Chopin - Nocturne in C Sharp Minor (No. 20)

[@Rousseau]

Chopin's Nocturne No. 20. Although he never published it during his life, it remains to this day one of his most notable works, and one of the most hauntingly beautiful piano pieces ever written. The melody captures the sense of hope, but despair at the same time, with Chopin masterfully playing around with tension and resolution and creating a whole world of color just through the piano. I hope you're having a great start to the week ♥

[@mitalipandit2891]

Pls play one of these:- Waltz in A Minor Waltz in B Minor Waltz in C# Minor Heroic Polonaise Revolutionary Etude Ocean Etude Wrong Note Etude Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 Edit: and of course Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 😁

[@sury5821]

Sub 2 pewdiepie

[@ewwwsam]

I love this piece!!!

[@simeonlao2525]

Plz do funeral march next

[@borhanchavoshzadeh7192]

Well done...accurate and beautiful

[@aSongScout]

3:32 that run is smooth as silk!!

[@jorgeskts]

heyy wassup

[@hellothere1433]

this is the part where i cant get right no matter how many times i do it

[@mitalipandit2891]

Yeah I know right? It was pretty impeccable.

[@russianbear7832]

Now that you point it out, *Perfection.*

[@glenmorebarchan]

hello there it's supposed to be played as triplets for every note in the bass. If played any other way, there's a PHAT half rest into the next bar.

[@Feel2Feel]

Whenever im sad or feel lonely i listen to chopin then i am more sad and lonely.

[@darkcadence938]

Me too his music has so much emotion 💔😭

[@danielj4845]

I feel you brothers

[@rutow9249]

Yes, so am I.

[@TibetanMonk420]

I can talk and buy a drink for u , dont be sad and dont be lonely brotha . That terrible !! If u not know me , now u know 🤣

[@Ashaliyeva]

That is just too relatable. *insert slightly bitter laugh here*

[@Rousseau]

What's your favorite piece by Chopin?

[@bfp_]

Many pieces are nice but could u please play his first nocturne (op 9 no 1)

[@mitalipandit2891]

Waltz in A Minor Waltz in B Minor Waltz in C# Minor Heroic Polonaise Revolutionary Etude Ocean Etude Winter Wind Etude Torrent Etude Wrong Note Etude

[@You-rg4ec]

Ballade No. 2

[@kaelinquek467]

Ballade no 1 in g minor, waltz op 69 no2, etude op 25 no 5

[@vronz]

Etude op 10 no.4

[@yanminglim8307]

My mother's favourite piece when she was alive. Every time I play this masterpiece, I can feel my mother stay with me.

[@Bbqluv7]

Be strong brother

[@chumfn7962]

Sorry for your loss bro

[@xcaedes]

May she Rest In Peace

[@II-zf3vo]

Stay strong brother İ'm sorry for your loss

[@xcaedes]

May she rest in peace

[@Rousseau]

Who is the best composer for the piano, and why?

[@eh1753]

Franz Liszt

[@aartijain4051]

It's you

[@aartijain4051]

Pls avengers main theme

[@mitalipandit2891]

Chopin. The guy who went for the heart and soul with his pieces.

[@ayushguha9416]

Franz List because he is the most technical

[@john-henric]

In the Film "The Pianist" the protagonist played this in the radio Station and while he's playing, the City he is in gets bombed. One of the best movies ever with some of the best pieces of classical Piano music.

[@Rousseau]

This actually happened in real life to the pianist (Szpilman) the movie was based on!!

[@merian21]

@@WakaWaka2468 You really didn't have to ruin the fun for all of us. Just saying

[@J0j0333]

I have just finished the movie for the first time, 20 something minutes ago. It's been out for 16 years and the same hour that I finish it and look up this piece, you publish it. Holy f*ck lol @@Rousseau

[@OmnipotentO]

I'll always remember this piece from that movie lol

[@MidiMaestro]

And when the main character (V. Spilmann) played his first piece in the studio after years of war, it was the same nocturne he played when the siege interrupted his playing in the studio at the begin of the war.

[@god9687]

Then I heard a new sound: a living sound, like the richest, most complex, most beautiful piece of music you've ever heard. Growing in volume as a pure white light descended, it obliterated the monotonous mechanical pounding that, seemingly for eons, had been my only company up until then. The light got closer and closer, spinning around and around and generating those filaments of pure white light that I now saw were tinged, here and there, with hints of gold.

[@saikyowok]

2:38 Audience starts clapping Chopin: Oop, I’m not done yet

[@stessosangue]

Underrated

[@spychronicles]

😂😂

[@fertane216]

@@stessosangue its not really underrated, its just that this is a posthumous piece, so there's no audience that will clap to Chopin playing this

[@squidwardssoul631]

🙋🏻‍♀️👏👏

[@adamator2448]

happened to me in an audition playing this lmao

[@zippymax1]

C-sharp minor is the official key of the midnight-blue soul.

