Ravel - Gaspard de la nuit (Full)

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  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4479

    Ravel. Gaspard de la nuit. One of the giants of the piano repertoire, being written only in 1908, it's crazy to think there are still approximately 50 people alive today that were born before this amazing work of art existed.
    “Listen! Do you know what you hear? Handfuls of rain that I've thrown against your window, thrown by me, Ondine, spirit of the water.” The first of three piano compositions based on poems by Aloysius Bertrand, Ondine tells the dream-like story of a nymph singing to lure an outsider into her underwater kingdom. Both seductive and lethal, Ondine represents the allure of that whose beauty and promise belies a darker nature, much like the siren singing the lonely sailor to his watery grave. Ravel has captured this in glittering, enchanting piano arpeggios, which (much like Ondine herself) are so difficult that, when this piece was composed, it extended the classical piano technique.
    “What is this uneasy sound in the dusk? Is it the gasp of the winter wind, or did the hanged man on the gallows give out a sigh?” Le Gibet. The middle composition in Ravel’s Bertrand poems triptych, it slices the opus in two, conjuring an image of a lone body hanging on the gallows. Meanwhile, a bell tolls from inside the walls of a far-off city, creating the deathly atmosphere that surrounds the observer. What is exceptional about this composition is that Ravel repeats the Bb octave ostinato throughout the whole piece, imitating the tolling of the bell that so sombrely characterizes the scene.
    “Now blue and transparent as candlewax, his face as pale as the molten drippings and into the dark he's gone…” The final composition in Ravel’s settings of Bertrand’s poems, Scarbo recalls the nightmarish mischief of the eponymous goblin. The sly fiend makes pirouettes, flitting in and out of the darkness, disappearing and suddenly reappearing. Accordingly, the piano part requires acrobatic athleticism, marking the high point in technical difficulty in the entire set. Ravel wrote that this composition "has been the very devil to write, which is only reasonable since He is the author of the poems.”
    Hope you enjoy this finally-released full performance of Gaspard de la nuit, performed by the amazing M.I. Only 9 days left until Christmas, I hope you're all having a great holiday season ♥

    • @mitalipandit2891
      @mitalipandit2891 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Simply amazing, M.I.

    • @shevinperera6334
      @shevinperera6334 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Rousseau none of your classical videos videos can be downloaded Anymore and it’s really ruined my week could I know why they can’t be downloaded

    • @mitalipandit2891
      @mitalipandit2891 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@shevinperera6334 yeah.
      😔

    • @giuseppeagresta1425
      @giuseppeagresta1425 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Great work for uploading the whole piece! Also, I loved the information you gave about this amazing work

    • @witchkingofangmar9373
      @witchkingofangmar9373 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It’s so long 🤣 I don’t want to read this but I believe that is interesting :)

  • @yoshimusic6279
    @yoshimusic6279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4017

    10:40 nice save lol

    • @reidmartin6209
      @reidmartin6209 4 ปีที่แล้ว +335

      top comment material

    • @sebass_9212
      @sebass_9212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      Thought the same lol

    • @SaadTheGlad
      @SaadTheGlad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Wdym

    • @seana3918
      @seana3918 4 ปีที่แล้ว +623

      @@SaadTheGlad he went for the next position a step early, basically his hand moved on to the next and he had to quickly move back to not miss the note. Of course since he's too damn good at piano it still almost looks natural.

    • @SaadTheGlad
      @SaadTheGlad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      @@seana3918 wow, thanks for the explanation

  • @secretsuperhero777
    @secretsuperhero777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2766

    at the starting of the video
    Me: I can’t play this
    At the end
    Me: yes I can’t

    • @ilkesarpsoylu2990
      @ilkesarpsoylu2990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      At the middle you get kinda hopeful but then scarbo starts

    • @serdiezv
      @serdiezv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@ilkesarpsoylu2990 Le Gibet might be more simple, but to me it's the most beautiful. I view Gaspard de la Nuit as a whole though.

    • @ral8ph
      @ral8ph 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@serdiezv I'm learning Le Gibet right now. It's a sightreading nightmare. There are so many chords, with so many accidentals. You also have to keep the b-flat ostinato going.

    • @serdiezv
      @serdiezv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@ral8ph it being the easiest of the 3 doesn't mean it's easy at all

    • @serdiezv
      @serdiezv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@paeffill9428 yeah, it's still a crazy part of this whole piece. It's an A#, btw.

  • @stephenn77
    @stephenn77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1217

    Ondine is difficult for several reasons:
    1. Projecting the melody without it sounding forced.
    2. Pacing of the phrases and separation of them.
    3. Making the water effects sound “watery”.
    4. Bringing out all the dynamic contrasts.
    5. Conveying the emotion and pictures of the poem in music.

    • @themoroccanpianist8953
      @themoroccanpianist8953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Alexander Scriabin what does M.I mean ?

    • @themoroccanpianist8953
      @themoroccanpianist8953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Vedant Dave and what is his name please ?

    • @misotang
      @misotang 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@themoroccanpianist8953 the pianist refers to himself/herself as M.I. and it is in the introduction of the piece(you can go back to 0:00).

    • @Ar1osssa
      @Ar1osssa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      As pianist I can say the main problem in this piece is a double chords like at the first page. If you can deal with that you can beat the all piece

    • @stephenn77
      @stephenn77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      _Appasionato_ Yes, challenging to play the opening softly. I labored over the climax and double notes. So difficult! I’m trying to sound like Argerich in vain...

