Chopin - Etude Op. 25 No. 12 (Ocean)

Chopin - Etude Op. 25 No. 12 (Ocean)
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Hope you enjoy my performance of Chopin's Etude Op. 25 No. 12.
Outro: Chopin - Etude Op. 10 No. 1
Hello, I'm Rousseau, I make piano covers of classical and pop songs with a reactive visualizer. New videos every Monday and Thursday!
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[@Rousseau]

The last Etude of Chopin's original set of 24. This final Etude is interestingly reminiscent of the first in Op. 10, both heavily featuring arpeggios with the melody being placed underneath - perhaps this is why the nicknames of both are associated with rushing water (Waterfall/Ocean). Another interesting piece of history with the two sets are the dedications - Op. 10 was famously dedicated to Liszt, but it is less known that Op. 25 was dedicated to Liszt's mistress! Make of that what you will. Hope your Monday and week ahead are excellent ♥

[@tommysmyth1210]

Yeah, I thought that this was op 10 no 1 Aren't they both ocean etudes?

[@jakedangit]

Tickle Dad ocean is op 25 no 12, waterfall is op 10 no 1

[@babyskunkcat]

Op 25 No 1 now

[@zeantan3942]

😍😍😍

[@MM-hb2ue]

can you play dance of the sugar plum fairy?

[@sikroboskop3121]

Chopin: *Dedicates this to Liszt’s girlfriend* Liszt: *Doubt noises*

[@flesy.59]

Türksün galiba?

[@sikroboskop3121]

Burcu Kuvvet Tabi

[@sikroboskop3121]

Sun Tzu Unisex isim. Erkeğim ben de, yine de teşekkürler

[@flesy.59]

@Sun Tzu şimdi klasik müzik dinleyen insan bulmak çok zor. Herkez pop dinliyor.

[@sikroboskop3121]

Burcu Kuvvet Klasik müzik de eski zamanların popüler müziğiydi. 1600-1700 lerde zenginler enstrümanlar satın alarak kendilerini klasik müziğe adadı ve ustalaştılar. Enstrüman alacak parası olmayan köylü halk ise ellerindeki tek çalgı olan vokali kullanarak şarkılar yazdılar. Krallıkların yıkılmasıyla da bir zamanlar köylülerin yazdığı şarkılar gün yüzüne çıktı ve günümüzdeki popüler müziği oluşturdular işte.

[@nicholasspinicelli2911]

It's amazing that humans are capable of this...

[@Numberonesorabjifan]

@jonny j I think he meant compose.

[@iknowimaysoundgaywhenisayt386]

@french jesus kinda racist bud everyone can be anything with training.Dont tell me u think Europeans built the pyramids...ha

[@gentlemancroc3767]

not any human but Chopin! wellt here's other great composers

[@BenjiYbanez]

Waterfall: Kills your right hand Ocean: Kills both Revolutionary: Kills your left hand

[@Dylonely42]

Torrent : Die insanly

[@franciscovenjakob6083]

Winterwind: Kills your right hand too

[@Dylonely42]

francisco venjakob Torrent : Kill hands

[@ytyt3922]

Ocean is actually not very hard. The other two you mentioned are far more difficult.

[@mihawkdrakule3869]

Double thirds and sixth : death by gang raping

[@ruka4schooters]

The symmetry in his hands and notes during all of those arpeggios is so satisfying.

[@Mereaux]

ok

[@augustjakobsen4960]

Symmetry would be 1 hand goes up while the other goes down

[@kieranfake2157]

@@augustjakobsen4960 yeah I think it would be parallel-ness or whatever

[@ballinblaza]

This is A.I generated you realize lol. not a real human

[@carsonsauter2177]

@@kieranfake2157 synchronicity

[@Rousseau]

What important classical pieces are missing from the channel?

[@CameronGuarino]

play some prokofiev!

[@Schurliburrli]

Chopin Heroic Polonaise!

[@hoixthegreat8359]

Hungarian rhapsody....

[@caitgems1]

Some Pink Floyd?

