Stravinsky himself was unable to play this work -- which he transcribed for solo piano for Arthur Rubinstein -- because he did not have the left hand technique. This performance by Ms. Wang is phenomenal. But not, in my opinion, as good as that of Maurizio Pollini: th-cam.com/video/pTW8lIB3hI8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=5cehjF0tm2nRaisC
@@marshallartz395 I heard Rubinstein perform it in Carnegie Hall in the late 50's or early 60's. I may still have the program somewhere. Wang is truly unbelievable!
Bravo! She absolutely captures the Russian flavour and rhythm. This is even better than some two piano versions I've heard. Almost superhuman, not just technique but SO musical too. Stravinsky would have been very impressed I'm sure.
The one piano transcription is often almost identical to the original two piano version (at least for the first movement), in several places it actually has more notes.
yup this was definitely great. however i'd recommend you give florian feilmar's and evegyn kissin's recordings a listen too, as in terms of speed or dynamics they have the upper hand
The piano version is not intended to sound like the full orchestra, because it can't. Playing this, the player can "feel" the rhythm through the attack on the keys; it's about motion, how the piano sounds playing tone clusters and dissonance. It's supposed to sound like a piano playing an orchestral piece. Her version here, is simply outstanding!
out of this world.: one of the most absurd and difficult piano scores ever, nailed to absolute perfection in spirit and technique. i can’t believe my ears and eyes ❤️
As an avid music listener, I can easily say that Yuja Wang is the best pianist in the scene in terms of rhythmic capabilities. I have seen no other as competent as Yuja Wang in this realm. Since, the modern piano is a rhythm instrument in its origins, she is really aware of the fact that this instrument should be played in this respect. Her performance on one and only Stravinsky’s Petruschka’s Russian Dance is simply enchanting and highly unique. Most likely, his father affected her feelings of rhythm very much, inasmuch as he is a concert percussionist. I consider Yuja Wang as my favorite classical pianist in the world right now. I admire her every work. Such a versatile musician. Influential. I want to thank Ms. Yang for everything she did for the cultural heritage of music. I hope I can meet her one day. Long story short, she is one of the best pianists I have ever listened throughout the entire music history. And few of the bests, maybe the best, in terms of rhythmic performance.
Yuja Wang has made Stravinsky's spirit very very happy with this performance...She is truly a genius...also...shout out to the videographer/lighting/ directing of this...all genius!
Because I live in San Francisco, I get to see Yuja play frequently, including seeing her play this piece last fall at her recital. Incredible! The music director here, Michael Tilson Thomas, has a great connection with her and, in fact, she stays at his house when she is in town. She played with the orchestra last weekend and, along with the scheduled performance, she played a solo encore of a short, jazzy upbeat piece that he wrote specifically for her. Great moment at the concert hall. I count myself lucky. She is phenomenal.
I studied this for O level in 1969. Hated it for the first two weeks (I was 14.) Afterwards became obsessed with it. Now, I'm a boring old fart of 62. Here is Yuja Wang playing the piano's socks off, and rekindling my love for it once again. But here's the worst bit. Why was Miss Wang not there when I was a lad?! I'd have had pictures of her everywhere. One on my bedroom wall. Legitimately of course, with the legend "Now go and practice" at the bottom of the poster.
Decades ago after hearing the Piano version played by Pollini I was unable to hear the Orchestra version for years. A few years back I rekindled a love for the Orch version, thanks to Fiore, but on the piano, Pollini has been all alone until now! Several works that I thought I knew too well in too many versions have yet again come to life for me in her interpretations.
Stravinsky wrote this to be very challenging but still having room for musicality(to persuade a pianist to play his music).She certainly brings this piece to its full potential.
Extraordinary performance. Yuja's techhnique is remarkable - speed, accuracy, evenness, clarity, dynamics - all with seemingly ease. She creates huge power in the final section (13:01), so much so that it sounds like an orchestra playing.
This is THE most amazing performance of this piece I have heard, So much control, SO MANY COLORS, so much dimension, and you perfectly understand this. I bow down to you oh great master
This is simply unbelievable- the blending of ferocious technique and consummate musicality is a wonder to behold. I find myself constantly holding my breath for fear she can't keep it up, but she does. What a treasure. Ive watched many videos of hers, but this one is staggering.
