Irena Koblar, Chopin Etude Op.25 No.2 in F minor

[jim6morrison]

"A portrait of maria's soul" - Zdzisław Jachimecki, "Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek,"

[VortexBuffer]

Its funny that even very good pianists have trouble getting this etude to sound even. At very slow speeds it is trivial, but presto it becomes very difficult and you can hear that both Koblar and Lisitsa are having trouble with this. Strangely, I think that the performance by Aimi Kobayashi also on youtube sounds more even, which really brings out a flowing melody, instead of something that sounds choppy.

[wybonnie]

Wonderful ! Love it so much !!!

[marina007261]

Oh amazing!!! I must play it at my concert...

[predoje]

Basic rule, for little children is crescendo doest mean to speed up... she made from this etude a caricature.

[PianoLvsPaul]

pedal should only used where stated on score, she uses it a lot. but still good



[fr3d420]

Wow!  Shes good.

[alaannao2]

Maybe mistakes, but still the best performance.

[predoje]

@alaannao2 its so far from best performace...

[ImmortalSpecies]

She cheated on some parts but right speed

[alaannao2]

THE BEST- fantastic performance.

[alaannao2]

beautiful

[bldydrkangl]

This was played beautifully.

Although I have to say trying to analyze the sheet music for this is a nightmare.

[OpieSkool]

Talk about finger muscles ^^

[satyu131089]

beautiful arm position, wonderfully played...

[Darrning]

Interesting execution and interpretation, but wrong. Chopin wrote "Presto" not "Allegretto".....

[Chopin1986]

BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO !!!!!

[Coreypiano]

Lovely and elegant playing. Your phrases are so clear and you use rubato quite tastefully. :)

[auxpower13]

It is amazing that I NEVER see a video response posted by these "experts" with all their critiques of piano technique.

[Pancake918]

You don't have to be an expert at playing it to understand it.

[aerodator]

sounds really sweet

[chopping77]

Great

[spartan09090]

working on this now..hard to get up to speed :X

[Aul1kki]

It will take some time, but practising it with metronome from slow to fast will make the progress faster. Also it teaches you to keep your tempo and make it more even. Good luck!

[spartan09090]

thanks :)

[jabbawockii]

Try using rhythm drills. Play the RH alone, using an alternate rhythm than is written. Example:  Short, long short...and then long short long. then try to play it evenly and it should be easier!

[SUPPLEANDFIRM]

@spartan09090 Maybe if you suck and should not be playing this song yet.

[Ellinidara]

That women is fantastic.

[GilvanGouveaMerola]

I love chopin

[Desmonddd2002]

I think she interpreted the piece well, but however, her 4 and 5 fingers playing f# and G sometimes is not clear, And some dynamics are just too dramatic, this etude requires a flow of linear and pressureless dynamics.

[TheNeptuneSpaceship]

beautiful

[ldf8u]

Gosh, I love Chopin's etudes. This is one of my favorites. I loved it so much that I taught myself to play this when I was in middle school and played it in addition to a Chopin waltz and impromptu (as a kind of Chopin montage) for a recital that year. I really like Koblar's interpretation. Perhaps not as much as I like Claudio Arrau, but I'm very particular about my Chopin! Thanks for this upload!

[danielags16]

I played this 4years ago when I was 15. Nowhere as aware or musical as your interpretation, makes me want to play it again putting more care in achieving that cristaline sound and the pedal. I loved it!

[LeAzEMOval]

nothing special

[caduceusguru]

playing this today at carnegie hall... i'm kinda scared lol

[JohnEBProductions]

Don't be.

[perthgz]

Good! But not as good as Aimi Kobayashi!

: )

[concerto35]

perhgz: Aimi Kobayashi played this at 5 years like a professional.  Her expertise deifies explaination.

[avanzito]

Stupid comment.

[predoje]

@avanzito stupid playing.

[avanzito]

@predoje Oh, litlle monkey, learned another word, just not learned to properly use.

[predoje]

Come on, is this presto or what...

[ShadowMissrouti]

stop bragging bodyonmedea, maybe you think you can play it but you play it without emotion or technic at all, let's bet.

