The Heart Asks Pleasure First (from The Piano) - Analysis and Performance

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  • Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024

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  • @stefanstiefsohn5398
    @stefanstiefsohn5398 2 года назад +10

    This is one of those pieces which look simple on the surface but can break your heart if the performer understands what it's about.

  • @PianoScenesMoviesandSeries
    @PianoScenesMoviesandSeries 3 года назад +2

    It's great you're still uploading. I'm a big fan.

  • @bongosock
    @bongosock 3 месяца назад

    Yes, in the dramatic climax section, he varies the rhythm by removing one note. The result of the removal is very unsettling - in both cases.

  • @pascalegasse9569
    @pascalegasse9569 3 года назад +16

    Thank you very much for sharing ! this is such a beautiful piece. That movie and this music is the reason why I started learning piano 🎹 🇨🇦♥️

    • @dementiy2000
      @dementiy2000 Год назад +1

      Just can't believe it's true... me also start learning piano because of that movie and music...

  • @friedrichengels9216
    @friedrichengels9216 Год назад

    👏🏻💗

  • @happylittlemonk
    @happylittlemonk Месяц назад

    You did not mention that the root of this tune is based on a traditional them, which I think is Irish, not sure.

  • @chanhnguyen2215
    @chanhnguyen2215 8 месяцев назад

    Could you arrange this piece music as a simple edition arrangement.You have already three volumes; I need you have more volume 4 and ect..Thank you and good luck.

  • @sirchoppy1810
    @sirchoppy1810 3 года назад

    😎

  • @seancregomusic
    @seancregomusic 3 года назад +19

    This is a fabulous piece! I have had so many students work on it and I made a recording of it myself on my old very worn out piano, and it still worked because the textures are that good! The best recording of this piece, ever, is Valentina Lisitsa's.

    • @SonataSecrets
      @SonataSecrets  3 года назад +3

      Yeah, it's hard to compete with Lisitsa's... such smooth touch there.

  • @rbartels1996
    @rbartels1996 Год назад +4

    Actually I noticed that there is a lot of confusion going on about the three pieces. The Heart Asks Pleasure First is a very short piece (1:36 long) and starts right at the Main Part and goes like this:
    MAIN :|| CHORUS | DEVELOPMENT ||: CHORUS :||
    Also, it differs from The Sacrifice (the piece I think you are playing) in some notes. At the end of the first bar, you play b c e b c, whereas it should be b c b c b. And there are quite a few spots in the part were there is a minor second going up and down instead of the 3 notes you play.
    I think this totally changes the atmosphere of the piece, it makes it a whole lot more passionate and romantic but also more unsettling. There are more differences in the melody and the filling 16th notes, you can hear it for yourself on Spotify.
    The Promise is just same as The Heart Asks Pleasure First, but it starts with the slow CHORUS and has strings added, as you said. In addition, it has a whole orchestral piece added at the end.
    Because of the harsh beginning, the unsettling and passionate effect the extra minor seconds have, and because of the abrupt end, I like The Heart Asks Pleasure First most. I'd love to hear other musicians' opinions about it!

  • @ricowilko
    @ricowilko Год назад +5

    The quintuplets! Finally someone addressing the elephant in the room. This part of the score has time signatures all over the shop.

  • @jco482
    @jco482 2 года назад +5

    It's been SO LONG that I haven't had access to an analysis with so much quality! And your interpretation is absolutely lovely!
    Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! 🙏

  • @omgtkseth
    @omgtkseth Месяц назад

    Cool analysis and yet you play without passion. It's like playing Nirvana's "Smells like teen spirit" with a harp. You do not understand the piece.

  • @jeffreykaufmann2867
    @jeffreykaufmann2867 2 года назад +1

    I can only play the first 11 Bars. After that I no longer hear the melody from the accented notes even though I'm hitting them hard. This isn't a piece that I can learn to play by watching a Video. Too difficult.I can Play Beethoven's 19th and 20th Sonata. Easier for me then THAFP.

  • @LuddyVonBeat
    @LuddyVonBeat 3 месяца назад

    Hi do you use sometimes piano software and what do you think is the best vst? Really enjoy your lessons thank you.

  • @arvo_cado
    @arvo_cado 3 года назад +5

    Love your videos. Keep it up💪
    I would like to see an analysis about Erik Satie's - Pieces Froides ("Danses de Travers or the "Airs a faire fuir"), just a beautiful collection of pieces.
    Greetings from Germany

    • @SonataSecrets
      @SonataSecrets  3 года назад +1

      Thanks! Didn't know about those pieces, will check it out!

    • @gregswanson5069
      @gregswanson5069 3 года назад

      @@SonataSecrets Excellent suggestion. Check our this video of a guitar duet of Danses de Travers. These pieces are haunting. ruclips.net/video/2SvlMIwN0H4/видео.html

  • @rinztv3603
    @rinztv3603 3 года назад +4

    Really content worth following, your way of presenting the clips is organized and structured

  • @maternalheart66
    @maternalheart66 3 года назад +1

    Henrik, could you please do the A major prelude and fugue from Shostakovich 24 preludes and fugues?

