Josh Wright cool :) Btw, do you have any plans on re-recording the complete Chopin etudes? I bought your album "The Complete Chopin Etudes" and I gotta say it was amazing considering you were barely 16, but obviously you have matured greatly musically and the etudes you have recorded on RUclips so far are amazing and I am curious on how you would play them all right now :)
You are right about Sergei, he is a beast in the piano. Please, correct me if I’m wrong. I recently discovered that if you support each finger when you play, you gain absolute control over what you are doing. For instance, I’m studying some Chopin etudes and today I read the begging of some of them while reaching the ones I’m working on. When I came to this particular one, I recalled I struggled a lot with the left hand when I tried it before. But no matter the fingering I chose, it became easy by well supporting each finger and figure which direction was the easiest and natural one I had to follow. Cheers
Thank you so much for making this video. I was wondering why I have difficulty reaching to the notes, but when you said that the hands can move side by side vertically, it really helped! Thanks again!
@@vincent-ataramaniko Touch the 4th (EDIT: 5th!) with fingers 4 and 5 on the keyboard (seems impossible amirite?!) then relax the hand and fingers onto the keys and turn the wrist counter-clockwise so that the knuckles are almost perpendicular to the keyboard. You may find that the distance suddenly seems doable--if in an unfamiliar way with the fingers on their sides. The 4th finger is sounded merely by its use as a pivot and remains relaxed on the key, needing barely any activation other than structurally, and with all the activity happening in the (admittedly massive) swing between 5 and 1. This simplifies the movement helping you approach tempo whilst not having to mould your rubato around unnecessary position changes. Sure, this won't work for every hand but it seems extremely likely (from very emphatic notation in other etudes and the final prelude) that this is the technique Chopin employed. Shows how wonderfully loose his hand was.
Thanks for sharing I used to be able to play this piece and only play by sight. Having fingering printed on the page would really help as I have medium sized hands. Kudos!
Interesting thing about the fingering of the left hand is that the fingerings indicated 5-4 (F to C) is actually the way in which Chopin played this, and he himself decided to write it in his etude. Chopin used 5-4 because of his attention to every finger, in fact in this case he believed that using the 3 finger, which is a strong one, would more easily create an accent where it shouldn't be (on the second semiquaver). It's a shame most of us (if not everyone) can't play it with the original fingering, which was wrote for the hands of Chopin, which were notoriously big.
This is a great video! Could elaborate more on the shock absorption part? The random accenting seems to be my biggest issue when playing this piece. Thanks for your help:)
Marshan122 by far 10/2, followed by 25/6. Both are quite similar - they really work your 345. I have found that about 99% or other pianists I have asked this to have the same answer haha. BUT, I feel that studying those two etudes provide more technical benefit to my overall playing than almost any other piece I’ve ever played.
All of them 😂 difficulty in the etudes depend on what the abilities in the piano you have developed the most (or the least) 😅 The ones called “easy”, are called easy because it might be easier for advanced players to overcome the technical difficulties faster, but they forget the other part, the music. I would say that bringing the musical aspects in all of them is extremely difficult
Hello Josh, thanks for the insightful video. What are your thoughts on the Cortot exercises for the etudes? I'm trying to master the whole set and it's been very overwhelming and time consuming to do them and I'm not entirely sure if they are all that helpful.
I first got the Cortot books when I practiced the Ocean etude. I ignored the exercises at first, but eventually I hit a plateau and I regretted not following the exercises. I had to take a break from the Ocean etude and switched to Op 10 No. 1. This time I tried the Cortot exercises for Op 10 No. 1. I did all of them daily (yes it's time-consuming, takes me a couple hours) for a couple weeks (though at the end, he says to now play the etude in every key, which I did not do lol). Definitely helped for Op 10 No. 1. I've seen others on the internet recommend them for Op 10 No. 1.
It's an youtube ad of an app that plays everytime you watch a video related to piano, and it's very anoying I'm pretty sure most people here have to deal with it all the time
Josh Wright so wethever I watch a video of yours or some other piano channels the simply piano ad starts playing and I hate it, pretty sure most people do
Выглядит красиво: звучит не очень( Простите(( В том то и фишка этого произведения, что обе темы должны звучать одновременно ярко во всем своем контрасте. А в данном видео волнами. Для не знающих напишу - это революционное произведение (якобы из анализа писем самого Шопена), отражение двух сторон. Народа и ненарода))
Wow! You play it more beautifully than anyone I have heard so far
Great video!
Please do 10/8 next
TheGreenPianist I will be doing that one soon!
Josh Wright cool :)
Btw, do you have any plans on re-recording the complete Chopin etudes? I bought your album "The Complete Chopin Etudes" and I gotta say it was amazing considering you were barely 16, but obviously you have matured greatly musically and the etudes you have recorded on RUclips so far are amazing and I am curious on how you would play them all right now :)
A spreadsheet with subscriber requests, love the commitment man!
You are right about Sergei, he is a beast in the piano.
Please, correct me if I’m wrong. I recently discovered that if you support each finger when you play, you gain absolute control over what you are doing. For instance, I’m studying some Chopin etudes and today I read the begging of some of them while reaching the ones I’m working on. When I came to this particular one, I recalled I struggled a lot with the left hand when I tried it before. But no matter the fingering I chose, it became easy by well supporting each finger and figure which direction was the easiest and natural one I had to follow. Cheers
Thank you so much for making this video. I was wondering why I have difficulty reaching to the notes, but when you said that the hands can move side by side vertically, it really helped! Thanks again!
The 54 fingering can work if you turn the wrist and use the sidestroke. Chopin uses this technique in so many pieces.
ssshh it's kinda the point of the etude sshh
What's a sidestroke?
