I'm a classical pianist and I have to say that it was so nice to see a performance with such freedom. In the "classical community" is very normal (and honestly I'm getting used to it ) for people to think there is an actual "right direction" for some piece to be played which is something quite unfortunate considering every pianist or keyboardist ( no matter what style of music he plays ) should be able to express your thoughts and ideas through a piece of music.. It's like saying "your opinion is wrong". I do play this piece, and it was amazing to see how much difference in vocabulary we have (:
I dont know your musical environment but Ive never heard in the classical world someone saying this or that is the only right interpretation. And when someone say something like that it is in a much broader sense.
@@MrBeen992 or just ask a classical instructor if it's ok if you change something in a piece to your liking and watch them berate your confidence into the dirt
Thank you for sharing this video! I attended the same "Bach to Rock" tour in Japan but taking video was not allowed. It was my dream-came-true to see Jordan Rudess play the concert grand piano, especially this Chopin's Ballad No. 1 that I love! Great experience.
This was a really nice Jordan Rudess performance of Chopin. If you want a professional classical pianists version of Chopin, listen to a professional classical pianist play Chopin. I came here to hear Jordan Rudess, and I wasn't disappointed.
yeah ppl go on raging because Rubinstein or Kissin play it better than Rudess like no fucking shit sherlock lol what a shocker when two of the GOATs of classical piano would play a standard of the genre better than a pianist from another style of music.
i encourage you to listen to different versions of this piece and then you'll see what they mean by it there is no way in which it is absolutely "supposed" to be played, there is way more nuance than you think there is listen with open ears and an open heart
Man, what da fuck. Been listening to this while smoking cannabis, may have influenced me, but I cried. Also I knew many other performances of this piece, and know some others Chopin compositions.
@@MrBeen992 There is professional playing on RUclips. Listen to 6:54 till 7:30 minor errors, but perfect tempo and intensity. And his profession is progressive metal keyboard player, he’s not and never was a professional pianist. But, as I said, play some parts of this music better than I’ve ever listened. Chopin is absolute genius in the classical piano music field.
it's as idiosyncratic as pianists from the 19th and early 20th century would have played - honest, captivating and (to me) fully convincing, just a joy to listen to :-)
I doubt it. 19th players would play a much "romanticized" interpretation probably exaggerated at times. Mr Rudess interpretation is FAR from that. Lacks nuance and proper dynamics...understandable if one thinks he has accustomed himself to electronic keyboards.
@@MrBeen992 yes sure, i agree - but i meant in terms of attitude and timing :-) of course Jordan doesn't care about performance practice, but he has something so unique in his approach to the piece that looooots of "hip-specialists" lack imho
@@MrBeen992 how can it ever not be all in our minds? 😀 and i'm strictly not talking about his interpretation but approach and attitude - those i find very authentic, not his stylistic choices. however, it grooves pretty hard, also something the hip-movement is lacking these days since they care way too much about hand-displacement, how to arpeggiate chords, and whatever they think rubato is... 🙃
I found this after watching Horowitz' 1968 TV concert performance of it, which of course was amazing. I loved Rudess' performance here too and I would put him up there with the best of anyone. The only thing I didn't like about this was the unnatural effect of his piano being amplified to make it louder for the rock fans. Like the boom boom sound coming from the PA from his damper pedal and the over pronounced tones especially from the bass notes. I mean, I get it, but for a piece like this, I'd love to have heard it on acoustic piano as he played it. To my ears, because of the amplification, he might as well have played it on an electronic keyboard.
At first I thought it was a digital piano. But seeing it's an acoustic.... it's just gonna sound that way because it's very echoey in that auditorium hall. You're not gonna get an intimate quiet sound. It's ok, he's great regardless. And everything he does 99% of the time is in fact amplified.
Pndj0 no sabes ni lo que hablas. La interpretación es un desastre de principio a fin excepto en algunos pasajes que parece al fin entender lo que exige la pieza. Mejor que se quede tocando su rock "progresista".
If someone would tell him to play it like it should be played he could pull it off easily with practice. But he obviously wants to play it as he feels like it. It's also obvious that he haven't practiced, that's why it's full of mistakes. (and I am speaking about objective mistakes). Don't be harsh on him. Also, the terrible sounding piano wasn't helping him either. Sounded like a cheap Yamaha (Yamahas tend to be very bright sounding). This yearns for a dark or neutral toned piano.
