CATcerto. ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE. Mindaugas Piecaitis, Nora The Piano Cat

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  • @liviemillie6455
    @liviemillie6455 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4035

    To anyone wondering; Nora the cat is still alive, she's 17!

    • @anthonyc6357
      @anthonyc6357 2 ปีที่แล้ว +364

      Thank you very much for the update, I am so very happy she is still with us.

    • @sharonhunter337
      @sharonhunter337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +165

      Wonderful!!

    • @SuperMmelaura
      @SuperMmelaura 2 ปีที่แล้ว +184

      Long live Nora! Valio!

    • @maneschijn3
      @maneschijn3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +139

      And...does she still play a little tune now and then...?

    • @ScoutFinch44
      @ScoutFinch44 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Thank you for this 😊

  • @Pluviophile218
    @Pluviophile218 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1470

    I love when she puts her head on the keys. She's playing by 'ear'.

    • @vanmamawannabe6360
      @vanmamawannabe6360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      😂🤣🤣

    • @danielagobbi809
      @danielagobbi809 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@vanmamawannabe6360 nniiiii8 niobio! io🙋 ni8iiiini8ii į

    • @manaharav
      @manaharav 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      She's emoting with the music. More sensitive and genuine than Lang-Lang.

    • @ozanmirak9232
      @ozanmirak9232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      so passionate, full of feeling

    • @holymoly4122
      @holymoly4122 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Precisely.

  • @AlvaSudden
    @AlvaSudden ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Nora's technique of leaning into the keys produces a tone that is unmatched in modern piano playing.

    • @LamondFan
      @LamondFan ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree. Some pianists now have a very shallow touch, it's kinda funny how even a cat can produce a better tone.

  • @水原勇気-e5m
    @水原勇気-e5m ปีที่แล้ว +39

    There are a lot of cats that are playing the piano on youtube footage.
    But this is one of the outstanding footages.
    The cat playing the piano and the musical performance are synchronizing competently.
    I respect the person who came up with the idea!
    The piano style is heartfelt musical performance.
    It looks like the cat is making sure if the sound is right, watching the conductor at times.
    It seems like this cat has musical talent in playing the piano, and the cat is genius.
    Thank you for sharing.

  • @bryanwestover9357
    @bryanwestover9357 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Someone seriously loves cats to compose an orchestra to match a cat video. Entertaining.

    • @Anonymous-km5pj
      @Anonymous-km5pj ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Do u know the Kiffness ? He makes cats music

  • @LJRiley-io7nh
    @LJRiley-io7nh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +832

    Applauds whoever composed this soothing and beautiful piece from random notes played by a cat. Creativity at it's finest.

    • @zennabella1676
      @zennabella1676 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I CALL IT RANDOM PLAYING.

    • @hydraulics
      @hydraulics 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Random?

    • @Soundofmusic777
      @Soundofmusic777 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Its not it's.

    • @andersengman3896
      @andersengman3896 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      It's not random, since the cat is repeating several notes on purpose.

    • @LJRiley-io7nh
      @LJRiley-io7nh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@andersengman3896
      Do you believe the cat is truly playing the notes with intent? Or do you suppose the cat is more like a small human child banging on the keys just to hear a sound with no particular notes in mind?

  • @CATsissta
    @CATsissta 3 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    I’M SO HAPPY KNOWING THAT A COMPOSER WROTE AN ENTIRE CONCERTO BASED ON A KITTY PLAYING PIANO ON TH-cam

    • @calmanxiety
      @calmanxiety 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/Kkia6mWxwbI/w-d-xo.html

    • @margaretkichenama2040
      @margaretkichenama2040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      All that money spent on kitty’s music lessons certainly was well worth it 👏👏bravo

    • @dominiquelarueenchantez-vous
      @dominiquelarueenchantez-vous 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, it's so funny! Cheers from France.

  • @jeromebreeding3302
    @jeromebreeding3302 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    That cat appears to have a good sense of pitch and tempo, a genuine maestro !

  • @wenedsday
    @wenedsday 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1521

    THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN ON TH-cam SINCE 2009 AND I ONLY JUST DISCOVERED IT TODAY???? Scandalous!

    • @annaandre9131
      @annaandre9131 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Exactly! Outrageous! 😻

    • @barbarastepien-foad4519
      @barbarastepien-foad4519 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Me too!

    • @victoriaursu9647
      @victoriaursu9647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Me too !😅

    • @gailremp3628
      @gailremp3628 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Don't feel so bad. I just found it on July 4, 2019. I can't stand to watch TV with what's going on in Washington. So I'm going all over TH-cam. So don't feel so bad. Wasn't it the cutest?

    • @johneduardoctavianoiv9749
      @johneduardoctavianoiv9749 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hihi

  • @ClaudetteMiss
    @ClaudetteMiss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    It's really quite genuis to have written music around the kitty's piano parts in a way that makes the piece feel and sound so natural. Kudos!

  • @renica2787
    @renica2787 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    When I clicked this video I thought it was made for funny purposes. I'm surprised that you arranged a whole concert piece around all those clips of Nora playing the piano. And I'm even more surprised and astonished that it sounds so good!. Very well made! I love it!

    • @budakbaongsiah
      @budakbaongsiah ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That was my first thought as well! I thought this was going to be a YTP or a fake cat videos like the Keyboard Cat, but it's a genuine cat pianist with a real chamber orchestra and an actual arrangement.

  • @kristinn1465
    @kristinn1465 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    This was composed by a Lithuanian composer and orchestra. I found this video few years ago when they had only about 10K views and now they have over 14 million. It's a really beautiful and touching piece. It makes you cry. And for people that say it's a joke, they don't know how to recognize real music. Also, I believe there was a you tube channel or a website for Nora the cat.

  • @emmalyckajacobsson590
    @emmalyckajacobsson590 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    That emotion captured by the musicians was delightful. I had to listen the whole tune. So beautiful! Hope the solist got a good mackerel as a reward...

  • @Mina-ok5qm
    @Mina-ok5qm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    This is all so precious. This was literally edited and arranged orchestally together. The whole video was delightful.

  • @juliaspivack9219
    @juliaspivack9219 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Clearly every note is thought about carefully - clearly divinely inspired with a transcendent quality - a prodigy up there with Mozart

  • @nardo218
    @nardo218 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Beautiful. How boldly unconventional for the featured soloist to perform in the nude. She really connects whole-pawedly with her art.

    • @barbaradagg6283
      @barbaradagg6283 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      In the nude? She’s wearing a magnificent fur coat!

  • @aleemurmil6802
    @aleemurmil6802 2 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    Must have been a pianist in a past life..😸😸😻😻💖

    • @kathryntitus9647
      @kathryntitus9647 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Exactly my thought. I don't think we reincarnate as supposedly higher species of human, I think the really good people are blessed to reincarnate as so-called lower life forms such as cats. 😻😺

    • @sunnyb5549
      @sunnyb5549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I agree!!!!! Most amazing and incredible to see this special cat playing wonderful Jazz.

    • @direstraights
      @direstraights 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Catist

    • @christinegrannesandchaska4043
      @christinegrannesandchaska4043 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      MEWzart?

    • @andrewguthrie2
      @andrewguthrie2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@christinegrannesandchaska4043 Purr-cell.

  • @playlistsforfandoms1841
    @playlistsforfandoms1841 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I see we have all recently been summonned here after 14 years of this masterpiece. Truly inspiring performance by Master Nora

  • @likliklik-zi4re
    @likliklik-zi4re ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This beautiful talented cat has helped contribute in bringing joy and wonder to humanity. Thank you for sharing. God bless

  • @ShaharHarshuv
    @ShaharHarshuv 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3423

    They actually composed a goddamn concerto above those random notes recordings of the cat? Unbelievable. That's really good.

    • @mysund
      @mysund 8 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      +Shachar Har-Shuv Its excellent. They did cheat a little tiny bit by repeating at 2:51

    • @Lightgirl715
      @Lightgirl715 8 ปีที่แล้ว +200

      Shachar - watch the video of Nora actually playing - just the piano alone - you'll see that she is quite thoughtful. This is not just a cat banging on the keys!

    • @alextttttt
      @alextttttt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +228

      How dare you call the notes random!

    • @youfilin
      @youfilin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      this is a power of classical school. they just could!

    • @spiritsoother9030
      @spiritsoother9030 7 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      welcome to Lithuania :)

  • @fabientschantz
    @fabientschantz ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I dedicate this music to my three cats who passed away this year❤❤❤

  • @mariefrancechancel7282
    @mariefrancechancel7282 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Un magnifique chat qui serait un vrai virtuose du piano, c'est fou, mais tellement adorable. 😻 👍

    • @jeannieharlow3569
      @jeannieharlow3569 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cette vidéo est juste extraordinaire. Et les pattes qui jouent délicatement. Comme ça fait du bien 🤩

  • @oryx3
    @oryx3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +428

    I'm surprised more pianists don't use that "whole face" technique -- it seems to work well for him!

    • @TheTurulhawk
      @TheTurulhawk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      ROFL! Wouldn't that be hysterical! I can just picture some ridiculous nudist rolling all over the keyboard.

    • @thissunchild
      @thissunchild 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂😂😂

    • @janicelloyd3215
      @janicelloyd3215 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Her

    • @ralphmunn1685
      @ralphmunn1685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I've seen whole-face technique employed, but usually in piano bars, and always late at night...

    • @utopiosphere3647
      @utopiosphere3647 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL

  • @lindamanas6735
    @lindamanas6735 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I love the way the other kitties are hanging around at the beginning waiting for the maestro to play. So cool and jazzy. Love the head playing at the beginning!

  • @cortezhk
    @cortezhk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +601

    The music is touching, the notes played by the cat seems random but is very melodic indeed. The composed concerto for this cat piano is superb. I really like this as I am also a cat lover. 👍

    • @mrkitty777
      @mrkitty777 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's my cousin

    • @firstnamelastname5377
      @firstnamelastname5377 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ma name is jeff

    • @infiniLor
      @infiniLor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mrkitty777 my beer spurted thru my nose!! 😂😂😂

    • @hyliedoobius5114
      @hyliedoobius5114 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am actually a cat. And I approve. 😽

  • @timmullen8951
    @timmullen8951 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Pianist Nora is right up there with the elephant who paints or painted modern art. So expressive.
    Well done, film editor.

    • @GemineyeStarr311
      @GemineyeStarr311 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ooooh REALLY? Is there a link you can share of this?? I'd love to see!! GOSH...It's SO ethereal to keep discovering the things are fellow friends of the animal kingdom can do!!🙃😃

  • @НадеждаЗюзина-д8х
    @НадеждаЗюзина-д8х ปีที่แล้ว +17

    У моего кота нет фортепьяно, но я наблюдала за ним, как он, лежа на пуфе перед телевизором, самозабвенно слушал красивую инструментальную музыку.
    Вот и сейчас он с мурканьем прибежал ко мне. Меломан!

  • @suggraham7964
    @suggraham7964 5 ปีที่แล้ว +407

    Kitty still Alive! I googled Ms. Nora. And she's actually a Rescue Cat from Camden NJ!!! A Rescue! WOW!
    Thank you for such a lovely Personality!

    • @karlynnelangerak4549
      @karlynnelangerak4549 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Oh pawsome!

    • @karinajackson8806
      @karinajackson8806 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      WOW thank you for sharing that.

    • @camilleb7997
      @camilleb7997 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Nora is really digging those keys and she is so beautiful ❤️😍😍❤️😍😍😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍 Nov 11, 2019 Monday

    • @Anamary36
      @Anamary36 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I am really glad she is still alive, hopefully she had had kittens and like also the piano like her. Beautiful kitten, I love her so much, I just discovered her some months ago, but I hope to enjoy her videos much more time 🐾🎶🎵🐾🐾❤️

    • @odettegali7779
      @odettegali7779 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Amo a Nora y a todos los músicos a su alrededor, son increíbles, un regalo de Dios

  • @muhammadferdiansaputra9761
    @muhammadferdiansaputra9761 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I dont know how i come to this 14 years old video but i am happy

    • @Karen-ig6bp
      @Karen-ig6bp ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too! Simply LOVE it!!! ❤❤❤❤

  • @kristinn1465
    @kristinn1465 4 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    The composer did a wonderful job creating music incorporating the cat's tapping on the piano keys. He deserves praise. Beautiful music. The cat is very cute.

  • @jamesj.garrigus7031
    @jamesj.garrigus7031 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    she is a jazz cat at heart .......reminds me of thelonious monk , and a touch of late miles davis approch ....but chopin feel too . ....music reaches all ......in many ways ......wonderfull cat artist .

  • @anitahopkinsla
    @anitahopkinsla ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Omg! How she used her body to soften the notes….. I’m crying with joy! Thank you masters!
    😢❤😢

    • @wrenbyrd1093
      @wrenbyrd1093 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Very e-meow-tional piece. It’s truly very mew-ving. 😢

  • @dawnwinther376
    @dawnwinther376 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I loved this. Such a solemn, soulful, intriguing piece of music.....just coming straight from the cat's heart. She clearly enjoys the sounds and her piano. Animals are so magnificent, and should never be underestimated for the sentinent beings they are.
    Cudos also to the musicians who added their magic around something so unique and special.

  • @suzannebrown2505
    @suzannebrown2505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    There’s something so adorable and special about Nora and her original piano composition. Perhaps it could be called, “KittyComp in AG”.

  • @ur3749
    @ur3749 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I wonder how you can teach a cat to play the piano like that…
    She obviously knew exactly what she was doing and was enjoying the music. Gorgeous.

  • @attilakovacs5803
    @attilakovacs5803 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Frankly, this is amazing and utterly moving. I know that cats are generally musical and soulful creatures, but Nora, the pianist kitty is just wonderful! I love her feline audience, too! A great hug to her and to all the fellow musicians who brought this production together!😻🎼🎵🎶♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @goldenautumn3073
    @goldenautumn3073 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Wow! He even puts his ear down near to the keys like Beethoven had to in order to hear correct sound!

  • @vickysuton9090
    @vickysuton9090 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    She even is playing the right keys ! Just amazing ! What a great talent. And to show the world how beautiful she plays gives us all something to keep in our hearts and minds. Thank you for sharing 🐱

  • @isinsutalipler7258
    @isinsutalipler7258 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Happy to hear Nora Cat is still alive. She is a real musician.

  • @alanbricker8420
    @alanbricker8420 8 ปีที่แล้ว +640

    Let's just wait a minor second here. If anything, this piece is a testament to how much cat lovers love their cats.

    • @alexanderleeart
      @alexanderleeart 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +bee cee minor second is a musical interval

    • @Fraususemil
      @Fraususemil 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Alan Bricker, you are cute :)

    • @alanbricker8420
      @alanbricker8420 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Thanks, very much, Fraususemil. My mother would most definitely agree with you.

    • @Fraususemil
      @Fraususemil 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Alan Bricker
      :D

    • @Fraususemil
      @Fraususemil 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      stephen dwyer
      Umm ... no. It's intentionally exactly like this. It is called dissonance.
      No, Joke. It's all a joke, this cat obviously loves causing sounds and a latvian composer named Mindaugas Pietaitìs has composed a concert along to its recordings. So put the blame on Mr. Piecaitìs, not the cat >^,,^

  • @jaynasheats4895
    @jaynasheats4895 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I'll never get tired of watching and listening to this. Amidst the floods of ignorance and sadness in the world this is a gem of gems.

  • @jeffchacon5781
    @jeffchacon5781 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Tears, real tears mind you, tears of joy, elation and hope. I feel a warmth in my heart I have not felt in ages. The fortitude in this feline is awe inspiring. You cannot deny the emotion that she is expressing through her priceless paws. I am hungry, hungry for more. I shall watch again and again, this I must. Nora, oh precious Nora. It is a delight to hear you play.

  • @patriciamontague4724
    @patriciamontague4724 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Nora you're right up there with Chopin, you're an amazing pianist
    ❤❤

  • @amnot4145
    @amnot4145 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    This still makes me so happy, and great that Nora is still with us. The music tailored around her playing is simply sublime, a beautiful tribute to cats and whimsy.

    • @robertmiller1946
      @robertmiller1946 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Sadly she passed on Feb 5 2024 at 19

    • @amnot4145
      @amnot4145 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      So sorry to hear that. May she rest in peace. Her beauty and talent lives on.

  • @dandelionlight1376
    @dandelionlight1376 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    She was waiting for someone to recognize her meowsical genius.

  • @fleurdelys100100
    @fleurdelys100100 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Bravo ❤❤❤!!!
    May Nora always be remembered for her love of beautiful music and for her amazing ability on the piano. She is greatly missed!!❤❤❤

    • @nox4298
      @nox4298 ปีที่แล้ว

      This comment is a lie she is still alive according to the Facebook page

  • @juliarodgers7747
    @juliarodgers7747 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    So glad Nora is still with us. My cat is nearly 20 and even though he isn't a great pianist, I am very proud of him.

  • @cpu64
    @cpu64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Talented kids train and practice for years, never get a concert. Cat plays a few notes, becomes classical genius, love it!!

  • @mariaelenavecchione2213
    @mariaelenavecchione2213 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    When Wagner's music was performed for the very first time, critics compared his music to "the sound of a cat walking on a piano keyboard". Thanks to Nora, we know now how beautiful it must have been. 😊

    • @Gigi-wo8yv
      @Gigi-wo8yv ปีที่แล้ว

      You have a very beautiful name!

  • @出渕澄子
    @出渕澄子 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This is the world best modern piano concert by genius cat pianist 🎉

  • @kkormanik
    @kkormanik ปีที่แล้ว +10

    She’s brilliant! Loved how Noras piano solo was echoed by the flute solo! Love her musicality. Glad she’s still alive.

  • @radhasen.animalwelfare.5644
    @radhasen.animalwelfare.5644 5 ปีที่แล้ว +303

    Well...
    The cat seemed to enjoy playing n even would look around for approval after hitting the keys! Sweet ☺☺

    • @tiamia7139
      @tiamia7139 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Very soulful, expressive playing...lovely arpawggios. 😏🐱

  • @divox9pqr
    @divox9pqr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    We had a Siamese that used to watch me while I played the piano....then one day he did just as Nora did in the video. It got to the point where he would not let me play. The piano became his possession.

    • @wendyjomendy
      @wendyjomendy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol that's some nerve you feed him😆😹

    • @sandie157
      @sandie157 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🥰😸😸😸😸👏👏👏👏 What a great story

    • @edenb231
      @edenb231 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is the nicest story!

  • @rose.gianno4508
    @rose.gianno4508 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Nora is actually playing for us. It brings me to such happy tears as well as sad 😢 because I think of all the sentient beings who could be like Nora and not given the chance.
    Spectacular, something so so special that I will share and remember for the rest of my life.
    So many thanks to the orchesta, composer, the leader, Nora's parents, and the other 2 little kitties that allowed me to cry with joy.
    I needed this, I needed to be happy if for just a few minutes.
    Live on for many, many years, little sweet pea ❤
    She actually knew she what she was doing. Love her.

  • @1LaOriental
    @1LaOriental 4 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    Saw this years ago and am revisiting today! Beautiful and adorable.
    "There are only two refuges from the miseries of life: Music and Cats" Albert Schweitzer

    • @angelabluebird609
      @angelabluebird609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks and ever thanks for posting this quote. I could not agree more :)

    • @1LaOriental
      @1LaOriental 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      angela bluebird60 😻😊

    • @beq4797
      @beq4797 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aww

    • @depierre55
      @depierre55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ...and a spare one : dogs !

    • @ThePhoenisc
      @ThePhoenisc 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Which book this quote has been said please?

  • @PalKrammer
    @PalKrammer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Magnificent! I’ve played for 15 years and this cat plays better than I do.

  • @micknordstrom2591
    @micknordstrom2591 9 ปีที่แล้ว +555

    This brings me to tears everytime i listen to it. It is very moving.

    • @electrondady1
      @electrondady1 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Mick Nordström ha ha

    • @AftenSummers-bh5eg
      @AftenSummers-bh5eg 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Mick Nordström Me too! I love it!

    • @AlmostEthical
      @AlmostEthical 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      +Mick Nordström Yes, it's the cat's superb sense of taste and sensitivity, it's delicate touch, always sparing with its notes like Miles for greatest emotional import :)

    • @totalwar-galizien8855
      @totalwar-galizien8855 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      me too dude

    • @erikciel2817
      @erikciel2817 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      yeah like the cat is some wicked virtuoso...sad but also full of happiness

  • @taniacummings9207
    @taniacummings9207 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    What a coincidence this should pop up in my feed, I was only thinking about Nora a couple of days ago and wondering if she was still with us. God bless and wishing her a long and healthy life.

  • @sylviahall5667
    @sylviahall5667 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    She so talented and adorable

  • @meredithheath5272
    @meredithheath5272 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    What a great kitty!!! She is so appreciative of the music she's playing! I'm near tears!!

  • @lilybond6485
    @lilybond6485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This is unbelievable. The video of the cat must have been taken first, then the orchestra performed to the cat’s piano playing. This is the sweetest and most beautiful thing that I’ve seen and heard in my decades old life.

  • @vanamatrika..
    @vanamatrika.. ปีที่แล้ว +15

    She enjoys the sounds.. And really she knows what she is doing... Incredible...

  • @cassandro9445
    @cassandro9445 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Human's talents used at its best. This is what humanity is made for. Thanks so much, you brought joy to a troubled heart ❤️

  • @terisimpson1915
    @terisimpson1915 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I smiled and then I cried. My heart was so full.

    • @justanotherguy469
      @justanotherguy469 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So did I. I'm still crying. It touched the deepest part of my soul.

    • @sstrick500
      @sstrick500 ปีที่แล้ว

      I had the BIGGEST smile when it started playing. And I'm a grumpy old man.

  • @Chuckles..
    @Chuckles.. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I actually really like this piece of music. Nora the cat is clearly artistic and enjoys the sound of notes she plays.

  • @bobboscarato1313
    @bobboscarato1313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Smart kitty can play by ear real well; I'm very seriously impressed!

  • @noellie4891
    @noellie4891 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Just so wonderful to see how much Nora enjoys playing the piano. A very talented cat ❤❤

  • @janetpattison8474
    @janetpattison8474 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The orchestra was amazing. I would love to hear the story about how this event happened. So sooo creative!

  • @diane9247
    @diane9247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    All these years later, I still love this. Now, it even makes me tear up a bit. I was so happy and healthy, then. My best years, along with sweet little Nora, who started the whole "cats own the internet" thing.💐😹

  • @MrRainzinedine
    @MrRainzinedine 5 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    Wow! At first I thought this was a clickbait! I'm seriously impressed.

    • @gailremp3628
      @gailremp3628 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't even know what Clickbait means. And I'm almost afraid to ask for an explanation. But it was a sweet cat and a sweet song.

    • @crunchyfresco
      @crunchyfresco 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Gail Remp it's when they use false advertisement to make you click for views.

    • @gailremp3628
      @gailremp3628 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Carmen Aguayo oh..ok...well.. good to know... there is some humor in there but it's Monday and hard weekend and still exhausted..well back to the concert.

  • @darlenearden
    @darlenearden 8 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    I've never tired of this. What most people do not know is that Nora's owner teaches piano and has two pianos in her apartment. Of the cats that she owns, it is Nora who is an incredible Observational Learner. It is no parlor trick. She taught herself by watching the piano lessons her owner was giving to students. Brava!

    • @vibekes2416
      @vibekes2416 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Darlene Arden
      She is one of a kind 😉😊😆

    • @SharonStewartMudita
      @SharonStewartMudita 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes, would like to chime in that our cat has observed hundreds of hours of me teaching, but shows no interest in playing piano. He is only interested in seducing the attention of my piano students away from the piano towards himself!! Nora is obviously committed to the instrument :D

    • @susansummer7979
      @susansummer7979 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Al Morrison 🎈😻🎶

  • @JoUllo-r7d
    @JoUllo-r7d ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Nora is a real darling! Such an intelligent, yet innocent, little face. She's actually enjoying her piano playing and some passages really sound and look like human performances. The composer was very clever to blend the orchestral playing with Nora's own playing.

  • @knivesgunfights526
    @knivesgunfights526 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This has to be one of my most favorite TH-cam videos. Nora is really into the piano, and the orchestra is into Nora.

  • @beverlykillough785
    @beverlykillough785 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This is so beautiful to watch. It’s amazing. My cat rubbed up against my phone while I was watching and started purring. She likes to hear me play, but Nora plays better than me! I love her! ❤

    • @Gigi-wo8yv
      @Gigi-wo8yv ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😻😻😻

  • @maxplayer775
    @maxplayer775 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Someone else has this masterpiece recommended by the algorithm today?

  • @1111poppy
    @1111poppy ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This Cat was really feeling the Musecat. Rubbing his head on the keys. Pawing so gracefully this musical wonder. And this orchestra just purred along. ME WOW!!!!

  • @ЕленаХайрова-д2и
    @ЕленаХайрова-д2и 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Спасибо композитору, аранжировщику и оркестру за прекрасную обратотку чудесной мелодии, рожденной из под лап хвостатого гения!!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😉😉😉😆😆😆

  • @calicodragonfly
    @calicodragonfly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    I especially liked the part at 2:50 when the orchestra repeats the cat's melody, then adds a meow. Bravo!

    • @tiamia7139
      @tiamia7139 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      My favorite part too! The notes are very sweet and playful (just like Nora), especially when the flutist echoes it. It's touching that this melody came straight from Nora... "Nora's Theme."

    • @CaesarSuriano
      @CaesarSuriano 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Right? I thought that was the best part

    • @tiamia7139
      @tiamia7139 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CaesarSuriano 👍🐱❤

    • @abiyyuharahap
      @abiyyuharahap 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh my i never thought that was a meow

    • @Roxasora123
      @Roxasora123 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Abiyyu Harahap omg me too, that violin part! Ahahah

  • @taniamoura9263
    @taniamoura9263 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    How adorable is this kitty! ❤️😍👏👏👏

  • @SoundOfOceanBlue
    @SoundOfOceanBlue ปีที่แล้ว +29

    This is what the internet was made for! 👏👏👏👏👏😸

  • @89ghost76
    @89ghost76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This is one of the most awesome thing I’ve watched in this several years.

    • @m.piecaitis
      @m.piecaitis  2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I’am glad you like it😊

  • @alanbricker8420
    @alanbricker8420 9 ปีที่แล้ว +533

    I think it's wonderful that everyone is commending Nora. However the true genius is the composer who took these atonal ... "motifs" ... and gave them structure.

    • @GuitarProFLA
      @GuitarProFLA 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      +Alan Bricker YES! That's what I've been saying about it! The cat is just banging away at a piano, but Piecaitis is the one who deserves the recognition for the stroke of absolute genius that is this score!

    • @Captain__Obvious
      @Captain__Obvious 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      +Lia Powers I think the toxoplasmosis cat parasites have taken control of your brain again

    • @alanbricker8420
      @alanbricker8420 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Captain Obvious DEFINITELY agree with you.

