Who played the coda of Chopin’s Ballade no. 1 the best? (LIVE only)
Es Bahn Es Bahn
3.44K subscribers
113,314 views
0

 Published On Apr 4, 2023

Pianists, in order:

1. Krystian Zimerman (00:00)
2. Martha Argerich (00:44)
3. Sviatoslav Richter (01:24)
4. András Schiff (02:06)
5. Maurizio Pollini (02:55)
6. Rafał Blechacz (03:38)
7. Ivan Moravec (04:23)
8. Lang Lang (05:04)
9. Jan Lisiecki (05:49)
10. Alfred Cortot (06:35)
11. Aldo Ciccolini (07:16)
12. Alexei Volodin (07:55)
13. Mikhail Pletnev (08:36)
14. Yundi Li (09:11)
15. Josef Hofmann (09:59)
16. Young Vladimir Horowitz (10:38)
17. Old Vladimir Horowitz (11:19)
18. Arthur Rubinstein (12:01)
19. Garrick Ohlsson (12:43)
20. Seong-Jin Cho (13:29)
21. Yuja Wang (14:15)
22. Alice Sara Ott (14:59)
23. Emil Gilels (15:52)
24. Alexei Sultanov (16:28)
25. Leopold Godowsky (17:07)
26. Nobuyuki Tsuji (17:45)
27. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (18:33)
28. Yulianna Avdeeva (19:16)
29. Jorge Bolet (20:03)
30. Kate Liu (20:50)

This coda, while not the hardest section of music composed by Chopin, is infamous in its frenzy and possible derailment of pianists. It is an exercise for the right hand in keeping the thumb a fulcrum of voicing and support while not keeping it tense, something easier said than done. Different pianists take wildly different approaches regarding tempo, voicing, inflection, and overall style. Who did it the best??

show more

Share/Embed