Everything Ms. Wang plays is flawless! I especially love her performance of Schumann's piano concerto...she is having so much fun. Ms. Wang is my Goddess!
Truly off-the-charts brilliant. In some ways, Yuja Wang’s performance is more colorful than the orchestral score. I’m so glad we have this on film, or no one would believe it. One of the most exciting and brilliant piano performances ever recorded . I wish Stravinsky could have heard this.
their computer messed up because of the amazing video, so the web browser wasnt able to handle it and it showed both the symbols as LIKE so it was a 50% chance of hitting the correct button, the real like.
I love watching her hands and fingers. They're so fast the video is a blur. while her face stays so calm. seems unbelievable that this can be done. what physical, mental, intellectual skills this requires, and she has. yikes. have you seen a more amazing performance?
Right on the mark!!! Definitely about relaxation and even more importantly isolation. We pianists somehow have to find a way to instantly isolate and flex specific muscle groups while relaxing other muscle groups so we can easily transition which muscles are being used within a split secon and some muscles aren't even used at all, she clearly has perfect relaxation which probably means she has a steel mind as well. (Some people are blessed with super fast nerve signals too)
the face remaining calm is a pretty easy thing. the video is blurry due to poor framerate. i can even link you to a video of a performance 1.5 minutes faster lol also I'm not saying she's bad, this is one my favourite recordings of petruchka due to the way she played some parts scherzando
Assolutamente d'accordo anch'io. Strepitosa. Ascoltata dal vivo è sublime! Ancora ricordo i brividi durante l'esecuzione del meraviglioso Le Valse di quel genio di Ravel...
Yuja is both the reason why I keep playing, and the reason why I sometimes feel like quitting because I will never be THAT good. I've seen many, many performances of Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka, both recorded and live. It is considered THE virtuoso capstone of the standard repertoire. Stravinsky's writing is ingenious, going beyond the glorious pianistic effects of the Romantics like Liszt and Rachmaninoff and exhibiting a totally new and innovative technique. The piano sparkles and glitters as if bursting into color. The energy is boundless and infectious, the tunes and brilliant characterizations instantly memorable, and the sheer athleticism is exhilarating. Yuja lives up to the piece's reputation and brings an imagination and vision that I haven't heard from anyone else. Her technical chops allow her interpretation to stamp on this piece in a way that no one else can match. There is so much to love in this fabulous performance, and I could harp on it for hours, but I had to listen again several times at 11:15 when there is an extra line woven into the LH so beautifully and seamlessly.
Graceful, and powerful at the same time - this girl has a mighty spirit i think. All the pure sound she grasps from the piano can be possible from a lover of life!
+marcelo ratzkowski Among comparatively shorter pieces, I absolutely agree. For full pieces, here I've found amazing performances of my two favorite piano concerti, Rachmoninov's Third and Bartok's Second.
Ah, yes, Rachmaninoff is my favorite. My favorite's his second concerto, but I love no. 3 as well. Which performances are you talking about? I'd love to check them out.
About five years ago I attended a piano exhibition which was intended to show off all the new pianos that were available. Then I heard this and walked over to where a youngish man was playing. I was in total awe at the way he tackled this very difficult piece . not to mention e played the entire piano solo to the very end to a huge round of applause. I cant play this as its out of my league
Only the very best Pianists can play this music up to this standard. Yuja creates a rainbow of sound in this video, quite an amazing pianist. I would LIKE to hear any of the fabled pianists of the past get anywhere near the quality which she produces here on this piece of music.
Excellently performed by the extraordinary Yuja Wang, so talented, so nice, so dynamic!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃
HELL YEASSSSS!!!!!!!! I TOTALLY AGREE, she is an unbelievable master, Anyone missing that wasn't paying attention, or hasn't looked at how difficult this piece actually is. It's like the black diamonds of repertoire and I am inspired
Agree with my own evaluation of 10 months ago. The film maker did a brilliant job. The piano keys come to life. I wonder what the 55 disagreeable people were thinking (that is 1 in 26, a frightening number)?
