I Closed My Eyes To Play | Scriabin Etude Op.2 No.1

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[@gomagoma313]

One of the great things about classical music is that you can revisit the same piece time and again. And classical music is really good at telling you through your fingers and ears how much you have grown since the last visit, as if your uncle welcome your visit always by saying, “My, how you’ve grown!” . I’m grateful to Tiffany for letting us share your second visit of this beautiful etude, which, I am convinced, will be your lifetime repertoire, and to Charles Lewis for making it happen.

[@TiffanyPoonpianist]

I love and agree with how you described classical music, so I'm pinning your comment 🙂

[@lardyify]

I have liked this piece ever since I heard Horowitz play it in Moscow. Good interpretation. By the way, Horowitz, who played for Scriabin, said he was ‘quite mad’.

[@hugod327]

lardyify Was Scriabin mad or Horowitz?

[@charles-valentinalkan5681]

I'd say it was Scriabin who was mad. No seriously, he was a strange person. But maybe it's just his genius...

[@Tomastyr]

Holowitz met Scriabin during his last year of life while he was sick with sepsis which made him hallucinate...

[@あや-f5j2s]

2:58

[@kaymeng2185]

It is really different when you closed your eyes to play and I deeply feel the darkness and hopeless. Thank you, Tiffany!

[@arcangelzer0370]

Very beautiful Scriabin piece. I also closed my eyes and zoned out of reality while listening to it.

[@claudioparrella183]

hai capito lo zer

[@AlexSuns]

You inspire me to get better at piano, Tiffany. Thanks.

[@18mg43ad]

I fell in love with that piece, i think I'm gonna play it too. I loved to see your process from playing through the notes and then actually playing with eyes closed and such emotion! That was incredible...

[@clamayaceo]

No words! Listened to this several times with eyes open and then closed. The performance was something that I felt. I’m not familiar with Scriabin. Enjoyed it so much. Thanks for sharing!

[@sergioscalia5922]

this song hits very very deep in soul, almost heartbreaking, a deep confession of guilt or a lost love .....thanks for sharing it

[@8beef4u]

He was 15 when he composed this which is insane. Wikipedia says 16 but that is not correct as he turned 16 a few months after composing this.

[@ReliSuyskens]

Closing your eyes...to open your ears. Yes! That's what music is about Tiffany. Thanks for sharing your experience with this wonderful Scriabin!

[@brianschwab4390]

You played it so beautifully.just a few bars and it touched my heart.what I really like about you is that you close your eyes and play it with all your heart with emotions.not just technically.specially I like the colors you give.keep up the beautiful work Tiffany.God bless you

[@JohnStraussmusic]

wow very much like the idea of seeing you practice from day to day. I do not think there are any KZbinrs that had done that. Defiantly helpful to hear the difference in every aspect of the process coming from a professional musician. thank you

[@chowturtlezpabus]

Broke my reluctance of listening to Scriabin! THIS IS A WHOLE NEW DIMENSION

[@2024Warren]

Hi Tiffany. I adore this piece. I first heard it on a CD of Horowitz encores and was immediately smitten. A few things to keep in mind about this wonderful touch etude... Firstly, Scriabin was 14 or 15 when he wrote it! Omg. It sounds to me like first unrequited love. Passion, despair, even self-loathing. And you can really hear Scriabin seeing colors as he hears. There is teenage desperation in this piece which you are missing. Try to imagine the emotional pain in the sweeping upward and then unresolved downward melody. Lastly, the double time counter melody near the end must say something very special, but must not break the despairing mood of the right hand.

[@studentoftheword6115]

I have heard that piece before. Wow in almost no time I can hear the difference in your feeling verses just learning the notes. !! Really awesome!

[@SpringHuangMusic]

Heartbreakingly beautiful... Brought tears to my eyes... 💔😢💓

[@7pianoforte]

I loved your interpretation of this piece. Your emotionality of this work was profound.

[@HidekazuOki]

I've heard this piece on a CD before, and I loved it, but personally, I like your performance the best!

[@marcmelcher3358]

I tried to get into Scriabine, but were deceived of my listenings of many of his works but more the latest, nothing to do with his genius there is no doubt. Finally found some pearls in it, this piece belongs to one of them

[@glenngammon4215]

You go girl! And try using a blind fold to give your playing an extra kick of emotions!

[@jameswieser483]

Beautiful piece. It was interesting to hear the difference in your interpretation from day one to day two. Looking forward to your next recording.

[@ChopinsHeart-ss7rg]

Beautiful. So much voicing. Love the harmonies also. Thank you for this.

[@tombufford8659]

Very romantic playing, I did not expect this from a scriabin etude, though I don't know his music well, very much enjoyed your short talks.

[@lynnx8645]

Wow, it does show the depth of emotion when it is played this well! Thank you Tiffany for sharing it.

