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

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  • Опубликовано: 15 дек 2024

Комментарии • 12 тыс.

  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  5 лет назад +18059

    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 лет назад +135

      You Tricked us:< but still This piece is beautiful

    • @rey7014
      @rey7014 5 лет назад +46

      Congratulations!

    • @kayrabcebll8259
      @kayrabcebll8259 5 лет назад +76

      Rousseau Wheres ma hungarian rhapsody dear

    • @biggiezsnack
      @biggiezsnack 5 лет назад +295

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

    • @n4v33nkum4r7
      @n4v33nkum4r7 5 лет назад +47

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

  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  5 лет назад +6222

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

    • @Amitkumar-ss4fo
      @Amitkumar-ss4fo 5 лет назад +139

      Yeah. It was really amazing 😍

    • @Kay13579
      @Kay13579 5 лет назад +182

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

    • @unverredegin
      @unverredegin 5 лет назад +89

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

    • @presidentsnow.
      @presidentsnow. 5 лет назад +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 лет назад +9

      Same thing...

  • @danielthrasher
    @danielthrasher 5 лет назад +25634

    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 лет назад +5369

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

    • @janv.8538
      @janv.8538 5 лет назад +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 лет назад +256

      Any etude by Chopin is fitting!

    • @RoeeNegbyDaHot
      @RoeeNegbyDaHot 5 лет назад +414

      WE STAN LEGENDS SUPPORTING LEGENDS

    • @killpoo7
      @killpoo7 5 лет назад +102

      @@Rousseau the one everyone was expecting here :p

  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  5 лет назад +1034

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

    • @khatruong1333
      @khatruong1333 5 лет назад +13

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

    • @nikhils5279
      @nikhils5279 5 лет назад +21

      Liebstraummmm!

    • @carbon4183
      @carbon4183 5 лет назад +2

      1 MIL YEAH BOIII

    • @sacc2388
      @sacc2388 5 лет назад +6

      @Rishu Takkar Liebestruam would be suuuuuper great!

    • @mate8877
      @mate8877 5 лет назад +3

      Liebestraum please ❤

  • @thecraze21
    @thecraze21 Год назад +1756

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

  • @CienciaTodoDia
    @CienciaTodoDia 5 лет назад +4256

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

    • @shahmirkhan5373
      @shahmirkhan5373 5 лет назад +41

      Youre not that famous on this side of RUclips hmm

    • @hugo01463
      @hugo01463 5 лет назад +80

      Achei um brasileiro!

    • @felipebrito9093
      @felipebrito9093 5 лет назад +92

      Meu canal preferido de ciência também gosta de Chopin haha

    • @hugo01463
      @hugo01463 5 лет назад +15

      Agora são dois!

    • @Elopierek
      @Elopierek 5 лет назад +4

      Chopin frome Poland :) remember

  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  5 лет назад +907

    Ready for round 2?

    • @nikhils5279
      @nikhils5279 5 лет назад +16

      Rousseau hell yeah

    • @girf_boss
      @girf_boss 5 лет назад +92

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

    • @Cryptosonix
      @Cryptosonix 5 лет назад +2

      YESSS!!!

    • @iamjoe610
      @iamjoe610 5 лет назад +17

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

    • @tibetatakan
      @tibetatakan 5 лет назад +23

      Rousseau la campanella 2 confirmed

  • @NameNik223
    @NameNik223 5 лет назад +4701

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

    • @peep3879
      @peep3879 5 лет назад +204

      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 лет назад +107

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

    • @adjiewahyupradana2696
      @adjiewahyupradana2696 5 лет назад +29

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

    • @O1329-u8g
      @O1329-u8g 5 лет назад +34

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

    • @Discusser
      @Discusser 5 лет назад +18

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

  • @rickluk-gaming301
    @rickluk-gaming301 Год назад +588

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

    • @primera04
      @primera04 Год назад +13

      its a piece not song

    • @rickluk-gaming301
      @rickluk-gaming301 Год назад +1

      thx for correction@@primera04

    • @1saamor897
      @1saamor897 Год назад +22

      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 Год назад +25

      The hardest thing about this piece is learning it.

    • @happyburrito9026
      @happyburrito9026 Год назад +8

      Period.

  • @SheetMusicBoss
    @SheetMusicBoss 5 лет назад +3624

    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 лет назад +54

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

    • @mountchoco8174
      @mountchoco8174 5 лет назад +6

      They do actually play piano

    • @joannemariedecena6403
      @joannemariedecena6403 5 лет назад +5

      Sheet Music Boss i like your rush songs

    • @mitalipandit2891
      @mitalipandit2891 5 лет назад +11

      LIEBESTRAUM NO. 3!!! PLEASE!

