RAVEL La valse - Yekwon Sunwoo - Cliburn 2017

Performed May 30, 2017 at the Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas, USA)
For more about 2017 Cliburn Gold Medalist Yekwon Sunwoo, visit yekwonsunwoo.com.
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[@iaeud5401]

Ravel’s La Valse piano solo version is so difficult to play both technically and musically even for the virtuosity pianists. Scarbo is typically regarded as one of the most difficult piano repertoires in the stage (except for unknown minor humongous pieces such as Liszt’s transcriptions, Godowsky’s paraphrases, and Sorabji). However, I think the Coda of La Valse(from 9:12) is even harder than any of the part in Scarbo.
Pianists who have played La Valse don’t play the Coda 3 chord progressions and most of them play these parts with 2 chord progressions because these parts are extremely difficult even for them.
But, Yekwon Sunwoo did it just flawlessly. Whenever I watch Yekwon Sunwoo play fast 3 chord progressions perfectly, I feel my heart swell.

[@danaabbott713]

I was privileged enough to see Yekwon Sunwoo perform this piece in a high school auditorium in Saratoga, CA. The whole building and audience levitated into another dimension. He channeled all the waltzes of the Romantic era into one spectacular mind blowing waltz!

[@Nickee_Sonicjinn]

That must have been a really special moment! Sunwoo Yekwon's La Valse is really mind-blowing!

[@bennyksmusicalworld]

My favourite rendition of the solo piano arrangement of La Valse -- maybe ever.

[@yuns9226]

방금 임동혁 임윤찬손민수 라발스 다 듣고왔는데...선우예권 버전이 가장 내취향....최고..👍

[@user-fm7cd7ws5x]

전 쟂 !!

[@g_lee273]

Crispy and Jazzy! And great Dynamic by contrast..! Not to mention the technique.. I really love this version of Sunwoo..

[@blancasusanamariles4655]

2021: The most outstanding pianist in phrasing of dynamics! Density of notes doesn’t allow appreciation of the nuances of the motifs. It is truly Ravels Opus magnum!!!

[@samaritan29]

better than yunchan lim???? >_>

[@jonathanho4889]

that clarity is out of this world.

[@ernesthoven]

Great Yekwon

[@kellylee5327]

우아하고 사랑스런 라발스에요~~너무 멋져요😘

[@kim30sy]

역시나 어떤 라발스보다도 역동적이고 왈츠의 현장을 눈앞에 두고있는 생생함 활력이 느껴지는 연주인듯 마음이 설레고 긴장되는것 같구여 건반하나하나 살아있는것 같음
꽝! 과 글리산도에서는 심장터짐
라이브로 봤던 그때의 충격이 되살아나네요 넘 멋진연주!!

[@piano851011]

라발스는 진짜 선우예권이 👍🏻👍🏻

[@g_lee273]

I could hear all the euphoric sound from his play. Superb!

[@AzizAbwah]

Im coming to this video everytime … this is insanely incredible!!!

[@virtuoso1088]

La Valse = Yekwon Sunwoo 👍👍

[@DonnaMcMasterRiver]

fabulous!

[@jjan240]

Jawdroppingly superb and awesome performance!!!
I just admire and adore him so~~~~~~ very much!!
Simply DIVINE!!!

[@AzizAbwah]

10:23 holyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!

[@AlexiHolford]

gives me goosebumps!

[@vine2197]

WOW

[@philipsmith3084]

What a pianist this man is !!!

[@user-il1ii3uw5u]

몇년전 수원 인계동에서 선우예권씨의 피아노 연주를 듣고 딱히 그렇게 감흥이 느껴지지 않았는데
지금 다시 들어보니 이만한 이상적인 연주를 찾아 뵐수가 없네요
크게 감탄하며 잘 듣고 갑니다,
예전서부터도 이렇게 훌륭하셨는데도 제 귀에 안들어온것 뿐인지...ㅋㅋㅋ
반성합니다

[@user-ib1oz8lz5n]

반성좀 해라 이기야..

[@somangpiano]

제대로 도랐네 진짜..

[@davidspence1404]

Staggering.

[@user-yk2qe6ix2q]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@tree_fingers]

sick

[@drew0625]

미국사람들이 이런스타일좋아하는구나

[@liliacontreras9736]

❤️💯

[@davidspence1404]

Where is the DGG set of Vingt regards? I mean, from this pianist.

[@eyk4312]

라발스 최고 권위지 예권 ❤

[@user-tt6ev1ei1s]

5:20-6:20
8:35-9:15
9:35-끝까지

[@ricecake.e]

10:00

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3:38

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3:43

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5:30

[@AzizAbwah]

show me better recording than this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hesam1169]

traum

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1:50

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2:07

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2:08

[@karenmixer8782]

Are Caucasians still playing the piano?

[@danielt.3808]

In russia they are