5 MAGICAL MOMENTS in CHOPIN's Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60; music chat with Duane Hulbert

Why is Chopin's boat ride (barcarolle) so wonderful? Here Dr. Duane Hulbert talks about 5 special places in this lyrical and rhythmic piece. You can almost imagine yourself in a gondola in Venice.
Magical Moment 1. Barcarolle pattern 1:12
Magical Moment 2. Descending sixths 2:07
Magical Moment 3. Double trills 3:04
Magical Moment 4. Key change 4:05
Magical Moment 5. Trills and octaves 5:05
Magical Moment Bonus! Cadenzas 6:00
To hear the whole piece played without talking, go to our companion video:
• CHOPIN's Barcarolle in...
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[@arthurbarbosapinho]

Thank you! Wonderful classes!

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You're very welcome! Keep watching!

[@christopherkeller7734]

"This composition, in many ways the most wonderful single piece we have from Chopin, is the quintessence of his genius. It seems, in fact, to contain everything: appealing melodies, wealth of harmony, bold dissonances (note in particular the 6th and 7th measures of the Coda), brilliant embellishments; and withal, it is written in a pianistic style which, for richness and warmth of color, is quite unsurpassed. It is also most sincerely conceived, intensifying the suggestiveness of the descriptive title. Would that objective program music were always so true to life and to the real nature of music! It is in free three-part form, the first part of a calm nature in which we are rocked on gently undulating waves; a more rhythmic second part where, as Kullak says, the bass seems to suggest the monotonous steadiness of oar-strokes; an interlude, marked "dolce sfogato," introduced by some delightful modulations, as if in a quiet nook the poet were dreaming of the beauties of love and nature; an impassioned return to the chief subject, together with a partial presentation of the middle portion; and finally a long and brilliant coda. The composition is unique in romantic literature for its power to arouse the imagination, or, as Schumann so well says, "to set people romancing for themselves.". - Music: An art and a Language (Walter Raymond Spalding)

[@1VirginiaL]

Lovely, just delightful...makes one appreciate the Barcarolle as never before.

[@bostontuzai]

Thank you for the analysis! I love Chopin and by watching your video I’m able to understand more about its magics!

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I love your vids. Learned a lot from you. Love Chopin! Keep up with ur great works

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Thank you. Keep watching (there's much more to come!)