If i may quote Oscar Wilde, “After playing Chopin, I feel as if I had been weeping over sins that I had never committed, and mourning over tragedies that were not my own. Music always seems to me to produce that effect. It creates for one a past of which one has been ignorant, and fills one with a sense of sorrows that have been hidden from one’s tears.”
If i may quote Oscar Wilde, “After playing Chopin, I feel as if I had been weeping over sins that I had never committed, and mourning over tragedies that were not my own. Music always seems to me to produce that effect. It creates for one a past of which one has been ignorant, and fills one with a sense of sorrows that have been hidden from one’s tears.”
I'm smiling because I've been searching for a piece to use for a magic routine with linking rings and this one just speaks to me. Like it was written for me! Muahahahahahaha
Honestly if you dislike stuff like this.. You have no idea what true music is. I listen to all these modern artists.. yes even Justin Bieber here and there. But there is NOTHING that can make me not appreciate artists like Chopin. I love playing his pieces, and I'm always excited when my teacher gives me the task of performing a Chopin song! Appreciate it.. it's what influenced so much other music!
I'm learning this piece at the moment. Absolutely stunning. A true masterpiece. I only just started learning it, hopefully i can play it as beautifully as Richter one day! Such an amazing piece though.
@djencode you make a great point but I think you may be wrong... - it's just that our souls have moved on to that next level... (either that or they just can't play well enough to match the brilliance that is Chopin RIP)
I wish i didnt give up piano back is a pretty simple pianist but his tone is so depressing that it makes me sad i gave it up if i could only play like this once a gain i would give alomost anyhting again
@iamalheeren i'm a classical pianist...I want to encourage you to go back to your music again....yes - a lot of it is about "training" and practicing and studying...BUT as much of it is about your LOVE for the music and just expressing yourself REGARDLESS of your particular "ability" or fluency...music is , after all, a way of expressing ourselves.
@iamalheeren there is no need to "compare" yourself with Richter and his tones...it is more important that you play with your utmost honesty in expressing what you FEEL ABOUT the music and from it. :-).
When I listen to Richter, I fall into a state of mind that cannot be described. the only thing I have missed in my life, is that I will never be able to listen to him playing a concert live again:(
To be real. There no right or wrong way. It's personal interpration, them sharing it with us, and weather we like or not. There's no need to completely critise the work of the performer. If that's so, then they are not enjoying the music. Technical work is something that can be corrected, and it's being overlooked in today's music. Which is why we should take more care when learning scale modes, rhythm, musical theory.
Absolutely breathtaking performance from this legendary pianist. This should also shut up the crowd of fools who say that Richter can't play with sensitivity or imagination.
Out of all of the composers I know (and I am young...) I have to say that my favourites are Chopin and Beethoven, when it comes to the piano. These two men are truly an inspiration to all musicians (whether they are aware of it or not).
After I finish Chopin´s Nocturne Op. 9, No.2, I am hoping to play this piece.
I am so happy i learned to play this piece. It has created an emotional connection no other piece i have ever played has had on me. It reminds me of everything bad, everything good, everything mellow, everything exciting. I am truly blessed to understand this piece and i hope that no matter what skill anyone might possess they will be able to understand the true meaning of this piece.
One of Chopin's most beautiful creations ever. Thats how I imagine this one to be filled with the shadows and the light of a torn soul. Love it. Sweet interpretation.
Worlds top 5 Pianists of all time. Liszt. Rachmaninoff...Horowitz..Rubinstien..Salti and maybe Arrau. Top Violinists ever. only 2. Kreisler and Menuin. Above the rest. Top composer of most difficultt piano music to play.. Ravell. Diabolical compositions to torture the virttuoso and the audience. Chopin must have known there would be these masters around to play and glorify his Godlike music.
@grandadpoppyable i wont comment on how rediculous it is making a top 5 of pianists and such.
but as for the most difficult piano music you might want to listen to Godowsky's arrangements of Chopin's etudes, as well as some of Alkan's...aw fuck it
I love this rendition, too! Unique as the maestro was. To my right, I see Horowitz and Rubinstein's name. Where did all these giants go? I miss such talents being around. You may or may not enjoy their styles but they created some magics.
@HerrStutterNuts Are you retarded? This piece is extremely easy, the only challenge is 2:10 to 2:34, because the notes go fast.
The 3rd movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is at least 3 times more difficult than this piece. You are probably practicing the songs disproportionately.
