Happy Birthday in the Styles of 10 Classical Composers (COMPILATION)

During the past 2 years, I've covered these 10 classical composers in my "How to Sound Like" series. Each episode was uploaded on or around the composers' birthdays, and I dissected the characteristics of their music to construct versions of Happy Birthday in their styles. This is a fun, celebratory, and educational exercise, and in no way am I claiming that the authenticity of these versions is anything more than sincere attempts at trying to understand the intricacies of each composer. Please keep that in mind, and enjoy!
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00:00 J.S. BACH 01:17 BEETHOVEN 03:34 SCHUMANN 04:51 CHOPIN 06:34 LISZT 09:18 DEBUSSY 12:10 SATIE 13:30 RACHMANINOFF 14:29 JOHN CAGE 16:11 STEVE REICH

[@GUILLOM]

Thank you so much for all this videos, they help a lot to understand each composer and his style🤗 We need Rautavaara or Rzewski next please!

[@markharris8254]

13:30 all the way!

[@quentinlynch]

Love it! Wagner would have been "funny"!

[@niccolopaganini4268]

@@-antares- She didn't do Mozart yet. You gotta wait like I was waiting the whole time for Liszt

[@LasseHuhtala]

Watching your disembodied hands jump around on the keyboard, as if they were baby squirrels chasing each other, makes me smile. :-D

[@blahblahblahblah2837]

"Oh you play piano? That's cool! What can you play?" "Happy Birthday"

[@giasharie274]

Oof

[@Pim3211]

Brilliant 🤣

[@RelaxCreatorMary]

and when they call you noob,you show them this video

[@wolfkafitz9461]

That will do - for now... ;D

[@stephenbrunette2581]

Excellent!!!.. LMAO!!!

[@andrew_cunningham]

This is the most powerful flex I've ever seen.

[@harshancl5360]

True

[@ISKMUSIC1]

Speechless...I wonder how many people truly know the amount of talent, skill, and most importantly knowledge and understanding of various styles that went into creating and performing these arrangements. In all the time on youtube, I have NEVER seen anyone come close to THIS level when it comes to interpreting classical music styles. This is now one of my all-time favorite videos on youtube!

[@andyzhang7890]

Exactly, they completely broke down each composer's style from the overarching similarities and signature trademarks to the tiny quirks and habits, and infused it perfectly into each interpretation.

[@Ryan_gogaku]

Every moment brought out a strange and wonderful mix of excitement, genuine happiness at the beauty of the phrase, mixed with this kind of hilarious "oh you totally got Liszt on the chromatic mediant thing! He totally DOES do that!" parody. I am most definitely buying this sheet music.

[@evamarek5205]

Agreed. Extremely gifted!

[@vrod2144]

agree

[@ezekielsandifer156]

I was thinking the same thing

[@truefilm6991]

This is a 12 month masterclass in composition, condensed into less than 20 minutes and with added humor for relief. Fantastic would be an understatement.

[@andyzhang7890]

Yea, I'm absolutely blown away not only by how entertaining and impressive this was, but also massively in-depth and educational. Unreal

[@LagAttacktoSlay]

Agreed. Simply brilliant!

[@springrainl2721]

So true, and so well said.

[@MuchKoku]

As I imagined it would be, Satie is like waking up on your birthday on a rainy day and blowing out the candles on a cake you baked yourself, because everyone forgot it was your birthday.

[@matthieup5098]

Nice one! :D

[@mattd3826]

So sad

[@sp8cey]

that's so oddly poetic i love it

[@GeneralHux-001]

yet at the sane time it's quite nice, things are cozy and your cat is keeping you company while you're warm under a blanket

[@l3st4rins98]

But it hits the point tho. It sounds really like Satie. He was a loner

[@nkwari]

This must be the hardest earned "like and subscribe" content ever.

[@paigerasmussen5212]

I have subscribed to three channels before. Now I NEED to be bothered by my phone to see and hear what might happen next on this chick's keys!

[@lesgoe8908]

The level of music education, chops, humor, imagination (what is a great Schumann pastiche without the manic depression?), and, of course, whimsy required to compose and play these loving parodies is world class. Standing ovation!

[@mariacremamendes1277]

Puro encantamento!!! Amei!

[@springrainl2721]

Standing ovation it is.

[@danielnatzke_]

I'm a pianist and I cannot believe how well you replicated the EXACT mannerisms and terrain and architecture of Bach's, Beethoven's, Chopin's, and Rach's piano music. I hope I could meet you someday.😄 You should try Medtner's style. Or Ravel's!

