang Lang is too eccentric and his interpretation is a bit too 'crazy'.
You should listen to Adam Gyorgy's version, that one is my personal favorite.
I prefer Hamelins' take on it; little faster of a tempo, much longer solo section. Poon does a great job though.
I agree with 'very cleanly'. Also this is the version I'm familiar with, so I'm a bit biased, so I agree that Lang Lang versions sounded very messy.
It's clean but pretty bland. If you like the pace watch gyorgy's version it's phenomenal
Bland?! Really? Bland would be not having dynamic contrast or tempo changes, and no feeling whatsoever. You could obviously see she was getting into the music
I think it's just a personal taste, so it's fine to feel whose version is the best for you .
I listened to all the other pianists versions who are in the youtube video and I love Tiffany's version is the best when it comes to this piece so far.
She is playing exactly what I want a pianist to play for this piece. That's how I feel.
I'm commenting here because I love Tiffany's this performance a lot. If I prefer other pianist's version , I would not bother to comment here.
i agree. I think this rendition is the best, but what's amazing is that she's so young, with so little experience and yet she can play the piece this well
agree! the best version in YT.
I partly agree, but it's too loud for me I'd prefer it like valentina's.
Dimitris Tsiantos nah definitely not Valentina’s she’s one of the worst
Davide Nalini one of the worst yet 17 million views🤨
She is phenomenal. The amount of study and practice, along with the self-discipline for both, must be incredible.
I love the way, at the finale, she plays the notes from left and right hand just a hair out of step with each other. It makes it so much more dramatic. I think that proves she has a complete understanding of the piece. Love it!!!
That's how it's written on the sheet music, nonetheless she still has a great interpretation
As a professional musician (Brass Instrumentalist & Bass Guitarist), I am BLOWN AWAY by Miss Poon's rendition of Liszt's work! WOW is all I can say!! A truly outstanding performance!
Amazing interpretation! It's as if the music is literally rolling off her fingertips!
Shut up Timothy
Shut up Timothy
I dont think he meant this comment to be bad.
She's not playing the piece mechanically, she feels it. She's singing with her hands.
Your pfp, a human or a cat? Alien?
I was taught to play a condensed version for a recital when I was a child... As I get older I've learned you have to feel the song as it's played. Its fair to say I was a mechanic as a kid. Your comment made me smile
I'd rather say she dances to music
OK, but it takes hundreds of hours of practice before one may feel it. :-)
@@UncleMike81 you cant sing if you dont know the lyrics tho
absolutely amazing. She plays with such elegance, its quite captivating, unbelievable talent she possesses
Perfect interpretation, perfect performance. I am blown away every time I listen to this and I listen often. Thank you.
I love this version, not too fast but not overly romantic and slow. Clean and we can actually hear what notes are being played unlike Valentina's performance. Personally i loved this one better than most of the performances
No doubt dude she's asian
this is nice but its right after valentinas for me
Nice hair.
Franz Liszt Nice piece.
Marian Palko Yeah.
Franz Liszt u have nice hair too. If you know what I mean
Liszt Ferenc (Franz Liszt) Can't speak English.... He is hungariain as me
You always flip directions of any note
I didn't realize I made the comments below four years ago, but I just watched this performance again and enjoyed it even more than last time. Well done, Tiffany! Keep up the good work!
This girl always play the version which I expected to hear. You are the best !!
I really like that this video doesn’t have ads. I frequent it often…
Liszt was almost losing his brains the day he wrote this.
Nah, he wrote 17 more rhapsodies
I had too much.
yoshi_drinks_tea 18*
@@symphonybliss4237 Wrong, he wrote 19 rhapsodies, not 20.
yoshi_drinks_tea I think he meant other than this one not counting the first
Her phrasing has such delicacy and perfection it almost defies description. I wanted to heap praise on her expressive interpretation and her flawless execution of rubato, something many Liszt performers treat as an afterthought. Not here! She holds these notes with the care and wonder in which we would hold the face of a new born baby in our hands. Its a true revelation hearing this. It is indeed rare to hear such perfection in piano performance. Lots of people can play lots of notes with expertise. Only a handful touch our heart like this.
Tiffany dear ,,, You're a remarkable Artist, indeed you are, since your interpretation to this work is really brilliant ,, it happens that I've nearly 15 records for this Rhapsody, performed by the greatest pianists, and I personally, consider your performance had excelled many of them ,, Bravo Tiffany, you'll be having a great promising artistic career.
8:13 incredible! Many pianists can't play this part fastly and acculately.
