Sometimes it's hard to believe that Rachmaninoff was only 18 when he composed this piece. For those that don't know the story behind it: it is said that Rachmaninoff had a dream where he was at a funeral, and in the distance was a coffin. At 1:24 begins walking towards it, faster and faster. At 2:09 he opens it and... finds himself inside.

@anastasiaivankiv

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great scene for a horror-thriller film

@nana6075

5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful💝

@junsimons

5 жыл бұрын

Well, Rachmaninov was an edgy guy I suppose.

@as8221

5 жыл бұрын

Rousseau I like that you play it with a faster tempo than most modern interpretations

@lyrae2469

5 жыл бұрын

What a genius 😩👌

I'm happy to say after 2 weeks I finally have mastered the first three chords.

@Dylonely42

4 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏

@hi-qr9tm

3 жыл бұрын

Congrawts

@jkbeach2512

3 жыл бұрын

3??? That many?!!

@sergeivasilyevichrachmanin6691

3 жыл бұрын

May I have an update on your progress?

@edwinbeltran9398

3 жыл бұрын

I started yesterday and i know like 15 chords already😭👏 idk how but i made it! Guys! Now i know 2:10 of the piece! And still working on it more than ever too finally finish it!.

If you hear this on a public piano in an airport before your flight.... skip the flight please.

@xtrascientific

4 жыл бұрын

Finally went searching for this song after hearing it again in an episode of Lost lol. Good call.

@dylanwang9192

4 жыл бұрын

Just run and don’t be surprised if your flight crashes tomorrow

@vanveenbussum6162

4 жыл бұрын

Or eat all the airline peanuts and biscuits and pray for a happy landing. Rachi rulez!

@GAMEDATA1010

4 жыл бұрын

I'm just gonna play this right outside the airport

@orsemcore

4 жыл бұрын

that was not funny, and it made no sense?

“Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninoff

@yvplayz7813

11 ай бұрын

Great quote

@riverwren

11 ай бұрын

"Damned little Prelude" -Also Sergei Rachmaninoff

@dj_koen1265

9 ай бұрын

It sounds similar to a quote of hippocrates He said something like: a life is short and the path to mastery is long Paraphrased because I don’t remember the exact quote

@noviyChelovek-lq4wx

7 ай бұрын

Rachmaninov

@JasonTabile

5 ай бұрын

Vita brevis, ars longa. "Life is short, the Art long"

I was so touched and honored that my friend asked me to play piano at her wedding so I played this

@rnfbfb

2 жыл бұрын

wedding as a funeral, lmao 🤣 😂

@louishendryckx2676

2 жыл бұрын

Four weddings and a funeral, more like one wedding, a funeral and a terrified bride

@katphisH11

2 жыл бұрын

i dunno it would be pretty funny LMAO

@dmann5938

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh. That must be a depressing wedding lmao

@defnegultoprak967

2 жыл бұрын

Bahaha these comments are killing me

Clair De Lune sounds like Life, and this piece sounds like Death.

@dememe132

4 жыл бұрын

Because it is

@mickytherat8020

4 жыл бұрын

Clair de Lune in the chat

@davidtaylor607

4 жыл бұрын

How observant of you.

@swooty2805

4 жыл бұрын

This is probably the best description of the two.

@EkaitzIturbeltz

4 жыл бұрын

Death is a pretty cool band though

Every pianist *had* their own drugs Liszt: *o c t a v e s* Rachmaninoff: *c h o r d s* Mozart: *habit of making good tunes* Chopin: *all of the above* Beethoven: *can't hear it*

@cesurerbay7532

3 жыл бұрын

LoL

@myketlg4337

3 жыл бұрын

this hurt

@sergeirachmaninoff3299

2 жыл бұрын

@Chata Chopin: waltzes and legato Beethoven: broken octaves Satie: mystery Debussy: feather

@physicsisawesome696

2 жыл бұрын

Beethoven: smashing piano out of anger. Me: F U G U E

@chata354

2 жыл бұрын

@@physicsisawesome696 lol

I first heard this piece 5 years ago, and as a beginner pianist i wondered if i could ever play it, many hundreds of noisy hours later and learning many easier pieces I managed to learn it which is shocking, just goes to show never give up on your dreams no matter how tough they are.

@steppedtuba50

Жыл бұрын

My father learned this piece at 15, while his parents were fighting. He told me stories of why he chose Rachmaninoff... "it was the only way to drown out my parents fights". However, I think this piece chose him. Now he is gone, and I feel so much pain. I have been practicing for 4 months now, this song means so much. I will not give up.

@asphyxia9927

Жыл бұрын

@@steppedtuba50 it truely does mean so much especially if you know about Rachmaninoff's childhood

@williamtaittinger4529

10 ай бұрын

@@steppedtuba50 how is it going my dude. By now you must be rocking it.

@theironkaiser6929

10 ай бұрын

@@steppedtuba50 It had now been 1 yr and 3 months have you learned it yet?

@joeptr2011

6 ай бұрын

How old are you? If you don’t mind me asking

2:05 As a metal fan, I can say that this is the most heavy metal moment in all of classical music. Gives me goosebumps.

@bobbiehoward3796

Жыл бұрын

I'd invite you to listen to Rachminoff's Piano Concerto no. 3, now that's amazing!

@chilldeen4590

Жыл бұрын

that's peak breakdown for real

@marcphilos9915

Жыл бұрын

Listen to Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata 3rd movement on electric guitar. Now that's metal!