    • @Flutterbyby
      @Flutterbyby 5 лет назад +12

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

  • @Proximity
    @Proximity 5 лет назад +1585

    YESSS MY BODY IS READY.

    • @billybill1272
      @billybill1272 5 лет назад +17

      Proximity I remember jamming to overwerk so many years ago haha

    • @c3realpt
      @c3realpt 5 лет назад +65

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

    • @carmacksanderson3937
      @carmacksanderson3937 5 лет назад +14

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

    • @solma1
      @solma1 5 лет назад +6

      @@c3realpt haha same although i only produce electronic

    • @frozenx1337
      @frozenx1337 5 лет назад +2

      @@c3realpt same😍

  • @r_v1ns
    @r_v1ns Год назад +354

    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 года назад +9243

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

    • @jennifermai1589
      @jennifermai1589 4 года назад +981

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

    • @Asaaldridge22
      @Asaaldridge22 4 года назад +718

      He probably could compose more music

    • @PepePoios
      @PepePoios 4 года назад +640

      @@Asaaldridge22 No way :0

    • @awe331
      @awe331 4 года назад +486

      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 года назад +405

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

  • @AtinPiano
    @AtinPiano 5 лет назад +690

    You did it, you utter maniac!

    • @clawf.3596
      @clawf.3596 5 лет назад +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 лет назад

      true true

    • @Neo_wow
      @Neo_wow 5 лет назад +3

      Plot twist : AtinPiano is Rousseau 😅

    • @clawf.3596
      @clawf.3596 5 лет назад +1

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

    • @Neo_wow
      @Neo_wow 5 лет назад

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

  • @CamilaCuevas
    @CamilaCuevas 5 лет назад +1204

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

    • @crisz2525
      @crisz2525 5 лет назад +25

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

    • @13I.U3
      @13I.U3 5 лет назад +6

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

    • @hanamaru-4634
      @hanamaru-4634 5 лет назад +3

      Veo que eres una mujer de cultura =)

    • @eric9061
      @eric9061 5 лет назад +2

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

    • @Bcutter
      @Bcutter 5 лет назад +2

      This is figuratively my favorite piece from Chopin.

  • @Velnox
    @Velnox 2 года назад +741

    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 года назад +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 Год назад +5

      @@zachreel6466 have you finished it?

    • @Snas8-7
      @Snas8-7 Год назад +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 Год назад +1

      Totally agree!

    • @donut2845
      @donut2845 Год назад +1

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

  • @elaizah4626
    @elaizah4626 4 года назад +898

    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 года назад +168

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

    • @nathhy
      @nathhy 4 года назад +84

      galihindra i knew someone was gonna say this

    • @galihindra7133
      @galihindra7133 4 года назад +45

      @@nathhy its inevitable my dude

    • @lilyshahbazyan8054
      @lilyshahbazyan8054 4 года назад +18

      hey man may he Rest In Peace :(

    • @dabeastle7116
      @dabeastle7116 4 года назад +13

      F

  • @jonnyj.
    @jonnyj. 3 года назад +1368

    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 года назад +31

      This is my favourite piece so I agree.

    • @duongnguyenngoc9160
      @duongnguyenngoc9160 3 года назад +16

      @Sherlock Holmes no

    • @crimsonair8890
      @crimsonair8890 3 года назад +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 года назад +1

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

    • @fredericfrancoischopin6280
      @fredericfrancoischopin6280 3 года назад +7

      Thanks for calling me a inappropriate name 😁

  • @hybok
    @hybok 5 лет назад +1165

    "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 лет назад +7

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

    • @atgwiuz
      @atgwiuz 5 лет назад +13

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

    • @juandavila4534
      @juandavila4534 5 лет назад +5

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

    • @aakanshagupta9906
      @aakanshagupta9906 5 лет назад +3

      @@juandavila4534 yes he is one of my favourite authors

    • @mr.h4267
      @mr.h4267 5 лет назад +1

      Edgy.

  • @Amachi
    @Amachi 10 месяцев назад +218

    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 10 месяцев назад

      same here hahah

    • @0banai_Igur0
      @0banai_Igur0 10 месяцев назад

      Same 😢

    • @saya_miguel_akunlama3008
      @saya_miguel_akunlama3008 8 месяцев назад +1

      Bro I dont even know the show to beggin with

    • @JisK7
      @JisK7 7 месяцев назад +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 месяцев назад

      ​@@JisK7I'm going to touch you.

  • @bananabried
    @bananabried 4 года назад +2040

    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 года назад +74

      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 года назад +57

      E - all of the above.

