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The Pianist - Ballade No.1 in G minor Op.23 - Chopin

My favourite scene from the movie 'The Pianist'. The music is both beautiful and phenomenal and I loved every second of this scene. Sorry 'bout the quality :/
Brahms - Michelangeli, Ballade Op.10 No 4 in B major

(Lugano, 1981) Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (January 5, 1920 June 12, 1995) was an Italian classical pianist. He has been regarded as among the most commanding and individual piano virtuosos of the 20th century, among names such as Horowitz and Richter. Along with Ferruccio Busoni, he is often considered the most important Italian pianist. Born in Brescia, Italy, he began music lessons at the age of three, initially with the violin, but quickly switched to the piano. At ten he entered the Milan Conservatory. In 1938, at age eighteen, he began his international career by entering the Ysaÿe International Festival in Brussels, Belgium, where he placed seventh (a brief account of this competition, at which Emil Gilels took first prize, is given by Arthur Rubinstein, who was one of the judges. According to Rubinstein, Michelangeli gave "an unsatisfactory performance, but already showed his impeccable technique"). A year later he earned first prize in the Geneva International Competition where he was acclaimed as "a new Liszt" by pianist Alfred Cortot, a member of the judging panel, which was presided by Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Michelangeli was known for his note-perfect performances. The music critic Harold Schonberg wrote of him: "His fingers can no more hit a wrong note or smudge a passage than a bullet can be veered off course once it has been fired...The puzzling part about Michelangeli is that in many pieces of the romantic repertoire he seems unsure of himself <b>...</b>
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Friedrich Burgmüller, Ballad

This is a quite funny piece. Mister Burgmüller had a great sense of humour... At one position I have built up a 4-beat, where it is supposed to be a 3-beat, but I don't feel like recording this piece again...;)
Chopin Ballade No.1 in G minor, Opus 23 by Tzvi Erez HQ

Niv Store, iTunes, Amazon: www.nivmusic.com iTunes only: itunes.apple.com Chopin Ballade Number 1 Opus 23 in G Minor played by Tzvi Erez on a Vintage 1912 Bosendorfer. Copyright 2011 Niv Classical.
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Chopin Ballade 1 - Armin M. Dedicated to Mao Asada

This piece corresponds to Mao's show program for this season. I've been working on it since she announced it a while ago and learning it has been one of the most challenging experiences ever. I was pretty unlucky during recording. This was the 3rd of 4 recordings...and unfortunately the one with the most mistakes. However the audio was messed up on the 1st set, I went over the 10min limit on my camera on the 2nd, and the battery ran out 7 minutes into the 4th recording. And I left my charger in Delaware -_-. Oops. Anyway, I hope you enjoy...it's not perfect, but it's a wonderful piece (and I'm no Horowitz). Oh, and Thank you for all the kind words after Skate America, you guys are super awesome :D
Chopin ballade no 4 opus 52 Rubinstein

The 4 balled of chopin played by rubinstein
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Brahms - Emil Gilels, Ballade Op.10 No 4 in B major

(Moscow, 27 december 1977) Emil Grigoryevich Gilels (Ukrainian: Емі́ль Григо́рович Гі́лельс, Russian: Эми́ль Григо́рьевич Ги́лельс, Emi'li Grego'rievič Gi'lelis; October 19, 1916 October 14, 1985) was a Soviet pianist, widely considered to be one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. His last name is sometimes transliterated Hilels. Gilels was born in Odessa (now part of Ukraine). He began studying the piano at the age of five[3] under Yakov Tkach, who was a student of the French pianists Raoul Pugno[4] and Alexander Villoing[3] Thus, through Tkach, Gilels had a pedagogical genealogy stretching back to Chopin, via Pugno, and to Muzio Clementi, via Villoing. Tkach was a stern disciplinarian who emphasized scales and studies. Gilels later credited this strict training for establishing the foundation of his technique.[3] Gilels made his public debut at the age of 12 in June 1929 with a well-received program of Beethoven, Scarlatti, Chopin, and Schumann.[3] In 1930, Gilels entered the Odessa Conservatory where he was coached by Berta Reingbald, whom Gilels credited as a formative influence. After graduating from the Odessa Conservatory (Ukraine) in 1935 , he moved to Moscow where he studied under the famous piano teacher Heinrich Neuhaus until 1937. A year later he was awarded first prize at the 1938 Ysaÿe International Festival in Brussels by a distinguished jury whose members included Arthur Rubinstein, Samuil Feinberg, Emil von Sauer, Ignaz Friedman, Walter <b>...</b>
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Brahms - Michelangeli, Ballade Op.10 No. 1 in D minor

