Li Jie - Rondó in A by Dionisio Aguado

[z4ang3tsu]

wow if she was 14yo in this video it means that at the time she had played guitar for only 3 years...and already perfoming flawlessly pieces of this caliber =O

[dave0924ify]

wow.........

[ivanxmahya]

she gave another level of perfection.

[intercomsec]

Now I know what weeping & singing guitars are!

[theviciousguitar]

I'm very happy that Li Jie kept the essential qualities of this piece's style consistent throughout the piece. I admire a performer that respects a composer's intentions; with this piece written BEFORE the romantic period, she monitored her vibrato and rubato very respectively

[Nylonstrings777]

When I fisrt saw this girl I was shocked. Her technieque, posture dicipline....I wonder if she tours the world representing the classical guitar. I'd pay to see her live. My respects for this girl. He femininity!!! Wow!!!

[et7waage1]

What a marvelous performance! Thanks for posting!

[MrArdelco1970]

es increible como toca, un sonido tan puro y bello, con una tecnica impresionante

[Ravenarrogant]

Amazing, The Kid Is Amazing

[zimmermann10]

Hypinotic!!

[soullessSiIence]

I can't believe she's relatively not well known. If it wasn't for YouTube I would probably never heard of her, and I study classical guitar. That tells you how things are.

[weswes2000]

No words can describe this talent

 It is without doubt a true miracle Guitar has become an integral part of existence Thank the Lord for this artist

[TheCbrighton]

Li JIe ist just a unique talent!

[MrArdelco1970]

excellent

[MrArdelco1970]

increíble control

[Aguadomusic]

Holy crap. They should just put that guitar in a museum after that.

[utzuckz]

delightful -- it drowns a thousand sorrows and makes me glad to be alive

[juanxian]

si viene por españa a hacer concierto seré el primero en ir a verla

[MRHasbun1]

Beautiful.Can you tell me what guitar are using in this piece?

[jamievillasenor]

@MRHasbun1

The guitar she is using is an Armin and Mario Gropp from Germany. They now have better Models than the one she is playing a Double Top still very beautiful and traditional, more projection. I own one. Look at their websit in English and click on Guitars and see their guitar models, go for the Double Top

[duderock009]

@jamievillasenor how much did your armin and mario gropp cost

[RussellK9]

@duderock009 >Enquire at Gropp ~ ♫♪☺

 at; gropp-gitarren.de

[ashkibala1]

@MRHasbun1 they all use Alma guitars

[Esvandir]

Incrível, essa é a deusa da guitarra. Esvandir - Brasil

[mohsenuk1]

i can understand why Julian Bream removed the formal introduction, and another section towards the end. Removing those sections makes the piece more aggressive.

[davidfaubion]

@mohsenuk1 "... makes the piece more aggressive." Can you explain that? Why does that make it a better piece ? -- It is good for guitar players and audience that we still have serious composers around us. It is the composers works that have the real significance and value in interpretation by both player and audience. It is all interpretive; even the the compositions themselves have aspects of interpretive listening.

[JohnAndrewHall1]

I put this on to listen to the 'piece' and went about brushing the carpet with my little hand brush but at 4 minutes in i just had to stop, she gets into those chords so firmly so precisely, absolutely fabulous playing, lovely rounded tone. Also the guitar needs music like this are there no serious composers around?

[baquissy]

Li Jie é o melhor guitarrista na face da Terra. Depois dela vem a Su Meng e Xefue

[AGLMIL]

Fantastic sound and interpretation,excelent technic!!!!!!!

[kruktskia]

Absolutely beautiful, ain't it?

[ChrisHaspeck]

truly the greatest classical guitar player ever.

Seriously .. put her up against ANYONE you can think of ..

she completely smokes every one of them.

Even Segovia couldn't touch her ...

and THAT is a bold statement ...

[c0olGuY77]

i dont know what too do now, break my guitar, or devote the rest of my life to playing it endlessly .

[BABAOR10]

danke amigo :} kanst du chinesisch leesen

[BABAOR10]

爱, 爱慕, 爱好; 爱美丽的, 漂亮的; 出色的, 完美的 :}

[Leonmitch]

She is a musical phenomenon!!!!

[efigenia35]

你是最好的，來自墨西哥的甜蜜問候

[sothis48]

this is what classical guitar is!!!

[TheJamesalden]

Thanks for posting. It would certainly appear that there's nothing beyond her grasp....

[tokkief]

Her playing is unique.

[luval17]

does anybody know what she s been doing recently? such a gifted player should be touring worldwide but i can t find much information on her actual activity/performances... such a shame...

[wingklow]

@luval17 Last I heard she was teaching at the Central Music Conservatory in Beijing. She is now 27 or 28. she doesn't like to perform in public.

[spock130961]

Can somebody tell me if there are cd`s to buy from this great artist?

