Ravel - Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane pour une infante défunte)

[@Rousseau]

Ravel. Pavane pour une infante défunte. An incredibly lyrical and reflective piece, the melody at 1:13 followed by the undulating circle of 5ths cadence is personally one of my few favorite moments in the entire classical repertoire. Although the piece is seemingly dedicated to a princess who has died (we would assume recently), Ravel intended this to be more a thought back to a princess who had lived a long time ago, calling it "an evocation of a pavane that a little princess might, in former times, have danced at the Spanish court". Although this piece was originally written for piano, Ravel's orchestration - written 10 years after the original - would go on to become one of his most famous orchestrations, and is a good testament to how orchestral his piano writing was - I can still hear the sound of an oboe clearly at 1:13. I hope you enjoy this beautiful recording by SPQ, and that you've had a happy and healthy start to your March ♥

[@presidentthiccums1615]

This price is very beautiful! Thank you and keep up the amazing work

[@matthewshaw4914]

How is he so good at piano ???

[@CameronLaborta]

🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶

[@Tanker477]

Outstanding

[@mitalipandit2891]

*2,500,000 SPECIAL?!*

[@Rousseau]

Is it time for some more impressionism? What are your favorite Debussy/Ravel works?

[@Mike_Toreno]

Rousseau hey can you play el contrabandista?

[@Mike_Toreno]

i wanna see you play this cuz i've seen very few play this

[@bartremmelzwaal5775]

Ravel le tombeau de couperin!!

[@MrHummerle]

Yes please!

[@familyyosipof8143]

You crazy👍👍👍👍👍

[@lucasj0]

Big nostalgia here. My grandmother, a piano teacher and an extreme virtuoso, used to play this for me when I was a little kid, right before I went to bed. Now, about 10 years later, she is teaching me. I dream of being able to play this piece one day. Thank you Rousseau for the beautiful interpretation.

[@allegrovivace6806]

[@BarBQChips]

This piece isn’t even hard lmao. Practice for like an hour

[@josh6499]

@@BarBQChips Oh cool, so you should be able to show us how easy it really is then! I look forward to seeing your version of it on your channel an hour from now. I'll wait.

[@lucasj0]

@@BarBQChipsTo play the piano is one thing. To play the piano with emotion, is something entirely different.

[@Looosid]

josh6499 it really isn’t hard to learn but perfection is another thing

[@dominationyt7834]

Nothing better than listening to Rousseau on a sad Monday morning

[@dominationyt7834]

JUS TINE lucky, It’s morning for me

[@supermanyoosung2321]

same

[@hannahh4690]

It’s 4 in the afternoon ish here

[@zeantan3942]

It is about to 12 p.m. in Malaysia.I must watch Rousseau's new video before sleeping.

[@erischama1922]

@@zeantan3942 same here in Hong Kong

[@airsoftmaestro5609]

Why don't we stop requesting so many pieces and just appreciate the songs he uploads. You're incredible mate

[@salvadordabahia5]

Airsoft maestro agreed

[@thebloodye]

I agree, but sadly that's not gonna happen. Us humans are never satisfied. and it's the same thing with the seasons; when summertime comes, people complain about how hot it is and all the mosquitoes and stuff. they're like "I wish the weather would get cooler." when it does get cooler, they start complaining about how cold it is, and begin wishing for the hot weather again. and then when the hot weather comes, they start complaining about the same stuff they did before. It's in our nature. I wish it wasn't, but it is.🤷🤷🤷🤷

[@emadmary4271]

Sorry for the annoying comment but... It's piece

[@emadmary4271]

@Alexander Scriabin he said appreciate the songs; I'm just saying it's a piece

[@mayflower2370]

Because then we can have more? And so can he?

[@Rousseau]

It's the attention to details in classical writing that I always appreciate so much - have you ever noticed that the ii chord is minor at 1:41, but major/dominant at 2:19?

[@witchkingofangmar9373]

No, but actually yes.

[@mitalipandit2891]

*2,500,000 SPECIAL?!*

[@dfg_one7674]

Play wish you were here (pink floyd) on piano It will be so cool Edit:Pls say if u agree!!!!