[@therobertguy2436]

Moonlight Sonata, Fantaisie Impromptu, etc.… literally the best key ever

[@thedriverman1217]

what key Is Gymnopaedie no 1?

[@scribblesen]

@@thedriverman1217 D?

[@pratfelix2226]

Scherzo no2, waltz op64 no2, Étude op10 no4...

[@owengette8089]

Texas Jack Moonlight Sonata, Rachmaninoff Prelude, Torrent, Moonlight Sonata, Hungarian Rhapsody, Fantaisie-Imromptu.

[@calvinooi1407]

"Dad, why is my sister's name Rose?" "Because your mother loves roses" "Thanks dad" "No problem, Nocturne in C Sharp Minor (No. 20)"

[@Jimbarleyy]

Acualy IzDolan Amen

[@BerkeTuran]

you could just name your son chopin

[@Luaporleafcutterant]

@@BerkeTuran or Frederic or something

[@fatboysunited7255]

That was dumb

[@SuperGamer-5]

How original

[@mariankat513]

0:23 - When this part comes on I always end up crying, i’ve never listened to this piece without having goosebumps. Chopin is a master of piano, and thank you Rousseau for presenting this piece, very well played, it might be one of the hardest pieces to play in terms of expression, but you nailed it completely!

[@LilHaseProductions]

No you don't, definitely do not cry on cue every time you hear it.

[@mariankat513]

@@LilHaseProductions sure smarty, i think i know my feelings better especially with the fact that’s i’m a pretty emotional person lol, so ya, i hear it-i tear up🖐🏻

[@LilHaseProductions]

@@mariankat513 This isn't Tumblr, no one believes you.

[@leaxy]

@@LilHaseProductions bruh

[@mariankat513]

@@LilHaseProductions bro what are you so pressed for😭 seriously, go chill out n listen to some classical music idk, and not that i’m excusing myself, because you’re not worth enough for me to justify myself in front of you, but i, in fact, never had tumblr, so please let me express my emotions however i like, this is an open comment section, if you haven’t noticed yet.

[@malmosma2301]

Rousseau: Which piece should I play next? Community: Yes!

[@mariokhalil9819]

Malmosma It’s more like: play hungarian rhapsody 2, plz.

[@dragandzajic535]

corazon de nino

[@bluenitro5.0]

@@mariokhalil9819 yes please

[@newellunfried3769]

Schumann The Novelette which is the only piece which Horowitz should never have recorded and released!

[@b.vhidalgo4817]

Nocturne, op. 72 no. 1 in E minor Please!!

[@zoeyork4820]

I love Chopin. His music has so much emotion and it’s so peaceful at the same time

[@jtorres3150]

@Soulful Notes Self promotion on other people's channels is kind of a low way to get subscriptions. Your channel's content should speak for itself.

[@shnxin]

Then there are his Etudes

[@macostapr3951]

“La Campanella” “Torrent”

[@bait5257]

@@shnxin profile Pic?

[@bait5257]

@@macostapr3951 liszt wrote la campanella

[@samlim4913]

I've been seeing a lot of comments saying that this song is very "easy to play" the notes are simple, I can agree, but.. (I'm not gonna rant about 3:32 lol), but what makes this piece.. this piece is the expression. This can easily be classified as one of the most hardest pieces ever, in terms of expression. Playing it is one thing, playing it with expression is another ;)

[@Dylonely_9274]

Just beautiful. You just have to play with your heart.

[@Ari-tt4kh]

this song isn't easy if you actually start learning it, there's four sharps and a bit polyrhythm and the rhythm isn't that easy. This song is actually harder then turkish march and minute waltz :O

[@EmmaSoaft]

@@Ari-tt4kh very true, turkish march’s rhythm is easier and simpler, here it’s harder to match up left/right hand esp. at the many runs at the end.

[@strats991]

Something most people in the classical field seem to forget!

[@sanskritiverma8010]

WITH EXPRESSION? what does that mean?

[@thurisazx]

Beethoven heals the ears, Mozart heals the head, Chopin heals the heart

[@rainbowaxolotl288]

Ironic considering Beethoven was deaf

[@Sentientglassofmilk]

Chopin hurts the hands

[@victor.hausen]

@@Sentientglassofmilk as someone who got injured doing a jump and spread left hand move playing chopin, I can confirm that. But I've learned my lesson and never moved so recklessly after that.

[@Sentientglassofmilk]

I’ve started learning Fantaisie Impromptu and I can say that by the end of it my fingers will be able to lift weights

[@karennoble1076]

For me Bach heals my head, so precise, puts order.

[@deeemm411]

I can't get over how insanely clean that run at 3:33 is. Gives me the chills.

[@MrFrak0207]

What a masterpiece. Unbelievable. Could listen to this 100 times a day and still enjoy every second of it

[@stephenrobinson9709]

I agree ❤

[@jaredharris1940]

His les syphilis is heartwarming story.