@edwardtupper6374

Жыл бұрын

Beethoven would have been a metalhead no doubt

@Vladimir_Kopoushkin

Жыл бұрын

so, rachmaninoff's pieces it is "power metal" in classical music)

I heard that Rachmaninoff got sick of people asking him to play this because it was so popular! XD -Andrew

@mogdagamer6476

5 жыл бұрын

Sheet Music Boss apparently once a neighbour got really annoyed by him practicing loudly so the neighbour learnt how to play this to make him move!

@adrianremo1988

5 жыл бұрын

Lol! I can imagine a conversation like "Cmon, one more listen?" C "Carl, I've been playing the piece for you 37 times today. I haven't even eaten yet."

@VadimGolovetskiy

5 жыл бұрын

Sheet music boss, hey i asked you to do this prelude can you do it please or your getting sick of it lol. and please don't make it sound russian because it is already made by a russian composer.

@ollyhudson9931

5 жыл бұрын

Well......it is bloody good.

@adrianremo1988

5 жыл бұрын

He even called this piece the "it" piece. People always wanted him to play it, over and over. He called it his Frankenstein piece.

2:09 gives me so many goosebumps,this is the most haunting part of classic piano music I've ever heard.

@Alien_ark

3 жыл бұрын

That first chord is so brutal, give me chills

@LisztAddict

2 жыл бұрын

I want to play this at 4 am at forforfortissimo

@sankalp_gupta

2 жыл бұрын

@@LisztAddict its fortissississimo

@LisztAddict

2 жыл бұрын

@@sankalp_gupta i thought forforfortissimo looked weird

@alemutasa6189

2 жыл бұрын

@@sankalp_gupta yeah no, it's not, you're wrong too. It's "fortissimissimissimo"

There’s such a menacing feeling that comes from this piece. It’s not fear, but this feeling of dread and hopelessness. Sends chills down my spine every time.

@bboyo8307

2 жыл бұрын

U are right. It is like the panic during a bad dream. The end chords remind me of heavy breathing (maybe he is awake from the dream?)

@Bach_is_staring_at_you

8 ай бұрын

exactly!

@jackgeary6928

28 күн бұрын

As I understand it, this piece is supposed to be the church bells of St. Petersburg church as it burned.

The emotion and depth of the chords after 2:09 just blows me away, I love this piece

*Only 1800’s emo kids remember this absolute banger*

@blazingrose3704

4 жыл бұрын

😝

@toxicgaming2567

4 жыл бұрын

Rachmaninoff isn’t that old

@samsani13

4 жыл бұрын

To be more specific, 1892

@PajaroRojoMon

4 жыл бұрын

*1880's

@kollo3457

4 жыл бұрын

Rami893ga nah this piece is from 1892

Legend has it that Rachmaninoff played this with one hand, and with the other hand he wrote this piece in paper

@Dweegy5

8 күн бұрын

that's one heck of a way to say that his hands were big 😂

Oh I remember one memorable morning when I first heard this masterpiece... Back then I lived opposite the Music Conservoire. It was warm early Summer's Sunday morning and someone was blasting this piece with their window open (and so was mine across the street). I've listened in awe. More and more entangled in Music... I immediately thought 'It MUST be Rachmaninoff!' and then 'I GOTTA find this piece' So I went through all his preludes (my first thought) and thus - found this mastepiece. I was about 14/15 years old.

@YoavMarciano

Жыл бұрын

Incredible piece

@PrzemeQ_XY

Жыл бұрын

@@YoavMarciano Yeah - rightly so! Just like so much of his other pieces Of course Piano Concertos come to mind (No. 2 and 3 especially) But his chamber Music is often ommited masterpieces! Piano Trios (foremost No. 2) gives very similar feeling to this prelude. Years ago I've heard it being played (rehersal) in Music Academy in my town. Listend for 30minutes outside the room - more and more entagled in Music and waited outside after only to ask performers 'What was THIS piece'. Also very distinct memory of mine connected to Rachmaninoff Music...

@elianechabrol335

10 ай бұрын

❤

My first concert piece. After 60 years I can still play and enjoy the gift Mother gave me. Thank you Mom.

@EarlLedden

2 жыл бұрын

Played this at my Eighth Grade Graduation and at 76 I can still play it. I vaguely remember my Dad playing it.

@UltiRequiem

2 жыл бұрын

@@EarlLedden Good boys

@goatswag6469

2 жыл бұрын

Wow I feel young being 10 years old

@purpleweedsmoke6822

2 жыл бұрын

Same, i can still play As Time Goes By on piano a real jazzy version because my Dad wanted me to learn it many years ago but he has passed on. but im so glad i play the song still.

@susfacewithinternetaccess1296

Жыл бұрын

@@goatswag6469 ??? You are?

2:09 you can feel one's terror of seeing self in the coffin...........

@samloveless2285

5 жыл бұрын

Kaung Myat Dammm so true

@johncameron6877

5 жыл бұрын

it sends shivers down my spine EVERY time

@BehradDavoudi

5 жыл бұрын

edge lord rachmaninoff

@brawtff

5 жыл бұрын

I can visualize it

@emmanuelmerryfield3253

5 жыл бұрын

It sent chills down my spine after i visualized that

Imagine walking in a abandoned house at night and entering in a destroyed room with a piano at the center which is playing this piece by itself

@Dylonely42

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao this would be funny

@floorsymbiosis6059

3 жыл бұрын

Stopppp 😭😂

@user-zu3il2rr5t

3 жыл бұрын

and little red riding hood

@amityboi4398

2 жыл бұрын

Get out of the house. Immediately!

