Rachmaninoff - Little Red Riding Hood (Etude Tableau Op. 39 No. 6)

Rachmaninoff - Little Red Riding Hood (Etude Tableau Op. 39 No. 6)
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Hope you enjoy my performance of Etude Tableau Op. 39 No. 6 by Rachmaninoff.
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Outro: Debussy - Arabesque No. 1
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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[@kingviper5700]

Rachmaninoff's pieces scare me, not by how difficult it is, but how it just sounds

[@handledav]

They should sound russian

[@alejandrom.4680]

@@handledav indeed they are russian.

[@sleepyboi1964]

Yep

[@lukeprest6483]

davidthezombieking that’s because Rachmaninoff was russian

[@rokstrojin7440]

1:46

[@sahridkancherla518]

No one: Rachmaninoff: Let's turn a children's story into a scary af piece that'll keep non-musicians awake at 3am because they're scared, and musicians awake because they can't play it and their concert is the next day

[@joshhartman1169]

heavily underrated comment

[@rustyboi5402]

Plot twist: this is the original

[@imperatorcaesaraugustuspri5319]

@@rustyboi5402 it is, fairytales were horror story’s in the middleages and later

[@robert58]

It wasn't originally a child story

[@gabriellewashere7353]

Aside from concerts, lessons make me nervous as well (unless I am confident)

[@dadida853]

2:12 oh this sounds nice 2:15 *BADAMABADAMADMMDAMDAMDAM*

[@BennyTheG]

Hahaha.I'm glad finally someone timestamped this. It never fails to make me chuckle and smile.

[@D_MAG]

Love it, this comment made me and my dad laugh so mych

[@yannanhuang6510]

*I N T E R E S T I N G*

[@karenmcghee1977]

Damn

[@fryderyk.chopin]

lol

[@tanklessbread5355]

2:01 The left hand is literally shoving the right hand higher up the keyboard.

[@aceman0000099]

Would the composer have thought about something like that?

[@nashkii227]

Maybe Rachmaninoff might have thought it. It's little riding hood and the right hand is like the little riding hood and being chased (yes, shoved) by the wolf (left hand)

[@manuelbes]

Was the name given by Rachmaninov himself or after ?

[@LightLucky]

@@manuelbes it was gived after

[@manuelbes]

@@LightLucky That's what I thought. Thanks

[@justcallmesteve9123]

Beethoven: joy and anger and feeling and stuff. Dont have time for this. _Must compose_ Brahms: whatever keys i press it sounds good. Say, do you like hungary? Liszt: i paid for the whole damn piano, imma use the whole damn piano Rachmaninoff: *_these keys are soaked in the blood of the innocent you can hear their screams in the chords_* Chopin: sometimes fun, kinda depressed. Need another hand to play.

[@jacksbee8809]

HUNter hmm where have I seen this comment before

[@andrewzhang8512]

Alkan: You need to be god to play my pieces.

[@mystogan6556]

Mozart: I'm so majestic and elegant.

[@skjorta1984]

Chopin: I aspire to torture the pianists of the future

[@fryderyk.chopin]

lmao the chopin one

[@angelazhou3974]

When his fingers went ↗️➡️↘️⏫↩️◀️⤴️↕️↩️⬅️↪️⏬🔀⬆️↪️▶️🔁⏹⤴️⏮⬆️, I felt that

[@editname6868]

ė

[@a2kvarnstrom80]

@@editname6868 i agree

[@alexandermanullang4504]

No his fingers went ⏮⏭⏪⏩⬇️⬆️➡️⤵️↙️↘️↖️↗️↔️↕️↩️↪️⤴️🔃🔂🔀🔄🔁⏸⏯⏺⏫🔼📈📈📉⚡️⏹📉📈🔄↩️⬇️↪️🔄🔄⬇️↩️🔁↕️↔️↔️↪️🔃⏯⤴️⏯🔀🔃⤴️⏺🔃🔀

[@marschdb]

I felt it coming inside me

[@pepto_bismol.]

