Rachmaninoff - Prelude in C Sharp Minor (Op. 3 No. 2)

Rachmaninoff - Prelude in C Sharp Minor (Op. 3 No. 2)
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Outro: Rachmaninoff - Etude Tableau Op. 39 No. 6
Hello, I'm Rousseau, I make piano covers of classical and pop songs with a reactive visualizer. New videos every Monday!
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[@Rousseau]

Sometimes it's hard to believe that Rachmaninoff was only 18 when he composed this piece. For those that don't know the story behind it: it is said that Rachmaninoff had a dream where he was at a funeral, and in the distance was a coffin. At 1:24 begins walking towards it, faster and faster. At 2:09 he opens it and... finds himself inside.

[@anastasiaivankiv]

Sounds like a great scene for a horror-thriller film

[@dailydoseofsunshinee]

Beautiful💝

[@junsimons]

Well, Rachmaninov was an edgy guy I suppose.

[@as8221]

Rousseau I like that you play it with a faster tempo than most modern interpretations

[@lyrae2469]

What a genius 😩👌

[@PointyTailofSatan]

I'm happy to say after 2 weeks I finally have mastered the first three chords.

[@Dylonely_9274]

👏👏👏

[@hi-qr9tm]

Congrawts

[@jkbeach2512]

3??? That many?!!

[@sergeivasilyevichrachmanin6691]

May I have an update on your progress?

[@edwinbeltran9398]

I started yesterday and i know like 15 chords already😭👏 idk how but i made it! Guys! Now i know 2:10 of the piece! And still working on it more than ever too finally finish it!.

[@Fallingmonsters]

I was so touched and honored that my friend asked me to play piano at her wedding so I played this

[@rnfbfb]

wedding as a funeral, lmao 🤣 😂

[@louishendryckx2676]

Four weddings and a funeral, more like one wedding, a funeral and a terrified bride

[@katphisH11]

i dunno it would be pretty funny LMAO

[@dmann5938]

Bruh. That must be a depressing wedding lmao

[@defnegultoprak967]

Bahaha these comments are killing me

[@williamgregory1848]

“Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninoff

[@yvplayz7813]

Great quote

[@riv3r-rat]

"Damned little Prelude" -Also Sergei Rachmaninoff

[@dj_koen1265]

It sounds similar to a quote of hippocrates He said something like: a life is short and the path to mastery is long Paraphrased because I don’t remember the exact quote

[@noviyChelovek-lq4wx]

Rachmaninov

[@JasonTabile]

Vita brevis, ars longa. "Life is short, the Art long"

[@SheetMusicBoss]

I heard that Rachmaninoff got sick of people asking him to play this because it was so popular! XD -Andrew

[@mogdagamer6476]

Sheet Music Boss apparently once a neighbour got really annoyed by him practicing loudly so the neighbour learnt how to play this to make him move!

[@utternonsense1998]

Lol! I can imagine a conversation like "Cmon, one more listen?" C "Carl, I've been playing the piece for you 37 times today. I haven't even eaten yet."

[@VadimGolovetskiy]

Sheet music boss, hey i asked you to do this prelude can you do it please or your getting sick of it lol. and please don't make it sound russian because it is already made by a russian composer.

[@ollyhudson9931]

Well......it is bloody good.

[@utternonsense1998]

He even called this piece the "it" piece. People always wanted him to play it, over and over. He called it his Frankenstein piece.

[@chata354]

Every pianist *had* their own drugs Liszt: *o c t a v e s* Rachmaninoff: *c h o r d s* Mozart: *happy tunes* Chopin: *all of the above* Beethoven: *can't hear it and I'm angry*

[@cesurerbay7532]

LoL

[@myketlg4337]

this hurt

[@sergeirachmaninoff3299]

@Chata Chopin: waltzes and legato Beethoven: broken octaves Satie: mystery Debussy: feather

[@physicsisawesome696]

Beethoven: smashing piano out of anger. Me: F U G U E

[@chata354]

@@physicsisawesome696 lol

[@usuitakumi8179]

If you hear this on a public piano in an airport before your flight.... skip the flight please.

[@xtrascientific]

Finally went searching for this song after hearing it again in an episode of Lost lol. Good call.

[@dylanwang9192]

Just run and don’t be surprised if your flight crashes tomorrow

[@vanveenbussum6162]

Or eat all the airline peanuts and biscuits and pray for a happy landing. Rachi rulez!

[@GAMEDATA1010]

I'm just gonna play this right outside the airport

[@orsemcore]

that was not funny, and it made no sense?

[@Big_Footless]

2:05 As a metal fan, I can say that this is the most heavy metal moment in all of classical music. Gives me goosebumps.

[@bobbiehoward3796]

I'd invite you to listen to Rachminoff's Piano Concerto no. 3, now that's amazing!

[@chilldeen4590]

that's peak breakdown for real

[@marcphilos9915]

Listen to Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata 3rd movement on electric guitar. Now that's metal!

[@edwardtupper6374]

Beethoven would have been a metalhead no doubt

[@Vladimir_Kopoushkin]

so, rachmaninoff's pieces it is "power metal" in classical music)

[@fireboar2433]

*Only 1800’s emo kids remember this absolute banger*

[@blazingrose3704]

😝

[@jade_is_youtube]

Rachmaninoff isn’t that old

[@samsaani]

To be more specific, 1892

[@Rami893ga]

*1880's

[@kollo3457]

Rami893ga nah this piece is from 1892

[@antiscribe4150]

Clair De Lune sounds like Life, and this piece sounds like Death.

[@dememe132]

Because it is

[@mickytherat8020]

Clair de Lune in the chat

[@davidtaylor607]

How observant of you.

[@swooty2805]

This is probably the best description of the two.

[@EkaitzIturbeltz]

Death is a pretty cool band though

[@dilawarhussain5109]

2:09 gives me so many goosebumps,this is the most haunting part of classic piano music I've ever heard.

