Chopin - Ballade No. 1 in G Minor (1M special)

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  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  5 років тому +18006

    Chopin's 1st Ballade. One of the most beautiful and substantial works in the entire solo piano repertoire, and the piece of his most dearest to me. Although a bit of craziness would have been fun (and... is coming...), hitting 1M subscribers after only starting my channel 10 months ago is still so hard to believe, and the piece closest to my heart - dedicated to you as a token of gratitude - was only piece I felt fit to celebrate the 1M milestone. Thank you for 1M ♥

    • @echotronic5322
      @echotronic5322 5 років тому +135

      You Tricked us:< but still This piece is beautiful

    • @rey7014
      @rey7014 5 років тому +46

      Congratulations!

    • @kayrabcebll8259
      @kayrabcebll8259 5 років тому +76

      Rousseau Wheres ma hungarian rhapsody dear

    • @biggiezsnack
      @biggiezsnack 5 років тому +294

      Thanks for always playing what YOU want and not succumbing to the Hungarian fanboys in the comments

    • @n4v33nkum4r7
      @n4v33nkum4r7 5 років тому +47

      Sure that was the greatest troll you ever pulled on us....
      But that was just a beautiful piece there!!

  • @danielthrasher
    @danielthrasher 5 років тому +25555

    The fact that you saved this for your 1 million special says a lot about you as a pianist. Such an awesome choice. Brilliantly performed. Now go celebrate! Congrats, Rousseau!

    • @Rousseau
      @Rousseau  5 років тому +5357

      Thank you, Daniel ♥ I will now go celebrate by practicing Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.

    • @janv.8538
      @janv.8538 5 років тому +695

      Or chopins etude op 10 no 4
      U got the joke? No 2, no 3, no 4... okay okay im gonna kill myself ...

    • @mitalipandit2891
      @mitalipandit2891 5 років тому +253

      Any etude by Chopin is fitting!

    • @RoeeNegbyDaHot
      @RoeeNegbyDaHot 5 років тому +411

      WE STAN LEGENDS SUPPORTING LEGENDS

    • @killpoo7
      @killpoo7 5 років тому +101

      @@Rousseau the one everyone was expecting here :p

  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  5 років тому +6148

    Have you seen the film The Pianist? I still get shivers thinking about the Ballade scene...

    • @Amitkumar-ss4fo
      @Amitkumar-ss4fo 5 років тому +135

      Yeah. It was really amazing 😍

    • @Kay13579
      @Kay13579 5 років тому +179

      I wrote my graduation paper about that movie. It is truly outstanding

    • @unverredegin
      @unverredegin 5 років тому +89

      What a coincidence. Just watched the film this morning and now you mention it. Such an intense and touching movie.

    • @presidentsnow.
      @presidentsnow. 5 років тому +34

      My favourite movie of all time I remember watching it with my grandma for the first, every time I listen to this piece I just fall apart ❤❤❤

    • @osaze2708
      @osaze2708 5 років тому +9

      Same thing...

  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  5 років тому +1009

    The time has come for another _special_ video, see you in 24 hours!!!

    • @khatruong1333
      @khatruong1333 5 років тому +13

      Oh common isn't it obvious, but can you please play Flower Dance after this :3 always

    • @nikhils5279
      @nikhils5279 5 років тому +21

      Liebstraummmm!

    • @carbon4183
      @carbon4183 5 років тому +2

      1 MIL YEAH BOIII

    • @sacc2388
      @sacc2388 5 років тому +6

      @Rishu Takkar Liebestruam would be suuuuuper great!

    • @mate8877
      @mate8877 5 років тому +3

      Liebestraum please ❤

  • @thecraze21
    @thecraze21 Рік тому +1698

    "I am, I was a pianist" that scene always makes me cry

  • @NameNik223
    @NameNik223 5 років тому +4667

    I feel ashamed for people who expected for Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 and didn't enjoy this beautiful piece

    • @peep3879
      @peep3879 5 років тому +201

      Yes... this in my opinion is Chopin's best piece and my favourite piece of music of all time. Up there with Rach2 and Rach3

    • @mr.moodle8836
      @mr.moodle8836 5 років тому +104

      Lmao, the shade thrown by Rousseau liking this comment. Playing us like a fuckin' fiddle, I tell ya.

    • @adjiewahyupradana2696
      @adjiewahyupradana2696 5 років тому +28

      Maybe he save that for 10 M subs :')
      *still expected to that sadly

    • @O1329-u8g
      @O1329-u8g 5 років тому +33

      I did expect sum Hungarian Rhapsody but, I'll take any classical piece whatever Rousseu throws at me(or us)

    • @Discusser
      @Discusser 5 років тому +18

      I was expecting Hungarian Rhapsody no.2 but I wasn't dissapointed, I actually loved it!

  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  5 років тому +891

    Ready for round 2?

    • @nikhils5279
      @nikhils5279 5 років тому +16

      Rousseau hell yeah

    • @girf_boss
      @girf_boss 5 років тому +89

      As in Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2?
      If so, then very.

    • @Cryptosonix
      @Cryptosonix 5 років тому +2

      YESSS!!!

    • @iamjoe610
      @iamjoe610 5 років тому +17

      "The most insane piano pieces (Vol 2)" confirmed!

    • @tibetatakan
      @tibetatakan 5 років тому +23

      Rousseau la campanella 2 confirmed

  • @hihi-cx8fy
    @hihi-cx8fy Рік тому +251

    I've finally been able to play this memorized, and I just performed it at a charity concert at school today :D

    • @alecyerikian8073
      @alecyerikian8073 Рік тому +14

      congratulations

    • @Steelboy69
      @Steelboy69 Рік тому +2

      how much years of piano did it take you to reach this level?

    • @Op25No2
      @Op25No2 Рік тому +22

      @@Steelboy69Ill tell you, if you practice for about 3 hours a day (missing some days every now and then) but MINIMUM 50 minutes a day and max 7 hours, it will probably only take you about 3 years to get to the level able to play this piece, and then 4-6 months to actually learn the whole thing and master it.

    • @MikeH1
      @MikeH1 Рік тому +2

      @@Op25No2oh yeah so only 3 years and 6 months guys don’t worry
      Only kidding congrats on all the hard work and dedication

    • @MikeH1
      @MikeH1 Рік тому

      @EmmanuelttPiano very true

  • @Proximity
    @Proximity 5 років тому +1568

    YESSS MY BODY IS READY.

    • @billybill1272
      @billybill1272 5 років тому +17

      Proximity I remember jamming to overwerk so many years ago haha

    • @c3realpt
      @c3realpt 5 років тому +64

      Oh I guess I’m not the only only who enjoys eletronic and classical music 😆

    • @carmacksanderson3937
      @carmacksanderson3937 5 років тому +14

      @@c3realpt Same, bro! Glad to see other people with the same taste

    • @solma1
      @solma1 5 років тому +6

      @@c3realpt haha same although i only produce electronic

    • @frozenx1337
      @frozenx1337 5 років тому +2

      @@c3realpt same😍

  • @CienciaTodoDia
    @CienciaTodoDia 5 років тому +4239

    Chopin! What a beautiful way of celebrating 1M subs! Congratulations!

    • @shahmirkhan5373
      @shahmirkhan5373 5 років тому +41

      Youre not that famous on this side of UA-cam hmm

    • @hugo01463
      @hugo01463 5 років тому +81

      Achei um brasileiro!

    • @felipebrito9093
      @felipebrito9093 5 років тому +92

      Meu canal preferido de ciência também gosta de Chopin haha

    • @hugo01463
      @hugo01463 5 років тому +15

      Agora são dois!

    • @Elopierek
      @Elopierek 5 років тому +4

      Chopin frome Poland :) remember

  • @SheetMusicBoss
    @SheetMusicBoss 5 років тому +3609

    Rousseau, you deserve an enormous congratulations for this achievement. Watching you grow online has been an amazing inspiration to aim for the same! What you do is truly incredible. The 1st ballade is one of my favourite piano pieces too, so I'm doubly happy to see you perform it! Here's to the next million! (we expect it to be soon...)

