This ballade by Chopin is very sophisticated and very complicated. and Jan lisiecki played it excellently well! bravo! It is really exciting to listen to his playing since its both excellent in technique and in expressing emotions and interpretation. Best wishes for success in the future.
Dear Jan, all your perfprmances are of great Beauty and Suppleness (?)...they make one dream... You are too young to know what I am saying because you are playing fortunately for yourself for your innermost soul, so to speak... It has happened with highest names of todays music world: Hauser, Marradi, Cortazar, Morricone, Mancini and so many others...thank yiu for your superb inspiration.
Uhm yknow, the issue with such a well-known piece is that when approaching it as a pianist and performer you feel like you've got to add your very own personal extra touch, just to let the world know that your performance is different from any other and more special, in a way; this, in my humble opinion, is not always necessary. Such beautiful music, as the great Arthur Rubinstein kept repeating, is so high that you do not really need to sort out new extravagant ways of playing it - just warmly embrace simplicity. Simple things hide the deepest meanings.
True I do agree it is not neccessary to be noticable different, there are still many dofference in details such as some pianists emphasize the inner voice. But yeah I do not like the first theme being played too fast(I guess you write these comments because of this)
Dear Jan. I’m finishing learning this piece myself now. What section do you find the most difficult in the ballade? Curious. 😊. Many find the coda to be the trickiest, but I actually find the fast octaves in the middle (measures 119-124) to be the most trouble learning.
@@themoroccanpianist8953 I didn’t. I don’t have any editing equipment and it’s a haul to play through without a few mistakes they would drive me crazy if it were memorialized. I may sometime.
I am a fans. But his chopin nocturnes are so much better than this. This one gives the impression that he only practise the fast parts. That pp in the slower parts is largely inaudible on mobile phones
A convincing performance, to be sure. I can't help but wonder, though, if he's ever watched any videos of his playing, thereby noticing the almost constant head trembling. Unaware as he may be of this distracting mannerism, the same cannot be said of the attentive viewer for whom it woud be impossible not to notice it. If you question this, try to locate a rapid, dramatic section of this ballade, and watch it with the sound turned off. If what I've described doesn't strike you as being obvious, then I shake MY head in disbelief.
I prefer Zimmerman's and Lugansky's interpretations of this ballade and am not a fan of this one, but I appreciate very much that Mr. Lisiecki isn't boring. Unlike most of the competitors I hear in the big competitions, he doesn't play it safe, not opting for technically flawless and unimaginative performances as so many of them do. He makes music, even if it's not always music that I like, and I think he fully deserves the attention that he gets.
Sorry to let some of his fans upset....but have to say ...........I listened and watched so many pianist interpretations over years, I played Chopin too, I know I am nobody but honestly, even I can tell his performance are always too rushed, in such haste, ignore the most poetic piece and turn it into the pure speedy show. Why is that, why he is so popular...Yes, he is talented at some point, but maybe overrated, probably in playing Beethoven, Liszt whatever, but I really feel bad when I heard he was playing Chopin s pieces. The last time was C sharp minor no20, I still don't believe, rather think he was just too young too nervous, and made several little errors, but this time I do think this kind of interpretation is just no respect to Chopin at all...
Why is this guy one of our biggest rising stars?! He's got nothing on literally dozens of pianists I've witnessed who don't have even 1% of this guy's popularity. I find this and many other of his interpretations excruciatingly shallow, self-serving, lacking any pianistic maturity and his tone is just all over the place. - after further listening my god his rubato makes absolutely no sense. Someone listening to this piece for the first time wouldn't have a clue what's happening. His octaves are weak and inconsistent, no storytelling going on here at all (it's a Ballade ffs), seemingly random agogics, poor balance between LH and RH. Liked his build up to the coda very nice indeed and the coda is brilliant for the most part but wow if this is our best hope for the future of piano then we are screwed 😀
Could not agree more...! I never understood why he has so much attention, a full program with concerts an a contract with DG.. So many amazing pianists out there, much more talented..
that's rough. I'm not a fan of this interpretation either but it's very subjective. and no, they weren't that many wrong notes. It wasn't a bad performance, it's just a performance you didn't like
@@dnarvarg I usually don't care about wrong notes so long as the performer does not add to or subtract from the score. Chopin's dynamics and tempo indications are part of the architecture and they cannot be ignored. One's personal feelings about the piece have no place in it in my view.
