I recognise from the coughs at the beginning that this is the performance of 13 June 1985, recorded at the Glinka Chapel in St Petersbourg, and issued on Naive opus111 CD 30385. It is a truly thrilling performance.
Too hot summer shining sunny day, a man hold a soften melty icecream in hand befor eatiging it ,he watch to highest noon time sun a while with feeling giddiness by strong hotter and stronger higher beams from the highest sun at the first.
I could understand in natural from your serious pure shining piano sound arts.
Please play for long with your passionate sounds which it are grand and are filled with strong powers
Next time , I hope to keep listening earth size your arts.
Shame that his (not Chopin's!) tempo is sooooooooooo fast that a lot of important left-hand notes lose their clarity and are not projected through the clanging right-hand figurations as the melodic phrases that they are. The 'meaningful' right-hand is drowning out the melodic phrases. Prefer Chopin's version.
@angeladeniselear What do you mean by Chopin's version? Do you even know who Chopin was? Your comments on all of Sokolov's videos reveal all your ignorance. You have simply copy pasted the same comment on all of his videos. There's another fool here on this page too, BasileusR who agrees with you and says that he/she loves "Chopin's version" too. What the heck! What has the human race come to? So much ignorance and stupidity!
I don't see much interest in that performance. Big mistake at 1:36, and the left hand at 1:27 is out of balance. My opinion is that Richter, even if slower, is but much better.
Playing this study too fast sounds like a personal challenge with little interest except for the performer...
That's fitting, the piece was one of Chopin's technical studies. That said, I agree that Richter's massive facility on the piano is unrivaled when it comes to this sort of thing.
This is arguably the hardest of the 24 Chopin etudes. Chopin wrote one knot per bar in the pianists' right hand's fingers. It's also phsycially extremely tough.
every etude from op. 10 and 25 is difficult, but some of the are in particular difficult and op. 25#11 is one of them. To really keep the tension relentlessly from start to finish, while playing crystal clear and still hihglightin the "irrationality" of particular this etude marks Sokolov as the genuine master he is.
Let me first say that I've been a nasty critic to many musicians on YouTube and I hadn't read anybody's comment on here to sway me but........ my first impression is that this is an awesome performance.
He plays as if the music is in 3 D. His interweaving clear lines, sense of form and proportion, and superb sense of dynamics makes this such a bravura performance unlike anything before, a rendition which must be so close to Chopin's idealized conception.
@freeqwerqwer yeah, you re right, but why being a nasty critic? who are you to criticize greatness? only a piaist playing in the same level or better can... and if you do, of course you can hate on non or less valuable pianists, but ehem... hate in a constructive manner (i don't know how you criticise, just sayin!)
It's electrifying. Having listened to more than 10 other versions, this is my favorite. The last etude op25 no.12 by him also has that edge, that electrifying passionate substance that is so rare. Extreme articulation and tone control, as well as powerful chords and octaves, are in service of expression as it should be. It is probable he dedicates lots and lots of hours to perfect each piece.
Too Russian. Rubbish.
1Thompsonmusic 1 month ago
Genius
nikinikinikita 1 month ago
its a very very nice rendition, but honestly, I like others better.
AnonymousKdub 2 months ago
I recognise from the coughs at the beginning that this is the performance of 13 June 1985, recorded at the Glinka Chapel in St Petersbourg, and issued on Naive opus111 CD 30385. It is a truly thrilling performance.
saltburner2 3 months ago
0:00 - 0:24 Creepy...
others: WTF?!?!?!
pianistemre2 3 months ago
this performance is absolutely breathtaking, one of the most incredible things I have ever heard.
majark4 4 months ago
There should be an auto-replay button on YouTube.
LastShinobi01 4 months ago 2
Too hot summer shining sunny day, a man hold a soften melty icecream in hand befor eatiging it ,he watch to highest noon time sun a while with feeling giddiness by strong hotter and stronger higher beams from the highest sun at the first.
I could understand in natural from your serious pure shining piano sound arts.
Please play for long with your passionate sounds which it are grand and are filled with strong powers
Next time , I hope to keep listening earth size your arts.
HighROCOCOlings 4 months ago
@angeladeniselear I just LOVE Chopin's version.....
