K. Zimmerman Improvising and Advices on Chopin Ballade

[@kenadams1650]

The way Zimmerman played the c-minor chord (01:00) is so beautiful. Absolutely perfect timing and perfect volume.

[@thirstyfrenchie3872]

“I want to feel that every note is actually a surprise for me.” Damn he made the whole piece make sense in 1 sentence

[@earthwater9964]

What a great pianist. What he said is as sharp as it gets. Super enlightening. Bravo to you, dear legend! And thanks.

[@RolandHuettmann]

I saw the whole video here on KZbin. I hope to be able to attend a public concert when he will be playing. He is rarely appearing in public. His inspiration for this beginning of the Ballade 1 is remarkable and understandable immediately. Thank you.

[@sergiobaietta]

Yes let’s hope soon!

[@papagen00]

so much tension and suspense in the silence...

[@sergiobaietta]

Amazing

[@FurTh3r]

2 minuti... solo 2 minuti ti fanno realmente capire come un pianista molto bravo possa trasmettere emozioni con pochissime note! Solo WOW

[@sergiobaietta]

Si si è un genio assoluto!

[@Claireee-ju3sp]

This will forever be the Krystian”we don’t have a TV set” Zimerman video

[@realtissaye]

Truly amazing, watching a master such as zimmerman play. Thank you for sharing this.

[@isaacparlin3070]

Keanu Reeves in a masterclass with Zimmerman

[@sergiobaietta]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@PedroGarcia-rb5wu]

Keanu reeves with ewan mcgregor

[@cartoryxofficial7176]

@Mathews196 jew

[@justinjames9258]

Keanu Reeves w Daniel Radcliff

[@Thomas11611]

God he is amazing. I would LOVE to have a masterclass with him.

[@ninoeremadze438]

He is amazing 💚💚💚

[@Highinsight7]

YUP... BACK IN THE DAY... ALL (no exceptions) the GREAT "keyboard" composers KNEW how to improvise... Beethoven use to "improvise" on his own piano sonatas...

[@retrogamerdave362]

I tried to improvise and realized I was playing Beethoven, haha.

[@Highinsight7]

@@retrogamerdave362 try... something "original"...

[@davidp6913]

All of a composers songs were improvisations until they wrote them down

[@Highinsight7]

@@davidp6913 YUP!

[@HortiAnnalenae]

It is not improvisation, but a vivid recounting of a tragic tale; working out this tale of agony is the key to understanding this astonishing work.

[@MrInterestingthings]

WOW! A mind in music is an incredible thing !

[@orlandocfi]

I love it. Thanks for sharing this.

[@alanbboygamesmemes7546]

Esse cara e incrível no piano 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@John-thinks]

Genius - so obvious when he says it but not something I'd ever thought before. Sometimes you hear people play the beginning very a tempo - very to the point. And it just doesn't hit. I think this explains why. They know where they are going, but the beginning of the first ballade is exploratory in its very nature. To know your next move so readily is to fail to honor the spirit of the piece.

[@rizkilaksmana6111]

what year is this?

[@newcenturypianists3195]

I believe sometime in the 1990s. Zimerman still looks like the way he looked in the 1987 recording of Chopin Ballades and Schubert Impromptus.

[@Alix777.]

What a master

[@ВадимПетров-т5й]

Как же он хорош мои польские братья !!!!!

[@Digithalis]

wow..what real master!!! :-)

[@jihyeooh]

his hands like soft brush....

[@sergiobaietta]

💅🏻💅🏻💅🏻💅🏻

[@justinjames9258]

Didn't know Daniel Radcliff was a musician

[@luciaferraro4102]

É gênio e muito mais.!🇧🇷

[@canalgugi9136]

Finalmente um brasileiro

[@canalgugi9136]

Eu achei lindo o que Zimerman fez queria a partitura que nunca existirá 😢

[@kappa-b2g]

生徒の方はルガンスキーさんですかね？

[@Violinlesson-Venice]

Che classe immensa!

[@sergiobaietta]

concordo pienamente

[@luciaferraro4102]

Obrigado do vídeo.!🇧🇷

[@papagen00]

Sergio are you Zimmerman's friend? how come you have all these rare videos?

[@sergiobaietta]

We have important common friends in japan

[@joaoaurelio1534]

Vabbe pero non sorprenderti cosi tanto. Io lo rispetto per la sua genealità pero piu semplice, prego.

[@JaymesSinnah]

Zimmerman has created controversy in his recitals but I find him fairly benign. I do dislike his interpretation,,,

[@antekketna7080]

Rubish. Z. is not bad, but he is exaggerating with this mysticism and it makes me laugh. Too much of being so clever, clever, clever. The music is simple and doesn't need to elaborate so much.

[@sergiobaietta]

but when you are studying exageration is a good thing for me

[@fidelcastro9112]

That's honestly what distinguishes a typical pianist and a great one. Zimerman is showing that music isn't just playing a piece mindlessly, but that it requires a passionate effort from your interpretation of the piece as well. In my opinion his Chopin ballades are the best I've ever heard and no one beats his recording of the first ballade.

[@sergiobaietta]

@@fidelcastro9112 totally agree with you!

[@clintclint7673]

What you are saying is not true, there are so many years of music behind us and tons of people that tried their hardest to become great musicians and that means alot of thinking and experimenting , when you hear music that makes you think it is natural it is because the people that wrote this music actually bursted in hard work to make it sound good and easy, so it's the same with players, you have to fo through all sides to really understand a piece of music.

[@nymbledigitz8453]

Have to disagree. When your life is that deep in music, the conversation about it cannot help but be distantly abstract. Good luck to you!