Although this is his best performance, to win the competition you must be very stable and excellent in all stages. No single performance will make it for you, but a combination between all of them.
The section with the diminished chords is just sublime, a lot of depth in a part with a harmonic repetition that just sounds too dramatic in other interpretations. Not to mention the fluidity and touch in the sixteenth notes. Insane playing
This guy is just so beautiful. What playing. Heart, soul, touch, expression --everything. We lost the greats of the 20th Century by the late 90's: Gilels, Arrau, Bolet, Watts, De lLarrocha, Horowitz, Rubenstein, Richter. I got to see many of them in concert. So as an older person, seeing the great new pianists in their 20s and 30s who are not just technicians but are deeply musical is thrilling.
Perfection mentale et gestique.. totalement impliqué dans ce qu´il joue... un doigté de jeu virtuose autant que tendre et amusé....Un BRUCE de grande allure... un pianiste de grande voltige autant que attachant et sensible....On L´aime sans réserve.
'/.../ it is evident that personality is an absolute essential for any real interpretation. When Bruce Xiaoyu Liu plays to us the Variations of Chopin on "Là ci darem la mano" from Mozart's "Don Giovanni", he gives us not merely Chopin, but also himself, and so gives us Chopin absolutely - Chopin re-interpreted through a rich artistic nature, and made vivid and wonderful to us by a new and intense personality. /.../', a paraphrased quote from Oscar Wilde's essay "The Critic as Artist". AMEN.
@@tonytony8747 Spanish Rhapsody certainly isn’t more difficult than this, it is a standart conservatory piece (not saying its easy by any means). This piece on the other hand you will not find many people play on this level
10:09 one of the trickiest paragraphs in the repertoire of this type of technical challenge. What impresses me here is that he drops to the quiet dynamic (10:21) which many people ignore. Really makes a difference.
Reviewing this again after a year, this is still an unforgettable performance to me since the live. I like his scherzo, waltz and variation a lot. You can hear his staccatos, voicing and especially rubato have his own features, sounds quite refreshing, energetic and some kind of exciting(?) And this fazioli was a bonus on his touching.
This was one of the „divine moments“ in this competition - perhaps not only in this competition. This interpretation is „for eternity“ and was Bruce‘s ticket into the Final and perhaps his masterpiece for winning the 2021 Chopin Competition. Thank you Bruce for „halting the clock“ for 17 beautiful minutes.
@@Marie-ChristineCoupillaud Yes. Indeed. When I watched Bruce winning the Chopin Competition, I really did not expect another young Piano-Titan to rise almost concurrently (i.e. 6 months later) in Texas. As much as Bruce was giving me goosebumps, my jaw dropped listening to, Yunchan Lim in the Cliburn Comp. For me these 2 players are currently the pinnacle of piano-playing. You are right. I now have 2 new keyboard-heroes to watch 🤪
As someone who listen religiously to Trifonov's interpretation of this piece and thought that no interpretation could possibly top it, Bruce Liu come along and did the improbable. This piece is probably the most difficult piece in all Chopin's repertoire, and Bruce doesn't simply just go through the notes and show only the virtuosity side. He made it sing. All the nuances and details in his playing really shine through. Every little rubato and staccato is so meaningful and well thought out yet it felt so fresh and spontaneous. Also look at how much fun he had painting this music. Bravissimo! It's the least I could say.
Wow, so well put! Ever since “discovering “ Bruce Liu through the 2021 Chopin competition, I am mesmerized by his phenomenal performance and can’t get enough of hearing him. Bravo Bruce!👏👏👏
I literally cried like crazy this morning listening to the first movement, after (re)playing this piece in TH-cam/Spotify everyday for more than a month.
There has not been, or ever will be, a performance of Chopin Opus 2 as incredible as this. This is a musical feat beyond comprehension. From the first note to the last, this is an iconic performance that shall never be surpassed... Amazing.
I keep coming back to this insane Variation op2...it's like sipping a fine vintage wine. It gets better and better.. God knows how Bruce could play this brilliantly following the energy guzzling, beautiful and haunting Sonata #2 in the 3rd stage.