[@jessepost1108]

Liszt Consolation no. 3

[@anotheravatarlover5207]

Rousseau: *uploads Chopin Me: *_[Happiness noises]_*

[@ManuSankaran2410]

Correct it to classical music

[@witchkingofangmar9373]

jonny j as me ;)

[@josephcassano6296]

Ocean lovers: The ocean is so beautiful and calming. Nothing more relaxing and dreamy. Chopin:

[@josephcadiao5751]

💀

[@karrotkake]

ik its not the point and this reply is really late, but for anyone who doesnt know chopin didnt give nicknames to his etudes, it was the people he played them for that gave them nicknames, and i could be wrong but i think he actually hated when people gave them names

[@josephcassano6296]

@@karrotkake that’s actually really good to know. Similar to Debussy not liking his reverie.

[@davidherrera1882]

Facts

[@Power_TheInfinityGod]

@@karrotkake yeah that was good to know too

[@Rousseau]

Which Chopin Etude should be next?

[@eincrafter1047]

Wrong note

[@user-jz3cd9td7d]

25 5

[@goodcookgaming5352]

Opus 25 No. 9 pls

[@phillip2893]

Revolutionary Etude (if that counts)

[@zounai8387]

op 25 no 1

[@Watermelon_3409]

Me: Is the melody on left hand or right? Chopin: Yes.

[@Gatapotata]

Right hand... either his left hand's pinky was too loud or his right thumb was too quiet, but, the bass note was overpowering the main melody... lol

[@phil_lx]

@@Gatapotata not in the chord progression after the part that was in Ab Major

[@bhooshanpandit1344]

@@Gatapotata actually.. good observation!

[@SmittenandBitten]

@@Gatapotata YES. THIS. IT WAS SO ANNOYING

[@joeythehat9]

@@Gatapotata I've never heard this etude played through MIDI, and boy do I not like it. haha damn.

[@cintaschoorl823]

Watching this is like watching a tennis match

[@andyassaf9695]

Also a fencing match

[@icravecheddar7401]

this is more like watching table tennis/ping pong

[@navidfarkhondehpay1142]

LMAO i have never stumbled upon a more accurate comment in any comment section ever.

[@mattbeach8641]

The ability of a person's hands to be so we'll coordinated and in sync with one another and in time with the music is absolutely astounding to me. I hope to be able to play even a tenth of this skill level some day.

[@asosecrets]

Matt Beach yeah, no surprise he has so many subscribers

[@cosmic_gate476]

You can do it too, anyone can. Set your expectations higher than other people.

[@sinah8151]

@@cosmic_gate476 brilliant point bruh

[@mitalipandit2891]

HEROIC & WRONG NOTE next! Loved it!

[@ryanc2662]

Mitali Pandit yesss

[@NoName-yx6sw]

Mitali Pandit yeeaa wrong note

[@salome5876]

Yes Heroic would be amazing

[@verosidust8909]

Agreed, Wrong Note first.

[@oneflick5218]

Wrong note yes

[@zhengkai4134]

I think Chopin's Heroic Polonaise and Wrong Note etude are going to be the next HR2s on Rousseau's channel

[@avi8365]

No as they are relatively easy and they'll play it quickly atleast I hope

[@thehertyuros3343]

@@avi8365 Never thought I would hear someone say heroic polonaise is easy

[@niccolopaganini4268]

Avi What's relatively easy lol. Polonaise in A flat is nothing near relatively easy, it's one of the hardest works of Chopin

[@benjaminf.1492]

@@avi8365 yeah but he still didnt played them...

[@bhooshanpandit1344]

@@avi8365 heroic polonaise isn't easy bro! It's as hard as HR2 if not harder.

[@albericseydoux]

0:57 - 1:21 always gives me chills... This is pure Chopin genius played by Rousseau's awesome fingers, that's invaluable!

[@ecksdee9768]

😳

[@khenrichplayzaltaccount6756]

@@ecksdee9768 no..

