Chopin - Heroic Polonaise (Op. 53 in A Flat Major)

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  • Chopin - Heroic Polonaise (Op. 53 in A Flat Major)
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    Hope you enjoy my performance of Chopin's Heroic Polonaise.
    Outro: Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
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  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  Pƙed 4 lety +4641

    Today is Thanksgiving. It’s a day to remember all the things that you are thankful for. For me that is all of you because without you, Rousseau would be nothing. Here is something you've all been asking for for quite a while now, enjoy ♄ Celebrating or not, I hope you all have an amazing day!

  • @undobozon7795
    @undobozon7795 Pƙed 3 lety +7245

    I’ve just realized that Chopin could play all of his pieces

    • @noidontubi1086
      @noidontubi1086 Pƙed 3 lety +543

      this comment is underrated lmao😭

    • @franzliszt556
      @franzliszt556 Pƙed 3 lety +238

      WOW

    • @weirdface3838
      @weirdface3838 Pƙed 3 lety +67

      😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @idontcare7197
      @idontcare7197 Pƙed 3 lety +162

      Obviously? Because HE composed them??

    • @nannalaz
      @nannalaz Pƙed 3 lety +484

      @@idontcare7197 he was ironic đŸ€Šâ€â™€ïž

  • @ginjiu4ye
    @ginjiu4ye Pƙed 4 lety +5817

    Man Chopin just doesn’t want anyone to play his music

    • @vipergameplay7613
      @vipergameplay7613 Pƙed 4 lety +217

      Most accurate thing I've seen all day

    • @Dominique632
      @Dominique632 Pƙed 4 lety +210

      It all makes sense now, all puzzle pieces are falling into place

    • @m0ment219
      @m0ment219 Pƙed 4 lety +135

      I mean, we're not talking about Liszt here are we?

    • @vipergameplay7613
      @vipergameplay7613 Pƙed 4 lety +84

      @@m0ment219 Hungarian liszt no.2 the second part screams death to your hands

    • @azl5760
      @azl5760 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      W

  • @WesCoastPiano
    @WesCoastPiano Pƙed 2 lety +1482

    "Chopin is the greatest of them all, for with the piano alone he discovered everything."
    - Claude Debussy

    • @octovia7440
      @octovia7440 Pƙed rokem +12

      Are Debussy really said that?

    • @dexiPL
      @dexiPL Pƙed rokem +11

      @@octovia7440 Actually, yes.

    • @user-cf7jq6bn3e
      @user-cf7jq6bn3e Pƙed rokem +74

      @@octovia7440 he are said that

    • @strawberyfish4908
      @strawberyfish4908 Pƙed rokem +5

      Oh that's wonderful.

    • @Hammerter
      @Hammerter Pƙed rokem +6

      I like his music because how bouncy and catchy the music is

  • @anastassiyaf8898
    @anastassiyaf8898 Pƙed 3 lety +1925

    Chopin is absolutely genius. Poland should be very proud.

  • @Ale-qf1pm
    @Ale-qf1pm Pƙed 4 lety +4156

    *Wow, I can't believe after months of us tormenting him he actually did it*

  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  Pƙed 4 lety +2848

    Heroic Polonaise = DONE! What classical piece do you want to see next?

  • @huyenphungthanh
    @huyenphungthanh Pƙed 3 lety +1425

    heres a list of most comments on piano music videos.
    1. I paid for the whole piano, im gonna use the whole piano
    2. I cant even play the wrong notes that fast
    3. asian parents: now play it backward

    • @markholub5219
      @markholub5219 Pƙed 3 lety +17

      BRILLIANT! 🙂
      You win

    • @nicholasr-m1631
      @nicholasr-m1631 Pƙed 3 lety +6

      accurate lmao

    • @mostrowski
      @mostrowski Pƙed 3 lety +79

      7. looks like Chopin didn’t want anyone to play his music

    • @skiney
      @skiney Pƙed 3 lety +54

      8 i bet he practises 40 hours a day ling ling method

    • @magnusm.3468
      @magnusm.3468 Pƙed 3 lety +8

      Music hearing like a cat walking over piano

  • @bruceb.5486
    @bruceb.5486 Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci +55

    My Mom used to play this in our living room. Before she passed away, I played this video for her so she could enjoy it one last time. 😱 Thank you for this sublime recording.

  • @itzsynthetical4477
    @itzsynthetical4477 Pƙed 4 lety +2637

    I love how this channel is an endless cycle of us tormenting him to play every piece in existence and then he just smiles

    • @Rousseau
      @Rousseau  Pƙed 4 lety +2176

      @The Four Horsemen It's always interesting how on the internet people make things up and present it as a fact. Not only have I played in the majority of videos (although after almost 2 years of weekly/bi-weekly videos with no break my hand condition is slowly beginning to deteriorate, so I want to feature more guest pianists in the future - who are always credited in the title screen), I have developed all of the effects myself & edit every video, from soldering each of the LEDs to the coding, to using modeling software to create the HR2 diamonds. I do all of the audio work and designed the distinct piano sound which is an amalgamation of kontakt libraries and processing, all of the arranging/sheet music engraving, all of the graphic design/artworks/branding work and all of the social media posts/marketing. I need to build up a team soon because even with guest pianists every once in a while, this workload is unsustainable - but it's nice it can all be disregarded so quickly :)

    • @justinbinns3016
      @justinbinns3016 Pƙed 4 lety +649

      @@Rousseau huge respect man, your work ethic is admirable

    • @branshi4746
      @branshi4746 Pƙed 4 lety +158

      Rousseau get em suss!

