Rachmaninoff Prelude in C sharp Minor, Op.3 No.2 - Josh Wright Piano TV

[@ggcpf2874]

my left ear enjoyed this a lot

[@emeka_eo]

lol..... very funny

[@justinlim5117]

Lol I thought my headphones were broken for a second

[@AquaFX]

same here.

[@bharathgowda5302]

Even here

[@andrealolli9105]

I only have the left headphone cause the right one broke so i have no clue of what happened

[@MissBeeeBeee]

My mother used to play this piece all the time and I grew up listening to it (among so many others). Today would be her birthday if she was alive. Happy Birthday, piano queen. Thank you, Josh!! 🎹

[@joshwrightpiano]

New video dedicated to my little sister, Savanna, who's playing this amazing piece. It's so great to see all of her progress and how hard she's working. Rachmaninoff Prelude in C sharp Minor, Op.3 No.2 - Josh Wright Piano TV

[@jeremyngpiano]

This was a great tutorial, Josh! Haven't seen your videos for a long time, but was great to listen to your tips and advice once again. I always love how you interpret music and your ending words on life and music was really heartfelt. Thanks for sharing your gift to the world through these videos, Josh. Your work matters. Jeremy

[@PhilippeMathis]

This piece is difficult to play at the good tempo. I agree your demonstration. P.

[@beverleymellor]

Well said Jeremy my thoughts entirely!

[@ednafenollal9747]

Damn, you are the only person that has taken time to put out a video so helpful for beginners like me, so thoughtful and soulful to inspire others to continue learning. I really like to see the process of becoming a great player. As a beginner I wonder if other piano players have the same thoughts and problems while learning and your videos are very reassuring and is great to see how you approach each piece. Brilliant! and very much appreciated.

[@joshwrightpiano]

Edna Fenollal Thank you so much Edna!

[@harrisonrichter9414]

Josh got really philosophical at the end there. Then, right as I typed this, he says "I know I'm getting really philosophical, but {..}" And he's right on track, as usual.

[@ЯнаСергеева-е7и]

Bravo!!! Thank you very much for this video!!!

[@RedSoxKal]

Josh you're probably numb from reading all of those comments about saying how we're all grateful but I have nothing else to say that you're a jewel to us Pianists that want to learn more and more. I'm immensely joyed that you offer world class advice on playing the piano and always look forward to your new videos. One request though, are there a set of books that you recommend on piano technique? I'm talking about academic level books not beginners. I've been playing the piano semiprofessionally for the past 25 years. Thanks - Kal

[@GK-vv9bn]

I really love your interpretation! Especially for the agitato part. "don't be a metronome"... I think its more beautiful that way. Your 20 minutes lesson helped me more than my hours of lessons for this piece with a university prof. Thanks. I wish all teachers could appreciate the different interpretations.

[@amj.composer]

I love this piece so much. I find it really haunting.

[@ronald3836]

Rachmaninoff's inspiration was a dream he had where he looked inside a coffin and found himself lying there. 👻

[@lefinlay]

I love how you promote the idea of making a piece your own, and interpreting it to your individual self!

[@beverleymellor]

What an inspiring piano teacher you are. This video brought a tear to my eyes - thank you so much - I learn so much from your lessons and appreciate the way you share your knowledge so freely.

[@ephjaymusic]

my right ear is crying

[@experiFilm]

I thought my earphones were broken 😭

[@ASvanRandwijck]

THIS VIDEO IS JUST GREAT.! As an amateur bass player in a rock band and a completely 'middle of the road' amateur pianist as well, I chose this beautiful piece to be my next project after Scriabin's Opus 2 no 1. Both pieces are far beyond my comfort zone because I can hardly read notes so I have to memorise a lot, but with the help of my wife, who is chief conductor and who inspired me to at least to start trying to read scores in the first place, I can play Scriabin now at a reasonably acceptable level. Your video will certainly help me a lot in my beautiful 'struggle' with this masterpiece of Rach😊 Thanks so much.!

