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Horowitz plays Chopin Ballade 1
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Video duration: 609 seconds

Vladimir Horowitz plays Chopin his first ballade

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No harsh feelings, ...
By: RSFREAK969. on 23 Nov 08, 00:13:51
No harsh feelings, but I have to disagree. First off, Zimmerman's Moderato section seems ordinary compared to Horowitz's. He also demonstrates better control over the Presto. As I am learning this song, I find control is omnipotent in this song; either the pianist controls the song to produce something like Horowitz's, or the song controls the pianist which then results in a duller tone. Zimmerman playing is better than many famous pianists, but Horowitz's version is still the most flawless one.

MY POOR Maestro!! ...
By: MegaManXRockMan. on 22 Nov 08, 21:31:50
MY POOR Maestro!! He was disgusted with this. He was up for days, and was with prostitutes. He wanted to destroy himself. MY POOR POOR MAESTRO!!! He is much better now.!!!

This is a good ...
By: contrerados. on 22 Nov 08, 21:16:58
This is a good version, but as such, it is clouded with a fault in acoustics that traces its origins to the age of the video, and...if one notices the wood squeaking at 4:37, at which he himself could not hide his annoyance (glanced at the public...)Moreover, at 8:47, Horowitz seems to embark on a mixture of Charleston and Blues! Zimmerman's is still much better than this.

interesting.
By: MillyProductions. on 21 Nov 08, 22:45:26
interesting.

Maestro was ...
By: Morganith. on 21 Nov 08, 19:43:39
Maestro was borrowed from Italian and is originally derived from latin 'magister'which means 'master.' We use it as a title of respect for people who have mastered a certain art whether it be music, poetry, etc.

SO far ahead of any ...
By: anklebreaka03. on 21 Nov 08, 04:08:43
SO far ahead of any other rendition of this peice i have herd on youtube, much better than zimermans, although his was spectacular too.

mi cancion favorita ...
By: javinirvana. on 21 Nov 08, 01:59:32
mi cancion favorita!! sin duda!!

Great Master!
By: FernandoCruzalegui. on 20 Nov 08, 23:53:52
Great Master!

wow just wow!!! ...
By: menonfire12. on 20 Nov 08, 22:36:05
wow just wow!!! What a master!. Que maestro!!!

Always cracks me up ...
By: nehuge. on 20 Nov 08, 19:00:58
Always cracks me up how people get in arguments over these things. It was in B, no E....geesh. I can't find a Youtube video where people don't get all worked up. Look at it this way....at least we have Chopin available to listen to in our lives. It's that anonymity?of the Internet that people hide behind so they can argue to make them selves feel better.

oh i see.but ...
By: MillyProductions. on 20 Nov 08, 13:43:44
oh i see.but does'nt maestro mean conductor in italian?

v1ryus - Let me ...
By: musicformillions. on 20 Nov 08, 05:26:59
v1ryus - Let me give you some hope. The minimalists were reacting to the randomness of "chance" music. To being some order back they played their minimalist snippets over and over and over etc. Some composers are taking the repetition of minimalism and expanding it where it's not mind numbing. I would point you to Gorecki; esp. his 3rd Symphony to demonstrate this point Music in moving away from the limitations of minimalism to almost a neo-neo-classicism. Adams is another composer of note

My point exactly. I ...
By: v1ryus. on 20 Nov 08, 05:04:34
My point exactly. I don't think I worded it exactly as you had put it or correctly to facilitate my idea. What I meant was, music tends to be rather bland as of late. Take for example movie composers - they all seem to have very much the same formula. One can argue because for the movies the proper melody must be obtained. As far as live concierto composers go - today seems to be full of minimalists. That is my main concern.

v1ryus-When we're ...
By: musicformillions. on 20 Nov 08, 03:34:04
v1ryus-When we're given a single defined version of a piece, that destroys the uniqueness of music. Yes and No There is a TRADITION that informs one on how to properly interpret Chopin. This establishes proper BOUNDARIES; but once this is internalized by an artist - his personal instincts can allow him a great range of freedom within those established boundaries Zimerman-Horowitz-Perahia-Rubinstein are all very different but give great readings of the Ballades in the Chopin tradition

No you are ...
By: v1ryus. on 20 Nov 08, 03:10:07
No you are absolutely correct, he did not conduct. Maestro however is a honorable title given to those who are greatly distinguished in their respective fields of music. (i.e. Maestro Andres Segovia for classical guitar)He *Horowitz* taught Chicago symphony pianist Ivan Davis. Some point in Horowitz' retirement, also taught many others. Those dates I forget but you could probably find them somewhere online.

maestro horowitz? ...
By: MillyProductions. on 20 Nov 08, 03:01:24
maestro horowitz? did he conduct also? (i'm not making a mockery i just never heard that)

I appreciate your ...
By: v1ryus. on 19 Nov 08, 22:01:20
I appreciate your interpretation of Maestro Horowitz' version of this ballade. Yes you're right - he doesn't play it as softly as other pianists, however the ability to invoke different interpretations, such as yours, is something that needs to be addressed more often in modern classical music. When we're given a single defined version of a piece, that destroys the uniqueness of music.

i want play like ...
By: b1orp. on 19 Nov 08, 20:31:06
i want play like Horowitz!!

è davvero il più ...
By: bianconerofumo. on 19 Nov 08, 11:30:20
è davvero il più grande! Un esecuzione ammaliante in cui la ricerca sonoro diventa poesia.

I am so jealous ...
By: xstetsonx. on 19 Nov 08, 00:55:50
I am so jealous with people that have such talents

BRAVO !
By: fepok. on 18 Nov 08, 20:57:41
BRAVO !

LA migliore ...
By: gilles2777. on 18 Nov 08, 17:54:20
LA migliore esecuzione per me rimane quella di Fou TS'og. The best of executions is the Fou TS'ong execution.

amazing.
By: AiMiLoOo. on 17 Nov 08, 21:59:31
amazing.

A true virtuoso.
By: s0phistic4ti0n. on 17 Nov 08, 16:57:47
A true virtuoso.

It would be nice if ...
By: weetabixharry. on 16 Nov 08, 18:08:31
It would be nice if someone could do some proper noise reduction on this. Not just some rookie spectral subtraction, but the full works. Might have to look into it this Christmas. This performance sends shivers down my spine.

Zimerman plays Chopin Ballade No. 1
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Video duration: 557 seconds

Zimerman plays Chopin!

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Super Piano Ninja ...
By: 17182559. on 23 Nov 08, 18:36:06
Super Piano Ninja Black Belt

WHat grade is this?
By: shkoobla. on 23 Nov 08, 18:23:06
WHat grade is this?

now, that's talent! ...
By: weisson001. on 23 Nov 08, 18:07:50
now, that's talent!!!

this rendition of ...
By: nikepro911. on 23 Nov 08, 06:25:02
this rendition of chopin's ballade is the best rendition on youtube, even better than horawitz's

ownage
By: amazingorange. on 23 Nov 08, 01:46:21
ownage

An exemplary ...
By: contrerados. on 22 Nov 08, 21:01:24
An exemplary rendition of this formidable piece. I have listened to many others many times, some being newcomers and others being professionals, but Zimerman's version is highly eloquent and every stroke of the keys carries the grace lacking in other performers whose fingers cannot cope with the artistic and emotional demands of the composition, and instead, take it to a dreadful and dissonant staccato to get it over with. A remarkable performance! Bravissimo!!!

its soooo greaat! ...
By: SpiderPigMama. on 21 Nov 08, 20:24:39
its soooo greaat! its sooo emotional! its just - wow - there isnt any word for this! but hehe... dont wanna be inpolite- but in the first 3 or 4 seconds it looks like he is falling asleeep... but he is great!

how brilliant can ...
By: amasethelei21. on 21 Nov 08, 03:16:22
how brilliant can you be? to write things like these? why has music died so badly? instead of listening to good stuff we worship britney spears!!! its amazing...

I'm trying to play ...
By: FredilYupigo. on 21 Nov 08, 02:12:21
I'm trying to play this, and every time I have trouble I come here and look at Zimerman. His rendition of the Ballade would have made Chopin cry. Magnificent.

ca c'est magnifique
By: Evikeuklavier. on 20 Nov 08, 04:25:32
ca c'est magnifique

this men is so ...
By: multiplayer08. on 19 Nov 08, 22:36:43
this men is so crazy he is the best piano player XD

lol you owned ...
By: v1ryus. on 19 Nov 08, 21:45:37
lol you owned zackaroosky1

I won't be able to ...
By: pyrathian. on 19 Nov 08, 02:12:23
I won't be able to sleep after hearing this...

beautiful... I'm ...
By: whosurmommy99. on 16 Nov 08, 19:31:18
beautiful... I'm melting inside

you have to live ...
By: funnybooboo8. on 16 Nov 08, 18:36:53
you have to live and breathe piano to play like this... thats crazy and beautiful

godlike! i love ...
By: krone191. on 15 Nov 08, 21:56:56
godlike! i love this piece soo much :o the final at 7:55 is amazing! zimerman really did a great job on this !