    • @ludwigvanbeethoven5176
      @ludwigvanbeethoven5176 Pƙed 4 lety +383

      @The Four Horsemen OOOH THATS EMBARASSING!

    • @Kiaulen
      @Kiaulen Pƙed 4 lety +200

      @@Rousseau You're an inspiration, there's always haters in the youtube comments. I hope one day to be half as good at piano (about a year of practice in now), and to be soldering my own LEDs into a nice grand piano. Your piano is amazing.

  • @Rousseau
    @Rousseau  Pƙed 4 lety +1752

    I'm a few hours late! This one took much longer than anticipated to render due to the effects, the idea was to have the falling notes be like marble columns with vines - something about the moniker "Heroic Polonaise" (even though it's a Polish dance) reminds me of antiquity. Although it's not exactly how I imagined, it still came out quite nice :)

  • @julienjay7735
    @julienjay7735 Pƙed 3 lety +503

    "Humans have ten fingers"
    chopin: I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that.

    • @gwenrodriguez711
      @gwenrodriguez711 Pƙed 3 lety +8

      Lets not talk about rachmanninof fingers

    • @starlight6687
      @starlight6687 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      he has 20

    • @xiguan5156
      @xiguan5156 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      Liszt: Don't copy my words

    • @Mereaux
      @Mereaux Pƙed 2 lety +2

      "Chopin have 20 fingers"
      Humans: I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that.

  • @liampitcher
    @liampitcher Pƙed 4 lety +1042

    “Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.”
    ― FrĂ©dĂ©ric Chopin

  • @da96103
    @da96103 Pƙed 4 lety +551

    3:15 Left hand: Turkey running around in the house.
    Right hand: Farmer chasing turkey.

    • @MauveDash
      @MauveDash Pƙed 4 lety +51

      Why did I imagine a farmer chasing the country Turkey

    • @Dfathurr
      @Dfathurr Pƙed 4 lety +51

      Judging form the detail, seems like you have the experience with that particular scenario

    • @gabriellewashere7353
      @gabriellewashere7353 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      😂😂

    • @LeventK
      @LeventK Pƙed 3 lety +5

      Absulutely Underrated

    • @octave11thpianist58
      @octave11thpianist58 Pƙed 3 lety +24

      So relatable, I chase turkeys around my house to the tune of heroic polonaise daily.

  • @gavingibson5746
    @gavingibson5746 Pƙed 4 lety +403

    Paganini/Liszt - Etude No. 6. LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN.

  • @estebson
    @estebson Pƙed 4 lety +3894

    This was the original way to copyright a song. Making it so hard only the composer could play it.

    • @tuxmode
      @tuxmode Pƙed 4 lety +168

      But the Chinese and Russian hackers found a way to crack it so it's now available to everyone in Yutube.

    • @oliver-04
      @oliver-04 Pƙed 4 lety +13

      James Jucutan find it hard to believe they would cooparate

    • @antoinefantasie
      @antoinefantasie Pƙed 4 lety +38

      composer**

    • @brandonk4337
      @brandonk4337 Pƙed 4 lety +11

      @@antoinefantasie like we care about grammer

    • @cheesydibblez5971
      @cheesydibblez5971 Pƙed 4 lety +71

      @@brandonk4337 *Grammar

  • @tyronewarren6944
    @tyronewarren6944 Pƙed 3 lety +855

    Let's just take a moment and thank the universe that Chopin was just a musician and not a politician or physicist.

    • @tyronewarren6944
      @tyronewarren6944 Pƙed 3 lety +139

      To be clear, I say this because he was a genius who had no compunctions about making other people suffer while glorifying his own abilities.

    • @johnzech5039
      @johnzech5039 Pƙed 2 lety +82

      And aren't we just as glad that Mozart didn't go into plumbing instead!

    • @jerrychristensen4970
      @jerrychristensen4970 Pƙed rokem +12

      @@johnzech5039 hey man, if I felt as good on the John as I did listening to Mozart, I wouldn't complain

    • @strawberyfish4908
      @strawberyfish4908 Pƙed rokem +6

      I seriously don't care. I look up to the man as a role model. We can both agree the man was a genius.
      Not trying to start an argument or to contradict you, just putting my opinion out.

    • @tyronewarren6944
      @tyronewarren6944 Pƙed rokem +2

      @@strawberyfish4908 Your comment is really confusing to me, was that meant as a reply to my comment?

  • @sikroboskop3121
    @sikroboskop3121 Pƙed 4 lety +737

    3:52
    Left hand: Ah shit, here we go again

    • @X_DD
      @X_DD Pƙed 4 lety +17

      Alkım KoƟ Literally RIP left hand

    • @riyvkisstoned211
      @riyvkisstoned211 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      😂thank you for that🙏

    • @mystogan6556
      @mystogan6556 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      Left hand do some mistakes but it's still good

    • @RYNO796605
      @RYNO796605 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@mystogan6556 which part exactly?

    • @mystogan6556
      @mystogan6556 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      @@RYNO796605 observe his left hand at the bass ostinato 3:52

  • @everythingexpert4795
    @everythingexpert4795 Pƙed 4 lety +121

    1:08-1:53 one of my favourite parts in all classical music

    • @mariuszpocztowski9565
      @mariuszpocztowski9565 Pƙed 4 lety +27

      My favorite part is 0:00-7:15

    • @maistooo
      @maistooo Pƙed 4 lety

      @@mariuszpocztowski9565 my favorite part is after 7:15

    • @dangost16
      @dangost16 Pƙed 4 lety

      I think that in this video this timeline was so fast and with short chords. And I think that if it was much longer it will be much better

    • @ludwiggalaxy4277
      @ludwiggalaxy4277 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      maisto ...

