Chopin like you’ve never heard him before… (Cyprien Katsaris)

[TheExarion]

Pianist: Cyprien Katsaris
Piece: Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op.64 No.2
Composer: Frédéric Chopin

[prizm]

It is extremely hard to make notes in chords stand out like that so consistently… really impressive

[spaccraf]

this is the sort of playing i'd expect more people to do. good to see someone doing it these days.

[Dodecatone]

I've heard this dozens of times and I'm still floored when I hear it.

[operaguy]

Ok I have never heard those two inner melodies brought out. Will listen for them

[KeithWhalen]

Alexei Sultanov plays those inner voices but only when the phrase repeats, creating a contrast in both sound and mood. I actually prefer his phrasing to Katsaris in these bars but this is exceptionally clear.

[bloba]

It reminds me of the way Alexei Sultanov stresses the left hand notes in the middle of Scriabin's Op. 8 No. 12

[EranM]

It's never boring when he plays..

[marcelnoya]

Chopin's… _hidden melodies… abound!_

[philb]

It took me a while to realise what you were getting at here. I like it.

[Robopup]

Honestly I’ll never get why so many people insist there’s a “right way” to playing classical music, or any type of music for that matter. As long as you enjoy the music you play, keep playing!

[satokomatsubuchi]

Mr. Cyprien Katsaris, you are a great man…!💐✨💖
I am deeply in love with your piano and you!💖💖💖
I am looking forward to your visit to Japan this December…!🍀🍀🍀

[michaelloew]

how many melodies did he just bring out??!?!?

[MeaningFromData]

Hofmann, Godowsky and Rachmaninoff used to bring out inner voices like this to create counter melodies

[roxiethecockapoo]

Oh I played this piece recently! Interesting change in rhythm. It seems a bit more traditional, not using a pedal in the grace notes, but also the fact that he emphasized different notes at different times was interesting. It was a bit like a polonaise, with more emphasis on the third beat.

[theamaturepro]

Hmmm. It's taking a while to digest this. Certainly impressive

[BorsaBlog]

You should never decide without listening to this piece by Rachmaninoff. You can listen to the piece by searching for Rachmaninoff Plays Chopin on YouTube. Especially in the second iteration, you will understand much better what I said about the incredible performance of the grand master.

[YosukeTmr]

Would you make by Chopin’s Scherzo No.2 ?

[sergepersoff]

I like it but Chopin would hate this 😂

[eyebird]

素晴らしい！
個人的には大好きです
このように内声を際立たせるには高度な技術が必要です
まず、各指が独立していないと不可能です

もっとも、演奏会で行うのは別問題ではありますが