Moriz Rosenthal (1862-1946): Chopin- Piano Concerto #1 (3/4)

Moriz Rosenthal was taught both by Mikuli, the famous pupil of Chopin who helped pass on certain approaches to the purported "auth Moriz Rosenthal was taught both by Mikuli, the famous pupil of Chopin who helped pass on certain approaches to the purported "auth Moriz Rosenthal was taught both by Mikuli, the famous pupil of Chopin who helped pass on certain approaches to the purported "authentic" method of performing Chopin's music, and also by Liszt. Rosenthal was amongst Liszt's most brilliant students.

His recordings all come toward the end of his career, when his early fire and power had mellowed into a spirit of deep poetry. His playing is probably the most "colourful" of the Liszt students who recorded, with a command of keyboard tone and subtle chordal voicings of wonderful precision and perfectly nuanced shaping. His use of rubato is also sometimes very "19th century" but always absolutely compelling and never merely mannered.

This recording of the second movement ("Romance") from the Chopin's first piano concerto in E minor op. 11 dates from 1930/31.

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• rosenthal
• chopin
• concerto
• op.11
• romance
• classical
• piano
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[flugelmaniac]

under the heavy surface crackle lies of the greatest interpretations of all time...........

[byrolinda]

Just wonderful! Such poetry ... nothing 'forced' or mannered. I can't thank you enough for posting these historic recordings. I agree that 'Romantic' performance style is overlooked .. it is almost a heresy to perform Bach or Handel on modern instruments these days and yet who plays 19th century pianos in concert?

[micheldvorsky]

Rosenthal's Chopin is just mesmeric.

[gerardbedecarter]

It is fascinating to listen to nineteenth century pianos but the problem is that they sound dreadful because the soundboard flattens over time. Give me the modern Steinway any day. However, having got that off my chest, as to the actual performances it is fascinating to learn from recordings by Moriz Rosenthal, and many others, how early pianists actually played these pieces.

[gerardbedecarter]

Everyone should listen to and study this.

[pastafantastica]

Fucking performance practice, open Youre heart girl, this is fantastic playing!

[lovesGenet]

So nice to finally hear this Rosenthal. UnLike hofmann a different generation we need to know performance practice fo th music just as we think we do fo Baroque . Every beat is interesting and present lively!

[oboebaron]

I love all the portamenti in the strings!