What made this so powerful was the fact that he was pretty certain the Nazi was going to kill him, so he performed it passionately as if it was going to be the last time he ever played anything. Him crying at the end signifies this.
1:22 His face really gives the emotion that he sees the pianist as a real person, someone who used to practice, someone who tried to make a living, someone who had a family to feed, but is now struggling to live while having no fault in the situation. It's sad to see people who just want to survive in life desperately try to survive in living. It's crazy to think how many talents were gone, all the brilliant minds and the creative souls wasted, all because of war and senseless violence.
I remember before this scene this guy was playing Fur Elise. He connected with him for love of music. Remember this song is hardest to play for pianist. So he admired his skill.
Isn't that terrible that many people like the pianist are now being murdered in their homes and killed in a war and being stopped from going to class just because they are Jewish! How can we love this scene and keep quiet when this is happening again at this very moment??
This scene is so cinematically powerful. That can of food on the left represents life, and Hosenfeld's cap on the right represents death, and all that stands in between are 88 keys and it's up to Szpilman to save himself. The piano is literally between life and death.
No...Hosenfeld was merely calling him out for claiming to be a pianist, or he simply wanted to hear great music in the middle of the chaos. But not a trial for his life. You are either a killer or not, and Hosenfeld was not...
88 means H H... etc in nazi circles. This cap is just from a wehrmacht officer, not an ss cap. The normal german soldiers were mostly ok. They were forced as well and men/children of their time and place. But you see things clear
@@arturkajzar5625 I struggle with this question seemingly every second of my life. I don’t understand why it’s so difficult to just be kind to one another and let others live as they choose. Yes society needs order to function and not everyone will agree on precisely what that means and the priorities that take hold. But the vitriol and hate of others….. I do truly wonder why any benign creator would set up the universe in this manner, where all but a handful of apex species die horribly and painfully in the teeth of a stronger predatory species.
The officer here was Wilm Hosenfeld. He was a kind man with a large heart who always detested Nazi treatment of Jews and the Polish. He helped many Polish and Jewish people during his time as a German officer risking his own life by betraying Nazi orders. Unfortunately he died in a Soviet labor camp. The pianist tried really hard to get him free by having him and other Jewish people who the officer helped save testify his deeds to Soviet officials but they didn't care.
@@gertjanfaes2090 By hearing it😄 It sounds like most peoples' living room upright pianos. Like it had been tuned at some point, then not tended to again for many years.
1:28 the moment everything became clear for this German officer. "How can we treat these people as subhuman?" His face says. "How can someone capable of producing such art be oppressed such as this?" God, what a brilliant film. Watched it in school as a kid and these scenes have stuck with me.
The expression you’re referencing is more attuned to 2:03 where the power dynamic shifts fully in the room for the time being and he sits in the manner of a child in awe.
But it seems to me he was thinking: How we, a great and cultured nation, led the world to the fact that so talented pianist turn into driven animal on the brink of survival?
We need war to win superiority in our world without it we wouldn't have a need for government, military, president. Either some nation rules the world or every nation is equal. We dont have the money for that or food. Also humans are just known to test competition and power, we are territorial just like animals
tony castillo god yes , we have no music in our lives , every home should have instruments , there should be live music everywhere , all of our activities should have music 🎶 not the canned , sound engineering of a keyboard & computer that creates the fake sound of instruments , but musicians & singers that make music
Having only a year or so listening to classical music in depth, was hoping someone would name the piece and composer. Since the poster couldn't be bothered.
This single scene was the inspiration for me to take up piano lessons at the age of 37 after years of thinking about it, and I have been playing on-and-off for 17 years since then, and can play some of Chopin's nocturnes & preludes (and the funeral march of course), but haven't yet tackled this magnificent Ballade . I haven't had the courage & commitment but someday :-) I would say to anyone thinking about taking piano lessons -go for it! You're never too old and youtube is a wonderful reference for piano classic tutorials.
I also didn’t have the courage and commitment to play Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 by Franz Liszt. I thought for years it would be out my ability until a few months ago at a very low point, I started learning out of curiosity. It’s often pieces like these that seem out of reach but it’s fear keeping us from playing them. I hope after reading this comment, you log off, acquire the sheet music, and start playing this song friend.
me too .I learnt piano at 37years of age and play some nocturne and not able to play this piece completely,now I am 56 still have the passion for the music I love
Thank you for your comment. I'm 24 years old and I have never played the piano in my life. The idea of learning how to play it has been in my head for a while now, but I was afraid and felt a bit ridiculous because I thought I was "too old" for it. Your comment has convinced me to go for it! Do you happen to have any recommendations for beginners? 😊
I just love the officer's reaction to his playing. I feel as if he doesn't really believe the other man's ability to play the piano at the beginning. But then as the other starts playing, there is that look in his eyes, which, the way I see it, means: " What are we really doing?"