You have the top comments on like 5 of this guys videos…

[@anur4gp]

And the media says that video games leads to violence They clearly haven’t heard Rachmaninoff

[@brinettevalorie4554]

And the original versions of fairy tales, in general. They always have their grim endings.

[@yannanhuang6510]

Doesn't help that the notes are in *red*

[@cesurerbay7532]

They clearly didnt hear my moonlight sonate 3rd movement

[@bishoppacelli4036]

Haha

[@lepepperoni3369]

Maybe Rachmaninoff played video games before they were invented and then wrote this

[@iampapikopapaya8767]

Grandma! What big hands you have! *all the better to play piano with my dear*

[@QS1597]

Do you have any ideas on how to make someone break their fingers playing piano? I want to compose a piece like that

[@denisparamonov7389]

😅😅

[@sleepyboi1964]

@@QS1597 so something like Mereaux's grand etude op 63 no 45.

[@QS1597]

@@sleepyboi1964 YES. THIS.

[@ohnoherewegoagain5819]

@@QS1597 make me play a bunch of 9ths and I'll probably break my hand My hands are fuckin small for a 15 year old I could never play octaves continuously without straining my hands.

[@weirdhuh3292]

This video was the start of it all. From this to what you have accomplished now. Congratulations on 1 million subscribers.

[@regularguy5396]

And now 2 million my friend

[@Fraldale]

IT WAS/IS AMAZING

[@anaghalele514]

@@regularguy5396 almost 3

[@luckmc2874]

@@anaghalele514 ya

[@kezzopiano39]

@@regularguy5396 now is nearly 3 million

[@EpicDonutDudeMemes]

these visual effects makes it so much better

[@EpicDonutDudeMemes]

I am not only into memes :p

[@bbvaghhjj6130]

Why does the red Light reflects on the fingers?

[@fredericchopin8874]

BBVA Ghhjj Maybe a tv or something for him to watch the midi?? Now I want to know 🤔

[@konan8658]

i think its distracting

[@ACIDBURN6661]

I don't know for sure how this is set up but I'm fairly sure that there are actual lights that are triggered when he hits a note. And the other visual stuff is done in post. However I am intrigued and I want to know if you have to hand activate each note for the particle effects in post, or if you have somehow used some sort of midi to trigger the particles in post so you don't have to do it by hand.

[@nthn8031]

0:14: the spider in a corner of my room after I miss it with my sandal.

[@lucybrk]

THIS :D :D :D :D

[@showmeyour_cat]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tomasjosefpiano8902]

why is this so funny

[@Suspaghetter]

LMAO

[@purplesloth9089]

This is easy, Hold my beer. Give my beer back

[@LeventK]

Stolen comment

[@wdfwork]

Lol

[@rustyboi5402]

Here you go 🍺

[@idroppedmychicken]

no

[@bengiakyuz8093]

@@idroppedmychicken i

[@fivezeroniner]

if your thumbs overlaps more than ten times in a music... its rachmaninoff.

[@skoreos5614]

Prelude in c# minor being one of the prime examples

[@lawrencewei3583]

Little Lizard I guess now people do it for the performance... Cuz he had big hands

[@areyougoingtoeatthatbanana2095]

Or Beethoven, or Liszt. Just sayin

[@davisatdavis1]

Or Liszt...

[@zachariz1490]

fivezeroniner seems like rachmaninoff had hands that were awful big

[@jared1862]

0:00 *A LEGEND WAS BORN!!*

[@DEITYMUSIC]

YES

[@MG-it3lt]

0:01

[@DEITYMUSIC]

감상용 계정 0:05

[@user-rq5ve5un6e]

LEGENO

[@dog9yearsago122]

Angie Beier what do you mean more a good pianist

[@moneyinso]

2:54 My piano level

[@thatonedude690]

Your level - One chord - dap

[@aishwaryaroyyyy]

Lmaoooo🤣🤣🤣

[@editname6868]

Am

[@MacMaky1981]

im dead

[@musiciansdreams2541]

💀

[@user-hn1gm6cp6b]

So I listened to this while I sleep.... and I actually fell asleep.... and have a dream about me chasing little red riding hood. Wait a minute.... I'm the wolf?

