F. Chopin - Ballade No. 1, arranged for guitar by Viktor Vidović

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  • @e.hutchence-composer8203
    @e.hutchence-composer8203 6 років тому +1880

    For God sake, can everyone he shut up about the fact this piece was written for piano and how it ‘doesn’t sound natural on a guitar’ because this man has gone through the effort and dedicated time to translating it and writing an arrangement for guitar and he has done a lovely, very impressive job. Some people are so rude it’s ridiculous.

    • @SexyAlien2
      @SexyAlien2 6 років тому +66

      Well said Eddie. Some people are experts at judging other people's work, and they generally don't leave much else behind them but empty words and sterile opinions. I value the creative effort put by Viktor into this piece a million times more than the input of those people. Transcriptions like these push the boundaries of the guitar, and we need musicians to explore the possibilities of the instrument, not deter it. I will always encourage efforts that go in that direction. And, for what it's worth, I greatly enjoyed this transcription. Well done Mr. Vidović !

    • @brokentricorder4621
      @brokentricorder4621 6 років тому +26

      Eddie Hutchence It sounds beautiful in guitar too!! It’s a beautiful piece in general but sounds very nice this way too.

    • @jodane6186
      @jodane6186 6 років тому +16

      It's amazing on guitar...and it's one of my favorite piano works. Has a serenade quality.

    • @CalamityInAction
      @CalamityInAction 5 років тому +5

      Hugh Jardon I think it still sounds good, but I don’t have much guitar experience to be a good judge

    • @ozzymilch
      @ozzymilch 5 років тому +1

      I couldn't agree more!

  • @kingofmonsterhunter
    @kingofmonsterhunter 6 років тому +818

    THIS PIECE ITS SO HARD EVEN FOR A PIANO AND U DID IT ON GUITAR? OMG AMAZING

    • @shy8600
      @shy8600 4 роки тому +11

      But in guitar its can be more hard

    • @elias7748
      @elias7748 4 роки тому +43

      Piano is harder

    • @Ace-dv5ce
      @Ace-dv5ce 4 роки тому +3

      eLiAs Not at the same tempo, not even close but at this tempo guitar is harder

    • @alexandermeekings807
      @alexandermeekings807 4 роки тому +29

      eLiAs piano is easy to learn and hard to master. Classical guitar is hard to learn, and fucking hard to master

    • @thebensessions9962
      @thebensessions9962 4 роки тому +4

      Ace ••• he took 3.5 minutes longer to play it than it should be played

  • @cadsy3394
    @cadsy3394 4 роки тому +454

    As a pianist who's actually trying to learn the piece, by god is it hard. This man is seriously talented and God the arrangement fits the guitar so well

    • @aizawamegamill
      @aizawamegamill 3 роки тому +8

      I am learning this piece as well. So in love with it. I often want to cry even practicing it. Every note is utterly beautiful. Chopin is my number one idol! Hands down.

    • @Souls_p_
      @Souls_p_ 3 роки тому +6

      @@aizawamegamill I really love Chopin, as well. Overall, I prefer his 4th ballade the most, then 1st and 3rd (tied), then 2nd.

    • @aizawamegamill
      @aizawamegamill 3 роки тому +4

      @@Souls_p_ 4th ballad technically the most difficult one. I can’t even handle the 1st one.

    • @YourPerfectDoom
      @YourPerfectDoom 3 роки тому +2

      Relatable, it's the most difficult piano piece I've tried to learn. The first G minor section is starting to sink in, where I'm getting trouble is at the waltz part onwards where it's fast.
      As a novice at acoustic guitar however it's very cool seeing this video!

    • @sergiomartinezcastro6183
      @sergiomartinezcastro6183 2 роки тому

      I am just finishing the 1st ballade and god- the coda is sooo slippy and hard to play

  • @tales3753
    @tales3753 3 роки тому +330

    He translated a song written for a 88 keys instrument with 240 strings into "some" 6 strings guitar, I gotta say, as pianist, this guy is something else! GREAT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @sebastianzielinski8251
      @sebastianzielinski8251 2 роки тому +12

      Every string has around 20 frets which are like Keys, plus additional Natural/Artificial Harmonic sounds can be made on them meaning over 100 "Keys" can be played on guitar minimum and in different styles, muting, vibrato, pizzicato, and tremolo.

