Merci 💚,merci,🙏🏿 merci,🐭 merci⭐ Merci💐 Merci🕊 Merci🗽 Merci😍 à toi Brahms💐 à toi Yuja Wang 💐 à vous tous, tous les musiciens💐 Merci à KZread, aux KZreadrs , aux millions d'êtres humains quand j'y pense qui m' offrent de tels moments de joie profonde. Le meilleur réseau social , caverne d'Alibaba aux mille et un trésors comme l'écrivait un commentateur 😍

The Brahms Second Piano Concerto is one of the most ferociously difficult concertos in the repertoire. The funny thing is that when it's played well, it almost sounds easy. I've always loved the Ashenazy/Haitink/VPO recording, and I've been lucky enough to hear such pianists as Ax, Watts, and Ohlsson perform it live. I think it was Ax who said, "With the Brahms concerti, you have to be lucky as well as good." This young lady is phenomenal. I love how her playing isn't all about technique, but is about the music. That said, her technique is astounding.

@staffanolofsson8201

Жыл бұрын

I agree and says Good Luck according to the "With a Brahms concerti, you have to be lucky as well as good" that Ax said. And I also love her playing.

@staffanolofsson8201

Жыл бұрын

However, it is a little bit strange nowadays to see Valery Gergiev performing. The one that always stands up for Putin, even in this Ucrainan war. I have always loved his conducting, but where is the limit? For me, this time, I have set him on rehearsel, he has to rehearse Russian history and make some other conclutions than he has so far.

@hpux4878

Жыл бұрын

feel the same

@hrh4961

Жыл бұрын

Technique. And stamina!

@jreinhuber

Жыл бұрын

He did indeed say that in an interview with a German newspaper when he played it in Frankfurt. Needless to say, he was very good and as lucky as he needed to be.

I would like to thank KZread for the fantastic music they present for the music lovers .BRAVO.

The Andante in this version is both, lyric and sumptuous. Miss Wang is one of the finest pianists I've ever heard in my 81 years of life as an assiduous music-lover.

@amalteaballerina

2 жыл бұрын

Extraordinary pianist!!! Yuja Wang brings to this marvellous Piano Concerto of Johannes Brahms, thanks you Maestro, all the energy that this piece requires, all the sensitivity, talent, musicality and quimical with all the orchestra and the fantastic Grigoriev as conductor of this beautiful and energic concerto!!! Extraordinary Yuja Wang!!! I love her! ♥️🕊️🌹👍🏻♥️🌹

@rudiw220741

Жыл бұрын

+++++++

@syourke3

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Ms. Wang is young and beautiful and I think that tends to distract from some listeners from her wonderful musical gifts. She is no mere virtuoso. She is a first rate musician! I heard her perform the Rach 3rd in New Zealand a few years ago and I was enormously impressed. Her physical beauty is just a bonus to be appreciated in addition to her vast musical talent and personal charm.

@antfcardoso

9 ай бұрын

Me too !!!

@billmarrufo

8 ай бұрын

Agreed Angel! I´m 71 and have also been assiduous to classical music since I was 12 or so. Regards from Monterrey, Mexico.

Let's thank the engineers who recorded this performance.

@charlesramosjr.1904

4 жыл бұрын

My little brother does that sound engineering stuff. The whole thing is magical. Thanks to all who made it, I'm still listening to it now at 36:00 in. It's enchanting.

@staffanolofsson8201

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, and let´s thank the camera people!

@elijahwong6464

4 жыл бұрын

@@staffanolofsson8201 Let's thank KZread.

@staffanolofsson8201

4 жыл бұрын

@@elijahwong6464 In the end, let´s thank Yuja.

@Erocapi

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! Indeed outstanding mix for this youtube sound codec, cant imagine this in a Hi-Fi system💛 beautiful

Dislikes...how could anyone dislike this stunning talented woman

@timesfire

2 ай бұрын

It's as common as it is for people like you to comment on how many dislikes and wonder how it could possibly happen. Every single video out there has a guy just like you. LOL

@user-zc8sd8jx8s

Ай бұрын

it's easy to dislike the conductor, which is a putin's pet and ass licker.

@davidbolland3860

8 күн бұрын

I'm sorry to say they're all stuck up their own backsides who probably could get a tune out of a penny whistle, just pretending they're musical geniuses 🙄

I first heard this when I was 14 years old and struggling in an alcoholic family, living in an ugly area of the city, attending a vile junior high school where there was racial tension and bullying by one group of kids against other kids. This music helped me cope. Now, all these years later I watch and listen to an amazing young woman. I watch her body movements, her hands gliding over the piano, her face etched with an energy I find hard to describe. I have never heard this piece of music played with such freshness, such clarity. This piece is violent then changes to a tenderness in a split second and Yuja Wang captures it with such brilliance.

@katyabarteneva5503

4 жыл бұрын

I'm crying... People cruel and heartless... But music heal our soul. You're strong!

@ttrons2

4 жыл бұрын

I never heard violence in it.

@staffanolofsson8201

4 жыл бұрын

@@ttrons2 A clever thought. What is musical violence? Sometimes it is perhaps needed, like in operas when you have to persuade the public, but in this Brahms I find nothing of violence, not a bit. Just a lovely flow of music.

@789armstrong

4 жыл бұрын

When you have time, check out Khatia Buniatishvili's performance which won the Rubinstein award and equals Gilel's titanic account. Yuja is excellent, but Khatia owns this piece.

@brit1066

4 жыл бұрын

Tom Martin Perhaps VIOLENCE is too harsh a word to use, maybe STRIDENCY OR FORCEFULNESS would be better. But nothing can take away from this MASTERPIECE it’s glorious beauty.

The third movement, the Andante, is a blessing to all humanity in this Covid-19 time. It says: Don´t give up, times will be better, listen to this and you will understand.

What a great gathering of international talent! A Chinese pianist, playing a German author composition, conducted by a Russian director, with a German orchestra at a Japenese auditorium. Herr Brahms would be delighted by the experience! Let alone by the superb performance. Very intense to enjoy this fine example of human achievement amidst the uncertain pandemics times

@chatad213

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't it amazing how diverse musicians are and can still all be one body with music?!?! One language they all can speak and connect with each other is amazing.

@briananderson8428

3 жыл бұрын

@@chatad213 I sometimes think this level of connection is also felt by mathematicians. It's a universal language of sorts. As a former flute player, I have to say that I am enamored of this woodwind section. There is something rare in such a section that can adapt to a much slower (1st Movement) pace of a major concerto and yet still hold it solidly together. Kudos to the flute section, especially.

@perfectlypurepinkpompompan3467

3 жыл бұрын

Well spoken!! Music is the true "universal language". The best music from all the cultures and traditions in the world, can be appreciated by every human, since it springs from the same source: the common humanity of us all.

@elizabethferidobohlin9943

3 жыл бұрын

Music transcends all barriers: ideology, religion, politics.....the world radiates with hope and joy.

@marcretsindambroise433

3 жыл бұрын

Music is the International language for Peace and love beetwen peoples

Yuja makes all the world's classic music alive for more than several centuries.

@ronwalker4849

4 жыл бұрын

YUJA IS GREAT, BUT THERE ARE MANY GREATS AROUND TODAY. TODAY´S GREATS ARE BETTER THAN THE OLD GREATS-- AND I DON´T NOW WHY? MANY WOMEN GREATS TOO WHICH IS SOMEWHAT NEW.?

I've had the pleasure of participating in a master class with Yuja Wang. I was learning Brahms' Op 79 Rhapsody No 2, and she was not only so gracious and kind but in 10 minutes with her I gained a completely fresh perspective on Brahms. Ms. Wang is a force to be reckoned with -- she brings a rock star vibe to her performances, while still maintaining a profoundly deep understanding of the music and technique beyond compare.