[@gixelz]

Thank you for pointing things like this out, it helps me appreciate the pieces more

[@dfg_one7674]

Pls play wish you were here on the next video Pls🙏🙏🙏

[@superhuffpuff]

3 years and I still haven't seen anyone write the story behind this piece. This piece was written for a Spanish princess who was married off to an Austrian prince at the age of 16. she struggled to communicate and felt incredibly alone, fell into a depressive state and eventually died at an extremely young age, at 21. The simple layering in the first part of the piece symbolises her life as a child, where everything was simple and straightforward. she lived quite happily. The melody repeats again, this time with slightly more complicated accompaniment. The melody is a metaphor for her identity. She's still the same person, but the accompaniment, her life, has gotten more complex. This is meant to symbolise her growing up, her parents telling her what is to come, and her understanding of how things will change when the day comes. The day finally comes for her to leave Spain, and marry a man she'd never met. Despite this, she's willing to try. The first struggle comes, and she doesn't even realise it until the second washes over, then the third, and so on. The layering becomes much more complicated and slowly, the accompaniment has switched to minor. The accompaniment increases in volume, almost the same as the melody. She begins to lose her sense of self, and eventually, dies. After this comes a more light-hearted section. This symbolises her life in heaven, once again meeting the people she loves, and going back to her ordinary life as a princess in spain. At least, that's what my piano teacher told me.

[@is_fpr5f1]

That’s so sad

[@ryeryeryerye]

Unfortunately that’s not true😅 I had read that Ravel said he just liked the word combination…nothing to do with a princess. But please correct me if I’m wrong!

[@dendilintangpangestu6367]

@@ryeryeryerye yeah you're right, i was search it in chat GPT

[@m0ment219]

@@dendilintangpangestu6367 "I asked ChatGPT" is the equivalent of "trust me bro"... but you're right xD

[@trihaodonguyen4844]

True or not, I still think the story and the connection it has with the music itself are beautiful. I almost cry haha.

[@thatguymork]

Nobody gonna mention the beauty of the tiles here? Absolutely gorgeous...

[@fungustoe]

For some reason, I found this comment weirdly funny.

[@handledav]

@@fungustoe Ahhahahhaaahhahahaahhaahahahhhaaahahhahaah

[@bequerhernandez8487]

@@handledavbro unlocked the secrete letter 😂

[@goof260]

I kind of think they are a distraction. I would prefer a nature scene. :>)

[@marthabrewster8496]

❤

[@tommyvercetti1827]

My great grandma just died and I felt like listening to this beautiful piece. Altough you will probably never read this, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for this beautiful arrangement Rousseau and I really hope that you will come back whenever you feel like it.

[@Alexa11789]

I first heard this song when I was in my high school orchestra and we performed it for one of our concerts. I fell in love with the piece. My grandmother loved classical music and when she got diagnosed with cancer, I was often at her apartment to help cook for her and take care of her. I played the song for her on her speaker one morning and she really enjoyed it and wound up falling asleep to it at one point (the chemo made her tired). She passed away a few weeks ago. Now whenever I hear this song, I'm brought back to all the time I spent with her in last months cooking and cleaning while she dozed on the couch. This rendition is gorgeous. Beautiful work as always, thank you for bringing me back to happier times.

[@ViktorVonfuling]

My girlfriend used to be really suicidal and depressed, and I always told myself that if she died, I'd learn this piece for her, both because it's a beautiful piece, but also because of it's name, since one of my nicknames for her was princess. This was about a year ago, and now, she's no longer suicidal. She pulled through and she's happy now, and I am so indescribably proud of her for it. That said, whenever I listen to this piece, beautiful as it is, I can't help but get really emotional, remembering how I feared that she wouldn't be with me anymore at some point, and how I used to envision myself learning this piece if I lost her. Might just learn it anyway though, and play it to her, since despite all the things she went through, she stayed strong, and she's still here to listen to it.

[@luivwtf]

damn man.

[@kinshi6090]

this is so beautiful, i’m happy for you guys!

[@rekhabhatt6771]

Wow you are a master strategist in disguise...

