Hi guys! It's been a long time. I was very busy as many events are reopening in 14 months. I opened this channel on April 14th in 2020 but the first official video was uploaded on May 13th. I think today is the real Traum’s anniversary!! 🎉🥳 Looking back on 2020, it was an extremely tough time, but I could keep working happily because of you guys. I thought I lost so many things after the COVID-19 but actually, that was not true. I could meet you all through this channel, I could play piano for so many people all around the world and most importantly, I received a huge ‘LOVE’ from you guys. "Picture at an Exhibition" by Mussorgsky is one of the pieces that I learned during the pandemic. As you might know, this piece has so many titles. And I thought, there are many things that I could say through this piece - what I felt, what I thought, what I’ve prayed for... How my heart was broken and I cried as a musician and as a human. To me, the last piece “In the Capital in Kiev” feels like going for a better and more beautiful world. As we approach to overcoming the COVID-19, I wanted to give back to society what I’ve received so many things from you guys.👏 So I donated to Unicef $1000 for hunger children💰💵. (visit my community page) I hope Traum’s channel is not only for performing piano but for helping to make the world a better place by sharing music and love. Sincerely, Traum
Today is my b day and iam very happy to see you posting again especially today. I don't even need to watch I just know iam going to be stunned 💖. Keep up the good work my man!
00:00: Promenade 1:23: The Gnome Promenade(2nd) 4:42: The Old Castle Promenade(3rd) 9:00: Tuileries 9:57: Cattle Promenade(4th) 13:04: Ballet of Unhatched Chicks 14:06:"Samuel" Goldenberg and "Schmuÿle" Promenade(5th) 17:36: Limoges 18:53: Catacombs 22:05: The Hut on Fowl"s Legs 25:27: The Bogatyr Gates Good work Traum!
@@bbvv2967 TH-cam deletes links and traum is not going to read his spam folder just for a random guy lol. Just search for reddit and search then TraumPiano and your able to find it
Virgin Rousseau: titles his video "Mussorgsky pictures at an exhibition" and only plays promenade, baba yaga and great gates Chad Traum: uploads the entire 30 minute suite for piano
The Botagyr Gates made me cry… Partially because of how beautiful it was, and partially because Kiev, which is where it took place, is a beautiful kingdom that no longer exists. It must have been amazing visiting that place until it was taken over by war… Edit: nevermind google got my facts wrong it totally does exist today! But I’m still crying because it’s so beautiful
The return of the king. On a serious note though, this is fucking beautiful. I'm so glad that I got to know you through this channel and that I got to experience this beautiful musical journey. This piece is so fitting for a one-year channel special, and I can't wait to see what the future holds. Your videos are genuinely the highlight of my day. Thank you for the beautiful music Traum. I can't wait to see what the future holds.
This could someday be in the Book of Guinness World Records for the longest piano visualizatio or being the first to play one of the longest piece on a visualizer. You are truly a unique and talented pianist Traum. You are an inspiration to me and to everyone who watches and listens to your music.
0:06 Promenade 1:23 1. The Gnome 4:43 2. The Old Castle 9:01 3. Tuileries (Children’s Quarrel after Games) 9:58 4. Cattle 13:03 5. Ballet of Unhatched Chicks 14:08 6. “Samuel” Goldenberg and “Schmuÿle” 17:38 7. Limoges. The Market (The Great News) 18:53 8. Catacombs (Roman Tomb) With the Dead in a Dead Language 22:06 9. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba Yaga) 25:28 10. The Bogatyr Gates (In the Capital of Kiev)
Congratulations Traum, both for 1 year old of your channel and for doing this good action, only now I realized that my channel is older than yours. Your channel grown up really quickly, and you deserve it. You are one of my biggest inspirations on the piano. Thank you for always providing us awesome performances and insane pieces that you play!
@@Schubert998 hey schubert have you finally finished your unfinished symphony ? I Heard there are people who have used A.I to finish it. However a lot of musicians are upset about it. Even twosetviolin reacted to it. Please finish your unfinished symphony if you haven't! Any new lieders or songs?
