This is not Chopin. Oh, let's just bang it out like some lefty supporting slag. That's all this is about. Never liked this woman. She has no class whatsoever. You're playing CHOPIN lady, not soft rock!
During a radio broadcast many years ago the late pianist Julius Katchen referred to Marta Agerich, his friend as a kind of Sexy Angel. One wonders would she have been flattered by such a description. A truly magnificent pianist & a beautiful young woman as shown here.
@progressivelife I grew up with a particular studio recording my mom had of Van Cliburn, so when I listened to a live version of Op. 53 from a different pianist, the errors seemed to jump out - they found me, I didn't have to find them. So maybe it's just unfair comparing a recording vs. live: who knows how many takes it took Cliburn to lay down his polished performance.
It's a shame that there is no take of the hands of the highly difficult and fast part of the octaves on the left hand! Anyway, a wonderful treasure. Thanks for sharing!
At last a lady performing Polonaise. There's just a lil difference between men and women playing piano pieces. In other words the world of music is absolutely for women, too. Talent, concentration and love for one's profession are the secrets of success.
This is the most popularised piece of piano frm Frederic Chopin; i heard it first
probably late sixties but not from M. Argerich, were you born at that time ? It's an old one performed here in the sixties too ! Thanks are not enough !
If I am not mistaken, this performance is at the Chopinowski Competition in 1965 where she won the gold medal. She was 24 at the time and already a superb pianist. The polonaise is delivered with great confidence, passion and style. And yes, at 24 she was a very beautiful woman.
What a babe! Seems like two performances spliced together. She's playing a Bechstein at the start, but then later, when viewed from above, you can read Steinway across the front of the piano. But who cares?
Argerich is indeed wonderful, but this is not a "perfect" performance. There are a number of suspicious sounding notes (especially during the first repeat, like she's become distracted). At 0:53 for instance, and even more at run that ends at 1:43, you can even see her right hand miss and try to recover. (Listen at 6:04 to hear it played correctly.)
Still, a wonderful interpretation. The descending octaves section is totally buff.
Argerich is indeed wonderful, but this is not a "perfect" performance. There are a number of suspicious sounding notes (especially during the first repeat, like she's become distracted). At 0:53 for instance, and even more at run that ends at 1:43, you can even see her right hand miss and try to recover. (Listen at 6:04 to hear it played correctly).
Still, a wonderful interpretation. The descending octaves section is very buff.
The sound IS bad, but because the RECORDING is bad, or at least, what YouTube made of it. But if you had any experience on this topic, you'd hear, what comes from the performance, and what from the recording. And then you'd hear clearly: This is a poor quality recording of a perfect and astonishing performance. 5*****
She's an angel, a master, a goddess, a divinity unto herself whose music carries the spirit to unimagined heights among the stars. When she purses her lips, it's one of the sexiest expressions I've ever seen on a woman's face.
Who gives a shit if she didn't bow, anyway. She was only in her teens and was still a kid. She was also very beautiful and charming. Can't you just enjoy her music and her amazing talent? If you would watch some more of videos, especially her interviews, you would see what a genius she was and how sweet she was.
OO! I hate the trills at 0:53 (and various other places) for the outer fingers. She does a good job but I can't get them going fast enough. I love this too!!
she plays like a virtouso! i can consider her as one of the best ever pianist to interpret/play chopin's polonaise, next to arthur rubistein of course.
uhm... i would say that she played it diferrently. as an artist maybe she's entitled to her uniqueness of interpretation and style. star spangled banner can't be sung by a european the way a typical american does. anyways, music is a universal languge which clearly implies that anyone can sing any song that one wants. music breaks the language and racial barriers. Johannes Del Valle, Manila, the Philippines @_@?
Who is the genius who, during the descending E maj and E flat octaves chose to show her from behind or to focus on her face? They should have used the camera that the polonaise starts off with, from the left side.
