"When in September 1831 Chopin learned, while traveling from Vienna to Paris, that the uprising had been crushed, he poured "profanities and blasphemies" in his native Polish language into the pages of a little journal that he kept secret to the end of his life. These outcries of a tormented heart found musical expression in his Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20, and his "Revolutionary Étude", in C minor, Op. 10, No. 12.[30]"
I'm sorry but for me the tempo is way too fast,almost pointlessly so.Moreover I do hear the 'strong core' of his playing as someone here wrote,but it lacks the delicacy and sentimental care chopin's pieces deserve.Just my opinion (btw i'm not saying all of that just because the quality of the recording is not good to say the least).
Can this be Yamaha piano, by any chance, although it does sound like Steinway? Anyway, I am on my way to Don Juan now! Thank you again and again truecrypt-san for upload, as I apologize for wrong English!
I think he has the "Russian Tone", with strong core but never harsh, so delicious and delicate, like pearls, comparable to Hofmann, a tone of true master. How the piano strings vibrate! Now I know what ear for music Tanizaki had. And Japan was extremely fortunate to have this master for long time in its land. It is a great pity that pianist of this rank is almost forgotten.
WOO! I thank so much for letting me hear this precious recording. This is first time for me to heat Sirota. But, Leo Sirota is familiar name to me because great writer Tanizaki Jun'ichirou refers to him in opening chapters of masterpiece novel "Sasameyuki" (or "Makioka Sisters" translated to English by Edward G. Seidenstecker). I have read he was born in 1885, so he was about 65 when he performed like this! He must have been true virtuoso.
rapturously exciting and dramatic... thank you - this was great.
PhilPhilUSA 9 months ago
this is amazing how fast it is. I think it makes an even better contrast w/ the slow parts.
shinew123 1 year ago
"When in September 1831 Chopin learned, while traveling from Vienna to Paris, that the uprising had been crushed, he poured "profanities and blasphemies" in his native Polish language into the pages of a little journal that he kept secret to the end of his life. These outcries of a tormented heart found musical expression in his Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20, and his "Revolutionary Étude", in C minor, Op. 10, No. 12.[30]"
From wikipedia. the temo is explainable, I guess
belthos 2 years ago
I'm sorry but for me the tempo is way too fast,almost pointlessly so.Moreover I do hear the 'strong core' of his playing as someone here wrote,but it lacks the delicacy and sentimental care chopin's pieces deserve.Just my opinion (btw i'm not saying all of that just because the quality of the recording is not good to say the least).
nousernamewhatsoever 2 years ago
Arbiter Records has 2 or 3 cd's of his recordings you should purchase.
rugby52732 2 years ago
More uploads of this pianist's work, please!
Scalatti 3 years ago
He's an amazing pianist, his Chopin Balllade 4 and Nocturne 62/1 are unlike any other ones, so poetic. All are available on his Arbiter CD.
AntonioDGO 3 years ago
Can this be Yamaha piano, by any chance, although it does sound like Steinway? Anyway, I am on my way to Don Juan now! Thank you again and again truecrypt-san for upload, as I apologize for wrong English!
himitsunosallychan 3 years ago
I think he has the "Russian Tone", with strong core but never harsh, so delicious and delicate, like pearls, comparable to Hofmann, a tone of true master. How the piano strings vibrate! Now I know what ear for music Tanizaki had. And Japan was extremely fortunate to have this master for long time in its land. It is a great pity that pianist of this rank is almost forgotten.
himitsunosallychan 3 years ago
WOO! I thank so much for letting me hear this precious recording. This is first time for me to heat Sirota. But, Leo Sirota is familiar name to me because great writer Tanizaki Jun'ichirou refers to him in opening chapters of masterpiece novel "Sasameyuki" (or "Makioka Sisters" translated to English by Edward G. Seidenstecker). I have read he was born in 1885, so he was about 65 when he performed like this! He must have been true virtuoso.
himitsunosallychan 3 years ago