[@nadja3963]

Wow, I will definately have to look more into Scriabins music! You have understanding of this piece at a higher level than I thought was possible....

[@matthewhollar8592]

I am also dusting this piece off after an attempt at it years ago. Your performance was beautiful, and I think your approach to the upper left hand inner melodies was very effective and came through clearly. I agree, the piece is haunting and beautiful in its simplicity.

[@Andrew-pz8jx]

This is awesome Tiffany. Working my way through sight reading similar pieces and gradually improving since last year; can't wait for more of your playing!!!

[@JudyFanselow]

Beautiful thank you so much. Loved your dynamics.

[@hermangaddy4361]

This is one of my favorite Scriabin pieces. I've always wanted to hear Yuja Wang play this, but though she plays Scriabin she hasn't recorded this. Here, you have done it all the justice I would have hoped for from her. Thank you for bringing such heart to this most soulful of pieces.

[@baurublue7489]

Really loved the performance, inspiring. You managed to control the dynamics and the melodic flow so well! You've encouraged me to keep practising it, thank you!!

[@ronl7131]

...You have nice touch ....I would love to hear you play more Scriabin....voicing very nice...It’s very easy to get drawn into Scriabin music...C’mon Ms Tiffany, you’re already deeply into Schumann 😂

[@Chewbacca0702]

I am grateful to have found your music through the wonders of KZbin. Thank you for this and many other remarkable videos, they are both inspirational and educational, not to mention sublime.

[@richardcahn5164]

Thanks for getting me interested in Scriabin again. I have been following your videos for some time and have learned so much from them. I went to Columbia years ago so your philosophy major was nostalgic. As for myself, I have been composing music for many years. My major instrument was the flute and piano was my minor. Recently, I have been put some piano compositions on youtube. Your playing always seems to get me to write and play better. Once again, thanks for all you are doing to communicate experiences of music and life and culture. Richard Cahn

[@brayjas222]

Ah, my favorite person playing one of my favorite pieces. Very cool, and wow the recording sounds so awesome through my sound system. It was great to see how you express the music. Thanx!!

[@johneyon5257]

hauntingly beautiful number - thanks to Charles and you for adding a new piece to my favorites list

[@andrewnguyen23]

tiffany! you inspired me so much over the years to even take up the piano and now even making videos like yours! thank you so much and i hope you get really far into your music career because you’ve achieved so much already and i hope to be like you someday

[@liveston3134]

Wow... didn’t know Scriabin wrote such beautiful music! Hahaha I experienced the same thing too - closing my eyes unconsciously while practicing Debussy’s 1st Arabesque helped me control the phrases waaay better.

[@robertoa.m.3984]

You are such a great talent! Thank you for recording this and sharing your process with us.....

[@geribaldusseverus1549]

Just finished Pathetique first movement, and now I'm gonna play Chopin etude op 10 no 3. Will definitely consider this piece as well

[@samuelgstn098]

Such a beautiful sound!! Thank you for being an instrument that brings so much joy into people life. Thank you!!! Keep closing your eye to express..... love and peace that is needed!!

[@romeuwu]

one day I'll be able to play pieces like this. I have a very very long road ahead... The depth and emotion you've put into this piece is amazing, I truly enjoyed the playing you've provided! keep it up Tiffany, you will become a concert pianist

[@TiffanyPoonpianist]

Thank youu 🙏

[@romeuwu]

Tiffany Poon 😁No problemm! I'm probably fan boying really hard right now

[@JoeBlakeonQuora]

Beautiful, thank you. Tender feeling. That repeated form, like waves, on the beach. Stays with you.

[@fernandograu6677]

It is so good! (playing starts @2:59) I would play differently, more like a doctor's prescription-writing, slow down for clarity the important ascendent melody bits, and write quickly/not so clearly the repetitive flat endings of the finals of the sentences; you kind of do the opposite, and it sounds great too!

[@robertoa.m.3984]

What a fabulous musician you are Tiffany.....!!

[@rachellllhines]

I've never heard this before and I am in love!!! totally just printed out the sheet music to this after watching

[@TiffanyPoonpianist]

Yay!! Enjoy learning it 🤗

[@DrQuizzler]

Wow!! Way to learn a tough piece super fast!! I heard what you were talking about with the voicing, the melody in the right hand, a bit of counter-melody in parts of the left hand. Nice contrast between statements of the A theme. The whole thing flowed really beautifully. I'm impressed with how many people you've also inspired to look at this piece themselves. Who knows? Maybe I will too. :)

[@SimoneXYang]

Beautiful Estonia, amazing sound

[@MreenalMams]

Beautiful.. You can make any piece sound beautiful..

[@TiffanyPoonpianist]

Not true, but thank you

[@davidsummerville351]

one of my favorite tunes.