[@Alien_ark]

That first chord is so brutal, give me chills

[@sankalp_gupta]

@@Medtszkowski its fortissississimo

[@alemutasa6189]

@@sankalp_gupta yeah no, it's not, you're wrong too. It's "fortissimissimissimo"

[@sankalp_gupta]

@@alemutasa6189 oops yeah

[@adustycat]

Just play it sforzando marcato at fortissississississississississimo(10 f)

[@asphyxia9927]

I first heard this piece 5 years ago, and as a beginner pianist i wondered if i could ever play it, many hundreds of noisy hours later and learning many easier pieces I managed to learn it which is shocking, just goes to show never give up on your dreams no matter how tough they are.

[@steppedtuba50]

My father learned this piece at 15, while his parents were fighting. He told me stories of why he chose Rachmaninoff... "it was the only way to drown out my parents fights". However, I think this piece chose him. Now he is gone, and I feel so much pain. I have been practicing for 4 months now, this song means so much. I will not give up.

[@asphyxia9927]

@@steppedtuba50 it truely does mean so much especially if you know about Rachmaninoff's childhood

[@williamtaittinger4529]

@@steppedtuba50 how is it going my dude. By now you must be rocking it.

[@theironkaiser6929]

@@steppedtuba50 It had now been 1 yr and 3 months have you learned it yet?

[@joeptr2011]

How old are you? If you don’t mind me asking

[@sydneymagrum1992]

Dear God I swear I’m gonna lose it with these “simply piano” ads

[@asgard_]

I've waited for somebody to say this.

[@rykos3861]

True af mate

[@hi-qr9tm]

"I aLwayS WanTed tO be A ReAl piAno mAn"

[@Milk88488]

@@hi-qr9tm I'm ok with that one

[@thelookingcat]

Me: laughs in KZbin Red Hack

[@HerrHeltcel]

**has a dream about going to a funeral only to see myself in the coffin** Me: Hehe, I wish. Rachmaninoff: **writes a masterpiece of piano repertoire that he ends up hating**

[@user-jl4zz1re4c]

Herr Heltcel: **Writes a masterpiece of a comment**

[@Bakkesnakke]

S: *writes a masterpiece of an answer*

[@emir_audio]

Notyag: **writes a masterpiece of a detection**

[@vargasmartin7143]

@@emir_audio Arima Kousei: **writes a masterpiece of a compliment**

[@sergiomartinezcastro6183]

Martín Vargas: *writes a masterpiece of a sentence*

[@GliffVFX]

Little tip: don’t play this at family gatherings when they ask you to play something

[@bananasquash8100]

Did that not go to well for u

[@liamsmyth7707]

Gonna do it next time they ask me to play cause im tired of them asking

[@ismeneedecaste3592]

Heyyy, depends on the family - would do mine some good

[@poppyharlow4448]

went well for me...but then again my parents forced piano on me, so it kinda figures that they would find a piece like this ok

[@nurikkulanbaev3628]

Play Shostakovich instead, rsp 8th string quartet

[@wisdomseeker410]

The emotion and depth of the chords after 2:09 just blows me away, I love this piece

[@aidenwinter1117]

I swear this guy can play every single piece in this world

[@FrostbiteP1ano]

He already played flight of the bumblebee. He can basically do fantise impromptu in 2 attempts at this point

[@bensonzhang7331]

@@FrostbiteP1ano those are nowhere close to the hardest. ever heard of liszt my boy?

[@FrostbiteP1ano]

@@bensonzhang7331 yes I have.

[@collin._rhodes]

Benson Zhang he did lizst so enjoy

[@FrostbiteP1ano]

@@collin._rhodes I know

[@JoseWui]

God: So how big do you want your hands to be? Rachmaninoff: Y E S

[@TomCL-vb6xc]

Jose Wui You don’t need big hands to play this piece. As long as you can reach a 9th you are fine ( of course you need the skill and ability go with it). In general you are correct though, Rachnaninoff certainly made good use of his large hands and long fingers. In his B flat major prelude there is an interval of a 22nd I believe at one point.

[@jackthecommenter2768]

@@TomCL-vb6xc thats i problem i face because im a kid playing the piano with little hands..

[@TomCL-vb6xc]

JackThe Commenter Pianists of every skill level will tell you the same thing: start slowly and get it right and you will be able to play it faster eventually. All of Rachmaninoff’s pieces are very much possible to play with small hands, you just need speed and technique. Try not to injure yourself however and make sure you are being safe with how you play.

[@jackthecommenter2768]

@@TomCL-vb6xc what about clair de lune?

[@TomCL-vb6xc]

JackThe Commenter That is far easier than most of Rachmaninoff’s music and does not require big hands to play. It is still a rather advanced piece though.

[@williamstarkey3032]

My first concert piece. After 60 years I can still play and enjoy the gift Mother gave me. Thank you Mom.

[@EarlLedden]

Played this at my Eighth Grade Graduation and at 76 I can still play it. I vaguely remember my Dad playing it.

[@UltiRequiem]

@@EarlLedden Good boys

[@goatswag6469]

Wow I feel young being 10 years old

[@purpleweedsmoke6822]

Same, i can still play As Time Goes By on piano a real jazzy version because my Dad wanted me to learn it many years ago but he has passed on. but im so glad i play the song still.

[@AnnoyedBowlOfSpaghetti]

@@goatswag6469 ??? You are?

[@TheJohnnyh13]

This is scary - i dont know why classic music isnt popular these days. Rachmaninoff expained a feeling in this, i can hear it while you're playing the piano. But i cant tell you what feeling it is, its a personal thing.

[@merrickb9559]

Accepting fears perhaps

[@staliniumprojectile]

He was a romantic composer not classical.

[@Randoo1]

​@@staliniumprojectile the way you say this sounds elitist and probably helps to why people have a lower opinion on classical as much these days

[@UnlimitedWere]

Dread? Uncertainty? Both together.

