Ivo Pogorelich,Chopin Nocturne No.16 Op.55-2

[suitabledude]

That was awesome.. Seriously, what an experience.

[BassicStorm]

the greatest Chopenisst, without a doubt

[BassicStorm]

So wonderful! 

[Charccy]

Wounderful and unique! Truly to feel and play the magic of a music, you have to unite the notes with the composers spirit, to sense his past, to experience his woe and joy. But this ability is just given to few pianists .. and Pogorelich is doubtless the star among them.

[fredericfranc]

...he actually plays it "too dramatic"...not Romantic enough...but has good enough overall control...I can tell Ivo from LL with my eyes closed...is that not amazing?...

[9samten]

beautiful

[smartboardmusic]

Let's decline the verb hammer: I'd love to hammer, you'd love to hammer, he's the only one who knows how to hammer, we'd love to hammer, they'd love to hammer...

[Danfrolujo]

@smartboardmusic

Great declination mr. Smartboardmusic!

[smartboardmusic]

Let's decline the verb hammer: I'd love to hammer, you'd love to hammer, he's the only one to know how to hammer, we'd love to hammer...

[smartboardmusic]

Let's decline the verb hammer: I'd love to hammer, you'd love to hammer, he'd love to hammer...

[zonaras83]

Just 5 km from my town... But I was too young, I guess :-(

[ulitseful]

Just close your eyes... and then tell as if sounds as if he is hammering.

[thinkgreenlovepurple]

this is so so beautiful.... the way he plays this just speaks to me so much, I didn't think I liked this nocturne this much! now I want to grab my book of chopin nocturnes and learn this right now.......

[Makenor13]

Ma lei è di origine italiana?

[Ericarose0321]

this is beautiful

[maxhansendk]

Why does Ivo never play Chopins ballade No.1 ?

I know-But do "fanboys" know?

[dancingwithoutwords]

wow that was so hard!  Where's his sensibility?

[pianotonton]

C'était mieux du temps du concours Chopin : là c'est magistralement contrôlé et conduit, mais le tempo est trop lent et la déclamation trop à pleine voix : disons que c'est pianistiquement somptueux mais musicalement à côté de la plaque... alors que du temps du concours Chopin, il y avait une sensualité nocturne absente ici.

[kazuya31]

This is perfect!!

Ivo's musical intelligence is on a far higher level than ours. So what the ignorant one does not understand, the ignorant one judges to be incorrect.

Refer to his recording of the prelude in C# Minor Op. 45 for a prime example of his genius. And please do not criticise Pogo; he knows exactly what he is doing.

[eliasbb]

this must be one of the riskiest nocturnes to interpret. its somewhat abstract quality seems to defy analysis or even performance. i can't imagine what it takes to prepare it. in fact, i like this performance, not that it says everything, and i note too as some others have the forcefulness (maybe too much) of what could be called the melody, but i like the sense of foreground, background and middle ground he creates. the left hand is especially beautiful. i feel a few steps closer this piece.

[Noshirm]

Sie sind herzlich willkommen! Ich dachte, dein kommentar war schön und prägnant erklärt. Ich schätze Ihre scharfzüngige Witze, wie ich ein schriftsteller von der gleichen Überzeugung wie dich bin! (;-D) Haben Sie eine tolle Woche.

[Noshirm]

@gedugat Ein brillanter und völlig scharfsinnige Antwort! Ich stimme völlig mit Ihnen! Pogorelich Metzger dieses schöne Stück. Seine prätentiös Körpersprache und Mimik machen mich krank!

[uffizzi19]

pogo whisper Chpin's spirit...viva il grande maestro¡¡¡

[dianeding]

Best I ever herd. Nice played!

[lamusicahera]

BRAVO

Interesting interpretation

I like his craziness and his risk and brutal playing which is a little like his time NEW WAVE ...

Excuse I do like all musicstyles and I am an real fan of modern music and interpretations ...

This is my trust of life and beeing involved ....

[vivacecilia]

Genius for expressivity,control and phrases!!!

[fr4545]

allerbeste pianist

[fr4545]

1  van de grootste pianisten van de wereld

[Danfrolujo]

@fr4545

Ik deel uw mening!

[komiwojazer]

usually i'm not very enthusiastic about how pogorelic deals with chopin's music, but when it comes to nocturnes i must admit- he realy knows how to play them.

[Noshirm]

As gassyjeff has written on his channel: "i fuckin love dearest Pogo!" Like I said, the depths have been reached...We are grateful gassyjeff did not transpose the second and third words of that outpouring of support for this 'artist'. (:-o) Yet in a world where rappers call themselves 'artists', too, one must apply the term to Pogorelich - as to the latter - with a definite sense of irony. (;-D)

[ThePalacemusic]

Good....Very good...

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

love the modulation at 4:40

pure genius

[boobtuber06]

I second: it can put you in an altered state of conciousness.

