She is so fantistic! Can She perform or what! After the third or fourth encore the audience is still cheering. Love You Valentina. Will get the London Performance the first chance I get. Later Dan
I wanted to start learning this peace. I thought that the easiest way to play this is using first finger (thumb) all the time. But, you can't play legato this way. I tried to play this by using the original finger order, and it seemed more difficult. I've tried it few times, and now I can play with the original finger order. This isn't so hard for me, it suits my technique. I'm so proud to learn such a wonderful peace..^^
@hymntonight That's surprising. I think this is one of the easier etudes, it's not so hard when your hand adjusts to the at first quite awkward and rapid movements.
For you muscle memory folks, try this... place your thumb and second finger on C (two fingers on the same key, it's also called the two finger etude), your third finger on D and your pinky on the B natural above the two. Hold that for a while. That's measure 29. Valentina gets my respect.
its brilliant i dont get why people are saying "its just muscle memory" etc, might aswell say well shes just using human arms... lets not forget how beatutifully she played it and how dedicated she has been to the piano.
It's interesting how my opinions have changed after a year of listening these etudes. At first I loved the usual favorites: op. 10 no: 4,5 and 12 and op 12 no: 11 and 12. But recently I've grown into loving these bit "strange" etudes the most.. like this one and others ie. op 12 no. 4
@belegSJ Yeah! At first I thought that too... Especially this Etude. The intro seems somewhat a rush or something. But I had seen the beauty @0.23 and now I like it LOL!
This is proof that there is talent out there in the universe. Speaking of which, when you here this, think of million stars and the wide expanse of the universe. It reminds me of an ELO song.
@bluntmasterflash This MIGHT be the best version on youtube, but it's definitely not the BEST version even though she makes it look easy and it's clean.
@Grigor99 I agree. Yours will definitely be the best version though I've never actually heard it but you seem to definitely know what your talking about, or at least I think you do.
This is an incredible recording of this Chopin etude.
Also, Gould told everyone that he didn't need to play the piano to practice. I don't know if I believe it because I do think that muscle memory is super important, but maybe it isn't. Maybe some people can just memorize a song and then play it without ever having played it.
@davidthemagnet The point is, when you imagine playing the piano, it actually works the same parts of the brain as when you really play. There was an article on this in the journal of neuroscience. I can try to find it-
Either way, at his level, you are able to "read" a piece, think of playing it enough, and eventually be able to play it...but not something like Prok 2 :P
@itsanthonyhere yeahh, i think something similar with my old piano teacher was that he was able to play a tonne of repertoire as a result of teaching it to other students, yet at the same time, he has never practiced or sat down to learn these pieces. Just looking at the music and teaching it was enough to learn the piece from a non-physical perspective.
@davidthemagnet some people have such inherent muscle memory that that can play a piece of music maybe a few times and can easily recall it thereafter.
Muscle memory certainly helps with notes and fingerings, however expression is obviously the mind...and as someone said before if you make a slip it is the mind that will get you back on track, which is the reason most pianists have the score in their head when they perform pieces from memory. Going slightly OT...there are conductors who memorize orchestral scores to conduct...there is no muscle memory there.
I am playing this etüde and I can tell that if you can't memorize something in this etüde (and in many many other cases), it doesn't help to try to remember it, by picturing the score in your head. You muscles have to learn it. Physiological research has demonstrated, that when playing and memorizing a piece, muscle-memory stands for 90% of the memorizingprocess..
As a consequence of this, if your muscles doesn't learn where to use more less power, and weight, and how to articulate differently, and so on, in order to make the piece interesting (and preventing it from sounding like a piano-student just handling the technical difficulties), it doesn't matter if you have the musical idea in your head.. Your muscles need to learn first.
@analka1 They don't remember each and every note separately, they subdivide the work into processable chunks, as in "Here come the 8 bars where the violins take the lead".
There is probably some unconscious alterations to the "muscle memory" that affect the outcome of the performance. Machines can be programed to output the notes in the same order but something (in current technologies) often gets lost.
