EXCELLENT! You play this absolutely PERFECT! Your dynamics, staccatos rhythm, and everything is absolutely OUTSTANDING! This piece is so DIFFICULT, and you play it PHENOMENALLY! This is one of the best I've heard on UA-cam and the absolute best from all female players. My hands wouldn't hold up. lol I am playing with this piece, but don't plan to finish it. Just for fun. You deserve 1,000 stars for this superb rendition. BRAVA!
Perfection Ms Yulianna. You've got a mind numbing personality, great deep and breathtaking sound, subtliness laced with romantic mood and fantastic virtuosity. You well deserved winning the XVI Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, 2010. And what a beautiful woman performing a divine ART you are ! Bravo !
@KantutJuice Huh, you haven't understood me. I meant that she plays Rachmaninoff well, but not Chopin, and she's won Chopin competition. You thought that I had thought it is recording from this year competition and she had made a mistake and played Rachmaninoff on Chopin monographic concert :)?
Most times you don't have to criticize if the piano is yamaha, steinway...it doesn't matter...the most important thing is the maintenance of the piano, the age, the place where it is...even the worst pianos can sound incredible, and the finest steinway can make you feel very uncomfortable in a concert
@fychang0819 The majority of pianists on the jury (with the exception of Argerich and Freire) were not elite pianists. Even Argerich, just look at her festival to see if she has such good taste with pianists such as Zilberstein or look at her huge statement regarding Pogorelic - who turned out to be just as crazy if not more so than what everyone thought.
I've played Steinways, Bechsteins, Yamahas, Fazioli, Bösendorfer etc. I have to conclude that it is a matter of taste. At this high level of pianos you can't really say that one of them sounds bad (I always used to like Steinway AND Yamaha ;) )
IMHO it's up to the pianist how he/she thinks the instrument feels when playing on it. Apart from the performance, just consider the size and muscles in hands like e.g. Gilels, Richter with almost any lady's hands. So bravo for the lady who's playing pieces like this (almost) flawless.
@Greenpeacejohnny You've made me laugh when I spotted you exploited an automated translator from ??? language into Polish. I am of Polish origin and I must say this Polish version is hardly readable, but always funny and unreasonably mind-numbingly breath-taking. Have a good day my friend ! And thanks for posting the masterpiece of Chopin (Polonaise Fantasia op.61) on YT.
The opening section is extremely dry, but I guess it is deliberate as if Rachmininoff would have played like this. Middle section beautifully played with the second theme coming out very clearly. Something wrong with the sound of that piano ?
@fychang0819 Maybe you don't. If you don't find this recording bad, you seriously do not know. hmmm, just follow some kind of authority.. "yeah, Martha, Thai Sun and blah blah were in the jury, she must be good'
Юлианна быстро поняла, что ставку надо делать на мужскую хватку! Воспитала в себе сильное волевое начало. Ведь конкурировать прийдётся на музыкально исполнительском поприще , по большей части, с парнями.Поэтому её манера игры мужская, она каждый раз доказывает и себе, и слушателям, я сильная!
Bella Davidovich, Adam Harasiewicz, Dan Thai Son, Martha Archerich, Kevin Kenner- all of these great pianists won Frederic Chopin Piano Competition previously, so some comments are not based on facts but on once particular opinions, sometimes biases. Well, Beauty lies in the eye of beholder. Wunder or Bozhanov could have also won. That was somehow a matter of all the members of the jury taste.
What I hear is a different interpretation of this work. First of all the sound quality is poor because it is really a bootleg recording. Avdeeva gives a rhythmic aggressive style to this work, which I find interesting. Others may not like it.
@Rickyr389 You are wrong. How can you even put Yamaha and Steinway in the same sentence, saying that one doesn't have to criticize such pianos. And NO, even the worst pianos can NOT sound incredible! That's why they're considered bad pianos. What planet are you from?
@organboi I'm pianist, and I have played in very bad Steinway, very bad Bechstein...and they're suposed to be some of the best piano in the world...one kawai, or yamaha, petrov in good conditions could be a perfect piano...I'm from the same planet than you, and this is my opinion.
Really? Steinway? In Warsaw she played the CFX Yamaha (as did others) to great success. Fazioli is much better than Steinway, and don't forget the Shigeru Kawai. The idea that only Steinway makes a good piano and very wrong. Again, in Warsaw the Fazioli placed 3rd, Steinway 2nd, and Yamaha CFX 1st. Kawai didn't "advance" but was a lovely piano.