    • @MaShumiestar
      @MaShumiestar 5 років тому +54

      Seeing your comments on every Rousseau video really makes me happy seeing the classical music community!!

    • @mountchoco8174
      @mountchoco8174 5 років тому +6

      They do actually play piano

    • @joannemariedecena6403
      @joannemariedecena6403 5 років тому +5

      Sheet Music Boss i like your rush songs

    • @mitalipandit2891
      @mitalipandit2891 5 років тому +11

      LIEBESTRAUM NO. 3!!! PLEASE!

    • @Flutterbyby
      @Flutterbyby 5 років тому +12

      I’m glad all the piano channels I follow also like and comment on each other’s videos.

  • @Iuciddx
    @Iuciddx Рік тому +349

    Rousseau is absolutely LEGENDARY for putting no ads in this beautiful piece of music! Ballade No. 1 by Chopin is one of my favorite pieces, thank you. I hope you hit 5M soon. I know this was 4 years ago, sorry If I'm too late.

  • @Random.pianist
    @Random.pianist 4 роки тому +9206

    Chopin died at 39, imagine what he could’ve compose if he would’ve lived a longer life.

    • @jennifermai1589
      @jennifermai1589 4 роки тому +977

      39? So all of those pieces were composed before the age of 39? That’s amazing

    • @Asaaldridge22
      @Asaaldridge22 4 роки тому +714

      He probably could compose more music

    • @PepePoios
      @PepePoios 4 роки тому +637

      @@Asaaldridge22 No way :0

    • @awe331
      @awe331 4 роки тому +484

      Jennifer Mai
      Not that surprising, people like Liszt, Chopin, Beethoven all the greats composed great pieces at young ages... and medical stuff wasn’t the best back then so not that surprising he died as well

    • @gustavomarrero8103
      @gustavomarrero8103 4 роки тому +403

      @@jennifermai1589 In fact he composed this ballade at the age of 21

  • @elaizah4626
    @elaizah4626 4 роки тому +891

    This is very meaningful to me. I have a friend who is a classical pianist. He inspired me to play the violin ever since I heard him play this. He was my closest friend and sadly, He had passed away not to long ago.. I can only dream of performing this with him. I miss you bud I will never forget how much you mean the world to me.

    • @galihindra7133
      @galihindra7133 4 роки тому +167

      damn reminds me of kaori :'). may his soul rest in peace.

    • @nathhy
      @nathhy 4 роки тому +83

      galihindra i knew someone was gonna say this

    • @galihindra7133
      @galihindra7133 4 роки тому +44

      @@nathhy its inevitable my dude

    • @lilyshahbazyan8054
      @lilyshahbazyan8054 4 роки тому +17

      hey man may he Rest In Peace :(

    • @dabeastle7116
      @dabeastle7116 4 роки тому +13

      F

  • @CamilaCuevas
    @CamilaCuevas 5 років тому +1196

    This is literally my favorite piece from Chopin, thank you for blessing us with this masterpiece of a video, once again.

    • @crisz2525
      @crisz2525 5 років тому +25

      i'm such a big fan of yours, knowing that you like classical music warms my heart

    • @13I.U3
      @13I.U3 5 років тому +6

      i see you are a *man* of culture as well

    • @hanamaru-4634
      @hanamaru-4634 5 років тому +3

      Veo que eres una mujer de cultura =)

    • @eric9061
      @eric9061 5 років тому +2

      Camila Cuevas have you heard Ballade No. 4? So freaking hard, but so beautiful 😍

    • @Bcutter
      @Bcutter 5 років тому +2

      This is figuratively my favorite piece from Chopin.

  • @rickluk-gaming301
    @rickluk-gaming301 Рік тому +578

    The hardest part about learning this piece is trying not to cry while listening , change my mind.

    • @primera04
      @primera04 Рік тому +13

      its a piece not song

    • @rickluk-gaming301
      @rickluk-gaming301 Рік тому +1

      thx for correction@@primera04

    • @1saamor897
      @1saamor897 Рік тому +21

      there’s some days where you get the emotion perfectly and you feel like you gotta tone it down a bit or your parents are gonna cry.

    • @happyburrito9026
      @happyburrito9026 Рік тому +24

      The hardest thing about this piece is learning it.

    • @happyburrito9026
      @happyburrito9026 Рік тому +8

      Period.

  • @AtinPiano
    @AtinPiano 5 років тому +679

    You did it, you utter maniac!

    • @clawf.3596
      @clawf.3596 5 років тому +5

      I subscribed to Rousseau months ago when you recommended him on one of your video Atin, almost when he started his channel 😄

    • @ツ尺ムキム乇レ
      @ツ尺ムキム乇レ 5 років тому

      true true

    • @Neo_wow
      @Neo_wow 5 років тому +3

      Plot twist : AtinPiano is Rousseau 😅

    • @clawf.3596
      @clawf.3596 5 років тому +1

      @@Neo_wow Then Rousseau/AtinPiano watched way too much "Split" 😅

    • @Neo_wow
      @Neo_wow 5 років тому

      @@clawf.3596 I really hope Rousseau will show himself

  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  5 років тому +5652

    A "No. 1" for 1,000,000 and then a "No. 2" for...?

    • @vio1827
      @vio1827 5 років тому +973

      Rousseau No. 2 for Hungarian Rhapsody :)

    • @thisuraD
      @thisuraD 5 років тому +179

      C'mon bro we cant wait....!

    • @erinstorm8088
      @erinstorm8088 5 років тому +995

      ...2morrow? 😂

    • @chiefbeef1369
      @chiefbeef1369 5 років тому +183

      Rousseau Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 for 2 million please !

    • @Hooples
      @Hooples 5 років тому +107

      I recommend no 2 for 1.5 mil

  • @hybok
    @hybok 5 років тому +1152

    "After playing Chopin, I feel as if I had been weeping over sins that I had never committed, and mourning over tragedies that were not my own." - Oscar Wilde

    • @shellshockedbros4458
      @shellshockedbros4458 5 років тому +7

      Bhooshan Pandit I kick in the nuts brings out a man's anger..

    • @atgwiuz
      @atgwiuz 5 років тому +12

      True music is the one which can show you the perspective of the composer

    • @juandavila4534
      @juandavila4534 5 років тому +5

      Isn't he the guy who wrote "how to be earnest" or something like that

    • @aakanshagupta9906
      @aakanshagupta9906 5 років тому +3

      @@juandavila4534 yes he is one of my favourite authors

    • @mr.h4267
      @mr.h4267 5 років тому +1

      Edgy.

  • @Velnox
    @Velnox 2 роки тому +739

    This must be my favorite piece of all time. The fact that Chopin composed this masterpiece at 21 years old is absolutely unbelievable. The part at 7:48 must be the most beautiful and epic part I've heard on piano, very complex and with plenty of notes which match perfectly with each other. Truly a magnificent piece, congrats to Rousseau for playing it so well. I hope I'll be able to do the same in a couple of years.

    • @zachreel6466
      @zachreel6466 2 роки тому +25

      You certainly will! I've been working on this piece for the last 3 months, (with a minor pause as my electric piano was fried in a storm 2 weeks ago), and its not an easy piece by any means however, as you progress it gradually becomes easier! the notes kind of just make sense when you really get into it! It's really just memorizing all of the jumps.

    • @Sunkenpetal69
      @Sunkenpetal69 Рік тому +5

      @@zachreel6466 have you finished it?

    • @Snas8-7
      @Snas8-7 Рік тому +3

      agree, also it's his one of the hardest codas. hope I'll be able to learn it too in couple of months))

    • @rembo96
      @rembo96 Рік тому +1

      Totally agree!

    • @donut2845
      @donut2845 Рік тому +1

      @@Snas8-7how’s the progress going?

  • @bananabried
    @bananabried 4 роки тому +2027

    you're here because:
    - the pianist is freaking great
    - the amazing composer
    - kaori's last farewell to kousei
    - yuzuru's breath-taking skate to this wonderful piece

    • @2Y1720
      @2Y1720 4 роки тому +73

      The pianist is amazing, as you said. I can feel the hard work and dedication that was put into this masterpiece, and I'm also truly grateful to Chopin for giving us this beautiful composition. But I must admit that I am here because of Yuzuru Hanyu and his otherworldly interpretation of this piece at the 2018 Winter Olympics. It was truly incredible how he flowed within the music and expressed himself, and I definitely hope that more people will come to know about him so that they can share in the joy of watching him perform. It's a truly life changing experience.

