Yuja Wang - Rachmaninov: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5 (Live at Philharmonie, Berlin / 2018)

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    Yuja Wang’s philosophy of music is both simple and profoundly complex. “I want to relate all life to music,” she recently told veteran British critic Fiona Maddocks. The Beijing-born pianist’s latest album for Deutsche Grammophon 'The Berlin Recital' captures the white heat of solo works by Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Scriabin and Ligeti, a trio of Russians together with one of the late 20th-century’s greatest composers.
    Yuja Wang - Rachmaninov: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5 (Live at Philharmonie, Berlin / 2018)
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  • @deutschegrammophon
    @deutschegrammophon  5 років тому +728

    Have you had a chance to listen to Yuja's fantastic Berlin Recital album? She has also released some Encores, available for streaming only.

    • @sneezesaw2611
      @sneezesaw2611 5 років тому +8

      Thank you

    • @pauljohnston3884
      @pauljohnston3884 5 років тому +4

      Okay. How much are you being paid?

    • @MARTIN201199
      @MARTIN201199 5 років тому +2

      Would DG make an invitation for one of his subscribers to visit Germany and a live concert of the BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER?

    • @OmgLoLw2gLuvUidkROFL
      @OmgLoLw2gLuvUidkROFL 5 років тому +14

      Perfect tempo. Most play this too fast😩. You play this PERFECTLY‼️😍. Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent with us. Thumbs UP!

    • @eggizgud
      @eggizgud 4 роки тому +3

      @@OmgLoLw2gLuvUidkROFL Can't imagine any faster than this!

  • @yujawang7753
    @yujawang7753 4 роки тому +6389

    Thank you, everybody!

    • @wedemeyerr
      @wedemeyerr 4 роки тому +939

      @@clausesanta5042 maybe the focus is not her, but definitely your own problem with your sexuality

    • @clausesanta5042
      @clausesanta5042 4 роки тому +16

      @@wedemeyerr So you say.

    • @paulpost6409
      @paulpost6409 4 роки тому +106

      Ah, no - thank you. Thank you very much.

    • @peacerespect98
      @peacerespect98 4 роки тому +34

      ❤️@Yuja. Wellcome to Stockholm!

    • @SolveEtCoagula93
      @SolveEtCoagula93 4 роки тому +11

      @@clausesanta5042 Take notice of people like wedemeyer - they are really just trying to divert the attention away from their own sexual hang ups and penis envy. I'm with you Santa - what can I have for Christmas?

  • @Quotenwagnerianer
    @Quotenwagnerianer 6 років тому +564

    I really like how much attention she gives to the countermelody in the middle voices at the repeat of the middle part.

    • @TomCloyd
      @TomCloyd 5 років тому +7

      And that is what makes her special, according to G. Graffman, her teacher at Curtis.

    • @junenovae
      @junenovae 5 років тому +17

      Tehnically it is written like this, but I guess she does it better than most

    • @AL-pu7ux
      @AL-pu7ux 5 років тому +4

      That’s how the score is written.

    • @Quotenwagnerianer
      @Quotenwagnerianer 4 роки тому +4

      @@AL-pu7ux I know. But you still have to be able to make it sing. It is not easy with the fingering.

    • @AstroJulien
      @AstroJulien 6 місяців тому +4

      Exactly my thought. Her rendition of those other voices is the clearest I've listened to so far.

  • @anyallewis
    @anyallewis 20 днів тому +9

    she plays the middle section so well!! the perfect touch, not too fast or too slow, with this beautiful slight hesitancy, god i could listen forever..

  • @samovarmaker9673
    @samovarmaker9673 5 років тому +2239

    I like this because it's slower, so I can finally learn to play it in 100 years instead of 200

    • @astrid8433
      @astrid8433 5 років тому +11

      Samovar maker lmao

    • @attenia
      @attenia 5 років тому +8

      ua-cam.com/video/SlcQWUn5DeI/v-deo.html its away better version (in my opinion 😉)

    • @samovarmaker9673
      @samovarmaker9673 5 років тому +21

      I like how Rachmaninoff himself played, it's a tad faster than this though

    • @uyenthu9197
      @uyenthu9197 5 років тому +1

      Lmaooo

    • @justinhan286
      @justinhan286 5 років тому +22

      @@attenia are you serious?

  • @little_lollisweird_uncle5408
    @little_lollisweird_uncle5408 6 років тому +2496

    Mesmerizing. She's more than capable to play this faster. But I actually like this tempo. It shows that Yuja is not just about speed and technique.

    • @mgtnlouis4940
      @mgtnlouis4940 6 років тому +89

      well it's the tempo of the piece.... so why would she play it faster ?

    • @axxentgaming8435
      @axxentgaming8435 6 років тому +57

      I agree unlike Lang Lang

    • @TheRobyMann
      @TheRobyMann 6 років тому +64

      I noticed the exact same thing. Such a controlled and measured tempo

    • @stephenraatz2598
      @stephenraatz2598 6 років тому +55

      The tempo is perfect.

    • @michaelschefold3299
      @michaelschefold3299 6 років тому +65

      Yes, her tempo is close to Rachmaninoff himself, for example Kissin plays it faster and with less musicality. It's the best interpretation since Rachmaninow.