I find the CFX to be a very colorful, lyrical sounding piano unless it's really pushed. The CFIIIS is different sounding, more aggressive, but still a nice piano. That's the piano she's playing here. Steinway D is variable, some sound magical, others very nice. Faziolis can sound terrific. Shigeru Kawais are like velvet. So many fine pianos. Steinways pianos are nice, but the company is aggressive at shutting out other pianos on concert stages and such. Pieces are a different experience on different pianos and there are many fine concert grands out there. Viva la difference. Steinway is fine, Yamaha is fabulous, Shigeru Kawai is superb, Bosendorfer 280VC to me is sublime. But you have to record pianos well. This isn't recorded well. But really, if the piano is recorded well, the magic is in the technician that preps a fine piano.
@andretchaikowskycom I have heard all the pianos you mention, and the Fazioli might live up to the Steinway, but in NO WAY do the others. And I don't care about pianos winning competitions. Who cares about that? Who was judging? People like you who think Kawai and Yamaha are great pianos?
If I had to play that piano, I'd splash purposely, out of spite to organizers, manufacturers, the tuner, et al. Btw: the ratio of dislikes is +/- 4 times higher than many YT piano vids. I blame that tin can.
It's not the quality of the piano, it's how you press the keys, I'm sure it would sound very different with richter or horowitz on it, she really has a rough, not noble sound, not sure why.. disappointed
I think Yuliana is technically limited ! Her playing is laborious ! Her wrists seem not supple ! All her body seems stiff ! She applies oneself too much like a student in a conservatory ! It is a pity !
@1hakon You have got to be kidding - this performance is an embarassment to the Russian tradition since it hardly compares to the truly great Russian pianists.
Ой-ой-ой. А победителю одного из самых престижных конкурсов вообще-то не мешало бы почище педализировать, да и мазни можно поубавить. Про отвратительно прямолинейное forte и надоедливую агогику на грани хорошего вкуса я уж и не говорю... Зайдите на прослушивание кафедры в Гнесинке - там так играют из десяти одиннадцать. Девочка, безусловно, музыкальная и способная. Но неумеренные восторги и дифирамбы сослужат ей плохую службу, увы.
I thought she would be great playing Rachmaninoff. But hmmm.... not really, the sound and passion is not even there. How can that kind of playing win a CHopin competition. I can only say good luck to her future. NIFC cannot force to create an artist when one is not. There are many listeners who know how to discriminate good music from bad, true artists or genius from good pianists. Wunder, Geniusas, trifonov and Bozhanov are true artists, but Khozyainov is real genius.
Would be much better if ther'd been a real piano there instead of this clangy plastic box. That might explain the hasty snatching and minor slips even in the central melody. No wonder she sounds impatient to get it over and done with.
listening again after comment response: i hear even more what was disappointing in Warsaw 2010: lack of lyricism, lack of élan, technical clumsiness, mechanical...but mostly: a thin,clangy,ugly sound, no body,texture or possibility to "sing"...Nobody, knowing the great interpretations of this piece, would ever listen to this again, it's horrible.
Ой-ой-ой. А победителю одного из самых престижных конкурсов вообще-то не мешало бы почище педализировать, да и мазни можно поубавить. Про отвратительно прямолинейное forte и надоедливую агогику на грани хорошего вкуса я уж и не говорю... Зайдите на прослушивание кафедры в Гнесинке - там так играют из десяти одиннадцать. Девочка, безусловно, музыкальная и способная. Но неумеренные восторги и дифирамбы сослужат ей плохую службу, увы.
EXCELLENT! You play this absolutely PERFECT! Your dynamics, staccatos rhythm, and everything is absolutely OUTSTANDING! This piece is so DIFFICULT, and you play it PHENOMENALLY! This is one of the best I've heard on UA-cam and the absolute best from all female players. My hands wouldn't hold up. lol I am playing with this piece, but don't plan to finish it. Just for fun.
You deserve 1,000 stars for this superb rendition. BRAVA!
cant believe you guys are aruging over the tone of Yamaha concert grand based on a recording that is recorded with iphone.
Incomparable ability and performance .
My heart is quivered by her play .
Wonderful fantastic powerful performanceYou are one of the great pianistsI love your playing.
This was even before she won the Chopin competition. Incredible!
She's simply the best.
Perfection Ms Yulianna. You've got a mind numbing personality, great deep and breathtaking sound, subtliness laced with romantic mood and fantastic virtuosity. You well deserved winning the XVI Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, 2010. And what a beautiful woman performing a divine ART you are ! Bravo !
Thank you!
Simply wonderful . Bravissima !!!
so clean
Beautiful 👍🏻
soooooooooo super,bravo.