[@Ealsante]

Learn this, play it to her, and take good care of her. All the best to you both!

[@humb1_e100]

this is poetry life is a beautiful thing and I'm glad she can still spend hers with you tell her i said hi im very glad you guys are still together and breathing

[@jacks5463]

This piece is devilishly difficult to play well. Ravel composes it in such a way that it doesn't sound hard at all, just beautiful. But it is extraordinarily dense and very tricky to pull off. Makes performances of it that much more wonderful to listen to.

[@ayeyeyeyeyeyeye4329]

The left hand is purposely made slightly off beat I believe so it makes it kinda hard to coordinate

[@SeaRasp]

Agree I tried sight-reading through it and it was so much more difficult than I anticipated

[@altarred]

Im trying to learn it rn and I'm not having a good time 💀💀 I realized my rhythm was off a little at some parts after listening to this

[@altarred]

My hands can't stretch that much at some parts, like the beginning of the reprenez le mouvement section

[@sochichionlineshop7036]

@@altarred oof, just do some excercises lol, you can do it! 🎉

[@YoloAnonymous]

The funny part about this, earlier today during school, I was like "You know what would be fun to learn to play on the piano, Pavane for a dead princess" then I go check my phone to look up a music sheet and as I turn on my phone I get a notification about you uploading this piece and I'm like "What a coincidence"

[@fn3108]

I just discovered this video today, but about last week I finished a novel with this particular piece as a central point in the story (the title of this piece makes obvious spoilers lol but I kept reading anyway). A coincidence too.

[@fn3108]

@Love Myself Alliance of The 15s. It's a Japanese novel.

[@johncunningham650]

The algorithms know us better than we know ourselves

[@pathfinderii7037]

Did they commit double suicide? Sorry I didn't finish it because I can't go to the library because of quarantine

[@fn3108]

@@pathfinderii7037 well spoiler but you asked for it 😂 No they didn't

[@SoleaGalilei]

To me this piece is about tears... from delicate pianissimo teardrops, to forte sobs, to the unseen weeping that we hold inside. Beautiful performance. Maurice would be proud.

[@TomCL-vb6xc]

Solea It’s about happy memories and times. It has all the life and character of any other Ravel piece. Unfortunately, people play this piece very slowly and make it sad when it isn’t supposed to be.

[@TomCL-vb6xc]

Arpicembalo True, but it is not supposed to be overly sombre. It is a dance, after all. Ravel said it all himself - he wasn’t a fan of the way people tended to interpret this piece.

[@aadimalaviya4298]

So bittersweet, this is my new favorite classical piece. It truly moved me. I don't know what it is about the piece and specifically the main theme, but it reflects on the past and conveys the mourning of the present. There’s a tension between peacefulness and the despair.

[@SeaRasp]

I did not know of this piece before and it is one of the few pieces that made be tear up on first listen.

[@spacetaco048]

Wow he is good at expressing emotion. It isn't often that I interpret what the composers are trying to say but here I can actually hear the happy sadness. It makes me sad myself and not just in general but for whoever the princess was. This definitely had to stir some emotions when it was played.

[@evy_mad]

I heard this piece first in orchestral version. It made me cry... Not much complicated but very sincere piece of art

[@jericobongosia3992]

"You're not a princess, and I am not Ravel" -Arima Kousei

[@LJ_Callisto]

I hope it reached her.

[@etc4725]

Wait when did they play this in your lie in april?? What scene lol i think i missed it

[@jericobongosia3992]

@@etc4725 i think it is in episode 17-18 where kaori was playing a melodica in the hospital roof. There's also as scene i think it was on ep 16 where koisei heared that music and he ran away.

[@aimer1154]

I'm friggin crying

[@AristoM90]

Kaori 😭

[@jody.lumbantoruan]

03:45 How to vibrato on piano

[@tristan1511]

You can make a vibrato by moving the pedal briefly but it's not easy note this :)

[@MikeHathawayMusic]

XD yeah

[@francit.7636]

@@tristan1511 you say pressing more and less? Or litteraly moving left and right(i don't think it's possible😂)? Sry, my english isn't so good so i didn't understand😉

[@nakaj1580]

This isn't a 'vibrato' attempt. This is just a common technique used to help relieve tension.

