Chopin Etudes - Get ready with me! Exam Prep at German Music University

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Комментарии • 341

  • @mintu5931
    @mintu5931 2 года назад +1252

    I love the part where chopin says its choping time and choped all over the piano, truly a chopin moment of all time

  • @Rudy92284
    @Rudy92284 2 года назад +396

    As a fellow pianist, that internal monologue is too true. I always had to make it a point to sit down at the piano and tell myself that nobody cares anyways and to just play. No thinking and let the music flow.

    • @tovielmcvay6455
      @tovielmcvay6455 2 года назад +10

      Same here. Each and every time I play piano, I have that same monologue. Just let the music flow and I have to tell myself that u know what you’re doing, just play 😊👍🏽

    • @dumisanibhengu599
      @dumisanibhengu599 2 года назад +3

      I can relate to this...helps me all the time.

  • @renegrosheintz-laval9146
    @renegrosheintz-laval9146 2 года назад +123

    Annique!! I really hope you read this before your exam: when the auditorium is full, the echo will be significantly reduced. You must be ready for that. Wishing you the very best for your exam!!

  • @jpdj2715
    @jpdj2715 2 года назад +209

    Lots of echo in the hall and you want to sound crispy. There's this story about Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (ABM) who was to play Carnegie Hall (~2,000 seats). He wanted a crisp sound that still was appreciated at the back rows. ABM assumed that all those people and their clothes would absorb so much of the higher frequencies that this would have a dulling effect. So he instructed his piano tuner/technician to voice the piano brighter. When that man was done, ABM played the instrument and said, "make it brighter". Supposedly the voicing was repeated two times, still.
    He played the concert and the next morning in one of the reputable US newspapers (like NYT or WP), the reviewer wrote that ABM had played beautifully, only the piano sounded ugly bright.
    Moral of the story: an empty concert hall has more echo than one filled with people. And, a reviewer on row 11 center front of stage has a different experience than a listener at row 25. And, don't make it too bright. You probably do not have access to a technician who would voice the piano for you (by working the felt of 88 hammers), so that's a given. But still.
    Or if you have a choice of different instruments, you could ask for the Fazioli that has more delineated notes (but a bit less sustain).

    • @grahamlyons8522
      @grahamlyons8522 2 года назад +10

      Fascinating.

    • @jpdj2715
      @jpdj2715 2 года назад +4

      @Martin Baldwin-Edwards - thank you for your addition to make this even more fascinating. Yes, calling him oddball is a good alternative to enigmatic.
      One less serious remark: what? A Baldwin plays a Yamaha?

  • @tommasocona
    @tommasocona 2 года назад +110

    The sheer idea of playing all the 24 etudes in a single concert is equally terrifying and electrifying, you really don't lack the courage and a certain amount of insanity to undertake such a quest. Best of luck
    Btw I really like your general interpretation more focused on line and melody and less on technical bravura, it is evident since the op 10 n. 1, too often used just as a show off of "look how fast I can play arpeggios"

  • @shamsheed1726
    @shamsheed1726 Год назад +22

    My new bug. Watching amazing pianists with text narration.
    Takes us on the mental, physical and emotional journey with you. The frustration, the elation, the pain. All mixed in one.
    Keep up the great vids

  • @Vic9994546
    @Vic9994546 2 года назад +57

    Such an accomplishment to master the whole set of Chopin etudes! Hope your piano journey flourishes to your life’s content! Beautiful

  • @windbreaker57
    @windbreaker57 2 года назад +76

    Im never one to go overboard, but if this is the way you play just to prepare, ans this is the way you sound, Annique, I love every one of YOU, and every nuance of your every note. I will be praying for strength, clarity, and courage at every minute of your performance.

    • @DnTironfilms
      @DnTironfilms Год назад

      A yes… I hear the bells of simp alert are ringing. ~ Beethoven

  • @grannysmith8587
    @grannysmith8587 2 года назад +39

    I look forward to being in the audience and crossing my fingers for you during your exam ☺
    Thx for the sneek preview 😄

  • @mageprometheus
    @mageprometheus 2 года назад +17

    Now I've heard this I need to resist spending the next 3 hours listening to Copin. Gets me every time.

