I'm just recovering from a heavy heart surgery. The day of the operation I had this piece in my head and when I woke it was still there, and ever since. Here I'm sitting with IV's everywhere and machines monitoring my body, sweating my ass off trying my best to write something which makes sense. What I really want to say is that this piece served by an outstanding pianist has definitely and will have for ever a special meaning to me. As if Chopin (and the surgeon) saved my life.
Been there. Understandable. I feel this is the best recording, and truest performance on UA-cam. All the others, excepting the old performance by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, are disappointments.
There was an ICU patient in VFIB, code Blue, who stopped the crash card and said "can I have 4 minutes to bring this down? Please hand me my guitar in the corner." The surgeon nodded OK, the nurse handed the guitar over, and in under 2 minutes, the EKG was normal and stable. The music was s Renaissance piece called Siciliana, it's over ,500 years old, and it changes brain waves and calms heart arrhythmia. Guitarists at family venues play pieces like this to quiet the fussy toddlers before playing the main recital.
She was already a professional pianist in 2015. Maybe you can call it an ”accomplished“ pianist. In the end, her artistry matters. Surely she developed it further while attending Julliard. But her professionalism doesn‘t just start with her degree. It developed way before.
SUBLIME! I have never heard the F-Minor Fantasy played so well and with such tremendous understanding. This young woman is a marvelous artist in every regard.
I totally agree! She brings poetry, drama and grandeur to this great work, all without exaggeration. Surely we'll hear more of this exceptional young woman.
I learned of this piece's existence through a masterclass done by Stephen Kovacevich. The student was Nicolas van Poucke. I fell in love with the piece instantly and it's on my list of pieces I wish to learn some day (in the very distant future, considering my progress). I'd personally want maybe a bit more excitement and speed for this piece but it's hard to argue with Liu's execution. Her performance of Chopin's Op 62 no 1 is probably what everyone's obsessed with mostly, given how exquisitely beautifully she plays the piece. That same expression of beauty continues here. One of the challenges as a listener and especially as a performer is that - quite ironically - we don't listen all that well. We are not one with the music. A lot of times our focus wanders and we keep thinking about other things, or feeling other things. With playing there's the added challenge of dealing with the technicalities - it's bloody hard to play the piano. All effort goes into just executing the muscular and logical process. One of the amazing qualities of Horowitz, to me, is that he was able to essentially "perk up" people's focus and their natural ability to listen. Because it is natural but we need a certain frame of mind and environment for it to kick in. Horowitz was a master of creating that attention with silence. I think Liu shares that same quality. A lot of that has to do with counting: she takes her time, more so than many others but despite of this she doesn't feel slow. If anything, she makes everyone else seem like they are rushing. Another thing is that she respects the breaks - silence is a genuine part of the musical process and is needed in order for the ears to engage. Horowitz knew it and she knows it.
I love how she plays it slower than most renditions! IMO it sounds a lot more natural and expressive when played slow. When it’s faster, it sounds rushed.
I really like her this piece. her touch on keys looks and sounds so natural, and she didn't show us any strained rough. I didn't know about her before she participated in this competition, but she turned to my favorite pianist in a moment. She was the best. thank you Kate.
One of the pianist with the most soulful touch in this competition. Elle possède cette douceur de toucher dans le pianissimo qui frôle l'extase divin et a la capacité de restituer une velléité certaine dans les passages les plus dynamiques sans tomber dans l'agressivité. Bravo.
Epic performance!!!! I have never heard someone who could control such a soft pianissississimo (pppp) like she does. She definitely deserves to move on to later rounds!!!!
Carl Hopkinson Martha Argerich ruined the show. She thinks she is all mighty. She once expressed that she hates Asians who is better than her. Not much of a human being.
@@samuelmusic4836: I would avoid attributing controversial statements to famous artists like Martha Argerich unless you can site sources that can be verified by others.
"Deserves to move on to later rounds" ...................... Haha .... what ? the girl stays already in History. Her unique touch, the supra elegance of her inspiration, sudden beauty, softness, delicacy and utter deep drama, this all together .... she sits near Lipatti, Hofmann, Tamarkina, Hambourg, Lhevinne, von Sauer ............
