Chopin - 7 Polonaises Op. 26, 40, 44, 53, 61 - Vladimir Ashkenazy

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  • @stonefireice6058
    @stonefireice6058 Рік тому +77

    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!

  • @ebichu_
    @ebichu_ 3 роки тому +53

    Within 25 minutes of playing this video, I was able to solve an assignment that had been bothering me for days!

  • @therainforest4314
    @therainforest4314 2 роки тому +24

    Chopin has always been a huge comfort to me in soulful piano music. Beautiful. :)

  • @jonos655
    @jonos655 2 роки тому +15

    Well, I saw just a few commentaries in this video about Op. 61... Definitely underrated

  • @Populous3Tutorials
    @Populous3Tutorials 3 роки тому +18

    the middle section of the first polonaise is simply brilliant

  • @boqueefawigg354
    @boqueefawigg354 4 роки тому +295

    I’m thoroughly satisfied whenever I see a piece composed in e flat minor. Also, the first polonaise is criminally underrated.

    • @mynamemylastname5620
      @mynamemylastname5620 4 роки тому +15

      Then you should see etude op 10 no 6

    • @Bohh574
      @Bohh574 3 роки тому +10

      I agree on polonaises op 26 no 1 and 2 being very beautiful. They are also so good to play

    • @boqueefawigg354
      @boqueefawigg354 3 роки тому +5

      @@mynamemylastname5620 Yes, I love that piece. I just think that e flat minor is an underplayed key.

    • @Jimbarleyy
      @Jimbarleyy 3 роки тому +10

      @@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.

    • @fredericfrancoischopin6971
      @fredericfrancoischopin6971 3 роки тому +3

      Also rachmaninoff op 3 no 1 elegie in e flat minor key and its so good

  • @monition5655
    @monition5655 4 роки тому +438

    The first Polonaise is very underrated

    • @CalamityInAction
      @CalamityInAction 4 роки тому +16

      It’s also very fun to play

    • @carrotvevo
      @carrotvevo 3 роки тому +34

      the first 7 polonaises are very underrated

    • @franciscoferraz6788
      @franciscoferraz6788 3 роки тому +4

      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.

    • @franciscoferraz6788
      @franciscoferraz6788 3 роки тому +8

      Update: I've started learning it. First two bars for today. Shouldn't take too long but we'll see 👍

    • @monition5655
      @monition5655 3 роки тому

      @@franciscoferraz6788 Good luck 👍

  • @timzahniser2102
    @timzahniser2102 3 роки тому +103

    if you're reading this you have very good taste in music!

    • @charlottewhyte9804
      @charlottewhyte9804 9 місяців тому +4

      thank you

    • @magnusrafnsson7022
      @magnusrafnsson7022 6 місяців тому

      Likewise :-). And I have always loved Ashkenazy´s playing of the polonaises, I´ve had them since I was 17 (for a long long time :).

  • @stonefireice6058
    @stonefireice6058 Рік тому +11

    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!

  • @mbus2506
    @mbus2506 2 роки тому +5

    I have never heard something more powerful than this music. Here there is all the dimension of mankind’s soul, depth, obscurity and light.

  • @franzliszt1871
    @franzliszt1871 2 роки тому +11

    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).

  • @Вељко-ь1н
    @Вељко-ь1н 4 роки тому +78

    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

  • @kauaaaaaaa
    @kauaaaaaaa 3 роки тому +34

    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...

    • @gtgaxiola
      @gtgaxiola 3 роки тому +2

      I don't think Ashkenazy is dead yet. So he is absolutely brilliant!

    • @rattywoof5259
      @rattywoof5259 Рік тому

      His 1960s disc (Decca SXL6143) of the Four Ballades is stunningly good, my favourite interpretations of those four masterpieces.

    • @diegocastillo2272
      @diegocastillo2272 Рік тому

      ​@@gtgaxiolaindeed he still is alive

    • @buddydog1956
      @buddydog1956 5 місяців тому

      @@rattywoof5259 Correct, i agree. However, Jorge Bolet and Bella Davidovich's rendition of the Ballades are equally phenomenal , IMO ~ ha,....In fact, I've had V.Ashkenazy's interpretation of the Polonaises were among the 1st CD's i purchased some 40 odd yrs back, along w/ Adam Harasiewicz ~

  • @tigranohanyan3321
    @tigranohanyan3321 3 роки тому +5

    the first one I got maybe 1000 times..... great piece....very essence of Chopin.... I cannot get enough....

