Frederic Chopin - 3 Mazurkas Op. 59 No. 1 in A minor - 0:00 No. 2 in A flat major - 4:40 No. 3 in F sharp minor - 7:18 Recital in Moscow (April 22, 2018)
I love this, so much control over dynamics and the sound of the piano. The first mazurka starts as a whisper and then blossoms, with such subtlety. Op. 59#2 is one of my favorites, such lush, lyrical and passionate piano writing, with innumerable subtle shifts in the harmonies. The later Chopin mazurkas are so much more harmonically and structurally complex than the earlier ones - there is a real progression in Chopin's ouerve, and these are towards the end of the cycle of mazurkas. The later mazurkas need much more introspection and command to pull off well. So beautifully done here by Mrs. Avdeeva. Brava!
Yulianna is just incredible. Juxtapose these performances against other "non-legend" contemporaries and she makes a lot less mistakes, has more dynamic control, and expressive ability (both sound and visual performance).
Yes.... although there is a spectrum amongst the mazurkas. Some are clearly pure dance and at the other end, Chopin is much more interested in the structure as a means of musical expression. Some of them sit in the middle....but I would agree about the third.
@@arturxyz7631 Well HE called them all Mazurkas. If he wanted to emphasize their stylistic derivation from the Oberek I think he would have made that clear and called those pieces, "Oberek." No? He clearly wished the listener to think of the Mazurka
@@LazlosPlane Wikipedia says that. You can hear characters of three main dances in Chopin's mazurkas: melancholic kujawiak, happy and brisk oberek (very simmilar to it is a dance called "mazurka") and mazur. The word "mazurka" means also stylized music which is inspired by this three dances. If you want to get some information about Chopin's mazurkas or his other pieces, I recommemd you You Tube channel "gregniemczuk_official", where you can watch analysis of them by Polish pianist, Grzegorz Niemczuk, in English or Polish and with other subtitles.
@@arturxyz7631 You can tap-dance all you like around the issue but the FACT remains that these are MAZURKAS. However, I will admit that the issue of tempo is a relative one.
Frederic Chopin - 3 Mazurkas Op. 59
No. 1 in A minor - 0:00
No. 2 in A flat major - 4:40
No. 3 in F sharp minor - 7:18
Her touch and fluidity are amazing. AAA+
Maestro Avdeeva is absolutely great, and her Chopin performances are marvelous.
I love this, so much control over dynamics and the sound of the piano. The first mazurka starts as a whisper and then blossoms, with such subtlety. Op. 59#2 is one of my favorites, such lush, lyrical and passionate piano writing, with innumerable subtle shifts in the harmonies. The later Chopin mazurkas are so much more harmonically and structurally complex than the earlier ones - there is a real progression in Chopin's ouerve, and these are towards the end of the cycle of mazurkas. The later mazurkas need much more introspection and command to pull off well. So beautifully done here by Mrs. Avdeeva. Brava!
I love the rhythmic freedom she plays with; beautiful rubato and phrasing.
Beautiful mazurkas!
Mazurki Fryderyka Chopina to kwintesencja polskości. Wspaniałe wykonanie, bardzo dziękuję ❤️
Lovely Yulianna...
Yulianna is just incredible. Juxtapose these performances against other "non-legend" contemporaries and she makes a lot less mistakes, has more dynamic control, and expressive ability (both sound and visual performance).
Beautiful mazurka👏
I can't get enough of Yulianna's piano playing!!! Once I hope able to buy all Mazurkas from op 6 to op 68 of her. And not only the Mazurkas!
this is music !!!
only 3 comments on this excellent performance so far?? This interpretation is amongst the very best in my opinion
I would agree. Absolutely
Yes but I don't know how to express her performance in words.
Really superb!
Bravissimo!!!! Great touch, very melodical, superb sound textures!
Bravissima !
superb!
Pure magic! Incomparable! Full drama of Chopin's life in every phrase.
Excelente interpretação !!! Bravo ! ❤
Amazing as always...
I'll admit she lays it on a bit thick at times, but her playing is really top shelf.
真好
Yulianna is a keyboard giant.
There are a lot of Mazurkas...please can the pianist give us some more! Thanks to MusicLover.
🥰❤🩹❤❤❤
I think the dance form should be better observed.
Yes.... although there is a spectrum amongst the mazurkas. Some are clearly pure dance and at the other end, Chopin is much more interested in the structure as a means of musical expression. Some of them sit in the middle....but I would agree about the third.
I love Yulianna's playing but am I the only one who finds the third Mazurka played absurdly fast? So much is lost.
@Anson Yeung How absurd. Oberek is quite different. And Chopin knew what the titles were for.
@@LazlosPlane Chopin's mazurkas are inspired by Polish folk dances, some of them also by oberek. Chopin didn't use only one dance in these pieces.
@@arturxyz7631 Well HE called them all Mazurkas. If he wanted to emphasize their stylistic derivation from the Oberek I think he would have made that clear and called those pieces, "Oberek." No? He clearly wished the listener to think of the Mazurka
@@LazlosPlane Wikipedia says that. You can hear characters of three main dances in Chopin's mazurkas: melancholic kujawiak, happy and brisk oberek (very simmilar to it is a dance called "mazurka") and mazur. The word "mazurka" means also stylized music which is inspired by this three dances. If you want to get some information about Chopin's mazurkas or his other pieces, I recommemd you You Tube channel "gregniemczuk_official", where you can watch analysis of them by Polish pianist, Grzegorz Niemczuk, in English or Polish and with other subtitles.
@@arturxyz7631 You can tap-dance all you like around the issue but the FACT remains that these are MAZURKAS. However, I will admit that the issue of tempo is a relative one.