Vladimir Ashkenazy: Chopin - Etude Op. 10, No. 1

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Vladimir Ashkenazy - piano
Frédéric Chopin - Étude Op. 10, No. 1 in C major
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[@ingridnoraknight8164]

As a pianist learning this etude over the course of several months...slowly moving my metronome up a click or two each day....I watch this video several times a week. It's my guide, my greatest teacher. This performance is like a beacon of hope for me that one day I might reach the levels of pianistic excellence that I desire so strongly.

[@LesMainsDansLAir]

Cool

[@shuatock8216]

I don’t want to be a lil bi*** but you should also checkout Maurizio Pollini’s recording. It’s not live, but in my opinion, he’s recorded all the Chopin etudes better than anyone. His recording of this piece is the one that brought me to tears and made me want to be a pianist. I prefer this recording for actually basing my interpretation off of sometimes though

[@danielthonk7481]

@@shuatock8216 bro pollini's chopin should be nuked off this earth, I've never heard anyone play so uninspired and boring. Yeah he plays fast and hits all the right notes, but that's where his virtuosity ends

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Bon courage.

[@sagar1992]

@@shuatock8216 frederic chiu did better

[@zombiedino184]

I love the moments where he lets off the pedal for just a moment and you hear each and every note on it's own

[@paolo6219]

Same!

[@joeykremple]

The a minor run, yep

[@tamareek]

Yes just melting in my heart

[@danielantunovic459]

I agree. I inspired me to do same with my op25 no11 winterwind etude after the halfway mark!

[@3YZ-TS191]

Janina Fialkowska even moreso...! Tremendous clarity throughout both opuses!

[@MrPrestoAgitato]

Wow, such confidence to release the pedal when he does!

[@clarktrent8952]

Peerless. Inimitable. Flawless. Inspired. These words barely convey the depth of Ashkenazy's Genius. He is my favorite Pianist from that period at the zenith of his prowess. Besides all that, heplayed my favorite renditions of both sets of Chopin Etudes Opus 10 *and* 25.

[@МихаилКрылов-э3р]

Бесподобное исполнение!

[@jeremiahthompson82]

No shit

[@federico888]

Un brano ostico veramente, grande interpretazione maschile

[@fulviozanoni8450]

Splendida esecuzione! Questo Studio non sviluppa affatto la tecnica dell'arpeggio, come si potrebbe pensare: infatti il pollice non passa mai sotto il dito indice. Questo studio mira piuttosto a rinforzare il mignolo destro, che va sempre accentato (come Chopin prescrive chiaramente in autografo). Il lavoro principale lo fa il braccio; ma il polso deve compiere repentine rotazioni verso il mignolo, che va appunto sempre accentato. Il polso è sollecitato dal braccio, ma deve girare anche di sua propria iniziativa. La principale utilità di questo Studio, a mio avviso, sta proprio nell'abbinamento gestuale acrobatico che esso impone al braccio e al polso, con mano passiva.

[@tatianafaxasgarcia4959]

Impresionante!!!

[@stephengallucci1592]

Some of the left hand in this Etude is written without the octave. I assume it's because the keyboard wasn't as low in the 19th early century. Do we as modern pianists have to play the single bass notes written ?

[@rainchen7846]

Jeez his left hand is so powerful.

[@iliatsiklauri3868]

SO SO.

[@Eliazer]

It says no smoking backstage, so he lit up the piano.

[@brankye517]

lol

[@octave11thpianist58]

lol

[@davidman001]

ok

[@10jpmorgan]

That's Dutch, literally "Forbidden to smoke".

[@Eliazer]

@@10jpmorgan i was reading the big Russian sign in red...

[@rvic11]

Listening to this, I'm further baffled by how some people can say classical music is boring.

[@Kalen1457]

Both Liszt and Chopin are the antithesis of boring.

[@pianoplaynight]

Unfortunately whatever challenges the listener more than repeating I-V-vi-IV 50 times in 3 minutes is deemed too complex to be listened to these days.