Bennett Markel True, as a small pianist myself I look at music not as a masterpiece but as emotions and wild colours of the person who made this music piece or the person playing it. This is why I love Glenn Gould's work, he doesn't show his emotion he shows the emotion of the maker of the piano piece.
In the time this video has been up, it deserves 150 MILLION hits, not 150 thousand. I completely disagree with Johnny Cashe's comments. I've heard several different orchestral recordings as well as several on the piano. The only thing I can guess is that Cashe thinks the piano should sound just like an orchestra. The piano can do things an orchestra can not, and vice versa. Furthermore, what comes before and after 8:58 is different in this arrangement by Stravinsky -- who was a pianist himself. To copy an orchestra in tempo, phrasing and dynamics would be misguided and MUSICALLY DISASTROUS! This recording is stunning, beyond the pale genius. Music flows from her every pore. I fear for Wang's ability to keep a level head in the face of remarks like that, but it's true.
75 years old, I’ve heard scores and scores of pianists play that. Never heard such a thing before. Stunning is a weak adjective. This is extra-terrestrial. Technically incomparable, musically irreproachable. I don’t know of anybody else at the moment who could just equal that.
@Carborundumkid Quite honestly, I've never heard this piece played quite like Ms. Wang here. I never fully appreciated this piece until I experienced Wang's interpretation here and in concert. Her sensitivity and control give it many vivid layers and colors, which I failed to find in other versions. Of course I've heard Pollini. But it's not fair to compare such different interpretations from such different times.
I've listened to other performances-- 2 by Weissenberg, others by pianists I can't recall right now, and this. I like Wang's performance quite a lot. I'm most accustomed to the (1970?) Weissenberg LP but each version has its own magical moments. There aren't many recordings of this Petrushka. Wang pleases me. If we compare this Petruska video with that of Weissenberg I have to say that (even though the production value is crude by comparison) I like this one better. Listening without the video each is splendid, rollicking, fun.
I tried to learn this 40 years ago and gave up after a couple months. I HEARD ONE FUMBLE Yuja, hah! I'm petty out of pure jealousy. People who want to "hear" this music should listen to a great orchestra play it, then get hold of Rubinstein's recording. The piano version was written for him. I always thought the stories about Mozart were apocryphal, but after listening to Wang and seeing her very early recordings, I realize such freaks of nature really exist. We must all pray that she draws as much personal satisfaction from her talent as the rest of us do -- those of us with ears to hear.
Do you happen to know where I can find that Rubinstein recording you're talking about? I had heard Stravinsky wrote the piano version with the hope of Rubinstein playing it (successfully, apparently), but haven't been able to find a recording so far. If you have a link, please message me so I can finally listen to it!
swordchucks4life I guess Rubinstein never recorded it. I heard it on WFMT as a child and it left a deep impression. I just assumed... But it must have been live, or somebody else's recording of a live performance.
swordchucks4life Rubinstein has indeed not officially recorded this, but he has played the piece in concerts. The "Arthur Rubinstein - The Complete Album Collection" (142 CDs, 2 DVDs) includes a live recording from Carnegie Hall in 1961. But don't hold your breath - his performance is not comparable to Yuja's, nor Pollini's, Béroff's, or Weissenberg's: at the age of 74, his technique and power are still amazing, but I don't think he still had the power to differentiate in this music (most of his performance is fff ... fffff), plus he may be playing a slightly different version.
I'm not a Yuja Wang fan , but I'm starting to becoming one , she is phenomenal . I also love Sokolov , he is a beast in it . I also must confess that I really must stop being sexist .
Absolutely unheard-of and novel. I thought that the best interpretation of this hairy piece was by Maurizio Pollini in 1971, superseding the legendary take of Alexis Weissenberg in the 1960s. It seems that there is no limit to Yuja's pianistic abilities. She is a true pianistic genius!
Corrado Grandis Thanks, dear friend, following up to my musical comments a bit, there are many. And your English is perfect:) But if you like, you can comment in Italian as well. I am very much criticized by some hard-core guys from Europe who think they have all the knowledge-you will see when you look at more of my comments. But never mind:)
Corrado Grandis Oh, thanks for your excellent idea, Corrado. I see now that I was too restrictive to make the site only in English … oh gosh, how could I overlook that. Thanks a thousand times, my friend. You encourage me to take up the work again and add site versions in German, French, Spanish, and Italian.
