Whenever I listen to the piano I think of my younger sister Mary, who died on December 4th 2019 of cancer. She was a pianist. I can't hold back the tears, she too played with all her soul.
what a sad story...keep in mind the piano is a wonderfull instrument , you can express or feel sadness, anger, hapiness throught it. The piano is my strength i use it to evacuate bad emotions , i improvise with my feelings , play powerfull pieces of great composers , or listen to pianists like Paul Barton or Kassia and just think about my self and my life. Yeah its a bit sat and i feel lonely sometimes but the piano is so strong that it keeps my mind alive in difficult moments with my sick mom :( . use the piano as a strength not as a wickness , use it to remind yourself the bests moments with your little sister , maybe you can learn to play piano to pay tribute to her and take your revenche against this fucking life. Stay strong i'm with you .
Barbra Streisand sings this, in her Classical album, words by Romain Bussine, poet and pal of Saint Saens. The words are lovely, too and surprisingly Streisand sings it very sensitively.
My first time watching you included Emilie. Although you play exquisitely, I loved watching her lay across the top of the piano, literally feeling every note you played for her. Your relationship with her is as amazing as yours with the elephants, the piano, the paintbrush and canvas, no matter what you touch, you excel and teaching your daughter in the manner you do is amazing! I love her light shining as she learns and absorbs new things, you're pure JOY Ms. Emilie! And we can't leave out your Mama, as she is just as amazing as the two of you! Beautiful ❤️ family, thank you both so much for the love of learning instilled in Emilie and sharing your story with all of us to love. ~ Donna
This is one of my favourite pieces by Gabriel Faure. The melody in this piece is exquisitely beautiful. Percy Grainger's arrangement has all these tiny details in the left hand, especially. Loved it, Paul! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I've been listening to a cello arrangement of this wonderful piece lately but didn't know there was this lovely piano arrangement too until I saw this video. Thank you - your playing is beautiful, as always!
This is new to me... mysterious in many ways with a wistful ambience and absolutely exquisite. But Grainger's and your interpretation makes it so. Thank you.
I am a pianist but a singer first, and much more classically trained in voice. I grew up singing this piece as one of the fundamental works in my journey as a classically trained vocalist, and it’s always been one of my absolute favorites. There are so many beautiful moving lines weaving in and out of each other all expressed in the simplest possible rhythms! It’s even inspired me as a composer. All of that said, I think this solo piano arrangement is actually the most perfected form of the piece. I just have never heard an accompanist pull out so many of the lines with a singer on top of them- maybe it’s possible, but I’ve never heard it done as well as it can be wen it’s all in the pianist’s hands! The use of the middle pedal here is especially affecting and interesting. I really don’t think I’ve heard the conflicting and interwoven voices of this piece performed better than here!
Julius Baker...principal flute in the NY Philharmonic under Berstein..recorded this for flute and piano...a stunning arrangement..the flute taking the melody an octave higher on the repeat.....
Good arrangement but i still prefer the first interprétation you made on your channel, Moreover, it is this interpretation and version that led me to learn the piece myself on the piano. The context although very sad had brought a lot of power to your interpretation
Faure may be among the first tier of great composers. His name recognition has been improving over the past forty years. Remarkable performance, Paul. Grainger was quite a pianist as I recall. He arranged a lot of things, none really his own, and went out on tour playing them. Some recordings and player rolls of Grainger may be out there. Anyway folks, this is probably the only place you're likely to hear this piece. Finest. Best
Chia-Li Sung Having seen live the likes of Evgeny Kissin, Lang Lang, Paul Lewis, and Leif Oves Andnes, to name a but a few, I really do appreciate what it takes to be one. What is your point?
Apparently, after studying at The Royal Academy of Arts in London Paul did start a career as a concert pianist, but didn’t pursue it and instead moved to Thailand to teach at the Thai Piano School.
Nice job Paul. fellow pianists I am low intermediate and looking for a new piece around the skill of Chopins Nocturnes op. 9 no. 2, 72 no. 1, and noct 20. Any suggestion?