  • @lucanudo505
    @lucanudo505 Pƙed 4 lety +1898

    Lyrics: Tam tanam (pum pum) tam tam tam tanananam (pum pum) tam tam tananananananananam pruuam pruuam pruuam pruuam truuam truuam truuam truuam truaam

  • @ariffuuu
    @ariffuuu Pƙed 4 lety +265

    *cats strollin on the keyboard*
    Chopin: WRITE THAT DOWN.

    • @despaiirx5487
      @despaiirx5487 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      TOO ACCURATE 💀💀💀💀

    • @misterpayah7723
      @misterpayah7723 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      New hadcanon: Chopin wasn't that talented, he just had a notepad and few really active cats.

    • @thecasualgoogler847
      @thecasualgoogler847 Pƙed 2 lety

      more like cat having a stroke on the keyboard lmao

    • @sarkarpianist5540
      @sarkarpianist5540 Pƙed 2 lety

      I smell Charles the French here

  • @notastrangeperson2298
    @notastrangeperson2298 Pƙed 4 lety +442

    I love how classical music teases you by playing something that is different yet similar to the “main riff.” Then they come back home, and and stray away, then go back the main riff with some embellishment. You are, but don’t know why, subconsciously satisfied. The piece goes on a journey, but comes back to that “main riff.” You are at unrest until it does, and when it does, it’s just beautiful. Hope that makes sense.

    • @killua-cg9je
      @killua-cg9je Pƙed 4 lety +25

      You described my feelings about this peace you're so right

    • @iankendrick91
      @iankendrick91 Pƙed 4 lety +32

      I see that somebody has discovered deceptive cadence!

    • @yurilia7384
      @yurilia7384 Pƙed 3 lety +18

      that's classical music theory babey!! !!!

    • @subratanandy2142
      @subratanandy2142 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Truer words have never been said.

    • @darrenj.griffiths9507
      @darrenj.griffiths9507 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      Absolutely. I agree. I feel in the midsection just glued and waiting for the comeback and what a finale it is haha

  • @mrgrinch8540
    @mrgrinch8540 Pƙed 2 lety +147

    4:44 This part reminds us all that he is Chopin. The one who made all these nocturnes, waltzes and preludes.

  • @darrenj.griffiths9507
    @darrenj.griffiths9507 Pƙed 3 lety +214

    I absolutely adore Chopin with such a passion that I wish I could have met him. This is my favourite piece by the great man and he probably doesn't realise how loved this piece would be in nearly 200 years. Such a great man's legacy will never die.
    Really well played too like all your pieces. A virtuoso I really enjoy listening to. Thank you

    • @thetonesofnotes83
      @thetonesofnotes83 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      I know right

    • @darrenj.griffiths9507
      @darrenj.griffiths9507 Pƙed 3 lety +9

      It's not. Every piece by Chopin has a lot of meaning to Chopin. This polonaise was written due to the annexe of Poland. Chopin had to flee to France or he would be arrested/killed. Leaving his family behind when Poland were begging him to stay. In France, he was thinking about Poland with sadness and believed that Poland would one day be liberated. This piece tells that story.

    • @nooneimportant4961
      @nooneimportant4961 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      ​@@darrenj.griffiths9507 Umm, you got it all wrong my dude. He was out of Poland already when the uprising broke, so he didn't "leave Poland behind." He didn't even know that Poles were planning the uprising, and he was in Stuttgart when he found out that it failed - only after that he went to France. Poland wasn't begging him to stay, on the contrary, he wanted to come back and help as much as he could, but his family told him to stay out of the country because it was safer for him. The Russian tsar told him that he might come back, but he said that although he didn't fight in the uprising, he identifies with the Poles who did and therefore stayed in exile for the rest of his life.

    • @Cereal_Ki11er
      @Cereal_Ki11er Pƙed rokem +4

      Agreed. This is a beautiful piece, and is also one of my favorites along with Ballade no. 1 in G minor, and Revolutionary etude.

  • @yichen4
    @yichen4 Pƙed rokem +45

    This is probably my favourite Chopin piece. Thank you for playing so beautifully

  • @kouseiarima1775
    @kouseiarima1775 Pƙed 4 lety +281

    Finally the great Rousseau plays one of my favorite pieces of all time and he plays it with emotion and beauty I can now finally sleep at night knowing that one of my dreams have come true because if I’m not skilled enough to play at least one of my favorite pianist out there is able to play it so I can be able to see and hear it thank you and I’m thankful for all your hard work you put into piano and not only just piano but for us you sacrifice a lot for us and I’m very appreciative for that so thank you Rousseau I hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving surrounded by friends and family you love.

    • @bugbysanders9651
      @bugbysanders9651 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Hello

    • @bluemob733
      @bluemob733 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      THE_REAL_FACEBOOCE_ Have you ever heard of a comma or period?

    • @inidutiliroblox1010
      @inidutiliroblox1010 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      I've been requesting this piece for a long time lol.

    • @kouseiarima1775
      @kouseiarima1775 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Blue Mob ion think it’s that deep but I’ll keep it in mind😂

    • @helenwhs
      @helenwhs Pƙed 3 lety

      This reply is very sweet

  • @banana-tv3qd
    @banana-tv3qd Pƙed 3 lety +618

    Some people are wondering how in the world someone can play this while I'm still wondering how to make light come out of my piano

    • @user-rc8of3bu3u
      @user-rc8of3bu3u Pƙed 3 lety +21

      Now I am also wondering how hahaha

    • @devinbelver7124
      @devinbelver7124 Pƙed 3 lety +16

      Me says he coded it himself in a comment, not sure how much code or what programs are involved

    • @asianserenadr7776
      @asianserenadr7776 Pƙed 3 lety +35

      @@devinbelver7124 he has leds on his piano, an electrician did it. That’s how katsina does it and I’m assuming that’s how rosseau’s does it. He also implements the keys with a rendering software.

