The world is STUPID ... this young man is a genius of the highest order, and should have been given fantastically lucrative engagements and recording contracts. He was instead shunned by much of the musical establishment. Those who shunned him were either stupid, deaf or insanely jealous, or possibly all three. He truly "speaks" through his instrument. A gift exhibited by a mere handful of musicians. What an amazing palette of sounds, colors and emotions ! What drama ....
Actually, he HAS had a career -- unlike so many first prize winners, who have basically fallen off the radar. Martha Argerich helped him by raising publicity with her conduct at the competition -- storming out of the hall in fury: he caught the attention of agents who were able to book him for concerts and recordings.
The colossal line stretching from 3:46 to 4:20 -- the decrescendo elongated beyond imagining -- is the first time I've heard this section played in a sensible way. No pianist has played this without sounding repetitive, dull, and without direction -- until him.
What I love about this performance is Pogorelich's ability to obtain so much depth and colour without unnecessary rubato. He can play at a fast pace and with strong dynamics and still capture so much inner detail.
Exactly, Pogorelich is so perfect and luminous in his playing that he sweeps away all criticism. He is so faithful to the score, so accurate and smooth in his dynamic range and progression, you just feel so comfortable listening to him - no surprises, no mistakes, no loss of concentration. This is one of the most difficult pieces Chopin ever wrote. I can only play it my dreams, and then only at a snail's pace, and still not grasp all the nuances within it. History will judge this troubled soul as being one of the greatest pianists that ever walked this planet.
The thing that gets me about this performance is that I recall being bored out of my mind listening to other pianists play this polonaise. Then I stumbled on this one and it's an instant feeling I get when you see an all time great piano performance.
I was lucky enough to be at his London debut playing Tchaikovsky 1 concerto with Menuhin conducting. (It had been billed as the Prokofiev but changed at the last minute). The greatest musical experience of my life. I was completely blown away. To be in the presence of genius is life changing and awe inspiring. The familiar notes were transformed and I am a different person after that performance. ( Purple prose indeed but trying to explain those kind of feelings is impossible for me.)
Rubinstein is my favorite Chopin performer, I love Horowitz interpretation of this piece. But this one.... but this one. Never heard anyone played op 44. that passionate and dramatically
I think he is a very amazing interpreter of Chopin. It's like he feels the music instead of playing so bland. He truly understands the poetry of Chopin! I love the nuances in his playing! He is such a great pianist!
Without a doubt the best performance of the Tragic Polonaise. I have heard all of them on youtube, Ivo is the only one that understands the spirit and intention of F. Chopin when he composed this magnificent piece!! Bravo Ivo!!
Chopin, the great and only polish capitain, will lead you shamelessly through a cosmic joyful adventure of discovery as you have never encountered. Stand firm, hold your ground, he will deliver you to it. Do not fret, do not collapse, always keep calm and collected. Keep heart above on high!
You must look for this recording of his solo recital in Warsaw's National Philharmonic Hall (Filharmonia Narodowa), after he was eliminated from Intl. Chopin Piano Competition in October 1980. Right after that he signed with Deutsche Grammophon and released Chopin on debut disc. His 4 Scherzos from 1996, on DG, are amazing.
as ivos classmate,and concert pianist myself this is without a dout the best live performance of op.44,which I also played in but nearly as good as this,the tempo is so fast but when I first heard it live I immidiatly said to myself If chopin can hear this,because ivo has captured the very essence of this piece ,which culminated with magnificent finale-bravo maestro!!! The beginning is awesome ,because octaves were playe withs such speed and power and very delicate and gradual crescendo Horowitz version lacks power and passion and his finale is less impressive.
I F YOU COMPARE HIS INTERPRETATION OF POLANAISE OP. 44 AND POGORELICH `S INTERPRETATION IIT IS OBVIOUS WHO`S VERSION IS MORE POWERFULL AND BRILIANT -I HAVE NEVER HEARD SOKOLOV PLAY THIS POLONAISE AND BASED ON THE OPINION OF MAJORITY HE IS THE GREATEST LIVING PIANIST WITH TECHNIC THAT TRANSCEDS THE TECHNIC OF LATE W. HOROWITZ AND I.POGORELICH
re: to igor marich: horowitz has never impressed me. he was more of a show-off. and wanted to much of the box office take for yet another "rare" performance. look around, martha, ivo, valentina... some are more interested in music and some more interested in theater. you guess. ;)
Are you serious? you compare great Horowitz to just a good pianist? With all respect to Ivo Pogorelich he is a way out of Horowitz league. And its so obvious in this particular piece. By the way, Horowitz version is MUCH more powerfull!
