Yulianna Avdeeva - Scherzo in E major, Op. 54 (first stage, 2010)

Yulianna Avdeeva, laureatka I nagrody
Etap I
Scherzo E-dur op. 54
Yulianna Avdeeva, first prize winner
First stage
Scherzo in E major, Op. 54
All rights reserved 2010
The Fryderyk Chopin Institute (NIFC), Polish Television (TVP), National Audiovisual Institute (NInA)

[@bobomber]

It's easy to be dazzled by some of the other pianists (Trifonov comes to mind) because of their technical skill, speed and power. However, listening to this with an open mind I can see why she won. She makes the piano sing, and I hear things that I didn't know were there... things that I don't hear in other performances.

[@coconuts1145]

Agree! That's really what I thought too. Yulianna makes this Scherzo different things from other peformerces.

[@jesusrubennavarrete2093]

You're completely right, besides her musicality, also I think she won because she respects every single detail of the score, no a single omission of accents, dynamics, etc. Every single dynamic, ornament, articulation marks written by Chopin are played in her performances, and that, without talking about her obvious awareness about the harmony and musical form. Other competitors may have played splendidly and within speed limits truly faster than hers, however due to this kind of virtuoso rush they tend to miss some of those little details that Chopin wrote in the score.

[@arthurenzo3075]

You hit the spot. But it´s exactly this kind of dazzler that the sensation-hungry audience love. It´s not like Yuliana Avdeeva doesn't have the highest technical skills. She just knows when something is needed. Like the Triffonovs, Buniatishvillis and Wangs, she is truly not an exhibitionist. That´s why her playing is so breathtaking.

[@prossimamente]

this performance by itself is almost enough to deserve the prize.. the quality of phrasing is unbelievable

[@BHaitink]

Agree. This one, Fantasy Op.49, and Polonaise-Fantasie Op. 61 were the best ones, which certainly justify the 1st prize. Seems like she understands the true depth of the late works by Chopin.

[@DanielVieira-nf2ie]

Concordo!

[@yujibiedron7690]

Excellent performance! She is so good .

[@ChanoGL]

Bravissima, not too many pianist could perform this Opus 54 in such a manner. It reminds me of great Chopin players from early 20th century piano's Golden Era. Avdeeva is on my watch list for long time now, and never disappoints me. Great performer, hope to listen more performances such as this one in the near future.

[@tavernedespoetes-Paul-Cosquer]

Merci à l’Institut Chopin de Pologne pour ses vidéos de qualité et sans publicité. Bravo les artistes !

[@marekczekanski1598]

Explanation of Yulianna's unique mastery goes far beyond five physical senses. It comes from intuition, insight and spiritual inspiration expressed through enormous talent.

[@ziriyab]

...when an interpretation does what it should do.....gets out of the way so that the music in all its beauty, wonder and genius speaks directly and unencumbered. An artist.

[@박진환-i8g]

I love her clear sound♡

[@LazlosPlane]

Love you, Yulianna.

[@jimholder6656]

Absolutely superb!

[@LuisKolodin]

extreme great performance!

[@user-jp8cf1vj3s]

スケルツォ4番で感動する演奏が見つかる事は少ないけど、この演奏は本当に感動しました。 ショパンのこの曲に込められた思いの一つ一つが再現されていて、知性を感じます。

[@coconuts1145]

やっぱこれ名演だわ。　ひとつひとつの音に漏れなく魅かれてしまう。

[@leonardodelyrarodrigues3752]

9:36-9:50 This part kills me every time. This filling of these various notes of the lower voices of the right hand with a subtle touch of the left hand! The pianist with the best tonal balance I've ever heard, I don't feel the feeling of fighting between hands that I feel in everyone else.

[@쇼팽쇼팽]

If you look at all of her Chopin's rounds, she's playing almost all of Chopin's masterpieces. It's a very confident act, and it actually proved it. That he's the best performer. It was such a great performance.

[@trevorpsy]

Why on earth is this woman such a well kept secret?

[@matthewv789]

Trevor Monroe all the best ones seem to be, right? (It reminds me a lot of Alice Gi-Young Hwang’s recordings of the Scherzos online, which are also unknown, though the live one of this scherzo from the 2015 first round of the nationals is not as good in sound or performance.)

[@LazlosPlane]

After 30 years of teaching and watching the generations become more and more dumbed down and their aesthetics destroyed I wonder she is known at all; I'm surprised that there are still recitals, concerts etc...

[@RobertOrgRobert]

Deservedly won

[@aalb1970]

Best performance of the competition.

[@leonardodelyrarodrigues3752]

Her accompaniment and harmony is an ocean that gently guides this sweet melody. That's how I describe her sound! The other pianists sound as if the two hands were a couple fighting.