There's no exercice for octaves EXCEPT FOR the normal scales you practice. And playing them fast is not just a matter of practice, but technique. Without a certain bounce and good arm and wrist motion, you would just hurt yourself. Tell me if you're interested and I will explain to you how to practice octaves with proper technique. DO NOT try to imitate Argerich's tempo or hand formation. It's unique to her and it works JUST for her. Her technique is eccentric, which is how she produces her tone
yeah I like to go pretty fast just because its fun, and it doesn't hurt my forearm but i do feel the muscles working there...i wonder if thats i sign I'm too tense? I've tried using 1-5 on white keys and 1-4 on black as i descend..but i can pretty much do it at the same speed both ways. they are marked staccato but i want to play them a little smoother...
Give up on making them smooth because they won't be. They have to be extremely sharp staccatos. It's like a march. It keeps the rhythm going. It's a stylistic matter.
The fingering depends on your hand size.
Make sure you practice them slowly with bounce. Hit an octave. Leave the keys. Bring your hand back to normal position in the air. Open up and hit the second octave. You're general hand direction must be towards the centre of the keyboard.
You have to feel your fingers bouncing. And you cannot do that without a sharp staccato. If you feel the bouncy momentum, you will be able to play it at any tempo you want. You have to get out of the keys rather than pressing into them. You know what i mean?
Ha! Her mistake at 1:39 is startling but for some strange reason, hilarious! This could not be an error, it is a stroke of genius; kind of like comic relief. It was so damn entertaining that I listened to it 5 times with great pleasure. Thank you, Miss Argerich!
This polonaise can be easily rendered with misleading playing. This is due mainly to the title "Heroic" given after Chopin's death. Chopin just indicated : maestoso. So we get often a bombastic piece played too fast and too loud as if it was indicated Allegro con brio or Allegro con fuoco.
Here, it is not the case!. The tempo is right , the dynamics varied from pp to ff and the sound gorgeous, powerful but never hard. A truly majestic account of this much abused piece. Chopin reinvented.
I agree, this polonaise sounds a bit empty, like it's missing that magic sound of Chopin. So many pianists nowdays concentrate so much on trying to get the technique right in this piece but forget about the musicality and sound. This really isn't Chopin.
chopin65-he also had very thick fingers. If he had the hands of a Horowitz or Rachmaninov-he would arguably have been the best. With this he was surely not blessed.
She's a great technician of the keys, but as she insists on always playing at a faster octave, there are always many subtle nuances she outright skips. These details add so much to the piece's dimensions. I applaud her technical ability, but find others' interpretations more refreshing.
Her overall playing sounds very much like Nikita Magaloff's interpretation, specially the lyrism she holds with the right hand. Certainly there are a few little mistakes, but a brilliant playing anyway.
I see no connections between her facials and the music, but something I see is that she was, at least by the time of the recording, BEAUTIFUL.
@smithsherman yawn... go bore the judging committee instead. That is, the ones that arn't dead (I imagine they would soon come to envy those that are)
yea, there are a few mistakes here and there but the way the interpreted is... it's awesome. she has fire in this piece which illustrates a true hero. i think this is one of the best version i've heard so far.
no other performer gets the beginning so crisp. se has great pulse,doesn't fiddle with the work too much, convincing performance I must say. great pianism, even thogh a few mistakes cripped in, still who doesn't make them live? she was hot in those days.haha:)
I mouth while I play too, but only when I am really really enjoying myself. Sort of like the reflex in singing in the shower... it helps me keep in tempo, especailly during those long pauses.
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No the best performance isn't by "Rubinstein".
And it certainly isn't here either.All this is,is a recitation of notes without context,meaning or even traditional historicity.Pianism without humanity.
I agree that one's opinions' on a performance's greatness can vary from a person to person, but it is of one's great ignorance to declare that a fabulous, clean performance like this is a recitation of notes without context, meaning, or "traditional historicity."
