Van CLIBURN plays CHOPIN Polonaise no.6 in A flat, Op.53 

Oh, Van.... Dear. Rest in peace. You were my inspiration to start piano lessons in 1961.... thank you for every magnificent moment of music you gave the world. 2.27.13

Incredible talent...the world will miss you. You will always epitomize greatness as a pianist. We were very proud of you in 1958 and that memory will live on.

Greatest American pianist of the 20th century no doubt whatsoever. impeccable taste, flawless techinique.

I had the luck to see Van Cliburn perform three times. Greatest moments of my life. Before CD's, I wore out 15 vinyl albums of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto #1. I consider this and the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2 the greatest of all Concertos ever written and no one plays them like Van Cliburn did. I have every album he ever recorded and the Polonaise is one of my favorite pieces as I grew up with my mother playing it.

My father brought home a few classical albums back in the 60s. "My Favorite Chopin" was one of them, which included this polonaise, which is my favorite. I've listened to a few other pianists perform this piece, but Cliburn's is by far my favorite--and my singular favorite piece of classical music. Frederic Chopin was an amazingly gifted composer.

A brilliance like no other. I treasure the memory of seeing him perform live when I was 13 at Lewisohn Stadium in NY.

This has brought tears to my eyes everytime I hear it since I was a child.

Van Cliburn remains my favorite of all the pianists I've listened to play this polonaise. I don't really know much about music, but, as they say, I know what I like. The clear strikes and notes...no muddiness, there's an almost tangy...in the moment...feel to his interpretaion, with a cast of regret, as if the hero really would like to be somewhere else instead of charging into the face of death.

I saw him in concert when I was 8, he played this piece. It changed my life.

Great...i always love his playing

The greatest of his era. I hope I will have the skills to become as great as he did. R.I.P.

Beautiful! This is my absolute favourite Chopin piece. R.I.P. Van Cliburn. As a former piano student (in my youth), I thank you for the inspiration!

Very musical and fantastic sound. His legato phrasing is missing in some crucial areas. Still, he was a wonderful personality and had , elevated, noble ideas of music and life. America would be unstoppable if even .0001 of its population was like him. It just shows how rare good musicians are in the cesspool of pop culture and lipids. David

Prodigio bien dirigido.por padres maravillosos. ❤️

Very personal interpretation! Extrermely refined!

Without even trying to analyze ... I find this rendition most appealing!

This is a very nice and original version.

Как в зале кричу: "Браво!". Мощный, чёткий звук -здесь вся торжественность, блеск и гордость полонеза ! Великолепное, захватывающее исполнение!

Awesome interpretation and flawless showmanship. P erfect nuances.

there is none better than he.

Very unique interpretation..

Great music!!! Thanks for the upload!

Chopin gave one tempo in the whole piece, "maestoso" - Cliburn gets it, many do not.

Buenisimo

Eu também comprei este disco, na mesma época.

he was a fantastic piano player

Very different from the studio version on his album My Favorite Chopin.

Me gusta más esta ejecución que la de Rubinstein,la oigo más sentida,y sin atropellar la técnica,claro es una apreciación personal,

The 8 people who selected thumbs down should probably never learn to play piano, they obviously have bad motor control and meant thumbs up

No grabo discos

if u have a time machine plz contact me. does not matter if oneway!!

The Marcos family invited him to the Philippines because they wanted to match him with their eldest daughter. Did not happen. LOL.