When I really miss my Grandma I come listen to your performance of this piece. I used to play it quite well, but my Grandma hated it. Not because it's a bad piece, she always told me I could play it for her once she's dead. One of my biggest regrets is not playing it at her funeral. I get awful stage fright and just couldn't get myself to do it. Anyway, now that I've shared too much, I'd just like to commend your interpretations of everything you play for us. Thank you, Paul.
I like this guy, because he doesn't pretend the virtuoso by doing weird moves with his hands like others do.. Instead he is authentic and his hands do miracles! Well done Mr. Barton!
Well, making "weird moves" can genuinely relax your fingers, your wrists and your body in general. But I guess being prompt to judgment is a thing now ?
It's very important to be economical with your movement at fast tempos, so yes, minimal movement. I think the reason why we like Mr. Burton so much is that he plays well known, established no bullshit arrangements and he plays them with astonishing clarity and authenticity. Not because other youtubers are weird in any way. I think a lot of other pianists try too hard nowadays and over-complicate their arrangements in order to impress. Mr. Burton's is music is not meant to impress. It is simply music in its purest form. Imho.
I wasn't complaining about Mr.Barton in particular. I staunchy agree with what you said, overall. However, when you play exhausting pieces, resting when you can is a essential thing and it can take several forms. I do myself large movement of my wrist (Typically when I play the 1st Balade of Chopin). But instead of relaxing unbeautifully, I try to do it with some "art" on it to not contrast and being ridiculous. Hope my english isn't that bad !
The absolute genius of Chopin keeps getting at me. His repetoire is limitlessly extraordinary. I MUST print his portrait and put it on top of my piano. If only i could have ever met him... :( F.C. you are forever in my heart.
Especially when it changes to a lower key (or whatever, m a music noob) and you think it's gonna go lower cuz the higher one went lower but no, it stays on the same note and it feels as if someone's pinching your wound and holding the fingers together just long enough to make you cry. That escalated quickly.
Paul you are amazing! Have you noticed your view count going up exponentially on this video because I've watched this probably 100,000 times trying to play this exactly like you do and I'm getting better. I will conquer this song. Thank you sir.
Beautiful, as usual! Thank you for sharing your interpretations Paul, all of them are full of emotion. It would be really nice if you could upload the complete sonata :)
@@hippietinkerbell there's a big chord in there there that I think I had to roll. But it's important that you can reach the main opening chords. Other than that you can quickly arpeggiate larger chords while using the sustain pedal or slightly rearrange chords, eg omit the 5th if it sounds okay or move some of the notes closer together.
@@Funnywargamesman everyone does, thats fine. so long as you know your own abilities it puts you in a better place learn, arogance doesn't help anyone.
Actually, the piece IS hard; though not the way you'd expect, which I think you mean in technical terms. However, in interpretative terms, this piece is indeed a challenge. You need to convey such a despairing emotion through your playing, without coming across as unnecessarily melodramatic or even pretentious; convincing an audience is even more difficult when the piece is, on paper, relatively easy and audibly simple, as each note is clearly audible, as opposed to a Liszt Transcendental Étude.
From what i remember Chapin's dog was still alive in the time of composition of funeral march. Btw. it wasn't actually Chopin's dog(read the dog didn't belong to Chopin)
Beautiful! I performed this piece a while back. When the show was over, I heard some people in the audience teared up a little. I also did the Canzonetta from Tchaikovsky which I wanted to learn because of your video. Anyways, keep up the great work!
I know you get all kinds of requests, but I would love to see someone play Mercuzio's transcription of Howl's Moving Castle Theme. It's one of my favorites, right alongside this one. Thank you for this wonderful performance.
Shes trash she bas know musical clarity what so ever rushes everything she plays like shes in a hurry to need to take a bad piss my favorite is murray periaha and daniel barenboim paul is high up there to
Hello, Paul! Superb work and playing, as always! If I may, can you explain me why, in the bass trills in the ending of the first theme (and near the music's ending as well), you perform the first one (over A-flat) as Ab-Bb, but the second one (over G-flat) as Gb-F instead of Gb-A (A due to F7 chord)? Is it a musical practice (Gb-F is better than Gb-A) or is there any note or notation which induces us to do so? Thanks again for those videos! They're very special!
Sound quality is bad, it's on his other piano (which isn't much of a problem but grand pianos are still better most of the time) and it's only half of the piece.
