Chopin Fantaisie-Impromptu Op. 66: VIRTUOSITY with ELEGANCE

Chopin Fantaisie-Impromptu Op. 66: VIRTUOSITY with ELEGANCE - Analysis tutorial

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It's ironic that Chopin's most famous work, the Fantaisie-Impromptu, wasn't published during his lifetime. Today we actually have several different versions of it: the first edition by Chopin's friend Julian Fontana in 1855, recent Urtext editions that have removed Fontana's own additions, and one version based on a manuscript acquired by Rubinstein in 1962.
Pianist Henrik Kilhamn goes through this fantastic piece of music that fits so well under the fingers, and points out where the versions differ. The stormy agitato sections give way to a lyrical cantabile middle section which posess all the sweetness but none of the melancholy of a Nocturne.
0:00 Introduction
3:10 Analysis
8:14 Cantabile section
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Frédéric Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. posth. 66 (1835)
📄 SCORE: Schirmer, edition, 1894, editor: Carl Mikuli, imslp.org
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@MasterRancisis 4 жыл бұрын

Just discovered your videos, started binging them they're so watchable!

@SonataSecrets 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like them! :)

@samhellyeah 3 жыл бұрын

this channel will blow up mark my words

@smutnamezatka 3 жыл бұрын

AMEN!

@wellyngtonamaral4097 3 жыл бұрын

not yet

@maurochantal9004 2 жыл бұрын

Your explanation of Fantaisie-Impromptu was excellent, and you play this piece beautifully. After 30 years, I am slowly studying this lovely composition by Chopin. Hugs from Brazil!

@england670 3 жыл бұрын

You are so nice to breakdown these classic piano pieces and explain them to us. You play so sweetly

@SonataSecrets 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you like it!

@PatrickQT 2 жыл бұрын

This has to be one of the most beautil piano pieces ever written. Definitely for me.

@Artur-kp2cc 3 ай бұрын

И красиво исполненных.

@HWLee-vu4hv 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting! Even for non pianist, it was very educational.

@Araconox 10 ай бұрын

What a beautiful piece and what a fantastic pianist. You make it look so natural and so easy. It's anything but easy and natural. I started to learn this piece by myself in my middle teens, made some progress but never finished it. I would like to play it through with no mistakes and up to speed before I die ( I'm 73 now) . Thanks for the lesson. I'm determined , and don't (want to) give up.(which is what many people do when they run into obstacles).

@alexroznowski9413 5 ай бұрын

Keep it up!

@erinchillmusic8930 3 жыл бұрын

One of the most professional and helpful music analysis videos one KZfaq. Thank you for sharing!

@lisacalgary5660 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Great teaching and information. The relaxation in your playing is gorgeous especially in the fast sections

@aryansaraf2448 2 жыл бұрын

so much love and effort put in this video. I enjoyed a lot!

@beauforda.stenberg1280 3 жыл бұрын

A very useful channel. I will look out for you in future. Loved the sunrise moment!

@tayebkhaldoun7875 3 жыл бұрын

Your performe is very original and your analysis is very interesting. Thank you

@SonataSecrets 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@Raymonddoc1 3 жыл бұрын

Your explanations and historical overview are simply fabulous. Greatly appreciated and thank you for your tutorials which are elegant and provide an excellent overview.

@rcc3574 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed your thoughtful observations and insights. Thank you!

@vonner622 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, analysis and playing! Thanks!

@user-gj7di7cv7c Жыл бұрын

On the 03 of January of 2023 Year ! GRATE Thank You !!! Thank You VERY -- VERY MUCH !!! Your Play is VERY USEFUL, Good for Me !!! Your INTERESTING Master - Class !!!

@vinaypamm1 11 ай бұрын

One of the best videos on KZfaq !! God bless you with immense success, peace and prosperity

@lisalmenard3828 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. I can only aspire to one day play like this, but for now I just enjoy listening to the beauty. This piece is my favorite at the moment. It’s captivating. I learned so much about it through your video. Thank you for sharing your gifting, honed talent, and knowledge.

@edwardcone6860 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your brilliant exposition of this amazingly beautiful piece. What a world tragedy had it never been published!

@LuxuFoo 3 жыл бұрын

Omg this channel is a phenomenal. Can't wait to binge the rest of your videos. ❤

@SonataSecrets 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome! Should be around 19 hours or so by now I think :)

@DrewAgave1988 11 ай бұрын

I'm currently learning this piece and your video was very insightful! Thank you so much!

@johanbengzon5664 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You so much Henrik! Really enjoyable, interesting and inspiring! Looking forward to even more presentations, so keep up this nice work!

