1 Min,10 Min,1 Hour Challenge: Mendelssohn Spring Song - Songs without Words

[@heartofthekeys]

Time for another challenge - this time with some changes :) I thought it might be interesting to do this challenge on a less virtuoso piece - which does not mean that it is less difficult!:) In fact it was suuuuper difficult because I couldn't hide behind a lot of notes and fast fingers... I had to work on every single note, trying to make it sing - maybe one of the hardest challenges so far:) Have you ever played a Song without Words by Mendelssohn? Tell me in the comments! :)

[@white.gloves3166]

You’re so cool Annique !!!!!!

[@emozone]

❤️

[@elambarnaba11]

Sounds beautiful !

[@davidraveh5966]

I just finished learning Chopin nocturne no 1 op 9!!! On to nocturne no 2 now!

[@anaghshetty]

Pls try spinning song by Mendelsohn

[@codexone2194]

"Let's just make everything swim in pedal" omg I laughed so hard 🤣

[@FelipeCostaPiano]

Haha, it is funny how your 1 min performance is better than my 1h. I have the impression that Mendelssohn's works are generally much harder than they appear. It is nice to see you commenting on the difficulties of this piece. I would be interested in hearing that on your next challenges. People often associate difficulty with playing fast, not realizing all the technical and musical subtleties that go with slower pieces. In my opinion, those commentaries would always be appreciated :)

[@canarias12345]

Me too....

[@BreadBoi-0]

Uh oh. Im in trouble.

[@BreadBoi-0]

@@ZengHuaXiansheng i tried learning it however i gave up because my hands werent big enough

[@Full_Circle_Piano]

I've spent several months learning and memorizing the op. 19 no. 1 I'm an amateur and it has been a great experience.

[@tomk8092]

Vielen Dank für das schöne Video und die tolle Unterhaltung. Ich selbst habe mal Op.62 No. 3 den Trauermarsch gespielt.

[@mailysmichiels8872]

Love your acdc t-shirt! And your playing of course 😊

[@davidchan7531]

i had a lot of difficulty with this piece too when i worked on it a while back. There's alot of things going on with arpeggios with both hands. I'll try it again. Thanks

[@MC-iw6nv]

I love for you to play either Rachmaninoff Prelude in G Minor Op. 23 OR Chopin Ballade No# 1 Op.23 G minor, so beautifully played by none other than the very talented Valentina Lisitsa, the gold standard. Either of those would be awesome. Thank you. You’re incredibly gifted and a pleasure to watch. 🥰

[@ornleifs]

I find that sheet music cabinet behind you so fascinating - what's in it ? - please do a video about your Sheet Music Collection.

[@DownwardsRising]

The grace notes remind me of melting snow dripping off trees and eves. I think Annique is more comfortable with English pronunciations now than she was when she started.

[@hannahrose1187]

I'm learning this right now! I was really excited to see the video, it was like a little masterclass

[@jonessabal8190]

Yes. I played the first set. I LOVE the hunting song. I should learn it again

[@playfreebird2367]

Really like the split screen with you explaining your thinking during the 1h practice. I'd keep that format with these challenges.

[@bayareapianist]

I thought this song didn't have any words! Your added words are really appreciated ☺️

[@white.gloves3166]

First again, I really love this piece. The joke at the start was on point 🤪

[@onemanfran]

It's really, really interesting watching you interpret and learn this piece. It's one of those songs that I grew up listening to and never really thought much about it or how difficult it may be. When you said you'd drown it in pedal it made me think of a lot of the recordings I have listened to and I think now they're quite lazy and perhaps not very thoughtful. Definitely drowned in pedal. Your interpretation makes the piece sound very light and much more like spring. It makes more sense and is much more interesting to me.

[@brucecrane9605]

Your awesome and the the video was very entertaining. As a beginner, I enjoy watching such a talented pianist .

[@ianakotreleva3795]

Thank you for the video! It was a pleasure to watch it :) Composition idea for the next challenge: Flight of the Bumblebee - Rimsky-Korsakov

[@zenozhang248]

This is my favorite song！！！Your 1h is literally way better than my 2 years practice

[@MotifMusicStudios]

I LOVE that you discuss the aspect of finger and healthy motion in your videos - so wonderful!

