I am crying as I revisited this video, I heard him when I was 6 and my father took me backstage to meet him. I will never forget it. He was so nice and casual and told my father to continue paying for my tuition. I am now 61 and I still play a few hours a day,. I am very fortunate that he came to my house and played for my 50th birthday on my imperial. Memories I shall take to my grave.
Looking at the lists of the medalists of Chopin International Competitions this century shows that the percentage of Polish pianists are disproportionately small. The changing taste of the juries is one thing, the rise of the Russian School along with the prevalence of all kinds of competitions, international or otherwise another. And like it or not, there is the omnipotence of the recording industry plus the huge influence of Horowitz with his great showmanship etc. The room left for Fou is relatively small...
Attended as an audience in Shanghai piano master class with him teaching PhDs and other young professional pianists. The differences between the master and his students are staggering. The slower and simpler the piece, the bigger the differences.
There is something of the Japanese woodblock print in Chopin. I suppose this comes from Aloysius Bertrand, who later would inspire Ravel with Scarbo. Bertrand would have been current in Paris when Chopin was there. That maybe why Fou T'Song, who carries the true and eternal China in his soul, can reach right into the depths of this music, melting away notions of East and West, holding - as it were - the butterfly of the West - almost like Conrad's Stein - up to the changeless light of Buddhist calm and contemplation. The inegalites of his grace note runs have exactly the desinvolture of the great Chinese or Japanese brush artists...Here is an artist I have known for 50 years. My love and appreciation of him - now that I am in China - has an especial warmth and glow.
Righteous, right comments Sir, especially in this time ... so few americans could imagine this, or understand his connections through the Menuhin family directly to the western tradition ... language is a barrier, music is universal, limited by some cultures, but open to smart ones ...
That is a beautiful way of describing this playing. Sadly I never heard him live but there is something so unbelievably gracious and spacious about this . It seems to come from a very deep understanding, a kind of distilled essence with economy of means to achieve wonderful depth. The image that comes to my mind is that of great Chinese calligraphers where it is as much about mental preparation as it is about as about the application of ink to paper. So beautiful for being so rare.
I liked the ending of Op. 62 No. 1 very much (starting with the section with the long trill passages). He achieves beautiful tonal shading throughout, and his rubato is very tasteful. However, with such a fast tempo, I feel that he is missing the point of what a "Nocturne" is all about: it is simply not dreamy enough! There is too much hectic activity for the harmonies and subtle syncopations to have much emotional effect on the listener, especially during the first couple of pages. Played a bit slower, this would be quite wonderful.
Completely rushed, unmusical and unsuccessful performance. There is absolutely nothing but rushing with no rubato whatsoever. This is a fail. I stopped it after a minute. This is very disappointing.
I am crying as I revisited this video, I heard him when I was 6 and my father took me backstage to meet him. I will never forget it. He was so nice and casual and told my father to continue paying for my tuition. I am now 61 and I still play a few hours a day,. I am very fortunate that he came to my house and played for my 50th birthday on my imperial. Memories I shall take to my grave.
How lucky you are!
Poor patsy is alone now
Very touching about a real treasure ... i heard him on his first tour here ... he's been a secret of mine for almost 60 years ...
Impressive , we will be missing him
Thanks for sharing your story..
读着《傅雷家书》成长，被其中深情拳拳的父子情感动。先生，一路走好。终于，你可以同父母相会在天堂。你们父子是真正的绅士！
RIP, and please tell Chopin how much we all adore his music.
Yes, please tell that to Chopin!
Please tell someone who is about to die to tell him to tell Chopin
尊敬的真正的大师！！！听您精湛的琴声感动泪从中来。现在有些所谓大师级的演奏者夸张的肢体及表情真是让人讨厌起鸡皮疙瘩，尽管如此感动不了人。大师一路走好！
同感😊 肢體，表情動作太誇張，觀感差，且分散聽音樂的品質。
感人的音乐，高尚的音乐家，今天听到傅先生的演奏不禁泪下，傅先生走好！
Rest in peace, Maestro.
It is not only skill but also understanding to Chopin, pure, lovely and elegant. He plays Chopin with a heart of angel.
I’m sorry, but you don’t even know how wrong you are. This is nothing but speed and rushing.
古典派的一代宗師，听了非常閱耳。真怀念傅聰先生！
感情的融入與流出，蕭邦本人也不出其右，第一個讓我边听边看，受他感動的演奏大師！
No one can play Chopin like him, even close. RIP Maestro
I would argue that Arthur Rubinstein and Krystian Zimmerman are better
This is the most robotic and disappointing performance of those nocturnes.
Rest in peace, 大师.
装逼者
Remember watching him played the piano on TV when I was a student in UK, during the 70's. Enjoy watching the master play again.
致敬大师，宁静而致远
I’ve heard dozens of incredible pianists play the op 62 nocturnes and nevertheless it still remains that Fou is the best Chopinist around.