[@mappingtheshit]

Throwing some stupid names

[@AllTheseFeels]

when a professional pianist gets booked for a kids party

[@TinCole]

lmao!!

[@josephinelauren4608]

You mean an elitist

[@anfarahat]

Well, it is a professional composer actually.

[@admajoremsathanasgloriam715]

@@josephinelauren4608 How?

[@vinifebriantiputri944]

@@josephinelauren4608 uwu

[@ericellis3506]

When youtube algorithm hits the right note.

[@bananacat9139]

Voila!

[@magdachlebicka3895]

YES

[@willrichardson519]

700th like!

[@kiaruna]

I think people do not realize how talented and creative you are, it feels like you've composed new songs for each genre !!!

[@fellow7091]

Just the piano was not in your level sadly.. Maybe that is just some cheap jazz piano but not suitable for high level classical performance. Anyway you are u n b e l i e v a b l e ! ! !

[@GingerIndiana]

I do... 😢

[@katielui131]

What a display of musical prowess and deep musical understanding

[@finjag.769]

"Just a simple, small Happy birthday, please." Liszt:

[@LinaStarSoul]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ManuSankaran2410]

I mean... How simple can you really get?

[@GabsARV]

@@ManuSankaran2410 The question is, how complex can you get?

[@ManuSankaran2410]

@@GabsARV Depends on what I want to do to it.

[@wgaule]

@@ManuSankaran2410 you fool

[@maxmauer3353]

This is insane. The accuracy, emulation, satire, performance and preparation of this is staggering.

[@PeterJBowling]

🤤

[@0000song0000]

This composition memes are lit!

[@bottledpills]

everything, except accuracy. she still deserves tons of credits and compliments tho.

[@solderbuff]

@@bottledpills, where are the inaccuracies?

[@ethos762]

@@solderbuff people like that guy cannot accept when someone is praised lmaoooo

[@thibomeurkens2296]

I feel like these are all real compositions, they are so accurate especially the Satie one!

[@-aza-riah-]

so true!

[@blackmage1276]

Satie was very diverse, this was very much in his Gnossienne style

[@Debthouse]

I have watched this video so many times and it is the best and most comprehensive lesson on theory, composition, and history of western classical music I have ever experienced. Thank you for sharing your talents with the world in perpetuity. P.S. Since discovering your video I have made it somewhat a tradition to play it on my birthday. I am typically alone on that day and I enjoy celebrating briefly with your exquisite performance providing the soundtrack. Thank you again!

[@rootstudio247]

In 40 years as a musician, I’ve never felt this humbled. Wow.

[@neemyers6869]

Now that's a compliment.

[@haribo_42]

That is indeed a compliment

[@nrggvrn5576]

That's a real compliment right there

[@chezbe]

Lizst was Best

[@greatestsawes9712]

@@chezbe Liszt was a straight beast with fire in his eyes!

[@moulinproductionstm]

take a moment to appreciate that there isnt a single ad in this entire video

[@rxmth9242]

I had one

[@rxmth9242]

But it didn't matter anyway compared to the quality I'm getting out of watching the video :)

[@TheMackhoi]

Same, didn't have an ad. Weird for an 18 min vid (is it weird?).

[@ShoesMagoo]

I mean, that pesky a d blo ck e r really is just too much work, amirite?

[@ikec-pw5sb]

Only one, at the end.

[@jeremy8473]

The Debussy section was so beautiful.

[@jasonulloa]

The Reich variation was spot on. I can definitely imagine him composing a piece like this. "Birthday for Nine Pianos"

[@justinbroce9525]

erik satie: what birthdays feel like as an adult

[@Raeprim]

Holy shit, i was listening to it and i read your comment and got such feels. I shed a tear. You fucking hit the sad nail on the head. I'm sobbing in the bathroom, thanks.

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

What birthdays feel like when you get old. . . 😥

[@Geopholus]

Yes that is probably it !!! But love it anyway!!!

[@delko000]

Erik Satie lived alone most of his life.

[@central_scrutinizr]

Also check out his piece called Crooked Dances if you really wanna feel melancholy

[@kinda4664]

This lesson in composers styles will stay unsurpassed for long time.

