this was played on the funeral of my friend. she committed suicide and i wish i couldve helped her. this song always reminds me of her and makes me cry so much. miss u charlotte, hope u r in a better place now honey
Well, you see, he's played it so many times now he gets bored, so he plays it faster to finish it quicker. Except at the end, when he remembers he's getting paid by the hour, and slows it right down...
@silvera1109 It speeds up half way through and slows down at the end because that's how he wrote it. I have the score of it. Good musicians don't care how much they get paid. You idiot
All of you critisising this man dont seem to get that he actually wrote this song. I would say that this man has excellent controll over his hands. Imagine how many times he must have played this, if I where him I would long for some variety.
and to this whole hes playing too fast i jst wanted to give some facts...
look at him while playing and u'll notice he baerly ever looks at his hands that can show u how many times he must have played this song andi know that many people tend to speed up automatically as they get better at a song but the important bit is whether he slows down by the right amout in the bridges etc...
whomever said it was too fast apparently hasn't heard the regular shifts in tempo of the original track. This is not more than a few bpm at most faster than the original and that might even be stretching it.
I am so glad to have found my people!!!! This song is like the soundtrack to my heart, for real. One thing I like about the piece is the massive intensity. And I tend to play it fast, too. God, when I was learning it at first...hahaahha!!! ahem. Let me just say I'm glad no one was listening to THAT. And I would do pretty much anything to have seen Michael Nyman play...
This song fits so many different moods. I like to play this song fast... poor keys on my piano has felt my frustrations many times to this song. He can play how he wants
if you love this, you MUST watch the video of "Let There Be Light "!!... it's a song by rock noir band BELLADONNA and MICHAEL NYMAN and it's based on this music from "The Piano". Michael Nyman himself plays piano on it... search for "belladonna nyman" here on youtube and you'll find it!! :-)
Just because he composed it doesn't mean he can play it correctly at the exact right speed. Tbh Composing something is entirely diffrent to performing. But anyway Great song :D LOVE IT! And the speed seems fine. Slow is a bit more droney and last forever. The way he plays it you actually move from one part to the other without dieing of boredom. The speed intesifies the emotion conveyed by the song. This is because it pronounce the melody more!
Brilliant piece of music, and as a composer I saulte him - but I must admit I have seen this played just as well (or even better, to me anyway) but other people on YouTube. But then, like everyone says - this is HIS piece.
if you wanna learn really diffcult pieces, start looking at chopin's nocturnes, for example...many of them ( almost all ) are very hard, but i like them very much, such a great composer!
This song is not that hard to play.. its much easier than fur elise or many noctures, what makes it sound powerful is the way the chords progress. Its really the same thing over and over and over again.. you just to play it with real feeling
by the way, I'm just a likea kid... sorta , ok not really but I only just finished learning river flows in you by yiruma and fur elise and the heart asks pleasure first looks like a big jump. Just coz i culd do river flows on my own duznt mean i culd do this!!! This is gonna kill me :(
NOOOOOOOOOO!!! my piano teacher just gave me a sheet of music and told me to learn it on my own over the holidays! THis sux, im never gonna be able to play it, HOW FAST IS IT SUPPOST TO BE! mission impossible...
Well that boosts my confidence ;D it looked quite scary haha because it sounds that complex, spose its just its awsomeness :L but yer ive learnt a few harder songs then what LlamaslnBananas has but sstill, my friend plays it and it looks like w=errrr o.0
im sure when people say hes playing too fast they are comparing it to the official recording of this piece that is heard on his cd. But yes, in the heat of the moment and emotion of playing any piece, its not uncommon for a musician to add varying dynamics, slurs, tempo variations etc...many musicians tweak their pieces a little bit while performing
I appreciate that Michael Nyman is the composer but you are a moron. Of course one can argue that he is playing it too fast. You could not argue that he is playing it "wrong", because, yes, he composed it, however obviously you could have the opinion that the piece sounds better at a slower tempo for various reasons. I personally feel that he is playing the piece too fast myself but that is just an opinion. Don't argue with that.
In the actual sheet music at the end the piece is played again but much quicker and slightly different. Unless you played the piece you probably wouldn't realise its slightly different though.
