Felix Mendelssohn Venetian Gondola Boat Song Op 30 No. 6

[hieizgirl]

What grade is this song for?

[haydn4ever]

@hieizgirl  I looked the piece up on the Pianostreet website. It is sort of the gold standard for leveling among many pianists......I guess! It rates it a level 6. I think that's about right when I compare it to some of the other pieces I have played. It's fun to play though!

[hieizgirl]

@haydn4ever Thanks! :D I'll try playing it

[hollis76er]

This is a very nice piece, and you play it very well. I just started playing about a year ago and have learned some Chopin, Beethoven, and Debussy, but i've been trying to discover "new to me" classical pieces that appeal to me such as the one you play here. What are some of you other fav's?

[haydn4ever]

@hollis76er Well, if you look on my channel, the ones I have played already, whether I was ready to play them or not, are some of my favorites. I learned the unconventional way! I was led by my heart and not my skill level!  Some, if not MOST of the pieces I play, I was not and STILL am not ready to play.......but I just HAD TO! Because of this, I have a lot of holes in my training and learning. I still have many others I would like to learn, but not enough time lately.

[andante0401]

Hello.

It is a very great performance.

I also uploaded this music today.

[idlyen]

is this the urtext? I play this as well, but my edition doest have the repeating in the middle, where you go back to the slight variation, at the end of the first page. You play this extraordinary! really good!! Im very inspired :) xo

[haydn4ever]

@idlyen So sorry for the delayed reply......This is NOT the urtext. I do not know what edition it is! I will find out, and let you know. Thanks so much for your comment.

[sandybeach661]

this was beautifully played but i agree a bit slower it takes me back to master classes my instructor had such feeling and this one was one of his bests

[WiLmAn07]

Bravo. Your emotion through this piece was electric. Thank you

[haydn4ever]

@WiLmAn07 Thank you!

[floatingstrings]

Thanks for helping me rediscover a song!

I remember playing this three years ago, but I forgot what it was called. :)

[haydn4ever]

@floatingstrings

Glad I could be of help! It's a lot of fun to play......sorry I didn't reply earlier, how is the piece coming along? Good luck........post when you finish, I would like to hear!

[chwaga]

Great performance, but just for the record, Liszt WAS perfect :)

[lmdr25]

Wow. BEAUTIFUL!

[sockmonkeyzruleXD]

beautiful. absolutely beautiful.

[Brad1711]

Very nice. For years this has been my favorite piece to play for others or just for my own enjoyment.

[aniytlia]

I'm playing this at my first recital at festival on the 25th and 26th and I'm so excited!!! I've only taken seven months of lessons :)

P.S. Is that Utah University? I've seen their auditorium several times and it looks very similar to the one shown in your video

[haydn4ever]

@aniytlia

Hello! Good luck to you! It's GREAT piece, and a lot of fun.......I like that it can be played several different ways and never the same way twice! It flows with whatever the heart is feeling at the moment!

Actually, no, this is not Utah University. It is Rice University......in Texas.

[aniytlia]

I'm playing this at my first recital at festival on the 25th and 26th and I'm so excited!!! I've only taken seven months of lessons :)

[Hiroshima49]

Music cannot exist without passion. You surely have passion and musical talent....Congratulations.

[reb123cz]

I like it that you're playing it sometimes fast and sometimes more slowly. That makes the whole piece more emotional. The way I played it was a bit boring compare to yours. Maybe I try your style next time:-)

[missmusiclover388]

Wow great job. Is it just me though that you seem to be sitting rather far away from the piano?

[iffyiffy123]

This is amazing!! I'm playing this song for my grade 7 exam:)

[dprodani]

@iffyiffy123

i have no idea about grades, but can i learn this if i can play turkish march (rondo alla turca), fur elise, ballade pour adeline and moonlight sonata 1st mvt.??

[haydn4ever]

@dprodani Most definitely!  I can play the last 3 on your list, but haven't tried the turkish march! SO, you're one ahead of me on that list!! Give this Venetian Boat Song a try. It's a beautiful piece and can be play so many different ways! It's a lot of fun to play as well.....you learn many different technical skills that will help you learn future pieces. Good luck to you, let me know if I can help.

[SarcasticNinja97]

@iffyiffy123 Same here. As soon as I heard it I was like "I HAVE to do this one!" It's so much fun. It's interesting how everyone plays it differently but it still sounds completely amazing.

[Sylvain894]

Where's pain killing classical music to clear that pressure in my head ! Piano sounds so loud ! Aaaaah !

[mcasl]

A few days ago I recommended you this piece, I hadn't notice then that you also played it. It's a great song and your did an excellent job. Beautiful performance!

