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We believe the more you know about music, the more you’ll like it. In our weekly videos, Juilliard-trained and Grammy-nominated pianist Duane Hulbert will give you tips and info, interviews and demonstrations, so you can gain a richer understanding of music. In a sense, we'd like to be a tour guide.
Dr. Hulbert received his BA and MM from The Juilliard School of Music and his DMA from The Manhattan School of Music. He was nominated for a Grammy for his CD of Glazunov piano music. He taught at the university level for over thirty years and currently teaches some of the best young pianists in the Northwest.
Our goal is to create a community of people who are curious, imaginative and eager to learn about music. Most of all, we want YOU to discover---or rediscover--your passion for music. “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” ― Plato
Dr. Hulbert received his BA and MM from The Juilliard School of Music and his DMA from The Manhattan School of Music. He was nominated for a Grammy for his CD of Glazunov piano music. He taught at the university level for over thirty years and currently teaches some of the best young pianists in the Northwest.
Our goal is to create a community of people who are curious, imaginative and eager to learn about music. Most of all, we want YOU to discover---or rediscover--your passion for music. “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” ― Plato
French Composer Cécile Chaminade's simple & delightful L'Ondine, Op. 101 (Pianist Duane Hulbert)
Cécile Chaminade published this short, whimsical piece in 1900. In it, you can hear Chaminade's gift for melody and her ability to paint musical colors brilliantly. Chaminade was one of the few women composers in the late 19th, early 20th century to have a successful career. As one teacher/composer at the time said of Chaminade, "This is not a woman who composes, but a composer who is a woman." Ondine means water sprites. Can you hear them frolicking about in this piece?
Notes from pianist Dr. Duane Hulbert:
'As a budding pianist in the late 1970s, my grandfather Howard Hulbert gave me a large book of piano pieces from the early 1900s that he kept after my grandmother Phoebe died in the 1930s. In this book were over 100 salon pieces that were popular at the turn of the century. I loved that book! I spent many hours on Saturdays reading through as many of the pieces as I could. One of the first pieces I learned was Cecile Chaminade's Scarf Dance. I ended up losing the pages and tearing up the book from overuse! Many years ago, I found a wonderful book in a music store with a compilation of works by this remarkable composer. It was only then that I realized Chaminade was a brilliant composer! Her style was rich in the use of late romanticism that was all the rage in the late 1800s and early 20th centuries. So far, I've played five of the nine works. Perhaps another CD may result from this wonderful set of music in the near future?
Keep watching! "
Dr. Duane Hulbert received his BM and MM from The Juilliard School of Music and his DMA from The Manhattan School of Music. Hulbert received the Gold Medal at the 1980 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, and also won prizes in the 1981 Leeds Competition and 1985 Carnegie Hall International American Music Competition. He has performed as a soloist with symphonies across the United States and has given recitals at Merkin Hall in New York, Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and Benaroya Hall in Seattle. In 2002, his recording of the piano works of Alexander Glazunov was nominated for a Grammy Award. Dr. Hulbert taught at the university level for over thirty years.
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Notes from pianist Dr. Duane Hulbert:
'As a budding pianist in the late 1970s, my grandfather Howard Hulbert gave me a large book of piano pieces from the early 1900s that he kept after my grandmother Phoebe died in the 1930s. In this book were over 100 salon pieces that were popular at the turn of the century. I loved that book! I spent many hours on Saturdays reading through as many of the pieces as I could. One of the first pieces I learned was Cecile Chaminade's Scarf Dance. I ended up losing the pages and tearing up the book from overuse! Many years ago, I found a wonderful book in a music store with a compilation of works by this remarkable composer. It was only then that I realized Chaminade was a brilliant composer! Her style was rich in the use of late romanticism that was all the rage in the late 1800s and early 20th centuries. So far, I've played five of the nine works. Perhaps another CD may result from this wonderful set of music in the near future?
Keep watching! "
Dr. Duane Hulbert received his BM and MM from The Juilliard School of Music and his DMA from The Manhattan School of Music. Hulbert received the Gold Medal at the 1980 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, and also won prizes in the 1981 Leeds Competition and 1985 Carnegie Hall International American Music Competition. He has performed as a soloist with symphonies across the United States and has given recitals at Merkin Hall in New York, Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and Benaroya Hall in Seattle. In 2002, his recording of the piano works of Alexander Glazunov was nominated for a Grammy Award. Dr. Hulbert taught at the university level for over thirty years.
