for a school to own a harp and grand piano, it must be a music school

@@dennynguyen9961 no, lots of school's have grand piano's and harps. although they are more common on the wealthier side of the spectrum.

Grand piano, yes, harp? No.

If I was there I would be in heaven listening. I hope I will be able to play this. Started learning it a few weeks ago

@@wowzee my high school has two grand piano’s and a harp, specifically for jazz band. Almost all of the school’s ive been to have had a harp and a grand piano. It really is pretty common

Don't underestimate!

Don’t underestimate bro, unless it’s me, I get so frickin nervous performing and I play mediocre but non pianists still think it’s good, (my piano teacher wasn’t that thrilled)

And the audience erupted in applause, very unexpected for a high school.

@@T-J-S tbh I get where he says this, since most talent shows at schools are just for fun and to encourage students to exploit and develop their newly discovered skills, the level is never expected to be at a pro type like on this performance, which is why the tittle seems to mislead

Def not masterclass (too many missed notes), although def above mediocre.

this is my favorite song and you played this like so perfectly this is absolutely insane.

Fr broo. I get goosebumps just listening to this on my phone, but with live performances where I'm there I get overwhelmed. Probably the same for you

@@robertgarcia8015 how is it a song? it's a piece.

@@immortily1673bfr who cares, we all love Chopin and admire his music so what’s the problem?

did you regret going university and give up your piano career? im in the state right now where i dont know what way to go

@@jeffkiney8788 Well to be honest I don't think I could have had a piano career, and I knew it back then when I went to uni, because I had gone to compete for a scholarship at the Royal College of Music in London by giving a recital there, when I was 16, and I didn't get the scholarship, but while I was there I met several young pianists who had started learning to play when they were only 4 or 5 years old (I had started when I was 12) and I watched them practising for their recitals and it was obvious to me that their finger technique and suppleness and musicianship was way, way ahead of me. It completely demoralised me to me honest, and although I did still go on to study music at uni (well, actually it was Music and Audio Engineering / Recording Techniques) I never believed in my future with the piano any more, and a career in Radio and then starting a business in music software took over my life, and I gradually stopped playing altogether by the time I was about 35. So no, I don't regret giving up my dream of being a concert pianist because I knew I didn't have enough talent and/or had started learning to play when I was far too old. But at least I have now finally rediscovered the joy of playing, and especially of learning more Chopin, albeit just for my own pleasure and satisfaction. Good luck with your decisions and I really hope things work out for you in life.

Hello Ed. You and your situation and your writing interests me very much. I started organ at 14, played the organ at St Alban's Cathedral 16-18, was offered an organ scholarship at Cambridge (Emanuel College) at 18 (but turned it down under pressure to pursue engineering, and have always regretted turning it down to an extent) then piano in 2008 when I was 40 (prior to that I had played the piano only as an organist and hence was unable to access the virtuoso repertoire). I'm now 54. Inspired by this Ballade 1 performance, I played through Chopin's Ballades 1, 2 and 4 without stopping and with essentially zero mistakes. It took me a long time (probably hours!) but I enjoyed it utterly immensely. I throttled the speed throughout, with some bits down to probably just one semiquaver chord a second (all those Fb Cb Bbb etc in B4!). I kept all the movements very smooth and graceful, and planned every move before making it. I never looked at the keys with my eyes once - which is crucial I think - I looked only by feel. I wasn't just trying to get the notes right, I was trying to get the whole process right - with everything smooth and calm in my head and body. I felt (and feel) so very happy and privileged to be able to be able to play and experience this incredible music. Would I ever get it to concert speed? Like you, that didn't matter to me. (I was enjoying the experience so much I didn't want it to end, and greater speed would make it end sooner). While I was doing all this, I had the idea of making a KZfaq video on how to do what I've described above, especially for people like you and me: people who maybe started a little late, and then had careers that got in the way of a virtuoso approach to the piano. I don't think what I did is obvious at all. The key is to get it all right the first time and keep going and going and going until you get to the very end. Then you have a framework into which you can add ad infinitum. (Vital not to learn anything wrong, or try this way then that until your brain is a muddle). Ballade 4 was the hardest for me: those final seemingly endless pages of semiquaver chords in strange keys in both hands. Much mental stamina required! Anyway, I wrote all this to connect with you, to encourage you, to let you know that there was someone else around in a similar position doing similar things, to see whether you like the idea of this Chopin-learning-video-for-non-virtuoso-pianists-who-want-to-really-enjoy-the-journey, and maybe to suggest you could achieve your objective much much sooner than you currently think (provided you do it the right way). I dropped the organ for 20 years, then restarted in 2020. See BWV 542 or 565 on my YT channel to see where I've got to. I'm already passed where I was when I stopped. So please be encouraged! I'm happy to help you any way I can. En route I've learned much from incredible concert pianists like Danny Driver. I'm happy to pass on what I've learned and discovered. (I live in Sheffield BTW). All the very best.

You have actually left me speechless. I am so glad that you have embarked on this journey by falling in love with this piece, like I have. If I have to be honest, the process and grind of learning this masterpiece is one of the best feelings I have ever had. Even if you leave this piece unfinished, it is still by far be worth your time. I have been listening and analyzing it for about four years now, and it seems to never stop surprising me. I started it some time before covid, and only learned a couple measures or pages at one time, and then left it to work on other pieces for even months at time. eventually, it all built up and I was able to do a complete run through. this was only some time in July maybe of this year when I could do this, and I am still aware that I have a lot to learn. but, even thought performing it on stage in front of the whole school was an amazing feeling and something that cannot be replicated, the journey to this point, and that one moment inside my home with my personal piano when I completed my first run through for the first time, there is no emotional way to express that feeling to anyone in the world. I really hope that you can one day say that you learned Chopin's first ballade in g minor, and that you achieve your goals. I will never forget what you said and I hope that you can keep me updated on you progress.

