Op.25 no.5 : @ Sharing a reply from another thread, on why 25#5 is so slow! The word "Vivace" is generally associated with "fast" although it more accurately means "lively." I hope my interpretation has life and quirkiness in it, enough to qualify it as "lively." I wanted to choose a tempo that would allow attention to the myriad rhythmic details in the score, particularly how the 2-note motif is expressed differently in almost every single phrase: 2 eighth notes barred together, 6 eighth notes barred together, with and without accents, sixteenth note and dotted eighth in the right hand while the left hand is either rolled chords, single quarter notes (with or without grace notes) or sixteenth/dotted eighth slurred differently, quarter note with grace note, 2 note chord vs 3 note chord, etc. You get the point - if it is too fast, all of those details start to blur. So balancing "lively enough" with "slow enough" seemed to end up here. (Also, the middle section is only "piu lento" so its leisurely unfurling can't be too much of a slow-down from the "Vivace." So many weights and counterweights, and the scales settle down at this particular tempo (on that particular day of recording!!). Thanks for asking!!
This explanation is very good, and the recording even better! I hope one day I can see you perform live. Also would you ever consider recording Liszt's B minor sonata? Your virtuosity and musicality would work with it perfectly in my opinion. These Chopin Etude and your Dante sonata are some of my favorite recordings of all time.
I absolutely LOVE your performance ! Thank you for your explanation, i generally heard and played this etude much quicker, but after reading that, i might try to focus on those details you point out ! Thank you :)
This is the pianist who recorded all these études so wonderfully and near perfectly, and so few people have noticed :(( Love all your recordings, Frederic Chiu!
Frederic, So true! Michaelangeli's Scarbo is so much better for being slower. Try the young pianist George Harliono; his tempi are so on the mark. Let me take this moment to thank you in general for your artistry. Btw, your rendition of the Rachmaninoff transcription of the Bach Preludium is one of the most loving things I've ever heard.
I personally would like to see a small video about yourself. You do such a huge work with uploading these pieces. Like telling a bit about yourself, how you got into classical music, how you find time for this channel :)
I was curious too, apparently the uploader works for the Singaporean government. Not much else though. As far as his analyses go, I've had mixed assessments from concert pianists (I personally know several). But the entire thing can be pretty subjective.
Personally, I don't like that idea, except maybe some opinion and channel update which the community tab could sustain. Not to discredit anyone, I just don't like the idea.
I’ve been listening to this recording for the past 4 years, since 2020. This recording just helped me come out of a panic attack. Thank you, Mr Chiu 🙏🙏
Not only is Chiu's playing one of the best and most thoughtful interpretations of Chopin's Études in my opinion, the piano sounds really good in this recording! (Op.10 No.4 is incredible)
The piano certainly sounds incredible. It is NOT a Steinway! Frederic is a Yamaha artist and I can confirm that this album was recorded on a Yamaha CFIIIS Concert Grand. He knows where it's at! 🎹
Frederic Chiu is the exemplification of detailed in piano. He focuses very deeply on all aspects of the instrument to attain the best sound possible. If you listen closely you can see how he even employs the pedal with such care and precision. Coupled with his great technical skill, this makes for one of the best recordings of Chopin’s Etudes.
Ohohohoho, an absolutely fantastic recording of two absolutely fantastic sets of etudes! Also I just love that fact that Chopin's dedication of Op.10 reads "to my friend, Franz Liszt" (sure their relationship had its ups and downs, but they were friends indeed). And to consider that these two actually used to hang out, get drinks together... and for a couple of months Mendelssohn (and Heine!) joined them in Paris for a few shenanigans. I would love to see a joined biopic of them, just focusing on a week or a month of life in Paris in the mid-1830s...
The movie "Impromptu" which came out in the early 1990s, is a depiction of the romance between Chopin and George Sand. Liszt (played by Julian Sands, looking uncannily like him) features prominently in the movie. It's a great lighthearted period comedy.
@@jclmoose when most people play it always sounds like its in groups of two, which is wrong cause its notated in triplets. in this case, chiu exagerates the differences between the accents of the triplet section and and duplet section shortly after.
