True, In the scherzo in B minor op 20 no 1 the ending is the best part, but also beats the will to live out of your forearms, I need to strengthen my muscles before I can play the whole piece a tempo, because unless I play in parts im always so beat by the end that I have to slow down or sound like I’m trying to hit keys on the piano next door rather than on my own
Lol. She probably will have to discuss all his works!! 😉 That said, I would love to hear Allysia's comment on Rondeau Fantastique "El Contrabandista" that Valentina Lisitsa slays. (Even on open air crappy piano, but I love the studio performance). A level 9 by Henle would probably be an insult to Liszt and this composition, given that even Liszt himself failed to properly perform it as bravura.
no he could play it but failed to make it popular. i think you misunderstood Valentina her comment "joke'' wikipedia say this: "'Although Liszt initially intended this piece as a bravura finale for his recitals, according to many reports, he failed to see this through, likely due to the piece not being a hit with the audience, possibly due to the countless repetitions''
Don't forget Bach, especially his fugues. They are easily overlooked because they predate the virtuoso pianists. However, they are extremely technical, require serious precision, and also can carry as many as 5 different voices that must all be heard.
As an organist, I can tell you now, Bach’s fugues can be challenging but they are in no way virtuosic and any competent organist should be able to play them. Same with his piano fugues. His works are probably amongst some of the next music ever written but definitely not the hardest! … still sound immensely impressive though!!!
@@ludwigvanbeethoven9582 I believe it too!!! What makes mozart and especially beethoven's pieces challenging is that the left hand tends to be a second voicing instead of just chords like the Renaissance composers!!!!
The coda heard hear was (for some reason) played VERY slowly. Zimmerman's playing (incredible) reminds me of van Cliburn's version of the 4th that I heard live. The phrasing and "singing" was incredible particularly in the coda which often comes out as a huge jumble. Yuja Wang's version of the Presto in the 2nd Sonata is breathless as is Trifonov's version of the finale of the 4th movement of the 3rd Sonata.
Could you put the music on the screen in future when you play pieces? It's more interesting than looking at that one picture of the composer. Just a recommendation, thanks.
09:30 I decided to tackle this prelude like a year or so ago, not really knowing what I was getting myself into, and I thought I was doing bad because I was having a really difficult time with it, but I didn't realize it was considered one of Chopin's most difficult works. I put it on RUclips, and it's definitely not perfect by any stretch of imagination, but seeing this video made me feel better about my efforts.
Over this past year I learned Op 28 No 24. Didn't think I'd survive but I did! (I'm not claiming that my notes are 100% perfect, but it's good enough that I'm comfortable playing it in front of an audience and other pianist friends.) For me, as soon as I got the hang of the left hand, I started making progress much faster than I anticipated. The key to the ridiculous right hand runs and the descending 3rds is, as always, slow practice. IMHO, assuming you can manage the left hand, Op 28 No 24 is probably the "easiest hard piece" by Chopin, if that makes any sense. :P
Kevin Haven't played that one. Both are challenging but in different ways by the looks of it. I think for me personally 16 might be more challenging because the non-arpeggio right-hand runs in 24 are the hardest part for me. Perhaps I need to learn that one next!
I haven't learned his ballades yet but I have listened to them and I find the first ballade has several areas where it goes from sounding nocturnal and dreamy like a lot of Chopin's music to Beethoven level intensity and drama.
I mean she's highly inaccurate on a lot of things so Idk like for example, im pretty sure that the octaves etude is not at a level 9 ranking, its difficult sure, but in terms of the etudes that's usually ranked as one of the easier ones. She left the most difficult etude out entirely somehow. Chopin etude waterfall, is the most difficult piece of the etudes by a long shot.
