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Very thought-provoking. Good video.

I’m a physician, a neurologist. Been playing piano since I was 5. I continued playing and gave 2 concerts in med school, played in residency. Didn’t play in fellowship because it was only 1 year, so didn’t take a piano when I had to move there. I resumed playing as an attending and still play now.

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But, why are they so expensive????

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Robert, I've never known them to be called grace notes. I was taught they're called accaciaturas. Maybe it's just American's that call them grace notes. I know what we call a 'bar' you call them measures in America.

I would like to buy it...

Love it! Your main point is so right. However, I think too many musicians think and play by an exact timing grid now. There needs to be less rigidity to time that we’ve lost which used to make music feel more alive.

A good electrician can make 50 -80 per hr. Plumbers 75 -100 per hr. Mechanics well. I pay mine 120. Per hr now. Ouch!!!!😢

3:32 Runaway - Kanye West

Completely agree with Robert. Moving alot when playing is egotistical and annoying for the person who is watching.

Interesting discussion and comparison and contrasts of the two professions. I’m a musician (not pro), but good insight and I can see the division people will have and argue over this question.

"A man's got to know his limitations" (inspector Harry Callahan) 😊

I knew Bach composed without dynamics but I never knew why until now. I thought it was so the place could interpret the music.

Perhaps a simpler answer is that it takes a lifetime to become “great” at anything one peruses. I can’t imagine studying medicine as a hobby, but music is far more approachable is this regard. Good topic though 🎹👍

thank you for actually playing this piece and not just bolting through it,i couldnt find anyone else that played how i think it should be played until now

I passed the Swiss Chiropractic Boards last century, and had to completely change my techniques due to a shoulder injury. Being a doctor is actually a lifelong learning process. But can a concert pianist play hundreds of songs by learning just four chords?

Funny that draws people to dissect those two, since they both appreciated Music. George Sand was first introduced by Liszt, and being friends to one and living with the other, I think She appreciated both...friend and lover...

I am both a doctor and decent pianist. The biggest differences are that doctors do much longer hours. Even at medical school, we had 9 hours of lectures per day, and then went home to study until late. So typically 15 hours a day. Hospital work was even longer, sometimes working more than 24 hours straight. Rarely would I do less than 12 hours work per day. I have never heard of concert pianists playing for that many hours, plus it would probably ruin their hands. Also progress as a pianist is not limited to set rate of x years. Some prodigies are playing the hardest pieces at age 15. By comparison, you can't possibly be a fully qualified doctor at 15. Another big difference is pay. Even a lowly paid hospital resident will get more money than a pianist in training. There are very few pianists who can make a good living from their skill alone. You have to be world class to get serious piano work, and at that point, it becomes fairly stressful. Maybe not as stressful as a doctor, but no longer fun like an amateur pianist.

I concur. I myself trained as a physician in my college years, and as a classical pianist in my grade school years. and i can attest to the fact that advanced piano repertoire is a lot harder

As a recently retired physician who took piano lessons as a child and now plays piano about 2 hours per day, I say becoming a good competent pianist takes longer, and that's assuming the person has some innate musical ability or talent. However, playing piano is more fun than practicing medicine these days in the United States.

It is eye opening to hear Classical and Romantic piano pieces played on a fortepiano. Some passages that can get muddy on a concert grand sound powerful and clear on the fortepiano. I’m on the East coast- sorry I never got to see your show.

Interesting question. A bit of apples and oranges comparison, but I can note that as a M.D. (with a second doctorate degree and two speciality boardcertifications) that I was amazed how difficult learning the piano is as an adult student. I can’t fathom how challenging it is to play any musical instrument professionally. I am pretty used to working hard to achieve professional success, but there have been so many moments where my piano practice has pushed the limits of my resolve and maybe even my sanity. My respect goes out to anyone who becomes a concert level musician.

You know the actual answer!!!😅

A ridiculous question to ask.

That was a very fair assessment Robert. I am a retired MD who practiced for 40 years and there is no doubt in my mind that becoming a concert pianist - and certainly a successful concert pianist - is much harder than becoming a successful physician. The sheer numbers of practicing physicians versus the much smaller numbers of successful concert pianists speaks for itself. And there is no stage fright to deal with in being a physician. 😊

Whether pianist or doctor. It is a life time commitment.