Liszt etude transcen... oh wait More seriously, if you're building up your basic skills as a low-intermediate ( I take it as a 3 to 4 grade ) with no teacher there's 3 things to do : - go check out the Chopin etude op10 no1 tuto from paul and download the 4 preparatory exercises in the description. - Look for scales and arpeggio exercises on internet. - thirdly, go work on a couple piece from bach well tempered klavier opus. You may feels it's boringly useless but I'll tell you that at this point ANYTHING you will do instead of this is a real waste of time. Basic skills are the fundation of your entire technique, any skill or more advanced piece you'll try do learn will be much easier afterward, because you'll be in fact a better pianist. Trust me. Don't make the same mistakes I did.
Dans un sommeil que charmait ton image Je revais le bonheur ardent mirage, Tes yeux etaient plus doux, ta voix pure et sonore, Tu rayonnais comme un ciel eclaire par l'aurore Tu m'appelais et je quittais la terre Pour m'enfuir avec toi vers la lumiere, Le cieux pour nous entr'ouvraient leurs nues, splendeurs inconnues, Ieurs divines entre vues, Helas! Helas, triste reveil des songes, Je t'appelle, o nuit, rends-moi tes mensonges, Reviens, o nuit mysterieuse.
1:39 there’s an extra triplet (f octave in the right hand) as well. The title also has the wrong accent on the word “après”. Perhaps the edition he is using is different than the one in the video?
Grainger likes to do this, where you hold down the middle pedal and play notes silently. What it does is let those strings vibrate freely, which means that they can provide extra resonance to the sound (because of sympathetic vibrations).
@@james_subosits Ahh never knew this, but now come to think of it makes so much sense; similar to on violin the open G string we can't do vibrato, so doing vibrato on G pitch on the open D string (whilst playing the G) increases its resonance
@@espressonoob I noticed it immediately, even before checking the score. It's contrary to the sense and tonality of this lovely piece, and spoils Grainger's subtle arrangement. It's a shame, for otherwise Paul Barton's playing is as usual masterful and convincing.
prodiver7 For what it’s worth Grainger probably would not have cared about this performance and any mistakes occurred. Percy actually despised the piano and often referred to it as a “box of hammers.” He’s even been quoted saying, “I like Melody Instruments rather than chord instruments. But I can see that the piano is a wonderful instrument for chords for those who like chords.” Percy was a seeker of what he called “free music.” Pretty much music unconstrained by fixed pitch, regular metre and human performance. I personally think that one of the most constructive things a musician/music enthusiast can do is to embrace mistakes. There’s no avoiding them, they happen to everyone. If anything, they are a reminder that live musical performance is deeply organic and beautiful. :)
Clauce Micro For starters, he was quite racist, regarding Jews, blacks, Latins, almost anything except the Nordic races as foreign. It’s been accounted that he was often vocal about his anti-Semitic views. He was very much a sadist and masochist and very much enjoyed receiving and inflicting pain, probably deriving from his childhood trauma of his mother beating and whipping him. He was said to have had an incredibly disturbing and inappropriate relationship with his mother, and some suspected and accused them of being incestuous. He also wanted to have children, just so he could beat them. He set to endow the Percy Grainger Museum in Victoria Australia, and upon doing so he kept hold of certain artifacts throughout his life that were to be retrieved and received by archivists of the museum upon his death. Artifacts such as various whips, an extensive pornography collection, photos of his disturbing sexual proclivities and fetishes, bloodstained clothing and whatnot. He also wished to display his corpse in the Museum, but that was rejected. Interestingly, he was an atheist, which was certainly not widely acceptable during his lifetime in the early 20th century. So he believed the way to immortality was through his music and museum. He also said that his music was not to entertain, but to agonize. He said something to the effect of “music is the art of agony. After all, it derives from screaming.” Apparently, he was also known for being immensely energetic. It’s been said that on concert tours he’d run from town to town with a rucksack, upon sea travel he’d insist upon helping shovel coal into the ships boilers, during his concerts he’d run onto stage in gym clothing and jump over the piano. He often carried his favorite piano stool around in a wheelbarrow. He was certainly a really disturbing and interesting guy, this only being the big stuff about his character. Him in a nutshell. There’s honestly so much eccentricity around his music and musical career, there’s honestly too much to write. Edit: typo
The D flat in the right hand is a beautiful mistake and I am immensely glad that you chose to keep it in the video. It adds to the flavour of the piece and if anything enhances the perspective of the emotion behind the piece... more like elevates it. I'm keeping that D flat too. Wouldn't change it for the world. I've lost count as to how many times I've come back to this video just to hear the B flat minor 7th chord. Lovely!
