I'm so happy that y'all piano nerds are enjoying the references to Rachmaninoff and Liszt 😊 I love you ❤ Take a look to the score here: drive.google.com/file/d/1rPztqilONcVtt5VGIEi9pnB1mYCx7lbz/view?usp=sharing
It's the best arrengement which I haver ever heard, and like you even put la campanella into it, in such a stylish creative way, I think you are genius😅 There a lot of modern composers out there who knows the classical composers's composing techniques which represents them like a fingerprint, but I have never heard anyone who would have used those techniques in such a way that they would have a sound both like the composer and themselves.
I was kinda hoping he’d add jumps in the left hand like in La Campanella: to fit the Liszt aspect. 😅 Though I do find it clever that you put La Campanella at 5:18
I know it's a joke but I hope nobody feels this way 😅 The video is made to encourage pianists by seeing the things that can be achieved over time. Keep playing!! ❤️
I work in a music shop and end up saying this about four times a week. Just when I think I’m decent at my instruments someone comes in and plays a masterpiece like this that makes me never want to touch an instrument again because anything I play would be blasphemy in comparison lmaoo. It’s even worse when it’s a tiny kid. There’s no horror like realising there’s someone that’s only been on this earth the same amount of time you’ve been playing and they’re just a god of music 😂
@@chloered5100 Here is the thing with genius kid, most of the time they are born into a music familly and they've been playing daily for hours since the day they could, therefore most of them already have more experienced than most of us. on top of that most of them have top tier teachers from the get go (if their parents are not the ones teaching them already) On top of that kids don't have fears or anxiety they just do the thing and if they like doing the thing they keep doing it, if they get praised they'll practice even more to get said praises, sure it can lead to issues later on but compared to your average adult who start playing at 20+ yo we are way more likely to compare ourself to other and feel that we are not good enough, that we'll never achieve anything, that playing the instrument is a waste of time even though we love doing it i think we are in a beautiful era where we can learn and grow so much thanks to the internet but at the same time it's also the worst for those with performance anxiety, no self confidence and shit like this because we compare each other when we should'nt. We don't know how long someone has been practicing when watching a video like this, we only see the end result. We end up focusing on that end result forgetting all the efforts that went throught that level of skills and at this point that's where people say "s/he's a genius" when the reality is most likely that this person spent countless hours trying to do this over and over and over again. i don't really believe in talent, or at the very least the only talent i would recognize is perseverance. here is a quote i really love: "A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it, it just blooms" - no idea who wrote it though. I found that comparing my skills to my past self is a far better way to look at things, if i can say that i got better even by only 0.1% that's a win in my book. We all grow at different pace and some will have an easier time due to many circumstances while other will struggle for years but the "winner" is always gonna be the one who's enjoying it the most
youtube's mission every day: "So u thought u could play an instrument? No no, u simply know how to imitate someone that can play an instrument. . . let me show you what really playing an instrument looks like"
I think this might genuinely....be it. Howl in a song. Howls moving castle in six minutes of sound. This is the true merry go round of life. Happy. Scary. Sad. Hopeful. Alive. Slow. Fast. Chaotic. Simple in places and almost unfathomable in others. This is it.
@@erckupazo thanks for the suggestion!! I doubt I will like it better than this, but I'm always happy to find a new song/rendition to love even more than the ones I already do
I'm glad you liked it! That part is inspired on Rachmaninoff 3rd movements of Concertos 2 and 3. In Hisaishi's original tune the melody sounds staccato and in a higher register so I thought those types of passages would fit well there 😊
3:59 love those little chromatic embellishments in the RH. A lovely combo of Romantic-era composing and the horror of accidentally walking into a Pokémon battle with low HP party
Lmao yes I did, they're pretty easy to do once you got the feeling for it. But be careful because it depends highly on the piano and you might rip off a bit of skin 😂
@@javierbirruezodamn you're the second person who's telling me this, like how on earth is this easy 😂😂 Thanks for the advice, I'll definitely take that into account 💀;) Edit: I tried it out on another piano and it actually felt different
Look up the Brahms Paganini Variations. One whole variation is dedicated to octave glissandi. There are 22 vars, each of them are dedicated to some insanely difficult piano technique
1:54 thats liszt thats super liszt that minor downfall its really the most liszt thing 😭😭😭 you’re an incredible pianists, this arrangement is one of the most beautiful things ive ever heard, mad respect you’re truly amazing.