I think it would be fun to have editions for some "lesser-known" composers such as Scriabin or Godowsky :D also, I'm surprised that etude op.10no2 didn't make it - the chromatic runs in fingers 3,4,5 together with the accompanying chords in the same hand are just so cruel
But the point of 10/2 is that you have to split your right hand in two parts - playing the runs with 345 alone is indeed quite easy (and should be one of the first exercises when attempting this etude). In 25/6 the lower voice in the right hand just runs parallel to the upper one, which gives you some additional freedom for wrist movements, whereas in 10/2 fingers 1 and 2 are needed for a independent voice. In my (and my piano teacher's) opinion op25/6 and op10/2 are the most difficult ones ^^
di5perat0 Yeah that is true I guess, though some of us(including me) are naturally better at finger independence and find other etudes harder. For me I find thirds and 345 chromatic easy but once the rhythm changes, or polyrhythms, I'm completely dead internally
Hugo D that is false and you know , compare her mephisto waltz with the interpretation of khatia Buniatishvili and tell my, other example compare her Liszt sonata in b minor with the yuja's wang interpretation, and you can see her interpretation of rach concertos , my favourite pianist is Martha argerich but valentina is one of the bests pianists in the world
THANK YOU. MERCI. GRAZIE. GRACIAS. I love music and listening to Clementi i found your channel. Thank again, now i have to find time to see all of them. Even i understand much better my real HERO Beethoven.
I think Op. 28 No. 16 also deserves to be on this list, although i can't say wether its harder than Op. 28 No. 24 or not, i have only played Op. 28 No 16. Anyway good video and i would more of this kind of videos in the future. Greetings from Germany.
the master Theodore Kullak (yes he was a master too; most of these old masters would run circles around anyone today) said when listening to someone learning a Chopin concerto (don't remember which one): 'When i myself first learned this, I cried TEARS OF BLOOD!'
I love this video! I've learned winter wind and am currently working on Chopin's 2nd Sonata. The scherzo and the presto are still beyond me right now ;-;
@@rebornnightmare6149 that's true but it's too fast. Only Horowitz can play it with speed and emotion, lisitsa plays without emotion and everybody else (especially at the Chopin recital) plays it too slow
Liszt next! grand galop chromatique, El contrabandista and the hardest ones: etudes d'execution transcendante d'apres paganini no 4 and 6 (1838 version)
Chopin Variations Op.2 Is BY FAR the hardest Chopin. The endurance, technicality, voicing, and strength you need to play that piece is unparalleled to any of his other works. I've played all four ballades in concert and in competitions (although I've never tried them all at once, which is a whole other challenge), but this is a piece I have yet to play without screwing up at least 10 times in the near 40 minutes it takes to perform.
I am currently learning chopin's Etude in A minor Opus 10. No. 2 "chromatique" and I'm having so much fun learning it, practicing chromatic scales with fingers 3,4 and 5, yes that's right 3 4 5. It has massively improved the strength and dexterity of my right hand. Getting it up to speed takes a lot of time and practice but it feels amazing to get up to speed gradually. I suppose that was the point of the piece, as a study for the right hand and chromaticism.
Back Country Pastimes that's such a difficult piece. I'm working thru 25 11 and it has a similar chromatic thing with fingers 345. But I am finding the same thing - it's been tons of fun, and is helping a lot with my technique (even at slow speeds)
Vladimir Ashkenazy gives a fabulous performance of all of the Chopin Etudes. I was really surprised that you omitted the Barcarolle as one of the more demanding pieces.
Hm!!? I missed the finale of the third sonata. Widely expectet as one of the most difficult piano pieces in the world. Love you. You have a passion for his music!? I have it as well Chopin is great. And he was and still is unique. Thanks that we have his musical heritage.
If you guys want a list of the hardest etudes; Etude Op.25 No.6, Etude Op.10 No.2, Etude Op. 25 No.10, Etude Op.25 No.9 Etude Op.10 No.4. Not like a pro but in order id say like; 1st Op.25 No.6 2nd Etude Op.10 No.4 3rd Etude Op.25 No.10. Genereally the Op.25 ones are harder
I can attempt thirds- just follow the fingerings in the score...for me, the true monsters are the Op.10 #2 and Op.25 #8, next most difficult is the thirds etude.
Hello very nice video. I would just like to inform you that in the video it is written that Ballade no.4 is Op.25 . It should be Op.52 . Keep up the amazing work much appreciated !
