Charles Richard-Hamelin – Nocturne in E major Op. 62 No. 2 (third stage)

Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina/ The Fryderyk Chopin Institute

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The Fryderyk Chopin Institute, Polish Television TVP

[frchopin]

Nocturne is the quintessential of Chopin's music. Some melodies on rubato always make me cry.. So appreciated to GOD that I was born in time of youtube so I can hear this kind music whenever I want to.

[Chazza_]

Absolutely beautiful. Best version I’ve heard. He’s got such passion.. I’m debating on whether to learn this next. I shed a few tears, especially on those last chords. It’s like this piece was the ups and downs of his whole life, the fast moving fame, the crazy but nice relationship he had with George Sand, the sadness, loss and homesickness he had felt but also the euphoric fame when he was in Paris etc. I feel like it’s all captured in this one piece, then right at the end he embraces his death. This piece really does make me cry..

[opticalmixing]

I think this set is the loveliest chopin ever wrote, he is a very dear man and will always be in my heart. I'm sometimes afraid of his music because it is so beautiful and I'm ugly

[Complicaaddrock]

<3 man, what a composition, and the feeling with which this guy plays it... his whole body is expressing his joy and almost some scepticism as to if that music was really composed by some Polish human being centuries ago, or if it all is only a dream... beautiful art, beautiful artist! both the pianist and the composer <3 <3 <3

[Piotr-jxbu]

Hardest chopin nocturne played perfectly. Congrats.

[antekjerzy]

Indeed Charles is very mature...actually I'd say DEEP. As a person and in music. So no worries - he'd carry his (guaranteed) fame well ! And to those who say "no special feelings": please keep in mind that real playing is not about fireworks and forced originality. It is about going deep and understanding music. Charles does it better than any other pianist at the Chopin Competition.

[seonu-rs]

Very simple and clean. Therefore I think very beautiful perfomance.

[KeepingOnTheWatch]

This is the most expressive and touching interpretation of this nocturne I’ve heard so far.

[Xxx-fihr]

This is such a good version of the nocturne! I’m playing this piece too! 🎀💕😂

[fredayao]

This is a very expressive and contagious interpretation (while holding back some musical energy at the same time & achieve the effect); defintely love it!

[smb]

Authoritative, beautiful interpretation (amazing there can be so many). Especially enjoyed the Agitato of the E Major. Too many pianists slow down but his tempo was spot on.

[ivonasgarden]

Charles Richard-Hamelin...amazing. His rubato is like Rubinstein's. You cannot learn it - you have to have it. Charles has to win !

[antekjerzy]

Ivan... Charles dull ? Wake up, wake up Charles is one the the most exciting players. In a very sophisticated way, mind you.

[JaseBach]

Mr Richard-Hemelin's way of playing Chopin recalls that of the great Claudio Arrau, who made gravity a virtue. Charles is like Atlas, carrying the weight of the world on his shoulder. This is an unusually heavy reading of this nocturne and as a result, it digs deeper than most. Youtubers looking for nice and beautiful music should look elsewhere; this is a lament, the last nocturne Chopin wrote for publication and a farewell to life. A performance of this nocturne fails if it does not bring a tear to your eyes.

[countrysidesound]

This is underated Nocturne and im very love it than Nocturne op 9 no 2

[NoahJohnson]

At 1:08, watch the guy in the center of the screen
haha!

[vittoriosantarelli]

4.03 che interpretazione!!! magnifica!!!

[danlds]

Is he the son of Marc Andre Hamelin ? If so, I cannot find this fact anywhere online, perhaps intentionally.

[myjuno]

Such a beautiful rendition. Thank you. 1:22 조성진님 키워낸 서울대 교수님 아니
세요?

[tungpham]

Could anyone tell me what kinds of the yamaha he played? C series or G series or sth else?