Back in the day when i was a baby, my uncle was still studying piano, and this is one of the pieces that he used to practice. Later he got married, and left the house in which i live, so i never heard it again. Nevertheless, it still roamed in my memory, giving me exhausting amounts of nostalgia. And finally, after many, many years of searching, i found it right here. Tears are now running down my face, as the memories of my childhood are flowing back. Thank you sir, for uploading this little part of my life, one i thought was forever lost.
[ EquesX ] It's exactly how I feel when I listen to this piece. I can't quite comprehend why Chopin raised the mood in some parts of it, though. It makes me feel dizzy ;_;
This is literally THE best interpretation of this etude I’ve ever heard. I’ve been coming back to this over and over for a long time but never commented.
Yes agreed. This interpretation is my favorite because he slows down during my favorite section of the song. 1:34 These 4 measures are unlike anything else I have heard in music. It sounds like a person's hope dying.
Working on this etude right now. It is basically the dream of my life to play it, absolute favorite. It is fairly straightforward but gosh it is difficult to play clean in tempo...
this is a piece that takes a big chunk of time to master. you can either practice it for 2 hours everyday, and get there in about 2 months, i'd say, or you can do 30 minutes a day, which would get you there in like, half a year, my guess would be.
From personal experience, I have found there is a difference between playing the notes and playing the piece. There is a lot of technique that Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Liszt, and all the other greats put into their music. Kudos to you for trying to learn it though!
Mike Kushnir I'm playing this for a competition - I'm on the state level now and I'm so nervous lol because it's kinda hard to control and if you don't start off well, the rest kind of goes downhill.
probably harder, since chopin is known for having some trouble he was probably more of a composer than pianist, so its probably safe to say czifra was better as pianist but guess we'll never know
That's how he made it sound - easy! Lol, what a lucky, talented person. I can only say that it is easier for me now than it was 6 months ago, but is the hardest thing I've attempted.
@@Populous3Tutorials Chopin's fingers were dainty and his physique was sickly. He said himself that he could not play his pieces with the power he thought they were meant to be played- he much preferred Liszt's interpretations of his own works.
@@Numberonesorabjifan No that was about the Polish uprising and that piece was Revolutionary Etude. Ocean and waterfall were dedicated to Liszt and Liszt's wife.
I find this etude very difficult to play with full accuracy, always missing/playing wrong notes near the right ones too much. Always had that problem with this study in particular, after 10 years or more of learning it I still cant play it without mistakes....I often think whats the point in playing piano at all, it can get upsetting.
When you don't manage to get it done, work harder and more consistently. But if you still think you play like shit, then that means you need a little bit of help ie a teacher. I recommend Aleksander Woronicki, check him out on RUclips
@@judithbraun4854 more difficult you say , to play op25-12 at 15 y old in the good tempo : 1 ) work his piano 5-10 y old 2 ) CNMD 10-13 Préparatoire 3 ) 13-16 CNMD Superior 4 ) op25-12 in a perfect tempo at 18 y after twelve hours a day of work , what you write is a joke or a prople who don't known what is op25-12 !
It is! I just about literally throw myself into it at times, especially at the end. Nowhere near as good as this performance, which doesn't fudge any notes, I've only been at it 15 months. But it's my favourite piece of all time, and it'll get better with more time and practice. ruclips.net/video/shWPtGaUuJQ/видео.html Similar to this is Rachmaninoff's Moment Musical 16-4 in E Minor. Wow that piece is fun to play, and epic rage at the end. Ocean ends in epic triumph.
Cziffra has that perfect blend of crispness, agitation, and colossal yet infinitely agile technique that brings this piece to life. My interpretations always sound laboured by comparison..
1:23 good god, he is absolutely explosive. This is normally the ocean etude, but when Cziffra plays it's more like a tsunami. I think the octaves he added should be standard for anyone who is able to pull it off.
Regardless the relative difficulty of the work, the music is what moves me deeply. Of all the Chopin etudes, which I've been quite familiar with for 50 years, this one is my favorite. I only wish I could play it.
@Electron64 That means that the left hand "the bass one" is moved up so its playing higher notes. If it STAYED bass clef the notes would be WAY far up on the staff, like 10-15 ledger lines. So Chopin decided to just move the bass clef up. Another common routine is to have the top staff "treble" have notes pointing up and down, and left will play down, and right will play up. Two basses also happens frequently.
