Yuja Wang – Rachmaninov: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5 (Live at Philharmonie, Berlin / 2018)

Yuja Wang’s philosophy of music is both simple and profoundly complex. “I want to relate all life to music,” she recently told veteran British critic Fiona Maddocks. The Beijing-born pianist’s latest album for Deutsche Grammophon 'The Berlin Recital' captures the white heat of solo works by Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Scriabin and Ligeti, a trio of Russians together with one of the late 20th-century’s greatest composers.

Yuja Wang – Rachmaninov: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5 (Live at Philharmonie, Berlin / 2018)

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[deutschegrammophon]

Have you had a chance to listen to Yuja's fantastic Berlin Recital album? She has also released some Encores, available for streaming only.

[markfowlermusic]

Wow was not expecting it to be that good! Easily one of the best performances of this, sound quality too is excellent, really captured the power of this piece.

[samovarmaker]

I like this because it's slower, so I can finally learn to play it in 100 years instead of 200

[Quotenwagnerianer]

I really like how much attention she gives to the countermelody in the middle voices at the repeat of the middle part.

[little_lollisweird_uncle]

Mesmerizing. She's more than capable to play this faster. But I actually like this tempo. It shows that Yuja is not just about speed and technique.

[AdrianCameron]

Her voicing in the middle passages at 1:50 are heavenly. 😍...

[caleblauber]

She plays this at an excellent tempo. I can believe how well she brings out that hidden melody.

[Bilytkid]

Yuja Wang is - IMHO - among the top 5 pianist in the world today! Her skill and interpation of the classics is just incredible.

[uscjd]

This piece makes my blood fizz like nothing else, especially when it is played perfectly, as it is here.

[gorancicero]

Perfect tempo. Yuja is the best interpreter I ever heard of this dramatically piece. It is the Russian soul mirrored. She is playing with all her soul and body all together.

[robertjason]

The clarity pedaling is extraordinary.

[martinstahle]

Most just play this piece too fast, so it does not sound like a march anymore. Yuja meets exactly my idea of this piece.

[FrankCGraves]

She is the only person that has played this correctly since Vladimir Horowitz did years ago and he and Rachmaninoff were friends. He took 4 minutes to complete it about the same speed as her. And There is a hidden melody in a small part that is difficult to bring out and she does it perfectly. It is only a few notes that are not really part of the main melodic theme but important nevertheless to a perfect performance. It takes an extreme amount of control to play this song and Horowitz was the only one that I have heard that has a classic recording of this that is probably the best and she comes very close and maybe even better.

[tlexunwuinren]

I understand that Lang lang’s proficiency and dynamics are beyond compare.

But i cant even describe how amazing Yuja Wang is. Her consistency and balance and the way she emphasizes this piece and any pieces without altering the melodies is mind-blowing to me. Every note is clear and carries a characteristic with it.
She plays gracefully with her beauty and soul.

[abelincoln]

Love this interpretation, almost like she’s teasing the audience constantly

[GiraffeFlavored]

She's so dynamic and expressive, this is fascinating to watch

[liza.bochkareva]

Such a relief to hear that she goes for full octaves in the right hand in the major episode 0:40. I have a small hand and was struggling to make this sound good as Rachmaninoff wrote it (octave-single note-octave-single note), until I decided to play the entire right hand with an added octave. Now I see that I'm not the only one who got thay idea! 😀

[guillaumededieu]

Nombreux sont ceux qui parlent de votre talent, nombreux sont ceux aussi qui parlent de votre technique. Moi je ne parle pas, j'écoute, et j'entends toute l'émotion que vous mettez dans votre musique. Merci beaucoup.

[thisguy]

This brings tears to my eyes… there’s so much emotion behind every key note… thank you for this truly exceptional rendition.. 😊

[ShredmasterScott]

Can't get enough of this could be a metal song