Thank goodness this is not another video about what notes to play. I can see the music and I know what notes to play. This is a video about HOW to play those notes, which I truly appreciate. The guidance on how to hold your fingers and press the keys is really helpful for me since I am a beginner. Thanks again.
Denis packs an astonishing amount of information into the 19 minutes of this tutorial. I've watched it multiple times, gaining new insights with each. An essential guide for the beginning student approaching this gorgeous piece. Thank you!
You have a gift. You are obviously a very accomplished pianist. Your educational abilities are also amazing. Don't change a thing, it was perfect. Everything was relevant with detailed techniques as I imagine Chopin would have done. Quite a few music educators, including my own would just say, play it like this without giving any advice or showing the mechanics of it. We are so grateful to you. Hopefully, you will have time to continue. I expect you will have a strong following.
Your comment is spot on - I am 78 years old - have been teaching for 56 years. and with piano lessons from 2nd grade through 12th and then a major in music and a partial Master Degree - I never really learned much from my teachers - - like you say see the notes play the notes - great next piece. My college piano teachers were better but still nothing like what he is showing us in this video. When I began teaching my students when I was in college working on my masters I decided I was going to be a better teacher than the ones I had - My students play better at their age than I ever did when I was that old. And the worst is usually when I get a student from another teacher I see the same crappy playing techniques that I was taught.
There's some truth in your writing. I also didn't have a really good teacher my whole life as a musician. But I found out, that you don't have to expect to much in the first place, and on the other hand you have to find different teachers for different contents. It's how in real life : don't expect everything from one person only and all the sudden you might be fine...and sometimes will be nicely surprised.
Every time I listen to this video, I learn so much more, that it is almost like I knew nothing before listening to this video again. There is SO MUCH in learning to really play this piece, thanks DZ.
I've seen a lot of tutorials of this Prelude, yet this one is by far the most superior to anything I have witnessed on RUclips. Every time I watch it I find something new and my own playing improves with every iteration. Really well done Denis, thank you very much for your stellar effort and great talent! Looking forward to more Tutorials and wish you the best of luck and many many many more subscribers, your channel is totally worth it! Bravo!
Classical music is a timeless masterpiece that transcends generations. The intricate compositions and emotive performances capture the essence of human emotion, making it an unparalleled journey through the depths of artistry.
Brilliantly explained and illustrated. Great playing arises from the perfect synthesis of hands, heart and head and this clip is a very good guide to achieving that.
The perfect way of explaining for intermediate players... RUclips is full of beginner tutorial...but you have added a different content from the traditional tutorial...loved your channel and teaching..subscribed
I've been playing this for quite some time on and off but never got it to sound quite right. I just tried some of the things you mentioned and it's getting better already! Huge thank you
You are wonderful! I've been playing this prelude for years (I am self taught) and was never happy with how it sounded- until I watched this. I am totally investing in your courses now! Thank you.
This is so helpful. My daughter and I have both played the piece and I am relearning it as I teach it to a student. I love the way you describe and teach the piece. Thank you very much.
Just found Denis and this channel, had searched for this particular piece since I'm just learning it. One of the best piano education videos I've seen yet! will watch more for sure, thanks for the amazing instruction! The piece itself, especially if played correctly, is incredibly moving and sad, amazing job by Chopin too of course. wow.
I like when you said intervals create 50 shades of sadness. It’s very true and artistic. Chopin is a gift to pianists, but it helps to have great like you teacher to explain this music otherwise might be overlooked. Thanks for ur videos!
Mmh. What to say, since this piece leaves me speechless...? It is so much nicer to listen to Denis and attending to his playing than discussing Rubato -- as offered ))). Taste is something that balances between too much and too little. And to play the piano the way Denis explains and embodies means training the attention for details. It is a beautiful experience of own's own being. Thank you for sharing, Denis.
When my piano teacher gave me the sheet music for Chopin’s prelude Op. 28,no. 4, this prelude was on the first page of it. I have played it for 50 years on and off, but now I feel as if I’ve had lesson for the first time in 50 years. I see it differently now. My teacher would play a piece once for me and then expect me to play. She never taught me technique! What I have learned over the years I have learned on my own. I would Iove a lesson on the prelude Op.28 no. 4 and also Chopin nocturne Op. 48, no. 1. Yes! Big stuff that one. But maybe just some ideas. My hands can barely span a 9th.