@chubob73

2 жыл бұрын

an out of tuned piano :)

I stumbled upon Rachmaninoff when I was in a very dark place in my life. The first time that I ever listened, I found I had tears streaming down my face while my soul was purged of heavy emotion in an almost orgasmic release. It is my absolute favorite piano composition that exists. Thank you for this wonderful video!

@bboyo8307

2 жыл бұрын

I started to play piano exactly 1 year ago. It was my first piece. the prelude. I learned it 5 months ago. And ‚perfected‘ it the last months together with newer pieces. It would be a pleasure if I could show u a performance of mine. I hope you are doing well, and crossed the dark period of ur life. Stay safe! ps. we have probably a similar taste in classical music (!), so I recommend watching the whole set of franz liszts 12 transcendental etudes performed by trifonov. Its a whole visual video of the performance on yt. You seem to understand music very good. Many people say the emotions of trifonov are childish and just for entertaining purposes. But if you understand every single of the etudes then u will understand the beauty of the music and the virtuosity of the pianist. :)

@liviemillie6455

Жыл бұрын

I too discovered Rachmaninoff in a rather fateful fashion. It's odd how many people seem to have this experience. How beautiful.

@oblakus

7 ай бұрын

Anyone who had real struggles in life just reaonates with this. The fact that someone wrote this feeling down in such a perfect way is absolutely incredible. This man was a genius!

Dear God I swear I’m gonna lose it with these “simply piano” ads

@asgard_

3 жыл бұрын

I've waited for somebody to say this.

@rykos3861

3 жыл бұрын

True af mate

@hi-qr9tm

3 жыл бұрын

"I aLwayS WanTed tO be A ReAl piAno mAn"

@Milk88488

3 жыл бұрын

@@hi-qr9tm I'm ok with that one

@tabbywarrior

3 жыл бұрын

Me: laughs in KZread Red Hack

I swear this guy can play every single piece in this world

@FrostbiteP1ano

5 жыл бұрын

He already played flight of the bumblebee. He can basically do fantise impromptu in 2 attempts at this point

@bensonzhang7331

5 жыл бұрын

@@FrostbiteP1ano those are nowhere close to the hardest. ever heard of liszt my boy?

@FrostbiteP1ano

5 жыл бұрын

@@bensonzhang7331 yes I have.

@collin._rhodes

5 жыл бұрын

Benson Zhang he did lizst so enjoy

@FrostbiteP1ano

5 жыл бұрын

@@collin._rhodes I know

The most metal piano piece ever written.

@georgejungle138

Жыл бұрын

Toccata and Fugue

@olredyyy3877

Жыл бұрын

@@georgejungle138 that wasn’t written for piano lol

@Loctorak

10 ай бұрын

It's also not really "more" metal than this. If anything T&F is like glam or hair metal more than "metal" metal

@tracyyang3455

26 күн бұрын

That’s what he said.

I played this piece for a competition a month or two ago, believe me that it it one of the most beautiful preludes of all time.

2:58 I think right around here, he wakes up. The notes almost sound like deep breathing.

@surr3al756

4 жыл бұрын

Wow thats a really cool interpretation! I never thought of it as that you just improved the piece so much.

@mrmensje1

4 жыл бұрын

or maybe acceptance? Surrendering himself

@g.ferreira6745

4 жыл бұрын

The way I hear it is his heartbeats start to go down, as he wakes up in shock, full of adrenaline, and puts his hand on his chest to feel his heart, almost as if guaranteeing he's alive

@yekware

4 жыл бұрын

It's supposed to be funeral bells I think but this is a great perception of this, changes up the way I see this song

@gabrielspricido8902

4 жыл бұрын

That makes total sense. And i think that at 1:27 he starts walking towards the coffin, and at 2:09 he finally sees himself inside it.

This piece was the first time I saw a « sffff » on a sheet of music 😂

@lilje372

5 жыл бұрын

Sforzandisisisimmo

@randomguyontheinternet6546

5 жыл бұрын

lone beast search for KZread tutorial on how to read sheet music

@Skysiax

5 жыл бұрын

Space Gandalf Let’s start with the staff

@ninjafruitchilled

5 жыл бұрын

@Space Gandalf I could read music when I was twelve, probably some kid can teach the basics just fine

@flyingpenandpaper6119

5 жыл бұрын

Tbf that's just 18 year old Rachmaninoff being edgy. Considering ff is meant to be 'as loud as possible', seeing anything more than fff is just a bit embarrassing.

Thank you Rousseau. Covid killed a lot of my passion and motivation as a musician, but your channel reignited that passion as well as a new passion for improving at piano. You've made a big difference for me :)

Those first three chords really show how menacing the song is gonna be! Love it!

If you hear a recital with this piece, run. Run for your life.

