Tony Ann's Most Insane Piano Performances! | Pianist Reacts

In this video i react to Tony Ann's most popular KZbin videos, Tony Ann is a pianist and performer who creates original and cover piano pieces.
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[@baloontd6gamer672]

i'm so so stuned by the fact that he can just instantly play what he is playing, just by hearing and seeing it.

[@samskltn4678]

Well it by having a base key that you know and playing off that. Most song are based off chords so it helps alot

[@matticawood]

I’m glad you enjoy it 😊 I’m generally listening for the bass notes, then I can deduce the scale and chords that the song is using from those bass notes quite quickly…the melodies then usually use notes from the chord notes (or notes surrounding them). So the result sounds similar to the original, but it all comes from a little bit of music theory and practice 😊

[@baloontd6gamer672]

@@matticawood that's really impressive

[@4NaturesStory]

F-ing incredible 🤯

[@4NaturesStory]

Incredibly talented!! I’m good at piano and can do it some…but nowhere near the level he does. Genius…

[@blodsteelangel]

This man is a genius because he gets you to sit through a video of a car alarm going off for three minutes, and as a bonus gives us a good piano song

[@purplecat4977]

'Because that car alarm can't have been going off all day' Oh sweet summer child... That song was not born of the frustration of someone listening to a car alarm once for a few minutes. That song was born of the frustration of someone who's neighbor's car alarm goes off almost every day, ALL DAY, FOREVER.

[@jasonorjoshlee7607]

My neighbour’s car alarm is one of my favourite piano pieces and I can’t believe you actually checked it out!

[@AMig-ht8nw]

PULSE Thats the name of the song

[@ashbjorn]

Tony is absolutely the most articulate piano player in existence. His notes are clear, sharp, crisp, and incredibly full. Mesmerizing to hear him play and amazing to watch what he does next.

[@ethanbrowncomposer]

Katsaris? Volodos?

[@davidpatterson9770]

I think it's the difference between a good piano player and someone who is basically a master

[@maxsteiner1964]

I really like listening to a pro player explaining what another pro player is doing. Very informative. Thanks.

[@bestbs0621]

What amazes me most about these videos is how well Matthew can figure out chords and keys by ear and then reproduce the piece he just listened to by ear. I hope to be able to do this one day, but I don’t really know where to begin in learning this skill even though I have been playing piano for a couple years.

[@FrailSerenity]

I feel like this. It's so impressive to be able to just pick out notes from what seems like such an intricate piece. Despite trying to learn for a couple years now, it would've taken me a great while just to figure out a couple notes from this, nevermind the whole thing. Matthew continues to amaze me!

[@matticawood]

I’m glad you enjoy my videos 😊 Try hearing the bass notes that are at the bottom of the chords…these notes can help you narrow down which scale the song is possibly using..then when you know the scale that narrows down the the 7 triads the song will likely be using…and when you know the triads, the melody is usually mostly using notes from the triads as well. It’s kind of a process that (once you’ve practiced it enough) becomes pretty quick 😊

[@RiderSupreme]

Thank you so much! I tried it out, and after some practice, I can get it close. I've been looking for this kind of an explanation for so long!

[@FrailSerenity]

@@matticawood that is a fantastic explanation! Here I am trying to pick out notes from the melody, while also hearing the bass or accompaniment, it can be difficult. Singling out the bass notes and going from there makes it seem so much simpler. Thank you so much! Any chance you wanna move to Ontario and be my piano teacher? No? It was worth a shot.... 😂

[@4NaturesStory]

I know! He’s a talented genius, true well learned pianist.

[@ronsn8071]

5:20 The piano sound comes from another device. This electric piano is from Costzon (88-Key Digital Piano, Portable Electric). And the car siren is also added in in post. You can also hear that there is a side chain compressor on it. There also is missing the pedal (because there is no cable). That is not improvised at all. It's staged but sounds and looks cool :D

[@matticawood]

Yeah, I noticed that it sounded heavily compressed and either has a lot of low end EQ or an added bass underneath. I assumed that he may have either recorded the midi before, or edited it afterwards 😊

[@orbsphere-]

@@matticawood In Ann's piece the red car and honk is always there but in your piece towards the end the horn seems to stop at some point and car is gone around 16:05 . Of course it might not have been the red car that was honking as @ronsn said it was added in post. Appears your background isn't same as Ann's somehow with car missing and Ann's not. But regardless both Ann and your work are fantastic. In my hood have had for a couple years at least same car alarm going off almost every day but different times, locations to right, left, near, far.