I have a similar experience with my private teacher. She’d hand me a piece and say “play this next week.” I never learned HOW to practice. I’ve learned more from several RUclips videos than I did with eight years of lessons.
@@martinepeters9891 I like 8notes. It has free sheet music for everyone from beginner to advanced, for many instruments, for solo and group work - over 50,000 pieces. There is a small subscription fee. It covers genres of music and can be used by teachers and students alike. I started teaching myself piano three years ago after giving up as a child sixty years ago. I have started with beginner pieces and worked my way up - but You Tube teachers have been invaluable for learning technique and interpretation while playing. I have only just come across Denis Zhdanov as I start on some Chopin and I have to say he is my far the best You Tube teacher I have come across - because he takes it slowly, doesn’t overwhelm, explains specifically, succinctly and precisely but leaves you with so much to consider when playing, that I will come back to this video over and over again. Thank you so much Denis.
I’m using this right now, practicing this piece. I’ve always struggled with maintaining a sense of tension balanced with beauty, with my Frankenstein-like plunking left hand. I can feel it, it’s just so hard to not sound monotonous, this is incredibly helpful, thank you so very much! 😊
This tutorial is full of brilliant practical advice. Love the careful explanations of all manner of fine details like the effects of different voicings. Also the details about how thumb, wrist and arm mechanics relate to dynamics and note quality is fascinating. I find this has all helped to improve my listening skills. I’m hearing nuances that I completely missed before. Thanks very much Dennis!
I like how the music class before any music played starts with ANATOMY and MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF MASS DISTRIBUTION, Denis is Polished Diamond and blindingly shines on us!! Thank you for your EXCELLENCE
To me, music is like a mental dance. Piano playing is a kind of dance as well, letting gravity guide all movements. You exhibit this in such beautiful way with gentle gestures and kind instructions. It is a great joy to listen and study.
I’m self taught so every bar every note I’m challenged but enjoy the tremendous climb to achieve to play a song on piano ‘ the insight from this video is a great inspiration for me to succeed in a month or week or year ‘ I’ve just leant moonlight sonata note by note can play through to still a lot of work on me to make it sound as it should ‘ and the way you explain certain subjects is awesome great help Woo❤
Can only dream of playing the piano, but I'm a massive fan of classical music. Love Chopin and this prelude in particular, I think is a master piece. Loved the tutorial, even for beginners like me is such a great way to explain so much complexity with words we can all understand. Thank you!
J’ai adoré vos conseils d ‘interprétation !!! Votre sensibilité et technicité donnent un relief sublime à cette composition déjà très aboutie . Mille mercis ! J étais déjà touchée par cette mélodie j avoue en être dorénavant envoûtée (ou presque …) Merci encore !
❤ DEEPEST ADORATION Mr. ZHDANOV. With your interpretation you go DEEP. Very DEEP into my heart. Thank you. Thanks for your MOTIVATION & INSPIRATION two. WISH YOU THE VERY BEST. 🙏OM AH HUM VAJRA GURU PADME SIDDHI HUM🙏 GREETINGS FROM SPAIN.
This was fantastic, thank you for all the detailed information. I'm learning this song now, and after watching your video I know why my left hand was hurting - it needs to be much more relaxed. I subbed to your channel, keep up the good work!
Amazing! I am so moved, finally found a performance (and interpretation) that brings to life the exact way in which i felt this prelude when i played it, years back. Thanks from the deepest part of my soul! ❤️
Wonderful tutorial and playing! Also thank you for explaining the little shaking motion on the last chords. I've seen a number of professional pianists do this and this whole time I thought they were just trying to coax vibrato out of the piano haha (in their heads at least). This makes a lot more sense! It will be helpful for me as someone with average hands for a guy and not that much flexibility yet -- sometimes it's hard to be sure if I've really pressed the keys all the way down in the moment (especially on a digital piano with no escapement). Side note: I watched a lecture by pianist/teacher Seymour Bernstein that said the hairpins in this piece (and other works of the time) actually mean rubato in addition to or instead of crescendo, and presented ample evidence to prove it. Haven't seen anyone else mention that but thought it was interesting to note for those of us looking to have a unique interpretation!
