Nikola Cvetkovic Plays OPETH | PIANO WORKS | 2019

[@andyangui]

Now I know how I can introduce my children to Opeth without scaring the living shit out of them. Masterful.

[@guuspalmero]

Hahaha, that's right

[@Bellathor]

*Damnation is waving frantically*

[@andyangui]

@@Bellathor very true haha

[@marianogds1392]

The music of opeth is scaring.....allways....just listen this version of Demon of The fall.....wicked !

[@Justinlmd]

My wife seems to have finally gotten over hearing my 6-yr-old running around the house imitating Mikael’s growls. Just give it some time!

[@DaJesta088]

Someone please make sure this ends up in Mikael’s ear... There has to be someone in this group that can reach him to let him know this exists.

[@MartianMoon]

tweet it to him

[@ThePortal101]

Jason C: totally agree. Mikael needs to hear this

[@vaclavgembala6773]

yeah, maybe he'll realize how unique and beautiful music he used to make and stops to produce that shity boring af prog.

[@DeJayHank]

@@vaclavgembala6773 you mean the best prog in the whole world? why would he stop?

[@mobarbomacha]

@@vaclavgembala6773 He produces grreat stuff rn, not sure what you are talking about. Gotta hate people who hate change, and keep longing for the past. Try listening to the new stuff, without the bias. You will probably enjoy it

[@katerinadim2702]

Even without Mikael's melancholic, etherial, soul-crushing voice, you still captured the magic and even went further! Dirge for november and The drapery falls are peak.. my god! Svaka cast !!!!

[@cvekler]

If you wish to have this in your collection, or for other business inquiries, send me an email listed in description! Thank you guys for all the great feedback!

[@gianmarcobaudazzi78]

ilike your rendition of drapery falls

[@Keltar25]

@@gianmarcobaudazzi78 Demon of the Fall and Drapery Falls are masterpiece renditions for sure! The whole thing is amazing, but those two? Almost wish they had their own separate videos so I could listen to them on loop. :) Harvest next? BLACK ROSE? :D

[@GonIke1]

This is beyond amazing. You should put this on your bandcamp!

[@zonta.Ivan.navarro]

Awesome work man

[@GhANeC]

Forward to Opeth

[@HushtheMag]

I've been an Opeth fan for about 12 years. Your piano renditions bring out a more raw and emotional feel to the songs, I feel like I'm listening to Opeth for the first time again. I truly hope Mikeal hears this.

[@deathleprachan13]

Michael Jarrett I was thinking this exact same thing. I’m actually getting a bit teary eyed at some parts. Just like the first time.

[@stefanotullio980]

Same feeling here. I somehow overplayed the original ones and always longed to feel the indescribable emotions I had when I first discovered Opeth again. Guess I finally managed to!

[@chukrock]

Gobsmackingly good! As a long-time Opeth fanatic this is a gift from...well...heaven I suppose. I can't imagine how much time Nikola has spent arranging these pieces but the results are wonderful. It only reinforces my belief that Mikael Akerfeldt is freak musical prodigy to say nothing of Nikola's prowess. My wife was listening in the background and yelled out "Is that out of tune?" to which I replied "Absolutely not, what you're hearing is dissonance". I love Mike's 'bent' sense of harmony. Brilliant Nikola.

[@allenfields9058]

The sheer complexity of this project reveals how Opeth arrangements are utter masterpieces, and the stratospheric talent of Mikael Ackerfeldt and yourself! Mind-blowing musical interpretations you have created. Kudos.

[@soullessSiIence]

Mikael's talent is beyond words. He literally can't even name 90% of the chords he's playing with he controls the music like a painter controls his canvas. It's impossible to come up with those strange combinations of chords and make it sound so natural and fluid. And Opeth is basically his solo project, which makes it more impressive.

[@elkrumb9159]

@@soullessSiIencehell nah, opeth is not a solo project, yeah mikeal is the leader but the other band members still play a huge part in their sound

[@soakedbearrd]

Face of melinda, Burden and Drapery falls are sublime. Wish he did To bid you farewell.

[@TheVODfathers]

Very well done indeed

[@DaJesta088]

I'm a nursing student going into my last year of study before I get my RN. I do a lot of studying with KZbin playing music in the background and THIS will be in heavy rotation along with Hans Zimmer movie soundtracks. This is simply gorgeous stuff.

