Chopin Ballade No.1 - Work in Progress | Annique Göttler

[@heartofthekeys]

Hi everyone! I was planning to do a livestream today playing this piece - however, my internet connection is not stable enough today so I just recorded it to share the progress with you guys! :) This is just a "work in progress" video - so still very far away from a "final interpretation" if that excists :P I started practicing this piece around May and had an on/off relationship with it due to concerts with other program but now I want to focus more on the Ballads in the next months and keep you updated about the progress! Also a little reminder here for my album release concert in the Liederhalle Stuttgart - here you will find tickets and more info!: www.easyticket.de/veranstaltung/annique-goettler-chopin-etudes-cd-release-concert/94675/

[@H4EA]

op10 no4 still has better drop

[@giorgioturri2085]

You did a wonderful job. Wonderful color, very good interpretation and the code was very very good. You deserve the success you have. Amazing Annique, really amazing.

[@jonouyang]

@@H4EA i disagree, the buildup to the coda in the ballade is nothing like the fast-paced etude

[@H4EA]

@@jonouyang i disagree, the build up in op10 no4 is energetic and giving hype

[@giorgioturri2085]

All ballads has their on details, wonderful and powerful at same times. Only different "stories" tha need to be learned. But this coda is so magnificent. Rise from the deep of the the soul pointing right to the sky. Is absolutely amazing. tension rise till the agitato and increase like a storm until the scales that are just a prelude to the octave that close on the final G with like closing, once for all, the war. What do you want more😂 is absolutely wonderful

[@yb_angi7279]

“Making mistakes is only human, but playing without passion is unforgivable”

[@amcity-nu7vs]

Beethoven

[@robertorosario4052]

The interpretation is true.

[@asgheirdraghoon]

Hello Annique, very good interpretation of the Chopin's ballade n°1, I appreciate your fascination toward Chopin's music : rubati are light and pertinent, fast part are insane !! and lyrics melodies are very good. This style correspond to you like the relation enter your piano and you, and I think that it is very important in order to find your way. You have find it, and that can be the most beautiful reward of your life, you'are lucky ! Expressivity of this music can be expansive ; at contrary, that can be very calm an melancolic, this is magic rules of Chopin's music, that I understand instantly. Good luck for the next !

[@jim6433]

100 euro donation and she didn't even respond 👀

[@squeak3064]

shes practicing

[@dlmr1145]

No way she didn't see that :o @heartofthekeys Edit: And I don't know how to ping lol sorry

[@ManuelHernandez-no4gn]

​@@jim6433😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@noahcrb]

I can relate to that head shake at 9:04 :< Anyway good job, we can hear the work that you’ve put into this piece it’s very pretty !! Bravo !!!

[@puuxexil]

I winced a little bit too. It's all good. Sometimes the little imperfections let us know that this isn't a robot.

[@OcienStormwolf]

yep, all too relatedable - that note you're suppose to hit and is easy to hit and is near the end of a piece but for some reason you miss it.

[@ahnasimmons468]

its always so frustrating to miss a note right near the end

[@issac_segura]

Like in Winter Wind

[@Myrrden]

“I met a girl under full bloomed cherry blossoms and my fate has begun to change”

[@luvsawaa]

thank you, arima kosei-kun

[@iconpurple871]

NOOOOOOO 😂😭

[@lauradanielly4891]

I'll watch it again !😢

[@lululiew_productions]

🫠

[@kaloobsytb]

I watch this 6 Time

[@khanhbui4927]

Your interpretation of this ballade is what really makes this so unique, slow but filled with expressions. You are as amazing as always. Love your playing a lot!

[@mihopiano253]

What a lovely interpretation and so original and it’s you. I like listening to your story and hear how you feel about the piece. A perfect recording can be boring I like pure authentic passionate performance like yours. ❤

[@rubenharris72727]

Please Annique, i beg you. Record all 4 Ballades and make a album. I love your Chopin Interpretations. Just simply amazing.

[@bensonspov]

This is probably my favourite piano piece and this performance was stunning!

[@klippklapp3004]

The middle voice at 06:48 is just perfection! I never want to listen to a rendition without it ever again. Bravo!

[@ye4230]

Listen to Seong Jin Cho's rendition of this ballade. He voices the inner melody similarly but it sounds more beautiful to me!

[@robertorosario4052]

She is a musician . Master in piano playing.

[@robertorosario4052]

Congratulations annique.

[@markwherry]

I currently have a chronic pain and listening to your beautiful rendition has been the first time this week the pain has faded into the background. From a joyful and tearful follower x

[@chanyeongkimpiano]

You finally did it🎉! I was longing for it ever after u released that practice vid! Nice intepretation, especially the staccato in the first theme! Great Job!

[@charlesl7516]

Thank you for posting this lovely performance! I love that you use sustain pedal less than typical thus allowing a lot of the details to come out more!

[@cupofbubbletea2166]

I love the way you interpret chopins pieces, its never seen before and so refreshing. Its all just so well played and this is mean't to be a 'work in progress' video. This piece is often played with alot of pedal and seeing without so much actually unlocks a completely new perspective and a lovely as well❤

[@lenanzgamer3556]

I always love her interpretations 👏👏👏

[@sarovah1]

Wow! One of the best recordings I’ve heard from this ballade! Ans trust me, I’ve heard some. But this one, is so good, and the fact that it’s still a work in progress makes me believe you are truly great at the instrument!

[@romanvl0gs]

One of the best recordings?! Well you clearly haven't listened to the one from krystian zimerman. Or personally the interpretation of young szymon nehring I also find very good. But everybody has their own tast of good interpretations I guess

[@sarovah1]

@@romanvl0gs Ok ok.. to be fair... Zimmermans recording is a bit better just because he has mastered them and has perfected them as I hear no mistakes when listening to the recordings. However.. this video says it's a work in progress, and for it to be a "wip" it sounds good. Almost as good as Zimmermans and others.

[@nskcra]

the syncopation is what really got me. and how you linger on some notes in the last theme. The very intricate control on tempo, not to mention that staccato in the first theme. Best interpretation I've heard thus far. Thank you for this!

[@alvarogarciabarbosa3199]

Oh Annique, en 08:00 comencé a alucinar y en 08:15 floté por el espacio. Annique, eres increíble!!! Y rogaba que no terminara..que se eternizara. Grande Annique, inmensa. ❤❤❤

[@DirkdeZwijger]

loving the dry texture!!! you don't hear it often. The little part of 6:14 was executed just about as cutely as humanly possible I'd say, so you won there

[@nathanbeer3338]

You can see that Annique had a lot fun playing this piece. What a beautiful work of art and amazing proformance.

[@clavichord]

Dieses Klavierstück Chopins ist so schwer zu meistern! Wunderschön und vielen Dank!

[@Alexander-kh2rc]

Very authentic ballade, as for one it should be

[@lucianaliuzzi2159]

Hi Annique, I've been waiting for this video for months😍. I'm thirteen and your cleanliness in the scales, your technique and your interpretative skills lead me to commit myself more and more to studying at the music conservatory. You are my idol ❤️.

[@paulambrus7656]

It is a wonderful xperience, Annique, to listen to you. Thank you.

[@yogapanda3464]

Annique, I have listened to many renditions of this pieces, yours is the first one to have brought tears to my eyes. Great job!!!

[@LisaRSArt]

It’s such a beautiful interpretation! 👏👏🩷🩷

[@baty291]

I love it, i started playing piano thanks to this piece, i wish someday to be able to play it like you!!

[@pianoguy3563]

Wow! You never fail to impress me. Is this really a 'work in progress' because it sounds like the final product of a masterpiece to me

[@DonaldCrockett-z4p]

Thank you so much for sharing that. I applaud you for taking some non-traditional approaches to tempo and pedaling in some passages. I like that fresh approach. Most of all, I love the video and the expression on your face as you play it. What a joy it seems to be to you to play this truly immortal Chopin masterpiece. ‘Looking forward to the finished product.

[@klaatu7249]

Work in progress but probably the best interpretation I've ever listen to!! Especially the 1st part and coda, love it!

[@alvarogarciabarbosa3199]

Annique, bravissima, bravissima! He disfrutado esta balada inmensamente. El Tempo absolutamente perfecto, la sucesión de pp; p; f y fff impecable. Cuántas veces tendré que repetirla?? He quedado bajo tu hechizo, deslumbrado, conmocionado. Bravissima Annique Göttler. Te adoro te admiro 😊😊😊❤❤❤. Chopin habrá gozado con tu interpretación. Bravissima Annique ❤❤❤❤

[@shelbyjames6830]

I’ve never heard this piece interpreted this way, it’s beautiful! All of the notes are so clean, and played so evenly, well done :)

[@jesusrafaelrebolledodelgad21]

Great interpretation. I already listened many interpretation of very good pianiste and let me tell you that the yours is really good. Bravo!!!

[@random_things_4_u]

I have been waiting for this for so long... Can't even wait to comment after the video :)

[@boriskeller1669]

wunderschön! 3:27 eindrucksvoll, Deinen Fingersatz zu beobachten... wie präzise Du spielst...

[@ArchJ_]

I’ve been waiting for this for ages! My favourite chopin piece. Absolutely loved this

You made my Friday better with this! My favorite ballade from Chopin, such a beautiful performance! ❤

[@ronbalut592]

Like is not a strong enough word for this!! Even though it's a work in progress, it's beautiful! 👏👏👏👏

[@SeaDrive300]

Lovely playing, Annique, and... lovely dress! 🙂

[@jonouyang]

i love the ballades - my favorite chopin works with his etudes - great work!

[@fernandocasellato1172]

Work in progress but already the best interpretation I've seen amongst many

[@raffaelesantarpino8180]

anyone who's watching this video (especially pianists) should love it unconditionally just because playing the piano is incredibilly difficoult. It takes time, passion and infinite willpower, especially when the results are not seen immediately. I love this interpretation because it gives us so much humanity and because it reflects the truth of all of us musicians. Brava❤️

[@sacharite3424]

Your pedaling is so clear! It gives the melody more clarity i love it haha

[@kenross470]

Incredible performance and interpretation of this lovely piece from Chopin. Thank you for sharing!

[@Barichter74318]

Great playing! Very unique interpretation of the first theme, your coda is very clean as well, excited to see the final version

[@alvarogarciabarbosa3199]

2 de febrero, 10:50. Escuchando este ensueño de balada una vez más, Annique, y ahí seguiré a tu lado extasiándome con tu interpretación. ¿Algún día podrías venir a Barcelona para escucharte en vivo ?

[@walterdavid1971]

magnificent...I am awed... a beautiful , suspenseful ending...

[@apollocrux5670]

Your left hand is so graceful o my goodness you sound wonderful love you and the content and can’t wait to have ya in my Spotify playlist

[@ericyang7455]

Learning this myself now. Lovely playing!

[@carmenpdl8918]

❤👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 BRAVAAA!!!! Mia madre era pianista e non posso vivere senza musica classica. Mi piace come suoni. Non ti importa niente se sbagli qualche piccola nota. Quello che conta è il sentimento e la passione! Grazie mille! Complimenti! 👍🏼✨

[@AllisonOverton-k6r]

Your interpretation is lyrical and beautiful. Thank you for sharing it here

[@8Dorfzocker8]

Thank you for sharing this with us early. It's my favorite piece and I never heard an interpretation close to this. Very sensitive and expressive. I am looking forward to your finished version!

[@RobJMeronek]

I would argue with the “in progress” definition, it sounds really, really good. 🎶

[@neto_npd8012]

i have been waiting for this for years, thx Annique

[@Costanza_B]

My favourite piano piece ever... my holy grail I'd love to play in the future... thank you for sharing the WIP!

[@liyue8772]

I fell in love with this piece in the early 1980s. This is one of the most thoughtful interpretations I’ve heard. Brava!

[@danhuyle]

Perfection. Not a single wrong note was heard. Flawless

[@immortily1673]

It's not about the wrong notes it's about passion when performing at a higher level.

[@Danchy082]

Did we hear the same performance? There were some slips and missed notes, and many very weak ones

[@maternalheart66]

I love how much time you take at the beginning! And playing the melodic chordal accompaniment actually staccato sounds fresh and nice. Thoroughly enjoying your interpretation.

[@nicholashill9302]

Are you Chopin in disguise? Inspirational, thanks ❤

[@littlefurnace]

Really beautiful. This piece moves through practically every emotion there is; it takes a lot of skill to make it feel organic and not like you're just playing the notes. Can't wait. Also, love your dress!

[@republiccooper]

It really moves through every emotion (... which is what I have a problem with: it's schizophrenic!). But I agree that Annique's performance is beautiful. She makes everything seem to mean something.

[@mrteera88]

can't stop listening to this performance.

[@robertorosario4052]

😊

[@Gandruin-Romer]

what a colorful ride. Amazing.

[@user-xv4he4mt4x]

That back and forth camera slider movement reminds me of the pianist's playing on the sinking Titanic.

[@kevinm6790]

Dear Annique, I realize this is still in progress. But my goodness- your phrasing, tempi, dynamics, judicious use of pedal, and so much more - simply outstanding!!!

[@anninnagret8833]

This is the most BEAUTIFUL interpretation I’ve ever listened to. Felt like I was listening to this piece for the first time in my life. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@gorbeenatter]

You’ve just inspired me to learn this piece fantastic 🥳 I thoroughly enjoyed this

[@kerawelt2008]

Smashing performance ! Chopin must be overjoyed in heaven !

[@kagemeex1]

oh damn, I think u are the best person we have alive that got what he wrote

[@christophebernard7105]

Bravo. I've been listening to you on insta and yt for some time now, you've always been superbly adorable, here you've just turned a new page in the book of your life with this very beautiful interpretation.❤

[@raffichen]

Wow, I really like the staccato downbeats at the beginning! Never heard anything like it!

[@matttondr9282]

I love that you’re following the score and articulating the many staccato/portato chords as Chopin wrote. Wonderful performance! I know it’s easy to be really hard on yourself but for a “work in progress” this really was very well played! Edit: Also, great choice of tempo! Many pianists rush through this piece, not really that it’s a ballade..

[@elias7748]

Love this rendition! Very unique. One thing I have to comment. In the first theme with the repeated chords, it’s not written as staccato, but portato, otherwise known as mezzo- staccato. The google definition of portato is: a smooth, pulsing articulation and is often notated by adding dots under slur markings.

[@wynelllongin]

This is without a doubt my favorite piece, thank you for posting your rendition. Loved it.

[@catherineperre1072]

Émouvant, sublime, extraordinaire… aucun qualificatif ne peut exprimer ce que j’ai ressenti en écoutant ce chant de foi et d’amour

[@Jcorban08]

A million thanks for posting and sharing this beautifully and Uber musically played piece. It was so enjoyable to listen and watch. Kudos to your video production. The left-right camera movement is cool!

[@leeviii06]

My favorite classic music🥹

[@sunareekaewnat8967]

The staccato in the early passages of the ballade do not work. I believe that the piece is an emotional journey, where it is important to manage the pain and anguish that Chopin is conveying. The appropriate place for staccato playing is the highly dissonant intervals that Chopin chose as the gateway to the theme of hope that appears three times.

[@biedebadretsonia6454]

Absolutely my opinion, lost some deep introspection with this staccato. But as composers said, this masterpiece has so many ways to be played. Be sure to play with ur heart.

[@DefnesPianoDiary]

Agree 100%

[@Danchy082]

Yes, that bothered me too… no pedal and very dry

[@alvarogarciabarbosa3199]

Vengo de tu lección de "fingering", digitación. Necesito escucharte una vez más ❤❤❤

[@McZeppoLoligo]

You really interpret it uniquely and i like it very much. I've listened to a lot of versions and yours really stands out. Bravo you give it your own original touch! 🙏👌

[@YoSoyLuisito]

THIS IS THE EXPRESSION DEFINITION ❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉❤🎉❤🎉🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤

[@parlonbatista1751]

My god é uma das melhores interpretações da balada 1 que já vi em minha vida, estou muito emocionado, foi incrível um turbilhão de sentimento em cima de mim maravilhosa apresentação sua😢😢😢😢😢👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 incrível chega da pensar o que Chopin sentia au tocar essa balada incrível 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 maravilhoso,maravilhoso não tenho palavras para descrever.

[@erwinschulhoff4464]

Wow, I wasnt expecting the staccato base when the theme came in, really good performance!!!!

[@terranbricklin]

Right? I checked the score and it is actually written in as staccato, I guess just no one plays it that way.

[@erwinschulhoff4464]

@@terranbricklin ive noticed that in general there are many times in chopins music (or just in "classical" music in general) the staccato marking is ignored and im not sure why. Take for instance chopins op10 no 9 etude, almost nobody (fredric chiu being an exception) plays the beginning with the staccato as marked. Maybe beacuse its more common to play it with pedal so doing so without is much more "unorthadox"? (same issue with some of the orginal alleged tempo markings with some of chopins etudes)

[@terranbricklin]

@@erwinschulhoff4464 trends pop up, and most performers just do what everyone else is doing so as to avoid sticking out and being rejected by the masses. It is unfortunate though, as now the interpretive expectation for pieces such as these has morphed so extremely that simply following what is written is considered daring and original. Annique is also well known for her middle voice in Op. 10 No. 1, and that's literally written in the score as accents; but nobody plays them that way.

[@robertorosario4052]

Really a musician can do that. Bravo.

[@elias7748]

@@terranbricklinit’s written as mezzo staccato. There is a slur. So it’s actually still legato but you separate the two chords.

[@abrahammedvin8192]

Very well done...bravo!!!

[@TheArtOfJerry]

It is 1am Singapore, but I love to listen and watch you play.

[@rnz2363]

Yes very nice Annique. The left hand chords in staccato in the beginning was pretty surprising, but good. I would not qualify this as a "work in progress". I'm sure you will find many more interesting sounds within the piece, but it's the work of a lifetime ! Coda very good as well

[@alexandrecupez2828]

Woaaahhhh amazing evolution

[@kerawelt2008]

Two thumbs up ! Chopin must be overjoyed in heaven !

[@marwan4039]

Absolutely one of the best versions i've ever heard....bravo🎉🎉

[@MrNidnan]

Many thanks for sharing this beautiful pieace and your beautiful interpretation with us!

[@simonb5793]

Absolutely magnificent. Total mastery!

[@lacroixphilippe5471]

Merci pour ce beau début de journée !! Trop beau. Bravo !

[@nizarbou5261]

this is my second year playing the piano and I've started learning this piece. As far as I'm concerned, the most difficult part is to transmit all those emotions and euphoria provoked by Chopin's majestic composition

[@Sheikhy1]

you shouldn’t be playing this ballade in your second year, you’re missing out on so many fundamental skills that require years of years of training to improve yourself technically and musically. I’ve been playing the piano for about 10 years now and i’ve played chopins 4th and 2nd ballade but even after practicing them for hours on end, I still can’t say I’ve mastered them even with my experience. I would recommend playing some easier pieces before you go to chopins ballades

[@nizarbou5261]

@@Sheikhy1 understandable but my teachers told me that I've got the technics so I'm able to play it

[@Sheikhy1]

@@nizarbou5261 fair enough, your teacher probably has more experience than me. Make sure you keep up with other easier pieces alongside though otherwise you might start to lose your mind when you can’t play something. Happened to me a few times. Good luck and keep me updated I want to know what your progress is like!

[@nizarbou5261]

@@Sheikhy1 thanks

[@nicolodallaguarda2506]

how is it going ?

[@Dagrond]

Utterly amazing

[@catherineperre1072]

Merci pour tant de bonheur

[@jake-z2i]

the section from 0:50 sounds so weird without sustaining pedal...

[@filipviljamaasvensson]

Bravo!! You've come a long way, what a fantastic interpretation. As if the music itself carried you forward. If you play the Gothenburg Concert Hall I will pay to come.

[@davids8262]

AMAZING interpretation.

[@ics_99]

Indeed a delicate interpretation! 👏👏 Can see the frustration through your face in the last scale section 😂

[@leonardodelyrarodrigues3752]

How fun and original!

[@alvarogarciabarbosa3199]

Made my day😢😊, Annique eres gran pianista. Adoro tus Chopins!