Did you know that he got the second prize in International Chopin competition on period instruments ? Thank you for giving me a chance to watch his performance on Erard❤️
This is really great, the sound reminds me piano on which I play from time to time, 88 y.o. upright, but Naruhiko Kawaguchi with his fenomenal technic, can do so much more, I mean color and dynamic and more. I think it's a spectacular interpretation and it fits in this place. Love it!
GRAND pianiste si peu sophistiqué...d´une compétence" hors-bord"... s´amusant de son jeu souriant... Plaisant à regarder et plus encore à écouter...BRAVO l´ARTISTE !
Beautifully. Thank you very much :) However, I am glad that he did not play the C sharp minor waltz for me as the first dance at my wedding. It would be hard to dance;)
Странная мода пошла - корявить ритм и не попадать одновременно звуками в правой и левой руках. Соль-минорную балладу и до-диез-минорный вальс просто не узнать. Что-то не нравится мне такое направление в исполнительстве.
The Chopinesque rubato is wonderful, when executed correctly. To all who don’t know I recommend Raoul Koczalski who was a direct ‘descendant’ of Chopin’s teaching (he studied with Chopin’s most valued student and teaching assistant, Mikuli in the 1890s). That’s the closest we’ll probably ever come to Chopin’s own playing.