@runescapeRP No, what you to understand is two things: One, I began working on all three movements of moonlight sonata within a year of getting back into piano lessons, after having only been in them for a year prior- starting with the first movement, I mastered that, then moved on to the 3rd, as I don't care much for the second. In about 3 years time, with no formal instruction on the actual piece and considerable discouragement from my teacher, I could competently play about 60% of it.
@runescapeRP By the time I graduated high school, I could get through the entire piece, just not all of it within a "professional" margin... Again, not a high education on the piece, I just listened to a lot of recordings of it to teach myself, following along with the sheet music. Getting back into piano now, this piece is hard t me not in the technique or the speed, but in the structure and "feel" so to speak of it... Moonlight Sonata is extremely structured; This isn't, typical of Chopin...
The sheet music is a nice touch. Though the only musical education I have is that of a former high school percussionist, I like trying to follow along with the piece.
This is an excellently smooth and heartfelt rendition of the piece. I appreciate Richter's balance between bass and treble, because many times i've heard this played too heavily focused on the bass part, which is, in my opinion, meant to accent the treble instead of leading this particular piece. Absolutely lovely, although the actual sound quality isn't the best.
I think I like the way how I play it, its just the part 2:28 - 2:34. I just practise it as well today even I am practising the Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 mostly at the moment. But its just that I am not satisfied with my playing of that small part. However Richters interpretation of this Nocturne seems for me the best :)
This is probably one of my favourite interpretations of this nocturne...
It is so haunting and beautiful at the same time.... I can't believe I didn't like this nocturne so much the first time I listened it it... now I can't stop. It is probably one of my favourite nocturnes of all
@edgecutterman even on measure 1 he uses it O_o ... Or in the whole section starting at 1:35! Of course he knows how to use it in a subtle way, and it doesn't sound blury. Maybe you'd like it with MORE pedal... But actually it's pretty perfect and the sound is totally mastered. Actually without pedal it would be almost impossible to carry the long notes to their end, and the piece would sound awfully "dry"
I can not imagine how people find this interpretation "mechanical" or "lacking inner repose". I find modesty a very good thing, also in music and I really get the feeling this is nice and modest playing. Music doesn't have to scream expression. Some pieces do, but also some pieces do not. This piece is one of the latter, in my opinion. The fact that Chopin's music can be freely interpretated does not make it a necessity to do so. I am in love with this interpretation. Sorry if I make no sense xD
Softly kill myself and through me in to dreams i never wanted to see ... Places I never wanted to know, but those things comes without advising; how should we know? Life is as it is, and it never ask you if you like it... A feeling when deeply listening ... Great performance .!
A fantastic performance, though he changed a good few notes. 2:45, he plays an E for some reason rather than the G which chopin wrote. It breaks the pattern that Chopin had established of E-E-F#-G in the bass.
@MJTTOMB : Hmm, I just noticed that! I wasn't even paying attention to the video, I was reading comments, and noticed it when he did it. O well. I play this piece, it's my favorite. I first heard it when I was 5, and always loved it. So, finally, 20 years later, I was able to learn it! :)
Richter is a technically very gifted pianist, I'll give him that much. However he is very rushed in his delivery; he sounds a little unsure of himself, as if he were concentrating more on hitting the right notes rather than expressing feeling. He is a very good pianist but I don't like the way he plays -- he's treating music like a science rather than an art. It's like he's skimming the surface of Chopin's meanings rather than delve right into them, transmitting sound rather than music.
Sorry, but I have to disagree. Richter treats the crescendos beautifully, and really creates a somber, atmospheric mood. And I highly doubt, in 1972, that Richter was unsure of himself. Just my opinion. =)
Thanks a lot for reminding me why I quit playing the piano years ago!!! This piece was played perfectly and I could practice for years and still screw it up everytime!!!!
The way in which Richter plays this piece is more than magic. He has a way of touching the notes that is different from any I have heard before. I cry every time I listen to it, he has written a new story for this music.
Sorry for my bad english but I had to write something,
Agree! To my right, I see Horowitz and Rubinstein's name. Where did all these giants go? I miss such talents being around. You may or may not enjoy their styles but they created some magics.
Alright, I can see your point. I've gotten quite upset towards other pianists on other pieces before for the exact same reason lol. I just picked this off the YouTube search page as the first thing I looked up and I was stunned by the beautiful melody of the piece itself. :)
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There are quite a number of errors and missed notes. It's messy, and there's no excuse for that in a composition like this. And he also overstrikes quite a number of octaves, etc. And yet, everyone gives it give stars. Well, guess what. It's not some of his good playing, people just don't know better.
