Chopin - Etude Op.25 No.9 (Butterfly Etude)| For Plucked Strings

I thought this Chopin piano etude would be a nice showcase of my newly aquired Eastman mandolin. It turned out that it goes slightly out of its range, so this arrangement is transposed a whole step down, to E. Besides having to play in the near microscopic range of the mando, the difficulty in this arrangement is that the melody is constantly divided between the first and second mandolin.
There are two additional mandolins low in the mix, not pictured, playing a harmony and percussion part.
Composed by Frédéric Chopin
Arranged, performed, and produced by Mitch Sumner
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[@carluy7351]

this piece is so delightful, yet so short. much like a butterfly's lifespan

[@derekpintozzi2498]

Bruh I don’t think that was the message Chopin was trying to bring😳

[@carluy7351]

@@derekpintozzi2498 maybe it wasn't. but that doesnt mean I cant make a parallel between this piece and a butterfly

[@derekpintozzi2498]

@@carluy7351 yeah just a little dark

[@carluy7351]

@@derekpintozzi2498 hahaha i see

[@phenex5190]

Are you comparing to humans? Of course nothing else has a similar lifespan, but some butterflies can live for a long time compared to other insects (I just looked this up, I swear I'm not a bug nerd)

[@hyphenp]

This would sound cool on a piano. Someone should make an arrangement for it or something.

[@gamingmusicandjokesandabit1240]

The original was written for piano, anyway

[@backmax]

@@gamingmusicandjokesandabit1240 whoosh

[@tonoguel_08]

Literally the original song its for piano

[@pianissimo_yt]

@@tonoguel_08 omg really wow i thought it was for the drums

[@tonoguel_08]

@@pianissimo_yt ?

[@d.o.7784]

7 years later i discovered this, and found out that after all these years it still sounds amazingly beautiful just like a butterfly 🦋

[@MitchSumner]

So glad to hear that! Thanks for the kind words.

[@smichelin19]

0:13 is my fav ever part

[@switchlaserflip9243]

This is great! The guitarist had to switch between like 50 different chords on every beat and the bassist is using shoe laces. Very cool.

[@noobtroll8668]

Yeet

[@jaysanvictores4051]

Tom & Jerry Song Etude Butterfly Chopin Via Somebody Loves Me

[@comradebraixen]

​@@jaysanvictores4051the one that tom is being shot at with corks?

[@user-bf7xu3pz5h]

Bravo!! This piece seems to foreshadow, by many decades, the ragtime music in America. Very well done, excellent arrangement, Prester Bob is pleased!!

[@MitchSumner]

@@user-bf7xu3pz5h thanks a lot! And I agree!

[@BANHMIZON]

how did you find 3 other people that look exactly like you???? what the hell??

[@MitchSumner]

I know a really great plastic surgeon.

[@BANHMIZON]

how did you force them to get surgery

[@MitchSumner]

Blackmail.

[@MitchSumner]

In hindsight it probably would have been easier to just do it all myself and splice it together in editing.

[@BANHMIZON]

u wot

[@sojinjeong6074]

I wanna wake up in the morning with this song lol Bravo

[@MitchSumner]

Would be a good one for that! haha thanks

[@devonchristopher5837]

Chopin would be proud

[@bryanzigli8]

Love it 😍

[@galensjp01]

Dude this is incredible!!

[@MitchSumner]

Thanks man, it took a lot of work! Looking forward to new material from you. Anytime soon?

[@galensjp01]

Mitch Sumner yea gonna put out another short EP very soon I hope! Actually tracked most of it in Studio A :)

[@MitchSumner]

Sweet!

[@canhacoglu6090]

It's like an outro for a cartoon (Spongebob came into my mind)

[@fredericchopin7332]

Dude, this is like cannabis for my ears!

[@icravecheddar7401]

whoa dude...like aren't you like...decomposing?...heh...

[@clvsidy]

Stfu

[@Dylonely42]

*ears

[@mylifeseora]

This iss cool! Amazing playing

[@MitchSumner]

Thanks very much.

[@shosha1878]

Bravo!

[@yorkzie7593]

I’m surprised how this dude doesn’t have at least a thousand subscribers just by the quality of the editing and video

[@dhonors999]

Did not realize that it was one person until like a minute in lmao

[@xuly3129]

It’s not just classical guitar, but a family of guitars

[@jameschen7888]

this is so amazing! criminally underrated. don’t stop making music!

[@MitchSumner]

I appreciate that. If having very few people listening to my music hasn't stopped me yet, I don't think it ever will.

[@langchen6806]

WOW

[@Dylonely42]

Incredible interpretation of my favorite music study !

[@MitchSumner]

Thanks! I hope ya stick around, I'm working on an arrangement of another one of his beautiful studies. Coming soon.

[@pianissimo_yt]

@@MitchSumner when’s it coming?

