Glenn Gould always killed me with all the different shades of leggiero, staccato, portato and tenuto. He got me into Goldberg variations big time. 1:38 that reminds me of "jardin sus la plue"?
What I'm not clear on is whether leggiero also indicates a faster tempo. Example: Chopin Valse a flat Op 42. He indicates tempo Vivace and 9 measures later when the main theme comes in he writes leggiero. Pianists go crazy with this piece altering tempo all over the place, and I don't think that's what Chopin intended.
"Tens of thousands of hours practicing technique..." Well, that statement says a lot. My favorite pianist is Cziffra, who of course was the best piano technician that ever could be, so I really appreciate true piano virtuosos that study lots of technique (like also Liszt and others reccomended) and not only the technique required to play the Chopin Etudes. I think you can play those flawlessly (from a particular point of view) but you still not are a piano virtuoso. Achieving true virtuosity, as you admitted, requires lots, lots of hard work and dedication. Thank you.
Glenn Gould always killed me with all the different shades of leggiero, staccato, portato and tenuto. He got me into Goldberg variations big time. 1:38 that reminds me of "jardin sus la plue"?
very interesting
Can you send a link to the iTunes example of leggiero?
What I'm not clear on is whether leggiero also indicates a faster tempo. Example: Chopin Valse a flat Op 42. He indicates tempo Vivace and 9 measures later when the main theme comes in he writes leggiero. Pianists go crazy with this piece altering tempo all over the place, and I don't think that's what Chopin intended.
"Tens of thousands of hours practicing technique..."
Well, that statement says a lot. My favorite pianist is Cziffra, who of course was the best piano technician that ever could be, so I really appreciate true piano virtuosos that study lots of technique (like also Liszt and others reccomended) and not only the technique required to play the Chopin Etudes.
I think you can play those flawlessly (from a particular point of view) but you still not are a piano virtuoso. Achieving true virtuosity, as you admitted, requires lots, lots of hard work and dedication.
Thank you.
Could you do a video on chromatic thirds like from Chopin's Prelude 24? Also, do you have any tips on the left hand for said piece?