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I think that video tutorials are such a good help when learning a piece, so I would like this thread to be a collection of piano teachers' youtube channels that have true tutorials of pieces.

Now I say true tutorials, and with that I mean that unfortunately people playing pieces slowly also call these videos for tutorials, instead of just calling them slow. A true tutorial has a teacher pointing out things. "Take care to play very delicately here... Your forte should be deliberate but not percussive..." You know!

I also say tutorials of pieces. If you would like to see a collection of teachers who make technique videos, please create another thread for them.

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You didn't specify the level of the pieces. There are many tutorials by more advanced teachers like Antune and Denis Zhdanov but I don't know if it fits your purposes. Also, do master classes by concert pianists like Andras Schiff and Cyprien Katsaris also count? There are lots of those too.

Must they be in English? I have been using the French "Pianiste Magazine" Youtube channel from time to time. Even though my French is beneath pedestrian, it still works for me.

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I thought about it, and personally I prefer beginner/intermediate level, but then I thought that I'll leave it up to you.


Actually, why not in French. Nice link, new for me.

BachScholar: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuHRjYQVbZ1r48LL8MODEtw

and

Sonata Secrets: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC813jGofVJXoyN2fxoQbb-Q

would probably more or less fit the description.

OK, I haven't looked at beginner tutorials in a long time so forgive me if those I list are a bit advanced.

Instead of listing the specific videos I will give links to some channels that have many tutorials.

Antune has mostly late intermediate level pieces. The quality of the remarks is extremely good:
https://www.youtube.com/c/Antune

Denis Zhdanov has a mix of performances and tutorials on pieces and technique. The piece tutorials are very good:
https://www.youtube.com/c/DenZhdanovPianist/

Tonebase is a paid service but they have some free sample videos too. Besides the interviews with great pianists they have some lessons on specific pieces too:
https://www.youtube.com/c/tonebasePiano/videos

Cyprien Katsaris is a world-level concert pianists and had some of his lessons filmed. They are a bit old and in French but very insightful:
https://www.youtube.com/user/PianoVirtuosity/videos

There are also some master classes and lectures by great concert pianists that are an absolute must for all serious pianists.

Andras Schiff Lectures on Beethoven sonatas:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoNBbqXltyeKMjF_uRbSnXNsGO_h3MqZC

Daniel Barenboim teaching younger pianists (like Lang Lang) about the Beethoven sonatas:


Also check out the Royal College of Music's channel for master classes by some of the greatest pianists:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPJhUEXMYFlOegbIq1LdMfc5uKAqbNDn8

That's very interesting. Thanks for that!

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Animish, thank you for introducing this idea to the forum and to those helpful and knowledgeable contributors who make the concept work.

Josh Wright also has some good tutorials on specific pieces.

It seems many are too advanced for this thread

Here’s those that fit — some late beginner/early intermediate

Great idea, Animisha!
Here is video by Graham Fitch which I found most helpful - Mendelssohn Op. 72 No. 2:

Thank you all so much! I have already found four tutorials by four different teachers of four different pieces that I would like to learn!

And if you find another teacher who makes tutorials, please add them to this list!

Steven Massicotte

Here’s an instructive lesson