How would you recommend using pedal in the beginning? I pedal with the phrase markings, but I would like another opinion in case I'm developing a bad habit
Hello Paul, quick question: what are in your opinion good exercises to improve chord voicing? I struggle a bit with this to be honest. When I play chord and want to make that top note louder I just start to tense up my hand in a attempt to put more "power" on the top finger. Thanks in advance and once again great great playing
I wouldn't say that you have "a chance" of playing it. But rather, you should take your time to build the fundations of a house before already building the roof. If you're a beginner, I encourage you to practice reading and teachnique before playing this. I have been playing for 3 years, and I attempted it with 2 years on it fairly good. But, as said, take your time.
When I really miss my Grandma I come listen to your performance of this piece. I used to play it quite well, but my Grandma hated it. Not because it's a bad piece, she always told me I could play it for her once she's dead. One of my biggest regrets is not playing it at her funeral. I get awful stage fright and just couldn't get myself to do it. Anyway, now that I've shared too much, I'd just like to commend your interpretations of everything you play for us. Thank you, Paul.
harmonies strong enough to melt a man's heart...
1:57😮💨
I like this guy, because he doesn't pretend the virtuoso by doing weird moves with his hands like others do.. Instead he is authentic and his hands do miracles! Well done Mr. Barton!
arvacon agree
Well, making "weird moves" can genuinely relax your fingers, your wrists and your body in general. But I guess being prompt to judgment is a thing now ?
It's very important to be economical with your movement at fast tempos, so yes, minimal movement.
I think the reason why we like Mr. Burton so much is that he plays well known, established no bullshit arrangements and he plays them with astonishing clarity and authenticity. Not because other youtubers are weird in any way. I think a lot of other pianists try too hard nowadays and over-complicate their arrangements in order to impress. Mr. Burton's is music is not meant to impress. It is simply music in its purest form.
Imho.
I wasn't complaining about Mr.Barton in particular. I staunchy agree with what you said, overall.
However, when you play exhausting pieces, resting when you can is a essential thing and it can take several forms. I do myself large movement of my wrist (Typically when I play the 1st Balade of Chopin). But instead of relaxing unbeautifully, I try to do it with some "art" on it to not contrast and being ridiculous.
Hope my english isn't that bad !
Sometimes making those weird hand moves are necessary because they have a big impact on the sound of the piece.
The absolute genius of Chopin keeps getting at me. His repetoire is limitlessly extraordinary. I MUST print his portrait and put it on top of my piano. If only i could have ever met him... :( F.C. you are forever in my heart.
My absolute favourite sonata. All the movements are so beautiful
The middle section always gets me. It's so sad.
Dave S it's not sad, it's beautiful
Especially when it changes to a lower key (or whatever, m a music noob) and you think it's gonna go lower cuz the higher one went lower but no, it stays on the same note and it feels as if someone's pinching your wound and holding the fingers together just long enough to make you cry.
That escalated quickly.
Phoenix3573 lol ur funny
Apetecan7 it’s tragic
This is most emotional piece ever written... And you played it that beautiful that you made me cry... Awesome dude... Love you
This was literally the first piece I ever tried to learn on piano. I was a morbid kid.
same and I've yet to learn it smh
Great song to learn. 👍😀
DodderingOldMan yeah nobody cares how edgy you are
For me too. Well actually I am still a child
Джон Доу Saying “Nobody cares” in such a manner is - ironically - far more edgy.
Combines somber and triumphant. Genious.
Really nice!
If you say so, we should listen. ;-)
i want to be like you Mr. Chopin! :v
@Theo BOU EID its 79 likes now :(
I'm deeply touched! Thank you, Mr. Barton, for this amazing performance.
Paul Barton, you are one of the most amazing interpreters of Chopin I have ever known.
Paul has a knack of turning a seemingly boring piece into a work of art!
Bravo. Beautifully played. Properly captured the sorrow of loss, and the bitter-sweet memory of a life that once was.
Play this on my funeral... oh wait
I never get tired of Chopin
Paul Barton, you never disappoint!
Never knew the middle part would be as memorable as the start.
Paul you are amazing! Have you noticed your view count going up exponentially on this video because I've watched this probably 100,000 times trying to play this exactly like you do and I'm getting better. I will conquer this song. Thank you sir.
