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i've always know about this piece due to it's popularity but have never really given it a decent listen. is there a general consensus as to the best performance of this? if that was a stupid question, could you just link me to you favorite rendition?
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Find it on youtube and listen to several--I like Novaes.
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Zimerman gives a powerful and sometimes amazing rendition!!
Gotta love the body language at the end of the piece....
Part 1
http://youtu.be/Aj7GZlY0fhE Part 2
http://youtu.be/RxzmpkPLe5M
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Olga Kern's CD of it is simply out of this world. If you can find it, give it a listen - it is worthy of any music collection.
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There'll be a new best version when I play it at the amateur Chopin competition this September.
(just kidding, just kidding!)
IMO the best version was by Horowitz. I hadn't known he recorded it, and it's not commercially available. It was put on youtube a couple of years ago, then for some reason mysteriously taken off.
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IMO the best version was by Horowitz. I didn't know he recorded it, and it's not commercially available. It was put on youtube a couple of years ago, then for some reason mysteriously taken off.
It's on volume 48 of Philips "Great Pianists of the 20th century" series (Horowitz II)
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LINK to a commercially available CD. Or, in other words, you're wrong!
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...in other words, you're wrong!
And I couldn't be gladder!!!
I'm ordering it pronto.
(THANK YOU!!)
BTW, how did you know about it?
P.S. ....and not only that, but as luck would have it
someone just put it back on youtube a few days ago:
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I have it.
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But knowing you, I woulda thought you'd be oblivious to whatever Chopin is on there!
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But knowing you, I woulda thought you'd be oblivious to whatever Chopin is on there!
Ha, Horowitz is the only reason I like Chopin.
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....I would also honestly say that this other recording, by one of our own members, is in the running for very best:
by "Vica" He's a member who modestly understated how good he is -- by a lot.
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My favorite version is Rubinstein,at least that is the version where I became familiar with this piece.
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....I would also honestly say that this other recording, by one of our own members, is in the running for very best:
by "Vica" He's a member who modestly understated how good he is -- by a lot.
Do we know who "Vica" is, because he's really good!
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Yes -- as can be seen from the other thread. He's someone that a couple of us know. We just didn't know that we did.
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"Vica" hasn't posted here since 9 June, 2010. I listened to the Fantasy and it is, indeed, superbly played.
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Julius Katchen has a sensitive and beautiful performance of this piece - my personal favorite.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJxkSYcf6wM
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Nice collection here!
I agree with Pianogrl that the Rubinstein is wonderful.
Another favorite of mine is Cliburn, from the album titled (what else!) "My Favorite Chopin."
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It's sort of the opposite of Horowitz's wild interpretation: elegant, flowing, and controlled throughout. I love them both.
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someone just put it back on youtube a few days ago:
