Haha! So cool. Thanks for the review and comments. Cool that you have seen me somewhere on KZread and not just for this react video! Yes, that was 4 years ago. It wasn't staged, I was actually passing (I had played the other piano that is here too) and it was free so I thought I would play something and then just carried on. By the end there was a huge crowd and I was going to play Bohemian Rhapsody (I had played another Queen one before) and then the gentleman interrupted me and asked if I could play it. And I learnt it by ear, I create my own piano arrangements by ear as I am lucky to have perfect pitch too. But it's a bit "robotic" as i did not really understand it as much, but after watching the movie and following the music and background a lot more, it's a more expressive now! Anyway, thank you and great channel!

@Crazyclay78YT

2 ай бұрын

btw i prefer the booming bass over the melody, otherwise it doesnt quite feel as "full" in my opinion

Peter Buka has some amazing covers

@Bvic3

3 ай бұрын

He's my favourite pianist.

6:46 Wow, that sounds so good 😮

Haha, when you're talking about doing the "emoting" while playing during the Bohemian Rhapsody video, I got a huge flashback to my elementary school piano teacher who would do really exaggerated stuff like that and it always made me giggle. Which is probably partly why he did it. 😂 Loving these videos, I'm getting back to piano after a break of like 17 years. I'm actually watching a bunch of these videos while waiting for my digital piano to arrive in the mail (hopefully it'll be here on Monday). I really cannot wait!!

@matticawood

6 ай бұрын

That’s very exciting! I’m sure you will be able to practice throwing yourself around expressively in no time 😉

"Throwing yourself around" while playing music to me is a fine line. Certain people when I see do it, it pulls me into the performance. Other people (Marcin, the guitarist comes to mind immediately) just come off as full of themselves. Excellent video though! I doubt I'd ever have the amount of passion and dedication required to develop this level of analysis and skill.

Yay! I love your videos Matthew! They're always hugely entertaining, educational & remarkably varied ✨️

@matticawood

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Anita! 😊

We have a piano at our college cafeteria and sometimes I just want to sit there enjoying the music… other times I put my noise cancelling on cause I’m on a tight deadline 😭

Your reaction videos are always the best 😊

Nice! I love your videos and you are definetly an underrated pianist. Keep up your work!

Great commentaries 😂 very entertaining 😊

Your video reminded me of "when a professional musician sits down at a public piano" on YT. I'm sure youve probably already seen it but it would be good to see a reaction video from you (if you havent got one already).

One of the greatest channel ever i'm in love with ur content keep going and let us enjoy thank uou ❤🎉😊

I have watched Dr K live at St Pancras and he is amazing, along with Terry Miles, and Ladyva is also great.

would love to see you improvise at St Pancras! I walk through there sometimes but have never seen anyone playing.

I'm enjoying your videos a lot. What keyboard do you play on yourself when recording these videos?

I can just see you being the top pianist KZread channel in a few months

his reaction to that information

Hey Matt, i really want you to try and play the piano of fire dance of luna choir piece. It's extremely hard and i really want you to try it

Really like you style of play on the boogie-woogie song. Love to hear more.

@aditsu

5 ай бұрын

He can play it but he can't say it 😂

Lol😂 the performance 🤪🫠

Brendan Kavanagh needs to make the next episode of this series, with the Chinese people... as the most viewed public piano playing, in history.

If you plan on making another reaction video, could you do Warit Techakanont La Campanella

Oof, you'd think Elton John could afford a piano tuner 😝

@aditsu

5 ай бұрын

10:35 he starts playing Bohemian Rhapsody before getting stopped and asked to do it. Could be staged too.

@pjbpiano

5 ай бұрын

@@aditsu, it’s not. That piano is quite popular and people hang around making those requests often.

Those people are singers😂 Ouch!😂💔

Public Pianos often are sooo out of tune and it makes beautiful playing sound horrible sometimes xD

Check out Luca Sestak

I honestly hate those set up performances and see it as a disgrace and don't consider them true musician. As a musician my philopsy is that you a musician should play music for people because you want to give them a message and try connecting with the audience trough the emotion you are putting in the music then send those emotions to the audience and because of passion not to gain fame which absolutely disgust me but that is just my opinion everyone is free to have one

@markfowlermusic

6 ай бұрын

The people who show off the most to get fame and recognition are the worst kinds of musicians both in artistry and musicality… all the greats and top performers and students tend to be overlooked and largely ignored because they don’t feel the need the show off, they win prestigious piano competitions that no one cares about, but an amateur or beginner turns up at a random busy train station and suddenly everyone is listening and praising their talents like they’re the best in the world.

@junmiamorecadenenzafu3694

6 ай бұрын

ironically the pieces and song that they play are just overplayed easy composition and that makes me laugh since anybody can play it and you are totally right about the top performed to gain fame they play because they love it and gained fame from it without ever asking for it. Chopin for me is the best example@@markfowlermusic

@besteditz8386

6 ай бұрын

I partially disagree you're right no one should play just for fame or without any purpose or passion. But on the other hand there is nothing wrong with a little confidence booster here and there

@besteditz8386

6 ай бұрын

There are reasons those public pianos are there

@dr.align2thrive119

5 ай бұрын

You know, even if he is working to build his KZread channel, I say good for him. He performed the piece really well and he's a good pianist. KZread is like a business and you need to attract attention by creating interesting videos. So more power to him... And, if a pianist is showing off in a public forum thats awesome! Its inspiring... What good is a pianist that doesn't share their music with people or express themselves. Regardless of how sophisticated a piece of music is, if its played well thats all that really matters...

I haven't watched in a while but do you remember me?

@matticawood

7 ай бұрын

I do! 😊

You're Stevie T if he was a pianist.

Those videos are cringe!!!! Especially when they get plants to say "do you know this song" then pulls out a violin to play alongside 🤢🤣

@brockpiano

3 ай бұрын

I saw one a few months ago with not only JVKE himself supposedly just being there but also a dude with a saxophone. Nothing is staged surely

@Bvic3

3 ай бұрын

Fake unknown second player joining is clickbait garbage. But public music videos are great.

yoo 8 minutes ago hey man

@matticawood

7 ай бұрын

Hey! Thanks for making it early! 🥇

Haha, Dr K and Ladyva kinda out of your league. "This style of music"

@matticawood

26 күн бұрын

It’s chords I, IV and V 😂

Can you please do a Yanni review 🙏🙏