Yuja Wang plays the Flight of the Bumble-Bee (Vol du Bourdon)

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  • Опубликовано: 16 янв 2025

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  • @medicitv
    @medicitv  9 месяцев назад +98

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    • @ducciwucci
      @ducciwucci 8 месяцев назад +1

      artists*** do you ever proofread? good lord

    • @dariush__
      @dariush__ 3 месяца назад +3

      ​@@ducciwucci bro is insane for that

    • @startqu
      @startqu 2 месяца назад

      ❤where did you get this???❤

    • @startqu
      @startqu 2 месяца назад

      So 👍🏻

  • @DanielMartinez-nw1pn
    @DanielMartinez-nw1pn 4 года назад +4653

    Fun fact: She had just finished playing Liszt's B minor sonata. She stood up for the applause, sat back down and started playing this as if the previous piece had been a warm-up 😎

    • @awe331
      @awe331 4 года назад +102

      Pretty sure Liszt b minor sonat is harder then this idk

    • @pleasecontactme4274
      @pleasecontactme4274 4 года назад +44

      @@awe331 she played this in octaves tho right? then no

    • @awe331
      @awe331 4 года назад +50

      Pro QBr
      It’s not octaves cziffras version, and yeah I’m pretty sure this is easier then sonat in b minor

    • @pleasecontactme4274
      @pleasecontactme4274 4 года назад +7

      @@awe331 definitely LOOKS harder to me tho, maybe isn't

    • @DanielMartinez-nw1pn
      @DanielMartinez-nw1pn 4 года назад +27

      @@awe331 Well, it would be hard to say which is harder. On one hand you need a lot of stamina and crazy Argerich-like power to play the octaves in bumblebee, but on the other hand you need tremendous virtuosity to play the sonata properly. I guess you could say the Sonata is harder because it's a 30 minute-long effort. But bumblebee is definitely no walk in the park. 😅

  • @hopesonmakokha5217
    @hopesonmakokha5217 6 лет назад +2309

    This is one of those rare pieces that I think no one ever complains about its interpretation being too fast because the faster it is the more it comes closer to imitating the wings of a bumblebee.

    • @lucachu7775
      @lucachu7775 2 года назад +67

      Ask Sacriligious Boi

    • @hopesonmakokha5217
      @hopesonmakokha5217 2 года назад +10

      @@lucachu7775 u have a point, I remember that video XD

    • @jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735
      @jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 2 года назад +109

      Fast is one thing, articulation and clarity of the notes are another.
      In this, the notes are very clear and distinct, unlike the death of the mosquito violin sacrilegious man

    • @yaboyzak6922
      @yaboyzak6922 2 года назад

      Is this in one movement or two?

    • @fabriziomorris5320
      @fabriziomorris5320 2 года назад +8

      @@yaboyzak6922 As a non musician, I would say this is in a zillion movements - of the hands - lol

  • @caprimbombartic5
    @caprimbombartic5 6 лет назад +4578

    when you have one hour to type in your essay before midnight...

    • @whitealliance9540
      @whitealliance9540 6 лет назад +20

      Bich ur old asz hasnt been to a skool in decades stop tryna get likes old man

    • @christmasholytree5328
      @christmasholytree5328 5 лет назад +26

      Alejandro Hetfield 😂😂😂😂

    • @allosaurusfragilis7782
      @allosaurusfragilis7782 4 года назад +14

      White Alliance i liked it!

    • @raydanofficial
      @raydanofficial 4 года назад +28

      When you starts to write an essay at 23.55 and the due time is 23.59

    • @josh82112
      @josh82112 4 года назад +10

      @@whitealliance9540 stfu

  • @GoatMee
    @GoatMee 3 года назад +1250

    She has complete control over the dynamics of EVERY note she plays, amazing.

    • @wade0955
      @wade0955 2 года назад +5

      Absolutely true, Jernej.

    • @GoatMee
      @GoatMee 8 месяцев назад +6

      @@paulzeng4142 She plays the game as well as the piano. That's a character thing and a management thing, none of which take anything away from her skills. I'm not saying she's the best ever, I'm saying her playing is very impressive.

    • @richardvolpe7664
      @richardvolpe7664 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@paulzeng4142 Oh my god! Then what would you say about the over-rated, arrogant, hyper-theatrical, fame-craving, smiley-faced Lang Lang?

