"Hungarian Rhapsody No.2"

[@Johnson333552]

Put on 1.25 speed for best results

[@cbmajor6017]

1.5 speed is better at 7:27

[@semdefesas2188]

2x speed for Russian experience.

[@bluluckyduckie]

Sem Defesas you mean the rushin’ experience 🤪😂

[@blackjaguar3401]

3x for the absolute best experience.

[@rrickymaa]

@@semdefesas2188 LMFAOOOOOO

[@MDPercussion]

Thank you all for checking this out. We had a lot of fun playing it!

[@74artgrrl]

MDPercussion and you both were wonderful. I have saved this to my favorite classical Liszt loop. You both were THAT good😊... bravo!!!

[@MDPercussion]

edith bunker Wow! Thank you for your kind words.

[@mrparts]

WOW

[@luciancrosby6331]

7:27 That genuinely made me smile so much This is amazing

[@MDPercussion]

LOL. Thanks!

[@vivago727]

wysi

[@herr_crustovsky]

This is probably one of the best versions of this wonderful piece I've ever heard, amazing work!

[@MDPercussion]

Thank you very much!

[@seppe.van.de.voorde]

It definently is good but not as good as piano

[@blalab8402]

Horowitz

[@empireentertainmentevents1353]

this is freaking hard to play on a Marimba!!

[@MDPercussion]

+EMPIRE ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS yes....it was!

[@thealkimista2012]

In which instrument isnt?

[@yoavshati]

@@thealkimista2012 Probably wind instruments as you can only play the melody, so it's not as compicated I don't play any wind instrument though, so I might be wrong

[@gramblidge]

It is so hard to play on the marimba

[@z三-j1c]

Harder to play on piano

[@fernandocortes9951]

honestly that's talent right there

[@MDPercussion]

Fernando Cortés thank you!!

[@jamesings]

It's by a real genius Franz Liszt. Wonderfully played. Bravo

[@MDPercussion]

+jamesings Thank you!!!

[@bassel5280]

Iam not a genius i am just a good composer

[@Martinkg05]

F. Liszt wait wat

[@iotales9307]

This is simply brilliant! would have never thought HR2 would be playable on a xylophone

[@iotales9307]

marimba rather

[@MDPercussion]

isao otika thank you very much

[@bhaskarmukherjee4768]

1.25x speed hits the right spot for anyone wanting the song closer to original speed. Not saying that these people did it wrong. I think it will require near impossible skills for this song to play in original tempo on xylophone

[@danmcglaun1]

Nicely stated, but just for the record, these instruments are not xylophones. They are marimbas, and there is a huge difference. And these musicians are masters of their instruments.

[@doritoapollo123]

@@danmcglaun1 honestly tho xylophone or marimba what does it matter? Sure xylophone is smaller and things, but still… i mean… a marimba duet has 8 “fingers” and a piano solo has 10. Plus, just imagine what it will be like to move the positions of the sticks in EACH HAND, especially in the full speed of the hungarian rhapsody 2. Even tho they are masters of their instruments, it would still be INCREDIBLY difficult

[@MermaidMakes]

The song is Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Brahms in case above was curious. I performed it in 10th grade on marimba. Perfect song for tumbling rocks! It feels like tumbling rocks when you play it.

[@Cell2Dee]

This is incredible. Wow.

[@lemonflavored9147]

Amazing arrangement, well done.

[@MDPercussion]

+Alex Marshall Thank you!!!

[@lemonflavored9147]

+MDPercussion No problem!

[@massialim4996]

Best profil photo ever

[@bassel5280]

Guys thats amazing i love you talent

[@MDPercussion]

Thanks so much. Talent and hard work!

[@ngraria3873]

Just awesome

[@ELSENORDELTAXI]

Excelente, hermoso, no cualquiera hace esto FELICIDADES, desde México. 10,10,10,10, 10 saludos!

[@74artgrrl]

Flawlessly beautiful and moving.

[@MDPercussion]

edith bunker thank you for your kind words. Im glad that so many people are enjoying this!

[@Afrosaurusable]

I had to stand for this entire video, I was so captivated. What a gem brilliant performance! What a marvelous piece of music!