[mikhailchetvertnikh1]

beautiful play

[wingklow]

I never knew such beautiful music existed until YouTube and Li Jie came along. I played the violin for the past 50 years and had little respect for the guitar. How wrong was I.

[dedog2003]

@wingklow Her Paganini piece on here is better than the original for violin!!!

[wei11811]

My School is called Dionisio Aguado

[justcaliman]

she is music , she is beauty.

[guerracha]

Belíssimo!

[TygrEnka]

Excellent!

[wisesatyr72]

such small nimble fingers w/perfect techniques..quite extraordinary

[utzuckz]

magic!

[carvajalito]

searching on the web, I found ot that she actually has the Master title, it's cool, hope one day I reach her level.

[unadossan]

complete mastery of a musical instrument. breathtaking.

[crazyfreak1919]

@unadossan

maybe complete master of a song or style, but of an instrument? Only few have that gift, such as bach.

[gugegago]

talent/ passion/ soul/ practice/ gift/ marvelous/ skill/ genius.... mouth agape/drools/speechless.. thanks to my keyboard and my quivering fingers 1million stars for this!

[Leonmitch]

Phenomenal is just an understatement. This piece that would have taken Dionisio Aguado a life time to compose and study is made almost almost easy! incredible.

[HakDaJAK]

Wow, I wish I could play like that...

[RunningJuan]

She was considered as having small hands and not quite adapt to classical guitar at the beginning.

I presume that for emotion aspect, that different from people to people, but for technical, no so called gift, only very hard practice, passion and a right way to do that.

[BEY0NDWARD]

marvelous

[AGLMIL]

You play whith your soul! Fantastic

[Zefunker]

Not just impressive; amazing correct technique, played with much feeling. (Something that a lot of musicians lack today...feel.) Overall, outstanding performance!

[FatalityG15]

OMG!! This is sooooo BeautifuLLL!!! Fantastic!! I am in AWE!

[googlekopfkind]

it reminds me of beethoven für elise

[kcjrr27]

Outstanding. What I particularly appreciate is that there is ample and sincere emotional expression -- virtuosity, in my view, amounts to nothing if there isn't heartfelt feeling for the music. (This is what sets J. Bream above almost all other players, for me.) Brava, Li Jie!

[gavolan]

Perfecta.... es eso.......perfeccion.... el nivel mas alto!!

[92yara]

this is perfection! just great!

[neverbsilent]

UGH! This makes me feel the need to go practice.

[Quergitarre]

i´v neyer seen a bad video of this girl.

she plays really great.

she has also a very good´n correct RH & LH style.

[GyveTurckee]

@Quergitarre Agreed. Flawless technique.

[789vbc]

Bream is an old pro with life time of playing, she is only 14 yo here.

[bakuruguru]

In my opinion Bream's version is better, but she is good.

[yilito100]

Very good! Amazing..

[classicalRob1]

Wow!! just amazing!

[zvonko57]

No comment! You already said everything ...

[alzaa268]

you see...the thing is...you begin to be proud of urself and think 'you know what...i AM a good guitarist' ...u then see this...and you then want to kill yourself...

extremely well played...i wish i could have such great memory and be so clean and articulate with every note... something to i aspire to i suppose

[Mkamalid]

I want to kill my self at the moment :(

[jszostek]

I understand your feelings, it gets to me too sometmies. Play because the guitar sounds beautiful and enjoy the sound of it and forget about the virtuosa.

[masterfurbix]

You have your whole life to improve

we both do

[tokaicarl]

@alzaa268 exactly what i thought mate- i nearly broke the guitar when i saw this-

how the hell do you ever get within a 1000th of this girls talent?

[JohnAndrewHall1]

Probably one of the finest interpretations of one of the truly great pieces for the guitar, I doubt Sor ever wrote a piece as magnificent as this certainly not opus9, nor Guilliani and what a player Li Jie is truly a virtuosos. A virtuosic piece for a virtuosic player, i was mesmorized for 9 minutes with the eloquence of her playing. someone somewhere please get her on a major tour, Wigmore Hall, Carnagie Hall etc.

[guitarviet]

Lo Jie plays the guitar as it is a part of her body, her mind. She's the best girl i've known!

[sleeplessingc]

magnificent.

[sleeplessingc]

that sobbing you hear is malmsteen after he watched this and realised he can never go where she does.

[sublimelemon420]

She lives in China, she can't even see her videos on you-tube!

[mdanjir]

She is a rare jewel. Why is she not touring the world?

[RandomMocker]

I would definitely pay to see her live.

[topai1971]

excelente,parabens.

[ccsantony]

She's so talented and cute. I wonder why she doesn't sign with some big music company and release her great work. She would really be one of the most popular guitarists in the world.