A Mazeppa reference, a La Campanella inspiration, and a little bit of Un Sospiro. I love this Edit: I honestly didn't expect this comment to get this much attention so thank you all for your inputs and opinions. I've been playing piano for almost 13 years now but I've only been teaching myself for the last 4 years or so. If anyone has any pieces I could learn to try and improve my techniques in order to be able to adequately play any of Liszts Transcendental Etudes, I would highly appreciate any guidance.
@thepianoplayingturtle8449 I didn't really notice the Rach references cause I listen to a lot more liszt, though I can't deny that Rachmaninoff was an astounding composer and incredible with those chromatic thirds. My favorite one from Rach is his Prelude in C Minor Op.3 No.2
This is so cool! Thank you for giving me fond memories of my piano days in college and merging it with the magic of Ghibli. Looking forward to reading the score!
This might be the scariest piece I've ever seen. Maybe it isn't actually that hard, but things like the sextuplets in the right hand over quintuplets in the left at 2:54 seems like it must be insanely hard. It's also definitely the best arrangement I've ever heard (not just for Merry go round, just out of any piece).
Once you play fast enough, its more like matching start of each sextuplets and quintuplets. You wont tell the timing difference between the notes in between.
This is actually one of the best renditions of this song I’ve ever heard. You made sure to keep it’s original charm (and even *enhance* it) all the while you added your own original twist!! Absolutely amazing ✨
this is one of the most beautifull things I've ever heard, no joke. I love how you took insparation from la campanella, I love how you can very clearly hear when Rachmaninoff comes in the picture, and in 3:46 it really reminded me of the 3rd movment of his 2nd piano concerto. he's my favorite composer and hearing your arrangment to this peice actually just made my day. I can't stop listening to this! I Will 100% use your score and learn it, it's absolutly mezmorizing.
Thank you so much! Rachmaninoff is one of my favourite composers too and that section of the 3rd movement came to my mind when I was making the score. Well spotted 😊
"Rhapsody on a Theme by Hisaishi" I love how I could identify many parts where you were referencing particular songs -- there were some parts from Hungarian Rhapsodies, a hand crossover that felt very Un Sospiro, Paganini Etudes, Feux Follets, that wonderful two-handed rising Crescendo from Chasse-Neige, and that's just the Liszt stuff. I'm less familiar with Rachmaninoff, though there were definitely some bits that evoked his Piano Concertos. Bravo.
La Campanella goes impressively well with the the main theme. And also that coda was very impressive. When I read Liszt on the title, I thought "how many times is he going to say that the piece ended before actually ending it?" I was not disapointed.
I was 2/3 into the video and thought, "hm this also sounds like liszt or schumann, not only rachmaninoff" then I read the title again and saw that I didn't read liszt. So props to you:) I even heard it without having read the full title.
4:51 WOW! Those double octave glissandos are so smooth! They are also so incredibly hard to perform properly, I admire your talent and ability to play the piano effortlessly.
An amazing arrangement, with a free score??! RIDICULOUSLY underrated, thanks! Will be locking myself in my room without food and water until I learn this😂😂
I was immediately taken by the sound of that piano. Soft and intimate. It's hugely instructive to see the playing through a go-pro perspective - that's a new thing for me. The finger positioning, the technique of exactly when to switch attention up/down the keyboard in preparation for a big jump - it's communicated in a direct and relatable way. Wonderful playing and what a wonderful piece!
I will admit I wasn’t completely focused at the start but from 2:48 onwards it sounded so epic and I loved all the different melodies and inner parts and the campanella reference too, amazing work :D
Best improvised version of this song I've ever hear so far. Classical references, great arrangement structure and cool ornaments ideas. I can't believe the score is for free, bold of you to think we can play it.
those high notes that start on 5:10 just scratch an itch and i love it. i love everything about this even though i barely know anything about piano or music theory. all i know is when liszt or rachmaninoff is mentioned, it’s a trip to hell’s hole
The thing that amazes me the most is that in order to do this, he obviously has to have a mastery over all the Rachmaninoff and Liszt songs he's hinting at and thats even more brain fucking Plus the fact that it was all in one take
This is SO INSANE !!!!!! I rarely comment a video, but under something like this I have just no other choice. We recognize so well the style of these 2 famous composers (and I particularly love the fusion between La campanella and this haha) So impressive to perform it so well !!! Crazy good Ps : sorry if my message isn't werry well written, I'm French haha
As a begginer pianist I can't really express how impressed I am by the technic of this man. The precise moves, the extremely expressive way of playing, the speed, the pedal work (though I don't understand those fully yet 😅). Looking forward to being on this level someday, loved your video!