Whenever I listen to the piano I think of my younger sister Mary, who died on December 4th 2019 of cancer. She was a pianist. I can't hold back the tears, she too played with all her soul.
what a sad story...keep in mind the piano is a wonderfull instrument , you can express or feel sadness, anger, hapiness throught it. The piano is my strength i use it to evacuate bad emotions , i improvise with my feelings , play powerfull pieces of great composers , or listen to pianists like Paul Barton or Kassia and just think about my self and my life. Yeah its a bit sat and i feel lonely sometimes but the piano is so strong that it keeps my mind alive in difficult moments with my sick mom :( . use the piano as a strength not as a wickness , use it to remind yourself the bests moments with your little sister , maybe you can learn to play piano to pay tribute to her and take your revenche against this fucking life. Stay strong i'm with you .
@@chopin2747 Thank you so much.
@@chopin2747 A kiss to your mom
I've honestly never listened to Fauré in my 11 years of playing piano, but I'm glad this was the first piece I did hear. Stunning. Thank you, Paul.
You probably already heard its famous Pavane Op. 50 that Paul used to play a few years ago.
ua-cam.com/video/_cfkbUzX2a8/v-deo.html
Really, the original piece is for piano and voice; this is an arrangement for only piano.
@@JCMH it's a beautiful arrangement!
@@destindarksoul Yes, it is.
me too, I have been a Chopin Fan for a long time
I am now in an "après un rêve" situation after listening to that beautifully played masterpiece😍😍
Really nice playing😀 I've never heard this before, it's really quite a piece!
Me either! But played beautifully. Thank you.
Listen to Veronique Gens singing!
Barbra Streisand sings this, in her Classical album, words by Romain Bussine, poet and pal of Saint Saens. The words are lovely, too and surprisingly Streisand sings it very sensitively.
Accompanied many sopranos singing this....Faure created sublime melodies.
My first time watching you included Emilie. Although you play exquisitely, I loved watching her lay across the top of the piano, literally feeling every note you played for her. Your relationship with her is as amazing as yours with the elephants, the piano, the paintbrush and canvas, no matter what you touch, you excel and teaching your daughter in the manner you do is amazing! I love her light shining as she learns and absorbs new things, you're pure JOY Ms. Emilie! And we can't leave out your Mama, as she is just as amazing as the two of you! Beautiful ❤️ family, thank you both so much for the love of learning instilled in Emilie and sharing your story with all of us to love. ~ Donna
It's one of my favourite pieces by Fauré and I believe this arrangement does it justice. Awesome playing as well !
This is one of my favourite pieces by Gabriel Faure. The melody in this piece is exquisitely beautiful. Percy Grainger's arrangement has all these tiny details in the left hand, especially. Loved it, Paul!
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Stunning. I’ve never heard of this piece before, but I’m really glad I found it through you.
I sang this beautiful piece junior year of high school, I loved hearing this so much, thank you.
I've been listening to a cello arrangement of this wonderful piece lately but didn't know there was this lovely piano arrangement too until I saw this video. Thank you - your playing is beautiful, as always!
I played the cello arrangement for my abrsm grade 7, beautiful piece :)
Absolutely gorgeous performance by you, Paul - arrangement by Percy Grainger is absolutely stunning!❤🎹🌹🎵
I had never heard this piece before. It's beautiful. Thanks for making me discover this Mr.Barton.
I sang this song in college and have always loved it. Beautiful playing of this Grainger arrangement!