I would love to hear Lang Lang do thiswork. could u post? and I did hear Horowitz, a few versions but I always seem to get the messed up ones, where he didn't practice...lol...but yea, please post Lang Lang or tell me where can I listen this work with him.
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What's all the fuss about? She sounded like she couldn't be bothered putting any emotion at all into that piece. Plus there were too many mistakes, and she didn't even bow properly at the end, not even a proper nod! Sorry but your all fooled.
The best performance still is the one by Rubinstein. This piece is not only piano technique, it requires a lot of musicality from the pianist. Nevertheless Argerich is a great pianist, no dubt
Absolutely stunning and flawless! I'm amazed at the quality of the sound of the video. I hope to be able to play like that one day. Maybe in a couple of years!
beautiful playing! simply wonderful! though she needs to slow down just a bit(a lot less then most other pianists) it is one of the best interpretations (if not the best) i've ever heard! bravo!
(sorry for my english)I think rubinstein´s interpretation is what chopin would had like to listen to. But she played the best version of ravel´s jeux d'eau, check it out.
Interpreta con pasion,
pasion music
TheDiana1806 3 weeks ago in playlist Liked videos
Martha Argerich, Rindo tributo a tu belleza y a tu inigualable interpretación de uno de los grandes, bella tu sonrisa
aruvalcaba140 3 weeks ago
she looks pretty sexy in B&W, and womans playing an instrument... woaaaa, they just kill me.
redrumredrum16 3 weeks ago in playlist CHOPIN
This is not Chopin. Oh, let's just bang it out like some lefty supporting slag. That's all this is about. Never liked this woman. She has no class whatsoever. You're playing CHOPIN lady, not soft rock!
1Thompsonmusic 1 month ago
During a radio broadcast many years ago the late pianist Julius Katchen referred to Marta Agerich, his friend as a kind of Sexy Angel. One wonders would she have been flattered by such a description. A truly magnificent pianist & a beautiful young woman as shown here.
morhywaden 1 month ago
How old was she??
pianista7 1 month ago
I care more about that crazy morphing piano than Martha's playing. One minute it's a Bechstein and the next it's a Steinway. Mind boggling!
MAGirlable 2 months ago
@MAGirlable hahahaa!! it's true! xD
pianista7 1 month ago
This sounds sloppy and mistake filled. Much prefer Van Cliburn's rendition.
RocketJohnnyful 3 months ago
@RocketJohnnyful did you listen to the music or tried to find mistakes?
progressivelife 2 months ago
@progressivelife I grew up with a particular studio recording my mom had of Van Cliburn, so when I listened to a live version of Op. 53 from a different pianist, the errors seemed to jump out - they found me, I didn't have to find them. So maybe it's just unfair comparing a recording vs. live: who knows how many takes it took Cliburn to lay down his polished performance.
RocketJohnnyful 2 months ago
@RocketJohnnyful
She's lazy. Probably a lefty.
1Thompsonmusic 1 month ago
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Dukius 4 months ago
at 3:44 such a beauitiful smile :) so beautiful and so talented!!!!
jcaj89 4 months ago
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HAHA! Patronizing!
1Thompsonmusic 1 month ago
Oh Martha, that was perfect.
MrElicottero 4 months ago
I am SPEECHLESS!
0023leen 5 months ago
she sounds better than Rubenstein on this...or....maybe the poor old feller had a lousy sound man.
mrbadkitty09 7 months ago
haha no comments on that but very well performed indeed
untl01 7 months ago in playlist chopin polonaise et al
It's a shame that there is no take of the hands of the highly difficult and fast part of the octaves on the left hand! Anyway, a wonderful treasure. Thanks for sharing!
williemont 8 months ago
So Beautifullll So perfect Love Love......
castroserious 8 months ago
At last a lady performing Polonaise. There's just a lil difference between men and women playing piano pieces. In other words the world of music is absolutely for women, too. Talent, concentration and love for one's profession are the secrets of success.
musicmindedclaire62 8 months ago
It's soooo.... like...... juicy!