[tipusultan007]

No one beats Friedman when it comes to this piece

[bobon47]

I propose, Ignaz Friedman and Rachmaninoff are greatest

[TheZibi1]

i will say onlly one word amazing

[Noshirm]

When Friedman and Cortot become 'close seconds' to Pogorelich's tacky showmanship, we can tell the depths have been reached...Lang Lang likely looks on Pogorelich as a role model. This performance is not simply remarkably self-indulgent, but also difficult to watch and truly unpleasant to hear! Check out his exaggerated hand movements, the hunched shoulders, the absurdly slowed down pace, the cutesy effects, the affected ecstasy! What a desecration of this lovely piece of music!

[billyguns2]

The tempo marking for this Nocturne is Lento sostenuto; what does that mean to you? Pogorelich is the only one to observe what Lento means; it does not mean rushing ahead, as every other pianist seems to do, thus not quite capturing a serene nightly atmosphere. Cortot's is also wonderful, if slightly rushed, and Friedman is also marvelous in its way. What a wonderful piece!

[gassyjeff]

fuck. off. :(

[billyguns2]

I just listened to all of the recordings on YouTube of this amazing piece, and I have to say that this is the most magical and best played; Ignaz Friedman and Alfred Cortot are close seconds, IMO. Pollini has ice water in his veins!

[pianopera]

I completely disagree...I think his tone production is not relaxed and quite ugly, if often sounds as if he is hammering instead of "singing". I admire his control, but he doesn't move me at all with his performance...give me Friedman any time!

[flugelmaniac]

quite right...............disgracefu­lly aggressive touch,which gives the same

tonal result as heavy banging.......

all that sinous motion is a contrived superficial visual gimmick..........

[pianopera]

@uffizzi19 A 'full'? Please try to learn some decent English before you insult people...and yes, though this may hurt your sensitive feelings, I should tell you that there are actually musicians that don't like the playing of your hero...

[Noshirm]

@pianopera Have you read the comments on this loser's page, E? He's been panned and abused HORRIBLY!!! Seems he's done this before, raising people's hackles, starting verbal brawls. (:-D) Perhaps he's bitter? Maybe he doesn't have a life, and clearly he knows jack about music. He's here to vent his spleen and start a fight. Pobrecito!!! Maybe this is his means of escaping the total boredom that results from a mind devoid of ideas and intelligence. Let's not indulge the little twit. (;-D)

[Noshirm]

@pianopera For instance, in a rough translation of a message off his page...

"@ Uffizzi19 Just think what you wrote, do not put all "fuck" you put that all women were whores ... Mexico is the country that most resembles Spain, is the cruel reality, so when I say q Spain is a country also sexist and racist mexico I mean in particular and other American countries in general." And there's more....

[Noshirm]

@pianopera "fijate inconsistencies you say, which has q see that is ugly or not you answer a stupid comment you made and certainly very offensive that reveals the mentality that they have in Mexico, a country that sucks the ass to use and then be killed crossing the border with Texas ....

You disgust, as the majority of Mexicans."

So you see, Sir E., this guy is a freak if this is the sort of response he elicits. He is a racist, and a trouble-maker. It's clear that over a year on, he's worse.

[Noshirm]

@pianopera Absolutely!!! ANYone who prefers the neurotic, distorted manglings of Pogorelich is very likely the sort who'd get off on the tinklings of the likes of Lang. It's clear from the very high rating your remark has received here that a great many listeners agree with your views on the superiority of Friedman's approach. Indeed, to even MENTION Pogorelich in the same breath as Friedman is to cause odium.

[NemoProkofiev551]

He was in the tenth annual Chopin Competition, wasn't he? I read that Martha Argerich had a spaz attack when he got eliminated. I mean, who can blame her? Musical justice needed to be done! And who's better than Martha to be a totally fair judge? He's obviously an amazing pianist.

[cattleman6420012000]

@NemoProkofiev551 These international competitions are so unjust at times. As well as making certain big names amongst pianists etc, they have destroyed so many careers and people.

[Ellinidara]

@NemoProkofiev551 I think He WAS an amazing pianist ,'cause he has change completely and now he's an other person.

[shishirth]

A slower tempo but very nicely done

[stonkadoodle]

nice interpretation, but have a listen to Marie Joao Pires for a completely different sound.

[shopindani]

bravoo maestrooooo !!! just no comment..beautiful sound and beautiful playing...

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

What a beautiful nocturne...

it's unbelieavable that it's so famouse the first one of this op. and this one is so undervalued...

[planetmusica]

Magic sound,

[Erge08]

Powerful, calm, deep, unexcited and with dedication. Love it!

[happyhav]

Compared to Cortot, Kappell, or Friedmann, this interpretation felt a little labored. I thought it was interesting and had moments of real beauty but Pogorelich was definitely telling a different story. I suspect my appreciation or lack of is totally subjective. I was glad to hear this but prefer the 3 mentioned above.