BEAUTIFUL!!! The reference to Listzs' La Campanella arrangement at min 5:00 onward had me in tears!!! It was the last piece I learned before stopping piano 12 years ago. Would buy your album, go to your concert, in a heartbeat!
I was jaw gaping in awe the entire time and said to myself man no wonder there isn't a score for this this is absurd and then I looked at the description and my mind was yet again blown.
My favorite composer is Rachmaninoff, second favorite Liszt, favorite kind of kind of piano is Shigeru Kawai, and this is truly a fantastic piece to arrange. To say I was shocked to see this killer combo in my recommended would be an understatement. And the arrangement! What genius!!! This really made my day. Thank you so much for sharing this with the world.
this is one of the most majestic piano playing I have ever experienced in my whole life, made me question everything, what means to be a musician, piano being considered one of the easier instruments to start it, but hard to be amazing, how long must've taken for you to achieve this level of virtuoso in technique, feeling and composition... bravo, bravo!
AHHHH, FULL BODY CHILLS!!! You know exactly when❤ You are a true artist. You embodied Rachmaninoff & Liszt beautifully and played exceptionally. Thank you for the absolutely brillant performance!
As a drummer, pianist, saxist, guitarist, tabla artist, and violinist of 15 years; 5:40 was one of the best transitionally arranged music compositions I have heard in my life.
At 5:16 it seems almost like La Campanella on the right hand! This was absolutely incredible, I always thought that Howl's Moving Castle was pretty but a bit repetitive, but you just added the spice it needed! Thank you for making this!
I mean this as the deepest compliment I can possibly bestow- this is the song you daydream flawlessly playing at a talent show or smth and you get a standing ovation
it's really incredible in his interpretation he played the equivalent of the 3rd part of Chopin's Nocturne 48, liebestraum, mazzepa, la campanela and a rachmaninof area of half at the end of the piece
This is wonderful! Probably my second favorite piano arrangement of "Merry-go-round," with the first being the one by hesangasong. Both of them feel overwhelmingly Lisztian, but that one is more emotional, while this one relies entirely on quotation and spectacle (not that that's a bad thing...) You owe it to yourself to give both versions a listen. Bravo again!
I love how its not just parts and techniques taken from their pieces, its its own individual piece as if they had creative freedom with it, not confined to their already existing pieces. Acconplishing that is incredible and is astounding work, i am deeply impressed and wish to hear more
Y yo que pensaba que no podías subir algo mejor de lo que ya subías. Si cierras los ojos es como estar en la historia. Esta combinación de canciones me parece perfección pura.
This entire arrangement nearly made me want to cry, by goodness, it’s wonderful. I’ve just got to keep practicing piano so I can get to even a fraction of that skill level.
This is the absolute best interpretation of merry go round of life, being truly faithful to the original composer and bringing liszt and rachmaninoff's style to a wonderful rendition to those three magnificent composers.
Oh my gosh, Im 16 and have playing piano for 14 years and this is hella impressive! You have my deepest respect. Love all the rach and liszt refferences. To add to the other commenters i think i heard some refferences to the liebestraum, rach preludes and edutes tableaux. I draw inspiration from this. Thank you for sharing 🤩🤩🤩😊 Would love to attempt learning your arrangement)
for some reason it feels as if there's emotion in each and every note you do; no words can express how i am astounded upon encountering this randomly... don't ever stop playing piano!
![Merry-Go-Round of Life - Howl's Moving Castle [Piano] / Joe Hisaishi](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/lB4PRX737-0/mqdefault.jpg)
I'm so happy that y'all piano nerds are enjoying the references to Rachmaninoff and Liszt 😊
I love you ❤
Take a look to the score here: drive.google.com/file/d/1rPztqilONcVtt5VGIEi9pnB1mYCx7lbz/view?usp=sharing
thank you so much for sharing the score! great composition of a great piece
Thank you so much
Insane
Thanks you so much❤
It's the best arrengement which I haver ever heard, and like you even put la campanella into it, in such a stylish creative way, I think you are genius😅 There a lot of modern composers out there who knows the classical composers's composing techniques which represents them like a fingerprint, but I have never heard anyone who would have used those techniques in such a way that they would have a sound both like the composer and themselves.
