Vladimir Ashkenazy: Frédéric Chopin - 24 Préludes Opus 28

[@jackarcher7495]

He will always be one of my very favorite Chopin pianists. Am I smart enough to explain why? No. He just is. I return to him again and again.

[@ClarkIsraeli]

"Again and again" I know, same here.

[@MiltonNJohnson]

Same here. He's also one of my favorite Scriabin interpreters, which makes sense I suppose considering the fact that Scriabin is heavily indebted to Chopin as far as his earlier works.

[@sojoana]

Its because the way he interprets Chopin's works thats exactly why!

[@catherinejones9396]

I appreciated this version of the preludes. Ashkenazy understands Chopin so well.

[@lkrupp215]

For me, the preludes are the essential Chopin. Chopin didn't like to give concerts, he preferred salon settings with friends. Each one of these jewels is perfect for small gatherings in an intimate setting.

[@willk7184]

@Peter Rabitt I like that description, similar to my own. I've always thought of them as self-contained poems, each with their own theme and feeling.

[@marlonbrando1089]

Imagine being on one of those sallon settings with Chopin and Liszt and his playing some preludes and etudes of his own!!!!

[@johannsebastianbach3411]

I feel like I would like to add the mazurkas in there as well! :D

[@amber40494]

The Preludes are a masterpiece! Well, so are his other works, just amazing!

[@daveholt1325]

Chopins preference was to play in the dark in public settings!

[@syourke3]

His musicianship is impeccable.

[@daveholt1325]

It's the fact that it all fits neatly and effortlessly under his hands.....so methodical the way he plays no nonsense and let's the music do the talking

[@yeet4284]

@@daveholt1325 its marvellous. I will never understand how people can stay so calm and relaxed and play so beautifully at concerts, playing for people makes me sooooo nervous

[@schtroumpf5869]

Bravo, Ashkenazy! J'adore votre interprétation... Comme l'œil d'un typhon, le calme dans la tempête, une performance qui respire la retenue... Magnifique!

[@claudewallet3287]

The Preludes are an essential romantic masterpiece. Maybe the most important one. Ashkenazy delivers a splendid version here. What a pianist! On à Par with the 1974 Pollini which is my reference since the 1926 Cortot, the pinnacle. I like Ashkenazy’s modesty and concentration. Like Horowitz, he keeps his eyes on the keyboard without any useless demonstrations. Compact and inspired. What a video! Thanks!

[@jackatherton0111]

It’s become fashionable for piano mavens to discount Ashkenazy. They claim he doesn’t do enough with the music and suggest his omnivorous recording and concert career burnt him out. I think Ashkenazy’s wide-ranging interests as a soloist, chamber musician and conductor made him a more complete musician, who disdained effects in favor of aristocratic elegance and, some would say, reserve - the very qualities Chopin evinced according to his teaching assistant, Mikuli. It’s fascinating here to watch Ashkenazy’s hands and facial expressions but for a better sense of his tone listen to the Decca recording. Thanks for posting.

[@gabsart]

First time reading about trends in "discounting" Ashkenazy... A worldwide recognized artist to anyone who distinguishes artistry and excellence in pianism.

[@robertoquijada6736]

Very Good Mr. Azquenazzi

[@williamstachour4019]

“Piano mavens.” Anyone anybody’s heard of? Ashkenazy is a figure of piano history.

[@bright9]

One never heard reserve applied to Chopin, though

[@arlenehathaway3076]

today June 6 is his birthday -- he has given us the gift of his music for decades - happy birthday maestro...

[@amber40494]

Whose? Chopin?

[@arlenehathaway3076]

@@amber40494 Ashkenazy of course, it's his birthday did you think it was Chopin???

[@amber40494]

@@arlenehathaway3076 yes, why not!

[@EmptyVee00000]

July 6th, 1937.

[@НатальяДорохова-з5б]

Genius Vladimir Ashkenazy. . .Marvelous performance of Chopin's preludes impresses with high professionalism, unique beauty, amazing sound and sophistication of musical taste. . .🙏❤🙏

[@kanekokazuko7034]

むまめた丈桁雨止みまて

[@gmnr1336]

Can I just say, I think 0:20 is seriously beautiful, the way the camera pans around the piano, like inviting us closer to see him play, all the while playing Prelude in C major, which was also called "Reunion". How marvelous!

