Eric Lu - Ballade in F minor Op. 52 (first stage)

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  • Eric Lu - Ballade in F minor Op. 52 (first stage)
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 195

  • @Ernesto7608
    @Ernesto7608 7 років тому +52

    I find Lu's interpretation of this composition totally satisfying. I have heard this music a hundred times interpreted by the most famous pianists, and there is nothing missing here. Perfect expression, perfect technique, perfect respect for Chopin and no attempt to mix Eric Lu into that part of the work of art that belongs to the composer.

  • @wagnerpolveiro7176
    @wagnerpolveiro7176 8 років тому +58

    A perfect interpretation of this beautiful Ballade of Chopin, absolutely marvelous! It's remarkable the way he plays, clearly feeling each single note of the piece. Congratulations, Eric, you have indeed a great talent.

  • @benburch
    @benburch 2 роки тому +12

    this ballade is probably my most favorite piece of music from any composer, and to hear it played like this is just breathtaking.

  • @o2962
    @o2962 7 років тому +83

    Now this is a truly original, completely mesmerizing interpretation of the Ballade in F minor. In just over 11 minutes, he told the story of a lifetime. I'm especially impressed with the melodic secrets he revealed within this piece.
    I loved it. Bravo, Eric Lu!

  • @flicfan416
    @flicfan416 3 роки тому +53

    9:03 now THAT is how you shape a phrase

  • @pedagozinis9003
    @pedagozinis9003 8 років тому +124

    Amazing pianist! He has fantastic control of instrument. Beautifull touch! Poet of piano! His technique is in a service of music!

    • @chopinhands
      @chopinhands 8 років тому +10

      yes. yes! i think he knows what is the essence and beautiful things of chopin

    • @lagunagreg4019
      @lagunagreg4019 8 років тому +3

      +Pedagozi Nis - I know he plays the piano very well, and he doesn't make a bad sound. But I just did not fall in love. I don't like his idea of the phrasing, and there was hardly any "lilt" to speak of. Even though I think Chopin doesn't need much rubato, this was much too straight for my taste.

    • @elmodeadinside2760
      @elmodeadinside2760 7 років тому +5

      Ok then...

    • @Ernesto7608
      @Ernesto7608 7 років тому +12

      laguna, you wrote quite an understatement. You will surely have other chances to fall in love... You can always add a rubato in your head, but it's difficult to take an undesired one out. Better straight than schmaltz.

  • @ubicaritasref
    @ubicaritasref 6 років тому +27

    What a pleasure to watch and listen to Eric Lu. There's a serenity, a unity, and transcendence with the music taking place that makes his performance a spiritual experience. Thank you for sharing your heart through music with us.

  • @excelsior999
    @excelsior999 5 років тому +26

    It would be doing Mr. Lu a disservice to say that he plays the piano. Rather, he seems to get inside the notes on the page and animate them with his own sensitive spirit. It is hard to imagine him getting any better than he is now, but of course he will. Bravo, Eric.

  • @jamespeterson101
    @jamespeterson101 11 місяців тому +13

    7 years later and this is still the best interpretation of this piece I've ever heard. Very little I would do differently.

  • @user-ft3bd9fe6s
    @user-ft3bd9fe6s 6 років тому +40

    17 years old!?!? Unbelievable talent!!

  • @pauliberg3492
    @pauliberg3492 2 роки тому +6

    his heart and soul in his fingers..amazing..

  • @poning8184
    @poning8184 6 років тому +15

    I will get to see him in a couple of weeks, and then Cho in another couple of months (with Yuja in between). Great first half of this year.

  • @wydiachandra4036
    @wydiachandra4036 8 років тому +28

    I was breathless, it's fantastic !
    Superlative in every aspect !

    • @vettegaddia6234
      @vettegaddia6234 8 років тому +5

      +Wydia Chandra Both technically and musically, this is one of the best Ballade in F minor I've heard in any competition.