Can you please please please please please make a video with easyest mendelssohn pieces? Or if not , a compilation of easy pieces that u did not present allready from the other composers. Thankyou^_^
My 14 year old began playing about 9 months ago. He is learning many, many pieces and just learned the Revolutionary Etude to go along with 10 others for guild auditions. He plays so incredibly fast and memorizes most of his pieces including the Revolutionary Etude. His piano teacher said that this piece is difficult to learn and very advanced, but being musically illiterate I don’t know exactly at what level he plays. I’ve taken tons of video of him playing as he picks up pieces very quickly and plays so beautifully but based on this video is he playing at an advanced level? We are moving out of state soon and I don’t know where to begin looking for instruction as I’ve been told he needs to be taught by a “professional”. Sorry for the dumb question, I played piano when I was 11 and it took me months to figure out “Mary had a little lamb” 🤦🏼♀️ any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
Possibly my personal all-time favorite piano piece; its ending *is* my all-time favorite piano ending. I can _almost_ do it, which means to me that it's nowhere near the difficulty level of any of these. Fred
improvepiano Heroic is usually not considered one of Chopin’s hardest pieces because it is relatively easy to learn (the melody repeats for times and it is fairly short). However, it is probably the most physically demanding piece he ever wrote; even professional pianists make a lot of mistakes when performing it. So, the piece is only one of the hardest if you’re just looking at performance, not at the learning process as well.
Chopin, Rachmaninov, and Liszt the biggest “middle-fingers” to your forearm muscles
dont forget beethoven lmao, remember that he composrd Hammerklavier which was considered unplayable until Liszt performed it ;)
True, In the scherzo in B minor op 20 no 1 the ending is the best part, but also beats the will to live out of your forearms, I need to strengthen my muscles before I can play the whole piece a tempo, because unless I play in parts im always so beat by the end that I have to slow down or sound like I’m trying to hit keys on the piano next door rather than on my own
Yup. That's me
Frédéric Chopin Dude, hahaha, Chopin i love you bro.
Frédéric Chopin you are my 2nd favourite composer
Aww Frederic you could've came up with a way better comment with more wit than that. Disappointed. You had one job.
Lunar Swoon yes I had one job- composing
Lunar Swoon I'm not a pro at commenting on RUclips. I'm just so good at composing music.
I want a Liszt edition XD
Peter studios i was thinking the same😉
Vaggos Walker
You are the best! :D
Lol. She probably will have to discuss all his works!! 😉
That said, I would love to hear Allysia's comment on Rondeau Fantastique "El Contrabandista" that Valentina Lisitsa slays. (Even on open air crappy piano, but I love the studio performance).
A level 9 by Henle would probably be an insult to Liszt and this composition, given that even Liszt himself failed to properly perform it as bravura.
no he could play it but failed to make it popular. i think you misunderstood Valentina her comment "joke''
wikipedia say this:
"'Although Liszt initially intended this piece as a bravura finale for his recitals, according to many reports, he failed to see this through, likely due to the piece not being a hit with the audience, possibly due to the countless repetitions''
Hehehe
Don't forget Bach, especially his fugues. They are easily overlooked because they predate the virtuoso pianists. However, they are extremely technical, require serious precision, and also can carry as many as 5 different voices that must all be heard.
As an organist, I can tell you now, Bach’s fugues can be challenging but they are in no way virtuosic and any competent organist should be able to play them. Same with his piano fugues.
His works are probably amongst some of the next music ever written but definitely not the hardest! … still sound immensely impressive though!!!
Bach, although not "easy" is much easier than it sounds due to the regularity and easy logic of the rhythm
“Hard” lol
Franz, you should really make your pieces harder. They’re too easy
@@clox5738 Imagine all great composers teaming up and making a piece, it would be transcedental
@@Ace-dv5ce too many cook ruins the stew
UNDERRATED COMMENT XDDDDD
@@clox5738 that’s something both alkan and sorajbi would say
My pieces are easy^^
You guys are just beginners!