[@vicdarockstar]

萌萌噠梁童鞋 UR DA WOLF

[@iminlovewithyoongioof]

I mean....your profile picture is a dog so maybe?

[@yakohikari8870]

always has been

[@expecos1346]

always the first sign that you’re becoming a *f u r r y*

[@11lvr11]

No u r a puppy

[@NameNik223]

0:04 Oh okay 0:15 *OH WHAT THE HELL*

[@jorgerecalde5374]

2:00

[@zAt0mic]

1:30

[@endremitlasoczki7488]

@@zAt0mic Dat crazy left hand xxdd

[@StarkNorth]

Nikolor, LMFAO.

[@jpg6296]

Actually the OH WHAT THE HELL part was at 0:04 for me. RIP

[@maple4597]

This is probably what the wolf was feeling when little red riding hood just barged in and started insulting him about his looks

[@nocturnalvisionmusic]

Interesting 😮

[@suro5038]

Ah yes, a great beginner's piece.

[@thecomposerchanginggames5250]

Yep. Excellent.

[@mau2759]

Even a trained monkey can do this.

[@lupiagario]

@@mau2759 LMAO

[@kszunzun]

Yep. The fact that it is so easy to play adds to it as well.

[@lordofmemes2731]

No La campanella

[@tomasmurdych8020]

1:36 when your mom wants to check your browser history

[@ruthsalgado6775]

Why would you want to hide that tho...?

[@topher2048]

@@ruthsalgado6775 true

[@shadowphantomx3098]

@@ruthsalgado6775 really 😂

[@vine2197]

😩😀

[@ruthsalgado6775]

Topher I’m only 12 tho I don’t understand why you want to hide your browser history...?

[@Herbivore365]

The transition at 1:46 has always been my favorite!

[@m.a.g.c.3109]

Si name of this program

[@handledav]

Same

[@Alexuhhh]

BIGGHurb 365 mine also

[@Solon_2]

what transition?

[@handledav]

Tigre Millonety **facepalm**

[@DustyBelew]

Adding the visual helps appreciate how difficult this is. Great job.

[@carolgoddard2283]

Dusty Belew h

[@freezafrezado9472]

I don't know why, but from 0:04 to 0:11 Rach was testing his piano before the real music

[@tntberol1]

And now ive got the image of rach playing this, thinking 'humph", and then continuing to murder the piano with the resr of this peice.

[@canaryfishcat]

And at 2:48 he tested it again to see if it still responded the same after all what he'd done to it. 🤣🤣

[@kezzopiano39]

@@canaryfishcat loll

[@huyenmai3051]

Joke aside, for me, from 0:04 to 0:11 is the wolf's roar, after that is the girl dancing

[@VeroniMeow]

@@canaryfishcat lmao

[@LucianoSilva-bj7kx]

"c" The first note of this channel

[@ix_mscz]

C1 and C2 to be exact

[@trombonetimmy1064]

“Wow” was the first comment

[@acsaha8304]

@@ix_mscz *C2 and C3, i think?

[@joshhartman1169]

2:09 I love those high notes right there, I wish Rachmaninoff had let them carry on a bit longer

[@lunaticcultist4185]

Omg i was thinking the same thing.

[@jookristine4142]

Not me

[@IWantChipspls]

Same

[@ajanitheqwerty5053]

can we all agree that the progression from 0:56 to 1:30 is soooo nice?