[@robertogarcia1797]

People: piano music is boring... Rachmaninoff: hold my beer...

[@platypusmusic8843]

Hold my vodka

[@awe331]

Ivan Vetoshkin Yes bc there are so many exciting piano pieces

[@kayomuito8497]

@@awe331 yeah, they proably never heard about Liszt, Ranchmaninoff, Ravel, Chopin or even Mozart. The world needs to hear more classical pieces Lmao if someone that don't know nothing about classical music, listened to Ranchmaninoff's piano concerto no.2, he would be like "why tha f u c k ins't people talking about this?"

[@kyledsouza5]

@@kayomuito8497 Yes, I've found my people

[@joha4574]

vlad dracul this comment is dumb.

[@blackmage1276]

Let me tell you a story: Rachmaninoff finds himself at a funeral. Sad the day was, like most funerals. He saw his brother giving a speech at the front, but wasn't bothered to listen to it, as he was still trying to remember who died for this funeral, he tried his hardest, but couldn't recall. He started to wonder a few things as he looked around the room, his mother, crying, and his father, comforting her. Who had died that could make them so sad? He wondered this to himself, he knew everyone at the funeral as well, it must've been a close relative if he knew everyone there. They where lining up to see the fallen in their coffin, and with each step Rachmaninoffs heart beat quicker. People where giving him funny looks, and started to suspect something about who died. Sweat was slowly falling down his face as he slowly walked too the coffin, his mother in front of him. He heard It in the back, one of his pieces where being played as he got closer. Time slowed down, each step forward felt like 10 seconds of work, as he grew increasingly nervous. It was his turn up to see the person who lay. He took the first step and breathed in, he was profusely sweating now, as he took the last step. He found himself, inside the coffin. Laying there dead, eyes closed. Rachmaninoff was horrified. He wanted to run. Oh what was he to do, run away, or continually stare at his dead body. The more he looked, the more he felt himself break down, he looked at his hand as his skin started to fade away, into grew dust, he saw his own skeleton. Everyone stood there watching in horror as he screamed in agony. "I wasn't ready to die!" He screamed and cried as he slowly turned into dust. Just then he woke up in his bed screaming. Realizing what just happened he calmed down as his breath slowed down, slowly until he went back to sleep.

[@_Znyways_]

omg dude thanks so much. i knew that he had this dream but i did not know all about these details. i appreciate it.

[@alidaoudi3269]

Sorry to be that guy but source?

[@blackmage1276]

@@alidaoudi3269 what? I have no source. My piano teacher told me

[@alvishui7787]

@@blackmage1276 You can make a career out of this

[@animemusic8]

@@alidaoudi3269 infinity war

[@NicolasSchmidMusic]

This piece was the first time I saw a « sffff » on a sheet of music 😂

[@lilje372]

Sforzandisisisimmo

[@randomguyontheinternet6546]

lone beast search for KZbin tutorial on how to read sheet music

[@Skysiax]

Space Gandalf Let’s start with the staff

[@ninjafruitchilled]

@Space Gandalf I could read music when I was twelve, probably some kid can teach the basics just fine

[@flyingpenandpaper6119]

Tbf that's just 18 year old Rachmaninoff being edgy. Considering ff is meant to be 'as loud as possible', seeing anything more than fff is just a bit embarrassing.

[@ghazalaansari6]

There’s such a menacing feeling that comes from this piece. It’s not fear, but this feeling of dread and hopelessness. Sends chills down my spine every time.

[@bboyo8307]

U are right. It is like the panic during a bad dream. The end chords remind me of heavy breathing (maybe he is awake from the dream?)

[@Bach_is_staring_at_you]

exactly!

[@jackgeary6928]

As I understand it, this piece is supposed to be the church bells of St. Petersburg church as it burned.

[@jackthecommenter2768]

*1806 composers: i hope people remember us and remember our music..* *2019 people: People arguing whether lizst or chopin has harder music*

[@didko3968]

idk about harder, but lizst has better music

[@caiogiuliocesareottavianoa798]

@@didko3968 they have both composed incredible pieces

[@thatguymork]

Liszt revolutionized music, and is, in general a better composer imo. Though " the poet of the piano" Chopin had a way of creating melodies that is unrivaled in any other composer. Liszt, sophisticated; Chopin, human; which is why I personally like and relate to Chopin more.

[@mightymaniac8712]

For me Chopin was more consistent in making masterpieces, so only a few of Liszt’s pieces are as enjoyable as virtually all of Chopin’s nocturnes

[@monimasami]

I think Chopin wrote beautiful pieces

[@kgmyatthu3171]

2:09 you can feel one's terror of seeing self in the coffin...........

[@samloveless2285]

Kaung Myat Dammm so true

[@johncameron6877]

it sends shivers down my spine EVERY time

[@BehradDavoudi]

edge lord rachmaninoff

[@brawtff]

I can visualize it

[@emmanuelmerryfield3253]

It sent chills down my spine after i visualized that

[@krispy2669]

If you hear a recital with this piece, run. Run for your life.

[@kingkrimson6703]

@charles cap You pull the key from your pocket, but then realize you don't have pockets

[@brownieboy8405]

dang this is the piece i'm working on for a recital

[@ApleFritrs]

You then realize there is no door

[@daniellemiller8073]

Playing this for my recital in 2 days

[@Kattist]

Gonna play this in my school cause thats a good idea

[@GraphiteStudio132]

Legend has it that Rachmaninoff played this with one hand, and with the other hand he wrote this piece in paper

[@Dweegy5]

that's one heck of a way to say that his hands were big 😂

[@amyfoos6251]

Did he have 6 fingers?

[@GrinBrain]

No 20 in each hand​@@amyfoos6251

[@swagboi1936]

This is one of my favorite pieces by far, the compelling feel of despair and helplessness give off such a dark tone and makes you truly feel scared

[@NeonFireFly-uu2tj]

2:58 I think right around here, he wakes up. The notes almost sound like deep breathing.

