Beethoven TUTORIAL Sonata No.1 - 4th mov. P. Barton FEURICH piano 

...thank you, Gary, that's very kind of you to say so. Playing piano is similar to learning to draw and paint figuratively from life. When I started art school I spent the first year drawing from life. My teacher, Peter Greenham, used to walk behind the students and occasionally stop and draw a lesson on the corner of the paper. Each and every early lesson he gave me seemed to be about restating the importance of establishing the main forms securely at the outset, in general terms, and only then draw the details on top. As a young student, I tended to over-state the details at the beginning in the hope they would eventually connect together at the end to fully explain the form. The exact opposite! (Stanley Spencer and Lucien Freud worked this way, but they were unusual in this respect) Later on, I discovered just how important it is to put down the main forms of a subject first in pencil or paint, how to look for the simple shapes at the beginning that hold everything together, and only after this stage is complete, go on to add the details. This approach to drawing and painting seems to work for piano too.

Thank you, Kudos2U -- glad you are practicing and good luck with Chopin B1. Greetings to S. Korea from your neighbor in Thailand.

yes! now is the best of all best possible times.

Hi Federico, I have 2 channels just about piano pedals, mainly the new 4th harmonic pedal -- ru-vid.com (French language) and ru-vid.com in English language.

Awwwh - thank you for the kind words, Miwi R! greetings to you from Thailand and the elephants.

Paul Barton no, no.....thank YOU. There’s so much on RU-vid that is of questionable quality. And then there is this channel, a gem if I ever saw one. Great content, so much attention to detail, obvious refinement and improvement in recording quality over the years. You’re incredibly hardworking and prolific too. We notice 😀And we appreciate. And wish you and your dear family all the best!

Hi Barry, yes, I will soon record the Tempest -- a tutorial on the 3rd movement? Ok, I would be happy to do that for you.

Hi Dolly -- I hope you start piano, you're sure to love playing music.

Paul Barton It was fairly easy playing the organ when I was younger but I did have a teacher at the time . Looking at the same type of organ now it seems it was a little complicated , more so than a piano I’d say . There were three pedals to the left at my feet , the volume pedal on the right and different types of sounds near the keys , a piano seems more simple but so beautiful . With practice do you think its something I could learn on a piano ? How different are they ? Sorry for this long post , I have been housebound far to long . 😞 We are the smallest state in the US but in a hot zone for Covid-19 . Its tragic what is happening around the world , very scary times . This would be a perfect time learning to play a piano .. that is if I had one . 😄 Stay well , thank you for the reply .

Hi Travis, I'd like to help you if I possibly can. Where are the places in the prelude you would you like to sound differently to the way you play them? or, could you timecode the beginning and end of the passages in my video? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GRvDivMzrrA.html which were the other 2 Rachmaninoff preludes you have played?

@@PaulBartonPiano You are kind and generous with your talent, Sir.

@@PaulBartonPiano Hello again Paul, thank you for your response. The two other two Rachmoninoff preludes I would consider having brought up to performance ready are his famous Op. 3 No. 2 in C sharp minor and Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor (I used your tutorial for that one to help with the left hand fingerings in the B section). The part I'm particularly upset about in my own playing of Op. 32 No. 10 is the measure marked with "pesante" through "poco a poco cresc." All the way to "rit. e dim." Roughly 1:52-2:55 in your performance of it. I have a hard time bringing out the dotted triplet in the left hand at the start of this section as well as the the left hand throughout. I know it's something practice will fix but you're advice could prove very helpful. Thanks alot! :D

@@travissorenson9554 Hi Travis, I have seen your reply, copied it, and will give it some thought over the weekend as to how I can help you.

@@travissorenson9554 so how this problem was solved? Or it's a matter of practice?

some notable pianists have said in interviews they study hands separately, Brendel I think practiced this way. Practicing hands separately doesn't just make technical sense but also musical sense because each hand has its own story to tell.

Paul Barton Thank you very much Paul, I have not known if it is a waste of time to do it, it comforts me to know that it makes sense to do it, greetings

Hi Carlos, thank you for subscribing. I used to live in São João del Rei, when I was young, a few doors away from the home of the widow of Tancredo Neves. As I worked as an artist, one day she asked me if I could paint a new iron table she had bought and make it look like old weathered bronze. The last time I visited Brazil was in 1994. As I arrived in Sao Joao by bus from Rio, the whole town was in silence. It was very strange, nobody in the street as usual. Then suddenly everyone screamed ... then silence then another scream ...then silence ... as I walked in the street I was suddenly grabbed by someone I didn't know and pulled through the door into a room crammed full of people watching TV ... in total silence ... suddenly a scream of wild excitement echoed from every house right across the town - Brazil had won the World Cup!

@@PaulBartonPiano That Cool !!! I am interested in piano and synthesizer keyboards. I like music in general. I have a daughter, Julia, who is three years old. I watched a video of you, showing your daughter in your lap, still a baby, in chronological order, until the present day and at the end of the video she singing Moon River. I confess, I cried the whole video! Very beautiful ! My daughter and I listen to songs together and sometimes she goes to the piano. I love it when she goes to the piano. Because of that video of you with your daughter, I registered on your RU-vid channel and I see you whenever you post something new. Congratulations !!!!

Hi Saif, that has been requested a lot ... to be doubly sure, is this the work you want a practice tutorial on? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HB8-w5CvMls.html

@@PaulBartonPiano thank you sir for you reply ... yes indeed it's this one particularly the prelude . Thanks again for your corporation and humbleness... it really means alot to us to see such a great pianist offering his help to us. My best wishes for you and your family to be safe 🌹🌹😊

Thank you! I'm afraid I don't feel I play piano effortlessly, quite the reverse. I find playing the piano VERY difficult indeed, that said, I still love trying to play, even so :)

It is indeed quite relaxing to see you play piano, your hands seems to be dancing over (or with ?) the keys, hovering over the keyboard... Reminds me of Horowitz. I hope I'll keep enough will to keep practicing so I can attain your level one day !

Paul Barton thank you for the response! You’re really an amazing pianist, you’re my favorite. I hope I can be as good as you are one day :)

I am interesting too, which application for your score ?

what type of music do you like to listen to? -- we tend to play best the music we like best.

@@PaulBartonPiano actually im practicing classical music cuz my teacher said classical music is the best one to practice sight read, but im struggling so hard

I have small hands too, big hands not required (esp. for Beethoven or Chopin, etc.) My teacher, who was taught the “Rubinstein” method explained that it’s the spaces *between* the notes that matters. Beside,s, Beethoven was an improviser; so you don’t have to play exactly as written if it doesn’t suit you! (Sacrilegious, I know.)