[kikittaa]

i learnt this:) and i can play it as good as the woman

[chingchongchina100]

So i guess you guys are squares.. ok then. Taliho

[TheW0rldEndsWithMe]

That's quite the trill! How do you do that?

[TheW0rldEndsWithMe]

That's quite the trill!

[alexakaluigi214]

Very nice playing! What you have written in the video description is touching and very true. I defend these idea about music since year. I am a musician myself and I teach as well (children to adult) and share the same passion : the language of music. I hope you still continue piano...

[Mehdoful]

Love to see how you it and actually enjoy the piano piece.

But try this, play the song on your slowest and count outloud (1, 2 , 3- 1, 2 ,3)

Some parts were very unrythmical. Would like to see a new video of you playing this piece.

[AMSerene]

Not very well :(

[Titantron9000]

Great job! I have always loved this song. It sounded like a perfect performance to me as far as hitting all the notes goes, but what makes it really great is how your still moved by the music you have been learning. I think too much time and repetition can take that quality away from more experienced players. Don't lose it!

[jwd5460]

I have been playing the piano since I was five and was in the music school at the University of Miami for Music Engineering and had to a few semesters of classical piano and my instructor selected this song. I'm 50 now and still play it very often. . .it was one of my absolute favorites. You did a great job and have real talent. It's even better how much passion you have . . .nicely done!

[Lorencem]

i really like it ive been piano for 5 years so far and im only 12! you play very beautifully i just finished learning beauty and the beast from the movie you would play it nicely i think you should listen to it

[CoolPolar]

I would prefer it slower :)

[IlidaCullen]

This i will play in my concert this Wednesday...!!!!

[missmusterfrau]

@IlidaCullen  me too :D

[IlidaCullen]

@missmusterfrau do you have concert tomorrow??

[GrowlingPuppet]

really beautifull song

[Orangananas]

Très bonne perfomance mais tu es trop long du piano ! Le dos n'est pas droit, les jambes trop étirées... position pas élégante...

[vivianbalerina]

Really i dont liked , your time is awfull, you dont know how to interprate

[Mitsukuni789]

I'm beginning to learn this song! I love it!

[MasterChico13]

@Mitsukuni789 me too!

[manuelegirolamo]

EXCELENTE POSICION

[iGekki]

I started piano when I was about 3 years old or so, and didn't take it seriously until now. Looking back on it, if I took piano seriously, I'd be a lot further than I am now. But at least I'm glad I started taking it seriously, and this is a piece I just started learning to play.

[pb6789]

Download link, please?!?!!

[benevosa]

I love to listen to you play :) You're very earnest and I love your touch

[scottycanes]

Oh wow. I was reading about the trills, but I didn't expect that. Amazingly well played if you ask me!

[liL1StaR]

beautiful i love it

[xDamagedRose08x]

Wow, great performance! I'm learning this song for my upcoming piano test. Such a pretty song isn't it?

[XPhiroXChanX]

In my opinion, there was a little too much fluctuation in the tempo. But you played with a lot of feeling and I liked it. This is one of my favorite songs to play. =)

[ljwyck]

I enjoyed your performance, I didn't think I wanted to play this but now I do. Nice trills, just having it memorized says a lot.

[ic3cr3amxx]

shitt nice!

[Kiledj]

im with you on that i started 5 years ago i cant imagine my life without music ...and my piano my dream of making music is happening even if it is a bit late.... lol im gonna play this at my jury's for school who knew i would love it enough to make it my major ....keep up the good work sounds good so far... no that when you perform know 100% your going to mess up you must practice enough till you hear it in your dreams lol

[gigliozz]

does anybody have the sheet of this piece to send me via e-mail?? please, I'm looking for it everywhere....if yes answer me here please and I'll give you the mail address...thanks

[adri925051]

@gigliozz

I have the sheet :)

[haphuongnguyen]

yeah I'm working on it (:

[jeff35165]

wows

[mrbrianmccarthy]

Good job! Keep up the good work.

[CharlieWilcox1234]

very good effort and progress. i played this song and loved it. one pointer personally would be to take it slower. this is a beautiful song and i think taking it a little slower brings out the melody's phrases better! lovely job

[RacerGod]

Amazing!!!!!! awesome. incredible.

[jonieheffner]

...truly mendelssohn...it must be the succession of flats that comprise a melody. I also think of being taken from a home, barefoot and into the camps.

[WoWProductionsWOW]

HAHAHHAHAHAH WTF!!

[TheRealPopFry]

Beautiful, well done :)

[sangmi3]

gooood crescendo and trillll. bring out the left hand more in the trill

[veronimo3]

really, congratulations for playing that piece well after only 4 years, since it's a grade 7 piece. Keep playing

[LazyJLazy]

Good!

[jeff35165]

just plain AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[darkangelkalas]

Your growth is really inspiring! I just stared learning piano myself, and I always feel that I'm so late to the game. But you show that I can get to where I want with time and practice! Bravo! :]

[bbui1997]

Could you guys criticize my Venetian Boat Song? My mom made original Vietnamese lyrics and made it a bit longer. I wanna see how other people think of my version of the song :P.

[MaritxuDom]

so beautiful!!

[XparamoreX09]

god nothing is prettier than the sound of a piano... you played amazingly

[orionedwin]

I like your stretch of the tempos. It's not "the way" most play it today BUT it sure is the way the romantics played! 5 stars!

[markuyar1]

wow you're a fast learner

great work, keep it up! :)

[DragonerPhoenix]

Great playing, but you rush... I go at an even slower tempo, the way it was supposed to be played. It's more of a leisure piece for me, since I have far exceeded this song, but it is my true favorite.

[mamzellebellamy]

J'ai du l'apprendre dans ma 6e année de piano. Je ne m'en lasse pas de le jouer, il est merveilleux *.*

[PianoplayerX007]

Ive got 8 years and I still have to take a good 6 hours of practice to learn this. Excellent!

[cvhdrd]

this is amazing, i love this interpretation it's not too fast. please, if anybody knows where to get the free sheets message me! cheers. 5-5

[jrossmoss]

really really really good

[TENSHl]

after you get used to the key signature, this song is pretty easy. so many patterns.

[jeff35165]

wow really good. that fantastic. you must be a prodigy

[dennisthemenace0WNS]

I've started this piece today.

[Technopath1]

Your philosophy is literally exactly what I say to everyone I meet that says something like "I wish I could play the piano". Beautiful playing.

[meztisa]

its grade 3 but its harder than the grade

[emmaaargh]

i really want to learn this sounds beatiful, does anyone know about what grade it is?

[chessisfun8]

For the RCM its grade 7

[IHeartYouh4Ever]

Its grade7 , i play it

[emmaaargh]

thanks.

[DarthCheney420]

Outstanding performance! But the audio in this video is terrible!

[jeff35165]

that's because it was recorded by a camcorder

[YnkeeDoodlFlppyDisk]

I think it's supposed to be a bit more undulating and slow, like a dreamy boat ride. But other than that, very nice; you grazed over the trills like air! Nice positive message, too. And cute outfit :-)

[colaband96]

@YnkeeDoodlFlppyDisk It's marked allegretto. It's supposed to be at a faster pace.

[mullahsoutnow]

you already have a teacher so i won't tell you what you could do better... but i can tell you what you can't do better and that's playing from heart... it just can't get any better... bravo to you for a brave confident performance...

[kninamm]

i will play it the summer! you lay very well but you go too fast!!!and too forte!! it is more piano!! anyway, you play excellent!

[graskovits]

its not fast read the sheet its Allegretto Tranquilo

[dgrant79]

The RCM book says 56-63. She's playing it < 53 the entire time, sometimes in the 40s.

[kninamm]

hello11111 IT IS FAST CAUSE SHE ISNT DOING  ROUBADO! IS SHE?

[kninamm]

yes i know...

but it loses its melody if you go so fast.

[lilsanefr1end]

i absolutely love this piece!

thanks!

[DragonerPhoenix]

I have been playing piano since I was three, and I am nearly nineteen. You played this piece beautifully, but I think you went a bit too fast! ^^ But that's o.k, though. I remember playing this piece back when I was 10. It's so enchanting, isn't it? I absolutely adore this piece. I think you are stretching for the keys a little, though. Very good, though!

By the way, I love your message. Keep it up, and go for it!

Best regards,

~DragonerPhoenix

[ryanatcentral]

Very VERY nicely done

[LiM3GReeeNd0t]

this is a beautiful song! i just started playing it yesterday. you play gorgeously.:)

[ricardoestranho2]

I really enjoyed your interpretation of it! =]

[Savinosamp]

very good!!

[NarutoKyuubi635]

Nicely done! However, here some constructive criticism. When you take the fortes, you should take it in a more lyrical style. When you take fortes, the sound is sharp and kinda irritates myeardrums.

Another piece of advice is to sit closer. Maybe it's just me, but it kinda looks like you're stretching for the keys.

All in all, it was a very superb performance, especially for someone with 4 years of experience.

[Jayfish04]

Very Nice! only 4 years? wow! it's my 8th and i'm auditioning to University with this as one of my pieces. perhaps you should play around with the tempo? i think of it as a rocking boat, and i use lots of rubato...Excellent work

[namxinh911]

what a great piece and nice video! This song is so nice and soft :)

[88alan8800]

dont sit closer! lol

[rock8architect]

I love this song Mendelssohn is a genius!!

