Yundi Li plays Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2

[theprettypurplepony]

Omg i've been looking for this song foreverr! :D Yey!

[Aquiles27161]

The best interpretation I've heard of this piece.

[Thisecundo123]

People need to know how wonderful is, listening Classical music

[museics]

Yay! im learning this song right now and i think im gonna play it at the scholarship award spring concert... im PUMPED!

[ernestincubus2]

Jajajaja what a nasty face. Man you're ugly

[CookieandCupcakes29]

@ernestincubus2 oh wow, ur nice, piano is all about expressing ur emotions, and becoming one with the music, ofcourse someone like u wont understand

[flood2k3]

Better than Lang Lang

[MyAlienX]

i wanna have a piano like that, but it wont fit in my house :(

[ElSandro]

he totally fucked up the whole masterpiece at 0:58 :P

[florespinedamauricio]

@ElSandro I never agreed .... You messed up with your vocabulary

[ElSandro]

@florespinedamauricio don't understand jokes?

[satie175]

Tout le monde joue le morceau comme ca. Non remarquable.

[rajdeep101]

Thumbs up if Dexter sent you here.

[paniccat]

2:35.... Single tear of joy.

[jsrosenfeld0]

Absolute Ligasm

[sttevenash]

Great performance, perfer it a bit slower though

[johseb213]

I just watched:"Zimerman plays Chopin Nocturne op.15 no.2". THAT was Chopin. This is Disney.

[johseb213]

A sleeping pill can't beat this.

[toptigersfun58]

ユンディ*リーの9~2は、抜群やね アップしてくださって感謝です

[keesvangulik127]

Safe mediocrity is appreciated the most by the bourgeoisie.

[4849lucky]

January 18, 2012 0.022850643643695% (442) disliked Yundi Li's "Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2." However, it appears that 18,901 out of 19,343 viewers approved of Mr. Li's interpretation of Chopin. LOL

[multigayles]

hmmm..nice music..its calming

[arnold3810]

Honestly That was beautiful as gay as it sounds props because I don't even listen to this in a regular basis just had to study for my finals in My music History class, but non the less I enjoyed this

[putadelsol]

There was a girl in china who was fucked when she was 11 years old, and guess wht her name was... Sum Young Ho...

[Rhodrygo18]

@putadelsol WTF??who the hell thought you that shitty joke man????

[Ares11787]

@putadelsol thats a korean styled name....

[miranda12033]

bravo!

[aasjn]

That the best song of chopin

[Mreleezy]

damn this is beautiful

[ProyectMooneJazzers]

3 pages of chaotic notes turn into thins, amazing...

[ApiosApps]

Nocturnes, Op. (Chopin)

[keesvangulik127]

All the notes are there, perfectly, but where is Chopin?

[appleboi7]

@keesvangulik127

he's dead :O

[keesvangulik127]

@appleboi7 Gee, I didn't know he was sick.

[VGVGable]

@keesvangulik127 He was born in 1810.

[keesvangulik127]

@VGVGable You didn't get the joke, did you?

[thedirtymeatball]

@keesvangulik127

are you kidding me? i get the joke... this is THE best op9 no2 i have ever heard. and ive heard a lot of em.. quit it with the whole asians are robots mentality and lang lang plays debussy and liszt phenomonaly..

[keesvangulik127]

@thedirtymeatball I don't think Asians are robots. I just think some pianists, even western ones, don't really understand what kind of man Chopin was. He was very sensitive, highly intelligent, living in exile, fatally ill, and above all Polish. The sadness and melancholy caused by all this should sound in his pieces, even the wilder ones.

[keesvangulik127]

@thedirtymeatball I also think his music is misused for showing off technical abilities and boost careers. Classical musicians should study the Polish folk music, like the mazurka and the polonaise to get a better understanding of the Polish people.

[thedirtymeatball]

@keesvangulik127

You don't think Yundi studied Chopin the man? Yundi plays chopin as a living, i think he knows chopins life. Yundi is all about the background. He talks about it several times. He's not just some schmuck with the scores and a piano, he talks about how to play his music it is best to know why it was composed, how chopin was feeling while composing, etc. I have no idea why you are getting at this, it is a completely moot topic to be discussing HERE. would be okay for lang lang

[keesvangulik127]

@thedirtymeatball Come to Poland and see for yourself.

