Schumann "Kinderszenen" No. 7 Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood) | Tiffany Poon

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  • Опубліковано 31 гру 2018
  • Recorded on a Mason & Hamlin 1929 piano on December 30, 2018 [Please open description to read my thoughts/ story behind this recording]
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    Hi! I was hesitant about recording on this piano because I know some people out there are going to complain about it being out-of-tune, but at the same time, I really appreciate this old piano's sounds, so voila! I was fortunate enough to be practicing on this 1929 piano in New York during my winter break from Yale. Fun fact - this is the same piano that the original Beaux Arts Trio rehearsed on. It has been 2 days since I recorded this and I wish I had made more rubato changes in the opening theme. That said, I actually spent 2 hours trying to record this. I spent a long time trying to adjust to the different quirks of the piano's action (i.e. some keys were heavier than others hence struggling with voicing), playing over and over again to make myself play more fluidly, while also starting and stopping a whole lot during recording due to NY traffic noises 😱😳 Given how much effort I spent trying to record and play this well, I decided to post this anyway because this would be a preview for my Singapore recital on February 17th, 2019. You can treat this as a quasi working-progress if you like - and if you want to hear the "finished product," come to my Singapore recital 😉
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 231

  • @Kougeru
    @Kougeru 5 років тому +385

    I don't know how to describe it but this piano sounds "cozy"

    • @mckee23608
      @mckee23608 5 років тому +69

      It's called "out of tune"

    • @liriosogno6762
      @liriosogno6762 5 років тому +12

      Träumerei means daydreaming so cozy is very fitting

    • @TheMusicround
      @TheMusicround 5 років тому +2

      Beautiful Tiffany! I played long time ago👍

    • @tylerryan2573
      @tylerryan2573 5 років тому +14

      I'd say warm. It's a very warm sounding grand.

    • @snakkat5215
      @snakkat5215 5 років тому +4

      @@mckee23608 ahahahah, I think it's because it sounds more familiar when it's "out of tune", so it becomes more intimate.. I think

  • @starmy8502
    @starmy8502 3 роки тому +59

    The piano she’s using makes it sound so much more wistful and nostalgic

    • @leexu8806
      @leexu8806 2 роки тому +1

      It’s sorta sounds out of tune

  • @garenikezian6794
    @garenikezian6794 5 років тому +269

    Hello Tiffany!
    I'm not much of a Schumann listener, but I knew something was different in this piece.
    I couldn't help but write a poem (I'm kind of a newbie and it may be a bit abstract. I hope you'll understand) about this piece in accordance to the current date. Thus,
    A Dedication to Tiffany Poon
    It was a long road
    Down through the meadow
    Of the winter storm
    At the blizzard’s dorm
    It was dreary yet merry
    With blows of snow
    Knowing that it’s over
    For the next mow
    Until midnight we see
    As we grow gold,
    The next way to go
    Is to do what to know
    Until the Sun explodes

    • @alylyshua74937
      @alylyshua74937 5 років тому +9

      Gary Ikez, This is the best example of an artist's soul talking to another. Thank you for sharing !

    • @him6008
      @him6008 5 років тому +3

      Gary Ikez no one can be a professional artist, only one with different emotion.

    • @Ernesto7608
      @Ernesto7608 4 роки тому +3

      The Schumann Kinderszenen are pure poetry put in musical form. Simple, unpretentious, beautiful. Especially this No. 7 and No. 13, "The Poet Speaks".

    • @wadahabbasher
      @wadahabbasher 3 роки тому +2

      Music so swaying it turned us into poets Lmaoo
      (I like it tho)

    • @dabnauta
      @dabnauta 2 роки тому +1

      Is the sun going to explode 😟😟😟😟

  • @fourbunnies
    @fourbunnies 2 роки тому +15

    the slightly out of tune piano makes this piece so nice. I have played this video maybe 300 times. I am addicted to it. Thank you Tiffany!

  • @red-hat-mike
    @red-hat-mike 5 років тому

    What a wonderful New Year's gift to hear this on the 1st of 2019. Thank You... Tiffany.