That is exactly what I have always thought about this scene.. he seemed to assume Spillman was trying to get away with a lie at first, but then quickly realized he was telling the truth.. anyway, as others stated in the comments, he wouldn't have harmed him no matter what Spillman gave as an answer..
Exactly. Near the end, he really did think "What was all this good for?". So many millions people, each with their own stories and talents, dead. For nothing.
So sad Wilm Hosenfeld died in Soviet camp despied Szpilman and many trying to save him. His wife even wrote a letter to the officers. Another prisoner who was given a false identity by him also tried to help, but it was no use. At least he is being recognize today as righteous among the nations. ❤❤❤❤❤
@@tigranbok1716 I must just disagree with you on the "stupid German" part. I can tell you that German people are extremely intelligent, I have one staying with me for 3 months every year and there is virtually nothing that he cant do or fix. Yes some people may not be "cultural" but you get that in every nation
@@GermanLehmann98 I literally started the piano for this piece, 10 month ago. I spent 2-3h the week and 3-5h the week end. Took me 3 month to play/learn the 3 first part, and the last part took me so much more time to play correctly. It was hard but with determination everything is possible.
" why did he skip the middle part? " Well, this is a sad movie and the middle part sounds happy so adding the middle part would destroy the sad theme in this part lels
that scene absolutely moved my soul... i could not stop my tears i was crying while watching this scene... this germany soldier was the real human that appreciated this pianist and saved him
@@brainrich1358 He tried and beg the Soviet soldiers, but they didn't listen. Others did the same. I still don't understand why they didn't let him out.
I would like to add to the very insightful comments on this film moment. It says all the above that’s been said but the piece actually captures in music the whole madness of War.
I can't believe that only ONE other person who has watched this incredible video knows the Chopin piece being played; so, without further ado, it's his Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 (composed in 1835, after his move to Paris from a lengthy stay in Vienna. Robert Schumann first heard the piece in 1836 and said (to Chopin himself!) that he thought the piece "the best and most ingenious of all your compositions." After a lengthy pause, Chopin replied, "I am very happy to hear this since I too like it very much and hold it very close to my heart." I think we may all agree that we hold Chopin's Ballades (and Nocturnes, Scherzi, Preludes and Etudes) very close to our hearts as well. How much of today's music will move future generations even remotely as much as this 185-year-old masterpiece? I prophesy, with all possible assurance: NOT MANY! Mike D.
Chopin's melancholia that accompanied him throughout his life in France was always about love for his beloved Poland. A country that always seemed to be in the path of conquering powers. This Ballade captures the innermost Chopin and how poetic that the symbolism of this work captures the absurdity of conquering powers and hate that still dominates our world. I revere Chopin and the fact that his music is still relevant today speaks volumes about the power of music and in spite of it all, music still and will always transcend the darkest aspects of Humanity.
Well stated! Do you know which Chopin ballade was performed? And did the performance in the film follow truthfully to the Chopin, or was there an embellishment toward the end of the piece? When I watched the film, I thought that perhaps this was Szpilman's original music in this scene.
@@OneWhoLivesThere Ballade number one is the one in question. The Ballad was shortened for the film, but in my opinion, it should have been left in its totality in the film. As far as who played it in the film, I'm not sure if it was Mr. Szpilman's.
In this Chopin's Ballade you can find everything. Sadness, Joy, Anger, peace... There would not be Wars at all if just pieces of this music were in all hearts
William Peng this is so true.I had benn homeless for a while, and went into a church service being set up for service and an old piano was leaning against the wall.I asked could I play it while they set up,they told me yes.I sat down with my cold pink fingers and started playing.The pastor walked in the door and heard me.He asked did I have a place to stay, I told him No..the Pastor said You do now.I was taken to a sober recovery house for women after the church service😊
Amazing scene. Amazing actor who played the german officer. You can actually see his inner turmoil and empathy, realising everything hes been standing for is wrong. "How could we kill people with such beautiful souls?" The question he will be asking himself as he sits in awe of the beauty infront of him. His world changed that day, everything he thought he stood for came crashing down infront of his own eyes.
@@NavidIsANoob the majority had no choice as the army was compalsory! So you can be sure that there were many who did not follow the official narrativ! There where times when the SS and the police went to schools, universities and families to get every "man" available. Most of them never had any army training, that's why so many of those young men died.
Holy hell. This scene is beautiful on its own, but in the context of the movie it’s so much more powerful. To watch him slowly descend into this life he has to live, and everything just keeps getting worse in gradual steps. And you sort of get used to it and adjust to it just like his character does as the movie goes on. Then you get this scene that gut punches you with a reminder of who he was at the beginning of the movie and how far he’s fallen. Cue the tears.