I come here any time I need proof life is beautiful (not to be confused with calling the music only beautiful) and there are some "good" forces at the heart of it
Totally agree with you and you put it so well. In short Bruce is more mature, YC is no doubt skilled in playing but needs time to mature musically, after all he’s still young!
@@Marie-ChristineCoupillaud no, disagree doesn’t match up to Bruce’s maturity and musicality! YC’s playing is only technically sound but not musical enough!
More musicality, nuances, virtuosity , clarity in every note ! Yunchan make the piano singing… He’s mature enough… he won the gold medal in front of other older pianists… I don’t think all the jury was wrong !
Simply some of the best playing I've ever heard. Total technical and artistic mastery. Great power, tone, subtlety, shading, color. Incredibly, it seems easy for him.
Mozart and Chopin had very same kinds of esthetics about how the piano should sound ,maybe that s why they go so well together,waiting for Bruce s interpretations about Mozart s concertos ,his joyful technic really opens the door to the world of the world s greatest composer guys ❤️❤️❤️
Came to compare with other rendition especially Lim. Bruce played this very maturely and tenderly while Lim played it like as a teenager (who really is) with so much excitement and rock kinda spirit. I love both of them.
I love both too! The piano world met Bruce Liu in 2021 and Yunchan Lim in 2022. It just makes me happy we also have Trifonov, Seong Jin Cho, Kantorow, Debargue, Mao Fujita, Malofeev.. and many other young piano stars!
Chopin was 17 years old when he composed this... I love both Mozart and Chopin, so this is such an important piece to me! Amazing. I feel so lucky to have been there in the audience during this performance of Bruce Liu during the 3rd stage of Chopin Competition.
Yeah… He was consistently very good in all stages and one of the favorites at this point but this performance sealed the deal for him, definitely. After this, it was up to him to win or lose. I remember watching this live and everybody (including jury) was speechless. Akiko Ebi, one of the jury, said that this performance was historical so that means something.
@@didam992 Really? Could you send me the link of that, please? I too watched it live and a woman, a judge, seemed speechless. I don't remember her name now, but by the moment I saw her face, I knew it was over: Bruce would be Crowned the winner without any doubts.
@@didam992 Sorita was already famous. Bruce was unkown, he had like 200 followers on Instagram or so before the competition, obviously people were rooting for Sorita as he was previously known. But he didn't stand a chance next to Bruce. He's good, but who knows KNEW that he wasn't above it to be the deserving winner.
@@Thiago-px9ev Yeah, also as you know, this is a accumulative thing. You need to do the best from the rest in each stage with each different piece. In another jury interview (I think it was Janusz Olejniczak), he said Bruce got his attention in the first round but he wanted to see the other rounds because there are many challenging pieces but he nailed each stage so it was given that he won. That jury even said that this might be the biggest win since Argerich. Of course, all of them said that he has a long and challenging way to go, he is only 24 after all… there are more interviews in that website, including Dang Thai Son, I highly suggest to take a look even if it is through google translate.
@@didam992 really? Did Akiko Ebi really said that? Because I read somewhere else that Akiko Ebi was the only jury that didn’t give Bruce 1st place whereas all the other 16 jurors unanimously gave Bruce the 1st Prize! Could you please or someone confirm this information as if this is true then I just couldn’t understand Ms Ebi ??
extraordinary, words are unnecessary, as others have commented here, this version is really one of the highest points of the contest and will become a historical recording, and as everyone already said before, with this version of op 2 he won the contest. during the competition I had not paid attention to him and he had mixed among all the others who were left out of the contest, until I heard this version and only then did I realize that he was special and a potential winner . He finally made it.
After every new interpretation from different pianists, I come here to appreciate Liu’s imagination, vision, control and musicianship again and again👏👏🌟
A performance at the highest top, right next to Pogorelich's 2nd piano sonata. Absolutely stunning and I had the pleasure to hear it livestream, must've been magical for those on the crowd. This performance truly shows Liu's genius better than any other, and it's the reason not only he won, but also why he's the best winner for a while. Not just a pianist, but a truly genius.
I love the recording by Claudio Arrau WITH orchestra! it gives more sense. However, Bruce Liu plays so that I find myself in lack of words. What a gift for our generation to have such a wonderful musician? Claudio Arrau León (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈklau̯ðjo aˈrau̯]; February 6, 1903 - June 9, 1991) was a Chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms.
