Stanislav Neuhaus plays Chopin Scherzo no. 2 in B-flat minor opus 31

Two different versions put together, rather strange editing... and I have my doubts about the correctness of the pitch!
Taken from a very interesting documentary on Stanislav Neuhaus (1927-1980) written and produced by Irina Lebleu, directed by Vladislav Bykov.
It can be downloaded completely on this site:
www.neuhaus.it/...

[@metteholm4833]

Stanislav Neuhaus was definitely the best Chopin player, I ever heard. Such sensitivity!

[@сергейгуляев-з4у]

Ты что парень не слышишь,что он играет ,а не ,,живёт" этим произведением, кто твои педагоги,не сомненно ,что Генрих великий,но мы же все знаем не всегда от отца к сыну,как раз вариант идеально научили!

[@danielkovalsky7398]

The best performance of this piece of art. perfect

[@flugelmaniac]

the later part is absolutely stunning playing.....up there with the very best..

[@JamesVaughan]

Strange editing, indeed! But a positively glorious performance--I especially loved his treatment of the middle section--such effortlessness and sense of freedom, but always within Chopin's perimeters, though he does seem to be playing the piece in B minor!

[@pianopera]

@soami2u Totally agree with you! The son of Heinrich Neuhaus should be more known in the West, his playing was fabulous.

[@ADGO]

I was watching a full copy of the second and it's supposed to have been recorded in 1976

[@snakeeplayz1010]

@ADGO I've been trying to find a full copy of the last one. Do you know where I can find it?

[@paulprocopolis]

What a fascinating piece of film footage. Excellent playing, although the 1979 performance seems somehow riper and more considered than the 1956 one - maybe maturity has its place! It's interesting too that he is playing a Förster piano in the later video - this company made some very fine instruments. (As an older man I was struck by his resemblance to ... Quentin Crisp!!)

[@morinoroba]

@paulprocopolis I guess that the tempo of the earlier recording is somewhat faster than what he actually did here...maybe that's why the pitch is also higher?

[@НадеждаБогданова-р7э]

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[@НАТА-ь5э]

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[@carmenrubio3786]

Ohhh magnífico

[@AVTONYANYA]

Великолепно

[@carmenrubio3786]

Qué maravilla

[@nikb6176]

Very strange but no doubt about the phrasing at least

[@ediccartman7252]

WTF the coloured part is in B minor , so painful to listen to.

[@dzordzszs]

Comments like these make me glad that I'm tone deaf