Nicanor Abelardo - Nocturne in C-sharp minor (FAN REQUEST FINALE)

His First Nocturne for piano gets the same criticism. True, it had a few similarities to Chopin's Op. 27 No. 1. Abelardo wrote his nocturne in the same style, the same key and even the same modulations. But, that is only as far as it goes. The two nocturnes are distinct in phraseology and atmosphere. In Abelardo's Nocturne, one feels the evening mood of a quiet Philippine town with its small clusters of little nipa houses where weak yellow lights of kerosene lamps decorate the darkness through their windows. If one had seen such a town from the commanding distance of a hill at night after a long, lonely walk, he would feel the mood of Abelardo's Nocturne more. Yet, it is not only a description of a mood; it is a passionate reflection on bitter loneliness. But Chopin's Nocturne presents a different scene and a different mood. His is a European scene, with strong houses with big tiled roofs and tightly framed windows; and it is a beautiful reflection on accepted loneliness.
Abelardo's Nocturne is a by-product of those long and lonely walks when he came home from his week-long work in the barrio schoolhouse on Friday evenings, and those of night rides in the tiburin with his friend Pakong.
(Nicanor Abelardo, the Man and the Artist: A Biography)
Please take note that the audio AND sheet music ARE NOT mine. Change the quality to a minimum fo 480p if the video is blurry.
Original audio: • Video
(Performance by: Lorenzo Medel)
Original sheet music: imslp.org

[@thenameisgsarci]