[@febatista2932]

FallPiano i think it‘s silly honestly. For me it just looks like totally unnecessary movement. It doesn‘t do anything for the sound and I can‘t imagine it relieving tension.

[@occidens6350]

3:20 - 3:38, years later = The lamp is low, ++ years later = aruarian dance. Evolution of music is insane

[@mf_nano]

fr

[@wolfgangamadeusmozart3425]

I was addicted to classical music 2 years ago, you have just started this channel. You had like 20 K, and after a while I didn't enjoyed classical music like I used to. You had like 100-120 K. Now I came back here just to see you have 2.6 million subscribers.Congratulations friend!

[@oliviali3544]

Oh hi Mozart!!!

[@Dinooo1234]

xd

[@alicemargatroidivii3287]

Well it's now 4.18 Million in 2021~

[@michaelchi4678]

Bro ur dead

[@fredericchopin7332]

how can one stop enjoying classical music?

[@Smashedpumkin-09]

6:28 and this inspired the lamp is low, which inspired Arurian dance, where my life changed

[@cavicchioli.]

yeee, came here just to see if any1 was talkin bout that

[@hrdept6618]

nujabes brought me here too!

[@jin6104]

When I heard this piece, I decided I must play it. I’ve spent an hour at the piano fixating on the first eight measures to master Ravel’s texturing through the legato’d staccato and rests. This piece is a treasure trove of Ravel’s incredible insights in how to utilize seemingly contrasting markings on the piano. There is so much freedom with the pacing, as we see in Rousseau’s performance. The piece is marked 80 BPM, but doesn’t lose anything by playing it slower. Because of this we have performances of up to eight minutes long and down to five minutes long. Ravel’s seventh chord harmony and dissonance makes this one of my favorite pieces in the entire piano repertoire. Thank you Rousseau for contributing to KZbin’s musical scene as well as for providing us with a high quality recording of this piece

[@techmaster1769]

I'm getting sick of those simply piano ads.

[@veganplayspiano]

Same omg they're so annoying

[@bhooshanpandit1344]

Day 1: C Major scale Day 7: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Day 15: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Day 30: Gaspard de la nuit 😂

[@antt2228]

Day 1 Twinkle Twinkle Day 2 Mary had a little lamb Day 3 Every scale ever Day 4 Alla Turca Day 5 Fur Elise Day 6 Rondo alla cappricio Day 7 HEROIC POLONAISE Day 14 HR2 DAY 21 BALLADE NO1 DAY 60 ALL TRANSENDENTAL ETUDES ALL HUNGARIAN RHAPSODIES FANTASIE IMPROMPTU FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE WITH ONLY 2 FINGERS

[@mohammadn4459]

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[@saradsilv305]

Techmaster I know 😤🙄

[@connerbailey7628]

going through the most painful heartbreak i have ever felt. This song helps me make sense of it all, but also destroys me from inside out. It is inportant to me that there is hope ridden within this song. I have hope, so much hope for my future. If only she would make sense of it. I love her and this song more than the earth can understand.

[@Tanker477]

You have no idea how many time have I been waiting for this piece to be played by you... Thanks!

[@TheMysterySch00l]

This is the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard.

[@williamtaittinger4529]

not a song my man

[@connerbailey7628]

@@williamtaittinger4529 ????

[@williamtaittinger4529]

@@connerbailey7628 educate yourself.

[@LivingGuy484]

Normal Ravel: let me blow your mind This Ravel: let me encompass you in sadness

[@andrewfortmusic]

He was just out of university at the time, I think

[@Azian2DaMax]

Thank you so much for modernizing and making classical music accessible to a much wider audience. As a young enthusiast of the genre it pains me to see how neglected classical music is within my generation. I really hope one day classical music will become "cool" again. These works are some of the greatest artistic achievements in the history of mankind (in my humble opinion) and deserve so much more attention!

[@benhair1418]

This song makes me think of those days when your home alone. It’s raining outside and all you can hear is the drops of water on your roof and you sit looking out the window throughout your quiet house and you don’t hear a sound but this song playing in the background. It is sad, but calming in a way that makes me happy.