I listened to this work a few years ago and then maybe I was not very much attracted with it to be honest. But now, after this performance, I found this work is one of my favourites and Chopin is a great composer again. Thank you Bruce.
It can also be played with orchestra. Schumann said “Hats off, a genius!” when heard this. I used to listen to this piece all the time about 43 years ago. Amazing how time flies.
This was breath taking to watch, I had to stop what I was doing to focus on it when it was happening. The final round concerto in E minor was beautiful, but it wasn't a WOW moment because so many of the contestants had also played it. However THIS was something else, I had the impression that this is what won him the competition. Such technical mastery and precision, simply spectacular!
임윤찬의 연주를 듣고 곡이 궁금해져서 다른 연주들을 듣고 있습니다. 리우의 연주도 굉장하네요. 리우는 깔끔하고 부드러운 연주로 편안하고 완벽하게 즐길 수 있어요. 그리고 윤찬의 연주는 어디로 튈지 모르는 긴박함을 가지고 듣게 되는 것 같아요. 둘 다 너무 좋은 연주입니다.
I have never heard this sonata played so clearly, so well-balanced, so expressively. The left hand is a real companion to the right hand, not just an accompaniment. He is such a complete pianist at a young age. I am deeply impressed. Greetings from Germany
Wunderschöne und detaillierte Aufführung dieser romantischen und fein komponierten Variationen in verschiedenen Tempi mit klarem doch elegantem Klang des technisch perfekten Klaviers und mit sorgfältig kontrollierter Dynamik. Ganz fehlerlos!
Konkurs Chopinowski jest ogromny. 87 pianistów, cztery etapy, nie sposób wszystkich wysłuchać. Pracując zawodowo, słuchałem ile mogłem. Słuchałem sam, słuchałem też komentarzy doświadczonych komentatorów. Pan Bruce Liu jakoś mi umknął w pierwszym i drugim etapie, w trzecim, gdy o trofeum walczyło już tylko (tylko?) 23 uczestników, wysłuchałem Jego występu. Muszę tutaj zaznaczyć, że nie posiadam przygotowania muzycznego, słucham muzyki klasycznej, bo lubię, właśnie muzyka klasyczna na mnie oddziałuje. Znałem Wariacje op. 2 Chopina na fortepian i orkiestrę, tutaj wysłuchałem wersji na fortepian. W wykonaniu pana Bruce'a było to dla mnie doświadczenie wprost niezwykłe, takich wrażeń artystycznych naprawdę jeszcze nie doświadczyłem. Powiedziałem sobie: On wygra Konkurs... Jakże wielką radość sprawił mi werdykt Jury. Tak! Pan Bruce Liu wygrał 18 Konkurs Chopinowski, a moim zdaniem wygrał go właśnie niezwykłym wykonaniem Wariacji op. 2. Już po Konkursie odszukałem wykonanie pana Hyuk Lee, który też grał Wariacje w trzecim etapie, jednak pan Bruce był lepszy. Cytuję teraz komentarz Schumanna o chopinowskich Wariacjach, i odnoszę go do pana Bruce'a Liu: "Czapki z głów, panowie, to geniusz".
F. Chopin - Variations on “Là ci darem la mano” in B-flat major, Op.2 (piano solo) [00:24] Introduction: Largo [04:57] Theme: Allegretto [06:30] Variation I: Brillante [07:33] Variation II: Veloce, ma accuratamente [08:33] Variation III: Sempre sostenuto [10:08] Variation IV: Con bravura [11:16] Variation V: Adagio [13:10] Alla Polacca + Coda Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu, piano
This is what won him the competition.
Although this is his best performance, to win the competition you must be very stable and excellent in all stages. No single performance will make it for you, but a combination between all of them.
@@Thiago-px9ev single good ones is what makes you stand out though from othe finalists
The sound engineer who recorded this piano sound for us to hear is a genius! And of course, amazing playing!
To say this was brilliant doesn't go far enough.
The best performance in this whole competition. This made him win.