I love how the first 3 minutes gives you a false sense of calm before throwing you into rachmaninoff hell 😂
Lmao the beginning is just a warmup 😂
I was kinda hoping he’d add jumps in the left hand like in La Campanella: to fit the Liszt aspect. 😅
Though I do find it clever that you put La Campanella at 5:18
2:47
Lol it’s only hell if you are the one playing it… if you’re listening it’s just beautiful. Virtuosic, but beautiful ❤
I am like 1 minute in and I’m just waiting for the hands to do what I call the “rach expansion”. His pieces drove me insane lol
rachmaninoff is giggling evilly in his grave rn
Giggling evilly 😂😂
I just imagine someone at a graveyard and suddenly hearing menacing giggles coming from his
"I worry about you sometimes Candace."
what an image 💀💀
@@iangreer4585"Who's Candace?"
i am so sorry for ever touching a piano
Literally
sksksksksk like i thought myself to be semi-alright
I know it's a joke but I hope nobody feels this way 😅 The video is made to encourage pianists by seeing the things that can be achieved over time. Keep playing!! ❤️
I work in a music shop and end up saying this about four times a week. Just when I think I’m decent at my instruments someone comes in and plays a masterpiece like this that makes me never want to touch an instrument again because anything I play would be blasphemy in comparison lmaoo. It’s even worse when it’s a tiny kid. There’s no horror like realising there’s someone that’s only been on this earth the same amount of time you’ve been playing and they’re just a god of music 😂
@@chloered5100 Here is the thing with genius kid, most of the time they are born into a music familly and they've been playing daily for hours since the day they could, therefore most of them already have more experienced than most of us. on top of that most of them have top tier teachers from the get go (if their parents are not the ones teaching them already)
On top of that kids don't have fears or anxiety they just do the thing and if they like doing the thing they keep doing it, if they get praised they'll practice even more to get said praises, sure it can lead to issues later on but compared to your average adult who start playing at 20+ yo we are way more likely to compare ourself to other and feel that we are not good enough, that we'll never achieve anything, that playing the instrument is a waste of time even though we love doing it
i think we are in a beautiful era where we can learn and grow so much thanks to the internet but at the same time it's also the worst for those with performance anxiety, no self confidence and shit like this because we compare each other when we should'nt.
We don't know how long someone has been practicing when watching a video like this, we only see the end result. We end up focusing on that end result forgetting all the efforts that went throught that level of skills and at this point that's where people say "s/he's a genius" when the reality is most likely that this person spent countless hours trying to do this over and over and over again.
i don't really believe in talent, or at the very least the only talent i would recognize is perseverance.
here is a quote i really love: "A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it, it just blooms" - no idea who wrote it though.
I found that comparing my skills to my past self is a far better way to look at things, if i can say that i got better even by only 0.1% that's a win in my book. We all grow at different pace and some will have an easier time due to many circumstances while other will struggle for years but the "winner" is always gonna be the one who's enjoying it the most
Bro practices 40 hours a day.
Bro IS Ling Ling
And it’s not sacrilegious!!!
No, 80 hrs
@@laraerdelyi4299 agreed
There are only 24 hours in a day though
youtube's mission every day: "So u thought u could play an instrument? No no, u simply know how to imitate someone that can play an instrument. . . let me show you what really playing an instrument looks like"
Keep imitating until it's not imitating anymore.
@@georgegividenYes. Until you become the instrument itself…
@@sorbetheart till you become the piano man :)
@@loombeast1008 until you are the concept of music itself
@@Ash-rg6zhuntil you are. you are? what are you anymore? what is the meaning of life.
I think this might genuinely....be it. Howl in a song. Howls moving castle in six minutes of sound. This is the true merry go round of life. Happy. Scary. Sad. Hopeful. Alive. Slow. Fast. Chaotic. Simple in places and almost unfathomable in others. This is it.