As far as I am concerned, Kate is the BEST pianist currently. Most other pianist can play perfectly according to the music scores, Kate has that technique perfectly horned. We are hearing music here, not some one is practicing to play a piece. Even my old faithful Arthur Rubinstein does not devote emotion to his favorite Chopin. On the other hand, since technique is out of the way, she is free to express Chopin. IMHO
Brava to the max. Besides being an extraordinary pianist, Ms. Liu is living proof that (out of respect for the composer, the audience, and most of all, herself) a young lady (or a not-so-young-anymore female) does not have to dress like a pianist in a cocktail bar located in a 3rd rate hotel miles off of the Las Vegas Strip in order to impress the audience (or in this case, the judges).
I think this might be the definitive interpretation of this work. It’s pure artistry. I love the Zimerman studio recording, but it doesn’t tug at the heart the way Ms Liu does in this performance.
Sandro Lee: As of August 19, 2020, I found only one upcoming recital for Kate Liu, and it is not yet listed on her website. It is tentatively scheduled for February 21, 2021 at the Mairs Concert Hall at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her recital at the Helsingborg Piano Festival in Sweden is postponed until 2021. All of these cancellations are due to the Corona virus pandemic, and her website has yet to be updated to reflect these changes. If you can confirm any other scheduled performances, please let us know. 😎🎹
This is like God looks down upon us, and have pity on our suffering from COVID-19. God said, as he always does, let us have some comfort in our souls and peace. He said here goes Kate, go and enjoy.
The pianos in Chopin's time never sounded quite like this...they didn't have the boom and bang of todays instruments.....I wonder if Chopin would enjoy the modern pianos?
The judges are not fair or racially biased. Never since Rubinstein has such good Chopin. They should set up a special honor prize for Kate. I don’t know how can they vote such a rare gem in third. This is a big insult to us, to our world 🌎 !!!! Love you Kate ❤️❤️🌹
Samuel Music: Please remember that Kate Liu was a major prize winner in this very prestigious, and highly competitive, competition. And she also received a special award for her Mazurka performances. I think it is unfair to suggest racial bias among the jury. After all, Seong-Jin Cho, 1st prize winner, and Kate Liu, 3rd prize winner are both Asian (Cho, from South Korea, and Liu, originally from Singapore). Kate Liu would have been my choice for 1st prize, too; but there is no denying that Seong -Jin Cho is an outstanding pianist. And while I may not agree with the jury’s choice, I think they tried their best to be reasonable and fair. I expect her career to blossom, with major recordings and videos to look forward to in the future. Go Kate! 😎🎹
I have to admit that her performance for this fantasy was better than cho. She played it very tidy, clean and with very touching emotion. I can feel the flow of her playing so smooth and beautiful. Whereas cho playing is a bit too much rubato and not flowing hence lack of emotion. Still, both of them are very great pianist ! It's just everyone has their own strenghts and weaknesses in playing different pieces.
Yap. It's a pity that her op 10 no 2 had some slips, she must be nervous in such big competition. But luckily the fantasy save her :) and not to forget her op 10 no 5 was also great !
That's another inspiring performance! Btw I found that despite the bombastic wartime battle sound effects it's one of the easier pieces, not nearly as hard to play as Chopin's sonatas. In fact, I would encourage everyone to have a go at this who is interested, if you only try seriously you will find out that the outcome is beautiful and unique in its own way and different from the interpretation of anyone else.
