MAZEPPA!!! The story of the Hetman and the Horse, and one of Liszt's most daunting Etudes. For those of you who don't know, the galloping-like figures of this piece aren't just for difficulties sake - this Etude was inspired by the story of the Ukrainian military commander Mazeppa, specifically Lord Byron's poem about his youth, in where Mazeppa was tied to a horse and dragged around Europe as punishment for having an affair with a Polish Countess. There is obviously a lot more to the story, the summary and poem is available online for you to read, though even with this small piece of information the piece begins to make a lot more sense. This galloping motion is captured by Liszt in the use of his consecutive 24 -> 24 fingerings for the thirds (often disregarded by pianists for easier playing), but the feeling of the motion and physical look created by this movement is very reminiscent of a wild horse, it's amazing how many layers there are to the inspiration. I hope you enjoy the effects on this one, experimented more with the effects than usual and spent wayyyy too much time on designing them, though I think the result is pretty cool! All the best and wishing you all a beautiful weekend ♥
For the next little while, I will be posting less videos than I have for the last two years. I'm not sure exactly how many that will be or how long for, but along with life getting in the way a bit, there are some big things going on behind the scenes that I can't wait to get done and share with you. I'll keep you posted but you're all incredible, thank you for sticking around for so long and being part of this amazing 2.5 years ♥
Thank you to each and every one of you for being here with me on this journey. When starting this channel, I wouldn't have expected 1 MILLION people to find this much joy in classical and piano music, let alone 2 and now THREE! You are all incredible, never stop playing, listening and exploring new music! Hopefully my channel is only the tip of the iceberg for you, and you are exploring some of the piano greats from the last few decades, and maybe some of the more unknown composers too. For those who have a bit more experience with classical music, I'd love to hear your recommendations for some lesser-known (but equally great) composers, both contemprary and from history - hopefully we can introduce some budding musicians to a wider range of music :)
I like thinking about Liszt as he writes this song. He carefully puts each note onto the paper. 5:45 and just starts smashing his face against the piano in between every note. At this point, he realizes that he should probably take a break. He comes back later and finishes the song with some arpeggios and then a calmer more laid back part. Then he goes sike and creates a final banger ending.
no, thats not how u think. for lizst it was like playing marry christmass in the begginner level. this was so easy for him you are gonna ask how ı know well secret
Did you know that… Liszt dedicated this study to his friend Victor Hugo and is freely inspired by his poem Mazeppa from Les Orientales which tells the story of the hero's ride in the Ukraine, strapped on his mount. The tone of the piece is particularly heroic and after a desperate recitative, it ends with thunderous chords announcing the fall and resurrection of the horseman: "He falls at last! And rises again King! ». Well played Rousseau ! :)
I thought george byron wrote the poem? Also mazeppa was a military commander, not a hero, that's kinda weird, because polish people may hate mazeppa, but Ukrainians may respect him.
Really cool effects. I know it would double the render time, but I’d love to see everything in 60fps. I think it would really enhance the viewing experience.
Weslie youtube does not cap at 30 FPS, but most pianist youtubers refrain from using 60 FPS because some viewers accuse the pianist of speeding up the video because of the way 60 FPS looks
@@creaturekaspar that’s I think you mean Sorabi’s (sorry if I spelled it wrong) whatsoever I forgot the spelling blahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblah
Rousseau, you madman. From Rachmaninov to Liszt, or Debussy to Chopin, you play with great technique. I wouldn’t be able to tell how many hours you practice to make us happy. You inspired me to play songs I never thought I’d be able to play. It has improved my sight reading by miles, as well. Thank you for everything you’ve done, Rousseau.
@@Happy-xn6hd i didn't know that it was going to be for 3 mil. i only knew that it was going to be for 3 million when the premiere was released. I initially thought that mazeppa would be for 4 mil as it's the 4th transcendental etude, hence why i said i thought it would've been for 4 million, as his previous milestone videos include ballade no.1 for 1 million and hungarian rhapsody no.2 for 2 million. However now that he has scheduled the premiere, i came to know that he will be playing mazeppa for 3 million instead, hence my initial comment.
With fasty fast speedy fingers like that, you'll become the next hokage, ez. Seriously you're absolutely incredible. Watching you sometimes makes me tear up lol
This piece is the last thing that my best friend played before he passed away and it breaks my heart hearing it again , me and my friend were pianists and I was gonna stop piano but I didn’t because it’s the thing that made of that person my friend , I also didn’t had the chance to tell him that I liked him 😔 , you really played it very beautifully ❤️ thanks for sharing
This is my favorite performance of this piece that I've found. So many out there try to go as fast as possible or as forceful as possible, but Rousseau takes it at such a measured and calculated pace that it feels more nuanced and emotional rather than just pure show-off skill.
Fun Fact: Mazeppa survived being strapped to a horse and the horse we sent to run. Later after becoming leader of the Cossacks he sided with the Swedish in the Great Northern War. He ended up dying in the war in the Turkish fort of Bendery. King Charles of Sweden later followed him after a bullet was shot through his temples. This happened in the Siege of Fredriksten. Mazeppa's legacy from his younger "incident" still lives on today. If you want to dig into the Great Northern war watch Extra History's videos on it. If you want to find my source look at wikipedia articles for Charles of Sweden and Mazeppa. Also for the Siege of Fredriksten
Can we take a moment to appreciate the amount of work that has gone through this video besides practicing a monstrous piece the editing gets better and better every time I am saying this on behalf of 3 million people, Thanks Rousseau for putting your heart and soul into every video you upload we love you❤️
can someone please explain how exactly the edits work? it seems that he has a video, and then he uses the notes as a masks or does chroma key so the notes are the video instead of a normal color, and then he bevels the notes, and then adds particles attached to each note? i want to do stuff like this for piano tutorials aaa.
