I saw at the end that you ( +smalin ) actually played this. I can only congratulate you, some people destroy Chopin but the lightness of your touch is really good.
I exactly mirrored tutorial when I played this song for my grade 8 piano exam 8 years ago. This was the only rendition on this site back then that actually had emotion and didnt just sound like a computer spitting out the notes on top of an unchanging metronome. Ended up getting a high distinction so thank you!
This out of this World animated score was made and performed, by the visualization guru, Stephen Malinowski. BRAVO and I cannot thank you enough, for giving us the pleasure of your unique hard work, and gifts.
Brings back wonderful memories as a little boy of about 7 or 8 listening to my Mother playing this nocturne. I eventually ended up playing this when ever I was at a function and there was a piano, the end result was me playing this.
I am returning to this song on and off for a decade now. Thank you and thanks to Chopin, I discovered wondrous world of classical music for myself. This song is like first love, most memorable and most dearly treasured!
chopin's music proves that perfect beauty does exist and it gives me the strength I need to push forward through the elements of life that work to keep us down.
Hey! I remember seeing this about eleven years ago, and just remembered about this now! This particular animation is a piece of my childhood. 11 years later, it's still amazing. Obviously subbed!
Not only is this one of my most favourite of Classical pieces and musical animations, this Malinowski version of Chopin's famous Nocturne is the best to be heard---anywhere....
That was exquisite. I found myself unable to look away from the screen. Both visually and, of course, audibly majestic. One never can go wrong with Chopin.
What gets me the most is that you both performed and created this video. Not only do you have the ability to coax simply sublime music into the world, you have the artistic capacity to capture its essence into an elegant, beautiful visual. You are a truly talented man.
Love this particular video, piece and interpretation so much: The latter is witty (as opposed to, for instance, Rubinstein's, whose rendition was cautious and "woody"). Bravo---seven years on, still loving to see/hear this!
This is so beautiful. My boyfriend loves Chopin and he plays alot of his music. This pice really speaks to me, it reminds me of what a beautiful and talented man that he is. Thank you so much
I can't believe this....it even captures the subtelty of the pianist's touch on the keys!! It is as though it is mapping my brain patterns when I listen to classical music. "Music to see" (as well as hear).
No other version on youtube gives me so much pleasure. The phrasing is just right, the tempo 'changes' are delicious.Just Beautiful, thank you Stephen!
smalin I love listening to this and watching the animated score, I did not I guess realize it was you who played this either, absolutely gorgeous, Bravo!!
I love the dots, they remind me of DNA harmoniously settling in our bodies... besides my father used to play this nocturne for me... it always seemed to calm me, and whenever I hear it, I can see his hands playing for me... so thanks Smalin for making this animation, my favourite at the moment...
It's a visualization of the notes being played in the piece. It gives the listener a sense of how the notes relate to each other as theyre being played.
This is my favorite piece of all since I were like 12 years old This interpretation sounds a little bit fast for my taste but it continues sounding amazing, I really love this piece and I wish that I could play this to my love ❤ (Sorry for the bad english)
I listened to this version so often that I dislike others. I've heard some insanely fast compared to this one in lots of compilations that I really dislike. What is your favourite interpretation of this piece?
+onpsxmember I can't choose a favorite one, but the interpretation of Vadim Chaimovich is amazing and another one that appears on a Japanese cartoon called Parasyte, but I don't know who is the performer Both I think are a little bit better
This peice... I don't know why but this is the peice that inspired my to paint as an impressionist in my spare time... when painting my first replica of one of monet's, I remember my mom playing this on her piano in the living room... the painting was not only the best in my 3rd grade class, but the best out of the whole county fair... lol, the look on those 7th graders... yep... this is the peice that'll always warm my heat and other talents.
fffianist just download it and slow it down with audacity(freeware).Maybe 6% for example. I watch this video so much that I got used to exactly this speed and sound*g*
onpsxmember If you stretch out a piece of audio, the quality will worsen with how much you slow it down, for obvious reasons. If you wanted to speed one up, though, it just sounds faster.
this is absolutely brilliant. song and the visualization. For a non piano player I can only enjoy the music but watching this i can get a full appreciation of how complex and layered this master piece is. Seriously, great job.
