LIU Xiaoyu Beethoven Sonata No 21 in C Major, Op 53 “Waldstein”

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  • LIU Xiaoyu performs Beethoven Sonata No 21 in C Major, Op 53 “Waldstein” at the Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition (May, 2017, Tel Aviv).
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 150

  • @DellDreamer
    @DellDreamer 2 роки тому +199

    It’s a criminal offence to insert ads during such a brilliant performance.

    • @winterheat
      @winterheat Рік тому +6

      google said "don't do evil" and then they play the same ad to me for 25 times per day

    • @ythedemon8742
      @ythedemon8742 Рік тому

      Its not their fault because if they don't insert ads, UA-cam will do it

    • @alexyang817
      @alexyang817 Рік тому +4

      Beethoven wrote many sforzandos, rinzforzandos, trills, and even an octave glissando, but I don’t see one beat where he instructed anybody to put an advertisement on.

    • @musik102
      @musik102 Рік тому +6

      Don't worry, I've ordered a team of stormtroopers to hunt down those responsible for the ads.

    • @msmorado
      @msmorado 11 місяців тому +3

      so sad sad situation in advance but UA-cam doesn't bother premium users.
      Money always works. No 'entire free' lunch.

  • @mingchan6300
    @mingchan6300 2 роки тому +49

    He's got it all: incredible virtuosity, musicality , young and dashingly handsome!

  • @adriennebeecker5000
    @adriennebeecker5000 2 роки тому +136

    .Bruce Lui has made us Canadians so proud. We, in Canada, are celebrating Bruce’s first prize win in the Chopin Competition.,He is a musical GENIUS as we can hear here. The energy he exudes is awesome! Thank you for posting Beethoven’s beautiful, difficult “ Waldstein”.

    • @janpierzchala2004
      @janpierzchala2004 2 роки тому +12

      Great pianist!

    • @szaasz6007
      @szaasz6007 2 роки тому +14

      You are right. He was the best pianist in Chopin Competition.

    • @frankhendriks2637
      @frankhendriks2637 2 роки тому +16

      You should be proud indeed. And this is a great Waldstein interpretation 👏👏

    • @jamestaylor6053
      @jamestaylor6053 2 роки тому +16

      I'm so "jealous", but he's nearby (Montreal), I'm sure he'll perform in the US soon. One fact you might not know is that he only got his first upright piano at age of 10, this was 7 years later. He's piano genius from God, even he's fluent in English, French, especially Chinese mandarin.

    • @DelsinM
      @DelsinM 2 роки тому +7

      He's a very hard worker. Beethoven is a genius.

  • @ejs2nd
    @ejs2nd 2 роки тому +75

    Wow. This man is one of the most astonishing pianists I've ever seen. Every performance has been fresh, unique and breath-taking. I can't wait to see more from him in the future.

    • @annettefallon1652
      @annettefallon1652 2 роки тому +13

      One word…
      Enchanting!!

    • @aberranturtle9634
      @aberranturtle9634 Рік тому

      Listen to Pletnev’s performance of this
      It’s incredible

    • @alexyang817
      @alexyang817 Рік тому +1

      @@aberranturtle9634 I agree, but Liu’s interpretation is equally, if not more spectacular.

    • @aberranturtle9634
      @aberranturtle9634 Рік тому +3

      Yeah, while this is amazing, I still enjoy listening to Pletnev a lot. I don’t really know which I like better because they both have their own details that make them interesting to listen to.

    • @alexyang817
      @alexyang817 Рік тому +2

      @@aberranturtle9634 well said! Can’t agree more!

  • @rainerlanglotz3134
    @rainerlanglotz3134 7 років тому +68

    Great control and yet emotional performance. Rare quality in the 2. mov. where one could hear every note of the score. Even the ocatve glissando at 20:50 outstandingly clean. If LIu would have been on this level throughout, he would have won.

    • @bobbarns4516
      @bobbarns4516 2 роки тому +35

      And this guy just won the 1st Prize at the Chopin Competition!
      Well deserved!

