I’m obsessed with this piece of music, and this is my favorite TH-cam performance of it by far. Brilliant technique + deep heartfelt emotion + intimate recording that makes it feel like you are sitting next to the performer looking over her shoulder. Bravo!
Thank you so much. This is so helpful. I'm working on Ondine right now and this gave me lots of helpful insights. Your interpretation is beautiful and brought tears to my eyes.
Thanks very much! Looks very helpful, and a beautiful interpretation. Will be studying this. Superb handling of the climax of the piece. Suppleness is part of the underlying tradition of this music. I’m sure Ravel would love your interpretation, despite his warnings about too much “over-interpreting”. That was directed at the old-school over-the-top piano virtuosos.
Thank you, dear Maria! I hope to be able to play for you in Brussels as well. Fingers crossed and best wishes to you and your family at this time. Keep safe!
Thanks so much for showing this, your playing is heavenly. This is the piece that pushed me to start playing the piano, this year. That initial C# chord with 5# on top was the first thing I tried to play. I'm 38 years old. I'll play one day. If not in this, in another life for sure.
Do you teach online? Do you teach senior "amateurs?" Can some of these ways of creating tone and lightness be communicated to beginning-intermediate students or must I wait ten years or more? When will you come to San Francisco to play? I would come! How may I help that happen? You have to my ear, a very unique, floating tone and sound that is never harshly perfectionist. Thank you for your presentations!
@Jonathan Po I actually play this with fingers instead of a gliss… Have you tried that? Much easier to control, to practise, and to get a really delicate sparkling sound. And no blisters! (Take notes 7-11 in the LH)
Hi, this was so helpful! Thank you so so much! I'm currently learning the piece and I'm having trouble with the build-up part towards the climax. Do you have any tips on practicing the right hand in that section? I'm struggling to make it sound not choppy and clear at the same time. Thank you so much! :)
@Lily Yang I don’t want to jump in but since she hasn’t replied yet… Have you tried breaking it into blocks, e.g. notes 1-3 of bar 57, then notes 4-7 etc. and practicing those as trills? Kind of like double note trills! You can also practise one voice of each block as a trill while holding the other voice down. And then practice chunks: notes 4-9, notes 12-17, notes 20-25 etc. etc. And then of course the whole bar with top RH voice only, then with lower RH voice only. Let me know if any of these work! (I hope it makes sense how I’ve written it, hard to describe without showing!) Wrist quite high, fingers loose. Good luck!
Ravel’s advice to Henriette Faure on aspects of sonority in ‘Ondine’: Work at the silkiness of your sounds, their fluidity, their smoothness, including the deimsemiquaver patterns of the right hand which should evoke a kind of rippling on the surface of a lake that extends into oblivion. Adjust the heaviness of your thumbs. What you do is too real. Refer to the works of Liszt e.g. Feux Follets.
I’m obsessed with this piece of music, and this is my favorite TH-cam performance of it by far. Brilliant technique + deep heartfelt emotion + intimate recording that makes it feel like you are sitting next to the performer looking over her shoulder. Bravo!
I loved this! The musical joy in executing this was mirrored by the physical joy exemplified by your masterful movements. I’m inspired! Thank you.
Thank you so much. This is so helpful. I'm working on Ondine right now and this gave me lots of helpful insights. Your interpretation is beautiful and brought tears to my eyes.
Absolutely beautiful! Your teaching and playing outstanding, superb, wonderful!
Brilliant interpretation! I was actually able to play part of this for Abbey Simon once....check out his version! (or any of his ravel really....)
That was hauntingly beautiful. Incredible technique.
Thank you, Ruth! So glad you enjoyed the video. :)
It brings tears to my eyes. Thank you.
Madame, your discourse is so amazing. Thank you.
Thank you, Albert. I am glad you enjoyed it. :)
Sooo beautiful, Ching-Yun! Your fingers dance across the keys so effortlessly.
Thank you! :)
Your hands look tiny tiny yet they're so powerful.😍😍😍 beautifully magical sounds.