SuhmMusic 9 months ago
everything about this performance is magical
and 3:40-3:45.. indescribably beautiful
liquidnature13 9 months ago 2
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liquidnature13 9 months ago
0:31 Bechstein sign disapears.. Someone did an awesome cutting...
ZhangZhongShi 11 months ago
@ZhangZhongShi Someone turned off a light.
Mrbnak50 10 months ago
How did the Bechstein turn into a Steinway?? Just look.
ZhangZhongShi 11 months ago
Now I see why her smile has been compared to Mona Lisa, she's gorgeous.
maternalheart66 11 months ago
She's amazing...
...and so pretty
Pianist46 1 year ago
4:38 Sexy, desirable,attractive,beautiful,fascinate
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crushonJune 1 year ago
Una argentina genial, pero otra desagradecida a su país.
agathacrhis 1 year ago
hehe it's the classical combination of gemini and pisces
fisaster 1 year ago
Gra świetnie, próbuje stylu wielkiego Artura R.
robertleo1973 1 year ago
This is the most popularised piece of piano frm Frederic Chopin; i heard it first
probably late sixties but not from M. Argerich, were you born at that time ? It's an old one performed here in the sixties too ! Thanks are not enough !
Sylvain894 1 year ago
yes. she is one of the best pianist of the century.
renatonnn 1 year ago
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That sounds excellent and sexy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mafiagcferrando01 1 year ago
That souns goooooooooood and sexy!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mafiagcferrando01 1 year ago
Bechstein + Steinway....lol...... great performance after all.........
joao975ca 1 year ago
If I am not mistaken, this performance is at the Chopinowski Competition in 1965 where she won the gold medal. She was 24 at the time and already a superb pianist. The polonaise is delivered with great confidence, passion and style. And yes, at 24 she was a very beautiful woman.
liberalaccidental 1 year ago
@liberalaccidental Well said. I think she deserves to be remembered as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century.
skycastles79 1 year ago
What a babe! Seems like two performances spliced together. She's playing a Bechstein at the start, but then later, when viewed from above, you can read Steinway across the front of the piano. But who cares?
TunaFishA444 1 year ago
Beautiful and elegant!
nintendomaster96312 1 year ago
She and Gina Bachauer own this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mamasan41 1 year ago
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Argerich is indeed wonderful, but this is not a "perfect" performance. There are a number of suspicious sounding notes (especially during the first repeat, like she's become distracted). At 0:53 for instance, and even more at run that ends at 1:43, you can even see her right hand miss and try to recover. (Listen at 6:04 to hear it played correctly.)
Still, a wonderful interpretation. The descending octaves section is totally buff.
talastra 1 year ago
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Argerich is indeed wonderful, but this is not a "perfect" performance. There are a number of suspicious sounding notes (especially during the first repeat, like she's become distracted). At 0:53 for instance, and even more at run that ends at 1:43, you can even see her right hand miss and try to recover. (Listen at 6:04 to hear it played correctly).
Still, a wonderful interpretation. The descending octaves section is very buff.
talastra 1 year ago
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talastra 1 year ago
emotionally charged beautiful music Chopins finest piece by far and the piano player is a very fine piece too...LOL
BEAUTIFULMusic73 1 year ago
She's so beautiful/sexy/incredible, I can't get enough of this video. I must have watched it 20 or 30 times already.
willowwald2 1 year ago
Her smile is breathtaking... besides the way she plays, of course...
fgattino 1 year ago
5:32 I absolutely LOVE her smile!
LuanNegreiros 1 year ago 2
ma kobieta jaja
arek163 1 year ago
THIS is music! Bravo!
projundertax 1 year ago
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The most tense,vulgar and nasty playing I have ever seen on the piano.
Absolutely no class, and no tone, 1 star.
