This was my first piece that got me to want to play the piano. I first came into contact with classical music through the anime "Your lie in April". Well I then one day got this recommended in my RUclips feed. So I decided to give it a watch - mind you this was my first person irl I have seen playing - and I simply fell in love with the piano and I was so awestruck as a 13 year old boy to decide to tell my parents I want play the piano. Since then 7 years have passed, I have not yet learned this, but I have been incredibly privileged with an awesome teacher and have learned many many many pieces and have learned many many many composition with whom without the help of that anime and this recital I might've never began playing and loving the music anyways. Anecdotally, I have met Mr. Zimerman a few years back during one of his recitals where he played the 4 scherzi by Chopin. I waited for almost 3 hours for the chance to speak to him backstage and we exchanged a few words and he signed a copy of his Rachmaninoff Concerto's with Seiji Ozawa as the conductor. I remember asking him in Polish "How can I one day play as good as you Mr. Zimerman?" And he answered me very humbly with a kind smile "Do what you love most and fall deeply in love with playing." And that was one of my best memories in my life, I'm glad you made me remember it.
I was a pianist before watching Your Lie in April and watching it made me work harder and win a state competition haha. I'm totally not a simp. I can play this part but never as good as him.
Wow, what a beautiful story! Thank you so much for sharing that and I am glad that you were reminded of that story❤️ Let me know when you have started and learnt this piece! I bet you can do it 👏
Krystian Zimmerman stands as one of my favorite pianists today. When I first heard him play the ballades it immediately became my favorite. Now it's my favorite next to seong jin-cho's interpretation. Awesome video!
The first pianist I ever saw was Horowitz. It was April 20th 1986, I was 5 years old, and I watched his "Moscow" recital, live on CBS Sunday Morning, with Charles Kuralt.
Mine were two pieces when, i first started playing piano, the piece that made me wanna continue was de 1st ballade and i reached it, but after horrible things happened in my family, the piece that made me wanted to play piano again was the 4th ballad,e i'm in love with Chopin's pieces.
Zimerman playing this piece was the reason I got back to playing piano. I managed to learn the whole score by heart. However, I still have a long way to make my playing musically rich.
I absolutely adore hearing Zimerman play Chopin! I cannot tell how many times I've watched the video of Zimerman playing the Chopin ballades and the barcarolle. He is my go-to for Chopin. And yes, his body gestures are dramatic and oh-so-fitting for the music he is playing! I personally do not play piano in a regular fashion (I don't take lessons, but I have memorized how to play two of Enya's songs on piano), but if I did take lessons, I would want to play Claire de Lune by Debussy and the Barcarolle by Chopin ( as well as his nocturnes).
I saw zimmerman play this piece this year and i was so amazed i listened this piece by him like 100 or more times and he is my fav pianist now Also after this horowitz one is amazing too
@@arthurhorowitz5345 since im an intermediate pianist,im not so expert at these things but i think this man found the absolute balance of chaos and clarity in this piece.Every pianist i heard playing this piece makes it so fast,chaotic and not being able to make those loud notes,also not enough intensity.There is like no one that can make this piece so chaotic,intense,clear,emotional,those pedalings and powerful notes omg...just beatiful. Also,this is my favourite piece with mephisto waltz(yes i love chaotic pieces)i will play this piece someday,ofc not as good as him,but i will try my best to play like him.
Thats astounding. But my personal favourite of this coda was played by Garrick Ohlsson. Sadly the video was removed but it had such an epic hall effect. on that second last glissando... just goosebumps all the time.
the first piece that really made me want to practice? Hm... probably when I heard Clair de Lune for the first time and was really impressed with how "watery" it sounded. Later in life, like... in high school, when I'd gotten burned out a bit, it was Ravel's Toccata that lit a fire under my ass again, though. And Bach fugues. Gotta love a good bach fugue for piano.
For those of you who are looking for even more fiery recordings (although a little less precise, and a bit more flashy and boisterous), check out Hofmann and Sofronitsky's!
