Grieg Notturno Op. 54, No. 4 (Teaching & Performance Video)

[@natl6469]

This is the best guide to Grieg’s Notturno on KZbin. Thank you so much, Sally.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Nat L, thank you so much for your wonderful and very generous words! I really appreciate your kind acknowledgement! You are welcome, it is my pleasure. 🎵With best wishes to you!

[@musicalintentions]

Just rewatched this video. I need to get back to this piece. I know it will be immensely rewarding. Your technical mastery is always inspiring as is your understanding of the music's elements and structure. But it's your passion and sincerity that stick with me most. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello musicalintentions/James! I am so touched to read your beautiful words! Preparing the chart materials and lesson for this Notturno was a long process. The more I worked on it, the more I came to realize that this piece is truly a masterpiece. It was a labor of love, and also a privilege to get to know it on a deep level. Thank you so much for your words of acknowledgement, which I take very much to heart. All continuing best wishes to you and to your students!

[@oiva.siltamaki.]

Thank you💯. Hello from Finland😊🙋‍♂️

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Oiva, thank you so much for your kind and very appreciated words! You are welcome, it is my pleasure. 🎵 Best wishes to you!

[@romanblanks1473]

Beautiful. How you play, how you articulate, how you teach, how you feel, how you express, how you share. Beautiful.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Roman, what a wonderful gift you have given with your thoughtful and generous words! Your message has touched and humbled me, and I thank you so very much. All best wishes and many blessings to you.

[@charleslaine]

Agreed. I was gushing in tears at the end of this video. The pure emotion put forth by her words, as well as the beautiful music... there was no holding back my own emotional response in this one.

[@kronoseonok7781]

My daughter is studying in a music school, in the 7th grade. Just today she received a task to learn and play this nocturne (training takes place remotely (not at school, but at home) due to covid and therefore almost all alone, without teacher (parsing) and I found your video, which will help a lot now!) How happy is your video so comes! You are so wonderful and explain everything in detail! Thank you very much!!!

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Kronoseonok, thank you for your beautiful message! It makes me very happy that this lesson came at just the right time for you as your daughter learns the Grieg Notturno remotely. These are difficult times not having a teacher in person. It is a pleasure and a privilege to be able to help especially during the challenges of Covid 19 social distancing. I send you all best wishes, and a successful and gratifying experience learning this beautiful piece!

[@ginaschrader]

Thank you Sally. Your interpretation of this song when you play it is so touching and eloquently played. I am an amateur pianist who is learning this song for the first time. I appreciate how you explained different sections of it and how to nail that heart beat which plays throughout the song. Your unique way of structuring each phase of it helps tremendously understanding a very complex song. What a beautiful way you unwrapped this song so we can all appreciate Grieg's genius.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Gina, I am so touched to read your beautiful and thoughtful comment about this lesson and the playing! Thank you for letting me know that this presentation helped you to better understand how the piece unfolds section by section. Making the charts and analysis pdfs are labors of love, and your words of appreciation mean a great deal to me. 🙏 I wish you every joy and success playing this gorgeous Grieg Notturno! 🎶

[@manuelrodrigocanopiquer222]

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[@SallyChristianMusic]

WOW!! Fantastico!! Hola Manuel, ... I love it! Thank you so much!! Muchas gracias! Bendiciones a ti! 💝😇🌠

[@charleslaine]

Your inspirational thoughts bring tears to my eyes! Seriously, your words provide inspiration and comfort by reminding me to focus on the positive things in life. I very much appreciate the emotion and the heartfelt words you shared at the end of this video. I am in a dark, low time in my life after being recently laid off from a company I had been with for over seventeen years. It's been a challenge to stay positive and not let the situation get the best of me (feeling worthless, unwanted, etc). And your statements about life, beauty, staying connected with nature, etc, are all so very encouraging and appreciated! This music is truly transcendent, reaching out across time and space. It seems like our society and our culture is being torn apart by petty differences, bitterness, and an almost tribal hostility between differing factions. But the sentiments that you share in this video are a stirring reminder that there are far more important things in life. I sincerely thank you for this. You have literally made my day.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Charles, thank you for your beautiful, articulate, and most thoughtful message. I am so touched to read that you found comfort and reassurance from my words at the end of the lesson. Despite your recent challenges, I'm glad you are staying positive and strong, and are keeping your spirits lifted with things of great and timeless beauty such as this music. You are so right, this music is "truly transcendent, reaching out across time and space." It helps us to hold a bigger & more elevating perspective. I hope things soon work out for the better, and my best wishes to you!

[@AbnormaalTsi]

Dear Sally, this video came out around the time i had just started taking pianolessons. Now, I have advanced greatly in my piano technique and musical knowledge, and I can happily say that I will be studying this piece as of today! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with everyone.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Tsi, thank you for your very kind words about the lesson; it is my pleasure to be of help! How wonderful that you have already progressed to the point where you can begin learning this gorgeous piece. I am very happy for you, and wish you many exquisite hours with the piano and with immersing yourself in the beautiful world of Grieg's Notturno!

[@alejandropolanco5997]

I am so grateful to have found your channel. Your understanding of music, the way you feel the music, your playing, everything is just so beautiful. My god! How I would love to just have a day long conversation about music with you. You are a gem.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Alejandro, I am so moved to read your beautiful and thoughtful words, ... thank you! I really appreciate your acknowledgements, and am very happy that you resonate with the playing and content of these videos. :-) With very best wishes to you and with your music!

[@AvindraGoolcharan]

5:52 the technical breakdown of the duet here is so insightful. Anyone with a heartbeat can easily be moved by this piece, this helps explain why.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Avindra, thank you for your very beautiful and thoughtful comment. I am so touched by your words, and am happy that you resonated with this technical breakdown and explanation. With all best wishes to you!

[@Querdenker-Traumgefaehrte]

I could listen to you forever. Your way of playing and explaining the music is unique. Very inspiring. 🌺🌼🌺🌼🌺 Viele Grüße aus Berlin, Leon.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Leon, thank you for your beautiful and generous words about the content of these tutorials as well as the playing! The lessons and charts are labors of love to make, and your warm responses encourage me to continue with this work. 🙏 With very best wishes and blessings to you. 💕

[@musicalintentions]

The story you shared about your mother, grandmother, and grandchildren really touched me.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hi James, this final part of the lesson was very special and most unexpected for me as the feelings for my mother, grandmother, and grandchildren came flooding to the surface. Thank you for being so attuned and receptive to this! I am deeply grateful for the gift of multi-generational family blessings!

[@manuelrodrigocanopiquer222]

Good morning, I would like to humbly thank you for being an inspiration and an example of mastery in the musical works that you perform, thanks to your passion and dedication to art and being the bearer of musical genius. I would like to send you a big hug from Barcelona and a lot of encouragement to record inspiring videos again, I have added Arietta and Notturno to my repertoire and recovered Albéniz's Tango that I had already read some time ago. BLESSED ARE THE BEINGS WHO ENJOY UNTIL BURNING AND GLORY FOR THE SWORD THAT SPENT ITS SHEATH. THANKS FROM MY HEART. BRAVA!!!👏👏👏👏

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Manuel, wow, thank you for your exquisite and meaningful words which are a gift for me! It is a privilege and pleasure to make these videos, and I appreciate hearing that they have inspired you with your piano work and choice of repertoire. Thank you for your encouragement to continue making more videos. Your powerful quote (is this from Luke?) certainly describes the life I aspire to, ... a life lived wholly in love, dedication, and service. With much gratitude and all blessings to you! 🙏💕🙏

[@alicehopkins4068]

I really couldn’t ask for anything better😊 Thank you for taking your time to help so many young learners

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Alice, thank you for your beautiful comment! These teaching videos are a labor of love. Your words mean very much to me, and inspire and encourage me to continue with this work. :-) All best wishes to you!

[@gondavanderwulp5935]

Thank you Sally for your inspirational teaching video. You inspired me to take on this beautiful challenge. I too want my grandchildren to say, this was the piece my grandmother always played. I love the way you literally brought the piece to live by explaining about the heart beat. Thanks again.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Gonda, thank you so much for your wonderful words! I’m so delighted to hear that you are studying this piece now, and that your grandchildren will also remember you for playing it! I'm glad that the reference to the heart beat was meaningful for you, and that you will put this element into your interpretation. With all best wishes to you!

[@Boldstrummer]

Do you have a video on making those teaching charts. Great lesson.

[@elenrapoportsstudents9085]

Thank you for the brilliant lesson. I specially appreciate, that you talk about breathing and demonstrate this, as well as bringing the attention to intervals and talking about composer and connection to nature. Fantastic. I am a piano teacher myself, and I think one of the most important things for us - to teach art of listening, and that was amazing and expressive.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Elen, wow, thank you so much for your articulate, thoughtful, and generous words about this lesson! It is always wonderful to hear from a like-minded fellow piano teacher. I especially appreciate you mentioning the importance of being aware of intervals, our connection to nature, and the foundational element of "teaching the art of listening." You are a sensitive and generous person, and I'm sure you are an inspiration for your students as well! I wish you and your students much joy on your collective journeys with the piano!

[@leetyler5331]

It is true, when the student is ready to learn, the teacher will appear! You have given me such a perspective on this Grieg Notturno. I will never perform this without remembering you. Thank you!

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Lee, I am so touched to read your beautiful comment! Thank you for your thoughtful and generous words, which I so appreciate and will always remember. Best wishes to you, and with your playing of this sublime Grieg Notturno!

[@musicalintentions]

I have loved this piece for a long time. It’s always wonderful to see your videos, but this one is especially exciting and enjoyable for me.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello James, how wonderful to hear your responses to this video! Thank you for your acknowledgement and support. The Notturno has been a favorite of mine for many years as well. It was a pleasure and privilege to give this lesson. Wishing you and your students every joy as you play this piece, and many blessings to you!

[@musicalintentions]

When I reached the end of the video I kept saying "Thank you." My gratitude is always sincere, but especially so this time. :~)

[@SallyChristianMusic]

WOW! ... thank you, James. I totally hear the heartfelt sincerity in your words. These two simple words are such a powerful gift. Should we all be able to say them repeatedly & authentically, every day! THANK YOU! :-)

[@musicalintentions]

[@jorgeandrade20]

A dream masterclass with a dream teacher on a dream piano!

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Jorge, I am so touched by your beautiful and exquisite words! 🙏 Thank you so very much. With all best wishes to you and with your playing. 🎵

[@monicasimpson3366]

Thank you. What a wonderful lesson.Thank you too for sharing your thoughts and feelings so openly.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Monica, thank you for your thoughtful and generous words! I especially appreciate that you liked my sharing of personal thoughts and feelings. I have long felt that becoming present to our feelings and allowing them to come forward is an important part of the process of learning a piece and shaping an interpretation. What a gift to build life-long bonds with such beautiful music! My very best wishes to you.

[@Kylebriankelly]

Your punctilious analysis reveals and amplifies a remarkable beauty and tremendous genius within this Grieg selection; it truly adds meaning and value to the piece. Thank you.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Kyle, I am so moved to read your wonderful comment! Thank you for your thoughtful and eloquent words of acknowledgement. Your use of the adjective "punctilious" exactly describes my philosophy and approach to learning any piece of music: “the joy is in the detail!” With all best wishes to you and your musical journey!

[@giulianoto7572]

Thank you very much for letting this interesting video accessible. Your way of explaining, very accurate, clear, good organized and passionate has been very inspiring ! You play beautifully.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Giulia, I so appreciate your thoughtful and wonderful words about this video! This piece is near and dear to my heart, and your gracious descriptions about the lesson and playing mean a great deal to me. Thank you for your generous comment which I will always treasure.

[@CupOchaGG]

My 11 year old daughter is learning this at the moment. She is starting to sound magical

[@SallyChristianMusic]

This is wonderful to hear. I wish you and your daughter a magical musical journey to come! 🎵

[@beautifullyearth576]

Your classes are lessons for living❤❤❤

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello beautifullyearth, I am so touched by your beautiful comment! I take to heart your profound words, and deeply appreciate your thoughtfulness. My teacher used to say to me that everything we are comes out in our music. I'm so glad that you see in my tutorials "lessons for living." 🙏 With very best wishes to you. 🦋

[@dianefazio1614]

Hi Sally This is a piece that's been on my list to learn. I love it and now I understand why. Your analysis and comments bring such insight and depth of understanding. Gina Fazio

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hi Gina, thank you for your generous and thoughtful words! It means a great deal to me that the lesson contributed to your appreciation and understanding of this exquisite Notturno. In the months learning the piece and preparing the lesson, I became more and more present to the entire universe contained in this single miniature masterpiece. I'm so glad you're going to learn it, and I know you will play it beautifully!

[@maryblendick830]

Oh Sally....thank you, thank you! What a wonderful tutorial to come upon during this Covid 19 that has shut the world down. Your teachings are always so inspirational but this tonight while watching was truly a gift from God to me. Thank you again and God Bless You!

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Mary, thank you for your beautiful and heartfelt words! I appreciate you letting me know this tutorial was just what you needed at this very challenging time for the world. Music is needed more than ever now with all the uncertainty and hardships so many people are experiencing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Thank you for your timely and thoughtful message which means a great deal to me. Many blessings to you!

[@nilsbecker519]

Thank you very much for you teaching!!! It's so nice to understand the music that i'm Playing

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Nils, thank you for your very appreciated words about this lesson! You are welcome, it is my pleasure. I agree that when we understand what's in the music, playing it becomes not only easier, but more enjoyable. Best wishes to you and with your playing.

[@AcousticBruce]

What an incredibly in-depth lesson!

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Thank you for your wonderful & much appreciated words! Best wishes to you. 🎵

[@AcousticBruce]

@@SallyChristianMusic this is the second time I watched this. One time, I just listened to it on my way through Ashville to Indiana. Tonight, I sat at the piano and worked on the separate sections like you pointed in this video. My level of playing this piece has increased immensely by watching this! I wanted to thank you for going into Grieg's environment walking us through that. Perhaps because the I am really shifting my life back to music (where I walked away for so long) and the crescendo build and release from 27 to 33. It brought me to deep tears. Somehow this piece is speaking to me tonight and I am connecting with my inner child.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Thank you so much for your powerful and inspiring words. I appreciate you describing the impact this piece had on you and that you resonated with it to the point of tears. I have also had a handful of such "defining moments" of deep connection with a piece of music. In each case, it knew it was a sign pointing me to my future and destiny with music. I think many many people will also resonate with your experience with the Notturno. Welcome back to your path with music and honoring your inner child! 🙏 @@AcousticBruce

[@czeeb9705]

Your analysis, discussion, emotion and sophistication really enhance your wonderful teaching style. I GET IT now. I’m actually learning the nuances of piano from your depth and devotion to the art. Thank you.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello c zeeb, I am so moved to read your wonderful and generous words! I really appreciate hearing that the lesson reached your heart, and deepened your understanding of the art form. The lessons are a labor of love, a privilege, and a devotional. Your acknowledgement means a great deal to me. Thank you, and all best wishes to you!

[@kevinsatizabal1286]

Just wanted to say a massive thank you for another amazing video. I have just learnt this piece thanks to your brilliant teaching. It’s one of my favourites and I’ve been meaning to learn it for a long time. Wishing you a very happy 2022

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Kevin, thank you for your wonderful, generous, and acknowledging words! I very much appreciate hearing that this lesson has helped you to learn this beautiful piece. It is one of my favorites as well! Wishing you a great 2022, and much joy with your piano journey!

[@eduardogarcia1337]

Beautifull performnce!!!!

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Eduardo, thank you so much for your wonderful and very appreciated words! 💕 Best wishes to you. 🎵

[@hannahlee4042]

Hi, sally! It's always a great pleasure for me to enjoy these beautiful pieces with your fabulous explanation and playing. I love every single video you upload, and among them Grieg's pieces are always my favorite. 😊 I would be also delighted to hear chopin prelude 7 & 9 too! Have a good one and all the best for you! 😘

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Hannah, thank you for your beautiful and gracious words which I so appreciate hearing! It is a privilege and a pleasure for me to make these teaching videos. Grieg is among my favorite composers as well, and this Notturno has a special place in my heart. I have added your request for Chopin Preludes No. 7 & 9 to my queue of videos I would like to make in the future. All best wishes to you and the very best with your music!

[@valeriogarofoli7454]

Hard to find the right definition and words, but let me say you did much more than a simple tutorial here. This is a masterpiece in its field involving a lot of different elements and deep considerations. I will never end to watch it while learning this astonishing piece. And now that I discovered you you will one my favourites teacher. Thank kou.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Valerio, thank you for your wonderful comment which has moved me very much. Your powerful words are a gift for me on many levels, and both encourage and inspire me. I'm so glad to know that the lesson has helped bring forward the magnificence of this exquisite Notturno. :-) With all good wishes to you on your journey with the piano!

[@lynette4519]

I'm just about to embark upon learning this most stunning piece and I am so glad that I found your tutorial. Your passion and expression are truly inspiring. I just love your tender touch for this very tender piece. I hope, with your help and my weekly online lessons with my teacher that I will one day be able to do this piece the justice it deserves. Thank you so very much for sharing.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Lynette, thank you for your wonderful comment! Your thoughtful and heartfelt words mean a great deal to me. I appreciate hearing that this tutorial will be a good supplement to you in addition to your weekly lessons. I agree that Grieg's Notturno is one of the most tender pieces, and I'm sure you will put your own sensitivity and feelings into making a beautiful interpretation. I am encouraging you from cyberspace! 🎹 With very best wishes to you and with your playing!

[@lynette4519]

@@SallyChristianMusic Thank you so much Sally. The score has just arrived in the post and I'm very excited to get started. I shall keep my fingers crossed (not while I'm playing though) and hope for the best. I really envy your talent. The piano is undoubtedly the best instrument in the world. Take care and all the very best to you too.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

@@lynette4519 Thank you, Lynette! Enjoy every day of your practicing, and your journey with the piano! 🎶

[@minoracademy]

I am so glad you did a tutorial on this one. My 10 year old son has picked it for his grade 6 AMEB (Australian Musical Examination Board). Such a great piece. Being in lockdown not possible to have his piano teacher this tutorial is the best thing it could have. And he picked also the prelude in C sharp minor by Rachmaninoff for his extra list pieces. Two of the best tutorials I have seen on the Net. Thank you for putting these up.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Minor Academy, thank you so much for your kind and wonderful words about these tutorials! I really appreciate your generous acknowledgements. These lessons and charts are labors of love. Hearing that they are helping your son during the challenging times of lockdown means a great deal to me. I wish the very best to you and your son, and his journey with the piano!

[@minoracademy]

@@SallyChristianMusic hi Sally, here is Alex's performance if the Notturno based on your tutorial. He put also a bit of his own character into it I think. Please let us know what you think about it. Thanks a lot kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXLNgJqqqtZkitE

[@SallyChristianMusic]

@@minoracademy Congratulations to Alex on a beautiful and heartfelt rendition of this Notturno. I really appreciate the authentic feelings and thoughtfulness you put into each phrase. Best wishes to you and with your playing.

[@minoracademy]

Hi Sally, I was wondering what are the chances of a tutorial on Balakirev's Islamey. No one has ever done a comprehensive tutorial on that magnificent piece. Also if possible a tutorial on the Cancion by De Falls would be highly appreciated. Thanks.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

@@minoracademy Hello Minor Academy, thank you for your requests. The Canción by Manuel de Falla is a beautiful and haunting work which I will consider doing in the future. Balakirev's Islamey is an extremely difficult and virtuoso piece. Comparable to Stravinsky's Petrouchka, these are works I played in my youth and do not anticipate playing again. When giving any comprehensive tutorial, it is essential for me that the pieces are memorized and fluently in my fingers. Best regards to you and your son.

[@brittavonalven6142]

❤ you are a wonderful teacher ❤

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Britta, thank you so very much for your beautiful and most appreciated words! Many best wishes to you!

[@911aDay]

Such an eloquent spoken and passionate observation of such a wonderful piece, it was like watching a movie ❣🎥

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello 911aDay, thank you so much for your beautiful and very appreciated comment! Your heartfelt acknowledgements have touched me deeply, and I will treasure your words for years to come. 🙏 With all best wishes and blessings to you. 💕

[@philasoma]

I can only hope to play with as much feeling. The piu mosso section is giving me such a hard time but this inspired me to keep going.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello philasoma, thank you for your beautiful and very appreciated words. I'm so happy to hear that this video has inspired you. I support your efforts and vision to play this exquisite piece with much feeling. Your love for the music will be your guide. 💕 With best wishes to you and with your playing. 🎵

[@premierepasta1562]

You are an amazing teacher; thank you so much.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Pratham, thank you for your generous and much appreciated words. I am very happy the lesson was helpful! Best wishes to you and with your playing!

[@LuliLulu]

That was wonderful! 😌 Thank you

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your warm & heartfelt words! 💕All best wishes to you. 🎵

[@manvin3363]

I loved this lesson - the bit about the dominant 9th really caught my interest. its such a gorgeous harmony and there a lot of them in this piece. thanks for the great video - got me back on the piano

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Evan, thank you for your wonderful words about this video. I too was amazed discovering everything that is in this magnificent piece. I really appreciate you telling me that the lesson "got you back to the piano!" Sending you all best wishes as you practice and bond with this beautiful Grieg Notturno!

[@manvin3363]

Thank you - I can really tell by your playing and your words that you have the heart of an artist. its great to see someone analyzing the chord changes and structure behind the music as well. thats one of the most rewarding parts of studying a new piece of music to me. Hope to see more videos in the future - Chopin Etude 7 in C# minor or anything Scriabin gets my vote :)

[@SallyChristianMusic]

@@manvin3363 Thank you, Evan. I am really touched by your words. I appreciate the repertoire suggestions, and also adore Scriabin! :-) Thank you for your support, and all best wishes to you.

[@joravadamee6646]

What a beautiful lesson, as always with you Sally! You are a wonderful teacher and the emotion you put into your lessons is rare to find, yet makes them so much more enjoyable engaging. I especially liked what you said about that final "Nightingale" theme being like a memory that just comes and goes, before the closing chords. Almost brought me to tears, in fact. I'd like to share my own interpretation on one section of the piece too, as I think you may appreciate it. When the opening theme comes back after the middle section, I like to voice the chromatic bass line loudly (while keeping it understated in the beginning) for the B and Bb, before quieting it down when the melody comes in on the A. In my mind I see it as an emotional outburst that gets comforted by the melody, like loving caress that calms down that crying out chromatic descent. Thank you for the lovely lesson, there are definitely many aspects of your teaching that I will be trying to apply to my own playing of this masterpiece. Hope you and your family are doing will during these weird times we find ourselves in!

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Jora, I am so moved and grateful to read your beautiful words! Thank you for the generous things you said about the lessons being engaging and enjoyable. I adore this music, and it really is a privilege to make the lessons and companion charts. I loved your imaginative scenario after the recapitulation describing the emotional outburst of the bass being "comforted" by the A of the soprano melody. This is just wonderful! It really is a never-ending field of discoveries for us communing with the music. In these strange times and challenges of Covid 19, music has become all the more cherished and foundational for me. I'm sure you feel the same way. I wish you much joy and fulfillment on your journey with the piano. Many blessings to you.

[@AndrewCelentano]

How wonderful. I just learned this piece and your insight and appreciation is very helpful. I especially appreciate your analysis as I also compose myself.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Andrew, thank you for your kind and complimentary words about this lesson. I do revere this piece, and appreciate hearing that this was communicated. I'm also happy to know that you liked the analysis, especially since you are a composer. All best wishes to you with your playing and your composing!

[@johnygarciaaquino830]

Sally i like that you put love is blue

[@MusicalMissCapri]

Oh, this brings back memories, I played this for my grade 9 music exam as a teenager. :)

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Miss Capri, maybe you can bring it back again now. It would be like a reunion with a dear and treasured friend!

[@MusicalMissCapri]

Definitely! I'm going to. Came out of a period of burnout last year, and am ready to try and come back to so much music. It'll be so interesting, since I won't be playing it the same as was done as a grade 9 student. :)

[@SallyChristianMusic]

This is wonderful news! Bringing back an "old friend" of music is one of the most rewarding experiences. Enjoy every day and every note of the journey!

[@MusicalMissCapri]

For sure! I had that experience with Debusy's Arabesque 1 last year. That was just in the start of coming back. And this Grieg piece gave me so many of the feelings you describe here. So much mystery and wonder. That's what attracted me in the first place as a music student back then. That nightingale section is so mysterious and graceful all at the same time. All the sevenths/9ths etc and harmonies between, fleshing the piece out. He must've been pleased with composing this. It's great to revisit it and find the review so much easier than the process of learning it from scratch. That was fun, but coming back to polish/refine it further, and then performing it eventually. It will make a lovely contrast to the two new uber difficult pieces I'm working on now. Will put a video up once I have it securely in hand.

[@johng9393]

Sorry for what is not germane to the topic. But you exude missing quality in society. And I appreciate it. Thank you. FEMININITY

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello John, thank you so much for your kind, thoughtful, and very appreciated comment! Your words have made my day! With all best wishes to you. 🎵

[@emabrown1967]

My piano teacher played me this last night and wants me to learn... I'm like wow that's a masterpiece out of my depth and I'm watching your video and like hmmm wonder if I can play I have your emotion but not so good with the technicalities wow

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Ema, thank you for your thoughtful and sincere comment! You bring up a very important subject. I always tell my students that if they love a piece, they should try to learn it. By the same token, if they don't like a piece, it's always going to be a struggle for the student and the teacher. Of course, the challenges should be mostly within your reach, but having to stretch in this way for a piece you adore is worth giving it a try. Begin with the hands alone, and lots of slower practice. If you still find it's technically too advanced for you, put it away for 6-9 months and then come back to it. When I was a young student, I always wanted and attempted to learn the pieces I was "wild" about. My passions kept me going until my hands could manage it technically. Sometimes it took years, but it was always worth the effort. It sounds to me like you have strong feelings for this masterpiece, and I encourage you to approach it with patient, consistent, and accurate practicing. :-) I am pulling for you!

[@tetyanachorna8139]

Thanks, Sally, Actually, it's my favorite piece of Grieg.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Thank you, Tetyana, it's one of my very favorites as well!

[@elisasandrana]

Great tutorial, a very intuitive approach to the music. I learn a lot about piano from your videos, even if it’s a piece I’m not working on. Keep them coming. ☺️

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Elisa, thank you for your very nice comment! I'm so glad to hear that you are enjoying the lessons and also learning more about the piano from them. Your encouraging words to keep the videos coming are most appreciated! Best wishes to you.

[@Dr.Pepper001]

Amazing! I was spellbound through the whole video.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Dwight, thank you for your very beautiful comment! Your thoughtful words have touched me very much. I really appreciate your support and acknowledgement. Very best wishes to you, always!

[@MariaBauwens]

soul moving

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Maria, thank you so much for your beautiful and very appreciated words! 🙏 Best wishes to you. 🎵

[@MariaBauwens]

profoundly grateful for this deep analisis as clear as the Fjords blue waters! @@SallyChristianMusic

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Maria, your words are soo beautiful! Thank you! 🙏@@MariaBauwens

[@epiccamper]

What a magnificent interpretation, I am speechless! I have recently found your channel and I must say that I am trully impressed. May I be so bold of asking, but could you do videos, in the same kind as this one, of the Op. 28 by Chopin? I'd really to like understand the dinamics and interpretations of the n°. 4, 7 and 20 Preludes. They are all fairly short, so it's easy to memorize, but I know that they should be played in specific ways, they are not as simple as them seem to be, and thats what intrigues me the most. Anyway, keep up with the excellent work! Greetings from Brazil!

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello João, thank you for your wonderful comment! I am delighted to hear that you have so resonated with this tutorial! Thank you also for your request for similar lessons on Chopin Preludes No. 4, 7 & 20. I would love to do these at some point, and have added them to my queue. Your words of encouragement to continue with this work are very much appreciated! Obrigado!

[@jodiem8974]

Hi Sally 😊 you play it so beautifully, any tips on how to play the left hand while doing trills? I really struggle with this!

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Jodie, thank you for your nice words about my playing. Regarding your question, if you are asking to how to play the left hand softly while the right hand is playing the "Tremolo" trills (as I call them) in this piece, it will be the same technique as I talked about in the opening measures of the piece. Use your entire arm and gently "pulse" each eighth note. I hope this helps, and best wishes to you!

[@jodiem8974]

SallyChristianMusic thank you sally! Months later I have mastered the trills thank you so much ❤️ I am now struggling with the balance of the piece, I struggle to keep the left hand quiet while playing the melody of the right hand. Any tips? :)

[@charleslaine]

These polyrhythms are tough. Measure 7 is the first of many challenges !

[@MusicalMissCapri]

Wow, I thought of the Chopin prelude, too. :)

[@SallyChristianMusic]

That's awesome! Thanks for letting me know!

[@MusicalMissCapri]

You are welcome! :) That is another I used to play. But I learn everything by ear, and after listening to several recordings, I discovered it was learned wrong - minus a couple of left-hand notes in the fortissimo chord section. Dropped it, but it's on the list of pieces to be picked up and learned right next time around. :) BTW, your touch is beautiful, and so is the tone of this piano.

[@androidkenobi]

Grieg's piano concerto op16, anyone? 0:18

[@androidkenobi]

lol... 10 minutes later... o i c

[@renatamonteiro2855]

Lindooo

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Gracias! 🎵

[@stephanm.g.2111]

Why the downvotes?

[@Jennynan09]

5:15

[@msotil]

According to Arthur Rubinstein, Sergei Rachmaninoff regarded Grieg's piano concerto as the most perfect of all (piano concertos), not an opinion Rubinstein necessarily shared, but considered with respect.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello msotil, thank you for sharing this most fascinating and illuminating statement from Rachmaninoff! Such powerful words from a giant that many people would agree with, or seriously ponder at the minimum.

[@msotil]

Thank you for your kind reply, dear Mrs Christian. I found the interview where Arthur Rubinstein recalls Rachmaninoff's enthusiasm for the Grieg Piano Concerto: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGTCoGprfq2jpas It is at about 0:10 (the beginning ). By the way, I love all of Grieg's piano music. Back in the mid 70's I discovered Grieg's Lyric Pieces on a LP by Emil Gilels (sadly only about 20 pieces out of 66) and I've been in love with the music ever since.

[@rich2958]

1:13:56

[@MusicalMissCapri]

So! - Here I am again. Two weeks ago, I couldn't play this piece because it had been so long since I studied it for a music exam. But the memory came back, and here it is after two weeks of review, on an awesome new instrument that just arrived a couple days ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmGsoICfq86kl5o

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Miss Capri, I can hear how you resonate so much with this piece by the mood you captured and the tender way you shaped the right hand melodic lines. Congratulations on getting the piece so quickly back under your hands and memorized as well! This will be a piece you will enjoy playing for years to come. Lovely instrument, too.

[@MusicalMissCapri]

Thank you, Sally! It was one of these pieces I was very sorry to leave behind in my student years moving on to the next level. My teacher never encouraged hanging on to pieces for fun when new music took up all of the time. So I'm glad to have picked it up again, and it is definitely a keeper. There's quite a story behind getting this new instrument, too. It was a new discovery several months ago, and I finally broke down and got one. All because a piano was not working at a studio where I accompany dance classes.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hi Miss Capri, you are welcome! Thank you for bringing up an important point. While it is true that much of our time will be spent on learning new pieces, I recommend that we also have a few pieces we like to play memorized and "ready to go." There is nothing more frustrating than to be asked to play something and have nothing current. I try to dedicate one hour a week for Review Day to be sure to keep these handful of pieces in performance shape!

[@MusicalMissCapri]

Oh, a review day, that's a great idea! Especially when everything is played from memory. Got a bunch of pieces that are begging to be brought back now that I have this gorgeous new instrument.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Excellent! It's like tending and maintaining your beautiful garden!

[@androidkenobi]

BOSENDORFER!! ???

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Yes!