Zoltan Kocsis plays Chopin's Ballade 4 live

[franole75]

Desde hoy me convierto en fans de Zoltán Cocsis. It´s Wonderful!

[KapitanWarszawa497]

srsly N1

[KapitanWarszawa497]

N1

[EntertainerClassical]

Guys, dont kill each other. This performance is just a kind of " modern" .and one of the best from the modern recital.

If you dont like listen Cortot, Horowitz, Feinberg, Paderewski or Friedman recital.

Iyou would like to just have a nap, listen the others.... (:-)

[roselngold]

Chopin leöntve egy kis erős pistával... :)

[blaxors]

kinda sounds sped up

[Dihelson]

I´m still searching for a pianist who could play the correct melody of the CODA part of this piece. Perhaps, I´ll have to play it myself. No Rubinstein, Nor Horowitz, almost nobody pay attention to this part. They think this is kinda strange part...no! Here is the aim, the top of the mountain, melody reach his maximum point at the coda, and when we enter the scherzo part again, just relax, enjoy, FEEL these Fm II-V-I progressions, and the melody which will finally rest after the "death"...

[Paulo78180]

@Dihelson Have you ever heard of Samson François's interpretation ?

[futballos]

@Paulo78180 Post it, please.

[pianogus]

You should check out Perahia's version. It's among the very best ones.

[hoboken00]

@freeqwerqwer It`s a very professional playing, most demanding. It´s really difficult to play in his way, many colours and mouvements he gives to the listener know what you mean, he plays in some way superficial about the spirit maybe, or the picture you may like about this peace, but interpretation is different, it´s a chance in classical music, to have another perspective, if not, it will be boring sometime! it`s not only about one picture or style, the composer gives in the work.

[csapoadam]

@freeqwerqwer

Maybe you should stop listening to music while you are in the bathroom; perhaps then you will be more aware of the quality of playing you are hearing...

Kocsis is a brilliant pianist and more recently also a brilliant conductor.

[freeqwerqwer]

Such amateurish playing He plays this piece as if it were a roller coaster drive, up and down. He trashed this poetic masterpiece. He should play in some pop band or something but stay away from Chopin. It was awful having to listen to him but I was in the bathroom and couldn't get up to shut his playing.

[akossziklai]

@freeqwerqwer

He is one of the greatest living pianist. When he was 20, he played with Richter, because Richter invited him. This playing no a roller coaster! Listen! Perfect construction!!

[hymnofashes]

@freeqwerqwer Finish taking a crap in the bathroom so you don't need to do it on youtube.

[JcVandoom]

I think it's not the chopin's spirit here. An oppening too loud whith bad touch. Technically good in deed but in my opinion it's a bad interpretation musically and I am not severe.

But this piece is really hard both technically and musically, so complex it's a real challenge even for piano's masters to extract fully music and rythmic of this piece.

[demosj]

Ugh, first error in interpretation in the first measure. what a horrid rubato.

[ronental12]

There is never enough of Zoltan Kocsis. Thank you for posting a Chopin to his repertoire. Kocsis recorded Chopin's walts way back then (philips) and not more. I urge you, dear piano community, to hear his performance of grand valse brilliante (op.18).

[lovesGenet]

The recorded sound is awful it just sounds like a lot of loud playing .This tempo and the rushing ain't my thing.I adore Kocsis .Never heard him in Chopin .Jesus ,exciting but not my idea .Percussive as hell. Certainly not insightful! Like a drunk man let loose . Why so rough , no subtle tonal shading. Oooh jesus i did not even want to hear all the blastedness . doobie doobie doo !

[Frozentoes1]

In my humble estimations, one of the most under-rated pianist of the 20th and 21st century. His playing is clear, coupled with one of greatest technique in instrumental history. A poet of the piano, a super virtuoso, a true artist. I absolutely love his Rachmaninoff recordings...stupendous!

[kimweonill]

He seems that he doesn't want to be overwhelmed by Chopin.

[robertslistening]

All concert pianist are a marvel to listen to. Their skill levels are out of the normal realm. Some are more inspiring...and I have my favorites...but they all deserve credit for their extreme dedication and desire to play the best they can.

This is very enjoyable to listen to. Another fine concert pianist.

[27Moncsi]

Ahelyett hogy a zenét hallgatnád mocskolódsz!Netán irígy vagy?A zongoratanárnőd valószínüleg tehetségtelen.

[futballos]

Tegnap meg azt hallottam, hogy Dráfi Kálmán is a tanítványa volt. Miért nem tanít MOST?

[Ivorytickling]

The IDEAL interpretation of this unique work. Never heard of any better... Chopin would feel so proud if could listen. Congradulations.

[futballos]

Még kiderülhet, hogy az eredeti neve Menachem Grünfelderow. Ja és még Csalog Gábor és Hegedüs Endre is az eszembe jutott. De nevetni fogtok: Schiff András is a tanítványa volt egy évig.

[stainw]

Meghallgattam Rubinsteint, Perahia-t Gavrilovot.