  • @caleblauber1441
    @caleblauber1441 2 роки тому +86

    She plays this at an excellent tempo. I can believe how well she brings out that hidden melody.

  • @Bilytkid
    @Bilytkid 6 років тому +91

    Yuja Wang is - IMHO - among the top 5 pianist in the world today! Her skill and interpation of the classics is just incredible.

  • @markfowlermusic
    @markfowlermusic 6 років тому +831

    Wow was not expecting it to be that good! Easily one of the best performances of this, sound quality too is excellent, really captured the power of this piece.

    • @grosejay
      @grosejay 6 років тому +18

      Why the low expectation?

    • @winterknight1159
      @winterknight1159 6 років тому +15

      Grosejay maybe he thinks too highly of himself.

    • @markfowlermusic
      @markfowlermusic 6 років тому +37

      Lol, i know she is good, I just forget how good she is sometimes, I thought the performance would be good as it is, just not pretty much the best performance I've ever heard, which it is, in my opinion.

    • @kyefang8278
      @kyefang8278 6 років тому

      Sound quality? It's recorded in studio. How could it go wrong?

    • @asriniv0194
      @asriniv0194 5 років тому +14

      With Yuja Wang, the expectation can’t be higher-you always expect her to play it to your idea of perfection, and she exceeds it infinitely.

  • @liza.bochkareva
    @liza.bochkareva Рік тому +15

    Such a relief to hear that she goes for full octaves in the right hand in the major episode 0:40. I have a small hand and was struggling to make this sound good as Rachmaninoff wrote it (octave-single note-octave-single note), until I decided to play the entire right hand with an added octave. Now I see that I'm not the only one who got thay idea! 😀

  • @uscjd2004
    @uscjd2004 4 роки тому +41

    This piece makes my blood fizz like nothing else, especially when it is played perfectly, as it is here.

  • @tlexunw4uinren
    @tlexunw4uinren 5 років тому +117

    I understand that Lang lang’s proficiency and dynamics are beyond compare.
    But i cant even describe how amazing Yuja Wang is. Her consistency and balance and the way she emphasizes this piece and any pieces without altering the melodies is mind-blowing to me. Every note is clear and carries a characteristic with it.
    She plays gracefully with her beauty and soul.

    • @eldergeektromeo9868
      @eldergeektromeo9868 3 роки тому +2

      Both had the same instructor...no?

    • @DavidFernandez-oi6ku
      @DavidFernandez-oi6ku Рік тому +21

      Lol, Yuja is better than Lang Lang easily imo

    • @yskwong
      @yskwong Рік тому +12

      Yuja is way way way better than Lang Lang
      Lang Lang is way to dramatic and flamboyant, which appeals to the crowd
      But if you only listen to the pieces they played, Yuja's way better.

  • @bridgitgoldman8970
    @bridgitgoldman8970 3 роки тому +176

    Yuja, When we went into lockdown about a year ago, I decided to learn this piece (rather ambitious as a biology professor). I have listened to you play it everyday as my guide. Thank you for working so hard, making such beautiful music for all of us, and for inspiring me to keep playing. I hope you come to NY someday so I can hear you live. If you do, I hope you will play this prelude for your encore. When you finish, I'll be the loudest audience member jumping up and down, clapping and yelling BRAVO!

    • @s.c.1494
      @s.c.1494 3 роки тому +21

      Bridgit, Yuja actually lives in New York city, in the theater district just few blocks from Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. So if you live in New York you are in luck because she performes at both these venues regularly. I hope you get to see her soon. :-)

    • @bridgitgoldman8043
      @bridgitgoldman8043 3 роки тому +6

      @@s.c.1494 Thank you for letting me know!

    • @s.c.1494
      @s.c.1494 3 роки тому +9

      You are welcome Bridgit. Do you know that Yuja is performing in Carnegie Hall this November? She is doing chamber music with the renowned violinist Kavakos. Here is the info:
      November 4, 2021
      Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, United States
      Chamber music with Leonidas Kavakos, violin
      Program --
      BACH: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016
      SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 134
      BACH: Violin Sonata No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1014
      BUSONI: Violin Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 36a
      You can find their chamber performances on UA-cam to get a taste. Yuja's performing schedule is on her website www.yujawang.com. Cheers!

    • @bridgitgoldman8043
      @bridgitgoldman8043 3 роки тому +4

      @@s.c.1494 Thank you so much for sharing! This is awesome!

    • @s.c.1494
      @s.c.1494 3 роки тому +4

      @@bridgitgoldman8043 You are welcome!

  • @martinstahle2006
    @martinstahle2006 6 років тому +679

    Most just play this piece too fast, so it does not sound like a march anymore. Yuja meets exactly my idea of this piece.