[aznguy117]

wow

im trying this piece, and i play it a lot slower...

it might be because im 12, and shes a professional

[siralchemistuk]

I think she is playing this too quickly...feels rushed unless of course that was her intention...i.e. the characeter of bees rushing around

[cloudftw93]

just remember, the only diffrence between people like you and and profesionals is they get paid, im good (kinda) but i dont get paid

[JakWho92]

a professional musician is smbd who has an exam at a conservatory

[cloudftw93]

not really lol

[ciliaspippi]

you know what? no there is a difference. you just aren't good enough

[MevseC]

I heard rey is like 85% done with this song

[LunInSpectra]

lol, I'm playing this tomorrow. I'm a little anxious.

[LunInSpectra]

I really did play it!

[opl1n4]

last key was depressed but no sound, ,, ,, ha

[RafaellaSousa]

Oh my goodness! Precious!

[scottyschumann18]

so then, 'bodyonmedea' why dont you post a video of you playing it as well as a professional pianist. id love to see that.

[caduceusguru]

He was making a comment and criticizing it, but not attacking the player. No need to respond like a dick.

[scottyschumann18]

i dont think a 13 year old can actually criticise a pro, its her own interpretation of the piece, spell criticise right, dick.

[signindea]

we wil see

[signindea]

ok ( this is another account that i have )

i will post a video playing this piece

[morosefelicity]

Kind of harsh, don't you think?

Though, bragging about being a 13 year old who knows how to play a complicated piece is quite irritating.

I guess ignoring would be best.

Actually, who knows? He or she might be a child prodigy.

[scottyschumann18]

he or she might be a prodigy your right, but a 13 year old, cannot have this musicality, know what i mean? not been harsh just annoying when amateurs criticise the pros.

[bodyonmedea]

i am 13 and i play tha really good ... i think this is a little fast i would prefer it just a little slower but overall it's awsome

[brisingr1021]

excellent vid-great to see young people devote their efforts to classical music.I played this particular etude for my diploma years ago,so trust me when I say the difficulty is not in the techique,imho,u get there with practice.The problems begin when u have to un-learn all of it&let it flow:intonation,accentuation,p­edalling-a very rewarding ride though, so congrats to the young lady&to all who are attempting it. keep up the good work!! Thanks again for the vid, it brought back good memories :))

[laqin007]

i wanna see her pedaling... good performance!

[Lararevelute]

wow this was a beautiful piece and she played it with such elegance and grace. This is truly magnificent. Congrats to her she is very talented =)

[friedhelmrss]

genial

friedhelmrss

[DaravoniaXtreme]

this etude is one of my favorites and she performed it very well....

does anyone has the sheet of this etude??

i want to learn how to play this etude...

[ChrisWatch]

Is this the piece Chopin claimed to be a perfect picture of his ex wife?

[tanghonuen88]

i don't think so...

i think this is "the bees"

[ChrisWatch]

I think i tmight be I looked into wikipedia and it said the opus 25 no2

[yourforte]

This is fabulous

[MmeMiller1972]

Magnifique

[TsuyuCL]

look at how graceful she is ...

[Burnsomatic]

Very beautiful playing! Who are you? Are you really only 15 years old as TehBrettster says?

[donoses]

Very good! Fra due settimane lo suono!!

[X52SY]

Beautiful piece. I respect her work. One of my favourite rendition is played by Nuccio Trotta. I'd like to invite watching his performances because I think he's a very good unkown pianist. Thank you.

[TehBrettster]

There is no way I'll make it sound like this by the end of the semester.

[Cosmos135498]

hahahahah I just thought the same thing when the video ended.

I have to play 2 chopin etudes this semester :(

[TehBrettster]

Tough break.

I have this, Bach prelude & fugue 4, Beethoven Pathetique (although that one may not be final), and Rachmaninoff prelude in G major.

[Cosmos135498]

I have also a Bach prelude & fugue, and a bethoven sonata in a major. last year I played Rachmaninov's prelude in G minor aswell. but my major concearn for this year is that I'll have to play Ravel's sonatine (he has only 1). btw how old are you? Im 15 :(

[TehBrettster]

Good gravy. All that at 15. Respect to you. I'm 18- it's my freshman year at the University of North Texas (UNT).

And it's already making me scared of the piano. Hahahaha. But it'll be worth it when I'm done. I hope.