Quite the unique approach to Op.10 no.6 - serenity, and peaceful feelings; the slower tempo helps with Chiu's careful handling of the melodic line. So glad to have listened to his interpretation!
Op10 n10 is so fun! I love how he gives attention to both hands, and I love the swingy little reintroduction at 23:37, I've never heard any other pianist play it this way.
sigh, I wish I could play like this. I'd take this over being famous or mega rich. Even playing as mundanely as I do I still experience such profound joy from making music on a piano...
@@bernardguynunns5658 That's really true. When I started playing my only goal was to get my technique to a better and better level to play the "cooler" pieces. But I noticed how that's totally not the fun part about music.
This is now my favorite recording of the Chopin etudes. Chiu treats each piece as a study in touch, colors, and, most especially, in voicing. He brings out secondary/alternative melodies like no one else! Truly a remarkable recording
Geez that Op.10/10 is one of the trippiest music experiences I’ve ever had when listening to the piano. The way he really gets you to hear what he wants you to hear in this etude specifically is brilliant.
oh my. this is so luxurious. I LOVE the spirit and detail. Nothing better than true-hearted artistry without anything being contrived. opulent without being overbearing. "hyper-fine" attention to dynamics couldn't be more true. your channel is a gift.
39:11 ahhhh I finally know what its sounds like to hear angels descending on earth
6 лет назад+60
“Frederic Chiu is a stunningly virtuosic pianist with a dynamic range that almost defies the capabilities of modern recording techniques...” - BBC Music Magazine
This Op. 10 No 3 is my favorite yet. The melody is brought out so far in front of the accompaniment - more so than an any other version I've studied. Also, I like in the middle section when he gets to the 1/16 diminished chords in contrary motion he doesn't accelerate through them. He continues to simply play them in time. Exquisite.
None better, delicate but virtuosic and bewitching. Some Chopinists have been put off by Chiu's Mazurkas, which can lack momentum. Never the case here. A much underrated artist.
Terry! How very true! The greatest teacher of pianists is the RUclips! Pianists can listen to and watch the finest pianists alive or dead perform.the whole piano repetoire. No wonder there are so many great pianists today and greater ones appear every generation! Listen to Seong JIn Cho, Katia Buniatishvili, Yuja Wang, Danil Trifonov, Kate Lui, etc etc etc etc etc. The best way of learning the piano or any musical instrument is by listening and watching superb pianists perform. I think Franz Liszt, Rachmaninoff and other great pianists of the past would be very shocked by and even envious of the players of the 21st century! One last word: Who is this pianist "Chu"? I nearly missed him because of his name! Why is not his full name given? He is absolutely superb!! Simply and just great! I have never heard the Etudes played better ! .Just wish I could have watched him!
pal joey don't even dare compare composers to pianists. Both of the courses are hard as you think. You're obviously insulting the people who sacrificed their life for music. And you, you can only type comments all around the RUclips. Don't type another if you will say something that will hurt someone's feelings.
Sorry you but you can't describe how good you are. Your friends can only say the truth if they're not "plastic". You're childhood is really BAD and I can see it. Im fighting for what's right you just fight for wrong. I think the real you is out of site. I would just say you're hurt because you're obviously so boastful that no one even replies back, except for me. I'd rather say you should change your mind before you even regret it.
Until you get to the university level there aren't really any piano 'teachers'. They're more like practice monitors who rarely offer much. I was one for ten years.
Well, not to diminish Liszt's capabilities, but the late John Ogdon can sight-read pieces terrifyingly well. You can hear about anecdotes of him in The Living Pianos channel. A good portion of his studio recordings are sight-read and it includes monstrous pieces from the likes of Scriabin and Sorabji.
When u sight read stuff like this, you usually read it before hand, and make a plan. Understanding harmony also helps. These are all pattern based, so I think it would be very possible for him.
BIG DEAL! I started playing piano at 2 years old. By 3, I was able to sight read all of Chopin, Liszt, Rach, Scriabin and Prokovief, including sight reading the latter's PC 2 in performance with the BPO...all while blind-folded! Yours truly, GOD
Only if we include the double-beat theory. I personally am not a follower of that theory, but it would make more sense than this, while also keeping the fact that you must be a genious to sight-read this etudes even in half slower tempo.