I don't know what happened to my previous post, well here it goes again:
As far as I know, the cerebelum, one of the primitive parts of our brain, is responsible to gather all "important information" to memorize notes, pedals and dynamics, and also the muscles, fingers and feet the body must use to performance. And of course, the more you practice, the more you improve, because your cerebelum will gather more information. That's why Valentina plays anything flawlessly.
Well, body, soul and spirit would have to be inseparably synergizing to interpret Chopin the way this artist does! It's obvious there's much more than chemistry and programing at work here! Can you hear or feel it?
I believe you are right. But I also seem to recall that learned skills start out as very conscious (i.e. a product of the neocortex) and as practiced it's taken over by "lower" levels of the the brain. This is why you can often drive a familiar route and not remember it because every turn in the road and even responses to other traffic starts falling below the level of conscious thought. First you master the basics, then you can use emotional interpretation to perfect the expression.
As far as I know, the cerebelum, one of the most primitive parts in our brain, is responsible for memorize pieces, as long as someone spend time practing the cerebelum gathers all "important info" to memorize the notes, pedals and even dynamics and which muscles, fingers and feet the body needs to use during the performance. Considering that Valentina is a genius and practices a lot, her cerebelum has already gathered all required info to memorize and play the piece.
when you memorize a text, you don't memorize each letter, you memorize words, and sentences, and senses, same thing for music : learn musical theory, only instrument is not enough !!!! it's exactly like a language, except that you use your fingers instead of your tongue / vocal strings / lips
But doesn't a person use both concepts of memory when playing a piano? Brain and muscle work hand in hand in either scenario. aldebussy is right in saying our muscles don't think. But then again, our brains cannot play the notes on the piano either. I'm not saying anyone is right or wrong (because then we would have a pointless argument on our hands), I was just inputting my thoughts on the idea.
Very thoughtful performance. She understands the dance like rhythm as well as the lyrical melody and has elegance and balance. Maybe it's a bit too tight though. She could have slipped in more pedal and rubato.
well, I think too that muscle memory is the best memory, because remembering like 100 numbers is very hard but remembering 100 notes that you play is more easy
yeah, u get to the point where, if you do screw up, you don't even look at the notes to figure it out, because you've forgotten them lol. kind of a bad habit tho
You're muscle memory is actually the best memory you have. Doesn't always feel that way, but just imagine that you'd have to try to remember each morning how to walk or stand up. Or how to speak or write. Of course language is being controlled by a different part of your brain, but the actual speaking and writing is done by muscles.
It's your best memory, you just need to know how to use it and once you get that under control, it's easy to learn a piece by heart. =)
I have done a big research on musical memory and belive me - muscle memory isnt the best and far not the only one. I can learn a piece without a piano(just look into the notes) and play it from beginning to the end. Is that muscle? Nope. Youtube isnt the place to talk long about it. But You are wrong
And what about the Tempo?If you learn this etude without a piano will you be then able to play it in tempo?YouTube is a good place to talk about that,it is a big community but a video with your ideas is always welcome!!
Lol then, you can make a song to help you remember 100000 digits of pi (3.141...) by making each note a digit, so while you play piano, you start reciting digits of pi and people think you are some prodigy. That would be cool!
Any university prof would tell you that you memorize pieces with your head not you muscle. In cases of slips, it's your head that works to remember where you were within the greater scheme of things not your muscles. Unfortunately for you, our muscles don't think. Muscles also forget and cannot remember. It's brains that people like Richter use to remember vast amounts of repertoire.
I guess, according to you, Walter Gieseking made a mistake learning everything behind a desk.
How can we distinguish between our muscles and our mind? We cannot train our minds to perform better. In fact our muscles are our mind - the 'act' of thinking. Clearly the pianist here is expressing her love of music, which is an accumulated performance of note reading, action, technique, interpretation, etc. It is ridiculous to say her brain has memorized the music. Instead we are seeing her mind as the interpretative act of making music.
