I'm thinking of learning this, but I don't know how difficult it is because I don't have the sheet music. Could someone who has a THOROUGH understanding of this piece compare it to La Campanella or feux follets in terms of difficulty? Thanks!
It's much harder than La Campanella. Not sure about Feux follets as i haven't attempted that.
that said, it is possible with effort/dedication to play 1st movement - 2 minutes of it.
I struggled to complete all three movements "in a single go" as the overall physical effort/concentration would have been hard to sustain. Each movement individually is ok though! :-)
@eazygoingbloke I just got the sheet music and it's BITCH TO READ. I haven't learned over half the first page but reading three staffs is kinda difficult.
My advise is to learn pages 2 - 4 first. I found the scales on page 5 VERY difficult, but one day they became much clearer for no apparent reason - something just clicked. Takes a long time to get the fingers strong enough for the chords in right hand page 1 and page 6/7, to be able to sound a melody using 5th finger.
Last movement contains a lot of material that is good as "exercises" in lots of techniques, and excellent for strengthening all the fingers.
Also, to ascertain whether it is ever going to be realistic to perform it (as opposed to just practising bits and pieces for fun/technical exercises):
Check out the "acrobats dances" in 3rd movement - the left hand random octave jumps with endless scales up and down in the right - requires real mental gymnastic/concentration.
Hardest in the entire piece is the section based on E octaves in 3rd mov. leading to spans across entire piano at breakneck speed (and 4 staves).
My final conclusion was that the E octaves section in 3rd mov was what separated me from those that can perform this piece properly. I simply can't imagine jumping all over the piano so relentlessly after so much other energy and concentration has come before, so i decided to bow out of attempting Petroushka live. Don't really like all that 'noise' either! Nothing lost, as it was such a good experience learning it. Have played 1st and 2nd movs independently though.
@tjtheplay dont mind eazygoingbloke, yeah u can play it...la campanella does have very difficult technique, truthfully, ithink i can play this, but not la campanella yet
egener attended the Köllnische Gymnasium in his home town. After he had finished school he studied physics, astronomy and meteorology at the Friedrich Wilhelms University (today Humboldt University), Berlin.egener attended the Köllnische Gymnasium in his home town. After he had finished school he studied physics, astronomy and meteorology at the Friedrich Wilhelms University (today Humboldt University), Berlin. In 1905, he earned his Ph.D. in astronomy under the direction of Julius Bauschin
technical is only a small part of music? Is that what your teacher taught you? Technical is about everything of music. Just admit you can't play that fast, you have never seen anyone else has played fast, you never imagined in your wild dream that anyone could possibly play that fast.
Yujia is truly exceptional. She is the best pianist in the world. You can be jealous any way you want, but you can't deny the fact that she is technically the best.
ps in last remark, i don't mean to say Yuja is a computer! True, she's not the most expressive or thought-provoking interpreter of pieces, but she clearly is still a musician in the sense of phrasing and certain tonal effects. No, what i mean is that music considered as "pure technique" i.e. the generation of patterns of notes through time, is really just a computational task for the mind, not something worth being jealous of - unless you are also jealous of computers.
There is absolutely no place in music for jealousy. None. Music born out of envy is pathetic.
Music born out of wanting acclaim is never going to be as good as music born out of love of music lets face it.
The works of the great masters require deep understanding of colour, style, emotions, a lot of presence, and many things that someone can posses even WITHOUT being the greatest technically,
Jealousy is for second-rate thinkers and human beings.
@eazygoingbloke Technics = Everything, you dumb emo boy... Some people want to be the scientists, but they do not have technics, so all they could produce is annoying pseudo-scientific bullshits
@5147848amp So you don't think one should think WHILE listening? They go hand in hand. There is no point in playing OR listening to music unless you are thinking about it. Or else it's just noise.
The only time music is noise is when two tunes are going on at the same time! What I meant by "thinking" was "excessive criticism." Classical musicians do this too much. Traffic noise - that needs criticism. My dogs prancing around at 4am on wooden floorboards - that needs criticism. Thai pop music - lambast that shit! But a pro-pianist babe hammering out some serious tunes is different. Those with a problem with the tempo should go back to the search box; commenting isn't required.
