Friedman: Chopin "Minute Waltz" (1924)

[humbertgamboa]

No, this isn't supposed to be played in one minute and his dog's name wasn't minute either. The word "minute" is also an adjective and it means very small. That's it.

[Rumtumtugger2017]

this sort of reminds me of cooking with dog

[jibbador]

What is the bpm at the beginning?

[gogolplex74]

it's 2 minute waltz

[RegularFinnishPerson]

@gogolplex74 Actually, Chopin made this song to his secret love, but named it after his loved ones dog, minute, because he was shy.

[thedirtymeatball]

paderwski....

[neoprana]

I dont think you need to play it in ONE MINUTE... I know versions about 2:30 and they sounds right too, or even better so it's your way of interpretation.

[ThinlyCut90]

@neoprana No, you don't need to play it in one minute. It's only known as the minute waltz because it CAN be played in one minute, for the faster pianists, that is.

[JaneDoe7995]

There is seriously a flute version of this and it looks really fun to play. Im gonna enjoy this one!

[Rpks0323]

gosh.. I cannot imagine HOW did Chopin play this in a minute?

[johnmar78]

lol. thanks for sharing speed bullet...unreal....

[f1rekirby]

This piece is supposed to depict a silly little puppy playing.

[onotuoedaul]

1:35 minute. haha!

[HarrisHarrisYAY]

@proszel chopin didnt  intend for his waltzes to be danced to.

[YetHaterLover]

@HarrisHarrisYAY Funny, whenever I listen to his waltzes I imagine a happy couple dancing together~

[angelito928]

theres a reason why a song has its own tempo... so it can be played beautifully

[081908009999]

Somehow.. this reminds me to Tom And Jerry

[LoDiSKuNGenN]

@081908009999 haha me too :D 

[TheReenix]

Welcome, to Just a Minute!

[45696945]

Can someone tell me how to pronounce his last name?

[sairoku]

@45696945 if you meant the author, its pronounced like "Sho-pen" or "Sho-pan"

[RNSIX]

@sairoku in music its called the composer.

[sairoku]

@RNSIX you're right, my bad!

[easylazy]

@45696945 show-pan

freed-min

[Dunderhead36]

why does one of my favorite Chopin pieces have to be so short

[ThePraetorFenix]

Yeah, usually when I sit down to jam on my grand piano I grow another set of arms and hands.

[aozf05]

His hands must have looked like they were flying and running all over the piano!

[JFJjBoy]

Althought it must be almost impossible to play, its too fast!!

[mvilla1998]

I wish my brother geogre was here! XD

[trainmandan05]

Man who said that, Bugs Bunny was it??

[cnks1]

@trainmandan05 eeeeehhhhh wats up doc? lol

[mvilla1998]

@trainmandan05 yea!

[itsmegrad]

my favorite!

[nicke1126]

he thought it was supposed to be played in one minute :P

[HenricMaverick]

Hi i´m Francis Tha host of tha show Cooking With Tha Dog !

[BlackJacktheOne91]

é così aggraziato, meravigliosa esecuzione!

[mirisoleluna]

Too fast...

[CallaLilyfication]

Finally i've been seraching for this peice of music for 6 years!!! Finally i found it!!! Yay

[Jokerer5]

@CallaLilyfication Really 6 years o_o

[bparent8594]

BORRRIINNNNGGGG! too slow

[doblea2]

@bparent8594 XD HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[FoxyTowns]

Chopin looks a little bit like Lee Van Cleef there.

[Max0Inq]

Ok, I agree it's played to fast... but listening to this makes me think of modern technologies for disabled people who have some electronics linked to their brains and thus are able to control cursor movement on the computer screen... Well, this recording - Paderewski and piano minus hands. I hope you get what I mean :D

[fidelis65]

I can play this song!!!!! Cramps my fingers like crazy!!!

[TheADTB]

When I heard this, I went- Whaaaa! :D Truly awesome! I listen to alot of classical music but Chopin's music feels like home!

[sometimesilovelife]

i just made this account, to comment this : I LOVE CHOPIN !!!!!

[Tektonik85]

This is 500% speed xDD

[speedrillGuy]

Pretentious ninnies . . . Chopin did not give this piece a title. It's a nickname. Hence it is not possible to parse any meaning from the term "minute."

[Findyourownway1]

the song is about a puppy dog chasing its tail.

[arsonizta]

this one's unique and i like it! 8)

[d1agos]

dimmi ...chopin che è sinonimo di "bel canto" avrebbe mai potuto scrivere un valzer che si suona in meno di un minuto avendo una parte centrale lenta?

questo valzer si chiama minuto perchè si intendo "la stazza" di una cosa ad esempio una persona "minuta" non il tempo di esecuzione

[EricTheRed03]

this is too slow! Needs to be 34 seconds shorter :P

[KDstopsmotion]

I want to hear a recording of someone actually playing the piece in a minute, regardless of what Chopin intended the title to mean

[biodude5231]

i also thought that he's grieg

[paulostroff99]

The word means minute,as in "my nyute"or exceptionally small.

[biodude5231]

Isn't this song also on The Sims games?

[ChipsALaChocolat]

@biodude5231 idk but it sounds like that kind of msuic, doesn't it?!?

[TheSkuLLcomedyShow]

Chuck Norris can play this in 30 seconds!