[@arthurhogan2133]

Yeah, Me too, but I know why, and you can't convince them otherwise. Too, too much of The Rolling stones and Led Zeppelin. Who, by the way, can't sing a taste. What's all the gushing about on these guys?? They write a couple of tunes, and that guy who wrote some Rounds in a song that he just had to include a reference to Mozart. Actually a point his own way, his brilliance. LOL. Its Spiritual arrival; Classical music that is. Nothing boring here.

[@arthurhogan2133]

@Reiza: And Blues?? I can maybe understand why people might love it; there is an aspect of Art to it, in its place. But, MY GOD!! How many times can you listen to that stuff without going out of your head completely? And every day. Plus every concert you might attend. The difference is like NASA attempting to negotiate the Universe like the Aliens can. And, oh yes. There are Aliens doing it, easily. It's called understanding Gravity. Sorry, guys. ' didn't mean to get off of the subject. But the analysis fits. And both are true. There is a Universe music in the classical Archives. And what's even more, its Public Domain: available at any library.Colleges, and Universities.

[@eXTreemator]

Meanwhile listening to some nigram musicam inadvertently through the balcony.........

[@thisisjnv]

I heard from my professor way back in college that, most of the pianist does not prefer to perform this publicly due to its highly technical content. One wrong note and phrase would sound differently.

[@sebastianciarfella3061]

That's why practicing this piece is a long ass process, you've got to be sure you can play it almost perfect every single time

[@3YZ-TS191]

Yes, I've wondered about this myself. It seems most pianists tend to avoid it even as an encore. But Ashkenazy is not most pianists.

[@thisisjnv]

Enormous time of practicing finger technique and extensions to reach every note in legato. The first system of the score is downright hell.

[@thisisjnv]

@@tomliu3092 Thanks for your opinion.

[@epicgamer7697]

@@thisisjnv he does fatfinger d and e at around 00:52

[@timotot123]

Even Maestro Ashkenasy has stated that it would be unlikely for him to perform this Etude live again in such a way. This is definitely a very special moment

[@viren4053]

Tim O'donnell can i please get the link when he says this

[@jimmysamson3511]

Wouldn't doubt that, this etude is very very difficult to perform and this performance was simply amazing.

[@ffggddss]

@Tim O: Can you elaborate a bit? Did he say or mean that he wouldn't likely be *able* to perform it live this way, or that he wouldn't likely *attempt* to perform it live this way? Fred

[@Bstrong5001]

Perfect Public execution

[@S.Lander]

Horowitz wouldn't play it in public because he said it was too difficult.

[@WesCoastPiano]

People need to remember, this is an encore. For someone to achieve this level of perfection of this piece as an encore is truly miraculous.

[@cultofscriabin9547]

What do you mean ? If you know you're gonna play it, you will have it well worked out

[@yusouph2002]

@@cultofscriabin9547 it's actually not that easy when we're talking about pieces of this caliber. I'm sure he was practicing it for years, but he himself admitted that he played it better than he expected and probably couldn't repeat such high-quality live performance ever again. This study is an incredibly difficult piece which is a nightmare to play live, even if you practice it the whole life. Too many distracting factors

[@cultofscriabin9547]

@@yusouph2002 I understand, but why did the initial comment mention that it was an encore ? Regardless of whether or not you play it with the normal program or as an encore, it won't change the difficulty

[@yusouph2002]

@@cultofscriabin9547 because the encores are played after a long program, and hands usually get tired by that time. That's why it's extra hard

[@bludika]

are you that stupid? he played this after he finished his actual program, yet it sounds so extremely well played, that's the point of his saying it was an encore

[@benmosetick2339]

Takes a lot of guts to lift that sustain pedal but holy cow, what an effect. Also that voicing...First time hearing this rendition and easily my favorite.

[@anerkaufman9131]

Yes, A LOT.

[@carriersignal]

Best comment ever! So true!

[@Sara-lk2yr]

You are right... but in my opinion Argerich's version remains the best becuase I think She was the One that understand this piece has to be thinked in 8/4 with the strong beat at every start of the arpeggio.

[@clarktrent8952]

He doesn' justt lift the sustain pedal. After releasing the sustain pedal, he applies the *Sostenuto* pedal which still continues to sustain the *left-hand* Bass range, *and* damper the treble range, giving the melody the plucked effect, still allowing the sustained Bass power. It *does* sound clear and magical though, doesn't it?