[@MDPercussion]

Afrosaurusable wow. Thank you so much!!! Please share with your friends!

[@happypiano4810]

I must arrange this for one!

[@opticalmixing23]

This piece always mesmerizes me

[@rwartim]

still watching this in 2018. Brilliant!

[@MDPercussion]

rwartim fantastic!!! Thank you so much! Please share with your friends! Trying to hit 100k views

[@alexramirez6620]

Watching in 2021. Still brilliant!

[@KWlodzimierz]

Nagyon szép koncertet. Köszönöm.

[@mikemount4411]

Really enjoyed this. Great performance.

[@MDPercussion]

+Mike Mount Thank you!!!!

[@lifedoom2922]

they gonna play transcendental etude no 6. on the triangle next?

[@MDPercussion]

LOL. Always taking requests.

[@pham4stewie]

So brill!!!

[@MDPercussion]

HA. Thank you so much!

[@justinjohnson4452]

Holy cow this is amazing. How did I JUST find this

[@MDPercussion]

Lol. Well, better late than never. Thanks for watching! Share with your friends and help get this thing to 100k views.

[@jackraves7363]

Thank you, artists and all involved, I am IN THE VORTEX

[@SmeagolTheBeagle]

That was incredible.

[@MDPercussion]

Ezra Nixon thank you very much!!!!

[@ruthmaryrose]

Amazing!

[@MDPercussion]

Ruth Fitzwater thank you soooo much!!

[@hidrogenario]

This is so amazing!

[@MDPercussion]

キング thank you so much! Please share!!!

[@ganghyunsung788]

This is so hard on piano. It will be so much harder on marimba!! BRAVO

[@MDPercussion]

G.H.S 325 thank you so much!!!!

[@mikemason6069]

Superb!

[@MDPercussion]

+Mike Mason Thank you very much!

[@74artgrrl]

Wow just wow!!!!

[@MDPercussion]

HA Thanks!

[@granttomlinson164]

how does this not have like 40 gazillion views

[@MDPercussion]

Grant Tomlinson share with your friends.

[@idisseddemonslayermugentra2962]

@@MDPercussion he doesn't have any

[@DavidMusicaMariachi]

fantastico

[@MDPercussion]

Thank you!

[@kyoryu1]

Friska at double speed is just hilarious.😂☺😄😂☺😄😈 6:00

[@MDPercussion]

LOLOLOLOLOL That's awesome.

[@saturn0660]

amazing

[@MDPercussion]

saturn0660 thank you so much!!

[@EmberBlaze99]

On the marimba?! My goodness!!!

[@NoKnightButAli]

I bet they are great pianists

[@MDPercussion]

My first week of college I was a piano major, then I switched. LOL

[@CuriousMindCenter]

MDPercussion switched from piano to marimba?

[@MDPercussion]

Eyetoobur I switched from a piano major to a percussion major.

[@corrioliseffect]

WOW!!!!!!

[@MDPercussion]

corrioliseffect thanks so much for watching!

[@corrioliseffect]

It was my pleasure! This is one of my favorite pieces! What a fine and interesting performance!

[@ahimsainternational3361]

Fun!

[@MDPercussion]

Thanks so much!

[@JB_ATL]

holy shit!

[@DiamondarBoss]

1.25x speed during Lassan and 1.5x speed during Friska

[@The.VoyageVibes]

HOLY!

[@MDPercussion]

Jan Roberts lol. Thank you! Please share!!!

[@AkantorDrumer]

Epic

[@MDPercussion]

+Akantor Drummer Thank you very much!

[@OG_Drummer]

I actually go to FSU and do classical percussion. This is rad!

[@adelali7572]

It's really nice! Who's the arranger?

[@MDPercussion]

Wesley Leonardo. It's not available yet...but I'm working on it! 😉

[@RepJock88]

1. This is INCREDIBLY badass. 2. And a little disappointing. Wanted to be the first to play both parts of a Liszt piano piece on marimba on KZbin 😜

[@MDPercussion]

RepJock88 ha ha. Thanks so much!