  • @cookbake9153
    @cookbake9153 2 года назад +18

    Sadly I can't be there to hear you play live, but we can hear through the whole internet and back how great it sounds even if you're still in your preparing phase. I wish you all the best for your exam, and thank you for your insights in this video; love your way of playing and approaching the piano so much!

  • @brucecrane9605
    @brucecrane9605 2 года назад +15

    BRAVO ! Standing Ovation. I'm in absolute awe of your skill. Fun for me, hope it was fun for you.

  • @princianorvz
    @princianorvz 2 года назад +13

    Ready for Exam!?
    Music:
    Chopin Etudes OP 10. & OP. 25

    • @francescololiva5826
      @francescololiva5826 2 года назад +4

      I would never want an exam like that ahaha, I mean being able to play them all, OFC but imagine being examined on 58 Min of music lol

    • @vishwakmusic9314
      @vishwakmusic9314 2 года назад +1

      ​@@francescololiva5826 Cool 32 seconds ago

    • @francescololiva5826
      @francescololiva5826 2 года назад +1

      @@vishwakmusic9314 yeah so what

    • @vishwakmusic9314
      @vishwakmusic9314 2 года назад

      @@francescololiva5826 Thought it was cool

    • @francescololiva5826
      @francescololiva5826 2 года назад +1

      @@vishwakmusic9314 oh ok lol nice

  • @TheSunlex
    @TheSunlex 2 года назад +11

    Ich empfehle, zur Prüfung sicherheitshalber ein Tuch mitzunehmen, um ggf. die Tasten trocken bzw. sauber wischen zu können. Ich musste mal auf einer schmierigen Tastatur spielen, was richtig viel Nerven gekostet hat. Zu Deiner Prüfung werde ich nicht kommen, weil ich aufgeregter als Du wäre. Ich könnte es kaum durchstehen. Alles Gute für Dich! 🍀

  • @jgbusquets
    @jgbusquets 2 года назад +11

    For people who don't live there and follows you It would be nice to be able to watch the concert online 🙂

  • @gariculus
    @gariculus 2 года назад +5

    You’re amazing. I wish I could be there to hear you. I ❤ you.

  • @neilkilleen3911
    @neilkilleen3911 2 года назад +4

    I like Marc-Andre Hamelin's approach to performing where he says he is "making an offering" to the audience. So it's up to the audience to utilise that offering however they will. He says this is one reason he does not get nervous when performing. I like this thought process.

  • @marea.6511
    @marea.6511 2 года назад +19

    You honestly sound so good!! I always really like your interpretation of these etudes (especially the op 10 no 3 and 9). Hope to see you live one day when you're performing near me. Good luck finishing up your exam preparations!!

  • @gerardpaire304
    @gerardpaire304 2 года назад +21

    Elle joue très très bien, avec beaucoup de sensibilité. Être capable si jeune de jouer les 24 études d'affilée est une sacrée performance ! Bravo !!

  • @paultaylor1814
    @paultaylor1814 2 года назад +3

    Good luck on your exam. That's a lot of Chopin to cram into your head all at once. I'm sure you'll do great. Just relax, concentrate on the music, and forget everything else around you.

  • @acaruzs4900
    @acaruzs4900 2 года назад +8

    Good luck!
    We're all cheering for you!

  • @christophercoates2120
    @christophercoates2120 2 года назад +16

    That was beautiful! Talent, hard work, and perseverance, truly pay off! You will do excellent on your exam!😀

  • @aritomoshinozaki7124
    @aritomoshinozaki7124 2 года назад +5

    You have found a wonderfully musical and elegant voice for the etudes! You will be great!

