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Offline theodopolis

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Your favourite rendition of Chopin's Ballade No.4 Op.52
on: November 09, 2005, 03:02:30 PM
I know... another subjective opinion thread. But at least it's not a Rachmaninoff Concerto one.

Whose interpretation of Chopin's Fourth Ballade is your favourite?

Mine is without doubt Samson Francois'.

His colouring and clarity of tone, elegant rubato and above all, the passion and fire of the piece's conclusion are all astounding and these elements combine to produce what is, in my opinion, the greatest Chopin Fourth.
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Offline rohansahai

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Re: Your favourite rendition of Chopin's Ballade No.4 Op.52
Reply #1 on: November 09, 2005, 03:24:27 PM
Zimerman
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Waste of time -- do not read signatures.

Offline arensky

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Re: Your favourite rendition of Chopin's Ballade No.4 Op.52
Reply #2 on: November 09, 2005, 04:38:59 PM
Rubinstein
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Offline quantum

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Re: Your favourite rendition of Chopin's Ballade No.4 Op.52
Reply #3 on: November 09, 2005, 05:31:49 PM
Zimmerman
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Made a Liszt. Need new Handel's for Soler panel & Alkan foil. Will Faure Stein on the way to pick up Mendels' sohn. Josquin get Wolfgangs Schu with Clara. Gone Chopin, I'll be Bach

Offline vladhorwz

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Re: Your favourite rendition of Chopin's Ballade No.4 Op.52
Reply #4 on: November 09, 2005, 09:14:47 PM
Cécile Ousset
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Offline cherub_rocker1979

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Re: Your favourite rendition of Chopin's Ballade No.4 Op.52
Reply #5 on: November 09, 2005, 10:11:46 PM
Krystian Zimerman a tie with Murray Perahia
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Offline phil13

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Re: Your favourite rendition of Chopin's Ballade No.4 Op.52
Reply #6 on: November 11, 2005, 04:42:18 AM
Tamas Vasary and Horowitz.

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Offline pseudopianist

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Re: Your favourite rendition of Chopin's Ballade No.4 Op.52
Reply #7 on: November 11, 2005, 02:10:00 PM
People might call me mad but...

Cziffra
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Offline etudes

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Re: Your favourite rendition of Chopin's Ballade No.4 Op.52
Reply #8 on: November 11, 2005, 03:22:57 PM
Quote from: pseudopianist on November 11, 2005, 02:10:00 PM
People might call me mad but...

Cziffra
yeah me too.I quite like cziffra recording even its a little bit too fast for my taste (for this ballade)
and of course Krystian Zimerman!
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Offline maxy

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Re: Your favourite rendition of Chopin's Ballade No.4 Op.52
Reply #9 on: November 11, 2005, 10:22:39 PM
-Richter

-Brunhoff (student of Cortot) unknown fantastic pianist



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Offline theodopolis

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Re: Your favourite rendition of Chopin's Ballade No.4 Op.52
Reply #10 on: November 15, 2005, 04:08:46 AM
Quote from: pseudopianist on November 11, 2005, 02:10:00 PM
People might call me mad but...

Cziffra

Certainly not... Cziffra's is among my favourite, his speed is similar to Francois' and he approaches Chopin from a completely different angle than he does Liszt, though you see some shades of both in the more exuberant works. (See the LH octaves of the Heroic Polonaise on the EMI DVD)

The ironic thing is that two of my favourite Fourths are completely disparate in speed: Francois clocks it at 9:21, Arrau takes his time at 12:31.

I'd be very interested to hear Brunhoff, Cortot and his pupils really come into their own when it comes to Chopin.
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Offline chopiabin

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Re: Your favourite rendition of Chopin's Ballade No.4 Op.52
Reply #11 on: November 15, 2005, 05:23:38 AM
Entremont followed by Rubinstein
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Offline chromatickler

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Re: Your favourite rendition of Chopin's Ballade No.4 Op.52
Reply #12 on: November 15, 2005, 01:02:09 PM
richter
hofmann
cziffra
wu xiaoxi from this year's chopin competition
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Offline palika dunno

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Re: Your favourite rendition of Chopin's Ballade No.4 Op.52
Reply #13 on: November 15, 2005, 01:37:49 PM
Alfred Cortot...post your email and I'll send it to you.

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