[@sofisticatedart]

love Chopin, I tried to play, check and live a comment

[@dusansandic3026]

When my piano teacher gave me this piece she said that Chopin wrote this when his sister died. I don't know if it's true but it helped me to play this piece on the whole new level.

[@SuperTicklemonsters]

This is not true. It was composed after Chopin had left Poland in 1830 and heard about the November Uprising. It is dedicated to his older sister who outlived him

[@Fiqstro]

UHI EEE isn’t that revolutionary ethude?

[@SuperTicklemonsters]

Emilia died when chopin was barely 17, this nocturne was written in 1830 when he was 20. I cant speak to when that etude was written, it was published after he was already in France as its dedicated to Liszt but was likely written in the 1830-1831 timeframe. Btw I'm pulling info on this nocturne from Alan Walkers biography of Chopin

[@sophias8382]

@ilyas no that's the story people tell about the e minor nocturne. Which may or may not be true, since Fontana may have dated it wrong...

[@swine13]

@@SuperTicklemonsters it doesn't matter - you are too late. She has already played the piece at the whole new level.

[@orkidarrapi1428]

This is what a masterpiece sounds like❤ Anyone listening in 2024?😊

[@antoniocarmonaramirez6707]

yes

[@jackboland3571]

Nah I’m listening in 2023 mate

[@oskarx5924]

Yes

[@annacanilli1877]

Suonerò questo brano al mio saggio il 25 maggio. Spero di suonarlo senza errori, ma il pubblico mi intimidisce. Una volta mi son bloccata. 2019. Suonavo la Goccia , e mi si è svuotata la testa, non riuscivo. Dopo l'esibizione degli altri il maestro mi ha richiamato sul palco ci sono andata come al patibolo, ho suonato in fretta e senza passione. Suono con gioia per me, non per gli altri. Questo è il primo saggio dopo 5 anni, speriamo non si ripresenti il blocco mentale è imbarazzante. Quella volta avevo invitato dei conoscenti, questa volta non lo dico a nessuno. :-)

[@orkidarrapi1428]

​@@annacanilli1877 How did it go mate? I hope, and I'm sure you've played it perfectly❤ all the best for you. Keep going on piano and never give up

[@tfustmuls826]

1:31 this part just sounds like you were depressed and hopeless, and suddenly you find happiness, someone just helped you out of your darkest side

[@Not_YourAv3rageJO]

You're right!!!

[@bruhmoment1329]

It’s funny because Władysław Szpilman played this piece and it saved his life essentially. He was hiding out in nazi invaded Poland and a German officer found him. Once he found out Szpilman was a pianist, he asked him to play something and he played this. The officer ultimately let him stay in the house in the attic and gave him what he needed to survive.

[@steveo7771286]

Same with the ending. Although that’s a bit more like you just died and are leaving your body but yeah. 😂

[@user-vx2ur4vw3h]

I didn’t like that part imo. I like sad sad pieces.

[@samuelmathew3179]

True

[@christineteng980]

No offence to other channels, but I find that this is one of the few channels that turned synth effects on but still maintained a beautiful quality of music

[@TomCL-vb6xc]

Christine Teng It’s because these aren’t MIDI files, it is simply a video of him playing with audio using a high quality microphone with effects added afterwards. Other synthesia channels simply use MIDI files so and have to use fonts in order to create a more realistic sound.

[@christineteng980]

TomCL 2000 sorry I meant the visual processor effect thing

[@TomCL-vb6xc]

Christine Teng Oh,okay I get what you mean. I thought you meant other synthesia channels where they use MIDI files from online rather than live audio of someone playing.

[@sloth8632]

I think there are a lot of underrated channels, and while these effects have been ideal in getting the attention of people on KZbin, watching other channels that don't use effects is a reminder that effects aren't everything. They help getting subscribers but seeing channels without them you can really appreciate the raw talent of the musicians. Kyle Landry, vkgoeswild, musicalbasics, these are some channels where I think their best work is without using special effects.

[@ReplayFusion]

You still alive?

[@eugeniar7101]

Nocturne in С++, if you know what I mean

[@PaulaTakahashi]

Dev!! haha

[@georgemff]

xDDD

[@jimnassar1083]

Got you😂😂on my finals week

[@anvui95]

nocturne in css

[@setsukoqq8585]

Lol

[@FlexingClassicalMusic]

*Classical music has the power to transport us to different eras and evoke a wide range of emotions, making it a truly magical experience.*

[@dominationyt7834]

I always wonder why I start pieces, get halfway and never finish, one of my most annoying and stupid habits

[@fredericchopin3628]

Me too

[@LukeSnowmaker]

same problem here :D

[@inidutiliroblox1010]

You can do that bro, when I tried to learn Turkish March, I really want to give up but I never. Now I can play it.

[@Mindcrashed]

Same but this is only 3 pages

[@bhooshanpandit1344]

This is exactly like me

[@jeremy9951]

More Chopin is always appreciated.

[@dogetothemoonal]

Yes!