    • @sagar1992
      @sagar1992 2 роки тому +7

      @@sebastianzielinski8251 but you can't hit more than one note on a fret at a time meaning that allows you to only harmonize six notes at a time

    • @איןסוף
      @איןסוף Рік тому

      @@sebastianzielinski8251 muting on piano=letting go of key. pizzicato on piano=playing note and instantly letting go. tremolo on piano=playing one note very fast.

    • @ethanrosner5091
      @ethanrosner5091 Рік тому

      yes but man if ur a pianist you should know it's a piece, not a song :/

    • @oooo-tu1sy
      @oooo-tu1sy Рік тому

      In music you *TRANSCRIBE* a song to another instrument.

  • @goktugblack
    @goktugblack Рік тому +36

    Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, except possibly two.
    Frederic Chopin
    The Master LOVED guitar. He would have cried while hearing this.

  • @FranzVentura
    @FranzVentura 3 роки тому +179

    😍😍😍 bravo

  • @gregoriogarcia7188
    @gregoriogarcia7188 9 місяців тому +13

    As a pianist I approve this transcription is flawless

  • @ethanrosner5091
    @ethanrosner5091 Рік тому +103

    wow this sounds great someone should make a piano arrangement for this

    • @Chaos-3326
      @Chaos-3326 Рік тому +1

      @ethanrosner5901 :skull:

  • @mabdub
    @mabdub Рік тому +14

    What a great discovery. I've known this piece for 70 years and never imagined that such a detailed and accurate transcription was remotely possible. It sounds like it was actually written for the guitar, all of Chopin's is there. Of course, I had to listen to the performance a few more times to immerse myself in the full beauty. This version of the Ballade is a real keeper, it's a genuine jewel. Thank you for playing for us.

  • @agustinglodon
    @agustinglodon 6 років тому +260

    Eternally without words. I would give my life for the sheet/score music

    • @marcobalbin2091
      @marcobalbin2091 6 років тому +61

      Agustin Glodon you're not gonna be able to play it then

    • @constanzachaves7423
      @constanzachaves7423 6 років тому +6

      Awesome Is fantastic , perfect composición

    • @Nikhil-ox6wc
      @Nikhil-ox6wc 4 роки тому +10

      @@marcobalbin2091 i think he meant he would give his life after reading the score

    • @SwagDawg
      @SwagDawg 3 роки тому +1

      @@marcobalbin2091 lmaoo

    • @creationfied
      @creationfied 2 роки тому +1

      @@Nikhil-ox6wc lmao

  • @DrEru
    @DrEru 5 років тому +91

    very good performance and arrangement. after 10:03 the passage prepares us to the coda. listen 10:03 with 1x25 speed. it becomes the perfect arrangement.

    • @amshelvanklergoldsmith1290
      @amshelvanklergoldsmith1290 2 роки тому +3

      That's right. Absolutely right.
      But is very hard play the guitar or this song at this speed.

    • @nopurposeposting1548
      @nopurposeposting1548 2 роки тому

      wow nice finding

    • @palpalonpalpalon
      @palpalonpalpalon 2 місяці тому

      @@amshelvanklergoldsmith1290 this is a great arrangement, however, nowhere near how good it can get.
      a flamenco guitarist will probably play it much smoother in my opinion, since we have techniques that fit this piece of music.

  • @malikslim4102
    @malikslim4102 6 років тому +141

    What ? Only 14k views ?!
    You're genius.

    • @lost-intokioo4399
      @lost-intokioo4399 5 років тому +13

      its because people don't appreciate classical music art these days

    • @Lucas-sk5lu
      @Lucas-sk5lu 4 роки тому +2

      @@lost-intokioo4399 also youtube algorithm

    • @leruleru8723
      @leruleru8723 4 роки тому

      118k

    • @KenjiSan_k9
      @KenjiSan_k9 3 місяці тому

      Waiting till dude comes back after 6 years

  • @alchemist1111
    @alchemist1111 2 роки тому +14

    One of the most beautiful pieces of music, arranging it for and playing this on guitar is no small feat.

