For me I like no 3 the most. However, I’d say no 1 is the most raw in its emotion but they all are INCREDIBLY EMOTIONAL and these are just my opinions. and no 4 is the most developed. And no 3 and no 2 just have a special place in my heart
I love this piece I love the quiet and relaxed main theme, I love the contrast made by the 2nd theme and I love how they slowly but surely fuse togheter, and then the Coda arrives
3:18 Abrupt and unexpected pause 3:42 Expecting the grand finale, doesn't happen 3:57 Expecting the grand finale again, but again doesn't happen. 4:11 You think it's there, but then 4:25. 5:04 There it is! Chopin just moved us to the edge of our seat and back for 4 consecutive times. Superb composition.
That pause at 3:18 is one of my favorite moments in classical music. It just reinforces the "somethings not right" vibe of the piece without playing a note. Brilliant.
Traum: Plays 1st ballade Me: Oh that's nice, but I don't think he'll play all of them, right? Traum: Plays 2nd ballade Me: *Dies in ballade no. 4 hype*
vCodas idk, but all I know is that after I played the first one I skipped to the fourth because I simply couldn’t wait. I think it might be because the piece captures almost every emotion but still ends tragically like the first.
I never heard completely the no. 2 before. I underestimate this piece because in the begining it sound really slow and the vibes not like the other three. This is the first time i heard this piece completely after i overwhelmed love with number 1, 3, and 4. And i just realized this one is way above my expectations. And yeah, chopin's ballade are my fav pieces all the time. Thanks Traum for the amazing performance! :D
Hey Traum! Excellent performance as always, I can't stop rewatching it, honestly. I just had a thought that it'd be really neat if you personally left a comment on your uploads explaining your own personal thoughts about the piece in question. Like maybe what makes the pieces special, what it's (allegedly) about or inspired by, and what your favourite moments are. I'm personally really interested in your thoughts because often the performer has very unique insights into the pieces he has performed. Hope you give this a thought because I think it'd be really cool! Thanks as always for this blessing of a channel 👍
it's not hard to see why. The first one is far more large-scale than this. Many more themes and variations of themes. This is simply melody A, melody B, then both melodies returning but slightly different, and the return of melody B comes attached with a coda. That's simplifying it a lot but hopefully it makes sense lol. The first by contrast has a much more interesting structure. A lot more to it both musically, and emotionally (which makes sense, because it's also a good few minutes longer).
Been watching this several times daily for the past week. So good. This is SOOOO underrated. That coda is tres magnifique. Right now, it's my favorite coda.
The "anonymous" is in fact a World Class Concert Pianist. Traum only started this channel when all public performances were cancelled due to Covid lockdown.
this is the equivalent to Rappers dropping albums. "Hath thou heardeth thy SPLLLLendid and quite DEVINE!...Ballade of Chopin... MAY HE never ceaseee to deliva such a blessing indeed!"
This piece doesn't get enough credit. I must admit nothing can top Chopin's first ballade for me, but this is exceptional music and another expert performance from Traum.
Chopin easiest classical composer to get into. He knows how to get to peoples emotions. I always recommend his works first to my friends for them to start listening to classical music.
I've never actually listened to the 2nd or 3rd, thank you for sharing! Also, in the future, I would love to hear some Chopin preludes. I'm currently learning them right now, and I know your rendition will be the very best :)
Me: Can you please play a ballade for you're 1 million special? Traum: Hold my beer, i'll play them all for you in a second. Edit: Please help me get to 100 subs! I make video's too but not as often or good as Traum.
I really love this ballade because of the contrast between the beautifully calm melody and the intense parts. The coda is one of my favorites of the ballades. Beautiful performance! I wonder, will we be getting a performance of Liszt’s Totentanz on piano? 😂 That’s one of my favorite Liszt pieces, and I would love to see it on a visual piano style! :)
In my mind, the Chopin Ballades from most to least difficult would probably be 4, 1, 2, 3. This is all subjective mind you, as each could be classified in the advance level. Great performance as always!