My sentiments exactly
this exactly
EXACTLY OMG
I like animenz’s version more but this is def up there
@@erckupazo thanks for the suggestion!! I doubt I will like it better than this, but I'm always happy to find a new song/rendition to love even more than the ones I already do
this is fuckin impressive mate
Thanks!! That was one of my goals 😂❤
THIS IS CRIMINALLY FUCKING IMPRESSIVE MAAAAATEEEEE
3:53 this part is just incredible
and this 5:16 is genius
The entire arr is incredible
did you just shorten arrangement @@arkaprovodas4920
rachmaninoff jumpscare
I'm glad you liked it! That part is inspired on Rachmaninoff 3rd movements of Concertos 2 and 3. In Hisaishi's original tune the melody sounds staccato and in a higher register so I thought those types of passages would fit well there 😊
3:59 love those little chromatic embellishments in the RH. A lovely combo of Romantic-era composing and the horror of accidentally walking into a Pokémon battle with low HP party
this is so accurate 😂
Cynthia
Thank you for this wonderful arrangement and for giving us the score!
OMG are you kidding?? This is amazing!! I am so grateful, thank you so so soooo much! ❤️😍
How kind of you- and I agree!
U deserve it sir!!
and for free nonetheless
Am I missing something?
4:53 did he just play an OCTAVE glissando ???
Lmao yes I did, they're pretty easy to do once you got the feeling for it. But be careful because it depends highly on the piano and you might rip off a bit of skin 😂
@@javierbirruezodamn you're the second person who's telling me this, like how on earth is this easy 😂😂 Thanks for the advice, I'll definitely take that into account 💀;)
Edit: I tried it out on another piano and it actually felt different
Look up the Brahms Paganini Variations. One whole variation is dedicated to octave glissandi. There are 22 vars, each of them are dedicated to some insanely difficult piano technique
It's pretty easy tbh (At least for me, although I'm just an amatuer and 1st time playing it, maybe I have strong hands)😅
Also check out Hamelin's Cadenza of Liszt hungarian rhapsody 2. I only could find this one example though.
This shit made me cry you did a fucking amazing job make more variations of this song with different composers!!!
Oh my god thank you sooo much!!! Definitely going to do that with the support I'm receiving from you 😍😍
5:09 I liked that reference to the campanella ❤
Really good indeed, also there much more references, some to the Rach concertos :P
3:46 from Rach 2
3:56 and 4:11 I think Rach 3 but I could be wrong also 6:00 Rach 3 ending of the Cadenza
@@susceptibility_ I hadn't noticed the references to Rach! But now that you say it, there are quite a few, well seen 👍!
Haha thanks, it goes really well with the melody, Liszt should be embarrased for copying Hisaishi 😂
1:54 thats liszt thats super liszt that minor downfall its really the most liszt thing 😭😭😭 you’re an incredible pianists, this arrangement is one of the most beautiful things ive ever heard, mad respect you’re truly amazing.
criminally underrated, that was next level impressive.
Your comment makes it less underrated so thank you very much! 😊😊
Your elegance inspires me, for this I am grateful.
OMG this is crazy, thank you sooo much, this is a huge help for a mic upgrade ☺️☺️❤️❤️
Love those inner voicings!
I'm glad you appreciated them 😊
me too, where so great!
A Mazeppa reference, a La Campanella inspiration, and a little bit of Un Sospiro. I love this
Edit: I honestly didn't expect this comment to get this much attention so thank you all for your inputs and opinions. I've been playing piano for almost 13 years now but I've only been teaching myself for the last 4 years or so. If anyone has any pieces I could learn to try and improve my techniques in order to be able to adequately play any of Liszts Transcendental Etudes, I would highly appreciate any guidance.
Can’t forget Rach 2
And a bit of Vision also! Very impressive bro!
@thepianoplayingturtle8449 I didn't really notice the Rach references cause I listen to a lot more liszt, though I can't deny that Rachmaninoff was an astounding composer and incredible with those chromatic thirds. My favorite one from Rach is his Prelude in C Minor Op.3 No.2
@DatsMac I haven't listened to Vision very much, but after a second listen, I definitely noticed it.
@@thepianoplayingturtle8449 rach 3 too
This is so cool! Thank you for giving me fond memories of my piano days in college and merging it with the magic of Ghibli. Looking forward to reading the score!
Woww that's very kind of you, many many THANKS!! I hope you enjoy playing It a lot ❤❤
This might be the scariest piece I've ever seen. Maybe it isn't actually that hard, but things like the sextuplets in the right hand over quintuplets in the left at 2:54 seems like it must be insanely hard. It's also definitely the best arrangement I've ever heard (not just for Merry go round, just out of any piece).