  • @lohann_x
    @lohann_x 2 года назад +10

    Omg, your performance is gonna be amazing if it sounds just as in the video, you're such an awesome pianist ❤️✨

  • @MattHorn59
    @MattHorn59 2 года назад +5

    It really is a gift to hear you play!! I’m so glad i stumbled upon your first 1 minute 10 minutes 1 hours challenge

  • @misaelmoralesbalbuena3533
    @misaelmoralesbalbuena3533 2 года назад +9

    You are my inspiration annique, 🥰 I play the piano for u and ur tips.

  • @daunehartman9286
    @daunehartman9286 Год назад +2

    I don't care what anyone says, she is an Awesome classical pianist, love watching her, plus she has such a sense of humor!!! 💜
    Am relearning how to play the piano, used to sing, first Soprano, not now, so I have have a new passion in music, my piano. Mostly self taught. Try to play every day! My repertoire is first four pages of Moonlight Sonata, Exodus, Feelings, a few etudes, and an exercise that my mom taught me, she played the piano quite well, and now I am learning Fur Elise by Beethoven. I love Classical. After this I will tackle George Skaroulis's "Divinity of Dogs", gorgeous piece.

  • @user-vq9cl2my9b
    @user-vq9cl2my9b 2 года назад +15

    Annique you 're truly amazing ! Your interpretation is wonderful ! I wanted to ask if you could make a video where you explain how to make an inner voice sound louder when it's a part of a chord. I need this because I currently practice Mozart's sonata no 8 in a minor first movement and there is a part in the development that focuses on that technique . It would be really nice of you if you could do this 😊

  • @journees4300
    @journees4300 2 года назад +7

    I think there will be less echo when there is audience in the hall. So far so good. I wish you all the best for your exam.

  • @ReiAyasuka
    @ReiAyasuka Год назад

    Literally every one of your videos is worth its time

  • @danielvictor8007
    @danielvictor8007 2 года назад +3

    What a kindly girl, what a nice playing, what a beautiful compositions ♥️♥️

  • @janicebrightwood
    @janicebrightwood Год назад +4

    Omg, you must have an amazing memory 😅 I’m doing my grade 8 piano, hopefully in November. You are my inspiration!! Good luck for your exam, you’ll nail it absolutely 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤

  • @bjb0808
    @bjb0808 2 года назад +4

    Incredible. How do you ever remember all this?! To me it's nothing short of a miracle.

    • @Quickness_Fitness
      @Quickness_Fitness 2 года назад +3

      The miracle of practicing 8+ hours every day for over 20 years

    • @bjb0808
      @bjb0808 2 года назад

      Well, that means there's hope even for the less-than-miraculous me. 🤣

  • @RicardoOliveiraRGB
    @RicardoOliveiraRGB 2 года назад +29

    You're gonna rock it!
    If I would say something, it's that the first and last etudes of op 10, I think you're pausing way too long after the first note, like before starting the arpeggios with right hand in the op 10-1 and after the first chord, before descending scale in the Revolutionary Etude. I don't know how much it counts as "rubato"-like or if it gets off compass.

    • @kevinm6790
      @kevinm6790 2 года назад

      That’s actually what I liked about the beginnings of those etudes.

    • @JohnTrails
      @JohnTrails 2 года назад +2

      I had the same thought about 10-1, but I am not a professional pianist, so I would say I would not presume to second-guess her artistic interpretation.

    • @sebastianstern4752
      @sebastianstern4752 2 года назад +1

      Completely agree. Its not rubato anymore just wrong rhythm.

    • @brunotheiss1
      @brunotheiss1 2 года назад +3

      I like what John Russel said - "I would not presume to second-guess her artistic interpretation".
      Professional musician and music teacher here (nowhere as good a performer as Annique!). It does not get "off compass" - not at all.
      I know you mean well, but sometimes it's just better to listen and to do the active work a good listener should do: to let a new interpretation speak and not immediately compare it to your preconceived ideas.
      Besides, studying at Stuttgart she is getting the best orientation in the world. They would not let her "get off compass". Just trust the professionals who dedicate their whole lives to this repertoire and welcome new-sounding interpretations!
      Music is not dead, it's not about replicating previous performances, so the only expectation you should really have is to be surprised every now and then. Really, that's what the artists are doing with this old repertoire and what separates them from advanced students.

