Performance Tips on Mastering Ravel Ondine, Gaspard de la Nuit ~ Charlotte Hu (胡瀞云)

【Living Room Lessons】
Here are some of my performance tips on performing Ravel Ondine, from Gaspard de la Nuit. Leave your comments below and let me know what you think!
Watch my complete live performance of Gaspard de la Nuit: bit.ly/2JbcmCA
中文版請看: bit.ly/3afnni7
For more information on Charlotte Hu (胡瀞云):
(formerly known as Ching-Yun Hu)
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[@pmansky1]

I’m obsessed with this piece of music, and this is my favorite KZbin performance of it by far. Brilliant technique + deep heartfelt emotion + intimate recording that makes it feel like you are sitting next to the performer looking over her shoulder. Bravo!

[@davidpickell4227]

I loved this! The musical joy in executing this was mirrored by the physical joy exemplified by your masterful movements. I’m inspired! Thank you.

[@rjpimprov]

Brilliant interpretation! I was actually able to play part of this for Abbey Simon once....check out his version! (or any of his ravel really....)

[@globalc3849]

Thank you so much. This is so helpful. I'm working on Ondine right now and this gave me lots of helpful insights. Your interpretation is beautiful and brought tears to my eyes.

[@carbonc6065]

Fantastic!

[@reginaldlewis4236]

Absolutely beautiful! Your teaching and playing outstanding, superb, wonderful!

[@georgemandom69]

It brings tears to my eyes. Thank you.

[@Cygne18]

Sooo beautiful, Ching-Yun! Your fingers dance across the keys so effortlessly.

[@charlottehupianist]

Thank you! :)

[@albertpeckham8708]

Madame, your discourse is so amazing. Thank you.

[@charlottehupianist]

Thank you, Albert. I am glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@ruthm5413]

That was hauntingly beautiful. Incredible technique.

[@charlottehupianist]

Thank you, Ruth! So glad you enjoyed the video. :)

[@Iumine]

oh my god your performance hypnotized me!!

[@CyrusandAurelius]

Thank you so much for the tip on first trying the piano and feeling the weight.

[@christopheryoung1878]

Thanks very much! Looks very helpful, and a beautiful interpretation. Will be studying this. Superb handling of the climax of the piece. Suppleness is part of the underlying tradition of this music. I’m sure Ravel would love your interpretation, despite his warnings about too much “over-interpreting”. That was directed at the old-school over-the-top piano virtuosos.

[@pianopianovenezia7747]

very nice interpretation and tips!

[@charlottehupianist]

Thank you! :)

[@debussyman88]

Enjoyed this so much! Thank you!

[@charlottehupianist]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed my video. :)

[@salabb]

Thanks so much for showing this, your playing is heavenly. This is the piece that pushed me to start playing the piano, this year. That initial C# chord with 5# on top was the first thing I tried to play. I'm 38 years old. I'll play one day. If not in this, in another life for sure.

[@charlottehupianist]

Your story is beautiful! I hope you will enjoy playing all the wonderful music out there.

[@salabb]

@@charlottehupianist thanks for the kindness, yes I love all the music. Had actually been playing guitar for 20 years, have something in my channel :)

[@evelynn_teoh]

Your hands look tiny tiny yet they're so powerful.😍😍😍 beautifully magical sounds.

[@mariagraziatanese4236]

Beautiful! Thank you! I hope so much to be able to keep your concert in my series in Brussels!

[@charlottehupianist]

Thank you, dear Maria! I hope to be able to play for you in Brussels as well. Fingers crossed and best wishes to you and your family at this time. Keep safe!

[@adathefox]

聽得太陶醉，樂曲結束的時候有一股想要起立鼓掌的衝動…👏👏👏🤭😝🤣

[@lottie9919]

thank you this helps so much!

[@anngrogan6343]

Do you teach online? Do you teach senior "amateurs?" Can some of these ways of creating tone and lightness be communicated to beginning-intermediate students or must I wait ten years or more? When will you come to San Francisco to play? I would come! How may I help that happen? You have to my ear, a very unique, floating tone and sound that is never harshly perfectionist. Thank you for your presentations!

[@mckechelec6018]

wow absolutely fantastic! will you be doing scarbo? :D

[@charlottehupianist]

Thank you! Sure, I can record Scarbo at some point as well. :)

[@LaskoBosko]

@@charlottehupianist awesome!!! I would be very gratefull for Your tips for Scarbo.

[@CordeliaWilliams]

@Jonathan Po I actually play this with fingers instead of a gliss… Have you tried that? Much easier to control, to practise, and to get a really delicate sparkling sound. And no blisters! (Take notes 7-11 in the LH)

[@AkinduDasanayake]

Thank you so much for this! Like others, I would love to see tips on Scarbo too...

[@skillerx79]

Very nice tips! Good that i can use them for other pieces aswell!

[@rach23forever72]

Bravo. Sorry but wich edition did you say you were following? Congrats!!

[@JYH20]

This was very helpful! Thank you!

[@sophiaordaz9444]

bless you for making this video!

[@davidcordobapianist]

I would love to watch a video about “Scarbo”! Thanks 🎶

[@wickedpawn5437]

Does the piano need some tuning?

[@ghernandez6457]

Thanks for the advice I'll definitely need it in my next life, because there's no way in hell I am learning this I'm the next 10 years.

[@Giovanni-fj5cu]

How to memorize a musical piece?

[@lilyyang1317]

Hi, this was so helpful! Thank you so so much! I'm currently learning the piece and I'm having trouble with the build-up part towards the climax. Do you have any tips on practicing the right hand in that section? I'm struggling to make it sound not choppy and clear at the same time. Thank you so much! :)

[@CordeliaWilliams]

@Lily Yang I don’t want to jump in but since she hasn’t replied yet… Have you tried breaking it into blocks, e.g. notes 1-3 of bar 57, then notes 4-7 etc. and practicing those as trills? Kind of like double note trills! You can also practise one voice of each block as a trill while holding the other voice down. And then practice chunks: notes 4-9, notes 12-17, notes 20-25 etc. etc. And then of course the whole bar with top RH voice only, then with lower RH voice only. Let me know if any of these work! (I hope it makes sense how I’ve written it, hard to describe without showing!) Wrist quite high, fingers loose. Good luck!

[@MathieuPrevot]

Ravel’s advice to Henriette Faure on aspects of sonority in ‘Ondine’: Work at the silkiness of your sounds, their fluidity, their smoothness, including the deimsemiquaver patterns of the right hand which should evoke a kind of rippling on the surface of a lake that extends into oblivion. Adjust the heaviness of your thumbs. What you do is too real. Refer to the works of Liszt e.g. Feux Follets.

[@SCRIABINIST]

The chords in the beginning are absolutely horrifyingly difficult.

[@joeweese8419]

Que deditos!!

[@betray32]

i think i need a teacher to improve my learning in this piece

[@duckisfaction]

😂😂😂😂🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