@kingkrimson6703

3 жыл бұрын

@charles cap You pull the key from your pocket, but then realize you don't have pockets

@brownieboy8405

2 жыл бұрын

dang this is the piece i'm working on for a recital

@kongaroo2953

2 жыл бұрын

You then realize there is no door

@daniellemiller8073

2 жыл бұрын

Playing this for my recital in 2 days

@Kattist

2 жыл бұрын

Gonna play this in my school cause thats a good idea

Little tip: don’t play this at family gatherings when they ask you to play something

@bananasquash8100

4 жыл бұрын

Did that not go to well for u

@liamsmyth7707

4 жыл бұрын

Gonna do it next time they ask me to play cause im tired of them asking

@ismeneedecaste3592

4 жыл бұрын

Heyyy, depends on the family - would do mine some good

@poppyharlow4448

4 жыл бұрын

went well for me...but then again my parents forced piano on me, so it kinda figures that they would find a piece like this ok

@nurikkulanbaev3628

4 жыл бұрын

Play Shostakovich instead, rsp 8th string quartet

the best piece I've ever heard in my life, I can feel in my skin what rachmaninoff felt in the dream, the horror, the despair, it's just wonderful.

Am I the only one who thinks that the chords at 2:09 sound a lot like a thunderclap? This gives the piece so much more emotion

@aranyabanerjee4520

Жыл бұрын

Fax

@XavrrReminiscentOfficial

Жыл бұрын

This can’t sound like thunderclap, since it was written and released far before thunderclap, maybe you meant, thunderclap sounds like this?

@Henri.d.Olivoir

Жыл бұрын

@@XavrrReminiscentOfficial No, I meant like a literal thunderclap, you know, as in the sound we can hear when a lightning occurs

@XavrrReminiscentOfficial

Жыл бұрын

@@Henri.d.Olivoir low key though you meant the actual thunderclap😂

@Henri.d.Olivoir

Жыл бұрын

@@XavrrReminiscentOfficial lol, no problem 😂

God: So how big do you want your hands to be? Rachmaninoff: Y E S

@TomCL-vb6xc

5 жыл бұрын

Jose Wui You don’t need big hands to play this piece. As long as you can reach a 9th you are fine ( of course you need the skill and ability go with it). In general you are correct though, Rachnaninoff certainly made good use of his large hands and long fingers. In his B flat major prelude there is an interval of a 22nd I believe at one point.

@jackthecommenter2768

5 жыл бұрын

@@TomCL-vb6xc thats i problem i face because im a kid playing the piano with little hands..

@TomCL-vb6xc

5 жыл бұрын

JackThe Commenter Pianists of every skill level will tell you the same thing: start slowly and get it right and you will be able to play it faster eventually. All of Rachmaninoff’s pieces are very much possible to play with small hands, you just need speed and technique. Try not to injure yourself however and make sure you are being safe with how you play.

@jackthecommenter2768

5 жыл бұрын

@@TomCL-vb6xc what about clair de lune?

@TomCL-vb6xc

5 жыл бұрын

JackThe Commenter That is far easier than most of Rachmaninoff’s music and does not require big hands to play. It is still a rather advanced piece though.

The part at 2:08 is the most terrifying thing I've ever heard played on piano.

@jeremy9951

5 жыл бұрын

@JacobRaymond Serina I have and I think it sounds more beautiful than terrifying haha

@PresidentBoboLunik

5 жыл бұрын

@JacobRaymond Serina nah it ain't scary dawg it's just beautiful, beethoven isn't writting scary ass pieces

@PresidentBoboLunik

5 жыл бұрын

@JacobRaymond Serina writing*

@johncameron6877

5 жыл бұрын

i unequivocally agree. i understand tocatta and fugue is the trademark "spooky" song, but honestly, if i heard this song played on a giant pipe organ in like a haunted house i think i would be MUCH more terrified. my absolute FAVORITE part about this piece is that it is LITERALLY a piece about a nightmare.

@icekurimu1688

5 жыл бұрын

😂

Little hand size pianist: T_T Rachmaninoff playing the whole piece with only one hand: ???

@uhigldasdtyuiosagjk

4 ай бұрын

he fukcing did that?

2:09 always sends shivers down my spine

Well, that escalated quickly

@gabbyrandrianasoloniaiko8979

4 жыл бұрын

I mean that really got outta hand fast

@El_Chapo407

4 жыл бұрын

Gabby Randrianasoloniaiko daddy

**has a dream about going to a funeral only to see myself in the coffin** Me: Hehe, I wish. Rachmaninoff: **writes a masterpiece of piano repertoire that he ends up hating**

@user-jl4zz1re4c

4 жыл бұрын

Herr Heltcel: **Writes a masterpiece of a comment**

@Bakkesnakke

4 жыл бұрын

S: *writes a masterpiece of an answer*

@emir_audio

4 жыл бұрын

Notyag: **writes a masterpiece of a detection**

@vargasmartin7143

4 жыл бұрын

@@emir_audio Arima Kousei: **writes a masterpiece of a compliment**

@sergiomartinezcastro6183

4 жыл бұрын

Martín Vargas: *writes a masterpiece of a sentence*

The speed.... Have gotten to 1:53 now. To practice just a single second of this takes enourmous time. Great respect to those who have mastered this piece, not to speak of many of the other mesmerizing pieces by Rach

@larmkaartdev7944

6 ай бұрын

Nah it's pretty easy, just learn the notes and then repeat it a bunch of times. There are much more difficult passages in rach's repetoire

I love this piece! I listen it almost every day on your channel! Pure perfection! My respect!👏

Who else got goosebumps at 2:09

@lifeguard8887

5 жыл бұрын

Yessss

@fryderykfranciszekchopin5716

5 жыл бұрын

me xDD

@Skysiax

5 жыл бұрын

Ye i got Goosebumps at 2:09 pm because i wanted to watch the movie

@leothekid1199

5 жыл бұрын

Aaahahahahhhh PINGUIRIS!!

