I keep returning to this work because it is so stunningly perfect. I was an amateur pianist...and “quite” good but this piece defeated me. Let me tell you a true story which please accept as it doesn’t do anymore than reflect on Jimmy. Many years ago, I met the “hotel pianist” at the Martinez Hotel in Cannes. It is a 4* Palace Hotel. Jimmy was an African American but also probably the only black concert pianist in history! He was also blessed with a wonderful singing voice. Over several years, I got to know him better and often (!) flew over to New York to attend his concerts at Carnegie Hall. One of Jimmy’s signatures was to meet visitors to the Amiral Bar at the Martinez by playing their “admission” tunes...mine was this work by Chopin! Jimmy knew that I loved it. Can you imagine any pianist being able to play this on “demand”? Jimmy has died, now, but I count him as a deep, good friend and a wonderful pianist. As a closing reflection....If you were to telephone The Steinway Piano Company (you do, don’t you:)) if you were put on “hold” then the piano player you heard was Jimmy.
Fred was a hero of my young childhood, followed without order of preference by Liszt, Paganini, Gobi, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Sullivan, and other masters that lifted my eyes from the mud of WWII England and took me to the stars and beyond. Then, I found George Formby and enjoyed him too.
Well this is much nicer than the boring-as-all-hell Magic Piano version that someone thought would be better as a series of block chords for some reason.
This musical masterpiece is a true wonder. I only ever dream that I will be able to play something so great. The 27 people who disliked this video either did it by mistake or are out of their minds.
@@erhanlanjai171 But what if I tell you they're not people? Also, saying others like pop or rap doesn't mean they should be ashamed of themselves, though I'm not a pop culture sympathiser.
You can definitely play this! It's not as hard as the other etudes, and you only need to practice and listen to recordings lots of times. If you want to, there's no way you won't succeed.
I love it I love it I love it. When I get to heaven I'm going to ask Frederic to play it for me the way he wants it heard, but in the meantime I love this, I love the tempo, I love the way it's done, every note. You purists can argue among yourselves about it. I LOVE THIS!
Cakez (켸이크) Lol same...Chopin's my favorite composer, but as someone who can only reach an octave, pieces like this can be so stressful. Worth it though :)
While it’s after midnight, this piece engraved an invaluable memory to me. Two years ago i remember practicing this piece while the girl I liked standing beside the piano. The melody brought tons of memory about her. Her every gesture her smile and the memory we share... the piece essentially became a emotion diary to me.. incredible
I recently heard Hans Boepple perform this in concert at a much slower tempo, and I personally am used to playing it a bit slower, but actually I agree with Mr. Giles. I thought this tempo was really refreshing. It takes quite a master to pull it off without it sounding frantic, but Pollini does a fantastic job. I'd like a bigger forte right before the recap., but I really like his idiosyncratic final chords, and how he brought out the secondary melodies throughout (e.g. 0:42 and 1:42).
Music from an Angel's harp perhaps? One of my favorites. Beautiful Chopin and one of the more optimistic pieces of his output. My stepmom used to play this.
Chopin's music is like the german language, but instead of putting a lot of letters together to make out words, he put a bunch of notes together and he figured out how to make them had sense.
Lololoolol Dudusoejdhdjswkk i think the question was if he wouldve produced such melodic and meaningful melodies and pieces if he didnt have the time left to appreciate everything in his life because he was going to die at some point in his “youth”
Grande Pollini! Excellent performance (as usual). This is really Chopin, not Pollini. Listen to Lang Lang's interpretation and you will understand what I mean.
It’s actually pretty playable and easy to memorize because of the structure repeating the whole piece. It does require stamina. Compared to the other chopin etudes, it not too difficult
@@justina9914 imo the aeolian harp is more difficult, it looks like it's very repetitive in each bar but acc changes a lot mid way in the piece, the fantasie only needs slow practising and is very repetitive, especially the b section.
omg , who are the people who dislike this video ? they must haven't a good musical taste. Even people who don't listen to classical music thinks this is genious!!
So far the hardest song I have studied. At first, it is a bit boring to study it, since you have to make repetitive movements in a slow speed and can't quite identify the melody. Also, you have to pay close attention to the wrist positions, which, for me, makes it even harder to study. But when you finally get to a speed in which you can hear the higher notes, all the effort pays off. It is a breathless, beautiful music.
I think you'll find this is the correct speed. There is a clear tempo marking of crotchet = 104 which is pretty much what this is at. I think you'll find the arrangement you were listening to was "too damned slow."