I know this a joke but you might not be experienced with enough music to know that pieces like this (feux follets, arong note etude) are actually musically beautiful
@embyrr922 Have you heard of the "Hamelin Cadenza" yet on Rousseau's Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 video! 😂😂😂 But real talk all of these types of song actually sound good for me and some other people :) (One of the best I know is from Chopin - Etude Op. 25 No. 5, AKA "Wrong Notes") Edit: Mazzepa is my fav too!
Pieces like this are prime examples of why I love orchestral music so much, the instruments alone are able to tell tell such a good story without any words. Great job Rousseau, I have no idea how anyone would be able to play this.
4:09 Chopin’s 3-4-5 fingers chromatic scale technique 4:24 Chopin’s hardest thirds technique 2:43, 6:17 Arpeggios with chords is too difficult 0:05 Non repeated notes that require strong memory and high accuracy 1:03 This part is uncomfortable to play and requires big hands 1:19 Difficult to use wrists to play octaves so fast
Yanis A. Its an ellipse so usually you’d say « Il tombe et se relève comme un roi » or « il tombe et se relève tel un roi » but to make it sound better you can get rid of the comparaison tool (outil de comparaison).
@@vukathers Ici c'est différent en soi : l'accent est mis sur le fait qu'il n'est roi qu'après s'être levé, il ne l'est pas depuis le début. Donc il y a une erreur en anglais je pense. La manière dont il a écrit veut dire : "Il tombe et relève un roi" pour moi.
If you wouldn't mind, I would like to explain my interpretation of this piece to you. This piece is my favorite piece of music ever, I can't find any other that contains the same emotions and feelings as this one. But, I always get sad to know that this piece is extremely underrated, and I think that's due to people not understanding it, because of this, I want to share my interpretation of it with you. For me, this is a story of a young man, who has just been through a terrible event; the girl that he loves, a girl that he is really close to for years, and that he planned to make his, now belongs to another man. That, broke his soul and burnt his heart; desperate, he tries to discount it all on his piano; in the piece, you can hear a torrent of rage, sadness and anxiety as he drops the notes, creating a noise of agitation (0:04). As he pours down his rage, his mind goes away from all the disaster of is life, thus, recalling beautiful memories of more happy times, when he was closer to his beloved, this brings a beautiful and poethic section, in which you can hear relief, peace, and light (2:41). As he wonderfully play the notes, he remembers the why as to all the hatred, he suddenly recalls what she did to him, she betrayed him (4:06), now, all the consequences appear on his head at once. Quickly, his light touch becomes heavy, his agitation grows larger, and he releases all his anger into the keys again (4:41). He tries to calm himself (5:07), but it is of no use, he is to deep into this ocean of hatred, he again drops his fury into the keyboard (5:35). However, as sweat drips from his head and tears from his eyes, he starts to get tired, and weak, but the hatred only grows larger, he is forced to play the notes of his silvery hate, like a torture, his weakness and tiredness can be felt in each key (6:24). He quickly collapses to his weakness (6:46), and now, what can be heard is the anxiety and acceptance on his soul. However, as all his bad emotions have been poured into the piano, he founds determination, and starts to plan his happy ending (7:47); but his problems did not disappear, then, his happy ending rapidly transforms into more rage (8:01), and thus, the piece ends. A tale of neverending distress. Another thing to notice, is that the dissonant notes on the main theme represent his suffering. On the beggining, they are obvious and loud; then, as the character tries to hide his pain (5:07), the dissonance is less prominent and doesn't count with the pedal, as if he was trying to hide it. Then, right after that, he embraces all his emotions, and the dissonance is now played with 2 hands and is more obvious than ever. I really love this piece, and I cannot bear the fact that no one here on this comment section talks about the piece, instead, they just talk about it's difficulty and nothing more. However, I hope my little tale changed your view on this beatiful work of art.
@@primeartonline-pianocovers1535 thanks! I loved to hear this, because I believe this piece is underrated because people don't know what to think of it
@@Methintic this is still nowhere near the hardest playable piece. It is extremely hard, but some of the playable pieces are just insanely hard. Check étude for left hand op25 n12 from Godowsky, played by Hamelin for example
*_Weeks ago I had this dream where Rousseau finally posted and it was some deep sea themed song with interesting graphics_* 🎹. *_At the end Rousseau did a face reveal and looked a lot like Eddy from Twosetviolin_* 🤵🏽. *_He had firework hands and he could fly._* *This is not a joke... I actually dreamed about this a couple of weeks ago.*
His performance is so light during the second variation/development of Mazeppa, like holy heck those interval (double stops) runs are so difficult and he makes it look easy...heckin heckity heck
I always seek for perfect and I've never seen anything more perfect and beautiful than this! CONGRATULATIONS ROUSSEAU!!! Your channel is the best channel I've ever seen! So much work and inspiration... I'm your subscriber for almost a year now, from the time I found you! Wish you all the best!
His hands looks soo smooth while playing this, everybody i've seened playing this got the hands really tense. This guy really desearves respect for being soo calm while playing this
I have searched far and wide amongst some of the greatest pianists of this generation for a better interpretation of Mazeppa than this one. I didn't find any.
