This must be the fastest playing of the work I've heard and it comes from a child. The technical feat is alarming but the lack of poetry is also quite sadly but understandbly missing.
Of course. Pianists like Pollini can play with speed but with poetry as well. The poetry here is lacking, and it is atrributed to both the breakneck speed and his lack of maturity. Meaningful music is engendered only if the composer's markings are followed. For pianists of lesser calibre, these markings are glossed over with speed.
We are looking at a child here of course. But starting with slow practice is still essential in bringing out details in the music vital for the training of even gifted musicians.
Clapping Hands, very good job... i study piano and I'v got to say Chopin is in everyway the most difficult, well... some others to... Chopin is one of the hardest, but greatest. Nice interpretation, hard work behind the piece and expert technic.
I guess that's what makes people different huh? I was reading all the comments from people saying "You could have played a little slower" or "No emotions".. Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah!
i dunno people always say wheres the romanticism, wheres the feeling, and you gotta keep in mind hes playing very technical music originally written by someone else. feeling to me is when you are playing your own music. i think this was a well played piece even tho he wasnt hammering the keys like a crazy scene from a movie. give em a break lol. think of all the people that dont know an arpeggio from a hole in their ass.
i dont think that he is not feeling the musik its just his own interpretation. u have to understand his romanticism. he dont have to play like other great pianist its good if he feels the musik like this. PERFEKT!
Man you are great..very good technique... but there are some problems of interpretation too...maybe if you wait 4 or 5 years you can play it better... this a very difficult piece, it needs more experience... but you are in the good way.... congratulations ;)
ps. sorry, i'm portuguese, my english isn't great...
As I always say, I admire anyone who can play such difficult pieces, and all the hard work and dedication that it takes for one to get to this point. However, you rushed through it and it sounds a bit too technical. Need to add some feeling into it as well as more pedal. I myself am still learning this piece. Not an easy piece to learn. Great playing though!!
And you're just an asshole who has nothing intelligent to say. Obviously I'm anything but rubbish at the piano if I'm able to play this monster piece and many others. This is EXACTLY why I don't post any videos is because of idiots like you. As long as I know that I have musical talent and satisfied with that is all that matters.
I hate to say this, because anyone who loves good music enough to devote years of hard work towards its performance deserves our admiration. BUT... when I think of all the deep musical personalities who struggle with technique, and then hear a pianist with natural technique and no natural sense of musicality or phrasing, it saddens me.
Excellent playing! Could use a little more peday in sections a bit more legato needed in slow section measure 68 through to measure 93.Could be more expressive here as well. Otherwise excellent.You must be entering competitions.
Excellent. Very pleasant to hear you play so well. My advice, however, would be to be less technical and not to rush this wonderful piece. It seems like you were on a high tempo, which is not how this song is to be played. Don't rush it and definitely try smoothing it down a little. At various times you hit the notes to hard and it takes the softness of the notes away. But the hardest part, you have already mastered. Hopefully my comments help you, as I mean to give them in good intentions.
audreyame is 13 and is giving you advise? yes audreyame, transitions between loads and softs are a little easier to accomplish when youre playing mary had a little lamb...
wow. some of the people on here are jerks. you're an amazing piano player man. there were plenty of dynamics for me. your skill is astounding. maybe they're trying to help, but honestly, you should be helping them. keep it up. please.
But still, kudos towards your major talent. You're young, and my criticsms as mean as they sounded is nothing you can't overcome. They things come with age. I went through the same phase as you when I was your age and I wasn't anywhere near as talented. You have a very bright future.
This may seem irrelevant, but to me, it's also important to make yourself look as presentable as possible. I'd ditch the glasses and definetly put some hair gel on. I know that sounds mean, but that's the reaction I had. I find it hard to watch people play, no matter how talented they are, when they're dressed up as dorks. Concert performers should at least try to look their best, and though it may seem shallow, it does affect how people take in their performance.
