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He's from another stratosphere - a devine breath that brings such exquisite music to our ears. Least we forget , the godly composers of this music must be smiling from above and jumping for joy.
Wait… that Chopin Nocturne No. 2 was amazing. Unique ornamentation without detracting from the original, in fact, elevating it in so many ways. Just… how???
Almost like a curse, his technique is so brillant that some people don’t hear what’s underneath it. Underneath it, is a genius musical mind, born 100 years too late.. Horowitz was dubbed “The Last Romantic”. This genius can now be crowned as “The First Romantic of a New Era”
Completely agree that Horowitz is the correct comparison. I think some of Lim's precocity as an interpretive artist can be credited to careful listening to Horowitz. Or so it seems to me.
People critiquing once-in-lifetime talent like YunChan’s playing will never not be insane to me. At this level it’s just about preference. Every note he plays is his own choice and his inspired interpretation. If you have your own idea of how they should be played, shouldn’t you be playing your own interpretations yourselves?
My first impression of my conditioned with stereotypes mind was -- it was not Tchaikovsky! But after listening several times: It is as Chaikovsky as Chaikovsky will ever get! Vivid, unforgettable, live images. Thank you, Yunchan for this gift! You are always, One and Only!
As a person who has heard Chopin Etudes with more than 10 people and has played almost all of them myself, I have never heard such a unique Chopin Etudes. It's really amazing. Yoon-chan seems to have a soul that has lived at least 200 years old.
But Yunchan accents the first note of each set of semiquavers much better than Seon Jin Cho…. However it’s written on the score… That’s why Yunchan is a little slower, but his left hand’s playing is masterful !
I was moved by Yunchan's Four Seasons and Chopin Etude. His performance is very beautiful and poetic. He also has a sense of creativity and sincerity in music that has never been found in any pianist. A very precious treasure has appeared in the classical music world. Respect for his dedication to music. I hope he is always healthy and happy.
I feel very same with you. I think music beyond nationality and human race... a little surprised other people who are not Koreans feel same thing. Yunchan has something special.especiallymhis left hand technic is never like any other pianists.exceptional
From the very beginning when he performed in the first round of the The Cliburn preliminaries , I felt a stirring in my heart. When he played Liszt's 12 Transcedental Etudes, he melted my heart. He will be forever recognised as the gift of the 21st century. Not heard in a very long time. Thank you for sharing this with us. The clarity and tone has been remarkable.
This young man has the drive and insight to draw beauty and meaning out of every note he plays. The result is an extraordinary unique experience in listening to his performances. I have never heard the Tchaikovsky played with such depth of colour and expression as was the playing of the op. 10 of Chopin. What a gift for all of us.
He lets himself be a conduit. Endless hours of consideration about technique, dynamics, speed are behind him and now he is letting the music say what it needs to say. The fury in the revolutionary etude is raw and real. There are many technically stunning musicians but I've only been aware of the ability to stand back and let the music be the star. He has done it. Thank you yoonchun
Baseline: I have been obsessed with this version of Tchaikovsky’s seasons since it appeared on RU-vid. But tonight, July 17 and fresh off his Korea tour, Yunchan Lim played this Tchaikovsky with (to me) a heightened sense of Russian idiom. Only June’s Barcarolle sounded the same. Is it a coincidence this happened concurrent with preparing the Mussorgski ‘Pictures’? It’s staggering to see him growing even greater as an artist. It’s one thing to note the two piano cycles were composed within two years of each other. It’s quite another to hear them played on the same program. With remarkable acuity, Yunchan Lim illustrates connections we never had an opportunity to consider. I pray he records this new program so all can compare.
I think that if Yunchan is given the support, time and peace of mind he needs to develop his already amazing repertoire further and to follow new pathways that interest him, he may well become this century's greatest classical pianist.
Bravo! The Tchaikovsky Seasons are not technically difficult, but that only makes this performance more amazing. How can he create such intricate realms and touch the emotions so deeply with these few simple pieces. They are now forever imprinted in a new way.
You cannot call these ‘simple pieces’. Some may be technically not that challenging, but very few pianists have been able to deliver for example ‘August’ like this. Absolutely stunning.