Tell them Chopin!!
tsk tsk, i could play your peices with 1 hand
@@ludwigvanbeethoven9582 I believe it too!!! What makes mozart and especially beethoven's pieces challenging is that the left hand tends to be a second voicing instead of just chords like the Renaissance composers!!!!
@@Inubiz He was talking about Chopin , not Renaissance composers though
@Ludwig Van Beethoven you are deaf and death so I don't think so
Zimmerman interpretation of the 4th ballade is my favourite one.
Heraldo Jacques
Mine too. But have you ever heard Richter?:
ruclips.net/video/DxUaM0_g7IY/видео.html
The coda heard hear was (for some reason) played VERY slowly. Zimmerman's playing (incredible) reminds me of van Cliburn's version of the 4th that I heard live. The phrasing and "singing" was incredible particularly in the coda which often comes out as a huge jumble. Yuja Wang's version of the Presto in the 2nd Sonata is breathless as is Trifonov's version of the finale of the 4th movement of the 3rd Sonata.
Heraldo Jacques imo Zimmerman is one of the best interpreters of Chopin's repertoire.
I think Seong jin Cho's Chopin ballads are also amazing! His interpretation of Chopin pieces is already proved in 2015, Warsaw.
I love all of those, but by far my favorite is Murray Perahia! Check him out!
Could you put the music on the screen in future when you play pieces? It's more interesting than looking at that one picture of the composer. Just a recommendation, thanks.
@@sofo02 he means a picture of the sheet music
I really love Kissin's version of Chopin's works
I'm soooo proud of pianist Seong jin Cho already played this extremely difficult pieces of Chopin:)
I really like his 3rd Ballade performance
Great video Allysia, as always! Seeing a Chopin video always makes me smile.
Rachmaninoff edition? 😊
please!
Yeees! I can't believe there has been no Rachmaninov episode yet.
Absolutely!!!!!!!
I love Rachmaninov.
Henry Denner she just did one set!
@@emilyalachopin4175 especially his prelude in G minor. :)
09:30 I decided to tackle this prelude like a year or so ago, not really knowing what I was getting myself into, and I thought I was doing bad because I was having a really difficult time with it, but I didn't realize it was considered one of Chopin's most difficult works. I put it on RUclips, and it's definitely not perfect by any stretch of imagination, but seeing this video made me feel better about my efforts.
that was a terrible example of ballade no 4 coda lmao
Sean Shannon yeah it sounds like me trying to work through the coda omf
@@nonoxnana6672 lmao mood
Same as the Chopin sonata no. 2 Presto. I can do it faster than that.
Yeah lol, completely not the mood that the coda is supposed to set
completely agree, listen to seong's interpretation, for me the best out there
Over this past year I learned Op 28 No 24. Didn't think I'd survive but I did! (I'm not claiming that my notes are 100% perfect, but it's good enough that I'm comfortable playing it in front of an audience and other pianist friends.) For me, as soon as I got the hang of the left hand, I started making progress much faster than I anticipated. The key to the ridiculous right hand runs and the descending 3rds is, as always, slow practice. IMHO, assuming you can manage the left hand, Op 28 No 24 is probably the "easiest hard piece" by Chopin, if that makes any sense. :P
With most pieces you'll find that once you thorough the left hand the righthand becomes much easier
Ashish Thomas ^this
Have you played Op28 No16? Is No24 really more challenging than that?
Kevin Haven't played that one. Both are challenging but in different ways by the looks of it. I think for me personally 16 might be more challenging because the non-arpeggio right-hand runs in 24 are the hardest part for me. Perhaps I need to learn that one next!
Good job!
Btw, his 4th ballads is op. 52.
How tf u supposed to play octaves legato man
Troglodytenfänger not that hard, technically youre playing 4-5 and your thumbs just sliding up
Ohhh never thought of your thumb sliding. But that would mean you would have to sacrifice intonation right?