The perfection is ...
By: fosco85. on 15 Nov 08, 21:23:56
The perfection is here! W zimerman

zackaroosky, Stop ...
By: RichardKastleMusic. on 14 Nov 08, 05:36:46
zackaroosky, Stop sending me filthy e-mails about sex. I'm not interested in how much hair you have around your asshole and on your little ball sack. If you're interested in pursuing homosexual intercourse, I suggest you e-mail a guy named HAWKNUTS4.

good coment aginst ...
By: HAWKNUTS4. on 14 Nov 08, 03:19:17
good coment aginst Kastle

omg. it's too hard ...
By: bangity. on 14 Nov 08, 02:11:24
omg. it's too hard for me now. I want to learn this one. Great performance!

Are you sure it ...
By: zackaroosky1. on 14 Nov 08, 01:59:54
Are you sure it wasnt Mr. browning! XD Once again your are still a faggot. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Chump
By: hambissimo. on 14 Nov 08, 01:33:48
Chump

I think this ...
By: Killemall04. on 13 Nov 08, 13:49:07
I think this RichardKastleFellow is on some serious dope or just has mental problems. Anyways beautiful piece! Chopin = Genious

Wow... Wasn't this ...
By: PolishSanta. on 12 Nov 08, 17:09:34
Wow... Wasn't this a most fake story(?).

I was fucking my ...
By: RichardKastleMusic. on 12 Nov 08, 08:00:05
I was fucking my piano teacher, Miss Browning, when I was 4. Does that count? I never had a pedophile fag piano teacher, so I was spared that experience. She was the 3rd out of over 8000 women I've bagged in my 49 years.

Gilels plays Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 23 No. 5
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This prelude is awesome :)

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hey i was wondering ...
By: mabusss. on 23 Nov 08, 08:54:59
hey i was wondering... is david helfgott really a genious piano player? i've read that he is pretty mediocre. Can someone comment about this? thanks!

If you want to ...
By: mybedsidlamp. on 23 Nov 08, 04:24:19
If you want to inspire someone to start playing the piano this is the clip to show them. Awe inspiring.

Gilels owns this ...
By: philaufan6. on 23 Nov 08, 02:18:17
Gilels owns this piece. Nuff Said.

Gilels is an ...
By: huduk77. on 23 Nov 08, 00:10:35
Gilels is an amazing pianist, but Kissin performs with such lightness wich makes big difference.

rofl awkwardly ...
By: s3xyasiann. on 22 Nov 08, 23:31:16
rofl awkwardly embarrassing but yeah...i did seem to exaggerate a tad bit. oh well >.>

this is the best ...
By: LazersFromJimmy. on 22 Nov 08, 14:37:42
this is the best version I've heard on you tube so far. Amazing

Having read over ...
By: elevenwhy. on 22 Nov 08, 11:45:39
Having read over what you've said in the previous argument, I'd say it obtains great credibility to admit you're wrong. And I see your point, but in a strange way, I personally don't particularly mind.

Ok i'll admit I was ...
By: s3xyasiann. on 21 Nov 08, 22:11:32
Ok i'll admit I was wrong. I just listened to it again and I found that I completely overexaggerated. The part where imo he brings out the wrong melody starts at 2:19ish and ends at 2:21ish o.o oops?

i think ...
By: kingjonnyvii. on 21 Nov 08, 21:55:36
i think rachmaninov's version is a good one to compare.. clearly there are two melodies in the second part of the second section, Gilel's brings out the lower one more, I don't see the problem with this. Maybe it could have been phrased a little clearer but it's easier said than done and his phrasing is actually very good. I just don't agree with you s3xyasiann because it sounds as if you don't accept that he shoudl bring out the lower melody and I just can't accept such a rigid interpretation.

with that attitude, ...
By: s3xyasiann. on 21 Nov 08, 20:29:15
with that attitude, might as well just take it to google video you waste of resources. And was there anything intelligent coming out of your mouth? depends on what your definition of "come" is. If there are any actually decent piano players that know what they're talking about, please help. Halfway of the 2nd part, the wrong melody gets brought out and what was supposed to be a beautiful contrast with the beginning and end just becomes a bunch of random distorted notes.

Wow, you have the ...
By: TheCrazyHairPianist. on 21 Nov 08, 12:27:23
Wow, you have the audacity to actually insult Gilels? That's pretty ballsy. I with with sanddune1981.

awsome song, im ...
By: shortmansrq. on 21 Nov 08, 11:52:35
awsome song, im learning atm, so much fun to play for what i can so far

Dude... calm down.. ...
By: the3ndchosen1. on 21 Nov 08, 00:30:56
Dude... calm down... he didn't even say anything to you.

some unknown ...
By: sanddune1981. on 21 Nov 08, 00:28:08
some unknown useless college student will say that master plays wrong melody... take a cock out of your mouth and go kill yourself, as you have not learned anything in this world.

i just recorded ...
By: s3xyasiann. on 21 Nov 08, 00:08:30
i just recorded this last tuesday for college resume and i'm really proud of myself! but no offense I think his second part completely sux. he brings out the wrong melody in my opinion and it's just... dull. but other than that, i used this version as my inspiration!

I've played for 120 ...
By: elevenwhy. on 20 Nov 08, 20:44:07
I've played for 120 million years, don't act like it's a ridiculous comment to make. And I know this guy who's been playing since he was 4.

I like Rachmaninoff ...
By: DarkRaimundo. on 20 Nov 08, 15:47:04
I like Rachmaninoff because I think that 'most' of his music has a 'dark' feeling.

WENCHINGTON...... ...
By: DavidScorcelletti. on 18 Nov 08, 17:15:14
WENCHINGTON.......100 million bazillion years? I hardly think so. Your language, "suck" is a very young crowd foul mouth... not the educated english I would expect from someone that has played for ALL those years....you are sooo missing the whole point of this recording...

2:56, First Beat of ...
By: Elsweyr666. on 17 Nov 08, 07:21:12
2:56, First Beat of that bar, whether some 7th Augment or something, does not sound very Rachmaninoff. But who am i to say, Gilels Is an amazing pianist, can someone confirm ts not a mistake.

i was introduced to ...
By: GouldenBach. on 17 Nov 08, 03:53:35
i was introduced to rachmanioff and gilels not that long ago but i fell in love with rachmaninoff's music when i heard gilels play opus 3 no.2 in c#- and i am now playing it as a result, i first heard this song today and now i want to play nothing except rachmaninoff, thanks for these great recordings

times infinity, ...
By: zealess. on 17 Nov 08, 00:18:13
times infinity, dumbheadfacebuttheads.

I love him And I ...
By: oowpsie. on 16 Nov 08, 19:58:04
I love him And I love the part between 3:24 - 3:38

And don't forget ...
By: WENCHINGTON. on 16 Nov 08, 18:58:58
And don't forget that you suck ;)

Excuse me barokajin ...
By: WENCHINGTON. on 16 Nov 08, 18:57:38
Excuse me barokajin, I have been playing piano for 100 million bazillion years.

"on what is music?" ...
By: WENCHINGTON. on 16 Nov 08, 18:56:09
"on what is music?" "on what music is." Think about it.

Horowitz plays Chopin Polonaise Op. 53 in A flat major
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Horowitz plays Chopin!

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ok, he failed ...
By: Napoteco. on 23 Nov 08, 19:02:25
ok, he failed performance in some times, but he is older and play with pasion and fast, he feel the music, i can see that in his eyes. I like this video , perhaps no the big one but my hears appreciate it.

Wow!!! What an ...
By: Wonderpattypatty. on 23 Nov 08, 05:59:04
Wow!!! What an artist!! My favorite piece of classical music. Like tOsSgirL said,"it looks like he isn't even trying."

remember hes like ...
By: yeahso0578. on 23 Nov 08, 00:04:22
remember hes like 100 Shhhh let the man die in peace

who actually gives ...
By: Pot986. on 22 Nov 08, 23:40:53
who actually gives a shit?

mikecaffey, we read ...
By: darthvader1969. on 22 Nov 08, 17:03:00
mikecaffey, we read your blablabla many times again and again. Any other ideas?? You poor, poor BRAINWASHED IDIOT

regardless of the ...
By: the2dmin. on 22 Nov 08, 05:22:24
regardless of the content of your messages, how do you find the time to keep arguing with random people on youtube?

I'd like to see you ...
By: dt9653. on 21 Nov 08, 23:01:05
I'd like to see you do better.

HOROWITZ'S FAILED ...
By: mikecaffey. on 21 Nov 08, 17:53:47
HOROWITZ'S FAILED PERFORMANCE TIME CODES AND FAKING Folp sweat 6:45 missed chord 1:39 missed notes 6:17 more flop sweat 2:15 missed more notes 6:27 can't stop missing notes 2:00 enough with the flop sweat 6:42 FAKING leaves out a difficult chord 2:11 FAKING simplified rhythm 1:36 CAN'T STOP FAKING 2:55 sloppy 1:20 needs a trick piano that can play the octaves up to speed 3:36 awkwardly belting out notes. WHY? THIS IS A FAILED PERFORMANCE ONLY A BRAINWASHED IDIOT WOULD DEFEND THIS MESS!

haha xD i liked ...
By: frizzastyle. on 20 Nov 08, 18:55:50
haha xD i liked RichardKastleMusic's comments better than this guys. "carnegie is a joke"? i think not. at least RKM has humour in his mindless comments!

horowitz simplified ...
By: frizzastyle. on 20 Nov 08, 18:54:31
horowitz simplified liszt? have you played the horowitz version of the hungarian rhapsody no. 2? because i've played the original and the horowitz version, and the horowitz is quite a bit harder, mike.