To me there is a very clear distinction between knowing a piece with my mind vs. with my muscles: I will always know it much better if I am able to have the whole piece in my mind rather than following reflex as my muscles 'remember' what the notes are.
I'm sure if you search on youtube for "A wonderful encounter with valentina lisitsa" there is a video in which she states that all of her playing is done from muscle memory; her hands just fall into the correct places without having to think.
in my opinion, you memorize with both. In concerts, its my muscies doing the playing while my head is thinking about hoe to play the piece emotionally. And i disagree that muscles forget and cannot remember. If i played a piece before, i can blank my mind and my hands start playing it.
I've also heard that it's a song designed to teach a specific physical technique but still be musical. Look up the song Echo Etude, by a guitarist named Yngwie Malmsteen
She is so fantistic! Can She perform or what! After the third or fourth encore the audience is still cheering. Love You Valentina. Will get the London Performance the first chance I get. Later Dan
dlgrim0621 1 month ago
ending is perfect
mindcraftuser44 1 month ago
Am I the only one more fascinated by Chopin's composition than Valentina's playing? xD Regardless, fantastic interpretation!
figurefigure 2 months ago 2
I wanted to start learning this peace. I thought that the easiest way to play this is using first finger (thumb) all the time. But, you can't play legato this way. I tried to play this by using the original finger order, and it seemed more difficult. I've tried it few times, and now I can play with the original finger order. This isn't so hard for me, it suits my technique. I'm so proud to learn such a wonderful peace..^^
Pavle245 2 months ago
a beautiful or awful piece depending how it is played and it is played wonderfully
Cathoubinou1 5 months ago
I think in a way, this is kind of like the Chopin Etude version of Liszt's Transcendental etude no. 5 Fuex Follets!!!
trp8155 7 months ago
@trp8155 far from it sir
TheRiskyBoxSpread 5 months ago
@TheRiskyBoxSpread Oh I know. I just thought it was similar because the double note passages. But of course Feux Follets is a bajillion times harder.
trp8155 5 months ago
@trp8155 Well.. Chopin stated that Etude Op. 10 is dedicated to Franz Liszt, if I have not mistaken...
WinterLites 3 weeks ago
@WinterLites He did. The entire Opus 10 was.
trp8155 3 weeks ago
Chopin has created so many cool, original sounds with his etudes.
TwelfthRoot2 7 months ago 3
Oh look she's sleeping in this etude too... She's that good :L
612curtis 7 months ago 5
masterpiece
videosYtodo 8 months ago
this is cool but i think Etude No. 1 in C is a lot harder to play...
Scorpionskiko 8 months ago
This is a really bizarre-sounding piece -- it's a very "choppy" sound.
ZachEatonMusic 9 months ago
@ZachEatonMusic LOL, "Choppy" Chopin! :D
100jllp 8 months ago
She must be a grade 1....................hundred
littleasshole26 11 months ago 33
@littleasshole26 funny
Aerovistae 5 months ago
@littleasshole26 funny
Aerovistae 5 months ago
playing this etude makes me want to puke, I can't get over how fucking weird the righthand movements feel.
puddingpimp 1 year ago
@puddingpimp especially when your arm/hand starts to burn and it isn't relaxed and ya don't take it slow at first lol. XD
thebrainnugget 1 year ago
@puddingpimp i agree dude, it was very awkward feeling but eventually i got used to it...
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1Thompsonmusic 6 months ago
The Chopin etudes are so unique and original! I've heard them so many times and they still seem new to me :)
TwelfthRoot2 1 year ago
who says that a "lots of practice" is an easy thing dear Idailey06?
atanasios 1 year ago 7
@atanasios He said easier than u think. im assuming he meant its not impossible.