Valószínű Kocsis lenne a Föld legkeresettebb pianistája

ha nem Magyarországon született volna és pláne nem ezzel a névvel, hanem mondjuk Wagenstein-ként látta volna meg a napvilágot.

[futballos]

Válassz új zongoratanárnőt, csillagom. Nem tanít már idestova 22 éve. Tanítványai között van viszont Király Csaba, Kemény Gábor, Dénes István, Oravecz György, Würtz Klára, Székely István, Szokolay Balázs, Hauser Adrienne, Csoba Tünde, Selmeczi György, stb. Na és KI AZ, aki gyűlöli? Tán csak nem az, aki megpróbálkozott Chopin: f-moll balladájával és nem ment?

[Jotok]

A zongoratanárnőmtől hallottam hogy a zeneakadémián MINDENKI gyűlöli, mer úgy kezeli meg úgy beszél az emberekkel hogy az leírhatatlan. De csodálatos zongorista, talán Liszt után a legjobb magyar művész, csak nem kéne tanításra vállalkoznia.

[futballos]

Jól mondod, konzolmester!

[konzolmester]

Többet használjátok a fületeket mint szatokat!

[chillida09]

Ja, és mivel hat évig hivatalból volt belekukkantásom a magyar zenei élet hátsó fertályaiba, hidd el, könyvet tudnék írni a fúrásokról, de nem pazarlom erre a billentyűket, mert rangon aluli volna itt - pláne névtelenül! ... - mocskolódni bárkiről. Mindenki esendő.

[chillida09]

Én meg másról hallottam ezt meg azt. Például Adyról, hogy szifiliszes volt, meg mindenkit meghúzott, csak a krumplit nem, mert az elgurult.... Dosztojevszkij meg részegen ordítozott a kaszinóban a rulettasztal alatt.Kit érdekel?? Egy zongoristát hallgatni kell. Kocsis meg egyszerűen fenomén, így van, ősember, vadállat, próféta, csak egyszer hallanád a különbségeket, az ember és a zenéje között... Te szoktál vele próbálni, hogy ennyire szívedre veszed őt? Áhhh....

[Jotok]

ja lehet hogy csodálatos zongorista, de emberileg egy szánalmas udnorító paraszt... már bocsánat hogy egy művészre ilyet mondok, de higyjétek el elég sok mindent hallottam róla

[futballos]

Mondjad, ha már az "udnorító" szót leírtad - nyilván zavarodban... Na, mit hallottál? Vagy személyes sérelem? Elszerette a nődet? Vagy...?

[nedolem]

Zoli,még egy mondat.Isten bocsássa meg,de én nem szeretem Richert,én Horovitz meg Zziffra párti vok,de te felülmúlod miindketttőt

[nedolem]

Zoltán,félelmetes vagy!Ilyern ritmikát senkitól nem hallottam,te ősember vagy,és ezt most dicséretnek szánom!!!!Én zongoratanár vok,de természetesen elbújhatok  mögotted,köszönöm h vagy!!!!

[Huntingfac23]

awesome playing

[RomanticNotes]

its not a real emotions.

[kempff95]

this is one of the best recording of this great ballade!

but in my opinion the best recording is from heinrich neigauz ,heinrich tought gielels,richter,ashkenazi,radu lupo,this ballade .heinrich plays this ballade great

you all need to listen to neigauz

[sll10]

Phenomenal! One of the greatest living pianists in my opinion.

[Frozentoes1]

I agree. He is very underrated! I would put him toe to toe with Berezovsky and Hough any day! He's a real big technician with a rich sound. Very musical.

[stibi1986]

Genius

[nextren]

Great technique and straightforward phrasing, but yes, this is dry. Not imaginative. It sounds like a very well played etude.

[davidsusu]

Etude? This recording is so passionate and "expressivly coherent". You must listen it again to understand it - without judgement.

[Lisztmaniac]

ZSENIÁLIS!

[MahaloJack]

Kocsis has recorded complete solo piano works by Debussy and Bartok, both are superior! Also his interpretations of Rachmaninoff are sublime.

I'm a huge fan of both Kocsis and Zimerman, the two best living pianists (on my opinion)!!

[strav12]

Colour, passion, tender and furious, technically insane - not a hint of dry abstraction anywhere. Superb! Wish Kocsis would do a Chopin Complete Piano Works!!!

[q8pianist]

zoltan plays debussy very good

[futballos]

Dear Antonio, our memory is not always perfect. That concert happened in fact, not in the late 90's rather the late 80's (3/23/88). Is it a radio broadcast or you private?

[elevenwhy]

Usually I'm prejudice against pianists I haven't heard of, but I LOVED this interpretation straight away.

It's brilliant!! Thanks for posting it.

[stdorka]

He is great pianist, by the way a successful conductor, the leader of the National Philharmonic Orchestra in Hungary. thanks for not being sceptical without listening :)

[Sporadicmystic]

Thank you for posting this. Your collection is the most fantastic I have ever seen. Keep them coming!!