Yuja Wang: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18 [HD]

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2021
  • Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris. Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev with a toothpick. Sep 20, 2021
    00:07 - 10:42 I. Moderato
    10:49 - 21:59 II. Adagio sostenuto
    22:00 - 32:41 III. Allegro scherzando
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  • @catanlorca
    @catanlorca Рік тому +1080

    Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 is a milestone among the piano concertos of all composers. Only an exceptional pianist like Yuja Wang can convey its beauty. She is the measure of all things when it comes to virtuosity on the piano. Everything is just right here. Technique, timing, expression, dynamics, sensitivity. She plays the second movement simply breathtakingly beautiful and moving. What an exquisite orchestra. What a wonderful conductor. What a world class pianist. What a great concert..!

  • @valeriysakov1410
    @valeriysakov1410 День тому +5

    Браво концерт-2 композитор Рахманинов! Браво пиано Ю.Я.Ванг! Браво оркестр и дирижор Гергиев! Спасибо, браво!

  • @ralphaverill2001
    @ralphaverill2001 8 місяців тому +203

    I think the reason Yuja Wang performs so exquisitely is because of her deep emotional connection to the music. It is apparent in her facial expressions and the movement of her body; she is living deeply in the music. She doesn't play the music; she travels into it. She becomes the music. A concert for her is not another day at the office, it's when she is most alive. And the rest of us get to listen to the magnificent result.

    • @rancidblock5615
      @rancidblock5615 8 місяців тому +5

      It looks like she's doing an expressive dance, it looks pretentious.

    • @PlatoExcel
      @PlatoExcel 8 місяців тому +12

      @@rancidblock5615, check out Lang Lang and you may need to re-define pretentious.

    • @nicolasmartinez795
      @nicolasmartinez795 7 місяців тому +10

      @@rancidblock5615lol calling something pretentious through an artists self expression is so soft

    • @anted5964
      @anted5964 7 місяців тому +8

      It's so beautiful deep dreamy and emotional .it takes you to a different place

    • @johnharrywatson9136
      @johnharrywatson9136 7 місяців тому +6

      Excellent comment and spot on.👌

  • @Palo_Duro
    @Palo_Duro 8 місяців тому +155

    I don't know anything about classical music, I don't know this pianist. But I know this concerto because it hits me to my soul. There is nothing like it, I can't explain it. I am moved and overwhelmed whenever I hear it. It's a journey to somewhere, I don't even know where. All I know is I expend every emotion along the way. This is a beautiful version of the most beautiful bit of music I've ever heard in my life.

    • @davidroth520
      @davidroth520 7 місяців тому +11

      What a beautiful sentiment to honor and appreciate this music.

    • @argumentumpoeticum
      @argumentumpoeticum 7 місяців тому +5

      Welcome!

    • @aldobelmarm
      @aldobelmarm 7 місяців тому +16

      Dont say you dont know music. If this touches you, you know music enough.

    • @JAP42
      @JAP42 7 місяців тому +8

      Amen. Any musician would be thrilled to have moved you & touched you as you describe.
      "Knowin" more enables you to augment & appreciate the music more, but music isn't to be analyzed: it's to be experienced, and it is the only form of art that can directly evoke feeling such as you describe.

    • @NikoHL
      @NikoHL 6 місяців тому +3

      Welcome to the world of Yuja Wang... Once captured we can never say goodbye.❤ ... Enjoy her Prokofiev too..

  • @marysbahr4386
    @marysbahr4386 Рік тому +370

    This Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2 makes me cry every time - it touches deep within the soul in a place where I can't explain.

    • @rexcorney5092
      @rexcorney5092 Рік тому

      The first time you were able and I didn’t have a problem with it I ww wwww I weeeeee weasel ap

    • @Mivoat
      @Mivoat 11 місяців тому +9

      Yes, it has had that effect on me since I was a teenager. Then at Bristol University when music students told me it was just slush I realised that if you don’t appreciate music it simply cannot be taught. As Louis Armstrong said: if you Gotta ask you’ll never know.

    • @josephososkie3029
      @josephososkie3029 11 місяців тому +2

      @@Mivoat yeah, I tear up and don't know why. Louis Armstrong had it right. But then a Belle Tire commercial came on two minutes in.??? I guess its all glimpses of the things we need to see. I'm good.

    • @colleenperold1610
      @colleenperold1610 10 місяців тому +6

      Yes, me too. It makes my heart ache.

    • @rasberryfields2132
      @rasberryfields2132 10 місяців тому +11

      Rachmaninoff was brilliant. I honestly think he heard music from Heaven and shared it with us. Heavenly; heart-touching; soul healing; majestical music 🎵🎶

  • @rodrigomunoz-ribadeneira5327
    @rodrigomunoz-ribadeneira5327 Рік тому +438

    Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 Opus 18, is one of the most wonderful pieces of music ever written!

    • @alrivers8458
      @alrivers8458 Рік тому +15

      Totally agree. Have listened since I was 5 and my father play the record at least once a week.
      Saludos.

    • @pilmolee9773
      @pilmolee9773 Рік тому +12

      Beautiful melody indeed.

    • @ripvanwinkle1819
      @ripvanwinkle1819 Рік тому

      Rodrigo, compared to chopsticks and Yankee doodle of course it's great.

