Thank you so much for this practice vlog! I'm relearning this particular piece at the tender age of 65, having last played it 44 years ago! I'm finding it more of a technical challenge now than I did way back then, and your practice tips make so much sense and have helped me tremendously! 😊

Awesome video, Danae Knock Them Dead! You are the best!

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The best piano lesson I will ever have, unless you give more! Your explanations increase the pleasure and desire to listen to you, and hearing you practice is priceless! I don't know yet if I will ever play this piece, which is very difficult as you said, but it makes me want to redouble my efforts to progress in my practice, and to be able to feel the music in its smallest details while playing it, as you do so incredibly...

Thankyou for your in - depth video! Your obvious enthusiasm for this piece radiates throughout, and it is spell- binding. I presume that, because the composer was himself a concert pianist, the complexity of the notes always feels pianistic ( unlike the Grieg piano concerto, which I’ve heard is totally un-pianistic. The technical complexities are all over the composition, and many moods are encapsulated within it. This teaching blog is just fabulous! 😀

I thoroughly enjoyed this practice vlog and just watching you practice in detail. Thank you for sharing something so intimate with us! And good luck for your concerts!

I’m blown away by your mastery of teaching! R.

keep them coming!!

As a fellow classical piano (learning this piece) and chess enthusiast, I appreciate this video, and I appreciate you.

My God , I thought I could play! This is very insightful and rather humbling to see the amount of talent you have💪👌👍 it’s amazing to watch, love it!

I love this piece, so wild and characteristic for the magical side of Schumann. So nice to learn about practice details. Thank you so much.

Wonderful great God bless you

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Of course, everything you play is underpinned by your teaching- I feel that we get double the musical intellect and a completely holistic approach, if you get my meaning. R.❤

Very enlightening video! That piece is really difficult to play, technically and in terms of interpretation, and you have been a huge help to everyone who wants to play it (or even listen to it more consciously). I just want to point out that, in the 2nd half of that "tricky and frightnening" 😅part (bars 130-137), although it is really necessary to *_practice_* very rhythmically a tempo (no rush), Schumann, with no mercy on us, actually calls for "nach und nach immer schneller", i.e. faster and faster (hectic). Florestan style... Now folks, 1.600 views and 88 likes? What is wrong with you?!?!

Thanks for this candid and friendly approach to sharing your practice sessions. This brings inspiration. Quick question: when learning a new piece, at what point do you leave the score and focus only on looking at your fingers? Do you strive to memorize the piece as early as possible in the process?

This piece is out of reach for me, but the examples of how to express the musical qualities are really useful.

Love your videos. Your explanations are concise and can be understood intellectually. I try to follow your advice on tackling difficult passages with required technical exercises that would help. These are gems. Thank you. I wonder if you could do a tutorial on Mendelssohn Op 19 No. 1 or Op 30 No. 1 ?

Apparently, the name ‘Danae’ has the attributes of a virtuous and voluptuous

I like the chessboard 🎉

Traumes wirren next? 😅

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