Chopin - Ballade No. 4 slowed down + reverb 

When he first heard Tristesse performed he was really struck by it, almost confused. And about that work in particular, he said "never in my life have I written a more beautiful melody"

Tristesse is certainly one of his best but there are so many others! When I was a kid I watched the 1945 movie “A Song to Remember” about a very fictionalized version of Chopin’s life and in it was the second scherzo which I thought was the most incredible music I had ever heard. ( didn’t know what it was of course, my mom called a classical record shop, asked if anyone was familiar with the movie, someone was and told her what it was…..). Speaking of etudes, I love that slow, very sad one (op 25 I think?) - do you know it.

@@radamik great story! And I think you're talking about op 25 no 7.

Chopin said his first ballade was his favorite piece of his, but he said his favorite waltz was the a minor valse (op 34 no 2) which is rather unkown compared to his more famous waltzes. To be fair though he probably said this before op 64 was written.

Chopin’s a genius

You’re a monster for not including the part after that, the most beautiful melody I’ve heard in my lifetime

I agree that part is so beautiful and the voicing is just mwah

​@@sergei.scheenyes I agree I'm a pianist and it's even better IRL when you feel the melody going throughout the room louder and louder throughout the room starting from a single F

Yes! I recommend you check other videos of mine, just to discover new pieces ❤

Thank you so much 😊

Yes, sure!

I'll add these to my list, thanks

I recognize Krystian Zimerman

Zimerman…his version and Richetrs are my fav :)

My perfect pitch says so

@@davisatdavis1 really?

How do you transpose into another key??

@@PabloRodriguez-um5ht when you slow down a piece on softwares like audacity you usually lower the pitch too.

Maybe this is closer to what he composed, really. Everyone of us that take music seriously should be acquainted with the Whole Beat Metronome practice.

Thanks 😊 I’ll add this to my list!

I really love several mazurkas but can never remember the opus or number of them - when l want to I listen to them I have to keep guessing! Will have to keep a record of them. (I think there’s over 50 of them (?)).

Wonderful, thank you :)

Nathan, exactly what I was thinking! The 6 minute passage here is amazingly revealing and maybe closer to his genius!!

its a picture I assume