Once you play fast enough, its more like matching start of each sextuplets and quintuplets. You wont tell the timing difference between the notes in between.
@@temoth_fantaisie impromptu flashbacks
@@falscakesrighteyebol1332😬😬scaryyy
@@temoth_ I've always felt like this was the case
Thanks for validating me, I thought it was shameful
@@temoth_yeh
This is actually one of the best renditions of this song I’ve ever heard. You made sure to keep it’s original charm (and even *enhance* it) all the while you added your own original twist!! Absolutely amazing ✨
That's such a nice compliment, thank you again for your comments, they keep me going ❤️
Never hit a sub button just after reading the title. This is insane. Insanely beautiful
lovely composition, on student budget but wanted to extend my thanks regardless :)
That's is awesome, I highly appreciate your support, you inspire me to keep sharing my music!! ❤️☺️
Bros got camera strapped to chin
Actually strapped to chest but yeah I look fu**ing stupid
@@javierbirruezonah it looks sick, I haven’t seen anyone do that.
Mountain bikers
@@javierbirruezo it looks a million times better than me trying to hold it with one hand while playing with only the other😂
HAHAHAHAHA
I like how he adds the la campanella, damn thats impressive bro
This didn’t throw me off the deep end…. It gently nudged me off into the abyss 😭😭
this is one of the most beautifull things I've ever heard, no joke. I love how you took insparation from la campanella, I love how you can very clearly hear when Rachmaninoff comes in the picture, and in 3:46 it really reminded me of the 3rd movment of his 2nd piano concerto. he's my favorite composer and hearing your arrangment to this peice actually just made my day. I can't stop listening to this! I Will 100% use your score and learn it, it's absolutly mezmorizing.
Thank you so much! Rachmaninoff is one of my favourite composers too and that section of the 3rd movement came to my mind when I was making the score. Well spotted 😊
you're right , exactly!!
"Rhapsody on a Theme by Hisaishi"
I love how I could identify many parts where you were referencing particular songs -- there were some parts from Hungarian Rhapsodies, a hand crossover that felt very Un Sospiro, Paganini Etudes, Feux Follets, that wonderful two-handed rising Crescendo from Chasse-Neige, and that's just the Liszt stuff. I'm less familiar with Rachmaninoff, though there were definitely some bits that evoked his Piano Concertos. Bravo.
Can’t forget the La Campanella
Bravo! Thx for sharing the arr. nice playing, you even have beautiful voicing too!
Thank you so much, this helps me a lot to produce better videos and keep sharing them with you!! ☺️☺️❤️
i love the fps view, it really instills the same fight or flight response as the prospect of playing rachmaninoff
truly awe-struck by this arrangement. 4:28 reminds me of liebestraum no. 3 , awesome playing
OMG thank you sooo much, you're right! That part is really similar to the end of Liebestraum 😊😊
La Campanella goes impressively well with the the main theme. And also that coda was very impressive. When I read Liszt on the title, I thought "how many times is he going to say that the piece ended before actually ending it?" I was not disapointed.
I was 2/3 into the video and thought, "hm this also sounds like liszt or schumann, not only rachmaninoff" then I read the title again and saw that I didn't read liszt. So props to you:) I even heard it without having read the full title.
4:51 WOW! Those double octave glissandos are so smooth! They are also so incredibly hard to perform properly, I admire your talent and ability to play the piano effortlessly.
Ikr!? when he was doing those i was just 🤯🤯
Thanks for sharing this beautiful rendition! 🎉
Thank you for your amazing support!! 😍☺️
I wish I could like this a million times, this is the kind of content that should blow up, beautifully played and super talented, bravissimo
Your appreciation is enough for me, thank you so much! 😊❤️
An amazing arrangement, with a free score??!
RIDICULOUSLY underrated, thanks! Will be locking myself in my room without food and water until I learn this😂😂
I was immediately taken by the sound of that piano. Soft and intimate.
It's hugely instructive to see the playing through a go-pro perspective - that's a new thing for me. The finger positioning, the technique of exactly when to switch attention up/down the keyboard in preparation for a big jump - it's communicated in a direct and relatable way.
Wonderful playing and what a wonderful piece!