    • @vineboomsoundeffect5395
      @vineboomsoundeffect5395 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      Piano Leds

    • @nallyaaaaaa
      @nallyaaaaaa Pƙed rokem +25

      they aren't piano leds. rousseau's just so good at playing the light follows him wherever he plays

  • @freelander5370
    @freelander5370 Pƙed 2 lety +120

    No one is talking about Rousseau's interpretation. But I want to say this is the few of the best versions I've heard. The interpretation at 0:33 is how this piece should sound like, drops the note hard, symbolizing the glory of Poland.

    • @2MinuteHockey
      @2MinuteHockey Pƙed rokem +1

      perhaps the glory is only recent as it did not yet exist during Rubinstein's renditions.

    • @basedthoven
      @basedthoven Pƙed rokem +2

      I agree, love the crash of the loud low notes with the main melody. Sounds inspirational and glorious.

    • @Rickkeys377
      @Rickkeys377 Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci +6

      a lot of pianists drop it softly, which kinda annoys me tbh

    • @freelander5370
      @freelander5370 Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci +3

      @@2MinuteHockey I understand that historically Poland was not in a good condition. But glory in this sense is more of the honor and pride in Poland which I believe Chopin loved his own country very dearly.

    • @rmschindler144
      @rmschindler144 Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci +1

      Yes! I completely agree-this is an excellent interpretation and execution.

  • @aririce7843
    @aririce7843 Pƙed 4 lety +195

    The last time I was this early Rousseau had only just released his recording of Rachmaninov Little red riding hood etude

    • @editname6868
      @editname6868 Pƙed 4 lety

      I subbed. I am your first sub! 😁

    • @pingatraaonIG
      @pingatraaonIG Pƙed 4 lety

      Yah

    • @elizabethweeks3065
      @elizabethweeks3065 Pƙed 4 lety

      I was within his first 1K subs XD

    • @KodasGOD
      @KodasGOD Pƙed 4 lety

      @@elizabethweeks3065 I have liked to be there.
      I was playing Fortnite in that time and I started listening classic music until march or april of this year.
      Now I am supporting a pianist that deserve a lot of subs.
      They are Rousseau and Kassia.

    • @elizabethweeks3065
      @elizabethweeks3065 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      BlueGameplaysYT you played fortnite? Well, nobody is perfect.

  • @jennatmisty9275
    @jennatmisty9275 Pƙed 4 lety +516

    Teacher : The test is easy....
    *The test :*

    • @xiguan5156
      @xiguan5156 Pƙed 2 lety

      This is true,
      The final test would using Liszt or Ravel

  • @shh2397
    @shh2397 Pƙed 3 lety +40

    This piece makes me smile for no reason, or for its beauty..

  • @texasaggie75
    @texasaggie75 Pƙed 3 lety +91

    Deeply grateful. This is my favorite piece of music, from the age of 5 (now 67). I've heard many pianists play it, and this is simply beautiful. Thank you!

    • @matthewzakszewski2105
      @matthewzakszewski2105 Pƙed 2 lety

      It truly is amazing.

    • @charade97
      @charade97 Pƙed rokem +1

      Did you ever hear Phillipe Entremont play this. Outstanding. Very powerful

    • @texasaggie75
      @texasaggie75 Pƙed rokem +2

      @@charade97 Thanks for mentioning him! Entremont's version is actually my favorite, powerful and evocative... it was the first version I ever heard. Every other rendition was measured against it, including Van Cliburn's, Horowitz's and Rubenstein's (which didn't compare well, IMO!).

  • @westcost129
    @westcost129 Pƙed 4 lety +713

    You: Rousseau, how many hours do you practice a day???
    Rousseau: Yes

    • @SarahYasmineXO
      @SarahYasmineXO Pƙed 4 lety +135

      Probably 40 hours a day

    • @sebastiandiaz2357
      @sebastiandiaz2357 Pƙed 4 lety +27

      @@SarahYasmineXO are you stupid?! There's only 24 hours in a day😂😂😂

    • @sebastiandiaz2357
      @sebastiandiaz2357 Pƙed 4 lety +53

      @@SarahYasmineXO jk I just want someone to woooosh me lol

    • @stein5927
      @stein5927 Pƙed 4 lety +62

      @@sebastiandiaz2357 r/wooosh
      You got your wooosh

    • @tamisbraaf6968
      @tamisbraaf6968 Pƙed 4 lety +25

      Sebastian Days BRUH u just tried to save urself
      I ain’t falling for that my man

  • @bornabrdaric8925
    @bornabrdaric8925 Pƙed 4 lety +2761

    Chopin: I bought the whole piano and i am gonna use the whole piano

    • @Hablos
      @Hablos Pƙed 4 lety +48

      Liszt*

    • @cole5266
      @cole5266 Pƙed 4 lety +106

      chopin, liszt, rachmaninov. they all apply to the same motto.

    • @evening_sw
      @evening_sw Pƙed 4 lety +34

      Liszt :Hey thats my quote

    • @jeffrogers1248
      @jeffrogers1248 Pƙed 4 lety +32

      Ling Ling 40Hrs the god has returned

    • @eE-jj4xv
      @eE-jj4xv Pƙed 4 lety +3

      no it's not that hard

  • @FlexingClassicalMusic
    @FlexingClassicalMusic Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci +6

    *Classical music is not just an arrangement of musical notes; it's a symbol of refinement, ethics, and the human spirit.*

  • @magdalenadabrowska2394
    @magdalenadabrowska2394 Pƙed 2 lety +77

    Jaki to trzeba mieć talent ĆŒeby stworzyć coƛ tak pięknego

    • @aksel_1
      @aksel_1 Pƙed rokem +1

      Zgadzam się.