[@evr551]

They really did use the camera impressively. Other performances, it never shows any keys or strings, they just show their faces.

[@cicir423]

i never heard it called Reunion! I have always thought of it as an extravagantly warm, loving "hello".

[@deirdrenishiurdain]

Yes, have to say I was dying to see his hands for the 1st prelude as I'm learning it now and looking for guidance, but it's so fast it was over by the time the camera reached his hands....he makes it sound soooo easy.

[@gmnr1336]

@@deirdrenishiurdain I learnt this piece a year ago actually. Its actually kind of easy because its a repeated configuration, the chords as well, take your time and you should be able to do it

[@deirdrenishiurdain]

@@gmnr1336 yes, after having listened to it about 100 times in the last few days, I absolutely adore it and it's helping me to grasp the timing and flow. Hoping I can play it by Christmas...happy playing!

[@cuball2484]

I love the sound of soft pitter patter outside my window as I listen to the op.28 no.15. Chopin, truly mesmerising.

[@rockym.g.3827]

Yes ! no. 15 brought me here !

[@faceeyeshands]

What an artist. First 10 seconds and I was brought to tears.

[@sophielerro8239]

Love this. He plays as if he were just now inventing the score thank youl

[@amber40494]

Love his pedaling to blend harmonies, gorgeous!

[@amber40494]

Chopin was a genius

[@alinerichard5813]

Magnifique !!! BRAVO et MERCI (d'une pianiste spécialisée dans la musique de Chopin)

[@TINSTAAFL1]

I always like the clarity of Ashkenazy's play, you can hear every single note, no matter how fast they are, it never ends in a blur as so with many other piano players. Vladimir always manage to add an extra dimension to his music also by his physical presence. He's the ultimate Chopin performer.

[@luisfrodrimaz]

1. - 0:20 - do mayor. Agitato 2. - 1:03 - la menor. Lento 3. - 3:07 - sol mayor. Vivace 4. - 4:06 - mi menor. Largo 5. - 6:02 - re mayor. Allegro molto 6. - 6:37 - si menor. Lento assai 7. - 8:36 - la mayor. Andantino 8. - 9:27 - fa # menor. Molto agitato 9. - 11:43 - mi mayor. Largo 10. - 12:48 - do # menor. Allegro molto 11. - 13:17 - si mayor. Vivace 12. - 13:59 - sol # menor. Presto 13. - 15:11 - fa # mayor. Lento 14. - 18:33 - mi bemol menor. Allegro 15. - 19:09 - re bemol mayor. Sostenuto "La gota de agua" 16. - 24:56 - si bemol menor. Presto con fuoco 17. - 26:06 - la bemol mayor. Allegretto 18. - 29:09 - fa menor. Allegro molto 19. - 30:07 - mi bemol mayor. Vivace 20. - 31:33 - do menor. Largo 21. - 33:07 - si bemol mayor. Cantabile 22. - 34:42 - sol menor. Molto agitato 23. - 35:32 - fa mayor. Moderato 24. - 36:39 - re menor. Allegro appassionato

[@Nox-gu9cj]

Thanks :)

[@aallpprr8998]

I can play the 20

[@douzilles]

el 20 es do menor?

[@luisfrodrimaz]

@@douzilles Oh! Perdón Sí. El Nº20 está en Do menor. Gracias por la rectificación. Saludos

[@sophiewatt965]

this saved me! thank you !

[@brianrussel6012]

Look how still the audience are sitting.😊. Respectful, rapt attention, and no fidgetting or coughing. 🎼😊🇬🇧🌈🎼😊🎼.

[@tracylynn6312]

And not a cell phone insight. Back when people knew how to be in a moment.

[@bartoldo5898]

@@tracylynn6312 bruh this is from 1980 mobiles didn't even exist.

[@hannastaszak1684]

Piękno muzyki Fryderyka Chopina to fenomen graniczący z cudem. Chopin to najpiękniejsza spuścizna dla ludzkości. ❤️❤️❣️

[@brachaalmondnamu9551]

Thank you for bringing back my childhoods days of ballet classes to live chopin accompaniment. Best Ballet teacher: Nina Tinova. Has me rising from wheelchair to dance again.

