Re: Chopin 2nd piano concerto

On Mon, 29 Jul 2024 3:09:48 +0000, DeepBlue wrote:

On Sun, 28 Jul 2024 6:29:30 +0000, Rachmaninoff wrote:

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On Thu, 25 Jul 2024 5:58:07 +0000, DeepBlue wrote:
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On Thu, 25 Jul 2024 4:59:15 +0000, Rachmaninoff wrote:
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On Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:58:52 +0000, DeepBlue wrote:
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On Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:45:35 +0000, Rachmaninoff wrote:

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On Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:31:56 +0000, DeepBlue wrote:

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How about Konrad Skolarski?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpXd11YFFrQ
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This is a live performance from 2017.

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This is a new one to me, I will check it out, thanks!

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Thanks for listening. Have you heard any
other Skolarski performances? There are
a few on YouTube.
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Cheers!

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I liked the Skolarski performance a lot,
thanks for recommending him. He's different,
varying the phrasing, dynamics, and tempo a
lot more than most other pianists today.

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Glad you liked it!
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He reminds me a bit of Babayan.

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Indeed.
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He is new to me, this is my first hearing of
him. I will check out his other performances.

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He plays your works wonderfully! ;-)
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https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=skolarski+rachmaninov
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including one of the top 2nd sonatas on record:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY8y2sbAui4
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and a topnotch 2nd concerto:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUKkC3QGbY

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Here is Chopin's solo arrangement played by
Katsaris (it's not on youtube).
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https://open.spotify.com/album/5ryU7SbyAgM4gIwPvpVpFD

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What do you think of Pletnev?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni9qb10nbVo
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or his arrangement of the concerto?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTstrIAWyWM
(performed by Trifonov, conducted by Pletnev)
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Cheers!

I like Pletnev's performance from his peak period of the late 90s/early
00s, when he combined awesome technique with great freedom, spontaneity,
and imagination, though I don't think this concerto performance is quite
as exalted as some of his other interpretations from this period.
As for Pletnev's arrangement, I like the Russian sound, I think it's
compatible with Chopin, though I think he overdoes it in several places.
I'm not a purist with this stuff, I find Chopin's orchestration
perfectly adequate, but I am open to playing around with it. I like
Trifonov but I am not crazy about his Chopin. I mean it's fine, but
nothing special.
Have you heard the new Rachmaninoff two-piano album with Trifonov and
Babayan? The playing is electric.