    • @HungPham-qq6me
      @HungPham-qq6me 4 роки тому +57

      E - all of the above.

    • @bananabried
      @bananabried 4 роки тому +20

      @@2Y1720 OMG YES his jumps were so amazing 🤧💖

    • @2Y1720
      @2Y1720 4 роки тому +16

      @@bananabried, Agreed!!! He combines technical omnipotence with artistic excellence so perfectly!!! 😊

    • @betoramos8974
      @betoramos8974 4 роки тому +35

      One of the reasons I love Your Lie in April is because I never watched the anime out of respect. I read the manga and was able to hear the pieces in a way and I think that having said pieces with an anime would not make justice to the journy Kaori and Kosei had

  • @jonnyj.
    @jonnyj. 3 роки тому +1362

    Man, that buildup from 7:29 until the badass section at 7:46 and beyond has to be one of the greatest things ive EVER heard on piano. Chopin was a fucking genius

    • @rekhabhatt6771
      @rekhabhatt6771 3 роки тому +31

      This is my favourite piece so I agree.

    • @duongnguyenngoc9160
      @duongnguyenngoc9160 3 роки тому +16

      @Sherlock Holmes no

    • @crimsonair8890
      @crimsonair8890 3 роки тому +100

      @@duongnguyenngoc9160 The same way you would cringe at someone who would critic classical music through a pop musical framework (and rightfully so), you should also cringe at people criticising pop and rap music through a classical musical framework. It's just that different criterias are required for rap music to be good, so you can't OBJECTIVELY say that there cannot be any rap and pop masterpieces, because the criterias required for these songs to be good are simply different, and you shouldn't apply your classical framework to evaluate any pop or rap songs, the same way you wouldn't criticize classical music for not having any lyrics or something along those lines... There are rap songs that are masterpieces, inside of the rap "sphere", the same way there are classical masterpieces inside of the classical "sphere", but you can't evaluate one genre based on the "sphere" of another, music just doesn't work that way.

    • @GTXTi-db5xu
      @GTXTi-db5xu 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah listen to evgeny kissin play it it’s way better

    • @fredericfrancoischopin6280
      @fredericfrancoischopin6280 3 роки тому +7

      Thanks for calling me a inappropriate name 😁

  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. 5 років тому +5126

    So guys, we did it.

    • @ddd-pl2li
      @ddd-pl2li 5 років тому +24

      Lol k

    • @cpgautam172
      @cpgautam172 5 років тому +226

      If I c ur comment, I know I am watching the right video and it is of good quality

    • @wandererャboy
      @wandererャboy 5 років тому +7

      What

    • @cpgautam172
      @cpgautam172 5 років тому +119

      @@wandererャboy this guy is on the comment section of all the video I watch, be it anime, classic music,
      His comment is always there

    • @DaliborJanKomarik
      @DaliborJanKomarik 5 років тому +7

      gg for the heart.

  • @Amachi
    @Amachi 10 місяців тому +206

    Came here after watching Your Lie in April.
    Years before watching the show and even knowing of it's existence this was already my favourite Chopin piece and one of my favourite pieces of music in general.
    I am probably in the minority for this because I knew about the piece before knowing about the anime and I think that most people who know both (And watched the show) got to know about this amazing piece from there.
    It definitely now has these new added memories with it that I will always think about when listening to it.
    Wonderful piece used in a wonderful show.

    • @VoyageThirty
      @VoyageThirty 9 місяців тому

      same here hahah

    • @0banai_Igur0
      @0banai_Igur0 9 місяців тому

      Same 😢

    • @saya_miguel_akunlama3008
      @saya_miguel_akunlama3008 7 місяців тому +1

      Bro I dont even know the show to beggin with

    • @JisK7
      @JisK7 6 місяців тому +5

      Jesus Christ Loves you all so much that HE died and suffered for you all on the Cross to save us all from the punishments of eternal Death and the sins that we have all committed.And if you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and put your entire Faith and life into HIS hands, then you will be saved❤, May GODs Grace Love, Peace, and Goodness be with you All Amen❤🙏

    • @theShcrunkly
      @theShcrunkly 6 місяців тому

      ​@@JisK7I'm going to touch you.

  • @fritz1214
    @fritz1214 3 роки тому +739

    Nothing is more sorrowful, heartbroken and lonely than Chopin's first Ballade. Beautiful interpretation.

    • @bulfkin166
      @bulfkin166 Рік тому +2

      thats fact!

    • @LordCorvus
      @LordCorvus Рік тому +1

      Liebestraum no. 3? Is certainly more romantic and maybe less broken, although the final is also sorrowful, even so I like the love dream

    • @vhavoc6164
      @vhavoc6164 Рік тому +9

      ⁠@@LordCorvusfor me ballade no 1 leaves you with a melancholic feeling and a feeling of being alone while liebestraum leaves you a hopeful feeling

    • @tlix9722
      @tlix9722 Рік тому +1

      @@LordCorvus 4:48

    • @KawaragiSenju56
      @KawaragiSenju56 11 місяців тому

      The ballade at first feels lonely, then you get some hope and when you think its finally working, there goes the coda your hope all shatters, the coda for me feels like getting mad about unfairness whilst feeling loneliness, depression at the same time, you can hear it once it starts then just accepting everything in short starting yr villain arc ( jk lol)

  • @frozenexplosion8232
    @frozenexplosion8232 5 років тому +3289

    Spring is coming, a spring without you is coming...

    • @ivaanelizondo7139
      @ivaanelizondo7139 5 років тому +186

      Your lie in April?

    • @Akiraa197
      @Akiraa197 5 років тому +136

      _cries_

    • @megwalker5
      @megwalker5 5 років тому +82

      my hEART-

    • @megwalker5
      @megwalker5 5 років тому +93

      “We know it is coming, but we are never prepared for how it feels”

    • @nev5418
      @nev5418 5 років тому +115

      Did it reach her ? 😢

  • @G10Crowned
    @G10Crowned 2 роки тому +901

    “Spring, the season I met you, is coming.
    A spring without you. . . . . Is coming”🕊

    • @Explosive1316
      @Explosive1316 9 місяців тому +14

      😭😭

    • @noobisnotoveratedidk1409
      @noobisnotoveratedidk1409 9 місяців тому +1

      🤓

    • @akieoo
      @akieoo 8 місяців тому

      C'mon it's not that deep, let people have their fun​@@noobisnotoveratedidk1409

    • @SeamusMcGee
      @SeamusMcGee 7 місяців тому +35

      ​@@noobisnotoveratedidk1409 dont make me come and touch u

    • @itznotsunnyz
      @itznotsunnyz 7 місяців тому +11

      dayumm. i completed that anime today. was my second rewatch

  • @bearifiablepau2095
    @bearifiablepau2095 Рік тому +205

    I keep coming back to listen to this beautiful piece of art. Thank you Rousseau, it's like a breath off fresh air after a hard day's labor.
    I hope you are alright. May you eventually keep uploading.
    May the Lord keep you and bless you.

    • @austinsavage4390
      @austinsavage4390 Рік тому +3

      So do I keep coming and listening to this wonderful and extraordinary piece of Chopin’s work. Imagining that some day I could play this.

    • @maxrex2705
      @maxrex2705 Рік тому +1

      This piece makes me shiver and get on the verge of tears every time I listen to it. It's such a beatiful piece and a brillian execution.