(Lugano, 1981) Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (January 5, 1920 June 12, 1995) was an Italian classical pianist. He has been regarded as among the most commanding and individual piano virtuosos of the 20th century, among names such as Horowitz and Richter. Along with Ferruccio Busoni, he is often considered the most important Italian pianist. Born in Brescia, Italy, he began music lessons at the age of three, initially with the violin, but quickly switched to the piano. At ten he entered the Milan Conservatory. In 1938, at age eighteen, he began his international career by entering the Ysaÿe International Festival in Brussels, Belgium, where he placed seventh (a brief account of this competition, at which Emil Gilels took first prize, is given by Arthur Rubinstein, who was one of the judges. According to Rubinstein, Michelangeli gave "an unsatisfactory performance, but already showed his impeccable technique"). A year later he earned first prize in the Geneva International Competition where he was acclaimed as "a new Liszt" by pianist Alfred Cortot, a member of the judging panel, which was presided by Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Michelangeli was known for his note-perfect performances. The music critic Harold Schonberg wrote of him: "His fingers can no more hit a wrong note or smudge a passage than a bullet can be veered off course once it has been fired...The puzzling part about Michelangeli is that in many pieces of the romantic repertoire he seems unsure of himself <b>...</b>
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Brahms - Michelangeli, Ballade Op.10 No 3 in B minor

(Lugano, 1981) Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (January 5, 1920 June 12, 1995) was an Italian classical pianist. He has been regarded as among the most commanding and individual piano virtuosos of the 20th century, among names such as Horowitz and Richter. Along with Ferruccio Busoni, he is often considered the most important Italian pianist. Born in Brescia, Italy, he began music lessons at the age of three, initially with the violin, but quickly switched to the piano. At ten he entered the Milan Conservatory. In 1938, at age eighteen, he began his international career by entering the Ysaÿe International Festival in Brussels, Belgium, where he placed seventh (a brief account of this competition, at which Emil Gilels took first prize, is given by Arthur Rubinstein, who was one of the judges. According to Rubinstein, Michelangeli gave "an unsatisfactory performance, but already showed his impeccable technique"). A year later he earned first prize in the Geneva International Competition where he was acclaimed as "a new Liszt" by pianist Alfred Cortot, a member of the judging panel, which was presided by Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Michelangeli was known for his note-perfect performances. The music critic Harold Schonberg wrote of him: "His fingers can no more hit a wrong note or smudge a passage than a bullet can be veered off course once it has been fired...The puzzling part about Michelangeli is that in many pieces of the romantic repertoire he seems unsure of himself <b>...</b>
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Chopin - Ballade No. 4, Op. 52 (Rubinstein)

Ballade No. 4, Op. 52 Arthur Rubinstein, piano The Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 is the fourth and final of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin's ballades for solo piano. It was composed in 1842 in Paris and Nohant, and revised in 1843. The work was dedicated to Baronne C. de Rothschild, wife of Nathaniel de Rothschild, who had invited Chopin to play in her Parisian estate, where she introduced him to the aristocracy and nobility. According to Robert Schumann, this ballade was inspired by Adam Mickiewicz's poem The Three Burdys, which tells of three brothers sent away by their father to seek treasures, and the story of their return with three Polish brides. A phrase in the dominant key (marked piano) opens the seven introductory measures and leads into the first subject of sonata-form exposition, a melody with Slavonic coloration. The first theme undergoes four cumulative transformations with decorations, countermelodies, significant counterpoint, and a nocturne-like fioritura. The development of the second theme and its intertwining with the first heightens the complexity of the musical structure and builds tension. Through the intertwining and thus the simultaneous development of the two themes, Chopin effectively combines the use of both the sonata form and the variation form. The body of the piece concludes with a series of accented fortissimo chords, followed by a momentary calm of 5 pianissimo chords. This then suddenly led into a extremely fast, turbulent coda <b>...</b>
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The Pianist - Ballade no.1 in G minor op.23 (HD)

