Pletnev plays Chopin Barcarolle

[klausknulp]

05:40 - 06:05 magic what happens in left hand!

[fledgehog]

listen to 2:20-2:55 ... some of the best time-bending i've ever heard.

[NOSEhow2LIV]

Amazing interpretation & playing of a piece i thunk i never wanted to hear again. Pletnev seems to recreate before our very ears. The sheer beauty is astonishing. The most individual player of our time.

[MmeFigaro]

it s incredible how lyric, how sensitive and full of colors and emotions... really this is one of the best interpretations of this masterpiece. And you understand immedietly, from the very first seconds, that you listen to a very different approach. great pianist Pletnev.

p.s. it s a pity what happened in july... pletnev a pedofile...

[billyguns2]

My favorite composition by Chopin, in the hands of a poet; many thanks for sharing this, which joins my small and select list of favorites, all different: Moiseiwitsch, Lipatti, Rubinstein's 1957 recording, and especially Horowitz on RCA. Most of these can be found on YouTube.

[flugelmaniac]

definitely one of the finest modern performances of this work

[lehrent]

Disappointing. This boat is obviously moving through the swamp.

[thetunr]

@lehrent

It's a Barcarolle, philistine, not a Marsh. ;)

[lehrent]

@thetunr; Marsh? Sort of a swamp. Must be a Freudean slip. No, it is more of a Mash :-)

[thetunr]

@lehrent

Yes, there's definitely something freudian in not getting a pun.

[lehrent]

@thetunr Nah, I saw the pun, may be before you :-) Did not want to approach that way, however, not to embarrass your punning abilities by pointing out that such pun compares completely different entities: a musical form and a ground consistency. But you left me no choice :-)

[thetunr]

@lehrent

And did it take you almost a week to make up such a bloated claptrap?

[lehrent]

@thetunr It took me almost a week to become aware of your reply. As far as bloated claptrap, this is a complex concept; I did what I could :-)

[Pladask]

@thetunr I loved your pun.

[fxv26]

wow that was something magical

[13orthanc13]

nuanced and spellbinding reading of this masterpiece

[gwizvideo]

Very beautiful interpretation, with plenty to say. Ah the double trills!

[mumeikun]

wonderful!!!

[zartsekel]

Listen to Neuhaus and Boshniakovich - two best Barcarolles.

[GeorgeMaxwellDuPre]

And Argerich!

[bassann22]

how could you not know this guy???

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[whatsmylogin]

I didn't know he could play like this. In this recording he's up there with anything Horowitz did in terms of nuances of tone colour and dynamics, beautiful sounds (esp. the pianissimos), and rubatos that make the piece live.

[MmeFigaro]

oh my God, I didnt know this pianist... he is sensational! I love very much the Barcarolla of Evgeny Kissin. But now this one fascinates me very much. He is a really great artist. Thanks for linking

[freeqwerqwer]

Listen to his Chopin concerto #2......on YouTube....you'll be blown out

[Razaak]

My first choice for this work, along with Lipatti. A special performance. Overall, it's one of the slowest ever recorded but he justifies absolutely every fraction of every second. From around 6:20 onwards, it's beyond perfection.

[kempff95]

misha is one of biggest masters of 20century.

[klausknulp]

misha! please please, don't waist your time to conduct (although you are a great conductor too)!!! You are one the most important pianists of this century. the most beautiful and touching music i ever heard..........YOU ARE MY HERO!

[klausknulp]

&fmt=18 helps really! i cannot stop listen to him. how wonderful he plays!

[xAmandine]

so exceptionally beautiful, love his playing. thank you