If you like this piece, he wrote 375 more over 8 years

[@StanleyGrill]

Fibich is another wonderful Czech composer undeservedly overshadowed by Dvorak.

[@MatthewLeeKnowles]

One of my favourite composers, nice to see him getting some love! I first played one of his pieces in a competition in the late nineties and have been hooked ever since :-)))))))))

[@RichardWagner-hi4zn]

nice! in a few years you might try a two part invention from Bach. Intricate stuff for ya! lol

[@kmrerk]

Outstanding. Thanks for this. I've always known that there were many unjustifiably neglected composers out there.

[@RichardWagner-hi4zn]

this one was rightfully forgotten

[@samuelariza5455]

@@RichardWagner-hi4zn why rightfully? Curious cause I have never heard of him before

[@RichardWagner-hi4zn]

@@samuelariza5455 exactly.

[@samuelariza5455]

@ fair point LOL

[@RichardWagner-hi4zn]

@@samuelariza5455 you got it!

[@Organic_Organist]

One small thing I would change to really improve your interpretations is not to pause so often at the bar lines. You set the downbeat far too often. It can be an effective tool, but not when overused. Excellent playing though. Cheers!

[@Garrett_Rowland]

It's rare to see constructive criticism like this on KZbin these days. Clear observation and clear suggestion. I have nothing to add - just happy to see.

[@alfredbooth6854]

Yes, indeed You need to sing the melodic lines and breathe only when the phrases indicate. Then, imitate this at the piano. 4-bar phrases are the regular compositional procedure.

[@shuetomtqasaab]

Oh, yes, definitely! This type of mannerism is really annoying, but for some reason not that easy to overcome. But it's definitely worth it

[@Organic_Organist]

@@shuetomtqasaab it's natural for pianists because it's where our mind resets, relaxes, and starts up again. You have to train against this reflex because it's so darn convenient and comforting for the performer. It will always happen unless the piece of music doesn't allow it, or you train to prevent it. Even thinking about connecting the last beat to the first beat helps. One, two, threeeeone, two, threeeeone... etc.

[@toothlesstoe]

I wouldn't see that as an improvement

[@ZJStrudwick]

Shallow of me to say I know, but damn what a handsome chap!!!

[@mazeppa1231]

I can definitely see this as an encore, played after a major performance.

[@erichkusterer6339]

Sehr gute Idee. ❤

[@LascoDePasco]

Zdeněk Fibich was a great Czech composer of the 19th century. This masterpiece is from the piano cycle named "Nálady, dojmy a upomínky", it means "Moods, impressions and memories" in English. I like it very much, I played it many years from now, and I can recommend to play all these masterpieces to all pianists of the world. Maybe, you can play this piece a little bit slowly, first of all "Molto cantabile". But great job, anyway. Thanks.

[@carlkulzer5982]

I would love to hear this beautiful piece on a modern concert grand.

[@PianoCurio]

You can find Marian Lapsansky’s recording on a modern grand elsewhere on KZbin (someone else has a score video of it), and it’s the last track on volume 1 of the complete set if you’re looking on a streaming service.

[@margarethansen7480]

Fantastic! I didn’t know that composer

[@r.i.p.volodya]

Thank you for bringing Fibich to my attention!

[@paolofranceschi6874]

Grande Fibich!

[@clintonclaasen]

Beautifully played. The phrasing and rubato worked really well.

[@pianoatthirty]

THIS IS SO GOOD!!!!!!! What great practice for intermediate-level playing. Thank you!!!

[@kaloarepo288]

Have heard of Fibich and that one piano piece that's played reasonably often. He also wrote 7 operas and I wonder if any are ever performed today?. One comment suggested his music is similar to the Italian composer Cilea whose opera "Adriana Lecouvreur" is still performed. Great opera!

[@sebthi7890]

important to perform forgotten composers, thank you also for the Erard, exists much more than only Steinway

[@danawinsor1380]

Thank you for posting this introduction to the music of Zdeněk Fibich, a composer I was not familiar with. I hope you will post a similar video featuring the music of Charles-Valentin Alkan, if you haven't already.

[@PianoCurio]

The appearance of Alkan’s music on this channel is a matter of when and how, not if. He was one of the first and most important non-standard composers whose music completely absorbed me upon discovery. Ever since, I have done years of research on his life, his world, and performed many of his works in public. In many ways, the example he set for me was foundational to why I discovered much of the music on this channel. So, thank you for mentioning it because I really need to make it happen, as long as it is in a meaningful and original way.