If you value classical music, please subscribe to our channel. Thank you!
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Amy Beach's Intricate & Playful "Autumn" from Four Sketches (Pianist Duane Hulbert)
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Sit back and relax with the soothing rhythms and charming melodic lines that tangle beautifully in this low-key, yet brilliant music.Today we feature a little known piece by American composer, Amy Beach. If you're hearing it for the first time, you'll want to come back and listen again. It's quirky and fun. Here Duane Hulbert provides some musical examples to look for in this charming American ...
Schubert's JOYOUS Sonata in A major D 664 Op 120, Mvt. I. Allegro moderato (Pianist Duane Hulbert)
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Another delightful Schubert melody! Simple yet joyous. Buoyant and wistful. Airy and endearing. (How does he do it?) Franz Schubert's Piano Sonata in A major was composed in 1819, probably in the summer, when the composer was just 22 years old. Maybe the promise of youth has something to do with the hopeful lyricism found in this piece. Notes from pianist Dr. Duane Hulbert: 1) Listen for the be...
Rachmaninoff's simple & exquisite Prelude in G Major, Op 32 No 5 (pianist Duane Hulbert)
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Notes from pianist Dr. Duane Hulbert: "If you haven't discovered Sergei Rachmaninoff's Prelude No. 5 in G major before, you're in for a treat. It's simple, poignant and just lovely. 1) (0:02) Listen to the rolling left hand arpeggios in the introduction. Here Rachmaninoff shows off a gentle side to his musicianship. Hear that wonderful theme soaring above a rolling group of quintuplets which qu...
Rachmaninoff's magical, mysterious Prelude in G sharp minor Op 32, No 12
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Notes from pianist Dr. Duane Hulbert: "I have performed many of the works of Sergei Rachmaninoff, but the G-sharp minor Prelude, opus 32, No. 12 is new to my repertoire. I've found this short piece to be a rarely played treasure. It's not as famous as many of the composer's other preludes, but it has a mysterious beauty that I find intriguing. (00:01 00:18:)The opening theme of the Prelude feat...
Easy or hard? Manuel Ponce's charming Mazurka No. 20 (pianist Duane Hulbert)
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It's harder than it sounds. It's easier than it looks. It's Manuel Ponce's Mazurka No. 20! Notes from pianist Dr. Duane Hulbert: "Have you NEVER HEARD OF Ponce? You're in for a treat. This fabulous composer is best known for Estrelitta (listen to my friend Julio Elizalde accompany violinist Ray Chen czcams.com/video/TcJwzfg69W0/video.html). I was unaware that Ponce composed so many pieces for t...
Liszt's brooding Hungarian Rhapsody No. 5, “Héroïde-élégiaque” (pianist Duane Hulbert)
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Dark and melancholic, yet lyrical and lovely, the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 5 is one of 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies that Franz Liszt composed between 1846-1853 and in 1882 and 1885. He borrowed melodies from actual Hungarian folk songs and emulated the color, rhythm and spirit of that musical style, popular at the time. (Brahms too, wrote Hungarian Rhapsodies.) Notes from pianist Dr. Duane Hulbert: 1)...
GIFTS for Musicians! 50+ GIFT IDEAS for the musician in your life! (Dr. Duane Hulbert, pianist)
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Here are over 50 music-theme gift ideas from a professional pianist who has been in the music biz for years. Dr. Duane Hulbert has received his share of music themed shirts and ties. Here are some of the gifts he's given, received, or thinks looks fun. (It starts with his very own 4-volume CD.) Included are some gifts for young kids, beginning musicians, advanced musicians and music aficionados...
Chopin's dark, lovely Nocturne Op 72, No.1 in E minor (music only) Pianist, Dr. Duane Hulbert
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Notes from pianist Dr. Duane Hulbert: Chopin's 19th Nocturne was the only one published after the composers death; in fact, some scholars suggest it might have been completed by another composer. Here are some guides to help you listen to in this beautiful, albeit it melancholic, late work. (0:01) The mood is set from the beginning with a dark rolling triplet pattern in the left hand, soon foll...