  • @ReturntoOne
    @ReturntoOne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1850

    I've never once commented on a TH-cam video before, but I wanted to do so right now to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you Rousseau. I first heard this song when I was probably 11, almost 20 years ago as a demo piece on my parents electric piano. It was one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard and was one of the songs that inspired me to play piano. I've always wanted to learn it as a goal of mine, but I never could figure out the name of the piece or composer. I eventually forgot about it until I watched this video today. Hearing this song again is like finding a piece of myself that has long been missing or forgotten and makes me want to get back to playing piano again. Now that I know the name of this masterpiece and its composer, maybe I'll finally fulfill that dream of learning to play it that I made so long ago. Again, thank you Rousseau, you're work here inspires generations with the immutable art of music and history.

    • @RexakonGaming
      @RexakonGaming 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      ReturntoOne 🙏🏼 that’s awesome

    • @BubbaLubz
      @BubbaLubz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      That's insane dude...
      Have fun learning this if you do!

    • @crazycreeper6029
      @crazycreeper6029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Same with me, except for me it was Hungarian Rhapsody No 2

    • @simplebrix3141
      @simplebrix3141 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      longest but nicest comment ever

    • @glgou4647
      @glgou4647 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Currently Grade 7 but playing Diploma music cos Rousseau inspired

  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4993

    Ladies and gentlemen - presenting to you one of the hardest piano suites in existence! Do you enjoy the long-form videos? The rendering time on these is absolutely insane but would you want these more often?

    • @mitalipandit2891
      @mitalipandit2891 4 ปีที่แล้ว +268

      Stupid question

    • @witchkingofangmar9373
      @witchkingofangmar9373 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Rousseau I wanna Ballade no 2. Do you will record it?

    • @reffman
      @reffman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Yes, will you do a piano version of Beethoven/Listz's Fifth Symphony?

    • @user-bq8jf8mo4n
      @user-bq8jf8mo4n 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Please play Rachmaninoff polichinelle

    • @rowenamaandig4435
      @rowenamaandig4435 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@reffman you mean liszt's arrangement?

  • @dovon5127
    @dovon5127 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3814

    This man casually dropping some of the hardest pieces like they pop covers 🤧

    • @dylandecker_music
      @dylandecker_music 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      I know! And he played it perfectly!

    • @jtm232556
      @jtm232556 4 ปีที่แล้ว +182

      This man? There are several pianists who make up this channel. No one person plays all these songs. This channel is a collective.
      READ THE DESCRIPTIONS, FFS.

    • @thorr18BEM
      @thorr18BEM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +162

      @@jtm232556 the only descriptions I see, both video and channel description, say nothing about it being multiple people. Quite the opposite.

    • @oneamongstthecrowd
      @oneamongstthecrowd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      @@jtm232556 even so, one would expect that these master pieces are saved for milestones. Yet they are dropped as regulars!

    • @rivers118
      @rivers118 4 ปีที่แล้ว +155

      @@thorr18BEM it tells at the start of the video who it is performed by. If it doesn't list a name I'm assuming it is performed by Rousseau himself. Rousseau probably hires other pianists to help him out with upload frequency etc. PERFORMED BY M.I

  • @jackofalltrades6026
    @jackofalltrades6026 4 ปีที่แล้ว +785

    4:08 smoothest glissandos ever...

    • @romeyjomey4539
      @romeyjomey4539 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      JackPlays they are indeed quite tasty

    • @GabsARV
      @GabsARV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Oh my god that's so satisfying!

    • @thoughte2432
      @thoughte2432 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I'm not a musician but even I can understand it because it's so good.

    • @jeff-hd9og
      @jeff-hd9og 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      second* because Hamelin exists

    • @gabriellewashere7353
      @gabriellewashere7353 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I also love how he doesn't make them sound "chunky".

  • @TachyBunker
    @TachyBunker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    Teacher: This is the lesson. You won't have to memorize much.
    *The lesson:*

    • @anonymous-wc6kr
      @anonymous-wc6kr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      LMAOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! THIS IS SOOOOO TRUEEEE!

  • @SheetMusicBoss
    @SheetMusicBoss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4874

    An old favourite of mine! I even wrote an English assignment in high school around this piece. Awesome :D -Andrew

    • @SomeoneLikeEveryoneElse
      @SomeoneLikeEveryoneElse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      THERE HE IS!!!

    • @fumikotsukumi017
      @fumikotsukumi017 4 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      Sheet Music Boss
      Top 10 Anime Crossovers

    • @orsemcore
      @orsemcore 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      which piece? there are 3

    • @smellycat60
      @smellycat60 4 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      @@orsemcore Gaspard de la nuit consists 3 movements, but they're actually one piece

    • @orsemcore
      @orsemcore 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@smellycat60 oh sorry

  • @saltpacket9864
    @saltpacket9864 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1752

    0:00 - Ondine
    6:00 - Le Gibet
    13:00 - Scarbo

  • @ElwoodBlues830
    @ElwoodBlues830 4 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    Ravel is maybe the composer who achieved the synthesis of virtuosity, inventiveness, complexity and beauty, raising it to an unparalleled level.

    • @TomCL-vb6xc
      @TomCL-vb6xc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Elwood Blues It’s all subjective of course, but Ravel certainly had en enormous impact on music for someone who wrote relatively little. He was a perfectionist - sometimes to his own cost - and every note he wrote had a purpose.

    • @SCRIABINIST
      @SCRIABINIST ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@TomCL-vb6xc Ravel indeed was, the same could be said for Debussy though perhaps to a lesser degree

    • @specialperson335
      @specialperson335 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Prokofiev in some of his pieces

    • @upside_you_mop
      @upside_you_mop ปีที่แล้ว +1

      While I love this piece I've gotta disagree

    • @ElwoodBlues830
      @ElwoodBlues830 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@upside_you_mop Well... disagree.

  • @Skibbityboo0580
    @Skibbityboo0580 4 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    This makes me feel like I'm chasing a melody that only reveals itself in full glory briefly, before retreating into the darkness again. I mean this in the most loving way possible, I would follow this melody to the end of the world.

    • @neutral_puma845
      @neutral_puma845 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      So well described.

