Thank you for all the nice comments! I am going to make more videos like this, where I take an arrangement, turn it on it's head in a Cuban style. Please subscribe to this channel and join my email mailing list to find out more about this project, and ultimately, when I might be playing a show in your area - www.joachimhorsley.com/#newsletter Best Wishes everyone!!!
This is insanely brilliant. As a professional pianist and having studied percussion...this was everything I needed in my life today. Thank you so much for sharing!
What I love about this is the respect you have for the music. So many out-of-genre versions of music just kind of take the tune and do whatever, but this one really shows that you know the original and really like it. Also, you clearly know what you're doing anyway. You know the style that you're turning it into. You're just good at this is what I'm saying.
Joachim, One of my all time favorite pieces of music is Beethoven's 7th...allegretto. Well, cuban, salsa and latin jazz are a huge part of my life, so when I heard this recording, I was floored and probably cried a little...Lol. You're a genius for combining the two as beautifully as you did. I listen to it at least 10 times a day and I don't anticipate stopping at any point. Thank you for giving the world a musical gem. I'm a fan.
After listening to an orchestral version of this movement, I've realized how amazing you've arranged this. The rumba style you've played perfectly matched the piece, and the original melody is still kept without straying too far off the line, truly amazing !
Si cet album pouvait attirer de nouvelles personnes vers la musique classique, ce serait absolument merveilleux. J'adore ce morceau de Beethoven, son côté solennel, froid, glacial... Avec vous, Monsieur, le voici gai, virevoltant? Très belle réinterprétation.
Crazy! Like his fingers are dancing to the song itself with amazing rhythm and unparallelled precision. At some points, its like two little hand-people just dancing away having a great time😂
I've already seen a lot positive comments about this arrangement and I just had to also say.... "Dude, you killed it!" This is an awesome adaption of the original. I used it as an example in my classroom today to show how new and old are constantly being reorganized in interesting ways. The percussive element of this is on point! Keep it up! I hope to see more fun arrangements. P.S. I'm particularly bias to Beethoven so I wouldn't be opposed to not switching composers haha. Ever thought about re-arragning Beethoven's Sonata no. 21, "Waldstein?" Because I would definitely buy your version of it!
Hier soir une belle découverte à Sablé c''était vraiment la folle journée avec Beethoven sur des airs de Rumba. Merci pour ce très bon moment Monsieur Horsley
It's a real treat to hear/see such originality, more so when my two years-old grandson asks to watch your video while doing his little dance. As a Hispanic who enjoys classical and Spanish music this is a great mix!!!
Hi I listened to this in music class at school and when I first watched it I was like ha cool but when I watched it at home it was so good that I turd my head phones up soo loud
La musique est un fabuleux territoire où la tradition la plus pure et la fantaisie la plus débridée sont aussi légitimes l'une que l'autre. Et j'aime cela! De ce sublime thème romantique, lent, grave et majestueux, à mon goût l'un des plus beaux et des plus poignants de Beethoven, vous donnez une version débridée, colorée et inventive, jouissive. J'y retrouve ce que je perçois de la situation pleine de paradoxes de la vie et de la création artistique à Cuba et dans les caraïbes, en général : malgré ou à cause d'immenses difficultés économiques et politiques, les peuples ont su produire des cultures où la gaîté et la lumière aident à supporter l'oppression et la misère. La douleur est toujours là, derrière les rythmes endiablés de la rumba, le thème romantique transparaît, mais il se voile, avec élégance, de joie et d'insouciance.
This is the most awesome reimagining of an iconic classical piece that I've ever heard. Bravo, Mr. Horsley! I can't stop playing this, smiling. and hearing it in my mind's ear throughout the day!
That is a statistical problem. The original piece is already genius and the outcome can be on the full range of awful to genius. It is most likely that it is avarage and therefore below the original in quality.
I play my bongo cajon to this every other day. It's part of my practice session. I love how you switch from rumba to cha-cha-cha and back to rumba. Keeps me on my toes Thank you so much.
One of my favorite Beethoven Symphony's, surely he'd be equally amazed with your rendition. Instead of the characteristically somber emotion, we are all up dancing to this! Bravo, ready for more!