*A PERSONAL LETTER* 1) First of all, I really am sorry if I was unable to upload anything the past couple of days. To cut it short, I got a strike from Nikolai Kapustin's Andante Op. 58 and 24 Preludes Op. 53, and will last for three months. To make matters more annoying, the three videos that I was supposed to upload are automatically taken down right away. I was not surprised anymore, but I can't help from feeling the disappointment of wasting all your time and effort for nothing -- to the point that I almost decided to postpone the grand finale of the fan request tribute altogether. This is not even requested, this is just an emergency video that I can upload at situations like this. I don't even know if this entire fan request tribute thing was a success, as a result of the mess that I got myself involved in, but if you really think I did a good job despite not being able to meet your expectations, thank you. I really appreciate that. While it would be a lie if I said I did not have any fun while doing this, I don't think I'm happy with this one. Sorry. I so hate myself. 2) I think I need to lighten myself up and just have fun the next time, do I? Might need to take a break, if I have to. For how long? I don't know. Fucking shit is so disappointing. 3) About the requests that I wasn't able to fulfill for the entirety of the tribute, once again, I really am sorry. I'm only a selfish man, a one-man band, after all, haha. I just don't want to pass on my baggage to others, but, if you really do want to help, fine, I'll take the offer. *For the people who make score videos like me, here's a list of all the requests that people have sent me that I didn't manage to do for various reasons -- consider this a giveaway:* Charles-Valentin Alkan - Saltarelle on the theme of Sonate de concert for piano duo, Op. 47a Joachim Andersen - 8 Performance Pieces for Flute and Piano Op. 55 Grazyna Bacewicz - Piano Sonata No. 1 Grazyna Bacewicz - Piano Sonata No. 3 Bela Bartok - 4 Pieces for Piano, SZ. 22 Arnold Bax - Symphony No. 3 Ludwig van Beethoven - 3 Piano Trios Op. 1 Alban Berg - Orchestral suite from "Lulu" José Manuel Jiménez Berroa - Valse-Caprice Op. 5 Abbie Betinis - "Bar Xizam" for SATB choir Manuel Blancafort - Cants intims, Books I and II Arthur Bliss - A Colour Symphony Op. 24 Felix Blumenfeld - 2 Etudes Op. 25 Felix Blumenfeld - Etude Op. 54 Dmitri Bortniansky - Harpsichord Sonata in C major York Bowen - Evening Calm Frederic Chopin - Rondo a la Krakowiak for piano and orchestra Op. 14 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - Concerto for violin and orchestra Op. 80 Alice Coltrane - Turiya and Ramakrishna Carl Czerny - Piano Sonata for four hands Op. 10 Benjamin Dale - Piano Sonata Op. 1 Frederick Delius - Florida Suite Frederick Delius - Mass of Life Erno Dohnanyi - Passacaglia Op. 6 Felix Draeseke - Violin Concerto in E minor WoO 15 George Enescu - Suite No. 1 for Orchestra, Op. 9 George Enescu - String Quartet No. 2, Op. 22 No. 2 Samuil Feinberg - Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 3 Samuil Feinberg - Fantasia No. 1, Op. 5 Cesar Franck - 3 Orga Chorales Hermann Goetz - Symphony Op. 9 Edvard Grieg - 4 Symphonic Dances for orchestra, Op. 64 Joseph Haydn - Piano Trio Hob. XV No. 25 Paul Hindemith - Concerto for cello and orchestra Op. 3 Joe Hisaishi - Hana-bi Charles Ives - Symphony No. 2 André Jolivet - Concerto for piano and orchestra Joseph Jongen - Sonata eroica Op.94 Dmitri Kabalevsky - Rhapsody on the theme of the song "School Years" for piano and orchestra Op. 75 Vítezslava Kaprálová - Concerto for piano and orchestra Op. 7 Nikolai Kapustin - Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 62 Viktor Kosenko - 11 Etudes in the From of Old Dances, Op. 19 Alexander Krein - Piano Sonata Op. 34 György Ligeti - Requiem, for soprano, mezzo-soprano, 2 choruses & orchestra Franz Liszt - Piano Concerto No. 3 Jacques Loussier - Main theme from "Dark of the Sun" Sergei Lyapunov - Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 4 Sergei Lyapunov - 3 Pieces Op. 57 André Mathieu - Concerto de Quebec for piano and orchestra André Mathieu - Printemps canadien Nikolai Medtner - Sonata Reminiscenza, Op. 38 No. 1 Nikolai Medtner - Violin Sonata No.3, Op.57 Moritz Moszkowski - Piano Concerto Op. 3 Stefan Neaga - A Dniester Poem Alexander Nemtin - Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 3 Carl Nielsen - Symphony No. 3, Op. 27 Per Nørgård - Symphony No. 3 Gösta Nystroem - Prelude pastorale Hajime Okumura - Piano Sonata No. 1 William Ostijn - Concerto for piano and orchestra John Pickard - Piano Sonata Francis Poulenc - Concert champetre for harpsichord and orchestra Sergei Prokofiev - Sonata for flute and piano Op. 94 Einojuhani Rautavaara - Piano Concerto No. 3 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Piano Trio Camille Saint-Saëns - Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 103 Florent Schmitt - Psalm 47 for soprano, chorus, organ, and orchestra Op. 38 Dmitri Shostakovich - Suite for two pianos, Op. 6 Dmitri Shostakovich - The Execution of Stepan Razin, Op. 119 Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji - Piano Sonata No. 2 Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji - Piano Sonata No. 4 Robert Suderburg - Concerto for piano and orchestra "Within The Mirror Of Time" Stravinsky/Szanto - Selections from "Petrushka" Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 7 Anna Thorvaldsdottir - Hrim for chamber orchestra Ernst Toch - Violin Sonata Op. 2 Jozef Wieniawski - 2 Concert Waltzes Healey Willan - Concerto for piano and orchestra Op. 76 Takashi Yoshimatsu - Concerto for piano and orchestra "Memo Flora" Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Piano Concerto No. 1 4) As a result of announcement #3, I mean it now -- *please do not give me any more requests.* I'll always tell you what the next event will be. I'm exhausted, and I definitely need a break. 5) Any random comments, suggestions, or requests about this video or this channel in general? Don't be afraid to leave a comment here or give me a PM.

[@williamrobinson6059]

thenameisgsarci I enjoyed this a lot. Take a break. You need it.

[@maryd4369]

Thank you so much for doing this :D

[@davidneese5422]

It was a noble effort. We all appreciate your taking the time to do this - any break you take will be well deserved!

[@PianoScoreVids]

Wow, take it a bit easy, dont let youtube break YOU Thanks for your work.

[@Durtlepower]

thenameisgsarci I like your videos

[@gavinoh7132]

Kid: Mom, can we get Chopin? Mom: No, we have Chopin at home. Chopin at home:

[@ensifer329]

🤣🤣

[@makytondr8607]

Why? This is quite good!

[@axyspianostudio]

I honestly wouldn't complain XD

[@axyspianostudio]

@Felis Skalkotris Sorabjitus lol hello felis

[@pazfeatherstone6319]

Honored that my Grandfather's compositions stand the test of time.

