Chopin Op. 7 no. 1 Mazurka in B flat major

[TheBornthisway11]

my sister is playin this :)

[caltempature98]

Stacking!!

[kitttyke]

I play it too :) I really like it

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[Kret0s]

thats a huge grand....

[QcMori7]

...That's not a "song" since theres no singing...

[RandleScandal]

Stacking :D What a fantastic game

[10freekie2]

woow this is played professionally :D it's such a difficult part to play!

[ancientsolar]

Think im starting to like the mazurkas more than the nocturnes :O

[612curtis]

@ancientsolar They're pretty good but the nocturnes still have my vote lol

[camioneroh69]

Isn't this for four hands?

[reedrichards82]

my dad can play this very well and a little bit faster than this I always thought it was by Joplin because he plays a lot of Joplin too

[PPJens]

@reedrichards82

Choplin

[Maddin1929]

its easy to play, but it looks like as it is hard. thats the best thing about this nice song. love to play it xD

[daytonmlivingston]

@Maddin1929 Same thing with the Op.68 No.2 Mazurka!

[Stefolina89]

time wrong

[qy2m]

same!!!

[AizaJustmint]

Playing this song for my piano recital...

[bsd300d]

This is horrible, she lost the feeling of the piece.

[dongjiangbo]

VERY WELL DONE

[nivtal20]

Would you guys stop calling it a "song" ? it's a Piece!

[llllShArPllll]

@nivtal20 whats the difference

[qy2m]

nice piece very lively

[pianopam1]

I'm playing this song too.

[thepianistfyr]

me too!!

[RDU1388]

is this piece hard to play?

i ask this because i found a music book which i have, which categorised this piece under grade 4.

[musiclover2141]

@RDU1388 Well, I played this for my grade 7 last yr....its not that hard but its just cos u need to stretch ur finger a little

[bb1996818]

is something in 2:06 ?

[Archangel777Catholic]

@bb1996818 I noticed that too.

[willgudmundsson]

mazurka durka durka!

[mike480000]

so many mazurkas so little time ;-)

[derdereuchzihtx100]

@mike480000

it's very difficult :S

[mossfitz]

Rubato should not interfere with the flow. Why are so many pianists tempted into playing the Mazurkas in such a mannered manner? Is it to distinguish them from walzes?

[wayneredhart]

@mossfitz A Mazurka is NOT necessarily supposed to flow, you ignorant numbskull. Obviously you never heard the two reported instances of famous musicians feeling that Chopin played his Mazurkas with four whole beats in many bars. Try doing some research before making such idiotically misguided criticisms...

[mossfitz]

@wayneredhart

Troll!

Can you really imagine your making your comment in such an ill-mannered fashion during a face to face public conversation.

Good rubato can, of course, involve long lacunas, interruptions and even silences. Jerky breaks are quite another thing and simpy bad rubato - like someone who just can´t dance. The Mazurka is a dance and though Chopin´s are not intended to be danced to physically, they are different than, say, a ballade which is more about story-telling and drama.

[wayneredhart]

@mossfitz Could anything be more "ill-mannered" than rudely criticising a performer based on ignorance and a lack knowledge? A mazruak is not supposed to "flow". It is SUPPOSED to sound jerky, you ill-informed numbskull. Personally I should like to hear more freedoms still. To write this is off based on excess freedoms would be plain ignorance. No doubt you'd also have had a go at Chopin- in the playing of whom Meyerbeer heard more 4/4 bars than 3/4 ones...

[mossfitz]

@wayneredhart In this instance, its a question of taste not knowledge. I play many of the Mazurkas and, yes, i´ve read about them too. I find the timing here awkward - mannered, as i said - Perhaps awkwardness appeals to you? That would be the taste of a troll wouldn´t it? - well why not. Enjoy!