Im not talking about the sheets lol, I do have them and can play the whole piece etc. But I was just answering that guy that it's his song and he can play it exactly as he wants on his concerts ^^
i think he's playing it a bit too fast but then again it is live and stuff is usually played faster. it's a beautiful piece of music and the lloyds tsb ad it was on years ago was perfect - wild horses running. that's exactly what it reminds me of and flowing rivers and the seasons. listen to me blabbering on lol
therachmaninoffFan, are you saying edward munch could repaint the scream blue and everyone would still say its the original? it doesnt matter who composed the song, even if it is himself, if its intented for a special speed (130 bpm), then the original song is allways that speed
This is my favourite song ever but somehow I don't feel this particular version of it was as inspired as it should be. No denying Michael Nyman is a genius, however.
The original writer doesn't necessarily reads his own work best.
Take audiobooks for example, some narrators read much better, can draw you inside the book much better than the actual writer's own reading can.
Composing and playing are not the same :)
Ligeti could have never played his own Etudes the way they were intended to be played, that's why he worked closely with pianist Pierre Laurent Aimard in order to get them recorded the way he wanted to hear them.
@polishkid -.- yes i think many people people could do this much better! (including me) hes playing it without any emotions hes just reading the notes every child could do that
Firstly, how is he "just reading the notes" when there is no sheet music in front of him?
Secondly, and most important of all, this is the guy who -wrote- and composed this beautiful piece of music.
If you're talking about actual piano playing, I won't argue. However Nyman deserves respect for producing this acclaimed work, so that it could be played by others, including you who believesyou can do it better.
About emotions - well, that's just your interpretation of his piece.
The sheet music is in front of him. Nyman plays with music sheets laid out flat. I saw him last night, it's how he played then and how he plays in this video. This is the second part of the movement where the tempo picks up.
But in light of my comment (not adressed to you tho ;P), reading his notes isn't a bad thing and doesn't make him any worse a pianist. If it does, then that's like penalising JK Rowling for not memorising her book at group reading sessions.
It's true, when I play this piece, I do take it a bit slower, but I put much more emphasis on certain aspects. I really do try to portray strong emotion.
I believe that's how it was meant to be, a piece to challenge you to bring the notes off the page.
no, it's a trend among composers to rush their own works. Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, and Liszt were known to rush too. I do wonder why. I think it has something to do with their attitude that the notes speak for themselves.
Pianists usually play without sheets in concerts. (Unfortunately so because that means my teacher makes me learn things by heart and I suck at it. :'D)
Love this song though I have to admit I've heard better versions... But this is not bad either.
it's dynamic yet fragile, dramatic yet silent, melancholic yet positive.. simply impressed. I am so happy i have seen him playing this live.. and "big my secret" is absolutely amazing too!
Como suena ese piano!!! Seguramente tendria q vender mi coche o mi casa para poder conseguir uno asi. Por otro lado es un tema bastante facil de tocar, cualquier pianista medio se hace con el con facilidad, no es el Hammerklavier de Beethoven precisamente.
nah no es bastante fácil de tocar y no creo q cualquier pianista lo toque... si es algo simple la obra pero yo llevo unos años tocando piano (tengo 15) y algunas partes si me han tocado prácticarlas mucho para q me suenen bien xD
I fell in love with Nyman's compositions the first time I heard them. There's something about his music that moves me. Whether it's in a positive or negative way-gotta like that.
Can't you feel that the mood changes with the speed. When she plays slowly in the movie there is a different mood in the music, when she plays it fast it's almost like she has so much feeling and passion inside her that she has to get it out somehow.
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He's playing this too fast. I've heard him play it at slower speeds, and it sounds much better. That's an opinion. Why don't some of you douche bags give me a thumbs down for having one.
un tocco di classe che rasenta la perfezione musicale...il più bel pezzo che sia mai stato suonato con un pianoforte...meraviglioso, non ci sono parole...
in braunschweig, germany. he is quite funny, after he is finished with one song, he grabs the musicpaper and throws it over his shoulder. as the concert was over, the whole floor behind him was covered with paper :D and for his first piece he had prepared a big screen where a video was shown while a recorded pianotrack was played. that track just had an error and he completely fucked it up xD he didnt stop it, just played random notes that just sounded horrible. but everything else was great!
honestly, my opinion tho, but i dont like his use of dynamics, if he even has much there. love this piece (not "song", like some people like to call it). i wish there was more emotion in dynamics as there was in duration and speed.