Sorprendente :)
Genius Beautifully
Yulianna Avdeeva
@organboi especially in the case of the concert grands.
Excelente pianista !!!!!!!!!!
Very good performance!!
@eyh8erc 'something wrong with the sound of that piano?' -> it's a yamaha. i just don't get why she prefers that brand...
That's a performance...great crescendo....
@KantutJuice Huh, you haven't understood me. I meant that she plays Rachmaninoff well, but not Chopin, and she's won Chopin competition. You thought that I had thought it is recording from this year competition and she had made a mistake and played Rachmaninoff on Chopin monographic concert :)?
Прекрасно!
Very good performance
@organboi Damn the audio of the camera, not the piano ._.
@JollyRoger183 i said that to myself on my birthday last year, the 11/1.. a year later and im still nowhere near finished, good luck!
Prekrasno!
@organboi no, ricky is right.
Most times you don't have to criticize if the piano is yamaha, steinway...it doesn't matter...the most important thing is the maintenance of the piano, the age, the place where it is...even the worst pianos can sound incredible, and the finest steinway can make you feel very uncomfortable in a concert
@fychang0819 The majority of pianists on the jury (with the exception of Argerich and Freire) were not elite pianists. Even Argerich, just look at her festival to see if she has such good taste with pianists such as Zilberstein or look at her huge statement regarding Pogorelic - who turned out to be just as crazy if not more so than what everyone thought.
I've played Steinways, Bechsteins, Yamahas, Fazioli, Bösendorfer etc.
I have to conclude that it is a matter of taste. At this high level of pianos you can't really say that one of them sounds bad (I always used to like Steinway AND Yamaha ;) )
IMHO it's up to the pianist how he/she thinks the instrument feels when playing on it.
Apart from the performance, just consider the size and muscles in hands like e.g. Gilels, Richter with almost any lady's hands. So bravo for the lady who's playing pieces like this (almost) flawless.
@organboi agree
@Greenpeacejohnny You've made me laugh when I spotted you exploited an automated translator from ??? language into Polish. I am of Polish origin and I must say this Polish version is hardly readable, but always funny and unreasonably mind-numbingly breath-taking. Have a good day my friend ! And thanks for posting the masterpiece of Chopin (Polonaise Fantasia op.61) on YT.
The opening section is extremely dry, but I guess it is deliberate as if Rachmininoff would have played like this. Middle section beautifully played with the second theme coming out very clearly. Something wrong with the sound of that piano ?
Very , very good , also the middle section , but the sound is not so good indeed
a very bold attack-- love her forcefulness!
Good job. In the middle part, the right hand seems too bright.
I don't think the problem is the piano, but the miking.
@fychang0819 Maybe you don't. If you don't find this recording bad, you seriously do not know. hmmm, just follow some kind of authority.. "yeah, Martha, Thai Sun and blah blah were in the jury, she must be good'
Юлианна быстро поняла, что ставку надо делать на мужскую хватку! Воспитала в себе сильное волевое начало. Ведь конкурировать прийдётся на музыкально исполнительском поприще , по большей части, с парнями.Поэтому её манера игры мужская, она каждый раз доказывает и себе, и слушателям, я сильная!
Lord Almighty...
Brava! She's wonderful performer of Rachmaninoff, really. Unfortunately, it was CHOPIN competition.
Bella Davidovich, Adam Harasiewicz, Dan Thai Son, Martha Archerich, Kevin Kenner- all of these great pianists won Frederic Chopin Piano Competition previously, so some comments are not based on facts but on once particular opinions, sometimes biases. Well, Beauty lies in the eye of beholder. Wunder or Bozhanov could have also won. That was somehow a matter of all the members of the jury taste.
She had not a single knot in her stitches....good girl!
What I hear is a different interpretation of this work. First of all the sound quality is poor because it is really a bootleg recording. Avdeeva gives a rhythmic aggressive style to this work, which I find interesting. Others may not like it.
@Rickyr389 You are wrong. How can you even put Yamaha and Steinway in the same sentence, saying that one doesn't have to criticize such pianos. And NO, even the worst pianos can NOT sound incredible! That's why they're considered bad pianos. What planet are you from?
@organboi I'm pianist, and I have played in very bad Steinway, very bad Bechstein...and they're suposed to be some of the best piano in the world...one kawai, or yamaha, petrov in good conditions could be a perfect piano...I'm from the same planet than you, and this is my opinion.
@fychang0819 Maybe you don't
as slow as horowitz, very charm
А Я БЫ СКАЗАЛ - КАК-ТО НЕУКЛЮЖЕ....
