I really admire your patience with this piece. It's clear you don't see it as a famously difficult show-off thing. You really just make it sound musical. Kind of astounding that such maturity comes from such a young person! Keep it Chloe,!
I'm immensely impressed by how she did not rush playing any note for the sake of speed. This is one of the cleanest, if not the cleanest interpretation I have heard so far. You can clearly hear every note. Hell of a job, Chloe. Masterful as always!
@@franciscorossello8519 obviously some post processing is on the recording but that is to make it sound closer to what it sounded like in the room (dynamic eq for some removal of room resonance, wider stereo separation in the mids, compressor to make it more consistent etc)
Yeah, actually some interpretations that I watched recently make me see that you shouldn't play pieces like if you were practicing escales, and that every part of the piece need some rubato, dinamics and articulation, even the fastest parts. And slow parts are an oportunity to be extra charming with a very warm sound. My music is much better now, and it's actually much easy to play.
Gorgeous! Great job Chloe! You own this, girl! (and I think I can actually hear Brett Yang moaning in despair even from where I am in the middle of the United States)
I’m no expert, but I liked this interpretation. It somehow felt more expressive and intense even if it isn’t as fast nor as strong-sounding. I dont know, it just resonates more. She goes fast when she needs to, but the harmonies and chords on the first part clearer and its so melodious. AAAA thanks for sharing Chloe!
watched this a lot of times but the thrill and the astonishing power of this performance is like always the first time watching this. professor chloe, ling ling!
Every note in the sonata she played was clear, precise, emotional, and had brilliance while having rich tones with soft articulation to save room for it to grow at the mysterious sounding beginning phrases. Well done 👏
wow... found out about the whole Rush E thing a couple of days ago, and just now I saw the pink profile picture and I thought 'haha watched too much Rush E, now I think every pink profile picture is Fanchen' and... it's you. huh
This is one of the best interpretations of Ysaye’s Ballade. Chloe’s playing is graceful yet intense… it’s like she is simply one with the music. Beautiful. ❤
The buildup towards the ending was absolutely insane, so much emotion, precision, and power… I think this might be the best this piece has been played, at least of the recordings I’ve listened to
Well to reach this pinnacle of mastery she'll not have been out playing with her friends, for e.g. Her whole life is eat/practice, sleep/practice and repeat... But she comes across as such a sweet and lovely lass... Last year she gave a masterclass to Brett & Eddy (of TwoSet Violin) who were practicing Paganiniana.
It seems impossible that a child should be able to play this well. Not just technically but with such integrity and maturity as well. Truly mind boggling
인간계가 아니네.....이정도면 전생에 바이올리니스트였는데 기억을 가지고 태어난게 틀림없다. '어린나이일 때 천재라고 인정받을 수 있는 정도의 실력아닐까?' 하고 들어봤는데, 이건 그런 수준이 아니다. 이건 그냥 프로중에서도 정상급 연주다...국제콩쿨영상들도 많이 봤지만 끌로에의 연주는 그 중에서도 완벽하게 깨끗하고 표현력이 뛰어난 연주다. 신기한 건 저 어린 나이에 할법도 한 '억지로 뽐내듯이 하는 연주'를 절대로 하지 않는다는 것이다. 이미 성숙함을 넘어선 것 같다. 실황연주에 꼭 가보고싶다.
🥺 This is so wonderful... Chloe does not "play" the violin... Rather, through her violin, she IS literally the music itself. There is so much grace and strength in her performance 😔🥺
@@knenaa_ I love, love, love Vengorov's version! I think he actually set the bar on this piece. This is the first alternate version that doesn't try to sound like him and I think that's what I found so interesting.
The way this small figure filled that dark room with music that seemed to make the lights grow brighter--magical and amazing. And it's on RUclips for free.
She already has. They’ve referred to it in one of their videos. She impressed them so much that Eddy then picked up his violin and tried it himself, but completely flubbed it, with Brett then gleefully cracking up at his humiliation. A total flex. The lesson, Eddy said, was “Never follow a prodigy,”
@@aimeedevin3423 ruclips.net/video/ASujZrWqhbY/видео.html "Most Famous Violin Pieces Ranked From Easiest to Hardest" at about 13:40. They also talk about this particular recording at the beginning of "Violin Prodigies: Then VS Now" ruclips.net/video/ayB-ZN7OF6s/видео.html or rather, they don't talk about it. They're both so stunned that they both sit there for a few seconds. One of the best "react" moments I've seen.
I was so happy to learn that Chloe is to tour Australia with the SSO in 2024-25. She will make her Australian debut in the Sydney Opera house - seating capacity 2600+ - performing Brahms' double concerto for violin and cello with the SSO's principal cellist. Then she will give repeat performances in Melbourne and Brisbane. What a thrill for her! I am so glad that she has such a wonderful trip to look forward to!
I come back frequently to listen to this piece and always marvel at what the musician has accomplished. The 2024 Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition has just ended with 12 superb finalists who gave it their all to present their best interpretations of Ballade. I didn’t know until recently that this competition was known previously as the Ysaye Competition, being renamed after his death, so it was fitting that all the participants be called upon to do an Ysaye composition. Ballade is perhaps not the most difficult of the six sonatas even though all sonatas are indeed difficult, but it reflects Ysaye’s deep affection and respect for the lyricism, creativity and consummate skill of his friend and dedicatee, George Enescu. I found a quote from Ysaye in one of the older published articles that he had “let his imagination run wild” when he composed this piece. I took that to mean that the musician has the discretion and freedom to paint on a large or small musical canvas without going astray of the composer’s intention, i.e. a wide range of interpretations are valid so long as the musician can retain the composition’s integrity as a ballad. Maxim Vengerov’s interpretation which might be characterized as starting in a claustrophobic space before finally successfully scaling a height seems to be one that a number of musicians, including many at this recent competition, have adopted. I enjoyed every interpretation by the 12 finalists and I appreciated the effort made. Ballade repeatedly exposes the soloist in its demands - orchestral sound in some parts followed by unforgiving technical virtuosity in others. It can be exhausting. Chloe paints on a huge musical canvas, eliciting a wide variety of emotions from the listener in the process. She does not stop until the last bow stroke, and then at least for me, I saw her completed work.
Pardon my ignorance but I didn't know this piece actually has some legit structure to it, which I can hear in her performance and appreciate. I thought it was more "contemporary."
@@leandroperalta1489 it’s a little harder to hear some of the chordal progressions in his sometimes lol it sounds a bit more like it’s “contemporary” when he plays it lol
This version feels a lot more naive, clean, I don't know how to express it properly. Vengerov's version resonates with me a lot more it is agressive, suspensfull, dirty if I may say. But this is why I love music, same piece from different artists feels different, expresses something different, I didn't know I needed more Ysaye Sonata No:3 in my life but it seems I needed it.
It takes years of practice and hours off a day to learn and to progress to play pieces like this, so I really admire you! And the fact that you have joined international contests and showed grace and confidence, you are truly one of a kind! Have a good day, stay safe! 🤩❤️🎻
This is the most astonishing violin performance i have ever come across. The power, the raw emotion and energy you convey is absolutely out of this world. The whole thing gets even more mindblowing when we consider your age. You have my utmost respect, Chloe! PS. Just when i thought it couldn't get more unbelievable, i have just found out that this was performed live at the Menuhin Competition Prizewinners Concert and it WASN'T comfortably recorded with multiple takes in a studio. I just can't wrap my head around this....
While I agree that this is a stupendous and astonishing performance, I am fairly confident that it was not given live. It is taken from a video featuring Chloe and Christian Li, in their capacity as the 2018 junior Menuhin Competition joint winners, the premiere of which was streamed on 18 May at the 2021 competition in the US, which had to be held "virtually" because of the pandemic. Chloe was in Singapore; Christian was in Australia. They must have pre-recorded their own videos and submitted them to Menuhin, who then put them together for the streaming. Christian had recorded at least part of his recital (the Grieg), in April! Chloe's contribution, which consisted of the Ysaye we have here and performances of Wagner, Gershwin/Heifetz, and Chausson, is posted in a single video on the Menuhin Competition's YT channel. I doubt that she even recorded the video in a single session. It is possible, but if she did there would have had to have been some piano shifting for the other three works. I suspect it was recorded over at least two sessions. PS I had eagerly awaited the premier on 18 May 2021 for weeks, and I stayed up late to catch it. I wasn't able to watch all of it, however. The Ysaye was so extraordinary, and so profoundly overwhelming, that I couldn't concentrate on what came after it and I had to abandon my viewing. When I did get to watch the whole thing, I thought - and still think - that the Chausson is even more remarkable.
