Khatia Buniatishvili - Chopin - Prelude No 4 in E minor, Op 28

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Frédéric Chopin
Prelude No 4 in E minor, Op 28

Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

Paris, November 2014

[MassiveLib]

I've been playing this now for 18 months. It's not technically difficult, but it's so so hard to get that gentle touch without making it sound monotonous

[direitasempre]

This prelude is not technically difficult. But playing it with the right emotion and tenderness is very hard. Khatia do it perfectly!

[danyellacarvalho]

This song starts and takes shape like a tear that starts to come out of the eye. It is one of the most honest compositions ever written and that I had the opportunity to hear. No matter how much time passes, this song will carry its lament for eternity. There are no words that can complement it.

[leitmotifme]

Chopin himself requested that this prelude be played at his funeral. I can see why; this one full of sorrow.

[Demonizer]

People who are saying it's not "technically" difficult have a wrong and limited comprehension of what technical skill means and encompasses. The ability to play gently and with precise dynamics IS a form of technical skill. Stop claiming that this piece is not "technically" difficult to perform correctly. This piece requires tremendous technical skill.

[thadhorner]

Miss Buniatishvili demonstrates that the left hand part is not so simple as it seems - the rush of obsessive, uneasy, dark emotion which threatens to erupt uncontrollably is what drives the piece.

[anneli]

My favorite pianist ever... her interpretations keep always being the best interpretations worldwide... she made that piece look so simple, and yet it isn’t...

[davidlerbs]

Most sad piano piece 😢. Chopin truly tortures the audience by not dissolving the chord until the total end. A masterpiece of beauty❤

[ratbertovich]

Beautiful. Short, because any stretch of time you spent with a lost loved one is short in retrospect. Repetitive to that final Em chord, because you want to reminisce constantly, you want to linger on those memories. Then you finally let go. This is a very expressive short story in music.

[asciizero]

The syncopation she introduced in this performance between the melody and accompaniment makes all the difference in the world! Two eternal lovers that can meet for just a brief moment chase each other and intertwine like butterflies. Amazing!

[williambunter]

Exquisite! When I play it, it sounds boring. When Khatia plays it she is talking to me deep into my heart and soul. The Lord has given her a wonderful gift, and she has worked hard to perfect it!

[koumusic]

That last cough of rudeness though, final strike. 2:07

[fabz]

Had the honor of hearing her play Chopin piano concerto 1 at Roy Thompson Hall 7 years ago. Unforgettable experience visually & aurally.

[PestVic]

The dexterity in her finger separation is amazing! WOW

[dummer]

What a beautiful performance by this lady. Beautiful music, Chopin was genius.

[viniciuscosta]

The only problem about this piece, is that it’s too short.

[MarkSeibold]

Beautifully played by Khatia. It is reported in history that this was played at Chopin's funeral.
I just saw it used as backing piano music tonight in the Olympic Ice Dancing competition of a couple. Chopin's Prelude added so much to the emotion of the ice dancing. I had to look online in YouTube to find a live rendition of it to add to my post that I took off of the television screen with my cell phone camera and posted it to my Facebook, because it was soon to be blocked either by Olympics copyrights or the music.

[sarahj]

I love to watch when people play music and you can see it comes thru their soul and it makes me love it too.

[liter]

Best version IMO I hear on YouTube. As good as they are the others just don't match or beat the subtle touch this girl has.

[mrgreenskypiano]

Tears in my eyes, best performance I've ever seen