    • @tomgiles1484
      @tomgiles1484 6 років тому +3

      startraveller I agree. I like Yuja's tempo, but even Rachmaninoff himself played it faster. ua-cam.com/video/M8RyWFA7PSY/v-deo.html

    • @lnhart7157
      @lnhart7157 6 років тому +9

      I think Richter also played it at this tempo, which to me is perfect

    • @martinstahle2006
      @martinstahle2006 6 років тому +2

      @@tomgiles1484 thank you for this record. He have played it faster, but not too fast at all. Like it too :)

    • @mariodisarli1022
      @mariodisarli1022 6 років тому +2

      Ah, Rachmaninoff & Yuja?! The Classical Review
      Wang’s powerful virtuosity stronger on flash than depth in Boston recital
      May 13, 2018
      By Aaron Keebaugh
      Yuja Wang performed Friday night at Jordan Hall for the Celebrity Series. Photo: Robert Torres
      ...
      There is no doubting Yuja Wang’s technique at the keyboard. The Chinese-born pianist is capable of unleashing torrents of octave runs, and her left-hand figures supply an almost orchestral sense of depth and gravity to her sound. She clearly shapes every phrase, and her notes resonate with a ping.
      ...
      Still, there were times Friday night when one wondered if Wang only saw some of this music as just showpieces for her mesmerizing technical skill. Her selections of Rachmaninoff Preludes and Études-tableaux, though played deftly, didn’t always flower with the vocal quality so integral to the composer’s style.
      Wang takes a full-bodied approach to Rachmaninoff, and she renders his textures in multi-dimensional shapes. In the Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5, her strong left hand figures tethered the march rhythms to the ground. The Prelude in B minor, Op. 32, No. 10 unfolded in Debussyian washes of color. In the Étude-tableau in E-flat minor, Op. 39, No. 5, Wang’s harmonies and bass lines crashed together in blistering clusters. But in each, Rachmaninoff sense of sweeping grandeur went largely unexplored.
      Three of Ligeti’s Etudes, which filled out the program, were similarly muscular but lacking in probing musicality. Wang’s running chromatic figures blurred into a fog in Etude No. 9, “Vertige,” and in Etude No. 1, “Désordre,” churning Bartókian rhythms propelled the music ever forward. In Etude No. 3, “Touches bloquées,” Wang’s performance needed more of the intimacy that this music requires. Though Wang played the work quickly-as marked-the Etude’s halo-like harmonics, caused by the pianist keeping some of the keys depressed with the left hand while punching out syncopated figures with the right, failed to shimmer. Ligeti incorporated difficult passages into these works not as vehicles for showboating but to create ethereal musical tapestries. And throughout, it seemed as if Wang was playing Ligeti’s notes, not Ligeti’s music.
      ...
      The program will be repeated 8 p.m. Thursday night at Carnegie Hall in New York. carnegiehall.org.

    • @mariodisarli1022
      @mariodisarli1022 6 років тому

      Google translation: Berlin Berliner Morgenpost Kultur Kirill Petrenko conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker 15.04.2018, 03:00 Uhr Felix Stephan Top-Events in Berlin "... And Petrenko's most recent Philharmonic program also fits into this It moves exclusively in the first half of the 20th century, and Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 is clearly the main attraction of the evening, especially as the Chinese Yuja Wang reaches into the keys, a pianist, half Circus horse, half machine, with a lurid record tempi in the outer sets and mercilessly accurate chord attacks.Whoever had always suspected that the piano is a drum kit, will feel confirmed by Yuja Wang." ...

  • @AdrianCameron123
    @AdrianCameron123 4 роки тому +345

    Her voicing in the middle passages at 1:50 are heavenly. 😍...

    • @gmnotyet
      @gmnotyet Рік тому

      Ashkenazy

    • @ernestjordan8270
      @ernestjordan8270 9 місяців тому

      It reminded me immediately of Glenn Gould. Such a beautiful connection between two great artists :)

  • @robertjason6885
    @robertjason6885 Рік тому +12

    The clarity pedaling is extraordinary.

  • @GiraffeFlavored
    @GiraffeFlavored 5 років тому +21

    She's so dynamic and expressive, this is fascinating to watch

  • @RigelKentaurus7
    @RigelKentaurus7 4 роки тому +4

    Yuja, you remember me the young Martha Argerich. The same virtuosism, the passion, a brilliant sound, even the same facials expressions.
    Simply beautiful, thank you very much.

  • @jedegroot6533
    @jedegroot6533 3 роки тому +7

    Yula Wang does not only play miraculously, Yula Wang herself is a miracle

  • @guillaumededieu4000
    @guillaumededieu4000 5 років тому +21

    Nombreux sont ceux qui parlent de votre talent, nombreux sont ceux aussi qui parlent de votre technique. Moi je ne parle pas, j'écoute, et j'entends toute l'émotion que vous mettez dans votre musique. Merci beaucoup.

  • @xvulpyxchinchilla5216
    @xvulpyxchinchilla5216 Рік тому +10

    She sings with her soul and you can tell the passion she puts in her playing and that makes it all sound so much more magical ❤️

  • @gorancicero
    @gorancicero 5 років тому +107

    Perfect tempo. Yuja is the best interpreter I ever heard of this dramatically piece. It is the Russian soul mirrored. She is playing with all her soul and body all together.

    • @AWD1001
      @AWD1001 Місяць тому

      Absolutely ❤ Very clearly expressed.