@@jackburgess8579 Thanks for the comprehensive info, it crossed my mind that what I wrote might not be the case, but since it was uploaded as a single whole performance and it was described as a "concert" I gave it the benefit of the doubt
I don't have to analysis music when i'm listening cause you had play everything so clearly and nicely. I mean, technique? yes. melody? yes. emotion? yes. dynamic? yes. everything.
truly a ballade. thank you Chloe. thank you for bringing so much joy and understanding to this Ysaye work to folks like myself who are challenged by these works to hear them and listen to them. I could listen to your playing all day long.
TwoSet took a look at this performance a couple of days ago in their "Violin prodigies: then vs now." So as to evaluate Chloe's progress, they also looked at her performance when she was 7 of Wieniawski's Scherzo and Tarantelle. Unusually, they speak in all seriousness. Having examined the Wieniawski in some detail, Eddy says that the Ysaye "is at the point where I almost feel I can't even comment ... I know what I am hearing is amazing but it is at the point where I'd say I don't even know how she is doing what she is doing."
This is such a good rendition. It really resonates with my emotions and brings forth memories of being in nature -- the harsh beauty and the small but unstoppable dramas that unfold there.
Ok I’ve been listening to this interpretation since day 1. BUT ONE THING I REALIZED, at least after hearing all of the versions I can find so far, no one, I REPEAT NO ONE, has nailed the ending in terms of being in tune and not sounding crunchy. Chloe is by far the most musical and most skilled violinist I’ve ever seen! ❤❤❤ and she’s so sweet too!! Keep it up Chloe!
I agree. Chloe's musicality is second to none. Her most recent masterpiece is Tchaikovsky's Meditation, sadly hidden away on the Copenhagen Summer Festival channel. The depth and sophistication of the performance is staggering.
I don't think it's a competition, but I do believe Hadelich's interpretation may manage something similar, on the chance you haven't heard it; and while clarity matters, texture is still a tool in any string player's arsenal. It can be abused in certain cases, sure; but even Chua herself utilizes with those finale double-stops. If pristine clarity is what you're looking for, then Hahn also plays the ending very well, too. That said, this is already among my favorite performances (even above the usual suspects). Hadelich uses the same notes to tell a very convincing story that is worth hearing as well. This is the second performance that I've heard to make sense of the piece as a whole; pretty incredible.
@@Missingo32 Hadelich is an excellent violinist of course, but I find his performance mannered; it lacks the momentum and overall cohesion of Chloe's performance. (The clarity he gains is at too high a price.) I am _really_ surprised that you esteem Hahn's ending. It is by far the worst part of her performance. The lack of drive and drop of tempo is disastrous. Talk about an anti-climax!
@@Missingo32 PS Ehnes' CD of the complete set is Gramophone's "editor's choice," and it helped him win their Artist of the Year in 2021. The performance of Ballade on it (available on YT) falls short of Chloe's.
A simply stunning Ysaye! The musicality she approaches this sonata with is amazing, she really brings out each sound and infuses them with feeling. An incredibly mature interpretation! Very beautifully performed, really one of my favourite performances of this sonata.
I just listened to this performance as I am very familiar with this piece and for some time Vengerov was my favorite but I must say am extremely impressed with this and so much different than Maxim's but extraordinary nonetheless. Hmm, this might be my new favorite.
Una partitura realmente "LOCA", describe un tanto el mundo en el que vivimos, caprichoso, contradictorio y hasta caotico. Queda poco espacio para el sosiego, la calma o la contemplacion desapasionada. Chloe genio y figura.
¿Por qué es tan hermosa la música que tocas? Tan brillante, emocionante y llena de sentimientos que me son difíciles de explicar. Mi corazón palpita rápidamente extasiado cada vez que te escucho. Te admiro, eres la primera persona que he admirado en toda mi vida, tu sonido es mágico y tan precioso que hay veces en que quiero llorar.
I always found this piece unpleasant to listen to, because it came out as a show-off, omg look at my chords and my string crossings, kind of stuff. But you gave it emotion, musicality. Probably what Ysaye himself wrote it for. It's a sonata, not an étude or a caprice, after all. Wonderful work, Chloe. Brava!
Beautiful performance. Technically excellent and a very balanced game. She plays like it's easy, but it's definitely not. Very clever, beautifully and precisely played. Thank you Chloe.
How am I so lucky to listen to this for free? 😦
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Yes! We are lucky. 22 extreme violin experts or just plain trolls are not thou.