[@lucasgoncalves459]

My father plays this song all day long, and it’s just beautiful thank you rousseau again

[@shin-i-chikozima]

I was deeply moved to learn recently that this favorite masterpiece of mine was played at the funeral of the French great author Proust in a church as his favorite piece . There is something extraordinary in this splendid performance From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵

[@shin-i-chikozima]

@Soulful Notes Thankyou so much to your wonderful comment I hope you are well Currently It's very cold in Tokyo Be on the alert for the infection

[@MacMaky1981]

Isn't just me or this piece makes me cry everytime i listened a certain part like from the beginning? Because of this, this melody reminds me of my grandma will soon disappear, it matches the emotions of these melodies, and allowing me to think about between me and my grandma's good memories. Good old times, the way she raised me, her soft smile, etc. Right now she's old, getting older, I'm starting to get worried, I feel like I can't accept this. Right now, while writing a comment I shed tears again. I'll play this piece when my grandma passes away

[@israelsantiago1522]

You got fingers like a angel playing that piano and it makes me think how well you do it and thank you for putting this on KZbin I really appreciate it and blessed be to you and your beautiful fingers peace out

[@luzfeliciano4073]

So true you got fingers like a angel.

[@KatyaLishch]

Please play *"Danse macabre"* by Camille Saint-Saëns

[@user-ch6gh2tj1n]

Which can be loosely translated to Macabre Danae

[@abnotrogiente1602]

There is a two piano arrangement or the one written by Liszt for one Piano

[@MrDublem]

Please indeed, I second this!

[@FreakieFan]

yess!!!

[@cclarky194]

Ohh yeah I love that song

[@annabellekahle5230]

omg, what a coincidence, I just discovered this piece a few days ago and fell in love, just before Rousseau posts it!!

[@josephquillian2866]

I absolutely love this piece … the piano version is lovely and gives me such joy. Greetings from Querétaro, México.

[@danielperanginangin5981]

Petition for Rousseau to play Liszt Spanish Rhapsody❤️😩🙏🏻

[@user_-qg6yd]

Ravel is my favourite composer. Thank you for sharing this piece. Beautiful as always

[@user-gu7wb3ij4p]

5:48 is my favorite part, well played Rousseau. Well done friend.

[@alexavieralagao3343]

"you keep saying you're fine but you're not really fine" meme intensifies.

[@workhardworkhaderthanevery9387]

Lol

[@kensi_7927]

👏🏽......👏🏽.......👏🏽...........👏🏽

[@nicklittle8399]

Absolutely incredible... I love the way you fuel your music with emotion, it's so much better than a typical classical musician. You can *feel* what the music was meant to express, and you're one of the few musicians I've found who can properly do this to a powerful degree of precision. Very beautiful work, as per usual ❤

[@jessicablog4668]

I don’t think anyone would have expected this piece to be so challenging to play until they try it

[@michaelkarkar5711]

I was searching for a comment like this one - it’s an exceptionally challenging song to play and is super deceiving. I’m trying to learn it now and the first two measures took me a bit to get

[@diogomanteu7148]

memorizing it all is by far the hardest haha

[@TheJedo]

I'm learning this at the moment and I definitely agree. For me, the easiest way to learn it is to separate the different voices, and then put them together once you're confident with how you play them.

[@hithere2426]

THIS! my exact experience with this piece

[@beatwallah]

Truly. .

[@andrewfortmusic]

I play this piece almost every day; I just love how lyrical and yearning it is, and I was actually probably playing it at the time you uploaded! Thank you; we need more Ravel~

[@peppapig9987]

This piece is so sad that it makes me cry everytime. By the end of it, my shirt is usuly filled with tears. This sorrow is one of the best things I have heard. Not even Chopin or Rach can compare with the magnificence of this piece. This piece has saved me from suicide, led me to friends, saved me in school, helped imensly with my depression, got me into clasical, and healed my broken soul. One year ago on this day I descorverd shostacovich. My auto play was on when this piece ended. This piece gave me the joy of good music, and saved my life. I have no idea how to pay it back. The only way I can say thanks back to Ravel is to carry on his music, and now I am working my way up to playing this piece. I am atleast a year away, but I will never stop until I can play it. Thank you Ravel, and thank you Rousseau.