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xRikux89 1 year ago
the memory part aside, I've heard some pianists say this is the hardest of all Chopin's etudes.
hymntonight 1 year ago
@hymntonight That's surprising. I think this is one of the easier etudes, it's not so hard when your hand adjusts to the at first quite awkward and rapid movements.
belegSJ 1 year ago
@hymntonight lol.
hellboyreloaded 9 months ago
for me its hard to learn one piece... imagine memorize all 24 etudes... i dont think i'll ever be a concert pianist.. haha..
BaRToLoMaSi 1 year ago
For you muscle memory folks, try this... place your thumb and second finger on C (two fingers on the same key, it's also called the two finger etude), your third finger on D and your pinky on the B natural above the two. Hold that for a while. That's measure 29. Valentina gets my respect.
PrairieStateStudios 1 year ago
Chopin hatte derart moderne, geniale Einfälle. Und da stirbt mir das Arsch unter den Händen mit 39 wech ...
Haioification 1 year ago
can't believe this is an etude..haha
seekeroflaughter 1 year ago
the very end, is it me or were those low c's out of tune? otherwise it was beautifully done, yay..
rigonut 1 year ago
its brilliant i dont get why people are saying "its just muscle memory" etc, might aswell say well shes just using human arms... lets not forget how beatutifully she played it and how dedicated she has been to the piano.
GintokiPianist 1 year ago
To me the etudes seems more like finger training than pieces made for listening.
Even though they sound fantastic:)
slobo1987 1 year ago
@slobo1987 you're right!! It sounds like czerny on steroids!!!
swimmac5870 1 year ago
@slobo1987 Indeed, most Chopin is like that.
sussexpenguin 1 year ago
i wish she'd play the sets of these etudes in inversion and some others...the originals are kinda easy...but it's nice playing :)
ykrahs666 1 year ago
I'd say her parents re real proud of he! :)
MusicClassical1 1 year ago
@MusicClassical1
haha! "he" :P
discuztungX 1 year ago
It's interesting how my opinions have changed after a year of listening these etudes. At first I loved the usual favorites: op. 10 no: 4,5 and 12 and op 12 no: 11 and 12. But recently I've grown into loving these bit "strange" etudes the most.. like this one and others ie. op 12 no. 4
belegSJ 1 year ago
@belegSJ Yeah! At first I thought that too... Especially this Etude. The intro seems somewhat a rush or something. But I had seen the beauty @0.23 and now I like it LOL!
WinterLites 3 weeks ago
The study of large intervals, touch and contrasting harmony, welll played!!
nintendomaster96312 1 year ago
OMG...I ove you!!!!
TheMegaNapalm 1 year ago
marry me
smirlinator 1 year ago 5
Awesome! TY.
paulostroff99 1 year ago
This is proof that there is talent out there in the universe. Speaking of which, when you here this, think of million stars and the wide expanse of the universe. It reminds me of an ELO song.
DRBiblicalMD 1 year ago
this one makes me think of super mario for some reason haha
xlegiofalco 1 year ago
best version on youtube. great playing.
JHighland1 1 year ago
@JHighland1 pretty much everything she plays is the best version on youtube, lol
bluntmasterflash 1 year ago
@bluntmasterflash This MIGHT be the best version on youtube, but it's definitely not the BEST version even though she makes it look easy and it's clean.
Grigor99 1 year ago
@Grigor99 I agree. Yours will definitely be the best version though I've never actually heard it but you seem to definitely know what your talking about, or at least I think you do.
lewars1912 1 year ago
@bluntmasterflash Not really..but she's good..very good.
CSPlayerDamon 1 year ago
I'm working on this right now!! LOL
nintendomaster96312 1 year ago
This is an incredible recording of this Chopin etude.
