He also teaches at the Universite de Montreal. I went to see a concert of his 5 students and it was incredible. My teacher knows Dang Thai Son, and funny enough, when I sat down at this concert, he sat right beside me! He's very short.
I heard several times, some men and women, musicians especially from republics of the former Soviet Union say that, "Asians don't have souls, and they could never interpret European Music as well as we do". If this pianist did not have a "soul", he would not have won this prestigious competition. Well, he graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory. However, one can learn technique, but not talent. It's a relief that the judges of this competition were not prejudiced.
Very rare! Thanks for sharing. Read in one of his interviews about practicing piano in a cave in-between air raids during the Vietnam War. Wonderful interpretation.
I am almost 74 and to listen to him always gives me the same happiness, i am really delighted to listen to him with Brice Xiaou Liu the next February 2023 in Paris in TCE, i will go to Paris for his concert🎶💯🎵🌺🙏
I like his playing of this Nocturne very much. It has always been my least favourite of the many wonderful Chopin Nocturnes. But that could change if I listened to this guy too often! Very expressive in his phrasing, dynamics and poetic use of appropriate use of rubato. Muito bem feito!
I agree that Ivo should have at least hit the final round, but DTS is indeed skilled, and only the blind would say he didn't deserve it. Martha was not the ONLY qualified judge that year, and the other TOP qualified judges thought DTS was better. Like many have said, music is subjective, and it was understandable that Martha felt insulted that someone with a very similar style to her was eliminated. She probably felt outdated and irrelevant because of the outright rejection of similar style.
I set a loop so this beautiful piece can play over and over again! Chopin nocturne Op 62 No 2 has become my favorite nocturne! Dang Thai Son is my favorite Chopin player!
He was the only one I find that captured the counterpoint in the middle section (2:47) really well. Many recording just blurred those voices while DTS clearly captured the Bach influence in late Chopin.
the sensitivity to each and every phrase, note, time interval, strikes me in this performance. I wish I could play like this if I practised every day. I know, stupid of me to want this unattainable goal.
You are totally correct. He was so sad as he came by his own to attend the contest without any support from his country, Vietnam Communism. Even without proper performing outfit! His teacher Natason helped him pay for the outfit. He was such a highly talented pianist!
@@SanyL. So who had sent him to Russia to study piano :( At that time my country had to deal with lots of damage stemming from the previous War; however, the Government had paid for his study. He also said that he did appreciate his own country
Yes, I did mean the agitato section. Your analogy/story describes or rather tries to make sense of the music in a brilliant way. Thank you very much for that insight. I think I appreciate the piece a whole lot more now.
Me negué a escuchar a Dang Thai Son por mucho años, pero después de que supe que el fue el maestro de Bruce Liu no pude evitar las ganas de saber como toca y recién hoy me hice el tiempo y no puede evitar ponerme nostálgico con esta interpretación de el, un gran tacto para el piano.
un grande de la musica y de la obra chopiniana , te mando un gran saludo esperemos encontrarnos en cualquier parte del mundo , tu amigo Lugo piano cuba
DTS said that he felt annoyed about the common talks of DTS/Ivo/Martha, because what Martha was not happy about is that Ivo couldn't even get into the final; Martha didn't say the she felt Ivo is more worthy to get the first prize than him.
@mianlymuzik would you please post the video of Dang Thai Son playing the Chopin Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante Op.22 at the 1980 Chopin competition? Thank you very much.
Anh là niềm tự hào của người Hà nội ,của Việt nam.Nhưng anh cứ phải xa cách như thế mãi không?Anh là người cô đơn? hay anh thích cô đơn?Cám ơn mailymuzik.
How does the pedaling work??? On the score, the pedal is so complicated… and in the polyphonic part, there’s very little pedal. How do you connect the lines without pedal??? Should I strictly follow the score?
i had this trouble aswell. with some research i learned that chopin never put down pedal markings (very few exceptions) as he believed it was too personal. personally i apply a bit of pedal during the agitato but not too much or it will sound muddy - my advice is to not follow the pedal markings and use your ear!
@KarrotKun1 some of them do. Most winners and runner ups become world famous. Look at the list of previous winners and the judges of these competitions.
His fingers look like spiders crawling on the keyboard ... Is there such a concept of Contolled Finger Movement or perhaps Effecient Fingers, or perhaps Less Dramatic or Aesthetic Fingers on the keybaord at all in the multimedia age?
This nocturne begins so beautifully and then develops to such a strange middle section. With all my love for Chopin, I don't 'get' that section at all. Does anyone have any thoughts/opinions on this?
He is so special in technics and emotion! I own a vinyl shop and I got records most of Chopin virtuoso like Argerich, Zimmerman, Rubinstein, Kissin etc and Thai Son. I like them all for different reasons, but I say Thai Son expression is very unique. He could make me cry in some passage, and make me strong in others I prefer Ivo playing Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninof more than Chopin @ wagneristhebest: Previous comments epxlained clearly. Martha left the room not because of Thai Son, she likes him
@KarrotKun1 I think that for famous pianist like Kissin, Lang Lang or Volodos, there is like some kind of deal, they actually dont need to prove anything to anyone, but i also thoug alot about what would happen....Lang Lang its like 26 i think.....so he still can ..... its a little hilarious to imagine that...lol
Merci pour votre réponse. Votre jeunesse vous cache les enjeux culturels de la musique,aussi voyez l'opinion plus éclairée que la mienne de SarrasaniPianoCircus,qui laisse des vidéos où il joue d'ailleurs merveilleusement. Vous avez raison,vieillir est toujours pathétique.
It's the best. :) Plus although it's very dense it's also very "open", as in you can do a lot with it interpretatively. Whereas with the more straightforward and famous ones like op. 9 no. 1 and no. 2, there's a lot less freedom in them; less interpretive choices to make. If you want to wow judges with your abilities, the later nocturnes are the best ones to go with.
@123Clean123 I agree with you that there were many qualified judges. Few people realize that Martha was opposed only to Pogorelich's elimination from the semi-final; she was not against any finalist (which she explicitly stated in a televised interview during the competition). In fact she sent Dang Thai Son a telegram of congratulations after he had won. People should do research, and appreciate that both Dang Thai Son and Ivo Pogorelich (Ivo, pehaps less so now) are great artists of merit.
Furthermore, music is about reaching and grabbing the heartstrings of people that can hear. If no one understands your music, if no one can feel what you feel when you play, then clearly you're missing something important. In 1980 the person who won was DTS. The Chopin competition is tough, and if they didn't think anyone was clearly the winner, they wouldn't have awarded #1 to anyone and instead only give #2. DTS won that year, enough said.
Phil Garcia it takes years of practice and hard work to get to this level. Sure, that might not make these pianists super geniuses, but they are appreciating music that was composed by other people. For example, Chopin is dead, but pianists who play his music are keeping it alive. If no one played Chopin’s music today, then he wouldn’t be remembered for as long. Playing his music means that Chopin’s hard work is still giving others happiness today. And also, this piece is really hard. Give the pianists some credit ;)
