merry-go-round of life if rachmaninoff and liszt composed it

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  • @javierbirruezo
    @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +1428

    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

    • @hanselandthecrumbs
      @hanselandthecrumbs 8 місяців тому +28

      thank you so much for sharing the score! great composition of a great piece

    • @lingchan3970
      @lingchan3970 8 місяців тому +9

      Thank you so much

    • @whitecat6099
      @whitecat6099 8 місяців тому +3

      Insane

    • @Usercat365
      @Usercat365 8 місяців тому +2

      Thanks you so much❤

    • @erikhorvath4297
      @erikhorvath4297 7 місяців тому +1

      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.

  • @milkiiiteaa
    @milkiiiteaa 8 місяців тому +3610

    rachmaninoff is giggling evilly in his grave rn

    • @some__random__guy
      @some__random__guy 8 місяців тому +78

      Giggling evilly 😂😂

    • @Itsukikiwa
      @Itsukikiwa 7 місяців тому +63

      I just imagine someone at a graveyard and suddenly hearing menacing giggles coming from his

    • @iangreer4585
      @iangreer4585 7 місяців тому +30

      "I worry about you sometimes Candace."

    • @saturnsandjupiters358
      @saturnsandjupiters358 7 місяців тому +7

      what an image 💀💀

    • @Illovvato
      @Illovvato 5 місяців тому +8

      @@iangreer4585"Who's Candace?"

  • @EvelynBjorgan
    @EvelynBjorgan 8 місяців тому +7219

    I love how the first 3 minutes gives you a false sense of calm before throwing you into rachmaninoff hell 😂

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +606

      Lmao the beginning is just a warmup 😂

    • @AstonJMusique
      @AstonJMusique 8 місяців тому +198

      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

    • @dryst3ak
      @dryst3ak 8 місяців тому +25

      2:47

    • @thepianoplayingturtle8449
      @thepianoplayingturtle8449 8 місяців тому +35

      Lol it’s only hell if you are the one playing it… if you’re listening it’s just beautiful. Virtuosic, but beautiful ❤

    • @ItCantGetAnyWorse
      @ItCantGetAnyWorse 8 місяців тому +27

      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

  • @vivianvankampen
    @vivianvankampen 8 місяців тому +9153

    i am so sorry for ever touching a piano

    • @roryblackadder3505
      @roryblackadder3505 8 місяців тому +217

      Literally

    • @mscookiemuncher
      @mscookiemuncher 8 місяців тому +127

      sksksksksk like i thought myself to be semi-alright

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +2082

      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!! ❤️

    • @chloered5100
      @chloered5100 8 місяців тому +284

      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 😂

    • @kannonfps
      @kannonfps 8 місяців тому

      @@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

  • @oxygendefier9000
    @oxygendefier9000 8 місяців тому +3735

    Bro practices 40 hours a day.

  • @ALEXLVLAUNCHPADDER
    @ALEXLVLAUNCHPADDER 8 місяців тому +3647

    this is fuckin impressive mate

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +161

      Thanks!! That was one of my goals 😂❤

    • @terrencegabriel681
      @terrencegabriel681 8 місяців тому +45

      THIS IS CRIMINALLY FUCKING IMPRESSIVE MAAAAATEEEEE

  • @futureforward3153
    @futureforward3153 8 місяців тому +4048

    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"

    • @georgegividen
      @georgegividen 8 місяців тому +203

      Keep imitating until it's not imitating anymore.

    • @sorbetheart
      @sorbetheart 8 місяців тому +87

      @@georgegividenYes. Until you become the instrument itself…

    • @loombeast1008
      @loombeast1008 7 місяців тому +23

      @@sorbetheart till you become the piano man :)

    • @Ash-rg6zh
      @Ash-rg6zh 7 місяців тому +16

      ​@@loombeast1008 until you are the concept of music itself

    • @orphandestroyer
      @orphandestroyer 7 місяців тому +7

      @@Ash-rg6zhuntil you are. you are? what are you anymore? what is the meaning of life.