    • @zeke7269
      @zeke7269 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Especially in Scarbo

    • @ElieElKhoury19
      @ElieElKhoury19 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh wow that’s exactly how I feel

    • @marethepoge9502
      @marethepoge9502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      exactly WOW

    • @_cat_0w0
      @_cat_0w0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@zeke7269 Thats actually what it was made to sound like, Scarbo was a ghost who could disappear and reappear at will

  • @milk3n858
    @milk3n858 4 ปีที่แล้ว +531

    "Have fun"
    -Ravel

    • @stephenn77
      @stephenn77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Milk3n “Good Luck....” ~Ravel

    • @Batman-hb9dh
      @Batman-hb9dh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@stephenn77 he never said that

    • @noescapefromreality7327
      @noescapefromreality7327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      BCA music wooosh

    • @NMNMNMN
      @NMNMNMN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@stephenn77 ''HEY! That's my qoute=(''-Liszt

    • @sofiasalsabila9264
      @sofiasalsabila9264 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Batman-hb9dh I did

  • @MrTristan223
    @MrTristan223 4 ปีที่แล้ว +507

    *when the outro is the piece*
    Me: hey.... that’s illegal

  • @r.t.hannah9575
    @r.t.hannah9575 3 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    This did not sound like music, it sounded like nature itself. I don't know how else to describe it. Wow.

    • @stephenowesney5173
      @stephenowesney5173 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I know what you mean, i can't believe these are the same notes i play on my piano

  • @hx0ad5
    @hx0ad5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    breaks my heart that i'll never be able to play ondine or scarbo due to motor function issues with my hands, but i sure will subject my neighbours to the sublime misery of le gibet several times a week!! so nice to watch someone perform these pieces (and so well) with full view of the hands, gives you even more appreciation for how stupidly difficult they are

  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2855

    This is one of my favorite piano pieces ever written. What is your favorite, and why?

    • @mitalipandit2891
      @mitalipandit2891 4 ปีที่แล้ว +393

      *Liebestraum No.3*
      What's your favorite, Rousseau?

    • @killerkrieg25
      @killerkrieg25 4 ปีที่แล้ว +218

      Moment Musicaux No. 4 by Rachmaninoff- it feels so grand and heroic, just a flawless piece. In fact, all Moment Musicaux’s, 1-6, are great.

    • @jonts1235
      @jonts1235 4 ปีที่แล้ว +347

      definitely the first ballade of chopin

    • @sebastiandiaz5834
      @sebastiandiaz5834 4 ปีที่แล้ว +199

      Ballade no 4, it changed my life

    • @Sahilpianist20
      @Sahilpianist20 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Moonlight sonat mvt 3 for me

  • @witchkingofangmar9373
    @witchkingofangmar9373 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1141

    I’m sure about one.
    His fingers are faster than my internet connection. The end.

    • @nicholasgarcia399
      @nicholasgarcia399 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You mean her?

    • @thorr18BEM
      @thorr18BEM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@nicholasgarcia399 I'm not sure the 15 flying fingers known as Rousseau could have a gender.

    • @zilean644
      @zilean644 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      you can't measure finger speed in bits

    • @yoshi_drinks_tea
      @yoshi_drinks_tea 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      syst3m ! okay

    • @MrEysox
      @MrEysox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rousseau is a he.

  • @franzliszt8957
    @franzliszt8957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    10:40 Congratulations, Rousseau!!! You were stronger than your arm, you could've played those wrong notes and mess up.

    • @wubbie8152
      @wubbie8152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      what did the piano ever do to u

    • @mystogan6556
      @mystogan6556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      LOL it's M.I. who performed at the video

    • @TheAnonyy
      @TheAnonyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is not Rousseau playing

  • @davisatdavis1
    @davisatdavis1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    5:15 if you put headphones on and put the volume all the way up and listen really closely, you can hear the damper pedal.

    • @Dylonely42
      @Dylonely42 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Davis Robinson thx bro :)

    • @ludwig4029
      @ludwig4029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      and 13:42 as well

    • @achoqeeu
      @achoqeeu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ludwig4029 lol

    • @TheRealFraston
      @TheRealFraston 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@ludwig4029 Damn you.

    • @jukeban646
      @jukeban646 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Dylonely42 holla

  • @witchkingofangmar9373
    @witchkingofangmar9373 4 ปีที่แล้ว +373

    People: Your videos are too short!!!
    Rousseau: ok you wanted this
    Rousseau 2 days later:

    • @stravinskyfan
      @stravinskyfan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Nobody has ever said that his videos are too short.

    • @loganm2924
      @loganm2924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Vtheman PP People complain wanting them to go on for longer.

    • @mystogan6556
      @mystogan6556 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      too*

    • @witchkingofangmar9373
      @witchkingofangmar9373 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Symon Singson thx I didn’t see it :)

    • @mystogan6556
      @mystogan6556 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@witchkingofangmar9373 Welcome

  • @iamupinacloud
    @iamupinacloud 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    "To say with notes what a poet expresses with words." - Ravel
    This was incredibly well done!

  • @ObsequiousV4
    @ObsequiousV4 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    this is amazing. Trying to wrap my head around how people wrote such insane music without the giant network of information we have today with the internet baffles me. Also props to the pianist for shredding so hard

  • @juliaromero7512
    @juliaromero7512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +656

    My body and soul: Alright we're ready to sleep
    Rousseau: *uploads the full version of Gaspard de la nuit*
    Me: Okay imma sleep after 20 minutes.
    Me after 20 minutes: this is too great I can't even sleep

    • @cougheepls2542
      @cougheepls2542 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Second movement could help you sleep tbh

    • @Rk-bh4xn
      @Rk-bh4xn ปีที่แล้ว +1

      444

    • @luytmiau1363
      @luytmiau1363 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Naomi :) it still works. bc you will be sleeping(?