[@sightreader2507]

Cool ! Do you have anecdotes to share about him ?

[@smb123211]

They certainly do - would love to learn this.

[@vine2197]

what

[@smb123211]

@@vine2197 Sorry, I was responding to Paz Featherstone

[@oliverr.2928]

Do you have any stories about him?

[@Hawatt11]

I agree the first four measures could easily turn into Op. 66 but I defy anyone to find a piece that doesn't have patterns that you can find in baroque, classical or romantic repertoire that has gone before. This is a lovely little piece. Those who are kvetching about the performer's mistakes are probably not competent pianists themselves and just want to feel better about themselves.

[@marcovillalobos9059]

I don't know why people always compare a new musical piece with another they know, and then they say "this part is Chopin, and this part is Liszt, and this part Rachmaninoff, etc" . I always listen to a new piece with new ears, I forget all pieces I had listened to find some new in the composition.

[@LookingGlass1865]

Yes. The thing that annoys me most is when people say things like "this piece is like Chopin, but not as good." Like they feel the need to categorize every piece in a hierarchy. It's a shallow point of view that misses the point of music altogether.

[@bm4114]

Eye roll

[@franmorenomunoz3325]

The problem is not that people are comparing one composer's pieces to another's, but the fact of doing this all the time to a lot known composers means that by doing this comparations people are like underapreciating the work of this not at all known composers.

[@lovelifelaughlive6043]

"Copied from..." "Sounds like..." rather than "Inspired from..." There's a huge difference, actually.

[@SilviusLeopoldWeiss]

Luke it or not, it sounds like Chopin.....

[@alangregory9229]

This is a stunning piece.....as a ballet accompanist....I'm adding this to my repertoire RIGHT NOW!!!...... THANKS!!

[@nezkeys79]

First two bars...old man playing the intro to fantasie impromptu while under the effects of morphine

[@declamatory]

nezkeys79 - "Old man"? As if an "old man" doesn't know anything.

[@npelletier89]

lmao

[@fisherroastedpeanut]

Hahahhaa

[@s.a.l.1974]

Chopin was on morphine

[@santiagocabrera4958]

@@s.a.l.1974 what does Chopin has to do with this piece ?🤔

[@smb123211]

For all the Chopin allusions it is actually his contemporary, Bortkiewicz, that comes to mind, especially his fabulous Prelude in E♭Minor Opus 6. Regardless this is great music and I can't wait to learn it

[@jackcurley1591]

Agree that this sounds more like Bortkiewicz than Chopin, but just want to mention that they weren’t contemporaries. Chopin died almost 30 years before Bortkiewicz was born

[@smb123211]

@@jackcurley1591 You are so right. I knew that so don't know why I said contemporary.

[@jackcurley1591]

@@smb123211 Well, they’re definitely contemporaneous in sound ;) the number of allusions/references to Chopin in Bortkiewicz’s music are too many to count!

[@smb123211]

@@jackcurley1591 Actually I think his biggest influence is Rachmaninoff, particularly the lyrical side.

[@johannsebastienbach]

Great piece. Ignore the critisims its beautiful and had its own merit

[@sonyvegas9838]

one of the most eye-roller comment sections I've seen in a classical music video

[@gligorvladimir1121]

Combination of Fantasie Impromptu and Nocturne in C sharp minor by Chopin

[@roodyp]

Surtout la main gauche

[@authenticmusic4815]

Except it's beautiful

[@makytondr8607]

Just what I thought too! So beautiful

[@ЭльвираБагирова-у4щ]

Умница!!!!! Твоя игра заставила сердце биться быстрее!!!! Хотелось плакать от избытка чувств!!! ЗДОРОВО!!!!!

[@sallystevens6271]

It sounds similar to “Prayer” by Mihail Glinka in parts. Lovely piece.Thank you.

[@LJMadrigalMusic]

1:09 Neapolitan Sixth spotted. PS: This is so Chopin. Chopin + Kundiman. I love it.

[@huinonw8985]

USA. City GLINKO.👻👻👻🐦🐦🐦MINESOTU.

[@musicalmichael5643]

The part in 3:17 reminds me of Rachmaninoff. In rachmaninoff’s music there’s a lot of dialogue, and I can definitely hear some dialogue in this section.

