What a lucky guy! This Presto movement blew my mind first time I heard it. And I love it more and more every time I hear it. But holy crap is it hard to learn! Massive props to this pianist.
This guy is singularly amazing. Perfect phrasing, and so fluid. Most pianists show some fatigue by the time they get to this movement and rifle right through it. You hear absolutely every note in the runs in the right hand with him. Unbelievable. Dynamics are right on and it's not overly dramatic. Can't say enough good things. One of my favorite pieces, wish I could play it, and I think I've just found my favorite performer of it.
All of this is true, this is a great performance. I also suggest checking Alexei Sultanov's performance of it, which I think is the most energetic and lyric interpretation of all
Agree with you...this is a VERY worthy rendition. But i still can't get over the Lipatti recording of the early '50s... THAT is pure magic, almost otherworldly.
The best winner in Chopin's competition history. In all the competitions, no one has shown such an overwhelming performance as Blechacz. At that time, he was a world-class pianist. This performance will go down in history.
After I went to listen chopin sonata no.3 (played by very very famous pianist but i dont want to reveal who he is. because I dont want to discuss about who is best. this is just personal preference.) , I have been looking for and listening to other pianists' chopin piano sonata no.3 on youtube. Although these days I have listened many famous pianists's chopin piano sonata no.3, I can say that this is the greatest performance in the whole world. There is no too much rubato, no too much dynamic. he just played. It is neet, light, clean. and there is nothing bothering me. After listening to this performance, I realized that a pianist could play a human-attracting performance without splendor. I actually want to listen to his chopin piano sonata no.3 in the concert hall. Blechacz.. please come to south korea. I don't leave comments on TH-cam often, but I like this video so much that I leave a comment.
One the most extraordinary performances I've ever heard of this masterpiece, and I've listened to innumerable performances in the last 50 years and have performed it myself. He's phenomenal!
При таком опыте прослушиваний трудно что-то советовать, но все же хочу отметить, что эта соната очень хороша у Алексея Султанова. Его выступление с ней на 3 туре конкурса Шопена 1995 запоминается на всю жизнь.
This piece almost sounds like Chopin decided he wanted to write a piece that only he could play. To me, the last movement sounds like 2 pianists. Could he have fit any more notes? How anything can be that busy and yet remain so aesthetically pleasing is a testimony to Chopin's genius. This is a really good performance of this piece- one of the best I've heard.
Almost. He studied with Chopin standing at his side. Spirit teachers are not all that uncommon. I've had a couple of lessons from Debussy and Fats Waller... and a couple of others. It's not that I play all that well; it's just that I'm psychic. Fun... when you can make contact.
I believe this will be, for much longer than my lifetime, the essential primer for virtuoistic performance of this piece of music. Period. Flawless, perfect, and beyond perfect. He adds not the music to himself (virtuoso). He adds himself to the music. Bravo!
Remember this is the 4th movement of this sonata and certainly the most demanding of the others. I can't speak for any other pianists but I know I would be EXHAUSTED by the time I got to the last movement of this sonata. He did not omit a single note, phrasing and clarity, strength and most importantly musicality through the roof in this interpretation. Absolutely amazing!
Simply spectacular. I held my breath but the Inevitable lag in rhythms that occurs towards the end never appeared. There are so many great pianists who have performed this one and I seem to find (in my own amateurish way) something slightly "off" about most of them, the main culprit being speed, choppiness and phrasing. Blechacz keeps the tempo under control, maintains the syncopation and excels in long phrases. One of the few modern performers who match both style and virtuosity is the great Yuja Wang who remarked that this was one of the hardest Chopin ever wrote from both a performance and a theoretical viewpoint. You know a pianist is great when you don't notice any technical problems.
From 3:30 though, jesus H christ he plays that with some passion, almost too much its astonishing well played, the tension he creates is transcendental.
Indeed, not to mention to be able to do so in such an intense atmosphere such as the Chopin Competition of all places. Unbelievable performance by an artist who I am sure we will come to cherish as he continues to make music throughout his life :)
Mark Fowler, at 3:30, is it a real passion? I am not so sure about that. There are so many pianists playing the same way right there, they’re going down at pace. They play slower, not because of passion, but because of the technically demanding left hand. Note that Rafal Blechacz also increases the pace again at 4:03, because then the demanding part is over… I prefer a somewhat slower tempo from the beginning, so that the pianists are able to keep the same pace all the way.