But for those who want to try this, keep in mind that this piece is still difficult. More difficult than fantasy impromptu, about the same difficulty as ballade no.3.
many good feeling from your touching anyway it's body or spirit, you repairouor mind from corona19. thank you so much we pray for the colona19friend Att listening , I got from new power new leaves from brench of the tree in the good morning see and listen The bird fly on the sky rhe plant on the earth thank you so much Kate liu
I am very proud kate riuu Iam many suffered who sicked in corona19 in the world I don't reason why we suffered new birus spread all over the world d a by dayy more sick friend .add the number anotherland many new friend come cot that makes more reduce sicked oh lord
何回も聴いてる この曲屈指の名演
I'm just recovering from a heavy heart surgery. The day of the operation I had this piece in my head and when I woke it was still there, and ever since. Here I'm sitting with IV's everywhere and machines monitoring my body, sweating my ass off trying my best to write something which makes sense. What I really want to say is that this piece served by an outstanding pianist has definitely and will have for ever a special meaning to me. As if Chopin (and the surgeon) saved my life.
Erica Lapaya: Lovely comment, and I hope your recovery from heart surgery is going well.
Get well asap!
Been there. Understandable.
I feel this is the best recording, and truest performance on UA-cam.
All the others, excepting the old performance by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, are disappointments.
There was an ICU patient in VFIB, code Blue, who stopped the crash card and said "can I have 4 minutes to bring this down? Please hand me my guitar in the corner."
The surgeon nodded OK, the nurse handed the guitar over, and in under 2 minutes, the EKG was normal and stable.
The music was s Renaissance piece called Siciliana, it's over ,500 years old, and it changes brain waves and calms heart arrhythmia.
Guitarists at family venues play pieces like this to quiet the fussy toddlers before playing the main recital.
I can't tell you how many times I've watched this. I will never get tired of her rendition.
I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO THOUGHT THAT
Kate has finally finished from Juilliard and is now a professional pianist, making her world tour.
July 12, 2020.
She was already a professional pianist in 2015. Maybe you can call it an ”accomplished“ pianist. In the end, her artistry matters. Surely she developed it further while attending Julliard. But her professionalism doesn‘t just start with her degree. It developed way before.
@@PianistStefanBoetel well put. This level of artistiry doesn't need a piece of paper to be validated.
SUBLIME! I have never heard the F-Minor Fantasy played so well and with such tremendous understanding. This young woman is a marvelous artist in every regard.
I totally agree! She brings poetry, drama and grandeur to this great work, all without exaggeration.
Surely we'll hear more of this exceptional young woman.
chopin fantaisie op49 졸연곡이었던 음대졸업생인데 내기준 케이트가 가장 훌륭하고 아름다움.
Happy Birthday Kate !!! may 23 (2023) .
we love you so much .
we will want Kate to play a lot of Chopin music from now on .
I learned of this piece's existence through a masterclass done by Stephen Kovacevich. The student was Nicolas van Poucke. I fell in love with the piece instantly and it's on my list of pieces I wish to learn some day (in the very distant future, considering my progress).
I'd personally want maybe a bit more excitement and speed for this piece but it's hard to argue with Liu's execution. Her performance of Chopin's Op 62 no 1 is probably what everyone's obsessed with mostly, given how exquisitely beautifully she plays the piece. That same expression of beauty continues here.
One of the challenges as a listener and especially as a performer is that - quite ironically - we don't listen all that well. We are not one with the music. A lot of times our focus wanders and we keep thinking about other things, or feeling other things. With playing there's the added challenge of dealing with the technicalities - it's bloody hard to play the piano. All effort goes into just executing the muscular and logical process. One of the amazing qualities of Horowitz, to me, is that he was able to essentially "perk up" people's focus and their natural ability to listen. Because it is natural but we need a certain frame of mind and environment for it to kick in. Horowitz was a master of creating that attention with silence.
I think Liu shares that same quality. A lot of that has to do with counting: she takes her time, more so than many others but despite of this she doesn't feel slow. If anything, she makes everyone else seem like they are rushing. Another thing is that she respects the breaks - silence is a genuine part of the musical process and is needed in order for the ears to engage. Horowitz knew it and she knows it.
Listened to this again and I still can't believe how good this is.....a miraculous performance of transcendant music!!
She had a big mistake in10-2 etude but this opus49 fantasy saved her.A perfect and amazingly perform.KATE is so fantastic and I love her.
