Chopin Ballade No.4 f-minor

[tanman]

 

wonderfully played.

[popdog]

Given how much people have raved about this recording I really want to listen to it, but for some reason my computer treats it as a php file and I can't listen to it. 

Anyone had this problem?

[invictious]

Superb technique, and your interpretation is something I would like to talk about more later one. The notes are quite clean, there are a few minor botches here and there, but they do not inhibit the expression. Voicing was very clear and at a moment I swear it was like an orchestra where you can hear each individual instrument.

Your interpretation is very unique and I must say I really enjoyed it. I was really involved into the music and it was as though I can think what you were thinking when you were playing that piece.

As said before, great rubato, which does not interrupt the flow of the music. The clear delicate runs are also carried out nicely.

Overall extremely well done. Good job!

[rv]

I'm a random beginner who just signed up to these forums but I did not expect to find music of such high quality here. I now feel as if I registered at the wrong place. I can only say this is truly wonderful. Thank you for the music.

[vilius]

I can only pitch in with more praise. Listening to this makes me want to go practise.

[thijsu]

listened to this about 5 times the last 2 days, and can only say this became one of my favorite recordings of this piece. Superb!

[aslanov]

Considering I wasnt here when this posted, I didnt have a chance to comment
but I couldn't help myself
this was just...brilliant!
Great work Marik, I'm definitely going to be looking for more of your recordings now.
Thank you.

[omar_roy]

Legitimately one of the best recordings I have ever heard.

[liordavid]

brilliant playing ! how old were you when u first played that?

[popdog]

I listen to this fairly regularly and have concluded that this recording is simply stupendous.  Music is maintained with every note which is a real achievement given the length and complexity of this work. 

[highcrappile]

This is one of my fav Chopin pieces; and this is my favourite performance of it. Can't thank you enough for it Marik, loved every note.

[weissenberg2]

It was okay

[imbetter]

This is seriously one of the best recordings of this piece I have ever heard, therefore there's no real point in me elaborating.

[kay3087]

This is a fantastic recording. There might be too much rubato on the first page? but nothing is perfect.

Bravo.

[pianomx]

This is a brilliant performance! Maybe you can listen to my recording of the same ballad and give me some tips haha (its here in the forums, hint-hint). Seriously though, congrats. There are no lose ends in your playing! I think tempo-wise is always difficult to find the right timing especially at the beginning, but this is also a subjective matter, in the sense that is just such a personal piece, not really meant for big halls (i think) and of course everyday it feels something should be different, especially the first pages. People should really stop making critics about such subjective matters! but anyway, most of the people likes your recording for what I've read.

Great performance, much more personal and inspired than those of pianists like Lugansky and Beresovsky