DAY 1 of Practicing Chopin Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11

[@joshwrightpiano]

This was a fun video to record. Let me know if you'd like to see more videos like this in the future :)

[@mazinali67]

It's great!! plz do full lessons tutorial note by note of a piece

[@jenniferirby8709]

I would love to take lessons from you. I agree with you about muscle memory!

[@larvenkarlsson440]

I would love to see more!

[@larvenkarlsson440]

He do have online courses

[@musicfan3609]

YES PLEASE!!! :D

[@FingerBibenjoyer]

Thank you for this josh its just what i needed at 3 in the morning.

[@CalamityInAction]

Billy Big Bollocks 10 for me

[@serhanmussic]

@@CalamityInAction 11 for me

[@hermannisavolainen8328]

You should start streaming your practicing sessions every now and then. That was super helpful.

[@katelynrobillard]

That was “bad” sight reading? 😅

[@aevillarreal]

It wasn't bad at all but look up a video of someone like Valentina Lisitsa sight reading and it's scary, I bet she can sight read this whole concerto almost if not perfectly

[@ChanningWalton]

aevillarreal she’d have it memorised too - photographic memory

[@chezbe]

@@aevillarreal Josh Wright can sead reading more faster then Lisitsa

[@aevillarreal]

@@chezbe There's a video of her sight-reading a whole piano concerto, after 3 hours she was already playing it very well. Don't get me wrong Josh is an amazing pianist and he's one of my favorites but I don't know if he can sight-read as good as the elite players

[@chezbe]

@@aevillarreal ok,Lisitsa not elite player, she's articulation is nothing compared with Paul Barton's and etc, she overoverrated youtube pianist, every professor of Conservatory in my country (Russia) can sead read more perfectly then she. Of course you know Sviatoslav Richter, he learn sonata in b minor for 2 days 🤔, his sead reading was incredible, like Ogdon(who sead reading opus klavesimbalisticum by Sorabji at home) or Ferenz Lizst (who doesnt stop when sead read op 10 by Chopin, when nearly stay Chopin, ahahaha, or Piano Concerto in A minor by Grieg, i dont think that, anyone can play or sead reading like Ferenz Lizst!!!)

[@StatischBenutzer]

17:00 the sass in that page turn

[@GhilledApallo]

My favorite concerto ever! This whole piece can express so many different ranges of emotions out of the human spirit it’s amazing

[@miamayer5435]

I noticed that after watching videos of your playing, my own hands and wrists feel very relaxed when I afterwards practice myself. I experieced something similar before with singing. My throat seems to reactively relax when listening to someone with great technique (e.g. young Callas, Tebaldi etc.) (and equally tense up when listening to strained singing..). Until now I just wasn't aware, that this effect seems to work for me on piano aswell. I guess I felt it very prominently with this video, since even through sight reading and practicing passages you weren't yet entirely comfortable with, you still very visibly mentained the same looseness inherent to your technique which somehow seems to help me emulate that in my own practice. Thank you very much!

[@polka678]

I enjoyed watching this, gives me insight on how established pianist like yourself practice new pieces. Do more!

[@youngjaekim515]

16:00 Use left hand for the voice under the trill. It's much easier that way.

[@stefsteenvoorden9098]

Yes! I'm glad to see you listened to the requests, certainly one of my dearest pieces and would definitely want to see this series continue! (I always wondered why I found this section so beautiful 14:57)

[@lucasdelliosiv7493]

Josh, I wish you the best of luck with this concerto!

[@ja773r]

I could watch this all day..... allllllll day. Love this stuff. Thanks

[@bullitosaladino]

I noticed your score is spiral bound. Does Paderewski publish that way? Or do you rebind your scores. I really like spiral bound so the book doesn’t close on you.

[@DreammzShow]

I wonder if he practices in a suit every day...

[@danielpaul8734]

You don't?

