and here i am, in my early 15's, practicing this piece for my july recital and the only thing i can say is that this is the most beatiful and emotional piece ever... the thecnincs are hard, for sure, buut beeing soul-prepared to play this is even harder... the best 10 minutes of my day are when i close my practicing section playing this with all my body and mind, almost eating or breathing every note, shade, color of this piece... Chopin was the greatest composer ever and i'm so glad i have the oportunity to feel this. Thank you for this video!
This was one of my recital pieces when I graduated in 1991 from music school. It is a delight to perform and remain one of my favorites. Although I have not played it in many years. This is a kind of piece that you actually study once you're passed all its technical challenges. The technical aspect It's only the first half. Then working on the interpretation aspect, phrases, rhythm, texture, sudden changes. The beauty of this piece is in the interpretation. You just need the technique. Then you can work on it.
There are so many subtle shadings and colors in this interpretation that I hear different things every time I listen to it. This pianist is beyond amazing and he does it in a way as to not mess with the melody and musical ideas very much. When I listened to Garreck Olsen play it he turns it into a totally different piece and drastically brings out other harmonies and I understand what he's doing and it gives me a better understanding of what is hidden in this masterpiece, but just too much. Everyone must interpret a work their own way. That is what gives music life. We all need to say the work in our own individual way.
Absolut, hier ist die Technik brilliant, aber bei der Interpretation kann ich nicht ganz zustimmen. Viele im Notentext sichtbaren Vorgaben wurden übergangen und ich denke, genau das Verständnis für Melodie und musikalische Ideen macht die wahre Interpretation für Musik aus. Dennoch, ein spannendes Erlebnis!
After listening to this piece I'm gonna promise to myself that one day i'm going to reach the highest point of my piano playing where I play pieces, concertos to the world in a grand piano.... This is my dream. The joy it makes when I have when I have finally accomplished this is infinite.... Good luck to me.... this is going to be a long journey
I guess you have big or normal hands. I have extremely small hands and I know this will be never be a possibility for me because piano is the least inclusive instrument of all time, which makes me despise it
I love the background of Chopin's Ballade... The story goes that it was a piece created with inspiration from a famous poet's work. Like this, No. 1 was inspired by the poem "Konrad Wallenrod." History tells that during the battle in which Lithuania fell to the Order of Teutonic Knights, a teenager was taken away. Held hostage, he was adopted by the enemy's Grand Master. However, he escaped and returned to Lithuania to fight for the freedom of his motherland. Claiming to be "Konrad Wallenrod," the legendary hero of the Order of the Teutonic Knights, he reentered the Order, rising to the rank of Grand Master, and then he deliberately gave a wrong command, causing the Order to fall, thus bringing victory to Lithuania. But "Konrad Wallenrod," who betrayed the Order, personally ended his own life.
zimerman is a genius, this recording is just monumental. this is currently my favorite piece from chopin, i listen to it at least once a day. the melody thats introduced in the 7th measure to me is just one of the most beautiful things ever written for piano. im practicing this now, im nowhere near capable of playing it this well without at least a decade or two more experience, but hopefully in a year or two i will be able to play it with reasonable proficiency. every day progress, little by little, one day i'll be able to and then i'll be able to play it for the rest of my life :)) !
@@smm3r Every possible answer to this question is going to be debateable. But it's a good shout, probably my favourite along with Brahms Intermezzo 118 no2, and Ravel's Ondine
Ce pianiste a un talent fou,quand il joue je ressent de l'émotion, on récent ce que l'auteur a voulu exprimer...merci pour ce passage dans le temps ,génial interprète !
Zimerman knows precisely how to inhale a Chopin piece. I'll try to play this . . . when I already have the confidence and patience to finish it without giving up. XD
Every time i think about her, this song plays in my mind... It's somehow connected to her image, while listening to this masterpiece i can clearly see her. Hope someone feels the same❤
I think thats a very helpful thing you did. Marking the piece so people can see all key changes. Although in measure 7, the inverted Gm chord. The version I learned had a D, not an E in the upper note. I still think it sounds better with the D insted of the E. 😊
The E-flat is what Chopin wrote and academic consensus agrees is historically correct. Many editions have a D as an ossia because the E-flat creates a strange chord but the point of this chord is to introduce the minor ninth interval that is a structural component of the piece, as well as to create an E-flat major triad among the upper three voices, as E-flat is later the tonic of the second theme.