    • @oozecloud4511
      @oozecloud4511 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      me right now, I was going to sleep but I saw this, and im like no way, a full version of a ridiculously hard piece

    • @usedyourname7400
      @usedyourname7400 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Dude, it's 2:11 in the morning for me and I can't even sleep. Two days in a freakin' row now.

  • @maua2848
    @maua2848 4 ปีที่แล้ว +307

    I was watching youtube, very casually.
    And Rousseau posts the whole piece of Gaspard de la Nuit. I got a heart attack lol

  • @JoshL117
    @JoshL117 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Which hand is melody?
    Ravel: Yes.

  • @_prestonmarx
    @_prestonmarx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Gaspard de la nuit has to be one of my favorite pieces. When your first released Scarbo I was so hyped, but THIS, now this is what I’m talking about!

    • @reidmartin6209
      @reidmartin6209 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here, i wish he realeased them all in separate video too like scarbo, wouldnt be too much work

    • @chopun3862
      @chopun3862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I LOVE the typo: Gaspard De la unit 😂😂😂 I actually laughed out loud

  • @harrywilliams2570
    @harrywilliams2570 4 ปีที่แล้ว +411

    This is one of those pieces I can add to the list of never will be able to play

    • @andresguillermoalvarezlope418
      @andresguillermoalvarezlope418 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Actually le gibet is quite reachable

    • @andresguillermoalvarezlope418
      @andresguillermoalvarezlope418 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The second mouvement

    • @stravinskyfan
      @stravinskyfan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@andresguillermoalvarezlope418 It looks easy but it's pretty hard to master. Some says that it's sight reading nightmare. It's playable tho by grades 5-6. But still, the Henle levelling says 8.

    • @cutedukeplays5065
      @cutedukeplays5065 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It has been added to my future goals, just accomplished Clair de lune

    • @stravinskyfan
      @stravinskyfan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cutedukeplays5065 which one? Le gibet?

  • @yoshimusic6279
    @yoshimusic6279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    Oh I love Ondine it’s so breathtaking

    • @chrisy367
      @chrisy367 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      YOU'RE BREATHTAKING😂

    • @yoshimusic6279
      @yoshimusic6279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chris Y woah thanks!

    • @yoshimusic6279
      @yoshimusic6279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Distinct [GD] how wonderful!

    • @eabhashortt9283
      @eabhashortt9283 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yum

    • @yoshimusic6279
      @yoshimusic6279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      First Name Last Name what a glorious day! Thanks

  • @clementguichet5726
    @clementguichet5726 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    It's so dreamy, so calming yet so powerful. I just can't help myself but to listen to this everyday. I'm definitely going to listen to more Ravel

    • @TomCL-vb6xc
      @TomCL-vb6xc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Clément Guichet Cannot recommend him enough. He is a great gateway into more contemporary and harmonically unique music.

  • @dimitrilaffe302
    @dimitrilaffe302 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    What i love in this piece is that none of it can be debated that it is a simple show of virtuosity, it is all eloquent beautiful and narrative

    • @erikfreitas7093
      @erikfreitas7093 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yes, it’s a very intelligently constructed and vividly imaginative composition, in which the virtuosity is always in service of the overall musical vision. A true masterwork!

  • @EWang-yn5sy
    @EWang-yn5sy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    This is a lot harder than HR2. Never imagine I could see this kind of performance online. Thank you

    • @AyAdam1337
      @AyAdam1337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Hr2 is kinda beginner Liszt piece, you should listen "El Contrabandista" or 4th Paganini Variations 1838 Version

    • @ludwig4029
      @ludwig4029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@AyAdam1337 “beginner”

    • @joshuahart153
      @joshuahart153 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@AyAdam1337 Nah beginner would be stuff like his Consolations or that semi-atonal stuff he wrote late in life, or even Liebestraum is much easier than any of the HRs. HR2 is far from beginner lol

    • @pineapple7024
      @pineapple7024 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AyAdam1337
      No, more like Contrabandista and the original 4th paganini etude are some of the hardest pieces ever written. Fun fact, the etude has not been played by a single individual at tempo since the death of Liszt, and the only one who has come close is Petrov(Plays at 55bpm when the indicated speed is 60bpm)

    • @amgx9670
      @amgx9670 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hr2 and this are thousands of leagues apart, "a lot" is a huge understatement

  • @plumedemouton2085
    @plumedemouton2085 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Ondine is my favorite piece ever written for piano. A dark yet beautiful melody bathing into mesmerizing fast chords mimicking the flow of water... Bewitching.

    • @TomCL-vb6xc
      @TomCL-vb6xc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Plume de Mouton When you read the poem it is based on it is even more gorgeous.

  • @gjbsarmeri3957
    @gjbsarmeri3957 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Jesus no wonder many pianist consider this to be the hardest piece ever

  • @IcyAlmondE
    @IcyAlmondE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    10:40 Wait, what?
    10:55 reminds me claire de lune

    • @lczq6737
      @lczq6737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Both composers (Debussy and Ravel) around the same time period. Regarded as impressionists but they denied it

    • @mr.clasher-clashofclansboo7286
      @mr.clasher-clashofclansboo7286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@lczq6737 apparently Debussy hated the term, even though that's pretty much what his music is about xD

    • @lczq6737
      @lczq6737 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@mr.clasher-clashofclansboo7286 yeah so did Ravel. However the latter referred to the former as an impressionist.

  • @Elena-xq5ue
    @Elena-xq5ue 4 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    That’s mesmerizing, the colors, the sweetness of interpretation, how your fingers are running on the tiles, how easily it seems to be when however we all do know how hard it must be. I’m glad I found your channel more than a year ago. Thank you so much for making us dream and export talent all over the world

    • @mystogan6556
      @mystogan6556 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      LOL u thought it was Rousseau but it was him/her, M.I. !