[@Sara-lk2yr]

@@clarktrent8952please could you explain me why would he need to sustain the bass if the left hand remain always still for all the measures in this piece? And why do you say that treble range are dampered by the use sostenuto pedal? Thanks so much 😊🙏

[@zzzpqd]

What a powerful interpretation, Vladimir is among the greats. He reminds me of certain Soviet Chess Masters. He is overwhelmingly in command of his art and his craft!

[@Zula_The_Squid]

I love how bold and sometimes even rough he is. Perfectly in the spirit of Russia and the Soviet Union! (And very unique amongst interpretations from Chopin. At first, it really didn't like him. But the more I listened to Ashkenazy, the more Ashkenazy I needed. I love your comparison with the Russian chess masters. It's too fitting.)

[@maximodelvalle4030]

I love his album of scriabin complete sonatas 10/10

[@Daniel-gv5xg]

Mark Taimanov perhaps?

[@markdougherty9917]

Master of all Cephalopods: Comrade Zulaski Kaitzo this is in no spirit of the Soviet Union. The Soviet’s would have only the music glorifying their regime published

[@pandzyac]

@@Daniel-gv5xg i would say Botvinik

[@isaiahway]

Nice staccatos give a break from the somewhat overwhelming flow of constant arpeggios

[@rcradiator]

It's also a reminder of the biggest mistake people make when learning this piece: trying to play this piece legato. This etude is about expanding and contracting your hand to play large spans of the piano and bridging the notes to create a false sense of legato. Without pedal, it is supposed to sound staccato. Anyone actually trying to play this legato either has Rachmaninoff sized hands or is going to have a really bad time.

[@dankg55]

The fact that its non legato doesn't mean it's staccato. There is no staccato in this piece nor in this performance, thanks G.

[@ՀայկՍեւոյան-ձ9ծ]

But this ia legato

[@dankg55]

@@ՀայկՍեւոյան-ձ9ծ not always

[@simeon7149]

@@rcradiator I disagree. A lot of the arpeggios are possible to play legato. I think that the pedal should only be used as an aid to the legato (most of it done by the fingers), and to enrich the sound by pulsing it a couple of times during an arpeggio.

[@eliehrlich2031]

The contrast between the staccatos and the legatos are insane, also he plays the left hand with such power. One of the best performances of this etude.

[@blackmage1276]

There are no staccatos written into the piece, he does it to contrast the dynamics

[@fh854]

@@blackmage1276it’s an interpretation

[@blackmage1276]

@@fh854 I'm saying that when op says "between the staccatos and legatos" that that's incorrect. The playing technique isn't stacatto, actually it sounds legato the whole way through. Very impressive from the performer. It's just super quick piano

[@DariusSarrafi]

One cannot execute staccato notes at that speed. Those are "detached" notes created by him taking his foot off the pedal!

[@domodepiano]

So much swag , his swag had swag even before swag was a thing

[@chrisbenna506]

Swag

[@딸기맛포도-e6f]

Thug life

[@mehermusic2154]

yeah , he was def a gangsta

[@robertimmanuel577]

Pianist gangsta

[@octave11thpianist58]

Swaggg

[@LukeFaulkner]

Beautiful blonde be like "be back in 2 minutes and I'll give you my number"

[@willstaas5490]

Really big fan of your music love it

[@S.Lander]

That's his wife.

[@jimcrawford5039]

That’s his wife! She went to most of his concerts, right up to now!

[@LukeFaulkner]

@@jimcrawford5039 Then it worked 😎 P.S. I know - I've met them both :)

[@Rossinkras]

😄😄 that's why he rushed a lil bit from 2' on...

[@junlee7237]

The woman at the start is like: op.10 no.1? what a risky choice

[@voraciousreader3341]

She’s Ashkenazy’s wife, and was a piano prodigy, herself. She traveled with him everywhere, for 60 years(!!!!) and he said her musical knowledge and opinions for him was more important than anyone else’s. It was an amazing romantic relationship, and still is because they’re both stIll alive…..he just retired a few years ago, at age 81.

[@syourke3]

I didn’t know Michael Corleone could play Chopin!

