1Min, 10Min, 1Hour Challenge: Flight of the Bumblebee - Rimski-Korsakov/arr. Rachmaninoff

[@heartofthekeys]

Maybe one hour was not enough to learn how to fly... or my bumblebee is just too fat to fly :P However, it was a lot of fun as always - and super confusing on some parts :) is your brain also turning after listening/ playing this? Tell me in the comments!:P

[@anormalperson4443]

I love how you play

[@anormalperson4443]

You should upload complete pieces

[@ivanfilipovic4706]

How would it bee that you play somthing easy like Schostakowitsch Spanish Dance?

[@sadakopinoy]

Im request in your next post nocturne op9 no2 by chopin , its so nice

[@z.n4053]

In my opinion this piece is hard 🥺and so fast 🥲but you're playing very good at this low time🤗😍I was so excited when you play this piece in the end🤩🥳

[@dondwa]

The sounds she makes whenever she makes a mistake is so relatable 😅 and the bumblebee guiding the score is cute

[@ImHappy_yippee]

:P

[@MATT-lm2po]

Ah yes the calling song for TwoSetViolin fans

[@jogsamson2052]

hello i have arrived

[@neutralclef6253]

@@jogsamson2052 please don't

[@emyaintit]

I've come

[@Andrew-nx6hc]

This music is *s* *a* *c* *r* *e* *l* *i* *g* *i* *o* *u* *s*

[@jellygang9492]

ITS NOT A SONG ITS A *PIECE*

[@madscientist6567]

You have GOT to be KIDDING!!!! PLEASE do not in anyway be disappointed with your level of mastery of this piece after investing merely 1 hour and 11 minutes into it ! Others have and are spending multiples of years to play as well as you have played in multiples of minutes! (O.K., I'm blown away! Keep up the cool videos!)

[@taiweihao98]

There's so many perfect rendition of Flight of the Bumblebee posted that it feels almost refreshing to hear one that sounds human with mistakes made. From the bottom of my hard, great work!

[@newslandiamusicproductions1787]

the piece is so sacrilegious

[@ChienDat]

@@newslandiamusicproductions1787 because she didn’t practice for 40 hours

[@newslandiamusicproductions1787]

@@ChienDat true, it was quite a lamentable amount of practice

[@blinkieeee1699]

From the bottom of my hard LOL

[@sambenmoser1240]

@@newslandiamusicproductions1787 ive heard lamentable in this context twice now, is that another twoset meme?

[@yurinavti9152]

The 1 min challenge was more of a dodgy takeoff than a flight 😂

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Isn't that more in line of how bumblebees actually fly? ;)

[@martinstahle2006]

It was playing by sight.

[@kgalalelodire160]

Not forgetting the turbulences from start to finish 😅

[@leonardwolfram8334]

Deine Fingertechnik ist unglaublich gut... Ich wünschte, ich könnte so spielen

[@zion2957]

the best part is when annique gets scared everytime the timer goes off

[@killuasbaka4899]

Every talent show is currently crying

[@evebolton2236]

Now all that's left to do is play it at 325 bpm and you can get a million dollars!

[@frazzledude]

Or play the Georges Cziffra transcription of Flight of the Bumblebee.

[@santiagocaldeira7555]

Hahaha, twoset fans understood

[@27jegs]

That was fun. So, I'll try again - suggestion for a challenge: Chopin Etude in E minor, Op.25 No.5.

[@xilopos9461]

She already learned all the chopin etudes!

[@nunyabusiness4606]

I'd like to see how she does with Feux Follets. That piece is madness

[@jacku6193]

I'd love to see that aswell

[@jamesm4334]

Imagine being a your lie in april fan

[@helloolleh4861]

@@jamesm4334 fr

[@bensonspov]

Now I'm waiting for the "if you can play it slowly you can play it quickly" memes

[@Elena-qm4fl]

Played that piece once at a „Hausmusikabend“ but I‘ve been practicing for over 2 months. So believe me when I say what you‘ve achieved in 1 hour is incredible.🤩🤩🤩

[@seanmartin1716]

I mean you shouldn't even need an hour, if you can play it slowly you can play it quickly

[@blossomplays3934]

LOL I can't! Are you referring to the violinst? OMG this is gold imma like it :D

[@killuasbaka4899]

@@miteshshah5994 no need to be rude

[@blossomplays3934]

@@miteshshah5994 Sorry I was referring to this guy on BBC, because he said the same thing. :(

[@kilogram9559]

Sacrilegious

[@seanmartin1716]

@@kilogram9559 Lamentable

[@Heather89Anne]

Amazing! It was so interesting looking at it from how I would work on that song as a flutist.

[@Incognito-vc9wj]

Highly impressive. I can’t imagine the talent needed to do this in such a short amount of time.

