CHOPIN Ballade No.1 in G minor Op.23
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.พ. 2019
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHOPIN!! In celebration of Chopin's birthday and my 50th Chopin video on my channel I had to post the famous Ballade No.1! I've always wanted to learn it but was too intimidated... All you guys helped me feel like I could play it. Thought it would be cool to use both cameras, I think the audio is kinda out of sync at some parts though haha. This piece was requested by my friend Nadav! Check out his channel: / nadavschneidervid
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I don't know where to start. I am so proud of you for finishing this piece. When I asked you if you could play my favourite Ballade you were a little skeptical, because it is a really hard piece!
I knew this piece could have been a challenge for you, I am sure it was challenging and nevertheless, you made it! Congrats! The performance was great. Hard work pay off ;)
Thanks so much Nadav! I was really excited to finally post it. If it weren’t for you I probably wouldn’t have learned it. You motivated me to finish. Just don’t request anymore Ballades!! haha ;D
@@JoelRossPiano four
@@axelespinozavasquez4861 I’ve been procrastinating with that one 😮💨
Thats amazing, man!! Even used.multiple cameras, getting professional!
Hehe, I had a realization that we have 2 cameras so I wanted to try it! Thanks Alan!
Thanks for sharing this. Omg i am so touched. I really like the way you play Chopin's pieces especially this one.❤️❤️❤️
Hey Vicky! Hope you’ve been good. Thank you so much! ❤️
And play it you did!!! Wow, Joel! This is amazing and so very beautiful! You should be on stage in a concert hall playing on a 10 foot grand piano!
I've been really wanting to tell you I was working on this!! But thought it would be fun to make it a surprise. Thank you so much Miss Maggie! You always motivate me to keep practicing. :D
THE ULTIMATE. JOEL YOU’VE DONE IT!! love that it’s on an upright too! The E flat major second theme was So on point. 😭 Hats off to you! Feel so lucky to be able to watch this again and again!
Haha it took me FOREVER! I stared it March 1st last year. Thank you so much Zach! I feel lucky to have you as my friend!
A Chopin Channel indeed...your delicate touch is truly amazing...you have great balance and control...splendid dynamics...your flowing notes are sublime...a pleasure to have fpund your channel Maestro...subscribed and will be back for more absolutely outstanding playing...
Hi Therese! I do love to post Chopin! I can't say how much I appreciate your comment. Thank you so much!
omgggggggggggggg Joel!!!!! This is SO great and you've put so much effort into one of the most special pieces in the repertoire - I was so excited to see this!!!!! Where to begin - I love how you bring out the nostalgia and longing in the first theme (so well paced and lovely rubato!!!), and it contrasts so well with the agitated sections later on... but I was particularly impressed with the buildup to the wonderful A major recap :)... and your virtuosity in the second half is really impressive, but never overbearing! Well done on the coda - many of my friends who play this piece have told me just how difficult it is, but u coped with the challenges admirably well and the runs were so crisp and cleanly played!!!! I am sure that not only learning but also playing this piece would have been a real journey for u, and I can only imagine how much practice and long hours must have gone into this... so huge congratulations, and look forward to seeing more of these major Chopin works being uploaded soon!!!!
Thanks so much bro!! I was having a long day at work and reading this made the day better. It means a lot! Yeah, it took me forever! I started it March 1st last year... I almost told you I was working on it, but thought it would be fun to make it a surprise. Looking forward to your next upload! :D
This is so stunning, I'm pretty much speechless :O ♡
Thanks so much Mewsic!
Wow. Just wow. Probably the finest piece of music ever composed and you did it justice! You're an inspiration!
Thank you so much Joseph! That’s nice to hear. I was pretty nervous to post this one since it’s so popular. haha
This is a perfect birthday present for Chopin. I wish I could do that, but I don't know why but I feel.....proud of ya. ;)
Thanks Seth!! That means a lot. I've been excited to show you I was working on this puppy. Happy Birthday Chopin! I had to listen to your Chopin melody today. Oh and the Fortnite!
Thanks Joel! :)
Omg, I kinda had a feeling you'd post this soon!! I was so happy when I saw this on my subscriptions newsfeed, I took my earphones right away and listened.
