Theres no truth? Playing slower than indicated by the composer? So its a cover

Slow it down and add reverb

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Did he ever perform Chopin?

if you compose, the Fantasie Impromptu Op 66 (posthumous) was not published in Chopin's lifetime. I suspect the main reason why is the middle section is not fully fleshed out & has a lot of repetition. It's fun to play around a la Godowsky & imagine what Chopin would've done to complete the work properly.

Wonderful playing! Ben, could you tell us a bit more about the background ( location, audience, etc.) of this performance? Very few audience for such a fantastic recital!

Stay Gould Pony boy Stay Gould

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Speaking of Chopin's pieces in C-sharp minor/D-flat major, I'm surprised the program didn't include the first Polonaise from opus 26.

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I've watched two of your video essays now and, as a lay person, have learned a lot. Thank you.

26:11 i genuinely wanna know what his thought process was here. "huh, i have this bar and i dont know what to fill the top line with. a 48-tuplet? sure, why not."

Please, CHOPIN NO HAS RUBATO, thanks.

Where have you been? As an American Pole, second generation, I was brought up on Chopin I have never heard or seen the real Chopin until now. What you did as you thought was a mistake in the nocturne is what Chopin would have done in his day. I need to find all the Chopin you have played. To be honest, I cried! Na Zdrowie! Sto Lat!

some other good ones: liszt - reminiscenced de norma bach/busoni - ciaconna gryaznov - literally anything but daphnis et chloe is one of the best piano reductions ever written (though for two pianos) weiss - carmen fantasy

What about Posthumous Nocturne in C# minor?

One interpretation can be more evocative than another. That's my standard. "Don't know what it is, but I know what I like." I'll have to compare for myself. I think I understand what Gould was trying to do. I'd heard this story from a source that really played-up Bernstein's distaste for what Gould was doing, and made Gould out to be a 2nd-rater and a vandal.

where is op. 10 no. 4?

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Love the running commentary, but ... when was that piano last tuned?

The Minute Waltz also stands alone in D♭ major, not just the Berceuse. edit 4 minutes later: ah I get that you’re counting each pair of works in the same opus as one example of C#/D♭ duality.

Thank you so much for this most interesting exploration of Mr Gould. As a piano enthusiast I’d of course heard some of his playing and knew he was a controversial figure, but didn’t know much about him. Love the Brahms, love the way you had music playing during your narration at just he right volume so it wasn’t distracting but really supported your words, and love that everyone with an internet connection can learn about just about any subject, no matter where they are in the world!

"Impromptu" means "small composition without preparation" 😁

For what bro?

seems like chopin's favorite chord is C#/Db

Did Chopin invent Jazz?

I know nothing of classical music. I have heard of Gould -- and that's it. One of the things I found most interesting is that despite Gould's pragmatic approach and Bernstein's transcendental approach to these compositions, they both seemed to appreciate the other.

21:21 Wonderful video! Since i'm a neophyte, it would be really helpful to me, to hear a more typical performance next to Gould's performance of this section.

The only other person who may have replicated Pogorelich's continuous, steadily growing momentum and overarching trajectory is Sviatoslav Richter during his 1957 recital in Moscow. Would HIGHLY recommend taking a listen as his playing has different nuances from Pogorelich and is absolutely just flying; relentlessly attacking the keys yet still full of color.

Our pianist is a true chopinist

Gould introduced film scale "acting" to music and moved it out of theatrical melodrama.

You forgot a whole set of pieces. What about the mazurkas?????

Aren’t you “the pianist”

Beautiful tones and voicing in the B section of the Prelude. The incessant pedal tone (A-flat/G-sharp) is definitely a reminder of our inevitable journey towards our final cadence.

etudes????

Consider Disturbed’s interpretation of the Sound of Silence. An epic reinterpretation that has garnered approval from its composer. “It is now your song.” The torch has passed. Without experimentation there is no moving forward. Some will fail but we all must try.

David is a genius, thank you for sharing him with us.

Actually, the commentary is hilarious. "Would Chopin have called Horowitz a pig? Probably."😂

Piano is out of tune.

Ben, you play beautifully. Thank you for making my day brighter today. I learn so much from you from not only your videos of other pianists but also from your own wonderful talent.

AHHHHHahahahaha You’re a Monty Python fan. 😊

Thank you for calling the “raindrop” prelude more like “death” because ever since my first encounter and learning this piece, the only thing I thought was that “death was coming”. To me, this piece is the experience of life-where life can be beautiful and happy, but ultimately, it ends in death. And back to life again. But NOTHING to do with Raindrops! Which bug me to no end! And especially when people do believe it IS about Raindrops!!! 🤯 So thank you so much for your commentary!!!

This halloween I was thinking that I'd maybe Go dressed like Larry David If I could find the right glasses then I would look Pretty... pretty... pretty good

This editing style reminds me of Tiffany Poon. Very different personalities but both of your annotations exude such passion for the music.

Gorgeous.

The section marked p at bar 83 sounds like it's played mf.

Would love to see more videos in this style, they're really insightful and also a good opportunity to listen to your playing more, which I find to be refreshingly unique and thoughtful. Btw I loved those bass notes at 35:35. One of the most epic codas ever...

After your incredible voicing (inner voices) in Prelude op. 28 no.15, I thought you would voice Waltz op. 64 no. 2 like crazy, similiar to Cyprien Katsaris in this famous performance > kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqa6h3tpZpmKgNE Anyway, I enjoyed your performance so much!