Kensuke I. Hand placement, emotion and most importantly, the way he plays it. I personally can tell that just by the way that it sounds so precise, that he intended it to sound just like that
I agree with you, when I compare this to Valentina Lisitsa's version, I think Valentina performed pretty bad with that one. This one has emotion, I can actually hear all of the notes and they are not all crowded. Imo, Valentina's version is just a mess, but this.. This touches my heart.. However apparently it's an edited version so :/ it doesnt reflect the reality.
For me, it's close between Evgeny Kissin's and Yundi Li's. Each is good in its own way. Evgeny Kissin's is very emotional, and yet powerful and strong, whereas Li's is very precise and even in a beautiful way. However, it's like comparing 99.9% and 99.8%; they're both that amazing.
I'm not sure about that. Liszt was regarded to be the greatest virtuoso of his time by his peers and contemporaries. It's too bad that the phonograph was invented very late in Liszt's life and therefore missed the opportunity to have recorded any of his performance. It would definitely had made for interesting conversation.
The accuracy, the control, the clarity, the expression! I think this is what is most distinct about yundis playing. Never overly emotional or out of control. Perfect technique!
3:02 - 3:25 Li's interpretation is the best. He knows how to control the speed and volume and I even breathe according to his accents here. He does better than every pianists at this point. Comment from a classical music lover who have only a little musical knowledge.
Even with such an incredible tempo, it was as if every notes are well thought, felt and controlled. He never get carried away like other pianist, his perfection gave the piece the soul of its own, and one it deserved.
Lang Lang made multiple flagrant pedal mistakes in the video I saw. He takes a while to notice that he’s ringing wrong notes because he’s focussing on the flutter part, and worst of all when he notices his serious obvious error he confrontational looks at the orchestra to front/distract as if to challenge anyone who noticed or to distract things visually
Alice Sara Ott brings passion to it, Yundi's version doesn't spire the same interest. But to each their own, he commanded it I'll give him that. At no point was he not in control.
This is by far the best one I’ve heard so far. I’ve listened to so many people play this piece and it’s always something. Either they mess up notes sometimes or the tempos off or the sound dynamic isnt how it should be. This is it. I finally found it. The perfect interpretation.
@@prodbyibn i beg to differ, the emotion i hear is gentleness and a great effort for precision. He nailed it. I do see where youre coming from though. My second favorite player of this piece is by lang lang, his playing is so cocky but its so good.
I don't understand how anyone can look so calm during such an intense and rigorous piece. Evgeny Kissin's hair literally began falling out during his performance.
Agreed, this performance was simply incredible, the best I have ever heard. And while it definitely deserves a standing ovation, the general public probably doesn't understand and appreciate the extreme difficulty of this piece(I would bet that most professional pianists cannot play it), especially when the pianist Yundi Li makes it look deceptively simple. That is the mark of a true master, making something that is really hard appear easy to do; and here Yundi has supreme control of each and every note, such that he plays them with exquisite technical precision, as well as great feeling, nuanced expression and dramatic flair. Truly Amazing and Spectacular performance!
In the beginning I thought "Hey, I could do this!"...after I few minutes I thought again "Well, I could still do this...just give me 10 to 15 years to practice!". Beautiful piece of art!!
Yeah... I met a person who could play it, sort of. he knew all the notes and could play them, but it was slightly slower than the original and there were plenty of mistakes - yet it took him 6 years to learn. I just started attempting it, and I'm trying to prepare for taking the better part of a decade to learn it.
I'm with you. When you're ready to walk on water, I'll fill the bathtub... and yeah... it may take another 15 years to get it right. Until then... don't put it on RUclips. I like your sense of humor and gentle honesty. I wish I had more of it myself.
and here I thought that Lang Lang's interpretation were the best. No wonder my friend said Yundi's are the true best. That control, just wonderfully magnanimous!! Bravo!! ♥♥♥♥♥👏👏👏👏👏
I have watched all of the La Campanellas on YT (Kissin, Lisitsa, Lang Lang, you name it) and this is by far the most refined and expressive interpretation around. Love Yundi
When Yundi and Lang Lang play the same piece such as la Campanella , Chopin nocturne op. 9... I like Yundi 's interpretation more. There is more ... He is great pianist!
best performance by any living pianist...sorry to all the rest, but the expression that Yundi delivers is probably what the Master had in mind, not to mention this was absolutely flawless.
One true master peice! The transition between aggressive and mellow at ease. Managed every rhythm so well, every part stacking on top of each other and then the great finale. WOW! Truly amazing!
