Anatol Ugorski Brahms Chaconne for left hand 2/2

[ewoutvm1]

Brahms arranged the piece at first for himslef to feel like a violinplayer! He always was focussed on the left hand, but this is very special indeed. i like the interpretation very much, daring slow. Very much focussed on the very sound of the piano, rather than showing his incredible technique. It's not about the game of how to play the quickest, its about real music.

[urmorph]

How to annoy a violinist--tell him you can play this piece with one hand tied behind your back (assuming you can). More seriously, Ugorsli's playing is a model of clarity. Every pianist has opinions about tempo and dynamics, some more Bachian, some more Brahmsian. I like to end ff--no point in wasting that 3 octave final d.

[steve40004]

@urmorph I completely agree. I tend to play this with a more baroque interpretation while staying true to the Brahms. This is played with so much love form Ugorski that how anyone could fault him is beyond me. I prefer love in music to the sheer playing of notes.

[Cellorist]

lovely - JSB is the greatest! I tried it on the Cello, later on the piano. There is nothing better....

[avalokiteshivara]

Absolutamente incrivel! Não conhecia este pianista, nem esta peça mas achei a coisa mais deliciosa de se ouvir.

[helenlinpiano]

excellent!!

[caryflute]

i really love the section from 7:06 to 7:50

[fredericfranc]

Deserves to be pointed out that the other recording of this piece by the very same pianist on this site, but without the visuals, sounds better, and this is only to be expected anyway.

[msdrug55]

This　is as 100 times as better than busoni's one. Feel like Segovia. But concerning the pedaling of him which is crossfaded to the next chord is out of my

taste.

[felipilloo1984]

amazing. hiersein ist herrlich! thank you

[pelivier]

remember that this music has been wrote 300 years ago, JSB is the greatest genius

[vampierkill]

没有力度！没有节奏！奇怪的诠释！！！！一无是处！！！！！！！­！！这不是巴赫！

[yangmagic0703]

you may not know who Glenn Gould is yet

[felipilloo1984]

I'd love watching Gould playing this piece!

[formenlehre]

Very sensitive and profound playing.

[orannisthedestroyer]

lovely. I think it's one of the greatest pieces of music, period.

[ChristianSojourner]

Great performance. I think I'll learn this arrangement, but of course, I'll use two hands. ;-)

[HubertK28]

The phrases from 4:00 to 4:40 are like a choral, singing "Praise the lord, life is wonderful"

Although I am not religious ;) Just a wonderful interpretation!

[KuchenHannover]

It is just wonderful!...

[schnellpiloten]

us lesser pianists cheat a little now and then with the right hand. oh but to be able to produce this marvelous sound with only one!

[jsphotos]

Brilliant!