Not really. Because in this case you're just giving the performer credit for what Chopin deserves. Unless one has spent a lot of time getting to know a piece and has done some serious listening to quite many recorded performances, such a person really shouldn't rate pieces at all.
The performer should always get credit if you enjoy what he does with the piece. There are seriously so many people who totally suck at playing Chopin that it's not even funny.
@pigjiahuey Why do Americans (and some other non-native English speakers) use the word "song" for music that has no words? It's only a "song" if it's meant to be "sung". Sorry to seem picky, but it's misleading. I mean, what would be the difference between this and the instrumental version of a song otherwise? In this kind of music, it's the music that does the "singing". So perhaps the best way for you to learn to play it would be just to let the music wash over you and flow through you.
Okay, fair enough. I listened to this piece, thoroughly following the notes. I noticed some places where you might say Richter made a "mistake," but where exactly do you draw the line between error and interperetation? Don't you think this is more of the latter? I could be wrong, but Chopin tends to allow alot more interperetation than someone, say, Mozart or Beethoven.
kdlm99: you don't have to be a pianist to appreciate wonderful piece of music. BenGabbay has an appreciation for classical music which is something you should praise, not mock. You should inspire people to listen, not discourage them. Its ok to have an opinion (I have one as well, e.g. that Birets version of this Nocturne Nr.19, Op.72 is better than Richters) and you can happily disagree with me which is ok as long as you dont force your opinion on anyone. ;-)
This music transmit the deepest pain that a human can suffer ...Goosebumps
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If i may quote Oscar Wilde, “After playing Chopin, I feel as if I had been weeping over sins that I had never committed, and mourning over tragedies that were not my own. Music always seems to me to produce that effect. It creates for one a past of which one has been ignorant, and fills one with a sense of sorrows that have been hidden from one’s tears.”
DrBADDASS1 1 week ago
If i may quote Oscar Wilde, “After playing Chopin, I feel as if I had been weeping over sins that I had never committed, and mourning over tragedies that were not my own. Music always seems to me to produce that effect. It creates for one a past of which one has been ignorant, and fills one with a sense of sorrows that have been hidden from one’s tears.”
DrBADDASS1 1 week ago 3
19 random bieber fans
Zbochenez 1 week ago
i start with this piece in my first recital after 5 years without playing piano. this was my come back piece.
xocolatier 1 week ago
2:20 i can't achieve that speed in the dim chord arpeggio >.<
Katoudi5393 1 week ago
I'm smiling because I've been searching for a piece to use for a magic routine with linking rings and this one just speaks to me. Like it was written for me! Muahahahahahaha
birlibis2juggler 2 weeks ago 3
@birlibis2juggler Good choice! ;)
famousvim26 2 weeks ago
Chopin was as old as Justin Beiber when he wrote this... What has our world come to?
EpigeneticAlteration 3 weeks ago 10
@EpigeneticAlteration A very unfortunate path of evolution of music.
BrandonKingVloggin 2 weeks ago 3
very beautiful nocturne which I have accidentally found. I don't know why I didn't know this one! I'm gonna learn this one ASAP.
TheMehryar 3 weeks ago in playlist Classical Music
Absolutely breath taking..I'm learning this piece right now. My all time favorite:)
iokepakekoa 3 weeks ago
Honestly if you dislike stuff like this.. You have no idea what true music is. I listen to all these modern artists.. yes even Justin Bieber here and there. But there is NOTHING that can make me not appreciate artists like Chopin. I love playing his pieces, and I'm always excited when my teacher gives me the task of performing a Chopin song! Appreciate it.. it's what influenced so much other music!
BrandonKingVloggin 4 weeks ago
The first time I listen to this I almost fell off my chair at 0:41. Way to much accent. Just expressing my opinion.
pianushko 1 month ago 2
You don't need any soul to appreciate the dynamics of this piece.
LordTyrannus 1 month ago
Love music in yourself more then yourself in music - Elenora Sivan.
xXlouis880Xx 1 month ago
Onya Chopin!
mindlessescapism 2 months ago
I'm learning this piece at the moment. Absolutely stunning. A true masterpiece. I only just started learning it, hopefully i can play it as beautifully as Richter one day! Such an amazing piece though.