[@bluejeans23]

yes, it's my favourite part

[@davidchen8239]

Yep

[@jookristine4142]

Yes

[@mililivishobbycorner3071]

Sure

[@alexmcmunn9390]

No literally why does it slap so hard. I feel like a mischievous little rat tiptoeing around and looking for cheese.

[@arber7240]

How to be Rachmaninoff: Step1: f, ff, fff or ffff (dont ask why) low chords Step2: stupidly difficult mash of keys Step3: left hand jumps, those are fun Step4: lets repeat the melody, but as CHORDS :DDDDDD Step5: enjoy!

[@physicsisawesome696]

Buy big hands.

[@dailyastronaut9916]

0:15 My mom chasing me with a stick 1:00 My dad joining in with a belt 1:30 My uncle joins in while carrying a sandal 1:38 My grandpa joins in carrying a hammer 1:46 My family and my neighbors with a broom chasing me down the road 2:09 My principal carrying metal rod 2:15 (Yes, you can guess what happened next) SPANK!

[@aiden1118]

You just added a whole new layer of depth to this piece

[@KQJ_Diya007]

LOL

[@lukeellis2611]

LMAO!!

[@kirbyhater8634]

What did you do???!!!

[@alexandermanullang4504]

What did you do wrong

[@davisatdavis1]

Rachmaninoff was on steroids when he wrote this.

[@maua2848]

He always was :D

[@hunteracc4]

@Malcolm PearseBrooks I was leaning towards meth or amphetamines xD

[@onion4550]

He was drinking vodka blyat

[@harrowingseer]

@@hunteracc4 Amphetamine is technically meth for those who don't have ADHD. I, myself take Amphetamine for I have ADHD

[@user-fr5tl4ic6y]

Well actually, Rachmaninoff was thinking about his daughter's favorite fairy tale, which happened to be Little Red Riding Hood. But of course, it passed through the dark, shadowy prism of his imagination as well as the rainbow one of his skill before becoming this.

[@jaden8520]

0:12 my all time favorite part of the piece

[@kidusyohanness8855]

Lol

[@raze1669]

first 100 cases of corona: 1:10 10000 cases of corona: 1:22 100k cases of corona: 1:30 200K cases of corona: 1:36 now: 1:42

[@aclassicaldisaster]

A week from Tuesday: 2:09

[@antoinefantasie]

how is that even remotely funny

[@your_fathers]

@@aclassicaldisaster it was made with the intent to be a joke and not be some "interesting" comment

[@t3nd3rm1lk8]

I like how you voiced the small melody at 1:01 because I didn’t here anybody else who played it voiced the melody at that part. So when you did that it kind of added a unique flavor to the song

[@composerjalen]

Yessss, glad someone else noticed

[@imhigherthanagiraffesassin5060]

FRFR

[@lasheenapottinger7405]

*Me:* And how many notes per second? *Rachmaninoff:* _yes_

[@user-uu5xf5xc2b]

it's not as sacriligeous as 15 notes per second

[@lasheenapottinger7405]

@@user-uu5xf5xc2b Lol, yeah.

[@ostryjr9057]

@@user-uu5xf5xc2b If You Can play it slowly, you can play it quickly

[@gabrielgan2971]

I N T E R E S T I N G

[@shaylabellard7655]

@l a s h e e n a Michael Jackson is my favorite!

[@persionlamb]

How many hours into the piano must you put to be able to play like this?!

[@dive_whale]

too much

[@valkenhayn412]

At least 3

[@Pakkens_Backyard]

many years - this is like top level stuff lol

[@manuelcastro3382]

Justin you're an idiot if you think Rachmoninoff isn't top level. Have you ever even attempted to play a single page from any of his concertos? They're insanely difficult.