[@soohyunhwang6770]

@@danielpaul8734 Made my day

[@gdkabsbdkwkwm4187]

Ling Ling is always ready for performance

[@henrikibsen6258]

Dress for the job you want, not the one you have.

[@nousernamewhatsoever]

@@danielpaul8734 😂

[@christinachampion3676]

I'm not laughing, learning from a master. Thanks for sharing Josh.

[@france4me117]

This is absolutely BRILLIANT as it really apply to me directly. Tapping into the composers intensions and feeling to the music

[@tammymasson2343]

This was a joy to watch your process!!! Thank you!

[@DiegoGonzalez-sl9nd]

Josh do the same with the concerto complete!!

[@loobygraham]

"I don't know why my brain wants to go that A sharp," this is my brain for everything I play most days.

[@jeffhollon1255]

So love this! So interesting! Thank you so very much. Listening to what you are thinking with the practice is so very exciting. Thanks to KZbin also. Never could novices be able to see into the world of such an excellent concert pianist. Thank you Josh so very much.

[@paulpurpura191]

Great video Josh! The real take away of watching the vid was have fun when things aren’t the way you would like, rather than to get frustrated. I am going work at that during my practice sessions.l

[@fortepian338]

Vert good video! I graduat my music university, and this kind of videos is very good for self-motivation and to look how other musicians practice

[@PunchbuggyBlue]

Hi Josh, it's fun to see your process. Can you explain how you think and play in the key signature while reading accidentals. do you have a video about this?

[@SkaterJay789]

more of this, its great insight to see how pros handle practicing. I got a lot of new ways to approach my next practice session.

[@adelejkruger2415]

It would be interesting to know why you are not noting anything...?

[@SinanAkkoyun]

I love you! I am watching your tutorials since I was 12 and am still watching! Would you please do an update on op 10 no 2? I am trying to play it but I have big speed and simultaneously loosening issues

[@frankmazzola2711]

Wow Josh this is awesome since I am currently working on this movement. I sent a VIP request a week or 2 ago on a small part of it. I hope you continue to post on this amazing piece as you work on it!

[@larvenkarlsson440]

Lol 30pages in one day... And that's your start XD

[@domodepiano]

That's pretty standard once you work up to practicing 40 hours a day

[@kotu_pnd4]

@@domodepiano I'm stuck at 24 hours. Any tips for getting past that 24 mark wall?

[@Mickieotheros]

Nucle4rP4nd4 try to get ling ling insurance and then you’ll be able to practice for 40 hours a day

[@czeynerpianistproducercomp7155]

if you think that's impressive let me tell you that Francesco Libetta read 25 etudes of Czerny's 740 in one day

[@czeynerpianistproducercomp7155]

and Fumecri Himecri is playing the 25 etudes of Czerny's 756, the 27 of Chopin and the 24 etudes of Op.200 by Charles Mayer at the same time

[@sheana2005]

Hi Josh, I really love your videos and tips on practicing, etc. Do you think you could do a video on the Mendolssohn piano concerto in g minor? I have a real problem with the 3rd movement as I find it hard to articulate and play the right hand....my hand gets cramped. I've seen really young people do this, and I don't understand my problem, as I have a fairly advanced technique. It would really be great if I could conquer this problem.

[@jdiwkall]

would love to see some demonstrations of rare repertoire such as the works of Blumenfeld, Kosenko, Bortkiewicz, Polovinkin, Sabaneyev, Lyadov

[@adelejkruger2415]

I gave you a thumbs-up because as a former student I think this is SO valuable and many will be able to gain confidence simply by seeing that it's not all THERE from the first moment! :-) Many small subtleties that come through... I think the aspiring student will be enriched. It is interesting to see someone else's process. (I tend to look for chord structures first when learning new pieces...) ;-)

[@yanikucho]

loved it. You should definitely post videos of your practices like this :D

[@leona7522]

Really enjoyable seeing your process. Thanks!