  • @andreyantunesdeoliveira2105
    @andreyantunesdeoliveira2105 8 місяців тому +1650

    3:53 this part is just incredible

    • @Itseslam03
      @Itseslam03 8 місяців тому +131

      and this 5:16 is genius

    • @arkaprovodas4920
      @arkaprovodas4920 8 місяців тому +42

      The entire arr is incredible

    • @GeorgeG-is6ov
      @GeorgeG-is6ov 8 місяців тому

      did you just shorten arrangement @@arkaprovodas4920

    • @Axlots
      @Axlots 8 місяців тому +60

      rachmaninoff jumpscare

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +137

      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 😊

  • @looseleafteabutworse
    @looseleafteabutworse 7 місяців тому +568

    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.

    • @klerushka
      @klerushka 7 місяців тому +11

      My sentiments exactly

    • @kunaihanaki
      @kunaihanaki 7 місяців тому +6

      this exactly

    • @LazarusAnimum
      @LazarusAnimum 5 місяців тому +2

      EXACTLY OMG

    • @erckupazo
      @erckupazo 5 місяців тому +1

      I like animenz’s version more but this is def up there

    • @klerushka
      @klerushka 4 місяці тому +1

      @@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

  • @justelynnnjoelle
    @justelynnnjoelle 8 місяців тому +775

    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

  • @katttttt
    @katttttt 8 місяців тому +964

    4:53 did he just play an OCTAVE glissando ???

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +361

      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 😂

    • @katttttt
      @katttttt 8 місяців тому +107

      ​​@@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

    • @epicaunleashed8764
      @epicaunleashed8764 7 місяців тому +23

      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

    • @dongockienn
      @dongockienn 5 місяців тому +1

      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)😅

    • @octopuszombie8744
      @octopuszombie8744 5 місяців тому +1

      Also check out Hamelin's Cadenza of Liszt hungarian rhapsody 2. I only could find this one example though.

  • @MrBlackmore
    @MrBlackmore 8 місяців тому +1678

    Thank you for this wonderful arrangement and for giving us the score!

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +272

      OMG are you kidding?? This is amazing!! I am so grateful, thank you so so soooo much! ❤️😍

    • @Sabar0_S
      @Sabar0_S 8 місяців тому +23

      How kind of you- and I agree!

    • @whitecat6099
      @whitecat6099 8 місяців тому +15

      U deserve it sir!!

    • @kono152
      @kono152 8 місяців тому +3

      and for free nonetheless

    • @Ambidextroid
      @Ambidextroid 8 місяців тому +4

      Am I missing something?

  • @chainmanz7476
    @chainmanz7476 8 місяців тому +570

    criminally underrated, that was next level impressive.

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +22

      Your comment makes it less underrated so thank you very much! 😊😊

  • @superipermagererata5084
    @superipermagererata5084 8 місяців тому +1006

    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.

    • @sandeegrey5977
      @sandeegrey5977 28 днів тому

      Not to nerd you out but this section kind of reminds of one section in Liszt's "Reminiscences de lucrezia borgia"

  • @Amadeo_Victorino_De_Sauris
    @Amadeo_Victorino_De_Sauris 8 місяців тому +1132

    5:09 I liked that reference to the campanella ❤

    • @susceptibility_
      @susceptibility_ 8 місяців тому +51

      Really good indeed, also there much more references, some to the Rach concertos :P

    • @susceptibility_
      @susceptibility_ 8 місяців тому +30

      3:46 from Rach 2

    • @susceptibility_
      @susceptibility_ 8 місяців тому +28

      3:56 and 4:11 I think Rach 3 but I could be wrong also 6:00 Rach 3 ending of the Cadenza

    • @Amadeo_Victorino_De_Sauris
      @Amadeo_Victorino_De_Sauris 8 місяців тому +8

      @@susceptibility_ I hadn't noticed the references to Rach! But now that you say it, there are quite a few, well seen 👍!