[@Bellathor]

I've been doing the same stuff with Heroes Orchestra, and Dryante Zan's covers - google them if you wanna hear some cool stuff. :)

[@marchensley9733]

This is nuts. Hearing the songs hundreds of times kind of numbs me to the sheer genius of the works, but this is like hearing them for the first time again. Thanks Nikola!

[@fenderbender9907]

I'm so glad KZbin exists, otherwise stuff like this wouldn't be heard as far as it is, svaka čast, brate! Čestitam ti!

[@turgen3416]

Dirge for november is really awesome for the piano for sure

[@davidgaya6341]

28:44 my favourites chords in Opeth history 🙏

[@thanksthe5505]

Za nekih 30 minuta slušanja uspio sam pročitati oko 200 komentara. Šteta što Opeth nije toliko popularan na našim prostorima, sudeći po istima. Večeras sam po prvi put naletio na tvoje ime ovdje i definitivno neće biti zadnji put da slušam tvoj rad. Na nekim mjestima sam pomislio: jao, trebao je ovaj dio malo brže ili malo sporije, sa malo više energije odsvirati, etc. Onda sam sebi priznao u lice: ja sam neko ko godinama sluša Opeth a ti si neko ko godinama sluša i svira Opeth. Mikael definitivno treba da čuje ovu kompilaciju. Uljepšao si mi noć i naredne dane, sedmice i mjesece koji dolaze, čovječe!!! Volio bih da te lično poznajem i da si mi prijatelj, iako to za tebe ne bi bilo ok jer bih te smarao dan i noć oko Opetha!!!! Ponosan sam na tebe jer nisi iz Švedske i ne živiš u Ikei. Budi mi uvijek zdrav i pozitivan a ja idem sad da proguglam sve živo o tebi.

[@kyleroliver2143]

If you ever do a part two, Benighted, harlequin forest,to bid you farewell, heritage, faith in others....anything Opeth is good haha

[@Sangejzer]

White Cluster Also.

[@sexandskateandrocknroll4741]

Creedence and Melinda also :-)

[@Ytsejean88]

Where can I buy this!? I need to have this in as good a quality as possible and on repeat, forever.

[@DarraKummitus666]

Demon of the Fall... Just... Wow!

[@derekd.4156]

Commenting a second time because I just finished the drapery falls and 1. Mikael is a complete genius songwriter, one of the best of the 21st century (and 90s). And 2. What a lovely arrangement. The ability to capture the essence of the song through a different instrument and capture all the little intricacies is sublime

[@prawtism]

Oh my god, Demon of the Fall is perfect

[@osvaldit0]

Please do a pt2: 1) Ghost of perdition 2) Windowpane 3) Benighted

[@Regulateur]

Hope leaves

[@ottertotter]

Patterns in The Ivy parts 1 and 2

[@EzraStrayer]

The whole heritage album

[@apfirdaus5065]

Harvest

[@TristenDM]

generally speaking: WE NEED MOAR!!!111eleven

[@jasonpiano25]

Absolutely beautiful. I especially love the Dirge for November arrangement. That song is one of the closest to my heart; it found me many years ago during a rather dark time in my life. One of my favorite lyrics come from this song: "The mere reflection brought disgust." It has stuck with me ever since.

[@med.bl7705]

This is the most beautiful thing ive ever heard

[@everlost17]

So glad you did Dirge for November, my dude. My personal favourite Opeth tune.

Lotus Eater sounded like an epic final boss fight from some lost and obscure arcade game. :) Very intriguing atmosphere. Loved it as much as the original.

[@MJXtube]

I'm so happy that this came from Serbia. Well done.

[@jsabbott0]

I listen to this at least once a month. Thanks for doing this man!

[@JordanTommyBonnevialle]

Your renditions are equally fantastic Sam. I've been watching them for years.

[@BTBAM819]

HOLY FUCK man was Marrow of the Earth good. Impressive rendition. A truly underrated piece, as most of Heritage. Thanks for including it, it is a personal favorite of mine. Same thing with Weakness. Soooo many hidden gems Mikael has written

[@mopedfrost]

I'm totally blown away. The transcription to piano simply can't be done any better and the level of detail is so impressive that I don't know what to say! This is truly unique and mind-blowing! Thank you for sharing this with all of us! What an inspiration. What a talent! What a way to showcase the beauty of these songs.

