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Who do YOU love as an interpreter of the Chopin Preludes?

Alfred Cortot: 1 (20%)
Ivo Pogorelich: 0 (0%)
Martha Agriech: 0 (0%)
Maurizio Pollini: 0 (0%)
Artur Rubinstein: 3 (60%)
Vladimir Ashkenazy: 1 (20%)

Total Members Voted: 5

Voting closed: August 02, 2011, 12:02:53 AM

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qpalqpal

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Best interpreter of Chopin Preludes

on: July 26, 2011, 12:02:53 AM

Who do you think would be your favorite interpreter or best interpreter of Chopin's Preludes. Add a simple reason (or more) as to why.

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cazico

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Re: Best interpreter of Chopin Preludes

Reply #1 on: July 26, 2011, 02:29:58 PM

Pollini.

Difficult to reason why - music is an other dimension, words don't describe it very well. It's subjective taste. I simply agree in very much of Pollini's interpretations.