Great job, Ethan. It's nearly incredible, that a boy of 10 years is able to play this etude, which maybe is the hardest of all Chopin etudes. Playing and practising this piece myself I know, how demanding it is. I hope to see more performances of you like this in future. And from this moment I'm number 51 of your followers.
@Linny Ching Thank you, Linny, I agree with op 10 no 2. But not with op 25 no 6. In my opinion it's a hard etude (they all are), but it took me personally much less time to learn and to master op 25/6 as to learn op 10/1. The hardest etude in my opinion is op 25 no 8, and than op 10 no 1 and 2, maybe op 10 no 10. I guess, op 25 no 3,4 and 11, and, okay, 6, played in the correct speed are very hard, but much easier than 10/1. But I admit everyone who will have a different experience. In any case, it is enormously impressive for me how Ethan masters this etude very cleanly and in this speed, just like he masters Rachmaninoff prelude op 23/7 or Liszt etude no 10! I am looking forward to his next videos, hoping he will share some more.
Hi mate this is just wonderful ! Keep it up - when I was your age I was playing stuff like this and won a Chopin competition with fantasy impromptu. I went to chethams school of music in Manchester for a few years then the RNCM. I’m now training to be a doctor and teach the piano part time. Piano helps me through the bad days and the good. Keep it up little man as it will guide you through life and always ignore the haters are they are just jealous !
Excellent job Ethan. I worked on this etude for many months and performed it live in concert and I can tell you from first hand knowledge that this is a Very Difficult Etude to play well!!! I was surprised that someone your age with small hands still growing was even able to tackle it. I am blessed with being able to reach a 12TH which can make it easier to negotiate these arpeggiated 10THS. The right hand tends to get Tired toward the end!!!!
Je vous souhaite une excellente continuation dans votre évolution musicale, et dans votre vie sociale. Et merci pour ce petit moment d'écoute, où vous jouez merveilleusement ce Chopin :)
Certamente un brano molto difficile e complesso per un bambino di 10 anni, anche per via dell'apertura della mano molto estesa, visto gli arpeggi si costruiscono in intervalli di decima. Bravo ragazzo, complimenti e continua a studiare, mi raccomando! Ti auguro una splendida e prospera carriera! 👍😉👋👋
There's a bit where you add the LH to the RH chords - this is probably the bit of the piece that has stymied me for years and you've just shown me a great trick that might help me get past this bit of the piece a bit easier! Nobody ever said a 52 year old can't learn from an 11 year old!
There are other ways. Instead of playing the chords as (say) 1235-1235, you can rearrange as 2124-2124, that is you place your thumb on the most convenient white key depending on the arpeggio, instead of stretching it from 1 to 5. See: www.pianoteacherlosangeles.com/2016/01/chopin-etude-op-10-no-1-my-favorite.html?m=1 Also in this video at 1:08 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fwQci1cRiFU.html Nahre plays 1-5 throughout, but the actual sheet she's displaying on screen, it has clever alternative fingerings, much easier to roll.
@@yunjiangjiang6146 Got a new teacher now for the past 6 months and can now play this without the cheats - it's a really revealing piece for good technique!
Very brave and very musical! Will wait to hear your interpretation when your technical skills match your artistic vision. You are a young artist with big potential!
At a young age they are taught to stretch their fingers. Because of the flexibility in young hands they can stretch those fingers out much more then if they stated doing this when they are older.
I had seen those solutions, except, no one will really do it (too obvious)..... it is OK for a teenager to do that, but for an adult pianist, it may not look good.
Beautiful played. I too had to improvise a certain things because of the extension so this is quite normal. Not everyone has a hand large enough to play certain distances but as long as it's played beautifully and musical that's what's important. You've done that successfully.
Playing c major at 10 years old... Let no one ever tell you anything, youre above all of them. Top Top Top shelf. stay confident and ignore every hate you get, because you will get a lot of hate. a lot, im telling you. people will hate you for what you can do. learn to ignore them and keep doing what you do, you are one of the most talented people i have ever seen. i played this etude when i was 16, before that it was impossible for me. you have one of the best techniques i have seen in my life. ignore everyone that has anything else than praise for you. you know your way. besides that, do you have perfect pitch?
Some cross hands and why not. Players with smaller hands should push back against the stink eye they get when they use cross hands for this piece. Fight back against the small hands shaming, resist the large hands chauvinism. Here are the arguments why ALL techniques should on the table for this piece: 1) This piece is not a driver's test. The genius of Chopin was to elevate the etude to the CONCERT etude, that is, a work that is an artistic destination in its own right. As such, all that matters, or all that should matter, is the music and not how you get there. 2) Cross hands is a worthy technique in its own right and worth developing. Mastering cross hand arpeggios in this piece is not easy, especially to make them smooth and blended so they still sound like one hand. But at least it's doable for smaller hands. 3) Cross hands reduces risk of tendon strain for smaller hands. This piece can take a large amount of practice to master. Long practice with hyper-extended fingers puts the tendons at risk. Anyone who has attempted this piece knows certain measures in the middle are down right gnarly. If we isolate these passages and apply cross hand solutions it allows the player to practice this piece for much longer time periods without risk of injury. Otherwise, well done Nathan. Not yet perfect but mastery is within your sight. Keep going.
Ethan, that’s an incredible interpretation! I’m 14 and am currently learning this piece myself; it has been about a month. My interpretation sounds like a landslide though. Perhaps do you have any advice? You’re an amazing pianist, and your achievements are really impressive! Once again, splendid job on such a polished performance!🩵
how long have you been playing for? for me practice slowly and get all your fingers in the right position, and slowly increase in speed if you feel more comfortable overtime
Hmm. It has been a while since I learned it so I would have to relearn it. I'm really busy right now, but maybe in the next few months. Thanks for the idea:)
Bella esecuzione. Ma la scelta del pezzo non è consona per una mano piccola. Infatti hanno dovuto applicare dei cambiamenti per adattarla alla mano. Cambiamenti che un domani quando vorrà eseguirlo dovrà togliere e sarà un problema avendolo imparato con queste variazioni. Ci sono tanti altri bei pezzi per mani piccole. Nice execution. But the choice of piece is not suitable for a small hand. In fact they had to make some changes to adapt it to the hand. Changes that tomorrow when he wants to make them he will have to remove and it will be a problem having learned with these variations. There are so many other great pieces for little hands.
@@CLMoon-pq4yk Let's get your metronome first before you reply! Ethan play about 80 beat per minute cut time, and Seong Jin played at 100 beat per minute cut time.