Suggestions for other videos: - Bach passacaille in C minor - Brahms symphony 4, last movement - Rachmaninov 3rd piano concerto, main theme - Mozart piano sonata in A minor, last movement - Mendelssohn scherzo from a midsummer night's dream - Chopin nocturne in C minor - Beethoven piano concerto 4, last movement There are so many!
Best part in my opinion is from 0:00 to 1:39, i just love the energy in the music, I would dance on it all night long. Even if I do enjoy what goes after. That's a huge performance, thank you so much for sharing this with us.
i am in tears...literally. The saddest of all Beethoven movements has been turned into a fire-breathing Ode to Joy. Ludwig would instantly regain his hearing and go poco loco dancing his ass off until the break of dawn. Maestro, you are a Genius!
I just found this video on Facebook and it's simply amazing how you merged my favorite Beethoven piece with my favorite genre of music! Please keep doing what you do! Fan for life from this day.
Holy cow! The whole time I was listening to this I was imagining showing this video to Beethoven and Mozart and what their reaction would be. I bet they would love it!
Nothing short of amazing. The amount of work needed to make this surely can't be underestimated. All the hours in the making, I can only imagine! Bravo! Much much deserved praise.
Beethoven in Cuba & Sheherazade are on non stop at home!!!! Wonderfull!!!! Congratulations from Argentina ( the other end of the world) Thank you for such marvelous arrangements.
Bravo ! Vous avez réussi l'exploit de faire encore mieux que l'original, la 7e symphonie de Beethoven. Ce qui prouve qu'il y a au 21e siècle des musiciens de très grand talent, et même de génie. 😍
This is really great. Everything has a purpose. A lot of covers and arrangements are unnecessarily flashy and drawn out. This one is flashy, but nothing sounds like it was playing to impress or intimidate. It sounds absolutely necessary to have played it that way. Great job.
I've watched this probably 5 times. Everything in this video is so deliberate. I love the subtlety with which you implemented percussion sounds like jostling drumsticks or scraping the strings, particularly near the beginning. The only part I thought was excessive was the prepared piano section (not the string bass part). I don't think the synthy sound added anything. But seriously, wow.
On videos like this I tend to find myself sidetracked and clicking elsewhere. This time I found myself stunned all the way through. This is just amazing.
Thank you for all the nice comments! I am going to make more videos like this, where I take an arrangement, turn it on it's head in a Cuban style. Please subscribe to this channel and join my email mailing list to find out more about this project, and ultimately, when I might be playing a show in your area - www.joachimhorsley.com/#newsletter Best Wishes everyone!!!
OK Joachim, it's done
I HAD to hit subscribe at that fugato. Very nice job!
Please do, I love this!
We are waiting for your new videos!
And come to play in Japan, too!!!
Thank you for making a video of the arrangement!!
This is insanely brilliant. As a professional pianist and having studied percussion...this was everything I needed in my life today. Thank you so much for sharing!
What I love about this is the respect you have for the music. So many out-of-genre versions of music just kind of take the tune and do whatever, but this one really shows that you know the original and really like it.
Also, you clearly know what you're doing anyway. You know the style that you're turning it into.
You're just good at this is what I'm saying.
Thank you!
@klop422 he's a genius! I just discovered him, I love piano works and the classics but these improvisations are just mind blowing!
@klop422 Well said!
You can actually hear the 7th in its full form. He did a great job.
this song is perfect
Joachim,
One of my all time favorite pieces of music is Beethoven's 7th...allegretto. Well, cuban, salsa and latin jazz are a huge part of my life, so when I heard this recording, I was floored and probably cried a little...Lol. You're a genius for combining the two as beautifully as you did. I listen to it at least 10 times a day and I don't anticipate stopping at any point. Thank you for giving the world a musical gem. I'm a fan.
Arnold Garza thank you, you are very kind!
Are you still listening to the piece?
Yes, update plz
*After all these years, it's still fun to listen to. With a smile on my face, I stamp my foot*
This "interpretation" was probably the last thing Beethoven was thinking about when he wrote this masterpiece, but this remix is absolutely brilliant!