Um not really. Where is the right hand? I can only hear left hand bumping around cause right hand is extremely hard in that moment. Even though I respect, dont shout at me.
@@mikoajmikoaj8268 2 things: 1) I can easily hear the right hand 2) I'm studying this Etude right now and I can say that that part isn't insanely hard compared to the rest of the Etude
Had the joy of hearing him live several years ago and still remember as one of the most memorable concerts I have been too. I had heard of him before and sure glad I went to see him. Nice guy too as we got to chat a bit during the intermission. His Debussy and Ravel was magical.
What I love about your version of the etudes is that each is played in a way that we can hear the perfect articulation, yet fast enough so that the feel of each etude is expressed properly
I listening to it while studying so that I cant focus.Now, I'm only listening....Amazing pianist. The performance of Chopin's Etude subtly beautiful, Chopin's melodies among all these notes.......
The B-Major section of Op. 25, No. 10 is phenomenally beautiful. Crazy how some of Chopin's best lyrical work exists buried in the depths of these etudes (even better than some of his nocturnes!).
Exquisite voicing between 10:40 and 10:50, and incredibly crystalline touch throughout. Contrasts interestingly with the earthiness of Perahia's recording.
It’s astonishing how many of your posts instantly become my new “favorite”. Thank you as always for your succinct but cogent analysis and for finding and sharing so many superb recordings!
54:00 omfg I'm noticing this only now but the voice sandwiched between the doubled lines is possibly a quote of the first of Chopin's 17 Polish Songs, 'Zycenie'!
That might be the greatest op. 10/4 I've ever heard. Especially the way he just explodes at the section marked "con più fuoco possibile" (as fiery as possible) at the end. 25/1 is particularly good, too, with the voicing of the beautiful melody.
Brilliant! I'd never noticed the striking similarity between Op. 10, No. 5, and Debussy's second arabesque before. This performance really brought it home to me.
Thank you for the work in putting this video together. Seeing the music reminds me of someone who said that most people who wanted to attempt these etudes should have a doctor on hand to untangle their fingers.
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Op.25 no.5 : @ Sharing a reply from another thread, on why 25#5 is so slow! The word "Vivace" is generally associated with "fast" although it more accurately means "lively." I hope my interpretation has life and quirkiness in it, enough to qualify it as "lively." I wanted to choose a tempo that would allow attention to the myriad rhythmic details in the score, particularly how the 2-note motif is expressed differently in almost every single phrase: 2 eighth notes barred together, 6 eighth notes barred together, with and without accents, sixteenth note and dotted eighth in the right hand while the left hand is either rolled chords, single quarter notes (with or without grace notes) or sixteenth/dotted eighth slurred differently, quarter note with grace note, 2 note chord vs 3 note chord, etc. You get the point - if it is too fast, all of those details start to blur. So balancing "lively enough" with "slow enough" seemed to end up here. (Also, the middle section is only "piu lento" so its leisurely unfurling can't be too much of a slow-down from the "Vivace." So many weights and counterweights, and the scales settle down at this particular tempo (on that particular day of recording!!). Thanks for asking!!
This explanation is very good, and the recording even better! I hope one day I can see you perform live. Also would you ever consider recording Liszt's B minor sonata? Your virtuosity and musicality would work with it perfectly in my opinion. These Chopin Etude and your Dante sonata are some of my favorite recordings of all time.
I absolutely LOVE your performance ! Thank you for your explanation, i generally heard and played this etude much quicker, but after reading that, i might try to focus on those details you point out !
Thank you :)
This is the pianist who recorded all these études so wonderfully and near perfectly, and so few people have noticed :(( Love all your recordings, Frederic Chiu!
Sir, I bow before you! Chopin Studies are part of my live since I turn 12 and your rendition is absolutely mind-blowing!
Frederic,
So true! Michaelangeli's Scarbo is so much better for being slower. Try the young pianist George Harliono; his tempi are so on the mark. Let me take this moment to thank you in general for your artistry. Btw, your rendition of the Rachmaninoff transcription of the Bach Preludium is one of the most loving things I've ever heard.
