What’s up guuuuuyyyyyys!!! Hope you are having a great time! Have you played a piece by Ravel? Tell me in the comments!❤️ for everyone who wants to support me and my channel - check out the new Super Thank Button 😇🙏🏻 thank you!!
I play a LOT of Ravel. Everything he composed is absolute musical genius. Everything! I play the whole of Gaspard on a regular basis. Also Noble and Sentimental Walzes, Mirior, ...also a LOT of Faure. Would you try out some of the Barcarrolles? Id love to see you try them in this format.
i love how ravel sounds.... but it's so technically crazy! lol. love what you did here though with such a technically demanding piece! keep up the good work!
Maybe Debussy's Etudes or L'isle Joyeuse could be good if we continue the line of french composers. (Poulenc Toccata as well as Saint Saens Etudes could be g)
@@ByNormal Technical wise, it's about the same as L'isle Joyeuse, easier/harder than Jeux D'eau depending on your technique. So not too hard but challenging. I don't think Reflets is a good choice because the opening sections don't have too much special challenges to them
The history of the piano action is long and fascinating. You should definitely research the development of piano actions and make a video about it. I am fortunate enough to own the very first piano with the Steinway accelerated action. It is a 1931 New York model M that was played and autographed by Josef Hofmann. It was also autographed by Theodore Steinway. Also, I own a 1966 New York model B that has an all original Steinway Teflon action.
The Teflon actions were horrible. That's why they were discontinued. That wore out around the center pins and eventually started making clacking sounds. It was the one "bad" idea Steinway came up with.
Thanks for these inspiring videos 😊🙏 that really encourage me to practice consistently (currently Chopin's etude op.25 n.1 and op 33 n.7 by Rachmaninov), as the closest to a teacher that I have is a pianist fruend who coaches me a little bit 😅. I would be very interested in a piano mechanics video. Also if you feel like playing Scriabin op42 n.5 for your next challenge, I would love to hear that. I wish you the best 😎
I’ve played it some years ago but never was really satisfied with it, I can see it as a lifetime study. Love the piece, extremely fun once it’s in your fingers.
@@bloba6969 It's a really difficult decision for me, there are just too many great composers out there, and I'm still just scratching the surface. Thus far I could say I enjoy playing Ravel, Prokofiev, Beethoven, Liszt, Kapustin, but no definite favorite!
This piece definitely belongs in your repertoire, if you ask me. At first it sounds a bit random and avantgarde, but i'm sure if you master it, it will be an outstanding and off-mainstream highlight.
This is my first time watching your challenge. Thank you SO much for showing the first minute. Our culture is increasingly performance based and we must demonstrate process-thank you!!!
I remember when my piano teacher was working on this piece, he showed me that at the beginning he would hook the little finger of one hand around one of the notes in the chord in the other, then play the rapid D# notes like a tremolo, alternating between fingers 1 & 5 - except the 5th finger was playing a note that was already being depressed by the other hand! Brilliant!
The piano at my parents' home has a terrible, sticky/heavy action. It's hard to play trills and tremolos on it. I may be picking a new instrument for myself soon, so would love to hear your thoughts about the action :)
TIP: For the repeated notes in this piece I have seen people say to distribute them between the left and right hand. Even Marc-Andre Hamelin has to do this trick in order to get all those repeated notes to sound right!
Impressive use of the hour. I enjoy this series greatly, but I caution those with less advanced skills to be careful of applying this to pieces they want to incorporate into repertoire. Unlearning mistakes takes so much time, and in a tight spot, one's brain might revert to the initial error, learned as it was in the setting of high adrenaline/time constraints.
I’d really like to see you trying ondine also from ravel’s gaspard de la nuit It’s a really beautiful and technically challenging piece and I would really like to see how you will solve some of the problems while learning the piece because of the way it is
For one hour that was pretty impressive!! I’ve played some Ravel and want to learn the Waltzes Noble et Sentimental at some point. I find the hand choreography the most difficult with Ravel with hands often on top of each other. So I stick more to Debussy.
That was amazing progress for just one hour. I’ve played the Pavane for a Dead Princess. It’s a beautiful piece, but very tricky, with inner voices switching between hands.
Imagine her trying to play Études d'exécution Transcendante d'après paganini no.1(random question I have a piece with the dynamic Sffz and FFFF how you would you play that)
Nice video :D the repeated notes doesn't necessarily have to be executed via left hand. I do it with right hand, 321321321321, and the harmony with the left hand instead.
Sorry but I feel attacked when you stopped to read those chords one by one, eyes squinting with the “uhhhhhhhhh” 😭 that’s literally me on a daily basis
Really enjoyed this video, it’s nice to see how you tried to overcome the struggles in practicing. I also love how casual you are in sitting on the piano bench, my piano teacher would have chopped off my legs if I ever did that!
For the next one I would love to hear you play something more "folkloryc", as a Colombian I have to recommend "La gata golosa" lol, but anything like that would be awesome
Hi Annique! I am currently learning Moonlight Sonata 3rd movement. i am 15 years old. Im having some trouble on the Alberti bass on the left and right hand. Can you make a video on the piece or maybe just the Alberti bass Technique?
I play the whole piece: Gaspard de la nuit Ondine Le Gibet & ( this is hardest for me) Scarbo I documented my progress on Scarbo from sightseeing to concert---I started @ 21:00 down to 8:53 in performance. I currently play Petroushka & Islamey everyday & believe all 3 could be considered the holy grail of difficulty I also play Busoni's Chachonne in d minor & Schubert's Wanderer fantasy, Liszt b minor sonata & Brahms Paganini Variations, ( the last 2 in 1 concert performance). I'm working on the Godowski 53 paraphrases on the Chopin Etudes. They're 10 times harder & often exceedingly beautiful like Opus 10 # 1: where the LH does all the normal etude--adding a RH in contrary motion, still adding a chord sequence, cascading octaves & tons of Bachesque voice leading. I'm a couple of reps from full memory & 80% on tempo( it shreds your tendons--READ---super stretches!) Always striving...........
