HJ Lim - Rachmaninoff Etude "Little Red Riding Hood" Op. 39 No.6 / op.39. n.2

[kikixatzialeksandrou]

the truth is that Valentina Lisitsa brought me here!But that girl is truly amazing too!

[g7727]

WOW!

[oldgrampaw]

Beyond words!!!!

[befruchtzwerg]

WITCH ;P

[sumimimi0]

her version sounds scarier than lisitsa's little red riding hood or sth..

[SilverCross2003]

I never realized how fast her hands were moving in some parts.... i was like OMG... they're blurring O.o!!!!!

[buxter]

Absolutely riveting and brilliant. She channels worlds of colors and expression.

[PureCore]

oh my god i cant see her hands in some parts o.o

Great technique and a very expressive interpretation

[Davidkracht]

I really love her intepretation of the first part.....she "plays" a lot with the notes and plays it in her own tempo.

[2009Coldmirrorfan]

This is a very interesting interpretation of the first etude... i realy like that

[AOZXRAY]

I did a quick search, but didn't find her music for sale. Any know where to go???

[SilverCross2003]

The second piece sounds like a turbulent lullaby... i fell in love wit it... i had such a terrible day and this performance here jus made my stress defuse and disarm... pure art is all i can say.

[sumimimi0]

i am so proud to be a korean!! she is a korena you see. her name is 임현정.

[moondrassil]

she scares me..... she is too amazing

[Classikev]

So rare to see such brilliant technical ability combined with full heart...total emotion. Women seem to handle stress better than most men in many things. Lim seems to have this in spades as she can play the most difficult passages at tornado speed with a calm, serene face and even a slight grin! Women also seem to be able to center on things a bit better than most men. As "letthemusicflow1' stated below, "dominating'. Women know how to dominate. Especially if they have 'that' type personality.

[gaWgaMes]

She is very beautiful n_n and I love her performance

[GeorgeOfZala]

Wow, just by listening I was afraid to breath ... to not to miss a sound. Thank you for the very moving performance!

[BalthamelVGD]

She is certainly the most beautiful pianist I have ever seen and no doubt a talent.

[sumimimi0]

i like her bumblebee

[cborg87]

omg. SOOOOO many thanks for adding this vid! You are great!

[fyfyfafa17]

What an amazing playing, she's got wonderful hair too!

[LetTheMusicFlow1]

Women are pretty dominating on the piano these days (Lim, Lisitsa, Argerich, de Larrocha)

[COCOONFABULA]

Women are beautiful when playing piano, so graceful, I prefer watching a woman playing rather than watching a man =)

[Classikev]

Women were always dominating on the piano but often weren't given the chances for a professional life in music. (in comparison to what men had that is). That is not to say that women who dominated on the keyboard were not around, they were. In fact, Beethoven had a student (a 20 year old girl) who he stated was a better pianist than himself!

Women have awesome attributes, physical & mental. They've speed, reflexes, focus, coordination, control, agressiveness & grace that men just don't have.

[intestinomedicino]

@LetTheMusicFlow1 specially playing Rachmaninoff that used to be decades ago considered unsuitable for women due to the big hands needed to play him, but they prove them wrong and we can enjoy their performances.

[intestinomedicino]

@LetTheMusicFlow1 Specially since Rachmaninoff pieces demand bigger than average hands...or so people used to say.

[Tsachir]

@LetTheMusicFlow1 Lim, Lisitsa and Yuja Wang are the most brilliant young queens of the piano. I would put Argerich and De Larrocha in the "queens of the past" list.

[anonymousQ45]

@LetTheMusicFlow1 wow four women

[slydon234]

she's not human....!!!???

[Ivorytickling]

I agree...

[seriojarachmaninov]

Amazing how she plays all Rachmaninoff, the second one etude is my favorite one. How she plays, It makes me cry,usually when i dream ,sitting Alone listening to her....it takes me to another world and remind me of the Good old days.thanks for having the chance to listen to it after so much time.

[atralfalgar]

Tout simplement superbe ! Totaly amazing !

[richardwagnerlove]

Wonderful....unbelievable....b­eautiful.....and amazing.....what can I say, she touches my heart.

[presduneriviere]

Again the best interpretations....Hyun-Jung Lim, you're such a great pianist and have an amazing hands......and looking.

So beautiful woman playing like a monster!! Love the paradox.

[hellomylovechopin]

She's my goddess.....I love the second one.

[hawaithe76]

Such a great pianist!

[sacurada2009]

She's dadly good!! Such a great pianist....I'm big fan!

[prokofiev89]

Scary! This is unbelievable.

[donjuanmozart]

A lion....waaaaaaooof!!

[sncftgvthalys]

Mes dames et messieurs, chapeau bas!

une génie!!!

[donjuanmozart]

Indeed!

[dimitriivanovitch]

God! This lady is a MONSTER!!!!

irresistibly charming the second one....