Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

[@Rousseau]

It was only 1.5 years ago that I started Rousseau, and now there are over 2 MILLION of us - I can't even begin to comprehend this, thank you all. Now that we’ve hit this incredible milestone and ticked HR2 off the bucket list, it is time to take Rousseau to the next level. An original album is already in the works, we're thinking of ways to reimagine live shows too and are working on a concert series! This is just the beginning of what is planned beyond KZbin and I can’t wait to share more details with you all in 2020! If you’re subscribed to the newsletter, you’ll be the first to know. ♥ www.rousseaum.com

[@silvieli]

were so proud of u trust me

[@carlosvillagra6661]

Can i get a heart :P

[@Dad_K]

You're my dad!

[@russianbear7832]

Oh yeah, it’s *all* coming together

[@yoramabdo8414]

Rousseau Respect, Rousseau 👏🏼👏🏼

[@Rousseau]

PLAY HUNGARIAN RHAPS.. oh wait. What now?

[@pleasesavemefrommycountry5377]

Ah yes, the end of an era

[@basharshehab5803]

Where do I put my pitchfork now?

[@LUKE-jh4cu]

Transcendental etude no. 4

[@juanista4170]

Congratulations Rousseau, I love you.

[@beezlebubsantos428]

Rondo Fantastique 😁

[@sthn8758]

The Cat Concerto-Tom and Jerry 0:00 Tom starts playing 0:30 Tom cleans his hands and puts his shirt back up 0:40 Tom continues playing 1:12 Jerry;sleeping was moved around. 1:18 Jerry Wakes up 1:25 Jerry falls on a string 1:35 Jerry notices Tom 1:40 Jerry starts waving to the key patterns,Tom notices Jerry 1:49 Tom flicks Jerry back into the piano 2:16 Jerry appears under a piano key 2:25 Tom plays the key of which Jerry is under 2:32 Jerry runs under the keys 2:39 Tom plays the key Jerry is under and moves on 3:35 Tom plays an ascending run 3:38 The trill is still going as Jerry is repeating them from the inside of the piano 3:43 Tom bonks Jerry and continues playing 5:08 Jerry slams the piano’s door shut and flatten’s Tom’s hand 5:50 Jerry tries to cut Tom’s fingers 6:21 Jerry replaces two keys with a mouse trap 6:25 Tom’s finger was caught in the trap and inflates 6:28 Jerry starts playing with his feet 6:31 Tom starts getting Jerry of the keyboard 6:37 Tom checks if Jerry is around and continues playing 6:48 Jerry starts playing his own tune 6:57 Tom shoves keys as Jerry appears and makes faces at Tom 7:14 Tom was tired of Jerry’s shit and start tormenting him 8:19 The hammer starts playing Jerry like a baseball 8:31 The hammers move around and hit Jerry in the face multiple times 11:55 Jerry starts playing by breaking two hammers as Tom tries to mimic them(repeat this part at 1.5x speed 3 times) 12:15 Tom gets tired and collapses

[@crowofcainhurst]

This is the most underrated awesome comment in the entire youtube.

[@robloxgamedev2795]

you deserve more like, and here you go, ling ling blessed you with a like from me

[@enzorodrigo1060]

LOL

[@dylannnnnnnnn]

Haha

[@يوسفالحويطي-ح8ت]

This needs more likes

[@toesnt]

the madman actually did it :O its pissing me off that this doesnt have millions of views yet, this video has been hyped up for EVER

[@Numberonesorabjifan]

toes he's overrated tbh. Like did u see the live chat during the premiere of this video. These people seem to have never heard an actual professional play this. If they hear Hamelin playing this then they would faint

[@boxbird5723]

@@Numberonesorabjifan sure he may not be professional, but a lot of people has seemed to want it and he finally delivered it so I think it deserves more views. Maybe more people need to be informed that the video's released.

[@accomplisheddiplomat4091]

@@boxbird5723 Lol pretty sure he is a professional. But I agree it could be better. Sigh...

[@クロノシル]

Yikes! Lots of hate and criticism here. What for?

[@Jan_9999_]

@@クロノシル This isn't hating. They acknowledge the player's ability but point out the fact that there have been and still are pianist more capable of playing this piece. Still it is a feat to be able to play the piece so well.

[@johnnyaddams4728]

I can imagine some audience in the 19th century absolutely losing their minds over hearing Liszt playing this live.

[@Gimothecat]

Nah i'd be losing my mind too! What kind of sorcery is this ???? Are his hands octopuses ????? HOW

[@KeysofSerenity]

​​​@@Gimothecatit's not sorcery it's music. HR2 is a banger

[@deekay7868]

I would’ve been one of those ladies 🤭

[@StauticMan]

This was only for the Rich. The Poor never got a chance to listen this masterpiece

[@KeysofSerenity]

​@@StauticMan Even if you were Rich, you might only hear a Liszt piece once in your life. I'm so glad we have this technology.

[@Indarow]

My grandfather used to play this as well as many other Liszt and Chopin pieces when I was a kid. He chose a life of entrepreneurship over becoming a concert pianist. He always said it was the best decision he ever made because otherwise he never would’ve met my grandma and my whole family would never have come to be. He passed away last month. It’s amazing how much more of an impact this recording has for me now that he’s passed. R.I.P. Grandpa Challe. I’ll see you again up there.❤️

[@daggajuju1424]

Aww 🥺💕

[@evoplanet627]

May he rest in peace with the composers💗✨🥺

[@wdfwork]

**Sniff sniff** How sad :,(

[@has7846]

@@evoplanet627 absolutly

[@notagain3732]

Rip

[@diegomontesinosdelbarco9258]

Liszt is the kind of guy to inspire you and at the same time to make you wanna quit

[@ronjones-6977]

My pinky finger couldn't even listen to the whole thing. It left early.

[@christianluis7851]

Underrated comment

[@SorenPenrose]

he is the inspiration for the entire dark souls franchise

[@lmahu6627]

@@SorenPenrose The Dark Souls of piano pieces. ~ some journalist maybe

[@peytongustafson3424]

Exactly

[@Rousseau]

I hope you're ready.