I think the speed, cadence, everything is perfect. THIS is how I love this piece played. Very well done, and I love the animation (colours, shape, effect). More... give us more :)
... What I've found is that when I know a piece well, and have listened to other people's interpretations, and have worked on my technique (to get the necessary control of rhythm and dynamics), the subtle interpretive/rhythmic things fall into place --- *if* I'm aware of my playing. Making recordings and listening to them helps a lot with that; I've gotten a lot better because of putting my best efforts on UA-cam; as soon as I post them, I start hearing how to make them better. Good luck!
Wow! I realized it's more easier to track all voices simultaneously through colors in an animated score as compare to the standard score. Thank you for making these videos.
Doing homework while listening to this is quite fitting. Sometimes I even look forward to doing my homework right after school, which proves you can never go wrong with classical music :)
@Astrobrant2 The thing is: with Chopin's solo piano music, many cadenzas are written out, so there's still the question of whether, in places where there is no cadenza, he intended that the performer fill in something.
I friggin' love these videos. These could actually be seriously helpful for visual learners who like or want to get into music. It really enables you to see the structure, phrasing, intervals, and everything... I also love your playing style. So clean and crisp... I can never get this kind of clarity when I play...
i can't express how utterly beautifully you played this i've heard it been played manny times before but never like this,you sir are overbearingly talented
@TheWoodworks A simple mapping doesn't work out very well because the usable range of sizes of balls is smaller than the range of dynamics; the result is that there are lots of differences you can hear but which don't show up visually. To do it right, the visual representation needs to reflect the context-sensitivity of hearing (we can judge much smaller differences between sounds of approximately the same level than between sounds of drastically different levels). Not an easy problem.
I love the stretching / squishing! :-) It kind of reminds me of how fingers move to strike piano keys, like just milliseconds before you hear the sound, you see the finger going to strike it, and subconsciously expect the resulting sound of the force. In other words, this stretching / squishing with the piano sound really makes it seem like the bubbles are really causing the sound.
You are so talented! I like the coloured animation of the music, it takes you through the different notes, one almost feel like one is playing the keyboard. Thank you for posting. A most enjoyable performance.
@ScrollingMusic This is the Acoustica Pianissimo (synthetic) piano. However, I also have an acoustic piano with a Moog MIDI Bar attached (so I can record MIDI from it).
I just had this song stuck in my head and I looked everywhere for it. I thought I had the Debussy Clair de Lune in my head but I knew it wasn't it when I heard it. So I looked up famous romantic piano songs and didn't find it. Then I thought 'maybe smalin has a playlist that would have the song' so I looked and found the piano playlist and listened to every song until I finally found the right one. Thank you, smalin for making this wonderful video, And thank you Chopin for making this song.
Amazing work on this animation! I don't listen to classical very often, and this really helps focus my attention on all the subtle details and interplays that are going on, and makes me notice things at first glance that I probably would have missed otherwise. It keeps it interesting and helps me appreciate it much more! Thank you
My god, this is so helpful for calming the nerves. I've got a college level Trigonometry test tomorrow, listening to this helps me study so much better. Thank you. :)
@juiceforjoe I like playing for friends in intimate surroundings much more than playing in public. I've been disappointed by all my public performances, which makes me reluctant to do more of them. I suspect that, to be considered a "concert pianist," you have to do concerts, so I guess that rules me out. The piano in this recording is a synthetic one, the Pianissimo software by Acoustica. I use a real grand piano on some of my recordings; it is a Kimball (mine, in my living room).
I saw at the end that you ( +smalin ) actually played this. I can only congratulate you, some people destroy Chopin but the lightness of your touch is really good.
+Charlie T Thanks!
It's never too late, honestly. The only thing you need is dedication.
I exactly mirrored tutorial when I played this song for my grade 8 piano exam 8 years ago. This was the only rendition on this site back then that actually had emotion and didnt just sound like a computer spitting out the notes on top of an unchanging metronome. Ended up getting a high distinction so thank you!
I'm happy to have helped.
Smalin still remains the best on youtube. Thank you for 13 years of being apart of my life.
