Piotr Paleczny plays chopin polonaise No.6 "Heroic"

[pegrueneis]

stunning! Mr.Paleczny is showing an outstanding new look and sound in interpretating Chopin - yes,it is eventually a little bit provocant - but it is fresh and youthfull - so lets hope,he will stay on this way. Walk the line Professor!

[rea082151]

A screwball interpretation filled with ridiculous and unmusical changes in tempo. Rubinstein would turn in his grave if he heard this abomination....it is exactly what

Rubinstein avoided in all his Chopin....the so called "old" Chopin, in which every crazy interpretive idea was considered a sign of heaven sent genius. (At least he plays the E major section correctly...probably because his left hand keeps time for him. )

[tajniak4]

@rea082151

isn't that just... rubato?

[fredericfranc]

@rea082151 You are hearing here a "latter day" interpretation of this classic by one of the great professors/teachers of interpretation, an inheritor/exponent in a "latter day embodiment" of what the Polish School used to be all about. This is a deliberately "non-commercial" way of going about it, in the best sense of the term "non-commercial" because it defines for the listener the dimensionality of what can be done with the piece dynamically, esp. the rubato. A teacher's take because he is ..

[fredericfranc]

In the intervening 30 years the Professor has changed a bit, and so has his conception of the piece, yet no one in the world plays it quite like this.

[forestdweller68]

Brilliant- one of my fave Chopin pieces.It has such spirit and soul!

[fredericfranc]

You want to compare this to the performance of this music by this artist from 1970. This is like looking at Gould's Goldbergs from 1955, and from 30 years later.

[stephenjoeagi]

Superb performance, one of the most interesting and best I ever heard. The rhythm is perfect, and one can dance the Polonaise as its dance form and rhythm is respected by this wonderful pianist without unnecessary heroics.

[mihogo]

Yo lo vi tocando el concieto para piano Num. 1 de Chopin hace algunos años, es impresionante.

[remoga34]

To dopiero heroiczny polonez!!! Wspaniała interpretacja. Początek i oktawy w środku genialnie !!! Niektóre fragmenty utworu za bardzo skomplikowane ,trochę przesadzone, ale generalnie bardzo dobrze !!!! BRAWO !!!!

[tatibanamihoko]

英雄ポロネーズ・・・大好きな曲です

[guillermoenoc]

El mejor interprete de Chopin actualmente vivo. Un niño prodigio y ademas polaco.Ganador de multiples concursos. Profesor titular de la Academia Chopin de Varsovia...Excelente intrepretacion, nada envidiable a las de Rubinstein, Horowitz, Cortot, Paderewsky, Richter,Ashkenazy,Baremboim, etc...

[mziel53]

I didn't like this performance at all. I appreciate all achievements of this Polish professor, but he overplayed this polonaise, I think.