[@joshshultz1250]

Skill, not talent.

[@ebonies]

omg the little bees were so cute!!!

[@coucou3233]

Ohh !! The little bumblebee who fly on your sheet is lovely !!!🥺

[@dmsalomon]

One thing I have found is that I practice is piece for a while (1 to 2 hours) and I feel like I made very little progress and that I can't seem to get things right no matter how hard I try. But then if I take a long break and come back (usually the next day), I see the improvement immediately. Seems like the brain needs time to incorporate the practice.

[@coltonpiano7969]

Same thing as lifting weights. If you lift weights for an hour your muscles get tired and you stop being able to lift as much. But then when you go back after resting your muscles have gotten stronger. Your brain works on a lot of the same principals

[@SiMeGamer]

@@coltonpiano7969 I think comparing it to building muscle is very incorrect since in one instance it's just the way the body fixes itself (fixing torn tissue on the muscle fiber) and in the other instance your neural pathways settle - the opposite of growing. When you are training, your neurons fire far more intensely which can lead to a far less refined neural pattern. When you take a break (and especially good night's sleep), the intensity settles a little which makes it more consistent and require less energy to perform, which makes intensity much more accurate on average and allows for the refinement of the algorithm in your brain. In one you grow, and in the other you dial it down. There is a similarity in the form of taking a break in between which increases productivity (and in one case is essential) but the thing the happens during the break is completely different.

[@coltonpiano7969]

@@SiMeGamer ya totally, I was just trying to pull something more abstract like neural pathways settling into a realm more people are familiar with in order to back up what they were saying. You can also over fire one set of neurons. Think saying a word over and over until it doesn't sound like a word anymore. If you repeat one section of music over and over too many times something similar can happen

[@scottwicken4999]

I feel like the longer you do something the more the brain starts trying to take over the muscle. When you give some time to reset the muscle takes over.

[@dmsalomon]

@@scottwicken4999 exactly. Playing music is so complicated, considering all the intricate and delicate motions required. Not to mention balancing all the various musical variables (dynamics, tempo, tambour, etc...). It's impossible to actively maintain all these factors, the only solution is to have the subconscious muscle memory simply execute the correct motions.

[@Dominique632]

I love the little bee flying over the notes😂🐝

[@navyphil6105]

Thank you. It was very enjoyable to watch a pro struggle. Love your being startled when the phone timed down to one hour.

[@craigmetcalfe1749]

Your channel is my most recent addiction. Binge watching is fun but binge playing is better. Tres bien!

[@lapenesr]

Good job! Many people don't know the right/most effective way to practice (any instrument) and you gave a PERFECT example of how its done. Bravissimo!

[@duannehaughton4893]

I love Annique’s hour challenges. They are so entertaining and funny.!😀😀😀. Without finger numbers, I would be lost with piano music…

[@KeepingOnTheWatch]

Watching someone skilled at their craft is so very nice.

[@nistriatjanharsolumakso5376]

Although bumblebee is more like a meme piece, but I learn a lot by seeing you practice! Thanks for making this :)

[@phonepianist]

Such a progress in 1 hour,Ur amazing

[@geraldandrle9930]

wonderful dynamics, I especially appreciate the bumble bee flying through the music, your sense of dynamics like the flap of the bee's wings. Merci. As far as goog fingerings, Thanks for all the insights,

[@settingscon]

the quality of the editing and the content is improving so much!! Congrats

[@ferni_cup]

I loved the bee walking through the score and cloning on the bugs

[@llamallama1509]

The little bee animations are hilarious!

[@tiborkovacs5506]

Sacreligious, just joking, well done!

[@schrodingerscat1863]

That was pretty impressive for only an hour and eleven minutes practice. While this piece is not particularly difficult to learn, to play at full tempo after such a short time with so few errors is extremely impressive.

[@a11wang]

Glad to find this channel. Inspire me to try this piece, but with only a small fraction of your talent. Thank you.

[@JustKeysMusic]

Your sight reading skills amaze me! Very inspirational!

[@Reuben-ny3]

I love the bouncing bumblebee :) It worked great at seeing where you were at. Great series though, I enjoy it quite a bit. Thank you!!

[@labourisnotinvain]

i am beginning to like this show, i was once in my childhood days being instructed to attend music lesson of piano and its kind of out of my passion just to obey my mom actually and since it did not sink on me i appreciate your love about this music playing classical and the likes somehow i realized it now!!

[@rainer-martinhartel4310]

I like the little bee flighing over the score :-) Great video and performance!