its supposed to have like a "singing" feel to it, I'm playing it now, like crescendoing in the middle of the phrases, decrescendo towards the ends. Its a very painful song when you're not used to stretching at least a note above the octave, like myself. :D
hmmm i guess that makes sense seeing as (this is wat im told) she's a mute and uses the piano as her voice, to express her emotion and stuff.... haha im a guitarist and i know that feeling!! painful pleasure...but a kick arse party trick when you pull off the crazy stretches in front of your mates with a smile on your face...
well you could if you own a piano or keyboard, use the lessons on youtube for this song and if you are eager enough to practise it everyday. that´s what i did and i can play it well now. never played piano before but this song didnt leave me alone.
this is the best speed.. why not change your selfwritten piece of music if it sounds better in a continuing development? nymans known for changing his songs every now and then. best film score i know alongside with yann tiersens´ "amelie".
There is no 'correct' tempo for a piece like this; this sort of music is called 'romantic', which means that it can be played quickly or slowly and that you can change the tempo halfway through the it.
the first weeks after hearing this song i was kinda speechless but now i know that this piece of music is the most beautiful and intense thing i have ever heard and probably will without overstatement.
this was played on the funeral of my friend. she committed suicide and i wish i couldve helped her. this song always reminds me of her and makes me cry so much. miss u charlotte, hope u r in a better place now honey
missvontreese 5 days ago
Great, now someone tell him to approve of Nightwish's cover!
MrDeylen07 1 month ago
haha, you shouldn't say that he played it too fast, it's you who play it too slow
letuhieuthien 1 month ago
I think this amount of speed fits the song perfectly. I prefer to play it like this myself.. it's like a rush.
7Anubisss 1 month ago
awesome !
Mkernok 3 months ago
Masterpiece.
anatureperson 3 months ago
So Beautiful >////<
pararaewpraew 5 months ago
Well, you see, he's played it so many times now he gets bored, so he plays it faster to finish it quicker. Except at the end, when he remembers he's getting paid by the hour, and slows it right down...
silvera1109 5 months ago 7
@silvera1109 lol
felix95vs 3 months ago
@silvera1109 It speeds up half way through and slows down at the end because that's how he wrote it. I have the score of it. Good musicians don't care how much they get paid. You idiot
SpiritHourglass 2 months ago
@SpiritHourglass he's joking you dumbass.
CurryPringles 2 weeks ago
? is the human being who tells a man how to play his own composition
Aneba76 6 months ago
All of you critisising this man dont seem to get that he actually wrote this song. I would say that this man has excellent controll over his hands. Imagine how many times he must have played this, if I where him I would long for some variety.
Fiskkor2 9 months ago
and to this whole hes playing too fast i jst wanted to give some facts...
look at him while playing and u'll notice he baerly ever looks at his hands that can show u how many times he must have played this song andi know that many people tend to speed up automatically as they get better at a song but the important bit is whether he slows down by the right amout in the bridges etc...
which in my opinion he does .. )
PandaBasslines 10 months ago
6 people had a hearing disability and thought what is this ond man doing in the dark? :D
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PandaBasslines 10 months ago 4
whomever said it was too fast apparently hasn't heard the regular shifts in tempo of the original track. This is not more than a few bpm at most faster than the original and that might even be stretching it.
Lashmush 10 months ago
I am so glad to have found my people!!!! This song is like the soundtrack to my heart, for real. One thing I like about the piece is the massive intensity. And I tend to play it fast, too. God, when I was learning it at first...hahaahha!!! ahem. Let me just say I'm glad no one was listening to THAT. And I would do pretty much anything to have seen Michael Nyman play...