It feels good that you're back, I always know that you come back stronger because of the brakes. Keep living, surviving, playing piano, being happy, and everything that you have to be in the pandemic to stay happy and positive. It will all end one day and all your hard work won't go to waist, it will be sincerely remembered and appreciated. Keep doing what you think is good because it will always benefit in some way. We love you, your honesty and music, so seeing you happy is my best wish 💜
I haven't listened to this since I was a child. Wow. You blew me away. Thank you. A great rendition and your skill as always is outstanding. I love watching your hands!
Had a feeling that you'll play this suite :) one of my favorite pieces, well done traum, here since the beginning and I'm very happy to see your channel grow so much, looking forward to see you grow even more! Thank you for putting so much effort, you deserve every like and view you got!
OH MY GOSH! WHAT A DROP! I didn't expect this. Finally, someone who played Mussorgsky in full. It remains to do the same with Scriabin. Brilliant work, Traum
28:45 to 29:00 My favorite part of the whole piece. Such emotion in these intense chords, it sounds like the music is reaching for something and is satisfied at 29:27 finally. Thank you Traum for posting, this is one of my favorites! Also congrats on 75K subscribers, it's a perfect way to celebrate your 1 year TH-cam anniversary!🙏❤️
This is a great choice of piece Btw this is the piece I regularly choose to introduce my friends to classical pieces. I show them the pieces and ask them to try and visualize what they see in the music. I walk them through the piece and explain the history as we go along. In the end they stick the whole way through and love to visualize each painting. I then tell them what the piece is actually picturing and in the end they end up loving it Thank you traum for this wonderful year, we are all greatful
I just finished listening... it was so awesome, filled with every array of emotion. I can’t wait until the community bands together and attends one of your events and then at the end you just hear people chanting “TRAUM... TRAUM...TRAUM” (not really though because classical, but it would be good 😊)
MAGNIFIQUE PERFOMANCE AS ALWAYS! This suite gets finally the recognition it deserves. Extreme agility and virtuosism comming from TRAUM again. We missed you man!
Traum. Absolutely tremendous ! But what else could we expect from you ! You consistently amaze me with your talent and total commitment to meeting every challenge you place on yourself . Thankyou for giving us so much happiness and contentment for the past 12 months . We look forward to , hopefully , another 12 months of happy moments with you . Thankyou Traum.
Hey Traum it is great to hear from you! I just found time to listen to the whole piece! Truly magnificent!! I am glad that things are getting back to normal for you and that you are can start playing at actual events again! I can assure you you made a lot of our days better of this very strange last year with your beautiful music. I was always looking forward to your next upload! You introduced me to a lot of new music and I still listen to your recordings on a daily basis! So all the best for you and I hope you still find time to upload from time to time here on youtube! PS I think it is time you unveil your true identity so people can come to your events! If you ever make it to germany I would love to visit one of your concerts!
Woa I never expected you to upload today! I always loved the baba yaga and the great capital of kiev. I will always never skip your ads and I will always like the video. Bye!
Piece like this one usually needs three people: eccentric genius to invent, well educated composer to polish and extremely skilled performer to play. If you liked this do yourself a favor also try listening some of the top notch performances, like Pletnev's. You won't be disappointed.
Yaaayyy! Finally he's back! I remember traum telling that he's up to a huge project, that's why it took some time...wait! Or...is this the huge project which you mentioned in the other video?!
