Maurizio Pollini Chopin 24 Preludes 1-7 1/4

[KLR77700]

ok nice

[endomayor]

i love pollini and chopin

[lennic95]

n°2 is gorgeous!

[abmsghost]

Supreme pianist.

[lolzertankify]

@abmsghost Absolutely.

[tggold]

For comments about him rushing number 4:

Perhaps the largo applies to the melody line, not the eighth notes ;)

Overall a good performance, though I don't love No.4. I do love how he brings out the thumb on No1, though.

[latribe]

In view of your Well Tempered username, what do you think of the recent video recordings of the 24 Preludes in Unequal Temperament?

[Haydenbrooks83]

the first time I heard this it was played faster than this, I think the first time u hear a piece it makes a huge impression on u.

[taka9984]

ポリーニって機械的な演奏をする人だとずっと思ってたけど

久しぶりに（この映像で）ポリーニの演奏を聴いてびっくりした。

こんな抒情的な演奏をする人だったっけ？

それとも歳をとって演奏スタイルが変わったのかな？

完全に好きな演奏家の一人になりました。



[Selendomono]

I HATE the second Prelude but Pollini actually made me want to listen to it!

[anonymousQ45]

they could have picked a better angle for no 3

[robertslistening]

I thoroughly enjoyed Pollini's work on Chopin's etudes...but I have listened to Evgeny Kissin do the preludes...and in this case, I think I like Kissin best, whereas with the etudes, I liked Pollini best.

He's still one of my favorite pianists though.

If the recording quality was equal on all the comparisons, it would surely help. Some fine pianists aren't doing much for their reputation with the bad quality videos on youtube.

I do enjoy the chance to listen and watch them though.

[chiminox]

Prelude No.1... Damn too fast. Too fast. I didn't like it at all.

[helenlundeberg]

i thought it was OK, i like it a little slower too but you could hear the singing quality of this prelude. Martha also plays it quite fast like Pollini.

[Marcuys]

4 , largo?

[cchris874]

This recital finds Pollini at his most energetic, though others might call it rushed. It exemplifies the greater drama he often gives to his live playing. Few other pianists do it with this same ecstatic drive, something his critics seem completely deaf to. But the Pollini of the 2000s HAS lost the tonal elegance of his earlier work, and this recital in no way matches the coloristic nuance of his 1974 preludes disc. This might be partly due to the miking. Compressed sound doesn't help either.

[curiousgeorge232]

i love these videos. the subtle changes of key just makes it feel like one great big piece. however i feel he could have put more expression into the number 4.

[prodesica]

Pollini è un grandissimo, ma secondo me Sokolov è insuperabile nei Preludi di Chopin

[Niked04]

grande pollini

[GirFromInvaderZim]

i like the record on the cd by him of the first prelude, its soooo much better, but i can kind hear that the tempo fluctuations, and dynamics sound very similar

[GeorgeMaxwellDuPre]

He never rushes his tempi - something of which younger pianists should take note.

[isayhi72]

Um... Prelude 4... major rushing. But for the most part, you are correct.

As a young pianist, extravagant use of rubato is very tempting... :/

[EddyGuido91]

Pollini e' sempre il migliore!! Nessuno interpreta Chopin come lui!

[ilpurpuro]

Pollini is the best Chopin's pianist all over the world

[PavelNedvedAlex]

Pollini is really great!!!

[callenishss]

wow the truth in the music...

[callenishss]

wow this guy doesnt fudge up the music with his own interpretations and fluctions

[ampvso]

i prefer his earlier recordings

[callenishss]

u mean the black and white on youtube of young pollini?

[manuelnasci]

I think he means the Pollini's DG recording of the Preludes made in 70s.

[ampvso]

yep, mainly that, and i to like his earlier 90s . but i have also seen the b&w youtube videos - no.6 is very good.

[ampvso]

but i even prefer rafal blechachz :P

[fdaltrey]

Thanks for the post. I wonder what he played for the other half of the recital, since the Op.28 lasts for only about 35-40 minutes

[chrish12345]

some debussy rubbish

[newdelusion]

Thanks for uploading this, wohltemperierte. Much appreciated.

[bourbakis]

the video quality is very poor

[newdelusion]

as well as your comment