*fast
Even valentina lisista cant
*This interpretation and technical nuances are simply beautiful ♪ ♩ ♫ ♪ A big round of applause* ( :
Always nice to watch such a beautiful, talented young lady hammer down such a brilliant classical piece.
Those trills are amazing! Her passion and the movement make it even more graceful. I'm so happy!
My favorite Hungarian Rhapsody, her polyrhythms (change of tempo / rhythms) and the way she attacks notes at certain times seem so opportune and done with so much emotion, personal touch and timing. To my ear this is the most pleasant hearing and to my heart the most touching of this so pleasing soulful piano piece.
Hello @Gilbert Legault would you mind listening to my version on my channel?
@@michieldpiano I will, thanks for letting me know you had one. I actually started before replying. There is some marked differences right away like your note length sounds shorter vs tiffany's and your cadence / speed is for now at least faster. I can't wait to hear the rest.
You said you've know this a toddler... you mean you know this song as a toddler, what age did you learn playing it? Thanks
@@gilbertlegault5462I played it by ear when I was 16. This recording recording is Inspired my life experiences. My candenza is entirely improvized. My version is for sure different and according to great connoisseurs (from concert halls, legendary pianists, etc...) the best version of today. Sorry to tell you but Poon and Lisistsa do not understand Liszt. They play what they are thought. Both recordings are not even in my top 100. UA-cam is no place for genius pianists without charisma. I am releasing my first CD in March (Schubert D960 and Schumann - Kreisleriana + love lieder) and then I go into nature and forget myself.
@@michieldpiano I will write a message on your you tube version. Thanks so much for your time replying and messaging. The recordings is so different (one in a concert version and yours sounds more like studio or even home studio right?) as the "mechanics" are. This piece is genius or insanity depending on how you want to play it ;-)!
I loved, but her little finger not grow at 6:32
GSERNAR Ultimate comment! Hahahahahahaha! :)
Only Tom can do that 😂
GSERNAR i
Oh, I Thought you meant in dynamics at first
@@Мнескучно-г2х ikr
Best version on UA-cam
pal98111 i think its valentina lisitsa
Best version on UA-cam is by Marc Andre Hamelin
I know they're just details, but I love that pianists play with free wrists or without necklace or other jewelry... so clean and safistying
i have been listening last 45 days. her music is amazing!
She’s got great rhythm. It’s nice to hear this piece played more straight in time rather with than excessive rubato.
Randy Kern no she played rubato but in the wrong places
What beautiful piece of work I have watched and listened to this 5 times tonite its poetry . I am watching a master play ! I wonder what this woman is experiencing while playing this complex piece of music ? Wow !!
5:47
She played it in a very satisfying way
wtf am i the only one that is not here coz of tom and terry but coz classical music?
I'm here for the music also but I can't deny that Bugs Bunny, Tom, and Jerry were big in helping me become someone that appreciates classical music.
I'n here cause I appreciate classical music
no cause fuck that show.
Law Lies I'm here because I like classical music.
yeah, and i love tiffany
Tiffany played it clearly with many colours and we could hear the detail of the piece. I like it very much!!! I think this is the best version that I have ever heard.
Hello @man tan choi would you mind listening to my version on my channel?
Lots of comments about who's version is best, so I'll put my 2 cents in. If you want it classical and clean - Adam. If you want it rock and roll - Valentina. If you want your heart touched - Tiffany. If you want to hear completely destroyed versions - either Lang Lang or that curly brunette (can't remember her name).
I find this is my favourite version of HR2, however I much prefer Valentina's Moolight Sonata to Tiffany's. I don't know why, but I feel like she stumbles in a couple of spots but then IANE
OK, I'll bite - what does LMAO stand for?
btw lang lang's version is in the Horowitz Arrangement so thats why its rather different because thats ow it is and lmao stands for laughing my arse off or ass if your american
I would suggest that laughing one's ass off should be wrong even for an American considering it's donkey. An arse on the other hand is one's posterior.
Once an ass, always an ass you might say. An ass can also be a person acting somewhat stupid, through association with the way donkeys behave compared to horses.
Thanks. Music, like humor or literature is so completely subjective to any individual taste that it's difficult to agree upon. If I unwittingly disparaged yours or anyone else's likes or dislikes, I apologize. By the way, I am American, but arse is more elegant, I think.
I like how she seems to be dancing with the music in some parts. I don't know all versions of this masterpiece. So I cannot say which one is the best, and I don't want to, because I think it is a silly thing to do. There are so many different ways to play a piece. To describe one of them as the best in most cases means that you want to sell your own opinion as the best and not the music. But what I can say is that I like this version.
