Breathtakingly beautiful! Your presentation of structure, intertwining layers, rhythmic elements, and the unfolding drama is so clear and much appreciated!
Thanks for showing us the right technique to eliminate wrist pain while playing! Starting piano again after many years, I have less pain than I did as a student :)
DENIS THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR VÍDEOS! VERY CLEAR AND HELPFUL. ALL THE BEST. MAESTRO ROBERTO SION, SAO PAULO, BRASIL. THIS BALLADE ( WITH THE PRINTED MUSIC TO FOLLOW) SOUNDED SO BEAUTIFUL AND STYLISTC TRULY.! 😇
Denis, your playing truly resonates with me!The pieces I want to learn with you get longer, but somehow it makes me very motivated and happy! Thank you for your wonderful playing and lessons. I can't wait to learn one by one with your sessions. 😁😄
@@DenZhdanovPianist Oh, you are very kind Denis! Your performances and piano sessions are truly awe-inspiring! I totally understand that it is very difficult and challenging, but I am fully submerged in the classical piano world! What can I say? Lucky me!! 😉Thank you one more time for your very encouraging and kind words.
I just love this interpretation, it is almost exactly how I imagine Chopin intended for the piece to be played! You really play the whole Ballade well, and particularly at the climaxes, the voicing is beautiful. Well done!
Yes for me, although this is kind of wrong. I guess it’s a childhood habit which seems nevertheless to be more useful then harmful in my particular case. I know also that I am not alone using it among professionally trained artists.
@@DenZhdanovPianist oh no its not wrong at all if it helps your playing Ive seen other artists using it Also at the beginning the octaves notated in the treble staff i see you use both hands to perform them.bar 14 0:37 Again this to me is totally acceptable and what I would do. Theyre obviously fast and light and to get the legato with just the right hand would be very hard to execute. I slow a lot of videos down in pieces i intend to study and try to take note of fingerings used. Obviously I don't always go with the fingering but if I'm finding a particular bar in a piece difficult i draw on all the options available. 😂 I have found that fingering is a major benefit or hindrance to playing " harder" pieces. I really enjoy your channel and am an avid amateur pianist The relaxation part i sometimes struggle with. I "know" what needs to be done its just sometimes in the concentration of playing i 'forget' and tense up. Especially when not memorising the piece and knowing every note.. I had bad training when younger and never really had a fully experienced teacher to correct my playing I can see through your playing the right tension (don't like that word but full relaxation is impossible also) and release in your hands and playing mechanism
@@DenZhdanovPianist no it isn't wrong at all, many pianist use 4/5 on top, the 4th finger helps reduce the distance between and makes the octives faster, and you can constantly stick a finger on the keyboard to increase accuracy.
Watching your fingers dance elegantly on the keyboard is as wonderful as watching a ballerina perform beautiful dance movements . Thank you .
Breathtakingly beautiful! Your presentation of structure, intertwining layers, rhythmic elements, and the unfolding drama is so clear and much appreciated!
Thank you for your kind feedback)
Thanks for showing us the right technique to eliminate wrist pain while playing! Starting piano again after many years, I have less pain than I did as a student :)
Браво ! Много добър звук , интерпретация и гласоводене . Благодаря !
Thank you, Denis, for this wonderful performance.
Thanks for listening!
Thx this is my favorite ballade
Bravo!!!
Absolutely delightful! I loved your thoughful interpretation; the voicing is exquisite ♥
Thank you, I am happy someone noticed 😂
DENIS THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR VÍDEOS! VERY CLEAR AND HELPFUL. ALL THE BEST. MAESTRO ROBERTO SION, SAO PAULO, BRASIL. THIS BALLADE ( WITH THE PRINTED MUSIC TO FOLLOW) SOUNDED SO BEAUTIFUL AND STYLISTC TRULY.! 😇
Thank you very much for a cordial feedback!🥰
Just beautiful, elegant, generous sound. A trade mart of yours ! Congratulations. Thanks for posting !
Thank you kindly!
bringing out the alto @ 2:23 !! So beautiful!
Denis, your playing truly resonates with me!The pieces I want to learn with you get longer, but somehow it makes me very motivated and happy! Thank you for your wonderful playing and lessons. I can't wait to learn one by one with your sessions. 😁😄
If difficulty don’t deter, but ignited you, you are on the right path!
@@DenZhdanovPianist Oh, you are very kind Denis! Your performances and piano sessions are truly awe-inspiring! I totally understand that it is very difficult and challenging, but I am fully submerged in the classical piano world! What can I say? Lucky me!! 😉Thank you one more time for your very encouraging and kind words.
05:15 beautiful voicing 💯💯
Beautiful
Amazing! underrated ballade
beautiful! 👏
Incredible mastery! Beautifully played!
Thank you kindly!
I just love this interpretation, it is almost exactly how I imagine Chopin intended for the piece to be played! You really play the whole Ballade well, and particularly at the climaxes, the voicing is beautiful. Well done!
Thanks for the nice feedback!
Awesome playing and I love the way you tastefully removed one note to make an awkward left hand spot much smoother
Brravvooo!!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💐💐💐💐💐💐
Fantastic i noticed at 5:50 etc on the r/h Ab octave jumps you use fingers 4/5 at the top. does this make things more secure?
Yes for me, although this is kind of wrong. I guess it’s a childhood habit which seems nevertheless to be more useful then harmful in my particular case. I know also that I am not alone using it among professionally trained artists.
@@DenZhdanovPianist oh no its not wrong at all if it helps your playing
Ive seen other artists using it
Also at the beginning the octaves notated in the treble staff i see you use both hands to perform them.bar 14 0:37 Again this to me is totally acceptable and what I would do. Theyre obviously fast and light and to get the legato with just the right hand would be very hard to execute.
I slow a lot of videos down in pieces i intend to study and try to take note of fingerings used. Obviously I don't always go with the fingering but if I'm finding a particular bar in a piece difficult i draw on all the options available. 😂
I have found that fingering is a major benefit or hindrance to playing " harder" pieces.
I really enjoy your channel and am an avid amateur pianist
The relaxation part i sometimes struggle with. I "know" what needs to be done its just sometimes in the concentration of playing i 'forget' and tense up. Especially when not memorising the piece and knowing every note.. I had bad training when younger and never really had a fully experienced teacher to correct my playing
I can see through your playing the right tension (don't like that word but full relaxation is impossible also) and release in your hands and playing mechanism
Whatever works best for the pianist,,, prb 3/4 would work as well for some
@@DenZhdanovPianist no it isn't wrong at all, many pianist use 4/5 on top, the 4th finger helps reduce the distance between and makes the octives faster, and you can constantly stick a finger on the keyboard to increase accuracy.
Do most people split the octaves at the beginning between two hands or play it with one? I always wonder this..
I can’t say I care much what others do, I do what works best for me in order to reach the musical goal I pursue.
i think you played 7:24 way too fast. the Eb -> E melody in the left hand needs to be out and have a breath
It was exactly as I wanted it to be😉
@@DenZhdanovPianist i guess we have our own uniqueness as a musician as in artist. great job anyways! 💜