Incredible . Horowitz would be stupefied! I have never enjoyed the Seasons of Tchaikovsky before -he makes music out of these trifling ideas and makes me realize he must believe in this music .He didn'trecord them because there weren't already many pianists some extremely well known recorded in them . His imagination and finger strength,technique,detail are out of this world .There is nothinghe cant say . I dont think r.h of op.10 no.2 should be legato but he makes a vivid statement anyway. op.10 no1 shocked me. I make it mu job to hear everyone in this and ...geese . Similar to Argerich's extremely fast accented quarter notes yet it sounds like he is coloring the theme in bass notes . How is thateven possible. Genius of Spirit! No.3 breathes yet it's not really slow it feels lke a unified canvas(very mature )No.4 incredibly exact and yet incredibly fast and secure (he has great wrists and arm support behind each finger !The swells are incredible! a FIRE!!!! charm and grace are lacking in no.5 the left hand is beautiful throughout ,imaginative pedal?How does he do it this way but still lacking charm end has nice effects and last page finally has some charm the octaves sound wrongspirit to heavy for this kind of music .Wow no.6 found new lefthandvoice not sure it's logical then the really low bass does something impossible on Chopin's Erard's and Pleyels ! So Lim has like Freidman(1920'S&30'S PLAYER his own music really he is playing cuz it ain't Chopin .The separation of voices in no.6 is INCREDIBLE .I STARTED CRYING WHEN I REALIZED WHAT HE WAS DOING usually the Music makes us cry but here it washis abilities.HAD TO LISTEN AGAIN .No.7 has grace unlike anyone else playing this .No.8 has cleanest left hand with spots of pedal for left hand melodyHOW IS THAT POSSIBLE 1:03:40and the last page of #8 ? Is this even possible with 2 hands .No.9 special here! I was surprised he didn't get spiky in thestaccato part of no.10. No.11 has thumb melody with melody on pinky too then left hand upper voice accents! I wanted to cry again. Both slow etudes he does THE IMPOSSIBLE and here has charm and color ! No.12 has energy and line threatening to blow up. His lefthand! Incredible. I've heard some incredible Chopin etudes this will stand the test of time -musically its youthful and impetuous ! The encore c#minor Nocturne makes me wonder what his Mazurkas sound like , he made the left hand a statement in itself ,again he makes accents that stand out for color while other pitches ae singing. Phrasing and bass etching in Eb Nocturne made my stomach heave -noone very few have ever made me cry in this very ! Can he mature musically yes. Some ideas seemed wrongheaded but so well executed one defers .
The seasons 의 이 연주는 정말 꼭 음반으로 나왔으면 좋겠습니다 임윤찬은 쓸쓸함, 처연함, 깊은 슬픔을 표현하는데 소름이 돋을 만큼, 급기야 울어버리고 싶어지게 할 만큼 탁월합니다 나도 몰랐던 내 영혼이 흔들리는 것같고, 그래서 당황스러운 느낌까지 든다고 해야 할까... 반클에서 모차르트 협주곡 22번 2악장을 연주할 당시 그 처연함과 심오한 슬픔의 표현에 큰 충격을 받았었는데, seasons 연주 듣다보면 그런 연주가 어떻게 가능했었는지 조금 알게 됩니다 정말 이 라이브 연주는 반드시 음반으로 나오기를 소원합니다🙏
THANKS YUNCHAN for this INCREDIBLE performance! Can really feel your heart and soul in EVERY NOTE you play. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK and also, hope you can find time to RELAX & enjoy your family & friends in preparation to your upcoming concerts. Your music has been a GIFT to me and to us...been listening to it almost every night since you won the Van Cliburn Competition. I get inspired every time I listen... but I just hope you would think long term. There are still many countries that are still waiting to hear you play in person. So PLEASE take care and HAVE FUN!
Deep and stirring musicianship. I've never appreciated The Seasons as I do tonight listening to Yunchan Lim play them in this performance. Heartfelt thanks for posting.
Un Tchaikovski poétique et de toute beauté Un artiste Super- Extra béni des Muses... et d´une telle réserve loin de tout showbiz ...Sommes pleis d´émotions à le voir apparaître....
Articulation, respiration, conduite magistrale de la mélodie. C'est la "beauté " à l'état transcendant qui soulève les coeurs et fait déborder l'émotion. Merci, Monsieur.
Hofmann and Cherkassky would cry if they heard this young man.His new found middle voicing s and bass duets in the eb Nocturne had me crying incredulously andHis Eflat Nocturne is the most touching playing I've ever experienced. I cried almost all the way through. Noone recorded since the early 1900's has ever played like this not Sauer,not Rosenthal not Lhevinne not Freidman not Pires' Nocturnes .The sheer incredible emotionality of his playing is so human.Does he play Beethoven late Sonatas? I'm afraid of embarassing myself if I go to his recitals . Unforgettable .I've heard his playing at Chopin comp and stupendous though it is nothing prepared me for the technical feats here and least of all the heart wrenching musicality . The Eb Nocturne as he plays it here will be talked about like Michelangeli and Geiseking's Debussy . I had to listen twice to make sure it was not some emotionality on my part. Can you imagine what his Barcarolle or 3Sonata Largo will be like . My Heart !!!