  • @o2962
    @o2962 7 років тому +12

    Outstanding interpretation. Intuitive interplay of themes, connecting, and overlapping motifs, as the mind does when remembering. Lu shares an excerpt of life...very personally. We hear the meaning of ballade. Wonderfully played.

  • @SunThathong
    @SunThathong 8 років тому +36

    The quality and clarity of sound he produces is phenomenal!! On top of that he adds his soul and artistry, perfect combination for Chopin's music. I'd be immensely surprised if he doesn't make top three. Bravo, Eric!

    • @chopinhands
      @chopinhands 8 років тому +9

      he is a winner in my mind. maybe he donot care about winning the competition. music. beauty and chopin. that's all

    • @user-pj5rz2hx9m
      @user-pj5rz2hx9m 5 років тому +1

      Sun Thathong が

    • @Algorox
      @Algorox 3 роки тому +3

      Eric really deserved at least second prize... what a shame.

    • @DavidSmith-ki2we
      @DavidSmith-ki2we 2 роки тому +1

      @@Algorox i totally agree. He should have been. No matter bc he has 4 albums out and that's way more than 3rd place winner.

    • @GoldenBiba
      @GoldenBiba 2 роки тому

      @@DavidSmith-ki2we what did he get

  • @Roberth911able
    @Roberth911able 5 років тому +19

    He's the rare kind of pianist who genuinely and humbly serves the music he plays.

  • @georgefelty6357
    @georgefelty6357 3 роки тому +5

    Eric Lu is truly gifted at such an early age! Amazing tonal brilliance and control!

  • @AthenaAurora26
    @AthenaAurora26 9 місяців тому +1

    Mr. Eric Lu is a true genius! I really love his performance. His playing always makes me believe that he has warm yet strong respect for composer.
    No aspect of annoyment is added, he carries a pure beauty of Chopin's music.
    Especially this ballad is like telling a story of life, so magnificent. Bravo!

  • @akrishnaa
    @akrishnaa 5 років тому +6

    Incredible - love this amazing artist’s playing!

  • @stevenhaff3332
    @stevenhaff3332 5 років тому +5

    Very, very nice. Easy and fluid technique. I look forward to hearing him as he reaches full maturity.

  • @ZergforLoser
    @ZergforLoser 8 років тому +5

    Wonderful- I will look forward to your prospective performances Mr Lu.

  • @samdarland1192
    @samdarland1192 4 роки тому +3

    An absolutely stunning performance. The emotional integrity toward the end really makes or breaks the piece for me, and he played it so elegantly and cleanly.

  • @ubiestinsula
    @ubiestinsula 8 років тому +20

    Incredible. Who could ask for anything more? Bravo, Mr. Lu.

  • @davidbutterworth5258
    @davidbutterworth5258 4 роки тому +4

    Wonderful playing; It's pure magic the way he takes us on an initially calm but later tumultuous journey followed by the inevitable plunge into the abyss, (musically speaking).

  • @NoahJohnson1810
    @NoahJohnson1810 8 років тому +24

    Wow, fantastic. I hope this guy wins!

  • @heartofgold8208
    @heartofgold8208 8 років тому +12

    Goosebumps. So fantastic!!

  • @martinhnilo7961
    @martinhnilo7961 Рік тому +3

    this is true art in its purest form

  • @darodarecki6299
    @darodarecki6299 6 років тому +1

    Eric, Twoje utwory Chopina są niepowtarzalne, wykonanie perfekcyjne. Dziękuję

  • @7pianoforte
    @7pianoforte 7 років тому +7

    Very beautiful and my favorite piece. I think that Chopin would have liked his interpretation.

  • @lovermilky9347
    @lovermilky9347 8 років тому +8

    Great artwork, such a masterpiece.

  • @PolkRidgeAesthete
    @PolkRidgeAesthete 4 роки тому +4

    What a ravishing, knowing, *profound* pianist!