[@mrmensje1]

or maybe acceptance? Surrendering himself

[@g.ferreira6745]

The way I hear it is his heartbeats start to go down, as he wakes up in shock, full of adrenaline, and puts his hand on his chest to feel his heart, almost as if guaranteeing he's alive

[@yekware]

It's supposed to be funeral bells I think but this is a great perception of this, changes up the way I see this song

[@gabrielspricido8902]

That makes total sense. And i think that at 1:27 he starts walking towards the coffin, and at 2:09 he finally sees himself inside it.

[@GoodLife116]

huh?

[@jeremy9951]

The part at 2:08 is the most terrifying thing I've ever heard played on piano.

[@jeremy9951]

@JacobRaymond Serina I have and I think it sounds more beautiful than terrifying haha

[@PresidentBoboLunik]

@JacobRaymond Serina nah it ain't scary dawg it's just beautiful, beethoven isn't writting scary ass pieces

[@PresidentBoboLunik]

@JacobRaymond Serina writing*

[@johncameron6877]

i unequivocally agree. i understand tocatta and fugue is the trademark "spooky" song, but honestly, if i heard this song played on a giant pipe organ in like a haunted house i think i would be MUCH more terrified. my absolute FAVORITE part about this piece is that it is LITERALLY a piece about a nightmare.

[@icekurimu1688]

😂

[@PrzemeQ_XY]

Oh I remember one memorable morning when I first heard this masterpiece... Back then I lived opposite the Music Conservoire. It was warm early Summer's Sunday morning and someone was blasting this piece with their window open (and so was mine across the street). I've listened in awe. More and more entangled in Music... I immediately thought 'It MUST be Rachmaninoff!' and then 'I GOTTA find this piece' So I went through all his preludes (my first thought) and thus - found this mastepiece. I was about 14/15 years old.

[@YoavMarciano]

Incredible piece

[@PrzemeQ_XY]

@@YoavMarciano Yeah - rightly so! Just like so much of his other pieces Of course Piano Concertos come to mind (No. 2 and 3 especially) But his chamber Music is often ommited masterpieces! Piano Trios (foremost No. 2) gives very similar feeling to this prelude. Years ago I've heard it being played (rehersal) in Music Academy in my town. Listend for 30minutes outside the room - more and more entagled in Music and waited outside after only to ask performers 'What was THIS piece'. Also very distinct memory of mine connected to Rachmaninoff Music...

[@elianechabrol335]

❤

[@wilfredhebronmoses970]

Can you play piano? Rachmaninoff: only chords

[@xRtUioLmkOP]

1:26

[@balladin9200]

Félix Le Saulnier Those are arpeggiated chords 😂

[@wilfredhebronmoses970]

@@balladin9200 *Mr. incredible meme* Chords are chords

[@balladin9200]

@@wilfredhebronmoses970 Wonderful

[@xRtUioLmkOP]

Badreddine Wreqs don’t you ear the melodie ?

[@kazghost]

Me: I could totally play this, its all chords. 1:26 Me: . . . oh no.

[@nobodylovesme3743]

They are just arpeggios

[@keishagordon440]

😂😂basically

[@squishytim7303]

It‘s not too hard, if you can play the first section you can play the whole piece too

[@H36TRemasters]

Hahahah, my exact reaction! I understand they are just arpeggios but the speed to do it and do it accurately is uhhh, not something I'm up to right now.

[@arulbanerjea9882]

It actually gets easier here (I’m currently learning this right now-it’s a bit of work specially with the super low bangers but I think I’ll get it with time and you can do it too!)

[@avsaucyboi9733]

This is one of those pieces where I think I can play it, but when I start to; I can’t

[@metalmilo12]

Maybe it was in a dream where when you walked up to a coffin, you found yourself inside of it

[@monica2732]

Totally :))))

[@RadicaLxIce]

you can, just practice! I learned this in like 4 months practicing about 5 hours a week

[@christianvennemann9008]

My suggestion would be to just practice. Play with each hand separately, and once you feel comfortable playing with both hands, do so slowly until you can finally play it at the right speed.

[@bubba_supreme1128]

(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ Still working on the third measure after about two weeks* *not really of practice, just messing around every time I can get to a keyboard)

[@BullCricket75]

I stumbled upon Rachmaninoff when I was in a very dark place in my life. The first time that I ever listened, I found I had tears streaming down my face while my soul was purged of heavy emotion in an almost orgasmic release. It is my absolute favorite piano composition that exists. Thank you for this wonderful video!

[@bboyo8307]

I started to play piano exactly 1 year ago. It was my first piece. the prelude. I learned it 5 months ago. And ‚perfected‘ it the last months together with newer pieces. It would be a pleasure if I could show u a performance of mine. I hope you are doing well, and crossed the dark period of ur life. Stay safe! ps. we have probably a similar taste in classical music (!), so I recommend watching the whole set of franz liszts 12 transcendental etudes performed by trifonov. Its a whole visual video of the performance on yt. You seem to understand music very good. Many people say the emotions of trifonov are childish and just for entertaining purposes. But if you understand every single of the etudes then u will understand the beauty of the music and the virtuosity of the pianist. :)

[@liviemillie6455]

I too discovered Rachmaninoff in a rather fateful fashion. It's odd how many people seem to have this experience. How beautiful.

[@oblakus]

Anyone who had real struggles in life just reaonates with this. The fact that someone wrote this feeling down in such a perfect way is absolutely incredible. This man was a genius!

[@MrRoisu]

I know a lot of people are commenting that this is being played too fast, which is true, but personally I think it sounds amazing. Where the original piece to me sounds very eerie and scary even, the way Rousseau is playing it feels so much more oppressive, like someone drowing under the weight of all their personal demons. Amazing job, as always

[@Artaxerxes.]