I've never clicked this fast. Love seeing you showing this kind of pieces! Keep the great work up!! Happy Anniversary! Timestamps and Piece's explanation: Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition Pictures at an Exhibition is a work written in 10 movements by Modest Mussorgsky, who was inspired by a visit to an art exhibition. Each movement represents of the artworks which the Russian composer visited. Although it was originally composed for piano in 1874, it became better known as an orchestral work, particularly Maurice Ravel's arrangement. Mussorgsky composed "Pictures at an Exhibition" as a memorial to his friend, Viktor Hartmann, who died in 1873. After his death some of his artworks were shown. Mussorgsky wanted to "arrange" his friend's art into music. By early summer 1874, he completed the work: a long and difficult suite for solo piano. At the death of the composer, the piece had been neither performed nor published. His other friend, Rimsky-Korsakov, got it. The suite was finally printed in 1886. The suite is amde of 10 movements which are interspersed with Promenade, which are Intermezzos. Following the opening Promenade, the first four movements are: Promenade No. 1 1. The Gnome: 1:23 a depiction of an awkward dwarf conveyed through irregular rhythms and forceful outbursts. Promenade No. 2 2. The Old Castle: 4:42 a solemn and lyrical portrayal of a medieval troubadour singing on the grounds of a grand castle. Promenade No. 3 3. Tuileries: 9:00 a sprightly sketch of children at play in the "Tuileries Gardens" in Paris, France. 4. Cattle: 9:57 a ponderous characterization of the lumbering of a large Polish ox cart. The following four movements are: Promenade No. 4 5. Ballet of Unhatched Chicks: 13:01 a movement which represents a costume design by Hartmann for a children's ballet. 6. "Samuel" Goldenberg and "Schmuÿle": 14:07 a strident melody in the lower register and a twittering chatlike theme in the upper register. Promenade No. 1 7. Limoges: 17:38 a folsky and cheerful quality movement 8. Catacombs: 18:52 a movememnt which casts an eerie shadow with ominous chords and variations on the recurring Promenade. The last two Scenes of this Suite are the most renowned. 9. The Hut on Fowl's Legs - Baba Yaga: 22:06 a movement which represents a nightmarish portrayal of the cackling witch Baba-Yaga on the prowl of her prey. She charges [Octaves passages at the end] and finishes into the last movement 10. The Bogatyr Gates - In the Capital in Kiev: 25:27 With a depiction of Hartmann's sketch of a city gate topped by cupolas in which carillons ring, Mussorgsky brings the piece to an amazing ending.
Holy guacamole, Traum. This is most definitely a huge piano piece!! I'm so excited to listen to the whole thing! I missed your new music so much these last couple weeks!! And happy anniversary :D :D truly, your channel has been amazing during this time. Like, super super amazing. I'm so glad that we have beautiful things, even during a worldwide pandemic. edit: Holy cow, that was fantastic! I just finished listening. I'm gonna listen again :)
We missed you and your videos Traum. Ngl it felt weird without seeing your uploads on my noti lol. Thank you for your content today ❤️ Happy anniversary Traum!!
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Hi guys! It's been a long time.
I was very busy as many events are reopening in 14 months.
I opened this channel on April 14th in 2020 but the first official video was uploaded on May 13th. I think today is the real Traum’s anniversary!! 🎉🥳
Looking back on 2020, it was an extremely tough time, but I could keep working happily because of you guys. I thought I lost so many things after the COVID-19 but actually, that was not true.
I could meet you all through this channel, I could play piano for so many people all around the world and most importantly, I received a huge ‘LOVE’ from you guys.
"Picture at an Exhibition" by Mussorgsky is one of the pieces that I learned during the pandemic. As you might know, this piece has so many titles. And I thought, there are many things that I could say through this piece - what I felt, what I thought, what I’ve prayed for... How my heart was broken and I cried as a musician and as a human. To me, the last piece “In the Capital in Kiev” feels like going for a better and more beautiful world.
As we approach to overcoming the COVID-19, I wanted to give back to society what I’ve received so many things from you guys.👏
So I donated to Unicef $1000 for hunger children💰💵. (visit my community page)
I hope Traum’s channel is not only for performing piano but for helping to make the world a better place by sharing music and love.
Sincerely,
Traum
Welcome back!! Excited for more videos :)
You're back :)
Find's mega das du auch solche langen Videos hochlädst 🙌♥️
Today is my b day and iam very happy to see you posting again especially today. I don't even need to watch I just know iam going to be stunned 💖.
Keep up the good work my man!
such an amazing video-
00:00: Promenade
1:23: The Gnome
Promenade(2nd)
4:42: The Old Castle
Promenade(3rd)
9:00: Tuileries
9:57: Cattle
Promenade(4th)
13:04: Ballet of Unhatched Chicks
14:06:"Samuel" Goldenberg and "Schmuÿle"
Promenade(5th)
17:36: Limoges
18:53: Catacombs
22:05: The Hut on Fowl"s Legs
25:27: The Bogatyr Gates
Good work Traum!
