Maurizio Pollini plays Chopin Nocturne no. 8 op. 27 no. 2

Here's a video of Maurizio Pollini playing the Chopin Nocturne no. 8 op. 27 no. 2.

[@classicalmusic1175]

Rest in paradise, sir. Thanks for all the memorable performances you gave.

[@liegon]

This is Ivan Moravec Playing. I don't know why so many comments are talking about Pollini.

[@vlentine1693]

​@liegon the title says pollini so thats probably why pretty much everyone thought its him

[@liegon]

@@vlentine1693 Weird, I could have sworn that I was watching a video with Moravec. Either I am losing my mind or KZbin somehow mixed up video and comments.

[@ernestogerosa480]

Maurizio Pollini, his memory will always be a blessing

[@gianfrancomatrone9612]

Dear Maestro, so sad for your departure, your performances will live forever.

[@antoniocarlosrodriguescamp1497]

We'll all pass away... celebrities and ordinary people. Get used to this.

[@PaulaStreet]

​@antoniocarlosrodriguescamp1497 true, but to have lived and loved a rich and rewarding life is great!

[@javiercamacho554]

One of the best loved and inspirational pianist in my life. Thanks Maestro!

[@uliwidmaier5192]

I find is hard to fathom that Pollini is gone. I've lived with his playing my entire life - that intelligence, freshness, honesty, straightforwardness, textual fidelity, unfathomable technique, gorgeous sound, and radical modesty. He will be sorely missed!

[@luciaartizzu4351]

Condivido pienamente questo tuo commento . It is the same to me .

[@urszulakotalska4509]

Je l❤

[@busylifemeto]

Without any doubt the greatest interpretation of Chopin ever, pure genius

[@kizpaws]

Ahhh, Pollini. Incredible playing. Beautiful interpretation of this enchanting piece.

[@barbaraujones1]

My life was forever changed after hearing Mr. Pollini perform Mozart's 23rd Piano Concerto and then seeing his immediacy in performance. This is great art - that forever changes lives. God bless you, Mr. Pollini, we are all grateful for your presence in our lives.

[@helijaago8]

This musical masterpiece has been my soul plaster, my religion, my solace. Thank you and sweet dreams, Maestro!

[@kenw5303]

The best interpretation of this song I have ever heard. every note sounds like a crystal. So beautiful. And the strength and the touch are used perfectly. Not too light not too strong. Perfect.

[@rosariacastorina3702]

Il Maestro Pollini si lascia alle spalle quasi tutti i contemporanei con questa meravigliosa interpretazione di Chopin!

[@xeither289]

GOD JESUS TOLD US TO LOVE GOD AND TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER! LET'S NOT DESTROY THIS WORLD! NO WAR!!! БОГ СОЗДАЛ ТАКОЙ ПРЕКРАСНЫЙ МИР! НЕ БУДЕМ РАЗРУШАТЬ МИР! ПОЛЮБИМ БОГА И ВСЕХ ЛЮДЕЙ! НЕТ ВОЙНЕ!

[@yttwintip]

i love that he just strolls up and starts playing. no pretense, no deep artistic sighing, no finger stretches... so fresh.

[@aarnaudova]

RIP, Maestro! You brought joy to our lives and your art will be remembered. Thank you!

[@themusicalgerbil192]

So many commenters seem blissfully unaware that the tempo Chopin indicated for this piece is actually (despite the "Lento Sostenuto") incredibly fast: 50bpm in half-measure. Pollini is virtually the only pianist who actually plays it approaching the tempo Chopin wrote (even then he's quite a bit slower), so any criticisms of this being too fast, take it up with Fred...

[@rigel48]

Gerbil Jim Are you sure that 50bpm is due to Chopin ? Many tempo markings were added by score publishers and not always by the composers themselves.

[@themusicalgerbil192]

The tempo was definitely marked by Chopin. You can look up the manuscript.

[@rigel48]

Gerbil Jim Several pupils of Chopin said that he played fast. But so fast for a lento sostenuto it leaves perplexed. At 50 the dotted quarter note and for 77 measures of this piece (if we do not take into account the ritenuto of the measure 25 and by playing without rubato) it leads to a duration of 3 min and 5 s! Even Pollini is too slow here (He is rather 35). But yes, Chopin indicated this tempo. However this nocturne is so magical with a much slower tempo.