Wow, Rousseau must be super rich if he's using rubies, diamonds, and emeralds for his videos and then just making powder out of them and blowing it away!!
Not really a master now is he. Though the majority of Liszt's works are pretty advanced, that's not to say he hasn't written some easy stuff. Reference: S.208a Waltz in A Major
@@lookitsthatfunnypianokid4924 ikr, but seriously; another fun fact: according to the researches on these type of skills, in order to acquire the skill you need to spend almost 10,000 hours on that specific skill; but the point is our education system takes like 8 hours a day, this means in 12 years (every year approximately 180 days of school) 12*180*8 = 17,280 hours, this means we could master piano and volleyball at the same time and have a chance to be the best in the world. But guess what; I'm 18 and I'm getting older everyday and spending my time with TH-cam because I cannot handle the stress that my college is giving during this bloody situation. My plan is: somehow surviving during my college years and making some money and trying to have friends, because right now I don't have those ツ
I listened to this song on my way home from a friend's house, and it matched everything I did perfectly. First, during the chaotic red part, I was got lost trying to get out of my friend's neighborhood. Second, the calming white part starts, and I see a Fred Meyers, and decide to go buy some candy. Third, I walk up to the doors but they're closed, and the white part starts to get crazy. Fourth, I pull out of the Fred Meyers and see someone got pulled over by the cops, and that insane green part starts. Fifth, I leave the cop car behind, and drive peacefully along an empty road as the slow red part plays. Then finally, the epic finale starts, and I see a Walmart, which I drive to and buy some snacks from as the victory music plays.
When you wear headphones you can hear it 1000x better r and detailed, I didn’t knew he slapped the piano (in a good way ofc) at 0:35 until I had headphones
MAZEPPA!!! The story of the Hetman and the Horse, and one of Liszt's most daunting Etudes. For those of you who don't know, the galloping-like figures of this piece aren't just for difficulties sake - this Etude was inspired by the story of the Ukrainian military commander Mazeppa, specifically Lord Byron's poem about his youth, in where Mazeppa was tied to a horse and dragged around Europe as punishment for having an affair with a Polish Countess. There is obviously a lot more to the story, the summary and poem is available online for you to read, though even with this small piece of information the piece begins to make a lot more sense. This galloping motion is captured by Liszt in the use of his consecutive 24 -> 24 fingerings for the thirds (often disregarded by pianists for easier playing), but the feeling of the motion and physical look created by this movement is very reminiscent of a wild horse, it's amazing how many layers there are to the inspiration. I hope you enjoy the effects on this one, experimented more with the effects than usual and spent wayyyy too much time on designing them, though I think the result is pretty cool! All the best and wishing you all a beautiful weekend ♥
Rousseau nice
❤❤❤❤❤
He is one of the best pianist!!!
Thanku. We are really excited....
oo nice
pog
For the next little while, I will be posting less videos than I have for the last two years. I'm not sure exactly how many that will be or how long for, but along with life getting in the way a bit, there are some big things going on behind the scenes that I can't wait to get done and share with you. I'll keep you posted but you're all incredible, thank you for sticking around for so long and being part of this amazing 2.5 years ♥
Noted
Y...
notice me pls
It's fine as long as u keep posting videos
Rousseau you are absolutely awesome and I appreciate every video you put out! I get super excited every time you release any video :)
Thank you to each and every one of you for being here with me on this journey. When starting this channel, I wouldn't have expected 1 MILLION people to find this much joy in classical and piano music, let alone 2 and now THREE! You are all incredible, never stop playing, listening and exploring new music! Hopefully my channel is only the tip of the iceberg for you, and you are exploring some of the piano greats from the last few decades, and maybe some of the more unknown composers too. For those who have a bit more experience with classical music, I'd love to hear your recommendations for some lesser-known (but equally great) composers, both contemprary and from history - hopefully we can introduce some budding musicians to a wider range of music :)
hello
This is the most incredible thing I’ve ever seen on TH-cam!
Yes thank you Rousseau for creating such good content
No worries man. Been here since the very beginning. This ain't my main. Just trying to get the loophole out of youtube premium
Rosseau try octaves but curve your second finger I wonder if it helps just advice
I like thinking about Liszt as he writes this song. He carefully puts each note onto the paper. 5:45 and just starts smashing his face against the piano in between every note. At this point, he realizes that he should probably take a break. He comes back later and finishes the song with some arpeggios and then a calmer more laid back part. Then he goes sike and creates a final banger ending.
How has this got no likes
Then he must've had a huge face
@@DemonicMeWasHere HELP WHY DID I LAUGH
@@nonsense618ME TOO😂😂😂
no, thats not how u think. for lizst it was like playing marry christmass in the begginner level. this was so easy for him
you are gonna ask how ı know
well secret
Are you ready?
yessssssss!
no
I think so
Ah yes iam ready
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH
Liszt-en here kids, today marks the day of the return of a legend
I'll add the video to my play-Liszt
Hahaha, great comments!!
Edgy!!🖤
Did you know that…
Liszt dedicated this study to his friend Victor Hugo and is freely inspired by his poem Mazeppa from Les Orientales which tells the story of the hero's ride in the Ukraine, strapped on his mount. The tone of the piece is particularly heroic and after a desperate recitative, it ends with thunderous chords announcing the fall and resurrection of the horseman: "He falls at last! And rises again King! ».
Well played Rousseau ! :)
I mean he did say that above...
