Mr Paul , section 8 is one of best pieces of the whole music. !!! I' m crazy for it... how can a man compose such beautiful notes ???? Chopin i love you @!
Thx Paul. The way you broke this piece into sections will make easier to practice. Very few piano teachers teach this way. They will just say it is too difficult for you to learn. Actually, if they break the piece into small section, it is doable. It has been my dream to be able to learn this. After 30 years, I am ready for this piece. Again, thank you for the video!!!
Glad to hear you feel ready to play the Scherzo. If you work to master 20 small sections and view each section is a perfectly achievable goal and be content to play the more difficult sections at a tempo you can manage, it's sure you can realize your dream. In life we often find ourselves being told by someone we can't do this or that. It's not important. The important thing is never to tell ourselves we can't.
Absolutely seriously helpful! On another note, Paul, can I advise you to mark the timestamps with a colon like this?: Introduction 0:00 PS1: 2:50 PS2: 8:20 PS3: 9:30 etc... That way TH-cam will automatically create easy to view sections in the video progress bar. As you can see it already did that with the introduction and sum up section. If it was done like that intentionally you can disregard my comment. Thanks for putting out such amazing content again!
Does anything faze you Paul? You seem to make it look so easy but I’m sure there are endless hours of practice behind the scenes. Your tutorials are excellent. I learnt to play piano as a child but I’m not brilliant. Good enough for school assemblies etc or behind closed doors but I love to listen to experts like you and follow the score. Thank you so much .
holy moly. thank you so much, i have a competition next month, and im playing this piece. before watching your tutorial, the whole piece was a mess. now i fully understand. thank you so much
Thank you for this tutorial! I think I will have a go at this Scherzo. Thanks to your help I managed to learn and play Chopin's Prelude no. 24 at a satisfactory level. This might be my next challenge :)
Chopin's genius is, ironically, more clearly revealed in the slow practice such as that beginning at 27:15. Very illuminating, thank you for this video.
Coincidentally, I just started learning this scherzo after wrapping up the first. I guess sometimes the universe does sometimes make happy coincidences!
I have always loved this piece and thought it beyond my reach. You have opened my eyes and inspired me to learn it now. I will persist till I have every note under my fingers, not just in my heart. Thank you so much.
I haved watched your videos since a long time Paul and I got to say that you have really mastered how to teach and how to make a great fluid tutorial. You have inspired me to try this Scherzo and get back into playing the piano! Thank you very much Paul, I wish you the best!
Mr.Paul, I want to thank for every tutorial you have done for us. The work required to produce them is immense yet you make them for us when we request them. Big thanks and may you and your family stay safe.
I took note of your comment at the beginning, mentioning any historical recordings we might be familiar with. In my case, I "grew up" with Horowitz's 1957 RCA mono recording and since then, it's been my standard version. Your tutorial made me appreciate this Scherzo even more, to the point of digging out the music and getting beyond the first page. Bravo!
Thank you for this, Paul! Think the piece is probably still out of my difficulty range, but I love your tutorials nevertheless! Hope you'll do more! Thanks again!
Very interesting and nice. I like your broad perspective on art, it is not only about playing piano, not only understanding songs, not only painting, not only language etc.!
This is a brilliant tutorial. I previously watched your Fantaisie Impromptu tutorial a few years ago and it helped me enormously in preparation for a concert. This piece is in a different league but the way you explain proper practice techniques makes it seem possible to play and even perform. Thank you. An artist, musician and an outstanding gift for enabling people to achieve incredible goals. A truly amazing human being. 😊
I find your tutorials very inspiring and motivating. I still have a long way to go, a lot of problems to fix and technique to learn, and what's worse I'm doing it on a digital piano. I have made progress and I feel like I can work on the technical issues and improve without struggling with frustration. Thank you.