[@themusicalgerbil192]

It is rather odd. We may never know what Chopin was thinking, whether he made a mistake or something. I don't believe in always adhering to the composer's written score but with this nocturne I do think it ought to be played quicker than how most people tend to interpret it.

[@jozan9]

+Gerbil Jim Fred... Such intimacy

[@robynbirde]

Pollini is my favourite for Chopin, I think. He allows the beauty of the original music to come through- his interpretation is quite subtle. I hate when one is distracted in the middle of a piece by the extreme and dramatic interpretation. Pollini seems to get the balance right, with a lot of emotion but not overdoing it. This is just gentle and lovely, and I could listen to it over and over and over.

[@kanekokazuko7034]

さすがショパンコンクール優勝の巨匠ですよね。素晴らしい❗ず～っと昔まだCDがない頃ポリーニさんのショパンのエチュードのカセットを買って、テープが擦りきれて音がでなくなるまで聴きまくりました。やっぱり凄いですね。泣きそうです。素晴らしい演奏を有り難うございました。🎶🎶❤️

[@vuthuytien]

The first Chopin masterpieces I listenef were ones by Pollini. And through the years, I cant think of anyone playing Chopin's better than him!

[@tomalesbay]

I like Pollini, too. But Dinu Lipatti's recording of this nocturne is unbelievably gorgeous. I have yet to find anything that touches it.

[@faysun9147]

You’re right, Pollini sounds the most Chopinesque of all the renditions. My first experience with this nocturne was a recording by Horowitz and this is how I remembered it.

[@Worldsbestcupofcoffee]

Rest In Peace. Thank you for sharing your gift with the world.

[@TheMikester307]

Wow! When I was in College 30 years ago, this was one of the Chopin Nocturnes I used to listen to all the time. Brings back memories! Thanks!

[@sandrozelari6847]

semplicemente fantastico, se chiudi gli occhi ti senti trasportato da questa meraviglia di musica e dall'interpretazione di uno dei più perfetti pianisti. Grazie Maestro

[@wendylouisehall19]

Such a wonderful, magical interpretation of this particularly beautiful composition. Pollini is one of the greatest pianists of our time. R.I.P Maurizio ( my mentor and friend)

[@mauriziogagliardi6189]

ascolto e riascolto continuamente questo brano e questa interpretazione. Per quanto mi riguarda la ritengo la più affascinante e riesce a dare delle emozioni incredibili. come ho detto alle mie figlie , se il paradiso esiste allora è probabile che ci si deve sentire come ci sente ascoltando questo brano

[@mistou26]

As always, Pollini uses his tremendous technic to fade himself behind Chopin and give the very essence of this music in the most scupulous way. Very close to perfection.

[@thierrytheodose9005]

Close to perfection as he has just to slow down (a lot) to express something...

[@deusexmachinawl]

@@thierrytheodose9005 can you upload your version?

[@TubeOzaurus]

​@@deusexmachinawl Can you take out the audience from the concert hall, cause they are not able to "upload" on the stage?... Every hearing person is also a critic. That's their privilege, as the performers have theirs.

[@TubeOzaurus]

@ Snail Erato Tremendous technic, yes. Actually, the passage following 2:54 is the best technical performance I anywhere heard, surpassing Dinu Lipatti (which I find the best interpret of this jewel piece)... But musicality? Essence of Chopin? You've got it all wrong. He was probably hungry and was in a hurry to get to the backstage where a preferred sandwich awaited him.... Or something like that.

[@xeither289]

GOD JESUS TOLD US TO LOVE GOD AND TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER! LET'S NOT DESTROY THIS WORLD! NO WAR!!! БОГ СОЗДАЛ ТАКОЙ ПРЕКРАСНЫЙ МИР! НЕ БУДЕМ РАЗРУШАТЬ МИР! ПОЛЮБИМ БОГА И ВСЕХ ЛЮДЕЙ! НЕТ ВОЙНЕ!!

[@garydavidderby]

I'm Proud I can Find This On You Tube. Still the Greatest Artist's of the year 1978

[@LordUni123]

Pollini is the best, when it comes to respecting the score, the intended melody of the composer He is not overwhelming the audience with his own interpretation, like other pianists. Many people will call his music boring, but it is just almost played plain neutral. His level of chrisp melody will never be challenged by anyone. If you want an extravagant interpretation, you are listening to the wrong interpreter.

[@3047L-f6m]

yes, he is respecting the score and the dynamic markings. but not the music.