    • @stevenknudsen7902
      @stevenknudsen7902 Рік тому

      @@ripvanwinkle1819 lol

    • @littleo353
      @littleo353 10 місяців тому +15

      I especially love the back story - as I recall it. That fairly young Rachmaninoff put his heart into his first symphony and it was very poorly received by the critics. A failure. He went into a depression of some kind. Someone got him associated with a psychiatrist/psychologist (talk therapy) who kept motivating him to begin his next piece. It was Piano Concerto #2 - and the entire piece reflects his journey out of those doldrums. A piece that speaks for all of humanity overcoming failure and turning loss into greatness. A song for all of us. I have heard this piece numerous times including quite a number at the symphony by various pianists. I even play a few pages of it on the piano - a wonderful feeling to experience - as though connected to Rachmaninoff through the hands, the piano and the feeling of the song
      Having said that, for me this performance by Wang, the conductor especially and the orchestra IS the best interpretation in my opinion. So many rich subtleties brought out.

  • @FrantasticFrantasy
    @FrantasticFrantasy Рік тому +185

    Her fingers are like ballerinas on the keys. Her intense concentration and involvement are a beauty to behold . The music is beyond emotionally engrossing.

    • @JRamoscmaia
      @JRamoscmaia Рік тому +2

      And the body...

    • @ripvanwinkle1819
      @ripvanwinkle1819 Рік тому +1

      The pianist is cute sure. The music is uncomfortably terrible. You pay 80 bucks to get angry?

    • @JohnnySinsHD
      @JohnnySinsHD 11 місяців тому +5

      @@ripvanwinkle1819lol what?

    • @Miffyylover
      @Miffyylover 10 місяців тому +3

      @@ripvanwinkle1819what is bro saying.

    • @johnsterman77
      @johnsterman77 9 місяців тому

      Bit off topic but have you seen this babe’s abs? She could hold a plank for an hour and, for all I know, does. Daily.

  • @chrisaskin6144
    @chrisaskin6144 10 місяців тому +46

    It's cold, wet and dark outside, the curtains are drawn and you stick Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No.2 on the turntable (yes, vinyl). You turn the lights off and sink back into a reclining armchair, the only light comes from the glow of the fire. You're alone with thoughts of people, places and events that have been important in your life.... then you wake up. You realise you fell into reverie at some point during the second movement. So you play it again wanting to hear the whole of the concerto uninterrupted. After all, it's Rachmaninoff's 'No.2' - nothing else will do.

  • @ronaldbeield7946
    @ronaldbeield7946 9 місяців тому +175

    I've seen Yuja in interviews. She is always smiling and upbeat, actually bubbly in her personality. Then when she goes before the piano and begins to perform, it seems that she is transformed, almost as if one of the great composers like Rachmaninov has entered her soul and taken over. You can see it in her expressions and concentration, a total absorption of the music. What is even better is that she takes us along for the ride.

    • @Joe1935429
      @Joe1935429 8 місяців тому +6

      Indeed. Well said. Rachmaninov has a way with all of us.

    • @mehroovasunia815
      @mehroovasunia815 8 місяців тому

      ​@@Joe19354291¹¹¹23e2z

    • @boyanaskrbic
      @boyanaskrbic 6 місяців тому +2

      You said exactly what happens. She developed sufficient dexterity and the entity that possessed Rachmaninov it possesses her too and the entire audience. It is fed by the life energy of everyone present, generation after generation. It is slavery after all, very far from the freedom we would have if we lived the Truth that Jesus taught us.
      Passing pleasure vs eternal and happy life, the broad path vs the narrow path. Discernment is needed. 💖🇨🇱

    • @arthurmclarty1
      @arthurmclarty1 6 місяців тому +1

      @@boyanaskrbic What does that have to do with Yuja's performance and our marveling at it while being enriched by it?

    • @boyanaskrbic
      @boyanaskrbic 6 місяців тому +2

      @@arthurmclarty1
      It's my response to the first comment, about how she seems to transform...So that it is known what is really happening in an event in which something catches the attention of everyone else. The more enraptured people are, the more energy they deliver. And nobody notices that is losing precious moments of his life that should be occupied in the true way, the one that restores freedom and life to humanity: Loving each other like Jesus taught us and commanded us.
      The discernment and wisdom that the Love of one for another gives, are necessary to awaken a humanity accustomed to living lethargically, without even imagining the greatness of their own potential. We better wake up to this true wonder. 💖🇨🇱

  • @CarbonPhysics
    @CarbonPhysics 2 роки тому +221

    Absolutely unbelievable technique, e.g. 25:44 it's the fastest I've ever heard this played, yet not a single note out of place.
    There is no limit to what Yuja can do. Simply incredible.

    • @rogerlephoque3661
      @rogerlephoque3661 Рік тому +22

      Your use of the word "incredible" is spot on as vocabulary goes. I cannot believe my eyes and ears...I will now toss a few words of my own into the mix: transcendental, sublime, and only the heavens know what...

    • @georgiaguardian4696
      @georgiaguardian4696 Рік тому +12

      Playing any fast pieces with precision, crisp notes and without any errors is what YJW is great at! She is probably the best pianist today the more I listen to her epic performances! She is so perfect every time in every performance!

    • @ajarnwordsmith628
      @ajarnwordsmith628 Рік тому +7

      @@georgiaguardian4696 Her hands/fingers are a blur, just like the hovering humming bird which flaps its wings in a hover so fast per second that a video cannot catch the movement unless the film is set to slow motion.