[@andrewmorton3344]

The best have an uncanny ability to hold the audience in the palm of their hand, like a great orator delivering a majestic peroration. Ashkenazy is one of the greats.

[@tatjanasiljeg2429]

The greatest! 🎯

[@maxsteele4555]

This is one of my favorites performances on KZbin.

[@JonZSmith]

my favorite Chopin's Etude Op10 rendition ever.

[@BrunoBerdah]

me too! the best!

[@joeythehat9]

Both this one and George Cziffra's version are my favorites.

[@pauljohnston3884]

No kidding. Have ya ever heard Pollini's, or Andre Watts'? You need to get out more- or rather, get in.

[@zAt0mic]

Ashkenazy had a very good rendition on this etude, although my favorite one is Argerich's!!!

[@alainspiteri502]

@@zAt0mic all op10-1 are the same there are hundreds and hundreds pianists who play the same thing . Op10-1 and op10-4 are 100/100 studies not melody not lyrical it's Czerny but better not masterpieces then Argerich is in your head don't dream

[@АлинаКравцова-ч2н]

Большой музыкант ,блестящий пианист ,прекрасный дирижёр -Огромный талант !! Слов нет ! Сам Бог одарил его огромным талантом.Его игра говорит о нем как о прекрасном человеке.Огромная благодарность как Исполнителю.Музыка в нем и он в ней.Браво-брависсимо!

[@robertwilson123]

Like a tiger attacking the keyboard...delivered with bravado and panache!

[@marie78091]

I fell in love with him bcos he played beautifully, not only the technic, but also how his feeling poured in to this piece. I heard the others played this piece but mostly awesome technic, sadly without feeling that can be captured by only playing this piece

[@ryanchen3823]

favorite interperatation of Frédéric Chopin - Étude Op. 10, No. 1 in C major

[@alainspiteri502]

@@bartoszkowalczyk2873 not Frédéric Chopin in french , Frédérick in Polish

[@mikoajmikoaj8268]

@@alainspiteri502 XDD? No, his name was Fryderyk, Fryderyk Chopin, polish Frédéric is Fryderyk :))

[@alainspiteri502]

@@mikoajmikoaj8268 yed j mistake on Key-board j known

[@alainspiteri502]

@@mikoajmikoaj8268 thank's

[@donchiva2222]

Because Chopin is mostly French, and he prefers French culture.

[@ralphtoussie9991]

I can’t imagine getting this right in a recording studio in one take and here he does it live in a concert hall as an encore. Sheesh!

[@milesdockendorff]

Since time machines don't exist and I can't see Chopin perform himself, I believe the closest I can get to that dream would be to see this legendary man in concert. Ashkenazy is definetly my favorite pianist possibly of all time. He has a way of playing and interpreting music in such a beautiful way while still recording so much and achieving so many accomplishments. What a wonderful musician.

[@jimwalker7569]

People watching this etude: I can play the left hand! People watching revolutionary etude: I can play the right hand!

[@dawidwalega4726]

You are right JIm.

[@ketexon1815]

His pinky accents are so powerful, how does he do it!

[@octave11thpianist58]

It’s pRactIcaL

[@Un1234l]

I think he rolls the wrist and forearm to the right to accent the pinky

[@mihawkdrakule3869]

There is a secret that all musicians know It is known as PRACTICE

[@crazyhorse33]

Its the arm,not the pinky

[@mihawkdrakule3869]

@@crazyhorse33 In overall the arm does the job . But these accented notes have something to do with the pinky. I recently learned that piece and believe me , if you have small hands it will be even harder

[@vesperone3905]

Dmitry, you are invited to my country

[@KY-gf7jn]

lol😂

[@yoshi_drinks_tea]

He is still alive!! 82 years old!

[@pianistofmusic290]

@@yoshi_drinks_tea 83, now

[@taoyezhang868]

This Chopin Etude Op.10 No.1 the version of Ashkenazy is the best !

[@РоссийскаяФедерация-б4я]

I strongly agree!

[@wetzlar55]

これは初めてみた。ショパンの教科書みたいなピアニストのイメージだけど、若い頃はこんなに激しい弾き方もしてたんですね。

[@chessross7311]

This is one of the interpretations in which ashkenazy can´t be surpassed by any other pianist. So gorgeous, giant interpretation, this is absolutely breathtaking!!