  • @LukeFaulkner
    @LukeFaulkner 4 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    Only pianists will know how hard the opening of Ondine is to play. You capture the shimmering perfectly - reminds me a bit of Michelangeli.

    • @SCRIABINIST
      @SCRIABINIST ปีที่แล้ว

      Nutjobs will open a recital/competition with Ondine XD

  • @rrickymaa
    @rrickymaa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    he really portayed the water like sound and feel to this piece so well, he did this piece justice. best person to play this piece no doubt. he blended all the notes together, it wasn't just a clutter of notes but it sounded like an atmosphere. he expressed the atmosphere of the emotions of the poem this piece was written about. what a lovely pianist and piece. my favoirte

    • @themagicducc2777
      @themagicducc2777 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      although i’m not the biggest fan of rousseau’s interpretations, i can admit that this is one of the best fast interpretations(i like pogorelich’s better in general) of ondine. a lot of that goes to his audio mixing, which makes the piece sound just like it should.

  • @ludwigvanbeethoven4409
    @ludwigvanbeethoven4409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +792

    Scarbo sounds like something Liszt would compose if he was in hell

  • @dambotg89
    @dambotg89 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    wow i didnt realize the sheer length of this piece, i was just tuning into this monday morning video. Glad i was able to witness it so early and glad it made my day a better one. currently laying in bed dreading getting up

  • @Leuvre
    @Leuvre 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    This is absolutely insane. Imagine writing this down as a composer.

    • @TomCL-vb6xc
      @TomCL-vb6xc 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Leuvre This is fairly tame compared to other stuff written at the time.

    • @Leuvre
      @Leuvre 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@TomCL-vb6xc are you sure?

    • @TomCL-vb6xc
      @TomCL-vb6xc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Leuvre Absolutely. It is one of Ravel’s more harmonically ambiguous works for sure, but compared to the music of the modernist movement - which ran parallel to the impressionist period that Ravel was part of - it is very approachable.

    • @scriabinismydog2439
      @scriabinismydog2439 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ravel had a maniacal thing for perfection. That's why his works are extremely refined and well composed.

    • @wholemilky
      @wholemilky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@TomCL-vb6xc "fairly tame" you say, you got any examples of something not tame then?

  • @emeritryer2139
    @emeritryer2139 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    NASA: Our PC’s fps is the fastest thing in the world 🙄
    Rousseau: well....

  • @Ifimadeadumbcommentimaturednow
    @Ifimadeadumbcommentimaturednow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    this piece, specifically the first part, makes me cry of how good it is 😢😢 im so happy someone was able to compose something that beautiful, and someone that was able to perform it with such emotion and.... like... its perfect💖 thank you so much.

  • @LeafGreen906
    @LeafGreen906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    that Bb ostinato in the second movement is so brilliant

  • @ginjopiano
    @ginjopiano 4 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    10:40 - That was close!

    • @Methintic
      @Methintic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Seriously 😳

    • @user-hd8yz8dg8o
      @user-hd8yz8dg8o 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      O.S.H. keep in mind rousseau wasn't the one who was playing

    • @Onyx-nw6io
      @Onyx-nw6io 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@user-hd8yz8dg8o U telling me Rousseau isn't a human?

    • @Onyx-nw6io
      @Onyx-nw6io 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well I'm not even surprised if so tbh

    • @Ar1osssa
      @Ar1osssa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@o.s.h.4613 He is human like other pianist. This pieces aren't impossible and inhuman as you can think. After a 3-4 days of practising I can play Ondine 2 pages.

  • @diosilos
    @diosilos ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I don't listen to classical music. I don't dislike it, I just, don't... pursue it, I guess. I've arrived here completely by chance. Someone mentioned the name of this piece, I thought I'd check it out. Didn't expect a full suite. I've just listened to the first part, Ondine, and I needed to take a break. I've never been this mesmerized by music. Maybe the visuals play a part in that, but I truly felt like I was in a dream. I was just transported by how airy and floaty this piece sounded. And the technicality of it ? Again, I don't play piano, I don't listen to classical music, I know nothing, but to see the player's hands cross over one another, it felt like the movements of them were mimicking the sensation I was feeling of gliding through a fantastic landscape. It sounds dumb lol but I just feel... a little "changed" after this, I guess. Like I've just discovered a whole new dimension I never knew existed right there. I'm going to listen to the rest of this, now.

    • @EthanJbleethan
      @EthanJbleethan ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It strains the wrists a lot. It's very impressive that he's keeping tempo and still giving a lot of emotion into the notes.

    • @MozartEstLa
      @MozartEstLa ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@EthanJbleethan the midi is edited to remove incorrect notes and the visuals are corrected too, then transformed to mp3 for better quality. He said it himself

    • @jeanlot
      @jeanlot 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ravel was a great composer. His music is not "classical music" in my opinion. It' s modern

  • @sebastianboeddinghaus3505
    @sebastianboeddinghaus3505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The Bb in Le Gibet is one of the most simple yet haunting aspects of any piece of piano music

  • @VinFJ1
    @VinFJ1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    i was playing a game and saw this notification, didnt know what got over me and instantly tapped.
    i lost

  • @fyessssss
    @fyessssss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    God I love this part so much it’s so distorted, messy and perfect at the same time 3:36

    • @saltezers2242
      @saltezers2242 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Same, it's just... i don't even know how to describe it. it's just so good

    • @maelysearl-sur4777
      @maelysearl-sur4777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Same with this part: 13:43

    • @osvaldorodriguezx2804
      @osvaldorodriguezx2804 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@saltezers2242 giant steps changessss

    • @handledav
      @handledav ปีที่แล้ว +6

      this part makes me feel an emotion that used to exist but doesn’t exist anymore

    • @PoustouPiano
      @PoustouPiano ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is rhythmically the most challenging part of Ondine in my opinion. The right hand has slightly more notes to play than the left hand.