[@MrStrav81]

I didn't think much about this until it got to about 3:18. That's arguably the best part.

[@stephenarnold6359]

Anodyne twaddle. Like someone vaguely recalling something a minor follower of Chopin had played fifty years before

[@KyleHohn]

The composer’s name is me trying to say “Nicado Avocado” while having a stroke

[@fernandomazzini4326]

This is uniquely beautiful. I play the piano always, this is a romántico piece, melancholic piece. Chopin dos his music, Noe, is Abelardo ahí has the chance to enjoy composing and playing it!! God bless You with your talent

[@АлисаПетровна-о8э]

Excelente interpretación Maestro !

[@dawlims1334]

Just found out Nicanor is a Filipino Composer, skl lng hehehe

[@axyspianostudio]

Yes, he is lol

[@mnstpkrg_7]

Also try listening to other composers! Isa sa mga paborito ko ngayon si Antonio Molina, mag besties din sila ni Nicanor hahaha

[@esfirross6800]

More similiarity to John Field that wrote his Nocturnes before Chopin

[@TheodoreServin]

Hey man, I just want you to know that you’re doing a great job. Copyright issues are just awful. Another channel that posts mostly Slavic music was forced by some legal organization representing a big music company to take down many great videos. And for what? For trying to expose amazing music to other people through KZbin? It’s just so disgusting; and when you think about it, it’s so petty, too! And now with your strike, they’re taking down your videos as soon as you upload them? Monsters! As if most of the world even knows about these composers and their music anyway!! They don’t let people have anything!!! But please don’t think that your fan request uploads came to nothing. Even though you couldn’t do everyone’s requests, there’s only so much one can do, and you did plenty of other awesome ones! Like Rheinberger’s Piano Trio No. 4, and Bortkiewicz’s Piano Concerto No. 1, and Hristic’s Opello! I’ve never heard of these pieces before, and they’re amazing! I just hope that KZbin or some other party doesn’t decide to have them removed… Just know that we appreciate what you did. And, by the way, this is such a beautiful piece you uploaded, Abelardo’s Nocturne; so sad, and filled with melancholy. Anyway, thanks again for this opportunity, and I wish you all the best! Theodore Servin

[@dariocugia1938]

Thank you mr. Garci for the Art and Culture you give to the World. Ciao from Roma

[@thenameisgsarci]

@Dario Cugia First of all, it's GSarci. Second, thank you too very much.

[@smb123211]

Hard to believe that anyone interested in the Arts and the joy of music would go to the trouble of searching for obscure recordings on KZbin and further, take legal action to prevent this music from being heard (for free). It's not as if there are huge crowds clamoring for this music. I understand the concerns when someone uses a recording protected by intellectual property rights (like van Cliburn, Gould, Horowitz, etc) in a YT video but that's not the case here.

[@Рада-м8ю]

Очень красивая музыка

[@МаринаПотемкина-я7ч]

Как красиво,нежно, профессионално Огромное спасибо

[@wotusaym8]

This really is an amazing KZbin channel. Salamat.

[@Greycat590]

Well, yes, it’s interesting, although it seems to me that the author got a little lost at some point

[@marcela77777]

Překrásna skladba ❤️ Úžasný přednes a citový prozitek klavirniho virtuosa. 🌹

[@LL-zf3pj]

What a beautiful piece! Thank you!

[@zachmiller7797]

(No idea if you take fan requests at any time, so I apologize if I am asking in a wrong forum/at a wrong time) I am absolutely dying to see a Szell Piano Quintet in E scrolling score video. Hope it can happen!

[@eribertosalmo80]

Magnificent Nocturne by a Filipino composer. Though with a bit of similarity to Chopin's Nocturnes but for me it is distinctly Filipino composed by a genius.

[@karinvasu3005]

his other works are very good as well in my opinion...

[@nicholaslatina4464]

We aren't sad about what you haven't given us, but happy with what you have :) Good shit man, thanks for everything

[@unmusicos7326]

It's just magnifique ❤️🎹🙂

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

This is a very sweet piece in the old style. Trying to outdo Chopin is always risky business.

[@LudwigvanBeethoven11]

Impromptu Fantasie in the 1st 2 bars

[@seiteom]

Sounds like a lesser Chopin. And there are some interesting cadences that feel typical of the 1920s, slightly decadent and made to create the right subtle ambiance, not particularly melodious.