@Moonmoon-ws6jo

4 жыл бұрын

Everytime i go back to that part of the song it gives me chills

Can you play piano? Rachmaninoff: only chords

@xRtUioLmkOP

4 жыл бұрын

1:26

@balladin9200

4 жыл бұрын

Félix Le Saulnier Those are arpeggiated chords 😂

@wilfredhebronmoses970

4 жыл бұрын

@@balladin9200 *Mr. incredible meme* Chords are chords

@balladin9200

4 жыл бұрын

@@wilfredhebronmoses970 Wonderful

@xRtUioLmkOP

4 жыл бұрын

Badreddine Wreqs don’t you ear the melodie ?

KZread debería tener un botón que diga "Me encanta". Maravillosa interpretación. Saludos desde Uruguay.

There's something so satisfying about 2:07 with 10 notes played at the same time

People: piano music is boring... Rachmaninoff: hold my beer...

@platypusmusic8843

4 жыл бұрын

Hold my vodka

@awe331

4 жыл бұрын

Ivan Vetoshkin Yes bc there are so many exciting piano pieces

@kayomuito8497

4 жыл бұрын

@@awe331 yeah, they proably never heard about Liszt, Ranchmaninoff, Ravel, Chopin or even Mozart. The world needs to hear more classical pieces Lmao if someone that don't know nothing about classical music, listened to Ranchmaninoff's piano concerto no.2, he would be like "why tha f u c k ins't people talking about this?"

@kyledsouza5

3 жыл бұрын

@@kayomuito8497 Yes, I've found my people

@joha4574

3 жыл бұрын

vlad dracul this comment is dumb.

This is one of my favorite pieces by far, the compelling feel of despair and helplessness give off such a dark tone and makes you truly feel scared

I love this masterpiece! I’m so glad you were able to play this. Awesome Job!!

I recently started really studying this piece. The first thing I noticed on your video was the use of the 2, 3 finger on the C# keys in the beginning. Bravo! I love your videos!

Let me tell you a story: Rachmaninoff finds himself at a funeral. Sad the day was, like most funerals. He saw his brother giving a speech at the front, but wasn't bothered to listen to it, as he was still trying to remember who died for this funeral, he tried his hardest, but couldn't recall. He started to wonder a few things as he looked around the room, his mother, crying, and his father, comforting her. Who had died that could make them so sad? He wondered this to himself, he knew everyone at the funeral as well, it must've been a close relative if he knew everyone there. They where lining up to see the fallen in their coffin, and with each step Rachmaninoffs heart beat quicker. People where giving him funny looks, and started to suspect something about who died. Sweat was slowly falling down his face as he slowly walked too the coffin, his mother in front of him. He heard It in the back, one of his pieces where being played as he got closer. Time slowed down, each step forward felt like 10 seconds of work, as he grew increasingly nervous. It was his turn up to see the person who lay. He took the first step and breathed in, he was profusely sweating now, as he took the last step. He found himself, inside the coffin. Laying there dead, eyes closed. Rachmaninoff was horrified. He wanted to run. Oh what was he to do, run away, or continually stare at his dead body. The more he looked, the more he felt himself break down, he looked at his hand as his skin started to fade away, into grew dust, he saw his own skeleton. Everyone stood there watching in horror as he screamed in agony. "I wasn't ready to die!" He screamed and cried as he slowly turned into dust. Just then he woke up in his bed screaming. Realizing what just happened he calmed down as his breath slowed down, slowly until he went back to sleep.

@_Znyways_

3 жыл бұрын

omg dude thanks so much. i knew that he had this dream but i did not know all about these details. i appreciate it.

@alidaoudi3269

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to be that guy but source?

@blackmage1276

3 жыл бұрын

@@alidaoudi3269 what? I have no source. My piano teacher told me

@theoboueid4744

3 жыл бұрын

@@blackmage1276 Thank you, thank you! This is the interpretation of this piece I was looking for. You have no idea how much that helps!

@alvishui7787

3 жыл бұрын

@@blackmage1276 You can make a career out of this

*1806 composers: i hope people remember us and remember our music..* *2019 people: People arguing whether lizst or chopin has harder music*

@didko3968

5 жыл бұрын

idk about harder, but lizst has better music

@caiogiuliocesareottavianoa798

5 жыл бұрын

@@didko3968 they have both composed incredible pieces

@thatguymork

4 жыл бұрын

Liszt revolutionized music, and is, in general a better composer imo. Though " the poet of the piano" Chopin had a way of creating melodies that is unrivaled in any other composer. Liszt, sophisticated; Chopin, human; which is why I personally like and relate to Chopin more.

@mightymaniac8712

4 жыл бұрын

For me Chopin was more consistent in making masterpieces, so only a few of Liszt’s pieces are as enjoyable as virtually all of Chopin’s nocturnes

@dadida853

4 жыл бұрын

I think Chopin wrote beautiful pieces

This piece has taken me years to master. It is one of the most gratifying songs that you can play on the piano.

This is the first video of your channel I ever saw years ago, and I have been following ever since. Love all of the beautiful music, and videos. Thank you and sending positive energy to you!

it looks like his thumbs are fencing 0:36

@eznack1489

5 жыл бұрын

How high are you

@Josh_ua

5 жыл бұрын

@@eznack1489 hi how are you?*

@charlesmcbain8975

5 жыл бұрын

ReveN no.