[@margarethany]

I knew it wasn’t a live performance, i keep asking myself where’s the cable and pedal 😅 but it was a very good editing, i wish he edited out the car alarm, the one he did re-recorded wasn’t as good as the original one with the alarm unfortunately

[@sens1tiv838]

This is what a "[profession] reacts to x" should look like. Utter expertise in the field with passion clearly showing. I enjoyed you explaining and getting lost in playing music a lot. Thank you

[@123SLM123]

Don't think we didn't notice you perfectly edited this video to go from your playing back to Tony Ann's playing.

[@musliman8053]

I am currently practicing my neighbour's car alarm! Thanks for the interesting insight! Perfect timing! Interesting that not every note heard is actually played in the video.

[@matticawood]

No problem! Is your neighbours car alarm also a “B” 😂

[@musliman8053]

@@matticawood hahaha, of course

[@RyanBentz]

So something about Tony Ann. He records the audio and then records a video of him playing on a keyboard afterward. That's why you see no cord coming from his piano and why there are times when you aren't hearing exactly what he's "playing". Regardless, he is still a great player. I just wish he recorded everything simultaneously. But after all, it's just for aesthetic purposes.

[@andreumateulamas]

How do you know he does it like that?.. I mean that he records the audio and the video afterwards ... I have been asking him and he never replied with an explanation.

[@RyanBentz]

@@andreumateulamas It's clearly not synced exactly the same. There are times he might clearly play a C and the audio will be an E.

[@nerd4252]

it’s crazy how pianists can remember which note is which

[@ClayAlontaga]

Definition of showing your a pitch perfect human without saying you are one

[@ShakKy33]

really nice that you did a video about tony ann i really like him

[@the_desert_dweller]

I'm willing to bet he's using a Go pro chest mount camera.. I havent played piano since I was maybe 8 years old, but you explain it where even I can understand. well done.

[@D00MWatcher1]

thats so random help-

[@MostlyPennyCat]

In my mind he's got it glued to a boxer's gumshield.

[@biggiesmalls7939]

It's weird that I just heard Tony Ann for the first time last night, then you upload a reaction video of his performances haha. Ty for the video as always :)

[@matticawood]

It’s fate! No problem! 😊

[@ProgramistaNaBudowie]

Thanks for the overview of those performances. I am fan of your videos, you share a lot of knowledge for beginners, thank you very much!

[@matticawood]

No problem, I’m glad you like the videos 😊

[@I3eav]

Hello. Just came across you today while looking at some Tony Ann videos. I find it amazing your insight on piano and being able to see, hear, and play instantly. I used to play when I was younger. I've been wanting to play again. I'll definitely be watching your videos to re learn. You're very inspiring

[@viccijnr1854]

You're so amazing at your explanations and teaching. Inspiring me to play more and study.

[@mohansharma4026]

Thank you for the analysis and explaination ❤

[@Pierre7.O]

Sir. You are awesome. You made Tony’s Music seem so simple.. Wow…

[@enjoy578]

oh wow what an awesome video! thanks for all the explanation!

[@thertcll]

honestly for whatever reason, my favorite sound that comes out of his videos is what he did in that 5 levels challenge short. I can't get over the sound towards the end.

[@FIREBURNase]

Tony ann being one of my favorites of not the favorite, and with mw not being good with theory (yet), i could watch you doing this for hours

[@matticawood]

I’m glad you enjoy my videos! 😊

[@tlb3sinthoras425]

Love your stuff and the professional reviews :) Keep it up!