[@justinye8700]

C7 Z Z Lmfao bitch I wasn’t talking about his concertos, I’m talking about this song specifically

[@sandwichbike2108]

This is the type of music you would hear if you were tied up in someones basement and they were playing upstairs

[@late8641]

Once when I entered my piano classroom, my piano teacher was just casually playing this, calling it a "nice little warm-up piece"

[@iWaBaFET]

i can play twinkle twinkle little star

[@iWaBaFET]

I meant the 10 second version xD

[@kpopdisco2330]

I can play hot cross buns.

[@simongregory9453]

@Justin batchelar Mozart wrote it when he was 5 or thereabouts. Incredible

[@pottop880]

I can only play the main melody, not including the bass/ left hand. And by ear because I can't read music sheets lol XD

[@surajsoram2667]

Dafuq these guys actually serious about this...No sense of humour😂😂😂

[@gold4963]

This legitimately SCARES ME. 😳

[@kingviper5700]

GOLD 1515 yeah I tried learning and I'm rethinking my life choices right now

[@davisatdavis1]

@@kingviper5700 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@joeybeann]

I really have no words for this. Its a masterpiece. I want this whole performance played in my bedroom over my ceiling forever.

[@minhobrown170]

This makes me think of this: It’s night time in the middle of the woods and you hear the wind blow threw the tall trees and you hear a crack behind you and you see two red eyes staring right at you you start running and as your running you see more and more red eyes pop up and then they pounce

[@OriginalMykola]

Piano Hero looks dope.

[@ethanl.1699]

I just researched, and apparently synthesis was called Piano Hero and was (idk if it still is) basically guitar hero for piano.

[@ethanl.1699]

SleeyiSkii you can buy the full version of Synthesia for about 30 USD but I’m not sure if it still has the game function.

[@ethanl.1699]

Here is a link to the video I found out about it in: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmPQgZeOf9h_mcU

[@daansijben7305]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROUSSEAU!! Here a legend was born

[@salvatorevizzini-italianpi4498]

00:00 A legend is born

[@thelittlegamer6209]

This video is the first of the channel. I was watching the video 2 years ago. The video started your celebrity and your channel. You are the best Rousseau! And now I’m. coming after watching the waltz of the flowers. I’m waiting for your performance of the trascendential etude. Finally I have to say you CONGRATULATIONS FOR 3 MILLIONS OF SUBSCRIBERS!!! ❤️❤️👍👍😊😊

[@aimee3108]

I love pieces like this bc you can tell the composer had fun writing it

[@freddiethelionhearted]

He had fun writing it because he was thinking about how all the pianists in the future would be tortured by it

[@Krome08]

Wow. This is why I love classic piano. This piece is absolutely menacing. I can't wait to see your next video! :D

[@Rousseau]

Thank you! I'm aiming to make one video a week, so next one is this Monday! Toning the intensity down with Rondo Alla Turca, and then some pop covers for some of my students. Though I will start learning La Campanella this weekend.

[@MrUnpredicatable21]

Dude I just saw La Campanella, fucking absurdity that piece is.

[@salihayorga2445]

@@MrUnpredicatable21 Pfffff, it's like La Campanella is the hardest piece ever.... I can say you that there is HARDER pieces than La Campanella. This piece is really fucking hard, I'm sure that you are saying "Gneu gneu gneu La Campanella is the hardest piece ever" and actually, you can't even play Für Elise.... So don't tell us "FAKE NEWS"

[@hubertserafin3432]

@@salihayorga2445 Calm down, no one attacked you. Obviously there are harder works than La Campanella, but that doesn't mean it isn't a test of complete technicality.

[@salihayorga2445]

@@hubertserafin3432 Yeah, I totally agree with you, but really I'm bored to see people telling that this is the hardest piece ever. I know how difficult is this piece, but it's not the most difficult piece, Gerardo Perez said that this Etude Tableau is an absurdity compared to La Campanella, but actually no, I think this piece is harder.

[@triple7marc]

1:35 is my favorite part.

[@99MarcC]

1:30-1:55 is so beyond mind-blowing.

