Rachmaninov Polka by Yuja Wang

glorious pianist Yuja Wang ~18 yo

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Music

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• Rachmaninov
• Polka
• Yuja
• Yujia
• Wang

[VEGANSAM]

Uh... She was amazing when she was a zygote!

[EdwinRywalt]

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.

[HarveyTruffaut]

Extraordinary



[voolare]

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.

[onlymusiciansallowed]

very inspirational performance, very creative!!!

[CarteParaDoxe]

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 ....

[MIKE1238673]

@EdwinRywalt To compare this to Horowitz..... you must be mentally ill.

[mysterytrain3]

@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!

[EdwinRywalt]

Wake up! You got ears? Listen!

[mysterytrain3]

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...

[36beachbum]

@EdwinRywalt really? this is as good as Horowitz or Rach? wow that's too much!

[EdwinRywalt]

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.