  • @titob.yotokojr.9337
    @titob.yotokojr.9337 2 роки тому +30

    Love the clean beautiful lines and the great pedalling skill of Xiaoyu Liu!

  • @user-xx6hb7lm4k
    @user-xx6hb7lm4k 2 роки тому +21

    Потрясающе!!Впечатление оркестрового звучания, великолепная форма произведения , изумительная техническая отточенность , выше всех похвал-- динамика и кульминации!!Это дар Ли свыше, как и его гигантский труд !!Уже сейчас он- МАЭСТРО!!!Спасибо Вам за выдающееся творчество и дальнейших грандиозных успехов в исполнительском искусстве!!!

  • @jeffreypeters395
    @jeffreypeters395 2 роки тому +61

    This is a great performance, but after having watched his stupendous performance at the Chopin competition, I can hear how his playing has matured in four years.

    • @LoanwordEggcorn
      @LoanwordEggcorn 2 роки тому +23

      He did improve significantly in technique, artistry and confidence. His Chopin competition performances are impossibly good.

    • @jamestaylor6053
      @jamestaylor6053 2 роки тому +1

      I absolutely agree. This wasn't a great Waldstein performance, to be honest.

    • @patrickbellini8286
      @patrickbellini8286 2 роки тому +9

      My professor thinks this is masterful.
      But I can tell from your avatar that you’re disillusioned..

    • @latishachaney6592
      @latishachaney6592 2 роки тому

      @@jamestaylor6053
      not great, like the former President of the USA!

  • @CarlosPalombini
    @CarlosPalombini 2 роки тому +40

    Wonderful! Never heard such octave glissandi before.

    • @Ernesto7608
      @Ernesto7608 2 роки тому +11

      I haven't either. It seems that the interpretations of Bruce Liu include many novelties. A nice contribution to the musical world.

    • @katttttt
      @katttttt 4 місяці тому

      I find it impressive anyway, like how do they do that😂

  • @frederickfrederikfre
    @frederickfrederikfre 2 роки тому +19

    Bravo Bruce.
    Beautiful Beethoven

  • @CarlosPalombini
    @CarlosPalombini 2 роки тому +16

    Fast, clear and clean.

  • @brooklynstan6490
    @brooklynstan6490 7 років тому +28

    Bravo! My favorite performance in the entire competition!!

  • @tak7667
    @tak7667 2 роки тому +6

    this young man bacame a super star who won the 18th Chopin competition!!!

  • @catherinejones9396
    @catherinejones9396 2 роки тому +12

    Clarity throughout, A very thoughtful performance of this demanding sonata.

  • @miamargareta9997
    @miamargareta9997 2 роки тому +5

    His light touch and christal tone are awe.. ..when he gets older he ll probably finds more warmth and heart to the singing passages ❤️❤️❤️

  • @MrInterestingthings
    @MrInterestingthings 2 роки тому +10

    The last mov.Rondo tells us he has the intelligence to be a lasting musician for many years to come .He knows life ! His slow mov . here is he best thinking "songful approach a losefeeling but really pulse taut line that goes beyond pianoplaying.Impossibly well done ! Guy is incredible !!! I've ever heard here . The 1st movement is unforgettable .Such a different more early 19th century less piano extremes than others in this Waldstein. Not delicate but not the supersize we get from most .Lupu's is my favorite but this is superlative musicianship .This kind of clarity isn middle period Beethoven is true weighted ,scuplted textures .Amazed .His depth surpasses all of us .Avdeeva and Blechasz are tier one but this guy also has star power : born with it ! Another pianist who can do the glissando octaves on the heavy deep keys of a Steinway without bleeding . How is it done ???

  • @boglarkaandras6565
    @boglarkaandras6565 2 роки тому +9

    So mutch intelligence and sensibility !!!🥰♥️🌟

  • @magorzataklikowicz6183
    @magorzataklikowicz6183 2 роки тому +31

    Wygrywając Konkurs Chopinowski Bruce "postawił kropkę nad i" , lub inaczej mówiąc "położył wisienkę na torcie"🍒🍰🍒. GRATULACJE!!!!! Chopin dodał temu arcyzdolnemu Pianiście więcej uczuciowości ❤

  • @gerardbedecarter
    @gerardbedecarter 2 роки тому +17

    Beautiful playing.