    • @bananabried
      @bananabried 4 года назад +20

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

    • @2Y1720
      @2Y1720 4 года назад +16

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

    • @betoramos8974
      @betoramos8974 4 года назад +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

  • @markfowlermusic
    @markfowlermusic 5 лет назад +391

    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 лет назад +1

      true true

    • @phamnguyenductin
      @phamnguyenductin 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @omarruiz8235
    @omarruiz8235 5 лет назад +5548

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

    • @nicolassorg7335
      @nicolassorg7335 5 лет назад +291

      Better reference than Shigatsu wa kimi no weaboo

    • @CasiMV
      @CasiMV 5 лет назад +386

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

    • @lucycelestialqueenheartfil3411
      @lucycelestialqueenheartfil3411 5 лет назад +344

      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 лет назад +90

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

    • @fattit7598
      @fattit7598 5 лет назад +337

      @@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.

  • @hihi-cx8fy
    @hihi-cx8fy Год назад +260

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

    • @alecyerikian8073
      @alecyerikian8073 Год назад +14

      congratulations

    • @Steelboy69
      @Steelboy69 Год назад +3

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

    • @Op25No2
      @Op25No2 Год назад +27

      @@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 Год назад +4

      @@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 Год назад

      @EmmanuelttPiano very true

  • @jeremy9951
    @jeremy9951 5 лет назад +955

    7:54 absolute eargasm

  • @ujjwalbawa8296
    @ujjwalbawa8296 5 лет назад +4484

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

  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  5 лет назад +5658

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

    • @vio1827
      @vio1827 5 лет назад +978

      Rousseau No. 2 for Hungarian Rhapsody :)

    • @thisuraD
      @thisuraD 5 лет назад +180

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

    • @erinstorm8088
      @erinstorm8088 5 лет назад +1002

      ...2morrow? 😂

    • @chiefbeef1369
      @chiefbeef1369 5 лет назад +183

      Rousseau Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 for 2 million please !

    • @Hooples
      @Hooples 5 лет назад +107

      I recommend no 2 for 1.5 mil

  • @ahumanbeing579
    @ahumanbeing579 Год назад +53

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

  • @miguelflecha3570
    @miguelflecha3570 4 года назад +5161

    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 года назад +106

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

    • @waltercubas3908
      @waltercubas3908 4 года назад +19

      @@yanfangshen4356 same!

    • @truman105
      @truman105 4 года назад +26

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

    • @jakobdavis6602
      @jakobdavis6602 4 года назад +9

      Hundreds

    • @nocturnalvisionmusic
      @nocturnalvisionmusic 4 года назад +2

      @@yanfangshen4356 same for me

  • @fritz1214
    @fritz1214 3 года назад +743

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

    • @bulfkin166
      @bulfkin166 Год назад +2

      thats fact!

    • @LordCorvus
      @LordCorvus Год назад +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 Год назад +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 Год назад +1

      @@LordCorvus 4:48

    • @KawaragiSenju56
      @KawaragiSenju56 Год назад

      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)

  • @IOSGaming4Life
    @IOSGaming4Life 5 лет назад +916

    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 лет назад +9

      This needs more likes

    • @jhustinefernandez9046
      @jhustinefernandez9046 5 лет назад +23

      youre like arima kousei

    • @IOSGaming4Life
      @IOSGaming4Life 5 лет назад +2

      @@jhustinefernandez9046 Who is that?

    • @qruackedmusic8221
      @qruackedmusic8221 5 лет назад +2

      @@IOSGaming4Life eine Person aus einem Musik anime

    • @zishenxiong1360
      @zishenxiong1360 5 лет назад +12

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

  • @bearifiablepau2095
    @bearifiablepau2095 2 года назад +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 2 года назад +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 Год назад +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.

  • @agustinsisevich1952
    @agustinsisevich1952 2 года назад +1009

    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 года назад +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 года назад +14

      Same! I was looking for someone to say this.

    • @Kiwiibirdz
      @Kiwiibirdz 2 года назад +9

      Yep my fave too

    • @crunch2773
      @crunch2773 2 года назад +7

      i agree

    • @albertrossitto220
      @albertrossitto220 2 года назад +3

      My favorite too

  • @vietdang1465
    @vietdang1465 4 года назад +1728

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

  • @G10Crowned
    @G10Crowned 2 года назад +905

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

    • @Explosive1316
      @Explosive1316 10 месяцев назад +14

      😭😭

    • @noobisnotoveratedidk1409
      @noobisnotoveratedidk1409 9 месяцев назад +1

      🤓

    • @akieoo
      @akieoo 8 месяцев назад

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

    • @SeamusMcGee
      @SeamusMcGee 8 месяцев назад +35

      ​@@noobisnotoveratedidk1409 dont make me come and touch u

    • @itznotsunnyz
      @itznotsunnyz 8 месяцев назад +11

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

  • @mrx_yai1991
    @mrx_yai1991 7 месяцев назад +39

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

    • @Deviousahhz
      @Deviousahhz 5 месяцев назад +2

      I just came because this Ballade is fire

  • @frozenexplosion8232
    @frozenexplosion8232 5 лет назад +3291

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

    • @ivaanelizondo7139
      @ivaanelizondo7139 5 лет назад +186

      Your lie in April?