@5147848amp So it's only OK to point out the moments you like? Fair criticism is admitting that your favorite artists aren't perfect. Some of the greatest pianists were/are horrible self critics. Do you think they want mindless listeners too?
There's a great phrase that runs "opinions are like arseholes, everyone's got one." That's where I stand. If you have nothing positive to say about an artist, move on and find a artist you can speak positively about.
well music is not about technical it is about interpretation and she is amazing technically but interpretation average,sometimes it is better to slow down as she lost piece of context ,she is good even very good but technique is only small part of being good musician
What an absolute genius. Why are there so many snooty jealous people making truly inane comments about how the interpretation is somehow lacking in orchestral colour, somewhat polite or god knows what else. Critics should be made to play better and lined up and shot if they can't.
This is very good with neat and tidy technical control but a little too polite for my tatse. I prefer the tigerish elemental force and wide ranging dynamics of Yuga Wangs contemporary Khatia Buniatishvili. That latter gives a truly scintillating live account of these dances, now available on You Tube.
@itsanthonyhere I'm halfway joking, BUT.... search on youtube: "Yuja Wang Philadelphia". Watch the interview, and while she's practicing with the orchestra, it looks like she's got a pack sitting on the piano ready to go. Not that there's anything wrong with her. It would just be a shame for this talented young woman to become ill, or worse, for her to start looking like Martha Argerich. ;)
Elle joue avec tant de vigueur, tant d'énergie, tant d'enthousiasme et d'engagement que personne ne pourrait jamais interpréter mieux qu'elle ce mouvement difficile.
One day Yuja Wang was walking down the street when she came across a gathering of people huddled around a man. This man was lying on the ground, having just suffered a massive heart attack.
Surely he was dead.
"Step back!" She proclaimed and the crowd immediately parted. Kneeling down, she ran the tips of her fingers up and down the man's chest as if she were playing the piano and he miraculously sprung back to life!
The crowds cheered and Yuja Wang, her work done, flew off into sky.
@phoenix3568 - Agreed. It looses something, here. Bronfman can't play as quickly, but who cares? He brings more out of the piece, as you can see in his interpretation if you look for it.
I think the speed she plays is actually detracting from how the piece would be played orchestrally and how the themes play. That being said, Stravinsky didn't write for piano well and there are parts of the piano version which are practically impossible to play.
@Phoenix3568 being that are infinitely different interpretations of Stravinsky's orchestral works, it's pointless to think your opinion represents anything finite... since such a thing doesn't exist.
@thesiscz She plays the song very different from the original Stravinskyh, gives her style to the song... reminds me of Nodame too because i feel it seems to play while playing the song
@alexisrussian some of the keys on my piano do that too it's freaking annoying. I'd think with as good as she is she'd be playing on a higher quality piano
Oh, I thought Chibura was blowing smoke so I checked Pollini's version on You-tube. Yes, it is much better, a more mature less frenetic but very energetic performance. But Wang is young and will get even better over time.
@juspasenthru I'm sorry, but when you can play this with no intonation what so ever and half the speed, than you can comment on her playing. She might not play perfectly, but no pianist plays perfectly. Even the best make mistakes. You may not realize it, but they do.
Anyone noticed at 1:44 : She does one hell of a finger stretch (not sure if it's an octave). With relatively small hands she has an amazing technique, and she's still able to maintan emotional phrasing. One of the greatest interpreters around these days!!
@SimperingSimpleton Maybe when you improve on your computer usage skills, you can learn to click on other videos of her playing other pieces that include black keys.
@SimperingSimpleton Oh I see. So you think she's not technically advanced enough. Why, let us see how well you play and maybe you can be even more famous than she is.
@SimperingSimpleton Hey my friend, I get what you're saying... But she plays turkish march.... which if I'm not mistaken is either in the key of E (4 sharps) or B (5 sharps)... So she is VERY advanced.
holy shit, this is fucking impossible!! definetely the fastest version of the russian dance ive ever heard. her wrist work is unbelievable. look at 0:21, not human.. this is alien!!