Perfect for this early morning rain in SW WA. Thank you😊
So nice to hear it done by piano in the lead for a change
Me and my cellist friend played this together. It was beautiful!
That is a marvelous piece, and played masterfully.
Bordel, Fauré c'est magnifique, touchant ! Il me transperce l'âme à chaque fois. C'est bien interprété, bravoo !
This is new to me... mysterious in many ways with a wistful ambience and absolutely exquisite. But Grainger's and your interpretation makes it so. Thank you.
love the added flare towards the final measures ... i'll give this a playing. thank you for sharing
I learned this recently for voice! It's beautiful :)
I am a pianist but a singer first, and much more classically trained in voice. I grew up singing this piece as one of the fundamental works in my journey as a classically trained vocalist, and it’s always been one of my absolute favorites. There are so many beautiful moving lines weaving in and out of each other all expressed in the simplest possible rhythms! It’s even inspired me as a composer.
All of that said, I think this solo piano arrangement is actually the most perfected form of the piece. I just have never heard an accompanist pull out so many of the lines with a singer on top of them- maybe it’s possible, but I’ve never heard it done as well as it can be wen it’s all in the pianist’s hands! The use of the middle pedal here is especially affecting and interesting. I really don’t think I’ve heard the conflicting and interwoven voices of this piece performed better than here!
Damn, was it Faure who indicated pedalling? Incredibly detailed
Arranged by Grainger, he was known for incredibly detailed scores.
wow this is beautiful!! amazing playing ☺️
What a beautiful piece :) thank you for your introduce.
Beautiful! You play so perfectly! 💕💕💕
Julius Baker...principal flute in the NY Philharmonic under Berstein..recorded this for flute and piano...a stunning arrangement..the flute taking the melody an octave higher on the repeat.....
Lovely piece played beautifully.
Very beautiful! Thank you Paul!
Lovely way to start my day
Eu nunca tinha ouvido Fauré... lindo!
2'35" D natural, not flat! Sorry, once a piano teacher...
I love your videos, lessons, and playing. Thank you.
Linda musica e interpretação!
Thank you Paul, that was amazing!
What a great piece!! And you play so good as well! Thanks for this awesome inspiration, i need to study well my Piano again i love it so much!
It's beautiful i love it 💙👍
Good arrangement but i still prefer the first interprétation you made on your channel,
Moreover, it is this interpretation and version that led me to learn the piece myself on the piano.
The context although very sad had brought a lot of power to your interpretation
So beautiful 👏🏼
Magnifique ❤❤😊
Thank you Paul.
Very nice. Thank you.
I am not familiar with this piece but really liked it. Beautifully played. 💖
Almost a perfect performance. Nice job.
Beautiful Paul!
Faure may be among the first tier of great composers. His name recognition has been improving over the past forty years. Remarkable performance, Paul. Grainger was quite a pianist as I recall. He arranged a lot of things, none really his own, and went out on tour playing them. Some recordings and player rolls of Grainger may be out there. Anyway folks, this is probably the only place you're likely to hear this piece. Finest. Best
Beautiful
Beautiful thank you.
Grainger is such a brilliant orchestrator...
I remember 4 years ago when you decided to play this piece. It was very emotionnal, but the Grainger arrangement is better
You really should have become a concert pianist, Paul. Stunning!
You have no idea what it takes to be a concert pianist, do you?
Chia-Li Sung Having seen live the likes of Evgeny Kissin, Lang Lang, Paul Lewis, and Leif Oves Andnes, to name a but a few, I really do appreciate what it takes to be one. What is your point?
Apparently, after studying at The Royal Academy of Arts in London Paul did start a career as a concert pianist, but didn’t pursue it and instead moved to Thailand to teach at the Thai Piano School.
Bravo
I sang this in my first recital in college ☺️❤️
Thank you sir.
MARAVILLOSO!!!!GRACIAS!!!😘💖💝💖💝💖💝💖💝💖💝💖💝
Beautiful! Is it possible to share the link of the score? I didn’t find the arrangement for piano solo.