This out of this World animated score was made and performed, by the visualization guru, Stephen Malinowski. BRAVO and I cannot thank you enough, for giving us the pleasure of your unique hard work, and gifts.
Brings back wonderful memories as a little boy of about 7 or 8 listening to my Mother playing this nocturne. I eventually ended up playing this when ever I was at a function and there was a piano, the end result was me playing this.
This is like the next level of Synthesia - it's beautiful! Am looking forward to applying it to my own piano music. Excellent work, Stephen!
Good luck. It only seems to work on windows
I am returning to this song on and off for a decade now. Thank you and thanks to Chopin, I discovered wondrous world of classical music for myself. This song is like first love, most memorable and most dearly treasured!
chopin's music proves that perfect beauty does exist and it gives me the strength I need to push forward through the elements of life that work to keep us down.
Pretty darn good there, Steven!
That piano -- whether wood and ivory or electronic -- sounds wonderful in this performance. Thank you, Stephen!
I do not why, but this particular Nocturne has a special place in my heart, I keep finding myself returning to it again and again and again.....
My eyes and ears were in heaven throughout this video, especially since this is my favorite piece on the piano
Simply beautiful.
I think this is a true gift for the deaf, they can hear one of the greatest pieces of music with their eyes.
I love the delicate and soft touch of the left hand chords.
There are things in life we cannot master, but for those that can, I salute you.
Hey!
I remember seeing this about eleven years ago, and just remembered about this now!
This particular animation is a piece of my childhood.
11 years later, it's still amazing.
Obviously subbed!
This is incontrovertibly one of the most beautiful piece of music ever written.
Not only is this one of my most favourite of Classical pieces and musical animations, this Malinowski version of Chopin's famous Nocturne is the best to be heard---anywhere....
That was exquisite. I found myself unable to look away from the screen. Both visually and, of course, audibly majestic. One never can go wrong with Chopin.
AFTER 8 MONTHS, I AM PROUD TO SAY I HAVE COMPLETED THIS PIECE ON THE PIANO. YAAS. Thank.
What gets me the most is that you both performed and created this video. Not only do you have the ability to coax simply sublime music into the world, you have the artistic capacity to capture its essence into an elegant, beautiful visual. You are a truly talented man.
Love this particular video, piece and interpretation so much: The latter is witty (as opposed to, for instance, Rubinstein's, whose rendition was cautious and "woody"). Bravo---seven years on, still loving to see/hear this!
I think this is amazing. I love how you can see the notes come together in the middle and then split apart and then reunite again. It's really great.
This is a terrific rendition of this piece
beautiful, it has been more than 6 years since I've heard the piece and there were no single time I was not mesmerized.
absolute pleasure
It's a lovely piece of music and is beauty can't be described
love it
the visualization is great, but am I the only one that gets Goosebumps when I listen to this?
As always, your videos are simply hypnotizing. Save me money for the therapist.
This is so beautiful. My boyfriend loves Chopin and he plays alot of his music. This pice really speaks to me, it reminds me of what a beautiful and talented man that he is. Thank you so much
Perfection...
I can't believe this....it even captures the subtelty of the pianist's touch on the keys!! It is as though it is mapping my brain patterns when I listen to classical music. "Music to see" (as well as hear).
thank you ❤︎
Simply the best interpretation of 9/2 I've heard. I come back to it often.
BRAVO!
No other version on youtube gives me so much pleasure. The phrasing is just right, the tempo 'changes' are delicious.Just Beautiful, thank you Stephen!
I wish this had been paired with the Arthur Rubinstein performance but this is incredible.
I wish I were as good as Rubinstein ... but I'm not ... so you're stuck with this.
smalin I'm not complaining, I didn't actually realize it was you performing, that's amazing!
smalin I love listening to this and watching the animated score, I did not I guess realize it was you who played this either, absolutely gorgeous, Bravo!!
One of my FAVORITE pieces of all time!!!!! So graceful!
Very nice.
I love the dots, they remind me of DNA harmoniously settling in our bodies... besides
my father used to play this nocturne for me... it always seemed to calm me, and whenever I hear it, I can see his hands playing for me... so thanks Smalin for making this animation, my favourite at the moment...