You cleaned house with this! Well done! It's so much better at this steady tempo. Also, by flattening out the voicing in the melody a bit you bring up the middle. It's also less heavily painted by the long standing indulgences of rubato that so many pianists over use. It's clean, fresh, and youthful in its energy! Bravo, maestro! Consider it shared on Twitter.
Just amazing!! Can you at some point in the future please play the Scriabin waltz op 38? It is the most beautiful peace I know and I would so love to see it here. And can’t wait to hear the ballade!
I like more the Ballade No.1 but I think that I prefer the Ballade No.2 instead of the 1. I loved this performance. Pdt: I writted this comment 1 year ago and my English was bad lol
It might be comforting to the rest of us pianists if you pre-recorded all of these videos a year in advance, and are just posting them all back to back now?
Should I say it? hmmmm. maybe... ok... Yes! UR A ACTUAL LEGEND! P.S the Tempest was actually very good! But can you do the 1st Movement?? UR A LEGEND IF YOU CAN
Can i recommend a very beautiful but unknown piece to you? Gideon Klein's Piano Sonata. It's truly a beautiful piece, in which you (in my opinion) can really hear the terror and despair he must have lived in during WWII. He has a very tragic story, you can read it online. I would love to see you play it some day! I think the piece deserves more attention. Compliments for your amazing virtuosity and kind regards from the Netherlands! 🇳🇱
Oh Traum, i actually just read your reply to my comment on yesterday's Schubert impromptu. I didn't think you'd reply! But you did. That's so cool 😁 I'm glad you liked the piece!
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I never expected this. Chopin Ballades are forever the best
I like no. 3 :D
I love them all
this is the worst imo lol
I like no.3 the most
For me I like no 3 the most. However, I’d say no 1 is the most raw in its emotion but they all are INCREDIBLY EMOTIONAL and these are just my opinions. and no 4 is the most developed. And no 3 and no 2 just have a special place in my heart
A few days later you drop another Ballade... godlike!
🤩🤩
Hell yeah
I love this piece
I love the quiet and relaxed main theme, I love the contrast made by the 2nd theme and I love how they slowly but surely fuse togheter, and then the Coda arrives
Right, the Coda is just amazing.
@@TraumPiano your interpretation was great, though
Can'r wait to see Ballades no. 3 and 4 🌝
Damn my heart skipped a beat when I saw this in my feed.
😉
@@TraumPiano no
@@TraumPiano its like this ;)
😂
@@idK-fq6mb :D
3:18 Abrupt and unexpected pause
3:42 Expecting the grand finale, doesn't happen
3:57 Expecting the grand finale again, but again doesn't happen.
4:11 You think it's there, but then 4:25.
5:04 There it is!
Chopin just moved us to the edge of our seat and back for 4 consecutive times. Superb composition.
That pause at 3:18 is one of my favorite moments in classical music. It just reinforces the "somethings not right" vibe of the piece without playing a note. Brilliant.
@@SuperTicklemonsters true, its sounds so good for some reason
It's a pure delight to watch videos from you, it's like visiting a concert of a professional pianist. Thank you for making these videos!
My great pleasure!
I relate to this comment.
Traum, exquisite performance !
Aren’t you jealous of chopin?
Corpse Reanimated I guess not, Liszt‘s 2nd ballade also is a treasure
I luv u franz
Hello, friend..
Que te pareció liszt v:?
2:13 Incredible part start. So good, you're definitely one of my favorite pianists.
il m'impressionne ce traum
@@Florian-rd3eb moi aussi il est très doué au piano !
🙏
I wasn't a Ballade No 2 Fan, but now i like it a Lot, i can't stop to hear it man. Thx for upload this beautiful piece.
My pleasure!
Traum: Plays 1st ballade
Me: Oh that's nice, but I don't think he'll play all of them, right?
Traum: Plays 2nd ballade
Me: *Dies in ballade no. 4 hype*
Me too!