[@guybrushthreepwood9532]

Great news I managed to learn this in 6 months just 2 chords a kittle off mastering it now polishing it with your advice and a mixture of how I like playing it. Thanks

[@derinderruheliegt]

Five or six years ago I would’ve (foolishly) tackled this piece...and I probably could’ve done it technically, but not musically (I somewhat muddled through the g minor prelude around that time). Now I’ve got the 24 Preludes sitting, waiting, on the corner of my piano as motivation. But first... I’m working through Bach’s two and three voice inventions, French Suites, and Partitas. Holy cow...talk about learning voicing! It’s humbling what I didn’t learn earlier on...but now excited how it’s totally changed my playing. Anyway...still have to sneak a peak at the preludes from time to time, hence watching this video. Thanks Josh!

[@nikolas8266]

This is such a rich and beautiful video. Thank you Josh! You’re the best 😊

[@AdamSowinski]

Just imagine if you would here this in stereo 😍

[@CadenzaPiano]

Oh wow! The question about "what would you do if you win 15 million". Buy a house. Buy a nice piano. Work part-time. Practice piano 4 hours a day, 7 days a week! - As for the video, thanks for the tips. I have some struggles with that piece I've started learning last december (so 7 months ago). These struggles are just so normal, since I've started piano a year and half from now (and, in fact, not quite... 17 months now!). I'll go check the other video you recommand. :)

[@mikejames7600]

Love how he goes off on a tangent at 10:27

[@tntcubist6563]

+Mike James Rachmaninoff's harmonies are the best, like he said.

[@levarhiggs3174]

My teacher as a child used to do this all the time and it annoyed me so much because 20 minutes later, she would be like, “ok. That’s 30 minutes. Times up. See you next week.” And I would think to myself, “but.. but.. I only played for 5 minutes and you gave an impromptu recital for the rest of my time!!” Lol. I was too young to protest though and so I just stopped going after a while.... I guess she thought she was a KZbin channel before there was KZbin

[@mishimihendrix]

FYI: This is the Piano Concerto No.2, first movement, a couple of minutes in.

[@haaiyin6259]

amazing. after I saw your interpretation, all my efforts on this piece until now are totally in vain. I have now rebuilt my understanding of this piece based on your help. It is really very good learning material for piano players. i appreciate your contribution sincerely!!

[@joshwrightpiano]

hai yin Thank you so much! I'm glad the video was useful to you :)

[@lensherr82]

Thank you, Josh for this wonderful video! I'm soon to start seriously learning this piece and I find this very helpful. I love your emphasis on dynamics and timing and I love how you show different possibilities for interpretation.

[@williamsmarek]

Hi Josh, you seem a great guy! Very interesting and talented man. Thoroughly enjoyed your tutorial

[@joshwrightpiano]

Marek Williams Thanks Marek! Have a great day

[@davidseagalmusic]

& Beautiful philosophy! I like those ideas!

[@edugomespiano]

thank you! will work on that later this year...

[@neweast5991]

Thanks for your beautifull lesson 💙

[@udiefenbach]

Great hints - right from the start, concerning correct counting ! The recording though seems to be missing one channel - only mono on one side ...

[@mdoroudi986]

Master Josh ......great video..........thank you very much...........

[@drewyip8691]

I absolutely agreed with you Josh about the quest for beauty in music 🩷

[@lidial330]

Josh! What is the best technique when it comes to using sustain pedal in the middle section (Agitato). Should I press it once a bar, or per beat?

[@victorverissimo6126]

Great video, Josh!! I´m studying this wonderful piece right now and your tips are helping and inspiring me a lot!!! Thanks! :)

[@J0a0Francisc0]

Will try to learn this piece, thanks for the inspiring lesson!

[@calebkualii9516]

Great video, I thought I had this piece learned but you gave me some places I need to improve.

[@NekkRose]

Thanks a lot i m actually learning this beautiful piece, i don't do a lot of the mistakes that you review in this video but it did help me a lot for the interpretation for the first bars and other parts 👌

[@davidseagalmusic]

luv it thanks Josh!

[@grampinator]

Great job, very helpful.

[@annas1523]

Such cool teacher! :)

[@marthur1971]

Thanks Josh, have to check out this piece. FYI, for me I'm only getting output from the left channel (mac + safari). Probably only one mic but it's panned hard left.