I thought I could at least play half of the piece, barely got through the first page and so proud But I think I can play Kaori's violin part, never tried but maybe and I hope I can
@@randomguyontheinternet6546 oops got me there i have been neglecting my piano for a year😂😂😂 things gotten pretty hectic and i know i shouldnt be doing this, but i cant make time i am sorry if i disappointed anyone :( but thank you for reminding im going to have a break for a week before i start the next semester
Excellent performance, Krystian. Very well done. Good dynamic contrast. Nice tone quality. Good accuracy and execution For my tastes, I should like to see the moody, slow passages taken a bit slower. Really romance those parts.
there is a really strange sound at 3:00, roughly beat 3 of measure 65, that sounds like a glockenspiel or a vibraphone playing a soft F in the background ... at first i thought it was sympathetic resonance on the piano but the attack is too clear.... what is that!
8:34 and 8:48 ... same chord but sounds so different... the second sounds a bit brighter... is it because he stresses the higher note? or am I tone deaf?
The whole piece is founded on that gorgeous cantabile theme. This performance is wonderful in many ways but it often rushes things and obscures the foundational melody. No need to show off. Let Chopin sing.
Buenos días,con un sentimiento profundo , alimento para el alma , invito a todos , a este gusto, es Dios en la tierra , desde Armenia Quindio Colombia Sur América, gracias.
😅 6/4 helps keep the the pulse in the melody just right. You might think 3/4, but 3/4 have one strong beat and two weak beats per measure. 6/4 gives you two strong beats per measure. If you look at the piece, you have 2 groups of 3. It's the right pulse. Imagine 6/8, 3/4, 3/2. It wouldn't sound the way it does.😊
Introducción 0:00
A 0:38 sol m
Tr 2:25
B 3:00 (+ 3:40) Mi b M
A 4:10 la m
B 4:37 La M
Tr 5:16
C 5:25 Mi b M
B 6:00 (+ 6:26) Mi b M
A 7:05 sol m
Coda 7:47 sol m
I’ve got to say the b sections are my favorite
i'm sorry, what it means Tr?.
@@ricardorien transición/transition
@@ethanl.1699 the B starting at 4:37 gives me chills everytime
Thanks,this kinda help me to train
and here i am, in my early 15's, practicing this piece for my july recital and the only thing i can say is that this is the most beatiful and emotional piece ever... the thecnincs are hard, for sure, buut beeing soul-prepared to play this is even harder... the best 10 minutes of my day are when i close my practicing section playing this with all my body and mind, almost eating or breathing every note, shade, color of this piece... Chopin was the greatest composer ever and i'm so glad i have the oportunity to feel this. Thank you for this video!
Good luck for the recital, I wish I could come!!! Yes this is a wonderful piece of art and Chopin is the best composer of all times❤
@@lenaduchannes2749 thank you!! Luck and peace for all of us 🙏🤗
same here ! where you at at in your learning
@@thefirerpg In fact, it's almost ready now. Now all that's left is the "refining finishes" :))
@@thefirerpg wbu?
My favourite part 0:00 - 9:11
same
The only acceptable favourite part
I couldn’t agree more.
So real, lol
I hope to play this piece someday kek
This was one of my recital pieces when I graduated in 1991 from music school. It is a delight to perform and remain one of my favorites. Although I have not played it in many years. This is a kind of piece that you actually study once you're passed all its technical challenges. The technical aspect It's only the first half. Then working on the interpretation aspect, phrases, rhythm, texture, sudden changes. The beauty of this piece is in the interpretation. You just need the technique. Then you can work on it.
This ballade lasts 9 min yet it feels like it lasts 2 Min when I listen to it it's so thrilling
geniusz
Emocionante!!!!Bravo!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🙏
and when you play it it feels like 1 minute
@@astralakos2085no it feels long when I play it but short when I listen to it. Same with every piano piece.
@@salifscott4664 ion know what you on but when you play it you focus so much time passes 2 times quicker when u play it
I am pleased to say that I can finally, after months of straight up practising this piece, play measure 250.