[antoinezygfryd]

Encore une pianiste dont les talents ont été rabotés par les professeurs...

[lhnawnaw]

awesome =)

[winterxc]

she sounds a little too stiff.. i prefer the other little girl who played this.. i think its aimi kobayashi.

[LostWindFlute]

Wow. She's sooo good, and she's just sitting there, straight, playing it like it's nothing, while I remember I was striving to get my hands to keep going and playing every note. lol. After seeing this, I really want to dig it out and play it again. She's just really good.

[6857h]

Her technique is astounding!

[almujtabah]

each three note, you flow it like water, and then you stop, and you continu, each 3 NOTES, all the piece, but you should be extremly light, and if you practice it like that some days, you will see then that you can play it extremly rapidly like you want.

[pianofiend1]

I'm working on this etude now. I do each bar over and over again, one by one, then work*** out the phases together. The way she plays it makes my practice seem pointless! lol

[la4ky]

dont give up! I am trying to....

She haw such a perfect sound and dynamic

[pianofiend1]

Cool. Good luck. How far have you gotten?

[la4ky]

Well now i play it safely by heart, in thiw speed and maby a little bit more, but i face problems

1) in balance ( i mean because of speed i lose in some meters the tone of the correct note),

2) in my effort not to sound hard in forte with pedal.

[pianofiend1]

I'm working on this etude now. I do each bar over and over again, one by one, then out the phases together. The way she plays it makes my practice seem pointless! lol

[demoniacz]

This is water etude, you have to let it flows like water =) good luck

[gammypage]

isn't it the butterfly etude?

[demoniacz]

No, butterfly etude is Op.25 No.9

[nanouXD]

this is beautiful

[lovesGenet]

Y don't people get the difficulty right and do triplets! Her playing is nuanced and musical and her touch is always control but...

[HL50255790]

que manera de tocar, sorprendete!!!!!!

[pianoport]

very clean, but this praticular etude is in three the rigth hand against the three in the left. Is a big mistake to play in six. Of course is easy in the way that you play.

[ceze666]

you can play either way and its how the listener feels it, although if the player is emphasising the beat then yes, but she plays it well enough

[djoecsawper]

yeah. alot of musicians play it in six. they follow their left hand

[mephisto66773]

this is so beautyful! can't stop listening to it!

[Ungeniusman]

Hmm. I wish I had the time to learn to play as well as you do, but I already practice as much as I have time to. And, frankly, I don't think that God has performance piano in his plan for me. Writing music, I hope. But then again, I don't know.

[doggymaze]

D= I just realised how far away from passing my first diploma exam I am.

[cutebee08]

What kind of coincidence is this? I'm playing both this etude and the no. 7 beethoven sonata that she played in this concert!!!

i wish she played this etude a bit more flowingly!!

[coy6642126]

whatever...

[monkaria]

...And I have to learn this in a month...

[monkaria]

and by the way amazing talent!! =)

[sagara89]

Don't worry, it's one of the easier ones technically speaking of course. Then again, none of the chopin etudes are easy... Try your best anyway.

[monkaria]

Thanks, hehe... I see what you mean but i can only play the first two bars...DX

[sagara89]

It's going to be a long month I see... =)

[monkaria]

Haha... i want to give up and play it later on >_> its too hard, it really is... i had to learn the Ending Theme - Final Fantasy X too... I managed to learn it all but I think i'm going to organise another lesson and just say i couldn't do the etude v_v

[sagara89]

Well at least you don't have to learn an etude every week. I'm on my second and my brain is already giving up on me.

[monkaria]

Aww poor you :( Well, you're probably way better than me, no doubt! XD Good Luck dude :3 YOU CAN DO IT! I KNOW YOU CAN! ^_^ NOW DO IT! :P

[WENCHINGTON]

WEAKLING

[WENCHINGTON]

That is because you ARE PATHETIC.

[monkaria]

Right, and of course you obviously know how to play it very fluently, I can tell..

[LVB1770]

A very unique interpretation and a very beautiful lady!

[EthanBrosh]

Beautiful! Amazing touch! Our styles of music are very different but I can much appreciate your talent. Good luck to you!

Ethan Brosh

[k8tpie05]

you are very talented i would not be able to do that!!!!

[internosil]

loved it