Voicing | Scriabin Nocturne for the Left Hand
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- Voicing is difficult on the piano. It requires complete independence of the two hands and many hours of practicing to project the melody effortlessly. It's even harder when it's just one hand trying to do 5 different things like in this piece by Scriabin. In this episode, I give you 5 ideas related to voicing while going through Nocturne, Op.9 No.2 by Scriabin.
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Thank you for uploading this Jeewon! Very informative
Thank you!
No. 1 and No. 2 played by Grigorij Sokolov:
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This could be about as good as it gets. The two really do belong together. It's somewhat of an injustice to just learn or play one without the other.
He is the best. I think he may be my absolute favorite.
Another very nice performance this time by Gloria Chien:
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I see the challenge of this piece as being able to bring both fire and excitement to the performance and at the same time lyrical delicacy in rapid passages. There is tremendous variation in dynamics. Putting it all into a single package is no simple task, particularly when using only the non dominate hand (at least for most people). Does a left handed person have an advantage on a piece like this? I think Ms. Chien does a very nice job handling the various difficulties.
I just came across this performance:
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Apparently she's a Kawai artist. The piano is indeed lovely.
What a surprise! Makiko and I went to school together. 😊
@@JeewonLeepiano Wow ! Where was that? Julliard?
I have worked on this piece, and it is awkard, plus I have a titanium plate in my left wrist which scewed up the joint of Ulna bone. However I'm not offering that as an excuse. Your approach to piano playing is absolutely stellar from my perspective. A person just needs to listen to what you are saying, try to understand it, and then put it into practice. Here is a Russian woman who has a a different mechanical approach to a certain extent, yet there is a lot to learn from her too. Her playing is very even in character and quite musical.
th-cam.com/video/C5LerhiDUK0/w-d-xo.html
After listening to her, you can hear her notes are not always as well connected as you are advocating. Still she is an excellent player who brings the music to life.
Thank you for the link. I am clicking on it right now to listen to her.
I skipped through the video. Did you play the entire piece with your left hand? I would like to hear you perform it to get a more complete sense of your interpretation. I feel this piece has certain rhythmic issues that at times are difficult to overcome and the weighting of the voicings can be tricky. I would say in all of your teaching videos at the end you should perform the piece in its entirety.
For this piece, I do have a full run through. Please check it out here:
th-cam.com/video/7y0ugbV9jnA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=4Un56lcwCGu2vyX8
Thank you!
@@JeewonLeepiano Thanks, I apologize I learned No 1, not No. 2 which is the more difficult.