  • @everdash
    @everdash 3 года назад +1416

    Imagine getting into an argument with her over text.

  • @guymandudely324
    @guymandudely324 Год назад +626

    Yuja Wang is a gift from the gods. It isn't only the speed that impresses. You can hear the melody shining through that impossibly furious attack with the rhythm completely intact.

    • @thomastmbg
      @thomastmbg Год назад +9

      Agree. Of course she’d years upon years of repetitive practice, but she’s a gift from God himself

    • @christianryder1537
      @christianryder1537 11 месяцев назад +5

      ✝️ indeed

  • @0mxme1
    @0mxme1 9 лет назад +3726

    I can play this with my eyes closed. but when I wake up I eat breakfast immediately.

  • @rays2794
    @rays2794 Год назад +231

    I’m floored! To watch a person with world class talent, regardless of the instrument, is one of the great pleasures in life.

    • @Laurikiwi
      @Laurikiwi Год назад +8

      World class is an understatement in this case

    • @raymondbrice9241
      @raymondbrice9241 8 месяцев назад +2

      Makes me realise that there is real talent in the world, while we are being saturated in mediocrity.

    • @stephenhill6143
      @stephenhill6143 21 день назад +1

      Agreed. Pure genius.

  • @NoctumusTV
    @NoctumusTV 8 лет назад +3571

    That odd moment where the pianist surpasses the frequency of actual bumblebee wings ...

    • @hopesonmakokha5217
      @hopesonmakokha5217 6 лет назад +16

      Noctumus hmmmm

    • @VersusARCH
      @VersusARCH 4 года назад +21

      Possibly has the Parkinson's disease.

    • @vgnvideogameninja2930
      @vgnvideogameninja2930 Год назад +1

      Nah. No human could ever (Yuja Wang included) hit 200 keystrokes PER SECOND on a piano. Bumblebees flap their wings 200 times per second so you should've researched that before commenting. She's fast, but not nearly THAT fast...So many dumb people liked your comment too...lol. Ignorance is bliss, as they say.

    • @mariapap8962
      @mariapap8962 Год назад +6

      Bad sense of humour. Very bad indeed!

    • @AllIn1Studio
      @AllIn1Studio Год назад +3

      Well, I found your comment amusing!! 😂🎉❤

  • @izzojoseph2
    @izzojoseph2 8 лет назад +1809

    most do that piece single note on the runs. She did it in octaves! That's really really, really, really, REALLY difficult at that speed.

  • @davekenney1874
    @davekenney1874 Год назад +266

    My hands hurt just watching her, this isn't a bumblebee it is the whole hive. Breathtaking is all I can say, I did not know a human could do this, instead of a singe notes she did it in octaves. Bravo!!

    • @iangreer4585
      @iangreer4585 Год назад +2

      Cziffra's version of Flight of the Bumblebee is just amazing, and Yuja does amazing wonders with it

  • @jasonshaye3567
    @jasonshaye3567 4 года назад +488

    the one time twoset actually enjoys the whole "fastest pianist world record" thing

    • @changeeyecolor3891
      @changeeyecolor3891 3 года назад +5

      👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @vanajaseshadri8706
      @vanajaseshadri8706 3 года назад +4

      :b

    • @정읽녀
      @정읽녀 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/YMYDsWAy2C0/видео.html

    • @bernardofl3683
      @bernardofl3683 10 месяцев назад

      Seems sped up. Is it though?

    • @cozmecs5051
      @cozmecs5051 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@bernardofl3683 look at the people in the crowd. their heads would move faster than normal if it was sped up

  • @LeeAnthonyVillarta
    @LeeAnthonyVillarta 4 года назад +3218

    I’m Asian, but now I realized I’m not Asian enough

  • @thankyouforyourcompliance7386
    @thankyouforyourcompliance7386 3 года назад +239

    It is not her who should bow but we as the audience. Amazing.

  • @amentlik
    @amentlik 6 лет назад +197

    You need a special camera to catch her movements without them blurring. This young woman is literally faster than 2008 camera technology!

    • @sclogse1
      @sclogse1 Год назад

      60 or 120 frames per second.

    • @markrymanowski719
      @markrymanowski719 16 дней назад

      Young child.