Very nice, but I'd try to make the transitions between the louds and softs a bit smoother. Try not to bang at the piano, but the technique is good. Perhaps a little warmer, more "emotion". Hah. I sound like my Russian piano teacher. =_= Remember to breathe.
Fab technique brother. Work on pedal usage, some bits sounded just a bit jerky. As others have said: work on interpretation and you'll have an amazing performance there. Good luck to you.
Probablemente no me entiendas debido a las barreras que el idioma nos impone, sin embargo dejame decirte, con la esperanza de que algún día sepas lo que digo, que la música rompe todas las barreras que puedan separar al ser humano de su propia humanidad, esa pieza es hermosa cierto, pero aún más lo es el sentimiento que despierta en quienes la interpretamos.
you play great! Really that was amazing...but i must agree with some other: play with more emotion! Playing piano it's not just read notes and play them...you have to feel them, if you learn that, it will be perfect!! :) and use more pedal!
Wow, slow down, man! I mean boy. Yep I agree with all the other comments. For future reference watch "The Pianist" to understand how to play this piece.
Think of Chopin, so young and romantic and so full of life, but he also knew that he was sickly and weak, and that he would die young- there is some of this knowledge in everything he writes- he's living through the music that he writes, and the passion and strength that he couldn't experience in his life because of his physical weakness is all right there in the music. You just have to find a way to tap into his feelings, and you will suddenly understand the "whatness" of this work.
Emotions please. Also, pay attention to the rests. It seems like you just played the entire song without any of the dramatic pauses. You entirely broke the rhythm which makes the song "musically" challenging. Typically, most people who play this song are not as young as you, so I give you props; but its because of your youth that you don't understand this song. Try to imagine [visualize] a picture when you play this song. All I head is Forte, forte, forte.
Bravo! This is such a challenging piece and you are well on your way to mastering it. This work will stay with you for your whole life, and it will evolve as you mature emotionally and musically. You will learn something new every time you play it. You are a very talented musician! Don't listen to the guy who said you have no talent; he is probably just jealous!
excellent technique, great play! the only comment I have is I try to play it so it doesn't sound like there's a metronome ticking inside your ear, play with a little more heart, this piece is from the top years of the romantic period, it's ok to ignore the written down rythms in some parts (especially between two different speeds) and play like you feel it!
You have the fingers but is it a bad acoustic their should be some emotional dynamiccontrast after the first 36.Nice&Gentle w/out the usual over pedaling .At meno mossoand beyond felt as if you didn't have any idea about the music.You already have so much in place.Seek more culture or listen to teacher.Always ask yourself what is behind this music.Just look at hepage sometimes.analyse what happens.
This guy has some good instincts in music, and have decent technique, but unfortunately not well-trained, thus ruining this beautiful ballade piece. Obviously he lacks musical knowledge and should really find a good teacher to help develop his own potential.
He didn't "ruin" this piece. DAMN, why dont you upload a piano performance yourself before you completely bash his. This is easily the most impressive non-pro performance I've seen on youtube in awhile, and he still looks very young. oh well, at least you say he got potential.
note - most webcams have a way of sucking the dynamics out of piano songs, but I thought the dynamics were excellent anyway.
maybe I shouldn't say ruin but I think he is relying too much on his instincts instead of an analytical musical mind. In various places his interpretations do not make much sense, or simply put I don't like it. But I can see this guy can play much better "musically", given his good technique. And tell you what, I know this piece and I think I play better than him, no offense.
I would like to reply on what you say about the rubato... I learned that Chopin was indeed famous for his rubato, but only becouse he used it in a very subtile way. He would slow down one hand while the other (mostly the left) would stay in tempo. He always played with a metronome on his piano and he hated piano playing with to much rubato. Chopin is to be played subtile, with a almost Classical left hand, almost... I think this is a good video! Greetings!
For everyone who thinks it doesn't have enough feeling, play this to someone who hasn't seen this video and without the actual picture in front of them. I bet they'll say it's fine. Yes needs more pedal, but I'm looking at the room and it looks like it might be the function of the acoustics of that box cause I have the music in front of me and he's pedalling in the right places.