[@jukeban646]

2:00 - 2:08 too

[@balladin9200]

Just sad that the c major parts inbetween detracts from these parts

[@3rianagrande886]

I feel like it should more right thumb than left pinky until when it builds up to the iconic first part you should add more bass by playing more on the left pinky, Idk that's my opinion

[@mariacirchirillo3262]

1:22 - 1:26 this is called to create suspense, and i love this just before returning to the main theme.Chopin did a great work, and so did this guy by studying his piece. Love the hard work, all the dynamics, the notes are perfect, and i just love the piece in general.

[@creepergreen1162]

nerd

[@shydead1392]

@@creepergreen1162 shut up viola

[@jonathansum]

It sounds so good too

[@JonathanC-fe3vv]

@@creepergreen1162 If you're here, then you're just as much of a nerd as the rest of us :)

[@iamabletodoeverything9096]

bro's going to contemplate his whole existence when he discovers vivaldi

[@sirfermainclancharlie1018]

Chopin was the master of insanely emotional harmonies😢

[@DowaHawkiin]

Chopin wrote this as if he knew it would look like waves of an ocean in Synthesia

[@augustjakobsen4960]

That's what it looks like without synthesia too? Plus he didn't name it himself

[@balladin9200]

@@augustjakobsen4960 yeah he didn’t approve of the naming the music critics gave his pieces, I mean makes sense let the piece do the talking

[@ballernoe3747]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think you've played a single piece from grieg and I would really loved to hear you play one

[@yllhaliti5175]

Guys he posts these coz these composers are more famous and they give him more views and plus their pieces are much famous than others so he has too but let's not forget that he is such a amazing pianist!

[@Daniel-kq4bx]

I honestly love Grieg. He is my favourite composer along with Bach and Chopin

[@Safiyahalishah]

@RJ523 Don't be rude. He can play what he decides to play.

[@KristineTran]

Ooh I’d like to hear Wedding Day at Trouldhaugen!

[@aiden657]

@@Safiyahalishah this the internet, definitions of rude vary

[@rivusmusic]

This was back when you couldn't flex with airpods, so you made pieces like this instead.

[@mitalipandit2891]

Indeed...

[@AleksiaKainovic]

😂😂😂

[@octave11thpianist58]

Great comment right here😂👌

[@ludwig4029]

Rivus but nowadays you flex with your hand sanitiser bottle

[@wubbie8152]

@@ludwig4029 toilet paper go brrrrrr

[@isa2758]

1:50 i have always loved this part the changement is so powerfull!

[@beatthatmeat7648]

If you are reading this have a nice day

[@salome5876]

You too

[@pineapplewhatever5906]

My dad is like "A nice day? NOPE!"

[@draoswaargbaal7598]

No u

[@accipiterignitus5123]

Why should I have?

[@andremeyer6596]

you too! my day is made because my favourite youtuber uploaded a cover of my favourite chopin op 25 etude😁

[@Teryos]

This is perfect

[@iamrosalindabb7408]

:D

[@ludwig4029]

@Gabriel Vukoja i’m pretty sure he said somewhere he’ll be uploading less. hopefully he uploads something sometime this month tho

[@blueappleofficial9037]

@@ludwig4029 yeah

[@jakeevans1574]

Been working on this etude for a month now. Mad respects Rousseau, this joker ain’t easy.

[@ThePainist]

Progress? I just started on this one

[@kamile296]

⁠@@ThePainisti started on this one yesterday, its not that bad tbh. Hows your progress?

[@ThePainist]

@@kamile296 Gave up and decided to learn the Revolutionary

[@chasseblanc]

@@ThePainistaverage Rousseau fan “pianist” lmao

[@ThePainist]

@@chasseblanc I mean it worked, I did the Revolutionary as a part of my exam and got an A+. So all's well that ends well. (I'll come back to this etude at some point 😁)

[@PuddintameXYZ]

I like how this one sounds so much like a narrative, like it's telling a story of grief. Example: 0:00-0:29 is the initial grief 0:29-0:56 the person recalls a fond memory of who they lost 0:56-2:06 as a result of recalling that memory, the feeling of grief and missing that person intensify 2:06-end The person overcomes their grief, choosing to think only fondly of the person they lost.

