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
I find it ineresting how people like the Chaconne the most. The intermezzo and the march are 2 of my absolute favourite pieces for band. The chaconne's kinda boring for me, i still think it's a good piece.
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.
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!
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.
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
the more you listen to it the more you become addicted! by the time it was composed it was ''' The Music of the Future'' indeed! Today, it still captures your spirit in a very profound way.
@@tritl6571 you have the tenor sax sometimes echoing the alto sax and French horns (which completely negates the purpose of a tenor sax if it's just gonna play the same part as alto) but they also echo trombones as well at times. The bari sax is such a capable instrument yet during marching its relegated to playing a part that simply is a downbeat on the tempo. Bari can do runs with the lighter woodwinds and has the range of a euphonium. Why should it be stuck playing quarter notes?
@@jetsettech8804 yeah there’s a revised version of the piece where the 2nd movement melody is removed from the bari sax but the tenor sax doesn’t have a low a key which makes the line sound worse without the bari. I have always liked bari with the lower melodic line more and it has more range to play higher or lower if needed
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...
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!
I spent my whole life trying to understand Chopin. Ashkenazi's playing is too strong. His bashing the keys is too onerous to bear a repeat listening. Russians tend to be more aggressive Chopin players than Poles. A polonaise is a group dance but Ashkenazi's take sounds anything other than a dance.