    • @Akiraa197
      @Akiraa197 5 лет назад +136

      _cries_

    • @megwalker5
      @megwalker5 5 лет назад +82

      my hEART-

    • @megwalker5
      @megwalker5 5 лет назад +93

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

    • @nev5418
      @nev5418 5 лет назад +115

      Did it reach her ? 😢

  • @thejokingwizard
    @thejokingwizard 5 лет назад +5424

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

    • @gabrieleguidetti5881
      @gabrieleguidetti5881 5 лет назад +32

      The Joking Wizard 😢😢

    • @gabrieleguidetti5881
      @gabrieleguidetti5881 5 лет назад +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 лет назад +105

      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 лет назад +8

      Loogeルージュ what do you mean by surprises

    • @couplegoals5322
      @couplegoals5322 5 лет назад +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.

  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. 5 лет назад +5132

    So guys, we did it.

    • @ddd-pl2li
      @ddd-pl2li 5 лет назад +24

      Lol k

    • @cpgautam172
      @cpgautam172 5 лет назад +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 лет назад +7

      What

    • @cpgautam172
      @cpgautam172 5 лет назад +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 лет назад +7

      gg for the heart.

  • @zachreel6466
    @zachreel6466 2 года назад +117

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

    • @danielbehreh8221
      @danielbehreh8221 10 месяцев назад +3

      the 2:20 part is honestly giving me hella goosebumps

    • @gradientblob1014
      @gradientblob1014 6 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @isaactlyy4750
    @isaactlyy4750 4 года назад +1863

    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 4 года назад +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 года назад +6

      @@florinnatu what do you mean a fish

    • @florinnatu
      @florinnatu 3 года назад +7

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

    • @milkn75
      @milkn75 3 года назад +2

      very well said

    • @haelpark7871
      @haelpark7871 3 года назад +114

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

  • @Arevilov3
    @Arevilov3 4 года назад +319

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

    • @fanach
      @fanach 4 года назад +1

      Wdym?

    • @eloisanzara237
      @eloisanzara237 4 года назад +11

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

    • @pianochill585
      @pianochill585 4 года назад +8

      So true! This is my favorite part of the ballade

    • @Kosmonutty
      @Kosmonutty 4 года назад +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 года назад +1

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

  • @josemariasalazar7583
    @josemariasalazar7583 4 года назад +931

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

    • @tasty3838
      @tasty3838 4 года назад +39

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

    • @si4801
      @si4801 4 года назад +16

      and the variations?

    • @tasty3838
      @tasty3838 4 года назад +8

      @@si4801 yep that's what I meant hehe

    • @si4801
      @si4801 4 года назад +15

      @@tasty3838 shit your better than me-

    • @DaviSilva-oc7iv
      @DaviSilva-oc7iv 4 года назад +3

      Vivvolevi. Motetwbegtnanew e

  • @Froxerii_nuffles
    @Froxerii_nuffles Год назад +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 10 месяцев назад

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

    • @dudhshshheshhshsha8705
      @dudhshshheshhshsha8705 10 месяцев назад +6

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

    • @kappyccino
      @kappyccino 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад

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

    • @gerwan9132
      @gerwan9132 9 месяцев назад +2

      diagnosed by the internet

  • @wenyan8096
    @wenyan8096 4 года назад +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 года назад +11

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

    • @Superlogie
      @Superlogie 3 года назад +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 года назад +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 года назад +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 года назад

      Keep going

  • @quickfingers7062
    @quickfingers7062 5 лет назад +801

    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 лет назад +1

      :D

    • @shadeenldra4598
      @shadeenldra4598 4 года назад +5

      dwl sound accurate lol 😂

    • @TheBigTala
      @TheBigTala 4 года назад +9

      He would have broken 10 minutes if had to upload to RUclips

    • @crusaderACR
      @crusaderACR 4 года назад +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 года назад +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 😄

