Plot twist: all the other piano strings are cut and this is secretly just Tom Brier on crack

@cjuice9039

3 жыл бұрын

Nah this is just Tom on a normal saturday

@edukg5668

2 жыл бұрын

Just everyday tom.

@ohboi9578

2 жыл бұрын

@@edukg5668 way to discredit the other 2. Just cuz one is hella famous

@v-1nce

Жыл бұрын

there would be too many questions if Tom showed his true power in public, so they had to hire two actors (joking of course, awesome to hear the different choices each of them is making in real time, the final product is over the top in the best possible way :)

As someone who has played a duet with two of the three individuals here, they are all experts at dueling pianos, Tom’s magical ability to follow anyone and is always down for change and surprises, and Frederick’s lovely double octave fills between the melodies, this is what ragtime is all about!

@Fuchsia_tude

2 жыл бұрын

*was always

@MaestroEspressivo

Ай бұрын

Hello. I'm very curious about how or who the arrangement came about. Listening carefully, most of it seems to be through-composed, including the five (+1) iterations of the B strain. Or maybe they've all just done it together enough to have it approximately figured out. Still, it seems to me more organized than that. Thank you!

I don't get why people get so upset about this being fast. It's named "3 Pianos on Fire" for a reason ! :P

@Jack_M

7 жыл бұрын

I quote Scott Joplin when I say "TOO FAST!"

@Keeper1st

7 жыл бұрын

No, you don't, because he said "Tempo di Marcia" for this piece.

@maxomega3

7 жыл бұрын

I'd have to be Usain Bolt to march at this tempo

@Keeper1st

7 жыл бұрын

No you wouldn't. The underlying tempo isn't actually that quick. The melody is just in 16th notes. See kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKmYpc2Gc63NcqQ.html for some period march tempo examples.

@sub-zeroseanotrs1857

7 жыл бұрын

Usain Bolt literally took 18 steps in his world record run. He steps very slowly

I love how they all know the song, but instead of playing it, they play around it, if that makes any sense.

@joewizard100

10 жыл бұрын

they improvise :D

@Todd1356

10 жыл бұрын

This is improvisation, but not dissimilar to the great composers writing theme and variations where the main theme gets intertwined with multiple layers of addition music....the fun is listening for the original music, which is still in there, in some form or another! I loved this!

@isopath1

6 жыл бұрын

Error405NameNotFound you are SO ignorant about music. Improvisation is a skill which you obviously neither have nor appreciate. Get a life

@ethanl.1699

6 жыл бұрын

isopath1 he is saying how he likes how they know the song but instead improvise on it

@dennisspinkshappyforbusker2523

6 жыл бұрын

@@ethanl.1699 probably would enjoy it more live.

Tom Brier, what a guy!

@JimTheFishTV

9 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, I think there were other players there too, not sure.

@GKB.official

9 жыл бұрын

JimTheFishTV He's my favorite!

That blonde guy knows how to use the octaves. Great piece!!

@M.J.Merisotis

3 жыл бұрын

1:32 is my favorite part lol

@PiotrBarcz

2 жыл бұрын

Hodges is notorious for those kind of twinkling riffs and the wacked arpeggios

@bonobo2000

10 ай бұрын

@@M.J.Merisotis also at 2:25 and 2:44, the pianist to the right knows what he is doing. He is creating new music. Those bits sound like mere new compositions. The power of improvising is the soul of these men.

And then, Scott Joplin himself appeared with a shotgun yelling "NOOOT FAAAST"

@Keeper1st

9 жыл бұрын

And then Scott Joplin appeared at your house shouting "Tempo di Marcia!" kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKmYpc2Gc63NcqQ.html

@pablosorbara2280

9 жыл бұрын

Well, according to that guy, this is played way faster that how it was meant to be played....

@pablosorbara2280

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, I've been searching for something like this for a long time

@progenygenealogy1404

9 жыл бұрын

Pablo Sorbara Three jaded guys, bored with the tune, showing off. Ruins it.

