Yuja Wang plays Chopin : Waltz in C sharp minor, Opus 64 No. 2

Frédéric François Chopin :
Waltz in C-sharp minor, Opus 64 No. 2

Yuja Wang : piano

[chrystalzhou]

I love how even when the notes are the same, Yuja plays them differently, which throws in another dimension into this heck-of-a-Chopin-piece! Chopin and Yuja’s interpretation is just perfect!

[Applebutter]

2:42 when she jumps into the recap she so breifly plays the waltz with a viennese lilt. In high school we would play waltzes for our school with the orchestra, and I remember learning to play the dancing rhythm and learning to waltz with the first girl I ever fell for. She so expertly evokes dance, so briefly before the somber tragic end, it feels like this art was made just for me. This has to be one of the most perfectly crafted and beautiful performances I have seen.

[paulmertens]

Unbelievable, what a sensitivity and playfullness! How she plays with accents, pauses, the last repetition of the theme.... Stunning, may she have a long and happy life and play a lot!

[SereneSeraph-rn]

How she whispers to the notes like she's caressing a baby to sleep. Such care and love goes in to it and the result is a beautiful piece of music. One can find solace in such dexterity.

[uuunderground]

I've been listening to this piece for 45 years; from the time that my mother played it on the piano in our home when I was 6 years old, through to scores of recorded interpretations through the years. Yuja's interpretation melts my heart. I can't stop listening to it. She has reached deep into the very soul of music and of humanity with this glorious performance. I honor her.

[wcotton]

I love watching Yuja's face when she's playing. It shows how much she's feeling the music.

[malcolmchong]

When Yuja plays, the piano is just an extension of her being. I love her interpretations of all she plays. She is unique! Remarkable technique!

[durcheinander]

What beautiful sound she plays with! Soft and blurry. It was both nostalgic and playful, like remembering a childhood memory.

[lilykor]

There is simply no one like Yuja!! The way her very soul converses with the instrument... no words are needed: you just close your eyes and melt away. Thank you, Ms. Wang!!! ❤❤❤

[davidcoirault]

To my ear, this is the most moving interpretation I’ve ever heard of this mythical piece by Chopin. Every note whispers the heartfelt precision of her soul. Her left hand is extraordinary — so deft, so delicate, so true. Thank you, Yuja, for existing.

[newworld]

3:42 That descending  melody behind the main theme... Stunning.

[raymondhummel]

I been listening to her concert performances for years! She plays with such emotion that really stirs the heart! She is an accomplished artist of the highest caliber.

[AKhosrobeik]

I like the fact, that she plays three Times the main theme and each time in a diffrent maner !

[josephmashburn]

oh my, such musicality. and sensitivity. i love this interpretation! she owns it.

[DaveyL]

I've heard this well known piece of Chopin played many many times. Each one being a tour-de-force and a huge effort, demonstrating colossal pianistic skills as required by Svietoslav Richter, . Yuja Wang plays this piece with effortless ease, showing that it does not need to be played at breakneck speed. And thus, you can hear the wonderful art of the sound that Frederic Chopin paints as the descending arpeggios embrace you ears. It is truly a magnificent performance. And I am in love.

[Daniel_]

That voicing from 3:42, so beautiful especially at the very end

[romantickeys]

Indeed the best rendition of Chopin's Waltz Opus 64 no.2. I always come back to listen to this over and over again.

[Feedurehed]

She is young, she is talented and she REALLY understands the music

[luceleaf]

I love the way her hands glide across the piano, and the sensitivity and ranging tempo is excellent! I am currently learning this piece and her playing really helps me find the feeling and tone of this piece

[simongarrettmusic]

One of my favorite pieces of Music. Great performance.