Nice video, although I must admit I have reservations about the frequent "deer in the headlights" moments. I guess the trick is not to watch him! Thanks for posting anyway!

Throw it away and get a digital piano.

Great question and answer! 🙏

If you want to enter the competitive concert pianist world, try moving onto the pipe organ next! There is such a shortage of organists I found out! I've had 4.5 years of organ, 7 yrs of piano before that and I am regularly employed at a Lutheran church! I just played for a wedding for the first time this weekend! I am at an intermediate skill level, and even at that, more churches are clamoring for organists and even utilize people with less skill than I. It's very uplifting to carry voices in song. .Now that said, once you become concert level on the pipe organ, then you will be an automatic shoe in for professional concert piano because you can play either instrument! Plus, you will experience why Mozart called the pipe organ the king of instruments!

I am a M.D., J..D. and am a Horn player. I played professionally throughout medical school, residency, fellowship and through my career as a Pathologist (I worked in the public sector). Through my Mother z''ll, I became friendly with Olga Bloom of Bargemusic. Of course, I went to many rehearsals and concerts on the Barge, being friendly with many of the performers. Around 1990, I was at a performance of Brahms' Horn Trio, the Horn player being a prominent New York City professional (a well known free-lancer similar in age to me). Prior to his performance, we talked about our lives and found that we had approximately the same annual income. However, he noted that my life was more stable income-wise. In fact, he said I had the best of both worlds. At almost 78 years of age, my heart is with the Horn and it takes me places Medicine could never. Medicine fulfills an intellectual side of me. So, Robert, thank you for bringing these thoughts to the surface. Indeed, becoming and being a musician is more challenging. However, I have to stop writing now as it is time for me to practice the 1st Horn part of the Brahms D minor Piano Concerto (have a look at the part after the last movement cadenza, bar 410 - after all, you do play the Horn😃). Again, may thanks and kudos for that which you bring to the world of Music. ~ Avrum Golub.

Very interesting video topic. 👍

A musician is a life long endeavor, few humans have mastered playing much less composing for arguably the most difficult instrument in the world.

There are not a few pianists who are prodigies, or even semi-prodigies, who are already performing major concerts in their teens. Most elite pianists achieve their big professional breaks in their 20s, while most doctors don't go into private practice until their early 30s. Why don't you ask Richard Kogan, who is both a concert pianist and a psychiatrist (i.e. fully trained as a medical doctor), this question?

It depends..... Are you a prodigy? 😂😂😂 Great video!

That was a fair review, from someone with siblings who are M.D.s. Those years of MDs training include years of near 24-hour days with no sleep, outrageously high malpractice insurance rates, and constant changes in treatments, technology, and medicines.

Super super super lovely playing fantastic

Unfortunately I hear the difference

For me it’s the wrong question. Even if the Chinese piano sounds better I do not want to support their economy. Hence I’d buy something else.

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That is so beautiful, Robert ❤🙏🏿

why the echo?

Who's the best, the greatest, the strongest, the beautifulest... These are senseless questions. It's like, who has the best opinion about...

Great portraits of Bach and Mozart by Hadi Karimi.

I would recommend that any serious pianist watch this entire series. There was one glitch and I think it was video number 5 actually showed number 15. And then the videos stopped. Until now, and we are all winners. Maybe Robert should release the series as a Level Two or Three Method Book?

A most interesting video. So interesting that the 14 minutes seemed like 4 minutes. Most video like this, please. 👍👍

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I am so glad you have continued this series. I have finished several method books for Level One. Faber, La Méthode Rose and John Thompson. Then I went back to page one on these books to work on my sightreading, and to really reinforce the basics. I started playing Czerny, but didn't find them musical. My piano teacher was chuffed when I decided to use Moulin de Ville as my level two method. I have also transposed these into other keys, for now up to three sharps and flats. Your other analysis videos of Burgmüller were THE best instructional videos for when you started them about six years ago. Merci beaucoup, since I'm working on this level. I haven't yet transposed this too much, but it really helps.

Bach is the greatest!!!.