[@zeezozeezee7482]

oh yeah, it’s all coming together

[@onion4550]

My body is ready

[@jamxisok9710]

next heroic polonaise please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!

[@phillip6933]

And after this, please more Mozart

[@giraffodil436]

I'm always ready for you, Rousseau ;)

[@Tophe]

An insane number of classic catchy riffs in one piece

[@Tophe]

Each one could have merited its own song

[@tetrislikeaboss]

​@@Tophe Fr

[@ericshasbeendoingstuffz]

One reason why classical music is way more superior than contemporary music.

[@eboone]

@@ericshasbeendoingstuffz You just haven't listened to the right pieces

[@nicholashenleybeats]

@@ericshasbeendoingstuffz you're literally taking some of the best classical works ever conceived with months if not years of tweaking and perfection made by a virtuoso pianist and comparing it to music a 17 year old makes in his bedroom in 2 weeks. Listen to some polyphia or Einaudi or Hans zimmer or people like him and you'll understand.

[@toastedpineapple4981]

This is the end of an era my friends.

[@Jay-he2mo]

I'm proud that I've been in this Era

[@Pizdunchik]

until you heard Rachmaninoff 3d concerto... Guys, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - it is not top of the world...

[@Pizdunchik]

@zBooM_ I truly believe we will find something more...

[@gabeahaha9776]

Don't worry, we still have Wrong Note and Heroic Polonaise.

[@13I.U3]

No. This is just the beggining.

[@Fr4nz2K]

10years ago I challenged myself to play this piece and now I can finally play it on my spotify

[@aboogiewitnohoodie6764]

W

[@xinyu5198]

LMFAO 😂😂😂

[@taffles7498]

true W

[@thedodoise118]

Had us in the first half

[@Aeroflyer_2023]

That's a dub

[@stephenviray9288]

Rousseau: *Uploads HR2* Me: This does put a smile on my face

[@養安京路]

*Insert "This is brings joy" meme

[@rabbih5131]

it doenst feel right, i miss the 'upload HR2 rousseau!' comments

[@lionelbisschoff3673]

Jerry tumbling down the screen is a wonderful homage to that lovely cartoon. Superb.

[@Hnhuy]

Agreed

[@TomPianoCat]

Ah, Rousseau. My favourite student.

[@hansanaperera4899]

I suggest u change ur name to Thomas..if u know what I mean;)

[@AryanGuptaBEST]

😂😂😂

[@nifnip22]

Where's Jerry, Tom?

[@ipanrendi6562]

LOL

[@theyeetwarrior1877]

Normal cats have nine lives. Tom has 69420 lives.

[@jemand-anders]

For some reason, Liszt always tries to destroy either the piano or the pianist or both. But of course in a beautifull manner.

[@ix_mscz]

True

[@cantthinkofausername6749]

it's almost always both

[@lucaslorentz]

Destory with class

[@bluesghostd794]

For some SEASON*

[@simmo303]

That's the impression but he wrote more slow gentle music than fast and loud.

[@ryanburdette17]

i can just imagine... the year is 1851 and Liszt knows he has this BANGER and he is about to go perform it live for the first time in front of all kinds of royals and upper-class individuals, that would have been a sight to see

[@norbi1au]

🙏❤🇭🇺

[@originalstarwalker21]

@@norbi1au uhhuh

[@tomjones6347]

They all got up and started raving

[@jerrellsharp5591]

Wow what a site that has to have been

[@gots0359]

common Liszt W.

[@MrCyssiek]

Never heard Hungarian Rhapsody in its entirety before.. What a journey. Further you are into the piece, more detached you are, reality becomes blurry and you recognize pieces of what you knew, but distorted, unfamilliar. This is a journey from depression, thru mania, to mental breakdown. Absolute ma-ster-pie-ce

[@antiscribe4150]

Simply Piano Ads: Day One: *Twinkle Twinkle Little Star* Day Three: *This*

[@LouIse-cc8xj]

So true !

[@juliannaelwell]

I hate simplypiano with a burning passion

[@duolingo1912]

Julianna Elwell its not helping me though😑

[@jannosenceofhuma2454]

Simply piano is a simply a lie

[@crystalwu7400]

Simply piano might teach you how to play "Girls like you" or whatever 2019ish songs. But I don't think it can teach you the proper fingerings to press the keys with._.

[@alviswong7328]

0:40 Lassan 5:06 Friska 6:31 Jerry 9:13 Hamelin Cadenza (Abridged)

[@Tempest59]

What are those ?

[@magicalcrystal7352]

@@Tempest59 traitor

[@ashcoates3168]

Why have I never heard the cadenza?

[@lorenzodavidsartormaurino413]

@Ayan Tokhtar because he made it

[@CK-fo3lm]

@@lorenzodavidsartormaurino413 he didn't.

[@mitchellbarr2115]

at 6:43 i was really hoping your pinky would grow really long to hit that one note

[@ACORNyMOFO]

You should see the video of the 16 year old Asian girl dressed like a cat. She played straight out of the show. It was awesome.

[@SomeGuy-so2ok]

I was hoping he would use his feet lol jk, and I think @Darion Tate is talking about Yannie Tan

[@georgeb9285]

LOL UNDERRATED

[@Dragon_Warrior7625]

@@ACORNyMOFO yeah...i have seen it It's amazing.....😄

[@kngbledsoe]

me too

[@BorkedJorsh]

I literally struggle with believing someone created this music and it makes me cry when I think about all the beautiful things that can come from a human brain 1/22/24, just watched this again and just noticed Jerry tumbling down the side at one point. I'm quite pleased

[@franzliszt975]

Timestamps Intro : 0:04 Lassan : 0:39 Friska : 5:07 Hamelin cadenza ( abridged ) : 9:14 Hey ... U wanna see jerry ? Jerry is waiting at 6:31.