  • @brucemcdonald5990
    @brucemcdonald5990 7 років тому +20

    What a great performance!

  • @stevehaufe489
    @stevehaufe489 2 роки тому +9

    Winner of the 2021 Chopin Competition in Warsaw this week. Check out his Competition videos.

  • @catkeys6911
    @catkeys6911 6 років тому +36

    Well he gets my vote. I've listened intently to at least 10 different pianists, ,and I've never heard a better performance of my favorite piano sonata. This being a competition, it's unfortunate he did hit a few clams, but, in my mind, anyway, the overall - especially the beautiful and gently nuanced feeling he put into his performance - was good enough to forgive those tiny errors.

    • @bobbarns4516
      @bobbarns4516 2 роки тому +12

      He just won the biggest prize of them all - the Chopin Competition!

    • @monistefmontesdeleon5238
      @monistefmontesdeleon5238 2 роки тому +18

      well as Beethoven said: „to play a wrong note is insignificant, to play without passion is unexcusable“.

    • @loveispatient0808
      @loveispatient0808 Рік тому

      Those few clams are delicious for people who like seafood 🦞 😢

  • @odaalarteporeldr.pedrosanc7966
    @odaalarteporeldr.pedrosanc7966 2 роки тому +10

    We, cuban-americans are also so proud, Bruce Liu in 2021 completes a cicle of three first awards because he recently
    obtain the first prize in 18 th. Chopin PIANO COMPETITION. CONGRATULAIONS

  • @leahhe3528
    @leahhe3528 2 роки тому +12

    Bravo! Unbelievable. Thank you so much. 💐💐

  • @Elagabus
    @Elagabus 2 роки тому +7

    Magnificent

  • @user-vu8cg7sm7f
    @user-vu8cg7sm7f Рік тому +2

    一瞬で私の細胞、心が癒される。宇宙から舞い降りて来るのか?地球という星の声なのか?
    何という美しさ!

  • @lourak613
    @lourak613 2 роки тому +39

    Quite an astonishing clarity of articulation - and entirely without loss of momentum. The one thing I would change, is the overly "pointillistic" touch at times, which I think could be achieved with a slowing up of his tempo - and a little more breathing space would also be welcome. I am following his progress through the 18th Chopin competition - and it seems very likely to me that he will take home a prize. This is a young pianist with a secure performance career in his future.

    • @catic6587
      @catic6587 2 роки тому +19

      I also have the feeling that he's a winner. Let's see if we are right. 😊

    • @huntazin6389
      @huntazin6389 2 роки тому +20

      And he take home the first prize!

    • @thestratford51
      @thestratford51 2 роки тому +22

      And he WON first prize at the Chopin ! Bravo Bruce !

    • @bobbarns4516
      @bobbarns4516 2 роки тому +25

      If what was posted at Polish TV is correct, all 17 judges gave Bruce their 1st place vote.
      This is very rare in the history of the Chopin Competition…,

    • @thestratford51
      @thestratford51 2 роки тому +3

      @@bobbarns4516 do you happen to have a link ? Thanks in advance : )

  • @catkeys6911
    @catkeys6911 6 років тому +25

    Fantastic performance, showing a wonderful feel for this piece. A couple of unfortunate missed-hit notes, but I have yet to hear a performance of this without one. I've seen a lot of comments of other performances of this piece, with people making a big deal out of small errors (in otherwise excellent performances) - if you want perfection, get a studio recording of this where the errors have been edited out - but you may still not get as good a performance overall, as this one by Liu Xiaoyu.

