It may be added that, like his cousin Rachmaninoff, Siloti had huge hands. They each had a comfortable 12th, and took full advantage. There is a famous photo of the men in the Siloti-Satin-Rachmaninoff families. All are over 6', and all had the same paws. It's quite amazing. Alas, there is no recording of either Siloti or Rachmaninoff playing this exquisite transcription. Many other greats did/do play it, and none more enchantingly than Gilels. Thank you for this analysis.
Amazing course and tips without reservation! I was just struggling with those broader chords while attempting to not roll in the first repeat. And all your solutions make sense on that. Thank you for saving my music and muscle!
Dear Denis, oh boy, am I happy I found your channel. The way you teach, reflect and share your thoughts on how the melody should sound and the piano should be played is so in line with my own thoughts. Like being a soul mate of me, really, I don't know how I should describe it in other words. Thank you so much Denis!
Beautiful work... Masterful. You seem to always bring up new insights, and interesting ones. I especially envy your left hand shuffle skills. I'm left handed so my left hand similar to the thumb is the elephant in the room... Improved but far from your level of achievement.
@@DenZhdanovPianist Thank you very much for your deep explanation of this wonderful peace. I really appreciate your job. I read your comment regarding Ezio Bosso playing piano in an inatural position and I had the feeling that you were not aware of the fact that he had a serious health problem. I think it would be right to let you know that he used to sit in unusual ways because he suffered from a cronical neurodegenerative illness, which caused him to lose control of his movements. In spite of this, he struggled until the end to play the piano in every way he could and with great passion. Unfortunately he passed away at the age of 48 two years ago.
Great video ! I never thought about the M figure. Though I was wondering why Siloti transposed it to the dominant... When watching your video, I definitly thought this should be called "Weight-transfer : the prelude". I've also been enjoying your Scriabin preludes (you have a beautiful sound !), and am definitly waiting for your video on the thumb ; it's the worst finger, like a fish-elephant flailing on the keyboard and tripping your carefully constructed hand. I have been working on repeated notes (4-3-2-1) at fast tempo, and the thumb is a real problem, not only for the repetition itself but also for moving around notes. In so many passagework (Moskowski 72-1...) the thumb is also the one making my playing uneven. Can that fat klutz even play quickly and lightly ? :-) If I may make a small criticism... The sound is amazing (both voice and piano), but when watching the video, the many many cuts are a little distracting. Maybe you could try to cut a little less and have longer takes ? I think it's really ok to have a few blanks or hesitations here and there, or even small mistakes.
Thanks for letting me know; in my earphones it wasn’t that irritating and I allowed myself to spare time a bit, because applying that cross-fade for each cut requires a lot of time, on top of that enormous time I spend for each video. But I’ll consider that for the future.
@@DenZhdanovPianist The sound is really fine ! It's only the picture where you sometimes look like a stop motion character ;-) I wouldn't say it's catastrophic either...
I have to agree with @IvoryStrings: there are too many jump cuts which destroy continuity. Your videographer and editor May lack proficiency as this jump cut thing is a school boy error. Apart from the waaay too many jump cuts, your tutorial is fascinating. I have watched Gilels play this for hours on repeat!
@@DenZhdanovPianist а почему вы переименовываете традиционные итальянские (певучие) названия нот на безликие английские кирпичи....? до ре ми фа соль ля си - они и в Африке до ре ми фа соль ля си
There is nothing special in this composition. It barely has a melody. The secret is a beautiful harmony that was built by the chord progression. That's it. And you just do brainwash talking nonsense. Some mother Maria... What the sh.t?! Some letter M?! Are you serious, people?!
Serious??? Why would I? This channel is all about brainwashing and punishing people who, of all the content on UA-cam, watch tutorials on pieces they don’t find special!
@@DenZhdanovPianist I've been listening to J.S.Bach music since I was a teenager. He has much more incredibly beautiful compositions. This one has nothing incredible. Maybe that's why some persons had decided to put the saint Maria in it?