I thought george byron wrote the poem? Also mazeppa was a military commander, not a hero, that's kinda weird, because polish people may hate mazeppa, but Ukrainians may respect him.
Cool fact, but please don’t say the Ukraine, it doesn’t make sense. There is no other Ukraine, no need to specify. I don’t meant to offend..
@@MilaneseMoon Okay now ur being incorrect. Mazeppa is Ukrainian and spoke same language as Ukrainians do today.
Flenx I’m Ukrainian, I’m pretty sure I know who he is lol. I’m saying I live in Ukraine not (the) Ukraine.
Liszt must had crashed his little toe against the piano before writing this.
Why doesnt this comment have more likes
@@earth_is_a_time_machine yes
That’s possible
👏😃
And broke his pinky while playing it...
Imagine if Rousseau did a face reveal and turns out he actually is liszt
wouldn’t be surprised
Same here
D34n why would Rousseau be Liszt when he’s an amateur pianist compared to concert pianist
@Olivier Saint Vincent: Music what makes you think that? Is it his technique? Repertoire?
What if he was...Rousseau ?
Me: Rousseau, after all this time?
Rousseau: Always
Is that... a Harry Potter... re- ref-... reference?
TheMatrixAgent Yes 😔
Harry Potter reference yes :')
God damnit the last one I've seen was in 2014...
Snape?
Really cool effects. I know it would double the render time, but I’d love to see everything in 60fps. I think it would really enhance the viewing experience.
Marvel fans:
we have the most interconnected universe
TH-cam musicians:
Hold my piano
@@jesterr6024 No, that is just not true. There are many pianist on TH-cam that use similar effects and upload them in 60fps. There is no 30fps cap
Weslie youtube does not cap at 30 FPS, but most pianist youtubers refrain from using 60 FPS because some viewers accuse the pianist of speeding up the video because of the way 60 FPS looks
Hey Eric
No 30 fps is the correct framerate to give this a cinematic look
You know something big is coming when Rousseau does not upload for 2 months
remember them talking about that piece that's 9 hours long...? I think we gonna be getting something REAL good, soon.
@@creaturekaspar that’s I think you mean Sorabi’s (sorry if I spelled it wrong) whatsoever I forgot the spelling blahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblah
@@linafei357 Yes I do, thanks for reminding me. I forgot the name :P
I think he is preparing for exams
I want him to do corpse bride duet
Moment of silence for Rousseau's PC after rendering this
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He said it took 2 mins for one frame...
My hands are cramping up from just watching this
But you're Franz Liszt
Og comment?
Raze Shrir yessir
Me after seeing the sheet music: uhhh Liszt, WHY THE FRICK IS THERE THREE STAVES
Hi
I'm scared of what the sheet music looks like
Three staves
Holy sheet
Yes there are actually 3 staves 🙂🔫
white with a lot of black dots
Looking at the sheets gives a feeling similar to dropping your coffee on your laptop
Rousseau, you madman. From Rachmaninov to Liszt, or Debussy to Chopin, you play with great technique. I wouldn’t be able to tell how many hours you practice to make us happy. You inspired me to play songs I never thought I’d be able to play. It has improved my sight reading by miles, as well. Thank you for everything you’ve done, Rousseau.
He practices 40 hours per day
Wow
@@xuly3129 lingling
piano gang
Rousseau : *plays insane pieces* They called me a madman.
Liszt ruined like, 24 of the fine sheets I gave him because of how many attempts it took for him to write the final product. It still sounded good.
Your username is absolutely beautiful
@陳宥呈 Liszt was the biggest hungarian komponist.
Rosseau ruined the piece lmao
(13yo cringe me wrote this, please ignore it lmfao)
@@AsrielKujo okay
Maybe you should get a break from giving Liszt all of those papers! 😝
Me: mom can we get original jokes
Mom: we have original jokes at home
Original jokes at home: I bought the whole piano so I’ll use the whole piano
Ha ha ling ling is can do 40 hours straight practis ez for ling ling xDxDxDXd
Underrated
Me : mom can we get original jokes
Mom : we have original jokes at home
Original jokes at home :
Ghita the irony here
Posting a meme is stealing.
_usually_
But combining 2 memes..
That's just genius.
Who wants Rousseau to make a behind the scenes video like it so that he can see this comment! Why who is not curious to see what's behind the camera?
just hands.. hes just hands.
Like when he makes mistakes right??? That'd be cool.
@Radical Pianist He's a he.. Maybe...
Two hands hold the camera, two hands play and the other hands rest. There's not much more to see.
Nah, that would destroy the magic, wouldn't it?
Waiting for Rousseau´s face reveal, but until then, he will be just a pair of hands
Rousseau is the main person, but there have been about 5+ pianists on this page. All so secret. Wonder if they are music school buddies lol
Lol
ikr
what are you talking about he IS a pair of hands
God himself hand crafted this pair
everybody gangsta until Rousseau is back.
ye
trueeeee..........
@@Brothers_Music :P
*wait that’s illegal*
@@closedlol1757 haha lol.
People: We thought you were dead!...
Rosseau: _My death was....greatly....exaggerated...._
😂😂 Why is this so true
need more likes 🤣🤣
BAHAHA XDXDXD NOICE COMMENT!
_greatly_
k
I thought this would be for 4 million but heck i ain't complaining! LETS GO
it was for 3 million
@@Happy-xn6hd well obviously. i said that i thought it would've been for 4 mil
@@eric557 if you obviously knew it was for 3 million, why did you think it was for 4 million?