@@dthomases1 They're a similar tempo, but not the same - Pogerlich is a bit faster. Also, he plays this with a very propulsive edge lacking in the two performances you mentioned, which gives it more of a kick. Little rushes and lurches forward, stuff like that.
Always the same idiotic commentaries about Pogorelich...Give me a break! If after 33 years you still do not know the man,it is only your fault.He is simply a 20 century man approaching any performance in a 19 century spirit.You will find false notes,and completely personal and idyosincratic understanding of tempo...But he knows what he is doing! Many peacocks out there believe that he is just making mistakes out of slopiness...He is not! He plays the score as he bloody wants and I love him!
He knows what he is doing so much that he got the guts and the confidence on the truth of his work to play like that in the most prestigious and more "purist" competition in that existed in the world. "Here you are", dudes!
@@caphaddock1126 yeah, he played with two balls. True personality and musicality there. Far better than those sterile performances typically listened in that competition.
For me, my favorite interpretation of op.44 is this. Despite of some mistakes, Pogorelich doesn't hesitate to playing his personal piano. And whenever i show&hear this, i feel chopin's panic and sense of unease at that time Understanding chopin's real mind, Pogorelich let us hear fantastic music!!
I didn't hear any misteakes... Just brilliant interpretation and amazing technique... Dude - to mention some "misteakes" here is really mean...😮 Comments like that just spoil the enjoyment...
Mamma mia, io l'ho suonata! È una grande goduria poterla suonare. Qui pogorelich ha diverse imprecisioni, ma come, come si fa a dire che quello che suona non arriva direttamente al cuore? Meglio più errori ma con l'anima che perfetto ma senza anima.
Played with masculine tempestuous insolence and commanding elegance as well, real elegance, not with “I’m-so-romantic-elegance”; like a lot of modern pianists who try to be an actor, presenting old pieces with sentimentality and false gravity while playing but who don’t embody anything. Very clear and very brave. This must have been an exciting day for a few of these judges who were amazed at what a find this young man might be
Argerich quitted the Jury of this competition because she finded Pogorelich to be her favourite, but any of her colleagues would agree. What a backup anyway.
Thank you for the info.I will definitely look into it.Pogorelich on the 24 Chopin Preludes is the best Ive ever heard of those pieces and his Gaspard de la Nuit by Ravel is stunning and right up there with Michelangeli.Thank you once again.I bought his DVD and was a little dissappointed with his Chopin opus 44, but this video is priceless and couldnt be better.
Pogorelich es uno de los pianistas más creativos. Uno puede estar de acuerdo o no ,pero convengamos que interpreta lo que toca. En Chopin tiene muchos aciertos. Cortot también se tomaba ciertas libertades opinables. No por ello deja de ser uno de los grandes del siglo XX.
The "tempo di mazurca" is wonderful, one of the best I've ever heard. In the other parts I have to admit that it was not the best Ivo in my opinion, too fast and less clear than I think he is able to be, probably for the difficuty in using pedal at this tempo. In any case... a wonderful artist
Someone mentioned Sokolov. Absolutely, and I need to listen to him a lot more to find his genius as well. As for comparing with Horowitz, I really do think that hero worship can put "societal" filters on ones ears that prevent them from listening to what they hear. Horowitz was great, and charismatic, but could he play the F# minor polonaise like this. No, he couldn't, just like he couldn't play his own version of the Falla encore like Yuja Wang plays it.....Now Sokolov might be a different story. I gotta go folks; Sokolov calls!
What a bold young man to dare so much in a competition.. precisely in a place where everyone is trying to play safe. This is fucking fantastic.
Oh, yes
Exactly why Martha argerich protested
In competition - exactly the place where new, expressive interpretations should be heard. Bravo, Ivo!
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The world is STUPID ... this young man is a genius of the highest order, and should have been given fantastically lucrative engagements and recording contracts. He was instead shunned by much of the musical establishment. Those who shunned him were either stupid, deaf or insanely jealous, or possibly all three. He truly "speaks" through his instrument. A gift exhibited by a mere handful of musicians. What an amazing palette of sounds, colors and emotions ! What drama ....
Really true word's ☹️
I agree.
He got a DG contract and thd best carnagie Hall recital ever, so he got justice after all
Actually, he HAS had a career -- unlike so many first prize winners, who have basically fallen off the radar. Martha Argerich helped him by raising publicity with her conduct at the competition -- storming out of the hall in fury: he caught the attention of agents who were able to book him for concerts and recordings.
