Chopin sCURSEDzo No. 2

[@PieInTheSky9]

Somebody needs to convince Marc Andre Hamelin to record this

[@VonBuena]

Maybe if he was still in his prime...

[@fernandocabrera909]

​@@VonBuenato this days he still be able to reproduce something like this 😂

[@Nodalema]

No, Katsaris

[@ValkyRiver]

Unfortunately, KZbin has a premiere glitch when the countdown timer froze at 2 seconds. Therefore, the premiere is skipped for this video. Please put your comments (that would otherwise be for live chat) here. This is currently my longest video, so kudos to anyone who watched till the end. See how many references you can find in this.

[@mikelam0102]

Sorry to hear that. 😢

[@galvinn]

quotes i noticed on my first listen: 0:33 - BEES etude (op 25 no 2) 0:50 - bees again 4:00 - ballade 4 4:18 - paganini etude ( 5:18 - black keys etude? 6:02 - la campanella 6:18 - ack that one waltz i cant name 6:47 - winter wind etude 7:16 - la campanella again in the form of bells it is surprisingly fun looking for these

[@MomradCarko_39_05]

That one waltz you can't name is the E minor one.

[@Marcymmx]

8:02 Transcendental Étude Nr.12

[@yari3016]

isn't 4:00 liszt's trancendental etude no.9?

[@Pablo-gl9dj]

Don Juan fantasy around 8 30

[@taichingkan79]

2:20 Liszt Transcendental 10 mixed with something else I can't put my finger on...

[@stellacollector]

A 10-min Valkyriver video? This is gem. Also, loved many Chopin/Liszt/Godowsky references!

[@HoracioRisoloPianist]

ITS an other version of the Chopin Scherzo N° 2.. 😅😂

[@bothenumberblockslogoedito1339]

So… you have dueling identities. On one side, you make these cursed music videos. On the other side, you are a Life Enthusiast.

[@ValkyRiver]

More than two, actually.

[@bothenumberblockslogoedito1339]

@@ValkyRiver In case you don’t know, I’m hotcrystal0 from the forums.

[@BrinaSun]

I actually want to learn this I love how all your arrangements are possible even if insanely difficult

[@brooksiefan]

That magic moment when Liszt smiles and says: - Scott, Fred, we did it! But the best of it all was to see Moszkovski's expression of fear. A first class composition!

[@ianmoore5502]

The freaking last note kills me too This is a work of art

[@cvlen]

Amazing!! Loved the Carmen reference and how it transforms on a cakewalk/foxtrot at the end JUST BRILLIANT

[@bennyksmusicalworld]

3:03 Lyapunov Transcendental Etude mentioned!!! Such an underrated collection of pieces, and I'm so glad you shouted it out here!

[@ValkyRiver]

More Lyapunov can be found here, in Curslamey: A Transcendental Fantasy kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqvboKONf7dqorssi=nV9EaxflEi64mndo

[@carlosantonioguevaraalcana715]

9:13 What The Fresh!? 4/4 rhythm!? 😱 Wow... Awesome!!! 👏👏👏👏👏💯🎹🎵🎶🎼🙌

[@ValkyRiver]

It might look like 4/4, but it’s actually 2/1 every 2 bars; usually, this would be written in 2/4 with the note values quartered

[@gmnr1336]

The con anima and trio sections are so beautiful, it’s so hard to make their themes sound cursed

[@benharmonics]

Absolutely brilliant, and hilarious! This arrangement deserves a full analysis.

[@cambridgeport90]

While there are gorgeous embellishments throughout, you do a fantastic job of keeping with Chopin's original theme the entire time. He'd be proud, I'm sure.

[@octaviushandspan]

You, sir, are a genius. That was the most I've enjoyed listening to any piece of music in a long while.

[@darth_hansel4466]

insanely well-made :)

[@partituravid]

Godowsky just had a stroke. Cziffra simply nods knowingly.

[@cziffrathegreat666]

Yeah perfect lol. Cziffra could perform this wonderfully with his own embellishments to make this even harder!

[@winztenofficial]

What a great piano music you shared to us.. I can close my eyes and purely listen to this awesome sound..

[@ValkyRiver]

Aw, it’s you! (I thought you were the huldra at first) By the way, did you like my story (with Meski)?

[@winztenofficial]

@@ValkyRiver ohhh.. not yet maybe when going to visit again the falls I could ask Huldra to join or else replace her for a while.. You deliver good your story and I like it.. I think you inspired so much with your piano music and that is absolutely great..

[@ValkyRiver]

@@winztenofficial Here is a conversation I had with ChatGPT chat about that story chat.openai.com/share/5eb0332b-db32-4f55-af81-7b3a58239326 Did you get to meet with the huldra? Talk to her? Dance with her? I could only imagine how attractive she would be for the tourists (was she at the top?)

[@campanarosolofrano6318]

beautiful work by you! I loved all the references. I also noticed a Ab at 749 wich is out of range for most of modern pianos. Very good!

[@ValkyRiver]

I'm okay with writing Ab0 in my scores, since it will usually just be substituted with A0 or Bb0 if that note isn't available. I know that there are some implied Ab0 and G0 in Scarbo (Gaspard de la Nuit, Ravel), an implied Ab0 in Liszt Transcendental Etude 11, and I also did this in my La Campanella but it's a canon transcription.

[@campanarosolofrano6318]

i also liked your decision. I just pointed it out because it's a thing we don't see much in scores.

[@ValkyRiver]

@@campanarosolofrano6318 By the way, that sudden p on the last note is also part of the "joke".

[@campanarosolofrano6318]

@@ValkyRiver yeah i noticed it and it made me laughing

[@campanarosolofrano6318]

@@ValkyRiver by the way, do you have a discord server? I think you had one, but i didn't find any link.