Stunning and sensitive playing
Beautiful, as usual! Thank you for sharing your interpretations Paul, all of them are full of emotion. It would be really nice if you could upload the complete sonata :)
The first song at g string that my violin teacher showed me, and only 14 later I'm listening on its absolute beauty.
I love this sonata, and your perfomance! thanks for share!
Such an incredible piece!
Yes more Chopin in your channel!
Love you ❤️. Thanks for everything you’ve done for this world.
Played straight from the heart :'( You have to be deaf and heartless to not feel this! Subscribed.
Well done! Chopin’s second sonata in one of my all time favourite pieces of music and you have played the 3rd movement beautifully. Very good job 👍
Wow, I particularly like the sound of his F1. Short, bright transient with a milky and fast release.
One of my favourite pieces to play, not that hard but fun to mess about with
HOW DO I COPE WITH THE TINY HANDS SYNDROME
@@hippietinkerbell there's a big chord in there there that I think I had to roll. But it's important that you can reach the main opening chords. Other than that you can quickly arpeggiate larger chords while using the sustain pedal or slightly rearrange chords, eg omit the 5th if it sounds okay or move some of the notes closer together.
@@hippietinkerbell I'm assuming you can reach an octave?
We have different standards for "hard"
@@Funnywargamesman everyone does, thats fine. so long as you know your own abilities it puts you in a better place learn, arogance doesn't help anyone.
Soy su fiel seguidor Paul barton más de diez años gozando su excelente talento.
You're interpretation is my favorite! Bravo!
We all used to hum that on the school bus on the morning...
You make it look so easy, I know how hard it is
Juanita Martinez really it is? But i understand, every music seems so easy when he plays it but in reallity it is difficult
It's by far not a hard piece.
D4rkf0rCe I’m not pro, haha, I am beginning my career
Actually not that hard at all. It’s only 3 pages since there is alot of repitition
Actually, the piece IS hard; though not the way you'd expect, which I think you mean in technical terms. However, in interpretative terms, this piece is indeed a challenge. You need to convey such a despairing emotion through your playing, without coming across as unnecessarily melodramatic or even pretentious; convincing an audience is even more difficult when the piece is, on paper, relatively easy and audibly simple, as each note is clearly audible, as opposed to a Liszt Transcendental Étude.
I love the "f" part, whith the crescendo, it is very dramatic but beautiful
Do you mean f as in forte?
@@jennakatze5401 yes
Best piece!
sei un maestro con le palle . bravissimo .ciao from brooklyn ny
I will play this at my funeral.
Wait....
Hahahaha
Huge belly laugh!
I don't care what anyone else says, when I play I'm ABSOLUTELY putting in Imperial March into it.
Wtf 😂
i mean do what you want, but chopin is good enough on its own i think.
Lol same here
Maravilloso Conmovedor Mr barton !!!
So nice! I love this piece.
According to Prokofiev (diary) Chopin wrote this for his dog.
Well, that would be very understandable; I can relate :(
4thMG ..... Really, man???? 😮
Lol wut their lifetimes didn’t even cross how would Prokofiev know?
Sami Faheem I really hope you’re joking
From what i remember Chapin's dog was still alive in the time of composition of funeral march. Btw. it wasn't actually Chopin's dog(read the dog didn't belong to Chopin)
Desperately trying to get a vibrato out of a piano? 4:39
whauk ahaha yeah 😂😂 vibratos are nice, even on piano man
I wondered the same. Then again, I sometimes find myself _doing_ the same. In full knowledge that it doesn't work, but the music seems to demand it.
Thomandy ???
Thomandy do you even know how a piano works? What happens when he presses a key?
Thomandy that's an acoustic piano, I don't see what witchcraft would make that possible, but I guess articles...
Very well done !!!
Perfeito!! Maravilhosa!! Deprimente!! Espetacular!!
Excellent...
You played wonderfull…
Beautiful! I performed this piece a while back. When the show was over, I heard some people in the audience teared up a little. I also did the Canzonetta from Tchaikovsky which I wanted to learn because of your video. Anyways, keep up the great work!
Thank you
Wow... amazing
Could you make videos for the other movements as well?? You are an inspiration Mr Barton. Simply amazing!!
I really like this piece!!
so I'm glad.
Wonderful !!!!!!!!!!!