  • @owenziebro6411
    @owenziebro6411 Рік тому

    Beautiful!!! One of my favorite Chopin pieces!! This exact recording is on Spotify, had to find it!

  • @levim.3505
    @levim.3505 5 років тому +7

    9:57 those chords were majestic!

  • @massimofabiogiacomini
    @massimofabiogiacomini 8 років тому +33

    Only 17 years old!

  • @Eliza-jz3cn
    @Eliza-jz3cn 8 років тому +7

    This is the very very good performance.. !

  • @arkady3629
    @arkady3629 2 роки тому +1

    Bravo Eric, absolutely magnificent!

  • @DynamicMateTV
    @DynamicMateTV 3 роки тому +3

    fantastic is an understatement

  • @agnieszkaustronianka3824
    @agnieszkaustronianka3824 8 років тому +2

    Wspaniale ❤

  • @elgatosucio
    @elgatosucio 2 роки тому

    Just pristine. Wonderful performance.

  • @Lasse_Viklund
    @Lasse_Viklund 7 років тому +5

    Very very beautiful!

  • @user-zp6ho8nr4u
    @user-zp6ho8nr4u 8 років тому +3

    Very wonderful!!  How fantastic♡

  • @hyramesshiramess1035
    @hyramesshiramess1035 7 років тому +6

    YES! Beautiful! Captures and eloquent expresses the elegiac, meditative, phantasmagorical quotes in this deeply serious work, and also demonstrates a supreme virtuosic command of the work's considerable technical demands.

    • @Highinsight7
      @Highinsight7 10 місяців тому

      and his sense of "improvisation" is also rather remarkable too

  • @ihateslopers4694
    @ihateslopers4694 Рік тому +1

    Saw him live not too long ago. He's such a great musician

  • @Humboo
    @Humboo 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful!

  • @GoldenBiba
    @GoldenBiba 2 роки тому +2

    very beautiful…

  • @PPabloskis
    @PPabloskis 8 років тому +5

    Breathtaking..

  • @parkhs8669
    @parkhs8669 2 роки тому +1

    I cant believe it. At that time he was only 17. He was born to be a genius musician.Amazing performance!

  • @justinparis7546
    @justinparis7546 8 років тому +5

    Excellent... merci Eric :-)

  • @GeorgeTengTV
    @GeorgeTengTV 8 років тому +45

    My man.

  • @MrOlogramma
    @MrOlogramma 6 років тому +3

    Wonderful

  • @op.28no.17
    @op.28no.17 3 роки тому +3

    진짜 짱
    섬세함 ㅜㅜㅜ 너무 좋음

  • @My-Dear
    @My-Dear 3 роки тому +5

    딴건 몰라도 얘 발라드4번은 레전드임

  • @csally3718
    @csally3718 8 років тому +3

    I like this~~~~~~~~~ this is the best

  • @PhilipGarciaReacts
    @PhilipGarciaReacts 3 роки тому +9

    The piano is invisible when Eric plays. He can literally play air piano and it will sound beautiful.

  • @monicaramirez07
    @monicaramirez07 6 років тому +4

    I'm in love

  • @mradavidas
    @mradavidas 7 років тому +190

    wtf he was born in 1997, what am I doing with my life

    • @borgesliu4543
      @borgesliu4543 7 років тому +11

      I agree...I was also born in 1997 but I even cannot play nocturnes well...

    • @heyjianjing
      @heyjianjing 7 років тому +49

      think about that, Chopin wrote Piano concerto in E minor at 20 and Ballade in G minor when he was only 21

    • @mcrettable
      @mcrettable 6 років тому +6

      some thing else

    • @user-xm4bq8oh7b
      @user-xm4bq8oh7b 6 років тому +3

      Timeywimey chopin's at different level... he's a superhuman

    • @lsbrother
      @lsbrother 5 років тому

      nothing?