    • @amentlik
      @amentlik 14 дней назад

      @@markrymanowski719 she was 21 in 2008... thanks for making me do research. The fact that you felt the need to try to correct me SIX YEARS LATER is... I mean who even are you?!

  • @skeoch8579
    @skeoch8579 Год назад +49

    I've never seen anything like this in my life,still cant get my head around the accuracy and speed of her piano playing,my mind is completely blown

  • @JC50000000
    @JC50000000 8 лет назад +1680

    damn, she was really having an hard time smashing that mosquito

  • @IgnavusVonGniztioh
    @IgnavusVonGniztioh 9 лет назад +4327

    I think this should be called: "Flight of the angry killer-hornets".

  • @medicitv
    @medicitv  11 лет назад +47

    And she can perform slow movements extremely well too... Gorgeous!

  • @fabriziomorris5320
    @fabriziomorris5320 3 года назад +76

    At the end I immediately checked if I had accidentally set the playback speed at 1.5x

    • @musicloverlondon6070
      @musicloverlondon6070 3 года назад +1

      You've just given me an idea! 😊

    • @fabriziomorris5320
      @fabriziomorris5320 3 года назад +1

      @@musicloverlondon6070 dont know what the idea may be, but if its profitable, I want my royalties! lol

    • @aritrasarkar4435
      @aritrasarkar4435 2 месяца назад

      I am sure it's playing this at 2x

    • @FAK_CHEKR
      @FAK_CHEKR 10 дней назад

      I had no volume when it started. Just from seeing her hands I checked my playback speed.

  • @mistyeyes101
    @mistyeyes101 10 лет назад +55

    The most shockingly amazing piano playing I've ever seen.

  • @LukeFaulkner
    @LukeFaulkner 6 лет назад +882

    I can play this in my sleep.
    That's the only place I can play it.

    • @bridgepointgroup
      @bridgepointgroup 6 лет назад +10

      id wake up..

    • @evanchao-piano
      @evanchao-piano 6 лет назад +6

      Wow it's you from halidonmusic

    • @mohammedfakeih7637
      @mohammedfakeih7637 6 лет назад +4

      Came hear from your comment on Vinheterio's video

    • @Santosificationable
      @Santosificationable 5 лет назад +1

      You're a pianist, this ought to be doable for you.

    • @berndd1056
      @berndd1056 4 года назад +1

      if you say it correct it would be: I wish i can play this in my dreams...;-)

  • @Necrim
    @Necrim 10 лет назад +24

    She deserves a standing ovation. Amazing pianist

  • @alexismandelias
    @alexismandelias 3 года назад +11

    "Yuja Wang plays flight of the bumblebee" is the understatement of the year

  • @Erikutis55
    @Erikutis55 5 лет назад +26

    I nearly passed out. I hold my breath this entire time... then my jaw dropped, and hit the floor!!!!

  • @bobdole4916
    @bobdole4916 6 лет назад +26

    I always love that with this song, when it's played right, you can hear the buzz of a bee in the music. Great song, beautifully played.

  • @johnps30
    @johnps30 3 года назад +20

    Rarely heard such beautiful dynamic shadings. She's an artist of the highest caliber.

  • @nickk8416
    @nickk8416 Год назад +2

    I saw her do this very piece at around this time. 2008. It was astonishing. The control of the nervous system to coordinate those octaves is something. For those of us that play appreciate the difficulties all the more. I've heard most every great pianist of the last 120 years and she takes a back seat to nobody.

  • @rbwand
    @rbwand 6 лет назад +32

    Grateful that I can witness this phenomenon. And grateful to RUclips for the link it provides to great music and musicians.

  • @PoletBally
    @PoletBally 9 лет назад +1499

    1. Young and fit woman
    2. Extremely quick with her hands
    I think it's obvious what everyone is thinking about: She would make a terrific typist in high profile court cases where a lot of dialogue is spoken quickly, or perhaps a fine cardiovascular surgeon where hand speed, along with precission which this young woman also seems to posses, are of the utmost essence.

    • @DNAnielsama
      @DNAnielsama 9 лет назад +127

      +Peter Loew You win the internet

    • @SethCohenTheOC
      @SethCohenTheOC 9 лет назад +91

      +Peter Loew Exactly what I was thinking about.