@@yaoyuan3348 100% agree with you. Nevertheless, No matter how harsh it has been for him, nobody can turn back the Time. Hopefully, he could learn from his mistakes and become Smarter ---- Every Honor he had enjoyed were all, in fact, due to His Brilliant Piano Performances. He must keep practicing, learning, as well as improving. Music has No Borders, and He is still loved and admired by many.
@@GODbless85 Apparently I am not living in China, otherwise I might not be able to comment here perhaps. The comments made above by me is based upon That : 1). He is living in China, then he should obey the Laws set up by the Chinese Government, if he doesn't want to get himself in trouble again in the future. Straightforwardly speaking, while I do have lots of sympathies towards him, and do think the Chinese Media has done a nasty job by attacking him nation-wide for such basic Civil Matter; nevertheless he should learn from this incident, which has already costed him dearly. 2). I knew he is a talented, internationally acclaimed Pianist, whose performances I enjoyed very much. But unfortunately, there are quite a lot allegations online that mentioned his failed performance somewhere, which is why I try to remind him about the importance of his skill sets. Besides, there are numerous people playing Piano these days, hence, it is paramount for a musician like him to stay competitive. 3). " Tallest trees are most in the power of the winds". As a former Gold Medalist in Chopin Piano Competition, he was in the pinnacle of Pianist hierarchies. If he wants to stay where he used to be, for which we all hope so, He must keep improving. In short, I wish he could recover from this unfortunate situation, and shining brightly on the stages again.
Very few pianists manage to make this technically challenging arrangement sound like music. Yundis performance is just awesome. He is not just"getting through", he still has capacity to work out how he want it to sound. Outstanding.
What grace, and accuracy! Every note has a purpose, more than I daresay even Liszt intended, Yundi performs this piece beyond its simple showoff manner. Fantastic!
His composure throughout is nothing less of extraordinary. The hankering feeling I have when I envisage my meagre self having this incredible gentlemans' gift is bewildering.
The thing I respect about this interpretation, is that he played it exactly how he wanted it to sound
Oliver Rodriguez that is how he plays everything
Oliver Rodriguez How do you know that?
Kensuke I. Hand placement, emotion and most importantly, the way he plays it. I personally can tell that just by the way that it sounds so precise, that he intended it to sound just like that
I agree with you, when I compare this to Valentina Lisitsa's version, I think Valentina performed pretty bad with that one. This one has emotion, I can actually hear all of the notes and they are not all crowded. Imo, Valentina's version is just a mess, but this.. This touches my heart.. However apparently it's an edited version so :/ it doesnt reflect the reality.
yazar8 absolutely. However I do personally love Valantina's version, I'll send a link of her best performance of it
This is most likely the best interpretation I've heard of this piece.
+ruhtraeel i believe evgeny kissin's is better but thats just my opinion ;)
+ruhtraeel I totally agree. It's the evenness of his notes, so seamlessly connected and gradated.
+ruhtraeel you have to listen to the MASTERLY version of Alfred Brendel. Close your eyes and listen to every single note! Then you will tell me.
For me, it's close between Evgeny Kissin's and Yundi Li's. Each is good in its own way. Evgeny Kissin's is very emotional, and yet powerful and strong, whereas Li's is very precise and even in a beautiful way. However, it's like comparing 99.9% and 99.8%; they're both that amazing.
Amazing for a live recording and nearly as perfect as his studio account.
I'd give anything to see Liszt himself playing this...
Agree.....but that is not possible....hehe, i wish, oh maybe we could build a time machine together :p
+Li Shoph maybe
+Franz Liszt lol
I'm not sure about that. Liszt was regarded to be the greatest virtuoso of his time by his peers and contemporaries. It's too bad that the phonograph was invented very late in Liszt's life and therefore missed the opportunity to have recorded any of his performance. It would definitely had made for interesting conversation.
I hope I will meet Liszt up there when I die :)
I think Franz Liszt composed this to troll future pianists.
yes haahha! XD
I know i shouldn't ask but, can you please explain?
TheMelopeus well, because it's hard to play hahahah
Eyob Sisay
He failed lol
I agree 100%: I have never heard anybody perform La Campanella with quite this accuracy and virtuosity.
Yundi Li just played the best La Campanella in RUclips with no doubt.
what about Valentina's?
@@farhanajiwaskita6212 Valentina too fast..
I think Rubinstein plays better
@@farhanajiwaskita6212too fast and missing few notes
The accuracy, the control, the clarity, the expression! I think this is what is most distinct about yundis playing. Never overly emotional or out of control. Perfect technique!
Just like a machine.
+Negrea Cristian maybe you have no soul
Too bad this is eddited, 0:45 should be F sharp but he hit G sharp and it sounds F sharp. But i guess his expression was there ;)
I do not understand . Did you really see it well ?
