To answer the question at the start: his first attempt was his op. 72 no. 1, in E minor, written for his dead sister. He never published it because he never was satisfied with it. I think it’s lovely- it’s my favorite piece in the world actually. But ah well, composers are perfectionists 😔
@@andresantos_ nah, it's the best. before it comes Op. 48 No. 1 C minor and then Op. 55 No. 1 F minor. I also put as a honorable mention Op. Posth No. 20 C# Minor
Chopin gets me every time … and your performance made me tear up after 30 seconds. Some beautiful. Just discovered your videos and definitely gonna stay ✨
I love how you caption every phrases that you play, using your piano playing to communicate with us, writing out all the words to let us understand why this why that. Very considerate of u 👍🏻🥰
This was so fun to watch with the commentary and score! For the first time, I feel a bit glad I play violin instead of piano because of those polyrhythms o.o Looking forward to your content!
"this part is like warm sunlight on fresh sheets" this piece: is a nocturne all jokes aside, your playing is so emotionally rich, which i admire. i've been playing piano for 12 years, but i haven't really gotten into real classical/romantic era pieces until about 2 years ago. thank you for cultivating that interest with your playing :)
I just binged all your videos and cannot wait for the next! I cannot describe how incredible your playing is. Your accuracy is *chef's kiss*, and you pay all the pieces such due respect (I mean... Fur Elise is a special case). But I wish you the best of luck as a musician. If an album happens... yes.
Bro make more videos wtf I'm actually jonesing I watched everything you have and it's all amazing and now there's just darkness..... Honestly, I really like the fantasie impromptu one where you added subtext commentary!! I'd love clair de lune, raindrops, moonlight sonata 3rd, nocturne op 9 no 2, or anything else you got!!!
The way you bend over the piano the last part of the song... i always do that too when i play this song! haha i thought i was the only one but its nice to know you do that too and im not weird😂😂 much love - from a fellow pianist
I am currently studying this piece and all I cna say is that it's the most beautiful piece ever done by chopin, it has a mysterious "andante" and then an angry melody that turns into a calm one.
this is amazing... just amazing. You understand the piece and you play it with passion, whilst sitting there in a hoody, just grate. (and is it just me or does your piano need a little tuning 4:18)
@@tsalt I think Op9 No2, Op9 No1, then Love Dream / Liebestraum by Liszt probably! Whatever feels comfortable to you and whichever pieces are calling to you the most might change this order though :)
Great stuff! Hey so you seem pretty knowledgeable, I got a question: To what degree do you abide by the fingering presented here? My hands aren't enormous (and yours don't seem to be either) and there's many octave intervals such as 2:00 where Chopin asks us to play it with 1 and 3. I get that the hand moves more naturally to the other octave this way, but why force a legato when you got the pedal to cover you, does it really sound different? Thanks sorry maybe bit nitpicky question but it was driving me a bit crazy because at a certain point you just want to commit to one fingering, know what I mean? Anyway thanks a lot if you have time to respond
Hey! I pretty much ignore fingering markings unless I can't work out one on my own that feels good to me. A lot of the time the fingerings aren't from the composer anyway and are added in by the editor of that particular edition (if you buy different editions you may see different fingerings). My advice is just find whatever works for you and doesn't negatively affect the sound!
friend, I have a question, I am transferring the score to musescore, the third bar I see is an eighth note oncillo, the problem is that if I put the half note first, the quarter note, the oncillo, at the end musescore gives me 2 quarter rests. what am I doing wrong?
it's so beautiful, i've tried playing it but it requires so much focus i'm still 1 minute in and one distraction and it's gone... Does anyone have the same issue?
Very well played. But of course, if it were so simple, every one could duplicate what Chopin did. The fact that no one after him could, proves that it is unfathomable and unknowable what he did. Even to him. It was just divinity expressing itself through him because it could, he was the right channel. And so it happened and produced alll these divine sounds and structures.
left hand steady and always the same. For this first polyrhythm try to make the line sing and notice the chromatic cadence. Maintain a sense of harmonic direction. For the 2 against 3. that is just a matter of practice. Section it. don't play it all at once.
Don't you feel like you added a tempo change to the middle part that wasn't written? And didn't you drag out the first 7 notes way longer than they should have been?
Its super beautiful but i keep saying: you cant crescendo to con forza if youre already forte the whole time! Youre playing a grand piano with such a huge dynamic range, and all the signs are there on the sheet music. Use em! Exaggerate em! Stop trying not to be lang lang or whatever is holding you back, fek that guy and let us hear some real dynamic range and rubato’s, i know they are there in your head, let us hear em! ;)
