Most Terrifying Music - Ravel "Scarbo"

Most Terrifying Music - Ravel "Scarbo"
Maurice Ravel Gaspard de la nuit III. Scarbo
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[@TraumPiano]

Which one is more difficult?? 😱 Scarbo or Islamey?????? 😆

[@sirya-bookie9495]

Scarbo definitely!!!! Traum you’re the best!

[@pinturayhojalateriaconmisael]

pls do feux follets

[@harryanalta8620]

Scarbo 😄😁😆

[@evslol1153]

scarbo is more difficult ps, I love your channel

[@sirya-bookie9495]

Can you please play Mephisto Waltz No.1?

[@dan_thepianoman4401]

For those who don’t know, Ravel wrote this piece after a poem “Scarbo”. The poem describes a hideous goblin which disappears and reappears at will. In the poem, the writer describes how the goblin will laugh, scratch on the walls, and even grate his nails on the silk of his bed. This piece is often considered one of the most technically difficult pieces ever written. Gotta love Ravel

[@donnytello1544]

For those who also don’t know, this entire piece was written based on the poem “gaspard de la nuit” which means “treasurers of the night”. the poem contains three parts, "ondine" "le gibet" then "scarbo", as does maurice ravels composition

[@lefudj4236]

Faze Nicolas wait Gaspard means treasurer :0 (it is a originally a name)

[@donnytello1544]

LeFudj yes in French it does mean treasurer!

[@donnytello1544]

A W yes your right, the poem doesn’t have just those three parts. i meant to say the song contains the three parts, based on those three poems (ondine, le gibet, and scarbo). also, your right, gaspard is just a name, but technically the name gaspard means trasurer in french, hence "treasurer of the night".

[@donnytello1544]

A W I wouldn’t have bothered writing anything, but you came at me very rudely. i did not "make that up".

[@lisztomaniac2593]

Idk what’s more scary: - the piece - traum’s repertoire

[@TheDeathOmen]

The fact that a week after he played all the Lizst etude’s he has the balls to play this piece, and knock it out of the park. Seriously this dude is insane.

[@erezsolomon3838]

Traum's repertoire for me

[@jukeban646]

HAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@광교쓰리윤맘]

yes yes

[@sikroboskop3121]

0:47 admit it, the first time we heard that theme just fade away we were all like "nooooo" then we listened to the piece more and now we're like "yeaaaah"

[@LeventK]

No.

[@tyler-qr5jn]

0:47 sounded so good

[@kareraisu7327]

How did you read my mind

[@publiovirgilio2238]

I always wished that section was longer haha

[@mase9308]

true HAHA

[@svalentine4667]

Honestly, Traum could post the duet arrangement of the Sleeping Beauty Waltz with himself playing both parts at once and I’d be like “makes sense.”

[@dillonditt9353]

About that...

[@motor5ito406]

Wow, You're so amazing, one of the hardest pieces in the piano repertorie like a normal video

[@solarean]

Very true.

[@solarean]

I wanna ask why the pocoyo pfp XD

[@motor5ito406]

@@solarean I didn't know what to put in the channel's image, so a photo of Pocoyo doesn't hurt at all

[@solarean]

Cool XD

[@daniellalee5468]

Definitely

[@owengette8089]

I mean I understand that Traum is a human and they are just wearing a black sweater or something to that effect, but imagining their hands as disembodied is a lot more fun.

[@octave11thpianist58]

Ikr lmao

[@ammyvl1]

It's like the old black light theaters that they'd use for real-time VFX in a theatre

[@greenfield5205]

Sure!!!

[@greenfield5205]

👍

[@triunechurch1583]

Agree

[@neilr5208]

Scarbo (The poem this piece was based on) I have heard him again and again and seen him too! Scarbo the gremlin. He comes in the dead of the night, when the moon glitters in the sky like a silver shield on an azure banner strewn with golden bees. I have heard his laugh boom from the shadow, and his fingernails grate on the silk of my bed curtains! I have seen him drop from the ceiling pirouette on one foot and roll across the floor Like the spindle of a spinning wheel when a dark witch weaves! And I think he had vanished? No. At such times the gremlin would rise between me and the moon As high and narrow as a gothic steeple - a golden bell swaying like his pointed cap! But then, his body would change, became as blue and translucent as the wax of a taper, his face as pale as candle grease - and suddenly he would be extinguished.