[@wigga6714]

Vladimir is and will forever be a legend!

[@willk7184]

What wonderful, expressive interpretations. And to do the whole set in one sitting is amazing.

[@Khanalee]

I was lucky enough to see Vladimir Ashkenazy perform these in the second half of his program . It is one of those performances I have thought about many times since.When I saw him perform and he finished that final fff accented D, he leaped up from the piano stool and stared at the keyboard, he was so caught up. The audience also held their breath for a moment because it was so powerful, then leaped to their feet to applaud.

[@kahns7870]

I didn't use to particularly enjoy nor understand Chopin's music - for years, I was Beethoven, Bach and Mozart all the way. But once Chopin clicked in my head (and heart)... it truly CLICKED, and I can never listen to music the same way again. In my humble opinion his 24 Preludes are the greatest set of music ever written with piano. Each individual Prelude is a rare gem that tells a self-contained story which gives you the most intimate access directly to his vulnerable heart and soul, on a level no pianist has before or since. The set as a whole covers the entire range of human emotions - from joyful and full of hope, to melancholic, to romantic, to utter heartbreak and tragedy, to strength and absolute defiance in the face of imminent death (Prelude #24 is the ultimate example of this in my opinion) in which he seems to tell death that it may take his body, but it will never take his passion, his heart, his soul or his inner strength. He was able to express his ideas and moods in such a refined, superbly subtle yet shockingly moving way. Thank you Chopin, and thank you to the pianists who put their heart and soul into playing this music for us.

[@christineberling93]

“To tell death that it may take his body, but it will never take his passion…” Wow that was a powerful statement and reflective of no. 24. His passion lives on into the 21st century. I’m so grateful to live in a time when we can hear virtuosos play over and over on our devices. Breathtaking performance by Ashkenazy.

[@Isegawa2001]

My experience was similar to yours. Chopin always seemed to me too affected, too extravagant, while at the same time lacking a certain edge... until I heard the 1st Scherzo played by Richter, and it all made sense then.

[@MiltonNJohnson]

You may enjoy Scriabin's Op.11 set very much as well then. He idolized Chopin in his younger years, and his Op.11 set of 24 preludes is in many ways a parallel to Chopin's Op.28 and in many ways a masterpiece of its own where Scriabin's own unique style begins to emerge.

[@quaver1239]

A beautiful rendering. Every moment a gem.

[@renaudpontier]

De toutes le interprétations que j'ai pu entendre, c'est celle d'Ashkenazy la plus profonde, la plus passionnée tout en étant d'une remarquable clarté. J'avais eu la même impression en l'écoutant dans la pathétique de Beethoven. Un très grand artiste sobre et profond.

[@TomBarrister]

In 1980, Ashkenazy got together with longtime collaborator Christopher Lupin to record six recitals of Beethoven and Chopin. The recitals were filmed in a studio setting, with invited audiences, which is why the applause seems a bit subdued. One of the recitals included the preludes you hear in this video.

[@EmptyVee00000]

Nupen.

[@billding7073]

Clarity, passion and precision. A beautiful rendering of one of my favorites by Chopin. Thank you for sharing this live concert with all of us.

[@AntonioPaterno]

what a beautiful 24 preludes rendition...Benedetti Michelangeli was not mistaken when, in 1955, in the Chopin competition, he refused to sign the certificate that assigned the second position to Ashkenazy ... "For me it is you who should have won!" by addressing Ashkenazy.

[@ЕленаЕгорова-и9щ]

Как давно это было, и как прекрасно!! Спасибо за счастье прикосновения к гению Шопена..Вы - замечательный пианист.Дай Вам Бог всего, что ещё не свершилось и о чём мечтается...

[@ブルースカイ-r6t]

これ以上素晴らしい演奏を聴いた事無い！

[@francopallotta8992]

meravigliosa analisi dello spartito e le modalità delle della sua interpretazione.

[@alessandroroscomusic]

Oh mama! What a perfect execution! AND: Chopin is "the soul of the piano". Never a virtuosity as an end in itself but as a full expression of romanticism.

[@W0lfman0]

I have always liked Ashkenzay - boomers grew up with him. So sad about the arthritis, I can just imagine how terrible that is to a pianist like him. Thank God for all his recordings.