BasileusR 6 months ago
Shame that his (not Chopin's!) tempo is sooooooooooo fast that a lot of important left-hand notes lose their clarity and are not projected through the clanging right-hand figurations as the melodic phrases that they are. The 'meaningful' right-hand is drowning out the melodic phrases. Prefer Chopin's version.
angeladeniselear 6 months ago
@angeladeniselear What do you mean by Chopin's version? Do you even know who Chopin was? Your comments on all of Sokolov's videos reveal all your ignorance. You have simply copy pasted the same comment on all of his videos. There's another fool here on this page too, BasileusR who agrees with you and says that he/she loves "Chopin's version" too. What the heck! What has the human race come to? So much ignorance and stupidity!
liszt85 6 months ago
I don't see much interest in that performance. Big mistake at 1:36, and the left hand at 1:27 is out of balance. My opinion is that Richter, even if slower, is but much better.
Playing this study too fast sounds like a personal challenge with little interest except for the performer...
TheSanduleak 7 months ago
@TheSanduleak
That's fitting, the piece was one of Chopin's technical studies. That said, I agree that Richter's massive facility on the piano is unrivaled when it comes to this sort of thing.
Daim0th 2 months ago
Wonderful dynamics and clarity. Such amazing music he brings from the piano of this most difficult Etude. Fantastic!
Inlandings 7 months ago
Oltre alla tecnica ... Pollini, Cziffra, Luganski, Gavrilov, Askenazy, Dino Ciani, molto meglio, più poesia, più anima !
darkblueangel1956 8 months ago
So-ko-lov blows your sock(s)-all-off
jsnauwaert 8 months ago 2
@jsnauwaert Socks-All-Off(Socksoloff)
hadsell1962 3 days ago
Holy shazzle.... the is the most unique recording of this I've ever heard... It's so great.
percphs 8 months ago
At last ! An audible and really meaningful right hand ! May Chopin praise Sokolov.
KapustinIsGOd 10 months ago
I'm purring like a cat after this. This's seriously harder than what you think.
ImmortalSpecies 11 months ago
@ImmortalSpecies
This is arguably the hardest of the 24 Chopin etudes. Chopin wrote one knot per bar in the pianists' right hand's fingers. It's also phsycially extremely tough.
herodot2 11 months ago
Hands down, best version. While pouring emotion into the music, the lines remain crystal clear!
sealkingdaniel 1 year ago
Wow! Amazing performance.
trschaefer 1 year ago
Electric!!
alexmanzo19 1 year ago
The best pianist alive. Technique, musicality at the highest level.
Baddogphil 1 year ago
I always like whatever Sokolov plays, he seems a modest and certainly under-rated player.
chrish12345 1 year ago
every etude from op. 10 and 25 is difficult, but some of the are in particular difficult and op. 25#11 is one of them. To really keep the tension relentlessly from start to finish, while playing crystal clear and still hihglightin the "irrationality" of particular this etude marks Sokolov as the genuine master he is.
flippert0 1 year ago
WORLD CLASS TECHNIQUE.
pyroprince78 2 years ago 5
YES this is the best version ever done. everything comes out so clear. SOKOLOV is one of the very best pianists today.
uhartchristian 2 years ago 6
Top!
LucasCarl 2 years ago 2
when i practice a lot, when i listen to music a lot, i can understand his ideas and hear only small part of what he hears in this music. all etudes.
paradajz13 2 years ago
his playing rivals Richter...
musicy88 2 years ago 8
@musicy88 --- but not Arrau's
arturon111 1 year ago
Again, tears! If there is better Chopin playing than this I have yet to hear it...
smudgepots 2 years ago
cosi' si suona !
civekram 2 years ago
Let me first say that I've been a nasty critic to many musicians on YouTube and I hadn't read anybody's comment on here to sway me but........ my first impression is that this is an awesome performance.
He plays as if the music is in 3 D. His interweaving clear lines, sense of form and proportion, and superb sense of dynamics makes this such a bravura performance unlike anything before, a rendition which must be so close to Chopin's idealized conception.
freeqwerqwer 2 years ago 14
@freeqwerqwer yeah, you re right, but why being a nasty critic? who are you to criticize greatness? only a piaist playing in the same level or better can... and if you do, of course you can hate on non or less valuable pianists, but ehem... hate in a constructive manner (i don't know how you criticise, just sayin!)
alejandrothefader 1 year ago
It's electrifying. Having listened to more than 10 other versions, this is my favorite. The last etude op25 no.12 by him also has that edge, that electrifying passionate substance that is so rare. Extreme articulation and tone control, as well as powerful chords and octaves, are in service of expression as it should be. It is probable he dedicates lots and lots of hours to perfect each piece.
aryolkary 3 years ago 20
@aryolkary yeah, pollini and him nail these pieces.. i don't know if you agree with my opinion about pollini, but i agree about sokolov all day!
alejandrothefader 1 year ago
@aryolkary No kidding!!!!!
hadsell1962 3 weeks ago