[@nelsonloga6955]

Your story make me think of my step grand father who was a radiologist and Who said to my mother, who was wondering what she was doing, what she wanted to do in her life, and was thinking of giving up her art studies to start medical school, thinking in the long run that she would make a really useful job for people : “You know, I’m about to retire. I have seen many patients in my life but very few with real problems. If there’s one thing I’ve understood in my 45-year career, it’s that Mozart has certainly saved far more people than the best doctor in the world. Faith can work miracles in people and music is undoubtedly one of the things that gives them the most.”

[@duchi882]

_"You are locked away from my reach below the ground or above the sky._ _I cannot truly Love you. For our Love is an impossible Love"_

[@leo_puck]

Duchi what’s show is that?

[@listeven1159]

Your lie in April

[@clementguigne4519]

Me : "Ok Google, bring me real sadness." Google :

[@allegrovivace6806]

lol

[@joaopedrolessa2242]

Clément Guigné you should listen to rachmaninoff's prelude in B minor, that's real sadness lol

[@ismailavci1822]

One day, i want to play this piece in my school at night. The melodies ringing through the corridors, the moonlight is shining, everything is just...calming and peaceful.

[@faisalnaveed8026]

Why am i imagine a really artisticly dark scenery of a lonely castle at night with the corpse of a beautiful princess lying on a huge bed with the moon light shining on her face through the window there is a smile on her face with a tear running down her cheek A note lying next to her written on it is "i may no longer be alive but i am not dead either i simply left my body here to go on a new journey somewhere"

[@quaesitor]

When heaven rains music I let myself wander The streets of my mind Without an umbrella I let myself be drenched Skin to bone With joy

[@legallydoodled9783]

I've been listening to this channel for almost 3 years and this piece always had a special place for me. I have really bad anxiety and now im listening to this before a vaccine shot to calm myself down so i just want to thank you for making this video

[@nazkarhan4715]

I had a granpa. He was cheerful and displined at the same time. He never made me mad as i did. I was young and i wasnt loving him. Whenever he comes me i was just behave him unfairly.Even i don't have any pics of him because i was not carrying him at all. And then when i started to understand and love him when he was already ill. It has been 2 years since his death and i cannot forgive myself . This masterpieces reminded those lil and nice moments of our family. I miss it.

[@manokmj8014]

Naz Karhan Sorry for your loss. I too have learned to love all of my family members. Because before you realize it, theyre gone.

[@arhturf.grayman2491]

In Some Place In The Huge World Your Music Represent The Best Friend For Someone .. It Represent The Only And Everything precious To Him Thanks A Lot Bro

[@wes2891]

Thank you Rousseau to making my Monday’s tons better. Your plays are remarkable and display the true form of the sheet music’s message. Thank you.

[@stuartfoster5819]

I'm just so happy that almost a hundred years later people are still listening to this transcendent music

[@spencerfleurymusic]

Thank you for playing the piece I suggested. It really means a lot that you look at the comments for suggestions! :)

[@kensi_7927]

i’m so very happy you’re back. i hope you’re well and life is being kind to you. you’ve been missed and you are so very much appreciated! 🖤

[@AkinduDasanayake]

One of my favorite pieces from my favorite composer. Thank you for this.

[@ms.annthrope415]

I'm standing watching the rain pour down the bay windows of my imaginary house in Santa Barbara. It's another cold, wet, dreary gray day in winter. But there is a roaring fire in the fireplace, and i have a big hot mug of my favorite tea to keep me warm. Nothing but the sound of this melancholic piece and the rain, and the occassiobal boom of thunder. All is quiet. My cat is asleep on the couch closest to the fireplace. My world is complete.

[@Aristos_Arete]

I love the points at: 3:16, 6:25; it's like it reaches a point of tension--and then breaks...

[@yanikkunitsin1466]

Sounds like something out of this World. Thank you.

