Lecture/Masterclass Chopin 24 Preludes op.28 

Yeah that course is massive, even I like it😂

Actually, RU-vid does have such a button - it’s called a Thanks button! I just used it because I totally agree - this video was really special.

@@Chopin-Etudes-Cosplay oh great thanks so you’re probably the first one to use it💕

Those are advanced pieces which need years of hard work. Give it time!

Rachmaninoff, Cortot, etc. play differently because traditions change over time, and not because musicians of our time suddenly became dull and mechanistic. It’s not a problem imitating their way of playing (for a professional player), but it’s like with the renaissance painting style - everyone admires it in a museum, and there always will be people who would say “I am no expert, but I think that paintings only of that style are beautiful and true art, and modern artists do shit”, but no sane artist would try to simply copy an older style, somehow such attempts immediately turn out to be profanation. And no, their music sounds differently because of primarily different ‘oldfashioned’ approach to rubato, unless you’re confused also by a different sound quality of older recordings. Not kidding - some people as soon as they hear these noisy dry unequalized older recordings immediately treat a performance as a genius one.

@@DenZhdanovPianist Thanks for your comments. You give a lot to think about. I hate the hissing and the quality sound of those old recordings and takes me a great deal of effort to listen to those. Pianos also sounded different, you need to take a deep breathe to get used to and focus on the music and not think about how much you hate it sounds. That’s what I meant by taught, traditions fits better. When I say I’m no expert I also mean it. I’m self taught, I took a regular masterclass in the faculty of Music for some years with a great teacher and some private lessons. I wasn’t referring to copying the style. Copying isn’t artistic. I only think that some new traditions interfere with musicality. Becoming a pianist is a self discovery journey. No matter what your teachers tell you to do for better or worse, most of the road is on your own. In the end, it is repetition. The way you study will be reflected. No matter how free you want to sound, If you study with a metronome, you will sound mechanical. If you don’t have discipline, it will show. This topic gives a lot to discuss. Cheers Btw I wasn’t criticizing your video, I think you always deliver good quality content and I find your overview on the preludes extremely useful

Lesson on this prelude is available within a full course following the link in the description.

Okay thanks :)

It’s not too much, but surely not in the near future unfortunately!

@@DenZhdanovPianist i understand, hopefully one day maybe

@@DenZhdanovPianist actually i was thinking why not maybe only a small video on how to play double notes (4th, 5th, 6th) fast … :)