@@HongNguyen-iy3cz I have no idea and I don't care about him being or not being handsome... what I do think is that his playing is nothing special... the only thing special about him was his ability to play advanced music at an early age...
@@enigmas6210 I disagree. I first listened to Jan’s playing when I didn’t know his background story or how he looked like, and I thought the recordings were very pure, emotional and sophisticated, very sensitive. When I knew how young he was I was very impressed by how mature his music interpretation is.
@@LanNguyen-td2ih Well like I said, his physical appearance means nothing to me. I am only interested in his playing. And as I said, his playing at an early age was impressive...but only in the context of his age. However, I still feel that his playing is not so particularly impressive. Very often in the more difficult passages, there lacks clarity and there is an obvious difficulty apparent in frequent wrong notes which exposes his technical problems he still has not overcome. I think there are young artist who were and still remain far more impressive.. A young Alexander Malofeev is one example... I could even say George Li in his early teens... as well as even Tiffany Poon in her early teens were all more skilled and musical in my opinion. And if you walk the halls of any top music school you will see young talents that are far more impressive. This does not mean I don't think Jan is talented. Because he clearly is talented. But in my lifetime, I have seen the likes of a 13 year old Kissin... and so for me, the bar is set quite high.
Going fast doesnt always mean putting no emotion. He has a very out of the ordinary style but it suits him well and his playing is sincere
This ballade by Chopin is very sophisticated and very complicated. and Jan lisiecki played it excellently well! bravo! It is really exciting to listen to his playing since its both excellent in technique and in expressing emotions and interpretation. Best wishes for success in the future.
What an interesting interpretation on this old chestnut. His speed is phenomenal. The virtuoso passages were mind blowing!
One of the best codas I’ve ever heard. Bravo!
A fresh face with a fresh interpretation. Bravo! And I love how the tie and socks match. Style, baby!
Разве это так важно?
Yes - we need yet another 1,000 'interpretations' of this masterpiece. It wouldn't be Chopin without them.
@@user-xp9lc2ps1o да хоть вообще без носков!
What a talented young man!!!
Jan's interpretations are always intelligent and elegant.
I am completely smitten!! Encore, encore!! Bravissimo Jan! 👏👏👏👏🌟🌟
Belle performance Jan.
Amazing!!
Really enjoyed this. Thanks.
Excellent
Emoción en estado puro, un gusto verle tocar Chopin con tanto respeto y admiracion ,Jan, te deseo larga vida.
Wspaniałe wykonanie . ! Nasz kochany Chopin .☘️
Onzeglijk ontroerend mooi om te beluisteren! Meesterlijke uitvoering naar de ziel van Chopin! Dak, Jan!
Beautiful interpretation!
Bravo Jan what a performance!
Dear Jan, all your perfprmances are of great Beauty and Suppleness (?)...they make one dream... You are too young to know what I am saying because you are playing fortunately for yourself for your innermost soul, so to speak...
It has happened with highest names of todays music world: Hauser, Marradi, Cortazar, Morricone, Mancini and so many others...thank yiu for your superb inspiration.
Jaki nasz klejnot, praca i talent wirtuoza,
Hemels gespeeld Jan, dank je wel! Ik heb er ZO van genoten. Ook van je gestippelde sokken, maar da's maar bijzaak !
That was absolutely stunning!!
Wouahhh meilleure interprétation que j'ai entendu de Chopin jusqu'ici, étant donné que c'est mon compositeur préféré...juste bravo.magnifique
Wow 🔥🔥🔥
Best interpretation on here !
Bravo!!! Belissimo
Amazing, cos pieknego
I love this Chopin ballade.
