A great performance, inspired by Horowitz'. I must admit that the first few notes with that incredible diminuendo and some other ones here and there are played with the same magical touch of the great master.
for me , far better than horowitz , just because she has NOT this old-man-sadness-and-romantic-never-more ...... but because she is young , plays like a bird in the high air and kiss the living notes .... thank you and bye bye neurasthenia ....
I saw her perform live and met her backstage. Her performance was superb and she was extremely charming and gracious. That said, I would like to add that this is an old world piece. The excitement and interest, for me, has always been in the phrasing and innuendo that Rachmaninoff and Horowitz were able to impart to it. It's just a bygone era...
Furthermore on this point, listen to her performance of the Chopin Valse Nr. 2 Op. 64 when she was a young girl and compare it to the one she made a few years ago. The difference is remarkable and shows how much she's advanced musically and hopefully will continue to advance. With her special technical gift at the service of her music who knows what gems we can expect in the future. Listen to her performance of Scriabin Op 11, #11.
Yuja Wang is just starting out on her career. I believe that in the future she will be considered one of the very best pianists for which we have documented performances. I would recommend that you get to hear her arrangement for piano of the Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice. She has not yet recorded it that I know of, but she plays it at her concerts. It is incredible in its conception and shows that she has far more musical depth than her undeniably astonishing virtuosity.
Amazing performance. Very clear and defined, although not as lyrical or refined as Horowitz. But she's still young-I can't imagine how good she'll sound if she continues to learn and refine for twenty or thirty years...
If I had heard this performance 35 years ago I would have bet you anything that it was Horowitz playing. I have not heard anyone who has the clarity and incredible touch that Horowitz had until Yuja Wang. This performance is unbelievable. She has given her own interpretation to the piece, It can stand on a par with Rachmaninoff and Horowitz performances as the best ever.
@EdwinRywalt I agree she brings great wit and panche to this impish masterpiece, I'm afraid however I beg to differ about her performance being on a with Rachmaninoff and Horowitz. These two giants of the piano were and are absolutely unique.
My comment, which blew by you, refers to her interpretation. It's a stylistic difference. I prefer the way Horowitz or Rachmaninoff played it-and there IS a difference.
Furthermore, I never said I didn't like her playing, quite the opposite. Take a look at my ENTIRE comment.
Extraordinary
HarveyTruffaut 4 weeks ago
A great performance, inspired by Horowitz'. I must admit that the first few notes with that incredible diminuendo and some other ones here and there are played with the same magical touch of the great master.
voolare 1 month ago 3
very inspirational performance, very creative!!!
onlymusiciansallowed 2 months ago
for me , far better than horowitz , just because she has NOT this old-man-sadness-and-romantic-never-more ...... but because she is young , plays like a bird in the high air and kiss the living notes .... thank you and bye bye neurasthenia ....
CarteParaDoxe 2 months ago 4
Wake up! You got ears? Listen!
EdwinRywalt 3 months ago
I saw her perform live and met her backstage. Her performance was superb and she was extremely charming and gracious. That said, I would like to add that this is an old world piece. The excitement and interest, for me, has always been in the phrasing and innuendo that Rachmaninoff and Horowitz were able to impart to it. It's just a bygone era...
mysterytrain3 3 months ago
Furthermore on this point, listen to her performance of the Chopin Valse Nr. 2 Op. 64 when she was a young girl and compare it to the one she made a few years ago. The difference is remarkable and shows how much she's advanced musically and hopefully will continue to advance. With her special technical gift at the service of her music who knows what gems we can expect in the future. Listen to her performance of Scriabin Op 11, #11.
EdwinRywalt 3 months ago
Yuja Wang is just starting out on her career. I believe that in the future she will be considered one of the very best pianists for which we have documented performances. I would recommend that you get to hear her arrangement for piano of the Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice. She has not yet recorded it that I know of, but she plays it at her concerts. It is incredible in its conception and shows that she has far more musical depth than her undeniably astonishing virtuosity.
EdwinRywalt 3 months ago
first seconds of this video I thought it was a picture but it is really a picture
ron619 4 months ago
YUJA has 4 hands!!!! :))
michael10894 4 months ago 2
...yeah, so this polka is OK, just tell me what I REALLY want to know: who bangs her?...well, there's more, I better stop....
fredericfranc 4 months ago
Amazing performance. Very clear and defined, although not as lyrical or refined as Horowitz. But she's still young-I can't imagine how good she'll sound if she continues to learn and refine for twenty or thirty years...
pianojoseph84 5 months ago
One of the greatest pianists ever to inhabit our planet. She has EVERYTHING, and a great beauty to boot.
stephenjoeagi 6 months ago
I thought I heard a 3rd hand there? :)
ellandelachapelle 6 months ago
Yuja will you marry me :']
applejelo 6 months ago
Very remarkable playing, simply exquisite in every regard. Thank you for your music, Yuja!
Inlandings 9 months ago
EdwinRywalt:
Thank you for that comment. So different from all these all too male connaisseurs ... she deservers it!
73Adorno 9 months ago
China's best pianist.
Cissy97 9 months ago 3
can she really play everything she wants??
haieie 11 months ago
can she really play everything she wants?
haieie 11 months ago
18 years old. A barely legal talent.
Yourenigma 1 year ago
@Yourenigma makes it all the more alluring...mmm
utubuser10 11 months ago
she's great....
andycan1988 1 year ago
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possibly she listened to Horowitz too!
bbinlon10 1 year ago
possibly she listened to Horowitz too!
bbinlon10 1 year ago
If I had heard this performance 35 years ago I would have bet you anything that it was Horowitz playing. I have not heard anyone who has the clarity and incredible touch that Horowitz had until Yuja Wang. This performance is unbelievable. She has given her own interpretation to the piece, It can stand on a par with Rachmaninoff and Horowitz performances as the best ever.
EdwinRywalt 1 year ago 23
@EdwinRywalt I could not agree more. What an amazing performance!
Mythopoeikon 5 months ago
@EdwinRywalt I agree she brings great wit and panche to this impish masterpiece, I'm afraid however I beg to differ about her performance being on a with Rachmaninoff and Horowitz. These two giants of the piano were and are absolutely unique.
meredith218461 3 months ago
@EdwinRywalt really? this is as good as Horowitz or Rach? wow that's too much!
36beachbum 3 months ago 2
@EdwinRywalt
My comment, which blew by you, refers to her interpretation. It's a stylistic difference. I prefer the way Horowitz or Rachmaninoff played it-and there IS a difference.
Furthermore, I never said I didn't like her playing, quite the opposite. Take a look at my ENTIRE comment.
You got eyes? Read!
mysterytrain3 3 months ago 2
@EdwinRywalt To compare this to Horowitz..... you must be mentally ill.
MIKE1238673 2 months ago
elena ulyanova understands this piece and brings it home
mikosaaol 1 year ago
LOVE LOVE LOVE HER
Violaemperor 1 year ago
Uh... She was amazing when she was a zygote!
VEGANSAM 1 year ago 23
@VEGANSAM LMFAO.
ImmortalSpecies 4 months ago
18 YEARS OLD? Dang, this is a couple years old.....:P And she's still amazing.
LetTheMusicFlow1 1 year ago