Recorded at marvelous Schaubühne Lindenfels LeipzigMany thanks to MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra forlending me the piano :)A HUGE very special thanks going to The Embassy of Russian Federation in Canada (Ottawa), Russian Ambassador to Canada Alexander Darchiev and Press Secretary of Russian Embassy Kirill Kalinin - for "making" me learn this gem of music for a special concert dedicated to Tchaikovsky's 175th anniversary.Janvier (January): Au coin du feu (At the Fireside)JanuaryA little corner of peaceful bliss,the night dressed in twilight;the little fire is dying in the fireplace,and the candle has burned out.(Alexander Pushkin)Février (February): Carnaval (Carnival)5:36 FebruaryAt the lively Mardi Grassoon a large feast will overflow.(Pyotr Vyazemsky)9:09 Mars (March): Chant de l'alouette (Song of the Lark)MärzThe field shimmering with flowers,the stars swirling in the heavens,the song of the larkfills the blue abyss.(Apollon Maykov)12:24 Avril (April): Perce-neige (Snowdrop)AprilThe blue, pure snowdrop — flower,and near it the last snowdrops.The last tears over past griefs,and first dreams of another happiness.(A. Maykov)15:22 Mai (May): Les nuits de mai (Starlit Nights)MaiWhat a night!What bliss all about!I thank my native north country!From the kingdom of ice,snowstorms and snow,how fresh and clean May flies in!(Afanasy Fet)21:12 Juin (June): Barcarolle (Barcarolle)JuneLet us go to the shore;there the waves will kiss our feet.With mysterious sadnessthe stars will shine down on us.(Aleksey Pleshcheyev)27:52 Juillet (July): Chant du faucheur (Song of the Reaper)JulyMove the shoulders,shake the arms!And the noon windbreathes in the face!(Aleksey Koltsov)30:03 Août (August): La moisson (Harvest)AugustThe harvest has grown,people in families cutting the tall rye down to the root!Put together the haystacks,music screeching all night from the hauling carts.(A. Koltsov)33:54 Septembre (September): La chasse (Hunting)SeptemberIt is time!The horns are sounding!The hunters in their hunting dress are mounted on their horses;in early dawn the borzois are jumping.(A. Pushkin, Graf Nulin)36:55 Octobre (October): Chant d'automne (Autumn Song)OctoberAutumn, our poor garden is all falling down,the yellowed leaves are flying in the wind.(Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy)43:32 Novembre (November): Troïka (Troika)NovemberIn your loneliness do not look at the road,and do not rush out after the troika.Suppress at once and forever the fear of longing in your heart.(Nikolay Nekrasov)47:12 Décembre (December): Noël (Christmas)DecemberOnce upon a Christmas night the girls were telling fortunes:taking their slippers off their feet and throwing them out of the gate.(Vasily Zhukovsky)Tchaikovsky June Barcarolle Чайковский Июнь Баркарола Lisitsa«Выйдем на берег, там волныНоги нам будут лобзать,Звезды с таинственной грустьюБудут над нами сиять»A. H. ПлещеевTchaikovsky November Troika Чайковский Ноябрь На тройке LisitsaНе гляди же с тоской на дорогу,И за тройкой вослед не спеши,И тоскливую в сердце тревогуПоскорей навсегда затуши"H.A. НекрасоTchaikovsky Children's Album Детский альбом , Op. 39 Valentina LisitsaThis was my first recital repertory when I was 4 years old!It's so nice to re-visit this masterpiece and to enjoy it as an adult:)Simple enough for little hands to master, yet not an "instructional" music but real REAL music, a gem of Tchaikovsky writing.00:08 Morning Prayer (Утренняя молитва)02:00 Winter Morning (Зимнее утро)03:43 Playing Hobby-Horses (Игра в лошадки)04:33 Mama (Мама)06:00 March of the Wooden Soldiers (Марш деревянных солдатиков)07:05 The Sick Doll (Болезнь куклы)10:47 The Doll's Funeral (Похороны куклы)13:15 The New Doll (Новая кукла)14:00 Waltz (Вальс)15:30 Mazurka (Мазурка)16:53 Russian Song (Русская песня)17:38 The Accordion Player (Мужик на гармонике играет)18:48 Kamarinskaya (Камаринская)19:20 Polka (Полька)20:19 Italian Song (Итальянская