[@amber40494]

He has arthritis in his hands?

[@W0lfman0]

ann marie Fuller Not when this was recorded, he has it now though, in his old age.

[@amber40494]

@@W0lfman0 I thought you meant he had to quit performing

[@nikb6176]

@@amber40494 this is exactly why he quit performing piano live, he continued to record for some time but he stopped performing piano live many years ago and has since retired from conducting too.

[@amber40494]

@@nikb6176 well hes over 80 now

[@pierrejacquart3494]

Quelle émotion d’entendre ces préludes aussi bien joués, sûrement la meilleure interprétation ....

[@dannybobbi2577]

Someone that should be an inspiration everyone in the world!!

[@legamature]

After a San Diego concert I got his autograph. I told him I thought he was the greatest pianist in the world, and would get even better. I have not said that to anyone else.

[@jeffe2222]

A true master. Such a pleasure to listen!

[@sigmatecnica3986]

Una joya de principio a fin. Es un honor escuchar estás piezas!!!

[@miyukilockman1905]

Feel like Chopin is here alive !✨💞

[@larslindberg745]

Fantastically well played. Ashkenazy was a true genius. Great technique but also with an additional feeling and sense that I feel is lacking amongst all the modern virtuosos.

[@yusukeundisolde]

こうやって弾いてくれると、 曲に集中できる。 演奏が聞きたいというか、 曲が聞きたい。

[@janc5094]

imagine that while he is not doing any solo piano performances, he still practices several hours a day. True music samurai

[@gildatrinidad712]

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[@malami001]

My favourite Chopin interpreters are Ashkenazy, Olejniczak and Zimerman. With respect to all the others, these three play Chopin's works in the most subtle, beautiful, charming and emotional manner.

[@MrInterestingthings]

How many films did he make for this company ! Amazing all these nocturnes both sonatas and all the preludes as well as a few etudes too. Any of the ballades ? And Mussorgsky' s Pictures !!! And the Beeth 's Hammer op.106 plus 110&111 ! Amajor 101 is my fave after 106! WOW!!!

[@summyb]

As much as I enjoy seeing his hands fly across the keyboard, I so appreciate the closeups of his facial expressions. I saw him in Los Angeles in 1977 when my Daddy took me to a concert. It was brilliant. His fingers fly effortlessly over the keys. To see the intensity of his face is priceless. He is so immersed in the music. Thank you for this video.

[@nicoleroger119]

Une profonde interprétation des Préludes de Chopin ! Bel interprète 🙏

[@metteholm4833]

This is THE ultimate rendition of Chopins Preludes!

[@hellodavey1902]

Bravo Vladimir

[@sashh9997]

His technique playing the 10th prelude looks so satisfying

[@meredith218461]

Amazing clarity and precision in no.16.

[@claudewallet3287]

Yet, my favorite is 17. Music is flowing so naturally…

[@dannybobbi2577]

Someone that should be an inspiration to everyone in the world!!

[@ler_47]

He was in the zone in no.24..So electric, haunting and mysterious..love it

[@Ashley-q4n6y]

A master at work! Great performance! Thanks

[@UKArtlover]

Imagine Chopin actually physically writing the music to this by candlelight also...as well as memorising this wonderful rendition, both scenarios are mind boggling !

[@ibonlable1429]

Reality ends up being he was writing it while taking a shit, getting drunk or just messing about with his friends. You're over-romanticizing a human being lol

[@gwynbleiddroach2589]

IboNLable that was quite possibly the dumbest thing I’ve heard.

[@ibonlable1429]

@@gwynbleiddroach2589 It may sound dumb, but doesn't mean it can't be true

[@13I.U3]

@@ibonlable1429 yeah but he's not you so thats probably not how it was

[@johannsebastianbach3411]

@@ibonlable1429 As a composer myself, I never wrote anything down while taking a shit :D So yeah, the creative process that goes behind creating beautiful music is also dominated by beautiful thoughts :D Like, yeah, I had melodic ideas pop into my brain whilst in shower, but unless I'm writing a scat themed composition (which mozart used to do) I don't think the restroom would give you much inspiration :D

[@josarth]

I always heard these preludes. Passion at first sight.