10:38- 10:51: Romanticism all summed up here played by a MASTER. No need for further elaboration. Kate Liu stands alone.
I love how she plays it slower than most renditions! IMO it sounds a lot more natural and expressive when played slow. When it’s faster, it sounds rushed.
Happy birthday Kate !! may 23 (2024).
We love you so much!!.
we want Kate to play a lot of Chopin music from now on.
I'm looking forward to it .
9:24 multiple people wiping tears during the chorale. no one has ever expressed it so deeply and refined as kate did.
Including me..
I really like her this piece. her touch on keys looks and sounds so natural, and she didn't show us any strained rough.
I didn't know about her before she participated in this competition, but she turned to my favorite pianist in a moment.
She was the best. thank you Kate.
我是个业余音乐爱好者。这首曲子我听了很多遍，刘凯特充满了激情的演奏让我震撼。她是用她的心在弹奏，她把全身心投入到了这首曲子里，加上她的高超的技巧使这首曲子表现得流畅、充满了激情和忘我。我觉得从来没听过这样让我感动的F小调幻想曲。感谢你刘凯特，你让我更加喜欢美好的古典音乐。
wow, so much suspense and mystery and wanting to find out at each step where the music is going. Nothing is taken for granted in this execution.
Thanks for this sensitive rendition of the Chopin masterpiece. It's really a fantasy in your hands, Kate.
9:59 Gold Medal directly at the "first stage" ! What would you expect more ? ..........
What a joy it is for me to hear the music of Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin performed by Kate Liu every day. Thank you for this gift.
she has a natural feeling of how she progress phrasing from strat to end.
Kate Liu’s and SeongJin Cho’s Fantasies are the two best(favorite) Fantasies in my opinion
4:21 is absolutely magical, feels like I’m flying
Her performance is dynamic and delicate.
She is a favorite pianist.
Kate and Chopin are our channel to the universe.
The best performance of the Fantasy at this Competition
Kate is the person whom my life cannot lack in.
This is the best performance I’ve ever seen
Can't imagine a better performance of Chopin's Fantasy! Kate left it all out there. Bravo!!
Zimerman
@@manuel-et4he Elena Bezprozvannykh
@@manuel-et4he na
@@manuel-et4he this is way better than Zimerman
@@manuel-et4he Ziperman uses too much pedal
Niezmiennie od Konkursu mnie zachwyca... ❤️🌷🌷🌷
best rendition of this piece i have ever heard. marvelously executed, as expected. brava kate!
One of the pianist with the most soulful touch in this competition.
Elle possède cette douceur de toucher dans le pianissimo qui frôle l'extase divin et a la capacité de restituer une velléité certaine dans les passages les plus dynamiques sans tomber dans l'agressivité. Bravo.
Acid God ななななななははななな
In few weeks since i heard you the first time, you have turned to be my favourite pianist.
Kate's performances have fill my soul and heart. She is a great musician!
Kate is an impersonation of the Divine , makes me tear with gratitude:))
This performancce is the best. !!!
Kate Liu is the world no 1 .!!!
Kate Liu!!!!!!!
She is amazing!
Best performance of this piece I've ever heard!
Epic performance!!!! I have never heard someone who could control such a soft
pianissississimo (pppp) like she does. She definitely deserves to move on to later rounds!!!!
Carl Hopkinson
Martha Argerich ruined the show. She thinks she is all mighty. She once expressed that she hates Asians who is better than her. Not much of a human being.
@@samuelmusic4836 Doesn't sound like Martha Argerich at all. Where did you get this from?
Yes, love her extraordinary Pianissississimo. Some credit goes to the new Yamaha/Boesendorfer collaboration in this magnificent new CFX piano.
@@samuelmusic4836: I would avoid attributing controversial statements to famous artists like Martha Argerich unless you can site sources that can be verified by others.
"Deserves to move on to later rounds" ...................... Haha .... what ? the girl stays already in History.
Her unique touch, the supra elegance of her inspiration, sudden beauty, softness, delicacy and utter deep drama, this all together .... she sits near Lipatti, Hofmann, Tamarkina, Hambourg, Lhevinne, von Sauer ............