[@musicislanguage8657]

Der Moment wenn man ''Ahh Sche*ße''nicht rausschneidet, weil man ein englischer Kanal ist😄 Ich mag die Video-Idee, ich finde es spannend es anzuschauen :)

[@tonychua9412]

Beautiful music

[@rollomaughfling380]

Fascinating. I've made a lifetime career as a self-taught musician who's dreamed of having any kind of real piano even approaching a Boston at home to play every day. (I've made do electronically over the years). Super-engaging, relatable video! Instant sub.

[@victoromodiale]

Annique, brilliant pianist....8:25-"it's nothing that my fingers can't do"🥵

[@khacuypham9610]

The performance was extremely impressive. Could you please do the Winter by Vilvadi in the next challenge ?

[@naurait8950]

yess pls do winter

[@ThomasGraffMusic]

Nice video! Amidst all of the other weirdness, the hand crossings in this piece really are so bizarrely difficult.

[@ericastier1646]

Yep i remember learning this piece as a kid and also the hand crossings confused my brain, it's even weird how suddently it does not work. because it wants the trebble to be the right hand.

[@alfascorpi]

You are playing with great talent. And with the most lovely smile😍. It makes me smile too and so funny you get startled when the alarm sounds😁

[@gabrielgagliano7180]

thank you for bringing a little joy in these hard times... Love your way to explain things and also the passion you have, it's beautiful and you are very talented! Have fun continuing what you're doing ;)

[@MotifMusicStudios]

Great tips throughout and reminders that are so valuable for learners. Love these challenges!

[@markmeisels1737]

don't even play piano but enjoyed it, and you, so much. your process was as interesting as the familiar piece

[@king_leo3269]

Your so lucky to be a genius, because genius’s are BORN not created!!!

[@hardstyles4781]

Well done, you played brilliantly after only 1 hour! Loving your vids

[@julianocamargob.7232]

What would have taken me 5 years or more, she took just a few minutes to do.. Wonderful! 😊❤❤❤❤

[@francisfernandes2053]

Keep it up!!!!! What you did in 1hour would take me months (with many, many hours dedicated to this piece!!!

[@franciscoferraz6788]

I love how much fun you were having with this lmao. I turned my ABRSM grade 3 exam in today, hoping I did well! Also been realizing how important fingering is. Giggity. No but for real, especially practicing with the same fingers for me every single time. I think a lot of mistakes stem from messing up the fingering, especially at these lower difficulty pieces.

[@heleenzuidhof8780]

Well i think it was wonderfull. I would never be able to play the flight of the bumble bee. Ugh, difficult piece... But you did a great job at this one. Very well done. Thumbs up.

[@PbPomper]

Flight of the stumblebee :P In all seriousness, that was awesome. Love your videos!

[@brucecrane9605]

I think the whole thing was amazing. It was fasinating.

[@agrotte]

Thanks for sharing such experience. It gives me more confidence on some hints that I encounter and that you mention, especially regarding fingering, yes....Anyway, congrat, you are very good pianist, I wish you all the best for this profession who is not so easy to survive...but you have a way....

[@martinstahle2006]

It takes 72 hours to get a learned thing into finger memory so that you don't have to think about it anymore. Seems you had a lot of fun xD

[@jessedennerlein9746]

A, that was awesome. Thanks so much for doing that piece. My band did that in High School and it has always been one of my favorites.

[@yamiyugi5771]

Dein Lachen ist das beste xD Ich find deine Videos verdammt geil :D bin begeistert :D

[@jhonyEc]

Que satisfactorio ver este video me encanto 🥺 eh aqui la comunidad pianista 😍

[@forzanemoo3027]

Love these challenges!!❤️❤️ keep up the good work!

[@NicosProjects]

WOOOOOW - crazy! Nice done!!!!

[@michaelshelley1289]

that was awesome..no matter what you say!!!! great job in an hour!!!!!

[@becosfx]

So much work! Much admiration! Bravo!

[@maxence_lvl8331]

I love your channel! It's so chill

[@bloemundude]

There are more things going on in this piece than I initially thought. The hand-crossing parts add a lot.

[@richardlehoux]

She always cheat a tiny bit in the beginning by staring at the score with anguish before pressing the clock. It's cute. :)

[@HenryDa8th]

I like how the bee bounces to the music

[@S4mppi69]

that's pure skill! Only in 11mins you almost got it

[@beatlessteve1010]

I like how you looked at the score and giggled. I would have looked and cried..

[@Gonzo0102]

lol, in the first minute it sounded like "The fly of the drunken bee"

[@syvina4309]

Very inspirative, thanks for video

[@hanckwiskerke9341]

this is called dédicationé. soo cool done

[@805atnorafertsera6]

First time I hear about this challenge, enjoyed it much awesome

[@ufab9058]

this is the most sacrilegious piece, its been played so much its a meme at this point lol

[@cobrasys]

Ah, a person of culture, I see.

