Astounding Chopin Etudes Performance

[pencilart3]

Boris Berezovsky

[briansaddleback]

pencil, I always admired your performance of 10-5 on your youtube. I believe the one you recorded a while back a year ago not sure. I say this because I am re-working my 10-5 these days. It has always been one tricky etude for me.

[pencilart3]

Well thanks Brian! What an unexpected and kind thing to say

[briansaddleback]

Well..  I guess you nailed it.
It was unexpected yesterday and today.
But I push myself to be a better person everyday.
A higher expectation tomorrow follows.

So for now , I choose to be kind to people I find it easy to be kind to, and I look favorably upon.  

And I'll work on the rest of them another day.

[kawai_cs]

I haven't listened to all of them yet. I loved 10-01 and 10-02.
I didn't particularly like 10-08 though. Those very sudden changes of dynamics which he makes there do not really fit in with Chopin for my taste.

Edit: Oh, what a surprise, you guys being suddenly so kind to each other 

[briansaddleback]

I haven't listened to all of them yet. I loved 10-01 and 10-02.
I didn't particularly like 10-08 though. Those very sudden changes of dynamics which he makes there do not really fit in with Chopin for my taste.

Edit: Oh, what a surprise, you guys being suddenly so kind to each other 

I was always kind to him.  I turn the cheek.

[pencilart3]

What? Sarcasm? Anyway 10/1 25/11 25/5 were among the best. It's hard to enjoy anybody else play 25/3 after hearing Pollini.

Oh and 25/10, WOW!! The first performance that I actually enjoyed listening to it! And I enjoyed it very much!

[kawai_cs]

I grew up on Pollini so I always have to kind of adjust listening to other renditions.
Brian, move your cheek closer please...  

[briansaddleback]

oh I see what's going on there now, huh, now you think you're some expert on tax forms , right?

[kawai_cs]

Well, I am not a bad accountant. Not at all. I just have some issues with deadlines. And penalties lol

[briansaddleback]

Well, I am not a bad accountant. Not at all. I just have some issues with deadlines. And penalties lol

lol.  hehe.  ok

[briansaddleback]

I am touched to hear this pianist plays the ending of 10-3 in that gentle slow fashion. I thought I was the only one who interpreted it that way.

[briansaddleback]

I like how he takes his time with 25-4. So much better and you can actually enjoy and savor all the melodic and harmonic transitions.

[pencilart3]

Add 10/10 and 25/1 to the list of fantastic ones. This performance was actually the first one I heard but after purchasing pollini's recording I completely forgot about this one. I only listened on and off for about 2 weeks before switching so I couldn't really appreciate them.

[briansaddleback]

I am sorry, but his 25-11 is too nonchalantly played for me. Not moving at all.

[distantfieldrelative]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UOVs526XWJw
This one