Chopin Three Nouvelle Etudes Raoul Koczalski Rec.1938

[olipippocinque]

Ma main à couper : cela est enregistré sur un Pleyel !!!!

[olipippocinque]

Chopin et la voix de Pleyel !!!!!!!!!!!

[olipippocinque]

une pûre merveille !!!!

[Beckmesser2]

@olipippocinque Merci pour votre commentaire. Je suis d'accord !

[uhartchristian]

ah quel poesie et imagination, ce que notre monde actuel oublie completement..... le tout sur un fond solide de musicalitè et de technique et d une travail acharnè durant une vie...... c est le secret de cette reussite

[olipippocinque]

@uhartchristian et il y a plus que cela ! il y a le LIEN direct avec Chopin !! Il y a le maitre de Koczalski !! Mikuli ,éléve direct de FC!!!

[martinadler73]

I do not think interpretations should be compared. Every one has to convince for itself.

[gerardbedecarter]

I don't think the Ab is too fast.

[Schokohase8]

How can I get the CD?

[saunsnaen]

The first nouvelle etudes is lovely, the second is played too fast and not with the slower flowing perfection of Rosenthal.

[eliyaguy]

@saunsnaen how do you know that the second etude is played too fast? did you have a seance with chopin?

[euskobelga]

rapide mais très beau

[zanteson]

Even though the piece is marked Andantino, the quarter notes are 120 which is really fast.

[antoinezygfryd]

Quelle sonorité pleine de poésie....

[callenishss]

looks like friedrich nietzsche

[polykleitan]

It would be wonderful to see a post of Koczalski's rendition of the Posthumous Prelude in A-flat major (#26).It is beautiful.

[culturehorse]

Thse perfs hv stamp of true artist .. he ledns a diff 'feel' to ths magnif perfrmnces .. really brings bk the memories of my Heidleberg days ..  thx 4 postg

[paulostroff99]

Stunning! Bravo! TY.

[antoinezygfryd]

AH ah les puristes d'aujourd'hui grincent des dents devant Koczalski...eux qui prétendent jouer Chopin mieux que Chopin!!

quel rubato effréné!!! j'adore ça!!!

[olipippocinque]

@antoinezygfryd ou sont-ils les puristes!!????

[antoinezygfryd]

@olipippocinque je ne veux pas répondre à votre question à cause des insultes et des injures que cette clique de gens( qui détiennent la vérité et ont toujours raison) m'adresseraient.

Ils incarnent la vérité dans le jugement musical.

Les puristes se reconnaissent à leur mépris devant le rubato qu'ils ne comprennent d'ailleurs pas du tout !!

[flugelmaniac]

stunning tonal shading

[flugelmaniac]

Fascinating to hear a second generation pupil

of Chopin playing ( good sound quality recording for the period as well)

Absolutely beautiful playing and lovely mellow piano tone

[lovesGenet]

Wow .I love this way of playing chopin. Never imagined it could be this  way. Wonderful colorings ,shaping of melody n f min. The Aflat so individual .I liked the rosenthal .This is gorgeous conceptions. Romantic piano perf practice has these testaments w.Pachmann,Paderew. hofmann did #3live recorded .Gem! So much contrast here sounds like more music than previously . Thanks for posting valuable material

[pianogirl98]

Thank you for posting!

[clonedike]

Why is #2, as here, always done so fast? I heard it done slowly by Robert Goldsand and it absolutely broke my heart.

[pianogirl98]

Hi clonedike, would you please tell me where you found the recordings of Robert Goldsand playing the No.2 Nouvelle Etude? I also play this piece and would like to hear a different interpretation of it. Thanks!

[clonedike]

Actually, it was live, at a small music festival in Vermont, and my father (illegally, I'm sure) taped it. This was 30 years ago. I have no idea where that tape is. I have looked and looked for a version that beautiful and haven't found it. And of course, my 13-year-old mind heard something that maybe it's hard to hear now. I would recommend Godowski's studies, which include 2 versions of No. 2.

[Beckmesser2]

I have placed Moriz Rosenthal's HMV recording of No. 2 on my channel. It is far better recorded than the Edison recording found elsewhere on You-Tube.

[clonedike]

Thank you! It's beautiful, now my favorite version. It really does justice to one of the most beautiful pieces of music I know. I didn't even know of this pianist and now I will seek out his recordings.

[rolipoli]

@Beckmesser2 i do it in various tempos... invited.....

[silverwasser]

clonedike asked, "Why is #2, as here, always done so fast? I heard it done slowly by Robert Goldsand and it absolutely broke my heart."

I think it is played fast to contrast with #1.

[silverwasser]

I love these etudes and this is a treat.