[@j.milleraabamsc9400]

To answer the questions you're asking yourself, Josh, the subconscious realization of video taping and concept of playing something fairly novel would be hindering. Don't sweat it; this was terrific! : )

[@R.Williams]

I love this piece so much...i was suppose to be repairing the computer and used your video as a sound check and i couldn't leave! I have the score for this but some of it is too difficult. I'll just keep plugging away. I appreciate your videos so much! Its taken me 3 years to learn Beethoven's Pathetique and it still needs work but i find going back to the pieces that were once unthinkable are now reasonable. Thanks Josh! And more videos like these would be great!

[@humblehotpockets1460]

For me I would go at it at a slow pace then increase the pace after mastering the rhythm. Maybe because I’m a beginner because it seems to me that my friends and you are all playing very close to the songs intended pace at the start

[@lindaunger4233]

Very enjoyable and interesting to watch and listen. I really like the way you practice.

[@christopherperaskevas2605]

Love your videos been watching them for years!

[@hansongnaily]

Wow it was nice to hear the harmony at a slow pace

[@czeynerpianistproducercomp7155]

Could you make a video with tips for Czerny Op.756 etude 3, 9, 10 or 14?

[@pearltheplug]

GREAT format. Looking forward to watch it about other pieces

[@RJL51294]

Great video Josh ... many thanks! You mention your admiration for other performers' recordings of the Chopin concerto - have you heard the Dinu Lipatti version (with the Zurich Tonhalle orchestra under Otto Ackermann)? Lipatti, to me, is untouchable!! :-)

[@monugupta32]

The feeling when he says terrible & you in your head is like, daymn. !

[@JaySuryavanshiMusic]

Come on! 30 pages is a lot. Josh is awesome! 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@SwahaChris]

I am working on Chopin's Concerto no2 1st movement.. I would be grateful if you could share some tips about it any soon..

[@-Carlisle-]

Do you not mark in your music? Mine would have so many fingerings on it by now haha

[@philippedeschenes470]

Thanks Josh, this is a brillant way to share how to address a large piece. Quick question: would you favor practicing passages loud and ´to the bottom' of the keyboard first, or respect the dynamics at the early stages of learning a piece?

[@sindeeepmyangel]

Philippe Deschenes From what I remember, he answered this question in another video and mentioned to respect dynamics from the start

[@afihaileywibowo1095]

Josh, please practice Chopin Concerto No. 2, 2nd movement Larghetto🙏

[@captivator13]

Many thanks bro for this video, this really is an awesome piece, I used to listen to Arthur Rubinstein playing it,,, Appreciate how U took us thru this, guiding us with key/finger nos. We love U bro Josh Sam 🎵✌🏻

[@cynthiagunkle7834]

Your piano is so beautiful.

[@_trismegistus]

2:05 "sorry" -- why apologize? No need to be insecure about your playing anymore, I think...!

[@Entertainer114]

joeyisfunny I was taught that whenever you mess up in a piece, you say “sorry” to the composer. My teacher would always instinctively say it if he ever flubbed a note. I think it’s cool.

[@Peter-tz6rx]

Loved your video...Hope you show more days of practicing this concerto.

[@drkz4ck]

Hey Josh. I've noticed for a while now that I struggle with new pieces because of the ammount of time I spend on reading it. Just getting the notes right takes a lot of effort for me, specially putting hands together. Then, there's all the work of getting up to tempo and improving it's musicality, but by this time I'm already exhausted from the previous task. What advice can you share about improving on this particular department? Great video. Liked as always!

[@jrodriguezpiano]

Practice sight reading.

[@yosua0]

And like he said hear as many recordings of it as you can beforehand and while learning a new piece

[@yosua0]

This will help you especially with the musicality part

[@dylandecker_music]

It's just the more you do it. To get better at reading you have to do more and more reading. It's the same with playing by ear. It will come with practice.