@SonataSecrets 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Johan! :)

@nikobenedikt709 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed every second of this. Helped me so much. Thank you !

@meienwilson8512 3 жыл бұрын

Me too! Can not watch this video too many times because I’ve been teaching myself to play this piece for 10 months.

@wyeth1023 3 жыл бұрын

My friend I love your videos, you explain things so elegantly it makes it quite easy to understand. You paint a picture with your words, thank you! /new sub

@annachepikovaconcertpianis791 3 жыл бұрын

Insightful and professional-great work!👏🎹

@freyerik123 2 жыл бұрын

Such good explanation , thanks for your effort. Great channel :)

@greenbox5714 3 жыл бұрын

The quality and explanations are outstanding. I miss the play this piece.

@margarethansen7480 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I love this music and your channel is wonderful❤

@AnaPaula-np5rq 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely. Excellent explanation. Wonderful hands.♥️👏

@zyxefalc0n505 3 жыл бұрын

You actually helped me improve my dynamics in fantaisie impromptu thanks man love you vids. 😁

@MusicLover-oe3ig 3 жыл бұрын

This has always been my favourite piece of music ever, my heart will melt by the beautiful melody..... "Sun Rise Moment" to hear your dazzling fingers and techniques..... Bravo!!

@Kassiusday 3 жыл бұрын

Elegance & virtuosity two terms to describe Chopin that is fantastic I just subscribed I started to learn piano with “nocturne” a bit too difficult for a beginner but I do love so much that song .., it keeps me motivated to pursue and train more and more / aim one day I will be able to play it properly / !!! I am already able with each hand / but combined hands gives me some disconnection or too much connection ! But my brain is getting mature !!! Fantastic tutorial video !!!! Thank you 🙏🏾 !

@Barettix 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the class and interesting notes for us, the laymen. You're a fantastic pianist aswell, I was very much enjoying your Impromtu.

@SonataSecrets 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! :)

@mlliu2006 4 жыл бұрын

Bravo! Well done. Thank you. I will never be able to play this like you do, but this video has helped :-)

@toddzhang445 3 жыл бұрын

Love it, well done, Henrik.

@SonataSecrets 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Todd!

@okonomiyakienak Жыл бұрын

Hey, just wanna drop by to say thanks for the good explanation you shared. I have small hands and fingers, and I'm learning this piece! You know what, it's challenging, but it's possible! I really enjoy listening to you playing this piece, again, thank you!

@socialite1283 11 ай бұрын

Delightful to hear such a perceptive description of this beautiful composition. I agree - often the best way to play conflicting sections is to commit them to finger memory and let the fingers do the playing. Necessary when you're playing so many detail notes with a two beats to the bar rhythm.

@wrsdes Күн бұрын

Thank you Sir for your learned explanation presented in such harmony with nature!. Greetings from Sri Lanka!

@izabellamardo1074 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Henrik, you é muito elegante, simpático, carismático, discorrendo sobre a elegância das belas obras de Chopin é the best

@violinousa 4 ай бұрын

The kind teaching helps me a lot.Great thanks to you....

@olakolade6656 3 жыл бұрын

I like your analysis!

@MarianoStatelloPiano 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this videos! Helps a lot👏👏👏♫♪

@coldackotatsu8020 4 жыл бұрын

Kinda reminds me of a cold winter night outside in the 4 against 3 sections and being inside and warm in the cantabile sections. Thank you for the great analysis on FI :)

@SonataSecrets 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That's a very good way to think about it :)

@Lifealwaysgetsbetter 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Great instruction. Love it.

@shentonpeters1191 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful Playing. Thank You

@klevang7557 4 жыл бұрын

Good job man!

@vinaypamm1 11 ай бұрын

Your video is just amazing !!!!!!!

@peterhesketh9040 3 жыл бұрын

I loved your video and explanations.... thank you

@theJackGriffinMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video!

@claudefazio 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video!

@carlosandresgranadapalacio8622 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful work, thank you. I am waiting for the Nocturne Op. 27 No.2 :)

@SonataSecrets 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! One day...

@dianethan-trong1030 2 жыл бұрын

I have just found your channel today. From Beethoven to Chopin... This is such a marvelous piece music and an so good lesson about how to play it. I am going to learn this. Thank you so much for your lesson. This video clip should earn 10 stars. 🙏🌿🌷🍒💛

@SonataSecrets 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it was helpful! :)

@mafuaqua 3 жыл бұрын

well done, thanks!

@eduardomolli5860 3 жыл бұрын

Following right now ! Thanks.