This and his grande polonaise definitely showed his mastery in piano. Absolutely brilliant
Agreed !!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I totally agree, I don't know if he is the best Chopin interpreter in this contest, but with this version of Op 2 he won the contest.
I agree. It was absolutely stunning.
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The section with the diminished chords is just sublime, a lot of depth in a part with a harmonic repetition that just sounds too dramatic in other interpretations. Not to mention the fluidity and touch in the sixteenth notes. Insane playing
This guy is just so beautiful. What playing. Heart, soul, touch, expression --everything. We lost the greats of the 20th Century by the late 90's: Gilels, Arrau, Bolet, Watts, De lLarrocha, Horowitz, Rubenstein, Richter. I got to see many of them in concert. So as an older person, seeing the great new pianists in their 20s and 30s who are not just technicians but are deeply musical is thrilling.
Well said! I am really touched! It makes me feel grateful to be alive!
You forgot Slobodyanik.
The human brain at one of its finest moments.
Perfection mentale et gestique.. totalement impliqué dans ce qu´il joue... un doigté de jeu virtuose autant que tendre et amusé....Un BRUCE de grande allure... un pianiste de grande voltige autant que attachant et sensible....On L´aime sans réserve.
...(suite) ...On peut dire aussi ...un doigté de FEU ...!
I think this variation op.2 made him
win! (and scherzo no.4 too)
Every single note is beautiful 💜
and so handsome, Bruce !!! 😘🤩
This performance at the time likely cemented Bruce in 1st place for the competition. Absolutely incredible!
I prefer by far Yunchan !!!
Chopin to najpiękniejsza spuścizna dla ludzkości.
'/.../ it is evident that personality is an absolute essential for any real interpretation. When Bruce Xiaoyu Liu plays to us the Variations of Chopin on "Là ci darem la mano" from Mozart's "Don Giovanni", he gives us not merely Chopin, but also himself, and so gives us Chopin absolutely - Chopin re-interpreted through a rich artistic nature, and made vivid and wonderful to us by a new and intense personality. /.../', a paraphrased quote from Oscar Wilde's essay "The Critic as Artist". AMEN.
Pure freedom, and as close to human perfection as it gets.
The dripping sweat on the altar of perfection.
While the audience held their breath for 17 minutes straight.
The capability of Bruce is unfathomable , and off the charts
00:23 Introduction: Largo
04:57 Thema: Allegretto
06:30 Variation I: Brillante
07:33 Variation II: Veloce, ma accuratamente
08:33 Variation III: Sempre sostenuto
10:08 Variation IV: Con bravura
11:16 Variation V: Adagio
13:10 Alla Polacca
감사합니다 귀한 정보
좋은 설명 감사합니다
This record will be kept as an eternal moment in the history of piano performance. Thank you Bruce!
He's even more impressive with the Liszt Spanish Rhapsody.
And it's monstrously fiendishly even more difficulty than even this.
@@tonytony8747 Spanish Rhapsody certainly isn’t more difficult than this, it is a standart conservatory piece (not saying its easy by any means). This piece on the other hand you will not find many people play on this level
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I can't believe I was there to see it live... what a night that was.
10:09 one of the trickiest paragraphs in the repertoire of this type of technical challenge. What impresses me here is that he drops to the quiet dynamic (10:21) which many people ignore. Really makes a difference.
Yeah I immediately went to the comment when I heard this. Jaw-dropping moment.
Reviewing this again after a year,
this is still an unforgettable performance to me since the live.
I like his scherzo, waltz and variation a lot.
You can hear his staccatos, voicing and especially rubato have his own features, sounds quite refreshing, energetic and some kind of exciting(?)
And this fazioli was a bonus on his touching.
He has set the bar extremely high for himself. This is impeccable.
This was one of the „divine moments“ in this competition - perhaps not only in this competition. This interpretation is „for eternity“ and was Bruce‘s ticket into the Final and perhaps his masterpiece for winning the 2021 Chopin Competition. Thank you Bruce for „halting the clock“ for 17 beautiful minutes.
Listen to Yunchan Lim in these variations at the Cliburn ! Extraordinary !