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TheLocalcat 2 months ago
Billy Clanton: Is that "Old Dog Trey? Sounds like "Old Dog Trey."
Doc Holliday: Pardon?
Billy Clanton: Stephen Foster. "Oh, Susannah", "Camptown Races". Stephen stinking Foster.
Doc Holliday: Ah, yes. Well, this happens to be a nocturne.
Billy Clanton: A which?
Doc Holliday: You know, Frederic fucking Chopin.
somegeek 3 months ago
16 people have no soul.
djencode 3 months ago 22
@djencode seriously how can you not like this?
druglover200 1 month ago
@djencode they're probably animals :)
lukassior 1 month ago
@djencode well something like 7 billion people have no soul, but 16 people (18 now) are just assholes.
clancym1 3 weeks ago
@djencode 18 people have ears, what the fuck happen at 0:41?
xxDressedInBlackxx 3 weeks ago
@djencode They need to be educated.
karennorwegian 1 week ago
@djencode you make a great point but I think you may be wrong... - it's just that our souls have moved on to that next level... (either that or they just can't play well enough to match the brilliance that is Chopin RIP)
jmazuryk 19 hours ago
I wish i didnt give up piano back is a pretty simple pianist but his tone is so depressing that it makes me sad i gave it up if i could only play like this once a gain i would give alomost anyhting again
iamalheeren 3 months ago
@iamalheeren i'm a classical pianist...I want to encourage you to go back to your music again....yes - a lot of it is about "training" and practicing and studying...BUT as much of it is about your LOVE for the music and just expressing yourself REGARDLESS of your particular "ability" or fluency...music is , after all, a way of expressing ourselves.
tedly10027 3 months ago 4
@iamalheeren there is no need to "compare" yourself with Richter and his tones...it is more important that you play with your utmost honesty in expressing what you FEEL ABOUT the music and from it. :-).
tedly10027 3 months ago 3
When I listen to Richter, I fall into a state of mind that cannot be described. the only thing I have missed in my life, is that I will never be able to listen to him playing a concert live again:(
andr630a 3 months ago 3
too slow.
mmaye100 4 months ago
@mmaye100 not really this is a perfect speed. Me personally, i play it a tad slower......Just Saying
belugerine 3 months ago
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mmaye100 3 months ago
I was first learning this piece when I met my first girlfriend. I played this piece every night thinking of her. Beautiful time in my life
majornewb 4 months ago 54
@majornewb Wish I could play it. You are blessed!
karennorwegian 1 week ago
@majornewb The same thing happen to me but with Op.9 no 2.
TamaNewb 3 days ago
To be real. There no right or wrong way. It's personal interpration, them sharing it with us, and weather we like or not. There's no need to completely critise the work of the performer. If that's so, then they are not enjoying the music. Technical work is something that can be corrected, and it's being overlooked in today's music. Which is why we should take more care when learning scale modes, rhythm, musical theory.
franis9779 4 months ago
My friend (15) plays better than this. 'Cept she hasn't gotten the whole song down yet...She always gets stuck at 2:12.
RedGhost0 4 months ago
he was 17
ZRMDMK 4 months ago
This is not the way of play Chopin. There are so many sudden and strong notes. I prefer Rubinstein.
titocasche 4 months ago
gaaargh i hate the fact that the piano is slightly off key!!!
Julianne1113 5 months ago
@Julianne1113
that sounds like the recording quality to me, not the piano.
inheritancerecords 5 months ago 2
HERMOSO, CADA NOTA VULNERA LA CARNE Y LLEGA AL CORAZÓN, DETONANDO SENTIMIENTOS DE AMOR, AMOR, Y AMOR
alfredocx 5 months ago
this is the opening to the 1987 Secret Garden Film
KetchupAndMustard55 5 months ago
I think of it as 6/2, makes it easier for me anyway
envyVIPER 5 months ago
i wanna play like that D;
amazingggg ;)
darknezzheartz 5 months ago
Absolutely breathtaking performance from this legendary pianist. This should also shut up the crowd of fools who say that Richter can't play with sensitivity or imagination.
MrRrrrvvvv 6 months ago 2
good
twgirl1 6 months ago
Out of all of the composers I know (and I am young...) I have to say that my favourites are Chopin and Beethoven, when it comes to the piano. These two men are truly an inspiration to all musicians (whether they are aware of it or not).
After I finish Chopin´s Nocturne Op. 9, No.2, I am hoping to play this piece.
