Heinrich Neuhaus plays Chopin Nocturne in B major Op 9 No 3

[darnaclien]

sounds so fresh. seems like the first time I've listened to more than 20 bars of a nocturne in ages and ages.

[broadwood1830]

sehr schön lyrisch gespielt. Eine absolut hervorragende Einspielung. Er hat verstanden, was Chopin ausdrücken wollte.

Sabine

[daniel15671]

Neuhaus conveys such a sense of total identification with this music that he does not seem to "play" this work. Rather he embodies it. This is performance of a high order.

[daniel15671]

The music breathes...

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

01:27 - 01:34

one of the most beautiful chopin's melodies I know

[MrSilversaxophone]

Amazing performance!

[etiam161036]

Savoir et pouvoir "LE" dire si parfaitement!...

Merci, "trucrypt", pour vos nombreux Trésors partagés!...

[cfwpiano]

Wow... the ending....

[rubyedelman]

Wonderful! I wish such people live forever......and teach the ones who does not see the difference. What a depth in each tone, how much understanding of the piece, seems like the music talks to us, it is not just playing of the notes like it is done today.....Thanks!!! My mother studied with his student.

[klausknulp]

@rubyedelman ...........in a way he is living forever!

[punkpoetry]

truecrypt, do you happen to have op. 55. no 2 in Neuhaus' performance? I heard such a recording exists, though I'm not sure as I've never seen a full discography of N

[MShepherd88]

This piece has one of the most beautiful endings of any piece I've heard

[Angeregi]

Le piano est l'instrument le plus près de l'ame

[magdluke]

What a tone...

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

Wow

[DrRobertBalaban]

this is truly the finest performance of this nocturne ive ever heard. I!m sure that wherever mastroes gilels and richter are they would surely agree. I only wish that I could go back in time to Moscow and have heard a few of their lessons.

[Bognarfan]

Stunningly beautiful! True Crypt, how do you find all these wonderful pieces?

[dussekfan]

Ahhha!!! Uploaded on his birthday!!!

Cool

[dussekfan]

This is my favorite Chopin Nocturne, it reminds me of Figure Skating.

[kn03y]

Beautiful rendition, beautiful piece.

[jdbrown371]

Beautiful. Real Chopin for a change.

[dussekfan]

@jdbrown371 oops...I meant to put a thumbs up...sorry

[sasha42196]

Thoroughly enjoyable.

[MadMadMadTom]

I also treat his book as a pianist's Bible. I expecte his playing to be good - but no this good!

[kempff95]

The master and his piano singing .

you can hear the huge line of the legato that he make.

and full of colors and a very touching mood!

absoloutelty the best interpetetion.

[boobtuber06]

I feel Chopin's influence on later composers and even contemporary of Western Art Music as a whole is noticeably underrated; this man was not merely a decent artist who just wrote for the piano. I am a guitarist and he is my favorite composer.

Would there even be a Debussy w/o this inspiration?

probably not.

[SIlentPianist47]

I really agree with you on that~ ^^

[callenishss]

is this the famous neauhaus father or son?

[botannick]

Perfection and magnificence. It is very thin and stylishly!

[nokturnpianist]

Neuhaus was Richter's professor at Conservatory, yes?

[mikejr41387]

yes he was. and why do you pianists always have to verbally attack eachother??

[nokturnpianist]

We're a very opinionated and irritable species ;)

[gdmusicislove]

How is it possible with such a beautiful music to say things like that? Please listen to this music

[oros123456]

I did and I love it.

[tato4527]

aunque yo se que muchos no lo ven de esta forma, y el mismo Chopin veía en Linszt un virtuoso, yo, personalmente, veo en Chopin el mejor compositor para piano y por ende el mejor pianista de todos los tiempo, ningún otro pianista me conmueve en esa forma... es una humilde opinión.

[tato4527]

de Chopin solo puede esperarse esto, genialidades... simplemente hermosa, tiene un sentido de misterio único... tan propio de ese gran polaco...

[jlba3]

no podia estar mas de acuerdo

[DuncanDonuts3]

How I miss having the lazy uneducated ear I had as a child, not concerned that the 5th should resolve to the tonic, or that that 7th properly resolve, that suspension no doubt leads to mmmhmm obviously the third to the sixth and yes the inverted 5th again resolving to the ..oh wait that's new why did he go to the second...darn ...wait how is that minor there...but it works.