Thank you!!!
Good news everyone ! The full score, parts, and play-along are now available directly from my website: www.JoachimHorsley.com Have fun!!!
Thank's You Great! Best parts of Cuban piano rumba ever!
You're a genius.
Joachim Horsley d
OldPost661 No, but that's nice of you to say :). Glad you enjoyed!
good news if I'd be that good :)
After listening to an orchestral version of this movement, I've realized how amazing you've arranged this. The rumba style you've played perfectly matched the piece, and the original melody is still kept without straying too far off the line, truly amazing !
Thank you Lord for bringing this music to my random UA-cam rabbit hole of awesomeness. I love you so much
Ain't no party like a Beethoven Rumba party. Arrrrrrrriba!
My half-Cuban soul has never felt more blessed than right now
Playing a version of this for my high schools marching show
sick i want to try that idk if i'm good enough tho
これ、カッコイイ！是非とも今度の来日で生で聴きたい♪
Si cet album pouvait attirer de nouvelles personnes vers la musique classique, ce serait absolument merveilleux. J'adore ce morceau de Beethoven, son côté solennel, froid, glacial... Avec vous, Monsieur, le voici gai, virevoltant? Très belle réinterprétation.
Crazy! Like his fingers are dancing to the song itself with amazing rhythm and unparallelled precision. At some points, its like two little hand-people just dancing away having a great time😂
Super concert hier soir aux Folles journées de Nantes. Un très bon moment. Thx for your work. Good job.
I've already seen a lot positive comments about this arrangement and I just had to also say.... "Dude, you killed it!" This is an awesome adaption of the original. I used it as an example in my classroom today to show how new and old are constantly being reorganized in interesting ways. The percussive element of this is on point! Keep it up! I hope to see more fun arrangements.
P.S. I'm particularly bias to Beethoven so I wouldn't be opposed to not switching composers haha. Ever thought about re-arragning Beethoven's Sonata no. 21, "Waldstein?" Because I would definitely buy your version of it!
Ryan Striker thank you so much! That Beethoven sonata is heavy duty! Great suggestion.... :)
Cette version dans un style rumba est déconcertante et époustouflante. Bravo pour votre performance!
Merci, Marie-Sandra!
Je danse sur cette musique dans mon cour de classique ! Elle est super, bravo vraiment, vousl'avez tres bien interprété !!!
Very hard to surpass for anybody -BRAVO!
Hier soir une belle découverte à Sablé c''était vraiment la folle journée avec Beethoven sur des airs de Rumba. Merci pour ce très bon moment Monsieur Horsley
It's a real treat to hear/see such originality, more so when my two years-old grandson asks to watch your video while doing his little dance. As a Hispanic who enjoys classical and Spanish music this is a great mix!!!
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Aw! Can we see the video of his little dance?
I have had this on repeat all day. This is GOLD
agreed.
jtrainn423
nje pjese e imja
the Martin show
I though classical music was dead, but now OMG i can hear!
i came for beethoven but i stayed for Joachim Horsley
#LoveBeethoooven
wonderful i hope you can make same for mozart #lovemozaaart
Hi I listened to this in music class at school and when I first watched it I was like ha cool but when I watched it at home it was so good that I turd my head phones up soo loud
Excelente ejecución. Saludos desde la República Dominicana
Still coming back to this regularly. What a fantastic piece of music!!
Thanks - welcome back
Joachim - you are a brilliant composer, pianist and percussionist - God bless you - may you and your talent thrive!
Primero, es un gran pianista, sabe música, sabe leer música, y lo mas importante lleve el ritmo en el alma.-
La musique est un fabuleux territoire où la tradition la plus pure et la
fantaisie la plus débridée sont aussi légitimes l'une que l'autre. Et
j'aime cela!
De ce sublime thème romantique, lent, grave et
majestueux, à mon goût l'un des plus beaux et des plus poignants de
Beethoven, vous donnez une version débridée, colorée
et inventive, jouissive. J'y retrouve ce que je perçois de la situation
pleine de paradoxes de la vie et de la création artistique à Cuba et
dans les caraïbes, en général : malgré ou à cause d'immenses difficultés
économiques et politiques, les peuples ont su produire des cultures où
la gaîté et la lumière aident à supporter l'oppression et la misère.
