Thanks so much for listening! It took a while to arrange and practice this piece, but I hope it did justice to one of my favorite soundtracks and favorite composer, John Williams! For those who wish to learn this can grab the sheet music here: www.musicnotes.com/l/vGDQJ I'd love to see your performances! And once again: Long live the Maestro, John Williams!

@cobyweber558

3 жыл бұрын

I love your pieces you play. Keeps me going thru today's hard times. Thanks so much😘

@craftsbyfem9863

3 жыл бұрын

I can only be jealous at this. Your talent is truly amazing!❤️

@samusiccc

3 жыл бұрын

i was doing covers to some of yours songs, but this one is really hard :D, still have to practice more :)

@Vince-wq8xr

3 жыл бұрын

Astonishing, absolutely. I love Harry Potter story, what you do and how you play, for me, is breathtaking 😊❤ Keep up posting your work, it is so wonderful

@hoon_sol

3 жыл бұрын

How long did it take to arrange it? Can't have been very long, since 95%+ of it is directly ripped off from Jarrod Radnich's arrangement.

Me: how could you possibly play a whole orchestra part on one single piano? Peter Bence: hold my butterbeer

@tylerbetthauser7647

3 жыл бұрын

@@hoon_sol no it's not. The execution is quite different.

@LevPleshkov

3 жыл бұрын

also Peter Bence: let me check on Ravel and Rachmaninoff

@arturiuxmandarinas4636

3 жыл бұрын

You tried.

@stefan.weiler

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, listen to Stravinsky’s transcription of Petrushka

@florentinaanghel3234

2 жыл бұрын

?

People who don't play the piano can't possibly comprehend how difficult this arrangement is. Undoubtedly the most astonishing performance of a Harry Potter medley I've ever heard.

@pessimisticpianist582

3 жыл бұрын

it also conveys the most emotion of any remix i've encountered, delightful.

@sakshampaliwal8170

3 жыл бұрын

Listen of jarod radnih also

@EjayT06

3 жыл бұрын

I think Jarrod Radnich's performance was also really good. Yeah this arrangement is incredibly hard.

@filiphende

3 жыл бұрын

peter buka

@Onhara

3 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I was thinking watching this vid

This is basically an _avada kedavra_ to all other HP covers

@Mozartini

3 жыл бұрын

Excepted Jarrod Radnich’s one 😂

@rachmusic9873

3 жыл бұрын

Didn’t expect to find you here. You’re one of my favorite pianists

@TDuncPiano

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video!!! this inspired me to create my own channel called TDunc Piano and It mean the world to me if you subscribed I am trying to spread the beauty of music around the world :)))

I never thought that someone would create a composition more complex than Jarrod Radnich's Harry potter arrangement. You definitely showed the world the next level of Harry Potter piano theme.

@kuboteusz

7 ай бұрын

This is clearly sped up, I can't believe nobody here sees this 😆

@theothiry8390

7 ай бұрын

​@@kuboteuszits not what are you talking about

@EjayT06

7 ай бұрын

@@kuboteuszuhh coz it’s not?

@vladimirhorowitz

4 ай бұрын

@@kuboteusz Nah. Watch some more classical performances. Very advanced pianists can absolutely play this fast. Check out some of Liszt's Transcendental Etudes, Rach's 3rd concerto, Cziffra's Flight of the Bumblebee, some Prokofiev, etc.

@niki_99

22 күн бұрын

Crap I came here looking for something a step down from the Jarrod one 😂

As a fellow pianist, I can tell you, this was insane

@dkix89

2 жыл бұрын

Bold of you to consider yourself a pianist after listening to that. 🥲

@Rubenvs25

2 жыл бұрын

@@dkix89 haha true that

@TDuncPiano

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video!!! this inspired me to create my own channel called TDunc Piano and It mean the world to me if you subscribed I am trying to spread the beauty of music around the world :)))

@pianistaj852

2 жыл бұрын

Who asked u?

@joha4574

Жыл бұрын

Mate, playing the piano as a hobby doesn't make a you a pianist.

In the hands of a supremely talented pianist, the piano can feel like it is an entire orchestra. Spellbinding performance.

@rosi1206

7 ай бұрын

Totalement d'accord :o C'est impressionnant !

The switch between the left and right hand cross over, the fluidity of this guy’s fingers, I’M STILL TRYING TO COMPREHEND THE JARROD RADNICH VERSION OF THIS PIECE, WHAT THE HECK??? Absolutely incredible, the speed, literally oh my gosh

This is easily one of Peter's best and most fiendishly difficult and challenging arrangements -- the timing and coordination required to execute this is just mind-boggling

@PennRS3

3 жыл бұрын

He did warn us that Dark magic was involved

@th3gimp17

3 жыл бұрын

Honored to get a

@hoon_sol

3 жыл бұрын

This isn't his arrangement as all. It's Jarrod Radnich's arrangement. Also, it's played way worse. Here is the original, which this guy is apparently shamelessly trying to plagiarize (and failing at): kzread.info/dash/bejne/rKqHq6iolqmuaZM.html

@th3gimp17

3 жыл бұрын

@@hoon_sol first off, quite familiar with Mr. Radnichs work and have seen this video previously. It clocks in at around 2 and a half minutes, whereas Peter's arrangement is nearly 5 minutes long. Hes clearly added some sections and techniques such as string plucking and the elbow drop which were not in the so-called "original"...yes that is also an insanely impressive and fine arrangement but calling Peter's play way worse is I think diminishing the quality of both superlative pianists and is fully unwarranted -- calling it a shameless plagiarism when they're separate arrangements is a joke as well...

@hoon_sol

3 жыл бұрын

@@th3gimp17: The only thing that's diminishing anything here is the person who made this video shamelessly plagiarizing Jarrod and not even managing to play it properly. You not even acknowledging that this is literally blatant plagiarism is the joke.

Man the DETAIL!!!!! Must’ve taken weeks!! Ur nailing so many parts of the orchestra. Hope John Williams sees this.

@geada7music627

3 жыл бұрын

Weeks? You are joking right? Say more months or years to make this soo perfect and smooth..

@nickdamian6730

3 жыл бұрын

@@geada7music627 well it is Peter bence it would take HIM a few weeks but other people years.

@nodsib

3 жыл бұрын

Or me, never lol

@firojpaudel

2 жыл бұрын

holy moly.... am i the only one who read weeks weeds and just agreed on that 😂😂😂😂

@LaurierLachance

2 жыл бұрын

@@firojpaudel looool

I never thought I'd hear a cover better than the Jarrod Radnich one but here we are. "Ah, music, a magic beyond all we do here!" - Albus Dumbledore.

@BarnieSnyman

3 жыл бұрын

Check out David Pasqualini's arrangement. Also very faithful to the original music.

@MadMaXXXim

5 ай бұрын

@@BarnieSnymanThanks

@travisd.vaughniii1138

3 ай бұрын

Jarod's had lots of glissandi (instead of scales) plus scales but definitely talented.

This man is insanely aggressively enjoying in playing..... His hands shows how hard he arranged this piece..... Master piece.....🔥

0:10 Wow, I think I'm gonna get the sheet music and learn this! 0:38 Nope, gonna break all my fingers

This captures all of the magic of Harry Potter while also capturing all of the magic of Peter Bence 👨‍🏫 Your patronus would definitely be a magical living Steinway 😅

@MrJdsenior

3 жыл бұрын

"Your patronus would definitely a magical living Steinway" OK, you lost me there, what exactly were you attempting to say, because that 'sentence' does not diagram well at all?

@TheChillest

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrJdsenior fixed it, thanks for letting me know I missed a word :)

@ghomerhust

3 жыл бұрын

im surprised those keys arent smoking after a performance like that!

@hoon_sol

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheChillest: So the "magic of Peter Bence" is plagiarism? Because that's the only "magic" he's capturing by blatantly ripping off Jarrod Radnich's arrangement without even mentioning the guy. Blatant plagiarism.

@jordanjordan124

3 жыл бұрын

@@hoon_sol no you’re wrong they are clearly both plagiarizing John Williams.

Every time I thought "Well, there's no way he's going to top that, that was definitely the climax of this arrangement" he blew my mind. Over, and over again.

You’re a wizard, Peter!

"Dark music involved, listen with caution " Legendary, Peter

@Doppy_019

3 жыл бұрын

I know

@thispageisforyou

3 жыл бұрын

Hey I’ll play piano too in soon can u help me to growing? If I made a mistake in sentence/s I’m sorry can u fix me? My english is not verry good thank you from now

@nynkeandreae7008

3 жыл бұрын

I was expecting keys to move on their own or something like that! Still, great performance

As big Harry Potter fan, as huge Peter Bence fan and pianist this is the PERFECT combination!!! ;)

@antonschleiss2458

3 жыл бұрын

Ohh that´s true!!

@_itsayush

3 жыл бұрын

Sameeee🔥🔥

@ffifk780

3 жыл бұрын

Same!

@benowa

3 жыл бұрын

I prefer Jarrod Radnich though

@TDuncPiano

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video!!! this inspired me to create my own channel called TDunc Piano and It mean the world to me if you subscribed I am trying to spread the beauty of music around the world :)))

best harry potter piano ive ever heard

Love how you incorporated all the key portions across the entire list of Harry Potter soundtracks into 1 majestic Masterpiece. Transitions were perfect too. Absolutely brilliant

@jvdb0001

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/fXhlxLOelajVabA.html

@TDuncPiano

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video!!! this inspired me to create my own channel called TDunc Piano and It mean the world to me if you subscribed I am trying to spread the beauty of music around the world :)))

Thank you for making me happy once more!

@her.return

2 жыл бұрын

If it's impossible, then how did someone play it?

@Leoverse10

2 жыл бұрын

@@her.return Hard work and determination No one can play it without enough practice

@joelhill6904

2 жыл бұрын

magic

Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one is able to play and hear piano like this.

@dramitppt

3 жыл бұрын

"Did you put your name in the Goblet of Fire, Harry?" He asked calmly.

@aaronspianoandkeyboard3624

3 жыл бұрын

@@dramitppt HARRY, DIDJYAPUTYOURNAMEINDAGOBLATOFFIYAAAAAA

@dramitppt

3 жыл бұрын

@@aaronspianoandkeyboard3624 That English accent 😭 lmfao

@TDuncPiano

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video!!! this inspired me to create my own channel called TDunc Piano and It mean the world to me if you subscribed I am trying to spread the beauty of music around the world :)))

I know magic isn't real, but I'm having second thoughts after watching this performance. Absolutely stunning, Peter.

Dans tout ce que j'ai écouté de Peter Bence, rien n'égale cet arrangement de la musique de Harry Potter... Pas d'astuces électroniques, juste du talent à l'état pur. Magnifique.

Man, the energy that you radiate even through video is absolutely incredible! Peter once said on a podcast that he'd rather post content rarely than post something he isn't fully proud of... This video and arrangement should make him incredibly proud 🤩

@Cgreen15Abram

3 жыл бұрын

Really? Where's that podcast at?

@shirinplays88

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cgreen15Abram Steinway had a podcast on Google podcasts! Peter Bence came on. Let me try and fish it out

@shirinplays88

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cgreen15Abram podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLnNvdW5kY2xvdWQuY29tL3VzZXJzL3NvdW5kY2xvdWQ6dXNlcnM6MjIzOTM5NTg2L3NvdW5kcy5yc3M/episode/YzA2ODJiMjg3NjU1NGUxNTYxNmE2YWJlNDJkMzNjMDc?ep=14

@TDuncPiano

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video!!! this inspired me to create my own channel called TDunc Piano and It mean the world to me if you subscribed I am trying to spread the beauty of music around the world :)))

Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here!

Anything John Williams touches turns to gold. His music is absolute genius.

As we can say in this piece there are many very difficult passages, and Peter is able to play them with an astonishing fast way and a SUPERARTICULATION fingering!!! He's a pro musician, without any doubt!!!!!😮😮😮😮

Those 10 fingers with 11 brains has done a great job 😍

@JunasSenyor

3 жыл бұрын

It can do more

@vbhv.me_

3 жыл бұрын

@@JunasSenyor I know broo👍

@kleinbjoern

3 жыл бұрын

Not to forget the talented elbow. 😘

@FreeDobbe

2 жыл бұрын

Which finger has 2 brains?

All I ahve to say his his hand coordination with each key is freaking amazing.withkut making a single note error and his very accurate piano runs and octave to octave and the left hand movement is so freaking smooth man.this guy is a living legend.

How can Anyone give this performance a thumbs down!? Jealous of a Talented, Hard Working Legend!

I think this is the most difficult arrangement I've ever seen anyone peform of this soundtrack. Brilliant work.

3:21 is just..... out of this world

3:52 Did he just- No, he couldn't have, its impossible. Maybe I need glasses after all... *rewatches scene 10 times * It has been confirmed. His ellbow is more talented than both my hands together.

My daughter and I love this song. Beautiful and fantastic.

Playing the melody on your left hand while shredding the accompaniment on your right hand is truly amazing.

Even though the video is only 5 minutes, it felt like I've watched 7 harry potter movies

This is how I imagine Liszt improvise on anything.

@mallerschwab980

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@JSBach-pd4yg

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, his style sounds like liszt pieces

@gabyshepherd8855

3 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly come to my mind listening /watching this piece! He’s the 21st-century Liszt, I’m sure the Maestro keeps smiling proudly and contentedly from Heaven.

@user-zm8qp3rz8s

3 жыл бұрын

i think what it lizst 21 too!

Beautiful arrangement and fantastic execution. There is so much Williams in there, never seen an orchestra on a piano like that before.

There is another Peter here on KZread, of whom people say that he's good at the Piano. But he'll never reach you. This is more than amazing

It really feels like he has a symbiotic relationship with every piano!

Amazing how you can deliver the magical vibe of HP!! Huge thank you for John Williams for composing these masterpieces, but performing these like you do is just priceless!! Köszönjük! 🙏🙂

He really plays with his heart and all his emotions. There are no words to describe how amazing it not only sounds but also feels - I have goosebumps constantly. Please continue !!! You’re fabulous!!

I can't even comprehend this. I just feel blessed that my ears have been lucky enough to hear it 😂

This man is the only human who would ever deserve to have an extra arm or two.

@jonaslegend1309

3 жыл бұрын

As u see, he dont need extra arms xd.

Amazing arrangement! There was definitely some dark magic involved. Maybe a few horcruxes, too.

The greatest pianists of a classic era could rest and peace knowing that their line were not finished.

A little math problem: When a ridiculously epic composer like John Williams has his work “tweaked” by another ridiculously epic musician like Peter Bence, you get epic to the power of epic.

A magical arrangement played incredibly. I didn't want this to end!!!

@zsoltbarna4407

Жыл бұрын

Yuo' right absolutelly...

Protect this man at all costs. 🤯

Amazing to see your fingers slytherin so fast up and down the keyboard.

This is an amazing arrangement. I saw him in NYC at Town Hall, and he was great. The audience loved it. He played so cleanly you could eat off the keys. But beside the virtuosity, I think he’s the coolest, hippest pianist around, and I’ve been around a long time. If he wasn’t so expensive, I’d love to try to get him produced here, the stomping grounds of Prince and Dylan.

If this doesnt go viral, I don't know what will

This is breathtaking. Stunning. And I am a concert pianist myself (as in, an actual paid concert artist). Peter's execution, writing, and flawless performance is unmatched. Peter Bence, you are my favorite pianist of the 21st century. Can't wait to spend 40 hours learning this masterpiece 🙏🏽

@JeremyWeinglass

3 жыл бұрын

Professional pianist & composer here too, and couldn't agree more. Peter Bence is the best of our generation!!!

@hoon_sol

3 жыл бұрын

It's not his writing at all, what he's doing is blatant plagiarism. This is Jarrod Radnich's arrangement, which he is shamelessly trying to pass of as his own: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rKqHq6iolqmuaZM.html

@hoon_sol

3 жыл бұрын

​@@JeremyWeinglass: What he's doing is blatant plagiarism. This is Jarrod Radnich's arrangement, which he is shamelessly trying to pass of as his own: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rKqHq6iolqmuaZM.html

@sylvainm.6516

3 жыл бұрын

@@hoon_sol If you do not hear the differences between both arrangements, then you may have a serious ear disease.... They have major differences.

@DerDieterHD

3 жыл бұрын

@@sylvainm.6516 That's true. Although there are quite some parts that are 100% the same. I wouldn't call it plagiarism but I'm pretty sure it was inspired by Jarrod Radnich' s performance. That's totally fine of course but I think if you copy parts of someones piece completely you can at least mention the "original" piece in the description. I get why people might be a little angry because of that.

I have never seen anybody -lay pop music with such precision.

Wonderful! An arrangement where you can hear that it's not just about making a well-known piece of music particularly complicated, but where there is actually added value in terms of harmony and dynamics. A masterpiece! Thank you for taking the time to develop it.

@michaelnicola5210

7 ай бұрын

Stupendous!!!!!!

I've never heard anything like this...your skill and this music makes me believe in magic 🙏😭

I have never seen or heard something so complex be played with such outstanding accuracy and detail. Incredible performance

Are we all going to ignore the part where he played the chord with his elbow?

@weiszgerber

3 жыл бұрын

natural born genius

@jackp.1711

3 жыл бұрын

I lost my shit when I saw that it was hilarious 3:52

@JeremyThille

3 жыл бұрын

When you realize his elbow is more talented than your hands together

@ivanarguelles3292

3 жыл бұрын

@@weiszgerber genius is made

@ncheadhntr3

3 жыл бұрын

@@JeremyThille LoL. Good one!

John Williams wrote a great celesta part in his full orchestra score and even though this arrangement is a lot more difficult you can still see the similarities.

There are no words that do justice to this amazing performance. Congratulations for your hard work!!

This looks even more complex and technically difficult than Jarrod Radnich's cover of Hedwig's Theme. Spectacular work, simply astounding.

Incredible. And it almost seems that he added some inspirations from Chopin and/or other artists. Definitely an amazing composition

My heart was racing listening to this masterpiece, absolutely brilliant - well done 👏🏽

the audio quality is absolutely phenomenal

Easily one of, if not the best pianist the modern world has been blessed with 👏🏽

your feel for that instrument is insane

Absolutely mind-boggling

I hope John Williams has heard this because I think he would greatly appreciate what you have done!

Hatalmas rajongód vagyok! Te vagy az a zongorista, aki meghatározó szerepet játszott a zongorával való kapcsolatomban. Köszönöm!

Peter, I enjoyed your concert in Nuremberg so much! It was magic and an absolute eargasm! 😉💓 Thank you!!! 💓

More I see this marvellous video and more I like and adore It!! Peter is a wonderful skillful pianist and in this piece he demonstrates his technical ability, expecially for independence of both his hands!!!! MAGIC JOB👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

It's just like in a restaurant. How longer the wait, the better it taste. Man, that was some delicious pianery!

I think this is one of the best piano performance in the world. Keep it up. Hats off to you.

dude! you are UNBELIEVABLE!!!! YOU ARE THE WAY ABOVE THE SCALE OF HUMAN EVOLUTION! DUDE! DUUUUUDE!!! I AM SPEECHLESS!!!

This video deserve billion views.

as pianist since many years, i've never heard a harry potter cover like yours. awesome

Simply, magic through your fingers. Amazing😮 👏 👏

Watching his hands jump from one end of the piano to the other like a flea seems so weirdly satisfying.

Congratulations! You've mastered this incredibly difficult piece! I've been playing since 7 yrs of age and I'm now 71. I am truly humbled by your ability! Bravo!!

Du bist ein ganz besonderer Pianist, einmalig, Dich wird man in 1000 Jahren noch hören.

@mallagallabumbum8209

3 жыл бұрын

Deutsche und 1000-Jährigkeit. Ein heißes Pflaster.

As a fellow pianist. WOW. Far beyond what I could do. Amazing!

3:21 I can literally hear your fingers crying: "Thank you Peter, thank you. You're to gracious!"

That Steinway is sounding glorious! Kudos to the sound engineer and to the person ticking the ivory keys!

This is absolutely INCREDIBLE. And I thought La Campanella was difficult...

This is absolutely outstanding! I've never heard something so amazing on the piano.

This was absolutely amazing! The way you effortlessly and seamlessly moved between the different movements and from light to dark to light again within this piece was brilliant! Such a phenomenal pianist!

Awesome!!!!! I am blown away! Thank you for this incredible arrangement and performance. You are a truly gifted musician and obviously wonderful Potter fan. Bravo! 🎶

As always - absolutely stunning performance. You are legend.

I love his spontaneity.

Spellbinding. 🤩

Fire 🔥

Absolut perfection. When the piano sounds like a whole orchestra ^^

...another perfectly tuned piano in the hands of a master

I do not play piano but i can feel how much this pianist play this music in a high performance....

Peter Bence and Harry Potter...😭ohh I'll die from happiness❤️❤️

I already liked after the first note HAHAHAH you're amazing! And the piano sound is just incredible 🥺🙏🏼😍

@BencepeterOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

Finally someone! I worked equally as much to get it sound like my best piano recording ever. Most of the credits go to Steinway of course!

@sandranobs1945

3 жыл бұрын

@@BencepeterOfficial Sure thing🤫😇 But it's you playing the Steinway hahahaha

@FunSketchMovies

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! The piano sound is really good, if not the best I heard. There is litterally no other pianist that I know of that makes recordings with this lively and bright soundquality. Since I've been listening to Bence, no other pianist can give me that same satisfaction .

“Ah, music, a magic beyond all we do here!”

So this is what a regular piano sounds like🤔

@yope533

3 жыл бұрын

Lets go fix it, I bring the hammers, you bring the bass strings

@nodsib

3 жыл бұрын

Next up, Harry Potter played on a piano with strings replaced by Dragon Heartstrings and Unicorn Tail Hair

@ariaariaha

3 жыл бұрын

No it isn't what a regular piano sounds like this is what a regular piano must sounds like

@jpmea

3 жыл бұрын

losing tempo somtimes

@feralb415

3 жыл бұрын

@@ariaariaha in case its a regular piano

That's phenomenal. You play with so much heart and passion.