[@marcellomarianetti1770]

sounds like a thing Hamelin would play blindfolded

[@cziffrathegreat666]

wow I didn't realize the structure and harmony of transcendental etude no 10 and the scherzo fit THAT well There are a ton of pieces incorporated into this, surprised to find the pineapple rag here too!

[@xuly3129]

😂😂😂

[@williammai4783]

When Chopin organises a meeting for Liszt and Godowsky

[@supasayajinsongoku4464]

Bruh that fox trot tho☠

[@pianovirtuoso1000]

Cursed? Quite the opposite! What an awesome, creative work!

[@19thCenturyGuy]

I loved it! You did the arrangement very well, and I especially like the fox-trot, Doucet-styled section(A3β). However, what really shocked me was the references. The references in the arrangement fits perfectly into the original piece, so I had fun finding the references. (However, the list(dear Lisztians, it's not a typo) below is the only things I was able to find.) chopin op 25 no 2 liszt TE 10 liszt TE 9 chopin op 25 no 4 chopin op 10 no 5(I thought the little cadenza was familiar) liszt la campanella(in the inner voice, also takes place in RH shortly) chopin valse in e minor chopin op 25 no 11 liszt TE 12(the chromatic scale was very good) balakirev islamey sorry for bad English :)

[@ValkyRiver]

By the way, have you heard of the Russian composer Sergei Lyapunov (Sergej Ljapunov, Сергей Ляпунов)? There were two references to Lyapunov's "Transcendental Études" there.

[@19thCenturyGuy]

​@@ValkyRiverI only know him as the one who wrote TEs to finish Liszt's goal of writing 24 TEs. Also, I heard your orchestration of one of the etudes, but I don't remember how it sounded.

[@fishwhosmokesopium6645]

Ballade no4 is also in there!

[@ValkyRiver]

@@fishwhosmokesopium6645 1:57 liszt transcendental etude 1 reference

[@19thCenturyGuy]

@@ValkyRiver Now I see that, thanks!

[@michelangelocarocci1450]

This parody is a genuinely charming piece

[@AlbertoSegovia.]

5:50 hmm so Oriental; love it!

[@AlbertoSegovia.]

Such an amazing vista opened up in that moment!

[@curtmcd]

Amazing. Hamelin would be proud! And would probably be able to play it.

[@manuelstella1487]

This is beautiful

[@kazuya31]

This was so much fun to hear

[@MrFrollo99]

This a gem, just a gem

[@mikelam0102]

The Most Cursed Scherzo Ever… 😮

[@xuly3129]

WOW🎉 Great work!

[@internetuser_03]

This is epic

[@hghan]

9:12 wow that's cool stride style😎

[@nicolasbautista3599]

I hope Hamelin gives this a shot

[@FelixJB]

Bravo🎉 Great work!!

[@utvpoop]

1:58 Liszt Transcendental Prelude 2:20 Liszt so-called "Appassionnata" from the same set

[@maziplz]

this is amazing

[@happypiano4810]

The Godowsky of the modern era, it seems.

[@Haze-nm7mf]

thats incredible

[@leesean1794]

Impressive

[@ianmoore5502]

Ur like the modern godowsky, but twice

[@nannalaz]

LMFAO I LAUGHED SO MUCH

[@jaquetpotato813]

Brilliant!

[@dariodangelo8938]

Chapeau😅😂👏👏👏👏

[@PlacesWeGoExploring]

Wow. Not an expert in finding the tunes or notes. But it was a pleasure to listen to your playing!

[@ValkyRiver]

Oh, this is a MIDI recording made with Sibelius and NotePerformer.

[@pawncube2050]

32.8% better than the original, the numbers don't lie

[@ValkyRiver]

bruh

[@vasoconvict]

Hey. I was curious if you could make Transcendental etude no.12 (chasse niege) in the style of no.6 (vision). I think they would pair decently together.

[@Miguel090497]

Let's think this only was a bad dream

[@davidfloyd5414]

Equal parts cursed and based

[@carlosantonioguevaraalcana715]

6:46-6:51 Winter wind! 😮🎹

[@fortetwomusic]

This needs to be in the International Chopin Piano Competition.

[@apianoguylolanditslongbtw69420]

I only liked a small bit of this transcription. The small part that I liked was at 0:00 to 10:46.

[@nicomatf]

Jahhhahahahahha so funny rush e next please hahhahhahhahha

[@ianmoore5502]

1:45 OH COME ON

[@k3rok939]

Can't tell if this works or if it only works when you know the quoted passages.

[@cloverisfan818]

9:12 suddenly jazz

[@matheuscampos5674]

Wich music app/software do you use?

[@ValkyRiver]

Sibelius and NotePerformer

[@BrinaSun]

can we get the sheet music

[@eddieandmaxie]

Why is there a hashtag etude on a scherzo? 😂

[@ValkyRiver]

Well… I guess it’s because I used to call all of my cursed pieces “études”, kinda like Alkan

[@eddieandmaxie]

@@ValkyRiver lol

[@wilh3lmmusic]

Are the low alternating octaves a reference to Schubert’s D 960 sonata (low trills)

[@RhodesyYT]

Could Chopin actually play this? He was a top virtuoso pianist but this might be a bit much

[@ValkyRiver]

I don’t know about Chopin, but Liszt probably can

[@RhodesyYT]

@@ValkyRiverI remember reading in a book about Chopin I forget the name, but he said his octaves were better than thalberg and had better technique than thalberg, so that could mean that chopin must have been one of the best top 5 virtuoso pianists in paris during his time maybe 3rd or 4th who knows though tbh

[@partituravid]

You need help. Or a hobby.