The talent from this amazing woman defies words and description! There was a time when the Prokofiev 2 was considered so difficult that only a handful of people would ever attempt it and even then, simply making it through the cadenza and hitting most of the notes would have been considered a success. Horacio Gutierrez set the standard for a long time with a magnificent recording and it was matched by an equally coruscating performance by Yuja Wang. This recording by Ms Rana eclipses those high achievements. There is artistry, poise and virtuosity to spare! It was quite amazing to watch the orchestra members positioning to watch Ms Rana play the incredible cadenza in the 1st movement. It's a shame that there were empty seats in that hall. Ms Rana will have a long and celebrated career as one of the more important concert pianists to emerge and performances like this will be considered the launch pads that propels her to the stratosphere.
Grande interpretazione! Sei riuscita a rendere fruibile un linguaggio musicale a tratti oscuro ed enigmatico. È come se avessi indicato la strada per la giusta interpretazione di un’opera monumentale ed enigmatica. Di sicuro questa esecuzione resterà nel tempo come riferimento interpretativo .
The cadenza starting at 9:14 is one of the best musical moments of the entire 20th century and i would even say in the whole music history... Such a wonderful theme, and with an astonishing performance by Beatrice (complimenti davvero!!)
Watched this concert the first time on TV at late night, all alone at home. At the end I felt the urge to jump up from the sofa to praise Beatrice with a standing ovation
This woman is an emmense natural talent. She will be one of tje greats. I have no doubt. Any pianist who is capable of dispatching this concerto like it is a walk in the park is something else. This concerto is even more difficult than Rach 3.
I have the studio recording of this, I could, and sometimes do, listen to it every day. I have always wished there was a live video, little did I know it was right under my nose. What an amazing talent.
Stupendous. The ability of this artist to concentrate is formidable. Her account of the Goldberg Variations this year in Salon de Provence was nothing short of miraculous. There is, seemingly, nothing she cannot do. One of the finest pianists now before the public.
It's very impressive. However, I'm not sure if it's preferable. Part of the reason I love Martha so much is how sometimes it felt like the wheels were about to come off. She also was so fast, often the orchestra would be chasing after her which also added to the excitement. But yes, Beatrice Rana is superbly in control here, performing such a notoriously difficult piece...and heartfelt.
@@shawnmand5607 This is a great thing from you, i love Russian school so much, the best of the world. It is massive to be only under these marvels for a western artist in these days.
@@marcusanthonyPOV Martha had a clear lack of clarity in her performances, too much speed means a loss of precision and bad notes. In my knowledge she never was a great Bach performer......pity, not that her Chopin was the best around too unfortunately.
Holy shit! 13:45 - NEVER noticed the 4th mvmt "tease" in the 2nd mvmt! The little chromatic motif. That's badass. I've heard this thing so many by all kinds of pianists. My favorite of Prokofiev's concertos and this girl is fantastic. Can't believe I never noticed that before 😄
Beatrice Rana is a incredible artist! Whatever she played: sophisticated, conscious about what she does and how it should sound. For me, the legendary heritage of Aturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Arthur Rubinstein, Emils Gilles and Martha Argerich.
I heard her when she won the Montreal Piano competition in 2011. It took only a few notes for to grab the entire hall. There was this field of calm presence emanating from her. The only other time I felt this was with Hélène Grimaud. If you have a chance to see Beatrice Rana live, don't hesitate!
Indeed she's amazing. That monumental first mvt cadenza of the Prokofiev is amazing, not since the early years of Ashkenazy have I heard it executed with such cool aplomb.
Incroyable Beatrice Rana capable d’une telle concentration et d’une telle décontraction dans ce concerto no 2 très difficile et sans aucun filet pour se rattraper. Redoutable. Elle me fait penser au grand Yakov Zak. A son jeune âge cette pianiste italienne est incroyable et profondément bouleversante. Je l’adore. Bravo Beatrice!
It's funny you should say this, I to am reminded of the young Ashkenazy whom I saw and heard perform this gargantuan work in Londons RFH way back in 1966 when I was a callow music student. Beatrice Rana in an extraordinary talent.