Webarton 1 year ago
Webarton, you're an imbecile!
willowwald2 1 year ago
@Webarton "tense...no class" :D
no need to dress you down after that silly comment of yours.
th3wing3dpaint3r 1 year ago
The sound IS bad, but because the RECORDING is bad, or at least, what YouTube made of it. But if you had any experience on this topic, you'd hear, what comes from the performance, and what from the recording. And then you'd hear clearly: This is a poor quality recording of a perfect and astonishing performance. 5*****
QuorkQTar 1 year ago
eccezionale
mariarosariapia 2 years ago
può dare molti punti ai maggiori pianisti uomini finalmente la musica è anche un dominio femminile
mariarosariapia 2 years ago
5:31....I wonder why that smile on Argerich's face. We see it, Argerich, I like how you play, and I like you too by the way.
ThoughtGazeCarlos 2 years ago 3
Cool, but watch Cziffra play this (those octaves!)
Liebromeistal 2 years ago
The part from 3:08 must be the scariest part of the piece (to play). *shivers*
RoyalDecapitation 2 years ago 4
wow. this video quality sucks, but the sound is like...crystal clear! That's sweet.
popeyethedoc 2 years ago
She's an angel, a master, a goddess, a divinity unto herself whose music carries the spirit to unimagined heights among the stars. When she purses her lips, it's one of the sexiest expressions I've ever seen on a woman's face.
willowwald2 2 years ago
i like how its black and white but not recorded during a black and white time period :P
cloudzrest 2 years ago
OMG! i love her music and smile!
Shakyamuni 2 years ago
Sexy,
TheSee0 2 years ago 7
Proud to be Polish......
hubertkp2 2 years ago
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what a bitch, bow to the public
puchalaka 2 years ago
Who gives a shit if she didn't bow, anyway. She was only in her teens and was still a kid. She was also very beautiful and charming. Can't you just enjoy her music and her amazing talent? If you would watch some more of videos, especially her interviews, you would see what a genius she was and how sweet she was.
willowwald2 2 years ago 4
you don't have to better to criticize somebody (with respect).
werner99 2 years ago
I am always amazed by the critics! Can you play it better? if yes send us a video and we can compare!
zefrenchgirl 2 years ago 3
OO! I hate the trills at 0:53 (and various other places) for the outer fingers. She does a good job but I can't get them going fast enough. I love this too!!
neversroad 2 years ago
intense!
Ghouma 2 years ago 4
its full of mistakes
diegorzynski 2 years ago
Beautiful music, beautiful pianist.
diesel828 2 years ago 30
wow... love it
hermanhanitio 2 years ago 2
Oh well then, can YOOOUUUU play it better? Huh? Can you? CAN YOU?
12holiday12 2 years ago 4
best ever
marianomanto 2 years ago
Amaaaaazing
curimani 2 years ago 5
Nice polka dot dress.
ecko1o1 2 years ago
felicidades
cescuuuu 2 years ago 2
she looks so happy playing this piece. I really admire her. RESPECT! This is called music! Bravo !
decemberbenjamin 2 years ago 3
she plays like a virtouso! i can consider her as one of the best ever pianist to interpret/play chopin's polonaise, next to arthur rubistein of course.
Bjf2011 2 years ago
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Non-Polish pianists cannot play this piece unless Poland is in their heart, in this case it is not
maxi937 2 years ago
uhm... i would say that she played it diferrently. as an artist maybe she's entitled to her uniqueness of interpretation and style. star spangled banner can't be sung by a european the way a typical american does. anyways, music is a universal languge which clearly implies that anyone can sing any song that one wants. music breaks the language and racial barriers. Johannes Del Valle, Manila, the Philippines @_@?
Bjf2011 2 years ago
oh my god man, i bet none of us here can play it so just enjoy
puchalaka 2 years ago
Nationalism is stupid
silverbud 2 years ago 6
Exactly, I am better because of my Geography.
pookiehohn 2 years ago 2
maxi937 is a fucking idiot.
diesel828 2 years ago 3
she sure was (is) great, when she turns up.
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bel vestito, belle scarpe, bei capelli, bel sorriso..XD martha è troppo brava...davvero...
