Liszt - Mazeppa (Transcendental Étude No. 4)

Liszt - Mazeppa (Transcendental Étude No. 4)
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Hope you enjoy my performance of Liszt's Mazeppa.
Outro: A little improvisation around the theme.
Hello, I'm Rousseau, I make piano covers of classical and pop songs with a reactive visualizer.
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[@Rousseau]

MAZEPPA!!! The story of the Hetman and the Horse, and one of Liszt's most daunting Etudes. For those of you who don't know, the galloping-like figures of this piece aren't just for difficulties sake - this Etude was inspired by the story of the Ukrainian military commander Mazeppa, specifically Lord Byron's poem about his youth, in where Mazeppa was tied to a horse and dragged around Europe as punishment for having an affair with a Polish Countess. There is obviously a lot more to the story, the summary and poem is available online for you to read, though even with this small piece of information the piece begins to make a lot more sense. This galloping motion is captured by Liszt in the use of his consecutive 24 -> 24 fingerings for the thirds (often disregarded by pianists for easier playing), but the feeling of the motion and physical look created by this movement is very reminiscent of a wild horse, it's amazing how many layers there are to the inspiration. I hope you enjoy the effects on this one, experimented more with the effects than usual and spent wayyyy too much time on designing them, though I think the result is pretty cool! All the best and wishing you all a beautiful weekend ♥

[@MrWhat-ot4ri]

Rousseau nice

[@pengkkul]

❤❤❤❤❤ He is one of the best pianist!!!

[@nehasinha6488]

Thanku. We are really excited....

[@gugugaga3762]

oo nice

[@onee_chan6822]

pog

[@Rousseau]

For the next little while, I will be posting less videos than I have for the last two years. I'm not sure exactly how many that will be or how long for, but along with life getting in the way a bit, there are some big things going on behind the scenes that I can't wait to get done and share with you. I'll keep you posted but you're all incredible, thank you for sticking around for so long and being part of this amazing 2.5 years ♥

[@arah8998]

Noted

[@chungheichan4273]

Y...

[@alexiov72]

notice me pls

[@shawnmcgregoric2960]

It's fine as long as u keep posting videos

[@lordofsloth1944]

Rousseau you are absolutely awesome and I appreciate every video you put out! I get super excited every time you release any video :)

[@Rousseau]

Thank you to each and every one of you for being here with me on this journey. When starting this channel, I wouldn't have expected 1 MILLION people to find this much joy in classical and piano music, let alone 2 and now THREE! You are all incredible, never stop playing, listening and exploring new music! Hopefully my channel is only the tip of the iceberg for you, and you are exploring some of the piano greats from the last few decades, and maybe some of the more unknown composers too. For those who have a bit more experience with classical music, I'd love to hear your recommendations for some lesser-known (but equally great) composers, both contemprary and from history - hopefully we can introduce some budding musicians to a wider range of music :)

[@jaydenbae5415]

hello

[@AGrogbart]

This is the most incredible thing I’ve ever seen on KZbin!

[@chungheichan4273]

Yes thank you Rousseau for creating such good content

[@alexandergonzales9016]

No worries man. Been here since the very beginning. This ain't my main. Just trying to get the loophole out of youtube premium

[@lczq6737]

Rosseau try octaves but curve your second finger I wonder if it helps just advice

[@yoketsume5729]

Liszt must had crashed his little toe against the piano before writing this.

[@Spooni12]

Why doesnt this comment have more likes

[@cressidalia2582]

@@earth_is_a_time_machine yes

[@athos401]

That’s possible

[@frauke3860]

👏😃

[@rekhabhatt6771]

And broke his pinky while playing it...

[@everythinganderson2624]

I like thinking about Liszt as he writes this song. He carefully puts each note onto the paper. 5:45 and just starts smashing his face against the piano in between every note. At this point, he realizes that he should probably take a break. He comes back later and finishes the song with some arpeggios and then a calmer more laid back part. Then he goes sike and creates a final banger ending.

[@AverageFranzLisztEnjoyer]

How has this got no likes

[@DemonicMeWasHere]

Then he must've had a huge face

[@nonsense618]

@@DemonicMeWasHere HELP WHY DID I LAUGH

[@Nobody3665]

@@nonsense618ME TOO😂😂😂

[@Fryzly5]

no, thats not how u think. for lizst it was like playing marry christmass in the begginner level. this was so easy for him you are gonna ask how ı know well secret

[@pianoforte1720]

Me: Rousseau, after all this time? Rousseau: Always

[@m0ment219]

Is that... a Harry Potter... re- ref-... reference?

[@ruthsalgado6775]

TheMatrixAgent Yes 😔

[@andreaong4116]

Harry Potter reference yes :')

[@m0ment219]

God damnit the last one I've seen was in 2014...

[@gtb1238]

Snape?

[@tobyrook8029]

Imagine if Rousseau did a face reveal and turns out he actually is liszt

[@jennifermai1589]

wouldn’t be surprised

[@iEatSquid_SMM2]

Same here

[@monseigneursaintvincent]

D34n why would Rousseau be Liszt when he’s an amateur pianist compared to concert pianist

[@js1.987]

@Olivier Saint Vincent: Music what makes you think that? Is it his technique? Repertoire?