@@geiryvindeskeland7208 yes it's very impassioned, note the rubato he uses, it's very powerful, he deliberately holds notes longer to create dramatic tension, if you can't hear the any of this then that's your issue not mine.
The quintessential recording. Phrasing, balance of voices, structure, rhythmic drive, diversity of touch. All facets of his musical ability are in full employment in this interpretation of the entire sonata. He undoubtably deserved the gold medal that he received.
3:30 - I can hear something emerging from a depth. This moment is simply stunning; just feel that blow in 3:37. I've never heard anybody playing this moment in this part of Finale like that. Bravo!
Dear friend ... You just made mention of one of the key points of this brilliant and unparalleled interpretation ... in those seconds the music sounds much more than simply repeat the partiture ... emerges feeling, understanding, energy and mystical !!
I hate, I don't agree, and I can't understand this 14 guys who clicked "don't like" on this video....in my opinion this video should be in the top 10 of the most valious classical music videos in all youtube....is extremely amazing, there is not better version of chopin's 3rd sonata
Göktuğ Kaya I don't care about anyone else or how good (or bad) they are. Rafal Blechacz has the best performance of this piece. And of almost every piece he plays.
+Noah Johnson No, he doesn't. He is one of the best living pianists out there but it is a ridiculous statement to say he has the best version of every Chopin piece. Also his technique is awesome but he still somewhat lacks the depth and insight possessed by pianists like Kissin, Zimerman, Sokolov, Pires as well as young ones such as Trifonov. Regards
my fav part is the crazy triplets crescendo at the end with the rocking bass and finally the explosive high note, right before the last couple chords. so hard to play the left hand on that part with hands that arent large. my dream piece for sure
@d4ni3lschi4v0 I agree with you! That is one of the most sublime moments of this movement, and where Rafal lee excellent transition to become the main theme, accompanied by powerful arpeggios (6x2). Although all the work is interpreted notably, other points cusps could be: Initially, between 00:30 and 00:40, in 2:45, in 3:10, where the chromatic give way to a furious descending arpeggio (must be one of the best), and the final Staccato, at the 05:00 What more could you want?
Este pianista, a parte de tener una bonísima técnica, tiene una magnífica interpretación que no todos los concursantes del Premio Chopin lo tenían. Un saludo
i'm always fascinated how they play from "heart" and not with music. They don't need a stitch of written music. It's etched in their heart. Brilliantly done.
I remember reading in the liner notes of an old “LP “ a musicologist commenting this movement being on the level of the best of Beethoven. Especially when listening to this young master I heartily agree. I first came upon it about two weeks ago and simply cannot leave it alone. I have mentioned in a prior comment that sharing the same birthday with Chopin gives me an inside track to the depths of his musical psyche. From a very young boy his music moved me as none other could. A few days ago I considered the first and last movements of this sonata to be the Mount Everest and Alps that loom above the accidental valley of two sublime garden brooks. Though the first of the two is quite jocular. Chopin is the hero of all musical poets and the last movement shows him at his virile best. He obviously disdained any difficulties for the sheer beauty and power of his truly awesome concepts. Small wonder that practically every one of his pieces are staple of the repertory. I expect to return to this performance many more times. Thank you Mr. Blechacz! Paul W. Green
Послушайте эту сонату в исполнении Алексея Султанова на 3 туре конкурса Шопена в Польше в 1995 году. Она у него очень хороша!!!В октябре 2023 года на конкурсе Шопена в Нэшвилле был впервые вручен Гран-при Мемориала Алексея Султанова в память об одном из величайших пианистов современности, ушедшем от нас в 35 лет.
I was looking for this amazing masterpiece for years and finally I found it! and with Mr. Blechacz OMG! Thank you so much TH-cam recommendations! I promise everybody to purchase a STEINWAY & SONS in some years
STEINWAY & SONS is my dream piano .You gave me a great motivation. I am going to record this piece on my channel soon.Unfortunately ,on my old Yamaha.. I hope You will like my interpretation ..