[@noalapizza-paella3986]

Thank you Liszt!

[@Vibrationsiseverything]

Okay liszt

[@franzliszt975]

@@Vibrationsiseverything lol

[@noalapizza-paella3986]

@@franzliszt975 Hello sir

[@MaxDABLIU]

well well... fella

[@imanidiotandiagreewithyoubut]

Most Anticipated video of 2019

[@AnnaKhomichkoPianist]

Krookydile YES

[@niamhhickey5200]

Agreed

[@Rousseau]

You can see the moment the black keys ripped the skin off of my fingers at 10:50 - what a fun cadenza to play on a digital piano ;) Make the pain not be in vain by sharing this video :P Fingers are better now but still healing up, for the first time ever - I'm taking a week off! No video next week but there will be another special one on the 14th!

[@bahyainsaatc9716]

Now play Hungarian rhapsody no 3

[@JustSmileBiitch]

Your piano was not ready for you 😂

[@officialjarix]

I KNEW IT

[@ohnoherewegoagain5819]

Ouch. That painful af. Get well soon! Take your time healing it cus I'm pretty sure that's painful af. Well you know what they say. No pain, No gain

[@BreckH]

Well deserved break. You are a gifted pianist!! Thank you for sharing your work with the world.

[@raybro3803]

My 12 yr old grandson can play this without sheet music. I love hearing him play a few classics. He’s also a stud linebacker and fullback in football. The first time I heard him play piano I was AMAZED and other adjectives. I asked him why he never told me he had this gift he told me, “PawPaw I didn’t want you to think I’m a sissy😥” at 60 I changed my views and told him how impressed and proud I was for him, and of him! Amazed is an understatement for my gifted boy!! Wish I could take credit, I can’t🤣

[@JackNash-gk6qn]

To be able to play this at 12 is amazing! You have an awesome grandson!

[@katkitty2878]

A true asian if ive ever seen one

[@JackNash-gk6qn]

@@katkitty2878ikr lol

[@colorsofsound4782]

Musically, this performance is world class: Dynaimcs, eveness and tempo and not too much rubato. Did not expect to see Hamelin's cadenza. People rarely even play any cadenza for HR2 at all these days and for you to pick a cadenza that rivals the whole piece in terms of difficulty is certainly worth all the praise. I am in awe

[@TheUKNutter]

Makes me wonder how many attempts he took to record this.

[@m0ment219]

You're completely right. NOT TOO MUCH RUBATO. THANK. YOU. Finally someone noticed.

[@marceloprice606]

what is a cadenza

[@secnytsecnyt2981]

Marcelo Price It is a place that the composer adds in the music for the performer to show off their skills, or set a mood. At the end of this piece, the composer (Liszt) wrote in that the performer should play a cadenza there. Liszt himself composed a few cadenzas for this, and Rachmaninoff created one also, and Hamelin’s version was played here.

[@marceloprice606]

@@secnytsecnyt2981 oOhhh so like a place for you to play a kind of "piano solo"? Very cool very cool, never heard of that

[@thelamamamma9438]

About a year ago, I didn't really know what genre of music I enjoyed, there wasn’t really anything that genuinely intrigued me. I didn't have a favorite song, I wasn't familiar with many famous artists or composers, I generally just wasn't closely connected to the world of music. During my freshman year in high school, I was part of a band with my friends (I played the keyboard). When we decided that we were going to start performing, I started to feel like I had more of a purpose in playing piano other than just playing for fun every once in a while. So, I began playing a lot more consistently and practicing more difficult songs. But, at this time I still wasn't truly “in the music,” I didn't love it enough. One afternoon, my piano teacher showed me this one song during a lesson. I could just tell by the name that it was a classical piece, my least favorite genre of music at the time. After listening to it for about two minutes, we went back to our lesson. I honestly forgot the reason why he wanted to show me the piece, but it didn't exactly interest me in the slightest bit (mainly because I assigned the stereotypes people often associate with "classical music" to it (like “slow,” “boring,” etc.)). After that one particular lesson, I started humming. I didn't recognize what was stuck in my head until I went to my search history on KZbin. "Nope. No. Not that one-oh wait..." and that was it. The _classical_ song that I had completely forgotten about. *“Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.”* You know what I did then? I clicked on the song again, played it from the beginning, and listened very intently with a clear and curious mind. After I heard the whole piece in its entirety…. Yes, I made the connection that it was _that_ song from Tom and Jerry, but what I truly got out of that experience was an eagerness like no other. The eagerness to explore and completely immerse myself in the world of classical music. From then on, I've been doing just that. I’ve been listening to classical music for hours upon hours each day, I’ve been playing countless classical pieces on the piano (in fact, I’ve been playing so much lately that I developed carpal tunnel syndrome in my wrists and fingers :()

[@entity-hp3xw]

I remember that feeling...but I found Dubstep instead, and got the same feeling. I, too, thought about the classical stereotypes, and never listened to it until I found Rachmaninoff's prelude in g minor. I now have an obsession for piano music of all kinds, and am even converting dubstep songs into classical, and vice versa. Really hope Rousseau sees your comment! Have a nice day!

[@thelamamamma9438]

@@entity-hp3xw - I'm glad you found a passion for music as well 😊Rachmaninoff's Prelude in G minor was also one of the many songs that got me addicted to classical music. Thank you!! You too :)

[@haruitsuki9929]

From me being a little kid to 14 I have never heard of classical music. I was always listening to EDM and songs from The Fat Rat and stuff. But one day while I was at my cousins house, my cousin was watching your lie in april. At first, I thought it looked boring but when I watched more of it, they music and story line hooked me. Ever since then, I have never stopped Rewatching your lie in april and never stopped listening to classical music. Classical music is what gives my life meaning... I hope to play as much classical music as I can before my time(currently 16).

[@TwoHeavens8]

Wow sir!