  • @LeoYuanX
    @LeoYuanX 4 роки тому

    I listen to this on repeat at work all day long. It calms me down.

  • @soojilee3408
    @soojilee3408 5 років тому +1

    this is warming me from the inside and it's so gentle and loving? i love this so much.

  • @bereabeard
    @bereabeard 5 років тому +15

    That was breathtaking. This just shot up to one of my top five Tiffany pieces! Love that piano... It has character 💙

  • @JohnLau256
    @JohnLau256 5 років тому

    This was my favourite music during my childhood years. It was written 180 years ago. Thank you for performing this master piece of music.

  • @MusicLover-oe3ig
    @MusicLover-oe3ig 3 роки тому +4

    I was attracted to this melody as a kid, the opening "Soh Doe" did it. Thank you for bringing back my childhood! Beautiful dreamy touch!!

  • @Rljlsl1985
    @Rljlsl1985 5 років тому +1

    Blessed with beauty and blessed with absolutely amazing talent on the piano 🎹 - I love it all

  • @jameslam5801
    @jameslam5801 10 місяців тому

    You have nicely grasped the sentiment of this piece--the nostalgic feelings of an old man looking back on his childhood days. I have listened to many performances of Traumerei. This is certainly a touching one. 👍🏻

  • @nickcastle9201
    @nickcastle9201 5 років тому +3

    Tous mes voeux de bonheur et de réussite, chère Tiffany, pour cette nouvelle année et merci pour ces moments de joies.

  • @mcorban6239
    @mcorban6239 5 років тому

    Thank you so much for letting us hear your beautiful performance. It was very moving.....
    Best wishes for a wonderful New Year.

  • @joyce4793
    @joyce4793 4 роки тому +1

    I just recently discovered your beautiful playing. God has given you such a wonderful gift to share with the world. Wonderful piano, for a Brilliant and beautiful Pianist. Now I know where to go to hear the best of all the rest.

  • @yunahkwon6204
    @yunahkwon6204 5 років тому +6

    This piece and the way you play it just makes me sad. Ironic because I’m still an angsty teenager but somehow it makes me sad and cozy at the same time.
    Also, whenever you play, there’s just colors bursting everywhere and so much emotion and dynamics! It always surprises me that a piano could produce a sound with such intensity and meaning. Your interpretations are amazing and you really show what music is about, feelings that you hear. I don’t understand how a human can coax sounds that beautiful out of inanimate objects, or how we feel certain emotions when we hear certain sounds, but your music is so alive and natural. It’s so human.
    You’re an inspiration to me, please keep playing and spreading happiness around the world. Thanks so much!!

  • @mwwilkin
    @mwwilkin 5 років тому

    Beautiful. Just beautifully played!
    I will just relisten it over and over.

  • @madonbarma2531
    @madonbarma2531 3 роки тому +6

    I'll admit it - I cried when hearing your version on this piece.... Not tears of sadness, but tears upon hearing it played so beautifully it overwhelms my heart. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @richresident4377
    @richresident4377 2 роки тому +1

    Exquisite Rubato. I believed every note. Tears, yes. Thank you 😊

  • @eparkerv3
    @eparkerv3 5 років тому +1

    In a world flooded with pianos, Mason and Hamlin sound is an American treasure. You showcase this piano beautifully, and your choosing it to share shows a depth of love for what age and good living can do for a piano. Shows what a fine player you are.

  • @ottie1954
    @ottie1954 4 роки тому +1

    Very gentle and full of feelings, almost "breathing" 🤗🌹🍀

  • @adrien-pianoviolon5353
    @adrien-pianoviolon5353 5 років тому

    Just one thing, Beautiful and thank to you for this years and happy new year !!

  • @maua2848
    @maua2848 5 років тому +9

    I love how you’re giving every note a unique feeling, which sounds beautiful👍
    Keep up the good work😁

  • @sharthakbhattarrai6051
    @sharthakbhattarrai6051 3 роки тому

    Thank you tiffany. Watching you play had gotten me interested to know more and admire schumann's composition thank you

  • @buzzy33
    @buzzy33 3 роки тому

    For a piano that is old, the sounds that exude from it are quite timeless 💖 Keep it up, Tiff!

