there is so much philosophy ion this piece.The march is so well scored in four voices.I never get enough of this piece up there with 1st&4th ballade. She has made a great many decisions here.She really makes it seem allone big statement.Chopin didnot idolize Beethoven supposedly but Beethoven structure ,pfofundity is allthrough this work moreso than the sonata s i think.His great masterpiece this is.
@lovesGenet I completely agree this work has a much more germanic feel than most of Chopin's music, and the influence of Beethoven is very much heard!
I have never been a great fan of the Fantasie. I find it weak structurally with far too much repeated material. Lee plays it very well, but it doesn't seem to hold together structurally. This work is very difficult to hold together with all the different sections and tempo changes.
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There is a good deal of sloppiness in her playing. I'd hate to hear the losers of this competition. She thinks the arm waving covers up the inaccuracies. It doesn't.
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she tries to copy yundi li's expressions. and she's wearing that gold ring...what's she trying to pull? she plays well enough that she doesn't have to do gimmicks like that..
well...I think you are wrong... her ring was a present from her former teacher--Prof. Eleanor Wong... She cherrished this ring so much because she had been studying with Wong for almost 16 years...
I find Colleen Lee's performance of this piece more satisfatory than Zimmerman's. Zimmerman's interpretation seems somewhat disjointed between episodes in this piece, as if they were independent of each other. In contrast, Colleen played it with a good sense of connection from one episodes to another. As a result, the whole piece came across with a good sense of balance.
Funny to hear that you compare this performance to Zimerman's, kykong. I own that one on cd, and I like it a lot. First thing I 'noticed' when I heard this interpretation is that they are very much alike. I bet she listened to Krystian Zimerman's work a lot, don't you think? Great job, just as Zimerman whom I really like as a pianist!
Yes, I would also bet that she had listened to Zimerman and many other performers' CDs. After my last message, I've learned that she has been a fan of Zimerman, and she has a wall of CDs built over the years in her home in Hong Kong initially started out by her parents. But to me, her performances are quite different from Zimerman's. I also have his CD recording of Chopin's Op.49, and I've watched his video on Youtube from Sissco. His playings of the Chopin Ballades are very dramatic. But...
as I stated before, Zimerman's playing of Op.49 did not impress (or inspire) me as much. Even in the opening theme, there are notable differences between Colleen's and Zimerman's playings. Zimerman is slower (especially the CD version), more staccato in places, and have a heavy feel. There are also differences in dynamics, tempos, phrasings, and expressions in the rest of their performances that make them unique.
hey everyone, i hear nothing special in zimmerman's playing, i dont kno y he even won. but dang thai son, pollini, argerich, and richter are amazing to me
there is so much philosophy ion this piece.The march is so well scored in four voices.I never get enough of this piece up there with 1st&4th ballade. She has made a great many decisions here.She really makes it seem allone big statement.Chopin didnot idolize Beethoven supposedly but Beethoven structure ,pfofundity is allthrough this work moreso than the sonata s i think.His great masterpiece this is.
lovesGenet 1 year ago
@lovesGenet I completely agree this work has a much more germanic feel than most of Chopin's music, and the influence of Beethoven is very much heard!
mikejr41387 1 year ago
Very much like a journey.
horses1 1 year ago
I have never been a great fan of the Fantasie. I find it weak structurally with far too much repeated material. Lee plays it very well, but it doesn't seem to hold together structurally. This work is very difficult to hold together with all the different sections and tempo changes.
Grigor99 1 year ago
NO....Zimerman play Chopin great....
superstarduc 2 years ago
我身為香港人真係感到好自豪，如果要說香港是個地靈人傑的地方，就一定要提李小龍同埋李嘉齡...哈...
thomaskoo 2 years ago 6
I like her interpretations a lot!
beryllium2 3 years ago
Damn I love this music.
thatnicekid04 4 years ago
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There is a good deal of sloppiness in her playing. I'd hate to hear the losers of this competition. She thinks the arm waving covers up the inaccuracies. It doesn't.
organman52 4 years ago
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she tries to copy yundi li's expressions. and she's wearing that gold ring...what's she trying to pull? she plays well enough that she doesn't have to do gimmicks like that..
AllUserNamesTaken111 4 years ago
well...I think you are wrong... her ring was a present from her former teacher--Prof. Eleanor Wong... She cherrished this ring so much because she had been studying with Wong for almost 16 years...
lamfungyuen 4 years ago 10
everytime she go to competition... she will always wear this ring because it's important for her!
lamfungyuen 4 years ago
How do you know this?
AllUserNamesTaken111 4 years ago
because i am one of the students of miss wong?!
lamfungyuen 4 years ago 2
Why did miss Wong not get married? I suppose she must be an extraordinary person...
zanetkka 4 years ago
miss wong got married already and she has 3 sons!!
womendelssohn 3 years ago
what gimmicks?
musiKraZ 4 years ago
a great pianist. playing ecstatically and precise in one.
Hermeneuticus 4 years ago
Respects to her teacher who's a maker of many very talented young pianists. A tuff journey full of sacrifices...
tinyctlo 4 years ago
This is beautiful playing and I am so proud that she is actually from Hong Kong and locally trained.
martianvincent 4 years ago
Bravo! Beautiful performance!
piano6861 4 years ago
What a gripping performance - masterful technique fused with an incisive musical intensity
shishirth 4 years ago
I find Colleen Lee's performance of this piece more satisfatory than Zimmerman's. Zimmerman's interpretation seems somewhat disjointed between episodes in this piece, as if they were independent of each other. In contrast, Colleen played it with a good sense of connection from one episodes to another. As a result, the whole piece came across with a good sense of balance.
kykong 4 years ago
Funny to hear that you compare this performance to Zimerman's, kykong. I own that one on cd, and I like it a lot. First thing I 'noticed' when I heard this interpretation is that they are very much alike. I bet she listened to Krystian Zimerman's work a lot, don't you think? Great job, just as Zimerman whom I really like as a pianist!
FrederikM1984 3 years ago
Yes, I would also bet that she had listened to Zimerman and many other performers' CDs. After my last message, I've learned that she has been a fan of Zimerman, and she has a wall of CDs built over the years in her home in Hong Kong initially started out by her parents. But to me, her performances are quite different from Zimerman's. I also have his CD recording of Chopin's Op.49, and I've watched his video on Youtube from Sissco. His playings of the Chopin Ballades are very dramatic. But...
kykong 3 years ago
as I stated before, Zimerman's playing of Op.49 did not impress (or inspire) me as much. Even in the opening theme, there are notable differences between Colleen's and Zimerman's playings. Zimerman is slower (especially the CD version), more staccato in places, and have a heavy feel. There are also differences in dynamics, tempos, phrasings, and expressions in the rest of their performances that make them unique.
kykong 3 years ago
hey everyone, i hear nothing special in zimmerman's playing, i dont kno y he even won. but dang thai son, pollini, argerich, and richter are amazing to me
callenishss 3 years ago
she plays this excellently...and thanks for posting up the awards ceremony, its good stuff! now to have the 2000 one
spiderml 5 years ago
wait, this is fantasie in f minor, not polonaise fantasie...
fortissimo25 5 years ago