@@Happy-xn6hd i didn't know that it was going to be for 3 mil. i only knew that it was going to be for 3 million when the premiere was released. I initially thought that mazeppa would be for 4 mil as it's the 4th transcendental etude, hence why i said i thought it would've been for 4 million, as his previous milestone videos include ballade no.1 for 1 million and hungarian rhapsody no.2 for 2 million. However now that he has scheduled the premiere, i came to know that he will be playing mazeppa for 3 million instead, hence my initial comment.
I was expecting my Appassionata 3rd movement for 3M, but I'm still not diappointed knowing that it's Mazeppa :)
Liszt's friends: "bro wtf r u writing"
Liszt: "it'll make a cool pattern in the future, trust me"
the pattern: ◀️⏪⏩▶️↙️↙️↙️⬆️↗️↕️➡️🔃⬇️
Haha yes! It does look very cool :)
Can we take a moment to realize and appreciate how incredibly talented Rousseau is for performing all these extraordinary pieces to us.
Respect his years of training and just don't talk about "talent"
But yes, Rousseau is an incredible pianist indeed
No
@@segfer2545 shut up
practice 40 hours no talent at all
@@potatohunter3763 xd
With fasty fast speedy fingers like that, you'll become the next hokage, ez.
Seriously you're absolutely incredible. Watching you sometimes makes me tear up lol
I already hold the title of hokage
Believe it!
naruto fan
Anime is not real
I accidenally watched it in 2x speed, regret it
This piece is the last thing that my best friend played before he passed away and it breaks my heart hearing it again , me and my friend were pianists and I was gonna stop piano but I didn’t because it’s the thing that made of that person my friend , I also didn’t had the chance to tell him that I liked him 😔 , you really played it very beautifully ❤️ thanks for sharing
Condolence. May he rest in peace.
Condolence.
I Wish had a pianist friend or even a friend at all.
I'm sorry to hear that, RIP
It's really sad
yeah, sure okay.
This is my favorite performance of this piece that I've found. So many out there try to go as fast as possible or as forceful as possible, but Rousseau takes it at such a measured and calculated pace that it feels more nuanced and emotional rather than just pure show-off skill.
Hm…
Wait
The colors are red, "white" (the diamond part) and green
Is this a reference to the hungarian flag?
Nice catch!
Yes. Rousseau said in the stream, “Somebody caught the Hungary reference”
Yeo
Not first time he's doing it
Flenx yea he did it in the HR6 vid
LETS GOOO!!! IM HYPED ROUSSEAU IS THE BEST!
Meee tooooooooo
👀
No i am
Yess!! He always plays the best pieces!!!
@@FranzLisztOfficial lol
Fun Fact: Mazeppa survived being strapped to a horse and the horse we sent to run. Later after becoming leader of the Cossacks he sided with the Swedish in the Great Northern War. He ended up dying in the war in the Turkish fort of Bendery. King Charles of Sweden later followed him after a bullet was shot through his temples. This happened in the Siege of Fredriksten. Mazeppa's legacy from his younger "incident" still lives on today. If you want to dig into the Great Northern war watch Extra History's videos on it. If you want to find my source look at wikipedia articles for Charles of Sweden and Mazeppa. Also for the Siege of Fredriksten
2:43 He played it so beautifully, it sounds like he switched to a whole different piano!!! Compare it to the sound before this part. It's so amazing.
That's why the piano's full name is the pianoforte bc it is so dynamic and can play pianissimo to fortissimo and everything in between!
my comment was on 1:24
Can we take a moment to appreciate the amount of work that has gone through this video besides practicing a monstrous piece the editing gets better and better every time I am saying this on behalf of 3 million people, Thanks Rousseau for putting your heart and soul into every video you upload we love you❤️
Not to mention, it takes a hell of a long time to render these effects.
Alchemist very true !
Yes true, I guess it’s just like a full time job
can someone please explain how exactly the edits work? it seems that he has a video, and then he uses the notes as a masks or does chroma key so the notes are the video instead of a normal color, and then he bevels the notes, and then adds particles attached to each note? i want to do stuff like this for piano tutorials aaa.
*green section comes in sounding like someone's tripping over a keyboard*
Me: Yep, that's Lizst
That man who tripped is very skilled
LMAOOOOOO
I know this a joke but you might not be experienced with enough music to know that pieces like this (feux follets, arong note etude) are actually musically beautiful
@@awe331 That sounded pretty pretentious
@embyrr922 Have you heard of the "Hamelin Cadenza" yet on Rousseau's Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 video! 😂😂😂
But real talk all of these types of song actually sound good for me and some other people :) (One of the best I know is from Chopin - Etude Op. 25 No. 5, AKA "Wrong Notes")
Edit: Mazzepa is my fav too!
For everybody asking how to play it
He learned it with Simply Piano
Omg lol I was thinking that and then YOU SAID IT LOL LOL LOL LOL
but can he play 40 notes a second?
Sacrilegious!
Day 4
thought you were going to say
*you dont*
4:07 Liszt DNA
LMAO
Lol
Liszt Lamar
Pieces like this are prime examples of why I love orchestral music so much, the instruments alone are able to tell tell such a good story without any words. Great job Rousseau, I have no idea how anyone would be able to play this.
Liszt - ” I just like octaves and chords”
everyone: ok
Everyone: ok. 😂👏
@@2piee ?
@@2piee ?
Also everyone: I dOn'T hAve tEn hAndS!
@@GB_99999 ??