[@fredfeinberg3995]

Agree that it's spectacular, although Argerich in the Chopin Competition certainly gives him a run for his money: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJicYpKDed-ibdU

[@voraciousreader3341]

Argerich is still a phenom and, with Ashkenazy, one of the few masterful technicians whose musicality is exquisite! They actually make _music_ out of this piece, while being in perfect control! There are a lot of young “technicians” who perform this piece in public, but I’ve never heard anyone play it without any errors or with anything approaching musicality. As an example, I remember watching a video of Daniil Trifonov playing this etude at the Rubinstein competition….he did not play it note perfect, and he only played with anything approaching musicality during the parts in which he appeared to be most confident. During the other, presumably most difficult parts, his expression cut out completely and he played as though set to a metronome.

[@sageoopnorth1937]

Just phenomenal. Two minutes of pure genius. The right hand is dazzling, but the power and confidence in the left hand is breathtaking and what gives this performance its special magic. Amazing how nonchalant he was before going back on stage. 👏

[@jeremiahthompson82]

No shit

[@789armstrong]

Young Ashkenazy was second to no one. transcendental pianism at the very highest level.

[@jimhendricks88]

Maybe Cziffra...

[@vincent-ataramaniko]

Sokolov

[@richardzimdars8001]

Having heard him several times in late 60s, early 70s, I agree with you. I heard two Beethoven 3rd concertos back then within a year of each other: Ashkenazy and Barenboim. Ashkenazy impressed me far more. Later, he was criticized for becoming a less "emotional" player. Perhaps, but when I heard him again in a solo recital in the mid 80s, the pianistic finish was still astounding. I also heard 3 performances of Prokofiev Concerto #2 in late 60s. Lorin Hollander, not quite. Ashkenazy, excellent. Jorge Bolet - magisterial command, no sign of having to stretch or exert himself.

[@GameAce6]

Fun fact: You actually have to memorize this song, otherwise the page turner would have to turn the page every 2 seconds.

[@thienthao4326]

it would be easy to memorize when u play it much lololol

[@douglascutler1037]

Once you memorize this piece you're about 2% of the way done.

[@sebastianfernandezmascagni556]

*piece*

[@danyjamous5986]

@@douglascutler1037 Realistically, even less than 1%. I have been practicing this piece for 2 years now and I still struggle at some parts, whereas learning it only took me a few weeks

[@douglascutler1037]

@@danyjamous5986 I'm finally getting on top of it after several years of work off and on. I might be able to help. What is your natural hand span? Mine is barely a 10th, squeezed out from the front of the keyboard. So for me there are no margins of error for accuracy at high speed. So I've learned to practice in a manner that optimizes technical considerations at all points. Also, there are about four measures in the difficult middle that I take with cross hands. Blasphemous, yes, but the piano gods have not struck me down yet. My view is this piece is not a piano player driver's test but a work of art, a destination in it's own right and therefore whatever it takes is fair game. And, indeed, cross hands can actually be faster and smoother than single-handed arpeggios and there are techniques to make them sound like single-handed. I got into cross hands because these passages were actually threatening to damage my tendons from the all the repetition required. But there are several other considerations like blocking that are highly effective. I've actually blocked it out with solid chords including any necessary variations for every single measure. Let me know if you want more detail. I actually plan a tutorial video at some point. But may take me a while to get my piano back in shape with the pandemic. Most of what I've seen on the net for the Waterfall is a bit sketchy. My approach is to build the piece from the ground up accounting for every single finger, arm position and technical consideration at all points.

[@kyonghan5011]

I saw Vladimir in Sydney Opera House a few years ago..I still reckon it was one of the sweetest memories in my lifetime when he blew the kiss to the audience by the end of show..He has aged so sweet and well since this one

[@pierpaolocasamassima8652]

Doctor, I just can't figure out why my right hand hurts.

[@KeyserSoseRulz]

The young Michael Corleone playing the piano. Scary.

