Yuja and the Crickets :) Yuja Wang plays Scarlatti essercizi sonatas

[camitful]

yes 10 fingers very big!!!!!!

[camitful]

i  see very big hands!!!!!!!!!!

[camitful]

yes ...... But when  componist?

[camitful]

Stupenda esecutrice  ma quando compositrice?

[geertdehoux]

@camitful

E quando compositrice stupenda da esecutrice ?

[lllllllllllllll88]

My fav Scarlatti pieces. Love it.

[lousycactus]

I would love to hear her play the K27, K135 and K141

[WJE37FCSM]

These four Scarlatti pieces will now forever be known as the "Cricket Sonatas of Yuja Wang."

[otterhouse]

@WJE37FCSM LoL!

[MrGyurica]

@WJE37FCSM

Yes!

[fcg2367]

Bellisima - Bravo!

[toolatetobeapianist]

it's really special to play with crickets..........I wish I were there to listen live=V=

[jafskater1]

@thebloads she plays beautiful and she also looks beautiful

[MrGyurica]

@jafskater1

Agree!

[ekrenek]

@Thegreatbuk Not only vague, but full of magical-mystical mummery like "poetry first," "infinite colors," blah, blah (are "hearts" and "clovers" involved too?). So playing Scarlatti (or any other composer) in a way in which he would recognize his own music is delusional and empty... Hmm... I guess you'll be happy to know that John Tesh's album of Satie and Bach is in stores now!

[Thegreatbuk]

@ekrenek umm, a little far fetched. Now... your credentials? Silencio.

Well, let's hear your musical analysis, please... I can't wait. I can't believe I've wasted my time

responding to such an uncultured ignoramus. Goodbye.

[Thegreatbuk]

@ekrenek obviously you are a total mediocrity like your namesake.

[ekrenek]

@Thegreatbuk Surprising as it may seem I actually agree with many of your vague points. But this is NOT the end of pianistic development for Ms. Wang. Horowitz: I consider him one of the greatest, but simply prefer not to grovel at the altar of St. Vlad. His '86 Moscow version of K380 is superb (partly in fact because it is "fleet and facile"); but his '68 Carnegie version, though brilliant its own idiosyncratic way, is slow and overpedalled, and should be attributed to "Horowitz/Scarlatti".

[Thegreatbuk]

@ekrenek How big of you to agree. There is nothing vague about my points. I heard Horowitz in person in '86.

All great artists impart something of their own when interpreting works. The same could be said of Heifetz, Feurmann, Casals, Toscanini. This notion of "modern" interpretation where one thinks one is merely presenting the score is delusional and often merely empty.

[ekrenek]

@Thegreatbuk Based on the inchoate responses to all previous posts, I think you're a total fraud. Otherwise by now you'd have provided a theoretically-grounded musical analysis for your assertions, instead of throwing around meaningless words like "robot" and endless Horowitz boot-lickings. My prediction is that your next post will be no different.

[ekrenek]

@Thegreatbuk 1) I'm not a particular fan of Wang at this point - just recognize very real potential 2) you didn't answer my questions, thus exposing your musical ignorance to everyone. 3) I can't believe I got sucked in by a troll...

[Thegreatbuk]

@ekrenek Nice logic! not answering your questions= exposing my musical ignorance!!! Hahaha!!!! Lovely.

I'm actually asian, and went to Juilliard. Ever hear of that place? Now what are your credentials.

[ekrenek]

@Thegreatbuk Here's your "homework": First, provide a purely musicological definition of playing "like a robot" w/o gushing appeals to personal idols like Horowitz. Second, since you've "discovered" that "by the early 20's, if one plays like a robot, it probably isn't going to change much," you should be able to name a few pianists who started out playing "like a robot" & stayed that way througout their careers, & a few who were later able to move beyond their earlier "robotic" style of playing.

[Thegreatbuk]

@ekrenek first you should get over your gushing fanboy appeal of Wang. LOL!

[Thegreatbuk]

@ekrenek Robotic playing: lack of nuance, over simplifying phrasing and tone coloration, a 2 dimensional approach to a work as a whole. Treating every composer in a similiar manner, in her case... a fleet and facile technique slathered over any and every composer and piece. Not such a bad thing, but not true artistry. Contrast that to Horowitz (for example): infinite colors within a single phrase, much more life, poetry first, technique serves the poetry.

[Thegreatbuk]

@ekrenek btw, Horowitz was a personal idol to many artists greater than I. I'm in good company. Furthermore, am happy to be at odds with an intelletual cripple such as yourself.

