Frederic Chopin - Ballade 1 in G Minor Op 23 | Piano Synthesia | Library of Music
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
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As a result of the September 2020 poll, Chopin's Ballades won with the majority of votes.
Thanks for all those who voted :) New poll coming up after this series is finished :)
Frederic Chopin - 4 Ballades 40%
Claude Debussy - 12 Etudes L 136 15%
Maurice Ravel - Miroirs 17%
Carl Czerny - School of Velocity Op 299 11%
Frederic Chopin - Waltzes 17%
Ballade 1 in G Minor Op 23 - difficulty advanced 9/10
Chopin is credited with originating the Ballade genre for the piano. The Ballade had previously been associated exclusively with the literary world; it is found in the works of Goethe, Schiller, and other poets. In this Op. 23 effort, Chopin was said to have been inspired by the poem "Konrad Wallenrod" by Adam Mickiewicz. Mickiewicz, like Chopin and many other Polish artists, lived as an exile in Paris in the 1830s. Regardless of any programmatic comments associated with the Ballade No. 1, it is almost certainly not a depiction of specific events associated with this or any other Mickiewicz poem, but rather an expression of emotions associated with them.
The piece opens with a ponderous, somewhat hesitant introduction, and then the composer presents a melancholy theme that maintains the uncertain air of the opening. Gradually the tempo quickens, the emotional pitch turning fiery and passionate. Chopin then offers one of his most memorable melodies, a lovely, Romantic outpouring of rather simple, yet ingenious, construction: the theme revolves mainly around a three-note pattern, which sings and soars in its arch-like contour. The main theme returns briefly, but mostly to serve as a bridge; it builds up to a powerful statement of the alternate theme in one of Chopin's most passionate climactic moments in any of his works. The melody returns once again, now serene and confident in its demeanor. But a stormy and dark return of the main theme leads to a tragic and anxious ending, full of color and ambivalence. Without question, this is one of the composer's greatest compositions from his early Paris years. There would be three more Ballades, with perhaps only the Ballade No. 4, composed in 1842, equaling this first effort. Like many of Chopin's works, this First Ballade contains many technical and interpretive challenges for the soloist.
Description by Robert Cummings
if i can by the end of this semester manage to play this...... god, i might not be able to hold back tears while performing. it's just so intense. thanks for this, it really helps solidify the rhythms in my head when there's not a performer to put emotion into it, and the no sustain helps hear the clarity. 👍
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best ballade !!!!!!!! incredible sensibility
Chopin's ballades sound pretty dramatic and volatile in the middle
Nice work, very clear, as always surely.
Could you do Joseph Kraus Symphony in C minor VB 142?
Thx for your work
Do you find it useful to learn using these Synthesias alone without Sheet Music? Just out of curiosity
In your queue is Wanderer Fantasie by Schubert? I'd love to hear that piece
Hey! Good to see you :) Someone actually requested that some time ago. there it is ua-cam.com/video/4cFcxlm4DEY/v-deo.html
@@LibraryofMusic thank you!!!
Beautilful, best ballade
Formidable
What's the queue for songs? I can't wait for Debussy lol.
I'll upload some Debussy after I finish the ballades. :)
this video is great, but i am just wondering why there wasn’t any sustain?
Nice question
@@riley97 I just liked it better like that. Crisp and clear. The over sustained versions are already on youtube, didn't want to make it the same.
can you make pastoral symphony by Beethoven／Liszt ？
I can, but it's going to take a bit of time as it's very long and complicated. But, yes, I can.
There it is ua-cam.com/video/igMAhgJ4rSg/v-deo.html
what is the difficult rating
very difficult in it's madness section. i would 9/10 . Henle institute gives it 9 as well. ABRSM is off the chart :))
Library of Music yes , it needs very good technique