I heard Beatrice perform this wonderful concerto at The Royal Festival Hall on the 27th November with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Susanna Malkki. She gave a brilliant performance. Prodigiously gifted, her musicianship is superlative and her technique is formidable, overcoming the incredibly difficult cadenza in the first movement which, to me, ranks with the cadenza in the first movement of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 2, which I heard performed by the great Stephen Hough in 2009. It is remarkable that Prokofiev was only 19 years of age when he composed it. I will follow her career with great interest, and look forward to hearing her perform in the future.
Thanks yes; Wonderful performance ! BUT 19 years ? Sorry, WRONG ! According to Wikipedia he was 21- 22 years. And rewrote it from memory at 32 years; see: 'Sergei Prokofiev (Born 27 April 1891) set to work on his Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16, in 1912 and completed it in 1913. But this concerto is lost; the score was destroyed in a fire following the Russian Revolution. Prokofiev reconstructed the work in 1923, two years after finishing his Third Concerto, and declared it to be “so completely rewritten that it might almost be considered [Concerto] No. 4”; indeed its orchestration has features that clearly postdate the 1921 concerto. Performing as solo pianist, Prokofiev premiered this surviving “No. 2” in Paris on 8 May 1924 with Serge Koussevitzky conducting. It is dedicated to the memory of Maximilian Schmidthof, a friend of Prokofiev's at the St. Petersburg Conservatory who had killed himself in 1913.'
Ravishing performance. Blended perfectly with the symphony. An even-keeled interpretation of an otherwise dark piece. Made one of the most difficult piano concerto pieces look easy.
Béatrice Rana a des moyens techniques exceptionnels et cela s'entend dans cette interprétation qui semble facile sous ses doigts parfaitement décontractés. Tout est souplesse. Sa musicalité, ses pianissimo sont confondants de beauté, le souffle de Prokofiev est là. Orchestre de la RAI superbe sous la direction Dima Slobodeniouk. Une artiste qu'il faut suivre.
Ha, ha... Wonderful. So looking forward to hearing Ms Rana play this piece on London's South Bank in November! Thank heavens for a good balance between soloist and orchestra. I have heard performances in which the orchestra has tried to keep under the pianist, whereas, of course, the orchestra is and needs to sound massive!
How did you enjoy the London performance? The tempo seemed faster and Ms Rana was in inspired form. Available on the BBC iPlayer if you want to catch it again.
Beautiful playing. Makes Yuja Wang sound mechanical. And I disagree about Demidenko, who labours the music and is insecure technically at times. In fact Prokofiev asks for an accelerando at the end of the first movement cadenza, and Demidenko gives us the opposite! It's Rana for me!
I personally would'nt dismiss Yuiga Wang as you appear to whom I think is outstanding in her own individual way. I totally agree concerning Beatrice Rana, she appears to have a great affinity with Prokoviev
Very fine performance by Beatrice. I would not compare it, however, with Yuja's which is just jaw-dropping spectacular. That said, I would be happy to pay to see Beatrice perform, she is deserving of her Cliburn medal and I'm sure she will have a wonderful concert-pianist career and one I will follow with interest.
Wow, Beatrice can massage my back anytime, powerful arms yet very relaxed, beautiful to watch, the camera does show from behind the flow she has in her movements, a natural
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Bellsisima esecuzione! Io michiedo come 4 deficienti possano pure aver proposto di cancellare la cultura russa da concerti, balletti, opere...... FOSSE PER ME FAREI SECCA QUELLA ANGLOAMERICANA completamente sterile soprattutto in ambiti come questo.... NON FOSSE STATO PER I MIGRATI RUSSI APPUNTO! Brava Beatrice, molto magnetica, me piaci !!!
![Yuja Wang: Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major Op. 83 [HD]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/BszBccYHuAk/mqdefault.jpg)
Extraordinary performance. Rana is a major force in the world of pianism today. Superb Prokofiev # 2.