Islingtonians 11 months ago
this music is AMAZING! like a balm to the soul!
shoika2006 11 months ago
6 people don't understand this...
marikas59 1 year ago
This song fits so many different moods. I like to play this song fast... poor keys on my piano has felt my frustrations many times to this song. He can play how he wants
trinaluver 1 year ago
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if you love this, you MUST watch the video of "Let There Be Light "!!... it's a song by rock noir band BELLADONNA and MICHAEL NYMAN and it's based on this music from "The Piano". Michael Nyman himself plays piano on it... search for "belladonna nyman" here on youtube and you'll find it!! :-)
astridxxy 1 year ago
i think 6 people are crazy....
makady 1 year ago 2
@makady not stupid....suoless...empty....:)
satanicmethod 1 year ago
music is wonderful b/c it allows you to interpret however you like, we're not robot and we play with emotions
Deltad 1 year ago
O_O OMG
TheBastardSkater 1 year ago
lol too fast? u should know by now. Controllin the piano is harder than it seems. and Pianist, never ever play at the same speed
akatsukiandy 1 year ago
Just because he composed it doesn't mean he can play it correctly at the exact right speed. Tbh Composing something is entirely diffrent to performing. But anyway Great song :D LOVE IT! And the speed seems fine. Slow is a bit more droney and last forever. The way he plays it you actually move from one part to the other without dieing of boredom. The speed intesifies the emotion conveyed by the song. This is because it pronounce the melody more!
pivot383 1 year ago
may be he was just not in the mood and was pissed off so he just wanted to get it over and done with so "meh!"
ChristmasInMay011 1 year ago
omg im learning to play this and, um, now i feel a little... unsure that i can do it :)
prettylittleroslyn 1 year ago
I LOVE THE PIANO AND THE SONG <3
MrDeniz97 1 year ago
anyone can interpretate and play it as he feel, as long he dont take profits for this without having rights to do it
focus1988 1 year ago
The heart asks for pleasure first is much faster than The Promise - it´s good speed, i think.
dracainbloodly 1 year ago
やっぱ、曲作った本人はうめーな（笑）
brezza7777 1 year ago
Brilliant piece of music, and as a composer I saulte him - but I must admit I have seen this played just as well (or even better, to me anyway) but other people on YouTube. But then, like everyone says - this is HIS piece.
Burrmann 1 year ago
Fu***ing awesome! Master!
moxikin 1 year ago
I love the emotion behind this song, and how well it flows together. Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and magnificent piano songs I've heard.
xSaneLunaticx 1 year ago
All I have to say is....damn. He's got some serious talent.
iamjacksbr0kenheart 1 year ago 2
Too many notes. Just cut a few and it'll be perfect.
pmfnr 1 year ago
@pmfnr Which few did you have in mind? :) (also an Amadeus geek)
OpheliaInSpace 1 year ago
daleee cañaaa jajajaja me encanta esta canción, lástima de no tener piano.......si no se iba a enterar la vecina jajajaja
jorgegf90 1 year ago
TOP of the TOP of the TOP of OST... Such a piece!!!!! Magnificent...
danielpalomares 1 year ago
un crak yo a ese tio le llamo es mi idolo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! toco el piano por ese tio que es la primera cancion de piano que me gusto y la que escuche
iregafitas 1 year ago
nur weil er nicht bekloppt mitwippt, heißt das nicht, dass er nicht leidenschaftlich spielt!
guntherfeatzunther 1 year ago
i know it is his song, but i actually dont like the way he's playing it.. its almost robotic and without feeling.
yannis5 1 year ago
if you wanna learn really diffcult pieces, start looking at chopin's nocturnes, for example...many of them ( almost all ) are very hard, but i like them very much, such a great composer!
DeathsBreathOnYaNeck 1 year ago
He is a composer of this song....he isn't playing fast...maybe you are playing slow :)
1993Jitka 1 year ago
@1993Jitka I don't know about piano, but I could feel he can play piano with freedom. His fingers are dancing!
mlifsi 1 year ago 3
This song is not that hard to play.. its much easier than fur elise or many noctures, what makes it sound powerful is the way the chords progress. Its really the same thing over and over and over again.. you just to play it with real feeling
BeeVan19 1 year ago
venga tonto k estas k la para elisa no es mas facil k esta peazo de cancion k no tienes ni puta idea
omastar40 1 year ago
WOW
FreakyKosovaStyle 2 years ago 4
...Indizi su di me .. e di cosa mi urla dentro....
smirilla 2 years ago
by the way, I'm just a likea kid... sorta , ok not really but I only just finished learning river flows in you by yiruma and fur elise and the heart asks pleasure first looks like a big jump. Just coz i culd do river flows on my own duznt mean i culd do this!!! This is gonna kill me :(
LlamasInBananas 2 years ago
@LlamasInBananas
Fur Elise is harder than Heart Asks Pleasure First so dont worry
dtoma555 2 years ago 2
@dtoma555 what?! NEVER!!!!
mo0o0o0ose 1 year ago
NOOOOOOOOOO!!! my piano teacher just gave me a sheet of music and told me to learn it on my own over the holidays! THis sux, im never gonna be able to play it, HOW FAST IS IT SUPPOST TO BE! mission impossible...