Thank you, Chopin, for all you have done <3
rockleefangirl101 6 months ago
@rockleefangirl101 if you like Chopin you will love Rachmaninoff, when you're ready.
NickjamesC 5 months ago 3
Esta melodia no es para mis oidos... la siente mi corazon ..pura paz en el lago ya estuve ahi ya volvere...
beula1988 6 months ago
I am so happy i learned to play this piece. It has created an emotional connection no other piece i have ever played has had on me. It reminds me of everything bad, everything good, everything mellow, everything exciting. I am truly blessed to understand this piece and i hope that no matter what skill anyone might possess they will be able to understand the true meaning of this piece.
anth0ny2 7 months ago 2
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DizzyxFromxSpinning 7 months ago
Why the very same of this i play just sound different?
aeon2805 7 months ago
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Raph2511 7 months ago
My favorite Nocturne...
Scorpionskiko 8 months ago 3
Much, MUCH more than a good composer for the piano. His influenced lasts today where other musical messaiahs have fallen by the way side.
boobtuber06 8 months ago
Fryderyk Chopin to najlepszy kompozytor świata. A najpiękniejsze w tym wszytskim jest to, że był Polakiem w każdym tego złowa znaczeniu...
loleczekspodeczek 8 months ago
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loleczekspodeczek 8 months ago
One of Chopin's most beautiful creations ever. Thats how I imagine this one to be filled with the shadows and the light of a torn soul. Love it. Sweet interpretation.
Djinnious 9 months ago
this happens to be a nocturne. You know.... Frederic fucking chopin.
rocker4u123 9 months ago
yes
CharmedQuarkZ99 9 months ago
beautiful!
crazyjayAJshumaker 9 months ago
0:41 made me jump XP
luminarui66 10 months ago
....i find this sexy :)
thesparkofheart 10 months ago
godlike
phobos134 10 months ago
Is this the same Nocturne from League of Legends?
ravekid23 10 months ago
2:03 painful
fisherroastedpeanut 10 months ago
I feel sorry for people that cannot enjoy classical music, because they have been taught from their childhood that it is boring and uninteresting.
I really like this interpretation and it is probably my favourite.
I only wish that the audio quality would be better, but thanks for the uploader nevertheless.
P.S. Sorry for my English, its ot my first language : )
MrBlackJesus666 11 months ago 3
Awesome!
zot500 11 months ago
Worlds top 5 Pianists of all time. Liszt. Rachmaninoff...Horowitz..Rubinstien..Salti and maybe Arrau. Top Violinists ever. only 2. Kreisler and Menuin. Above the rest. Top composer of most difficultt piano music to play.. Ravell. Diabolical compositions to torture the virttuoso and the audience. Chopin must have known there would be these masters around to play and glorify his Godlike music.
grandadpoppyable 1 year ago
@grandadpoppyable You think the top composer is Ravel ... hahahahahaha.
EMPERORMIKI 11 months ago
@grandadpoppyable i wont comment on how rediculous it is making a top 5 of pianists and such.
but as for the most difficult piano music you might want to listen to Godowsky's arrangements of Chopin's etudes, as well as some of Alkan's...aw fuck it
unfairplay 11 months ago
@grandadpoppyable
Paganini goes where?
jamessrage 10 months ago
I am now learning this song!
SubbiBecki 1 year ago
@SubbiBecki
I am too haha
pigaroonie 1 year ago
@SubbiBecki me too:D
Merdecola 10 months ago
tragic
openmindspace 1 year ago
WOW!
889michael1 1 year ago
This is one of my fav Nocturnes. So beautiful.... Perhaps my 2nd fav
BankFace 1 year ago
OMG what all around good use of classical theory. Is the first part o f the nocturne binary form? or a more complex prose for writing music?
iamalexl3031 1 year ago
I love this rendition, too! Unique as the maestro was. To my right, I see Horowitz and Rubinstein's name. Where did all these giants go? I miss such talents being around. You may or may not enjoy their styles but they created some magics.
earlywakeup 1 year ago
i love this song i can finally play it
gumdrops27 1 year ago
hate those triplets...you need complete hand independence to play this
quiksilver87 1 year ago 56
@quiksilver87 Found that out the hard way, the only way around it is to draw lines from the right hand to the left in some attempt to coordinate it.
monks3080 8 months ago
@quiksilver87 Just started this, and the 3rd movement of Beethoven's Moonlight is easier...