Stravinsky himself was unable to play this work -- which he transcribed for solo piano for Arthur Rubinstein -- because he did not have the left hand technique. This performance by Ms. Wang is phenomenal. But not, in my opinion, as good as that of Maurizio Pollini: th-cam.com/video/pTW8lIB3hI8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=5cehjF0tm2nRaisC
davidhertzberg:
And I believe Arthur Rubinstein never performed the work in public .
i dont think stravinsky was a virtuoso of piano
The Classical Nerd of Classical
He must to even compose this Piece
Marshall Artz He did, but not really the best performances of this piece to be honest..
@@marshallartz395
I heard Rubinstein perform it in Carnegie Hall in the late 50's or early 60's. I may still have the program somewhere. Wang is truly unbelievable!
Bravo! She absolutely captures the Russian flavour and rhythm. This is even better than some two piano versions I've heard. Almost superhuman, not just technique but SO musical too. Stravinsky would have been very impressed I'm sure.
The one piano transcription is often almost identical to the original two piano version (at least for the first movement), in several places it actually has more notes.
yup this was definitely great.
however i'd recommend you give florian feilmar's and evegyn kissin's recordings a listen too, as in terms of speed or dynamics they have the upper hand
@@pleasecontactme4274 Nope.
@@andrevandermerwe5572 Bruh wat
The piano version is not intended to sound like the full orchestra, because it can't. Playing this, the player can "feel" the rhythm through the attack on the keys; it's about motion, how the piano sounds playing tone clusters and dissonance. It's supposed to sound like a piano playing an orchestral piece. Her version here, is simply outstanding!
I guess I’ll just dance 🕺
out of this world.: one of the most absurd and difficult piano scores ever, nailed to absolute perfection in spirit and technique. i can’t believe my ears and eyes ❤️
As an avid music listener, I can easily say that Yuja Wang is the best pianist in the scene in terms of rhythmic capabilities. I have seen no other as competent as Yuja Wang in this realm. Since, the modern piano is a rhythm instrument in its origins, she is really aware of the fact that this instrument should be played in this respect. Her performance on one and only Stravinsky’s Petruschka’s Russian Dance is simply enchanting and highly unique. Most likely, his father affected her feelings of rhythm very much, inasmuch as he is a concert percussionist. I consider Yuja Wang as my favorite classical pianist in the world right now. I admire her every work. Such a versatile musician. Influential. I want to thank Ms. Yang for everything she did for the cultural heritage of music. I hope I can meet her one day. Long story short, she is one of the best pianists I have ever listened throughout the entire music history. And few of the bests, maybe the best, in terms of rhythmic performance.
I agree with you on her rhythmic ability. She is an astounding pianist and also very generous to the audience.
i agree with you however would you like me to name a few pianists better than her? just if you wanna know more
@@pleasecontactme4274 I'd be happy to have names of equally talented players
스트라빈스키 - 페트루슈카 중 3개의 악장
00:00 러시아 무곡 Danse Russe
02:28 페트루슈카의 방 Chez Petrouchka
06:47 축제 La Semaine Grasse
This makes me so happy. The way she sparkles through the bouncy bits. Love it. Such energy and no affectation.
yep those parts were so entertaining to watch
Yuja Wang has made Stravinsky's spirit very very happy with this performance...She is truly a genius...also...shout out to the videographer/lighting/ directing of this...all genius!
Because I live in San Francisco, I get to see Yuja play frequently, including seeing her play this piece last fall at her recital. Incredible! The music director here, Michael Tilson Thomas, has a great connection with her and, in fact, she stays at his house when she is in town. She played with the orchestra last weekend and, along with the scheduled performance, she played a solo encore of a short, jazzy upbeat piece that he wrote specifically for her. Great moment at the concert hall. I count myself lucky. She is phenomenal.