    • @Basomic
      @Basomic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      No, Nora is the true genius in this. We are all awed at the creativity and inspiration that the feline creates and how she is able to communicate that to her paws. Nora is worthy of our sole commendation.

    • @alanbricker8420
      @alanbricker8420 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Nora made noise, cat lovers. The composer made music. Some things really are as simple as they seem. Period.

  • @katayounahoo4016
    @katayounahoo4016 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    amazing gorgeous cats. after 14 years I am watching them. I hope they are doing great.

  • @JohnSmith-uy7sv
    @JohnSmith-uy7sv ปีที่แล้ว +18

    First and Best concert I have ever seen. If they are all like this... I want to go and see more. 😁😁

  • @karindickinson7993
    @karindickinson7993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    She is one of the most talented cats in the world, purrrrfect !

  • @bg9217
    @bg9217 5 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Cats are amazing creatures we are all blessed to have them in our lives! What a rock star!😻😘❤😻👋

    • @beq4797
      @beq4797 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      💓

    • @manaharav
      @manaharav 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She plays with WAY more sympathy than the average, coked up, ho down rock star. 😜

  • @johnsonaxel8784
    @johnsonaxel8784 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Props to the orchestra for keeping it together during the performance.

  • @cynthiafletcher9845
    @cynthiafletcher9845 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    A serious diva and very talented. Absolutely cativating!!

  • @rmf-s2460
    @rmf-s2460 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Very clever kitty; very clever human to pair the two performances! Thanks.

  • @liudaliuda7975
    @liudaliuda7975 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Какая кошечка прелестная и очень талантливая❤❤❤

  • @kftyuijtyui3336
    @kftyuijtyui3336 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Это доказывает, что хозяйка кошечки --- великолепный педагог по музыки.. БРАВО!!!

  • @spmoran4703
    @spmoran4703 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Nora ! Nora! Nora! .
    Her reward after the concert . A bowl of fresh water, another bowl of cat meat and dry crunches. Wich she often may share with her cat fan club in the video. I am a human fan but , I have to say . Meow!

  • @ZaCloud-Animations___she-her
    @ZaCloud-Animations___she-her ปีที่แล้ว +17

    FANTASTIC WORK on adapting Nora's amazing piano playing into such wonderful purrformance! You did a remarkable job arranging & filling out out the piece perfectly to accompany her music, building on it without taking away from it. Matching her tones & chords (even discordant as they are) in such creative ways that musically work SO WELL! Thank you for this unique, beautiful, playful, & thoughtful tribute to this special cat & her love of music!

  • @Si-ew3ff
    @Si-ew3ff ปีที่แล้ว +11

    She puts so much emotion into it. I loved the paws in the middle section.
    Such beauty from Nora's performance.
    Apparently she trained at the Mancattan School of Music.

  • @vickil6325
    @vickil6325 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Incredible cat player and all the players with it. Loved it.

  • @LuliGrams
    @LuliGrams 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I cried for missing my Russian Blue who also loved the piano. Thanks!

  • @alistairmcelwee7467
    @alistairmcelwee7467 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    What a talented performer! Great piece, beautifully executed.

  • @chriscusick6890
    @chriscusick6890 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Amazing how the orchestra leader put this together!

  • @peterphoenix6471
    @peterphoenix6471 5 ปีที่แล้ว +328

    Composer : no one can write music like mozart
    Cat : hold my catnip

  • @annielaurieburke7828
    @annielaurieburke7828 10 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    As Albert Schweitzer (a fine musician as well as a great humanitarian) said, "There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats."

    • @zoeyoung3864
      @zoeyoung3864 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      AnnieLaurie Burke How right he was.

    • @kandisofiadahlan8157
      @kandisofiadahlan8157 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      AnnieLaurie Burke 👍👍👍

    • @willagreen3638
      @willagreen3638 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do the math, AnnieLaurie. In this instance, that’s one means of refuge, not two!