@@Marie-ChristineCoupillaud Yes. Indeed. When I watched Bruce winning the Chopin Competition, I really did not expect another young Piano-Titan to rise almost concurrently (i.e. 6 months later) in Texas. As much as Bruce was giving me goosebumps, my jaw dropped listening to, Yunchan Lim in the Cliburn Comp. For me these 2 players are currently the pinnacle of piano-playing. You are right. I now have 2 new keyboard-heroes to watch 🤪
With this performance we finally experienced that left hand is SO IMPORTANT in Chopins music :D thank you Bruce
I was thinking the same thing through the entire performance!!!!
It’s like a strong man doing some needlework.Really impressive!
As someone who listen religiously to Trifonov's interpretation of this piece and thought that no interpretation could possibly top it, Bruce Liu come along and did the improbable.
This piece is probably the most difficult piece in all Chopin's repertoire, and Bruce doesn't simply just go through the notes and show only the virtuosity side. He made it sing. All the nuances and details in his playing really shine through. Every little rubato and staccato is so meaningful and well thought out yet it felt so fresh and spontaneous. Also look at how much fun he had painting this music.
Bravissimo! It's the least I could say.
Wow, so well put! Ever since “discovering “ Bruce Liu through the 2021 Chopin competition, I am mesmerized by his phenomenal performance and can’t get enough of hearing him. Bravo Bruce!👏👏👏
I feel it is Chopin Who's playing. Super clear and lots of contrasts
And the Rondo!
Bravo Bruce!
I literally cried like crazy this morning listening to the first movement, after (re)playing this piece in TH-cam/Spotify everyday for more than a month.
Same. Every single day.
So I'm not the only one that hears this in my head for like a week now
There has not been, or ever will be, a performance of Chopin Opus 2 as incredible as this. This is a musical feat beyond comprehension. From the first note to the last, this is an iconic performance that shall never be surpassed... Amazing.
Na mnie też to wykonanie wywarło niesamowite wrażenie. A słuchałem jego w bezpośredniej transmisji podczas XVIII Konkursu. Mistrzostwo świata.
I keep coming back to this insane Variation op2...it's like sipping a fine vintage wine. It gets better and better.. God knows how Bruce could play this brilliantly following the energy guzzling, beautiful and haunting Sonata #2 in the 3rd stage.
Interpretazione che da sola vale la vittoria dello Chopin. Da lasciare a bocca aperta.
소리, 박자, 표현 모든게 완벽합니다.
너무 아름답습니다.
A total masterpiece that I can't stop listening to. That ending is scintillating!!!!!!! LOVE IT!
I became a big fan of his, his playing is soulful!!! I love this :)))
The variation on Don Giovanni is astonishing , he is playing like a game between him and Liszt, outstanding pianist🌞🌞🌞🌞🌹🌹🌹💥💥
One of Chopin's happier moments one might think. A lovely performance, and funny too.
Yes lovely playing! May I know “ funny “ in what way? His actions? Just curious!😄
@@loveispatient0808Chopin's lively humor. Maestro Liu seems perfectly in tune with Chopin's youthful cheer in this incredible composition!❤
이 변주곡의 최고 연주라고 생각함👍
I listen to this just to make sure there was thunderous applause after his performance
he and this piece mutch with fazioli. this pereformance led himself to the champion.
I come here any time I need proof life is beautiful (not to be confused with calling the music only beautiful) and there are some "good" forces at the heart of it
Wow. Wow. Wow. Brilliant and magical. To be remembered forever. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Legendary performance.
No wonder he won the Chopin competition in 2021!🙌
A genius of touch, an empathy of understanding, a perfection of rubarto, a magisterial performance
Beautiful beyond words.
Just wow. Probably the most unbelievable performance I have ever seen. 1st place was surely deserved!!
Listen to Yunchan Lim at the Cliburn ´s preliminary June 2022! Far by!
Better
Totally agree with you and you put it so well. In short Bruce is more mature, YC is no doubt skilled in playing but needs time to mature musically, after all he’s still young!
@@Marie-ChristineCoupillaud no, disagree doesn’t match up to Bruce’s maturity and musicality! YC’s playing is only technically sound but not musical enough!
More musicality, nuances, virtuosity , clarity in every note ! Yunchan make the piano singing… He’s mature enough… he won the gold medal in front of other older pianists… I don’t think all the jury was wrong !