  • @walcatz3513
    @walcatz3513 4 роки тому +61

    Can people stop arguing about the fact that it's harder to play this on guitar or on piano? Both are hard asf to master, they're two completly different instruments that can't be compared.
    Let's just enjoy this arrangement instead...

  • @richardwhite6062
    @richardwhite6062 4 роки тому +88

    This is absolutely phenomenal.
    Everyone is metal until this guy steps in with Chopin on 6 strings.
    Elite

  • @minji202
    @minji202 3 роки тому +18

    This is so underrated. Such an amazing arrangement

  • @edwindude9893
    @edwindude9893 5 років тому +17

    To play this on guitar is pure genius. And played so neatly. Fantastic.

  • @ewhyte8059
    @ewhyte8059 3 роки тому +3

    I listened to this piece in its entirety after my mid day lunch. As I slumped in my chair and slipped into a food coma I was wafted adrift by the sound of a guitar giving full testimony to the circumstances of a case left unresolved beyond living memory.

  • @michaelzeigler1129
    @michaelzeigler1129 6 років тому +134

    As someone with a background in classical guitar, I can only say that this is extremely impressive. The arrangement is gorgeous and Vidovic's tone is absolutely beautiful. There are quite a few technical flubs but that's not from any lack of skill (I mean, WOW) but rather the difficulty of the piece. Piano music is notoriously difficult to arrange for guitar but Vidovic does an outstanding job. I'll be sharing this with my friends. Bravo!

    • @connorhlane
      @connorhlane 2 роки тому

      What would be an easy instrument to arrange?

    • @pjbpiano
      @pjbpiano Рік тому +1

      @@connorhlane guitar😂

  • @RodolfoSolarCalero
    @RodolfoSolarCalero 2 роки тому +8

    I'm amazed, beautiful. I love this piece and i'm so grateful to be able to listen to it in a guitar

  • @tomszczypka7003
    @tomszczypka7003 3 роки тому +22

    Insane musicianship! Every pianist learning this piece can learn a great deal from your rendition. Almost all the spots where you naturally need to take the time to shift hand position, the spaces you make there perfectly highlight the dramatic moments of the piece, which is how the music should be played. However as pianists it is so easy to play jumps on a keyboard, we often overlook the drama behind those jumps and don't take enough time to highlight them! Moreover, the vibratos you place on certain melody notes really give me chills and help me see the beauty of them in the melody line, which is what we simply cannot do on a piano. Also, I think for audience new to classical music, this slowed-down yet melodically beautiful rendition helps audience to hear every note in the melody and understand the significance of every note!

  • @50tv29
    @50tv29 4 роки тому +28

    Especially impressive is that you arranged even the coda part. Appreciate your efforts. Bravo

  • @PhysiqueMetamong
    @PhysiqueMetamong 6 років тому +244

    This video tell us why UA-cam exist

  • @fromtheedgeofdarkness
    @fromtheedgeofdarkness Рік тому +3

    Amazing, what an amazing effort.

  • @himanshupadaya6433
    @himanshupadaya6433 3 роки тому +7

    Never imagine this Chopin arrangement on guitar but he imagine it or made it 🥰

  • @ludens5129
    @ludens5129 Рік тому +6

    I applaud you. I didn't think the ballade could be played on guitar.

  • @Shynotic
    @Shynotic 4 роки тому +6

    I was just listening to piano and violin covers. I might love this version the most.

  • @albertkovac4885
    @albertkovac4885 Рік тому +5

    All my respect, I am guitarist too. This is very very difficult to play on guitar. This guy is simply fantastic. Big Bravo to him.