[@francescodisalvatore7595]

Thank you for sharing! Wonderful!

[@ruchirrawat8804]

these preludes make me cry

[@janerisdon7170]

I love all of Chopin's work, and I believe that anyone of any age could learn to love it, for example he last prelude would interest the people who like heavy rock

[@dijxtramt]

Indeed. I'm a big fan of metal at its extremes and I find similar mood and emotions in some works of Chopin, Liszt or Rachmaninow. In fact, Liszt's Transcendental Etudes are XIX century extreme music, with all the melody and harmony hidden behind a wall of sound full of dissonance ;)

[@maximodelvalle4030]

Rain drop prelude is the kind of music you only can imagine while dreaming

[@LorenzoMaggioreni-hp4bv]

Grazie per le interpretazioni che sono musica non esibizioni, tutto suonato come meglio non si può, chi viene dopo avrà vita dura a far meglio

[@campisociedadeadvogados2487]

Belíssima interpretação!

[@666dreamboat]

No one plays Chopin like Ashkenazy, especially the Etudes. I feel like he always rushed Prelude No. 4 in Emin, maybe it meant something to him, he plays the dynamics so beautifully, but it's almost like he didn't want to hear it for too long. Maybe it made him sad, maybe he just thought it sounded better that way or that was how Chopin would have played it. Maybe it just feels short because I don't want it to end...

[@CalamityInAction]

Damn

[@ciararespect4296]

That's about the right speed. You don't want it plodding along too slowly . It's also very hackneyed now

[@needtoknowbasis3499]

Your open attitude is exactly what music needs. Most people have such fixed ideas about the repertoire but they never ask what the soul hears.

[@pavelsmom1089]

No. 15 makes me weep EVERY time. ❤

[@markterenzi6969]

Wow!!! Bravo, Maestro Ashkenazy!

[@mariavelazquezdeangulo1640]

Great interpretation Maestro Ashkenasy ! Thanks for this performance .

[@sabrinalopes7501]

Maravilhoso! Chopin vive eterno em sua música intensa e profunda.

[@jacqueslinder1771]

Ashkenazy has been under-rated for years. His rpertoire is astounding! Everything he. Forget the plays he delivers wholly, The preludes show his musicianship and great techniqueLang Langs ,give me Askenazy anyday- these are better than Augerich because they are so clear. Thank you for this performance-jacques

[@ohsoleohmio]

augerich is just as clear for me also much more harmonic and better melody imo

[@Artaxerxes.]

Jacques Linder Dude Ashkenazy was hailed as the best of his time. I don't think he's underrated all. If you're talking about the younger pianists today, it can't be helped. Ashkenazy has grown old

[@nikolaacimovic8854]

By who?First time I hear he is underrated...He is one of the best pianists-musicians of the century.I do not quite mean wgat you said.

[@rrf.717]

He is one of the greatest Chopin performers

[@gennadiyshenfeld3499]

Vladimir and Daniel are the best pianists in the world.

[@elishaba]

Quel merveilleux pianiste !!

[@sepantanikpendar6192]

Chopin preludes is fantastic and so beautiful and very deep

[@marywoll8947]

My mom worked as a cpa for the university of Nebraska. and she got to have a private viewing of this man doing a warm-up for a performance in Lincoln Nebraska. He asked her what she wanted to hear.. I forget what it really was I like to think it was Chopin op 9. Nevertheless, everything this man plays is golden..

[@haruki31717]

なんて美しい音色でしょう ショパンが聴いたとしても涙をこぼすでしょう

[@stevenfieg9828]

What?

[@Frankness9]

@@stevenfieg9828 "What beautiful tone color! I think Chopin himself would have cried had he listened to this."

[@kaylaazhou448]

Lukas Katter is this the translation to the comment if so 👏👏👏👏

[@ekaterina3788]

そうですね😊彼は天才ですね❗️

[@haruki31717]

@@Frankness9 ありがとう あなたの翻訳は正確です すばらしい！

[@MrGer2295]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

[@Motty1066]

As a pianist, incomparable. As a conductor, unfollowable. I speak from experience

[@Jehovier]

La cosa cambia cuando hay un director de TV bueno, con buenos tiros de cámara, etc. De gran ayuda a los que queremos aprender.

