@@szdxw I'm a big fan of Zimerman and his interpretations of 4 ballades are the greatest, but I think Seong jin cho will rise to at least the same level of Zimerman when he get age.
***** das weiß ich leider nicht, aber die nächsten Konzerte von ihm sind in Ludwigshafen, Regensburg und Baden-Baden, er sollte sich mal lieber mehr Richtung Norden orientieren :D
I realized that the sound gets sharpened much, much more than any other pianists in that zone you mentioned. This is an extraordinary difference. His play and interpretation is unique, let alone his superb technique.
this was actually the only ballade i didnt like until i heard zimerman play it haha, he brings out so much sense and colour in the music i can understand it more than any other recording
Huh.. funny that. I found this the 'easiest' Ballade to listen to for the first time, although I listened to Zimerman first for all four Ballades. Not so sure about Ballade II.
You know what, first I thought No.1 sounds amazing and familiar, and then No.4 for its calm, mature story line and then No.2 for its dramatic contrast, and then No.3 that sounds like a fun myth. After all, they are all so great, and Zimmerman’s charismatic play is out of this world. Some might say Chopin is delicate, but no, he’s delicate beast and Zimmerman seems the only one who can make it come true.
We are now two. Zimerman's interpretations are unique, when I heard these 4 Ballades, I wanted to play them like Zimerman, I know it's not possible to exactly copy his impressive style and excellent technique but it has always been a starting point to at least try to get closer what Chopin really intended. I learned 1st a few years ago, and 2nd recently, now I'm going for 3rd. I hope we both succeed!
now 3 pianists - sorry I'm 5-months late I have finished the technicals on a tolerable level, performed 2 times in public and...uhmm.... Zimmerman's interpretation is so unbelievably "fluffy" and effortless; meanwhile I played it like Beethoven finally had a day off as Disneyland, battling his acrophobia (height) even though he was having fun. 😢 maybe I should have just quit after the exams and stuff
yeah! I started learning it a little bit ago and I'm at just before 5:20, i know i wont be able to get it as clear and fast as zimerman, but oh man, this is such a fun ballade to play!
My heart just stops and I feel like crying at 5:20 it is just the most beautiful thing ever and words can't explain how emotional I get at that stage. Pure Bliss.
I absolutely love that you can hear him humming in the beginning. Krystian Zimerman is my inspiration to play piano, I hope I can one day be half as good as he is, because if I can be half as good as him I'll be an amazing pianist. His playing moves me every time I hear it, even ones I normally wouldn't like he can play to absolute perfection.
I love all the ballads! They're all jewels. I can't choose a favorite when they're all so wonderful. I will say though, these one seems the most structurally/thematically unified of all of them.
The way I see it there are two themes one which goes up a scale and one that goes down and they merge in in the final coda so the final theme is going up and down the scale
For me the first one will always be the best (it's m'y favorite piece from all the piano repertoire) but the four are truly amazing. They're so filled of emotion, it's incredible how Chopin's Ballades move me to tears
True!!! I love that A♭- G - F - E♭- - - A♭- G - F - E♭- - - in octave, sounds so beautiful with the reverberation effect caused by the piano and the recording studio
@@litherpower5038 Oops! No need to be so salty baby 😌, it's okay I understand your indignance and shock that someone might have a different opinion to one that's yours, but that's completely okay! We all learn important life lessons and grow up at different paces, and you'll catch up someday for sure! Hope you learnt something important today :D
Yes! Absolutely. In fact that makes it weirdly hard to play convincingly for me. The harder parts are just "hard" but this has a different amount of difficulty in it. I'm glad other people like that part too!
no. 4 is probably what i would say is my favorite ballade, but this one is second and is so, SO underrated. i love how he plays the second theme at 2:10; very light and playful. and the best part of this piece has to be from 5:20 to the end, it's just too good
Zimerman is a unique pianist with an incredible touch. I learned so much from this version! Thank you Maestro! I dedicate it to Olga from Minsk, a special woman , artist and fine musician
So beautiful such as the other ballades. Chopin made the portrait and pianist brought colors to it. Indeed stunning, brought me so many emotions as always. Thanks Chopin.