Today I'm discovering Rafal Blechacz's Chopin interpretations for the first time. What a day!
i discove in 2008
What a lucky guy! This Presto movement blew my mind first time I heard it. And I love it more and more every time I hear it. But holy crap is it hard to learn! Massive props to this pianist.
Probably the best day ever!
Me too!
Wait till you discover his Bach interpretations…
優しく力強いブレハッチの演奏。大好きです。現代最高のピアニスト、万歳🙌‼️
음이 진짜 풍부하다...이 곡 깔끔하게 치기 힘든데 적당히 깔끔하면서 음도 풍부한 게 ㄹㅇ 소름
This guy is singularly amazing. Perfect phrasing, and so fluid. Most pianists show some fatigue by the time they get to this movement and rifle right through it. You hear absolutely every note in the runs in the right hand with him. Unbelievable. Dynamics are right on and it's not overly dramatic. Can't say enough good things. One of my favorite pieces, wish I could play it, and I think I've just found my favorite performer of it.
All of this is true, this is a great performance. I also suggest checking Alexei Sultanov's performance of it, which I think is the most energetic and lyric interpretation of all
Agree with you...this is a VERY worthy rendition. But i still can't get over the Lipatti recording of the early '50s... THAT is pure magic, almost otherworldly.
He studied with Chopin... at his side. Spirit teachers are not that uncommon.
@@charlesdavis7087 who ?
@@charlesdavis7087 Lmao you sound like my mum who keeps saying I have the spirits of classical composers watching me and instructing me as I play
一音一音を大切に弾いていて、本当に美しい.....
The best winner in Chopin's competition history. In all the competitions, no one has shown such an overwhelming performance as Blechacz. At that time, he was a world-class pianist. This performance will go down in history.
I completely agree with your opinion.
zImmerman the best
Idk zimmer man is an wonderful pianist too
It is a version that never tires of listening. There are few interpretations like this interpretation.
congratulations Rafal!!!
After I went to listen chopin sonata no.3 (played by very very famous pianist but i dont want to reveal who he is. because I dont want to discuss about who is best. this is just personal preference.) , I have been looking for and listening to other pianists' chopin piano sonata no.3 on youtube. Although these days I have listened many famous pianists's chopin piano sonata no.3, I can say that this is the greatest performance in the whole world. There is no too much rubato, no too much dynamic. he just played. It is neet, light, clean. and there is nothing bothering me. After listening to this performance, I realized that a pianist could play a human-attracting performance without splendor. I actually want to listen to his chopin piano sonata no.3 in the concert hall. Blechacz.. please come to south korea. I don't leave comments on TH-cam often, but I like this video so much that I leave a comment.
フォルテシモもピアニシモも音色が全て素敵☆優勝者って凄いなぁ🎉💐何度も聴いてる🎶
One the most extraordinary performances I've ever heard of this masterpiece, and I've listened to innumerable performances in the last 50 years and have performed it myself. He's phenomenal!
Remo. I agree with your opinion about Rafal .I am going myself to record these piece on my channel soon.
При таком опыте прослушиваний трудно что-то советовать, но все же хочу отметить, что эта соната очень хороша у Алексея Султанова. Его выступление с ней на 3 туре конкурса Шопена 1995 запоминается на всю жизнь.
This piece almost sounds like Chopin decided he wanted to write a piece that only he could play. To me, the last movement sounds like 2 pianists. Could he have fit any more notes?
How anything can be that busy and yet remain so aesthetically pleasing is a testimony to Chopin's genius.
This is a really good performance of this piece- one of the best I've heard.
大学の卒業試験で弾きました。出産後だった事もあり、とても難解でした。でもピアノ専攻である事の幸せが感じられる曲です。これから、還暦近くになってきましたが、又、頑張りたいです。
That finger independence is refined and perfect for Chopin.
아 진짜 이건 주기적으로 들어야함 음색 ㄹㅇ 진짜 미쳤음
음잘알
ㅎㅇ
ㄹㅇ…
@@이준혁-q5g 덕분에 오랜만에 듣고갑니다
들으러 오셔야죠 어디가셨어요
Great performance? Nah. It's LEGENDARY
Too many ritardandi
@@HermanIngram no
@@TaeKimPiano
Yes
@@HermanIngram no
@@HermanIngram Nah
Among all op. 58 performances on TH-cam, this one is absolutely top. Perfect dynamics, passages clear as water and passion in the voice! Bravo!
