Chopin - 7 Polonaises Op. 26, 40, 44, 53, 61 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- Op. 26, No. 1 - 0:00
Op. 26, No. 2 - 7:32
Op. 40, No. 1 - 14:56
Op. 40, No. 2 - 19:58
Op. 44 - 26:43
Op. 53 - 37:03
Op. 61 - 43:18
Very robust and sharply articulated playing. Ashkenazy plays with a judicious use of rubato, as to not destroy the fundamental rhythmic drive of the music. This rhythmic drive is maintained even in the more lyrical segments.
Within 25 minutes of playing this video, I was able to solve an assignment that had been bothering me for days!
Good for you!
So you haven't been listening?
My lifelong love affair with classical music started with the Polonaise 40 when I was 7! I don’t remember the pianist, who recorded it, I just remember the electric shock, going through my body! Somebody opened the gate into another world, where majestic sounds dominate your senses, feelings and perceptions. Aah, thank you Frederic!
No 1 or no 2
@@trebleclef9844No.1 probably
oh ok@@redfishplayz4476
I was 9 months ,so beat that,someone.
The first Polonaise is very underrated
It’s also very fun to play
the first 7 polonaises are very underrated
I love it. Playing with the idea of learning it. I want to finish the pieces I'm learning now at a slightly lower difficulty though. I was surprised to find out the difficulty level is not that astonishingly high according to the website I use for reference.
Update: I've started learning it. First two bars for today. Shouldn't take too long but we'll see 👍
@@franciscoferraz6788 Good luck 👍
the middle section of the first polonaise is simply brilliant
My very first intro to classical music was Chopin’s Polonaise #1 op 40. Thanks to my parents small collection on LPs. Before Beethoven, Mozart and even Tchaikovsky it was Chopin!
Chopin has always been a huge comfort to me in soulful piano music. Beautiful. :)
Well, I saw just a few commentaries in this video about Op. 61... Definitely underrated
if you're reading this you have very good taste in music!
thank you
I’m thoroughly satisfied whenever I see a piece composed in e flat minor. Also, the first polonaise is criminally underrated.
Then you should see etude op 10 no 6
I agree on polonaises op 26 no 1 and 2 being very beautiful. They are also so good to play
@@mynamemylastname5620 Yes, I love that piece. I just think that e flat minor is an underplayed key.
@@boqueefawigg354 Yeah most people hate it because of the 6 flats. It is a nightmare to sightread but it translates very well on the piano. Not so much on the violin/cello.
Also rachmaninoff op 3 no 1 elegie in e flat minor key and its so good
I have never heard something more powerful than this music. Here there is all the dimension of mankind’s soul, depth, obscurity and light.
the first one I got maybe 1000 times..... great piece....very essence of Chopin.... I cannot get enough....
The polonaise 26 number 2 is not only a master piece in musical terms but also in a poetical way. The opening bars sound like a volcano which is just about to awake. .. Volcano lava which starts the journey from the bottom to the top. I hope the great Vesuvius near Neaple will continue to be asleep. 😇😇😇
every single on of these pieces is fucking amazing
I would prac 20 hrs a day if there were 40 hrs in a day.
Piękna muzyka. Uczta dla duszy i zmysłów. Dziękuję.
Ashkenazy was absolutely brilliant! What an incredible virtuoso. His interpretation of the second Polonaise is the very best I've seen so far, and I've seen many. There's something magical about him, he actually feels the sorrow, despair, and expresses it in the wildest and loudest way possible. Exactly as Chopin intended, and exactly as many people try to imitate, but not as greatly as Ashkenazy does. 👏 from Brazil...
I don't think Ashkenazy is dead yet. So he is absolutely brilliant!
His 1960s disc (Decca SXL6143) of the Four Ballades is stunningly good, my favourite interpretations of those four masterpieces.
@@gtgaxiolaindeed he still is alive
Meu pai amava essa Polonaise opus 53... Deu saudade dele! Se foi ha 21 anos!
Why is polonaise fantasie soooooo underrated it’s my favorite piano piece of all times, you just have to listen enough to understand it (which isn’t easy) and you’ll absolutely be in love
Excactly same feeling over here, it’s very magical.
it wasnt very popular in Chopin's time or for some time after. it didnt really gain popularity among pianists until about the 1940s. Interestingly Chopin did not refer to this piece as a polonaise (he always referred to it as a Fantasy) until just before publication, and then only because the first part does have polonaise like rhythm and characteristcs.
I'm quite a fan of Ashkenazy in general but these performances don't do as much for me as some others
For me, the one that touches me deepest and gives me the most thrills is, and will always be, the seventh one.