Your love for music is far beyond than any judges can understand! Competition never perfect because it was set up by human…
As far as I am concerned, Kate is the BEST pianist currently. Most other pianist can play perfectly according to the music scores, Kate has that technique perfectly horned. We are hearing music here, not some one is practicing to play a piece.
Even my old faithful Arthur Rubinstein does not devote emotion to his favorite Chopin.
On the other hand, since technique is out of the way, she is free to express Chopin.
IMHO
Yeah I agree I think her and Daniil Trifonov are the best
how do you define or describe someone who is playing music ?
@@dorianmearns7407 Also check out Charles Richard-Hamelin
Brava to the max. Besides being an extraordinary pianist, Ms. Liu is living proof that (out of respect for the composer, the audience, and most of all, herself) a young lady (or a not-so-young-anymore female) does not have to dress like a pianist in a cocktail bar located in a 3rd rate hotel miles off of the Las Vegas Strip in order to impress the audience (or in this case, the judges).
10:46 can i just say the clarity and dynamics of such a technically challenging octave run are astounding
Her interpretation is very similar to Zimerman’s….and, dare I say, better!
you' re absolutely my favorite......great great Kate,....whit you I hear Chopin
I think this might be the definitive interpretation of this work. It’s pure artistry. I love the Zimerman studio recording, but it doesn’t tug at the heart the way Ms Liu does in this performance.
Bravo and I wish you a long and successful career, thank you for your talent, the world needs you
This deserves a million views!
I love her sound come from soul.
she has the gift
Contessa Viviana Vagschtaff Mitt-Brunt absolutely
Anyone can play music. She plays music with her heart, And the hearth of others.
It's as if she channels the spirit of Chopin into her fingers. Spellbinding.
ちょっと聞いたところ、日本の雪の降る道をに聞こえます。一度弾いてみたくて、楽譜を申し込みました。
きよみ幻想即興曲すら手に届かないレベルなのに無理すんなよ
와 이 곡이 이렇게 좋은 곡이였나….ㅠㅠ
Kate had made me speechless and motionlIess. I was turned myself into the keyboard, the stool, and the pedals under her divine feet.
I did the same then
피아노 페달링도 너무 계산이 잘되어있고 너무 아름다운데...케이트리우 빠져든다
Kate Liu, the integral beauty of the Aeternal Women at her best
Ah .... ! At last a deep comment !
When she finally decides to go on tour, she will play to full houses.
Stephen Aulie
She is now on tour, check out what time and where.
Sandro Lee:
As of August 19, 2020, I found only one upcoming recital for Kate Liu, and it is not yet listed on her website.
It is tentatively scheduled for February 21, 2021 at the Mairs Concert Hall at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Her recital at the Helsingborg Piano Festival in Sweden is postponed until 2021. All of these cancellations are due to the Corona virus pandemic, and her website has yet to be updated to reflect these changes.
If you can confirm any other scheduled performances, please let us know. 😎🎹
Simply good sense and a feel for touch. Plus an abundance of talent Bravo!
l Like when God winks at us with the talent of humans who have with such beauty.
Talent... estudio!
Great interpretation
This is like God looks down upon us, and have pity on our suffering from COVID-19. God said, as he always does, let us have some comfort in our souls and peace. He said here goes Kate, go and enjoy.
I'm in love.
i think the the word is ethereal. Yep that is her.
6:28 - 6:32 masterclass in dynamics right here
i get goosebumps and tears in my eyes. she is so amazing
Fantastic.
Great rendition!
The pianos in Chopin's time never sounded quite like this...they didn't have the boom and bang of todays instruments.....I wonder if Chopin would enjoy the modern pianos?
I love you, Kate.
어떤곡을 쳐도 달라..~~ 👍👍
I love you Kate Liu From S.Korea
it heals my ears♡♡
Best version of op49
love this !!! this is great!!!
