i love how he just stares into space pondering about life for a split second before immediately launching into what is possibly one of the best interpretations of op10 no12 on the internet right now.
@@Alexander-bk6oy Sultanov , 1995 during the Chopin Competition. And with better sound. And also , the pitch in the Richter recording is not good ( too high )
This is undeniably one of the greatest interpretations of this piece! I’ve seen some complain about the speed and it’s true he does play it fast, but in my opinion it only adds to the aggression of the piece, which makes it sound even better, and like a ‘revolution’. His control is unbelievable; he plays it very clean, and the speed is not at the sacrifice of emotion; it’s a very powerful performance and surely one of the greatest in the history of this etude.
Yeah the control and the quality of the sounds he makes is wonderful, especially in some parts but the speed take the piece a bit far from his meaning:it represents a revolution not a declaration of war, and what I feel from this interpretation is war and not revolution
I do not know what all those negative critics about Richter intend. Fast yes!!!! Have you ever seen a slow revolution??? I have never seen so much power in the keys he plays, but also controlling what he his doing. Many other interpretations are in my opinion just too soft and lack the blood in the veins of revolution!
Marc Holzapfel Most of them dismiss the fact that Chopin was in much distress, resenting the fact that his nation always suffered severe cultural damage because of the brutal hands of the predominant cultures that used Poland as a plaything.The sheer brutality that the Russians used to quell the polish uprising was to much for the sentimental and severely depressed Chopin.He wrote this etude.Which in my opinion brings an image of horseriding soldier to my mind, galloping through the footprints of long gone soldiers, surrounded by the sound of shots subdued only by the thick fog that covers the dead corpses of lost souls and broken buildings of a culture.And still the shots doesn’t turn silent, they glow through the fog creating an atmosphere which can only be described as an earthbound inferno.
Richter's Chopin Etude performance is always phenomenal. It's the best performance in history. His technique really boasts perfection at the top of the world. I'm going to pay my respects again.
The year is 1831 everything is fvked, war, breakup, chopin just sat on the piano and played this. That is what happened in my opinion. And Richter with his speed manages to play it absolutely tragic.
@@nicholasdupont9097 , that means a true art reach many people, not only Justin Bieber, but also Richter & Ciopin as well. It's gratifying, and not only because of Richter and Chopin, but also because of all those people who through them have touched the true values of art.
@@nicholasdupont9097 , certainly?? That makes no sense. Did you ask him, did you talk to him? So you have no right to speak on his behalf. And no way, because Richter is no longer alive
I would have loved his interpretation as it is more the way I looked at it when I played it in my teen years. But after hearing Richter's version, I can imagine no other and have started practicing it again as I have time for. Always loved the piece. @@LP-fj6sr
There really is no room for criticism here, in my opinion. Of course the recording quality is far from perfect, but this is how we are able to see and hear one of the giants of modern piano performance in his element, and I for one am grateful for this video.
one of the best interpretation ever, definitely the best I've heard. Being a huge fan of Horowitz, from the available recordings of this etude have to accept Richter plays it better
Шопен... Эти интимные ноктюрны, изысканные и простые вальсы и мазурки, роскошные полонезы, загадочные прелюдии… Музыка Шопена - это светлая печаль и волнующая радость с горчинкой. Тончайшие оттенки самых искренних и глубоких чувств. Хрустальная, невесомая, точная и прекрасная... Если музыка Баха сжимает сердце в каменные тиски, то творчество Шопена словно щекочет его перышком. Я жалею, что так и не познал фортепиано...
+Ella Finstad Inderdaad, maar door zo'n extreme hoog tempo te nemen, verliest de muziek toch wel een heel pak van haar schoonheid en dat is dan spijtig.Ook gaan er, door deze 'Prestissimo', vele details verloren.
Natuurlijk "beheerst hij de techniek", maar waarom blijft "de muziek" dan achterwege ? Hij brengt deze geniale Etude als een machine, een robot. Geen expressie en niets 'ademt'.Dit is nu juist het spijtige aan zo'n fenomenale pianist als Richter.
Ik denk eerder aan een MAXI-machine! ;-)Tussen haakjes, wist gij dat den Aldo de Jos Bolet de grootste pianist ter wereld noemde ?! Echt waar!En Ashkenazy noemde hij de slechtste dirigent ter wereld!Hij zal er iets meej veurgat hemme, zeker...Toen ik dit aan onze vriend Arcadi vertelde, zei die: "No puedo creer!"Groetje, Geert.
i just LOVE when he lifts his hands with a flick of a wrist and then slams down on the chord. so dramatic, and yet it gives it such a wonderful, powerful sound! leaves me breathless.
Thank you RU-vid, thank you EmmDoubleEw, what a great performer, what an interpretation of this great piece of music. I am lost, I am lost in the melody, I am lost, like I get lost when I look in her eyes!
+Abbyes1 LOL When did I say you say he was not a great person? You are ... as another like ... because anything comes into your mind when it's seems impossible AND PUBLISH that before had realized ... what this anything is. What sense are you speaking about? I presume you have no idea that as senses as feelings are. Good luck at your world.
