Arthur Friedheim (1859-1932): Chopin - Funeral March

[paulostroff99]

Awesome! TY d60944 for posting.

[chipirriti]

Unvaluable upload, thx for share this

[gerardbedecarter]

There is a large amount of melody-delaying in the Db section.

[happygolucky2000]

Beautiful calm interlude; by far the best I've heard

[OldMrMemories]

Song for 2012

[ednuttah]

the same year the TItantic went down. This is a gold Recording!

[morvensky]

His is dark and atmospheric. I like that but I prefer Rachmaninoff's which is more march like and sadder.

[abuhm]

I agree, great version but still prefer Rachmaninoff's one

[phsycopathicduckie]

bloody splindid!!!

[MarcoCortex]

very splendid

[Danielkain]

yes 5 stars

[samadriel]

Thank you very much for this.

[blackcorridors]

this is probably the most important upload I've seen and heard in youtube. thank you

[RuneB74]

Wonderful!! Very impressive. And the taping sounds like it is taken out of a horror movie.... Like beeing in a old house and you hear this song beeing played somewhere in there

[yvettemadelaine]

Thankyou so much for sharing! Totally fascinating.

[HelveteKeiser]

I looove it when the recording is OLD,and the tape makes those little noises!

[johnnyztells]

I agree! And I must say that to me Friedheim is just as captivating as his "La Campanella" recording.

[Sidrotten7]

So beautiful.. I"ve to play this song for the pianolessons.. I adore it!

x

[RCreate123]

I love this recording, and I'm so grateful that you posted it. I've always interpreted this piece in a similar manner, but didn't have any modern examples of pianists who do so. Thank you d60944.

[kspm01]

So sophisticated, wonderful!

[paulostroff99]

Astounding! Bravo! TY.

[MercilessShred]

such a wonderful and soulful recording

[zappanas]

I'm crying...

Thanks for share with us such important document.

Peace

[Ludicanti]

Wonderfull.

[d60944]

It is a startlingly intense and emotive performance isn't it? - unexpected compared the general prevailing "noble" and "poised" interpretations we are used to from this era. I think this blows just about all the other pre-stereo recordings out of the water (even Friedheim's other recording of it - he recorded this twice). More like the Eroica symphony than our normal understanding of Chopin. A shame there wasn't room to record the full movement with the return of the opening material at the end.

[Noshirm]

@d60944 How agonizing that the entire movement wasn't recorded! :-/ To hear Friedheim's few discs is such a thrill and privilege. I wish he had recorded far more than he did. :-(

[tawtsai]

d60944, I want to thank you for such wonderful posting. This is nothing else but priceless.

Such music making does not exist anymore in today's world... it brought me to tears just listening to this.