[@lucianaliuzzi2159]

I love a AC-DC 's t-shirt 🤣 and i really like this challenge 😉

[@regularpianist4674]

Can you do 1 minute, 10 minutes, 1 hour challange whit Hungarian Rapshody no. 2? I'll reaaaaally enjoy it.

[@ByNormal]

This request is quite "cliché", but it would be very interesting. (And funny, obviously, LOL). I even see many songs even more difficult than this one. (Like "Feux Follets" S. 139 No. 5 for example). I would give some suggestions, but it would not yield many views, hahaha...

[@sarkis3791]

Yaaaas

[@datonekidvids1432]

that would be one hell of a challenge

[@bludgeonblastworks]

Yesss

[@fpc1591]

!!!!

[@wyattcox9770]

This is a less common piece, but one of my favorites. Greig Op. 1. Four Pieces for Piano, No.1. It is only a minute long, so technically you could do the whole thing. It has such a beautiful melody and can still be heard over the fast sixteen notes. You should definitely try it out.

[@wyattcox9770]

Note: You don't have to do it a 1 minute, 10 minutes, 1 hour, you could just learn it while juggling your other pieces your working on it. Regardless, you should definitely just listen to it.

[@simonallengodwindiaz8026]

And thanks for your tips about studying a piece, putting the "fingering" thing. Thanks

[@sullivanlekemo7342]

I really love the way you were on the other side of the screen to give us more informations about hat you are doing. The idea is very good. It was more interesting like that than the "Moonlight Sonata"s video. Great job!

[@ragtimeKG]

How nostalgic. I grew up listening to this piece, but I had no idea it was so demanding. BTW, I love how you edit these sessions.

[@stanislasdembinski4160]

It’s nice to have your comments during the 10min practice

[@PracticalPianoTips]

I’m definitely impressed with the your ability to get all those voicings within an hour. And thank you for your explanation of the difficulty of the piece. I think that really gives good context. Great video as always!

[@lennylorenz4511]

I'd love to see Impromptu Op. 90 No. 3 by Schubert (if you haven't played it already). It's one of my favourite pieces :) And of course great Video👍

[@TpwkCaro]

I played Song without words op.30 no.3 a few years ago. But that was way much easier than this spring song. Btw I love these challenges so much. Keep going!

[@a.steinkeller7048]

Schumann: Sonata No.2 in G Minor, Op.22 is a good challenge. Please, try that one! Great channel btw.

[@sephiros9883]

Thank you for the explanation of the difficulties of the piece. Not only it makes us appreciate the performance more but, even more importantly, it explains the subtleties of such a beautiful piece.

[@stephengoh5456]

Super interesting! Love it. Thank you.

[@marciogoncalvesrolo3240]

You are really awesome. I can learn with you song techniques. Thank you so much. 🎼

[@StanleyDo]

I really love how much you stress understanding the movements. I started implementing that in my own practice.

[@sheikad0w]

watching these videos makes me feel so much less insecure with my sight-reading! i always cringe and hate those parts of my exams but it’s nice to know that fantastic piano players don’t sight-read perfectly

[@kleinbogen]

Annique is unique!!!

[@jamesm4334]

Kleinbogen is simp

[@good37110]

Wow super my dear sisy......I love it......Today video amazing....... Excellent......God bless you my dear sis.....

[@hoonkmimimimi]

You never fail to impress me with your sight-reading skills

[@potatopotato0715]

The best intro.....

[@justsomemusicguy]

Wow, what a coincidence seeing you attempt this piece when I decided, just a couple of weeks ago, to learn and practice the Frühlingslied myself as well. I'm still struggling with the first page, it's indeed harder than it looks at first sight. Great video as always! :)

[@agrotte]

Thanks for sharing your experience in such "challenge". This give me more confidence and motivation for solving the problems that I encounter when working on one piece.

[@DrQuizzler]

Interesting choice. For some reason, that particular song without words has found its way into pop culture here for decades, in the form of background music in countless cartoons, TV shows and movies. I knew the melody right away, but didn't know previously that this was a famous Mendelssohn piece for solo piano. Definitely a lot going on with the three voices, so it made for another great challenge to watch!!

[@meenalchawla1754]

Currently studying Lieder ohne worte op.30 no. 6. It’s beautiful!

