Unusual pianists(Not like the ones playing by his feet, not looking, etc.)

[C-A]

Tell me anything that is rather unusual for a pianist, but not strange ones like a pianist playing with his feet or upside down, but unusual skills like some can learn Chopin etudes 10/2 or 25/6 with almost no problem, can learn a Chopin Polonaise or Concerto within less than 4 months time(Usually 15-year old guys like me takes about 6 months to learn a single polonaise or a 50-page concerto)Has incredible memory, able to memorize a piece in an instant once it has no more mistakes and is already in top quality, or in 1 solo concert a pianist playing 2 giant-concertos like Rach's #3 or Tchaikovsky's #1.
For instance, Chopin's etude 25/6 is relatively easy for me to learn, but it's really tiring to play.

[Kassaa]

Liszt

[i_m_robot]

10-2 all the way

self think it fun to try

teacher say it are hardest piece

self's like "woah"

[thierry13]

You think 4 months is fast for a polonaise? This is quite long for most polonaise( not the heroic one tough). I read about a guy at 15 who learned the rach 3 in three days. And there is nothing unusual in what you said but to learn at sight-read a piece without mistake. And once you have the technique required to learn op.25 no.6 and op.10 no.2 they are pretty easy to get down. You just have to stay relaxed.

[anda]

-natural trill
-natural good pedal usage

[thierry13]

-natural trill
-natural good pedal usage

Good pedal usage is unusual, really? I'm happy to hear this 

[rohansahai]

A friend of mine played the rach 3 when she was 11, chopin 1 at 6, waldstein sonata at 9. She takes about 3 hours (2-3 repeats) to memorise an entire sonata/long work. 

[Rach3]

A friend of mine played the rach 3 when she was 11, chopin 1 at 6, waldstein sonata at 9. She takes about 3 hours (2-3 repeats) to memorise an entire sonata/long work.  Shocked

Wow, can't wait to get all her CDs, then I'll throw my Richters and Goulds out the window.  The Chopin concerto part is really awesome, I never imagined any 6-year old could reach an octave (let alone a tenth)... she must have had huge hands!

Good pedal usage is unusual, really? I'm happy to hear this 

Congratulations on being gifted at pedaling! Good for you!

-Rach3 (who is in a jovial mood this morning because he hasn't slept in two days..)

[anda]

Good pedal usage is unusual, really? I'm happy to hear this 

as a teacher i have seen hundreds of kids in the past few years (and worke with a few dozens), and now i  realize that natural (inborn) trill and pedal usage are rare - esp natural legato-pedal is very rare.

[rohansahai]

Wow, can't wait to get all her CDs, then I'll throw my Richters and Goulds out the window. The Chopin concerto part is really awesome, I never imagined any 6-year old could reach an octave (let alone a tenth)... she must have had huge hands!

Take this! She played the concerto in the final round of a competition, competiting against 16 yr olds, and won the first prize !!

[yoshiki]

Learn Chopin's Etude with feet? It quites very impossible, and I think Chopin himself didn't imagine people playing his etudes with feet.
It will be quite good if you can play moonlight sonata first movement with feet.
BTW, I saw a funny video of a "pianists" playing the piano duet with their pe*is. They played chopstick?

[thierry13]

Learn Chopin's Etude with feet? It quites very impossible, and I think Chopin himself didn't imagine people playing his etudes with feet.
It will be quite good if you can play moonlight sonata first movement with feet.
BTW, I saw a funny video of a "pianists" playing the piano duet with their pe*is. They played chopstick?

What are you talking about ?? He said that he meant NO things like playing with his feet BUT more things like : can play most chopin etudes quite good at sight read. lol  I think you got him wrong.

[yoshiki]

thanx for corrrecting me. I read the topic wrong

[vences5]

Learn Chopin's Etude with feet? It quites very impossible, and I think Chopin himself didn't imagine people playing his etudes with feet.
It will be quite good if you can play moonlight sonata first movement with feet.
BTW, I saw a funny video of a "pianists" playing the piano duet with their pe*is. They played chopstick?

LOL! Do you have a link or something?