Chopin: "Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art."
For me, one of the most heavenly pieces for solo piano that I have ever heard! Sublime music.... Sibelius can write hauntingly beautiful music and Leif Ove Andsnes shows his love for it here!!
The entire set of six Impromptus by Sibelius are among his best works for piano, along with the Piano Sonata, the Piano Sonatina No. 1, Kylikki, and the Romance in D-flat major.
I do not know much about music technically wise, but I can agree with you fully! Although I might not know how to read musical notes or whatsoever, I can feel the music and I can say that this is one of the pieces that haunts me the most and got me the most impressed, as it just lingers in my soul and drives me away with it.
This performance is a demonstration of balance between passionate expressiveness and the purity and simplicity of this piece. Mr. Andsens has approached the piece very studiously and this is why he was able to execute it to near perfection.
Absolutely agree! It's as if Andsnes perfectly hears what Sibelius wanted to express, and he puts the perfect emphasis in the right spots. A lot of the other interpretations quiet down on odd stages, or feels "herky jerky" in a way. This one just shines all the way through!
Ascoltato all'infinito.. Uno di quei brani senza tempo, che non stanca mai e ti porta dolcemente in un mondo fantastico e delicato......pezzo magico, onirico, trascendente.... Se dovessi identificare della musica per il mondo fiabesco e leggendario delle Terre Nordiche, senza dubbio sceglierei questo. E come Andsnes... Nessuno! Pura magia.. 👏👏👏
Brilliant interpretation. I wonder how this gem could sound if you have the piano version and the string orchestra version being played on stage, piano and strings.
Bravissimo! What an impressive finger dynamic control! This lays definitely a standard on how to play the Finnish maestro! If something critical would have to be pointed out the underlining of the melody is perhaps a tad on the heavier side, but that's just an opinion. I only have to ask, is it just me or is Andsnes' pedal changes a bit late in relation to the chord changes at times?
