Guys, I will not be watching this with you tomorrow as I have a concert in Norway. So please if you have any comments or questions, answer them in the commentary, not live comments. Thank you! Enjoy the video!
SO WONDERFUL AS ALWAYS, MAESTRO!!!!! Thank you for one of my favourite Chopin's masterpieces in an excellent rendition and for your analysis/tutorial, congratulations for over 5.000 subscribers to your great channel, you deserve more and more...,again my best regards, have a nice weekend. Joanna
The second variation is sincerely one of my favorite of Chopin moments. I close my eyes and see people dancing in a ballroom. With much of his music coming from a place of tragedy, it's always beautiful to hear what his happiness sounded like as well. Even as just a tiny sliver in the piece, the second variation brings me the same level of joy as some of my favorite ballades or etudes. Despite this piece being unfocused at times, I still believe it should get more recognition in his musical catalogue.
Dr Greg😎: TWO Laureates of 2021 played this (Bruce Liu - the winner, and JJ Lee Bui - a fabulous prospect at age 18) so it can't be that poor a composition 😄😄😄and it must be worthy of your repertoire! Yes, surely the simplicity of the theme (which is, of course, Herold's, not Chopin's) is the problem, and the (considerable) merit of the piece is in the inventiveness of the variations within the constraint "style brillante"? Might Chopin have written it as a 'study' - for himself - rather than an 'etude ' for us? I do love the way you so often find little parallels in his later music.....
@@gregniemczuk I stand corrected - sorry! 🤭 If you search 'chopin variations op 12 competition' in the youtube search engine, you may possibly see how it happened.....
Guys, I will not be watching this with you tomorrow as I have a concert in Norway. So please if you have any comments or questions, answer them in the commentary, not live comments. Thank you! Enjoy the video!
Will there be a recording of the concert?
I'm looking forward to your recording of this concert, as always my best regards, Maestro, have a nice weekend. Joanna
I'm extremely excited to see this. I'm currently working on this piece and was hoping to see an analysis done by you on it!
Yeeeey!!!
SO WONDERFUL AS ALWAYS, MAESTRO!!!!! Thank you for one of my favourite Chopin's masterpieces in an excellent rendition and for your analysis/tutorial, congratulations for over 5.000 subscribers to your great channel, you deserve more and more...,again my best regards, have a nice weekend. Joanna
Thank you so much!! You're incredible
The second variation is sincerely one of my favorite of Chopin moments. I close my eyes and see people dancing in a ballroom. With much of his music coming from a place of tragedy, it's always beautiful to hear what his happiness sounded like as well. Even as just a tiny sliver in the piece, the second variation brings me the same level of joy as some of my favorite ballades or etudes. Despite this piece being unfocused at times, I still believe it should get more recognition in his musical catalogue.
Quite interesting point of view 😁
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Dr Greg😎: TWO Laureates of 2021 played this (Bruce Liu - the winner, and JJ Lee Bui - a fabulous prospect at age 18) so it can't be that poor a composition 😄😄😄and it must be worthy of your repertoire! Yes, surely the simplicity of the theme (which is, of course, Herold's, not Chopin's) is the problem, and the (considerable) merit of the piece is in the inventiveness of the variations within the constraint "style brillante"? Might Chopin have written it as a 'study' - for himself - rather than an 'etude ' for us? I do love the way you so often find little parallels in his later music.....
Bruce Liu didn't play it......
@@gregniemczuk I stand corrected - sorry! 🤭 If you search 'chopin variations op 12 competition' in the youtube search engine, you may possibly see how it happened.....
@@PhilHarrison762 yes I know!!! No worries.