Also, Gould told everyone that he didn't need to play the piano to practice. I don't know if I believe it because I do think that muscle memory is super important, but maybe it isn't. Maybe some people can just memorize a song and then play it without ever having played it.
davidthemagnet 2 years ago
@davidthemagnet The point is, when you imagine playing the piano, it actually works the same parts of the brain as when you really play. There was an article on this in the journal of neuroscience. I can try to find it-
Either way, at his level, you are able to "read" a piece, think of playing it enough, and eventually be able to play it...but not something like Prok 2 :P
itsanthonyhere 1 year ago
@itsanthonyhere yeahh, i think something similar with my old piano teacher was that he was able to play a tonne of repertoire as a result of teaching it to other students, yet at the same time, he has never practiced or sat down to learn these pieces. Just looking at the music and teaching it was enough to learn the piece from a non-physical perspective.
DualThunder 1 year ago
can't a person still practice it but just not on a piano?? like couldn't he just play it in the air or something???
l00kxitsxpiax 1 year ago
@l00kxitsxpiax Of course
hailkayy 1 year ago
@davidthemagnet some people have such inherent muscle memory that that can play a piece of music maybe a few times and can easily recall it thereafter.
DualThunder 1 year ago
Muscle memory certainly helps with notes and fingerings, however expression is obviously the mind...and as someone said before if you make a slip it is the mind that will get you back on track, which is the reason most pianists have the score in their head when they perform pieces from memory. Going slightly OT...there are conductors who memorize orchestral scores to conduct...there is no muscle memory there.
analka1 2 years ago
I am playing this etüde and I can tell that if you can't memorize something in this etüde (and in many many other cases), it doesn't help to try to remember it, by picturing the score in your head. You muscles have to learn it. Physiological research has demonstrated, that when playing and memorizing a piece, muscle-memory stands for 90% of the memorizingprocess..
JJKjaer 2 years ago
As a consequence of this, if your muscles doesn't learn where to use more less power, and weight, and how to articulate differently, and so on, in order to make the piece interesting (and preventing it from sounding like a piano-student just handling the technical difficulties), it doesn't matter if you have the musical idea in your head.. Your muscles need to learn first.
JJKjaer 2 years ago
@analka1 They don't remember each and every note separately, they subdivide the work into processable chunks, as in "Here come the 8 bars where the violins take the lead".
Polorutz 2 years ago
Your smile really brightens my day!:D
889michael 2 years ago
Valentina, perfeita, divina!!!
VideosAlcides 2 years ago
There is probably some unconscious alterations to the "muscle memory" that affect the outcome of the performance. Machines can be programed to output the notes in the same order but something (in current technologies) often gets lost.
capitalistdingo 2 years ago
I agree.
bennyK95 2 years ago
Ah, the toccata etude. Lisitsa performs this flawlessly, clean, melody clear, Perfect dynamics, balance, and articulation. Great performance
werq34ac 2 years ago
I don't know what happened to my previous post, well here it goes again:
As far as I know, the cerebelum, one of the primitive parts of our brain, is responsible to gather all "important information" to memorize notes, pedals and dynamics, and also the muscles, fingers and feet the body must use to performance. And of course, the more you practice, the more you improve, because your cerebelum will gather more information. That's why Valentina plays anything flawlessly.
BBaudelaire 2 years ago
I never knew about that! That's very interesting to know! :)
jonprak 2 years ago
Well, body, soul and spirit would have to be inseparably synergizing to interpret Chopin the way this artist does! It's obvious there's much more than chemistry and programing at work here! Can you hear or feel it?
93N39 2 years ago
I believe you are right. But I also seem to recall that learned skills start out as very conscious (i.e. a product of the neocortex) and as practiced it's taken over by "lower" levels of the the brain. This is why you can often drive a familiar route and not remember it because every turn in the road and even responses to other traffic starts falling below the level of conscious thought. First you master the basics, then you can use emotional interpretation to perfect the expression.
capitalistdingo 2 years ago
But only her passion and emotion make the music so beautiful.
Congratulations again Valentina :)
BBaudelaire 2 years ago
As far as I know, the cerebelum, one of the most primitive parts in our brain, is responsible for memorize pieces, as long as someone spend time practing the cerebelum gathers all "important info" to memorize the notes, pedals and even dynamics and which muscles, fingers and feet the body needs to use during the performance. Considering that Valentina is a genius and practices a lot, her cerebelum has already gathered all required info to memorize and play the piece.
