Years after this concert, audience members were asking acquaintances, “Did I ever tell you about the time I was singing Chopin with Chick Corea playing piano?”
Chic is a true master. The joy of making something new is what drove him. He mastered the art of making things feel a certain way, how to sustain a feeling of wonder and joy and discovery
You couldn't be more wrong, Chopin absolutely hated improvisation of his music!! He hated it so much that it destroyed his friendship with Franz Liszt. So dancing in heaven together would never occur, because Chopin wouldn't Chick Korea because hed say he doesn't respect musical form and thereby never consider his as a musical equal.
@@richpeeps515 Chopin generally improvised his compositions at the piano before he committed them to paper. Indeed, that does not mean he agreed with any other musician paraphrasing on his music. But I’m sure he was emotionally intelligent enough to perceive that Corea didn’t belong to that category of “any other musician” 😉
Very interesting, coming from a classical pianist, and Chopin enthusiast. Goes to show how much potential there is for improvisation, especially that middle section. I wish he did this with the other Mazurkas.
We know that Chopin did improvise a lot when playing impromptus, preludes, waltzes, mazurkas etc... what people usualy don't know is that we already passed that period when pianists improvised at concerts. Liszt regularly improvised on popular tunes during his concerts. There is one well known anecdote with popular aria ftom the opera Robert le Diable. Liszt was accompanying famous violinist and when they entered the stage someone shouted: "Robert le Diable"!! Then the rest of the audience joined and very soon they were all shouting:"Robert le Diable, Robert le Diable...". Then Liszt stopped the shouting with the gesture of his hand and asked the audience:"Do you want me to play Robert le Diable first or after the violin sonata?" I don't think I need to say whatv was the aufience's response. Imagine how felt the poor violinist? 😆😅
It's fine. It seems unnecessary, however. These pieces are already complete unto themselves. For me, the extra grace notes just distract. RIP. A genius nonetheless.
Love this. Hearing this version actually allowed me to appreciate the original Chopin, which I hadn't previously (Corea's musical language is much more familiar to me than Chopin's)
What a beautiful thing. What a lovely idea, especially for this particular Mazurka, to do this kind of call-and-response with the voices of the audience, giving an even more ethereal quality to an already wistful piece. To me, this Mazurka is already some way towards the feeling or mood of some of Chick Corea's "Children's Songs", and I love the treatment it gets here. In a letter to Delfina Potocka, Chopin wrote "Music rich, full of feeling, not soulless, is like a crystal on which the sun falls and brings forth from it a whole rainbow. And everyone may admire it for a different reason; one will enjoy the fact that the crystal has been artfully carved, another will like the red colour, still another the green, while the fourth will admire the purple. And he who put his soul into the crystal is like one who has poured wine into it. You know that I tell my pupils to play my own and others' works as they feel them, and that I dislike it if they imitate me too much, adding nothing of their own in the interpretation. As for myself, you know, I seldom play a thing twice in the same way". Vladimir Horowitz, quoted on the sleeve notes of one of his LPs said of those words of Chopin "This has been a kind of motto for me and I wish that it were also for the many people who listen to music". My own introduction to this Mazurka was hearing Ivan Moravec play it beautifully in Wigmore Hall many years ago. I was captivated, and find it no less interesting and beautiful in this "audience participation" version.
A mass audience has never, I don't think, been treated to Chopin quite so well as here. Corea manages to blend the two genres -- smooth jazz and romantic piano -- into a seamless whole, bringing the hushed crowd into a new musical world.
Why make these statements when they are never true? This is the best Chopin ever has been presented to an audience? You just haven't listened enough is what statements like this proves. This is great though.
I've always felt Chick's best homage to the Poet of the Piano was his composition "My Spanish Heart' on the album of the same name. And there's little doubt of Chopin's overall influence on Chick... This is not the best Chick or Chopin I've heard :) but I'm a big fan of both. Thanks for sharing this Mazurka with us, Chick. Bravo!
Even as a dedicated classical pianist I’ve always thought the exercise of learning some incredibly difficult music that was written down 100 years ago is so unnatural an endeavor and only improv was alive. I don’t think that way anymore, as other composers’ works we wouldn’t we wouldn’t be able to hear them so it’s a whole world to learn an instrument in that manner. Still think improv is alive. It is NOW.
Collect what has been discovered on the piano; improvise on it! The act of learning old music *is* an unnatural process. following and extending upon it allow exponential learning bringing growth in-accordance
I saw him do this when he first did the "Portraits" tour in New York. I had never heard this Mazurka before and immediately fell in love with it. He played it as written that night - no audience participation with it or improvisation. Although I applaud his inclusion of this composition of Chopin's, I am not a fan of what he did with it. I much more would prefer his improvising over his own compositions. I have been a fan and have been listening to him and watching him perform live in many configurations since I was in High School. Chick Corea is legendary. As is Chopin.
@@Ace-dv5ce impossible to compare Chopin with Corea,one is God, the other doesn't have even the right transcendental technique end musical mind.I know Unfortunately he passed away RIP,but live Chopin alone please.
