Great Composers: Frédéric Chopin
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- čas přidán 19. 04. 2017
- A look at one of the piano's most beloved writers.
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Classical Nerd is a weekly video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
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Music:
- Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52, performed by Randolph Hokanson
[free recording courtesy pianosociety.com]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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If Mozart was perfection, Chopin taught us that there is a level beyond perfection.
Dear Classical Nerd; Your presentations should be mandatory in high schools and colleges. You've done a beautiful job.
13:51 I think Chopin does quote, or rather draw direct inspiration from the Polish Christmas carol "Lulajże Jezuniu" in the middle of his Op. 20 Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor.
Chopin to najpiękniejsza spuścizna dla ludzkości ❤️
What is fascinating is the fact that he didn't write for voice - he loved the human voice, but only when translated to instruments
He did, actually!! Check out his Opus 74 - His 19 Polish Songs! ☺️❤️
I'm sorry to be late to the party but... wonderful insight into this great composer's life and technique !
*Mah boy Chopin, bitter dark with a slight nostalgic touch of sweet melancholy, like a piece of Scho-ka-kola*
After Chopin died, his heart was taken to Poland (because he wanted this to happen).
Awesome video! Chopin has always been my favorite.
This channel has such potential
Another interesting and entertaining one, Thomas. Thank you.
love your videos bro!
Fun fact - Chopin DID INDEED write for the voice!!! Go check out his 19 Polish Songs, Op. 74!!! Available in Polish, French, and German! It’s a dream of mine to sing all 19 of them someday. ❤
Only a piano composer (even his concerti are basically solo pieces not a symphony with piano as in Brahms) and mostly small compositions - but within that narrow realm, Chopin is perfect.
Amazing video as usual!
I know a lot people don't like the Piano concertos, but I love the second movement of the first one. I don't know why but I absolutely love it.
I also love Chopin's first movement of his second piano concerto, and I also don't know why
0:25 In case anyone wonders how it's pronounced:
"Ż" is like the "J" in "Jeans"
"e" like in "end"
"z" like in "zipper"
"o" like in "lock"
"Wola" almost like "Violà"
Polish pronounciation is hard, but you may give it a try 😃
Well don video, Chopin is still the most difficult for me to play
Background music: Ballad no. 4 in F Minor
so that's where my little Chopin bust went! I didn't even know you came by my music room!
Nice video you deserve more subs :(
subscribers mean nothing
Your right but views do
1:30 pronounced Konstantsya Gwadkovska
The best piece of Chopin is ballade number 1
I disagree, I liked the 4th one
Me too. Personally, I also like the Ab one. Even better though, rather the piece I would say is his greatest piece ever, is the Polonaise Fantasy in Ab
Why do so many composers want their unpublished works destroyed? Think of all the beautiful music we'll never hear!
R.D. Dragon Thanks be to God that Rachmaninoff failed in his attempt to destroy his first symphony after less than kind reviews which almost destroyed the great man himself let alone his work
Blessings and peace Mr Dragon
Because they didn't like it. It's there music not ours
because they are unfinished! they aren't ready for the world to hear. damn, i respect not publishing them honestly.... it's unfair
Also I know i've already requested a video, but any chance we'll see one on Medtner soon?
I'll add Medtner to the request queue, but the request queue is getting longer by the day.
that's what happens when you do as well as you do!
Classical Nerd will you please add Kodály to that please?
Would you recommend a specific pianist? I find it hard to find real good Chopin interpreters. They either mush him as super-romantic or mechanicise him as purely technical.
You're not the only one to find good interpreters hard to come by. I think it largely depends on what you're looking for in a performance and why so many pianists find such reward in tweaking and crafting their interpretations to include what they like of other performances.
Cziffra , Horowitz, Argerich are good
Rubinstein, Zimerman, Seong-Jin cho
Great video, but man the ballade no 4 in f minor performance in the background is such a catastrophy
Why don't you make video about Liszt.
I know he's still alive and all but could you possibly do Steve Reineke
Unfortunately, I have to be consistent in my approach towards living musicians who are requested. The exceptions are a) talking about a particular piece by a living composer, or b) a video about a more general style (like minimalism, where most of the minimalists are still alive).
Classical Nerd That makes sense to me. In that case though, could you possibly make a video on his piece, "Heaven's Light"?
@@channings.wright7041 Steve reich is shiet compared to the greats
@@ignacioclerici5341 1.) I never said Steve Reiche
2.) this was 3 years ago
3.) The greats include more than your definition, which probably is mahler, beethoven, Mozart, and Wagner.
4.) Musicians can be great with respect unto themselves, not being compared to others
5.) who cares?
@@channings.wright7041 lol
"He stayed within a circle of Polish expatriates, amongst whom he was most himself." Haha.
Now onto the next big Name: Richard Wagner, and maybe even Friedrich Wagner?
I received a request for Richard Wagner some time ago, so that's already moving along in the queue. Can't say I'm familiar with a composer named Friedrich Wagner; the only notable Friedrich in the Wagner family was Richard's father, who wasn't much of a composer.
Oh sry. I miss typed it. I meant Siegfried Wagner! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_Wagner
Wow! _That_ I did not know. Thanks for telling me-I'll definitely look into him more now.
I am the 9898th view xD