One of my favourite pieces of Szymanowski, along with the ballet Harnasie. A great composer whose music needs to be heard more often in concert halls. Thanks for uploading this. RU-vid is a great resource.
The halted descent on the third drum beat of fate, to end this energetic and emotional prelude, the poignant foreshadowing of death even for this amazing young man.
Wyrazy szacunku dla wielkiego kompozytora i pianisty Maurizio Pollini 🇮🇹 w pięknej kompozycji Fryderyka Chopina 🇵🇱 #International cooperation and protect for education, culture and tradition Great respect !
I like this rendition, you know why? Because Zimmerman is one of those rare pianists (along with Sviatoslav Richter) who could seemingly connect whole heartedly with the music they were playing. Meaning, their ego or other intrusive thoughts didn’t get in the way of expressing the music. It’s like playing without thinking about the audience is there. Just you and the music.
Yay! So hard to find mazurka 50 no. 1-3 all together and played in such a classic Polish style, with the force and restraint necessary to convey the true feeling of the pieces. I’m only on the no. 1 so far, but I can tell this pianist knows what he’s doing. Very enjoyable. I wish there was more of a marcato/maestoso to his pace/interpretation, but it is still absolutely lovely. Nvm. Just got to no. 2 on the listen. Omg so lovely. He was setting it up. See- this is why a full play through of 50 no. 1-3 is needed. I’m excited to see what he does in the most popular no. 3. Thank you whomever shared this for us to watch the world over. One of my favorite of Chopin’s mazurkas.
