By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Yundis trademark, so to speak, is a powerful technique that he weds to a brawny, big sound, as. Everything is naturally and enviably proportioned a rare but necessary attribute in the everelusive chopin, everything fuelled alike by a style and poise way beyond his teenage years. Appropriately, yundis first emi release will be the complete chopin nocturnes, released. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.
Chopin wrote nocturne number 2 opus 9, number 2, in eb major when he was about twenty years old, and like much of chopin s music, it is tinged with melancholy. Theres perhaps more grace and poetry in yundi, who won the international. Born in chongqing, li is most well known for being the youngest pianist to win the international frederic chopin piano competition, in 2000, at the age of 18, and for judging it in 2015. Nocturne number 4 opus 15, number 1, in f major is the first of chopin s three opus15 nocturnes. He has also made four contributions to compilation albums not under his name and featured in two video items, a 2004 concert and a documentary. For 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music. Yundi s last set of chopin the complete nocturnes on emi in 2010 still dominates his streaming charts with his top ten most streamed tracks on spotify all stemming from this set getting these replaced. Yundi was born in chongquing, peoples republic of china in 1982. Yundi lis passion for chopin at 18, yundi li became the youngest person ever to win the prestigious international chopin competition. Yundi li chopin andante spianato e grande polonaise brilliante op. The uniqueness of this performance of chopins preludes comes from yundis choice to interpret it and play it as a single work. Yundi plays chopin at carnegie hall the new york times. Versions different performances of the song by the same artist.
In doing so, he was able through his command of rich tone colors, wonderful phrasing, meticulous details, and clarity of playing to display the full canvas of emotions chopin must have had during the difficult period in his life when these preludes were written. Covers performances of a song with the same name by different artists. Classical, piano chopin nocturnes yundi li 2010, flac. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Yundi was a spectacular pianist at that age if i remember. He is also popularly known as yundi and formerly yundi li.
Ballades berceuse mazurkas by yundi in highresolution audio at available in 96 khz 24bit aiff, flac high resolution audio formats. On the basis of his strong, incisive chopin scherzi for dg. Since then, he has become recognised as a leading exponent of the polish composer. Yundi has devoted most his career almost exclusively to chopin. Emi classics has signed the superlative young chinese pianist yundi, formerly known as yundi li, winner of the 14th international frederic chopin piano competition in warsaw. Here, his unequivocal triumph is faithfully mirrored on his dg debut album in performance after performance. The complete preludes is one of chopin s most loved and commercial sets of compositions, and yundi s first chopin recording in 5 years. The pianist, now 22, discusses his enthusiasm for the 19th. The 21 nocturnes of frederic chopin of which only 20 were designated as such by the composer, the wellknown nocturne in c sharp minor of 1830 being in fact a pastiche of preexisting music that only received the title nocturne upon publication in 1875 span virtually his entire creative career. To be sure, yundis technique is beyond cavil, and everything sounds uniformly pretty and tasteful. It might seem that yundis career has been dominated by chopins music since he won the first prize at the international fryderyk chopin competition in 2000, and he has periodically released recordings of chopins music, including the nocturnes, scherzi, impromptus, and other pieces. Aug 07, 2018 it might seem that yundi s career has been dominated by chopin s music since he won the first prize at the international fryderyk chopin competition in 2000, and he has periodically released recordings of chopin s music, including the nocturnes, scherzi, impromptus, and other pieces. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends.
His previous warner classics release, the complete chopin nocturnes, dates from 2010. Li yundi chopin nocturnes the nocturnes are played in the order they were published. Now that you have downloaded and listened to the chopin mp3 audio, how about trying to play it. It is material with which he is extremely familiar and comfortable. Appropriately, yundi s first emi release will be the complete chopin nocturnes, released to commemorate the composers 200th birthday in 2010. Umpg publishing, emi music publishing, public domain compositions, and 4 music. Yundi plays chopin nocturnes albums of the week wqxr. See more ideas about classical music, music and piano music. On the basis of his strong, incisive chopin scherzi for dg, i had high hopes for. The artist formerly known as yundi li adds his voice to the chopin 200th birthday year with a stylish, chronological collection of chopins 21 nocturnes.
Lis debut in the united states took place in june 2003 at carnegie hall, as part of steinway and sons 150th anniversary gala. I will never forget the performance of the chopin andante spianato. Chopin nocturnes, an album by frederic chopin, yundi on spotify. Chopin nocturnes yundi 2010 written by bluesever wednesday, 27 august 2014 15. Primarily because it sounds like imprecise rhythmic note values from midi data had been used to make this and it was written to be played by an actual well trained piano playing musician whom if suitable enough would have been professional enough not to play the note rhythms incorrectly. These nocturnes are not as impressive as their predecessors, the nocturnes op. Chopin wrote nocturne number 2 opus 9, number 2, in eb major when he was about twenty years old, and like much of chopins music, it is tinged with melancholy. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Li yundi born october 7, 1982 is a chinese classical pianist. Yundi li once again proves he is a master of technical execution when it comes to the classical composition with this double cd of chopin nocturnes. The new york times in his emi classics debut release, 25 yearold chinese pianist yundi formally known as yundi li releases the complete chopin nocturnes to commemorate the composers 200th birthday in 2010. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. It was chopin who raised the form above the sentimentality of john fields essays, filling his nocturnes with poetry, reflective intimacy and depth.
Grande valse brilliante in e flat major kaila rochelle. The uniqueness of this performance of chopin s preludes comes from yundi s choice to interpret it and play it as a single work. Li yundi is a classical pianist born in chongqing, china on october 7, 1982. Download free chopin mp3 piano and classical audio files. Nocturne number 4 opus 15, number 1, in f major is the first of chopins three opus15 nocturnes. Spanning much of his creative life, chopins nocturnes add up to one of the most important parts of his work. Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in e flat, op. Use the sheet music search button below to find chopin sheet music. On the basis of his strong, incisive chopin scherzi for dg, i had high hopes for his emi debut consisting of all 20 chopin nocturnes. Interesting and at points very pleasant in a tonal sense but for me its hard to call this good music. The complete nocturnes earl wild, pianist chopin proposes, supposes, insinuates, seduces, persuades. Chinese pianist yundi li has not only switched his label from deutsche grammophon to emi, but he has changed his name and become simply yundi. They are also among the most misunderstood music in his output, perhaps because the genre tends, wrongly, to evoke the idea of saccharine, moonlit miniature tone paintings. Mar 10, 2005 yundi lis passion for chopin at 18, yundi li became the youngest person ever to win the prestigious international chopin competition.
Chopin nocturnes recommended recordings piano enthusiast reference recording alternative perspectives. A brilliant interpretation of the chopin s nocturne by the famous pianist yundi li. Pianists can perhaps get away with pulling them around too much when playing just one or two, but never when putting all 20 together and that is the test of complete recordings. In his emi classics debut release, 25yearold chinese pianist yundi formally known as yundi li releases the complete chopin nocturnes to commemorate the composers 200th birthday in 2010. It was composed in 1832, and has a simple ternary form aba. His first emi release, the complete nocturnes was released in march 2010. Warsaw and chopin have played an essential role in yundi s career.