Congratulations!! I’m only at 38 and I’ve been practicing for about 3 weeks
@@tipyingmistakes4743 Oh, did I say play up to measure 250? I meant only that measure lol
DowaHawkiin oOf Lol XD XD
DowaHawkiin lmao joke gone wrong
8:37 🤣
I hope to play this one day :)
Start to learn it. Just try it. I always wanted to play the Hammerklavier sonata and I learned half of the piece in a few days.
Don't we all?
Practice practice and that day will come way sooner than you think. It's all about the frequent practice.
Give me 5 years
Can you play it yet
There are so many subtle shadings and colors in this interpretation that I hear different things every time I listen to it. This pianist is beyond amazing and he does it in a way as to not mess with the melody and musical ideas very much. When I listened to Garreck Olsen play it he turns it into a totally different piece and drastically brings out other harmonies and I understand what he's doing and it gives me a better understanding of what is hidden in this masterpiece, but just too much. Everyone must interpret a work their own way. That is what gives music life. We all need to say the work in our own individual way.
He*
@@FrostDirt oopies....corrected... thanks
Correct, although technically challenging, the beauty of this piece is in the interpretation. That's really were you spend most of your time.
Absolut, hier ist die Technik brilliant, aber bei der Interpretation kann ich nicht ganz zustimmen. Viele im Notentext sichtbaren Vorgaben wurden übergangen und ich denke, genau das Verständnis für Melodie und musikalische Ideen macht die wahre Interpretation für Musik aus.
Dennoch, ein spannendes Erlebnis!
the coda sounds extremely clean in this recording, so good omg
Yes…
After listening to this piece I'm gonna promise to myself that one day i'm going to reach the highest point of my piano playing where I play pieces, concertos to the world in a grand piano.... This is my dream. The joy it makes when I have when I have finally accomplished this is infinite.... Good luck to me.... this is going to be a long journey
best of luck :))
Hello there! I am cheering on you! Go for it! Not matter the result, as long as you do your best to fulfill your dreams. Thanks!
I guess you have big or normal hands. I have extremely small hands and I know this will be never be a possibility for me because piano is the least inclusive instrument of all time, which makes me despise it
@@Tityretupatulae only the coda requires a larger hand span.. You can play most of the piece with small hands too lmao
@@Tityretupatulae If you can reach an octave, you can play this piece.
I love the background of Chopin's Ballade... The story goes that it was a piece created with inspiration from a famous poet's work. Like this, No. 1 was inspired by the poem "Konrad Wallenrod." History tells that during the battle in which Lithuania fell to the Order of Teutonic Knights, a teenager was taken away. Held hostage, he was adopted by the enemy's Grand Master. However, he escaped and returned to Lithuania to fight for the freedom of his motherland. Claiming to be "Konrad Wallenrod," the legendary hero of the Order of the Teutonic Knights, he reentered the Order, rising to the rank of Grand Master, and then he deliberately gave a wrong command, causing the Order to fall, thus bringing victory to Lithuania. But "Konrad Wallenrod," who betrayed the Order, personally ended his own life.
0:35 that pause just brings all of the emotions right at the beginning of the piece
zimerman is a genius, this recording is just monumental. this is currently my favorite piece from chopin, i listen to it at least once a day. the melody thats introduced in the 7th measure to me is just one of the most beautiful things ever written for piano. im practicing this now, im nowhere near capable of playing it this well without at least a decade or two more experience, but hopefully in a year or two i will be able to play it with reasonable proficiency. every day progress, little by little, one day i'll be able to and then i'll be able to play it for the rest of my life :)) !
Greatest piano piece ever written...it just has it all.
debatable
@@smm3r Every possible answer to this question is going to be debateable. But it's a good shout, probably my favourite along with Brahms Intermezzo 118 no2, and Ravel's Ondine
@@rwt2320this piece is beautiful but chopins pieces will always have a special place in my heart so im biased
Sonata In B Minor?
@@paragon7467100%
Oh my god...
This is really powerful.
The best ballade no. 1 performed :)
Definitely
Krystian zimerman 😊
I like the Rubinstein version more
Ce pianiste a un talent fou,quand il joue je ressent de l'émotion, on récent ce que l'auteur a voulu exprimer...merci pour ce passage dans le temps ,génial interprète !