I really liked it, you've got incredible potential. But.. Not enough feeling, man.. it's all technique, technique, technique. In the fast places, you still need to make it musical and not mechanical. Good luck!
dude, you insulting folks are idiots. You can't say retarded stuff like "that's not how chopin was meant to be played" like you were there when Fry played it...dumbass.
i didn't like the beginning, and a lot of other parts...you can definitely play, but you don't understand how chopin's music is to supposed to be played
That was wonderful, great technique employed. Perhaps it could have been a little slower in some places - this is one of my favourite Chopin pieces and a recording is almost a whole minute longer than your performance. Lovely nevertheless.
I wish the camera angle was more from the side. The angle makes it hard to see your hands. Aside from a couple of awkward pauses, this was a wonderful preformance. I would go the opposite from some of the other commenters in that romantic music is not sentimental but passionate. It seemed a little too flowery to me in the slow places, but then I like Backhaus.
kid what their all sayin is, you did really good. you got your technique down and you did great. Now just put ur emotion into it... but man that was good.
Ignore these other backhanded compliments. This ballade is so often butchered by over-ripe romantic interpretations. Your technique is flawless and your tempo is appropriate for your lightness of touch.
chopin was from the romantic era, this song, however teachnically correct, was not meant to be played as you did. You play very well, technically...learn to play musically. check out rachmaninov, he was like a GOD of this type of music.
dont play it! this is not music that any one can play.. maybe you dont have big mistakes but where is the passion... you play it like it was a kids song.. well that what i have to say.. sorry if it hurts
hey kid, you are great, you're really talented, but you're so worried for your technique that you're wasting a lot of opportunities for make music, remember that you're playing music, not just pressing keys fast
incredible
yukaigrrl921 3 years ago
I do not care if it was too fast or unpoetrical, this guy good smooth MOVES with his hands, turning them and stuff, this dude will reach far.
Chrononmusic 3 years ago
This must be the fastest playing of the work I've heard and it comes from a child. The technical feat is alarming but the lack of poetry is also quite sadly but understandbly missing.
MonsieurDarcy 4 years ago
speed does not represent a lack of poetry. Just because something is played faster does not mean it loses any sense of its meaning.
ParanoidArtemus 3 years ago 2
Of course. Pianists like Pollini can play with speed but with poetry as well. The poetry here is lacking, and it is atrributed to both the breakneck speed and his lack of maturity. Meaningful music is engendered only if the composer's markings are followed. For pianists of lesser calibre, these markings are glossed over with speed.
MonsieurDarcy 3 years ago
We are looking at a child here of course. But starting with slow practice is still essential in bringing out details in the music vital for the training of even gifted musicians.
MonsieurDarcy 3 years ago
really well done; im impressed. added to favorites :)
morsosky 4 years ago
I don't like at all his pedal use in some parts.
It sounds so choppy...
MatteoTessarolo 4 years ago
My favorite of all ballades.;)
thesloc 5 years ago
are you dumb...the song is right in the beginning...Ballade No.1 In G Mi...lol
YogiDogs 5 years ago
seconded =] lol
4444matthew4444 4 years ago
NOICEEEEEEEEEE
flubberdubber 5 years ago
Awesome!
I would break my fingers by trying that :D
cYpher18 5 years ago
I think it might be waltz no. 7 I'm not sure though.
junglekingkong 5 years ago
a chinese genius
kwastormayt 5 years ago
hes korean:)
butterfly9255 4 years ago
very nice, wonderful!! congratulations very expressive!!
viry6 5 years ago
Absolutely Unreal :]
Synzyboyo 5 years ago
Chopin has to my favorite composer from the classical/Romantic period..there is so much emotion in his peices!
Well played chap
Kenny
tophat2445 5 years ago
looks good
arrau123 5 years ago
Harry Potter? way to be ignorant...