[@Devine92]

I am not sure I would be brave enough to die for my country or my God. But for this music I would not hesitate for one second

[@_jt.photography_1455]

The change at 0:56 is so breathtaking and emotional! I wish to be able to play this piece soon!

[@fredericchopin6445]

_jt.photography_1 it’s been 4 months. How’s it?

[@fredericchopin6445]

when i composed this piece i don’t even have my hands big enough to play it

[@Microplastics2]

@@fredericchopin6445 Ashkenazi could only reach a 9th, it's possible!

[@anthonyc6017]

How the heck does he do that? Is it just letting go of the pedal?

[@_jt.photography_1455]

@@fredericchopin6445 unfortunately my move to college slowed me down a lot. I'm still working on speed tho!

[@EmdrGreg]

I can't perform this piece, but I can say that I have had many enjoyable hours working on it. It is an etude in every sense, and learning to play with a very expanded hand, and even learning to play with the arms, is a pleasurable experience that is hard to explain.

[@EmdrGreg]

Of course-- that is what I meant by playing with the arms. Your hand is in constant motion, but it cannot be closed. I'm not implying an uncomfortable stretch of the hand, but an expanded or open hand. I'm sure we're on the same page-- just a difference in words.

[@hannastaszak1684]

Piękno muzyki Fryderyka Chopina to fenomen graniczący z cudem ❤️. Genialne wykonanie, bardzo dziękuję.

[@nintendianajones64]

"Chopin is the greatest of them all, for with the piano alone he discovered everything." - Claude Debussy

[@gabrielsebastianyupanquicr455]

Debussy tamb es otro papi de la musica !!!!

[@UnholyMessiah555]

Ever since his performance of Rachmaninoff's concerti reignited my appreciation for classical music Ashkenazy has come to represent a kind of pinnacle of musicality to me... his interpretations of these old works always have that extra something, a kind of fiery, passionate attack, like there's so much wild energy and emotion in him but it's completely controlled. He's truly one of the greatest pianists of all time.

[@raphaellwsh]

He's got an uncanny resemblance to young Al Pacino...

[@Bruce.-Wayne]

Say hello to my little friend

[@philg4116]

and Peter Sellers hybridized.

[@robertbairdmusic]

Thought the same thing!

[@Spanuse]

@@philg4116 as for me he took the body from Al and the face from Peter

[@arthurhogan2133]

Naw, not at all. Maybe the hair.

[@paulmayerpiano]

Geez I'd hate to owe this guy money... Jokes aside, Ashkenazy is my favourite for this Etude, though there are many honourable mentions. Such power, finesse, well-conceived interpretation, and amazing execution! Bravo!! Bravissimo!!

[@voraciousreader3341]

He plays it _musically,_ not just technically, and this is an _encore,_ not a part of his recital! There may be a few pianists who would tackle this piece live-Horowitz wouldn’t!-but they’re mostly monster technicians without music in the way of musicality. Argerich performing this at the Chopin Competition is as crazy as this, and Cziffra plays it beautifully, as well. There are others, I’m sure, just not very many.

[@paulmayerpiano]

Yeah Ashkenazy's version always get me charged, not sure what sorcery is going on there. Others have played it faster, louder, etc. but he's the one I like the most. Pollini's is wonderful too, imo, it just sparkles so brilliantly. Plus I just found this, which I think is remarkably musical for someone so young: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWOZYaKQf7x8iJo @@voraciousreader3341

[@StrobeFireStudios]

for me, this is the greatest piece ever written on the piano. its phenomenal

[@Junglesmells]

😅 what

[@maulcs]

2:07 I think he's the originator of playing the phrase this way, with no pedal/bit of staccato - other pianists have since done the same. Like Seong-Jin Cho, and recently Kyohei Sorita.

[@__6152]

I was thinking about it too... That's why this is my favorite version of this piece

[@malcolmdale]

I remember learning this piece and actually got a cramp in my right arm.

[@WILLY-hz3fd]

Piano forest?

[@frandirec0601]

Yeahh

[@DreamlessSleepwalker]

that anime sucked so much I had to give up watching it. the cgi...

[@ethanl.1699]

That anime sucked. The ending is terrible, and the CGI is pretty crappy, but the music was good cause Chopin.