[@thelamamamma9438]

@@haruitsuki9929 - I couldn't agree more, I don't know what I'd be doing or how I'd be feeling emotionally right now without classical music. I also used to listen to TheFatRat quite a bit when I was younger :)

[@Nicholas-cq1nv]

0:00 Opening 0:39 Lassan 5:06 Friska 9:13 Hamelin Cadenza (Abridged)

[@aakarshitsingh1535]

Thx

[@jezerbaltazar1490]

Friska gives me chills

[@w_rry]

Friska is the best part imo

[@guavacupcake]

What do you mean abridged? This is not the full song?

[@mashicoleman]

@@jezerbaltazar1490 wow so unique

[@nunyabiznez6381]

I've been revisiting this recording periodically for a couple of years now and I consider this my reference recording for this piece. That is, this is what I compare everything else to. Tonight, two hours ago I was in a private home listening to a private concert performed by a very good concert pianist. There were about 30 people present. The piece was performed on a new Yamaha baby grand. They played this piece, one of my favorites. When they got to the cadenza two people got up from the audience and walked over and joined the pianist and they went on to play the most complex mind blowing 7 minute long six handed cadenza I have ever heard. They never left the theme of the piece but simply reworked it and varied it and layered it from end to end in what I would call a beautiful convolution of notes. The three performers composed the arrangement of the cadenza themselves. The principal pianist is a concert pianist but also teaches and the other two were his students. I was unable to convince them to provide me with a copy of the sheet music for the cadenza though clearly they were performing off sheet music they had hand written.

[@NickLadushkinFoxmillet]

Many performers try to rush through the most technical elements of this piece, which is technical and impressive and all that. But you have to appreciate how accentuated, complex and beautiful piece this is when no notes are swallowed, and your brain actually has time to process all the incoming data :) . This is one beautiful performance, Rousseau! Thank you

[@myoman1977]

Horowitz's rendition Ive found was a 100 mph dumpster fire. And people say no it's great just because its Horowitz. Fuck that it was terrible and Lang Lang's version was just as terrible. Rosseau's version didnt have the dynamics as much but outside of a few hard spots where he slowed down it was clean and I appreciate it.

[@phosfro9236]

Yeah, there are so many pieces that people always rush when the piece is actually moderato for exemple, or the piece is not so fast but people change de speed, like La Campanella or Fantasie Impromptu, the interpretation is not so fast but there's a lot of people playing so freaking fast, that's so sad and sacrilegious.

[@PureReluctance]

@@phosfro9236 they can play it how they want

[@-Devy-]

@@PureReluctance Sure they can, just like people can criticize them for it.

[@tibetatakan]

Kanashi Skyler well this piece is more like a show off piece like most of the other liszt‘s pieces. Speed doesn‘t really matter.

[@valyntines]

And on 30th September, 2019, Liszt was resurrected from the dead.

[@destintan7065]

Liszt: ah yes, my true successor

[@eternalelysium4944]

@@carrijackson6007 u suck

[@Martinkg05]

ah yes, my true successor

[@inidutiliroblox1010]

@@Martinkg05 Ah yes, you're truly alive.

[@uwu-kh3lh]

@@Martinkg05 why is the Danse Macabre so early this year

[@maryannasermely1474]

I was a young child in the 1940's and my Mom allowed me to listen to this whenever I wished. Our public library had a music room where we were allowed to listen to this and many others.

[@クロノシル]

Okay, a few things: First of all, the visuals in this are beautiful. Definitely the best and most interesting ones that you've used so far. They really add an extra feeling of wonder. Gold and diamond are appropriate as this is such a long-awaited piece, it's like treasure to us subscribers. Secondly, I love all the little unique changes you've made with the timing and phrasing of certain parts, which I haven't heard anywhere else. You definitely made the piece your own and gave it a new life, a new feel, a new personality if you will. Incredible. (P.S. the abridged part was awesome). Obviously this took a lot of hard work and care, and you must have spent a long time preparing, practicing, editing and recording. Thank you for putting in so much effort to entertain your audience and brighten their experience!

[@Ancaru]

revelation: those hands are computer-rendered

[@infinite_consciousness]

@@Ancaru 😂👍

[@demeter966]

I honestly thought I would never be able to play this. And here we are, 6 years later, I was right

[@好吧-h6k]

for me it’s 7 years, and learning lassan is hard

[@brumarcondes2]

lol

[@thatonedude690]

Aaaah, you got me in the beginning

[@skygirllove3669]

🤣 that's hilarious

[@freemangle4]

His hands were huge tho I have to compromise to play it lol

[@malllllkaii]

Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 Intro: 0:04 Lassan: 0:39 Friska: 5:05 Hamelin Cadenza: 9:13

[@ebfsgsffsgscseb]

La última parte, la de Hamelin Cadenza, yo no la conocía, y eso que escuché muchas veces esta pieza... forma parte de la canción original?

[@malllllkaii]

@@ebfsgsffsgscseb I thought it was originally thought Cadenza was part of the piece, just how complex it was, but sadly it is not part of the Rhapsody

[@malllllkaii]

@@lanye2708 thank you

[@ebfsgsffsgscseb]

So where does it come from? Why is it included in this version?

[@laiyinquan8355]

@@ebfsgsffsgscseb It came from Marc-Andre Hamelin, a great virtuoso. Rousseau decided to play it as what is meant to be in that section is what is called cadenza ab lib, in which the performer plays an improvised, usually virtuosic passage of music to fit his/her own style of playing. Hamelin was one of the several pianists on KZbin (at least) whom adhered to said musical direction, as many would have ignored that and move to the coda. Rachmaninoff is another who had done a cadenza for this piece, you should check it out!

[@ArshAmit1WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW]

Lassan - 0:04 Friska - 5:06 Hamelin Cadenza (Abridged) - 9:14 Jerry - 6:31

[@IsaacW.]

Liszt is well known for his beginner pieces such as this

[@earlgrey11]

Him and Carl Czerny 😁

[@znoequeenvalentin8373]

Dang this was his beginner?! That's nuts

[@IsaacW.]