[@danawinsor1380]

@@PianoCurio Thank you. I look forward to viewing more of your work as it becomes available.

[@adriandurrant6025]

What a gorgeous piece!

[@erichkusterer6339]

Auf jeden Fall ein interessantes Stueck, das auch Laien zugaenglich ist und keine Profi Pianisten benötigt.

[@rufescens]

How do you learn about/find these composers? I’m so amazed!

[@PianoCurio]

I don’t recall how I came across Fibich years ago, but I’ve always been fascinated by these kinds of composers. Lots of reading through music and histories, browsing IMSLP, and exploratory listening I suppose.

[@alessandropalazzani]

There was a time, about ten years ago or more, imslp was still a new site and every day I went to see the new files uploaded. I found so many unknown composers and beautiful comps I read everything at first sight on the piano and I had wonderful hours . I don't follow the site as closely anymore because I don't find the new additions as interesting as I used to. But the site is a gold mine for classical music lovers.

[@PianoCurio]

Absolutely, the amount of music you can freely access on there is incredible. It is an invaluable resource and really opens up the musical world beyond the standard repertoire.

[@rufescens]

@@PianoCuriothanks!

[@martinsaroch3512]

Check out Fibich's Poem. It is his worldwide "hit piece" and most of people find Fibich through this piece

[@Isegawa2001]

A mix of schubert and chopin to my ears.

[@jefftam4044]

Very 2nd movement of Wanderer Fantasy

[@choiyatlam2552]

minus the savvy melodic talent though. I can kinda understand why his music isn't popular.

[@republiccooper]

It has some beautiful moments but I can't say this was a masterpiece. What other pieces can I find from this composer?

[@jsizemo]

This reminds me a little bit of the music of Brazilian composer Ernesto Nazareth (minus the syncopations)

[@militaryandemergencyservic3286]

I am also an unjustly neglected composer.

[@Zareh_Abrahamian]

You will be amazed (or you already know) how many unjustly neglected composers/musicians are out there. That's life, it's unjust.

[@jsizemo]

Nick Drake

[@blintscav]

Love the chromaticism

[@TempodiPiano]

bonne accroche !

[@johnmiller1620]

The monotonous treatment of rubato here is not flattering to the piece--pausing on the big beats, two and four, then speeding up with a ritard before the next big beat. It makes the piece more sing-songy than the notes and durations themselves would, if the rubato was used more sparingly and varied when used.

[@PianoCurio]

Yeah I overdid this one

[@nnnnnn5719]

Little mistake 1:32, there is no need to anticipate that low F and that G flat, left hand. You play too much notes with your thumb 😅

[@HenrikBergpianorganist]

I'm confused as to why this little video triggered so many negative comments, I mean, you can have different opinions on how to play and what pieces to play, but you can also just shut up if you don't like it. But I guess all comments are good for the algorithm. I think you're doing a great job with these known and unknown pieces, and I love hearing them on older instruments!

[@PianoCurio]

Thank you! Besides the music, I suspect that my title directly invited more opinions one way or the other. I have a kind of personal nostalgia for this piece, so I am not an objective judge, but I’m always interested to hear what people think. The most divided comments I have ever gotten were on an Anton Rubinstein two-piano suite that I uploaded a few months ago. Everyone seemed to either love or hate his music, and while I understand its limitations, I think it’s empty at worst, not offensively bad. Anyways, thanks again!

[@Whatismusic123]

Because this is trash. The title gives high expectation, but it just turns out he is exactly like every other unknown composer of his time; incompetent. Listen to joseph wölfl instead.

[@Songwriter376]

What I say to the naysayers is " let's hear YOUR music, shall we?".

[@Whatismusic123]

@@Songwriter376 okay. I've composed better, and it's public.

[@PianoCurio]

@@Whatismusic123 order up (see: Wölfl) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bn-QiaejicqHqa8si=uJmKLIE6hWIE4RGz

[@toothlesstoe]

Interesting, but not a composer I would return to, based on first impressions. Oddly enough, I had that same opinion on Sorabji, a composer who is currently my favorite.

[@Whatismusic123]

You're so pretentious and narcissistic

[@Whatismusic123]

You really want everyone to know you listen to and play sorabji's noise

[@toothlesstoe]

@@Whatismusic123 Cope 😂😂😂😂

[@Whatismusic123]

@@toothlesstoe human trash

[@toothlesstoe]

@@Whatismusic123 Says the kid that wastes his time scouring the deepest corners of KZbin to disparage each and every work of art showcased in every classical music video ever, that uses the faintest amount of dissonance lmao At this point there's nothing you could say to convince me that you're not a no-talent troll and troglodyte.