    • @rachelpeham3508
      @rachelpeham3508 2 года назад

      @@brunotheiss1 agreed. Pre-concepts, esp with "overplayed" pieces, really limit you as a listener, if you aren't open for diverging interpretations. Subjective preferences are ok, though.
      For example, Rubinstein's Brahms Intermezzo 118-2 is a rubato beyond my comfort zone. But with Annique's etudes, her freedom really isn't exaggerated. Too much nit-picking and we get a psychotic artist. We don't want that for Annique, especially not close to her exam.

  • @francescololiva5826
    @francescololiva5826 2 года назад +24

    That was so beautiful! Can't wait to hear full etudes! You're my inspiration annique 😘

  • @antekketna7080
    @antekketna7080 2 года назад +5

    Annique, you are a very tough person and an incredible pianist. GOOD LUCK!!

  • @balazskalvin712
    @balazskalvin712 2 года назад +1

    I'm 32, I started to learn all the etudes, and now I found your channel. What a happy coincidence! 😀I'm sure the concert will be amazing.

  • @mwsc04
    @mwsc04 2 года назад +5

    Sounds great, Annique, keep it up and don't overthink. You'll do great. Don't forget slow practice!

  • @martienbrands8224
    @martienbrands8224 2 года назад +5

    I really enjoyed this. You’re a wonderful player. Technically and musically. Fingers crossed and thumbs up!

  • @drumclef3241
    @drumclef3241 2 года назад +3

    I love your c major etude must be one of the most thought out renditions I’ve heard slightly

  • @myrk_
    @myrk_ 2 года назад +6

    I want to go to the concert so badddd but it's too far away :') We'll be cheering you on from all over the world, you totally got this!! And don't panic if you get a note wrong, nobody's perfect :~

  • @einfachnurkaan1891
    @einfachnurkaan1891 2 года назад +2

    Werde auch dabei sein. Ich freu mich!

  • @toppii3674
    @toppii3674 2 года назад +3

    Amazing playing but keep in mind that the eco is so big because the hall was empty, probably when it will be full the echo will be so much smaller than that so keep it in mind. Anyway, U GOT THIIISSS

  • @philippmiller1126
    @philippmiller1126 2 года назад +2

    It's not just the Steinway that sounds amazing.... i love your sound 🤩

  • @JGTay-rp8hf
    @JGTay-rp8hf 2 года назад +2

    All the best for your exam! Appreciate your hard work and talent. You are beautiful, generous and an inspiration! 💖

  • @emilyzahora3330
    @emilyzahora3330 Год назад

    I’ve been playing the piano since I was about 7 (30 now) and I am always amazed at this level of expertise. I wish my fingers were that agile and expressive. Super impressive!

  • @kertu9784
    @kertu9784 Год назад

    my dad also is in the music university and played the same songs. Love you ❤

  • @kaladinstormblessed2211
    @kaladinstormblessed2211 2 года назад +3

    Great to see the insights on what goes into a concert! Thanks for this and good luck for the exam!

  • @renatobdacosta
    @renatobdacosta 2 года назад +1

    From Brazil... Wishing you a great performance on the 14th!

  • @plantlove3006
    @plantlove3006 2 года назад +3

    Sounds soooo good already! I‘m super impressed

  • @alessandralombardini-parks1604
    @alessandralombardini-parks1604 2 года назад +2

    You sound wonderful Annike! The piano sounds quite bright on its own and most of the eco will dissipate as the hall gets filled with people. (Invite lots of people, all your friends, aquaintances... the baker ...the butcher ...anyone you know! ). Love your interpretation of the etudes and don't worry about wrong notes now, you never whant a perfect dress rehearsal. My piano teacher (long performing career besides teaching) used to say that a few wrong notes the day before the performance/exam are a good omen that you will play very well on performance day. On the other hand, whenever I played perfectly (by my own standard of course!) the day before the exam, I always messed it up at performance day 🙂! Indeed, she was right! But above all, I hope you will enjoy yourself on the day of the exam; because if you do, you will be creating a happy memory that will last you a lifetime Are you going to have your sister recording the performance? (please forgive my selfish thought!). You can do it Annike, go for it!

