Alfred Cortot - Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23

[Bluetooth6483]

Dreams the music!??! Have you ever played piano?? If you do, don't dream! It could very soon end in a nightmare!!

[svendiamond]

guys is alfred the best? who is the best at playing Chopin's slow stuff?????? someone please answer!

[Elsenrail29]

@svendiamond Best Chopin interpreter is VLADO PERLEMUTER... He is also in Youtube

[Lassannn]

@svendiamond Artur Rubinstein. Period.

[bosseed]

@svendiamond exactly!

[rvn10rvn17]

if anyone wants to learn this piece, i suggest learning the cortot's edition..

it gives almost a step-by-step instruction..

[Freddran]

He really points at the main melodic line in the left hand. Very original interpretation. One of the best.

[raondaim]

cortot is amazing, he dreams the music!

[Leinadi]

i think bolet's is the best! definitely.

[JMInge100]

Miserable

[davelar17]

@JMInge100 agreed...

[schonklang]

Grande Alfredo!!

[WaldemarKoszlowsky]

Simply the Best....

[Ray0X0]

@WaldemarKoszlowsky Arrau's ballade nº1 is better in my opinion..

[lovesGenet]

Richter,Horo,Zimmerman,Arrau(n­o grt fave of mine generally)very logical and Cortot's style in Chopin is really right here Moravec,Argerich,Rubinstein?la­terrec doesn't make any sense in the ballade.I grew up with Rub so it was sad to listen sev times to him in this and not follow or simply disagree. Maybe I need to rethink?Teaching this he makes sense. Moravecseems odd.He has this big rep in Chopin.I don't know why.I've studied interpretation adn i dont see worth of his choices.

[nabaobao]

soooo....attractive..

[forrestisnotmoody]

this is my favorite after Krystian Zimerman

[alexongcs]

This speaks to me soo much!!!! others are incomparable!

[sonnym1]

awesome

[gtimny]

I believe this is the version he recorded in 1929. Too much pushing and pulling with the tempos for my taste, but, as always with Cortot, there are many really beautiful things.

[bhh1988]

@gtimny I totally agree. I don't like what he's doing with the tempo most of the time. He should just let it flow. too much rubato. But the performance has several very beautiful and unique moments.

[CHEEBUK]

Listen to the left hand's rhythemic tension on first theme(just after 7 bars intro.) and...

[EuropeanArchive]

Thanks, when was this recorded?

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Greetings,

Rolf

Historical classical recordings

European Archive, Paris

[AvidHobbyist]

he rushes into it too fast, i didn't like it

[alexongcs]

One of the best and most sincere Ballade 1 I have ever listenined to!!!!!! Awesome!!!!