[@MitchSumner]

@@pianissimo_yt I spent a long time on the arrangement but as I was recording it, I found it wasn't meeting my standard of what I imagined. And the piece is too beautiful, I didn't want something that didn't live up to it. So I kind of tabled/scrapped it. My apologies. Perhaps I should revisit it and see what I can do.

[@pianissimo_yt]

@@MitchSumner which étude is it?

[@MitchSumner]

@@pianissimo_yt Op 10 No 3

[@d_rivadeneyra]

I love it!!!!

[@yotamdorlove]

wow !

[@situ3940]

Its a crime for you to have only 200 subs. Good stuff from 4 good looking chaps

[@MitchSumner]

Kind of you to say!

[@ryanhunter2231]

Wow!!!

[@TrainFlood]

Awesome arrangement!!

[@MitchSumner]

Thank you!

[@syb7239]

👌 wow^^beautiful performance with chopin etude 😮😲

[@chiyou4250]

how nice! you are best!

[@MitchSumner]

Thanks! Glad you dig it.

[@Markin0721]

I love it. Thanks!

[@pianochris2276]

This is gorgeous! I love Chopin it's awesome to hear it played this way!

[@MitchSumner]

Thanks so much!

[@Charlie-gq9vu]

Didn't know I needed this

[@bycuritiba]

I love the bass

[@gamingmusicandjokesandabit1240]

Gotta love the acoustic bass on the left 🙂

[@texanfrog1750]

Very cool!

[@MitchSumner]

Thanks!

[@no_ou]

oh my god I just discovered this and I love it so much. thank you for uploading. your tone perfectly fits this etude…made me realize the beauty of music again.

[@MitchSumner]

That makes me so happy to hear. Thanks for commenting.

[@Studio-li5ow]

Fantastic

[@marvinxylon]

This arrangement is so cool!! Would love to listen to more classical piano pieces for your little ensemble.

[@MitchSumner]

I appreciate that! I really gotta get back to doing these kinds of things. Thanks for the motivation.

[@maxklariczen7320]

woooooooooooooo!

[@mojekonto9796]

Hey to naprawdę piękne!

[@MitchSumner]

Dziękuję. Jesteś bardzo miły!

[@Ellatigojusticiero]

What a talent, great musicians, congratulation and BRAVO guys!!!

[@MitchSumner]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@macaca_sapiens]

bravo!

[@et6572]

Well done 👏

[@MitchSumner]

@@et6572 thanks ET!

[@blbost7933]

Really beautiful! Whole. Btw: imagine, that this beauty is played by 4 peoples.... But on a piano the whole incredibility must be played by one people😮

[@MitchSumner]

Yes, it's incredible what is possible with the right two hands and a piano. Separating out the parts like this gives a different appreciation for the composition as well.

[@edouardfelicite69]

this quadruplet siblings can play guitar very well 👌🏼

[@Lunchok]

Sweet! Finally a guitar arrangement (on KZbin(for me(so far)))of this lovely piece!

[@MitchSumner]

Thanks! Yes, my first step was to check and see if it's been done before.

[@PDVstr1ker]

Amazing music. Sounds like brazilian's music style named "Choro".

[@narimana-eff856]

Very nice

[@ADHDlanguages]

Amazing stuff, very original concept. That huge range is crazy. Chopin had 88 keys to work with and he didnt want to leave any out 😅

[@MitchSumner]

haha true!! Thanks

[@carlhopkinson]

nice job !!!

[@MitchSumner]

Thanks Carl! : )

[@worshiptogetherwt]

beautiful^^

[@Derediamusic]

Beautiful! So Beautiful!!

[@MitchSumner]

Thanks so much!

[@zoeslounge95]

amazing

[@theiraqipilot]

you''re really underrated bro, one of my favourite pieces

[@shazzaha6748]

I had no idea this would be such an amazing arrangement for plucked strings, haha ^^ This sounds amazing - I've seen this a while back and I just had to comment :)

[@MitchSumner]

Well I appreciate the comment! I hope to get back to doing arrangements like this at some point as I do love them.

[@theesavior]

too good

[@augustaj3912]

This is awesome! Can't wait to learn this on piano, in some years probably..

[@MitchSumner]

It's certainly one of the more approachable of his etudes, not just due to its length. They all of course demand great effort.

[@augustaj3912]

@@MitchSumner Yeah, I have only been playing for about 1.5 years though. I don't know when I'll be good enough to start learning this etude

[@noobtroll8668]

A AJ lol me too why don't you check out his black keys etude and his sunshine etude there my fave

[@Dylonely42]

@@noobtroll8668 Also not bad

[@noobtroll8668]

Dylonely yeah I know right! They just sound so cool I want to learn them because I have a keyboard but the thing i can learn it just I don't have the time to as I am busy

[@user-sp5jm1rj1d]

Wow....🙏💕

[@rawazfaris6123]

Deserve one million views that’s epic man!!!