[@LunaRealized]

Dawg this is one of the easier parts

[@bigdawg1448]

@@LunaRealizedhuh

[@some__random__guy]

@@LunaRealizedi know I’m kinda late but he didn’t mean difficulty wise

[@MrSpruce]

The part at 1:30 makes me so happy.

[@ludgeraxelcenvinento2949]

That was scariest part

[@raziellight7507]

As a ballet dancer, that's the part you're anxious about, because you know it's the moment you will have to focus hard on your technique and your rhythm xD

[@pratibharawat2006]

I love that part

[@zawelavevo2726]

John Williams : let's put 2 notes into jaws theme Rousseau : beer my hold

[@raggeddabber2300]

Zawela Vevo I laughed at this congrats

[@Ataurion]

*Beer my hold*

[@EggTart3105]

my teacher asked me to recommend pieces for class time, this is what i sent him

[@generalgouvan5713]

That will be chilly lesson... right?

[@benpalma8322]

0:00 a legend named Rousseau was born

[@tzatziki376]

Actually he was born in 1712

[@russelfausnight7748]

This is still one of my favorite things you've ever posted, and still my favorite rendition. I absolutely love how this was the piece you chose to introduce yourself to the channel.

[@ManosLC]

My brain: Ok let's play! My hands: What the fuck

[@westerncid6910]

This piece makes me imagine a scene where the wolf chases Little Red Riding Hood like a Tom and Jerry episode.

[@subratanandy2142]

Played this to my gentle Pom. It's now a Russian Forrest Wolf , chasing me all around.

[@barbaramuller2191]

2:16 is epic

[@sussyimpostor1115]

My favourite part!!

[@craftcrewtv8094]

To bad is just 2 seconds long. I love it

[@ErikCPianoman]

Nice playing man. That’s one tricky etude. What is your setup/how do you edit in the visualizer and effects?

[@burger1113]

Piano Man - Piano Covers @ lol i wouldnt think he is gonna give that up so easily

[@ErikCPianoman]

Didn't realize it was a trade secret.

[@SaraStar7373]

I hear it’s the synthesis program (a couple of other channels have the exact same look so I can only assume it’s software available to purchase)

[@burger1113]

Sara Dickson something like synthesia but likely a more professional variant. What is more curious is if the notation particles are being displayed on an actual physical screen placed horizontally on top of the keyboard, or if the particals and the lighting is added by an video effects software... The latter sounds a bit unlikely altho it would be more impressive. Could be neither, what do i know.

[@gtizzle101]

It's SW, the visualization is done using after effects. The LEDs on his keyboard is done using an arduino that connects to the midi and he slides it up to look like it's built into the piano

[@sokkimmartin788]

1:37 when you fail your exam.

[@acsaha8304]

Every asian kids ever

[@jeremythomas4744]

Thankfully i havent....yet

[@yujinlee1871]

no one: Roussaeu: ight quick warm up guys~

[@johan2087]

Friend: Can you play the piano Me: I can play Little Red Riding Hood Friend: .....

[@sharonjohn7487]

Friend who does not know much about piano: Um... Dude... Little Red Riding Hood is a story...

[@motor5ito406]

¡Congrats for 3 million subs, Rousseau!

[@nathanlobdell2072]

Ok but why is 1:00 so scary, I feel like somethings coming for me

[@nehemia9998]

Yes, it is the wolf

[@vicdarockstar]

Watch out, never look back

[@olil22672]

*W O L F*

[@dihydrogenoxide5109]

dissonance

[@vincenzo-maidiac-5457]

Exactly

[@bzelermyer380]

my personal favourite part is 2:01 where he forces the right hand up the keys. beautiful and well done rousseau👍

[@Triairius]

This is a bit more intense than I remember the fairy tale being.

[@cubingkid1082]

Yes

[@ashleighmorton5432]

I’m so impressed that I had to leave a comment saying how impressed I am.

