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Raw and Primal Power
I am not an expert but I must share my own personal thoughts about this disc before I fall over dead. Not much more can be said but I have heard the third of Chopin's etudes played by probably fifty some pianists. <
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>Whenever I hear it I always felt it expressed a love for one to another. Like a sonic love poem. Love has different levels. There is eros, filias, and agape to name a few. In the past I have heard pianists play this with too much eros or with too much of a animal type love. After all we are humans. We have a higher side to us. <
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>And that is where Pollini takes his pedestal. Sure his third etude is maybe a bit faster and a bit restrained, but in the end the love he expresses is transcendental. It is a raw, primal, masculine, powerful love bursting forth like I never heard before. Perhaps it is the depth of Chopin's soul properly expressed for the first time. And yes like any fine wine it takes time to acquire a taste for it (multiple listenings). <
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>Thank you Herr Pollini, now I can die.

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Only Pollini
Beautifully clear.....however I feel that Chopin would have played it with more passion....expression. I love it but I meant to order Chopin's Polonaises....oh well, next time....thank you Amazon. You did well as usual.

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It's his style and it works.
Hello, I am a music graduate in classical piano from a university in hamilton ontario... <
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>I read an earlier review that complains about Maurizio's 'lack of expression' <
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>If he knew anything about this artist then he would know that THIS WAS HIS INTENT...(he recorded the etudes a second time later in his career) <
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>This recording of the chopin etudes was intentionally performed with a cool and calculating style.... <
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>and yes it does not do justice to chopin's music, I don't think any performer should avoid the composer's original intent.... <
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>but he is forgetting that a lot of the hype that goes into classical music, is based on the performer manipulating the composers music to make something new out of music that has been recorded a million times over... <
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>and although I do agree with the reviewer's judgement of the ocean etude...(since I've played it myself and know the score inside out) I still think that maurizio's format works for him, it makes an impact on the listener <
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>Etude no. 3 in E major sounds dreadful and rushed... but again, I've heard lots of pianists ignore the composers written indications on the score to bring something 'new' to the piece of music. <
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>I believe that this is all he is trying to do, classical artists try to create a distinguishable style by recording old music in a new way, yet it is frowned upon... because it's not JAZZ music (where a composition is an outline and not made to the letter) so, the complete score allows people to look at a classical composition critically and make arguments against a performers interpretation. <
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>classical music shows more proof in the score when someone is doing something erroneous....or something merely prodigal.. <
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>Listen to Vladimir Ashkenazy's recordings of the Chopin Etudes if you would like a more sensitive interpretation, and (arguably) is closer to the composers intent/personality. <
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>Just remember that if the music is old enough to exist before a composer could make his own recording of it.... <
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>then 'authentic interpretation' will always be in a grey area.