Don't worry about having a digital piano, as long as the keys are properly weighted (?) It's the musical intention and expression you put into striking the notes that truly matter - after that moment of contact the rest is out of your hands so to speak whether on an acoustic grand or digital piano. It's strange how the fingers can adapt to and overcome the difficulties associated with less-than-ideal piano keyboards. I imagine out there there are many fine pianists that have no option but to practice on old out-of-tune uprights with notes that don't work and sticking keys! Best of luck with your practice!
@@PaulBartonPiano It is a weighted 88 key piano with an adequate sound. I can always dream of better sound quality and touch response of course. But I've come to recognize the particular recording of a grand piano that it uses as something familiar and warm to me *and* I've been working with it's particular, somewhat heavy and floppy, action for eight years now (though I've been practising over twice as long as that) so whether I like it or not that is the default assumption my muscles have about the weight and movement of the piano keys. My current projects are the C minor prelude from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Moszkowski's Etude Op 72 no. 2 in G minor with which I find the most trouble with and Chopin's Nocturne Op 72 no 1. Thank you so much for the encouragement and everything you do sir.
This is lovely. I was wondering if you could also do a performance and/or tutorial on the first Scherzo. It's so fast that sometimes it's kind of difficult to bring out the right emotions. Have a nice day :)
Thank you very much for this great tuturial. This really makes want to learn the piece... Your methodology and exercices tips are full of efficiency as always (some make me think about études op10/1 and 25/12). I also appreciated some details about some sections as the way to see it... For example, I loved your "waltz approach" of some sections because this this exactly the feeling I have of theses parts. Moreover I believe that this feeling is probably not an "accident" when we know what a "valse" (and "A flat major") means for Chopin. This conforts the interpretation I have of this scherzo No.2 as the expression of Chopin's dramatic love story with Maria Wodzinska... Otherwise, speaking about "colors" for a general point of view, note that the Bflat major is not so far from "A flat major" (of love) and expresses the "heart" pain (for me), whereas Bflat mino rrather expresses the darkest "mortuary" side of these feeling, maybe the same image that Chopin used to give to his pupils... I loved as well the idea of "question-answer" of the first bars even if after listening and listening the piece I also like the idea of an self question of Chopin after the famous letter he received from Maria at the time he composed the piece. Of course, I have no proof of I'm saying but for the introduction, I like to imagine words such as: (pp) Oh My Ma-ri-a, My Ma-ri-a (FF) What have you done to me ? But all that is just feelings and as you said it well in the video, the interpretation is a matter of everyone's imagination... Lastly, as a more practical point of view, I was wondering about the amount of work for such a piece, compared to an another famous and difficult 10 min long piece: "ballade no.1" ? Keep on going with your great work...
Mr Paul .. thank you for your performances !! As i'm not pianist nor musician i follower you to aware the deep of the music ' soul. By from bellagio como lake italy
This helped me SO much. This tutorial helped me find new fingering that made a hard passage easier, and the practice techniques are amazing. You’re the best
Es muy grato , escucharlo , y Gracias ♥️ por compartir sus clases . Es Ud un gran Maestro .Lo Admiro mucho .Le enviamos saludos muy afectuosos desde México 🇲🇽🎹 🎼🎵🎶👏👏👏👏♥️
May god bless you and your family always.Much love to you and your family.YOUR all videos are beautiful and inspiring.May god always be with you and all the very best ❤️😇🙏
Dear Mr. Paul, thank you so much, I’m practicing ständchen schubert by watching your play repeatly. It would be a godly gift 🎁 if you have time to do a tutorial on ständchen schubert as well. Greatly appreciated 😘😘🌺 btw, Emilie is adorable 😍
Wooow Paul you are amazing! I wanted to ask you to make tutorial for Heroic Polonaise (op.53) That's my dream piece and if you would find time to make tutorial for it in 2022 you would make my year... Currently I'm working on ballade no 1, also thanks to your tutorials!! Thank you so much for your work!