At other places where he makes mistakes it is certainly not edited !
Anyway with his thumb he hits the right note !! , so I think no editing at all.
I miss this Yundi Li.....
best version of all time, no one can play this piece like Yundi Li
Yevgeny Kissin begs to differ.
Dmitry Shishkin begs to differ
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Lang lang better
@@W3irdWave nope, this is more original.
@@W3irdWave yes… Lang Lang is better… in my perspective
He is so super amazing
hi
*i was waiting for you*
Why do I see you EVERYWHERE
of course you'd be here, why was i surprised lol
he's gone lmaoao
3:02 - 3:25 Li's interpretation is the best. He knows how to control the speed and volume and I even breathe according to his accents here. He does better than every pianists at this point.
Comment from a classical music lover who have only a little musical knowledge.
that's exactly what I think too ! His version makes the audience feel in peace
@@fk2205 Oh, really?
This is the prime Yundi. What a beast on the piano.
He made sound sooo easy but in reality it is one of the hardest songs to learn.
Even with such an incredible tempo, it was as if every notes are well thought, felt and controlled. He never get carried away like other pianist, his perfection gave the piece the soul of its own, and one it deserved.
myeyespecialist well said
Still the only version I listen to.
I wash my ears with this after listening to other people'
Kissin is epic, Lang Lang is techinical, YL is Liszt
I clapped, at home.
I do that too all the time! Nice to see I'm not alone in that
Iradia kalenz 😂😂
SAME
I craped
He‘s quite good.
この人のラカンパネラ一番好き
それな！
何回も色んなカンパネラ聴いてここに戻ってくるので私もそうです。
Me too
This performance really gives you the impression of bells. He's an impressively technical pianist.
Listening to langlang and him, yundi is much more elegant.
Lang Lang made multiple flagrant pedal mistakes in the video I saw. He takes a while to notice that he’s ringing wrong notes because he’s focussing on the flutter part, and worst of all when he notices his serious obvious error he confrontational looks at the orchestra to front/distract as if to challenge anyone who noticed or to distract things visually
Can I just mention how perfect the trills are from 2:40-3:00?
That part actually sounds like La Campanella
for la campanella. compared with other pianist, yundi definitely has the best performance in this universe
liszt?
Alice Sara Ott brings passion to it, Yundi's version doesn't spire the same interest. But to each their own, he commanded it I'll give him that. At no point was he not in control.
Love the way he plays the finale, most pianists usually turn it into a loud racket, however this is was just perfect.
my favorite interpretation.
This is by far the best one I’ve heard so far. I’ve listened to so many people play this piece and it’s always something. Either they mess up notes sometimes or the tempos off or the sound dynamic isnt how it should be. This is it. I finally found it. The perfect interpretation.
I personally like those versions because it adds taste, this guy is playing good, but it's like a robot.
@@prodbyibn i beg to differ, the emotion i hear is gentleness and a great effort for precision. He nailed it. I do see where youre coming from though. My second favorite player of this piece is by lang lang, his playing is so cocky but its so good.
@@mikasame respectful
This is the best balanced performance on tempo and emotions
Kissin?
This is my favorite version.
The best one I’ve heard so far.
I don't understand how anyone can look so calm during such an intense and rigorous piece. Evgeny Kissin's hair literally began falling out during his performance.
ユンディの終盤の疾走感と迫力が大好きです
I like yundi. I think this performance is better then langlangs
That’s easy cause none of LangLang’s performances are good. I absolutely hate how he plays/interprets any song.
@@davidfernandez7313 i like both...
@@davidfernandez7313 Agree. Langlang is terrible. I hate his performance.
@@davidfernandez7313 I can’t agree more!!! I don’t understand why Langlang’s so famous… I can’t look at him playing!!!!
@@davidfernandez7313 Yea i know right..lang lang trash
I think the public dont understand the quality of this great exibition.....standing ovation was the only option possibile....
Agreed, this performance was simply incredible, the best I have ever heard. And while it definitely deserves a standing ovation, the general public probably doesn't understand and appreciate the extreme difficulty of this piece(I would bet that most professional pianists cannot play it), especially when the pianist Yundi Li makes it look deceptively simple. That is the mark of a true master, making something that is really hard appear easy to do; and here Yundi has supreme control of each and every note, such that he plays them with exquisite technical precision, as well as great feeling, nuanced expression and dramatic flair.
Truly Amazing and Spectacular performance!
Yund li gets the timing and tone perfectly - just magnificent
The good thing about classical music is that it's never outdated. Every time you listen to it, it's always like a brand new experience!