La douleur est toujours là, derrière les rythmes endiablés de la rumba,
le thème romantique transparaît, mais il se voile, avec élégance, de
joie et d'insouciance.
Une approche de Beethoven qui ne sera pas du goût de tout le monde. Pour ma part, totale adhésion ! Félicitations !!!
This is the most awesome reimagining of an iconic classical piece that I've ever heard. Bravo, Mr. Horsley! I can't stop playing this, smiling. and hearing it in my mind's ear throughout the day!
Cured my bursitis just absorbing your marvelous energy what a gift that sound can fro this.
"What if Beethoven was born in Cuba"...the creativity is universal, indeed.
Just don’t have enough… classical instantly! 👏👏👏
I hate when someone try to change something from classicals..but i truly love this version.
bravo bravo
It is to be musician to not only repeat classic works but to made somethink with them. To play by our way.
That is a statistical problem. The original piece is already genius and the outcome can be on the full range of awful to genius. It is most likely that it is avarage and therefore below the original in quality.
@@jannisopel what?
@@jannisopel usually the orginal is very stale repetetive and simplistic imo. But each their own i guess
@@jannisopel Socrates would not like you
Great ! Beethoven loved musical innovation: I think he would have loved.
I play my bongo cajon to this every other day. It's part of my practice session. I love how you switch from rumba to cha-cha-cha and back to rumba. Keeps me on my toes Thank you so much.
One of my favorite Beethoven Symphony's, surely he'd be equally amazed with your rendition. Instead of the characteristically somber emotion, we are all up dancing to this! Bravo, ready for more!
il est tout simplement sublime
Suggestions for other videos:
- Bach passacaille in C minor
- Brahms symphony 4, last movement
- Rachmaninov 3rd piano concerto, main theme
- Mozart piano sonata in A minor, last movement
- Mendelssohn scherzo from a midsummer night's dream
- Chopin nocturne in C minor
- Beethoven piano concerto 4, last movement
There are so many!
tguiot this is a hard-core list! I love it. I will be in the shed :).
This is the first thing to lift my spirits since November 9.Beautiful.
Must have listened to this a hundred times over the years... So great. Love it. Wish I could give it a million likes.
Everything is there . The sublime theme of the 7th of Beethoven, the great rhythm and the Cuban soul that flies us with passion.
Bravo to the artist
Music like this makes me squeamish about calling myself a musician. This level of musicianship leaves me feeling positively humbled, and in awe.
Inventive, intelligent, and so well performed. Nice videography, too!
i love you Joachim Horsley
"AWESOME" would be an understatement. Fabulous Musical Feat. Its New Wine in Old bottle. Crazy Idea Lovely Rendition.
Interesting and very elegant way of combine de music of a genius and the great rhitms of my beloved Cuba. Thank you.
Best part in my opinion is from 0:00 to 1:39, i just love the energy in the music, I would dance on it all night long. Even if I do enjoy what goes after.
That's a huge performance, thank you so much for sharing this with us.
Découverte ce matin, grâce à André Manoukian sur France Inter, j'adore cette symphonie revisitée façon cubaine. Quel punch.
My wife says that if she knew how to dance, she would enter a dance competition with this music and win for sure!
At last, it's on ITUNES! tinyurl.com/BeetiTunes
Joachim Horsley I'll buy for sure
W💭w🎹👀👀💗AMAZiNG🎹📢💋🎹👌
La 7º sinfonía del PROCER es una de las más impactantes y este arreglo de gran virtuosismo es notablemente bello. Gracias!!!
Là j'ai envie de bouger ..j'adore..bravo.
i am in tears...literally. The saddest of all Beethoven movements has been turned into a fire-breathing Ode to Joy. Ludwig would instantly regain his hearing and go poco loco dancing his ass off until the break of dawn. Maestro, you are a Genius!
Thank you!
