"cleaning up a recording is like undressing the Mona Lisa and realizing she doesn't have very clean pants. This is unfair because the picture is about her smile not her underwear. this is exactly what digital technique did to us." - Krystian Zimerman what an interesting analogy
Thank you for its thrilling interview One o the greatest pianist in our time. A real genius for me. So relevant , honest and human. I am passionately fund of him.
WOOOWWW... this man is a genius! His point about music not being strictly an audio experience is unbelievably facinating. He is such a high level thinker!
ok listening to him makes me realize i won't ever get along with people who are not artists. i heard him say that "music is not an audio experience" and i thought "yeah well obviously it's not". and then he had to explain himself and i realized that was probably something that's not obvious for most people. these are things you probably only realize when you're in the experience, creating it, ingineering it from the inside.
"And now cleaning this recording is like you would go to the Louvre and undress the Mona Lisa and realize she doesn't have very clean pants this day". Hahaha I love this guy!
i saw him live at the walt disney concert hall in Los Angeles in april of 09.. he was performing solo and stopped in between one of his sessions and talked to the crowd. it was a very rare moment for someone at the concert hall. i couldnt hear him to well but he was saying something about America and something about his country. im guessing this goes along with his decision not to come back to America.
Цимерман настоящий мыслитель. Решил послушать эти интервью просто чтобы получить импульс встать и позаниматься, и вдруг обнаруживаю себя рассуждающим об искусстве и его направлениях.
Long time ago at the begings of digital recording in 1990's I read his interview with Stereophile magazine. I wish Mr. Zimerman could write a book about music recoding and music. Maybe this is why, so many serious music lovers still prefer 'not so perfect' analog master tapes and tube amplifications. His very serious man in this matter.
There you go: Z - should be pronounced like the z in "pizza"; or ts in "inteligentsia" I - like "ee" in feel; M - normally; E - open e like in "tell" (eh); R - similarly to German or Italian R or Scottish R; as far from the English R or american R; M - as above; A - open a like in "up" or 'bath' (aah); or in the German "Mann" N - normally; So its Zzeemehrmahn. The accent is like in German on the first syllable.
Yundi Li seems to be the youngest if his DOB is 07oct1982 (won 2000) -- barely 18?. Zimerman's DOB is 05dec1956 (won 1975) -- almost 19. But Zimerman was the youngest when he won it in 1975.
"Enigmatic". Jesus, hyperbole never ends... He is just a private person. That's all. He sleeps, eats and shits like all of us do with an added bonus: He plays piano brilliantly. That's all.
He has a lot of subtle humour. I love that! And what a nice voice.
We love him , period!
"cleaning up a recording is like undressing the Mona Lisa and realizing she doesn't have very clean pants. This is unfair because the picture is about her smile not her underwear. this is exactly what digital technique did to us." - Krystian Zimerman
what an interesting analogy
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Good
Mindblowing interview. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for its thrilling interview
One o the greatest pianist in our time. A real genius for me.
So relevant , honest and human.
I am passionately fund of him.
Having never heard his voice before, I found his to be completely unexpected. Great interview.
WOOOWWW... this man is a genius! His point about music not being strictly an audio experience is unbelievably facinating. He is such a high level thinker!
ok listening to him makes me realize i won't ever get along with people who are not artists. i heard him say that "music is not an audio experience" and i thought "yeah well obviously it's not". and then he had to explain himself and i realized that was probably something that's not obvious for most people. these are things you probably only realize when you're in the experience, creating it, ingineering it from the inside.
Great to hear Zimerman! ...keep sharing those videos of yours, and know how much you are appreciated!!!
GENIUS so thankful for this man and the posted interview!!!!
This is insanely useful and interesting - I can not thank you enough.
What amazes me in his interview is when he mentioned the relationship b/w Piano and carpentry. This is exactly what Chopin believed !
thank you so much for the post!