[@Ryv_nn]

thanks man

[@grrumakemeangry]

ty ;D

[@viggos.n.5864]

Thanks

[@pqin7601]

HOW CAN SOMEONE HAVE SUCH A LARGE AND VIRTUOSTIC REPERTOIRE

[@ConcordMass]

Probably just recordings lol. Liszt does that too

[@FocusMrbjarke]

@@ConcordMass huh? in liszt's time there where no recordings so no he didn't do that.

[@FocusMrbjarke]

@@ConcordMass if you have recordings of liszt i would love to see them lol

[@FocusMrbjarke]

@TheTage Show Yeah that's is what i wrote

[@eenayeah]

Plot twist: He sightreads all these pieces 😂

[@pianospiel1770]

8:04 oof, nearly!

[@kostasvin200]

One day we will see Traum play all the Hungarian rhaspodys in 19 days and all of us will gain a worst heart attack that when he did the Paganini Etudes Altho.. Very Impressive performance

[@daniellalee5468]

You are right.

[@daniellalee5468]

I love this channel.

[@davisatdavis1]

Bruh even Cziffra didn't record all 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies. Could a normal human being even do that in one lifetime???

[@dankstuff5657]

Davis Robinson But cziffra did record all 19 rhapsodies...A video containing all 19 is right here on youtube

[@davisatdavis1]

@@dankstuff5657 could you plz put the link? I could only find the one where he plays a handful of them, but not all of them.

[@Dylonely42]

He played this like a nocturne. This is insane I'm scared for what he'll play for the 100k or 1M. You should take more rest

[@Dylonely42]

@Weird Content Guaranteed Yeah, agree with you lolilol

[@Ant-io9bb]

Weird Content Guaranteed that could be an insult or a compliment

[@Ant-io9bb]

Weird Content Guaranteed yeah I know it’s not really an insult

[@greenfield5205]

Sure!

[@Dylonely42]

@Jérôme Lemieux I hope not bcz these very bad sound music for me

[@Dylonely42]

Me : Seing Traum playing Scarbo My brain : Error

[@solarean]

IKR? That was right me

[@rubber7506]

Yea I don't know what to say

[@daniellalee5468]

😁😁😁

[@pri_kristel]

Well actually... I found a video of Rosseau playing the same thing too.😅

[@Dylonely42]

@@pri_kristel Yes, but it wasn't Rousseau who played this.

[@evslol1153]

SCARBO??? ok i love your channel so much. One of the most difficult pieces- un-be-lieveable

[@sikroboskop3121]

"Many things in Scarbo are very uncomfortable and hard to play but if you ask me, the real difficulty here is putting in all those pages of tremendous difficulties and still making music out of it." -Ivo Pogorelich

[@jackmaitland8496]

@elenajalan lena pog

[@LeventK]

Genel Kültür 💯

[@motor5ito406]

The Alexander Malofeev's interpretation of this piece is simply incredible and brilliant, I've not seen anyone reflect that fury and anxiety so deeply like him

[@sliipegs3441]

oh yes, ivo pogorelic has an incredible interpretation too

[@motor5ito406]

@@sliipegs3441 yes, and you can see and heard in the China competition he (Alexander) plays that piece and other difficult pieces with a great interpretation

[@user-td8ef2ib5v]

@@motor5ito406 You have to listen to Valentina Lisitsa's interpretation of this piece

[@yashbspianoandcompositions1042]

@@user-td8ef2ib5v Anna Federova has entered the chat

[@djmotise]

Oh? Try Benjamin Grosvenor and Bertrand Chamayou. Both are unbelievable.

[@dallinpoduska5967]

I just discovered this channel and I am so clueless on how you don't have millions of subscribers THE MOST UNDERRATED PERSON EVER

[@sirya-bookie9495]

Please play Jeux d’eau by Ravel! It’s a really nice piece!