@trithaopham9301

5 жыл бұрын

LOL THATS ADORABKE

@lupin4337

5 жыл бұрын

Interesting perspective

2:08 Breaking News: Origin of the beat drop has been discovered!

@shotglassanhero

5 жыл бұрын

YOU’RE GODDAMN RIGHT

@jessielu8235

5 жыл бұрын

Do you mean 2:10) .

@peep3879

5 жыл бұрын

Rachmaninoff was so fucking intense.

@elenikoustoulidi7736

5 жыл бұрын

I love this comment for two reasons: 1. This is so genius 2. Using a reference from the video "the history of the whole world, I guess" makes it 10 times better. (idk if I'm right but let me be happy for a moment XD)

@DrBromiAndufEwd

5 жыл бұрын

Lol! Literally had that thought scrolled and Bam....saw your comment!

I was getting the chills while listening to this song from start to end. Your piano playing is so good. Subscribed. :]

Absolutely breathtaking! Rachmaninoff's "Prelude in C-sharp minor" is a true masterpiece that never fails to leave me in awe. The emotion and passion conveyed through the piano is truly captivating, and the virtuosity of the piece is simply incredible. Thank you for sharing this gem of a video, it's a true joy to listen to.

Me: I could totally play this, its all chords. 1:26 Me: . . . oh no.

@nobodylovesme3743

4 жыл бұрын

They are just arpeggios

@keishagordon440

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂basically

@squishytim7303

4 жыл бұрын

It‘s not too hard, if you can play the first section you can play the whole piece too

@H36TRemasters

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahah, my exact reaction! I understand they are just arpeggios but the speed to do it and do it accurately is uhhh, not something I'm up to right now.

@arulbanerjea9882

4 жыл бұрын

It actually gets easier here (I’m currently learning this right now-it’s a bit of work specially with the super low bangers but I think I’ll get it with time and you can do it too!)

Imagine this piece being played at a public piano in the railway I’d sure get terrified to go inside the train

@vincenthubschmann6512

4 жыл бұрын

No Name I actually played this at a public piano in st. Pancras international when I was there. I sure is pretty menacing

@thelastgenderbee171

4 жыл бұрын

@@vincenthubschmann6512 should've taken a video

@sdn14

4 жыл бұрын

It says your comment is a week ago. I was at that train station a week ago.

@josephstalin3702

4 жыл бұрын

@@sdn14 it says your comment was 22 seconds ago.

@dylanwang9192

4 жыл бұрын

Run

You play this and everything else so beautifully! Thank you for your wonderful videos!💗

This is one of the best performances i have heard in my life. KEEP GOING

Can we talk a moment about how emotionally draining this piece can be to learn. The dynamics are all over the place.

@perdifoil

4 жыл бұрын

i just came off of learning Chopin's nocturne in e flat major feeling like hot stuff, and started learning this one today. feelin less like hot stuff and more like my hands really hurt.

@ssimms8995

4 жыл бұрын

sickley2 I agree! Playing forte for me is a challenge let along sffff

@rpgtrainer

3 жыл бұрын

they sure are! this takes a while to master. It is a fun piece to play though! check out my youtube channel and watch my one and only video of me reciting this piece after learning it 14 year ago!

@furonet138

2 жыл бұрын

@@perdifoil Nice, I started working on this one after that piece too hahaha. 10 months later and I’ve almost got it 😅

@flixelgato1288

2 жыл бұрын

True, but once you've got it under control and sounding just the way you want it, it's so rewarding to play. Not that I ever had the fast part entirely under control lol.

The first ever metal song

@70superchicken

5 жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah

@hangnumburs

5 жыл бұрын

witam hajsy

@kyrun6551

5 жыл бұрын

Summer?

@tuanistico

5 жыл бұрын

Mahler invented metal before Rachmaninoff

@firepyro66

5 жыл бұрын

please don't offend rachmaninoff

My father was a concert pianist when he was a young man. He didn't play much when I was growing up. But every once in awhile he would sit at my piano and play something. One day it was the Prelude. As he played, I could feel it in my chest. It was visceral. From that day on, it was my favorite piece and I practiced all the time. I did not yet have the skills nor the finger reach to play it. Eventually though I was able to play it for him. He was so proud. I can't put my finger on what makes this piece so haunting, so timeless, so emotional. That is, of course, what makes classical music so great. I was raised on classical music, as well as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, etc, and they were all before my time so to speak. Even when I moved into rock I never lost my enjoyment of listening to that on which I was raised. It makes me sad for young people who think that Kanye West is classic. And I do not say that to belittle anyone's choice in music. I do however, wish that today's young people would experience some of the great music that was written prior to 2010. I see the great enjoyment experienced by those children that do. Thank you for the concert. It was played well.

Хвала за предивно извођење, улепшали сте ми петак. Тек сам Вас сад открила, али радујем се и даље сваком понедељку.

I’ve been practicing this piece for few months now for a concert in September, I keep doing mistakes and I am so nervous. Bravo to all the pianists who played this wonderful piece👌🏽

@radekseky4571

4 жыл бұрын

Hey good luck in September.

@nelsongeada4930

4 жыл бұрын

You can do it.. Positive thoughts.. And congrats.. You like challenges.. Peace

@julio9898

3 жыл бұрын

me tooo theres always one finger that just slips in those hige chords

@gigany111

3 жыл бұрын

DO YOUR BEST OUT THERE! STAY SAFE AND DO YOUR BEST ON YOUR SONG!