[@MrEysox]

What if he was...Rousseau ?

[@achez8718]

Waiting for Rousseau´s face reveal, but until then, he will be just a pair of hands

[@CarlosMendez-fx9hs]

Rousseau is the main person, but there have been about 5+ pianists on this page. All so secret. Wonder if they are music school buddies lol

[@Mereaux]

Lol

[@chowdhuryfahimajannat4789]

ikr

[@mahatmaniggandhi2898]

what are you talking about he IS a pair of hands

[@buttapotato1233]

God himself hand crafted this pair

[@cereal5779]

You know something big is coming when Rousseau does not upload for 2 months

[@kasparisdead]

remember them talking about that piece that's 9 hours long...? I think we gonna be getting something REAL good, soon.

[@linafei357]

@@kasparisdead that’s I think you mean Sorabi’s (sorry if I spelled it wrong) whatsoever I forgot the spelling blahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblah

[@kasparisdead]

@@linafei357 Yes I do, thanks for reminding me. I forgot the name :P

[@lassom9682]

I think he is preparing for exams

[@briaharris183]

I want him to do corpse bride duet

[@iEatSquid_SMM2]

Liszt-en here kids, today marks the day of the return of a legend

[@blendyboi5023]

I'll add the video to my play-Liszt

[@johnniewalker39]

Hahaha, great comments!!

[@briaharris183]

Edgy!!🖤

[@isthatawormwildbowreferenc4562]

Rousseau, you madman. From Rachmaninov to Liszt, or Debussy to Chopin, you play with great technique. I wouldn’t be able to tell how many hours you practice to make us happy. You inspired me to play songs I never thought I’d be able to play. It has improved my sight reading by miles, as well. Thank you for everything you’ve done, Rousseau.

[@xuly3129]

He practices 40 hours per day

[@anastasiafraser1656]

Wow

[@justme._.7923]

@@xuly3129 lingling

[@redfox6841]

piano gang

[@alkasaket379]

Rousseau : *plays insane pieces* They called me a madman.

[@thine.]

Liszt's friends: "bro wtf r u writing" Liszt: "it'll make a cool pattern in the future, trust me" the pattern: ◀️⏪⏩▶️↙️↙️↙️⬆️↗️↕️➡️🔃⬇️

[@Lisztener]

Haha yes! It does look very cool :)

[@franzliszt5087]

Moment of silence for Rousseau's PC after rendering this

[@LeventK]

F

[@ksknght4613]

F

[@alphatv7109]

F

[@lesmusiquesdelaigle1336]

F

[@luis_lng]

He said it took 2 mins for one frame...

[@Rousseau]

Are you ready?

[@Liszthesis]

yessssssss!

[@ashton-zx3mh]

no

[@hectorvoces5991]

I think so

[@RinRin61076]

Ah yes iam ready

[@anushaimran4079]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH

[@zah_old]

2:43 He played it so beautifully, it sounds like he switched to a whole different piano!!! Compare it to the sound before this part. It's so amazing.

[@kingeddiam2543]

That's why the piano's full name is the pianoforte bc it is so dynamic and can play pianissimo to fortissimo and everything in between!

[@ThothOfEgypt]

my comment was on 1:24

[@invincible2785]

4:09 Chopin’s 3-4-5 fingers chromatic scale technique 4:24 Chopin’s hardest thirds technique 2:43, 6:17 Arpeggios with chords is too difficult 0:05 Non repeated notes that require strong memory and high accuracy 1:03 This part is uncomfortable to play and requires big hands 1:19 Difficult to use wrists to play octaves so fast

[@Lisztener]

Thank you for the analysis:)

[@justahuman5342]

1:03 you can also have a smaller keyboard, but great analysis

[@whyiseverysinglehandletaken2]

@@justahuman5342 key size remains the same on every keyboard wouldn't really help (not sure if that's what you meant tho)

[@shuatock8216]

@@justahuman5342 that sounds practical

[@-o6o]

🤓

[@Berlioz1FingerPianoTutorial]

Did you know that… Liszt dedicated this study to his friend Victor Hugo and is freely inspired by his poem Mazeppa from Les Orientales which tells the story of the hero's ride in the Ukraine, strapped on his mount. The tone of the piece is particularly heroic and after a desperate recitative, it ends with thunderous chords announcing the fall and resurrection of the horseman: "He falls at last! And rises again King! ». Well played Rousseau ! :)

[@polka678]

I mean he did say that above...

[@YuraK25]

I thought george byron wrote the poem? Also mazeppa was a military commander, not a hero, that's kinda weird, because polish people may hate mazeppa, but Ukrainians may respect him.

[@MilaneseMoon]

Cool fact, but please don’t say the Ukraine, it doesn’t make sense. There is no other Ukraine, no need to specify. I don’t meant to offend..