    • @Karol-lh8ph
      @Karol-lh8ph Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci +3

      To nie jest talent, to jest najczystszy geniusz.

    • @josephpacetexas
      @josephpacetexas Pƙed 6 měsĂ­ci

      To naprawdę jest coƛ innego. Ja mieszkaƂem na kilka lat w Polsce a potem się nauczyƂem tej piosenki i to zawsze będzie mi przypomniaƂo o Polsce. Bardzo lubiƂem tam mieszkać i się uczyć Polskiego.

  • @pianoman4979
    @pianoman4979 Pƙed 4 lety +48

    Rousseau fans: Heroic Polonaise!!
    Rousseau: Hold my bolognese

  • @jitendraa6384
    @jitendraa6384 Pƙed 4 lety +165

    4:43: Me sleeping.
    5:54: Me waking.

    • @gabriellewashere7353
      @gabriellewashere7353 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      It does feel like that though... Maybe Chopin was tired when he wrote this part 😂

    • @justdio7459
      @justdio7459 Pƙed 4 lety

      Because the next day is your birthday

  • @wgrabowski8317
    @wgrabowski8317 Pƙed rokem +12

    Fryderyk Chopin was a musical genius and a great source of pride for Poland. His music is admired and appreciated all over the world and continues to inspire new generations of musicians and music lovers. Chopin's works are not only technically brilliant, but also deeply expressive and emotionally powerful. His unique style and innovations in piano composition and technique have had a lasting impact on the history of music. It is no wonder that Chopin is regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time, and a true cultural icon of Poland.

  • @ashtynrms
    @ashtynrms Pƙed 4 lety +97

    "how many complicating pieces can you make"
    chopin: "yes"

  • @graf
    @graf Pƙed 4 lety +235

    Beautifully played, as always.

  • @manfrediruvolo9368
    @manfrediruvolo9368 Pƙed 4 lety +554

    6:27 Vinheteiro has entered the chat

  • @65XEpl
    @65XEpl Pƙed 4 lety +144

    This is so Polish. When I close my eyes during listening this polonaise I can see typical scenery from Poland - all of those beautiful forests and fields... and galloping horses

    • @huyenphungthanh
      @huyenphungthanh Pƙed 3 lety +4

      what

    • @olnfishing1035
      @olnfishing1035 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      Dziękuję

    • @kenkaneki5395
      @kenkaneki5395 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Di-did you just- wasthat a Piano no Mori reference-?!

    • @danyagha5654
      @danyagha5654 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      For some reason it gives me this weird Greek feeling, especially the begging of the melody itself

    • @marciobarbato
      @marciobarbato Pƙed 2 lety +3

      It reminds me of krakow and the beauty of old town

  • @bobtaranto8896
    @bobtaranto8896 Pƙed měsĂ­cem +2

    It's amazing what sounds can come from 8 fingers, two thumbs, 88 keys, & a mind like Chopin! Not only my favorite piano piece, but also my favorite piece of ALL classical music!! đŸŽ” 💖đŸŽčđŸŽčđŸŽčđŸŽčđŸŽčđŸŽčđŸŽčđŸŽčđŸŽčđŸŽčđŸŽčđŸŽčđŸŽčđŸŽčđŸŽčđŸŽčđŸ’–đŸŽ”

  • @LukeFaulkner
    @LukeFaulkner Pƙed 4 lety +338

    I feel like this should have been a landmark piece! You spoil us, Rousseau.

  • @JoshCooper23
    @JoshCooper23 Pƙed 4 lety +56

    Bro im legit sitting at the piano and trying to play this piece. I turn on my phone and to my unbelieving eyes I see Roseau has just posted it. I think I'm going to give up now.😭😭

    • @ludwiggalaxy4277
      @ludwiggalaxy4277 Pƙed 4 lety +16

      Don’t give up

    • @warlordhuo4647
      @warlordhuo4647 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Rousseau had to learn this piece and struggled with it for a long time just like everyone, don't lose hope

  • @saxsymboldjensaxsaxofoon4518

    Following that left hand is so fascinating. Watching how Chopin gives body to the theme is great.

  • @PianoScenesMoviesandSeries
    @PianoScenesMoviesandSeries Pƙed 3 lety +4

    4:43 I still cannot comprehend how someone created this. It is otherworldly.

  • @jared1862
    @jared1862 Pƙed 4 lety +988

    "Is Polonaise an instrument?

  • @cz3ch0wsk1
    @cz3ch0wsk1 Pƙed 4 lety +646

    Chopin was born in Poland
    I'm also from Poland
    Love from Poland

    • @gabriel_xox2429
      @gabriel_xox2429 Pƙed 4 lety +33

      If he would be born in Romania he would do the fastest and best pickpocket in history!

    • @facomenorideia9269
      @facomenorideia9269 Pƙed 4 lety

      Born on the plains I think

    • @someoneelse361
      @someoneelse361 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Czechowsky=Chopin

    • @nomask456
      @nomask456 Pƙed 4 lety +19

      I love slavs (especially Russia and Poland)from Algeria!

    • @GerryBolger
      @GerryBolger Pƙed 4 lety +6

      Love from Ireland bud ✊✊.