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +154

      Haha thanks, it goes really well with the melody, Liszt should be embarrased for copying Hisaishi 😂

  • @Armissimo
    @Armissimo 8 місяців тому +446

    Love those inner voicings!

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +38

      I'm glad you appreciated them 😊

    • @Yufths
      @Yufths 8 місяців тому +4

      me too, where so great!

  • @vortex8988
    @vortex8988 8 місяців тому +458

    Your elegance inspires me, for this I am grateful.

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +59

      OMG this is crazy, thank you sooo much, this is a huge help for a mic upgrade ☺️☺️❤️❤️

  • @8o355
    @8o355 8 місяців тому +279

    This shit made me cry you did a fucking amazing job make more variations of this song with different composers!!!

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +26

      Oh my god thank you sooo much!!! Definitely going to do that with the support I'm receiving from you 😍😍

  • @byfrax2371
    @byfrax2371 8 місяців тому +264

    Never hit a sub button just after reading the title. This is insane. Insanely beautiful

  • @rpgbx
    @rpgbx 8 місяців тому +140

    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!

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +8

      Woww that's very kind of you, many many THANKS!! I hope you enjoy playing It a lot ❤❤

  • @elodie2156
    @elodie2156 8 місяців тому +296

    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 ✨

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +19

      That's such a nice compliment, thank you again for your comments, they keep me going ❤️

  • @Kataztrophik86
    @Kataztrophik86 8 місяців тому +558

    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
      @thepianoplayingturtle8449 8 місяців тому +21

      Can’t forget Rach 2

    • @DatsMac
      @DatsMac 8 місяців тому +10

      And a bit of Vision also! Very impressive bro!

    • @Kataztrophik86
      @Kataztrophik86 8 місяців тому +18

      @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

    • @Kataztrophik86
      @Kataztrophik86 8 місяців тому +1

      @DatsMac I haven't listened to Vision very much, but after a second listen, I definitely noticed it.

    • @RetroRonin-nf1qg
      @RetroRonin-nf1qg 8 місяців тому +5

      @@thepianoplayingturtle8449 rach 3 too

  • @K_i_t_T_l_e
    @K_i_t_T_l_e 8 місяців тому +168

    I like how he adds the la campanella, damn thats impressive bro

  • @cosmovg9955
    @cosmovg9955 8 місяців тому +76

    This didn’t throw me off the deep end…. It gently nudged me off into the abyss 😭😭

  • @phaneros
    @phaneros 8 місяців тому +30

    "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.

    • @Max6chen
      @Max6chen 2 дні тому

      Can’t forget the La Campanella

  • @hrmmmmm
    @hrmmmmm 7 місяців тому +41

    i love the fps view, it really instills the same fight or flight response as the prospect of playing rachmaninoff

  • @jereminoid7896
    @jereminoid7896 8 місяців тому +31

    truly awe-struck by this arrangement. 4:28 reminds me of liebestraum no. 3 , awesome playing

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +3

      OMG thank you sooo much, you're right! That part is really similar to the end of Liebestraum 😊😊

  • @ika32
    @ika32 8 місяців тому +443

    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).

    • @temoth_
      @temoth_ 8 місяців тому +36

      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.

    • @falscakesrighteyebol1332
      @falscakesrighteyebol1332 8 місяців тому +43

      @@temoth_fantaisie impromptu flashbacks

    • @temoth_
      @temoth_ 8 місяців тому +7

      @@falscakesrighteyebol1332😬😬scaryyy

    • @isaacpianos5208
      @isaacpianos5208 8 місяців тому +4

      ​@@temoth_ I've always felt like this was the case
      Thanks for validating me, I thought it was shameful

    • @lucastornado9496
      @lucastornado9496 7 місяців тому

      @@temoth_yeh

  • @lossen1984
    @lossen1984 8 місяців тому +81

    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.