[@YuraK25]

@@MilaneseMoon Okay now ur being incorrect. Mazeppa is Ukrainian and spoke same language as Ukrainians do today.

[@MilaneseMoon]

Flenx I’m Ukrainian, I’m pretty sure I know who he is lol. I’m saying I live in Ukraine not (the) Ukraine.

[@gamerlife5246]

People: We thought you were dead!... Rosseau: _My death was....greatly....exaggerated...._

[@gabriellewashere7353]

😂😂 Why is this so true

[@that1guy910]

need more likes 🤣🤣

[@qalaphyll]

BAHAHA XDXDXD NOICE COMMENT!

[@LeventK]

_greatly_

[@polka678]

k

[@joaolucas4967]

4:07 Liszt DNA

[@Dylonely42]

LMAO

[@nourganouni]

Lol

[@marektruper4242]

Me: Let's play this! My brain: Dude, you struggle to hit a button to call the elevator...

[@daughterofgorgias7235]

Why is this so true lol

[@franzliszt1850]

Hm

[@piercekim2445]

Me: mom can we get original jokes Mom: we have original jokes at home Original jokes at home: I bought the whole piano so I’ll use the whole piano

[@reapd2576]

Ha ha ling ling is can do 40 hours straight practis ez for ling ling xDxDxDXd

[@luis_lng]

Underrated

[@blendyboi5023]

Me : mom can we get original jokes Mom : we have original jokes at home Original jokes at home :

[@piercekim2445]

Ghita the irony here

[@AH-wp2vf]

Posting a meme is stealing. _usually_ But combining 2 memes.. That's just genius.

[@franzliszt5087]

My hands are cramping up from just watching this

[@RLxDRMpG]

But you're Franz Liszt

[@razeshrir6519]

Og comment?

[@franzliszt5087]

Raze Shrir yessir

[@ix_mscz]

Me after seeing the sheet music: uhhh Liszt, WHY THE FRICK IS THERE THREE STAVES

[@musicalguy9]

Hi

[@leprechaun1281]

This isn't skill anymore, THIS IS FREAKING SUPERPOWER

[@noobchampionist]

Fr

[@naythre2498]

Cheon Seojin of The Penthouse going crazy

[@xooaro]

yess 😂

[@user-im1dx6oo8f]

yuuup

[@leon-kh9tk]

im from 한국

[@stargazernana]

i came from Penthouse too lol

[@prakritikamalapuri6174]

I literally couldn't shake the image of her playing it with bloody hands out of my head whilst having an entire breakdown lmfaoo

[@SathyasHarmony]

everybody gangsta until Rousseau is back.

[@Uprimus1]

ye

[@Brothers_Music]

trueeeee..........

[@SathyasHarmony]

@@Brothers_Music :P

[@closedlol1757]

*wait that’s illegal*

[@SathyasHarmony]

@@closedlol1757 haha lol.

[@eric557]

I thought this would be for 4 million but heck i ain't complaining! LETS GO

[@Happy-xn6hd]

it was for 3 million

[@eric557]

@@Happy-xn6hd well obviously. i said that i thought it would've been for 4 mil

[@Happy-xn6hd]

@@eric557 if you obviously knew it was for 3 million, why did you think it was for 4 million?

[@eric557]

@@Happy-xn6hd i didn't know that it was going to be for 3 mil. i only knew that it was going to be for 3 million when the premiere was released. I initially thought that mazeppa would be for 4 mil as it's the 4th transcendental etude, hence why i said i thought it would've been for 4 million, as his previous milestone videos include ballade no.1 for 1 million and hungarian rhapsody no.2 for 2 million. However now that he has scheduled the premiere, i came to know that he will be playing mazeppa for 3 million instead, hence my initial comment.

[@keo8069]

I was expecting my Appassionata 3rd movement for 3M, but I'm still not diappointed knowing that it's Mazeppa :)

[@Henri.d.Olivoir]