[@Simh97444]

I love Ravel so much, I'm happy to see more of his works on this channel

[@jazminfuentes5025]

It breaks my heart but it feels so good. Thank you Rousseau for such beautiful music.

[@AnnaKhomichkoPianist]

I LOVE this piece, it’s soooo special ❤️❤️❤️ thank you for uploading it!

[@egregoriansymphony]

This piece makes me shiver every time … thanks a lot !

[@andydoesthings3801]

This sounds like a really peaceful dreamworks song

[@newbynooob232]

That really peaceful dreamworks song sounds like Ravel’s Pavane pour une Infante Défunte

[@robertwall2690]

My 10 year old daughter played flute and I played piano as we performed this piece for her first public solo appearance. No father could have beem more proud of how she played with so much depth at this age.

[@annesharoy7127]

Rousseau: Uploads video after a longtime. ME: *half asleep* "what a perfect time at night to listen this piece" :)

[@creidvite9152]

It's my first time to watch anything on this channel, and wow, the subliming crystals visualizer fits this piece so well.

[@eg08aau]

prelude 24 by Chopin - the storm

[@mitalipandit2891]

Yesssssssss!!!!

[@manuelbes]

I'd like the 12th prelude

[@leo17921]

mAnu i’d like 8, 12, 16, 19 or 24

[@a_sad_pianist_.]

Its very difficult but rousseau can play it

[@johndoe4202]

Yeeeeeee pls

[@GiannisM-xp7gi]

Omg! I am obsessed with it !! That must be the most amazing, quit, relaxing and at the same time full of emotion piece !! I can't stop listening to it !! 7:26 is totally my favorite part of the whole piece. Amazing job Rousseau I want to see more of these pieces!!!!

[@mariaf.1275]

Happy belated 2year anniversary on youtube rousseau, wish you all the best, and also lets not forget Chopins birthday that was yesterday too

[@joanet501]

Rousseau every new song you upload is more beautiful than the last one. I LOVE you

[@clappedtrim2319]

Such a beautiful piece You always make my day and I listen to one of your pieces every night before I go to bed Continue playing beautifully

[@fritz1214]

It's certainly a beautiful and nostalgic piece. For me, it's the perfect medium between beauty, but also not without it's fire. With a lot of Debussy, I find that it is often so relaxing to my ear, that I quickly get quite bored with it, and it all begins to simply become a blur, but with this piece, the melody is clear, and it's just so beautiful to listen to. It brings me back to a time that I'm not sure ever existed, and I think that was Ravel's intention. Thank you.

[@iversonpaulalay5514]

OOOOOOOOH ROSSEAU'S BACK!!! MY MONDAYS ARE COMPLETE AGAIN!!!😍 😍 😍

[@0707koala]

Wow, I am very lucky. I was going to pick and play this piece for my next lesson. Will start practice soon. Thank you for sharing, Rousseau. I will watch this video many times, and learn from you, too. Thanks !

[@civildawn7840]

This is sad... and I mean it is really really sad. This reminds me of my dead great grandmother. She was the one who would put up music for our family during thanksgiving and Christmas parties. I don’t remember her playing classical music, but something about this piece reminds me of her.

[@callyfana]

Thank youu for posting this!!! This is one of my favourite pieces I've heard so far, and I love it!

[@Kecicim]

Ravel’s music is the most elegant 😍

[@BetaJams]

Came across this video by accident. I played this with my orchestra last fall. Our conductor liked to pick a calmer song compared to the other 10-18 pagers (last December, we played both Nutcracker suites, plus a mashup of Canon and various Christmas songs.) He passed in April, so even if it’s a little bittersweet, it was nice to come across this.

[@yasminellachu8584]

How convenient for you to post this today! I've just started practicing for this song along with Chopin's Ballade No. 2, which is tons easier lol. Controlling the melody of each individual voice correctly is so difficult, I don't know how people do it.

[@anammorar]

Thank you for playing . Applause, applause, applause

[@カリ-z3l]

I've been waiting so long for this song, it's a beautiful song

[@cyzhouhk]

Oh my god! This iis literally one of my favourites! I'm thrilled that you did it!