Great pianist, but you can really tell with the mistakes he's not the most fit for classical music. Still worth appreciating his attempt, so don't be an elitist when it comes to this.
@@Velbert2 They both are more alike than what you would have guessed. In the rock world, Dream Theater comes the closest to the apex of music, which would be classical music in the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods, in my opinion.
One needs to be sufficiently egocentric to destroy such a profound piece before audiences. He doesn't have enough technique and sensitivity to play virtuoso piano pieces, period. In my opinion, Vitalij Kuprij and Tony Macalpine easily overtake him in terms of pianism and virtuosity.
Music is an art. It can be used to do whatever people want with it, it’s also free to anyone to enjoy, he can do what he wants and doing what he does makes him happy, and I enjoyed his performance :)
I'm a classical pianist and I have to say that it was so nice to see a performance with such freedom. In the "classical community" is very normal (and honestly I'm getting used to it ) for people to think there is an actual "right direction" for some piece to be played which is something quite unfortunate considering every pianist or keyboardist ( no matter what style of music he plays ) should be able to express your thoughts and ideas through a piece of music.. It's like saying "your opinion is wrong".
I do play this piece, and it was amazing to see how much difference in vocabulary we have (:
I dont know your musical environment but Ive never heard in the classical world someone saying this or that is the only right interpretation. And when someone say something like that it is in a much broader sense.
@@MrBeen992 or just ask a classical instructor if it's ok if you change something in a piece to your liking and watch them berate your confidence into the dirt
@@syzygy2464 What I do know is that Jordan Rudess interpretation is horrible
Thank you for sharing this video!
I attended the same "Bach to Rock" tour in Japan but taking video was not allowed.
It was my dream-came-true to see Jordan Rudess play the concert grand piano, especially this Chopin's Ballad No. 1 that I love! Great experience.
The wizard, the overall best keyboarder of our times!
LOL this was horrible
This was a really nice Jordan Rudess performance of Chopin. If you want a professional classical pianists version of Chopin, listen to a professional classical pianist play Chopin. I came here to hear Jordan Rudess, and I wasn't disappointed.
I listened Mr Rudess from start to finish. Never heard Chopin 😢
Mitico, bravissimo!!!
This entire comment section is just cringe, it doesn't matter to me if he played it how it is "supposed" to be played, I just enjoyed it
yeah ppl go on raging because Rubinstein or Kissin play it better than Rudess like no fucking shit sherlock lol what a shocker when two of the GOATs of classical piano would play a standard of the genre better than a pianist from another style of music.
i encourage you to listen to different versions of this piece and then you'll see what they mean by it
there is no way in which it is absolutely "supposed" to be played, there is way more nuance than you think there is
listen with open ears and an open heart
Your comment is cringe: "It is good because I liked it." 😂😂😂😂
Man, what da fuck. Been listening to this while smoking cannabis, may have influenced me, but I cried. Also I knew many other performances of this piece, and know some others Chopin compositions.
Yeah I would need cannabis to enjoy this horrible interpretation of Chopin 😂😂😂😂😂
@@MrBeen992He actually play some parts of the music very well, netter than anyone I’ve ever listened, although he does speeds up at most parts.
@@tetevo better than what you've listened on RUclips ? Ok, but I am talking about professional playing.
@@MrBeen992 There is professional playing on RUclips. Listen to 6:54 till 7:30 minor errors, but perfect tempo and intensity. And his profession is progressive metal keyboard player, he’s not and never was a professional pianist. But, as I said, play some parts of this music better than I’ve ever listened. Chopin is absolute genius in the classical piano music field.
@@tetevo Actually, I am not interested in those kind of "errors". He lacks interpretative skills...badly
He is a true genius.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
it's as idiosyncratic as pianists from the 19th and early 20th century would have played - honest, captivating and (to me) fully convincing, just a joy to listen to :-)
I doubt it. 19th players would play a much "romanticized" interpretation probably exaggerated at times. Mr Rudess interpretation is FAR from that. Lacks nuance and proper dynamics...understandable if one thinks he has accustomed himself to electronic keyboards.
