wow this was fantastic. ive been playing for 12 years and i just discovered chopins etudes and i really wanna get started on this one though its definately overwhelming. either way great job the noise is a bit distorted cuz of the camera but all in all it is excellent!
Thanks much for the undeserved praise, Nick! If you're just starting the etudes I'd recommend a few of the lighter ones to get you up to speed (literally & figuratively) like Op 10 No's 9,10 & 12 & Op 25 No's 1,7, & 10. This one is of medium difficulty IMHO and should be tackled, I think, after one has about a half dozen of the others under one's belt. Good luck.
Well, I learned the notes in like a week. But playing it right can take years and years. As you can see, I still cannot play it, even after 30. But you might have better luck, sppe. Keep on trying. Don't give up.
Julia, I'm not really the person to be asking this question because the others are right-I do a terrible job. I'm glad you liked it, though. But I will tell you that in practice, you should follow 3 golden rules: "slow, slow, & slow" & make sure your arms are supple, not tight. You definitely need a teacher at this level. Try to get one. Thanks much & may good fortune follow you always.
Nor should you ever want to, Tomoliena. I mean this is a blurry, over-pedaled mess of a performance without any musical redeeming qualities. I commend your courage for tackling such a daunting piece. Good luck. incidentally, V. Igoshina is one of my fav pianists too. She starred in a movie, "The Mystery of Chopin" several years ago and performs lots of Chopin's music in it. Check out my Revolutionary Etude here. I'm a little more proud of that. Bye!
You really are an inspiration to all pianists, playing such an advanced piece with an injured finger. Good job! I think you might want to play this with a metronome and clean up the chormatic section of the piece. It seems that there are notes that aren't being played clearly cuz you are trying to keep up with the speed. With a little more practice, this piece will flow without so much pedal. So keep at it, and push your limits!
You have me dead to rights, Simpson. And your advice is...ahem...super! The only problem is I don't play anymore so right now I doubt I could play a simple c-scale without struggling. But thanks for the nice accolade and the excellent advice. BTW, you're one hell of a pianist yourself. I almost felt like I was "bumbling" toward a giant daisy in the distance as I listended to your video.
utiliza mucho menos pedal.... una tercera parte del que pusiste y vuelvenos a mostrar que tal suena.
Pienso que el pedal oculta tanto los errores como los aciertos y para poder saber en el fondo que tienes en los dedos se debe oir lo mas limpio posible.
La digitación me gusta, pero creo qeu hay partes donde no es necesario ayudarse con las dos manos.
Hmm, sir, do I detect some video splicing trickery at 1:05 and 1:44? Well, I do think your playing is outstanding, but next time lock your head in a stationary position with a vice. :D
you use too much pedalizing. There are a couple of spots that should be noticably pedalized such as the very first measure and the last 2. But you should use less pedal throughout the rest of the piece. Good job otherwise
Thanks very much. The truth is I can fake the fast ones a little easier. Ask me to play a mozart sonata and I'll crumble. You have some very good videos in your collection -- ones I didn't even know were on YouTube. And you're a very good pianist yourself. Really!
liszt got most his puils to practice c major fingering in all keys.However apparently he had no regard for fingering.Shame you stopped.I stop for long periods when Im a bit depressed.You have a good feeling for these pieces.
I am sad to hear u don't play anymore...I can tell u really love music. but Im sure you'll go back to playing one day. I stopped for two years after I won some contests( burned ou), and now Im back!
hello Joe. You dont know me, but I remember coming across your piano playing on the internet a few years ago, and just stumbled across this on Youtube. Its a shame you cant play anymore because of your double hand injury. Is your performance on this etude hampered by the custom fingering you used to overcome your finger disability? i.e not as quick as you could have played it. Also, have you tried works for the left hand only? or is this hand you injured a second time?
Only in spots, Frog. It is nearly all compromised in the Prelude 16 and Sonata Finale, since there is so much scale work in those I had to practically eliminate the 2nd finger, thus fingering 1-3-4-5, sometimes putting my thumb on the black keys in spots. I could do some LH stuff but the repertoire is so limited.
practice rhytmizations 1 long note followed by three short percussive ones. this will get some clarity in the sixteenths. after that, U might get it from slow to fast with the metronome. start at 80, very articulate, and go 85 90 so on, untill u feel it's fast enough fur ur goals. another day u might study in staccato. as is now, i feel it has potential to grow.
Yes, this was played a little too slow. The book i have says to play it at 166= quarter note, but that is a fairly hard speed to reach, so as omgsana says, play slowly with a metronome.
thanks, gaijin & terrell. I'm just back from a week in alaska and it felt like winter up there. cloudy, fog and snow. 40 degrees most of the time. I think his etude in thirds is one of the hardest. this one technically is not as bad as some. course I've been trying to get it right for four years since I started playing again in 2001. it does get a little heavy in the LH and too much pedal. I wish I was still playing so i could try it again.