I really admire your patience with this piece. It's clear you don't see it as a famously difficult show-off thing. You really just make it sound musical. Kind of astounding that such maturity comes from such a young person! Keep it Chloe,!
I remember playing this and speeding up. i'm horrible with patience.
Maturity is the perfect word to describe it!
@@user-xs3db6ox3q yurp
You should watch her interview with Singapore Symphony … a really chill ordinary kid, which makes her all the more so extraordinary.
You are The Violon
I'm immensely impressed by how she did not rush playing any note for the sake of speed. This is one of the cleanest, if not the cleanest interpretation I have heard so far. You can clearly hear every note. Hell of a job, Chloe. Masterful as always!
Yeah bro that a nice post-production
@@leonardomorosini1569 I mean, she's also playing a Guarnari Violin so the instrument is not a toy, is basically at the same level with a Strad
I,ve heard many times this piece from many others performers, I,m agree is very clean. I dont know if there is improved post-production.
@@franciscorossello8519 obviously some post processing is on the recording but that is to make it sound closer to what it sounded like in the room (dynamic eq for some removal of room resonance, wider stereo separation in the mids, compressor to make it more consistent etc)
Chloe never fails to leave me in such awe everytime
Yes!!
There is definitely something extra special when she plays.
my playing is better than hers 😂
@@noyou6358are you ling ling prodigies then? No
@@cai_linxxim better
When someone plays this sonata with actual emotion and not just showing off
I agree
vengerov tho
Yeah, actually some interpretations that I watched recently make me see that you shouldn't play pieces like if you were practicing escales, and that every part of the piece need some rubato, dinamics and articulation, even the fastest parts. And slow parts are an oportunity to be extra charming with a very warm sound. My music is much better now, and it's actually much easy to play.
@@uchihasasuke7436 That's my favorite violinist too 😄
@@uchihasasuke7436 trueee
There is something just so sincere about Chloe’s playing. I could listen to it all day.
Gorgeous! Great job Chloe! You own this, girl!
(and I think I can actually hear Brett Yang moaning in despair even from where I am in the middle of the United States)
moaning might be a poor choice of words but i see your point lol
Brett would be flicking boba on to the screen
I think Chloe can hear it loudly lol
@@nox_7277 or maybe it's exactly the right word
Lol 😂
LITERAL chills almost 2 years later and dozens of listens. Bravo!!
-Newbie violinist
I don´t know how many times I´ve listened to this in the past few weeks. I love it so much
I have the same, it is already a disease
@@123Latko you said it! It truly is like a disease. I love Augustin Hadelich version. It's addictive.
Same, never get tired listening to this...she makes this Ysaye piece really sings..a fiery, beautiful performance!
@@meliathiago2522 Extremely talented, hard-working and not afraid of difficult songs, and still so young.
@@123Latko So true!
This is the GOAT version in my view. She gets the piece with her heart not just by her brain.
I’m no expert, but I liked this interpretation. It somehow felt more expressive and intense even if it isn’t as fast nor as strong-sounding. I dont know, it just resonates more. She goes fast when she needs to, but the harmonies and chords on the first part clearer and its so melodious. AAAA thanks for sharing Chloe!
Maybe it's because others goes for speed instead of expressionism
I want to thank TwoSetViolin for introducing me to this brilliant world class violinist! She’s amazing! I love her.
watched this a lot of times but the thrill and the astonishing power of this performance is like always the first time watching this. professor chloe, ling ling!
I must practise more!!!!
Every note in the sonata she played was clear, precise, emotional, and had brilliance while having rich tones with soft articulation to save room for it to grow at the mysterious sounding beginning phrases. Well done 👏
Such a pristine sound. I love the tone and the incredible clarity. Like a gem, this performance is precious, fragile, and beautiful.
she is so young and already doing an ysaye ballade...
Hello Fanchen!
A gem of a performance, just like how Chloe is.
wow... found out about the whole Rush E thing a couple of days ago, and just now I saw the pink profile picture and I thought 'haha watched too much Rush E, now I think every pink profile picture is Fanchen' and... it's you. huh
Fanchen is a Chloe chua fan?
This jumps straight up in the top of the best recordings of Ysaye's Ballade...
Ye i prefer this to Vengerov’s
@@noyou6358 nope
@@n0b0dyxno
my playing is better than yours 😂
@@noyou6358 ok then post a video of you playing better than her
@@n0b0dyxno done
This is one of the best interpretations of Ysaye’s Ballade. Chloe’s playing is graceful yet intense… it’s like she is simply one with the music. Beautiful. ❤
Chloe is possibly the most amazing girl in the world, just wow
I'm in love with the build up at 6:00 in this piece
My favourite part for sure!
