Alexander and S Kawai are perfectly unified. In one of his interviews, he talked about Shigeru Kawai’s beautiful watercolour ‘blurred’ undefined sound - typically Japanese aesthetic nature - really matches his image of Chopin’s music - personal, complex and flexible. Shigeru’s piano sings as if he finally finds his master. Very interesting pedalling too. I look forward to coming to your recital.
I love your insight . Another ( Japanese person ) commented that she felt Japanese feeling .also the deep and soft sound of bass range is soothing . I think the Kawai’s sounds match with delicate and complex sounds of Chopin . I’m surprised that 3 final contesters choose Kawai at this competition alongside with Fazoli. I didn’t know this pianist until now , but I like his style and sensitivity . Good luck for him .
A perfect balance between a sharp technic, a musically in Chopin spirit, some blur effect, a very adjusted sense of rubato : a result : the most pleasant competitor to listen again and again. Bravissimo
Piekne przezycie muzyki Chopina i jego tesknoty za Ojczyczyzna Polska stworzyl tak piekne utwory Ogladnie to balsam dla duszy Gdyby nie jeden dysonans w ogladaniu czesto pokazywanie zamaskowanych ludzi smutnych bez usmiechu z tej uczty muzyki ❤🌷💕😊😊👧❤❤
An absolutely incredible performance. Everything is there. Excellent musicianship, stunning colors, and an outstanding symbiotic relationship with the piano.
È una meraviglia ascoltare queste musiche in una tale perfezione di esecuzione. Non mi stancherei mai di ascoltare. Bravissimo. In bocca al lupo per la vittoria.
How can anyone say that the Kawai is inferior to this or that? Its sound is so mellow and organic that only a souless person could dislike it. Anf Gadjev was obviously born to it. They belong to each other.
Wunderschöne Aufführung dieser romantischen und fein oder perfekt komponierten Klavierwerke in verschiedenen Tempi mit klarem doch zugleich anmutigem Anschlag und mit sorgfältig kontrollierter Dynamik. Echt intelligenter und genialer Pianist!
Čestitke Maestro Gadžijev! Za me boste vedno ogromni vir motivacije! Vaš koncert v Velenju mi je popolnoma spremenil način gledanja ter pristop do glasbe.
Александр, я поздравляю вас с победой, вы умница и очень талантливый человек, без всякого демонстрирования и показушности, вы просто несёте людям музыку, спасибо.
I don’t know piano very well, but I know his performance was absolutely fantastic. Not only his finger movements but also his facial expressions, his posture, and entire body are making beautiful sounds and deep atmosphere, which is impressive. After the 3rd round, I gave up telling which participants is the best, or better than he or she does. Everyone is great enough to be the finalists and like to give all of them a big applause.
Un pianista può suonare anche indossando una maschera di carnevale che copre il viso. Oppure può suonare con la lingua di fuori, o con un volto impassibile. Quello che conta è la musica.
completely drawn into his universe, can't imagine how amazing it will be to listen it on the spot. All my respects to Alexander Gadjiev! hope I'm able to experience it someday
Honestly, this was the most electrifying performance of this competition to me so far! During the sonata in B-flat minor, my heartbeat quickened. Throughout his entire performance he literally captured my full attention.
I'm a classical pianist and I've been studying this sonata for years. IMO, this is a wonderful rendition. But to call it the most electrifying performance in this competition is a stretch.
@@tonytony8747 I'm a classical pianist too. I've been studying Chopin since my childhood. To me it was the most electrifying performance together with Garcia's rendition of second piano concerto in the finals. We all have different perceptions. Music is very subjective. Some judges gave him 25 points, others gave him just 20. I would have given him 25 points but nobody has to agree with me.
Ebi gave Gadjiev ALL 25’s for stage1, stage2 AND stage3. And she only gave Bruce a 20. That’s ridiculous! Considering Gadjiev made a lot of mistakes and even improvised in earlier rounds. A few errors is ok, but all 25 for all 3 rounds? Gadjiev would be in 3rd if it wasn’t for Ebi’s bias….