25-yr-old Beethoven's CHARMING Sonata in A major, Op. 2, No. 2, Mvt. 4 (pianist Dr. Duane Hulbert)
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Notes from Dr. Duane Hulbert: "In 1795, 25-year-old Ludwig von Beethoven wrote a set of three sonatas: Opus 2, #1, Opus 2 # 2, and Opus 2 #3. The middle sonata, I think, is the most charming of these works. I've looked at the first three movements of Op. 2, No. 2 in previous videos. (czcams.com/video/lHWXbi6DkBQ/video.html, czcams.com/video/ea3EAwICuAU/video.html, czcams.com/video/ehLEONPap94/v...
Why is Grieg's Piano Concerto so Great?? (Looking at Movement 1) Pianist Duane Hulbert
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A quick dive into Grieg's Piano Concert, movement 1. That opening passage is so recognizable. The Concerto (the only piano concerto that Grieg wrote) is among the most famous ever written. What are some of the great parts? In this video, Dr. Duane Hulbert looks at the first movement and gives you a few of things to listen for. Sample the best bits of Grieg: 1) At ( 1:29), listen for the famous ...
Joseph Haydn: Sonata in E flat major Hob. XVI:28 Finale: Presto (Dr. Duane Hulbert) (music only)
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Joseph Haydn (1732 1809) was a prolific composer. Since he lived to be 77 years old, he had ample time to churn out music. Mozart, on the other hand, was born later and died earlier than Haydn. Both Haydn and Mozart lived in Vienna and were friends. Mozart dedicated six string quartets to Haydn. Haydn wrote 104 symphonies, 83 string quartets, 52 piano sonatas and over 60 sonatas. When Haydn die...
UNFINISHED Mozart: Fantasy No. 3 "Who finished it?" (Playing and Explaining with Dr. Duane Hulbert)
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It's a gorgeous little piece. Simple, dark, beautiful. But Mozart never finished it! It was never published in his lifetime. He wrote all but the last ten bars in 1782. Was the music lost? Never finished? No one knows. Mozart died in 1791. Between 1804 and1806, a musician named August Eberhard Müller (most likely) finished the last ten bars. The piece was then published, and it became one of Mo...
GET GREAT PIANO HANDS! Hand position, cracked fingertips, warm up exercises & MORE! Dr. Hulbert)
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What makes great PIANO HANDS? Pianists need to use their hands in the best possible way to achieve beauty and technical prowess. In this video, Dr. Duane Hulbert talks about: Hand position (1:35) Use of the fingertips (4:29) The "secret" fingertip joint is called the distal phalanx. Using the pads of the fingertips with that joint underneath is what produces wonderful tone. Using New-Skin (liqu...
How to Play a Chopin Nocturne (performance and tips by Dr. Duane Hulbert)
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Chopin's Nocturne in F major shows off the composer's gift of creating gorgeous colors and tone. Dr. Duane Hulbert first plays this gem and then (4:42) gives five tips on how to play it. Tip 1: (5:07) Sustain the melody by using a deep touch and being aware of bringing out the beauty of those notes. Tip 2: (7:07) The LH accompaniment must be quieter than the singing line on the top. Tip 3: (9:2...
Schumann's Scenes from Childhood--four selections (pianist Duane Hulbert)
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Schumann's Scenes from Childhood four selections (pianist Duane Hulbert)
FAIRY TALE by Nikolai Medtner (Op 34, No 2) Pianist Dr. Duane Hulbert plays and explains!
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FAIRY TALE by Nikolai Medtner (Op 34, No 2) Pianist Dr. Duane Hulbert plays and explains!
Discover Cécile Chaminade's magical Les Sylvains! (The Fauns) Op.60 (pianist Dr. Duane Hulbert)
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Discover Cécile Chaminade's magical Les Sylvains! (The Fauns) Op.60 (pianist Dr. Duane Hulbert)
Debussy's joyful Arabesque's No. 2 (pianist Duane Hulbert) ABRSM Grade 8 C2 2023 2024
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Debussy's joyful Arabesque's No. 2 (pianist Duane Hulbert) ABRSM Grade 8 C2 2023 2024
Grieg's charming and very Norwegian "Wedding Day at Trollhagden" (pianist Duane Hulbert)
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Grieg's charming and very Norwegian "Wedding Day at Trollhagden" (pianist Duane Hulbert)
PIANISTS! Auto Page Turning Step by Step! YOU CAN DO THIS! Pianist Duane Hulbert shows you how!