The last applause stands for how fantastically he played this piece, it is sooo perfect！
shoichiro kitada .I completely agee with your opinion.
He is Chopin
Almost. He studied with Chopin standing at his side. Spirit teachers are not all that uncommon. I've had a couple of lessons from Debussy and Fats Waller... and a couple of others. It's not that I play all that well; it's just that I'm psychic. Fun... when you can make contact.
The amount of applause speaks for the performance.
I don't think it gets much better than this!
I believe this will be, for much longer than my lifetime, the essential primer for virtuoistic performance of this piece of music. Period. Flawless, perfect, and beyond perfect. He adds not the music to himself (virtuoso). He adds himself to the music. Bravo!
Totally agree!
yes its not only the skill it is something far more greater like you are there with him as a Polish guy i am very proud of him
Renata Wisniewska As a musician, I'm grateful for his work. :)
I agree with you Sir. :)
This is not bad but try and find Marta Sosinska's version. Even better IMO.
당시 라팔 연주는 정말 정갈하네요
15쇼콩 아믈랭의 3번도 서정적이고 유연한 음색이 좋아서 자주듣는데,
05라팔은... 개인적으로는 폴리니가 떠오를 정도로 정갈하고 깨끗해서 3번 연습할때 자주 들을것같아요 ㅋㅋ
Remember this is the 4th movement of this sonata and certainly the most demanding of the others. I can't speak for any other pianists but I know I would be EXHAUSTED by the time I got to the last movement of this sonata. He did not omit a single note, phrasing and clarity, strength and most importantly musicality through the roof in this interpretation. Absolutely amazing!
Ahr Jay have two litlle errors but not influences the performance.
@@Tizohip he has alot more than 2
edit: not saying this performance isnt brilliant. Just saying that he definitely missplayed more than 2 notes
Ahr Jay True. Very demanding piece .
어떻게 루바토나 아고긱도 별로 없는데 이렇게 드라마틱하게 연주하는거지 진짜 대단한거같ㅇ다
Que exquisita Musicalidad e impecable técnica !!! Gracias Rafal y a quien nos permite acceder a este video!
日本語でしか書けないことが悔しい。すごい！これこそショパン！
確實
괜찮아..다 번역되니까
Simply spectacular. I held my breath but the Inevitable lag in rhythms that occurs towards the end never appeared. There are so many great pianists who have performed this one and I seem to find (in my own amateurish way) something slightly "off" about most of them, the main culprit being speed, choppiness and phrasing. Blechacz keeps the tempo under control, maintains the syncopation and excels in long phrases.
One of the few modern performers who match both style and virtuosity is the great Yuja Wang who remarked that this was one of the hardest Chopin ever wrote from both a performance and a theoretical viewpoint. You know a pianist is great when you don't notice any technical problems.
Absolutely perfect
Incredible. I listen to him play every day and feel energize after that.
Tingmei. That,s true,That is really energizing music and I,m going to record this piece on my channel soon.
From 3:30 though, jesus H christ he plays that with some passion, almost too much its astonishing well played, the tension he creates is transcendental.
Indeed, not to mention to be able to do so in such an intense atmosphere such as the Chopin Competition of all places. Unbelievable performance by an artist who I am sure we will come to cherish as he continues to make music throughout his life :)
Mark Fowler, at 3:30, is it a real passion? I am not so sure about that. There are so many pianists playing the same way right there, they’re going down at pace. They play slower, not because of passion, but because of the technically demanding left hand. Note that Rafal Blechacz also increases the pace again at 4:03, because then the demanding part is over… I prefer a somewhat slower tempo from the beginning, so that the pianists are able to keep the same pace all the way.
@@geiryvindeskeland7208 yes it's very impassioned, note the rubato he uses, it's very powerful, he deliberately holds notes longer to create dramatic tension, if you can't hear the any of this then that's your issue not mine.
@@geiryvindeskeland7208 and I'm not an about just the part at 3:30 foe Christ's sake, i meant the whole section from that point.
@@geiryvindeskeland7208 no one I've heard plays it as passionately, and I've heard them all! No one comes close.
아 진짜좋아ㅠ so good so god.
The best and perfect performance of Chopin Sonata 3. mvt4.