@mevapeyre6009

3 жыл бұрын

kincake * Thank you! But unfortunately the concert has been postponed to December/January because of the pandemic. You too, stay safe~

This is one of those pieces where I think I can play it, but when I start to; I can’t

@metalmilo12

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe it was in a dream where when you walked up to a coffin, you found yourself inside of it

@monica2732

5 жыл бұрын

Totally :))))

@RadicaLxIce

5 жыл бұрын

you can, just practice! I learned this in like 4 months practicing about 5 hours a week

@christianvennemann9008

5 жыл бұрын

My suggestion would be to just practice. Play with each hand separately, and once you feel comfortable playing with both hands, do so slowly until you can finally play it at the right speed.

@bubba_supreme1128

5 жыл бұрын

(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ Still working on the third measure after about two weeks* *not really of practice, just messing around every time I can get to a keyboard)

I dont care what anyone says. anybody who can play the piano and remember every note in a piece like this is born gifted.

@violetabautista5531

2 жыл бұрын

I mean its just repetition, good memory, practice, analyzing the sheet, or sight reading

L'arte di comunicare....la classe innata...le melodie con le prestigiose note sempre contemporanee.Roussou...e il mito continua.Ascolto con passione...grazie!

Right now I'm listening to this piece in a train and I feel like it's going to be my best day if I can arrive the next station.

@octave11thpianist58

4 жыл бұрын

Underrated.

@kennyassgaming2017

4 жыл бұрын

Wtf are these jokes and why am i not getting them

@Helvetica.16

3 жыл бұрын

@@kennyassgaming2017 This song was written after he had a dream about being at his own funeral I believe. Late ass comment

@asgard_

3 жыл бұрын

Final destination VII: Train Survivor

I know a lot of people are commenting that this is being played too fast, which is true, but personally I think it sounds amazing. Where the original piece to me sounds very eerie and scary even, the way Rousseau is playing it feels so much more oppressive, like someone drowing under the weight of all their personal demons. Amazing job, as always

@Artaxerxes.

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I like the power that Rousseau uses. I like it better than the slow and quiet

@abhiramvishwanath8048

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, this version keeps the tension building without losing it

@jjh2456

4 жыл бұрын

Listen to the orchestral version of this. That will give you nightmares.

@Loctorak

10 ай бұрын

Bahh what does the internet know about anything, anyway? 😅

1:24 - 2:09 is my fav part

My favorite piano piece

this beat drop makes me feel like an evil anime character

@ralphabellaneda580

4 жыл бұрын

Yo that's what I thought, it's like similar to all for one's background music.

@P0PG03S

3 жыл бұрын

@Ненад Динуловиђ lmao why did you assume he is 5 I like anime too.

@montynelson5033

3 жыл бұрын

no

I played piano for 10 years, stopping before I started college. This was by far my favorite song to play.

@yourflackoboy

2 жыл бұрын

same!!

@rudrx_mmiv

2 жыл бұрын

PIECE!!!

@kcmeister

2 жыл бұрын

@@rudrx_mmiv lol. Yeah, piece. :)

@stevengreene1186

Жыл бұрын

Same!

@PopeLando

Жыл бұрын

This was the last new piece I tried for my piano teacher before I gave up lessons for college. I'm afraid I never got to the fast section, much to her disappointment!

This piece encapsulates the Russian soul: dark, mysterious, enigmatic, ineffable, eternal.

@noTgoodm0m

2 жыл бұрын

I'm Russian and this is the half of my soul

@evanever

Жыл бұрын

and W I D E

@user-bs9pk3lw6q

Жыл бұрын

Russian soul is vodka and murders

@ClarkinFlame49810

Жыл бұрын

@@noTgoodm0m *our* souls

@Elena-ef7dk

Жыл бұрын

I like their inner essence, there is something in their eyes that is not in others. I love russians ❤️ from Latvia

Man, this guy is really good at Tetris.

Feels the intensity of it....... And now knowing the back story wtf

@HowlCarmesim

5 жыл бұрын

what back story?

@definetlynottyleratall4647

5 жыл бұрын

it is said that Rachmaninoff had a dream where he was at a funeral, and in the distance was a coffin. At 1:24 begins walking towards it, faster and faster. At 2:09 he opens it and... finds himself inside.

@HowlCarmesim

5 жыл бұрын

Definetly Not Tyler At All wow nice

@hiulco

5 жыл бұрын

Really Powerful, right?

@brawtff

5 жыл бұрын

Gabriel Allinson very, i cant wrap my head around it. Its so hard to believe an 18 year old had that dream and composed this masterpiece

I like the red bars from 2:09 to the end. It gives the piece a darker quality. It looks like embers and smoke from Hell.

@preddy1831

5 жыл бұрын

mighitman yeah

@metalmilo12

5 жыл бұрын

yeah

@yeetthymeat5405

5 жыл бұрын

yeah

@ChuckRuledTheWorld

5 жыл бұрын

yeah

@jine7123

5 жыл бұрын

yeah

Ahh I have been searching for this piece for years! Finally. Wow

A beautiful piece. Delicate, mournful and even a bit nostalgic.

Everyone: analysing the piece and talking about it's deep themes. Me: just want to learn it so i can scare people while talking to them.