What song is this of Chopin's? I love it.
Very good job by the way.
shroomadelic 5 years ago
°0° is MR. Harry Potter!! playing greaat
pereldar 5 years ago
yes, very good
Nonofrodo 5 years ago
Clapping Hands, very good job... i study piano and I'v got to say Chopin is in everyway the most difficult, well... some others to... Chopin is one of the hardest, but greatest. Nice interpretation, hard work behind the piece and expert technic.
COngratulations.
Juaslik 5 years ago
Outstanding! I Can't even play 20 seconds of that song. I wish I were able to, but nah, I've decided that I'll be a singer instead!
dannyzerozerozero 5 years ago
this is my favorite Chopin piece...he played it so well.
caligirl747 5 years ago
wow; wonderful! studying for finals and listening to this at same time; beautiful!
morsosky 5 years ago
I like it brother, well done.
Oddball176 5 years ago
This piece of Chopin is very hard to play and you don't have to play it just like the original song. This is about adding your own flavor and style.
ozzies333 5 years ago
I guess that's what makes people different huh? I was reading all the comments from people saying "You could have played a little slower" or "No emotions".. Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah!
ozzies333 5 years ago
i dunno people always say wheres the romanticism, wheres the feeling, and you gotta keep in mind hes playing very technical music originally written by someone else. feeling to me is when you are playing your own music. i think this was a well played piece even tho he wasnt hammering the keys like a crazy scene from a movie. give em a break lol. think of all the people that dont know an arpeggio from a hole in their ass.
tonymacalpine 5 years ago
Awesome bro absolutely great..
ozzies333 5 years ago
i dont think that he is not feeling the musik its just his own interpretation. u have to understand his romanticism. he dont have to play like other great pianist its good if he feels the musik like this. PERFEKT!
lapanthereal 5 years ago
GREAT!
Deetrill 5 years ago
brother you sound like a metronome....where is the romanticism????
shivalus 5 years ago
what is the name of the track ?
floydordie 5 years ago
ballade in g minor from opus 23.
acekinhibitor 5 years ago
Great talent!
Chopin
geisharock 5 years ago
This is great! You are amazing!
Piasmaffia 5 years ago
I loved it i dont think you need to change your style.
ChrisWatch 5 years ago
Man you are great..very good technique... but there are some problems of interpretation too...maybe if you wait 4 or 5 years you can play it better... this a very difficult piece, it needs more experience... but you are in the good way.... congratulations ;)
ps. sorry, i'm portuguese, my english isn't great...
philippeMarques 5 years ago
good effort, but little too dry. need more heart and must be able to sing, but that will come with more experience and maturity later on.
beyondstratosphere 5 years ago
As I always say, I admire anyone who can play such difficult pieces, and all the hard work and dedication that it takes for one to get to this point. However, you rushed through it and it sounds a bit too technical. Need to add some feeling into it as well as more pedal. I myself am still learning this piece. Not an easy piece to learn. Great playing though!!
pianochick1 5 years ago
I bet you're rubbish at piano.
puck4004 5 years ago
And you're just an asshole who has nothing intelligent to say. Obviously I'm anything but rubbish at the piano if I'm able to play this monster piece and many others. This is EXACTLY why I don't post any videos is because of idiots like you. As long as I know that I have musical talent and satisfied with that is all that matters.
pianochick1 5 years ago
I hate to say this, because anyone who loves good music enough to devote years of hard work towards its performance deserves our admiration. BUT... when I think of all the deep musical personalities who struggle with technique, and then hear a pianist with natural technique and no natural sense of musicality or phrasing, it saddens me.
camaysar222 5 years ago
You're gay.
puck4004 5 years ago
Excellent playing! Could use a little more peday in sections a bit more legato needed in slow section measure 68 through to measure 93.Could be more expressive here as well. Otherwise excellent.You must be entering competitions.
pianoqueen22 5 years ago
Aren't you the expert. Ha.
puck4004 5 years ago
as a matter of fact I teach piano, all levels. I also studied with a concert pianist. So Ha back
pianoqueen22 5 years ago
no music? what are you talking about? you abiously don't undnerstand what good music is ...
I wish I had learned to play when my parents told me
Blinchik89 5 years ago
off
the
hook
mrtaekwondo 5 years ago
Quite good.
AllHailDiscordia 5 years ago
Excellent. Very pleasant to hear you play so well. My advice, however, would be to be less technical and not to rush this wonderful piece. It seems like you were on a high tempo, which is not how this song is to be played. Don't rush it and definitely try smoothing it down a little. At various times you hit the notes to hard and it takes the softness of the notes away. But the hardest part, you have already mastered. Hopefully my comments help you, as I mean to give them in good intentions.
eddante 5 years ago
you are AMAZING...
lightdark182 5 years ago
Excellent playing!! Don't listen to that idiot about presentation, I sometimes play in front of a audience dressed like a chav. LOL
zm177 5 years ago
audreyame is 13 and is giving you advise? yes audreyame, transitions between loads and softs are a little easier to accomplish when youre playing mary had a little lamb...
awesome chopin
dan13no 5 years ago
Love that! Chopin to polak !
PolskaUrban 5 years ago
No pedal, no music!!
Palachskya 5 years ago
muy bien, pero quiza si usases el pedal un poco mas sonaria mejor, ya que algunas notas suenan muy secas. ;)
cybuster4 5 years ago
there's no music there.
Masatsu 5 years ago
wow. some of the people on here are jerks. you're an amazing piano player man. there were plenty of dynamics for me. your skill is astounding. maybe they're trying to help, but honestly, you should be helping them. keep it up. please.
-Tyler
Tylerxley 5 years ago
But still, kudos towards your major talent. You're young, and my criticsms as mean as they sounded is nothing you can't overcome. They things come with age. I went through the same phase as you when I was your age and I wasn't anywhere near as talented. You have a very bright future.
EscapeSociety 5 years ago
This may seem irrelevant, but to me, it's also important to make yourself look as presentable as possible. I'd ditch the glasses and definetly put some hair gel on. I know that sounds mean, but that's the reaction I had. I find it hard to watch people play, no matter how talented they are, when they're dressed up as dorks. Concert performers should at least try to look their best, and though it may seem shallow, it does affect how people take in their performance.
EscapeSociety 5 years ago
I'm sure they told Mozart that too, j/k
beebs07 5 years ago
Like as many here said, good technique, but lacking in emotion. Some parts were played waaayyy too fast.
EscapeSociety 5 years ago
Very nice, but I'd try to make the transitions between the louds and softs a bit smoother. Try not to bang at the piano, but the technique is good. Perhaps a little warmer, more "emotion". Hah. I sound like my Russian piano teacher. =_= Remember to breathe.
audreyame 5 years ago
I think it was great...WOW...
pianogirl14 5 years ago
Fab technique brother. Work on pedal usage, some bits sounded just a bit jerky. As others have said: work on interpretation and you'll have an amazing performance there. Good luck to you.
Oddball176 5 years ago
WOW gret performance...but i with prefer if use a bit more pedal!:D
Otherwise it was great:D
ergudmun2 5 years ago
metallic, cold, like a machine
Aneste 5 years ago
Fine!
I don't know if Chopin would have played it in such a way but
I felt it is a really interesting WAY to play it:
it made possible to me to understand/imagine something new about it
& it sounds reasonable
so 4 me this interpretation is GREAT
Impossible to get bored with that (thanx 4 existing!)
OK please don't became too harder in the future, nobody needs these bongoing pianists of today, but it's ok
SBUMB 5 years ago
Probablemente no me entiendas debido a las barreras que el idioma nos impone, sin embargo dejame decirte, con la esperanza de que algún día sepas lo que digo, que la música rompe todas las barreras que puedan separar al ser humano de su propia humanidad, esa pieza es hermosa cierto, pero aún más lo es el sentimiento que despierta en quienes la interpretamos.
