Piano Lesson on Chopin's 'Revolutionary' Etude, Schumann's Träumerei & more

[@ibunkatraining]

You and Paul Barton have helped a lot! Thank you!

[@jihanjoo]

He's a great teacher. I'd love to take lessons from someone like him, who can not only teach me about how to play a certain musical piece but also what to do and how to practice to "get" there and be able to produce the sound that I want to produce.

[@jbw53191]

Thank you so much. I have struggled with the Schubert for over 30 years and this truly helped!

[@luigipati3815]

Brilliant lesson, I learned a lot from the examples of the Revolutionary about the rotations.

[@beatrizmezzadra2764]

thank you ! this is exactly what im currently polishing. after starting watching your videos yesterday. in today's practice, i instinctively started rotating in the arpegios. and it feels much more comfortable, mostly when you try to play it at speed. great information.

[@pikasfed]

I don't know what happened at the audio but I was wearing headphones and the "HERE" at 2:24 made me freak out

[@maxlin5998]

I thought my right speaker blew out on my laptop, but after a while, it came back. It's probably an audio issue on their end when they recorded.

[@PIANO_LAB]

Thank you Graham and Pianist Magazine for this fantastic lesson!!

[@popqueen77]

I did this last piece like 20 years ago, but what a fresh air of realization about how to deal with the right hand. Thank you so much! also about the Chopin's killer left and movenment. I can't wait to try them on my piano.

[@nmaurok]

I miss going to the concerts at Steinway Hall in London - hopefully they will be resumed soon!

[@russell_szabados]

Thank you for the first part of this lesson, Graham, you've helped me with an arpeggio question of my own. All the best.

[@lindamcdermott2205]

Ahhhhhh that Traumieri, beautiful demo!

[@MrLleal]

Thank you for these lessons! I find them so much useful.

[@PianistMagazine]

Thanks for your feedback Lorenzo! We're glad you enjoy them.

[@jmfonlinejazzmusicafinaonline]

Revolutionary is dificult in the beggining,but after you beggin if you practice in some years of practice you get excellent results.I have been studied Revolutionary since 1994 and still today i have to adjust some points of music.,like sustain pedal,expressions,weight of play.,velocity and another item.

[@constantineeleftheriadis6642]

Thank you so much mr Fitch for answering my question about chopin's "revolutionary" etude. Nevertheless it was a little funny how I became "anne"! Thank you anyway!

[@PianistMagazine]

Ooops! At least we called you Constantine in the magazine ;)

[@constantineeleftheriadis6642]

@@PianistMagazine Thank you! :)

[@peterkrauss6962]

Thank you...your playing is also very even.

[@retrops4261]

Fantastic instruction, I'm only sort of a pianist, mainly play violin, but your instructional vids are often useful for my playing there as well. (To be sure your helping my piano a lot too!!)

[@hairika9755]

Super amazing, grateful to watch and learn 🗝⚡️

[@MrJUNNY7777]

excellent explanation Master!!

[@capuano3d]

6:14 Schubert

[@pazangel4394]

thanks Graham Fitch, your teachings are useful to me!! I need more teachings please, where can I find you?? Hello from Mexico

[@frfps2]

Thanks for sharing. I have a question sir. You often say listen to your playing criticaly until you produce what you want to hear. My problem is that most of the time I'm not sure how should the piece sounds. What is the cause of that and how can I solve it? Some time I think I'm so much concerned about my hand position that I can not listen efficiently. Thank you Mr. Fitch

[@piano1500]

One thing you can try and is listen to a lot of recordings by reputable pianists, such as Gilels, Richter, Ashkenazy, Kissin, Barenboim etc. This might help you with learning how the piece typically sounds. Of course each pianist will have a slightly different interpretation, but in general, the characteristics of that piece should be evident. Another tool I found helpful in college was video recording my practices and critiquing them. That helped develop my ear tremendously. In terms of hand position vs listening, I would say first determine how you want the passage to sound. Secondly , work on the technical aspects of the passage. Thirdly, work on the musical nuances, recording yourself and/or playing for others and having them give some constructive criticism. Technique in it's most basic function is the ability for you to produce the sound that you desire. One of my teachers explained it this way: Person A says what they want, Person B (Technique) does what Person A wants, and Person C evaluates whether Person B did what Person A wanted or not.

[@RichWoodwardMusic]

great tips!

[@jeannecamp1699]

Rich Woodward Piano 7 n

[@gracemarion499]

lovely!

[@ScruffyTubbles]

Riveting lesson and I haven't thought of playing any of these. Well... I hadn't..........

[@bagggyy]

Someone, intro song?

[@fugueguy1929]

Variation 18!

[@paperEATER101]

thanks

[@empoleon9711]

This lads very entertaining!

[@vishtayeganeh174]

So how to play legatisimo ?

[@republiccooper]

I'd like for you to do a study of Rachmaninoff's Mendelssohn scherzo.

[@breezepalace824]

very impressive. virtuoso

[@pazangel4394]

hello pianist magazine I´m from mexico I´m living in Mexico where can i buy the magazine??

[@funkydankspliff]

www.pianistmagazine.com/store/subscriptions/pianist/

[@pazangel4394]

@@funkydankspliff thank you, from mexico

[@funkydankspliff]

Paz Angel que parte de Mexico, saludos de Chihuahua

[@rodriguezjuancruz8009]

esto es una clase de piano?? wtf las mias duraban casi 2 horas particularmente.

[@edwardgeorge4881]

🇦🇺💐🇬🇧👌

[@said1949]

How play with , Some thick fingers, enough long

[@suzettewallhead6939]

Oh MEASTRO G you are just wonderful !

[@blackbeard0074]

I disagree, not really lol

[@buk1733]

I don’t think the way you rotate is correct. It sounds artificial and each time you do it feels like you take your hand off which is awful, but obviously the pedal makes it sound as if nothing happened. So after all it’s quite practical, especially for people with small hands

[@JustinMasayda]

"It's gonna start to feel, uhm, hard when I play it faster"