I hope to hear this in person again! Wait for your return Yundi
3:00 this is just perfect.
best of the best among all others
That’s the best La Cambellena I’ve ever heard…..
thats not how you spell la Campanella Its la Campanella😅
I always, ALWAYS, return to this particular version. There's a different beauty about it, seldom captured by the others.
100% agreed
Yundi is the best
Just magnificent! When I listen to Yundi Li, I want to immerse myself in the music, close my eyes, stop breathing and dive in.
His fingers are moving faster than a hummingbird’s wings😮
I was surprised when I heard the ovation; it's such a clean performance that I was thinking of a studio recording, not a live performance.
In the beginning I thought "Hey, I could do this!"...after I few minutes I thought again "Well, I could still do this...just give me 10 to 15 years to practice!".
Beautiful piece of art!!
You know what they said? Practice makes perfect...
What that saying doesn't tell you is that perfection can never be attained, only persued...
+Desmond Odom It's "Practice makes progress," and that's enough to satisfy me.
Yeah... I met a person who could play it, sort of. he knew all the notes and could play them, but it was slightly slower than the original and there were plenty of mistakes - yet it took him 6 years to learn. I just started attempting it, and I'm trying to prepare for taking the better part of a decade to learn it.
I'm with you. When you're ready to walk on water, I'll fill the bathtub... and yeah... it may take another 15 years to get it right. Until then... don't put it on RUclips. I like your sense of humor and gentle honesty. I wish I had more of it myself.
Incredible. Best interpretation ever taken for this piece.
Legendary performance
The best version, the clarity and the accuracy and control is so amazing!
I was just banging my head while i listen to this cause the perfection it has. Amazing!!!!
Its still the best I heard out of over 20 versions. Kissin is next
I agree
The best version of the world
Lang Langs is better imo
@@srikarrishikesanXF No
this is the best piece i have heard of
You guys are right,, the best version ever heard
The best work I've heard of this piece ... unbeliveable
Is this humanly possible to play with such precision and beauty?
and here I thought that Lang Lang's interpretation were the best. No wonder my friend said Yundi's are the true best. That control, just wonderfully magnanimous!! Bravo!! ♥♥♥♥♥👏👏👏👏👏
I like this.
The way he play and the charm of the music is ❤❤❤
He makes it look like playing this song is so easy. It's amazing to watch!
I appreciate that he observes the diminuendo at 4:01. Almost everyone else just plays this part fortissimo lol
Wait there’s a diminuendo there? Holy crap I’m stupid af
@@ieatbananaswiththepeel4782 Lol yes there's a diminuendo. But it's probably really hard to do because of the crazy 16th Octaves in the RH
Best version so far.
내가 윤디 리 너무 좋아함 ㅠ
I have watched all of the La Campanellas on YT (Kissin, Lisitsa, Lang Lang, you name it) and this is by far the most refined and expressive interpretation around. Love Yundi
He is so amazing, love him.
This has always been my standard for La Campanella. Higher respect now how those fingers are used lol.
I can hear this anytime and repeat forever, I believe….
I love how he plays it at a not so fast tempo and yet still manages to make the piece sound beautiful 😻😻
The whole performance is perfection, but 3:24 to the end is godly.
At 4:00 onwards the notes are so clear and its just so satisfying to hear
When Yundi and Lang Lang play the same piece such as la Campanella , Chopin nocturne op. 9... I like Yundi 's interpretation more. There is more ... He is great pianist!
Lang Lang playing this piece is so boring. He plays it more to show off than having any real devotion to the piece.
Yundi li is musician , lang lang more on,technician
Greatest pianist of all time
This is by far the best interpretation I have found so far. His touch is just perfect. I am in love with this performance
best performance by any living pianist...sorry to all the rest, but the expression that Yundi delivers is probably what the Master had in mind, not to mention this was absolutely flawless.
Simply magnificent!!!
Li yundi totally owns this masterpiece! no one else can play this piece as beautiful and unique as he does
Such a smooth relaxed performance ! Pure class
Yundi Li's interpretation of La Campanella is one of my most favorite piece X)
The Epitome of Classical Pianists Yundi Li ❤️❤️
One true master peice! The transition between aggressive and mellow at ease.
Managed every rhythm so well, every part stacking on top of each other and then the great finale.
WOW! Truly amazing!
Amazing!
Gets me every time this.
Yundi Li and Yuja Wang are my favorite musicians.
Really the best version of La campanella I ever heard of .