[@angiegarcia2264]

I really want to hear you play Chopin Nocturne op.9 no.2! Btw im in LOVE when you play! Your so good!! Keep up the good work!

[@JoaoGabriel-bw1yd]

Really amazing, you sight reading is excellent. My suggestion of the next is Etude Op. 10 No. 4.

[@marramtes]

I love your challenge videos. I swear I could play like you.

[@robsonag]

So so bealtiful

[@MrDog-fe9bj]

Cant stop seeing your videos, is just amazing 🤩

[@foodieeps]

I loved this! Thank you for introducing me to this beautiful piece :) I’d learnt to play a song without words (Op.67 no.2) many moons ago and this brought me back to the joys of Mendelssohn’s melodies!

[@southpark5555]

Let's just put it this way.. What was done in 1 min or 1 hour here might take me 500 years heheh. In other words - this rate of learning amazes me already. One other comment ----- the heart beat sounds that come up ---- such as at 6:31 makes me nervous hahaha. And - how did Mendelssohn and company (Mozart, Beethoven etc) even come up with that kind of amazing music? I wonder if anybody in these modern times have created anything that is unique (but on equivalent 'level) like that.

[@dibaldgyfm9933]

Fun ad charming! Yes I have played some "Lieder Ohne Worte", but at that time I was not good at sight reading. Some of them are really fine music.

[@zanderpop5517]

A few years ago I learned “Lost Happiness” by Mendelssohn! I was sooooo nervous because I had to perform it on live television but I practiced it so much that it’s still in my fingers 😭.

[@relampagoxd1500]

I love tour channel so much!!!! I recommended it to all my friends. This is UNDERRATED for sure. You should have at least 1M subs. Thank you for awesome content.

[@jppiano6826]

Made my day better thank you

[@Robin-wr9tw]

I would die if you did this challenge with either Rachmaninov’s little red riding hood op.10 No.4 or Chopin’s prelude in g minor op.23 No.05

[@Tylergrey272]

YES YES YES I FULLY AGREE ITS MY THIRD FAVOURITE SONG

[@Luan.Mydlach]

yeah @robing Gebel i Agree Rachmanniof little red riding hood is so cool i asked it also under a other Video of her i love the middle Part of the etude tableau op.10 no.4

[@jay-zx8sd]

Kannst du mal eine 1 minute, 10 minutes 1 hour challenge mit dem rondo capriccioso op 14 von Mendelssohn machen? 😊

[@apneiaproductions696]

GREAT video. This was super interesting. Incidentally, this piece (and probably all the other Songs without Words by Mendelssohn) is well-known for being super difficult to play. I've never tried it myself! My playing level is well below this, I certainly couldn't play it right now, nor even in a few years. It is, however, one of my favourite pieces to listen to. It was very interesting to see the struggle, the solutions, the technique, the pitfalls... Certainly inspiring. Thank you very much!

[@gabrieledallalonga9877]

yes, i'm pricticing right now the song without word op. 19 no 6, and i will perform it on stage the 26 of may. I will also use it for the admission of the conservatory i'm planning to go next year. I really love, even because it is my first ever romantic piece (i've been playing for only a year). the video was beautiful as always!

[@EL-ws5jb]

A Fan from Taiwan! You are so talented

[@chopinlives81]

Annique, I would love to see you do this challenge with either Liszt Transcendental etude no.2 or No.12 Chasse Neige. I struggled quite a bit learning those and would love to see your take on them.

[@mariatheodorakriswinatmaja4458]

A very well rounded, full of knowledge and fun video! Its really enjoyable to listen your comments and thoughts about the piece! Could you please do this more in the next videos? :) thank you so much!

[@jukeban646]

Best notification of da day

[@Quickness_Fitness]

That editing is sooo clean

[@pedropaulovasconcelosneto709]

I LOVE SPRING SONG AHHHHHHH ❤❤❤❤❤

[@minoovo]

song request for this challenge: Piano arrangement 'Unravel - Tokyo Ghoul OP' by Animenz

[@freddyzueiro5994]

Nice challenge

[@z.n4053]

Yes in my idea it’s very good suggestions 🌺

[@person-wu3ly]

Yes yes yes

[@ars21resonandi83]

Maybe more interesting: Animenz Grand Escape...

[@Rain-rx8pz]

WTF, thats childs play compared the previous songs. You can literally learn that piece yourself in 2hrs as a beginner pianist. and will definitely not take an experienced one 1hr.