  • @jeanmartini5239
    @jeanmartini5239 2 роки тому +5

    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 !!

  • @hannastaszak1684
    @hannastaszak1684 3 роки тому +25

    Piękna muzyka. Uczta dla duszy i zmysłów. Dziękuję.

  • @lifestyleastherapyafterstr9423
    @lifestyleastherapyafterstr9423 3 роки тому +17

    Personal timestamps:
    1:14: Septuplet, RH and LH switched?
    17:50 downward descending trills
    3:46 Beautiful triplet tosses

  • @superzz8474
    @superzz8474 2 роки тому +37

    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

    • @vahe_freestyle62
      @vahe_freestyle62 2 роки тому +1

      Excactly same feeling over here, it’s very magical.

    • @Doug19752533
      @Doug19752533 2 роки тому +8

      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.

    • @marksmith3947
      @marksmith3947 Рік тому

      I'm quite a fan of Ashkenazy in general but these performances don't do as much for me as some others

  • @ScoreHeroMusic
    @ScoreHeroMusic 2 роки тому +6

    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

  • @timward276
    @timward276 6 місяців тому

    Best performance of 26/2 I've heard. The outer sections have all the menace and despair required, and the middle section has a great contrast. So sharply articulated and snappy. Terrific performance by Ashkenazy.

  • @daphnegeorgaki
    @daphnegeorgaki 2 роки тому +18

    I love the op 44

    • @TimCizej137
      @TimCizej137 2 роки тому +3

      We all do. And all the other ones.

    • @daphnegeorgaki
      @daphnegeorgaki 2 роки тому +1

      @@TimCizej137 we also love the pianist, don't we?

    • @TimCizej137
      @TimCizej137 2 роки тому +2

      @@daphnegeorgaki Vladimir Ashkenazy's performance is my favourite. I even prefer it over Mr. Rubinstein's ones.

  • @rachs57
    @rachs57 5 років тому +28

    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.

  • @paulradulescu
    @paulradulescu 3 роки тому +29

    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. 😇😇😇

  • @itsmeydin
    @itsmeydin 9 місяців тому +3

    🎧 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

  • @mostafa12890
    @mostafa12890 4 роки тому +121

    The Op. 44 is by far the best polonaise in my opinion.

    • @lucvanegmond6168
      @lucvanegmond6168 4 роки тому +18

      nah Op. 53 most beautifull imo

    • @ryo-ran8766
      @ryo-ran8766 3 роки тому +20

      I agree. Op.44 is the most beautiful and powerful.

    • @fredericfrancoischopin6971
      @fredericfrancoischopin6971 3 роки тому +9

      @@lucvanegmond6168 yeah its very beautiful but op 44 is much epic so

    • @lucvanegmond6168
      @lucvanegmond6168 3 роки тому +2

      @@fredericfrancoischopin6971 imo the op 53 is the best one, best melody

    • @leidannis9544
      @leidannis9544 3 роки тому +1

      Op40 no1

  • @monicanavarro216
    @monicanavarro216 3 роки тому +11

    Meu pai amava essa Polonaise opus 53... Deu saudade dele! Se foi ha 21 anos!

  • @anthonyc6017
    @anthonyc6017 2 роки тому +9

    every single on of these pieces is fucking amazing

    • @charlottewhyte9804
      @charlottewhyte9804 9 місяців тому +1

      I would prac 20 hrs a day if there were 40 hrs in a day.

  • @audemonin7014
    @audemonin7014 2 роки тому +4

    Émerveillée par une telle virtuosité. On croirait que le pianiste a 10 doigts à chaque main ! 😊❤️

  • @baergenz9633
    @baergenz9633 Рік тому +2

    For me, the one that touches me deepest and gives me the most thrills is, and will always be, the seventh one.

  • @maternalheart66
    @maternalheart66 3 роки тому +20

    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

    • @die_schlechtere_Milch
      @die_schlechtere_Milch 2 роки тому

      it is indeed very amazing and one can never hear too much of it if one really listens to what is being played.

  • @dunkleosteus430
    @dunkleosteus430 Місяць тому

    doing math and physics while listening to Chopin... his polonaises make me happy!