@@christophgermann453 🎶 Changing Chopin's works . Performing Chopin with T-shirts and ridiculous moves . People's consonance with the piano ! This is not Chopin 👎
@@moein-lifestyle I think Chopin belongs to no one. It's nice if jazz musicians discover his wonderful world. And when the audience sings melodies, I don't find that ridiculous at all.
@@christophgermann453 🎶 I don't accept jazz music and I don't like it . In the case of classical music, the notes of great composers shouldn't be changed 🎶 It also seems that you are not familiar with classical music and Chopin ! Chopin's music is about high-level people, suits, champagne and deep attention to the piano (Piano For Piano) 🎹 Chopin also accepted only Mozart and Bach . Even Beethoven and the rest of the romantics, they weren't interesting to him . What about the music of black Americans ?!?
@@moein-lifestyle I think Chopin's music is a gift to us humans, just like the music of Bach or Miles Davis. We can enjoy it just as it was written, but who can forbid us to use it as an opportunity to make something new out of it?
Why on earth will I listen to an improvisation when I can listen to the original composition? Mr. Corea, please don't butcher other composers' music, compose your own - that is, if you can. Please have some respect, especially for Chopin. Your lack of respect for other composers' intellectual property reflects on your, obviously poor, education.
Years after this concert, audience members were asking acquaintances, “Did I ever tell you about the time I was singing Chopin with Chick Corea playing piano?”
This is incredibly moving. Chick has such a remarkable connection to his audience. RIP
Many years ago I had already noticed how these century old Chopin composiions resembled modern jazz-like tunes, and here they are....
Chic is a true master. The joy of making something new is what drove him. He mastered the art of making things feel a certain way, how to sustain a feeling of wonder and joy and discovery
Frédéric and Chick dancing in heaven ❤️
You couldn't be more wrong, Chopin absolutely hated improvisation of his music!! He hated it so much that it destroyed his friendship with Franz Liszt. So dancing in heaven together would never occur, because Chopin wouldn't Chick Korea because hed say he doesn't respect musical form and thereby never consider his as a musical equal.
@@richpeeps515 Chopin generally improvised his compositions at the piano before he committed them to paper. Indeed, that does not mean he agreed with any other musician paraphrasing on his music. But I’m sure he was emotionally intelligent enough to perceive that Corea didn’t belong to that category of “any other musician” 😉
Very interesting, coming from a classical pianist, and Chopin enthusiast. Goes to show how much potential there is for improvisation, especially that middle section. I wish he did this with the other Mazurkas.
We know that Chopin did improvise a lot when playing impromptus, preludes, waltzes, mazurkas etc... what people usualy don't know is that we already passed that period when pianists improvised at concerts. Liszt regularly improvised on popular tunes during his concerts. There is one well known anecdote with popular aria ftom the opera Robert le Diable. Liszt was accompanying famous violinist and when they entered the stage someone shouted: "Robert le Diable"!! Then the rest of the audience joined and very soon they were all shouting:"Robert le Diable, Robert le Diable...". Then Liszt stopped the shouting with the gesture of his hand and asked the audience:"Do you want me to play Robert le Diable first or after the violin sonata?" I don't think I need to say whatv was the aufience's response. Imagine how felt the poor violinist? 😆😅
It's fine. It seems unnecessary, however. These pieces are already complete unto themselves. For me, the extra grace notes just distract. RIP. A genius nonetheless.
Love this. Hearing this version actually allowed me to appreciate the original Chopin, which I hadn't previously (Corea's musical language is much more familiar to me than Chopin's)
What a beautiful thing. What a lovely idea, especially for this particular Mazurka, to do this kind of call-and-response with the voices of the audience, giving an even more ethereal quality to an already wistful piece. To me, this Mazurka is already some way towards the feeling or mood of some of Chick Corea's "Children's Songs", and I love the treatment it gets here. In a letter to Delfina Potocka, Chopin wrote "Music rich, full of feeling, not soulless, is like a crystal on which the sun falls and brings forth from it a whole rainbow. And everyone may admire it for a different reason; one will enjoy the fact that the crystal has been artfully carved, another will like the red colour, still another the green, while the fourth will admire the purple. And he who put his soul into the crystal is like one who has poured wine into it. You know that I tell my pupils to play my own and others' works as they feel them, and that I dislike it if they imitate me too much, adding nothing of their own in the interpretation. As for myself, you know, I seldom play a thing twice in the same way". Vladimir Horowitz, quoted on the sleeve notes of one of his LPs said of those words of Chopin "This has been a kind of motto for me and I wish that it were also for the many people who listen to music". My own introduction to this Mazurka was hearing Ivan Moravec play it beautifully in Wigmore Hall many years ago. I was captivated, and find it no less interesting and beautiful in this "audience participation" version.
I’m so bummed right now I grew up to Electric Miles and all that Chick did. Thank God I saw him on his Ultimate Adventure tour.