Me and two friends are each learning a étude. One of them is learning this opus 25 she likes it. My other friend is learning black keys he heard it before somewhere. I am learning tristesse (opus 10 number 3) the easiest one ;-;
BK9 it's not actually the easiest one. Op.25 no 12 or ocean etude is the easiest one. I played both, I and learned tristesse first. I thought it was going to be easy until you get to the middle xD. And the emotion you have to show in these piece is very challenging. As where ocean just needs practice. A LOT of practice. The emotions are already in the notes, so its easy to bring them out. So imo ocean is easier. Then black keys, then aeolian, then tristesse. I actually think its the hardest of them all xD
@terryyang88 No way, Ocean is easy when you train up on your arpeggios and broken chords. This requires more finger control, especially in the weaker digits.
True. The hardest piece I'm capable of playing is Liebestraume Nr. 3 by Franz Liszt, so this is still pretty difficult for me. Aeolian Harp is really fun though, and I'm still trying to learn it.
Nope. I see 7 dislikes. I know people were talking about how wonderful it will be if they can resurrect Chopin somehow...I have serious doubts for that. According to what I know about Chopin, he will probably get very angry at what the world is coming to. :P
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The world would be a much poorer place without Chopin. What a sound xx
we still have Mozart at least......
For many is much poorer, anyway
Indeed! Much, much poorer! This Etude is a master piece🎹🎼bbbb🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶☀️💛
I keep returning to this work because it is so stunningly perfect. I was an amateur pianist...and “quite” good but this piece defeated me. Let me tell you a true story which please accept as it doesn’t do anymore than reflect on Jimmy.
Many years ago, I met the “hotel pianist” at the Martinez Hotel in Cannes. It is a 4* Palace Hotel. Jimmy was an African American but also probably the only black concert pianist in history! He was also blessed with a wonderful singing voice. Over several years, I got to know him better and often (!) flew over to New York to attend his concerts at Carnegie Hall. One of Jimmy’s signatures was to meet visitors to the Amiral Bar at the Martinez by playing their “admission” tunes...mine was this work by Chopin! Jimmy knew that I loved it. Can you imagine any pianist being able to play this on “demand”? Jimmy has died, now, but I count him as a deep, good friend and a wonderful pianist.
As a closing reflection....If you were to telephone The Steinway Piano Company (you do, don’t you:)) if you were put on “hold” then the piano player you heard was Jimmy.
Fred was a hero of my young childhood, followed without order of preference by Liszt, Paganini, Gobi, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Sullivan, and other masters that lifted my eyes from the mud of WWII England and took me to the stars and beyond. Then, I found George Formby and enjoyed him too.
This song is so beautiful that it makes my heart hurt. I feel like I can't breathe, but in the best possible way.
Hihi , same
piece*
I'm working on this at the moment. I like it
Your having a heart attack
It’s truly a breath taking peice
I just can not get enough of this. It’s just “floating” beautifully.
Chopin was a genius.
it spends me 4 months to learn this and get it ready for my school concert!
such a hard piece to learn
but it sounds good :)
i can't believe I'm this late but I hope you had a fun time at your school concert! :P
So... how’d that concert go?
@@quaggsin6082 Bet this person's a concert pianist. Learning this rn, maybe I'll have it down in 9 years!
@@smyniie that's 9 years of piano experience (unless he stopped learning).... I wonder what kind of pieces he can play now
@@otiu66 he's probably graduated college by now lol
1:03 one of the most beautiful moments in all of music
factos
completely agree
Not really imo
0:36 I really like the way that's played, quite different from the norm, yet still sublime and graceful
Not sure how to describe it but this piece always instills so much hope and strength in me for some reason! Beautifully performed!
Shivers ran up and down me as I listened to this.
me too
Tears in my case
Well this is much nicer than the boring-as-all-hell Magic Piano version that someone thought would be better as a series of block chords for some reason.
*wut?*
This musical masterpiece is a true wonder. I only ever dream that I will be able to play something so great. The 27 people who disliked this video either did it by mistake or are out of their minds.
Probably they like rap, pop or any kind of trash modern music.
@@youngyankee13 And why would you assume that?
@@segmentsAndCurves because people who disliked should be ashamed of themselves
@@erhanlanjai171 But what if I tell you they're not people?
Also, saying others like pop or rap doesn't mean they should be ashamed of themselves, though I'm not a pop culture sympathiser.
You can definitely play this! It's not as hard as the other etudes, and you only need to practice and listen to recordings lots of times. If you want to, there's no way you won't succeed.
I love it I love it I love it. When I get to heaven I'm going to ask Frederic to play it for me the way he wants it heard, but in the meantime I love this, I love the tempo, I love the way it's done, every note. You purists can argue among yourselves about it. I LOVE THIS!
When I get to heaven I'm gonna slap Frederic with the music I played form him because all the stress it caused. Jk
Cakez (켸이크) Lol same...Chopin's my favorite composer, but as someone who can only reach an octave, pieces like this can be so stressful. Worth it though :)
Are tou saying you like Chopin? I can't tell from yopur post. :)
why would you be going to heaven huh?