  • @abelincoln940
    @abelincoln940 5 років тому +23

    Love this interpretation, almost like she’s teasing the audience constantly

  • @amandadean3513
    @amandadean3513 2 роки тому +16

    This was incredible! It sounded just like his original ❤The way she plays, putting her whole heart and sole into the music is breathtaking. My first time hearing of this artist and now I’m in love

  • @DidzYbanez
    @DidzYbanez 3 роки тому +6

    I was so ambitious, on my 2nd year 1st semester of studying piano, this was my recital piece... in the middle of the piece i had mental blocked, i faced the audience for about 10 seconds, looked at my family, and played it again from the start with so much anger in me, that everyone in the audience became so quite while i hammer and shook the grand piano... i was able to finish the piece, and with no slight of smile on my face, I stood up, bowed and walked out. Went to one of the piano rooms cried, and thought jumping from the 2nd floor, good thing my piano professor, hurriedly went to me, comforted me and said that I did just fine, and she brought me back inside the music hall. It happened last 2000 in Silliman University School of Music and Fine Arts in Dumaguete City, Philippines. I can think of it now and just totally laugh at it. I just wish cameras or phone cameras were cheap back in that olden days, could have captured one of the most memorable times of my life. :)

  • @thisguy555
    @thisguy555 2 роки тому +18

    This brings tears to my eyes… there’s so much emotion behind every key note… thank you for this truly exceptional rendition.. 😊

  • @marktaylor2418
    @marktaylor2418 5 років тому +102

    I must have watched this 100 times already....help me !
    A year on and I must have watched this 200 times at least, I just can't help myself!
    Update Dec 2020 - Make that 400 times now!

    • @gof1010
      @gof1010 4 роки тому +1

      Does anybody know other piano music like this? With this style?

    • @marktaylor2418
      @marktaylor2418 4 роки тому +2

      @@lucyluck9642 OMG I'm so relieved, I thought it was just me!

    • @rayspianoworld7436
      @rayspianoworld7436 3 роки тому

      ???/?/??/????????????????????????????????????????????????????????/???????

    • @hugowilliams1988
      @hugowilliams1988 7 місяців тому

      I have listened at least 30 times

  • @calebmccombie7628
    @calebmccombie7628 4 роки тому +10

    Best recording I've head so far of this prelude. I can't believe the crazy voicing that she does in the melodic section!!

  • @magnussilverwood4493
    @magnussilverwood4493 6 років тому +10

    Reminds me of the version on UA-cam recorded by Rachmaninoff himself.. the quickness of the chords, sparse use of pedal, and the separation and clarity of the different melodies in the middle section. Love it!

    • @michaelschefold3299
      @michaelschefold3299 6 років тому +2

      Noone else is as close to Rachmaninoff himself as she is!

  • @peterblankestijn8735
    @peterblankestijn8735 4 роки тому +5

    absolutely fabulous!!
    I am so happy that in these difficult COVID times, when we can not (or very limited) go to live performances, this recording is available!!!

  • @danfannon1707
    @danfannon1707 5 місяців тому +4

    This is true musicianship of the highest order.. Her technique and inner ear are so flawlessly perfect and thought through that they allow her the freedom to take what most pianists pound into a flashy, showboat piece and fashion it into a short story of musical wonder and intelligence. How deeply fortunate we are to have Yuja Wang in our world.

  • @michaelschefold3299
    @michaelschefold3299 6 років тому +232

    What an interpretation! What a pianist! Better isn't possible.....I was so lucky to hear and see this live in Zürich, an unforgettable evening!

    • @EmptyVee00000
      @EmptyVee00000 6 років тому +1

      Michael Schefold Better is absolutely possible: Kissin, Gilels, and, absolute tops, Ashkenazy.

    • @michaelschefold3299
      @michaelschefold3299 6 років тому +7

      @@EmptyVee00000 not at all....her interpretation is way better tha Kissin...he's too fast

    • @EmptyVee00000
      @EmptyVee00000 6 років тому

      @@michaelschefold3299 I like that tempo, which is about the same as Ashkenazy's. Gilels played it even faster, but it was also fantastic. Rachmaninoff played it even slower than Yuja Wang! Her tempo also works, but the middle section is awful; no mystery or poise.

    • @mariodisarli1022
      @mariodisarli1022 6 років тому +2

      Ah, Rachmaninoff & Yuja?! The Classical Review
      Wang’s powerful virtuosity stronger on flash than depth in Boston recital
      May 13, 2018
      By Aaron Keebaugh
      Yuja Wang performed Friday night at Jordan Hall for the Celebrity Series. Photo: Robert Torres
      ...
      There is no doubting Yuja Wang’s technique at the keyboard. The Chinese-born pianist is capable of unleashing torrents of octave runs, and her left-hand figures supply an almost orchestral sense of depth and gravity to her sound. She clearly shapes every phrase, and her notes resonate with a ping.
      ...
      Still, there were times Friday night when one wondered if Wang only saw some of this music as just showpieces for her mesmerizing technical skill. Her selections of Rachmaninoff Preludes and Études-tableaux, though played deftly, didn’t always flower with the vocal quality so integral to the composer’s style.
      Wang takes a full-bodied approach to Rachmaninoff, and she renders his textures in multi-dimensional shapes. In the Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5, her strong left hand figures tethered the march rhythms to the ground. The Prelude in B minor, Op. 32, No. 10 unfolded in Debussyian washes of color. In the Étude-tableau in E-flat minor, Op. 39, No. 5, Wang’s harmonies and bass lines crashed together in blistering clusters. But in each, Rachmaninoff sense of sweeping grandeur went largely unexplored.
      Three of Ligeti’s Etudes, which filled out the program, were similarly muscular but lacking in probing musicality. Wang’s running chromatic figures blurred into a fog in Etude No. 9, “Vertige,” and in Etude No. 1, “Désordre,” churning Bartókian rhythms propelled the music ever forward. In Etude No. 3, “Touches bloquées,” Wang’s performance needed more of the intimacy that this music requires. Though Wang played the work quickly-as marked-the Etude’s halo-like harmonics, caused by the pianist keeping some of the keys depressed with the left hand while punching out syncopated figures with the right, failed to shimmer. Ligeti incorporated difficult passages into these works not as vehicles for showboating but to create ethereal musical tapestries. And throughout, it seemed as if Wang was playing Ligeti’s notes, not Ligeti’s music.
      ...
      The program will be repeated 8 p.m. Thursday night at Carnegie Hall in New York. carnegiehall.org.