[@PezThePerson]

The Pianist is one of my favourite movies and it features this piece and I just absolutely ADORE IT

[@MaiTran-dn5jw]

Beethoven: Epic and dramatic pieces as if he is writing a piece during war. Mozart: Nice and Peaceful (Mostly) Chopin: Every piece sounds like a way of describing heartbreak.

[@piotrborowski775]

Hahahahahahahahahah. So how does Moniuszko sound like?

[@Zestiniaa]

chopin is the rollercoaster

[@kairon5249]

chopin also has a ton of epic dramatic pieces just listen to polonaise op 44 or 53, or mazurka op 59 no 3

[@johnrubensaragi4125]

Etude Op. 10 no. 8 sounds fun though.

[@mangotaco3036]

It’s because he was depressed

[@danielperanginangin5981]

Thank you so much for making every Monday a little brighter, Rousseau! ♥️

[@gameflymc3374]

Daniel Peranginangin you only want a heart from Rousseau, dont you?

[@danielperanginangin5981]

Gamefly Mc I've had that. Don't want more. Just speaking for myself

[@dylanr4854]

True

[@kartikeyamayank2500]

Lmao How? I cried.

[@adamm.208]

1:39 That phrase is everything 😍

[@Waffleconchocolate]

1:45 oof my heart felt that but I love it

[@widzewlordi]

Yes... This part is definately inspired by polish folk music... You can feel that Chopin missed his country...

[@Tasherisdead999]

Yeaaa❤❤❤❤❤

[@zonaresng]

0:25 Note to self: If I'm not wrong, and my hypothesis is that the important thing to know is to really listen to what the number of key presses sound like. So because the left note is striked 10 times, I'll turn it into 2 sets, and with each set with the point of easier digestability. To listen to what 5 key presses sound like, and then move on to the next set when I've nailed down the muscle memory, along with the sound.

[@willsun7145]

You know, this peice is beautiful. It's not that difficult, but requires a lot of focus and percision, but other than that it's pretty easy- oh... Gets to 3:32. Nevermind

[@nightcorem8887]

The poly rhythms are pretty tricky to get

[@ouistiti5201]

@@nightcorem8887 Ahah thinked same but after try it it's not that hard! But the big scale a the end.. Still need to practice ahah

[@yingcao7982]

It’s not that hard, if you learned your scales correctly, you should be able to get it very easily (talking about the scale)

@@yingcao7982 If 3:32 isnt hard you must be insane...

[@bethanyhu1881]

is it just me or 3:32 is easier than the polyrhythms idk maybe i’m just bad at polyrhythms

[@sleepsleep399]

Depression Teenager : *billie eilish Intelectual : *Chopin in c major

[@sleepsleep399]

Wait a minute

[@elhombretopo8716]

xd

[@inafridge8573]

I like both

[@sleepsleep399]

@@inafridge8573 cool

[@tomspray5961]

It's in c sharp minor

[@VinFJ1]

FINALLY -hungarian rhapsody- oh wait i meant -hungarian rhapsody- *NO I MEANT CHOPIN.* *_GOD_*

[@Rousseau]

Thanks -liszt- wait no sorry I meant to write -liszt-

[@mitalipandit2891]

@@Rousseau Pls play one of these:- Waltz in A Minor Waltz in B Minor Waltz in C# Minor Heroic Polonaise Revolutionary Etude Ocean Etude Wrong Note Etude Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6

[@VinFJ1]

@@Rousseau -great- work on this piec- wait I MEANT Fantastic, amazing, extraordinary, marvellous, excellent, _am_ _i_ _missing_ _something_ ?

[@アヤミ]

Mitali Pandit wrong note etude lmao

[@erikananshi9637]

That's a good one ahahaha

[@sulynlam3562]

Thank you for sharing with all of us the simplicity, complexity, alchemy and beauty of this Nocturne. It is a truly precious gift. There must be so many of us dreaming of feeling and hearing such colours falling from our own fingers. 💛

[@kevinchen_]

For everyone messing up on 3:33, it's essentially the C# minor scale so if you just practice that, this part will be a lot easier to play, the fingering will be the same as well

[@michaelflores6253]

As a violin player, I knew this but thank you for the advice. I’m just beginning piano, and I learn better playing pieces that are challenging to me In order to get the idea down. So I feel like this would be a great place to start to coordinate both hands and learn black keys and white keys simultaneously. Time for scale practice 🎹

[@kevinchen_]

@@michaelflores6253 No problem at all, glad it helped

[@piloco4232]

@@michaelflores6253 you are kinda crazy, but i respect that

[@più_lento_28_13]

isn't it actually the e major scale ?

[@NeonDefense385]

"Wow I think I'm getting the hang of this..." 3:33 Chopin: *SIKE!!!*

[@jenniferbillings2279]

FR!!

[@lilys438]

It’s actually quite easy if u learn C sharp minor scale

[@Toona172]

S IIIIIIIIIIII KE

[@fridgerick]

It's a pretty easy scale tho

[@diegoflores1014]

Bruh it’s not hard

[@pawellebek3122]

I've listened many versions and performances of this song.. this performance is one of my favorite. For me, perfect one.