Oh yeah a knowledge about performance traditions of a certain time is a very interesting but usually a lost knowledge. A while ago I also did a video on the difference between diminuendo and decrescendo in Schubert, that is actually not only about dynamics but also tempo change.
One million thanks Denis. Your tutorial/masterclass advices are so clear, so understandable. My phrasing and my sound, specialy for the left hand, on this E minor prelude by Chopin, needed a bit of refinement. Thanks to you I have found what I was longing for on this matter, and realize that "a little almost nothing and that's it". Greetings from Paris.
Love your tutorials, that's really helpful! I'm gonna play this piece again tomorrow, and I'll use the way you taught us... Thank you so much for giving such detailed tutorial! All the best!
I played this piece for a week and felt my play terrible😅. After watching this video I understand all my mistakes! I’m going to correct my play tomorrow. Thank you so much for the tutorial.
Gutted. Im 3mins into this video,didnt expect it to be THIS good and now i have to go out 😆 i'll be back. So good to hear clear instruction. I am a piano tutor and love hearing other pianists explain their thoughts and methods. Thank you! Have subscribed 😍
Thank you for this magnificent tutorial on Chopin, you enlightened me on the use of the left hand... I would like to know from you how to play the left hand in the Adagio BWV 974 J.S. Bach, A. Marcello. A masterclass on this wonderful piece would be great!
Masterclass !! I think that this Prelude is the perfect example of what not to play as written in the sheet. It's kind of a living heart on the left hand. And the right hand is the Pulse . It's very tricky play this one.
I got so much out of your video a minor number 4 Chopin. I know about wrist movement. But you really help in that department and your interpretation of where to put certain colors at certain times it's so helpful thank you
Any chance you might want to make a tutorial like this one on Satie - Gymnopedie no.1? I am beginner that has it memorized but I can't bring out the emotion - but I have a lot of fun trying 🙂
Well I’ve made it to bar 17 😱the left hand part here it tricky ‘ also stretto I not know but discovered on your vid and Google 😂 ‘ great help ‘ more practice’ such a great piece to play it’s tested me in a way I can’t describe’ but enjoying to the up most ‘Happy new year to you 🎉 all the best for 2023
Piano teacher tried to show me these things when I was in high school and I did not have the emotional maturity to appreciate it and really try to integrate it into my playing.
Just wanted to add my appreciation. Your advice is well presented and easily understood. I don't imagine I will internalize all of it, but if I am able to incorporate 10 or 20% I will sound much better. I don't play a lot of classical pieces. (I do like this one.) If I do take up any others I will be sure to look into any instructional videos you may have made for them.
As far as rubato is concerned with borrowing and giving back time , I think it would depend on the expression and phrasing of the overall section, if this rubato we put Into these hypothetical sections is looked at as part of the interpretation and expression then we shouldn’t perceive it as borrowing time because the rubato is part of what we are expressing. This is just how I think of it at least.
That was great and helped me a lot. For me, a surprising side note was your comparison to the prelude of the well tempered piano , which I just practiced the last weeks ( yeah, I'm far from being a professional 😅)
I have Khatia her performance and I record my own and compare to make it sound like how she plays it. This and this tutorial I put my trust in to make it my own.
Thank you Denis, for giving us another great teaching video with your sensitive performance and explanation. I wonder if you would consider making a teaching video of a short Schumann piece from his “Ambumblatter” opus 124. Danse Fantastique #5. Thank you very much for considering this request.
Absolutely superb presentation! Thank you!!! You truly display the fine art of teaching delicate, subtle techniques to enhance performance. Would you consider giving a lesson on how to play Clementi's Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36 No.1, 1st movement?
