Yundi Li- Liszt Liebeslied

[717violin]

I never allow the white men who call us bitch. I know there are real great europian players who act the same violence for asian women !

[717violin]

これを評価の高いコメントとして掲載しておくYoutube会社­の倫理理念は全くだめです

I do not support the moral of Youtube ,that show continue such term discriminations as the best comment.

[717violin]

@717violin いくらなんでも性差別用語を発する使用者はすぐにアカウント権限­を削除すべきだと思います。アジア人にはいません、間違いなく白­人です。　ひどすぎる！

[jimtrueblue99]

Listeners might be amused by the scence from "Song of Love" in which Katherine Hepburn, playing Clara Schumann, gives the glorious Liszt a memorable lesson in simplicity versus grandiosity after he plays this transcription at a party. Search for "Song of Love" for the first part of the movie. The particular scene is in part 9 (search for "SOL 9").

[Quriel2008]

So flowing... so elegant.

[VirgenCleovz388]

hihi mein hintern ist geil

[nost013]

Don't really know how it's possible to "dislike" this.

Two monsters of composing. The love from Schumann, the technique from Liszt. And that Yundi...! He makes that piece almost the perfect one!

Just thanks!

[sibyller1]

It makes me cry......

[MrHappydarent]

i'm crying...

[TheGreatPerahia]

the best interpretation of this piece in my humble opinion. i wish i could have heard a live performance however of Van Cliburn playing it as the sound quality is sadly not good on the one on youtube so you cant appreciate it as much as i would like.

[rjdoddswr450f]

@TheGreatPerahia check out Janina Fialkowska's version of this song! google search this ' Mephisto Waltz 1 / Piano Works CD' , and the first hit should take u too a page with her cd, its track 11. the sample is short, but i love her style!

[Gusakov]

Can not hear enough ..

All fine - the sound, technique, focus and, of course, the music of Liszt.

Bravo, Yundi !

[gusbakker]

one word: Yundi Liszt

[numex106]

@gusbakker that's two lol jk yundi li is the best

[SuhmMusic]

@gusbakker Uh, that was two words :)

[KAPNIZW]

Brilliant interpretation !!!!

[Fientjelientje]

if i can play this, i can die

[purplepeoplepurple]

The old Hollywood movie "Song of Love" with Katherine Hepburn has Clara sitting impatiently through Franz Liszt's show-off performance then stepping forward and putting him in his place by playing the piece herself in all its simple beauty. A great scene. YouTube has it named SOL 9.

[heartgoesto]

@purplepeoplepurple

I would love to check it out. thanks!

[caeimeng]

this is like tears.

[caeimeng]

he is real men. dreaming comes true. by his playing we can see future paradise.

[nicsevern]

@PuresMusic That ungrateful bitch!

[rabidgunfight]

@PuresMusic hahaha thats amazing. poor poor shumann

[micheltennil]

Magnifique interprétation, qui rachète amplement celle de la Fantaisie-Impromptu de Chopin.

[MikeGrandPiano]

graceful song.

[MrGunterguerrero]

Schumann masterly played !

Thank you, Josie, for sharing !

[Renard8214]

Затаенная Любовь в исполнении чудесного Yundi Li

[drakealex]

its like he humbles himself, and lets the music being heard.. very good interpretation of this piece.

[dgaranin]

Very beautiful sound in this recording!

[arlongan]

@PuresMusic I definately sure that Clara hate it because the problem of the pianist.

[Jlan0151738]

In my opinion this is by far the best interpretation of this piece. What an incredible use of dynamics! He doesn't use excessive rubato but he knows how to wait that instant, the instant that gives us that sensation in our heart.

[manepf1]

@Jlan0151738 agree!

[MrAvalon2010]

i have listened to it several times and to other performances of this guy and I can't help to avoid the feeling that he might be the best pianist of the century...for me he is cleary topping Rubinstein and Horowitz and...Lang lang is no comparison at all....so....

[MrAvalon2010]

absolutely amazin...simply wonderful

[Cocobear538]

Iol. I meant girlfriend.

[Cocobear538]

I agree. I think he must have a lot of Gilsonite lined up for him.

[ualloz]

i really like this interpretation. thanks for sharing!

[uTubeTerror]

@PuresMusic a dedication to the love for technique.

[damgoodballers]

theres 5 dislikes in this video? i mean seriously how the FUCK do you not like this post? is it the music or the pianist? i mean this guy clearly played this piece like its meant to play.... so it has to be the piece lol... refuckentarted people

[Cocobear538]

Does Yundi has girlfriend? Anybody knows?

[matelotgeek]

@Cocobear538

uh why you asking ?

[arlongan]

@matelotgeek Because she wants to be one.