One of my favourite pianists, he creates magic on the keyboard 🎶🌹
To me, this is Chopin's three act opera - covering all of human emotion, and I am already enjoying the journey of playing as much of it as I can!!! 💜
I don’t see where you meant to come, but that seems interesting.
my favourite ballade by chopin.
my favourite nocturne is no 20
i agree and i think it's the same for many people
hell yeah' same as me
my favorite ballade is no 4
my favorite nocturnes are no 16 and no 17 (op 55 no 2 and op 62 no 1)
We are all very lucky to be born after 1810 a.d.
Wow is the only word I can say..
The greatest collaborator of notes ever!!! Period!
Since i heard it from the movie the first time in 2002 i've always been coming back once in a while to clear my mind it's 22 years
My favorite part 2:08
So Amazing part
The whole piece is amazing
Same
Bravo maestro qualité de jeu exceptionnel bravo et merci😊
4:41 just marking my most favorite part
豪華絢爛かつ繊細な演奏ですね。
ベートーヴェンやショパンの大曲を弾くと映えます。
名人と言っていいと思います。
Jednym zdaniem - to jest właśnie Polska i Polacy 😍
Zimerman knows precisely how to inhale a Chopin piece. I'll try to play this . . . when I already have the confidence and patience to finish it without giving up. XD
This piece is so beautiful
Got in love with this pease again❤ the best performance❤
Hey, nice to see the best Polish Edition of Chopin complete works.
this piece is really mesmerizing! I love to play this one.
Magnifique et très mesuré !! ❤️❤️
Música para el disfrute más absoluto. Te mece, te lleva, te transporta. Genio.
4:38 is incredibly beautiful
ikr?!! love that part ❤
That is the climax
Add Kaori and her violin 😢
I plan to play this one day.
oh my GOD what a recording!!!!!!!!!!!!!
one of the greatest pieces of all time.
I still get lost at some point even with this haha. Thank you for posting this.
Piękno muzyki Fryderyka Chopina to fenomen graniczący z cudem.
Podzielam tą opinię- z poważaniem Pani Barbara.🎹🕊️🇵🇱
We won't see genius like this again
Beautiful. I love it.
Thanks sooo much
Brilliant rendition
zimerman é o intérprete absoluto de chopin
Zimerman- to mistrz fortepianu i rzeczywiście - znakomicie Potrafi przekazać muzykę Fryderyka Chopina - z poważaniem Pani Barbara.🎹🕊️🇵🇱
Это божественно....
I sincerely don't know what tops this. It's full of the emotional spectrum, every inch of it, from despair and misery to ecstasy and faith.
This is beautiful....
Learning this right now.
If you see this in the future, react so I can look at this comment again when I've learned it.
@Jonathan Wu nice, good luck.
No, I don't play that game. But have played it in the past I think.
.
Menno Kuipers hows it going?
@@dauntless76 im like 70 percent done I think
I'll be trying soon but my right hand is gonna be dead so
7:48 insane🥶🥶
hardest coda ever!!!
Ballade 4 is way harder
se vc quer tocar rapido para impressionar alguem, não escolha essa pq é um crime acelerar qualquer parte dessa obra prima
Realmente
This piece is so imaginative and ethereal that it almost feels like Chopin “discovered” it rather wrote it.
Every time i think about her, this song plays in my mind... It's somehow connected to her image, while listening to this masterpiece i can clearly see her. Hope someone feels the same❤
I think thats a very helpful thing you did. Marking the piece so people can see all key changes. Although in measure 7, the inverted Gm chord. The version I learned had a D, not an E in the upper note. I still think it sounds better with the D insted of the E. 😊
The E-flat is what Chopin wrote and academic consensus agrees is historically correct. Many editions have a D as an ossia because the E-flat creates a strange chord but the point of this chord is to introduce the minor ninth interval that is a structural component of the piece, as well as to create an E-flat major triad among the upper three voices, as E-flat is later the tonic of the second theme.
@@KingstonCzajkowski I think I read that somewhere. I like the D though. It's how I learned it.
I thought I could at least play half of the piece, barely got through the first page and so proud
But I think I can play Kaori's violin part, never tried but maybe and I hope I can
Keep up the good work and don't give up. Keep on going.
Njessness you underestimate the complexity of this ballades violin part
It’s been 1 year bro, did you learned it?