I love making occasional trips up to the hall for big performances, saw her play the 2nd Chopin piano concerto. It was fantastic.
drdellaman i’ jealous
I studied this for O level in 1969. Hated it for the first two weeks (I was 14.) Afterwards became obsessed with it. Now, I'm a boring old fart of 62. Here is Yuja Wang playing the piano's socks off, and rekindling my love for it once again. But here's the worst bit. Why was Miss Wang not there when I was a lad?! I'd have had pictures of her everywhere. One on my bedroom wall. Legitimately of course, with the legend "Now go and practice" at the bottom of the poster.
62 is not old and it s high time you go back to your keyboard❤😂
Yuja Wang is quite the most fantastic pianist I have heard. And, as if that is not enough she is also adorably beautiful. A sensation in every respect
Decades ago after hearing the Piano version played by Pollini I was unable to hear the Orchestra version for years. A few years back I rekindled a love for the Orch version, thanks to Fiore, but on the piano, Pollini has been all alone until now! Several works that I thought I knew too well in too many versions have yet again come to life for me in her interpretations.
Stravinsky wrote this to be very challenging but still having room for musicality(to persuade a pianist to play his music).She certainly brings this piece to its full potential.
Extraordinary performance. Yuja's techhnique is remarkable - speed, accuracy, evenness, clarity, dynamics - all with seemingly ease. She creates huge power in the final section (13:01), so much so that it sounds like an orchestra playing.
This is THE most amazing performance of this piece I have heard, So much control, SO MANY COLORS, so much dimension, and you perfectly understand this. I bow down to you oh great master
This is simply unbelievable- the blending of ferocious technique and consummate musicality is a wonder to behold. I find myself constantly holding my breath for fear she can't keep it up, but she does. What a treasure.
Ive watched many videos of hers, but this one is staggering.
Every once in a while I have to remind myself of how great Stravinsky is.
Oh my god the DEXTERITY YOU NEED FOR THIS !!!! This is otherworldly
Everything Ms. Wang plays is flawless! I especially love her performance of Schumann's piano concerto...she is having so much fun. Ms. Wang is my Goddess!
I keep hearing other versions, but I always come back to this one. I've been hearing it almost everyday for some time now.
A stunning performance. Such precision, energy and feeling...
She has two right hands
Kevin Canavan her left hand is stronger than my right hand!
plot twist huh XD
*three
Absolutely wrong she has 10 fingers
@@pleasecontactme4274 ☀️
You need to have heard the orchestral version of Petruschka to appreciate how incredibly fire this performance is.
She has the energy of the entire orchestra in her two hands! Love the piece, love her interpretation
Truly off-the-charts brilliant. In some ways, Yuja Wang’s performance is more colorful than the orchestral score. I’m so glad we have this on film, or no one would believe it. One of the most exciting and brilliant piano performances ever recorded . I wish Stravinsky could have heard this.
How could anyone put their thumbs down on Yuja playing Petrouchka? Unbelievable.
They are Australians.
Hugo Woods How do you know Aussies dont like Piano
Usually maybe they thumbs down because they don't like Asian people ...
They were so moved by ecstasy that they didn't know the difference between up and down.
their computer messed up because of the amazing video, so the web browser wasnt able to handle it and it showed both the symbols as LIKE so it was a 50% chance of hitting the correct button, the real like.
I appreciate her playing and that she makes just music. And love that she plunges on music and lives on it! Thanks for sharing!!
i really doubt history will ever forget how brilliant yuja wang is. what a dent to leave on the art.
That was an incredible performance of one of my favorite pieces. Just incredible.
Excellent memory that she doesn't even need the score when playing this rare piece. It's amazing that Yuja has such a wide range of repertoire.
I love watching her hands and fingers. They're so fast the video is a blur. while her face stays so calm. seems unbelievable that this can be done. what physical, mental, intellectual skills this requires, and she has. yikes. have you seen a more amazing performance?
BeammeupSpotty
I have heard its about relaxation.
Cant play this fast tensed up.
BeammeupSpotty :
You: “Have you seen a more amazing performance ?”
Me: “No.”