[@frandirec0601]

@@ethanl.1699fuck you

[@ethanl.1699]

Fran Nuñez AAAAA!!! CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM DIDN’T WORK!! But seriously, there is much better music anime out there, for example, your lie in April.

[@giodep5688]

I didn't knew Dustin Hoffman can play the piano this good

[@puf0923]

I watched this so many times.... Everything impresses me: the skill, the self-confidence, the powerful personal interpretation, the happening... Hat off

[@pyrokretic1620]

Best performance of any Chopin's pieces I've ever seen,and I've seen a lot of Chopin

[@АнастасияМинина-т1р]

Очень мужественное исполнение, полное блеска, огня и мощи! Браво!

[@venantiusptjb]

Mr. Vladimir Ashkenazy is one of Best like Mr Rachmaninov ❤❤❤😊

[@Kavallero]

He's punching it like it owns him money.

[@coloredcloud9717]

I think he puts too much strength on left hand

[@ari4nova]

For me this perfectly represents the force of a waterfall. Have you ever been under one?

[@coloredcloud9717]

​@@ari4novaeveryone has their point of view, so I won't say you wrong either 😉

[@voraciousreader3341]

Ashkenazy is one of the rare instrumentalist for whom I would buy his collected recordings, and that is a _LOT_ of recordings! The piano repertoire is so enormous that I know how remarkable it is that I have never yet heard an interpretation of a piece he’s played that didn’t open my eyes to it, that didn’t clearly have his mark on it: intelligence, sincerity, sensitivity, virtuosity, and respect for the composer and his audience. I am not a pianist (mezzo soprano and flutist), but I love all kinds and periods of music, and Ashkenazy is one of my very favorite musicians. There are others for whom I feel this awe and respect-Marie-Claire Alain and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau are two of them-but not very many!

[@clarktrent8952]

Yes, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was Sine Qua Non, wasn't he? In the mid-1970s, I went to hear him sing one of the Schubert Lieder Cycles, even in what then were his advancing years of a mellower, yet sometimes throatier timbre, he was like fine expensive silk. He has quite the bravado in his speeches and interviews though. I guess he's more than earned his right to be a real swaggerer...

[@Guilherme_.000]

Eu admiro demais as criações de Chopin, essa principalmente, uma das melhores musicas ja criadas em minha opiniao

[@alchemistofmusic8265]

Very rhythmic and powerful performance. No one come close to this performance to me

[@nadiadesimone9853]

The BEST in this performance (for me)

[@dragmio]

This is even better than Pollini's studio recording.

[@holzkopf6061]

eNeNe I disagree

[@mlr3188]

Nadia De Simone lisitsa is better

[@mlr3188]

@ixlioavoeqgni oeqgni no

[@jacopastorius319]

Trifonov is the best? LUL

[@conscience580]

jesus this will never go out of style, will it?

[@Mariuszw1333]

and for me, such often played staccato is a kind of soviet playing with a too aggressive message, there is no nostalgia in the middle of the song after the first dynamic bars.. this is my Polish thinking

[@schm4ve]

one of the few interpretations on youtube that achieve the rhythmic coherency needed by this etude

[@wanderer6972]

There are accents on the notes on right hand, most pianists miss them completely, but here Ashkenazy does a wonderful job of bring them out on the downward run. I have not heard anyone actually bringing out the accents on the upward run though. This is by far the best recording of this piece I've heard.

[@jeremiahthompson82]

You are so right. I just noticed the sparkle of the downward run.

[@wanderer6972]

@@guotesuoze Accents are on the beat not on the 4th note. And as always I always think composer put it there for a reason. It's not played that way because it's hard to do when going up, but I think it give rythmic drive to the piece makes it more interesting.

[@kdekaterininskiy]

Потрясающая историческая запись! Великолепное исполнение и зарисовка времени)

[@jeremiahthompson82]

Unbelievably fantastic performance. I have being praying for a miracle since I watched this

[@ЕкатеринаМедведевских-е6ч]

Великолепное исполнение. БРАВО! 👏👏👏

[@leotao1686]

So elevating, thanks for sharing, Vladimir is one of the greats of modern times

[@christophechateigner3132]

Exceptionnel !! Il joue cette étude comme un exercice, et ça tombe bien car ce n'est qu'un exercice technique...