@@znoequeenvalentin8373 nah it was a joke. In reality he's known for the most difficult pieces in the repertoire

[@znoequeenvalentin8373]

@@IsaacW. Oh thank u, I can't believe I actually fell for that😂

[@deanchur]

Don't forget Sergei Rachmaninoff as well. His pieces only take a few weeks to learn, at most.

[@mihaelavulk5759]

"Let's make the beginning easy so we can fool these newbies"-Liszt

[@reemuh3520]

@Gizio the Jackal i don't think that's what they meant. i think they meant the first part of lassan is pretty easy but once you get to the middle it gets hard

[@nicknguyen4768]

That is actually me tho. I finished Lassan, wasn't that bad, but I dont know if I'll be able to play Friska.

[@sergei-prokofiev]

Lol etude opus 25 no11

[@andyassaf9695]

Long fingers lizst

[@sergei-prokofiev]

@Matew whahahha

[@wesboz8776]

6:01 is my favorite thing about this piece. So fun to listen to.

[@aliaali3712]

Wes Boz Mines as well!

[@ZitaSChan]

Mine is from 5:06 to 6:25

[@zachstuefen6282]

I always think of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

[@Olympia69420]

Same

[@rrperformance9450]

5:43 is amazing! Whole piece is best, never thought a romanian would compliment hungary but it happened so... 🔪🇷🇴🧨🇭🇺🪓 what happened here?

[@dirtydingo250]

For my money, this is the most impressively technical piece of music ever written

[@AnimeProAnimeonPiano]

At 3mil subs, Rousseau reveals that he's actually Liszt himself.

[@andro5341]

:DDDDDddd

[@sanmaritanou8118]

Rousseau Liszt

[@prince2626]

Maybe Liszt's abandoned son🤔

[@pi0239]

Hi

[@GabsARV]

Well first of all, I found a article a few months back that the great grandson of Franz Liszt plays La Campanella like he intended to play. It's hard to compare, but the pianist in the article (w/ video) played La Campanella similar to Rousseau's, and hand movements are also quite similar. You can try to go look at the article yourself. www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=amp.classicfm.com/composers/liszt/great-great-grandson-plays-la-campanella-piano/&ved=2ahUKEwjTn8fc1vjkAhUaPnAKHV6YAdEQFjAHegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw1LdKmgTeeapxNZ6llmMEL7&ampcf=1

[@asomeotheawesome9700]

I would learn this piece, but my third hand hasn’t been shipped yet

[@ManuSankaran2410]

I ordered my third and fourth hands at Liszt four weeks ago.

[@George-eq3wj]

Mine was missing a perlicue , I returned it so I’m waiting on another hand now

[@Tuifty]

​@@ManuSankaran2410 It really have been a A# performance. A# is a sharp

[@GordoFabulous]

I can't afford an extra hand, so I'm teaching my cat to help.

[@whodislmao7346]

"You guys are getting *third hands* ?"

[@danitigre232]

6:31 Liszt: I wrote this piece so no one could play it Rosseau: Hold my Jerry

[@mrbobafett11]

Danitigre 232 ツ I didn’t notice it first time watching :p

[@arthoormoorgen9492]

Funny, cause jerry mean's finger in indonesian (jari)

[@れもん-p8g]

Go tom :)

[@gabrielsfrost]

Liszt obviously didn’t hold Jerry well enough because Jerry fell

[@trevaperes5343]

You enjoy Classical then?

[@wagenna]

Franz Liszt was simply crazy. And in his craziness he composed wonderful music. I love this!

[@maximilianmusohyeahyeah215]

6:31 we can see a little jerry trying to ruin his/her hr2 performance.

[@officialjarix]

oh you posted this before me kinda weird how we posted the same thing

[@lumi5056]

Oh i didnt realize you posted something about tom and jerry. Altho my comment is not exactly the same as you but it has tom and jerry

[@tervalas]

I was expecting a little more Loony Toons, but I'll take it.

[@henahassan5521]

There was the episode, the cat comcerto

[@markoholic_]

My childhood :3 I remember watching a video tape of a lot of tom and jerry episodes and that one was one of my favourites :D

[@ShahzebHumayunOfficial]

This video has inspired me to sell my Piano! An absolute master piece💯

[@mave2789]

Price?

[@Soulsand3222]

can I have it?

[@truepashka7277]

😂

[@andrebiasuz]

And me to buy one! Hopefully in 10 years I can play this piece, though not that crazy last section.

[@TIANIC121]

Sorry but no

[@joafus]

People think "if I played like that I would be playing all day" it is literally the opposite, you have to play all day to be able to play like that

[@axelpierce9422]

@Arij but there is only 24 h in a day.

[@morgano2154]

@A.H ling ling style 👌

[@TheEkkas]

so true

[@axelpierce9422]

@A.H if it's a joke who come I'm not laughing at your so called "joke".

[@decafcoffee0935]

@@axelpierce9422 you need context, that's why

[@leewill9588]

That cadenza is the most coolest EVER 11/10!

[@M0ntezuma300]

Me two weeks ago: What kind of effect takes two whole weeks to render? Today: Oh my

[@joshuamark9316]

Tom takes 2 weeks to render

[@FlyingMugen]

I'm thinking it was the falling Jerry at 6:31 that bogged it all down.

[@habibiii4126]

Rousseau: releases HR2 *Everyone liked that*

[@thenotsookayguy]

*Exept for some dislike bots*

[@helloolleh4861]

Najib -Pianist- I’m not signed into that account but my channel is Daniello

[@finnthewastebin4678]

under_ score stop self promoting

[@helloolleh4861]

Finnthewastebin I’m not self promoting this is legit idiot

[@helloolleh4861]

Finnthewastebin the other comment I wrote got deleted so ima re write it

[@somerandomguy6800]

6:31 I loved that cameo. Anyone older than 5 knows "Tom and Jerry: The Cat Concerto" which is why I (and millions of others) know and love this song/piece (For all of you overly critical musical technical people), and to include that cameo of the show that made this piece famous is something that Franz Lizst, William Hanna, and Joseph Barbera would be proud of. Thank you. :D Edit: 450 likes?! That’s the most I’ve ever had! Thanks so much y’all! Really means a lot how much my mentioning a cameo and saying my opinion on it can make people laugh and say their own opinions. I know, I know. “Oh stop with the thanking people. It’s annoying.” Let me express my gratitude. It’s better than me just not caring.

[@vashusan1984]

It was a great addition, brought back many fond memories when cartoons actually had music other than generic rock or pop themes.

[@pradyumna3813]

@the marble racer look up Tom and Jerry cat concerto

[@trxggeredexe1909]

its called a piece

[@Prince-dt6wq]

That episode won an oscar

[@muktamukherjee6668]

Me too......

[@viewcroftgaming4571]

The applause after this would be incomprehensible

[@boraulker9213]

Rousseau: uploads HR2 Me: crying in mary had a little lamb

[@sumannagarwal8024]

*Will nobody talk about how good those notes look*

[@blendyboi5023]

It took like 2 weeks for him to render

[@eudoravia7082]

Ikr, if there is a piano with a display like that on its top, i will most definitely safe up to buy that. There definitely be one in far future 🥺

[@greenytoaster]

@@eudoravia7082 hard to break it to ya but a piano can't predict what note you're gonna press

[@eudoravia7082]

@@greenytoaster oh no, not like a fuzzy prediction. As simple as smart tv or digital music sheet display/monitor. So we have this premade digital music sheet like that one in the video or in any musical instrument games (guitar hero etc) with mp4/avi/etc video format, then we put in inside the built in storage memory thru usb/bluetooth/etc, and have it played like a digitalised music sheet. Someone has to do the harsh job of making the digitalised music sheet tho 😂 But it may also be a good source of money.

[@greenytoaster]

@@eudoravia7082 interesting

[@arohimittal3050]

Is no one gonna talk about how beautiful the diamond notes are ?

[@dragskope1431]

So satisfying

[@jackmarentette1302]

No.

[@refrigeratedfennec25]

The. What?

[@arohimittal3050]

@@refrigeratedfennec25 the notes that are falling (LED)

[@arohimittal3050]

@@jackmarentette1302 really ? well glad no one asked

[@Musi_012]

1:40 to 2:37 is just sending you to another planet. It’s perfect

[@dominikpandur5131]

First half is magnificent. For the second half someone must have pissed off Liszt really bad and he was like: “Screw all future pianists trying to play this one.”

[@oturoscar9346]

And then he got Hamelin to make a Cadenza with that exact anger

[@adhdlama2403]

I'm pretty sure Liszt must have felt, as a fantastic pianist, that there was not enough repertoir out there challenging enough for him. To be able to play a festive piece at this level must have been very refreshing for him!

[@yashkaliapiano]

ikr

[@qiqimusic6734]

Sad us D:

[@rudrakulkarni3440]

That's why I like Chopin he used run on melody. Not like Liszt who ran on unplayable peices.

[@jack9712]

I’m a big fan of Liszt but I can’t believe he stole this piece from Tom

[@qiqimusic6734]

He didn't- Tom stole it from him

[@Bakebakebakebake]

r/woooosh

[@Coen18764]

@@qiqimusic6734 r/wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh

[@mau7917]

@@qiqimusic6734 I'm not a redditor but R/WOOOOSH

[@antibiotic3024]

@@qiqimusic6734 oh boy

[@MrTubeLloyd]

I can't believe I can witness such skillful playing comfortably sitting in my living room, every time I want, for free. What a time to be alive. Thanks, Rousseau!

[@TDuncPiano]

Rousseau was the one that inspired me to play piano again, make a channel and motivate to keep going everyday. KZbin progress might be slow but least i get to do what i love again and share it to more people

[@renzoortiz4765]

I mean its not free you have to pay internet but ok

[@RonaldoVODS]

@@renzoortiz4765 Not if he goes to a place that has free wifi

[@jdhr7767]

@@renzoortiz4765 Yeah but you don't have to pay internet specifically to watch Rousseau, you are not paying to see the artist so yeah it's free

[@drummer2443]

Every time I get a bit negative about the times we live in I try to remember stuff like this. Truly a special time in human history

[@JJetiss]

I love how Jerry falls in the video that made my day

[@xEpicElitex]

If I could play piano like this, I don’t think I would ever leave the keyboard

[@LottieNightFury]

OMG Same..... 😍😍😍

[@yukiko_akiyama]

sigh, time to practice :'>

[@sukai9935]

The reason he can play like this is because he never leaves the piano

[@yannaischrire7327]

If you wouldn’t leave the keyboard you could play like this.

[@SuperGamer4444]

@NothingWild My homie Franz didn't even need to learn cuz he sold his soul to the devil to get them skillz

[@TheJuajaja2000]

6:30 that was just perfect and right in the moment

[@emilibidish]

From tho beginning Tom and Jerry was all I could think of.

[@kwabzycomposer]

Man...Simply Piano really payed off didn’t it?

[@beefnoodle7633]

This comment needs more likes😂

[@pureblooded3877]

Loki Of Asgard it really does 😂😂😂

[@anonymousdecision7697]

bruh

[@okbutjikook]

🤣🤣🤣 best comment

[@simpletoast708]

not funny

[@aifullindamyrthong7849]

I've watched all HR 2. And this the best video

[@aa-co6lf]

0:40 Lassan 5:05 Friska 6:31 Jerry 9:14 Hamelin Cadenza (Abridged) 11:28 Thumbnail

[@solstice8348]

한쿡인이 여기에도 있네

[@마이클민]

그릏네여

[@sofiya3854]

안녕하세용 ㅎㅎ

[@zackiechan2601]

*insert more words I can't read*

[@varunpujari8710]

Thanks for the thumbnail

[@AtinPiano]

It finally happened! Congrats Rousseau, what an incredible performance!

[@user-se8jg5ul7e]

K

[@KobaltBlue680]

@@user-se8jg5ul7e k

[@eifach]

k

[@spicyladyhunter]

k

[@brando4848]

k

[@imserioustellmewhy]

Rousseau: Will release HR2 Me: DO I TRUST YOU?

[@YS-soundsystem]

This man was such a crazy genius! How could he invent this wonder? Big respect and rest in peace forever! ❤

[@lightworkval]

6:32 that Tom and Jerry “Easter egg” made my day

[@b-av7475]

epicguest321 why you get so much likes in one week unfair

[@carlossubuyuj7144]

Same haha, i was listening to this while doing HW then out of nowhere decide to see how skillful this guy is and BAM Jerry and its cat concerto easter egg haha lovely!

[@GoldenFreddy-py7kz]

@@b-av7475 Because it make us notice that easter egg.

[@applepower9373]

My dumbass was wondering what sound Jerry was going to make

[@samy3254]

😭😭😭

[@yori707]

- dad, why is my sister called Rose? - because your mom loves roses - thanks dad! - no problem, Friska from Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

[@leo17921]

• Kiiro - chan • overused joke

[@SomeGuy-so2ok]

- ok, dad! Oops, I meant Mr. La Campanella... I should leave now...

[@QS1597]

The sister is now called Un Sospiro

[@IVameless]

@@leo17921 overused complaint.

[@leo17921]

@@IVameless still tho

[@hugocomte313]

Liszt : I wrote this piece so no one could play it Rousseau : hold my cocaine

[@_erik_vera_]

I was in class and this comment made me laugh out loud and got me in trouble LMAO

[@galileofigaro4747]

He never said that, that’s stupid, i dont even think that he thinks that this piece is hard, he have much much harder pieces, like, el countrabandista, paganini etude no.4 (1838)

[@galileofigaro4747]

And its true no one played paganini etude no.4 (1838), and the only one who played el countrabandista on youtube was Valentina lisitsa, and she is 200 years after him, not at his time

[@ThatBarnabusGuy]

Brace yourself, the “r/whooshers” are coming

[@bugadortb5870]

also tom: hold my jerry

[@walrus8353]

Listening to this made me cry from joy no cap, I am at a loss for words

[@tmendez31]

It's hard to imagine that anyone would give this a thumbs down. Other than being a complete tool and hating things that are way cooler, there really is no reason to give this a thumbs down. The skill level to play this so well is absolutely insane.

[@shaneozoa3721]

Those ate just Australians liking the video sir

[@franzliszt7922]

This is just a warm up to make sure all of my keys are working.

[@alexsregularchannel]

Wut-

[@mr.clickbait5599]

@@alexsregularchannel he was the number 1 hungarian komponist.

[@chuckiealonzo1145]

@Franz Liszt tips pls senpai xd

[@yeehaw635]

Well my good man, would you like me to make you a masterpiece based on your very impressive also masterpiece sir?

[@anrylstudios]

oh shi--

[@rizkamariana4699]

When this piece ended, I was half expecting appearance of exhausted Tom after saw Jerry fell in the midlle of playing.

[@ShanghaiWall]

Would have been great to have a face reveal this way with Rousseau falling flat on his face on the keys.

[@rizkamariana4699]

@@ShanghaiWall Lol, it would have been wasted though. We won't be able to recognize since his face would be as flat as the keys.

[@Aaron_Walker_011]

6:30, falling jerry to show the irregular rhythm change, love it. Used to listen in background for a couple of years, only noticed it today.

[@xenocide-agario3605]

I have an exam tomorrow but this is more important.

[@officialjarix]

lol me too

[@freshmilk7122]

Exactly same situation

[@atharvakokaje5818]

Same🤣

[@Liszthesis]

same dammit

[@darkhoodchief]

OMG same. Imma YOLO for this moment.

[@snowxcrowe]

6:31 I lost when Jerry falls down lol. Also this piano sounds amazing, especially in the low register, very warm.

[@Vibrationsiseverything]

Yes true

[@dennishuang7764]

5:50 that transition from minor to major was so smooth

[@justarandomdude1998]

I know right.

[@CameronLaborta]

I just want to kiss liszt because of the transition .... when I first heard I just reapet the scene for more than 30 times

[@nicolaspachecoarango]

@Arthur Dent The piece went to a minor key to a major key. And Liszt did a good transition

[@vishwakmusic9314]

@Arthur Dent He played f sharp minor chord the whole time and then suddenly he made every one focus on c sharp and added the d flat 7 chord. Then he played the first G flat Major chord right on 5:50. Then the whole part went major Lol Liszt is funny 😂

[@다솜-m8o]

As expected, the more difficult the art, the more beautiful it becomes. This is a really great performance.

[@HoovyTube]

6:31 What a nice detail! :)

[@chunchunma4ru]

Lmao dindt expect to see you here

[@swaglord2426]

I Didn’t even realize haha

[@liszt9591]

that's Jerry falling

[@russterrydrake6117]

SNL did a skit years ago how you can learn the masters by watching cartoons.

[@franzliszt1850]

@@liszt9591 Sure impersonator.

[@theblueberry197]

I imagine after he played this piece he looked at his friend and said "You know, something like that."