So im going around listening to some other people play ballade no 3, and it just highlights how amazing Zimerman plays it here. Something about the gusto, the sheer power of how he plays, mixed with the gentle, but firm style that you can't find from any average pianist. What an amazing job he does
I have watched this video as a reference for learning this piece myself, and now I come back to just listen to it every day, because his interpretation is just so beautiful :)
I think that the balance, the musicality, the dynamics, the appropriateness of the touch that Zimerman uses in these 4 ballads is sublime, brilliant, difficult to achieve.
“Where waters ebb there is always a corresponding flow and the act of remembering is the flow of thought that has drained away.” This extremely elegant Platonic quote came to mind while listening to this interpretation. I’m certain I listened to it a few months ago and enjoyed it now even more. Chopin’s mastery of the piano is so very explicitly showcased in the ballads. The third is my second favorite next to the fourth. It’s dramatic psychology is brilliantly conceived and expertly sustained from start to finish. The pianist is totally immersed in this work and his understanding fleshes it out in a way that fully manifests its beauty and power. I could listen three times successively and still look forward to the fourth and fifth hearing. “Music expresses wordless odyssey’s”. This original axiom is my heartfelt response to pieces of this poetic magnitude that sweep the soul along a river of otherwise unutterable sonic pleasure with emotional and intellectual joy for a journey so profoundly appreciated and beloved. Bravissimo!!! PWG
Absolutely stunning! Captures the essence of a no-nonsense Chopin without the complicated 'romanticism'. Although Chopin is a romantic we rarely hear the elegance and poise which is essential to who he was as a person and composer. This just changed the way I look and play his music entirely!
I agree. It is even true that Chopin thought of himself as a classicist, not a romantic. And it is very evident, especially in his early works. I believe that after he moved to Paris his style became more developed with a light romantic flare.
I know so little but this one seems like life in these bodies itself. Good and bad peaks, then that gentle, exciting moment of knowing it comes again. Bliss, dread, gratefulness.
I would say this is the most underrated ballade, but how can I say that! If any of these ballades were the "least liked" I would say they are underrated. Chopin has created such great masterpieces that it moves me to say these are all equally beautiful and moving. But I must say, this would probably be my favorite ballade.
After more than half a century of trying to figure out my favorite Ballades, it's 4,1,3, but will change no doubt, I need more time! All are divine creations of the god of the piano. I figured that out a long time ago.
@Wambly Extraordinary beautiful in many ways the second Ballade doesn't quite have something that the others have. Even Schumann to who it was dedicated thought so but he was diplomatic.
My friend tried this ballad out for a bit and I came by to hear her she told me she couldn't get beyond 5:19 said it was too hard. I can read a little music and it looked hard but I came here to see how hard and yes! I can barely see his fingers hitting the keys so fast!
I was able to master the first part. But when the tempo changes going into the second part of the song I have a little more trouble and have never been able to get it down. Chopin's music is somewhat predictable in a way. He loved to use a lot 3/4 and 6/8 time. Many of his nocturnes and this ballade follow that trend. As long as you can get a feel for his rhythm you can learn to play a good portion of his repertoire.
It was a perfect performance that felt like a water fairy walking in front of my eyes. His interpretation of ballad number 3 was really close to perfection. It gave me the feeling of being the main character in a fairy tale.
This is my favorite music piece at the moment. After the calm part, there are happy parts, then sad-ish parts, but it ends with those beautiful cascades of notes, and it makes me optimistic.
Im learning the coda of this piece right now and im only just now realizing how unbelievably fast he plays
No one can ever touch zimmermans interpretations of all 4 ballades.
seong jin cho 😁
@@Felvengood joke
Michelangeli for ballade 1
Kissin, Richter, Argerich for ballade No.1
Zimerman has the best second
Kissin for ballade no.3
Lang Lang for ballade no.4
@@szdxw I'm a big fan of Zimerman and his interpretations of 4 ballades are the greatest, but I think Seong jin cho will rise to at least the same level of Zimerman when he get age.