@@MrBeen992 yes sure, i agree - but i meant in terms of attitude and timing :-) of course Jordan doesn't care about performance practice, but he has something so unique in his approach to the piece that looooots of "hip-specialists" lack imho
@@SayBootsey probably it is all in your mind. For me it was a very formulaic and forgettable interpretation.
@@MrBeen992 how can it ever not be all in our minds? 😀 and i'm strictly not talking about his interpretation but approach and attitude - those i find very authentic, not his stylistic choices. however, it grooves pretty hard, also something the hip-movement is lacking these days since they care way too much about hand-displacement, how to arpeggiate chords, and whatever they think rubato is... 🙃
I found this after watching Horowitz' 1968 TV concert performance of it, which of course was amazing. I loved Rudess' performance here too and I would put him up there with the best of anyone. The only thing I didn't like about this was the unnatural effect of his piano being amplified to make it louder for the rock fans. Like the boom boom sound coming from the PA from his damper pedal and the over pronounced tones especially from the bass notes. I mean, I get it, but for a piece like this, I'd love to have heard it on acoustic piano as he played it. To my ears, because of the amplification, he might as well have played it on an electronic keyboard.
At first I thought it was a digital piano. But seeing it's an acoustic.... it's just gonna sound that way because it's very echoey in that auditorium hall. You're not gonna get an intimate quiet sound. It's ok, he's great regardless. And everything he does 99% of the time is in fact amplified.
If you put this performance at the level of Horowitz you should consider mental health.... 😂😂😂😂
Play bro!!!
Some of these comments are just… weird!
Nada mal, aunque si tiene unos diminutos errores pero todo chévere
Pndj0 no sabes ni lo que hablas. La interpretación es un desastre de principio a fin excepto en algunos pasajes que parece al fin entender lo que exige la pieza. Mejor que se quede tocando su rock "progresista".
HE IS THE GOD OF THE PIANO, ITS EASY FOR HIM XD
You obviously dont know anything about piano playing and piano players.
He´s great, but this was full of mistakes, I agree with #Charlie Angel
He is good technics
Редкое видео, Джордан рудесс, классика
He can play so fast.
That makes this ballade so bad.
But I love dream theater and I'm glad to listen to his Chopin.
If someone would tell him to play it like it should be played he could pull it off easily with practice. But he obviously wants to play it as he feels like it. It's also obvious that he haven't practiced, that's why it's full of mistakes. (and I am speaking about objective mistakes). Don't be harsh on him. Also, the terrible sounding piano wasn't helping him either. Sounded like a cheap Yamaha (Yamahas tend to be very bright sounding). This yearns for a dark or neutral toned piano.
Exactly. The sound is so piercing to my ears. Being there should have been an excruciating experience
Terrible. But he isn’t a classical pianist so cut him some slack. He’s good at what he does, which is not classical.
Great pianist, but you can really tell with the mistakes he's not the most fit for classical music. Still worth appreciating his attempt, so don't be an elitist when it comes to this.
I love Dream Theater, I love Jordan, and I like some of the ideas here, but man this was messy.
No, it wasn’t.
This is classical music, not Progressive Metal. The sound of the video is not so good, but the playing is very good.
@@Velbert2 They both are more alike than what you would have guessed. In the rock world, Dream Theater comes the closest to the apex of music, which would be classical music in the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods, in my opinion.
@@tetevo Yes, it was. Maybe before speaking learn something about profesional pianists. It's beyond messy. But good enough.
@@ignacioclerici5341 no it was not. He plays better than most classical pianists. And most certainly better than you and me.
Yikes
This sounds hideous
Not bad, but you can tell he’s not a professional pianist.
By classical standards you mean, then, no he isnt.
He is the best Progressive Rock style
😂
One needs to be sufficiently egocentric to destroy such a profound piece before audiences. He doesn't have enough technique and sensitivity to play virtuoso piano pieces, period.
In my opinion, Vitalij Kuprij and Tony Macalpine easily overtake him in terms of pianism and virtuosity.
Music is an art. It can be used to do whatever people want with it, it’s also free to anyone to enjoy, he can do what he wants and doing what he does makes him happy, and I enjoyed his performance :)
@@AnthonysMajestyyeah, there is space in Chopin's music for personal interpretation BUT he cannot murder this piece !