[@FelineFlame-dj1xl]

8:04 oooooo that left hand save, lucky XDD

[@supremetaco5349]

it really was though

[@Bowl_of_Noodles0101]

Are you hosting a piano concert anytime soon? This is definitely concert pianist level.

[@Erich-Lab]

He is a conservatory/concert pianist, so who knows.

[@greenfield5205]

I agree with you.

[@pjbpiano]

Kylla, are you new to the channel?

[@Bowl_of_Noodles0101]

Presley Joe Black no, just saying that he has a concert pianist repertoire

[@pjbpiano]

@Ling Ling, what on earth are you talking about?

[@ermis2639]

I think Traum should start a fundraiser like Twoset once did for his first world tour. It ll be magnificent to listen to this man live. His repertoire is incredible even for a worldclass soloist like Daniil Trifonov, Evgeny Kissin and other geniuses. This art must be spread everywhere.

[@SirLouco]

Wow. The 4th most difficult piano piece that I know and like. I only know how to play the 1st minute of this piece. Amazing job Traum! :)

[@amoryblaine2123]

whats 1-3?

[@SirLouco]

@@amoryblaine2123 3- Galop In A Minor (Liszt) 2- Paganini Etude no.4 1838 ver. (Liszt) 1- Paganini Etude no.6 1838 ver. (Liszt) The etudes top 1 and top 2 are almost impossible, but I put in my ranking xD

[@reimakousei793]

@@SirLouco there's more beyond that. - Spanish Fantasy - Mereaux Etudes

[@amoryblaine2123]

@@SirLouco I meam the etudes are pretty hard but I think not as hsrd as gaspard de la nuit or the piano version of la valse. or for example la contrabandista

[@amoryblaine2123]

@@SirLouco also the more impressionistic pieces from ravel have more difficulty because the chords and scales and arpeggios are often in no clear order. he has very weird complex chords a lot of chromatic tones and stuff.

[@harrym5252]

Crazy that you've already tripled your subscribers since I subscribed. In no time you'll be up there with Rousseau and Kassia. Keep it up!

[@solarean]

I was around 320th sub

[@solarean]

AgestaDesu congrats

[@solarean]

Hi

[@erezsolomon3838]

I was 216th sub

[@ifmondayhadaface9490]

I was 16

[@ayhamshaheed7740]

Just casually drops one of the hardest piano pieces of all time, no biggie.

[@jobechan2306]

I've always found this piece more exciting than scary, apparently some people think otherwise

[@jackmaitland8496]

i agree!

[@TheFlamingPiano]

Nice picture. That's some more really crazy stuff and you handle it smoothly!

[@zanerobison2956]

Really well done! Once again keep up the great work. Love the videos, I wish the channel has the support it deserves.

[@markfowlermusic]

You have lots of audio clipping in your recordings and you have adverts set mid roll on this video, just some friendly advice. Great playing!

[@JoJo-jt1tf]

did he cheat ?

[@xqmf352]

he speed up the vid yea

[@SmegmaMale_]

@@xqmf352 proof?

[@Zbit97]

@@xqmf352 no, he didn't. if he did it would sound lightly distorted, or higher pitched, and it would sound like there was no reverb, which his piano has a lot of.

[@updatingyourselfwithme7010]

@@xqmf352 calling someone a cheater without cheats is basically a compliment

[@balladin9200]

He’s playing the piano like it’s a part of his body, he knows it so well like he came out of the womb with one.

[@colinmurphy2214]

Badreddine Wreqs I pity his mother

[@raghavbose3851]

OMG OMG OMG!Thank you so much!I requested some Ravel in your Scriabin Sonata video and i am so happy that u posted this.Very well interpreted and nicely done :).I'll wait for more Ravel,Rach,Scriabin and Bach.Once again stunning erformance :).

[@pmansel]

Amazing, Traum. Your abilities seem to have no limit. I hope you play the other 2 poems from Gaspart de la Nuit someday, Ondine and Le Gibet.