When incredible composer meets incredible piano meets the most excellent pianist of our time
yunchan lim
Since when obi wan can play chopin this beautiful
Deathsticks is a pathway to many abilities... some consider to be unnatural.
Yamcha the wolf is it possible to learn such a power ？
It’s over chopin I have the highground
Fuad Ulhaq hahaha!! by Japan classic & STARWARS fan.
I'm loving this thread. 🤣🤣
This is my favorite ballade, and he plays it perfectly. 5:20-5:35 moved me to tears. No one can play chopin better than him, at least to me.
*****
Ich glaub er war letztens in Köln
*****
das weiß ich leider nicht, aber die nächsten Konzerte von ihm sind in Ludwigshafen, Regensburg und Baden-Baden, er sollte sich mal lieber mehr Richtung Norden orientieren :D
I realized that the sound gets sharpened much, much more than any other pianists in that zone you mentioned. This is an extraordinary difference. His play and interpretation is unique, let alone his superb technique.
The best part of the piece
totally agree !
I feel so happy and lucky and grateful knowing that there are actually people that listen to this and feel the same emotions I feel
A little hope for humanity 🤔🤷🏻♂️
Why is this so underrated lol, people need to listen to more classical music
yes!!!!
Ballade No 3 is "underrated"?? Underrated by whom? Never heard such nonsense.
@@christopherbieniarz1454 classical music in general is underrated in comparison to other music genres
@@christopherbieniarz1454 Maybe underappreciated or overlooked, not underrated
I’m glad it’s underrated
this was actually the only ballade i didnt like until i heard zimerman play it haha, he brings out so much sense and colour in the music i can understand it more than any other recording
lol same
Same here
Huh.. funny that. I found this the 'easiest' Ballade to listen to for the first time, although I listened to Zimerman first for all four Ballades. Not so sure about Ballade II.
This and Ballade 4 are my tied favourites, followed by ballade 1 then 2.
Kissin's version is really sweet as wel! You should give it a try sometime
You know what, first I thought No.1 sounds amazing and familiar, and then No.4 for its calm, mature story line and then No.2 for its dramatic contrast, and then No.3 that sounds like a fun myth. After all, they are all so great, and Zimmerman’s charismatic play is out of this world. Some might say Chopin is delicate, but no, he’s delicate beast and Zimmerman seems the only one who can make it come true.
Truee they’re all rly good and Zimerman is unreal
You related all my felling for ballades and Zimmerman
Chopin’s music was described as “canons hidden in flowers” for a reason
I'm learning the piece at the moment. Zimmerman's performance here made me want to learn it.
We are now two. Zimerman's interpretations are unique, when I heard these 4 Ballades, I wanted to play them like Zimerman, I know it's not possible to exactly copy his impressive style and excellent technique but it has always been a starting point to at least try to get closer what Chopin really intended. I learned 1st a few years ago, and 2nd recently, now I'm going for 3rd.
I hope we both succeed!
now 3 pianists - sorry I'm 5-months late
I have finished the technicals on a tolerable level, performed 2 times in public and...uhmm....
Zimmerman's interpretation is so unbelievably "fluffy" and effortless; meanwhile I played it like Beethoven finally had a day off as Disneyland, battling his acrophobia (height) even though he was having fun.
😢 maybe I should have just quit after the exams and stuff
@@forgotultag1543later today when I get home we will be 4 pianists learning this piece lol
No 4 is my favorite but it’s so hard to say that - they’re all just so incredible
All time legend Ballade No.3 , no one can beat him
It is even more impressive to see Zimerman play after u start learning this piece itself
Exactly, 5:21 is really hard
yeah! I started learning it a little bit ago and I'm at just before 5:20, i know i wont be able to get it as clear and fast as zimerman, but oh man, this is such a fun ballade to play!
i know 6 measures from 5:20 so far
@@smichelin19 I learned the whole thing eventually and it sure is hard but practice practice practice and you'll get the hang of it!