  • @IOSGaming4Life
    @IOSGaming4Life 5 років тому +915

    Hey Rousseau, I watched every of your classical pieces so many times cause it gives me chills.
    I'm 19 years old and I played piano for 8 straight years till I stopped at the age of 13 because I just didnt have the motivation to do so and never really practised.
    I did win contests playing as a duo with my best mate playing cello so it was basicly a hobby, but not really something I truly truly loved.
    (Outside of the contest phase in my life I only practised like 15 minutes a day..)
    Now, 5 years later YOU singlehandingly brought back my passion for piano and I'm playing more than ever.
    My favourite piece is Un Sospiro (no, I can't play it yet), which is above my level, but I finished Arabesque now and I'm hoping to be able to play Claire de Lune in a few months (even though the minute 2:00 part looks a lot harder..)
    Thank you so much for providing the sheet music for FREE and the videos are helping me so much in terms of finger movement and double checking the notes I read from the sheet.
    You deserve every single sub, I hope you're soon going to be able to make a living from youtube, if not already.
    Greetings from Germany!!
    Edit: Some clarifications

    • @jacobwheeler7402
      @jacobwheeler7402 5 років тому +9

      This needs more likes

    • @jhustinefernandez9046
      @jhustinefernandez9046 5 років тому +23

      youre like arima kousei

    • @IOSGaming4Life
      @IOSGaming4Life 5 років тому +2

      @@jhustinefernandez9046 Who is that?

    • @qruackedmusic8221
      @qruackedmusic8221 5 років тому +2

      @@IOSGaming4Life eine Person aus einem Musik anime

    • @zishenxiong1360
      @zishenxiong1360 5 років тому +12

      @@IOSGaming4Life Watch Your Lie in April - your love for piano will increase even more. Be sure to bring some tissues for the end!

  • @omarruiz8235
    @omarruiz8235 5 років тому +5537

    -What do you do?
    -I am... I was a pianist.

    • @nicolassorg7335
      @nicolassorg7335 5 років тому +289

      Better reference than Shigatsu wa kimi no weaboo

    • @CasiMV
      @CasiMV 5 років тому +385

      @@nicolassorg7335 why tf does everyone hate your lie in april :/

    • @lucycelestialqueenheartfil3411
      @lucycelestialqueenheartfil3411 5 років тому +343

      Vectrum Your Lie In April is actually very good and it inspired me to play the piano, I think it did a very good job tbh

    • @fattit7598
      @fattit7598 5 років тому +90

      @@CasiMV Everyone doesn't hate your lie in april what are you on about

    • @fattit7598
      @fattit7598 5 років тому +336

      @@CasiMV he's like me, he gets annoyed not by Your Lie In April the anime, but the fandom and people who spam these quotes from the anime everywhere they see a classical song from the anime.

  • @miguelflecha3570
    @miguelflecha3570 4 роки тому +5150

    Don't lie.
    This isn't your first time here.
    And if it is, it probably won't be your last one either.

    • @yanfangshen4356
      @yanfangshen4356 4 роки тому +106

      It’s seriously my first time, but I will come back

    • @waltercubas3908
      @waltercubas3908 4 роки тому +19

      @@yanfangshen4356 same!

    • @truman105
      @truman105 3 роки тому +26

      Go listen to Kristien Zimmermans version, I think you’ll never come back only to learn

    • @jakobdavis6602
      @jakobdavis6602 3 роки тому +9

      Hundreds

    • @nocturnalvisionmusic
      @nocturnalvisionmusic 3 роки тому +2

      @@yanfangshen4356 same for me

  • @ahumanbeing579
    @ahumanbeing579 Рік тому +52

    4:55 this part is my absolute favourite part. An astonishingly beautiful piece indeed.

  • @ujjwalbawa8296
    @ujjwalbawa8296 4 роки тому +4468

    Beethoven ALWAYS SOUND LIKE he's GOING TO PUSH SOMEONE OFF A CLIFF CHOPIN ALWAYS SOUNDS LIKE he is the one being pushed

  • @markfowlermusic
    @markfowlermusic 5 років тому +387

    Wow! You nailed the hardest part of the piece, the coda, I would hate to be in your shoes recording this piece as its long and difficult most of the time, but really hard towards the end. Loved that FF7 piece you did the other day, great stuff was not expecting that, cheers.

    • @ツ尺ムキム乇レ
      @ツ尺ムキム乇レ 5 років тому +1

      true true

    • @phamnguyenductin
      @phamnguyenductin 5 років тому +1

      I myself find the hardest part not the coda, but the middle scherzando section. I've never played it convincingly.

  • @isaactlyy4750
    @isaactlyy4750 3 роки тому +1859

    Such a lonely ballade, filled with joy and sorrow, love and hatred, happiness and despair. Chopin composed this early in his career, what the hell do you have to go through to create something of this magnitude? Perhaps he had depression, he was sickly throughout his life, and was paraded around Europe as a prodigy, hard with his shyness. There are things we’ll never know about this man, all we have is his music and we cry with him. He was a poet of the keys, and his works live on as reflecting humanity in its most vulnerable. We are just sacks of love and sorrow, reverie and pain. We were born to survive, not to live, and he portrays that feeling of pitiful anger, loneliness, and longing in this ballade. It’s his Magnus Opus, it’s Chopin composed in keys.

    • @florinnatu
      @florinnatu 3 роки тому +13

      his sign was fishes. of course he was depressed. he got born that way, he died that way. along the road, for a fish (pisces 😆) born there is much pain. with a little bit if luck one gets a talent. that offers some escape at times. but the majority of time is pain and dispair

    • @tiny5663
      @tiny5663 3 роки тому +6

      @@florinnatu what do you mean a fish

    • @florinnatu
      @florinnatu 3 роки тому +7

      @@tiny5663 i thought in another language. sorry. i mean pisces 😅

    • @milkn75
      @milkn75 3 роки тому +2

      very well said

    • @haelpark7871
      @haelpark7871 3 роки тому +114

      @@florinnatu bro star signs don’t mean anything stop believing in those superstitions

  • @mrx_yai1991
    @mrx_yai1991 7 місяців тому +37

    doesnt matter if you came from The Pianist or Your Lie in April theyre both great cinematic masterpieces

    • @Deviousahhz
      @Deviousahhz 4 місяці тому +2

      I just came because this Ballade is fire

  • @jeremy9951
    @jeremy9951 5 років тому +951

    7:54 absolute eargasm

  • @Arevilov3
    @Arevilov3 4 роки тому +318

    2:19 is the best thing I’ve ever heard and I’m sure that only Chopin could have composed it.

    • @fanach
      @fanach 4 роки тому +1

      Wdym?

    • @eloisanzara237
      @eloisanzara237 4 роки тому +11

      It’s the best motif I’ve heard from Chopin, and my most favorite one

    • @pianochill585
      @pianochill585 4 роки тому +8

      So true! This is my favorite part of the ballade

    • @Kosmonutty
      @Kosmonutty 4 роки тому +10

      When I first heard it I though I was listening to some modern composition at that point. It sounds ahead of its time.

    • @twanashanyar7817
      @twanashanyar7817 4 роки тому +1

      Oh yeah that is a really Beautiful part one of my favorite parts~ ^^

  • @agustinsisevich1952
    @agustinsisevich1952 2 роки тому +1003

    4:48 This is definitely my favorite part of the piece. The beauty and feelings that Chopin's music transmits is incredible. I love him.

    • @_Hammy_
      @_Hammy_ 2 роки тому +46

      Its my favorite part too. Everyone else seems to favor the speed at around the 7 min mark but i just love this part the most

    • @card_queen
      @card_queen 2 роки тому +14

      Same! I was looking for someone to say this.