[@MitchSumner]

I appreciate that friend!

[@joaquinjara6409]

Cool :0

[@marshallartz395]

Terrific! 🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@real__scientist]

wow really great!!!!!

[@MitchSumner]

Thank you! I'm working on another video like this that will be done soon.

[@MacTavish737]

absolutely love this

[@weaboo7753]

good job mate

[@thegreatgambino]

That was very well done and put together, excellent job!

[@MitchSumner]

Thank you! I appreciate it.

[@joost505]

Nice

[@ananthd4797]

Incredible!

[@JeffKwak221]

Wow how did u play 4 parts in the exact same tempo damn

[@MitchSumner]

Once I got the first part feeling good it was just a matter playing along with it enough to really anticipate the tempo fluctuations instinctively for the other parts.

[@Kievest]

Sheer delight...thank you for posting!!!

[@MitchSumner]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-xo1ct5os1t]

우와.. 너무 아름다워요 구독 하고 갑니다 앞으로 좋은 음악 많이 들려주세요!!😍❤❤

[@MitchSumner]

정말 고마워!

[@user-lk6tv1fe9n]

soooooooooooo good♥

[@aldrickdurango8424]

flawless

[@cselbach2532]

maybe this is the most wonderful song i have ever heard

[@MitchSumner]

Chopin is like magic.

[@ludwig4029]

piece*

[@user-jl7fs3oq8o]

It's great.

[@MitchSumner]

Thank you!

[@franktherabbit42]

This is amazing. Very nicely done

[@MitchSumner]

That means even more coming from my #1 candy.

[@lukesuperflyjones]

Ahah DUDE this is FANTASTIC! You and I would hang out if we lived close by! ;D Great JOB!

[@MitchSumner]

Thanks so much! You're probably right, I'm always down for a hang haha.

[@SP-qi8ur]

Soooo epic man. Props to the twins!

[@andrewhulle3069]

This is fantastic!!!

[@MitchSumner]

So are you!

[@bifeldman]

Cute.

[@NBS07aa]

wow OMG

[@user-zz5er1un5m]

와 대박이다 놀랐어요

[@MinhNguyen-yb8gp]

The piano: Thatt's mine 😅

[@MitchSumner]

Sorry piano!

[@leifsinclair9368]

This really cool 😎 Good job 👍

[@MitchSumner]

Hey thanks Johnny!

[@anhvomusic]

This is amazing :D

[@Daily._.classic]

Hollllllllllllllyyyyyyy god....!

[@Matheus-hd7rq]

Samba Brasil 🇧🇷😯👏👏

[@m.moonsie]

Quadruplets?

[@colcor9222]

ㄹㅈㄷ 좋다

[@user-jf2ru6yx8j]

Good

[@user-jv4pl7jq8p]

너무 좋아요ㅠㅠㅠㅠ I like it😍😍 Do you want to play other classical songs?(like chopin etude)

[@MitchSumner]

Thanks! Yes, definitely. I did a Bartok piece but it was not well received. 20th century classical is not for everyone I suppose. I'd like to do something from every classical era. Chopin is my favorite though.

[@user-qr8um5ez1v]

What nice guitarists you are!

[@MitchSumner]

Thanks, on behalf of all of us.

[@YuraK25]

Are people actually think these are different persons lmfao

[@petroglyph888mcgregor2]

@@MitchSumner It's a really impressive camera trick. I don't see any signs of editing. Did you use green screen? Or are you really quadruplets?

[@MitchSumner]

@@petroglyph888mcgregor2 No green screen. I didn't know much about editing at the time so it was pretty simply just carefully cropping/masking out 3 videos and layering over the fourth.

[@petroglyph888mcgregor2]

@@MitchSumner Impressive that you got such good results. I get the impression from this comment section that some people didn't even notice

[@flambr]

For plucked strings

[@MitchSumner]

As opposed to bowed strings (or percussive strings).

[@NicholasLay]

I just realized they're the same person

[@ryanfarrel7397]

For a while, I think it has an identical pattern to Spongebeb's ending theme 😂

[@Chummers]

what is the instrument on the far left? I get that it's some sort of bass, but what kind?

[@MitchSumner]

That is the fretless M-Bass (or MicroBass), made by Gold Tone. It's similar to what are called ukulele basses, but I find this one more usable/playable, and I think it's a bit bigger.

[@sueco_r]

Bah, I just noticed now that they are all the same dude, it took me one year, lol

[@TheRedstonedeluxe]

Reminds me of Brazillian choro

[@MitchSumner]

Interesting, I'll have to check out some choro.

[@hoshmoggen1746]

Here's to 50k views! I even unliked it and reliked it. Not sure if that's helpful.

[@MitchSumner]

@@hoshmoggen1746 well by golly, it seems to have worked!!

[@stephenpepper1790]

Super cool!

[@buckylove6918]

nice