[@hanscafmeyer6292]

of course this is very well played, but if i should give some comment to ameliorate the piece: i wouldn't use so much legatissimo pedal, because in such a small room, the changing of the harmonies sometimes blur - in a concert hall, it goes without saying that you need to use more legatissimo pedal; next to that, try to think in whole sentences at once, so you're be able to add some more natural rubato so that the music gets even more expressive; don't forget we're talking romanticism here, where rubato was one of the main means of expression - rubare in italian means to steal, so you can accelerate a very little bit at some places, but then you have to give back the time you've stolen; then you'll get this feeling of everything falling into place and that is such a satisfying feeling; well, that's how i learned it 40 years ago ...

[@Canada4evr]

Second best version I've heard (after Horowitz). Great job, Tiffany. Love this piece.

[@Chima4289]

Beautiful! Thank you!!!

[@tulemeritestm7624]

I love that song !!! first time I listen to it ! That's amazing ! thank you

[@NelsonPinheirojr]

I think you would like the Etude op 42 number four. I saw in another vídeo you reading at first sighting the number five from this collection, which is powerful and dramatic, no doubt about that. But the number four is perfect in your melodic line and harmonius left hand acompanishment. Cheers from Brasil!

[@FarahRustom]

Brava!!! You played most beautifully, as well as expressively! I am currently studying it, and your video is an education! Of course, we are all familiar with Horowitz' playing of this etude. He owns it! But I really liked the fact that you did not do too much pianisssimo to the point that it becomes inaudible. You produced a beautiful tone from the piano and your pedaling was perfect! Thank you for this video! Farah Rustom (I have a you tube channel called "Sarah Heger" on which I make and upload piano tutorial videos):)

[@origivon5394]

Tuesday’s are the best 😍

[@콩-g4z]

Hi Tiffany! I've been watching your videos and I learned how to shape pieces. Thank you so much for uploading all your videos! I really like Mendelssohn Rondo Capriccioso thank you again!

[@PeloQuake]

Nicely played! I am also learning this piece. I would suggest you also check Scriabin's left hand prelude and nocturne, Op 9!

[@domodepiano]

careful early Scriaibin is a gateway drug to the sublime middle period works [post op 8 toll around op 52 or 63ish depending who you ask]. I drank the Sciabin koolaid years ago and I still have an addiction to his sound. its interesting how even w such an early piece some of his later Hallmarks poke out here and there and even here we get that thumb crossing in middle voices he tends to do a fair amount of. my favorite work in the entire piano literature is his fantasie op 28, which is really pretty much a single movement sonata in disguise, I hope you explore his output and eventually record it :-) great job !!! 👏👏👏 ps.also mad jealy over that Estonia, those post 1999 post Dr Laul [juliard grad] Instruments are a dream, the little 5 6 model is probably the finest small [under 5 8] grand made today , and the 6 3 is a dream, glad to get to hear this on that instrument in particular//

[@7pianoforte]

Although I love Tiffany, and admired her interpretations for sometime, I know that Scriabin was involved in the occult,. Please read Mde. Blavatsky who was a proponent of the Theosophy movement. I am not a proponent of occultism because I studied its dangers. However the music that Tiffany delivers is very captivating. It is to her advantage to know these facts, and the diabolical nature of the psychic world. I have played this particular work before, and Tiffany is a superb artist, but she should exercise circumspection.

[@domodepiano]

Francis Fawkes valid points, I am very well and keenly aware of his life and later borderline lunacy, my remarksabout the beauty of the early through middle period works stand, aesthetically the later period sound appeals to me less , though interesting nonetheless, chronologically the less traditional tonal [not atonal but more alternate tonality and multi tonal] works of the later period also tend to fall more and more in line with his delving deeper into mysticism and become more mentally fragile , the "sound" tends to set pretty reasonable boundaries, and again the music outside of the context of his beliefs later in life remains benign, but yes as a discussion topic and in understanding his compositional approach it is important but more so with the very abstract later works usually after piano sonata no 6 [6 being a bit of a blurry border separating them], hence why I usually cap it at opus number and rarely mess w post op 50 :-)

[@domodepiano]

TacTundra great point! :)

[@faust6241]

very powerful finger, well training skill,good job

[@tmyiz8288]

I had never heard a single piece of the composer and was very impressed with the harmonies. Very interesting.

[@TomCL-vb6xc]

今津知也 I cannot urge you enough to listen to more Scriabin. He provides the perfect bridge from romantic music ( his early stuff is very Chopin-esque ) into his own unique, almost modernist voice ( his later stuff can be quite polarising but he never crosses the line of atonality ). His sonatas in particular are some of the finest ever written.

[@tmyiz8288]

@@TomCL-vb6xc I have been jazz-guitar oriented player/listener and 13th would be the most complex for me. Piano harmony, especially the modern one, even of the later-half of romantic period, would be mysterious.

