Chopin - Ballade No. 1 in G Minor (1M special)

[@Rousseau]

Chopin's 1st Ballade. One of the most beautiful and substantial works in the entire solo piano repertoire, and the piece of his most dearest to me. Although a bit of craziness would have been fun (and... is coming...), hitting 1M subscribers after only starting my channel 10 months ago is still so hard to believe, and the piece closest to my heart - dedicated to you as a token of gratitude - was only piece I felt fit to celebrate the 1M milestone. Thank you for 1M ♥

[@echotronic5322]

You Tricked us:< but still This piece is beautiful

[@rey7014]

Congratulations!

[@kayrabcebll8259]

Rousseau Wheres ma hungarian rhapsody dear

[@biggiezsnack]

Thanks for always playing what YOU want and not succumbing to the Hungarian fanboys in the comments

[@n4v33nkum4r7]

Sure that was the greatest troll you ever pulled on us.... But that was just a beautiful piece there!!

[@Rousseau]

Have you seen the film The Pianist? I still get shivers thinking about the Ballade scene...

[@Amitkumar-ss4fo]

Yeah. It was really amazing 😍

[@Kay13579]

I wrote my graduation paper about that movie. It is truly outstanding

[@unverredegin]

What a coincidence. Just watched the film this morning and now you mention it. Such an intense and touching movie.

[@presidentsnow.]

My favourite movie of all time I remember watching it with my grandma for the first, every time I listen to this piece I just fall apart ❤❤❤

[@osaze2708]

Same thing...

[@danielthrasher]

The fact that you saved this for your 1 million special says a lot about you as a pianist. Such an awesome choice. Brilliantly performed. Now go celebrate! Congrats, Rousseau!

[@Rousseau]

Thank you, Daniel ♥ I will now go celebrate by practicing Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.

[@janv.8538]

Or chopins etude op 10 no 4 U got the joke? No 2, no 3, no 4... okay okay im gonna kill myself ...

[@mitalipandit2891]

Any etude by Chopin is fitting!

[@RoeeNegbyDaHot]

WE STAN LEGENDS SUPPORTING LEGENDS

[@killpoo7]

@@Rousseau the one everyone was expecting here :p

[@Rousseau]

Ready for round 2?

[@nikhils5279]

Rousseau hell yeah

[@girf_boss]

As in Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2? If so, then very.

[@Cryptosonix]

YESSS!!!

[@iamjoe610]

"The most insane piano pieces (Vol 2)" confirmed!

[@tibetatakan]

Rousseau la campanella 2 confirmed

[@thecraze21]

"I am, I was a pianist" that scene always makes me cry

[@Chipsomedip]

same

[@arvram6103]

What scene?

[@Leonardo_Nobili]

​@@arvram6103 movie "The pianist"

[@jillsanderlin5959]

My fav movie

[@croyfz7564]

Same my fav movie it always makes me cry

[@Rousseau]

The time has come for another _special_ video, see you in 24 hours!!!

[@khatruong1333]

Oh common isn't it obvious, but can you please play Flower Dance after this :3 always

[@nikhils5279]

Liebstraummmm!

[@carbon4183]

1 MIL YEAH BOIII

[@sacc2388]

@Rishu Takkar Liebestruam would be suuuuuper great!

[@mate8877]

Liebestraum please ❤

[@NameNik223]

I feel ashamed for people who expected for Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 and didn't enjoy this beautiful piece

[@peep3879]

Yes... this in my opinion is Chopin's best piece and my favourite piece of music of all time. Up there with Rach2 and Rach3

[@mr.moodle8836]

Lmao, the shade thrown by Rousseau liking this comment. Playing us like a fuckin' fiddle, I tell ya.

[@adjiewahyupradana2696]

Maybe he save that for 10 M subs :') *still expected to that sadly

[@O1329-u8g]

I did expect sum Hungarian Rhapsody but, I'll take any classical piece whatever Rousseu throws at me(or us)

[@Discusser]

I was expecting Hungarian Rhapsody no.2 but I wasn't dissapointed, I actually loved it!

[@rickluk-gaming301]

The hardest part about learning this piece is trying not to cry while listening , change my mind.

[@primera04]

its a piece not song

[@rickluk-gaming301]

thx for correction@@primera04

[@1saamor897]

there’s some days where you get the emotion perfectly and you feel like you gotta tone it down a bit or your parents are gonna cry.

[@happyburrito9026]

The hardest thing about this piece is learning it.

[@happyburrito9026]

Period.

[@CienciaTodoDia]

Chopin! What a beautiful way of celebrating 1M subs! Congratulations!

[@shahmirkhan5373]

Youre not that famous on this side of KZbin hmm

[@hugo01463]

Achei um brasileiro!

[@felipebrito9093]

Meu canal preferido de ciência também gosta de Chopin haha

[@hugo01463]

Agora são dois!

[@Elopierek]

Chopin frome Poland :) remember

[@Proximity]

YESSS MY BODY IS READY.

[@billybill1272]

Proximity I remember jamming to overwerk so many years ago haha

[@c3realpt]

Oh I guess I’m not the only only who enjoys eletronic and classical music 😆

[@carmacksanderson3937]

@@c3realpt Same, bro! Glad to see other people with the same taste

[@solma1]

@@c3realpt haha same although i only produce electronic

[@frozenx1337]

@@c3realpt same😍

[@Random.pianist]

Chopin died at 39, imagine what he could’ve compose if he would’ve lived a longer life.

[@jennifermai1589]

39? So all of those pieces were composed before the age of 39? That’s amazing

[@Asaaldridge22]

He probably could compose more music

[@PepePoios]

@@Asaaldridge22 No way :0

[@awe331]

Jennifer Mai Not that surprising, people like Liszt, Chopin, Beethoven all the greats composed great pieces at young ages... and medical stuff wasn’t the best back then so not that surprising he died as well

[@gustavomarrero8103]

@@jennifermai1589 In fact he composed this ballade at the age of 21

[@vparanoidd]

Rousseau is absolutely LEGENDARY for putting no ads in this beautiful piece of music! Ballade No. 1 by Chopin is one of my favorite pieces, thank you. I hope you hit 5M soon. I know this was 4 years ago, sorry If I'm too late.