Hi Paul, thanks for the video. More inspiration to continue learning this piece after putting it down for 10+ years. One very small note, in measure 512, you play an F-flat with the A-flat octave although there is no F-flat here. The chord is repeated with an F-flat in 516. Cheers and thanks again.
Is it odd that I have trouble with the descending arpeggio figure in PS2 but find the wide arpeggios in PS4 much easier to get under my fingers? I can't seem to shake out the tension
Hey Paul, would you say that in section 24:45, Chopin was inspired by Mozart's "O wie will ich triumphieren" at around 40 seconds in (using Kurt Moll's performance upload by leoperarm as example), or perhaps a coincidence? I'd like to think that it's the former. =) Such a wonderful descending bass.
Viendo este video compré mis primeras acciones (YPF y Pampa). La compra de Galicia me salió rechazada 😢. Y en el S&P 500 ya venía invirtiendo. No tenía 600000 para invertir, pero hice lo que pude.
Hi Paul, I absolutely love your videos and you are, overall, one of my favourite pianists. Is there any piano exercise book you would recommend for practicing?
Hello! For PS9 and 10 i really struggle to play those parts at a proper pace, and playing those parts as chords doesn't make any difference sadly. Is there any other way?
In the broken downward arpeggiated D flat major chord at the end of section 4, you mention the possibility of playing it one- or two-handed. I actually use the two-handed method, but not in the way you demonstrate. Personally, I prefer to play the D flat with my right hand and the F and A flat with my left. What do you think of this way of playing? Is it practical, or rather sloppy?
Hi Paul, good afternoon. My name is Marlon, I'm a pianist/piano teacher, I'm Brazilian. Congratulations for the excellent videos. A question... what equipment do you use to put the camera on top? Thanks. hug
Mr Paul , section 8 is one of best pieces of the whole music. !!! I' m crazy for it... how can a man compose such beautiful notes ???? Chopin i love you @!
Ah great Paul, thanks so much for this and it’s so great that you listen to our call for a tutorial. :-)
You're welcome!
Couldn’t agree more - I love these videos
Thx Paul. The way you broke this piece into sections will make easier to practice. Very few piano teachers teach this way. They will just say it is too difficult for you to learn. Actually, if they break the piece into small section, it is doable. It has been my dream to be able to learn this. After 30 years, I am ready for this piece. Again, thank you for the video!!!
Glad to hear you feel ready to play the Scherzo. If you work to master 20 small sections and view each section is a perfectly achievable goal and be content to play the more difficult sections at a tempo you can manage, it's sure you can realize your dream. In life we often find ourselves being told by someone we can't do this or that. It's not important. The important thing is never to tell ourselves we can't.
Absolutely seriously helpful!
On another note, Paul, can I advise you to mark the timestamps with a colon like this?:
Introduction 0:00
PS1: 2:50
PS2: 8:20
PS3: 9:30
etc...
That way TH-cam will automatically create easy to view sections in the video progress bar. As you can see it already did that with the introduction and sum up section.
If it was done like that intentionally you can disregard my comment. Thanks for putting out such amazing content again!
MYGODDDDDD THAT VIDEO IS AMAZING, HELPED ME A LOT
Your tutorials are the best Paul.
Thank you so much! I was having problems with the left hand in practice session 3, i'm going to apply your waltz form tip right away!
Does anything faze you Paul? You seem to make it look so easy but I’m sure there are endless hours of practice behind the scenes. Your tutorials are excellent. I learnt to play piano as a child but I’m not brilliant. Good enough for school assemblies etc or behind closed doors but I love to listen to experts like you and follow the score. Thank you so much .
Thanks, Angela for the kind words.
holy moly. thank you so much, i have a competition next month, and im playing this piece. before watching your tutorial, the whole piece was a mess. now i fully understand. thank you so much
Thank you for this tutorial! I think I will have a go at this Scherzo. Thanks to your help I managed to learn and play Chopin's Prelude no. 24 at a satisfactory level. This might be my next challenge :)
Thank you Paul , it was a very happy time！ From 🇯🇵
Chopin's genius is, ironically, more clearly revealed in the slow practice such as that beginning at 27:15. Very illuminating, thank you for this video.