[quijanoart2001]

fantastic guitarrist and musician like Aniello Desiderio and Carlos Perez

[fabienKLE]

fantastique piece...d aguado...quelle version!!!

[rotory2002]

Simply Amazing...........

[Rainmanontour]

speechless...

[direngrey4569]

That was truly amazing.

[guiterplayr]

Absolutely beautiful! It's like watching a bird in flight ... Seems so effortless but quite beyond most of us.

[RandomMocker]

I still don't know why she isn't more famous than Xue-Fei Yang, don't get me wrong i really like her playing too, but I prefer Li Jie's.

[philomelodia]

Fantastic! I love this piece and I loved the way it was played.

[keto6789]

li jie is god!!!

[pockypocky100]

この曲の演奏でこれだけ素晴らしいのは聞いた覚えがありません。

Li Jie!! Bravo!!!

[ssgmadmaxmyl]

I do not believe I have ever heard a more beautiful guitar, Li Jie you are more than extraordinary, I will be hunting Amazon for your cd's.

[Yanhauff]

Magnifique!

[zeynioglu]

Diese Frau ist beste Gitaristin bzw. Gitarrist je ich bis jetzt gehört habe... Ich meine damit alle Genren... Ob Klassich Rock oder Country... OMG....Dieser Technik, geschwindikeit und saubere Töne. Die hochnässige Abendländer werden durch neid krank....

[4gs8vh4gs8vh]

@zeynioglu vergleiche bringen nie etwas - aber ich glaube Paco de Lucia, Ana Vidovic, Elena Papandreou, John Williams, John Scofield, Xuefei Yang

 sind auf einem änlichen niveau - schaus dir an - zahlt sich aus!!!!

[FiatObscuritas]

Ella verdaderamente me inspira

más que todo su tenácidad!

[gabrielpowerrr]

he desperdisiado mi vida!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[floalen]

cuantos años habrá estudiado guitarra para que ésta no parezca más que una extensión de su propio brazo! es fabulosa la limpieza y precisión con la que toca!!

[SERGIOHONG2000]

she's the best classic guitar I know. Really Thank you for this great moment.

[tpo4264]

hermosa pieza

[foo6449]

she is very good!!!

[xYEAHxKYLEx]

is that a greg snallman guitar she suits it cus she can play every thin so well

[Richie7009]

Li Jie is playing a classical guitar built by German luthier Mario Gropp. She is playing his top model, called the "Spezial". I'm not sure of the guitar's scale (Gropp makes 580mm to 660mm), but I do know that it was originally recommended that Li Jie not take up the classical guitar because of her small hands!

Professor Chen Zhi purchased a bunch of these classical guitars from Armin & Mario Gropp a number of years ago for his top students including Su Meng, Wang Yameng, and Li Jie.

[keto6789]

she is GOD!!!!

[AzathothianBrew]

Whoa, I had some food in the microwave and watching this girl completely made me forget I was hungry. What power she has over me, I would starve to death painlessly because of her!

[fack777zone]

me vuelve loco pensar el duo que harian con Salinas (?)

[RussellK9]

Viva la diferencia, aprecíelos ambos.♫♪♫♪☺

[gavolan]

Simplemente Perfecta nada q hacer para mi una de las mejores

[RussellK9]

Yes, I agree Gavolan, perfect & adorable.

[karemsecret]

wonderful!! why doesn't she play more with su meng? that would be just magic... anyway. IT IS FANTASTIC!!! thanks for sharing this...

[fernandoberrio]

ey Muy amable amigo.

Gracias

[fernandoberrio]

He buscado esta partitura por todas partes y no he podido encontrarla, si alguien sabe dónde puedo conseguirla y me lo hace saber se lo agradecería mucho.

[RussellK9]

Hola,fernandoberrio, pruebe el google, yo estoy seguro usted puede conseguir una copia en Columbia.Buena suerte.♫♪♫♪☺

[wiesolldasgehen]

thank you for sharinG!!!

she looks quite modest .....in a positive way

what do you think?

[felix12301]

Excelente, magnífico!

[Gangly1]

She is, undeniably, brilliant.

I just prefer Bream's spruce tone on this piece.

Oh, for one fiftieth of this skill in my hands.

Thanks for this Russell.

[FRIPFRIP2]

c est une superbe video ++5

[RussellK9]

Yes Yoshida, I think she reigns supreme. Perhaps she will become the next Yamashita of her generation!

[benavides86]

i hopes not, Yamashita has a super speed style, which kills music :(

[RussellK9]

Hi benavides86, thanks for your comment.

Maybe I should have paraphrased myself by saying the next Yamashita in terms of stature and fame only.☺

I am totally aware of the old argument his speed kills label that many many listeners attribute to Yamashita, but in fairness, it is worth studying his hundreds of recorded works to realize his musical abilities lie far beyond the reach of many of his contemporaries and resides in a league of his own, with only a few exceptions. cont:

[RussellK9]

Cont: While it is probably impossible to love all of his works I am confident that you would find some gems of marvelous music within his catalogue.