[ekrenek]

@Thegreatbuk Please let us all know when and where your so-called "discovery" will be published. I'm sure we'll all be dazzled your impeccable research design and data collection methods. Until then please refrain from floating these worthless BS statements.

[Thegreatbuk]

@ekrenek I guess any opinion that doesn´t line up with yours is a "worthless BS statement". That´s very cute.

Now go do your homework.

[Thegreatbuk]

On the contrary.... I very much appreciate young talent.  But I've discovered that by the early 20's, if one plays like a robot, it probably isn't going to change much.

[ekrenek]

I like Ms Wang's Scarlatti interpretations quite a lot. BTW, did anyone notice her vocalizations? Not quite as obvious as Gould's but definitely there.

[grumblekin]

The most important thing is that she is pretty. This helps her career 100000x more than any piano playing would.

[Thegreatbuk]

@grumblekin The sad truth.

[Winterstick549]

@Thegreatbuk Yeah, we will take your untalented word for it and agree she sucks. I cant hear your playing on yourtube, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Thegreatbuk]

@Winterstick549 You DO know who that pianist, Horowitz was, right? He had more music in his right pinky than every cell in her body. Again, my opinion. I can't help it if you have no class or culture.

[Winterstick549]

@Thegreatbuk Your language tells me all about your culture and how you cant appreciate the skills of such a young talent.

[Sophiestelle]

@Thegreatbuk In my opinion, your negative coments about Miss Wang is because you are racist!

[Thegreatbuk]

@Sophiestelle A racist asian i guess.

[Sophiestelle]

@Thegreatbuk Also a dirty Nazi?

[Thegreatbuk]

@Sophiestelle LOL! Nazi? You're really sick.

[cabottobac]

Yuja Wang is truly great for Scarlatti ... Check out Fernando Valenti on the Harpsichord for other great versions. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli is also amazing for Scarliatti on piano. All available on YOUTUBE ....

[KPopluver869]

Shes sooooooo talented and amazing!! My piano teacher says she plays the K380 the best out of any pianist who's ever played it

[MrStrav81]

Liszt is not just a composer. Read the book "Liszt: The Virtuoso Years." It has been written by many musicians, composers and pianists how absolutely incredible his playing is. I will take their word for it.

As for me, I don't really care how I compare to her. I don't have to like her playing just because she plays better than me. That's an absurd suggestion.

I like these Scarlatti performances. A lot of her other performances I don't like.

[Thegreatbuk]

@MrStrav81 Mr Strav, there is alot of desperate, foolish and immature people here. Just ignore. Of course Liszt was a colossal genius and performer, far better than pianist alive. Just look at his writing. Doh!

[medtner1970]

I like very much, simplicity and sincerity from her fingers and heart, it seems to me. In certain moments she reaches Horowitz' levels, I think she has taken inspiration from him. Surely one of the best pianists, today.

Wonderful document that I have saved on my pc.

[MrGyurica]

@medtner1970

You are absolutely right!

[harukou38524]

Great！

[nabzz1978]

Kill those disrecpectful crickets!

[Zanpra]

@nabzz1978 Haha, no ! If you listen carefully, you will realize that Yuja is the only one able to make crickets understand music =)

[StephenChin1]

All pianists in the world must be taking lessons from Yuja Wang. Perhaps Liszt himself could could not play as well. All composers she plays are applauding her. Fingers like hers are seen only once in a hundred years.

[Ckorn123]

@StephenChin1 Franz Liszt would take Yuja Wang to school any day. Come on.

[MrStrav81]

@Ckorn123

I agree completely. Furthermore, if she were half the musician that Liszt were, she would be making her own creations and not be doing her own superficial modifications to well known transcriptions. In my opinion, that is really lame. I have nothing against her otherwise really, but that really irks me.

For that matter, a lot of pianists on the stage today would take Yuja Wang to school. Argerich, Freire, Kissin, Volodos, Perahia, Hamelin just to name a few.

[DjFloyd007]

@MrStrav81 u know shit about music, stfu nerd and get a life, shes excelent.

[KitaroED]

@MrStrav81 i dun really wanna compare her with Liszt. One is the player and the other is composer. I have never heard Liszt played lived and I have no doubt he was great.

As for you, i am 100% sure you are not even 0.1% the musician that Yuja was at age of 10.

[Sophiestelle]

@MrStrav81 Excuse, but who is the pianist at the moment been half of the musician who Liszt was?. Tell me one please! By all means none of that you name, but in other way, all exelents!

Nevertheless, there is a venezuelan pianist called Gabriela Montero who perhaps is the 8% o 10% of the music that Liszt was. (sorry about my english)

[lsbrother]

@Sophiestelle Never heard Liszt play so couldn't say - don't see how anyone could.