Pan Fryderyk Chopin jest dumą Polski! Cały naród jest z niego dumny! 🇵🇱
To jest arcydzieło wykonania wariacji. Chopin patrzy i jest szczęśliwy. Bruce- geniusz, Wielka osobowośc:)
연주를 들으니, 상상력, 기교, 학구파로서의 매력을 극찬한 음악평론가의 말씀에 고개를 끄덕이게 되네요. 멋진 연주 감사합니다. 많이 늦었지만, 쇼팽 콩쿠르 우승을 축하드립니다! ^^ 👍🏻🎉
テクニックとか音楽性とかを超越した凄い演奏です。
彼の演奏には聴いてる人たちを幸せな気分にさせる魂が伝わってきます。
Simply some of the best playing I've ever heard. Total technical and artistic mastery. Great power, tone, subtlety, shading, color. Incredibly, it seems easy for him.
Great power, tone, subtlety, shading, color, ---- and desperate passion.
なんという音の粒よ❤
Waltz5番もブッ飛んでたけど、この作品の後半、ポロネーズのリズム感、、、🎉
Bravo quelle performance, on est tellement fier de vous à Montréal! Bravo!!
The colours that he comes up with in his playing are extraordinary, I didn’t know you could get that kind of palette from a piano!
Mozart and Chopin had very same kinds of esthetics about how the piano should sound ,maybe that s why they go so well together,waiting for Bruce s interpretations about Mozart s concertos ,his joyful technic really opens the door to the world of the world s greatest composer guys ❤️❤️❤️
Came to compare with other rendition especially Lim. Bruce played this very maturely and tenderly while Lim played it like as a teenager (who really is) with so much excitement and rock kinda spirit. I love both of them.
I love both too! The piano world met Bruce Liu in 2021 and Yunchan Lim in 2022. It just makes me happy we also have Trifonov, Seong Jin Cho, Kantorow, Debargue, Mao Fujita, Malofeev.. and many other young piano stars!
I agree all. EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE!!
I love both of them, too!
I start every morning listening to this.
👍🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌👍😄
Chopin was 17 years old when he composed this... I love both Mozart and Chopin, so this is such an important piece to me! Amazing. I feel so lucky to have been there in the audience during this performance of Bruce Liu during the 3rd stage of Chopin Competition.
Yunchan Lim played it at the preliminary of Cliburn… at 18 yo, it was more beautiful and extraordinary !
Arguably, this performance is enough for him to win the competition.
Yeah… He was consistently very good in all stages and one of the favorites at this point but this performance sealed the deal for him, definitely. After this, it was up to him to win or lose. I remember watching this live and everybody (including jury) was speechless. Akiko Ebi, one of the jury, said that this performance was historical so that means something.
@@didam992 Really? Could you send me the link of that, please? I too watched it live and a woman, a judge, seemed speechless. I don't remember her name now, but by the moment I saw her face, I knew it was over: Bruce would be Crowned the winner without any doubts.
@@didam992 Sorita was already famous. Bruce was unkown, he had like 200 followers on Instagram or so before the competition, obviously people were rooting for Sorita as he was previously known. But he didn't stand a chance next to Bruce. He's good, but who knows KNEW that he wasn't above it to be the deserving winner.
@@Thiago-px9ev Yeah, also as you know, this is a accumulative thing. You need to do the best from the rest in each stage with each different piece. In another jury interview (I think it was Janusz Olejniczak), he said Bruce got his attention in the first round but he wanted to see the other rounds because there are many challenging pieces but he nailed each stage so it was given that he won. That jury even said that this might be the biggest win since Argerich. Of course, all of them said that he has a long and challenging way to go, he is only 24 after all… there are more interviews in that website, including Dang Thai Son, I highly suggest to take a look even if it is through google translate.
@@didam992 really? Did Akiko Ebi really said that? Because I read somewhere else that Akiko Ebi was the only jury that didn’t give Bruce 1st place whereas all the other 16 jurors unanimously gave Bruce the 1st Prize! Could you please or someone confirm this information as if this is true then I just couldn’t understand Ms Ebi ??