@Gentlefish I pressed dislike. I'll tell you why. It's a fast blur, lacking in exciting accents, in color, in voice differentiation. Her performance makes me realize how really HARD this piece is --- to capture the frenetic ostinati all competing for attention. It's OK. But do you hear 3 separate voices around 1:06? Where is the LH going at 1:12? Nowhere. Listen to Kissin's clarity and drama, and maybe you'll realize why this is so bland. The best I could conclude was that she was tired.
How can anyone denigrate this performance. She is one of the really great pianists who have reach the height of human achievement. Yuji, Alice Sara Ott, Jung Lin, Maksim Mrvica - these greats have no peers.
If you guys like this check out the Petrushka ballet video. This song is from the first tableau, but some of the piano work in the second is mind blowing (yes even compared to this). I would love to hear her version of that stuff...
I strongly suspect that Stravinsky wrote this song in an attempt to make 99% of piano players feel inept while also sounding good. If this is the case, he did a damn good job.
@lavamaster530 when you are a ingenious pianist like her (probably better than you) people tend to do things that help them concentrate. Shes probably talking because she feels the emotion of the music, or she is keeping time. idk. but its not weird for sure
loving how even a camera isn't able to follow the quick movements of her hands
boobtrash 1 day ago
Professionalism
imqsqs 1 day ago
nodame is you Oo
Juuunior29 1 week ago
salute to igor stravinsky
hikikomORIGIN 1 week ago
↓ I only like her playing...... too difficult
waniwaniwaniw 2 weeks ago
This looks so amazing fun to play and learn.
BellaPeony 3 weeks ago
I'm thinking of learning this, but I don't know how difficult it is because I don't have the sheet music. Could someone who has a THOROUGH understanding of this piece compare it to La Campanella or feux follets in terms of difficulty? Thanks!
tjtheplay 3 weeks ago
@tjtheplay
It's much harder than La Campanella. Not sure about Feux follets as i haven't attempted that.
that said, it is possible with effort/dedication to play 1st movement - 2 minutes of it.
I struggled to complete all three movements "in a single go" as the overall physical effort/concentration would have been hard to sustain. Each movement individually is ok though! :-)
eazygoingbloke 2 weeks ago
@eazygoingbloke I just got the sheet music and it's BITCH TO READ. I haven't learned over half the first page but reading three staffs is kinda difficult.
tjtheplay 2 weeks ago
@tjtheplay
My advise is to learn pages 2 - 4 first. I found the scales on page 5 VERY difficult, but one day they became much clearer for no apparent reason - something just clicked. Takes a long time to get the fingers strong enough for the chords in right hand page 1 and page 6/7, to be able to sound a melody using 5th finger.
Last movement contains a lot of material that is good as "exercises" in lots of techniques, and excellent for strengthening all the fingers.
eazygoingbloke 2 weeks ago
@tjtheplay
Also, to ascertain whether it is ever going to be realistic to perform it (as opposed to just practising bits and pieces for fun/technical exercises):
Check out the "acrobats dances" in 3rd movement - the left hand random octave jumps with endless scales up and down in the right - requires real mental gymnastic/concentration.
Hardest in the entire piece is the section based on E octaves in 3rd mov. leading to spans across entire piano at breakneck speed (and 4 staves).
eazygoingbloke 2 weeks ago
@tjtheplay
My final conclusion was that the E octaves section in 3rd mov was what separated me from those that can perform this piece properly. I simply can't imagine jumping all over the piano so relentlessly after so much other energy and concentration has come before, so i decided to bow out of attempting Petroushka live. Don't really like all that 'noise' either! Nothing lost, as it was such a good experience learning it. Have played 1st and 2nd movs independently though.
eazygoingbloke 2 weeks ago
@tjtheplay dont mind eazygoingbloke, yeah u can play it...la campanella does have very difficult technique, truthfully, ithink i can play this, but not la campanella yet
audreyhsux5727 1 week ago
@audreyhsux5727 Seriously?
But the only difficulty with La Campanella is the trilling with the 4th and 5th fingers and the endurance.
I heard the tremolos are a bitch though.