  • @sovietsentiment
    @sovietsentiment 2 роки тому +47

    36:45 The main theme played in the bass always gives me chills

    • @MiguelTicona
      @MiguelTicona 2 роки тому +1

      i dont care bro, who cares?

    • @P0PG03S
      @P0PG03S 2 роки тому +19

      @@MiguelTicona I care.
      Encore.

    • @MiguelTicona
      @MiguelTicona 2 роки тому +1

      @@P0PG03S nice

    • @mediumsizedgrape
      @mediumsizedgrape Рік тому +5

      ​@@MiguelTicona was that a poor stoicism joke?

  • @hannastaszak1684
    @hannastaszak1684 3 роки тому +4

    Cudowna muzyka genialnego Chopina, boskie wykonanie. Dziękuję.

  • @AnnaHryniewiecka-fq4kx
    @AnnaHryniewiecka-fq4kx 7 місяців тому

    ...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 ❤

  • @alexbizannes7501
    @alexbizannes7501 Рік тому +1

    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

  • @katiesethna
    @katiesethna 3 роки тому +4

    Chopin and Ashkenazi Unbeatable! 0p 40 No 1 is unbeatable

  • @daloolakhaled867
    @daloolakhaled867 2 роки тому +3

    I can’t imagine it better

  • @alexbizannes7501
    @alexbizannes7501 Рік тому +1

    The heroic polonaise number 6 is just magnificent and appeals to anyone

  • @paoloangeri5146
    @paoloangeri5146 Рік тому +1

    bravissimo complimenti grandissimo pianista

  • @timothypan8323
    @timothypan8323 Рік тому +3

    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.

  • @graziellaiaccarinoidelson9702
    @graziellaiaccarinoidelson9702 2 роки тому +2

    Che meraviglia !!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @charlottewhyte9804
    @charlottewhyte9804 9 місяців тому

    that middle section of F# minor is just mighty. I hope to play this one day soon,or start learning.

  • @jutingry7567
    @jutingry7567 2 роки тому +10

    i cannot seem to understand why so many people discard op. 61, it is my absolute favorite polanaise

    • @SvetlioTheG
      @SvetlioTheG 2 роки тому +2

      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.

    • @elias7748
      @elias7748 2 роки тому +1

      @@SvetlioTheG Not true at all. This piece isn’t played often at all compared to other polonaises. I think you got the wrong piece.

    • @SvetlioTheG
      @SvetlioTheG 2 роки тому

      @@elias7748 I've read the comment wrong, I thought they were talking about the heroic polonaise. MB

    • @francescodisalvatore7595
      @francescodisalvatore7595 2 роки тому +2

      @jutin gry I could not agree more. It is my fovorite musical composition, ever.

  • @alexbizannes7501
    @alexbizannes7501 Рік тому +1

    This magnificent be Chopins greatest ever work

  • @ウォーク1号
    @ウォーク1号 3 роки тому +3

    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

  • @elianecastro4652
    @elianecastro4652 3 роки тому +11

    Bravíssimo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @alexbizannes7501
    @alexbizannes7501 Рік тому +2

    A masterpiece

  • @EggMCMUFFIN-e4l
    @EggMCMUFFIN-e4l 2 місяці тому

    Chopin was in a whole different class from the rest!

  • @alexisdanielvaneskeheian2127
    @alexisdanielvaneskeheian2127 2 роки тому +1

    Maravilloso por siempre. Único. Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @phil_lx
    @phil_lx 4 роки тому +117

    34:34 when the devil sings happy birthday...

  • @ihateslopers4694
    @ihateslopers4694 2 роки тому +9

    The section in op 53 at 41:03 is sooo pretty. Kinda similar to op 28 no 17.

  • @marcomanoni9468
    @marcomanoni9468 3 роки тому +3

    fantastic!!!!

  • @subby111
    @subby111 Рік тому +1

    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...

  • @juanramonmartinezcalixto8593
    @juanramonmartinezcalixto8593 2 роки тому +2

    esto es belleza . En estado puro ...

  • @miguelfontesmeira
    @miguelfontesmeira 5 років тому +35

    Polonaise Op. 40 No. 2 always reminded me of Mahler's Piano Quartet in A minor

    • @adampanish4876
      @adampanish4876 4 роки тому +6

      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.

    • @nghiavan8952
      @nghiavan8952 3 роки тому +1

      It also reminds me of Scriabin’s Polonaise.