[matelotgeek]

@arlongan

LOL she's like 20 years too late

[hinotama]

@Cocobear538 i think yes ^^ do you think that a guy like him would be single ? no way ^_^

[percussionist624]

What's meant by Schumman's name also listed as the composer. Does it mean that this is a transcribed piece?

[pskim731]

@percussionist624 "Widmung" was originally written by Schumann as a song for his wife-to-be Clara, which it is dedicated to (Widmung means dedication in German) Liszt transcribed the song into a piano piece.

[ibclappin]

@PuresMusic

oh i see. thank you for the clarifying.

well it's liszt, what did she expect?

[ibclappin]

@ibclappin for some reason i stumble here and read what i wrote and it's nothing i agree with but i know what i meant so i can't help to write something. liszt's music captures the deepest darkest romance and sad beauty left undiscovered and desperate... basically i think clara either couldn't understand liszt's music or she didn't like people competing with her husband's technique, especially people like liszt who blew anyone out of the water

[ibclappin]

@PuresMusic wow it's such a shame that she hated one of the greatest musical pieces of all time.

[PieroBolzano]

I have seen him playing this in my city, Bolzano, in Italy last year!!! It has been a wonderful Concert!!! He played also "Pictures at an Exhibition"...

[tanyatang1]

不過，李雲迪好帥，先暈過去。:)

[mikejr41387]

beautifully played. blows lang lang out of the water

[Katherine223411]

@liuzhen2006 Just go to IMSLP and search Liszt and then Widmung and you can print it or download

[Katherine223411]

One of my absolute favourite pieces. Widmung is so beautiful!

[Luckytrumpet777]

what a bitch

[717violin]

@Luckytrumpet777 for whom? who are you? it is unbelievable nazism!

[genomos90]

liebeslied is german and it means "lovesong"...

[bhaggubachao5678]

hey, what does Liszt Liebeslied mean?

i dont know much abt classical, but this sounds really beautiful -_-

[stegben]

Liszt is a great composer, Liebeslied is the name of this song

[VSKCREW]

@stegben Liszt didn't really compose this.. he only transcipted it from Schumann as he did from most of his compositions.. :)

[dgc325]

"liebeslied" i believe means "love song" in German

[ekdarnell]

robert schumann wrote this song for his wife clara, i've heard it was on the night before their wedding but haven't been able to check further into that.

[oiasuminohana]

I love it. It feels like spring: blooming and full of overwhelming joy.

[cerzule]

This is so remarkably beautiful and relaxing, I think I could listen to it in an endless loop.

[moto1987t]

i love his "Liebeslied"...

so amazing!

[stxer]

Very excellent playing. I do still like the Cliburn version that's on Youtube better. Cliburn's playing is more relaxed and the tempo ebbs and flows with the music more than Li's. Still though, this is beautiful.

[edana5]

Happy Valentine's day to my prince!

[139tedd]

I love the way Yundi Li phrases everything, the different voices, very touching, a true artist

[morgenstern8888]

I know!! it goes up and down, up and down. Never stops to surprise you.

[ZombieMozart]

OMG, I love this video, Yundi Li is way better then Lang Lang

[beryllium2]

This is one of my favorite schumann melodies, and its a great transcription.

[envyVolvox]

You can even increase the audio quality of this video by adding an "&fmt=18" at the end of the url in the adressbar.

[tromba25]

he's a superb pianist but I think he was too young when he played this as it lacks some depth

I think Van Cliburn plays this beautifully

[bearymel]

Disagree there. Unforgiveable that Van Cliburn made technical mistakes in his rendition on the clip in YouTube. Also, Yundi Li's phrasing is far superior.

[demosj]

@bearymel Lol, not even close. First mistake is comparing Cliburn's live broadcast to a studio recording. Cliburn made a scant few klinkers that only pedantics like yourself would notice, and Yundi Li's phrasing is not superior. If you want to bring technical mistakes, then look at the hideous butchery Yundi Li committed in kiesworld86's clip.

[davids2000]

@demosj Of all the recordings I heard, Cliburn's phrasing is tops. Im not sure why musicians, especially today, think if you slow a piece down, it becomes more profound? The Yundi-Li is good, but not at the level of Cliburn or Bachaus. I was surprised about Lang Lang's version. I thought it would be over 5 minutes long, riddled with heavy pop music phrasing, but he managed to control his showman self and produce some good results. I think in today's selfabsorbed world, humility has no place

[rmhf]

anyone have the sheet music of this piece??

[sevcik2]

Yundi Li is such a wonderful pianist...artist!

Thank you so much for sharing!

[RSCPT]

Wow, I have never heard this piece before. I love when my first listen to these astoundingly beautiful works from Liszt are played by Yundi. It just makes my ears smile. =)