[@cvekler]

Thank you very much for such kind words! Cheers

[@Malkasphia]

The drapery falls cover...is so beautiful. I had to instantly go to that song. You did it justice ..and it's Even more mournful with the piano. Thank you

[@derekd.4156]

48:11 is so powerful on the piano oh my god

[@keithberns5]

Yes, Mikael must know about these masterpieces.

[@julianomarques9130]

This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. The only thing I want to say is Thank You.

[@alexilaiho6441]

DEMON OF THE FAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL

[@yaroubthayer-752]

The drapery falls is just 👌

[@Woffelson]

Ha! I instantly knew Opeth on piano is going to sound very jazzy. Not disappointed.

[@am4082]

16:48-18:05. The greatest!

[@geekgodofdeath6634]

*DEMON OF THE FALL*

[@TheRealXenosapien]

Longtime Opeth fan here. Loving this, and wish there was more! Moonlapse Vertigo next time please!

[@OmegaLulz666]

OMG moonlapse vertigo would be amazing.

[@TheRealXenosapien]

@@OmegaLulz666 Probably my favorite Opeth song. It showcases pretty much everything they can do in my opinion.

[@ThoseCaliKidzz]

Isolation Years is exceptionally beautiful

[@RafaelaMartinelli]

The Drapery Falls sounds absolutely AMAZING

[@ermiaozimarius2456]

Always sensed something jazzy about Opeth's Burden. Listening to it on solo piano now, I know exactly why it's that jazzy. Congratulations, Mr Nikola on catching the most subtle of subtleties in Opeth's music. This is an immense project. Thank you for making this public. We're indebted to you, and awed.

[@partmanpartbeard]

Awesome musianship sir. Difficult to believe these are performed on a single piano with one player. I enjoyed your embelishments. I know opeth music very well. Listening to these reminds me of some of the more radical late Beethoven sonatas,Scriabin and shostakovich. Really enjoying your playing and musicianship. I hope to see you perform in Liverpool Philharmonic hall very soon.

[@Goshoonkeys]

Nikola Cvetkovic does it the clever way, using imagery and styles from Opeth's most respected era. Whilst doing that, choosing phenomenal setlist and transitions, he's just playing those self-interpretations flawlessly. It must have been quite hard work, but worth every second. Thanks, budd.

[@6070505]

Refreshing, it's great. thank you.

[@rogermarin1712]

Ending credits and face of melinda are beautiful

[@eged.545]

Thanks for these amazing covers! I can't get enough. Please let there be a part two with older works of Opeth: More songs from Orchid, Morningrise and MAYH and Still Life.

[@mateogranda8329]

Burden has been the most brutal thing I have ever listened to. Thanks, Nikola.

[@jsabbott0]

Thanks for this man. Ive always looked up to you and started doing covers in no small part thanks to you playing Drapery and Demon of the Fall almost 10 years ago now. Im only halfway through and this brings me back all those years. Thank you again - for real.

[@cvekler]

Thank YOU man! Much appreciated, and love your videos too!

[@pedroteran5885]

You're great, Sam

[@nicolassignat6733]

Wow man ... very accurate !!! 👏👏👏 Fantastic job.

[@tsakostsakos5440]

Awesome job!Greetings from Greece...

[@Meshuggapeth]

Good thing I had the notification bell on :]

[@emilrahimov9835]

when I look back, I am just speechless how many great songs he wrote

[@hugoflores8090]

OOOH SHIIIT. Awesome.

[@lifeinpanniers]

I loved the drapery falls arrangement! awesome work

[@martinmorinshefford]

Wow! Amazing work. Totally AWESOME...

[@simracing_evolve]

You make Katatonia piano version. What is our favourite band long time ago and after that, you give us the piano version of our second favourite band opeth. I just drop my mind..... God bless you Nikola Cvetkovic, you are the best!

[@chinito398]

That FAIR JUDGEMENT COVER UGGHHH 😘👌👌👌

[@sergeyseed]

Such an outstanding work... Can't hold back my tears :,) wish I could play like you one day. Thank you so much!

[@jonw3462]

I knew this would be great but wasnt expecting it to be this well done. You even pulled of all the small nuances and guitar techniques to piano somehow. If i where to make a request though it would be The Moor and Ghost of perdition. I transcribed both guitars for the moor to acoustic 12 string before and it sounds really open and diffrent, would love to hear your version of the moor.