LlamasInBananas 2 years ago
@ LlamasInBananas
how's it going with learning this song? i just started learning it today. it's not as hard it sounds when you start off slow :)
crazy4japan 2 years ago 3
Well that boosts my confidence ;D it looked quite scary haha because it sounds that complex, spose its just its awsomeness :L but yer ive learnt a few harder songs then what LlamaslnBananas has but sstill, my friend plays it and it looks like w=errrr o.0
hazamacadaza 2 years ago
@LlamasInBananas I agree with crazy 4 japan, you really have to start slow.
After a while you get used to the rhyme and can play it faster (and faster and faster ^^)
mo0o0o0ose 1 year ago
gosh dang, i hoe one day i'll be able to be this amazing.. :D
jetairways773 2 years ago
i actually love it at this tempo, but maybe that's because it's the speed at which i'm used to playing it.
lightscameraactionx3 2 years ago
The fact of the matter is, is that its HIS composition so he can play it at whatever speed he wants.
olisarchive 2 years ago 74
@olisarchive LOL, well, he can and he did, but other people (myself included) are still allowed to remark that he played too fast :) cheers
jpcfernandes 1 year ago
im sure when people say hes playing too fast they are comparing it to the official recording of this piece that is heard on his cd. But yes, in the heat of the moment and emotion of playing any piece, its not uncommon for a musician to add varying dynamics, slurs, tempo variations etc...many musicians tweak their pieces a little bit while performing
DDEMEETRI 2 years ago 2
How can anybody say that a composer is playing his own piece "too fast" ???
M.N composed this piano piece from scratch so surely he is the person to judge how fast his piece should be!
I assume the people who left these types of comments are non-musicians.
8MWyn 2 years ago 9
I appreciate that Michael Nyman is the composer but you are a moron. Of course one can argue that he is playing it too fast. You could not argue that he is playing it "wrong", because, yes, he composed it, however obviously you could have the opinion that the piece sounds better at a slower tempo for various reasons. I personally feel that he is playing the piece too fast myself but that is just an opinion. Don't argue with that.
RobinScott93 2 years ago
normal speed first run, then he plays it again faster. what's weird with that
gab9876 2 years ago
In the actual sheet music at the end the piece is played again but much quicker and slightly different. Unless you played the piece you probably wouldn't realise its slightly different though.
katherineledwards 2 years ago
Im not talking about the sheets lol, I do have them and can play the whole piece etc. But I was just answering that guy that it's his song and he can play it exactly as he wants on his concerts ^^
gab9876 2 years ago 2
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Nyman is playing his own composition too fast....
sonnym1 2 years ago
i think he's playing it a bit too fast but then again it is live and stuff is usually played faster. it's a beautiful piece of music and the lloyds tsb ad it was on years ago was perfect - wild horses running. that's exactly what it reminds me of and flowing rivers and the seasons. listen to me blabbering on lol
louisemichelle00 2 years ago
how can you say he's playing it too fast~~it's HIS composition....he can play it at whatever speed he likes ㅠ_ㅠ
TheRachmaninoffFan 2 years ago 157
therachmaninoffFan, are you saying edward munch could repaint the scream blue and everyone would still say its the original? it doesnt matter who composed the song, even if it is himself, if its intented for a special speed (130 bpm), then the original song is allways that speed
Satezhi 2 years ago
@TheRachmaninoffFan Even if it weren't his composition, he could still play at whatever speed he likes...
Cleroth 1 year ago 3
@Cleroth FUNNY YEA YOURE RIGHT
tototoleelee1993 1 year ago
@TheRachmaninoffFan Exactly right.
Dean
cuntmonkey007 1 year ago
@TheRachmaninoffFan Damn right! He is the man...