Andres1883 5 years ago
I'm not impressed
koenkuijpers 5 years ago
good technique, but not very good interpretation...
phemt666 5 years ago
excellent man.
canardroti 5 years ago
I feel like learning the piece and posting it just to shut you up :P
dominian42 5 years ago
wow a little to fast. but exelent work a great performance keep the good work!
luigui2 5 years ago
you play great! Really that was amazing...but i must agree with some other: play with more emotion! Playing piano it's not just read notes and play them...you have to feel them, if you learn that, it will be perfect!! :) and use more pedal!
honeyy16 5 years ago
oh my god!its amazing!im impresed.you have got talent a lot!
Bacterio123 5 years ago
Astonishing performance, I would have played it differently but everyone is entitled to have an interpretation of one´s own.
besides: I like your suit...and your piano =)
SwePianoholic 5 years ago
pretty good for your age dude!
jordonbrown123 5 years ago
Wow, slow down, man! I mean boy. Yep I agree with all the other comments. For future reference watch "The Pianist" to understand how to play this piece.
musicianlhj 5 years ago
Pianist Janusz Oleiniczak played all of chopin
s pieces in that movie..listen out for Pianist Janusz Oleiniczak...the guy is simply a master of chopin...imo
luganskymichelangeli 5 years ago
Thanks, luganskymichlangeli. Never thought of it. Now I can search for great performances of Chopin's pieces! Thanks a million again.
musicianlhj 5 years ago
I'd like to see those dumbasses play this song with the guts to show their face in the video...Seriously keep up the good work
p4ttrick 5 years ago
IN CONCLUSION: Just record your hands so that the dumbasses won't criticize you for being so-called "emotionless"
p4ttrick 5 years ago
I see you all guys know Chopin more than anybody else. Say hello to him when you meet thim. I ain't been that lucky so far.
Richard6767 5 years ago
Not too shabby kid. Remember Chopins passion wasn't...playing TO the critics. Chopins compositions werent about 'pleasing the king and his jesters'.
"I wish I could throw off the thoughts which poison my happiness. And yet I take a kind of pleasure in indulging them." Chopin
"Put all your soul into it, play the way you feel!" Chopin
BoltsofTruth 5 years ago
Guys, he's a kid. The emotional depth will come later. He is a great young player, bravo!
johnisfun 5 years ago
Think of Chopin, so young and romantic and so full of life, but he also knew that he was sickly and weak, and that he would die young- there is some of this knowledge in everything he writes- he's living through the music that he writes, and the passion and strength that he couldn't experience in his life because of his physical weakness is all right there in the music. You just have to find a way to tap into his feelings, and you will suddenly understand the "whatness" of this work.
ellenlinn7 5 years ago
All I say is bravo, bravo, bravo!
roccoalex 5 years ago
Emotions please. Also, pay attention to the rests. It seems like you just played the entire song without any of the dramatic pauses. You entirely broke the rhythm which makes the song "musically" challenging. Typically, most people who play this song are not as young as you, so I give you props; but its because of your youth that you don't understand this song. Try to imagine [visualize] a picture when you play this song. All I head is Forte, forte, forte.
piecesofpoop 5 years ago
2:22 lol
parule 5 years ago
Bravo! This is such a challenging piece and you are well on your way to mastering it. This work will stay with you for your whole life, and it will evolve as you mature emotionally and musically. You will learn something new every time you play it. You are a very talented musician! Don't listen to the guy who said you have no talent; he is probably just jealous!
ellenlinn7 5 years ago
terrible. please quit piano. You have no musical talent and you probably never will.
adamantiaf1 5 years ago
u r stupid - even if it were 100 times true - it is a stupid comment. U r stupid that can hardly ever change - something like this.