  • @Mandy_rdtz
    @Mandy_rdtz 4 года назад +4424

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

    • @tomasyafar726
      @tomasyafar726 4 года назад +51

      Lmao

    • @alisacs_f.l1312
      @alisacs_f.l1312 4 года назад +18

      😂😂😂

    • @charltte8982
      @charltte8982 4 года назад +240

      No plagiarism problems as a result

    • @tomasyafar726
      @tomasyafar726 4 года назад +219

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

    • @ProudOne
      @ProudOne 4 года назад +203

      This not so difficult

  • @timspiano5054
    @timspiano5054 Год назад +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 😮

  • @TomCooperPiano
    @TomCooperPiano 5 лет назад +426

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

    • @zzirremix9294
      @zzirremix9294 5 лет назад +132

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

    • @13I.U3
      @13I.U3 5 лет назад +56

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

    • @eldarikus
      @eldarikus 5 лет назад +1

      @@13I.U3 hahaha :)

    • @theyellowentity9668
      @theyellowentity9668 5 лет назад +13

      Those mid-piece ads are very important

    • @mr.moodle8836
      @mr.moodle8836 5 лет назад +6

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

  • @rileyfizan26
    @rileyfizan26 4 года назад +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 года назад +17

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

    • @spoonygod
      @spoonygod 3 года назад +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 года назад +1

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

    • @Railgun3rd
      @Railgun3rd 3 года назад +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 года назад +1

      @@Railgun3rd Schindler’s list is up there

  • @aryathehonored
    @aryathehonored 4 года назад +2565

    I must learn it before the end of April 2022
    AND THIS IS NOT A LIE
    Update (8th Aug, 2021): I'm stuck at the 4:55 mark with lots of mistakes in the previous parts. ;-; But don't worry I'll make it for sure. Also u guys stay along!
    Update (4th Jan, 2022 "HAPPY NEW YEAR") : It's been exactly one year since I started learning; 4th of January
    As for progress, it's going fairly smoothly. I'm on 5:52 now
    Update (8th Apr, 2022): 7:52 I'M ALMOST THERE
    Update (21st April, 2022):
    I did it. I actually did it.....
    Now what?

    • @jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735
      @jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 3 года назад +275

      I WISH YOU ALL THE LUCK.
      Also please practise 40 hours a day.

    • @VeroniMeow
      @VeroniMeow 3 года назад +52

      Good luck, some parts are not too hard, just practice! 💕

    • @eylulcelik4913
      @eylulcelik4913 3 года назад +12

      Sign me up too

    • @Siraj-123-q5p
      @Siraj-123-q5p 3 года назад +23

      I shall learn it and play it the day sun rises in the west. Hope that day comes soon.

    • @hugebananas2712
      @hugebananas2712 3 года назад +101

      If you don’t I guess you could say it’s your lie in April. Not sure if you intended that or not

  • @Qave_
    @Qave_ Месяц назад +6

    2:19 one of my favorite parts in a piano song

  • @ardavvpp
    @ardavvpp 3 года назад +2080

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

    • @jebrilyousfi2554
      @jebrilyousfi2554 3 года назад +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 года назад +5

      Yesss

    • @HenryDa8th
      @HenryDa8th 3 года назад +6

      Check out kassias one, it has better emotions

    • @nicolasvanthier6501
      @nicolasvanthier6501 3 года назад +43

      4:47-5:04

    • @ludwig4029
      @ludwig4029 3 года назад +3

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

  • @LukeFaulkner
    @LukeFaulkner 5 лет назад +233

    Cool to see the coda in MIDI.

  • @Pan_Blazej
    @Pan_Blazej 5 лет назад +619

    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 лет назад +49

      7:55 well it’s chopin 😭

    • @dej0406_
      @dej0406_ 5 лет назад +7

      Chopin might do the *Liszt Style*

    • @artibrahimi6959
      @artibrahimi6959 5 лет назад +11

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

    • @dylanr4854
      @dylanr4854 5 лет назад +3

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

    • @ZiuBisk
      @ZiuBisk 4 года назад +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.

  • @VasuDwivedi-ew4vl
    @VasuDwivedi-ew4vl 2 месяца назад +3

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

  • @andrewmendez8322
    @andrewmendez8322 4 года назад +530

    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 года назад +37

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

    • @suharti9272
      @suharti9272 4 года назад +5

      wish u luck!

    • @qalaphyll
      @qalaphyll 4 года назад +5

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

    • @Arthur-hn5yk
      @Arthur-hn5yk 4 года назад +1

      Aight

    • @Arthur-hn5yk
      @Arthur-hn5yk 4 года назад +2

      Good luck!

  • @riccardomazzaro1901
    @riccardomazzaro1901 4 года назад +2594

    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 года назад +162

      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 года назад +146

      @@remydovizioso5615 and women.