  • @Anna-lr7tf
    @Anna-lr7tf 2 года назад +4

    I looooove your style of playing 🥰😍 Good luck for your exam, I'm sure it will be awesome 😊

  • @anitamilicevic5121
    @anitamilicevic5121 2 года назад +3

    Bravo!! I'm sure you will pass the exam with the highest mark! I hope to listen to you play live in Belgrade some day 😊 Good luck!

  • @ericastier1646
    @ericastier1646 2 года назад +6

    Only someone like me who has spent years with those etudes and is nowhere near being able to play them all, or even more than two, can appreciate your achievement. Supposedly after mastering them, the whole repertoire becomes a piece of cake, so that might be the biggest hurdle of your entire career, well done !

  • @PlektrumPlays
    @PlektrumPlays Год назад +1

    I just did a CD recording including the op. 10 for a great pianist here in Germany. Fun to run into them here again :D

  • @jeffreythaw3333
    @jeffreythaw3333 2 года назад +3

    You will do just fine, Annique.

  • @fizzfox8886
    @fizzfox8886 Год назад +1

    good luck on ur exam today!!

  • @ohtoriginalhimbeertoni
    @ohtoriginalhimbeertoni 2 года назад

    I am so jealous....
    Stay cool and healthy!
    👌👍😎❤

  • @jamescottone9882
    @jamescottone9882 2 года назад +3

    This is so great! I hope you are so proud of yourself! I love the "cello" etude.

  • @chaulokting217
    @chaulokting217 2 года назад +2

    Bravo!You are such a musical and talented pianist! Congratulations for you!

  • @loving-everyone-equally
    @loving-everyone-equally 2 года назад

    I played 12 of them and nothing equal to the way you play them. You're good kid.🙏 BRAVO 🌹

  • @pedronascimento7235
    @pedronascimento7235 2 года назад +3

    Wow, amazing sound!!! Simply incredible! Bravissimi 👏👏👏

  • @pstrzel
    @pstrzel 2 года назад +1

    My arm is completely dead is what I say around the A major arpeggio of Etude No 1... half speed.

  • @sockermom3554
    @sockermom3554 2 года назад +1

    everthing was beautiful, including your dress

  • @MrTaiese
    @MrTaiese 2 года назад +1

    Wow 10-1 was really clear would love to hear all 24 of them great work

  • @LisaRSArt
    @LisaRSArt 2 года назад +4

    👏👏👏❤️👍🏼🙌 You are really a fantastic pianist! Brava!

  • @melvynmsobel210
    @melvynmsobel210 2 года назад

    I enjoyed your playing, interpretations, honesty and comments. The Chopin Etudes! Brave girl! Good luck. XXX

  • @katharinap.1249
    @katharinap.1249 Год назад

    Ich habs grad erst gesehen, aber viel Glück morgen :) habs geliebt dir gerade zuzuhören

  • @AJ-jg4xi
    @AJ-jg4xi Год назад

    Bravo! Playing all of Chopin's etudes can be such an exhilirating experience! Well done!

  • @martins341
    @martins341 2 года назад +1

    I wish I could be there. 😭
    Viel Erfolg! Ich drücke beide Daumen!

  • @wedemeyerr
    @wedemeyerr 2 года назад +9

    Das konzert wird göttlich😉
    Im Gegensatz zu den Videos aus deinem arbeitszimmer wirkst du sichtlich nervös. Das musst du nicht. Du bist eine sehr gute und routinierte pianistin. Das wird schon werden😊😊😊

  • @Elena-qm4fl
    @Elena-qm4fl 2 года назад +1

    Love ur playing - really- just had the urge to push our chair a little more to the piano so ur back and your neck get a little more relieved. ;)

  • @noramorad560
    @noramorad560 2 года назад +3

    It sounds really good! Good luck on your exam. :)

  • @lindokuhlembothwe8639
    @lindokuhlembothwe8639 2 года назад +1

    Good luck with your exam Annique, all the best!!!!