    • @EmptyVee00000
      @EmptyVee00000 6 років тому +1

      Mario DiSarli Your point?

  • @uccmusic5572
    @uccmusic5572 8 місяців тому +1

    Magical…I played this in college decades ago and have been enamored with it ever since. But I hadn’t listened to it for years. Then, Yuja’s “Flight of the bumble-bee” showed up on a list of videos I was watching, I listened, was floored and had to see if she had performed Rachmaninoff’s prelude in G minor. I am so glad I searched for this, because her performance takes my breath away over and over. I listened to several others, including the composer himself, then came back and listened to Yuja again and her performance continues to take my breath away. From the moment she first touches those keys to the final, her richness of tone and phrasing transport. Her transition from the march to when she takes flight and soars through the lyrical section is like a dream sequence that continues to pull me in till I’m brought to tears by the soft landing back into the final, heroic, majestic march. Thank you, Yuja, for your incredible gift of interpretation, sharing the importance of every single note and throwing nothing away. You’re truly a gift.

  • @miaxlyd_2025
    @miaxlyd_2025 5 років тому +18

    I love this interpretation. Very original and insightful. The technical execution was flawless and equally original. My noteworthy impressions: her discretion in the use of rubato is very calculated and intelligent and her unique focus on the harmonic subtleties and counter melody (particularly in 3rd section). Masterful.

  • @warmperson2007
    @warmperson2007 4 роки тому +36

    Wow ! Finally someone who KNOWS how to play Rachmaninov in a way that brings tears of emotion ! Love from Switzerland !

    • @TheCyberMantis
      @TheCyberMantis 3 роки тому

      Princess Miyako Watanabe. From the band: LOVEBITES. My favorite.

    • @dawidwalega4726
      @dawidwalega4726 3 роки тому

      Yes There is no doubt that her performance is really worth noting.

  • @ivannvillanueva6294
    @ivannvillanueva6294 4 роки тому +3

    Sound quality is superb,; i can even hear the crickets on the piano.
    That yellow dress is ravishing in her. What a gift

  • @fazergazer
    @fazergazer 4 роки тому +7

    Perfect. I can see the soldiers marching toward us, passing us, and marching into the distance. Perfect.

  • @AlbertoVerrini
    @AlbertoVerrini 6 років тому +16

    Yuja, you play this piece in a so original way... really a great execution!

  • @ShredmasterScott
    @ShredmasterScott 3 роки тому +25

    Can't get enough of this piece.....it could be a metal song

    • @phils8215
      @phils8215 3 роки тому +1

      Here thanks to Shred

  • @busylifemeto
    @busylifemeto 4 роки тому +8

    Yuja has developed into an absolute world class pianist with few rivals outstanding lady in all ways

  • @giacomocasartelli5503
    @giacomocasartelli5503 4 роки тому +14

    best rendition I've ever heard of this piece. The phrasing in the Un poco meno mosso is phenomenal

  • @rik6230
    @rik6230 4 роки тому +14

    This is perfection. An incredible piece of music played by a Goddess. Thank you Rachmaninov and Yuya Wang

  • @tomy1830
    @tomy1830 4 роки тому +4

    Really love it that she used the left pedal in the middle part

  • @axelbrard3681
    @axelbrard3681 3 роки тому +33

    Cette pianiste est l'une de mes préférées, quand elle joue on a l'impression qu'elle communique avec le piano comme si ils s'assemblaient et ne formait qu'une seule personne, je trouve cela absolument magnifique à voir et à écouter.

  • @jC-sp8rm
    @jC-sp8rm Рік тому +8

    She is not playing the piano, she is the fusion of human and piano! The best pianist!!!

    • @Gemini530
      @Gemini530 2 місяці тому

      Yunchan is better

  • @Bati_
    @Bati_ 6 років тому +15

    To me, the best recording and playing of this piece.

  • @dmp7252
    @dmp7252 11 місяців тому +1

    There is something about this woman .... the level of hutzpa that she plays with is unreal. The courage to WAIT, the syncopation ... she plays it with a level of umpf that gives us all what we need. (I need not even touch on the technique because there was hardly a wrong note, if any, played.) But I think what most enthralls even us pianists is the power she pulls from the piano being so slight. I know pianist larger than her who can't even muster half of this sound. She is astounding both musically and technically. Bravo.