5:15 you just bust out la campanella 💀
I will admit I wasn’t completely focused at the start but from 2:48 onwards it sounded so epic and I loved all the different melodies and inner parts and the campanella reference too, amazing work :D
Nah this guy improvising skill is unreal. You must love this piece so much that you could put out smth like this.
pretty sure this isn't improvised
WITHOUT ANY DOUBT, SINGLE HANDEDLY THE BEST PIANO ARRANGEMENT I'VE EVER LISTENED TO
Pretty sure he used both hands tho
3:46 lmao, the rach 2 reference!
Its from the 3rd movement right?
@@iannoypeople4916 I think so
Yesss, the first entrance of the piano in the 3rd movement, such a nice run! 😍
Hahahahaha it's so Rachmaninoff 😭😂
Who let him fkin cook
That was hardddd
Best improvised version of this song I've ever hear so far. Classical references, great arrangement structure and cool ornaments ideas. I can't believe the score is for free, bold of you to think we can play it.
those high notes that start on 5:10 just scratch an itch and i love it. i love everything about this even though i barely know anything about piano or music theory. all i know is when liszt or rachmaninoff is mentioned, it’s a trip to hell’s hole
listen to La Campanella by Liszt
The thing that amazes me the most is that in order to do this, he obviously has to have a mastery over all the Rachmaninoff and Liszt songs he's hinting at and thats even more brain fucking
Plus the fact that it was all in one take
I have listened to about 100 different renditions of this. This is definitely the most unique, and has its own style. Very creative and well done.
to say that i am absolutely losing my mind over this arrangement is an understatement
Thank you so much! Definitely getting closer to a better mic ❤️😊
I don’t know HOW you did it but the way you worked La Campanella in at the end was phenomenal. Incredible work, and true to both composers!
I am in tears. Love how well you bring across all the feelings.
This is SO INSANE !!!!!!
I rarely comment a video, but under something like this I have just no other choice. We recognize so well the style of these 2 famous composers (and I particularly love the fusion between La campanella and this haha)
So impressive to perform it so well !!!
Crazy good
Ps : sorry if my message isn't werry well written, I'm French haha
As a begginer pianist I can't really express how impressed I am by the technic of this man. The precise moves, the extremely expressive way of playing, the speed, the pedal work (though I don't understand those fully yet 😅). Looking forward to being on this level someday, loved your video!
BEAUTIFUL!!! The reference to Listzs' La Campanella arrangement at min 5:00 onward had me in tears!!! It was the last piece I learned before stopping piano 12 years ago. Would buy your album, go to your concert, in a heartbeat!
I really dont like how he had the la campanella refrence though respectfully because it doesnt fit in this piece
DAMN DUDE, that’s absolutely fucking SICK! You’re a genius, deserve much much more! Please keep posting 🙏❤️
WAIT….you also share the score! What an amazing person thanks for your true passion and kindness ❤
I was jaw gaping in awe the entire time and said to myself man no wonder there isn't a score for this this is absurd and then I looked at the description and my mind was yet again blown.
My favorite composer is Rachmaninoff, second favorite Liszt, favorite kind of kind of piano is Shigeru Kawai, and this is truly a fantastic piece to arrange. To say I was shocked to see this killer combo in my recommended would be an understatement. And the arrangement! What genius!!! This really made my day. Thank you so much for sharing this with the world.
This is the best thing I‘ve seen for a while. It made me smile so hard ! I love it !!
Hahaha that's such a good reaction to get, thank you man!! ☺️
This was amazing!! All the references are so intricately woven into the piece very beautifully. As a composition major, I really look up to you!
this is one of the most majestic piano playing I have ever experienced in my whole life, made me question everything, what means to be a musician, piano being considered one of the easier instruments to start it, but hard to be amazing, how long must've taken for you to achieve this level of virtuoso in technique, feeling and composition... bravo, bravo!
Beginning: Easy one. Let me download the score.
Later: Damn...
AHHHH, FULL BODY CHILLS!!! You know exactly when❤ You are a true artist. You embodied Rachmaninoff & Liszt beautifully and played exceptionally. Thank you for the absolutely brillant performance!
As a drummer, pianist, saxist, guitarist, tabla artist, and violinist of 15 years; 5:40 was one of the best transitionally arranged music compositions I have heard in my life.
this is literally the end of la Campanella
The strength of that right pinky finger...
At 5:16 it seems almost like La Campanella on the right hand! This was absolutely incredible, I always thought that Howl's Moving Castle was pretty but a bit repetitive, but you just added the spice it needed! Thank you for making this!