@@hungariangypsy8183 Thank you for taking the time to reply to me, I appreciate it very much, and your kind wishes. I don't know what it is about this particular Chopin work, or whether it's just that I have returned to playing Chopin after so many years, but of all the pieces I've ever learned, the "process and grind" of learning this Ballade has felt more amazing and moving than I have experienced with anything I've ever learned before - so I totally identify with what you are saying. One of the reasons I stopped playing 30 years ago was that I had begun to feel that it took me so long to learn the pieces I wanted to learn that by the time I had mastered them they had lost much of their original appeal. This time feels so different - even the grind of tackling what seem to me to be fiendishly difficult passages is a source of constant joy. For this reason, I know that however many years it takes I will one day arrive at that amazing moment when I can play it all the way through - and what you said about that moment for you, really gave me a lump in the throat and has inspired me even more. Thank you, I wish you well for the future and I will indeed keep you updated once in a while.

Most non-pianists would not recognize that at all, it was that clean.

@@sovietwizard1620if you dont know the piece you wouldnt recognize it but if you played it or heard it a lot you only hear that 💀💀

@@yanis2335 might wanna check your hearing

Thank you so much!! I'm speechless

I respectfully disagree, I consider myself pretty emotionally immature. This is in the way that one, I'm just really shy in general, and two, if someone vents to me or says something serious I really just don't care for some reason. This being said, many people say I play the piano very emotionally. I think emotional playing is something that can be learned without the possession of real emotional maturity. This is not intended to hate on the poster of this video or you, just thought I'd share my opinion :)

yeah that's what I meant to say.

@@jayumc9566 Actually I think this is a very interesting thing that you decided to share. I actually thought I was emotionally immature at one point but, when I started playing the piano again I was expressing emotions that I didn't know I had. My family was going through a rough time and I felt non-cholent about it, but when I started playing the piano, specifically pavane for a dead princess, I put emotion into it that I didn't realize I could express. I think everyone has a much deeper level of emotion than they think but it's not something you just learn; I believe it's something that comes with just life experience in general and you never know what someone could be going through or what they are feeling, but music allows you to express that emotion without having to say anything which is why it is so beautiful.

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Thank you so much!

FOR REAL LMAOOO

Thank you

thank you very much! just turned 17

@@hungariangypsy8183 you will grow up to be a concert pianist if you keep this up

​Holy, how tf does your school have a grand piano? My high school only has a keyboard XD. Great performance btw

​@@user-zn1be6nf1l i don't think u understand just how amazing someone has to be to become a concert pianist.

@@yiqing-mn1gh… and get lucky.

Thank you

Thank you so much!!

thank you!! actually when I first started this piece, all I listened to was Jin Cho's performance.

Thank you so much

Wow I’ve never heard that voicing before, I need to try this myself

thanks I'm glad you liked that. you do need hella pinkies though lmao

it really was omg

Lmao thank you so much

@@hungariangypsy8183 it’s true! Thank you for this!

@@hungariangypsy8183 Did you win? Not like it matters knowing the achievement this is yourself, but it’s fun to win :)

​@@hungariangypsy8183 did you win

Agreed 100%

thank you

Thanks!

thank you!

Thank you!!

thanks!!!

Thank u so much

Bro thanks man 😊

Thanks!!! I'd like to hear the first lol

lmao thanks

thanks! glad I could help and things will get better for sure.

oh my gosh im in the exact same position, i lost my mom months ago and i havent played piano in months. it makes me so sad because it was something i loved but im in that same rut now. coupled with applying to colleges and everything. thats so crazy, the last piece i played was clair de lune too! i hope we both get out of this funk and its nice to know that these feelings are normal.

@@bellasnyder643 I’m so glad to know that someone else understands I’m feeling. My situation isn’t nearly as significant as losing a loved one, and I can only imagine how badly you are feeling. But I do know one thing, and it’s that it’ll get better eventually. It may not ever heal completely, and that’s okay. But, may you find the heart to continue playing, with her memory in your mind.

try avoiding gluten and dairy, a meat, fruit and vegetable diet has saved a lot of people with depression, for a lot of people depression its a diet issue (like jordan peterson and his daughter)

Jesus loves you and He died for you, and He rose from the dead 3 days later ❤ "Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” Come to Him, give Him your all, He will surely give you rest.

thanks man!

I started with No.3 and although No.1 is more difficult, having No.3 down really helps with learning it much faster. There are many similar technical elements in both pieces. It also helps to have a familiarity with the piece from listening to it many times.

thanks! tell me about it

Thank you!

thank you very much! my ego is exploding!

Thank u so much. Means a lot!!!

you got it

thank you!! yea claire de lune is very enjoyable to play, good luck.

Thank you so much. Yes Zimmerman is the goat

@@hungariangypsy8183 im only 15yo. This ballade is kicking my ahh. I can play fantaisie impromptu tho

To anyone wanting to learn this piece, please watch Arthur Rubinstein‘s masterclass in Jerusalem. It’s on KZfaq and he gives great advice to someone who plays this Ballade. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pc-GhdqDrMnDfGw.htmlsi=XeO0zDRm2T8nvqu- here’s a link

thank you man, means a lot!

Aw thanks bro