[@-___-11]

Amazing play!!

[@maxsalty]

This is next level

[@Ashley-q4n6y]

A well deserved winner , brilliant performance of this scherzo!

[@PAVELARTEMIEVPiano]

It's fantastic!!! It's one of difficulty peace of Chopin. Big respect!

[@natesanti]

After watching this performance I realized all the controversy over her winning was just because she was a female and she outplayed those who were expected to win.

[@channelthechannel]

Uh, except she didn't. Have you even watched Ingolf Wunder's performances?

[@vivvpprof]

Leonora Armellini was far better than her. Avdeeva's concerto was really bad. But her Fantaisie op. 49 is I think the best I have ever heard.

[@DanielVieira-nf2ie]

@@vivvpprof Tu realmente assististe a prova de concerto da Avdeeva? Faltou luz durante a execução e apresentação do concerto, e ela continuou. Nervos de aço. Podem falar o que quiserem, comparar (injusta e indignamente) com quem quiser. Foi a vencedora! Parabéns Avdeeva!

[@vivvpprof]

@@DanielVieira-nf2ie everyone is entitled to their own opinion, learn to live with it. And when I'm saying 'bad', I mean bad relatively to other competitors. Of course all of them are excellent pianists. And as I say, Avdeeva's opus 49 was absolutely perfect and sublime. I'm taking part in the 2020 edition, wish me luck :D

[@ritvickabrol9492]

All due respect, I find it hard to believe that someone participating is in a competition of this grade and stature, can criticize a fellow performer like this publicly. Surely a musician as yourself would understand the hardship and struggle it must take to win a competition like this. I don’t know if this is how you treat other musicians in competitive piano and this makes me glad I’m not heavily involved in it. And like you said, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, so I suggest you respect the judges’ in this case. I can normally filter out the toxicity in the dark depths of comments on KZbin, but this just kind of made me mad for some reason. I like music, but I’m not all that good at it and I find it weird I have to educate someone like you on basic etiquette when talking about other performers. But anyways, good luck in 2020, I’ll be watching the competition myself, as I could never dream to be skilled enough to play in it, and I hope that if you win the competition, some whiny participant won’t make a fuss saying that you didn’t deserve the fruits of your labor.

[@leonardodelyrarodrigues3752]

5:27 Listening to a good headphone inear, you can hear that she releases and presses the pedal to clean up the sound that I thought it didn't need, if she left it pressed, we would have interesting harmonics

[@hansdekorver7365]

Exemplary performance.

[@Karlinberlin1]

In 2010 I thought Wunder wazrobbed. Not so sure now. Imaginative playing; made me want to hear a piece I don't like that much.

[@bobomber]

I feel the same. Previously I thought this Scherzo was not on the same level as the earlier ones... after hearing this performance it may be my favorite now.

[@glennsmith5149]

Brilliant performance.

[@javascriptkiddie2718]

9:35

[@maxgodtankspubg3089]

Coda

[@leonardodelyrarodrigues3752]

Come ear bad Bass (comer bebês)!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@은태규-e5l]

10:14

[@bryanheaton5466]

:) and

[@leonardodelyrarodrigues3752]

3:25 What production error did this Yamaha go through to have such a bad bass?! I've never heard a piano like that.

[@erlinhld8745]

Um es kurz zu machen: die Phrasierung ist in ihrem Ausdruck oftmals erzwungen, wenn auch technisch brillant. Es mangelt spürbar an der Leichtigkeit und Tiefe, die Daniil Trifonov dem Stück zurückzugeben durchaus gelingt. Welches Gewicht haben Bewertungen, die interessengeleitet und gesteuert sind? Letztlich keine. Mir macht es nichts aus, denn ich höre, dass Trifonov ein Meister ist, vor allem in seinen jungen Jahren, so voller unbelasteter Reinheit im Spiel. Fr. Avdeeva beherrscht ihr Instrument, aber sie beherrscht nicht das Stück. Man vermisst die totale Hingabe an den Fluss der Komposition.

[@marksmith3947]

This sounds a little dull, to be honest

[@billylee2390]

It is true that overall she played well during all the rounds. However, it's also true that she is not distinguished among winners. Cho could've easily won this competition if he had entered in 2010.

[@maxgodtankspubg3089]

No seong Jin sounds like a bot compared to Yulianna

[@zihanwang4078]

@@maxgodtankspubg3089Okay let’s be honest he is good too but Yulianna doesn’t lose to him in any ways.

[@davevessen6596]

I’m sorry but you don’t get to decide who is “distinguished” among the winners. Cho’s Chopin is very beautiful but if you think he could have easily won against Avdeeva, you are just biased and delusional.