[@stefi_stfff]

He hit 5 mil

[@spriterefreshed935]

now there’s ads prob because of youtube

[@SheetMusicBoss]

Rousseau, you deserve an enormous congratulations for this achievement. Watching you grow online has been an amazing inspiration to aim for the same! What you do is truly incredible. The 1st ballade is one of my favourite piano pieces too, so I'm doubly happy to see you perform it! Here's to the next million! (we expect it to be soon...)

[@MaShumiestar]

Seeing your comments on every Rousseau video really makes me happy seeing the classical music community!!

[@mountchoco8174]

They do actually play piano

[@joannemariedecena6403]

Sheet Music Boss i like your rush songs

[@mitalipandit2891]

LIEBESTRAUM NO. 3!!! PLEASE!

[@Flutterbyby]

I’m glad all the piano channels I follow also like and comment on each other’s videos.

[@Rousseau]

A "No. 1" for 1,000,000 and then a "No. 2" for...?

[@vio1827]

Rousseau No. 2 for Hungarian Rhapsody :)

[@thisuraD]

C'mon bro we cant wait....!

[@erinstorm8088]

...2morrow? 😂

[@chiefbeef1369]

Rousseau Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 for 2 million please !

[@Hooples]

I recommend no 2 for 1.5 mil

[@AtinPiano]

You did it, you utter maniac!

[@clawf.3596]

I subscribed to Rousseau months ago when you recommended him on one of your video Atin, almost when he started his channel 😄

[@ツ尺ムキム乇レ]

true true

[@Neo_wow]

Plot twist : AtinPiano is Rousseau 😅

[@clawf.3596]

@@Neo_wow Then Rousseau/AtinPiano watched way too much "Split" 😅

[@Neo_wow]

@@clawf.3596 I really hope Rousseau will show himself

[@Amachi]

Came here after watching Your Lie in April. Years before watching the show and even knowing of it's existence this was already my favourite Chopin piece and one of my favourite pieces of music in general. I am probably in the minority for this because I knew about the piece before knowing about the anime and I think that most people who know both (And watched the show) got to know about this amazing piece from there. It definitely now has these new added memories with it that I will always think about when listening to it. Wonderful piece used in a wonderful show.

[@VoyageThirty]

same here hahah

[@0banai_Igur0]

Same 😢

[@saya_miguel_akunlama3008]

Bro I dont even know the show to beggin with

[@JisK7]

Jesus Christ Loves you all so much that HE died and suffered for you all on the Cross to save us all from the punishments of eternal Death and the sins that we have all committed.And if you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and put your entire Faith and life into HIS hands, then you will be saved❤, May GODs Grace Love, Peace, and Goodness be with you All Amen❤🙏

[@theShcrunkly]

​@@JisK7I'm going to touch you.

[@ujjwalbawa8296]

Beethoven ALWAYS SOUND LIKE he's GOING TO PUSH SOMEONE OFF A CLIFF CHOPIN ALWAYS SOUNDS LIKE he is the one being pushed

[@octave11thpianist58]

Omg underrated if you made this yourself.

[@draytone670]

@@octave11thpianist58 seen it in another comment before

[@octave11thpianist58]

@@draytone670 yeah I saw it a couple of days ago ik

[@ujjwalbawa8296]

Where did you see

[@sergei-prokofiev]

Soooo true!!!

[@elaizah4626]

This is very meaningful to me. I have a friend who is a classical pianist. He inspired me to play the violin ever since I heard him play this. He was my closest friend and sadly, He had passed away not to long ago.. I can only dream of performing this with him. I miss you bud I will never forget how much you mean the world to me.

[@galihindra7133]

damn reminds me of kaori :'). may his soul rest in peace.

[@nathhy]

galihindra i knew someone was gonna say this

[@galihindra7133]

@@nathhy its inevitable my dude

[@lilyshahbazyan8054]

hey man may he Rest In Peace :(

[@dabeastle7116]

F

[@bananabried]

you're here because: - the pianist is freaking great - the amazing composer - kaori's last farewell to kousei - yuzuru's breath-taking skate to this wonderful piece

[@2Y1720]

The pianist is amazing, as you said. I can feel the hard work and dedication that was put into this masterpiece, and I'm also truly grateful to Chopin for giving us this beautiful composition. But I must admit that I am here because of Yuzuru Hanyu and his otherworldly interpretation of this piece at the 2018 Winter Olympics. It was truly incredible how he flowed within the music and expressed himself, and I definitely hope that more people will come to know about him so that they can share in the joy of watching him perform. It's a truly life changing experience.

[@HungPham-qq6me]

E - all of the above.

[@bananabried]

@@2Y1720 OMG YES his jumps were so amazing 🤧💖

[@2Y1720]

@@bananabried, Agreed!!! He combines technical omnipotence with artistic excellence so perfectly!!! 😊

[@betoramos8974]

One of the reasons I love Your Lie in April is because I never watched the anime out of respect. I read the manga and was able to hear the pieces in a way and I think that having said pieces with an anime would not make justice to the journy Kaori and Kosei had

[@mrx_yai1991]

doesnt matter if you came from The Pianist or Your Lie in April theyre both great cinematic masterpieces

[@Deviousahhz]

I just came because this Ballade is fire

[@omarruiz8235]

-What do you do? -I am... I was a pianist.

[@nicolassorg7335]

Better reference than Shigatsu wa kimi no weaboo

[@CasiMV]

@@nicolassorg7335 why tf does everyone hate your lie in april :/

[@lucycelestialqueenheartfil3411]

Vectrum Your Lie In April is actually very good and it inspired me to play the piano, I think it did a very good job tbh

[@fattit7598]

@@CasiMV Everyone doesn't hate your lie in april what are you on about

[@fattit7598]

@@CasiMV he's like me, he gets annoyed not by Your Lie In April the anime, but the fandom and people who spam these quotes from the anime everywhere they see a classical song from the anime.

[@CamilaCuevas]

This is literally my favorite piece from Chopin, thank you for blessing us with this masterpiece of a video, once again.