    • @michaeljaneschitz-kriegl9598
      @michaeljaneschitz-kriegl9598 Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/ANP4CNzbqkY/v-deo.html

    • @famousatmidnight15
      @famousatmidnight15 Рік тому +10

      @@ajarnwordsmith628 Rac himself had a 12 key finger span and Yuja has about 8 so she’s playing super fast and accurate

  • @charliechen1
    @charliechen1 Місяць тому +18

    I dated a pianist who had to go audition for her PHD in the states so I travelled with her and I sat there for hours on end listening to her play. I’ve memorized everything too and even learnt how to read sheet music because I had to follow it and turn the page at the right time. That’s what comes with dating a musician.

    • @Aliaaa2510
      @Aliaaa2510 26 днів тому +1

      why is that so cute awww 😭

  • @thisthatntheother747
    @thisthatntheother747 11 місяців тому +72

    To begin to understand this piece you have to understand how it came to be. Rachmaninov had endured a disastrous opening from reasons that are still disputed. Following that intense depression prevented him from composing. After working with a psychotherapist he was able to compose. The result was his 2nd Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. The most beloved in the romantic repertoire. This piece is a beautiful gift and serves as his triumphant return to composition. ❤❤❤

    • @wilsjane
      @wilsjane 8 місяців тому +4

      You are so correct. The dark clouds lifted and this magnificent work was born.
      I do not feel that it was fully reflected on this performance, which was too focused on the technicalities. The conductor seemed more into the emotions.
      I feel that Anna Fedorova is one of the few people who has fully captured the the entire inner feelings of the composer.

    • @miguelmoysesneto8805
      @miguelmoysesneto8805 6 місяців тому +2

      Ouvir Rachmaninov dispensa qualquer tipo de terapia psicológica, principalmente pela manhã ao acordar !!!

    • @drjdsjr
      @drjdsjr 5 місяців тому +3

      And if memory serves correctly, he dedicated it to his psychotherapist.

    • @tufsoft1
      @tufsoft1 5 місяців тому +3

      @@drjdsjr and the psychotherapist played in the orchestra in the 1st performance.

  • @tencipierluigi
    @tencipierluigi 2 роки тому +170

    I love this performance of Rachmaninov's Yuja Wang!

  • @PaoloPetrucci-mx1st
    @PaoloPetrucci-mx1st 11 днів тому +11

    La tua interpretazione mi ha toccato il cuore. Sei bravissima. Si è acceso in me anche un pensiero. Chi come te ha avuto il talento che non si insegna ne si impara nei tanti master class quello o ce l’hai o no. Oltre al talento, hai avuto dal Padre Eterno, la bellezza fisica che ti fa affascinante e sensuale. Nella tua biografia si legge che da bambina già suonavi a memoria e apprendevi con facilità anche i brani più difficili. Sono di ritorno dall’ospedale pediatrico di Genova e ho visto tanti, bambine e bambini sofferenti a seguito di terribili malattie. Pensavo a chi a ricevuto tanto e a chi è stata tolta anche la salute per non parlare delle guerre in corso. Perdonami per queste mie considerazioni forse inopportune ma sono emerse dentro di me spontaneamente mentre ascoltavo e ammiravo la tua musica e la tua figura. Forse chi leggerà questo commento si ritroverà con il mio pensiero. Mi sono permesso di scrivere perché sono un anziano musicista e un pianista che si auto definisce per dirla come il mio grande conterraneo pesarese di ‘quarta classe’. Tanti auguri veramente di cuore per la tua luminosa carriere artistica e di vita.

  • @coklat2amethyst
    @coklat2amethyst 29 днів тому +17

    00:30 , 6:00 , 6:35
    I come here after watching nodame cantabile. Never expect to sit through this performance until the end. Music really can touch your heart even if you know nothing about classical music

    • @coklat2amethyst
      @coklat2amethyst 26 днів тому +2

      @emmanuelr.474 I watch the live action version, actually its my 3rd rewatch coz i just love it so much. Glad to know that there are others from the show too

  • @franfriedman6471
    @franfriedman6471 8 місяців тому +37

    Her clarity,intensity,and interpretation of the music is exceptional. No theatrics! No arms flying around,or bushy,unkempt hair tossing. Yuja's face and hands say it all! Truly the entire package!

  • @Amy-po3hu
    @Amy-po3hu 22 дні тому +13

    in one of her interviews, she said she could play the rach 2
    "in her sleep", because she knew/loved it so much.

  • @nik.classical
    @nik.classical 4 місяці тому +14

    4:17 - 4:37 is so beautiful and romantic. I feel like it’s not talked about enough!!

  • @nna705
    @nna705 7 місяців тому +36

    I play just one moment of this beautiful peace of music over and over again.
    From 20:40 it feels like whole new world is starting to bloom.
    A M A Z I N G!

  • @harryboggon8718
    @harryboggon8718 10 місяців тому +30

    I can’t find enough adjectives to describe my admiration for this wonderful Young Lady I am completely spellbound 💘

    • @psandbergnz
      @psandbergnz 10 місяців тому +4

      The orchestra is equally good.