Yeah i listened those now but i think they play it so fast and not clear maybe its bc poor quality of recording but i think zimmerman is just amazing(horowitz is great too)
@@vampire7327 someone crashes the car to the wall in front of them and the kid in the back says "you drive badly" the driver slaps the kid with the genius response of lets see you drive then
This was my first piece that got me to want to play the piano. I first came into contact with classical music through the anime "Your lie in April". Well I then one day got this recommended in my RUclips feed. So I decided to give it a watch - mind you this was my first person irl I have seen playing - and I simply fell in love with the piano and I was so awestruck as a 13 year old boy to decide to tell my parents I want play the piano. Since then 7 years have passed, I have not yet learned this, but I have been incredibly privileged with an awesome teacher and have learned many many many pieces and have learned many many many composition with whom without the help of that anime and this recital I might've never began playing and loving the music anyways.
Anecdotally, I have met Mr. Zimerman a few years back during one of his recitals where he played the 4 scherzi by Chopin. I waited for almost 3 hours for the chance to speak to him backstage and we exchanged a few words and he signed a copy of his Rachmaninoff Concerto's with Seiji Ozawa as the conductor. I remember asking him in Polish "How can I one day play as good as you Mr. Zimerman?" And he answered me very humbly with a kind smile "Do what you love most and fall deeply in love with playing." And that was one of my best memories in my life, I'm glad you made me remember it.
I was a pianist before watching Your Lie in April and watching it made me work harder and win a state competition haha. I'm totally not a simp.
I can play this part but never as good as him.
Wow, what a beautiful story! Thank you so much for sharing that and I am glad that you were reminded of that story❤️
Let me know when you have started and learnt this piece! I bet you can do it 👏
I just can’t believe you met Zimmermann. You can’t know how privileged you’ve been.
Your Lie in April was such a masterpiece, it warms my heart to know it's had such impact on others lives
@@thatfish2252 what pieces are you learning btw ?
This was so intense that he even changed the piano bench while playing
What an eye!😀
I remember seeing a comment that pointed that out on one of the previous videos of the recording. But that video was taken down.
Haha, if only we could all do that! 😂
Why tho was that?
@@Sp4rc0 No, the video was taken down due to copyright issues. This is from CD which is over 30 years old.
Zimerman's interpretations hold a special place in my heart. I love his intensity and the depth of his interpretations.
That's great to hear :)
Krystian Zimmerman stands as one of my favorite pianists today. When I first heard him play the ballades it immediately became my favorite. Now it's my favorite next to seong jin-cho's interpretation. Awesome video!
Hi supreme
Zimerman’s 1988 recording of this is even better and more intense
Zimmerman's ballades are not just nice to listen to; they just sound right, like this was exactly how it was supposed to be played
zimerman with just one m
Try pollini’s as well
Zimmerman's interpretation of Chopin's ballade masterpiece was superb.
A me piace di più in brams
I love how he plays it slower in some parts. I prefer his tempo imo
I agree! Thanks for the comment Derek 🙂
Yes agreed
The only thing that amazes me more than Zimerman's performance is Chopin's composition skill.
I had (and still have!) this on CD in the 1980's.
Sve sto svira,Zimerman svira fantasticno...obozavam ga!❤️💐👏
Love Zimmerman for how Crystal clear each note is and his interpretations tend to match exactly what I imagine
Such an amazing pianist... Could see him in concert once when i was really young. Keep up the work you do really good videos 👍
The first pianist I ever saw was Horowitz. It was April 20th 1986, I was 5 years old, and I watched his "Moscow" recital, live on CBS Sunday Morning, with Charles Kuralt.
Mine were two pieces when, i first started playing piano, the piece that made me wanna continue was de 1st ballade and i reached it, but after horrible things happened in my family, the piece that made me wanted to play piano again was the 4th ballad,e i'm in love with Chopin's pieces.
Zimerman playing this piece was the reason I got back to playing piano. I managed to learn the whole score by heart. However, I still have a long way to make my playing musically rich.
same. I can play this piece from memory. not well, though.