[@domodepiano]

If the reading is so slow or you need to take apart the parts so much that the pace is unreasonably slow you may wants to back off a bit and spend some time on slightly less challenging works , i remember years ago I tried working some Kapustin before I was ready or accustomed to the idiom and writing but it wasn't until I backed off , decided to work on David Amram piano sonata and some smaller jazz transcriptions in order to get better at processing all the accidentals , that when I finally came back to him , though still a challenge if was no longer insurmountable, I had the tools to work through the before seemed impossible music Also you'll best to begin working to make hands separate and targeted tool to working out a difficult small section for a little bit but you'll want to be learning hands together earlier or most of the time since the Learning tends to be less efficient to learn one hand then the other , then out together and learn it all again together ...it's just extra work w little extra reward for all the effort , don't give up

[@ScarfyTheGamer0]

More sessions like these !

[@emilianokandico-duoporlavi3473]

Great job Josh!!!! Thanks!

[@jeremyweasley8079]

omg, that's the piece which was played during Chopin Piano Competition 2000 by Yundi Li

[@tiagosilva9152]

In the final stage of all Chopin Piano Competitions the finalists have to play one of Chopin's concerts (number 1 or number 2)

[@lucassnow4355]

Nice video. I really love your tecnique. ¿How can I truely improve mine? ¿With Hanon exercises or What? I've been playing for a few years but I want to have The best tecnique I can get. Regards!!!

[@thomasmartin6046]

What's up with all of the velvet?

[@euphorazine]

22:05 right on

[@MsPea]

He said he was going to practice this piece anyway and so he decided to film it. My question is, did he put on suit on just to practice or does he sit around his house all day in a suit? Shows how my mind wanders when I should be practicing.

[@mintchoco5640]

Doesn't muscle memory happen naturally as you play a piece more?

[@davidseagalmusic]

Josh, who is the publisher of your book you are using with the spiral bound? Thanks!

[@gretareinarsson7461]

I´m a little suspicious about listening to recordings of pieces before you start practising them. I think in most cases anyone who seriously practises classical music will know, or have heard, most of the best known pieces both for the instrument of choice as well as in general. I think it´s more important to practice a piece from scratch without having another performers playing in mind. Unless one has a doubt about how to play a part of a piece or one doesn´t have an idea in what direction the piece is going, I think it´s better to avoid listening to a recording until later in the practising process, when the piece is already “in the fingers.” When an interpretation starts forming it can be good to compare ones own thoughts to that of other performers. The danger of listening too much to recordings before and in the early part of practising a piece is that it can sit in ones mind and interfear with ones own approach and final interpretation. Any thoughts?

[@davisginn1298]

I personally go with the mindset of: why reinvent the wheel when there are a dozen types of wheels out there already? I think you can listen to all of them, gain a strong base of knowledge for the different interpretations, save a lot of time in the early stages of learning the piece by already having the various sounds and interpretations in your head, then innovate the wheel by viewing all of the versions, create a conglomerate of them, then add in and experiment with personal changes based not on what you have heard, but your soul wants to hear, a bunch of consistent practice and listening to recordings of yourself and tweaking from there, then bam! From my experience, I've found it to be a very time efficient, emotionally and creatively honest method that gives you more knowledge about interpretation in general and the styles and personalities of those who have performed it before. I know it's different for everybody, and I'd love hear what you like to do!

[@gretareinarsson7461]

@@davisginn1298 Thank you for your answer. My approach is more the one of discovering without having much information. For example I avoid reading about an art exhibition before I go and see it. Then I compare my thoughts about it with the available information about it. Same applies to music; my general approach is to avoid listening to a piece I´m practising until late in the process. I usually play a piece through several times before I start practising it simply to get the general feel of it; what kind of a piece is it, what are the technical difficulties of it, what is the structure etc. However if I run into problems with it I turn to an available recording. I prefer to let a piece slowly unravel it self and that way to explore the different layers, if there are, and different approaches to playing it. That means taking a pause away from it and coming back to it later and see how it has grown in my mind and very often there are fresh new insights and approaches that turn up. This way the exploration of a piece is void of external infuenses and my mind is free and open to it. But of course there are pieces that simply play them selfes, so to speak and there are pieces that need different apporach and then of course there are the pieces that one knows already etc. For me every piece is unique and may call for it´s own approach. I don´t have a “one rool fits all” approach. For me your approach is a mit cacophonic (?) where I guess my approach is more time consuming.

