Tiffany Poon - Nocturne in C minor Op. 48 No. 1 (first stage) 

coffeespoons this is is late but try listening to Rubinstein

@@tobiaslim4709 If they're looking up Chopin I highly doubt they didn't listen to Rubenstein.

thefinalshoe surprisingly I haven’t even heard him play this one lol

Listen to the astonishing airshot by Myra Hess from the late '40s.

Listen to vilentina

Indeed, I say! Quite exquisite and robust... perchance.

Chopin wrote this nocturne after he got to know that the girl he had been engaged with before and probably still loved, married another man. Her parents did not allow her to marry Chopin because of his ill health.

compare 0:24 with the same notes that Cho plays, and compare the doppio movements between the two. She played very well, but she made more minor mistakes than Cho did, especially with the doppio

​@@enriquemandas2330 I remember an interview she once gave - where she admitted that she is more concerned about being primarily involved with the Spirit and emotion of Chopin's work ...that a few minor mistakes are not as important as being immersed in the soul of the music. Her performances have been faithful to this commitment. Each pianist has unique talents - many of us are grateful to benefit from what she offers ❤

Cornell Wilde, played Chopin...good movie ~

Chopin's heart was directly connected to Poland. Chopin's music speaks through the entire world

Huh? Long forgotten? Like Yundi? Argerich? Ohlsson?

@@aeroslothy I'm very active on classical music comment section. But I don't know if I gatekeep that often (if any). Nice to know you, nonetheless.

this piece isnt technically difficult compared to other nocturnes

secondintelligentWorld this is the most difficult nocturne. Name one other that is more difficult

secondintelligentWorld it seems you understand nothing in music try and play it

@@paulsheehan5087 :The Op 62 Nocturnes are more difficult. Do you play the piano? I wonder if you are just being dazzled by octaves and mistake them for a technical difficulty.

@@thomasmartin6046 It is not the octaves that are difficult. They may seem intimidating but you just have to play them over and over again to make them fluent. The hard part is the last section where the theme returns at double tempo and triplets both in the right and left hand. And also to top that off you have to play the rapid triplets very light while playing the melody with your pinky. If this is not enough the part after the first theme where you play in C major is harder than you think. I actually hurt my hand playing some of the tenths not arpeggiated(I did end up playing them not arpeggiated) and all of this is easier than op 62? One or two fast scales and trills are harder than this? C'mon man.

진짜 제 제 마음속 투탑..

Its one of my favorites version too, but i reaaaaally love the Yundi Li ´s version on Spotify, you should listen if you didn’t ;)

Seong-Jin has her beat. But no one else imo.

After Lisitsa's version this is a little boring and not very cohesive. Not as strong an idea of the whole. Sounds a little blue ad dry, not uplifting and bright

comment I don’t understand why so many people think Valentina Lisitsa is actually good. She is very technically skilled but her interpretation of this nocturne is so shallow and she plays it way too fast. It’s fine for someone to play Liszt like that because Liszt was a showman more than anything but playing Chopin like that is just disrespectful.

Lisista’s Chopin is the worst I’ve ever heard. I wish she would delete her Chopin waltzes.

@@ilovemycatrussell9298 yo so true. Her op 69 no 1 is so bad it hurts. She plays it like fkin rondo

Indeed

not even close, many mistakes

​@@grzegorztomasiak “To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.” -Beethoven

@@grzegorztomasiak Would you mind sharing a link to YOUR recording of this piece?

and you were right!

Well her performance was sure enjoyable, no doubt. But technically does not stand out among all the contestant, and there was Cho as well playing the piece... There was a quite resounding messed chord in the end of the middle section near 3:30 to 4:00 ~ as well. But more importantly and I think it's why she didn't pass, is because that's a nocturne and I think many people here are forgetting what it means. Her performance, throughout the whole piece, was just too fiery and passionate in my opinion for a above recital level degree of exigeance. That's not really, actually, the Chopin spirit this competition's judges are after. This extremely subtile mix of nostalgia, contemplation, grief, and sometimes only, fury.