[@ramen9158]

It's a pieceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@SimGirl00]

No the best one is by Wladyslaw Szpilman after everything he went through as a Jewish polish man during WW2 surviving the whole war in hiding this piece will forever be his

[@prabharavisundar4252]

My sur name used to be Powell

[@stryker3256]

my friend's favourite piece. he liked chopin a lot. even though he sometimes claimed his music taste to be superior, he was still a good friend. RIP Thihan

[@JustinY.]

This is what happens when Ling Ling practices 40 hours a day

[@ooftacticusb.c.t.3866]

Hello there.

[@joolya9708]

Justin Y. ling ling is proud

[@sury5821]

Sub to pewdiepie bro

[@DeanT.]

400k subscriber?

[@renownedramen258]

How are you always so early -.-

[@GrandMasterGuess]

Your playing makes me cry. My mom has had a stroke and listening to your music and viewing my mother on a webcam in a paralyzed state creates rivers of tears. Thank you for this lifetime memory.

[@Resist.The.Slave.Mind.]

❤️❤️

[@imgonnafillall50characters36]

Im sorry about your mom, sending prayers❤️✝️

[@sofisticatedart]

love Chopin, I tried to play, check and live a comment (✿◠‿◠)

[@gabrielelecter7843]

I've always been a cry baby. In negative situations I mean. I cried because of every insult, criticism, bad grade. But I never cried out of happiness or because something would made me positively emotional. I've never cried when winning a national champ, when being treated well, when watching a happy ending in a movie, never. Until one day. I was really low that time and decided to pour my heart to piano. I was playing Chopin's Nocturne in C#. Suddenly, in the most beautiful part, I found myself crying. Those weren't tears of sorrow anymore; those were tears of pure love for music, of admiration. For being able to play such a beautiful piece of music. And since then, classical music is that kind of cure which is always capable of bringing me the privilege of crying out of joy and crystal clear love for music.

[@anilaadnoir]

In spanish, this song was given a special name= Divina Ilusion, transalate to divine illusion and is a love story. Somebody that felt a divine illusion on someone's love that he dreamed about and was never confirmed.

[@29-rafinoumisulistyo92]

After watching The Pianist this piece has more feelings in it, if anyone has'nt watch The Pianist, Watch it man

[@asura4228]

Just finished watching it, a depressing movie for sure

[@stressed.coquette]

I watched it a few weeks ago. It's depressing, but it's a great movie

[@soft-llama1530]

No ones talking about 2:10, this is honestly my favorite part

[@seagreenspiral]

I so agree with you! Thought I was the only one.

[@alexgl7074]

This part is a Mazurka

[@AmbikaSukla]

Yes I love that one too

[@edenschannel101]

Nah

[@edenschannel101]

@@soft-llama1530 😐...🤨

[@oba_1062]

This was a last piece I performed in a classical student concert at age of 15. Especially playing this piece helped me to understand how the most important goal in playing music is to let notes flow through you like you are part of the music.

[@elleinfinitea]

When Chopin gives you an easy song but wants to make sure you have been practicing your scales

[@SsofieLund]

Thats cause it isnt an easy piece! :)

[@arthurbrandt9789]

@@SsofieLund it is tho

[@SsofieLund]

@@arthurbrandt9789 just playing it might be easy. But then try doing it perfectly with no mistakes, emotion and good tempo. That takes hours if not years of dedication and practice.

[@mehrav___]

@@SsofieLund it’s easy

[@YoujustgotJ1NXED]

@@SsofieLund it’s actually just easy.

[@panzerkampfwagenviiimaus6374]

1:32 - 2:37 is my favourite part, your amazing and inspire me to play more complex pieces. I wish to be as good as you some day :3

[@70yearoldman23]

Yes, it is the most beautiful transition I have ever heard. It's like stepping out of a dark gloomy house into a field of beautiful flowers.

[@wiIIywanka]

It's amazing how smoothly his hand just glides over the keys

[@controversy4987]

I always thought this piece was a sense of despair and hope, that beautifully describes the piece. all of his works are so inspirational to me. All of his Nocturnes, Preludes, Études, Mazurkas, Polonaise’s, Ballades. They all inspire me. If only he knew how much he impacted music, Chopin makes my passion for music and piano stronger every single day of my life. Thank you Chopin ❤️ your extreme love and passion for the piano has truly impacted my life.

[@judyyang5042]

I love all this things, texture smoothness, sound quality, fingering and everything else. Great playing. Keep the good work

[@sohailstarpower8658]

I love how Chopin makes these incredible beautiful songs but at the same time doesn’t over complicated making not the best pianist capable of playing the song

[@theocmouze]

Winter wind would like a word with you

[@omdano6432]

@@theocmouze LET THE BASS DROP

[@kyrun6551]

@@theocmouze Ballade n 2 would like a word with you

[@manuelbes]

@@kyrun6551 more like all ballades

[@mightymaniac8712]

All of his etudes

[@ivanvidovic92]

Dad:Turn that off! Me:Why? Dad:We have better speakers downstairs.