Yeah I like the power that Rousseau uses. I like it better than the slow and quiet

[@abhiramvishwanath8048]

I agree, this version keeps the tension building without losing it

[@jjh2456]

Listen to the orchestral version of this. That will give you nightmares.

[@Loctorak]

Bahh what does the internet know about anything, anyway? 😅

[@Newfiecat]

Amazing boss battle music

[@b.d6642]

Everyone: analysing the piece and talking about it's deep themes. Me: just want to learn it so i can scare people while talking to them.

[@bboyo8307]

I learned everything up to 1:10 in 3 months. I'm not a pianist and just started and tried it out. Good luck

[@b.d6642]

@@bboyo8307 good luck learning the rest

[@bboyo8307]

@@b.d6642 I am still missing very little. Up to 1:55 I have almost no problems. But I still repeat it every day to perfect it. Soon I will learn the rest. I can't read sheet music, I'm learning the piece from PianoSecrets

[@b.d6642]

@@bboyo8307 well good luck

[@bboyo8307]

@@b.d6642 My man, Im finally done. 7 months to master this piece. What a new experience…

[@sickley2]

Can we talk a moment about how emotionally draining this piece can be to learn. The dynamics are all over the place.

[@perdifoil]

i just came off of learning Chopin's nocturne in e flat major feeling like hot stuff, and started learning this one today. feelin less like hot stuff and more like my hands really hurt.

[@ssimms8995]

sickley2 I agree! Playing forte for me is a challenge let along sffff

[@rpgtrainer]

they sure are! this takes a while to master. It is a fun piece to play though! check out my youtube channel and watch my one and only video of me reciting this piece after learning it 14 year ago!

[@furonet138]

@@perdifoil Nice, I started working on this one after that piece too hahaha. 10 months later and I’ve almost got it 😅

[@flixelgato1288]

True, but once you've got it under control and sounding just the way you want it, it's so rewarding to play. Not that I ever had the fast part entirely under control lol.

[@Caranthir17]

Thank you Rousseau. Covid killed a lot of my passion and motivation as a musician, but your channel reignited that passion as well as a new passion for improving at piano. You've made a big difference for me :)

[@noname4663]

Imagine this piece being played at a public piano in the railway I’d sure get terrified to go inside the train

[@vincenthubschmann6512]

No Name I actually played this at a public piano in st. Pancras international when I was there. I sure is pretty menacing

[@thelastgenderbee171]

@@vincenthubschmann6512 should've taken a video

[@sdn14]

It says your comment is a week ago. I was at that train station a week ago.

[@josephstalin3702]

@@sdn14 it says your comment was 22 seconds ago.

[@dylanwang9192]

Run

[@mevapeyre6009]

I’ve been practicing this piece for few months now for a concert in September, I keep doing mistakes and I am so nervous. Bravo to all the pianists who played this wonderful piece👌🏽

[@radekseky4571]

Hey good luck in September.

[@nelsongeada4930]

You can do it.. Positive thoughts.. And congrats.. You like challenges.. Peace

[@julio9898]

me tooo theres always one finger that just slips in those hige chords

[@gigany111]

DO YOUR BEST OUT THERE! STAY SAFE AND DO YOUR BEST ON YOUR SONG!

[@mevapeyre6009]

kincake * Thank you! But unfortunately the concert has been postponed to December/January because of the pandemic. You too, stay safe~

[@natra4480]

Imagine walking in a abandoned house at night and entering in a destroyed room with a piano at the center which is playing this piece by itself

[@Dylonely_9274]

Lmao this would be funny

[@floorsymbiosis6059]

Stopppp 😭😂

[@user-zu3il2rr5t]

and little red riding hood

[@amityboi4398]

Get out of the house. Immediately!

[@chubob73]

an out of tuned piano :)

[@nicktranscriptions]

I played this piece for a competition a month or two ago, believe me that it it one of the most beautiful preludes of all time.

[@fatihbellisoy1083]

Right now I'm listening to this piece in a train and I feel like it's going to be my best day if I can arrive the next station.

[@octave11thpianist58]

Underrated.

[@kennyassgaming2017]

Wtf are these jokes and why am i not getting them

[@Helvetica.16]

@@kennyassgaming2017 This song was written after he had a dream about being at his own funeral I believe. Late ass comment

[@asgard_]

Final destination VII: Train Survivor

[@Nubilum]

Who else got goosebumps at 2:09

[@BRO_TOAST]

Yessss

[@fryderykfranciszekchopin5716]

me xDD

[@Skysiax]

Ye i got Goosebumps at 2:09 pm because i wanted to watch the movie

[@leothekid1199]

Aaahahahahhhh PINGUIRIS!!

[@Moonmoon-ws6jo]

Everytime i go back to that part of the song it gives me chills

[@bellacianciulli7024]

The fact that I know someone who can play this is insane. The skill this person must possess. Blows my mind away.

[@lookinkindafresh801]

@potato shhhh don't tell them this is one of the easy ones

[@franeplays4237]

Actually It's considered one of the easiest pieces from rachy

[@suzannemhall7549]

Ever since I was a kid in kindergarten daycare back in the 60's, I've loved this piece. My teacher/caregiver played it during our nap time or right before.

[@kcmeister]

I played piano for 10 years, stopping before I started college. This was by far my favorite song to play.

[@yourflackoboy]

same!!

[@rudrx_mmiv]

PIECE!!!

[@kcmeister]

@@rudrx_mmiv lol. Yeah, piece. :)

[@stevengreene1186]

Same!

[@PopeLando]

This was the last new piece I tried for my piano teacher before I gave up lessons for college. I'm afraid I never got to the fast section, much to her disappointment!

[@ibuprofen303]

I like Rousseau interpretations because they're very transparent and matter of fact (in a good way). No mucking around, just play the music, no lurching rubatos or showbiz style of overdoing everything. The way Rousseau plays this allows the piece to speak for itself. Example middle descending chord run just before the big chords - not suddenly playing it as fast as they can, rather keeping it in rhythm. No indication in the music to speed up here. This piece sounds good played accurately, and this is one of the cleanest performances I've heard. This is art speaking for itself and not being overshadowed in bad taste by the performer. Well done Rousseau for a tasteful performance.