    • @Choinkus
      @Choinkus 4 года назад +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 года назад +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 года назад +12

      It's piece

  • @LazaroDiego101
    @LazaroDiego101 5 лет назад +283

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

    • @bAA-17
      @bAA-17 5 лет назад +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 лет назад +2

      comment ripoff

    • @xeclipse6620
      @xeclipse6620 5 лет назад +1

      That's some serious suspense

    • @gold4963
      @gold4963 5 лет назад +4

      Mozart's 12 Variations are actually quite impressive.

    • @snineHD
      @snineHD 5 лет назад

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

  • @stantheman9128
    @stantheman9128 Год назад +18

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

  • @MiloMcCarthyMusic
    @MiloMcCarthyMusic 3 года назад +1911

    0:00 to 9:46 my favourite part 🤩

  • @tuanphung6700
    @tuanphung6700 2 года назад +260

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

    • @francescodeluca2702
      @francescodeluca2702 2 года назад +9

      Arima Kousei, I love you...

    • @noobisnotoveratedidk1409
      @noobisnotoveratedidk1409 9 месяцев назад +8

      Shhhh, no need to spread geek culture to classical music

    • @servivo2156
      @servivo2156 8 месяцев назад +21

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

    • @fullfocusray2850
      @fullfocusray2850 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@noobisnotoveratedidk1409 true

    • @untemper
      @untemper 6 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @eduardsrobeznieks8040
    @eduardsrobeznieks8040 5 лет назад +507

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

    • @danielhinrichsen6927
      @danielhinrichsen6927 5 лет назад +42

      *Brings can of beans for assistance*

    • @kawe7043
      @kawe7043 5 лет назад

      @@danielhinrichsen6927 AHAHAHAHA

    • @gabrielgan2971
      @gabrielgan2971 5 лет назад +5

      Why don't you play spaghetti instead?

    • @harper9488
      @harper9488 5 лет назад +2

      mood.

    • @draven2422
      @draven2422 4 года назад +9

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

  • @poltz4734
    @poltz4734 2 года назад +147

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

  • @sirya-bookie9495
    @sirya-bookie9495 5 лет назад +2462

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

    • @cubedpie3958
      @cubedpie3958 5 лет назад +85

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

    • @harrylee3898
      @harrylee3898 5 лет назад +41

      @@user-mf6xm1rp9f Rude much?

    • @milkywaes7058
      @milkywaes7058 5 лет назад +30

      What are you gonna do with the other 14 seconds?

    • @adri4nrl545
      @adri4nrl545 5 лет назад +37

      @@milkywaes7058 search and play this video XD

    • @bvyot1000
      @bvyot1000 5 лет назад +29

      @@milkywaes7058 cry with a smile

  • @neutral_puma845
    @neutral_puma845 5 лет назад +116

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

  • @DSMusic394
    @DSMusic394 5 лет назад +73

    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 лет назад +1

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

    • @wholemilky
      @wholemilky 5 лет назад

      What's 4'33?

    • @oboegoesquackquack
      @oboegoesquackquack 5 лет назад

      @@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 лет назад

      @@oboegoesquackquack And why is that even a thing?

    • @meneermankepoot
      @meneermankepoot 5 лет назад +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 :)

  • @decusq
    @decusq 2 года назад +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 Год назад

      Beautiful and thoughtful interpretation, thanks for sharing this!

    • @Burstz-qp3dh
      @Burstz-qp3dh 5 месяцев назад +1

      wait till bro finds out abt ballade no.4

  • @Daniel-fi3lt
    @Daniel-fi3lt 5 лет назад +532

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

  • @winston9920
    @winston9920 5 лет назад +281

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

    • @mitalipandit2891
      @mitalipandit2891 5 лет назад +2

      Noice.

    • @davisatdavis1
      @davisatdavis1 5 лет назад

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

  • @Baxinator4
    @Baxinator4 5 лет назад +125

    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 лет назад +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 лет назад +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 лет назад +1

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

  • @yoyoanan3731
    @yoyoanan3731 Год назад +18

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

  • @kylernice1505
    @kylernice1505 5 лет назад +602

    Arguably a better special than Hungarian rhapsody no 2

    • @13I.U3
      @13I.U3 5 лет назад +26

      more like undeniably

    • @mitalipandit2891
      @mitalipandit2891 5 лет назад +20

      More like absolutely.

    • @chopun3862
      @chopun3862 5 лет назад +57

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

    • @srduk7711
      @srduk7711 5 лет назад +6

      Imo it definitly is better that HRno2..