@twhite3850 3 жыл бұрын

I love the middle part. It is slow reflective. That is the only part that I remember how to play. I learned the whole song decades ago. I am relearning the rest now. I love improvisations that I have heard on the middle part, especially extra trills that some artists add. Charleen Stevens starts the middle part with a beautiful improvised extra trill.

@twhite3850 3 жыл бұрын

In fact, he just did an extra improvised trill...!!!!

@SonataSecrets 3 жыл бұрын

It's tempting to do an extra trill sometimes ;)

@Biomirth 3 жыл бұрын

I like the simpler trills, mainly because I fail on double trills. But the piece will work no matter how you accentuate the trills as it is Chopin and not Baroque.

@buddydog1956 3 жыл бұрын

Correct a/b the extended trills...I believe Artur Rubenstein performs those in earlier recordings I heard. Personally, I like the added trills, however not until the theme has been played once over ~

@twhite3850 3 жыл бұрын

@@buddydog1956 Since I posted this 6 months ago, I have actually been practicing and getting much better at trills. I added my own to the Fantaisie Impromptu and almost perfected the alternative trill for the "middle part." I also agree with you that trills are good after the theme has been played. This way the listener can experience the difference.

@petergreen1869 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely video. Many thanks sir.

@SonataSecrets 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@MC-hx6xn 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the rare comparison between Fontana and Rubinstein versions! Thanks also for mentioning that this piece was written to fit the hands, I had never thought of that! Re-learning piano after several decades off like many of your viewers, I’m now learning the Rubinstein version and I appreciate his sympathy for smaller hands in this version (for me, measures 123-124 of the coda). Of course I don’t know if the Baroness had small hands or arthritis!

@SonataSecrets 2 жыл бұрын

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@alexduina3726 3 жыл бұрын

very well done, thank you 🙏

@surajittchaivongnarong9247 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video love it

@nogayardos2362 3 жыл бұрын

Flawless 👏👏👏

@erinchillmusic8930 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent teaching

@grahamrankin5557 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful ! I used to play this in my 20's & 30's before stopping playing the piano for other more pressing reasons. Hearing it again in this way makes me wonder if my now 78 year old hands and fingers are able to bring it back to life again, having started playing again after all those years. I've almost perfected playing Fur Elise again so maybe it's possible? I hope so, because this is one of my favourite and memorable pieces that I could play.

@sizzlinglizzi1345 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous , superb , really beautiful , thank you . I began learning this 10 days ago, I am totally obsessed with it ...it is going to take a long time . My edition is Augener's Klindworth -Scharwenka , no date , I bought it as a '' Chopin Popular Piano album '' from a charity shop . , No introduction , no explanations , just music .It has a major difference in the Cantabile section : what you call the ''second episode '', which is the 30th bar of the cantabile section , is completely different in my edition , whereas yours seems to be a repeat of the first ''episode ''in bar 18 of this section . Makes me wonder how many versions there are .......so now I am completely intrigued .

@linglingpianista 8 ай бұрын

So beautiful ❤

@marialouis324 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You so much Master!

@peterbeadle1 5 ай бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed this, I’ve got a student learning this so I’ll send her the link😃🎶

@TungNguyen-fc7rh Жыл бұрын

9:43 that change from A flat to C on the bass really amused me, LOL

@haikel527 3 жыл бұрын

great interpretation thx

@ronb6182 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the theory lesson it brings back memories of theory class. at my high school and college days. I took Harmony and Theory class in tenth grade. Then in college. I even remember about the Picardy third in the cadence.

@CindyMusicPianoWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@davidherthnek6212 Жыл бұрын

Love the way you use smileys to highlight the moods!

@gracet682 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much !,,

@sunilsinha3333 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot sir, very helpful and informative video sir, hats off

@SonataSecrets 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@memocoir1531 3 жыл бұрын

now i know way more than i ever wanted to, but thanks a lot !

@jorgealbertopitari6351 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent...

@PCDisciple 3 жыл бұрын

10:02 got me, that emoji use hahaha. Great video sir!

@SonataSecrets 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! ;)

@kaylabryson1932 11 ай бұрын

Amazing

@mxbasuki 3 ай бұрын

You are amazing ...

@deborahrosen3324 3 жыл бұрын

I also learned this piece in High School! Wondering if it’s too difficult to re-learn it as an adult who hasn’t played in many years...???? I just loved playing it for many years. My friends and family adored hearing it. I just picked up Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata again and it’s a challenge but not entirely Impossible 👌😊

@woox4930 3 жыл бұрын

I think you will relearn this easily, because you already had developed the muscular memory for the piece

@alexduina3726 3 жыл бұрын

in my very humble experience re-learning is much easier and faster than the first time; it’s so interesting to feel the muscle memory in action; give it a try!

