The first thought that came to my mind was "crispness." What an amazing performance. This is precisely what Prokoviev needs. Stunning! Thanks to Ms. Wang and to Mr. Venchiarutti for sharing this.
Precision and intensity…..Yuja Wang collaborations are very good. Especially with Claudio A & company. Lucky for us!!! High level Artistry on display……
Dear Michel, thank you for this fantastic video. Great Claudio Abbado preferred her instead of Pollini or Barenboim for the opening concert at Lucerne Festival. Well done! It was one of the best interpretations ever. During the years she improved it more and more and I was so lucky to hear and see this new one live in Verbier....the final concert of the Festival. This time she played also Prokofiev 5......in one (!) concert. The day before they needed two(!) pianists for Prokofiev1 and 2! She's simply uncompearable.....
Claudio Abbado was one of the greatest conductors of all time. I believe that he was proof that telepathy is real. He never seemed to need to say much. He could transmit his wishes to orchestras non verbally, and had a knack for getting the very best out of the musicians he conducted. Of Yuja's early performances, I think those with Abbado were the most memorable. He encouraged the young Yuja to take the lead in interpreting the pieces she performed with him. Yuja found this very stressful, but Abbado could read that, behind Yuja's immense technique, was an intelligent and creative musician who, even at such a young age, had real insight into the possibilities presented by the pieces she performed. He pushed Yuja to the limits of her abilities at the time. Almost no conductors of his age in any era have had the modesty and understanding to give great but young performers this kind of encouragement.
I'm not a musicologist but have played most of the traditional old war horses but Prokofiev seems to stand out as a giant on the time line of composers. I always had my beloved Rachmaninoff on a high pedestal but Prokofiev is this rampaging juggernaut that is shattering everything that gets in his path as he creates a new radical music.
@@Fomites P is mind blowing - I liken him to The Destroyer of Worlds. Where did those ethereal melodies and textures come from? they seem more like hallucinations. He reminds me of Srinivasa Ramanujan who simply wrote down insane transcendental functions that came to him "far from the realm of conscious probing."
Amazing to see and hear the juxtaposition between the years; youth and maturity? I am not informed enough to choose - just adored them both... but sad to miss Claudio, so loved him. (see him with Battle, von Stade, Fleming in Der Rosenkavalier final trio)
What she does seems humanly impossible but, she is the possible right...what an inspiring young woman this is fearless and full of style. Bravo and brilliant 💕❤️💖👌
Many professional pianists play this concerto... Nothing "impossible" about it. On the other hand, she can play the Bartok concerti and the second one is considered as the most difficult piano concerto that not all pianists can play.
The only time I've seen someone play it like this was in an old movie called The Competition. It's interesting that she plays it as written in the first two series of rapid scales then she does the glissandos @ 1:23. It gives a totally different effect. I'll never forgot the first time I started learning this part and how overly difficult I made it. Then came back to my teacher and he played it like it was nothing. 😂😂😂 They aren't as difficult to play once you get past the fact that playing them defies everything one is taught about playing scales.
No, most professional pianists can play Prokofiev concerti. But Mrs Wang plays the Bartok concerti, too, and these ones are much harder and played by very few people because the second one is considered as the most difficult piano concerto.
@ All music that is well written out is an individual achievement. But then you have to be subjective and objective to whether there is anything to hang your emotions on. In the Bates horror movie they achieved great success with creating an atmosphere around the terrible uncertainty of such a terrible thing happening to a physical body. Here it it all just cleverly written noise!
Correction. It is all just cleverly written out noise. Prokofiev had some great cosmic accidents had occurred in the musical oven. But all of them have extreme dissonance, little of melodic worth to hang your emotions on and almost no natural chord sequences based upon kinship of those chords, a definite need of music to reach the heart. Otherwise - what are you reaching with, with such music except respect for technique and the hard work engendered to complete a score that lasts over twenty minutes. Prokofiev and his kin are all chaos masters and evolutions of musical industry! You just cannot compare them in the same breath with greats like Liszt, Chopin , Beethoven, Ravel or Rachmaninoff.
Correction. Prokofiev had written some great cosmic accidents that occurred in his musical oven. Even they were based upon his insistence of using ugly dissonances and weird chord changes with almost no harmonies that are based upon any known musical kinship. So long as you keep what can remain close to the heart, and that is a natural love of the musical need of at least some of the chords and melodies that relate to the circle of fifths, you absolutely cannot have present a great work of art. Look at Ravel's greatest work, La Valse. What saved it as a great piece of music was its unrelenting use of a same natural melody around where he creatively used those same dissonances only to enhance rather than be the meat of what Prokofiev uses that make Prokofiev's works hard to listen to - if you listen to any of his works at all.
