Valentina Lisitsa's Chopin

But she plays with her eyes closed... lucky her

To hell with those who say it's a "little machine"... I find their interpretation very original, heartfelt and interesting

Honestly, I don't much like Lisitsa's Chopin studies. I invite you to listen to Pollini's complete recordings.

Unfortunately, I don't like her Chopin very much. I say 'unfortunately' because I like Lisitsa very much in Liszt and I wish it were the same for Chopin. In Chopin, I much prefer her "almost compatriot" (and namesake): Valentina Igoshina.

I propose a comparison.

If this Etude op.10 no.3 were a "stopwatch" in the double notes, Lisitsa would certainly win. But if it were 'music' - as I believe it is - I find it unspeakably wonderful how Igoshina manages to value and highlight all the poetry that is in the transition to theme A after the impetus of the central part: how she manages to "emotionally connect" the two parts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrD1ZaNwdsU

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I don't like it much either