Chopin: Ballade no. 2 F major, Op 38 (Cortot 1929 version)
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Uploaded by Pianoplayer002 on Jul 20, 2008
Probably the best interpretation I have heard... Alfred Cortot plays Chopin's second Ballade.
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It's the very best. From a live performance.
3 years ago 7
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wow sooo beautiful and careful.. thank you!
3 years ago 5
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cortot's phrasing never ceases to amaze me. he really brings the music to life.
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@Marsmallos: I would beg to differ. much of the rubato heard today is instead unnatural and often simply erratic, as seen with Yulianna Avdeeva (2010 Chopin Comp winner) most prominently in her performance of the B-flat minor Sonata.
It is the more logical, more natural rubato that is lacking in today's performances. For instance when passively listening to this recording, I can't detect 'rubato' except in the coda. That's how natural it is
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@ZaMRai I can count only 3 apparent octave misses in the Presto con Fuoco. There are more in the Agitato coda though. I like this interpretation a lot, the rubato thing seems to be a manner of the past that's been toned down in modern piano playing. (also keep in mind that the Agitato section usually is played slower than the rest)
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@Pianoplayer002 It's Presto con fuoco
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The best execution is of Fou Ts'ong pianist
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i dont know if you guys have heard bosworth play this peice it sounds really good look up bosworth plays ballade 2
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This is how you play Chopin.
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Op. 38, Philippe Entremont, 1961:
watch?v=IYuRRr9E9vk
thanks and regards to all
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me gusta más la versión que viene en el cd de la banda sonora de el pianista
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Cortot may have recorded this later on, when he had quit practising, and his reliability had slipped a good bit. In his prime, hardly anyone could play more brilliant passage work than Cortot.
daniel15671 2 years ago
This was recorded in 1926 if I am not mistaken
Pianoplayer002 2 years ago