    • @MarshallArtz007
      @MarshallArtz007 9 місяців тому +3

      @@psandbergnz: Yes, the orchestra is tremendous here. And so well recorded. 😎🎹

  • @randylplampin1326
    @randylplampin1326 Місяць тому +14

    We cannot tell the difference between Yuja and the master himself. It's a blessing from God.

  • @latonief
    @latonief 4 місяці тому +13

    out of all the interpretations ive heard, yuja is the most emotional and romantic. beautiful intepretation

    • @brendamcdonald594
      @brendamcdonald594 4 місяці тому +2

      A creation of artistic interpretation second to none when considering Yula Wang’s perfect and natural rendition of Rachmaninov’s no. 2 piano concerto. x

    • @brendamcdonald594
      @brendamcdonald594 4 місяці тому +1

      Already sent.

  • @paulwarren796
    @paulwarren796 5 місяців тому +5

    THESE EXTRAORDINARY DIFFICULT PIECES THAT THESE PRODIGIES SEEM TO JUST SAIL & GLIDE THRU....UNBELIEVABLE!!!
    YUJA'S GOWN IS VERY PRETTY .

  • @peytoneldringhoff3421
    @peytoneldringhoff3421 Місяць тому +14

    from 19:00 to 22:00 is my favorite section of music ever. makes me cry everytime. what a pleasure to hear such music.

    • @b0nkeror452
      @b0nkeror452 17 днів тому +1

      I can never get stop listening to it, even after hundreds of times listening, i can never get tired of it. The climax of the piano and the romantic violins heals my soul

  • @ALWH1314
    @ALWH1314 Рік тому +24

    Her fingers are so powerful and fast, she plays this piece with such authority that nobody else can match.

  • @danielshade710
    @danielshade710 Рік тому +12

    Sergei says at the beginning… “ the troops are coming…here’s the quick version of the drama.” He finds more time and we endure the majesty and misery like absolutely no one else can tell/live this. Oh and long live Queen Yuja

  • @gyarufangirl2680
    @gyarufangirl2680 Місяць тому +9

    5:50 to me, this is what melancholy and happiness sound like. I think it's because of how well the violins and the piano mix together. The violins sound bittersweet, but the piano adds another layer of complexity to it, their synergy is immaculate. I came here because Mao Asada skated to this for her free skate at Sochi 2014, and out of all the different pianists who popped up after searching it up, I specifically clicked on this video because I saw that Yuja wang was the one performing it, and I had a slight memory of her bowing compilation on TikTok. I knew the amount of passion she had just from watching her bow to the audience, and I'm going to be honest, I kind of got teary eyed while listening to this! Thank you to Yuja Wang and the entire orchestra for performing this masterpiece with such grace and passion ❤Yuja even made me rethink quitting piano to start figure skating! LOL

  • @goktugblack
    @goktugblack 10 місяців тому +52

    Yuja Wang is much more than a technical freak of nature. She truly understands the hidden mechanics and meaning behind the notes. Very mature renditions.

  • @mikaelbroo
    @mikaelbroo 10 місяців тому +41

    The most beautiful Rach concert in my opinion. Therefore, I have spent the evening listening to the same piano concerto with four other (female) pianists. All performances had their merits. But no one can interpret all the emotions that this work contains like Yuja Wang, nor does anyone seem to enjoy the concert as much as she does. That alone enhances the pleasure I experience when I watch and listen to Yuja.

    • @dnmurphy48
      @dnmurphy48 9 місяців тому +5

      Who were the other females? And why restrict yourself to females?

  • @malcolmpalmer
    @malcolmpalmer Рік тому +74

    Brings tears to my old eyes, no matter how often I have heard it - but never better . - Thank you, thank you!

    • @rogerlephoque3661
      @rogerlephoque3661 Рік тому +2

      I think Horowitz is listening somewhere in the universe...

    • @MarshallArtz007
      @MarshallArtz007 Рік тому +1

      @@rogerlephoque3661: And sadly, he never performed this concerto in public. 😎🎹

    • @nikjames2965
      @nikjames2965 9 місяців тому

      I have watched this video many time... So how does it bring a lump to my throat every time?... What sorcery is this?.. We are privileged that this magical lady plays for us.

  • @sylvieeldridge8167
    @sylvieeldridge8167 3 місяці тому +10

    ❤she feels every single note through her body, a gift straight from spirit, remarkable ❤l could listen to her forever, so uplifting in this sad world ❤❤❤

  • @the0.ret1cal
    @the0.ret1cal 2 місяці тому +10

    20:30 moved me to tears like no other musician. I balled for the rest of the performance. God bless her soul

  • @Trixa52
    @Trixa52 5 місяців тому +13

    This concert takes you to another dimension, where only beauty , joy and harmony exists. Happy the ones who have a soul that can appreciate it, and feel all the warmth that this music emanates, straight from heavenly realms...❤🎉

  • @ericbillouard9339
    @ericbillouard9339 9 місяців тому +20

    J’aime tellement Yuja Wang depuis toujours ,elle incarne pour moi la grâce sans jamais faillir au compositeur qu’elle interprète. Magnifique musicienne. ❤

  • @staffanolofsson8201
    @staffanolofsson8201 Рік тому +54

    Music can do so many things. For example: heal a broken heart, help someone to make the right decision, beeing a companion in perhaps hard times, help us to see the underlying circumstances in something that is totally messed up. And so on. Or like here, for me: A total enjoying of the musical qualities of this playing. Thank you Yuja Wang, Valery Gergiev and Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra.