[@miavos3610]

ABSOLUTELY AGREE!!! And the wonderful humor along with it - priceless 😁

[@xznilloalexander6166]

No that fugue was wayyyyyyyyyyyy better than people know. Like no that was perfect. Idk how everyone isn't talking about it and idk how she's not globally known as a the musical genius of the generation yet but all this was so amazing

[@francescobattaglia5322]

This is NOT in the style of composers....THIS IS REALLY COMPOSED BY THEM!!!! Absolutely fantastic!!

[@moonstruckstarlet6607]

The Chopin captions had me dead "trill, trill, more trills, trill-y things"

[@willrichardson519]

Chromaticism did it for me...

[@bernardguynunns5658]

I was waiting for Aussie man reviews 'spinny shit'!

[@unchartedthoughts7527]

*Leave trill-y Chopin alone😭*

[@Revelwoodie]

My favorite captions were for the Schumann. "Oh no! It's going to RAIN! TRAGEDY!"

[@dk6024]

This is like an entire semester of music theory in twenty minutes!

[@fernandolucero_9]

For me it would be four semesters indeed at least

[@giuseppeleone9729]

Ehm? Semester?

[@fernandolucero_9]

Right. A couple of decades haha

[@giuseppeleone9729]

@@fernandolucero_9 semester -but not only one - yes, after two decades of practicing and studying

[@TheTiomaza]

Well noticed, tho kinda sad. Gonna quote Reich on this one: "Why do 200 years of music in one concrete place of the world has to make 99% of your information?" (not exactly quoted)

[@henrybilling9174]

Bach: I studied counterpoint so I am going to use every aspect of it. Did I mention I studied harmony too? Would you fancy a cantata for your birthday party?

[@peetiegonzalez1845]

The text annotations just killed me (^^;). What an amazing and fun journey through so many styles.

[@__teles__]

I learnt more about composition in 18 minutes than the previous entire lifetime.

[@guitarhead14]

same and i have a music degree...

[@hassaanbangash4294]

I feel like no matter how much praise your videos get in the comments I cant help but feel that people are sleeping on just how incredibly talented you are. This one 18 minute video has no doubt countless hours of work behind it and we all truly appreciate you for making these available!! Keep going!

[@bikkies]

That's very well put. Some people seem to think you're just jamming at the keyboard, riffing on various composers. All the text flashes show you are doing anything but. Suspension here, augmentation there, you have thought these works through. I don't think you are mocking the composers. Instead you are picking out certain characteristics they favoured and exploring what you can do with them. That would be a labour of love requiring not only diligent study of the masters but also many hours of craft thereafter.

[@Wilt74]

Exactly. She makes.it look so easy bit this is real craft and professionalism. No comparison at all with random jammers.

[@Olovlig]

Hassaan Bangash I agree! This is fantastic.

[@ledesmagabriel7104]

ok

[@AndySaenz]

I'm your 1,000th like! 👍

[@host_theghost507]

Nahre's genius for channeling music-and explaining it-is boundless inspiration. She gets to the absolute heart of each composer's style and makes you aware of every nuance... the little quirks and flourishes that define each composer. My particular favorites are Satie and Reich, but honestly I could listen to Nahre Sol play the piano theme from Eyes Wide Shut. And that is saying something. Also: love seeing her dog peep out from beneath the piano!

[@pianopegj2139]

Glad you, too, noticed the little pup…..and the white cloth and white bracelet. White, of course, because Satie only ate white foods!

[@FrancescoAlois]

This is the best "Happy birthday" rendition I ever heard! It's because there's a deep harmony study over each musician: she decomposed note per note each style then recomposed all in a melody that not even the authors would have despised

[@chanchanchan7031]

The whole time I was listening I was like: ok this ones my favorite. No no, this ones my favorite. This is the best one yet! Now this ones my favorite

[@NahreSol]

Thank you ☺️ !!

[@weakw1ll]

Swear this deserves way more views

[@decafcoffee0935]

Bach feels offended

[@geroldpolster9294]

Felt exactly the same! Brilliant done!

[@doritoapollo123]

@@decafcoffee0935 lmaooo

[@mldame]

When I clicked on this video, I expected a few bars for each composer with some superficial and stereotyped flourish to distinguish them. That in itself would have been amusing and clever. This is so much more than that. I am astonished at the level of thought and effort this had to have taken, both in musical and production terms. Thank you. You've absolutely made my day.

[@aepstein824]

Check out the vids that this is a complication of for lots of breakdown

[@atesz567]

me to didnt saw the minute mark when i clicked, but stayed the whole thing, and again and again...

