Chopin's mazurkas

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Anyone know anything about Maria Christina Mohovich?  Some of these mazurkas seem so strong and characterful they make me think of Tipo's nocturnes. There's a good Schumann Cd too - symphonic etudes.

Yes the interpretation is good but the actual pianism, or maybe it's the recording, lacks the refinement and fluidity and colour of the top tier mazurka-wallahs.

Beating the dead horse in December, I think this album deserves some appreciation. It's not a top-tier performance, but the music is unique and lyrical.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Pletnev plays 30 minutes of mazurkas, I don't know what to make of it really, it's refined and poetic and reticent.

[flash=200,200]https://www.youtube.com/v/ruVA4kKpaAc&t=121s[/flash]

I like it very much.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

The big gestures which you mention are sometimes too much of a good thing for me, too. I think I mostly listen for the timing and that's what I love about his interpretation. Having listened to some mazurkas again today, I guess my favorites remain Maryla Jonas, Reisenberg, Rubinstein (on some days) and Boshniakovich. But he comes quite close.

Thank you for the names you mentioned. I checked Boshniakovich (older recording/Denon?) on Youtube and I liked it a lot. I didn't know about him. I will look for a physical cd in Japan next year. Yes, just like wine tasting, I enjoy listening to Mazurkas in diverse approaches.

[Que]

My respect to Steinway and the Allied Power industry. Sayonara.

FYI I wasn't surprised by your reservations.

I feel early 20th c. Steinways sound best, and not the more modern ones.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

FYI I wasn't surprised by your reservations.

I feel think early 20th c. Steinways sound best, and not the modern ones.

It's not that. I just don't have ears or knowledge to discern the Steinway sound, let alone its sound by decades. 

[Mandryka]

A handful of mazurkas like you've never heard before, from Tobias Koch.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

A handful of mazurkas like you've never heard before, from Tobias Koch.

Both the 2018 and 2019 recordings look interesting with many historic instruments and modern pianos including Kawai.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

YT list of the Ryszard Bakst recording is below.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL04EE220F08BF1FC4

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

A handful of mazurkas like you've never heard before, from Tobias Koch.

Koch (and others) sounds good. Nice shyness and sensitivity. I like it.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Just in case, Japanese issue (1991) of Stefanska is below. It's not for me though.


https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kowV6oCb5yuP0FL_n73gvAd1qlSwoa3EE

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nlQjuuzMukGRt7ENHhIxlEp7wihZ6SI0U

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

YT list of Tito Aprea's performance is below. Nice rhythm though the playing is loud sometimes.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7uG3nzjmyOD8mZkkPCuxPNbH3_3hybQb

[Verena]

Thank you for the names you mentioned. I checked Boshniakovich (older recording/Denon?) on Youtube and I liked it a lot. I didn't know about him. I will look for a physical cd in Japan next year. Yes, just like wine tasting, I enjoy listening to Mazurkas in diverse approaches.

Yes, some Chopin Mazurkas by Boshniakovich / Boshnyakovich are on Denon and some others are on Vista Vera.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Yakov Flier.

[Verena]

Yakov Flier.

He is one of my favorites. Need to relisten to his Mazurkas soon.

[San Antone]

This is my go-to set of the mazurkas

Chopin: 57 Mazurkas
Janusz Olejniczak (piano)