Valentina Lisitsa plays Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

Valentina Lisitsa plays Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.

Recorded live on May 22th, 2010 in Leiden, Holland
by von Aichberger & Roenneke GmbH
Michael von Aichberger
Dominik Roenneke
Florian Breuer
Michael Hohnstock
Thanks to Alexei Kuznetsoff
and
Cum Laude Concerten, Leiden
Michiel van Westering

[footofjuniper]

Little-known fact: the energy generated by her fingers during this performance powered the lights in the concert hall for the next 17 months.

[aya-ykiq]

She is my great great great great granddaughter

[grassporridge]

Best part is how much fun she looked to be having.

[alecmeloling]

Saw this 12 years ago and still haven't seen another performance of Hungarian rhapsody no.2 better.

[Mm-dngc]

Legend says the piano never forgot her. You can still find it roaming the streets aimlessly, trying to find Valentina.

[clauzane]

Liszt is typically known for his early beginner pieces like this

[trgoohileshea]

I can't imagine how many countless days/years it takes to master something like this, but the look of absolute ecstasy on her face says it all. This woman is loving what she does. That's all that matters.

[LisaIsabelle]

The best part is that she looks like she is genuinely having pure fun.

[dozyproductionss]

You watch her and you think how can she even play this? Then you think, how can some one even write this?

[bapttack]

Even the piano is wondering wtf is happening

[ilusionkick]

We're so blessed to live in an era where we can listen to this world class pianist right here.

[alalessi]

I missed anyone else mentioning that the piece is committed to her memory, no sheet music to flip through, so she has full emotional focus. Love it.

[SoSorryUrLoss]

I love watching her face as she plays. You can tell she absolutely loves what she does. She not only has a technical grasp of the music she plays, she also has emotional attachment as well.

[greenbeans]

The way her hands play so lightly as if there was no strain on her hands, and the way her fingers flit over the keys so quickly and lightly is so elegant.

[masonsylvester]

Has anyone noticed how happy she is playing this? There are multiple camera angles where it is just her smiling. This is probably the best performance of this piece I have ever seen, because until the time machine is invented, I will never see Liszt play.

[virginiast]

this is completely insane. her hands move so fast you can barely tell which keys she's pressing, it looks like they don't even touch the keys. i'm speechless

[socrates]

When she's faster than your internet
*cries in third world*

[davidortega]

H-How- How in the HELL did she do that?! She's super human! So fast, her fingers were a blur! Poor Jerry. She killed him for sure.

[kishapianotutorials]

One of those rare performances that will remain a testament to what a human being is capable of

[ease_y]

The way she moves her hands is unreal, truly incredible.