The Op. 44 is by far the best polonaise in my opinion.
nah Op. 53 most beautifull imo
I agree. Op.44 is the most beautiful and powerful.
@@lucvanegmond6168 yeah its very beautiful but op 44 is much epic so
@@fredericfrancoischopin6971 imo the op 53 is the best one, best melody
Op40 no1
Op. 26, No. 1 - 0:00
Op. 26, No. 2 -7:32
Op. 40, No. 1 - 14:56
Op. 40, No. 2 -19:58
Op. 44 - 26:43
Op. 53 - 37:03
Op. 61 - 43:18
Thank youuuu
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Op.40 No.2 hit different this time... it's like a fantasy-polonaise... and I wonder what Chopin was saying with that determined, sorrowful and angry main theme. I always hear something new in Chopin
it is indeed very amazing and one can never hear too much of it if one really listens to what is being played.
I can’t imagine it better
I was desesperately searching the name of the incredible Op. 40, No. 2 (I've heard it but I didn't know the name) thank you so much !!! And all thoses soungs of this genius compositor are incredible !!
I love the op 44
We all do. And all the other ones.
@@TimCizej137 we also love the pianist, don't we?
@@daphnegeorgaki Vladimir Ashkenazy's performance is my favourite. I even prefer it over Mr. Rubinstein's ones.
Askenazy is one of my favorites for Chopin. I love Chopin. He is great on the Polonaises. For the Nocturnes, Arthur Rubenstein is great also.
Personal timestamps:
1:14: Septuplet, RH and LH switched?
17:50 downward descending trills
3:46 Beautiful triplet tosses
...such a beautiful music makes me deep reflection...particularly when we are witnessing how crazy "leaders "pushing our planet to totall disaster...
Thank you for great performance ❤
🎧 Викторина по Шопену. Таймкоды:
7:32 - 22. es-moll Op. 26 №2
10:42 - 23. es-moll Op. 26 №2. Раздел Трио
14:56 - 24. A-dur Op. 40 №1
16:37 - 25. A-dur Op. 40 №1. Раздел Трио
19:58 - 26. c-moll Op. 40 №2
24:11 - 27. c-moll Op. 40 №2. Раздел Трио
26:43 - 28. fis-moll Op. 44. Вступление
27:01 - 29. fis-moll Op. 44. Первый Раздел, основная тема
27:39 - 30. fis-moll Op. 44. Первый Раздел, вторая тема (b-moll)
29:44 - 31. fis-moll Op. 44. Раздел Трио, тема "шествия"
31:23 - 32. fis-moll Op. 44. Раздел Трио, тема Мазурки
36:21 - 33. fis-moll Op. 44. Кода
The heroic polonaise number 6 is just magnificent and appeals to anyone
Émerveillée par une telle virtuosité. On croirait que le pianiste a 10 doigts à chaque main ! 😊❤️
Polonaise No. 2 was given the nickname "Siberian Revolt". Not sure if factually accurate and named by who or when. But as a child listening to this piece for the first time, I could feel the deep despair and thundering defiance within the piece, especially when Chopin uses the C flat and D natural interval motif to close out any hopeful/optimistic themes that have been brought out to contrast and bring us back to the powerful initial idea a la @13:54. The nickname has stuck with me anyways since, almost a perfect counter piece to the optimistic "Heroic" No. 6
Maravilloso por siempre. Único. Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just reading the score makes my fingers ache & teeth hurt...but excellent posting by 144adex because we can HEAR the music unlike so many other posts where the volume is so low...thank you. No one plays Chopin like Ashkenazy, both technically perfect and passionate.
36:45 The main theme played in the bass always gives me chills
i dont care bro, who cares?
@@MiguelTicona I care.
Encore.
@@P0PG03S nice
@@MiguelTicona was that a poor stoicism joke?
fantastic!!!!
Chopin and Ashkenazi Unbeatable! 0p 40 No 1 is unbeatable
Che meraviglia !!!!!!!!!!!!
2:59 , 4:33 , 16:52 , 31:26 , 38:00 , 41:22 , 50:48 , 56:06 in my opinion the best and beautiful melodys/passages of the Chopin polonaises, oviously evry Chopin polonaise is beautiful (in my opinion).
This work hs everything in it -- heroism,a mazurka style and barcarolle motion in the middle section and a stirring coda arresting introduction,and dramatic transition from the dreamy, middle section of gaity tl the return of the main theme and last section Only an inspired genius could conceive of this work,the polonaise in F sharp minor number 5,of Chopin
34:34 when the devil sings happy birthday...