Regarding rubato, if you are playing with a jazz ensemble, you must give back the stolen time to get back into the rhythm of the other musicians. For solo piano, never look back. Stay in the moment and look forward. I notice this in composing and playing music with an unexpected chord or key change. You can play virtually anything, if the odd chord launches into a new sequence or melody confidently, regardless of what was in the past. Think of a mountain bike rider. They take a small jump. The trail behind them no longer has bearing. All that matters is that they take the momentum smoothly into the landing and that they are positioned to take the next curve efficiently. But if they are riding with their friends, they might have to slow back down to let the others catch up.
Nice! Thanks for sharing this. You are absolutely right reg.jazz. In classical chamber music however good musicians rehearse rubato together. Basically, it’s the most essential point of rehearsing: to have an idea about rubato of a partner and do accordingly. The funniest part starts when people have very different approach to the organization of the time flow, but each one thinks that “I am right”😂
Fantastic video Denis I been playing only Beethoven so now this beautiful piece by Chopin is jaw dropping sad yet beautiful I noticed pain in my hand and shoulder in my left hand do I need to bend my left hand slightly to the left !
It’s hard to say because there may be a few possible reasons why you feel pain. It’s best you find an experienced teacher in physiology of piano playing, or check out as many videos on technique efficiency as you can, in hope that you might self-diagnose and improve playing habits. On my channel, I would start here: ruclips.net/video/Hhh8pPHLhF0/видео.htmlsi=_w6CLcJDLrKJMy8e ruclips.net/video/QD9QcmlygKo/видео.htmlsi=hTaMtemfk1JLZhqw
Perhaps do a video on Brahms Intermezzo op. 117 #1? I'm especially interested in how, and how much, to pedal this piece, versus how much legato can or should come from the fingers.
Denis, thank you so much for your tutorials. They are priceless! I wondered if you could make one about Gnossienne N1 of Eric Satie please! 😊 all my best, Natalia
What is the emotion one must express in this piece? Just remember when the one you loved with every fibre of your body ripped your heart out and squashed it under their foot. Leaving you destroyed, empty of any joy, with an all encompassing blackness that is now your life. Remember those feelings, express those feelings, THAT’S the story you must convey to the listener.
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Thank goodness this is not another video about what notes to play. I can see the music and I know what notes to play. This is a video about HOW to play those notes, which I truly appreciate. The guidance on how to hold your fingers and press the keys is really helpful for me since I am a beginner. Thanks again.
Denis packs an astonishing amount of information into the 19 minutes of this tutorial. I've watched it multiple times, gaining new insights with each. An essential guide for the beginning student approaching this gorgeous piece. Thank you!
"50 shades of sadness" ❤️ what a lovely description of this piece.
You have a gift. You are obviously a very accomplished pianist. Your educational abilities are also amazing. Don't change a thing, it was perfect. Everything was relevant with detailed techniques as I imagine Chopin would have done. Quite a few music educators, including my own would just say, play it like this without giving any advice or showing the mechanics of it. We are so grateful to you. Hopefully, you will have time to continue. I expect you will have a strong following.
Your comment is spot on - I am 78 years old - have been teaching for 56 years. and with piano lessons from 2nd grade through 12th and then a major in music and a partial Master Degree - I never really learned much from my teachers - - like you say see the notes play the notes - great next piece. My college piano teachers were better but still nothing like what he is showing us in this video. When I began teaching my students when I was in college working on my masters I decided I was going to be a better teacher than the ones I had - My students play better at their age than I ever did when I was that old. And the worst is usually when I get a student from another teacher I see the same crappy playing techniques that I was taught.
There's some truth in your writing. I also didn't have a really good teacher my whole life as a musician.
But I found out, that you don't have to expect to much in the first place, and on the other hand you have to find different teachers for different contents.
It's how in real life : don't expect everything from one person only and all the sudden you might be fine...and sometimes will be nicely surprised.
Every time I listen to this video, I learn so much more, that it is almost like I knew nothing before listening to this video again. There is SO MUCH in learning to really play this piece, thanks DZ.
I've seen a lot of tutorials of this Prelude, yet this one is by far the most superior to anything I have witnessed on RUclips. Every time I watch it I find something new and my own playing improves with every iteration. Really well done Denis, thank you very much for your stellar effort and great talent! Looking forward to more Tutorials and wish you the best of luck and many many many more subscribers, your channel is totally worth it! Bravo!
