Marika Bournaki records Schumann's Widmung in studio

[mogotootzi]

Disappointing performance, but i guess it is hard for a girl to capture the pathos of this piece, since it is an expression of noble knighthood that is incomprehensible to a women. A certain nobility and pride inherent in the play of, for example Yundi Li, is practically out of reach for them by nature.

[alep85]

@mogotootzi I can't tell if you're just trolling or are completely serious.  Either way, the playing of this piece is very subjective. I think Yundi Li plays it too fast, but I like his expression. But it has nothing to do with being a man or woman, it has everything to do with how you approach it as a musician.

[bffgas3]

du mein seele du mein hertz du meine wonn o du mein schmerz du meine welt in der ich lebe mein himmel du da rein ich schwebe o du mein grab in das hinab ich ewig meinen kumer gab!

[purplepeoplepurple]

Beautiful! A wonderful piece of music conveyed beautifully. To my ear, you rush those little descending staccato notes at 4:00 and elsewhere, which I prefer to sound more pronounced, more noble - but maybe I'd get used to your version. Otherwise, I enjoyed it very, very much. I look forward to your documentary on CBC and hearing more from you and about you in the future.

[dksrkdud]

a great performance !

[giordani19]

A very attractive performance and video presentation. I noticed a couple of notes lacking clarity (e.g. at 3:51); but overall, it was rather splendid.

[shiadani]

wow,you are amazing,can you explain me more of the carnegie hall school please?

[icyballerina11]

Marika:)

Glad to see you're doing as well as ever!

[tabularasa66]

yes! marika is the subject of a feature documentary film in development with ARTV and CBC TV... filmed over a six year period since she was 12 years old. It should air in 2010!

[x5WiMgUrL333x]

shes going to have a documentary???

[mandyschulz]

neidisch?nein - ich sehe keinen grund dazu...für 16 ist das schon nett gemacht - (ich kannte das alter nicht) hoffe,daß sie in zukunft besseren unterricht bekommt -

[mandyschulz]

zu viel gefühl - wirkt kitschig und überladen-viele flüchtigkeiten im schlußteil - rhythmisch auch labil - schade. es hat keine magie oder ausstrahlung - sehr ehrgeizig,aber ich sehe keine persönlichkeit. es gibt so viele mädchen,die so aussehen,so sprechen und auch so spielen - aber ist das interessant?

[markpianoman]

Du bist nur neidisch!

[sawaj805]

J'aime bcp quand tu joue parce que tu a l'ère si concentré! Pis on voit a kel point tu te passionne la dedans pis sa c bo a voir.

[tabularasa66]

i promise the film will be worth waiting for! so glad you will be seeing her in new york later this month. enjoy!

[kidchyron]

On the Carnegie website the description says "Works by Bach, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff" - any idea which specific works she'll be performing?

[kidchyron]

I find Marika's playing delightful. I've got my tickets for her Carnegie appearance on May 29th. Pity I'll have to wait until 2010 ~ 2011 to see the documentary. ;-)