[@adriannyiha6449]

Rachmaninoff!!! Each of the renditions is like bringing out what a "birthday" means to each composer - and there is such variety of personality, so much layering!

[@LifeLongSummer]

As if it’s their essence existence expressed in music.

[@Racosz]

Happy Birthday versions of Scriabin, Stravinsky, Bartók, Hindemith, Feldman, Boulez, Stockhausen, Xenakis, Lachenmann. Also early Baroque composers (Frescobalid, Sweelinck, Schulz, etc). Such a good video. Greetings from Bogotá, Colombia.

[@ouwebrood497]

Actually 4 Stravinskies: Russian, French, Suisse and American

[@pancreasdragonheart9765]

I play the drums, watching this I feel like the musical equivalent of a caveman. I hit things and they make noise...

[@Nationalist101]

Pancreas Dragonheart Quiet, beat counter. (Also a fellow drummer)

[@dennykay]

"And what do you do after you hit them?" Glod asked. Lias, one of nature's true percussionists, said "Then i hit them again.".

[@mtv565]

You don't contribute to the harmony. It's ok.

[@jorisvandenhoek6251]

That's what a pianist does aswell

[@rfghaverkort2571]

you must love the cage & reich variations then, i think

[@kirsty6005]

The dog politely listening to the Satie version is so delightful

[@AM76585]

Thank you for pointing that out! Cute

[@kianawilliams9082]

omg Franz Liszt section was so beautiful ... ughhh like i started tearing uppppp, especially at that sudden romantic gesture oh lord. Just absolutely amazing!

[@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311]

So so clever.... not only having to encapsulate the composers' styles in the reimagining of Happy Birthday, but the signpost commentary done mostly with formal music theory language but very wittily zhuzhed up with "regular" words giving it a slightly Jaberwock-y Alice-in-Wonderland-y feel! Slightly trippy and highly enjoyable!🥳

[@pppp-zp2vo]

I wasn’t expecting much but ended up not skipping a second.

[@marchjay7413]

Let's not forget or overlook all the EDITING and typography that was done in this video, made it even more impressive and delightful! thank you!

[@mikeciul8599]

I really loved that - it gave a lot of depth and helped me understand what was going on.

[@bishaldey5339]

yes! i want all classical music to have this format so that on repeated listenings we appreciate it more!

[@peltiercooler]

My wife pulled this up for my birthday...spent the whole time laughing. She is so perfectly, perfectly spot on. Victor Borge could not have done better.

[@thedesolatemusic]

You understand the composers’ styles very well, and have amazing playing. On top of that, the editing is very nice. Such a brilliant video!

[@alvaromedinagarcia]

Debussy is so good, even when is not him writing. Magnificent.

[@unchartedthoughts7527]

*There's nothing better than Debussy*

[@Daneel56]

@@unchartedthoughts7527 Agreed.

[@mariotoledo3481]

Mi favourite composer 😍🇫🇷

[@haaxeu6501]

Debussy got to me listen to classical music, and even after having listened to so many different composer and having developed a taste for every style and era, Debussy still is my favorite by far. There's nothing like the way I feel listening to Arabesque no.1, as if I was floating in the clouds the instant that I close my eyes. His music speaks to me regardless of my mood, I can be happy, sad, melancholic, angry, depressed, proud, grateful, in grief, whatever, there is always a different way to appreciate his compositions. I fucking love Debussy.

[@dannyobi3687]

@@haaxeu6501 have you listened to his etudes? They are amazing especially no 8.

[@fionachen8720]

you know she's good when she did 't pull a 4'33 for john cage

[@kinexkinex971]

Steve Reich too !!!

[@jessewarren817]

I was just thinning that!!! 4’33 is the most overwrought joke in classical music

[@kacht345]

Would be good for memes, but not accurate. There is a lot more to Cage than 4‘33

[@f.p.2010]

@@jessewarren817 and the piece itself isn't even a joke

[@sagar1992]

@@jessewarren817 Thats the one and only joke unfortunately

[@Tiblious]

I searched “Different types of classical music” and this was the first video I picked to watch, dive in on to learn about pianists and etc; but this video here, absolutely incredible. Just I could go on But just flipping wonderful stuff.

[@paulinafrompaquhelich9529]

bro i lost it at "perhaps a birthday gathering in the meadows" 🤣

[@nikolaiivanovich2094]

Paulina from PaQuHeLiCh for me it was “We can still be happy in the rain!”