Watching Alejandro Aranda aka Scarypoolparty, whom I discovered on American Idol, brought me here. Watch his video “Blesser” and listen to how he incorporates this piece. He is a genius.
I love how Cziffra decided to be Cziffra and put octaves in the bass just to give it more power. I didn't realize it, but that's what tied this piece together in this recording. It's even better this way.
Damn this is a powerful interpretation of this piece! The emphasis on the bottom note at the start of each arpeggio and the sudden, dramatic changes from forte to piano were absolutely genius. Loved every second!
Before watching the video *I'm prepared for a nice time at the beach* While watching the video *...* After watching the video *I see. So basically the theme of this song is "Nice time at the beach fighting sharks"*
I don't know, what you're doing here, 'This person likes Undertale'. But perhaps you have an interest in learning to play piano. In case that's the case, the piece above is a beginners' piece.
Allegro con molto fuoco means what it is, and Cziffra surely triumphed accomplish as Chopin intended to be played with utmost precision and expression.
Explosion!!!! powerful and well played. I nearly held my breath throughout the performance. Was there any music written for the piano that was too hard for this man to play?
I played Un Sospiro in a concert too, and it was just wonderful, calm, and fairly an interpretable piece of music. Un Sospiro is one of the Three Concert Pieces of Music composed by Franz Liszt, and that is the reason why it was suitable for concerts of what you did and I did.
Kevin Hong Even Scarbo? Because I could play all the Chopin etudes with some practice and Scarbo (Gaspard de la Nuit by Ravel) is fucking imposible for me. I even could play 1/3 of Islamey 2 years ago and now with Scarbo I just can play 1/6 more or less and worst than Islamey.
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Back in the day when i was a baby, my uncle was still studying piano, and this is one of the pieces that he used to practice. Later he got married, and left the house in which i live, so i never heard it again. Nevertheless, it still roamed in my memory, giving me exhausting amounts of nostalgia. And finally, after many, many years of searching, i found it right here. Tears are now running down my face, as the memories of my childhood are flowing back. Thank you sir, for uploading this little part of my life, one i thought was forever lost.
Dimi-Kun
it amazes me how music touches us so deeply.
That s beautiful indeed this piece has a lot of emotion to it
thats so beautiful and im so happy u found it
Aww! What a touching experience that had to be for you. What a wonderful comment. :)
your comment is so beautiful and touching. as someone who tends to be overnostalgic, i feel you.
3 octave arpeggios = power
3 octave arpeggios are standard shit on the violin, whatch out for 4 octaves!
The repeated notes are the though part tbh it's not only arpeggios
@@diegeigergarnele7975 4 octave arpeggios are in every scale book tho.. at least from grade 5(?)
Its easier than u think, altho, i wish i had smaller hands for this becuz the finggering is akward
@@diegeigergarnele7975 I'm a euphonium player and three octaves aren't scary to me anymore unless it's in one jump (a.k.a. NEVER)
Well that was a peaceful walk on the beach.. LOL
Clarinet Sisters I thought I was drowning in the ocean, gloriously and magnificently. T^T
[ EquesX ] It's exactly how I feel when I listen to this piece. I can't quite comprehend why Chopin raised the mood in some parts of it, though. It makes me feel dizzy ;_;
Andrea Urru Lmao, Chopin can get a little flashy can't he? x'D
[ EquesX ] I think he just wanted to troll us all xD
Andrea Urru Lmao, him and Lizst both. x'D
What a genius.
sounds like you are a little full of yourself.
He's not. Chopin really is a genius.
Mei Wong
Isn't Chopin a little too old to be a genius anymore? Also why did you fake your death back in October 17, 1849, Paris, France
+Spill Burg lol
way to toot your own horn , Chopin.
The sheet music itself is similar to ocean's waves
+toothless toe lmao
For good reasons
Nah it's a bit too black and white...
you can say that about lots of chopin' s work haha
that’s what I thought first time clicking on this video haha
This is literally THE best interpretation of this etude I’ve ever heard. I’ve been coming back to this over and over for a long time but never commented.
Yes agreed. This interpretation is my favorite because he slows down during my favorite section of the song. 1:34 These 4 measures are unlike anything else I have heard in music. It sounds like a person's hope dying.
@@GB-mi5he my favorite is 1:45
What about Nehring`s interpretation?
of course its Cziffra. he's probably my favourite pianist of anything Chopin or Liszt. His Hungarian godlike skills show
Yes. But I also like Sokolov's interpretation a lot. It's different.