Prokfiev's music is very modern, so creative, and not following traditional trails. Works of Prokofiev in correlation with those of great classical composers such as Mozart, Chopin,... are just like quantum mechanics as to classical physics. You can check out the toccata of Prokofiev vs that of Bach to see the difference.
Fast without losing any clarity, pure genius.
The first thought that came to my mind was "crispness." What an amazing performance. This is precisely what Prokoviev needs. Stunning! Thanks to Ms. Wang and to Mr. Venchiarutti for sharing this.
Quelle artiste ! Un diamant, la quintessence de la musique et du piano. Prodigieux
Precision and intensity…..Yuja Wang collaborations are very good. Especially with Claudio A & company. Lucky for us!!! High level Artistry on display……
intensely physically demanding. Great work both times. She loves playing Prokofiev
She has been working hard to reach this level. She deserves it. Incredible.
I don't think she ever has or ever does work hard. Passionately yes, hard, never.
Of course she has worked very hard! When you hear her play at age 17 and now there is a huge difference technically.
She practises hard to make it appear easy in performance
Dear Michel, thank you for this fantastic video. Great Claudio Abbado preferred her instead of Pollini or Barenboim for the opening concert at Lucerne Festival. Well done! It was one of the best interpretations ever. During the years she improved it more and more and I was so lucky to hear and see this new one live in Verbier....the final concert of the Festival. This time she played also Prokofiev 5......in one (!) concert. The day before they needed two(!) pianists for Prokofiev1 and 2!
She's simply uncompearable.....
Claudio Abbado was one of the greatest conductors of all time. I believe that he was proof that telepathy is real. He never seemed to need to say much. He could transmit his wishes to orchestras non verbally, and had a knack for getting the very best out of the musicians he conducted. Of Yuja's early performances, I think those with Abbado were the most memorable. He encouraged the young Yuja to take the lead in interpreting the pieces she performed with him. Yuja found this very stressful, but Abbado could read that, behind Yuja's immense technique, was an intelligent and creative musician who, even at such a young age, had real insight into the possibilities presented by the pieces she performed. He pushed Yuja to the limits of her abilities at the time. Almost no conductors of his age in any era have had the modesty and understanding to give great but young performers this kind of encouragement.
Yuja is incredible! Not only a spectacular performance of Prokofiev, but she somehow manages to change her gown in between notes!
Clever combination of two performances!
I imagine you work up quite a sweat playing this and have to change.
@@bentonjackson8698 I work up a sweat just watching her. Even when she's not playing the piano. So nice to look at.
@@Fomites I know what you mean! Also Khatia Buniatishvilli.
She is an amazingly talented and beautiful woman
Great Yuja Wang ! She is amazing !
Thank You very much for sharing this exquisite musical moment !
Kind greetings :-)
I'm not a musicologist but have played most of the traditional old war horses but Prokofiev seems to stand out as a giant on the time line of composers. I always had my beloved Rachmaninoff on a high pedestal but Prokofiev is this rampaging juggernaut that is shattering everything that gets in his path as he creates a new radical music.
'Rampaging juggernaut' is a great description! I agree. I'm otherwise lost for words to describe his under-appreciated music.
@@Fomites P is mind blowing - I liken him to The Destroyer of Worlds. Where did those ethereal melodies and textures come from? they seem more like hallucinations. He reminds me of Srinivasa Ramanujan who simply wrote down insane transcendental functions that came to him "far from the realm of conscious probing."
Yuja is capable of ANYTHING!
D best... super yuja...
Amazing to see and hear the juxtaposition between the years; youth and maturity? I am not informed enough to choose - just adored them both... but sad to miss Claudio, so loved him. (see him with Battle, von Stade, Fleming in Der Rosenkavalier final trio)
Desde Bogotá Colombia. Excelente pianista es Yu Ya. Es mí favorita. Gracias.
All this, in the 2018 version, THEN, she went on to play the Prokofiev, Toccata AS AN ENCORE!!!!!
Je suis totalement amoureux de cette fille, superbe sous tous les angles!
A major talent!
What she does seems humanly impossible but, she is the possible right...what an inspiring young woman this is fearless and full of style. Bravo and brilliant 💕❤️💖👌
Many professional pianists play this concerto... Nothing "impossible" about it. On the other hand, she can play the Bartok concerti and the second one is considered as the most difficult piano concerto that not all pianists can play.
Prokofiev's Thrid Piano Concert is such a precious gift for mankind, incredible
Magnifica 👏👏👏
Amazing!!!!!
Now my hair is all over my laptop cuz while watching this i feel hit by lightening, i have to pull my hair to control my feeling.
brilliant playing.
How is it possible for human hands and fingers to move at such an incredible speed?
And accuracy?
@@tonyeclau: Absolutely, and never miss a single note....!!
And no music sheet, at all !!!!!