    • @billmckinlay4219
      @billmckinlay4219 2 роки тому +16

      Totally agree. I’m listening to this Oct 24/2021 with the knowledge that Bruce has won the 2021 Chopin. He plays with enormous feeling and I’m looking forward to hearing him in the coming years. Canada has another Glenn Gould and the world another Horowitz

    • @LoanwordEggcorn
      @LoanwordEggcorn 2 роки тому +14

      @@billmckinlay4219 All different players. The world has the first Bruce Liu. :)

    • @raffigorski6850
      @raffigorski6850 2 роки тому +9

      Bravo! I haven’t been this excited about a pianist since Evgeny Kissin!

    • @yct204
      @yct204 2 роки тому +3

      @@raffigorski6850 me too!

  • @user-pq6yx6gf8m
    @user-pq6yx6gf8m 2 роки тому +20

    Canadian wins 18th Chopin international piano competition!!!

  • @ryszardmirski8557
    @ryszardmirski8557 2 роки тому +15

    od czasów Kristiana Zimermana nie było tak wspaniałego pianisty - Liu jest geniuszem...

    • @patrickbellini8286
      @patrickbellini8286 2 роки тому +8

      He will surpass Zimerman in a few years.
      Mark my words..

    • @ryszardmirski8557
      @ryszardmirski8557 2 роки тому +4

      @@patrickbellini8286 it is possible :)

    • @loveispatient0808
      @loveispatient0808 2 роки тому +4

      @@patrickbellini8286 we shall see! I can’t get enough of hearing him play! I am in awe of his mastery of the piano!

  • @laspiano765
    @laspiano765 7 років тому +12

    Maravilha de Sonata, uma das minhas preferidas, Parabens para o Pianista, Obrigado por postar, Lindo|

  • @genis_piano
    @genis_piano 2 роки тому +4

    1:06 passage is fantastic

  • @beatrizlejarza8694
    @beatrizlejarza8694 Рік тому +4

    Nuevo día iniciado en plena belleza. Gracias por su existencia Mr Bruce. Nos da alegría, elegancia, nos maravilla cada movimiento de sus manos. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🇦🇷

  • @vbda12
    @vbda12 Рік тому +3

    He tocado esta obra y es maravillosa. Ver en primera persona lo grandiosa que es esta obra es fascinante. Y escucharla de un gran pianista como lo es este joven también me llena de alegría

  • @bifeldman
    @bifeldman 4 роки тому +10

    Jewel like.

  • @akrishnaa
    @akrishnaa 6 років тому +9

    Wow - fantastic! Thrilled to discover you...

  • @zoomgalishu
    @zoomgalishu 4 місяці тому

    He’s got everything just perfect!!!!! It’s very enjoyable to listen to a long solo masterpiece !!!

  • @terrybu435
    @terrybu435 2 роки тому +5

    Bravo dear Bruce!

  • @beatrizlejarza8694
    @beatrizlejarza8694 Рік тому +2

    Es la parte mejor de cada día. Escucharlo en absoluto silencio. Gracias!!!✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨🇦🇷

  • @afterboring
    @afterboring 2 роки тому +11

    Brilliant performance

  • @user-vu8cg7sm7f
    @user-vu8cg7sm7f Рік тому +1

    やっと出逢えた!芸術の癒しに!

  • @anuar1978
    @anuar1978 2 роки тому +4

    Hes a machine!

  • @JaseBach
    @JaseBach 2 роки тому +20

    The Waldstein is the graveyard of pianists. Even the great Artur Rubinstein stumbled over its difficulties. He played the octave 'glissendi' as fast octaves and the result was that the whole movement dragged and quite painful to listen to. Since Pollini showed how easy it is for him to play octave glissendi (you may try this at home and probably get it after a week of practice) , it's impossible to go back to the olden ways, which also included leaving out some notes and played them as scales with both hands. Bruce's seriousness and lack of sensuality is a handicap in Chopin, but a boon in Beethoven. This is the most perfect Waldstein you can hear, past and present.

    • @JaseBach
      @JaseBach 2 роки тому +6

      @Denniss Gorsantovs Igor Levit has played and recorded all 32 Beethoven sonatas, so he is a force to be reckoned with. I am afraid I am not a fan. In the Waldstein, he started the first movement too fast and then applied the brakes for the lovely second subject. This is unforgivable in my book and shows that he hasn't really thought deeply about this sonata. He knows the notes but doesn't know why they are there.