Chopin can tear out your heart with his music
My heart just stops and I feel like crying at 5:20 it is just the most beautiful thing ever and words can't explain how emotional I get at that stage. Pure Bliss.
Yeah I well up and feel it in my heart ... just lovely :-) 1841.
I went all tingly... Goosebumps all over - gotta love Chopin
Chopin was a brilliant piano composer indeed. That part of the song just leaves you speechless.
@@steveharris1740 *piece
Same, it's so beautiful to put into words
6:11-6:17
It sounds so smooth, relaxing without rush. Like a whisper from far away. Then look at how relaxed his hands are.
Amazing.
I’ve been searching for this time stamp :)
😂😂😂
I absolutely love that you can hear him humming in the beginning. Krystian Zimerman is my inspiration to play piano, I hope I can one day be half as good as he is, because if I can be half as good as him I'll be an amazing pianist.
His playing moves me every time I hear it, even ones I normally wouldn't like he can play to absolute perfection.
The tone he gets from that piano is solid burnished gold.
I love all the ballads! They're all jewels. I can't choose a favorite when they're all so wonderful. I will say though, these one seems the most structurally/thematically unified of all of them.
The thematic development is so cool
The way I see it there are two themes one which goes up a scale and one that goes down and they merge in in the final coda so the final theme is going up and down the scale
For me the first one will always be the best (it's m'y favorite piece from all the piano repertoire) but the four are truly amazing. They're so filled of emotion, it's incredible how Chopin's Ballades move me to tears
This was by far the most beautiful thing I've ever heard
Chemire M. Ballads in G minor Coda?
Lei Chen Ballade 1 coda is amazing but as a whole I like this more than Ballade 1
@@volen5868 I loved the whole first ballade but listened to it so much that it got old. I just now discovered this and this sounds amazing
I think this is ballade 1 but in Major and more structural complex.
@@segmentsAndCurves is this ballade really more structurally complex? i'm not sure how to compare them
Maybe it's not coincidence that Polish guy interpretation's of ballad's is one of the best ever. Deep in soul...
4:23 is my favourite part from ALL 4 ballads. Idek why. Such a unique part and hits you outta nowhere
True!!! I love that A♭- G - F - E♭- - - A♭- G - F - E♭- - - in octave, sounds so beautiful with the reverberation effect caused by the piano and the recording studio
same!
@@litherpower5038 I made that comment after listening to all 4 ballads (which should be obvious from the comment itself)
@@litherpower5038 Oops! No need to be so salty baby 😌, it's okay I understand your indignance and shock that someone might have a different opinion to one that's yours, but that's completely okay! We all learn important life lessons and grow up at different paces, and you'll catch up someday for sure! Hope you learnt something important today :D
Yes! Absolutely. In fact that makes it weirdly hard to play convincingly for me. The harder parts are just "hard" but this has a different amount of difficulty in it. I'm glad other people like that part too!
I come back here every month, this ballade is so pleasant to hear, my favorite piano ballade so far ❤️
every day
It's the friendliest of the 4. ❤
I AM SPEECHLESS. LISTENING TO ZIMERMAN BALLADE RECORDINGS ARE LIKE BEING IN PARADISE. GREAT WORK!
The way 5:20 hits is so emotional
Sir Fryderyk Chopin is the pride of Poland! The whole country is very proud of him! 🇵🇱
great interpretation, marvelous transition, phenomenal technic
just watching maestro with great awe
Every dang note is phrased so thoughtfully. Amazing.
Starting at 5:40, the interpretation is simply amazing. The left hand surge is just unbelievable
I smile every time when I hear 3:52
The best part, despite being so brief.
This part is à miracle
I cry everytime when I hear 5:21
@@mantictac It is repeated in the coda a little, though I prefer it here
no. 4 is probably what i would say is my favorite ballade, but this one is second and is so, SO underrated. i love how he plays the second theme at 2:10; very light and playful. and the best part of this piece has to be from 5:20 to the end, it's just too good
please tell me im not the only one who gets amazed by 4:58
Agreed that part is perfection
My favorite part :)
This is the best eargasm in classical music! I felt like I won the lotto when I first heard this as a teen!