Richard6767 5 years ago
excellent technique, great play! the only comment I have is I try to play it so it doesn't sound like there's a metronome ticking inside your ear, play with a little more heart, this piece is from the top years of the romantic period, it's ok to ignore the written down rythms in some parts (especially between two different speeds) and play like you feel it!
bernardvandyck 5 years ago
I will not involve myself in this argument - You are getting there but PLEASE have the music in front of you so you know when to pause. :o)
CarlisleCockney 5 years ago
all he needs to do is use the pedal more, flow more like pianohead said, and he'll be sounding more like yundi in no time!!
pentiumradeon 5 years ago
not bad, pretty cool, but i don't like this interpretation, pas assez d'émotion, trop mecanique...
anyyx2 5 years ago
You have the fingers but is it a bad acoustic their should be some emotional dynamiccontrast after the first 36.Nice&Gentle w/out the usual over pedaling .At meno mossoand beyond felt as if you didn't have any idea about the music.You already have so much in place.Seek more culture or listen to teacher.Always ask yourself what is behind this music.Just look at hepage sometimes.analyse what happens.
lovesGenet 5 years ago
Very nice, keep it up, use the pedal more!!! Flow more. But in all you do just fine. Its all about learining.
PianoHead26 5 years ago
not great
korehalkprensi 5 years ago
Excellent, for a non-professional performance to get through it so gracefully was marvelous
chopinscoffeebuddy 5 years ago
Im gonna keep it simple here and just say that I liked it and I thought it sounded great. :P
wilsocn 5 years ago
This guy has some good instincts in music, and have decent technique, but unfortunately not well-trained, thus ruining this beautiful ballade piece. Obviously he lacks musical knowledge and should really find a good teacher to help develop his own potential.
zelursivad 5 years ago
He didn't "ruin" this piece. DAMN, why dont you upload a piano performance yourself before you completely bash his. This is easily the most impressive non-pro performance I've seen on youtube in awhile, and he still looks very young. oh well, at least you say he got potential.
note - most webcams have a way of sucking the dynamics out of piano songs, but I thought the dynamics were excellent anyway.
chocotiger 5 years ago
maybe I shouldn't say ruin but I think he is relying too much on his instincts instead of an analytical musical mind. In various places his interpretations do not make much sense, or simply put I don't like it. But I can see this guy can play much better "musically", given his good technique. And tell you what, I know this piece and I think I play better than him, no offense.
zelursivad 5 years ago
truly a noob, you should quit piano forever
dreamofmusic124 5 years ago
yeah i agree people are too fussy with this. it is easily a great performance and does not need any insulting.
cog213 5 years ago
I would like to reply on what you say about the rubato... I learned that Chopin was indeed famous for his rubato, but only becouse he used it in a very subtile way. He would slow down one hand while the other (mostly the left) would stay in tempo. He always played with a metronome on his piano and he hated piano playing with to much rubato. Chopin is to be played subtile, with a almost Classical left hand, almost... I think this is a good video! Greetings!
MathiasDeBelser 5 years ago
It's called rubato, that's what chopin is famous for...and this is a chopin ballade not a czerny study. You don't play it EXACTLY as it's written.
dreamofmusic124 5 years ago
For everyone who thinks it doesn't have enough feeling, play this to someone who hasn't seen this video and without the actual picture in front of them. I bet they'll say it's fine. Yes needs more pedal, but I'm looking at the room and it looks like it might be the function of the acoustics of that box cause I have the music in front of me and he's pedalling in the right places.
sidden 5 years ago
Superb technique! Ballad #1 is one of my favorite works of Chopin. By the way, I would also like to see you play Ballad #4.
lisalisa0926 5 years ago
Nice! like it.
coffeetea 5 years ago
I really liked it, you've got incredible potential. But.. Not enough feeling, man.. it's all technique, technique, technique. In the fast places, you still need to make it musical and not mechanical. Good luck!
AngelinaTaylor 5 years ago
Great, great player!