I've never undertsand why people loves Ballade No.4 by Chopin. Would you explain me why you love the Ballade No.4?
@@KodasGOD th-cam.com/video/7tmQSWuYwrI/w-d-xo.html
vCodas idk, but all I know is that after I played the first one I skipped to the fourth because I simply couldn’t wait. I think it might be because the piece captures almost every emotion but still ends tragically like the first.
vCodas Listen to it a few times and it will click
I never heard completely the no. 2 before. I underestimate this piece because in the begining it sound really slow and the vibes not like the other three. This is the first time i heard this piece completely after i overwhelmed love with number 1, 3, and 4. And i just realized this one is way above my expectations. And yeah, chopin's ballade are my fav pieces all the time. Thanks Traum for the amazing performance! :D
same
Ok at least we know traum isn’t a floating pair of hands like Rousseau and kassia
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At this rate, Gaspard de la nuit will arrive before the next year.
LOL he/she'll all of Galops by Liszt
Is that a good thing or bad? Can’t tell 🤣
I'd rather have the miroirs, hmmmmmm tasty
@@lczq6737 yeyeyeye, also Oiseaux tristes and Vallée des chloches
@@Dylonely_9274 Galop In A minor is a difficult one
Dang, didn't expect this, but I'm excited and happy thank you wonderful traum
🙏
5:51 That drop is FIRE🔥🔥
That's literally me speaking with myself in a bathroom after eating some tacos
Bruh
I can't understand why you don't have more subscribers
Love your channel 👏
😘
Yasss the Chopin ballades, my favourite pieces of all time. Wonderfully played as always.
Hey Traum! Excellent performance as always, I can't stop rewatching it, honestly.
I just had a thought that it'd be really neat if you personally left a comment on your uploads explaining your own personal thoughts about the piece in question. Like maybe what makes the pieces special, what it's (allegedly) about or inspired by, and what your favourite moments are. I'm personally really interested in your thoughts because often the performer has very unique insights into the pieces he has performed. Hope you give this a thought because I think it'd be really cool! Thanks as always for this blessing of a channel 👍
Thanks for the nice comment Josse. 🙏
The coda hits real hard, although this Ballade is my least favorite it still has a really big place in my heart
Well said
ショパンのバラードも、みんな好きです。一番は最もポピュラーですが、この二番も変化に富んだ名曲ですね。演奏も素晴らしくて、感動いたしました。有り難うございます。
Wspaniałe i ponadczasowe. Ta muzyka będzie zachwycać wiecznie.❤
Ah yes Chopin's 2nd Ballade, a piece dedicated to Schumann. Although in his own words he said "It's not as ingenious as the first one."
In my opinion this ballade is better than the first
@@lucaszflenki4552 probably because u like , this kinda epic vibe from this ballade , the first one is rathee emotional
rather*
@@rash3732 i agree
it's not hard to see why. The first one is far more large-scale than this. Many more themes and variations of themes. This is simply melody A, melody B, then both melodies returning but slightly different, and the return of melody B comes attached with a coda. That's simplifying it a lot but hopefully it makes sense lol. The first by contrast has a much more interesting structure. A lot more to it both musically, and emotionally (which makes sense, because it's also a good few minutes longer).
Been watching this several times daily for the past week. So good. This is SOOOO underrated. That coda is tres magnifique. Right now, it's my favorite coda.
Another musician that will ascend to the world of Ling Lings? Yes, Traum is a Ling Ling. Just look at how amazing he/she plays!
Sacrilegious, this kid is the next Lang Lang
Violin - Ling Ling - Chloe Chua (for now)
Piano - Lang Lang - Lang Lang (next him maybe)
@@mareomanojdominic1498 Somebody in the winds section (I only play piano) Lung Lung
@@jorgefraile218 and someone in the percussion section
ding ding
@@mareomanojdominic1498 No. Traum is better.
Look at hands. It is he
I played this at my grandma's funeral. Everyone was crying until 2:13 then she got up and started dancing
Jajaja
She can dance to this?