Troglodytenfänger since the upper notes are the melodie nobody can hear it unless you dont completely fuck it up
Fair enough
Just sell your soul to the devil :P
I haven't learned his ballades yet but I have listened to them and I find the first ballade has several areas where it goes from sounding nocturnal and dreamy like a lot of Chopin's music to Beethoven level intensity and drama.
You deserve a lot of subscribers.
I mean she's highly inaccurate on a lot of things so Idk like for example, im pretty sure that the octaves etude is not at a level 9 ranking, its difficult sure, but in terms of the etudes that's usually ranked as one of the easier ones. She left the most difficult etude out entirely somehow. Chopin etude waterfall, is the most difficult piece of the etudes by a long shot.
Ballade no 4 is op 52 not 25
Must be a typo. Op 25 is the second batch of Etudes. She must be in a rush while doing the slideshows. 😀
I think it would be fun to have editions for some "lesser-known" composers such as Scriabin or Godowsky :D
also, I'm surprised that etude op.10no2 didn't make it - the chromatic runs in fingers 3,4,5 together with the accompanying chords in the same hand are just so cruel
di5perat0 Some people find 345 rather easy though, Op25No6 sort of contains these 345 in it in the top note of the thirds
But the point of 10/2 is that you have to split your right hand in two parts - playing the runs with 345 alone is indeed quite easy (and should be one of the first exercises when attempting this etude). In 25/6 the lower voice in the right hand just runs parallel to the upper one, which gives you some additional freedom for wrist movements, whereas in 10/2 fingers 1 and 2 are needed for a independent voice.
In my (and my piano teacher's) opinion op25/6 and op10/2 are the most difficult ones ^^
di5perat0 Yeah that is true I guess, though some of us(including me) are naturally better at finger independence and find other etudes harder. For me I find thirds and 345 chromatic easy but once the rhythm changes, or polyrhythms, I'm completely dead internally
All the etudes are cruel 😕
Alkan edition, he deserves some love.
All his pieces are the highest level lol.
Sviatoslav Richter plays the coda of the 4th ballad unlike any pianist. It is absolutely exhilarating.
A++ for the cat in the background - makes a fun video even better!
The Winter Wind Etude is the biggest beat drop Chopin has ever made.
Nah its ballade 2
@@Juliana-rw6ptyea
And Valentina Lisitsa dare to play each of this pieces faster than the original she is so good.
Borredinho And still sound lyrical
She has no since of musical knowlege, just speeeeeeeeeddd
second this, very talented and experienced musician
No feelings just speed
Hugo D that is false and you know , compare her mephisto waltz with the interpretation of khatia Buniatishvili and tell my, other example compare her Liszt sonata in b minor with the yuja's wang interpretation, and you can see her interpretation of rach concertos , my favourite pianist is Martha argerich but valentina is one of the bests pianists in the world
Great video! Looking forward to this series :)
Its me
OH SHIT!!
Your accents are the wrong way round
@@Daniel-pn9fb his real name is Frederyk Chopin
THANK YOU. MERCI. GRAZIE. GRACIAS. I love music and listening to Clementi i found your channel.
Thank again, now i have to find time to see all of them. Even i understand much better my real HERO Beethoven.
I love your Chopin videos!
Does she make those crazy eyes only when she's talking about Chopin? xD
I think Op. 28 No. 16 also deserves to be on this list, although i can't say wether its harder than Op. 28 No. 24 or not, i have only played Op. 28 No 16. Anyway good video and i would more of this kind of videos in the future. Greetings from Germany.
if the 16 prelude is added, the12, 19 should be listed as one of the hardest prelude. They are both in shadow of the etudes playing.
No 28 No 8 is very challenging too, both technically and in terms of voicing
the master Theodore Kullak (yes he was a master too; most of these old masters would run circles around anyone today) said when listening to someone learning a Chopin concerto (don't remember which one): 'When i myself first learned this, I cried TEARS OF BLOOD!'
finally I needed this video
Alkan edition
OOOOH Yes!
L E C H E M I N D E F E R
@@gavinoh7132 L E P R E U X O R S C H E R Z O F O C U S O.
le chemin de fer is much much more comfortable to these two.