Classic music is timeless; it awakes the same emotions in all of us no matter who we are and of which side of the playing field we’re are. I’m German, and I grew-up only listening to classic music; became a classic singer-soprano. My dad also was an officer in Hitler’s Germany-this actor reminds me of my dad..and every time I see this screen, I see my father-He was a good man and I loved him dearly.
it took me 10 years since I started piano and watched this movie (I was 22, now im 32), but finally I approached this piece one year ago and can play ballade no. 1 now fluently and at tempo
In reality, Wladyslaw couldn't be more fortunate to encounter this particular German officer, as the officer in question is Wilhelm Hosenfeld. A high-ranking Wehrmacht captain who--unlike his peers--dedicated his life to help the Poles, the Jews, and other "enemies of the state" instead of persecuting or straight up executing them. Had it been any other Nazi, he'd have been shot on the spot. After the war, Captain Hosenfeld was captured by the Red Army, and such a selfless hero, comparable to the likes of Oskar Schindler, painfully died in Soviet captivity in 1952. He is now amongst the "Righteous Among The Nations", a honorific title given by Israel to non-Jews who risked their lives to save those who were from extermination during the Holocaust.
I’m glad movies like this are made so we never forget our history and so that hopefully we won’t repeat it. The acting was so good in this movie. It’s always painful to watch but absolutely loved this scene and cried watching it!
Brian Connelly if my life depended on it that would make it worse and I would 100% freeze up. Even just playing in front of my piano teacher makes me play worse than at home .
Языки между людьми смешать не стоило труда, а вот язык музыки смешать не удалось. Великий Шопен явился в мир в единственном числе и никто и никогда его не повторит! Спасибо за клип.
Such a remarkable way to express yourself , i always felt like piano was the way of the gentlemen so to speak , an amazing ability to tell a story , full of images and emotions without even open your mouth ! Music knows no age , no religion , no boundaries , no skin colors , no genders , it's universal and piano is one of the most complete instruments , whoever knows to play piano has access to any type of music . That movie was wonderful !
One of my favorite movies. I always wanted to learn how to play the piano. Its beautiful. When the German officer found him. You could tell he rethought everything after hearing him play. The German officer looked comforted in hearing the music.
Absolutely breathtaking scene in the movie. Chopin is my favorite composer, so I was spellbound just listening to this outstanding performance. 🎶🎹❤️🙍♀️
@Rusalka When you feel like you're about to die, your adrenaline rushes and you start remembering more from to past seeking ways to live. Believe it or not, this *actually happened*
He was playing for his life, he realized this when he started playing. By the time he finished, he had forgotten all about his life being on the line and the other man had that realization.
This is Kind of a Message that Even If you're leader is injust Just don't follow him In the time Hitler was unfair killing the Jewish people but this officer didn't follow the rule because he didn't see him as an enemy but as a friend
I watched this movie and was shocked to see at the end that it was a try story. This movie really is fantastic and I have never been interested in war films but this was really hard hitting. Super upsetting at times, especially after seeing it was a try story but still very much enjoyable. Definitely worth checking out if you have a spare 2 and a half hours.
What made this so powerful was the fact that he was pretty certain the Nazi was going to kill him, so he performed it passionately as if it was going to be the last time he ever played anything. Him crying at the end signifies this.
What a wonderful interpretation. I’m going to believe you are correct!
Though the same thing. He gave it all like it was his last time
Wilm Hosenfeld wasn't a Nazi.
thanks, I was looking for context cause it just adds more significance to literally anything in life.
Thank you Lou for analysing wonderfully this passage .... I feel the same
"Music is the only one language, the whole world understands".
Not true but ok
I Have Aids Gaming it is?
@@Suspectedly deaf people
@Cavin Groenendijk i doubt it, and most people today who can hear are still unable to understand this music
War: allow me to introduce myself
His body was broken but the fire in his soul remained.
Edna Turner huh??
Such a soul
What a great comment.
Frederic Chopin Ballade No. 1 Op. 23 in G Minor
Esteban Outeiral Dias Jep same here
One of my favorites
But this interpretation isn’t quite how I would play it
Esteban Outeiral Dias ahhhh thanks same
But it was actually Chopin Nocturne No. 20 in C Sharp Minor IRL
Robert Actually, it was not.
Fryderyk Chopin not frederic
"What's your name?"
"Szpilman."
"Szpilman? Good name for a pianist."
"Szpilman" sounds like "Spielmann" in German ( a guy who is playing sth.)
Perfect*
Szpilman? A Jew?