Remy1225 2 years ago 2
bel vestito, belle scarpe, bei capelli, bel sorriso..XD martha è troppo brava...davvero...
Remy1225 2 years ago 4
Her octaves are the best!
suellio 3 years ago 5
really pretty and plays great
wizziefoggsdotcom 3 years ago 4
wow she is sexy
callenishss 3 years ago 44
@callenishss sexy fingers hah
PKSpooling 1 year ago
@callenishss ....was sexy
ralfjacobs 1 year ago
@callenishss wth..
TripleRhu 6 months ago
no one can play the intro as crisp as she can. absolutely amazing.
darkangel0413 3 years ago 6
exactly!
callenishss 3 years ago 3
i get shivers each time i hear idil biret's recording, though this is great too.
shevansilva 3 years ago
Who is the genius who, during the descending E maj and E flat octaves chose to show her from behind or to focus on her face? They should have used the camera that the polonaise starts off with, from the left side.
atlantargh 3 years ago 5
Oh, that was me. Sorry, my bad. I just got dumped and was lonely.
nekidspaceman 3 years ago 5
thank god argerich misses a few notes now and then. I appreciate her even more now that i know that she's human.
antikang9490 3 years ago 2
BEAUTIFUL TIMBRE! Very polonaisish playing!
Thanks Argerich! For being!
aldebussy 3 years ago
And by octaves I mean the descending octaves in the E major part
skye3707 3 years ago
OMG...how can I play octaves that fast. I can't do it....and she obviously can without huge hands like Chopin's were....
Is there an exercise or technique that I can try?
skye3707 3 years ago
chopin only did an 8th ^^
vos2k 3 years ago
There's no exercice for octaves EXCEPT FOR the normal scales you practice. And playing them fast is not just a matter of practice, but technique. Without a certain bounce and good arm and wrist motion, you would just hurt yourself. Tell me if you're interested and I will explain to you how to practice octaves with proper technique. DO NOT try to imitate Argerich's tempo or hand formation. It's unique to her and it works JUST for her. Her technique is eccentric, which is how she produces her tone
aldebussy 3 years ago
yeah I like to go pretty fast just because its fun, and it doesn't hurt my forearm but i do feel the muscles working there...i wonder if thats i sign I'm too tense? I've tried using 1-5 on white keys and 1-4 on black as i descend..but i can pretty much do it at the same speed both ways. they are marked staccato but i want to play them a little smoother...
skye3707 3 years ago
Well, two things:
Give up on making them smooth because they won't be. They have to be extremely sharp staccatos. It's like a march. It keeps the rhythm going. It's a stylistic matter.
The fingering depends on your hand size.
Make sure you practice them slowly with bounce. Hit an octave. Leave the keys. Bring your hand back to normal position in the air. Open up and hit the second octave. You're general hand direction must be towards the centre of the keyboard.
aldebussy 3 years ago
You have to feel your fingers bouncing. And you cannot do that without a sharp staccato. If you feel the bouncy momentum, you will be able to play it at any tempo you want. You have to get out of the keys rather than pressing into them. You know what i mean?
aldebussy 3 years ago
Lol, I'm gonna get hung for this, but I think this may have inspired the Man-hands episode of Seinfeld
ganggang3 3 years ago
the sound quality of the recording is not good enough to make firm comment on this.....
this playing could well sound 100% better if the recording was better.
flugelmaniac 3 years ago
This playing could well sound 100% better if it was..."playing'...As it is We listen to Pachmann who sound 10xs as good with 1/10th the sound.
smithsherman 3 years ago
Yea. And I guess the judges and critics were all stupid, eh? They should have all listened to Smithsherman the Great from YouTube.
aldebussy 3 years ago
I agree that De Pachmann was a very good pianist......except when he boasted about his
improving Chopin's compositions by re-writing them.He also descended to extreme tackiness
in the 1920-30's with his awful magazine
series on learning to play the piano by
weekly installment!
flugelmaniac 3 years ago
Ha! Her mistake at 1:39 is startling but for some strange reason, hilarious! This could not be an error, it is a stroke of genius; kind of like comic relief. It was so damn entertaining that I listened to it 5 times with great pleasure. Thank you, Miss Argerich!