[Noshirm]

Libetta's analysis still holds true.

[koliatima]

Great!!

[billyguns2]

Pogorelich captures the mood of this sickly piece better than anyone since Ignaz Friedman; bravo, bravo, bravo to you Ivo, one of the half dozen or so greatest musicians and pianists of all time!

[boobtuber06]

This man literally captured the spirit and soul of this piece in such a rare display of virtue and musicianship to share with all who will allow to be elevated.

...That, was Chopin.

[knifeboy88]

@boobtuber06 EXACTLY

[antoinezygfryd]

@boobtuber06 vous avez raison

mais les "spécialistes d'ici" (les "autorités") préfèrent du Chopin pour faire leurs courses agréablement au supermarché....

Impossible de discuter,ils auront toujours raison avant toute discussion...

mais c'est vrai que Pogorelich capture ici un Chopin moins plaisant à première écoute....

[fr4545]

beutiful played

[MassaCH2004]

Unexpected wonderful interpretation! And this music! It is divine and so delicate, so easy to be destroyed by superficial interpretations. Over all the genial authors I may know, only Chopin touches my soul.

[SHINYamAHA21]

so beautiful. I hope i can see more of his videos. Bravo, IVO~

[Noshirm]

Honestly, folks! Libetta's analysis was largely on target. Lang Lang likely looks on Pogorelich as a role model. I guess this makes Pogorelich the 'Harbinger' to the 'Future of Classical Music'?! This performance is not simply remarkably self-indulgent, but also difficult to watch and truly unpleasant to hear! Check out his exaggerated hand movements, the hunched shoulders, the absurdly slowed down pace, the cutesy effects, the affected ecstasy! What a desecration of this lovely piece of music!!

[dionnemichael7]

Are you jealous for not being him doofus???

[truthinmedia]

you idiot, his hands move as per Listz school of piano playing. Pogorelich is the only living descendant of Listz piano school (his late wife was third in this "geneology")

[Noshirm]

Thanks for the good word! (:-D)

[Brunildilla]

Absolutely Marvelous!!

[Sravakayana]

Ａ　ｆｉｎｅ　ｒｅｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ，ｔｈａｎｋ　ｙｏｕ～＊　Ｙｏｕｔｕｂｅ一堆白癡自己不會彈還在那裡叫囂。

[libetta]

sorry this is hysterical playing! and look at the uneccessary movements of his hands, they look so gay! don't know if he's trying to imitate cherkassky's hand movements across the keyboard but it doesn't suit him!

[Brunildilla]

Sr, you are a cretin...

[penguinshin]

part o these movements is to achieve a natural sound, not becuase hand movements change tone, but because if he does this, he creates a poetic rythm that can be immitated again and again so he has a relativly stable interpretation, i know because i do the same thing but my hands arent as technically sound so minelook like i have no formal technique at all.

[beryllium2]

that is so marvelous! One of my favorite works by Chopin!

[musicrover]

Fine - but the tempi are mercilessly pulled about in some places. Lacks the natural fluidity of Friedman.

[tirolerhut79]

interesting that you say this, because the tempo pulling in the passionato episodes is exactly what I find so compelling in this interpretation..

[SlimSpikey]

Why does Mr. Pogorelich always strike the keys with such force? Especially in a piece such as this...

[blade42251]

cus its in forte

[xyrkx]

he played with little bit hard touches.. but he is so cutee :Pp

[sergiomusico11]

oh my god!!!this is just amazing, it's by far the best performance of the piece I've ever heard!!!!

[ludwigna78]

Ho avuto la fortuna di ascoltare due volte dal vivo questo genio del pianoforte e devo confessare che ho provato un'emozione tanto grande che da allora ho provato solo poche volte: ha la capacità di catalizzare l'attenzione degli ascoltatori, promana un flusso magnetico che ti inchioda alla sua musica...è qualcosa di indiscrivibile...ascoltate la sua interpretazione degli scherzi di Chopin:nessuna gli interpreta come lui, neppure il somma Rubistein

[mainlymusic100]

thank u so much - I remember listening to this piece played by IP years ago on tape in music high school - that is how I first fell in love with this piano genius

[SHINYamAHA21]

The most beautiful hands in this planet~

[PananXD]

Ivo isn't convey the composer's emotion,he's just show himself...but there has no doubt that he's a real genius!

[deandusk]

for doing what he is a real genius ?

combining piano playing with ballet ?

[wrestler25]

LOLLLL :D

[chopinandliszt]

too much rubato...

it was great anyway.

[garrickohlsson]

Staggers the right hand notes against the left a little too often.

[PhillipLWilcher]

This is the first piece I heard Pogorelich play back in the 1980's and the memory of it has lived with me ever since. Wonderful!

[voolare]

This is my favorite int. of op.55 n.2! I find the time dilation in the ending (from 5:45 to end) absolutely genial (and it anticipates the late Pogorelich)