  • @thuhanguyen2367
    @thuhanguyen2367 5 років тому +74

    It's not just the tempo that's so great about this interpretation, it's also her dynamics and articulation. It's a little too much pedal for my preference in the beginning, but overall her playing is so clear and vibrant, and is further complemented by her relatively slower tempo. Last but not least, the dynamics give the piece its liveliness, and adds lots of variation. I love her crescendos in particular. Bravo.

  • @jeffwheaton1733
    @jeffwheaton1733 Рік тому +2

    We are very fortunate to have, in our lifetime, one so musically gifted, technically, and emotionally connected to the music, in away, few humans are able to experience. Thank- you Yuja for sharing your gift....

  • @anastasiia2014
    @anastasiia2014 Рік тому +5

    Wow. She plays it slower , but you can hear, feel and see how she puts her emotions into the song, which doesn’t come with every pianist, impressive.

  • @WilliamFoggon
    @WilliamFoggon 4 роки тому +2

    What an amazing pianist she is. There are so many good pianists these days, young and established but Yuja is unsurpassed. A fantastic performance, absolutely stunning - I can't wait to see her live in the not too distant future. Hopefully in London.

  • @kai-uweconrad1969
    @kai-uweconrad1969 4 роки тому +3

    Hello Yuja, thank you very much for your brilliantly played piano music. Your virtuosity and sovereignty leave me speechless. As a musician and woman, you are wonderful to hear and look at. Many Thanks!

  • @enviroawareness
    @enviroawareness Рік тому +2

    This, in my opinion, is the pinnacle interpretation of this piece. Absolutely phenomenal.

  • @shyne6413
    @shyne6413 3 місяці тому +4

    Умница! Талантище!! Послушайте ещё, как она играет Скрябина! Лучше всех остальных молодых музыкантов!

  • @meredith218461
    @meredith218461 6 років тому +13

    On the evidence of this Yuja Wang is maturing into a consummate artist. Her choice of tempo is spot on for the martial rhythm of this celebrated prelude, I look forward to experiencing the complete recital.

  • @Любовь-у8д5н
    @Любовь-у8д5н 5 років тому +16

    С момента выхода этого видео я смотрю его каждую неделю, это просто потрясающее исполнение! Наслушаться невозможно!

    • @galinamelnikova9855
      @galinamelnikova9855 4 роки тому +1

      А может Вы просто наслаждайтесь прелюдией Рахманинова, а не этой трактовкой? Послушайте, для сравнения, других исполнителей: Горовица, Гилельса, Рубинштейна, самого Рахманинова.Всё познаётся в сравнении.Делать упор на виртуозность, это ещё не всё.

    • @Любовь-у8д5н
      @Любовь-у8д5н 4 роки тому +1

      @@galinamelnikova9855 , Вы всё верно подмечаете, но это исполнение мне тоже понравилось. Конечно, слушать каждую неделю его я уже не буду.)

    • @Любовь-у8д5н
      @Любовь-у8д5н 4 роки тому +1

      @@galinamelnikova9855 Рубинштейна, безусловно выделяю для себя! По-моему, его исполнение звучит в титрах фильма «Старший сын».

    • @Eugen_969b
      @Eugen_969b 2 роки тому +1

      @@Любовь-у8д5н Там звучит оркестровое переложение этой прелюдии.

    • @НинаГулина-п6щ
      @НинаГулина-п6щ Рік тому +1

      Слушать юлю одно насл

  • @tuhmater2985
    @tuhmater2985 3 роки тому +8

    During the B section where that inner melody comes in, I didn’t even realize it was there until I heard this recording. This performance is amazing!

    • @Vivlon_
      @Vivlon_ 3 роки тому

      I'm not familiar with the piece, can you give me a time stamp so I can try to hear it as well? :)

    • @tuhmater2985
      @tuhmater2985 3 роки тому +1

      @@Vivlon_ It starts at 1:50 ish.

  • @jimc1466
    @jimc1466 2 роки тому +4

    You are a true gift to us, wishing you happiness in life

  • @auroredouard7169
    @auroredouard7169 6 років тому +15

    I've watched tons of interpretation for this piece, I just love yours, thank you

  • @smartybrain3
    @smartybrain3 3 роки тому +12

    Excellent interpretation, the bass is exhilarating, wonderful articulation of the melody line

  • @KSCKris
    @KSCKris Місяць тому +1

    You really nailed it.. what a performance. And let's not forget this magnificent piano as well.

  • @wzvarick
    @wzvarick 4 роки тому +5

    This is actually the best recording I’ve ever heard of this. It’s widely played - badly. Even most pros have trouble getting on top of it. She nails it. Great March tempo, not a drag race. Clean, expressive, gorgeous languid middle section, meaty sound in the bass. Brava!

  • @bnrteach
    @bnrteach Місяць тому +1

    Killed it. So powerful when needs and lyrical when that is needed. Simply wonderful

  • @danielmcmeen3167
    @danielmcmeen3167 5 років тому +7

    She got creative and daring when she added a little touch to the score at 1:51 and at 2:00; love it and will play it that way; I think even Sergei would give her a thumbs up for that.