Everyone:Yay he's back
Me: How on earth did he learn/practice this piece in 2 months?
Vro he prolly spent few weeks rendering and editing this so... He learnt this in less than 2 months, maybe?
He said that the recording for this was already made 2 months ago.... xd
@@etudeee6037 lol
i can learn songs within one month (depending how hard it is) but it will take me another 2 months to master it
he also may have learned this earlier and just filmed it now
4:09 Chopin’s 3-4-5 fingers chromatic scale technique
4:24 Chopin’s hardest thirds technique
2:43, 6:17 Arpeggios with chords is too difficult
0:05 Non repeated notes that require strong memory and high accuracy
1:03 This part is uncomfortable to play and requires big hands
1:19 Difficult to use wrists to play octaves so fast
Thank you for the analysis:)
1:03 you can also have a smaller keyboard, but great analysis
@@justahuman5342 key size remains the same on every keyboard wouldn't really help (not sure if that's what you meant tho)
@@justahuman5342 that sounds practical
🤓
This makes La Campanella look easy
Yes xD
@Mathews 100% of Liszt pieces make every music be easy
@Mathews196 Except Liebestraum no. 3 or Un Suspiro.
One year ago I said: “3M special will be “Mazeppa”."
How did I know it?!
I think 4M special will be Mephisto Waltz No.1, S.514
eyyyyyyy yukihira soma
I predict grand gallop chromatique
El contrabandista?
Yesssss sirrrr
There's now way he's doing two liszts in a row (unless he does a 3.5 M special?)
If TH-cam rewind doesn't include Rousseau, we riot.
riot a hell that is
TH-cam rewind sucks.
stolen comment
@@Csfannw proof?
@@LeventK hungarian rhapsody no 2, has 1.2k likes
This isn't skill anymore, THIS IS FREAKING SUPERPOWER
Fr
Pianists: nOoOooO, why do Liszt pieces have to be so hard?
Liszt: haha scales and octaves at 300 BPM go brrrr
@@googan1644 yes Dani go brrrr
@@googan1644 no shit
Do you know Unity's Particle System?
Black Key Piano did you just delete your comment lmao
Black Key Piano i absolutely do not know what that is, if i had to guess i would say its the particles in the piano or wtv
"il tombe, et se relève roi! (he falls then rises a king)" - Lord Byron (Mazeppa)
Isn't it "as a king"* ?
@@MrEysox i think it would be "rises, a king"
Yanis A. Its an ellipse so usually you’d say « Il tombe et se relève comme un roi » or « il tombe et se relève tel un roi » but to make it sound better you can get rid of the comparaison tool (outil de comparaison).
@@vukathers Ici c'est différent en soi : l'accent est mis sur le fait qu'il n'est roi qu'après s'être levé, il ne l'est pas depuis le début.
Donc il y a une erreur en anglais je pense.
La manière dont il a écrit veut dire : "Il tombe et relève un roi" pour moi.
@@vukathers yes, my point exactly
Rousseau: I did it
His subscribers: He did it
Other pianists: He did it
He did it
He did it
Everyone: *He did it*
The devil: he did it
Liszt : yeah whatever he did it
Normal people : wtf he actually did it
Other pianist : he did it
If you wouldn't mind, I would like to explain my interpretation of this piece to you. This piece is my favorite piece of music ever, I can't find any other that contains the same emotions and feelings as this one. But, I always get sad to know that this piece is extremely underrated, and I think that's due to people not understanding it, because of this, I want to share my interpretation of it with you.
For me, this is a story of a young man, who has just been through a terrible event; the girl that he loves, a girl that he is really close to for years, and that he planned to make his, now belongs to another man. That, broke his soul and burnt his heart; desperate, he tries to discount it all on his piano; in the piece, you can hear a torrent of rage, sadness and anxiety as he drops the notes, creating a noise of agitation (0:04). As he pours down his rage, his mind goes away from all the disaster of is life, thus, recalling beautiful memories of more happy times, when he was closer to his beloved, this brings a beautiful and poethic section, in which you can hear relief, peace, and light (2:41). As he wonderfully play the notes, he remembers the why as to all the hatred, he suddenly recalls what she did to him, she betrayed him (4:06), now, all the consequences appear on his head at once. Quickly, his light touch becomes heavy, his agitation grows larger, and he releases all his anger into the keys again (4:41). He tries to calm himself (5:07), but it is of no use, he is to deep into this ocean of hatred, he again drops his fury into the keyboard (5:35). However, as sweat drips from his head and tears from his eyes, he starts to get tired, and weak, but the hatred only grows larger, he is forced to play the notes of his silvery hate, like a torture, his weakness and tiredness can be felt in each key (6:24). He quickly collapses to his weakness (6:46), and now, what can be heard is the anxiety and acceptance on his soul. However, as all his bad emotions have been poured into the piano, he founds determination, and starts to plan his happy ending (7:47); but his problems did not disappear, then, his happy ending rapidly transforms into more rage (8:01), and thus, the piece ends. A tale of neverending distress. Another thing to notice, is that the dissonant notes on the main theme represent his suffering. On the beggining, they are obvious and loud; then, as the character tries to hide his pain (5:07), the dissonance is less prominent and doesn't count with the pedal, as if he was trying to hide it. Then, right after that, he embraces all his emotions, and the dissonance is now played with 2 hands and is more obvious than ever.
I really love this piece, and I cannot bear the fact that no one here on this comment section talks about the piece, instead, they just talk about it's difficulty and nothing more. However, I hope my little tale changed your view on this beatiful work of art.