The buildup towards the ending was absolutely insane, so much emotion, precision, and power… I think this might be the best this piece has been played, at least of the recordings I’ve listened to
I'm only a few years older than her but I'm watching this true musician in awe and wondering what am I doing with my life.
Well to reach this pinnacle of mastery she'll not have been out playing with her friends, for e.g. Her whole life is eat/practice, sleep/practice and repeat... But she comes across as such a sweet and lovely lass... Last year she gave a masterclass to Brett & Eddy (of TwoSet Violin) who were practicing Paganiniana.
@@wakingtheworld nt rlly. I heard she practices 4 to 6 hrs a day. She balances out her play , rest and work very well
The technique and musicality of this young lady is simply awesome. I am following her progress with keen interest.
It seems impossible that a child should be able to play this well. Not just technically but with such integrity and maturity as well. Truly mind boggling
Indeed, such mind blowing integrity and maturity!
(I listened to and enjoyed your Bach prelude.)
Love how epic clean are the bowings.
Ikr
인간계가 아니네.....이정도면 전생에 바이올리니스트였는데 기억을 가지고 태어난게 틀림없다. '어린나이일 때 천재라고 인정받을 수 있는 정도의 실력아닐까?' 하고 들어봤는데, 이건 그런 수준이 아니다. 이건 그냥 프로중에서도 정상급 연주다...국제콩쿨영상들도 많이 봤지만 끌로에의 연주는 그 중에서도 완벽하게 깨끗하고 표현력이 뛰어난 연주다. 신기한 건 저 어린 나이에 할법도 한 '억지로 뽐내듯이 하는 연주'를 절대로 하지 않는다는 것이다. 이미 성숙함을 넘어선 것 같다. 실황연주에 꼭 가보고싶다.
Your valid observations are direct and profound🙌🏻
오 한국인이신가요?? 맞아요 ㅠㅠ
클로이 너무 잘하죠...ㅠㅠ 제 또래중에 이렇게 잘하는 친구 처음봐요..ㅠㅠ
소리도 너무 갈끔하고 좋아요❤
you're a prodigy when you're 10. a genius when you're 15. and ordinary when you're 20. but this lady is forever a prodigy i can't-
🥺 This is so wonderful... Chloe does not "play" the violin... Rather, through her violin, she IS literally the music itself. There is so much grace and strength in her performance 😔🥺
What
@@lucastornado9496 what?
@@whatisthis1212 he made it mystical and shit
She just plays it well. Shes not some interdimensional being
@@lucastornado9496 uh ok. You got your opinion.
Fred us right, y'all need to stop hating,but again it takes maturity to appreciate her performance
I've never heard this piece played as well. Stunning.
Actually Vengorov's version is also amazing😆
@@knenaa_ I love, love, love Vengorov's version! I think he actually set the bar on this piece. This is the first alternate version that doesn't try to sound like him and I think that's what I found so interesting.
@@pamm8020 so u have heard vengerov before and still say u have never heard this piece played as well? hmm
@@rubenbuehler the young surpasses the old😆
@@Pizzacheese10 nah I don't think so, this is really great but in another style than Vengerovs. Actually so different that it cant be compared imo
Definitely have my eye on Chloe as the top of the next generation. It's nice to see classical music in good hands.
The way the silence resonates... The way all the notes as just perfect with no scratch or crack sounds... I'm speechless
The way this small figure filled that dark room with music that seemed to make the lights grow brighter--magical and amazing. And it's on RUclips for free.
I think it's time for another masterclass with Brett and Eddie! Can't wait to see their jaws drop when you play this for them.
She already has. They’ve referred to it in one of their videos. She impressed them so much that Eddy then picked up his violin and tried it himself, but completely flubbed it, with Brett then gleefully cracking up at his humiliation. A total flex. The lesson, Eddy said, was “Never follow a prodigy,”
@@gatesurfer woahh where did they say that?
@@aimeedevin3423
ruclips.net/video/ASujZrWqhbY/видео.html
"Most Famous Violin Pieces Ranked From Easiest to Hardest" at about 13:40.
They also talk about this particular recording at the beginning of "Violin Prodigies: Then VS Now"
ruclips.net/video/ayB-ZN7OF6s/видео.html
or rather, they don't talk about it. They're both so stunned that they both sit there for a few seconds. One of the best "react" moments I've seen.
