Yuzuru Hanyu: 2013-14 Season

Meoima · May 6, 2014

jimeonji said:
my two passions, classical music and skating
the 7th, I love the 7th. :yes:
I personally want to hear piano concertos other than Rach 2. There's Grieg, Brahms 2, Rach 3, Ravel, Tchaikovsky 1 (someone needs to do this piece justice, I can't stand Kovtun's long), Chopin 2 (and his other pieces! he wrote so much more than that nocturne)

Prokofiev *-* my love *-*
but I agree about the Dvorak! legendary symphony.

If it's Chopin then I would love to see any skater choose this one, which was only published after his death: http://youtu.be/YXhhYLMVMAc
Sounds easy but crazy phrasing! Wonderful piece and number 1 version by Sokolov.
Agree with you, someone please save Tchaikovsky piano concerto 1 from Kovtun!!! :bang:

And this one would be much better than even Yulia's Schindler's list: http://youtu.be/ImIwpDCMC10

won0066 · May 6, 2014

As a former skater.....you do have some input into the choice of music for your programs. Its is a collaborative effort. It is hard to skate to music you dont feel or relate to so to force a specific piece onto a skater is not a good strategy. In my personal opinion, im not that excited that skaters can use lyrics...for competitions. I would prefer that to stay in shows only, but just my humble opinion.

Even for Brian Orser...he fell in love with The Bolt 3 years before the 88 Olympics, and says he ear marked it for his olympic program, so he kept it in his collection until he wanted to showcase it.

I live in Canada and cant wait for Yuzuru to return...because here at least he can have somewhat of a normal life and train hard and concentrate on what he needs to do. He can walk down the streets without getting mobbed by fans. Hopefully it will be a good break from the media scrutiny as well...although i know that the media sends film crews to his practice arena to film sometimes, mostly its closed sessions to just members of the club.

jimeonji · May 6, 2014

Meoima said:
If it's Chopin then I would love to see any skater choose this one, which was only published after his death: http://youtu.be/YXhhYLMVMAc
Sounds easy but crazy phrasing! Wonderful piece and number 1 version by Sokolov.
Agree with you, someone please save Tchaikovsky piano concerto 1 from Kovtun!!!

And this one would be much better than even Yulia's Schindler's list: http://youtu.be/ImIwpDCMC10

yes!!! I love that waltz.
I literally just discovered this after listening to the original piano version for the longest time - Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkC3chi_ysw I think this could be just as good as the other pieces that were linked!!

Hanmgse · May 6, 2014

I find it funny how we always return to the topic of music we want Yuzuru to skate :laugh:

Meoima · May 6, 2014

jimeonji said:
yes!!! I love that waltz.
I literally just discovered this after listening to the original piano version for the longest time - Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkC3chi_ysw I think this could be just as good as the other pieces that were linked!!

Lol! I like Mussorgsky much better than Rachmaninov! Mussorgsky has the rawness and the powerful/heroic tone. Rachmaninov sounds cheesy to my ears.
And yes, that Pictures at an Exhibition version for orchestra is wonderful! We could even make a movie on skating base on the music. :popcorn:

Each skater can portray a picture mentioned in the exhibition, they can choose a suitable section to skate along.
That would be a masterpiece! We need another drama on ice called Pictures at an Exhibition!:yay:

Sorry my imagination runs a bit wild. :laugh:

sajoya · May 6, 2014

Do you guys know any skaters that has done this song before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWqKPWO5T4o (yeah, there was Plushenko's and V/T's but I wasn't really feeling it)

Pamigena · May 6, 2014

anybody else have a feeling where this might be going? :laugh:

Sandpiper · May 6, 2014

sajoya said:
Do you guys know any skaters that has done this song before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWqKPWO5T4o (yeah, there was Plushenko's and V/T's but I wasn't really feeling it)

Philippe Candeloro.

Schatz · May 6, 2014

I love grieg!!!!

Hanmgse · May 6, 2014

~Pamina~ said:
anybody else have a feeling where this might be going?