[@LeventK]

Prodigy!

[@jonathancorwin5133]

this looks like it would be really fun to play once you know it

[@KakaACMiIan]

In the beginning yes, but at the end no cause my hands start to feel really tired fast while with other pieces I could play for hours

[@KakaACMiIan]

@Slighty 4638 When it comes to a piece like this, it's a different learning process for us all so I can't tell you exactly how to do it. All I can really say is the way I practiced it, I started with learning to play it in a very slow tempo, get the placement of the fingers absolutely right and once I had that in my locker I just slowly sped up a little bit everytime until I had the right tempo. It takes alot of practice but it's worth it if you have the time

[@BGMRelaxingMusicStudio]

I literally fall asleep to this sound for 5 months now! Its super relaxing in stressful moments and to fall asleep! I wanna thank you for this amazing video ✨ Love the sounds of the rain as well

[@jomiar309]

Love the coloration of the notes--dark blue of the open sea to light blue of the crashing waves, with your keys as the beach. Pretty clever!

[@randomcanadianguy9467]

Yes! I’ve been wanting this one. Great performance!

[@sleepyboi1964]

Loved it!❤❤ If it is in your interests can you please do Op.25 No.5 next or Heroique polonaise.

[@cheffanady4991]

the melody strikes hard and fast like an ocean wave, sometimes light and gentle, powerful and absolutely beautiful

[@rosannamasini2075]

❤❤❤

[@burakyavuz3412]

this piece has an amazing emotinal intensity. such a genius chopin is.

[@o2521o]

I love this Etude, that's why I started playing the piano two years ago.. Thank you Rousseau!

[@nynate33]

That is simply amazing. It’s great to see you use all of the notes and how your fingers glide across the keys.

[@CountKoski]

Yes, this is fantastic, meticulous programming of video of fingers. Kudos!

[@nynate33]

CountKoski do you follow anyone else that plays like this? I’m always looking for new people to be inspired from.

[@CountKoski]

@@nynate33 I believe noone else plays like this, as far as I'm aware. This is the technology of the future. As for the inspiration I'd recommend Yuja Wang - she can play everything!

[@nynate33]

CountKoski great. I’ll check her out! Thanks

[@angelg.4608]

When I first started spiralling into the holes of depression, i happened to listen to one of chopin's piece back then that i just saw randomly on our computer. And it was only titled chopin so i still dont know which it is, but thanks to you tho my love for chopin has grown exponentially and this is just freakin amazing

[@swishking5101]

My favorite etude by chopin definitely.

[@Vic21102]

One of my favorite études! Great job on this.

[@yllhaliti5175]

I like the fact that you used é instead of e so I'll like :D

[@Vic21102]

Yay :)

[@boombam3028]

éééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééééé 1 like for 1 é

[@manuelbes]

@@yllhaliti5175 yeah, étude is French !

[@LeventK]

@@boombam3028 exactly 150! Wait...

[@stfu4302]

This piece reminds me why I'm afraid of the ocean...

[@5hua86]

Been waiting on this one. Sounds fantastic

[@dclome]

Chopin Magic. It's starts as a bunch of notes but with Rousseau it becomes music as if it were magic. So well done!

[@TheFlamingPiano]

Nice texture and fuzzy effect. I'm considering attempting this someday. Nice one!

[@Aogiri_9]

Finally! This etude is by far my favourite I can imagine scenes and stories almost instantly when I listen 😀

[@amedhorsalat3395]

It is also my favorite!

[@cgzepp]

Chopin imbues his composition with this sensation of grandiosity that meets no peer, and the visuals show how much of a vigorous exercise it is to the pianist

[@julichigoyt5738]

OMG thank you so much for posting this one! I never thought it would come out, honestly. So happy now :) Great as always!

[@js1.987]

Has to be one of Chopin best etudes. Amazing

[@hoixthegreat8359]

One of my favourite pieces! :)

[@hunkosolomiya1606]

Chills down my spine. Thank you!