@@u.v.s.5583 i know he was from poland ,im not sure
@@fidanmammedzadeh4691 yes he was polish jew who was born at Sosnowiec
1:22 His face really gives the emotion that he sees the pianist as a real person, someone who used to practice, someone who tried to make a living, someone who had a family to feed, but is now struggling to live while having no fault in the situation. It's sad to see people who just want to survive in life desperately try to survive in living. It's crazy to think how many talents were gone, all the brilliant minds and the creative souls wasted, all because of war and senseless violence.
Well said. Well said indeed.
And HATE
And hate. Don't forget hate.
I remember before this scene this guy was playing Fur Elise. He connected with him for love of music. Remember this song is hardest to play for pianist. So he admired his skill.
Isn't that terrible that many people like the pianist are now being murdered in their homes and killed in a war and being stopped from going to class just because they are Jewish!
How can we love this scene and keep quiet when this is happening again at this very moment??
This scene is so cinematically powerful. That can of food on the left represents life, and Hosenfeld's cap on the right represents death, and all that stands in between are 88 keys and it's up to Szpilman to save himself. The piano is literally between life and death.
No...Hosenfeld was merely calling him out for claiming to be a pianist, or he simply wanted to hear great music in the middle of the chaos. But not a trial for his life. You are either a killer or not, and Hosenfeld was not...
Ur over analyzing it
That’s a clever way to look at it!!
88 means H H... etc in nazi circles. This cap is just from a wehrmacht officer, not an ss cap. The normal german soldiers were mostly ok. They were forced as well and men/children of their time and place. But you see things clear
Right description🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
This is one of the most passionate, amazing scenes in any movie. The Pianist is one of the greatest movies ever made in my opinion.
I agree.
Heartbreaking story, true story.
My mind is despairing. This evil. I don't understand.
How is it possible and why ?
PS. I come from Poland.
Too bad it was made by a pedophile rapist... one great movie doesn't undo drugging and raping a 14 year-old child.
yes indeed
Despite my very low opinion of Hollywood and Roman Polanski, I agree completely.
@@arturkajzar5625 I struggle with this question seemingly every second of my life. I don’t understand why it’s so difficult to just be kind to one another and let others live as they choose. Yes society needs order to function and not everyone will agree on precisely what that means and the priorities that take hold. But the vitriol and hate of others….. I do truly wonder why any benign creator would set up the universe in this manner, where all but a handful of apex species die horribly and painfully in the teeth of a stronger predatory species.
Playing the piano literally saved his life
he was gonna save him anyway he just wanted to see how passionate szpilman was
The officer here was Wilm Hosenfeld. He was a kind man with a large heart who always detested Nazi treatment of Jews and the Polish. He helped many Polish and Jewish people during his time as a German officer risking his own life by betraying Nazi orders. Unfortunately he died in a Soviet labor camp. The pianist tried really hard to get him free by having him and other Jewish people who the officer helped save testify his deeds to Soviet officials but they didn't care.
Farhan Chowdhury fucking soviets, they are almost as bad as the SS
@@Insert-Retarded-Reply-Here wtf what?
Vaggelico you heard me
I would just like to say props to the piano that survived the chaos outside and remained tuned even though we see the instrumentist's breath!
😂
It's not in tune, moron.
@@jtm232556 not a pianist, how can you tell?
@@gertjanfaes2090 By hearing it😄 It sounds like most peoples' living room upright pianos. Like it had been tuned at some point, then not tended to again for many years.
@@jtm232556 well there was a.war on after all !
1:28 the moment everything became clear for this German officer.
"How can we treat these people as subhuman?" His face says. "How can someone capable of producing such art be oppressed such as this?"
God, what a brilliant film. Watched it in school as a kid and these scenes have stuck with me.
The expression you’re referencing is more attuned to 2:03 where the power dynamic shifts fully in the room for the time being and he sits in the manner of a child in awe.
😭😭😭
And Frederic Chopin was a viralent anti-semite. Incredible..
But it seems to me he was thinking: How we, a great and cultured nation, led the world to the fact that so talented pianist turn into driven animal on the brink of survival?
The German officer was a Jew himself. When he brought the pianist food he said I guess God wants us to live.
I wish there was more music and less war in our world.
You mean, more good music?
@@tonycastillo4612 sure, I'll take it!
@@carolmarie5105 I think there is plenty of music. Just nothing good like before. Or at least its harder to find..
We need war to win superiority in our world without it we wouldn't have a need for government, military, president. Either some nation rules the world or every nation is equal. We dont have the money for that or food. Also humans are just known to test competition and power, we are territorial just like animals
tony castillo god yes , we have no music in our lives , every home should have instruments , there should be live music everywhere , all of our activities should have music 🎶 not the canned , sound engineering of a keyboard & computer that creates the fake sound of instruments , but musicians & singers that make music
This film is too powerful for words. This scene makes me cry unlike few others. This is a masterpiece.