It may be so in a fantasy hostile world like this Nero Hitler GOEBBELS
but :V
More like happy death day
The devil: Happy Deathday! I hope you like warm climates.
My favorite polonaise
A masterpiece
I just love the last three polonaises, it makes me dive into the scenes of war, victory and hope. I get emotional whenever I’m listening the slow parts, the middle part of 44 is like when all the good memories came during the cruelty of war, but the whole 61 escalate the feelings from sadness everything to a beautiful hope of the future.
うちにあるＣＤと同じ音がしてるすごく耳に馴染んでる演奏の仕方で聞いてて楽しくなってくる
The opus 44 has made me swoon often.
esto es belleza . En estado puro ...
This magnificent be Chopins greatest ever work
Cudowna muzyka genialnego Chopina, boskie wykonanie. Dziękuję.
bravissimo complimenti grandissimo pianista
Bravíssimo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks!
I loved opus 53 and 61 wonderfull Kisses Thanks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😘
Nr4 so beauty
Op 26 No. 2 is too underrated in my opinion. I love it aswell Op. 44 and Op. 53.
🎉Ф.Шопен-душа фортепіано.
Polonaise Op. 40 No. 2 always reminded me of Mahler's Piano Quartet in A minor
I couldn't agree more. Mahler's Piano Quartet is my favorite piece of classical music. I think its the throbbing cords in the right hand in both pieces that make them so haunting.
It also reminds me of Scriabin’s Polonaise.
@@nghiavan8952 I think it is the other way around: Scriabin emulated Chopin, therefore writing a piece that reminded general aspects of his Polonaises.
The section in op 53 at 41:03 is sooo pretty. Kinda similar to op 28 no 17.
i cannot seem to understand why so many people discard op. 61, it is my absolute favorite polanaise
It's because it has been very commercially overused and overplayed. Many listeners have simply grown tired of it. Also, there's much interest in beginner pianists and much of the time they ruin the piece.
@@SvetoslavSlavovPiano Not true at all. This piece isn’t played often at all compared to other polonaises. I think you got the wrong piece.
@@elias7748 I've read the comment wrong, I thought they were talking about the heroic polonaise. MB
@jutin gry I could not agree more. It is my fovorite musical composition, ever.
Stupendo
Op. 61 is so underrated
YES i really dream of performing on stage. it's so difficult to interpret it effectively though :(
@@zegaoyi agree
No it isn’t. It’s revered
that middle section of F# minor is just mighty. I hope to play this one day soon,or start learning.
Gems.
middle section of op 44😭😭
You crying or laughing?
@@JeffJeff-qb9bx crying because its so beautiful
@@anthonyc6017true
31:23
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É, muito bemol, sustenido, mas ainda consigo tocar!!!!!!!!!!!!
Op.26の1、不思議な曲だけど大げさな感じが無くてこの中で一番好き。
しかし、アシュケナージ様は弱音が繊細で最高に美しいな。
ポロネーズ第1番だね。
i like the way he plays the polonaise-fantaisie. special as usual when ash plays. the most i like is he is playing it not as fast as many other pros who are just producing a mess of tones in the end...when played a lil bit slower every tone can be brought to accurate clearity and the full brilliance of that peace appears...
Here's my list from worst to best of just these 7 (They are all great, just IMO)
7. Polonaise in A Major Op. 40 No. 1
6. Polonaise in C minor Op. 40 No. 2
5. Polonaise in A flat Major Op. 53
4. Polonaise in C# minor Op. 26 No. 1
3. Polonaise in E flat minor Op. 26 No. 2
2. Polonaise in F# minor Op. 44
1. Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat Major Op. 61
The most divine miracle among men
The best preformence of polonaise a major
Oui, une autre epoque un autre temps toute cette musique habitee par l amour la difficultee d etre mais l art la musique transcende cela cette nostalgie d un amour perdu a tout jamais merde il n y a pas d amour heureux et quand c est Chopin qui l exprime avec ses hauts et ses bas prppre a l ame slave.Bonne journee.
Op. 40 No. 2 hits different though
Recuerdo de mis 12 años. en la audición con La Militar.
Ok
@@vine2197 ok
I love Rachamaninovs Elegy and this Chopin Polonaise
Here is among polonaise many almost unknown SO GOOD like op26:1-2,op 40:2,op71:1 and 3,op posthume gsharpminor
I love that one.
impressive
does anyone know which piano Ashkenazy played on to produce this glassy like tone or is that a combination with the audio quality of the time?