[@joshlockaby9539]

This is awesome!!! As a percussionist, highly jealous of y’all’s technique and skill. How long did it take to learn this?

[@MDPercussion]

Josh, I think it took about a month to learn all the notes and then another month to get it performance-ready.

[@B-SharpBenchmarks]

@@MDPercussion Learning this piece wouldl take more than 10 years... 🙂

[@KaihuiZhou]

Where can I buy the sheet, it’s so wonderful!!!

[@Purple_Throne]

hey man, who arranged this? because i'm pretty sure its not the Nathan Daughtry version. I like this one much better, where did you find it? I WANT IT!

[@fine1298]

Did you arrange it, or did you go by the original sheet for piano?

[@MDPercussion]

Fine it’s arranged

[@kyoryu1]

I just can't stop thinking of him or her failing while doing the arpegios. Seems really tricky.

[@MDPercussion]

Fail? I don't know the meaning of that word....😁

[@rvc6506]

It would be interesting to learn what the performers thought of the performance.

[@MDPercussion]

+roy childs Hi Roy. Thanks for checking out the video. We had a blast preparing this piece! We worked with the piano professor at Fresno State to get the piece to translate to Marimba as best as possible. Hope you liked it!

[@italoimbs]

You here for this > 7:22

[@MDPercussion]

Italo Menezes oh yes! That’s my favorite part!

[@chin3852]

1000th like

[@MDPercussion]

YES YES YES!!! Thanks so much. Share with a friend. On our way to 100k views

[@brunoconnection]

Wonderful video. I must ask though, what arrangement is being played? I have the Daughtrey/Lasley adaptation which is very different to this.

[@MDPercussion]

This arrangement is by Wesley Leornardo, a Fresno State graduate. I'm going to work with him to make the arrangement available.

[@remcoarets5142]

Is there a sheet music available? I would love to play this myself

[@robbierichmond5947]

how

[@MDPercussion]

Robbie R lots of hours of practice. Lol!

[@anonymousassassin4600]

I'll be the first to say it. Tom and Jerry

[@MDPercussion]

Anonymous Assassin lol. Yup. It's hard not to think that.

[@Nikita.___.Gladko_562]

MDPercussion I just think about my struggles on piano

[@Adamlobe]

Me said woodpecker

[@greensqueezebox]

Where's Bugs Bunny when you need him? This is epic!!! And I thought it sounded great on the accordion! Awesome.

[@MDPercussion]

Thank you so very much! Sarah and I had a TON of fun working on this. We actually enlisted the help of the piano professor at Fresno State to help us prepare it.

[@hermikaleta2912]

reizvolles Klangerlebnis

[@Boedinator]

When you live in the jungle but still want that authentic Looney Tunes experience

[@MDPercussion]

Boedinator lol. Yes!!!! Thanks for watching

[@halotop7745]

Hehe.

[@pouriadiesel6524]

If Franz was alive couldnt perform like this

[@aloysiusagitoksangma7831]

Can't hear anything😖

[@Mmhmm62]

This sounds like Hungarian Rhapsody 2 (Theme): Water Level xD

[@bionictulip]

Unbelievable.

[@MDPercussion]

Thank you very much! So much fun to play.

[@765lbsquat]

not quite my speed

[@DG-us6rh]

this is more impressive than solo piano

[@MDPercussion]

It's really crazy to play. Very difficult.

[@grandbluepianistofthesky9469]

D G Solo piano is far more impressive.

[@FrankFlafy]

is that human? just wow....

[@eternalelysium4944]

No cadenza? Smh

[@dontreadmyprofilepicture1024]

lol Woman> Man in this case

[@arieltabbach4946]

why does it matter? i don't think anybody cares if a man or woman is better

[@MDPercussion]

It was her graduate recital so she took the harder part on this one, however, both parts are extremely difficult. I just make it look easy 😜

[@robbiesmith1381]

Um... no.

[@JDeffenb]

Slow

[@teoman_acikgoz]

It’s hard, you know?

[@jellycoding]

Amazing!

[@PlantiPal]

Epic

[@MDPercussion]

EXACTLY! Thank you!

[@KaihuiZhou]

Where can I buy the sheet, it’s so wonderful!!!