Woowowoowow, Thank you Paul for this!!!! You really Best!!!
Coincidentally, I just started learning this scherzo after wrapping up the first. I guess sometimes the universe does sometimes make happy coincidences!
I have always loved this piece and thought it beyond my reach. You have opened my eyes and inspired me to learn it now. I will persist till I have every note under my fingers, not just in my heart. Thank you so much.
We love you mr Paul !!!
Thank you Paul for making this tutorial! You are great!
It is such a great piece of music.
I haved watched your videos since a long time Paul and I got to say that you have really mastered how to teach and how to make a great fluid tutorial. You have inspired me to try this Scherzo and get back into playing the piano! Thank you very much Paul, I wish you the best!
So glad you think this tutorial will encourage you to play the Scherzo. I wish you all the best too!
Mr.Paul, I want to thank for every tutorial you have done for us. The work required to produce them is immense yet you make them for us when we request them. Big thanks and may you and your family stay safe.
Thank you so much, appreciate your kind words. Please stay safe and well yourself!
Thank you for your advise not to feel discouraged by not playing it in fast tempo. Keeps us striving,
I took note of your comment at the beginning, mentioning any historical recordings we might be familiar with. In my case, I "grew up" with Horowitz's 1957 RCA mono recording and since then, it's been my standard version. Your tutorial made me appreciate this Scherzo even more, to the point of digging out the music and getting beyond the first page. Bravo!
Found these vids through my study at the piece. So useful no bullshit instruction. Thanks !!
Thank you for this, Paul! Think the piece is probably still out of my difficulty range, but I love your tutorials nevertheless! Hope you'll do more! Thanks again!
Perfect timing as I'm working on the piece right now! Thank you Paul :D
Very interesting and nice. I like your broad perspective on art, it is not only about playing piano, not only understanding songs, not only painting, not only language etc.!
Very useful tutorial, Paul. Thanks so much!
Another great tutorial !
I'm looking forward of the other scherzo tutorial too especially 4 and 1
keep up the good work !
This is a brilliant tutorial. I previously watched your Fantaisie Impromptu tutorial a few years ago and it helped me enormously in preparation for a concert. This piece is in a different league but the way you explain proper practice techniques makes it seem possible to play and even perform. Thank you. An artist, musician and an outstanding gift for enabling people to achieve incredible goals. A truly amazing human being. 😊
Thank you, you are very flattering! Everything is possible when you set your mind to it :)
Thanks for the tutorial! PS10 is killing me😂
I thought of starting to learn this in the near future, this is going to be incredibly helpful. Thanks for the constant and consistent high quality!
THIS IS THE VIDEO I’VE BEEN PRAYING YOU WOULD MAKE 😍😍 I’m SOOO happy!! Thank you SO SO SOOO MUCHH. Stay safe 😊
I find your tutorials very inspiring and motivating. I still have a long way to go, a lot of problems to fix and technique to learn, and what's worse I'm doing it on a digital piano. I have made progress and I feel like I can work on the technical issues and improve without struggling with frustration. Thank you.
Don't worry about having a digital piano, as long as the keys are properly weighted (?) It's the musical intention and expression you put into striking the notes that truly matter - after that moment of contact the rest is out of your hands so to speak whether on an acoustic grand or digital piano. It's strange how the fingers can adapt to and overcome the difficulties associated with less-than-ideal piano keyboards. I imagine out there there are many fine pianists that have no option but to practice on old out-of-tune uprights with notes that don't work and sticking keys! Best of luck with your practice!
@@PaulBartonPiano It is a weighted 88 key piano with an adequate sound. I can always dream of better sound quality and touch response of course. But I've come to recognize the particular recording of a grand piano that it uses as something familiar and warm to me *and* I've been working with it's particular, somewhat heavy and floppy, action for eight years now (though I've been practising over twice as long as that) so whether I like it or not that is the default assumption my muscles have about the weight and movement of the piano keys.
