You may have posted this years ago, but I still watch your performance of one of Chopin's most brilliant pieces. Bravo! This piece reached out and grabs my heart. :')
WOW!! for one i would like to sayy your hands are beautiful <3 and soo prettyy veryy elegant <3 !! and that i have been learing piano for about a year, and i still havent been able to playy Chopin songs :(
Fine job! I listened all the way through, and honestly, the only way you can top this performance is if you play this on a Concert Grand. That would be my 2nd request - for you to play this on a grand. :-)
@cebukid70 Thanks :) Well the Audio in the new version will be better than this, since I got a new Pc with better Audio :) And I know how to adjust the settings better, but yeah, If I only had a Grand I would play it;) hehe
@thomandy Good and still quite reasonably priced (at least if you find a lot of use for it) way of improving audio is to purchase a usb-audio interface, such as a fasttrack pro, and a pair of condenser microphones... you get very good quality for a total of some 400€.
@saheltaja My new videos like the new performance of the Op 9 No 2 is a lot better because of my new pc :) It gets a lot better to record via cable rather than to use a mic on this piano since the audio is better than then pianos speakers can achieve to send :)
I think a nightmare is the best way do describe what the left hand is playing on this piece. It sounds so beautiful but its so hard play. the right hand is much, much easier. Ive been trying to play this for a few weeks now and I've only got about half of it figured out. Right now I'm doing what you said and I'm playing like a robot. lol
yea man iv been playing this piece since i wrote that comment. its really starting to fall into place. my muscle memory is really starting to improve with it. helps alot. the melody line is pretty simple with a few rough bits...like the turns and fast runs. but appart from that, the main melody is simple. gets harder towards the end....well not harder. just different.
So it takes a while to learn huh? Thats encouraging. I've been getting really frustrated with it. I guess I have to just be patient and keep at it. I'm just so used to playing modern songs that are alot easier and take less time to learn. Perseverance is the name of the game.
yes man. iv only recently got into classical piano music and have really been trying to up the bar a bit. this piece is really quite complex. however since i have been practicing much classical music recently, i am improving vastly.
i was somewhat the same until about 6 months ago. i used to play nothing but queen and the beatles etc. this music contains alot of cheating...or i did. my left hand was improvised. now classical music is much harder! but definately worth learning. playing long?
piano is not abt how much the person playing feels, it's abt how good the song is when someone is playing it...u can just bang on the piano and express my anger @~@ (that can be my song too...)
during the final notes, you did not keep the pedal down long enough for the B flat 7 chord to last through til the finale.
But I realise that it may just be a conscious interpretation choice of yours. My interpretation is that it's the absolute pinnacle of the piece, and the longer the chord goes, the greater the tension build-up, hence the greater the relief.
I agree with you, I hadnt even played piano for a year yet, and at the time I had never practiced the use of pedal besides shifting grip once a bar or sometimes less.. I didnt know a lot about harmony at the time as well, but I might re-take this piece someday, and then I promise the use of pedal will be a lot different!:)
I don't like digital piano's... especially not for Chopin, but truly well played! Maginificent! Studying this piece myself right now, but I have a long way ahead!
I play this too but hearing your version lets me know I still have a long way to go. Your version sounds very much like Tzvi Erez although I know you were trying to model Rubinstein, which it sounds like as well. Very professional sounding, bravo.
Hi :) I never heard Tzvi play it, but I like what I have heard from him :) Yeah, Rubinstein was at least my personal favorite at the time, but I tried to do what I felt was right for me :) And it has changed a little, I might do another upload with better audio some time in January I think :) .. Thanks, and let me know if you ever upload :)
You didn't play the piano at all before 2008? In that case you are a serious talent! I play piano for over 20 years now and still try my best to get this song the way you did. Very sensitive.
If you struggle with motivation you can try this, cause the left hand is very repetitive after a while, it seams a lot more than it really is, also the melody repeats alot, with minor changes, so start the piece(if you are good enough to play it?) and do one bar each day. Repeat it the next day, and it might stick. This might take you 15min each day, its really nothing. But the thing is, then you will be able to play it in January, if you dont do it, you will sit in January and wish you had:)
(if you are good anough to play it?) hehe that was awesome. Honeslty I am not really sure that I am, but you are right, I should take it slowly and consistently, thank-you so much for caring enough to reply. I will try. I promise. :D
Hehe, I ask cause when I first tried I was Not good enough, and I had to stop at the time:) But one don't know until one try, so I wish you good luck and let me know if you ever post a recording of it, and Ill be sure to listen:)
yeah really nice but the tempo isnt meant to be like this its mean to be played a bit faster plus the flow is kinda straight, sometimes you cut it and slow it down which is oviously nice too..over all its nice
Thanks :) Well I play it a little different now, but still I like the tempo, that's all about the interpretation. Listen to Rachmaninoff, he is 15sec slower. Rubinstein is pretty much the same as me, Yundi Li is 20sec faster.. But I agree about the Rubato, but I play it better now, and I think the Rubato is better as well :) Thanks for the comment!!:)
hehe ur welcome im playing this too but school always gets my attention. im already morethah half of it and probably posting it i followed yun di style more lively and romantic :)im worried on the last part i wanna play it on our graduation as it was requested but i have not much time for it..but i will finish it :)
the person who composed and played this one didnt performed like this, but i didnt mean to say that it should be played kinda quick if the feeliing wasnt there because chopin played this a bit faster than this with the feelings into it..that should be followed and should be the way how to play it ...if only i can say fuck all copy cat who played this differently and its such a shame on chopins behalf since its like vandalism for him to change his music work
How do you know what Chopin intended?? Where is the exact tempo written? Did you know that Chopin actually didn't want others to play like him? Did you know when Chopin thought students etc he didn't want to force his own style on to the students, but let them discover their own style. Did you know that Chopin liked how Liszt played his Etudes, better than he liked how himself played them?? - Seams like you don't know a lot about Chopin at all. Chopin was Pro Different interpretations!!!!
