Ten piano technique tips from Garrick Ohlsson

[@tonebasePiano]

What’s your favorite bit of Ohlsson wisdom?

[@JimHantis]

garrick ohlsson

[@Lechon_asiatico]

​@@JimHantisoh tf martin bot now listen to chopin

[@moriscengic]

"Nobody 'll buy a ticket to hear THAT!"

[@keithharmony11]

@@JimHantis 1:20 😅

[@davidschestenger3366]

Ohlsson himself is absolutely wonderful

[@johnpointon4462]

"You won't lose what you're good at ....". That sentence alone is worth the price of admission!!

[@JeffKwak221]

"its quite easy" -Garrick Ohlsson

[@an4864]

Right 😂❤️

[@yumnaapta]

"Good luck with that" -also Garrick Ohlsson

[@ackamack101]

🤣🤣

[@phenry617]

Easy to say for the only American ever to win the Chopin Competition in Warsaw!

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

The guy can easily reach at 10th as well. I've played that piece and I struggled with that chunk for a while.

[@pauloliberato6953]

His honesty and humility say it all

[@barbarabarry3799]

Garrick Ohlsson is so good as a teacher and wonderful to hear. I heard him in Beethoven's 4th piano concerto in Ft. Lauderdale, not expecting anything special. He blew me away....

[@pyrokinetikrlz]

the last tip is actually really sound life advice!

[@Gilloringsend]

I find almost any piano ideas / techniques can be applied to any aspect of life in general. And why not !! 😊

[@callmeqt1269]

as a pianist whose favorite of all time is chopin, every chance to learn from garrick - especially on these passages - is a miracle

[@robmullins7052]

His tone is fantastic.

[@ataylorchild]

"you won't lose what you're good at" love it.

[@giovannib27]

Saw Garrick Ohlsson play rach 3 in my home town not too long ago, it was the first time I heard rach 3 live, and it was amazing! Its cool to be able to learn some tips from such a knowledgeable pianist

[@charliewhiskey8440]

He's a good teacher

[@kathleencook3060]

Gosh you are Marvellous. So great to hear a "real expert " who has the ability to impart that knowledge. I have learnt a great deal from your video. Many thanks Sir.

[@peterfloer1219]

“… whether you really feel at sea with Debussy….” Love it!

[@DavidMiller-bp7et]

Nice to see you sharing your experience with us; love your technique tips, so reliable. Small hand, contracting relaxation, no more sound coming from piano after hammer strike, get off once played, thank God for the pedal, going slow as one needs to.... You are a very fine, trustworthy teacher as well as world class player. Beyond fortunate to have you as a resource for us progressing pianists.

[@Chopin1995]

Nice to see you here David. I've been watching all of Craig's (Piano Lab) videos for the last 3 months, trying to "repair" my bad technique after too many years of procrastination and hoping I'll become great simply by the fact I play almost everyday, no matter how. I like reading your comments, however long they might be :)

[@DavidMiller-bp7et]

@@Chopin1995 No prob. Thank you. I was in the same boat 3 years ago; did all of Craig's earlier tutorials, some several times until I established each skill set. Then blended them all together; now have some more advanced mentors, no deivation from C's teaching, just a little more detail on specifics. I owe Craig; he also turned us on to Garrick Ohlsen; a very fine teacher as well as world class player.

[@robbes7rh]

We are all frail humans trying to make our way through the folly of life - or something to that effect. But I love how he underscores his points on technique and interpretation with a general understanding of how we approach other things in life. That is to say we can do better when we broaden our perspective. Great video tonebase.

[@Chopinzee613]

This takes me back to the days when I studied with Irma Wolpe. She taught me many of these same things. A great teacher and a wonderful, generous human being.

[@Alter_Onkel]

Back in the 1980s I heard Maestro Ohlsson in Pittsburgh with our Symphony: it was the Eb piano concerto of W.A. Mozart; the piano: a Bösendorfer concert grand. That piano, with its flamed copper interior and polishedblack exterior was asbeautiful as can be. The tone was BETTER than Steinway. Maestro came onstage, humble and unassuming, and when he began, it was a revelation!😊

[@sem40721]

Garrick Ohlsson playing Schumann. Never thought I’d see the day. Its wonderful.