Looking at the lists of the medalists of Chopin International Competitions this century shows that the percentage of Polish pianists are disproportionately small. The changing taste of the juries is one thing, the rise of the Russian School along with the prevalence of all kinds of competitions, international or otherwise another. And like it or not, there is the omnipotence of the recording industry plus the huge influence of Horowitz with his great showmanship etc. The room left for Fou is relatively small...
Attended as an audience in Shanghai piano master class with him teaching PhDs and other young professional pianists. The differences between the master and his students are staggering. The slower and simpler the piece, the bigger the differences.
A unique soul, a great master. Rest In Peace
RIP. He had to go in exile, just like Chopin ... he truly understood the composer
Nope. Not even close.
大師安眠 Rest in peace ご冥福をお祈りします
Mr. Ts´ong had a very deep and rare understanding of Chopin.... and he does seem to have been a lovely person.
缅怀一代名师～傅聪！
RIP. Thank you for leaving a such euphonious playing in the world.
There is something of the Japanese woodblock print in Chopin. I suppose this comes from Aloysius Bertrand, who later would inspire Ravel with Scarbo. Bertrand would have been current in Paris when Chopin was there. That maybe why Fou T'Song, who carries the true and eternal China in his soul, can reach right into the depths of this music, melting away notions of East and West, holding - as it were - the butterfly of the West - almost like Conrad's Stein - up to the changeless light of Buddhist calm and contemplation. The inegalites of his grace note runs have exactly the desinvolture of the great Chinese or Japanese brush artists...Here is an artist I have known for 50 years. My love and appreciation of him - now that I am in China - has an especial warmth and glow.
Martin Smith i
Gorgeous tribute to Fou. Thank you for your post.
Righteous, right comments Sir, especially in this time ... so few americans could imagine this, or understand his connections through the Menuhin family directly to the western tradition ... language is a barrier, music is universal, limited by some cultures, but open to smart ones ...
That is a beautiful way of describing this playing. Sadly I never heard him live but there is something so unbelievably gracious and spacious about this . It seems to come from a very deep understanding, a kind of distilled essence with economy of means to achieve wonderful depth. The image that comes to my mind is that of great Chinese calligraphers where it is as much about mental preparation as it is about as about the application of ink to paper. So beautiful for being so rare.
@@richardwhitehouse8762 Wow! Are we FB friends?
Beautiful playing. You, music and audience become one. RIP.
It’s not beautiful, but maudlin.
Listen to Fou TS'ong 's Choin again tonight and remember him!
Naturally speak this beautiful 😻 language ,with amazing voice,express freely very determined!stunning!!!!🥰
令人彻底融入音乐之美，忘记了演奏者
每一個音符都是活的
告别了 大师！
Rest in peace, master! We will never forget what Chinese Communist Party had done to you and your parents!
marvellous playing 👍
👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎
I liked the ending of Op. 62 No. 1 very much (starting with the section with the long trill passages). He achieves beautiful tonal shading throughout, and his rubato is very tasteful. However, with such a fast tempo, I feel that he is missing the point of what a "Nocturne" is all about: it is simply not dreamy enough! There is too much hectic activity for the harmonies and subtle syncopations to have much emotional effect on the listener, especially during the first couple of pages. Played a bit slower, this would be quite wonderful.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturnes #17-18 Op 62
1. 0:00: No 1 in B Major
2. 6:04: No 2 in E Major
5/10
Utterly great
👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎
RIP. Master
R.I.P.
Yes the news is drip-feeding into the music community. Very very sad. But what a legacy!
傅聪先生谈的好有感情啊，不像某人跟得躁狂症似的
这就是各人不同的阶级烙印，刻在骨子里的。
RIP!
RIP🙏🏻
6:03
💐💐💐👏👏👏
🌹
RIP，
RIP 🕊⚘
演奏技巧和李云迪是同一类型的
人格、氣節、造旨，起碼差十萬七千五百里！
@@wahma7846 我说的是傅聰和李云迪都在萧邦比赛中拿过大奖，他们俩人的演奏风格比较接近。能理解我说的吗？
rip
RIP
中国人当有的样子👍
算了吧！被迫流亡他鄉幾拾年，把人家父母推上絕路，那個政權幾時真正愛過人民？!！人家有出色了就拼命的貼上想要的標籤。中國人也罷，外國也好，只要是有良知有道義的才算得上叫做人。不然的話，還是那精典一句：心安之處.便是吾鄉！
。。。原來朗朗是學了他。。。🤣
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I think Chinese are really crazy about RED color
Nay, that came only after half a century's stay in England !
Is it what you only get from the masterpiece here?
I don’t like red. I think red suggests aggression.
韩国人对整容也很疯狂
琴藝很一般。
Completely rushed, unmusical and unsuccessful performance. There is absolutely nothing but rushing with no rubato whatsoever. This is a fail. I stopped it after a minute. This is very disappointing.
叛徒。
Wonderful
R.I.P.
RIP
RIP
RIP
RIP