  • @donkarner3439
    @donkarner3439 3 роки тому +3

    I think this may be the greatest thing I have ever witnessed. A reason for the human race to continue. Being familiar with this piano piece and also the classical guitar, I cannot begin to imagine the amount of skill, artistry, and commitment this endeavor required. Simply bravo.

  • @douglashoffjr1362
    @douglashoffjr1362 4 роки тому +1

    AWESOME! I can't believe I saw and heard this. GENIUS! BRAVO!

  • @donaldaxel
    @donaldaxel 4 місяці тому

    This arrangement is an expression of love and veneration for Chopin's great work, the G-minor ballad, which we know as the first pinnacle of the mature Chopin's way of thinking music. I love this guitar rendition.
    There are now some astonishing rendering of the crown jewels of classical music as arrangements for guitar solo - and for guitar duetto - showing how much this little instrument can do. Try them out, I love them all.

  • @natasamladenovic1765
    @natasamladenovic1765 2 роки тому +1

    Hvala, uzivala sam, jako lijepo.

  • @O-Zyrix
    @O-Zyrix 2 роки тому +3

    He was even brave enough to play the coda
    Simply amazing, not only does it show a wonderful technique to play such a piece on a guitar but there is also true musicality that has been transcripted too

  • @marctucciaronemusic7738
    @marctucciaronemusic7738 2 роки тому

    Fantastic Viktor !!
    You really raise the bar with this one !!!!
    What an ambitious endeavor!
    You really pulled it off !!!!!

  • @nafago6671
    @nafago6671 3 роки тому +5

    5:15 beautiful

  • @koichi-n
    @koichi-n 8 місяців тому +1

    自分はピアノもギターも弾くが、この曲がギターで弾くとは想像もしてなかった。
    素晴らしいことです😊
    演奏者の熱情が伝わってきて👏👏🎉😊❤

  • @rossaop
    @rossaop 2 роки тому +1

    Never even thougth it was possible play this on an acoustic guitar! Totally amanzing!

  • @salvador1028flaco
    @salvador1028flaco 6 років тому +17

    No encuentro palabras para describir su talento, es la mejor interpretacion en guitarra que he visto, en hora buena maestro felicidades!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @davidmwangi2493
    @davidmwangi2493 4 роки тому +6

    I cant believe how good the coda part was I was honestly expecting something slower but great job in my opinion one of the hardest sections of the piece

    • @SHiKO_0fficial
      @SHiKO_0fficial 4 роки тому

      OMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH ITS THE FAMOUS hey guys its ya boy ksiolajideBT

  • @mos_81_
    @mos_81_ 2 роки тому +6

    It was awesome. My fingers started to melt just thinking about playing it. This also melted my heart in a very lovely way

  • @deadom
    @deadom Рік тому +1

    Once in a while some performances will take your breathe away and this has gotta be one of those that triumphs all respective human achievements and collectively leaves you in awe.
    Keep pushing the boundaries! This is out of this world. Definitely the first ever arrangement and performance of this masterpiece from Chopin on the guitar.

  • @queondaraza7165
    @queondaraza7165 4 роки тому +83

    KAORI ;-; "otro abril sin ella..."

    • @juanpablomunoz2814
      @juanpablomunoz2814 4 роки тому +3

      Vine por lo mismo :,(

    • @benja8887
      @benja8887 4 роки тому +2

      Por lo mismo estoy aqui:((((

    • @Farngames
      @Farngames 4 роки тому +2

      Nooo man :,v

    • @michellcastillo4768
      @michellcastillo4768 4 роки тому +1

      Quiero tocar esa canción para ella la recordaremos por siempre Kaori 😭

    • @juanferrequetglas4444
      @juanferrequetglas4444 4 роки тому +1

      lol lo estaba pensando, esta pieza siempre me emociona por shigatsu wa kimi no uso xD

  • @sjahien
    @sjahien 3 роки тому +2

    I don't know what to say. Tears in my eyes. Beautiful and great piano work on guitar. Bravo

  • @sjahien
    @sjahien 3 роки тому +4

    First i didn't like it because I compared it with the piano version. Now i love it. Really really great job. Thank you so much

  • @いのうえこういち-v6k
    @いのうえこういち-v6k 10 місяців тому +4

    素晴らしいパフォーマンス。技は力の中に有り(大山倍達)。

  • @yuligalvan7402
    @yuligalvan7402 4 роки тому +5

    2:07 ooh beautiful!!!