    • @rothschildianum
      @rothschildianum 3 роки тому +1

      It was written in the score. She did not add anything. She played exactly what was written.

  • @sanjosemike3137
    @sanjosemike3137 6 років тому +19

    I have played this piece since I was a teen. I love Yuja’s approach. Just because she is capable of playing it faster, she does not.
    Sanjosemike (no longer in CA)

  • @convergency1068
    @convergency1068 6 років тому +7

    3:50 I'm screaming. Love it so much.
    Please upload more Yuja!!

    • @mariecantate
      @mariecantate 5 років тому

      Pas de boogie Woody eddy mitchel

  • @otiebrown9999
    @otiebrown9999 6 років тому +5

    Excellent! Bravo!
    Rach was great!
    I love his music!
    Thanks Yuja!
    You are beautiful!

  • @ЮрийФилиппов-ь6ь
    @ЮрийФилиппов-ь6ь 2 роки тому +26

    Великое произведение, великолепное исполнение!

    • @БорисПрусаков-р1п
      @БорисПрусаков-р1п Рік тому

      Единственная женщина в Мире, кто , РЕАЛЬНО, КРУТО ИГРАЕТ НА РОЯЛЕ!!! По серьёзным меркам настоящего ИСКУССТВА!

  • @francescogulotta8138
    @francescogulotta8138 Рік тому +1

    Yuja, mi hai lasciato senza parole... ascoltandoti mi commuovo fino al pianto e ti ammiro moltissimo perché la tua esecuzione è perfetta,priva di sbavature e la tua interpretazione è sublime.Bravissima!❤

  • @pauliberg3492
    @pauliberg3492 3 роки тому +4

    AMAZING--- I have no words, only admiration, listening in awe.

  • @flyurway
    @flyurway 3 роки тому +2

    Impeccable! I just do not see any way that that can be improved upon! Bravo Yuja!!

  • @annaannaof716
    @annaannaof716 6 років тому +10

    Beautiful composition and charming performance,TYSM lady Yuja ♫♪♥

  • @franciscobiro7047
    @franciscobiro7047 6 років тому +2

    I had the pleasure to see her play this lively in Montevideo on 12th october this year. Fantastic, soft, lovely pianist.

  • @poodlefaker26
    @poodlefaker26 6 років тому +179

    Love this tempo - it seems to me that many pianists today (and many conductors alike - Simon Rattle please note) just want to gallop through the music as fast as possible. This is beautifully played at a pace at which you can savour the sonority and the admire the subtly of the composition. Thank you Yuja for a wonderful interpretation of this piece.

    • @russell3357
      @russell3357 5 років тому +3

      yesss savour the sonority I love sonorous piano pieces

    • @attenia
      @attenia 5 років тому +3

      ua-cam.com/video/SlcQWUn5DeI/v-deo.html its a way better version (in my opinion)

    • @vlani2
      @vlani2 5 років тому +3

      @@attenia Nah

    • @michellepivert2490
      @michellepivert2490 5 років тому +1

      love this tempo ? look at my remarks over there, you can savour the sonority ? lisent to Valentina version many of nots and accords she plays can't be eard in Yuja version in some fog...play it slower if you like it will finish in a "berceuse"

    • @sciagurrato1831
      @sciagurrato1831 5 років тому +1

      michel le pivert: s’il vous plaît, en englais ou français pas aardvarquois

  • @rweaver6
    @rweaver6 6 років тому +34

    This video is very interesting to me as it highlights Yuja's notoriously superb technique. She maintains a posture and economy of body movement, even through some fairly intense dynamic contrasts. Her arms and hands are doing nearly all the work and her torso and head help out only when the fortissimo reaches its most intense. Yet we do see expressiveness and intensity, and of course those hands and fingers blurring as they move faster than our eyes can follow.

    • @TomCloyd
      @TomCloyd 5 років тому +1

      @@georgescancan7503 You are vulgar jerk.

    • @IPPF-oo6pe
      @IPPF-oo6pe 5 років тому

      @@TomCloyd Yes , Mr. Cancan comes across as a truly negative and offensive creature ....Sad!
      .....Joel Laykin , HK.

  • @kirsteni.russell5903
    @kirsteni.russell5903 5 років тому +5

    I've heard this prelude many times, but don't think I've ever seen anyone play it before. This pianist certainly has the chops! I see comments that it's slower (than whose playing?) but watch her hands, constantly in motion. And this prelude should not be rushed through anyway. I like to hear all those notes!

  • @jimgott119
    @jimgott119 Рік тому +3

    I just love this! I come back to it over and over.

  • @alixfrap1861
    @alixfrap1861 6 років тому +5

    So wunderschön gespielt von Yuja Wang, danke!

  • @ezraksatrya6424
    @ezraksatrya6424 3 роки тому +8

    This is one of the best interpretation. Bravo...

  • @stacywarmbrand172
    @stacywarmbrand172 4 роки тому +6

    Thank you for such an incredible execution of one of my most favorite pieces of music! You really understand Rachmaninoff!!!