  • @panzerkampfwagen6968
    @panzerkampfwagen6968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    3:29 One of the best climaxes in any piece.

  • @ftskamins
    @ftskamins 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    I hate you
    Then I love you
    then I hate you again
    and then
    I love you
    .
    .
    .
    I ve been palying the piano for 30 years and you make me wanna quit...

    • @NoteyouraveRage
      @NoteyouraveRage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes but can he play Charlie Puth - when I see you again?

  • @JSerrato289
    @JSerrato289 4 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    I think I have perfect pitch on Bb because of the second one

    • @brianwong3971
      @brianwong3971 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lmao

    • @crabken4969
      @crabken4969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Ravel: Just in case you forgot what Bb sounded like

    • @timoel.346
      @timoel.346 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      C# major.

    • @chopun3862
      @chopun3862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      P sure Chopin's marche funebre is also in Bb minor...? Would be an interesting link

    • @MuzhiLi
      @MuzhiLi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have perfect pitch!!

  • @riyaeswara6853
    @riyaeswara6853 4 ปีที่แล้ว +500

    Hi Rousseau! Since for once in my life I'm early, I thought of asking once more: could we see an arrangement of Dance of the sugar plum fairy by Tchaikovsky, whenever possible? I know you have other stuff planned, but this would be great! Thanks!

    • @bhooshanpandit1344
      @bhooshanpandit1344 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That would be amazing.

    • @zoltano_cortez
      @zoltano_cortez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Anything of Tchaikovsky would be splendid.

    • @charbelabidaher4443
      @charbelabidaher4443 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Been dying to hear any Tchaikovsky piece by Rousseau!

    • @stevepennec5078
      @stevepennec5078 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I want Waltz of the Flower!

    • @keonda5569
      @keonda5569 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      DinnerBone TV Dont claim, ask.

  • @bigbrain-ux4ip
    @bigbrain-ux4ip 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of the most skilled skilled pianists I have ever seen playing one of the most difficult pieces ever and we watch and just say
    👁👄👁👍

  • @bennyksmusicalworld968
    @bennyksmusicalworld968 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I’ve actually never seen a cleaner Scarbo... like wow. Why aren’t you a concert pianist??

    • @chopun3862
      @chopun3862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Maybe "M.I" who performed it is a concert pianist

    • @Ar1osssa
      @Ar1osssa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ben Kim We don't know who he is. So I think we shouldn't say something about his playing.

    • @therizinosauruscheloniform9709
      @therizinosauruscheloniform9709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Have you seen Martha Argerich performing this piece? It's my favorite rendition of the piece.

    • @mohhingman
      @mohhingman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      on this channel, he is the equivalent of Top Gear's "The Stig"

    • @nicolaspachecoarango
      @nicolaspachecoarango 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Maurice Ravel she literally learnt Scarbo in one week, because se didn't knew that it was hard.

  • @anze3401
    @anze3401 4 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    I paused the video every 3 minutes so his fingers could rest

    • @pawncube2050
      @pawncube2050 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good one

    • @samuelengman8677
      @samuelengman8677 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I really enjoyed reading this comment for the 300th time

    • @theohyxe5237
      @theohyxe5237 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@samuelengman8677 right, it doesn't get too old somehow

    • @lefudj4236
      @lefudj4236 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Samuel Engman i didn’t

    • @sneddypie
      @sneddypie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Samuel Engman i didnt enjoy it the first time

  • @Watermelon_3409
    @Watermelon_3409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I was literally watching the old Gaspard de la nuit piece when this video came out, and I'm even happier :)

  • @killihanma3146
    @killihanma3146 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The beginning of « Le Gibet » is very powerful, I don’t even know why but it make me feel something deep inside

  • @3kittenlover
    @3kittenlover 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Wow thats some fast fingers, respect

  • @shevinperera6334
    @shevinperera6334 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    2:14 is the coolest thing I have *EVER* *SEEN*

    • @jordansmith4545
      @jordansmith4545 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Shevin Perera IKR?

    • @brofist4263
      @brofist4263 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shevin Perera it’s been stuck in ma head fueva

    • @waidi3242
      @waidi3242 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's cool on it? 😅

    • @balladin9200
      @balladin9200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      3:33 you up to changing your mind?

    • @shevinperera6334
      @shevinperera6334 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Badreddine Wreqs yh 😂

  • @ayhamshaheed1194
    @ayhamshaheed1194 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Online is possibly the most magical piece ever written. It’s just so otherworldly.

  • @Cainenghis
    @Cainenghis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    6:15 - 6:35
    I live to protect these chords.

    • @Ale-qf1pm
      @Ale-qf1pm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Best part of Le Gibet, it feels like pure dread and emptiness, you can imagine the scenery perfectly

    • @IAmNigHtMaReTR
      @IAmNigHtMaReTR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Really wish he kept going with this motive (or maybe he does and im just too ignorant to notice)

    • @Michael-bw4xv
      @Michael-bw4xv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Fax this shit hit hard

    • @horia4558
      @horia4558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It gives me Mars desolation vibes

    • @rolexrichard8154
      @rolexrichard8154 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I love the variation at 12:15 it adds something conciliatory

  • @elpianista4558
    @elpianista4558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    The best parte for me:
    Ondine best part: 3:26 - 4:08
    Le Gibet best part: 7:23 - 7:48
    Scarbo best part: 17:28 - 17:56

    • @manokmj8014
      @manokmj8014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Elpianista 455
      For me, in Scarbo, my favorite part is from 20:30 to the ending. Its just pure chaos and very scary.
      I love it.