[@therobertguy2436]

The runs at 3:33 on iPhone speakers: REEEEEEE

[@blast2686]

You stole that comment from an EDM music video

[@ludwig4029]

GamesKnit originality at its finest

[@thachsungye]

what ?

[@JenniferFunk33]

@@thachsungye hello

[@mitalipandit2891]

Lovely playing, Rousseau! Please play one of these:- Waltz in A Minor Waltz in B Minor Waltz in C# Minor Heroic Polonaise Revolutionary Etude Ocean Etude Wrong Note Etude Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 Like so Rousseau can see! Edit: and of course Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 😊

[@DeanT.]

I prefer Heroic polonaise

[@mitalipandit2891]

@@DeanT. so do I... But I love all of the above pieces.

[@stravinskyfan]

Ocean etude!!!

[@ramsesll2841]

Dang let him play Hungarian Rhapsody no.6, it is one of the masterpiece which doesn't have quality recordings on the internet

[@marcin_kalbarczyk]

Yeee Heroic polonaise

[@StephaniesChickenCoop]

Can't tell u how many times we had to listen to this song in ballet, several years ago. Still never gets old! Love it!!

[@laurierobert1974]

Je pense sincèrement que c'est la plus belle chose qui m'ait été donnée d'entendre de ma vie Merci Chopin

[@TheAlva]

Étude Op. 25, No. 5 "Wrong Note"

[@shantigleason4191]

Arima no... *sobs*

[@nedriley6991]

The Alva etude op 10 no 4

[@TheFlamingPiano]

good title would be "Rousseau did an oopsie (April Fools special)"

[@lucky-mn3gm]

@@nedriley6991 already did it

[@cyrusthegreat5434]

Well ACSHULLLY its no. 4

[@OceanSwimmer]

This brought me here: "Beginning in August 1944, Szpilman was hiding out in an abandoned building at al. Niepodległości 223. In November, he was discovered there by a German officer, Captain Wilm Hosenfeld. To Szpilman's surprise, the officer did not arrest or kill him; after discovering that the emaciated Szpilman was a pianist, Hosenfeld asked him to play something. (A piano was on the ground floor.) Szpilman played Chopin's Nocturne in C-sharp minor. After that, the officer showed Szpilman a better place to hide and brought him bread and jam on numerous occasions. He also offered Szpilman one of his coats to keep warm in the freezing temperatures. Szpilman did not know the name of the German officer until 1951. Despite the efforts of Szpilman and the Poles to rescue Hosenfeld, he died in a Soviet prisoner of war camp in 1952." ---- Wikipedia,

[@___you___]

Thats so sad...

[@thegreatone12345678]

Such a sad story yet also shows the power of music to convey rich emotion & form connection amongst the most distant of humans

[@gspaulsson]

This scene is the dramatic climax of Roman Polanski's film The Pianist, but for dramatic effect Polanski substitutes the G-minor ballade, a more fitting climax to a story of struggle and survival. However, the film opens with Szpilman playing this nocturne on Polish Radio, until a bomb explodes nearby and he has to stop. Then, after the war, he plays it again and finishes it. This alludes to a Polish legend: when the Mongols invaded Poland in the 13th century and reached the city of Kraków, a bugler climbed up the steeple of the Marian Church and blew his bugle to alert the citizens, but a Mongol arrow struck him in the throat, abruptly breaking off the bugle call. That interrupted bugle-call, the Hejnał Mariacki, was the call signal of Polish radio, and the story of a concert cut short by a bomb - music interrupted by war - was popular in Poland. Generally, though, an unnamed pianist was playing the A-flat ("Heroic") polonaise, a suitably stirring and patriotic piece. Polanski substituted this nocturne as more fitting for a Holocaust film. The whole story is bogus, however. In his memoir, Szpilman says that he played a complete concert and went home, while the station continued with recorded music. When it stopped broadcasting - not because of bomb, but because the power went out - it was playing Rachmaninoff's 2nd piano concerto. But it wouldn't do to have the music of a Russian composer at such a time, of course. The original legend is also bogus: the Marian Church wasn't buiIt until the 14th century, and the story first shows up in the 18th century. Actual history is rarely so tidy and symbolic. But the scene in the movie really did happen.

[@alexdavidovich3279]

Didn't he play the first ballade?

[@rfilms99]

@@alexdavidovich3279 yup the guy got it wrong

[@ss-bf1uh]

1:33 this part hits different because it has a sense of hope that wasn’t there before it really shows how good Chopin is at composing.

[@ralsei217]

Its just a relative major key modulation lmao

[@m1co294]

@@ralsei217 he definitely doesn't mean the technical bit when he said how good Chopin was at composing, he meant Chopin was great at throwing emotions at you point blank.