@staffanolofsson8201

3 жыл бұрын

Very well said! Lucky you who are a pianist, and had Yuja Wang as your teacher.

@joseantonioaraujocosta5282

3 жыл бұрын

Rock star off and I agree completly. She is a nature force. My compliments. JAAK

@suzyserling277

2 жыл бұрын

Rob; Thank you four your excellent comment!!

@Adam-sk7hb

2 жыл бұрын

Great experience Rob! And a beautiful comment.

@michaelgear9306

2 жыл бұрын

I started my reply earlier so i 3,will. Fiñish it now. I heard and saw, in person , Sviatoslav Richter play the B4ahms Coñ 2

17:33-17:45 - QUEEN of two-handed trills.

Woooohooooo…..Yuja on Fire here…..from soft warmth to white hot….Elegance & precision and voicing…..wonderful Brahms….and great collaboration…..

@staffanolofsson8201

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, she is a rocket with exactly the right feeling for Brahms. Unusual.

Beautiful cello solos played by Floris Mijnders!

Whenever I need some energy I come back to this performance♥️♥️♥️

The cello piece in the third movement is so beautiful even the piano has to bow down and let it tell its tale uninterrupted.

@bruce_c_in_nz

10 ай бұрын

The cello introduction imo is the most beautiful tune ever to come from Brahms. It is most wonderfully played here and sets the tone for both the orchestra and the soloist for the whole movement, which I think is about as close to musical perfection as it is possible to get.

@user-iu9wj8ez7e

10 ай бұрын

iI me semble que c'est un concerto pour piano et orchestre et non une œuvre pour violoncelle, piano et orchestre ! Yuja Wang a suffisamment de génie et de sens musical, pour jouer en harmonie et en osmose parfaite avec le chef et tous les musiciens

@GingerIndiana

5 ай бұрын

Indeed, a very important solo part. And this is why the pianist often goes to shake hands with the first cellist afterwards (like in Liszt second concerto, too).

The cellist in the third movement is Floris Mijnders, Maestro Minjnders was with the Rotterdam Orchestra for many years before moving to the Munich Orchestra. He is also in demand as a soloist, is very active in chamber music, and teaches both privately and at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam.

Je n'ai pas de formation musicale, étant juste un ancien directeur de théâtre aimant la musique. J'ai regardé de nombreuses fois cette vidéo. La virtuosité pianistique de Yuja Wang n'est plus à dire tout comme celle de la maitrise de Valery Gergiev. Mais je ne peux me lasser de voir cette pianiste vivre la musique comme elle la vit, transmettre les émotions qu'elle lui procure avec tout le corps en mouvement, passant de la plus douce légèreté des mélodies à la puissance des accords plaqués, un spectacle prenant à lui seul. Et que dire de Valéry Gergiev dirigeant de tout son corps, des yeux, de ses mains ailes de papillon... Ces deux-là ce sont trouvés et sont au summum, et nous donnent un concerto éblouissant

I've always preferred the first concerto as being grittier, more human, and less refined than the second. I've changed my mind! Right from the opening mini-cadenza, Ms Wang gives us all the grit and soul which hadn't really found me before. And yet she never gets carried away and tries to force the piano. And in the Finale... wow. Such majesty, fun, and gossamer-like tenderness. I enjoyed every moment of this and it's become my favourite performance. And that's saying something because I first heard this piece in 1967. Brava, Yuja. One of our great talents.

@marcjames3487

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael for verbalising this. I never really rated this second concerto. Now, After Yuja's performance it's my favourite !

@johnnebocat1397

3 жыл бұрын

it's really a "symphony" for piano when compared to the rest of the "concerto" genre.

@ZSYStriker

3 жыл бұрын

When I began listening to classical music in my freshmen year, I preferred the D minor concerto as well, but with the passing of some 30 years, that majestic sound and feeling I think Brahms tried to achieve in that first concerto feel to me somewhat bombastic especially the opening first movement; it's still enjoyable to listen to, but it can't match the 2nd. Here, Brahms achieves that majestic feeling. With that said, because I love his chamber music so much, I wish he had written a chamber piano concerto with a smaller orchestra -- perhaps the size of Mozart's. It's too bad; all his orchestral music tends to be grand in scope and feeling.

@class87srule

2 жыл бұрын

It's a shame that Martha Argerich. doesn't appear to have recorded it.

@grahamlyons8522

2 жыл бұрын

MPS: Same as you, I've preferred the first concerto but now I'm sold on the second because the performance here brings out the emotion and the subtleties better than I've ever heard. From here on I'll listen to both with equal pleasure - and because of their differences.

Johannes Brahms could not have been human when he wrote this!

@staffanolofsson8201

3 жыл бұрын

Yes he was the most human of all of us, dreaming of Clara, but perhaps a better human in composing.

Ms. Wang is beyond praise. She is without doubt the finest pianist I have ever experienced in my more than 80 years on the planet. I would also like to express my gratitude to Matías Piñeira (principle French horn) for mastering one of the most stressful first notes in the literature! 🙂

@peterectasy2957

Жыл бұрын

i think there are better pianists than Wang, for example Krystian Zimerman

@Offender666

Жыл бұрын

I take it you will not be eating him then...

@masantonio8790

Жыл бұрын

@@peterectasy2957 Krystian and Yuja are different; one is not strictly better. They have different styles, they specialize in different repertoire. It’s an “apples-and-oranges” comparison.

@henrywong8922

Жыл бұрын

@Peter Ectasy I just heard Zimmerman, an incredible pianist. Noticed he use very little wrist and forearm adjustments, but w so much dexterity speed it's incredible to watch and hear. I feel they played very differently n both are stupendous virtuosos in its own right. The sound and touch are so different between them... I like them all n I just feel that Yuja Wang is more fluid in its melodic and quiet moments. Depends whom you like.... can't say Zimmerman is better.

@TSK24692

Жыл бұрын

The hyperbole on YT is simply out of control..... Seriously, would her praises be the exact same if she were 180lbs and didn't wear sexy attire?

Stunning cello soloist and some oboe and clarinet playing to die for.....Yuja invites, as does the conductor all present to have a sumptuous Brahms...this'll lift even lifeless spirits.

@Desireyso58

9 ай бұрын

Agree!!! Nothing else to Say!

I'm 75 but I'm grateful to whatever God that I am able to see those fingers dancing on the keyboard and enjoying the wonderful sound she creates.

@joelwerth528

3 жыл бұрын

I'm the same age, 75, and similarly grateful for the talent of everyone involved in this performance, from Brahms on down the list. Watching those hands of Ms. Wang while I do my hand exercises. Such fond memories, myself, of playing the piano growing up. Now I listen and enjoy, serenely.

@staffanolofsson8201

3 жыл бұрын

Funny, I am also 75, perhaps we shall join in a sort of "We who are 75 and like Yuja Wang-community" ?

@staffanolofsson8201

3 жыл бұрын

No reaction. Maybe is it so that we who are 75 have other things to prepare for instead of thinking of Yuja Wang?

@Ab-vw2sg

3 жыл бұрын

@@staffanolofsson8201 Oh, I think that someone who gives me such a wonderful spiritual joy helps me to "prepare other things" THanks nevertheless

@Ab-vw2sg

3 жыл бұрын

@@staffanolofsson8201 Sorry I haven't seen this reply. I've had some health problems: slipped under a train at the station and I'm alive by a miracle.

Watching this for I dont no how many times ; Love Yuja Wang, love Brahms, love everybody......!