@@randomguyontheinternet6546 oops got me there
i have been neglecting my piano for a year😂😂😂
things gotten pretty hectic and i know i shouldnt be doing this, but i cant make time
i am sorry if i disappointed anyone :(
but thank you for reminding
im going to have a break for a week before i start the next semester
@@FSoP2024 🤣🤣🤣yes i did
it sounded simple and its not omg im so embarassed by this
0:00 - "FR. " In the beginning means "for real" Chopin
Bravo. GENIAL muy buena actuación , Bendiciones❤❤❤
So beautiful 😍
Excellent performance, Krystian. Very well done. Good dynamic contrast. Nice tone quality. Good accuracy and execution
For my tastes, I should like to see the moody, slow passages taken a bit slower. Really romance those parts.
He played what Chopin really meant to say in this piece.
バラードＧｍは
1番好きな曲ですね
I'm working on it now and I hope to play like this ^^
Zimerman owns this piece.
there is a really strange sound at 3:00, roughly beat 3 of measure 65, that sounds like a glockenspiel or a vibraphone playing a soft F in the background ... at first i thought it was sympathetic resonance on the piano but the attack is too clear.... what is that!
thats weird
You can hear a splice at 2:08
I hear nothing
@@kentrosaurusboi3909 Hear how the F# gets louder at the end of its duration
@@TheLifeisgood72 I do indeed hear it, thank you for telling me!
@@kentrosaurusboi3909This recording has like 20 slices, his bench even changes halfway through in the music video.
@@TheLifeisgood72 Oh wow lol, I don't think I've ever paid much attention to the video recording itself, will definitely go check that out
4:38
always amazing
I need about 50 years to become this good...
no you don't
You need like ten years
Well, I almost cried when I first heard this. My piano teacher first told me about this master piece.
I feel like I have just watched an entire movie after listening to this piece
it is amazing
Masterpiece
Conoces la historia y escuchas esto y se rompe tu corazón
Así es :'/
Best piece in world
When i listen this,i remember the story of Wlade Szpilmann..
I'm challenging myself and learning this on my own
Music is all about feelings!
8:42 Sour note!
Nobody:
Chopin: Let's write some music that audiences will love and pianists will hate me for 😏
Chopin, seriously, why did you make the end so long!
Beautiful coda with a heavy ending.
@@hansdekorver7365 it's the moment when you finally think you are able to play the piece, and then the coda comes and shows you are wrong
@@n0pl4c3 coda of this masterpiece Is so fucking hard
8:34 and 8:48 ... same chord but sounds so different... the second sounds a bit brighter... is it because he stresses the higher note? or am I tone deaf?
In the first one the top note is a B but in the second one the top note is a D so it's a different chord
@@filipswiecicki573 I mean, it's still Gm [in the sheet]... But the feeling was different/brighter.
@@erggishlike he said D is added so it sounds bit different
Insane Genius Here
È l'edizione Paderewskj?
Yes, the best.
The whole piece is founded on that gorgeous cantabile theme. This performance is wonderful in many ways but it often rushes things and obscures the foundational melody. No need to show off. Let Chopin sing.
Zimerman grande.
4:13~5:13 is magic
What's the key signature?
Chopin: yes
Looking for the most complete and perfect piece ever composed, I've finally found it.
Buenos días,con un sentimiento profundo , alimento para el alma , invito a todos , a este gusto, es Dios en la tierra , desde Armenia Quindio Colombia Sur América, gracias.
Torure, torture, torture. WHY, CHOPIN???
This isn't terribly difficult lol
@Jonathan Wu Yeah i learned it in 2 weeks lol, guess it just depends on skill level tho
dante wtf the whole thing in 2 weeks? How long have you been playing
@@dauntless76 my guy is secretly a god at piano
If this is torture, i wanna be tortured
6/4 😮
😅 6/4 helps keep the the pulse in the melody just right. You might think 3/4, but 3/4 have one strong beat and two weak beats per measure. 6/4 gives you two strong beats per measure. If you look at the piece, you have 2 groups of 3. It's the right pulse. Imagine 6/8, 3/4, 3/2. It wouldn't sound the way it does.😊
2:10 4:30 6:30
5:14-6:28
Enjoy this rendition
thanks
Hi! is the use of this piece in the public domain?
The piece is public domain the recording of it is not. If you make your own recording you are all good to go!
The pianissimo in bar 100: "Am i a joke to you?"
7:48 best
The last page of the score and i be like 🤯