If you wouldn't mind, I would like to explain my interpretation of this piece to you. This piece is my favorite piece of music ever, I can't find any other that contains the same emotions and feelings as this one. But, I always get sad to know that this piece is extremely underrated, and I think that's due to people not understanding it, because of this, I want to share my interpretation of it with you. For me, this is a story of a young man, who has just been through a terrible event; the girl that he loves, a girl that he is really close to for years, and that he planned to make his, now belongs to another man. That, broke his soul and burnt his heart; desperate, he tries to discount it all on his piano; in the piece, you can hear a torrent of rage, sadness and anxiety as he drops the notes, creating a noise of agitation (0:04). As he pours down his rage, his mind goes away from all the disaster of is life, thus, recalling beautiful memories of more happy times, when he was closer to his beloved, this brings a beautiful and poethic section, in which you can hear relief, peace, and light (2:41). As he wonderfully play the notes, he remembers the why as to all the hatred, he suddenly recalls what she did to him, she betrayed him (4:06), now, all the consequences appear on his head at once. Quickly, his light touch becomes heavy, his agitation grows larger, and he releases all his anger into the keys again (4:41). He tries to calm himself (5:07), but it is of no use, he is to deep into this ocean of hatred, he again drops his fury into the keyboard (5:35). However, as sweat drips from his head and tears from his eyes, he starts to get tired, and weak, but the hatred only grows larger, he is forced to play the notes of his silvery hate, like a torture, his weakness and tiredness can be felt in each key (6:24). He quickly collapses to his weakness (6:46), and now, what can be heard is the anxiety and acceptance on his soul. However, as all his bad emotions have been poured into the piano, he founds determination, and starts to plan his happy ending (7:47); but his problems did not disappear, then, his happy ending rapidly transforms into more rage (8:01), and thus, the piece ends. A tale of neverending distress. Another thing to notice, is that the dissonant notes on the main theme represent his suffering. On the beggining, they are obvious and loud; then, as the character tries to hide his pain (5:07), the dissonance is less prominent and doesn't count with the pedal, as if he was trying to hide it. Then, right after that, he embraces all his emotions, and the dissonance is now played with 2 hands and is more obvious than ever. I really love this piece, and I cannot bear the fact that no one here on this comment section talks about the piece, instead, they just talk about it's difficulty and nothing more. However, I hope my little tale changed your view on this beatiful work of art.

[@doll-ie]

I wouldnt mind hearing you speak for a while

[@Henri.d.Olivoir]

@@doll-ie thanks! Because my family cetainly would

[@primeartonline-pianocovers1535]

Amazing interpretation, this tale was a gamechanger for me

[@Henri.d.Olivoir]

@@primeartonline-pianocovers1535 thanks! I loved to hear this, because I believe this piece is underrated because people don't know what to think of it

[@jackisgallant]

Thank you for sharing your interpretation! I don't necessarily agree with it, but I did find it interesting to listen to it through that filter.

[@remigusker6024]

Is everything Liszt did just absolutely mental? Holy cow

[@giusti2444]

I'm scared of what the sheet music looks like

[@kisaragiayami]

Three staves

[@LeventK]

Holy sheet

[@finnstyles]

Yes there are actually 3 staves 🙂🔫

[@rickniu4153]

white with a lot of black dots

[@kuuderepiano2988]

Looking at the sheets gives a feeling similar to dropping your coffee on your laptop

[@lisztspaperstocker3230]

Liszt ruined like, 24 of the fine sheets I gave him because of how many attempts it took for him to write the final product. It still sounded good.

[@sharonjohn7487]

Your username is absolutely beautiful

[@mr.clickbait5599]

@陳宥呈 Liszt was the biggest hungarian komponist.

[@AsrielKujo]

Rosseau ruined the piece lmao (13yo cringe me wrote this, please ignore it lmfao)

[@takureido3122]

@@AsrielKujo okay

[@u4015482]

Maybe you should get a break from giving Liszt all of those papers! 😝

[@marckelly7305]

This is my favorite performance of this piece that I've found. So many out there try to go as fast as possible or as forceful as possible, but Rousseau takes it at such a measured and calculated pace that it feels more nuanced and emotional rather than just pure show-off skill.

[@KOREGA]

That “I paid for the whole piano, so I’m gonna use the whole piano” moment.

[@R0S13_33]

Stop 😂

[@aloysiuskurnia7643]

This joke is especially specially notable because Liszt did write an alternative in some parts in case that your piano is not large enough

[@JroigJ]

*That "I paid for the whole piano, so I'm gonna use the whole piano" song.

[@embyrr922]

*green section comes in sounding like someone's tripping over a keyboard* Me: Yep, that's Lizst

[@vargasmartin7143]

That man who tripped is very skilled

[@jb_-mr2ib]

LMAOOOOOO

[@awe331]

I know this a joke but you might not be experienced with enough music to know that pieces like this (feux follets, arong note etude) are actually musically beautiful

[@vargasmartin7143]

@@awe331 That sounded pretty pretentious

[@acsaha8304]

@embyrr922 Have you heard of the "Hamelin Cadenza" yet on Rousseau's Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 video! 😂😂😂 But real talk all of these types of song actually sound good for me and some other people :) (One of the best I know is from Chopin - Etude Op. 25 No. 5, AKA "Wrong Notes") Edit: Mazzepa is my fav too!

[@lili13]

This piece is the last thing that my best friend played before he passed away and it breaks my heart hearing it again , me and my friend were pianists and I was gonna stop piano but I didn’t because it’s the thing that made of that person my friend , I also didn’t had the chance to tell him that I liked him 😔 , you really played it very beautifully ❤️ thanks for sharing

[@suedetree970]

Condolence. May he rest in peace.

[@pianohelper8873]

Condolence. I Wish had a pianist friend or even a friend at all.

[@independentthinker1352]

I'm sorry to hear that, RIP

[@wedemeyerr]

It's really sad

[@benwilcox1192]

yeah, sure okay.

[@norina195]

And to think this piece was based off of a man tied to a horse, naked, exiled into the winter wilderness. Liszt really had a warped sense of humor.

