I've been listening to La Campanella played by different pianists, through video and live concerts. 14 years and this low quality video is still by far the best La Campanella I've ever heard.
Lol fr this performance captures the elegance and grace perfectly There's a lang lang live performance version which I found pretty cool too, he does some tiny improv around the start with the chords and sounds fantastic ngl
4 mins of performance, 400 hours of practice.. Only people who played this piece knows how hard it acutely is. Yundi Li is amazing both on technical and expressiveness.
Owen Liu It's not the hardest piano piece. Check out the "Bumblebee" played by Yuja. She plays Cziffra's variation of the Rimsky-Korsakov composition and doubles the notes. You have to hear it to believe it.
Vette gaddia it's one of the hardest, not the hardest though. every song has their own difficulties, so what's the hardest song in the world? I think there is no set definition. :) However, all the songs you have listed are known to be very difficult pieces.
zheng wen All of Cziffra's transcriptions are incredibly difficult. And the Prokofiev 2nd concerto is insanely hard. Both Yuja and Yundi play it. Check it out. The 4 minute cadenza in the first movement has to be heard to be believe. And then there's Ravel's Scarbo.
고등학생때 윤디리 라캄을 보고 이렇게 섬세하고 웅장하면서도 왜 로맨틱하게 들리기도 하는거냐며 거의 매일 듣다싶이 했었는데 벌써 30대 중반을 바라보는 애엄마가 되었네요. 이제는 퇴보한 실력이래도 제가 보기엔 전성기의 윤디리 라캄은 따라올자가 없으요. 특히 트릴부분의 4,5번 연주는 너무나 인상적이라는. 조성진의 부드럽고 섬세한 라캄도 좋지만 거기에 거친 에너지도 가미된 윤디리 라캄은 언제들어도 좋네요 🙂
This piece played by Yundi is truly masterpiece, every pitch and tone and melody can be heard loud and clear, there's variations, tempo is nice and also the expressions is there not like some pianist played like robot. No doubt he won the competition.
@@ArnaudSibille To complement his playing, Kissin often treats his audience, or at least the camera, to unnecessary bouts of live hair loss. Sorry lol, I left this intrusive comment out of boredom lol
수십번 들어도 늘 감탄하고 경외감을 느끼는 연주다. 다른 연주자들도 좋은 연주를 보여주지만, 이 연주는 심지어 윤디리 자신의 다른 라 캄파넬라 연주들과 비교해도 표현력이 압도적이며, 윤디리 자신의 능력을 최대치로 끌어올린 연주인 것 같다. 화려한 테크닉을 넘어서 템포와 강약 조절을 놀랍도록 능수능란하게 전개해 나간다. 연주자가 곡 자체를 완전히 장악하고 자신만의 색채를 확실히 보여준다. 특히 후반부는 다른 연주자들의 연주에서는 느낄 수 없는 긴장과 박력이 있다. 정말 청중의 가슴을 뜨겁게 만드는 가장 극적이고 낭만적인 라 캄파넬라다...
I always find it funny to read comments criticizing the pianist's interpretation of a masterpiece and making comparisons between pianists. You guys are truly talented in showing off your ignorance.
Xia n You're right. Criticism of art is only for people of feeble mind. You and I are the only ones here intelligent enough to blindly defend the status quo while contributing no original ideas ourselves. We are the true intellectuals. /s
윤디리 라는 피아니스트를 최근에 알았는데 이 연주 수십 번 듣고 있어요. 검색해 보니까 멘탈 관리가 힘들어 슬럼프를 겪다 현재는 피아니스트로서의 커리어를 놓은 것처럼 보이던데 슬프기만 합니다... 저 천재적인 재능... 하늘에서 내린 재능인데. 언젠가 극복을 하고 피아노 앞에 다시 앉아주기를. 당신의 재능을 아끼고 사랑합니다.
Watching this back 15 years later and this video was the reason I started the piano and now I have been playing for that long and have a diploma. Still inspires me to this day
+Mehra Ahsan Lots and LOTS of repetition. I wouldn't be surprised if he sat there every day at the piano for 30 minutes or something just moving those two fingers back and forth for months.