Since all videos of this wonderful scene available on youtube had an awful quality, I decided to upload a decent one myself. Enjoy the beauty. from The Pianist (2002), directed by Roman Polanski
Gerard Lenorman - La ballade des gens heureux 1976

Gerard Lenorman - La ballade des gens heureux 1976 Notre vieille Terre est une étoile Où toi aussi et tu brilles un peu Je viens te chanter la ballade La ballade des gens heureux Je viens te chanter la ballade La ballade des gens heureux Tu n'a pas de titre ni de grade Mais tu dis "tu" quand tu parles à dieu Je viens te chanter la ballade La ballade des gens heureux Je viens te chanter la ballade La ballade des gens heureux Journaliste pour ta première page Tu peux écrire tout ce que tu veux Je t'offre un titre formidable La ballade des gens heureux Je t'offre un titre formidable La ballade des gens heureux Toi qui a planté un arbre Dans ton petit jardin de banlieue Je viens te chanter la ballade La ballade des gens heureux Je viens te chanter la ballade La ballade des gens heureux Il s'endort et tu le regardes C'est ton enfant il te ressemble un peu Je vient lui chanter la ballade La ballade des gens heureux Je vient lui chanter la ballade La ballade des gens heureux Toi la star du haut de ta vague Descends vers nous, tu nous verras mieux Je vient te chanter la ballade La ballade des gens heureux Je vient te chanter la ballade La ballade des gens heureux Roi de la drague et de la rigolade Rouleur flambeur ou gentil petit vieux Je vient te chanter la ballade La ballade des gens heureux Je vient te chanter la ballade La ballade des gens heureux Comme un choeur dans une cathédrale Comme un oiseau qui fait ce qu'il peut Tu viens de chanter la ballade La ballade des gens <b>...</b>
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Ballad of the Wind Fish [Remake] by Fox Amoore

**All comments will now require approval and any that are voted down will be promptly removed.** "Ballad of the Wind Fish" remake by composer Fox Amoore [For more of his amazing music you can visit his page at: www.youtube.com ] :) DOWNLOAD THIS SONG HERE/BUY HIS MUSIC: www.last.fm Song and pictures [found on Photobucket] are from "The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening" [Gameboy Color]. (C)Fox Amoore [www.youtube.com & (C)Nintendo.
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Liszt - Ballade Ukraine

"Ballade Ukraine" from Glanes de Woronince (Gleanings from Woronince) S. 249 (1847) According to Leslie Howard: "The original Ukrainian song behind [this Ballade] is a complicated tale of jealousy and revenge. Paraphrasing Roman Sawycky's 1984 article on the song in the second volume of his Liszt biography, Alan Walker gives its title as 'Hyrts, do not go to the party tonight' and describes the warning of a woman who refuses to share her lover with another, and the four days entailed in her preparations to murder him with poisoned herbs, gathered on Sunday, prepared on Monday, administered on Tuesday, with the desired effect on Wednesday. Liszt's beautiful setting of the tune distances itself from any sense of violence or outrage--probably because he was not conversant with the text."
04_Ciprian Porumbescu: Ballade

