F. Chopin - Polonaise C minor op. 40 nr 2 - Analysis.Greg Niemczuk's lecture

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[@mango0tree6]

Very good!

[@gregniemczuk]

Thank you very much dear Friend!!

[@kriswiwatowski4697]

Thank you, Greg. This was my favourite polonaise at my teenage years. After decades I came back to it by accident. I find it deeply emotional, deeply serious, deeply desperate, and deeply meaningful. Perhaps appropriate for Easter time (today) where the cruelty of crucifixion shutters all hopes without yet revealing the victory to come. Perhaps as all our lives, it is indeed a purification through suffering.

[@gregniemczuk]

Thank you for this beautiful comment

[@hannastaszak1684]

Chopin to najpiękniejsza spuścizna dla ludzkości ❤️

[@johanssoncisneros1489]

Excellent, love your videos, is it possible soon a video like this for the polonaise in F#m? Is my favorite

[@gregniemczuk]

This Saturday!

[@johanssoncisneros1489]

@@gregniemczuk it's gonna be a good Saturday :')

[@user-pc8hs7zy8c]

On the occasion of the Ukrainian crisis, Chopin's patriotic sentiments are once more so much well-timed. This period of wildness and atrocity is so close and similar to those preceded worldwide, that no-one need say more. After all, this music is and will remain a much more eloquent testimony of war and doom, far more so, than any other official and unofficial text which is also to be surpassed, as the time goes by. Thank you so much, dear Mo Niemczuk.

[@gregniemczuk]

You're so right!! This weekend I'm going to publish video about Kjempeviseslatten by Harald Saeverud written in 1943 which is also the same .... witness of the worst times in the European history

[@user-pc8hs7zy8c]

@@gregniemczuk Extremely beautiful and up-to-date idea! I hope I can easily locate the video you will prepare. Otherwise I will turn to you for help. The point of view of a honest, sensitive and responsible person is always of great interest, especially when this person has the privilege of being a Pole.

[@elenajalan]

Thank you very much Grzegorz, I'm beginning to decipher this Polonaise that I adore, and your explanations have completely enlightened me. Everything makes sense, especially the "women" part, as you say, that I didn't understand before... As for the last page, your comments bring tears to my eyes. It's very strong emotionally. And thank you for your English which I understand well because you don't speak too fast...👌👌🙏🙏🎶🎶🥰🥰

[@gregniemczuk]

My pleasure! Thank you for watching this video, which I made during deep lock down in terrible COVID times

[@ewapiano1222]

Good evening again

[@jfpary7336]

Pure beauty....

[@nipniptwist1294]

Your playing is always so enchanting. I’m so glad you’re recording Chopin’s complete works because I leave a lot of your videos wanting to hear more of you. I believe Mozart is your next lecture project? After that do you have future plans for Beethoven Sonatas?

[@gregniemczuk]

Thank you so much!!!!!

[@ladylaurajansen5725]

What do you think about Chopin Barcarolle? Difficult or very difficult?

[@gregniemczuk]

It's difficult. But not very very difficult

[@omricohen111]

How can someone make a financial contribution to your channel?

[@gregniemczuk]

Hi! I used to have Patreon for a while but it didn't work for me so the best way is to use PaypalMe. This is the link: www.paypal.com/paypalme/grzegorzniemczuk?locale.x=pl_PL Thank you so much!!

[@LazlosPlane]

Why do you dostort the rhythm of the opening theme? The rhythm of the second measure is 4 EQUAL sixteenth notes. It seems you lenghten the first sixteenth note forcing you to play the remaining 3 noths faster. You are not alone in this. i've heard it often played this way but I cannot figure out why? Can you explain? To me is changes the meaning of the theme a bit, it loses it's "march-like" feeling and the dsense of the "inevitable." Am I crazy?

[@gregniemczuk]

The reason is very simple. That's how we dance Polonaise in Poland .

[@gregniemczuk]

It's a dance, that's why it's never mathematically even. Just like Waltzes (space between 2 and 3), Mazurkas (big space between 2 and 3 and accent on 3) etc. In Polonaise we always have a bow on the first beat, so we need a bit more time for that. None composer wrote that in the score because it's just obvious for musicians who know that dance. Greetings!

[@LazlosPlane]

@@gregniemczuk This is a very very interesting reply! Thank you! I remember reading the memoirs of A student, I think, of Chopin's who heard Chopin playing one of his own Mazurkas. The student asked Chopin if he was aware of the extra time he tended to give to the second beat. Chopin replied something like: "No! I was not aware of this! But after all, it is perfectly in line with the character of the Mazurka!" (!) I have seen many performances of the dance (Polonaise) and never noticed this emphasis! Now, I will listen for it!

[@Pantheist-xg1qk]

The left hand melody theme has already represent some gloomy and doomy feature.

[@angelikaochkurenko1263]

you need a bunch of napkins to watch

[@annazochowska4477]

Bardzo niesie żałobne nuty jest smutny