Beethoven Waldstein and Chopin Ballade #4

[david456103]

Thoughts are welcome. Enjoy!
Chopin:

Beethoven:

[jlskiles]

The Ballade sounds very professional!

[stringoverstrung]

Bravo.

If i were rich I'd buy you a concert grand because your play is up to that standard. 
Anyway seriously:
Chopin:
I like especially from 8:40 up to 9:08. very nice especially 9:08. brings out the dissonance very nicely.
Just one question: why do you play the chords at 9:40 (just before the stretto) with pedal and not the stretto? In my text they are both marked without pedal (edition revised by Cortot)

Also a possible improvement might be to think a bit about the different tempos and especially a little more dynamic tempo variation (and rubato) in the earlier half of the piece. You do it just great from 8:40 to 9:08 (maybe because of the arpeggios in the left hand which invites you to the rubato?)
But anyway. Don't take my criticism too seriously it's just a thought. Overall a great performance. I wish I could play like you. Bravo again.

[abielikesu]

Really nice, especially the ballade. Thanks for sharing.