[@gintaniii]

Just beautiful, I love how your hands play the song so smoothly and with accuracy

[@seggsybrain1571]

This sounds so beautiful💖

[@WILDWINDJ]

I love it！！！

[@cinnamonsteakhaus9013]

What a treat !! Amazing performance of Chopin as usual, Rousseau !!

[@stou3672]

Stunning visual effects used in the video, I must say. And while this is not a piece I expected to be played after all the Opus 44 and Opus 53 requests, I am not even in the slightest mad as this was certainly a worthy video to post instead of either opuses requested. Many thanks to you for uploading this.

[@ilvsebs]

Chopin, my favorite pianist.

[@imairz6619]

i love how people have basically stopped asking for hr2 but i’m so excited we’re so close

[@esshyy]

Same lol

[@elliot_08]

I love how this piece is just like the ocean, the waves go up and down, and they keys go up and down.

[@abubakrshoaliev2775]

One of my most favourite etude perfomances! Rousseau, i love the way you perfom chopin and Liszt etudes, i wanted to say that i really appreciate your work, thank you very much!

[@silaslingo5290]

This sounds very similar to Etude Op.10 No.1: "Waterfall"🌊. The thing that makes it very different, is that this is his last Etude, & Waterfall is his first Etude.🎹

[@mrpancake7965]

mmmm not that similar

[@tj_is_da_man8501]

Waterfall is in C major, Ocean is in C minor.

[@silaslingo5290]

@@tj_is_da_man8501 In other ways, it's similar.

[@nocturnalvisionmusic]

Two years later but I thought the same thing! Extension maybe 😁🌊

[@creepergreen1162]

They are both aarepijos and water

[@martintin7894561230]

Left then right then left then right etc... Love it ! :D

[@n4v33nkum4r7]

Yes, finally! Love the vid bro!

[@diamondl.5032]

This is beautiful! Great job! 💙😊💙

[@hannastaszak1684]

Chopin to najpiękniejsza spuścizna dla ludzkości.

[@axol1238]

I have been learning this piece for a while now and I'm pretty sure I'll never be able to play it this fast.

[@kaschey6145]

Absolutely amazing! I love this etude so much. Such a power and sombre decision - it exites imagination in such a beautiful way.

[@Velchova.I]

Beautiful!

[@qazwsxedcrfv3854]

I wonder if you've ever missed a single note in your whole life... You are a genius

[@eddiehitler1400]

Just discovered this channel, great performances and that visualizer really adds to the watching/listening experience. Please consider uploading some Bartok pieces :) Thank you!

[@mudkipith6065]

I am working really hard to learn this just from beginning to 0:22.. I love that intro so much I want to loop it over and over.. and just learning that has been a quite challenging.. amazing job I hope I can be as talented as you one day

[@jersn5560]

As always! Fantastic!

[@bencallender5061]

0:49 that chord always gives me an eargasm Aslo I'm learning this piece and it is like the hardest part of the whole thing

[@terencebaotran]

Completely agree. I'm also learning this piece. The epic meter on this piece is off the chart!

[@bencallender5061]

Interpretation is a real challenge too

[@looney1023]

What amazes me about this Etude is how dramatic and climactic and complex it feels, and yet how simple it is in construction. It is essentially the same arpeggiated pattern over and over again over a set of chords, and it only really has two voices, three if you could the sustained pedal tones of the melody, and the figure at 0:14. It feels not too far away from something Bach could have composed. And yet it forms something absolutely breathtaking.

[@williamcancilla4615]

I am intermediate but it feels learnable! such a masterpiece

[@Strawberryfreak]

​@@williamcancilla4615good luck! I will be learning this too any tips ?

[@williamcancilla4615]

@@Strawberryfreak Look up the Paul Barton Ocean tutorial. He breaks it down incredibly well.

[@emillyaimee6570]

Eu nem acredito!!! Essa é só minha peça favorita de Chopin! Amo demais. Caraca Rousseau apavora muito. ❤️👏🏽

[@zwangie1]

Absolutely mesmerizing! 💜

[@Ilman01]

i love how he doesn't make a single mistake on his videos.