  • @lufknuht5960
    @lufknuht5960 3 місяці тому +13

    For me this piece is the most beautiful piece I have ever heard.

  • @billsharp8992
    @billsharp8992 11 місяців тому +22

    Magnificent performance. A display of an extraordinarily powerful human brain.

  • @brklyn2922
    @brklyn2922 Місяць тому +12

    Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 is simply breathtaking; its beauty is beyond words.

    • @g.l.7151
      @g.l.7151 Місяць тому +3

      Agree. I heard many versions of it, but Yuja's is among the best ones.

    • @MalhotraSahib
      @MalhotraSahib Місяць тому +2

      my favorite composer

  • @robertwilkinson5847
    @robertwilkinson5847 10 місяців тому +41

    How dare they put adverts throughout such a timeless piece. Find other UA-camrs with the whole concert with no adverts. Absolutely unbelievable.

    • @bloodgrss
      @bloodgrss 10 місяців тому +4

      Or, as I do, get a free adblocker or AdBlocker browser for a phone...

    • @b0nkeror452
      @b0nkeror452 8 місяців тому +3

      Yt puts it in themselves most of the time

    • @leochen887
      @leochen887 8 місяців тому +3

      The ad insertions are grotesque, to say the least!!

    • @sineadiloveyou
      @sineadiloveyou 5 місяців тому +3

      I have UA-cam premium so...

    • @WeirdMedicine
      @WeirdMedicine 5 місяців тому

      worth the money, to me @@sineadiloveyou

  • @WhoIsKon
    @WhoIsKon Місяць тому +12

    She’s a GOAT 🤯🐐 just discovered her today

  • @alanfasbury
    @alanfasbury Рік тому +20

    Love the smile, she's really enjoying the performance. Bless her ⚘️🎶

  • @christinebell7430
    @christinebell7430 Рік тому +61

    One of the most wonderful pieces of music ever written!

  • @DenCon143
    @DenCon143 9 місяців тому +17

    Oh to be an orchestra member who gets to watch Yuja play up close. Her fingers are like spiders scrambling across the keys in a blur. How is it possible to direct each finger to hit the correct key again and again? It is as Michelangelo said that God directs his hands to carve out the image within a block of granite. It would be the same for Yuja (and other great pianist) whose play is being led by a higher power. True greatness brings tears to my olde eyes.

  • @markdagostino9666
    @markdagostino9666 3 місяці тому +10

    Yuja Wang is one of the greatest pianists of all time.

  • @mytake3692
    @mytake3692 Рік тому +52

    I like the 2nd movement a lot. She is not given to maudlin as so many pianists are apt to do. There's a smooth flow, a story telling in her playing. The last movement is just incredible.

    • @rudyliem7
      @rudyliem7 8 місяців тому

      Neues Zuhausee😂🎉

  • @martinforrester8249
    @martinforrester8249 Рік тому +51

    Yuja looks so elegant, her interpretation of Rac 2 is sublime. ❤

  • @michaelbattaglia8007
    @michaelbattaglia8007 11 місяців тому +28

    Absolutely the best interpretation of the Rach 2! Yuja's performance is utter magic. Glorious fingering and phrasing...sensitivity and power! She is a miracle!

    • @thisthatntheother747
      @thisthatntheother747 11 місяців тому +6

      She's way too much for this orchestra. No disrespect intended but her masterful artistry is on an other worldly level.

    • @hildat8
      @hildat8 11 місяців тому +1

      I like Isata Kanneh-Mason’s better.

    • @piano_dissent
      @piano_dissent 7 місяців тому +1

      The phrasing is WILDLY incredible here. Yuja’s beyond brilliant.

  • @Karolm1964
    @Karolm1964 3 місяці тому +15

    Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No2 is a masterpiece, and Ms Wang plays it magnificently! It is such a pleasure to watch not only her fingers but her face and body because there is so much emotion in her playing this piece. I thought she was going to fly right off that piano bench a few times! This was the second time I've watched this video, and I'm sure it won't be the last. Bravo!👏👏👏👏

  • @guillermosantamaria5212
    @guillermosantamaria5212 7 місяців тому +21

    This performance captures all the nuances of Rachmaninoff - the passionm, the romance and the sadness all combined! Magnificent!!!

  • @peterhutchins9246
    @peterhutchins9246 7 місяців тому +6

    Probably the greatest piece of classical music ever written.

    • @GingerIndiana
      @GingerIndiana 6 місяців тому +2

      I agree... RACHMANINOV was a real genius!

  • @ukdavepianoman
    @ukdavepianoman 11 місяців тому +41

    Scintillating performance....extraordinary technique in the faster passages, and wonderful sensitive phrasing in the slower passages. I love Yuja's wry smile at 27:27 after getting through what is a very tricky passage (light on notes, but evenness and accuracy essential).

  • @ms.annthrope415
    @ms.annthrope415 10 місяців тому +6

    Rach's 2nd and 3rd make life worth living. Yuja Wang, Olga Kern, Valentina Lisitsa. I cannot decide whom I enjoy the most. If I were a billionaire oligarch, I would have a Bosendorfer Imperial Grand installed into my 250 foot yacht in the grand salon and pay whatever fee they want to just play Rach 2nd and 3rd solo without orchestra, as I enjoy it with a tumbler of brandy as an audience of one. I'll open the windows and let the glorious music wafe over the water in St. Tropez harbor as it nears sunset.