Its propaganda...
jane doe It’s true life.
@@janedoe-hq9vn Based on a *true story.* It literally says it in the movie.
As a pianist myself who is obsessed with Chopin, This was an incredible performance
Is Chopin the composer of the song
@@mannualfpv6293yes
@@mannualfpv6293ballade no.1 :)
You are very blessed to have such a talent
Having only a year or so listening to classical music in depth, was hoping someone would name the piece and composer. Since the poster couldn't be bothered.
Questa si che e' meravigliosa interpretazione. : forma, nuances, emozioni.
..la "MUSICA" ❤
This single scene was the inspiration for me to take up piano lessons at the age of 37 after years of thinking about it, and I have been playing on-and-off for 17 years since then, and can play some of Chopin's nocturnes & preludes (and the funeral march of course), but haven't yet tackled this magnificent Ballade . I haven't had the courage & commitment but someday :-)
I would say to anyone thinking about taking piano lessons -go for it! You're never too old and youtube is a wonderful reference for piano classic tutorials.
I also didn’t have the courage and commitment to play Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 by Franz Liszt. I thought for years it would be out my ability until a few months ago at a very low point, I started learning out of curiosity. It’s often pieces like these that seem out of reach but it’s fear keeping us from playing them. I hope after reading this comment, you log off, acquire the sheet music, and start playing this song friend.
me too .I learnt piano at 37years of age and play some nocturne and not able to play this piece completely,now I am 56 still have the passion for the music I love
Thank you for your comment. I'm 24 years old and I have never played the piano in my life. The idea of learning how to play it has been in my head for a while now, but I was afraid and felt a bit ridiculous because I thought I was "too old" for it. Your comment has convinced me to go for it! Do you happen to have any recommendations for beginners? 😊
@@HeyItsMeGabriella Yes "BEGIN"!!
keep going, try sooner than later and work toward mastering. You can do it.
The moonlight shining on him make this scene much more beautiful.
I just love the officer's reaction to his playing. I feel as if he doesn't really believe the other man's ability to play the piano at the beginning. But then as the other starts playing, there is that look in his eyes, which, the way I see it, means: " What are we really doing?"
That is exactly what I have always thought about this scene.. he seemed to assume Spillman was trying to get away with a lie at first, but then quickly realized he was telling the truth.. anyway, as others stated in the comments, he wouldn't have harmed him no matter what Spillman gave as an answer..
Exactly. Near the end, he really did think "What was all this good for?". So many millions people, each with their own stories and talents, dead. For nothing.
@@NavidIsANoob Wilm Hosenfeld thought that from the start.
So sad Wilm Hosenfeld died in Soviet camp despied Szpilman and many trying to save him. His wife even wrote a letter to the officers. Another prisoner who was given a false identity by him also tried to help, but it was no use. At least he is being recognize today as righteous among the nations. ❤❤❤❤❤
When you saved your life by playing the piano 🎹
I’m sure he wouldn‘t have killed him either way.
That was the good old times!🤐
@@stranger2langley143 maybe~
When you play like it's your last time because you believe the German will kill you when you're done.
Not only that he shows the officer nazi they are not masters race
This is one of my favourite movies of all time. Every single time this scene comes on, I bawl my eyes out.
ditto. my eyes were so swollen afterwards I didn't want anyone to look at me
The scene at the end where he walks out into the street. This thin, lonely figure with only devastation around him. That really got me
@@tigranbok1716 I must just disagree with you on the "stupid German" part. I can tell you that German people are extremely intelligent, I have one staying with me for 3 months every year and there is virtually nothing that he cant do or fix. Yes some people may not be "cultural" but you get that in every nation
Never heard of it? Is it a older movie?
@@mikeleblanc5030 it was released in 2002
I'm so happy I'm finally able to play this masterpiece
How long did it take you to learn it and how long have you been playing piano for? Congrats mate! Must feel great to play this, it's an amazing piece.
@@totozilla6396 Niceee, congrats man! I'm glad for you :)
Un homme triste wow ur sight reading rlly good tho, any tips for me?, im playing the piano about 6 months
@@totozilla6396 *pieces not song
@@GermanLehmann98 I literally started the piano for this piece, 10 month ago. I spent 2-3h the week and 3-5h the week end. Took me 3 month to play/learn the 3 first part, and the last part took me so much more time to play correctly. It was hard but with determination everything is possible.
Non posso sentire questa musica e vedere il volto di ADRIEN BRODY senza piangere dalla commozione…grande musica e stupendo interprete.
when the video is 8 years old, but the comments are only 2 days old.