  • @jameswieser483
    @jameswieser483 5 років тому

    Beautiful piece played beautifully. Thank you Tiffany for the New Year’s Day treat.

  • @lookingouthere
    @lookingouthere 5 років тому +29

    Sensitive playing
    So dear. You were singing this piece. Beautifully

  • @skisunfb
    @skisunfb 5 років тому +3

    Beautifully played - gorgeous! I love the way you "breathe" after the last A. There's something very haunting about hearing it on this older instrument. Thank you for sharing. :)

  • @cswalker21
    @cswalker21 5 років тому +1

    Sometimes I think X is my favorite piano player, then I watch another Tiffany Poon video, and I'm like no, Tiffany simply must be my favorite. Well, maybe it's a tie. But yeah, that was magnificent. My bucket list item is seeing her play live.

  • @clamayaceo
    @clamayaceo 5 років тому +37

    This was the perfect day to listen to and appreciate Traumerei, a piece I haven’t really listened to in years. When our parents used to take us out on drives or wherever we had to be, my mom would play Van Cliburn’s greatest classical romantic hits in the car and this piece was one of the pieces on the track. Then, one of our aunts bought the sheet music and learned it. Brings back fond memories! Happy New Year!

  • @tommcquaide6456
    @tommcquaide6456 5 років тому

    Beautiful, Tiffany. I now know what piece I'm going to start to learn next. Thank you.

  • @lardyify
    @lardyify 5 років тому +2

    Beautifully played. A pedant might complain about the piano but I reckon its tone is just about perfect for this piece. We’re so pampered these days with digital recordings and pianos in perfect tune that sometimes it’s just too perfect. No, play that old piano as much as you can. It is wonderful and full of character.

  • @richresident4377
    @richresident4377 5 років тому

    Absolute perfection. Bravissimo

  • @ariannefeliciano6850
    @ariannefeliciano6850 3 роки тому +1

    The first classical piece I fell in love with.

  • @horstb29
    @horstb29 4 місяці тому

    This was beautiful thank you very much Miss Poon.

  • @saxpride100
    @saxpride100 5 років тому

    Thank you for such a beautiful performance!

  • @dibaldgyfm9933
    @dibaldgyfm9933 4 роки тому

    Fascinating description, very inspiring! THANKS!

  • @nurmaybooba
    @nurmaybooba 4 роки тому

    this is one of my favorite peices and I love your rendition!

  • @WatchthisandChill
    @WatchthisandChill 2 роки тому

    a beautiful piece filled with indescribable feeling.

  • @paohermosin
    @paohermosin 5 років тому +2

    I love your playing♥️ you play with your heart😊

  • @carienvanschalkwyk3065
    @carienvanschalkwyk3065 3 роки тому +17

    I struggle with bringing emotion into my playing and you inspire me so much. I am working on this piece currently, trying to perfect it like you do 🤗

  • @mrkkrssk
    @mrkkrssk 5 років тому

    No need to ask about your mood today... Great control of the piano sound, fits the emotion.
    Happy New Year

  • @brendankeely6457
    @brendankeely6457 5 років тому +4

    Beautiful Tiffany, such an emotion laden piece and you bring that it so well. I enjoyed reading you commentary and like that you share this recording. Never mind that the piano has some quirks, they give it added character! 😉

  • @dandreconant6827
    @dandreconant6827 5 років тому

    Love this piece and loved how you played it!! I just played this at a recital and i probably will never forget it.

  • @ProdigiousIzzy
    @ProdigiousIzzy 5 років тому

    Starting 2019 with beautiful music. Thank you Tiffany! Happy New Year!

  • @Mike90543
    @Mike90543 5 років тому +1

    Tiffany,
    Always beautiful to hear you play ❤ ❤.

  • @RainerLienert
    @RainerLienert 5 років тому

    What a wonderfull way to start the new year! All best for you into 2019!