[wayneredhart]

@mossfitz Well, perhaps you ought to do a little more research into both Chopin and the Mazurka? You clearly haven't done enough. Maybe,instead of criticisizing others on false grounds, you could then set about learning to play them better for yourself? If this is too "awkward" for you (and you would criticise it on such idiotic grounds and not having enough "flow" and being too "jerky"), you simply have not even begun to understand the Mazurka. Go and listen to Friedman.

[OriginalBasaliskos]

I found the Friedman version. I have to say, I quite like it. Have you heard Biret play?

[bsd300d]

@OriginalBasaliskos The Biret version is way better than this.

[OriginalBasaliskos]

@bsd300d : D I agree. Her mazurkas have a sort of energy and liveliness that few others seem to put into their playing of Chopin's mazurkas.

[dmcII]

@OriginalBasaliskos Actually the best word to describe it for me is....bounce !....:)

[wayneredhart]

@mossfitz PS. It didn't seem to about your personal taste when you said: "Rubato should not interfere with the flow. Why are so many pianists tempted into playing the Mazurkas in such a mannered manner?" However, if someone criticises such a misguided criticism, they ought to just acknowledge your different taste? Perhaps you should remember that next time you are making foolish criticisms that stem from your own naivety...

[jccalderonp]

Very good... greetings from Peru...

[rani265]

i just started playing it.... i suck...:(

[aaabbbccc5]

Just learned it, took me 5 minutes

[The2012Apocalyptos]

@aaabbbccc5

u suck much rofl!

[aaabbbccc5]

I could´nt care less!

[harpandpianomusic]

I just started playing this song. You play it beautifully. Thank you!

[brakiz]

I love you!

[Eyalel5]

great! and the timing enjoyed

[cydavid]

man she is hot

[KasKait19]

i'm playing this song!

[lipmann0128]

ME TOO!

[kenneth2145]

@KasKait19 this is not a song. 

[kenneth2145]

@KasKait19 this is not a song

[iSpeakKonglish]

omg Check out "The Chestnut Tree." It's a little animation that uses Mazurka. It's really cute.

[pianomath]

Very good!

I have been playing it for a long time now, and still haven't figured out how to play this well. My teacher said my playing sounded too "metronomic" due to my left hand's playing.

Love it! :)

[irondawson]

Great job

[brisingr380]

great! im teaching this to myself- havent gotten past the first page though

[iSpeakKonglish]

Do you have the sheet music?

[brisingr380]

yeah i do

[iSpeakKonglish]

Can you post the link?

[skeletonface95]

ME 2!

im 13 and im learnin how to play this!

very good btw

[Dattebayo13Girl]

very beautiful!!! i''m also playing this but i'm 13 years old...XD

[RayTide9]

13 dont change a thing

[silviezimmer]

THis is a wonderful interpretation! I will learn from this video and strive to play this piece as well as you do (but I probably won't). Thank you for sharing this performance!

[AidaTosca]

Wow... what a beautiful compliment!

[Progenerator]

The technique and dynamics are excellent, but I can't help but feel the rubato was taken too far.

[AidaTosca]

Thanks for the honest and thoughtful observation! If I play straighter, it's deemed 'clinical.' I know I can't please everyone, so I try to please myself.

I do appreciate your thoughts.

[elquetocapiano]

aida tosca I checked your list and you could never be the beauty who is playing here probably you are a wanna be travestite

[MozartAppreciator]

very good performance~!

[Jumpmanmauro]

Very Good, I also play it like that.

[emilypotter7]

I'm learning this.

( you played it better than my teacher, when he was showing me what it was supposed to sound like. )

beautiful. =D

[AidaTosca]

What a beautiful compliment...

Thank you very much!

-Kyung

[miguelchavez94]

Nice.

I LOVE THE PIANO!

[Georgezhao123]

wonderful performance! very emotional!

[AidaTosca]

Thanks, George!

I tried to portray 'charm' for the majority of the piece... Hopefully that came through.

-Kyung