[@ufab9058]

@@cobrasys yes

[@M4rcLL]

I can't believe you don't have 500k subs.

[@liorperlstein7905]

Dear Annique , Amazing video as always ! You're a very talented musician. I would really appreciate if you play a little bach for us too , Although pieces by Franz Liszt and chopin are extremely difficult to play and master- Bach gives us a different point of view regarding complexity . Thanks in advance . I Really like your videos and piano playing 🙏

[@Sophie-lf9zn]

Du spielst das Stück nach einer Stunde einfach so wie ich nach 2 Tagen oder so 😅 du bist mega gut!

[@dj1rst]

Schön, daß jemand auf deutsch schriebt, wo ihre erste Sprache offensichtlich deutsch ist. So oft wie ihr das Wort Sch..e herausgerutscht ist.

[@Sophie-lf9zn]

@@dj1rst sie macht ja auch kein Geheimnis draus :) aber ist ja verständlich dass sie Videos auf Englisch macht, lockt einfach ein viel größeres Publikum an

[@pianohero1838]

Great video, just watched your 1-1-1 challenge on la campanella, please more!

[@LMDAVE29]

Amazing! You define Practice makes perfect

[@epicgamers8208]

I love the bee on top of the sheet by the way i love you and you are the best at piano.🐝🐝🐝🐝🐞🎼

[@MrVolaillon]

how the hell is it possible to be that good and learn so fast. Just a question do you finish learning all those songs of this challenge at the end?

[@chrish7336]

She is a trained pianist, it it much easier for those who have played a while to site read a piece of music and learn it in a short time. Their fingers and hands can move better in synch than someone new or learning. I could probably practice this piece for a year and not come close to what she had after the 10 minute run.

[@bleepbloopblahp]

The honest answer is as simple as talent and practice. Specific training helps but you have to have those ingredients and the physical ability to play.

[@jeromewesselman4653]

There are only twelve notes

[@TheAlwards]

High pattern-recognition skills, from lots of experience (and maybe talent). The brain quickly breaks down the unfamiliar into more familiar components after years of experience. Some session players - who play several new pieces every work week - develop surprising interpretive abilities on the first read-through. The brain is mysterious.

[@windowcleaner3609]

omg ive been waiting for this

[@jukeban646]

great video annique

[@jessedennerlein9746]

I just bought the sheet music for The Bee. I'm really looking forward to learning it. It is MUCH faster than anything I've played before but what the heck, I love a good challenge.

[@EmilieFFazio]

Intéressant. Je vais probablement jouer cette œuvre

[@luisco33]

I love the bumble bee flying and marking the x’s lol 😂

[@s.m.afilms5557]

Lmao I can't believe that you have never tried to play bumblebee even you are a classic Pianist!.

[@JohnJesensky]

She has played it before. All of the stuff she plays is extremely common classical piano rep. It's my major problem with her channel - she's fibbing about having never played the music before. Any classical pianist at her level would have played all of the music she does on her channel - I wish she was honest about this so people like you don't get the wrong idea about how fast you are supposed to learn music.

[@s.m.afilms5557]

@@JohnJesensky true

[@seheyt]

@@JohnJesensky The way she takes it up tells me she really hasn't touched this. I'm an excellent sight reader myself and my one minute version would be better than hers. The 10 minute version... not so much :) Oh, and I've never tried the bumble bee. I always found it boring, not worth the effort. As someone else noted, it's a piece oft shunned by teachers for its over popularity

[@achilleasanagno]

Next challenge: Tchaikovsky concerto no1 1st movement

[@Pingoping]

Great suggestion by Beethoven

[@anasabialfutouh418]

You are you going to release a new album?

[@dasnotes9699]

I can just sit here and watch your videos all day long ☺️⌚❤️

[@МАТАТАСТУДИЯ]

:) Rachmaninoff-“little red riding hood”

[@paulypaulypauly8011]

That was cool - thanks!

[@akaginashigima2711]

just awesome

[@mats424]

u should try Howl’s Moving Castle Theme (Merry-Go-Round of Life) next! Kyle Landry’s composition of it is amazing

[@ghloreeh]

Same, I'd love that :D

[@alynamaz]

I agree that would be amazing!

[@silver_zx178]

I love how you play the piano :D❤️

[@philippedes13]

Very strong ! Bravo!

[@MyWayofEverything]

I’m honestly really impressed by the 1 minute attempt

[@catalinalopez3170]

You play beautifully! And, incidentally, I think I fell in love with you as I watched your video. ;)

[@_sleeved_shallows_12]

I'm a piano beginner and I love your videos soo much they are very helpful 💕💕 I also love your little German outrages 😂