    • @skr4207
      @skr4207 9 лет назад +50

      +Peter Loew I thought you would start a discussion about how good she would be in making hand jobs.

    • @skr4207
      @skr4207 9 лет назад +7

      Sam Make me....SAM.

    • @jerometaylor4243
      @jerometaylor4243 9 лет назад +5

      +aase raser ERRORS?!! WHAT ERRORS?

  • @valentinobambino6728
    @valentinobambino6728 4 года назад +87

    When you're doing your homework while the teacher takes attendance.

  • @amaurylopez5558
    @amaurylopez5558 Месяц назад +2

    She plays fantastic, fast,slow,loud and soft. The most versatile classical music pianist most definitely. She has overcome prejudice and envy. We and her conservatory academies consider her a virtuoso and so does most of the music world 👍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼💫🌟

  • @mrbibs350
    @mrbibs350 10 лет назад +732

    Fun Fact: She won that piano from Satan after defeating him in a musical duel.

    • @jeremyholland8043
      @jeremyholland8043 7 лет назад +19

      That reminds me of that fiddle song where he battles the devil to get a golden fiddle, and wins

    • @anguskappa5637
      @anguskappa5637 7 лет назад +3

      Diddle lost the fiddle

    • @anthonyfisiihoi
      @anthonyfisiihoi 6 лет назад +2

      And it was considered the greatest song in the world.

    • @whitealliance9540
      @whitealliance9540 6 лет назад +1

      Plot twist: thats the one piano to rule them all. Shes succumbed to the power of the One Piano.

    • @mohammedfakeih7637
      @mohammedfakeih7637 6 лет назад +4

      @@anthonyfisiihoi Maybe this is just a tribute to that song?

  • @Kennymac8251
    @Kennymac8251 10 лет назад +9

    Utterly, Utterly amazing. Good grief. Who would believe such talent exists!!!!!

  • @Sophie-fw3fu
    @Sophie-fw3fu 10 лет назад +17

    This woman plays genius level piano. I hope to see her play live someday. She is truly astounding and I see a lot of emotion in her playing. It's exquisite.

  • @Enfrance2003
    @Enfrance2003 Месяц назад

    Is there nothing this lady can’t play with the confidence and understanding of the ultimate pianist? Pure genius.

  • @Dr.Pepper001
    @Dr.Pepper001 11 лет назад +26

    This lady is my favorite female pianist. She has the talent and the drop-dead gorgeous looks to hold my attention. I especially enjoy listening to her play the Turkish March. Her style is unique to her, but some people criticize the way she plays it because she does not conform to their close-minded understanding of how the Turkish March should be played.

  • @jeffandsherriefranzwa8970
    @jeffandsherriefranzwa8970 7 месяцев назад +5

    I've never seen anyone's fingers move so fast, with great control and technique.

  • @reneesalinas
    @reneesalinas 7 лет назад +11

    The song was fast enough already!! The fact that she made it even faster is just...*Wow*!!

  • @stephenhill6143
    @stephenhill6143 21 день назад

    Absolute PERFECTION! Brilliant, Yuja!!!

  • @johnlinnemeier9624
    @johnlinnemeier9624 Год назад +4

    Each note sharp and crisp. Gorgeous on every level.

  • @andyhamilton5459
    @andyhamilton5459 Год назад +3

    There are a handful of truly exceptional people in our world. She is one of them.

  • @victorhex6380
    @victorhex6380 3 года назад +16

    There is not a pianist on the world that cannot say 'wow'.

  • @salvatorepiscitelli2207
    @salvatorepiscitelli2207 26 дней назад

    Il binomio serenità è gioia é delicato ed evocativo. Splenda esecuzione. Un grazie e un abbraccio dall`Italia, Nola, a tutti i componenti.

  • @fionar4151
    @fionar4151 4 года назад +153

    Now we have Timmy playing hot cross buns.

  • @BillyWinnJr
    @BillyWinnJr 8 лет назад +8

    Such Talent! My ears are in love!

  • @Seth-ng5oy
    @Seth-ng5oy 9 лет назад +524

    The First Human Synthesia in History.

    • @annulrsolformrkelse4023
      @annulrsolformrkelse4023 9 лет назад +2

      😂😂😂

    • @yucapon
      @yucapon 9 лет назад +5

      lol true

    • @jerryxu2288
      @jerryxu2288 8 лет назад +26

      2nd. Cziffra was 1st.

    • @calebhu6383
      @calebhu6383 7 лет назад +1

      Um, no. There are far harder pieces by Alkan and I don't think even Yuja Wang has the guts to try them.

    • @ayhamshaheed7740
      @ayhamshaheed7740 5 лет назад +1

      Caleb Hu true. Alkan has some crazy, and I mean CRAZY songs. And liszt’s range of impossible songs is endless. Ravel also has some pretty darn difficult songs

  • @robertburke784
    @robertburke784 Год назад +2

    I have watched this song performed on piano, electric guitar, and violin, and every performance sounds humanly impossible to play, yet they play it flawlessly! Hard to believe you can move your fingers that fast, and not miss a note. I wish I had one half of their talent!

  • @jimhendricks88
    @jimhendricks88 8 лет назад +131

    Wow - this is unreal. Hard to believe there are actually some thumbs down for this video.

    • @Rodshark75
      @Rodshark75 8 лет назад +24

      Jealous people more than likely

    • @wade0955
      @wade0955 2 года назад +5

      The thumbs down are from people who think they know what they're talking about. They don't. Just saying.

    • @cocospops9351
      @cocospops9351 2 года назад +10

      Thumbs down are from her previous pianos.. they're traumatised

    • @johnsmith-cw3wo
      @johnsmith-cw3wo Год назад +1

      @@cocospops9351 Indians.

    • @marksmith3947
      @marksmith3947 Год назад

      This performance doesn't do anything for me but it doesn't deserve a downvote

  • @Jokadawg
    @Jokadawg 10 лет назад +360

    It's not "Asian" that makes her an amazing musician. It's called talent and practice. haha
    And as far as musicality and emotion, it's called "Flight of the Bumblebee" for a reason. Sure she could have played parts differently, but if you expect a romantic love painting full of emotion and expression from this piece, I'm sorry to say, you're in the wrong video. I'm sure at her caliber, she has her own interpretation and emotional input in each piece she plays. I'm not saying anyone is right or wrong (because everyone has his or her opinions) but everyone should just learn to simply enjoy and marvel at great talent.

    • @thedifferentguy9440
      @thedifferentguy9440 9 лет назад +18

      First of, the Asian thing is a joke. You've either been under a rock your whole life or you are too dumb to comprehend. And I'm pretty sure talent wasn't even that helpful, I'm positive it's her parents that made her become so good.

    • @ethanl.1699
      @ethanl.1699 7 лет назад +16

      The reason the Asian joke exists is because Asian parents strive to make their kid better because with the population in Asia, there is a lot more competition to be better

    • @matteofranzini3898
      @matteofranzini3898 6 лет назад

      TheDifferentGuy l

    • @shirleyhe4215
      @shirleyhe4215 6 лет назад +11

      But there is some truth in that Asian joke... as an Asian myself I have witnessed many Asian pianists who are all technique but no skill. However, Yuja Wang breaks that stereotype. Her other videos demonstrate how she excels in both technique and musicality. She is truly incredible!!!

    • @rayzhong8542
      @rayzhong8542 5 лет назад +7

      @@shirleyhe4215 I agree. It's not "Asian" that makes her an amazing musician. It's "Asian parents".

  • @terencelew5735
    @terencelew5735 4 года назад +2

    My goodness. I just got stung. Ouch !!!! Bravo. Greetings from USA

  • @antonioperillo1182
    @antonioperillo1182 3 года назад +2

    I've no words enough!!!!!!
    Playing in this way means that this woman could come from Mars, very probably!!!!!!!
    Superlative job

  • @UncleBoratagain
    @UncleBoratagain 5 лет назад +9

    The most extraordinary talent, quite astonishing.

  • @refine3714
    @refine3714 8 лет назад +67

    まさに熊蜂の飛行のような演奏で本当に素晴らしい(*´∀`)♪

  • @yolandas.h.7256
    @yolandas.h.7256 9 лет назад +11

    This is so incredible. And the speed reminds a lot of a swarm of bees

  • @AfricatwinJK
    @AfricatwinJK Месяц назад

    It is now late in the night and I hear music that is if a person from another star comes to the earth and tries to show me the beauty of his planet. It is so absolutely adorable to hear this music.

  • @Bilytkid
    @Bilytkid 5 лет назад +7

    OMG, I never thought anyone could play it that fast. Fantastic.

  • @badass_victoria
    @badass_victoria Год назад +4

    When Rimsky Korsakov wrote Flight of the Bumble-Bee, it was intended for piano because it's the only instrument with 88 distinct keys. Each key in the composition creates a singular note eerily characteristic of the flap of a bumble bee wing.
    Yet Yuja Wang manages to take each note of articulation and add richness to it by playing each individual note as an octave group. Not only that, but she does it with both hands which is an extra two octaves on top of the original composition. In masterful execution, she creates the effect of not one pair of wings but multiple multiple bumble bees flapping their wings in unison.

    • @knshii3215
      @knshii3215 Год назад +1

      You know that the original version was made for an orchestra, right? It is a part of his "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" opera. The most popular piano version was arranged by Rachmaninoff and the one Yuja Wang plays here was arranged by Cziffra

  • @alexanderyoung8628
    @alexanderyoung8628 10 лет назад +564

    Term: Holy fuck
    Pronunciation: /ˈhōlē/ /fək/
    Definition: (1) An exclamation of one's incredulity or lack of cognition, often as the result of observing some previously inconcieved act or occurrence. (2) See Yuja Wang.

    • @mjpro1000
      @mjpro1000 10 лет назад +8

      Lol man now that's funny hahahaha😂

    • @JDeffenb
      @JDeffenb 10 лет назад +7

      Clever you are

    • @alexanderyoung8628
      @alexanderyoung8628 10 лет назад +7

      like yoda you speak

    • @GCMicro
      @GCMicro 10 лет назад +7

      Agreed......Holy fuck.......

    • @WKYanks
      @WKYanks 10 лет назад +5

      HAHA!! That's fantastic!!

  • @TRCALB
    @TRCALB 2 дня назад

    I love great musicians play great music!!! OMG. Does this qualify!!! 😁

  • @macha8883
    @macha8883 4 года назад +19

    I can’t expect how her hands moving
    It’s amazing performance

  • @lexdunn4160
    @lexdunn4160 Год назад +6

    Mad skills, magnificent expression, technically perfect, astonishingly brilliant.

  • @toppergee76
    @toppergee76 3 года назад +3

    One of my favourites, amazing what you can train the hands to do love it

  • @joefreeman9733
    @joefreeman9733 3 года назад +1

    This is the only person I n who I have ever listed to playing this piece thatxACTUALLY Makes me visualize a bumblebee in a flower garden going from blossom to blossom.
    When I was 14 I learned this piece.
    I could actually play it correctly.
    But at about half that speed AND NOT in octaves.
    There are gifted people like her. The rest of us are just mechanics. Which is OK because we know enoug h to really
    appreciate the great ones.

  • @queasycarboy508
    @queasycarboy508 7 месяцев назад +3

    Well i think we all agree she's the best speed pianist

  • @Axxarus
    @Axxarus 6 лет назад +35

    The arrangement she performed was by Gyorgy Cziffra, so cziffra did it originally, she replicated it very well.

  • @fairvue1510
    @fairvue1510 2 года назад +5

    unhuman. What a masterful play!

  • @elijahhodges4405
    @elijahhodges4405 Год назад +3

    How do you go from listening to a Bumble Bee, to writing something like that? And Yuja Wang is stunning!

  • @michaelread328
    @michaelread328 4 года назад +57

    I can't even think about hitting the wrong notes that fast.

  • @tharkun21280
    @tharkun21280 11 лет назад +47

    Performances like these usually split audience reaction between "Wow, that's humanely impossible! I'm so impressed" to "Wow, that's humanely impossible! It sounds like crap." We as listeners, onlookers, and critics have always given virtuosity the lowest-of-the-low reputation when evaluating performances, and I'm not quite convinced that we've done so for the most aesthetically virtuous reasons. We say things like "mere technique," "noise," "no substance," "boasting," and "only show." I seriously wonder if it's because of a subconscious, voyeuristic jealousy among us who only wish we could play with half the agility that we see here.
    Regardless of anyone's aesthetic position, the amount of dedication, work, and sacrifice that goes into being able to play like this deserves positive recognition. It does not in the least sound like garbage, as some people have flatly stated. One may not think it fits their conception of "music-making," a term always vulnerable to the vicissitudes of individual taste, and that's fine. It's another thing entirely to dismiss this accomplishment en-masse as garbage and worthless. Sadly, it's more telling of a critic's lack of perspective than of any shortcoming of the performer.
    Few people can play as fluidly as this, and the craft that Yuja Wang displays here deserves respect, despite whether or not one believes she's not musical.