[@anthonycarrero2361]

Not sure if you've seen yet, but last month he did The Moor on his new Opeth piano cover album and it's sick!

[@jonw3462]

@@anthonycarrero2361 Nice one mate. Had no idea and going to get on that now.

[@xScrillAx]

Wow.. koliko osjecaja i predanosti.. svijet je odjednom barem malo bolje mjesto! Hvala, Nikola.

[@kazzgoa]

First thing I've seen this morning: a notification from your channel. Today nothing can go wrong.

[@Rychster]

Chills.....awesome!

[@matevzahacic9641]

You sir, deserve a cookie.

[@BleaK1211]

Please get these on Spotify I would love to listen to these when commuting.

[@The_Karst]

This is outstanding...my mind is blown. Well done.

[@alexeykomissarov6655]

Wonderful! Thanks!!!

[@quercingtime]

I demand this - SPOTIFY PLEASE

[@jonward4366]

very good! I can see my self listening to these covers hundreds of times. thanks for putting these together!

[@babaspector]

Opeth's my favorite band, and your covers are amazing :D

[@ddog1230]

The solo section of A Fair Judgment may be one of the most beautiful piano sections Ive ever heard. Holy shit sir.

[@fejuliano]

Amazing, amazing, amazing!!!

[@ThePortal101]

Just got done hearing Demon of the Fall. Mind is blown 🎹🎶🤯🤘😈 ... Then Burden. Holy cow that was amazing 😲

[@TheStavrin]

Jao , bravo !!! Sjajni aranzmani !

[@ivefa2872]

*HEAVENLY*

[@AugustoRudzinski]

The solos in the end of Burden were perfect. Great work.

[@F43R15]

svaka čast frajeru!

[@akwwnm7177]

Stunning...

[@chinmay1420]

Absolutely amazing man ! Thanks for doing this

[@pharod]

A work of art to be sure. Thank you for bringing this to the world.

[@jmarth523]

This is incredible. Ill admit that ive jumped straight to my favorites, but you have absolutely done right by Opeth. The Drapery Falls and Burden are masterpieces.

[@NoRussiaNoCry]

Nikola, you are a talent! Thank you from Belarus and keep going!

[@gravedskull]

ohhh c'mon, what a guy! opeth being played something like this..... I am mesmerized.... please keep up the good worK!!!

[@nykacho]

Wow wow that's wonderful. Thank you for this contribution

[@gabrielroa3037]

I can imagine all the work behind this masterpiece ! Great job man , thanks for this !! Thanks thanks

[@juni1553]

This is absolutely amazing, keep up the good work!!! I also feel bad to not pay for this

[@samivellamo3995]

Burden's guitar solos played with piano; quite astonishing feat. This is great work Nikola!

[@caio_ximas]

Awesome man!! Great job!! Sharing =)

[@osmiloe2776]

My god this is something else

[@Natasha-A-Omega]

Incredible!!!! I would love to hear you do some Gojira... if you can manage Opeth... Im sure you can master Gojiras complexities... This is amazing, thank you so very much!!!

[@jonssgoodlan1433]

Just apreciet

[@LukeZuniga]

Dirge for November is truly heart-shattering. Such a good job

[@ginevragualandris5062]

The Drapery Falls 😍

[@flowtoolz5554]

This is unbelievable. What a freakin piece of work. WOW 🙏🏻

[@doloresgarciasanchez524]

Enhorabuena Nikola. Las reducciones a piano que has hecho están llenas de matices y detalles. Desde mi punto de vista siguen fielmente las composiciones originales y no han perdido su sentido original. Es un gustazo escucharlas con otra lectura.

[@lassala]

This is outstanding! Thanks for sharing it. Perfect selection of Opeth's songs to be re-arranged for the piano. It sounds dark and heavy, as intended. :)

[@Lor3nzo89]

Wow... this is amazing! thank you!

[@ghodoos7634]

Just wow.

[@mydyingbride13]

Can I make a request, that the next in this epic series is Leprous? Thank you for these.

[@boomredimprint8411]

Wow... Ending Credits is immaculate.

[@BleedingSunn]

True masterpiece! Outstanding! Any words, only emotions...

[@zamirpajaziti1173]

Ti si legenda covece😱

[@doom7872]

Face of Melinda is a perfect piano tune.