  • @emilycampbell1504
    @emilycampbell1504 4 роки тому +6

    This doesn’t have enough credit! This deserves more views and likes. Beautiful rendition❤️

  • @lesxm
    @lesxm 3 роки тому +2

    Bravo maestro !

  • @ramongalvez3053
    @ramongalvez3053 2 роки тому +1

    So amazing

  • @box1702
    @box1702 Рік тому +1

    Excelente trabajooooooooooooooooooooooo gran trabajoooo qué memoriaaaaa Saludos desde Houston, Texas.

  • @faizalaziz8816
    @faizalaziz8816 3 роки тому +1

    very beautiful arrangement.. and yet it hurts me a lot.. i wish i can play this pieces.. bravo.. bravo..

  • @arkaith
    @arkaith 2 роки тому +1

    Simply phenomenal. Congratulations and thank you.

  • @Taka-Musics-Labo
    @Taka-Musics-Labo 3 роки тому +2

    Nice arranged cover performance on guitar. Amazing. Bravo👍

  • @Boldstrummer
    @Boldstrummer Рік тому

    I've thought of transcribing this but it's a monumental task. Glad a new generation is breaking new ground.

  • @johnnyp6202
    @johnnyp6202 3 роки тому +1

    Brilliant!! So interesting to hear one of the most complex Chopin works on guitar. Thank you.

  • @emanuelcalvani4567
    @emanuelcalvani4567 15 днів тому

    YOU ARE INCREDIBILE MAESTRO VICTOR !!!!!!!

  • @Rebelloraptor
    @Rebelloraptor 3 роки тому +1

    This is amazing. I can't imagine how much work goes into this.

  • @DBMMMMM
    @DBMMMMM Рік тому

    Jesus how is this even possible?! I know how extremely difficult this piece is as piano player. This is insanely good!!!!

  • @黒猫さん-t4i
    @黒猫さん-t4i 5 років тому +4

    すごいエネルギーのある曲ですよね。。。号泣です。。。

  • @tnetennba2053
    @tnetennba2053 3 роки тому +1

    such a soulful and passionate arrangement, on guitar no less

  • @atnp1995
    @atnp1995 4 роки тому +56

    When santa claus gives you guitar instead of piano

  • @precessionoftheequinoxes3224
    @precessionoftheequinoxes3224 6 років тому

    A true master. Bravo, this is the reason the guitar is the king of all instruments.

  • @tedzeiller2711
    @tedzeiller2711 4 роки тому +1

    This is one of the most amazing things I've seen on guitar. Wow

  • @multiquantumwell
    @multiquantumwell 4 роки тому +1

    WOW 🙊 😲😱🥺🙉 I couldn't believe It would be possible to be played on guitar at this level. Amazing! Wonderful! Without words 🙊

  • @margueritesiahaan2578
    @margueritesiahaan2578 3 роки тому +2

    CRAZY

  • @r.c8756
    @r.c8756 4 роки тому +1

    Wow. Mind blown. I was a huge absolute fan of this piece on the piano, but somehow now I think I like the guitar version even better...

  • @koolword7477
    @koolword7477 2 роки тому +1

    My God this is phenomenal

  • @tadl.4196
    @tadl.4196 3 роки тому

    Fantastic. Absolutely.

  • @paulealing1
    @paulealing1 Рік тому +2

    Brilliant

  • @marshalravello
    @marshalravello 4 роки тому +2

    MAGNIFICENT

  • @llomax9642
    @llomax9642 3 роки тому +2

    Amazing work...bravo

  • @florawang7603
    @florawang7603 3 роки тому +1

    Can’t use words to describe how amazing this is

  • @chrisp.816
    @chrisp.816 5 років тому +6

    5:18

  • @Jorunka
    @Jorunka 6 років тому +3

    This is fabulous !! I have always known that he would succeed and he did it ! Always the best !