BBaudelaire 2 years ago
when you memorize a text, you don't memorize each letter, you memorize words, and sentences, and senses, same thing for music : learn musical theory, only instrument is not enough !!!! it's exactly like a language, except that you use your fingers instead of your tongue / vocal strings / lips
exanovaa 2 years ago
uhhh
physikphilosoph 2 years ago
But doesn't a person use both concepts of memory when playing a piano? Brain and muscle work hand in hand in either scenario. aldebussy is right in saying our muscles don't think. But then again, our brains cannot play the notes on the piano either. I'm not saying anyone is right or wrong (because then we would have a pointless argument on our hands), I was just inputting my thoughts on the idea.
vortex159753 2 years ago
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Very thoughtful performance. She understands the dance like rhythm as well as the lyrical melody and has elegance and balance. Maybe it's a bit too tight though. She could have slipped in more pedal and rubato.
Beautiful nonetheless.
aldebussy 2 years ago
Best performance I've ever heard of this, hands down. Brilliant.
frootlups 2 years ago 2
exquisite!!
musicolorhythm 2 years ago
well, I think too that muscle memory is the best memory, because remembering like 100 numbers is very hard but remembering 100 notes that you play is more easy
somedudeplayingpiano 2 years ago
not all professional pianist can play all the 24 etude by chopin. she is fantastic as she can play everything!
sumimimi0 2 years ago
This makes me think of thousands of rabbits
hwcreatureha 2 years ago 150
Best comment ever !
Botchlae 2 years ago
HAHa omg once u said that haha
ahh there stuck in my head xD
Flyleafsoup 2 years ago
@hwcreatureha ..Wonder if she thimks the same
solbriller1 1 year ago
@hwcreatureha LOL *thumbs up*!
889michael1 1 year ago
@hwcreatureha YOU ARE SO RIGHT!!!
lolitaeviston 7 months ago
@hwcreatureha HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. You just put a hilarious image in my head.
WackidWally2 5 months ago
How did she remember that off by heart? Or the hundreds of other songs she can play? She is incredible.
Scrummmy 2 years ago
well, she is a sort of genius, she went as a child to a school for talented childeren. I think she has a fotografic memory :P
somedudeplayingpiano 2 years ago
it has nothing to do with fotografic memory ;) i guess it's (among others )about touch memory
gouloum2222 2 years ago
its easier than you think, with lots of practice its all muscle memory
ldailey06 2 years ago 31
yeah, u get to the point where, if you do screw up, you don't even look at the notes to figure it out, because you've forgotten them lol. kind of a bad habit tho
Persuasion86 2 years ago
You're muscle memory is actually the best memory you have. Doesn't always feel that way, but just imagine that you'd have to try to remember each morning how to walk or stand up. Or how to speak or write. Of course language is being controlled by a different part of your brain, but the actual speaking and writing is done by muscles.
It's your best memory, you just need to know how to use it and once you get that under control, it's easy to learn a piece by heart. =)
Uboichi 2 years ago
I have done a big research on musical memory and belive me - muscle memory isnt the best and far not the only one. I can learn a piece without a piano(just look into the notes) and play it from beginning to the end. Is that muscle? Nope. Youtube isnt the place to talk long about it. But You are wrong
elrondsch 2 years ago
And what about the Tempo?If you learn this etude without a piano will you be then able to play it in tempo?YouTube is a good place to talk about that,it is a big community but a video with your ideas is always welcome!!
Kreisleriana80 2 years ago
Lol then, you can make a song to help you remember 100000 digits of pi (3.141...) by making each note a digit, so while you play piano, you start reciting digits of pi and people think you are some prodigy. That would be cool!
danedaworld 2 years ago
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Any university prof would tell you that you memorize pieces with your head not you muscle. In cases of slips, it's your head that works to remember where you were within the greater scheme of things not your muscles. Unfortunately for you, our muscles don't think. Muscles also forget and cannot remember. It's brains that people like Richter use to remember vast amounts of repertoire.