CiscoExAnimo 6 months ago
@TheRachmaninoffFan fucking tight he fucking wrote the thing
felix95vs 3 months ago
Wonderful
MelodicCure 2 years ago
how can you say someone did a better version than this, when the man who wrote it is performing it...
alchitchc 2 years ago 8
watch me playing this music on the piano :) and tell me what you think.D
miguelamaro4 2 years ago
Nightwish did a way better version of this song!is SUCH a shame it cant be released. ¬¬'
sarahlugon 2 years ago
This is my favourite song ever but somehow I don't feel this particular version of it was as inspired as it should be. No denying Michael Nyman is a genius, however.
unamuerte 2 years ago
much too fast!!
robbin1996 2 years ago
if you watch the movie the rushed chords co incide with wots happening in the scene .
leanda27 2 years ago
The original writer doesn't necessarily reads his own work best.
Take audiobooks for example, some narrators read much better, can draw you inside the book much better than the actual writer's own reading can.
Composing and playing are not the same :)
Ligeti could have never played his own Etudes the way they were intended to be played, that's why he worked closely with pianist Pierre Laurent Aimard in order to get them recorded the way he wanted to hear them.
dustyelectric 2 years ago 4
beautiful comment.
nickvids4u 2 years ago
How can it be better than the composer playing his own composition? You're hearing it here the way it was originally written! DUH!
ImGma 2 years ago
@polishkid -.- yes i think many people people could do this much better! (including me) hes playing it without any emotions hes just reading the notes every child could do that
CcCccrunchhhyyy 2 years ago
Firstly, how is he "just reading the notes" when there is no sheet music in front of him?
Secondly, and most important of all, this is the guy who -wrote- and composed this beautiful piece of music.
If you're talking about actual piano playing, I won't argue. However Nyman deserves respect for producing this acclaimed work, so that it could be played by others, including you who believesyou can do it better.
About emotions - well, that's just your interpretation of his piece.
AiLoveGaara 2 years ago 2
The sheet music is in front of him. Nyman plays with music sheets laid out flat. I saw him last night, it's how he played then and how he plays in this video. This is the second part of the movement where the tempo picks up.
nickvids4u 2 years ago
Ah well, didn't see. But that's beside the point.
But in light of my comment (not adressed to you tho ;P), reading his notes isn't a bad thing and doesn't make him any worse a pianist. If it does, then that's like penalising JK Rowling for not memorising her book at group reading sessions.
AiLoveGaara 2 years ago
It's true, when I play this piece, I do take it a bit slower, but I put much more emphasis on certain aspects. I really do try to portray strong emotion.
I believe that's how it was meant to be, a piece to challenge you to bring the notes off the page.
xsallysoursocksx 2 years ago
Yputube:Stefano Ottomano
datemiretta 2 years ago
Now come to think of it...I like it this fast.
TheJoyfulPianist 2 years ago
but it's the original composer playing for crying out loud! he can basically do whaterver he wants to with it!
lunakick12 2 years ago 2
I find this version uninspiring.
inequitude 2 years ago
Way too fast version, like the "original" much better. Not saying I can do it better, but its to rushy. Why the sheet?
Grumme3 2 years ago
Why does he look at the notes? I mean he should the know how to play it blindfolded by now.
salmanq 2 years ago
he is awesome
georgepapam 2 years ago
hardly ever true..that a composer plays his work the best.
TheJoyfulPianist 2 years ago 2
so you think you can do a better job ?
polishkid911 2 years ago
no, it's a trend among composers to rush their own works. Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, and Liszt were known to rush too. I do wonder why. I think it has something to do with their attitude that the notes speak for themselves.
TheJoyfulPianist 2 years ago
it doesnt sound like it was rushed
its fast but not rushed
its just the way its ment to be played
i think it sounds awesome
wouldnt have it played any other way
polishkid911 2 years ago
he composed the music himself
none of the other person showing off on youtube manage to play as good as him ^^
mathieu489 2 years ago 5
would be emberassing if it would be other way round ^^
MastaL 2 years ago 2
it is his song, i would assume he would know how to play it the best. i'm a little surprised he has the sheet in front of him actually.
very well done performance none the less though.
himeko 2 years ago
oO thats what i was trying to say.
indeed, i was a little wondered as well.
MastaL 2 years ago
Why should you be surprised that he has the music in front of him?
Haggismaker 2 years ago
Pianists usually play without sheets in concerts. (Unfortunately so because that means my teacher makes me learn things by heart and I suck at it. :'D)
Love this song though I have to admit I've heard better versions... But this is not bad either.