[@alon12a]

a master once said: "If it's not hard, It's not Liszt"

[@thenotsookayguy]

Not really a master now is he. Though the majority of Liszt's works are pretty advanced, that's not to say he hasn't written some easy stuff. Reference: S.208a Waltz in A Major

[@Itibitydetsku]

Amd then is consolation no. 3...

[@sockclicker]

Liebstraum no 3 (don’t attack me please personal opinion) expect for that one damn cadenza

[@draco4569]

@@sockclicker That one is actually deceptively difficult. Not as hard as most of Liszt's works, but definitely not easy.

[@sockclicker]

@@draco4569 I played it lol

[@art-byserena9919]

Who wants Rousseau to make a behind the scenes video like it so that he can see this comment! Why who is not curious to see what's behind the camera?

[@FirstnameLastname-uc5sb]

just hands.. hes just hands.

[@Onyx-nw6io]

Like when he makes mistakes right??? That'd be cool.

[@Onyx-nw6io]

@Radical Pianist He's a he.. Maybe...

[@fairyfellermasterstroke]

Two hands hold the camera, two hands play and the other hands rest. There's not much more to see.

[@bananabread_spider]

Nah, that would destroy the magic, wouldn't it?

[@JM-pc2jq]

Liszt - ” I just like octaves and chords” everyone: ok

[@gabriellewashere7353]

Everyone: ok. 😂👏

[@gabriellewashere7353]

@@2piee ?

[@aisuiro.cellist]

@@2piee ?

[@legallydoodled9783]

Also everyone: I dOn'T hAve tEn hAndS!

[@amerrylittlemonarch]

@@gabriellewashere7353 ??

[@anushaimran4079]

This man is the only person who I'd wait 3 months for

[@chromelion.]

Stop assuming genders.

[@cressidalia2582]

@@chromelion. no.

[@derrick2251]

@@chromelion. you can’t be serious right?

[@topher2048]

And OverSimplified

[@ronan1686]

@@chromelion. I agree but the hands are pretty masculine and Rousseau is the name of a male philosopher so it's probably a guy

[@lucybrk]

4:57 I may or may have not started drooling

[@ErikCPianoman]

Really cool effects. I know it would double the render time, but I’d love to see everything in 60fps. I think it would really enhance the viewing experience.

[@makermario6665]

Marvel fans: we have the most interconnected universe KZbin musicians: Hold my piano

[@slayer1951]

@@jesterr6024 No, that is just not true. There are many pianist on KZbin that use similar effects and upload them in 60fps. There is no 30fps cap

[@teear9599]

Weslie youtube does not cap at 30 FPS, but most pianist youtubers refrain from using 60 FPS because some viewers accuse the pianist of speeding up the video because of the way 60 FPS looks

[@closedlol1757]

Hey Eric

[@benmiss1767]

No 30 fps is the correct framerate to give this a cinematic look

[@PianoSpeaks]

Fun Fact: Mazeppa survived being strapped to a horse and the horse we sent to run. Later after becoming leader of the Cossacks he sided with the Swedish in the Great Northern War. He ended up dying in the war in the Turkish fort of Bendery. King Charles of Sweden later followed him after a bullet was shot through his temples. This happened in the Siege of Fredriksten. Mazeppa's legacy from his younger "incident" still lives on today. If you want to dig into the Great Northern war watch Extra History's videos on it. If you want to find my source look at wikipedia articles for Charles of Sweden and Mazeppa. Also for the Siege of Fredriksten

[@alyshaford8684]

Finding your account and seeing you play really inspired me to get back into piano. All of the amazing things you do, ESPECIALLY this song like WOW, just really got me excited to start again and I'm so thankful I'm studying piano again. Never been happier! Keep doing what you're doing, it's FANTASTIC!!!

[@alyshaford8684]

@@tudor__ my bad, thanks!

[@tryhardtrynot]

2:40 on is a dagger to the heart. Hauntingly beautiful.

[@archibotgd9466]

One year ago I said: “3M special will be “Mazeppa”." How did I know it?! I think 4M special will be Mephisto Waltz No.1, S.514

[@alexiov72]

eyyyyyyy yukihira soma

[@clox5738]

I predict grand gallop chromatique

[@vincentmaltais507]

El contrabandista?

[@danielvanderbeek3502]

Yesssss sirrrr

[@mcig98]

There's now way he's doing two liszts in a row (unless he does a 3.5 M special?)

[@ThePopushi]

With fasty fast speedy fingers like that, you'll become the next hokage, ez. Seriously you're absolutely incredible. Watching you sometimes makes me tear up lol

[@lio6078]

I already hold the title of hokage

[@0mally333]

Believe it!

[@amgx9670]

naruto fan

[@gogbordpro765]

Anime is not real

[@pianodna-james3147]

I accidenally watched it in 2x speed, regret it

[@markprimegaming6803]

The whole performance was just incredible. The way your hands just danced was brilliant. That improvisation around the theme is just amazing, hearing a piece on that would be incredible.

