Chopin Recordings

[Peregrine]

Guess the Pianist, round two....

Waltz, Op.64/1

[mp3=200,20,0,center]http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/2/18/2327747/12%20Waltz%20In%20D-Flat%20Major%2C%20Opus%2064%20No.%201.mp3
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[ezodisy]

I don't know but I don't like it



where's the largesse in the middle? Not there

[George]

I don't know but I don't like it

Me neither x 2.   

[Drasko]

Don't particularly like it either, fast and slick. Happen to know the pianist (you should really delete tags before uploading). Here is one to counterweight, shouldn't be difficult.
[mp3=200,20,0,left]http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/24/2018019/Waltz%2064-1.mp3 [/mp3]

[Dr. Dread]

I'm no good at this, I'm sure, but I will guess Horowitz.

[I meant this in response to Peregrine's post.]

[aquablob]

Happen to know the pianist (you should really delete tags before uploading).

Yeah, I cheated too.

[aquablob]

Don't particularly like it either, fast and slick. Happen to know the pianist (you should really delete tags before uploading). Here is one to counterweight, shouldn't be difficult.
[mp3=200,20,0,left]http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/24/2018019/Waltz%2064-1.mp3 [/mp3]

Hofmann! — Love the thirds!

[aquablob]

Try these. The first two are (purposely) tricky

1.

[mp3=200,20,0,left]http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/8/17/1357385/1.mp3[/mp3]

2.

[mp3=200,20,0,left]http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/8/17/1357385/2.mp3[/mp3]

3. (Like the Hofmann, there are slight liberties taken at some point... would be the giveaway if you know it)

[mp3=200,20,0,left]http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/8/17/1357385/3.mp3[/mp3]

[Peregrine]

Don't particularly like it either, fast and slick. Happen to know the pianist (you should really delete tags before uploading). Here is one to counterweight, shouldn't be difficult.
[mp3=200,20,0,left]http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/24/2018019/Waltz%2064-1.mp3 [/mp3]

Sorry, new to this, hadn't realised I'ld left them!

Gieseking, for those that didn't know...

[ezodisy]

Sorry, new to this, hadn't realised I'ld left them!

Gieseking, for those that didn't know...

Thanks, I hadn't heard it before. No Chopin skill evidently 

By the way, which cD is that from?

[ezodisy]

Hofmann! — Love the thirds!

lol!

[ezodisy]

3. (Like the Hofmann, there are slight liberties taken at some point... would be the giveaway if you know it)

[mp3=200,20,0,left]http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/8/17/1357385/3.mp3[/mp3]

I'd like to know who this is, it's a really different interpretation.

The first two I didn't like much. On one of them, don't remember which, the term all-fingers comes to mind. Not sure who played any of these

[Peregrine]

Thanks, I hadn't heard it before. No Chopin skill evidently 

By the way, which cD is that from?

I kept it from one of those Andante historical Chopin sets, voulme 1 IIRC. I kinda' of like the sweep of it...

[Drasko]

3. (Like the Hofmann, there are slight liberties taken at some point... would be the giveaway if you know it)

[mp3=200,20,0,left]http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/8/17/1357385/3.mp3[/mp3]

Aah, now you talking business That is Rachmaninoff second recording, my favorite minute waltz by couple of very longshots.

[Drasko]

I kept it from one of those Andante historical Chopin sets, voulme 1 IIRC. I kinda' of like the sweep of it...

Sweep is ok, what I didn't like that much is lack of contrast which should be provided by middle section.

2.

[mp3=200,20,0,left]http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/8/17/1357385/2.mp3[/mp3]

This could be Cziffra.

[ezodisy]

Aah, now you talking business That is Rachmaninoff second recording, my favorite minute waltz by couple of very longshots.

lovely. That is really my sort of reading (The Swoon).

I kept it from one of those Andante historical Chopin sets, voulme 1 IIRC. I kinda' of like the sweep of it...

well there are all sorts of enjoyable readings, I just prefer to faint in the middle

[Dr. Dread]

Sorry, new to this, hadn't realised I'ld left them!

Gieseking, for those that didn't know...

Gracias. I suck at this. 

Or just haven't heard enough, apparently.

[aquablob]

[No. 3] is Rachmaninoff second recording, my favorite minute waltz by couple of very longshots.

Yes!

[No. 2] could be Cziffra.

YES!!

[aquablob]

well there are all sorts of enjoyable readings

I agree, and this is exactly why it's worth having multiple recordings (IMO) of one's favorite works!

[ezodisy]

who's the first one?