    • @Kiwiibirdz
      @Kiwiibirdz 2 роки тому +9

      Yep my fave too

    • @crunch2773
      @crunch2773 2 роки тому +7

      i agree

    • @albertrossitto220
      @albertrossitto220 2 роки тому +3

      My favorite too

  • @Froxerii_nuffles
    @Froxerii_nuffles 11 місяців тому +154

    Hey. I know you probably won’t read this, but I genuinely want to say thank you
    I suffer from bipolar disorder and I’m currently having a manic episode, I tried so many things to calm myself down but to no avail
    I can’t play the piano right now as it’s 3 in the morning
    Then I remembered your videos and remembered that it used to calm me down during panic attacks, I decided to give it a shot and holy hell I feel less energised now, thank you so so so much, you have no idea how grateful I am as manic episodes can be both physically and mentally painful for me
    You’re doing god’s work and I can’t thank you enough

    • @Cristiano_Ronald0
      @Cristiano_Ronald0 9 місяців тому

      man, sorry to hear that, hope you're doing better now

    • @dudhshshheshhshsha8705
      @dudhshshheshhshsha8705 9 місяців тому +6

      @@noobisnotoveratedidk1409why does that matter to you. They are thanking the creator, not you 😂

    • @kappyccino
      @kappyccino 9 місяців тому +9

      Did you know that Chopin suffered from Bipolar disorder??? Hope Chopin's pieces help to calm you down, try Fantaisie Impromptu op.66
      edit: Many other pianists including Beethoven,Mozart,Robert Schumann have seem to suffered from Bipolar disorder (common in musicians and composers)
      Cheer up, You might become the Next Mozart or Beethoven or Chopin or Liszt, hope you recover soon

    • @anggiafriansyah2359
      @anggiafriansyah2359 9 місяців тому

      You will be fine lady. I am no I mean, we are cheering for your happiness and health. Good luck

    • @gerwan9132
      @gerwan9132 9 місяців тому +2

      diagnosed by the internet

  • @wenyan8096
    @wenyan8096 4 роки тому +480

    finally finished this Ballade No.1 in G minor. 3 months, 3hours per day, 3 times I want to give up, and 3 times I picked it up immediately when I watch this video. Although there are lots of I cannot handle very beautifully, I still learned a lot from finishing a masterpiece. Granted, it is hard, and it took me lots of time which I could play video games with my friends, but I got more than playing video games. Thanks a lot, for helping me pursue my practice.

    • @gru9480
      @gru9480 4 роки тому +11

      congrats man, i'm also working towards the goal of just getting up until 5:22

    • @Superlogie
      @Superlogie 3 роки тому +18

      As a musician all those hours of pain, anger and frustration always pay off at the end when you can play it for someone else, in front of a crowd or even for yourself :)

    • @elamigouriel9856
      @elamigouriel9856 3 роки тому +1

      Can you tell me how long you have been playing piano is that I am practicing it but I do not know if it can be very difficult for the little experience I have

    • @beastasfiist
      @beastasfiist 2 роки тому +7

      @@elamigouriel9856 It is a VERY difficult piece and you should have already played a good chunk of difficult repertoire before going into this piece.

    • @subhranshudas8862
      @subhranshudas8862 2 роки тому

      Keep going

  • @thejokingwizard
    @thejokingwizard 5 років тому +5419

    It looks hard
    But when you start practicing it
    It’s even harder

    • @gabrieleguidetti5881
      @gabrieleguidetti5881 5 років тому +32

      The Joking Wizard 😢😢

    • @gabrieleguidetti5881
      @gabrieleguidetti5881 5 років тому +70

      I’ve just learned liebestraum and I’d like to start this one... but I think it’s on another level

    • @loogey0375
      @loogey0375 5 років тому +104

      I know right? When I started to learn this piece, I was like "Alright I could work with this. It may be a little difficult but I can manage right?", and then I saw the Waltz section of the piece and the Coda section. This piece is coming along with a lot of surprises and I love every bit of it

    • @dylanr4854
      @dylanr4854 5 років тому +8

      Loogeルージュ what do you mean by surprises

    • @couplegoals5322
      @couplegoals5322 5 років тому +37

      Gabriele Guidetti Hey I finished Liebestraum like 2 months ago and I started this piece like 1 week ago, and I already have till 5:48 aprox. For me, it hasn’t been that difficult this far. I recommend you to give it a try.

  • @andrewmendez8322
    @andrewmendez8322 4 роки тому +528

    Screw it, I'm typing this comment as a pledge to myself to one day learn this piece and perform it as elegantly as you, Rousseau.
    I have been learning the piano since August of 2018, but I know I still have a long way to go. One day, I will learn the 1st Ballade, and when I do, I will come back to this comment and I will declare in having fulfilled that dream.

    • @kensi_7927
      @kensi_7927 4 роки тому +37

      I wish you so much luck.
      With hard work and dedication you’ll achieve your goal.
      I believe in you.♡︎

    • @suharti9272
      @suharti9272 4 роки тому +5

      wish u luck!

    • @qalaphyll
      @qalaphyll 4 роки тому +5

      wish you luck . i too wish to play this piece one dy

    • @Arthur-hn5yk
      @Arthur-hn5yk 4 роки тому +1

      Aight

    • @Arthur-hn5yk
      @Arthur-hn5yk 4 роки тому +2

      Good luck!

  • @zachreel6466
    @zachreel6466 2 роки тому +116

    The part at 3:47 always makes me feel like I’m so at peace with myself! Such a beautiful sound!

    • @danielbehreh8221
      @danielbehreh8221 9 місяців тому +3

      the 2:20 part is honestly giving me hella goosebumps

    • @gradientblob1014
      @gradientblob1014 5 місяців тому +1

      Agreed on 3:47. Only if Chopin made that part longer -_-

  • @Mandy_rdtz
    @Mandy_rdtz 4 роки тому +4419

    Chopin really just didn't want anyone to play his music.

    • @tomasyafar726
      @tomasyafar726 4 роки тому +51

      Lmao

    • @alisacs_f.l1312
      @alisacs_f.l1312 3 роки тому +18

      😂😂😂

    • @charltte8982
      @charltte8982 3 роки тому +240

      No plagiarism problems as a result

    • @tomasyafar726
      @tomasyafar726 3 роки тому +219

      @@charltte8982 not only was he a musical genius, but a legal one too

    • @ProudOne
      @ProudOne 3 роки тому +203

      This not so difficult

  • @quickfingers7062
    @quickfingers7062 5 років тому +799

    Chopin’s thought process:
    8:39 Should I stop here? Nah
    8:52 the little touch up? Hmm, a little more...
    9:15 yeah I just broke 9 minutes I think I’ll call it a day

    • @eltunbaratl5618
      @eltunbaratl5618 5 років тому +1

      :D

    • @shadeenldra4598
      @shadeenldra4598 4 роки тому +5

      dwl sound accurate lol 😂

    • @TheBigTala
      @TheBigTala 4 роки тому +9

      He would have broken 10 minutes if had to upload to UA-cam

    • @crusaderACR
      @crusaderACR 4 роки тому +4

      Actually hearing Chopin I found that type of ending expected. It is a proper ending to a beautiful song.
      I always disliked abrupt endings tbh

    • @quickfingers7062
      @quickfingers7062 4 роки тому +7

      Alonso b Chopin usually ends with a long chromatic (exceptions like fantasie impromptu and revolutionary polonaise) but that doesn’t make this any less true 😄

  • @Baxinator4
    @Baxinator4 5 років тому +123

    This autoplayed while I was playing Skyrim and after a few minutes I thought "wtf why is piano music playing". But, after listening to the whole thing I'm so glad it did autoplay. Absolutely amazing- from someone who mainly listens to techno & DnB

    • @kingrhino7298
      @kingrhino7298 5 років тому +4

      Modern tech music and classical piano music actually have a lot in common and I think you would like them both

    • @kingrhino7298
      @kingrhino7298 5 років тому +9

      Phaethon, he who dared just because you listen to classical music doesn’t make you all high and mighty. All music has its tastes and all music has its strengths and weaknesses. It’s a marvel of humans and we should all share in that. No need to insult anybody

    • @MrJAJA1706
      @MrJAJA1706 5 років тому +1

      @Euphorion _ ah yes, our lord Euphorion who listens only to classical music. Without your highness we all would be doomed

  • @VasuDwivedi-ew4vl
    @VasuDwivedi-ew4vl Місяць тому +3

    I love how this is so violent, agressive , chaotic , deprivative and pleasant at the same time

  • @vietdang1465
    @vietdang1465 4 роки тому +1719

    0:00-5:30 *pain*
    5:31-5:57 ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
    5:58-end *pain*

  • @josemariasalazar7583
    @josemariasalazar7583 4 роки тому +931

    After two years of lot of practice, I CAN FINALLY SAY: Im able to play twinkle star

    • @tasty3838
      @tasty3838 4 роки тому +39

      Even Mozart' twinkle twinkle took us years to play the whole piece, how 'bout somthng like this 😭

    • @si4801
      @si4801 3 роки тому +16

      and the variations?