Thank you👍
@@liamleduc4098 No problem
THANKS
Thanks!
Thank you so much!
We missed you even more this time Traum.
Facts
facts
i literally missed him sm
hes a legend
hes too good
Don't cry because there are no new traum videos (yet) smile because it happened and binge the old videos
My man traum returned better than ever! 💖
Hey, I saw you in the Traum Forums
@@johannpetersen3637 haha hey :)
That's because I created them😊
Traum is an absolute legend that deserves more recognition 💖
@@KaasIsLekker may i get the link pls?
@@bbvv2967 TH-cam deletes links and traum is not going to read his spam folder just for a random guy lol. Just search for reddit and search then TraumPiano and your able to find it
kaas is Lekker [Piano] Eyo kaas
Are you just one guy? Your repertoire is colossal!
yes he is :))) he is an concert pianist
i love u luke faulkner:)
maybe not one guy idk but i think only 1 guy
my bad english:D
@@burakcoskunyurek Merhaba! Burada türk görmek güzel.
This guy is such a legend
@Łukasz aww thanks!!
@Łukasz same \w/
@Łukasz same :D
Bom dia
@@SirloucoPiano dia
Virgin Rousseau: titles his video "Mussorgsky pictures at an exhibition" and only plays promenade, baba yaga and great gates
Chad Traum: uploads the entire 30 minute suite for piano
LOL true
I enjoyed the terminology of this comment. Rousseau is indeed a virgin
He doesn't even play promenade! What a virgin
@@HGraabæk How do you know he’s never had intercourse
Chad Rousseau: uploads the whole gaspard de la nuit triology
Virgin Traum: uploads only scarbo on halloween (I still love Traum)
The king reclaims his throne.
Liszt sonata and now this
I don't think he ever lost it though.
@@PianoDawg1620 True, I should have said that Traum shows who's still King.
The Botagyr Gates made me cry…
Partially because of how beautiful it was, and partially because Kiev, which is where it took place, is a beautiful kingdom that no longer exists. It must have been amazing visiting that place until it was taken over by war…
Edit: nevermind google got my facts wrong it totally does exist today! But I’m still crying because it’s so beautiful
00:06 : promenade
4:01 : promenade(2nd)
8:36 : promenade(3rd)
12:27 : promenade(4th)
16:21 : promenade(5th)
I literally today listened to Mussorgsky and thought "Hey I want to listen pictures"
Happy Anniversary, Traum.
Thank YOU for all your Performances.
I don't think your reach is merely C to F, it really is GLOBALLY.
The return of the king.
On a serious note though, this is fucking beautiful. I'm so glad that I got to know you through this channel and that I got to experience this beautiful musical journey. This piece is so fitting for a one-year channel special, and I can't wait to see what the future holds. Your videos are genuinely the highlight of my day. Thank you for the beautiful music Traum. I can't wait to see what the future holds.
The whole thing... insane! Welcome back!
Thanks, my friend!
You know this piece caught my eye over the past few days, so this is a perfect upload, almost scary. What a pianist, seriously.
This could someday be in the Book of Guinness World Records for the longest piano visualizatio or being the first to play one of the longest piece on a visualizer.
You are truly a unique and talented pianist Traum. You are an inspiration to me and to everyone who watches and listens to your music.
Traum thank you for existing you have made this pandemic easier! Your playing has filled our day's with music.
Yes he's really awesome
@@shydead1392 I agree!
0:06 Promenade
1:23 1. The Gnome
4:43 2. The Old Castle
9:01 3. Tuileries (Children’s Quarrel after Games)
9:58 4. Cattle
13:03 5. Ballet of Unhatched Chicks
14:08 6. “Samuel” Goldenberg and “Schmuÿle”
17:38 7. Limoges. The Market (The Great News)
18:53 8. Catacombs (Roman Tomb) With the Dead in a Dead Language
22:06 9. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba Yaga)
25:28 10. The Bogatyr Gates (In the Capital of Kiev)
Congratulations Traum, both for 1 year old of your channel and for doing this good action, only now I realized that my channel is older than yours. Your channel grown up really quickly, and you deserve it. You are one of my biggest inspirations on the piano. Thank you for always providing us awesome performances and insane pieces that you play!