    • @markdenemark7298
      @markdenemark7298 2 роки тому

      @@JaseBach Right!!!

    • @magicmulder
      @magicmulder 2 роки тому +1

      Not only Rubinstein played the octaves non-glissando but so did Horowitz, Kempff and Lisitska. Neither of whom can be accused of being known for cop-outs. It’s almost as if, I dunno, it isn’t so clear-cut that there’s a glissando there to begin with.

    • @aidanstrong1061
      @aidanstrong1061 2 роки тому

      ​@@magicmulder On the older fortepianos they are way easier to do, and it's not the first piece ever written to have them (e.g. Beethoven 1st pc, Haydn c major fantasia, and probs lots of others). On a fortepiano, doing an octave gliss in that passage is much much easier than the alternatives

    • @magicmulder
      @magicmulder 2 роки тому

      @@aidanstrong1061 I know (and I love some versions played on fortepiano, like Brautigam's), but do your other examples have them marked explicitly as glissando? Because the Waldstein doesn't (I know some editions do but the Urtext doesn't). AFAIK that's the reason it's debated how to play them.

  • @wallawanboonmee7068
    @wallawanboonmee7068 2 роки тому +3

    Wow! 🙂️

  • @tianmingsun8354
    @tianmingsun8354 2 роки тому +7

    太棒了!!!

  • @jorgevillagra6400
    @jorgevillagra6400 3 роки тому +4

    Very well played !. I like his tempo.

  • @user-fm7uc6vd4y
    @user-fm7uc6vd4y 8 місяців тому +1

    とても とても 素晴らしい演奏ですね🎵

  • @laoban_james8377
    @laoban_james8377 7 років тому +6

    Bravo!

  • @discerningacumen
    @discerningacumen 2 роки тому +4

    Wow

  • @michaelzhu8711
    @michaelzhu8711 2 роки тому +4

    Bravo

  • @beatrizlejarza8694
    @beatrizlejarza8694 Рік тому +1

    Si! BRILLANTE! 💎💎💎💎💎

  • @myps6200
    @myps6200 Рік тому +1

    brilliant

  • @yangxb
    @yangxb 2 роки тому +2

    This is on the whole much better than his recent Chopin competition final, IMO, except for a small error at 12:44.

  • @adriatorras8077
    @adriatorras8077 6 років тому +7

    Okay, BEETHOVEN, you must explain us why you composed this.

  • @newgeorge
    @newgeorge 7 років тому +4

    ok, the first movement was outstanding. not so sure about the finale. I get what he was trying to do with the pedalling but it didn't really come off imo. His pianism is tremendous though. Superb sense of timing and wonderful sound even at full volume.

    • @user-nn1yt9ki9p
      @user-nn1yt9ki9p 6 років тому +4

      newgeorge I barely managed to polish the third movement in a Sonata since I got exhausted enough to focus on the first one or two😅... Well unless I started practicing the third movement first, otherwise I’d lose interest focusing on such a log piece... I think his third movement makes perfect sense to me and I can totally imagine how it would sound if he keeps practicing. It’s apparently a very talented pianist.

    • @titob.yotokojr.9337
      @titob.yotokojr.9337 2 роки тому +9

      I disagree with your assessment of his pedal work. I think it's excellent because he uses it to create clean lines and uses it in appropriate places.

    • @makaan699
      @makaan699 2 роки тому +2

      I think he was just following the score really closely. Beethoven's pedal markings in the 3rd mov area bit ridiculous on today's big loud pianos but made sense in his time.

  • @user-om9sx5yw7f
    @user-om9sx5yw7f 5 місяців тому

    素晴らしい演奏です。

  • @keli3056
    @keli3056 6 років тому +6

    Nice use of pedal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And 15:48 to16:35

  • @terrybu435
    @terrybu435 2 роки тому +3

    除了肖邦,Bruce的贝多芬都弹得非常棒!

