Frederic Chopin - Etude Op. 10 No. 8 in F Major

フレデリック・ショパン
Performed live in MIDI By: Anousone Kitisa
MIDI Edited By: Wayne Yang
Software used: Logic Pro X
Piano sound used: Yamaha P-225
Based off of: Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano
Mastered by: Wayne Yang (Instagram @wayneongaku)
Audio in 24-bit, 44.1 kHz
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[@waynepiano]

Hi everyone - I’m uploading another Chopin Etude today, his Op. 10 No. 8 in F Major. Both Op. 10 Nos. 4 and 8 are quite on the extreme end in the emotional context. The No. 4 Etude (in C# minor) evokes a fiery, almost rebellious tone but the No. 8 Etude (in F Major) evokes a tone of cheerfulness that latches onto the opening trill of a high C note. I forgot to mention last night about popular nicknames (not Chopin’s) assigned to each Etude of Op. 10 and Op. 25: The Op. 10 No. 4 Etude is nicknamed “Torrent” while the Op. 10 No. 8 Etude is nicknamed “Sunshine.” You can imagine how those two words are applied to the pieces as you listen to them. I believe the MIDI file I worked on for this Etude was recorded live (by Anousone Kitisa) unlike yesterday’s that seemed to have not been live based on the consistency/inconsistency of velocity (volume) for each note. Therefore for my modifications with this Etude, I only smoothened things out and applied some ritardando towards the end. This was a pretty good performance of the Op. 10 No. 8 Etude from the keyboard end. My choice of green color for the keyboard visualization in these videos (if not recommended by ChatGPT) is a homage to one of my favorite music anime Forest of Piano - Piano no Mori. The series is still on Netflix if anyone is interested. I hope you all enjoy this - I’m looking into other Chopin Etudes at the moment so there might be more coming, stay tuned!

[@HollywoodVirtualAudio]

Wonderful presentation. Emotional yes. Perhaps even more analytical. 🎉🎉🎉Coincidentally I just did Sonata No 3 Op. 58 IV Finale in B Minor and would love your opinion. ❤

[@waynepiano]

Thank you - yeah I did think about this piece pretty analytically (and the other etude I did), didn't want to present a technically off MIDI performance to a bunch of piano majors or music alumni lol. I appreciate your comment and viewing as always - I''ve listened to your Sonata No. 3 finale a few times and will leave a comment there 😊