@Stuugie. 3 жыл бұрын

This song is beyond beautiful.

@MN-jl5rk 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful vertical piano.

@robertoorso6055 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool video with interesting info I was not aware!! This one from Chopin is one of the piece for which I'd love to learn piano sooner or later :) (yeah, sooner would be much better ahah)

@Kassiusday 3 жыл бұрын

Always good to fulfil your wish I just started during the lockdown I should have started earlier ...,but never too late at least I start // curiously the Yamaha I but came with Chopin nocturne as song which I connected straight away ... the good thing studying music and playing piano you connect even more with music ( .. I used to play guitar )

@SuperLeonardo40 3 жыл бұрын

Im suscribed.U are my piano teacher officialy

@ronenrozenberg8742 3 жыл бұрын

Loved your video about this piece,I'm 18 and I started learning piano when I was 16 and a half,and chopin is my favorite composer,so the first piece I ever learned was his op.28 No.20 prelude in c minor,then his op.28 no.4 prelude in e minor,then his op.28 no.7 prelude in a major,and then when I heard this piece I just decided that I want to learn it by my own,the pandemic came just on time for me cause I had time off school and I managed to learn this piece by myself just by reading from the sheet,anyways I just came here because I love your channel and the way you explain the pieces and I found out you did a video about this one too,like I said before, amazing video :))(

@SonataSecrets 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Good luck with your piano playing!

@Biomirth 3 жыл бұрын

Chopin will serve you well. He was my favorite to play when learning and you will get a very good foundation if you just play his catalogue. I'm still crap at his polkas but the rest I've played everything. I also learned this just from the sheet music and it is exhilarating when you earn it just through sheer force of will. The sheet music alone will give a great performance, but listening to the masters play it will of course add something. I, for instance, didn't know how much liberty I could take with speeding up and slowing down, but you certainly can, and this is a good piece to experiment with that.

@ronenrozenberg8742 3 жыл бұрын

@@Biomirth so true man,when I first learned the piece I didn't really know how it would sound the prettiest in terms of when to slow and when not(rubato)but after listening to a few masters play it I found the style of playing that I liked the most and created my own version of playing this piece that is similar but with a few changes in dynamics

@hagar30001 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! Very high difficulty level....It's just...... Chopin!

@marvinmanuel5565 2 жыл бұрын

You heat those accent so perfect

@igorpaphnutius6065 3 жыл бұрын

The lovely melody (5:35) reminds me of "Im wunderschönen Monat May" by Robert Schumann.

@yinyangxperience5137 3 жыл бұрын

At 14 he learned this, why does that amaze me? I started at 8 and I was nowhere near Beethoven.

@dejotaemanuel6144 3 жыл бұрын

I love Ballade no 1 in g minor op 23 and Fantasie Impromptu.. Chopin was GENIUS

@elias7748 3 жыл бұрын

I love all of them. 1,2,3, and 4.

@renilsonrocha607 3 жыл бұрын

Lindo! Amei! Excelente!

@robervalsales5820 29 күн бұрын

very good

@jgchicken2133 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Me as a amateur pianist who hasn’t got any classical music education know little about the history behind these pieces and found it really fascinating! Just maybe u should check your focus before recording next time :)

@judyho3669 3 жыл бұрын

Thx for all the music analysis which makes playing so much easier. It’s a very gd piece for finger exercise which I play everyday on top of Etudes. Any chance to give tutorials on etudes 3, 5 & particularly 12, Revolutionary? What about Chopin Scherzo #2, pls? Would watch your video more often now. Much appreciated for your teaching.

@SonataSecrets 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you like them! I plan to do op 10 nos 3 and 12 next spring! Scherzo no 2 is also on the list for the future...

@SonataSecrets 3 жыл бұрын

Videos on Chopin Etudes Oare out now: Op. 10 no. 3: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9ueramjqLTbf2g.html Op. 10 no. 12: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oJaeiJZ7ncuzqqM.html

@robertagaiba3760 2 жыл бұрын

...and I liked YOUR elegance and virtuosity too

@abrahamisaiquiroz7014 3 жыл бұрын

I just discovered your videos when I was searching Schubert and I ended up here in Chopin, fantastic work! Please do a video of the Ballade no. 1 from Chopin

@SonataSecrets 3 жыл бұрын

I will definately do the 1st Ballade at some point in the future.

@SonataSecrets Жыл бұрын

Done now: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdGWfdmhtKrHiIE.html