Ravel - Scarbo (Gaspard de la nuit)

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  • Ravel - Scarbo (Gaspard de la nuit)
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    Hope you enjoy this performance of Scarbo, from Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit by M.I.
    Outro: Ravel - Ondine (Gaspard de la nuit)
    Hello, I'm Rousseau, I make piano covers of classical and pop songs with a reactive visualizer. New videos every Monday and Thursday!
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  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  Pƙed 4 lety +2206

    Scarbo. Gaspard de la nuit. Ravel. One of the most important works of the 20th century, and no other I'd have as the debut Ravel piece on the channel. Some of you may remember the commentary I wrote on the 'Top 10' video, this piece was named in the "actual Top 10" and is truly (with the rest of the suite) one of the most demanding piano works of all time, both musically and technically. Although Halloween has just passed, this piece is like a horror movie in piano form, almost like the musical encapsulation of a nightmare! With this one we also welcome M.I. to the channel - there are quite a few special videos coming soon. I hope the start of your November has been great so far, and see you next week ♄

    • @heinrich6207
      @heinrich6207 Pƙed 4 lety +75

      How many pianists do you have on the channel?

    • @publiovirgilio2238
      @publiovirgilio2238 Pƙed 4 lety +7

      They have accepted me on piano lessons in my local music school so now I can say I am offically learning to play the piano.

    • @Xyriak
      @Xyriak Pƙed 4 lety +5

      There are way better Ravel pieces than this.

    • @glitzon988
      @glitzon988 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      What does ravel mean?

    • @bhooshanpandit1344
      @bhooshanpandit1344 Pƙed 4 lety +9

      Seems like you have a humongous competitor... within Rousseau!!!
      M.I. rocked it!!!
      I'm a fanboy now!!
      Outro♄Seems like Ondine is next!

  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  Pƙed 4 lety +2576

    It took over 1.5 years of the channel existing to have a Ravel video - time for more?

  • @nicholasdearcangelis9290
    @nicholasdearcangelis9290 Pƙed 4 lety +1582

    I did NOT expect this to just be so casually released. Absolutely incredible.

    • @bhooshanpandit1344
      @bhooshanpandit1344 Pƙed 4 lety +99

      Absolutely..
      I mean Scarbo!!! Just released without ANY hype?????
      What the hell is goin on???
      Seems like there are gonna be some LIT videos coming out soon... too many for each one to be saved for a milestone!!!!

    • @kevinhartmemes3821
      @kevinhartmemes3821 Pƙed 4 lety +24

      HE’S AN ABSOLUTE MADLAD

    • @joshward7009
      @joshward7009 Pƙed 4 lety +10

      @@bhooshanpandit1344 déjà vu

    • @aaronmueller1560
      @aaronmueller1560 Pƙed 4 lety +36

      IKR? It was just like “oh yeah forgot to mention yesterday I released the hardest piano piece of all time”

    • @mitalipandit2891
      @mitalipandit2891 Pƙed 4 lety +15

      @@aaronmueller1560 hardest is debatable but up there in the top 20 for sure!!!
      But nice comment 😄😂

  • @adityakharkar5282
    @adityakharkar5282 Pƙed 4 lety +691

    Casually uploads one of the most difficult pieces ever.

    • @fatheroftwo852
      @fatheroftwo852 Pƙed 4 lety +18

      If you want to hear really, REALLY difficult music, you might want to listen to Sorabji's Opus Clavicembalisticum, or his many other insanely difficult works :D

    • @LukeFinleyLovesTransformers
      @LukeFinleyLovesTransformers Pƙed 4 lety +15

      Child labour is bad sorajbi’s symphonic variations are even harder

    • @y.9761
      @y.9761 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      @Kristian Kirby Lungay This is in all forms imo a harder piece than islamey

    • @y.9761
      @y.9761 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      Islamey is still one of the hardest pieces ever composed dont get me wrong just that this one is closer to #1

    • @p-y8210
      @p-y8210 Pƙed 4 lety

      Liszt,alkan, scribian and that sorbaji all wrote harder pieces

  • @sikroboskop3121
    @sikroboskop3121 Pƙed 4 lety +536

    Rousseau: *hits wrong note*
    “Nah it’ll be fine”

    • @andrewzhang8512
      @andrewzhang8512 Pƙed 4 lety +12

      @Matew hello fellow twosetter

    • @car6426
      @car6426 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @PianoFox lol

    • @car6426
      @car6426 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      @PianoFox it's nightmare turned into music

    • @mystogan6556
      @mystogan6556 Pƙed 4 lety +8

      LOL it was M.I. who performed this, not Rousseau. It's in his description and the beginning of the vid. Check it out.

    • @motor5ito406
      @motor5ito406 Pƙed 4 lety +15

      @@mystogan6556 rousseau is the name of the channel, the owner of the channel said that Rousseau is a family

  • @ColeRolland
    @ColeRolland Pƙed 4 lety +487

    Whenever I get a Rousseau notification.. I clear my entire schedule.

    • @bryaneyme9044
      @bryaneyme9044 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      Right!?

    • @kevinhartmemes3821
      @kevinhartmemes3821 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      No, I still have to work

    • @shary5165
      @shary5165 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      How do O get a notification?! I see something about hitting some bell, but I don't see the bell it refers to.

    • @varunsathya1912
      @varunsathya1912 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      Ok guitarist, now go play wonderwall

    • @TheJedo
      @TheJedo Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@shary5165 The one next to the subscribe button

  • @patiphat7717
    @patiphat7717 Pƙed 4 lety +765

    "How much confusing do you want ?"
    Ravel : "Yes."

  • @averyty7885
    @averyty7885 Pƙed 4 lety +915

    Never heard this one before. What a strange and difficult piece

    • @semproniaprocax2942
      @semproniaprocax2942 Pƙed 4 lety +78

      Welcome to the 20th century

    • @lcc9769
      @lcc9769 Pƙed 4 lety +42

      Never heard it either. Glad I heard it at all though.

    • @averyty7885
      @averyty7885 Pƙed 4 lety +8

      @@lcc9769 same!

    • @existentbeing9678
      @existentbeing9678 Pƙed 4 lety +56

      Not sure if you've heard any of Ravel's other works but I strongly recommend giving him a listen. He's often compared to his contemporary Debussy and while I'm sure he's of significant influence, Ravel definitely offers a more structured sound (as he himself would've proclaimed [according to some source that escapes memory]). I'd consider him one of my favorite composers for sure.

    • @averyty7885
      @averyty7885 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      @@existentbeing9678 I'll check out more of his works for sure!

  • @penguiano
    @penguiano Pƙed 4 lety +1776

    Me trying to keep it together in November:
    *_Gaspard de la nut_*

  • @lantusinfluencer
    @lantusinfluencer Pƙed 4 lety +147

    0:47 this part is incredibly soul - touching

    • @omdano6432
      @omdano6432 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      one of the best sounds i've heard AND I'VE HEARD ALOT OF MUSIC OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES , anime , classical, 90's,80's,Sonic music,Osts,EVEN FUCKING SORTING ALGORITHMS and this is the only sound i would pay to hear more of

    • @LagartoChicloso
      @LagartoChicloso Pƙed 3 lety +14

      literally that is 5 seconds of heaven, so good

    • @chiragraju821
      @chiragraju821 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Listen to Ondine, the entire score is like that

  • @BaconMaster-fl9iw
    @BaconMaster-fl9iw Pƙed 4 lety +708

    This should have been a 2.5 mil sub special, this is one of the hardest pieces ever written, truly amazing!

  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  Pƙed 4 lety +648

    Do you know any more super important pieces not yet on the channel?

  • @barbaramuller2191
    @barbaramuller2191 Pƙed 4 lety +124

    The color fits this piece perfectly

  • @irawananggie
    @irawananggie Pƙed 4 lety +765

    I can't even imagine how the piece is written

  • @xerxes5744
    @xerxes5744 Pƙed 4 lety +422

    For those of you who don't know, here's the accompanying poem that this piece was based on.
    by Aloysius Brandt,
    SCARBO, dedicated to Rudolph Ganz
    I have heard him and seen him again and again, Scarbo the Dwarf. In the dead of night, when the moon was a silver mask on a dark wall, the stars a swarm of bees with stings of pircing light; heard his laugh in a dark corner, and the grate of his nails on the counterpane. I've seen him drop from the ceiling, twirl and roll across the floor like a spindle dropped by a dark enchantress at her wheel. Did I think he had vanished? No. He rose up between me and the moon, high and narrow as a Gothic steeple, a great bell swaying in his head. And then his form utterly changed?now blue and transparent as candlewax, his face as pale as the molten drippings?and into the dark he's gone...

    • @reidmartin6209
      @reidmartin6209 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Is this the full poem

    • @nickbell3546
      @nickbell3546 Pƙed 4 lety +22

      Interesting, this sound like the description of a night terror!

    • @NitBeanTheMachine
      @NitBeanTheMachine Pƙed 4 lety +24

      Reading this dramatically enhances the experience of listening to the piece. Same with the whole suite, really.

    • @hydraulikpresse4164
      @hydraulikpresse4164 Pƙed 4 lety

      Make sense

    • @milolangman7534
      @milolangman7534 Pƙed 3 lety +7

      the poem is beautiful but it took mme a solid minute to compose (haha get it?) myself after reading "SCARBO THE DWARF".

  • @giuseppeagresta1425
    @giuseppeagresta1425 Pƙed 4 lety +595

    Scarbo-Gaspard de la nuit
    Also called ''Ravel on Drugs''

    • @bryaneyme9044
      @bryaneyme9044 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      😂 Totally agreed 😂

    • @alejandrom.4680
      @alejandrom.4680 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Giuseppe Agresta Seems that someone didn’t hear Bartok here

    • @MantisEnergy
      @MantisEnergy Pƙed 4 lety +6

      It struck me as sounding like the day Liszt had his meds stolen :)

    • @geppy707
      @geppy707 Pƙed 4 lety

      Lmao😂😂😂

    • @ilikeplayingffftonecluster851
      @ilikeplayingffftonecluster851 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Giuseppe Agresta If you want real drugs go listen to late Scriabin, 5th sonata is probably the best piece to start with. His late works are a great replacement for LSD.

  • @nynate33
    @nynate33 Pƙed 4 lety +787

    If he meant to hit all those keys on purpose, that is insanely impressive.
    Congrats on yet another technically challenging piece!

  • @pianoa226
    @pianoa226 Pƙed 4 lety +292

    OH MY GOD THE MADMAN HE ACTUALLY DID IT .