Working on this etude right now. It is basically the dream of my life to play it, absolute favorite. It is fairly straightforward but gosh it is difficult to play clean in tempo...
***** Yeah starting the arpeggios on the thumb beat is definitely the way to go
+Mike Kushnir Same! Once I play it correctly I can die a happy man.
this is a piece that takes a big chunk of time to master. you can either practice it for 2 hours everyday, and get there in about 2 months, i'd say, or you can do 30 minutes a day, which would get you there in like, half a year, my guess would be.
From personal experience, I have found there is a difference between playing the notes and playing the piece. There is a lot of technique that Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Liszt, and all the other greats put into their music. Kudos to you for trying to learn it though!
Mike Kushnir I'm playing this for a competition - I'm on the state level now and I'm so nervous lol because it's kinda hard to control and if you don't start off well, the rest kind of goes downhill.
It's amazing how this was actually EASY for Cziffra... He was just having fun playing these etudes
+Sebastien Traglia and adding those octaves in the bass! Indeed he was! Ah... so much fun :D
probably harder, since chopin is known for having some trouble he was probably more of a composer than pianist, so its probably safe to say czifra was better as pianist but guess we'll never know
That's how he made it sound - easy! Lol, what a lucky, talented person.
I can only say that it is easier for me now than it was 6 months ago, but is the hardest thing I've attempted.
@@Populous3Tutorials Chopin's fingers were dainty and his physique was sickly. He said himself that he could not play his pieces with the power he thought they were meant to be played- he much preferred Liszt's interpretations of his own works.
@@Populous3Tutorials probably easy for Chopin as he conceived them, the notes would be more natural to him
Geez! Chopin must've had a trauma at sea
Was he like Fin of Adventure Time?
It wasn’t Chopin who gave it the “Ocean” name
Cady Wong he apparently wrote this and op10 no.12 because he was sad cuz Poland got invaded or something
He did get trauma at sea
@@Numberonesorabjifan No that was about the Polish uprising and that piece was Revolutionary Etude. Ocean and waterfall were dedicated to Liszt and Liszt's wife.
This never gets old. Chopin was a true genius!
I find this etude very difficult to play with full accuracy, always missing/playing wrong notes near the right ones too much. Always had that problem with this study in particular, after 10 years or more of learning it I still cant play it without mistakes....I often think whats the point in playing piano at all, it can get upsetting.
Maybe you need a new approach to this peace. I recommend the tutorial of Paul Barton.
When you don't manage to get it done, work harder and more consistently. But if you still think you play like shit, then that means you need a little bit of help ie a teacher. I recommend Aleksander Woronicki, check him out on RUclips
Mark Fowler : one thing not two : twelve hours a day are necessary to can play this study at 15 y old CNP
Keep perfecting it ?....
@@judithbraun4854 more difficult you say , to play op25-12 at 15 y old in the good tempo : 1 ) work his piano 5-10 y old 2 ) CNMD 10-13 Préparatoire 3 ) 13-16 CNMD Superior 4 ) op25-12 in a perfect tempo at 18 y after twelve hours a day of work , what you write is a joke or a prople who don't known what is op25-12 !
Is it not amazing how Chopin, with merely a bunch of broken arpeggios, was able to create such a climatic and emotional piece?
Climactic*
There's a big difference between the two words fyi
Jahanji It is "climatic". Get a dictionary.
Climatic refers to the climate, unfortunately, whereas climactic refers to what you would have intended to mean.
GuyWhoWhat I'm afraid you're wrong there, my dear.
+Raptor Jesus Define 'climatic' under your understanding. That will make things easier.
I love this interpretation! The way Cziffra crashes the keys on the first beat of each bar really reminds me of the crashing waves...
❤
This must be so exhilarating to play.
That’s probably the whole point. Chopins exudes were a warm up for his students
Ryan Wilkinson it's just arpeggios
It is! I just about literally throw myself into it at times, especially at the end. Nowhere near as good as this performance, which doesn't fudge any notes, I've only been at it 15 months. But it's my favourite piece of all time, and it'll get better with more time and practice.
ruclips.net/video/shWPtGaUuJQ/видео.html
Similar to this is Rachmaninoff's Moment Musical 16-4 in E Minor. Wow that piece is fun to play, and epic rage at the end. Ocean ends in epic triumph.
I think you misspelled 'exhausting'.
I tried playing the opening page and yes, I can confirm it is indeed very exhilarating
In each accent I hear a shattering rock. What a heart melting interpretation
A very stormy sea.Absolutely magnificent.
GOD I LOVE 2:05 "con tutta la forza" -with all the strength! Awesome dynamic marking, and as always Cziffra a master! Love the buildup to it too!
Cziffra has that perfect blend of crispness, agitation, and colossal yet infinitely agile technique that brings this piece to life. My interpretations always sound laboured by comparison..
your technique is good but i thikn i can guess what you mean.
Don't expect to sound like a world-class pianist mate. Just saying :)
Luke, I am addicted to your recording of Op. 48 No.1 in C minor. It's incredible.
This has got to be the most epic chopin etude
1:23 good god, he is absolutely explosive. This is normally the ocean etude, but when Cziffra plays it's more like a tsunami. I think the octaves he added should be standard for anyone who is able to pull it off.
I agree all the octaves added makes the piece sound better
That's how I attempt to play it, and my hands barely reach a ninth.
Yes, this part is especially terrifying. :)
Chopin: I’ll take a break and go listen the sea waves...
**sea waves sounds**
Also Chopin: Noted
Lol
Regardless the relative difficulty of the work, the music is what moves me deeply. Of all the Chopin etudes, which I've been quite familiar with for 50 years, this one is my favorite. I only wish I could play it.
@Electron64 That means that the left hand "the bass one" is moved up so its playing higher notes. If it STAYED bass clef the notes would be WAY far up on the staff, like 10-15 ledger lines. So Chopin decided to just move the bass clef up. Another common routine is to have the top staff "treble" have notes pointing up and down, and left will play down, and right will play up. Two basses also happens frequently.
Watching Alejandro Aranda aka Scarypoolparty, whom I discovered on American Idol, brought me here. Watch his video “Blesser” and listen to how he incorporates this piece. He is a genius.
this is such an angry performance....i love it.
Who needs Hanon when you have a playLiszt of Chopin?
Chesswar 95 Ah, I saw what you did there!
Haha! But seriously, Hanon is kinda rubbish....
Not always, I'm starting his chromatics.
When you play fast, it gets actually a bit hard.
Besides, it's a good practice for tecnique, dexterity, speed and always a good warm up for newbies.
Chesswar 95 noooiiiice...
since I've learned it I can't stop playing it :p it's such an intense masterpiece!
I hear you. For six months straight when I started studying it, it was in my head 24/7.
Really it never gets old...
it does....every year
I love how Cziffra decided to be Cziffra and put octaves in the bass just to give it more power. I didn't realize it, but that's what tied this piece together in this recording. It's even better this way.
The sheet music looks like ocean waves!
Damn this is a powerful interpretation of this piece! The emphasis on the bottom note at the start of each arpeggio and the sudden, dramatic changes from forte to piano were absolutely genius. Loved every second!
First time when i hear this masterpiece i understand i didnt hear anything before in this lonely world...
this piece is namad "the ocean" and it really makes you think about a ship shaked by huge waves
Before watching the video
*I'm prepared for a nice time at the beach*
While watching the video
*...*
After watching the video
*I see. So basically the theme of this song is "Nice time at the beach fighting sharks"*
same tho
I think this piece is more like sailing in a heavy storm on the ocean
Sharks: IT'S A PIECE YOU PEASANT.
Love this song, not only do I love the way it sounds, but also its incredible harmony
I've never touched a piano what am I doing here
You're here because You love the music.
This person likes Undertale thank you so much!
You are getting touched by piano :)
This person likes Undertale Not easy
I don't know, what you're doing here, 'This person likes Undertale'. But perhaps you have an interest in learning to play piano. In case that's the case, the piece above is a beginners' piece.
What's also great about this masterpiece,
is we can sing along with it.
Played this piece a few years ago. It was pain, but I surely enjoyed it, one of my favorites for sure! Chopin was a genius!
Absolutely love the energy in this, the lower octaves bring immense power.
im learning the black key etude right now its my favorite!
I love the heavy bass notes!
Brings a tear. Wow.
Listening to this in a lightning storm. Absolutely indescribably amazing experience.
I Love how stormy it is!
Really evokes the imagery of a ship in a tempest
He just never fails to amaze me. Bravo!
Watch Alejandro Aranda’s “Blesser”. It’s like the reincarnation of this song
This is such a powerful piece and this is my favourite interpretation by far
Exactly, it reminds me of things like tsunami or storm or whatever that is crazy happening in the middle of an ocean.
I like this music, and the fact that there are waves in the sheet makes this more special x3
This really made think in waves coming and going and breaking in the rocks in the shore ...
Allegro con molto fuoco means what it is, and Cziffra surely triumphed accomplish as Chopin intended to be played with utmost precision and expression.
121 likes 0 dislike...They're just numbers, but they incontestable show how brilliant this performance is
Chopin
you have to be a genius to compose this. chopin was more than a genius.
This étude by Cziffra, its emotional power is indescribable, enough power to carry me playing the 24 études and much more!
The 18 person, who disliked this were so flashed by this amazing piece, so they pressed the wrong button :D
I love this song so much
This is an amazing piece !
I love the Chopin Study pieces. They take ages to learn, but as well worth it!
The bass is perfect. It really portrays rage well.
The notes go up and and down, just like the waves of an ocean.
The very first time I experienced how damn beautiful this race once was.
Damn it!
The piece makes me want to practice arpeggios !
This is where Blesser came from🤙
Alejandro brought me here lol
What kind of a musical mind could write such an incredible piece of music like this? Only Chopin!
One o Chopin's best, sheer perfection
Fantastic! Best Etude ever written!
Here, here!
pretty cool how it looks and sounds like the ocean
Con fuoco? Should be con aqua lol
very fast with water?
@@theharry801 in italian, fuoco means fire, con fuoco directly translates to 'with water', however a better translation is 'with passion'
@@tommasologiudice6154 I think its translated like "with fire"
Clever!
Accurate
Explosion!!!! powerful and well played. I nearly held my breath throughout the performance. Was there any music written for the piano that was too hard for this man to play?
skimask777 no.
Whoever recorded it did amazing!! 160 bpm!
Damn I like Cziffra. Banging that piano like a motherfucker!
Most powerful interpretation I have heard of this piece
Beautiful!! I love Chopin!
Loooovvvveeee it!! Can't wait to play it!! Love Chopin!!!
Love this short Masterpiece. Inimitable GC
I played Un Sospiro in a concert too, and it was just wonderful, calm, and fairly an interpretable piece of music. Un Sospiro is one of the Three Concert Pieces of Music composed by Franz Liszt, and that is the reason why it was suitable for concerts of what you did and I did.
Wow, I love hearing this.
Ich liebe dieses Stück, höre es locker 50 mal täglich auf Dauerschleife!
why is cziffra so freaking awesome! its not fair
Cziffra owns this piece. Hands down
Score: con tutta la forza
Cziffra: Don't mind if I do
Jackpot ... Beautiful melody.
This is beautiful
@Forteklapek great point, most people don't realize that the hardest part of playing chopin isn't in its technical difficulty, but in its musicality
a real genius... absolutely amazing.
beast all three of you cziffra, chopin, and video poster
Love this peiss!
I like pretty much all kinds. I love some classical music, but also swing, rock, rap and electro.
I'm here because of Alejandro's Blesser.
Homer B and he's incredible
@@jasonjkruger such a genuine guy.
Suspiro/Sigh 😢
Love this Etude ❤
Chopin was so extraordinary 😊
So passionate in all of his compositions 🎶
this song has such emotion
Our fears have finally been realized. Im a piano student. This is the ultimate piece i want to learn. Beyond wordss
When Cziffra plays this etude, it sound more like a typhoon than an ocean, lol.
One of Chopin's best, sheer perfection, unpredictable and under persepted, although i dont remember it ever being called the Ocean until know?
If you can play all the etudes back to back, you can play anything. I can't do either.
I canf
* can
*facepalms
Although I agree that based on technique, Liszt études are more difficult, Chopin études are much more difficult musically.
Kevin Hong Even Scarbo? Because I could play all the Chopin etudes with some practice and Scarbo (Gaspard de la Nuit by Ravel) is fucking imposible for me. I even could play 1/3 of Islamey 2 years ago and now with Scarbo I just can play 1/6 more or less and worst than Islamey.
Гениальное произведение, гениальный исполнитель...
this is a very good interpretation
that left hand at 1:16 omg so nice
I can play until 0:41, for now, let's see when will I finish learning :)
How much progress have you made in 7 months? : )
@@strawbs8799 I actually stopped practicing, sorry...
@@LeventK haha, that’s okay. I was just interested if you finished it!