    • @Therandomrando007
      @Therandomrando007 2 місяці тому +1

      Ikr!? when he was doing those i was just 🤯🤯

  • @uniponsun9332
    @uniponsun9332 8 місяців тому +556

    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.

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +37

      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 😊

    • @a.s.k2692
      @a.s.k2692 8 місяців тому +1

      you're right , exactly!!

  • @laurinbaumann
    @laurinbaumann 8 місяців тому +72

    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.

  • @bartremmelzwaal5775
    @bartremmelzwaal5775 8 місяців тому +140

    Bravo! Thx for sharing the arr. nice playing, you even have beautiful voicing too!

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +17

      Thank you so much, this helps me a lot to produce better videos and keep sharing them with you!! ☺️☺️❤️

  • @r4_in_space
    @r4_in_space 8 місяців тому +87

    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.

  • @MuffyMuffins
    @MuffyMuffins 8 місяців тому +31

    Thanks for sharing this beautiful rendition! 🎉

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +2

      Thank you for your amazing support!! 😍☺️

  • @cindychen1893
    @cindychen1893 8 місяців тому +35

    lovely composition, on student budget but wanted to extend my thanks regardless :)

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +9

      That's is awesome, I highly appreciate your support, you inspire me to keep sharing my music!! ❤️☺️

  • @Ego_S.B.
    @Ego_S.B. 8 місяців тому +41

    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

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому

      Your appreciation is enough for me, thank you so much! 😊❤️

  • @christianmitewu
    @christianmitewu 8 місяців тому +48

    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😂😂

  • @dwdei8815
    @dwdei8815 8 місяців тому +23

    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!

  • @Alter-Ego545
    @Alter-Ego545 8 місяців тому +83

    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

  • @croc7525
    @croc7525 8 місяців тому +112

    Who let him fkin cook
    That was hardddd

  • @asv2886
    @asv2886 Місяць тому +2

    The strength of that right pinky finger...

  • @ItCantGetAnyWorse
    @ItCantGetAnyWorse 8 місяців тому +6

    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.

  • @jxger_
    @jxger_ Місяць тому +14

    5:15 you just bust out la campanella 💀

  • @thisisawkward_
    @thisisawkward_ 8 місяців тому +17

    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

  • @uhhh99
    @uhhh99 6 місяців тому +9

    WITHOUT ANY DOUBT, SINGLE HANDEDLY THE BEST PIANO ARRANGEMENT I'VE EVER LISTENED TO

    • @dweekly
      @dweekly Місяць тому

      Pretty sure he used both hands tho

  • @keweima5586
    @keweima5586 8 місяців тому +235

    Bros got camera strapped to chin

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +164

      Actually strapped to chest but yeah I look fu**ing stupid

    • @dogeyanimates2130
      @dogeyanimates2130 8 місяців тому +38

      @@javierbirruezonah it looks sick, I haven’t seen anyone do that.

    • @Bob-oz8wf
      @Bob-oz8wf 8 місяців тому +10

      Mountain bikers

    • @blopartDGRI
      @blopartDGRI 8 місяців тому +12

      @@javierbirruezo it looks a million times better than me trying to hold it with one hand while playing with only the other😂

    • @LazyCrit
      @LazyCrit 8 місяців тому

      HAHAHAHAHA

  • @larry7898
    @larry7898 6 місяців тому +7

    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!

    • @Pianissemo
      @Pianissemo 6 місяців тому

      I really dont like how he had the la campanella refrence though respectfully because it doesnt fit in this piece

  • @marianhelble3287
    @marianhelble3287 8 місяців тому +8

    I am in tears. Love how well you bring across all the feelings.

  • @あかり-q6q
    @あかり-q6q 8 днів тому +2

    この演奏を目の前で弾かれたら
    絶対に惚れる自信ある

  • @craiver00
    @craiver00 8 місяців тому +9

    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.