I wouldnt mind hearing you speak for a while
@@doll-ie thanks! Because my family cetainly would
Amazing interpretation, this tale was a gamechanger for me
@@primeartonline-pianocovers1535 thanks! I loved to hear this, because I believe this piece is underrated because people don't know what to think of it
@@jackisgallant thanks!
My eyes can’t keep up with his hands. I can even imagine playing that quickly. Beautiful effects and exquisitely performed. Bravo 👏🏽
Liszt is the only composer I know that somehow can compose pieces that are both beautiful and terrifying at the same time...
Chopin
RadicalPack nah
Rachmaninov
You make it sound like Rachmaninov doesn’t exist but I agree
then you dont know many composers
Rousseau: gone for two months then comes back with one of the most difficult pieces
this is no where near liszts hardest piece lol
Matt Baillie He didn’t say it was tho. He said one of the most difficult
@@Methintic this is still nowhere near the hardest playable piece. It is extremely hard, but some of the playable pieces are just insanely hard. Check étude for left hand op25 n12 from Godowsky, played by Hamelin for example
Alright everybody calm down here. Also never said it was the hardest piece lol just like @stressteiend said
Clément R. I’m aware of that.. but that’s not what @Cheesy implied 🤠.
Me: Let's play this!
My brain: Dude, you struggle to hit a button to call the elevator...
Why is this so true lol
Hm
When Rousseau finally releases the 3 million subscribers special: *Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 intensifies*
*_Weeks ago I had this dream where Rousseau finally posted and it was some deep sea themed song with interesting graphics_* 🎹. *_At the end Rousseau did a face reveal and looked a lot like Eddy from Twosetviolin_* 🤵🏽. *_He had firework hands and he could fly._*
*This is not a joke... I actually dreamed about this a couple of weeks ago.*
That's probably the craziest, but true dream I've ever heard of xD
LMAO EDDY-
@Classical Pianist nah
EDDY EDDY EDDY IS CUTEEEEE
Ling ling wannabes unite!
OMG ITS HAPPENING. EVERYBODY STAY CALM!
no. It's too exiting!
STAY ****ING CALM!!!
I legit screamed when I saw this
Elhaam Animations me too
HOW DO U FUDGING STAY CALM !!??
Is everything Liszt did just absolutely mental? Holy cow
Can everyone just tale a moment to apreciate how good Rousseau is? Like wow
yea he is but i don’t quite like his rendition of this piece
@@fredericchopin6445 Ah, Jealous Chopin.
No
@@fredericchopin6445 of course you don't because liszt was the alpha dog when you were just a puppy.
This is good for a normal human being but listen to one of Cziffra's versions.
*Learning with Simply Piano*
Week 1:Baa Baa Black Sheep
Week 2:Ode to Joy
Week 3:
Edit:HOLD FRICKING COW 600 LIKES OMFGDJDVYCHDJZKDKJCHZKEKJFC
Wrong the first piece you will play is the moonlight sonata movement 3 for week one and than this piece for week two
Stolen idea
@@randomcontent3220 piece*
if you must know the liszt transcription of ode to joy is harder than this
in my week 3 with my teacher, i play tristesse
Simply Piano ads:
Day 1: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Day 3: *This*
TwoSet Violin reacted to their ads it was funny!
Cheon Seojin of The Penthouse going crazy
yess 😂
yuuup
im from 한국
i came from Penthouse too lol
I literally couldn't shake the image of her playing it with bloody hands out of my head whilst having an entire breakdown lmfaoo
Horse: runs over piano
Liszt: *WTF HORSE THAT'S FIRE*
"Outro: A little improvisation around the theme." WE WANT A FULL PIECE OF THAT >:DDDD
No one: ...
Absolutely not a soul: ...
Rousseau: now for a warm up
And to think this piece was based off of a man tied to a horse, naked, exiled into the winter wilderness.
Liszt really had a warped sense of humor.
2:43 the part wich starts it's so emotional!!!!
Yeah everyone just talking about how hard is this piece. They forget what this piece trying to explain.
@@yagiz885 can you tell me more about it?
Everyone: Liszt, do you like octaves, chords, or going crazy?
Liszt: Yes
jajajajaja si 😂😂
XD
How about Sorabji?
And they dare disrespect liszt😂
@@dirys24 no, even the pure losers don't dare to disrespect liszt openly
Yeah
And they are useless
Yea
His performance is so light during the second variation/development of Mazeppa, like holy heck those interval (double stops) runs are so difficult and he makes it look easy...heckin heckity heck
I always seek for perfect and I've never seen anything more perfect and beautiful than this! CONGRATULATIONS ROUSSEAU!!! Your channel is the best channel I've ever seen! So much work and inspiration... I'm your subscriber for almost a year now, from the time I found you! Wish you all the best!
5:50
His hands looks like if they were dancing, is epic.
7:27 nearly had to record again
Lol i would kill myself
Nice catch!
What did he miss?
Foxtray Nothing, but he was in the wrong oktave
Life is boring without Rousseau
Bruh imagine playing this infront of the whole school
You will not win lol.
They won’t understand the power of classical music
They want Nicki Minaj and Cardi B
@@njri3369 are you up to date with society? Nicki Minaj and Cardi b are irrelevant now :/
@@njri3369 I dont listen to pop music but i know that much
The kid plays faded with one hand will win of there is a competition
1. I wake up
2. I go to school
3. Play this song
4. Everyone like me
Reality: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Lmao😂
oof
facts tho
piece*
:(
Rousseau: I paid for the whole software, I'm gonna use the whole software.