[@schlu]

That's just astounding and is giving me chills! I could cry right now, but I know what you could upload to make everyone cry: "le gibet". The story of the second movement in "Gaspard de la nuit" is just great and gives the piece an really intense atmosphere. It manages to make me sad every time I even think about it. Keep on making awesome uploads! 😊

[@CinderFelleth]

Hey Traum I have a question. Do you learn and memorize these pieces or sight read them? Secondly, will you play Alkan's etudes? Liszt said that was the only composer who's music he was unconfident to sight read.

[@alonsoyraith965]

wow fantastic😢 you are the best bro

[@danielharrington4342]

Initially I have thought that Scarbo was only intended as "the most difficult piano piece to ever exist" and that the musical values of the piece would have been non-existent. I was wrong completely as I rehear the piece, and everything about Scarbo is beautiful and mesmerizing. This makes me convinced that the piece is probably extremely difficult in a sense that not only is the technical requirement being overboard, but the musical structure and interpretation - which probably makes the piece difficult itself.

[@mihailoivkovic7190]

First, I like , then watch, cuz I know it's gonna be "amazing"

[@lantusinfluencer]

first time i met this piece in Rousseau channel.... i loved it from the first note.... i am not expert but this is one of the hardest i have ever seen.... and you played it perfectly.... you are truly virtuoso .... i have no more words :D

[@noahmaple3423]

I have been watching for a month now. It is crazy to actually know that Traum plays all of these. Most of the videos I click on, aren’t actual people playing the music. I have been playing piano for 10 years (I’m a soft more in high school) so I really understand how hard this actually is! Something that is also crazy is that he learns a 9:00 minute song in 1 day and posts it the next day. I have mad respect for you man!

[@pianissimo_yt]

yes, song

[@gixelz]

@@pianissimo_yt yes, playing for 10 years of songs

[@hannesbengtsson7164]

Traum, you absolute mad lad! This channel is such a hidden gem!

[@thatonedude690]

0:03 - His hands are like - Whaaaaa?

[@hunthinkpiano]

업데이트 속도가 절로 다시 엄청나지신 트라움님~ 0상 시작 전 두손을 잡은 모습에 후후 긴장감이 듭니다. 엄청난 연주와 기막힌 편집에 놀라고 또 놀라갑니다! 좋은 연주 감사해요 :) ps.. 손 아프신건 많이 괜찮아 지셨나요?

[@klaramalinowska9055]

i cannt decide what is more beautifull, the music or your hands

[@pineapple7024]

Milestones are gonna be so hard for this channel. Are you gonna play the entire clavicembalisticum for 100,000?

[@TheDeathOmen]

That’s the 9 hour piece right? Honestly wouldn’t be surprised if he did it and knocked our socks off

[@williammanning5066]

@@TheDeathOmen 4 hours. But the 9-hour one is by the same composer

[@gixelz]

i always thought the same thing. like, why are you uploading these pieces when you're still relatively unknown? it's insanely impressive, but from a "marketing" perspective (if he actually cares at all anyway) it will be hard to continue to put famous/virtuosic pieces for subscriber specials. talking just in terms of youtube algo. thought there are still more to be sure. but tldr i agree.

[@pineapple7024]

@@gixelz I think Traum’s a concert pianist for their day job. They also just dropped Islamey, so I guess that’s where you go for milestones lol

[@musicalfantasy3701]

Love the ad in the middle...

[@LMDAFL]

8:05 Nice sauvetage

[@gabrielkaz5250]

Haha

[@charlesjericho254]

I was waiting for this on your channel❣️ so good

[@jonathanrossow3048]

Best performance of this piece I've seen so far! Excellent work 👍

[@Asymmetrization]

Hello Traum, Could you please play some of Alkan's pieces? I would absolutely love to hear your take on Le Preux. Thanks!

[@gunhee_cho]

I really love both technique anc enthusiasm on this piece!!! Very good work!!!

[@igwilo421]

3:44 to 4:01 gets me every time it’s too excellent

[@paoloew6316]

You deserve 1 Million subscribers man

[@yetanotheramateurpianist2595]

Wow just so brilliant! I loved the extreme dynamics in this one :) and technically so good as usual!