Thanks, truly appreciate!💜
Wonderful. So helpful to a Chopin beginner like me! Thank you!
This was the best piano tutorial I v ever seen, it was like a master class for free, thank you 🙏
Classical music is a timeless masterpiece that transcends generations. The intricate compositions and emotive performances capture the essence of human emotion, making it an unparalleled journey through the depths of artistry.
Even Chat GPT could not express this more exquisitely.
Brilliantly explained and illustrated. Great playing arises from the perfect synthesis of hands, heart and head and this clip is a very good guide to achieving that.
The perfect way of explaining for intermediate players... RUclips is full of beginner tutorial...but you have added a different content from the traditional tutorial...loved your channel and teaching..subscribed
I've been playing this for quite some time on and off but never got it to sound quite right. I just tried some of the things you mentioned and it's getting better already! Huge thank you
In this piece I disregard the time and let my mood determine the pace. Thank you for the detailed analysis.
Fantastic examples of musical timing and dynamics.
You are wonderful! I've been playing this prelude for years (I am self taught) and was never happy with how it sounded- until I watched this. I am totally investing in your courses now! Thank you.
So happy to hear this! Wish you a great progress!
LOVE this perspective on avoiding the static feeling
This is so helpful. My daughter and I have both played the piece and I am relearning it as I teach it to a student. I love the way you describe and teach the piece. Thank you very much.
Just found Denis and this channel, had searched for this particular piece since I'm just learning it. One of the best piano education videos I've seen yet! will watch more for sure, thanks for the amazing instruction! The piece itself, especially if played correctly, is incredibly moving and sad, amazing job by Chopin too of course. wow.
I like when you said intervals create 50 shades of sadness. It’s very true and artistic. Chopin is a gift to pianists, but it helps to have great like you teacher to explain this music otherwise might be overlooked. Thanks for ur videos!
Mmh. What to say, since this piece leaves me speechless...? It is so much nicer to listen to Denis and attending to his playing than discussing Rubato -- as offered ))).
Taste is something that balances between too much and too little. And to play the piano the way Denis explains and embodies means training the attention for details. It is a beautiful experience of own's own being. Thank you for sharing, Denis.
When my piano teacher gave me the sheet music for Chopin’s prelude Op. 28,no. 4, this prelude was on the first page of it. I have played it for 50 years on and off, but now I feel as if I’ve had lesson for the first time in 50 years. I see it differently now. My teacher would play a piece once for me and then expect me to play. She never taught me technique! What I have learned over the years I have learned on my own. I would Iove a lesson on the prelude Op.28 no. 4 and also Chopin nocturne Op. 48, no. 1. Yes! Big stuff that one. But maybe just some ideas. My hands can barely span a 9th.
I have a similar experience with my private teacher. She’d hand me a piece and say “play this next week.” I never learned HOW to practice. I’ve learned more from several RUclips videos than I did with eight years of lessons.
Such waste of money. You can find sheet music yourself
@@martinepeters9891 I like 8notes. It has free sheet music for everyone from beginner to advanced, for many instruments, for solo and group work - over 50,000 pieces. There is a small subscription fee. It covers genres of music and can be used by teachers and students alike. I started teaching myself piano three years ago after giving up as a child sixty years ago. I have started with beginner pieces and worked my way up - but You Tube teachers have been invaluable for learning technique and interpretation while playing. I have only just come across Denis Zhdanov as I start on some Chopin and I have to say he is my far the best You Tube teacher I have come across - because he takes it slowly, doesn’t overwhelm, explains specifically, succinctly and precisely but leaves you with so much to consider when playing, that I will come back to this video over and over again. Thank you so much Denis.
This was so incredibly helpful. I was having a hard time with the expression of this piece. Thank you for your thorough analysis!