SAME lol
Zimerman is a unique pianist with an incredible touch. I learned so much from this version! Thank you Maestro!
I dedicate it to Olga from Minsk, a special woman , artist and fine musician
So beautiful such as the other ballades. Chopin made the portrait and pianist brought colors to it. Indeed stunning, brought me so many emotions as always. Thanks Chopin.
I can't help but smile at 4:23 one of the most beautiful sections and emotional other than 5:20
This ballade is so lovely and sad at the same time, and Zimerman's version is literally perfection. I can't get enough of listening to it.
That clarity when he's hitting the note. That's really incredible.
So im going around listening to some other people play ballade no 3, and it just highlights how amazing Zimerman plays it here. Something about the gusto, the sheer power of how he plays, mixed with the gentle, but firm style that you can't find from any average pianist. What an amazing job he does
also.. he looks kind of like daniel radcliffe huh thats funny
@Wambly right? it gives me the chills. What an amazing pianist
This performance is a treasure.
I have watched this video as a reference for learning this piece myself, and now I come back to just listen to it every day, because his interpretation is just so beautiful :)
Samee
How much I'd love to see him play in person one day...
I think that the balance, the musicality, the dynamics, the appropriateness of the touch that Zimerman uses in these 4 ballads is sublime, brilliant, difficult to achieve.
His ballade is perfect and beautiful
문경민,
Your spelling is too! 😁
H Cat Oh..sorry..😓
문경민,
Omg, I didn’t mean it that way... I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings... I feel bad now! 😰
This ballade is just bursting with spring warmth. So bright and happy, and exciting.
Chopin is just completely out of this world, his ballads are so incredible his sound is so unique, divine..
“Where waters ebb there is always a corresponding flow and the act of remembering is the flow of thought that has drained away.” This extremely elegant Platonic quote came to mind while listening to this interpretation. I’m certain I listened to it a few months ago and enjoyed it now even more. Chopin’s mastery of the piano is so very explicitly showcased in the ballads. The third is my second favorite next to the fourth. It’s dramatic psychology is brilliantly conceived and expertly sustained from start to finish. The pianist is totally immersed in this work and his understanding fleshes it out in a way that fully manifests its beauty and power. I could listen three times successively and still look forward to the fourth and fifth hearing. “Music expresses wordless odyssey’s”. This original axiom is my heartfelt response to pieces of this poetic magnitude that sweep the soul along a river of otherwise unutterable sonic pleasure with emotional and intellectual joy for a journey so profoundly appreciated and beloved. Bravissimo!!! PWG
i've been completely captivated by this performance
Absolutely stunning! Captures the essence of a no-nonsense Chopin without the complicated 'romanticism'. Although Chopin is a romantic we rarely hear the elegance and poise which is essential to who he was as a person and composer. This just changed the way I look and play his music entirely!
I agree. It is even true that Chopin thought of himself as a classicist, not a romantic. And it is very evident, especially in his early works. I believe that after he moved to Paris his style became more developed with a light romantic flare.
I know so little but this one seems like life in these bodies itself. Good and bad peaks, then that gentle, exciting moment of knowing it comes again. Bliss, dread, gratefulness.
This ballade is brilliant! Always makes me smile :)
The best in playing Chopin's. Thank you.
My favorite piece of music ever and the best recording of it ever. Love love love love love love love
3:55 and 4:01 the arpeggio runs are KILLING me, how does he do them so fast!!
if u can arpeggio slow, u can arpeggio... slow
Zack he def practices 40 hours a day
I think he starts the arpeggios with the left hand then the right hand takes over. This helps him slur into the upper top note.
Sorcery
Those are incredibly awkward for sure fingering wise, I think the only way to do them is to really get used to them slowly.
I absolutely love the part in 5:19
Perfection, the sound is full of emotions.
never get tired of this
This piece had everyone look up and watch
Nobody:
That one Chinese film:
Chopin ballade is too easy
Which one?