[@Methintic]

Right? Sounds amazing

[@multiflasking5836]

My jaw dropped to the floor and I couldn't find it. This is literally breath-taking

[@lora6826]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the amount of work that has gone through this video besides practicing a monstrous piece the editing gets better and better every time I am saying this on behalf of 3 million people, Thanks Rousseau for putting your heart and soul into every video you upload we love you❤️

[@alchemist6306]

Not to mention, it takes a hell of a long time to render these effects.

[@lora6826]

Alchemist very true !

[@AnnaKhomichkoPianist]

Yes true, I guess it’s just like a full time job

[@omnitone]

can someone please explain how exactly the edits work? it seems that he has a video, and then he uses the notes as a masks or does chroma key so the notes are the video instead of a normal color, and then he bevels the notes, and then adds particles attached to each note? i want to do stuff like this for piano tutorials aaa.

[@kaiwhitford4620]

Can we take a moment to realize and appreciate how incredibly talented Rousseau is for performing all these extraordinary pieces to us.

[@khellyr]

Respect his years of training and just don't talk about "talent" But yes, Rousseau is an incredible pianist indeed

[@segfer2545]

No

[@potatohunter3763]

@@segfer2545 shut up

[@potatohunter3763]

practice 40 hours no talent at all

[@segfer2545]

@@potatohunter3763 xd

[@vanessawertheim]

Happy anniversary to this video! Amazing performance :D

[@TheJedo]

7:47 has been my favourite effect on the Rousseau channel. Love it.

[@closedlol1757]

This makes La Campanella look easy

[@lautaromontana3527]

Yes xD

[@pedrosaune]

@Mathews 100% of Liszt pieces make every music be easy

[@Itibitydetsku]

@Mathews196 Except Liebestraum no. 3 or Un Suspiro.

[@alexd5957]

For everybody asking how to play it He learned it with Simply Piano

[@saje7355]

Omg lol I was thinking that and then YOU SAID IT LOL LOL LOL LOL

[@LeventK]

but can he play 40 notes a second?

[@koyenabasu3249]

Sacrilegious!

[@mcr1179]

Day 4

[@awe331]

thought you were going to say *you dont*

[@greatsarmatae]

Musical story dedicated to a great Ukrainian man and leader. Amazing piece of art and masterful execution, pleasure to watch this being played.

[@h.a.n.na17]

ITS INTERESTING AND COMPELLING!!!!!

[@connortaylor2670]

Thank your for sharing your awesome talents and for doing so in a visually digestible way!

[@lizstiscool5574]

Everyone:Yay he's back Me: How on earth did he learn/practice this piece in 2 months?

[@Onyx-nw6io]

Vro he prolly spent few weeks rendering and editing this so... He learnt this in less than 2 months, maybe?

[@etudeee6037]

He said that the recording for this was already made 2 months ago.... xd

[@Onyx-nw6io]

@@etudeee6037 lol

[@sylvia_yu]

i can learn songs within one month (depending how hard it is) but it will take me another 2 months to master it

[@evslol1153]

he also may have learned this earlier and just filmed it now

[@niceemployee]

LETS GOOO!!! IM HYPED ROUSSEAU IS THE BEST!

[@saje7355]

Meee tooooooooo

[@tteerabeats9116]

👀

[@FranzLisztOfficial]

No i am

[@circularchallah3751]

Yess!! He always plays the best pieces!!!

[@varunsathya696]

@@FranzLisztOfficial lol

[@TomBarrister]

The thing that I remember the best about this work is that I made it a point to be my last encore of a performance (if I played it at all), because my fingers were worn-out when I finished it. There are more difficult works by Liszt (i.e. Feux Follets) and others, but I can't remember any that were as exhausting as this one.

[@grandpianochannel]

Fantastic 👏 👏, love this rendition! ❤

[@kingwu8497]

If KZbin rewind doesn't include Rousseau, we riot.

[@qalaphyll]

riot a hell that is

[@LeventK]

KZbin rewind sucks.

[@Csfannw]

stolen comment

[@LeventK]

@@Csfannw proof?

[@Csfannw]

@@LeventK hungarian rhapsody no 2, has 1.2k likes

[@fabriziodelcastillo189]

Pianists: nOoOooO, why do Liszt pieces have to be so hard? Liszt: haha scales and octaves at 300 BPM go brrrr

[@gogbordpro765]

@@googan1644 yes Dani go brrrr

[@luiggigomez580]

@@googan1644 no shit

[@googan1644]

Do you know Unity's Particle System?

[@luiggigomez580]

Black Key Piano did you just delete your comment lmao

[@luiggigomez580]

Black Key Piano i absolutely do not know what that is, if i had to guess i would say its the particles in the piano or wtv

[@Sahilpianist20]

Life is boring without Rousseau

[@taylorbrady4477]

It is important to appreciate the complexity of these pieces. It takes a lot of time to learn it!