My current projects are the C minor prelude from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Moszkowski's Etude Op 72 no. 2 in G minor with which I find the most trouble with and Chopin's Nocturne Op 72 no 1.
Thank you so much for the encouragement and everything you do sir.
Huge thank you Paul Barton
It will take me ten years to master this one,but it is worth it, such a showy piece.
It doesn't need to take 10 years. With a good guide, a year will be more than sufficient.
Wow! This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you dear.
27:41 I actually really like these played in blocks.
This is amazing Paul. Thank you so much for this excellent tutorial.
Thank you very much Paul, I'm stuck in 10:00. U just gave me a great method to practice that part.
you're welcome. I hope this suggestion helps.
This is lovely. I was wondering if you could also do a performance and/or tutorial on the first Scherzo. It's so fast that sometimes it's kind of difficult to bring out the right emotions.
Have a nice day :)
Matteo Colombi Would also appreciate a tutorial on Scherzo 1
Thanks, thanks, thanks Mr. Barton.
Thank you! A lot of love from Korea!
Hi Paul, I feel bad that I watched this for free. Thank you so much and I will try to learn this piece.
Thank you very much for this great tuturial. This really makes want to learn the piece...
Your methodology and exercices tips are full of efficiency as always (some make me think about études op10/1 and 25/12).
I also appreciated some details about some sections as the way to see it...
For example, I loved your "waltz approach" of some sections because this this exactly the feeling I have of theses parts.
Moreover I believe that this feeling is probably not an "accident" when we know what a "valse" (and "A flat major") means for Chopin.
This conforts the interpretation I have of this scherzo No.2 as the expression of Chopin's dramatic love story with Maria Wodzinska...
Otherwise, speaking about "colors" for a general point of view, note that the Bflat major is not so far from "A flat major" (of love) and expresses the "heart" pain (for me), whereas Bflat mino rrather expresses the darkest "mortuary" side of these feeling, maybe the same image that Chopin used to give to his pupils...
I loved as well the idea of "question-answer" of the first bars even if after listening and listening the piece I also like the idea of an self question of Chopin after the famous letter he received from Maria at the time he composed the piece.
Of course, I have no proof of I'm saying but for the introduction, I like to imagine words such as:
(pp) Oh My Ma-ri-a, My Ma-ri-a
(FF) What have you done to me ?
But all that is just feelings and as you said it well in the video, the interpretation is a matter of everyone's imagination...
Lastly, as a more practical point of view, I was wondering about the amount of work for such a piece, compared to an another famous and difficult 10 min long piece: "ballade no.1" ?
Keep on going with your great work...
Really very amazing tutorial, Thank you sir
Thank you. This is exactly what I was looking for to help me with this piece. Patreon forthcoming
Mr Paul .. thank you for your performances !! As i'm not pianist nor musician i follower you to aware the deep of the music ' soul. By from bellagio como lake italy
Personal notes:
10:00 - lyrical section
14:24 - bass voice emphasized
34:56 - pre coda
Thank you Paul I could listen too you forever
This helped me SO much. This tutorial helped me find new fingering that made a hard passage easier, and the practice techniques are amazing. You’re the best
SO LONG WAITING FOR THIS
I love you Paul.
the waltz thing blew my mind 😊
Brilliant video as always, Paul.
i swear im gonna use this guys 1 - 2 - 3 as a metronome its so clean
Thanks for a wonderful tutorial
Es muy grato , escucharlo , y Gracias ♥️ por compartir sus clases . Es Ud un gran Maestro .Lo Admiro mucho .Le enviamos saludos muy afectuosos desde México 🇲🇽🎹 🎼🎵🎶👏👏👏👏♥️
May god bless you and your family always.Much love to you and your family.YOUR all videos are beautiful and inspiring.May god always be with you and all the very best ❤️😇🙏
I really like the sound of that piano.
