Vladimir de Pachmann (1848-1933): Chopin - Nocturne op.72 #1

[gerardbedecarter]

Maybe this is Chopin himself playing !!!

[zamyrabyrd]

the golden age of piano playing

[bozzelgreeb]

Oh boy. How lucky we are to have this message

from the past that may still have come from the future. de Pachmann anecdotes are droll, but they have diminished his reputation. I learned

from this performance tonight, will play the nocturne first thing tomorrow to see just what I have learned, but a great performer really is

the lead listener, the captain of the listening.

The hands do things at a contraption; a ghost

of the vision appears. That's what it's all about

when you are this good.

[finepianos]

This is yet another example of great pianism in all it's beauty.

Fantastic performance and interpretation.

Yes ,these were geniuses.

[Troybeallad]

Excellent and atmospheric.

[meredith21846]

A fascinating historical document. The playing is not as mannered as I had expected, in fact it is rather lovely.

[stan724]

Most of the pianists of today don't know what a nuance is. Furthermore, they don't give a damn.

[drydyboy]

Why do you say that?

[Ankhsnammon]

the most enchanted rubato....essence f improvistion...a melancholic doubt...the essence of chopin.

L'essence de la mèlancholie...

ankhsnammon

[Lukecash12]

I agree with the person who gives us this video, Pachmann was unique, but the sense of nobility he gives Chopin is reminiscent of Rubinstein in my opinion. Very thoughtful interpretation. He really took his time with this one, and i appreciate it :)

[ffurgy]

I used to play this....totally incorrectly. Thank you SO much for this posting. Now I

hear someone do it who heard it at its

begnning....

[antoinezygfryd]

Du velours,...de la soie...

Un autre visage de Chopin,moins tourmenté mais quasi paisible.

Ce pianiste était quand même une star à son époque!!!!

[toneeeeeee]

Jesus. It's like silk...Maddening genius...

[kjw163]

Simply beautiful! So natural sounding. I know many worship the likes of say, Argerich and Kissin, but sadly, they're lacking in the ability to create nuance and color at the piano. All show, and no glow. Those two (and many others) need to take the time to listen and absorb the artistry of Pachmann, Cortot, Paderweski, D'Albert, Koczalski....they could learn a lot from that.

[MuSiCoLoGyIStoxiC]

Perhaps the most fundamental tenet of Modern Musicology that Pachmann violates is the quantification of time,which here is so unmechanical that if a metronome tried to tick this,it would quickly implode.But this

quantification of timing can't be notated & therefore can't be controlled.Therefore,it

had to be exterminated by musicology,which conveniently buried this & all other artifacts that testified to freedom.

[suzettegm]

Lovely performance (I mean the marvelously playing round-faced man...)But...it's "SELF-IMPLODE" Alra says so and he's right 250% of the time...

[silkroadflower]

Pachman's playing concerning "rythm/time" seems to me like the heartbeat of young people, which includes some acceleration / deceleration just depending on other "events" evoked by special mental states, or simply in relation to the breathing-phase (respiratory arrhythmia)...

I feel his playing in a special way as a perfect natural...

[mltube]

Sounds more like a heart attack to me ...

[dereczynski]

Wonderful comment that really opened myears thank You

[phantom4087]

That was exactly what I was thinking: the heartbeat of a young person in love. His playing is always full of vitality; even sad music is full of energy and never dead and tired.

[MuSiCoLoGyIStoxiC]

You made me laugh....and I love you.

[silkroadflower]

Oh dear mr."MuSiCoLoGylStoxiC",

you made me getting red ears -

this was my very first posting a comment...

I enjoy all these marvellous, stunning performances of those pianists from "far far away", I've read about but never heard myself.

It's so fascinating to compare them to pianists of nowadays...

Thanx to all, who share their rare treasures like "d60944" !!!

looking forward to further discoveries,

with best wishes "srf"