@@rowanwild8445 Your insights are right on spot. But i do want to mention that most people do not care about the extremity of perfection. It's admirable to care about the originality of composer's intents but this is also why classical music industry is so culturally stagnant and antiquated. Fresh and diverse interpretations like hers should be cherished and supported. And individual creativity and musicality should be appreciated in this diverse and interconnected society.

@@CreativelyMelodicDiscovery Sure, I think we can all agree. The fact is that the recital culture has radicaly changed what the community expect of a pianist performer. Recitals have brought a new era to pianists, and the end of the late romantic era. To be fair, they indirectly even doomed the already ending great composers era by the way, as the expectations of a world-class pianist grew so ridiculously high and strict that it became nearly impossible to be both a renown performer and renown composer. So strict, that a standard has been established for almost every pieces, *there's a way of playing it* and so high that the amount of practice needed to get to this level left certainly no time for the increasingly complex composition techniques and sometimes not even for regular school education.

@@rowanwild8445 That is so very true! I remember having a master class on stage with a big time concert pianist and he was basically telling me that his way was the only way to play a certain piece. And my reply agitated him- "But I have my interpretations on the piece and you won't let me express it?" His expressions made me felt like my music freedom of speech was being silenced haha. After the master class I saw mixed reactions where some music students were giving me this look like "how dare you challenge him" but I also saw certain faculties were nodding and smiling at me with thumbs up and be like "yeah that's the way to do it." lol Anyway- I suppose you are still in the classical business?

@@CreativelyMelodicDiscovery Classical business ??

jamesp34 C'est vrai que c'est une très bonne prestation, et que la décision du jury est un peu injuste, mais son interprétation ne vaut pas celle de seong jin cho...

@@LilineSama pas d'accord avec toi :) Et dans la musique il n'y a pas de meilleur prestation, c'est juste différent

Aljoša Jurinić is pretty darn good. He placed in the finals of the 2018 Leeds International Piano Competition.

she completely lacks depth.

seconddumbWorld: ridiculous - you completely lack brain man ! look at your own stuff, it lacks everything.

@@2ndintelligentWorld but she's still better than most pianists that got admitted to stage 2. This is definitely a political thing. Everyone expected her to at least place at the second or third round but got eliminated instantly which was so odd.

@@firstbourne8799 Maybe you should be the judge.

lukt het om het te spelen? De laaste stukje is gewoon zo moeilijk om het goed te spelen...

This piece is the most difficult nocturne

not the right tempo in some parts.

A lot of great pianists show up for competition, and judges will be critical about every detail otherwise they would eliminate no one. It sucks, but that's just the nature of competition.

Not surprised. She's good, but don't forget, so are her foes.

Chun Tong politics

Planet Yam Nonsense! It was superb!

+ClassicalLover I think, Dang Thai Son is going to make a fantastic income after Chopin Competition. Many pianists are eager to study piano with him in order to win prizes in the next Chopin Competition. More students = Make more money.

+ClassicalLover Salute to Dang Thai Son!! He made three Canadian win!

+ClassicalLover Well he was not allowed to give scores to his students

+ClassicalLover If you look up the score on the website you'll see that DTS did not give a score to any of his students in all 3 rounds. That's how the Chopin Competition has always been. Teachers are not allowed to score his/her own students. So all in all, DTS seems to be a good teacher as his ability to produce finalists seems to be quite high.

The entire industry is connected based. Go figure

How do you know she is sleeping? I usually close my eyes when I go to concerts myself!

arrau, pollini?

kriteon

Listen to rubinstein's version

Out of curiosity, what was your previous favorite recording?

@@yellow92959 Idil Biret, Naxos label

loved it also, but I play it better than Tiffany in my opinion

@@idanlanda6761 you should record yourself then!

​@@idanlanda6761😋😋😋😋😎😎😎

Agreed

She slams them, but the recording just seems a bit quiet