Chopin Etude Op 25 No.8 HQ

[pianoprodigy987]

octaves from hell.....



[cerzule]

@pianoprodigy987 -- you mean "SIXTHS from hell", right? ;)

[pianoprodigy987]

@cerzule hahahaha my mistake ;)

[Medvedor]

Tags: Richter, Horowitz, Pollini

Loooooool

[tjtheplay]

@Medvedor Haha thanks for pointing that out lol!

[adonizvain]

it takes 100 years to learn for me these kind of piece..WTF!

[vulcrums]

maestro.. i've never heard an etude like this.. please compose ur own piece!!!

[mindcraftuser44]

@teresahan1991 I agree

[mindcraftuser44]

The camera man did not show he face. I wonder why.

[danielleamorim]

@mindcraftuser44 Idk, but she is pretty. AND BLOND.

[SingaporeA300]

0:53 onwards is lovely



[daytonmlivingston]

@SingaporeA300 That is my favorite part too!!!

[daytonmlivingston]

I love the tense arch of the wrist and speed of the fingers at 0:52 - 0:56 . Yes that position hurts to play in this etude.

[Crafanso]

@daytonmlivingston Yes! It is so interesting to watch her hands. That position is actually the best though. On the surface it appears to be tense and it will be if one tries to copy because there are rotation motions underneath that can't be seen by he naked eye that make it the easiest and best way to execute that passage.

[daytonmlivingston]

I love this etude and the terrible sounding left hand notes sound beautiful with the ascending right hand at 0:26 - 0:30. Only Chopin. Btw, the right hand stretches are extremely painful when you first start.

[reneweissabythe]

effortlessly performed

[danishpride1]

The end is great!

[ZachEatonMusic]

This is by no means a bad piece, but out of all the etudes, this one is the least memorable to me. At least it makes the set an even twelve though :P

[krisevan1]

its not so difficult lol, the trick is in the arm :P

[daytonmlivingston]

@krisevan1 please explain what you mean. I would love some help on this piece!!!

[debrucey]

Getting this legato is so damn difficut!

[teresahan1991]

That's gotta be difficult

[Baddogphil]

She hits the notes very well, in fact her technique is wonderful. However, listen to Sokolov: he plays the notes.

[luisdatreta1994]

I disagree, broccoli is pretty good actually; but you're right, the etude goes through an important step for all pianists , 6th's !

[mayorde18]

@luisdatreta1994 you mean etudes in general, or this etude?

[luisdatreta1994]

@mayorde18 - No I mean this etude, it's not really that musically oriented in my opinion; of course other etudes are both beautiful and technical at the same time.

[baaboy83]

wonderful ..

[Grigor99]

Crazy playing!!!!!

[JHighland1]

amazing! so clean and accurate for such a lively tempo. brava

[mrstyxseth]

'there is one other' ;)

[mrstyxseth]

there is only one recording of this, where the quavers are even smoother and quicker than v. lisitsa... if that's even possible to imagine. and i haven't found it on youtube. so she is queen, then, in the absence of HRH Frederick Jakoff (1930's, I think).

[beethomozart]

awesome interpretation of these series of etudes of rather difficult technique

[hwcreatureha]

Her hands are so beautiful and relaxed. She's really inspiring me to try harder with the piano.

[carlhopkinson]

The dexterity of hands is possible because the energy is being generated from the arms and shoulders (and gravity, of course) .with utmost timing and coordination with the fingers to be in the right place and the right moment to transmit the energy. The fingers can be relaxed and mobile because they only carry out the task that only they can do, namely, form the power transmittal arch.

[gouloum2222]

lol carlhopkinson ! what the hell are u talking about ?

[Rotwatcher]

He's talking about piano playing technique - basically using arm weight. You would have to be a pianist to understand.

[danedaworld]

so says abby whiteside :D

[carlhopkinson]

@gouloum2222

The ideas I have incorporated from my study of piano technique and experimentation produce results while your (lack of) ideas produce......ignorant bravado....

[OriginalBasaliskos]

@carlhopkinson Don't forget pretentions too.

[gouloum2222]

@carlhopkinson don't mean to look arrogant or anythg but i honestly hope i will never have to think about why i can move my fingers to actually move my fingers. playing correctly the piano is enough difficult to think of such abstract ideas. if i may give you a little advice, i think it would be to search for simplicity in your study of piano. but well, if you have absolutly no instinct for it and if it's the way you manage to play then just keep your experimentations and stuff :) good luck

[flies101]

I completely understand what you are saying. I have 2 different schooling, first with a French teacher who was all about the fingers and wrist and now my russian teacher who focuses more on positions/ sound. Plus another teacher of mine was all about rotation, he i think would agree most with your view here because he does not believe that the fingers are capable of doing all the work and thinks actually the opposite, that they are detrimental if you try to play only with "finger technique"...

[flies101]

I didn't come on here only to talk about myself though lol...Ms. Lisitsa you are quite an inspiration and I thank you for all your wonderful videos

[danedaworld]

That's what Abby Whiteside said =D. Interesting technique she made.

[Tompelicious]

My teacher says that this etude is like broccoli. Not the most delicious, but very useful.

[antoinezygfryd]

sixtes=cauchemar.....pour les mains.

Broccoli...???

[fabptitpom]

Ben oui, un brocoli c'est dégueulasse a manger, mais c'est très utile pour la santer, les sixtes, c'est un cauchemar pour le mains, mais c'est très utile au piano :-)

[ReturnOfTheStienway]

hahahahahaha

good point!

[leondertien]

Well I say that broccoli and this étude are the most delicious.

[ClaudioArrau]

@Tompelicious Which is the most delicious according to your teacher then ?

[MrPianosmurf]

@Tompelicious that's a good one!

[Tyronethe24th]

@Tompelicious This is more like chocolate cake to me.

[tfiore22]

@Tompelicious I love broccoli, win-win for me!!! :)

[perdipe]

Valentina, are you going to play Rachmaninoff "5th concerto", or do any recording??

[whenultra]

this is energetic repose for the right hand, and a spot to catch some air for the pianist.

[pookiehohn]

She is so relaxed at the piano it's amazing!

[Aul1kki]

Lisitsa got very interesting way to play this piece. There are not so much pedal and I like it very much that way.

[rationalistx]

Magnificent playing Valentina!

This study in sixths is said to be the most useful in all the piano literature for studies,if useful is the right word to describe Chopin's studies.

Surprisingly perhaps,the left hand poses a greater technical problem than the right.

[BocaFriend]

Wonderful camera angles to capture the awesome speed and dexterity of hands which seem capable of carrying out whatever the artist's mind wishes. I've never witnessed such velocity without loss of musicality -- until Valentina!