F. Chopin - Ballade no. 1 Op. 23 - Grzegorz (Greg) Niemczuk live in Warsaw, 7.03.2024

Cóż za piękne wykonanie!!!!

This performance is very inspired and is more in line creatively with what many expect to hear. And yet, it displays yet other moods that Greg finds deep in his soul to tell a story about which brings true expression of what Chopin wanted to say! Greg is different and dares to be so! Bravo, Maestro!

Wow, ta interpretacja naprawdę zaskakuje i to w pozytywnym tego słowa znaczeniu, naprawdę ogromny talent i umiejętności, słychać, że dużo pracy zostało włożone 😮. Cudownie to wyszło, gratulacje :)

Merci!

Love the breath between phrases ,and with much poetry and expression, but why do you rush in a few places towards the end so much at the expense of technical control especially the left hand leaps in the coda which caused a few splashes ? A shame as this spoiled the overall enjoyment for me.

Pure magic❤
Had the pleasure to listen to you yesterday in Zurich. Best night of my life (since long time!!!) Thank you for being this beautiful pianist❤ thank you for these perfect frequencies ❤the melodies keep playing inside me. And thanks to this amazing concert I will keep my vibration so high for another few days❤
Thank you❤❤❤❤ hope to listen to you soon again!!!!!!!!
Your new fan from switzerland ❤❤

Wonderful interpretation!

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Gorgeous. You make Chopin proud. ❤

I have heard this La Ballade at least hundreds of time, and it is my grail piece for piano (after this I am done). Till now my favorite renditions was that of Alfred Cortot’s; from now on though it is your rendition that i am going to come back to. Amazing!

My God, I really didn't expect that! I know Ballade 1 by heart for 30+ years, every note of it (if only my fingers would do, too) because it was my first encounter with Chopin as a school girl and oddly became my "first love" in his music. Never died. Though, naturally, I have become really fussy with the interpretation. Many pianists fail to bring it alive for me, including some very big names.

But you just did!
You must have spent ages polishing it up, thinking and pondering! Or so it seems! A really stunning performance, so deep! And I have come to love your laid-back, steady pace in your playing, the stunning Chopin harmonies come alive, and it contrasts the fiery moments and the passion, once you let the inferno break loose.

Love it, thank you for sharing it with the world. Went into my Chopin list! :D

Jest Pan znakomity! Fenomenalny!! Dziękuję i pozdrawiam.

The best one yet !!!

Sin duda es una de las mejores interpretaciones que he escuchado de esta balada, tan lírica y expresiva que me ha conmovido completamente, te lo agradezco de corazón.

The range of dynamic and colorful tone are so sensitive, like every notes are precious to exist with each others😮 Very comfortable to flow with your energy along the melody👏🏻Thanks for sharing of this performance 🙏🏻

What a poetic interpretation maestro, I ask myself how do you manage with neighbours, as you play a huge repertoire. I´m now on your chopin etudes videos, which are helping me a lot. Your videos are really useful. Bravo!

I liked it very much! Thank you! 🌹

Prof Niemczuk, this is the first performance of this Ballade that has made me cry. It is helping me grieve losses that I've had trouble grieving. Now that I'm learning about what Chopin's accents meant, hearing, for the first time, in slower tempo, the correct line at the beginning of the coda (bars 208-215), you help me feel my agony.

Wonderful!!! Thank you!!! 🎹💕

Brawo, brawissimo.. ❤ Czekam na koncert w Poznaniu!

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Bravississimo! This is a special perfomance that comes rarely even for great masters. The sensitivity with which the layers of texture have been so well stated, and so well controlled, throughout the piece is astounding, and the handling of the thematic context in the mastery of the dynamic levels of the piece gives the overall architecture an exquistely compelling momentum all the way to the finish. This was utterly brilliant music, and Chopin himself is undoubtedly thrilled by it.

Magnifica interpretazione..stupenda..complimenti

Such a breathtaking performance ❤

Magnifique....bravo et merci❤

Thank you so much for this beautiful performance!BRAVO

Chopin's heart is not in Warsaw. You have it within you. His gift to you, to bring passion for his music around the world, in his name! Majestic grandeur, Maestro!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Oh Greg you are the master of drama, rubato and tension, so expressive and expansive Bravo Bravo 🙌🙌🙌💚💚💚

I love this piece, and great performace as always, greg! This has to be Chopin's most difficult piece and you nailed it! I like to imagine the ending of this piece has an old man lying in his bed. In the "fake ending" at the end, the man has a heart attack, but is able to survive it. In the last ending, the man has giant heart attack, moving like crazy in pain and panic. The last ending i also imagine its like "God trying to finish off the mans life" after surviving the first heart attack. I think weird things.

my favourite Chopin interpreter🎉

my favorite piece played by one of my favorite pianists! how much better can it get? :)

I'm currently learning the piece, thanks for sharing your interpretation!

Quite different to what my final product would look like (though I really like your voicing, especially the way you keep the sound so crisp even during busy forte sections), but beautiful in its own right

Jest to dość efektowne wykonanie pierwszej ballady Chopina. Gratulacje Panie Grzegorz.

Love the sensitivity and expression--voice of Chopin. Beautiful.

Very interesting interpretation but I like it! Thanks for the lectures also too!

You are always the best..proud to have you as my teacher

Wspaniałe wykonanie, głęboko refleksyjne, daje czas na dotknięcie myśli Fryderyka, może na próbę dotrzymania kroku.... "Zanim zbierzesz z klawiszy rozrzucone nuty, spojrzyj w ziemię i w niebo, w szum lip.... "/Horodyński/ ❤ Dziękuję za to wykonanie.

Inspired! Spacious, angry, heroic everything beautifully portrayed. One of your very best😃😃🤩

Majestueusement bien joué ❤

BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am speechless, mesmerized by the dance of your fingers, like ballet! The sound is vibrant and contrasting. Love your wonderful performance as usual! Thank you 🙏

What a pleasure to hear this excellent piece, played with such emotion, it feels like you are entering the composer's spirit. Chopin would be proud of you. Congratulations. Thank you very much for these moments.

C'est tellement agréable de vous écouter en concert ! Il y a presque chez vous une faculté de détachement des idées courantes et des pratiques d'interprétation courantes, ce qui fait qu'on a l'impression d'écouter cette si célèbre Ballade pour la première fois. Metci pour cette redécouverte perpétuelle !

SO GREAT MAGNIFICENT WONDERFUL AS ALWAYS, MAESTRO!!!!! Thank you for my absolutely favourite Chopin's masterpiece (this Coda is VERY VERY DIFFICULT) and for an excellent impressive delightful performance, congratulations for over 26.500 subscribers to your great channel, you deserve more and more..., I've added your video to my old public playlists called "My Favourite Classical Music" and "Mr.Grzegorz Niemczuk", again I wish you and your family all the best for this Easter Season, my heartfelt greetings, have a Happy Easter (soon)!!! Joanna

extraordinary performance of a wonderful ballad. For the intensity you reminded me of Roman Polanski's moving film "The Pianist" about the life of Wladyslaw Szpilman. Thanks so much!