Very useful!
Great tutorial. It is very useful!
Спасибо Пауль, за ролик!
Пол*
Beautiful
Dear Mr. Paul, thank you so much, I’m practicing ständchen schubert by watching your play repeatly. It would be a godly gift 🎁 if you have time to do a tutorial on ständchen schubert as well. Greatly appreciated 😘😘🌺 btw, Emilie is adorable 😍
Wow! Such a approach love it! ❤️
this is gold worth
Wooow Paul you are amazing!
I wanted to ask you to make tutorial for Heroic Polonaise (op.53)
That's my dream piece and if you would find time to make tutorial for it in 2022 you would make my year...
Currently I'm working on ballade no 1, also thanks to your tutorials!!
Thank you so much for your work!
How to arrange Scherzo no. 2 for Orchestra?
The part at 1:40 that Paul says is easy, is literally the hardest few measures...
Hi Paul, thanks for the video. More inspiration to continue learning this piece after putting it down for 10+ years. One very small note, in measure 512, you play an F-flat with the A-flat octave although there is no F-flat here. The chord is repeated with an F-flat in 516. Cheers and thanks again.
When you started counting 123 it was almost hypnotizing.
great!
Thank you so much!
Tanks
At around 39:55 you should rectify B# to B (twice)
Well done such a work! Wow!!!!
You are the best
Muchas gracias. Muy muy útil. Thank you
❌ tutorial for pianists
⭕️ tutorial for super pianists
こんにちわ、今日は、とても勉強になりました、Hello, I learned a lot today. Thank you.🙋
Please make a video for the 3rd Scherzo as well. Great channel, by the way!
Thank you!
Please try Liszt's Scherzo und Marsch S177! I love the piece. Your tutorial on Scherzo no 2 is great btw
Thanks
It’s very helpful. 謝謝🙏
I would like you to upload in the near future La Ligerezza. Thank you and take care.
Is it odd that I have trouble with the descending arpeggio figure in PS2 but find the wide arpeggios in PS4 much easier to get under my fingers? I can't seem to shake out the tension
Hey Paul, would you say that in section 24:45, Chopin was inspired by Mozart's "O wie will ich triumphieren" at around 40 seconds in (using Kurt Moll's performance upload by leoperarm as example), or perhaps a coincidence? I'd like to think that it's the former. =) Such a wonderful descending bass.
Complimenti
Would you ever think of playing Chopin's scherzo no 3 it's what I'm learning just now and it would be great to hear a rendition by you
Viendo este video compré mis primeras acciones (YPF y Pampa). La compra de Galicia me salió rechazada 😢. Y en el S&P 500 ya venía invirtiendo. No tenía 600000 para invertir, pero hice lo que pude.
32:40 Ur a true master
Paul I meant to ask you about the sostenuto in Chopin's Study No. 2.
Hi Paul, I absolutely love your videos and you are, overall, one of my favourite pianists. Is there any piano exercise book you would recommend for practicing?
I would like the sheet music but the link has no printed text. Thank you. I wish to be half as good as you someday.
No way! Wow!
5:52~
7:00~
7:44~
Why is this composer so wicked😢 how could I ever play this?
Hello! For PS9 and 10 i really struggle to play those parts at a proper pace, and playing those parts as chords doesn't make any difference sadly. Is there any other way?
Wow! How to practice just left hand? Wow!
In the broken downward arpeggiated D flat major chord at the end of section 4, you mention the possibility of playing it one- or two-handed. I actually use the two-handed method, but not in the way you demonstrate. Personally, I prefer to play the D flat with my right hand and the F and A flat with my left. What do you think of this way of playing? Is it practical, or rather sloppy?
Hi Paul, good afternoon. My name is Marlon, I'm a pianist/piano teacher, I'm Brazilian. Congratulations for the excellent videos. A question... what equipment do you use to put the camera on top? Thanks. hug