[@SabatSch95]

I'm actually convinced you're a genius.

[@fredericchopin8583]

Yes she is definitely

[@martinmaguire-music6692]

*Ingenious, I would have said :)

[@InXLsisDeo]

That's because she is

[@miguelalexandercastrobauti3111]

Yes!!

[@dariodangelo8938]

Geniale!!!👏👏👏👏👏

[@DoctorLazertron]

Your Liszt impression went so far out of the main melody I almost didn’t feel super weird nearly tearing up at a rendition of Happy Birthday.

[@culturedslob]

Im crying rn. This was breathtaking

[@robertschumann6977]

Which piece is the part beginning with the arpeggios reminiscent of? Definitely the one section in 10th transcendental etude, however, I thought I have heard something similar in yet another piece… Anyone got an idea?

[@JAndrade96]

@@robertschumann6977i don’t know seems like an original dark use of Norma and Ave Maria (Schubert) arpeggios. But yes at 7:23 is definitely TE No. 10

[@ouwebrood497]

Yeah, really Liszt -like in my opinion. I loose him so fast I can't concentrate on his music.

[@kvnboudreaux]

I have to agree that one left me stunned

[@jonahwieber5070]

I feel like I I could take any motif and follow these directions to turn it into something that sounds like any of these composers. I am in awe of how well you broke down the unique compositional parts of music that made each composer and then created the piece. You are incredible.

[@andyzhang7890]

This is by far the best " ___ in different classical styles" video I've seen. I've noticed many others rely on just implementing sections of those composer's existing songs (every "Beethoven style" song has für Elise excerpts 😒) whereas you break down every composer's style into core elements and you weave it into something truely unique and sounds like an original interpretation or piece that every composer would hypothetically write. My favourite part is that you even included labels for us too follow along as you play. Well done, subbed 💥💥🙏🙏

[@willrichardson519]

Skills!

[@ronyb2948]

Can't disagree with that

[@CheeseMiser]

This is one way to avoid getting copyrighted by the owners if the birthday song

[@lukemckelvey5996]

Yes! This is extremely epic!

[@MrSirMrSirMr]

That is genuinely one of my pet hates - same with film directors... "Star Wars in the style of Tarantino!" "Jaws in the style of Wes Anderson!" but it turns out to be just a bunch of references instead. Han and Luke talking about burgers in Europe. It's so nice when it's real verisimilitude, when it's a genuine approximation of how they would've actually done it.

[@catburglar82]

KZbin: Wanna hear Happy Birthday? Me: Yeah, why not. Probably lame. Nahre Sol: Slaps you in the face with utterly brilliant musicianship and genius arrangements...

[@verstone2486]

omg I didn't even realize this was nahre until reading this

[@catburglar82]

@@verstone2486 Yeah, me neither. Just saw Happy Birthday and classical composers. Thaught alright, whatever, entertain me KZbin... And then BAM! Holy Moly. One banger after another. 😂

[@balajisagargangadharan5146]

But didn’t play happy birthday

[@Cheezecurlz93]

This is way too good. YOU are way too good, and damn do you work hard. Thanks for always sharing Nahre

[@waidi3242]

I like that it's actually the real styles of them and not just tranposed Happy Birthday melody into one of their pieces

[@hi_im_buggy]

*Debussy*: put a brick on the sustain pedal and go to town

[@renni9813]

Thats chopin, for Debussy you literally have to have a gnome pressing up and down on the sustain Pedal constantly because everything is sustained but also you have to retake every note

[@lcozzarelli]

Debussy is also fond of the middle-pedal (sostenuto)!

[@renni9813]

@@lcozzarelli yeah but mainly just the regular pedal

[@curbotize]

You always finish on the Bach. You never finish on Debussy.

[@curbotize]

@@eugenelayton5231 as much as I'd love to take credit this genius was from FamilyGuy but I digress. Shit was hilarious.

[@williampaul7932]

The Debussy was especially pretty.

[@WineBill]

You perform a series of wonderful music and melody of 10 genius, and sure you are also a genius musician. Excellent work and many hurrays to you.

[@niconmladin5346]

This is unbelievably good! Enormous respect for what you did here 👏 I wish there were 1M times more people appreciating this video and this kind of content, cause you deserve it all!

[@Aquifilia]

Did anyone else just kinda forget what song they were actually listening to at some point throughout this video?