[@luishurtado3840]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mgz282]

*piece, Sacreligious

[@theblueberry197]

@@mgz282 Oh yeah, you’re right

[@anso9217]

LMAO

[@manit9226]

@@mgz282 it's a song bruh wth is a piece I'm jk pls forgiveme I have lingling insurance

[@nano9285]

oh he actually played the cadenza, almost noone does that

[@AnnaKhomichkoPianist]

Nano92 finally someone noticed that 😂

[@bricks_blob9395]

He, I really appreciated that he did

[@niccolopaganini4268]

Idk what performances you watch, but people mostly play the cadenza as well. Except here Rousseau deserves 2x as much respects because he played the Hamelin cadenza which is as hard as the actual piece xD

[@raizelrai4424]

@@niccolopaganini4268 sorry can you explain what is cadenza and why hamelins is harder than the others? i really dont know about this music theory>

[@niccolopaganini4268]

@@raizelrai4424 Cadenza doesn't really have anything to do with music theory. It's mostly a virtuosic passage meant to be a cooldown in the piece or a buildup to a climax for example, through the most time in history it meant to be improvised by the performer during the play and to show off his technique, although with the beginning of the romantic era they were usually wrote before by the composer and meant to be played like that. Liszt here leaves the pianist a free hand to either omit the cadenza and go straight through the piece, play one of plenty cadenzas already written by him, which are in most editions, or to improvise/play his own

[@MemePhisher]

Cat: jumps on piano Lizst: write that down right this instant!

[@the_Punisher_]

How grand do you want your Hungarian Rhapsody to be? Rousseau: *Yes*

[@00bean00]

*Marc-Andre Hamelin

[@Nobruh545]

@@00bean00 *Liszt

[@medogerty6013]

10:02 flight of the really fat bumblebee

[@TheRealFraston]

Thicker melody, too.

[@TigerlilyWildflower]

I have never laughed this hard while listening to classical music. Thank you sir

[@lookitsthatfunnypianokid4924]

soooooo underated

[@maxi8382]

Lol

[@dunja1069]

HAHAAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH

[@biggerbig1939]

Everyone talking about “friska” but the way “lassan” opens gives me goosebumps.

[@davidenalini8371]

Bigger Big i know i actually prefer lassan

[@davidenalini8371]

Bigger Big just because friska is harder doesn’t mean it’s better

[@therandomist1054]

@@davidenalini8371 I agree with what youre saying, but i think friska is better bc it actually brings out the song. Not that it is more difficult.

[@dannydyi]

So much feeling in Lassan! Love it!

[@allegrovivace6806]

samesamesame

[@NoLeftTurn54321]

I laugh, I cry, I ponder, I rush, I worry, I love, I rejoice - this piece of music is such a wonderful summary of the human condition

[@yoramabdo8414]

He took time to take off jerry from the inside of his piano.

[@masterculture27]

Hahahahahaa

[@FlashwingthePony]

Aaaahahahahhahaha

[@matthewpetzer1554]

Top comment

[@malva4303]

Damn that refff xD

[@Rousseau]

You don't know how right you are ;)

[@hdk5973]

Rousseau: hits 2 million subs HR2: *IGHT IMMA HEAD OUT*

[@officialjarix]

**IGHT IMMA HEAD IN*

[@darwish6001]

Let’s just appreciate that Tom played this with 8 fingers

[@firefirefire3277]

And with eyes closed. And occasionally, played using his foots when he tried to look for Jerry in the piano's back.

[@laurennorth5675]

Was looking for a comment about Tom and Jerry haha

[@ForceMaximus84]

And Bugs played it with his feet.

[@danbrown9085]

He was quite animated playing it too

[@busara45thevillain22]

It's how I got here! Glad it did.

[@NameNik223]

Rousseau: "Oh, finally this piece is done!" Rendering: _I'm about to end this man's whole computer_

[@first_last01]

it did end his computer. he said towards the end it was taking 2 minutes to render 1 frame

[@pi0239]

My computer just died this afternoon 😥

[@Fraldale]

F

[@nathanyein]

@@first_last01 he did not say anything at all. what r u talking about.

[@Skysiax]

Nathan Yein He said it during the premiere

[@AllisonakaSakura]

I remembered falling love with this piece thanks to Tom and Jerry. This masterpiece stand true even in today times😊

[@michellelekas211]

Tom and Jerry❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@octav7438]

6:25 left side

[@lianrobintribunal484]

It can be heard in Rhapsody Rabbit too

[@mythocrat]

I fell in love with it watching the bano robbery episode in Woody Woodpecker, where he is a piano tuner.

[@LilBen_17]

This is the cat concerto omg I just realized

[@randomcheese3377]

Rousseau: *uploads Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2* [Everyone liked that]

[@alexandernoethiger5338]

@420 69 i think KZbin has dislike bots to gelp filter videos. Even the most optimistic, happy videos get thousands of dislikes.

[@mrmilkyshakes5657]

love how that double chromatic scale at 11:33 also shows up in Mazeppa too by Liszt right before the slow part

[@sepehrrezaee5505]

Rousseau: hits 2M subs HR2: My time has come

[@jackofalltrades6026]

@david jones Heroic Polonaise, I genuinely wanna hear how he plays it. 2.5 million maybe?

[@anur4gp]

“I finally made HR. 2” “What did it cost?” “My fingers.”

[@kevdabird]

And the C sharp note

[@buk1733]

Everything

[@crazydiamondshiningon5216]

He actually skinned the back of his fingers during the glissandos lol

[@Benflips0]

Hands

[@nikoletak]

he has done crazier I would say, but what do I know?

[@johannwong7246]

The schoolwork: Happy birthday The homework: Moonlight Sonata The test:

[@davidcardenas8]

Nah more like The schoolwork: Moonlight Sonata The homework: Prelude Op 3 No 2 (Rachmaninoff) The test: Chopin’s Impromptu That one kid who knows everything:

[@LeventK]

@@davidcardenas8 you made it ten times better

[@ArkadyVasiliev]

David Cardenas r/yourjokebutworse

[@therealrealludwigvanbeethoven]

S.140 4b.

[@LeventK]

@@therealrealludwigvanbeethoven hey don't you know Liszt made you syphonies hundred times harder? They are definitely harder.

[@haydendegrow945]

As I hear this piece, all I can imagine is the cameos, references, and covers that have accompanied this piece's legacy. Who knew one piece would literally be the soundtrack to pop culture? I also LOVE the graphics. It's like watching Guitar Hero for piano!

[@mmeister_5315]

“Hungarian Rhapsody is hard” *Last 3 minutes wants to know your location.*

[@research305]

@@andrewsugono4832 Shut The Hell Up