Floris Mijnders's cello solo/duet with piano in the 3rd movement is really extraordinary--just the best I have ever heard...

Yuja Wang's visible emotions when playing seem to be just joy and passion. She makes the richness and depth of Piano Concerto No.2 audible through her feeling for the forms, gestures and architecture. Gergiev and the Munichers do their part to bring out this inner glow. Since Richter/Leinsdorf not heard something like that. How wonderful that Brahms of all found such an advocate!

@steveegallo3384

10 ай бұрын

@melshmilon5257 -- Richter/Leinsdorf....recommended 60 years ago in "Hi-Fi Stereo Review".....changed my life in Yonkers, New York......Cheers from Acapulco!

@maxbuskirk5302

8 ай бұрын

Ashkenazy & Klemperer did a knockout performance in 1969 too... I'll go check out Richter/Leinsdorf, thanks!

@steveegallo3384

8 ай бұрын

@@maxbuskirk5302 -- I remember that for Rakhmaninov's 3rd, Ashkenazy & Byron Janis were the best I ever heard! Are you still in New Hampshire?

An overwhelming performance of a unique artistry and grandeur. Yuja Wang, born in Beijing on 10th February 1987, is a starlight talent of our new generation of musicians. Tremendous willpower and ingenious recall capacities. No visible struggle with the great difficulties of the pieces to be performed. Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) himself played the solo part of his B-Major concerto at the première in Budapest/Hungary in November 1881. The 3rd movement "Andante" (12 minutes) is one of the most heart-moving compositions in the history of classical music: the dialogue between the piano and the violoncello. Yuja Wang and the solo-cellist from the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra create a medititave atmosphere of cosmic quality. Our young artists give hope and confidence to a world which is in total disturbance on its way to a historic transformation. As Mahatma Gandhi wisely said: "BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE THE WORLD CHANGE"

@matildetessari9425

4 жыл бұрын

Great Comment !!!

@qndy9999

4 жыл бұрын

Great comment. I was also very impressed by the 3rd movement the first time I came across this concerto. Now, I listen to it again many years later, it feels like a sonata for Cello and piano but accompanied by an orchestra. Bravo Brahms.

@staffanolofsson8201

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, but I think the second movement, Allegro Appassionato, is the Great Movement in this concert. It has everything, the strenght, the passion, also the meditative atmosphere you talk about. For me this is the movement I like the most. And Yuja Wang plays it as if is was a matter of life or death. Listen at 18:04

I still completely melt down when I hear this from the third movement, at 33:55, even if I have heard it many times. It is such a relief to hear this part, like swimming in a dark but warm sea, under the moonlight.

@willdon.1279

4 жыл бұрын

We are still mesmerised by the incredible all-encompassing beauty of this realisation... ❤️❤️❤️

@JaneWu8888

Жыл бұрын

Yes, 33:55-40:03 most touching and mesmerizing combination, makes my tear’s with smiling!

I've listened to this piece for 50 years, and I can tell you, that was something else. Perfect sense of rhythm, perfect dynamics and a fluidity that actually made me cry several times.

@ario4795

Жыл бұрын

heard better

@jameskleinberg5948

Жыл бұрын

@@ario4795 Another stupid comment.

@watutman

Жыл бұрын

​@@jameskleinberg5948 How is it a stupid comment? I have heard better too. I think she played the 1st and 4th movements very well. The 2nd not so much. I like the way Geza Anda plays the 2nd movmt Anda pl

@Desireyso58

9 ай бұрын

In this XXI Century only KHATIA and YUJA have achivied this level, Her renditions, both, stands out!!!

@NikoHL

3 ай бұрын

I'm not a Brahms fan, but I have a ticket for Trivonof in London playing this concerto.. Interesting to hear what he does with it...

In the fall 1977 I was seventeen years old. I had just moved to the Henday Hall student residence to begin my engineering degree at the University of Alberta. The student residences were located beside the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. Having been raised on classical music I purchased season tickets to the symphony concert series. The first performance I attended included a performance of the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2. The performer was Misha Dichter. He was an amazing performer. He was strikingly handsome and exuded confidence and mastery. I was spellbound. I am now almost 60 years old and I can still very clearly remember my emotional reaction to Dichter's performance. I have been a fan of Yuja Wang for a number of years. I live in Calgary where she spent some time studying at the Mount Royal Conservatory, which is just a few miles from where I live. I wish she would come to Calgary and do a recital. Anyway, it is with great pleasure that I listen to this performance of the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2. It brings back many memories.

@fugueholic

5 жыл бұрын

Calgary is such a beautiful place to live. I had stayed for about one month, I was really fascinated and mesmerized its scenery and nice people. Then, I saw a recital poster of Yuja Wang maybe June, July 2011? at Royal Mountain University. The poster said I guess, she would perform in Toronto(?)(not correct. a long time ago). I don't know why I remember that poster until now 'cause I had no interest in Wang at that time. However, I still remember that poster image she spread her five fingers against a desk. haha. Sorry, I just think of my past one of my best memory, suddenly struck me.

@lotusbuds2000

4 жыл бұрын

@@fugueholic I have similar experiences with my musical involvement...ah the memories...nostalgia!!

@hagustsson

4 жыл бұрын

Great story. 1977 was my last year at U of A. Yes, and Brahms' second piano concerto has been a favorite of mine since I started listening to classical music.

@felmusik5043

4 жыл бұрын

I have the recording of Misha Dichter! Of this conocert It was the first time that i listened this treasure!

Every time I listen to this recording I feel as if in a land of magic. I believe Yuja's secret is that, unlike others, her tone doesn't carry any angst, over brooding, nor harsh pounding. Her playing is refreshing, uplifting and simply beautiful. This is a magnificent recording to treasure.

@troyarmstrong434

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for verbiage, as eloquent & unbiased as it was.

@Lpmgato1

4 жыл бұрын

So right on, Sir, yeah verily! LOVE Yuja Wang, thank God for her.

@rr7firefly

3 жыл бұрын

Previously I knew this music with Krystian Zimerman on piano and Bernstein conducting. I can easily see that what you wrote is true. But I also wonder if part of the reason for that is the vast improvements in sound recording and mixing.

@75Chopin

3 жыл бұрын

@@rr7firefly nicely recorded, even for youtube. playback.

@Johannes_Brahms65

3 жыл бұрын

There's a recording from Arrau. He's also without angst!

There is a very strange thing with this Brahms Piano Concerto no 2: You never get tired of listening. Most of the music will come and go, but this music stays forever. Yuja Wang, Valery Gergiev and Munich Philharmonic are the people that make this to be a long life ensurance. I am so thankful!

@allegramenteee

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! 👍🏿👍🏾👍🏽👍🏼👍🏻👍

@staffanolofsson8201

3 жыл бұрын

@@allegramenteee Thank you Muhammad! We are all sitting in the front row.

@adrianwright8685

3 жыл бұрын

"Most of the music will come and go, but this music stays forever." ? But surely a great deal of other music as well - Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, etc etc etc, has already demonstrably Not come and gone.

@staffanolofsson8201

3 жыл бұрын

@@adrianwright8685 Of course, but for me this is something special...

@staffanolofsson8201

3 жыл бұрын

@@adrianwright8685 And about "come and go", Bach was completely "go" till Mendelsson rediscovered him. He had disappeared but was awakened again by Mendelsson. So come and go is very usual in classical music, as in all sort of music. Just a thought, best greetings!

With every composition I hear Yuja Wang play I find myself lost for words to describe her own level of Genius. She is creating a whole new world of Music. Pure Wonderment!

@arlenemortiz1756

2 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right, Mr Anderson.