@@LC-ig2jm You have to understand that different jurors apply different criteria. Akiko Ebi obviously doesn't place technical perfection and clean playing as her prioritised criteria. Now, when I think about the most famous pianists from the past, Horowitz and Rubinstein immediately come to my mind. If you listen closely to their live performances, you'll notice that they played lots of wrong notes. There are many instances where -for many people the greatest Chopin interpreter- Arthur Rubnstein had memory lapses and played dozens of wrong notes. Vladimir Horowitz's playing was always rich in wrong notes. There are thousands of pianists in the world who play cleaner than those two men. Yet why are we remembering them? Simply because their playing touched peoples hearts. Both had a strong personality in their playing. For this reason they are considered to be legends. Their technique isn't certainly the number one determining factor for their status as legends. Alexander Gadjiev played so little wrong notes that it didn't bother me at all. What struck me was his poetic approach. His playing touched me each time. Bruce Liu is fantastic. I agree with you (and everybody in the jury). However he didn't touch me personally so much as Gadjiev and Garcia. Bruce's playing is certainly very athletic and fresh but I wouldn't have given him 25 points because Of certain reasons: he played mostly sparkling pieces- he didn't show his lyric side. In the concerto he was tense at moments, banged some accords, didn't have enough tone in the second movement. His greatest quality is his incredible leggiero and crisp articulation. I think that Gadjiev's intimate style is more in accordance with Chopin's own introverted personality and noble vision. Of course: NOBODY HAS TO AGREE WITH ME!
@@sobakakustovsky3909 Ebi gave Cho the highest score of all the pianists in 2015. Cho was a fabulous technical pianist in 2015, but he was by far NOT the most lyrical. Kate Liu and Hamelin were the lyrical ones in 2015. But Ebi gave Kate Liu a score of "3" (!) as a final ranking in 2015. A score of “3” in 2015 is outrageous for Kate Liu! Almost as bad as Entremont's "1" for Cho. By that account, you cannot say Ebi prefers lyricism over technique. Because Cho is not 6 points higher than Kate Liu in 2015! If you think Bruce isn't lyrical, listen to his heart-felt romance in the Concerto from the concert with Eva(who should have gotten a prize). Or Bruce’s nocturne in stage 1 or his Scherzo in E major. Bruce was actually a little off on the day of the final, but he certainly was right on during the concert with Eva. There's no way Ebi should be giving a 25 to Gadjiev while giving Liu a 20. This is misusing the scoring system to downgrade 1 great pianist in favor of another.. There should be 2 separate set of scores in a piano competition. A technical score, and an artistic score. And it should be scored from 1-5, NOT 1-10. This way, a biased juror can't give a technically flawed performance a perfect score just because they "like" the pianist better. Or a technically perfect pianist a "1" just because the juror don't like him or her.
I enjoyed his Sonata very much!! He passed though in my opinion!! Well played sir, well played....:D Ohh and the Funeral March and the dark and scary borderline atonal 4th movement sounded beautiful on that Kawai too btw!!!
Thanks to those performance, I could found two incredibly important things. First of all, I knew the pianist, ALEXANDER GADJIEV. In addition, I could listen to Shigeru Kawai unlimited sound. Finally, I could prepare Shigeru Kawai SK-7 as a my new piano. Thank you Mr. ALEXANDER.
I haven, t heard all the pianists going to the finale. But from those very good I have this one is the best. He plays clearly, brilliant, transparent, romantic, with force but not forceful. He transported me to his world and didn, t matter where he was anymore. It was only him and Chopin. Didn, t like the too fast tempo of the Sonata though.
Gadjiev’s combined 1,2,3 stage score was 65.82. Only Bruce Liu’s 69.25 was higher than him. So I don’t know why he shared the 2nd prize. For the record, Bruce’s 69.25 is the highest score ever recorded. Even higher than Cho in 2015.
@@LC-ig2jm I don't care about score.I just talk about his humor which I felt with him.and Gadjiew is real artist which moved the judge's heart as an artist.(maybe not all) I am nothing against Bruce has got 1place. he deserves it.