[@thebloody_.e]

Ashleigh Morton that's impressive

[@hairylegs1319]

1:51 sounds like a part of hungarian rhapsody no.2 but disorted into an almost creepy sort of way.

[@cantthinkofausername6749]

it kinda sounds like the main theme of HR2, and the left hand is even kinda similar to the left hand of HR2 during the main theme

[@owengette8089]

From 0:58 to 1:46 the right hand goes up 3 1/2 octaves and it’s so natural. And then we see the hands go up 3 octaves in 10 seconds starting at 2:00! There was something wrong with Rachmaninoff; he shouldn’t have been allowed to be that good.

[@gabrielsaldanha2289]

1:03 It remembers those levels of the mario that was in the Castle, for me one of the best compositions

[@asantaimeep]

One of my favourite pastimes is sitting back, closing my eyes and imagining my favourite characters playing these. Thank you, for the years of drawing and writing inspiration. You're a gem.

[@Cheshire5174]

This is what it feels like to be walking through the dark forest in literally every fairy tale.

[@randompizzarole7766]

Guy guys calm down , you guys haven’t seen me play chop sticks with my eyes closed

[@geuros]

all those trash talking stupid people saying this isn't difficult lol... I can say that I still like Lugansky's interpretations the most, but this is absolutely awesome, crisp, CLEAR, relaxed, you can see pianist totally owns this piece which basically means he's at least like "one level higher than the difficulty of this piece". And believe me, Chopin etudes are nothing compared to Rachmaninov. I would even say that Liszt Transcendental Etudes are easier to play, there's not much music in them, while in Rachmaninov etudes you have still top difficulty + musical demands like tons of counterpoints, double-melodies etc... This particular piece is one of the most difficult pieces to play. And to the question of how many hours do you need to put into it to play like this? Depends on intensity, talent and leadership you have, the goal isn't to become a world-class pianist in the shortest time possible, but to become the best pianist in any time it takes - for you personally, to be able to play pieces you like the way you wish. The more you know, the higher demands you put on yourself. Thus, some say that mastering something takes at least 10 000 of hours. I really doubt that works for piano, it's probably a long time ago I did my 10 000 hours and I still can play just a few of Rachmaninov etudes and not even remotely being able to do this one. I'd say something like 4 years of net time could be it. Also don't forget there are many asian pianist who play like machines at the age of 15. But there's a reason why you always rather listen to Lugansky, Pogorelic etc. pianist that had some life and that have some feeling to put in their play. You want to hear human playing the piano, not organic machine.

[@sergeirachmaninoff5989]

Chopin's etudes are nothing compared to this one? You have no idea what are you talking about.

[@geuros]

I know pretty well what I'm talking about. With all respect, Chopin études are more or less easy for skilled pianists. Of course, difficulty is high, but every single of them is focused on just one technique, which makes them relatively easy - you need to go high end with that technique, but it's just one and they're short. I have played some and yes, some are difficult, namely 10/1, 10/2, 25/2 or 25/6, these are killers. But again, it's just one technique. Once you master it, the rest of the étude is piece of cake, it's just endurance test which don't last too long - usually 1:30 and you're done. Rachmaninov etudes are much more complex in the music part, and as technical studies they usually require more than one technique to master and often require to combine them. It's like new dimension of difficulty - it's not necessarily more difficult, they're difficult in a different way which may suit some and not others. And they last longer. Honestly, I believe that Rachmaninov 39/1, 39/3, 39/5, this and 39/9 are greater than or equal to any études composed by Chopin in difficulty, while they are certainly much more demanding musically. E.g. 39/5 by Rachmaninov is almost shame to be called "technical study" or "étude", it's one of the biggest marvels of piano music.

[@geuros]

your opinion seems undereducated for me - I thought Chopin études were the most difficult things to be played when I was 12. Now as I'm 24 I can definitely say I can imagine mastering all Chopin études while not being sure about the same with Rachmaninov's.