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PIANISTS! Auto Page Turning Step by Step! YOU CAN DO THIS! Pianist Duane Hulbert shows you how!
"Why I Love Rachmaninoff!" A professional pianist gives SIX reasons (pianist Dr. Duane Hulbert)
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"Why I Love Rachmaninoff!" A professional pianist gives SIX reasons (pianist Dr. Duane Hulbert)
How NOT to Play the Piano! Tips on how to play very very BADLY (Pianist Dr. Duane Hulbert)
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How NOT to Play the Piano! Tips on how to play very very BADLY (Pianist Dr. Duane Hulbert)
Debussy's Impressionism: The Sounds and Fragrances Swirl Through the Evening Air (Duane Hulbert)
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Debussy's Impressionism: The Sounds and Fragrances Swirl Through the Evening Air (Duane Hulbert)
Tranquil and moving: Chopin's Nocturne in E major, Op. 62 No. 2 (music only, pianist Duane Hulbert)
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Tranquil and moving: Chopin's Nocturne in E major, Op. 62 No. 2 (music only, pianist Duane Hulbert)
Mastering a Beethoven sonata! Tips & techniques from a pro! (Op. 2, No. 2) Pianist Duane Hulbert
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Mastering a Beethoven sonata! Tips & techniques from a pro! (Op. 2, No. 2) Pianist Duane Hulbert
Mastering Chopin's Études (The Hard Parts!) Tips & Techniques from a pro! (Pianist Duane Hulbert)
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Mastering Chopin's Études (The Hard Parts!) Tips & Techniques from a pro! (Pianist Duane Hulbert)
Poignant and dramatic! Rachmaninoff's Élégie in E-flat Minor from Morceaux de fantaisie
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Poignant and dramatic! Rachmaninoff's Élégie in E-flat Minor from Morceaux de fantaisie
5 Tips On HOW TO PRACTICE from a pro! (with Rachmaninoff's Variations on a Theme by Paganini, No.18)
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5 Tips On HOW TO PRACTICE from a pro! (with Rachmaninoff's Variations on a Theme by Paganini, No.18)
5 Tips to Play Mozart's Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545 (Mvt. 1) Pro pianist teaches you!
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5 Tips to Play Mozart's Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545 (Mvt. 1) Pro pianist teaches you!
Please tips and tutorials on Mozart's Turkish March😢
Please have you done a tutorial on Mozart's Turkish March?
Chopin didn't do a set of variations based on this them. He did it based on another one, Souvenir de Paganini :)
Fabulously sensitive and intelligent interpretations of this beautiful work!
Thank you so much for this video! I'm learning this movement right now, and it was really helpful!
Beautiful. Mostly I’m impressed that he can read the music without wearing glasses! I can’t!
Thanks 🎉
Excellent Thank you so much for posting this for us
That piece is wonderful. Captivates by its delicacy and charm!!!
really enjoying your channel now, looking thruogh your extensive back catalogue - yet I see no Albinez Asturias which Im trying to learn now, can you cover it for us all?
What an amazing piece! Wished I could play it! You make it seem so simple! Thanks for sharing!
I don’t know you, but I’d just like to say that the way you executed this was perfect
great video
cannot believe this have only 5k views dude
The host looks like political operative James Carville!
I've been playing this wonderful composition when I was 9, after 4 years of already having learned to play piano. then I got a new teacher - a nun - and because I made ONE mistake in that 6th part, the "flow" - she put me back to "groundschool". my frustration was endless and I lost the joy on playing piano, forced myself somehow through another 6 years. now, 45 years later, I bought an electric piano - and the first thing which was on my mind, was good old "Elise". it was SO amazing, how the muscel-memory immediately was functioning! only this "flow" I didn't remember how to play. now I found it - thank you SO much! (and meanwhile I do not care at all, if someone judges me to do it right or wrong ;-) the joy of playing is, what counts!