Uhm yknow, the issue with such a well-known piece is that when approaching it as a pianist and performer you feel like you've got to add your very own personal extra touch, just to let the world know that your performance is different from any other and more special, in a way; this, in my humble opinion, is not always necessary. Such beautiful music, as the great Arthur Rubinstein kept repeating, is so high that you do not really need to sort out new extravagant ways of playing it - just warmly embrace simplicity. Simple things hide the deepest meanings.
Everyone his or her own style.
when you play the piano you will differentiate between impression and content
True
I do agree it is not neccessary to be noticable different, there are still many dofference in details such as some pianists emphasize the inner voice.
But yeah I do not like the first theme being played too fast(I guess you write these comments because of this)
This is not a pianist who feels it is necessary to show the world he is different. He is simply playing the way he hears the music.
Eu ,simplesmente ,Amo, essa musica !❤
bravo
Fenomeno!
Wonderfully performed Jan, well done. 🌷🌷🌷🎹🎵 "The Pianist " (film) ( The netherlands)
Magnifique
Jan Du bist sehr begabt bravo bravo bravo
The new Rubinstein! The Universe provides...Besides, I liked the polka dot socks.
Brawo Janie!
Pięknie ! Brawo. I like Chopin. I love Poland!
Браво!Очень искренне и страстно!🌹
schöne singendes spiel bravissimo
Dear Jan. I’m finishing learning this piece myself now. What section do you find the most difficult in the ballade? Curious. 😊. Many find the coda to be the trickiest, but I actually find the fast octaves in the middle (measures 119-124) to be the most trouble learning.
did you finish it ?
@@themoroccanpianist8953 Yes, pretty much. Always room to learn more I guess.
@@jamespavlock9615 did you record your playing?
@@themoroccanpianist8953 I didn’t. I don’t have any editing equipment and it’s a haul to play through without a few mistakes they would drive me crazy if it were memorialized. I may sometime.
@@jamespavlock9615 ok
❤️
fabelhaft
Stupendo
Sublime!!!!
I am a fans. But his chopin nocturnes are so much better than this.
This one gives the impression that he only practise the fast parts.
That pp in the slower parts is largely inaudible on mobile phones
Jan is a Canadian national treasure.
Polish too 😛
A convincing performance, to be sure. I can't help but wonder, though, if he's ever watched any videos of his playing, thereby noticing the almost constant head trembling. Unaware as he may be of this distracting mannerism, the same cannot be said of the attentive viewer for whom it woud be impossible not to notice it. If you question this, try to locate a rapid, dramatic section of this ballade, and watch it with the sound turned off. If what I've described doesn't strike you as being obvious, then I shake MY head in disbelief.
I enjoyed this really, although I felt it was rather a rhapsody than a ballade.
Beatriz Méndez qué pena me da ese comentario.Esa balada es una gloria para la humanidad.
I prefer Zimmerman's and Lugansky's interpretations of this ballade and am not a fan of this one, but I appreciate very much that Mr. Lisiecki isn't boring. Unlike most of the competitors I hear in the big competitions, he doesn't play it safe, not opting for technically flawless and unimaginative performances as so many of them do. He makes music, even if it's not always music that I like, and I think he fully deserves the attention that he gets.
Great performance-strange choice of socks.
Jan and Adrien Brody who play better???? why Jan didnt cast as Szpilman ,it would be the perfect!!!!
Какой тонкий музыкант с восхитительным прозрачным звуком! Браво!!!
Bravo. Pas ordinaire. Plus proche, je pense, du caractère de Chopin. J’aime beaucoup.
remember The pianist oscar movie!!!!
Speedy Chopin
I think he is a little too fast at the beginning but it's a vert good performance
Was machen Sie hier?
The 'valse' part at the first page shouldn't be played so fast and with so much enthusiasm.....
why don't you play it better then
La música no me gusta pero reconozco que el pianista está buenísimo
Hum I'm not really fan of this interpretation... but fan of the interpreter in general
I don’t like the interpretation, but he’s a strongest beautiful man, and he has beautiful socks!
Lang Lang played very fast no understanding and going fast doesn’t mean good. Jan played ballad well than Lang Lang.
Lang Lang plays everything too fast
@@jamespavlock9615perhaps too much 'chinisium' in many of the young players. Krystian Zimermans interpretation of Ballades, is one I like the most.