And I like that the camera is fixed and you can see what she does instead of being destracted by a director's showing off his incredible abilities of zooming.
This is the very one which is the best Hungarian rhapsody no.2
It is the very best very one best no. 2
Cziffra
Wonderful performance. Smooth, gentle with great definition of notes, Valentina Lisitsa's rendition has more percussion type effects with different pauses. Bravo to both, I love artists doing things their own way
such graceful and controlled touch! I love this interpretation, I think it is safe to say it is my favorite.
Gee Tiffany, this was so wonderful that I listen to it almost every day...and if I don't play it on my computer it still goes around and around in my head!
she plays beautifull , flauless and very expressive, the Fazioli has a very deep bass.
Why do I feel so much pain inside when I listen to this song? Amazing performance. I enjoyed watching her fingers' stances change as she was hammering the keys. Incredible speed and accuracy to match.
I can only imagine what she feels while playing.
This was one of my favorites to play and this is one of the best interpretations on UA-cam! Bravo!
W....O....W.... Technique is incredible! Bellissimo!
Best performance of this piece I have heard by far!!!!
She makes my heart beat singing with her music. Her emotional expression makes me up and down with the piece. Love Tiffany's interpretation over Lisitsa. Will keep on following her channel ：）
Creación pianística grandiosa y maravillosa; por fin la encuentro en la versión perfecta, con cada nota nítida, y toda la obra en el tempo preciso, según imagino debe ser. ¡Bravo!
Excellente interprétation, peut-être une des meilleures, tout en sobriété, une virtuosité contenue, au service de Liszt, et non pour sa propre gloire. C'est remarquable. Bravo à la jeune Tiffany Poon, une grande pianiste (tout le contraire, par exemple, de Lang Lang, immature et qui en fait des tonnes).
Excellent! The best performance I ever saw of this piece!!
Thank you from Hungary! This is the most Hungarian version I have listened to.
So many emotions! One of, if not the best performance I’ve seen for this piece.
I totally enjoyed Ms. Poon's rendition of Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp Minor. She has totally inspired me to learn classical piano. I am also from Hong Kong and an Alum of Teachers College CU. Bravo!!!!
This might actually be the best interpretation I've heard of this song she played it without any errors it seemed.
There are clearly some errors for example at 8:09. But still, very good I like her playing
Wow! I love the way you play this so beautifully. Flawless! Absolutely nothing could be done to improve your perfect performance. I've listened to others perform this and yours is the best by far. Bravo!
The trills are exceptionally beautiful. Well-played!
Fantastically well played! Bravo! This might be my favourite interpretation - along with one of Cziffra's early recordings. A lot of genious pianists have wonderful live versions on UA-cam (Hamelin included), but this one by Maestra Poon is second to none. Inspired, fun, impeccable, fiery. I especially loved how much weight she adds to the 3+2+3 rhythm around 7:00 and again at 8:00 - a lot of performers rush over it, but no her. And Liszt definitely wanted it that way, otherwise he wouldn't have harmonized just the 1st, 4th and 6th notes on those downward scales. Fantastic. Thank you for the upload. And thank you to Tiffany Poon!
Hello @Gergely Kiss would you mind listening to my version on my channel?
@@michieldpiano Ohohoho! Thank you for alerting me to your performance! Astonishing! So much fun, so musical, so creative! For some reason I noticed your comment 4 months late, but I recommend your performance to everyone.
Hey Gergely, thanks so much for listening. I am just out of psychiatry and needed that. Now I have recorded my life piece Kreisleriana, it is also on UA-cam but comes some time in the future on Spotify when my other recording is ready: Schubert D960.
@@michieldpiano Exciting projects! I'll check out the Schumann and keep an eye out for the Schubert. I hope you will return to Liszt some day, as well. :) I hope you are feeling okay - your playing certainly made my day quite a bit better! Thanks again for your music!
What a beautiful performance! It gave me chills! Bravo!
Idola totalmente
her interpretation is my favorite
How the hell can anybody write something like this let alone play it? Blows my mind. Fabulous Tiffany
amazing! especially at 1:50 WOW i feel like if it was a butterfly flying or something. sucha a prodigy since young age
Every time I watch/listen to this it brings tears to my eyes.
This is a very difficult piece to play and extremely difficult to play true.
I don't know how they memorize such a long and difficult piece.
@@UnicornsNeedLove2 after spending a year on learning it you simply move your hands all day playing it on the table on the wall just everywhere... it's called muscle memory
@@UnicornsNeedLove2 Honestly, memorization isn't much of a problem for pianist. They practice it so much it naturally takes a place in muscle memory and long term memory.