Haha once again your ignorance shows through. You know that composers leave little notes near the top of pieces that tell you how to play them, right?
The tempo at the top of the piece is "Andante" (look at the sheet music, moron) which means "moderately slow" or "walking pace"
Try walking to the rhythm that yundi li plays it. And then in the future, don't talk about things you don't know about.
ahh my ultimate favorite chopin piece, i never tire of it ,especially wnen played so well. thank you ever so much for allowing us to to view and listen to your concert.
I actually like how Yundi Li ends it in the second to last measure where he closes his eyes and slows it down. But you nailed the Rubinstein version, if u played it on a Steinway I couldn't tell the difference.
Hi =) Thanks. Yeah, I also like Yundi Lis version, but I the difference between Yundi Li and Rubinstein overall is that R. plays with more emotion. Feel free to disagree :)
I am 11 and I am at the Conservatorium and I am playing this piece...just one question: how do u put your feelings into your music..Anyone have any ideas? :)
Hi =) Well, its practice as well. You have to try to feel the notes, and listen carefully :) Its a good idea to Record yourself, listen to it, and try to find out where and how you want to change it. The continue to do so until you are where you want to be :)
hey , im 15 and i'm just having a teacher , (wish i could study conservatory):'( ,
this is just my opinion , i think u can put ur feelings into UR music by thinking of a THEME for that music , example: if u think ur music is joyful or playful : imagine some memories that u think were joyful for u, ,,
well .. thats wat i think and thats wat i do to put some feelings on my music and i also think of my inspiration.=)
its nice to see a fellow disciple of Andrew play one of my favorite pieces. I'm going to upload my interpretation soon! let me know what you think. ^_^
at about 2:41, what keys are you pressing with you right hand? for that mini-trill or whatever you call it. I press: f, d, e, d,e, f, g. I'm mostly confused about the d and e part. the first d&e i do it fast, and then regular d and e. are there supposed to be more keys involved?
Indeed just close your eyes and let yourself surrounded by this nice sound it has a nice feeling attached to it ... people like you really make me like chopin even more ^^
This is a very good performance. I have the sheet for this & read the notes while listening to your video. Chopin would be proud if he would hear this :).
i can tell this took lots of practice, great interpretation, although other than what i suspect of the song, this is another view, absolutely outstanding.
Yeah, might feel like a struggle in the beginning :)
But stay with it, its a real treasure to have when you manage to perfect it :) I have keep it alive, and play it a lot better atm, but I wish I had a real piano to play it on though :P hehe
wooooooooooo, wow, absolutely amazing, I love Chopin, and particularly this one, is my favorite, and you play it with so much feeling, ... I love it, You are trully amazing, you've been blessed with a gift... Congratulations and keep improving yourself ...Greetings from Mexico.
Super!! Super!!! You're a great source of inspiration! I'm looking forward for new videos. Like Andrew(lypur), you have the thing of "giving", the generosity of sharing. This is beautiful. Like this incredible Chopin, beautifully played by you.
Did you know that Arthur Rubinstein was born in the same city that I did? Here in Łódź (which means "boat" in Polish) there is a great philharmonic hall carrying his name.
Yeah, Rubinstein was a Polish pianist of Jewish descent. I love his interpretations of Chopin's music. They both were true masters and I'm so proud Poland had such a great pianists. :)
And, btw, I love your interpretation, Thom. Haha I guess I'm saying this like 3rd time now... :D
Nice to meet you, Darek (I'm using English so that Thomas can understand it too :))
Yeah, Thomas has played this piece more than just well, but I'm running out of ways how to tell that, because whatever he plays it's great and he has a lot of movies. Sometimes I don't know what to write so I just rate it 5 stars without any comments.
YouTube is international so all users should use English.
Thanks both of you :) Im actually planing a new Op9 No2 someday.. Andrew gave me an 82on it back In January based on some things here and there :) And I feel Im on my way to playing it even better, same interpretative approach though, but with better technique I hope :)
That is so beautifully and sensitively played. After a busy day's work, it was just what I needed! Thank you so much! This goes straight into my Favourites....