[@aroshrathnayake3105]

No one can beat Pletnev, was in love with his Nutcracker. Does anyone know the piece the intro excerpt from?

[@colbymiller4443]

I think it's Etude No. 6 by Paganini/Liszt

[@tedfeds1981]

how did you mic the piano? are you just using the 1 C414?

[@TommysPianoCorner]

Very insightful - thanks.

[@michaelkensington2494]

Is this the concerto where the piano part doesn't start for like forever?

[@StefanGraz]

Yeah, there are 138 bars of orchestral introduction before the solo starts

[@leonardmartin6048]

Nice video. Also checked out your liszt liebestraum, but what I found quite strange is that it seems to miss some parts. You said, that you would talk about some passages and you don't in the video. It feels kinda unfinished :(

[@fergusbyett8088]

Are you learning this for a performance, Josh? Sounds great :) very inspiring

[@wearashirt]

What do you think would Chopin comment in this video?

[@LazlosPlane]

Rubinstein blows them all away.

[@glenngouldification]

LazlosPlane Rubinstein was totally natural and unforced. Really appreciate that these days !

[@bitdall]

Waiting for day 2!! Haha

[@revivalofthefittestonlythe2757]

Unashamed trifinov fanboy, great taste!

[@grrrrrgh]

I play classical guitar but this is useful and applicable to my practicing

[@cristianpiano2170]

What’s a good edition of this piece? And how do you get those spiral bound books? I hate books that don’t stay open -.-

[@domodepiano]

You can take just about any standard bound volume and go to Staples or FedEx or UPS store and they'll dismantle and rebind w spiral . Not sure what he is using but for the concertos in general not just Chopin l , I've in the past liked Peters, universal edition , and although out of print , vintage MCA are good too. Henle is expensive but sewn binding and very easy too read so they wear and age well I would shy away from Kalmus, WB, etc they're ok to compare to your main but usually not the best choice as study hard copy score

[@silkepianist]

Cris Piano urtext

[@kaliyakalcheva6466]

He mentioned he is using the Paderewski for this concerto

[@bencollins5937]

@@domodepiano I never knew that, that's a great tip.

[@aaronestrera2241]

My problem is that i can’t focus on practicing. I always feel sleepy after 30 minutes idk why

[@bypig]

bruh 30 minutes, i can only do 10

[@aaronestrera2241]

Bypig same, depends on the day lol

[@loztheviolinist]

Have you tried splitting up your practice into manageable segments? I do around two hours of practice spread over a period of four hours. The first and second segment of my practice I split into groups of 15 minutes. The first 30 minutes I focus on relative scales (C Major & A Minor), and I spend around 15 minutes working on those two scales. The second 30 minutes I focus on tone and technique development, and I pick two exercises to focus for 15 minutes. For the last two 30 minutes segments I spend 30 minutes working on each of my chosen pieces. Your more than welcome to try this method to see if it will help you with your practice, and you can always build up to your desired amount of practice time. This is my chosen method of practice for over just over two years, and it’s worked wonders for getting myself into a routine. Practicing little and often could also help you get into a routine. Good luck with everything xx

[@aaronestrera2241]

Blue Diamonds Forever yeah i usually just work on my pieces though lol

[@jeffhollon1255]

aaron estrera glad you asked that.

[@gjeacocke]

Sightreading does not have to be perfect for love is not perfect that ppl boast of having. Sightreading aims to introduce ppl to neglected pieces that they then after hearing a sightreader will then choose to play the piece. Franz schubert was not a great piano player but a great composer. Ppl downplay other roles of a musicians function. Being bad at something can mean help in other areas.