So sad! The music and Chick. Chopin would have loved him.💕💕💕
As a classical pianist … I love love how you played this and then involved the audience…Bravo
A mass audience has never, I don't think, been treated to Chopin quite so well as here. Corea manages to blend the two genres -- smooth jazz and romantic piano -- into a seamless whole, bringing the hushed crowd into a new musical world.
Why make these statements when they are never true? This is the best Chopin ever has been presented to an audience? You just haven't listened enough is what statements like this proves. This is great though.
I hope Chick and Frederick are making an endless jam in heaven.
Rest Well Giant!!
Che meraviglia di musicista e di uomo. Mancherai sempre
I miss you, thank you for everything Maestro
The audience is humming in echo! So sweet!
This is a beautiful improvisation of a Chopin piece!
The king is gone but is not forgotten
I've always felt Chick's best homage to the Poet of the Piano was his composition "My Spanish Heart' on the album of the same name.
And there's little doubt of Chopin's overall influence on Chick... This is not the best Chick or Chopin I've heard :) but I'm a big fan of both. Thanks for sharing this Mazurka with us, Chick. Bravo!
Very underappreciated piece
Even as a dedicated classical pianist I’ve always thought the exercise of learning some incredibly difficult music that was written down 100 years ago is so unnatural an endeavor and only improv was alive. I don’t think that way anymore, as other composers’ works we wouldn’t we wouldn’t be able to hear them so it’s a whole world to learn an instrument in that manner. Still think improv is alive. It is NOW.
Collect what has been discovered on the piano; improvise on it! The act of learning old music *is* an unnatural process. following and extending upon it allow exponential learning bringing growth in-accordance
I agree.
I saw him do this when he first did the "Portraits" tour in New York. I had never heard this Mazurka before and immediately fell in love with it. He played it as written that night - no audience participation with it or improvisation. Although I applaud his inclusion of this composition of Chopin's, I am not a fan of what he did with it. I much more would prefer his improvising over his own compositions. I have been a fan and have been listening to him and watching him perform live in many configurations since I was in High School. Chick Corea is legendary. As is Chopin.
Beautiful! Great Chick Corea!
amzing chick corea,,, i loved chopin
Bravissimo...Leonardo di maro RUclips jazz PIANIST COMPOSER
Merci Anthony
Chopin was a jazz player.
Yes,more then Corea.
@@giannigimondi1234 How In The world?
@@Ace-dv5ce impossible to compare Chopin with Corea,one is God, the other doesn't have even the right transcendental technique end musical mind.I know Unfortunately he passed away RIP,but live Chopin alone please.
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Why do comment sections like this always turn into braindead comparisons?
I'm disappointed by the closeminded opinions in this comment section.
i have no words .....
😇😇🥰🥰
So many comments from closed-minded people
:-)
Verrassing puur ... en hij neemt het publiek mee !!!
Ew
Chick, from the bottom of my heart, you're a great jazz pianist (you told me so many, many times) but please leave Chopin alone. Please!
rubbish comment
I tought he was play the original version. Don't like it. Classical music must play in the original piece.
He can play it the way he wants
Not in America my freind! Interpretations keep the music alive not like Lenin in his glass tomb.
why?
Francisco , hahaha! Who decides that?
He probably can't read music and thus can't read the original score.
A misuse of Chopin's music with some pretty crude playing by a pretty mediocre pianist.
His jazz playing isn’t mediocre though
👎 It's ridiculous (01:00) 👎
why?
@@christophgermann453 🎶 Changing Chopin's works . Performing Chopin with T-shirts and ridiculous moves . People's consonance with the piano ! This is not Chopin 👎
@@moein-lifestyle I think Chopin belongs to no one. It's nice if jazz musicians discover his wonderful world. And when the audience sings melodies, I don't find that ridiculous at all.
@@christophgermann453 🎶 I don't accept jazz music and I don't like it . In the case of classical music, the notes of great composers shouldn't be changed 🎶 It also seems that you are not familiar with classical music and Chopin ! Chopin's music is about high-level people, suits, champagne and deep attention to the piano (Piano For Piano) 🎹 Chopin also accepted only Mozart and Bach . Even Beethoven and the rest of the romantics, they weren't interesting to him . What about the music of black Americans ?!?
@@moein-lifestyle I think Chopin's music is a gift to us humans, just like the music of Bach or Miles Davis. We can enjoy it just as it was written, but who can forbid us to use it as an opportunity to make something new out of it?
Why on earth will I listen to an improvisation when I can listen to the original composition? Mr. Corea, please don't butcher other composers' music, compose your own - that is, if you can. Please have some respect, especially for Chopin. Your lack of respect for other composers' intellectual property reflects on your, obviously poor, education.
lol
lol
Ah, bunkum. As long as he gives attribution and pleases his audience...who cares.
your mind is so closed! this is his way to respect and you don't respect mr. Corea.
You don't understand nothing about music………
It's so horrible to improvise on Chopin. It would be better to not play it...