Right on the mark!!! Definitely about relaxation and even more importantly isolation. We pianists somehow have to find a way to instantly isolate and flex specific muscle groups while relaxing other muscle groups so we can easily transition which muscles are being used within a split secon and some muscles aren't even used at all, she clearly has perfect relaxation which probably means she has a steel mind as well. (Some people are blessed with super fast nerve signals too)
the face remaining calm is a pretty easy thing. the video is blurry due to poor framerate. i can even link you to a video of a performance 1.5 minutes faster lol
also I'm not saying she's bad, this is one my favourite recordings of petruchka due to the way she played some parts scherzando
i wanted to be Igor Stravinsky when I grew up, I settled for Dermatology.
great
Everyone knows Lemmon is good for the skin.
i thought you wanted to be john lennon
Well my name is Igor, all that's left is to change the last name and start composing :D
Stravinsky was NOT gay!! He was married and had female lovers, one of whom was Coco Chanel, the dress designer.
Yuja Wang è un mostro di tecnica abbinata ad una rara genialità interpretativa.
+Alberto Leggeri Assolutamente d'accordo
Assolutamente d'accordo anch'io. Strepitosa. Ascoltata dal vivo è sublime! Ancora ricordo i brividi durante l'esecuzione del meraviglioso Le Valse di quel genio di Ravel...
Yuja is both the reason why I keep playing, and the reason why I sometimes feel like quitting because I will never be THAT good.
I've seen many, many performances of Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka, both recorded and live. It is considered THE virtuoso capstone of the standard repertoire. Stravinsky's writing is ingenious, going beyond the glorious pianistic effects of the Romantics like Liszt and Rachmaninoff and exhibiting a totally new and innovative technique. The piano sparkles and glitters as if bursting into color. The energy is boundless and infectious, the tunes and brilliant characterizations instantly memorable, and the sheer athleticism is exhilarating. Yuja lives up to the piece's reputation and brings an imagination and vision that I haven't heard from anyone else. Her technical chops allow her interpretation to stamp on this piece in a way that no one else can match. There is so much to love in this fabulous performance, and I could harp on it for hours, but I had to listen again several times at 11:15 when there is an extra line woven into the LH so beautifully and seamlessly.
Just as good (possibly better) is the version done by Oxana Shevchenko. Look up that work. Also very impressive. Very lively rendering.
A master work in the hands of a young master ... wonderful!
#1 performance of this phenomenal work. Stravinsky woud have given her a standing "O", and dedicated this work to her! What a gift she has.
pezzo meraviglioso e modernissimo di Stravinsky, esecuzione eccezionale della pianista. BELLISSIMO
Graceful, and powerful at the same time - this girl has a mighty spirit i think. All the pure sound she grasps from the piano can be possible from a lover of life!
What incredible flow! (using the hip hop definition of the word) Mind-body perfection. Total enlightenment.
Fantastic piece and superb performance. Thanks for posting.
Technical skill doesn't go
beyond this.
As very often Yuja Wang does the impossible.
De nuevo Yuja con su acostumbrada energía y la fuerza telúrica de Stravinsky... ¡bravo!
Whether you like her interpretation or not, you have to admit it is pretty incredible playing.
This may be my favorite piano piece on youtube.
+marcelo ratzkowski Among comparatively shorter pieces, I absolutely agree. For full pieces, here I've found amazing performances of my two favorite piano concerti, Rachmoninov's Third and Bartok's Second.
Ah, yes, Rachmaninoff is my favorite. My favorite's his second concerto, but I love no. 3 as well. Which performances are you talking about? I'd love to check them out.
For the Rach 3, one of the greatest has to be Martha Argerich's, recorded live in 1981.
About five years ago I attended a piano exhibition which was intended to show off all the new pianos that were available. Then I heard this and walked over to where a youngish man was playing. I was in total awe at the way he tackled this very difficult piece . not to mention e played the entire piano solo to the very end to a huge round of applause. I cant play this as its out of my league
I tried it and couldn't play it. Liszt's Sonata is a bean next to this.
1:58 - 2:27 Her tone color is so rich.
yellow
Unbelievable playing by Yuja Wang. No other pianist can get near her performance of this music.
@@lovemetupollini?
Only the very best Pianists can play this music up to this standard. Yuja creates a rainbow of sound in this video, quite an amazing pianist. I would LIKE to hear any of the fabled pianists of the past get anywhere near the quality which she produces here on this piece of music.