  • @charlesdelair61
    @charlesdelair61 5 років тому +137

    I'm becoming a real Yuja Wang fan. I have loved this piece for many years, but I have never heard it played so clearly. I love Horowitz, but I think I would rather listen to this performance...

    • @thanos4677
      @thanos4677 5 років тому +3

      well horowitz was in his old age when he was recorded so it is not a good reperesentation of his skill

    • @s.c.1494
      @s.c.1494 3 роки тому +3

      Sonority in superb clarity is Yuja's trademark with which I fall in love again and again every time I hear her play.

  • @gpl4908
    @gpl4908 4 роки тому +3

    I love how she sings the notes in her head but mimics the notes with her mouth x)

  • @vz8984
    @vz8984 5 років тому +2

    Так замечательно и красиво! Спасибо большое👍🎶🌷🌷🌷 И очень понравилось, что пианистка в желтом радостном платье.

  • @GWD55
    @GWD55 3 роки тому +27

    Браво!!! Великолепное исполнение

  • @josephliu874
    @josephliu874 2 роки тому +2

    always great to enjoy your recitals, chere Maestra Yuja!

  • @lemongamer3745
    @lemongamer3745 6 років тому +29

    I’ve watched this over 50 times

  • @forestsoceansmusic
    @forestsoceansmusic 5 років тому +2

    Baby! Go you maestro! Awesome. And I love the way you can tell she really loves the music.

  • @junenovae
    @junenovae 5 років тому +7

    I love her so muuuuuch !!! I can't stop listening to her music! She is brilliant

  • @rainbowfox1934
    @rainbowfox1934 3 роки тому +1

    I love the pace at which you play this piece so you can hear the great melody instead of frenetic.

  • @marplepoirot9370
    @marplepoirot9370 3 роки тому +7

    Her performance is always exciting.

  • @weiliu4053
    @weiliu4053 2 роки тому +2

    Oh my God this is the best song I ever heard yuja wang's performance is so good

  • @FrankCGraves
    @FrankCGraves 6 років тому +879

    She is the only person that has played this correctly since Vladimir Horowitz did years ago and he and Rachmaninoff were friends. He took 4 minutes to complete it about the same speed as her. And There is a hidden melody in a small part that is difficult to bring out and she does it perfectly. It is only a few notes that are not really part of the main melodic theme but important nevertheless to a perfect performance. It takes an extreme amount of control to play this song and Horowitz was the only one that I have heard that has a classic recording of this that is probably the best and she comes very close and maybe even better.

    • @mcoldewey
      @mcoldewey 5 років тому +26

      Gilels also plays these inner melodies beautifully. His overall tempo is slightly faster but it's as clear.

    • @brozors
      @brozors 4 роки тому +9

      Gilels, Richter, Sokolov hasn't?

    • @geofffreeburn868
      @geofffreeburn868 4 роки тому +28

      I invite you to listen to Lugansky version, it is a little faster but he brings out the real Russian soul in MHO

    • @peterfritz6689
      @peterfritz6689 4 роки тому +16

      Listen to Lugansky

    • @lubosschelepak7032
      @lubosschelepak7032 4 роки тому +5

      And Richter?

  • @IOSGaming4Life
    @IOSGaming4Life 2 роки тому +2

    I dont know what it is but this piece among only 2 others actually bring me to tears. Its also my favourite version of this piece.

  • @grazhdanka57
    @grazhdanka57 2 роки тому +3

    Идеальное владение темпом динамикой, звуком... Боже, я давно такого не слышала, нет - нет я раньше такого не слышала, растворяешся в "p" и уносишься ввысь при "fff". Это девочка делает с блеском всё к чему прикасаться её руки на клавиатуре.

  • @aravindgundakaram1830
    @aravindgundakaram1830 4 роки тому +2

    Not just the playing, but also the recording is really good...that piano is also really well tuned...kudos to everyone involved! And special thanks to Yuma wang for giving us this great performance!

    • @eldergeektromeo9868
      @eldergeektromeo9868 3 роки тому

      Would expect no less than a perfect recording from DG! and as always, love to Yuja, who brings this to life!

  • @李烃
    @李烃 3 роки тому +11

    Her rhythm is almost the same as that of Rachmaninoff's recording. She expressed Rachmaninoff's emotions almost perfectly. In addition, she cleverly used the middle pedal. This is a very special treatment.

  • @diablioscortes862
    @diablioscortes862 3 роки тому +1

    the subtitles are brilliant and really add to my appreciation of the video

  • @ivannvillanueva6294
    @ivannvillanueva6294 3 роки тому +4

    I dont get tired of watching her fingers and listening to her playing. She transmit the boldness and every feeling this piece was meant to have. This lady wakes me up but fills my heart with tenderness at the mellow transition of 1:21 her fingers are tender and delicate, and the piano becomes a symphony of soft and mellow strings.
    No one plays better than her. I await her performance in the Disney Center in Los Angeles.

  • @jean-charlesdepecker8008
    @jean-charlesdepecker8008 Рік тому +1

    Magistrally performed by a wonderful pianist!!! Congrats and thanks!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @victoralfredomanceraramire4762
    @victoralfredomanceraramire4762 3 роки тому +5

    Woaoooo. Me encanta tu pasión al tocar. Trasmitir esa pasión es difícil, tu la haces sencillo.