An extraordinary man!
thank you for posting it!
Comparing Mona Lisas's dirty pants to digital recording is awesome !
"And now cleaning this recording is like you would go to the Louvre and undress the Mona Lisa and realize she doesn't have very clean pants this day". Hahaha I love this guy!
i saw him live at the walt disney concert hall in Los Angeles in april of 09.. he was performing solo and stopped in between one of his sessions and talked to the crowd. it was a very rare moment for someone at the concert hall. i couldnt hear him to well but he was saying something about America and something about his country. im guessing this goes along with his decision not to come back to America.
Цимерман настоящий мыслитель. Решил послушать эти интервью просто чтобы получить импульс встать и позаниматься, и вдруг обнаруживаю себя рассуждающим об искусстве и его направлениях.
This Interview was given: 10. May 2008 !!
What was that peice played in the begining?
No ppodrian traducir la entrevista?
great insight and really respect this artist's view. I support it
Actually yundi li was the youngest winner of the chopin competition in 2000 at 18 years old.
Can anybody tell what is he playing at 2:22 ? Thanks
Debussy prelude no. 12 book 2, “Feux d’artifice”
Fascinating view.
My memory is deserting me, if someone could remind me by telling me what piece is playing in the intro that would be greatly appreciated.
it is Chopin's Grande Valse Brillante (Op. 18)
Geniusz, zwykły człowiek - wzór dla każdego, czy szalony egoista ? Żałuję, że nigdy nie będę mógł tego sprawdzić :-) .
He's such a genius, I just wish he hadn't refused to come back to america.
Long time ago at the begings of digital recording in 1990's I read his interview with Stereophile magazine. I wish Mr. Zimerman could write a book about music recoding and music. Maybe this is why, so many serious music lovers still prefer 'not so perfect' analog master tapes and tube amplifications. His very serious man in this matter.
@MrCrowbar77 Chopin: Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 18
What is the melody at the begining of this video?????? Chopin???? What piece is it? Many thanks
Iloveofrahaza87 Yes, Chopin, Waltz op. 18
thanks a lot (y)
does anyone know how to contact him?email???
There you go:
Z - should be pronounced like the z in "pizza"; or ts in "inteligentsia"
I - like "ee" in feel;
M - normally;
E - open e like in "tell" (eh);
R - similarly to German or Italian R or Scottish R; as far from the English R or american R;
M - as above;
A - open a like in "up" or 'bath' (aah); or in the German "Mann"
N - normally;
So its Zzeemehrmahn. The accent is like in German on the first syllable.
Yundi Li seems to be the youngest if his DOB is 07oct1982 (won 2000) -- barely 18?. Zimerman's DOB is 05dec1956 (won 1975) -- almost 19.
But Zimerman was the youngest when he won it in 1975.
So far - love it...
The interviewer is interrupting him. Ohgosh.
Hallo Herr Zimerman, warum bauen Sie die sticks zum Hören nicht mal nach, dann weiss man vielleicht, was Beethoven gehört hat.
i enjoyed this
awesome!!
wasn't yundi li the youngest ever to win the international chopin competition
@exp9r
Debussy prelude Feux d'artifice
Zimerman - a god.
just like Rubinstein :D
好可惜......齊瑪曼因為健康因素這次不能來台灣了!
love this guy. its a shame he dislikes the united states but with pretty decent reasoning
Born in California. I can live with his dislike of American policies.
Chopin op 18n no1 Grande Valse Brillante
"Zim-er-min."
"Enigmatic". Jesus, hyperbole never ends... He is just a private person. That's all. He sleeps, eats and shits like all of us do with an added bonus: He plays piano brilliantly. That's all.
Enigmatic means that he keep his privacy for himself i think its good word to describe it
No need to be vulgar
Nie ma za co!
Not at all!
I'm the 70 000 th viewer.
好可惜......齊瑪曼因為健康因素這次不能來台灣了!