    • @Oka33
      @Oka33 7 місяців тому

      Can I get an invite?

    • @rotsteineva
      @rotsteineva 5 місяців тому

      Oh, my! Life is much easier than that! And true happiness too 😉

  • @fredrichenning1367
    @fredrichenning1367 4 місяці тому +8

    This is one of the few musical pieces that I can play over and over and over again, and never tire. And she does it grand!

  • @markh7484
    @markh7484 Місяць тому +7

    In my view, she is the greatest talent of her generation and one of the finest pianists of all time. Underpinned by ludicrous technique, the expression and emotion in her playing is just awe-inspiring. Amazing.

  • @JohnHibbard-xl3nw
    @JohnHibbard-xl3nw Місяць тому +10

    I COME HERE EVERY DAY AND WEEP FOR JOY.

    • @soavemusica
      @soavemusica Місяць тому

      Well, I have to confess - and I am not even a big Yuja Wang fan - that this particular performance with Gergiev is my favourite one, most appealing. And there are many, even the one by Rachmaninov himself. So there, I admit it.

  • @ethans-d6105
    @ethans-d6105 Місяць тому +19

    wtf is going on how are we all discovering this video for ourselves at the same time

    • @itsapersonn
      @itsapersonn Місяць тому

      ikr

    • @dejanija
      @dejanija Місяць тому

      good observation skills! 😉💯❤

    • @raymondtakacs1325
      @raymondtakacs1325 Місяць тому

      I’m a week ahead and asking myself the same question. Finding Yuja all started with me pulling into a parking lot and hearing Rhapsody in Blue on the radio. It’s rekindled my love for classical music.

  • @user-qo3zp1rp2p
    @user-qo3zp1rp2p Місяць тому +11

    An amazing pianist, forceful yet sensitive.

  • @bozarts22
    @bozarts22 9 місяців тому +11

    She's channeling Rachmanioff! She's a making. She feels every note! We fèl it too. No matter how many times I hear this piece, I am moved to tears- as we all should be. It's pure love, passion and emotion.!❤❤❤

  • @meher7060
    @meher7060 5 місяців тому +4

    Yuja Wang - the best pianist in the world at this time!

  • @aramaram9755
    @aramaram9755 2 місяці тому +17

    So great pianist ... I've heard this concerto too much time and by many orchestra .. but this one was the best

  • @sonjaweidmann3203
    @sonjaweidmann3203 Рік тому +15

    Diese Darbietung ist so voll von reinem sprühendem Leben, das uns alle in höchste Höhen hinaufträgt!
    Tausend Dank für diese ergreifende Interpretation und die unzähligen Übungsstunden ... 💥💞💥

  • @normanspurgeon5324
    @normanspurgeon5324 Рік тому +34

    Out of this world in so many aspects- the writing, the sound of the orchestra, her phrasing- incredible-

  • @user-xp8jz2sf1p
    @user-xp8jz2sf1p 5 місяців тому +5

    We are indeed fortunate to live in a time when we can hear her at her prime. What a privilege. Everything about her is incredible.

  • @larryhagemann5548
    @larryhagemann5548 11 місяців тому +25

    Words are inadequate to describe this performance. Excellent!

  • @lautarotrefilio4773
    @lautarotrefilio4773 Рік тому +27

    this has to be the best interpretation of this concerto, no contest

    • @SebastianWill
      @SebastianWill 6 місяців тому

      It’s great but check out Sviatoslav Richter

  • @JohnHibbard-xl3nw
    @JohnHibbard-xl3nw Місяць тому +14

    SHE IS THE ONE

  • @MarshallArtz007
    @MarshallArtz007 Рік тому +13

    Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor,
    Op. 18 (1901)
    00:06 🔸I. Moderato
    02:21 _Tempo | [4]_
    04:47 _[7]_
    06:33 _Maestoso (Alla marcia)_
    08:09 _Moderato [13]_
    10:09 _Un poco meno mosso [15]_
    10:50 🔸II. Adagio sostenuto
    14:34 _Un poco più mosso_
    16:53 _Più animato_
    17:55 _[25]_
    18:21 _[listesso tempo]_
    18:57 _Adagio sostenuto (Tempo I)_
    22:00 🔸III. Allegro scherzando
    23:31 _Meno mosso_
    23:43 _Moderato_
    25:11 _Meno mosso |32]_
    25:45 _Allegro scherzando_
    26:30 _[34] (fugato)_
    27:36 _Meno mosso (Come prime)_
    27:49 _Moderato_
    29:29 _Moderato_
    30:52 _Allegro scherzando_
    31:34 _Moderato_
    32:42 *Applause*
    Yuja Wang, piano✨
    Mariinsky Orchestra
    Valery Gergiev, conductor
    _Fondation Louis Vuitton • Auditorium_
    _Paris, France 🇫🇷 September 20, 2021_

  • @nourighorbani3844
    @nourighorbani3844 3 місяці тому +13

    I have listened to this amazing concerto so many times . Yuja Wang’s performance is unparalleled to anything I’ve seen. I really love her and her talent. May she continue to perform for the decades to come.❤️🌹❤️

    • @nourighorbani3844
      @nourighorbani3844 2 місяці тому +1

      @yujawang77533 dear yuja, my love for you is spiritual, the type that brightens my heart everything I see you perform.
      I hope I could see you when you come to San Francisco next time.
      With lots of ❤️ ❤️❤️

    • @nourighorbani3844
      @nourighorbani3844 2 місяці тому

      @@yujawang77533 I will be there for sure.