Excellently performed by the extraordinary Yuja Wang, so talented, so nice, so dynamic!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃
Absolutely mind-bogglingly fantastic.Thank you orangejamtw.
Superb! Just absolutely superb. Yuga just amazes me. She is such an Artist, and I love her art.
I think she has taken piano playing to a new level.
Aplausos, aplausos y más aplausos. Mil gracias.
Yuja Wang is MAGNIFICIENT
HELL YEASSSSS!!!!!!!! I TOTALLY AGREE, she is an unbelievable master, Anyone missing that wasn't paying attention, or hasn't looked at how difficult this piece actually is. It's like the black diamonds of repertoire and I am inspired
Pure perfection! All that anyone can fully ask for!
Yuja Wang makes me happy! Well, I'm happy as it is, but Yuja Wang makes me even happier!
She’s amazing! This is one of my favorite pieces and she nails it!
Agree with my own evaluation of 10 months ago. The film maker did a brilliant job. The piano keys come to life. I wonder what the 55 disagreeable people were thinking (that is 1 in 26, a frightening number)?
Bennett Markel True, as a small pianist myself I look at music not as a masterpiece but as emotions and wild colours of the person who made this music piece or the person playing it. This is why I love Glenn Gould's work, he doesn't show his emotion he shows the emotion of the maker of the piano piece.
Bella YUJA!!! Bravo!!! La música que interpretas es maravillosa.
Brava! Superb performance!
Wonderfully played. Captivating . Love the interpretation .
I think Stravinsky would approve. This is wonderful.
Two words: PURE MAGIC.
In the time this video has been up, it deserves 150 MILLION hits, not 150 thousand.
I completely disagree with Johnny Cashe's comments. I've heard several different orchestral recordings as well as several on the piano. The only thing I can guess is that Cashe thinks the piano should sound just like an orchestra. The piano can do things an orchestra can not, and vice versa. Furthermore, what comes before and after 8:58 is different in this arrangement by Stravinsky -- who was a pianist himself. To copy an orchestra in tempo, phrasing and dynamics would be misguided and MUSICALLY DISASTROUS!
This recording is stunning, beyond the pale genius. Music flows from her every pore. I fear for Wang's ability to keep a level head in the face of remarks like that, but it's true.
Que bonito! Es una obra realmente difícil, muy bien interpretada. Gracias Yuja
Así es
7:44 I love the fast playing in the middle of the piano with that beautiful melody sticking out
75 years old, I’ve heard scores and scores of pianists play that. Never heard such a thing before.
Stunning is a weak adjective.
This is extra-terrestrial.
Technically incomparable, musically irreproachable.
I don’t know of anybody else at the moment who could just equal that.
@Carborundumkid Quite honestly, I've never heard this piece played quite like Ms. Wang here. I never fully appreciated this piece until I experienced Wang's interpretation here and in concert. Her sensitivity and control give it many vivid layers and colors, which I failed to find in other versions. Of course I've heard Pollini. But it's not fair to compare such different interpretations from such different times.
Fantastic by Yuja !
OMG...This is just awesome!!
Grande espressione! Grande artista!
Bennett Markel
Wow! Yuja Wang and Stravinsky seem to be made for each other.
Bennett Markel Actually Yuja Wang was made for Music and Piano not jus Igor Stravinky's Petruchka
WOW, BREATHTAKING….BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH. THANK YOU YUJA.
What a memory
I've listened to other performances-- 2 by Weissenberg, others by pianists I can't recall right now, and this. I like Wang's performance quite a lot. I'm most accustomed to the (1970?) Weissenberg LP but each version has its own magical moments. There aren't many recordings of this Petrushka. Wang pleases me. If we compare this Petruska video with that of Weissenberg I have to say that (even though the production value is crude by comparison) I like this one better. Listening without the video each is splendid, rollicking, fun.
Wow! Impressive rendition. What skill!
Yuja Wang is the most beautiful human being that ever walked the Earth
I tried to learn this 40 years ago and gave up after a couple months. I HEARD ONE FUMBLE Yuja, hah! I'm petty out of pure jealousy.