By far the best recording of this piece
Try Trifonov's th-cam.com/video/5P8xoE4gAL0/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=AshishXiangyiKumar
Yes, it’s well played! But I also like Trifonov too. Both are among my favorites !
extraordinary, words are unnecessary, as others have commented here, this version is really one of the highest points of the contest and will become a historical recording, and as everyone already said before, with this version of op 2 he won the contest. during the competition I had not paid attention to him and he had mixed among all the others who were left out of the contest, until I heard this version and only then did I realize that he was special and a potential winner . He finally made it.
High perfection and great musicality! Thanks a lot!
Forever Bruce.
10:20 mind blown
각 변주에서 tutti로 넘어가는 박자까지 절묘하게 아름답다 ㅠㅠㅠ Thanks Bruce💜
Genius. Period.
此曲应是天上有――布鲁斯演奏的唐璜变奏曲极尽华丽、婉转、激昂、沉静、悦动和灵性之美，实属集艺术性、音乐性、技巧性和观赏性为一体的最佳演出👍👍👍
Formidable performance. Immensely difficult. What a wonderful pianist.
After every new interpretation from different pianists, I come here to appreciate Liu’s imagination, vision, control and musicianship again and again👏👏🌟
I agree
A performance at the highest top, right next to Pogorelich's 2nd piano sonata. Absolutely stunning and I had the pleasure to hear it livestream, must've been magical for those on the crowd. This performance truly shows Liu's genius better than any other, and it's the reason not only he won, but also why he's the best winner for a while. Not just a pianist, but a truly genius.
Picture him playing the Liszt Operatic transcriptions.
He’s one of just a handful of pianists who can do them justice.
I agree
I was there and yes, it was phenomenal.
What Pogorelich did to that 2nd sonata.. just wow.
ショパンの曲の中で
一番好きです。選曲してくれたことが大変嬉しいです
I love the recording by Claudio Arrau WITH orchestra! it gives more sense. However, Bruce Liu plays so that I find myself in lack of words. What a gift for our generation to have such a wonderful musician?
Claudio Arrau León (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈklau̯ðjo aˈrau̯]; February 6, 1903 - June 9, 1991) was a Chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms.
Definitely my favorite performance throughout the entire competition!!
Love it
My absolute favorite performance ❤️
Incredible performance of the Op 2. Looking forward for a recording including it. Bravo M. Liu.
Incredible! One of my Favorit, also. Again and again, Warszawa.
I listened to this work a few years ago and then maybe I was not very much attracted with it to be honest. But now, after this performance, I found this work is one of my favourites and Chopin is a great composer again. Thank you Bruce.
It can also be played with orchestra. Schumann said “Hats off, a genius!” when heard this. I used to listen to this piece all the time about 43 years ago. Amazing how time flies.
He really deserved the first prize!
Listening to this in the bus, watching how sun appears on the morning 😍❤️
This was breath taking to watch, I had to stop what I was doing to focus on it when it was happening. The final round concerto in E minor was beautiful, but it wasn't a WOW moment because so many of the contestants had also played it. However THIS was something else, I had the impression that this is what won him the competition. Such technical mastery and precision, simply spectacular!
Yes, but it was a wow moment when Bruce played the E minor concerto as well. His was the best and most musical rendition.
Extra-terrestre...et tellement humain ! Fabuleux !
これはすげえ
令人沉醉的完美演奏🎶🎵謝謝劉曉禹先生❤️❤️
Bruce é sempre maravilhoso te ouvir
Fantastic! Congratulations, Bruce!
임윤찬의 연주를 듣고 곡이 궁금해져서 다른 연주들을 듣고 있습니다. 리우의 연주도 굉장하네요. 리우는 깔끔하고 부드러운 연주로 편안하고 완벽하게 즐길 수 있어요. 그리고 윤찬의 연주는 어디로 튈지 모르는 긴박함을 가지고 듣게 되는 것 같아요. 둘 다 너무 좋은 연주입니다.
My favourite piano performance of anything, ever. Absolutely breathtaking.
I have never heard this sonata played so clearly, so well-balanced, so expressively. The left hand is a real companion to the right hand, not just an accompaniment. He is such a complete pianist at a young age. I am deeply impressed. Greetings from Germany
sir, this is not a sonata
Yes, you`re right, he played the sonata earlier.