[@alisacs_f.l1312]

Ive just started to read the comments and aprreciate the music xd

[@Erik-jl7ns]

Not just once

[@UserUser-xk7py]

Because it doesn’t sound anything like happy birthday

[@truefilm6991]

@@UserUser-xk7py Yes you are right. It's there, very often just the first notes and then applying the typical logic of the respective composer to develop the initial idea. The remaining notes are often hidden or played only after lengthy parts, often it's the composer just rambling (of course on a very high level). It's more of a humorous way of explaining and teaching classical composition to musicians. Nahre Sol is insanely good.

[@RebelQueenAmelia]

This is incredible. With Beethoven and Bach, I felt as if I was listening to a piece written by each respective composer.

[@nerushimoe]

All of them sounded to me in that way. In one of her other videos, I initially thought that she just picked up a Rachmaninoff's piece and was giving analysis until I realized she was improvising in the style of the composer.

[@maystthouthypeacediscovr870]

I literally watch hundreds of KZbin-Videos of all kinds per month and also happen to listen to classical music - and this Video to me is one of the absolutely best videos I‘ve ever seen. Mindblowing how sophisticated and accurate these arrangements are.. Im genuinely impressed (which doesn‘t happen that often these days)

[@johnlandacre767]

Not enough superlatives to define how amazing this video, and really, all your videos, are. Your knowledge and understanding of individual composers and their unique styles, is unparalleled. You are so talented, so well-schooled in the classic genre that I’m mesmerized. Thank you for studying and using your brilliance and understanding of music to help and inspire everyone who calls himself or herself a musician.

[@DOC36121]

This young lady truly understands the "core" of every composer performed on this video. She is absolutely brilliant, and I hope to hear more from her in the future. Many people who try doing this just touch the tip of the iceberg, but Ms. Sol delves into the soul of the composers. Not only is she incredibly talented, but her technical skills are flawless. She reminds me of Hiromi!

[@JohannesWiberg]

I love both Hiromi and Nahre Sol, but that is a very weird comparison to me. How are they alike? Unless you're adding some sort of "asian" aspect with would be quite horrible, I don't see any likeness aside from being great and inventive pianists.

[@dudumoomoo]

Yea I don’t really see that much similarity besides “asian”

[@davebartholome2924]

I only know Sol through her KZbin videos-and there are a lot of them I haven’t watched yet. She’s clearly an amazing pianist and someone who has studied music at a very deep level. Hiromi-I don’t know, she’s an amazing technician, but I haven’t (yet) been moved by any of her compositions. She sometimes seems to me like someone who went out on her own too soon, when she would have been better off being in a great leader’s band, learning from him or her for a few more years before striking out on her own. (Kind of like Al DiMeola, who had amazing technique, but became a solo artist before he really had anything to say, other than, “Damn, can I play this guitar really freaking fast!”)

[@sannhetiblodet2813]

I am a pianist and would never have figured out all of the elements she gives to each composer’s style. This is like a mini master class!

[@paolo6219]

She reminds more of a classical version of jimin park

[@raejudeyatar190]

Them: rock on! Me: trying to find where the happy birthday is. 😂

[@omniryx1]

@@eugenelayton5231 Which conservatory did you attend?

[@raejudeyatar190]

@Daniel Thompson yeah. I was able to hear them too. Though some parts have been disintegrated to form a new arrangement based on the styles of the musicians.

[@terchanovic]

@@eugenelayton5231 jesus christ dude sorry your life sucks but no need to take it out on this video, criticizing stuff that is literally the point of the video

[@aurafluff]

@@eugenelayton5231 you can make criticisms but people are also allowed to criticize you for that, free speech works both ways.

[@jjlj2289]

Free speech is not the right to say whatever you want without facing any consequences and it's truly sad to see more and more people hiding behind the "free speech" label to justify being arrogant and hateful. You do have the right to criticize, but if it's just to feel better about yourself then what's the point? You're not suggesting anything to the OP so she can improve on her work. You're just attacking her because hurting her and what she does makes you feel better about yourself. And your only defense at the end of the day is that you do it because you can. Not fitting the talented musician you claim to be.

[@juliamatthews4524]

Each of these is special in itself. The magic of the whole set is truly exceptional! And the viual of her hands is so very beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@Williamottelucas]

My 4 or 5 years of piano lessons as a kid was worth it, just to be able to begin to appreciate this!

[@mr.booker9263]

Remarkable...I've heard lots of clever pianists improvise "in the style of" this or that great composer, but the likeness is to a great extent superficial. This is far more complex and rich in both scholarship and imagination. A joy to listen to!