[@s2kyy]

Amazing!❤ I love the visuals and an absolutely fantastic performance again!

[@user-gp4bn1zt2z]

That's brilliant! Your playing gave me chills 😲

[@dominikhannes6909]

First time seing the technical difficult of this piece. Now I truly understand why its one of the hardest piano pieces.

[@polka678]

You deserve much more recognition.

[@Awesome-oh7op]

I swear, you’re not human wtfff!! How can you play all these pieces?!?! This is AMAZING!!

[@sdnikko8960]

Awesome performance. Ravel does capture evil in this piece but for me, as an amateur pianist, the most terrifying thing about this music is looking at the score.

[@광교쓰리윤맘]

wow It's so good👍

[@tomasjosefpiano8902]

8:05 good save

[@FredericChopinReal]

For those who don't know, Ravel wrote Scarbo with sole mission of making a more difficult piace than Islamey by Balakirev.

[@pan3511]

You terrify me more, Traum

[@milgaru]

liszt : *nervous sweating*

[@terifischer6488]

Fun fact: Liszts Beethoven 9th symphony transcription is harder than Scarbo

[@sanntti112]

What a challenging piece, but not for you! Outstanding performance!

[@petregidea1605]

Une barque sur l'ocean next!!! Another hard piece by ravel

[@jossecoupe446]

Ye or the pavane, such an unashamedly beautiful piece. Would love to hear his interpretation, though I fear he might just rush through it XD. And if not that the second or fifth miroir. I dont really care all that much for the 'loud' Ravel pieces, they definitely sound cool but they often just stress me out.

[@HeartofthePiano]

Not particularly hard- Jeux d'eau would be nice to watch in this format though

[@petregidea1605]

@@HeartofthePiano to get une barque sur l'ocean is very difficult. Theft hand needs to have a very soft touch yet distinct every note at a very fast pace it's much harder imo

[@HeartofthePiano]

@@petregidea1605 I learnt all of Miroirs as an undergrad- Barque was definitely one of the easiest. I also learnt Gaspard de la Nuit- honestly Barque is not that challenging & fits very easily under the hands. It's so well-written that getting the right textures & softness is reasonably straightforward

[@petregidea1605]

@@HeartofthePiano taken, I'm a pretty average piano player🤣

[@Emiliasooo]

Happy Halloween This is the best piece for Halloween

[@gky7170]

Perfect tempo and fingerings! Keeps the anticipation/tension high while making the near-impossible figurations actually doable at that speed! I think Ravel would be pleased by the fact that this artist could do what he couldn't! with regard to latter question: can't compare apples to oranges - a lot depends on the temperament and physiognomy of the performer...

[@HeartofthePiano]

Woah, outstanding! Just full of adrenaline, excitement & fire! Got to say I was very rudely jolted halfway through by a very intrusive advert- I'd far rather support you by buying a CD or something (I'm guessing all Ravel including La Valse would be you at your best)

[@PPPP9100]

I'm seriously shocked! Just how? Bravo!!

[@cosmicalyxr]

Your production value continues to rise as you continue to pump out these amazing performances! Thank you! You are amazing to watch!

[@BarackObamaJedi]

Hi Traum, it's amazing how fast you produce these videos, and you're very virtuosic. Can I request a personal favourite? Czerny's arrangement of the Kreutzer sonata please

[@lisztchopinliebestraum3507]

This is surely one of the hardest pieces composed! And my favourite piece by Ravel too! But I must ask, who is your favourite composer Traum? Anyway excellent job!

[@pianello369]

TRAUM your goblin was jumping Tim Burton style! 🔥 Percussion, theater, drama, yes please! The cat is out of the bag, now you have to play Ondine. lol ✨✨✨🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹

[@JDST]

"Final Boss actually being terrifying" vibes

[@davisatdavis1]

Is it just me, or does Scarbo sound like an atonal piece turned beautiful

[@yashbspianoandcompositions1042]

I wouldn't call it entirely atonal because there is melody in this piece. And top be honest Maurice Ravel was an impressionistic composer who added a lot of colour and tone to his music. Being atonal means you are completely removing the idea of melody and tonal value of the concept. If you like atonal music then you should listen to Arnold Schoenberg, Oliver Messian etc.