песенка)21:16 Old French Song (Старинная французская песенка)22:35 German Song (Немецкая песенка)23:44 Neapolitan Song (Неаполитанская песенка)24:52 Nanny's Story (Нянина сказка)25:55 The Sorcerer (Баба-Яга)26:46 Sweet Dreams (Сладкая греза)29:46 Lark Song (Песня жаворонка)31:12 The Organ-Grinder Sings (Шарманщик поет)32:31 In Church (В церкви)Liszt Sonata B Minor Valentina LisitsaRecorded March 1 2015 in Leipzig http://www.schaubuehne.com/Special thanks to www.boesendorfer.com and http://www.fluegelfink.de/ for making it possible.J.Brahms. Selected works from Op. 10, 76, 116, 117, 118, 119 Valentina LisitsaRecorded March 1 2015. Schaubuhne. Leipzig.00:08 Intermezzo Op. 76 #7 a minor02:29 Intermezzo Op. 116 #2 a minor05:30 Intermezzo Op. 116 # 4 e major10:05 Intermezzo Op.117 #1 e flat major14:12 Intermezzo Op .117 #2 b flat minor18:13 Intermezzo Op. 118 #1 C major19:15 Intermezzo Op. 118 #2 A major23:58 Ballade Op.118 #3 g minor27:08 Romance Op.118 #5 F major30:21 Intermezzo Op. 118 #6 e flat minor34:52 Intermezzo Op. 119 #1 b minor38:35 Intermezzo Op. 119 #2 e minor42:58 Ballade Op. 10 #1 d minorSpecial thanks to Boesendorfer.com and Fluegelfink.de for making this project possible!Bach Air on the G String Piano (arr. Siloti) Valentina LisitsaHeavenly music as a solace for our troubled times.I would like to dedicate this video to the innocent victims of the terror attacks.In 1977 when the Voyager spacecraft was about to be launched, prominent scientists were asked to what would be the most appropriate to send into outer space as a manifesto of human civilization.The eminent biologist Dr. Lewis Thomas answered, “I would send the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach.”After a pause, he added, “But that would be boasting”Tchaikovsky Overture 1812 for Piano+ Valentina LisitsaPiano arrangement by Yessipov. Freely available on IMSLP .Warning: one of the most technically challenging pieces ever :)Recorded September 5-9 2015 at the wonderful http://www.schaubuehne.com/Performers - me at the piano,Benjamin at bells, Chimemaster and cannons :-))))My heartfelt thanks to ©MDR Klassik Symphony Orchestra http://www.mdr.de/konzerte/artikel111...and personally to Franziska Simon for letting me use their great piano.And to Echoschall Verleih http://www.echoschall.de/ for best-sounding microphones.Full credit for the bells to Ohio-based http://www.chimemaster.com/Scriabin Flammes Sombres op. 73 Valentina LisitsaDark Flames"Темное пламя"Dark, dark, glowing embers, fueled by a dance into a firestorm, turning into ritualistic frenzy in a flash. In the fast part Scriabin uses a very descriptive French word "désordonné" that is best transcribed by music itself. Almost exact contemporary of Stravinsky Le sacre du printemps ( 1913-1914) this piece evokes the same primordial, pagan notions - in a span of mere two minutesRehearsing Rachmaninoff Concerto #3 Keller Concerto Budapest LisitsaSneak preview of the rehearsal fortomorrow ( or today, if you are watching tomorrow :-)))www.concertobudapest.huAt Palace of Arts , Budapest, 19:30Rachmaninoff Concerto #3Concerto BudapestMaestro Andras Keller conductinghttp://concertobudapest.hu/v/lisitsakeller-1/Beethoven "Moonlight" Sonata op 27 # 2 Mov 3 Valentina LisitsaRecording in Beethovensaal, Hannover Germany, Dec 2009. Wilhelm Kempff recorded Beethoven cycle in the very same hall.Buy Moonlight Sonata DVD http://www.amazon.co.uk/Live-Royal-Albert-Hall-DVD/dp/B008B11S1A/ref=pd_sim_m_h__1/280-8455980-3697964Valentina Lisitsa Live at the Royal Albert HallUS iTunes - http://bit.ly/iTunesUSValUS Amazon - http://bit.ly/ValRAHScriabin Polonaise Op.21 Valentina LisitsaIt is quite often said that Scriabin was a reincarnation of Chopin. Judging by this Polonaise, perhaps? Written in 1897. If Chopin hadn't die young , he would have been 87. Scriabin wrote this piece when he was 26.Scriabin CD is now available :iTunes: http://po.st/svf2sPAmazon: http://po.st/5xClO3http://www.clubdeutschegrammophon.com...Free sheet music of this piece here, on IMSLP Library page :http://tinyurl.com/oyzabfqRecorded September 5-9 2015 at the wonderful http://www.schaubuehne.com/My heartfelt thanks to ©MDR Klassik Symphony Orchestra http://www.mdr.de/konzerte/artikel111...and personally to Franziska Simon for letting me use their great piano.And to Echoschall Verleih http://www.echoschall.de/ for best-sounding microphones.Scriabin Prelude Op 9 For The Left Hand Alone Valentina LisitsaDon't miss Scriabin Preludes, Poemes and much more -LIVE at Paris PhilharmonieNovember 2, 2015http://philharmoniedeparis.fr/en/acti...If you can't come - there is always a solution :-)))Scriabin CD coming out very very SOON :)http://www.clubdeutschegrammophon.com...Free sheet music of this piece here, on IMSLP Library page :http://tinyurl.com/73wl56eRecorded September 5-9 2015 at the wonderful http://www.schaubuehne.com/My heartfelt thanks to ©MDR Klassik Symphony Orchestra http://www.mdr.de/konzerte/artikel111...and personally to Franziska Simon for letting me use their great piano.And to Echoschall Verleih http://www.echoschall.de/ for best-sounding microphones.Valentina Lisitsa plays Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2Valentina Lisitsa plays Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.Recorded live on May 22th, 2010 in Leiden, Hollandby von Aichberger & Roenneke GmbHMichael von AichbergerDominik RoennekeFlorian BreuerMichael HohnstockThanks to Alexei KuznetsoffandCum Laude Concerten, LeidenMichiel van WesteringRachmaninoff Rhapsody on theme of Paganini Lisitsa Baltic Youth Philharmonic Berlin PhilharmonieBaltic Youth Philharmonic debut at Berlin Philharmonie.January 22, 2014 .Kristjan Järvi conducting .I was "caught" landing in Washington - headed back to Europe on the same flight to step in for indisposed Denis Matsuev.This video is a part of soon-to-be-coming-out DVD. You can find out when by visiting the orchestra website http://www.baltic-youth-philharmonic.org/The complete program was:A German-Russian Voyage and a debut at Philharmonie BerlinProgramme Feel the Energy - German-Russian Voyage22 January 2014, 19:30 at the Philharmonie BerlinBaltic Sea Youth PhilharmonicKristjan Järvi - conductorJulia Fischer - violinD̶e̶n̶i̶s̶ ̶M̶a̶t̶s̶u̶e̶v̶ - piano ( Nope, it was me - stepping on a day's notice :))))Richard Strauss - Don Juan op. 20Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini op. 43Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra a-minor, BWV 1041Alexander Scriabin - The Poem of Ecstasy op. 54Scriabin Poème Satanique Op.36 Valentina LisitsaThis is NOT some sweet Chopin-like Scriabin, this is definitely a worthy heir to Liszt Mephisto pieces.You can hear it all - the whirlwind waltz, Devil's trills, seduction of Marguerite....in less than 5 minutes and 10 million notes:)My favorite piece now:-)Scriabin CD is now available :iTunes: http://po.st/svf2sPAmazon: http://po.st/5xClO3http://www.clubdeutschegrammophon.com...Free sheet music of this piece here, on IMSLP Library page :http://tinyurl.com/q9v58tdRecorded September 5-9 2015 at the wonderful http://www.schaubuehne.com/My heartfelt thanks to ©MDR Klassik Symphony Orchestra http://www.mdr.de/konzerte/artikel111...and personally to Franziska Simon for letting me use their great piano.And to Echoschall Verleih http://www.echoschall.de/ for best-sounding microphones.Chopin Schumann Etudes Recording LisitsaConsider this clip to be a "video sampler" of Etudes CD, just released...Let's call it "part 1" because you will notice - no Schumann here. Coming up shortly, I promise :)To hear real samples from the real CD ( yes, they are less than a minute each but there are 40+ tracks on the CD - so you get to hear good half of it:)))) Two good places to start - two different sets of samples ,( Presto Classical has Chopin Nouvelles Etudes as well )1. http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Decca/47876972. https://soundcloud.com/classicsandjazz/sets/valentina-lisitsa-etudes-chopin-schumanniTunes https://itunes.apple.com/sg/album/chopin-schumann-etudes/id925326787Beethoven Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 "Pathétique" Live - LisitsaSpecial for my German fans! List of info for upcoming concerts in Deutschland in the next couple of weeks below . Munchen (Mar24), Stuttgart(Mar27), Heidelberg(Apr 7)Do come ! For Beethoven and more :-)))http://www.muenchenmusik.de/veranstaltungen/Valentina_Lisitsa-2735.htmlhttp://www.sks-russ.de/veranstaltungen/Valentina-Lisitsa-527.htmlhttp://heidelberger-fruehling.de/content/festival_2014/kalender/valentina_lisitsa/index_ger.html?gclid=CNmfl62Bqb0CFWXnwgodD1oA3ABach Busoni Chaconne D Minor BWV 1004 Valentina LisitsaRecorded during pre-concert rehearsal at Torroella de Montgri April 17 2014 .Your next best chance to hear it live :Paris, May 21, 2014 , Salle Gaveauhttp://www.sallegaveau.com/la-saison/831/valentina-lisitsaSpecial thanks to http://www.jorquerapianos.com/ for one of the best pianos I ever encounteredTchaikovsky Neapolitan Song Неаполитанская песенка op.39 LisitsaЧайковский "Неаполитанская песенка"From the wonderful and unfairly neglected nowadays piano cycleOp. 39 "The Album for the Young".This is a preview :) of the entire cycle available o my YT channel very soon :)Piano Party!!!! Valentina Lisitsa and Friends, Having Fun in Canada :-)This is what happens when the wall of "tradition" that separates us into the audiences and the performers is shuttered. Instead of highly ritualized act that involves more bowing than a Japanese tea ceremony ;-)))) we are having plain good fun. The only thing missing was some bubbly wine and sweets:-)))) Aren't you sorry you missed it? Come to wonderful http://www.bravoniagara.org/ and enjoy "classical" music as it should be :)Scriabin Poeme Op.41 Valentina LisitsaThis - and other rarely heard masterpieces by Scriabin are now available on "Decca" CD :iTunes: http://po.st/svf2sPAmazon: http://po.st/5xClO3http://www.clubdeutschegrammophon.com...Free sheet music of this piece here, on IMSLP Library page :http://tinyurl.com/ptnpfkgRecorded September 5-9 2015 at the wonderful http://www.schaubuehne.com/My heartfelt thanks to ©MDR Klassik Symphony Orchestra http://www.mdr.de/konzerte/artikel111...and personally to Franziska Simon for letting me use their great piano.And to Echoschall Verleih http://www.echoschall.de/ for best-sounding microphones.Exploding Beethoven: Tempest Sonata Live from Paris Valentina LisitsaWatch at your own risk - I warned you :)Live from Paris, Salle Gaveau , May 21, 2014.Sonata Op 31 No.2 D MinorPiano Pleyel 1892 provided by Regie Pianoshttp://www.regiepianos.com/pianos_fiche.cfm/131690-concert_pleyel_2m68_de_1892__modele_unique.htmlRachmaninoff Prelude in g minor op. 23 #5 HQLive in Seoul. Encore #3.Now available on DVD DVD is now available! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Live-Royal-Albert-Hall-DVD/dp/B008B11S1A/ref=pd_sim_m_h__1/280-8455980-3697964The Heart Asks Pleasure First Michael Nyman Valentina LisitsaThe big secret is out :-) Be the first to order http://po.st/ChasingPianosAmYTBe even more first than the first if you order from Holland - the release is March 7 , a month ahead of everybody else: http://www.bol.com/nl/p/chasing-pianos/9200000023078211/A "bonus" secret :-) If you have not subscribed yet to my website, hurry up to do it now. Only the subscribers will see a brand new "how it was made" video - ahead of anybody else - and participate in a live chat with me next week http://po.st/ValentinaNewsletterBeethoven "Für Elise" Valentina Lisitsa Seoul PhilharmonicLive in Seoul. Encore #4 Please come to London on June 19th of 2012 if you want to hear this piece live ! I am making my debut at Royal Albert Hall :-)Валентина ЛисицаValentina Lisitsa Live at the Royal Albert HallUS iTunes - http://bit.ly/iTunesUSValUS Amazon - http://bit.ly/ValRAH