[@stevehinnenkamp5625]

Maestro Garrick is tremendous to give advice to pianists of all ages in a down to earth fashion. Forget those teachers who restricted you. His concise advice will spare you wasted, frustrating hours of practicing. Thank you, Maestro Ohlson❤❤❤❤.

[@fcbmthtsv]

would love to see more and new Garrick Ohlsson content on tonebase :)

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

WOW!!!! I wish he'd been my teacher when I was taking lessons for NINE years and really not anywhere near where I should have been, technically! He is amazing!

[@pinocesi8402]

Thank you maestro ❤

[@shark5413]

Great player and teacher. I wish there were more people like him in music and pedagogy!

[@stevenhaff7973]

Thank you Mr. Olsen! Such necessary and wise counsel for any aspiring pianist.

[@Lore_Piano]

Thanks for the beautiful free tips from Garrick Ohlsson, Tonebase

[@nickk8416]

Thank You Garrick. Great advice that gives us plenty to think about. Especially Chopin 10 #1 and Chopin Ballade sections were really helpful. Best Regards!

[@twixy..therianz]

lots of nuggets in there! Thx!🙏

[@FirstGentleman1]

If Garrick speaks, we will listen.

[@tplayspiano]

Thank you, I really appreciate this video.

[@archaeologistify]

Amazing, thank you for sharing.

[@kathleencook3060]

Thank you for your expert knowledge . It was inspiring and gave the courage to get into difficult Practise . I will try to "be secure " and and not "go fast" Thank you very much.

[@c_danzu3186]

Chopin Piano Concerto No 1 mentioned! My day is already better

[@roberto.7475]

Thank you.excellent tips from a master.

[@brent3522]

As someone currently learning Dante Sonata, section 3 makes soooo much sense

[@Chopin4321]

Thanks maestro.. joy.. taste and loving feeling

[@kapixon8869]

Amazing!

[@chrismc1834]

Hi tonebase!! I loved these tips and the video alot and it was really helpful❤ Is it possible for u to make a video about alexei sultanov because he has won the van cliburn in 1989 and the chopin competition in 1995 and the performances were absolutely insane!

[@gertzpalma]

THANKS, TBP!

[@Gilloringsend]

Wow my first time seeing you. Brilliant

[@DanielRobertspiano]

His Rach 3 vids are great, and helped me to perform it better!

[@gspotjazz]

Regarding 06:50, I'm reminded of a quote by Thomas Mark in his book What Every Pianist Needs to Know About the Body (Chicago: GIA Publications, 2003), 98-99. "Moving the fingers up and down while holding them spread apart, in arpeggios, for example, cannot be (i.e., it is anatomically impossible for it to be) as fast and easy as motions with the fingers close together. It generates tension and courts injury. An efficient, safe technique will not attempt to move the fingers rapidly up and down while holding them spread apart, nor will it use spreading or stretching the fingers as a means of covering distances in single-note playing. Instead it will train the arm to move sideways to cover distances while keeping the fingers in the neutral position from which they can move freely." 11:16 Also great advice.

[@KingstonCzajkowski]

Basic principles of the Taubman Approach, which is what Thomas Mark was taught

[@pianowingman]

Wonderful ❤ i like it 🎉

[@lyolevrich]

He is over talented, he is a great pianist,a great musician but he seems also to be a very very good person! And very funny too! You can feel that he still loves to make music:

[@tomarmstrong1281]

Everything is easy when you have know-how skill and confidence,

[@peterboardman4651]

Sage advice,practice what you can't do.

[@pianowingman]

I Like This Sound ❤ very much - super Video ❤🎉 Very cool ❤ i subscribed

[@addyd.3140]

Hell yeah

[@RenéSaussy]

10:43 What piece is this?

[@Soazic24]

Dieser Garrick Ohlson ist ein geiler Typ 🥰

[@Soazic24]

Das ist doch alles ganz einfach 😄thank you for this great Video. Love from Germany 😊

[@Test-nj4fx]

I had to stop watching this video because of the way it was edited. There seems to be a sense that the more cuts the better. However, as a former film editor, I offer the same advice that I used to offer my students, only cut when you need to for a specific purpose. So, please only cut when necessary. Unnecessary cuts, especially the kind that jump in and out, can create perceptual problems for people (including motion sickness), and they don't add any interest at all. I noticed this especially when Ohlsson was sitting at the piano and speaking and suddenly we get a much closer picture of him saying something, then it jumps back, then it jumps in, then it jumps back. All of that just distracts and causes physical discomfort.