Lmao
@@Dylonely_9274 lolilol
@@derekpintozzi2498 I love u now
It is inconceivable that one of the best renditions of Ballade 2 EVER comes from an anonymous TH-camr...
The "anonymous" is in fact a World Class Concert Pianist. Traum only started this channel when all public performances were cancelled due to Covid lockdown.
My favorite coda from all ballades. Loved how you performed it.
One pianist to rule them all!
And the first of his kind to record this marvelous piece. Thank you Traum!Your music make me dream!
this is the equivalent to Rappers dropping albums.
"Hath thou heardeth thy SPLLLLendid and quite DEVINE!...Ballade of Chopin... MAY HE never ceaseee to deliva such a blessing indeed!"
Wow I did not expect you to upload this. I love this ballade. Very clean performance as always.
Respekt, lern die auch grade, auch wenn es schwer aussieht und sich anhört, es ist noch viel schwerer :D
This piece doesn't get enough credit. I must admit nothing can top Chopin's first ballade for me, but this is exceptional music and another expert performance from Traum.
Thank you so much for playing this piece!
Dude, to be honest, I've heard many recordings of this. *This is literally one of the best codas* . very much clear and precise.
This man's repertoire is an ocean
@@T-J-S I agree
Whenever I need it, I come back to this recording. Hits me right in the feels everytime. Brilliantly played, I applaud you.
And thank you
This is my favourite ballade from Chopin! Loved your interpretation 🥰
Ballade No.2 is underrated
real
Great performance! I'm anxious to your video of Ballade no.3 because It's my favorite piece lol
Chopin easiest classical composer to get into. He knows how to get to peoples emotions. I always recommend his works first to my friends for them to start listening to classical music.
Flawless technique, amazing interpretation. Bravo!
Bruh this guy is pumping out, extremely difficult pieces pretty much every single day.....this is next level even for masters
Bravo!!!
Thank you for amazing playing.
I love Traum music.
This coda gives me goosebumps!!!
5:50 that coda GOD Chopin you mad lad. I love you.
Welp... now we know he's doing the ballades -- excited for 10k!!
Ballade 2's coda will forever be my favorite
Amazing preformance, keep upp the good work
I've never actually listened to the 2nd or 3rd, thank you for sharing! Also, in the future, I would love to hear some Chopin preludes. I'm currently learning them right now, and I know your rendition will be the very best :)
The third is magic
The third is magic
The only hard part of the 3rd one is when the song becomes Liszt-wannabe
@@mayagamingroblox3711 no
For the causal player who wants to get into these, these videos are a treasure for sure.
Finally someone that plays more than one chopin ballade
Nice piece and nice shirt !
😘
Incredible voicing, incredible performance.
2:09 That fake-out 👌
I dont understand which part?
@@liamocana4786he puts his hands together and closes his left hand making it seem like the piece has ended, or it has calmed down
WOAHH, Really gifts haha thanks for your performances ;D
Me: Can you please play a ballade for you're 1 million special?
Traum: Hold my beer, i'll play them all for you in a second.
Edit: Please help me get to 100 subs! I make video's too but not as often or good as Traum.
I really love this ballade because of the contrast between the beautifully calm melody and the intense parts. The coda is one of my favorites of the ballades. Beautiful performance! I wonder, will we be getting a performance of Liszt’s Totentanz on piano? 😂 That’s one of my favorite Liszt pieces, and I would love to see it on a visual piano style! :)
My boy really gonna play them all
2:14 : it likes coda
3.05 : slow melody again
5:16 : coda
5:53 : (in coda) reapeted notes
6:27 : (in coda) very hard
Thank you!
Thank you!
Actually the "very hard" is not the hardest... The drop before the repeated notes with the double trills seems much harder to me
@@georem have you ever played the piece before
@@trebleclef9844 I haven't played this piece, but you didn't ask me, so I'll shut up.