The talent from this amazing woman defies words and description! There was a time when the Prokofiev 2 was considered so difficult that only a handful of people would ever attempt it and even then, simply making it through the cadenza and hitting most of the notes would have been considered a success. Horacio Gutierrez set the standard for a long time with a magnificent recording and it was matched by an equally coruscating performance by Yuja Wang. This recording by Ms Rana eclipses those high achievements. There is artistry, poise and virtuosity to spare! It was quite amazing to watch the orchestra members positioning to watch Ms Rana play the incredible cadenza in the 1st movement. It's a shame that there were empty seats in that hall. Ms Rana will have a long and celebrated career as one of the more important concert pianists to emerge and performances like this will be considered the launch pads that propels her to the stratosphere.
I totaly agree! You wrote it so well. Beatrice Rana is truly incredible.
Grazie Beatrice! Sono le persone come te che rendono il nostro un paese Grande e il mondo migliore!
Grande interpretazione! Sei riuscita a rendere fruibile un linguaggio musicale a tratti oscuro ed enigmatico. È come se avessi indicato la strada per la giusta interpretazione di un’opera monumentale ed enigmatica.
Di sicuro questa esecuzione resterà nel tempo come riferimento interpretativo .
Straordinaria interprete!
The cadenza starting at 9:14 is one of the best musical moments of the entire 20th century and i would even say in the whole music history... Such a wonderful theme, and with an astonishing performance by Beatrice (complimenti davvero!!)
Watched this concert the first time on TV at late night, all alone at home. At the end I felt the urge to jump up from the sofa to praise Beatrice with a standing ovation
This woman is an emmense natural talent. She will be one of tje greats. I have no doubt. Any pianist who is capable of dispatching this concerto like it is a walk in the park is something else. This concerto is even more difficult than Rach 3.
I have the studio recording of this, I could, and sometimes do, listen to it every day. I have always wished there was a live video, little did I know it was right under my nose.
What an amazing talent.
Stupendous. The ability of this artist to concentrate is formidable. Her account of the Goldberg Variations this year in Salon de Provence was nothing short of miraculous. There is, seemingly, nothing she cannot do. One of the finest pianists now before the public.
Magnificent!
Beatrice, una grandissima pianista! Così rilassata e naturale, anche nei passaggi difficili, in una parola: magnifica!
I forgot to say, I don't think I've ever seen a pianist so relaxed at the keyboard, even in the most demanding passages. Incredible.
It's very impressive. However, I'm not sure if it's preferable. Part of the reason I love Martha so much is how sometimes it felt like the wheels were about to come off. She also was so fast, often the orchestra would be chasing after her which also added to the excitement. But yes, Beatrice Rana is superbly in control here, performing such a notoriously difficult piece...and heartfelt.
Well... except for the great Russian school of pianists such as Gilels, Cherkassky, Sokolov, Babayan, Volodos, etc.
@@shawnmand5607 This is a great thing from you, i love Russian school so much, the best of the world. It is massive to be only under these marvels for a western artist in these days.
@@marcusanthonyPOV Martha had a clear lack of clarity in her performances, too much speed means a loss of precision and bad notes. In my knowledge she never was a great Bach performer......pity, not that her Chopin was the best around too unfortunately.
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MERAVIGLIOSA BEATRICE!
A young master performing an old master! Just miraculous!
Beatrice has the most sensitive, heartfelt performance of this beautiful and difficult concerto that I have EVER heard!
Holy shit! 13:45 - NEVER noticed the 4th mvmt "tease" in the 2nd mvmt! The little chromatic motif. That's badass. I've heard this thing so many by all kinds of pianists. My favorite of Prokofiev's concertos and this girl is fantastic. Can't believe I never noticed that before 😄
Beatrice Rana is a incredible artist! Whatever she played: sophisticated, conscious about what she does and how it should sound. For me, the legendary heritage of Aturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Arthur Rubinstein, Emils Gilles and Martha Argerich.
Vladimir Horowitz is at the head of the class you rightly name...
Just one of all musicians you've mentioned yet!@@jonathanmeans2290
The middle section of the third movement is so heartrendingly beautiful, and she plays it magnificently.