[@sergeirachmaninoff5989]

Shall we listen to your Chopin's etudes then?

[@geuros]

There's no reason to do that :P My point is valid even if I wasn't able to play them at all, while you just said that someone has no clue about that, so maybe you could add something relevant to support your opinion.

[@simonin3d]

I N T E N S E N T E N S E

[@lolopmiil]

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[@wojak7344]

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[@palmtoptiger138]

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[@quack3891]

I N T E N S E N S T N E Y E S E N T S N E S N E T N I

[@xwedfgh]

can't believe this dude started his channel with rachmaninoff

[@dnovak0]

0:01 A legend was born

[@ben59320]

This melody combined with the visual effects makes it... mesmerizing. That's amazing and at the same time weird, I cannot explain. Great job, i really like watching all your videos !

[@FranktheTank319]

This is literally my favorite rendition of this song that I've ever heard. I love your playing.

[@cappachino2.082]

1:45 is my favorite part of the song

[@viggos.n.5864]

Like the ultimatite scream by red and it then fades away

[@ludwig4029]

cappachino 2.0 piece*

[@cappachino2.082]

random creations damn past me was uneducated 😂

[@ludwig4029]

cappachino 2.0 lmao

[@caretaker1200]

Yeah , but I want to listen in little bit more time , it's so short.

[@elliotthood1719]

0:23 when the guardian starts chasing you in BOTW

[@luni1946]

Me: I think I’m pretty good at piano Rosseau: 2:00

[@kuuderepiano2988]

I really like his rendition of this piece. 0:39 The voice of the bass at that minute takes me into the depth of the obscurity of this piece

[@iloveballadeno1]

For me it's a bit slow but he plays the bass notes really well at the middle section.

[@InsertArtistHere]

The Big Bad Wolf has f*cked with Little Red Riding Hood for the last time.

[@avnibhave9069]

There were so many notes that my headphones gave out in 5 seconds (I’m not even joking)

[@ZabdielSostre]

1:30 can you so this No I can't 1:45 how about backwards :| ... NO

[@Mussy]

😂😂 don't kill me

[@MadAshers]

HOLY CRAP!!! YOU CAN MOVE THOSE HANDS SOOOOOOOO FAST!!!! WOH THIS NEEDS A MILLION LIKES!!!!

[@kozakprod.5901]

Juyoung Kim I was going to say if like to see you play it but then I realised you're Asian

[@fisherguzzi]

I always get the chills with this piece. The intelligence to create it is beyond my comprehension

[@heyyouiwantedtosay7751]

ROUSSEAU’S VERY FIRST VIDEO!!!!!!!! :D

[@rayhansafi7549]

yes it is! i see that im not the only one to see it lol

[@leo17921]

2:26 onwards my favorite part

[@esquidwar]

when the teacher sends you to the office

[@AJD45]

The left hand notes at 1:38 never cease to inspire both fear and power within me

[@ale9201]

You manage a level of perfection that I never imagined I could see in a perfomance.

[@filthygrape7882]

These piano songs need to chill Mary had a little lamb is the hardest song to play

[@ludwig4029]

Filthy Grape pieces*

[@dylanconry7561]

ok thanks for crushing my self esteem

[@ilovetweek000]

This sounds like I'm being chased by a serial killer

[@noahfalk6100]

2:44 When The Big Bad Wolf is about to swallow The Red Riding Hood.

[@MultiMags123]

I could play this with my eyes closed but first I need to hit the play button

[@TheJedo]

I believe, or at least I like to, that little red riding hood gets eaten at about 2:37.

[@Dylonely42]

Me too

[@mlomofficial]

Finally listened to every piece on Rousseau's channel. Holy moly this was a journey.

[@user-qg5bl2kt7u]

it's incomprehensible to me how any person would come up with such a thing... this is beyond brilliant