    • @miguelfontesmeira
      @miguelfontesmeira 3 роки тому +3

      @@nghiavan8952 I think it is the other way around: Scriabin emulated Chopin, therefore writing a piece that reminded general aspects of his Polonaises.

  • @heavy_chungus
    @heavy_chungus 2 роки тому +21

    Op. 61 is so underrated

    • @zegaoyi
      @zegaoyi 2 роки тому +6

      YES i really dream of performing on stage. it's so difficult to interpret it effectively though :(

    • @heavy_chungus
      @heavy_chungus 2 роки тому +1

      @@zegaoyi agree

    • @Tolstoy111
      @Tolstoy111 10 місяців тому

      No it isn’t. It’s revered

  • @elianecastro4652
    @elianecastro4652 3 роки тому +8

    É, muito bemol, sustenido, mas ainda consigo tocar!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @akelofgren9468
    @akelofgren9468 3 роки тому +3

    Nr4 so beauty

  • @1947laurence
    @1947laurence 5 місяців тому

    ❤❤ Thank you - Merci

  • @TimondeNood
    @TimondeNood 5 років тому +12

    Thanks!

  • @anabergamin9832
    @anabergamin9832 3 роки тому +6

    I loved opus 53 and 61 wonderfull Kisses Thanks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😘

  • @ТетянаМиколаївнаПустовіт

    🎉Ф.Шопен-душа фортепіано.

  • @Dylonely_9274
    @Dylonely_9274 Рік тому +9

    Op 26 No. 2 is too underrated in my opinion. I love it aswell Op. 44 and Op. 53.

  • @アンビリバボーナダル
    @アンビリバボーナダル 3 роки тому +2

    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。

    • @yutakay2022
      @yutakay2022 3 роки тому +1

      ポロネーズ第1番だね。

  • @marcinbaranowski2282
    @marcinbaranowski2282 Рік тому

    The best preformence of polonaise a major

  • @kodden
    @kodden 3 роки тому +11

    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

    • @ellenlapel6451
      @ellenlapel6451 2 роки тому +1

      :) 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

  • @alexbizannes7501
    @alexbizannes7501 Рік тому

    I love Rachamaninovs Elegy and this Chopin Polonaise

  • @mbus2506
    @mbus2506 2 роки тому

    The most divine miracle among men

  • @angeloorlando6576
    @angeloorlando6576 Рік тому

    Stupendo

  • @xavierlemblun8446
    @xavierlemblun8446 3 роки тому

    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.

  • @CarmenReyes-em9np
    @CarmenReyes-em9np 3 роки тому +3

    Recuerdo de mis 12 años. en la audición con La Militar.

  • @anthonyc6017
    @anthonyc6017 3 роки тому +134

    middle section of op 44😭😭

  • @EggMCMUFFIN-e4l
    @EggMCMUFFIN-e4l 2 місяці тому

    I use to think this was a flashy overrated piece but it truly is one of Chopins masterworks of his mid/late period

  • @constantinciortan779
    @constantinciortan779 3 роки тому +2

    Op. 40 no. 1 also!!!🎹🎹🎹

  • @Dylonely_9274
    @Dylonely_9274 Рік тому +2

    Gems.

  • @e.hutchence-composer8203
    @e.hutchence-composer8203 3 роки тому +8

    Op. 40 No. 2 hits different though

  • @akelofgren9468
    @akelofgren9468 3 роки тому +6

    Here is among polonaise many almost unknown SO GOOD like op26:1-2,op 40:2,op71:1 and 3,op posthume gsharpminor

  • @6ma6emo
    @6ma6emo 2 роки тому

    impressive

  • @FirstGentleman1
    @FirstGentleman1 2 роки тому +1

    If you play just the beginning of the first Polonaise, you are good!

  • @LucBoeren
    @LucBoeren Рік тому +2

    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.

  • @L.F.Martilio.D
    @L.F.Martilio.D День тому

    8:45 I got The Tempest (Beethoven's sonata 17) vibes

  • @ドラさん-z4l
    @ドラさん-z4l 10 місяців тому

    Op.44 is best ! and…
    Ashkenazy is my best player!

  • @CarmenReyes-em9np
    @CarmenReyes-em9np 3 роки тому +2

    Las guardo.