@@jamessmith5748 we often use non musical associations and such innocent riddles for some inspiration and when improving interpretation, although I know some people don’t like it and insist that music is “pure sounds” only. I have been raised in a tradition of intertwined imaginary in Arts, where a good artist is expected to be able to operate with non-musical images, and to make parallels between different art genres. The closest analogy here would be ideas featured in Hermann Hesse’s Game of Beads. It has nothing to do with objective truth and scientific research, but boosts your creativity, makes you sound unique, and makes your interpretation artistically precise, not just “generally musical”. As I have pointed out in the video, this particular case is just an opinion or fantasy of some musicians, and not a scientifically proved research. I don’t treat it too seriously myself, rather as a nice story that would motivate sensitive players to play these figurations with more care and improved phrasing, just because I know from experience that awakening student’s imagination makes them sound more vibrant. I will refrain from arguing about the value of this piece with such an experienced Bach listener 😉 I myself only play Bach since 9😂
It may be added that, like his cousin Rachmaninoff, Siloti had huge hands. They each had a comfortable 12th, and took full advantage. There is a famous photo of the men in the Siloti-Satin-Rachmaninoff families. All are over 6', and all had the same paws. It's quite amazing. Alas, there is no recording of either Siloti or Rachmaninoff playing this exquisite transcription. Many other greats did/do play it, and none more enchantingly than Gilels. Thank you for this analysis.
Amazing course and tips without reservation! I was just struggling with those broader chords while attempting to not roll in the first repeat. And all your solutions make sense on that. Thank you for saving my music and muscle!
You have so many ideas. Such beautiful playing!
DENIS, your teaching method is wonderful and very satisfying to me ♥ Thank you!
Absolutely happy to hear that!💜
Thank You❤ you are a great teacher a fantastic pianist👍
Dear Denis, oh boy, am I happy I found your channel. The way you teach, reflect and share your thoughts on how the melody should sound and the piano should be played is so in line with my own thoughts. Like being a soul mate of me, really, I don't know how I should describe it in other words. Thank you so much Denis!
Thank you for your kind words! I am happy my content resonated with you!
Dear Denis, I discovered your channel only this morning: it was about time! Grazie 🙏
Another wonderful video - you are one of the best content creators on UA-cam for sure! And I love that piece!
Thanks Siliana! That’s very inspiring not to give up fighting against an extremely resilient UA-cam algorithm.
Thank you so much! Great tutorial!!!
Благодарю! Очень увлекательно
И прелюдию эту обожаю
Oh....you produce such profound sound. Heartache❤🩹 Thank you, Denis.
Nice production and great playing. Thanks for the insight!
Amazing explanation! Thanks a lot, also from my students! We enjoed it.😀
좋은 강의로 많이 배웠습니다. 저도 잘 쳐 보겠습니다.
Thanks
Beautiful - Thank you so much!
What a great video.
Bravo !!
Спасибо!
Beautiful performance and interpretation, wonderful tutorial, a pleasure to watch and listen (as always!). Thank you!
Thanks Alexey🙏😊
I've listened to this one the first time i felt like i had a day dream nostalgic vibes to it. Almost felt too familiar.
Beautiful work... Masterful. You seem to always bring up new insights, and interesting ones. I especially envy your left hand shuffle skills. I'm left handed so my left hand similar to the thumb is the elephant in the room... Improved but far from your level of achievement.
There is a special video on the thumb on the channel!
Thank you. Listen to Ezio Bosso ' s version. I love it
Curious, never saw someone sitting so unreasonably high, but speaking about interpretation I prefer professional renditions.
@@DenZhdanovPianist Thank you very much for your deep explanation of this wonderful peace. I really appreciate your job. I read your comment regarding Ezio Bosso playing piano in an inatural position and I had the feeling that you were not aware of the fact that he had a serious health problem. I think it would be right to let you know that he used to sit in unusual ways because he suffered from a cronical neurodegenerative illness, which caused him to lose control of his movements. In spite of this, he struggled until the end to play the piano in every way he could and with great passion. Unfortunately he passed away at the age of 48 two years ago.
