Richter plays Chopin Revolutionary Etude

Woot the arpeggio att 1:22

i agree with you! i, too, worship this great pianist, but not in this music.
there is a very young pianist, hugo kitano, on youtube. i like his version much better.....

like jean yves thibaudet, he s really of german parentage

The speed is fucking impressive, however i feel it lacks something that for eg valentina lisitsa has.
Still, everybody has a style and a preference. Funny to think that the same piece can be played so differently.

Absolute unquestionable genius :) makes me smile every time.

keep in mind...chopin composed this piece after the insurrection in his homeland was crushed by the russians. He was extremely agitated after the news of the defeated insurrection came to him.

Perhaps you would like it better if it were recorded with a better mic. I noticed a distortion of the sound in the louder dynamics. Also, the pitch is sharp, which might account for it sounding a little faster. I'm a big Richter fan too, particularly his early recordings! :)

i like classical music, and i see x factorr too.
Be more trusting in young people, with right education they could surprise; )
Even if i'm nevertheless, already 33 yo, i think i'm not more young!!!!
ah!

Que dire sinon que l'on demeure admiratif devant la virtuosité.
Amicalement
papy jack