Mompou plays Mompou: Variations on a Theme of Chopin

[@timward276]

Love the quote from Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu at 15:45 in Variation 10.

[@central9823]

There are a tons of Chopin arrangement pieces but this is one of the best

[@cronano]

that last “lento” is such a perfect and brief medley of everything wonderful about Mompou

[@pianissimist]

Interesting to hear how often Mompou plays the right hand slightly after the beat in the left hand. I have read this was fairly common in the late 19th century, and that early 20th century pianists like Busoni and Schnabel rejected the practice. Yet here is the composer himself doing it when the recording was made (on or after 1957).

[@mperstl13]

it makes the melody stand out more. the chord is played (mostly in the LH), has already reached its maximum amplitude and is on the way back to lower volume. you can play the melody in differnent dynamics and still make it stand out from the harmony. modern concert pianists do it too; for example Yuja Wangs performance of the 2nd piano concerto of rachmaninoff. just one of many examples

[@PeterLunowPL]

what honest and heartfelt music! Played by himself is breathtaking. You don't hear piano playing like that anymore

[@matthewking1873]

Wonderful to hear the great musician playing his sublime tribute to Chopin: a work of immense subtlety and richness.

[@Radiatoron88]

For me this is a holy temple of piano playing. So touching and exquisitely beautiful. I

[@Bear-of1on]

What a quiet, ethereal last variation resolution.... beautiful !!!

[@the_eternal_paradox]

that piano has some _good_ long pedal wowwww funny things aside THIS IS AMAZING, I learned about Mompou a short while ago and this is. just perfect :) :) :)

[@willericgreen]

Lovely and poignant with enchanting and subtle harmonic twists. I think Variation 11 is vintage Mompou with the sad, wistful bell-like sonorities

[@Bear-of1on]

This is a wonderful treatment of such a simple yet profound short piece

[@sherylbegby]

Fabulous stuff, and more than a few shades of Scriabin harmonically.. Beautiful

[@harrybmichell]

20:58 if you told me this was some lost Scriabin sonata I'd believe you

[@MooPotPie]

If you told me it was a piano transcription of a 1949 film noir soundtrack, I'd also believe you. LOL

[@olgapilipenko8598]

Огромная благодарность за предоставленную запись! Нотная иллюстрация--отдельная песня! ❤️

[@musicaparavihuela]

El concepto inicial del tema de Chopin se ve altamente alterado por el mágico despliegue de variaciones y se convierte en un epílogo transformado. Absolutamente genial.

[@elyssathompson905]

Wow Variation VIII reminded me of the Rachmaninoff prelude 32/5 in G major! 9:33

[@Musicchannel-fu1xz]

Charmant 💕

[@ScriabinOTBeach]

Funnily enough, there's some Scriabin influences throughout these variations. I almost imagine some of these as if Scriabin was improvising on that theme

[@jedrzejsteszewski6694]

Scriabin was Mompou's desert island composer.

[@mortalclown3812]

Trying to imagine how amazing this was to hear for the first time back when you had to hear live or not at all. The Heroic Polonaise - must've been like being at a Rolling Stones show

[@lindenblossom9333]

That's for me as the dream of a dream

[@larryprimeau5885]

my first Chopin piece played

[@MrInterestingthings]

Mompou sophistication !!! is what we search for when we want intelligent , subtle late Romantic harmonies without the complexities of Godowsky and Rachmaninoff yet the ruminative and honest modesty of the music endears it to us .He is closer to the august ,lamenting Brahms and Debussy than the jokes-asides poosies of Satie . One can see the sensuosness of that era of Schonberg ,Berg ,Amy Beach and Scriabin in all of his music without violence, neorosis ;though there is irony one doesn't have to go searching for it .One can easily come away thinking he is a naive folklorist but there is much to him and he doesn't care for impressing you he offers an oldfashioned type of beauty -you can either take it or leave it .He is not looking back like WillBolcolm he is really a part of the way they think and felt. Pure early 20th century A tonic for life after WorldWar I . Nos. 8 and 9 are delicious so muchof this isjust perfect moonlit music like so mch of Mompou. Did he write any chamber or orchestral music ,any symphonic or vocal work ?

[@dariuszmichaowski8078]

GENIAL

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Son maravillosas las variaciones. 🖐️ 🇮🇷🙏

[@charleseisendrath2196]

Sublime.

[@TomasikEnjoyer42]

Fantàstica

[@dcm743]

Beautiful melodic song 😊

[@nikol4y.l]

Variation 8 is truly breathtaking.. note the "giant step" at 10:51

[@Radiatoron88]

I agree with you about this variation. For me it's incredibly poignant, a touching and deeply felt tribute to Chopin.

[@magbag70]

Meravigliose

[@rrkdudas6848]

Crazy piece!

[@JP-fg7zr]

Suddenly, Chopin becomes Gershwin, Rachmaninoff, Satie and Bill Evans. Mompou is a magician.

[@7Volkan6]

What did he play on? Doesn't sound like a normal piano, the echo feels like that of an electronic piano. It's got a bit of a chorus/string effect. Variation 10 was breathtaking. Amazing how he regulates the dynamic in each note. Everything makes perfect sense and is in harmony. There is a lot to learn in this performance. Thank you very much for sharing.

[@pandiatonizm]

He is just playing in a traditional way those pieces were played in late 19th and beginning of 20th century, you get extra clarity and expression in voices, but in this way you can never play Bach, Beethoven or Mozart, goes well with romantics

[@pandiatonizm]

I think Schumann would love the way of making variations of this simple theme, it's very schumannesque

[@nickarteaga175]

@@pandiatonizm Not only that, Mompou was a complete master of the sus pedal. Listen to any of his recordings, they all sound this sonorous.

[@marcelvermeulen9550]

Certainly not a good recording or a good piano…poor sound. Question : is the composer the best 'interpreter' of his own works ?

[@danielche2349]

I think he added reverb in post

[@木暮朋佳]

同じフデレレック！ショパンとモンポウとジェフスキー

[@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

Nice

[@Bear-of1on]

I don't know precisely what movement it is but the scherzo sounding one with the rocking accents sounds very Chopinesque

[@helgeevju]

Makes me think of Fritz Kreisler, especially the early variations.

[@PaulHummerman]

Very Mompou.

[@cubanm81]

First time I hear this, very strange for my taste but interesting.

[@kakoou3362]

should note this is piano roll. a lot of people will be confused if they judge music by its tone

[@Bear-of1on]

Mompou is to Chopin what Bill Evans is to Davis and Porter

[@adrianwright8685]

Surprising amount of tempo variation that is NOT marked in the score! If that's what he wants why not indicate it?

[@木暮朋佳]

ジェフススキーの不屈の民変奏曲よりよいかも。知っておきたいピアノ曲

[@franzmustafa897]

I actually dont like Hommages but this work is realy intelligant realy like it

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Pero quiero Clemento

[@kamint2258]

太田胃散！😆分かるのはきっと日本人か日本在住の人！！ 冗談はさておき、これを題材に変奏曲にするって凄い。😅 確か、ラフマニノフはショパンの前奏曲の中で違う曲を変奏曲に仕上げた。

[@ultimativePwnage]

Wikipedia got me here. I like the composition but the piano sound doesn't work for me.

[@fredericfrancoischopin6971]

I guess sound is romantic piano style. Sus Pedaling is so important in this era. Also Debussy writes this style.

[@christopherczajasager9030]

There is another lp of Mompou where you hear much more beautiful piano colors......Was it on Angel😮???