@ frizzastyle ...
By: darthvader1969. on 20 Nov 08, 06:22:31
@ frizzastyle Richard Kastle is a nobody, a clown, like his stupid fan, mikecaffey

dang, such power ...
By: tOsSglrL. on 20 Nov 08, 04:23:35
dang, such power and it looks like he isn't even trying

and who is this ...
By: frizzastyle. on 20 Nov 08, 01:11:33
and who is this richard kastle guy anyway? during my 10 years of not only playing piano but being an avid piano performance fan, i have come to love and appreciate countless amazing pianists, even meeting Martha Argerich. but i have never heard of richard kastle! odd, for such a supposely epic "return of the golden age" composer!

mikecaffey - ...
By: frizzastyle. on 20 Nov 08, 01:06:53
mikecaffey - listening to your post of richard kastle playing the same piece by chopin was quite intriguing! not only does kastle play the octaves in the left hand around 3:00 SLOWER than horowit'z original jacket recording in his golden recording days (yes, human skills do deteriorate in old age!), but i also find it hard to make out individual chords at the very beginning of your posted version - very squashed together. even in horowitz' old age he still managed to at least pull of clarity!

these statements ...
By: natibhoy67. on 19 Nov 08, 23:52:50
these statements make you look like a HUGE xenophobe..i wonder if your even realized that.. besides that bullshit, what if classical music DID attract the working class would that be a problem? or do you hate poor people too? And nobody is impressed by such prolific you tube pontifications. if you know so much, go write for a newspaper or magazine. Maybe we are to ignorant to accept your criticisms..oh the agony! you are SOO informed as to say "CARNEGIE IS A JOKE!" think on this good friend.

CARNEGIE IS A JOKE! ...
By: mikecaffey. on 19 Nov 08, 20:55:12
CARNEGIE IS A JOKE! Sophisticated New Yorker's would not even be see there anymore. It has a seedy reputation: "bring us your tired, your poor, your un-washed masses..." Marylin Choe has a new joke about classical music: "HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE NEW KOREAN CULTURAL ARTS CENTER? IT'S CALLED CARNEGIE HALL!

Toscanini distorted ...
By: mikecaffey. on 19 Nov 08, 20:40:53
Toscanini distorted Beethoven. Horowitz simplified Liszt, used a trick piano and was a disaster in his latter years (see time codes below). Carnegie Hall books fakers like Lang. It's a fact. Classical music is a sad shadow of what it once was because the mass media brainwashes stupid people and they wind up at the faking shows. It's a scam. The arts and humanites have been looted by cons like Toscanini and Horowitz who couldn't write a symphony like their counterparts from the past.

ok mike... so ...
By: estrogiovanile. on 19 Nov 08, 19:38:32
ok mike... so would u tell us why he played at the most important theatres as Carnegie Hall, La Scala and Musikverein? All stupid fans but you right? Would you tell us why giulini, toscanini and many of the most worderful and great conductor said he was the best chopin interpreter? Do they were "brainwashed" too?

Wonderful!!!! ...
By: sefossinte. on 19 Nov 08, 17:06:55
Wonderful!!!! THANKS!!!!

hey mikecaffey!! We ...
By: darthvader1969. on 18 Nov 08, 18:15:35
hey mikecaffey!! We read your list of problems many times, but nothing about YOUR interpretation. BTW, can you play a note on the piano?

HOROWITZ'S NOT ...
By: mikecaffey. on 18 Nov 08, 17:23:28
HOROWITZ'S NOT ENOUGH TALENT TIME CODES AND FAKING METHODS Flop sweat 6:45 misses chord 1:39 misses notes 6:17 more flop sweat 2:15 misses more notes 4:37 misses even more notes 6:27 can't stop missing notes 2:00 enough with the flop sweat 6:52 It's time for new trick piano that can play the chord he left out 2:11 and fix the rhythm he simplified 1:36 and simplified again 2:55 maybe they make a trick piano that can play the octaves up to speed 3:36 maybe not! Internet brainwashing please!

Will you shut the ...
By: lilazndog123. on 18 Nov 08, 09:56:50
Will you shut the fuck up, show off and show respect to the man!!

Will you shut the ...
By: lilazndog123. on 18 Nov 08, 09:55:57
Will you shut the fuck up, show off and show respect to the man!!

Don't flame lol ...
By: ProkofievFanatic. on 18 Nov 08, 02:38:04
Don't flame lol everyone is intiteled to there opinion

Mikecaffey, we keep ...
By: coldnesss. on 17 Nov 08, 01:40:42
Mikecaffey, we keep asking YOU to play it if it's not so hard. Not of that Kastle watever you're talking about. Yet you continuously spout on about him, when we are directly asking you to show YOUR godly performance of this, since you seem to be interested in insulting Horowitz.

Yundi Li plays Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2
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Yundi Plays Chopin!

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nie umiem opisac ...
By: blondika1. on 23 Nov 08, 18:54:19
nie umiem opisac tego co czuje gdy s?ucham jego muzyki.piekne

cette ...
By: dragibusnyny. on 22 Nov 08, 22:57:11
cette interprétation de yundi li est tout simplement extraordinaire.

I guess it´s not ...
By: nylleman. on 22 Nov 08, 17:42:18
I guess it´s not really a change in tempo, it´s more rubato inspired. He does really well here, managing to get the melody to sound loud enough in relation to the left hand and the bass notes. It´s not as simple as it sounds.

can u guys stop ...
By: BloodOneBlood. on 22 Nov 08, 16:00:05
can u guys stop pointing out mistakes listen to the music!

bruttissimo il ...
By: miliona1re. on 22 Nov 08, 11:37:28
bruttissimo il gruppetto all'inizio

Big piano = big ...
By: HaiiroXE. on 22 Nov 08, 06:29:56
Big piano = big sound.

Timing is key here, ...
By: mortson978. on 22 Nov 08, 05:30:40
Timing is key here, the tempo changes in this piece are numerous.

becuz one its a ...
By: 662809. on 22 Nov 08, 01:01:13
becuz one its a grand piano and two becuz of the maker!!!

At the risk of ...
By: laurarox01. on 21 Nov 08, 22:34:56
At the risk of sounding dum...why is the piano so huge?

it sont at 3.16 - ...
By: Sashomei. on 21 Nov 08, 13:10:03
it sont at 3.16 - there's no mistake at 3.15 but at 0.59... coz of touche

yes i heard it! coz ...
By: Sashomei. on 21 Nov 08, 13:07:57
yes i heard it! coz of touche... tender...

did anyone hear the ...
By: Jackie93111. on 21 Nov 08, 11:22:09
did anyone hear the minor mistake at 3:16?

my bad
By: shikamaruchick988. on 21 Nov 08, 05:31:12
my bad

It's stuck in my ...
By: Sapphira51496. on 21 Nov 08, 02:05:56
It's stuck in my head, and I'm LOVIN IT!!!

Its not a song.....
By: farleigh17. on 20 Nov 08, 18:15:54
Its not a song.....

????????
By: bympy. on 20 Nov 08, 05:06:14
????????

When i say not ...
By: AK71love. on 19 Nov 08, 09:07:22
When i say not difficult, i mean you could still play it sloppily with the right notes. but pieces like La Campanella, or just one with so many different notes, i can't even play it without stopping for 10 seconds every 5 measures. but yes, to play this piece "perfect" the technique is difficult.

I beg to differ on ...
By: MrSexay. on 19 Nov 08, 05:11:15
I beg to differ on the non-difficult part! Still very difficult in my opinion!

AWesom. I'm a ...
By: leitegabriel. on 18 Nov 08, 20:54:37
AWesom. I'm a freakin metal head that loves classic piano. Beautiful piece!

When a profesional ...
By: AK71love. on 18 Nov 08, 14:24:57
When a profesional pianist plays a piece, many expect them to play a flashy one such as La Campanella or a Ballade, but every time I listen to one of Yundi Li's Nocturnes, it's amazing how beautiful it is even if the piece isn't very difficult in terms of techinique. Thank you for uploading!

bravo ?
By: Westfallen5. on 17 Nov 08, 23:26:25
bravo ?

That was very ...
By: ARVash. on 17 Nov 08, 09:25:15
That was very touching, her soul is in my prayers. Love life as I'm sure she would've wanted you to do. :)

hey, can someone ...
By: xxd3qingxo5097b. on 17 Nov 08, 02:31:57
hey, can someone come and see my video? i accept negative or postive comments cos i need improvement.......

Just AWESOME!
By: AustinJohnson07. on 16 Nov 08, 22:45:12
Just AWESOME!

Beautiful song
By: shikamaruchick988. on 16 Nov 08, 18:59:25
Beautiful song

Zimerman plays Chopin Scherzo Op. 31 in B flat
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Zimerman plays Chopin!