@@christianlaing1259 have you referred in your comment to the sonata or the variations?
@@erezsolomon3838 I meant the variations.
Never seen anybody brave enough to try op.2 during Chopin competition! This pieces is the most difficult one among all Chopin’ works.
another pianist played it this year as well!! :D
@@cesarvallejolopez And, unfortunately for him, he played it right before Bruce
@@Thiago-px9ev nah, Hyuk played it as beautiful if not more!
@@shu3684 No, sorry. Bruce's performance is already legendary. Lee played it very well, but Bruce elevated it from very well to transcendental.
@@Thiago-px9ev It's better to play before than after.
Wunderschöne und detaillierte Aufführung dieser romantischen und fein komponierten Variationen in verschiedenen Tempi mit klarem doch elegantem Klang des technisch perfekten Klaviers und mit sorgfältig kontrollierter Dynamik. Ganz fehlerlos!
A spectacular performance!!
My favourite performance in the competition!! Bravo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Legendary! He is simply the best!
매일 듣네요
피아노의 신 영접한것 같습니다
He brings me new emotions when i hear him playing, he draws tears to me…🌺🌪
💥🍂🍁
目下、私は入院中です。改めて聞いてみると自然の中で誰も聞いていないかの様に彼自身の沸き出る透明の泉から粒揃いの音符が翔び跳ね、虹の様に広がって行く景色が目に浮かびます。将に彼にしか表現出来ない芸術作品🎶🎶感動の涙が止まりません💧👏👏👏
Genialnie cudowne!!!
Konkurs Chopinowski jest ogromny. 87 pianistów, cztery etapy, nie sposób wszystkich wysłuchać. Pracując zawodowo, słuchałem ile mogłem. Słuchałem sam, słuchałem też komentarzy doświadczonych komentatorów. Pan Bruce Liu jakoś mi umknął w pierwszym i drugim etapie, w trzecim, gdy o trofeum walczyło już tylko (tylko?) 23 uczestników, wysłuchałem Jego występu. Muszę tutaj zaznaczyć, że nie posiadam przygotowania muzycznego, słucham muzyki klasycznej, bo lubię, właśnie muzyka klasyczna na mnie oddziałuje. Znałem Wariacje op. 2 Chopina na fortepian i orkiestrę, tutaj wysłuchałem wersji na fortepian. W wykonaniu pana Bruce'a było to dla mnie doświadczenie wprost niezwykłe, takich wrażeń artystycznych naprawdę jeszcze nie doświadczyłem. Powiedziałem sobie: On wygra Konkurs... Jakże wielką radość sprawił mi werdykt Jury. Tak! Pan Bruce Liu wygrał 18 Konkurs Chopinowski, a moim zdaniem wygrał go właśnie niezwykłym wykonaniem Wariacji op. 2. Już po Konkursie odszukałem wykonanie pana Hyuk Lee, który też grał Wariacje w trzecim etapie, jednak pan Bruce był lepszy. Cytuję teraz komentarz Schumanna o chopinowskich Wariacjach, i odnoszę go do pana Bruce'a Liu: "Czapki z głów, panowie, to geniusz".
"Yes, to the great Bruce Liu "Hut ab, ihr Herren, ein Genie! " Hats off, gentlemen, a genius !
It will remain legendary performance like Blechacz’s concerto no.1 in 2005.
Hats off gentlemen a genius
Sehr durchsichtiges und einfühlsames Spiel - ein tolles Vorbild für mich!
Cannot believe Chopin wrote this piece when he was only 17. Incredible.
How is this even possible?
There wasn't smartphone to lose your time on back in those days..
me too
I think so
@@alexandrepiano9689the bane of my success
歴史的名演！
Legendary performance in history
F. Chopin - Variations on “Là ci darem la mano” in B-flat major, Op.2 (piano solo)
[00:24] Introduction: Largo
[04:57] Theme: Allegretto
[06:30] Variation I: Brillante
[07:33] Variation II: Veloce, ma accuratamente
[08:33] Variation III: Sempre sostenuto
[10:08] Variation IV: Con bravura
[11:16] Variation V: Adagio
[13:10] Alla Polacca + Coda
Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu, piano