Thanks
Should be this one: petruccimusiclibrary.ca/files/imglnks/caimg/a/a7/IMSLP528498-PMLP329220-Faur%C3%A8-Grainger_Apr%C3%A8s_un_r%C3%AAve,_Op.7_No.1.pdf
@@Juno1849 thanks a lot
just awsome
Merveilleux. Délicieux. Envoûtant. Bravo ! Merci.
Smashed the like button within 5 seconds
You're good !
Nice! I've never seen 'top notes to the fore' before.
#graingerthings
pour Francois et son fils, bravo
Superbe
How can i get the score. The link does not give the score
Hey Paul, could you do Liebestraum no. 2 please? It’s an underrated gem
1:38 What happened in that bar in right hand after first chord? 🤔
Love me some Percy Grainger
my favorite thing...
Faurè è l'anima che si fa musica.
Бравоооо!!!!
Bel arrangement mais surpris par l'accord à 2:36 🙂👍
Nice job Paul. fellow pianists I am low intermediate and looking for a new piece around the skill of Chopins Nocturnes op. 9 no. 2, 72 no. 1, and noct 20. Any suggestion?
Liszt etude transcen... oh wait
More seriously, if you're building up your basic skills as a low-intermediate ( I take it as a 3 to 4 grade ) with no teacher there's 3 things to do :
- go check out the Chopin etude op10 no1 tuto from paul and download the 4 preparatory exercises in the description.
- Look for scales and arpeggio exercises on internet.
- thirdly, go work on a couple piece from bach well tempered klavier opus.
You may feels it's boringly useless but I'll tell you that at this point ANYTHING you will do instead of this is a real waste of time. Basic skills are the fundation of your entire technique, any skill or more advanced piece you'll try do learn will be much easier afterward, because you'll be in fact a better pianist. Trust me. Don't make the same mistakes I did.
But the domain does not working. :( I really wanna get this score. Please help me.
imslp.org/wiki/Free_Settings_of_Favorite_Melodies_(Grainger%2C_Percy)
@@asmauwamahoro342 thank you soooo much :)
Can we get a tutorial on this please?! And thank you 😊
Awesome :)
If ever there was piece that sounded quintessentially french.
Dans un sommeil que charmait ton image
Je revais le bonheur ardent mirage,
Tes yeux etaient plus doux, ta voix pure et sonore,
Tu rayonnais comme un ciel eclaire par l'aurore
Tu m'appelais et je quittais la terre
Pour m'enfuir avec toi vers la lumiere,
Le cieux pour nous entr'ouvraient leurs nues,
splendeurs inconnues,
Ieurs divines entre vues,
Helas! Helas, triste reveil des songes,
Je t'appelle, o nuit, rends-moi tes mensonges,
Reviens, o nuit mysterieuse.
2:35 D, not D flat.
1:39 there’s an extra triplet (f octave in the right hand) as well. The title also has the wrong accent on the word “après”. Perhaps the edition he is using is different than the one in the video?
Rip my small hands and short fingers
Finally!!!
Woops!
Notifications Gang!!!
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What is the harmonic pedal piano that you play? Is the pedal any different from a sostenuto pedal?
What's up with that Dflat at 2:36? It should be natural...
Indeed
can someone send me the pdf page?
Hi, do you have a working link to this arrangement of music?
1:53 What happened to that left hand though? It played but you saw him have a coordination slip. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Hey Paul, you did a little mistake in the title, it is "AprÈs un rêve" .
Nice play otherwise :)
A grave accident.
azaroma truly terrible
@@azaroma The difference is about a comma in prononciation ! And a comma it's huge for a musician ;)
Philippe Lebel haha it’s a pun! in french è is called accent grave
@@fel1681 je pense qu'il est français :)
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Forgive me for being a philistine, but what does silently pressing that note at the start do?
He's just gauging where his hand will have to jump in the second measure.
Grainger likes to do this, where you hold down the middle pedal and play notes silently. What it does is let those strings vibrate freely, which means that they can provide extra resonance to the sound (because of sympathetic vibrations).