[@tamarisk2592]

If you call it interpretation, listen kissin’s interpretation for this piece, this video is feels like AI playing because there is no emotion, but so many people dont understand music and they like it straighly, they like “wow look at that fast shiny notes he is playing so good omg” at the end he dissrespects to the music but nobody cares it= people getting excited he getting views= money

[@ibuprofen303]

@@tamarisk2592 Don't be pretentious.

[@onlychess842]

This is one of the less clean performances I've heard personally, but it's still excellent. I don't like triplets in the first and second section so I treat them as eighth notes to shape the music more deathly.

[@johnnylucio8298]

2:08 Breaking News: Origin of the beat drop has been discovered!

[@shotglassanhero]

YOU’RE GODDAMN RIGHT

[@jessielu8235]

Do you mean 2:10) .

[@peep3879]

Rachmaninoff was so fucking intense.

[@elenikoustoulidi7736]

I love this comment for two reasons: 1. This is so genius 2. Using a reference from the video "the history of the whole world, I guess" makes it 10 times better. (idk if I'm right but let me be happy for a moment XD)

[@DrBromiAndufEwd]

Lol! Literally had that thought scrolled and Bam....saw your comment!

[@MrPizzacraft]

The speed.... Have gotten to 1:53 now. To practice just a single second of this takes enourmous time. Great respect to those who have mastered this piece, not to speak of many of the other mesmerizing pieces by Rach

[@larmkaartdev7944]

Nah it's pretty easy, just learn the notes and then repeat it a bunch of times. There are much more difficult passages in rach's repetoire

[@the_noob_bobxd9768]

What's worse... 1920: Rachmaninoff dream 2020: Coffin dance

[@NickARTick]

The irony is that Coffin dance did Russian

[@luphemalc]

@@NickARTick no way

[@peppermint5117]

@@luphemalc the guy who made the song is russian, yes

[@DacStudiosEntertainment]

The_Noob_BOBXD since I just learned that Astronomia is russian, I’d go for Rachmanoff’s dream

[@kingkyleiv7960]

Rachmaininoff dream is worse than that overused not funny meme.

[@matthewjones255]

Great playing and visualisation effects. You may already be aware of this, but the D notes at 0:33 and 2:26 are quite famous. In many publications they are written with accidentals as D natural (as you played), forming a E chord with dominant 7. However, it is now believed they are meant to be played as D sharps (from the key signature) forming an E chord with major 7. The D sharps are how Rachmaninov played it on audio recordings and pianola rolls. The D naturals are probably an early editorial error that was copied into many later versions. Anyway, this doesn’t detract from this performance, but I think it is good to know. For what it’s worth, I personally prefer the D sharps because they give it an extra ‘bite’, but maybe because I’m used to hearing it that way.

[@matthewjones255]

This page discusses the d-sharps in detail: www.henle.de/blog/en/2014/01/20/rachmaninoff’s-prelude-in-c-sharp-minor-under-the-magnifying-glass/

[@amoryblaine2123]

wow that is alot of theory that I domt understand. I play piano but I dont get this also if it would be very noce to have that knowledge for composing etc

[@reob12]

i could be wrong but i've been looking at a few scores of this piece and he seemse to be missing notes on some chords

[@conni1392]

There is no D-sharp in both timestamps. What do you mean?

[@duolingoowl7043]

Conniga He means the chords that play just before the E, like at 0:32

[@emminentt]

This is a tale. A sad tale. Turns into anger. Rage. Then acceptance. Then into surrender.

[@Leftyzzz]

Something like that

[@user-qp7pb3ht8g]

I'm getting a Snowpiercer vibe

[@iameartchan]

Beautifully described

[@rileybski]

you took this exact quote from another video.

[@olive4359]

It is about a dream that Rach. had/ The Dream was him walking towards a coffin then opening it and seeing himself

[@mateuscardosobianchi7281]

the best piece I've ever heard in my life, I can feel in my skin what rachmaninoff felt in the dream, the horror, the despair, it's just wonderful.

[@bonusgonus429]

The first ever metal song

[@70superchicken]

Fuck yeah

[@pirpuk]

witam hajsy

[@kyrun6551]

Summer?

[@tuanistico]

Mahler invented metal before Rachmaninoff

[@firepyro66]

please don't offend rachmaninoff

[@blaadclart5695]

Well, that escalated quickly

[@gabbyrandrianasoloniaiko8979]

I mean that really got outta hand fast

[@El_Chapo407]

Gabby Randrianasoloniaiko daddy

[@PointyTailofSatan]

Speaking of Rach's dream that inspired this piece, I actually had something like it occur in real life. I had to take a new pet to an exotic vet for the first time, and this required me to walk through a cemetery from the bus stop. Half way through, I noticed a small section of the cemetery fenced off in the distance. I thought it might be someone famous, so out of curiosity, I went over to it. I walked around to the other labeled side of the main tombstone, and...it had my name on it. My exact first and last name. And my last name is a rarely seen old English one. I started laughing so hard, a nearby groundskeeper looked at me like I was insane. I actually paid to get the 100 year old decaying tombstone replaced. I figured maybe that was the reason I was there. lol

[@GDCytosine]

I would have been breaking down if I saw a tombstone with my name on it. But, kudos to you for keeping positive ^-^

[@Eliza31]

😮

[@ApleFritrs]

I would have shown it to everyone so i could creep then out

[@miracleofsound]

If there's ever a Hyperion series, I hope this is the opening music

[@mighitman5449]

I like the red bars from 2:09 to the end. It gives the piece a darker quality. It looks like embers and smoke from Hell.

