Sviatoslav Richter plays Chopin Nocturne in F Major, Op. 15

[advisorC101]

Thank you for this truecrypt.

[matterdoee]

What is causing the bell like jingly tone with the piano - is it prepared piano or not a piano but some other instrument?

[charmingemily]

the first time I heard this piece (not a good interpretation) I thought it has a pure and innocent feel.

Hearing richter's interpretation I hear more longing and a little sadness.

What feeling is this piece suppose to have?

[CaradhrasAiguo49]

@charmingemily: considering this was written in 1830-1831, when Chopin was leaving/had just left Poland, the latter seems sensible. But, since his works from around this time still had "youthful energy", the longing and sadness are probably not profound

[jambilove]

i tried to play this one. the middle is deceptively difficult. i didn't have the hand strength at the time. maybe one day. it's amazing the tempo changes he wrote into the piece...from antante cantabile to con fuoco back to tempo 1.

[MusicPredominates]

@jambilove : Analyse and then play !

[hansmeyer111]

What is he doing with the timeflow... it s unbelievable

[PianoGirl555]

what do you mean?

[otterhouse]

Thanks for this smooth performance... Any idea where is was recorded?

-----------------------------

Rolf, Netherlands.

I am a collector of classical 78's and lp's

Click "otterhouse" above to see (and hear!)

some of my collection.

(Gioconda de Vito, Berl Senofsky, Vlado Perlemuter,

Carl Schuricht, Gina Bachauer etc...)

[Viruw]

If it is indeed the 1966 recording - then it was recorded in Ferrara, Italy

[bineblies]

Amazing!!!

[megansspark]

my fav pianist, and a lovely work. thank you

[pianopera]

How wonderful he plays the tender, delicate melody, doubled in the left hand from time to time, and then as a big contrast the passionate outburst, a real storm. And the great transition leading again to the same peaceful sunny landscape...another aspect of Richter: the poet.

[callenishss]

same as what pogorelich does with ballade 2

[veseli601]

Beautiful!!

[pjioayncoe]

Sorry, I saw the no,4 without reading the whole thing. But I've never noticed before that there are two numbers. How did Chopin number his nocturnes? What does the number in front of the opus mean?

[RabidCh]

It's No. 4 for all of all of Chopin's nocturnes, and No. 1 of Op. 15.

[pjioayncoe]

But why does it say Nocturne no.19, Op.72 no.1on one of the related videos list.

[RabidCh]

Because that was the 19th Nocturne Chopin wrote.

[pjioayncoe]

Oh. So this is the fourth one he wrote. Thanks for clarifying my confusion! :)

[pjioayncoe]

Beautiful playing.

But Isn't this Op.15 No.1?

[truecrypt]

sure, it's Op. 15 No. 1