[@_Renaissance_Man]

Your hands are huge!

[@AtelierM_mao]

Thank you for the amazing video! I am currently working on the first moment for an audition. It's an very satisfying piece to study. I feel that Trifinov's interpretation from the album "Chopin Evocation" is closer to the score and easier to learn after. But to be honest Zimerman's version with Polish Festival Orchestra sounds stunning. The phrasing and dynamics are so pleasing to listen to.

[@AtelierM_mao]

And those two choose very different approaches at the trilling section that you mentioned. There are so many possibilities in the line and the balance between hands.

[@k-intefleush4934]

I'm watching this instead of practicing.

[@hugod327]

My favorite version is played by Lipatti :D

[@goldenboy886]

Lovely.

[@ThePianoFortePlayer]

did you purposely time this just as the Chopin International Competition announced the preliminary participants, haha. Thanks for sharing this.

[@MikeJones-dd5wj]

I’m the brain dead muscle memory type, and I’m not proud of it.

[@nicb4589]

Try and memorize a phrase before you play it. Memorize it without touching the piano and then play it however fast you need. Just trust me. You will feel like you have so much more control over what you’re playing

[@alexmalex1778]

Do you wear a suit every time you play piano

[@MegaPicklelover1234]

THE CHROMATICS

[@Daniel_Zalman]

This reminds me of a Tiffany Poon video........oy!

[@hsfpiano1989]

Time to tune the piano.

[@Hustler67573]

who loves Evgeny Kissin recording

[@Miksu__]

Yeah I listened to that, before I found Zimmerman's recording. Zimmerman's is perfect imo

[@Hustler67573]

@@Miksu__ can't agree more

[@agamaz5650]

lol I love how older music actually sounds like music

[@agamaz5650]

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[@3rdP4rty]

I barely hear you without headset, sir. I have been experiencing that issue since i subscribed. is it only me? I have no problem with other videos. You may try to increase volume level of your voice. Thanks!

[@throughmyeyesx]

I dont have that problem.

[@rl9379]

After this video, I now hate A sharp lol

[@mcrettable]

you don't need to keep saying you haven't worked on a part haha. i think we're all pretty mature not to judge

[@larssmeets773]

he didnt keep saying it only at the start a little>?

[@hornet224]

Do you think that it is really possible that Chopin, a genius but still a mere mortal, can be responsible for creating this piece?

[@batboy5023]

what?

[@willbarber7444]

No way you’ve never learned this before. You participated in the preliminarys of the 2015 chopin competition and your telling me you didn’t have this piece ready?

[@bw2082]

Will Barber maybe he chose the f minor

[@ultimatewick]

You shouldn't expect a narcissist and internet marketer to be honest with you.

[@kmpiano1]

Thanks for the info since I really thought the playing was incredible for sight reading/practice 😅

[@ytyt3922]

Not a fan of Martha Argerich’s performance of this concerto. She tries to turn Chopin into Rachmaninoff. Otherwise I idolize her talent, but I find her Chopin to be a bit “off”.

[@jrodriguezpiano]

This is extremely quiet. Noise cancelling headphones on, and I can barely hear it.

[@voidninja616]

I have no problems with the volume at all, check your headphones.

[@adelejkruger2415]

I agree, compared to all the other youtube videos I have been watching this is a bit too soft...

[@itseduardoorozco]

muscle memory?? muscles don't have memory.. Memory is stored in the brain... the muscles move because of habits memorized in the brain.

[@Kevincentius]

muscle memory is the English term for it anyway

[@itseduardoorozco]

@@Kevincentius according to? in which dictionary?

[@Kevincentius]

@@itseduardoorozco 0.o google it. But either way it doesn't hurt to learn the term right

[@itseduardoorozco]

@@Kevincentius i have no need to google anything

[@limeboi2141]

Wtf is this

[@limeboi2141]

This is like the definition of elitist