[@EnDeRBeaT]

Pianist: Noooo, you just can't use a million of notes, beauty of the piece is not in the complexity!! Liszt: *Haha, piano go ascending diminished chord arpeggio*

[@mango__.latte25]

Lol 😂

[@apug296]

This is the most classical music nerdy thing I have heard in a while

[@nikhil518]

😂

[@viggos.n.5864]

@@apug296 how is this classical music nerdy?

[@dreadnautilus253]

*Haha Hungarian Rhapsody 2 go Chromatic Broken Octaves*

[@profsjp]

So sophisticated. So thought-provoking. So good!! Thank you for sharing your talent.

[@CL-08]

Absolutely incredible. The knowledge, the history, the creativity, the ability to actually perform your creations...all amazing. The beginning of the Liszt version reminds me Chopin's Revolutionary Etude and the end of it reminds me of the end of Chopin's Fantaisie Impromptu.

[@strangenessEPR]

Satie: I bough the whole piano. I’m going to use 15% of it.

[@user-mv1rr7th5i]

Lolllll that's more funnier than the original joke

[@pabloduarte1722]

You mean 17%? (satié liked using odd numbers xd)

[@MM-vs2et]

@@pabloduarte1722 xd

[@yellowcactustvz4929]

@@pabloduarte1722 15 is an odd number, do you mean prime?

[@pabloduarte1722]

@@yellowcactustvz4929 yeah hahah, i knew there would be confusion, yes, also 15 is odd number, but i meant odd as in, a number that is rare or not commonly used, because 15 is odd number but it is used frecuently because of 5-10-15-20-... Etc so even though i think 15 is good example, i just said that because i wanted to enfatize the oddness of Satié in everything xd

[@aie_aie_]

In music, drawing, architecture, writing, exercises "in the style of" are an excellent way to deeply understand art.

[@benjammin6692]

I agree, and yet nothing like the original. And yet, there is an original aesthetic quality inherent here in these sections of "deeply understood" music. Is this not like music school on drugs??? 😁 🎹 👏👏👏

[@PedroOliveras0602]

I just bought Bach's one, its so hard! I even find it harder than his second partita in some aspects, it's so amazing how it keeps his style in a much cleaner way than other versions i've heard, congratulations! This deserves a Guiness

[@hadvin]

I come here sometimes to listen to the Debussy section. Really lovely.

[@MusicLuke]

I heard a lot of „in Style of...“ from many even professional players. Mostly they are funny, but bland, uninspiring and very simple structured. But yours? Wow! Smart! With technical expertise! And funny too! In my opinion the very best attempt on this subject that has ever been made!

[@lokmen__]

Fun game: close you eyes and try to guess which composer is being played

[@markharris8254]

Great idea! I'm only 5 seconds in so this can still be enjoyed. Thank you!

[@NahreSol]

:D

[@jobenaus]

Lokmen Haddad the Video i way to much fun to not look

[@Koettnylle]

I tried, but i kept hearing GG Allin for every one of them. 0/10 : (

[@lokmen__]

@@Koettnylle I only got Beethoven and Liszt right 😅

[@Albeit_Jordan]

the amount of talent compacted into these measly eighteen minutes is supremely unprecedented.

[@LeRainbow]

Your creativity, technique, heart and soul are all just so amazingly present in your playin Nahre - great stuff!

[@1965vw]

Tchaikovsky would’ve been like: “Happy Birthday? Well, I guess it’s time to bust out the cannons again.”

[@ramonjosephesteves139]

I would like to hear Happy Birthday in the Style of Nahre Sol.

[@stevedavis7020]

YES!

[@Anonym-mv2mw]

She plays her own "complex" version in a video on the channel WIRED

[@julianwhelan1565]

I was about to comment this!

[@palavoyz]

She mentioned she liked lizt alot 😉

[@MonicaKentjana]

go watch her series in WIRED!! they made one!

[@ehlio]

This is brilliant! The amount of practice you've had to have with each of the composers featured here to be able to compose AND execute with so much accuracy these pastiches is really really really impressive. Besides the descriptions were very well clear and interesting. I'm astonished by this video. A huge bravo and thank you.

[@laskaris9]

Absolutely brilliant and amazing! From the piano skills and assimilation of every composer's style to video editing and sense of humor! 👏🧡

[@kaiserwilhelmii1827]

This drummer guy here in the comments said he feels like a musical caveman and that explains perfectly how i felt when watching this video. Also coming from a drummer

[@kylekotula7266]

Take on Vibraphone! :)

[@stuartf8116]

Coming from a pianist too!