@pablosorbara2280

9 жыл бұрын

***** And people have freedom of telling a fucking joke whenever the fuck they want...

Just finding out that the middle guy was my music teacher. Holy shit I gotta go back to college and beg to be his apprentice

@porple4430

3 жыл бұрын

Patrick

i think it's awesome how almost all the videos of tom brier i see on youtube, he's playing at a retirement home in front of older folk. what a joy for them to see him play!

@Keeper1st

10 жыл бұрын

I've never known Tom to play at a retirement home. This was at a hotel during a ragtime festival. These people came to see him and the others play -- not the other way around.

@belky501

10 жыл бұрын

Keeper1st oh...well I feel dumb now

@belky501

10 жыл бұрын

Keeper1st oh...well I feel dumb now

Wow, SIX hands ragtime!!!

@Keeper1st

8 жыл бұрын

+E. Goldie A year later they did this again with 12 hands. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fKyp0o9uipWZdqg.html And last week I posted a video with 10 hands on just two pianos (eventually, as more and more people join in): kzread.info/dash/bejne/pKmFssxqnZPTltI.html

I'm from Italy and I was impressed by Tom Brier's skills when I first listened to him play thanks to this Channel. I was 13. This KZread channel made Tom famous. However, watching this video now (for the 20th time maybe) makes me realise how talented the other two pianisis are. If someone of you ever reads this comment, please keep in mind I admire all of you. Ragtime is my top 1 music genre, and you perform it way too well. Nevertheless, I'm still in pain today for Tom. His accident definitely made my life sadder. 7 years later, I still shake when I think about that. God bless Tom and all of the artists/friends around him.

Too fast? Probably. Too awesome? Definitely.

@PiotrBarcz

4 жыл бұрын

There is no such THING as too awesome!

"This will be our final number (Unless someone calls an encore which had better not happen cause we're out of time)." *Crowd starts laughing hysterically*

Some guy in the beginning was like "I never heard of it!"

@Keeper1st

8 жыл бұрын

That was one of the performers, Tom Brier, joking around.

@KnexRules8365

6 жыл бұрын

Keeper1st oh lol I was wondering that too

They need to perform this again on high-quality audio!

@Keeper1st

4 жыл бұрын

Tom is no longer physically able. I do believe this performance was captured by audiophile Rob Thomas, so somewhere a good audio recording should exist.

What part of "on fire" did you not understand?

@user-rk1pb6kg9r

4 жыл бұрын

Edgy bitch

@TheRealObamagaming

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-rk1pb6kg9r i could eat a Bowl of Alphabet soup and shit a better Statement than you

@sirpizza2044

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheRealObamagaming that was the most legendary roast ive ever seen

@Mythonian274

4 жыл бұрын

@@sirpizza2044 You took the words right out of my mouth

@han-huo

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRealObamagaming dude you fucking committed murder to SMlee

I would have paid big money to see this live.

@bencarter8324

3 жыл бұрын

I would do anything to see Tom perform today, seriously I'd walk to CA from Connecticut!

A lot of people focus on the "it is never right to play ragtime fast" that Joplin put on later rags, or they focus on the "slow" in "slow march tempo" without thinking of the "march" part. The early cakewalk and string-band recordings of ragtime were at quite a quick tempo, thus Joplin's "fast" was relative to music of the time. Joplin's "moderato" sounds fast to today's ears not accustomed to stuff like Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay or the Orpheus Overture that were so popular in his time.

I don't care if it was too fast, I like fast. In-fact I love it! It is an awesome and thrilling display of excellent talent. I don't think there is any way the Maple Leaf Rag can be played wrong by any good musician, just different ways. I also think Scott Joplin would get a real kick out listening to a lively rendition of his music. Probably would have given him another good idea about rag too!

@chiseledquartz1075

8 жыл бұрын

+Gene Kinnick Put it at 2x speed

@niharikajog6612

8 жыл бұрын

+Chiseledquartz27 I can't even hear a tune anymore xD

@isopath1

6 жыл бұрын

I like ALL rag played at a lively tempo. The syncopated best lends itself to such fabulous windup

@malloy4025

5 жыл бұрын

"I Am Speed" -Lightning McQueen

@alaeriia01

Жыл бұрын

Maple Leaf is a barnburner. It should be played fast.