People who want to "hear" this music should listen to a great orchestra play it, then get hold of Rubinstein's recording. The piano version was written for him.
I always thought the stories about Mozart were apocryphal, but after listening to Wang and seeing her very early recordings, I realize such freaks of nature really exist. We must all pray that she draws as much personal satisfaction from her talent as the rest of us do -- those of us with ears to hear.
Do you happen to know where I can find that Rubinstein recording you're talking about? I had heard Stravinsky wrote the piano version with the hope of Rubinstein playing it (successfully, apparently), but haven't been able to find a recording so far. If you have a link, please message me so I can finally listen to it!
swordchucks4life I guess Rubinstein never recorded it. I heard it on WFMT as a child and it left a deep impression. I just assumed... But it must have been live, or somebody else's recording of a live performance.
swordchucks4life Rubinstein has indeed not officially recorded this, but he has played the piece in concerts. The "Arthur Rubinstein - The Complete Album Collection" (142 CDs, 2 DVDs) includes a live recording from Carnegie Hall in 1961. But don't hold your breath - his performance is not comparable to Yuja's, nor Pollini's, Béroff's, or Weissenberg's: at the age of 74, his technique and power are still amazing, but I don't think he still had the power to differentiate in this music (most of his performance is fff ... fffff), plus he may be playing a slightly different version.
rickideemus I play it. 😃 learnt it in 4 months from memory.
But I can guarantee it's not half as good as Yuja Wang's version. 😕
swordchucks4life it used to be online bury they took it down. It really wasn't very good. Lots of won't notes and heavy.
tres bien!!!!
what a great performance!
i will never be able be able to get over this .. and it opens with my favourite bit :D
Fantastique mémoire incroyable !
I'm not a Yuja Wang fan , but I'm starting to becoming one , she is phenomenal . I also love Sokolov , he is a beast in it . I also must confess that I really must stop being sexist .
life's too short to be sexist
loboris1995
Its a hard job when she continues
to wear tight outfits.
Yeah, it's kind of like in the old days when black athletes were hated, even when they were better players
¡ QUE GENIALIDADES ! . . . TANTO COMPOSITOR como la Jóven y Bella INTÉRPRETE . . .
Stunning! Bravo!
The ghost of petrushka lives in those hands! Astonishing
once she said somehow "I identify myself with Petrouschka"
Absolutely unheard-of and novel. I thought that the best interpretation of this hairy piece was by Maurizio Pollini in 1971, superseding the legendary take of Alexis Weissenberg in the 1960s.
It seems that there is no limit to Yuja's pianistic abilities. She is a true pianistic genius!
Very different genius: a pianist with amazing abilities!
Corrado Grandis Thanks, dear friend, following up to my musical comments a bit, there are many. And your English is perfect:) But if you like, you can comment in Italian as well. I am very much criticized by some hard-core guys from Europe who think they have all the knowledge-you will see when you look at more of my comments. But never mind:)
Thanks my Peter! We are not afraid of criticism....and my multi-language website? If you do so it? Would be almost unknown Richter’s blog. Hi Corrado
Corrado Grandis Oh, thanks for your excellent idea, Corrado. I see now that I was too restrictive to make the site only in English … oh gosh, how could I overlook that. Thanks a thousand times, my friend. You encourage me to take up the work again and add site versions in German, French, Spanish, and Italian.
Bravo!!!! My great Peter!
Wow!!! She is sooo good.!
This woman has the hands of a goddess.
Yujia is talent and full of passion~~
Amazing, unbeliavable performance
Extraordinaire !
Questo e bellissimo !
C,est tres merveilleux ! Merci !
Me encanta! Es una obra tan difícil! Fantástica interpretación, me imagino perfectamente todas las escenas.
Without words. This is awesome!
💐💐💕💕 simplement Fabuleux !!
Simply the best!
A very big.............AGREE !! Bravo Yuja Wang !
THE SOUNDS... I'm DYING!!!
One can tell that she has lots of self-discipline, and surely a perfectionistic piano teacher.
I couldn't agree more! She's one of the best!
THAT STRIDE SECTION AT 12 MINUTES. OH MY GOD!!!!
perfect. perfect. perfect. Amazing!!!!