There is something sublime 🌟 - about bubbles 🔴🟡 of tonality 🎹 linked by a line 😁
It's a visualization of the notes being played in the piece. It gives the listener a sense of how the notes relate to each other as theyre being played.
This is my favorite piece of all since I were like 12 years old
This interpretation sounds a little bit fast for my taste but it continues sounding amazing, I really love this piece and I wish that I could play this to my love ❤
(Sorry for the bad english)
I listened to this version so often that I dislike others. I've heard some insanely fast compared to this one in lots of compilations that I really dislike. What is your favourite interpretation of this piece?
+onpsxmember I can't choose a favorite one, but the interpretation of Vadim Chaimovich is amazing and another one that appears on a Japanese cartoon called Parasyte, but I don't know who is the performer
Both I think are a little bit better
I really like parasyte, it was so different when it came out. I'm gonna watch it again some time.
This peice... I don't know why but this is the peice that inspired my to paint as an impressionist in my spare time... when painting my first replica of one of monet's, I remember my mom playing this on her piano in the living room... the painting was not only the best in my 3rd grade class, but the best out of the whole county fair... lol, the look on those 7th graders... yep... this is the peice that'll always warm my heat and other talents.
God, I love music.
Greatest composer of all time. Chopin's music is absolutely extraordinary.
One of the most beautiful renditions I've ever heard. I just wish it was a little slower...
This is slower than the tempo Chopin specified in the score.
Listen to Muse's version if you want it slow.
Creo que el tempo es correcto. Chopin indica ANDANTE en un compás de 12/8.
fffianist just download it and slow it down with audacity(freeware).Maybe 6% for example. I watch this video so much that I got used to exactly this speed and sound*g*
onpsxmember If you stretch out a piece of audio, the quality will worsen with how much you slow it down, for obvious reasons. If you wanted to speed one up, though, it just sounds faster.
this is absolutely brilliant. song and the visualization. For a non piano player I can only enjoy the music but watching this i can get a full appreciation of how complex and layered this master piece is. Seriously, great job.
I always hated classical music up until recently and really I don't know why
that shit was good
I think the speed, cadence, everything is perfect. THIS is how I love this piece played. Very well done, and I love the animation (colours, shape, effect). More... give us more :)
Take this moment to think
I don't care what you think about
Just *_think_*
... What I've found is that when I know a piece well, and have listened to other people's interpretations, and have worked on my technique (to get the necessary control of rhythm and dynamics), the subtle interpretive/rhythmic things fall into place --- *if* I'm aware of my playing. Making recordings and listening to them helps a lot with that; I've gotten a lot better because of putting my best efforts on UA-cam; as soon as I post them, I start hearing how to make them better. Good luck!
I know 3:18 is written out to be exactly 12 times B-Bb-C-A, but am I the only one who doesn't always play it exactly 12 times?
I'm actually a sheep Haha I played it exactly 12 times
Wow! I realized it's more easier to track all voices simultaneously through colors in an animated score as compare to the standard score. Thank you for making these videos.
Aman aman nereye geldik bir anda barış abi 🙄
bunun olacığını biliyodum
It's so fun to pick apart the different notes as they're played.
Life itself.
Doing homework while listening to this is quite fitting. Sometimes I even look forward to doing my homework right after school, which proves you can never go wrong with classical music :)
I feel that in every recording I listen to, this song is played to fast. I prefer playing it much slower and gentler :/ still very nice performance!
watch?v=F3QFryX6sHY I think Pires's performance here is slower
Came because of Liberace, but I stayed for every other video on your channel. Wow. You are so talented it hurts.
Calming...….
Just loved it. Thanks for sharing!
is the red the right hand?
Yes, but the right hand also plays some of the green notes.
This is my favorite type of animation that this program does...it so closely resembles how I see music. Well done!
Fucking Beautiful!
@Astrobrant2 The thing is: with Chopin's solo piano music, many cadenzas are written out, so there's still the question of whether, in places where there is no cadenza, he intended that the performer fill in something.
When you're listening to Muse: Suddenly Chopin.