There have been quite a few phenomenal B flat minor sonatas in round 3, but here’s why I think this one stands out the most: in the lyrical chord section directly after the march there’s a big fat intense chord which almost everyone rolls as did he at 42:00, but when it repeats at around 42:38 he plays it whole, which makes it way more intense. If you listen to Horowitz or even Rachmaninoff’s recording of this section, they too play that chord fully. It’s more consistent with the build up and is more climactic.
I completely agree...I've heard lots of pianists roll that chord both times, but not rolling the 2nd one honestly tells me quite a bit about this pianist....
Grandissimo Alessandro! So proud of you (your ex English teacher).
Congrats. His English is excellent!
He speaks English very well & can expressed his thoughts in its right/exact term...😇💯👍
ソナタ賞おめでとうございます!この時点では彼が1番だと思いました。b-moll素晴らしかった!KAWAIの響き最高!調律師さんgoodjob!
Alexander and S Kawai are perfectly unified. In one of his interviews, he talked about Shigeru Kawai’s beautiful watercolour ‘blurred’ undefined sound - typically Japanese aesthetic nature - really matches his image of Chopin’s music - personal, complex and flexible. Shigeru’s piano sings as if he finally finds his master. Very interesting pedalling too. I look forward to coming to your recital.
I love your insight . Another ( Japanese person ) commented that she felt Japanese feeling .also the deep and soft sound of bass range is soothing .
I think the Kawai’s sounds match with delicate and complex sounds of Chopin .
I’m surprised that 3 final contesters choose Kawai at this competition alongside with Fazoli.
I didn’t know this pianist until now , but I like his style and sensitivity . Good luck for him .
A perfect balance between a sharp technic, a musically in Chopin spirit, some blur effect, a very adjusted sense of rubato : a result : the most pleasant competitor to listen again and again. Bravissimo
Sans aucun doute une sonate d'une très grande qualité musicale... Et quelle Marche Funèbre.. J'en ai encore les larmes aux yeux.... Merci l'artiste !
What an outstanding, mesmerizing performance by Mr.Gadjev!
ＫＡＷＡＩの🎹を選んで頂いてありがとうございます☺️🎶🎵💕
This is sooooooo beautiful...
I wish him all the success. He deserves it!
It feels as if I'm hearing the polonaise-fantasie for the first time. Mesmerizing, very touching, even at times overwhelmingly beautiful
I was taken on a huge journey with your Sonata performance. Thank you so much.
Piekne przezycie muzyki Chopina i jego tesknoty za Ojczyczyzna Polska stworzyl tak piekne utwory Ogladnie to balsam dla duszy Gdyby nie jeden dysonans w ogladaniu czesto pokazywanie zamaskowanych ludzi smutnych bez usmiechu z tej uczty muzyki ❤🌷💕😊😊👧❤❤
całe szczęście już mamy to za sobą, ale obawiam się że mogą przyjść jeszcze gorsze czasy. Gady nie odpuszczą!
An absolutely incredible performance. Everything is there. Excellent musicianship, stunning colors, and an outstanding symbiotic relationship with the piano.
È una meraviglia ascoltare queste musiche in una tale perfezione di esecuzione. Non mi stancherei mai di ascoltare. Bravissimo. In bocca al lupo per la vittoria.
This is amazing! Great performance,Sonata b-moll. that will remain in posterity.
Bravissimo!!! Meritatissimo fra i finalisti!!!
Piękno muzyki Fryderyka Chopina to fenomen graniczący z cudem.
Best sonata!! You deserved!! Congratulation 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
You put your soul and heart into this communication with us. Thank you!
Veramente bravissimo!!! Grazie!! Serenità musicale, trasparente, dolce fermezza, pieno e terso.
How can anyone say that the Kawai is inferior to this or that? Its sound is so mellow and organic that only a souless person could dislike it. Anf Gadjev was obviously born to it. They belong to each other.
I keep coming back to this amazing performance. It moves me so much. Thank you!
なんて繊細な音だろう、、
おめでとうございます💐
Bravissimo Mr. Gadjiyev, you touch hearts! Brilliant performance. Heartfelt congratulations!