Oh to have the uneducated ears of the simple again..to truly Apreciate music for what it is..the language of God.

[bicsc7]

If you want to hear prim and proper resolutions, then you're listening to the wrong era. But just because you don't have "uneducated ears" doesn't mean you can't enjoy this music for what it is. Instead of thinking, 'why doesn't chopin follow the rules?!" you should focus more on the mood of the piece. What does he achieve with the chromatic lines? The nocturnes are completely about the setting of the mood and the changing or static nature. Perhaps you should focus these things.

[jerbiebarb]

'Very individualistic, which works well for him in the agitato section.

'Sounds like he had the disadvantage of hearing a lot of bad playing. While we players today have the disadvantage of not hearing a lot of bad playing by otherwise fine artists.

[Nightversionn]

Thank you so much for this music. :)

[magdluke]

Thanks so much for posting this. I only wish that there were more recordings of this Maestro available!!

[sicandbored]

amazing piece,

too bad its shot to hell by the poor sound quality

[Jhonssens]

Think I'm gonna take a shot playing this on my piano :)

Later on in this year.

[decemberbenjamin]

my tears are dripping.

[hospitalbedpan1]

uhhh wtf is this crap?

Just cause it's labeled "classic" doesn't make it good.

It needs a good guitar solo to break up the monotony of that lame piano.

[chelseapie]

If you don't like it, don't listen.

Just because you don't like it doesn't mean that it's crap.

[markschonsein]

man, you haven't the faintest idea.

[bineblies]

A guitar isn't worthy to be put along the piano..

[219970]

oh shut up and enjoy the music. What sort of fool rates musical instruments. A real lover of music would see that each instrument is beautiful in its own way, and each has elements that are unique to it. You are totally missing the point by ranking instruments and being derogatory about a fine one. As I say, shut up and enjoy the music for pity's sake.

[bineblies]

It was my opinion and I stick to it as for yours you can stick it up your as*.

[RAINBOWHORSES]

You tell em! I dislike shallow blowhards, too.

[GecSword]

Two words: Pat Metheny.  Now grow up, you fucking elitist.

[boobtuber06]

"The guitar is like a miniature orchestra"

-Beethoven

[erbie1978]

@hospitalbedpan1. This is music for grownups. Go watch MTV and suck your thumb, boy.

[Masterspam1]

Just because he'd liked to hear a guitar solo in the song (regardless of how ridiculous that is), this doesn't mean hes part of the MTV-generation. Mind you, bands like Pink Floyd and ELP usually have guitar soloes in their songs and lots of their fans are grown up.

However, hospitalbedpan, I'd recommend you dont limit your musical tastes too much (or don't go comment on random music videos you aren't interested in).

Nonetheless, it's great music.

[oros123456]

Did you correct you spelling to show intelligence or was it to prevent insults?

[oros123456]

Because the music you have mentioned is for the lazy, uneducated ear.

[GecSword]

Pink Floyd? ELP?

Mkaes me think you've never even heard of them. Most certainly not for the lazy and uneduacted ear.

Get a life. And perhaps some musical appreciation.

[oros123456]

Obviously for someone that is trying to make a point you're giving many insults. When you learn to spell and make your words simpler I would like a reply and yes my good friend I have heard of "pink floyd", but lest do I require a large brain to listen to them. Pink floyd is a band I would listen when I wish to waste some brain cells. Now since we both like different music I suggest you get of my ass, thank you.

[GecSword]

Idiots like you are the reason classical music gets little appreciation among the youth.

I recommend you listen to Atom Heart Mother or the Meddle and then com back to me. Pink Floyd is the epitome of Progressive rock, which, thank you, is exceptionally musical. Please don't lump them with the trash that is most mainstream music, because your ignorance is CLEARLY showing.

[oros123456]

I love classical the most, but yet you require such insults to make a point. Lest still do I wish to listen to music that requires no passion. I would rather smoke a pipe, thank you.

[GecSword]

Gratz on 1.) prooving yet again you're a closeminded fool and 2.) failing miserably to use the subjunctive mood in modern times. But it's ok, the enudcated among us might be fooled with inpropriate uses of "lest."

And you insult MY typos, how grand~. At least I've a firm grasp on my own language without feeling the need to try to speak like an elitist. Do me a favor, next time the word "lest" comes into your head, stop and realize that, when used wrong, you sound like a tool.