    • @devalah
      @devalah 10 лет назад +4

      finally, a pertinent point of view expressed coherently!

    • @tharkun21280
      @tharkun21280 10 лет назад +1

      Thanks! :)

    • @ershenlin1774
      @ershenlin1774 7 лет назад +2

      Trolls respect nobody.

  • @viv8117
    @viv8117 Год назад

    Wonderful! She has done so much for young people and music.

  • @georgewu5
    @georgewu5 7 лет назад +7

    She is extremely talented and hard working. She has a tremendous memory reservoir which unfortunately I never had all my life and I could bot play more than two notes of piano, and yet I love Brahms, Beethoven, Chopin and their gifts. Just admiring those musical talent that I never had except my drawing skill of which I am satisfied. Admiring musical talent only from a ten foot pole. And I do make jealous comments on Lang Lang and Yuja Wang just because they both are naturally talented and very hard working on their task ! George Wu, ARCHITECT, AIA, NCARB 2017-11-21

    • @trumplostlol3007
      @trumplostlol3007 2 года назад

      Yup, memory is the key. It is just to complicated to even try to memorize the notes.

  • @SnakeGodDiamond
    @SnakeGodDiamond Год назад +4

    Wow, incredible talent.

  • @sigvardronnholm
    @sigvardronnholm 7 месяцев назад +3

    She is the best, no doubt/.

  • @norasheehan6929
    @norasheehan6929 6 месяцев назад +2

    Unbelievable talent!

  • @Music1990Luver
    @Music1990Luver 10 лет назад +15

    She is amazing! I hope to be as good as her one day! WOW!

    • @Music1990Luver
      @Music1990Luver 10 лет назад +1

      JazzKeyboardist1 I'm actually uploading a video soon. I am not a professional or anything. I taught myself how to play by ear.

    • @FamilyRodeo
      @FamilyRodeo 9 лет назад

      Never. Jk, but never

  • @nguyenhanh8127
    @nguyenhanh8127 4 года назад +10

    The moment she hit the first note I immediately knew that this is no longer flight of the bumblebee anymore.

  • @danieleduhoo4410
    @danieleduhoo4410 7 лет назад +5

    Elle est absolument prodigieuse !!!un feu d'artifice 👏👏👏👏😍😍

  • @lajoswolford3163
    @lajoswolford3163 4 дня назад +1

    Wow!Great!👍♥️👍Big like!

  • @mconcepcion752
    @mconcepcion752 8 лет назад +62

    Her hands are moving about as fast as a Bee's wings during flight.

    • @frostedsilver
      @frostedsilver 6 лет назад +2

      Her hands really did look like they were fluttering at some points, although it made me think more of butterflies (the hands alone).

    • @cmw9876
      @cmw9876 5 лет назад +1

      I first heard her described as having extreme velocity. Some time later, I truly believe it.

  • @aleoaaa
    @aleoaaa 5 месяцев назад +7

    the speed, clarity, tone, and dynamics>>>>

  • @safetyone6399
    @safetyone6399 5 лет назад +26

    I can't even grasp how anyone could learn to do that in a lifetime, and she's just a kid! Incredible talent.

    • @shjquhubhsjui.8747
      @shjquhubhsjui.8747 5 лет назад +13

      she is not a kid, she is over 30...

    • @flyingpenandpaper6119
      @flyingpenandpaper6119 5 лет назад

      @@shjquhubhsjui.8747 To some people that's a kid, I guess.