  • @albanimemusic
    @albanimemusic 8 місяців тому +18

    THE INTRICACY OF YUJA WANG; The brilliance! The astonishing orchestral beauty! The dynamics, the tone, timing, contour, EVERYTHING DOWN TO THE LAST DROP IS BEAUTIFUL

  • @user-tl5tp7cn8l
    @user-tl5tp7cn8l Рік тому +17

    20:43 is where I start levitating 😭

  • @staffanolofsson8201
    @staffanolofsson8201 Рік тому +26

    This is my favourite Rach. So many interpretations, and still I hold Yuja Wang together with Valery Gergiev and this orchestra the best for delivering this music. Sometimes you only need a toothpick to rule the music.

    • @staffanolofsson8201
      @staffanolofsson8201 11 місяців тому

      But then I heard Yeol Eum Son in this, and now I am nor sure...

  • @walternicolich895
    @walternicolich895 11 місяців тому +12

    THE MAGIC STILL HOLDS TRUE, YUJA AND RACHMANINOV IN THIS BRILLIANT CONCERT.

  • @DityaSangGita
    @DityaSangGita Рік тому +37

    I am somewhat fascinated with the fact that the conductor uses a toothpick instead of a baton. A completely elegant but also emotional performance from Yuja Wang indeed. Always love her interpretations 🥰

    • @andrewwestaway5508
      @andrewwestaway5508 Рік тому +4

      Bizarre. I think he was picking his teeth, lost track of time and rushed on stage forgetting his baton.

    • @adeenine
      @adeenine Рік тому +15

      @@andrewwestaway5508 Gergiev rarely conducts with a baton. He finds them too distracting; he thinks the orchestra should focus on his hands, not the baton.

    • @FrankCoffman
      @FrankCoffman Рік тому +3

      I don't think he's an actual conductor. I think he's a homeless guy -- an imposter -- who wandered in and took over when no one was noticing when the real conductor was called away.

    • @rogerlephoque3661
      @rogerlephoque3661 Рік тому +3

      Excuse me! But that's MY toothpick he's using...The fella should get his own... What?

    • @fredhiu
      @fredhiu Рік тому

      ​@@adeenine g by

  • @michaelschefold3299
    @michaelschefold3299 2 роки тому +33

    Thank you, Peter Chen, for this Christmas gift! I heard it live in Münich at the "Klassik Open Air am Odeonsplatz" in July. With Münchner Philharmoniker unter the baton of Lorenzo Viotti it was incredible good, but this one with Gergiev is even better. Yuja and Gergiev are really the best team for Rachmaninoff. Rachmaninoff was well known for his unpretentious, tasteful playing without any mannerisms or romanticisms but with deep honest emotions...like Yuja!
    This rendition really is the greatest Rach2 I ever heard.

    • @faustodelega9603
      @faustodelega9603 2 роки тому +3

      Perfettamente d'accordo Michael, secondo me sembra che per una strana magia, quasi una tansustanziazione del pensiero musicale di Sergej nelle note eseguite magnificamente da Yuja. Sublime. Grazie Peter Chen.

  • @walternicolich895
    @walternicolich895 Рік тому +8

    Tonight I listened to Rachmaninov 2 and 3 by Yuja wang, the best ever a gift to all of us thank you

  • @diegomason8796
    @diegomason8796 9 місяців тому +33

    A masterpiece interpreted with divine passion and technique. A gift for those who love classical music. Bravo

  • @Astrid-jt8cd
    @Astrid-jt8cd 11 місяців тому +7

    Yuja you are beautiful noble poetic and divine. Rachmananovs soul is singing thru your heavenly fingers

  • @FakeItalianoII
    @FakeItalianoII 10 місяців тому +10

    Ms. Yuja Wang is maturing wonderfully as a really great pianist .
    Life itself, when viewed accordingly, can afford great insight, in het case, to a deeper "feel" for the music she performs
    Her greater focus on the art itself and less on the visual aspect of her performance is a testemony of her growth.
    ( She is no less pleasant to the eyes, quite the contrary, but in a more mature, deep, lasting way ! )

  • @user-bu4ur6mt6b
    @user-bu4ur6mt6b 3 місяці тому +10

    Super piano performance. Her technique is in automatic pilot, but her interpretation and emotional expression are just right. The orchestra is also in auto pilot lacking a tight direction from the conductor. Overall, it is an excellent performance.

  • @JakeRivers
    @JakeRivers Місяць тому +8

    4:00 this call and response with the piano and oboe melts me every time

  • @robnewman3345
    @robnewman3345 Рік тому +29

    I am transfixed by Yuja's performances - breathtaking!!

    • @nikjames2965
      @nikjames2965 10 місяців тому +1

      I know nothing about the technicalities of music, and have never touched an instrument. However this performance resonates with something in my brain.. not sure what it is. I'm a bit of a cynic and don't like being told what is good and what is better. When the recording is over, I just want to play it again. It's mesmeric

  • @martinzoller4899
    @martinzoller4899 3 місяці тому +9

    I reallly admit - this is a performance!! Thanks Yuja Wang!