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the pianist is timeless
8 months old
Ha
“Beauty will save the world”
For a few brief moments, Chopin brings the war to a halt and unites two
unlikely individuals...profound. Love this movie on so many levels.
" why did he skip the middle part? "
Well, this is a sad movie and the middle part sounds happy so adding the middle part would destroy the sad theme in this part lels
sensible
It skipped the dark section with the arpeggios right before the middle part too.
Its because of screen time most probably.
Mashed potato would u play a “happy” middle to the nazi?!
@@alviilmie1869 he spittin sum fax
that scene absolutely moved my soul... i could not stop my tears i was crying while watching this scene... this germany soldier was the real human that appreciated this pianist and saved him
"love is the only one language, the whole world understands".
The Pianist was altogether an amazingly good movie. The performers of Chopin's pieces were brilliant.
There was one performer - a Polish concert pianist Janusz Olejniczak.
The Nazi gave him bread and jam. I remember his face when he tasted the jam with his finger.
Lisa Simpson and his armee jacket knowing Russians are coming : D
Sad he couldn't repay the officer by saving him from being a prisoner.
Wermacht
Brain rich He was too late in getting the news that the officer was a POW, and even later in getting the news of where he was held, poor man.
@@brainrich1358 He tried and beg the Soviet soldiers, but they didn't listen. Others did the same. I still don't understand why they didn't let him out.
I've never cried so hard for a movie before. Truly a masterpiece!! 😭
Me: *surprised* holy shit that was pretty good
The captain: *talking german and russian at the same time while having an english subtitle*
yeah classic russian dubbing,
Glen Sweet shit.. sorry mate
The captain is not a nazi.
this made me laugh so hard after tearing up hahaha
LOL
自分も母が講師のためピアノは生まれた頃から友達でした。幼稚園の頃に見て衝撃的だったと共に、ショパンを好きになったきっかけでもあります。高校生で念願のポーランドはワルシャワと強制収容所に訪れることが出来、運が良くシュピルマンの子孫の方にもお話をお聞きする機会を頂きました。自分をこんなにも奮い立たせるなんて…本当に貴重な一本です。そんな私も現在は映像ディレクターという職につき、感慨深いものがあります。
Possibly one of the greatest movie moments in history
one of the best movies i ever saw
I would like to add to the very insightful comments on this film moment. It says all the above that’s been said but the piece actually captures in music the whole madness of War.
I can't believe that only ONE other person who has watched this incredible video knows the Chopin piece being played; so, without further ado, it's his Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 (composed in 1835, after his move to Paris from a lengthy stay in Vienna. Robert Schumann first heard the piece in 1836 and said (to Chopin himself!) that he thought the piece "the best and most ingenious of all your compositions." After a lengthy pause, Chopin replied, "I am very happy to hear this since I too like it very much and hold it very close to my heart." I think we may all agree that we hold
Chopin's Ballades (and Nocturnes, Scherzi, Preludes and Etudes) very close to our hearts as well. How much of today's music will move future generations even remotely as much as this 185-year-old masterpiece? I prophesy, with all possible assurance: NOT MANY!
Mike D.
Didn’t know that Chopin and Schumann communicated
Is there more to it?
Chopin's melancholia that accompanied him throughout his life in France was always about love for his beloved Poland. A country that always seemed to be in the path of conquering powers.
This Ballade captures the innermost Chopin and how poetic that the symbolism of this work captures the absurdity of conquering powers and hate that still dominates our world. I revere Chopin and the fact that his music is still relevant today speaks volumes about the power of music and in spite of it all, music still and will always transcend the darkest aspects of Humanity.
Well stated! Do you know which Chopin ballade was performed? And did the performance in the film follow truthfully to the Chopin, or was there an embellishment toward the end of the piece? When I watched the film, I thought that perhaps this was Szpilman's original music in this scene.
@@OneWhoLivesThere Ballade number one is the one in question. The Ballad was shortened for the film, but in my opinion, it should have been left in its totality in the film. As far as who played it in the film, I'm not sure if it was Mr. Szpilman's.
Andres Montoya do you the song he’s playing?
@@stmvert6471Hello Stmv Ert, I did know it, slightly, when I was a music student long time ago. How about you?
Andres Montoya well i was asking you about the name so i can play it later, i am a pianist, what instrument do you play tho?
CAN YOU GUYS IMAGINE THAT THE BEST MOMENT OF THE FILM IS ACTUALLY A SHORTEN VERSION OF A PURE MASTERPIECE ?
Adrien Brody was the youngest actor to win an Oscar. But I think he is still underrated.