美しいかつ、優しく素晴らしい演奏です！
あまりにも素晴らしい演奏に、涙が止まりません。ブレハッチ凄すぎる‼️🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
Genialny pianista, wirtuoz i wielki mistrz. Brawo Rafał Blechacz.
Amazing performance, legendary! I love the way he articulates the voice at 1:50!
same here!!!
that's one of my favourite part
i've recently discover this piece
@@alittlepianist2881 good for you!
The quintessential recording. Phrasing, balance of voices, structure, rhythmic drive, diversity of touch. All facets of his musical ability are in full employment in this interpretation of the entire sonata. He undoubtably deserved the gold medal that he received.
It was very easy for jury to choose winner. He was 5 classes behind others
3:30 - I can hear something emerging from a depth. This moment is simply stunning; just feel that blow in 3:37. I've never heard anybody playing this moment in this part of Finale like that. Bravo!
Dear friend ...
You just made mention of one of the key points of this brilliant and unparalleled interpretation ... in those seconds the music sounds much more than simply repeat the partiture ... emerges feeling, understanding, energy and mystical !!
+Marcelo721 It's not a repeat. The left hand is much more intense in that part than it has been before in the piece.
More. Santa d ajor
Technical precision. Unexaggerated power. Grace. He has them all. What more can be said? He is the perfect Chopin performer.
Mozart Santa d major
Mozart sonata d major
how are the keys sounding so clear and crisp, while being fluid at the same time..? Simply astounding.
This is God giving Chopin back to us after having taken him away too early in 1849.
What a shame Chopin did not have a few more years
Vraiment Trop Tôt 😔😔😔🤦🏽♀️
Excellent!!! Chopin should be applauding from up above!!!
진짜 콩쿨 나갔는데 앞에서 저렇게 치면 어쩜ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ05 라팔은 진짜 넘사다 넘사
진짜 격공합니다 거장들보다 잘친거 같음
One of the best interpretation of this Sonata
I hate, I don't agree, and I can't understand this 14 guys who clicked "don't like" on this video....in my opinion this video should be in the top 10 of the most valious classical music videos in all youtube....is extremely amazing, there is not better version of chopin's 3rd sonata
Ricardo Ruiz Try Perlemuter's version...
Göktuğ Kaya I don't care about anyone else or how good (or bad) they are. Rafal Blechacz has the best performance of this piece. And of almost every piece he plays.
+Ricardo Ruiz And Hirano ?
+Noah Johnson No, he doesn't. He is one of the best living pianists out there but it is a ridiculous statement to say he has the best version of every Chopin piece. Also his technique is awesome but he still somewhat lacks the depth and insight possessed by pianists like Kissin, Zimerman, Sokolov, Pires as well as young ones such as Trifonov. Regards
I said almost ;)
Great virtuoso and Chopin. But thank you sound engineer for such beautiful recording
가끔 4악장 듣고 싶을때 마다 찾아 듣는데 들을때 마다 감탄 ; 🫢
Amazing! Chopin like I've never heard played before. Brilliance beyond doubt. Thanks a million.for the upload.
What a great pianist! He is so proud of what he has been given and shows it off, the way a pianist should do.
He did it so well, perfection and with the heart👍
저때 임동혁 응원하면서 콩쿨실황 보는데
라파우블레하츠 등장 ..비쥬얼도 쇼팽비스무리한데 막강한 실력이어서
막 미스나기를 기도했었다는..
지금생각하니 ㅎㅎㅎ
미쳤다..치인다..미친다
Legendary
He won all 1st prizes. A legend. ❤
THIS IS SO INCREDIBLY AWSOME CHOPIN SONATA N3 MOV4 PLAYING.
Wow,that's amazing!
especially the bass line it's unbelievable！
This interpretation is by far the best among others
my fav part is the crazy triplets crescendo at the end with the rocking bass and finally the explosive high note, right before the last couple chords. so hard to play the left hand on that part with hands that arent large. my dream piece for sure
Like he fell a chopin, extremaly awesome technic.. bless u rafal
I really love chopin's sonata!! I wish someday rafal release album with sonata 2 and 3!!
This is Sonata #3, op. 58
@@remomazzetti8757 You've lost me.
WIELKI, WSPANIAŁY RAFAŁ BLECHACZ !!!