  • @xaviergostoli-georges1178
    @xaviergostoli-georges1178 2 года назад +2

    I love Chopin's études more and more since I listen to you playing them. I will cross the fingers for your exam !

  • @boriskeller1669
    @boriskeller1669 4 дня назад +1

    wie süß Du bist!

  • @jimwinchester339
    @jimwinchester339 2 года назад +2

    I've heard you play each of these during your Xmas presents to us, but I had no idea you had to play ALL of them for your final exam. That seems a bit harsh, but fortunately you're completely on top of it all.
    BTW, If Alma Deutscher ever gets around to doing PC#2, I'll recommend that she not play it herself. You and Ms. Dovgen are at the top of the list.

  • @teddysannn
    @teddysannn 2 года назад +2

    You did well Annique!! All the best for the concert🤘🤘🤘

  • @louisem2375
    @louisem2375 Год назад

    Your playing is incredible 😭😭😭

  • @larrygraham3377
    @larrygraham3377 Год назад

    Really loved this video.
    I'm sure that everything will be just wonderful on the day of your performance. 😍😍😍

  • @N1ckUs
    @N1ckUs 2 года назад +1

    The last one is my favourite of all times! It has a name "The Ocean" (not sure if it's official) and it makes a lot of sense with that title

  • @bloemundude
    @bloemundude 2 года назад +2

    Annique knows how to put the "show" in Chopin.

  • @markus7894
    @markus7894 2 года назад

    There are a lot of gems! Looking forward!

  • @Martinullis
    @Martinullis Год назад

    Intriguing to me that what you do is both my biggest dream and worst nightmare :,) lots of respect!

  • @nebbykoo
    @nebbykoo Год назад

    You know, from your perspective, that was just 'okay'. But to me, it was magnificent! You play beautifully.

  • @keyem4504
    @keyem4504 2 года назад

    Good luckb with your exam.

  • @stephanmuller_q
    @stephanmuller_q 2 года назад +1

    Mach Dein Ding.
    Ich bin überzeugt, daß es gut wird.

  • @CocoAzoitei
    @CocoAzoitei Год назад

    Brava! Lovely person and lovely channel, I wish you all the luck with your exam, just think of it as a concert and enjoy it!!! ❤

  • @czechliszt6407
    @czechliszt6407 2 года назад +2

    Loved this, hope it goes well

  • @LaEve
    @LaEve 2 года назад

    Holy shit, you will totally crush it! I believe in you!

  • @RModillo
    @RModillo 2 года назад

    As always, looking and sounding fantastic.

  • @whoopwhoop7139
    @whoopwhoop7139 Год назад

    It's tomorrow - good luck!!

  • @jeremyjeffes8603
    @jeremyjeffes8603 2 года назад +4

    I know everyone else has said this but I’m going to say it anyway. You are an incredible pianist and hugely inspirational to me, especially as I’m thinking of having a career in music when I’m older. You’re going to ace your exam, and I really wish I could come, but it’s much too far away. Good luck! (Not that you need it) :)

  • @nelsonlps
    @nelsonlps 2 года назад +1

    October 14th is my birthday so I hope it will bring you luck!!

  • @isururanawaka5839
    @isururanawaka5839 Год назад

    You will do it great.

  • @musicforever1050
    @musicforever1050 Год назад

    Well done - wish you all the best for your exam!

  • @SreyesSrinivasan
    @SreyesSrinivasan Год назад

    You're incredible! Keep up the great work

  • @AL-pu7ux
    @AL-pu7ux 2 года назад

    Good luck! What an amazing journey.

  • @rianamoegandi8654
    @rianamoegandi8654 2 года назад +1

    Goodluck with your exam! I'm sure you'll do well :)

  • @dumisanibhengu599
    @dumisanibhengu599 2 года назад

    All the best for your exams... lovely touch.