Thanks. Yeah, those two you mention are also very high on my favorite-list for sure! I also like #19 in E minor alot + nr 7 in C#minor. The beginning of that one is Very expressive :) I also like #20 in C#minor :))
It's my favorite nocturne and you played it fantastically!! I actually learned a simplified version of it in my piano beginners class but i would really love to play the REAL piece but i never find where to download it from.
Hi :) Tnx. Well its actually considered a 7/11 on a Grade-Manual-Thingy I have downloaded! Im not really sure! But its one of Chopins easiest Nocturnes
Fanatic playing there but your hands look very awkward and tense in the first part.
Try relaxing a little more and you will play a lot more beautifully.
Myself I'm only getting back into playing piano and getting a Tudor to help me progress a bit more, no to mention i can't read notes. But this is a song I'm wanting to re-learn.
Never give up playing or you'll end up like me and having re re-learn all over again :<
Beautiful - especially that decrescendo trill around 2:50 (somewhere around 2:50 :P)
This is really relaxing stuff. You're great at understanding and expressing the mood you want out of different sections.
A thought for where to bring your piano playing - on a real piano, there are hundreds of different tone qualities you can have, even without changing the volume level. Your playing is amazing! I just don't want you to develop bad tone habits by always playing an electric piano.
But, I dont think I will develop bad tone habits, cause its a relatively expensive Digital Piano where every single note is recorded from a real piano, its not Data Created, but real piano sound. And its even better since it got 3graded sensitivity which is something of the newer thing. I think there is 4graded also, but then Id have to give a couple 1000 more for it :P
I know exactly what you mean. Even though the sound on the piano is real, and played by a real pianist, usually they only use one "tone quality." A tone quality is different than a dynamic (volume level). I know of at least a dozen tone qualities you can have, even within one dynamic level.
Tone quality has nothing to do with whether or not the sound is artificial or a real recording of someone playing piano.
I am not a big fan of Frederic Chopin, and you've just made me one. . . I didn't know if that was a slow piano piece, or fast one!!! It seemed to be both at some point in the video. . . Like what antoniotvfan said below me. . . I hope you find the 100% sound quality. . . But that was incredible as it was!!! There is no stopping you Thomas!!! Maby when I'm older I 'll learn this, but I doubt when I do, it will be as good as yours. . . Well done!!!. . .
Nice to hear ;) Its a piece that can, and in my opinion should be played Rubato, which means that we should have a fluent tempo, faster, slower ect :) Yeah, the Quality is better than most pianovideos where people rec the audio with their camera, but not as good as Grand pianos recorded with Mics. But Im fairly satisfied with the AudioQuality cause there isnt any statics ect, and If I choose another setting like in most of my videos the quality is better, but not as beautiful as this setting :)
Excellent performance
schymbros 4 months ago
how time you learn this piece?
TheGreatePerformers 10 months ago
Good interpretation!!
TheGreatePerformers 10 months ago
You may have posted this years ago, but I still watch your performance of one of Chopin's most brilliant pieces. Bravo! This piece reached out and grabs my heart. :')
WarHeat2 10 months ago
you;r greet thom :)
rijka07 11 months ago
WOW!! for one i would like to sayy your hands are beautiful <3 and soo prettyy veryy elegant <3 !! and that i have been learing piano for about a year, and i still havent been able to playy Chopin songs :(
You are absoultyy amazing!! haha :)
PrincessofNight75 1 year ago
this is so beautiful. it brings tears to my eyes
hey1jajajaded 1 year ago
tres belle performance interprétation velouté tres souple vraiment tres beau !!!!
jjhlaon02 1 year ago
very nice song and is play aolso very well i know that song already but i am watching if i have done any mistakes congratulation
Mr799david 1 year ago
I get goosebumps when i hear this. Wonderful!!
flyant21 1 year ago
greattt
iriskeys 1 year ago
this is my fav piece by choplin. u made a wonderful job of it. :)
nomiedude1 1 year ago
Your performance is taking my breath away! Especially now when Poland is experiencing such an unspeakable loss... [*][*][*]
kocior1987 1 year ago
@kocior1987 All the best to Poland in this moment!!
thomandy 1 year ago
@thomandy Thank you so much! This melody reminds me of all the good people who died in this crash... May God shine His light on their souls!
kocior1987 1 year ago
Beautiful playing and video!
lostcheerleader 1 year ago
sooo prettyyyy
tomat0es 1 year ago
How do you use pedal on this one ??
lubabyyy 1 year ago
Fine job! I listened all the way through, and honestly, the only way you can top this performance is if you play this on a Concert Grand. That would be my 2nd request - for you to play this on a grand. :-)
cebukid70 1 year ago
@cebukid70 Thanks :) Well the Audio in the new version will be better than this, since I got a new Pc with better Audio :) And I know how to adjust the settings better, but yeah, If I only had a Grand I would play it;) hehe
thomandy 1 year ago
@thomandy Good and still quite reasonably priced (at least if you find a lot of use for it) way of improving audio is to purchase a usb-audio interface, such as a fasttrack pro, and a pair of condenser microphones... you get very good quality for a total of some 400€.
