Chopin Ballade No.1 with SCORE - P. Barton, FEURICH piano

[@KeepinItCrispy]

This is SO GENEROUS! A tutorial, a marked score...wow. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. I look forward to learning this with your help.

[@Dustyholes]

did you learn it?

[@azeotrope87]

You easily could have been a concert pianist. You make this incredibly difficult piece look so effortless the way you play it and you also play it beautifully never letting the piece get away from you. Thanks for sharing this.

[@TrueGamingKing]

As far as I remember from a documentary, he used to be a concert pianist

[@TrueGamingKing]

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[@darkhafgor]

@@TrueGamingKing Can you send another link? Or share the name of the documentary? The video is blocked 😥

[@drumclef3241]

He was

[@jojojorisjhjosef]

This might just be the best piano piece ever created.

[@K.R-t5n]

maybe best ballad。

[@alvarofalconde760]

Yeah

[@hunter_nx987]

And the most difficult and virtuous. So much that to play it decently has to have a very high grade.

[@isaacarellano640]

agree

[@ubberJakerz]

It's between this and la Campanella for me.

[@jeffreytang2007]

9:50 this part is so beautiful that it's literally inhumane that anyone could've thought of this

[@alexgu177]

kind of reminds me of beethoven’s appassionata

[@alexgu177]

@De St i think he meant inhuman

[@alexandreshamloo5021]

I just don't get how you are not a concert pianist touring around the world, you just play like a pro I have no words

[@ericlego321]

He has priorities. Being a concert pianist and go on a tour is apparently not one of them

[@984francis]

The thing is competition. There are so many absolutely brilliant pianists who will never make it as concert pianists. Judges are brutal, they have to be. But if you are not coming at least 3rd consistently in the big competitions, no chance. It's a bit silly really. Humans turn everything into war.

[@poning8184]

Not that he is not good, but there are many in the world who can play as well, if not better than him. Being a concert pianist is a very difficult job. You may think it's easy, seeing how some of the top tier concert pianists who make it look easy. But there are many more who are laboring in the middle tier. And they can all play as well as Paul.

[@jeffreykaufmann2867]

Sometimes I prefer an Amateur's performance of a Beethoven sonata versus a Concert Pianist.

[@kestrel3509]

In terms of expression, emotion, he is really small pianist, listen to Arthur Rubinstein the difference between AR and this guy is millions and millions

[@mymatemartin]

Paul, Paul, Paaaauuul... You are an inspiration. There are no words to describe, for we mere mortals, the grace, skill and dexterity you bring to every performance.

[@PaulBartonPiano]

Thanks, Martin! you are far too kind to me.

[@brnico6184]

@@richapborne6870 ?? are you stupid

[@stanleynathanael]

@@richapborne6870 it's too lol

[@hridaykhadka4016]

BRnico yes 😂 yes he is

[@Zimzamzoom95]

@@richapborne6870 oh no

[@Jasongy827]

Paul you are a extraordinary pianist! I feel like its more authentic then most professional pianist who perform on stage.

[@davidenalini8371]

Armani Nguon thing is he has as many attempts as he wants, in live concerts you only get 1, but yes, he is really good

[@dubsbarry9963]

@@davidenalini8371 This looks pretty unedited though. Yeah, he got to pick the best of the bunch of recordings, but you can tell he's got this piece down pretty damn solidly

[@onecoolsteve]

Paul Barton I have grown to appreciate and he has possibly set the standard for all those who want to play the great and popular piano pieces requiring great technical skill. Paul does this very effectively with his modest approach explaining all details of the piece ,how he approaches it and then always rendering a flawless clean perfectly finished product. He does mostly Chopin where he is an expert . One could always learn from him much for free or pay someone like him over 100.00 dollars a lesson. Thank you Paul

[@brookethompson6662]

I am LOVING the annotated score! Thank you so much for this extremely educational tutorial

[@giorgiotamborini9054]

but his annotations are often completely wrong... Chopin wrote the exact annotations.

[@jonjonsson4270]

This is absolutely incredible... seeing your stubby fingers flowing would have undoubtedly impressed Chopin, who wrote this for his own freakishly long and agile fingers

[@qooqoo1988]

Thank you, Mr. Barton. I'm a beginner from Taiwan who started to play at age 32. I find your video very informative and helpful! I always try to imitate the way you play. You have the best interpretations of many pieces I love!!

[@5.2mhz]

Arguably the best piano teacher on KZbin. Thanks a lot, Paul, and keep it up!

[@NotTheMaestro]

My dearest Paul, this performance is frankly heavenly. The pitiful human mind cannot comprehend this outstanding performance. Your level of playing transcends all of us mere mortals. Your dexterity is biblical and your technique is sensational. All of us must look up to you as a God, and that’s the least we can do.

[@Thiago-px9ev]

Paul, you are a truly gift for musicians on KZbin! Not only musicians I'd say, but specially for us! Thank you so much for your videos, performances, lessons and everything. You are an amazing pianist and an incredible teacher as well, I'd love to study with you! Please, never stop uploading!

[@leonlinton634]

Oh my god thank you so much for taking my request! You are my favourite KZbin channel!

[@404_____9]

Yeah I also remember requesting this. Paul Barton really is a good man! (^_^)

[@nesslam4832]

this sounds so... unfazed. when I play this piece I feel like a madman trying not to miss a note or cadence or crescendo, but this sounds so controlled and easy.

[@MariaRosa-qs3zm]

Paul Barton: I Love your teaching ability, the immense artistry in your person. Congratulations

[@guillermoalejandrogamboafe462]

The microphone you are recording with is phenomenal, and the interpretation, very clear and pure, it makes me want to return to the piano... in a serious way. but well, in a third world country there's very hard to find a legit good teacher to help me with my technique, just watching your finger reminded me on how relaxed and flexible I have to be, thank you SO much, for bringing me back those memories :')

[@piglava]

this felt like three minutes, i can't believe this was ELEVEN minutes long! This is probably the most beautiful piano piece ever written

[@saptaksoctave8068]

My dearest Pauuuul..... tell me are you really human? For your artistry, your kindness, your pianism, your goodness... in short...your PERFECTION is something so out of the world! I have nothing to say... just pray to God to always keep you happy... may he fulfill all your desires... PAUL I just wish all the good things in this world for you... Lots of love from India...

[@fielevatan]

The amount of effort in this video is just wow- thank u for the video!!

[@xiangjunbaum9329]

This teacher is a genius!

[@enochonguru5483]

This is amazing, demystifying all this technical works, Thanks so much for the selfess-ness, and a big thank you to the patreons too to facilitate these.

[@goldsphere4108]

6:00 omg I always thought that I was supposed to use my left hand for both the octave notes. Btw beautiful performance, the expression was similar to Krystian Zimerman.

[@w1nduwu449]

you can do that as well, using both hands give more power

[@heigablo319]

There is not the slightest mistake. Great technique, I'm amazed

[@yushoo]

My favorite version of the coda i have ever seen. ever.

[@abdulrahmansanosi2048]

Thank you Paul , we missed your tutorials , please make more , you are my favorite channel on KZbin, keep going , thank you

[@gcerceda]

Brilliant, no other words, my favourite piece played almost flawlessly I respect you, man.

[@jk-et7xr]

This is beautiful. I never get tired of listening to this !

[@nicholasmeins4756]

YES! I've waited so long for this video. Thanks so much!

[@geraltofrivia1558]

I've been longing for a video like this... Thank you so much Paul!

[@vickiehorowitz1934]

Amazing... and Paul makes it sound so easy - like "just another day at the office" :-)

[@liviadossantosnascimentool8188]

Marvellous Paul! God bless you for this moment!!!! I'm amazed!

[@rotsteineva]

I'm speechless! What a talent! Paul, you 're a great and a complete Artist. I admire you so much. Greetings from Madrid Spain 💖💖💖💖💖

[@wlodar3333]

This is great, I am waiting sooo long to use Your Tips. That's great You did it for us!

[@alexismiller2349]

I really love the ballade nb 2. Nb 2 is probably my favorite piece (or one of my fav). I usually don't see many people talking about it for some reason

[@Sp3llw0rk]

These first few sconds of music just before Paul starts to introduce the video... Instantly got Yuzuru Hanyu in mind. :D

[@andrewchu9916]

I used to think that this was nearly impossible just from trying to sight read the sheet music. but picking up some technique from your video gives me a boost of confidence

[@biffii5568]

Your videos always succeed in sprucing up my day. That cheery, light-hearted approach to music never fails in lifting my spirits. And as always a masterful rendition👌👌

[@gracemarion499]

Lovely. It' s the one that was played on the Pianist movie when the German soldier found the Jewish pianist. It was so beautiful.

[@kevinchirayath635]

What a suprise to wake up to! I have been longing the day this video came out! Major thanks again Mr. Barton

[@christinachampion3676]

Thanks for all the wonderful lessons, you are a gift to humanity Paul.

[@nielsenja]

I have been waiting for this and it was worth the wait! Thank you thank you thank you!

[@elektrofrere]

Thank you so much for this incredible upload. It is extremely useful... and beautiful. Please keep these coming.

[@tomtaylor1620]

So so good! Slowly making my way through one section at a time. I’ll get there eventually. Great channel, great playing and great advice.

[@AxCYeR]

jesus christ, this was mind blowing. i've known this piece for years but finally seeing the notes and someone play it... that was just on another level.

[@hyunjeongkim992]

Thank you so much!!! This lesson has been very helpful to me.

[@PabloGonzalez-oq8xf]

Ooffff....up in Alaska, making wine and playing Chopin. Doesn't get any better than that.

[@cmans79tr7]

WOW! Just had to say thank you for posting this with the score and the hands, which helps me follow along and sets me up to "hear" and appreciate more of the notes and passages. (BTW I don't play) This vid is one of my favorite versions of this piece and i was not surprised to read other commentors mention your credentials. Then, when reviewing my favorites, and preparing to listen again to some guy who did a fantastic version of Claire de Lune, i realized YOU were the guy who posted that incredible version :-) Thanks again.

[@natalieterpilowska9533]

I love your videos so much 😭 My favourite pianist ever.

[@earncom]

Following your video and instruction!! I am able to continue progressing the piece after 2 yrs!! Thank Paul😃😃

[@Beelzebufwog]

My favorite Ballade that made me want to play piano and after years of saying "it looks hard". I finally made it happen thanks to you kind sir! Thank you for this tutorial,performance and hand-notated! It's a gift! +1 like/sub

[@tondann]

FINALLY! Paul I was waiting for this for sooo long :D

[@polkmusic]

This is such a beautiful piece. Lovely performance.

[@Joshua-dpdi]

You are a beautiful soul, by helping us who are trying to play this awesome piece you deserve more views. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[@dosergiobr]

Best piano tutorial and demo ever. You are great! Congratulations and thanks!

[@GalaxyGal-]

Your practice score has been incredibly useful for me. Thank you

[@marshallross3373]

Wow! Great to see the hands of a master at work. Well done.

[@planetyam6044]

thank you !!! It will be very useful for me! I known this piece , note by note, memorized by heart Paul... I can't thank you enough!

[@purelypiano7493]

Yes! Thank you. I'm working on this right now, I'm just before the part where the g minor theme repeats before the coda. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@rlunger1]

What a wonderful way to hear/see so much of this piece (as a listener)! thank you Paul....my brother played this often, with great emotion. Your video brings me back to my brothers great interpretation of this great composer. Ross

[@marshmallow_emi2931]

Many thanks for the PDF! I got so much motivation from you.

[@alexanderfiebrandt6732]

Great! 1:33 Start 2:11 Moderato

[@sprenzy42]

9:50 this never ceases to amaze me, how tf do you come up with this?

[@MarziaGaggioliOfficial]

Very interesting tutorial dear Paul....and wonderful playing!!! I love it!!!!

[@jacqueslagarrigue1028]

Sublime!!! Messieurs, chapeau bas! Thank you Paul

[@Geefchips]

this is the most useful piece of sheet music ive ever come across

[@parasshah7895]

I hav'nt words praiseworthy for your playing Sir.

[@yurikuhl]

It made me cry. Sounds so beautiful! I hope I can play like you someday..!

[@Alexander-iq7sr]

I love this channel and I really hate to criticize anybody. But since it's supposed to be a lesson, I just must write this. There are some wrong notes you have learned in the past, like left hand 6.58, right hand 7.01, 7.09 etc. This channel is awesome anyway.

[@FirstnameLastname-uc5sb]

"Hallo, Im Paul" got me liking the video instantly.

[@5MinuteTutorials]

You are literally the best piano player I’ve ever heard. I can hear the passion in the way you play.

[@Zal1810]

you are a genius and I mean it. I've followed you chopin's 8th prelude tutorial some years ago and I managed to play the piece almost easily. Now this is my favourite piece of music since I'm 14 years old (35 now) and I decided to finally start practicing it. It's a bit terrifying, but now that I found out that you made a tutorial on this one I dare to try. Thanks so much!

[@ChantalMangion]

Thank you very much for making the notated score available publicly!! :) I can't wait to dig my teeth into this song.

[@hackmonkeysjc]

This is fantastic Paul. And a beautiful performance. Thank you.

[@Kimberley1476]

BRAVO DEAR. MOST MAGNIFICENT! Thank you!

[@lindyl9486]

Thank you so much Paul! This is the most useful tutorial I have found and is immensely helpful for my practice and learning process🙏

[@valoulenstein9020]

Great performance ! Much better than the first one on your upright !

[@MrKaheden]

Breathtaking performance ! Thanks Paul !

[@piano1237]

God bless you Paul for sharing your skills.. You the BEST there is! GBless

[@ivanchungpersonal4524]

Thank you so much paul!!! I'll put this in my 2018 new year resolution

[@paulsukhanov9210]

Amazing Paul! I have somehow never heard this Ballade before, and it is an amazing piece of lyrical genius and your expression highlights every facet of it. I could go on and on but obviously you know every bit of it and even more amazing is that you are enabling others to channel this expression by following your careful tutorial! I think this piece in totality is a little beyond me but I would love to start with a few sections because you make it look so enjoyable to play. :) Bravo!

[@徐博文-r7j]

the moment I saw the music score u share selflessly, i got attached!

[@simpleedge]

This is one of the best guides I’ve watched - I love your notes on the piece!

[@TrueGamingKing]

Didn't you do this a long time ago? A tutorial on Chopin's Ballade? I've been looking for it and couldn't find it, so I'm glad you made this :)

[@Agerian7]

Your notated score is amazing, thank you!

[@vincentdesiano4861]

I’m not a pianist by any stretch of the imagination, but I like to tinker a bit. I just want to say that I find this tutorial unusual and fascinating! Thank you!

[@nic5833]

Thanks so much, Master!

[@DanielArmentano]

wow! excellent material. Thanks a lot Paul for sharing this material, is really appreciated!

[@musicomaniac62]

The passage at 7:59 is so beautiful but at the same time, so insanely difficult. Not in terms of technique, I mean. Only the rubinstein's version had me shiver to it ! Like, it has to be smooth but regular. But not mechanic. Pretty great performance. And each time I'm seeing one, I can't believe I achieved to learn that too !

[@avakirov3765]

You play so beautifully! These notes you've written down would be amazing for Chopin's Valse opus 64 no2. They're so helpful when refining a piece

[@eitanjakoubovitch3440]

I think that after Rubinstein and Horowitz, Paul plays the first ballade the best!

[@alannacarlson6715]

Incredible! Thank you so much for doing this, it will definitely aid in my learning the piece.

[@sadeaguilar6014]

Thank you very much for the score!

[@dradski1758]

Just phenomenal i watch this probably everyday

[@abdallah344401]

so beutiful Paul

[@maddalenasodo9566]

No words. It is so beautiful and you play it so wonderful ly.

[@starodumovski]

Thank you very much. That's awesome. Now I wanna play the piano more I did. Thank you for it. Your playing is fantastic

[@Pianimated]

Paul, I just wanted to say this performance is incredible. The way you bring out all the colour in this ballade is incredible. I'm wondering if it also has something to do with the harmonic pedal on your piano? because I have listened to so many other performances by the greats but none of them play 7:18 to 7:55 like the way you do. Every single other recording plays this part so muffled, but yours is so clear, and you can hear every note and voice. After hearing you play this, I've put all my other pieces on hold to try and learn this ballade, and especially play this part like how you play it.

[@JATP_]

I found myself listening more to the left hand when watching Paul's tutorials