Perfect interpretation! Wonderful performance. I absolutely love how Yundi has played this famous piece of music. ❤
It's really a great pity because he was arrested and almost lost everything of him just for buying the sexual service
@@yaoyuan3348 100% agree with you. Nevertheless, No matter how harsh it has been for him, nobody can turn back the Time. Hopefully, he could learn from his mistakes and become Smarter ---- Every Honor he had enjoyed were all, in fact, due to His Brilliant Piano Performances. He must keep practicing, learning, as well as improving. Music has No Borders, and He is still loved and admired by many.
@@GODbless85 Apparently I am not living in China, otherwise I might not be able to comment here perhaps.
The comments made above by me is based upon That :
1). He is living in China, then he should obey the Laws set up by the Chinese Government, if he doesn't want to get himself in trouble again in the future. Straightforwardly speaking, while I do have lots of sympathies towards him, and do think the Chinese Media has done a nasty job by attacking him nation-wide for such basic Civil Matter; nevertheless he should learn from this incident, which has already costed him dearly.
2). I knew he is a talented, internationally acclaimed Pianist, whose performances I enjoyed very much. But unfortunately, there are quite a lot allegations online that mentioned his failed performance somewhere, which is why I try to remind him about the importance of his skill sets. Besides, there are numerous people playing Piano these days, hence, it is paramount for a musician like him to stay competitive.
3). " Tallest trees are most in the power of the winds". As a former Gold Medalist in Chopin Piano Competition, he was in the pinnacle of Pianist hierarchies. If he wants to stay where he used to be, for which we all hope so, He must keep improving.
In short, I wish he could recover from this unfortunate situation, and shining brightly on the stages again.
@@helenafunny8187 I am yundi’s fans and I agree with you. Thank you for sharing your thoughts! ❤️
@@zixingzhang8872 Thank you too.❤
Very few pianists manage to make this technically challenging arrangement sound like music. Yundis performance is just awesome. He is not just"getting through", he still has capacity to work out how he want it to sound. Outstanding.
Totally agree
I was addicted to Alfrend Brendel and Evgeny Kissin's version, but, this one is even better:)
So much more emotion than a lot of the other performances I have seen of this piece. Love it!
The single greatest performance of this piece ever recorded.
Cheers!
simply beautiful…
I've heard many recordings and Yundi's is by far the best interpretation. Truly mesmerising!
He is such a wonderful pianist. Clear, thoughtful, expressive and totally entrancing.
What grace, and accuracy! Every note has a purpose, more than I daresay even Liszt intended, Yundi performs this piece beyond its simple showoff manner. Fantastic!
이 곡을 연주하는 기교와 테크닉이 좋은 피아니스트들을 많이 봤지만 내가 들었던 라 캄파넬라 중 단연 윤디리가 정말 최고다
곡의 이해도와 섬세하고 풍부한 감정이 제일 돋보이는 피아니스트
4분 30초짜리 이 한곡을 듣는데도 긴장하면서 듣게됨
I watched Yundi Li live in Toronto about a decade ago.. so mesmerizing. I hope I can play La Campanella one day!
Yundi, you're THE BEST!! Love U!
His composure throughout is nothing less of extraordinary. The hankering feeling I have when I envisage my meagre self having this incredible gentlemans' gift is bewildering.
Yundi controlled every single one of the notes in this song so well that it is now his song. i really wish i could play as well as he does.
원영상 보니까 지찬이는 그냥 천재가 아님을 깨달았다... 어떻게 손만 비추는 것도 아니고 어디 건반을 누르고 있는지도 잘 안 보이는데 이 영상으로 독학을 한거지.. 대단하다
치는 모습이나 곡의 분위기, 혹은 강약 조절 등을 보려고 그런 거 아닐까요! 저도 평소에 새로운 피아노 곡을 연습할 때 악보 만으로 해소가 안 되는 부분은 다른 분들이 연주하시는 영상을 참고해서 전체적인 곡의 느낌을 다 담을 수 있도록 하거든요
이 영상 하나만으로 청음으로 다 완성했다는게 아니라 디테일한 부분들을 보고 배웠다는거 같아요! 악보는 따로 봤지 않을까요...?
오 그렇군요 전 피아노를 잘 못 쳐서ㅜ 정말 이 영상 하나 보고 악보를 다 꿰뚫었다는 뜻인줄 알았어요!ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 어지천..어쨌든 지찬이는 천재다
Very joyful and poetic!
His heart rate must be going like a fucking hummingbird. This is absolute pure perfection how well he executed this. My god..this made my brain melt
He is so good at some of these harder pieces and in my opinion his interpretations of them are always the best in my opinion.
I agree with your many opinions
Absolutely the best version! Yundi Li has more musical interpretation and more feeling. The hands really "play together" ...