[@ekaterina3788]

I love you.Please come back.

[@GUSTAVOMARZANO]

Maravilloso ,mil gracias

[@olivergrant8642]

He is always moving his lips when he plays. I would like to know for sure if he is naming the notes in Solfeggio. I do it and tell my students to do it all the time!

[@amber40494]

No way, it's just a reflex.

[@waiha499]

Great, so nice.

[@easygoing2479]

Ashkenazy performs the #24 here as if he was concentrating on not missing a single note, knowing that his performance has been very good - don't blow it with the last one! It was performed slower than I'm used to hearing (& thinking) it, and very measured. At times he wanted to throw some fire into it, but it didn't go ablaze. I've always wanted to learn it myself, but that left hand is brutal. I want to throw a consistent left-handed horse-gallop effect into it, emphasizing every little-fingered low note in each measure of the score, giving the impression of a galloping cavalry storming over the hill. I guess I'll just listen to the masters instead.

[@henrique1944]

Ashkenazy is nr 1 in Chopin or whatever he plays. Wonderful recital.

[@Smortnt]

Never say that he's best, he may be ONE of the best, personally i think that best Chopin players are Zimerman and Rubinstein

[@Lulu-jl5zd]

OMG Prelude in Bb minor humans can do that? WOW what an achievement. Fun fact I used to teach in the room next to this maestro's mother in law. Beautiful playing of probably the hardest set of pieces to pull off in a live concert!

[@germanquintero10121946]

MAGNIFICO

[@virginiasanchis1717]

BREATHTAKING 👏🏻👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@jtg2525]

Pretty lukewarm applause for such a masterful performance

[@MelodiousHeart1]

That's what I exactly thought.

[@herbmuell]

When Ashkenazy is not playing, ie. coming on stage, going off stage, bowing to the applause, he always seems in a hurry - it's probably just shyness - so he misses the opportunity to better connect with the people in the audience.

[@EmptyVee00000]

Lugano audiences were very reserved.

[@analeonorgrovpman4559]

muy bello gracias

[@gattekaflow6253]

Prelude 4 op 28 is heaven

[@oliverthomson3843]

Daniel Altamirano Navarro true words

[@DynastyFBN]

I agree.

[@teoman_acikgoz]

Daniel Altamirano Navarro Or the sorrow of Lucifer when he got demoted to hell.

[@otakuxgirl6]

@@teoman_acikgoz what

[@takeht4491]

Amazing! fewer pedals? clear sounds

[@marywoll8947]

Chopin was cool. Maybe it’s the time but no others make me cry like him.up’s and downs.

[@amber40494]

This piano is astoundingly clear and beautiful! Ashkenazy knows how to take advantage of this!

[@DelsinM]

Raindrop prelude at 19:08

[@charlesrobertson6485]

Prelude 12 ... 😱😱🔥🔥🔥

[@alexparkin8736]

слушаю и начинаю думать о смерти... мистический опус... п.с. Ашкенази в передаче материала нет равных... координация правой и левой рук - неповторимая

[@fredhoupt4078]

Astounding. This is what a standard sounds like. Wow.

[@miltonbedaque730]

Wonderfull! Thanks.

[@rossitermusic6962]

Just wanted to listen to the C major prelude, ended up listening to the lot. Fantastic. I don’t think the audio recording quite captures half of what Ashkenazy plays. You just have to be there

[@kykong]

I agree. A lot of the tonal resonance from the piano has been lost in the recording.

[@amber40494]

Have to agree!!

[@stephenspeidel]

Chopin sings. The spirit and soul of the piano is offerd up to us by this virtuosic sounding. These preludes...from gentle prayer whispers to turbulent collisions and soft rain drops. Bravo!!

[@picka1967]

C’était en quelle année ? Ps : Magnifique

[@marcoviera3295]

Flying with this incredible music and getting interrupted by a stupid advertisement it's a pretty violent experience

[@jtg2525]

Sounds like you tube premium might be worth it to you then

[@RamiHaxhi]

Excellent!

[@metteholm4833]

The good, sympathetic Aschkenazy is my Chopin-idol!

[@hellodavey1902]

@allegrofilms ... please could you add Key Signatures to the timestamps?... it'd be much appreciated. Thanks