HerrStutterNuts 7 months ago
@HerrStutterNuts Are you retarded? This piece is extremely easy, the only challenge is 2:10 to 2:34, because the notes go fast.
The 3rd movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is at least 3 times more difficult than this piece. You are probably practicing the songs disproportionately.
runescapeRP 7 months ago
@runescapeRP No, what you to understand is two things: One, I began working on all three movements of moonlight sonata within a year of getting back into piano lessons, after having only been in them for a year prior- starting with the first movement, I mastered that, then moved on to the 3rd, as I don't care much for the second. In about 3 years time, with no formal instruction on the actual piece and considerable discouragement from my teacher, I could competently play about 60% of it.
HerrStutterNuts 7 months ago
@runescapeRP By the time I graduated high school, I could get through the entire piece, just not all of it within a "professional" margin... Again, not a high education on the piece, I just listened to a lot of recordings of it to teach myself, following along with the sheet music. Getting back into piano now, this piece is hard t me not in the technique or the speed, but in the structure and "feel" so to speak of it... Moonlight Sonata is extremely structured; This isn't, typical of Chopin...
HerrStutterNuts 7 months ago
@HerrStutterNuts There is quite a difference between playing the piece and playing the music.
Llawliet246 5 months ago
@quiksilver87 It's "not difficult" as you'd think. Lololol. I hope some other former/current piano students get this.
caldercraig8807 6 months ago 2
@quiksilver87 How can you hate them?! They can make music so beautiful.
123eldest 5 months ago
@123eldest 'Cause that's the hardest part. I'm still almost clugged up there.
ShishiSonson 5 months ago
@quiksilver87 And Chopin wrote so much of that kind of music, a classic example being his Op. 42 Waltz.
TomBarrister 5 months ago
@quiksilver87 totally agrre with you!!! In the fantasy Impromptu Op. 66... there is the same "problem"...
1234factory 3 months ago
@1234factory i can get this, but never can i get the fantasie :P
ultracowking 3 months ago
Such a nice piece.
ErikJ92 1 year ago
The sheet music is a nice touch. Though the only musical education I have is that of a former high school percussionist, I like trying to follow along with the piece.
ceasona 1 year ago
This is an excellently smooth and heartfelt rendition of the piece. I appreciate Richter's balance between bass and treble, because many times i've heard this played too heavily focused on the bass part, which is, in my opinion, meant to accent the treble instead of leading this particular piece. Absolutely lovely, although the actual sound quality isn't the best.
mayde43 1 year ago
Yeah I played it lately as well :)
I think I like the way how I play it, its just the part 2:28 - 2:34. I just practise it as well today even I am practising the Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 mostly at the moment. But its just that I am not satisfied with my playing of that small part. However Richters interpretation of this Nocturne seems for me the best :)
Stax148 1 year ago
This is....brilliant!! I'm playing this song right now...loves it!
chocolatelover3612 1 year ago
This is probably one of my favourite interpretations of this nocturne...
It is so haunting and beautiful at the same time.... I can't believe I didn't like this nocturne so much the first time I listened it it... now I can't stop. It is probably one of my favourite nocturnes of all
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Matzenator1988 1 year ago
Nicely done, he only forgets to use the pedal, its so much more beautiful with pedal.
edgecutterman 1 year ago
@edgecutterman emm... he does us pedal... ?...
godelike 1 year ago
@godelike I dont hear the pedal
edgecutterman 1 year ago
@edgecutterman even on measure 1 he uses it O_o ... Or in the whole section starting at 1:35! Of course he knows how to use it in a subtle way, and it doesn't sound blury. Maybe you'd like it with MORE pedal... But actually it's pretty perfect and the sound is totally mastered. Actually without pedal it would be almost impossible to carry the long notes to their end, and the piece would sound awfully "dry"
godelike 1 year ago
Beautiful
polonezcropelka40 1 year ago 3
The more I listen to this, the more I like the way he plays this.
efil4ohcysp 1 year ago
Wowww! wonderfully...make me want in love again :)
101uma 1 year ago
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Blackwhite2277 1 year ago
@Blackwhite2277 No, not in the Urtext (the sheet music on the video is wrong.)
godelike 1 year ago
I play it exactly at this rhythm ;)
mastermagicman 1 year ago
Sviatoslav Richter pure genious.....
raoul262 1 year ago
I played this piece. Love Chopin!!!
kkarra99 1 year ago
such perfection...