Dia
@@eduardovf174 dia rossil
Monumental!
Bravo TRAUM, you never disappoint!
I'm inspired, thank you!
🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹
Don’t burn yourself out of TH-cam. Take your time when uploading pieces 👍
Hi, Liszt 🖐️
@@Schubert998 hey schubert have you finally finished your unfinished symphony ? I Heard there are people who have used A.I to finish it. However a lot of musicians are upset about it. Even twosetviolin reacted to it. Please finish your unfinished symphony if you haven't! Any new lieders or songs?
Dear Sir, it's always a pleasure to hear (and see !) you playing. My favourite in this video: "The great gate of Kiev". Fantastico !
It feels good that you're back, I always know that you come back stronger because of the brakes. Keep living, surviving, playing piano, being happy, and everything that you have to be in the pandemic to stay happy and positive. It will all end one day and all your hard work won't go to waist, it will be sincerely remembered and appreciated. Keep doing what you think is good because it will always benefit in some way. We love you, your honesty and music, so seeing you happy is my best wish 💜
I just played the orchestral version with my orchestra and it’s just brilliant!
TH-cam must *LOVE* Traum because they cut four commercials into this video. All one can be is sardonic, because I love Traum more than TH-cam does :D
This is a milestone in TH-cam music history, like all your pieces after all. Congratulations for the anniversary of this wonderful channel!
Much love from Belgium ❤️❤️
And from Germany ♥️♥️
Love from Bolivia ❣️
From Argentina
From Spain
I haven't listened to this since I was a child. Wow. You blew me away. Thank you. A great rendition and your skill as always is outstanding. I love watching your hands!
Thanks for being so epic Traum, you have opened my eyes to a world of classical music I never knew existed!
I clicked so fast, that traum didn't even have time to finish his arpeggios in 24 keys
Had a feeling that you'll play this suite :) one of my favorite pieces, well done traum, here since the beginning and I'm very happy to see your channel grow so much, looking forward to see you grow even more!
Thank you for putting so much effort, you deserve every like and view you got!
OH MY GOSH! WHAT A DROP! I didn't expect this. Finally, someone who played Mussorgsky in full. It remains to do the same with Scriabin. Brilliant work, Traum
What a beautiful piece for the return of the king.
Congrats Traum! You’ve got the absolute best repertoire and I am so excited to see what you have for us! 🤩
I love this piece so much you played it really well! You always offer us the best performance possible! Thank you so much Traum your the best!!!🤩🤩🤩
28:45 to 29:00 My favorite part of the whole piece. Such emotion in these intense chords, it sounds like the music is reaching for something and is satisfied at 29:27 finally. Thank you Traum for posting, this is one of my favorites! Also congrats on 75K subscribers, it's a perfect way to celebrate your 1 year TH-cam anniversary!🙏❤️
Merci😊...how beautiful that you are here🌻
Happy Anniversary Traum 🎉💗 Thank you for bringing such nice content for us...keep doing so and all the best for the future
We missed you, happy to see you’re back. congrats on 1 year!
Great performance traum, always happy to see you here again, love from all your viewers ❤️
Thanks for TRAUM MUSIC.
Miss you
Your performance very beautiful ❤ and good musician 👍👏👏👏
Stellar performance as always. What an incredible year that was! Thank you for one year of beautiful performances.
This is a great choice of piece
Btw this is the piece I regularly choose to introduce my friends to classical pieces. I show them the pieces and ask them to try and visualize what they see in the music. I walk them through the piece and explain the history as we go along. In the end they stick the whole way through and love to visualize each painting. I then tell them what the piece is actually picturing and in the end they end up loving it
Thank you traum for this wonderful year, we are all greatful
Rousseau: baba yaga and the great gate of kiev
Traum: *_the entire Pictures at an Exhibition_*
Woo-hoo just a crazy piece🔥🔥🔥
thx for your playing it's soo refreshing to hear you after this long time of practice♥
I just finished listening... it was so awesome, filled with every array of emotion. I can’t wait until the community bands together and attends one of your events and then at the end you just hear people chanting “TRAUM... TRAUM...TRAUM” (not really though because classical, but it would be good 😊)
You play very nice bro , you are a great pianist , well done keep it up bro👍
MAGNIFIQUE PERFOMANCE AS ALWAYS! This suite gets finally the recognition it deserves. Extreme agility and virtuosism comming from TRAUM again. We missed you man!