There are others in the speed league too, for example, Ana Vidovic, but I apply the same attitude, and will always be pleasantly surprised eventually.

Of course, I am only sharing my opinion ~ & I like your channel too ♫♪ ♫♪☺

[YoshidaKatana]

Thanks for your guitar Li Jie !

Perfect !!!

[Janzah]

so damn perfect!

[RussellK9]

and that's a good thing isn't it Janzah? ☺ She still inspires guitar aficionados.

[Urzhum]

Fine! Прекрасное и красивое исполнение!

[EVETyrant]

Superb performance!!

[parasitewithin]

Li Jie is AMAZING :)

[thannguy]

Thanks Li Jie, I can't help but staying up all nite listening to you. I have never seen anyone or listened to anyone playing like you !!!

[echever7]

Is good to be alive and listen to you, Li Jie. Thanks.

[shasaki]

incredible

[odeodu]

esres una de las mejores interpretes que e escuchado

[winfourdigit]

She holds the guitar like one holding a chinese pipa. I wonder if she could play the pipa as well.

[Hernan38833883]

espero resumir todos los buenos comentarios en una simple palabra dirigida con todo respeto. -"perra"-.

[benavides86]

calidad de sonido = excelente

técnica = impecable

pieza = maestra

total = buenísimo video xD

[hensemboy88]

realy2 genius..

[AHN5D]

She is simply very very good. The best performance is usually plain, looks easy, sounds fun without some uneasiness, and wanted to listen again. Her playing has all of these.

[noazarkle]

I don't believe in angels,but am prepared to make an exception in Lie Jie's case.

[marinovatris]

Hola,

Hace anos que no entiendo como podria atinar tanta perfeccion.

Ole

[rail123]

She played for us in St Louis and was a gentle and humble person. Her success hasn't hurt her at all. She was gracious in her teaching style with no ego problem and great care for each student. What a great soulful player with perfect technique!

[mmKehl]

Eu não tenho palavras para essa admiravel garota!

[RussellK9]

Sim,é difícil de descrever tal talento.♫♪♫♪

[avsdavidt1]

Wow, another excellent performance!!! Thank you.

[guidovg]

anyone know what her guitar is?

[alexeagan]

The pagoda like hole in the headstock suggests it is one of Yamaha's top of the line models, built for them by a top notch Japanese luthier, whose name I don't know. A Google search may pay some dividends though.

[echever7]

May be an "Almaguitar? It´s corean.

[fishybeznez]

It's a Gropp guitar made in Easter Europe by a father and son work shop...Armin & Mario Gropp :)

[leticiasoma]

Excelent guitar player!

aguante Li jie!

[sekiki1]

I have played guitar for more than 20 years.

I agree to you! This is a buitar music.

Chris

[mw4zombie]

anyone know where i can get her CD ? cant stop listening to this... just awesome .

[chadpijudisimo]

Excelente

El nivel mas cercano a la perfección partiturera.

!!!

[johnskx]

BUEN GUITARRISTA, EXCELENTE

[cheshiremusicman]

Fantastic! I could listen to her all day and every day, totally inspiring, so lyrical - it has to come from the heart to play like this, no matter HOW much talent you have. Anybody know if she has made any CD's we can buy? as I would love to have them. Ah well, back to practising the scales and dream on of being able to play one single run like this incredible lady. I beleive that she is now 25 years old and she not only has this amazing talent but she looks very beautiful as well.

[arcannobi]

Leaves me speachless every time I hear some of her music. Best classic guitarist in the history, no doubt about that!

[jonnyasprin]

im so inspired by li jie

[gmlch]

wonderful !

[loadermen]

toca muy bien. la verdad. pero prefiero la versión de Bream mil veces más!!

[241hnd]

She is wonderful. Who is her teacher?

[vicaya]

Her teacher is Chen Zhi, who has *four* girl students (known as the Four Angels) all playing at Li Jie's level (at least technically, i.e., winning international championships) The younger Su Meng is even better/faster technically. IHMO, Li Jie is still the best among the four for accurate and nuanced (if somewhat stoic, which I actually like) interpretations.

[pepelanueva]

Hoy por hoy ....la mejor intérprete de la guitarra clásica... considerando la edad que tiene Jie Li.

[vinnymatrix]

She is dominating guitar classical in the world .I listened and attended many show of world famous guitar artist , but Li Lei .. She is still the best.

[eliopez12]

Este joven talentoso guitarrista hará historia.Lo hemos visto incursionando en el grandioso repertorio de la guitarra española en obras reservadas sólo para los virtuosos.

Sería maravilloso verlo en obras de Mauro Giuliani a quien personalmente considero el más grande compositor para guitarra.