God the sonata was played so well. I keep coming back to it, it's like I'm addicted to it
Love the voicing on the Polonaise-Fantasy in A flat major, Op. 61 👏
He played so beautifully! Shigeru Kawai sounded outstanding!!! Thank you so much for sharing this video!
Wunderschöne Aufführung dieser romantischen und fein oder perfekt komponierten Klavierwerke in verschiedenen Tempi mit klarem doch zugleich anmutigem Anschlag und mit sorgfältig kontrollierter Dynamik. Echt intelligenter und genialer Pianist!
このソナタは飛び抜けて素晴らしい演奏ですね。こうあってほしいと再認識できる演奏でした。
Thank you for the high professionalism!
Astoundingly beautiful Sonata!
Čestitke Maestro Gadžijev! Za me boste vedno ogromni vir motivacije! Vaš koncert v Velenju mi je popolnoma spremenil način gledanja ter pristop do glasbe.
Александр, я поздравляю вас с победой, вы умница и очень талантливый человек, без всякого демонстрирования и показушности, вы просто несёте людям музыку, спасибо.
I don’t know piano very well, but I know his performance was absolutely fantastic. Not only his finger movements but also his facial expressions, his posture, and entire body are making beautiful sounds and deep atmosphere, which is impressive. After the 3rd round, I gave up telling which participants is the best, or better than he or she does. Everyone is great enough to be the finalists and like to give all of them a big applause.
Facial expressions have no importance at all!!
@@fnx0808 I agree wholeheartedly.
@@fnx0808 They certainly have a lot of importance to TH-cam (and many of its viewers obviously). Just look at the thumbnails in your video feed.
Un pianista può suonare anche indossando una maschera di carnevale che copre il viso. Oppure può suonare con la lingua di fuori, o con un volto impassibile. Quello che conta è la musica.
completely drawn into his universe, can't imagine how amazing it will be to listen it on the spot. All my respects to Alexander Gadjiev! hope I'm able to experience it someday
A master of colours!! Rooting for him
I really hope that you win !! in bocca al lupo! želim vam uspeh
Поздравляю с выходом в финал, очень рада за вас, надеюсь дальше все будет хорошо, удачи!!!!
Ogni volta che ascolto la sua sonata mi tocca le lacrime. Bravissimo...
He doesn't only look like an Indian guru, he also plays like one. So profound!
なんだろう とても日本的な情緒を感じる。KAWAIのピアノ🎹だからかな。低音域の柔らかく深い響き 癒やされる。SHIGERU KAWAI 良いピアノだなぁ。コンチェルトも楽しみ♪
Non capisco il giapponese, ma quando c'è un commento in giapponese c'è sempre la parola KAWAI nel testo :)
@@西尾文代-q1d Ora anche YAMAHA :D
@@西尾文代-q1d そうですね。私はKAWAI推しです。贔屓目なしで良い音だなぁ と思ったので。
@@umegghju Loro dicono che il suono Kawai è molto bello, sembra simpatica anima Giapponese.
@@とも-v6v 私の周りは日本人、イタリア人ともにKAWAI押しが多いですね。やっぱり音に温かみがあるからでしょうか・・
Einfach grossartig, in jede Hinsicht🎵👏
BRAVISSIMO!!! 💐💖👏🏻
His Sonata op.25 is magnificent. He will definitely rank in 3rd at the very least.
He got sonata prize!
This guy is a true artist... His playing is lyrical....
Honestly, this was the most electrifying performance of this competition to me so far! During the sonata in B-flat minor, my heartbeat quickened. Throughout his entire performance he literally captured my full attention.
I'm a classical pianist and I've been studying this sonata for years. IMO, this is a wonderful rendition. But to call it the most electrifying performance in this competition is a stretch.
@@tonytony8747 I'm a classical pianist too. I've been studying Chopin since my childhood. To me it was the most electrifying performance together with Garcia's rendition of second piano concerto in the finals. We all have different perceptions. Music is very subjective. Some judges gave him 25 points, others gave him just 20. I would have given him 25 points but nobody has to agree with me.
Ebi gave Gadjiev ALL 25’s for stage1, stage2 AND stage3. And she only gave Bruce a 20.
