Rafal Blechacz - Chopin Waltz (live from paris)

Rafal became an instant start when October 21 2005 he was the sole recipient of all five top prizes at the 15th International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, namely First Prize and polonaise, mazurka, sonata and concerto prizes.

Here is the first encore from his recital on 27 Jan, 2008 at Paris's Theatre du Chatelet.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• chopin
• rafal
• blechacz
• polish
• piano
• paris
• competition

[yenhoho]

good playing..

but...is it ok to film during the performance ?

[loopysuperstring]

@yenhoho

it was during an encore at the end.

[sweetnessglyc]

I hope you thank God night and day that you were in RAFAL's concert! It's my greatest aspiration. A million thanks for the video- you should have taken more....

I LOVE RAFAL!

[loopysuperstring]

@sweetnessglyc

hehe...well lets leave god out of this.

altough i have to tell you, that is one of the perks of living in paris, is that you get to see stuff like this at least 2 or 3 times a year. This time was particularly special. it ws Rafals FIRST concert in paris, he did the 24 preludes, and it truly was something i've not experienced too often.

[kamil3546]

Could anyone play it better? I don' t think so...

[loopysuperstring]

well its a very subjective thing. its a question of interpretation. A lot of people like Argerich, or Pollini, but that doesnt mean its 'the best'. at the level of technique all these guys are on an even par, at least for chopin, so it boils down to your taste and opinion on their interpretation

[patryk3159]

i'm polish and I have to agree with you ;)

No one can understand chopin's music which tells about ours country, about all the poland's beauty ;) like polish pianinst

specially him, I enjoy all his performances better than the others ;))

[nacalosc]

@milena577 No jasne , proponujecz disko-polo? ;-))

[nacalosc]

Très contemporain, pourtant fidèle. C'est vraiment frappant à a quel point une grande partie de la musique du Chopin dépasse les époques! - Bravo Rafal!

[MrKrummhorn]

@milena577

Bo to jest muzyka koncertowa a nie muzyka do tańców towarzyskich

[Elsenrail29]

@kamil3546 I don't think so either... The guy REALLY owns this...

[Elsenrail29]

Until I heard this I thought that Kissin has the best interpretation of this waltz but to me Blechacz's is ideal. Just listen to the start of the first B section... Amazing overall control, outstanding rubato, otherworldly accelerando... simply breathtaking...

[utubuser10]

sounds somewhat mannered -- extra hesitations accents accelarandi...

[TheNewman247]

@yenhoho

Why wouldn't it be permissible? Hopefully you're not speaking of etiquette, as a non-flash/lighted camera is not disruptive to the artist in this setting. Unless the venue and/or artist requested no cameras, in my opinion, the audio and video from every performance should be recorded for non-commercial archival purposes. Otherwise, how can future generations embrace these performances?

[MaverickMusican]

Amazing! I love this waltz. And Rafal is my favorite pianist

[pmsmorga]

@lsbrother yep, you're right, but we can talk about the quality.

[milena577]

Co on gra? ja nie rozumiem muzyki szopena, po co grac walce dla siedzących w fotelach