[@ihatespam2]

Guitarist agrees

[@avalonjaynes1106]

Seconded to this "seconded" statement. I even know, I'm not a bad Drummer and singer but watching this I just feel like: "Why do I even think, I'm doing something similar to this one. I make noises, this here is Music."

[@tiredtimmy7288]

Ditto :v

[@tiffy717]

Okay but nobody has commented on how good the editing is? Like the way the typography changes size and angles is super nice and fits the music really well and the way it’s done is entertaining, telling a story for any person with any knowledge of music

[@thekoiponds]

i wanted to comment abt it! then found your comment which speaks my mind. yes..i'm amazed with her video editing..excatly what i need. love the typography too!

[@iamdodgepodge]

Chill there. We can compliment the creator without dissing on the other fans 😁

[@txncelt]

Definitely. I kept getting so caught up in the graphics, I had to go back and listen without watching to appreciate the playing sometimes. The scene story for Schumann cracked me up.

[@tiffy717]

@@iamdodgepodge LOL

[@musiclovers5392]

Wow!! As a pianist myself, i just adore your talents!!

[@ek6321]

OMG. Sheer brilliance. Bach's Happy Birthday alone is a masterpiece. They all are. What talent!

[@Tfrne]

I was expecting a played out 4'33 joke for the John Cage version, thank you so much for not doing that

[@tbuddy888]

As someone who has studied piano his entire life, I've learned more on KZbin this past month in microtonality from Jacob Collier, jazz theory from Adam Neely, and composition from this video than I've learned in ages. Thank you very, very much.

[@vincenthubschmann4491]

Tony Kinnett if you now get David Bruce and Rick beato into the game you’ve won. That’s what I did and I am now an expert on music theory if I do say so myself

[@user-rx6nv7df9h]

That's sound insane! How could it be?

[@dstarks360]

KZbin is changing the game, isn't it?

[@meganleia]

Tony Kinnett the holy trinity of modern music

[@louiserocha-mccarthy7807]

Absolutely brilliant and very funny at times! Thank you so much. I have sent this to relatives in distant places to wish them a happy birthday. Very grateful.

[@davidannderson9796]

I just came from your Bach/Scarlatti video... I could see on that video that you are just rediculously talented as a composer... but this one is just breathtaking! You are incredible! People will be analyzing this 200 years from now! This is a real, honest-to-God new classic composition (or cycle of compositions) of classical music! Incredible!

[@devilymoon]

Your level of understanding and composing is astounding. I'm astonished. I know every one of these composers, and not only you managed to catch their essence, but the music you made out of it is on pare with the model you used. Formidable.

[@ForeverOfMusic]

Baroque and Classical composers: detailed music theory terminology Romantic era and beyond: s p a r k l y s t u f f

[@harshancl5360]

Lmao

[@tsuukkii]

What can i say? It's very *Romantic.*

[@lordchameleon2650]

Exactly my thoughts

[@noalapizza-paella3986]

Just a little glitter and it's all done! *throws the entire stock*

[@ouiouimonami8704]

Ah yes, and I’d like to give props to Liszt. *whispers* Mozart isn’t there!

[@jonaen24]

Absolutely brilliant! So well observed and skilfully executed. Spot on. - And the John Cage one made me laugh and laugh!

[@mwong987]

This is unbelievably well written. Congratulations on this accomplishment.

[@teoricopractico6170]

I love the description of the musical moments "glitter", "arpeggio cascade", "noble restatement", all that.

[@clairelee9011]

These are the technical terms, right? LOL

[@chopin4525]

I reclaim the right to like this video more than once!

[@NahreSol]

😂 thank you 🙏

[@f.joaquinrevilla]

agree

[@guillaumelemont6282]

10 times would be a fair amount

[@ludwigvanbeethoven8870]

@@NahreSol yeah me too your a very talented young man but can you play my hammer klavier.

[@eXTreemator]

Man you can take this video down.

[@hd75016]

I absolutely love your passion, your generosity, your enthusiasm. This video certainly represents lots of work and 8q one of your best. Thank you SO much.

[@rambomhtri]

This is top content! You made this fantastic video entertaining, instructional and incredibly tasteful all at once, crowded of details! I really hope you acknowledge what you did is a master piece musically and academically! Thank you!