Krriikkis 2 years ago
lol lucky you i can remember but i can't play my pieces properly
231me 2 years ago
a great performancee, but slower sounds better
petervanwieringen 2 years ago 2
wow he plays fast :p
not a single mistake !! :p
mathieu489 2 years ago
it's dynamic yet fragile, dramatic yet silent, melancholic yet positive.. simply impressed. I am so happy i have seen him playing this live.. and "big my secret" is absolutely amazing too!
Soilwar 2 years ago 4
HAHA WO, the man him self!
The beast of the nile!
greekpanther1 2 years ago
名曲だぁね☆
NTC335 3 years ago
havenly song, excellent work Michael, just excellent ...
vozdkaradjordje 3 years ago
I agree!
lupo737 3 years ago
Como suena ese piano!!! Seguramente tendria q vender mi coche o mi casa para poder conseguir uno asi. Por otro lado es un tema bastante facil de tocar, cualquier pianista medio se hace con el con facilidad, no es el Hammerklavier de Beethoven precisamente.
domublub 3 years ago
nah no es bastante fácil de tocar y no creo q cualquier pianista lo toque... si es algo simple la obra pero yo llevo unos años tocando piano (tengo 15) y algunas partes si me han tocado prácticarlas mucho para q me suenen bien xD
JFelipe6 3 years ago
I fell in love with Nyman's compositions the first time I heard them. There's something about his music that moves me. Whether it's in a positive or negative way-gotta like that.
jenikinsss 3 years ago 2
Can't you feel that the mood changes with the speed. When she plays slowly in the movie there is a different mood in the music, when she plays it fast it's almost like she has so much feeling and passion inside her that she has to get it out somehow.
richsgirl1985 3 years ago 3
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He's playing this too fast. I've heard him play it at slower speeds, and it sounds much better. That's an opinion. Why don't some of you douche bags give me a thumbs down for having one.
Mouser763 3 years ago
the song is nothing 16th notes....of course its fast...
rankokusan 3 years ago 2
I think he plays brilliant.^^
You can feel he's having fun and thats important. It's his music, so he can do nothing wrong with it. It sounds great!
VivienLilien 3 years ago 5
one of this generations best composers.
<3
ToxiqKitteh 3 years ago 3
totally!!!!!!
GoIdstin 3 years ago
It's his piece he can play it at whatever speed he wants lol
Bullock1991 3 years ago 13
no he isnt
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beatrizvourdalak 3 years ago
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emm.. Isn't him playing it a bit fast?
cofuser 3 years ago
i think the music accelerates when it starts repeating it self
1mH4RD 3 years ago
un tocco di classe che rasenta la perfezione musicale...il più bel pezzo che sia mai stato suonato con un pianoforte...meraviglioso, non ci sono parole...
meira84 3 years ago
i saw him live yesterday, "big my secret" and "heart asks for pleasure first" were absolutley amazing. this is my favorite piano track.
Soilwar 3 years ago
Where did you saw him ?
FlightSimulator9 3 years ago
in braunschweig, germany. he is quite funny, after he is finished with one song, he grabs the musicpaper and throws it over his shoulder. as the concert was over, the whole floor behind him was covered with paper :D and for his first piece he had prepared a big screen where a video was shown while a recorded pianotrack was played. that track just had an error and he completely fucked it up xD he didnt stop it, just played random notes that just sounded horrible. but everything else was great!
Soilwar 3 years ago 2
my "best" freind.. can play this song.. very wonderful ♥
lolgameor 3 years ago
i luv the film (maybe not the sexy bit but...) i'm learning tht song on the piano and just listenin 2 him play it makes u set ur goals!!!! wow
SkyLuvsMusic 3 years ago
I love this song i can play it =]
He is absolutely amazing, i dont know how he composes like that, we have to compose a song for gcse and i cant do it to save my life.
GreenEyeliner123 3 years ago
Tegnap este Budapesten... Csodálatos volt.
Last night in Budapest... It was wonderful.
selyebip 3 years ago
This man i AWESOME...
barbazooia 3 years ago
It's not one of the most complicated instrumental song I ever heard, but it's one of the most emotive for sure!!!