[@davidmfra]

nope, mee to.

[@Plattensammler88]

Very helpfull as always! Thank you very much! Can you make a Video about Rachmaninoffs Transcription of Kreislers "Liebesleid"? That is a piece, I have big Problems with, especially the first "Refrain". Thanks!

[@vebbto]

What a wonderful video, i learned a lot! I especially liked the part where you talked about keeping your hands loose in the free hands video! I'll try to apply that when i practice :) I'm struggling with the really complicated part of the piece, my fingers just don't cooperate! I can play the first 10 seconds of it, but then things get difficult. I haven't gotten around to teaching myself notes yet, let alone any music theory. I watch synthesia and listen to the piece all the time(played by Vladimir Ashkenazi) and try to recreate what i hear. Do you have any quick tips? Unfortunately, i've never played the piano or any other instrument until i started about a year ago when i was moved by Debussy's piece The girl with the flaxen hair and so i taught myself that piece. After that i've been quite obsessed with playing the piano, although i don't own one unfortunately. Luckily there's a 100 year old upright Steinway & Sons piano in the physics building at my university that i can use :) It's just stowed away in some old room beside the lecture hall I attend. I'm 23 now so my shot at being a really good pianist has probably passed by, which is kind of sad.

[@dejanbelusevic2436]

Eloquent, exquisite and dedicated lecture/video!! I have been practicing this piece for some period of time and this vid will be going to help me for considerable amount! I particularly found it amusing the fact that this vid is not only focusing on technical versatility but also on how to interpret it, that is how to 'think' like an artist and on the beauty of the piece and music general. I totally do agree that we human beings these days became too materialistic and pragmatic and lost the passion/enthusiasm for arts and scholarship after the 20th century. We will need an another Renaissance in our future lol Anyway, great video! I indeed enjoyed it and your humble character. Liked and subed. I hope that I will conquer this piece and hope you all the best!! Sincerely.

[@handznet]

learning this piece right now, thank you for the video, you have some really valuable stuff on your channel oh, and the solo piano Concertos sounded fab :)

[@michebre]

Josh thanks very much for this video. How do you play Bar 55, Curved Brackets two treble clefs top, bottom two bass clefs. Octave C# Treble and Octave C# Bass , then treble chords, and bass chords. Thanks.

[@kyungmincho9428]

Thank you!!! It would have been better helpful to me if I saw this video only one month ago. Your explanation and expression in this video are very kind and good to understand. I'm Totally agree with you about this music. I appreciate your contributions sincerely!

[@joshwrightpiano]

Kyungmin Cho Thank you so much Kyungmin. Best of luck in your studies.

[@contrapunctusxiv9179]

Question on the Agitato part: how can I play the harmony part in the right hand more softer?

[@milaporter680]

Great video Josh! Thank you so much for your help and your art!

[@JagoJPiano]

my left ear enjoyed this

[@Jauhara]

In the 5th measure in my 1925 G. Schirmer copy it's an E7 chord with d natural in the left hand octave and yet my ears are hearing E Maj 7 with D# in the left hand octave. Which is correct? I have heard recordings of both.

[@toddbebbington7397]

In all the recordings I have heard it seems to almost always be played as a D#, including those by Rachmaninoff himself. I notice that Ashkenazy plays a D natural.

[@ednafenollal9747]

Also, it would be cool, even if it were a short video, on how to approach a difficult piece like this one when you see if for the first time. I've only been playing for a year and I a doing pieces like the Inventions but I wonder if there is actually a better way to approach the reading. I think I am just an intermediate player... Thanks!

[@pjbpiano]

I hope you found a very good to learn difficult music now!

[@syndddd]

What is the piece at 10:26 ? :)

[@noahz.2054]

+syndddd piano concerto no 2 by rachmaninov

[@user-er6pl2or2n]

What digital piano are you using?

[@araarutyan2855]

Best there is in digital world - Kawai

[@skylxntrn]

Ara Arutyan nope, it's a Clavinova

[@duknecht3624]

yep definately a yamaha clavinova, had one myself :P

[@meltemt0245]

When I play the middle section, the fast part, I feel a pain on my arm. Do you have any advice?