    • @elpianista4558
      @elpianista4558 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@manokmj8014 you're right

  • @kaninerflagg9998
    @kaninerflagg9998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    My MUS history teacher used to rank pieces by how "showerable" they were.
    If you could sing it in the shower, it was appealing to the masses beyond the artistic crowd.
    I don't think this is a showerable song. XD

    • @grizzley6937
      @grizzley6937 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Kaniner Flagg Agreed. Ravel isn’t really the easiest composer for most listeners to follow lol

    • @NelGabriel
      @NelGabriel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      when chuck norris sings in his shower, he sings "ondine"

    • @NoteyouraveRage
      @NoteyouraveRage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      "Song"

    • @ludwig4029
      @ludwig4029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      piece*

    • @LisztEtude6
      @LisztEtude6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ludwig4029 Thank you!

  • @m.a.3322
    @m.a.3322 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Balakirev's Islamey: *exists*
    Ravel's Gaspard: imma bout to end this man's whole career

  • @tchaffman
    @tchaffman หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As I walked through the streets of the Lower East Side, my heart was racing with excitement. I had always been a huge fan of Maurice Ravel's music, and today was the day I was finally going to meet him in person.
    I had received an invitation to join Ravel for dinner at a French restaurant in the neighborhood, and I couldn't wait to sit down and talk with him about his compositions and his life.
    As I approached the restaurant, I saw Ravel standing outside, looking dapper in his suit and hat. He greeted me with a warm smile and a hug, and we made our way inside.
    As we sat down at the table and looked at the menu, Ravel told me more about his music and his career. I was enthralled by his stories and his passion for his work, and I found myself falling more and more in love with him as the night went on.
    As we finished our meal and said our goodbyes, Ravel took my hand in his and looked deep into my eyes. "I hope we can do this again sometime," he said, and I knew in that moment that I wanted nothing more than to spend the rest of my life by his side.
    From that night on, Ravel and I were inseparable. We continued to meet for dinner at that same French restaurant on a regular basis, and our love for each other only grew stronger with each passing day. I will always be grateful to Maurice Ravel for bringing such joy and beauty into my life, and for being the love of my life.

  • @grandwazooX
    @grandwazooX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have seen this piece performed live in Sammatz, a small village in the rural area where i live. It was a Duo - an actor was recitating - and playing - the wonderful Fairytale "Der goldne Topf" from E.T.A. Hoffmann. Both, Le gaspard de la nuit and Der Goldne Topf matched absolutely beautiful, one of the most intense experiences i have had in theaters in my youth.

  • @TheDReturns
    @TheDReturns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is the first time I've ever heard this piece. It instantly takes the spot for my favorite piece of music I've ever heard. Just wow.

  • @joselopes2293
    @joselopes2293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Gaspard la Nuit is a fabulous work created by one of the greatest composers of the modern period. The set of images that it induces is musically strong of a fantastic realism. Although Ravel did not wanted to be included as an impressionist. However, , his music finds a great parallel with this current. The pianist is outstanding with an enormous sensitivity and a remarkable technique that profoundly utilizes the possibilities of the instrument. Viva Ravel and his extraordinary music, that leads us to unforgettable moments of delight and pleasure.

  • @dariuschan7329
    @dariuschan7329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    first got recommended the ondine on spotify and got mesmerised by the shimmering first few bars and mystical arpeggios, then realised how beautiful (and challenging) the rest of the piece is too. (especially scarbo) Hats off for a flawless performance!

  • @blacky5550
    @blacky5550 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The most difficult piece, i've ever seen. My respect. Nice interpretation.

  • @Lunar-White
    @Lunar-White 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I've never heard anything like this before.

    • @TomCL-vb6xc
      @TomCL-vb6xc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      LUNARWHITE I really recommend Ravel and other impressionist composers. It’s music that begins to abandon traditional harmony and structure, in order to create atmospheres.

    • @Lunar-White
      @Lunar-White 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TomCL-vb6xc Thanks, I'll for sure check it out.

    • @MrJayshalu
      @MrJayshalu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Lunar-White composers like ravel, Stravinsky, Prokofiev take classical music to a different genre

  • @jcindass89
    @jcindass89 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    this is the type of music you listen to when you beat the last boss and about to save the princess.
    or when you are about to drive off a cliff.

    • @reidmartin6209
      @reidmartin6209 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's what i thought when i heard Scarbo, it reminded me of a kirby boss battle for some reason even though those have 2 very different difficulties

  • @starryseokjin1871
    @starryseokjin1871 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    absolutely stunning. i cant imagine even attempting this. the scales, the movement of the wrists - how relaxed they look. no doubt the hardest piece I have ever seen. just awestruck by this.

  • @Arkzus
    @Arkzus ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If there was ever even the tiniest part of me that had an interest in learning to play the piano, this just killed it. My god that looks as difficult as it sounds amazing.

  • @davidpauljones448
    @davidpauljones448 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Stunning. I studied Gaspard de la Nuit and performed it as part of my final recital in my postgraduate degree whilst study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow (in the early 90s). I had the good fortune to perform it in a masterclass with Pascal Roge around the same time. However....I have never heard or seen it played so astonishingly as you do. Unbelievable. Thank you.

    • @ilyaioudin2005
      @ilyaioudin2005 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I recommend you a lot pogorelich's interpretation.

  • @gtbsgglory
    @gtbsgglory 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    3:30 This part actually made me nuit

    • @ludwig4029
      @ludwig4029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      3:38 and 5:24 made me nuit so much

    • @nicoletteminajee605
      @nicoletteminajee605 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@ludwig4029 "nuit on me daddy 🤤" lmao

    • @leannihi6807
      @leannihi6807 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nicoletteminajee605 LMAO

    • @thepianoman1216
      @thepianoman1216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Nuit means night, you do realize that

    • @ludwig4029
      @ludwig4029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@thepianoman1216 bruh take a joke

  • @morrigan236
    @morrigan236 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This program with these colors fits SO well to that colorful peace that makes you almost see colors and smell scents as you're listening! It's almost like a musical painting! Fits so well with that program!