[@TomCL-vb6xc]

今津知也 There are few better words than mysterious to describe Scriabin. He is known as the mystic composer and even theorised a “mystic chord “ consisting of C F# A# E A D. He was by modern terms clinically insane and his philosophy on the world was certainly unique. He aimed to compose a piece to he performed in the Himalayas that would end the world as we know it and welcome a new and improved species of beings to replace humankind. He died young and failed to complete it however arrangements have been made by scholars and there are recordings of it you can find on KZbin.

[@dany3099]

Simplemente genial!! Le das a todas las teclas sin ver!!! So amazing!!

[@ashiquesarker2037]

Super cool! Wow! 👌🏻❤️

[@ValseMelancolique]

I enjoyed it very much and good to hear your introduction/thoughts on piece. It is a fave of mine too!

[@MichaelKaykov]

Thelonious Funk nice to see you on here bro!

[@ValseMelancolique]

Michael Kaykov You too

[@pimjanssens8808]

Great. I think I can seen how much you love the piece (as I do)! It is so intimate and intense. Great. Thank you.

[@Will67267]

I like that song.

[@Chris-s4f5w]

I like this piece

[@fredrickroll06]

"interwoven in between" is excellent English and describes perfectly what is going on here.

[@vitormello7845]

Great interpretation., such a rich piece, you explored bery well the dynamics , phrasing, voices. I would play it a little bit slowier, but its a matter of taste.

[@sylvestercoffee7212]

After my father d I ed I played this and found it made me cry. I find it very beautiful and sorrowful.

[@IngridFelfly]

SO BEAUTIFULLLL!!! 😭😍❤❤❤

[@terryencebradley9857]

That...was AWESOME!

[@wayanmitha6165]

Ur music make me want to practice😭 hope more video like this!😭😭

[@jouezmoi]

This was beautiful. Very intimate.

[@k.iskandar]

This is beautiful Tiffany

[@krazdomino4882]

This music is art ❤

[@Javid_74]

I really liked this piece! Definitely towards the end I could feel the style change and could see your finesse increase. Sometimes these little edits can make a big difference right? Wonderful playing. Thanks.

[@KatarinaGrobler]

SO BEAUTIFUL 😭❤

[@robertoa.m.3984]

This dark romanticism can really get to you......no wonder Horowitz said he was “quite mad”......it was certainly true. That however does not invalidate the incredible beauty of this Study. Thank you Tiffany!

[@marlongomes7166]

Pretty and play beautifully.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️💐

[@Alix777.]

You're so talented...love your phrasing. Scriabine is one of my favorite composer, I love his music especially his later pieces but i can't play it :(

[@fredrickroll06]

Remarkable how you came to comprehend the piece - which I consider one of the saddest in the piano literature -- in such a short time!

[@mozartrn1]

Very beautiful. You are speaking just fine!

[@DihelsonMendonca]

I also used to learn and play music from memory when I had some. After 50, I read, read and read, and every time is like the first time...memorizing is very hard...

[@3linx]

This piece is amazing! I think this will be my first Scriabin! Lets put it on the to do list ;D

[@davidd6218]

Beautiful

[@channguyen6781]

I like everything you play ^^

[@HermanPianist]

scriabin has a very unique compositional voice that require some serious music maturity to play well.. and tiffany i think you totally nail it =D! good job! i hope you play more scriabin...perhaps prokofiev too =D

[@miimasdaily]

Wow.. Just woww

[@b86-h6b]

So beautiful.... you're just my idol and my dream is to play like you , one day i Will suceed💪💪💜

[@pauloppelt5370]

great interpretation! could you play some Goldberg-variation? i would love to hear you take on it!

[@Luis.]

Beautiful!

[@linpo05]

Crazy: within 2 days...! 😒👍😍

[@thelittlehelen_]

I have a really small hand but my teacher forced me to play this song, any tips or suggestions? 🥺

[@petrahaller1454]

So nice!!!!

[@jodietang22103]

Hi, Tiffany！I'm Jodie！🐻🐻 I'm also playing this piece now, but my hands are too small to play, do you have any suggestions？I really don't want to skip some notes cause it sounds bad and incompleted and I like this piece so much QAQ Hope you can answer me. Btw I loveu so much❤❤❤

[@biedronka27]

Привіт, це просто неймовірно. Аж мурашки по шкірі.

[@justincummings357]

it's like you are reading the keyboard. I hope I can get to that level after ten plus years.

[@tompaine7956]

Wow !!! That was simply wonderful... Are your hands big enough to tackle Scriabin's Etude Op.8 No.12 ? I know that your technique is more than ample to handle it, but you have to stretch an 11th to play it... can you? I'm dying to hear your interpretation of it.... Bravo!

[@carlhopkinson]

Beautiful. Edging closer to learning the C-sharp minor Affanato?? Pretty Please.