  • @simonmills9554
    @simonmills9554 8 місяців тому +34

    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!

  • @ramseyberry3295
    @ramseyberry3295 8 місяців тому +13

    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

  • @santiagocaldeira7555
    @santiagocaldeira7555 8 місяців тому +311

    3:46 lmao, the rach 2 reference!

    • @iannoypeople4916
      @iannoypeople4916 8 місяців тому +7

      Its from the 3rd movement right?

    • @santiagocaldeira7555
      @santiagocaldeira7555 8 місяців тому +3

      @@iannoypeople4916 I think so

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +34

      Yesss, the first entrance of the piano in the 3rd movement, such a nice run! 😍

    • @eu6744
      @eu6744 Місяць тому +1

      Hahahahaha it's so Rachmaninoff 😭😂

  • @syaron4273
    @syaron4273 8 місяців тому +49

    Nah this guy improvising skill is unreal. You must love this piece so much that you could put out smth like this.

    • @originami9199
      @originami9199 7 місяців тому +7

      pretty sure this isn't improvised

  • @Arbyjar
    @Arbyjar 8 місяців тому +8

    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!

  • @Usercat365
    @Usercat365 8 місяців тому +19

    DAMN DUDE, that’s absolutely fucking SICK! You’re a genius, deserve much much more! Please keep posting 🙏❤️

    • @Usercat365
      @Usercat365 8 місяців тому

      WAIT….you also share the score! What an amazing person thanks for your true passion and kindness ❤

  • @thepianocna420
    @thepianocna420 7 місяців тому +3

    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!

  • @JRAF-dz1wj
    @JRAF-dz1wj 8 місяців тому +15

    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

  • @davidesguevillas
    @davidesguevillas 8 місяців тому +8

    This is the best thing I‘ve seen for a while. It made me smile so hard ! I love it !!

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +1

      Hahaha that's such a good reaction to get, thank you man!! ☺️

  • @sebastiandiaz9018
    @sebastiandiaz9018 Місяць тому +1

    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.

  • @marklandriau
    @marklandriau 8 місяців тому +4

    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.

  • @luanabarbosa2091
    @luanabarbosa2091 7 місяців тому +4

    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!

  • @Alessandro.h
    @Alessandro.h 8 місяців тому +87

    5:59 lmao, Chopin Grande Polonaise Brillante Op.22

    • @rikytie7011
      @rikytie7011 8 місяців тому +5

      Oh you're right i was thinking about Liszt Norma Reminescences

    • @vicktz26
      @vicktz26 8 місяців тому

      i guess it is Feux Follets final

  • @AntonLFG
    @AntonLFG 8 місяців тому +5

    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.

  • @ytann
    @ytann 8 місяців тому +5

    This is probably one of my favourite finds on YT this year. Thank you so much for sharing. This is truly inspirational work.

  • @amberwoodward7184
    @amberwoodward7184 7 місяців тому +6

    I was not prepared for everything after 3:00. Mind blowing 😮

  • @catalinaaponteyap
    @catalinaaponteyap 7 місяців тому +3

    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!

  • @LuCmm
    @LuCmm 8 місяців тому +9

    This is crazy, super underrated, hope it gets more views

    • @javierbirruezo
      @javierbirruezo  8 місяців тому +1

      It is comments like yours that matters to me the most, thank you! ❤

  • @gfo025
    @gfo025 8 місяців тому +8

    I love how at 5:57 you were inspired by the end of Chopin's Grande Polonaise Brillante

  • @solanaceous
    @solanaceous Місяць тому +1

    New subscriber❤❤❤😮😮🤯this is way too good

  • @laelvlog
    @laelvlog 7 місяців тому +10

    5:38 best part

  • @rhombusgil
    @rhombusgil 7 місяців тому +2

    This rekindled a fire in me. I feel like it reignited my desire to do anything with a sense of enjoyment.