@billmarrufo

8 ай бұрын

Could not agree more!

I love how Yuja interprets Brahms!

In the second movement, right in the middle of chaos and uncertainty and great agitation, Brahms... Brahms inserts this fantastic, yearning, longing little interlude that just about KILLS me every time I hear it 😢 (at 23:47)... you see his heart and soul and passion - open and honestly revealed, for all the world to see - ALL in a brief and beautiful instant... and then it's gone like a whisp of fog on a cold morning lake. I thought Maurizio Pollini would remain unmatched here, but no... here... HERE... this is more than I ever dared ask for! What a shimmering performance by a brilliant pianist who seems to know NO artistic bounds. Be glad that you lived while Yuja walked the Earth... and played oh so beautifully!

@staffanolofsson8201

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! And also I have my own special moment in the second movement, it comes at 33:55.

@staffanolofsson8201

3 жыл бұрын

oops... in the third movement, it shall be. Time for some yoga 33:55

@staffanolofsson8201

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the poetry! "gone like a whisp of fog on a cold morning lake", well said. I try myself to understand Yujas playing in terms of words not about her playing: "A swimmer up the river, a skater when there is ice, a hummingbird when there is a flower, an eagle when there is a heaven, this is how I think about and listen to Yuja Wang in this Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2."

@corean3polar

3 жыл бұрын

I def heard that motif somewhere I think maybe in the movie?? I think it may have been borrowed (or copied). Anyone also recognize?

@gardenphoto

3 жыл бұрын

@Steven Moore YES, precisely so! Brahms - in his life and work - nearly always steered clear of the melodramatic (his great love of cigars, alcohol and pretty ladies, notwithstanding)... but what a PITY that Brahms didn't re-work a repeat of that incredible interlude/melody into the same movement... or in the “Cello Solo” Andante... or in another stand-alone piece! A missed opportunity? We'll probably never know, but who else - save Mozart, Beethoven or Tchaikovsky - could have thrilled us with such a simple, unassuming repeated phrase, shifting so beautifully from major to minor key??? Pure musical genius!

I didn't understand or necessarily liked this concerto first few times I heard it. But now I'm obsessed. There are so many beautiful moments and it's just grand! Yuja is the greatest and what an orchestra!

@jackzurnamer5898

3 жыл бұрын

I so admire this pianist. I think she is just marvelous and brings a sense of just petfection every time I listen to one of her recordings.

@tj-co9go

Жыл бұрын

Actually I heard this piece first in symphony orchestra concert, to which I had gone with my mother. There was some other piece played too in addition to Brahms, but I no longer remember what that was since I was so indifferent to it. I was immediately impressed and in awe for several days on how awesome this piece was.

@mariapoeta5216

Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@haroldlee4230

Жыл бұрын

That's typical for Brahms' music! They take time to digest!!!

I just want to cry for her beautiful majic color change and her beautiful soul !!!

Grossartig musiziert. So kann Brahms klingen. Fantastisch mit welchem Elan Yuja spielt. Grossartig!

@steveegallo3384

3 жыл бұрын

Dieteer Angerer -- Ich bin damit einverstanden...True, a rare, exquisite vintage echo of das goldene schwabische Zeitalter! Tut mir Leid...Ich meinte 'Schuldaufdeckungsangst…..Ebenmäißgkeitsentzückung- Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz! Herzlich, Mexikaner Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän !

For Piano concertos, I have been listenning to so many: Grieg Piano concerto, Rach No.2 &3, Prokofiev No. 3, Beethoven No. 4&5 &3, Mozart No. 20 &21, Schumann piano concerto, and love all of them, particularly Rach No.2 &3 and Beethoven No.4 have been my favorites for quite a long time until one year ago I watched this video by Yuja and I fell in love with it, and I kept watching it every weekend for more than 50 times! It was so magical that I never got bored, unlike Chopin concertos, the orchestration was so well written and arranged, the dialogue between piano and orchestra is coherant beautifully, the structure and the melody of the concerto are so sophisticated that you can get new feeling every time you listen to it and this kind of feeling will last for very long time, that’s the main difference about complexity between this masterpiece and other piano concertos. I think this concerto is severely underrated and will definetely be my lifetime faviorite! Thank you Yuja for bringing us this wonderful piece of masterwork!

@staffanolofsson8201

2 жыл бұрын

"Severely underrated"? Not by me anyway, as you can see in my earlier comments.

@qndy9999

2 жыл бұрын

When I was still a student in Hong Kong, I used to have seasonal ticket for the HK Phil because it was cheaper than the price of 5 concerts. I sometimes skipped the concerts when I did not know the music because I could enjoy a concert only I knew the music already. I went to the concert with this concerto which was played after the interval. The next day I bought the record and love it ever since. In the concert, I was most impressed by the 3rd movement with the cello.

@vivian07749

2 жыл бұрын

Qndy999 When I first listened to this concerto I thought mov#2 was the most impressive, but I quickly found that Mov#1 is structurally complicated which drove me to listen again and again and sometime I found it was breathtaking. I rate Mov#2 one of the best mov#2 of all piano concertos I have listened to if not the best... another excellent mov#2 is from Prokofiev No.3

@ronaldbeield7946

Жыл бұрын

The Brahms 2d is not, and has never been underrated.

@zogzog1063

7 ай бұрын

We seem to have the same tastes! Add the following: Brahms 1 (of course) Mozart K488 & K491, Shostakovich 2 (esp the 2nd movement). Also Concierto Fantastico by Albeniz. The 2nd movement to Philip Glass Tirol Concerto is worth more than a passing glance.

I've watched this over and over to marvel at her strength, skill and heart, but get lost in the thrills of the work itself. Brahms stupefies me with his astounding inventive structure, alternating the voices of piano with orchestra in ways nobody else could have thought of. First time I heard it, I thought it was just all over the place random separate episodes; now I see the rhythmic chapters and harmonic migrations as pillars to a musical Parthenon. And all of it imbued with soulful passion. Isn't this the greatest concerto ever?

@shadboltbill

4 жыл бұрын

Plus, this is the best produced video of a concerto that I'v e ever seen.

@JamesBecker-sn3ib

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely yes, yes, a resounding YES! This is a wildly, inventive, near-psychedelic piece, full of brilliant twists and surprises and jaw-dropping awe-someness. The epitome of classical majesty at its very best!

@tj-co9go

2 жыл бұрын

yes, the best piano concerto ever composed

@johnchalmers5001

Жыл бұрын

It is all said and more....

@Cayetanus8888

Жыл бұрын

Probablemente sea uno de los conciertos sinfónicos que trasladan emociones de un lado a otro sin darse cuenta…es imposible no dejarse llevar por esos tránsitos lentos casi hipnóticos, en manos de esta niña prodigio, una voltereta al alma, gracias por esta sublime presentación, simplemente perfecta!

The wonderful principal cellist who gave a heart-melting solo performance in the third movement is Floris Mijnders. The remarkable concertmaster is Lorenz Nasturica-Herschcowici. This must be the first time I've seen Yuja Wang give a hug to the concertmaster :-)

@lotusbuds2000

4 жыл бұрын

WOW....magic of internet; now I have this very intimate comment ...esp. interesting to me as I have played violin in many orchestras throughout my amateur musical life. Hugs to you. Peace!

@danwebster5439

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks to the high video quality we can see and hear that brief duet between piano and cello. I never noticed it just listening to CD's of this piece

@not2tees

4 жыл бұрын

Your delightful comment makes me wish there were a Double Like button!

@fcopaja

3 жыл бұрын

Principal horn is superb as well.

Stunning performance of a magnificent composition.

One of the strongest interpretations of this wonderful concerto I've ever heard!