    • @classicalhero7
      @classicalhero7 Pƙed 4 lety +21

      I think you almost have to be clinically insane to even attempt this.

    • @jtm232556
      @jtm232556 Pƙed 4 lety +6

      There are several pianists who play for this channel, not just one.

    • @pianoa226
      @pianoa226 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@jtm232556 I know. I meant he is a madman foe even posting it. It's incredible. Shoulda got pogorelich to perform it though :)

    • @germanpenn
      @germanpenn Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@jtm232556 how do you know? (honest question, I'm not being ironic)

    • @jtm232556
      @jtm232556 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      @@germanpenn It's in the descriptions of the videos. This one, for example, mentions specifically that the person playing this piece is a new edition to the channel.

  • @raphaelagalo-os5036
    @raphaelagalo-os5036 Pƙed 4 lety +2357

    This sounds alot what anxiety would sound like if it's made into music

    • @jimmysamson3511
      @jimmysamson3511 Pƙed 4 lety +78

      If you read the poems that Ravel based this off of you may understand why the entirety Gaspard de la Nuit sounds the way it does

    • @Healthwannabe7556
      @Healthwannabe7556 Pƙed 4 lety +67

      That is why the time period following this piece was called the Age of Anxiety. During the time of 2 World Wars and the largest economic depression ever, meaning and purpose were lost in peoples' everyday lives. His work became even more important during that time. Look up the philosophy of existentialism.

    • @jimmysamson3511
      @jimmysamson3511 Pƙed 4 lety +53

      @@Healthwannabe7556 This piece was composed in 1908 before both world wars

    • @Healthwannabe7556
      @Healthwannabe7556 Pƙed 4 lety +9

      @@jimmysamson3511 I'll correct it. Thank you.

    • @alejandrom.4680
      @alejandrom.4680 Pƙed 4 lety +7

      Raphael Agalo-os Seems that someone didn’t hear Bartok, neither Per Nogard or Xenakis

  • @WarlordChicken
    @WarlordChicken Pƙed 4 lety +122

    I can't even comment "I can't even play the wrong notes that fast" that fast.

  • @prince2626
    @prince2626 Pƙed 4 lety +626

    Disclaimer : *No pianos were harmed during the making of this video*

  • @ke9184
    @ke9184 Pƙed 4 lety +159

    Imagine the GORE of a sheet music of this piece! đŸ˜±

    • @thesolitaryadventurer
      @thesolitaryadventurer Pƙed 4 lety +11

      Search the "Schmitt Music Memorial" in Minneapolis - the sheet music is painted on to the side of the building. Prince had a series of now-famous photos taken there as publicity shots for what would later gain him a Warner Brothers recording contract. I've always wondered what the piece would sound like - a frenetic and moody piece for sure.

  • @alejandrom.4680
    @alejandrom.4680 Pƙed 4 lety +77

    Is so sad that some people think this is just wrong notes. We have to know that this was made on the Impressionist era, in which the extended tonality was a thing (among of Bartok, Debussy, Schoenberg and others). The harmony used is a not really complex but more than usual for sure in what I call a “Romantic ear”. Btw, is a pleasure that a Channel of this category uploaded on movement of this delightful masterpiece. Thanks a lot Rousseau!

    • @ainhawani5094
      @ainhawani5094 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      Wait, people actually thought that? Wrong notes I mean.

    • @brittanyraekay
      @brittanyraekay Pƙed 2 lety

      Listen to "Wrong Note" by Chopin. Opus 25 Number 5

    • @romulo5177
      @romulo5177 Pƙed rokem

      Dont put schoenberg togheter with Ravel. They have so different concepts on harmony.

  • @joshuamorgan602
    @joshuamorgan602 Pƙed 4 lety +243

    How many times would you like your hands to cross?
    Ravel: Yes

  • @zandovic
    @zandovic Pƙed 4 lety +14

    Imagine unironically playing Gaspard de la nuit. And actually doing it really f*cking good. One of the best channels on this site.

  • @YuraK25
    @YuraK25 Pƙed 4 lety +1140

    Liszt nerviously smoking in the corner

  • @channingbloom7125
    @channingbloom7125 Pƙed 4 lety +444

    At first: well this looks easy so far.
    After the first 19 seconds: I can’t even play the wrong notes that fast.

  • @VOLAIRE
    @VOLAIRE Pƙed 4 lety +61

    One of the best pianists on this entire platform

    • @AnnaKhomichkoPianist
      @AnnaKhomichkoPianist Pƙed 4 lety +2

      đ•đ•†đ•ƒđ”žđ•€â„đ”Œ indeed!

    • @jd-ju3vr
      @jd-ju3vr Pƙed 4 lety +1

      *the best

    • @let1742
      @let1742 Pƙed 4 lety +15

      It's not Rousseau who's playing in this video

    • @flyingpenandpaper6119
      @flyingpenandpaper6119 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      It's not Rousseau ^ it says at the start, and also I doubt 'Rousseau' is actually capable of playing Scarbo.

    • @allenwang202
      @allenwang202 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Flying Swordfish well “real Rousseau” played the Hungarian rhapsody cadenza, so I suppose he could

  • @yingbozheng4318
    @yingbozheng4318 Pƙed 4 lety +15

    This is the cleanest and crispest I've ever heard this piece being played. Every note is done justice.

    • @neutral_puma845
      @neutral_puma845 Pƙed 4 lety

      Ya

    • @SSS-gg3rz
      @SSS-gg3rz Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci

      3:48 he messed up here. And some of the bass notes are unnecessarily accented.

  • @wicked8118
    @wicked8118 Pƙed 4 lety +26

    8:04 gives me goosebumps. as much dissonance there is, this song puts dissonance together so well. bravo on your part for being able to play this.

  • @gabrielgan369
    @gabrielgan369 Pƙed 4 lety +18

    The beginning of this piece always gives me an eerie feel

    • @TomCL-vb6xc
      @TomCL-vb6xc Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Gabriel Gan Just the beginning?

  • @javierespinoza9128
    @javierespinoza9128 Pƙed 4 lety +61

    Rousseau, you made me love Mondays again.

  • @markfowlermusic
    @markfowlermusic Pƙed 4 lety +241

    Should be a warning with this video, DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!...
    It's great to see a more obscure piece (obscure to the general population) tackled, and great musical poetry throughout. A true piano masterpiece by Ravel, although I think these more poetic/abstract complex advanced works require a more refined ear to appreciate and enjoy, something I feel for the majority of listeners comes only with age and maturity. It starts with stuff like fur elise and HR2 I guess, easier on the ear with more prominent themes.

    • @TomCL-vb6xc
      @TomCL-vb6xc Pƙed 4 lety +21

      Mark Fowler Definitely. I see a lot of people confused by this piece and I felt exactly the same when I first heard it. Would really like for Rosseau to post some more Ravel, particularly some that is more approachable for less refined ears - this piece is far more intense and mysterious than almost everything Ravel wrote.

    • @JoshLeveille
      @JoshLeveille Pƙed 3 lety +19

      I disagree about acquiring a more refined ear with age and maturity. I think it’s just what your interests are, and one’s appreciation towards music and acquiring that refined ear. That being said, I totally agree with Ravel needing a more refined ear. Debussy too, whom is my favorite, has quite a bit of dissonance at times as well. Both composers and their music are brilliant to say the least!

    • @lunagabriella5162
      @lunagabriella5162 Pƙed 3 lety

      What does refine ears mean?

    • @simonhoarau-piano9679
      @simonhoarau-piano9679 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      @@lunagabriella5162 it's when your ears are habituated to music that is less accessible to the average listener, due to dissonances for example. Scarbo is really not accessible, because you must have an amount of experience to understand the piece (also knowing the story of the piece helps : this is from a poem by Aloysius Bertrand, and its about a maleficent gobelin who haunts people).

    • @chillpill2016
      @chillpill2016 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      I am not mature to be honest, I am 10 years old and I love and understand this piece.

  • @truekingvictory
    @truekingvictory Pƙed 4 lety +11

    The piece that makes Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 look like twinkle twinkle little star...and you completely dominated it!

  • @chuckz28
    @chuckz28 Pƙed 4 lety +5

    The excitement when you see the screen peppered with red dots all over the place coming down the line and you know its about to get crazy!

  • @mari_artsyy210
    @mari_artsyy210 Pƙed 4 lety +95

    can't wait for Rousseau to compose their own pieces*-*

    • @Milo-fh8zl
      @Milo-fh8zl Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Only one Rousseau and guest pianists.

    • @fumikotsukumi017
      @fumikotsukumi017 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Thomas Serrano
      Lmao Jean-Jacques Rousseau 😂

    • @fumikotsukumi017
      @fumikotsukumi017 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Salah_Eddine Abbou
      I’m pretty sure the one wearing the ring is Tae-sung Park.

    • @XxaexxeaxX
      @XxaexxeaxX Pƙed 2 lety

      @@fumikotsukumi017 It is

  • @conone6190
    @conone6190 Pƙed 4 lety +70

    Just searched for this piece and this popped up, uploaded just 19 minutes ago. Rousseau, can you read minds?

    • @AnnaKhomichkoPianist
      @AnnaKhomichkoPianist Pƙed 4 lety +1

      conone he can I’m sure 🙈

    • @nimbolism3040
      @nimbolism3040 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      I was listening to this on youtube and then i saw he upload it

    • @Fildoggy
      @Fildoggy Pƙed 4 lety +2

      conone no, but he can read your search history

  • @bheta7078
    @bheta7078 Pƙed 4 lety +16

    Finally we get Ravel! :D

  • @otaviosantosdealbuquerque
    @otaviosantosdealbuquerque Pƙed 4 lety +16

    No nuit november. Awesome video, the level of difficulty is astonishing

  • @pablomiguel9397
    @pablomiguel9397 Pƙed 4 lety +15

    I love it when Rousseau plays with his 30 fingers

    • @sumguy6213
      @sumguy6213 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      This comment tho

    • @thatonedude690
      @thatonedude690 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Yeah man, thirty fingers is too less, I have 1829202916152 fingers tho
.

  • @cureangelz
    @cureangelz Pƙed 4 lety +19

    This is an absolute total hype. i didn't expect this to come out likee now wow

  • @viggos.n.5864
    @viggos.n.5864 Pƙed 4 lety +15

    I never expected this to be on the channel!
    Respect!

  • @POMAHOC
    @POMAHOC Pƙed 3 lety +5

    уЎОĐČĐžŃ‚Đ”Đ»ŃŒĐœĐŸ. ĐșĐ°Đș Оз ĐșĐ°Đ·Đ°Đ»ĐŸŃŃŒ бы ŃĐ»ŃƒŃ‡Đ°ĐčĐœŃ‹Ń… Đ·ĐČуĐșĐŸĐČ ĐČĐŸĐ·ĐœĐžĐșаДт ĐłĐ»ŃƒĐ±ĐŸĐșĐžĐč ŃĐŒŃ‹ŃĐ» Đž ĐŒĐ”Đ»ĐŸĐŽĐžŃ, сшотая Оз ĐŒĐ”Đ»Đșох Đ»ĐŸŃĐșутĐșĐŸĐČ. ĐœĐ”ĐœŃ ĐČсДгЎа уЎОĐČĐ»ŃĐ» ĐœĐŸŃ€ĐžŃ Đ Đ°ĐČĐ”Đ»ŃŒ. ĐĄĐșĐŸĐ»ŃŒĐșĐŸ ŃĐ»ŃƒŃ‡Đ°ŃŽ - ĐżĐŸŃŃ‚ĐŸŃĐœĐœĐŸ ĐœĐ°Ń…ĐŸĐ¶Ńƒ Ń‡Ń‚ĐŸ-Ń‚ĐŸ ĐœĐŸĐČĐŸĐ”. Đ€Đ°ĐœŃ‚Đ°Đ·ĐžŃ Đ Đ°ĐČĐ”Đ»Ń ĐżŃ€ĐŸŃŃ‚ĐŸ ĐœĐ”ĐżĐŸŃŃ‚ĐžĐ¶ĐžĐŒĐ°.... ĐĄĐżĐ°ŃĐžĐ±ĐŸ Đ·Đ° прДĐșŃ€Đ°ŃĐœĐŸĐ” ĐžŃĐżĐŸĐ»ĐœĐ”ĐœĐžĐ”.

  • @TheFlamingPiano
    @TheFlamingPiano Pƙed 4 lety +2

    Woooaaaahh!!! This is next level!

  • @Hellaow
    @Hellaow Pƙed 4 lety +15

    man i never heard something that great, what a master piece

  • @denaro572
    @denaro572 Pƙed 4 lety +242

    Just out of curiosity: How many tries did you need to get this recording done?

    • @tibetatakan
      @tibetatakan Pƙed 4 lety +61

      1

    • @AnnaKhomichkoPianist
      @AnnaKhomichkoPianist Pƙed 4 lety +12

      Oh I guess it’s a very long process...

    • @denaro572
      @denaro572 Pƙed 4 lety +9

      @@tibetatakan that would be so impressive

    • @niccolopaganini4268
      @niccolopaganini4268 Pƙed 4 lety +33

      @@denaro572 Well not really, in order to even play pieces like this you just practice like crazy for months so you can play it to perfection in one sitting

    • @denaro572
      @denaro572 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      Niccolo Paganini of course.. I was just referring to his tries of recording It :-)

  • @isiahmclaurin3197
    @isiahmclaurin3197 Pƙed 4 lety +31

    This is the weirdest but yet amazing music I ever heard 😼😍

    • @scriabinismydog2439
      @scriabinismydog2439 Pƙed 4 lety +15

      Welcome in the Ravel World =)

    • @lenzschwarze
      @lenzschwarze Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Check schöenberg on youtube

    • @TomCL-vb6xc
      @TomCL-vb6xc Pƙed 4 lety +4

      My Dog is Scriabin I always find myself excited for others when they discover for the first time the world of classical music outside of the traditional big names.

    • @scriabinismydog2439
      @scriabinismydog2439 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      @@TomCL-vb6xc Yeah same... I was surprised when a friend of mine said that sometimes he listens to Schoenberg

    • @p-y8210
      @p-y8210 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Check out rachmaninoff

  • @Christian-os3kk
    @Christian-os3kk Pƙed 4 lety +5

    Holy duck that is an incredible piece. So much going on and it's so beautiful. The textures, the dynamics. Just in awe

    • @TomCL-vb6xc
      @TomCL-vb6xc Pƙed 4 lety +3

      Christian Skowron Cannot recommend Ravel’s music enough. The best part; the more you listen to it, the more accustomed your ears grow to it and other unique ideas of harmony and ultimately the better they sound.

  • @thebloodye
    @thebloodye Pƙed 4 lety +5

    I can't believe he just casually uploaded this masterpiece, and it's one of his least viewed videos too. it hasn't even hit 500K views yet. I thought it would take off quicker than that.

    • @neutral_puma845
      @neutral_puma845 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Same. People dont fully appreciate this music though. It's a real pitty.

    • @thebloodye
      @thebloodye Pƙed 4 lety

      Neutral_Puma I thought this video would have had at least 3M views by now.

    • @neutral_puma845
      @neutral_puma845 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      @@thebloodye Ya. People are too busy listening to 6ix9ine lol

    • @ledesmagabriel7104
      @ledesmagabriel7104 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      uuuh

    • @lczq6737
      @lczq6737 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      I agree

  • @lm9091
    @lm9091 Pƙed 4 lety +4

    I'm so glad you're playing this piece, it's absolutely stunning

  • @melloncollie1795
    @melloncollie1795 Pƙed 4 lety +64

    idk why but when i listen i imagine spiders.. lots and lots of spiders 😭😭😭😭

    • @bryaneyme9044
      @bryaneyme9044 Pƙed 4 lety

      @Falco So much culture :)

    • @paolo6219
      @paolo6219 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      That's for some reason what I thought of when I heard fĂŒr elise when I was a kid

    • @artemtsarevskiy2785
      @artemtsarevskiy2785 Pƙed 3 lety

      It's about a monstrous scarab beetle, so I guess the message was conveyed :)

    • @its_samy1313
      @its_samy1313 Pƙed 3 lety

      @4elovek what’s the meaning of lmao

  • @72947
    @72947 Pƙed 4 lety +18

    Rousseau: Plays Gaspard de la nuit
    Me: Why do I hear boss music...?

  • @LePetitNuageGris
    @LePetitNuageGris Pƙed 4 lety +13

    This is flipping insane. I didn’t know pieces like this even existed. Thanks for introducing it to me.

    • @garyrobinson8665
      @garyrobinson8665 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Check out Ravels piano music. There isn't a lot but it's really different and interesting. I think he's maybe the greatest.

    • @krzysztofq7420
      @krzysztofq7420 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      IMO no way Ravel is the greatest composer for piano when there are such composers as Chopin or Beethoven

    • @TomCL-vb6xc
      @TomCL-vb6xc Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Krzysztof Q Depends how you look at it. Ravel is completely unique to this day when it comes to piano music despite writting a relatively little amount of it.

    • @TomCL-vb6xc
      @TomCL-vb6xc Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Chantal Ward Yeah Ravel is certainly something. I’m very jealous that you are yet to discover the world of classical music outside of the big names.

    • @LePetitNuageGris
      @LePetitNuageGris Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Krzysztof Q Who the greatest is is really a subjective affair. Music is an art form, and will speak to everyone in different ways. But there’s no denying that Ravel certainly has a lot of skill (not that I’m saying you’re denying that). Also, I’m aware you began with “in my opinion”.
      In MY opinion, Chopin and Debussy are my favourites so far.

  • @musical.0uija
    @musical.0uija Pƙed 4 lety +2

    Is this person just a human library of all piano repertoire? I swear every video, it’s like a near perfect performance every time.

  • @nyukjustacommenter857
    @nyukjustacommenter857 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Dear god. Listen to this and then listen to most movie orchestras.
    This song is incredibly dynamic in the sense that it could accompany a tense scene, which considering the poem, it essentially is. But to think we had this music before we even had silent movies makes this feel even more ahead of its time. Ravel was a genius.

  • @AndyMacster
    @AndyMacster Pƙed 4 lety +5

    Ravel's work is so groundbreaking in how beautifully it evokes feeling and your performance was a stunning one. Bravo!

  • @depicklator3526
    @depicklator3526 Pƙed 4 lety +4

    Gaspard de la nuit is one of my all time favorite pieces! thank you for playing!

  • @franzliszt4038
    @franzliszt4038 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    5:33 to 7:09 is honestly the most underrated section of this piece. Id recommend headphones and being alone.

    • @erikfreitas7093
      @erikfreitas7093 Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci +1

      That part is fantastically creepy & atmospheric!

  • @dominicnewnes6595
    @dominicnewnes6595 Pƙed 4 lety +38

    Why does this make me so nervous and uneasy lmao

    • @yoshi_drinks_tea
      @yoshi_drinks_tea Pƙed 4 lety +3

      Darkstar 125 Because this piece describes a spider-like creature from hell. :)

  • @KudosK42
    @KudosK42 Pƙed 3 lety +5

    So little views Because the piece is not popular, But this is one of the hardest pieces that were ever composed. Kudos to you for playing this.

    • @Dylonely42
      @Dylonely42 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Not the hardest, but one of technichaly one of the hardest

    • @WEEBLLOM
      @WEEBLLOM Pƙed 3 lety

      this piece is quite popular, and not even close to "one of the hardest pieces that were ever composed"

  • @diegomartinez8403
    @diegomartinez8403 Pƙed 4 lety +588

    WRONG NOTE ETUDE
    👇MAKE IT HAPPEN

    • @kayrabcebll8259
      @kayrabcebll8259 Pƙed 4 lety +16

      Kassia already gave a impressive performance of it.

    • @niccolopaganini4268
      @niccolopaganini4268 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      It's already recorded, Rousseau will upload it soon

    • @mitalipandit2891
      @mitalipandit2891 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      @@niccolopaganini4268 how do you know?

    • @niccolopaganini4268
      @niccolopaganini4268 Pƙed 4 lety +9

      @@mitalipandit2891 Because he actually wrote that in a reply to some comment couple videos before

    • @diegomartinez8403
      @diegomartinez8403 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      lol ok *ïœ„ă‚œïŸŸïœ„*:.ïœĄ..ïœĄ.:*'(*▜*)'*:.ïœĄ. .ïœĄ.:*ïœ„ă‚œïŸŸïœ„*

  • @sebastiandiaz5834
    @sebastiandiaz5834 Pƙed 4 lety +4

    I'd never expected ravel here!!, Im excited

  • @Danterobo
    @Danterobo Pƙed 4 lety +4

    Impossible! I asked about this for a while and you did it. Hat's off gentlemen, a genius!

  • @adamcarmichael2249
    @adamcarmichael2249 Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci +2

    4:12 to 4:41 sounds so good

  • @Waliy_EMT
    @Waliy_EMT Pƙed 4 lety +33

    "How good can you play?"
    Rousseau: *YES*

  • @PANICO_LUCHA
    @PANICO_LUCHA Pƙed 4 lety +31

    No fair....... I wanted that third hand of your so i can brag to my friends that i discovered a Chernobyl pianist

  • @wewe-qk6tf
    @wewe-qk6tf Pƙed 4 lety +216

    Too early, I will be back when more comments are here

  • @salmabassiony5998
    @salmabassiony5998 Pƙed 3 lety +11

    First time hearing this piece but it was...... strange unusual yet magnificent!
    The music itself is written perfectly and the execution is beyond description. I am not a pro but i most definitely felt the music and it gave me chills. Feels like playing phasmophobia or friday the 13th.

  • @lordleo9047
    @lordleo9047 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    having never been on this channel before, seeing the thumbnail of the popular midi-style performance on youtube, and this being one of THE most technically challenging pieces of all time, I wasn't really sure what to expect. but you knocked it out of the park

  • @shydead1392
    @shydead1392 Pƙed 4 lety +6

    The strange pieces are really interesting to listen to and i really love this one

    • @TomCL-vb6xc
      @TomCL-vb6xc Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Shydead I couldn’t recommend Ravel enough. His music is so otherworldly and believe it or not, he is known for very relaxing and calm music.

    • @shydead1392
      @shydead1392 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      @@TomCL-vb6xc after hearing this i will definitely check out more of his stuff

  • @inarifoxking
    @inarifoxking Pƙed 4 lety +4

    When I first heard this I thought it felt very sporadic and overall ridiculous as music but I noticed as it went on that I became way more interested in the story and was captivated by wondering “what will happened next?” rather than trying to interpret it as a catchy song.

    • @neutral_puma845
      @neutral_puma845 Pƙed 4 lety

      Same , I grew to love it though. It's one of my favourites

    • @lczq6737
      @lczq6737 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Same experience. When Rosseau uploaded this, I had no idea what it was.i shunned it as some random piece. Now I love it, and it really is some of the hardest piano repertoire

  • @fingerhorn4
    @fingerhorn4 Pƙed 4 lety +4

    Beautifully played throughout, and a lovely, seemingly effortless touch. Those repeated notes alone would be enoough to keep a diploma standard pianist busy for years. What a stunning piece this is. I never tire of it. Thanks so much for uploading this great video. I can only imagine the effort that went into producing this. What a great antidote to "media music" on other channels, with its typically three chord (root position) bogus orchestration and paucity of ideas. Nice to hear some decent music for a change!

  • @sussyimpostor1115
    @sussyimpostor1115 Pƙed 3 lety +9

    Everyone: Wow!! Liszt pieces are so confusing and difficult!!!!
    Ravel: Please allow me to introduce myself.

  • @Stargazer1331
    @Stargazer1331 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    Of all of Ravel's main pieces, I didn't think you'd start with this one. I admire your sense of adventure.

  • @PianoRenditioner
    @PianoRenditioner Pƙed 4 lety

    This is when the piano takes a very percussive stance. Sounds like a dream. BRAVO!

  • @philipmichalcewicz7813
    @philipmichalcewicz7813 Pƙed 4 lety +4

    I won’t quit until I learn this piece even if it takes me years! Beautiful rendition!

  • @chezbe
    @chezbe Pƙed 4 lety +5

    Omg, its, its impossibl! Scarbo!!!one of the hardest piece ever!

    • @AnnaKhomichkoPianist
      @AnnaKhomichkoPianist Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Pro Ektor well, it is possible...but extremely challenging 😂

    • @chezbe
      @chezbe Pƙed 4 lety

      @@AnnaKhomichkoPianist of course i know! But Gaspard de la Nuit by Ravel - one of the hardest piece ever! May be you know - who is M. I.?

  • @lance001
    @lance001 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    That short melody at 0:48 is horrifyingly gorgeous

  • @vukjorgic1642
    @vukjorgic1642 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    Heroic Polanaise PLEASEEE 😭💗💗

  • @bykers81
    @bykers81 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    Man that was outstanding. Bringing to mind Alice in Wonderland with the falling through the tunnel, to the running from the Queen and finally her ascension back to reality. Awesome and immaculate playing sir.

  • @arianachickenjoy2689
    @arianachickenjoy2689 Pƙed 4 lety +5

    And here is another breathtaking piece by Rousseau. You never fail to amaze me, this is why me and probably a lot of other pianists look up to you :)

  • @zachbarry1992
    @zachbarry1992 Pƙed 4 lety +13

    the octaves at 1:43 are so satisfying

  • @noselesspenis7149
    @noselesspenis7149 Pƙed 4 lety +6

    Ahhh Scarbo, how often have I seen him! Truly in a world of pianists attempting to play this piece, with very few succeeding, this performance stands out to me as being the first with little red indicators preceding the notes themselves. A kind of dark foreshadowing! I am enchanted. To the pianist Rousseau I say Bravo(a), seeing as we live in a society where gender cannot be assumed.

    • @outre5416
      @outre5416 Pƙed 2 lety

      Its funny that such a poetic comment has been attributed to the name “noseless penis”

    • @asianserenadr7776
      @asianserenadr7776 Pƙed 2 lety

      Wait are you saying 'Scarbo' is the composer who made Gaspard De La Nuit 😂?

  • @pogiewogie
    @pogiewogie Pƙed 4 lety +1

    Rousseau's output over the last 2 years has been astonishing. I can't think of another musician that's working so hard right now.

    • @TomCL-vb6xc
      @TomCL-vb6xc Pƙed 4 lety +1

      pogiewogie There are several different pianists on this channel. Check the description and the pinned comments for clarification. Hate to break it to you but it would be very much impossible for one sole pianist to learn and perform music of such technical demand at that rate. Still remarkable in it’s own right.

    • @pogiewogie
      @pogiewogie Pƙed 4 lety

      @@TomCL-vb6xc thanks for breaking it to me lol.

  • @herve30able1
    @herve30able1 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    This was composed and played with great intensity. At that time, there was the skyscrapers beginning, the automobile were rolling in the streets, art in any way was a new creation, new and not often accepted. Literature was not always recognized, best painters of that time were ignored, etc. Art Nouveau is protected these days but only few are remaining. The best in everything always been rejected, and takes always a few years after the fact to be accepted.

  • @trevorplatt166
    @trevorplatt166 Pƙed 4 lety +7

    A beautiful piece. And a great preformance as well!

  • @JSerrato289
    @JSerrato289 Pƙed 4 lety +38

    I swear to God Rousseau stop flexing already

    • @jtm232556
      @jtm232556 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      It's not one person. The channel consists of several pianists.

    • @JSerrato289
      @JSerrato289 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      @@jtm232556 I know, this one is M. I.

    • @jakeflores2048
      @jakeflores2048 Pƙed 4 lety +7

      Jay M man you really going around telling this to everybody

    • @JSerrato289
      @JSerrato289 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@jakeflores2048 I just went through the other comments and yeah you're right hmmmmm

    • @dog9yearsago122
      @dog9yearsago122 Pƙed 4 lety

      I know this is late but Rousseau is one person but he brings guest pianists on occasionally

  • @zdoky1287
    @zdoky1287 Pƙed 4 lety +77

    imagine playing this in the middle of a city and just show everyone your skills.

    • @amirp8024
      @amirp8024 Pƙed 4 lety +60

      zDoky people would just think u spammed the piano keys lol

    • @zdoky1287
      @zdoky1287 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      @@amirp8024 hahah so true xD

    • @kidabear782
      @kidabear782 Pƙed 4 lety +35

      It doesnt look that impressive to people, if you play canon in d people would be so much more impressed, since its something they're familiar with

    • @fatheroftwo852
      @fatheroftwo852 Pƙed 4 lety +6

      Most people would scowl at this kind of music; it's a bit too acquired for most.

    • @TomCL-vb6xc
      @TomCL-vb6xc Pƙed 4 lety +7

      AmiRp Don’t mean to be that guy, but it really is a shame that most people will never experience the otherworldiness of this work. I just want as many people as possible to be able to experience it.

  • @randomcubing7106
    @randomcubing7106 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    Classical music is something so top tier that it does not need a music video to show you what it is actually about- it comes naturally.(Lets not mention that mvs nowadays does not even relate to the music- just a bunch of sexual implicit content and meaningless vibing of the pop stars)
    The best one now is literally This is America.

  • @pilipiano6728
    @pilipiano6728 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    When I see the notifications, I immediately watched it because I was surprized. I didn’t knew you would play this very hard piece early.

  • @NurryFuts
    @NurryFuts Pƙed 4 lety +3

    Never even heard of this music. All I know is I'm now anxious 😂

  • @loganm2924
    @loganm2924 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    4:50
    Perhaps the most beautiful phrases ever composed

  • @Bluespyy
    @Bluespyy Pƙed 4 lety +36

    *spilled ink on paper*
    Ravel: hmm... I'll call it "Gaspard de la nuit"

  • @joelvelez78
    @joelvelez78 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    This is awesome! It's like having a soundtrack for my anxiety.

  • @lantusinfluencer
    @lantusinfluencer Pƙed 4 lety

    This video deserves for millions of views..... Absolutely masterpiece..... Genius

  • @rakeshkrishna7792
    @rakeshkrishna7792 Pƙed 4 lety +26

    Wow never been this early.
    Use me as a *RAVEL JEUX D'EAU PLEASE* button!!!!!

  • @azxriel7172
    @azxriel7172 Pƙed 4 lety +70

    Let me repeat the joke..
    "I hope the piano was 18"

  • @AntorasStudio
    @AntorasStudio Pƙed 4 lety +15

    8:52 you can see a glimpse of his hair

  • @tharrock337
    @tharrock337 Pƙed 4 lety

    Honestly, this is the thing you play right before revealing you are secretly a Vampire. What a piece. Never heard of it or seen it anywhere, thanks for showing it off.

  • @zoink5484
    @zoink5484 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    People who don't like this piece are clearly deaf. It has a very clear motif and theme that gets repeated and it's difficulty is justified with Ravel's ability to create such contrasting sounds on the piano. I like to think that Ravel was focused much more on texture in this piece. (Not to say the a harmonies arent amazing) This has always been one of my favorite pieces to listen to, it just takes many listens to understand. Also, without context from the other two pieces that come before, some motifs can sound strange or out of place, but even still, I think the piece holds its own very well.