When you're listening to Mötörhead suddenly Chopin
Chopin was one of the inspiration for main singer (Muse)
I friggin' love these videos. These could actually be seriously helpful for visual learners who like or want to get into music. It really enables you to see the structure, phrasing, intervals, and everything...
I also love your playing style. So clean and crisp... I can never get this kind of clarity when I play...
I wonder what Chopin would think of this.
He'd prolly love it...most Composers think in colors
Love
I cried. Simply beautiful. Thank you.
and that is why women prefer Chopin...
what do men prefer then?
Idont Know maybe Chopin
Men prefer Ligeti
this is absolutely beautiful the smoothness of the animation and music flows so well
Came here from Muse
I don't know who you are but you're a genius. This video describe what happens inside my brain during the listening of this kind of music.
Bioshock Infinite --- in Finkton areas...
Hell yeah
I disagree with the complaints. it makes the music look alive (and it is) as if it were fluid and ever-changing. I like what you did
spoonkid
i can't express how utterly beautifully you played this i've heard it been played manny times before but never like this,you sir are overbearingly talented
perfect for league of legends while jungling noc
haha :D
so funny!
i'd like to do that
Perfect for league of legend when you're fed as hell and you're pentakilling!! YEAH
@BASilAndSAPhronyummy It is the synthetic piano called Pianissimo, made by the company Acoustica.
Beautiful. Like watching flowers blooming on an open field.
Thank you Mr. Stephen Malinowski for the beautiful music and videos.Truly mesmerizing.
even on mute this is stunningly beautiful. with the music it sizzles with brilliance
@TheWoodworks A simple mapping doesn't work out very well because the usable range of sizes of balls is smaller than the range of dynamics; the result is that there are lots of differences you can hear but which don't show up visually. To do it right, the visual representation needs to reflect the context-sensitivity of hearing (we can judge much smaller differences between sounds of approximately the same level than between sounds of drastically different levels). Not an easy problem.
I love the stretching / squishing! :-) It kind of reminds me of how fingers move to strike piano keys, like just milliseconds before you hear the sound, you see the finger going to strike it, and subconsciously expect the resulting sound of the force. In other words, this stretching / squishing with the piano sound really makes it seem like the bubbles are really causing the sound.
You are so talented! I like the coloured animation of the music, it takes you through the different notes, one almost feel like one is playing the keyboard. Thank you for posting. A most enjoyable performance.
@ScrollingMusic This is the Acoustica Pianissimo (synthetic) piano. However, I also have an acoustic piano with a Moog MIDI Bar attached (so I can record MIDI from it).
I'm glad you enjoy it.
I just had this song stuck in my head and I looked everywhere for it. I thought I had the Debussy Clair de Lune in my head but I knew it wasn't it when I heard it. So I looked up famous romantic piano songs and didn't find it. Then I thought 'maybe smalin has a playlist that would have the song' so I looked and found the piano playlist and listened to every song until I finally found the right one. Thank you, smalin for making this wonderful video, And thank you Chopin for making this song.
Very good --- I look forward to hearing your performance.
This is just wonderful. My favorite Chopin piece, in bubbles! Thank you very much for this.
Amazing work on this animation! I don't listen to classical very often, and this really helps focus my attention on all the subtle details and interplays that are going on, and makes me notice things at first glance that I probably would have missed otherwise. It keeps it interesting and helps me appreciate it much more! Thank you
This piece of music reminds me my childhood, every time when I listen this music I'm crying, literally.
Beautiful, thanks for doing this. You are a treasure in the universe, and I am glad to be here at the same time as you
My god, this is so helpful for calming the nerves. I've got a college level Trigonometry test tomorrow, listening to this helps me study so much better. Thank you. :)
Your interpretation is one of the best I've heard.
Masterpiece by F. Chopin, brilliant playing and amazing graphical score. :)))
@juiceforjoe I like playing for friends in intimate surroundings much more than playing in public. I've been disappointed by all my public performances, which makes me reluctant to do more of them. I suspect that, to be considered a "concert pianist," you have to do concerts, so I guess that rules me out. The piano in this recording is a synthetic one, the Pianissimo software by Acoustica. I use a real grand piano on some of my recordings; it is a Kimball (mine, in my living room).