[@italnsd]

@@3047L-f6m Thanks for informing us

[@italnsd]

@@3047L-f6m LOL sure, that's why you won the Chopin Competition, not him

[@melaniasordini3555]

Grazie allo straordinario talento del Maestro Pollini Chopin risorge....

[@FranciscoArvizuH]

RIP. Grandissimo Maestro!

[@udol.4612]

Pollini hat die Gabe jedes Stück so zu spielen ... als würde man es das erste Mal hören.... von Stockhausen, Webern, Beethoven zu Chopin... was für ein unprätentioser Genius... ... sprachlos....

[@matthewkennedy5007]

RIP, Maurizio. Will always remember you.

[@eduardocognome1450]

Grazie Maestro. Mi rimane la sua immensità e la sua discografia per rivivere le mille emozioni che le sue interpretazioni mi hanno dato. Buon viaggio. Arrivederci tra non molto, lassù.

[@sunfire65ph]

Good thing people in the youtube comments know more about tempo than a world class pianist.

[@aod2392]

Please listen to Maria João Pires. She is superb but it's all down to individual taste.

[@29sentz]

It's 20 seconds longer on the Nocturnes CD he did that this version is. Which seems just about right (for Pollini and his faster tempo interpretation anyway). This live version way too fast.

[@kinays6623]

Listen to Evgueni Kissin ´s version and let's talk about it after. I haver never listened to this piece played so fast like pollini does. He may be a world class pianist but the tempo doesn't fit at all

[@kinigotooniro]

@@kinays6623 Have you ever read the sheet music? just watch the tempo...

[@Philigrane5993]

Other world class pianists play that Nocture very slower.

[@krasnaja6807]

Chopin, my favourite. When played by good pianists, it is a wonder , Thank you, ♥️🎹♥️

[@arthurcaltabiano5873]

...Un grande pianista, UNICO !!

[@francescavoci3799]

Concordo con te Arthur....molto bello e affascinante nonche' unico. Ciao!!

[@arthurcaltabiano5873]

Buongiorno Francesca:Pollini e Chopin...sono la mia passione...Ciao! Un bacio !!

[@francescavoci3799]

Anche a me piacciono molto...abbiamo la stessa passione x questi artisti. Un bacio anche da me. Ciao!

[@arthurcaltabiano5873]

Brava Francesca,non poteva essere diversamente conoscendo ormai la tua sensibilita'.....Un forte abbraccio !!

[@arthurcaltabiano5873]

Francesca Voci ...Un forte abbraccio !

[@David-R.]

I like his piano performances and interpretations better than everyone else. I love how wise and talented he is. He knows what needs to be done all along. his music makes sense, it's real; not just playing notes and shoving dynamics heartlessly. I just heard of him a couple of days ago! On KZbin! I didn't even know who he was. I still don't, I need to research this guy. I heard Etude op. 10 n°4 in C sharp minor on KZbin and I LOVED it, then wondered who played it, and it said "Polini" so I was wondering what else he played, and came here to this one, which I loved as well. That guy is a genius in interpreting music, I don't even need to hear more pieces to figure that out.

[@wb9293]

Maestro Pollini. No one plays Chopin better. He is greatly missed.

[@MooseKarlek]

I love Chopin's nocturnes, they are all so beautiful and emotional

[@pedalsnkeys1313]

Excellent performance, yet another reminder that even though Chopin passed away at just 39, he left the world with possibly the most beautiful music ever written for piano.

[@FrancisAsin-Gioro]

Finally we heard a superb interpretation with the right tempo

[@_Xavier73_]

His interpretation is very good but I think Idil Biret's is better.

[@Will170392]

I've never heard such clean and seamless pedalling in all my life! I love pollini! and chopin too :D what fantastic and musical playing

[@Alessandro_da_Rimini]

In questa versione Pollini "sente" di piu' secondo me quello che sta suonando grazie anche all'esperienza di tutta una vita.Qui si slancia di piu',c'e' piu' passione,piu' profondita',e' piu' "vissuto" insomma.Questo notturno e' un capolavoro assoluto ,ritorna diverse volte il travaglio interiore di Chopin e poi di nuovo la pace come se Egli cercasse di acquietarlo ma tornasse sempre a galla.Un livello di poesia musicale straordinario.