There is a reason why all the great conductors of the world orchestras line up to have Yuja come and perform with them - she is a supreme talent that packs auditoriums with fans who come to see and hear her performances. We are blessed today by many talented young artists coming to classical music which is what any art form needs to continue into the future. With stars like Yuja, classical music's future is looking very good.

@baileyedward205

4 жыл бұрын

Great success as a show business. Not an art.

@Desireyso58

4 жыл бұрын

@@baileyedward205 Green Envy???

@willdon.1279

4 жыл бұрын

@@Desireyso58 No, just a silly comment. Sadly, too common, but overwhelmed by the better informed. 🤗

Transported to another world. It’s marvellous from beginning to end. What a shame that Brahms can’t hear her play it. Or maybe he can!

@watutman

11 ай бұрын

Brahms said many things that lead us to think he did not believe in an afterlife or in God. I know he was inspired by his walks in the countryside. It seems improbable that someone who composed the deeply spiritual German Requiem had no feeling for God. As he was dying, tears were running down his cheeks. Perhaps he was touched by the kindness of Mr. Faber bringing him a glass of wine, but I like to think he was the one of the two sons in the Parable of the Two Sons, who said to his father, "No I will not," but ultimately did.

Sonic and Loving Perfection. I had tears cresting, Yuja is breath taking.

I've watched this video several times. The more I watch, the more I realize the greatness of Brahms, the Munich orchestra, and the amazing, brilliant Yuja Wang. Truly awesome. This is pure and dynamic joy in music. I can't express in mere words how deeply this impacts the soul and spirit of those who actually take time to listen closely.

@RolandKarlBryce

4 жыл бұрын

Totally AGREE! Amazing! I loved the Symphonies and played flute in them for years. But this took much more immersion. I persevered and now I now many of the nuances here lasered into my heart: It's like JB stuffed the concerto with everything he had! AMAZING and YUJA AMAZING! MUNICH ORCH and VG AMAZING!

@Lpmgato1

4 жыл бұрын

@@RolandKarlBryce Yeah verily

@staffanolofsson8201

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for our words. I am one of all who has taken time to listen closely to this. It is almost my daily bread. And so, we are a group of people that always will think this is something we will always carry with us.

@Lpmgato1

4 жыл бұрын

@@staffanolofsson8201 Indeed, yeah verily

@NormanWWinkler

3 жыл бұрын

@@RolandKarlBryce

379 dislikes.Maybe they don't like the music.Yuta Wang is a musical genius like it or not.SHE IS IN THE ELEVATOR FOR GENUISES ONLY IN THE MUSIC WORLD.Its a small elevator.We won't be playing pop music as it is today in 300 years time.

@karrotkake

2 ай бұрын

its just the conductor that people hate, because hes friends with putin

Many thanks to Mr. Peter Chen for posting this thrilling, beautiful video by the brilliant, beautiful, Yuja Wang. This is what GREAT piano music is all about. Blessings always to Yuja Wang, her family, music, career, all facets of her life. As a 70 year old life time aficionado of classical music, I find Yuja Wang's interpretations filled with joy and inspiration. To me, Yuja Wang is like a gift from heaven to humanity.

@ytubejat

4 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@catholiccrusader5328

4 жыл бұрын

She is!

@brit1066

4 жыл бұрын

I am SO GLAD you did NOT say a gift from god. If anyone should be thanked it is her parents. She is a gift FROM HUMANKIND TO HUMANKIND.

@Lpmgato1

4 жыл бұрын

@@brit1066 She always speaks respectfully about her parents and teachers. Collectively, the did a great job raising her. She's a joy to all who listen.

@marshallartz395

4 жыл бұрын

Science-is-Truth: Perhaps she is both.

What an endurance test of a piece,. All those big chords, octaves, difficult rhythmic passages.And then the length, almost an hour long. Wow. Yuja Wang, awesome as always.

Besides the well deserved comments about Yuja´s talent, artistry and charm is her astonishing repertoire. Often can one can find a pianist that nails a piece like no one else, and that´s it. She plays many works by many compossers exceptionally well.

Semplicemente travolgente , uno splendore scintillante che va dall’intimità più profonda all’esplosione dei fuochi d’artificio! Un’artista straordinaria e una donna eccezionale e piena di fascino ! Ti prende e non ti lascia più! Un sogno reale!

It is really sad that most children will not be introduced to this developmentally powerful music. This type of music changes your brain for the good of all humanity.

@karennoble1168

4 жыл бұрын

I fully agree, Carl. I was priviledged to grow up with Classical music in Europe, in a very harsh regime. it was the Classical music, ballet, opera that was sustaining us and now in old age even more so. Yes, Classical music has a great effect, relieves stress, gives a sense of wellbeing therefore has a healing effect, the brain can receive more Intelligence and makes us better, kinder human beings. The same goes for Classical ballet, one receives both audio and great visual esthetic input.

@blackknight7017

4 жыл бұрын

That is absolutely false. Jazz is more creative. This music is promoted simply because of ethnocentrism. Are all the murderous European wars also good for mankind?

@brit1066

4 жыл бұрын

Oh how RIGHT you are. Much as I love the arts and am a scientist at heart, THIS music is perhaps mankind’s FINEST ACHIEVEMENT OF ALL TIME. I am watching this on a new 55” TV with YT built in, I am in the second movement and I am in tears, tears of joy. My 13 yo granddaughter is learning the flute and I take her to concerts whenever I can, she loves to listen to this MAGNIFICENT music. Best wishes.

@jarrodanderson2124

4 жыл бұрын

More people are listening to classical music now than ever before actually.

@ColonColonel

4 жыл бұрын

@@jarrodanderson2124 ssssh, don't take this high horse away from them, for some people it's all they've got to feel better about themselves

This is an impossible performance. I never heard a Brahms played so buoyant, so life-affirming, so passionate and joyful. And so crystalclear. Know this piece many years. Never heard it sparkle like this. Will definitely be back.

@daniele8716

4 жыл бұрын

This is a nice performance, I agree, but certainly not 'impossible'. There are even more passionate Brahms 2 out there: have you ever heard Richter? And perhaps the slow movement lacks a bit of understanding in Yuja's young hands yet - but that's understandable, after all. A very talented pianist, though, that's for sure. I hope she will have enough intelligence and maturity to evolve into a really great artist, without remaining 'fixed' to this stage of development of her considerable talent.

@RolandKarlBryce

4 жыл бұрын

Daniele oh I feel that it really sparkles: the musicians are totally on board too: I am ashamed that I didn’t pay enough attention to this concerto : it’s AMAZING and there’s me a Brahms Lover: know symphonies 1-4 inside out, the German Req, Haydn Var. the Chamber works ... been busy I guess ... feel very lucky to be able to experience this as if I’m 12 again!

@staffanolofsson8201

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you , you not so nice smelling person (Diogenes), you are completly right in your observations. Buoyant, life-affirming, passionate, joyful, cristalclear. Want to take a shower?

@staffanolofsson8201

4 жыл бұрын

PS I hope that you understand that this is about your persona Diogenes, not about you. Diogenes lived in a barrel all his life, and he never took a shower;-)

@hansruedikulling7467

4 жыл бұрын

Wahnsinn

A swimmer up the river. A skater when there is ice. A hummingbird when there is a flower. An eagle when there is a heaven. That is how I want to to describe Yuja Wang in this piano concerto. Unforgettable, that´s how you are.

@mckavitt13

4 жыл бұрын

Staffan Olofsson What a gorgeously poetic description! Thank you for your sensitive soul.