I guess, according to you, Walter Gieseking made a mistake learning everything behind a desk.
aldebussy 2 years ago
How can we distinguish between our muscles and our mind? We cannot train our minds to perform better. In fact our muscles are our mind - the 'act' of thinking. Clearly the pianist here is expressing her love of music, which is an accumulated performance of note reading, action, technique, interpretation, etc. It is ridiculous to say her brain has memorized the music. Instead we are seeing her mind as the interpretative act of making music.
Geigerspieler113 2 years ago
To me there is a very clear distinction between knowing a piece with my mind vs. with my muscles: I will always know it much better if I am able to have the whole piece in my mind rather than following reflex as my muscles 'remember' what the notes are.
pablologist 2 years ago
in her interview, lisitsa said she was using muscle memory to remember the pieces... i hope u are not judging her...
JamesTR4 2 years ago
I'm sure if you search on youtube for "A wonderful encounter with valentina lisitsa" there is a video in which she states that all of her playing is done from muscle memory; her hands just fall into the correct places without having to think.
samuelishmedia 2 years ago
in my opinion, you memorize with both. In concerts, its my muscies doing the playing while my head is thinking about hoe to play the piece emotionally. And i disagree that muscles forget and cannot remember. If i played a piece before, i can blank my mind and my hands start playing it.
mashka96 2 years ago
@ldailey06 no, it also takes much concentration otherwise it comes across bland and half-assed.
Chakiejan 1 year ago
@ldailey06
Yeah, easy like in Olympic caliber gymnastics is mere muscle memory. Just practice lots and lots and, voila, you're an Olympic level gymnast.
0aethyr0 1 year ago
@ldailey06 yea, but thats just the mechanical part of it. this girl brings the music a presence, sensitivity and feeling that is outstanding!
CT2507 1 year ago
@ldailey06 If you're just playing it yes, but like everything else, it's a lot harder to play them well.
OriginalBasaliskos 1 year ago
@ldailey06 same as for all etudes. just lots of practice, dedication and time.
Laudan08 1 year ago
@ldailey06 being able to play it is one thing...performing is another :)
omgb4b3 1 year ago 15
Can somebody tell me what this etude means? I don't understand what it conveys.
hailkayy 2 years ago
a bunch of woodland animals coming out and dancing in the moonlight.
MagicDolphinGO 2 years ago 5
oh my god MagicDolphinGO you made me laugh
skryabyn 2 years ago
oh my god hahahahahahaha
skryabyn 2 years ago 2
its a study of "light touch" or tocatta.
ibanezgrind 2 years ago 3
I've also heard that it's a song designed to teach a specific physical technique but still be musical. Look up the song Echo Etude, by a guitarist named Yngwie Malmsteen
Java1pd 2 years ago
WOW....incredible!!
AtNyn37 2 years ago
Omg i'd never be able to play this :S. Maybe you can play it in this tempo for a while, but its very tireing too.
papcskris3 2 years ago
O_____O That was amazing!
YellowBuzzle 2 years ago 2
If you think she is amazing... imagine the composer...
mrdooba 2 years ago
I can't believe I have never heard this piece before
Persuasion86 2 years ago
Not only is she beautiful, she's one HELL of a pianist! Perfectly executed rendition! Keep it up :D
jamirophan 2 years ago 5
you have to love a beautiful piano player
madwolflone 2 years ago 2
How many brains does she has???
that's amazing...
mariopando 3 years ago 2
Brilliant!! I can never believe how this study doesn't get more exposure! I think it's amazing and dream of playing it one day :-)
FreddysHamster 3 years ago 2
Because not many can play this etude quite as beautifully as she does. :)
acadien79 2 years ago 3
nice!!!!!!!!
kaleidoscopio2006 3 years ago