    • @tasty3838
      @tasty3838 3 роки тому +8

      @@si4801 yep that's what I meant hehe

    • @si4801
      @si4801 3 роки тому +15

      @@tasty3838 shit your better than me-

    • @DaviSilva-oc7iv
      @DaviSilva-oc7iv 3 роки тому +3

      Vivvolevi. Motetwbegtnanew e

  • @cobblie8789
    @cobblie8789 5 років тому +45

    guys,
    he's referring to this as "round 2", it's his second subscriber special.
    in his first special, he played Liszt - La Campanella, because this is round 2 of the Liszt specials, it has to be hungarian rhapsody no°2
    edit:
    *my brains have now been blown out of my head*

    • @anahita4576
      @anahita4576 5 років тому +3

      he bamboozled us

    • @leothelion5230
      @leothelion5230 5 років тому +1

      It's actually his fourth subscriber special

    • @cobblie8789
      @cobblie8789 5 років тому

      @@leothelion5230 well, it's his second special starting with the number 1

  • @stantheman9128
    @stantheman9128 Рік тому +18

    for some reason every video he posts has no ads, love it

  • @rileyfizan26
    @rileyfizan26 4 роки тому +403

    I came here after watching The Pianist...that scene when Szpilman play this for the German officer... That heart-wrenching scene... And the image of Adrien carrying that can of pickels is so haunting... War is ugly.

    • @nicholasbova9909
      @nicholasbova9909 3 роки тому +17

      A very touching piece to show how much one man had lost

    • @spoonygod
      @spoonygod 3 роки тому +14

      the part about that movie that really got me is just me reminding myself that that was real it was a real person

    • @minecraftmitjey3207
      @minecraftmitjey3207 3 роки тому +1

      I need to watch this movie! I will today for sure

    • @Railgun3rd
      @Railgun3rd 3 роки тому +8

      My father showed me that film. When I was like idk 13. It struck me as one of the greatest films ever made and completely shaped my taste in films ever since. Very few films come close to the level of emotion that film managed to convey even to an 13 year old. That to me is true film making. The ability to convey those emotions to whoever the recipient is. Be it a needy 13 year old who was into star wars or someone that was alive during the time of the events of the film.

    • @fuzzykoala6168
      @fuzzykoala6168 3 роки тому +1

      @@Railgun3rd Schindler’s list is up there

  • @TomCooperPiano
    @TomCooperPiano 5 років тому +426

    Chopin could've just stopped at 8:39 but he really wanted to hit that 9 minute mark huh

    • @zzirremix9294
      @zzirremix9294 5 років тому +132

      chopin was trying to get his ad revenue,too bad he just missed the 10 minute mark

    • @13I.U3
      @13I.U3 5 років тому +56

      he should've hit the 10 minute mark so it can get monetized

    • @eldarikus
      @eldarikus 5 років тому +1

      @@13I.U3 hahaha :)

    • @theyellowentity9668
      @theyellowentity9668 5 років тому +13

      Those mid-piece ads are very important

    • @mr.moodle8836
      @mr.moodle8836 5 років тому +6

      @@zzirremix9294 The guy replying after you basically commented the exact same thing and got 12 times more likes, RIP

  • @ardavvpp
    @ardavvpp 3 роки тому +2080

    The part 7:48 - 8:24 gives me goosebumps everytime...

    • @jebrilyousfi2554
      @jebrilyousfi2554 3 роки тому +115

      What a marvelous final moment in the piece, i also get chills everytime. Especiallt after seing Your Lie In April. Pure genius and emotions running wild

    • @sjsjjdbrnrkskdkeke9211
      @sjsjjdbrnrkskdkeke9211 3 роки тому +5

      Yesss

    • @HenryDa8th
      @HenryDa8th 3 роки тому +6

      Check out kassias one, it has better emotions

    • @nicolasvanthier6501
      @nicolasvanthier6501 3 роки тому +43

      4:47-5:04

    • @ludwig4029
      @ludwig4029 3 роки тому +3

      @@HenryDa8th yeah her ballade no 1 is probably my favourite

  • @poltz4734
    @poltz4734 2 роки тому +146

    one of the top iconic classic ballade that was in YOUR LIE IN APRIL just love it

  • @tuanphung6700
    @tuanphung6700 2 роки тому +255

    *_"Maybe...just maybe, the light can reach even the bottom of a dark ocean"._*

    • @francescodeluca2702
      @francescodeluca2702 2 роки тому +9

      Arima Kousei, I love you...

    • @noobisnotoveratedidk1409
      @noobisnotoveratedidk1409 9 місяців тому +8

      Shhhh, no need to spread geek culture to classical music

    • @servivo2156
      @servivo2156 7 місяців тому +21

      ​@@noobisnotoveratedidk1409Bro u have a gigachad pfp, don't think u have the right to be judging other people lololol 💀💀💀

    • @fullfocusray2850
      @fullfocusray2850 7 місяців тому +2

      @@noobisnotoveratedidk1409 true

    • @untemper
      @untemper 6 місяців тому +1

      @@servivo2156 I know I may be replying 1 month late, but lmfao, you are so damn right 🤣

  • @Murraye
    @Murraye 5 років тому +39

    I don't care if it's Hungarian Rhapsody, this was actually incredible. Watching your hands move paired with the sounds coming from the piano is just amazing. I can't wait to see what's next :)

  • @youtanarukami3699
    @youtanarukami3699 3 роки тому +1908

    The spring is coming, now the spring is coming without you
    -Arima Kousei💔

    • @musicsavantaccountant5856
      @musicsavantaccountant5856 3 роки тому +52

      It's been 5 springs, man... And 4 winters, summers, and falls. It think that's pretty long already. Don't you think?

    • @somethingguy4928
      @somethingguy4928 3 роки тому +2

      @@musicsavantaccountant5856 xdd

    • @pianistofmusic290
      @pianistofmusic290 3 роки тому +6

      I know it’s some reference, but what does it mean?

    • @ihave2enemies
      @ihave2enemies 3 роки тому +37

      @@pianistofmusic290 watch your lie in april

    • @probablyahumanbeing4637
      @probablyahumanbeing4637 3 роки тому +18

      I didn’t need my heart anyways-

  • @decusq
    @decusq 2 роки тому +40

    I can't stop crying when i hear this piece. It's like Chopin poured EVERYTHING into this piece. Each of his pieces you can find a singular emotion, but this one, it's too much to bare. It's like he summed his entire life into this piece. His Anger, his frustration, his joy, and what little happiness he could find and the validation he sought for not being able t fight for his home country. Everything is in this piece, the culmination of his life, and it makes me cry experiencing it al at once.

    • @GiftNCurse17
      @GiftNCurse17 Рік тому

      Beautiful and thoughtful interpretation, thanks for sharing this!

    • @Burstz-qp3dh
      @Burstz-qp3dh 5 місяців тому +1

      wait till bro finds out abt ballade no.4

  • @late8641
    @late8641 5 років тому +25

    This is by far my favourite piano piece ever written. After 13 years of hard practice I was finally ready to take on the challenge. This piece was definitely the perfect choice to celebrate such a land mark in subscribers.

  • @HDSpuerstar
    @HDSpuerstar 5 років тому +147

    This is probably the best piece of music ever composed in the entire history.

    • @ethangassmann3433
      @ethangassmann3433 5 років тому +7

      *Paganini Caprice 24 would like to know your location*

    • @zachariz1490
      @zachariz1490 5 років тому +17

      Ethan Gassmann there is hard and there is good. Paganini did a good job, but many can't have the same emotions as chopin

    • @kevinhartmemes3821
      @kevinhartmemes3821 5 років тому

      I favorite Grande Valse di Bravura

    • @eladiorualibenson3444
      @eladiorualibenson3444 5 років тому +4

      Not probably, It is

    • @octave11thpianist58
      @octave11thpianist58 4 роки тому +5

      It represents the emptiness inside all of us.