@staffanolofsson8201

4 жыл бұрын

@@mckavitt13 I admit, I was inspired by Joni Mitchell: "I wish I had a River I could skate away on". She has made me believe that skating is a very poetic way of treating reality. And thank you!

@willdon.1279

4 жыл бұрын

Staffan - Good choice; and Joni is another poetic soul. 😊 (oh - for fun see kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z6Vn25ejib2chpc.html&feature=share)

@staffanolofsson8201

4 жыл бұрын

It wasn´t Joni Mitchell I had in mind, it was this cover. kzread.info/dash/bejne/iYCsztBwZJC9cZM.html.

@staffanolofsson8201

4 жыл бұрын

In Swedish, på svenska, thats easier: Ett förhållningssätt, en väg, en möjlighet. Något trögt som måste besegras, något som måste bemästras, och sedan, som oväntad följd, en befrielse, en lätthet. I Brahms bygge finns redan allt av detta, det är det fina, man behöver inte uppfinna någonting, allt finns redan. Det enda som gäller är att finna lättheten när det där tröga är överståndet. Det tycker jag Yuja gör. Därför gillar jag denna tolkning. I cannot express this in English, sorry.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE PERFORMANCE BY YUJA WANG. SHE SHARES THE SPOTLIGHT WITH ALL WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE HER AND PRESENTLY EXIST WHO MASTERED THIS IMMORTAL WORK. I WISH THAT MAESTRO BRAHMS HAD GIFTED US WITH AT LEAST ONE MORE PIANO CONCERTO THAT WAS EQUALLY AS PROFOUND AS THIS. (MY FAVORITE VIDEO OF THIS CONCERTO IS BY ANDRE WATTS, ON THE "WAYNEMUSIKER" CHANNEL.)

@lisztfestivalschillingsfur2473

Жыл бұрын

I think your shift key is stuck.

@staffanolofsson8201

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, but your capital letters are sort of yelling at me.

@miltonmoore8369

Жыл бұрын

@@lisztfestivalschillingsfur2473 THE SHIFT KEY IS NOT STUCK. I USE UPPER CASE RATHER THAN SMALL FONT SIZE BECAUSE IT IS MUCH EASIER TO READ, AND HELPS AVOID TYPOS, WHEN USING A SMALL SCREENED SMARTPHONE KEYBOARD. IT'S OBVIOUSLY EASIER TO READ FOR EVERYONE, EXCEPT PERHAPS FOR FOLKS WHO ACTUALLY ENJOY READING FINE/TINY PRINT. THE MILITARY HAS BEEN USING UPPER CASE FOR MANY DECADES FOR THIS REASON. MANY COMMENTORS USE UPPER CASE, PARTICULARLY THE ELDERLY LIKE I, WHO HAVE WEAK EYESIGHT. UPPER CASE IS PROVIDED TO BE USED AND IS PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE. I RARELY GET A COMPLAINT, USUALLY IN THE FORM OF A SARCASTIC, SNIDE QUIP LIKE YOURS. YOU TROLLS WHO ARE UNCONCERNED ABOUT REMARKING ABOUT THE CONTENT OF A TEXT, BUT NEEDLE PEOPLE OVER THE INNOCUOS USE OF UPPER CASE NEED TO CONSIDER GETTING A MEANINGFUL LIFE.

Philip Sam (1) Upon watching and listening Yuja Wang's performance in Brahms Piano Concerto No.2, the best video version, I perceived that she got extremely involved in her presentation, thus reflecting her real professionalism (virtually, without showmanship). Moreover, her facial expressions were no natural and delightful, and her body language became so convincing, frankly, and sincere. During playing all three movements of Brahms masterpieces, her mouth movements coincided (singing quietly) along with the melodies of masterpieces. Actually, she was reading Brahms ' musical, philosophical minds. In her previous interview, she regarded all famous music composers as philosophers. That's the reason why she is so different from others. (2) Throughout the performance, I also perceived Yuja Wang's marvelous piano technique to master the music beats with excellent accuracy. This may be her born nature from her family's DNA, since her father is percussionist who is excent in music beats. (3) With reference to Michael's (New York Times) article with the title 'No Shortcuts For YuJa Wang, The World's Greatest Living Pianist', I would like to suggest another image for her by means of the English word 'music' which comes from Greek word 'Mousike'. It means 'art of the Muses ', and the Muses included the goddess of music, poetry, art, and dance. Then we may consider Yuja Wang to be the 'goddess of the musical art'. (4) Being talented, gifted, amazing, wonderful, fascinating and prudent..etc. all are contributable to Yuja Wang's uniqueness.

@philipsam8608

4 жыл бұрын

Correction: percussionist is excellent in music beats. Thanks, Philip Sam

@philipsam8608

4 жыл бұрын

Correcrion: her facial expressions were SO natural and delightful... Thanks, Philip Sam

@ala6951

4 жыл бұрын

Bravo!

@davidcarter3049

3 жыл бұрын

I think one thing she lacks a little in the first movement of this is a feeling of breadth within the movement. It’s like each passage is perfect, and the next passage is perfect, and the next, moving from one perfect sentence to another. But I don’t quite get a continuous sense of scope throughout the movement, like the same wind blowing through a forest.it feels slightly sectionalised. The immediate detailing is flawless. With someone like Martha Algerich, you are kind of left feeling that every grouping of notes she plays has a deep sense of of belonging within the whole work. The cost of that is sometimes a little bit of shoddiness in the finer points of articulation, something that the rhythmic vitality that is so breathtaking with Yuja,never misses.

@philipsam8608

3 жыл бұрын

Revised Comment: Being talented, gifted, amazing, wonderful, marvelous, fascinating, prudent along with great wisdom and cleverness, All are contributable to Yuja Wang's uniqueness. (The above two poetic verses are ending with the same 3-syllable rhyme. Grammar can be hidden or even absent in poetry). Thank you, Philip Sam

Brahms is so sincere...I get a shiver when I hear his heavenly andantes. Thanks Johannes-- see you in heaven someday (floating on cloud...and the floor is boucy--don't drop that baby you're holdintg or everyne will laugh)!

What a wonderful singing tone she brought to this concerto. It has never been as beautiful as this ever before.

Valery Gergiev is always good, I like to look at his hands during the concerts, they are butterflies trying to get wind, but what surprises me this time is Yuja Wang, the way she plays, with sort of a new authority that I never before has been aware of. I am impressed and a little bit taken by her way to play. As if she just knows exactly how this music wants to be played, and she plays it! I am specially fond of Allegro appassionato 18:04 and Yuja doesnt dissappoint me there either. What a wonderful piece of music we have here, Brahms in his best, and an orchestra an a pianist at their best.

@silverflute45

4 жыл бұрын

His hands look half-dead fish flopping about trying to get back water.

@marshallartz395

4 жыл бұрын

Reuben Lane: Mean, but funny!😏 🐠

@staffanolofsson8201

3 жыл бұрын

@@silverflute45 Yeah, I too Iike your comment. If you choose to se his hands as half-dead fishes or newly born butterflies searching for honey, that perhaps indicates what person you are. Have you tried the shrink? (Sorry, I couldn´t resist that joke!) Best wishes.

@bruce_c_in_nz

2 жыл бұрын

@@silverflute45 I thought the opposite. Dispensing with the baton, his hands are so much the more expressive than a pointy stick

I first heard this in the early 1960's with Rudolf Serkin. This young lady is fantastic! Those big Brahms chords were not a challenge to her. How great to be able to see and hear these performances with the best seat in the house. Brava!