[@DeliciousVicious777]

I agree. It's too bad to because this video is chock full of great info

[@adrienneparks9791]

Agree

[@nathanseiler]

Agreed!! Death by a thousand cuts! 🎬 What a shame, he is offering some wonderful insights, but I feel unable to watch 😒

[@Test-nj4fx]

@@nathanseiler I sent our collective comments to the tonebase team. Hopefully they will let the editors know. I love the work here, and I want to be able to see it.

[@aroadtorome7683]

As someone on the autism spectrum, thank you for artfully articulating what I could not. If only we could find your audio authority counterpart and let them loose on those insistent on incessant background music.

[@damianoskarakasidis3343]

what is the piece in the beggining. i know its chopin, i thought of sonata 2 or 3 or baybe the barcarolle but i cant find it anywhere edit: i found it, it was chopins fantasie op 49. i knew ive heard it before

[@Andy-xb5qg]

Great pianist! He got a lot of things from Claudio Arrau...

[@gil-evens]

7:00

[@tem4903]

What's that piece at section 5? Also the description has the same section repeated 4 times for some reason.

[@davidsalazar2466]

It’s from the cadenza from the Rach 3 concert

[@benwrong6855]

what a guy

[@hizilop6541]

whats the piece in the very beginning?

[@dkant4511]

Buhbom!

[@louiserussell8267]

It all comes down to breathing. That is the issue. When we learn to breathe correctly, the rest just follows.

[@peterkrauss6962]

Yet the media ignores all of this so sad

[@MissBriannaNicole]

Can anyone tell me what piece he played a bit of at 2:14? I’ve heard it before but cannot think of the name

[@damianoskarakasidis3343]

beethoven appasionata sonata first movement

[@user-hm1bf1vf3b]

Actually, it's a small fragment from Chopin's Ballade 1 (184-186 bars)

[@MissBriannaNicole]

@@user-hm1bf1vf3b THANK YOU so much!!

[@deborahspiano]

Chopin 1st Ballade

[@Artislife-x4r]

Tip#1 be extremely talented.

[@FcleFpiano]

WHAT PIECE IS IN SECTION 5

[@ThePainist]

It's the beginning of Rachmaninoff's 1st piano Sonata

[@hypermahler5873]

No it's actually his third concerto

[@ThePainist]

@@hypermahler5873 that's section 8

[@davidsalazar2466]

It’s the cadenza from rach3

[@ThePainist]

@@davidsalazar2466 yea you're right, those 2 excerpts sound really similar and it doesn't help that they are both in d minor

[@xllab1]

What's the piece at 6:33?

[@davidsalazar2466]

Rach 3 cadenza

[@AquaUrban]

Not enough overhead views. Especially when speaking about intricate hand positions. Could be the best musician in the world if you don't have the conveyance. I'm just looking for the the way I want to play everybody here thinks they have the best approach to piano but I'm just simply looking for the correct hand movements placements arpeggios how to four octave diminished runs

[@stevehinnenkamp5625]

Forgive misspelling, Ohlsson. Pray for you Santa Lucia Day with candles atop head for continuous career.

[@PASHKULI]

Opinions and advises… the truth is we will never know how Bach, Mozart, Chopin and even Debussy played. There was no decent audio recording available up until the 1920s.

[@JL-lh8kl]

I'm kak at all of it.....

[@caravaggio-wf7ox]

yeah, well, but that wisdom is not usefull for absolute beginners...everything is too fast

[@AnnathePiana]

There's loads of tips for beginners on KZbin. Don't begrudge us pros some tips.

[@hektor6766]

If you want to begin well, these are all beginner tips.

[@guyandahalf7844]

Piece at 10:41 anyone?

[@ThePainist]

The transition from 2nd to third movement in Rach 3

[@guyandahalf7844]

@@ThePainist Thanks! It was on the tip of my tongue but I couldn't place it

[@hoomaaneslami7607]

One minute ago and four views? You fell off tonebase.