[@xeither289]

GOD JESUS TOLD US TO LOVE GOD AND TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER! LET'S NOT DESTROY THIS WORLD! NO WAR!!! БОГ СОЗДАЛ ТАКОЙ ПРЕКРАСНЫЙ МИР! НЕ БУДЕМ РАЗРУШАТЬ МИР! ПОЛЮБИМ БОГА И ВСЕХ ЛЮДЕЙ! НЕТ ВОЙНЕ!

[@italnsd]

@@xeither289 Who?

[@umegghju]

Ho sentito questo notturno tante volte... L'interpretazione di Pollini mi fa sognare più delle altre! Mitico

[@rodohp8066]

no me canso de escuchar esta interpretacion una y otra vez, es simplemente hermosa... Gracias maestro Pollini ¡

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Gracias 😀 por dejarnos este mágico. Legado. ❤️😍

[@crepesuzette28]

Les mots me manquent pour dire l'admiration éperdue que j'éprouve envers ce morceau de Chopin, comme à l'égard de son interprète, Maurizio Pollini, qui le joue avec tant de grâce! Merci encore de nous faire entendre une si magnifique musique!

[@aglefpueschel1828]

I agree. Perfect tempo, perfect sentiment... It's so beautiful chilled, i could hear it all evening

[@ciscomail1315]

Grazie di tutto Maestro...non ti dimenticheremo

[@cristinabusacca6398]

Mai ❤

[@IstvanneHeim]

Csodálatos s zenèd örömmel tölti el a szívem minha a lelkem húrjain játszanàn. Szívèlyes üdvözlet Magyarországból❤

[@gigiromano4412345]

Lo ascoltai alla Scala, primi anni '90. trovammo due posti tra le prime file, fu un concerto bellissimo e memorabile. Un trionfo. Indimenticabile serata. RIP. grande maestro!!

[@rooron3152]

Rest in peace, maestro ❤

[@angelabrazzolotto2401]

Grazie per la sua musica marstro

[@fdlvjon]

One of the best interpretation of any Chopin´s piece I´ve ever listened. Perfect

[@pietkippenkont]

How can you possibly say that he doesn't feel the music? Look at his face! It shows such emotions. Even if one couldn't hear the music, one could say -just by looking at his face- that it is a masterpiece, played by a master.

[@atiana27]

He channels Frederic Chopin he feels the music he’s amazing!🎹

[@pattyhsieh]

3:03 to that resolve is so beautiful. I can listen to it a thousand times and not get bored.

[@hdrevolution123]

He sits down and starts playing within 1.5 seconds! What confidence!

[@MaScalo_MuSic]

Respect 😎

[@avchris]

Absolutely incredible. I forgot about this nocturne and stumbling upon this beautiful performance of it made my night. Hats off to Pollini.

[@peterbohdanko]

I'm going to see him in Prague in June:) Can't wait.

[@jazminrociobaravalle7193]

how nice!!!!!!

[@NoahJohnson1810]

How was it?

[@peterbohdanko]

He didn't show due to health issues :( however Charles Hamelin was invited to perform instead. He is incredible.

[@NoahJohnson1810]

Sweet! Yeah I was kind of wondering how Pollini's health would hold up. Still C.hamelin is sweet

[@mifunetoshiro]

It's precisely the unexpected, the feeling of never having quite heard it that way before that keeps musiclistening alive. What a great great great performance!

[@Annamaria-px7od]

.... 1960.... ascoltando Maurizio Pollini, suonare Chopin Scrivevo a..... e, per 60 anni la nostra musica!! meravigliosi ricordi Era , disco 45 giri che ho tutt'ora.!!!

[@lightningbolt4419]

Rest in peace, Maestro.

[@PolyphonicSeduction]

I've gotta say. The first time I saw this I didn't think much of it. But now I just sat here and listened to what he was saying instead of thinking about the tempo and I can't deny this is an incredibly expressive performance. My God it just flows. This is now my favorite performance of the piece.

[@esquibelle]

Oh Mo. You are the best of the rest. You changed my whole life when I heard you play the "Appassionata" in LA. In the audience was another person I did not know. Got to know that person months later. We realized we were there at the same time when your playing made us all see pink & green feathers fly down from the sky. No, we were not drunk. It was the music. PS You did not write it, but you sure can play it.

[@khoslar1]

Great recording.Thanks KZbin for making this available for those of us who live in countries where we do not have access to such concert recordings.

[@LukeFaulkner]

I remember playing this at music school! I still play today and have recently written a homage to Chopin. Please have a listen if you have the time - I would love to hear your thoughts!

[@flyingscot1521]

Links?