[thedirtymeatball]

@keesvangulik127

what is the relevance of that?

it doesnt matter how "polish" this sounds or not, it is still a magnificent rendition.. and 7,000,000 people agree with me.

[keesvangulik127]

@thedirtymeatball So why bother me, one person, with your musical ignorance? Madonna's video "Hung Up" had 19679723 viewers. Lady Gaga's video "Marry The Night" had 13107045 viewers. Does this mean they are better than Yundi Li?

[ApiosApps]

Chopin Nocturnes

[Theshemproductions]

I don't all the high pitch tones headache....High pitch needs lots of flat....And left hand tones.

[FightingForOurSanity]

@Theshemproductions I'm not sure this is written in English

[thedirtymeatball]

@Theshemproductions

???????

[Nganguenf]

O God, I do love this piece so romantic!!

[117117nobody]

i will learn something from it :)



[hallo3angel]

Asian father: So son, now play it backwards....

[nahedh]

@hallo3angel Old shit...

[keesvangulik127]

@hallo3angel 

[vourier]

the song for my night now before sleep...:)

[barbiegore21]

magnifique

[Devdas270]

439 people have no ears.

[WALTKRIEG]

@Devdas270 or no culture.

[Devdas270]

Special Agent Lundy has got great choice =p



[SnokkyTheBest]

Special Agent Lundy sends his regards

[p10rt]

@SnokkyTheBest lol

[Tijs2331]

@SnokkyTheBest That's awesome you mention that. I started listening to Chopin for that very reason.

[crazymusicer]

Yundi played Chopin soooooo beautifully.

[Valk72]

@crazymusicer

Well he is kinda an expert^^

[nopho4uxD]

looks like lang lang has 439 youtube accs....

[mrchopin89]

as a powerful language, music shall retell human stories. from the most celebrated triumphs of life to the innermost, silent tragedy...

[Oyasuminasai778]

Level asian reached.

You can call me dad now Yundi.

[VolodyaOmar]

Im sure, that more than great hear it live

[whatever12345678901]

I see that he feels like singing... Look at him :)

[Pubicon7]

I used to listen to this to go to sleep, but he's playing it too fast. Sad...

[kickcopper10]

kickcopper10- So relaxing. I had this peice in Elem . school. I close my eyes and see my piano teacher saying" If you would just read you would play Carganie Hall because you have the perfect ear and now need to have it on paper to keep it always." I still play every note correctly. Thank God for musical talent.

[solidysnake1]

yundi li is pure class

[karennorwegian]

I like Rachmaninoff's version better. It's slower. Thanx be to You-Tube so we have the luxury of making comparisons and choosing our favorite interpretations.

[xzndontcare]

the very sad moment is when you know this song gonna end....

[keesvangulik127]

Great script!! I hope he wins an Oscar someday.

[madmark7777]

Nice braces! So talented though

[Ishouldbedoingchores]

Hetalia anyone?! :D

[meesterengland]

@Ishouldbedoingchores

I felt bad thinking of Austria, but now I see another person thought the same thing, I laughed really hard! xD

[adrumzzify]

Yundi could give a chick an orgasm in .03 seconds.

[fespin09]

What i love about this piece is that its so distinctive from Bach and Shubert and others

[scucumchuckable]

Ah the memories of those quiet nights in Afghanistan.

[varsaixx]

is this the last part of muse's united states of euroasia?

[ThePaulinoContreras]

@varsaixx yes. muse is highly influenced by the music of chopin, rachmaninoff, and liszt

[Fiffihunden]

So much emotion!



[LiucidityMusic]

Slower songs are not Li's forte...

He's using the pedal as a crutch and is thus making a lot of his phrase endings sound blurry.

[FaithIsAnnoyed]

@LiucidityMusic You know it's not a song right? C'mon if you are going to nitpick, at least refer to it as a piece or composition.

[LiucidityMusic]

@FaithIsAnnoyed I'll give you that.

[Doopymonster]

bad santa 

[uneedtherapy42]

guy has the skills to execute the trills!!!

[melomanojpop]

nothing else to say, amazing



[Huev82]

Sobran las palabras.

[RuskoVEVO]

Fuck Skrillex.

[crazykingrich]

Awesome..

[perkinswashie]

this piece makes people think of the past because this is exactly the mood chopin was in. This is almost like a longing for his home Poland.

[Valk72]

@perkinswashie

Yeah, there is a certain nostalgia in this piece....

[Lugo428]

My jaw actually dropped. Holy crap!

[raaiww]

I just started this song and I think Yundi Li is a very good example of excellent playing. The sudden changes to his playing of this already beautiful piece make it all the better.

[scoopiano]

This piece is so romantic. I am playing it because it makes me think of happiness and joy.

[cbkuhlman]

Flawless.

[Renate2310]

You like it? It is a pleasure to reed now: Thomas Mann "Tristan".

[sicofanta1]

Uma das melhores apresentações que assistí um épico parabens pelo vídeo !

[issumilu]

brings memories of my mother... we use to drive around in the car listening to Chopin. miss her so much.

[chojaehun]

What a beautiful song! My heart flutters from the opening bars...

[EmmaHMB]

Yundi is the best pianist in the world especially playing Chopin, as he is very much like Chopin

[doneplayalmada]

o japa sente e isso é bom !

a maioria toca sem prazer

[Nizwiz411]

It's like he's finger fucking the piano!!!

[koronowiaki]

@Nizwiz411 This primitive behavior only proves your intellectual collapse. I sincerely sympathizes - greetings from the homeland of Chopin.

[Nizwiz411]

@koronowiaki Shut your pompous pseudo intellectual ass up. it was meant as a compliment. You dumb Polish jerk.

[117117nobody]

thank you so much, i am practicing this song for a competition. you just taught some main thing in this song, and how to play a real song of chopin.

anyway, thank you so much

and trust me, i will also be as good as you finally. I need show everybody i can do it!

[Fenixdrep]

Oh i thought this was a League of Legends guide of how to play Nocturne OP 

[NoxitOfficial]

I thought this was a Nocturne OP guide O_o

[theimmortalobserver]

I always feel as though people play this too fast. Its a nocturne, not a waltz. Its supposed to lul you to sleep, not make you want to dance. I could be wrong, but this is how I feel.

[magneighto]

@theimmortalobserver

I know how you feel. I learnt this piece recently, and I think it sounds far better if you slow down just a little. It allows you to be more expressive, and also allows you to change the timing of the triplets. Kinda like in the E Minor Prelude.

[Yuyushita]

*_* hermoso <3

[dudekde22]

Chopin's finest achievement.

[4849lucky]

LOL ... Everybody's a critic!

[JavaHelios]

This piece makes me think of walking through a school during the summer before heading to college, when all the classrooms and hallways are empty. You look around and remember all the good times you had: laughing with friends, excitedly exchanging the latest gossip, catching an exasperated look from your best pal during a particularly boring class, not caring what happens in the future, and living in the moment. It will never be like that again.

[adamallegretta]

@JavaHelios oh my god. I am a senior in highschool and reading that while the music tinkered away in my ear almost brought me to tears. You are right, when I leave for college it will never be the same again, sitting in those stuffy classrooms, never seeing the fork in the road ahead when we part ways. That was one of the most emotional experiences I've ever had...

[XanaTaroBaka]

@JavaHelios Really? This piece reminds me of Austria from Hetalia.

[debeastdueeast]

@JavaHelios Dude, why don't you become a poet?

[zeeeeta]

@JavaHelios I got goosebumps and cold shivers down my spine while reading your comment and listening to the song.

[bellatrix02]

@JavaHelios It won't be like that, because it gets better. :)

[footbottlesiumai]

@JavaHelios wow o.o very insightful

[jeffkrofd]

@JavaHelios Your a freakin' dork!

[ImBossification]

@JavaHelios wow that was awsome haha Seriously well put and so true

[cool2t]

@JavaHelios its a nightmare what comes after school isnt it!

wait till u see what happens after college.

[suitabledude]

@JavaHelios what a beautiful description of your imagery.

[ImaBeastItsTrue]

A Charlie brown comic sent me here '_' lol

[ysgwy]

Lumberjacks do a lot of Chopin

[waleeddahham]

@ysgwy Corny ass joke man!! lol

[lanhas5]

I don't understand anything of piano neither of sheets and I know how to play this.

[mikesolfiell]

@lanhas5

PROVE IT!

[lanhas5]

@mikesolfiell OK. Day 24 February I will post here a video of me playing this without knowing to read a sheet. That day I will play in a school

[piano0b]

i will never be able to trill so fast it's IMBOSSIBRUU!!! -.-

[CT6Flags]

This piece is beautiful by itself that does not require very much techinical difficulties.

Audience is applauding because of the reputation of the player other than the actual performance.

If he fingersynces the piece performed by a common piano student of 4-5 years, he still receives crazy applause.

[doodsrslyWTF]

Good, but I prefer Pollini.

[coolpimp49]

One of my favorite pieces ever :)

[dudekde22]

One of the best pieces of classical music ever written.

[mynamesnotdana]

sooooo after all that no one stood up to applaud? were they all deaf or something?

[mari96101]

434 pessoas não sabem o poder transformador de uma obra de arte sendo tocada.

[KabukinobutaiJp]

SO BEAUTIFUL!

BRAVOO!!

[rulezz264]

the last 50 seconds of this video is all applause :D

[gonzalodelv]

bellísimo

[7encke]

que excelente interpretación, notable !!

[Quetzasp]

434 people are unfortunately deaf....

[soonah292]

I heard this played in a movie called 'The Eddie Duchin Story" when I was a child, and I've never known it's name till this morning, thanx to ABC Classic radio.  What a beautiful sound.

[lolmansimob]

Thumbs up if you watched this totally, because it's soo beautiful ! (: 

[angelchikawingz]

amazing

[MeicoRaider]

FU** YOU, DUBSTEP.

[krispy432]

This is really my ideal tempo. I hate interpretations that come out all slow and contemplative on this one. I like some of the other nocturnes when they're slower, but not this. It's light and sort of just floats along. Rubinstein takes a similar tempo but he plays it cleaner and with a bit more separation. It's a little less muddled and more distinct.

[FSpilotSWE]

too fast too fast! Yundi Li, Y u no play with passion?

[ericfeinberg28]

433 ppl are fucking artards

[ytertyu]

@ericfeinberg28 yeah , and those 433 fucked ur momma's dirty pussy

[StrengthInSolidarity]

@ericfeinberg28 I believe you mean /r/tards. And yes, they do exist.

[DIBASAUR]

any muse fans here? US of Eurasia's COLLATERAL DAMAGE!

...took me a while to figure it out -___-"

[ac3761G]

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[ArtisanTony]

He's Chopin broccoli

[spikeydewd01]

at 3:08 his fingers are a little to straight and harsh, but I like the interpretation although it was a bit too fast. beautifully played.

[armadillo360]

so much emotion in every note

[Eireneist]

this must be a dream...

[Buttplugbetty]

Personally, I love his interpretation. His exaggerations of the tempo changes are strong. His sensitivity to dynamics is amazing as well.

[massiekur19]

steinway and sons piano...that's like the value of my house. Best pianos ever. I melt just looking and touching them.

[ac3761G]

Yundi Li plays Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2

[kubixdnb]

@ac3761G are you kidding ;d

[heckubiss1]

I love rock but when it comes to solo nothing beats a piano. ok maybe violin

[6661murderface]

humta ya me deprimi con esto

[etemuru]

@mclvstac racists shouldn't be your friends! They should be shunned and not be in polite company - AND your friends are a reflection of you. ugh.

[aharz1]

My daughter played this for her school's Christmas concert and my fantasy was that she'd come out and play like this....er, it didn't happen quite like that, but I can always dream :-)

[etemuru]

@aharz1 lol keep encouraging her to practice. However, to play this astoundingly takes more than practice. Li is touched by God I think. 

[mary09romania]

Incredible beautiful!