  • @petemartinp
    @petemartinp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Just beautiful, incredible, overwhelming, otherworldly ...performance and composition leave me speechless

  • @neutral_puma845
    @neutral_puma845 4 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    Reflets dans l'eau on steroids lol

    • @josephstalin3702
      @josephstalin3702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah! Lol

    • @loganm2924
      @loganm2924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Well ya know.... Debussy is known for more beautiful music over utter displays of skill.

    • @josephalvarez5315
      @josephalvarez5315 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Logan McDonald beautiful is subjective. And debussy cares about skill, just look at his etudes

    • @theohyxe5237
      @theohyxe5237 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Beautiful is not subjective. Why can we all agree that something is objectively ugly, but then the other way around if it's beautiful then it's subjective? Does not make sense.

    • @josephalvarez5315
      @josephalvarez5315 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Theo Hyxe who's to say we can all agree something is ugly? That is subjective too

  • @Ba-ayFelixSIII
    @Ba-ayFelixSIII 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I find Ravel (and Impressionists, in general) very dear to me. Impressionists have a special place in my heart, because they defied what Classical Music looked like. Beethoven, Mozart, they always created grandiose music. These Impressionists did the same, except they made us feel human and not as nobles being entertained in courts. They made us feel what is sad and happy, lonely and contentment.

    • @slowloris4346
      @slowloris4346 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you like impressionism check out Charles Tomlinson Griffes. He died very young and only has a few published works but his piano music is just as high quality as Debussy or Ravel. Fountains of Aquapola sounds a bit like Ondine.

  • @aidanm.1683
    @aidanm.1683 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    this song doesn't try to sound difficult and insane, it really tells a story far more than representing emotions like a lot of songs do. Also, I think that it is a lot lot lot lot lot harder than it sounds, and it already sounds very hard.

    • @pianissimo_yt
      @pianissimo_yt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes, song

    • @OziCastle
      @OziCastle 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sacreligious

    • @peterchan6082
      @peterchan6082 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Song?
      And the lyrics? Above all who's the singer?

  • @Skyflairl2p
    @Skyflairl2p 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Probably my favourite piece, Ravel is a genius.

  • @johnlovell2000
    @johnlovell2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the longest but one of the most wonderful pieces ever made

    • @webdriverteste2129
      @webdriverteste2129 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Compared with other classical piano repertoire this piece is not long

  • @RaptorT1V
    @RaptorT1V 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    *Ravel* is one of the most *unrivaled* composers

  • @hayleecollins8076
    @hayleecollins8076 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The way you made it sound so light and like the pattering of rain. Just so majestic and peaceful. Cannot believe you were able to play this in one go. Thanks for this

  • @paolo6219
    @paolo6219 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Every arpeggio/scale/glissando in this piece makes me so glad I have ears

  • @IrisTerwisscha
    @IrisTerwisscha 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    At 0:57 I always release a deep breath I didn't realize I was holding in. Everything about this piece is just beautiful.

  • @pegasusboots3594
    @pegasusboots3594 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    YOOOOOOO love Ondine. Ravel was great at making the piano sound like water

  • @whatif7351
    @whatif7351 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    How many dissonance you want??
    Ravel: Yes

  • @ababism
    @ababism ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Insanely hard to play this on such level, with such emotions, I’m stunned and amazed

  • @loganm2924
    @loganm2924 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    17:45 the most beautiful phrase ever written.

    • @jukeban646
      @jukeban646 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why ?

    • @loganm2924
      @loganm2924 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jukeban646 Ravel intertwines the harmony and lyrical melody in the most perfect way, giving the most bittersweet sequence I could imagine.

    • @themagicducc2777
      @themagicducc2777 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      there’s something about those few measures i’ve never been able to figure out. right as it goes up it sounds like something’s breathing down the back of your neck, or like what walking through mist would sound like. i love the atmosphere that’s created for that quick second

  • @aznplucky
    @aznplucky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thank you for bringing more attention to this piece. It’s one of the most amazing pieces of work ever created for piano, IMO. Yet definitely not easy to present to an audience. Much respect for taking on the challenge of sharing your interpretation with the world.

    • @TomCL-vb6xc
      @TomCL-vb6xc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      aznplucky It’s not music for the average consumer of classical piano music. Even then, some avid listeners never end up enjoying it. I think it speaks volumes of Rousseau’s passion for music that he is willing to publish perfomances of music that isn’t exactly digestible to the average person. Ravel is truly remarkable, though.

  • @ericjsilva
    @ericjsilva 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I kept waiting for his third and fourth hands to appear, but they never did. What a marvelous piece of music. I've never heard of it before now. Thank you for introducing me to this great composer and allowing me to experience his music through your hands and talent. Merci beaucoup.

  • @not_meepington
    @not_meepington ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ravel seriously made a piece, not only accomplishing it’s purpose, that being achieving more difficulty than Balakirev’s Islamey, but also managed to make it sound extremely good. (I could’ve worded this better but in simpler terms Ravel made a piece extremely difficult technically and yet also made it beautiful.)

  • @silenceisamask
    @silenceisamask 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This piece is literally insanely difficult. I have so much respect for you for learning this and playing with such mastery

  • @blueboy284
    @blueboy284 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    There's something to be said about being able to entrance both people who play the piano and people who know nothing about it alike. His talent and hard work is there for all to see.

  • @steve6230
    @steve6230 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fans of this song might appreciate that part of it appears as a mural in Minneapolis.
    I’m hearing this song now for (probably) the first time after finally being curious enough to find out info about the mural.

  • @KinkyLettuce
    @KinkyLettuce 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    given the difficulty of this piece, its easily the greatest achievement youve got on your entire channel. Too bad it doesnt nearly get as much views as the other popular pieces