  • @sergiomorenoruiz5110
    @sergiomorenoruiz5110 Рік тому

    Excellent 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Chopin would be proud of this interpretation. Congratulations

  • @bartremmelzwaal5775
    @bartremmelzwaal5775 4 роки тому +1

    Simply amazing. Thank you

  • @izumikeigo
    @izumikeigo 4 роки тому +3

    very,very,very,amazing!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @wedemeyerr
    @wedemeyerr 4 роки тому +1

    Absolutely amazing!

  • @leeha2020
    @leeha2020 3 роки тому +2

    This is so good.

  • @PickleToothpaste
    @PickleToothpaste 3 роки тому +1

    Good music always helps after being rejected by a friend you truely like.

  • @memoky486
    @memoky486 Рік тому

    His expression is divine..

  • @Tonymcd274
    @Tonymcd274 2 роки тому +2

    This is amazing I didn’t think I’d hear this on guitar 😂❤

  • @rodrigopianistaprofissiona2046
    @rodrigopianistaprofissiona2046 3 роки тому +1

    My Friends you won an subscrided Just for you are magnific. Congratulations .

  • @sjahien
    @sjahien 4 роки тому

    This video deserves a +100 million seen. I don't like some parts of it on guitar but I think you are the only one who has managed to make an arrangement on guitar because I couldn't find any others. Bravo. Thank you so much for this work

  • @Roarshark12
    @Roarshark12 4 роки тому +3

    Wow beautiful!!!! Such a great homage to the technical intricacies of the piano original!! This is one of my favorite pieces to play on piano, and I loved listening to how you interpreted and overcame the challenges of that manuscript!

  • @rodrigorosas7739
    @rodrigorosas7739 6 років тому +3

    Great guitar arrangement, Sensational!!!

  • @nhm1069
    @nhm1069 6 років тому +34

    Wow. You did an excellent job arranging that for guitar. You had to really stretch your fingers out quite a bit on that performance. Nice job.

  • @ozohirogi2577
    @ozohirogi2577 4 роки тому +1

    How absolutely just ... wow😮

  • @multiquantumwell
    @multiquantumwell 4 роки тому +1

    Absolutely amazing. I never thought It could be possible this arrangement and interpretation for guitar. Congratulations bravo 👏😏👏😉👏😁👏🤩

  • @jihadhamwi
    @jihadhamwi 8 місяців тому

    This is amazing ,Chopin would have been so happy to hear it ...

  • @decrownps474
    @decrownps474 5 років тому +1

    I can only give my goosebumps. Genius!

  • @jovanlylei.castillo4758
    @jovanlylei.castillo4758 3 роки тому +1

    what a legend

  • @vknight7497
    @vknight7497 Рік тому

    I'm learning this on the piano. I also adore Spanish guitar. The combination of these two things is MAGNIFICENT! What an amazing accomplishment. Definitely throwing this one on a playlist. You should do Liebestraum no 3 next. Very beautiful.

  • @luisclaudiofernandes
    @luisclaudiofernandes 6 років тому

    Thank you, Viktor, for bringing once again Chopin to the Guitar World !

  • @ghoctav
    @ghoctav 6 років тому +4

    Perfect ... Echoes in eternity ... 👍

  • @즐즐-f3r
    @즐즐-f3r 5 років тому +4

    Wow you are really great i don't expect that really possible in a one classical guitar

  • @fernandogarciaruiz9441
    @fernandogarciaruiz9441 2 роки тому +1

    This is the best arrangament of this piece, and I really love if this piece had a sheet

  • @Makayasa
    @Makayasa 3 роки тому +3

    damn it so good !!!

  • @allisonpxndx1255
    @allisonpxndx1255 6 років тому +1

    I thought I could do it but not. Really is awesome.

  • @hh-dr4db
    @hh-dr4db 3 роки тому

    Hey, I'm pretty sure no good pianists dislike this. We should be happy that musicians that play other instruments like piano music enough to arrange stuff like this.