Chopin - Prelude in C# minor Op 45

[ocav]

Beautiful.....

[Pushkin62]

@ocav Thank you :))

[dmcII]

Wonderful. I suspect the camera's audio doesn't do justice to how well you must have played this. I was especially curious how you would do with the cadenza at 4:05. I play this piece myself so I know how tough it is. You nailed it.

Bravo !

[Pushkin62]

@dmcII Thanks for your kind comments. I don't know how I did it, but it just came out naturally.

[supremebotch]

I really think you do a great job interpreting this piece.

[Pushkin62]

@supremebotch Thank you for your compliments :)

[Pushkin62]

@supremebotch Thanks for your compliments :)

[SnieznyAniol]

It's you playing?

Complimenti! Very nice interpretation!

[Pushkin62]

@SnieznyAniol Thank you for your kind words. Yes, it is me playing.

[SnieznyAniol]

@Pushkin62 You're very good. I wish you good luck and lots of satisfaction for the future. Keep going like that. Cheers!

[Pushkin62]

@SnieznyAniol Thank you for your kind encouragement.

[SnieznyAniol]

@Pushkin62 You're welcome. You surely diserve it.

[SimranSilence]

wow ur a wonderful pianist! definitely an inspiration...

[Pushkin62]

Thank you for your kind comments :)

[lil0babe]

you play this very similarly to how i play it:)

[Pushkin62]

Thank you :)

[MisterJesse]

1. thanks for posting your video, i'm a huge fan of this piece and your description of it is spot on.

2. do you think you could make public or at least share with me your advice on tackling this piece that hweewern requested?

3. I can't read what concertpianist said in the first place, but it's a bit ridiculous that the only acceptable comments have to be affirmative ones. A benefit of posting is that you find people who have apt criticism. People get so charged and i don't understand what for.

[Pushkin62]

I take all comments in their stride. It is not a perfect rendition, but the best at that point in time. I am constantly trying to improve.

[bubbaXzone]

i love this interpretation! I wanna play this now :)

[Pushkin62]

Good luck and happy playing!

[bubbaXzone]

hug?

[hweewern]

well done, bravo! which country are you from, and how old are you?

also, how long did you take to master this piece?

what are some of the important things to take note of this piece? (bcos i'm playing it now)

pls reply

thanks

[esdalicious]

Beautiful :)

[fevhagh]

great job!you are awesome

[Pushkin62]

Thanks for your kind comments.

[Lebowski53]

Nice version.

I personally play this far quieter, but I like it.

[Pushkin62]

Thanks for your kind comments.

[X52SY]

This is a wonderful piece, and I always respect other people's work.

I like Nuccio Trotta's interpretation of this prelude, a very good pianist worth listening in to.

[Pushkin62]

Glad you enjoy the piece.

[ConcertPianist]

Also, sorry to post so much, read the story behind this piece written for Princess Elisabeth... It is very exciting.

[yesplease91]

I agree with you. of course is a very hard piece, but its a crime not to play it perfectly. i heard once a version from vladimir ashkenazy, and i love it.

[ConcertPianist]

I do not mean to be cruel. I just respect Chopin too much in my own playing to do such a thing. He would have thrown you out of his studio if he caught you doing this. Now, Liszt, on the other hand, was more free with his students. I recommend you read the book Stolen Time and review the Chopin section on his expression marking and ritenutos. Keep studying.

[vladimirhorowitz]

Dude, RELAX. I know you posted this a year ago, but chances are...you still need to relax. Telling people that a composer would "throw you out of his studio" for playing a phrase diminuendo instead of crescendo or ritardando instead of ritenuto is just arrogant and in all likelihood, false.

"Keep studying"...what a pompous comment. And for the record, a tempo cannot be "too loud". Perhaps this is the problem. You learned false music terminology somewhere down the line.

[ConcertPianist]

Thank you for your comment. I studied with Horszowski at Curtis. I do not doubt my methods.

Thanks,

Dr. H

[vladimirhorowitz]

You studied at CURTIS? That is some seriously impressive shit, bro. I must say.  Tell me, how long were you there before they began teaching the differences between quiet and loud tempos?

I mean, I've been playing piano for about 18 years now and this is the first time I have ever heard somebody use the adjective "loud" to describe the tempo of a piece. Perhaps your "methods" transcend the English language.

[blast127]

@vladimirhorowitz screenname like. :)

[NocturneOwlRav]

@vladimirhorowitz Your are Shit's Shit

[vladimirhorowitz]

@NocturneOwlRav Uh...what?

[vladimirhorowitz]

Is this your "thing"? You just stumble around YouTube spreading your misguided arrogance on people's videos, making a vulgar display of name-dropping in a feeble attempt to add credibility to your douchebag remarks? Unreal.

Just chill out and let the guy interpret Chopin the way he wants. You want to try to put down other pianists, go find some Lang Lang videos and whine about how his tempo is fffff and it should only be ffff, or how Michelangeli plays a C# where it is DISTINCTLY marked Db.

[thweewern]

aiyo... why u get so agitated over so little things? probably u wont even have to care about what other ppl think. u respect ur own way, and other ppl respect their own way... dun tell other ppl wad to do.

[ConcertPianist]

It is not a crescendo in the beginning but a Diminuendo; you crescendo. the tempo is actually too loud for this piece. Chopin's crescendo and Diminuendo markings don't mean the same as Wagner or Thalberg. Chopin's markings are just hairpins meaning expression not volume. you play this piece well, yet, you take too many liberties with your dynamics. It's not marked forte until after the cadenza. Your forte is the same volume as other measures marked p or pp. Ritenuto is not Ritardando to Chopin.

[prongated]

...what? The tempo is too loud?? [admittedly it feels too agitated for me - the many random short bursts of accel and rit ruining the rhythm and atmosphere] And there are at least two other fortes marked before the cadenza. As for volume, it can be due to the video mic.

[TheGuyCalledX]

That is unusual, because both editions I have, including the ABRSM version indicate a crescendo.

[Pushkin62]

Thanks for your compliments!

[111alexander111]

Nice!

[Pushkin62]

Thanks for your encouraging comments. It is always such a pleasure to play this Prelude. Good luck and enjoy working on it.

[ducati321]

It's nice to finally see a recording of this. I love the key chanes through this. You play the cadenza differently than what i'm used to hearing, it's the part that i'm working on right now. Well done.

[Pushkin62]

Thanks for your comments. It is such a warm and yearning prelude don't you think so?