Beautifully. I Stiller listent without limite.. you are à talent. I love.Greetings from France. Agnès
any chance for a "the making of" or "behind the scenes" video of this??? What can I say.... BRILLIANT!!!
waouuuuuuuu incredible thing incredible genius version what a great crazy pianist ...waouuuuu thanks God to made you born on earth
¡MAGISTRAL!....Superb!....Outstanding!...Marvelous!...¡HERMOSO!...¡BRUTAL!
So beautiful. I wish I had that talent!
Perfectly can't stop dancing
excellent , j'adore votre musique Mr Horsley, :-) à quand un album ?
awesome!!!
I'm Cuban and I like Beethoven. This is simply brilliant!
You, sir, are unbelievable.
I just found this video on Facebook and it's simply amazing how you merged my favorite Beethoven piece with my favorite genre of music! Please keep doing what you do! Fan for life from this day.
Seong Min thank you! I will make more!
You ara UNBELIEVABLE! Wonderful! Bravo! You made my day!!!!
Perfect fusion. More please.
Just incredible. The fugato is amazing.
Holy cow! The whole time I was listening to this I was imagining showing this video to Beethoven and Mozart and what their reaction would be. I bet they would love it!
Congrats !! ... great mix rumba & Beethoven .... wonderfully played !!
Amazing!! That movement is one of my all time favorites...and this might be the best version of it I have heard!
Wow, thank you Karen!
karen ross same here
Of course I want it too, is amazing. Thank you a lot, you are GREAT!
karen ross same! plus mixed with cuban style music, this BLEW. MY. MIND.
Nothing short of amazing. The amount of work needed to make this surely can't be underestimated. All the hours in the making, I can only imagine! Bravo! Much much deserved praise.
Beautiful song 😍😍😍😍 mieux que l’original , je l’écoute plusieurs fois !!!
Trop bien, la musique classique avec un renouveau même en Belgique on t ecoute ✌
OMG!! Just extraordinary.
if Beethoven was alive he would be completely amazed by this.. an utter and complete twist. lovely.
Amazing, amazing, amazing... Congrats!
Beethoven in Cuba & Sheherazade are on non stop at home!!!!
Wonderfull!!!! Congratulations from Argentina ( the other end of the world) Thank you for such marvelous arrangements.
Потрясающе! Это виртуоз!
Amazing
This is just totally AMAAZZZZIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bravo ! Vous avez réussi l'exploit de faire encore mieux que l'original, la 7e symphonie de Beethoven.
Ce qui prouve qu'il y a au 21e siècle des musiciens de très grand talent, et même de génie. 😍
This is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I am obsessed with this.
Absolutely amazing!!! WOW!!!
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Bravissimo, Maestro.
I love this ❤
Magical Sound Shower
Creative, fabulous and skillful.. LOVE this artist. Xoxoxox
Absolument stupéfiant!
Absolutely F A N T A S T I C! ! !
PLEASE MORE RUMBA BEETHOVEN 😉🤗😀
Il sera en concert le Dimanche 13 octobre à 17H30 à l'auditorium du musée lors de la 15ème édition du Grenoble Alpes Métropole Jazz Festival !
This is really great. Everything has a purpose. A lot of covers and arrangements are unnecessarily flashy and drawn out.
This one is flashy, but nothing sounds like it was playing to impress or intimidate. It sounds absolutely necessary to have played it that way.
Great job.
I've watched this probably 5 times. Everything in this video is so deliberate. I love the subtlety with which you implemented percussion sounds like jostling drumsticks or scraping the strings, particularly near the beginning. The only part I thought was excessive was the prepared piano section (not the string bass part). I don't think the synthy sound added anything. But seriously, wow.
GOD I'm currently after 5 straight hours of listening to this amazing piece of music and I STILL WANT MORE
Loved it! Beethoven would Tango to this. Wow!
Wow. C'est juste. Wow.
Awesome amazing and all related adjectives available
On videos like this I tend to find myself sidetracked and clicking elsewhere. This time I found myself stunned all the way through. This is just amazing.
INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL!!!!
beautiful pianiste!
handsome married man :)