I’m using this right now, practicing this piece. I’ve always struggled with maintaining a sense of tension balanced with beauty, with my Frankenstein-like plunking left hand. I can feel it, it’s just so hard to not sound monotonous, this is incredibly helpful, thank you so very much! 😊
This tutorial is full of brilliant practical advice. Love the careful explanations of all manner of fine details like the effects of different voicings. Also the details about how thumb, wrist and arm mechanics relate to dynamics and note quality is fascinating. I find this has all helped to improve my listening skills. I’m hearing nuances that I completely missed before. Thanks very much Dennis!
Excellent lesson. Denis Zhdanov knows very Frederick Chopin and the nature of the piece music . Bravo and thank you.
Thank you so much for this video. The way you explain how to play this piece is really inspiring.
I like how the music class before any music played starts with ANATOMY and MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF MASS DISTRIBUTION, Denis is Polished Diamond and blindingly shines on us!!
Thank you for your EXCELLENCE
Thank you for the explanations of phrasing and articulations on this beautiful Chopin piano prelude. Great video.
To me, music is like a mental dance. Piano playing is a kind of dance as well, letting gravity guide all movements. You exhibit this in such beautiful way with gentle gestures and kind instructions. It is a great joy to listen and study.
Thanks!❤️
What a detailed analysis!! It helped a lot no only to play in a profesional way but also understand the philosophy of chopin' s art.
I can not express how immensely helpful this video has been. Thank you 😊 ❤
☺️ thanks for commenting!
Just found you as I re-prepare this piece for church. I love your interpretation & teaching style. Thank you.
The best tuto I've seen about this work!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!
i just started this piece, omg, feel so lucky this video popped up ! so useful !!! thank you so much !!!
Thanks!
I’m self taught so every bar every note I’m challenged but enjoy the tremendous climb to achieve to play a song on piano ‘ the insight from this video is a great inspiration for me to succeed in a month or week or year ‘ I’ve just leant moonlight sonata note by note can play through to still a lot of work on me to make it sound as it should ‘ and the way you explain certain subjects is awesome great help Woo❤
Can only dream of playing the piano, but I'm a massive fan of classical music. Love Chopin and this prelude in particular, I think is a master piece. Loved the tutorial, even for beginners like me is such a great way to explain so much complexity with words we can all understand. Thank you!
just discovered your video thanks! I love this piece and am practicing it again...
I’m playing this piece now and your pointers have made a huge difference in the way I am playing it . Thank you
J’ai adoré vos conseils d ‘interprétation !!! Votre sensibilité et technicité donnent un relief sublime à cette composition déjà très aboutie . Mille mercis ! J étais déjà touchée par cette mélodie j avoue en être dorénavant envoûtée (ou presque …) Merci encore !
Every time I listen to this tute I learn so much more. I my opinion it it the best tute on Chopin’s Prelude.
I'm a big fan of your sound!!! Excellent work!
Thanks so much!
❤ DEEPEST ADORATION
Mr. ZHDANOV. With your interpretation you go DEEP. Very DEEP into my heart. Thank you. Thanks for your MOTIVATION & INSPIRATION two. WISH YOU THE VERY BEST. 🙏OM AH HUM VAJRA GURU PADME SIDDHI HUM🙏 GREETINGS FROM SPAIN.
This was fantastic, thank you for all the detailed information. I'm learning this song now, and after watching your video I know why my left hand was hurting - it needs to be much more relaxed. I subbed to your channel, keep up the good work!
Amazing! I am so moved, finally found a performance (and interpretation) that brings to life the exact way in which i felt this prelude when i played it, years back. Thanks from the deepest part of my soul! ❤️
So clear and so helpful. I really appreciate the care you took with this lesson.
I like this kind of videos that provides us with deep analysis with bits of information
Wonderful tutorial and playing! Also thank you for explaining the little shaking motion on the last chords. I've seen a number of professional pianists do this and this whole time I thought they were just trying to coax vibrato out of the piano haha (in their heads at least). This makes a lot more sense! It will be helpful for me as someone with average hands for a guy and not that much flexibility yet -- sometimes it's hard to be sure if I've really pressed the keys all the way down in the moment (especially on a digital piano with no escapement).