The colossal line stretching from 3:46 to 4:20 -- the decrescendo elongated beyond imagining -- is the first time I've heard this section played in a sensible way. No pianist has played this without sounding repetitive, dull, and without direction -- until him.
What I love about this performance is Pogorelich's ability to obtain so much depth and colour without unnecessary rubato. He can play at a fast pace and with strong dynamics and still capture so much inner detail.
Exactly, Pogorelich is so perfect and luminous in his playing that he sweeps away all criticism. He is so faithful to the score, so accurate and smooth in his dynamic range and progression, you just feel so comfortable listening to him - no surprises, no mistakes, no loss of concentration. This is one of the most difficult pieces Chopin ever wrote. I can only play it my dreams, and then only at a snail's pace, and still not grasp all the nuances within it. History will judge this troubled soul as being one of the greatest pianists that ever walked this planet.
The thing that gets me about this performance is that I recall being bored out of my mind listening to other pianists play this polonaise. Then I stumbled on this one and it's an instant feeling I get when you see an all time great piano performance.
Such a great performance. Chopin with fire!
I was lucky enough to be at his London debut playing Tchaikovsky 1 concerto with Menuhin conducting. (It had been billed as the Prokofiev but changed at the last minute). The greatest musical experience of my life. I was completely blown away. To be in the presence of genius is life changing and awe inspiring. The familiar notes were transformed and I am a different person after that performance. ( Purple prose indeed but trying to explain those kind of feelings is impossible for me.)
Wspaniałe i ponadczasowe. Ta muzyka będzie zachwycać wiecznie. Dzieło stuleci i symbol naszego narodu polskiego ❤
"He's a genius"
"That's right"
This performance is insane...love it! What an artist
This is the type of performance I live for!
Rubinstein is my favorite Chopin performer, I love Horowitz interpretation of this piece.
But this one.... but this one. Never heard anyone played op 44. that passionate and dramatically
Absolutely stunning. At 22 this great artist leaves everyone else in the shade.
Ivo was 22 not 18.
He married Aliza att 22 years of age.
Best to read his bio on Wikipedia!@
@@lenamcginnis5168 thank you, will do.
❤@@789armstrong
He is not playing steril as other pianists do, his music is so alive and not boring
Tanja
Ogni volta che l’ascolto è un regalo
Ivo and Dang Thai Son, what an insanely strong year of competition! As listeners, we are lucky to be in this era.
I think he is a very amazing interpreter of Chopin. It's like he feels the music instead of playing so bland. He truly understands the poetry of Chopin! I love the nuances in his playing! He is such a great pianist!
I totally agree.
he is fantastic
I have never heard so much passion in Chopin. Melancholy, power, sadness, furious.. genius
Without a doubt the best performance of the Tragic Polonaise.
I have heard all of them on youtube, Ivo is the only one that understands the spirit and intention of F. Chopin when he composed this magnificent piece!!
Bravo Ivo!!
...and the intention was...?
Check the video
Ivo didnt play fast 10:45 Horowitz was 10.49!!!!!
Absolutamente brillante , vigoroso y con una dinamica maravillosa y llena de colores !! Un verdadero genio !!! Ivo un grande!!!
Such passion! He evokes such a marvellous sound from the piano.
I wish we could get more of this from today’s Ivo
Best interpretation ever
simply amazing... a blast of light and energy!!!!
Chopin, the great and only polish capitain, will lead you shamelessly through a cosmic joyful adventure of discovery as you have never encountered. Stand firm, hold your ground, he will deliver you to it. Do not fret, do not collapse, always keep calm and collected. Keep heart above on high!
この曲にはまりました。まだまだきいていないショパンは聴かなくては
What a genius!!!
Perfection...
Thank you Ivo, you are breathtakingly beautiful ❤❤❤
His DG studio recording is pretty stunning as well.
I have rediscovered such an incredible pianist.
So incredibly wonderful! Such vigour! Such strength! Such beautifully melodies...reminds us many many deep fascinating things... Grand pianist!
❤
I always like his interpretations of Chopin quite unique.
You must look for this recording of his solo recital in Warsaw's National Philharmonic Hall (Filharmonia Narodowa), after he was eliminated from Intl. Chopin Piano Competition in October 1980. Right after that he signed with Deutsche Grammophon and released Chopin on debut disc. His 4 Scherzos from 1996, on DG, are amazing.
as ivos classmate,and concert pianist myself this is without a dout the best live performance of op.44,which I also played in but nearly as good as this,the tempo is so fast but when I first heard it live I immidiatly said to myself If chopin can hear this,because ivo has captured the very essence of this piece ,which culminated with magnificent finale-bravo maestro!!! The beginning is awesome ,because octaves were playe withs such speed and power and very delicate and gradual crescendo
Horowitz version lacks power and passion and his finale is less impressive.
r u sure Horowitz's lacks power...