[@ralsei217]

@@m1co294 but thats not being good at composing, thats what every composer do in most piecea

[@tybermoff8047]

@@ralsei217 Ya stupid.

[@2174863]

@@ralsei217If you can make the listener feel a certain type of emotion than switch up and change their emotions again thats what makes a good composer 🤦‍♂️

[@mr.uchiha3937]

For everyone messing up on 3:33 "iF yOu CaN pLaY iT sLoWlY, yOu CaN pLaY iT qUiCkLy"

[@Yuuki-jp4ob]

LMAO *electric NASA viola flashbacks *

[@rossjago2381]

have you got a finger position for it lol

[@mr.uchiha3937]

@@Yuuki-jp4ob XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@Szten]

*slowly *quickly

[@rossjago2381]

@@Szten ah yes *slowly *quickly

[@mikeatchley8460]

This is one of the most hauntingly beautiful pieces of music ever written.

[@TheAlva]

Liebesleid / Love's Sorrow

[@dionsylvester]

Rachmaninoff's Arr.

[@victorverde4080]

YoUr LiE iN aPrIl

[@kenz3766]

Your Lie in April feels keep comin back

[@juliangst]

The Alva or maybe Liebesfreud/ Love‘s Joy

[@gabrieli.6471]

Did it reach her?

[@bradforddrake8633]

Chopin is my favorite! He has a way of reaching out to the personal emotional side of people like no other composer has done. His music is sooo beautifully exquisite..it is maybe from the edge of the universe!

[@Miksu__]

I swear all my favourite piano pieces are in C# Minor lol

[@goldandglory1093]

MiksuOW same for me!

[@susi9240]

Bc we have sad souls

[@danielperanginangin5981]

Mine either E flat Major or A flat major🙇🏻‍♂️🙋🏻‍♂️

[@oohhmeyi]

C minor and C# minor are the best!

[@jd-ju3vr]

Lol same

[@Syzygizing]

Thank you Rousseau never stop playing it’s amazing

[@jlealister3352]

My favorite Chopin piece. Heart melting. I just get lost in the song. Brilliant choice. Bravo

[@justbob6048]

I think as a pianist the part at 2:10 is some of the most fun I have ever had playing a Chopin piece. That warm ending to the first half just has such a nice and clean feel to it

[@ibreathenapalm1112]

I first heard this piece in Karate Kid and I fell in love with it. It's soft, melancholic and it speaks for a man like me. Truly a beautiful piece and second to my favourites list. Schubert's Ständchen is still my top though.

[@n4v33nkum4r7]

Tanya Von Degurechaff Me too!

[@travis_redfern6771]

Honestly that’s a really underrated movie too.

[@samiasharma2066]

Yes! Now I know where I've heard this piece before! Thank you so much.

[@lestry7878]

Me too, and even though I'm Polish I had no idea it was Chopin until now hehe.

[@SirDavidAsher]

Bravo! This piece has so much meaning to me. It's beyond words. Your performance was magnificent. It brought me back to my youth experience classical with my mom. No words. For context she passed away years ago. So your performance was absolutely majestic. Thank you. It was soberly beautiful .

[@goneofragnar6986]

When it has taken 2 months for you to play this piece and you realise that Rousseau may have been spending 2 hours to master it.

[@beyondtheirlevel3726]

It's not a song... it's a piece (!)

[@goneofragnar6986]

@@beyondtheirlevel3726 okk I give you that one

[@sashh9997]

I read that as mouths and was confused for a while

[@pic4315]

Baptiste 2 months only? I wish... But I love this piece so much, I don’t regret any single day

[@michelledeweerd1927]

@@beyondtheirlevel3726 we know but it's beyond their level

[@King_Bryson]

I remember watching Karate Kid when I was little, and this was played on the violin in the movie. I searched for the song, and I found it. Thank you for playing this beautiful masterpiece Rousseau❤

[@locolorenz]

Learned this piece on and off over the course of like 5 months and I'm proud to say that I've finished it. You can do anything with practice!

[@Velnox]

I'm very touched by classical music, but I've never felt so much emotions by a single piano piece. I always end up crying listening to this nocturne, the most hauntingly beautiful and melancholic piece ever written in my opinion. Rest in peace forever Chopin, your genius will never be forgotten ❤

[@kishoreanil4552]

Heart melted when I saw this upload. The most enchanting nocturne.

[@Fluffy._.Doggo.123]

I love how Chopin keeps little motifs throughout his music. Like at 2:07, the way the phrase is concluded is very reminiscent of his Farewell Waltz

[@WesCoastPiano]

"Chopin is the greatest of them all, for with the piano alone he discovered everything." - Claude Debussy

[@Strian03]

Me : yeay chopin piece that i can play... 3:28 hmmmm maybe i can practice few days.. 3:33 DEAD INSIDE.

[@beyondtheirlevel3726]

Well, there goes another peace I could've played

[@pinkymacarayansol6461]

Hahahaha try and try

[@spriterfighterstudio4574]

This is a chromatic scale

[@lollol-co6ly]

@@spriterfighterstudio4574 no.this is a e major scale.