Underrated comment
yes
Another stolen idea
Stolen idea
@@oliviali3544 from what? He put a twist on the original boring joke whats wrong with that?
This man is the only person who I'd wait 3 months for
Stop assuming genders.
@@chromelion. no.
@@chromelion. you can’t be serious right?
And OverSimplified
@@chromelion. I agree but the hands are pretty masculine and Rousseau is the name of a male philosopher so it's probably a guy
Rousseau is precious and elegant just like those rubies, diamonds and emeralds.
True true
yeah!
Why Rousseau play this hard etude like a piece of cake
Haha true
His hands looks soo smooth while playing this, everybody i've seened playing this got the hands really tense. This guy really desearves respect for being soo calm while playing this
Practice
Practice like ur going to die today for at least 5 years U'll end up here. Every single day.
It's really messy though...
Modern musicians : ah coffin dance! Its so hard to play on piano
Classical musicians : let me introduce myself
lmao agreed, who says coffin dance is difficult tho
@@KbIPbIL0 nOn MuSiCian 8 yEaR OlDs
Jazz Musicians:"Mistake!? We don't make mistakes! We make happy accidents!" 😆
Inspired from Bob Ross
I have searched far and wide amongst some of the greatest pianists of this generation for a better interpretation of Mazeppa than this one.
I didn't find any.
Wow, Rousseau must be super rich if he's using rubies, diamonds, and emeralds for his videos and then just making powder out of them and blowing it away!!
Actually, he is very rich, he has 3 million subscribers, and lots of others not subscribed, who is watching his videos. Ad revenue makes him rich af
yayy i'm so happy rousseau's back hopefully he didn't injure his fingers doing this-
Flashbacks to HR2
Liszt 's Transgender Etude is a Masterpiece
Transgender 😂😂
transgender etude.
Oh gosh that typo 👁👄👁
r!ihadastroke
...
My jaw dropped to the floor and I couldn't find it. This is literally breath-taking
Used to take your weekly uploads for granted. I guess welcome back ;)
I missed him
Only people that can play this with their feet are worthy of liking this
ayyeee lets goo
stfu
@@cheemes4536 you literally are one of these people lol
@@m0ment219 lol!
Nah
People: you're this good?
Rousseau: always have been🔥
4:57 I may or may have not started drooling
4:42 Your parallels are perfect. Plum perfect. It's probably been a hundred years or more since anyone dared cast that spell.
The graphics look brilliant
Yes
2:40 on is a dagger to the heart. Hauntingly beautiful.
That “I paid for the whole piano, so I’m gonna use the whole piano” moment.
Stop 😂
This joke is especially specially notable because Liszt did write an alternative in some parts in case that your piano is not large enough
*That "I paid for the whole piano, so I'm gonna use the whole piano" song.
Es el momento para dejar de lado la pieza y ver que rousseau como persona o grupo son genios
a master once said: "If it's not hard, It's not Liszt"
Not really a master now is he. Though the majority of Liszt's works are pretty advanced, that's not to say he hasn't written some easy stuff.
Reference: S.208a Waltz in A Major
Amd then is consolation no. 3...
Liebstraum no 3 (don’t attack me please personal opinion) expect for that one damn cadenza
@@sockclicker That one is actually deceptively difficult. Not as hard as most of Liszt's works, but definitely not easy.
@@draco4569 I played it lol
It looks insanely hard to learn
but lucky for you its even harder
Lmao
Fun fact: he just said la campanella took 3 weeks to learn so I don't think it's hard for him
@@lookitsthatfunnypianokid4924 ikr, but seriously; another fun fact: according to the researches on these type of skills, in order to acquire the skill you need to spend almost 10,000 hours on that specific skill; but the point is our education system takes like 8 hours a day, this means in 12 years (every year approximately 180 days of school) 12*180*8 = 17,280 hours, this means we could master piano and volleyball at the same time and have a chance to be the best in the world. But guess what; I'm 18 and I'm getting older everyday and spending my time with TH-cam because I cannot handle the stress that my college is giving during this bloody situation. My plan is: somehow surviving during my college years and making some money and trying to have friends, because right now I don't have those ツ
@@lookitsthatfunnypianokid4924 i didn't know you were a pianist, keep it up and follow your dreams; take care :)
Aw what a gentleman (lmao)
i have no words to explain this masterpiece
Usually, when i play with 4 finger in a hand my brain confuses and refuses playing that song so... That was impressive
I listened to this song on my way home from a friend's house, and it matched everything I did perfectly. First, during the chaotic red part, I was got lost trying to get out of my friend's neighborhood. Second, the calming white part starts, and I see a Fred Meyers, and decide to go buy some candy. Third, I walk up to the doors but they're closed, and the white part starts to get crazy. Fourth, I pull out of the Fred Meyers and see someone got pulled over by the cops, and that insane green part starts. Fifth, I leave the cop car behind, and drive peacefully along an empty road as the slow red part plays. Then finally, the epic finale starts, and I see a Walmart, which I drive to and buy some snacks from as the victory music plays.
Lol
Who wait for this for 2 month??
Meeeeeeeeeee
Meeeeeeeee
@@ruthsalgado6775 Ooo, I see you everywhere homie
저요
아기펭 Me!
When you wear headphones you can hear it 1000x better r and detailed, I didn’t knew he slapped the piano (in a good way ofc) at 0:35 until I had headphones