The judges are not fair or racially biased. Never since Rubinstein has such good Chopin. They should set up a special honor prize for Kate. I don’t know how can they vote such a rare gem in third. This is a big insult to us, to our world 🌎 !!!!
Love you Kate ❤️❤️🌹
nah look at Li Yundi he got first back in 2000 and he's Chinese
Samuel Music: Please remember that Kate Liu was a major prize winner in this very prestigious, and highly competitive, competition. And she also received a special award for her Mazurka performances.
I think it is unfair to suggest racial bias among the jury. After all, Seong-Jin Cho, 1st prize winner, and Kate Liu, 3rd prize winner are both Asian (Cho, from South Korea, and Liu, originally from Singapore).
Kate Liu would have been my choice for 1st prize, too; but there is no denying that Seong -Jin Cho is an outstanding pianist. And while I may not agree with the jury’s choice, I think they tried their best to be reasonable and fair.
I expect her career to blossom, with major recordings and videos to look forward to in the future.
Go Kate! 😎🎹
so beautiful!
Those "Liu" pianists are amazing, aren't they? My two very favorites from 2015 and 2020 edition!
2021
very beautiful~!!
What a great talent!
Maravilhosa interpretação! Muito Obrigada! Parabéns, você é esplêndida!!!
I have to admit that her performance for this fantasy was better than cho. She played it very tidy, clean and with very touching emotion. I can feel the flow of her playing so smooth and beautiful. Whereas cho playing is a bit too much rubato and not flowing hence lack of emotion. Still, both of them are very great pianist ! It's just everyone has their own strenghts and weaknesses in playing different pieces.
Yap. It's a pity that her op 10 no 2 had some slips, she must be nervous in such big competition. But luckily the fantasy save her :) and not to forget her op 10 no 5 was also great !
Exactly!!!
I believe its a matter of preference. Some people like this "too much rubato".
well said
Cho is overrated imo, Kate is way more musical
이곡은 전세계 다 털어도 리우처럼 칠수있는사람 없을듯
학교에서 교수님께 렛슨 받을 때 딱 그 분위기로 치니 넘나 좋으네요(곡 분위기만요ㅎㅎ)조성진은 뭔가 우리 배울때와는 또 다른 분위기로 치더라구요. 케이트 휠링이 저도 좋아요❤💛💜
터치가 뭉게지는거 하나없이 깔끔하네요. 판타지 원탑을 찾아서 기쁩니다
I just supposed to Ovations to her brilliant chopin interpretation.
10:13 the incredible purity by the touch of the right hand
(only a women can achieve this)
Chorale begins at 7:48
Wspaniałe wykonanie!
That's another inspiring performance! Btw I found that despite the bombastic wartime battle sound effects it's one of the easier pieces, not nearly as hard to play as Chopin's sonatas. In fact, I would encourage everyone to have a go at this who is interested, if you only try seriously you will find out that the outcome is beautiful and unique in its own way and different from the interpretation of anyone else.
But for those who want to try this, keep in mind that this piece is still difficult. More difficult than fantasy impromptu, about the same difficulty as ballade no.3.
More than fantastic ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Amazing
what an ending !
A poetess wandering thru the keys like in the tall summer grass......
Contessa Viviana Vagschtaff Mitt-Brunt ❤️
She is madness made great.
7:49 Chorale
the best,
many good feeling from your touching
anyway it's body or spirit,
you repairouor mind from corona19.
thank you so much
we pray for the colona19friend Att listening , I got from new power new leaves from brench of the tree in the good morning
see and listen
The bird fly on the sky rhe plant on the earth
thank you so much Kate liu
Bravo!
와 ..
12:15~ goodddddd
미스가 좀 있지만 넘아름답다 ㅜ
I am very proud kate riuu
Iam many suffered who sicked in corona19 in the world
I don't reason why we suffered new birus spread all over the world d a by dayy more sick friend .add the number
anotherland many new friend come cot that makes more reduce sicked
oh lord
Is ok that I am clapping at my computer for Kate liu.
so much better than cho in my opinion
Marcus Jones exactly
is very difficult
I understand what you mean