A very impressive performance by such a young pianist. Technically flawlessly and she really understands the music.
I heard her when she won the Montreal Piano competition in 2011. It took only a few notes for to grab the entire hall. There was this field of calm presence emanating from her. The only other time I felt this was with Hélène Grimaud.
If you have a chance to see Beatrice Rana live, don't hesitate!
Grimaud is a dud. She is very secure and a solid pianist but virtually devoid of color or imagination.
Indeed she's amazing. That monumental first mvt cadenza of the Prokofiev is amazing, not since the early years of Ashkenazy have I heard it executed with such cool aplomb.
@@99Grigor agreed, I watched her perform Brahms PC 1 with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and was not impressed
[00:28] -- 1. Andantino allegretto - Cadenza
[12:33] -- 2. Scherzo: Vivace
[15:13] -- 3. Intermezzo: Allegro moderato
[22:21] -- 4. Finale: Allegro tempestoso - Cadenza
Bravissima. Una rivelazione! E i questo Prokofiev, il massimo del k per pf e orchestra!
Bravissima Beatrice!!! Strepitosa la cadenza!!!
Incroyable Beatrice Rana capable d’une telle concentration et d’une telle décontraction dans ce concerto no 2 très difficile et sans aucun filet pour se rattraper. Redoutable. Elle me fait penser au grand Yakov Zak. A son jeune âge cette pianiste italienne est incroyable et profondément bouleversante. Je l’adore. Bravo Beatrice!
Grandissima interprete! Da riascoltare mille volte!
A first class pianist and a wonderful musician. Great rendition of this dark and tragic concerto.
Looking forward to hearing this wonderful young Italian artist at La Roque D'Antheron this year.
The best performance of this concerto since that of the young Vladimir Ashkenazi
It's funny you should say this, I to am reminded of the young Ashkenazy whom I saw and heard perform this gargantuan work in Londons RFH way back in 1966 when I was a callow music student.
Beatrice Rana in an extraordinary talent.
I heard Beatrice perform this wonderful concerto at The Royal Festival Hall on the 27th November with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Susanna Malkki. She gave a brilliant performance. Prodigiously gifted, her musicianship is superlative and her technique is formidable, overcoming the incredibly difficult cadenza in the first movement which, to me, ranks with the cadenza in the first movement of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 2, which I heard performed by the great Stephen Hough in 2009. It is remarkable that Prokofiev was only 19 years of age when he composed it. I will follow her career with great interest, and look forward to hearing her perform in the future.
Thanks yes; Wonderful performance !
BUT 19 years ? Sorry, WRONG ! According to Wikipedia he was 21- 22 years. And rewrote it from memory at 32 years; see:
'Sergei Prokofiev (Born 27 April 1891) set to work on his Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16, in 1912 and completed it in 1913. But this concerto is lost; the score was destroyed in a fire following the Russian Revolution. Prokofiev reconstructed the work in 1923, two years after finishing his Third Concerto, and declared it to be “so completely rewritten that it might almost be considered [Concerto] No. 4”; indeed its orchestration has features that clearly postdate the 1921 concerto. Performing as solo pianist, Prokofiev premiered this surviving “No. 2” in Paris on 8 May 1924 with Serge Koussevitzky conducting. It is dedicated to the memory of Maximilian Schmidthof, a friend of Prokofiev's at the St. Petersburg Conservatory who had killed himself in 1913.'
Semplicemente una grande pianista
Wow! What a hidden gem! Thanks for sharing this!
Ho mio Dio!!! Settimana scorsa zapping su rai 5 già a notte fonda.....mi hai incantato Grazie Beatrice 😘😘😘😵😵😵💘💘💘
brilliant young pianist, tremendous style, she sometimes reminds me of her compatriot Maria Tipo
ADGO No, Maria Tipo no no and no!
Andr839 in which sense you said no?
@@andr839 , why?
Magnifica interpretazione! Perfetta e senza cadere nel virtuosismo. Brava!
Bravo, Beatrice. We will always remember you from the Kennedy Centre, Washington D.C.
semplicemente magnifica!