Ms.Wang make the complicated concert sound and look simple and enjoyable 👏🏼👏🏼🥰🎶🎼

@stanleyjames9485

Жыл бұрын

She's so beautiful

When I think of all efforts there are to make this Brahms music come through, not all of them reaches the top. This time it is the Munich Philharmonic with Valery Gergiev and our beloved Yuja Wang. And Im sure that this version will reach the top. And this top is perhaps the highest music mountain you can try to climb. An effort not of this world. But they succeed all together, it is a victory not only for Yuja Wang and the orchestra, but also for all of us who are lucky to have the opportunity to listen to this.

@carmenridiche7984

4 жыл бұрын

Very well said !

@undisclosedmusic4969

4 жыл бұрын

No clue what you are on about but Gilels Jochum and the BPO came pretty close

@muslit

4 жыл бұрын

your beloved.

@staffanolofsson8201

4 жыл бұрын

@@muslit Perhaps I dont understand your comment right, I wrote "our beloved Yuja Wang" and you answerd "your beloved", as if she for sure is not your beloved Yuja Wang. Am I wrong?

@staffanolofsson8201

4 жыл бұрын

33:55 is one of my favourite moments. Such a relief!

Magnificent playing beyond belief! I find myself playing this video more frequently as if this old concerto were a new one. I admire her stately composure at the piano too.

Wonderful mature performance of this work--brava, Ms. Wang! But as much as I marvel at her artistry, I can't stop reflecting on the monumental architecture and profundity of Brahms in this concerto. I can't think of an equal work of any type or size in his century, no symphony of Beethoven, not even an opera by anyone to rival it. One would have to go back to the giant works of the Renaissance liturgical geniuses to paint such a huge musical picture. Like "Spem in alium" of Tallis, where 40 voices create the giant canvas. Special note here for the Andante--superb, mesmerizing.

@mikeparry4529

4 жыл бұрын

shadboltbill m

Pure magic and perfection! Yuja, we ❤ you....God has bestowed upon you such a gift!

@madlynhansen5458

3 жыл бұрын

It makes 40 minutes go by as one second. I can't stop listening

Yuja Wang is way too good, and the orchestra just knocks this one out of the park, might be my favorite rendition of this piece.

Truly wonderful of Yuga Wang's talent! Words cannot describe her inner beauty and excellency of her performance.

This is music I will carry with me till I die. After listening to Yujas version several times, perhaps 20, and every time finding something new, I admit that I´ve totally surrendered to this music. And to find out that Yuja Wang is such a great pianist, with this authority and this lack of mannerism, was new for me. She just plays this wonderful music out of her heart, without great gestures. The result is astonishing. And good old Brahms never fails.

@andresgunther

4 жыл бұрын

Staffan- Thank you for posting this. I agree wholeheartedly. I am a former concert organist and music coach (not teacher), and the first thing that called my attention was miss Wang's *flawless* posture at the piano, the lack of any unnecessary gesture or movement, her control over tension / relaxation and breathing technique. This is why her playing is so elegant and focused.

@staffanolofsson8201

4 жыл бұрын

@@andresgunther Andres, after your comment I have begun to pay attention to how pianists behave! For example their posture at the piano, there we have great varations! So thank you. But I also think that pianists can have a bad posture at the piano and still play very good. Think of Glenn Gould. But I agree, miss Wang´s posture at the piano and lack of any unnecessary gestures is worth a thought. Often the pianists seems to direct the music, even if there is a director. But not Yuja.

@staffanolofsson8201

3 жыл бұрын

Now it is up to one hundred times, I believe.

@madlynhansen5458

3 жыл бұрын

@@staffanolofsson8201 thanks for your joy!

I've had the pleasure to see and hear Yuja Wang performing in person. Not only does she have a mesmerizing stage presence, but her talent is beyond that of mere humans. If you ever have a chance to attend one of her performances, I promise you will have a dazzling experience.

I don't know how, but Ms. Wang is always able to play pieces in a way that makes them sound so familiar and yet so new at the same time.

She has the entire piece in her mind - no score to refer to. This is immense. It must be harder to do with a romantic composition as opposed to a classical one. No missed beat, no wrong notes. Just this magnificent performance. Bravissima. And the orchestra and conductor are as one, providing an immense mirror to Yuja Wang's miraculous performance

@sommerwood2920

5 жыл бұрын

This is normal for a top pianist

@KareemPilot

4 жыл бұрын

Sommer Wood exactly... it's unusual to see a world class pianist using sheet music for anything in the standard repertoire

@paulasuits6743

Жыл бұрын

Incredible, magnificent performance!! I confess I never really cared for this Brahms 2nd piano concerto. I didn't understand it. Through Yuja's concept of this work I can hear the architecture and massive beauty it. She does not use the orchestra as an accompaniment to her solo part. Since she understands the work in its entirety, she plays it as a seamless whole with the orchestra. I was stunned and moved.

@paulasuits6743

Жыл бұрын

S/B: " I can hear the architecture and massive beauties of it." (My phone keeps messing with what I type!)

@felicededuyo7999

Жыл бұрын

The Conductor, The Orchestra and Miss Wang Are One

Hard to imagine how any in Brahms's day could have been so blind/deaf/incompetent as to propose him as being in any way less than Beethoven. The very idea of the impossible genius and complexity of his great symphonies and concertos is too great to fathom. Being an organist myself what I regret about him is how small a part of his masterworks were written for the organ.

@shadboltbill

4 жыл бұрын

Who doesn't admire Beethoven? But Yet I've long bloviated that there were more ideas in a Brahms single symphony movement than in any whole Beethoven symphonies. But when Brahms as in this Adagio, put aside the formal architecture and spoke his deep romantic longing he achieved an eloquence beyond Beethoven.

What a beautiful Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 !! Energetic, dramatic, in contrast to beauty and softness ..... All of this is very well described by the admirable Yuja Wang, and well conducted by the singular conductor Valery Gergiev !!! A spectacle for the human soul !!

When all beauty comes together Yuja must be there.

One of the many things that astound me about Yuga Wang, and this applies to other concert musicians as well, is the ability to know a long, complex piece like a concerto so well she needs no notation at all. How many pieces does Ms. Wang know so well she could play them, in concert, from memory? Hundreds? More than a thousand? In a time when so many are showing the world the worst of human nature, we need Yuga Wang to remind us of the sensitivity, the beauty, the genius of humanity. There is a little bit of Yuga Wang in all of us.

@Juscz

5 жыл бұрын

The memorization in and of itself is simply amazing. Then add to that all of Wang's very high musicianship and artistry and... well... need any of us say more?

@misterbonzoid5623

4 жыл бұрын

There ia no huger wang in me. But she plays well :)

@vonPunki

4 жыл бұрын

The human brain has powers beyond comprehension. Yuja's accuracy and memory can be compared to the famous blind organist Helmut Walcha who listened to each voice of a Bach composition then joined them all together. When Yuja finally plays Bach she will be as pure and unaffected as Walcha.

@ukdavepianoman

4 жыл бұрын

Almost all professional pianists memorise these concerti - there are many who know 70 concerti off by heart. In fact looking at the music for this concerto would be a distraction from having to look at the keyboard when there is such technical complexity. Memorising is not so difficult - playing it is! What is extraordinary about Yuja is her technical accuracy, evenness, clarity, speed and above all great musicianship.

@carmenridiche7984

4 жыл бұрын

Really indded , but isn,t not only a problem of memorising , it,s tehnical very hard , it, s a real climb !!!

Yuja Wang is one of those incredibly rare humans who are not only blessed with the physical prowess of an Olympic champion athlete, but also a photographic memory. I personally would have problems remembering which piece of music followed from the last, never mind the five million precise notes that Yuja must keep track of during just one concert. She is indeed a gift to the world.