A minor storm of comments was triggered by this terrific version of these two opuses by Yunchan. How absolutely marvellous. I've had many comments directed at me re my response, most positive, some negative and a few way off left field. Some attempts to respond to these seem to be published out of context and thus sound confusing. I shan't attempt to reply further. I'd only add that Yunchan asks more questions of the scores he plays than pretty well all of us will ever think of, and he obviously continues to ask them after his performances, given by their ongoing development. For example follow his Rach 3 and Beethoven 5 performances. I've noted some new tendencies (e.g. more delayed notes, more inner voicing) and most add something positive to the works. But I am not quite sure of some of the questions or the answers he offers us in Nos 1 and 6 of these etudes and since clarity is characteristic of Yunchan, I anticipate that by the next time he performs them this program will be pretty well on the way to where he feels it might/can go. Whatever, it will be different, honest, enthralling and beautiful. How many of us can offer such a gift to our world?
1:21:34 will pull your heart out !!! I don't care how manytimes you've heard this music. Paderwsky Lives Again but now he plays better than he ever did. This man's Heart&Musicality. I will crawl on my knees to his next recital.There should be a new religion for what is inside this man ! 3 times I've listenedto his Eb Nocturne and each time the mixing of new voices the decrescendo ,the poesie was the most remarkable thing I have ever heard and I've heard every important and unimportant pianist from Harriet Cohen (an angel in the way she plays Bach ) to the incredible Ilana Vered who should be much more talked about !
The Seasons has been a greatly loved work since I learned it back in the '50s. Technically, and obviously, they are not as challenging as many major suites, but musically they demand an exceptional pianist to illuminate their singular beauty. They shine blindingly here. Juni, for some reason is my favourite and Yunchan plays it here almost the way I always imagined it could sound. One version I have heard of it allows a tiny breath before making the little minor descent from the second ascending scale, which silence actually illuminates it better, but otherwise i loved it, December always makes me want to dance. The Chopin was quite beautiful too, and technically brilliant and different from most interpretations I'd heard of it, but Nos 1 and 6 didn't have quite the answers to Y's questions of them for me. I look forward immensely to hearing the next interpretation of these. The two nocturnes were each flawless and exquisite. Yunchan, thank you so very much. Your music is always a work in progress and for me, it reintroduces old and adds new joy, excitement and pleasure to many works Sadly the mechanics of the piano-pedals that you used here need urgent re-jigging. Steinway???Thankyou to all concerned with this incredibly wonderful gift.
Dear Catherine, as another human being and a fan of Yun Chan, I have read your comments before and appreciate your sincere heart that cares about the beauty of arts. I totally agree and share your sentiments. I think I appreciate his talent more for we live in such technical machinery world and where there's a lot harder for people like Yun Chan to appear. Be happy and healthy as well. It's a great day that we can still listen purity of love of life. ^^