@@aimeedevin3423 In the Prodigies then vs now video.
@@aimeedevin3423 in the video where they rank famous violin pieces based on difficulty. It is towards the end when they start talking about Ysaye 3
I was so happy to learn that Chloe is to tour Australia with the SSO in 2024-25.
She will make her Australian debut in the Sydney Opera house - seating capacity 2600+ - performing Brahms' double concerto for violin and cello with the SSO's principal cellist. Then she will give repeat performances in Melbourne and Brisbane.
What a thrill for her!
I am so glad that she has such a wonderful trip to look forward to!
Two Set visit again?
@@botaohenryfeng9587 twoset are gonna be down under at the same time as Chloe
I come back frequently to listen to this piece and always marvel at what the musician has accomplished. The 2024 Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition has just ended with 12 superb finalists who gave it their all to present their best interpretations of Ballade. I didn’t know until recently that this competition was known previously as the Ysaye Competition, being renamed after his death, so it was fitting that all the participants be called upon to do an Ysaye composition. Ballade is perhaps not the most difficult of the six sonatas even though all sonatas are indeed difficult, but it reflects Ysaye’s deep affection and respect for the lyricism, creativity and consummate skill of his friend and dedicatee, George Enescu. I found a quote from Ysaye in one of the older published articles that he had “let his imagination run wild” when he composed this piece. I took that to mean that the musician has the discretion and freedom to paint on a large or small musical canvas without going astray of the composer’s intention, i.e. a wide range of interpretations are valid so long as the musician can retain the composition’s integrity as a ballad. Maxim Vengerov’s interpretation which might be characterized as starting in a claustrophobic space before finally successfully scaling a height seems to be one that a number of musicians, including many at this recent competition, have adopted. I enjoyed every interpretation by the 12 finalists and I appreciated the effort made. Ballade repeatedly exposes the soloist in its demands - orchestral sound in some parts followed by unforgiving technical virtuosity in others. It can be exhausting. Chloe paints on a huge musical canvas, eliciting a wide variety of emotions from the listener in the process. She does not stop until the last bow stroke, and then at least for me, I saw her completed work.
It’s like the violin and bow are extensions of your arms. Just absolutely beautiful
Absolute serenity as a sound is all you ever make when you touch your bow to your violin.
Yes, I'm watching this again, love it. So expressive.
Pardon my ignorance but I didn't know this piece actually has some legit structure to it, which I can hear in her performance and appreciate. I thought it was more "contemporary."
Augustin hadelich has also structure. I was able to understand the piece better
Hilary Hahn's rendition as well.
Vengerov my dudes
@@leandroperalta1489 it’s a little harder to hear some of the chordal progressions in his sometimes lol it sounds a bit more like it’s “contemporary” when he plays it lol
This version feels a lot more naive, clean, I don't know how to express it properly. Vengerov's version resonates with me a lot more it is agressive, suspensfull, dirty if I may say. But this is why I love music, same piece from different artists feels different, expresses something different, I didn't know I needed more Ysaye Sonata No:3 in my life but it seems I needed it.
Vengerov made us thought this was a show piece. Chloe showed us it's true fundamental nature as a Ballade.
There's a rainy thunderstorm out, listening to this while sitting by the window is another experience altogether
Chloe, you make me understand the real music of this piece with tremendous sensitivity - as well as breathtaking technique! Thankyou so much.
Anyone else really excited about what Chloe has for us in the future?
It takes years of practice and hours off a day to learn and to progress to play pieces like this, so I really admire you! And the fact that you have joined international contests and showed grace and confidence, you are truly one of a kind! Have a good day, stay safe! 🤩❤️🎻
chloe chua practices 3-6 hrs a day
@@rayspianoworld7436 chloe practices 40 hrs a day she is the ling ling
This is the best interpretation for this sonata ever 👌🏼😍❤️
One of the greatest violinist performance.
I have no words... she is just... the true Ling Ling
I bow before thee!
This is the most astonishing violin performance i have ever come across. The power, the raw emotion and energy you convey is absolutely out of this world. The whole thing gets even more mindblowing when we consider your age. You have my utmost respect, Chloe!
PS. Just when i thought it couldn't get more unbelievable, i have just found out that this was performed live at the Menuhin Competition Prizewinners Concert and it WASN'T comfortably recorded with multiple takes in a studio. I just can't wrap my head around this....
