Chopin and Ligeti Études Recital

Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.10 No.1- 00:00:00 - 00:02:12
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.10 No.2- 00:02:12 - 00:03:34
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.10 No.3- 00:03:34 - 00:07:23
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.10 No.4- 00:07:23 - 00:09:25
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.10 No.5- 00:09:25 - 00:11:11
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.10 No.6- 00:11:11 - 00:15:14
György Ligeti- Étude 10: "Der Zauberlehrling"- 00:15:14 - 00:17:34
György Ligeti- Étude 5: "Arc-en-ciel"- 00:17:34 - 00:20:47
György Ligeti- Étude 6: "Automne à Varsovie"- 00:20:47 - 00:25:17
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.10 No.7- 00:25:17 - 00:26:48
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.10 No.8- 00:26:48 - 00:29:00
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.10 No.9- 00:29:00 - 00:31:03
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.10 No.10- 00:31:03 - 00:33:03
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.10 No.11- 00:33:03 - 00:35:27
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.10 No.12- 00:35:27 - 00:38:07

Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.25 No.1- 00:38:10 - 00:40:22
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.25 No.2- 00:40:22 - 00:41:58
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.25 No.3- 00:41:58 - 00:43:37
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.25 No.4- 00:43:37 - 00:45:00
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.25 No.5- 00:45:00 - 00:48:09
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.25 No.6- 00:48:09 - 00:50:14
György Ligeti- Étude 4: "Fanfares"- 00:50:14 - 00:53:48
György Ligeti- Étude 2: "Cordes à vide"- 00:53:48 - 00:57:10
György Ligeti- Étude 13: "L'escalier du diable" 00:57:10 - 01:03:10
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.25 No.7- 01:03:10 - 01:08:10
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.25 No.8- 01:08:10 - 01:09:19
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.25 No.9- 01:09:19 - 01:10:29
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.25 No.10- 01:10:29 - 01:14:41
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.25 No.11- 01:14:41 - 01:18:20
Frédéric Chopin- Étude Op.25 No.12- 01:18:20 - 01:20:47

Recorded July 28, 2022
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Sara Daneshpour, piano

Joseph Patrych- Recording Producer
Asaf Blasberg- Video Editor
Ronald Winter and Seth Winter- Piano Technicians

[MrInterestingthings]

Incredible! The 5th finger holds in 2nd iteration in Chopinno.1 I'll never know howthat's done.To play all the Chopin etudes. Your left hand is incredible in2nd etude! No.3 showed taste, musicality. This pianist has it all! No.4 was music not a study. FANTASTIC MUSICIAN!no.7 was a Poeish Gothic nightmare incredible voicing.Phrasing.The highest levels. Incredulous at much here but the music is the only point made. The Ligeti(I have 4 cds)etudes captivate. The no.1 takes even fingers and accents just impossible!

[felixalex]

I can't believe this isn't more popular her playing is so encapsulating.

[martinwerner]

This is simply astonishing. Spirit, energy, beauty, elegance, truth - beyond words, beyond measure.

[zangsax]

This is by far the most moving piano performance I have ever heard. The composers would be incredibly pleased

[PaulVanBladel]

What a remarkable technique completely dedicated to a superb sound and a tremendous understanding of Chopin's (and Ligeti's) music. This lovely person is completely devoted to music. My full respect.

[EdwarddeVere]

A miraculous re-creation and re-imagining the magnificence of Chopins achievement in op. 10&25. The Ligeti is truly miraculous as well.!!!!

[dosterix]

Absolutely amazing combination! Imagine attending a recital and getting to hear Chopin AND Ligeti. That's certainly something not seen all too often

[jimtownsend]

Absolutely incredible. 99% of humanity has no idea how much hard work this requires, and you did it! Bravo

[butchkoch]

These are all stunning interpretations. Aside from the immense technical aspects and memory requirements themselves I am deeply moved emotionally by your incredible musicianship and insight into these ‘studies’. Thank you Sara.

[johnstaf]

This performance is a remarkable achievement.

[Chopin-Etudes-Cosplay]

These are some of the best performances of the Chopin etudes I've ever heard - and back-to-back too! And I'm glad to find a community in the comment section who're capable of recognizing what she's done here. What a gem!

[rravvia]

She appears to be really tops, superlative. Breathtaking, advanced artistry. Just wow. 😮

[theconnoisseur]

Absolutely incredible. For me, Sara is playing in the same league as Pollini, Kissin, Gulda and all those legends. I've listened to a lot of world class pianists and I'd say you can't play these etudes better than Sara. Sara has incredible control over her fingers like Martha Argerich in her best days. But Sara has larger hands than Argerich, which is an advantage with many pieces. Such a musical perfection combined with a very natural and stylish appearance. No show elements like Lang Lang and many female pianists. Basically, this is sheer perfection. Wonderful.

[mikeswanson]

This is pure insanity!!! This woman learnt how to play piano on a spaceship where they programed her brain with technologies unknown to Earthlings. 99.99% of professionally trained classical pianists (including myself) could not play 6 Chopin etudes back to back because our arms hurt too much (on a modern piano which is much heavier than the one Chopin had). I need a 1 hour break after I play the Chopin no. 1 once through in tempo. The fact that she plays so many etudes together means she doesn't have to practice any of them a lot which is just insane. Imagine Usain Bolt doing a 100m, 200m, 400m, 110m hurdles, 4×100m, 4×400 back to back and then finishing off with a marathon. And of course flawlessly winning them all.
The saddest part of it is that she probably isn't happy about herself like all people who've reached unimaginable performace levels in any given realm.

[joyfulfishman]

What an unbelievable performance... you are so good!

[michaelwiener]

this is musicality beyond virtuosity, maybe out of 100'000 players there is only one to achieve this level!!

[Highinsight]

one word... UNBELIEVABLE.... and she plays with such finesse, power and poise...

[claudioparrella]

Questa pianista americana continua a sorprendermi

[Ridicolosamente]

What an ambitious program! This is wonderfully played. I am an instant fan of Ms. Daneshpour!

[ChrisBreemer]

The sheer perfection and smoothness of this performance of the Chopin Etudes way surpasses every version I have ever heard, leaving the much-praised Pollini recording (which some say was heavily edited) trailing in the dust. The level of left-hand detail, voicing and articulation, for example in Op.10 No.2, is just astonishing. Ach, despite the enormous difficulties it all sounds just too easy... And then there are the Ligeti Etudes, which are as good as they come. A hugely impressive recital. To perform all these pieces from memory is an Olympic achievement. Bravo !!!