  • @needmoney7443
    @needmoney7443 5 років тому +30

    10:00 He's like Zimerman. lol

  • @ladamebleu1
    @ladamebleu1 7 років тому +2

    Bravo!

  • @seeuclon
    @seeuclon 7 років тому +7

    This interpretation is lit

  • @ianwilliamson531
    @ianwilliamson531 3 роки тому

    Eric entered the e-competition 2 years earlier which is when I discovered his amazing playing of this piece..His phrasing is highly reminiscent of the 1946 recording of the piece by the great Solomon.

  • @juankang04
    @juankang04 3 роки тому +3

    Perfect ballade

  • @chiuhsiacheng8870
    @chiuhsiacheng8870 8 років тому +46

    If there is a Chopin Ballade #4 competition, he probably will win 1st place.

    • @DariusMo
      @DariusMo 6 років тому +9

      nah kate liu played as well as he did

    • @Algorox
      @Algorox 5 років тому +11

      Very close -- but I think Eric Lu played it better ever so slightly. He just has less inaccuracies and more of a sense of flow. Again, VERY close. Both are excellent pianists from Curtis and I have no objection to people who think the other way around because both are just wonderful and it could just come down to a matter of taste.

    • @elias7748
      @elias7748 3 роки тому

      @@Algorox I agree

    • @brianlin1247
      @brianlin1247 3 роки тому +2

      @@Algorox Zimmerman's accuracy

    • @girlbad6907
      @girlbad6907 3 роки тому +1

      Kissin is the best

  • @osp0109081
    @osp0109081 8 років тому +5

    Hope he wins too!!!

  • @carraze
    @carraze 8 років тому +3

    bravo !!!!

  • @bachopinbee5991
    @bachopinbee5991 4 роки тому

    Calming presence

  • @xkwhdlqkf
    @xkwhdlqkf 4 роки тому +1

    Nice

  • @uncagedone
    @uncagedone 8 років тому +8

    Unreal

  • @classicallypoppianoyu
    @classicallypoppianoyu Місяць тому

    Its almost the first person who make me like this ballad. Originally i love only chopin ballad 1.

  • @user-mz6cm9mz3w
    @user-mz6cm9mz3w 6 років тому +4

    wow..............

  • @PhillipLWilcher
    @PhillipLWilcher 3 роки тому +8

    If Beauty were to kill, this Ballade would be the death of me.

  • @souliefrederic866
    @souliefrederic866 8 років тому +3

    quel touché !! à fleur de note

  • @settemesi
    @settemesi 6 років тому +4

    angelico

  • @davidbutterworth5258
    @davidbutterworth5258 4 роки тому +2

    What extraordinarily long fingers he has; a tremendous advantage I think.

  • @stanleyzhang3466
    @stanleyzhang3466 8 років тому +11

    😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍☺️😊😌😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 Wow Wow Wow!
    Awesome

  • @Puran.
    @Puran. 7 місяців тому

    Best version 🫡🫡

  • @user-ox6dj5rd2i
    @user-ox6dj5rd2i Рік тому +2

    このピアノの弾き方、とても気に入っています。
    変なアレンジがなくてよいですね。

  • @vindhielin
    @vindhielin 7 років тому +3

    Great ! The front part I prefer Kate Liu, but the ending I feel Eric Lu played it really excellent

  • @Phoenix-One0922
    @Phoenix-One0922 5 років тому +1

    IT IS JUST AMAZING THAT ALL HE NEEDS TO REACH MUSICAL PERFECTION IS HIS PASSION FOR WHAT HE'S PLAYING THAT HE DON'T EVEN NEED TO LOOK AT THE PIANO KEYS... HE MIGHT AS WELL BE BLIND AND NOT GIVE A CARE IN THE WORLD.... WOW...

  • @1sun1moon1
    @1sun1moon1 8 років тому +1

    yes yes yes!