Anyway, amazing interpretation, I was sure you'd pull this off wonderfully
Had to wait for Chopin’s bday.
Thank you so much Elena!
@@JoelRossPiano Aww, yes
Very good! Glad I found your channel! It's such a great piece and really well played! Subscribed!
Thank you, Marc! I appreciate it! 😁
Excellent! Thank you for this beautifully played piece
Thank YOU!!
A*W*E*S*O*M*E! Joel Ross! Put me down for a dozen of your first album release. Just beautifully played, with feeling. And obviously you have an excellent memory as you didn't reference a music sheet even once. Bravo I say! Thank you for sharing with us.
Thanks so much!! ❤️ If I do an album you’ll be the first to know. hehe
It is such an amazing performance ! I guess you spent a lot of time on it to obtain this result. I am really impressed, you play with brilliance, speed, but also clarity. One of the most beautiful and technically demanding pieces ever written.
Hey Jeanne, thank you so much! I really appreciate it! Yeah, took me awhile to learn it.
Very well done.
And a happy 209th Birthday to Chopin
Thanks Draco! YES happy birthday Chopin. 🎉
You are very talent, this piece is very difficult to face with...amazing work! it's sounds professional.
Thank you so much Mr. Schneider! I really appreciate it!
Man you really deserve a follow, this is so great, my favorite piece !
Thank you! One of my favorites too. 😊
really nice performance!! I have been self-learning this composition for about 3 years, and it is glad to see others play this with a different interpretation. Also, your gestures were so well; I learnt a lot from them.
Thank you! That means a lot. Keep it up! 🎹
superbly done my friend:-)))) great Birthday tribute to Choplin's 50th!!!
Thanks a lot Zen!! Have a great weekend. :)
What a beautiful ballade also I love the unic sound of your piano
Thank you so much! 😁
Great job! That is a very nice sounding piano. Very impressed with how you handled the treacherous coda as well
Thanks Michael Kaykov! I really appreciate it coming from you!
Wow.. Very nice playing of such a difficult piece!! just amazing! Thanks for sharing. liked and subbed:)
Thanks a lot, Jaeyong! I subbed to you too!
Wow, awesome stuff Joel! I've been learning this piece since last spring and man, it is a challenge! Loved your performance, personally I would articulate the melodies at the beginning a bit differently, but other than that I thought it was awesome! Considering the amount of crazy runs and jumps in this piece I thought you handled it pretty well. Keep up the great work, listened to the whole thing!!
Thanks so much Alvin! Yeah, the beginning could be phrased better. I remember you were working on this Ballade too! Yeah it's very difficult...but stick with it! I've been working on it for a year haha.
@@JoelRossPiano Thanks for the support!! Yeah it's been a challenge but me and my teacher are slowly getting it hahah!
Well played, Joel! The sheer amount of emotions throughout this piece is phenomenal, it‘s what makes it one of my absolute favorite pieces of all time. I know, performing it and finding good interpretations for all the different parts is very hard. If you don’t mind I’d leave you some suggestions for improvements:
- Use a bit less pedal throughout the piece. There are points where the sustain pedal can destroy the clarity and voicing, especially in the quick waltz section (5:40). Either only hold the bass notes until you reach the LH chords or don‘t use the pedal at all and play the bass notes staccato. Also, at 8:48, depress the pedal after the chromatic run upwards and press it again after having played the LH chord. It sounds kinda messy with all the notes from the run in the measure before.
- At 4:38, instead of using the fourth finger for both the g#‘s, use the fourth for the first and the fifth for the second, that will help you to get those notes really crisp and accenturated (same goes for LH, use 2-1 instead of 1-1). This also applies to the second climax later in the piece.
- At 8:57, maybe leave a short break after hitting the last notes of the run, and accent these ones instead of the lower gm chord. Same goes for the run afterwards, make that thing loud and excentric and contrast it by playing the following gm chord really softly and misteriously.
I‘d really love to hear another performance of this ballade in the future, maybe in a year or so? This really is a piece that takes long to digest. I also want to record it soon but I’m never really satisfied with what I can do with it lol. Also, do you plan to play other Chopin ballades as well?