  • @harlemqnext4919
    @harlemqnext4919 12 днів тому

    crispy

  • @galinaprozorova7903
    @galinaprozorova7903 2 роки тому +6

    Браво! Ну очень хорошо. Только в исполнении Гульда сонаты Бетховена звучат как оркестр.

  • @KohyaSuechika1104
    @KohyaSuechika1104 3 місяці тому

    @KohyaSuechika: It's a criminal offense to insert ads during such a brilliant performance. 🌐💖💚💌✨💒
    #KohyaSuechika
    #Kohya Suechika
    #ConcertHall 💒

  • @laali_puppy
    @laali_puppy 2 роки тому +4

    Incredible performance. Especially liked the *smoothest and prettiest* way he played at ua-cam.com/video/AU2G13qnKl8/v-deo.html (till ua-cam.com/video/AU2G13qnKl8/v-deo.html)! Wow, what an amazing player, thanks for uploading this gem!

  • @lospazio
    @lospazio 2 роки тому +14

    The octaves glissando... How can anyone do that? 😂

    • @katttttt
      @katttttt 4 місяці тому

      YES!!! It feels impossible (haven't really tried though)

  • @von_Karajan
    @von_Karajan 4 місяці тому

    12:27 3rd movement

  • @jackwilloughby239
    @jackwilloughby239 2 роки тому +7

    Everyone plays this too fast. It's such a beautiful piece and you can't really hear it unless you learn it yourself at the piano.

  • @pyroprince78
    @pyroprince78 3 місяці тому

    His Chopin is inspired. His Beethoven feels and sounds so... dutiful. I don't think he gets Beethoven. He has some wonderful moments here, but they are short lived.

    • @DellDreamer
      @DellDreamer 3 місяці тому

      This performance was recorded 7 years ago. It could be played more forcefully in some places. However, the octave glissando was played very smoothly, better than some very famous pianists.

  • @ranhaitani5312
    @ranhaitani5312 2 роки тому +3

    Mov 3 12:24

  • @la_princesse_des_beauxarts
    @la_princesse_des_beauxarts 3 роки тому +1

    12:28

  • @andrzejnowak7
    @andrzejnowak7 2 роки тому +1

    Who is ARTHUR Rubinstein? Do you mean ARTUR Rubinstein? By the way, Bendetti is Arturo or Arthur to you?

    • @emmanueldasilva7795
      @emmanueldasilva7795 2 роки тому

      It can be spelled either Artur or Arthur

    • @andrzejnowak7
      @andrzejnowak7 2 роки тому

      Where possible, the original spelling should be used; this is the case with Artur Rubinstein. For example, when I talk about Brahms, I use the original form Johannes, even though it has an equivalent in Polish, namely Jan.

  • @user-iy4by8fo2u
    @user-iy4by8fo2u Рік тому +2

    すげえ…‼️( ; ゚Д゚)

  • @chessjames
    @chessjames Рік тому +2

    that woman in the front row with the book is annoying me. close the damn book and listen to the music

  • @effortlessjapanese123
    @effortlessjapanese123 2 роки тому +2

    4:22

  • @loveispatient0808
    @loveispatient0808 Рік тому +1

    er…….. it’s Liu NOT Lee!!!!😮

  • @terrybu435
    @terrybu435 2 роки тому +5

    黎明第三乐章特别难

  • @hanfengwang256
    @hanfengwang256 Рік тому +1

    Too many commercials. Very disturbing!

  • @keli3056
    @keli3056 6 років тому

  • @audreyschorr2020
    @audreyschorr2020 2 роки тому

    Nn(

  • @larrygraham3377
    @larrygraham3377 3 дні тому

    Is this really in the key of " C " Major. ??? 😂😂😂

  • @rht100
    @rht100 3 місяці тому

    Panda express plays amazing beethoven

  • @quaver1239
    @quaver1239 2 роки тому +1

    IMHO he needs a few more years to mature although this is a nice performance.

  • @zimouchen1172
    @zimouchen1172 3 місяці тому

    Too young

  • @cortootify
    @cortootify Рік тому +1

    he is paying just like a young girl, not impressed. Its the waldstein sonata...disappoining sound