Ravel "Ondine" from Gaspard de la nuit Tutorial

[@PIANO_LAB]

Great tutorial! This piece is indeed devilishly difficult! It is also one of my favorites. I just love the way Ravel writes for the piano, just absolutely incredible!

[@joshwrightpiano]

Thanks for your kindness. I agree - I have no idea how Ravel could ever come up with this material. It’s so imaginative and complex

[@lczq6737]

"Don't play this when you haven't learnt a lot of other hard stuff" Tiffany poon at 14: Josh at 13:

[@Ar1osssa]

They have professional at teen age. Most part of students did not have it

[@lczq6737]

@@Ar1osssa yup

[@powertube5671]

I love the suite, which is based on three poems. My piano teacher played it. I practiced it for awhile, but it is beyond my technique. The pattern of notes opening Ondine, I recognize as sort of a paradiddle, which is played on the drums.

[@thegreenpianist7683]

0:15 that French accent though, Josh...😏😏

[@Cypsky]

😂

[@Lisanna61]

I’m so glad you published this video!! I was really looking forward to it! Thank you 😍

[@joshwrightpiano]

You’re welcome Annalisa. Happy holidays!

[@tommeyer3871]

Although Gaspard de la nuit is a wonderful piece, I am well aware that is far beyond my abilities for a long time still. Yet even an early intermediate like me can still profit from this video - the advice of initially practicing without any rubato for instance might make sense for some of my pieces too. I do have that tendency to experiment too early with it as well, developing extreme habits :S I also absolutely love your interpretation of the piece, Ondine especially, almost disappointing not to hear more of that in this video ;)

[@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

All suites from Gaspard de la nuit are wonderful and epic, but of course, I wish I could play them...

[@chrisy367]

@@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji they're so hard that Ravel himself couldn't play them, and he recommended studying Liszt's transcendental etudes, mostly no.5, in preparation for the suite

[@alexfriedman7904]

Lol same

[@ojcksn]

Omg!!!! You did another one!!! Thankyou so much man :)))

[@piforte3862]

Perfect timing i’m learning this right now !!

[@fogonautasbrasil2787]

Great.......very helpful. thanks!

[@lczq6737]

"Goblin" Josh:"elf demon". Lol

[@joshwrightpiano]

Haha I knew it was something like that...couldn't recall it in the moment

[@darkbr3ak3r29]

can u talk about “une barque sur l’ocean?”

[@philcomanphotography9244]

Wonderful playing and instruction. There are many pianists with ferocious technique who tackle this piece, but sadly don't have a clue what it's about. It's immensely heartbreaking, and to realize that mysterious ethereal atmosphere (particularly of Ondine and Le Gibet) takes a lot of patience, wisdom and maturity. You 'get it' totally. My question: what fingering or moreover finger gymnastics do you recommend for playing the descending arpeggios of the last page of Ondine 'rapide et brilliant' ? i can't come up with a technique that my thumbs don't collide. I've tried right hand on top of left...under etc. I'm still having trouble. I'm a hobby player...not near at your level. But it's fun trying...I'm a commercial photographer by profession

[@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

Never let your technique make you give up! Probably, you just need a little bit of experience and teaching as an aspirant in piano music...

[@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

The greatest of pianists didn't achieve overnight, they play the piano for hours. You just need practice and experience... Have a great day ;)

[@williamedmuntyote183]

wow those 15 minutes went by in like 3 minutes

[@jenniferl.6981]

May I know how many times I can watch the tutorial upon subscription? Thank you.

[@mharbaugh]

Rotating to the left (thumb side) on chords - was that from Robert Durso?

[@TheJedo]

I can't hear Ondine now without hearing "Ondine. my name is Ondine."

[@marie-louiseericsson9252]

Hallo Josh! You played a bit of Chopin nocturne in this video. Which one is it? I would play that and learn my students. You are greate!

[@stevowilliams8279]

A year late but it’s op 27 no 2

[@lo-sr3vs]

how to play Gretchen am Spinnrade right hand part? im struggling :\

[@draco4569]

If it is instinct to tense your hand up in passages like this, like it is with me, how do you get rid of that instinct?!

[@heby8936]

I am new at piano but i need some small tips anybody w to help me a bit?

[@mayiask654]

@Martin M. And after that: practice more..😁

[@Nicolas-io5hj]

Badura-Skoda n’a pas dû jouer grand chose à Ravel, mort en 37. Perlemuter, non?😅

[@kingyerghin7025]

Does anyone have any examples of the ‘really difficult’ pieces he mentions you should have played before taking on this piece? Just trying to make sure I'm adequately prepared

[@rachelpeham3508]

Choose a Chopin etude of your liking, a Beethoven Sonate, romantic rep generally. Just make sure you don't jump from Claire de lune (love that piece, don't get me wrong) to Gaspard de la nuit.

[@kingyerghin7025]

@@rachelpeham3508 Do you really think I’d be read to attempt this piece after playing a few of the chopin etudes? So far the hardest pieces I’ve played are chopin scherzo 2, Beethoven tempest third movement and Chopin prelude 16

[@whwh7339]

Great tutorial. This is my musical life goal, this exact piece. Let's just say I have a long way to go lol...

[@Giovanni-fj5cu]

Why someone sit low at the piano and other one sit high?

[@TheSeekingIsOver]

I've seen "Gaspard de la nuit" translated to English as "The Artful Dodger of the night." Can anyone confirm if this is a correct translation?

[@BoostDriftTeam]

Gaspard is a noun/expression for rat in French. It’s also a name, which is most likely how it was used in “Gaspard de la nuit.” The meaning of the name Gaspard is “keeper of the treasure.”

[@JoyAndWhimsy17]

What do I do if I play it on an upright?

[@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.

[@danielnuts5315]

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