[@XEAZUR]

you did it! one of the most hardest pieces ever written! Great!

[@stirlingpiano]

Incredible playing! This is one of my favourite songs by this composer.

[@pianissimo_yt]

yes, song

[@letsbrawl945]

8:04 nice save lol

[@PianoDawg1620]

Best piano channel on KZbin!

[@meszarosmate4257]

I found Prokofiev Suggestion Diabolique sounds a little bit "darker" and some of the Bartoks masterpieces too! But anyway, You are a brilliant pianist and such a good musician! Thanks for sharing, I have never heard this before 🙂

[@ghazaldidar4214]

Ravel's music is hard for me to understand...but you're amazing and your performance is incredible like always👌

[@OphatTaerattanachai]

I really like your fast-sections interpretation. It is very fast but clear; especially, from swiftly move across the keyboard from 2.53 to the end of first climax in 4.48, it is really awesome. However, the middle section sounds not dark and sinister enough to me. And the fast trilling at 6.06 to 6.16 sounds too bright. Lastly, the built-up to the last climax is as awesome as its peak. I love it. I’d be great to hear you play Ondine and Le Gibet to complete the set.

[@Healthwannabe7556]

I have to say, I like this a lot better than Rousseau's. You seem to have a better grip on the techniques and that removes all the more limitations on your ability to play even more dramatically.

[@XxaexxeaxX]

Rousseau has less mistakes? That's just my view

[@visionfugitiva]

WTF!? you´re not from this planet, its amaizing the amount of repertoire you have!, and of superb quality!

[@InconscienteColectivo413]

OH SH** you're AMAZING.

[@demertzis2694]

The most perfect performance of scarbo

[@greenfield5205]

Great!!!!

[@jimvandemoter6961]

WOW! What an amazing performance!

[@robertolejarza5457]

Wow, you are awesome, scarbo just as if it was any easy piece

[@cappachino2.082]

What a legend

[@greenfield5205]

👏👏👏

[@ActionAdam]

I know in the original poem of Gaspard de la nuit, Scarbo is supposed to be about a malevolent little goblin. But I can't stop myself from imagining Jason Vorhees just pursuing a terrified girl through the woods. So vivid

[@serge718]

Alright y’all think he sold his soul to the devil like Liszt did, cause his repertoire is so difficult that it’s becoming ridiculous

[@Anthony-op7xz]

Wouldn’t be surprised

[@8on633]

But you must recognize that he’s making many many many mistakes. They aren’t really noticeable when listening because they either just blend with the music or they are just really minor, but while impressive, this is very far from what most would consider to be on par with Liszt.

[@greenfield5205]

I dont think so. He didnt sold his soul.

[@serge718]

@eitan man yea your right ive noticed it as well, but he does this more so to impress the average ear but I definitely would say that if he spent more time on his interpretation of the pieces then it would be better, his take on Chopin would be way better with more practice time

[@penguini3929]

KILL THE WITCH! KILL THE WITCH!

[@whitearrowgo255]

Difficulty: super Liszt

[@jacobansel4290]

Idk why I laughed so much at this

[@LeventK]

Ravel is harder than Liszt, generally.

[@LeventK]

@Enrico never mind i don't even remember when did i comment this

[@PrecisionAIM]

@@LeventK LOLLLL

[@daniellalee5468]

I love Traum Music.

[@janjunior5111]

Ah yes, anxiety in musical form!

[@alexsimper4153]

wake up guys! Pogorelich just opened up a youtube channel

[@varunmunjal9659]

Thanks!

[@Rouville]

Thanks💕💕💕

[@kylem7127]

Excellent playing! But “Vers La flamme” is def the scariest piece of music ever! Lol

[@dominikhannes6909]

Could you imagine Ravel couldnt even play this piece himself. He had to ask his spanish pianist friend to play it.

[@gixelz]

really?

[@dominikhannes6909]

@@gixelz Yeah his Spanish friend Ricardo vines