I love this song and the beginning was one of the most epic starts I've ever seen. "Did I turn the stove off......? Yes." BANG!!!!!!!!! *epic revolutionary etude*
the best interpretation of the revolutionary etude I've ever seen!the difficulty of this peace is to perform this almost cold, but amazing mood.there aren't a lot pianist doing that sooo well
This man was a Genius ,The best interpretation of this masterpiece 2.13 .Everybody else is at 2.38 240.,His performance is perfect . .I read everything about him .I use him as a guide...He is my mentor although he passed. I am working hard to get closer to him. I will never equal him .This is not my goal .He is THE ONE ..I thought I was the only one who discovered him .Thank you Congratulations.
Yes, it is sped up! The piece is composed in C minor, but we are hearing it in C# minor. It is one semitone (or 1/12 octave) too high. Since a doubling of speed would result in a one-octave pitch increase, the speed has been increased by 1/12. (There are 12 semitones per octave). The tempo we are hearing is about MM 138 per quarter note (mean). The actual performance would have been about MM 127. This is a fairly substantial increase, but in no sense bears on the quality of playing!
No cóż! A jednak można zaskakiwać! Piękne, dynamiczne wykonanie a jednocześnie z pięknym ukazaniem linii melodycznej z połączeniem z pełnią grozy i wielkich emocji. Jak tu nie kochać Frycka :) i jego odtwórców....
By far the most 'revolutionary' take on the etude. Richter as a Russian had in himself the revolutionary spirit. This is something that other musicians and pianists will never possess (except Gilel perhaps).
Alexander He lived and died in Russia, it doesnt matter where he was born exactly, it's all Soviet Union. Those attempts of ukranians to claim everyone were ukranian is a brain cancer, just as a nationalism itself
Bonsoir, Je ne parle pas suffisamment bien anglais pour répondre,mais je trouve cette version splendide ; la technique est parfaite, je la trouve pleine de caractère. Le jeu de Richter est magique et l'émotion qui s'en dégage surpasse à mon humble les autres interprétations. (j'en connais un grand nombre (Polinni, Bolet François, Horowitz, Gavrilov,Duchables....... mais celle ci reste la meilleure) Ph
Do you call the so called Moonlight Sonata an energetic piece ?And an Hungarian Rhapsody an angry piece ?Maestro Ciccolini said: "The Hungarian Rhapsodies are NOT Hungarian!" ;-)Regards, Geert Dehoux.
The third movement of the Moonlight Sonata (which ironically serves the role of 1st movement if you consider the function of Sonata-Allegro form) has a bit of anger to it. It's marked Allegro "Agitato," but it's not inconceivable to take it to the next level.
Tak.Etiuda Rewolucyjna w mistrzowskim wykonaniu. Słychać wszystkie emocje, jakie targały wówczas sercem kompozytora. Był poza Ojczyzną przeżywając jej dramat. To jeszcze bardziej potęgowało jego napięcie,które znalazło ujście w tym genialnym, porywającym utworze. Zawsze rozpoznawalny w świecie... Jedyny w swoim rodzaju nasz Fryderyk Chopin. Chwała mu za to i uwielbienie...
I'm Brazilian but in my opinion it was the best interpretation of the revolutionary study of chopin: the power it plays the tremendous speed along with his technique, very beautiful.
richter is the only renowned pianist i've heard playing this like an etude without failing to sound musical. too many pianists play this romantically that fail to deliver the essence of its study. which still sounds good, just doesn't demonstrate the technical transcendence of the left hand.
This is beautiful, but it's not genuine. This is in c# minor. The speed of the video changed the pitch by a half note. This is a tad bit faster than he actually played it. No doubt tho that richter's technique is transcendental.
I think its problem of pitch - you can watch S. Neuhas playing chopin ballade, its also half tone higher and Im sure, they didnt speed up video, because that would mean no music in slow moments. This is also original speed in my opinion. :)
This is exactly half a tone higher in a diatonic scale, E flat became E natural. It means that the video has been speeded up by 2^(1/12). I am sure it was not Richter's initiative, because he was a true musician. The idea came probably from the musical engineer or from the guy who posted the video himself. Bad idea, very bad. The sportive dimension of music doesn't exist. Neither with Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, nor with Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff... considering the quality of someone's playing by the duration of the recording is a total misunderstanding of the art of music, and even of Art in general. Sorry for my English.
Möbius Strip yes it was, if you don't have absolute pitch you can check on your keyboard. The frequency is proportional to the video. And if you didn't learn what is half a tone in term of frequency just shut up, you don't know what you're talking about
amazing. and to think that at the time the recording equipment was crap compared to today's equipment makes me be in awe of his playing even more. to hear such clarity, dynamics, and sheer force of will come through given the technology used to record this is nothing short of astounding and only gives an implication of how it really must've been live.
@lancybodancy I say, your Richter Scale quip gave me a good chuckle and the reflection "why didn't I think of that!?" His, he bashed it with more power than any karate professional could. I was entranced. Cheers.