Traum. Absolutely tremendous ! But what else could we expect from you ! You consistently amaze me with your talent and total commitment to meeting every challenge you place on yourself . Thankyou for giving us so much happiness and contentment for the past 12 months . We look forward to , hopefully , another 12 months of happy moments with you . Thankyou Traum.
Hey Traum
it is great to hear from you!
I just found time to listen to the whole piece! Truly magnificent!!
I am glad that things are getting back to normal for you and that you are can start playing at actual events again!
I can assure you you made a lot of our days better of this very strange last year with your beautiful music. I was always looking forward to your next upload!
You introduced me to a lot of new music and I still listen to your recordings on a daily basis!
So all the best for you and I hope you still find time to upload from time to time here on youtube!
PS I think it is time you unveil your true identity so people can come to your events! If you ever make it to germany I would love to visit one of your concerts!
And a belated Congratulations to your 1 year anniversary of your channel of course!
😉
OMG! It's such a big project! I miss you so much.
How about doing a video about the hardest piano pieces based on your experience (like Rousseau did)?
That would be most of his repertoire 😂
One of the most underrated Traum video to date.
Indeed
He was playing on this paino for half an hour......... Give this guy a Guinness World Record medal😮
Indeed, "paino".
Bravo! you have done Mussorgskys masterpiece a great justice :D Great performance
Woa I never expected you to upload today! I always loved the baba yaga and the great capital of kiev. I will always never skip your ads and I will always like the video. Bye!
Last time I was this early Traum Piano was still uploading daily.
한편의 전람회를 보고 온 기분이네요 너무 아름다운 연주 잘 들었습니다:)
Que bueno verte de vuelta!, revisaba a diario tu canal por noticias tuyas. Muchas gracias por este nuevo regalo que nos das. Saludos desde Chile 😃
Happy Birthday Traum! Here's to another year of music
Absolutely wonderful!♥️
Ahhhhhhh! I love this piece, so amazing, truly some of the most wild music. And beautiful playing as always, a true master. 🙏
This guy is an absolute legend. He deserves more subscribers! We wish you a Happy 1st Birthday Traum and congratulations on 75K :)
@Ruth Salgado
We are
good to have you back traum, we missed you!
Traum, you are the best 😉🤩😍
first time i’ve listened to this piece all the way through. i’ve never liked it much for some reason but i’m beginning to enjoy it thanks to you!
Thank you for everything , Happy anniversary 🎹❤️
Piece like this one usually needs three people: eccentric genius to invent, well educated composer to polish and extremely skilled performer to play. If you liked this do yourself a favor also try listening some of the top notch performances, like Pletnev's. You won't be disappointed.
Yaaayyy! Finally he's back! I remember traum telling that he's up to a huge project, that's why it took some time...wait! Or...is this the huge project which you mentioned in the other video?!
Yeyeye
This channel is a legend
Türk de varmış
@@Schubert998 istersen takip et yazın video atıcam
@@burakcoskunyurek abone oldum 👍
The return of the King
Hey Beethoven! Can you hear this performance?
@@yashbspianoandcompositions1042 I can hear them by looking at the visualizer pointing down to the piano keys
Happy anniversary! Can't believe how fast its gone.:)
Oh, Traum! I really wish you a very happy future... As happy as you made us feel with your music, and much more!
❤️❤️❤️
❤️
Congratulations 👏
And thank you for making these hard times better with music 🎶 🌌
When the world needed him the most, he returned. Thank you
I missed your videos, it are very interesting and with beautiful effects, thanks for your hard work
I've never clicked this fast. Love seeing you showing this kind of pieces! Keep the great work up!! Happy Anniversary!
Timestamps and Piece's explanation:
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition
Pictures at an Exhibition is a work written in 10 movements by Modest Mussorgsky, who was inspired by a visit to an art exhibition. Each movement represents of the artworks which the Russian composer visited. Although it was originally composed for piano in 1874, it became better known as an orchestral work, particularly Maurice Ravel's arrangement.
