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LAST ONE. sometimes i run into something and i cannot help but share it.
many or zero of you anywhere may or may not have heard of Evegny Kissin.
i used to be that of the latter group.
and thus i have been enlightened and overjoyed to experience a pianist of his caliber.
in watching this piece, one would notice the obvious difference in the speed and excitement in which it is played in comparison to the first 2 clips shown. it is obviously apparent that this man has remarkable skill.
but the reason i post this specific clip; footage of him actually playing as opposed to just an audio track is that in watching him play, the continuous motion of his hands, the delicate touch of the keys and the way in which he executes this piece perfectly with seemingly no effort is in short what i would label as absolutely beautiful. what is really interesting is that i think actually seeing him play this makes a definite difference in how we evaluate or attribute value to the piece. it is not enough just to hear it. literally the performance is part of the piece, not jut the resulting audio frequencies. i may have lost most of you. whatever. in the words of my colleague. JUST WATCH.