@@vincent-ataramaniko Touch the 4th (EDIT: 5th!) with fingers 4 and 5 on the keyboard (seems impossible amirite?!) then relax the hand and fingers onto the keys and turn the wrist counter-clockwise so that the knuckles are almost perpendicular to the keyboard. You may find that the distance suddenly seems doable--if in an unfamiliar way with the fingers on their sides. The 4th finger is sounded merely by its use as a pivot and remains relaxed on the key, needing barely any activation other than structurally, and with all the activity happening in the (admittedly massive) swing between 5 and 1. This simplifies the movement helping you approach tempo whilst not having to mould your rubato around unnecessary position changes. Sure, this won't work for every hand but it seems extremely likely (from very emphatic notation in other etudes and the final prelude) that this is the technique Chopin employed. Shows how wonderfully loose his hand was.
@@subplantant Wait with the left hand or right hand when you say counter-clockwise?
@@subplantant also I don't understand because in this Etude the left hand goes 5 --> 4 not 4 --> 5
Thanks for sharing I used to be able to play this piece and only play by sight. Having fingering printed on the page would really help as I have medium sized hands. Kudos!
Hi Josh! Your such an inspiration to me! Thank you for all your help!
Love your videos Josh!
Lirizarry_ thank you so much for your kindness!
Thank you for the advice and insight. I appreciate it.
Lovin the top cam Josh 👌
Interesting thing about the fingering of the left hand is that the fingerings indicated 5-4 (F to C) is actually the way in which Chopin played this, and he himself decided to write it in his etude. Chopin used 5-4 because of his attention to every finger, in fact in this case he believed that using the 3 finger, which is a strong one, would more easily create an accent where it shouldn't be (on the second semiquaver). It's a shame most of us (if not everyone) can't play it with the original fingering, which was wrote for the hands of Chopin, which were notoriously big.
They were notoriously average, even slightly short
You're thinking of Liszt who had big hands. Chopin was just very fluid.
About the fingering, 5 4 is the one Chopin wrote. Etudes lose their purpose if you don't use Chopin's fingering.
This is a great video! Could elaborate more on the shock absorption part? The random accenting seems to be my biggest issue when playing this piece. Thanks for your help:)
Thank you!
For you, what is the most difficult of chopins etudes and why?
Marshan122 by far 10/2, followed by 25/6. Both are quite similar - they really work your 345. I have found that about 99% or other pianists I have asked this to have the same answer haha. BUT, I feel that studying those two etudes provide more technical benefit to my overall playing than almost any other piece I’ve ever played.
All of them 😂 difficulty in the etudes depend on what the abilities in the piano you have developed the most (or the least) 😅
The ones called “easy”, are called easy because it might be easier for advanced players to overcome the technical difficulties faster, but they forget the other part, the music. I would say that bringing the musical aspects in all of them is extremely difficult
Is it wrong if i do 5-1 fingering everywhere in the left hand? So I start 5-3-1-5-1-5 and continue like that, instead of 5-3-1-3-1-3.
Can I consider myself a lvl 50 boss if I manage to play a third of the piece? Forreal
ben ilk orijinal parmak numaralarıyla deşifre etmiştim sol eli, yapabildim ama sol el 4. parmak çok acıdı ve hani kopçak gibi hissettim.
Please do Nocturne Op 27 no 1 in C sharp Minor
Nice video!
Thanks Majed!
my edition was also this 5-41212 which was so strange and super weird😂 it was just being more difficult than my 5-2 version
Awesome!
It would be cool if you did Liszt transcendental etude no 5 :D
Hello Josh, thanks for the insightful video. What are your thoughts on the Cortot exercises for the etudes? I'm trying to master the whole set and it's been very overwhelming and time consuming to do them and I'm not entirely sure if they are all that helpful.
I first got the Cortot books when I practiced the Ocean etude. I ignored the exercises at first, but eventually I hit a plateau and I regretted not following the exercises. I had to take a break from the Ocean etude and switched to Op 10 No. 1. This time I tried the Cortot exercises for Op 10 No. 1. I did all of them daily (yes it's time-consuming, takes me a couple hours) for a couple weeks (though at the end, he says to now play the etude in every key, which I did not do lol). Definitely helped for Op 10 No. 1. I've seen others on the internet recommend them for Op 10 No. 1.
What's the last name of the pianist you mentioned? Sergi Barbian?
Sergei Babayan
I’m lucky because I got massive hands so it wasn’t too hard 🖐
Razzly Dazzly Johnson same lol
Are you suer
GET OUT OF MY RUclips SIMPLY PIANO
Daniel Chéquer what’s simply piano?
It's an youtube ad of an app that plays everytime you watch a video related to piano, and it's very anoying I'm pretty sure most people here have to deal with it all the time
Josh Wright It's one of those annoying "learn how to master the piano from scratch using this app" ads
Josh Wright so wethever I watch a video of yours or some other piano channels the simply piano ad starts playing and I hate it, pretty sure most people do
@@danielchequer5842 I have ads turned off so idk
I'm using 5-3-1 for almost everything
Scerzi plz
Выглядит красиво: звучит не очень( Простите(( В том то и фишка этого произведения, что обе темы должны звучать одновременно ярко во всем своем контрасте. А в данном видео волнами. Для не знающих напишу - это революционное произведение (якобы из анализа писем самого Шопена), отражение двух сторон. Народа и ненарода))
Sergea Bareon??? WHO????? SPELL IT PLEASE!
Sergei Babayan
sounds like Liszt transcendental etude no 10
🤔 probably, the other way around… 😂 op 10 set were published before those. Chopin is the papa for etudes as musical compositions