Side note: I watched a lecture by pianist/teacher Seymour Bernstein that said the hairpins in this piece (and other works of the time) actually mean rubato in addition to or instead of crescendo, and presented ample evidence to prove it. Haven't seen anyone else mention that but thought it was interesting to note for those of us looking to have a unique interpretation!
Oh yeah a knowledge about performance traditions of a certain time is a very interesting but usually a lost knowledge. A while ago I also did a video on the difference between diminuendo and decrescendo in Schubert, that is actually not only about dynamics but also tempo change.
Thoughtful and full of detail. Terrific job. Thank you Denis!
One million thanks Denis. Your tutorial/masterclass advices are so clear, so understandable. My phrasing and my sound, specialy for the left hand, on this E minor prelude by Chopin, needed a bit of refinement.
Thanks to you I have found what I was longing for on this matter, and realize that "a little almost nothing and that's it".
Greetings from Paris.
Love your tutorials, that's really helpful! I'm gonna play this piece again tomorrow, and I'll use the way you taught us... Thank you so much for giving such detailed tutorial! All the best!
You're warmly welcome, have fun!
I played this piece for a week and felt my play terrible😅. After watching this video I understand all my mistakes! I’m going to correct my play tomorrow. Thank you so much for the tutorial.
Gutted. Im 3mins into this video,didnt expect it to be THIS good and now i have to go out 😆 i'll be back. So good to hear clear instruction. I am a piano tutor and love hearing other pianists explain their thoughts and methods. Thank you! Have subscribed 😍
You’re an amazing teacher, thank you for this video!
Must be the greatest piano tutorial video out there, thanks!!!
Thank you for this magnificent tutorial on Chopin, you enlightened me on the use of the left hand... I would like to know from you how to play the left hand in the Adagio BWV 974 J.S. Bach, A. Marcello. A masterclass on this wonderful piece would be great!
Procuro este professor mas em versão portuguesa.... e não achei! Parabéns por saber ensinar tão bem! 🙏❤️
Masterclass !! I think that this Prelude is the perfect example of what not to play as written in the sheet. It's kind of a living heart on the left hand. And the right hand is the Pulse . It's very tricky play this one.
Wonderful thanks for sharing your talents and interpretations
Perfect video my friend. Thank you 🙏🏻
I got so much out of your video a minor number 4 Chopin. I know about wrist movement. But you really help in that department and your interpretation of where to put certain colors at certain times it's so helpful thank you
What a good teacher……. Thank you 🙏
Awesome tutorial, thanks. Didn’t realize I was playing it all wrong.
Any chance you might want to make a tutorial like this one on Satie - Gymnopedie no.1? I am beginner that has it memorized but I can't bring out the emotion - but I have a lot of fun trying 🙂
Absolutely, I have to do it finally!
Amazing insight in this apparently easy piece.
Well I’ve made it to bar 17 😱the left hand part here it tricky ‘ also stretto I not know but discovered on your vid and Google 😂 ‘ great help ‘ more practice’ such a great piece to play it’s tested me in a way I can’t describe’ but enjoying to the up most ‘Happy new year to you 🎉 all the best for 2023
Brilliant guidance and analysis. Thank you!
Amazing!!!!
Piano teacher tried to show me these things when I was in high school and I did not have the emotional maturity to appreciate it and really try to integrate it into my playing.
Yes a teacher can show a door, but you have to enter yourself😅
Just wanted to add my appreciation. Your advice is well presented and easily understood. I don't imagine I will internalize all of it, but if I am able to incorporate 10 or 20% I will sound much better. I don't play a lot of classical pieces. (I do like this one.) If I do take up any others I will be sure to look into any instructional videos you may have made for them.
As far as rubato is concerned with borrowing and giving back time , I think it would depend on the expression and phrasing of the overall section, if this rubato we put Into these hypothetical sections is looked at as part of the interpretation and expression then we shouldn’t perceive it as borrowing time because the rubato is part of what we are expressing. This is just how I think of it at least.
A quite sharp logical assumption!
Thank you for this nice work ❤ I'm playing this piece right now
That was great and helped me a lot.