Beatrice, mani di velluto ...sei fantastica!!
Beautiful & sensitive performance
An exciting performance!!
Ravishing performance. Blended perfectly with the symphony. An even-keeled interpretation of an otherwise dark piece. Made one of the most difficult piano concerto pieces look easy.
Dass man aus Prokofiev 2 eine Meditationsübung machen kann, hätte ich nicht gedacht.
Absolutamente extraordinário, espetacular! Giuigiuisuiuoduo obrigado por publicar.
Absolument magnifique !
superb performance
She got deeper understanding of prokofiev
Great !
Béatrice Rana a des moyens techniques exceptionnels et cela s'entend dans cette interprétation qui semble facile sous ses doigts parfaitement décontractés. Tout est souplesse. Sa musicalité, ses pianissimo sont confondants de beauté, le souffle de Prokofiev est là. Orchestre de la RAI superbe sous la direction Dima Slobodeniouk. Une artiste qu'il faut suivre.
Keep going Beatrice..:)
Talent.
Excellent technique, deep comprehension of music. And so relaxed! Listen also to her performance of Goldberg Variations, amazing.
Vai ser uma grande pianista
+Pedro Teixeira
concordo!
Pedro Teixeira já é há alguns anos a maior pianista italiana e quem sabe a mais interessante que conheço atualmente em todo o Mundo
@@walterbeloch1207 Disse "vai ser" por ainda ser muito jovem :), só mesmo por isso.
Ha, ha... Wonderful. So looking forward to hearing Ms Rana play this piece on London's South Bank in November! Thank heavens for a good balance between soloist and orchestra. I have heard performances in which the orchestra has tried to keep under the pianist, whereas, of course, the orchestra is and needs to sound massive!
How did you enjoy the London performance? The tempo seemed faster and Ms Rana was in inspired form. Available on the BBC iPlayer if you want to catch it again.
STRAORDINARIA!!!
Da brividi
what a genius.
🙏
I keep half expecting a choir to come in when the orchestra rejoins after the first movement cadenza.
Amid all the notes in the piano and orchestra she is able to project a continuously singing line.
Всё!!
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Beautiful playing. Makes Yuja Wang sound mechanical. And I disagree about Demidenko, who labours the music and is insecure technically at times. In fact Prokofiev asks for an accelerando at the end of the first movement cadenza, and Demidenko gives us the opposite! It's Rana for me!
Joseph Laredo true !
I personally would'nt dismiss Yuiga Wang as you appear to whom I think is outstanding in her own individual way. I totally agree concerning Beatrice Rana, she appears to have a great affinity with Prokoviev
Very fine performance by Beatrice. I would not compare it, however, with Yuja's which is just jaw-dropping spectacular. That said, I would be happy to pay to see Beatrice perform, she is deserving of her Cliburn medal and I'm sure she will have a wonderful concert-pianist career and one I will follow with interest.
Wow, Beatrice can massage my back anytime, powerful arms yet very relaxed, beautiful to watch, the camera does show from behind the flow she has in her movements, a natural
notevoli le cadenze
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I.e., she can be a little too meaningful for her own sake, otherwise, wow, just how I like it.
And she moves all her body in a such sexy way during the cadenza, I'm breathless
Christopher Zielinski thats not sexy,thats beauty.innate harmony.thank you rana.
Hardly relevant.
Bellsisima esecuzione! Io michiedo come 4 deficienti possano pure aver proposto di cancellare la cultura russa da concerti, balletti, opere...... FOSSE PER ME FAREI SECCA QUELLA ANGLOAMERICANA completamente sterile soprattutto in ambiti come questo.... NON FOSSE STATO PER I MIGRATI RUSSI APPUNTO! Brava Beatrice, molto magnetica, me piaci !!!
Come mai ci sono tanti dislike??
come fa a piacereì
She really gets the most tone out of the piano. Does she linger too long? Sometimes.
This is terrible, truly terrible, she does not get Prokofiev and Russian mentality in the music at all, completely out of it, NO GOOD!!!