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@Drosophila Melanogaster amongst the common people it actually means orchestral and\or symphonic music and that's what so many of them shy away from and that's what so many are thinking about when you ask them if they listen to or like 'classical music'. And they say 'no'. And if that's what the majority think a word means at a period in history then that's what it did mean, then, i.e. now. And they are mightily confused. Because many of them love the music from their favourite movies and computer games and much of that is orchestral, of course, and even much of it is symphonic... developing throughout a whole movie or a whole game play. So that we might all be on the same page we need another word for it but I doubt we'll find one. :)
GREAT ! I played this Partita as a young pianist and love(d) it deeply, 40 years ago. Since this time I heard many interpretations, liked the version of Mr. Gould very much. But I have to agree with Mr. Ark: your interpretation is the most wonderful, I've heard! Yes, please play more BACH ! You bring this great music to wonderful life !
00:00 Sinfonia 04:44 Allemande 07:12 Courante 08:23 Sarabande 10:16 Rondeaux 11:45 Capriccio And there is a nice chair back and forth in 12:13 :) Big fan of yours, congrats !!!!
Excellent !!!! This is perhaps the best Bach Partita No. 2 I'd heard out of the dozen other pianists on RU-vid. She played the left and right hand so clearly that I can follow. Her dynamics for each hand was superb. Coherent. Tempo right. Very exciting.
Tiffany please play more Bach! This is just too good! Bach's music seems too intuitive to you, as if it caters to your style. That was really wonderful.
Life is hard. I gave up classical music to go to pop. Then to jazz. Then to rap. But after seeing this, big chance I go and watch all Tiffany's videos. She's not irritatingly showing that she's great. It's just a normal shy person with an incredible gift and a weird memory.... I can relate a little bit. I play only music I hear in my head. Can't even read music... But no way I can play like her. It's not only the memory, but she puts an interesting emotion in the music. I know others that play the notes like machines without soul. Tiffany makes human music. Great. Thanks!
Exceptional. Poetry. The thing is, I totally like the good old harpsichord and its own amazing poetry, and I hardly ever listen to Bach on a Steinway. But I was fascinated from beginning to end. The fabric of music, the sunrays peeking through it, the halting and speeding with every nuance coloured by musicality. Yes Tiffany, it was more than enjoyable. Thank you for sharing your talent and taste.
I am working on this piece and have listened to many interpretations. My favorite was Martha Argerich and then I heard Stephanie and this is now my favorite. Here playing is at the highest level and something I can aspire to but never reach. Thank you, thank you...what a gift you have given me.
After I heard this, I pulled out my keyboard and started practice the piece. It's great because now I know what it is suppose to sound like. Thank you. None of my teachers would ever just play a piece in its entirety. They would just play the parts I screwed up on. That wasn't very motivating. I think they didn't want to bias my interpretation. But I think it would have helped more than hurt.
That's so lovely. Also listen to Glenn Gould, Andras Schiff, Martha Argerich and anyone else you can find. Then you'll know how you want yours to sound. I'm also practising this
I don't remember how many times I listen to this piece but it always brings me happyness watching you address the piece. I have to smile watching you fingers dance over that keyboard with confidence.
Thank you Tiffany for today's gift. In the near future you will be recognized as one of the greatest pianists in the world. Your "Carnaval" by Schumann is by far the best I've heard to this day, performed by current pianists. Always remember that what you make available through RU-vid makes many people happy.
@@umegghju ARCT is the associate diploma in Canada's RCM school. It's a pretty advanced level of piano, and licentiate diploma (LRCM) is even more advanced than ARCT. I do not understand the leveling system in other countries but ARCT can be considered as level 11 and LRCM can be considered as level 12. People are not obligated to make you understand things from their country, the acronyms are not important and if you really wanted to know what they meant, you could've done some research on it. Please reconsider your choice of words next time :)
I went back to incomparable Glenn Gould to listen to this piece again, and for the first time in 40 years I cannot say that I like his interpretation better.
Fantastic, as you always are. Your technique is and always has been flawless. What better skill and talent to play Bach. Tiffany you are and have been my favorite pianist since I first heard you play. A true gift.
Is that really meaningful? Do you mean the best at playing this piece? Have you actually listened to all other pianists playing this piece - if not how can you be sure? And if you meant the 'the best pianist' - how can you compare a pianist playing a piece with another who has never played that piece? It's possible to string words together into what is a grammatically correct sentence but still utterly meaningless.
Fantastic, you have been my favorite pianist since I first heard you play. Your technique is flawless, what better skill and talent to play Bach? Tiffany, you are destined to be one of the worlds best pianist of all times. And you make it look so effortless. You are a gift to the world of classical music and music itself.
BRAVO TIFFANY !!! TU PLAY AVEC UN ESPRIT, TRÈS ÉLÉVÉ, QUI TOUCHE NOS SENTIMENTS, LES PLUS PROFONDS... QUI NAISSENT DE NOTRE INCONSCIENT...!!! Directement de SALVADOR-BAHIA-BRASIL.
I have been catching up on your previous video and found this one which is a pearl. You play incredibly well Bach. I used to song so many of his Cantate so I have special heart for him. Thank you very much.