  • @joelperpetua3929
    @joelperpetua3929 8 місяців тому +4

    such a beautiful arrangement 🤯

  • @みーなですー
    @みーなですー 8 місяців тому +2

    本当に好きです。私はピアノを始めたばかりの初心者ですが、いつかこの曲を誰かに弾いてみたいと思いました。
    素敵で綺麗で、ラフマニノフとリストがすごい伝わってきます。
    ラ・カンパネラにインスパイアされている部分なんかは特に好きです。これからも応援してます。

  • @ciafoodie
    @ciafoodie 8 місяців тому +16

    Beginning: Easy one. Let me download the score.
    Later: Damn...

  • @LydianMelody
    @LydianMelody 8 місяців тому +2

    This is so good I laughed out loud in amazement.

  • @shonen84
    @shonen84 8 місяців тому +3

    Bravo! Thank you for sharing. I did catch the Rach quotations, nicely done! 😊😊

  • @sbepic1235
    @sbepic1235 7 місяців тому +1

    You are a hero for posting the free sheet music.

  • @yarafreiremartins6396
    @yarafreiremartins6396 8 місяців тому +7

    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.

  • @Highwayman589
    @Highwayman589 7 місяців тому +1

    Holy cow! That was great!

  • @DeaX_Mw
    @DeaX_Mw 8 місяців тому +9

    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

  • @CompressedDuck
    @CompressedDuck 2 місяці тому +2

    3:54 GOES SO UNBELIEVABLY HARD

  • @aragorn420
    @aragorn420 7 місяців тому +18

    5:23 sir is that a four-inch thumb

  • @lunadoodles8810
    @lunadoodles8810 7 місяців тому +1

    my jaw genuinely dropped. i love this so much 😭💙💙💙

  • @Dodecatone
    @Dodecatone 8 місяців тому +3

    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!

  • @AmeliaBancesco
    @AmeliaBancesco 5 місяців тому +1

    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!

  • @drek7361
    @drek7361 8 місяців тому +8

    Had this playing in the background and actually had to stop what I was doing to take it all in

  • @punkelmark
    @punkelmark 7 місяців тому +2

    hearing the overlapping themes is breathtaking, just amazing

  • @rintfosk6850
    @rintfosk6850 8 місяців тому +3

    Stunning work! thank you very very very much for sharing the score for free! I can't express my gratitude enough

  • @notnecessarilynini
    @notnecessarilynini 7 місяців тому +1

    dude this is sick… i am in love with this wtf

  • @That_Wise_Sage_
    @That_Wise_Sage_ 8 місяців тому +3

    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.

  • @valentinagaibor2652
    @valentinagaibor2652 8 місяців тому +2

    This is so original and fantastic ✨👁️👄👁️

  • @BotConnorrr
    @BotConnorrr 8 місяців тому +4

    This has to be the most beautiful piece I have ever heard

  • @nube6605
    @nube6605 15 днів тому +1

    Imagine seeing this with vr and imagine that you are playing it lol

  • @vulnerable__
    @vulnerable__ 8 місяців тому +4

    Beautiful asf

  • @luvala363
    @luvala363 7 місяців тому +1

    such soft, deep and light sound... thank you so much!

  • @serenesoul50
    @serenesoul50 8 місяців тому +3

    Daaaaaamn impressive asf and subscribed asf!!!! I also like the way of filming, makes me almost imagine me playing this 🤣👌🏼

  • @pierrequesnoy1962
    @pierrequesnoy1962 8 місяців тому +1

    I rarely comment but.. damn, I love piano, I love Rachmaninoff and Liszt, and I really felt it. It was so SO incredible, great job !!

  • @iamsushi1056
    @iamsushi1056 8 місяців тому +6

    First minute and change felt almost normal. Stripped back, but fading into the original waltz. Then it felt like Mozart, then Rachmaninov.

  • @AstrelleEva
    @AstrelleEva 7 місяців тому +2

    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)