[@crisz2525]

i'm such a big fan of yours, knowing that you like classical music warms my heart

[@13I.U3]

i see you are a *man* of culture as well

[@hanamaru-4634]

Veo que eres una mujer de cultura =)

[@eric9061]

Camila Cuevas have you heard Ballade No. 4? So freaking hard, but so beautiful 😍

[@Bcutter]

This is figuratively my favorite piece from Chopin.

[@jonnyj.]

Man, that buildup from 7:29 until the badass section at 7:46 and beyond has to be one of the greatest things ive EVER heard on piano. Chopin was a fucking genius

[@rekhabhatt6771]

This is my favourite piece so I agree.

[@duongnguyenngoc9160]

@Sherlock Holmes no

[@crimsonair8890]

@@duongnguyenngoc9160 The same way you would cringe at someone who would critic classical music through a pop musical framework (and rightfully so), you should also cringe at people criticising pop and rap music through a classical musical framework. It's just that different criterias are required for rap music to be good, so you can't OBJECTIVELY say that there cannot be any rap and pop masterpieces, because the criterias required for these songs to be good are simply different, and you shouldn't apply your classical framework to evaluate any pop or rap songs, the same way you wouldn't criticize classical music for not having any lyrics or something along those lines... There are rap songs that are masterpieces, inside of the rap "sphere", the same way there are classical masterpieces inside of the classical "sphere", but you can't evaluate one genre based on the "sphere" of another, music just doesn't work that way.

[@GTXTi-db5xu]

Yeah listen to evgeny kissin play it it’s way better

[@fredericfrancoischopin6280]

Thanks for calling me a inappropriate name 😁

[@ahumanbeing579]

4:55 this part is my absolute favourite part. An astonishingly beautiful piece indeed.

[@hybok]

"After playing Chopin, I feel as if I had been weeping over sins that I had never committed, and mourning over tragedies that were not my own." - Oscar Wilde

[@Botaccount31]

Bhooshan Pandit I kick in the nuts brings out a man's anger..

[@atgwiuz]

True music is the one which can show you the perspective of the composer

[@juandavila4534]

Isn't he the guy who wrote "how to be earnest" or something like that

[@aakanshagupta9906]

@@juandavila4534 yes he is one of my favourite authors

[@mr.h4267]

Edgy.

[@markfowlermusic]

Wow! You nailed the hardest part of the piece, the coda, I would hate to be in your shoes recording this piece as its long and difficult most of the time, but really hard towards the end. Loved that FF7 piece you did the other day, great stuff was not expecting that, cheers.

[@ツ尺ムキム乇レ]

true true

[@phamnguyenductin]

I myself find the hardest part not the coda, but the middle scherzando section. I've never played it convincingly.

[@jeremy9951]

7:54 absolute eargasm

[@hohoehojj]

I concur.

[@nailpolishinhale]

Yes!!!

[@therobertguy2436]

Along with 4:48

[@manuelbes]

Do you know the second ballade? The end is also pure eargasm!

[@Ultima24]

@@manuelbes you so right

[@hihi-cx8fy]

I've finally been able to play this memorized, and I just performed it at a charity concert at school today :D

[@alecyerikian8073]

congratulations

[@Steelboy69]

how much years of piano did it take you to reach this level?

[@Op25No2]

@@Steelboy69Ill tell you, if you practice for about 3 hours a day (missing some days every now and then) but MINIMUM 50 minutes a day and max 7 hours, it will probably only take you about 3 years to get to the level able to play this piece, and then 4-6 months to actually learn the whole thing and master it.

[@MikeH1]

@@Op25No2oh yeah so only 3 years and 6 months guys don’t worry Only kidding congrats on all the hard work and dedication

[@MikeH1]

@EmmanuelttPiano very true

[@frozenexplosion8232]

Spring is coming, a spring without you is coming...

[@ivaanelizondo7139]

Your lie in April?

[@Akiraa197]

_cries_

[@megwalker5]

my hEART-

[@megwalker5]

“We know it is coming, but we are never prepared for how it feels”

[@nev5418]

Did it reach her ? 😢

[@JustinY.]

So guys, we did it.

[@ddd-pl2li]

Lol k

[@cpgautam172]

If I c ur comment, I know I am watching the right video and it is of good quality

[@wandererャboy]

What

[@cpgautam172]

@@wandererャboy this guy is on the comment section of all the video I watch, be it anime, classic music, His comment is always there

[@DaliborJanKomarik]

gg for the heart.

[@IOSGaming4Life]

Hey Rousseau, I watched every of your classical pieces so many times cause it gives me chills. I'm 19 years old and I played piano for 8 straight years till I stopped at the age of 13 because I just didnt have the motivation to do so and never really practised. I did win contests playing as a duo with my best mate playing cello so it was basicly a hobby, but not really something I truly truly loved. (Outside of the contest phase in my life I only practised like 15 minutes a day..) Now, 5 years later YOU singlehandingly brought back my passion for piano and I'm playing more than ever. My favourite piece is Un Sospiro (no, I can't play it yet), which is above my level, but I finished Arabesque now and I'm hoping to be able to play Claire de Lune in a few months (even though the minute 2:00 part looks a lot harder..) Thank you so much for providing the sheet music for FREE and the videos are helping me so much in terms of finger movement and double checking the notes I read from the sheet. You deserve every single sub, I hope you're soon going to be able to make a living from youtube, if not already. Greetings from Germany!! Edit: Some clarifications

[@jacobwheeler7402]

This needs more likes

[@jhustinefernandez9046]

youre like arima kousei

[@IOSGaming4Life]

@@jhustinefernandez9046 Who is that?

[@qruackedmusic8221]

@@IOSGaming4Life eine Person aus einem Musik anime

[@zishenxiong1360]

@@IOSGaming4Life Watch Your Lie in April - your love for piano will increase even more. Be sure to bring some tissues for the end!

[@bearifiablepau2095]

I keep coming back to listen to this beautiful piece of art. Thank you Rousseau, it's like a breath off fresh air after a hard day's labor. I hope you are alright. May you eventually keep uploading. May the Lord keep you and bless you.

[@austinsavage4390]

So do I keep coming and listening to this wonderful and extraordinary piece of Chopin’s work. Imagining that some day I could play this.

[@maxrex2705]

This piece makes me shiver and get on the verge of tears every time I listen to it. It's such a beatiful piece and a brillian execution.