I'll give it a try though thanks =)
tjtheplay 1 week ago
@tjtheplay believe me, i know...
audreyhsux5727 5 days ago
egener attended the Köllnische Gymnasium in his home town. After he had finished school he studied physics, astronomy and meteorology at the Friedrich Wilhelms University (today Humboldt University), Berlin.egener attended the Köllnische Gymnasium in his home town. After he had finished school he studied physics, astronomy and meteorology at the Friedrich Wilhelms University (today Humboldt University), Berlin. In 1905, he earned his Ph.D. in astronomy under the direction of Julius Bauschin
grampo567 3 weeks ago
Very very good. Well done. You are the fastest pianist.
jjandhong 3 weeks ago
technical is only a small part of music? Is that what your teacher taught you? Technical is about everything of music. Just admit you can't play that fast, you have never seen anyone else has played fast, you never imagined in your wild dream that anyone could possibly play that fast.
Yujia is truly exceptional. She is the best pianist in the world. You can be jealous any way you want, but you can't deny the fact that she is technically the best.
zerosum88 3 weeks ago
@zerosum88 "She is the best pianist in the world"
Haha don't make me laugh! She's good, but definitely not the best
"Technical is about everything of music"
That's not true.
"Just admit you can't play that fast, you have never seen anyone else has played fast"
Speed isn't everything.
tjtheplay 3 weeks ago
@zerosum88
'Technical is about everything of music.'
Well you obviously don't have a soul then. lol.
'Yujia is truly exceptional.'
Yes. She has brilliant mind and fingers and good visual style.
'She is the best pianist in the world.'
Um. Argerich, Kissin, Pogorelich, Pollini, Volodos, Grosvenor, Hough....many many others? Why are you even trying to rank them anyway?
'You can be jealous any way you want'
Are you jeolous of your computer's abilities in multiplication?
eazygoingbloke 2 weeks ago
@zerosum88
ps in last remark, i don't mean to say Yuja is a computer! True, she's not the most expressive or thought-provoking interpreter of pieces, but she clearly is still a musician in the sense of phrasing and certain tonal effects. No, what i mean is that music considered as "pure technique" i.e. the generation of patterns of notes through time, is really just a computational task for the mind, not something worth being jealous of - unless you are also jealous of computers.
eazygoingbloke 2 weeks ago
@zerosum88
Final point.
There is absolutely no place in music for jealousy. None. Music born out of envy is pathetic.
Music born out of wanting acclaim is never going to be as good as music born out of love of music lets face it.
The works of the great masters require deep understanding of colour, style, emotions, a lot of presence, and many things that someone can posses even WITHOUT being the greatest technically,
Jealousy is for second-rate thinkers and human beings.
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@eazygoingbloke Technics = Everything, you dumb emo boy... Some people want to be the scientists, but they do not have technics, so all they could produce is annoying pseudo-scientific bullshits
mappingtheshit 1 week ago
Was this an encore? She seems kind of tired.
705JRC 4 weeks ago
.....whoah, its very lively.
StupidNygel 1 month ago
This is a very catchy piece
Nobodyknowsme021 1 month ago
40 people are thinking instead of listening. Get off YouTube and write your own music if this is so unlistenable.
5147848amp 1 month ago
@5147848amp So you don't think one should think WHILE listening? They go hand in hand. There is no point in playing OR listening to music unless you are thinking about it. Or else it's just noise.
cowheadcow 3 weeks ago
@cowheadcow
The only time music is noise is when two tunes are going on at the same time! What I meant by "thinking" was "excessive criticism." Classical musicians do this too much. Traffic noise - that needs criticism. My dogs prancing around at 4am on wooden floorboards - that needs criticism. Thai pop music - lambast that shit! But a pro-pianist babe hammering out some serious tunes is different. Those with a problem with the tempo should go back to the search box; commenting isn't required.
5147848amp 3 weeks ago
@5147848amp So it's only OK to point out the moments you like? Fair criticism is admitting that your favorite artists aren't perfect. Some of the greatest pianists were/are horrible self critics. Do you think they want mindless listeners too?
705JRC 3 weeks ago
@705JRC
There's a great phrase that runs "opinions are like arseholes, everyone's got one." That's where I stand. If you have nothing positive to say about an artist, move on and find a artist you can speak positively about.