@@james_subosits Ok, I learned something! Thanks!
@@james_subosits Thank you, I was looking the comment section for this. Unfortunetly, I can't test it myself in my upright.
@@james_subosits Ahh never knew this, but now come to think of it makes so much sense; similar to on violin the open G string we can't do vibrato, so doing vibrato on G pitch on the open D string (whilst playing the G) increases its resonance
2:35: D natural rather than D flat?
unnoticable
no. quite being petty
@@espressonoob I noticed it immediately, even before checking the score. It's contrary to the sense and tonality of this lovely piece, and spoils Grainger's subtle arrangement. It's a shame, for otherwise Paul Barton's playing is as usual masterful and convincing.
prodiver7 For what it’s worth Grainger probably would not have cared about this performance and any mistakes occurred. Percy actually despised the piano and often referred to it as a “box of hammers.” He’s even been quoted saying, “I like Melody Instruments rather than chord instruments. But I can see that the piano is a wonderful instrument for chords for those who like chords.” Percy was a seeker of what he called “free music.” Pretty much music unconstrained by fixed pitch, regular metre and human performance.
I personally think that one of the most constructive things a musician/music enthusiast can do is to embrace mistakes. There’s no avoiding them, they happen to everyone. If anything, they are a reminder that live musical performance is deeply organic and beautiful. :)
@@prodiver7 nobody in an actual performance would hear or care about this. it's one note, no normal human cares mate.
❣️😻❣️
Grainger, an outstanding musician and transcriptionist, but one hell of a weird guy.
Spill the beans please 😸
Inter alia a poisonous antisemite.
Clauce Micro For starters, he was quite racist, regarding Jews, blacks, Latins, almost anything except the Nordic races as foreign. It’s been accounted that he was often vocal about his anti-Semitic views. He was very much a sadist and masochist and very much enjoyed receiving and inflicting pain, probably deriving from his childhood trauma of his mother beating and whipping him. He was said to have had an incredibly disturbing and inappropriate relationship with his mother, and some suspected and accused them of being incestuous. He also wanted to have children, just so he could beat them.
He set to endow the Percy Grainger Museum in Victoria Australia, and upon doing so he kept hold of certain artifacts throughout his life that were to be retrieved and received by archivists of the museum upon his death. Artifacts such as various whips, an extensive pornography collection, photos of his disturbing sexual proclivities and fetishes, bloodstained clothing and whatnot. He also wished to display his corpse in the Museum, but that was rejected. Interestingly, he was an atheist, which was certainly not widely acceptable during his lifetime in the early 20th century. So he believed the way to immortality was through his music and museum.
He also said that his music was not to entertain, but to agonize. He said something to the effect of “music is the art of agony. After all, it derives from screaming.”
Apparently, he was also known for being immensely energetic. It’s been said that on concert tours he’d run from town to town with a rucksack, upon sea travel he’d insist upon helping shovel coal into the ships boilers, during his concerts he’d run onto stage in gym clothing and jump over the piano. He often carried his favorite piano stool around in a wheelbarrow.
He was certainly a really disturbing and interesting guy, this only being the big stuff about his character. Him in a nutshell. There’s honestly so much eccentricity around his music and musical career, there’s honestly too much to write.
Edit: typo
@@anotheroneofthecrowd9379 wow this is really interesting thanks for typing all this, I never would have known. percy was a freak💀
@@anotheroneofthecrowd9379 Nice CV.
😍🥰❤️👍🎶🎵🙌🙋🏻♀️🙏
Après *
The D flat in the right hand is a beautiful mistake and I am immensely glad that you chose to keep it in the video. It adds to the flavour of the piece and if anything enhances the perspective of the emotion behind the piece... more like elevates it. I'm keeping that D flat too. Wouldn't change it for the world. I've lost count as to how many times I've come back to this video just to hear the B flat minor 7th chord. Lovely!
🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾
Well done. However in the seventh last bar you play Db in the melody. It would be nice to correct that.
The link isn’t working:(
When was this composed?
It was composed in 1877 and published 1878. :)