[@mountchoco8174]

3:28 should only take a few hours at most. It looks harder than it is, trust me.

[@tuanjim799]

Very haunting piece of music. It's not just sad, it's beyond that. It's almost spooky even, but not in a simple horror movie kinda way. It's more like the subtle spookiness of existence, the ghostly feel of life itself.

[@annawong4359]

Exactly

[@Jo_Wardy]

The Pianist brought me here and pytting both together the song and the tragedy of poland made it sadder

[@theoriginalmastersragerevi7501]

My wife says, “it’s not that extra, yo.”

[@tuanjim799]

@@theoriginalmastersragerevi7501 Thank you so much for this comment. I was over here fretting, wondering what your wife thinks of this piece of music. Now I can finally put that question to rest.

[@stikbotsforever]

i love piano and i love all classical music it’s the only thing that really makes me cry for no reason. Usually people cry when happy, sad or even mad and i don’t know why this just makes my tears ROLL like my eyes blur and i cry but i don’t even know what this specific emotion is even called. I just love this piece specifically.

[@azbahel]

1:05 - 1:11 this past is too relax and beautiful 💗

[@temik26]

Probably my favorite part

[@NekkRose]

All the nocturnes of chopin are just perfect

[@LittleBlacksheep1995]

Yeah Chopin's notcreams are pretty good, but have you listened to his nocurtains? Especially Notcuter No. 1 op. 9, simply amazing.

[@pianogeekdan4621]

@@LittleBlacksheep1995 🤣🤣omg dude I aspire to be like you🙇‍♂️

[@mateuszloniewski]

NεkkRosε Yeah, you’re right

[@freemank8207]

@@LittleBlacksheep1995 LMFAO!

[@saiyonara]

How to play Fur Elise? Beethoven: 0:49

[@Joann.a03]

Good one 😂👌

[@Wyzalt]

@Victor Gaitan cause it's the exac same notes ...

[@renascitur7051]

@@Wyzalt lmao moment

[@renascitur7051]

Fur elise ez af. I dont get why they still use it on playing apps and say "5 months later..."

[@user-xk9cr3mu3k]

Hahahahh yeah true

[@a2zz-gk197]

3:28 What a beautiful, MAJESTIC, way to end a piece. Chopin clearly loved his sister dearly, considering this was the piece he reserved for her only in his lifetime

[@XxAngeliniaxX]

Another beautiful piece! I haven’t watched it yet, but I’m always excited to see your performances! I would say you’re truly talented, but we all know that your practice, hardwork, and dedication are not to be overshadowed!

[@John-vk1py]

Amazing how such a simple piece can make you feel so many emotions!

[@nadim3200]

One of my favorite Chopin pieces.Just love it

[@briandesjardins728]

My first ever piano piece I ever learned and still Rips my heart out when I play , beyond beautiful.

[@lukefrey1501]

what a truly marvelous piece. Astounding work Rousseau!

[@lamphrangkhongji5215]

Me: This piece is easy The end: I'm about to ruin this man's whole career

[@goatman4479]

Happens to me all to much

[@user-vd2cf5yr1z]

Not so difficult tho

[@violetchadwell]

The end is nowhere near as hard as it looks its just scales

[@ryankhongji]

@Violet C r/whoosh

[@pedrosaune]

Liszt playing this at the end: This piece is very very easy

[@Augusteria]

3:32 DAMN that was smooth af

[@ioanstokowski1647]

I hope this never goes away. It's my favorite piece, and this is my favorite rendition of it. Such virtuosity. But not boastful. Gentle. But unafraid. The interpretation really does justice to the composition.

[@laurenjade1182]

Probably the BEST interpretation ive ever heard...

[@blakeh6250]

Beautifully done

[@MyaMymusa]

1:05 just don't get out of my head, it's so... i don't know, I feel like something full that goes getting empty in some emotionally way. Gets me touched.

[@dvd696]

It’s hard to describe this but it’s just walking into a dark void and trying to escape but you just can’t but you can see your memories while walking this piece of art is a portal

[@robkinney1974]

Such a beautiful piece!

[@positivevibrations777]

I invite everyone to Poland, to Żelazowa Wola, where Fryderyk Chopin was born. Being in Poland and seeing how beautiful it is, you can better understand Chopin's music.Greetings to everyone from Poland🙂

[@downtownduck1428]

Chopin: dies Audience: We have heard the last piece of chopin music Chopin: the last piece SO FAR

[@redleader4876]

What?

[@shepantherz1344]

._.

[@sakurabandi]

huh

[@sagittariusa581]

For anyone wondering, I think it's because Chopin died early at only 39 years old and most of his works are composed in his death bed. He even threw some of his composed works into the chimney and burned it. Most of his works are published after his death.

[@dgalbraith7467]

I'm at a loss for wards to describe how beautiful this is. Absolutely hypnotic.

[@musicvideo8316]

Wonderful piece ❤