Chopin's Barcarolle - Favorite recordings?

[kelly_kelly]

As yet, the best I've heard is Lipatti (if I recall correctly he didn't record "officially" but there's a version on YouTube), but I would like a few suggestions so I can get a "balanced" perspective on the piece. Any favorites?

[stevebob]

Rubinstein!  (There are actually five recordings of the piece, made between 1928 and 1964, on the enormous Rubinstein Collection box set from RCA.)

Other performers may rival Rubinstein's competence and sensitivity, but none, in my opinion, surpasses it.

[emilye]

A. Rubinstein.

[fleisbeck]

Dinu Lipatti. He gets it. The piece has a solid flow whereas others treat the piece as a series of etudes.
There is one spot where Lipatti seems to have a collision then recovers. I have thought this was intentional as Chopin often does this, big or little.

I have listened to dozens of recordings and think only Zimmerman sees the flow, but finds distractions so does not see it all the way through.

My feel is that this is a short trip on water and the swells and local currents drive the tempo and mix and resume and finally get out on a grand flow, quickly arriving, being drawn to the dock and finishing.

Please answer if you can see this in the Lipatti. Can you hear this anywhere else? After having this piece tease me for sixty years, I have not had a decent answer.

[erick86]

Zimmerman's performance has always been one of my favourites...  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU-5u2dmXdM

[fleisbeck]

Dear kelly_kelly,
Lipatti did not like the recording due to some flaw and was not interested in its release. He never recorded it again, so it is the only recording and it has had many releases. I do appreciate its availability on YouTube, although it is still under copyright.

As yet, the best I've heard is Lipatti (if I recall correctly he didn't record "officially" but there's a version on YouTube).

[pianoman53]

Benno Moseiwitch! He changes some things here and there, but I like it very much.

[eduardom]

 
Here you have 5 recordings to judge: Pollini, Zimmerman, Kissin, Horowitz and Argerich.

I like M.Argerich recording the most.

[verqueue]

I started to like this piece when I heard this recording by Blechacz:

Probably it's not "the best", but it's my favorite.

[alistaircrane4]

I really like Cortot's rendition because it has a certain charm. But my favorite version is by Yulianna Avdeeva. The best rubato and singing tone.

[david456103]

I like Tiffany Poon's recording a lot