@@jamespavlock9615 He plays Clair de Lune too slow...
On dirait qu’il invente à mesure qu’il joue. Oui oui il doit être la réincarnation de Chopin 😅
Sluchac jeszcze raz
Nervous.
Sorry to let some of his fans upset....but have to say ...........I listened and watched so many pianist interpretations over years, I played Chopin too, I know I am nobody but honestly, even I can tell his performance are always too rushed, in such haste, ignore the most poetic piece and turn it into the pure speedy show. Why is that, why he is so popular...Yes, he is talented at some point, but maybe overrated, probably in playing Beethoven, Liszt whatever, but I really feel bad when I heard he was playing Chopin s pieces. The last time was C sharp minor no20, I still don't believe, rather think he was just too young too nervous, and made several little errors, but this time I do think this kind of interpretation is just no respect to Chopin at all...
only Polish soulcan get it
Why is this guy one of our biggest rising stars?! He's got nothing on literally dozens of pianists I've witnessed who don't have even 1% of this guy's popularity.
I find this and many other of his interpretations excruciatingly shallow, self-serving, lacking any pianistic maturity and his tone is just all over the place.
- after further listening my god his rubato makes absolutely no sense. Someone listening to this piece for the first time wouldn't have a clue what's happening. His octaves are weak and inconsistent, no storytelling going on here at all (it's a Ballade ffs), seemingly random agogics, poor balance between LH and RH. Liked his build up to the coda very nice indeed and the coda is brilliant for the most part but wow if this is our best hope for the future of piano then we are screwed 😀
Absolutely right...
For all the attention he gets, this is more than terrible.
But he is so handsome!
Could not agree more...! I never understood why he has so much attention, a full program with concerts an a contract with DG.. So many amazing pianists out there, much more talented..
Not a good performance at all. Not true to the score. Too much personalization. And too many wrong notes.
that's rough. I'm not a fan of this interpretation either but it's very subjective. and no, they weren't that many wrong notes. It wasn't a bad performance, it's just a performance you didn't like
@@dnarvarg I usually don't care about wrong notes so long as the performer does not add to or subtract from the score. Chopin's dynamics and tempo indications are part of the architecture and they cannot be ignored. One's personal feelings about the piece have no place in it in my view.
@@organman52 that your point of view, not everyone’s
@@dnarvarg Wrong. Chopin's markings are not my 'point of view.' Go look at the score.
@@organman52 it’s your point of view that pianists should strictly play according to the score
not a bad performance... but in my opinion everything he plays always feels rushed... he's a good pianist....but at the same time very overrated
People like him because he's handsome. Agree?
@@HongNguyen-iy3cz I have no idea and I don't care about him being or not being handsome... what I do think is that his playing is nothing special... the only thing special about him was his ability to play advanced music at an early age...
@@enigmas6210 I disagree. I first listened to Jan’s playing when I didn’t know his background story or how he looked like, and I thought the recordings were very pure, emotional and sophisticated, very sensitive. When I knew how young he was I was very impressed by how mature his music interpretation is.
@@LanNguyen-td2ih Well like I said, his physical appearance means nothing to me. I am only interested in his playing. And as I said, his playing at an early age was impressive...but only in the context of his age. However, I still feel that his playing is not so particularly impressive. Very often in the more difficult passages, there lacks clarity and there is an obvious difficulty apparent in frequent wrong notes which exposes his technical problems he still has not overcome. I think there are young artist who were and still remain far more impressive.. A young Alexander Malofeev is one example... I could even say George Li in his early teens... as well as even Tiffany Poon in her early teens were all more skilled and musical in my opinion. And if you walk the halls of any top music school you will see young talents that are far more impressive. This does not mean I don't think Jan is talented. Because he clearly is talented. But in my lifetime, I have seen the likes of a 13 year old Kissin... and so for me, the bar is set quite high.
@@enigmas6210 In my opinion you are an arrogant and authoritarian ignoramus.
Jan is perfect. He plays better than Chopin. Not that I ever heard Chopin play.
bruh wtf
Sacrilege comment! Repent!