Mussorgsky composed "Pictures at an Exhibition" as a memorial to his friend, Viktor Hartmann, who died in 1873. After his death some of his artworks were shown. Mussorgsky wanted to "arrange" his friend's art into music. By early summer 1874, he completed the work: a long and difficult suite for solo piano. At the death of the composer, the piece had been neither performed nor published. His other friend, Rimsky-Korsakov, got it. The suite was finally printed in 1886.
The suite is amde of 10 movements which are interspersed with Promenade, which are Intermezzos.
Following the opening Promenade, the first four movements are:
Promenade No. 1
1. The Gnome: 1:23 a depiction of an awkward dwarf conveyed through irregular rhythms and forceful outbursts.
Promenade No. 2
2. The Old Castle: 4:42 a solemn and lyrical portrayal of a medieval troubadour singing on the grounds of a grand castle.
Promenade No. 3
3. Tuileries: 9:00 a sprightly sketch of children at play in the "Tuileries Gardens" in Paris, France.
4. Cattle: 9:57 a ponderous characterization of the lumbering of a large Polish ox cart.
The following four movements are:
Promenade No. 4
5. Ballet of Unhatched Chicks: 13:01 a movement which represents a costume design by Hartmann for a children's ballet.
6. "Samuel" Goldenberg and "Schmuÿle": 14:07 a strident melody in the lower register and a twittering chatlike theme in the upper register.
Promenade No. 1
7. Limoges: 17:38 a folsky and cheerful quality movement
8. Catacombs: 18:52 a movememnt which casts an eerie shadow with ominous chords and variations on the recurring Promenade.
The last two Scenes of this Suite are the most renowned.
9. The Hut on Fowl's Legs - Baba Yaga: 22:06 a movement which represents a nightmarish portrayal of the cackling witch Baba-Yaga on the prowl of her prey. She charges [Octaves passages at the end] and finishes into the last movement
10. The Bogatyr Gates - In the Capital in Kiev: 25:27 With a depiction of Hartmann's sketch of a city gate topped by cupolas in which carillons ring, Mussorgsky brings the piece to an amazing ending.
Thank you so much.
Traum should 📌 this
Thank you so much 🙏
@@TraumPiano You’re very welcome Traum :D
Beautiful playing as always
Thank you :)
So glad you’re back! And what a performance! I’d love to listen to your take of Schumann’s Carnaval...
Thank you for such a piece!
He is back guyss😍
It was definitely worth the wait!!! Happy anniversary!!
I never heard Mussorgsky's pieces before! Beautiful!
You are a virtuos pianist. This is the first time I have heard this pieces entirely. The last movement is so good. Thank you.
Holy guacamole, Traum. This is most definitely a huge piano piece!! I'm so excited to listen to the whole thing! I missed your new music so much these last couple weeks!! And happy anniversary :D :D truly, your channel has been amazing during this time. Like, super super amazing. I'm so glad that we have beautiful things, even during a worldwide pandemic.
edit: Holy cow, that was fantastic! I just finished listening. I'm gonna listen again :)
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Meanwhile, waiting for Rousseau to post his 3rd video of the year
no need to burn him like that, he got nice graphics at least...
JK Traum is better
OH!!!!!! This actually makes sense. We missed you.
im scared i listened to this piece 3 times yesterday, are you stalking me traum?
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Happy Channel Anniversary Traum! You inspire me to keep playing every day. Keep up the great work! ❤️
WOW YOU ACTUALLY DID THIS!!! THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm so happy you did this! I absolutely love this piece so thank you so much for playing this
We missed you and your videos Traum. Ngl it felt weird without seeing your uploads on my noti lol. Thank you for your content today ❤️ Happy anniversary Traum!!
Wonderfoul music 🎹 Thanks
What a piece to return to us with. Thank you for starting this channel, Traum!
This is why i subscribed
素晴らしい。
glad to have you back traum!
17:36 traum is expert at piano vibrato
Hi
Happy Anniversary Traum !!!!
It was hard to wait so long... but definitely worth the wait!
Traum you’re amazing!