07:32 №2 es-moll op.26 no.2
14:56 №3 A-dur op.40 no.1
37:04 №6 As-dur op.53
:) this makes me smile about languages. In Dutch, "as-dur" would mean something like "ash-expensive" which is funny. Also es-moll could be a joke towards a Belgian person living underground.
On topic. I've been wanting to play no.53 since I heard it at 18. Ten years on and I'm finally learning it :D
Chopin really didn’t like the key of D Major alone. He has only a couple scores in D Major
Op.44 is best ！ and…
Ashkenazy is my best player！
In my opinion the Best polonaise is op. 53
I agree. i love them all, but op. 53 stands out and is actually the first that comes to mind when I think of the Polonaises.
Op. 40 no. 1 also!!!🎹🎹🎹
Thanks very much for uploading. Just one little thing: it would be nice if the tracks had some time to breathe, esp. that hard opening of Op. 40 no. 1 is quite jarring after Op. 26 no. 2.
Las guardo.
If you play just the beginning of the first Polonaise, you are good!
Op 26 の No2 、を弾くと何故か？ある思い出のストーリーを語りたくなるのですが、
私だけかしら・・・（笑）
19c 낭만주의 - 피아노 음악
쇼팽 - [폴로네이즈]
¡¡Creatividad celestial del gran Chopin!!
It's great to be able to follow the sheet music while listening to this fabulous music. A comment regarding Ashkenazy's playing: I can't hear the difference between "ff" and "fff"! I am sure that he is not the only one not to take Chopin's markings too literally - especially on a modern grand piano. Do we really need to hear these pieces slammed out at triple forte volume? I think the answer here is that pianos in Chopin's time were meeker and produced less volume, and Chopin was dissatisfied with the amount of sound produced (or maybe a bit deaf?).
Chopin was dissatisfied because his physical strength didn’t allow him to go past mezzo forte. Also, if one slammed it at fff then the piano would break.
@@pianosbloxworld4460 dude I'm quite sure a 5 yo can play forte
@@bc_7644 chopin was 5 years old physically
@@bc_7644 He was incredibly weak and struggled to play in concert halls because of it which is part of the reason that he restricted himself to peforming in salons. This got even worse when he got tuberculosis which he ended up dying from a few years after getting. From this, I would say that he was most definitely, very weak
@@_cat_0w0 Imo if you're too weak to play Forte that's when you know you're on your deathbed
45:00 Can you hear the birds in the background or do I have hallucinations?
are you sure you have not had anything to drink tonight?
I hear it
Just some noises in the concert, take it easy.
I do not here anything else but the music
maybe those are not birds, but it is some kind of a strange and kinda creepy noise...
Thus polonaise fantasies is magnificent too,and perhaps not given the praise and promotion it deserves
29:17
Aw op 40 no 2
Wonderfull Kisses Thanks 😘😘😘
It's beuty is easily forgotten, in the end don't forget nr5(gloomy), op72 nr1+3, gflat minor posthum
(op40 nr2, fantasy polonaise)
Sorry gsharminor polonaise
Can u please list the pieces again? I'm quite confused on what I should search to find the songs you're talking about.
i'm naming my firstborn Opus 53
With Chopin, I have a hard time understanding his logic in calling this or that piece one type or another. Like, what makes all the Polonaises "Polonaises"? Most of the nocturnes have a certain "night time" mood to them. I think maybe the 1st and 4th ballads have a certain dramatic narrative feel to them maybe? The 2nd and 3rd are a bit lighter in character. The form of the 2nd is very different. The Waltzes of course are actually waltzes, so that makes sense. The Mazurkas could just be called waltzes in a lot of cases methinks. The scherzos don't seem to have a unifying element either.
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The rythm of the left hand (bam-badabam-bam) and certain chord progresiones, as well as massive chords
Search Wikipedia for polonaise
You should research the terms scherzo and polonaise
Agree with the point about scherzos
Polonaise rhythm at its most basic is in 3/4 time, and is counted like "1 - and a 2 - and - 3 - and - 1" etc. A Mazurka is "1 - a 2 - 3." But Chopin puts a lot of other stuff in to make them much more than that. You'd actually be forgiven for mistaking Polonaise 26-1 in C sharp minor for a mazurka just by listening to the intro. There is a waltz in E flat major that also has a mazurka feel in a few places. That being Waltz 17 in E flat major.
The Paco Rabanne advert that kicked in three bars into the A major polonaise rather spoilt my bedtime listening unfortunately! If there need to be adverts then in between the pieces would be preferable.
That's what youtube premium is for, or just download ad block
1422 amo
Ф.Шопен-"душа фортепіано".
Eu, quero a partitura!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Op 26 no 2 reminds me of that posthumous G minor polonaise lmao