[@artetnaturevideos6997]

Hello, Thank you very much for this beautiful music of Chopin ! I select it for my playlist Nocturnes pour le piano seul Best wishes ! Jean-Charles Bourquin, in France

[@NoahJohnson1810]

2:57 is so cool.

[@Philigrane5993]

The knees of the woman in the background ?

[@VíctorManuelGaetePuelma]

impresionante la versión. Descansa en paz Maurizio.

[@yuanyuanyuanyuanyaunyaun]

Art is long，life is short🙏

[@krasnaja6807]

Beautiful music by Chopin, with Maurizio Pollini, 👍🎹🎶❤️

[@Mpompadour]

I implore you to listen Dinu Lipatti. His version of this Chopin nocturne, to me, is the most heavenly version I have heard. He even ad libs in a couple of spots that send me and other listeners to the moon. But alas, each to his own!

[@luizaugustomeirellessalgad5996]

+Mpompadour I agree with you fully ! Lipatti was unbelievable, and in Nocturnes Bollet. BRs

[@azulpiano]

siiiiii maravilloso lipatti... me gusta POLLINI, AUNQUE NO SE PORQUE ESTE NOCTURNO LO HIZO TAN RAPIDO !!! DABA LA IMPRESION QUE ESTABA APURADO PARA IR AL BAÑO DESCOMPUESTO... FALTO DELICADEZA Y EXPRESION, IGUAL UN GENIO POLLINI.LO PERDONO.

[@jedijenkeez45]

Chopin's music just slays me... this is such masterful interpretation... such variation... and passion...

[@xeither289]

GOD JESUS TOLD US TO LOVE GOD AND TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER! LET'S NOT DESTROY THIS WORLD! NO WAR!!! БОГ СОЗДАЛ ТАКОЙ ПРЕКРАСНЫЙ МИР! НЕ БУДЕМ РАЗРУШАТЬ МИР! ПОЛЮБИМ БОГА И ВСЕХ ЛЮДЕЙ! НЕТ ВОЙНЕ!

[@alessandroviola2705]

Grazie di tutta la bellezza che ci hai regalato, o sommo Maestro... Ora suona da lassù, tra gli Angeli..... ❤❤❤

[@lennyboern]

The best one in the world...also as a human being

[@David-R.]

Maurizio Pollini, (, Milan, Italy) He's still alive and he's 80 years old!!! I'm SO happy that he's still alive. Nothing depresses me like seeing a legend pass away. I hope he continues to live and keep giving.

[@marialasa3776]

Wspaniala muzyka.GENIALNY MUZYK.😍😍😍😋😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@ComputerSam]

Si vede e si sente nell`esecuzione che questo pezzo Pollini lo abbia non solo nella mente ma anche nel cuore!

[@TroPy1n]

This is the perfect music to sip a fine whiskey to and forget there is a world around you and just contemplate. No word needs to be said. Beethoven and Mozart's music fills me with joy, yet Chopin fills me with contemplation....

[@chevychase]

Wow! I never heard this piece played so fast! I love it! I am surprised by how much I love hearing it played so rapidly!

[@jensbach3909]

Ruhe in Frieden

[@guitargodmister]

probbably one of the most flawless performances of all time. this guy makes music worth listening to.

[@ЕленаСоколова-д7в]

Это волшебный ноктюрн в филигранном исполнении! Тысячу раз браво!

[@xeither289]

GOD JESUS TOLD US TO LOVE GOD AND TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER! LET'S NOT DESTROY THIS WORLD! NO WAR!!! БОГ СОЗДАЛ ТАКОЙ ПРЕКРАСНЫЙ МИР! НЕ БУДЕМ РАЗРУШАТЬ МИР! ПОЛЮБИМ БОГА И ВСЕХ ЛЮДЕЙ! НЕТ ВОЙНЕ!

[@TheJamesalden]

Thank you Joynes for posting this. I believe that I had seen this before; that there's hardly a one like Maurizio Pollini who could bring this out with such style and grace...

[@mrajczyk]

Does anyone know about the score? Ive have one "published" by Leschetizky, where he follows, for example, in bar 13 a ritard followed by a tempo, and in bar 28 he plays the Bb note an octave higher and embellishes the phrases--and considering what follows I think it makes sense. But every other score I have of this nocturne (I have 6 others) none of them show this, and all the "big" players today play these -this "tamer" version.I thought it may have to do with earlier and later French and German editions, but can't find any info.