Love the kitty!
prelude 16 has to be the most difficult prelude
nah 24 is harder but that one is a close 2nd
@@lukecoan8448 I'll take your word for it. I am no pianist, aftrr all.
@@mikeystevenson6982 yeah all good playing classical piano is one of the best things someone can do u should give it a try sometime :)
love these chopin videos!
I love this video! I've learned winter wind and am currently working on Chopin's 2nd Sonata. The scherzo and the presto are still beyond me right now ;-;
Allysia
I think Ocean Etude (Opus 25 Nr 12) is also worth an honorary mention in the Opus 25 Etude Set. 🤗
To be honest ocean is not technically challenging since your hands pretty much do the same thing the whole piece
@@rebornnightmare6149 that's true but it's too fast. Only Horowitz can play it with speed and emotion, lisitsa plays without emotion and everybody else (especially at the Chopin recital) plays it too slow
@@rebornnightmare6149 but it's extremely difficult to keep track of what you're doing 😂
It isn’t that bad lmao
ligeti etudes, Stockhausen klavierstücke, boulez sonatas, ives sonatas... those are amongst the most difficult pieces ever though..
Nice idea! Loved the video!
Liszt next! grand galop chromatique, El contrabandista and the hardest ones: etudes d'execution transcendante d'apres paganini no 4 and 6 (1838 version)
Just before winter winds played, i had it stuck in my head
My friend played the fourth ballade, but I never thought of him as an exceptional pianist. Maybe I owe him an apology.
For the fourth Ballade (2:46) , the opus is actually 52, just a lil typo :)
excellent thumbnail
I'll need 4 hands and 2 brains to play these....
I am obsessed with the octave etude 😍 love it from beginning to end
The cat!
Chopin Variations Op.2 Is BY FAR the hardest Chopin. The endurance, technicality, voicing, and strength you need to play that piece is unparalleled to any of his other works. I've played all four ballades in concert and in competitions (although I've never tried them all at once, which is a whole other challenge), but this is a piece I have yet to play without screwing up at least 10 times in the near 40 minutes it takes to perform.
Chopin!!!😍😍
Rachmaninoff :D
I am currently learning chopin's Etude in A minor Opus 10. No. 2 "chromatique" and I'm having so much fun learning it, practicing chromatic scales with fingers 3,4 and 5, yes that's right 3 4 5. It has massively improved the strength and dexterity of my right hand. Getting it up to speed takes a lot of time and practice but it feels amazing to get up to speed gradually. I suppose that was the point of the piece, as a study for the right hand and chromaticism.
Back Country Pastimes that's such a difficult piece. I'm working thru 25 11 and it has a similar chromatic thing with fingers 345. But I am finding the same thing - it's been tons of fun, and is helping a lot with my technique (even at slow speeds)
I’ve been playing Op25 no.12 for almost 3 months. I can only play it in 50% speed... I have a long way to go....
Vladimir Ashkenazy gives a fabulous performance of all of the Chopin Etudes. I was really surprised that you omitted the Barcarolle as one of the more demanding pieces.
Im learning the fourth ballade right now im at the coda section and the piece overall is difficult and very awkward places
I think etude op.10 no.4 should be in this
and number 2
How do we know Frank is playing it the same way Chopin did? Are there any recordings of Chopin playing this?
written music has more information than just notes.
Chopin didn’t live until the time where decent quality rolls and recordings were possible
At that speed if you miss a note here or there will anyone even notice?
Bach edition, please.
Awesome video! Really bad recordings of these pieces however.
I know right, they probably chose those old and bad recordings to avoid copyright.
Why isn’t op10 no 4 on this
Hm!!? I missed the finale of the third sonata. Widely expectet as one of the most difficult piano pieces in the world. Love you. You have a passion for his music!? I have it as well Chopin is great. And he was and still is unique. Thanks that we have his musical heritage.
glad she finally did this, it's been a long time coming.