SuiChoy 3 years ago
what? shut up
magior329 3 years ago
"Chopin Reinvented"...?!?!!....Just like Butter was...reinvented into margarine...
GREAT! What you list Gerard...is true...It's what you don't list...that is false...
smithsherman 3 years ago
This polonaise can be easily rendered with misleading playing. This is due mainly to the title "Heroic" given after Chopin's death. Chopin just indicated : maestoso. So we get often a bombastic piece played too fast and too loud as if it was indicated Allegro con brio or Allegro con fuoco.
Here, it is not the case!. The tempo is right , the dynamics varied from pp to ff and the sound gorgeous, powerful but never hard. A truly majestic account of this much abused piece. Chopin reinvented.
rigel48 3 years ago
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Welcome to sound without music...and Chopin
...without Chopin.
smithsherman 3 years ago
I agree, this polonaise sounds a bit empty, like it's missing that magic sound of Chopin. So many pianists nowdays concentrate so much on trying to get the technique right in this piece but forget about the musicality and sound. This really isn't Chopin.
thunder1909 3 years ago
What small hands! That is very brave to play this piece with hands like that. I enjoyed it very much. The recording is a bit choppy though.
chopin65 3 years ago
chopin65-he also had very thick fingers. If he had the hands of a Horowitz or Rachmaninov-he would arguably have been the best. With this he was surely not blessed.
paulostroff99 3 years ago
It sounded like she played this peice by ear and not by the notes.
gemininer 3 years ago
She's a great technician of the keys, but as she insists on always playing at a faster octave, there are always many subtle nuances she outright skips. These details add so much to the piece's dimensions. I applaud her technical ability, but find others' interpretations more refreshing.
An example is her Rach 3 interpretation.
calcmandan 3 years ago
Greetings,
What a bright intro.
Her overall playing sounds very much like Nikita Magaloff's interpretation, specially the lyrism she holds with the right hand. Certainly there are a few little mistakes, but a brilliant playing anyway.
I see no connections between her facials and the music, but something I see is that she was, at least by the time of the recording, BEAUTIFUL.
RCAMPOMAS 4 years ago
i like the facial expressions corresponding to the music.
Triangleshower 4 years ago 3
If you haven't heard the great pianists at truecrypt's Youtube site play Chopin,You'll love this.
smithsherman 4 years ago
@smithsherman yawn... go bore the judging committee instead. That is, the ones that arn't dead (I imagine they would soon come to envy those that are)
RH98 7 months ago
yea, there are a few mistakes here and there but the way the interpreted is... it's awesome. she has fire in this piece which illustrates a true hero. i think this is one of the best version i've heard so far.
darkangel0413 4 years ago
I oso wanna play like this!!
Bwaahhhh !!
fibi2020 4 years ago
no other performer gets the beginning so crisp. se has great pulse,doesn't fiddle with the work too much, convincing performance I must say. great pianism, even thogh a few mistakes cripped in, still who doesn't make them live? she was hot in those days.haha:)
numaiplange 4 years ago 6
She is one of the greatest! Amazing! She was also very beautiful.
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juanchiviris 4 years ago
it's the octaves that start at 3:08 that remind me i still have a long way to come as a pianist...
skotoseme 4 years ago
she is the greatest pianist from 1965 to now, no one can approach her in any technical skill
infajoe 4 years ago
Valentina Lisitsa can...
jero13595 4 years ago
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NRob84 4 years ago
@NRob84 - To me Horowitz plays this piece too fast.
PolishSanta 1 year ago
What is she mouthing while playing?
roflhat1 4 years ago
I mouth while I play too, but only when I am really really enjoying myself. Sort of like the reflex in singing in the shower... it helps me keep in tempo, especailly during those long pauses.