Mozartina 5 years ago
dude, you insulting folks are idiots. You can't say retarded stuff like "that's not how chopin was meant to be played" like you were there when Fry played it...dumbass.
lakmir0 5 years ago
i agree.. it looks to me that you have picked up a katana and choped some phrases...
sometimes it looks like a waltz and i think a little more pedal in some parts would stay great. not romantic enough in my opinion...
nice technique though
gomezz 5 years ago
i didn't like the beginning, and a lot of other parts...you can definitely play, but you don't understand how chopin's music is to supposed to be played
dreamofmusic124 5 years ago
You did a very good job. I enjoyed listening to you.
AuthorityFigure 5 years ago
it definately needs more pedal. At least, thats what i think. Otherwise, it was great!
moodswings 5 years ago
man that was good!!! no offence but try to play the beginning part slower with expression and use more pedals thanks
anhduy11 5 years ago
Sorry, but the intro is not great. Put feeling into it! 3.5/5
kombelpeter 5 years ago
I agree. Listening to the intro, I thought that the rest was going to be mundane. I was proved wrong thankfully..
newton2060 5 years ago
I've played this for years (I'm old!) and, although this performance is a bit mechanical, I love it! Go kid!!
kelvin2734 5 years ago
That was wonderful, great technique employed. Perhaps it could have been a little slower in some places - this is one of my favourite Chopin pieces and a recording is almost a whole minute longer than your performance. Lovely nevertheless.
jonnium 5 years ago
I wish the camera angle was more from the side. The angle makes it hard to see your hands. Aside from a couple of awkward pauses, this was a wonderful preformance. I would go the opposite from some of the other commenters in that romantic music is not sentimental but passionate. It seemed a little too flowery to me in the slow places, but then I like Backhaus.
StrivetobeDust 5 years ago
its really good, its just the sound effect isnt perfecty when u recorded it, i am sure it sounds alot better in the room u were playing.
messitup 5 years ago
that's great! I thought it sounded really beautiful!
semicroma 5 years ago
come on he's got emotion wat u on about
just not alot
plus he's got a cam looking at him so i'm guessing that he doesn't wanna put too much or he'll ruin it tha'ts all
james0382 5 years ago
kid what their all sayin is, you did really good. you got your technique down and you did great. Now just put ur emotion into it... but man that was good.
sswizard 5 years ago
use more pedal!!!!
thunderman156 5 years ago
Brilliant performance! Could have slowed it down in places, but I liked it a lot :)
darkfairy753 5 years ago
Ignore these other backhanded compliments. This ballade is so often butchered by over-ripe romantic interpretations. Your technique is flawless and your tempo is appropriate for your lightness of touch.
schubert06 5 years ago
chopin was from the romantic era, this song, however teachnically correct, was not meant to be played as you did. You play very well, technically...learn to play musically. check out rachmaninov, he was like a GOD of this type of music.
Rugdump 5 years ago
You have really good technique, but the people are right, slow it down and play with more emotion, Horowitz is a good example.
Jamie184 5 years ago
dont play it! this is not music that any one can play.. maybe you dont have big mistakes but where is the passion... you play it like it was a kids song.. well that what i have to say.. sorry if it hurts
gilap2 5 years ago
hey kid, you are great, you're really talented, but you're so worried for your technique that you're wasting a lot of opportunities for make music, remember that you're playing music, not just pressing keys fast
adrian1912212 5 years ago
go look at vladimir horowitz play this song! lol you make your piano keys look very easy to pres
pian000 5 years ago
too fast in the beginnning!!! whats wit your glasses lmao
pian000 5 years ago
incredible...
waldoelchulo 5 years ago
KICKASS!!!
I ADMIRE YOU PLAYING ONE OF CHOPIN'S PIECES
IM OFFICIALLY JEALOUS LOL
Pikachu24 5 years ago
Damn I'm gonna learn this over the holiday lol :P (Probs not im working on too much stuff instead lol)
SLNevitt 5 years ago
How old are you?
Darwincrystal 5 years ago
I'm jealous, this is incredibly beautiful
rainesohma 5 years ago