In this Chopin's Ballade you can find everything. Sadness, Joy, Anger, peace... There would not be Wars at all if just pieces of this music were in all hearts
William Peng this is so true.I had benn homeless for a while, and went into a church service being set up for service and an old piano was leaning against the wall.I asked could I play it while they set up,they told me yes.I sat down with my cold pink fingers and started playing.The pastor walked in the door and heard me.He asked did I have a place to stay, I told him No..the Pastor said You do now.I was taken to a sober recovery house for women after the church service😊
Good for you ! Wish you the best
Hallelujah, God is great!
And what happened after that?
Questo brano porta bene a tutti ❤
Amazing scene. Amazing actor who played the german officer. You can actually see his inner turmoil and empathy, realising everything hes been standing for is wrong. "How could we kill people with such beautiful souls?" The question he will be asking himself as he sits in awe of the beauty infront of him. His world changed that day, everything he thought he stood for came crashing down infront of his own eyes.
He was probably a German solider. Not a Nazi. Not all German soldiers were Nazis.
@@Nursegirlalexandra The Wehrmacht swore an oath of loyalty to the Nazi party. They were, for all intents and purposes, agents of the Nazi ideology.
Wilm Hosenfeld wasn't a Nazi. He helped Jews throughout the war.
@@NavidIsANoob the majority had no choice as the army was compalsory! So you can be sure that there
were many who did not follow the official narrativ! There where times when the SS and the police went to schools, universities and families to get every "man" available. Most of them never had any army training, that's why so many of those young men died.
@@NavidIsANoob Most of them were trained against their will and brainwashed when they were still kids
Was wären wir ohne Kunst? Ohne Musik, Literatur, Malerei usw. Diese schlimmen Zeiten wären kaum zu ertragen...
Holy hell. This scene is beautiful on its own, but in the context of the movie it’s so much more powerful. To watch him slowly descend into this life he has to live, and everything just keeps getting worse in gradual steps. And you sort of get used to it and adjust to it just like his character does as the movie goes on. Then you get this scene that gut punches you with a reminder of who he was at the beginning of the movie and how far he’s fallen. Cue the tears.
Classic music is timeless; it awakes the same emotions in all of us no matter who we are and of which side of the playing field we’re are.
I’m German, and I grew-up only listening to classic music; became a classic singer-soprano.
My dad also was an officer in Hitler’s Germany-this actor reminds me of my dad..and every time I see this screen, I see my father-He was a good man and I loved him dearly.
it took me 10 years since I started piano and watched this movie (I was 22, now im 32), but finally I approached this piece one year ago and can play ballade no. 1 now fluently and at tempo
Bravo !!!
@@knuthartmann4846 :)
Adrian Brody. Great actor.
In reality, Wladyslaw couldn't be more fortunate to encounter this particular German officer, as the officer in question is Wilhelm Hosenfeld. A high-ranking Wehrmacht captain who--unlike his peers--dedicated his life to help the Poles, the Jews, and other "enemies of the state" instead of persecuting or straight up executing them. Had it been any other Nazi, he'd have been shot on the spot.
After the war, Captain Hosenfeld was captured by the Red Army, and such a selfless hero, comparable to the likes of Oskar Schindler, painfully died in Soviet captivity in 1952. He is now amongst the "Righteous Among The Nations", a honorific title given by Israel to non-Jews who risked their lives to save those who were from extermination during the Holocaust.
This movie ... took a lot of my tears and this scene, it touched my heart deeply
"Without music, life would not be worth living." -- Nietzsche
I’m glad movies like this are made so we never forget our history and so that hopefully we won’t repeat it.
The acting was so good in this movie. It’s always painful to watch but absolutely loved this scene and cried watching it!
This is surreal. One is playing the piano and imagining what is to come, another is listening and recalling long gone memory.
How did that guy piano in the freezing cold? When my fingers are cold I can barely play twinkle twinkle little star.
Because he was a Master...
Hahaha so true
Your life probably never depended on it
Brian Connelly if my life depended on it that would make it worse and I would 100% freeze up. Even just playing in front of my piano teacher makes me play worse than at home .
Fear is a great motivator.
А мне истинно жалко этого немецкого офицера. Ведь известно что, душевные страдания они намного страшнее телесных. Это видно!
Chopin - Ballade in g m no. 1 op 23...one of the greatest pieces of all time
I found the whole film so powerful that I bought the DVD - everytime I see it I get goosebumps and go through all sorts of emotions
It is an excellent movie 👍
That was one of the most impressive scenes of the cinema history. I hae goosebumps
What a beautiful picture.
Языки между людьми смешать не стоило труда, а вот язык музыки смешать не удалось.
Великий Шопен явился в мир в единственном числе и никто и никогда его не повторит!
Спасибо за клип.
i’m speechless with this scene...
A brilliant Ballade, in a brilliant scene, in a brilliant film. Masterful.