@@applejuices ok lol
That's the definition of well, that escalated quickly
In my mind, the Chopin Ballades from most to least difficult would probably be 4, 1, 2, 3. This is all subjective mind you, as each could be classified in the advance level. Great performance as always!
Amazing! Flawless!
You cleaned house with this! Well done! It's so much better at this steady tempo. Also, by flattening out the voicing in the melody a bit you bring up the middle. It's also less heavily painted by the long standing indulgences of rubato that so many pianists over use.
It's clean, fresh, and youthful in its energy! Bravo, maestro!
Consider it shared on Twitter.
yeah the four ballads !!!!!!! the fourth is the best work ever
Just amazing!! Can you at some point in the future please play the Scriabin waltz op 38? It is the most beautiful peace I know and I would so love to see it here. And can’t wait to hear the ballade!
Yes
Can I play Scriabin sonata first? ;)
@@TraumPiano Anything is good ;)
5:49 - 6:36 gives me the chills every time
I like more the Ballade No.1 but I think that I prefer the Ballade No.2 instead of the 1. I loved this performance.
Pdt: I writted this comment 1 year ago and my English was bad lol
?????
You like the Ballade No. 1 more but you prefer the Ballade No. 2 over No. 1. What??
THE FREAKING CODA UGHHHHHH I'M IN HEAVEN
It might be comforting to the rest of us pianists if you pre-recorded all of these videos a year in advance, and are just posting them all back to back now?
You did it!!!!
Fascinating, as always!
TRAUMhaft gespielt!
Dude your actually crazy! Keep up the great work!!!!!!
🙏
Amazing performance 👍
Actually such a good piece
Should I say it?
hmmmm.
maybe...
ok...
Yes!
UR A ACTUAL LEGEND!
P.S the Tempest was actually very good! But can you do the 1st Movement??
UR A LEGEND IF YOU CAN
Got it!
“Oooo this sounds like a nice easy little piece to play”
Oh
*me coming back 11 months later to see my comment is famous*
Oh
;)
lmao all chopin ballades are at a competition level
@@erhanlanjai171 before _con fuoco_ the piece is quite easy which is what he’s referring to
@@tommysmyth1210 still the part is in the piece
But coda is extremely hard!
Finally, someone played this!!!
Beautiful indeed
I love this piece! Thanks traum and Chopin! Upload Gaspard de la nuit please!
These pieces always tease you that you can maybe play them... such an easy start and then FRICKEN MADNESS ! :o
THANKS FOR PLAYING MY FAVORITE CHOPIN PIECE!!
Cant wait for the 4th ballade
I loves his every insane sections in 4 ballads
I'm classically trained and this is just seriously impressive.
2번 진짜 너무좋아요 4번도 빨리 듣고싶어요!!!!
Amazing! I’m so excited for number three!
Amazing!!
I LOVE YOU AND THIS PIECE
Fabulous playing 💖💖
this coda is insane
Chopin ballades I thunk will always have a special place in a musicians heart, this was an amazing performance :)
Hi traum is amazing
You are amazing Traum. Thank you ❣️❣️
My pleasure 😍
Wow~ thank you 😊 amazing 👏
Please play Ballade No. 4 one day, the most masterful of all Chopin ballads
You absolutely incredible.
You should play ballade 4 amazing ballade!
Beautiful piece!
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Can i recommend a very beautiful but unknown piece to you?
Gideon Klein's Piano Sonata. It's truly a beautiful piece, in which you (in my opinion) can really hear the terror and despair he must have lived in during WWII. He has a very tragic story, you can read it online.
I would love to see you play it some day! I think the piece deserves more attention.
Compliments for your amazing virtuosity and kind regards from the Netherlands! 🇳🇱
Oh Traum, i actually just read your reply to my comment on yesterday's Schubert impromptu. I didn't think you'd reply! But you did. That's so cool 😁
I'm glad you liked the piece!
Yes, I listen Klein's Piano Sonata yesterday. it's amazing piece.
5:20 why did that left hand jumped like a grasshopper??