I've listened to it dozens of times. Perhaps it is an unorthodox version .... but this man has suffered a lot and his suffering shines through his face especially in the last minute, touching. He's a genius, I can't find other words.
@@merima333 You have "never heard" of the hatred and envy that has been directed at this poor soul?! Ivo Pogorelich is a genius who has suffered greatly.
@excelsior999 - why are are you projecting your pettiness on others? You think that people have to share your opinions or else they are envious? What a pretentious thing to say. Great pianists receive great acclaim, not envy. Perhaps that is what you do. I personally found this man's performance to be dispassionate. He played the intense sections of the piece with a monotonous tone. That's not to say he is a bad pianist or that I hate him, it simply means I have heard interpretations that sound closer to my aesthetics. It has nothing to do with envy, because if that were the case, I'd be "hating" on the composer, not the pianist.
@@jessevallejo8797 Didn't your mommy ever tell you "If you have nothing nice to say"? You would probably fall to pieces if you were under 1% of the attacks to which this genius is subjected. Learn to sit on your hands if you don't understand music.
He brings the melody very forward and bell like. He never varies from it. I have never heard this played like this. It is a difficult piece for me before hearing this version. Just exceptional. Thank you for posting.
@@emmanuelmassarotti5535 Cher monsieur J'ai sans doute des éléments de comparaison plus anciens que les vôtres!...Quoi qu'il en soit vous avez de la chance d'aller "souvent" assister à ses concerts...car ils sont rares en France!...
@@excelsior999yes, I totally agree. I’m sure Chopin would truly appreciate his playing. I cannot listen to most performers play Chopin, they either spoil it by playing too fast, or playing without any emotion or delicacy.
Actually, he used to move more, arm motion, ect. Watch his Op.55 No.2 on RU-vid. Here his finger and arm movements are minimalism. The seat scooting is due to the real estate of this Nocturne requires "scooting" left to right when needed. Plus his is sitting closer to the piano now.
Ivo Pogorelich and Lang Lang, the two most eccentric, controversial and polarising pianists on the concert circuit nowadays, occupy opposite ends of the spectrum. Lang can never sound serious and his most serious utterances end up comical, whereas Ivo is monotonously sad and depressed. This nocturne, the last Chopin wrote before death, suits him to the ground. His slow tempo is correct, the other 99% of pianists playing faster and safer are wrong. There are three other pianists who play almost as slowly, Richter, Arrau and Barenboim. Even Pollini does not rush in this piece.
I ask you - - could the tempo possibly be any slower? It should be said that even serenely beautiful, lyrical pieces such as this have the potential of sounding boring to the listener, testing his patience to the limit. The musical effect here would be just as rapturous and expressive in a subtly more flowing pace, thereby avoiding pretentiousness and by promoting more interest.
I guess then that you are such a genius and you are able to "figure" him out - is that right? On a side note - please tell how one can become "deeper than deep".
@@ml-zj4oh 1. What makes you think "Loren" is a MALES name. 2. I love Pogorelich. His later recordings are hard to listen to because of his emotional depth. Pogo is my favorite pianist.
Why he still needs someone beside to turn music pages for him? Can’t he memorize the music in his mind and play fluently, naturally without looking at the score? The way I see it, for such a short piece with so much subtlety in it, a true musical expression should come from heart/fingers without needing to peek at the music nor external intervene like a page turner.
@@lovelyday50 archer time he was playing by memory. Around 2005 he started to play with the score. Sviatoslav Richter did the same at a certain point, due to memory failure and funny games his brain was playing on him.
Memory fades away with age..it's normal that not everyone is able to keep up with the memory while playing when getting older. Just listen to the music