    • @KeizerTrolschaap
      @KeizerTrolschaap 5 лет назад +9

      @@chopun3862 Even the name man

  • @youtanarukami3699
    @youtanarukami3699 3 года назад +1910

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

    • @musicsavantaccountant5856
      @musicsavantaccountant5856 3 года назад +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 года назад +2

      @@musicsavantaccountant5856 xdd

    • @pianistofmusic290
      @pianistofmusic290 3 года назад +6

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

    • @ihave2enemies
      @ihave2enemies 3 года назад +37

      @@pianistofmusic290 watch your lie in april

    • @probablyahumanbeing4637
      @probablyahumanbeing4637 3 года назад +18

      I didn’t need my heart anyways-

  • @Elena-xq5ue
    @Elena-xq5ue 4 года назад +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

  • @jazay591
    @jazay591 Год назад +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... 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @HDSpuerstar
    @HDSpuerstar 5 лет назад +147

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

    • @ethangassmann3433
      @ethangassmann3433 5 лет назад +7

      *Paganini Caprice 24 would like to know your location*

    • @zachariz1490
      @zachariz1490 5 лет назад +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 лет назад

      I favorite Grande Valse di Bravura

    • @eladiorualibenson3444
      @eladiorualibenson3444 5 лет назад +4

      Not probably, It is

    • @octave11thpianist58
      @octave11thpianist58 4 года назад +5

      It represents the emptiness inside all of us.

  • @Murraye
    @Murraye 5 лет назад +40

    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 :)

  • @cobblie8789
    @cobblie8789 5 лет назад +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 лет назад +3

      he bamboozled us

    • @leothelion5230
      @leothelion5230 5 лет назад +1

      It's actually his fourth subscriber special

    • @cobblie8789
      @cobblie8789 5 лет назад

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

  • @azloii9781
    @azloii9781 Месяц назад +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❤❤

  • @ZodiakGFXNovato
    @ZodiakGFXNovato 5 лет назад +96

    It's Ballade No.1
    I believe!!

    • @ZodiakGFXNovato
      @ZodiakGFXNovato 5 лет назад

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

    • @therobertguy2436
      @therobertguy2436 5 лет назад +22

      Did you comment... on your own comment?

    • @HymnLee
      @HymnLee 5 лет назад +1

      “The world may never know...”

    • @Ruu.by608
      @Ruu.by608 5 лет назад +3

      Damn you

    • @qingyang8759
      @qingyang8759 5 лет назад +1

      Your're right lmao

  • @sussyimpostor1115
    @sussyimpostor1115 5 лет назад +157

    From 7:55 to 8:26 is my favourite part... What do you think? And by the way, this is my favourite piece.

    • @handledav
      @handledav 5 лет назад +10

      Same but most people's favorite seems to be 4:48

    • @chonktiger2632
      @chonktiger2632 5 лет назад +3

      damn volhosis you beat me to it

    • @gru9480
      @gru9480 5 лет назад

      davidthezombieking That’s because of YLIA (Your Lie in April)

    • @asagiri7535
      @asagiri7535 5 лет назад +2

      Gru yes "shigatsu wa Kimi no uso" RIP KAORI😭😭😭😭"

    • @bayureksa6576
      @bayureksa6576 5 лет назад +4

      Mine is 7:47 to 7:55 it's like he's telling us something

  • @JTPCovers
    @JTPCovers 5 лет назад +1226

    9:14 Rousseau's head

    • @zachariz1490
      @zachariz1490 5 лет назад +26

      JTP Covers the shadow of his head

    • @samarthsreenivas248
      @samarthsreenivas248 5 лет назад +144

      he has black hair!

    • @therobertguy2436
      @therobertguy2436 5 лет назад +50

      Bhooshan Pandit I think he’s a boy since the hair is short, but a girl is possible. We can find out when he does a face reveal (if ever)

    • @joaopedroholanda2853
      @joaopedroholanda2853 5 лет назад +79

      @@bhooshanpandit1344 rosseau haves male hands

    •  5 лет назад +55

      Its definitely a guy...

  • @Hapsburger
    @Hapsburger Год назад +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.

  • @ayhamshaheed7740
    @ayhamshaheed7740 2 года назад +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 месяцев назад +2

      Nd the preparation its incredible

    • @knopfir
      @knopfir 4 месяца назад +1

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

  • @jeremy9951
    @jeremy9951 5 лет назад +503

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

    • @therobertguy2436
      @therobertguy2436 5 лет назад +3

      Omg yeesssss🥳!

    • @Jose-es9xy
      @Jose-es9xy 5 лет назад

      That would be awesome!!

    • @xpkryanx
      @xpkryanx 5 лет назад

      Jérémy by whom?

    • @KPatrik100
      @KPatrik100 5 лет назад +4

      I’d prefer Revolutionary Etude :D

    • @Shannxy
      @Shannxy 5 лет назад +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.