Her hands 👏👏👏👏
Au niveau qu' elle a atteint, elle peut tout se permettre, avec la complicité de Kathia ,. et la bienveillance de tonton. Claudio . Festspiel . . .
She is amazing. But more amazing is the composer. How in the world did he come up with this music? Could he even play his own music?
He was a fine pianist and comp[osed brilliantly for his instrument.
WOW!
WOW WOW WANG , WE WOWE YOU.
Amazing fingers!
Yuja is “the best”
羽佳最后那一收好帅
Well done, joining up two concerts!
Bravo both times.
I EXPLODED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
madness!
Bella Pianist Beatrice Rana
Veramente esplosivo
Fantastique !
0:08 nice smile, probably to Claudio Abbado.
Que tía más grande! 🏅
BRAVO MICHEL!
Bruce Lee of the Piano!
He, he, it seems a little bit on my caracter; I thought I was the only one! Zarija Clabatti (Gnosticus)
太好了沒法形容
Is this clip in fast forwarding? I can't see yuja's fingers.
Did she really turn that run into a double glissando at 1:23??? Never seen it done like that before...
Is that a strange reading? I was surprised since it is rather corny.
Also I didn't understand !
The only time I've seen someone play it like this was in an old movie called The Competition.
It's interesting that she plays it as written in the first two series of rapid scales then she does the glissandos @ 1:23. It gives a totally different effect.
I'll never forgot the first time I started learning this part and how overly difficult I made it. Then came back to my teacher and he played it like it was nothing. 😂😂😂 They aren't as difficult to play once you get past the fact that playing them defies everything one is taught about playing scales.
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Shine
manjefiek victorious
One thumb down??? I'm sure without listening....as usual!
@@shonnyNOR Filthy? Why you say that? Listen to the enhancincg music and shut up with your filthy racism!
These "Double Scales" at the end were sus lol. But nevertheless great job!
Rip my soul and her fingers @01:40
Sounds like the background music in a horror movie. Melodies that slice into you and go nowhere!
Yuja Wang is easily the most beautiful woman alive!!
What's with the glissandi?
Only a few dare play prokofief... no. 3
No, most professional pianists can play Prokofiev concerti. But Mrs Wang plays the Bartok concerti, too, and these ones are much harder and played by very few people because the second one is considered as the most difficult piano concerto.
羽佳夲世紀最偉大演奏家
Sounds to me like the background music during a horror scene in a movie!
@ All music that is well written out is an individual achievement. But then you have to be subjective and objective to whether there is anything to hang your emotions on. In the Bates horror movie they achieved great success with creating an atmosphere around the terrible uncertainty of such a terrible thing happening to a physical body. Here it it all just cleverly written noise!
Correction. It is all just cleverly written out noise. Prokofiev had some great cosmic accidents had occurred in the musical oven. But all of them have extreme dissonance, little of melodic worth to hang your emotions on and almost no natural chord sequences based upon kinship of those chords, a definite need of music to reach the heart. Otherwise - what are you reaching with, with such music except respect for technique and the hard work engendered to complete a score that lasts over twenty minutes. Prokofiev and his kin are all chaos masters and evolutions of musical industry! You just cannot compare them in the same breath with greats like Liszt, Chopin , Beethoven, Ravel or Rachmaninoff.
Correction. Prokofiev had written some great cosmic accidents that occurred in his musical oven. Even they were based upon his insistence of using ugly dissonances and weird chord changes with almost no harmonies that are based upon any known musical kinship. So long as you keep what can remain close to the heart, and that is a natural love of the musical need of at least some of the chords and melodies that relate to the circle of fifths, you absolutely cannot have present a great work of art. Look at Ravel's greatest work, La Valse. What saved it as a great piece of music was its unrelenting use of a same natural melody around where he creatively used those same dissonances only to enhance rather than be the meat of what Prokofiev uses that make Prokofiev's works hard to listen to - if you listen to any of his works at all.
Prokfiev's music is very modern, so creative, and not following traditional trails. Works of Prokofiev in correlation with those of great classical composers such as Mozart, Chopin,... are just like quantum mechanics as to classical physics.
You can check out the toccata of Prokofiev vs that of Bach to see the difference.
@ You're welcome!
But where is the MUSIC?
昔は指をふんだんに動かしてたけど、
今は腕をふんだんに動かしてるって動画か。
Does she not look a bit like Martha Argerich?
Are there three wrong notes, one at the end of 1:39 then two more inside 1:40? Sounds horrible!
Your comment sounds horrible and full of jealousy.
your mother is really proud of you
1:29 ;...... what a moment ...
(and I love the dog collar , are you so submissive , Yuja ? )
Пипец понапридумают , а ученикам потом мучатся...
Where is any real beauty?
where is your brain
James Fox oh actually im not saying the brain thing to you😹😹😹