Thanks a lot Magnus!! I really appreciate you writing all this! Those are good points, I'll apply them. It does still need work, but I wanted to post it on Chopin's birthday this year. I hope you record it soon! That would be awesome. Yeah, eventually it would be cool to learn all 4. I'll probably do No.3 next, but not sure when. I'm still working on this one! haha
it is also my favourite :)
it was awesome, thank you❤
Great rendition of a very difficult piece! Looking forward to seeing you perform in the 2020 Chopin competition in Warsaw.
Thank you so much, John! Means a lot. Haha I don't know about preforming in it, but I'll definitely be watching it!
wow, I admire your courage to play and record it! Thank you for fresh interpretation :)
Thank you Anna!! 😊
Amazing performance Joel 💯💯 I must say this may be the best recording of this ballade may be yours ! Good job 👏 Bravo
Thank you so much! I appreciate it. I’m working on No.2 now! 🎶
@@JoelRossPiano I cant wait to hear it !
I really like the coda on this! It feels like everyone else tries to fukin speed run it but this was amazing!
Thanks a lot!! Yeah, some pianist play it super fast...I guess it's different interpretations.
Exactly what I was thinking man tbf mate you did a great job of this ballade man absolutely brilliant your a talented pianist pal😎
Thank you Kyle!
I liked the coda too, it is all organic!
8:00 to 8:15 my favourite part
Thanks Maryla!
Oh wow, didn't expect this! That was amazing!!! You rock!
Happy birthday Chopin!!
Thank you so much, GP!! So yeah this is what I've been working on for awhile...I was excited to finally post it for his bday. Next year I should do Ballade No.2 and you'll do Scherzo No.4! ;)
@@JoelRossPiano Haha that would be cool, excpet it's kinda unfair cuz the year after that you can do Ballade 3 but I can't do Scherzo 5 :(
Ah, good point...if you posted Scherzo no.1 we would have been set for 4 years!!
Joel Ross I'm actually planning to doing that Scherzo very soon :)
@@thegreenpianist7683 Cool!
Love the old piano sound lol, nice play :D
Thanks so much Harry! You should hear my other piano LOL!
You are amazing my friend cant wait until you make it Big
Thanks so much, Harry! Means a lot coming from you!
Very nice! Didn't expect such a performance honestly!
Thank you! I really appreciate it! 😁🎹
DUDE I JUST PICKED UP THIS PIECE TWO WEEKA AGO AND YOU POSTED THIS TWO WEEKS AGO OMG THE PSYCHIC
NO WAY! That's weird. Keep it up!
This is really Beutifull man gives me confidence while I learn this song. Thank you man
Thanks Fernando! Keep it up! 😬
Joel Ross no problem just keep it up
Joel (...) Wow, I'm speechless. Can't describe how amazed I'm by your playing and this wonderful piece. There's so many different passages which all do have their peculiarities. You did very well in contrasting these passages and working them out to their finest. Also takes some immense amount of stamina to get through this entire piece and keeping up great dynamics and precise pedalling. I think now you have really shown what you're able to to with just yourself, a nice piece, a piano, and cameras. Definitely worth your countless hours of practice and probably all of your viewers' time watching :) Have a wonderful day! ~Michael
Can't say how much I appreciate you, Michael! Thanks so much! Reading these comments mean a lot. I always wanted to play this one. Took me a whole year! haha
Wow you got a good mic! Amazing interpretation and playing! you deserve more subs! Just clicked the red button btw
Thanks a lot, Flaming Piano! I love your videos! I'm still trying to figure out the mic.
@@JoelRossPiano Thanks a lot! The struggles of recording on an acoustic piano...
@@TheFlamingPiano Yesss
Wooww adorable !! 🙏🙏👍😍
Stunning performance!! I hope to one day also learn this piece its one of my favorite of chopins work
Thank you so much! It is a Chopin classic 😌
Hello my dear friend Joel 🌺🌺🌺 This is very beautiful music of Chopin THOUGH it is very hard to play , YET , you got it very well and Excellent 🌹🌹🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹 . Outstanding performance my dear Joel and wish a pleasant week and more success 🌺🌺⚘🌺🌺
Thanks so much for your nice comment, Suheil!!