  • @laneige4524
    @laneige4524 25 дней назад

    Do not watch the movie!!

  • @jenesuispassanslavoir7698
    @jenesuispassanslavoir7698 Месяц назад

    I think this is true of so much of Nyman's film music, particularly his Greenaway scores because Greenaway often films these long set pieces that work like paintings and have a lot of narrative space for the music to tell a story. Also love that you included the quintuplets, which everyone seems to miss out.

  • @atmadeepmukherjee5550
    @atmadeepmukherjee5550 3 года назад +1

    Amazing, Sir! It sounds like dance music. You play every type of music so beautifully! You are an amazing pianist!

  • @myhumbleopinion1036
    @myhumbleopinion1036 3 года назад +2

    Great video and rendition of this piece. Another great piece from the same composer/movie is Big My Secret. It's really something else.

  • @Eric-xt3os
    @Eric-xt3os 7 месяцев назад

    @2:20, you mention the 9, but I thought 9/11 etc. only came after the 7 was introduced, in this case that would be a G, but without a G, isn't B adding the 2?

  • @eltonwild5648
    @eltonwild5648 3 года назад +2

    Thank you so much. Love this piece. I remember requesting this many month ago.

    • @SonataSecrets
      @SonataSecrets  3 года назад +1

      Oh yeah, that's right! I have many pieces in line... glad you're still here :)

  • @piarno1
    @piarno1 3 года назад +2

    Very helpful analysis and great piece!

  • @haimcampbell
    @haimcampbell 5 месяцев назад +1

    The melody is a tradtional scottish tune "Lord Balgonie's Favourite". It should really have been noted by the composer.

    • @LuddyVonBeat
      @LuddyVonBeat 3 месяца назад

      Seems to me that Led Zeppelin's Stairway to heaven is more inspired by that tune ahah

    • @haimcampbell
      @haimcampbell 3 месяца назад +1

      @@LuddyVonBeat considering this piece just uses the identical melody line, I would disagree. Perfectly legal, just a shame it's not acknowledged.

    • @LuddyVonBeat
      @LuddyVonBeat 3 месяца назад +1

      @@haimcampbell I have to agree with you and thank you. I listened first to the version on Seonaidh Morton page and that does sound like stairway to heaven.

    • @haimcampbell
      @haimcampbell 3 месяца назад

      @@LuddyVonBeat ha yes you are spot on, just had a listen. Led Zep were renowned for reworking existing work, so that could well be the base. Didn't Jimmy Page once complain that Plant was lazy sometimes and didn't change the lyrics he stole enough? Composition is beyond me,so I'm not gonna judge too much.

  • @conxitapeyrodiaz8110
    @conxitapeyrodiaz8110 Год назад

    Gracias maestro, por tus enseñanzas, que bien nos haces a los que queremos tocar bien, el piano. Para mi eres único, cada vez que me pongo al piano, gracias, gracias maestro.💕💕💕

  • @ericrakestraw664
    @ericrakestraw664 2 года назад

    When you played the theme from "Downton Abbey," I commented on how similar it sounded to this piece from "The Piano" soundtrack. Little did I know, you had already covered the Nyman piece. What a serendipitous coincidence! 😁

  • @louispetrucciani7558
    @louispetrucciani7558 4 месяца назад

    Bravo très belle interprétation

  • @CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji
    @CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji 3 года назад +2

    Hello there, this is just fabulous music! Also, could you please do an analysis on Bartok's piano sonata (Sz.80)? Thanks.

  • @chakkowchau2922
    @chakkowchau2922 Год назад

    Nice and clear presentation, thank you!

  • @missjoblue7992
    @missjoblue7992 Год назад

    This is very interesting. Thank you

  • @Eva_Piano
    @Eva_Piano 2 года назад

    Thank you very much!

  • @FrancisCharlotteK
    @FrancisCharlotteK Год назад

    is the whole Piece in a minor?

  • @robinpetersson3081
    @robinpetersson3081 3 года назад

    I've tried to play it but it's too hard, lol. Definitely an intermediate to advanced piece.

    • @SonataSecrets
      @SonataSecrets  3 года назад

      Yeah... I think the "main" section is more available, then it gets harder in the middle section.

  • @drdandan6128
    @drdandan6128 2 года назад

    Thank you for introducing this! It's my new favorite movie now,🎦 not to mention how good this piece and your analysis are! 🎶😊

    • @SonataSecrets
      @SonataSecrets  2 года назад +1

      Yes, they are really good piano pieces!

  • @ammipampasoto6122
    @ammipampasoto6122 Год назад

    😮😊

  • @JeffriAbdullah
    @JeffriAbdullah 2 года назад

    Superb

  • @MariMari-mz8mp
    @MariMari-mz8mp 3 года назад

    Cool