@staffanolofsson8201

3 жыл бұрын

You are right. But I think it is a music memory, not a photographic memory. Many pianists have that music memory, can play a whole concert out of their head. And I agree: she is a gift to the world.

@nancychiappara3516

3 жыл бұрын

@@staffanolofsson8201 YOU'RE RIGHT, IT´S A music memory.

@richardlitwin4046

2 жыл бұрын

@@nancychiappara3516 Took the words out of my fingers, Staffan. It's not the same thing as remembering the score photographically. Music sings and that's different.

@bertchiu9265

2 жыл бұрын

And besides her innate and God-given talent … we male enthusiasts also admire her artistic flair and facial expressions which are very appealing 🤩

@tj-co9go

Жыл бұрын

Not necessarily photographic. I have a muscle memory in my fingers

Yuja Wang is so talented. The fact that she has no score in front of her, that's amazing! I'm a. music major and I wish I could memorize like that. I can't imagine memorizing music like that. I am just in awe watching her play.

@lucaspei6474

Жыл бұрын

Yes, but you must remember that she also has to and does practice a lot to make it happen. Talent isn’t everything!

@oliverkubiak6310

10 ай бұрын

Playing a piano concerto by heart is absolutely normal for professional pianists.

@tnrc75

9 ай бұрын

With time, and if you're a music major and work hard, you will definitely be able to do it. Back in university I could play Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and had not all of it, but large portions, memorized. I think I practiced 45 minutes a day. It probably took my 6 months or a year, I don't remember, but it can absolutely be done with dedication and diligent work.

@balladin9200

8 ай бұрын

You often memorise it way before you become content with how you’re playing the piece so I guess it’s to be expected. Unless it’s an easy piece which you might perfectly sight read

@markferwerda7968

8 ай бұрын

She has many concertos memorized! And not just concertos -- probably no other prianist alive today with so much memorized music in her head!

I listened to Yuja early on in her career and immediately captivated by her sensitivity and great talent. She is a joy to listen to and watch preform, a rare experience. Thank you Yuja Wang

Truly beautiful and emotionally profound. She owns this and the orchestra is superb.

@rr7firefly

3 жыл бұрын

This is the same Gergiev who ended Stravinsky's "Firebird" in the most dramatic way. What a guy.

In 1972 in Melbourne Australia I heard this concerto played by Claudio Arrau in the Melbourne town hall. It was so emotionally overcoming I could not (with many others) go back into the hall for the second half of the concert. I never thought, despite hearing many versions in the interim, that I would ever hear a better performance. But here it is. Yuja is the best pianist in the world at this time..

@andream.464

4 жыл бұрын

I suggest you listen to Arrau again:) kzread.info/dash/bejne/q2WJm7eieLLaYJc.html

@Numberonesorabjifan

4 жыл бұрын

Yuja is the best pianist in the world??? Listen to Zimerman

@rosegarden0988

4 жыл бұрын

@@Numberonesorabjifan Lets not forget Behzod pls! Saw Yuja at Disney Hall March 2019. 😘 🎼🎶🎹🌹

@JA-zs7fw

4 жыл бұрын

Andrea M. No match for yuja s version

@Steinwaytoday

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with Andrea, Arrau's is far superior in almost every way I can think of. Not that I don't like Yuja's interpretation, but Arrau's just has so much strength and gravitas, and is so much more deeply though out.

I have listened to and loved this concerto for more than 50 years ever since I was a boy at school. This performance may well be the finest I've ever heard. I can hardly believe that a young lady could find the power and control in her hands to overpower a large orchestra playing flat out, but it's happening and is wonderful.

@DrDLL99

4 жыл бұрын

Well, no piano can "overpower" a full orchestra, no matter the piano or the pianist, but the balance here is indeed excellent.

Eine schöne, hochbegabte junge Frau spielt schwierigen Brahms, leidenschaftlich. Es ist selten sowas zu sehen und zu hören. Und dazu das gute Orchester, unter einem engagierten Dirigenten. Ob das die beste Performance aller Zeiten ist, das glaube ich nicht, sowas gibt es nicht (Richter konnte das Konzert auch überragend interpretieren), aber die Spannung in dieser Stunde ist unglaublich. Vielen Dank für das Erlebnis.

Très belle interprétation. Notre belle pianiste, notre brillant Chef d’orchestre, et ce si bel Orchestre !

I deeply admire what Yuja Wang has made out of her"God" given talent. Kudos!

Wow. Bravo. Intoxicating. Entrancing. I did not want this to end. Again Yuja Wang you rescue me from the Lock Down Blues. Thanks to the conductor and Orchestra and a special shout out to the lead Cellist.

One the most magnificent pieces of music ever written.

The most elegant piano playing I heard in many years, if not in my lifetime, yet energy and vitality are there as well. Perfect body posture and harmony of movements. No distracting mannerisms- only focus and concentration; all the energy goes into her playing. Yuja lives through her music, that's why she is so outstanding. I hope to hear her play Max Reger's monumental Piano Concerto in f minor!

@hungaryhotshot

4 жыл бұрын

beautifully written Andres. thank you, janos

@staffanolofsson8201

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Andres Gunther for these thoughts. Yes, we are joined together in our admiration.

I can’t find the words to describe this beautiful Genius there is such a warm glow comes over me whenever I watch Yuja She’s just outstanding and of course all the other wonderful musicians in the orchestra 😍

Fabulous. I have been lucky enough to see her in concert. Such poise, grace, technique and wonderful musicality. I also love at the end, when she hugs the conductor, the leader of the orchestra and claps to the orchestra before she takes her bow. Stunning 🎶

The opening dialogue between horn and piano is probably the most sublimely spiritual music ever written.....

Браво пианистка ЮЯ, оркестр и дирижор Гергиев! Браво композитор Брамс!

She manages to maintain an incredible standard. How she does this is some kind of miracle!

@osvaldocapella3135

4 жыл бұрын

Poderosa musica, poderosa pianista, poderoso Brahns, poderosa vida!

@rr7firefly

3 жыл бұрын

A high level of intelligence, a high level of focus, a high level of manual dexterity and coordination, a high level of dedication. I am tempted to say Super Human.

I just can't stop watching you playing!!! I CAN'T!!!

I've known and loved this piece for 45 years, and the Andante just made me cry. I can't remember the last time that happened 😢

@willdon.1279

3 жыл бұрын

Every time!

Blessed YUJA! I'll Waiting for this Rendition Long Time!!! I Just LOVE YUJA WANG!!! Not only a Real Beauty, but So TALENTED Lady!!!

Just played it the first time. Can't better earlier comments, esp about the whole ensemble... but watching Yuja particularly in the andante brought on emotional sensory overload...such joy, talent, and beauty seems too much. 💕💕💕 One could die happy.

Happy surprise! Yes, I was there to listen to this!

@DrDLL99

4 жыл бұрын

luckyyy

@victorinoxavier9396

4 жыл бұрын

lucky person

A swimmer up the river, a skater when there is ice, a hummingbird when there is a flower, an eagle when there is a heaven, this is how I think about and listen to Yuja Wang in this Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2. As I said before.

@not2tees

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the poetry.

@madlynhansen5458

3 жыл бұрын

I bought the Brahms Piano Concerto Nr 2 when I was 12 years old, and it still can make me cry at 73 yrs old! I always stop and listen to it, when it comes my way. ( I still have that 1959 recording. I must buy a record player to play it on once more!) Thanks to all of you for appreciating it together with me.

The andante is played very poetically, like in a reverie. Very sweet.

@rr7firefly

3 жыл бұрын

There are days when I am sustained by Andantes. I have heard every second movement of every Mozart Piano Concerto countless times. And still I return.