While I agree that this is a stupendous and astonishing performance, I am fairly confident that it was not given live.
It is taken from a video featuring Chloe and Christian Li, in their capacity as the 2018 junior Menuhin Competition joint winners, the premiere of which was streamed on 18 May at the 2021 competition in the US, which had to be held "virtually" because of the pandemic.
Chloe was in Singapore; Christian was in Australia.
They must have pre-recorded their own videos and submitted them to Menuhin, who then put them together for the streaming.
Christian had recorded at least part of his recital (the Grieg), in April!
Chloe's contribution, which consisted of the Ysaye we have here and performances of Wagner, Gershwin/Heifetz, and Chausson, is posted in a single video on the Menuhin Competition's YT channel.
I doubt that she even recorded the video in a single session. It is possible, but if she did there would have had to have been some piano shifting for the other three works.
I suspect it was recorded over at least two sessions.
PS
I had eagerly awaited the premier on 18 May 2021 for weeks, and I stayed up late to catch it.
I wasn't able to watch all of it, however. The Ysaye was so extraordinary, and so profoundly overwhelming, that I couldn't concentrate on what came after it and I had to abandon my viewing. When I did get to watch the whole thing, I thought - and still think - that the Chausson is even more remarkable.
@@jackburgess8579 Thanks for the comprehensive info, it crossed my mind that what I wrote might not be the case, but since it was uploaded as a single whole performance and it was described as a "concert" I gave it the benefit of the doubt
I don't have to analysis music when i'm listening cause you had play everything so clearly and nicely. I mean, technique? yes. melody? yes. emotion? yes. dynamic? yes. everything.
Chloe’s music has a soul! So beautiful!
Congratulations. A masterful performance!
Talent… meet hard work.
Both
Kudos to the production team for a job well done! Sounds amazing and the video accurately captures her emotions
How come this channel only has 63k subscribers? Such talent deserves to be seen and heard by more people 🙌 Chloe is incredible
truly a ballade. thank you Chloe. thank you for bringing so much joy and understanding to this Ysaye work to folks like myself who are challenged by these works to hear them and listen to them. I could listen to your playing all day long.
TwoSet took a look at this performance a couple of days ago in their "Violin prodigies: then vs now."
So as to evaluate Chloe's progress, they also looked at her performance when she was 7 of Wieniawski's Scherzo and Tarantelle.
Unusually, they speak in all seriousness.
Having examined the Wieniawski in some detail, Eddy says that the Ysaye "is at the point where I almost feel I can't even comment ... I know what I am hearing is amazing but it is at the point where I'd say I don't even know how she is doing what she is doing."
Chloe never fails to make me cry ㅠㅠ
For a history... Of... Legend of .. Chloe .. the cleanest... Playing..in future... I'm commenting ❤️
The fastest 6:39min of my entire life. Superb!
The way she plays this is so distinct, in unfolds in such lovely ways and almost sounds like Bach or Stravinsky at times
Everyone go home, Ling Ling has been found.
Seriously, that's so beautiful. I have no words.
Within the first 30 seconds, I already had goosebumps.
Best recording of Ballade!
My God, that was beautiful! What an astounding accomplishment!
Every time I listen to this breathtaking performance it leaves me speechless. Absolutely fantastic!
A definite sign of her artistic maturity.
The acoustics in that recording room are incredible -- and even more incredibly, she makes the goddamn most of it
You are our maestro for this generation and many more generations to come…. Bravooooo Maestro Chloe ❤🎉
It's her world we're just living in it
When anyone else plays this piece it sounds ugly but with Chloe I’ve had this on repeat for the entire past week.
Another violin piece I would otherwise not know, save for the work and beautiful playing of Ms. Chua. Thank you.
i got goosebumps from just listening to it for 2 minutes 🤯🤯
Same, replying to bring you back to the awesome piece
You just nailed that, Chloé. Cheers from Belgium.
Incredibly sharp, bright and flowy ..damn out of this world
This is such a good rendition. It really resonates with my emotions and brings forth memories of being in nature -- the harsh beauty and the small but unstoppable dramas that unfold there.
TwoSetViolin and Chloe are the reason why i become a classical music lover.
My self esteem...
