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this is my VERY favorite piece so far (i started my classical life 4 years ago  ) - in fact, i`m totally in love with it and collect all the recordings i can find. (so far 72 different CDs) i`m interested in: - hearing what others think about it - finding out what people think about favorite recording - discover rare recordings 
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Richter and Rubinstein play it very powerful and yet very beautifully.
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Well, now I'm listening to Kissin. I also have Ashkenazy's early recording (with the scherzi).
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Ahh,
Krystian Zimerman. He truly brings out the mystery and passion of this amazing masterpiece.
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Second for Rubinstien, hes good with Chopin ballades.
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"If we continually try to force a child to do what he is afraid to do, he will become more timid, and will use his brains and energy, not to explore the unknown, but to find ways to avoid the pressures we put on him." (John Holt) www.pianoped.comwww.youtube.com/user/UIPianoPed
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Ashkenazy's early recording is by far my favorite. (For all the Ballades and scherzi)
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Ashkenazy's Chopin in general was good in his early years.
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!!!!!!  Where did you find this? I sat spellbound for 7 mins 48 seconds and it suddenly stopped, my PC crashed (attempting suicide I think). I was so looking forward to the CODA, never mind. Seriously I like to hear Murray Perahia play Chopin.
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Cortot's -33 recording is my favourite. The sound quality (on the EMI publication at least) is surprisingly good, too.
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I have recordings of Bella Davidovich, Horowitz, Rubinstein, Arrau and Richter. Despite that I find the last three of them superb, in my opinion the version of Richter is simply the best  
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Richter(DG)
Zimerman(Live from Warsaw 1975)
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Moravec good-not great, and both Perahia and Pollini are not so good. Hough was disappointing as well.
There are VERY few good recordings of this piece. I have heard maybe 15 that weren't crap.
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Hey iamcanadian,
Where did you get Zimerman's 1975 recording? I have one 1975 "live from Warsaw" recording of his that contains Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise, some Mazurkas, etc., but Ballade No. 4 is NOT on it. I would *kill* to hear that!
And I agree with you that very few people actually do justice to this piece. Very, very few.
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My favorites, so far: Ashkenazy's early recording, Rubinstein, and Ralph Votapek (an old MSU LP, half Chopin and half Gershwin Songs).
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Originally posted by Kreisler:
Ivan Moravec Kreisler is quite right. Ivan Moravec is by far the best fourth ballade recording ive heard so far.
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