PurityGuru 1 year ago
I love this opus... The most. :)
Traammaa 1 year ago
I can not imagine how people find this interpretation "mechanical" or "lacking inner repose". I find modesty a very good thing, also in music and I really get the feeling this is nice and modest playing. Music doesn't have to scream expression. Some pieces do, but also some pieces do not. This piece is one of the latter, in my opinion. The fact that Chopin's music can be freely interpretated does not make it a necessity to do so. I am in love with this interpretation. Sorry if I make no sense xD
Esphon 1 year ago
no one has ever played this as well as Richter...he was a musical genius
jaceville 1 year ago
Softly kill myself and through me in to dreams i never wanted to see ... Places I never wanted to know, but those things comes without advising; how should we know? Life is as it is, and it never ask you if you like it... A feeling when deeply listening ... Great performance .!
joso844 1 year ago
Chopin was a genius..
091096rn 1 year ago 43
@091096rn as was Richter
callum6660 6 months ago
@091096rn I agree
arcticmelodies 5 months ago
who is the original of this piece by??
ohmayun23 1 year ago
2:00 is just amazing. All the building up amounts to that one moment, and richter plays it perfectly.
This is the worlds bests piano piece and song
iFlip29 1 year ago
Beauty is Love, Love is Beauty... I mean beauty with Richter ' s performance is not just at the surface, it is also felt from deep inside
francorussie2 1 year ago
A fantastic performance, though he changed a good few notes. 2:45, he plays an E for some reason rather than the G which chopin wrote. It breaks the pattern that Chopin had established of E-E-F#-G in the bass.
MJTTOMB 1 year ago
@MJTTOMB : Hmm, I just noticed that! I wasn't even paying attention to the video, I was reading comments, and noticed it when he did it. O well. I play this piece, it's my favorite. I first heard it when I was 5, and always loved it. So, finally, 20 years later, I was able to learn it! :)
blackstarr5 1 year ago
je to strasne tazke....:( ale krasne
BaklazanVANS 1 year ago
it's my favourite song of chopin he was an artist
termeulouloute 1 year ago
I'm never quite sure about Richters Chopin, I find him rather austere and somewhat lacking inner repose in a work as intimate as this.
meredith218461 1 year ago
you guys can complain about whatever you want. all i know is that this song is beautiful
PortraitOfFire 1 year ago
beautiful
Runnerduck16 1 year ago
Richter is a technically very gifted pianist, I'll give him that much. However he is very rushed in his delivery; he sounds a little unsure of himself, as if he were concentrating more on hitting the right notes rather than expressing feeling. He is a very good pianist but I don't like the way he plays -- he's treating music like a science rather than an art. It's like he's skimming the surface of Chopin's meanings rather than delve right into them, transmitting sound rather than music.
simonf42 1 year ago
Sorry, but I have to disagree. Richter treats the crescendos beautifully, and really creates a somber, atmospheric mood. And I highly doubt, in 1972, that Richter was unsure of himself. Just my opinion. =)
cfwpiano 1 year ago 5
Since I heard this interpretation I'm listening to it every day. I liked so much the accents Richter is puting in this piece.
That nocturne just transfer me to another world.
musicbreath 2 years ago
incredibly beautiful interpretation.
PolishDerski 2 years ago 2
its very good, but i prefer ashkenazys version. its much more dramatic
Maddin1929 2 years ago
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Maddin1929 2 years ago
Wow, this is just amazing. Im currently learning this piece and I am wowed by this interpretation!
maniacallyviolet 2 years ago 3
Thanks a lot for reminding me why I quit playing the piano years ago!!! This piece was played perfectly and I could practice for years and still screw it up everytime!!!!
Gman6755 2 years ago 3
but a few weeks of playing and you could just do it good enough...
Air50HE 2 years ago
beautiful
Fotz123456 2 years ago
The way in which Richter plays this piece is more than magic. He has a way of touching the notes that is different from any I have heard before. I cry every time I listen to it, he has written a new story for this music.
Sorry for my bad english but I had to write something,
PiAnOvIoLoNfAn 2 years ago 61
@PiAnOvIoLoNfAn thats perfect english haha no mistakes compared to how every other person types on this, and beautifully put =)
iplayguitar0217 1 year ago
I never know how well is my english because my first language is french. Tyvm for your answer =)
PiAnOvIoLoNfAn 1 year ago
Actually, one little mistake ;) It should be "how well my english is". French too here but don't worry.. mistakes can usually be understood anyway!
archael18 1 year ago
@PiAnOvIoLoNfAn
Agree! To my right, I see Horowitz and Rubinstein's name. Where did all these giants go? I miss such talents being around. You may or may not enjoy their styles but they created some magics.
earlywakeup 1 year ago
i wish i could play this
kindaawesome08 2 years ago
I case you want to try it at home the way Richter plays it
gre68 2 years ago
I love how you posted the score so we could follow along as we listen. Thanks!
Lioness020 2 years ago 7
Alright, I can see your point. I've gotten quite upset towards other pianists on other pieces before for the exact same reason lol. I just picked this off the YouTube search page as the first thing I looked up and I was stunned by the beautiful melody of the piece itself. :)
BenGabbay 2 years ago
BEAUTIFUL!!:)
gaba005 2 years ago
Beautiful Nocturne. The bass has a lovely melody.
BenGabbay 2 years ago
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licentiousOne 2 years ago
3:16 he plays an extra note
ILiveInTrees 2 years ago
@ILiveInTrees Actually the chord is just an ornament. The version of this piece that I own is written the same way he played it in this video.
arsenalfooty4 1 year ago
Good try^^
SlePig 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
There are quite a number of errors and missed notes. It's messy, and there's no excuse for that in a composition like this. And he also overstrikes quite a number of octaves, etc. And yet, everyone gives it give stars. Well, guess what. It's not some of his good playing, people just don't know better.
kdlm99 2 years ago
Well no one's perfect. Personally I think Richter's emotional touch here outweighs any mistakes he makes.
cfwpiano 2 years ago
i don't feel any emotional touch O_o - ok maybe just a little, but waaay too ''tiny''... (btw I'm a pianist too)
it actually sounds too mechanical
VampireHeart518 2 years ago
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PiAnOvIoLoNfAn 2 years ago
To my ears, it sounds beautiful. And that's what counts.
BenGabbay 2 years ago
Not really. Because in this case you're just giving the performer credit for what Chopin deserves. Unless one has spent a lot of time getting to know a piece and has done some serious listening to quite many recorded performances, such a person really shouldn't rate pieces at all.
kdlm99 2 years ago
The performer should always get credit if you enjoy what he does with the piece. There are seriously so many people who totally suck at playing Chopin that it's not even funny.
Pianoplayer002 2 years ago 46
Well said.They are usually the people who think this piece is 'easy'.Yeah, it's easy to play it poorly.
remyrem121 2 years ago 8
@Pianoplayer002 really. and i am learning this song. it's too difficult to play it naturally + soft + expressively. TOUGH!!
pigjiahuey 1 year ago
@pigjiahuey Why do Americans (and some other non-native English speakers) use the word "song" for music that has no words? It's only a "song" if it's meant to be "sung". Sorry to seem picky, but it's misleading. I mean, what would be the difference between this and the instrumental version of a song otherwise? In this kind of music, it's the music that does the "singing". So perhaps the best way for you to learn to play it would be just to let the music wash over you and flow through you.
NapoleonCalland 1 year ago
@Pianoplayer002 that would include me T_T
steaminggreentea 1 year ago
Okay, fair enough. I listened to this piece, thoroughly following the notes. I noticed some places where you might say Richter made a "mistake," but where exactly do you draw the line between error and interperetation? Don't you think this is more of the latter? I could be wrong, but Chopin tends to allow alot more interperetation than someone, say, Mozart or Beethoven.
I'm not trying to argue, just asking a question.
BenGabbay 2 years ago 2
kdlm99: you don't have to be a pianist to appreciate wonderful piece of music. BenGabbay has an appreciation for classical music which is something you should praise, not mock. You should inspire people to listen, not discourage them. Its ok to have an opinion (I have one as well, e.g. that Birets version of this Nocturne Nr.19, Op.72 is better than Richters) and you can happily disagree with me which is ok as long as you dont force your opinion on anyone. ;-)
Galanin22 2 years ago
@kdlm99 You're absolutely wrong. 100%.
gerudobombshell 1 year ago
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@kdlm99 You're absolutely wrong. 100%.
gerudobombshell 1 year ago
@kdlm99 Couldn't be more wrong.
gerudobombshell 1 year ago
@kdlm99 I give the performer and Chopin credit T.T both deserve applause. Chopin is a genius for creating Nocturne and the performer plays well O.o
clariny90 1 year ago
You are absolutely right. It is a beautiful piece. Keep listening!
Galanin22 2 years ago