That’s ridiculous! Considering Gadjiev made a lot of mistakes and even improvised in earlier rounds. A few errors is ok, but all 25 for all 3 rounds?
Gadjiev would be in 3rd if it wasn’t for Ebi’s bias….
@@LC-ig2jm You have to understand that different jurors apply different criteria. Akiko Ebi obviously doesn't place technical perfection and clean playing as her prioritised criteria. Now, when I think about the most famous pianists from the past, Horowitz and Rubinstein immediately come to my mind. If you listen closely to their live performances, you'll notice that they played lots of wrong notes. There are many instances where -for many people the greatest Chopin interpreter- Arthur Rubnstein had memory lapses and played dozens of wrong notes. Vladimir Horowitz's playing was always rich in wrong notes. There are thousands of pianists in the world who play cleaner than those two men. Yet why are we remembering them? Simply because their playing touched peoples hearts. Both had a strong personality in their playing. For this reason they are considered to be legends. Their technique isn't certainly the number one determining factor for their status as legends. Alexander Gadjiev played so little wrong notes that it didn't bother me at all. What struck me was his poetic approach. His playing touched me each time. Bruce Liu is fantastic. I agree with you (and everybody in the jury). However he didn't touch me personally so much as Gadjiev and Garcia. Bruce's playing is certainly very athletic and fresh but I wouldn't have given him 25 points because Of certain reasons: he played mostly sparkling pieces- he didn't show his lyric side. In the concerto he was tense at moments, banged some accords, didn't have enough tone in the second movement. His greatest quality is his incredible leggiero and crisp articulation. I think that Gadjiev's intimate style is more in accordance with Chopin's own introverted personality and noble vision. Of course: NOBODY HAS TO AGREE WITH ME!
@@sobakakustovsky3909
Ebi gave Cho the highest score of all the pianists in 2015.
Cho was a fabulous technical pianist in 2015, but he was by far NOT the most lyrical. Kate Liu and Hamelin were the lyrical ones in 2015.
But Ebi gave Kate Liu a score of "3" (!) as a final ranking in 2015.
A score of “3” in 2015 is outrageous for Kate Liu! Almost as bad as Entremont's "1" for Cho.
By that account, you cannot say Ebi prefers lyricism over technique. Because Cho is not 6 points higher than Kate Liu in 2015!
If you think Bruce isn't lyrical, listen to his heart-felt romance in the Concerto from the concert with Eva(who should have gotten a prize). Or Bruce’s nocturne in stage 1 or his Scherzo in E major.
Bruce was actually a little off on the day of the final, but he certainly was right on during the concert with Eva.
There's no way Ebi should be giving a 25 to Gadjiev while giving Liu a 20.
This is misusing the scoring system to downgrade 1 great pianist in favor of another..
There should be 2 separate set of scores in a piano competition. A technical score, and an artistic score. And it should be scored from 1-5, NOT 1-10. This way, a biased juror can't give a technically flawed performance a perfect score just because they "like" the pianist better. Or a technically perfect pianist a "1" just because the juror don't like him or her.
amazing sound!!
So sensitive... wonderful performance!!!
Complimenti vivissimi! Lirismo puro e grande carattere! Meritatissima, finale!
Le auguro ogni bene!
In bocca al lupo per la finale!!!
MERAVIGLIOSO 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👌🏻💪🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌹🌹💐💐🌹🌹💐💐 COMPLIMENTI VIVISSIMI 👍🏻👌🏻💪🏻🌹🌹💐💐
I enjoyed his Sonata very much!! He passed though in my opinion!! Well played sir, well played....:D Ohh and the Funeral March and the dark and scary borderline atonal 4th movement sounded beautiful on that Kawai too btw!!!
Beautiful playing.
beautiful sonata..
:) I especially like your dynamics in the Sonata.
Sono rimasta colpita dalla meravigliosa esibizione, grazie mille 😊
Probably the best sonata I’ve ever heard. Makes me cry, gives me goosebumps. Amazing artist, thank you!!!
bravo, bravissimo - a breathtaking performance
This guy is a genius!
this is in my opinion the best sonata in b flat minor. just WOW. Grazie Gadjiev!