@bboyo8307

3 жыл бұрын

I learned everything up to 1:10 in 3 months. I'm not a pianist and just started and tried it out. Good luck

@b.d6642

3 жыл бұрын

@@bboyo8307 good luck learning the rest

@bboyo8307

3 жыл бұрын

@@b.d6642 I am still missing very little. Up to 1:55 I have almost no problems. But I still repeat it every day to perfect it. Soon I will learn the rest. I can't read sheet music, I'm learning the piece from PianoSecrets

@b.d6642

3 жыл бұрын

@@bboyo8307 well good luck

@bboyo8307

3 жыл бұрын

@@b.d6642 My man, Im finally done. 7 months to master this piece. What a new experience…

Who else got chills once those red notes hit? Oh my....those chords are just so....how would you describe them?

@manokmj8014

4 жыл бұрын

iEMoT1ONs fucking terrifying

@lssho

4 жыл бұрын

Full of anxious emotions

@blackmage1276

4 жыл бұрын

Minor

@SciAntGaming

4 жыл бұрын

Bass DROP

@Sunny99926

4 жыл бұрын

Ominous.

one of the greatest compositions of all time my love for rach will never fade away.

That was incredible Really nice

The piece hits completly different when u know the backstory of his creation

@niccolomelchionna3591

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@Dimio666

2 жыл бұрын

Какую предысторию? про Рахманинова в гробу? это история: фейк, миф, фикция

@bambooie1271

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dimio666 it's a dream tho...

@jokubass4718

Жыл бұрын

@@Dimio666 hi moroz

@ik6non712

Жыл бұрын

it's a piece not a song

For 3 minutes and 52 seconds my life was amazing Now back to quarantine...

@muktisaha6681

3 жыл бұрын

😂😅

@Nahid_Rachmaninoff

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@wimpify

2 жыл бұрын

Loop button

rachmaninoff was crazy ,his songs were from another planet👽

Most intense eating ice cream experience I ever had listening to this

This is a tale. A sad tale. Turns into anger. Rage. Then acceptance. Then into surrender.

@Leftyzzz

5 жыл бұрын

Something like that

@user-qp7pb3ht8g

4 жыл бұрын

I'm getting a Snowpiercer vibe

@iameartchan

4 жыл бұрын

Beautifully described

@rileybski

4 жыл бұрын

you took this exact quote from another video.

@olive4359

4 жыл бұрын

It is about a dream that Rach. had/ The Dream was him walking towards a coffin then opening it and seeing himself

What's worse... 1920: Rachmaninoff dream 2020: Coffin dance

@NickARTick

4 жыл бұрын

The irony is that Coffin dance did Russian

@luphemalc

3 жыл бұрын

@@NickARTick no way

@peppermint5117

3 жыл бұрын

@@luphemalc the guy who made the song is russian, yes

@dacstudios1168

3 жыл бұрын

The_Noob_BOBXD since I just learned that Astronomia is russian, I’d go for Rachmanoff’s dream

@kingkyleiv7960

3 жыл бұрын

Rachmaininoff dream is worse than that overused not funny meme.

I first heard this when I was a 9 year old kid, and it haunted me all my life. The irony is that I heard it being played on a children's record called Sparky's Magic Piano! So this is nostalgic as well as being powerfully emotional. ♥

That's so magnificent! Thank you for sharing your interpretation of this work by Rachmaninoff.

The fact that I know someone who can play this is insane. The skill this person must possess. Blows my mind away.

@lookinkindafresh801

2 жыл бұрын

@potato shhhh don't tell them this is one of the easy ones

@franeplays4237

2 жыл бұрын

Actually It's considered one of the easiest pieces from rachy

Guys, im at 1:36 i have alot to go 😭😭 Edit: I'm at 1:43 now 😬 still have plenty to go 2nd Edit: At 1:54 now, it's a bit tough but I won't give up.💪 March 11, 3rd Edit: Finally at 2:08😰 Now it's time to release terror😈 March 27, 4th Edit: I have officially completed this piece. It's tough for me but I've managed to learn the entire thing. FOR EVERYONE LEARNING THIS PIECE, YOU CAN DO IT!!! I BELIEVE!! Update July 28, 2021: lol so uh, I forgot how to play it now bc I didn't practice for a full month😐(don't stop practicing, people)

@omar5518

4 жыл бұрын

Update?

@LeventK

3 жыл бұрын

Same with Nocturne Op.9 No.2

@playernumbertwo2725

3 жыл бұрын

So what piece did u leanr after, after learning this i went for chopin polonaise a flat major

@thatoneguy2235

3 жыл бұрын

@@playernumbertwo2725 😱😱😱 wow that's tough. I went for Beethoven's moonlight sonata 3rd movement

@playernumbertwo2725

3 жыл бұрын

@@thatoneguy2235 nice

shivers up and down my spine, visuals are adding even more to the experience, wow

amazing work

I like how the colors change from insomnia yellow to disappointing-your-parents red.

@undr_score8918

3 жыл бұрын

The only actually good comment lmao

@cesurerbay7532

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@sadamiamani

3 жыл бұрын

Do you have some kind of synesthesia cuz that's some way of interpreting colors

1:24 by far the best part

@vine2197

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@dawnr8141

3 жыл бұрын

No

@matthewmichael3797

3 жыл бұрын

@@dawnr8141 joemamz

@dawnr8141

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewmichael3797 joedadz

@matthewmichael3797

3 жыл бұрын

Joestepsis

This piece really is something, I discovered Rachmaninoff with it and instantly felt in love, what a great pianist he was !

this is one of the most awesome pieces i've ever heard