Chocolate Jason but Liszt sold his soul. He would be in hell
Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
Who needs words to say what's
in your heart. ❤
with a lot of practice i an finally play until 0:06
lillian li good job!!! I’m able to play until 0:30
Is it that hard? Looks easy
@@DVZM. finger patterns are hard
after 8 months of practice, i can finally play until 0:03
I could probably sight read it in under 5 minutes.
This is Music of The Soul. Thank you so much Frederic.... I love you.
While it’s after midnight, this piece engraved an invaluable memory to me. Two years ago i remember practicing this piece while the girl I liked standing beside the piano. The melody brought tons of memory about her. Her every gesture her smile and the memory we share... the piece essentially became a emotion diary to me.. incredible
I recently heard Hans Boepple perform this in concert at a much slower tempo, and I personally am used to playing it a bit slower, but actually I agree with Mr. Giles. I thought this tempo was really refreshing. It takes quite a master to pull it off without it sounding frantic, but Pollini does a fantastic job. I'd like a bigger forte right before the recap., but I really like his idiosyncratic final chords, and how he brought out the secondary melodies throughout (e.g. 0:42 and 1:42).
This is my favorite Chopin Etude. Melody is so pretty
Music from an Angel's harp perhaps? One of my favorites. Beautiful Chopin and one of the more optimistic pieces of his output. My stepmom used to play this.
Chopin's music is like the german language, but instead of putting a lot of letters together to make out words, he put a bunch of notes together and he figured out how to make them had sense.
I am so glad I bought the entire works of Opus.10 and Opus.25. Best idea.
I'd love to compose like this guy.
grazie maestro pollini.... motivo di orgoglio per la cultura italiana nel mondo
If Chopin had a stronger body and not die at age 39, would he have composed many more beautiful music?
NintendoAndMusic1205 His earlier works or much vibrant and Youthful and happier
In my opinion, I think he wouldn’t, his short life is why he made beautiful pieces. But yeah, he probably would, and I might be wrog
Lololoolol Dudusoejdhdjswkk i think the question was if he wouldve produced such melodic and meaningful melodies and pieces if he didnt have the time left to appreciate everything in his life because he was going to die at some point in his “youth”
@Frédéric Chopin nice
@Dương Gia Bảo Congratulation, you play yourself!
곡 초반대에 마치 아름다운 정원에서 아이들이 뛰어노는 모습이 생각나네요
Grande Pollini! Excellent performance (as usual). This is really Chopin, not Pollini. Listen to Lang Lang's interpretation and you will understand what I mean.
Lang lang is all except a Chopin reference
simply beautiful
0:59 my mood has changed🤣
Best interpretation for RUclips...🇧🇷
I can't read a score but I still love Chopin. ^^
One does not simply dislike Chopin.
see what i mean this piece sounds so easy but actually very hard
lillian li how does it sound easy?..
It’s actually pretty playable and easy to memorize because of the structure repeating the whole piece. It does require stamina. Compared to the other chopin etudes, it not too difficult
I've played the fantasie impromptu and this is easier
@@justina9914 imo the aeolian harp is more difficult, it looks like it's very repetitive in each bar but acc changes a lot mid way in the piece, the fantasie only needs slow practising and is very repetitive, especially the b section.
@@roshaanbhabra5611 now I agree
absolutely perfect ~!!!
so comfortable
this is Chopin par excellense
omg , who are the people who dislike this video ? they must haven't a good musical taste. Even people who don't listen to classical music thinks this is genious!!
good for you
the purpose of music is not to read it but to love it ;)
When I´m listening this, I think, that RUclips was made because of Chopin.
and cat videos.
@@TinfoilHatGirl pop cat
anyone think i can approach this piece after just reaching level 10 RCM repertoire? or should i try it later on
BEAUTIFUL
This is on my Chopin list
you cant buy a piece
Liszt
So far the hardest song I have studied. At first, it is a bit boring to study it, since you have to make repetitive movements in a slow speed and can't quite identify the melody. Also, you have to pay close attention to the wrist positions, which, for me, makes it even harder to study. But when you finally get to a speed in which you can hear the higher notes, all the effort pays off. It is a breathless, beautiful music.
I think you'll find this is the correct speed. There is a clear tempo marking of crotchet = 104 which is pretty much what this is at. I think you'll find the arrangement you were listening to was "too damned slow."
wonderful dreamy music
Chopin had so many great works, he left a rich library behind
I like the arpeggios
1 year, 7 months, 1 day, and and no dislikes
beautiful video!
this is beautiful. its look 10x harder then flight of the bumblebee
C'est très bien! Merci beaucoup!