I absolutely adore hearing Zimerman play Chopin! I cannot tell how many times I've watched the video of Zimerman playing the Chopin ballades and the barcarolle. He is my go-to for Chopin. And yes, his body gestures are dramatic and oh-so-fitting for the music he is playing! I personally do not play piano in a regular fashion (I don't take lessons, but I have memorized how to play two of Enya's songs on piano), but if I did take lessons, I would want to play Claire de Lune by Debussy and the Barcarolle by Chopin ( as well as his nocturnes).
I love the annotations in the video.
Thank you for letting me know 😀 I’ll keep doing them for you!
Absolutely love Zimerman’s posture 🤌🏻
My favorite pianist in his generation...
For me was Sarasate's Carmen Fantasy played by Sarah Chang.
I saw zimmerman play this piece this year and i was so amazed i listened this piece by him like 100 or more times and he is my fav pianist now
Also after this horowitz one is amazing too
I always go holy shit in some places even if i heard it more than 100 times only zimmerman an do tyat
Amazing, what is it about his playing that makes him your favourite?
@@arthurhorowitz5345 since im an intermediate pianist,im not so expert at these things but i think this man found the absolute balance of chaos and clarity in this piece.Every pianist i heard playing this piece makes it so fast,chaotic and not being able to make those loud notes,also not enough intensity.There is like no one that can make this piece so chaotic,intense,clear,emotional,those pedalings and powerful notes omg...just beatiful.
Also,this is my favourite piece with mephisto waltz(yes i love chaotic pieces)i will play this piece someday,ofc not as good as him,but i will try my best to play like him.
beautiful
Thats astounding. But my personal favourite of this coda was played by Garrick Ohlsson. Sadly the video was removed but it had such an epic hall effect. on that second last glissando... just goosebumps all the time.
Please make also a video about Zimerman playing the Gershwin Preludes!!!!
Zimmermann è un genio della tastiera.Straordinaria l' interpretazione di Chopin.La tastiera del pianoforte sembra esplodere, sono rimasta senza fiato
Makes me want to get back on that Ballade!!
Zimerman is a Handsome man
the first piece that really made me want to practice? Hm... probably when I heard Clair de Lune for the first time and was really impressed with how "watery" it sounded. Later in life, like... in high school, when I'd gotten burned out a bit, it was Ravel's Toccata that lit a fire under my ass again, though. And Bach fugues. Gotta love a good bach fugue for piano.
For me, it was Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto.
Wow Spectacular 🎹
Zimerman 😍 1st for me was Claire De Lune!😁
1:03 he hit that low G note so hard that it feels like the string is going to break
For those of you who are looking for even more fiery recordings (although a little less precise, and a bit more flashy and boisterous), check out Hofmann and Sofronitsky's!
Great choices!
Yeah i listened those now but i think they play it so fast and not clear maybe its bc poor quality of recording but i think zimmerman is just amazing(horowitz is great too)
So many wrong notes too
@@potatohunter3763 Maybe Hamelin's if you want better quality.
oh my goddedd
1:28 i like the sound of the shoes
I CANNOT BELIEVE I didn’t realise that it was his shoes OMG
I thought that the last note should not have been cut down by editing
My bad :)
zimerman is fantastic, but I would recommend Richter aswell!
NO
@@chamestb6632 why not?
@@chamestb6632 Horowitz!!
I agree also!
@@chamestb6632 why though dkdmmd
If you think this is dramatic, check Horowitz in 1968, Richter in 1960 or Hoffmann in 1938....nuclear bombs 🤯
best chopin moment imo and i dont really like the piece in general
What makes you dislike this piece?
@@lotionstewrotmg2428 it feels uninspired
but that said a lot of chopin feels that way to me
@@EntelSidious_gamzeylmz can i hear your very inspiring piece u wrote?
@@vampire7327 ???
@@vampire7327 someone crashes the car to the wall in front of them and the kid in the back says "you drive badly"
the driver slaps the kid with the genius response of lets see you drive then
Yeah but this misses the spirit of the piece by far, which is much more tinted by sadness than brilliance or intensity.
Yundi's Ballade is better
his coda octaves are epic.
very nice, but also somewhat boring
you chose one of the most boring pianists to show intensity - doesn't work for me.