[oros123456]

Still only insults. Your point?

[oros123456]

Here is a good thing to know. A fool that calls a fool a fool is a fool himself. It might pass as a poem, what do you think?

[ajajtapa]

No it's not, a band can't be named Pink floyd and be WORTH something, no, dear sir, that is not possible.

[Forge632]

Pretentious douche?

[oros123456]

You too my friend. An opinion is not an insult.

[oscaringolilingo]

to hospitalbedpan1: you are so musically naive.

[oscaringolilingo]

I feel lucky to be alive and hear this. It brings tears to my eyes.

[snifnscratch]

Its blissful and sublime...........

The piano is by far the most expressive musical instrument

[simnos1]

@snifnscratch Can't agree with that. I find the voice to be the most expressive instument - but Chopin certainly brings the piano close.

[callasnuts]

@snifnscratch In such hands YES!

[silviovicente]

BEAUTIFUL !!!!!!

[Eztoez]

This is one of my favourite chopin pieces. Lovely

[Cancrizans]

Truly breathtaking singing tone. /awe

[rach3master]

I love this.

[camaysar222]

I love this unfussy, declamatory "endless melody" style, like a speaking voice all the way through, with penetrating tone, always moving ahead. Real narrative playing that only a complete master can achieve. The melody is everything, even through the fioritura. His pedaling is some of the best I've heard.. a light veil throughout, and his careful transitions letting just the right notes ring on. That takes some deep study! Great control in the middle section! Absolutely masterful playing.

[morinoroba]

心にまっすぐ入ってくる彼の音楽、大好きです！

[peixotoraul]

pure magic

[karakallatore]

God i have never heard such beautiful chopin in my entire life.. Neuhaus rocks

[Haydenbrooks83]

I agree

[voolare]

Through this recording I discovered hidden treasures of this nocturne which I had ignored before. Quite an original reading, I must say, no wonder he could inspire his pupils, no matter what kind of giants they were.

[silviemusik]

At laaast!!!Now I hear something played by Him.I"ve read his book religiously "About the pianistic Art„.He wasn"t at all pleast with his early musical education.He said he used to listen to bad musik played by his mother"s pupils.Only when uncle Blumenfeld came for a several day visit,he and his sister were absorbed by his musical advices.And Godowsky,"the technique wizard"as he was called,gave him the liberty he needed for developping his personality.Remarcable personality!Thank you for the V

[Noshirm]

Wonderful! Neuhaus was a great musician and a great teacher! Blumenfeld, Michalowski, and Godowsky were his teachers - what an incredible education he must have had! He was also the cousin of Szymanowski. I have heard too little of his work - mostly some Scriabin - which was ravishing. Arthur Loesser has also made a beautiful recording of this work.

[amakrid]

I am left speechless.

God bless you truecrypt.

[suzettegm]

It doen't sound the way he looks.

[patoshpiano]

he was teacher of my teacher too... nonna nassidze...!!!!!!!!

hi parduszkaa ... how are you in poland???

Heinrich Neuhaus is the master of masters... the best...

[ika2312]

Is she Georgian?

[patoshpiano]

yes she is, from Tbilisi. and her husband too, David Nassidze

[silviemusik]

Your teacher"s teacher?Wow.(nonna nassidze)What"s his/her name?

[patoshpiano]

my teacher is nonna nassidze, she studied whit Neuhaus some years.Now she is in Mexico.

[karakallatore]

part of neuhaus family still lives in Georgia.

[chad410]

great playing. he looks very stressed in the photo. well....he s a teacher though. lol

[pianopera]

It might be because of Neuhaus' difficulties with teaching (often forcing him to give up or reduce performing) that Richter decided to abandon teaching completely.

[pianopera]

What a gorgeous singing tone, bel canto, bel suono!

[parduszkaa]

o.o he was teacher of my ex-teacher...he is wonderful.

[gerryrains]

At last I get a chance to hear the teacher and not his pupils - especially Sviatoslav Richter. This is not a knock on Richter, I just wanted a shot at hearing Neuhaus. There is now a sizable collection of Neuhaus, thanks to truecrypt.

[allegrissimo]

Absolutely wonderful! This is stunningly beautiful, thanks for sharng your vast collection of treasures with us!