  • @first-step4983
    @first-step4983 5 років тому

    STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL

  • @CLAUDETEPRADO-ro6nb
    @CLAUDETEPRADO-ro6nb 3 роки тому

    Si doux si delicat ! merci !

  • @user-rk4kw5uq1b
    @user-rk4kw5uq1b 5 років тому +3

    Happy New Year Tiffany😊. Thank you so much for very expressive performance!

  • @freezecamproduction
    @freezecamproduction 5 років тому +1

    Happy New Years Tiffany! This is such a relaxing piece to listen to! Good start to the new year! ❤️

  • @ericlozen9631
    @ericlozen9631 5 років тому

    That whole room (piano included) has such a warm feeling to it (-:

  • @kiaraeijo
    @kiaraeijo 5 років тому

    Happy New Year! This is one of my favorite pieces from Schumann!🎆🎊🥳😃❤️🎶

  • @tails9732
    @tails9732 2 роки тому

    Oh my gosh I'm learning this piece thanks! Love the way you play this piece!

  • @mikelstewart9053
    @mikelstewart9053 5 років тому

    Very beautiful! You are a blessing!

  • @nostalgiacreep
    @nostalgiacreep 5 років тому

    sounding sooooo good, thanks for introducing me to this piece

  • @oysteinsoreide4323
    @oysteinsoreide4323 5 років тому

    Thanks for sharing. Beautifully delivered even with a piano that needs some negotiation with to get the voicing right. That piano is a gem. Nice mellow tone. Happy New year for you.

  • @asheacopiano
    @asheacopiano 5 років тому

    I really like how you play the piano. Thank you for the beautiful performance.

  • @Steger13
    @Steger13 4 роки тому

    old piano have a old soul. it sound beautifully to me.

  • @pogotango
    @pogotango 5 років тому

    You make it so... peaceful

  • @chingyiau3840
    @chingyiau3840 5 років тому

    Can't wait for the finished product! YEY

  • @paulix9960
    @paulix9960 5 років тому

    Happy new year Tiffany! Thank you for such amazing performance

  • @secretmission7607
    @secretmission7607 Рік тому

    How very lovely.

  • @aletheiacantabile
    @aletheiacantabile 3 роки тому +3

    Beautiful! This appeared on my feed because I also posted my recording of Träumerei recently. I didn't know you performed in my home country last year! I couldn't make it too, as I was doing my piano Masters in the US at that time. I've been following your channel for a while now. Keep up the great content! 💕

  • @abrogard142
    @abrogard142 3 роки тому +1

    lovely piano, Tiffany, you had it humming there at times, beautiful, well done.... :)

  • @TheSunshinedreamer1
    @TheSunshinedreamer1 5 років тому

    Tiffany, Beautiful and I love the piano! Thanx for sharing:)

  • @joaomigueldesouza1920
    @joaomigueldesouza1920 Рік тому

    Obrigado, Tiffany.

  • @marcosantander_taylor007
    @marcosantander_taylor007 3 роки тому

    Hermoso! Estoy aprendiendo este tema, gracias a esta delicada y dulce interpretación pude seguirte y disfrutar con mi cello. Mis saludos desde Panamá!!

  • @kjaeckle03
    @kjaeckle03 5 років тому

    Just saw and heard it. Very beautifully played.

  • @remuspierre8038
    @remuspierre8038 3 роки тому

    Beautiful

  • @oldfarmshow
    @oldfarmshow 5 років тому +10

    Thank you for all your videos; Happy and safe New Year

  • @TheSIGHTREADINGProject
    @TheSIGHTREADINGProject 5 років тому +1

    See you in Singapore! Got my ticket! Love this old piano. I have an old one and the pitch it low and can't be raised due to a hammered in peg! But I feel privileged to take care of it and continue it's musical life

  • @Stoffel.D
    @Stoffel.D 4 роки тому +3

    This sounds really fantastic. I love it :)

  • @michaelprozonic
    @michaelprozonic 5 років тому

    Beautiful and relaxing

  • @janjool
    @janjool 5 років тому

    Love the way you play this piece.

