Chopin: Mazurka in A minor Op. 68 No. 2 - Jan Ekier, 1987

Jan Ekier (29 August 1913 - 15 August 2014) was a Polish pianist and composer known for his authoritative edition of Chopin's music for the Chopin National Edition. The complete Mazurkas:
Mazurka in F sharp minor Op. 6 No. 1 - • Chopin: Mazurka in F s...
Mazurka in C sharp minor Op. 6 No. 2 - • Chopin: Mazurka in C s...
Mazurka in E major Op. 6 No. 3 - • Chopin: Mazurka in E m...
Mazurka in E flat minor Op. 6 No. 4 - • Chopin: Mazurka in E f...
Mazurka in B flat major Op. 7 No. 1 - • Chopin: Mazurka in B f...
Mazurka in A minor Op. 7 No. 2 - • Chopin: Mazurka in A m...
Mazurka in F minor Op. 7 No. 3 - • Chopin: Mazurka in F m...
Mazurka in A flat major Op. 7 No. 4 - • Chopin: Mazurka in A f...
Mazurka in C major Op. 7 No. 5 - • Chopin: Mazurka in C m...
Mazurka in B flat major Op. 17 No. 1 - • Chopin: Mazurka in B f...
Mazurka in E minor Op. 17 No. 2 - • Chopin: Mazurka in E m...
Mazurka in A flat major Op. 17 No. 3 - • Chopin: Mazurka in A f...
Mazurka in A minor Op. 17 No. 4 - • Chopin: Mazurka in A m...
Mazurka in G minor Op. 24 No. 1 - • Chopin: Mazurka in G m...
Mazurka in C major Op. 24 No. 2 - • Chopin: Mazurka in C m...
Mazurka in A flat major Op. 24 No. 3 - • Chopin: Mazurka in A f...
Mazurka in B flat minor Op. 24 No. 4 - • Chopin: Mazurka in B f...
Mazurka in C minor Op. 30 No. 1 - • Chopin: Mazurka in C m...
Mazurka in B minor Op. 30 No. 2 - • Chopin: Mazurka in B m...
Mazurka in D flat major Op. 30 No. 3 - • Chopin: Mazurka in D f...
Mazurka in C sharp minor Op. 30 No. 4 - • Chopin: Mazurka in C s...
Mazurka in G sharp minor Op. 33 No. 1 - • Chopin: Mazurka in G s...
Mazurka in D major Op. 33 No. 2 - • Chopin: Mazurka in D m...
Mazurka in C major Op. 33 No. 3 - • Chopin: Mazurka in C m...
Mazurka in B minor Op. 33 No. 4 - • Chopin: Mazurka in B m...
Mazurka in C sharp minor Op. 41 No. 1 - • Chopin: Mazurka in C s...
Mazurka in E minor Op. 41 No. 2 - • Chopin: Mazurka in E m...
Mazurka in B major Op. 41 No. 3 - • Chopin: Mazurka in B m...
Mazurka in A flat major Op. 41 No. 4 - • Chopin: Mazurka in A f...
Mazurka in A minor, B.140 (à son ami Émile Gaillard) - • Chopin: Mazurka in A m...
Mazurka in A minor (Notre Temps) B. 134 • Chopin: Mazurka in A m...
Mazurka in G major Op. 50 No. 1 - • Chopin: Mazurka in G m...
Mazurka in A flat major Op. 50 No. 2 - • Chopin: Mazurka in A f...
Mazurka in C sharp minor Op. 50 No. 3 - • Chopin: Mazurka in C s...
Mazurka in B major Op. 56 No. 1 - • Chopin: Mazurka in B m...
Mazurka in C major Op. 56 No. 2 - • Chopin: Mazurka in C m...
Mazurka in C minor Op. 56 No. 3 - • Chopin: Mazurka in C m...
Mazurka in A minor Op. 59 No. 1 - • Chopin: Mazurka in A m...
Mazurka in A flat Op. 59 No. 2 - • Chopin: Mazurka in A f...
Mazurka in F sharp minor Op. 59 No. 3 - • Chopin: Mazurka in F s...
Mazurka in B major Op. 63 No. 1 - • Chopin: Mazurka in B m...
Mazurka in F minor Op. 63 No. 2 - • Chopin: Mazurka in F m...
Mazurka in C sharp minor Op. 63 No. 3 - • Chopin: Mazurka in C s...
Mazurka in G major B. 16 No. 1 - • Chopin: Mazurka in G m...
Mazurka in B flat major B. 16 No. 2 - • Chopin: Mazurka in B f...
Mazurka in B flat major, B.73 (Wolowska) • Chopin: Mazurka in B f...
Mazurka in A-flat major, B.85 - • Chopin: Mazurka in A-f...
Mazurka in G major Op. 67 No. 1 - • Chopin: Mazurka in G m...
Mazurka in G Minor Op. 67 No. 2 - • Chopin: Mazurka in G M...
Mazurka in C Major Op. 67 No. 3 - • Chopin: Mazurka in C M...
Mazurka in A Minor Op. 67 No. 4 - • Chopin: Mazurka in A M...
Mazurka in C major Op. 68 No. 1 - • Chopin: Mazurka in C m...
Mazurka in A minor Op. 68 No. 2 - • Chopin: Mazurka in A m...
Mazurka in F major Op. 68 No. 3 - • Chopin: Mazurka in F m...
Mazurka in F Minor Op. 68 No. 4 - • Chopin: Mazurka in F M...

[@likie]

EKIER's very delicate performance is known by his limitless skills and charming musical imagination. This is the true Romantic Chopin.Thanks, David!

[@armandssurins3364]

0:03

[@tingzhang312]

Gut

[@user-ub5ll2uv4x]

高品質高音質😮

[@donaldaxel]

Sorry to ask: why does he play with so much pedal? Argerich praises Horowitz for playing Chopin mazurka's and one thing you observe there is that he uses pedal sparingly. I would even suggest that we must take the staccato signs into account and add pedal after the staccato only. But how I love this piece an Ekier.

[@davidhertzberg]

I believe that he is playing in accordance with the instructions provided by the composer. Personally, I regard Ekier's recordings of Chopin as the standard by which all other pianists are to be measured. Check out his Ballades and Sonatas here on my channel. regards

[@donaldaxel]

@@davidhertzberg :: The urtext has pedal, yes, but it can be applied in so many other ways. I know most pianist don't hear the same possibilities for elegant lightness that I expect since I heard Horowitz "play with" (or just play, with a smile) some Mazurkas of Chopin's wonderful varied output.

[@davidhertzberg]

Agree, the possibilities for interpretation are endless. But there is a fine line between entertainment (which Horowitz liked to provide) and staying true to the composer's intentions. Its all a matter of personal taste in the final analysis.

[@donaldaxel]

@@davidhertzberg :: Yes personal taste is of course a factor. I believe Horowitz in the case of the Mazurkas played in a video where Argerich comments on Horowitz are close to the composers intention. Horowitz and entertainment - I am not sure if this is a nice comparison. :)

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[@SkullKydz]

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[@SpontaneityJD]

He starts mezzoforte, but Chopin wanted piano - much too loud. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli’s performance is one of the better recorded renditions of this piece