[@miguelflecha3570]

Don't lie. This isn't your first time here. And if it is, it probably won't be your last one either.

[@yanfangshen4356]

It’s seriously my first time, but I will come back

[@waltercubas3908]

@@yanfangshen4356 same!

[@truman105]

Go listen to Kristien Zimmermans version, I think you’ll never come back only to learn

[@jakobdavis6602]

Hundreds

[@nocturnalvisionmusic]

@@yanfangshen4356 same for me

[@thejokingwizard]

It looks hard But when you start practicing it It’s even harder

[@gabrieleguidetti5881]

The Joking Wizard 😢😢

[@gabrieleguidetti5881]

I’ve just learned liebestraum and I’d like to start this one... but I think it’s on another level

[@loogey0375]

I know right? When I started to learn this piece, I was like "Alright I could work with this. It may be a little difficult but I can manage right?", and then I saw the Waltz section of the piece and the Coda section. This piece is coming along with a lot of surprises and I love every bit of it

[@dylanr4854]

Loogeルージュ what do you mean by surprises

[@couplegoals5322]

Gabriele Guidetti Hey I finished Liebestraum like 2 months ago and I started this piece like 1 week ago, and I already have till 5:48 aprox. For me, it hasn’t been that difficult this far. I recommend you to give it a try.

[@agustinsisevich1952]

4:48 This is definitely my favorite part of the piece. The beauty and feelings that Chopin's music transmits is incredible. I love him.

[@_Hammy_]

Its my favorite part too. Everyone else seems to favor the speed at around the 7 min mark but i just love this part the most

[@card_queen]

Same! I was looking for someone to say this.

[@Kiwiibirdz]

Yep my fave too

[@crunch2773]

i agree

[@albertrossitto220]

My favorite too

[@Qave_]

2:19 one of my favorite parts in a piano song

[@G10Crowned]

“Spring, the season I met you, is coming. A spring without you. . . . . Is coming”🕊

[@Explosive1316]

😭😭

[@noobisnotoveratedidk1409]

🤓

[@akieoo]

C'mon it's not that deep, let people have their fun​@@noobisnotoveratedidk1409

[@SeamusMcGee]

​@@noobisnotoveratedidk1409 dont make me come and touch u

[@itznotsunnyz]

dayumm. i completed that anime today. was my second rewatch

[@fritz1214]

Nothing is more sorrowful, heartbroken and lonely than Chopin's first Ballade. Beautiful interpretation.

[@bulfkin166]

thats fact!

[@LordCorvus]

Liebestraum no. 3? Is certainly more romantic and maybe less broken, although the final is also sorrowful, even so I like the love dream

[@vhavoc6164]

⁠@@LordCorvusfor me ballade no 1 leaves you with a melancholic feeling and a feeling of being alone while liebestraum leaves you a hopeful feeling

[@tlix9722]

@@LordCorvus 4:48

[@KawaragiSenju56]

The ballade at first feels lonely, then you get some hope and when you think its finally working, there goes the coda your hope all shatters, the coda for me feels like getting mad about unfairness whilst feeling loneliness, depression at the same time, you can hear it once it starts then just accepting everything in short starting yr villain arc ( jk lol)

[@Mandy_rdtz]

Chopin really just didn't want anyone to play his music.

[@tomasyafar726]

Lmao

[@alisacs_f.l1312]

😂😂😂

[@charltte8982]

No plagiarism problems as a result

[@tomasyafar726]

@@charltte8982 not only was he a musical genius, but a legal one too

[@ProudOne]

This not so difficult

[@Op9no2op64no2]

0:00 to 9:46 is my favorite part 💯💯

[@quickfingers7062]

Chopin’s thought process: 8:39 Should I stop here? Nah 8:52 the little touch up? Hmm, a little more... 9:15 yeah I just broke 9 minutes I think I’ll call it a day

[@eltunbaratl5618]

:D

[@shadeenldra4598]

dwl sound accurate lol 😂

[@TheBigTala]

He would have broken 10 minutes if had to upload to KZbin

[@crusaderACR]

Actually hearing Chopin I found that type of ending expected. It is a proper ending to a beautiful song. I always disliked abrupt endings tbh

[@quickfingers7062]

Alonso b Chopin usually ends with a long chromatic (exceptions like fantasie impromptu and revolutionary polonaise) but that doesn’t make this any less true 😄

[@vietdang1465]

0:00-5:30 *pain* 5:31-5:57 ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ 5:58-end *pain*

[@cantthinkofausername6749]

i honestly have no idea how this never became one of the top comments

[@constance6968]

Jajaja literal

[@guto5009]

xd

[@daphne_drnd]

No 0:00-9:46 pain

[@ansonlim9128]

How did u get 400 likes the hell

[@isaactlyy4750]

Such a lonely ballade, filled with joy and sorrow, love and hatred, happiness and despair. Chopin composed this early in his career, what the hell do you have to go through to create something of this magnitude? Perhaps he had depression, he was sickly throughout his life, and was paraded around Europe as a prodigy, hard with his shyness. There are things we’ll never know about this man, all we have is his music and we cry with him. He was a poet of the keys, and his works live on as reflecting humanity in its most vulnerable. We are just sacks of love and sorrow, reverie and pain. We were born to survive, not to live, and he portrays that feeling of pitiful anger, loneliness, and longing in this ballade. It’s his Magnus Opus, it’s Chopin composed in keys.

[@florinnatu]

his sign was fishes. of course he was depressed. he got born that way, he died that way. along the road, for a fish (pisces 😆) born there is much pain. with a little bit if luck one gets a talent. that offers some escape at times. but the majority of time is pain and dispair

[@tiny5663]

@@florinnatu what do you mean a fish

[@florinnatu]

@@tiny5663 i thought in another language. sorry. i mean pisces 😅

[@milkn75]

very well said

[@haelpark7871]

@@florinnatu bro star signs don’t mean anything stop believing in those superstitions

[@yoyoanan3731]

5:38 to 5:48 is such an amazing part for 10 seconds

[@LiaLia-lo3mt]

-The Pianist -Your Lie in April -Chopin Everyone's here because of at least one of these

[@teguhyulianto4300]

yeah i came from one of these

[@armando.v274]

Como lo zupo xdxdxd

[@justinpeterson215]

I'm here because Rousseau

[@__-yz1ob]

r/gatekeeping?