Hmm no idea :laugh:

msteach3 · May 6, 2014

BusyMom said:
Shae-Lynn Bourne choreography is quite interesting most of the time. I would love to see Yuzuru tries somethings in that direction too.

Great news about Shae-Lynn. She has done some wonderful work which I've admired. I would love to see Yuzu do something a bit edgy as well. I'm not a big fan of over-used classical music and think Yuzu is so wonderful at telling a story that a piece which enables him to do so would be best.

Esopian · May 7, 2014

won0066 said:
I live in Canada and cant wait for Yuzuru to return...because here at least he can have somewhat of a normal life and train hard and concentrate on what he needs to do. He can walk down the streets without getting mobbed by fans. Hopefully it will be a good break from the media scrutiny as well...although i know that the media sends film crews to his practice arena to film sometimes, mostly its closed sessions to just members of the club.

I agree, with his popularity in Japan, it's necessary for him to spend some time having a normal life when he's not skating. It's great that his fans are increasing, but at the same time he seems like an intellectual individual who likes to get work done. Without the hype/media surrounding him, he could get more done in less time. I hope after this weekend's ice show that he'll go back to Canada -where everything is a lot more peaceful (in terms of popularity and overall population in the area).

In the midst of all this, how does he balance having a normal life, figure skating and progress with his online degree in Waseda University?

jimeonji · May 7, 2014

Meoima said:
Lol! I like Mussorgsky much better than Rachmaninov! Mussorgsky has the rawness and the powerful/heroic tone. Rachmaninov sounds cheesy to my ears.
And yes, that Pictures at an Exhibition version for orchestra is wonderful! We could even make a movie on skating base on the music.
Each skater can portray a picture mentioned in the exhibition, they can choose a suitable section to skate along.
That would be a masterpiece! We need another drama on ice called Pictures at an Exhibition!

Sorry my imagination runs a bit wild.

I personally loooove Rachmaninoff, but I know where you're coming from. Hearing PC2 so many times gets a bit boring :disapp: (which is why I save it for Mao and special occasions, and I only listen to my favorite recording, so I will always enjoy it!) he has numerous preludes and etudes that are beautiful. I'm actually currently working on the Op 23 no 5 in G minor that Stephane skated to for an ex :biggrin:

I'm with you on the movie thing, that would be epic :popcorn:

Klarnet · May 7, 2014

~Pamina~ said:
anybody else have a feeling where this might be going?

Shibs said it would be in their next Vlog on SOI Japan, maybe they're gonna show the lift by Yuzuru and Kikhara

sajoya · May 7, 2014

Sandpiper said:
Philippe Candeloro.

Thank you (his triple axel was huge)

littlexflower · May 7, 2014

Two nice, refreshing shots of Yuzu in the Enyuukai Garden Party
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roxella · May 7, 2014

Hanmgse said:
I find it funny how we always return to the topic of music we want Yuzuru to skate

I was thinking about the same thing

But I must admit that I like a lot the topic because in this way I can find out about some very interesting music pieces that I didn't know so far...since I am not a big fan of classical music - shame on me :slink:

roxella · May 7, 2014

And because we were talking about music choices,I really like this song...it's a waltz and I don't know if it would be a good choice for Yuzu...but it could be interesting though :think:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ4KTKIoqCI

OMG,I can't wait to see his programs for the next season... :bang:

Hanmgse · May 7, 2014

roxella said:
I was thinking about the same thing But I must admit that I like a lot the topic because in this way I can find out about some very interesting music pieces that I didn't know so far...since I am not a big fan of classical music - shame on me

It's the same for me, I've been playing the piano for 3 years but I know almost nothing about classical music :eek:

: btw that waltz you posted is very beautiful, I can imagine Yuzuru skating to that :popcorn:

echotpe · May 7, 2014

~Pamina~ said:
welcome
according to this interview that has already happened (well, at least a little bit )

There is a photo about Yuzu and Lambiel in FaOI last June.

They were in group number in finale.

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