[@matticawood]

Thanks! 😊

[@AVC_W]

How is my man so underrated get this guy's subcount up like rn

[@4NaturesStory]

Right!!!??? ❤🇺🇸🍻🍻🍻

[@jon3584]

Theres no car alarm. But i love Tony's playing.

[@filiplaskovski9993]

Absolutely incredible composer

[@DarkeyOfficial]

Wow, i literally waited till this moment. My 2 favorite piano players in one video ❤

[@matticawood]

Matt and Matt again?! 😉

[@rodrigosoares3161]

Love your content, Matt!

[@alikalekberov6316]

Thank you Matthew❤️

[@matticawood]

No problem 😊

[@pedrotopam]

Thanks for your video! It was amazing

[@SpencerBorchert]

Please react to Tony Ann’s fur Elise waltz!!! Amazing video.❤️

[@EliteBreadWasTaken]

Super cool video as always

[@matticawood]

Thank you! 😊

[@jeffmckinnon5842]

As a guitar player, my left hand does everything, and my right hand simply follows along, picking, plucking, or strumming, as needed. I don't even think about it much, if at all. It just knows what to do. One would think that on a piano, these things would be similar, but they are not even close. I feel like a complete newbie, My left hand has no idea where it is going next, while my right hand has all of the power, and way too many options. This is hard! But when I get to the point where I can play basic chord patterns, comfortably, with both hands, I am never going to stop expanding from there.

[@RogueBS1]

It’s crazy to see how good someone can get at piano. I currently am learning la Campanella but I have the feeling that with 6 years experience I should be able to play more pieces than I am :( I hope I can learn some more pieces interested future

[@matticawood]

Learning music is definitely a long term thing and a lot of the nicest sounding pieces of music are not the most complex. La Campanella is a tough piece, but enjoy the process…it’s fun to see the small improvements each day when you are learning a tough piece 😊

[@coldlock792]

Don't worry my guy I have been playing for 8 years and I assure you that my ability to play the piano is barely past the difficulty of pieces like la Campanella

[@useless822]

Nice 👍👍👍 Very entertaining content you have

[@matticawood]

Thank you! 😊

[@RomanianProductions]

In the second one, it sounded like he mixed Interstellar with Ludovico Einaudi

[@bridgetkabahukya4487]

Yh he did (interstellar x experience)

[@iamnotnamedbg2209]

imagine if that car horn thing was actually real and the guy missed one beat.....

[@Mahem3000]

Camera is moving with his head, pretty sure is a gopro or similar

[@damianhartl1082]

8:08 ofc, I have thought about it so many times and yes, it's prerecorded

[@tony.c7328]

1:17 the motif is based on Bachs G minor (Luo Ni Arrangement)

[@RECTAR242]

do cheak out the river flows in you x experince or cheak out the rain

[@ProgramistaNaBudowie]

2:38 Most likely some Go Pro with a chest mount.

[@ProgramistaNaBudowie]

That second performance sound kind of similar to Interstellar like music.

[@polimonto5448]

You should check out the performances of Kassia on KZbin! One of my go-to channels for performances with MIDI. I would especially suggest shostakovich - waltz no. 2, Hungarian dance no. 5, La Campanella or Monti - Czardas!

[@SethRadu-pm9gc]

Can you do epilogue from lalaland😢 please

[@zevelgamer.]

3:35 Sheesh man

[@adygadgets]

One day I’ll be able to identify chords like Mathew

[@matticawood]

Keep practicing and you will get there 😊

[@RJ-ss8ht]

Chernobyl would be a picnic compared to if Tony ever lost his fingers.

[@odycceus5141]

2:00 😂😂😂

[@feeamarante]

Awesome video :) Got you a new sub!

[@thatguy7085]

Cam is on his chest

[@DisciplesofChrist-Choir]

The piano is so stable. What if it fell down

[@jeanpierreordonezchavez7007]

Please react to the music "LOVE" by tonny ann 🥺🥺

[@siteted2013]

Waited to see iphone song, but it was top4, so you it missed your watch list( Anyway, thx for video, it was fascinating to see how you play all pieces exactly same way just by hearing it

[@matticawood]

Maybe il do that one in a future video 😊

[@Conta_Minated]

What makes a certain chord or a combination of chords interesting? I just don’t see the how there would be a connection between two cords or how that could be violated in surprising and interesting ways, but then again I know hardly anything about music.

