Chopin Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op. 23 / Krystian Zimerman (with Score)

1st Ballade of the Chopin's 4 Ballades.

Frederic Chopin : Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op.23

Performed by Krystian Zimerman

[lucia.alarcon]

Introducción 0:00
A 0:38 sol m
Tr 2:25
B 3:00 (+ 3:40) Mi b M

A 4:10 la m
B 4:37 La M
Tr 5:16

C 5:25 Mi b M

B 6:00 (+ 6:26) Mi b M
A 7:05 sol m

Coda 7:47 sol m

[davids]

This ballade lasts 9 min yet it feels like it lasts 2 Min when I listen to it it's so thrilling

[pianista_gabi]

and here i am, in my early 15's, practicing this piece for my july recital and the only thing i can say is that this is the most beatiful and emotional piece ever... the thecnincs are hard, for sure, buut beeing soul-prepared to play this is even harder... the best 10 minutes of my day are when i close my practicing section playing this with all my body and mind, almost eating or breathing every note, shade, color of this piece... Chopin was the greatest composer ever and i'm so glad i have the oportunity to feel this. Thank you for this video!

[eddygonzalez]

This was one of my recital pieces when I graduated in 1991 from music school. It is a delight to perform and remain one of my favorites. Although I have not played it in many years. This is a kind of piece that you actually study once you're passed all its technical challenges. The technical aspect It's only the first half. Then working on the interpretation aspect, phrases, rhythm, texture, sudden changes. The beauty of this piece is in the interpretation. You just need the technique. Then you can work on it.

[DowaHawkiin]

I am pleased to say that I can finally, after months of straight up practising this piece, play measure 250.

[melissasalas]

I love the background of Chopin's Ballade... The story goes that it was a piece created with inspiration from a famous poet's work. Like this, No. 1 was inspired by the poem "Konrad Wallenrod." History tells that during the battle in which Lithuania fell to the Order of Teutonic Knights, a teenager was taken away. Held hostage, he was adopted by the enemy's Grand Master. However, he escaped and returned to Lithuania to fight for the freedom of his motherland. Claiming to be "Konrad Wallenrod, " the legendary hero of the Order of the Teutonic Knights, he reentered the Order, rising to the rank of Grand Master, and then he deliberately gave a wrong command, causing the Order to fall, thus bringing victory to Lithuania. But "Konrad Wallenrod, " who betrayed the Order, personally ended his own life.

[mediumsizedgrape]

Learning this right now.
If you see this in the future, react so I can look at this comment again when I've learned it.

[wobblyorbee]

After listening to this piece I'm gonna promise to myself that one day i'm going to reach the highest point of my piano playing where I play pieces, concertos to the world in a grand piano.... This is my dream. The joy it makes when I have when I have finally accomplished this is infinite.... Good luck to me.... this is going to be a long journey

[jimbuxton]

There are so many subtle shadings and colors in this interpretation that I hear different things every time I listen to it. This pianist is beyond amazing and he does it in a way as to not mess with the melody and musical ideas very much. When I listened to Garreck Olsen play it he turns it into a totally different piece and drastically brings out other harmonies and I understand what he's doing and it gives me a better understanding of what is hidden in this masterpiece, but just too much. Everyone must interpret a work their own way. That is what gives music life. We all need to say the work in our own individual way.

[eduardoayala]

Oh my god...
This is really powerful.

[hoangnhattuongvy]

the coda sounds extremely clean in this recording, so good omg

[wobblyorbee]

0:35 that pause just brings all of the emotions right at the beginning of the piece

[jimbuxton]

Greatest piano piece ever written...it just has it all.

[marcmetaireau]

Ce pianiste a un talent fou, quand il joue je ressent de l'émotion, on récent ce que l'auteur a voulu exprimer...merci pour ce passage dans le temps, génial interprète !

[lornaanne]

One of my favourite pianists, he creates magic on the keyboard 🎶🌹

[angelaknebel]

To me, this is Chopin's three act opera - covering all of human emotion, and I am already enjoying the journey of playing as much of it as I can!!! 💜

[danelogan]

my favourite ballade by chopin.
my favourite nocturne is no 20

[ningning]

zimerman is a genius, this recording is just monumental. this is currently my favorite piece from chopin, i listen to it at least once a day. the melody thats introduced in the 7th measure to me is just one of the most beautiful things ever written for piano. im practicing this now, im nowhere near capable of playing it this well without at least a decade or two more experience, but hopefully in a year or two i will be able to play it with reasonable proficiency. every day progress, little by little, one day i'll be able to and then i'll be able to play it for the rest of my life :)) !

[Trybical]

Since i heard it from the movie the first time in 2002 i've always been coming back once in a while to clear my mind it's 22 years

[hannastaszak]

Piękno muzyki Fryderyka Chopina to fenomen graniczący z cudem.