ALFRED CORTOT - Chopin Etude no.1 op.25
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Of course, a great player can have success at well below Chopin's 104 quarter note, even bringing the accompaniment close to the foreground, as Paderewski does. It's all about the player, more than the tempo.
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By the way, I personally would disagree about a brisk tempo being un-songlike. On the contrary, it is an overly slow tempo that loses the melodic continuity, and may make the accompaniment sound "fussy", taking the attention away from the melody. Sing the melody at Cortot's tempo (his base tempo, apart from the great variations caused by his extreme - not excessive - rubato, is about 116) and you have a perfectly lovely song. The great Chopin player Ignaz Friedman agrees!
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@Cancrizans Hi. The autograph has quarter=104 written in lightly, but it's unclear whether it is in Chopin's hand. If not in his hand, it was certainly approved by Chopin, as the first editions have 104. Most editions follow suit. Some notable exceptions - Ignaz Friedman: 104-120; Arthur Friedheim: 84.
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@camaysar222 that's so true hahaha
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"Ah! Yesssss!!"
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Good lord, this is rendered awful by the speed. I once studied with a student of Hoffman who said that many times these great pianists get bored playing the same pieces that they cannot hear them any longer, so they tend to exaggerate elements of the works. Not always, of course.
You cannot deny this would be so much better if he took it slower and let it "sing." Instead, he's playing as if he's double-parked.
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beautiful, but too fast!!!!!!!!
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quite a good performance and interesting perspective into this reasonably sound-controversial etude
not sure about the dry notes towards the end of the piece- though it give great contrast in tone and texture, it makes the piece more cheap
the chord-building is just right- it creates a warm and welcoming atmosphere in the beginning
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beautiful
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Everyone is entitled to his opinion but for my money Cortot is still tops for Chopin and Schumann and evne Beethoven (Kreutzer Sonata with Thibaud)
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Every now and then we are reminded of the special artistry of Cortot. We may not hear his recordings for a while, but then we do, and we say, "Ah! Yesssss!!"
camaysar222 2 years ago 23
such a beautiful phrasing...
Elicgt 2 years ago 12