[@Shifu0_0]

i am pretty sure that isnt interstellar theme :P correct me if i am wrong I mean the name of the video is " The Interstellar Experience" i guess he changed it or i am just wrong and forgot how it sounded

[@Nickita404]

He mixed the interstellar theme with the piece Experience by Einaudi.

[@Shifu0_0]

I see thx ​@@Nickita404

[@len5726]

Hello, you should really react to Birru's arrangement of Howl's moving castle, it's incredible. Nice video btw :D

[@LisztenToMe]

Sounded a little like Bach’s Prelude No.2 in C Minor

[@ShoninEra]

Hello Matthew it’s been along time since I’ve seen your videos, last time I saw your video was back in 2022 and I’ve seen your channel grow, I’m here to suggest an underrated Flashy & extreme virtuosic pianist by the name of Gyorgy Cziffra, there’s this piece of his I’d love to see you react too. The video title is Cziffra’s “Il Trovatore” Paraphrase Audio + Sheet Music. Tell me your opinion about the recommendation, would love to hear from you.

[@pboytrif1]

I keep thinking the piano is gonna fall off the balcony and its giving me a bit of anxiety, especially how hard hes hitting the keys haha

[@manujrajvansh2926]

Bro react on Jacobs piano and Patrick pls

[@juliezhu02]

1:09 C-sharp minor or G-sharp minor?

[@matticawood]

You are indeed correct, my bad! It is G# minor 😊

[@hgdrn]

Team Small 09:39 🙃

[@Petruskasiman_legit]

GoPro camera

[@Eraser127]

Great analysis, I also immediately saw that he played over the recorded audio. Nevertheless www.youtube.com/@tonyannmusic is a great player👌. I only found his channel last week and after 10 minutes or so I already bought a ticket for his performance later this year 🤩

[@ChristianLopez-hv3rr]

Same happened to me yesterday and instantly bought tickets to Bilbao in June 😊

[@W.i.l.l._Nguyen]

My guess for his camera is a GoPro with a chest mount

[@themagicstream100]

Please react to Tim Minchin - Dark side (awesome version)

[@matticawood]

I love Tim Minchin, I’ve been to see him live many many years ago. When he first became popular I used to learn all his songs 😊

[@themagicstream100]

@@matticawood Yeah, he’s an undeniable genius. His new album is really good too. Strongly recommend “The absence of you” and “Talked too much, stayed too long”.

[@michaelcho6039]

It's pretty obvious all of his videos were edited as I can hear the audio and video is not matching up. Some of the notes and chords being played is not the sound of the notes I hear. Especially no way in hell a car alarm being this loud during sunrise for this amount of time. I even suspect these videos were generated by AI.

[@matticawood]

You never know…maybe his neighbours like the sound of an endless, obnoxiously loud car alarm 😂

[@mikaa4366]

Yeah on Pulse there are parts where video doesn't match with audio and I noticed that at one point he's playing octave with his left hand (E-B-E) where G# can be heard but is not played at all on the video. Also at 2:25 he keeps alternating G#'s but that is not what's heard..

[@Trihawk7]

what piano do you use?

[@crludy2475]

Good Video, but you don‘t reacted to Icarus

[@matticawood]

Is this another Tony Ann piece?

[@crludy2475]

Yes

[@crludy2475]

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[@herlicgmd8393]

nuh uh, my neighbours car alarm is 5 sharps, so its probably g sharp minor (or a major), not c sharp minor, but you decided to play "A"" not sharped and call it c sharp minor when you literally see the scale and play it

[@LetsSoren]

He is using a bodycam

[@shaomeimesser2752]

I thank so

[@matticawood]

That makes sense! I thought he was doing some strange contortion 😂

[@AEternety]

Comeback with black midi reacting

[@tvmlgsupergod9190]

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