Really? Steinway? In Warsaw she played the CFX Yamaha (as did others) to great success. Fazioli is much better than Steinway, and don't forget the Shigeru Kawai. The idea that only Steinway makes a good piano and very wrong. Again, in Warsaw the Fazioli placed 3rd, Steinway 2nd, and Yamaha CFX 1st. Kawai didn't "advance" but was a lovely piano.
I find the CFX to be a very colorful, lyrical sounding piano unless it's really pushed. The CFIIIS is different sounding, more aggressive, but still a nice piano. That's the piano she's playing here. Steinway D is variable, some sound magical, others very nice. Faziolis can sound terrific. Shigeru Kawais are like velvet. So many fine pianos. Steinways pianos are nice, but the company is aggressive at shutting out other pianos on concert stages and such. Pieces are a different experience on different pianos and there are many fine concert grands out there. Viva la difference. Steinway is fine, Yamaha is fabulous, Shigeru Kawai is superb, Bosendorfer 280VC to me is sublime. But you have to record pianos well. This isn't recorded well. But really, if the piano is recorded well, the magic is in the technician that preps a fine piano.
@andretchaikowskycom I have heard all the pianos you mention, and the Fazioli might live up to the Steinway, but in NO WAY do the others. And I don't care about pianos winning competitions. Who cares about that? Who was judging? People like you who think Kawai and Yamaha are great pianos?
If I had to play that piano, I'd splash purposely, out of spite to organizers, manufacturers, the tuner, et al. Btw: the ratio of dislikes is +/- 4 times higher than many YT piano vids. I blame that tin can.
probably nothing wrong with the piano - why would there be?
But a very poor recording - mike(s) in wong place?
It's not the quality of the piano,
it's how you press the keys,
I'm sure it would sound very different with richter or horowitz on it,
she really has a rough, not noble sound, not sure why.. disappointed
Very measured and lacking the momentum that great performances of this work all have.
sounds a bit off... than again I'm not pro...
S.R. is not for anyone and especially not for crappy pianos
I think Yuliana is technically limited ! Her playing is laborious ! Her wrists seem not supple ! All her body seems stiff ! She applies oneself too much like a student in a conservatory ! It is a pity !
So stiff...
amalthea1000 Полностью с Вами согласен! Играет отвратно... Как школьник.
@organboi Oh yeah? I think it's a horrible pianist too))))
@1hakon You have got to be kidding - this performance is an embarassment to the Russian tradition since it hardly compares to the truly great Russian pianists.
Yamaha...Yuck, Yulianna...YUM!!
Ой-ой-ой. А победителю одного из самых престижных конкурсов вообще-то не мешало бы почище педализировать, да и мазни можно поубавить. Про отвратительно прямолинейное forte и надоедливую агогику на грани хорошего вкуса я уж и не говорю... Зайдите на прослушивание кафедры в Гнесинке - там так играют из десяти одиннадцать. Девочка, безусловно, музыкальная и способная. Но неумеренные восторги и дифирамбы сослужат ей плохую службу, увы.
I thought she would be great playing Rachmaninoff. But hmmm.... not really, the sound and passion is not even there. How can that kind of playing win a CHopin competition. I can only say good luck to her future. NIFC cannot force to create an artist when one is not. There are many listeners who know how to discriminate good music from bad, true artists or genius from good pianists. Wunder, Geniusas, trifonov and Bozhanov are true artists, but Khozyainov is real genius.
Would be much better if ther'd been a real piano there instead of this clangy plastic box. That might explain the hasty snatching and minor slips even in the central melody. No wonder she sounds impatient to get it over and done with.
listening again after comment response: i hear even more what was disappointing in Warsaw 2010: lack of lyricism, lack of élan, technical clumsiness, mechanical...but mostly: a thin,clangy,ugly sound, no body,texture or possibility to "sing"...Nobody, knowing the great interpretations of this piece, would ever listen to this again, it's horrible.
Lento, sporco e noioso..,... e questa ha vinto lo Chopin???
European pianos are indeed better than Asian pianos. I prefer Steinway and Bosendorfer, and perhaps even Pleyel. Asian pianos sound like tin cans.
horrible piano. damn those yamahas!
esatto
Ой-ой-ой. А победителю одного из самых престижных конкурсов вообще-то не мешало бы почище педализировать, да и мазни можно поубавить. Про отвратительно прямолинейное forte и надоедливую агогику на грани хорошего вкуса я уж и не говорю... Зайдите на прослушивание кафедры в Гнесинке - там так играют из десяти одиннадцать. Девочка, безусловно, музыкальная и способная. Но неумеренные восторги и дифирамбы сослужат ей плохую службу, увы.