Wonderful, 🎶🎹🍀🍀🍀
Belíssimo. BRAVO!
Absolutely beautiful.
He is my favourite.
Hope he wins the competition :)
same!! he’s my favourite as well
Ai bakla
@@on-the-spot9467
????
I knew he would have done for the final
since I heard him from the first round
@@yoshiebyrne Shigeru..Top of the line!
Sei bravo. tutti lo riconoscono.
Thanks to those performance, I could found two incredibly important things.
First of all, I knew the pianist, ALEXANDER GADJIEV.
In addition, I could listen to Shigeru Kawai unlimited sound.
Finally, I could prepare Shigeru Kawai SK-7 as a my new piano.
Thank you Mr. ALEXANDER.
Amazing performance Alexander!
Worthy best sonata winner.
Brawo!Brawo!Cudnie!
funeral march QAQ my heart... Bruce's was good too, but this is deeper!!
Bravissimo 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Wspaniały artysta, niesamowita interpretacja.
Si pppp
Si
Si 00
Lindo, lindo, belíssimo! E o que é essa marcha fúnebre! Divina! Parabéns Alessandro!
ALEXANDER GADJIEV: bravooooo!
Браво !!!!🎹❤️🤗
Quello che cerco nella musica sono le emozioni e Gadjiev soddisfa appieno le mie aspettative. Grazie!
It was so cool to met him in person there !
Good job Mr.GADJIEV on Shigeru Kawai
Bravossimo,,Meritatissimo fra i finalisti!!!!👌
SO GOOD
I haven, t heard all the pianists going to the finale. But from those very good I have this one is the best. He plays clearly, brilliant, transparent, romantic, with force but not forceful. He transported me to his world and didn, t matter where he was anymore. It was only him and Chopin. Didn, t like the too fast tempo of the Sonata though.
Maestro 🎹🙏
But not yesterday (unfortunately)
AMAZING Polonaise Op. 61. Bravo!!!!!
Just WOW !!!!!
So his first,second,third stage are whole one piece I think.Jury must have voted "yes"to know What's next.Great finish Great work!
Gadjiev’s combined 1,2,3 stage score was 65.82. Only Bruce Liu’s 69.25 was higher than him. So I don’t know why he shared the 2nd prize.
For the record, Bruce’s 69.25 is the highest score ever recorded. Even higher than Cho in 2015.
@@LC-ig2jm I don't care about score.I just talk about his humor which I felt with him.and Gadjiew is real artist which moved the judge's heart as an artist.(maybe not all)
I am nothing against Bruce has got 1place. he deserves it.
Alexander! Vinci, per favore!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Complimenti! Finale meritata
Przejmujące. W serce. Dziękuję
Congratulazioni Alessandro augurisdimi per una brillante carriera.
Great performance! Simple The jest.
Wow. He blew me away.
So touchable. Cерсещипательни. Jest w sercu.
3악장 눈물…..
Отлично!👍
best mazurkas of this competition
nie do polskiego obywatela …
This bloke makes even the Shigeru Kawai sound good.
Snobissimo!
Absolutnie fenomenalny wykonawca.
Dla mnie Aleksander Gadjiew to bezapelacyjnie zwycięzca.
Tak musiał grać sam Fryderyk Chopin.
最高の幻想ポロネーズでした
まさに幻想
アレキサンダーガジェブさんの類稀な才能にいつも感動しています。
NICE!
シゲルカワイいいなあ。
👑
There have been quite a few phenomenal B flat minor sonatas in round 3, but here’s why I think this one stands out the most: in the lyrical chord section directly after the march there’s a big fat intense chord which almost everyone rolls as did he at 42:00, but when it repeats at around 42:38 he plays it whole, which makes it way more intense. If you listen to Horowitz or even Rachmaninoff’s recording of this section, they too play that chord fully. It’s more consistent with the build up and is more climactic.
I completely agree...I've heard lots of pianists roll that chord both times, but not rolling the 2nd one honestly tells me quite a bit about this pianist....