5147848amp 3 weeks ago
@5147848amp IMO ;-)
cowheadcow 3 weeks ago
@cowheadcow
Straight up!
5147848amp 3 weeks ago
Real life Nodame *3* (And not the live action drama version) ;A; !!
kirarandsangolover 1 month ago
@kirarandsangolover I kinda wish she would cut her hair like Nodame's...
HeartIOnceHad 1 month ago
All I can say is AWESOME! :D WAWAWAWOOWW! :) <3
potski14 1 month ago
40 people are... I can't really say what they are.
017FatalSnake 1 month ago
well music is not about technical it is about interpretation and she is amazing technically but interpretation average,sometimes it is better to slow down as she lost piece of context ,she is good even very good but technique is only small part of being good musician
filiae666 1 month ago
Thank you, medici.tv for sharing! What an incredible performer! She definitely deserves her Deutsche Grammophon endorsement!
evifnoskcaj 1 month ago
What an absolute genius. Why are there so many snooty jealous people making truly inane comments about how the interpretation is somehow lacking in orchestral colour, somewhat polite or god knows what else. Critics should be made to play better and lined up and shot if they can't.
SteinwayArtist 1 month ago
Lush!
Matthewfawr 1 month ago
This is very good with neat and tidy technical control but a little too polite for my tatse. I prefer the tigerish elemental force and wide ranging dynamics of Yuga Wangs contemporary Khatia Buniatishvili. That latter gives a truly scintillating live account of these dances, now available on You Tube.
meredith218461 1 month ago
noda megumi's daughter!
SadTigers 1 month ago
@SadTigers Who is this "nodame" that everyone keeps talking about?
tjtheplay 1 month ago
@tjtheplay It's an anime wherein the heroine can't read a music score but is incredibly good in playing piano
jomsar0123 1 month ago
@tjtheplay A japanese cartoon from a manga made by N. Tomoko. Title is Nodame Cantabile.
iKhei 1 month ago
@tjtheplay A japanese cartoon from a comic titled Nodame Cantabile.
iKhei 1 month ago
She seems so conceited....
reabin9x 1 month ago
This is phenomenal.As a pianist who is not prone to attacks of jealousy I admire this woman for her will,talent and musicianship.
abmsghost1 1 month ago
And what the hell is wrong with the 40 people that gave this a thumbs down?
dreaminginenglish 1 month ago
Is Yuja a chain smoker?
dreaminginenglish 1 month ago
@dreaminginenglish Why?
itsanthonyhere 1 month ago
@itsanthonyhere I'm halfway joking, BUT.... search on youtube: "Yuja Wang Philadelphia". Watch the interview, and while she's practicing with the orchestra, it looks like she's got a pack sitting on the piano ready to go. Not that there's anything wrong with her. It would just be a shame for this talented young woman to become ill, or worse, for her to start looking like Martha Argerich. ;)
dreaminginenglish 1 month ago
Wonderful
Jaimejimmyjim 2 months ago
Sorry - that to me is just fast.
Check out Alexis Weissenberg's interpretation of the first movement on Youtube. That - to me - is how you play Petroushka.
brunopell87 2 months ago
@brunopell87 Exactly - Alexis was an extraordinary musician and had surreal technique :-)
Bret6464 2 months ago
holy sheepshit
aaronamccoy 2 months ago
Yuja Wang, you brought me to tears AGAIN! (And this is the 6th time i've watched this clip)!!!
I love you!
mike58greenberg 2 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский
marry me
marianomanto 2 months ago
hahaha she's doing that mouth and head thing that nodame does..
natalieboon 2 months ago
Elle joue avec tant de vigueur, tant d'énergie, tant d'enthousiasme et d'engagement que personne ne pourrait jamais interpréter mieux qu'elle ce mouvement difficile.
Memale2009 2 months ago
Azns
hunszaszist 2 months ago
Une jeune femme qui réalise ses rêves! Chapeau!
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One day Yuja Wang was walking down the street when she came across a gathering of people huddled around a man. This man was lying on the ground, having just suffered a massive heart attack.
Surely he was dead.
"Step back!" She proclaimed and the crowd immediately parted. Kneeling down, she ran the tips of her fingers up and down the man's chest as if she were playing the piano and he miraculously sprung back to life!
The crowds cheered and Yuja Wang, her work done, flew off into sky.
Vesivian 2 months ago
da-me???
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she even LOOKS like nodame
Kyisara 3 months ago
I thought Weissenberg did and excellent job of it untill I heard Yuja, Boy, I would love to kiss those hands!!!
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requirement to play this song:
able to play with both hands and legs.. and nose. and maybe tongue.
ivancb97 3 months ago
@phoenix3568 - Agreed. It looses something, here. Bronfman can't play as quickly, but who cares? He brings more out of the piece, as you can see in his interpretation if you look for it.
nemorino 3 months ago
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nemorino 3 months ago
She´s just amazing! Thank you for sharing.
universoeterno1 3 months ago
I think the speed she plays is actually detracting from how the piece would be played orchestrally and how the themes play. That being said, Stravinsky didn't write for piano well and there are parts of the piano version which are practically impossible to play.
Phoenix3568 3 months ago 6
@Phoenix3568 actually, before he showed his ballet scores to the producers he would play them on piano...
O.o he was just REALLY boss at piano
MaestroMcQ 1 month ago
@Phoenix3568 being that are infinitely different interpretations of Stravinsky's orchestral works, it's pointless to think your opinion represents anything finite... since such a thing doesn't exist.
XenoType008 4 weeks ago
@Phoenix3568 Obviously it would be arranged differently if played orchestrally.But i think as a solo, this is very impressive.
HeartIOnceHad 3 weeks ago
she plays very hectically, but at the same time it's all there. i love it.!!
sockmonkeyzruleXD 4 months ago 2
reminds me of nodame..
thesiscz 4 months ago 73
@thesiscz Reminds me of the Nyan Cat song. This should probably worry me.
MarconyAnchovy 3 months ago 2
@thesiscz She plays the song very different from the original Stravinskyh, gives her style to the song... reminds me of Nodame too because i feel it seems to play while playing the song
ArizuLolimo 2 months ago
@thesiscz AGREE!! MUCH LIKE NODAME~
screamingaegyo 2 months ago
@thesiscz Me to!!!!!! That anime was epic!!!!!!
quinn244 1 month ago
me too
rijogarsangre 1 month ago
ぎゃぼー！のだめがいる！
amaterasu8000000 4 months ago 3
@amaterasu8000000 ほんと！
sockmonkeyzruleXD 4 months ago
she is wanderful !!!
miopva 4 months ago
Great performance! Yuja is my favorite pianist, but what's going on with the key left of Yuja's left hand at 0:25?
alexisrussian 4 months ago
@alexisrussian some of the keys on my piano do that too it's freaking annoying. I'd think with as good as she is she'd be playing on a higher quality piano
bakidge 4 months ago
@alexisrussian yes! i found out that. how come. so weird!
Fruelinglid2007 2 months ago
*dirty thoughts regarding her fast hand movements*
thiroay 4 months ago
nodame !!!!!!!!!!!!!11
jiliannec 4 months ago 2
@jiliannec Megumi Noda :)
kandinskaya 4 months ago 2
Excuse me, Why does your hand have WINGS? O__O
POPYLOLY8 4 months ago
nodame chan :3 <3
ShurkaOwo 4 months ago
задротка е@#$%я
HomeGin 4 months ago
Oh, I thought Chibura was blowing smoke so I checked Pollini's version on You-tube. Yes, it is much better, a more mature less frenetic but very energetic performance. But Wang is young and will get even better over time.
juspasenthru 5 months ago
@juspasenthru I'm sorry, but when you can play this with no intonation what so ever and half the speed, than you can comment on her playing. She might not play perfectly, but no pianist plays perfectly. Even the best make mistakes. You may not realize it, but they do.
Inchadiasoy 4 months ago
Please don't tell me she's a lesbo, as I wish to marry her
juspasenthru 5 months ago
Damn.
charvinn 5 months ago
Wow. I have no words. Utterly beyond amazing.
eclair9 5 months ago
Omfg*___*
Perfect, awesome*_*
MrDomac123 5 months ago
waaaaa . i'm totally overwhelmed :)
ileen14 5 months ago
Maurizio Pollini's version is much much much better.
chibura 5 months ago 4
Her technique is great, but, compare to Polini and Gilels, this version is shallow.
chibura 5 months ago 3
Holy geebus. Lol Sometimes it looks as if she's being fast forwarded cause she's playing so fast...
missesweetcheeks42 5 months ago
Anyone noticed at 1:44 : She does one hell of a finger stretch (not sure if it's an octave). With relatively small hands she has an amazing technique, and she's still able to maintan emotional phrasing. One of the greatest interpreters around these days!!
xakoviski 5 months ago 2
her hands are soooooo strong wtffffff
melindasys 5 months ago
and then she just bows and walks away.
like a boss.
respect.
megareadyy 5 months ago
Well...that was good.
earwasel2 5 months ago
Holy Shit this made my day virtuoso indeed
ron619 5 months ago
Wooow *__*, perfectly. Each gave her. Really beautiful!
MrDomac123 5 months ago
(Y)
4n6ela 5 months ago
She looks so happy .. Her playing is beautiful.
ChubbieFingers 5 months ago
I bet she can't play the piano slowly anymore.
marta2lopes 5 months ago
sorry too contrived
monktrane325 5 months ago
HACk
kazesorany 5 months ago
reminds me of Nodame in Nodame Cantabile <3
k219ths20 5 months ago 44
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Maybe when she improves, she can learn to play a piece that includes more black keys.
SimperingSimpleton 5 months ago
@SimperingSimpleton Maybe when you improve on your computer usage skills, you can learn to click on other videos of her playing other pieces that include black keys.
hd9xc1k2 5 months ago
@hd9xc1k2 Ah! Thanks for the tip! I now see she has advanced so much she can also play a piece written in F or G.
SimperingSimpleton 5 months ago
@SimperingSimpleton Oh I see. So you think she's not technically advanced enough. Why, let us see how well you play and maybe you can be even more famous than she is.
hd9xc1k2 5 months ago
@hd9xc1k2 Yeah, I think so. Virtuosos are a dime a dozen. Ineptitude is the wave of the future.
SimperingSimpleton 5 months ago
@SimperingSimpleton Hey my friend, I get what you're saying... But she plays turkish march.... which if I'm not mistaken is either in the key of E (4 sharps) or B (5 sharps)... So she is VERY advanced.
Thriller94 5 months ago
@Thriller94 It's in A minor--no sharps and no flats, which proves that she's not advanced!! ;-)
avidfanify 5 months ago
@avidfanify Hello, Maybe check this one out... C-Sharp minor...
That should change your mind.... Also... I'd love to see you play something? Let me know! I assume you're really good... Hahah, :p
Thriller94 5 months ago
@avidfanify
watch?v=WcGdy4Whtrc&feature=related
Thriller94 5 months ago
holy shit, this is fucking impossible!! definetely the fastest version of the russian dance ive ever heard. her wrist work is unbelievable. look at 0:21, not human.. this is alien!!
hotbebimauz 5 months ago
Lol even in the still picture for this video her right hand is blurred.
aymthebest 5 months ago
1:12 I like it a lot
nazrimalik 6 months ago
Divine
pradipbepari 6 months ago
Es una pianista Maravillosa.
Felicidades.
selenriz87 6 months ago
Who the hell pressed dislike? What is not to love? This is supreme talent, and a fabulous piece of music to boot.
Gentlefish 6 months ago
@Gentlefish I pressed dislike. I'll tell you why. It's a fast blur, lacking in exciting accents, in color, in voice differentiation. Her performance makes me realize how really HARD this piece is --- to capture the frenetic ostinati all competing for attention. It's OK. But do you hear 3 separate voices around 1:06? Where is the LH going at 1:12? Nowhere. Listen to Kissin's clarity and drama, and maybe you'll realize why this is so bland. The best I could conclude was that she was tired.