Thank you so much for the tip on first trying the piano and feeling the weight.
聽得太陶醉，樂曲結束的時候有一股想要起立鼓掌的衝動…👏👏👏🤭😝🤣
Thanks very much! Looks very helpful, and a beautiful interpretation. Will be studying this.
Superb handling of the climax of the piece. Suppleness is part of the underlying tradition of this music. I’m sure Ravel would love your interpretation, despite his warnings about too much “over-interpreting”. That was directed at the old-school over-the-top piano virtuosos.
Enjoyed this so much! Thank you!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed my video. :)
Beautiful! Thank you! I hope so much to be able to keep your concert in my series in Brussels!
Thank you, dear Maria! I hope to be able to play for you in Brussels as well. Fingers crossed and best wishes to you and your family at this time. Keep safe!
very nice interpretation and tips!
Thank you! :)
Thanks so much for showing this, your playing is heavenly.
This is the piece that pushed me to start playing the piano, this year.
That initial C# chord with 5# on top was the first thing I tried to play.
I'm 38 years old.
I'll play one day. If not in this, in another life for sure.
Your story is beautiful! I hope you will enjoy playing all the wonderful music out there.
@@charlottehupianist thanks for the kindness, yes I love all the music. Had actually been playing guitar for 20 years, have something in my channel :)
oh my god your performance hypnotized me!!
Fantastic!
Thank you so much for this! Like others, I would love to see tips on Scarbo too...
Very nice tips! Good that i can use them for other pieces aswell!
Do you teach online? Do you teach senior "amateurs?" Can some of these ways of creating tone and lightness be communicated to beginning-intermediate students or must I wait ten years or more? When will you come to San Francisco to play? I would come! How may I help that happen? You have to my ear, a very unique, floating tone and sound that is never harshly perfectionist. Thank you for your presentations!
wow absolutely fantastic! will you be doing scarbo? :D
Thank you! Sure, I can record Scarbo at some point as well. :)
@@charlottehupianist awesome!!! I would be very gratefull for Your tips for Scarbo.
@Jonathan Po
I actually play this with fingers instead of a gliss… Have you tried that? Much easier to control, to practise, and to get a really delicate sparkling sound. And no blisters! (Take notes 7-11 in the LH)
thank you this helps so much!
This was very helpful! Thank you!
I would love to watch a video about “Scarbo”! Thanks 🎶
Thanks for the advice I'll definitely need it in my next life, because there's no way in hell I am learning this I'm the next 10 years.
Bravo. Sorry but wich edition did you say you were following? Congrats!!
bless you for making this video!
How to memorize a musical piece?
Does the piano need some tuning?
Hi, this was so helpful! Thank you so so much! I'm currently learning the piece and I'm having trouble with the build-up part towards the climax. Do you have any tips on practicing the right hand in that section? I'm struggling to make it sound not choppy and clear at the same time. Thank you so much! :)
@Lily Yang I don’t want to jump in but since she hasn’t replied yet… Have you tried breaking it into blocks, e.g. notes 1-3 of bar 57, then notes 4-7 etc. and practicing those as trills? Kind of like double note trills!
You can also practise one voice of each block as a trill while holding the other voice down. And then practice chunks: notes 4-9, notes 12-17, notes 20-25 etc. etc. And then of course the whole bar with top RH voice only, then with lower RH voice only. Let me know if any of these work! (I hope it makes sense how I’ve written it, hard to describe without showing!)
Wrist quite high, fingers loose. Good luck!
Ravel’s advice to Henriette Faure on aspects of sonority
in ‘Ondine’:
Work at the silkiness of your sounds, their fluidity, their smoothness, including the
deimsemiquaver patterns of the right hand which should evoke a kind of rippling on the
surface of a lake that extends into oblivion. Adjust the heaviness of your thumbs. What you
do is too real. Refer to the works of Liszt e.g. Feux Follets.
i think i need a teacher to improve my learning in this piece
The chords in the beginning are absolutely horrifyingly difficult.
Que deditos!!
😂😂😂😂🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