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no comments-just ...
By: KARAB1NAS. on 21 Nov 08, 12:16:13
no comments-just amazing!

Super Performence!! ...
By: spywiggiewoo. on 21 Nov 08, 02:03:37
Super Performence!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wonderful ...
By: evolve749. on 20 Nov 08, 08:19:46
Wonderful performance. Why is it that many the video and sound are so out of synch when it comes to classical piano though?

THis piece just ...
By: cirro1. on 19 Nov 08, 16:41:07
THis piece just became one of my new favourites!!! Just awesome! pure gold! :D

No one should ...
By: civilbb. on 18 Nov 08, 12:10:13
No one should challange his interpretation of Chopins...no one CAN!

ohi ohi I must ...
By: marirossi. on 17 Nov 08, 17:42:56
ohi ohi I must still study this Scherzo a lot!!! It must be played very fast! Anyway, Zimerman is really a stunning performer!

His use of the ...
By: tpbricknw. on 13 Nov 08, 23:00:48
His use of the pedal is perfect.

This is one of my ...
By: raulgomez902. on 13 Nov 08, 06:07:30
This is one of my favorite interpretations of this piece.

this performance is ...
By: gxfu0127. on 10 Nov 08, 00:46:17
this performance is so perfect that i got goosebumps.

He has everything ...
By: concerto35. on 09 Nov 08, 21:47:00
He has everything in correct proportion technically and artistically. A very balanced performance with no distortion. He can also be a very powerful and stunning performer. Listen to his Chopin Ballade in F major.

su musicalidad me ...
By: maarargu. on 09 Nov 08, 21:45:16
su musicalidad me impresiona, realmente se le puede aprender mucho escuchandole...

what are you ...
By: amazingorange. on 05 Nov 08, 18:47:34
what are you talking about, the piece is in 3/4 time and doesnt change once.

but not for all the ...
By: Lang99Lang. on 04 Nov 08, 16:38:08
but not for all the pice.....look better....

Its too bad ...
By: Willemklassiek. on 30 Oct 08, 11:18:49
Its too bad Classical music isn't as widely available as other music forms. BUT now there is: M O N T E V E R D I dot T V Its a great new site devoted to classical music. AND THIS SUNDAY, THERE IS A LIVE BROADCAST OF A PIANOCONCERT BY FAMOUS CUBAN PIANOPLAYER JORGE LUIS PRATS. ITS FREE, SO BE SURE TO CHECK IT OUT!

lol thats wikd ...
By: KearneyPiano. on 27 Oct 08, 23:56:18
lol thats wikd funny :L ood one

Omg what amazing ...
By: HEIYAO. on 26 Oct 08, 04:37:00
Omg what amazing pedaling skills!!! Absolutely amazing.

sissco is a bad ...
By: Rahav033. on 23 Oct 08, 16:29:16
sissco is a bad person for taking out the last few seconds from the vid....

Amazing. He plays ...
By: jennlim23. on 23 Oct 08, 14:01:37
Amazing. He plays so effortlessly. =)

Just about "spot-on ...
By: rabengeraun. on 20 Oct 08, 17:42:51
Just about "spot-on" as a performance; bravo Krystian!

Zimerman is just ...
By: lensherr82. on 19 Oct 08, 06:25:28
Zimerman is just perfect! Beautiful, passionate playing!

What a masterful ...
By: Aisufen. on 19 Oct 08, 05:33:34
What a masterful touch... plus such a fine piano, his pianisimmos and fortissimos sing. Wonderful performance indeed. If only the vid ran just a few more seconds at the end, it'd be more satisfying to hear that through...

Well, yeah! It's ...
By: mathmusicandlooks. on 18 Oct 08, 05:17:27
Well, yeah! It's still an insanely hard piece to play, let alone master like Zimerman has. Dang, he's good.

Umm if you've ever ...
By: SirFrancealot. on 15 Oct 08, 23:04:04
Umm if you've ever actually looked at the scor the marking is "presto"

He's Crazy!!!!!!!! ...
By: mathmusicandlooks. on 15 Oct 08, 19:07:08
He's Crazy!!!!!!!! I'm learning this song, and I've played for 8 years. I just don't get how he gets this good! Seriously, this guy is insane.

I commend his skill ...
By: sociopathicregret. on 13 Oct 08, 02:19:08
I commend his skill though. This song is actually quite difficult.

Yundi Li plays Chopin Scherzo No. 1 Op. 30
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Yundi Li Plays Chopin!

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ehm richter is dead ...
By: Darksephiroth901. on 23 Nov 08, 18:30:35
ehm richter is dead ^^ be serious

awesome... no?
By: oregon2. on 21 Nov 08, 06:49:59
awesome... no?

?????,?????.
By: muxia1996. on 17 Nov 08, 13:45:24
?????,?????.

hes (Yundi) only ...
By: bernardchang668. on 09 Nov 08, 10:42:28
hes (Yundi) only human man give him a break

type in yuja or ...
By: johnayumi. on 06 Nov 08, 18:31:07
type in yuja or house of the flying fingers and search. you will enjoy her playing.hopefully. gotta go to bed later

oh yeah thats for ...
By: johnayumi. on 06 Nov 08, 18:17:53
oh yeah thats for sure i will have to agree with on this one!lol

shit... so it's too ...
By: bulbulxp. on 06 Nov 08, 18:15:51
shit... so it's too late. I am sure many people who watched this video are interested in reading our comments!

sure anytime!! oh ...
By: johnayumi. on 06 Nov 08, 18:09:35
sure anytime!! oh btw the sun is already down!!

I think it's time ...
By: bulbulxp. on 06 Nov 08, 18:02:07
I think it's time for a duel, a piano duel. you vs. me, when the sun goes down.

did you scream? oh ...
By: johnayumi. on 06 Nov 08, 17:58:44
did you scream? oh yeah oh yeah!!!wahts next want more??

oh yeah that felt ...
By: johnayumi. on 06 Nov 08, 17:57:22
oh yeah that felt good to!!!! so whats next? did you enjoy my fallus?hohohohohohohohoho

what's next? Go ...
By: bulbulxp. on 06 Nov 08, 17:54:37
what's next? Go shitting!

oh yeh it felt so ...
By: johnayumi. on 06 Nov 08, 17:40:11
oh yeh it felt so good,so what s next? maybe i should do you in the ass hahahaha

go fuck yourself ...
By: bulbulxp. on 06 Nov 08, 17:07:52
go fuck yourself (this is a respond to johnayumi's comment: "yeh so waht?")

go for it ia m not ...
By: johnayumi. on 06 Nov 08, 17:03:45
go for it ia m not stopping you asshooo

lol initially I ...
By: bulbulxp. on 06 Nov 08, 17:02:56
lol initially I wanted to respond your comment "yeh so waht? " with "go fuck yourself" xD

man this aint going ...
By: johnayumi. on 06 Nov 08, 17:00:10
man this aint going no where! you can go _ _ _ _ yourself!

"your saying ...
By: bulbulxp. on 06 Nov 08, 16:55:45
"your saying mathematician never make mistakes?" bullshit. I said a mathematician doesn't make a mistakes in the subject, he knows with perfection (maths). "if you cant appreciate the music" He is NOT the composer of the piece, but an interpret and performer. It is his obligation as a pianist to perform it as good as possible. I don't like his performance, eventhough he is technically (almost) perfect, because he has a lack of passion.

this is getting ...
By: johnayumi. on 06 Nov 08, 16:37:01
this is getting really funny,then how do you explain the rest is perfect? hes not a machine!!so your saying mathematician never make mistakes?huh??if you cant appreciate the music the just get as far as way as you can, otherwise it is you that suck!!!

"yeh so waht? " So ...
By: bulbulxp. on 06 Nov 08, 16:34:04
"yeh so waht? " So he sucks it's a HUUUUGGGGEEEE mistake and such pianists are not allowed to do such huuugggee mistakes. It's like you are a mathematician and you make the mistake that 341256/457 equals -42 instead of 746,73.

yeh so waht?
By: johnayumi. on 06 Nov 08, 16:23:54
yeh so waht?

yeh so what???
By: johnayumi. on 06 Nov 08, 16:23:34
yeh so what???

I know, it's normal ...
By: spiderdi. on 06 Nov 08, 00:11:13
I know, it's normal for people to wonder...

i believe you, just ...
By: ohvg61. on 05 Nov 08, 10:53:35
i believe you, just wondering...

He did a huge ...
By: bulbulxp. on 04 Nov 08, 13:57:39
He did a huge mistake at 8.00! check it out. 08.00 08:00

Horowitz plays Liszt Consolation No. 3
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Horowitz plays Liszt!

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Mr Kastle. Sir. ...
By: AlexPxr8. on 20 Nov 08, 08:37:40
Mr Kastle. Sir. One thing I have learned from my many years in the professional music world, is that it doesn't matter how good a player you are, if you behave arrogantly in public, pretty soon everyone will hate and dismiss you. Music is supposed to be about art, and a great artist should conduct himself with grace offstage. Grace is a star quality. Vulgarity is not becoming in an artist - someone whose job it is to bring more beauty, refinement and light into the world.

Anyway, moving back ...
By: AlexPxr8. on 20 Nov 08, 08:33:09
Anyway, moving back to the subject matter... great performance of a great piece of music.

how did you come up ...
By: pianoboy321. on 20 Nov 08, 02:25:04
how did you come up with chopin

hahahaha... Mirror, ...
By: bgviktor. on 18 Nov 08, 14:47:05
hahahaha... Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the best pianist of them all? hahahahahahahaha... he plays with glory and a lot of truly magnificent rethorical gestures.... hahahaha.... hahahahahahaha..... in Hungary... hahahahahaha... silver king.... hahaha... it sounds like they told you that you playes like tuna fish... hahahahaha....

(arrogant bastard)
By: jblue2pro. on 18 Nov 08, 06:32:50
(arrogant bastard)

this guy is a ...
By: HELPGODHELPMYFACE. on 18 Nov 08, 04:38:40
this guy is a shitty guitarist what instrument is that even that does not look like a telecaster at all

What the fuck? Who ...
By: godsloved3. on 17 Nov 08, 15:01:21
What the fuck? Who the hell do you think you are fuckin dissin me like that? i never did anything to you. Get your fuckin head out of your ass and talk to me like a real human.

Do us all a favor, ...
By: RichardKastleMusic. on 16 Nov 08, 07:36:35
Do us all a favor, and just inch back out? OK, champ? It will save you a lot of humiliation. If you really want to play like a king in D-flat, the way I do, you need to play the Grosses Konzertsolo, but I don't think you want to go there. I play it with precision, glory, and a lot of truly magnificent rhetorical gestures. I played it in Hungary and they said I was like a Silver King to them.

well i only have 5 ...
By: godsloved3. on 15 Nov 08, 17:35:01
well i only have 5 pieces in d-flat by him. im sure there's many more. I have only Inched into the liszt world. lol!

How deep ^^ No, but ...
By: Pianisteny2k. on 15 Nov 08, 14:36:29
How deep ^^ No, but seriously... D-flat is the easiest scale, and many composers thought that was the deepest scale. But, 5 pieces istn't that much...

yah! ialso noticed ...
By: josef1011. on 14 Nov 08, 13:40:35
yah! ialso noticed that...at first,i thought he aws just dusting off dusts

wow liszt really ...
By: godsloved3. on 14 Nov 08, 04:53:05
wow liszt really loved the d flat scale huh? i have like 5 of his pieces and they're all written in d flat. coincidence? i think not....

My goodness. He ...
By: Gothic1982. on 11 Nov 08, 12:38:46
My goodness. He REALLY doesn't have to move at all. Just look at his left hand.

why does he copy ...
By: pian000. on 11 Nov 08, 02:38:23
why does he copy me?

Actually it's a Db. ...
By: John19182004. on 10 Nov 08, 20:13:45
Actually it's a Db.. played w/the same key but different note!

what an ignorant ...
By: John19182004. on 10 Nov 08, 20:10:38
what an ignorant dope

i second that!!!
By: Yaniss. on 10 Nov 08, 19:45:11
i second that!!!

Never give up on a ...
By: OverFjell. on 10 Nov 08, 15:07:32
Never give up on a love, thats the only way you'll fail.

Hearing this music, ...
By: kdreamland. on 10 Nov 08, 11:46:50
Hearing this music, knowing I will never ever be able to play such masterpieces makes me sad. I wish I had the ability to just flow along the piano adding here or there, rising higher or lower as my mood felt, so that every single performance is different.....Ahh. I'm just tired. The sweet embrace of the notes.....they are like a lovers call to me. Perhaps it is time for me to return the love?

Haaaah....it's such ...
By: chibinessroxsheep. on 09 Nov 08, 19:32:02
Haaaah....it's such a nice song. How can he play the left hand so smoothly?! OoO it's amazing! I'm learning this for my next exam...scary...

it's Liszt
By: jonasett. on 08 Nov 08, 08:19:52
it's Liszt

Magic
By: miliona1re. on 07 Nov 08, 21:45:50
Magic

This piece is ...
By: iSugapopz. on 07 Nov 08, 12:41:30
This piece is beautiful. Chopin is a genius. Amazing legato in the left hand. His hand movements are so swift.

so that's what this ...
By: middleC17. on 06 Nov 08, 04:14:47
so that's what this is called! Absolutly Horowitz!

o man, incredible ...
By: jude4312. on 05 Nov 08, 04:27:04
o man, incredible left hand legato..you can barely see it moving..

Victor Borge Dance Of The Comedians
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Whehe :)

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Another person who ...
By: LordDazzer. on 22 Nov 08, 07:11:55
Another person who can't see a joke when it is right in their face. For god's sake... I'm a big fan of Victor. That was a joke. Get over it.

Sorry, that was to ...
By: FishySticky. on 22 Nov 08, 06:07:17
Sorry, that was to the poster that said this proves there is no need for conductors

Wow...how do you ...
By: FishySticky. on 22 Nov 08, 06:06:14
Wow...how do you think they got that well prepared...hmmm

I cant stop ...
By: dzeljpiano. on 19 Nov 08, 19:26:26
I cant stop laughing ^^

Ha ha... that's the ...
By: coloraturacontralto. on 15 Nov 08, 04:39:10
Ha ha... that's the concert master that is asked to leave isn't it?

lol, dude, Borge ...
By: Auromarmonk. on 30 Oct 08, 14:12:46
lol, dude, Borge is combining humour with the art of music. by doing so, he makes it much more appealing to the modern audience so they will have more respect for this kind of music. this piece is not directed by borge because the orchestre just ignore him. you are not offending Borge but the orchestre itself and the people in it, if you say that this sounds terrible.

I'm amazed that so ...
By: ezophlax. on 29 Oct 08, 21:28:58
I'm amazed that so many people are upset at this video. He was one of the best music/comedians in existence, paving the way for people like P.D.Q. Bach. Most composers I know (and being one myself, I know many) would feel honored to have their music butchered by someone like Borge. He is proof that music doesn't have to be serious to be brilliant.

he's disgracing the ...
By: Imonfire123. on 29 Oct 08, 04:13:35
he's disgracing the real composer of this song, bedrich smetna, by butchering the song in every way that he can think of. if he wants to be a commedian, fine, but dont mix with composing music because it sound terrible in my oppinion.

he is a comedian. ...
By: cmluna23. on 28 Oct 08, 18:18:29
he is a comedian. if you dont appreciate music than you dont know who he is. he was a great pianist and comedian. combining the two made him famous.

haha that was ...
By: xXR0CKST4RXx. on 27 Oct 08, 00:01:10
haha that was adorable!

-5? Wow people sure ...
By: LordDazzer. on 25 Oct 08, 06:10:20
-5? Wow people sure don't get a joke when they see one.

u have abosolutely ...
By: Imonfire123. on 25 Oct 08, 05:50:53
u have abosolutely no idea what your talking about.....but yea...this guy is a shame to music

I guess when you ...
By: sinistercheese. on 20 Oct 08, 11:18:28
I guess when you hear the bang the audience thought the violinist had shot him self, as Borge directs the lady that sat next to him, to take his seat. But what he really shot was his violin. Hence the it is broken.

I think this video ...
By: LordDazzer. on 18 Oct 08, 15:09:06
I think this video is ultimate proof that conductors are useless ^^ The orchestra function perfectly fine on their own.

WTF?!?!?
By: TheFairyFlossMarfia. on 16 Oct 08, 05:14:39
WTF?!?!?

What was the broken ...
By: TsunamiNoir. on 09 Oct 08, 03:58:25
What was the broken violin for?

What a great ...
By: rwb010109. on 06 Oct 08, 16:37:05
What a great comedian and musician. RWB

Pure Comical Genius
By: banjoman1942. on 04 Oct 08, 20:47:54
Pure Comical Genius

victor victorious!
By: stepmastafunky. on 02 Oct 08, 19:26:23
victor victorious!

The moment when he ...
By: MTPippin. on 01 Oct 08, 14:50:41
The moment when he offers up the first chair... I about hurt myself when I first saw that part....

God bless him
By: poppysdosh. on 27 Sep 08, 07:06:03
God bless him

And I think the ...
By: jamanticus. on 04 Sep 08, 18:42:08
And I think the Nazis labeled him "an enemy of the Reich" because he was an outspoken anti-hitler opinion person

Virctor Borge was ...
By: mh10034. on 01 Sep 08, 03:55:41
Virctor Borge was jewish and he escaped with the last ship from Europe to the US in 1939! His real name is Børge Rosenbaum. When he arrived he couldn't speak english so he went to the cinema and watched all the movies untill he had learned the new language. He is amazing :)

He is an amazing ...
By: lotbot24. on 30 Aug 08, 22:08:35
He is an amazing man. He comes from or came from Denmark and he was very epreciated and admired in Denmark. He moved to the USA to try his luck and as you can see, he got it :O) Im also from Denmark and im really proud of him. :)))))))))))))))

that was amazing :) ...
By: dovyda. on 30 Aug 08, 07:58:39
that was amazing :)))))))))

Zimerman plays Schubert Impromptu Op. 90 No. 1
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Zimerman plays Schubert!

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I'm pleased for you ...
By: farleigh17. on 17 Nov 08, 20:43:34
I'm pleased for you....

In 1995 I played ...
By: lukespanner. on 16 Nov 08, 22:09:31
In 1995 I played this piece for my Grade 8 exam.

actually, at one ...
By: WongA90. on 14 Nov 08, 02:26:16
actually, at one point, ur even playing 4 to 3 to 2 in ur right hand XD

ask your teacher
By: yeahso0578. on 09 Nov 08, 13:43:53
ask your teacher

its hard for a ...
By: yeahso0578. on 09 Nov 08, 13:40:16
its hard for a musician and i have been studying for 6 years lol but after lisening to many of each you will get the difference in the way its playd and there characteristics

I don't know how ...
By: musicformillions. on 03 Nov 08, 01:02:15
I don't know how pieces are graded in the United Kingdom. But this piece require mature musicianship. Technically, there are some good challenges - e.g. playing 2 against 3 in the SAME hand. Zimerman demonstrates how beautiful this piece becomes when accompaniments are perfectly subordinated and melodies are perfectly molded above them. Great technical skill here but many can play it well without this degree of accomplishment. Easier than Bach French Suites; less than most all Chopin Etudes

what grade is this ...
By: kyleclef. on 29 Oct 08, 19:28:29
what grade is this piece would you say?

Thx for the ...
By: jprende007. on 27 Oct 08, 16:46:15
Thx for the tutorial. I had music appreciation in jr. high; it was an overview of the romantic period symphonic composers, so we missed Chopin and Mozart.

My comment below ...
By: musicformillions. on 27 Oct 08, 01:51:35
My comment below was an answer to jprende007's question ... It's all good, but how can the casual listener tell the difference between an impromptu, barcarolle, ballade and etude?

You have to know ...
By: musicformillions. on 27 Oct 08, 01:35:53
You have to know what each particular form is supposed to do; just like in literature a novel is different from a short story is different from an essay etc. Some music history certainly helps, too. i.e. before Chopin the etude was just a piece to develop piano technique - but Chopin elevated piano technique to a work of great art that taxed the artists interpretive skills as well as his technical skills. Etude from french - etudier = infinitive of verb - to study.

I love how he ...
By: AsSomedayItMayHappen. on 26 Oct 08, 02:33:26
I love how he sneaks his hands off the keys whenever he gets the chance and then re-attacks them. That's so cool.

It's a very ...
By: Christoph251188. on 14 Oct 08, 18:08:50
It's a very beautiful interpretation of Schuberts most wonderful Impromtu!

It's all good, but ...
By: jprende007. on 09 Oct 08, 05:20:03
It's all good, but how can the casual listener tell the difference between an impromptu, barcarolle, ballade and etude?

jeno jando is good ...
By: rrapmonmis. on 04 Oct 08, 10:55:26
jeno jando is good isn't he?

What do you mean by ...
By: chris3443. on 02 Oct 08, 14:35:24
What do you mean by soul?

Each pianist has ...
By: javierlopeza. on 10 Sep 08, 18:18:04
Each pianist has its repertory... Zimerman cannot beat Brendel in Schubert. But... try to beat Zimerman with Chopin... check out his Ballade #1.

I dream of having ...
By: UseYourBrainPlz. on 22 Aug 08, 21:40:48
I dream of having such a wide dynamic range across all registers like this guy. Amazing.

Very good ...
By: jghancockjr. on 25 Jul 08, 21:31:18
Very good performance of one of the greatest piano compositions. Best recording of this work is by Gieseking for EMI, sadly out of print. Unequalled for tonal beauty, total inevitability and overall coherence.

He has good stage ...
By: allegrissimo. on 24 Jul 08, 22:35:44
He has good stage manners,beautiful pianissimi, fabulous technique, but... little soul. Good actor and excellent craftmanship though.

5:30 reminds me of ...
By: OorvakanSar. on 23 Jul 08, 03:54:44
5:30 reminds me of the ending phrases of Liszt's transcendental etude no.2, very good

brilliant! but ...
By: johnbaptistlulu. on 29 May 08, 10:44:53
brilliant! but still, for schubert's impromptus try one of brendel's late interpretations. especialy the op.142 no.1 is absolutely mesmerizing!

musical climax at 5 ...
By: BlackFoxG. on 23 May 08, 07:17:38
musical climax at 5:20 heh

he makes it look so ...
By: alexkonow. on 17 May 08, 00:24:37
he makes it look so hard yet so easy at the same time.

Yes, he does look ...
By: arash505. on 12 May 08, 17:15:50
Yes, he does look like Obi in episode II and III, but this guy was first with the look ;) maybe Mcgregor just copied Zimerman :) who knows ?

I think in the 90's ...
By: skyscreaper27. on 02 May 08, 07:38:15
I think in the 90's....first years

Horowitz - Mozart Sonata in C Major K. 330; 3rd Movement
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Moscow 1886

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Metronomes are for ...
By: ThyReverie. on 21 Nov 08, 23:37:49
Metronomes are for just that, practice. Horowitz could play this piece metronomically perfect if he needed too, however, he is giving a performance. Metronomes can steal the soul from music. His performance was brilliant.

Treated.
By: CraigDirty. on 21 Nov 08, 20:17:56
Treated.

owned.
By: jakethewoz. on 21 Nov 08, 19:28:27
owned.

hauhauhuahuaha LIAR ...
By: istuarti. on 20 Nov 08, 15:34:51
hauhauhuahuaha LIAR AHIAHIUHAIUAH

Busted.
By: CraigDirty. on 19 Nov 08, 20:04:00
Busted.

Really? He died ...
By: LittleDarkins. on 19 Nov 08, 14:12:35
Really? He died when you was 8 years old, And he was only in Russia for a year in the time you was alive... Oh, and in 1980s, he only coached those who already were professionals, not teaching.. Liar.

I took lessons from ...
By: CraigDirty. on 19 Nov 08, 08:27:19
I took lessons from Horrowitz for 4 years in when I lived in Moscow.

you ave no lesson ...
By: chenierchenier. on 19 Nov 08, 03:55:28
you ave no lesson togive to this pianist

Des mains ...
By: chenierchenier. on 19 Nov 08, 03:54:31
Des mains magnifiques... expérience... une rivière qui coule

Malgré tous les " ...
By: gambounet. on 17 Nov 08, 11:28:42
Malgré tous les "pains" qu'il peut faire.... quelle belle histoire il nous raconte !!!! merci et encore merci Vladimir.

this better be a ...
By: amazingorange. on 14 Nov 08, 03:12:37
this better be a joke. if it is, then it is pretty funny, but you cant be sure... lol

=) I am sure You ...
By: xyrkx. on 10 Nov 08, 12:14:00
=) I am sure You are making fun! You are not serious about that comment (= music is not what u think. everything in not about tik tak tik tak!.. It seems you had studied suziki books tooo much which has taken away from making music =)

Fabuleuse ...
By: lezeb53. on 10 Nov 08, 10:01:14
Fabuleuse interprétation !

great video, thanks ...
By: dolceyeung. on 07 Nov 08, 20:21:31
great video, thanks for posting!!

are you serious? ...
By: Hiddejan. on 07 Nov 08, 13:46:41
are you serious? hellO? this is vladimir horowitz on of the greatest pianists ever.

jooooooooder.....
By: rastabm. on 06 Nov 08, 01:29:58
jooooooooder.....

:))))))))))))
By: xman3435. on 05 Nov 08, 09:49:06
:))))))))))))

'you have a good ...
By: dt9653. on 04 Nov 08, 08:35:56
'you have a good technic but pay more atencion with the tempo! try to practice with a metronome.' The pianist in this video, Vladimir Horowitz passed away many years ago, so giving advice isnt the smartest thing to do; however your advice is quite valid and I agree with it.

??!? Is that really ...
By: seamusohanrahan. on 03 Nov 08, 21:37:48
??!? Is that really intended as advice for the great man himself? If so, one of the more amusing comments I've read lately - not to say that even one of the greatest pianists that ever lived is above constructive criticism though...:-)

thanks for posting ...
By: janstamic. on 03 Nov 08, 01:18:36
thanks for posting this! great job! you have a good technic but pay more atencion with the tempo! try to practice with a metronome. ps: try to study the suzuki´s book.

Watch him even ...
By: Gerjay. on 26 Oct 08, 21:22:41
Watch him even playing the most passionate pieces, his facial expression is always the same. He's relaxed when he plays, all the emotion is in his fingers.

Actually, oizsie ...
By: 20PercentMilk. on 26 Oct 08, 18:40:57
Actually, oizsie was complementing, not critisizing. :P

Seriously.... I ...
By: 20PercentMilk. on 26 Oct 08, 18:38:24
Seriously.... I have no idea how he can play that fast that quietly.

best ever!
By: carolyao8888. on 25 Oct 08, 04:49:55
best ever!

this guy's damn ...
By: EntropyEternal. on 20 Oct 08, 22:30:55
this guy's damn good.

Horowitz plays Carmen Fantasie
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Yes its old, I know I know...

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I dont have the ...
By: steinwaygrande1. on 22 Nov 08, 02:49:38
I dont have the hands of Horowitz and Rachmaninoff but I camn stretch a full octave plus one extra note. Trying to do extra notes is very difficult for me -can be done but not worth the effort

yeah~you get it???
By: chopinlytlyt. on 22 Nov 08, 01:31:28
yeah~you get it???

I don't know. It's ...
By: Lukecash12. on 22 Nov 08, 00:19:53
I don't know. It's pretty crippling trying to play like that with small fingers. every time i have to use my pinky and thumb to pull off one of his chords it's just insanely difficult to keep that tempo and bounce around the octaves with one hand like that...

My guess is you ...
By: EuropeanArchive. on 21 Nov 08, 15:52:53
My guess is you like it... :)

??
By: chopinlytlyt. on 21 Nov 08, 11:39:29
??

I heard Vodolos ...
By: otterhouse. on 21 Nov 08, 10:14:10
I heard Vodolos play it a couple of weeks ago... ----------------------------- Rolf, Netherlands. I am a collector of classical 78's and lp's Click "otterhouse" above to see (and hear!) some of my collection. (Gioconda de Vito, Berl Senofsky, Vlado Perlemuter, Carl Schuricht, Gina Bachauer etc)

Yujia Wang destroys ...
By: Tubztele. on 20 Nov 08, 07:35:16
Yujia Wang destroys this piece over this guy, I sure he inspired her greatly though, gotta rep the old guys too you know

so incredible !
By: suchen1012. on 19 Nov 08, 10:47:49
so incredible !

OMG THAT IS SO ...
By: rochelimit55555. on 13 Nov 08, 19:33:16
OMG THAT IS SO AWESOMEYLICIOUS

no grimaces . never ...
By: tchebinai71. on 13 Nov 08, 09:11:18
no grimaces . never . one at the end, he often does that kind of " well, not so bad "

hm I was to say it ...
By: tchebinai71. on 13 Nov 08, 09:08:36
hm I was to say it ...magical.

Unfortunately I ...
By: steinwaygrande1. on 13 Nov 08, 06:34:02
Unfortunately I never got to see Horowitz play, so thanks for clearing up any misconceptions about him playng with flat fingers. I wonder how his hands compared to Rachmaninoff, as he had huge hands as well

Well Horowitz has ...
By: nino0057. on 13 Nov 08, 03:46:01
Well Horowitz has to play with flat fingers because his hands are so big, the smaller the more curve your fingers will have.

grade 8? What does ...
By: John19182004. on 12 Nov 08, 16:46:34
grade 8? What does that mean?

What an idiot! He ...
By: John19182004. on 12 Nov 08, 16:42:46
What an idiot! He had a heart attack in his living room and died; the sole reference is true in so far as it was the last thing he ever said.

it's a genius!!!!!
By: brassection. on 12 Nov 08, 02:28:27
it's a genius!!!!!

Yes Rubenstein ...
By: steinwaygrande1. on 11 Nov 08, 11:24:48
Yes Rubenstein always tended to play with flat fingers which I find most surprising, yet he does it extremely well. And in this video vliip he wasnt a youngster by any means.

I wish I knew how ...
By: steinwaygrande1. on 11 Nov 08, 11:22:59
I wish I knew how to transcribe these videos into MPEG or even MPG. I have to software programs VideoPiggy and Free Music Downloader which I think might do the job. Have had time to explore the possibilities with Downloader, But what I have done is record all of my favourites onto cassette tapes and then taken them to be put onto CD. But thats here in Australia where I had it done so now I have over four hours of non stop classical and ragtime on a 4GB CD !!!

I love that little ...
By: musicformillions. on 09 Nov 08, 22:11:00
I love that little nod of the head at the end of his performance. It's like he's congradulating himself saying - Vladimir, my man - not bad, not bad at all!!

very very very ...
By: musicianunal. on 09 Nov 08, 14:07:15
very very very gooooooooood

2:50 .....no words
By: usernameoccupato. on 09 Nov 08, 14:04:03
2:50 .....no words

just buy it! lol
By: rhettbutlerrocks95. on 09 Nov 08, 02:24:54
just buy it! lol

does anyone know ...
By: crimbo912. on 08 Nov 08, 17:39:35
does anyone know how to transcribe these youtube flash videos to mpg or mpeg?

flat fingers?
By: PsychoSuo9000. on 06 Nov 08, 23:58:38
flat fingers?

He is greater than ...
By: konzolmester. on 06 Nov 08, 13:03:40
He is greater than a human he is a real musician.

Zimerman plays Schubert Impromptu Op. 90 No. 2
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Zimerman plays Schubert!

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The way he brings ...
By: painlesshorror. on 22 Nov 08, 02:09:51
The way he brings out the melody line in the middle section is amazing. I would kill for that tone!

Exceptional ...
By: ifigeniakatika. on 17 Nov 08, 22:11:55
Exceptional interpretation! Thank you for sharing with us 5*****

It's a magnificent ...
By: 75serendipity. on 11 Nov 08, 14:20:17
It's a magnificent piece and interpretation. I love Zimerman style, I was lucky some months ago when I followed a concert in Theatre Massimo, Palermo. A great night!Thanks

good play KZ
By: rueisl8423. on 10 Nov 08, 00:48:06
good play KZ

me encanta como ...
By: atixairbie7. on 01 Nov 08, 01:54:39
me encanta como expresas la pieza le pones mucho sentimiento :)??

haha good one
By: scarnaby. on 31 Oct 08, 16:03:35
haha good one

peskanov plays ...
By: scecredo. on 31 Oct 08, 16:03:28
peskanov plays without heart. he is just fast. and stop.

watch alexander ...
By: pianorocks247. on 26 Oct 08, 13:19:15
watch alexander peskanov play this much better version

he's so lively!
By: differentmoods15. on 22 Oct 08, 00:02:32
he's so lively!

I love this piece. ...
By: joenjwang. on 20 Oct 08, 01:39:48
I love this piece. my firend is playing it right now!

holy. shit.
By: aminlikestits. on 15 Oct 08, 15:58:22
holy. shit.

I love this piece!!
By: jgsky. on 12 Oct 08, 18:45:15
I love this piece!!

i quite like this. ...
By: sweetimpac. on 11 Oct 08, 16:19:41
i quite like this. his articulation and tone colour is good. needless to say his good capture of dynamic contrasts.

Some parts are ...
By: skakunchik. on 09 Oct 08, 03:55:57
Some parts are played very well and beautiful. But he makes too many pauses which break the flow of the composition. In addition, the tempo is supposed to increase throughout approximately the last 1/3rd (it sounds excellent that way - try it), not just in the last few seconds of the impromptu.

I quite like this ...
By: peachyness88. on 09 Oct 08, 01:45:46
I quite like this interpretation. I've played it at various tempi, including some rather quicker than this but it has such a nice sensitive flow with room for expression here, and Zimerman approaches it very gracefully. He actually says something, rather than just regurgitating the piece, which, unfortunately, so many pianists do with a well-known piece such as this.

Well, duh. That's ...
By: pq02lamzo. on 04 Oct 08, 18:20:37
Well, duh. That's kind of the important part. It's not a race you know. This is an incredible recording - the best recording I've heard of this by far. If you were playing this as well as him, you'd be possibly the best in the world with this piece.

pretty good but I ...
By: samuelkim0814. on 03 Oct 08, 23:51:27
pretty good but I can play that fast too... well duh I played for like five months for that. but I can't get the dynamics.

Judging by the hair ...
By: chris3443. on 02 Oct 08, 14:52:42
Judging by the hair, it was several decades ago.

me too! it's ...
By: Kirumna. on 01 Oct 08, 15:00:52
me too! it's beautiful. just that i dont even play it half as fast!! lol

go zimerman, its ur ...
By: tlshaman. on 01 Oct 08, 05:45:42
go zimerman, its ur birthday

whenever i try to ...
By: tlshaman. on 01 Oct 08, 05:44:40
whenever i try to play as "professionally" my hands keep fumbling onto the adjacent notes omg lol

ESta obra es de lo ...
By: Kraviotho. on 30 Sep 08, 05:22:07
ESta obra es de lo mejor.... luego describo mis sentimientos hacia esta obra, q realmente es muy placentero escucharla :) Tbmn una de las pocas obras q me enamoro al escucharla... claro tuve un intento fallido al intentarla sacar (q si la termine la obra) pero la olvide .... sin embargo tarde o temprano la pondre a mi disposicion en mi repertorio! GRan video .. ya lo habia visto pero tenia q escribir halgo XD estoy agradecido

cool
By: jessetheman120. on 29 Sep 08, 19:39:20
cool

got to say, this is ...
By: Failein. on 27 Sep 08, 17:13:52
got to say, this is probablly one of the most beautiful piano pieces

Very beautiful ...
By: vladdegs. on 24 Sep 08, 13:40:42
Very beautiful indeed but I prefer Horowitz's Schubert, which is simply extraordinary. I find this performance a trifle too 'literal', needs more charachter, which means bringing the bass out somewhat, amongst other things.

Horowitz - Mozart Sonata in C Major K. 330; 1st Movement
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Moscow 1986

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Che musica e che ...
By: ZioFester44. on 23 Nov 08, 10:14:15
Che musica e che grande maestro!

What a beautiful ...
By: gambounet. on 17 Nov 08, 11:21:46
What a beautiful way to play Mozart !!!!!

A wonderful ...
By: Mathview. on 17 Nov 08, 05:18:26
A wonderful performance of this Mozart Sonata! Astounding! I love that V.H. has technical brilliance that does not get in the way of the simple elegant music. So many performances of the Mozart Sonatas seem to be "off to the races" and neglectful of simple musicality and enjoyment.

Crko dabogda. Ti ...
By: HansPlisqin. on 12 Nov 08, 15:34:07
Crko dabogda. Ti sto kasljes!

wow, Im totally ...
By: dwaterfield1. on 11 Nov 08, 19:39:18
wow, Im totally speechless that was amazing

Very nice !
By: Barpianistin. on 11 Nov 08, 17:36:21
Very nice !

I love how his ...
By: severusloaf. on 10 Nov 08, 12:34:54
I love how his fingers seem to just dance on the keys and how softly they press on them. Fantastic pianist. Wish I was that talented.

greatest pianist ...
By: ClassicSteinwayJonas. on 06 Nov 08, 01:50:49
greatest pianist ever. Too bad I can't see him playing live because I was born in 1997

no what i mean is ...
By: tomas3553. on 05 Nov 08, 20:39:03
no what i mean is that is just imposible that a person can play so good i never said that he can't play it good in fact is everything opposite

he CANT ? wtf r u ...
By: KillerXoX. on 05 Nov 08, 11:24:45
he CANT ? wtf r u on about

what can i say ...
By: tomas3553. on 03 Nov 08, 01:39:26
what can i say after hearing that i'm just in shock because he can't play it so good he's awesome jajaja

It's absolutely ...
By: KakashiAndShikaMINE. on 02 Nov 08, 23:03:08
It's absolutely beautiful.

If you guys are ...
By: ComposerTS. on 31 Oct 08, 09:45:23
If you guys are interested in a "new" Mozart piano sonata, I composed a classical piano sonata in Mozart´s style. Head over and search for "Piano sonata a la Mozart" if you are interested. Horowitz plays this piece seemingly effortlessly. Nice.

who kept coughing ...
By: VALEnZHI21. on 30 Oct 08, 09:41:47
who kept coughing in the background? What a spoiler, man! Horowitz is my favourite pianist of all time. Salute.

rofl
By: terabyte451. on 20 Oct 08, 21:18:25
rofl

youre not are you, ...
By: terabyte451. on 20 Oct 08, 21:18:13
youre not are you, you might want to shove your arrogance down your throat, and appreciate the music being played, instead of getting into petty youtube arguments

Ein Horrorwitz ist ...
By: kackindiehos. on 18 Oct 08, 22:15:04
Ein Horrorwitz ist ein Witz über den man nicht lachen kann. hahaha

and when i see him ...
By: zkokoj. on 18 Oct 08, 11:52:04
and when i see him playing it seems to be so easy... bravo maestro

Inconfundibles los ...
By: debartzen. on 16 Oct 08, 16:27:23
Inconfundibles los dos.Maestría duplicada.

You're not European ...
By: 00bean00. on 16 Oct 08, 08:17:29
You're not European, you're an Australian who might not be qualified to talk about tither place! Besides, you're just rehashing media stereotypes.

Lol beautiful women.
By: classicalcomposers. on 15 Oct 08, 20:32:45
Lol beautiful women.

agreed, too
By: weas70. on 13 Oct 08, 21:11:32
agreed, too

Agreed, BRAVO :)
By: poioFumegante. on 11 Oct 08, 21:22:09
Agreed, BRAVO :)

The greatest ...
By: macvoutie. on 11 Oct 08, 01:10:27
The greatest classical pianist of the 20th century. Two hands, two voices expressing emotion, sensitivity and clarity. Done so well that we forget technique is involved and hear only two beautiful voices. We are blessed that film exist of this extroadinary artist.

fantastic... ...
By: positivemilk. on 28 Sep 08, 16:39:38
fantastic... really emotional...

Chopin Nocturne Op. 27 No. 2
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Lang Lang plays the most beautiful nocturne: Op. 27 No. 2

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@mikedubya could ...
By: DavidNathanWalker. on 23 Nov 08, 04:31:42
@mikedubya could you video yourself so we can see how this can be played without looking like you are being fellated by the piano? The point I am making is this: I cannot play beautiful piano music like this. I don't think many people can. If I could, I don't know what kindof facial expressions I would be putting out there. And frankly I wouldn't care. The music would be enough. I hope my point is made. Love life y'all!

It's okay, you ...
By: mikedubya. on 21 Nov 08, 04:31:03
It's okay, you don't all have to leap to his defense or anything... I mean, thanks for the clarification but I can't help it if he creeps me out. I admit it is easier to appreciate him when I minimize the window. = )

This is the way he ...
By: SouLjaaGiirL. on 21 Nov 08, 04:10:58
This is the way he chooses to express his music. He feels the music when he does this.

an oriental ...
By: astilleros11000rpm. on 19 Nov 08, 18:52:54
an oriental interpretation of this Nocturne... like Yundi Li interpretated Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 very beatufiul! but not 100% Chopin... 97% :)

he's in another ...
By: 2nd2nun2. on 16 Nov 08, 21:25:57
he's in another world when he's playing it and i wish i could play like that... and yes if u just listen to the music it's well played

noshirm's comment ...
By: francescopollini1. on 16 Nov 08, 16:45:27
noshirm's comment is well put - if inadequately worded. Lang Lang is the future of classical music. No one plays this nocturne as well as he does. I think people should just listen to the playing without looking at him. Listen to the sound and you will be entranced. Check out that amazing fioritura passagework - Lang Lang's the man!

yes, I agree, he is ...
By: Mayaulrika. on 14 Nov 08, 01:13:26
yes, I agree, he is so tragic and flamboyant that you can hardly pay attention to the music, waiting for a new mug to put you off. But I suppose thats down to everyone's style of interpretation. There's a lot of people who find this sort of ecstatic movements quite amazing. I personally find them unnecessary.

I respect his ...
By: mikedubya. on 07 Nov 08, 13:15:33
I respect his playing ability but c'mon. The man looks like he's being fellated by the piano as he's playing... and I just find that creepy.

Why can't you play ...
By: 123strauss. on 06 Nov 08, 05:57:58
Why can't you play piano now

i absolutely adore ...
By: VoodooPriestess. on 06 Nov 08, 05:39:24
i absolutely adore his interpretation of this piece...(ohhh how i miss my piano-playing days...) I think his movements (although exaggerated in my opinion, but then again, when i play, my body's a stiff board...) actually helps him convey the emotion into his playing. It seems natural for him to move with the music.

You all talk to ...
By: mvere11. on 06 Nov 08, 04:20:15
You all talk to much. Just Listen =]

I disagree. I think ...
By: RepofReason. on 04 Nov 08, 21:56:52
I disagree. I think bodily expression only adds to the excitement of the performance. It's like watching a ballet... The Nutcracker for instance, the music is wonderful but add ballet, and you have even greater emotional experience. I admit that this does not always hold true, but I just wanted to point out that music is not always "the only thing that counts". Peace!

Hey! You definately ...
By: RepofReason. on 04 Nov 08, 21:50:49
Hey! You definately have a point about music having nothing to do with the pianists bodily expressions, except I would point out, in particular with Lang Lang, that his expressions do add to the excitement of the performance. Lang Lang's music is exceptional and his expressions just make it even better. -

I always admire a ...
By: robdani1997. on 04 Nov 08, 19:34:52
I always admire a musician that feels the music he/she is playing. Lang Lang is absolutely amazing on the piano with Chopin's "Nocturne Op. 27 No. 2".

You are accused of ...
By: RichardKastleMusic. on 02 Nov 08, 06:00:31
You are accused of racism because Chinese are very sensitive about this abomination, and they know he has hurt the future of Chinese pianists (to the extent that they ever had any future) in the West. They have been humiliated by his ridiculous behavior. He has since stopped the ridiculous behavior, but his sales are way, way down, and he has been reduced to playing pieces with names like "River with Snow and Water Buffalo" in rural China.

Anyway, the only ...
By: Tiberius717. on 01 Nov 08, 16:03:47
Anyway, the only thing that counts as a musician is music, not whether or not your body is still on the chair. Being still while playing doesn't mean you don't know how to make music. The greatest pianists as ever were totally still, in fact. They used to make music by using their minds and hearts, not by making ridiculous spectaculs of themselves (which distract and annoy listeners).

Excuse me man, but ...
By: Tiberius717. on 01 Nov 08, 15:42:45
Excuse me man, but frankly I feel myself neither a racist nor an idiot just because I don't like LangLang (unless for you racist and idiot is everyone who has a different opinion from yours). I simply prefer a much more virile way of playing Chopin (which is the closest style to his spirit, too). I love Pollini, in fact.

No, Chopin's music ...
By: RichardKastleMusic. on 01 Nov 08, 06:33:44
No, Chopin's music makes you cry. Lang Lang's performances make me cry, but that's something else entirely.

so passionate.
By: mynameiskellie. on 31 Oct 08, 07:54:03
so passionate.