  • @boyosafrezar173
    @boyosafrezar173 5 років тому

    Wow!! Just wow 💫

  • @jessica_1811
    @jessica_1811 4 роки тому

    This. Is. So. Beautiful!

  • @pianissimoatmidnight
    @pianissimoatmidnight 5 років тому +1

    Bravo, and thank you so so much, Tiffany!! I have listened to this piece hundreds of times by dozens of Pianists, but what I have gotten now from your playing is so so special...nothing compares to it except that legendary recording by Alfred Cortot. Obviously your recording was done in a condition which is far from ideal one but still I can say so. I really wish some day you will record this piece professionally and am looking forward to seeing you play it in Japan! I will be there by any means!!

  • @Ernesto7608
    @Ernesto7608 4 роки тому +1

    Hi Tiffany, I love the sound of the piano you are playing. One of my pianos is also a Mason & Hamlin from 1905, a model AA 6 feet Grand. It sounds impressive like yours, not because it is out of tune, but because it is a noble instrument, ultimately solid, from the "golden era" of pianos, 115 years ago. It has nothing to envy the modern concert grands. This sound is a perfect match for Schumann's Kinderszenen, of which you play No. 7 exquisitely.

  • @michaelkklam
    @michaelkklam 5 років тому +1

    Happy new year tiffany. This is one of my favorite piece. Thanks a lot.

  • @jaspreetscholarshipapplica2454
    @jaspreetscholarshipapplica2454 3 роки тому

    Superb !

  • @lachlanlau
    @lachlanlau 4 роки тому +1

    Lovin the resonant sound

  • @eeeward100
    @eeeward100 5 років тому

    Thanks for the " Thoughts " & " Dreams " For the New Year !

  • @mithrilmane6557
    @mithrilmane6557 5 років тому +1

    Wow that was absolutely lovely! Hope you had a good new year talented person I just discovered!

  • @carlajoanamirapalheta7530
    @carlajoanamirapalheta7530 3 роки тому +1

    Obrigada, bravíssimo. Maravilhoso.

  • @davidjgburnett
    @davidjgburnett 5 років тому

    Beautiful!

  • @andresgunther
    @andresgunther 4 роки тому +1

    Beautifully played!
    As fo the piano, it's 90 years old and obviously hasn't been restored, therefore the quirks you mention, but is still in great shape all things considered. From what you mention about the Beaux Arts Trio it can be considered a historical artifact.

  • @luanacosta4797
    @luanacosta4797 3 роки тому

    I loved!

  • @Zieoh
    @Zieoh 5 років тому +1

    Beautiful

  • @mozartrn1
    @mozartrn1 5 років тому

    So very beautiful and sweet sounding!

  • @eduardoalbertinopianista2380
    @eduardoalbertinopianista2380 5 років тому +1

    First, recording is great! Magical when you present the theme again in the end!
    Second, good touch about your quotation: "finished product" lol You´re great!
    third: Happy New Year! Success always in your life! Keep this so special person and artist! Thanks for all your videos and dedication!

  • @nyc0053
    @nyc0053 5 років тому

    so pleasant! Very very relaxing

  • @chanelw9408
    @chanelw9408 5 років тому

    Oh man, one of my favorites

  • @lavendelle_swift
    @lavendelle_swift 5 років тому

    Happy New Year to you.
    and nice rendition of this piece.
    Have a great 2019!

  • @manonpiano
    @manonpiano 3 роки тому

    beautiful performance, thanks for sharing it!

  • @iyonehs._
    @iyonehs._ 5 років тому +3

    I like this piece!! Your music is very beautiful.
    Happy new year😊

  • @anggerekungu
    @anggerekungu 5 років тому

    This sounds beautiful.

  • @HidekazuOki
    @HidekazuOki 5 років тому

    Such a beautiful performance!
    Thanks for sharing!! Also, Happy Birthday and Happy New Year!

  • @markmulock6979
    @markmulock6979 5 років тому

    Beautiful rendition!!

  • @olafdalmolin
    @olafdalmolin 5 років тому

    I Love how You play, makes me dream💓🍀 thank You