Wow.... You are very talented. Beautiful playing 👍🏻 👏🏻
Thank you!
You did an awesome job o planning this piece
Thanks so much, Kenneth! I was kinda nervous to learn it. Lol
I listened to this ballade loads of times, I know a lot of versions. I really enjoy your interpretation, reminds me the Arthur Rubinstein one, which is my favourite :)
Thanks a lot Giuseppe! Rubinstein is my favorite, too!
Fantastic playing. Your performance is ideal.
Thanks a lot Maria!
Wonderful Piano music, great edition,
thank you. i like it. i looked with pleasure to the end.
i wish you a wonderful weekend
best regards, Lolo
Thanks a lot, Lolo! :)
SO GREAT, MAGNIFICENT!!!!! Really I love this Chopin's masterpiece and often I listen to it
in different interpretations, your performance it's one of the best, therefore the next my big
"like-thumb up-upvote" for an excellent rendition. Do you play Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromtu
(one of my favourites)? Again my heartfelt greetings from Poland, have a happy day.
Thanks again Joanna!! That means a lot. Yes I do! I have it posted on my channel. hehe ;)
👽💚 Alien says: Joel Ross! This will be my goal to achieve for the end of the year, *you are a great inspiration* the first quote was so accurate!
Thanks so much!! I really appreciate it, Alien. It’s an epic piece to learn! 🎹
You need way more subscribers dude. Amazing performance
Thanks so much, Kabel! I really appreciate it!
Cudownie, wspaniale!
Thank you Rafal!
Great job!
👍👍👍 sounds great!
Thank you Giulietta!
Ok Joel …. A very very difficult piece to play and you did an amazing job!! Bravo! And you played it on an upright piano. Geez.
Thanks so much Anthony!! I appreciate it. Have a merry Christmas! 😬
Good work Joel 👏👏👏
Très beau jeu ! Les émotions sont bien retranscrites ce qui n’est pas toujours facile ! Bravo à toi 🎶
Thank you so much! 😊
Stunning!
Thank you! 😊
So nice.
Waw congratulations really ! It’s very impressive, learn this piece is my ultimate goal
Thanks Ethan! You gotta learn it! 🎶
Fantastic, Joel.
Thank you! 😁
How are we getting this for free? TH-cam is amazing. This is dope Joel! I melted, I danced, and the different camera angles. 🙌
Thanks so much Elisa!! I like how you do your camera angles so I thought I'd try it. :)
nice play bro ! Keep it up!
Thanks bro!! :)
I have a long, very long piano piece list at TH-cam, Guess what... Your Ballade G minor performance is one of my favorite, specially the end. I wanted you to know that i listen your performance too often. :)
Thank you Isla! It made me so happy to see this!
Bravisimo!
Beautiful performance, my dream omg
Thank you so much! 🙌🤩
Chopin's music has healing powers... I'm sure of it
100%
Just wow!
Thanks Viktor!
Congratulations, dear Ross. It is a great achievement and a lot of work obviously. Virtuosic phases are very well mastered : it is impressive (you just seem to be a bit embarrassed in last page, probably because of a lack of training in "hands in parallel" difficulty ...) Your performance is still very poetic. According to my taste you still take too much freedom with tempo (ex : 2 first pages) and probably that you can do even better in transitions (where you seem sometimes in a hurry, maybe because of stress). Your performance is 9 mn 31s, which is very fast (I would be uncapable to play it at such speed !), and you may get some added value to perform it a bit slower in poetic passages. Globally, it is a very impressive performance, knowing that I understand you have just learnt it. Bravo !
Thanks so much, Mr. Poilvet! It means a lot. I've always wanted to play this Ballade! Alright those are some good points, it does still need work. But I had to post it on Chopin's birthday!
An incredible performance, this must have been incredibly difficult to learn!
Thanks Scott! I really appreciate it! Yeah, it took me awhile.
I'm learning this composition, all I have to learn is the "coda" and improve the speed in parts like bar 32, for example.
This piece really exhausts my brain, these quick chords and arpeggios in the "coda" finish me off.