saheltaja 1 year ago
@saheltaja My new videos like the new performance of the Op 9 No 2 is a lot better because of my new pc :) It gets a lot better to record via cable rather than to use a mic on this piano since the audio is better than then pianos speakers can achieve to send :)
thomandy 1 year ago
EURASIA! EURASIA! lol
partypooper2 1 year ago
ahhhhhh, just like my mom :D
lol
Jewelzx808x 1 year ago
the lights candels make this more romantic - (L) Chopin , his lovely , regards from Mexico
imlittlealbert 2 years ago
hey man. im trying to play this piece....right now infact. the left hands a bit of a nightmare. any advice? or just play it like a robot?
tcrangle963 2 years ago
I think a nightmare is the best way do describe what the left hand is playing on this piece. It sounds so beautiful but its so hard play. the right hand is much, much easier. Ive been trying to play this for a few weeks now and I've only got about half of it figured out. Right now I'm doing what you said and I'm playing like a robot. lol
herbertbob16 1 year ago
yea man iv been playing this piece since i wrote that comment. its really starting to fall into place. my muscle memory is really starting to improve with it. helps alot. the melody line is pretty simple with a few rough bits...like the turns and fast runs. but appart from that, the main melody is simple. gets harder towards the end....well not harder. just different.
starting to notice patterns
definately worthwhile to learn!
tcrangle963 1 year ago
So it takes a while to learn huh? Thats encouraging. I've been getting really frustrated with it. I guess I have to just be patient and keep at it. I'm just so used to playing modern songs that are alot easier and take less time to learn. Perseverance is the name of the game.
herbertbob16 1 year ago
yes man. iv only recently got into classical piano music and have really been trying to up the bar a bit. this piece is really quite complex. however since i have been practicing much classical music recently, i am improving vastly.
i was somewhat the same until about 6 months ago. i used to play nothing but queen and the beatles etc. this music contains alot of cheating...or i did. my left hand was improvised. now classical music is much harder! but definately worth learning. playing long?
tcrangle963 1 year ago
dieses stück ist sehr gut gespielt
ich spiele auch piano aber du spielst es besser als ich
dear cencerly Chris
Chrischan94 2 years ago
I love Chopin and this is one of my favorite nocturns. Nice playing - you are very good!!
blacky825 2 years ago
-_- even playing this much is hard, u know ~
if ur so good, y don't u put up a better version
piano is not abt how much the person playing feels, it's abt how good the song is when someone is playing it...u can just bang on the piano and express my anger @~@ (that can be my song too...)
i think this was close to perfect !!!
csdh4789 2 years ago
That was great!!
ESSENCE5690 2 years ago
made my stress go away :D
kougrazzz 2 years ago
congratulations! I've been wanting to play that music since I was young.....I just enjoy listening to it....makes a wonderful feeling
GandaraChell 2 years ago
your amazing :D
loveloveme93 2 years ago
Nice, pretty nice!!!
5*
Seul513 2 years ago
very good performance. the only think i would like to improve if i were you is the use of pedals - you keep them for too long most of the times.
this doesn't take any credit away, however - congratulations.
watcher613 2 years ago
the exception to what I've just said... ;-)
during the final notes, you did not keep the pedal down long enough for the B flat 7 chord to last through til the finale.
But I realise that it may just be a conscious interpretation choice of yours. My interpretation is that it's the absolute pinnacle of the piece, and the longer the chord goes, the greater the tension build-up, hence the greater the relief.
watcher613 2 years ago
Hi :) Thanks for the feedback!
I agree with you, I hadnt even played piano for a year yet, and at the time I had never practiced the use of pedal besides shifting grip once a bar or sometimes less.. I didnt know a lot about harmony at the time as well, but I might re-take this piece someday, and then I promise the use of pedal will be a lot different!:)
thomandy 2 years ago
An amazing performance! You took me away bro!
YAbbOqwaZziey 2 years ago
Wow!!! XD I wish I could play this piece as excellent as you did.
abetakaya2oofuri 2 years ago
so simple and amazing :]
musicXpiano 2 years ago
Classical piano is some of the most beautiful music. This was great one day I'll learn! hehe
CaramelChai 2 years ago
I don't like digital piano's... especially not for Chopin, but truly well played! Maginificent! Studying this piece myself right now, but I have a long way ahead!
Wagneradept 2 years ago
Hi:) .. Yeah, I would have preferred a acoustic piano myself as well :) Someday!:) Thanks, and good luck on the piece!:)
thomandy 2 years ago
it's excellent!!
fevhagh 2 years ago 2
Very good!
rsoeyadi 2 years ago
Thanks :)
thomandy 2 years ago
some parts lack some "oomph" in my opionion
Costful 2 years ago
oooh. I'll give it a try when I'm ready. looks very difficult though :T
iloveclams 2 years ago
oh and I was wondering what level this piece may be?
iloveclams 2 years ago
As far as I know its a level 7/9!:)
thomandy 2 years ago
abusas del pedal amigo
edutorrelavega 2 years ago
I play this too but hearing your version lets me know I still have a long way to go. Your version sounds very much like Tzvi Erez although I know you were trying to model Rubinstein, which it sounds like as well. Very professional sounding, bravo.