  • @riccardomazzaro1901
    @riccardomazzaro1901 4 роки тому +2592

    One of my friends heard this and said:" What's this? A circus song?"
    Long story short, he's not my friend anymore.

    • @remydovizioso5615
      @remydovizioso5615 4 роки тому +161

      Yeah! I felt that, this piece is really sad and deep but i also love it so much. If my friend said like that to me, maybe i would slap into his face 😂
      Only men of classical understand the beauty of this piece

    • @octave11thpianist58
      @octave11thpianist58 4 роки тому +145

      @@remydovizioso5615 and women.

    • @Choinkus
      @Choinkus 4 роки тому +134

      Yeah, he didn't say that. Contrary to what fans of classical music like to pretend, most people are perfectly capable of "understanding" and appreciating it. Yeah, it's fun to latch onto classical music as the thing that makes you "smarter" than the "hOrDeS oF sHeEpLe," but at the end of the day, everyone's tastes are equally valid and, let's face it, everyone else isn't stupid - you're just a pretentious dickhead.

    • @Choinkus
      @Choinkus 4 роки тому +17

      That's right
      Edit: since the guy I was replying to deleted their reply, they were asking whether I meant to say OP is lying

    • @hxppythxughts7149
      @hxppythxughts7149 4 роки тому +12

      It's piece

  • @timspiano5054
    @timspiano5054 Рік тому +51

    This is incredible Rousseau, I came here after watching The Pianist. Made me realise how extraordinary Chopin is. You nailed this performance=) 8:12 - those octaves 😮

  • @MiloMcCarthyMusic
    @MiloMcCarthyMusic 3 роки тому +1912

    0:00 to 9:46 my favourite part 🤩

  • @ZodiakGFXNovato
    @ZodiakGFXNovato 5 років тому +96

    It's Ballade No.1
    I believe!!

    • @ZodiakGFXNovato
      @ZodiakGFXNovato 5 років тому

      Actually, if you add a C# to the right hand it is a Ballade No.1 Chord

    • @therobertguy2436
      @therobertguy2436 5 років тому +22

      Did you comment... on your own comment?

    • @HymnLee
      @HymnLee 5 років тому +1

      “The world may never know...”

    • @Ruu.by608
      @Ruu.by608 5 років тому +3

      Damn you

    • @qingyang8759
      @qingyang8759 5 років тому +1

      Your're right lmao

  • @codythedoggo7671
    @codythedoggo7671 5 років тому +40

    This is arguably the most beautiful thing I've ever heard

  • @yoyoanan3731
    @yoyoanan3731 Рік тому +18

    5:38 to 5:48 is such an amazing part for 10 seconds

  • @calin4598
    @calin4598 4 роки тому +75

    this song is honestly such a masterpiece and I will never forget it.....I mean sure, your lie in april was a really good anime but can we take some time to actually listen to this song and appreciate it
    thank you so much Frédéric Chopin, for composing such beautiful music

  • @kylernice1505
    @kylernice1505 5 років тому +602

    Arguably a better special than Hungarian rhapsody no 2

    • @13I.U3
      @13I.U3 5 років тому +26

      more like undeniably

    • @mitalipandit2891
      @mitalipandit2891 5 років тому +20

      More like absolutely.

    • @chopun3862
      @chopun3862 5 років тому +57

      I can't even begin to Liszt the reasons why Chopin is best

    • @srduk7711
      @srduk7711 5 років тому +6

      Imo it definitly is better that HRno2..

    • @KeizerTrolschaap
      @KeizerTrolschaap 5 років тому +9

      @@chopun3862 Even the name man

  • @LiaLia-lo3mt
    @LiaLia-lo3mt 4 роки тому +5923

    -The Pianist
    -Your Lie in April
    -Chopin
    Everyone's here because of at least one of these

  • @Op9no2op64no2
    @Op9no2op64no2 2 місяці тому +6

    0:00 to 9:46 is my favorite part 💯💯

  • @Elena-xq5ue
    @Elena-xq5ue 3 роки тому +455

    This is by far my favorite Chopin’s piece.
    I’ve been practicing my piano for 14 years, but I’m a capricious pianist. I hate to read sheets, I do most of my work thanks to my ears. But for this one, I’ll make an effort.
    One day, with plenty of hours, I’ll succeed to play this perfectly.
    Thank you Rousseau. You made me discover this wonderful piece. I will, someday, try to master it as well as you did

  • @sirya-bookie9495
    @sirya-bookie9495 5 років тому +2463

    Doctor: You have 10 minutes to live...
    Me:

    • @cubedpie3958
      @cubedpie3958 5 років тому +85

      If I’m going to die to a song it’s certainly going to be this one

    • @harrylee3898
      @harrylee3898 5 років тому +41

      @@user-mf6xm1rp9f Rude much?

    • @milkywaes7058
      @milkywaes7058 5 років тому +30

      What are you gonna do with the other 14 seconds?

    • @adri4nrl545
      @adri4nrl545 5 років тому +37

      @@milkywaes7058 search and play this video XD

    • @bvyot1000
      @bvyot1000 5 років тому +29

      @@milkywaes7058 cry with a smile

  • @Usucknoob789
    @Usucknoob789 3 роки тому +76

    This one just has so many badass sections where Chopin just goes insane

    • @bmwforlife6951
      @bmwforlife6951 Рік тому

      You mean finally just as insane as Beethoven? 😉

  • @jazay591
    @jazay591 Рік тому +8

    This is THE performance that got me to start taking piano seriously 6 months ago. The range of expression, both technical prowess and beautiful emotion, is something I'm working hard to achieve. Thank you for inspiring me.

    • @enjoy_it...
      @enjoy_it... 9 місяців тому

      How many hours youve played?
      What's your achievement?

  • @LazaroDiego101
    @LazaroDiego101 5 років тому +283

    Everybody expecting for Hungarian Rhapsody 2...
    *proceeds to upload twinkle twinkle little star*

    • @bAA-17
      @bAA-17 5 років тому +14

      Exius Kenway Mozart composed 12 variations on this theme, you should listen to them. I hope Rousseau will play them in a video

    • @luizfelipels7
      @luizfelipels7 5 років тому +2

      comment ripoff

    • @xeclipse6620
      @xeclipse6620 5 років тому +1

      That's some serious suspense

    • @gold4963
      @gold4963 5 років тому +4

      Mozart's 12 Variations are actually quite impressive.

    • @snineHD
      @snineHD 5 років тому

      Twinkle littel star is from lizt so it will also be good song to do for 1,000 subs!!

  • @Pan_Blazej
    @Pan_Blazej 5 років тому +618

    Me watching this:
    1:20 - Gee, that doesn't look so hard... Maybe I'll try and learn it?
    1:29 - Or is it?
    2:06 - Oh, yeah, I remember now. It's Chopin.

    • @sayshisui7760
      @sayshisui7760 5 років тому +49

      7:55 well it’s chopin 😭

    • @dej0406_
      @dej0406_ 5 років тому +7

      Chopin might do the *Liszt Style*

    • @artibrahimi6959
      @artibrahimi6959 4 роки тому +11

      Błażej Muszyński 2:06 is not at all hard. The complexity in other sections of this piece surpasses this moment.

    • @dylanr4854
      @dylanr4854 4 роки тому +3

      Art Ibrahimi Would you consider 5:38 hard at all?

    • @ZiuBisk
      @ZiuBisk 4 роки тому +3

      Actually, I'm new to the Piano and all this is very difficult for me xd.
      I am using Google Translate so any fault is normal.

  • @winston9920
    @winston9920 5 років тому +281

    Plot twist, has 2 million subs in 24 hours
    Ok, new video

    • @mitalipandit2891
      @mitalipandit2891 5 років тому +2

      Noice.

    • @davisatdavis1
      @davisatdavis1 5 років тому

      I'd be blissful, because that'd mean Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 next week!

  • @azloii9781
    @azloii9781 Місяць тому +2

    Chopin is one of the few composers who after I learn a piece of theirs, I feel a deep sense of gratification and accomplishment❤❤

  • @neutral_puma845
    @neutral_puma845 5 років тому +115

    7:54 . All his Etudes paid off for something!!