Nice! I KNOW, the coda is crazy. 😓 Keep working on it!
@@JoelRossPiano yeah, it's driving me nuts!
And I would also like to ask questions, those quick chords that occur before the coda. How did you manage to make them so fluid? Even following the fingering, they are not fluid.
YOU GOT THIS! Hmm, at that part staying loose and not tensing up helped me. I also changed some of the fingering. Not sure what edition you’re using, but I have Schirmers. The fingering isn’t always the best, so I kinda experiment with different fingerings and use what feel the most comfortable and natural. 😬
@@JoelRossPiano I'm using the version of "Le Buron de Stockhausen", it's all written at the top of the first page.
I'm trying to play loosen as much as I can, but I can't seem to get the speed if I don't put some force on my fingers.
I'm going slow, playing at 60 bpm and going up according to the clarity that the notes enter in my memory, After all, I still can't sight read.
I also have a question, on page 9, "presto com fueco" after performing the chords, do you use your thumb and index finger to reach the lower notes? Or just the thumb? Those little jumps, you know.
Hey sorry, I didn’t see this. Yeah, practicing slow if the most beneficial way. I spent around 3 months just on the coda lol! And I use my thumb. 😁
Wow, Joel that's amazing! :D I thought I was dreaming when I saw you posted this! I love Chopin's Ballades so much, but would never be able to play one of them! What an impressive and professional performance! I loved every second of this video! How many hours did you spend working on it? Have you ever watched Krystian Zimerman's performance of the four Ballades on TH-cam (they are among my favourite versions of those incredible pieces)?
Hey that means so much, Mr. Classical! Thank you! I wanted to tell you I was doing this one... but thought it would be fun to wait until I learnt it. I started it March 1st last year. YES! Zimerman is awesome. :D
Oh! That's a long time, but it was really worth it! :) Will you also learn the other Ballades?
Haha, yeah it took me awhile. Thanks! At some point it would be cool to learn the other ones. I love No.3!
Incredible job man! An impressive feat in learning this masterpiece. How long have you been playing piano and how did you approach this piece?Would you say that my 3 years experience (almost 4) is too short to begin? Thank and well done again!
Thank you so much John! I really appreciate it! I’ve been playing for 10 years. And it took me around a year to learn this. I always wanted to play Ballade 1, so that kept me motivated to finish. It’s one of Chopin’s best! Well kind of depends on your current repertoire. If you feel ready I say go for it! 🎶
@@JoelRossPiano awesome job man! Keep up the work then and keep refining the ballade! All the best :)
Awesome job!! How long did this take you to learn? I've just started the piece and there are definitely some passages that look pretty intimidating but I'm determined to learn it because it is such a beautiful piece.
Thanks so much, Nicole! It took me around a year. It’s definitely worth learning! Keep it up! :)
Excellent performance
Thanks so much Michael!
Bravo
Nice! You should be very proud of yourself.
That’s so nice, thank you!! 😬 Hope you had a jolly Christmas🎄
Superbe. Merci pour ce beau partage.
Pascal
Thank you Pascal!
Thank you so much
Now I’m learning this piece along Polonaise Op. 53 and Ballade Op. 47 (My Favourite Ballade) :), I’m currently practicing measures 36-69.
Nice! Best luck on them! 🎶🎹
Hey it's great to hear an amateur pianist play this Ballade like this. Gives me hope that I can do it as well :-)
Thank you so much, Aurélia! I appreciate it. Yes, you should learn it! 😬
@@JoelRossPiano well I'm currently learning it, since more than 1 year now, but my small hands really struggles with all those octaves ;) I need some more work and patience :-)
WOW!! So proud you took the courage to tackle this mater piece. You played amazingly and professionally, and few mistakes as well. No better occasion for a piece like this than Chopin's birthday, too! Wish I uploaded this on his birthday, but I think I'll wait for when I get a Yamaha Grand. How long did it take you to get it to this point, and how long did it take you to learn the notes (not counting the emotion and nuances that take time to develop, I just mean learning the notes alone)? Playing this piece is a big step from the preludes and waltzes/mazurkas, so kudos to you. The only flaws I can think of are minor note issues in the coda and lack of expression/emotion in some parts. This piece requires you to capture the soul of Chopin and the piece, and you did a great job overall with that except for a couple of sections that require it. That being said, you played phenomenally and you should be proud. Can't wait for future uploads!