I personally would like to see a small video about yourself. You do such a huge work with uploading these pieces. Like telling a bit about yourself, how you got into classical music, how you find time for this channel :)
I was curious too, apparently the uploader works for the Singaporean government. Not much else though.
As far as his analyses go, I've had mixed assessments from concert pianists (I personally know several). But the entire thing can be pretty subjective.
Personally, I don't like that idea, except maybe some opinion and channel update which the community tab could sustain.
Not to discredit anyone, I just don't like the idea.
Just say thank you if you enjoyed
not sure if you saw or not but he did an interview, he posted about it a while ago
I’ve been listening to this recording for the past 4 years, since 2020. This recording just helped me come out of a panic attack. Thank you, Mr Chiu 🙏🙏
Op. 10 no.1 : 00:01
Op. 10 no.2 : 02:00
Op. 10 no.3 : 03:23
Op. 10 no.4 : 08:03
Op. 10 no.5 : 09:58
Op. 10 no.6 : 11:34
Op. 10 no.7 : 16:22
Op. 10 no.8 : 17:52
Op. 10 no.9 : 20:03
Op. 10 no.10 : 22:11
Op. 10 no.11: 24:20
Op. 10 no.12: 27:28
Op.25 no.1 : 30:25
Op.25 no.2 : 33:10
Op.25 no.3 : 34:42
Op.25 no.4 : 36:38
Op.25 no.5 : 38:05
Op.25 no.6 : 42:11
Op.25 no.7 : 44:20
Op.25 no.8 : 49:53
Op.25 no.9 : 51:02
Op.25 no.10 : 52:00
Op.25 no.11 : 56:12
Op.25 no.12 : 59:44
I thank you now 😊
00:00 doesn't work, use 00:01 instead
Thx
Bless thou sir
Burcu Kuvvet op 25 no 12 not op15***
op10 #5 (09:57) - the playing is so clear I got goosebumps at the end, didn't expect it to be so impressive :D
This pianist is criminally underrated.
100 percent I agree
HOW IN THE WORLD IS OP. 10 NO. 4 SO PRECISE?!?!
Seriously. It's absolutely brilliant from a technical standpoint.
@@fardpig4269 Check out Tiffany Poon's recording of it. Fast, precise, articulated, one of the best I've heard to date.
The secret is: if you can play it fast, you can play it slow.
all of them... he ROCKS!
Check out Dmitry Shishkin's Interpretation
Shishkin has one of the most advanced renditions, technically, but musically i prefer chius interpretation
9:47 - 9:51 dear lord how clean it sounds
Definition of crystal clear
I was like ‘…what did I just hear?’
Reynand R.W. 19:27 is so clean it sounds like a MIDI file
Yeah it's impresive, but I'm not a fan of it. It sounds better with pedal imo
@@tomasjosefpiano8902 yeah, but sometimes I like hearing the raw passage without pedal, especially if it’s played clearly
I have never heard anyone focus on voicing like this before ! This is an ARTIST not only a pianist
Volodos, Hamelin, Zimerman, Kissin, Cziffra, Horowitz, Richter, Kocsis etc....
Every pianist Is an artist
that’s why music is a form of art, not a sport
@@fredericchopin6445 It's both.
@@segmentsAndCurves whether or not its a sport depends on the speed of the pieces you play lol
Opus 10 - Dedicated to Liszt
Op. 10 no.1 : 00:01 Waterfall
Op. 10 no.2 : 02:00 Chromatique
Op. 10 no.3 : 03:23 Tristesse
Op. 10 no.4 : 08:03 Torrent
Op. 10 no.5 : 09:58 Black Keys
Op. 10 no.6 : 11:34
Op. 10 no.7 : 16:22 Toccata
Op. 10 no.8 : 17:52 Sunshine
Op. 10 no.9 : 20:03
Op. 10 no.10 : 22:11 Waltz
Op. 10 no.11: 24:20 Arpeggios
Op. 10 no.12: 27:28 Revolutionary
Opus 25 - Dedicated to Marie d'Agoult
Op.25 no.1 : 30:25 Aeolian harp
Op.25 no.2 : 33:10 Bees
Op.25 no.3 : 34:42 Horseman
Op.25 no.4 : 36:38 Paganini
Op.25 no.5 : 38:05 Wrong note
Op.25 no.6 : 42:11 Thirds
Op.25 no.7 : 44:20 Cello
Op.25 no.8 : 49:53 Sixths
Op.25 no.9 : 51:02 Butterfly
Op.25 no.10 : 52:00 Octaves
Op.25 no.11 : 56:12 Winter wind
Op.25 no.12 : 59:44 Ocean
Incase you didn’t know: Marie d’Agoult was Liszt girlfriend.
Op.25 no.9, almost sounds like rag time
In korean, 25-6 calls and 25-8 calls
Lol how can 10-6 not have a name when it's so unique? I propose "Creepy-Crawly".
@@fredericfrancoischopin6971 Lament really fits!
1:01:25 and 42:38 , Chopin would've been proud to hear that interpretation. So clear and delicate, what an excellent interpretation.
Not only is Chiu's playing one of the best and most thoughtful interpretations of Chopin's Études in my opinion, the piano sounds really good in this recording! (Op.10 No.4 is incredible)
Jem Duckmanton I think Pollini has a good interpretation too
yeah, the piano is a Steinway most likely and the hall he is playing in is allowing a lot of resonance.
The piano certainly sounds incredible. It is NOT a Steinway! Frederic is a Yamaha artist and I can confirm that this album was recorded on a Yamaha CFIIIS Concert Grand. He knows where it's at! 🎹
yes, nice profile picture btw
@@sebastianbottone my favorite choice, the Yamaha grand 😉
The way Chiu plays the left hand of opus 10 number 8 is truly amazing.
That harp etude (op 25. no.1) is so accurate and underpreciated. It's insane.
Number 4 's is ending is unbelievably crisp ,love it!
I have *never* heard an Op.10 no.10 played quite like this.. Hats off, gentlemen, a genius!
Hi there Schumann
Frederic Chiu is the exemplification of detailed in piano. He focuses very deeply on all aspects of the instrument to attain the best sound possible. If you listen closely you can see how he even employs the pedal with such care and precision. Coupled with his great technical skill, this makes for one of the best recordings of Chopin’s Etudes.
There is so much character in these recordings. It is what makes a true artist.
Ohohohoho, an absolutely fantastic recording of two absolutely fantastic sets of etudes! Also I just love that fact that Chopin's dedication of Op.10 reads "to my friend, Franz Liszt" (sure their relationship had its ups and downs, but they were friends indeed). And to consider that these two actually used to hang out, get drinks together... and for a couple of months Mendelssohn (and Heine!) joined them in Paris for a few shenanigans. I would love to see a joined biopic of them, just focusing on a week or a month of life in Paris in the mid-1830s...
jmazz84 yes the entire op 25 was dedicated to Marie d'Agoult, Liszt's mistress. In effect both sets were then dedicated to him.
The movie "Impromptu" which came out in the early 1990s, is a depiction of the romance between Chopin and George Sand. Liszt (played by Julian Sands, looking uncannily like him) features prominently in the movie. It's a great lighthearted period comedy.
23:39 holy shit he actually plays it in groups of 3
it's so damn impressive
Good to know Herobrine appreciates classical music ;)
What does it mean that he plays in a group of 3?
@@jclmoose when most people play it always sounds like its in groups of two, which is wrong cause its notated in triplets. in this case, chiu exagerates the differences between the accents of the triplet section and and duplet section shortly after.
@@junlee7237 ah I understand now, thank you!!
Quite the unique approach to Op.10 no.6 - serenity, and peaceful feelings; the slower tempo helps with Chiu's careful handling of the melodic line. So glad to have listened to his interpretation!
Op10 n10 is so fun! I love how he gives attention to both hands, and I love the swingy little reintroduction at 23:37, I've never heard any other pianist play it this way.
sigh, I wish I could play like this. I'd take this over being famous or mega rich. Even playing as mundanely as I do I still experience such profound joy from making music on a piano...
If you could play like this, you can get mega rich
Appreciation for music is actually the gift. Being able to play it is the secondary.
@@bernardguynunns5658 That's really true. When I started playing my only goal was to get my technique to a better and better level to play the "cooler" pieces. But I noticed how that's totally not the fun part about music.
Do not wish try
Practice !
This is now my favorite recording of the Chopin etudes. Chiu treats each piece as a study in touch, colors, and, most especially, in voicing. He brings out secondary/alternative melodies like no one else! Truly a remarkable recording
チウさんはすごく音楽的で好きです。
細かな気遣いがこのエチュードから溢れてくるようです。
Best 10/4 I’ve ever heard it was like I was listening to the piece for the first time
31:41 what a heavenly melody from Chopin!
Thank Mr Castro I am glad you appreciate this
wait ur ded
Geez that Op.10/10 is one of the trippiest music experiences I’ve ever had when listening to the piano. The way he really gets you to hear what he wants you to hear in this etude specifically is brilliant.
Best Op.10 No.1 I have ever heard! Never heard such a rendition before.
oh my. this is so luxurious. I LOVE the spirit and detail. Nothing better than true-hearted artistry without anything being contrived. opulent without being overbearing. "hyper-fine" attention to dynamics couldn't be more true. your channel is a gift.
Wow, his left hand is absolutely astonishing... An extraordinary amount of care in the first etude
World's most underappreciated pianist.
Exactly. In my opinion by far Chopin was the best composer in history
Valykayz he was talking about the pianist
Frédéric Chopin ohhh
@@clox5738 Probably one of the best for the piano, but I would say the best composer would go to beethoven or bach.
Art of The Sword in my opinion it is still Chopin. I don’t think that anyone could touch our souls like Chopin could.
1:01:02 Chopin is indeed a genius. How he hides a chromatic scale in the melody is perfect!
😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 1:01:03
I will always be amazed by his left hand voicing
39:11 ahhhh I finally know what its sounds like to hear angels descending on earth
“Frederic Chiu is a stunningly virtuosic pianist with a dynamic range that almost defies the capabilities of modern recording techniques...” - BBC Music Magazine
His version of op 10 no 1 is just wild
@@burNN123 Yessss !!! Priceless
Is Frederic Chiu named after the other relevant Frederic?
This Op. 10 No 3 is my favorite yet. The melody is brought out so far in front of the accompaniment - more so than an any other version I've studied. Also, I like in the middle section when he gets to the 1/16 diminished chords in contrary motion he doesn't accelerate through them. He continues to simply play them in time. Exquisite.
None better, delicate but virtuosic and bewitching. Some Chopinists have been put off by Chiu's Mazurkas, which can lack momentum. Never the case here. A much underrated artist.
The only recording of these etudes that I actually enjoy listening to. Amazing!
This is absolutely my favorite recording of the Etudes. Esp the last one...I am in tears.
I' m starting to think that the best part of youtube is teaching me, way more proficiently than how my teacher did for many years.
Gotta love that comment
Terry! How very true! The greatest teacher of pianists is the RUclips! Pianists can listen to and watch the finest pianists alive or dead perform.the whole piano repetoire. No wonder there are so many great pianists today and greater ones appear every generation! Listen to Seong JIn Cho, Katia Buniatishvili, Yuja Wang, Danil Trifonov, Kate Lui, etc etc etc etc etc. The best way of learning the piano or any musical instrument is by listening and watching superb pianists perform. I think Franz Liszt, Rachmaninoff and other great pianists of the past would be very shocked by and even envious of the players of the 21st century! One last word: Who is this pianist "Chu"? I nearly missed him because of his name! Why is not his full name given? He is absolutely superb!! Simply and just great! I have never heard the Etudes played better ! .Just wish I could have watched him!
pal joey don't even dare compare composers to pianists. Both of the courses are hard as you think. You're obviously insulting the people who sacrificed their life for music. And you, you can only type comments all around the RUclips. Don't type another if you will say something that will hurt someone's feelings.
Sorry you but you can't describe how good you are. Your friends can only say the truth if they're not "plastic". You're childhood is really BAD and I can see it. Im fighting for what's right you just fight for wrong. I think the real you is out of site. I would just say you're hurt because you're obviously so boastful that no one even replies back, except for me. I'd rather say you should change your mind before you even regret it.
Until you get to the university level there aren't really any piano 'teachers'. They're more like practice monitors who rarely offer much. I was one for ten years.
Op. 10 is heavenly. Simply the best piano etudes of all time. Chiu does an amazing job.
I was never a big fan of Chiu, but this recording completely changes my mind! Thanks for posting!
that Toccata (Op. 10 no. 7) sounds like echoing is sooo perfect omg like Chiu didn't miss a single note!! really love it, Bravo!!
I'm amazed by 10 no. 5. It's so smooth, yet finely articulated at the same time. Wonderful both in artistic expression and technical mastery.
One of the best 01 op 10 i've ever heard. So delicate, voiced ..!
The contrast in articulation right after 19:25 is absolutely stunning. I legitimately can't get over it.
That was fascinating and the after accented notes was amazed me
Is it true that Franz Liszt was able to sight read these without missing a note? Sounds too scary to believe.
Well, not to diminish Liszt's capabilities, but the late John Ogdon can sight-read pieces terrifyingly well. You can hear about anecdotes of him in The Living Pianos channel. A good portion of his studio recordings are sight-read and it includes monstrous pieces from the likes of Scriabin and Sorabji.
@@FrostDirt holy shit
When u sight read stuff like this, you usually read it before hand, and make a plan. Understanding harmony also helps. These are all pattern based, so I think it would be very possible for him.
BIG DEAL! I started playing piano at 2 years old. By 3, I was able to sight read all of Chopin, Liszt, Rach, Scriabin and Prokovief, including sight reading the latter's PC 2 in performance with the BPO...all while blind-folded!
Yours truly, GOD
Only if we include the double-beat theory. I personally am not a follower of that theory, but it would make more sense than this, while also keeping the fact that you must be a genious to sight-read this etudes even in half slower tempo.
I've played and performed about 12 of these total. This recording makes me want to revisit the ones I thought I didn't like! Bravo!
9:36 Don't you think Chopin would have been proud of Chiu's con più fuoco possibile?
lol true. very firey indeed
Even god would be
Um not really. Where is the right hand? I can only hear left hand bumping around cause right hand is extremely hard in that moment. Even though I respect, dont shout at me.
Mikołaj Mikołaj look at the accents on the sheet music
@@mikoajmikoaj8268 2 things:
1) I can easily hear the right hand
2) I'm studying this Etude right now and I can say that that part isn't insanely hard compared to the rest of the Etude
Had the joy of hearing him live several years ago and still remember as one of the most memorable concerts I have been too. I had heard of him before and sure glad I went to see him. Nice guy too as we got to chat a bit during the intermission. His Debussy and Ravel was magical.
Literally the most beautiful interpretation of these etudes I have ever heard.
Chui's precision with Op. 10 No. 4 is the real reason I'm here.
Impressive recording, and I especially like Op.25 no.1 - deserves a closer look in my opinion. Thanks for sharing!
33:10 Such an underrated piece. Simple looking but yet beautifully played.
What I love about your version of the etudes is that each is played in a way that we can hear the perfect articulation, yet fast enough so that the feel of each etude is expressed properly
Unorthodox but amazing. Thank you for introducing me to this great artist
My ears have been blessed
These recordings changed my life. Thanks for posting them.
A monstrous Op.25 no.10, especially leading up to the B section (52:30-52:49).
Just a question, what tf are you studing in op10 no 6 since it seems superficially easy
I listening to it while studying so that I cant focus.Now, I'm only listening....Amazing pianist. The performance of Chopin's Etude subtly beautiful, Chopin's melodies among all these notes.......
The B-Major section of Op. 25, No. 10 is phenomenally beautiful. Crazy how some of Chopin's best lyrical work exists buried in the depths of these etudes (even better than some of his nocturnes!).
27-1It should be a ballad, full of endless tragedy. Some etudes really look like nocturnes.
wow. you're right. the focus on different voices--the right hand in 10.1, the left hand in 10.5... it's awesome.
Rich, powerful and utterly delightful throughout, Thank you for this bounty, especially No 21.
The best op. 10 no. 10 I have ever heard 22:10
This might be the most beautiful Op. 10 No. 1 I’ve ever heard. Not only is it fast and clean but the accenting is like nothing I’ve ever heard
Exquisite voicing between 10:40 and 10:50, and incredibly crystalline touch throughout.
Contrasts interestingly with the earthiness of Perahia's recording.
IT is played by genial genius. OMG what a technique, virtuosity
Awesome! He's a true artist who captured Chopin's soul.
I keep coming back to these as references. I've listened to dozens of etudes cycles of Chopin and this has got to be my favorite of all time!!
Why do i love this so much. It makes me cry
The most shocking Op.10 no.1 in my life...
litterlly speachless...
idk why nobody played this peice like this.
very attractive interpertation
His torrent is like no other, truly amazing
59:44 the Final Boss
I am in love with your commented videos. Please keep going. Thank you from Buenos Aires.
It’s astonishing how many of your posts instantly become my new “favorite”. Thank you as always for your succinct but cogent analysis and for finding and sharing so many superb recordings!
54:00 omfg I'm noticing this only now but the voice sandwiched between the doubled lines is possibly a quote of the first of Chopin's 17 Polish Songs, 'Zycenie'!
Thank you so much!
I only knew F. Chiu for his (wonderful) Prokofiev recordings and arrangements.
OMG i've never heard of op 10 no. 8 like that! Chiu is like saying "I got you, comrade." to Chopin
One of the most musical interpretations I've heard!
The dynamical control on Op 10 No 4 is insane
Wonderful description of Chiu's interpretation Ashish! Wholeheartedly agree with you on his superb rendition of Op.25 No.12.
Indeed.
Hadn't listened to this recording in a year. What a gem! Definitely didn't appreciate this enough before.
Phenomenal! Great to hear such an artist for the first time.
That might be the greatest op. 10/4 I've ever heard. Especially the way he just explodes at the section marked "con più fuoco possibile" (as fiery as possible) at the end. 25/1 is particularly good, too, with the voicing of the beautiful melody.
Your time stamps and notes are appreciated and quite enjoyable to read! Thank you.
Brilliant! I'd never noticed the striking similarity between Op. 10, No. 5, and Debussy's second arabesque before. This performance really brought it home to me.
Quién no sabe que es solo Chopin?
I was honored to take a masterclass with Chiu. I also got to watch him perform live. I feel blessed.
You've experienced the trifecta: Live, Recording and Teaching!! Thank you for your comments!
@@FredericChiu @Frederic Chiu Thank you for coming to pianofest in 2019 and teaching us! :D
Thank you for the work in putting this video together. Seeing the music reminds me of someone who said that most people who wanted to attempt these etudes should have a doctor on hand to untangle their fingers.
00:00 - No.1
03:23 - No.3
08:03 - No.4
16:21 - No.7
*17:53 - No.8
20:03 - No.9
*22:11 - No.10
*27:28 - No.12
33:10 - No.2
*34:40 - No.3
36:38 - No.4
42:11 - No.6
51:01 - No.9
*56:13 - No.11
*59:44 No.12
A remarkable and thoughtful artist. He takes you for a walk through the music, revealing how he hears.
Каждый этюд это шедевр в этом исполнении не перестаю слушать это незабываемо
I love how he enunciates the left hand to bring out a melody I haven't noticed before in op. 10 no. 11
My favorite performance of Op. 10 No. 11 that I've heard so far! So sweet and ethereal
9:40 Chiu playing at 215 BPM 😱😮👏🎹💯
58:18, this is so enchanting, and chaotic at the same time (it really sounds impressionistic).
What an outstanding recording... I am amazed to never have heard such interesting, peculiar and masterful pianist!
The subtleness of 10 no.6 makes it an etude
also voicing it and making it sound dark and gloomy i think its one of my favorite in op 10
Oh my God...this right here is pure gold! Thank you!!