metatron2000 (June 11, 2008 at 8:15 am)

damn the video isnt available to me :(

laffeycaffey (June 5, 2008 at 4:15 am)

this is a deceivingly hard etude! and the way Kempf plays it here is even harder than Chopin (or his publisher) indicated it. Some people play it like an toccata, detached and non-legato, and some play it very smooth and legato, more piano (like Perahia or Friere). Either way, it takes alot of endurance practice, much like the octaves in Liszt's Sixth Rhapsody. Godowsky wrote two etudes based on this etude, one is a LH counterpart. Face it, Chopin was a right hand man.

Rob6456 (May 29, 2008 at 6:07 pm)

do you ever shut the fuck up?

NicoleKatri (May 16, 2008 at 12:29 am)

I think Freddy Kempf is the offspring of Wilhelm Kempff. Besides both having the musical gene, there's also a physical resemblance if you study their faces. I've not been able to document the connection; perhaps Freddy was not acknowledged. His bio says "German father and Japanese mother", with no reference to Kempff. Likewise Wilhelm's obit mentions five children not named. No reference to having ever been married to a Japanese woman. Perhaps Freddy took his name but changed the spelling?

NicoleKatri (May 16, 2008 at 12:28 am)

I think Freddy Kempf is the offspring of Wilhelm Kempff. Besides both having the musical gene, there's also a physical resemblance if you study their faces. I've not been able to document the connection; perhaps Freddy was not acknowledged. His bio says "German father and Japanese mother", with no reference to Kempff. Likewise Wilhelm's obit mentions five children not named. No reference to having ever been married to a Japanese woman. Perhaps Freddy took his name but changed the spelling?

Chickenbaru (April 23, 2008 at 2:40 pm)

This definitely NOT an easy piece.Does anyone else feel that Chopin shows his sense of humor with this piece? I can't help but laugh when I hear this one because I can't decide whether it sounds good or bad. Well played, as is natural with Kempf.

ljoekelsoey4 (April 16, 2008 at 11:07 pm)

yes

piano0989 (April 16, 2008 at 10:30 am)

crazy.......

penguinshin (April 15, 2008 at 3:15 am)

is this as hard as it sounds

salefrais (March 30, 2008 at 6:06 pm)

Maybe it was the recording equipment, but the constant change in force was a bit too much for me in certain places. Besides that, it seemed to suit him very well.