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Contragulations for debasing and destroying the work of individuals who possess everything that you lack: creativity and hard work. You are hacks and unethical hacks.

She is an artist and her dress is also inappropriate. So are those heels. She's dressed like a cocktail waitress. You need to get out more if you think that's proper atire for a concert appearnce. It's marketing and distracting.

Chopin French? Try Polish through and through, heart soul and harmonies.

Valentina Lisitsa, are you kidding me? Not to take anything away from her artistry, however, Rubinstein can't be touched. Listen to the beauty he acheives in the slow section, perfection of rubato and inevenitability. Also, the way he handles the finale, the dramatic and structural clarity.

People laughed at recognition of the piece, which is so commonly heard

Exceptional clarity of the voices

Great to hear Hoffmann play this piece. Thanks for posting it.

What a great man. One of my few true heros. He changed my life.

It's the slow movement of an entire symphony. You should listen to the entire work to truly appreicate it because more than anything else Beethoven is about structure and this is one part of the whole.

Buddy,

Why are you posting this? It's a practice session (and you do need practice before showing this!) and it's in your living room.

Rubinstein does play fast but 1) you can't have fast without slow for contrast. 2) the piece is also about seduction and sex and the slow parts are all about that.

I think it's a great interpretation.

Doesn't bring out the motif melody enough for me.

His interpreation lacks an sense of overall structure in the total arc of the piece. He does have a good sense of chopinquesk rubato. Listen to Rubinstein to see how it can/should sound.