This is probably one of my favourite finds on YT this year. Thank you so much for sharing. This is truly inspirational work.
I mean this as the deepest compliment I can possibly bestow- this is the song you daydream flawlessly playing at a talent show or smth and you get a standing ovation
it's really incredible in his interpretation he played the equivalent of the 3rd part of Chopin's Nocturne 48, liebestraum, mazzepa, la campanela and a rachmaninof area of half at the end of the piece
2:45 is where the partys' at
The la campanella bit at the end of it was INSANE ahahhaha
Thank you so much for providing the score for free
This is wonderful! Probably my second favorite piano arrangement of "Merry-go-round," with the first being the one by hesangasong. Both of them feel overwhelmingly Lisztian, but that one is more emotional, while this one relies entirely on quotation and spectacle (not that that's a bad thing...) You owe it to yourself to give both versions a listen. Bravo again!
hearing the overlapping themes is breathtaking, just amazing
This is crazy, super underrated, hope it gets more views
It is comments like yours that matters to me the most, thank you! ❤
5:16 when did rach make la campanella
The title says and Liszt
@Over.thewillow La Campanella, the violin version is written by Paganini which was later adapted for piano by Liszt
5:59 lmao, Chopin Grande Polonaise Brillante Op.22
Oh you're right i was thinking about Liszt Norma Reminescences
i guess it is Feux Follets final
I love how its not just parts and techniques taken from their pieces, its its own individual piece as if they had creative freedom with it, not confined to their already existing pieces. Acconplishing that is incredible and is astounding work, i am deeply impressed and wish to hear more
Y yo que pensaba que no podías subir algo mejor de lo que ya subías.
Si cierras los ojos es como estar en la historia. Esta combinación de canciones me parece perfección pura.
Wow, this was even better than expected. I enjoyed the fresh camera angle too. Bravo and well done!
Had this playing in the background and actually had to stop what I was doing to take it all in
This entire arrangement nearly made me want to cry, by goodness, it’s wonderful. I’ve just got to keep practicing piano so I can get to even a fraction of that skill level.
Stunning work! thank you very very very much for sharing the score for free! I can't express my gratitude enough
This is the absolute best interpretation of merry go round of life, being truly faithful to the original composer and bringing liszt and rachmaninoff's style to a wonderful rendition to those three magnificent composers.
such a beautiful arrangement 🤯
its so refreshing to hear an overplayed melody like this get given new life like this thank you
Bravo! Thank you for sharing. I did catch the Rach quotations, nicely done! 😊😊
Oh my gosh, Im 16 and have playing piano for 14 years and this is hella impressive!
You have my deepest respect. Love all the rach and liszt refferences. To add to the other commenters i think i heard some refferences to the liebestraum, rach preludes and edutes tableaux.
I draw inspiration from this. Thank you for sharing 🤩🤩🤩😊
Would love to attempt learning your arrangement)
5:23 sir is that a four-inch thumb
This rekindled a fire in me. I feel like it reignited my desire to do anything with a sense of enjoyment.
I love how at 5:57 you were inspired by the end of Chopin's Grande Polonaise Brillante
WHAT AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!
This soundtrack is pretty special to me and your arrangement is absolutely amazing! So beautiful
This has to be the most beautiful piece I have ever heard
THIS HAD ME STANDING OUT OF MY CHAIR! truly inspiring seeing you take an already fun piece and accentuate it, time for me to practice!!!!
I was not prepared for everything after 3:00. Mind blowing 😮
your playing honestly gives me shivers it’s so amazing dude im genuinely in disbelief
Awesome! I see you slid that arpeggio from Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto no.2 - 3rd movement in there 3:46.
for some reason it feels as if there's emotion in each and every note you do; no words can express how i am astounded upon encountering this randomly... don't ever stop playing piano!
Daaaaaamn impressive asf and subscribed asf!!!! I also like the way of filming, makes me almost imagine me playing this 🤣👌🏼
Wonderfully fun and creative arranging. Great playing too! I'm also eternally jealous of that beautiful Shigeru Kawai.
This is the most beautiful arrangement of merry go round of life I have ever witnessed in my life😭
Omg I'm so happy that you liked it, thanks! ❤️
This is an incredible rendition of probably one of my favorite musical compositions ever, I absolutely adore it