killingangel707 2 years ago
Hi :) I never heard Tzvi play it, but I like what I have heard from him :) Yeah, Rubinstein was at least my personal favorite at the time, but I tried to do what I felt was right for me :) And it has changed a little, I might do another upload with better audio some time in January I think :) .. Thanks, and let me know if you ever upload :)
thomandy 2 years ago
I really had to put this performance you played so delicately in my vlog :) never get tired of listening to it.
iloveclams 2 years ago
Hi :) Thank you, very nice to hear:)
thomandy 2 years ago
You didn't play the piano at all before 2008? In that case you are a serious talent! I play piano for over 20 years now and still try my best to get this song the way you did. Very sensitive.
mrceriel 2 years ago
I mean this, after a year? amazing!
Arya2611 2 years ago
GOD this is the only reason I ever took piano lessons, and I still haven't learned it, I hate practising :(, but yours is beautiful!!!!!:D
Arya2611 2 years ago
If you struggle with motivation you can try this, cause the left hand is very repetitive after a while, it seams a lot more than it really is, also the melody repeats alot, with minor changes, so start the piece(if you are good enough to play it?) and do one bar each day. Repeat it the next day, and it might stick. This might take you 15min each day, its really nothing. But the thing is, then you will be able to play it in January, if you dont do it, you will sit in January and wish you had:)
thomandy 2 years ago
(if you are good anough to play it?) hehe that was awesome. Honeslty I am not really sure that I am, but you are right, I should take it slowly and consistently, thank-you so much for caring enough to reply. I will try. I promise. :D
Arya2611 2 years ago
Hehe, I ask cause when I first tried I was Not good enough, and I had to stop at the time:) But one don't know until one try, so I wish you good luck and let me know if you ever post a recording of it, and Ill be sure to listen:)
thomandy 2 years ago
awesome thanks, but that won't happen for a loOOOOOnGGG time lol, thanks. :)
Arya2611 2 years ago
very moving, thank you that was beautiful!
lamalovah 2 years ago
Beautiful. Well done, mate.
ChemicalBlady 2 years ago
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Geebliss 2 years ago
0:15 WTF ??
Please comment and rate???
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5 Stars! hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!
LaGaleriaDeQueen 2 years ago
eeey... i'm playing this song and I LOVEEEE IT!!! i wish it was easier... :) well done!
darkness6886 2 years ago
yeah really nice but the tempo isnt meant to be like this its mean to be played a bit faster plus the flow is kinda straight, sometimes you cut it and slow it down which is oviously nice too..over all its nice
bytmig135 2 years ago
Thanks :) Well I play it a little different now, but still I like the tempo, that's all about the interpretation. Listen to Rachmaninoff, he is 15sec slower. Rubinstein is pretty much the same as me, Yundi Li is 20sec faster.. But I agree about the Rubato, but I play it better now, and I think the Rubato is better as well :) Thanks for the comment!!:)
thomandy 2 years ago
hehe ur welcome im playing this too but school always gets my attention. im already morethah half of it and probably posting it i followed yun di style more lively and romantic :)im worried on the last part i wanna play it on our graduation as it was requested but i have not much time for it..but i will finish it :)
bytmig135 2 years ago
I disagree. This piece isn't meant to be played with a rigid tempo. It's meant to be flowing, and played with feeling.
Thomandy, I think you played it absolutely perfectly.
DrBrogbo 2 years ago
the person who composed and played this one didnt performed like this, but i didnt mean to say that it should be played kinda quick if the feeliing wasnt there because chopin played this a bit faster than this with the feelings into it..that should be followed and should be the way how to play it ...if only i can say fuck all copy cat who played this differently and its such a shame on chopins behalf since its like vandalism for him to change his music work
bytmig135 2 years ago
How do you know what Chopin intended?? Where is the exact tempo written? Did you know that Chopin actually didn't want others to play like him? Did you know when Chopin thought students etc he didn't want to force his own style on to the students, but let them discover their own style. Did you know that Chopin liked how Liszt played his Etudes, better than he liked how himself played them?? - Seams like you don't know a lot about Chopin at all. Chopin was Pro Different interpretations!!!!
creativesoul4 2 years ago
Haha once again your ignorance shows through. You know that composers leave little notes near the top of pieces that tell you how to play them, right?
The tempo at the top of the piece is "Andante" (look at the sheet music, moron) which means "moderately slow" or "walking pace"
Try walking to the rhythm that yundi li plays it. And then in the future, don't talk about things you don't know about.
DrBrogbo 2 years ago
pfft~ like u uploaded anything @~@
listen/watch the video if u want...
u dun hv to lecture someone else about the songs they play on the piano..
so what if it's "andante" it's his piano, his hands, his video, he can play at whatever tempo he wants :S
ur just talking crap cuz ur jobless, moron!
csdh4789 2 years ago
i love it!!!!
kjxyxy 2 years ago
Good Job!
BakingPowder1230 2 years ago
man i dont have piano tacher i have to do this by ear but i got this in 3 weeks payed off
bboyloco3 2 years ago
ahh my ultimate favorite chopin piece, i never tire of it ,especially wnen played so well. thank you ever so much for allowing us to to view and listen to your concert.
poet36037 2 years ago
I actually like how Yundi Li ends it in the second to last measure where he closes his eyes and slows it down. But you nailed the Rubinstein version, if u played it on a Steinway I couldn't tell the difference.
killingangel707 2 years ago
Hi =) Thanks. Yeah, I also like Yundi Lis version, but I the difference between Yundi Li and Rubinstein overall is that R. plays with more emotion. Feel free to disagree :)
But thanks :) Glad you liked it :)
thomandy 2 years ago
I am 11 and I am at the Conservatorium and I am playing this piece...just one question: how do u put your feelings into your music..Anyone have any ideas? :)
iceskating31 2 years ago
Hi =) Well, its practice as well. You have to try to feel the notes, and listen carefully :) Its a good idea to Record yourself, listen to it, and try to find out where and how you want to change it. The continue to do so until you are where you want to be :)
thomandy 2 years ago
hey , im 15 and i'm just having a teacher , (wish i could study conservatory):'( ,
this is just my opinion , i think u can put ur feelings into UR music by thinking of a THEME for that music , example: if u think ur music is joyful or playful : imagine some memories that u think were joyful for u, ,,
well .. thats wat i think and thats wat i do to put some feelings on my music and i also think of my inspiration.=)
PianoLover3333 2 years ago
Absolutely gorgeous! The playing and the presentation. Very charming. Bravo!
neoliliya 2 years ago
Tnx :))
thomandy 2 years ago
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RandomHero492 2 years ago
Thanks :)
Well, it was able to just go straight to it before, but now you have to go to their site and search for it, but its there for free :)
thomandy 2 years ago
watch out, i think this video may get popular becuase of muse
rsmillionsguides 2 years ago
hehe?? :)
thomandy 2 years ago
@rsmillionsguides you are right, i heard this at the end of eurasia and i wanted to learn to play it so im now listening to it over and over
Eric1029res 1 year ago
its nice to see a fellow disciple of Andrew play one of my favorite pieces. I'm going to upload my interpretation soon! let me know what you think. ^_^
jcammo123 2 years ago
Can you post a tutorial for this song?Please?
chopinjoplin 2 years ago
hey bro...this is a nice piece,,,you played it nice,,,:D
be careful in playing the poco ralentando..1:31-1:35..play it slower .. and on the mini trills,,,i think u should work on that,,
ive played fur elise, to zanarkand, Waltz , Turkish march ..and now im practicing this piece,,
i suggest , just suggest,,you to play Pathetique 2nd Movement,,its a soothing piece,,:D
PianoLover3333 2 years ago
Well, I do play this piece better now of course! But we all interpretat differently, and I wouldnt play it slower!!! :)
thomandy 2 years ago
hahah,,well,,,its up to u..im not forcing u,,and youre also ryt about us pianist,, different pianists , diff. interpretations,:D...
PianoLover3333 2 years ago
Te odio, (broma) algun dia yo tocare asi, quisa en mi proxima reencarnacion.
Hermosa pieza.
Slaudos!
sirglegna 2 years ago
at about 2:41, what keys are you pressing with you right hand? for that mini-trill or whatever you call it. I press: f, d, e, d,e, f, g. I'm mostly confused about the d and e part. the first d&e i do it fast, and then regular d and e. are there supposed to be more keys involved?
bepiozo 2 years ago
The Eb is a turn! Its no trill there :) So its fast from Eb-F-Eb before you continue the piece! like normal!:)
thomandy 2 years ago
Indeed just close your eyes and let yourself surrounded by this nice sound it has a nice feeling attached to it ... people like you really make me like chopin even more ^^
Lanxil 2 years ago 2
Aah!:) thats very nice to hear!:)
thomandy 2 years ago
This is a very good performance. I have the sheet for this & read the notes while listening to your video. Chopin would be proud if he would hear this :).
spacecakeI0 2 years ago
i can tell this took lots of practice, great interpretation, although other than what i suspect of the song, this is another view, absolutely outstanding.
regaldrifter 2 years ago
Hi :) Thanks! Glad you like the interpretation:)
I play this piece better now, but I have tried to keep the interpretation pretty much the same :) So its very nice to hear you say so:)
thomandy 2 years ago
5 stars, awesome video and amazing playing. I'm trying to play this song as well... it's a struggle!
bepiozo 2 years ago
Thanks:)
Yeah, might feel like a struggle in the beginning :)
But stay with it, its a real treasure to have when you manage to perfect it :) I have keep it alive, and play it a lot better atm, but I wish I had a real piano to play it on though :P hehe
thomandy 2 years ago
Thank you! I loved it :-)
sweetgandra 2 years ago
wooooooooooo, wow, absolutely amazing, I love Chopin, and particularly this one, is my favorite, and you play it with so much feeling, ... I love it, You are trully amazing, you've been blessed with a gift... Congratulations and keep improving yourself ...Greetings from Mexico.
Pumunki 2 years ago 2
I seen almost your videos and I love it : )you´ve got an incredible talent...
anikinhajorg23 2 years ago
perfect as all your interpretations, would wish to play piano like you : ]
greetings from mexico : ]
DavoDeOz93 2 years ago
Hi :) Thanks!
Greeting from Norway:)
thomandy 2 years ago
Super!! Super!!! You're a great source of inspiration! I'm looking forward for new videos. Like Andrew(lypur), you have the thing of "giving", the generosity of sharing. This is beautiful. Like this incredible Chopin, beautifully played by you.
Beautiful!
diviajar 2 years ago
Hi there :) Thanks =)
Nice to hear :)
thomandy 2 years ago
Did you know that Arthur Rubinstein was born in the same city that I did? Here in Łódź (which means "boat" in Polish) there is a great philharmonic hall carrying his name.
darek4488 2 years ago 2
No, I didnt know that :) That must Fun ha? :)
I would be proud of that :)
thomandy 2 years ago
Yeah, Rubinstein was a Polish pianist of Jewish descent. I love his interpretations of Chopin's music. They both were true masters and I'm so proud Poland had such a great pianists. :)
And, btw, I love your interpretation, Thom. Haha I guess I'm saying this like 3rd time now... :D
Nice to meet you, Darek (I'm using English so that Thomas can understand it too :))
DariaVelZiutka 2 years ago 2
Yeah, Thomas has played this piece more than just well, but I'm running out of ways how to tell that, because whatever he plays it's great and he has a lot of movies. Sometimes I don't know what to write so I just rate it 5 stars without any comments.
YouTube is international so all users should use English.
darek4488 2 years ago 2
Thanks both of you :) Im actually planing a new Op9 No2 someday.. Andrew gave me an 82on it back In January based on some things here and there :) And I feel Im on my way to playing it even better, same interpretative approach though, but with better technique I hope :)
thomandy 2 years ago
Great work ! :)
I've noticed that u always have candles on you're piano :D
AmroEgyptian 2 years ago
Tnx :) Well, candles only to pieces that are suited for it ;)
thomandy 2 years ago
simply great, congratulations from spain;)
clemp23 2 years ago
I'm probably not objective but I loved that. Lyrical.
Palcempomapie 2 years ago
That is so beautifully and sensitively played. After a busy day's work, it was just what I needed! Thank you so much! This goes straight into my Favourites....
margyoseven 2 years ago
Hi =) Glad you like it :)
thomandy 2 years ago
very beautiful. so nostalgic*****
lucash11 2 years ago
Tnx :) Nostalgic hey? :)
thomandy 2 years ago
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yeah:-) I love it;-)
lucash11 2 years ago
so relaxing!!!!
mudknott 2 years ago
the faster this song is, the worse it sounds.
how great you play this song does not depend on the speed.
chopins creations emphasises playing music, not playing notes.
the main theme for this song is expressivo btw
soulstealz 2 years ago
Well said :)
thomandy 2 years ago
Very beautiful music! Keep up the good work!
PianoKidElaine369 2 years ago
my friend is only 12 and she can play the faster version of this really really good
harperghawk4life 2 years ago
Excellent performance of this famous classic tune!
I love the music by Chopin
Played with much expression
Bravo!
*****
Lillo
amarcordeon 2 years ago
Gosh!! i just luv ur vid!!
is ur piano a yamaha clavinova??
evayluvsmusic 2 years ago
or kawai! :D
Aden0 2 years ago
Hi both of you. Its a Yamaha Clavinova - CLP 240 :)
thomandy 2 years ago
Beautiful! You play this piece so expressively. <3
This is one of my favorite nocturnes... I also like #1 a lot, and the love of my life is #15 in F minor. ;)
waltzforluma 2 years ago
Thanks. Yeah, those two you mention are also very high on my favorite-list for sure! I also like #19 in E minor alot + nr 7 in C#minor. The beginning of that one is Very expressive :) I also like #20 in C#minor :))
thomandy 2 years ago
Really enjoyed this a lot... beautiful.. :) great channel.. love the info and talent! Makes me think and THAT is a sign of greatness! MANY Stars!!!
DebbieVicari 2 years ago
Great job !
One of my favorite from Chopin nocturne with the 19th and 20th.
rudgel 2 years ago
Just listening again. :) Yay, you make me want to learn this beautiful piece so badly! :D
I'm still stuck in a place where I've recently stopped practicing. :P Gotta work on it. =)
This performance rocks! ^_^
DariaVelZiutka 2 years ago 3
Nice :)) Yeah, you Have to keep going on this on. You wont regret it :)
thomandy 2 years ago
Awesome!!!!
Mary
Fr3derick 2 years ago 4
I think you tempo is good and the most of melody to but you pedals this make this a bit to long Good luck!
peterchopin22 2 years ago
Yeah, I haven't been playing piano for a year yet, so to play this perfect Yet wouldn't be so easy. But thanks :)
thomandy 2 years ago
wow really relaxing, sorry it took so long for me to watch it though.
trailjockey346 2 years ago 2
very very clean
littleninja14532 2 years ago
it LOOKS so easy ..
xLeonorx 2 years ago
It is pretty easy actually.
Gutelimpa 2 years ago
Wow, I really love this song!!
It's my favorite nocturne and you played it fantastically!! I actually learned a simplified version of it in my piano beginners class but i would really love to play the REAL piece but i never find where to download it from.
:(
Oh well, you played it really well, keep it up!!
Allexa1000 2 years ago
Hi =) Tnx :) Its great :D
And I got the sheets ready for download it the description box! :)
thomandy 2 years ago
Beautifully played. It is amazing how far you got in 1 year
maggiekedves 2 years ago
Hehe... No, not Easy. Cause All of Chopin's Nocturnes are considered hard :)
thomandy 2 years ago
very well played. bravo
LordSwordbreak 2 years ago
beautiful played , i believe that this is a level 8 piece personally
timfey 2 years ago
Hi :) Tnx. Well its actually considered a 7/11 on a Grade-Manual-Thingy I have downloaded! Im not really sure! But its one of Chopins easiest Nocturnes
thomandy 2 years ago
level 8?
It's not hard at all, I learned the whole piece in two days (approximately 2-3 hours)
Gutelimpa 2 years ago
Actually considered a 7/11 on a Grade-Manual-Thingy I have downloaded!
thomandy 2 years ago
Oh?
I always wanted one of those "what grade is this/that piece"
You think you can throw in a download link for it or any site in a pm?
Gutelimpa 2 years ago
Your heart with music full. Beautiful work.
tarjanyi5 3 years ago
beautiful :O :D 5 stars m8 :D
SvenskGusse 3 years ago
Very nice. Thanks for sharing. I am working on this piece myself (again). LOL
dawnmarieb 3 years ago
Hey this is really nice performance. Is amazing if you started 1 year ago to play and you play this song like this now, great job!
andralife 3 years ago
Beautiful playing and such a romantic video with the candles! Thank you!
musicamusement 3 years ago
my fav.
Awesome performance
dabiribd 3 years ago
Fanatic playing there but your hands look very awkward and tense in the first part.
Try relaxing a little more and you will play a lot more beautifully.
Myself I'm only getting back into playing piano and getting a Tudor to help me progress a bit more, no to mention i can't read notes. But this is a song I'm wanting to re-learn.
Never give up playing or you'll end up like me and having re re-learn all over again :<
Princesslunali 3 years ago
Thanks :)
Well, actually im very relaxed. Might seem like im unrelaxed cause the camera cant really catch every single frame :)
Oh, I see. Yeah. I hope I wont lose motivation :)
thomandy 3 years ago
Awesome playing!! I play the same piece and you do it beatifully, thanks for sharing. =) 5/5
AnotherSchmoe 3 years ago
Err, beautifully that is, not beatifully! =P
AnotherSchmoe 3 years ago
Beautiful! I've played piano and finished music school 6 years ago... it reminds me those times...
addicted2musiconly 3 years ago
Outstanding! I love this piece! Really very well done. 5***** -Derek
AnchoriteProductions 3 years ago
Beautiful - especially that decrescendo trill around 2:50 (somewhere around 2:50 :P)
This is really relaxing stuff. You're great at understanding and expressing the mood you want out of different sections.
A thought for where to bring your piano playing - on a real piano, there are hundreds of different tone qualities you can have, even without changing the volume level. Your playing is amazing! I just don't want you to develop bad tone habits by always playing an electric piano.
lepianoman 3 years ago
Hi =) Thanks :)
Yeah, but I cant afford a real piano :P
But, I dont think I will develop bad tone habits, cause its a relatively expensive Digital Piano where every single note is recorded from a real piano, its not Data Created, but real piano sound. And its even better since it got 3graded sensitivity which is something of the newer thing. I think there is 4graded also, but then Id have to give a couple 1000 more for it :P
thomandy 3 years ago
I know exactly what you mean. Even though the sound on the piano is real, and played by a real pianist, usually they only use one "tone quality." A tone quality is different than a dynamic (volume level). I know of at least a dozen tone qualities you can have, even within one dynamic level.
Tone quality has nothing to do with whether or not the sound is artificial or a real recording of someone playing piano.
lepianoman 3 years ago
I am not a big fan of Frederic Chopin, and you've just made me one. . . I didn't know if that was a slow piano piece, or fast one!!! It seemed to be both at some point in the video. . . Like what antoniotvfan said below me. . . I hope you find the 100% sound quality. . . But that was incredible as it was!!! There is no stopping you Thomas!!! Maby when I'm older I 'll learn this, but I doubt when I do, it will be as good as yours. . . Well done!!!. . .
MaidMarianEntertain 3 years ago
Nice to hear ;) Its a piece that can, and in my opinion should be played Rubato, which means that we should have a fluent tempo, faster, slower ect :) Yeah, the Quality is better than most pianovideos where people rec the audio with their camera, but not as good as Grand pianos recorded with Mics. But Im fairly satisfied with the AudioQuality cause there isnt any statics ect, and If I choose another setting like in most of my videos the quality is better, but not as beautiful as this setting :)
thomandy 3 years ago
WONDERFUL! I've no