Thanks so much bro!! :) Yeah, at first I was scared to learn it. This would be awesome on a Yamaha grand! I've been working on it since March 1st last year. But I learned most of the notes after like 7/8 months. I know it can still use some work, but I wanted to post it on his birthday!
@@JoelRossPiano Awesome! Note-wise it took me about a couple of weeks, but in those two weeks I practiced probably around 8 hours a day to develop the techniques and program the piece to my muscle memory. I've been polishing it for months and still haven't finished, probably won't for a long time. Very difficult to play this piece perfectly and to express everything. I guess you could say it's in "good" shape now but definitely not perfection. Anyways, great job again and good luck with this piece and future projects!
@@primeartonline-pianocovers1535 Cool, same to you! :D
This is really more exciting than some world class pianists’ interpretations.
When did you start playing piano and how long did it take to learn this - my favourite - piece?
Greetings from Frankfurt / Germany
Hey Dawid! Frist of all, thank you so much! Reading that made my day. I've been playing piano for 10 years now. And I have always wanted to play this Ballade, So I finally decided to go for it! It took me a year to learn. :D
dude ballade 1 wow!
I had to play something big for Chopin's bday! ;D
BRAVISIMO!!!!! HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO MEMORIZE??? IM ON THE 2ND PAGE.
Thank you so much!! It took me awhile, around 7 months. Nice! keep it up.👍🎶
Yes, a different interrogation. Refreshing everyone once in a while
Thank you! 😁
Y yo que pensaba que era imprescindible un piano cola para sonar bien!. Me da ánimo. Gracias!!
Thank you!
Fantastic! 😊👏👏 How long did it take for you to master this?😲
Thanks so much, Sebastian! It took me around a year. 😬
@@JoelRossPiano Nice, well done for sticking with it!!👌
C.R.A.Z.Y. good!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks a lot!! ❤️
Fantastic! Can you tell me how long it took you to learn and memorise this? Thanks...
Thank you!! It took me about a year. But I was also learning other pieces at the same time, too. 😄
@@JoelRossPiano thanks for replying. Can you tell me what technique you used to memorise it? I can't memorize much at all, to do a whole piece seems impossible!
Well, it’s kinda like sight reading...the more you work on it, the easier it comes. I think the biggest thing is just practicing a lot, and after awhile it becomes muscle memory! With a big piece like this I usually work on sections at a time. 😬
Nothing to say but wow
2.25 = when you do fingerings here, i am doing 4321 - 1 - 5 - 4 - 5 - 1 - 4321 is it okay to use this fingerinrg?
Yeah, as long as it feels comfortable to you!
Lindooo. I,m Brasil.
What kind of edition and fingerings did you use? Paderewski ?can you please share the sheet for me 😭
Hey Nicholas, I just used the Schirmer’s edition. You can pretty much find it everywhere! 🎶
Joel Ross really? I am using Bote & Bock edition. Do you think is it okay?
Oh okay. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that one before...I’m sure it’s fine, just watch sometimes the older edition can have kinda weird fingerings. Keep up the good work practicing! 🎶😁
It's a wonderful piano's playing Joel.Congrats my friend.
I send you my best regards from Greece.
Have happiness,harmony anf creative.
like 74 and SUB 619
V a s i l i s.
Thank you Vasilis!
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😬❤️
Just dont forget us little guys lol
LOL!! No, I would never. 😆
#ChopinConspiracyAverted
YES
Woow suksess👍👍👍😘😘😘
Thank you Salim!
OMG YOU NAILED IT, I'm soooo proud of you omg ❤️❤️ This was stunning, how long did it take you to practised it?? This is my favourite piece of Chopin :D
Aw thank you so much A!!
Well done mate, the sound out of tune but a really nice performance👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks! 🙏
This is nothing significant, but I think there's a mismatch in audio and video. In some parts the notes comes before the keys are pressed and vice versa
Real