705JRC 3 weeks ago
How can anyone denigrate this performance. She is one of the really great pianists who have reach the height of human achievement. Yuji, Alice Sara Ott, Jung Lin, Maksim Mrvica - these greats have no peers.
hadrianfour 6 months ago
SPEEDHACK
HacksForums 6 months ago
Asians with their cheat codes, that's how.
cowzilla8 6 months ago 5
@cowzilla8 Cheat codes: education.
markchentx 6 months ago
Parallel tenths. e__e; I am amazed.
wispybutt 6 months ago 2
If you guys like this check out the Petrushka ballet video. This song is from the first tableau, but some of the piano work in the second is mind blowing (yes even compared to this). I would love to hear her version of that stuff...
dbarron3 6 months ago
She's great
satyaahimsa 6 months ago
30 people dislike are just JEALOUS of her talented !! LOL
MissMaggieLicious 6 months ago
Does anyone else think of Sweeny Todd when they hear this....?
xXren101Xx 6 months ago
I strongly suspect that Stravinsky wrote this song in an attempt to make 99% of piano players feel inept while also sounding good. If this is the case, he did a damn good job.
TrentWould 6 months ago
30 people.....have clicked the dislike button......because they don't like the video....
ThomasMisson1 6 months ago
close your eyes and imagine an orchestra!! awesome!!
reminds me of the annoying girl who enjoyed the violin solo too much in nyoc!
1976DSCH 6 months ago
29 people listen richard clayderman everyday
fevercovers 6 months ago
Mus be a nightmare when she's on tour having to check the paino in to luggage.
MrUAV100 7 months ago
Asian father: Good, now do backwards!
saudmahri 7 months ago 68
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MarkoVanBastard 4 months ago
I love her playing
Flyingau 7 months ago
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Damn girl!! you don't even look a human. Amazing!!
elitetobe 7 months ago
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cowzilla8 7 months ago
well of course she can , she's asian.
gohanisbuckethead 7 months ago
Her playing is so assured. I actually burst out laughing half way through this because it was so good.
d517q7 7 months ago
I love Stravinsky...and this is a completely breathtaking performance!
edwinstar100 7 months ago
Excellent
Michael the Greek modern classical composer
MsMymichael 7 months ago
@lavamaster530 shes like "im so wet"
henicedamenice 7 months ago
This music sounds like something from Final Fantasy or some other VGM, really great!
CosmicSignificance 7 months ago
woah... fast... O_o
ivancebe 8 months ago
She must have kids with Maksim. The gene must never perish.
alexxadn 8 months ago
@alexxadn MAKISM? Try Hamelin...
OrangeSodaKing 7 months ago
@alexxadn Maksim is nonsense
foodmore 6 months ago
@lavamaster530 when you are a ingenious pianist like her (probably better than you) people tend to do things that help them concentrate. Shes probably talking because she feels the emotion of the music, or she is keeping time. idk. but its not weird for sure
usagisinc 8 months ago
Wtf was she talking to herself at 1:00?
lavamaster530 8 months ago
for em who dislike it. i know youre just jealous cos you cant do it. not even close.
barbiellez 8 months ago
Octaves have met their match.
morfingaunt 8 months ago 3
So much love I have for this woman.
yalinegurl1 8 months ago 2
This must be sooooo fun to play (and physically demanding too!) !!
canailloubabar 8 months ago
AHHHH!!! The hands do teleport!!!
DandSco1 8 months ago 2
.....asians.......
azncr3wmember 8 months ago
my favourite pianiste of the world..
great job yuja
aurafoss 8 months ago 2
I wonder if the keys even have time to rise up again.
JmillMoreno 9 months ago 33
@JmillMoreno They doesn't need to. Compared to upright piano in grand piano u can play the key again even though it haven't got up again.
Aul1kki 9 months ago
muscles.. lol
JWYZ 9 months ago
wow her fingers are so fast, they're just blurs on camera:P
tina11495 9 months ago 5
@tina11495 because she is asian ^_^
changfu3 9 months ago
@changfu3 Her being Asian has nothing to do with it.
weldon29 8 months ago
the notes take much more time to get up again, than her hands need time to play another note xD damn she's great. No, she's awesome!
Shadowsers123 9 months ago
She's such a good pianist .. I think because her hands are so grand :)
bettersaluteme 9 months ago