I'm so happy that this is in stereo!

Wow I had to check to see if I accidentally left KZread on 2x speed! 😮 BRAVO!! 🥳

"I messed up. Let's start over."

@NoisqueVoaProduction

3 жыл бұрын

" Could you do that again? I forgot to press 'record'. "

Holy cow Tom at 3:43!

The stereo is great with headphones. I enjoyed it very much, and I think I'm going to go back and listen to the others that are in stereo now!

100-120 is medium to fast. (Consider that most rags are written in 2/4, thus a quarter note is one beat.) I've heard John Stark's son E.J. Stark quoted as saying that 100 was considered a good "default" tempo to play a rag.

@PiotrBarcz

4 жыл бұрын

I can agree with E. J. Stark, 100 bpm is a pretty decent tempo for ragtime, nice and fast but not TOO fast.

It doesn't matter how many times I've seen this, it always thrills me to see what Fred Hodges does in counterpoint to the other two guys.😀

Absolutely spectacular!

Indeed, and they do play the melody recognizably the first time through each strain. On the repeats is when they go nuts, but that's standard ragtime playing.

I can't say this wasn't the most insane version of the Maple Leaf that I have heard in my life!

1:33 gave me chills so hard, sonds amazing

@JosemariaCarrascoMolina

4 ай бұрын

same

That was the best rendition of Maple Leaf Rag that I've ever heard. Great job guy's.

This is the best thing ever. Anything Tom Brier makes me happy!

This really brought tears to my eyes. It was unbelievably brilliant WOW WOW. Why haven't I seen it before?

They accomplished what may arguably be a version that outdid Joplin's vision of his rag but one he'd be thrilled with...fusion of rag, honky tonk, and nickelodeon . Masterful. Riveting.

@ddruxman3579

2 жыл бұрын

@@kowalskymnm Not sure if I should clarify or if you understood what I meant by nickelodeon. Not the channel (not with a capital N). Rather, the original instrument, which was an automatic player piano that was activated by the nickels people paid to watch the silent movies. It's that familiar lively tinny piano background for Chaplin, Keaton, and the others of their day.

Possibly the most spectacular thing ive heard.

I am so happy I found this gem of a video on youtube. I literally feel how each pianist gives their improvisation to the audience. Bravo.

Its so complicated every time you listen its like listening to a different song scott joplin is watching in awe from the stars

This is awesome

This is beyond epic. I feel joy coming from my ears!

Is it Tom who's producing that left hand 'oomph' feeling all throughout? I love it!

I always appreciated this side of Ragtime music the most.

For hose of you complaining about the speed, kindly read the description; you'll find it says that this is mostly used as a "show off" piece. Now I think we can all agree that the faster something is played, the more impressive it sounds.

It was good I love the music and tom I loved how you played and I hope I could meet you sometime.

That was awesome.

THIS IS INCREDIBLE

This terrific. Love Ragtime.

great audio quality!

I'll never tire of watching this video

Fast, not fast it doesn't matter ragtime is still amazing

These guys are always fun.

Spectacular! Bravo!

Alternate Title: "Three Guys Go Sicko Mode On A Trio Of Pianos"

Be careful listening to this track... you may receive a terminal dose of happy =D

A real fine time.Loving it.

What fun! Great fast march tempo with tons of brilliant embellishments and melody turns. People who want it slow have never studied or played ragtime. Fantastic job!

Ah, I've always loved the tune of the song. Adding more complex layers only makes it better.

Oh fortunate audience!!

Love the FUN!!!

WOW! Beautiful is an under statement. Lots of fun for players, and (Moi) me!

@wilms3420

8 жыл бұрын

Suddenly, -Wilmer grabs Lissy, and slaps her in the face 10 times saying, "No" until she stops-. The end.

@nancylinda4207

7 жыл бұрын

Wilmer Gonzalez played too fast.

