How to Play Chopin | Etude in F minor Op.25 No.2 [Tutorial]

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[@Antune]

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[@Antune]

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[@Antune]

Thank you very much for the kind words. Happy to hear you appreciate my work. I wish you lots of joy in your practice sessions!

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[@Antune]

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[@rogerward8047]

This is a very helpful tutorial. It's really good! I am amazed at the speed of your fingers. The accompanying sheet music is a must to prevent our fingers from being tied into knots! My piano teacher never mentioned Exercises 3 and 4. I don't know why. If I ask him he will probably say he did mention them, but I just wasn't paying attention again. Thanks a lot for your help!

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[@Antune]

Wow, thank you! Glad to know you enjoyed it.

[@chris6291]

Great lesson, good to see you again!

[@german.direct]

Interesting description by Schumann as charming, dreamy, and soft, in contrast to its "Bees" nickname. As you play it at speeds above 100, it also ceases to be p. To achieve this tempo, you need your piano action well regulated. I even sold my Yamaha S6 SH, which had a silent system that couldn't be regulated precisely, and got a purely acoustic Bösendorfer to play it. Yet, after many years, I still find it challenging!

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[@Antune]

Many thanks!

[@josantonioalcantara]

I mostly agree on everything but the part from the left hand. Chopin is extremely well known for his constant singing in his music. Therefore, the right hand is not the one singing, it’s a whisper in the background for the left one. Makes more sense to me that the first note is the bass and the second note in each group of three is the singing note. Probably I’m wrong

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[@rothschildianum]

I know how to play this etude, but your tutorial is definitely very useful to improve my playing... You are a great teacher.

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I hope you can make a tutorial video of Grande Valse Brillante - your videos are awesome! I love Chopin!

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[@beatlessteve1010]

It seems as lovely as this piece is, it is also a harder piece not for the beginner..it goes without saying

[@fanach]

I have a question... is there a polyrythm somewhere, and how do u play the r hand with the l hand together?

[@erggish]

Isn't smorz. supposed to be slowing down? you interpret it as "dying" in terms of volume (as a dimin)? Also at least in the sheet music, the right hand's last Fm chord should be played fully, not just the upper C, right? (OK I saw in my version the F,Ab are indeed connected)

[@Antune]

It means both! :)

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[@Antune]

Happy to hear my lessons are helpful to you! Many thanks, and all the best!

[@ulrichbecker9333]

Excellent tutorial! Is the Ossia at the end really by Chopin (never heard it before on a recording)?

[@Antune]

@@ulrichbecker9333 Thank you! Yes, it is by Chopin. I also haven’t heard of it until three years ago :)

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Rica ederim, kolay gelsin! :)

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I'm really really NOT used to hearing or listening to the F minor chord, but it sounds quite good

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Arabesque no1 please🙏

[@Antune]

It's on my to-do list!

[@vittoriox5276]

@@Antune Thank you so much! I've been practicing this recently

[@nehath123]

nice video! will you maybe do mozart k310 or ravel jeux d'eau. im currently learning those :D

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18:56 - Play-through in slower tempo (with pedals shown)

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[@fanach]

Im studying rn. Its very helpful. Thank you!

[@vivatmusica]

This is superb - so clear, precise and concise. Not a word is wasted and in half an hour you cover a world of technical and interpretive guidance with this most beautiful Etude. And your performance is as fine as anything on YT. Hopefully there will be more to come please - especially on Chopin Etudes!

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[@AP-gc5ss]

Can you teach the Op 25 Nº1 ? In A Flat

[@Antune]

At some point, yes! But there are other Etudes on the waiting list first.

[@luisgraca]

This is so good, the quality is getting better! Could you do a tutorial for the revolutionary étude op.10 no.12? Learning that one at the moment and it would be very hepful!

[@Antune]

Thank you! I am planning to do that in a couple of months.

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Good advice again Antune 👍 next Liszt Ab major Liebenstrum...suggestions...

[@MuAlexJS]

you dont think its that hard looking at the notes but the dynamics and wrist movement make it 10x harder

[@RaptorT1V]

I think Schumann was inspired by this etude and wrote his Impromptu Op. 90 No. 2. Or was it Chopin, on the contrary, who was inspired by his impromptu?

[@german.direct]

This impromtu is by Schubert

[@ignacendongessomba4979]

Thank man but please go more slower please for this type of song

[@cuteandfunny9154]

thoughts on a tutorial on rachmaninoff, etude in D minor? ( Op. 33, No. 4/No. 5) would be quiet nice. thanks! happy 2023

[@Antune]

At some point, I want to make a video about it. But first, I'd like to cover some Etudes from Op.39.

[@RaptorT1V]

Вы -- золоте! Я такого учителя, как Вы, на всём ютубе не видел! Да что уж там на ютубе -- и в жизни не видовал!

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The quality of your tutorial is insanely good! Simply unmatched!

[@Antune]

Glad you think so!

[@RaptorT1V]

*I beg you:* please teach us to play something by *Scriabin,* sort of his preludes. From op. 16 any № (but preferably №1 or №4). From op. 11 something from №8 to №12

[@Antune]

I will make videos on Scriabin’s (some) Etudes at some point, but I haven’t played much of his Preludes, so I can’t promise that will happen very soon, sorry.

[@RaptorT1V]

@@Antune I understand we're in for something from op. 8

[@speeddemon2901]

What a beautiful tutorial this is... although i am just a beginner... hearing and then actually seeing the advices and motion unfold has unlocked a new a way of thinking for especially with the left hand dynamics

[@Antune]

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[@Antune]

Many thanks! It shouldn't take that long. Good luck!

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[@treemoongo]

Please shared the tutorial of schubert impromptu op. 90 no. 2

[@Antune]

I am planning to do that in a couple of months!

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[@Antune]

I definitely will! Bye :)

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[@edwinottenstrom7837]

Great vid! I don't know if you want recommendations of peices to make videos on but i would really like if you made a videl on Chopin's nocturne in Fm or/and C#m. Thanks, love your videos!

[@Antune]

Thank you! F minor Nocturne is on my to-do list.

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[@JGS007]

Totally incorrect interpretation of the rhythm and meter, considering the fact that Chopin clearly indicates a duple meter. The RH needs to be maintained as triplets as opposed to feeling a 6/8 feel from the LH triplets. The LH is the cross rhythm and should not be felt as the beat, which is what makes this etude much more difficult than it seems. It is not two notes in the RH against one note in the LH. It is the 1+2+ feel of the triplets in the RH against the cross rhythm in the left. Please stop teaching this etude incorrectly!

[@Antune]

Thanks for your comment. I want to emphasize that my interpretation is simply one perspective among many. It reflects the best understanding I could offer at that moment. I firmly believe in the importance of embracing diverse interpretations and opposing any notion of a singular 'correct' or 'incorrect' method, as such rigid classifications tend to stifle the richness of artistic expression. Moreover, promoting the consistent triplet feel in the right hand appears not only immensely challenging but also practically unattainable. Chopin's suggested tempo of 112 serves as compelling evidence against such an interpretation. I am not sure if you have seen the entire video, but I never asserted the necessity for the right hand to evoke a sense of 6/8 time, nor did I advocate for a ratio of "two" notes in the right hand against "one" in the left hand. Upon careful listening to my performance, you'll likely find that neither of these approaches is prominent in my interpretation. My focus has remained on Chopin's indication of this Etude being in duple meter, as evidenced by his initial draft in 2/4, which I include in the video. Ultimately, let's remember that music transcends mere numerical constructs. Our primary aim should always be to convey emotion and beauty through our performances. Warm regards!

[@JGS007]

@@Antune Sorry, but I must disagree with many of the claims in your response. I’m not trying to be negative or combative, but we are not at liberty to change anything the composer has indicated as a means to reaching or justifying “artistic expression” to make the technical and musical execution of the work easier. When it comes to what the composer has clearly indicated, there is no room for “diverse interpretations.” The rigid classification here is the meter, and that renders the RH triplets as the main metrical focus. Of course maintaining the triplets in the RH is immensely challenging! That’s the point that everyone has missed for decades. You might not think that you are advocating the incorrect interpretation of feeling the LH as the beat, but your practice suggestions of linking two notes in the RH to one note in the LH in the first few minutes of your video is inevitably going to cause performers to produce a 6/8 feel for the listener. My point is that Chopin did not intend for that to happen. Music in this style and Era does NOT transcend any numerical constructs, especially if the composer has clearly provided the basic notational information to begin learning the work correctly. The fact remains that the meter of this Etude is duple, the RH is the 1+2+ pulse in triplet subdivisions, and the LH is a cross-rhythm. Unfortunately, many, if not all, of the performances and tutorials on this Etude fail to stress this fact. I appreciate your efforts to help others play this Etude by suggesting practice techniques and such, but the difficulty of this Etude is extremely convoluted and enough so to rank it much higher in the list of hardest-to-easiest lists. It’s time we all start to think about this Etude as a true test of the performer’s ability to NOT fall into the easier 6/8 meter that makes this etude much easier to play. It’s just another example of how crafty and innovative he was in testing the limits…