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Valentina Lisitsa is one of the world's greatest pianists !
Valentina Lisitsa is in my view a comparatively undiscovered great pianist of our age. She has a growing - almost cult - following that can be seen on [...]. <
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>I have all three of her DVDs - the Chopin 24 Etudes, the Black and Pink, the 14 Schubert Songs transcribed by Liszt. I love the informality of these DVDs with their atmospheric lighting and camera takes (while the productions are excellent) but to discuss the etudes in particular, these recordings serve to illustrate Valentina's ability to immerse herself in the very soul of the composer no matter the origin or era. I agree with a review I found out there on the internet : <
>"Everybody plays the etudes, at least everybody who's ambitious. They are one of those hurdles that all serious piano students try to clear. Formidable (and often profound) as they are, they are still basically exercises which in an hour test just about every skill a human body needs to interact meaningfully with the infinite recalcitrancies of the object known as a piano. Some master the technical difficulties. Few go on to combine that mastery with release of the emotional depths contained in these deceptive little pieces. <
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>The etudes have been recorded a million times (go to Amazon if you don't believe me), often--given the level of pianism in the world today--quite successfully. <
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>I'm here to tell you that if Chopin matters to you and if serious piano-playing speaks to you, our Rapunzel, Ms. Valentina Lisitsa her own self, has given the world an audio-video rendering of these overplayed pieces that is, well, to die for." <
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Wonderful!
Everything is good in this DVD. The performance is excelent, the quality of image and sound too. Someone sad about a fail in synchronism between image and sound. In fact, I delay more than one year to buy it because of this information. BUT, I didn't experience anything like that. The DVD is perfect! <
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>I desagree about "bad" interpretation. The performance is different in some cases, thats true. Some of the pieces are faster than, for example, Arrau. But, I think she have "the right" to perfom as she wants. She is a very serious artist and you can confirm this information going to her site. (http://www.valentinalisitsa.com) <
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This DVD is for pianists
At the conclusion of a student piano recital at my home, serveral of us, including a piano teacher on the faculty at New York's Mannes School of Music, gathered to look at Lisitsa's DVD. We are experienced concertgoers and have heard a wide range of pianists from the histrionic Lang Lang to the sublime Richard Goode. We were mesmerized by Lisitsa. Several of the students had played a few of the etudes and knew the difficulties of fingering and touch. Early on, they commented repeatedly on this and that of Lisitsa's virtuoso technique, but as she moved through the Etudes, all became quiet. The music she made silenced the room completely. At the conclusion, I offered to play some sections at slow motion so they could better analyze Lisitsa's technique. The group declined; her performance was too good to be spoiled by just technique. If you are serious about playing the piano, this DVD is a must.