Yess
TURN BLACK KEYS INTO WHITE KEYS! OHHHHH YOU'RE THE PRINCE OF PIANO, MARRY ME
Waltz*
And it was Taiwanese not Chinese
Such magnificence in Chopin's composition and Zimerman's performance. Bravo!
I have searched too many versions of this ballade on spotify and on youtube, but none can't match this
What an amazing artist! So many colors! Thank you!
I would say this is the most underrated ballade, but how can I say that! If any of these ballades were the "least liked" I would say they are underrated. Chopin has created such great masterpieces that it moves me to say these are all equally beautiful and moving. But I must say, this would probably be my favorite ballade.
Chopin to najpiękniejsza spuścizna dla ludzkości.
Bellísimo discurso, maestro Zimmermann. La más dramática Balada de Chopin. Muchas gracias. Escribo desde Chile.
Mario Dueñas B.
No one plays Chopin and Liszt like him. Ugh. Just lovely.
Some of the finest music making I've heard in years. This man GETS IT!
After more than half a century of trying to figure out my favorite Ballades, it's 4,1,3, but will change no doubt, I need more time!
All are divine creations of the god of the piano.
I figured that out a long time ago.
@Wambly Extraordinary beautiful in many ways the second Ballade doesn't quite have something that the others have.
Even Schumann to who it was dedicated thought so but he was diplomatic.
@Wambly 2?
My friend tried this ballad out for a bit and I came by to hear her she told me she couldn't get beyond 5:19 said it was too hard. I can read a little music and it looked hard but I came here to see how hard and yes! I can barely see his fingers hitting the keys so fast!
SHE LEARNED 5 MINUTES OF THE PIECE AND THEN GAVE UP? 😮
I love Zimmerman's perfect and beautiful performance. Thank you for allowing me to be moved by your performance.
That final descending pentatonic scale at the end ... believe it or not, something like that will get me to listen to a piece a second time.
Quite possibly the greatest pianist alive.
Forgot Liszt existed?
@@ronan1686 Oh yeah lol.
This always makes me smile!
Thanks for putting this out.
Wonderful! Piano sounds so beautifully
best interpretation of no 3!
He is stioo one of my best favorite pianists who play Chopin Ballades with aristocrat and elegant style 😍
Simply magnificent
Starting this masterpiece tomorrow guys!!
I was able to master the first part. But when the tempo changes going into the second part of the song I have a little more trouble and have never been able to get it down. Chopin's music is somewhat predictable in a way. He loved to use a lot 3/4 and 6/8 time. Many of his nocturnes and this ballade follow that trend. As long as you can get a feel for his rhythm you can learn to play a good portion of his repertoire.
@@steveharris1740 Thanks for helping me! I've finished to master Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody n. 11! Hoping this piece wont make me mad!!
How did it go :D
I wish this Ballade is famous enough to give the whole world true music
This so much beautiful!🌹🌹
I just cried out of joy
It was a perfect performance that felt like a water fairy walking in front of my eyes. His interpretation of ballad number 3 was really close to perfection. It gave me the feeling of being the main character in a fairy tale.
Przepiękne wykonanie które dotyka w sam środek duszy
Best interpretation i luv it
Insanely pleasant.
O Kristian é talvez o maior pianista do final do século. Seguro, carismático e virtuose, dispensa maiores comentários. É um prazer ouvi -lo!
Perfect!
My favourite piece of Chopin. Although it has much competition.
Happy birthday Chopin 3/1/2021
Beautiful playing....
1M !
This is my favorite music piece at the moment. After the calm part, there are happy parts, then sad-ish parts, but it ends with those beautiful cascades of notes, and it makes me optimistic.
4:57 this part takes any simple man to another galaxy😍❤️
4:20 I thought I was in Heroic Polonaise
True i also felt that
Che meraviglia!!
3:52
I ESPECIALLY LOVE
He's a great pianist!!😍
Une véritable merveille cette balade, j'adore ce pianiste, un idéal de perfection 👍🎼🎵🎹❤
Fantastic