[@kalelmoto3199]

Magnific video

[@neodymidius]

Everytime it is an inspiration for me to play/ practice the piano when I watch your videos. Especially I try to play classical music (although it is very amateure in comparison to professionals like you)

[@forzanemoo3027]

Love these challenges, keep up the good Work

[@bloemundude]

If you ever lose your fingerings and need a break during a piece, you can always start beatboxing or whistling the main tune. Classical aficionados are soooo forgiving for re-interpretations of their beloved pieces.

[@danycovers1699]

Earth Angel You are😍

[@rahuljoshi763]

Thanks for these wordeful videos... and thanks especially for your La-Campanella video (it's my fav).

[@LadanzaTube]

You did it again Annique👍🏻spring piece is really cool!! Ha who said slow means easy.. That doesn't count that only counts if you play a quick piece slow but even there it's not right... Most time it's most difficult to play something slow, isn't it? So great just for the 1 minute 😊if I think about me 😔😑and indeed absolutely no easy piece!!

[@colinmaharaj]

I tested your rhyme, it's hold true for many pieces

[@hardwoodfloor3464]

This is actually incredible, what would be your biggest tips for practice? In just an hour you practice so effectively, and its truly amazing. Thanks so much and great video!

[@yuchengfu4677]

This piece sounded so familiar to me. I just realised it's the song played in Mario and Sonic at the 2012 Olympic games for the synchronised swimming event.

[@a_rang_painting]

i really enjoyed your video❤️ thank you for sharing.

[@thomaskrenn3808]

Der Kleidwechsel war wirklich funny ! :-)

[@Tomtomlondon]

It's been so long since I played this I had totally forgotten I ever did! Learning his G Minor op. 53 no.3 at the moment...hard :-(

[@starithm]

OMG I want to learn how to play this piece so bad. It sounds so nice. :D

[@PianoBruce]

I love your awkward jokes haha! This was an interesting watch you have such a lovely personality that's why you always got me coming back for more!

[@ezra6094]

Loved the outtakes at the end 🤣

[@LeytonCurran]

Love these challenges!

[@monkeflip2510]

Love your shirt at the beginning! Ahaha

[@duannehaughton4893]

Annique is very good at these videos😁

[@GabLapoliceGuitariste]

Ohhhhh Ac/Dc T-Shirt ! It will be very nice if you play a song of this band :) I Challenge you to play Thunderstruck or You Shook Me All Night Long, the part with the solo, of course, with the rythm at the same time (because it's what to do when we are pianist). In 1m/10m/1h Challenge.

[@multipurse5956]

Für's nächstes Mal wäre es mega cool, wenn du die Polonaise in As-Dur von Chopin in diesem System praktizieren könntest!🎶 Tolles Video, weiter so!🎼🎵

[@edwardtanio7121]

Great

[@paulfievet9301]

You should do the first kreisleriana

[@amytee3839]

Klassische Pianistin mit AC/DC Shirt an xd Ich trage tatsächlich gerade das gleiche xd Nice video! Ich liebe deinen Anschlag qwq

[@samuelvieira2961]

Heyyyy ANNIQUE, i'm here now! The party begin

[@gianmarcomusic3883]

Beautiful video 😍 you are very good to play piano

[@Breakable_Pencil]

Love it! You should try The Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, or Rondo Alla Turca.

[@drhc]

love this piece

[@kalinovsky2007]

Hello Annique! I really love your channel and your challenges.

[@ByNormal]

Could you do as a song for the next "1 Min 10 Min 1 Hour Challenge", the piece "Feux Follets" S. 139 No. 5 by Franz Liszt?

[@jonasmutter457]

Yes!!! :D

[@henrygatlin716]

What about a challenge on ‚flight of the bumble bee‘? Love your videos

[@franciscoferraz6788]

The type of piece that is pretty damn hard but no one notices because "it's slow". Interpretation and fingerings are super challenging sometimes.

[@julianstock1413]

It sounded great! I played two songs without words: Op. 19 No. 4 and Op. 30 No. 1

[@pianogirl13669]

Another great video! My first Song Without Words was Op. 19, No. 1 Sweet Remembrance, and then Faith and a couple of others but I don’t remember any of the catalog numbers.