This piece is much harder than it appears. I feel it could be a touch faster too.
This is a great performance - I think other people play it too fast, but this was perfect.
Duane Hulbert could have video about chopin`s balades
...uma das mais belas de Шопен!
That "melody" you say he "borrowed" from an American composer [starting at the end of page 4, the octaves in the bass line] is actually a standard Fandango. It has been around since at least the 16th century. Many composers have used it, like Soler or Boccherini.
Rachmaninoff feeds my soul! 🙂 Singer/songwriter Eric Carmen passed recently and I was listening to his song “All By Myself,” which was a big hit for him and also later for Celine Dion. Eric based the verse on the second movement (Adagio sostenuto) of Rachmaninoff's 1900-1901 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18. Eric also had another very successful song called “Never Gonna Fall in Love Again” and he based the melody on the third movement (Adagio) from Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2. It just goes to show you how timeless music is and how these amazing works from long ago can inspire new songs even today.
Bravo 👏🏻 ❤❤❤
probably the most beautiful piece of music ever written
This is one of those great pieces that screams out "Give me strings"😁🎶🎹🎶Play On
I am getting familiar with ForScore and just purchased a foot pedal. Thank you for reminding me of IMSLP. I am also scanning the music from my books. I'm struggling with using my left foot to turn the page. My right hand automatically wants to turn the page/hit the screen to advance! Practice? Thank you for the detail on your iPad. So far I'm ok with the 10" .
Thank you, it was fun visiting you!!!!!! Your trilling was mind opening.
Thank you for this video, I absolutely agree, this is an absolutely incredible piece!
These tips are gold, sir 👌🏻 Thank you!
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Hi Duane! Great playing as usual. Please tell me think what you think of my Schubert Pastiche playlist (the Klavierstuck is new and impromptu~4). I have now learnt Schubert's Klavierstuch #1 thanks to your encouragement. czcams.com/video/z4EATu9_T28/video.html
2:55 Most beautiful part of this song imo
4:10 The 15th variation also has this theme
you do not know how to do glissendi.... your advice fo high hand is very bad.
Love the tips
Years ago I had a wired pedal, but I used a four-button device because I often need to scoot up just a few lines and not a whole page, mostly because of eyesight.
I found it very entertaining, since Tchaikovski is one of my favorite Russian composers! Lovely video!
I am 82 years old and have been a lover of classical music for almost all of that time. Why is this music SO BEAUTIFUL? BECAUSE IT IS.
This reminds me of an unfulfilled promise that just hang in the air…
Only geniuses can come up with these ideas.. one of my favorite classical tune..
The title should be "Why is the solo part of Rach 2 so Beautiful?" You didn't speak about his gorgeous orchestration. In fact, some of the most exquisite melodies in the slow movement are played by the woodwinds, and even the descent to the final cadence is threaded together with a violin melody that holds much of the tension.
Perfect
Excellent! My teacher, Earle Voorhies, was a student of Alexander Siloti at Juilliard. I was unable to access the arrangement at the Stanford site (not student/faculty?). Is there another source of this Siloti arrangment?
It looks as if Stanford is now restricting access to its library. There is a PDF posted online on Scrib that seems to have the notes but with someone's added pedaling and phrasing and fingering. www.scribd.com/document/670695902/Vocalise-Siloti-op-34
So well-constructed. No one phrase that could be improved. Very Beethoven-like in that regard.
I wouldn't call Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto no. 2 beautiful. I'd call it multiple musical orgasm!
Sublime❤
Beautiful, just wondering what skill level do you think this piece belongs under?
I'd say Moderate. The real trick is to play it beautifully.
such a great video! i'm currently working on the con fuoco part and am struggling with the RH a lot. The last joint of my 4th finger tends to bend over to the other side while playing this section a lot and since my teacher didn't want me to keep doing this, I tried playing in a claw shape, but this leads to my hand cramping up. Would you say it's fine if the 4th finger doesn't stay in a claw shape here?
In my edition, the hand crossovers were not clearly marked, so I ended up playing the long runs with one hand. I will keep those, but will try to jump down to those low notes with my right hand, since it is really hard to do with the left. It's a very joyous piece.