Beautiful!
oobaloobajo 3 years ago 9
honestly, my opinion tho, but i dont like his use of dynamics, if he even has much there. love this piece (not "song", like some people like to call it). i wish there was more emotion in dynamics as there was in duration and speed.
ledzeprulz 3 years ago
its supposed to have like a "singing" feel to it, I'm playing it now, like crescendoing in the middle of the phrases, decrescendo towards the ends. Its a very painful song when you're not used to stretching at least a note above the octave, like myself. :D
xsallysoursocksx 3 years ago
hmmm i guess that makes sense seeing as (this is wat im told) she's a mute and uses the piano as her voice, to express her emotion and stuff.... haha im a guitarist and i know that feeling!! painful pleasure...but a kick arse party trick when you pull off the crazy stretches in front of your mates with a smile on your face...
ledzeprulz 3 years ago
He is tha man!!! Can't deny him man...
veejaytee001 3 years ago
Okay, perhaps I was exaggerating. It's just that the ending seemed to fade away without any resolution; it just seemed that there was more to come.
starkey7uk 3 years ago
The ending is perfect.
xmoonstars 3 years ago 2
i didnt hear anything falling to bits. not at all.
Tissuebox135 3 years ago
Nice! Shame the ending fell to bits though.
starkey7uk 3 years ago
Question: Mr. Myman composed the music, and played it on the soundtrack...How does it "fall to bits"??
He's nothing short of amazing to hear. Brilliancy at its best!♥
xx0SweetNothings0xx 3 years ago
I love this man
3Thunderstorm 3 years ago
I wish I could play this one day....
Pierdix 3 years ago
Thats what I call playing!!!
Awesome strong emotionally well structured, powerfully warm and aggressive in the same time!!!
Djunisijevic 3 years ago 6
the man is a goddamn genius
HannahHAH 3 years ago 7
he is a genius..
Tissuebox135 3 years ago 7
my god... it is perfect
LMYY 3 years ago 4
I know how to play this. : D Just need to work more on the dynamics, I guess.
AnimeDudess 3 years ago
well you could if you own a piano or keyboard, use the lessons on youtube for this song and if you are eager enough to practise it everyday. that´s what i did and i can play it well now. never played piano before but this song didnt leave me alone.
Soilwar 3 years ago
same! I had never had a lesson before but now i can play this!
x00mollie00x 3 years ago
which lessons here on youtube are the right ones? because some of them play different things so it's kinda hard to know who plays the right one.
Simbaa991 3 years ago
Brilliant, wish I could play this.
xmoonstars 3 years ago 2
this is the best speed.. why not change your selfwritten piece of music if it sounds better in a continuing development? nymans known for changing his songs every now and then. best film score i know alongside with yann tiersens´ "amelie".
Soilwar 3 years ago 2
Oh... Wonderfull...
jeanvd88 3 years ago 4
... If the composer plays at this tempo, then MAYBE, this is the right tempo? Dont u think...? :D
Iamfromsweden007 3 years ago
There is no 'correct' tempo for a piece like this; this sort of music is called 'romantic', which means that it can be played quickly or slowly and that you can change the tempo halfway through the it.
SynalonEtuul 3 years ago 7
AWESOME!!!!!!
Wonderful.
VeneratioDiaboli 3 years ago
along with Philip Glass' The Hours, best film score of all time!!
prettygoodear 3 years ago
This is the perfect speed to play this song how dare you attack a brilliant genius!
TheCriticOfCrapVideo 3 years ago 2
Pure fucking genius!!!
alsma431 3 years ago 3
WHOA!!! that is too much
SuSp3ciOuS 3 years ago
I don't think it's as fast as it might seem. I think the audio quality might be affecting how we hear it. At least, that's the way I preceive it.
juss4me1234 3 years ago
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Nyman plays his own piece of music too fast. How is this possible?
Biochips1 3 years ago
its not too fast... but if so: its his own composition so he can play it like he wants to
yunasmelody 3 years ago 12
everyone can play it like he wants to
ohrflieger 3 years ago 5
AMAZING!!!!!!
pookiehohn 3 years ago 4
pure genius
siggy10 3 years ago 3
Whoah. O_o;
AnimeDudess 3 years ago
the first weeks after hearing this song i was kinda speechless but now i know that this piece of music is the most beautiful and intense thing i have ever heard and probably will without overstatement.
Soilwar 3 years ago 4