I F YOU COMPARE HIS INTERPRETATION OF POLANAISE OP. 44 AND POGORELICH `S INTERPRETATION IIT IS OBVIOUS WHO`S VERSION IS MORE POWERFULL AND BRILIANT -I HAVE NEVER HEARD SOKOLOV PLAY THIS POLONAISE AND BASED ON THE OPINION OF MAJORITY HE IS THE GREATEST LIVING PIANIST WITH TECHNIC THAT TRANSCEDS THE TECHNIC OF LATE W. HOROWITZ AND I.POGORELICH
re: to igor marich: horowitz has never impressed me. he was more of a show-off. and wanted to much of the box office take for yet another "rare" performance. look around, martha, ivo, valentina... some are more interested in music and some more interested in theater. you guess. ;)
Are you serious? you compare great Horowitz to just a good pianist? With all respect to Ivo Pogorelich he is a way out of Horowitz league. And its so obvious in this particular piece. By the way, Horowitz version is MUCH more powerfull!
Юрий Абрамов i was just making fun of horoshitz :)
He plays so well, with true personality, how it should be!
This is the best ever.
"Hey guys, I have whooping cough, let's go to a piano concert!" - Everyone at 10:05
This is brilliant!! It just captures Pogorelich's style so well
God, thanks for let me discover this brilliant performance! Perfection, passion, fire. Love it!
Maybe a bit fast for a "Tempo di Polacca", but this is played with such strength and passion that it sweeps all criticism. Chopin at his best.
It's exactly the same tempo as Rubenstein and slower than Horowitz, clean your ears out.
Not at all. Clean your ears out yourself !
@@dthomases1 They're a similar tempo, but not the same - Pogerlich is a bit faster. Also, he plays this with a very propulsive edge lacking in the two performances you mentioned, which gives it more of a kick. Little rushes and lurches forward, stuff like that.
same tempo as Blechacz and he's Polish
you mean Liszt at his best? :)
Genius
Amazingly played. This is my favorite version. Bravissimo
Beautiful thank you
his hands are fucking huge
Always the same idiotic commentaries about Pogorelich...Give me a break! If after 33 years you still do not know the man,it is only your fault.He is simply a 20 century man approaching any performance in a 19 century spirit.You will find false notes,and completely personal and idyosincratic understanding of tempo...But he knows what he is doing! Many peacocks out there believe that he is just making mistakes out of slopiness...He is not! He plays the score as he bloody wants and I love him!
Manuel
Totally agree! If he is mistake, it was for purpose, deliberately! This is Ivo! Bravo, super maestro!
true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Well said man!
He knows what he is doing so much that he got the guts and the confidence on the truth of his work to play like that in the most prestigious and more "purist" competition in that existed in the world. "Here you are", dudes!
@@caphaddock1126 yeah, he played with two balls. True personality and musicality there. Far better than those sterile performances typically listened in that competition.
For me, my favorite interpretation of op.44 is this.
Despite of some mistakes, Pogorelich doesn't hesitate to playing his personal piano.
And whenever i show&hear this, i feel chopin's panic and sense of unease at that time
Understanding chopin's real mind, Pogorelich let us hear fantastic music!!
I didn't hear any misteakes...
Just brilliant interpretation and amazing technique...
Dude - to mention some "misteakes" here is really mean...😮
Comments like that just spoil the enjoyment...
Who cares about mistakes, I'm here to hear music! Not robotic music!
Mamma mia, io l'ho suonata! È una grande goduria poterla suonare. Qui pogorelich ha diverse imprecisioni, ma come, come si fa a dire che quello che suona non arriva direttamente al cuore? Meglio più errori ma con l'anima che perfetto ma senza anima.
Mijają lata a on wciąż Najlepszy!
I live for this!!
One of the greats that could always mesmerize...
Played with masculine tempestuous insolence and commanding elegance as well, real elegance, not with “I’m-so-romantic-elegance”; like a lot of modern pianists who try to be an actor, presenting old pieces with sentimentality and false gravity while playing but who don’t embody anything. Very clear and very brave. This must have been an exciting day for a few of these judges who were amazed at what a find this young man might be
I am so happy to have found this!
Great Performance! Great focus, continuity..
magnificent pianist....Chopin and Ivo...ends there..