[@Menelanto]

Interpretazione assurda, immensa! Grande! Complimenti a chi ha postato il video

[@NMPLage]

Maravilhoso !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@inchingolod]

Grande M° Pollini! Splendido l'incalzando a 2:30, e la calma seguente. Per me uno dei più bei noturni...

[@azulpiano]

LO CIERTO ES QUE SI BIEN PARECIERA ESTAR MUY RAPIDO, EN REALIDAD ESA ES LA VELOCIDAD CORRECTA. CUESTION DE GUSTOS, ES MAS LINDO ESCUCHARLO MAS LENTO, PAUSADO, EN DETALLE, PERO POLLINI LO EJECUTA A LA VELOCIDAD QUE EL PROPIO CHOPIN ESTABLECIÓ...

[@Blaauw220]

Ahaaa Beautiful ! Pure magic ! Thanks for uploading. Pollini and Michelangeli are my 2 favourite Chopin performers ever !

[@cicir423]

Pollini studied with Michelangeli. Temperaments are so similar and I love them both. They state the music very simply and let the piece evolve naturally. There is also an underlying melancholy and even a bit of anxiety that keeps the sound so human and the emotions so real, not manipulated.

[@melanie1049]

he understands Chopin, so few do

[@cheesebanana415]

People are saying it's played too fast. Do they not understand that no two performances are alike? It's the beauty of the performance that keeps music alive, the performer putting themselves into the music. There is no true music unless the performer puts a part of themselves into it.

[@EusebiusandFlorestan]

I find his playing of this piece very beautiful and touching. Do all pianists must sound the same? same tempo, same dynamics, same colors ? Thank God not! it would make my listening quite boring and predictable. Music is written, but it only becomes alive when played with soul.

[@Abuchan-dm3di]

Grazie,Grazie, maestro. Che tu possa riposare in pace.💐Dal Giappone.

[@Arick2000]

263 people accidentally clicked the dislike this button

[@angelinema4330]

267 and counting, mobile YT doesn't let me see the likes because there're too many SWAG

[@josephlucianosr.5941]

:)

[@borrachoPerdido75]

This is by far the fastest interpretation of this nocturne I have ever heard. Still he manages to intermediate all the feelings this beautiful nocturne has to give. Thanks for the upload!

[@christianvennemann9008]

Gotta love these armchair experts who think they know more about tempo than a world-class pianist who won the 1960 International *CHOPIN* Piano Competition.

[@WHITMA5]

increible sonido e interpretacion maurizio pollini todo un maestro

[@ellaova]

Whoa, hold your horses! Where's he going in such a hurry?!

[@velerie2]

Ellaova That's the tempo Chopin wrote it in.

[@56conn6h]

Please do submit a recording of your performance

[@BB-so9dm]

c è d' andare letteralmente in estasi...paradiso assoluto di armonia,passione e sentimento. grande pollini!!😍

[@Halo0928-d7d]

i think he plays too fast

[@MartinDalheimer]

Pollini is a great master of Chopin. No one of his criticans can play like he can do. To play Chopin is not only a question of technice perfection. It's necessary to understand Chopin. And he did!

[@LazlosPlane]

He still sounds bored out of his mind.

[@izraul1]

lol.. exactly what I thought. Not that he isn't great. But that fire you hear in someone like, Evgeny Kissin, makes the difference. That intensity seems missing in many today. At least for me.

[@jsphotos]

izraul1 Don't mistake passion with physical intensity. Pollini plays with the heart.

[@danielstein2349]

jsphotos He sure does, I can see that. It's still not that great. Sharp strikes where there need not be. You could hear twenty other people play this piece the same way. Minus the sharp strikes

[@jsphotos]

Cadaver Thief "It's still not that great"? I just love how amateurs come into these forums with their uppity, mostly self-prepossessing anonymous reviews of phenomenal, world-class artists that they're not even worthy of kissing the foot of. Get a clue!

[@danielstein2349]

jsphotos ha yea. Amateur. Your profile disagrees with your comment. Maybe your clue of great artists are incredibly limited. I'm sorry. For you, of course. How much you know about classical music, well..... limited. Otherwise, you would see more than your "uppity" view of my comment

[@dmcII]

Pollini has been around for along time. He's recorded an amazing large & varied amount of repetoire. He's not an overly demonstrative pianist. He just walks on stage, takes an obligatory bow and plays beautifully. Thats whats so cool about him. He lets the music do the talking.