Tchaikovsky The Seasons 00:00 - January 1월 난롯가에서 평안한 위로 한 편에서 밤은 어스름한 어둠을 입었다 난로 안에는 작은 불씨가 꺼지고 작은 촛불이 타버렸다 - 알렉산드르 푸쉬킨 05:45 - February 2월 사육제 곧 활기찬 마슬레니짜에서 성대한 향연이 절정에 오른다 - 표트르 바젬스키 08:30 - March 3월 종달새의 노래 꽃들이 흐드러진 들판, 하늘에는 빛의 물결이 흐르고, 봄의 종달새의 노래는 푸른 심연에 가득하다 - 아폴론 마이코프 11:11 - April 4월 갈란투스 하늘색, 정결한 갈란투스꽃 그 옆엔 투명한 마지막 눈덩이 지나간 고통의 마지막 눈물 그리고 다른 행복의 첫 희망 - 아폴론 마이코프 14:29 - May 5월 백야 이런 아름다운밤! 온세상에 천국의 기쁨이! 내 고향 북방지역에 감사드린다 얼음왕국, 눈과 눈보라의 왕국, 얼마나 깨끗하고 정결한 5월이 날아가는가! - 아파나시 페트 18:35 - June 6월 뱃노래 해변으로 나가자, 거긴 파도가 우리의 다리에 키스할것이다 별들은 비밀스러운 슬픔과 함께 우리 머리 위에서 빛난다 - 알렉세이 플레쉐예프 23:49 - July 7월 풀 베는 사람의 노래 어깨를 들썩여라 팔을 흔들어라! 한낮의 바람이 얼굴에 훅 불어온다! - 알렉세이 콜쵸프 25:34 - August 8월 추수 사람들은 가족끼리 추수를 시작했다 큰 밀을 베어낸다 대량의 무더기 속에 단이 쌓여있고 짐수레에서 밤새 음악이 끽끽거린다 - 알렉세이 콜쵸프 28:48 - September 9월 사냥 빨리, 빨리! 뿔나팔을 불고 있다 사냥개지기들은 사냥차림으로 동이 트기도 전에 말 위에 앉아있다 그레이하운드는 무리를 지어 점프한다 - 푸슈킨 32:02 - October 10월 가을의 노래 가을, 우리의 불쌍한 정원 가득 우수수 떨어진다 노래진 낙엽이 바람과 날아다닌다 - 알렉세이 톨스토이 37:44 - November 11월 트로이카에서 우울하게 길을 보지말아라, 그리고 급하게 트로이카를 쫓지 말아라, 그리고 가슴속 불안함의 쓸쓸함을 빨리 영원히 재워라 - 니콜라이 네크라소프 41:02 - December 12월 크리스마스 주간 크리스마스 이브에 아가씨들은 점을 쳤네 신발을 벗어, 대문 밖으로 던졌네 - 바실리 주콥스키 Chopin 12 Etudes, Op.10 45:59 - No.1 in C major 승리 47:57 - No.2 in A minor 발레리나 49:24 - No.3 in E major 이별의 곡 53:51 - No.4 in C-sharp minor 추격 55:52 - No.5 in G-flat major 흑건 57:39 - No.6 in E-flat minor 고독 1:01:14 - No.7 in C major 마법사 1:02:41 - No.8 in F major 햇빛 1:04:57 - No.9 in F minor 밤여행 1:06:58 - No.10 in A-flat major 제비 1:09:10 - No.11 in E-flat major 평온함 1:11:54 - No.12 in C minor 혁명 Encores: 1:14:47 - Chopin Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. Posth. 1:19:27 - Chopin Nocturne in E-flat major, Op.9 nO.2
어제는 1월 무한반복, 오늘은 5월 속에 빠져 있어요.. 🙏전곡 올려주셔서 감사해요. 댓글들보면 공감하고 재밌어요. 최애번호 언급 다들 다양합니다ㅎㅎ 피아노 건반 88개로....어떻게 이렇게....감탄만ㅠㅠ 현장에서 듣는 전율은 더 엄청났을 거예요... 적어도 5배 이상일 거라고 생각하면서 듣고 있어요... 그런 부분으로 실황 오픈이 쉬운 결정이 아닐 텐데, 존경하는 윤찬림님.... 마음이 바다 같아서 더 많은 분들이 함께 들을 수 있도록 생각하시는 분....그 마음이 음악으로 다 전달돼요. 감동입니다.🫶
Lots controversy here over his interpretation, hahahaha.I applaud for him being gutsy enough to express as if he lives in the 18t or 19th century. I doubt that he would’ve been allowed play in his style even at 19 years young😉if he came out of Curtis or Julliard. That’s why it’s been hard for me to enjoy modern piano recitals. So reserved and alike, I was often so BORED. I find his interpretations eyebrow raising and interesting. Glad the interpretation is controversial. Yes!!!! thank God, I’m not bored.
So many musicians are technically perfect but I am more aware of their technique than the music. Yoonchun let's the music take centre stage. I am only aware of him when the final note sounds and I say, "my god, who did that?!"
Perhaps superficial, but part of his whole image and having an appealing image is not a bad thing for a performer. Not difficult....someone just needs to tell him that he could really make use of a good stylist. Also...he often jerks his head to get the hair out of his eyes...sort of a nervous twitch that could do without.
*Although it was heartbreaking, it did not appeal to emotions, and the melody came from the heart and moved my heart. So I started including it in my main repertoire. ”Among the 12 songs, he chose March, May, and October as “the ones that touch my heart the most.”* (from his recent interview)
I believe the channels are reversed! Very noticeable with headphones, especially in the 1st Chopin Étude and other works played at extreme ends of the keyboard simultaneously. 😎🎹🎧↔️