To prawda. Podzielam pani opinie, jeden z najwspanialszych pianistów.
Just perfect!
One of my Chopin favourites and what a performance!
his performanse is really great.
喜歡他的演奏，讓我很想一聽再聽~
Blechacz’s rubato and phrasing here is the best of any live performance of the sonata and maybe even recording imo.
Simplemente grandioso este joven!!!!No me canso de escucharlo.....una delicia un placer absoluto!!!!
Stunning
best version of sonata 3
This man is a hero
Patrząc na Jego ręce zastanawiam się jak długo usiał ćwiczyć żeby z niebywałą prędkością grać Chopina 🤩🤩🤩
@d4ni3lschi4v0 I agree with you!
That is one of the most sublime moments of this movement, and where Rafal lee excellent transition to become the main theme, accompanied by powerful arpeggios (6x2).
Although all the work is interpreted notably, other points cusps could be:
Initially, between 00:30 and 00:40, in 2:45, in 3:10, where the chromatic give way to a furious descending arpeggio (must be one of the best), and the final Staccato, at the 05:00
What more could you want?
주기적으로 검색해서 들어보는 피아니스트.. 한국에 또 언제 올까요
brilliant, just perfect!
I'm in heaven 😍
Not a single incorrect sound 😮😀
Wonderful !!!! Great performance !!!!
Jestem BEZWZGLĘDNĄ FANKĄ Rafała Blechacza. Uwielbiam Go
So crazy
Best of best 😭😭
So smooth....bravo! Played it effortlessly. 😘
I JUST LOVE this mans playing... in every way!!!
Este pianista, a parte de tener una bonísima técnica, tiene una magnífica interpretación que no todos los concursantes del Premio Chopin lo tenían.
Un saludo
Maravilloso! Es un nuevo Chopin. Apacionado, pero muy fino.
i'm always fascinated how they play from "heart" and not with music. They don't need a stitch of written music. It's etched in their heart. Brilliantly done.
완벽해서 딱히 적을 말이 없지만 적습니다. 행복하네요.
This is a Genius itself
Beautiful beautiful
I remember reading in the liner notes of an old “LP “ a musicologist commenting this movement being on the level of the best of Beethoven. Especially when listening to this young master I heartily agree. I first came upon it about two weeks ago and simply cannot leave it alone. I have mentioned in a prior comment that sharing the same birthday with Chopin gives me an inside track to the depths of his musical psyche. From a very young boy his music moved me as none other could. A few days ago I considered the first and last movements of this sonata to be the Mount Everest and Alps that loom above the accidental valley of two sublime garden brooks. Though the first of the two is quite jocular. Chopin is the hero of all musical poets and the last movement shows him at his virile best. He obviously disdained any difficulties for the sheer beauty and power of his truly awesome concepts. Small wonder that practically every one of his pieces are staple of the repertory. I expect to return to this performance many more times. Thank you Mr. Blechacz! Paul W. Green
Chopin surpasses Beethoven on many domains
this is the most crisp performance i have ever heard! chopin would really happy from heaven to hear this performance indeed!
Living legend
He OWNS this music completely!!!
I CANT STOP LISTENING TO THIS
his rubatos are just PERFECT. more than Chopin himself probably could've hoped for.
すご、鳥肌！
Simply Amazing Chopin reborn for us!
❤❤ from korea
this is played with unusual power 'strong' interpretation.
Послушайте эту сонату в исполнении Алексея Султанова на 3 туре конкурса Шопена в Польше в 1995 году. Она у него очень хороша!!!В октябре 2023 года на конкурсе Шопена в Нэшвилле был впервые вручен Гран-при Мемориала Алексея Султанова в память об одном из величайших пианистов современности, ушедшем от нас в 35 лет.
4:24 my favorite part.. I have never heard this part played like that.
PERFECT!!!
停不下来 can't stop listening to it
I was looking for this amazing masterpiece for years and finally I found it! and with Mr. Blechacz OMG! Thank you so much TH-cam recommendations! I promise everybody to purchase a STEINWAY & SONS in some years
STEINWAY & SONS is my dream piano .You gave me a great motivation. I am going to record this piece on my channel soon.Unfortunately ,on my old Yamaha.. I hope You will like my interpretation ..