This is a great video, and you're an awesome player... but it seems like some of your melodies aren't really heard in some spots because your left hand is heavy... and it might have something to do with your pedal... but overall This is GREAT!
Thanks, Schubert. I guess being like an ultra Beta male-type really has its drawbacks. I never get angry. Not even at my wife. Now there's a first!!!! ;>)
Thanks, kyle. My LH is stronger than my RH, yes because I had no injuries to it when I did the videos. Now, after injuring it, my LH it is as useless as the right.
Yes, and you're absolutely right - it isn't very easy at any speed.
JoeTownley 3 years ago
wow this was fantastic. ive been playing for 12 years and i just discovered chopins etudes and i really wanna get started on this one though its definately overwhelming. either way great job the noise is a bit distorted cuz of the camera but all in all it is excellent!
Nickilo 4 years ago
Thanks much for the undeserved praise, Nick! If you're just starting the etudes I'd recommend a few of the lighter ones to get you up to speed (literally & figuratively) like Op 10 No's 9,10 & 12 & Op 25 No's 1,7, & 10. This one is of medium difficulty IMHO and should be tackled, I think, after one has about a half dozen of the others under one's belt. Good luck.
JoeTownley 4 years ago
op. 25 no. 10 is the octave one right?
That one isn't very easy at normal speed...
Lemonizm 3 years ago
might not be good, but better than me. how long did it take you to learn this?
sppe769 4 years ago
Well, I learned the notes in like a week. But playing it right can take years and years. As you can see, I still cannot play it, even after 30. But you might have better luck, sppe. Keep on trying. Don't give up.
JoeTownley 4 years ago
how did you work on this? it was great to me, although not perfect to others. cos im attempting this too! dun have a teacher now though, self study.
juliaCSL 4 years ago
Julia, I'm not really the person to be asking this question because the others are right-I do a terrible job. I'm glad you liked it, though. But I will tell you that in practice, you should follow 3 golden rules: "slow, slow, & slow" & make sure your arms are supple, not tight. You definitely need a teacher at this level. Try to get one. Thanks much & may good fortune follow you always.
JoeTownley 4 years ago
Im learning this piece but I can't play like you.
Tomoliena 4 years ago
Nor should you ever want to, Tomoliena. I mean this is a blurry, over-pedaled mess of a performance without any musical redeeming qualities. I commend your courage for tackling such a daunting piece. Good luck. incidentally, V. Igoshina is one of my fav pianists too. She starred in a movie, "The Mystery of Chopin" several years ago and performs lots of Chopin's music in it. Check out my Revolutionary Etude here. I'm a little more proud of that. Bye!
JoeTownley 4 years ago
mon dieu c est quoi ca ?
nicoss007 5 years ago
You really are an inspiration to all pianists, playing such an advanced piece with an injured finger. Good job! I think you might want to play this with a metronome and clean up the chormatic section of the piece. It seems that there are notes that aren't being played clearly cuz you are trying to keep up with the speed. With a little more practice, this piece will flow without so much pedal. So keep at it, and push your limits!
supersimpson2001 5 years ago
You have me dead to rights, Simpson. And your advice is...ahem...super! The only problem is I don't play anymore so right now I doubt I could play a simple c-scale without struggling. But thanks for the nice accolade and the excellent advice. BTW, you're one hell of a pianist yourself. I almost felt like I was "bumbling" toward a giant daisy in the distance as I listended to your video.
JoeTownley 5 years ago
utiliza mucho menos pedal.... una tercera parte del que pusiste y vuelvenos a mostrar que tal suena.
Pienso que el pedal oculta tanto los errores como los aciertos y para poder saber en el fondo que tienes en los dedos se debe oir lo mas limpio posible.
La digitación me gusta, pero creo qeu hay partes donde no es necesario ayudarse con las dos manos.
davidf996 5 years ago
Hmm, sir, do I detect some video splicing trickery at 1:05 and 1:44? Well, I do think your playing is outstanding, but next time lock your head in a stationary position with a vice. :D
qxb 5 years ago
you use too much pedalizing. There are a couple of spots that should be noticably pedalized such as the very first measure and the last 2. But you should use less pedal throughout the rest of the piece. Good job otherwise
kevtrey 5 years ago
I agree thoroughly, kev. When I get tense (99% of the time), I overpedal. plus the carpeting underneath doesn't give me full control. Thanks.
JoeTownley 5 years ago
next time you post another piano video can you film it at a different angle
simonwong101 5 years ago
This is amazing
Very Good I Lurn The Mondshein Sonate It's almost finished and Clair De Lune To Thanks for listening
Disconnected9999 5 years ago
very difficult chopin etude! good job! it seems like you choose to play all the difficult pieces ;)
ahoy16 5 years ago
Thanks very much. The truth is I can fake the fast ones a little easier. Ask me to play a mozart sonata and I'll crumble. You have some very good videos in your collection -- ones I didn't even know were on YouTube. And you're a very good pianist yourself. Really!
