Alexander Goldenweiser plays Chopin Prelude in c minor, op. 28, no. 20.

[marxshultz]

действительно слиишком медленно. и вообще без эмоций

[gerardbedecarter]

I think it should be played more slowly.

[PatRick4001]

Who in the Goddamn hell disliked this?

[Ready2SurfGuitar]

@PatRick4001 idiots I am assuming, this is fantastic.

[scarlattatum]

esecuzione di grande nobiltà (l'audio è 1/2 tono sopra:C# minor)

[Chinasky1976]

@scarlattatum Quindi anche la velocità di esecuzione è maggiore?

[456jay123]

c major of course in relation to the original key. :)

[456jay123]

This is like the only video of this piece that I have found - and I have looked up so many, from professional concert players to kids at recitals - where they actually get BOTH C major chords in the third measure. Geez! This video made my day. I was beginning to wonder if any pianist knew what a freaking accidental was anymore.

[sherifkarama85]

@456jay123 the first C major chord of measure 3 is a secondary dominant of Fmin, that follows it, however it is followed by G, or V of I, which leads back to I, C min. Besides, the score I have in front of me clearly indicates e flat on the last chord of bar 3, do you have something different?

[sherifkarama85]

@sherifkarama85 My bad, there is no G after F. I guess either could make sense. Pollini seems to play a C as well, and I find his version much more poignant too, but I have to admit this is the first time I hear it played this way!

[456jay123]

@sherifkarama85

I think you're mistaken, I'll upload a picture on my facebook and post the link to show you. The second chord of the third measure is C major, then it goes to F minor with a 2nd suspended that resolves to an F minor, it's not a G chord...and then, in the last chord, the E has no accidental by it, which indicates that it holds to the last accidental that was used upon it, i.e. at the beginning of the measure where there is a natural sign by the E.

[456jay123]

@456jay123

just saw your last comment about realizing there was no G after F...lol, yeah so you can disregard the above comment. :) Happy playing.

[sasha42196]

@456jay123 I hate it with the C natural, cuts me like a dull knife.

[gremio24]

@456jay123 What my teacher had told me, is that in the very original publication, there was no Eb marked at the end, so the accidental followed through; however, one of Chopin's students had a copy of that publication where it looked like Chopin had written in a flat, thus meaning there was a typo in the publication, which indicated that it is an Eb.

[Martel211996]

sounds great in c sharp minor

[sasha42196]

@Martel211996 He should have played it in B minor.

[william2240]

WOW

[JASenior44]

Neuhaus, Goldenweiser, Ginzburg, all playing on the same piano, presumably during the same recording session?! Can you tell me more about where these recordings came from?

[morvensky]

Very straight forward.

[rubycodez]

@morvensky , seems too much a mechanical performance to me, this piece can be like a wailing blues song!

[YuraFetisov]

Потрясающе

[armusik]

как на уроке гармонии =)) несколько прямолинейно...

[pepijagarzekje]

Nesoglasen. Ochenj asketichno i chotko, no v to zhe vremje i voodushevljonno.

[Starwalker6978]

This is great! Is there more of this?