[@marcorval]

That is probably because this was composed around the 1920's.

[@dovahkiinmozarteus4957]

Himala! May nagmalasakit para kay Abelardo! SALAMAT!!!!! :D :D :D

[@ingachau]

Ну конечно музыка интересная, но примитивная уже по нынешним временам, каждый гармонический ход предсказуем, такой типичный собирательный образ романтизма,написанный уже в начале 20 века...по сути--аля Шопен, но в начале карьеры)))

[@ОльдаАндозерская]

Да согласна... Но красиво :)

[@elizabethalexanderofparkst9221]

You do a great job, I listen to music that I didn't know existed and then if I want to buy it to learn or whatever, I purchase the music or the mp3 etc. Take a well earned break and Know that you are appreciated.

[@ulengrau6357]

It's like he can't decide whether he wants to be Chopin, Liszt or Faure, so he settles for Field with some chromaticism, never leaving Chopin too far behind.

[@АлександрЯрков-ш2з]

Браво очень красивая поэтическая музыка немного драматически насыщенная

[@ukuleleukulele2059]

😂😂

[@willieaquinopianist.relaxi2537]

Beautiful composition and great interpretation by the pianist Medel.

[@iLikePiano]

Very lovely piece! Glad I was able to listen to it, Also, I actually know the pianist from music school... He's a cool guy.

[@F1r2ify]

2:55 got to love that note in the right hand

[@dacoconutnut9503]

This is beautiful

[@claudiorafaelmaciasduarte4243]

the beginning of the song looks like Chopin's Fantasie Impromptu

[@claudiorafaelmaciasduarte4243]

Thank’s man

[@ludwig4029]

piece*

[@adalbertogomesdossantos4545]

Bem romantico! Muito lindo!👏👏👏👏👏

[@seiteom]

Found a better recording on Spotify, where the piece is played by Sally Pinkas. I think Medel plays too contemplative, playing piano where it says Forte etc. He makes it more Chopin than the piece is intended to be.

[@Kalen1457]

Great performance! I encounter Lorenzo all the time in person when he attends concerts at the local conservatory he studies at.

[@dacoconutnut9503]

Kalen1457 hi! Are you the guy who composed "Fantastic Escapades"?

[@Kalen1457]

Yes I am! I greatly appreciate the comment you left. You have good taste.

[@dacoconutnut9503]

Kalen1457 your piece is wonderful, congratulations for the great work!

[@Kalen1457]

Stay tuned my friend. I'm currently composing a piano concerto of epic proportions.

[@dacoconutnut9503]

Kalen1457 piano concerto? And I don't even a wee easy waltz :/

[@m.c.1075]

this nocturne is not the same than Chopin's one, even te beginning is similar. I really do not understand this bad spirit of always criticize !!! This nocturne is very beautiful, so much lighter than Chopin's one, and i prefer this one.

[@histoirespourenfantsjessic5397]

Bonjour est-ce possible d'avoir la partition en papier ou en format numérique s'il.vous plaît ??

[@AndreasHertel-g5n]

Wenn du eine IBAN auf deiner Übersicht Seite hinterlässt könnte man mal ne kleinere oder vielleicht größere Spende vorbei schicken. Und mal ein. Viseo über dich beflügelt auch das Spenden. Als spender möchte man in der Regel gern wissen wer sie bekommt.

[@peterpremingertrichter6274]

Thank you for uploading. Great job. Congratulations. It´s important to share the work of unknown composers(or, at least, unknown to many of us).

[@HotRatsAndTheStooges]

If this is influenced by chopin's nocturne, it's a masterful work of imitation. I would never have thought these were related in any way! This reminds more of some of Bortkiewic's works, like his Op. 15 No. 8. If it's imitating anything, he did a great job of creating meaning out of such and making it his own! Thanks for introducing me to this composer!

[@feddsp]

it doesnt even matter that one justifies this work as almost a copy since the same could be said about chopin's work based on john field's, abelardo's is a work of its own

[@eribertosalmo80]

Sounds very Filipino to me.

[@sameester]

Great music, really glad you did the fan requests - thanks!!

[@cheryledelman4457]

the music I think is very predictable and stereotyped. Nothing I would care to listen to, but appreciate you posting a lesser known composer.

[@ivegotallluck]

If Chopin listened this piece, he would have loved this melody. So dramatical...

[@danielt203]

Does anyone know of any other soul wrenching pieces like this one?

[@thenameisgsarci]

Hmm, you can try out Franz Liszt's Romance in E minor.

[@thanhtuluong2474]

Ban nhac nay em ai qua. Mot trang thai tinh cam tuong tu moonlight sonata. Ban nhac nay co ky thuat hoa am cao va co ket cau nghe thuat cao.

[@JoelAWeiss]

Thx for this. Neat piece, well played.

[@sushilover63]

I had to grab kleenex , four minutes into the piece , if you don't get teary eyes, hearing this piece ( first time for me ) , check for a pulse.

[@aliciarizzolo5171]

Hola como podria conseguir esta partitura?

[@annunziatacarbone8153]

è silenziosa tenerissima dolcissima che poi un tocco di musica un po forte rinasce di armonia molto bella profonda !!!

[@va6680]

I studied classical composition and piano but i never heard this piece of music before. I couldnt even finish listening.. what an awefull and boring piece of music! Im sorry... The theme is dry, the harmonies are totally predictable and the “flow” in the left hand is making so dull... Pls dont compare this to any piece Chopin wrote.... this sounds like a conservatory assignment

[@ianhomerpura8937]

It might be, but given that this was written at the height of romanticism in the Philippines, it is somehow significant Try checking other works by Abelardo. Hope you might find one that will suit to your preferences. :)

[@va6680]

@@ianhomerpura8937 yes that is interesting! Coming from someone non-European

[@stitchyduck]

So that's what happened to the dozens of Kapustin videos from your and many others' channels. Unfortunately the amazing score-video for Kapustin Violin Sonata, Op. 70 was one of the gems taken down by Schott Music because the person used screenshots of their digital version, and I think that account was terminated. George N. Giannopoulos, I think the name was. So sad that Kapustin scores are relatively rare, with music so enriched. Thank you as always for your hard work to provide for our benefit. Really!

[@ieuandavies9380]

thank you so much for the effort, thenameisgsarci, I have so much respect for you. quite recently another channel, kuhlaudilfeng I think his name was, got hit really hard too. it was a shame because it opened up so many composers I have never heard of and love, much like your channel. As a pianist myself, I really have to thank you for giving me an entirely new repertoire and helping me expand as a performer. Take it easy for a while, we'll still be here to support you through the bullshit.

[@musiclover148]

Not about "bitter loneliness." Pensive, yes ; sentimental, yes ; romantic, yes ; a bit melancholy, sure. But "bitter loneliness?" No, not to me.

[@moirbasso7051]

OK, Yeah, it's not Chopin.... but it has moments, and the ending is beautiful.

[@Jantsenpr777]

Wow! This is so beautiful! Is like one of those "recently discovered, never before published" Chopin pieces. Amazing stuff.

[@robertvaldna3736]

Chopin wouldn't have written so harmonically simple piece, but i see your point 😂

[@eliasconstancis8100]

This is an underrated nocturne. It shares similarities with chopins impromptu op 66, but it evokes a different atmosphere. You can listen to my recording: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b57VgohqjKygkJY

[@charlesdavis7087]

A beautiful and heart-felt work. Probably will out last us all. Thanks for sharing.

[@MrGer2295]

Beautiful ! Thank you for posting !

[@bosun7302]

처음부분보고 즉흥환상곡인줄 알았네ㅋㅋ

[@Santosificationable]

Glad you uploaded this. I enjoy the middle part of this piece very much. I get your comparison with it with Chopin's Op. 27 No. 1. Aside from that, I had thought that another possible influence on this piece would be none other than Liszt's Consolation No. 3 - which is, in a way, in the parallel Major key of this Abelardo piece.

[@jeanliu9839]

anyone knows where to purchase the original score of this song?

[@ARUSduo]

Пошлая пародия на Шопена...

[@nezkeys79]

666 likes. Gotta make it 667 even if i hated the piece (which i dont).

[@thenameisgsarci]

My counter still says 666 likes. *prepares holy water and crucifix*

[@АлисаПетровна-о8э]

You are a Great pianist ! Excellent interpretation besides you did put your feelings in this piece.

[@thenameisgsarci]

Uh, wait, I'm not the one who played this, just a clarification.