[@canuelasmapping1639]

Rousseau: I did it His subscribers: He did it Other pianists: He did it

[@luizjrzanivan]

He did it

[@zillah9105]

He did it

[@arpeggiosfly9589]

Everyone: *He did it*

[@makermario6665]

The devil: he did it

[@lucaslorentz]

Liszt : yeah whatever he did it Normal people : wtf he actually did it Other pianist : he did it

[@romeyjomey4539]

7:27 nearly had to record again

[@luizjrzanivan]

Lol i would kill myself

[@LeventK]

Nice catch!

[@Foxtray.]

What did he miss?

[@christopherf6410]

Foxtray Nothing, but he was in the wrong oktave

[@dmmax18]

Mazepa was a genius in everything, including inspiring the genius composers

[@PianoBoyLiam]

Uhhh Mazeppa is the title of the piece, Liszt is the composer.

[@greatsarmatae]

@@PianoBoyLiam he is talking about Mazepa as a man, not Liszt

[@Lisztito1811]

​@@PianoBoyLiamMazeppa was a person.

[@rueux8492]

It's been 2 months, and yet there's still no uploads... I'm just going to wait here patiently

[@allanbrowniii1409]

Same.

[@u4015482]

Me: Checking if the notifications are on. Also me: checking for updates. Me again: Checking and checking.

[@Zephyrus47]

What's going on with man?? He's pretty much got 5 hands and a team of friends who help him! Not every upload has to be grandiose.

[@giuseppeagresta1425]

Wait The colors are red, "white" (the diamond part) and green Is this a reference to the hungarian flag?

[@Mike_Toreno]

Nice catch!

[@kisaragiayami]

Yes. Rousseau said in the stream, “Somebody caught the Hungary reference”

[@motor5ito406]

Yeo

[@YuraK25]

Not first time he's doing it

[@ludwig4029]

Flenx yea he did it in the HR6 vid

[@Theo-py5qj]

Liszt is the only composer I know that somehow can compose pieces that are both beautiful and terrifying at the same time...

[@radicalpack1085]

Chopin

[@chiragraju821]

RadicalPack nah

[@bali4883]

Rachmaninov

[@kn1752]

You make it sound like Rachmaninov doesn’t exist but I agree

[@pqiojsqdklnads3861]

then you dont know many composers

[@mochibbyibro4886]

His performance is so light during the second variation/development of Mazeppa, like holy heck those interval (double stops) runs are so difficult and he makes it look easy...heckin heckity heck

[@Merp998]

I listened to this song on my way home from a friend's house, and it matched everything I did perfectly. First, during the chaotic red part, I was got lost trying to get out of my friend's neighborhood. Second, the calming white part starts, and I see a Fred Meyers, and decide to go buy some candy. Third, I walk up to the doors but they're closed, and the white part starts to get crazy. Fourth, I pull out of the Fred Meyers and see someone got pulled over by the cops, and that insane green part starts. Fifth, I leave the cop car behind, and drive peacefully along an empty road as the slow red part plays. Then finally, the epic finale starts, and I see a Walmart, which I drive to and buy some snacks from as the victory music plays.

[@leevinolla8818]

Lol

[@carsonfox6]

Rousseau: gone for two months then comes back with one of the most difficult pieces

[@_DarthSidious_]

this is no where near liszts hardest piece lol

[@Methintic]

Matt Baillie He didn’t say it was tho. He said one of the most difficult

[@clementr]

@@Methintic this is still nowhere near the hardest playable piece. It is extremely hard, but some of the playable pieces are just insanely hard. Check étude for left hand op25 n12 from Godowsky, played by Hamelin for example

[@carsonfox6]

Alright everybody calm down here. Also never said it was the hardest piece lol just like @stressteiend said

[@Methintic]

Clément R. I’m aware of that.. but that’s not what @Cheesy implied 🤠.

[@gusiriusfilms2676]

When Rousseau finally releases the 3 million subscribers special: *Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 intensifies*

[@adopt-a-pet1968]

Brilliant, I am so glad I’ve found your channel 🧡

[@Claire-wq7yv]

You make it seem so easy! I hope to be at the same level as you one day. I quit piano a couple years ago because of my lack of passion but you helped bring it back. Sucks that I won't have a mentor to guide me and help me realize my mistakes but I keep on practicing!

[@Fredericchopin69420]

*Learning with Simply Piano* Week 1:Baa Baa Black Sheep Week 2:Ode to Joy Week 3: Edit:HOLD FRICKING COW 600 LIKES OMFGDJDVYCHDJZKDKJCHZKEKJFC

[@randomcontent3220]

Wrong the first piece you will play is the moonlight sonata movement 3 for week one and than this piece for week two

[@oliviali3544]

Stolen idea

[@ludwig4029]

@@randomcontent3220 piece*

[@anhvutran9523]

if you must know the liszt transcription of ode to joy is harder than this

[@SrClock]

in my week 3 with my teacher, i play tristesse

[@lachlanle7940]

"il tombe, et se relève roi! (he falls then rises a king)" - Lord Byron (Mazeppa)

[@MrEysox]

Isn't it "as a king"* ?