Гимн жизни ... Музыка выше смерти ... Потрясающая игра актеров ... Напомнили ... Благодарю .
This is one of the best movies ever made and the main reason why I continued playing the piano. Love the acting in this scene.
best scene ever.
Period.
That very first note and I already know what it is... one of the greatest pieces on history....
War means destruction!!! Music means love!!! The world could be saved by music and love!!!
Such a remarkable way to express yourself , i always felt like piano was the way of the gentlemen so to speak , an amazing ability to tell a story , full of images and emotions without even open your mouth !
Music knows no age , no religion , no boundaries , no skin colors , no genders , it's universal and piano is one of the most complete instruments , whoever knows to play piano has access to any type of music .
That movie was wonderful !
I am so glad this song is being played in works like this and your lie in April. It presents this piece very well and it gets a healthy audience size.
What a brilliant film.
The act of the German military officer is really great as the desperate countenance of the pianist and the music of Chopin!
I put this in my " Most Memorable Moments in Life and Media" Playlist. It is one of the best scenes i have ever seen
One of my favorite movies. I always wanted to learn how to play the piano. Its beautiful. When the German officer found him. You could tell he rethought everything after hearing him play. The German officer looked comforted in hearing the music.
your lie in april flashbacks intensify
😂
LtSarco anime is trash
@@deedum1162 Fuck off mate
@@deedum1162 fuck off mate
Daniello shut up before i sen you to the pocket dimension you uncultured little piece of nazi shit
My favorite ballade 1 from Chopin
this movie seriously was so good, This scene itself carried so much emotion.
That mistake on the last note was about to make me cry because of how realistic it felt.
agree
Very moving - this tune is a truly remarkable piece of music and played with incredible precision.
Absolutely breathtaking scene in the movie. Chopin is my favorite composer, so I was spellbound just listening to this outstanding performance. 🎶🎹❤️🙍♀️
... the sequence when the soldier walks among the brick fragments under the moonlight at 3:08, is a masterpiece within a masterpiece!
this scene made me cry 12 years ago
Nice to find an "in tune" grand piano in a war zone in a room so cold you can see your breath! ;-) Love the film!
@Rusalka When you feel like you're about to die, your adrenaline rushes and you start remembering more from to past seeking ways to live. Believe it or not, this *actually happened*
I wish that he'd play all of it, this piece needs the entirety to speak for itself.
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도대체 왜 프사가 그모양이죠ㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋㅌㅌㅋㅋ
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Awoakwok *laugh in indonesian
Potatoes? Yez please
Movie, music, scene, actors... So much beautiful!🙏🏻❤️🥰🇧🇷
Nunca olvidaré esta
escena impresionante
la belleza de la música
deja sin armas al enemigo. Triunfa el
arte y la sensibilidad!!!💗🎼👍
For anybody wondering what the piece is: Chopin - Ballade No. 1 Op. 23 in G minor❤
Found music in nature was the best thing that ever done by man😌😌
My favorite scene from the movie. Adrian plays so beautiful 🎹 I love this piece♥️ Thank you for sharing this video and God Bless 🙏🏽
This is my favorite movie of all time.
He was playing for his life, he realized this when he started playing. By the time he finished, he had forgotten all about his life being on the line and the other man had that realization.
Thank god ...that music is an universal language...that doesn't need any words. 🎼❤️🙌
Good always wins over bad - Just takes time - but it does! Beautiful piece, moves the soul.
No justice for Polanski raping that child though...
It doesn't always
"love is the only one language, the whole world understands".
Didn't expect the Russian voice-over at all. That shit cracked me up LOL
You need an enema.
He was playing for is life.
The German officer was great.
This is Kind of a Message that Even If you're leader is injust Just don't follow him
In the time Hitler was unfair killing the Jewish people but this officer didn't follow the rule because he didn't see him as an enemy but as a friend
@@thamuzm2684 wasnt that simple back then. It was either obey your leader/commander or get a bullet to the head
thefinalshoe nazi’s were volunteers
@@kingassasin6031 yeah but he was in Wehrmacht, nobody decided who was gonna die
The officer was risking his career, even his life for not following the orders, yet he had the balls to stand for his ideals. Chapeau.
Desceram todos os anjos do céu pra escutar....... sensacional
I watched this movie and was shocked to see at the end that it was a try story. This movie really is fantastic and I have never been interested in war films but this was really hard hitting. Super upsetting at times, especially after seeing it was a try story but still very much enjoyable. Definitely worth checking out if you have a spare 2 and a half hours.
Csodálatos Chopin muzsika,lenyűgöző,virtuóz,léleksimogató! A művész a maximumot
nyújtotta.Nagyon élvezem az előadását, köszönöm!
I LOVE THIS MOVIE !!