[@Griwhoolda]

A chair; not a bench. Interesting. His conscious choice, or not? Anyone know?

[@gabrieltafarel]

with a chair you can project better the weight of the arms and the whole body. Think of Gould, Lupu, Cziffra, all of them used a chair. Horowitz and Rubinstein also, although not using a chair, used to sit very low at the bench

[@lindamanas6735]

I would love to be able to play this. I can’t stretch it. Can just about get through etude number 4 in C# minor badly!

[@D4rkM00n1]

What an amazing performance! Been looking at different interpretations and this one is by far the "purest". I love the way he transitions the sustain! Very, very well made! Congrats.

[@노리터-s3b]

피아노 배운 델피에로 ㄷㄷ

[@DanieleDerelli]

Only someone who never (tried to) played this can criticize this performance.

[@marcelocasaispiano]

Sublime..cada nota tiene tanto color delicadeza y matices sin perder fuerza 🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@cattleman6420012000]

Incredible live performance.

[@labanlabansson]

This is why you need to learn the c-major scale. :)

[@shane3833]

The best performance/interpertation on youtube hands down.

[@allegrofilms]

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[@blanquis1824]

75 dislikes?...why?

[@psforrest1]

Jealous?

[@jewelryboxballerina]

I love this guy. Awesome and such a humble spirit.

[@maxb4074]

this is the definitive performance of this piece

[@filibertozuniga9753]

I watch this everyday since I’ve started practicing keyboard in June 2021. This is a life goal to perform. Love to all!!! Really inspiring performance

[@jeremiahthompson82]

I will pray for you. You will play like this but God's grace

[@WesCoastPiano]

Good luck. Op 10-1 has been tormenting me for 30 years. Even Vladimir Horowitz said it was too difficult for him.

[@APPLE2557XD]

Honestly, it is not that bad if you take a few months to practice. I started piano about a year ago, and started this piece 9-10 months ago. Watch paul bartons tutorials on this piece they helped me tremendously and I can now play close to tempo with little mistakes

[@JordanX767]

who disliked this video and why?

[@456death654]

All these people that disliked are either jealous or they can play “better”

[@ireneyoung8696]

Ashkenazy has always been the best pianist.incredible man.

[@LisztFan2005]

This is probably the best interpretation of this piece, there is so much to learn from it and I don't think that any other pianist would be able to perform this piece as good as Ashkenazy. In my humble opinion I don't think Seong-Jin Cho's interpretation is at the level of Ashkenazy's.

[@jeremiahthompson82]

Maestro Askenazi is on another level. There are levels to the game.

[@voraciousreader3341]

There are definitely 2 schools of greatness in terms of concert pianists: the ones who combine monster technique _and_ intense musicality (Ashkenazy, Argerich, Cziffra, and a few others) and those who only posses monster technique, with not much musicality….I call them the, “I can play faster than you” pianists, of which Yuja Wang is one.

[@タケシタケ-g1n]

この時期日本でもブームになったアシュケナージ。 売れたのわかる。

[@internetheel9487]

This looks like a scene from a movie

[@aydenmartinez1355]

I thought the thumbnail was Tom Jones playing piano

[@bigwiggle5013]

Piano in the forest brought me here!

[@dzvinastepanyak7796]

Me too

[@SpencerDavis2000]

he always plays Chopin so amazing. everything actually

[@shadowjuan2]

He is one of the few pianists I have heard that can play the mighty crotchet=170-176 indication (relatively close to it) with clean and steady control of the right hand runs. I know this etude by heart and people don’t understand how much work it requires to play this etudes so well. I have only managed crotchet=120 so far, and I have poured many months of work into it. I wouldn’t exaggerate if playing it this finely could take me many more years of disciplined practice. Ashkenazi’s rendition is definitely a benchmark for anyone that is looking to learn this etude. And people would think a I’m exaggerating but even this rendition could be played better, the learning really never stops.

[@Danlovar]

2:15 (when he goes up) I thought those claws were the harpsichord technique.

[@jadtouma5708]

It’s no question about technique This measure contains notes that obliges you to play this way