JoeTownley 5 years ago
thanks! you're nice!
ahoy16 5 years ago
liszt got most his puils to practice c major fingering in all keys.However apparently he had no regard for fingering.Shame you stopped.I stop for long periods when Im a bit depressed.You have a good feeling for these pieces.
chad410 5 years ago
I will soon. I am drilling some stuff, and will upload videos of me playing in a fewe months when I feel stable again, in my playing.
feniciano 5 years ago
I am sad to hear u don't play anymore...I can tell u really love music. but Im sure you'll go back to playing one day. I stopped for two years after I won some contests( burned ou), and now Im back!
feniciano 5 years ago
Hope so, Fen, but...anyway, welcome back. You should post your bio on your home page. Sounds like a very interesting story.
JoeTownley 5 years ago
hello Joe. You dont know me, but I remember coming across your piano playing on the internet a few years ago, and just stumbled across this on Youtube. Its a shame you cant play anymore because of your double hand injury. Is your performance on this etude hampered by the custom fingering you used to overcome your finger disability? i.e not as quick as you could have played it. Also, have you tried works for the left hand only? or is this hand you injured a second time?
DementedFrog 5 years ago
"Is your performance...second time?"
Only in spots, Frog. It is nearly all compromised in the Prelude 16 and Sonata Finale, since there is so much scale work in those I had to practically eliminate the 2nd finger, thus fingering 1-3-4-5, sometimes putting my thumb on the black keys in spots. I could do some LH stuff but the repertoire is so limited.
JoeTownley 5 years ago
practice rhytmizations 1 long note followed by three short percussive ones. this will get some clarity in the sixteenths. after that, U might get it from slow to fast with the metronome. start at 80, very articulate, and go 85 90 so on, untill u feel it's fast enough fur ur goals. another day u might study in staccato. as is now, i feel it has potential to grow.
feniciano 5 years ago
Thanks for the tips, feniciano. They are solid, good pieces of advice. I don't play anymore, however, so I can't put them to use. Sorry.
JoeTownley 5 years ago
I'll definitely try the sunglasses and maniac mafia look, but I'm afraid it will do little to help a dull performance.
JoeTownley 5 years ago
Don't worry, it worked for me;)
good job on this piece though
Invictious 5 years ago
Good job on playing this etude, it's pretty difficult, however you were not up to speed.
You need way much more fury into playing that piece.
oh yea, try sunglasses, makes you look cooler when playing this piece.
put on a russian manic mafia look when playing this piece too, helps alot.
good job though.
Invictious 5 years ago
Yes, this was played a little too slow. The book i have says to play it at 166= quarter note, but that is a fairly hard speed to reach, so as omgsana says, play slowly with a metronome.
kevtrey 5 years ago
you don't have a teacher?
anyway, here's some stuff to help because overall it's not bad at all^^
1. play VERY slowly with metronome
2. play WITHOUT pedal, you'll add a few later but here it's really too much!
3. play VERY slowly with metronome xD
here's a ref I like a lot available on youtube it can help you understand better dynamics and interpretation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM0jk4cDBm0
omgSana 5 years ago
thanks, gaijin & terrell. I'm just back from a week in alaska and it felt like winter up there. cloudy, fog and snow. 40 degrees most of the time. I think his etude in thirds is one of the hardest. this one technically is not as bad as some. course I've been trying to get it right for four years since I started playing again in 2001. it does get a little heavy in the LH and too much pedal. I wish I was still playing so i could try it again.
JoeTownley 5 years ago
This is a great video, and you're an awesome player... but it seems like some of your melodies aren't really heard in some spots because your left hand is heavy... and it might have something to do with your pedal... but overall This is GREAT!
terrell08 5 years ago
But still thats a pretty darn good video. Nice effort It is one of chopins hardest etudes isn't it?
WatashiwaBakaGaijin 5 years ago
you need more anger Joe. More anger and you'll be playing like pollini. good stuff.
schubert06 5 years ago
Thanks, Schubert. I guess being like an ultra Beta male-type really has its drawbacks. I never get angry. Not even at my wife. Now there's a first!!!! ;>)
JoeTownley 5 years ago
Well I'm not a huge piano critique (I'm only 16), but I must say your left hand is quite amazing here ^^
kyle556 5 years ago
Thanks, kyle. My LH is stronger than my RH, yes because I had no injuries to it when I did the videos. Now, after injuring it, my LH it is as useless as the right.
JoeTownley 5 years ago
I think you play well with an injured finger ( the 2nd one?)
canardroti 5 years ago
Thank you. Yes, the RH forefinger. Now also the LH middle finger (smashed in a window recently) :( .
JoeTownley 5 years ago
Too much pedal ><
deeedeee 5 years ago
I agree.
JoeTownley 5 years ago