If you can see a, "Gorn" from Star Trek in the audience then you are either on something or a REAL trekkie like me. Hint, hes to the left. But seriously, these guys are awesome! Love it!

Awsome!!!!This performance makes me smile...Thank u!!

If I could watch this video all day, every day! Se eu podesse assistia esse vídeo o dia todo, todos os dias!

"The Legend of 1900" A kind of piano player fairy tale. Great fictional piano dual scene between Jelly Roll Morton, and the main character of the movie.

What I really want to learn is how to improvise along the way while still keeping the original melody like these 3 great players did its so cool...

Boris Johnson on the right is playing a completely different tune as usual

this is amazing.

Holy mother of god this is amazing

Virtuoso piano playing and collaboration!!! :))

Just when I thought it couldn't get any better it got WAY better...!! wow.

Bravo, Awesome, fantastic,wonderful,great,magnificent!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh yes did i mention that I really liked it!

that was awesome!

Excellent! I really enjoyed their arrangement.

This is awesome! Great performance of one of the best ragtime pieces ever!

Ha! I've listened to this so many times, but this is the first time I noticed this: at :19, right after he says "Maple Leaf Rag," some guy shouts, "Never heard of it!"

@Keeper1st

9 жыл бұрын

That "some guy" was Tom Brier, being sarcastic.

@EclipseGamingKSP101

9 жыл бұрын

Keeper1st Haha

@alitlweird

9 жыл бұрын

Keeper1st silliness aside, think of how many people who really "never heard of it."

When you take a powerup in a game

ohhh ok i never thought of it that way thanks

Say "1, 2, 1, 2" or "left, right, left, right" like a drill sergeant on the beats. Sounds like the tempo used to get soldiers to march, doesn't it? The rag is marked "tempo di marcia" (march tempo). If you can march to it, it's a march tempo. So while this is a somewhat quick march tempo, it's still "march tempo" as Joplin indicated. Joplin's best friends were really hot piano players, so he undoubtedly heard and didn't mind this rag at a tempo like this.

@gryd3461

4 жыл бұрын

you can march to any tempo...

Chills all over man!

Being a complete ragtime fan.....YOU SIR POST THE BEST VIDEOS EVAR!!!! (Yay for misspelling)

Heh yeah, that's another thing. People often think "not fast" = "slow" or that "slow march" = "slow". The way I like to explain it is that "slow march" is like "large Chihuahua". It's still a small dog -- just large for a Chihuahua. Definitely Elite Syncopations is one of those that falls apart at a slow tempo -- particularly that last strain.

Blazing!!! Love it

AMAZING!

Now if only I could get an endless loop of this play wherever I go... :D I've seen some beautiful stuff by Tom Brier, but combined with these other two talented guys, this takes the cake.

great recording!

like taken directly out of a saloon in the wild west!

@Keeper1st

10 жыл бұрын

You mean out of a Western movie set. This style of music didn't appear on the scene until 1897 -- in black communities in the South -- well after the typical idea of the "wild west".

@MrTurkmenistan1000

10 жыл бұрын

Keeper1st Yes, that was what i meant

@mastercheif878

10 жыл бұрын

Ikr like in those Wild West movie the main character walks into the saloon and hears this with people fighting

*picks up the pieces of exploded head*

OH MY JESUS!

Joplin would be proud

The guy on the left going ham xD

@that_one_guy8821

3 жыл бұрын

That is Tom Brier piano legend

@han-huo

3 жыл бұрын

@@that_one_guy8821 Now he is slightly broken from that crash :(

Still Amazing

I really would like to here this at 97 bpm (written tempo), I would love to pick out all the little arpeggios. Kind of hard to hear all the little licks at that speed.

I enjoyed it and could not help applauding at the end. It seemed to listen to the piano roll. So wonderful. They are great.

… Best ragtime ever

Jeepers!! Amazing! :D

Tom brier shredded it

play it at 1.5 speed its total insanity

Amazing. I guess Scott Joplin is proud of this.

Im paralyzed and speechless

fantastic

tom briar and friends, you are gods of ragtime!