But the original is nos in the well tempered clavier? And why the arpegios?
Great video ! I never thought about the M figure. Though I was wondering why Siloti transposed it to the dominant... When watching your video, I definitly thought this should be called "Weight-transfer : the prelude".
I've also been enjoying your Scriabin preludes (you have a beautiful sound !), and am definitly waiting for your video on the thumb ; it's the worst finger, like a fish-elephant flailing on the keyboard and tripping your carefully constructed hand. I have been working on repeated notes (4-3-2-1) at fast tempo, and the thumb is a real problem, not only for the repetition itself but also for moving around notes. In so many passagework (Moskowski 72-1...) the thumb is also the one making my playing uneven. Can that fat klutz even play quickly and lightly ? :-)
If I may make a small criticism... The sound is amazing (both voice and piano), but when watching the video, the many many cuts are a little distracting. Maybe you could try to cut a little less and have longer takes ? I think it's really ok to have a few blanks or hesitations here and there, or even small mistakes.
Thanks for letting me know; in my earphones it wasn’t that irritating and I allowed myself to spare time a bit, because applying that cross-fade for each cut requires a lot of time, on top of that enormous time I spend for each video. But I’ll consider that for the future.
@@DenZhdanovPianist The sound is really fine ! It's only the picture where you sometimes look like a stop motion character ;-) I wouldn't say it's catastrophic either...
I have to agree with @IvoryStrings: there are too many jump cuts which destroy continuity. Your videographer and editor May lack proficiency as this jump cut thing is a school boy error. Apart from the waaay too many jump cuts, your tutorial is fascinating. I have watched Gilels play this for hours on repeat!
Как посмотреть этот великолепный материал на русском языке?
К сожалению, никак! Это англоязычный канал, другого нет.
@@DenZhdanovPianist а почему вы переименовываете традиционные итальянские (певучие) названия нот на безликие английские кирпичи....? до ре ми фа соль ля си - они и в Африке до ре ми фа соль ля си
На youtube есть две лекции Ивана Глебовича Соколова, очень интересно.
Как будто нашёл бриллиант в помойке Ютьюба.
There is nothing special in this composition. It barely has a melody. The secret is a beautiful harmony that was built by the chord progression. That's it. And you just do brainwash talking nonsense. Some mother Maria... What the sh.t?! Some letter M?! Are you serious, people?!
Serious??? Why would I?
This channel is all about brainwashing and punishing people who, of all the content on UA-cam, watch tutorials on pieces they don’t find special!
@@DenZhdanovPianist I've been listening to J.S.Bach music since I was a teenager. He has much more incredibly beautiful compositions. This one has nothing incredible. Maybe that's why some persons had decided to put the saint Maria in it?
@@jamessmith5748 we often use non musical associations and such innocent riddles for some inspiration and when improving interpretation, although I know some people don’t like it and insist that music is “pure sounds” only.
I have been raised in a tradition of intertwined imaginary in Arts, where a good artist is expected to be able to operate with non-musical images, and to make parallels between different art genres. The closest analogy here would be ideas featured in Hermann Hesse’s Game of Beads. It has nothing to do with objective truth and scientific research, but boosts your creativity, makes you sound unique, and makes your interpretation artistically precise, not just “generally musical”.
As I have pointed out in the video, this particular case is just an opinion or fantasy of some musicians, and not a scientifically proved research. I don’t treat it too seriously myself, rather as a nice story that would motivate sensitive players to play these figurations with more care and improved phrasing, just because I know from experience that awakening student’s imagination makes them sound more vibrant.
I will refrain from arguing about the value of this piece with such an experienced Bach listener 😉 I myself only play Bach since 9😂