[@АлисаПетровна-о8э]

@@thenameisgsarci oh , don't worry my friend. In any case you are doing a great job. Thank you

[@enriquesanchez2001]

The FABULOUS Lorenzo Medel ♥♥♥♥♥!

[@FishingtonBurpPuzzle]

Very lovely and Chopinesque.

[@darrelsvids158]

Composer fails at playing Chopin's Nocturne in C-sharp Minor! (You wont believe what happens!) (GONE WRONG) (GONE SEXUAL) (ALMOST DIED WENT TO THE HOSPITAL) 2018

[@josephrohrbach1588]

One of my favourite channels, keep it up no matter what! Take a break if you need it, keep doing you, and it'll but just right.

[@ragtimedorianhenrypiano5330]

Hi, any idea for the year of composition?

[@thenameisgsarci]

No idea, I'm afraid. IMSLP suggests between 1921 and 1923, but no exact date is proven so far.

[@shodanart]

This is divine! Thank you! 💔❤️

[@antonio19650001]

とても良い曲ですね。ニカノール・アベラルドは、フィリピンで活躍した作曲家なのですね。はじめて知りました。

[@danilovargas4106]

Motivos de chopin...

[@Tata-Sibiryatschka]

А где можно скачать ноты?

[@Roice-sq5wj]

To the people here who says this is just a copy and unoriginal blah blah, the nocturne form was created in the romantic period, the period of musicians where every musicians were free of creating such forms and composing and that even goes for copying trust me even if Liszt or Chopin knows their forms are like imitated or copied or used they would just be surprised or impressed (IF the piece is good), all that it matters is how much you use the form of a composer doesn't mean it's not original,it's just inspiration you know? As long as it doesn't sound EXACTLY like the composer's works like for example I just entirely copy pasted Chopin's nocturne op.9 no.2 and then I called it "original" because I only like added a note or a barrage of accidentals and changed the title, that's what you call unoriginal, so please appreciate this piece because even the greatest pianist alive wouldn't even care about you calling it unoriginal and he/she might even appreciate this piece but with a bit of criticism and suggestions.

[@GaleRianes]

So nice.

[@stelun56]

Everything after Bach fails in comparison as pretentious indulgent mediocrity.

[@thelambsauce4146]

*gets copyrighted by chopin*

[@thenameisgsarci]

_gulps_

[@arzusanatsever3160]

Sanki Kısa süren bir Hayatın özeti ....extraordinary

[@lorenzourbini9527]

Bellissimo.

[@rogerhfisher]

Not one original note or musical idea.

[@shvartze]

Not bad ......for ballet music. This is like a nebulous improv for class.

[@Souls_p_]

Really beautiful nocturne

[@gadxxxx]

Chin up, old boy. You've done great.

[@shirona2082]

I'm not a fan of the performance, felt like there was a lot of unnecessary... micro-pauses ? Not sure how to express it. Obviously there's expression, but this felt like after every measure there was a tiny pause like someone was sight-reading. Just my personal opinion, I'm not an expert or anything, pretty much the opposite actually lol. Thanks for uploading as always ! I hope you get the copyright issues sorted out.

[@123eldest]

It's called rubato. It's a type of musical expression but not everyone's cup of tea.

[@klop4228]

Rubato only really works if done tastefully. I wouldn't say it wasn't tasteful here, but it often falls into the realm of melodrama as opposed to actually being expressive

[@123eldest]

Frédéric Chopin Phrasing shouldn't really alter the timing though unless you are using rubato.

[@martinriha3729]

It's a bad habbit, breathing before every harmony change or even every bar... I used to do that too, it's quite difficult to unlearn. Rubato is fine but this kind of stopping the phrase is irritating, especially in this kind of music you should aim for the longest line possible not breaking it... people do this kind of thing because they feel they need to be expressive and feel the harmony change, but the listener would rather hear a long phrase with some peak

[@flyingpenandpaper6119]

@@123eldest "It's called rubato." Yes, I think we all know that means. The commenter was clearly disagreeing with the use of rubato.

[@allanrizzetti1449]

Una furtiiiiiiva lagrimaaaaaa

[@koressha8329]

This piece sounds like a happier Beethoven

[@r0mmm]

In what way? This piece is thousands of miles away from Beethoven