Tbh, if you are familiar with the technique used in this, it will be easier for you and since the Friska almost always only use two chords you won’t have any problem with that
(I’m 14 attempting this beast, i composed exercises for myself and that helped me get through this)
Superb, bravo my fave piano piece and this is my fave version.
BRAVISSIMO! I love this girl
this is the profoundest exhibition of human talent that i have ever seen. sublime perfection. there will never be a better interpretation and performance of this piece.
best of the best so far
The first section of this piece, free from the rhapsodical part, is simply divine piano music at its most pure. Well played Tiffany Poon.
so beautiful pure dedication
I love how this song starts slow, serious and rather easy, but over the time speeds and lightens up, whike simply throwing at you things you won't be able to ever play.
This is the best version of this piece I've ever heard...so much more graceful than Valentina's by a long shot....to think she was so young when this was recorded too! truly so inspirational and beautiful
Hello @Rachel would you mind listening to my version on my channel?
Tiffany Poon is an up and coming star, every year she reaches a greater audience. It will be delightful to follow her in her career and appreciate her wonderful talent and hard work.
It is my favorite interpretation of hungarian rhapsody 2!
FOR SURE, ITS MY FAVOURITE TOO.
Valentina play's very well too !
one of the best performances I've heard as a pianist. Technique, Clarity, Power and dynamics... everything. The only thing that she needed is maturity especially at sixteen.
Maturity in what way? I think its supposed to sound playful
@@elizaneja I don't know what you mean by it sounding playful, does a demon possessing a man and making him kill his wife and children aswell ruining all his possibilities of being successful sound playful. It's a very deep piece although it may sound playful, which is why I said she needs maturity. Listen to any great pianist play it, Horowitz, Sokolov (tiffany's favourite pianist) or someone else. I'm sure if she played it today it would sound totally different.
@@marounjayden yeah, you have a point, i didn't know about the story behind this. but looking away from the meaning of the piece it sounded brilliant. I also enjoyed Hamelin's interpretation quite a bit.
@@elizaneja yeah I mean it in the best way possible. I haven't heard Hamelin's Interpretation but ill give it a listen :)
best performance of this piece ever
SO INCREDIBLE!!! I wish I could play this!!!!
Esra Bilgiç senin kadar muhteşem seyleri bize önerdiğin icin teşekkür ederim 🌹
Probably the best version .......Kudos to Tiffany!
Omg your tempo is incredibly accurate I love it 😍
Tiffany; great performance as usual, thank you for share with us your passion.
Love the buildup from 5:22. You go Girl! Like she was born doing this.
Just to reiterate - in 2019 - still the best YT HR No 2 performance! Imho.
Amazing interpretation
Agreed. A masterpiece. Both the song itself and the interpretation. I'm not sure even Litz himself could play that good.
Im convinced Liszt was bipolar as hell.
Ask that to Schumann 😳
Probably. He's considered by many music historians to be the first modern rock star (in regards to how he behaved as a celebrity). When I was a kid, I did a report on him for history class (you know that annoying history report we always had to do for our final exam that had to be, like, thoroughly researched with at least four sources? That one. I did that one on Franz Liszt.). In my research, I came across a five volume documentary of Franz Liszt, about 500 pages per book. I read the whole thing. Liszt had some wild stories.
Theorem: Every performance on UA-cam of a given work by a given mature performer is adjudged by at least one viewer to be the best performance of that work.
This performance would obviously be hard to beat but what I particularly like about the video is that it doesn’t switch mindlessly between different views of the pianist and/or the piano. Rather, it reflects what we would hope to see as a member of the live audience, I.e., focused steadily on the pianist, her hands, and the keyboard. I don’t need or even want to see head-on views of the pianist with every facial nuance they might care to express during the performance.
when she play at 00:00:13 i knew she is professional ... big like from Jordan
What a beautiful dress! And beautiful rendition
TALENTO...É TALENTO!!! MARAVILHOSO, LINDO!!!!
I agree, a great performance of this wonderful composiiton. The quality of the piano itself enhanced the dramatic playing.
To My Goddess Of All Pianos,
I am a normal 11 year old boy who's life is boring, bland and dull. I play the piano but Im not even 1/4 as good as you. I really hope to be like you someday.
Pepper It’ll happen - just NEVER make the biggest mistake any pianist can ever make in their entire career - giving up. I believe in you.
LapraLapso well I don't!
If you are 1/4 of her you're a fucking monster dude
Same, if u don’t believe click me channel
I swear, this is the most fun piece
Lord this is amazing, hopefully I'll be that good eventually
Una genia… Espectacularmente exquisita..!!!