[reskillmows]

Very nice! and i really like your message. definitely never too late to start and you sure can learn a whole lot from it besides just playing piano! great to see other late starters. keep it up!

[CreativeCrazy38]

This is very good =) WOW I can't believe that you've only been playing for 4 years!!! Now, this is my 7th year and Ive only started playing that song!!! But I'm just a child!

[Shizzlmadizzl]

It's a beautiful song I can play it too

but the way you play it is just marvelous...

you started 4 years ago? That's really amazing for that short time

[mlemleemily]

ive been playing since i was three, and ive noticed that this helps: you might want to sit just a bit closer...then it doesnt look like youre trying to grab someone IN the boat as theyre floating away from you :] just some constructive criticism, well done though!!!

[Vuode]

Well done!

[unfullfilledkeys79]

Did not know about this song til i heard a keys talk about it.. And i love it

[MustizMiranda]

Very nice video.

You've inspired me, i began playing a year ago and now i cant live without playing. Im 20 years old and some ppl tell me that u must be very young to begin and be good at music. But i think that's not true. As you say, It's never too late =)

[crazypolak1432]

great job. maybe sit a little closer.. that always helps lol. idk its a personal thing though so yeah :P funny thing is that i play this, nocturne in c#, and nocturne in e minor. i find it funny :P

[chickenzrkool]

awsome

[xAkatsukinoDeidarax]

Ahahahahah This is the easiest song amongst the pieces I have played... Altho the feeling and style aint.... Thats the hard part... The technique is very simple... But compared to Op 53 No.1.... Verrryy easy technique

[MustizMiranda]

There is no thing as an easy song, some pieces are more compex than others but I think it's a mistake to say "easy song"

Every piece has infite possibilities around many things, including interpretation which u mention.

Your comment was a bad one.

[lostsouls2]

very nice, I like this piece, do you by any chance have the sheet music to send me? that would be awesome

[morvensky]

its good but i have a few suggestions. one dont get louder, i know it brings out the passion but do not change dynamics like that.and also it is tranquillo. do not do to much make it relaxed and easy going

[capachina]

there are clear dynamic markings that show crescendos and decrescendos, so you know....doing them usually is the right thing to do....

[morvensky]

you are right about the crescendos but i am saying shes is making them to loud.

[capachina]

that's fair to say then, i prefer the dramatic contrast

[fansfromcroatia]

i played this one and it's my favourite

i know it by heart,beautiful song

[KatieMarieG]

im learning this right now, its not an easy song to master =]

[abueloremix2]

It`s perfect, just perfect...i was playing this piece, but i dont have a piano, and the keys are not enough for playing the whole song.. even so, someday i will finish this piece... amazing.. congratulations.

[Androslav]

very nice! I have just begun to study this piece. Doesn't seem too easy:=)

[xAznAshley1x]

i played this song 4 years ago on the piano. i luv this song. it sounds cool.

[miedan]

Ah, finally someone who understands the true meaning of music.

Music isnt just sound, it's a tutor, a guide

a music can tell alot about a person.

And the way you play the piano is just perfect. I can see that you love playing and that's just great! I started playing that piece today and you inpired me!

Thank you!

[GuinevereDeBaviere]

you play so great! I can hear you love playing ;-)

[MayadaJeffery]

REALLY nice. So mature, and caring.

[MusicDoLove]

This is so lovely. I hope your right hand gets better soon so that you can record more videos.

[chevychase]

Sublime. You brought a stream of tears to my eyes with your playing of this gorgeous, pensive piece. Just sublime. Merci.

[kateskywalker]

You play wonderfully! "It's never too late to begin realizing your passion" I compeletly understand you and how true that is!

[gromoglas77]

Great job! You have talent!

[trooper822]

the dynamics are reallly goood and ur trilll is relli clearrr!

[lleeaannnnee1]

Wow! I really enjoyed that! Nice rubato and dynamics as well. It's clear that you really love playing! Keep it up :)

[schaoka2]

Very beautifully done. I am also amazed that you started just four years ago. No doubt you have had more than four years of experience with music, and of love for music :) I hope you continue to play. I love piano, too.

[LordHux]

Beautiful! =)

[dajuanblues]

I love the pieces that u choose i feel identify with ur music taste, this is one of my fave songs and im studing it right now hope one day sounds like yurs

[tylernothing]

beautiful!

[piano6861]

Nice heartfelt performance!

[abhikmazumder]

Very good!

[Catherine342]

Great job, Kelly! I am so proud of you!!!!!