But seriously damn she is truly ling ling
Why this video isn’t popular. Karolina Protsenko despacito has million views…
bro fr 😭😭 ppl these days don’t understand real talent
racism is real
プロのカメラマンを起用しているらしく映像としても非常に美しい。コンサートホールを録音スタジオとして使い、衣装や照明にも意を尽くしている。「これがタダで見れていいの❓」という海外のコメがあるがクロエ・チュアという才能が周囲の大人にとってそれだけの期待の星だということだ。
Beautiful to listen to ❤️
素晴らしい！聴き終わったとき、爽快感が残ります。キレッキレな演奏をありがとう。
Awe inspiring performance! Could listen to this all day long :)
Best version I've ever heard!:)
I don’t even know much about violin but i can tell that this is a masterpiece 💗💗
insane texture and reverb in the room is fantastic, gorgeous tone
Oh… oh, wow. I am speechless.
Absolutely amazing!
I am mesmerized by her grace and impactful playing. This piece by the composer is stunning.
Ok I’ve been listening to this interpretation since day 1. BUT ONE THING I REALIZED, at least after hearing all of the versions I can find so far, no one, I REPEAT NO ONE, has nailed the ending in terms of being in tune and not sounding crunchy. Chloe is by far the most musical and most skilled violinist I’ve ever seen! ❤❤❤ and she’s so sweet too!! Keep it up Chloe!
I agree. Chloe's musicality is second to none.
Her most recent masterpiece is Tchaikovsky's Meditation, sadly hidden away on the Copenhagen Summer Festival channel. The depth and sophistication of the performance is staggering.
I don't think it's a competition, but I do believe Hadelich's interpretation may manage something similar, on the chance you haven't heard it; and while clarity matters, texture is still a tool in any string player's arsenal. It can be abused in certain cases, sure; but even Chua herself utilizes with those finale double-stops. If pristine clarity is what you're looking for, then Hahn also plays the ending very well, too.
That said, this is already among my favorite performances (even above the usual suspects). Hadelich uses the same notes to tell a very convincing story that is worth hearing as well. This is the second performance that I've heard to make sense of the piece as a whole; pretty incredible.
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Hadelich is an excellent violinist of course, but I find his performance mannered; it lacks the momentum and overall cohesion of Chloe's performance. (The clarity he gains is at too high a price.)
I am _really_ surprised that you esteem Hahn's ending. It is by far the worst part of her performance. The lack of drive and drop of tempo is disastrous. Talk about an anti-climax!
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PS Ehnes' CD of the complete set is Gramophone's "editor's choice," and it helped him win their Artist of the Year in 2021.
The performance of Ballade on it (available on YT) falls short of Chloe's.
You haven't heard Maxim Vengerov play it then!!
A simply stunning Ysaye! The musicality she approaches this sonata with is amazing, she really brings out each sound and infuses them with feeling. An incredibly mature interpretation! Very beautifully performed, really one of my favourite performances of this sonata.
Thank You Chloe, I am so grateful for all that you have done to being as accomplished as you are!
I LOVE IT! How could I not? The music is AMAZING, and it's clear she must've worked hard on this piece. KEEP IT UP!
I just listened to this performance as I am very familiar with this piece and for some time Vengerov was my favorite but I must say am extremely impressed with this and so much different than Maxim's but extraordinary nonetheless. Hmm, this might be my new favorite.
Una partitura realmente "LOCA", describe un tanto el mundo en el que vivimos, caprichoso, contradictorio y hasta caotico. Queda poco espacio para el sosiego, la calma o la contemplacion desapasionada. Chloe genio y figura.
¿Por qué es tan hermosa la música que tocas?
Tan brillante, emocionante y llena de sentimientos que me son difíciles de explicar. Mi corazón palpita rápidamente extasiado cada vez que te escucho.
Te admiro, eres la primera persona que he admirado en toda mi vida, tu sonido es mágico y tan precioso que hay veces en que quiero llorar.
I always found this piece unpleasant to listen to, because it came out as a show-off, omg look at my chords and my string crossings, kind of stuff. But you gave it emotion, musicality. Probably what Ysaye himself wrote it for. It's a sonata, not an étude or a caprice, after all. Wonderful work, Chloe. Brava!
The result of a lot of practice and a love of music I love her playing.
Ive heard this amazing performance before and I just have to say WWWWOOOOWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful performance. Technically excellent and a very balanced game. She plays like it's easy, but it's definitely not. Very clever, beautifully and precisely played. Thank you Chloe.
Chloe is not a prodigy. Change my mind
because she is a master
Virtuoso
Ling ling
She has been leading the secret identity of Ling Ling for the longest time...
I have absolutely no words...
Magnificent!