[@m0ment219]

"This is a pavane for a dead princess, not a dead pavane for a princess" -Ravel, after some guy played it too slow 😊

[@deboravitoria5330]

Just wonderful, very pleasant to hear ...(I'm from Brazil and I love to hear your melodies, they always comfort me.)

[@afroman5918]

Omg this is one of favorite classical pieces. It sounds great on guitar too!!!

[@pranspan]

Interesting how aurarian dance is the song for positivity and this is just sadness. Music is indeed beautiful.

[@LoveCheeselover]

Thanks Avalon le Fae, the story that keeps on giving

[@ninjabreadman8166]

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[@GoldenBeastTamer7411]

​@@ninjabreadman8166 me too

[@nellbrittonpianostudio8784]

One of my favorites. I once had an aunt who took piano lessons for a year in order to play this. She then had a concert at her house and died of a heart attack right after she played it. Makes me cry every time.

[@JC-yo5tx]

Nell Britton Piano Studio Ironic. How old was she, cause ? Sorry for your loss.

[@originalstarwalker21]

@@JC-yo5tx jesus

[@langleychanlueng111]

Such an underrated piece but it’s one of my favorites! My friend arranged a version of it for string orchestra. We didn’t get to perform it but it was beautiful to read!

[@nicholasdearcangelis9290]

This is absolutely going to be the next slower piece I learn. It is incredibly beautiful. Thank you for the lovely interpretation, this is fantastic and inspirational as always. 🌹

[@chief1325]

I didn't even recognize the english translation of the title

[@TheMusicalKnokcers]

he translated infante into princess because infante is the term speaking of a child princess at the court of spain (in french) but there is no real translation so that's why he probably wrote a wrong title.

[@kerryxu119]

Infante defunte, where infante would not exactly mean “princess” per se, and, as the other comment pointed out, “young, princess”. Defunte isn’t exactly “dead”, I’ve seen it translated as “deceased” which is better, although really it evokes a feeling of melancholy or vague regret.

[@mr.clasher-clashofclansboo7286]

@@kerryxu119 can you point out a difference between dead and deceased? No.

[@kerryxu119]

@@mr.clasher-clashofclansboo7286 Context is important. "Pavane for a dead princess" implies tragedy, it implies a situation where the pavane is lamenting the recent death of a princess. "Pavane for a deceased princess" implies something much more permanent, sort of like a princess who is long gone but yet is still remembered. If you look at it in the original French, the word for deceased, defunte, is also very different from mort, the word for death. A piece named "Pavane pour une infante defunte" could have a completely different meaning than "Pavane pour une infante morte"

[@gsm5104]

@@kerryxu119 People don’t understand the connotation of words. Dead or deceased, cry or weep, clean or cleanse. Synonyms aren’t equal.

[@vavashow3361]

Thank you,... I only heard the short version. But you have given me the best 7 minutes of my life.... ❤

[@barbaramuller2191]

Makes me think about my life.... very beautiful!

[@orangeisthenewstrawberry6603]

Welcome back Rosseau!!!! Oh how I've missed your uploads! And what a piece to be returning with.. Take as many breaks as you need, dear friend(s), but please always come back. Merci beacoup!

[@Falkan.]

this gives me chills. Keep it up the great work :)

[@RobertMartin-bo2fr]

This absolute masterpiece is so achingly delicate and beautiful, it can be difficult, at times, to listen to all the way through. Despite the fact that the title refers to an 'infant princess,' how powerful and moving would it have been had 'Pavane' been played at Princess Diana's funeral.

[@rahelkoni114]

i really don't know why but ravel's pieces always feel so nostalgic like even the first time i hear the song, i feel like i remember things that never in my memories before. the memories that are supposed to not feel familiar because i never experience it, but why? i feel so uneasy yet addicted to his pieces. Le Gibet, Une Barque sur L'Ocean and this piece makes me feel this way. i simply think that the visuals are simply from movies i watched long ago or just my dreams, anyway im a big fan of maurice ravel.

[@inyourarea9292]

I decided to search your channel after listening once a couple months ago looking for this song. On the off chance i look you up again, here it is. Fantastically played!