  • @alexbizannes7501
    @alexbizannes7501 Рік тому

    Thus polonaise fantasies is magnificent too,and perhaps not given the praise and promotion it deserves

  • @maycallo6354
    @maycallo6354 3 роки тому +4

    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)

  • @constantinciortan779
    @constantinciortan779 3 роки тому +6

    In my opinion the Best polonaise is op. 53

    • @georgetzimas1541
      @georgetzimas1541 3 роки тому +4

      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.

  • @wojtekdobrowolski8084
    @wojtekdobrowolski8084 5 років тому +41

    45:00 Can you hear the birds in the background or do I have hallucinations?

    • @cosmonautduckling6402
      @cosmonautduckling6402 5 років тому +4

      are you sure you have not had anything to drink tonight?

    • @fryderykchopin1381
      @fryderykchopin1381 5 років тому +23

      I hear it

    • @putinniejimmy5795
      @putinniejimmy5795 5 років тому +3

      Just some noises in the concert, take it easy.

    • @ShinobiDiabolik
      @ShinobiDiabolik 4 роки тому +1

      I do not here anything else but the music

    • @savakiri5870
      @savakiri5870 4 роки тому +3

      maybe those are not birds, but it is some kind of a strange and kinda creepy noise...

  • @graeme011
    @graeme011 3 роки тому +47

    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?).

    • @pianosbloxworld4460
      @pianosbloxworld4460 3 роки тому

      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.

    • @bc_7644
      @bc_7644 3 роки тому +6

      @@pianosbloxworld4460 dude I'm quite sure a 5 yo can play forte

    • @aswomebro2601
      @aswomebro2601 3 роки тому +3

      @@bc_7644 chopin was 5 years old physically

    • @_cat_0w0
      @_cat_0w0 3 роки тому +9

      @@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

    • @bc_7644
      @bc_7644 3 роки тому +6

      @@_cat_0w0 Imo if you're too weak to play Forte that's when you know you're on your deathbed

  • @cristiansicilia1286
    @cristiansicilia1286 2 роки тому +2

    Aw op 40 no 2

  • @jaiachin9579
    @jaiachin9579 2 роки тому +8

    Chopin really didn’t like the key of D Major alone. He has only a couple scores in D Major

  • @akelofgren9468
    @akelofgren9468 4 роки тому +4

    It's beuty is easily forgotten, in the end don't forget nr5(gloomy), op72 nr1+3, gflat minor posthum

    • @akelofgren9468
      @akelofgren9468 4 роки тому

      (op40 nr2, fantasy polonaise)

    • @akelofgren9468
      @akelofgren9468 4 роки тому

      Sorry gsharminor polonaise

    • @jank4173
      @jank4173 3 роки тому

      Can u please list the pieces again? I'm quite confused on what I should search to find the songs you're talking about.

  • @spacevspitch4028
    @spacevspitch4028 3 роки тому +9

    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.
    🤷‍♂️

    • @inigodiazderabago9254
      @inigodiazderabago9254 3 роки тому +2

      The rythm of the left hand (bam-badabam-bam) and certain chord progresiones, as well as massive chords

    • @kelvinluk27
      @kelvinluk27 2 роки тому

      Search Wikipedia for polonaise

    • @elias7748
      @elias7748 2 роки тому

      You should research the terms scherzo and polonaise

    • @jx3529
      @jx3529 2 роки тому

      Agree with the point about scherzos

    • @oceanelf2512
      @oceanelf2512 2 роки тому

      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.

  • @calebhu6383
    @calebhu6383 5 років тому +10

    18:20

  • @mkaali
    @mkaali 2 роки тому

    38:36 Hey it's the Lord Vinheteiro theme!

  • @jordidewaard2937
    @jordidewaard2937 2 роки тому +2

    Op 26 no 2 reminds me of that posthumous G minor polonaise lmao

  • @iainjacksonpiano1
    @iainjacksonpiano1 4 роки тому +5

    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.

  • @ipuntoepasta
    @ipuntoepasta 3 роки тому +2

    45:00 - 45:33

  • @calebhu6383
    @calebhu6383 2 роки тому

    3:51

  • @허민-y4f
    @허민-y4f 3 роки тому +1

    19c 낭만주의 - 피아노 음악
    쇼팽 - [폴로네이즈]

  • @sungtae7771
    @sungtae7771 4 роки тому +5

    24:56