Speaking of piano action. I need some advice. I have a crappy Yamaha Arius series because my family cannot afford any expensive piano. I am a classically trained pianist at the age of 14 and have had to learn pieces like HR 6 by Liszt on this terrible piece of equipment. How can I get a better piano for a fairly reasonable price??
Echt schönes Video wie immer! 👍 Auf Deine Frage im Video hin, kann ich sagen, dass ich an einer näheren Erklärung der Funktionsweise eines Flügels interessiert bin.
I don't want to be offensive, but it is kind of nice to see Annique struggle and try to overcome it. Her performances are usually darn close to perfect after one hour. I wonder how often Ravel forced himself to play this piece and how he fingered the repetitions.
More like.. GASP..ard de la Nuit. 😳 You should do Chopin's Berceuse if you haven't already. It's essentially a study for the right hand, but would make for a great 1:10:60!
I suggest when the beggining, you swap hands. For the stave on the top use ur left and the repeated with your right for the following reasons. 1: without hands that are over tenths you cannot fully play the entire chord. Like me. 2: if your a righty then your right would be stronger than your left and it would have more stamina to play those repeated notes
Very technical piece. Had the side notes not been indicating wrong notes were being played I would never have known she was making mistakes. Very great accomplishment. Deciding to actually sit at the piano is of course the ultimate step forward. Ravel is unadulterated awesomeness. Do you have software that can highlight the notes you are playing as you run through the piece?
A suggestion for the next challenge would be the Chopin Waltz op. 64 Nr. 2. (If you haven't played it before obiviously) I think it is a really nice piece and (even though I haven't played it myself), it looks like it is not too hard, so that you could actually manage to play though the piece after the challenge.
maybe scriabin etude op8 no12 for your next 1Min, 10Min, 1Hour challenge. Such a beautiful piece, im wondering how long it will take to learn the peace
For your next challenge, I would really recommend Rach's Prelude op 23 no 7 in C Minor. It's such a beautiful and underrated piece that I think would be really fun to try and play in an hour
I've been struggling with a Ravel piece... but watching this inspires me to practice because it is very true that one must find those instances to relax so that the wrist can play the notes lightly and quickly. Well done! Yet again another great video. Love this series
I have been 3 months into this piece and the one hour progress is so impressive! I should be glad if you could give some tips in general to make the most out of the hour session
Having played/performed the entire suite, it is definitely one of the most difficult pieces ever written. Now, in Scarbo, you must play the repeated notes with alternate fingering. The wrist alone can never control the speed and sound properly. Also, you may never get an excellent enough piano that can accommodate such intense wrist action. Also, the wrist repetitions create a different sound produced by your body. If you prefer it then I can't talk you down from it. Remember that when you are playing the repeated notes within the body of the piece, make sure you play in the LARGEST beat possible NOT the smallest. Also, when playing those higher octave-type quasi-tremelos(as in just before the big PAUSE, at the beginning) keep your fingers quieter and lower to the keys. Your right hand seems to be flapping around too much. In a nutshell, for Scarbo, economy of motion is the real key. Best of luck and I look forward to your finished product. Gaspard is well worth the hard work to master!.
Anyway my 2 cents. My favorite version is the one from Ivo Pogorelich. That's said, this piece has one of the most energetic rhythm of all times, but Scarbo, means btw treasure in Polish, it's a gnome, is not only scarring but also smiling and funny. Now, if you listen carefully to the end, Ravel writes an homage at Schubert's ErlenKönig, with the scale in the left hand. Schubert used this motif. Ravel btw knew everything, there is much From Schumann also in his work (not here), some less known Schumann pieces. OK, now i just wanted to say that most people play this TOO FAST ! I would like to hear once a rather relaxed Scarbo, not on steroids... As Slow as possible ! A little bit slower as Pogorelich even.. That would be a nice experience...
This was very impressive after 1 hour or so. Scarbo is incredibly difficult. Later on in the piece there are the "famous" parallel 2nds in one hand. The only Ravel I've really played are two piano concertos which are great fun - the LH concerto is very tough.
You said you would play the Animenz Unravel song, but you still havn't .. I was looking forward to it, but I guess it won't happen so I'll unsubscribe.
His Prelude in a minor, which he wrote for a sight-reading competition, is simple yet wonderful. I would suggest learning it. Best Piano Prelude I have ever played.
great challenge , this piece is the one that made me want to learn the piano . i am not quite there yet 😜 but you are , you should definitely put to your repertoire . Good luck 🤞
For the moment i rather think one should play violin. There is nothing more beautiful than Mozart's Quartet N° 20. I mean why is everyone obsessed with the piano ? This is a symptom of our times. The string quartets of Mozart are much better than all that was written for piano, at least 20 and 23. We will notice when we step in another time when we give relief to the piano and listen more chamber music. And Mostly Mozart.
I was dying to cross my "t" and now that I have chance, I am ready for the trills. Sometimes I have problems breathing and have to time the rhythm to the tempo and the pitch. I keep getting very high pitch at the end. More practicing...
She could most likely sight read the whole thing at full speed on first attempt. It's not very hard compared to the majority of classical repertoire (also very overplayed)
Случайно попал на твой канал,,,,,ты просто умгица,молодец,это сложное произвдение,но я смотрю как ты его разбираешь с успехом_))) очень интересно было наблюдать -))) Привет Тебе из Украины😍