  • @LiaLia-lo3mt
    @LiaLia-lo3mt 4 года назад +5926

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

  • @anagloriapessoa
    @anagloriapessoa Месяц назад +1

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

  • @late8641
    @late8641 5 лет назад +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.

  • @sukisupremacy
    @sukisupremacy 3 года назад +8628

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

  • @elliotthop2072
    @elliotthop2072 5 лет назад +566

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

    • @seth_lovers26
      @seth_lovers26 5 лет назад +11

      Yeah, I agree

    • @Jakeylicious7891
      @Jakeylicious7891 5 лет назад +33

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

    • @dithery6622
      @dithery6622 5 лет назад +7

      Probably will be a smack in my self esteem though lol

  • @aetherxenont6221
    @aetherxenont6221 2 года назад +17

    I found out about this piece through the 2002 film titled "The Pianist" It is about a Jewish pianist named Władysław Szpilman surviving during Germany's invasion of Poland at the start of WWII. He plays this piece near the end of the film for a German officer who found his hiding place. The officer let him live after hearing him play such a beautiful piece of music. It is one of my favorite movies of all time so this piece is very near and dear to my heart.

  • @Raresvoicila3170
    @Raresvoicila3170 4 года назад +83

    7:53 is purely beautiful.. i’m shocked and dissapointed that no one is talking about it...

    • @rotemv12345
      @rotemv12345 4 года назад +3

      agree!!!!

    • @rabbih5131
      @rabbih5131 4 года назад +3

      Rares Voicila its one of my favourite parts defo, amazingly written

    • @giapham5944
      @giapham5944 4 года назад +3

      Rares Voicila goosebumps

    • @jesus1111jqiudd
      @jesus1111jqiudd 4 года назад +3

      Im always get shiverd at this part

    • @owlgurl99
      @owlgurl99 4 года назад

      It's my favorite part

  • @codythedoggo7671
    @codythedoggo7671 5 лет назад +40

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

  • @calin4598
    @calin4598 4 года назад +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

  • @GothkaZBisq
    @GothkaZBisq 2 года назад +5

    I'm so fucking proud of being polish.
    Its a very good one, mate, Congrats on 1m!

  • @bykevinzhong
    @bykevinzhong 4 года назад +793

    5:37 I can still hear Kaori plucking the strings on her violin....

    • @stev5582
      @stev5582 4 года назад +9

      DUDE YES

    • @lou-anne504
      @lou-anne504 4 года назад +17

      I'm still crying, the best and the worst anime ever

    • @soporifik1324
      @soporifik1324 4 года назад +12

      @@lou-anne504 This damn anime made me cry 3 times even if I very rarely cry

    • @a.g9787
      @a.g9787 4 года назад +1

      😢😢😢😢

    • @diegoiglesias9151
      @diegoiglesias9151 4 года назад +1

      X2 xd

  • @DiezuYT
    @DiezuYT 4 года назад +206

    4:50 Best part in my opinion. Peace

    • @sjsjjdbrnrkskdkeke9211
      @sjsjjdbrnrkskdkeke9211 3 года назад +1

      Yes

    • @Yoshi-gz7hg
      @Yoshi-gz7hg 3 года назад +1

      Yes

    • @Niftiest112
      @Niftiest112 3 года назад +11

      was about to type the same thing but came looking for it in the comments. Definitely my favorite part of the song. Hard to explain how it makes me feel inside, but that part especially at 5:00 just hits haaaaaaaaard

    • @sjsjjdbrnrkskdkeke9211
      @sjsjjdbrnrkskdkeke9211 3 года назад +1

      @@Niftiest112 YES

    • @kdjajdksjd1708
      @kdjajdksjd1708 3 года назад +1

      I agree

  • @romy5997
    @romy5997 4 года назад +480

    If you came here for :
    2:19
    4:49
    5:38
    7:54

    • @bhj6ydrtsdrtxhbftsgdnxf54t3
      @bhj6ydrtsdrtxhbftsgdnxf54t3 4 года назад +27

      you forgot 6:19

    • @mahboombox7860
      @mahboombox7860 4 года назад +41

      Here’s one for me: 7:47

    • @jakeriviera6152
      @jakeriviera6152 4 года назад +22

      I wish In the movie “The Pianist”, they played 4:49 although it might’ve not been appropriate to the depressing mood during that scene.

    • @ludwiggalaxy4277
      @ludwiggalaxy4277 4 года назад +19

      And 3:48

    • @suweii
      @suweii 4 года назад +14

      i came here for 7:54

  • @Dontgooglemepls
    @Dontgooglemepls 2 года назад +46

    This is too beautiful, causes goosebumps.. ❤❤