[@sailormars20061]

I absolutely LOVE this piece by Chopin. Actually, this was one of the last songs I learned with my piano teacher or was about to learn until I had to stop :) but eventually I will learn this piece again on my own one of these days. May I suggest playing Schubert's Impromptu in Eb Major Op. 9o No. 2? I used to play this piece myself :) I always had a love for classical music / jazz. I still play piano from time to time :) Your playing is phenomenal and your Dynamics are great as well! :)

[@Tryckert]

I can proudly say I’ve been subscribed since about 75k people and watched since 25k. I love this dudes work

[@Pepsi-sz8ef]

The precision he has to play the piano is incredible, I subscribe

[@budree4240]

I swear I’m going climb Mt. Everest tomorrow. You did it man. You are able to remind me why I love the God given talent of piano and the sounds that resonate from one. I love guitar, I love harp. Even cello. I love them. But not as much as piano. She has a way of gently ripping my soul from my body. And Chopin. Piano is playing him. I can’t understand his unpredictability. I’m with him, I see where he’s going. Then he goes somewhere else. I say “ get back here, we are not done yet.” He returns, then ends with correct and satisfying notes. You did wonderful. Invigorating. Soul searching.

[@thepipeorgan]

I think this is my favorite Chopin’s etude in opus 25 and opus 10

[@englophilis]

That's something extremely amazing, I am in the process of studying playing the piano, just started if honestly, but your videos are great motivators for me, thank you for your great work!

[@rushabhmodi165]

It's a double treat! Equally satisfying to watch and listen!! Brilliant!

[@juliogimeno2238]

Imagine dueling this guy in a piano battle

[@ronanstark6218]

Why would even dare?😂

[@maidau5926]

You have been *S T O P P E D*

[@amado4249]

RIP

[@mitalipandit2891]

With Mr. Ice sitting on the piano. How sacrilegious.

[@unnamed_boi]

TURNING THE BLACK KEYS INTO WHITE KEYS

[@nadjaalmeidavieiradasilva5673]

practically all Chopin's pieces are very difficult, you can't afford it, you are WONDERFUL (O)

[@vesperiadragon3221]

Yay!! More more!! And thank you!

[@Pleiades.]

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS, CAN'T WAIT TO SEE NO. 5 NEXT WEW BOY

[@rakeshkrishna7792]

Mr.ice: don't miss a single note Rousseau: hold my ocean!

[@mtm2614]

🤣😭

[@Ben-tr2en]

Great performance as always. Have you ever thought about writing your own piece of music and posting it on your channel? I think that would be really cool.

[@josephames3965]

Yooo I been waiting for this 😅

[@KiermacGames]

I’ve been waiting for you do this one for awhile tbh

[@anatema_qr]

the entire muse discography in 3 min

[@jonbrown6352]

Crush, crush Raze and rush Seize, fight for your life Smash, test Beat the best Fight for your life

[@aronjoosten5571]

wow Rousseau!! I Always wonder how you can master such Epic pieces! May I ask: how old are you?

[@t_h_e_o4303]

You did it... Like this is my favourite etude so im happy now

[@txicthmas1007]

I can't even begin to fathom the countless hours put into the practice and perfection of this piece

[@jjwj9546]

Muy pocos latinoamericanos admiran estas hermosas melodías. Pero hoy me enorgullece decir que AMO el piano y aprecio mucho a los que en verdad son artistas como el creador de esta bellísima pieza

[@patriciacilano3029]

coincido

[@Sophia-jv2jc]

que linda música 😁😁😁

[@masterkeyz959]

Another amazing etude, congrats!

[@lucae6931]

This etude reeally sounds so much like an ocean, the deep notes sound like the waves hitting against cliffs

[@Psychotyzm]

I must say, this must be clear inspiration for Matthew Bellamy from Muse. It so much sounds like them, I would not be surprised if Muse have used parts of this in one or more of their songs...

[@pawelkapelusik]

A Polish 🇵🇱 masterpiece played in a truly masterful style God bless Poland 🇵🇱

[@CarapuceShiney]

One of my favorite Etude !

[@jaekyujeong714]

Crazy good!