    • @mk-tf2gw
      @mk-tf2gw 4 года назад +3

      @@flyingpenandpaper6119 she just looks young because asians dont raisin

    • @Dn_119-w7w
      @Dn_119-w7w 4 года назад

      peter lee lol

    • @LaurentPingaultLyon
      @LaurentPingaultLyon 3 года назад

      @@shjquhubhsjui.8747 This video was in 2008, she was 21

  • @xavierbalzola863
    @xavierbalzola863 5 месяцев назад +2

    Monstrous Performance...❤

  • @HelenaWilliams8696
    @HelenaWilliams8696 9 лет назад +16

    The melody in the music does represent the speed and noise a boumble-bee makes. Extraordinary technique the young pianist has. Charming piano solo.

  • @paulodacosta4128
    @paulodacosta4128 6 лет назад +8

    Fascinante como uma deusa de Dedos Velozes consegue nos empolgar com sua apresentação !
    Cada instante de suas apresentações transforma o momento em algo super espetacular !
    VIVA YUJA WANG ! VIDA LONGA E SUCESSO !!!

  • @StarBlox_Xm
    @StarBlox_Xm 9 лет назад +6

    Now this is PURE talent.

  • @DeniseReese-d4l
    @DeniseReese-d4l 3 месяца назад

    My mother used to play this over and over on her baby grand almost daily just for fun until we got sick of hearing it. This brings back memories. ❤

  • @loving-everyone-equally
    @loving-everyone-equally 3 года назад +3

    I hope to go to an astral immersion music school and come back next lifetime. Then play it as well as you dear Yuja. I am almost 85 and it's going to happen soon. 😻

  • @ducklast_name4175
    @ducklast_name4175 8 лет назад +85

    those are the fastest octaves I've ever seen O.O

    • @frostiresam2120
      @frostiresam2120 8 лет назад

      Same

    • @florianeichenberger7354
      @florianeichenberger7354 7 лет назад +1

      Check Marc-André Hamelin's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 at around 11:30, supersonic octaves!

    • @fslubin
      @fslubin 5 лет назад +1

      Try Horowitz's Chopin Octave Etude -- ruclips.net/video/lYZCPSCxlho/видео.html.

    • @Thiago-px9ev
      @Thiago-px9ev 4 года назад +1

      Argerich's Liszt HR no. 6.

    •  4 года назад

      Argerich-

  • @bigboi6275
    @bigboi6275 6 лет назад +27

    when your essay is due the next day and you haven’t started yet

  • @brynjarhoff-lr6hw
    @brynjarhoff-lr6hw 11 месяцев назад +1

    She is Fantastic!

  • @pbbonano4136
    @pbbonano4136 6 лет назад +5

    The incredible thing is listening the track in reverse at half speed and hear "Stairway to heaven" & "Let it be" at the same time

  • @DirectCurrent4u
    @DirectCurrent4u 5 лет назад +5

    Yuja Wang has such a God gifted talent!!! She has the speed, accuracy, gracefulness and Beauty of a Hummingbird.May God Bless...

  • @saywhat186
    @saywhat186 5 дней назад

    How to even start practicing this to achieve like a third of the spit… insane!!!!! Bravo!!!

  • @pianoman19541
    @pianoman19541 7 лет назад +4

    .
    When Yuja Wang decides to lay down a stream of pure sweet adrenaline ......
    .
    All with speed like, .... bees, gnats, bats, cheetah and more.. like ...all !
    All are paralyzed and freeze.
    One common thought they have as they hear her hum and
    as they feel her finger's breeze.
    .
    This beautiful profound sounding creature is fastest thing alive,
    best we leave her be !
    .
    .
    .
    Yuja,
    I love, love love this. Thank you and thanks for signing my CD in AC. You're Amazing.

    • @ivoryas1696
      @ivoryas1696 4 года назад

      Jack Kehoe
      Just found out about her today, but...
      *darn **_right_* she is!

  • @Rufus_Golden_Retriever
    @Rufus_Golden_Retriever 3 года назад +10

    I've never seen anything like this. That was amazing!
    I can probably figure out how to play the last 1 second of this piece. Lol 😂

  • @ニクニク-l7l
    @ニクニク-l7l 5 лет назад +78

    初めて同じ人間とは思えないと本気で思った。

  • @walternicolich895
    @walternicolich895 8 часов назад

    Breathtaking

  • @mortenrobinson5421
    @mortenrobinson5421 Год назад +3

    0:55 this part reminds me of the intro to Wagners Flight of the Valkyries ❤