Ballad for Violin and Orchestra Finished on October 21, 1880, the Ballad for Violin and Orchestra soon became the best known work by Ciprian Porumbescu, and a reference work in Romanian classical music of the 19th century. In seclusion at Stupca, the composer meditated, drafted and then finished the piece, full of poetry and bitter nostalgia, with light and shade, a mixture of "doina", old dance and song, everything in the environment of serene melancholy. Ciprian Porumbescu (October 14, 1853 July 6, 1883) was a Romanian composer born in Şipotele Sucevei in Suceava district, Romania. He was among the most celebrated Romanian composers of his time; his popular works include Crai nou, Trei culori, Song for the 1st of May, Ballad for violin and piano, and Serenada. In addition, he composed the music for Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire, which was used for Albania's national anthem, Hymni i Flamurit. His work spreads over various forms and musical genres, but the majority of his work is choral and operetta. Ciprian Porumbescu studied music in Suceava and Cernăuţi, then continued at the Konservatorium für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna from 1879 to 1881 under Anton Bruckner and Franz Krenn. His artistic career as a composer, conductor, violinist, and pianist started in Cernăuţi, and continued in Vienna, and later in Braşov where he taught vocal music at Romanian schools. Ciprian Porumbescu wrote poetry, lyrics and press articles, and actively participated in the public <b>...</b>
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Serge Gainsbourg - Ballade de Melody Nelson

Chanson créée par Serge Gainsbourg et Jane Birkin sur le disque 33 tours"Histoire de Melody Nelson" (Phillips 6397-020) paru le mercredi 24 mars 1971. Playbacks sections rythmiques et piano enregistrés du 21 au 23 avril 1970 au Studio Phillips de Marble Arch à Londres. Playback grand orchestre et chœurs enregistrés les 4, 5, 8 et 11 mai 1970 au Studio des Dames à Paris. Voix enregistrées le 14 janvier 1971 au Studio des Dames. Mixages : 1, 2 et 4 février 1971. Arrangements et direction musicale : Jean-Claude Vannier Piano : Alan Hawkshaw Guitares : Alan Parker et Vic Flick Basse : Brian Odgers et Herbie Flowers Batterie : Dougie Wright Prise de son : Rémy Aucharles Cordes : 50 musiciens du grand orchestre à cordes des Jeunesses Musicales de France. Chœurs : 70 choristes des Chœurs de l'Opéra comique.
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Liszt Ballade 2 Bonn Beethoven-Haus Lisitsa on 97 keys

Finally a chance to use all 97 keys, live , on video :-) In the original score , the decending broken octaves passage ( so-called martellato, around 8:00") is reduced in left hand to a single line at the bottom , when Liszt-times piano run out of keys to decsend. The effect of using the missing lower octave - particulalry in live setting - is simply stupendous. There is nothing that can match sound of roaring Imperial extra-low notes! It has to be heard live - or at least in analogue recording ( that I am going to make very soon , a "Liszt project " ) . This is the piano I am going to use :-) Bosy rules !!!!
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F. CHOPIN:Ballade No.1 Op.23 - Krystian ZIMERMAN(1987 Extraordinary recording)

Krystian ZIMERMAN plays: Frederic CHOPIN -Ballade No.1 in G minor Op.23- Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, was composed in 1835--36 during the composer's early years in Paris and was dedicated to Monsieur le Baron de Stockhausen, the Hanoverian ambassador to France, and reportedly inspired by Adam Mickiewicz's poem "Konrad Wallenrod". Chopin seemed to have been fond of the piece; in a letter to Heinrich Dorn, Robert Schumann commented that, "I received a new Ballade from Chopin. It seems to be a work closest to his genius (although not the most ingenious) and I told him that I like it best of all his compositions. After quite a lengthy silence he replied with emphasis, 'I am happy to hear this since I too like it most and hold it dearest. The piece begins with a brief introduction which, contrary to popular belief, is not unrelated to the rest of the piece. Written in first inversion of the A flat major chord, it is a Neapolitan chord that implies a majestic aura, ending in a dissonant, questioning left hand chord D, G, and E-flat that is not resolved until later on in the piece. Though Chopin's original manuscript clearly marks an E-flat as the top note, the chord has caused some degree of controversy, and thus, some versions of the work - such as the Klindworth edition - include D, G, D as an ossia. The main section of the Ballade is built from 2 main themes. The brief introduction fades into the first theme, introduced at measure 8. After some elaboration, the second <b>...</b>
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