[@massimilianolam3202]

meltemt02 it’s just about endurance. Like when you run for a long time you’re gonna feel tired. You just have to keep playing and playing until your body gets used to it.

[@wisjasd506]

Massimiliano Lam now he has carpels tunnel lol

[@brunochemali]

What kind of (digital) piano are you playing on?

[@laratrenkle7385]

which piece of Rachmaninov do You play at 10:30 min?

[@WillisZhang]

rachmaninoff piano concerto no 2, i believe sections 4-5 in movt 1 and sections 19-20 in movt 2

[@carp3649]

Sounds like part of the first movement of Rach concerto no 2.

[@rafaelmary-rispal6355]

piano concerto no2 Rachmaninoff

[@reallynigga9088]

Yo moma

[@TryItCZ]

how to petal

[@diotriton2]

What is the brand and the model of this piano?

[@thegreenpianist7683]

diotriton2 Yamaha Clavinova, not sure about the exact model

[@araarutyan2855]

It's a best digital piano brand - Kawai, not sure about model

[@skylxntrn]

Ara Arutyan man stop, it's a Clavinova

[@rocketcrazy3467]

Hmmm... One of my students found this and I agree with almost everything you say, except... I don't think the triplets should be played that fast to begin with. A lot of my students like to get right to doing the triplets at a 1000mph and end up getting stuck by the 3rd grouping. Ease in to it, then get the cascade going. Just a opinion 😉

[@helloheavenleigh278]

I agree, while it’s not what the music reads, that’s how Rachmaninov himself played it if you listen to his recording. I think it sounds great gradually speading up!

[@aaroncontreras2653]

Which digital piano is this?

[@joshwrightpiano]

Aaron Contreras It's just a basic model of a Yamaha Clavinova

[@aaroncontreras2653]

Josh Wright Is it good? I'm planning on buying one. Which specific model is it?

[@beaumuse7890]

What brand of electric piano are you using? I need to get one for a small pratice room I have. I like the sound of yours.

[@araarutyan2855]

Best brand in digital world - Kawai

[@volen5868]

Yamaha Clavinova

[@emilyhartman8255]

I like that 50,000 people are learning this prelude 🤣

[@deniztokur3597]

12:02 12:06 12:06

[@BK-ve6qv]

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[@hestonwarr4895]

Hey you should make a tutorial on fantasie impromptu by Chopin that would help me so much. :)

[@sofiatsareva2138]

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[@OutOfWards]

Zzzz audio in mono, no thanks.

[@DougHanson2769]

Teach the Children about the history. Also loosen up dude, you're tight as a drum.

[@Mignuke]

Doug Hanson if you don’t like his style of teaching, then by all means post a video on your channel and show us how it should be done.

[@DougHanson2769]

Leaving

[@DougHanson2769]

Press & Roll for dynamics especially in the three dramatic chords. Pray for food - Pray for peace - Stop the War. Deep and Dark. Never flat.

[@DougHanson2769]

Oh "sight reading through that piece ". BS! Geek

[@drschlump7832]

fuck you Doug Hanson

[@DougHanson2769]

You are sitting too close to the keys. "Stroke yourself". Weirdo

[@DougHanson2769]

Put your own flavor to it but know the history. Jesus

[@DougHanson2769]

Probably because you're in a 6ft by 3ft room. I'd feel crunched up too.

[@DougHanson2769]

You are slapping the keys haphazardly crazy. You need a good humble pie. You say "Don't" too much. Funny. Stop counting. We get it.

[@DougHanson2769]

What? 50 million investment. Took you a day to say that you love music. Jesus

[@DougHanson2769]

Ruined Rachmaninoff. Thanks

[@corpus-h8j]

Doug Hanson I don't see any videos of you teaching or even playing it though

[@DougHanson2769]

Just horrible

[@cesarrenteria496]

Could you elaborate? I don't see what's wrong with his lesson.

[@mariefuentesharris7237]

Doug is not well. Please ignore him

[@blickygotastiffyuh8729]

Doug is just a grumpy old man, go to bed Doug.

[@DougHanson2769]

Work on yourself. Stop teaching for 5 years