  • @allmyinterests5139
    @allmyinterests5139 Pƙed 4 lety +69

    4:23 always gives me goosebumps. Just beautiful

  • @beatrizhayashi7125
    @beatrizhayashi7125 Pƙed rokem +7

    his compositions are so inspiring that it makes me learn polish and travel to Poland

    • @dawidwalega4726
      @dawidwalega4726 Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci +1

      The Polonaise refers to the Polish dancing tradition in the live, marching rythm. It is also full of lyricism, patriotic notes and longing for the homeland during Parisian Revolution

  • @aspi7850
    @aspi7850 Pƙed 4 lety +547

    I feel like this was the only chopin's piece missing in your lie in april

    • @peep3879
      @peep3879 Pƙed 4 lety +15

      Yeah, really emotional piece

    • @bozzigmupp510
      @bozzigmupp510 Pƙed 4 lety +12

      ASPIbonalba i dont understand the thing with piano and so called ”you lie in april” what is it

    • @ramz_
      @ramz_ Pƙed 4 lety +39

      @@bozzigmupp510 it's an anime which is about classical music

    • @cajunchewie9026
      @cajunchewie9026 Pƙed 4 lety +24

      Yea but I feel this song doesnt match the right emotions for your lie, if that makes any sense

    • @aspi7850
      @aspi7850 Pƙed 4 lety +11

      BoZZigmupp its a beautiful anime series about musicians and they played a lot of piano pieces, mostly chopin. You should check it out, just search "your lie in april english dubbed".

  • @yourfuturewife-
    @yourfuturewife- Pƙed 4 lety +61

    After playing this your fingers must be spaghetti polonaise.

    • @ziriyab
      @ziriyab Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Groan! 😉 Pasta la vista

    • @_cybier_4061
      @_cybier_4061 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      For the people who dont understand polonaise is the style of music this was written other examples being waltzes rags ballades etc.

  • @thepotatoishpotato1676
    @thepotatoishpotato1676 Pƙed 3 lety +9

    I can't stop replaying this it's been three hours help

  • @MarcinAntczak1
    @MarcinAntczak1 Pƙed 4 lety +35

    This the quintessence of Polish soul and spirit

  • @elizabethweeks3065
    @elizabethweeks3065 Pƙed 4 lety +84

    Last time I was this early people still were hyped about HR2.

  • @dzt7766
    @dzt7766 Pƙed 4 lety +104

    3:07 Vinheteiro's intro

  • @lucaskenui6379
    @lucaskenui6379 Pƙed 3 lety +10

    chopin: simplicity is the final achievement
    also chopin:

  • @chipesh
    @chipesh Pƙed 2 lety +4

    The "change of direction" at 6:30 and final climax to this piece are truly wonderful.

    • @Parasmunt
      @Parasmunt Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci +1

      Glad it wasn't just me that noticed the power of that exact moment. My favourite part. It seems to convey the perseverance and resourcefulness of the hero.

  • @etzect3263
    @etzect3263 Pƙed 4 lety +329

    When I was younger my grand-grandpa would play this for me 😱

  • @hazzatime3367
    @hazzatime3367 Pƙed 4 lety +11

    this quite possibly may be the best day of my life

  • @daviddedick14
    @daviddedick14 Pƙed 3 lety +5

    Chopin = Genius.

  • @albertperrin694
    @albertperrin694 Pƙed 2 lety +8

    My French father could play all of Chopin’s compositions and to me as a child that was amazing. I still have trouble with some of the Nocturnes but I have his Alfred Cortot Editions Salabert, Paris, France. He came to Canada after serving in the RAF during WW2. He apparently played the piano between bomber missions when possible. I think playing his grand piano caused me some hearing issues later on. It was worth it!

  • @christianrybicki5400
    @christianrybicki5400 Pƙed 4 lety +650

    When he said heroic bolognese but there wasn’t any pasta and it was just music

  • @octave11thpianist58
    @octave11thpianist58 Pƙed 4 lety +254

    6:27 One of the best resolutions in classical music

  • @Jim-qs8kp
    @Jim-qs8kp Pƙed 3 lety +25

    The best part about this channel is the impeccable sound quality

  • @positivenergy2231
    @positivenergy2231 Pƙed 2 lety +9

    I started to learn this beautiful song of Chopin today. I always wanted to learn as I was a child. Now I am 53 and my piano teacher told me, we will try to practice it now 😅.

    • @charade97
      @charade97 Pƙed rokem +2

      Well good luck!!

    • @positivenergy2231
      @positivenergy2231 Pƙed rokem +3

      @@charade97 thanks, meanwhile I can play it very ok, of course not yet so fast as it should be, but without mistakes đŸ€ŁđŸ‘

  • @deccc6925
    @deccc6925 Pƙed 4 lety +269

    Theory: Rousseau isn't a single person, but a group. Everybody study different pieces in the fastest way and then make video.

    • @jamescash4065
      @jamescash4065 Pƙed 4 lety +58

      You are right look at Rousseau's comments on Scarbo

    • @diegosanchez894
      @diegosanchez894 Pƙed 4 lety +82

      Usually when it's another pianist they give his/her name in the start. I guess you could look really closely at the hands.

    • @thatoneguy2235
      @thatoneguy2235 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Well, that's a good theory......Either wrong or rightđŸ€—

    • @amadeusk525
      @amadeusk525 Pƙed 4 lety +7

      @@diegosanchez894 Rousseau's Chopin expert is chinese (or at least asian lol), he wears a ring

    • @user-xx8xy8hl5r
      @user-xx8xy8hl5r Pƙed 4 lety

      @@amadeusk525 lmao "Chopin expert"

  • @hiphopp
    @hiphopp Pƙed 4 lety +23

    The bolognese has just enough sauce! Perfect!