[@HysteriaVybe]

I’m here for all three

[@wenyan8096]

finally finished this Ballade No.1 in G minor. 3 months, 3hours per day, 3 times I want to give up, and 3 times I picked it up immediately when I watch this video. Although there are lots of I cannot handle very beautifully, I still learned a lot from finishing a masterpiece. Granted, it is hard, and it took me lots of time which I could play video games with my friends, but I got more than playing video games. Thanks a lot, for helping me pursue my practice.

[@gru9480]

congrats man, i'm also working towards the goal of just getting up until 5:22

[@Superlogie]

As a musician all those hours of pain, anger and frustration always pay off at the end when you can play it for someone else, in front of a crowd or even for yourself :)

[@elamigouriel9856]

Can you tell me how long you have been playing piano is that I am practicing it but I do not know if it can be very difficult for the little experience I have

[@beastasfiist]

@@elamigouriel9856 It is a VERY difficult piece and you should have already played a good chunk of difficult repertoire before going into this piece.

[@subhranshudas8862]

Keep going

[@Arevilov3]

2:19 is the best thing I’ve ever heard and I’m sure that only Chopin could have composed it.

[@fanach]

Wdym?

[@eloisanzara237]

It’s the best motif I’ve heard from Chopin, and my most favorite one

[@pianochill585]

So true! This is my favorite part of the ballade

[@Kosmonutty]

When I first heard it I though I was listening to some modern composition at that point. It sounds ahead of its time.

[@twanashanyar7817]

Oh yeah that is a really Beautiful part one of my favorite parts~ ^^

[@narutoluvssasuke1535]

7:54 my most fav part ❤❤😊😊

[@Prelopus-Bythmectic]

Thanks for highlighting this part, I also love this part a lot.

[@zoltanjanek8423]

I think for most of us 😊

[@josemariasalazar7583]

After two years of lot of practice, I CAN FINALLY SAY: Im able to play twinkle star

[@tasty3838]

Even Mozart' twinkle twinkle took us years to play the whole piece, how 'bout somthng like this 😭

[@si4801]

and the variations?

[@tasty3838]

@@si4801 yep that's what I meant hehe

[@si4801]

@@tasty3838 shit your better than me-

[@DaviSilva-oc7iv]

Vivvolevi. Motetwbegtnanew e

[@TomCooperPiano]

Chopin could've just stopped at 8:39 but he really wanted to hit that 9 minute mark huh

[@zzirremix9294]

chopin was trying to get his ad revenue,too bad he just missed the 10 minute mark

[@13I.U3]

he should've hit the 10 minute mark so it can get monetized

[@eldarikus]

@@13I.U3 hahaha :)

[@theyellowentity9668]

Those mid-piece ads are very important

[@mr.moodle8836]

@@zzirremix9294 The guy replying after you basically commented the exact same thing and got 12 times more likes, RIP

[@riccardomazzaro1901]

One of my friends heard this and said:" What's this? A circus song?" Long story short, he's not my friend anymore.

[@remydovizioso5615]

Yeah! I felt that, this piece is really sad and deep but i also love it so much. If my friend said like that to me, maybe i would slap into his face 😂 Only men of classical understand the beauty of this piece

[@octave11thpianist58]

@@remydovizioso5615 and women.

[@Choinkus]

Yeah, he didn't say that. Contrary to what fans of classical music like to pretend, most people are perfectly capable of "understanding" and appreciating it. Yeah, it's fun to latch onto classical music as the thing that makes you "smarter" than the "hOrDeS oF sHeEpLe," but at the end of the day, everyone's tastes are equally valid and, let's face it, everyone else isn't stupid - you're just a pretentious dickhead.

[@Choinkus]

That's right Edit: since the guy I was replying to deleted their reply, they were asking whether I meant to say OP is lying

[@hxppythxughts7149]

It's piece

[@Froxerii_nuffles]

Hey. I know you probably won’t read this, but I genuinely want to say thank you I suffer from bipolar disorder and I’m currently having a manic episode, I tried so many things to calm myself down but to no avail I can’t play the piano right now as it’s 3 in the morning Then I remembered your videos and remembered that it used to calm me down during panic attacks, I decided to give it a shot and holy hell I feel less energised now, thank you so so so much, you have no idea how grateful I am as manic episodes can be both physically and mentally painful for me You’re doing god’s work and I can’t thank you enough

[@Cristiano_Ronald0]

man, sorry to hear that, hope you're doing better now

[@dudhshshheshhshsha8705]

@@noobisnotoveratedidk1409why does that matter to you. They are thanking the creator, not you 😂

[@kappyccino]

Did you know that Chopin suffered from Bipolar disorder??? Hope Chopin's pieces help to calm you down, try Fantaisie Impromptu op.66 edit: Many other pianists including Beethoven,Mozart,Robert Schumann have seem to suffered from Bipolar disorder (common in musicians and composers) Cheer up, You might become the Next Mozart or Beethoven or Chopin or Liszt, hope you recover soon

[@anggiafriansyah2359]

You will be fine lady. I am no I mean, we are cheering for your happiness and health. Good luck

[@gerwan9132]

diagnosed by the internet

[@Pan_Blazej]

Me watching this: 1:20 - Gee, that doesn't look so hard... Maybe I'll try and learn it? 1:29 - Or is it? 2:06 - Oh, yeah, I remember now. It's Chopin.

[@sayshisui7760]

7:55 well it’s chopin 😭

[@dej0406_]

Chopin might do the *Liszt Style*

[@artibrahimi6959]

Błażej Muszyński 2:06 is not at all hard. The complexity in other sections of this piece surpasses this moment.

[@dylanr4854]

Art Ibrahimi Would you consider 5:38 hard at all?

[@ZiuBisk]

Actually, I'm new to the Piano and all this is very difficult for me xd. I am using Google Translate so any fault is normal.