  • @soph.56
    @soph.56 3 роки тому +154

    I'll be honest this piece is probably my favourite ever and the reason I got into classical music.
    I listened to a lot of classical music when I has small. My parents really liked classical music. but when they got divorced I barely heard it anymore.
    then one day for no particular reason I randomly decide to listen to some classical music. and I came across this piece. I was instantly blown back and amazed, I had never enjoyed music so much. and now classical music is my favourite! this will always hold a special space in my heart. :)

    • @andantino5558
      @andantino5558 3 роки тому +5

      Now you can listen Mozart Concertos 9 and 12

  • @ayhamshaheed7740
    @ayhamshaheed7740 2 роки тому +192

    I've listened to a lot of music but that recapitulation of the second theme from 4:48 to 5:10 is truly one of the most beautiful and simultaneously dramatic passages in all of music. The first time I heard it I became obsessed with this piece, and even though I've heard it so many hundreds of times its beauty never wears out.

    • @PerroPepsi
      @PerroPepsi 11 місяців тому +2

      Nd the preparation its incredible

    • @knopfir
      @knopfir 3 місяці тому +1

      2 years late, but I whole heartedly agree that recapitulation is one of the best repeats of a motif ive ever heard.

  • @Goob_uhh
    @Goob_uhh Рік тому +45

    This piece give me weird nostalgia of my homeland in Germany and I love it so much thank you I love the emotion you put into this piece you truest are a one of a kind pianist

  • @elliotthop2072
    @elliotthop2072 5 років тому +566

    Your playing is EXCELLENT ! Can you make a video "Watch me practice" ?

    • @seth_lovers26
      @seth_lovers26 5 років тому +11

      Yeah, I agree

    • @Jakeylicious7891
      @Jakeylicious7891 5 років тому +33

      Don't think he would. His cover might be blown that he's a concert pianist.

    • @dithery6622
      @dithery6622 5 років тому +7

      Probably will be a smack in my self esteem though lol

  • @Daniel-fi3lt
    @Daniel-fi3lt 5 років тому +532

    "Szpilman.. now that's a name for a pianist."

  • @eduardsrobeznieks8040
    @eduardsrobeznieks8040 5 років тому +507

    - What are you?
    - I am... I was a pianist.
    - Can you play something?
    - 0:00

    • @danielhinrichsen6927
      @danielhinrichsen6927 5 років тому +42

      *Brings can of beans for assistance*

    • @kawe7043
      @kawe7043 5 років тому

      @@danielhinrichsen6927 AHAHAHAHA

    • @gabrielgan2971
      @gabrielgan2971 5 років тому +5

      Why don't you play spaghetti instead?

    • @harper9488
      @harper9488 5 років тому +2

      mood.

    • @draven2422
      @draven2422 4 роки тому +9

      None of y’all get the reference it’s from the movie the pianist🤦

  • @NoobMasterr25
    @NoobMasterr25 Рік тому +8

    Somehow, I can feel the emotions behind this piece... it's like a beautful story with a sad ending, like it's abruptly spiraling into uncontrollable fall, but they tried to stand up again

    • @absidee88
      @absidee88 Рік тому +2

      Idk but it reminds me of the stages of grief, starting from shock, then denial, anger, reminisce, bargaining, the coda represents desperation then depression and finally, acceptance.

    • @Miyamoto_345
      @Miyamoto_345 11 місяців тому

      Lol its just like the anime

  • @pawelwis7215
    @pawelwis7215 5 років тому +34

    I'm not a musician but I think now I know why Chopin was a genius

  • @jeremy9951
    @jeremy9951 5 років тому +503

    I hope you'll play Fantaisie Impromptu one day though, not obviously on Monday but the week after maybe :D

    • @therobertguy2436
      @therobertguy2436 5 років тому +3

      Omg yeesssss🥳!

    • @Jose-es9xy
      @Jose-es9xy 5 років тому

      That would be awesome!!

    • @xpkryanx
      @xpkryanx 5 років тому

      Jérémy by whom?

    • @KPatrik100
      @KPatrik100 5 років тому +4

      I’d prefer Revolutionary Etude :D

    • @Shannxy
      @Shannxy 5 років тому +1

      Yeah I'm also waiting for this one. Donated to him with a message a while ago to support him, and with the off-chance of getting it on his radar for possible videos.

  • @DSMusic394
    @DSMusic394 5 років тому +72

    Can't wait until you play 4'33" for the 10M sub special :D
    I can't believe I missed the premiere again ;-;

    • @walidguinet2682
      @walidguinet2682 5 років тому +1

      Don't think he's able to play it..

    • @wholemilky
      @wholemilky 5 років тому

      What's 4'33?

    • @oboegoesquackquack
      @oboegoesquackquack 5 років тому

      @@wholemilky A piece where you sit at the piano (or any other instrument) for 4 minutes and 33 seconds and don't play a single note

    • @wholemilky
      @wholemilky 5 років тому

      @@oboegoesquackquack And why is that even a thing?

    • @meneermankepoot
      @meneermankepoot 5 років тому +2

      I don't really know
      "The zen of silence"
      Because the accidental "noises" are unique and also part of a concert. Furthermore no idea why it's made, but it's pretty interesting if you're up for it :)

  • @anagloriapessoa
    @anagloriapessoa Місяць тому +1

    not a more perfect piece for the occasion. dude makes a whole orchestra out of the piano. respect

  • @missunderstood8445
    @missunderstood8445 5 років тому +45

    This piece is Chopin’s heart and soul ❤️

  • @beepbeep670
    @beepbeep670 4 роки тому +148

    Thanks to Mr. Chopin, Yuzuru Hanyu kept breaking figure skating world records with this beautiful piece.
    It’s a wonderful tribute from Mr Hanyu.

    • @mandakinikhatkar9494
      @mandakinikhatkar9494 3 роки тому +5

      Yeah ,,,.I love yuzuru:-D

    • @user-ng8xf2bu1s
      @user-ng8xf2bu1s 2 роки тому +2

      I was looking for a Yuzu comment, such an iconic and mesmerizing performance with this equally breathtaking piece. ❤️

  • @MrUnpredicatable21
    @MrUnpredicatable21 5 років тому +54

    This is my favorite piece by Chopin as well.
    Such emotion.
    I first heard it in the pianist, a movie about the holocaust.
    Wonderful movie if you haven’t seen it.
    Beautifully executed man.

  • @Hapsburger
    @Hapsburger Рік тому +6

    Chopin's music just hits differently, in the sense of the way it is able to emulate emotions and use them to tell a story, not a one that is made of words, but of pure emotions. Rousseau has become my favorite pianist because he is a storyteller that uses music.

  • @TronvsMatrix
    @TronvsMatrix 5 років тому +80

    My uncle passed, he died with family near him after a long fight with cancer. I woke up today and he was gone. I went straight to UA-cam and listened to this song, it’s helped me relax. This song also inspired me to play piano. I will for ever love and remember this song. Thank you.

    • @youfuckingcowardimdepresse3216
      @youfuckingcowardimdepresse3216 5 років тому

      Oh, I’m so sorry

    • @chesterashby531
      @chesterashby531 5 років тому

      :( sorry

    • @alunax7352
      @alunax7352 5 років тому +1

      that's the herencia of chopin, his music made somebody begining the piano, someone made an obra maestra anime of his pieces. And the others just cryed listening to this spectacular melodía.
      Life is like a piece, if you have to leave this world, better do it in music

  • @romainguimier2718
    @romainguimier2718 5 років тому +75

    When your favorite youtuber pianist plays your favorite classical music!
    This music gives me chills, maybe because of Your Lie in April ♡

  • @sukisupremacy
    @sukisupremacy 3 роки тому +8552

    _“I met the girl under full bloomed cherry blossoms, and my fate has begun to change.”_

  • @vincentsarnelli2777
    @vincentsarnelli2777 2 роки тому +2

    Hearing this song deeply reflects much of what I’ve felt in life to the passing of my father. The crazy world we live in and how frustrating and intoxicating true grief can compel a human mind.
    Beauty is truly disgusting and wonderful all at the same time.