    • @ken24c_44
      @ken24c_44 Pƙed 4 lety

      Lol its will be perfect if we eat bolognese with play this but how about my third handd?lul

  • @stantheman9128
    @stantheman9128 Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci +2

    i love how mysterious this guy is i dont even know who he is and he playes the most hardest song like its nothing its so crazy

  • @reinhardtneuper4681
    @reinhardtneuper4681 Pƙed 3 lety +41

    Cat has seizure on piano
    Chopin: Omg that sounds great

    • @Onyx-nw6io
      @Onyx-nw6io Pƙed 3 lety +2

      It actually sounds so gud tho

  • @boombam3028
    @boombam3028 Pƙed 4 lety +33

    One of my favorite pieces by Chopin, amazing.

  • @acke2259
    @acke2259 Pƙed 4 lety +18

    This piece is so crazy, videos like these make me so motivated

  • @rudisauerlich8905
    @rudisauerlich8905 Pƙed 4 lety +5

    0:39
    I just love the way you do the arpeggios in thesd 3 chords
    I listened so many interpretations of this piece, langlang, lisitsa, kissin etc but none of them did it they way you did, they just played the regular chords.

  • @parmesanny2114
    @parmesanny2114 Pƙed 4 lety +202

    "Is *pOloNaiSE* an instrument?"

    • @needleboy17
      @needleboy17 Pƙed 3 lety +38

      No, Patrick. pOloNaiSE is not an instrument.

    • @eliass596
      @eliass596 Pƙed 3 lety +18

      @@needleboy17 i support you for copying the exact spelling

    • @prizm8530
      @prizm8530 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      @@eliass596 he forgot the bold lettering tho

    • @eliass596
      @eliass596 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      @@prizm8530 i will still support him, just like i support you.

    • @prizm8530
      @prizm8530 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@eliass596 yeah it’s still good just pointing it out

  • @dominationyt7834
    @dominationyt7834 Pƙed 4 lety +6

    When you’re so early you can’t read the comments. HAPPY THANKS GIVING.
    Well what I’m thankful for is this channel honestly, I found this channel when I clicked on his Fortnite theme song on piano. In April last year. Since then well, I got my own piano and I start practicing on my own. If it wasn’t for this channel I don’t think I would’ve ever started. Thank you Rousseau.

  • @_LukiS_
    @_LukiS_ Pƙed 4 lety +182

    *If you're from Poland you can literally feel this dance music*

    • @anemone3694
      @anemone3694 Pƙed 4 lety +7

      Yaaas I wish we would dance to this polonaise as the formal dance at prom, although it would probably be super hard

    • @elizabethweeks3065
      @elizabethweeks3065 Pƙed 4 lety +22

      I’m not from Poland and I can feel it

    • @waszkreslem9306
      @waszkreslem9306 Pƙed 4 lety +12

      @@anemone3694 nie da się do tego poloneza taƄczyć. Jedyne co Ƃączy ten polonez z innymi polonezami to metrum 3/4

    • @banumathi8684
      @banumathi8684 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@waszkreslem9306 i am from India and i could feel the polishness here

    • @waszkreslem9306
      @waszkreslem9306 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@banumathi8684 did you translate my post?

  • @Sam-ir7oo
    @Sam-ir7oo Pƙed 4 lety +48

    i hate to be that anime comment, but after watching Forest of Piano, i was able to hear this song played so many different ways. i love this song

    • @doctormariscopuertorico6092
      @doctormariscopuertorico6092 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      Sammy P have you watched Your Lie In April?

    • @dalilaazua6283
      @dalilaazua6283 Pƙed 3 lety +7

      that's trueee when I was listening to the music, there were different interpretations and that detail is amazing for an anime

    • @yurilia7384
      @yurilia7384 Pƙed 3 lety +7

      we dont care if you came from an anime, rhythm game, whatever, we're just glad youre here appreciating good music with us :)

    • @moisesfuentes2627
      @moisesfuentes2627 Pƙed 3 lety

      Piece

    • @Littleton3513
      @Littleton3513 Pƙed 3 lety

      You didn’t capitalize your I’s and that bothers me

  • @kuayinghao8290
    @kuayinghao8290 Pƙed 2 lety +6

    Chopin was indeed an absolute genius, it's hard to compose flawless pieces like this fr

  • @tsumi.24
    @tsumi.24 Pƙed 4 lety +6

    What I’m thankful for is that Rousseau uploading Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 ❀ Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!! ❀

  • @grupsy8115
    @grupsy8115 Pƙed 4 lety +19

    YESSSSSS I CAME ON CZcams FOR THIS!! I was so sad it wasn’t up yet after your instagram post and it just came!!!

  • @patrickbomkoski9604
    @patrickbomkoski9604 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    My favorite piece

  • @eliezeraguiar2533
    @eliezeraguiar2533 Pƙed 3 lety +16

    If you are listening to the heroic polonaise in the final straights of 2020, know that you are a winner, you deserve this title.

    • @worthman9644
      @worthman9644 Pƙed 2 lety

      I'm in 2021 am I still a winner? 🗿

  • @killerkrieg25
    @killerkrieg25 Pƙed 4 lety +8

    This brings tears to my eyes! I’m learning this piece now, my favorite piece, and my favorite CZcamsr is playing it flawlessly! Thank you Rousseau for your amazing content, I am so grateful!

  • @bluesats
    @bluesats Pƙed 4 lety +53

    This is the finest Polonaise I've ever tasted!