[@eduardsrobeznieks8040]

- What are you? - I am... I was a pianist. - Can you play something? - 0:00

[@danielhinrichsen6927]

*Brings can of beans for assistance*

[@kawe7043]

@@danielhinrichsen6927 AHAHAHAHA

[@gabrielgan2971]

Why don't you play spaghetti instead?

[@harper9488]

mood.

[@draven2422]

None of y’all get the reference it’s from the movie the pianist🤦

[@ardavvpp]

The part 7:48 - 8:24 gives me goosebumps everytime...

[@jebrilyousfi2554]

What a marvelous final moment in the piece, i also get chills everytime. Especiallt after seing Your Lie In April. Pure genius and emotions running wild

[@sjsjjdbrnrkskdkeke9211]

Yesss

[@HenryDa8th]

Check out kassias one, it has better emotions

[@nicolasvanthier6501]

4:47-5:04

[@ludwig4029]

@@HenryDa8th yeah her ballade no 1 is probably my favourite

[@ManuelJGR14]

Best song ever? Yes

[@sukisupremacy]

_“I met the girl under full bloomed cherry blossoms, and my fate has begun to change.”_

[@isaluvscarti]

Shut the hell up I don’t want to cry right now

[@renascitur7051]

No

[@fobdingle732]

Yes cry over an anime

[@sukisupremacy]

@@fobdingle732 of course

[@fobdingle732]

@@sukisupremacy of course what

[@aryathehonored]

I must learn it before the end of April 2022 AND THIS IS NOT A LIE Update (8th Aug, 2021): I'm stuck at the 4:55 mark with lots of mistakes in the previous parts. ;-; But don't worry I'll make it for sure. Also u guys stay along! Update (4th Jan, 2022 "HAPPY NEW YEAR") : It's been exactly one year since I started learning; 4th of January As for progress, it's going fairly smoothly. I'm on 5:52 now Update (8th Apr, 2022): 7:52 I'M ALMOST THERE Update (21st April, 2022): I did it. I actually did it..... Now what?

[@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735]

I WISH YOU ALL THE LUCK. Also please practise 40 hours a day.

[@VeroniMeow]

Good luck, some parts are not too hard, just practice! 💕

[@eylulcelik4913]

Sign me up too

[@Siraj-123-q5p]

I shall learn it and play it the day sun rises in the west. Hope that day comes soon.

[@hugebananas2712]

If you don’t I guess you could say it’s your lie in April. Not sure if you intended that or not

[@tuanphung6700]

*_"Maybe...just maybe, the light can reach even the bottom of a dark ocean"._*

[@francescodeluca2702]

Arima Kousei, I love you...

[@noobisnotoveratedidk1409]

Shhhh, no need to spread geek culture to classical music

[@servivo2156]

​@@noobisnotoveratedidk1409Bro u have a gigachad pfp, don't think u have the right to be judging other people lololol 💀💀💀

[@fullfocusray2850]

@@noobisnotoveratedidk1409 true

[@untemper]

@@servivo2156 I know I may be replying 1 month late, but lmfao, you are so damn right 🤣

[@timspiano5054]

This is incredible Rousseau, I came here after watching The Pianist. Made me realise how extraordinary Chopin is. You nailed this performance=) 8:12 - those octaves 😮

[@rileyfizan26]

I came here after watching The Pianist...that scene when Szpilman play this for the German officer... That heart-wrenching scene... And the image of Adrien carrying that can of pickels is so haunting... War is ugly.

[@nicholasbova9909]

A very touching piece to show how much one man had lost

[@spoonygod]

the part about that movie that really got me is just me reminding myself that that was real it was a real person

[@minecraftmitjey3207]

I need to watch this movie! I will today for sure

[@Railgun3rd]

My father showed me that film. When I was like idk 13. It struck me as one of the greatest films ever made and completely shaped my taste in films ever since. Very few films come close to the level of emotion that film managed to convey even to an 13 year old. That to me is true film making. The ability to convey those emotions to whoever the recipient is. Be it a needy 13 year old who was into star wars or someone that was alive during the time of the events of the film.

[@fuzzykoala6168]

@@Railgun3rd Schindler’s list is up there

[@Baxinator4]

This autoplayed while I was playing Skyrim and after a few minutes I thought "wtf why is piano music playing". But, after listening to the whole thing I'm so glad it did autoplay. Absolutely amazing- from someone who mainly listens to techno & DnB

[@kingrhino7298]

Modern tech music and classical piano music actually have a lot in common and I think you would like them both

[@kingrhino7298]

Phaethon, he who dared just because you listen to classical music doesn’t make you all high and mighty. All music has its tastes and all music has its strengths and weaknesses. It’s a marvel of humans and we should all share in that. No need to insult anybody

[@MrJAJA1706]

@Euphorion _ ah yes, our lord Euphorion who listens only to classical music. Without your highness we all would be doomed

[@neutral_puma845]

7:54 . All his Etudes paid off for something!!

[@maxwoefull3460]

Hello Debussy

[@Max-yp1iw]

Claude Debussy hahHhahahah

[@stantheman9128]

for some reason every video he posts has no ads, love it

[@youtanarukami3699]

The spring is coming, now the spring is coming without you -Arima Kousei💔

[@musicsavantaccountant5856]

It's been 5 springs, man... And 4 winters, summers, and falls. It think that's pretty long already. Don't you think?

[@somethingguy4928]

@@musicsavantaccountant5856 xdd

[@pianistofmusic290]

I know it’s some reference, but what does it mean?

[@ihave2enemies]

@@pianistofmusic290 watch your lie in april

[@probablyahumanbeing4637]

I didn’t need my heart anyways-

[@kylernice1505]

Arguably a better special than Hungarian rhapsody no 2

[@13I.U3]

more like undeniably

[@mitalipandit2891]

More like absolutely.

[@chopun3862]

I can't even begin to Liszt the reasons why Chopin is best

[@srduk7711]

Imo it definitly is better that HRno2..

[@KeizerTrolschaap]

@@chopun3862 Even the name man

[@sirya-bookie9495]

Doctor: You have 10 minutes to live... Me:

[@cubedpie3958]

If I’m going to die to a song it’s certainly going to be this one

[@harrylee3898]

@@user-mf6xm1rp9f Rude much?

[@milkywaes7058]

What are you gonna do with the other 14 seconds?