[@metalmilo12]

yeah

[@yeetthymeat5405]

yeah

[@ChuckRuledTheWorld]

yeah

[@jine7123]

yeah

[@basedyapper]

yeah

[@elmatieme6025]

The piece hits completly different when u know the backstory of his creation

[@niccolomelchionna3591]

Exactly

[@Dimio666]

Какую предысторию? про Рахманинова в гробу? это история: фейк, миф, фикция

[@bambooie1271]

@@Dimio666 it's a dream tho...

[@ik6non712]

it's a piece not a song

[@jokubass4718]

@@ik6non712 how do you know? seems like piano is singing

[@iEMoT1ONs]

Who else got chills once those red notes hit? Oh my....those chords are just so....how would you describe them?

[@manokmj8014]

iEMoT1ONs fucking terrifying

[@lssho]

Full of anxious emotions

[@blackmage1276]

Minor

[@SciAntGaming]

Bass DROP

[@Sunny99926]

Ominous.

[@paulasegovia9911]

KZbin debería tener un botón que diga "Me encanta". Maravillosa interpretación. Saludos desde Uruguay.

[@themysteriouspencil4766]

Holy crap, this song gives me legit goosebumps, especially when I think about the context for why this piece was written, an absolute masterpiece.

[@marianafernandaespinosabra4510]

For 3 minutes and 52 seconds my life was amazing Now back to quarantine...

[@muktisaha6681]

😂😅

[@Nahid_Rachmaninoff]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@wimpify]

Loop button

[@UntitledTitle33]

Rachmaninov's pieces always mesmerize me, no wonder he's one of my (and my parents) favourite composers. His music makes me feel closer to home

[@peep3879]

They make feel really tense. I percieve fear and anger in most of his work.

[@davewebster5120]

This is my mother's favorite piece. She's bedridden and her family has forgotten her. One day she will die and everyone that ignored her will have to sit and listen when i stand up there and play this song, glaring down at every one of them.

[@eugenegauggel1000]

My beloved mother used to play this piece. That's where her passion was directed and best expressed.

[@mikea324]

it looks like his thumbs are fencing 0:36

[@eznack1489]

How high are you

[@Josh_ua]

@@eznack1489 hi how are you?*

[@charlesmcbain8975]

ReveN no.

[@trithaopham9301]

LOL THATS ADORABKE

[@lupin4337]

Interesting perspective

[@tribulation138]

I dont care what anyone says. anybody who can play the piano and remember every note in a piece like this is born gifted.

[@violetabautista5531]

I mean its just repetition, good memory, practice, analyzing the sheet, or sight reading

[@Mattscalf]

Those first three chords really show how menacing the song is gonna be! Love it!

[@thatoneguy2235]

Guys, im at 1:36 i have alot to go 😭😭 Edit: I'm at 1:43 now 😬 still have plenty to go 2nd Edit: At 1:54 now, it's a bit tough but I won't give up.💪 March 11, 3rd Edit: Finally at 2:08😰 Now it's time to release terror😈 March 27, 4th Edit: I have officially completed this piece. It's tough for me but I've managed to learn the entire thing. FOR EVERYONE LEARNING THIS PIECE, YOU CAN DO IT!!! I BELIEVE!! Update July 28, 2021: lol so uh, I forgot how to play it now bc I didn't practice for a full month😐(don't stop practicing, people)

[@omar5518]

Update?

[@LeventK]

Same with Nocturne Op.9 No.2

[@playernumbertwo2725]

So what piece did u leanr after, after learning this i went for chopin polonaise a flat major

[@thatoneguy2235]

@@playernumbertwo2725 😱😱😱 wow that's tough. I went for Beethoven's moonlight sonata 3rd movement

[@playernumbertwo2725]

@@thatoneguy2235 nice

[@evanmcguire5787]

This is now the most viewed performance of this piece. Bravo!

[@timjbbc]

Rachmaninoff: I bought the whole piano then I'm going to use the whole piano

[@AlexS_COLE]

Thats beetoven

[@User-ju9rv]

This joke is too overused. There are some pieces where this joke actually is clever but not this piece

[@joeylessard8444]

This joke is everywhere

[@Raresvoicila3170]

Shut up :)

[@fakeacc1198]

Он просто еврей в душе

[@rdm1000]

My father was a concert pianist when he was a young man. He didn't play much when I was growing up. But every once in awhile he would sit at my piano and play something. One day it was the Prelude. As he played, I could feel it in my chest. It was visceral. From that day on, it was my favorite piece and I practiced all the time. I did not yet have the skills nor the finger reach to play it. Eventually though I was able to play it for him. He was so proud. I can't put my finger on what makes this piece so haunting, so timeless, so emotional. That is, of course, what makes classical music so great. I was raised on classical music, as well as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, etc, and they were all before my time so to speak. Even when I moved into rock I never lost my enjoyment of listening to that on which I was raised. It makes me sad for young people who think that Kanye West is classic. And I do not say that to belittle anyone's choice in music. I do however, wish that today's young people would experience some of the great music that was written prior to 2010. I see the great enjoyment experienced by those children that do. Thank you for the concert. It was played well.

[@myascott82]

this beat drop makes me feel like an evil anime character

[@ralphabellaneda580]

Yo that's what I thought, it's like similar to all for one's background music.

[@P0PG03S]

@Ненад Динуловиђ lmao why did you assume he is 5 I like anime too.

[@montynelson5033]

no

[@hobostagg5402]

I want this played at my wedding as I walk down the isle in my black wedding dress

[@sagenmandi617]

I heard this song in charlie puth song

[@narrgle]

oh HELL YEAH

[@michellelesh6767]

Yknow what women me too ✋

[@PilotPianoGuy]

omg yessss, lmao, I hope that my future wife would do that, that would be awsome!