Pls upload the mazurka op 17 n°4 great, also the minute waltz 👌
he already uploaded minute waltz
and he already uploaded the Mazurka op 17 no 4
LOOOL
Gregory Kemi What's so funny?
Qué bonita interpretación.
I know you get all kinds of requests, but I would love to see someone play Mercuzio's transcription of Howl's Moving Castle Theme. It's one of my favorites, right alongside this one. Thank you for this wonderful performance.
Pelo amor de Deus !!!! Que som de piano maravilhoso é esse ???
beautifully played
Love this piece! Thank you!!!
superb
Bravo!
😍😍😍😍😍
¡ Maravilloso !
You and Valentina Lisitsa I can watch for hours.
Shes trash she bas know musical clarity what so ever rushes everything she plays like shes in a hurry to need to take a bad piss my favorite is murray periaha and daniel barenboim paul is high up there to
I want this to be played at my Funeral.
Thanks
Wow!
Großartig!!
Спасибо!
6:11 i love that long sound
Me too. I want to cry at that part.
If i could learn anything from piano is how to compose musical ballads like this
At 1:58 is anybody else getting a weird delay for the low Ab?
Yeah
1:18 oh yes, the moment during the funeral when the deceived regains life and gets up
Love this video but at measure 12 (1:05) What is that Lw. and that sunflower symbols are?
The “Lw.” is actually a stylized “Ped.” for the sustain pedal, and the sunflower is an asterisk that informs the performer when to release it.
I know it says ped but every time i see it i always read it as led
Thx I'm only 13 and want a degree from this.
Ⴒe∂. (Pedal press)
❋ (Pedal release)
Could you please do Chopin’s second scherzo?
I second this
Jacob Hoss I third this
First scherzo.
Yes that is such a good piece
Good job 👍
I can play the intro on guitar
When someone noscopes you from behind and calls you a noob
Hello, Paul! Superb work and playing, as always!
If I may, can you explain me why, in the bass trills in the ending of the first theme (and near the music's ending as well), you perform the first one (over A-flat) as Ab-Bb, but the second one (over G-flat) as Gb-F instead of Gb-A (A due to F7 chord)? Is it a musical practice (Gb-F is better than Gb-A) or is there any note or notation which induces us to do so?
Thanks again for those videos! They're very special!
my version of the score is notated as paul plays it.
Could you re-do Chopin Ballade No.4?
Why? Whats wrong with the version already uploaded?
Sound quality is bad, it's on his other piano (which isn't much of a problem but grand pianos are still better most of the time) and it's only half of the piece.
Assistido...Rosemari Oliveira...TTM...
Muy bueno.
This is my favorit song :'(
I want to learn this.
My favorite part has to be in the main idea of the song, when it goes high Bb down to the f… it’s so… lamenting
Why is this devine piece of music interrupted by an annoying ad, i wish they would it illegal.
Nobody wrote music for piano quite like FREDERICK CHOPIN
Por qué no la ponen en los. Funerles de ahora ? 🤤🦉
How would you recommend using pedal in the beginning? I pedal with the phrase markings, but I would like another opinion in case I'm developing a bad habit
Assistido.Jamili Carvalho
GTTM. Quantos acidentes😆
Second waltz! Please
It took 1 month work to complete this piece
1:18 omg
That's my favorite part to listen and to play
@@jennakatze5401 i agree 100%, absolutely amazing
Assistido! Kelli - GTTM.
Assistido. Gleiciene Carrias. G TTM. Lindo!
2:45
Hello Paul, quick question: what are in your opinion good exercises to improve chord voicing? I struggle a bit with this to be honest. When I play chord and want to make that top note louder I just start to tense up my hand in a attempt to put more "power" on the top finger.
Thanks in advance and once again great great playing
Unfortunately he doesn't reply to comments
urbano277: Practice, practice, practice.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hey, I'm a beginner. Do I have a chance of playing this?
I wouldn't say that you have "a chance" of playing it. But rather, you should take your time to build the fundations of a house before already building the roof. If you're a beginner, I encourage you to practice reading and teachnique before playing this. I have been playing for 3 years, and I attempted it with 2 years on it fairly good. But, as said, take your time.
I've been trying to learn this and he makes it look easy but it's certainly not.
es un hecho tener que aceptar la muerte de chopin...
Música ideal para casamentos 😂