[@adri4nrl545]

@@milkywaes7058 search and play this video XD

[@bvyot1000]

@@milkywaes7058 cry with a smile

[@decusq]

I can't stop crying when i hear this piece. It's like Chopin poured EVERYTHING into this piece. Each of his pieces you can find a singular emotion, but this one, it's too much to bare. It's like he summed his entire life into this piece. His Anger, his frustration, his joy, and what little happiness he could find and the validation he sought for not being able t fight for his home country. Everything is in this piece, the culmination of his life, and it makes me cry experiencing it al at once.

[@GiftNCurse17]

Beautiful and thoughtful interpretation, thanks for sharing this!

[@Burstz-qp3dh]

wait till bro finds out abt ballade no.4

[@andrewmendez8322]

Screw it, I'm typing this comment as a pledge to myself to one day learn this piece and perform it as elegantly as you, Rousseau. I have been learning the piano since August of 2018, but I know I still have a long way to go. One day, I will learn the 1st Ballade, and when I do, I will come back to this comment and I will declare in having fulfilled that dream.

[@kensi_7927]

I wish you so much luck. With hard work and dedication you’ll achieve your goal. I believe in you.♡︎

[@suharti9272]

wish u luck!

[@qalaphyll]

wish you luck . i too wish to play this piece one dy

[@Arthur-hn5yk]

Aight

[@Arthur-hn5yk]

Good luck!

[@Velnox]

This must be my favorite piece of all time. The fact that Chopin composed this masterpiece at 21 years old is absolutely unbelievable. The part at 7:48 must be the most beautiful and epic part I've heard on piano, very complex and with plenty of notes which match perfectly with each other. Truly a magnificent piece, congrats to Rousseau for playing it so well. I hope I'll be able to do the same in a couple of years.

[@zachreel6466]

You certainly will! I've been working on this piece for the last 3 months, (with a minor pause as my electric piano was fried in a storm 2 weeks ago), and its not an easy piece by any means however, as you progress it gradually becomes easier! the notes kind of just make sense when you really get into it! It's really just memorizing all of the jumps.

[@Sunkenpetal69]

@@zachreel6466 have you finished it?

[@Snas8-7]

agree, also it's his one of the hardest codas. hope I'll be able to learn it too in couple of months))

[@rembo96]

Totally agree!

[@donut2845]

@@Snas8-7how’s the progress going?

[@ZodiakGFXNovato]

It's Ballade No.1 I believe!!

[@ZodiakGFXNovato]

Actually, if you add a C# to the right hand it is a Ballade No.1 Chord

[@therobertguy2436]

Did you comment... on your own comment?

[@HymnLee]

“The world may never know...”

[@Ruu.by608]

Damn you

[@qingyang8759]

Your're right lmao

[@jazay591]

This is THE performance that got me to start taking piano seriously 6 months ago. The range of expression, both technical prowess and beautiful emotion, is something I'm working hard to achieve. Thank you for inspiring me.

[@enjoy_it...]

How many hours youve played? What's your achievement?

[@Dannyboi9505]

"Szpilman.. now that's a name for a pianist."

[@zaidshah4535]

That's a perfect name for a pianist*

[@aimar-oliete2601]

@@zaidshah4535 wow hehe reference to the film...

[@someonereal6098]

I saw the film it is real story

[@bathtubbarracuda2581]

Better reference than Shitgatsu

[@currahee1782]

Szpilman = "The man who plays"

[@LazaroDiego101]

Everybody expecting for Hungarian Rhapsody 2... *proceeds to upload twinkle twinkle little star*

[@bAA-17]

Exius Kenway Mozart composed 12 variations on this theme, you should listen to them. I hope Rousseau will play them in a video

[@luizfelipels7]

comment ripoff

[@xeclipse6620]

That's some serious suspense

[@gold4963]

Mozart's 12 Variations are actually quite impressive.

[@snineHD]

Twinkle littel star is from lizt so it will also be good song to do for 1,000 subs!!

[@MiloMcCarthyMusic]

0:00 to 9:46 my favourite part 🤩

[@abbietung7133]

Bruh

[@whyiseverysinglehandletaken2]

@@abbietung7133 no u

[@le335]

Same bro

[@jaredtzp7466]

9:47 It's the best part

[@ahnaf1158]

@@jaredtzp7466 ikr

[@nepalninjaJK1]

It is said that Chopin would take up to 6 weeks working on only 1 page to make it absolutely perfect. He has succeeded in that goal and now his pieces have touched millions of hearts around the world. This is by far one of my favorite pieces. It’s on nights like this I listen and escape to another world, a world only a pianist can appreciate…

[@Murraye]

I don't care if it's Hungarian Rhapsody, this was actually incredible. Watching your hands move paired with the sounds coming from the piano is just amazing. I can't wait to see what's next :)

[@exalted217]

4:48 my tears: *"Ah shit, here we go again"*

[@megwalker5]

exalted jeushdjdbfjfjdjdneebje c r i e s

[@danielputrahandana2982]

So Fancy for me to hear this piece i like so much

[@Baummann1]

exalted Kayle bad champ

[@luistoon283]

exalted i love this part 😭❤️

[@sjp9319]

not joking, i get chills and start to tear up when i hear this section

[@late8641]

This is by far my favourite piano piece ever written. After 13 years of hard practice I was finally ready to take on the challenge. This piece was definitely the perfect choice to celebrate such a land mark in subscribers.

[@bojiang1681]

Spring, The Season I Met You Is Coming. A Spring Without You Is Coming. - Kousei Arima

[@Elena-xq5ue]

This is by far my favorite Chopin’s piece. I’ve been practicing my piano for 14 years, but I’m a capricious pianist. I hate to read sheets, I do most of my work thanks to my ears. But for this one, I’ll make an effort. One day, with plenty of hours, I’ll succeed to play this perfectly. Thank you Rousseau. You made me discover this wonderful piece. I will, someday, try to master it as well as you did

[@a.v.sathiyakumari9621]

good luck

[@oyaouais]

Elena, how are you? Смогла освоить эту композицию? :)

[@felizianosole896]

Que pro

[@elenitapianohoy3114]

You are real good if you can succeed with this.