[@kindman8954]

Who wrote it?

[@PianoCurio]

Fibich, see the description for the story of why he wrote it!

[@francescomassimi8434]

Czechian Cilea

[@anteygd7333]

Now, do this with Sorabji!)

[@Whatismusic123]

Please don't!

[@anteygd7333]

@@Whatismusic123 nooooooowww, whyyyyyy???((((((((

[@danielcalegari]

Too much rubato, but it is a nice piece. Easy to find scores/PDF, let try playing them.

[@PastPerspectives11]

I thoroughly disagree. The rubato very effectively brought life to a rhythmically monotonous composition

[@AndressRockss]

It’s an ok piece, the left hand needs more creativity.

[@jsizemo]

Its ragtime, but without syncopation

[@Michael-k8v3z]

The accompaniment is boring. The melodic writing is good but no counter themes. I remember his music box piece which as a kid I thought was wonderful

[@PianoCurio]

In that sense his subtitle of “Study for an opera” rings true, like, “here’s a nice melody I thought of that I might develop later, but you can play it as a piano piece if you’d like.” That seems to be the category where most of the other ones fall, but I’ve always been fascinated by the sheer number of them that he took the trouble to write down.

[@Seleuce]

Yes, very odd how the right-hand sounds rather sophisticated and the left like added by a 3rd grader.

[@tavitenorclef]

I don't like it, so there's 375 more I don't like

[@PianoCurio]

Huge time saver

[@TheModicaLiszt]

I don’t like this piece.

[@PianoCurio]

That’s okay, plenty of fish in the sea! Regardless of the music or performance, I do hope the story that goes along with it (in the description) makes it more interesting for those who are unfamiliar with the composer.

[@TheModicaLiszt]

@@PianoCurio My comment is a little bit exaggerated and dry, so apologies. I enjoyed the story more than the music, which is okay but not something to write home about. Thanks for your lovely response :)

[@PianoCurio]

@@TheModicaLiszt haha thank you, I did set myself up for it in the title after all

[@Whatismusic123]

@@PianoCurio plenty of equally mediocre or incompetent fish in the sea. Even amongst the so called "greatest composers" competence is rare and their place is mostly earned through notoriety ot uniqueness.

[@christophmunch4796]

Badly played. That you always make the 16th rest on "1" and "3" longer would surely make any piano professor MAD and rightly so.

[@HenrikBergpianorganist]

Omg. Since when is our life goal to make our professors happy?! Sure, during your studies you have to listen to what they say, but then... Throughout history, do you believe all great people in the artistic field stuck to what their professors said all their life?

[@karllieck9064]

Meh. I hope the others are better.

[@PianoCurio]

Only one way to find out and it just takes 12 hours of your time

[@erichkusterer6339]

​@PianoCurio

[@jakubkrticka1040]

I hate it

[@erichkusterer6339]

Why ???

[@jakubkrticka1040]

@@erichkusterer6339 "joke"

[@RichardWagner-hi4zn]

This is mediocre even for 1820. For the 1890s it is laughable.

[@PianoCurio]

I think if someone from the 1820s heard this they would throw up because it’s not a set of brilliant variations on a favorite opera air by Rossini or something like that

[@RichardWagner-hi4zn]

@@PianoCurio Don't forget Beethoven's sonatas and Schubert!

[@PianoCurio]

@@RichardWagner-hi4zn of course! Just poking fun at the popular tastes of the era. Outside of von Weber (who I’m not crazy about personally), Hummel, and those two, the 1810s and 1820s were pretty dry pianistically. The 19th-century musicologist Fétis described the 1820s as a decline of pianism, in that brilliant technique developed at the cost of musicality. I think there is some general truth to that idea, excluding Beethoven and Schubert.

[@damonberry9123]

? why express this sort of sentiment

[@PianoCurio]

@@damonberry9123 which one?

[@samueltaylor9935]

This is pretty bad music ngl

[@Whatismusic123]

Thanks, I hate it. Would rather not listen to 375 more of this garbage.

[@toothlesstoe]

Kid can't even use proper grammar to fling insults 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Whatismusic123]

@@toothlesstoe learn the definition of grammar.

[@franskhan8477]

Each to his own, no compulsion here.