However, i have to say that chopin first ballade is extremely hard to play. Wtc, i22, prelude, bars 14, 23 it might be surmised that, if chopin started from the bach theme, he modified each of its components, repeating the first two notes, adding an extra repetition to the top repeated note and slightly varying the tailpiece. Apr 22, 2011 yes, the first ballade is the most famous and probably the greatest of chopin s four ballades. Chopin said of piano tone, the goal is not to play everything with an equal sound, but rather, it seems to me, a wellformed technique that can control and vary a beautiful sound quality. Provided to youtube by warner classics international ballade no. I was wondering what would be the best chopin ballade to start with. The second ballade seems alright as well, but the finale with the double notes seems a bit scary. I have been looking over the third ballade, and it seems a lot easier than the other 3. So this is my current take on the other, nonvirtuosic side of chopins third ballade.
Chopin barcarolle opus 60 fis by nikolai lugansky duration. Aug 06, 2010 martha argerich plays chopin s ballade no. Nikolai lugansky is a russian pianist, born on april 26th, 1972 in moscow. Aug 11, 2000 the four ballades, composed between 1831 and 1842, are perhaps the most perfect examples of chopin s instinctive sense of musical shape and tonal organisation. Please turn off your phone, and applaud between threads. The initial playing of it is, but the recapitulation lasts about one and a half minutes, far longer than the presto con fuoco of the ballade no. It was first published in 1833 in france,1 germany,2 and england3 as the fourth piece of his etudes op. Nov 19, 2017 im currently studying the piece, mostly through the influences from shigatsu wa kimi no uso. I would consider the entire ending segment of the ballade no. The term ballade was used by chopin in the sense of a balletic interlude or dancepiece, equivalent to the old italian ballata, but the term may also have connotations of the medieval heroic. While the term ballade was associated with the french verseform, chopin ventured to create an abstract form without using words in his ballades.
Chopins ballades are imaginary short stories that leave the plot to the listeners imagination. Polands struggle for freedom and dignity strikes a common chord in all of humanity, and this perhaps best explains the continuing rise of chopins popularity in an age which. Im currently studying the piece, mostly through the influences from shigatsu wa kimi no uso. Nikolai lugansky plays rachmaninov musical moment no. Chopins ballades have been described as tone poems for the piano typically romantic, melodic, and epic. After chopin, other composers such as franz liszt and johannes brahms also wrote ballades. This outstanding 9cd boxed set includes many of luganskys most celebrated recordings, having garnered the diapason dor for the complete chopin etudes in.
The trick to a successful performance of such freeform compositions depends on the pianists ability to realise all the colour and variety of the various. Luganskys playing here is the epitome of chopins dictum. Download chopin the best of idil beret 1997 flac torrent or any other torrent from audio flac direct download via magnet link. Music of chopin albums wilson audiophile recordings. The four ballades, composed between 1831 and 1842, are perhaps the most perfect examples of chopins instinctive sense of musical shape and tonal organisation. May 15, 2014 c omparisons between nikolai lugansky s accounts of the two chopin concertos here and ingrid fliters fine pairing of them that appeared on linn a few months ago are inevitable, and not all to the. He is considered to be one of the best classical pianists and has performed with the likes of vadim repin, alexander kniazev, joshua bell, yuri bashmet and mischa maisky, among others. The ballade is a distinct form and cannot be placed into another form e. Hope you enjoy my performance of chopin s etude op. Title quatrieme ballade pour piano name translations balada em fa menor.
Virtuoso piano in the style of rachmaninov, liszt, chopin etc. Watch this recital in full at rachmaninovannecyclassicrecital nikolai lugansky, piano. Looking for piano music with more intensity and energy. A community for people interested in the life and music of chopin 18101849. Nikolai lugansky has established an extraordinary reputation playing chopin and rachmaninov, actively performing works of both composers all over the world recently in philadelphia midfebruary 2012, and on a west coast tour in 2011. I actually recorded this several weeks ago, but found that listening back to the recording and hearing all the little nuances i could play slightly differently, all the little things i want to fix, all the different options in all the takes id already done, sent me into a tailspin of endless revision.
C omparisons between nikolai luganskys accounts of the two chopin concertos here and ingrid fliters fine pairing of them that appeared on linn a. This entry was posted in uncategorized on october 27, 2014 by sc3649. This recording by zimerman is probably my favorite. This passionate study, a very fast presto con fuoco, features continuous sixteenth notes semiquavers, in perpetuum mobile4 fashion involving both hands. His account of the string tremolo episode reveals confidence along with pathos.
Ballades were composed before chopin, in literature and italian renaissance music. These words, written by chopin after the fall of warsaw to the russians, seem as relevant to us in the latter part of the twentieth century as they did in 1831. Wtc, i22, prelude, bars 1 4, 23 it might be surmised that, if chopin started from the bach theme, he modified each of its components, repeating the first two notes, adding an extra repetition to the top repeated note and slightly varying the tailpiece. Nikolay lugansky liszt etude n 10rachmaninoff preludeschopin etude op 10 n 8. Chopin18101849 lived during the romantic period, and wrote four ballades for the solo piano. This outstanding 9cd boxed set includes many of lugansky s most celebrated recordings, having garnered the diapason dor for the complete chopin etudes in. Chopins four ballades are products of his maturity and have understandably been called the finest and most original of all his creations. A chopin ballade to blow you away adam neiman lets his fingers do the talking, tearing into the dramatic ballade no. Ballades chopin simple english wikipedia, the free. The piano concertos lugansky, verdernikov, sinfonia. They are considered to be some of the most challenging pieces in the standard piano repertoire.
Robert schumann, who had dedicated his kreisleriana, op. Whether youre a musician, a newbie, a composer or a listener, welcome. Yes, the first ballade is the most famous and probably the greatest of chopins four ballades. The piece has been criticized by prominent pianists and musicologists, including its dedicatee schumann, as a less ingenious work than the first. Structurally, his ballades follow a form that is similar to the sonata, but with some variations, mainly regarding the position of the themes during the recapitulation. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Lots of drama, lots of expressive freedom for the pianist. But, chopin invented the ballade as an abstract musical form.
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