[@youfeardabear762]

Post a video when you succeed

[@HDSpuerstar]

This is probably the best piece of music ever composed in the entire history.

[@ethangassmann3433]

*Paganini Caprice 24 would like to know your location*

[@zachariz1490]

Ethan Gassmann there is hard and there is good. Paganini did a good job, but many can't have the same emotions as chopin

[@kevinhartmemes3821]

I favorite Grande Valse di Bravura

[@eladiorualibenson3444]

Not probably, It is

[@octave11thpianist58]

It represents the emptiness inside all of us.

[@romy5997]

If you came here for : 2:19 4:49 5:38 7:54

[@bhj6ydrtsdrtxhbftsgdnxf54t3]

you forgot 6:19

[@mahboombox7860]

Here’s one for me: 7:47

[@jakeriviera6152]

I wish In the movie “The Pianist”, they played 4:49 although it might’ve not been appropriate to the depressing mood during that scene.

[@ludwiggalaxy4277]

And 3:48

[@suweii]

i came here for 7:54

[@Shennyy1]

Dear Rousseau, my son want let you know that he just learned this piece and you have always been a motivation to him. Looking forward to seeing I'm future.

[@Raresvoicila3170]

7:53 is purely beautiful.. i’m shocked and dissapointed that no one is talking about it...

[@rotemv12345]

agree!!!!

[@rabbih5131]

Rares Voicila its one of my favourite parts defo, amazingly written

[@giapham5944]

Rares Voicila goosebumps

[@jesus1111jqiudd]

Im always get shiverd at this part

[@owlgurl99]

It's my favorite part

[@calin4598]

this song is honestly such a masterpiece and I will never forget it.....I mean sure, your lie in april was a really good anime but can we take some time to actually listen to this song and appreciate it thank you so much Frédéric Chopin, for composing such beautiful music

[@camcherta]

Piece

[@GCMusician]

@@camcherta 😱

[@winston9920]

Plot twist, has 2 million subs in 24 hours Ok, new video

[@mitalipandit2891]

Noice.

[@davisatdavis1]

I'd be blissful, because that'd mean Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 next week!

[@MikeWazowski355]

2:20 3:16 4:38 7:45 (coda)

[@cobblie8789]

guys, he's referring to this as "round 2", it's his second subscriber special. in his first special, he played Liszt - La Campanella, because this is round 2 of the Liszt specials, it has to be hungarian rhapsody no°2 edit: *my brains have now been blown out of my head*

[@anahita4576]

he bamboozled us

[@leothelion5230]

It's actually his fourth subscriber special

[@cobblie8789]

@@leothelion5230 well, it's his second special starting with the number 1

[@ayhamshaheed7740]

I've listened to a lot of music but that recapitulation of the second theme from 4:48 to 5:10 is truly one of the most beautiful and simultaneously dramatic passages in all of music. The first time I heard it I became obsessed with this piece, and even though I've heard it so many hundreds of times its beauty never wears out.

[@PerroPepsi]

Nd the preparation its incredible

[@knopfir]

2 years late, but I whole heartedly agree that recapitulation is one of the best repeats of a motif ive ever heard.

[@DSMusic394]

Can't wait until you play 4'33" for the 10M sub special :D I can't believe I missed the premiere again ;-;

[@walidguinet2682]

Don't think he's able to play it..

[@wholemilky]

What's 4'33?

[@oboegoesquackquack]

@@wholemilky A piece where you sit at the piano (or any other instrument) for 4 minutes and 33 seconds and don't play a single note

[@wholemilky]

@@oboegoesquackquack And why is that even a thing?

[@meneermankepoot]

I don't really know "The zen of silence" Because the accidental "noises" are unique and also part of a concert. Furthermore no idea why it's made, but it's pretty interesting if you're up for it :)

[@poltz4734]

one of the top iconic classic ballade that was in YOUR LIE IN APRIL just love it

[@lukejohnston4666]

Press F to pay respects iykwim

[@crestdragon]

4:49 damn, i swear i heard the violin in the background

[@ucmanho1390]

Damn, brought tears to my eye :(

[@mastergamermghyt4937]

Omg I'm crying :(

[@sprugudonggaming9507]

Yeaaah.. Gives me goosebumps

[@lorenzoviacrucis8596]

The anime is a masterpiece

[@kamiko8021]

me too ❤

[@MrUnpredicatable21]

This is my favorite piece by Chopin as well. Such emotion. I first heard it in the pianist, a movie about the holocaust. Wonderful movie if you haven’t seen it. Beautifully executed man.

[@ncikwaies6500]

Gerardo Perez such a good movie

[@MrUnpredicatable21]

ncik waies indeed

[@LukeFaulkner]

Cool to see the coda in MIDI.

[@SamBankman-Fried]

it was!

[@mitalipandit2891]

It was noice.

[@julianjayy3415]

What part was that man?

[@hyuxei]

@@julianjayy3415 7:54

[@julianjayy3415]

@@hyuxei thanks

[@ebrucan7161]

3:47 is definitely my favourite part of the piece.

[@codythedoggo7671]

This is arguably the most beautiful thing I've ever heard

[@DiezuYT]

4:50 Best part in my opinion. Peace

[@sjsjjdbrnrkskdkeke9211]

Yes

[@Yoshi-gz7hg]

Yes

[@Niftiest112]

was about to type the same thing but came looking for it in the comments. Definitely my favorite part of the song. Hard to explain how it makes me feel inside, but that part especially at 5:00 just hits haaaaaaaaard

[@sjsjjdbrnrkskdkeke9211]

@@Niftiest112 YES

[@kdjajdksjd1708]

I agree

[@soph.56]

I'll be honest this piece is probably my favourite ever and the reason I got into classical music. I listened to a lot of classical music when I has small. My parents really liked classical music. but when they got divorced I barely heard it anymore. then one day for no particular reason I randomly decide to listen to some classical music. and I came across this piece. I was instantly blown back and amazed, I had never enjoyed music so much. and now classical music is my favourite! this will always hold a special space in my heart. :)

[@andantino5558]

Now you can listen Mozart Concertos 9 and 12

[@VasuDwivedi-ew4vl]

I love how this is so violent, agressive , chaotic , deprivative and pleasant at the same time