  • @benbroverman5150
    @benbroverman5150 8 років тому +5

    Gorgeous interpretation. The coda got a little too hasty for me at points, but the fire and passion in Eric's playing makes up for it

    • @javierguerrero306
      @javierguerrero306 4 роки тому

      Seguro que tú, a su edad, lo tocabas mejor.

    • @makejarvin
      @makejarvin 2 роки тому +1

      @@javierguerrero306 I agree, like this video was not posted asking for feedback like honestly who asked? Like why doesn't he go into the competition and play it better than...

  • @takagoody410
    @takagoody410 7 років тому +1

    すばらしい演奏でした!!この人センスある。

  • @jonathanstupidcheesespaghetti
    @jonathanstupidcheesespaghetti 2 роки тому +1

    I don't have anything to criticize. He is trully a professional.

  • @Pakkens_Backyard
    @Pakkens_Backyard 8 років тому +2

    I didn't quite get this piece until I heard this version - I can't press the pause button lol

  • @benjamincuevaseninde
    @benjamincuevaseninde 8 років тому +2

    -- Une version qui fera date. --

  • @jimkeller3868
    @jimkeller3868 6 років тому +1

    Holy shit!

  • @user-wx4sm9yl7z
    @user-wx4sm9yl7z Рік тому

    一双充满希望的眼睛,好像能看到未来

  • @cookieoreo713
    @cookieoreo713 6 років тому +1

    Please listen to This of Bunin

  • @SR-ib4zt
    @SR-ib4zt Рік тому

    👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @pennyl.8799
    @pennyl.8799 8 років тому +4

    The second coming of Claudio Arrau!

  • @reensmith5990
    @reensmith5990 3 роки тому +1

    A young A. Rubinstein. Fantastic, light, incredible interpretation. I listened to his playing of 'Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillant.' It sent me into a heavenly world. Lovely!

  • @wydiachandra4036
    @wydiachandra4036 8 років тому

    Vette Gaddia,thanks for your same vision & opinion.

  • @seam452
    @seam452 7 років тому +3

    he's cute!!!

  • @ChefGourmet
    @ChefGourmet 4 роки тому +2

    A few mistakes, but an exceptional performance nonetheless. I wish to play as good as Eric one day

  • @johnbarry5036
    @johnbarry5036 6 років тому +2

    The guys good, I mean he bears comparison to Rubenstein or pollini. Not quite as willful as R and not quite as dogmatic as P,He uses rubato but at select points for that extra expression.

  • @user-qr6xr5mn9z
    @user-qr6xr5mn9z 5 років тому +4

    私の追い求めてた、テンポ感!やっと遭遇…

  • @SoheeSin03
    @SoheeSin03 2 роки тому

    Can't believe that he was same age as me!

  • @GreerFried
    @GreerFried 6 років тому +2

    Listen at 0:00 - He plays 4 G octaves instead of 3 at the beginning. Weird.

  • @abhisarma7249
    @abhisarma7249 8 років тому +4

    I feel as though most parts of this interpretation were slightly too loud, giving a more agitated feel throughout the whole piece, when it rather should take a more introspective feel with only subtle hints of agitation throughout, as it is in Zimmerman's interpretation. Still a masterful musician nonetheless, and very deserving of the high rank he received in the competition.

  • @VTAWP
    @VTAWP 4 роки тому +5

    on a real note... how do pianists play such difficult piece without looking at the piano??!!!

    • @cynthiaflorencio3498
      @cynthiaflorencio3498 3 роки тому

      Well, the space between notes is always the same on the piano so when we practice we kinda get a muscular memory with witch we know the exact position of every note without having to think about it or even look to the keyboard:)

    • @benburch
      @benburch 2 роки тому

      by practicing it thousands of times and being exceptionally talented.

    • @kezia8380
      @kezia8380 Рік тому

      pianists that have years of practice would definitly remember the place of each keys, u just need alot of practice. Plus, pianists would want focus more on the emotions, so its better to not look at the keyboard

  • @luissousa3420
    @luissousa3420 22 дні тому

    7:00