For me, a surprising side note was your comparison to the prelude of the well tempered piano , which I just practiced the last weeks ( yeah, I'm far from being a professional 😅)
Such awesome analysis on my favorite Chopin piece! Thank you! ❤️
I have Khatia her performance and I record my own and compare to make it sound like how she plays it. This and this tutorial I put my trust in to make it my own.
Thank you Denis, for giving us another great teaching video with your sensitive performance and explanation. I wonder if you would consider making a teaching video of a short Schumann piece from his “Ambumblatter” opus 124. Danse Fantastique #5.
Thank you very much for considering this request.
I LOVE this piece, and intend learning it. Thank you so much for your excellent tutorial!
Amazing video, I have my piano course today with this piece, can’t wait to practice this tuto and see my teacher’s reaction 😊
Wow, that was just great.
You helped me so much!
Absolutely superb presentation! Thank you!!! You truly display the fine art of teaching delicate, subtle techniques to enhance performance.
Would you consider giving a lesson on how to play Clementi's Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36 No.1, 1st movement?
Sure! I absolutely do consider this and many other pieces. I wish I’d have more time for online activities to do things even faster. Stay tuned!
Regarding rubato, if you are playing with a jazz ensemble, you must give back the stolen time to get back into the rhythm of the other musicians. For solo piano, never look back. Stay in the moment and look forward.
I notice this in composing and playing music with an unexpected chord or key change. You can play virtually anything, if the odd chord launches into a new sequence or melody confidently, regardless of what was in the past.
Think of a mountain bike rider. They take a small jump. The trail behind them no longer has bearing. All that matters is that they take the momentum smoothly into the landing and that they are positioned to take the next curve efficiently. But if they are riding with their friends, they might have to slow back down to let the others catch up.
Nice! Thanks for sharing this. You are absolutely right reg.jazz. In classical chamber music however good musicians rehearse rubato together. Basically, it’s the most essential point of rehearsing: to have an idea about rubato of a partner and do accordingly. The funniest part starts when people have very different approach to the organization of the time flow, but each one thinks that “I am right”😂
That was great! I just discovered your video and I will be watching.
Recommendations for memorization would be great too.
Fantastic video Denis
I been playing only Beethoven so now this beautiful piece by Chopin is jaw dropping sad yet beautiful
I noticed pain in my hand and shoulder in my left hand do I need to bend my left hand slightly to the left !
It’s hard to say because there may be a few possible reasons why you feel pain. It’s best you find an experienced teacher in physiology of piano playing, or check out as many videos on technique efficiency as you can, in hope that you might self-diagnose and improve playing habits. On my channel, I would start here:
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Tuto très enrichissant notamment quant au jeu de la main gauche. Merci.
This is superbly good tutorial .
thank you for this wonderful tutorial!
You're great! Thanks for sharing your expertise!
Perhaps do a video on Brahms Intermezzo op. 117 #1? I'm especially interested in how, and how much, to pedal this piece, versus how much legato can or should come from the fingers.
THIS HELPED TONS DUDE
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Wow!!!! Excellent tutorial! Thanks for sharing your secrets! Greetings from Argentina!
Trying to play some pieces again after 40 years without touching a piano key, I found your tutorial really inspiring. Thank you again!
Thanks! ❤️
Have fun playing again!
Subtle control of the hand light years beyond me physically but simply astounding analysis and accomplishment. Why did I start at 63 instead of 3...
Denis, thank you so much for your tutorials. They are priceless!
I wondered if you could make one about Gnossienne N1 of Eric Satie please! 😊 all my best, Natalia
This was a total treat, thank you very much!
Haha! When this guy practices it gives me chills. When I'm practicing, my kids shut the music room door 😅
Excellent tutorial. One of the best! Thank you.
What is the emotion one must express in this piece? Just remember when the one you loved with every fibre of your body ripped your heart out and squashed it under their foot. Leaving you destroyed, empty of any joy, with an all encompassing blackness that is now your life. Remember those feelings, express those feelings, THAT’S the story you must convey to the listener.
Nicely explained ☺️😊♥️
Thanks Denis, it is a wonderful tutorial. I've leanrt a lot from it.
❤wonderful explanation divine thanks
Fascinating video and I don't even play piano or listen to classical music. But I do like Chopin.