Ashkenazy plays Chopin (live) - Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35, First Movement [Part 1/4]

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35:
I. Grave - Doppio movimento

Written in 1837-39.

Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Recorded on May 10, 1972 at Essex University.

ClassicalRecords is a Youtube channel where I upload some excellent performances from the LPs in my collection. I'm uploading these LPs because they are either not available on CD, out of print on CD, or just difficult to find.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• vladimir
• ashkenazy
• frederic
• chopin
• piano
• sonata
• solo
• movement
• essex
• university
• live
• ашкенази
• владимир
• шопен

[MissAryanaChan]

It's brautiful and very good playing...( sorry for the mistake)

[retrogamerdave]

awesome. I love his reidition of this sonata

[aloisiuslouis]

lo chopin inciso da askenazy mi sembra, a tutt'oggi, complessivamente ancora il migliore: passione forte ed equilibrata

[cattleman6420012000]

Ashkenazy was such a fantastic pianist at the time this was recorded. Remember this was a live recital. I have so much respect for this truly great man.

[3382691]

Ашкенази-Шопен



[3382691]

Блистательно!

[joernbroeker]

@EmptyVee00000 I don't like this performance either and that has nothing to do with robotic play or not. I miss the singing and lyric tone that Rubinstein has for example. Furthermore I think he has an exaggerated detail work and the "big context" is often "torn into pieces". The third thing I don't like is that his playing is not "juicy" but rather "dry".

[Sturrfry]

@EmptyVee00000 i agree with steeeeeeeewe actually, this is way too fast.

[EmptyVee00000]

@steeeeevve I suppose you prefer a more robotic way of playing this sonata.

[DICACIO1]

2:55 Chopin was painted human...by 3:11 he became half Alien! o_O