Maria Yudina plays Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition 1/4

Part I
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
1. Promenade
2. Gnomus
3. Promenade
4. Il Vecchio Castello
5. Promenade
6. Tuileries

Category:

Music

Tags:

• yudina
• mussorgsky
• pictures
• exhibition
• piano
• classical

[Jamesdude2000]

It amazes me how badly gnomus can be played

When played right it has an incredibly spooky feel to it that's almost chilling, but so many performers seem to turn it into a clunky mess

[truecrypt]

It amazes me how naive (or even worse) some "comments" could be...

Do you really think Yudina couldn't play Gnomus the way all "good students" do?

Try to find out WHY she played it differently ("badly" in your view).

[adragnavincent]

it's just wonderful. I have never heard this piece like this. she takes freedom from the text but what an artist....the gnomus is frightening....what a woman. amazing.

[hugobickel]

Essa é a pior versão dessa obra prima. Ela estragou a segunda promenade, a gnomus e a vecchio castello. GOOGLE TRANSLATOR

[Chateaubriand26]

Une interprètation des plus intéressantes. Très ample, pesante, riche en reliefs. Elle demande une très grande concentration d'écoute, Maria Yudina ne rend pas service à son auditoire. C'est une manière de jouer ces tableaux qui est très exigeante, et elle a forcément une visée plus développée que la simple esthétique. Je ne la trouve pas très agréable à entendre, or quelque chose me donne envie de continuer l'écoute, une curiosité de ce qu'elle aura bien faire de tous les autres tableaux.

[chaoss5070]

To not like an interpretation is one thing, but to say that she plays poorly is completely wrong. If you listen to the rest of the piece - not just Gnomus - her technique is irrefragably good.

[awesomekapownoises23]

This is different... but incredible! as was yours truecrypt :)

[sshuck]

@Jamesdude2000

I agree with you, Gnomus sounds awful. Guess I'm going to get "too many negative votes" too....Oh well, small price to pay for allowing myself to not like something a celebrated musician did.

[Olibutters]

She used to carry on with her a loaded gun all the time !

[gurthgirth]

@ccdg1066

couldn't agree more..

[gurthgirth]

@truecrypt

this performance is amazing

I really adore this woman for her originality and intelligence

she really knew how to present so many different composers personalities and herself through performances of their works

[ccdg1066]

Thank you for the upload - I had not heard of this great pianist before and glad to have finally "discovered" here, all thanks to you. This piece is one of my all time favorites. Mussorgsky wote such great imaginative colour and character. As did Ravle and so I like the collaborated piece, too!

[benedetti]

Gentleman listen: this is a great pianist (and a great lady), too bad that she is not well known...a name to remember!