The best performance out there! Clean, emotive, excellent and clear voicings, and efficient but still exciting playing while not being overstated. This is mastery!
After listening to Kissin's, Seong-jin Cho's, Lang Lang's, and this, I think Yundi's is the best. The last climax is so powerful, clear, and passionate that it's incomparable.
this piece is so amazing that i actually spend a lot of time searching for different versions on youtube just to cover all the options so that i don't miss out a great performance of this piece. and yet this is the best version youtube has to offer
My absolute most favorite piano video on here... I can't say how many times I've re-watched this; and I can't say how much I love the way Li Yundi plays this.
This piece literally makes me cry, not because it's sad or anything but because the sheer skill needed to play it so well is just absolutely mind blowing, so much so that it forces tears out of my face. Love it.
괜히 라캄은 윤디리 라는 말이 있는게 아닌거 같네... 키신이랑 조성진의 중간이랄까... 키신은 또랑또랑하게 열정적으로 들리는 매력이라면 조성진은 정말 섬세하고 부드러운 매력인데 이분은 파워도 있고 부드럽기도 하고 초중반부터는 물흐르듯 자연스럽게 들었는데 뒷부분 임팩트 장난없구만. 아무튼 개인 취향 따라 방구석에서 유튜브로 감상할수 있어 좋네
This may not be the fastest but the consistency and dynamic that Yundi showed here was insanely good. This is definitely my favourite version of La Campanella
there really isn't much to criticize about this performance -- he nails not only every pitch rhythm and dynamic, but his timing, nuance, and style choice are perfect. I don't usually call a piece of art "perfect" as art can never be objectively "perfect", but it's done so darn well! :)
This is the most beautiful song and Yundi Li is hauntingly talented. It is simultaneously explosive and serene. I am so captivated by him playing this piece. I am learning a simpler version on the piano but I am inspired to get to his level someday. May God Bless you Yundi Li. Thank you.
He was just more than comfortable in playing one of the hardest pieces ever just perfectly 😂. The kind and amount of practice he could have done is just commendable
Yundi Li is the absolute BEST player of Chopin!! It’s his touch. Some players attack, making the sound harsh. He is firm but light at the same time. This takes hours and hours, and hours of practice!! Did you notice his hands?
Here's the perfect point of it all! The beauty and depth of this execution is impressive! Yundi was exact! For me at this level is Scherzo No. 2 Op. 31-14th International Chopin Competition.
I've been playing piano for ten years, and it makes me cringe watching him play those. I have SUCH a hard time with 4-5 trills. Just seeing him play them so quick makes my hand sore.
I have yet to hear someone play this without errors. That being said, I think Yundi Li does a fantastic job of being technically sound at the piece as well as putting emotion into it.
I like Kissin for certain things, and I like Yundi Li for others. I really like Kissin for Rachmaninoff's concertos, for example, whereas I like Yundi Li for ballads and pieces that are less aggressive and more flowing.
Axel Bak I think he means that your statement that Yundi Li's interpretation is how Liszt wanted it to be played is a bold statement. He was being sarcastic saying that you probably were best buds with Liszt (which is funny because he's been dead for more than 100 years), and that's why you must know how Liszt wanted this to be played.
calmario117 Even though he said it to somebody with the surname Bak? You should probably be more careful not to embarrass yourself with outbursts like that...
It has been so many years, still I'm looking for this video of Yundi Li. Thank you David for sharing this. Reminds me of so many memories I want to look back at from time to time. :)
He visto varias interpretaciones de este tema y la de yundi li es a mi gusto la mejor, el equilibrio entre la técnica , el virtuosismo y la interpretación roza la perfección...si lizt estuviese vivo , de seguro le arrancaría unas lágrimas...
My mouth gaped open while listening to this. Oh how beautiful his hands are and the look on his eyes while playing. He's enjoying every piece. Amazing. He's a genius.