  • @gailhausmann1329
    @gailhausmann1329 4 місяці тому +10

    Beautiful!! ....
    Can listen to Yuja play all day: her magical fingers running on the piano with so much feeling & emotion!!....
    Have followed her career for many years....
    Great orchestra as well.......
    Thanks for posting.
    🙏😄

  • @phish1
    @phish1 5 місяців тому +5

    My god. What a start to a piece of music.

  • @amaurylopez5558
    @amaurylopez5558 Рік тому +14

    Unforgettable performance by fantastic Ms Yuja Wang 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🎶🎶🎼🫶🏼

    • @rogerlephoque3661
      @rogerlephoque3661 Рік тому +1

      My fantasies get out of control here at my end! Whoaaaaaa...

  • @mark_nz
    @mark_nz 2 місяці тому +9

    First time I watched and the FIRST thing I noticed is at 0:42 how tight those base notes are with the double basses....great rhythm and timing, more so than a lot I've heard (and this is my favourite Concerto of all time).

  • @bobbybaucom9440
    @bobbybaucom9440 6 місяців тому +3

    Ever so many years ago, I rented a Lincoln Town Car for a week's vacation when they were running a special. On the way back to Las Vegas from Laughlin on a dark night, I put the cassette, yes, cassette, in the player on the car. I inserted the Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 by the Cleveland Orchestra and the music began to play. It was an experience I'll always remember. I just happened to run across a blurb a few days ago that Yuga is performing in China this week. Wouldn't it be a dream for my Chinese wife and me to attend one of her live performances. Dream on! I'll just have to be content to listen to her recorded music and watching her on You Tube. Happy holidays to all of you.

  • @ianhogg4285
    @ianhogg4285 5 місяців тому +4

    A beautiful piece of music and a wonderful technician. You have a heart of stone if this doesn't make you weep.

  • @miguelvidaurre7612
    @miguelvidaurre7612 Рік тому +16

    Beautiful Video featuring the finest Concert Pianist this days. She plays great music, enjoyed every minute of the concert as if I was there.
    She is so charmin, looking forward to see more of her in the future.

  • @topkolomna5020
    @topkolomna5020 Рік тому +27

    Бесподобно!! Юджи это явление мирового фортепианного искусства Она снова "вытолкнула" интерес к классической музыке в 21 веке Блестящая исполнительница, умница , тонко чувствующая композитора Стараюсь не пропустить ни одного ее выступления на доступных ресурсах и каждый раз изумляюсь ее игрой Это счастье жить во время когда она вышла на большую мировую сцену

    • @user-dv3oi4ck7r
      @user-dv3oi4ck7r Рік тому +5

      Гениальное исполнение. Каждая нотка прослушивается. Какие эмоции!!!
      Дирижер- гений. Юля -гений.
      Я много слушал это концерт в разных исполнениях. После Б. Березовского- она вторая. Лучше их нет.

  • @PDBath
    @PDBath 9 місяців тому +11

    What struck me about this apart from the obvious skill and practice (is that spelt with a 'c' or an 's') was how in tune with each other all the instruments are. A great unified sound!

  • @ques4estas
    @ques4estas 4 місяці тому +6

    Just got home, and decided to hear this. Best 30 minutes in the garage ever.

  • @ellazubec9862
    @ellazubec9862 Рік тому +10

    Omgggg!! Woaaa this is my favourite concerto !!! AHHHH SHES SO GOOD AT IT !!!!!!!

  • @thanhhanguyen9354
    @thanhhanguyen9354 10 місяців тому +9

    I’ve been a fan of Yuja’s for many years. In my opinion this is her at her finest. Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto is a delight and she takes it to an even higher plane. Just wonderful.

  • @gonulokcu
    @gonulokcu 5 місяців тому +3

    Gecenin bu saatinde çok iyi geldi. Dünyanın her yerindeki tüm müzisyenlere teşekkürler.

  • @stuartgassel5659
    @stuartgassel5659 Місяць тому +11

    She is pure magic. Yuja plays with her heart, and that makes all the difference.

  • @Jenny-pq5eu
    @Jenny-pq5eu 7 днів тому +8

    I still say there is a popular song written to this. Full moon and empty hands

    • @alias9025
      @alias9025 5 днів тому

      Agree, it is Full Moon and Empty Arms.

  • @ilikechopin8112
    @ilikechopin8112 3 місяці тому +9

    Monumental recording, piano and orchestra echo and blend into each other. Yuya is a genius and director's control of orchestra places her interpretation on the right pedestal! 👏👏👏👏👏
    10:10
    25:48
    28:44

  • @stejan2915
    @stejan2915 9 місяців тому +8

    Incredibile and wonderful. She is superhuman. What is she capable of to play with a sensitivity, precision and expression and to memorize is unbelievable. Wow.

  • @wendasmetula
    @wendasmetula 3 місяці тому +7

    For me this performance is the most beautiful I have ever heard. on YT

    • @carloscappellini1687
      @carloscappellini1687 3 місяці тому

      You need to look for more….Sokolov is enough to prove how far you are from music appreciation to call her “the best”

    • @hhnb_
      @hhnb_ 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@carloscappellini1687que pesado