Thank god the piano wasn't invented 100yrs later!
@MegaQuestionaire the highest note is played stronger than the others so theres 3 voices in the melody.
There are few pieces that capture the feeling of falling in love better than this
참 좋습니다. 고맙습니다.
beautiful. sooo beautiful. :')
Lindo! Sem palavras!
Me and two friends are each learning a étude. One of them is learning this opus 25 she likes it. My other friend is learning black keys he heard it before somewhere. I am learning tristesse (opus 10 number 3) the easiest one ;-;
+Cakez (켸이크) I wish success to all of you. :)
0R1C4LC0 thanks! :D
Number 3 is not the easiest one I think. It's a really good piece
Op10 no3 the easiest of the 3 until you get to the middle section! :P
BK9 it's not actually the easiest one. Op.25 no 12 or ocean etude is the easiest one. I played both, I and learned tristesse first. I thought it was going to be easy until you get to the middle xD. And the emotion you have to show in these piece is very challenging. As where ocean just needs practice. A LOT of practice. The emotions are already in the notes, so its easy to bring them out. So imo ocean is easier. Then black keys, then aeolian, then tristesse. I actually think its the hardest of them all xD
Make it Nine !
I have never heard a better performance than that of Alberto Mozzati for this wonderful piece
interesting, for the main melody, i'm only hearing one note played at a time, although the sheet suggests otherwise
Beauty will save the world
My ears: “it’s so pretty!”
My eyes: “WTF ANDJWIRIDHSKSIRJSBDB”
loool
Where do I find the sheet music which was suggested in the title?
ks.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/6/69/IMSLP00317-Chopin_-_OP25_1.PDF
Victory isn't always eternal....
Why is there a link to One Direction on this?
how long does one need to play this piece?
Just because you prefer the others, doesn't mean you dislike it surely?
He's still better than today's rubbish..
Wanna learn one of chopin's etude, which should i start with? This or Black Keys??
ShadowShinobi108 black keys or cello
ShadowShinobi108 or etude op 10 no 6
This is a sumptuous piece of music to play. Shame that technically I coul only manage a few bars!!
Perfecto increíble!!!!!!!
@Pageboy72 ROFL IN WHAT WAY XD THEY ARE WORLDS APART
@terryyang88 No way, Ocean is easy when you train up on your arpeggios and broken chords. This requires more finger control, especially in the weaker digits.
so lovely (L)
Transporting!
It's not possible that Chopin
was not an angel.
Love your comment!
I agree.
There could not be a greater truth!
Great performance in every aspect, but I do dislike the dynamics and tempo in some areas
@misericordia01 i can play this well but i found the ocean very hard!
Me too. :D
Someone answer please: how does this piece compare to the ocean etude (op 25 no 12) in difficulty?
Can someone tell me why some of the notes are smaller than others?
The bigger notes represent the foreground, the smaller notes represent the background.
@@tomekkobialka thanks I didnt know that :)
0:52
1:05 , as breathtakingly gorgeous as it is, sounds like the chipmunks Christmas song. Im sorry
Some troll was like "top comment about no dislikes? let's fix that
This is my main gripe I have with Pollini - tempi tend to be too fast.
Absolute beauty of a piece, but poor fingers!
Listen to how fast the notes are, and imagine how fast your fingers would have to move to play them all.
It may be one of his easiest, but it still isn't "easy". Your fingers still have to move pretty quickly.
True. The hardest piece I'm capable of playing is Liebestraume Nr. 3 by Franz Liszt, so this is still pretty difficult for me. Aeolian Harp is really fun though, and I'm still trying to learn it.
Thank you! I've been practicing Black Keys and Butterfly, too, and all three take a lot of practice and muscle memory.
GD Sam Stookey difficulty is not defined by speed
Wow
So weird that this piece is so pretty when actual aeolian harps are so creepy
Why does the right hand sound like eight notes?? D:
@mictan2011 YAY INDEED.
static-mestallic sounding-on my system-
No, I mean as in resurrected now.
If he didn't die at 39 and lived longer, then I will rejoice. :D
not romantically played, but as a winner of competitions
8 People thought this was a Song for Harps :/
has to catch the last train ? far too quick
So cool how Chopin tries to copy the acoustic of the harp, quite genius
Would somebody give me a quick method to learn how to read music?
www.musicnotes.com/blog/2014/04/11/how-to-read-sheet-music/
Bluejeans0701 practice lol
Practice
@rikku38 looks easier than Ocean Etude
Nope. I see 7 dislikes.
I know people were talking about how wonderful it will be if they can resurrect Chopin somehow...I have serious doubts for that. According to what I know about Chopin, he will probably get very angry at what the world is coming to. :P