HawaiianTropicZone 4 years ago
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No the best performance isn't by "Rubinstein".
And it certainly isn't here either.All this is,is a recitation of notes without context,meaning or even traditional historicity.Pianism without humanity.
smithsherman 4 years ago
I agree that one's opinions' on a performance's greatness can vary from a person to person, but it is of one's great ignorance to declare that a fabulous, clean performance like this is a recitation of notes without context, meaning, or "traditional historicity."
kmjaemo 4 years ago 3
you are an idiot
zosojones 4 years ago
I would love to hear Lang Lang do thiswork. could u post? and I did hear Horowitz, a few versions but I always seem to get the messed up ones, where he didn't practice...lol...but yea, please post Lang Lang or tell me where can I listen this work with him.
numaiplange 4 years ago
wow!!! :D
lelepianoforte 4 years ago
lots of mistakes, but still better than what i can do with this piece
Rlaw2222 4 years ago
Martha knows how to play Chopin, and she play (of course) that piece perfectly and with the right tempo... great video...
EPENAEED 4 years ago 5
We are not fooled. You do not get her.
nestorar 4 years ago
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What's all the fuss about? She sounded like she couldn't be bothered putting any emotion at all into that piece. Plus there were too many mistakes, and she didn't even bow properly at the end, not even a proper nod! Sorry but your all fooled.
maxi937 4 years ago
The best performance still is the one by Rubinstein. This piece is not only piano technique, it requires a lot of musicality from the pianist. Nevertheless Argerich is a great pianist, no dubt
Trepper1940 4 years ago
Outstanding.
SirGeorg 4 years ago
i love ur playing it's awesome!
g0rge0usgurl 4 years ago
how did she make so rapid staccato?
michael18276 4 years ago
Carpal tunnel afterwards, probably.
greatcthulu 4 years ago
er why?
Tonedeaf101 4 years ago
er why?
Tonedeaf101 4 years ago
I fell in love with this interpretation, too bad for the uncertainty at the end of the scale at 1:39
VforVanilla 4 years ago
Scale 1 to 5....
Pianistic Technique 4.8/4.8
Musicality 2.5/2.5
Rhetorical Execution 3.6/2.5
Total Execution 2/1
Pedagogy 2/1
Total Average 2.6
Curved for youth 3.6
smithsherman 4 years ago
She´s just great. No words...
nico22059 4 years ago
Absolutely stunning and flawless! I'm amazed at the quality of the sound of the video. I hope to be able to play like that one day. Maybe in a couple of years!
pianochick1 4 years ago
太棒了~~真的不知道要如何形容這樣美的琴聲
chrismaymay 4 years ago
yes I agree LOOL
Waldstein19 4 years ago 2
for me the best interpretation on this piece.
rhadamanthes82 4 years ago
This is much much better than Rafael Blechaz's performance, who is the polnish winner of chopin competition in poland
kwastormayt 4 years ago
technique-5/5
musicality-4.8/5
execution-4.9/5
pedagogic work-5/5
beautiful playing! simply wonderful! though she needs to slow down just a bit(a lot less then most other pianists) it is one of the best interpretations (if not the best) i've ever heard! bravo!
generalgalaxius 5 years ago
(sorry for my english)I think rubinstein´s interpretation is what chopin would had like to listen to. But she played the best version of ravel´s jeux d'eau, check it out.
Mefistico 4 years ago
Ti amo!
Satanal 5 years ago
perfect that is!
denniscrystal 5 years ago
It seems that Martha does not have a good contact with the audience, although the playing was great, 5 stars.
dgaranin 5 years ago
wow....nicee 5/5
isaacc93 5 years ago
Oh my God!
fdartmouth 5 years ago
ツ
fy6717 5 years ago
*_*
lightdark182 5 years ago
ma kobieta jaja
arek163 1 year ago