[@dmann5938]

@@sagenmandi617 which song lmao

[@theforbiddenfruit2300]

I never thought that sffff is actually possible in music but here we are

[@aarondelacruz7484]

I heard from someone that it’s supposed to be so much SFFFFF that it’s literally impossible to play it that loud because it’s impossible to escape death in that music section

[@Jodie-G198]

The most demonically-gifted piano playing I've seen in... years. And it's a classic! May I never cease being surprised.

[@dylantaylor6766]

*the dark calls to me, a whisper, silent but loud, a paradox of life and death, noise and nothing, everything and the end*

[@lolchiap4063]

oooooooooOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooookay

[@Dazerlbc]

The dark calls to me, a silent whisper screamed loud, a shoebox, a life that is dead, squeaks and nothing, everyone and all, game over..... RIP squeaks the hamster 🐹🤢💀👻

[@tjatadaus6544]

You went for it?

[@allecramtdimhcs1938]

I like how the colors change from insomnia yellow to disappointing-your-parents red.

[@undr_score8918]

The only actually good comment lmao

[@cesurerbay7532]

lol

[@sadamiamani]

Do you have some kind of synesthesia cuz that's some way of interpreting colors

[@leonbrandstatter5358]

Nobody: Rachmaninoff: I'm playing chords, leave me alone! (Simply piano)

[@jemapelleanthony6305]

lol

[@hihi-cx8fy]

lmao

[@Day-gl3ro]

Absolutely breathtaking! Rachmaninoff's "Prelude in C-sharp minor" is a true masterpiece that never fails to leave me in awe. The emotion and passion conveyed through the piano is truly captivating, and the virtuosity of the piece is simply incredible. Thank you for sharing this gem of a video, it's a true joy to listen to.

[@naz4253]

I am 13 years old and I love this music and what you do as a pianist makes me cry from the joy literally that one day old music is appreciated that is art not the music of this era

[@aevyndzn_]

as a 13 year old, i'd say this a a really cool but really hard piece, but i agree with what your saying.

[@thatoneguy2235]

👍

[@illinicside]

This piece has taken me years to master. It is one of the most gratifying songs that you can play on the piano.

[@Max-zy1hb]

years???? it took me 7 months

[@barefootalien]

Very nice. Softer and more emotional than most play the beginning. Few realize just how well the big bold opening chords play against a very soft, very tender, heart-breaking transition. Wish the middle was just a touch more flowing and melodic. Overall though, fantastic job!

[@piano.Fortepiano.forteolga]

I love this piece! I listen it almost every day on your channel! Pure perfection! My respect!👏

[@Kiranatics]

Feels the intensity of it....... And now knowing the back story wtf

[@HowlCarmesim]

what back story?

[@DefinitelyNotTylerAtAll]

it is said that Rachmaninoff had a dream where he was at a funeral, and in the distance was a coffin. At 1:24 begins walking towards it, faster and faster. At 2:09 he opens it and... finds himself inside.

[@HowlCarmesim]

Definetly Not Tyler At All wow nice

[@hiulco]

Really Powerful, right?

[@brawtff]

Gabriel Allinson very, i cant wrap my head around it. Its so hard to believe an 18 year old had that dream and composed this masterpiece

[@l4dy_darkness]

If I were a villain in a movie, this would be my entering theme song.

[@uhigldasdtyuiosagjk]

the most mischievous thing you have ever done is shit on the floor and blamed it on the dog. you are not him.

[@qqyung253]

I am sure her name is not Amber​@@uhigldasdtyuiosagjk

[@daniscastillo9775]

Little hand size pianist: T_T Rachmaninoff playing the whole piece with only one hand: ???

[@uhigldasdtyuiosagjk]

he fukcing did that?

[@virgilpillay]

I know absolutely nothing about classclical music. I only searched this because I saw a guy playing this on KZbin with his dog 🤭 But honestly, this has to be one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard

[@Olivia-iv7xj]

"If you want to get to know me, listen to my music." - Rachmaninov

[@FireliqhtzItsBecauseITry]

Ironically, he very much disliked this piece. Not a good way to get to know him. But I guess viewers of Rosseau don't really listen to lesser known (or really just not ultra-famous) pieces.

[@Henri.d.Olivoir]

Am I the only one who thinks that the chords at 2:09 sound a lot like a thunderclap? This gives the piece so much more emotion

[@aranyabanerjee4520]

Fax

[@XavrrReminiscentOfficial]

This can’t sound like thunderclap, since it was written and released far before thunderclap, maybe you meant, thunderclap sounds like this?

[@Henri.d.Olivoir]

@@XavrrReminiscentOfficial No, I meant like a literal thunderclap, you know, as in the sound we can hear when a lightning occurs

[@XavrrReminiscentOfficial]

@@Henri.d.Olivoir low key though you meant the actual thunderclap😂

[@Henri.d.Olivoir]

@@XavrrReminiscentOfficial lol, no problem 😂

[@Kavallero]

You searching for the love of your life: 0:05 You've found the love of your life: 1:24 Things begin to go downhill: 1:56 Heartbreak (until time heals it): 2:09

[@internetdosser7418]

Actually I might stole this for my animation :\_/

[@klewid93]

I recently started really studying this piece. The first thing I noticed on your video was the use of the 2, 3 finger on the C# keys in the beginning. Bravo! I love your videos!

[@matthewmichael3797]

1:24 by far the best part

[@vine2197]

Yes

[@dawnr8141]

No

[@matthewmichael3797]

@@dawnr8141 joemamz

[@dawnr8141]

@@matthewmichael3797 joedadz

[@matthewmichael3797]

Joestepsis

[@evanthieme8349]

This song makes me want to buy a castle just so that I can play this at 3 am, illuminated by a single candlelight

[@Truthman1-o3u]

Certainly has an ethereal otherworldly feel to this piece. Evocative and sublime

[@siddharthumardand5313]

I consider you as the Gold standard of piano pieces bro! I judge it on the basis whether I'm able to hear each and every note clearly! While there are many great pianists out there but you stand out for me! Keep up the great work bro💯