Chopin Nocturne No 16 Op 55 No 2 Cortot Rec 1947
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Lento?....
great performance though
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thankyou for posting this, it absolutely took my breath away - please tell me how to obtain this recording.
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what on earth planet is this man from? unreal.
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The depth he creates with an almost independence of each hand is amazing. There is a wondrous luminosity here I haven't heard in any other interpretation.
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@gedugat It sounds more like a Pleyel which Chopin loved because of its light touch, permitting a fine pianissimo The pedal in the Pleyel Chopin played did not sustain as long as a modern pedal does and the piano's tone was sweeter. He did double pedal according to his students
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The most beautiful interpretation I have ever heard of any of the nocturnes. A new dimension entirely.
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Cortot recorded on Pleyel (Naxos, Preludes) and on Steinway. To me this recording sounds Steinway but not sure. A agree, there is a difference in sound between the modern Steinway and the pre-second word war ones.
Perhaps Chopin's most sumptuously beautiful Nocturne. Interesting to compare it with Friedman's...both are gorgeous performances--I think in Cortot's hands it has more a feeling of spontaneity, of almost an improvisation
soami2u 2 years ago 5
Pollini is a Cortot's fan. Like us.
Paulo78180 1 year ago 3