If you guys want a list of the hardest etudes; Etude Op.25 No.6, Etude Op.10 No.2, Etude Op. 25 No.10, Etude Op.25 No.9 Etude Op.10 No.4. Not like a pro but in order id say like; 1st Op.25 No.6 2nd Etude Op.10 No.4 3rd Etude Op.25 No.10. Genereally the Op.25 ones are harder
your eyes man..i love'em😁
Just found your channel I love it.. I subscribed thanks for the enlightening vids ❤️
Rachmaninov edition please!
What about torrent?
Awesome video :). Chopins a legend
00:20 Cute cat!
There's also his etude op 10. 1 and his andante spianato and grande polonaise brillante that are rated 9 henle
The hardest is etude 25 6. It's so underrated lol. I can start practicing 25 11 at any time, but I wouldn't touch 25 6 or 10 2.
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I don’t think anyone who’s studied piano for even a little bit will think it’s underrated
I can attempt thirds- just follow the fingerings in the score...for me, the true monsters are the Op.10 #2 and Op.25 #8, next most difficult is the thirds etude.
Thanks a lot for this video but what about a liszt edition?
Hello very nice video. I would just like to inform you that in the video it is written that Ballade no.4 is Op.25 . It should be Op.52 . Keep up the amazing work much appreciated !
what the fuck? what's the diference?
Can you please please please please please make a video with easyest mendelssohn pieces? Or if not , a compilation of easy pieces that u did not present allready from the other composers.
Thankyou^_^
DAMN! Well Explained, at least for a Chopin Fan as me!
Maybe Mereaux next?
You forgot to talk about the op 10 no 1
The Ballade no.4 is op52 instead of op25, Op25 is the Etude
Sonata no.2 b-flat mayor sounds like a jazz piece
My 14 year old began playing about 9 months ago. He is learning many, many pieces and just learned the Revolutionary Etude to go along with 10 others for guild auditions. He plays so incredibly fast and memorizes most of his pieces including the Revolutionary Etude. His piano teacher said that this piece is difficult to learn and very advanced, but being musically illiterate I don’t know exactly at what level he plays. I’ve taken tons of video of him playing as he picks up pieces very quickly and plays so beautifully but based on this video is he playing at an advanced level? We are moving out of state soon and I don’t know where to begin looking for instruction as I’ve been told he needs to be taught by a “professional”. Sorry for the dumb question, I played piano when I was 11 and it took me months to figure out “Mary had a little lamb” 🤦🏼♀️ any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
Could you Please make a Liszt, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff or Schubert edition?
you did not mention one of the most difficult Chopin's piece imho: heroic polonaise op.53
Etude no.10? Where?
Which op?
What is with Chopin's Prélude Op. 28 Nr. 7?
Is it easy too?
What about his Grand Polonaise or Allegro De Concert?
Fauré edition, barcarolles and nocturnes!
Chopin's Scherzos = 1800's dubstep
Don't get me wrong, Prelude No. 24 is incredibly difficult but No. 16 is definitely much worse even if it's shorter or is that just me?
Tyrion Lannister oh tyrion you have a trial to come
Good video.👍
What's with Chopin's Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 "Heroic". I think this piece shouldn't be underestimated.
Possibly my personal all-time favorite piano piece; its ending *is* my all-time favorite piano ending.
I can _almost_ do it, which means to me that it's nowhere near the difficulty level of any of these.
Fred
improvepiano Heroic is usually not considered one of Chopin’s hardest pieces because it is relatively easy to learn (the melody repeats for times and it is fairly short). However, it is probably the most physically demanding piece he ever wrote; even professional pianists make a lot of mistakes when performing it.
So, the piece is only one of the hardest if you’re just looking at performance, not at the learning process as well.
I'm guilty of it,too but why are we pianists always talking about how difficult music is instead of how beautiful it is?
What abt the Heroic Polonaise?
good video...
What about op.49?
I dream on you
I don't know, I can fumble around the last prelude but the Hades prelude (16) that is on another level of difficult. D:
Where Ballade #4 ends, Scriabin begins!
What about ocean etude?
No, it's not that hard.