All Tiffany's interpretations (of any composer) are always played with the right tempo and they're extremely clear. I always feel that all her interpretations are the definitive ones. 😂😂😂 One of the best pianists out there. 👏👏👏
Tiffany, don't take this as an insult, but your playing has matured considerably over the past 4 years. Just ran across this video on a fluke (gotta love algorithms). It's often difficult to pull the right words out of the hat, but while this playing is very nice, current pieces/videos now have a depth that's not as present in this one. I'll have to look if you played this again more recently.
Eine sehr gute Interpretation! Voller Disziplin und technisch absolut perfekt. Gut gefällt mir, dass das Capriccio in einem angemessenen Tempo und nicht, wie so häufig, zu schnell gespielt wird. Wunderbar!
Some virtuosos enjoy showing off with their grimaces to impress upon us how much they are into the music, and I won't name names, but I always wondered how good they would be if, instead of showing off, they were actually totally possessed by the music as you are. Thank you for answering the question. Your interpretations are felt deeply and are priceless as a result.
Oh Tiffany... I love this one. You play it so beautifully and for some reason it fills me with nostalgia that brings such wonderful happy memories back into my mind. Thank you so much for this beautiful music! You're awesome!!!
Fenomenal!!! Extraordinaria disociación auditiva e independencia de manos. Fraseos clarísimos y con una musicalidad exacta y atrapante. Gran sensibilidad hacia esta música. Felicitaciones.
Tiffany, you make me feel proud as an old man originally from Hong Kong. Your Bach play reminds me of Glenn Gould's - precise yet with strong feel of the music. Glenn uses less pedal via lots of overlapping fingering. Your achievement at such a young age has been just astounding. I had been ur follower since ur video on the Chopin concerto #1 - specially the 1st movement. Would you include toronto in ur next tour?
She is gifted with an excellent set of ears. The way she plays is directly related to this. It shows in her practice videos. She is hearing the piano in whatever space it's in, including the resonance, reverberation and decay. It informs her of just the power she needs for every phrase. She's very talented.
Dear Tiffany! What an accuracy, amazing technique and, wich is soooo important and only IT actually makes the playing sound really interesting - an amazing talent!!! And, of course, a lot of hard work. Thank you for being such a great pianist! Keep going and never stop! Good luck!
GREAT JOB! As you were playing this, I remembered listening to a recording of Glenn Gould playing this. While his baroque interpretations would not be considered definitive, his sensitivity to the written note was at a level very few modern players achieve. I believe he achieved this by singing what he played. Here is a discussion for your vlogs: Do you feel that it is important to sing what you play in the practice room?
Legend -- whether true or not is uncertain -- has it that, as the young Glenn Gould was just starting out learning to play, she encouraged him to 'sing' the extact note he was aiming for, which eventually led to his humming along, as though he was constantly accompanying himself ... And while I, sadly, happen to agree that his recordings can't be considered definitive by any means (but then, given my large collection of CDs of just Bach alone, I long reached the point where if anyone says that a particular recording is the definitive one of a Bach piece, especially the K2 which is his Cello Suites, is ... misinformed ... as Bach is so open to interpretation ...), nevertheless, as you adroitly said "his sensitivity to the written note" not only was, but remains, a level which few modern pianists has/does achieve, both Andreas Schiff (naturally), and, I would personally argue, Joanna MacGregor, comes very close ...
Aaaaahhhhh Ms Poon, How the keys continue to express your artistry in such a natural, clean and unfettered message from composers of the past. I so love to see and listen to your music, and this expression of Bach on a piece I wasn't really very familiar with, is such an interesting and mathematically precise melody like the first movement, but changes so fundamentally in the tempo and complexity as intermeshed chordal assonances and dissonances develop, yet still is underlayed by the precise and distinctive Bachesque timing. There are parts that shocked me in this performance, since I didn't equate Mr. B. with the nature of the sounds emanating from about 3:05 point in this recording........definitely Bach-like, but so lively and effervescent that one would almost think perhaps that Johann had indulged in too much expresso prior to sitting at his composing desk. Then at around 7:15 more subtleties are unleashed, never truly departing from the precision of the tempo, but insertions of very brisk and almost defiant melodies usher forth as if attempting a new musical dialogue......then, just one minute later, the lumbering of contrapuntal sounds drip from the keys like the constant sound of a runners footsteps on a boardwalk near the sea........and at 10:15 the children begin their incessant running around the playground, jumping and hopping, sprite-like until recess ends.....and finally the celebration of the joy of life, the "joie de vivre" emanates from the sharp and decisive flicking of the ivories as if to say, Hey it's springtime, flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, come take a walk with me and let's be merry together!!! Hey, what can you say, music affects us subjectively and probably somewhat differently from person to person. I just wanted to share some of what your playing this special Bach oeuvre tells me as I partake of the flavor of the notes. Nicely Done girl!!
damn! the way you play the opening sinfonia! the right feelling like the oberture of an opera.it creates the felling of introduction to the whole piece. well done!
Lovely Bach playing, You look very satisfied at the end ! Energetic and emotional playing. Lovely comments below. More romantic Bach playing than most. Lovely Tiffany and her piano playing !
Dear Tiffany, wow it was some time ago when I saw your last video :( Today I got a message of your newest work! So amazing beautiful. You play right out of Bachs heart, I am sure he got happy tears in his eyes by listening to your performance! You are grown so much in understanding how to achieve the right feeling for this kind of music. Certainly have to get your CD right away! Best regards from Sweden, your friend Rainer
dear Nita, i like these type of comments..if i would let you listen to some Gould recordings and told you that it is for example some unknown russian pianist i doubt that you recognize Gould