    • @guilhermeassef8028
      @guilhermeassef8028 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Listen to tragic polonaise, its another nice piece( i like the Rubinstein and Horowitz interpretation)
      To Rubinstein, watch his recital in moscow, its the first piece
      To Horowitz watch his recital at the carnigie hall

    • @kisaragiayami
      @kisaragiayami Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Guilherme Silva r/woooosh

    • @kisaragiayami
      @kisaragiayami Pƙed 4 lety

      Max De Santa Polonaise=Bolognese

    • @kisaragiayami
      @kisaragiayami Pƙed 4 lety

      Max De Santa oh would you please refer back to his reply. He was obviously and innocently talking about classical music, and had no idea the original comment was comedic. By the way, your reply to my woooosh had a missing subject, and misled, confused me to:
      1. What I did wrong
      2. What isn’t what?
      3. Who are you referring to?
      so in 4 ways, you are wrong.

    • @kisaragiayami
      @kisaragiayami Pƙed 4 lety

      Max De Santa funny how Satan is trying to save Jesus from falling

  • @apothecaryhuang8685
    @apothecaryhuang8685 Pƙed 3 lety +20

    My all time favorite Rondo. It is so unique that the main them started from beginning when the left accompaniment and the right melody synched so well. However, started from 3:16, the left hand start to whirl itself and failed to follow the right hand, which waited a little bit and started a new melody. From 4:22, the left hand finally was able to catch up and commit to support the right hand again. After a mesmerizing run-in period, at 5:53 they were eventually able to back at where they started, that beautiful theme was reformed with more infectious and power.

  • @phylliselizahb1041
    @phylliselizahb1041 Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci +1

    ❀ the "smoke" coming off the keys!

  • @thenerd173
    @thenerd173 Pƙed 4 lety +236

    Nobody:
    Hands In thumbnail: *I A M S P E E D*

    • @scriptorin_4494
      @scriptorin_4494 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      TheNerd173 this is good, why isn’t it majorly liked?

    • @snineHD
      @snineHD Pƙed 4 lety +12

      Remove the "Nobody:" part and its a good meme

    • @LeventK
      @LeventK Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Yes.

    • @pinghao4243
      @pinghao4243 Pƙed 3 lety

      LOL

  • @MattH9396
    @MattH9396 Pƙed 4 lety +670

    Use me as a “Rousseau, play Mazeppa” button.

    • @imme8471
      @imme8471 Pƙed 4 lety

      Matt939 For sure!

    • @ramybounou2005
      @ramybounou2005 Pƙed 4 lety +6

      Please do not. It would be a shame if he butchered yet another piece.

    • @MattH9396
      @MattH9396 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Ramy B obviously he would have to put in the practice for it

    • @fredriclabel4042
      @fredriclabel4042 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      Polonaise + HR2 = Mazeppa

    • @VegetaPixel
      @VegetaPixel Pƙed 4 lety +14

      @@ramybounou2005 Just because Rousseau's performances wouldn't win the International Chopin Competition doesn't mean they've been butchered.

  • @smichelin19
    @smichelin19 Pƙed rokem +2

    0:28 i love this build up from frequent Eb7 arpeggios to Ab

  • @plootyluvsturtle9843
    @plootyluvsturtle9843 Pƙed rokem +4

    listening to composers like chopin is so surreal to think someone this genius actually existed

  • @schijtnaam
    @schijtnaam Pƙed 4 lety +48

    "t Is weer tijd voor de Polonaise"
    - Belgian singer

    • @folkert2938
      @folkert2938 Pƙed 4 lety

      Wie dan

    • @schijtnaam
      @schijtnaam Pƙed 4 lety

      @@folkert2938 Christoff, althans voor zover ik me kan herinneren.

  • @shevinperera6334
    @shevinperera6334 Pƙed 4 lety +455

    Musically disabled people : *CLASSICAL MUSIC IS BORING AND USELESS*
    ROUSSEAU: 1:12 *SAY THAT TO MY INVISIBLE THIRD HAND*

    • @zalian4689
      @zalian4689 Pƙed 4 lety +93

      Shevin Perera if someone actually think classical music is boring and useless, they don't deserve to be on the face of the Earth.

    • @Logan-no7qi
      @Logan-no7qi Pƙed 4 lety +36

      Innovative Name ok boomer

    • @luciferlyset7543
      @luciferlyset7543 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@zalian4689 my dad argues classical is bad

    • @luciferlyset7543
      @luciferlyset7543 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      I disagree

    • @zalian4689
      @zalian4689 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      K Pvp darn it was a joke

  • @crestbox847
    @crestbox847 Pƙed 4 lety +19

    6:37 : When Its Your Birthday Today

  • @pianolady19
    @pianolady19 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Seeing it played along with the visualization is so awesome...it helps analyze the music in a way that's more fun than just looking over the sheet music.

  • @SomeoneLikeEveryoneElse
    @SomeoneLikeEveryoneElse Pƙed 4 lety +7

    I SEE THIS AS AN ABSOLUTE WIN!!!

  • @glenconmc
    @glenconmc Pƙed 3 lety +9

    Absolutely brilliant, every note perfect. So lovely to see the hand positions and keys played, thank you. This piece is so moving for me and not quite sure why? It is defiant and courageous. A lot of Chopin's music sends me somewhere no other composer can.

    • @stanealabeckley8006
      @stanealabeckley8006 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I feel exactly the same way! I wish I had lived in his time and visited the salons where he played.

  • @Parasmunt
    @Parasmunt Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci +1

    Shows so well how hard it is to play this piece (the falling graphics).

  • @zuzannawisniewska4464
    @zuzannawisniewska4464 Pƙed rokem +1

    I wish Chopin had CZcams channel and uploading new music every week.....this sort of music makes the piano the king of instruments...