Ivo Pogorelich - Chopin 24 Preludes - Belgrade LIVE 1988 

jim kost "Probing"...great word to describe Pogo, here & in his Brahms Intermezzi. Horowitz, too, and Gould (his Brahms) were "probing" as well. Richter was a technical stormy wonder but so far as I know he only "probed" those first few minutes of Rach 2 Concerto....a rendition that still haunts me even after decades

Just a Genius can understand to the other Genius - with this idea have many today's "pianists" nothing to do...

oh get over yourself... this is Pogorelich at his most conventional probably

Personally I don't think Chopin himself aimed for anyone's comfort zone. But no one managed to go beyond it with such finesse and appeal.

Grazie per aver postato questo gioiello.

Beautifully put. Thank you.

you are so right...freedom and beauty...that is ivo, chopin, music

He is an angel of the musical pentagram. Only the angels walk alone because they are not protected by other angels.

@@akanatsouli yes... he is an angel... invisible saint... tempted by human errors.. evils... but he is pure, one of the purest person and artist ever.. he walks with us... his loving public audiences

You forget the word "avatar". Avatars are those celestial beings who appear or manifest to humanity to bring forth a new message of great spiritual value and importance. Such is Pogorelich a musical avatar of our age and civilization. Some Avatars are Cosmic, who only come close to humanity once or twice in the life and duration of our planet. They can ONLY come as close as the Mental Sphere / PLANE, of our planet and require advanced humans like Jesus The Christ, to step down their Message for we humans to receive. This is simply one simple explanation of the concept of Avatar. I would suggest that Pogorelich is a musical artist avatar who presents deeper and more profound interpretations of classical compositions than has heretofore been presented for human consumption. The next great Cosmic Avatar of Synthesis has been Prophecied to come close to our humanity hundreds, if not some thousands of years, into the future. A great messiah human will receive HIS COSMIC AVATAR MESSAGE OF THE UNITY, THE ONENESS OF HUMANITY. There are also lesser Avatars, such as Solar, Planetary and of course, human avatars. Take heed, for the Return of THE CHRIST will require much preparation of our humanity, to receive HIS MESSAGE OF REDEMTION AND SALVATION.

My two favorites.

Beryl Green vergeet youri Egorov niet

eh oui ! la piètre qualité de l'enregistrement doit terriblement nuire à la performance d'Ivo P.

Beryl Green -- Exactly! BRAVO from Acapulco!

Assez d'accord. Sans doute parce que je l'ai trop dans l'oreille, je préfère toujours la version du jeune Pollini, suffisamment "sauvage", chantante, et nettement plus élégante

Pour l'élégance suprême écoutez Jeanne-Marie Darré

I completely disagree. He is quite passionate in Number 17. This is my favorite of all. I guess to each his own. He interprets it beautifully

+karlakor A trifle "bottom heavy," "blocky" and unvoiced to be sure, but he achieved a true PRESTO unlike most who settle for a timid allegro-moderato at best. Have you ever tried to play the G#-Minor? It is one of the most difficult pieces in the literature -- one a level with the Etudes Opus 10,#2, #7, and Opus 25, #6 -- also in G#-Minor. On the opposite end of the scale would be Livia Rev who plays the Preludes with great delicacy and attention to detail, but little fire, and at very modest tempi. I frankly can enjoy BOTH approaches. The Preludes are such magnificent little gems, they can withstand almost any treatment, except INEPTITUDE, and still stand up very well for themselves. If all pianists played alike, there would be no point to every going to concerts or lisetening to new recordings, would there? ;-) That said, I will admit to you there is MUCH I don't like about this performance.

Людмила, да, русская школа, корни из Санкт-Петербурга, хотя официально учился в Московской консерватории.

@@user-nc4nb9qo9y Марина, ничего не знаю об этом периоде его жизни. Не могли бы Вы рассказать ?

@@user-vo1gx6xm8r Иво Погорелич говорил об этом в интервью: "Господин Погорелич, Вы выпускник Московской консерватории. Почему Вы не возвращались после того, как покинули Россию? Иво Погорелич: Дело в том, что в мое время Московская консерватория представляла из себя ни что иное, как мясорубку для талантов. Власть КГБ, коррумпированные профессора. Я числился у двух выпускников Нейгауза. Когда-то мой первый педагог в Москве Евгений Михайлович Тимакин сказал, что музыканту надобно посещать концерты не только для того, чтобы слушать, как надо играть, но также и для того, чтобы слушать, как не надо играть. Так вот мое время в консерватории я могу описать как время, когда в течение пяти лет я слушал, как не надо играть. Я принадлежу западно-русской пианистической школе с корнями в Санкт-Петербурге."

@@user-nc4nb9qo9y Спасибо !

Вобрал все лучшее. Долгой творческой жизни и вдохновения

It’s the quality of the recording and the positioning of the microphone in an echoing environment. You can hear these same preludes with the right sound m his official recording.