[@zhozn_]

@@MrEysox i think it would be "rises, a king"

[@vukathers]

Yanis A. Its an ellipse so usually you’d say « Il tombe et se relève comme un roi » or « il tombe et se relève tel un roi » but to make it sound better you can get rid of the comparaison tool (outil de comparaison).

[@MrEysox]

@@vukathers Ici c'est différent en soi : l'accent est mis sur le fait qu'il n'est roi qu'après s'être levé, il ne l'est pas depuis le début. Donc il y a une erreur en anglais je pense. La manière dont il a écrit veut dire : "Il tombe et relève un roi" pour moi.

[@zhozn_]

@@vukathers yes, my point exactly

[@garyloewenthal]

The playing is incredible! And the post-lava lamp graphics are mesmerizing.

[@NeillWylie]

You really don't mess around making these videos. Bravo. Utterly incredible.

[@silaslingo5290]

*_Weeks ago I had this dream where Rousseau finally posted and it was some deep sea themed song with interesting graphics_* 🎹. *_At the end Rousseau did a face reveal and looked a lot like Eddy from Twosetviolin_* 🤵🏽. *_He had firework hands and he could fly._* *This is not a joke... I actually dreamed about this a couple of weeks ago.*

[@acsaha8304]

That's probably the craziest, but true dream I've ever heard of xD

[@amber6422]

LMAO EDDY-

[@gogbordpro765]

@Classical Pianist nah

[@ruthsalgado6775]

EDDY EDDY EDDY IS CUTEEEEE

[@idonthaveagoodname59]

Ling ling wannabes unite!

[@the_kinslayer]

How about Sorabji?

[@dirys24]

And they dare disrespect liszt😂

[@pleasecontactme4274]

@@dirys24 no, even the pure losers don't dare to disrespect liszt openly

[@btc-oursin3783]

Yeah

[@btc-oursin3783]

And they are useless

[@Uprimus1]

Yea

[@britney5930]

Like the animations, it really looks like the keyboard was on fire from all that intensive playing!! That was AWESOME, damn I can't imagine myself ever getting to that kind of level of playing. Seriously talent!!

[@wardvelasco1087]

I love the sound effects!!

[@Sumitaser]

OMG ITS HAPPENING. EVERYBODY STAY CALM!

[@XEAZUR]

no. It's too exiting!

[@KyimiSheng]

STAY ****ING CALM!!!

[@closedlol1757]

I legit screamed when I saw this

[@saje7355]

Elhaam Animations me too

[@Onyx-nw6io]

HOW DO U FUDGING STAY CALM !!??

[@wedemeyerr]

2:43 the part wich starts it's so emotional!!!!

[@yagiz885]

Yeah everyone just talking about how hard is this piece. They forget what this piece trying to explain.

[@wedemeyerr]

@@yagiz885 can you tell me more about it?

[@Love.piano.only1]

素敵な演奏で癒されました

[@spooky600]

What a truly epic piece, wow!

[@zauber4325]

Rousseau is precious and elegant just like those rubies, diamonds and emeralds.

[@basemb4852]

True true

[@olakolade6656]

yeah!

[@witchkingofangmar9373]

Simply Piano ads: Day 1: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Day 3: *This*

[@briaharris183]

TwoSet Violin reacted to their ads it was funny!

[@leandrocoelho5394]

I know very little about music, but I was shocked by the complexity of this piece and how well executed it was. Compliments on your execution and thanks for sharing.

[@venator1229]

I have searched far and wide amongst some of the greatest pianists of this generation for a better interpretation of Mazeppa than this one. I didn't find any.

[@athena5714]

Can everyone just tale a moment to apreciate how good Rousseau is? Like wow

[@fredericchopin6445]

yea he is but i don’t quite like his rendition of this piece

[@lilslick6311]

@@fredericchopin6445 Ah, Jealous Chopin.

[@segfer2545]

No

[@shannonlandre4442]

@@fredericchopin6445 of course you don't because liszt was the alpha dog when you were just a puppy.

[@wubalubadubdub2674]

This is good for a normal human being but listen to one of Cziffra's versions.

[@nmlarry8908]

Everyone: Liszt, do you like octaves, chords, or going crazy? Liszt: Yes

[@viejitoencalzones5700]

jajajajaja si 😂😂

[@Itibitydetsku]

XD

[@BGMDisneyStudio]

so calming and beautiful. absolutely love it ❤

[@glareeedowotb]

calming??

[@Piano_improvisations]

@@glareeedowotb fr where the tf is this calming. Bet this mf listens to heavy metal when he wants to got to bed

[@rodneyrichardson7845]

What a beautiful piece of music 🎵

[@snowleopard9463]

Horse: runs over piano Liszt: *WTF HORSE THAT'S FIRE*

[@CodettaMel-chan]

Pieces like this are prime examples of why I love orchestral music so much, the instruments alone are able to tell tell such a good story without any words. Great job Rousseau, I have no idea how anyone would be able to play this.

[@tonypaul4122]

damn, imagine the amount practice that goes into playing something like this.I hope one day i can play 1/8th as good as you do.

[@PhillipeLeao]

Amazing performance. I loved it. Congratulations.