[Sophiestelle]

@lsbrother There was a young girl, a Liszt student, her name was Amy (I don't remember her last name). She likes writing and years later she became a professional writer which was her way of living. She left us an enormous extended documental aspects about the musical life of Franz Liszt. Also there were more people that left testimonies about Chopin, Schuman, Brahams, etc. The people who study this kind of documents are the musicologists.

[Thegreatbuk]

@MrStrav81 Thank you for having at least a shred of musical knowledge and an "ear". Something that's obviously missing in these posts.

[pianotonton]

Excellent, brillant même, mais pas non plus renversant : Yuja Wang manque d'esprit, de verve : elle n'est pas Marcelle Meyer, pas Horowitz, pas Ciccolini, pas Gilels, pas Clara Haskil. Elle est Yuja Wang ce qui n'est pas si mal...

[BUS344Yankees]

Yuja IS the modern piano. She is imo the worthiest successor of Horowitz, who was the interpreter of our/his time. Her interpretation of both Scarlatti and Scriabin is the most original since the great maestro. And remember that he was the prodigy sensation of his time. His Scriabin is the greatest ever. Hers is the most original since then.

[mikejr41387]

@BUS344Yankees these ARE you opinions. I find horowitz's scriabin a bit much, personally.

[LukeMD]

YEAH !!! Yuja is incredible ! Technique. Like a kinfe !

[l0lperson]

Could anyone tell me the name of the first sonata Yuja plays? I can't seem to find anything that sounds like it on youtube....:( even though i typed in all the names listed in the description.

[Kelimu]

This is Sonata by Scarlati, you can easily find it in "Horowitz in Moscow" album

[rosten736]

@l0lperson They are listed out of order. The first one, K380, is the most famous. It's followed by K427, then K87 and K455

[spamlove]

This proves that she has to be taken seriously, not just as a technically proficient performer, but as a real artist.

[princesselaze]

she look's like sarah geronimo................

[CAPGEMS]

She plays great! She also has really long "piano fingers" as I would call them. The cicadas are pretty funny in the background...

[GGefter1]

Interpretations of a Master,

Heart of an Angel, Technique of a Devil.

Bravissimo!

[brtn460y]

I agree a6282, as good as it gets here, shes every bit as good as Horowitz. What wonderful talent!

[meredith218461]

@brtn460y As much as I admire this outstandingly gifted young lady I beg to differ with your assertion.

[gc0619]

True beauty! Thanks.

[hearts0ngs]

Beautifully and sensitively played, with a regard for the counterpoint present in the work, and evocative of another time and place. The following pieces also beautifully done.

[djg3619]

Excellent playing! As good interpretations of Scarlatti as any I've ever heard.

[uptonman666]

@djg3619 ever listen to Horowitz play Scarlatti? makes you cry. well it does me anyways lol.

[Steph54an]

@searchsingle LOL you're saying only CRAP

[ILOVEHATESOMUCH]

@searchsingle are jealous >5th grader? she can play piano as good as she play ping pong i bet

[hearts0ngs]

@searchsingle LOL you know nothing about classical music u fool...her playing is expressive and brings new life to this often-played piece.

[Thegreatbuk]

@searchsingle agreed. 100%. You are merely speaking the TRUTH.

[Thegreatbuk]

@searchsingle You speak the truth.

[oOAndrewsOo]

noise in the music please fix that =[

[radio4forum]

Maybe with some bugspray? :)

Radio 4 forum

[itsanthonyhere]

The cicadas????

[kongkiakeng]

this sound very nice!

actually use what brand recorder best?

[aviseurs]

J'aime beaucoup..

La pianiste et le fait qu'elle met sa fabuleuse virtuosité au service de la musique.

[stagesix6]

outstanding!

[Paters1234]

Beautiful sound in this recording. And of course beautiful playing. Thank you.

[pianowolfi]

well actually these are cicadas, but nevermind. I *love* the atmosphere, I'm sure she did as well :)

[bachaddict]

Very clean!

[usheryel]

MAgnificent

[bachaddict]

lol now i know what she looks like! you never see her face when she's playing! :P

[michelclavecin]

cette pianiste est tout simplement géniale!

[mumming1]

I was there :D

[a6282]

Very clean. As good as Horowitz played them. Well done.

[BizzMarki]

@a6282 You can definitely hear a Horowitz influence

[thebloads]

her playing is beautiful

[canowxy]

@thebloads Well.... Not only her playing ^^

[tartinitrumpet]

crickets heheh... no kidding