La solidità e la presenza di suono di Pogorelić, forgiano in lui una personalità unica, nel panorama dell'interpretazione pianistica.
Argerich quitted the Jury of this competition because she finded Pogorelich to be her favourite, but any of her colleagues would agree. What a backup anyway.
Wspaniałe wykonanie! ❤
One huge superlike for Mr Pogorelić. Excellent interpretation.
Young Pogorelich Artistry tasty af
This is Soooooooooooooo Good! Absolutely the best of the best! No wonder Argerich resigned following his elimination.
芸術的すぎてすごく劇的
My fucking idol. Pogorelich, you’re fantastic.
Thank you for the info.I will definitely look into it.Pogorelich on the 24 Chopin Preludes is the best Ive ever heard of those pieces and his Gaspard de la Nuit by Ravel is stunning and right up there with Michelangeli.Thank you once again.I bought his DVD and was a little dissappointed with his Chopin opus 44, but this video is priceless and couldnt be better.
Pogorelich es uno de los pianistas más creativos. Uno puede estar de acuerdo o no ,pero convengamos que interpreta lo que toca. En Chopin tiene muchos aciertos. Cortot también se tomaba ciertas libertades opinables. No por ello deja de ser
uno de los grandes del siglo XX.
Il mitico Pogorelich dei vecchi tempi!!!
That was so exciting and ,extraordinay, Gave me chills.
Complimenti.......
POGORELICH - one and only! 🙏❤
男前なショパン！
Фантастика ! Он великолепен !
Holy God...
his technique is such excellent in the young age
Superb and infinitely better than his DVD which is quite tame and lacks the great emotional power of this stunning performance.
Es pasión... en el barrio me entienden... Thanks Sonia... Idil biret... !!!
Иво Погорелич гений и красавчик ❤️❤️❤️
The big ivo pogorelich... when pogorelich was still ivo pogorelich.
Una interpretación única. Y genial !!
Hi Scherzo nr 2 in Concertgebouw 1994 was amazing
phenomenal!
+304712 L Sounds more like a Czerny exercise than a Chopin Polonaise
Michael Reich You simply don't understand anything.
Who said to fly you need wings when you can play this with your hands…
FROM 10;43 THRU 10;50 IT IS SIMPLY FANTASTIC
one of the few chopin gems on youtube, if you know what i mean by that
I still love that a fellow populous the beginning fan is also a pogorelich fan. You must be my soulmate or something
Fabulous 🤩
Excelente interpretação
Thank you for uploading this footage- where else could I find it really?
this was posted and was later taken off. whatever you do, dont take this off please!
Genialidad pura.
❤🌹👏👏👏 BRAVO
he should have won chopin competition
Why ...But why no one applause?! incredible version. He's unique.
it is a competition, everyone applauses only after the pianist finishes all pieces from the round
+cubcake81 +Nikita Stepanenko *applauds
Fantastic.As great as Josef Hofmann and only a hairs breadth away from equaling Horowitz.Pogorelich is truly a gifted genius.
Horowitz interpretation is nowhere near Ivo's...🎯
@@tatjanasiljeg2429 I recently discovered Cyprian Katsaris recording when he was younger and he eclipses both Horowitz and Pogorelich.
@@789armstrong - oh, yes, Katsaris is fantastic!
@@tatjanasiljeg2429 I am saddened by the fact that Katsaris doesnt get more views here on youtube.
Damn, that was good
This performance is infinitely better than his DVD.What CD contains this performance?
The "tempo di mazurca" is wonderful, one of the best I've ever heard. In the other parts I have to admit that it was not the best Ivo in my opinion, too fast and less clear than I think he is able to be, probably for the difficuty in using pedal at this tempo. In any case... a wonderful artist
I dream to play as not the best Ivo
époustouflant, formidable, tragique.
Brutal
Someone mentioned Sokolov. Absolutely, and I need to listen to him a lot more to find his genius as well. As for comparing with Horowitz, I really do think that hero worship can put "societal" filters on ones ears that prevent them from listening to what they hear. Horowitz was great, and charismatic, but could he play the F# minor polonaise like this. No, he couldn't, just like he couldn't play his own version of the Falla encore like Yuja Wang plays it.....Now Sokolov might be a different story. I gotta go folks; Sokolov calls!
A dream....
WIZARD SLAVIC SOUL, every cell of his body is engage , unbearable lightness of CREATION - IVO Pogorelić ( MADE IN YU )
Sory brother but at first he was '' made in Croatia and Rusia'' and yugoslavia was just history and nothing else... Soo..