[gwenalicious87]

minute... pronounced MY-NOOT for those who still don't get it. haha

[outerskies28]

he still didnt manage to finish it under a minute

[mrbelever]

Its called the minute waltz because no one can play it under a minute as Chopin assumed:)

[slapmyfunkybass]

@mrbelever it's not... minute is french for small, a small waltz. players have played it in under a minute but it's wrong to do so, it sounds far too rushed, it should be around 2 and a half minutes

[brixtonbluebeat]

little dog

[misspatatedouce]

Skiiins ;)

[2134556]

way to fast but the technical ability need to play it clear as such it immense.

[majornewb]

way too fast for my taste

[Jlan0151738]

what a warm sounding piano

[ukhomme1]

This doesn't sound like the nimbus version I have, the sound is better and player mechanism is better adjusted: can anyone point me at the CD?

[InvertPiano]

I got light-headed listening to this.

xD

[newgeorge]

what on earth does he do with the final scale? double thirds???

[ChoskarChulian]

Hmm, he plays...Fast. I play it, too! :) Click my Name to see!

[Jlan0151738]

If I could play it like him I would. I've never heard such even playing and control in my life! Definetly a unique interpretation. And what about that run at the end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I creamed my pants after I heard it. JK

[alexjacobowitz]

Yep. Rushed. Doubtless.

[jaakizamazin]

Cooking with dog :D

[rhinaaceros]

@jaakizamazin yeah! :D

[MohoBiechiz]

@jaakizamazin XD you read my mind

[Ragtime44Films]

Just sharing my opinion... which is probably an incredibly stupid thing to do on Youtube... but anyway, I like it a little slower. That way you can put more feeling into it.

I'm not saying it's bad, I'm just saying I like it better slower. Ok, no huge debates? Good. Bye.

[taedonsgirl]

geesh guys, who cares if its TOO FAST.....he can PLAY it that fast! you try!

[Brackhmmarr]

fast indeed BUT so much control ... very beautiful

[MissSmartyJeans]

I go to sleep to Mozart, and wake up to this.

[meesbroersen]

i agree it's fast, but it never is too fast, if the sound is that clear.

[proszel]

@meesbroersen "it's never too fast it the sound is that clear"

unless maybe if it's a Waltz. Go ahead 'n' dance to that. Your partner would be killed in the exercise.

[meesbroersen]

@proszel I guess you're right about that, when you want to dance, I agree if you choose for antoher interpretation. In my opinion this waltz, and many other Romantic waltzes, are written in the first place for listening, not only as a dance like most of the Wiener waltzes.

[mitaibiru]

sound good

[qingpiano]

Bravo!!

[HomerJ666]

the ending is fucken awesome!

[A528107]

You have a picture of Paderewski, not Friedman.

[cybergrey2010]

As John Lennon said once, "My fingers are bleedin'"

[plazooka]

@cybergrey2010 Actually, it was Ringo Starr who said "I've got blisters on my fingers" during the recording of Helter Skelter. Lennon said no such thing.

[pinkweyez]

Wayyyy too fast.

[dnabiologic]

Great play !

A different wonderful interpretation.

Not to fast, not to slow,,

Just as HE likes to.

[classicvinylbiz]

Guiomar Novaes, Op. 64, No. 1, early 1950s Recording from Vox:

watch?v=5GGOPRbZ8NY

thanks and all the best

[xIndigoDy3]

Can any of you reccomend other pieces by Chopin? I'm a new listener. xD

[foreverjesslyn]

@xIndigoDy3 prelude-tolling bells and nocturne no. 9 op. 2...those are my two favs so far, i'm sort of a new listener too :) let me know what you think about them

[nexusmist]

lol. thats funny. I wanna watch someone dance to this

[katherineluvsynchro]

toooooooooooo fast

[anikinhajorg23]

@katherineluvsynchro I think the same :P

[srvaughan2]

This dude surely used a tremolo guitar effect on the piano... hueaHUaehuEA

[camaysar222]

Iggy is THE MAN! But I'll always suspect a little extra hole-punching here for the ending thirds run!!

[britcrit09]

This is a very sweet little piece, which has brought joy to my heart!

[este0man]

minute in italian not in english, it's difficult but it's like I say.

[voolare]

@este0man:minute is not Italian, I can garantee you that:)It's actually French and it stands both for "minute" (60 seconds) and "small" (just like in English).The original title by Chopin was "Petit Chien" (little dog) after seeing his little dog running in circles, chasing his tale. The editor came out with the minute valse title and it was a good idea because still today we debate on its meaning! The valse cannot be played in a minute without sounding ridiculous.

[este0man]

@voolare ohh man what a mistake, sorry I think it was from italy.

[paulostroff99]

Magnificent!

[goodwood505]

The word "minute" in this song is not pronounced the same as the English word "minute." It's like minh-yoot versus minh-ut.

[paulostroff99]

@goodwood505-As in "mine yoot" Which in fact means very small,or in this case very short-I suppose.

[paulostroff99]

@goodwood505 -As in "mine yoot" This means tiny in English.

[Lehhhchan]

Too fast!!!!!

[onlymario21]

this one is my favouraite

[TheAspenTom]

What a surprize ending where he plays the last descending run in parallel thirds! Surely he used both hands.  This was an elegant and very musical performance.

[rubendow]

@TheAspenTom not it's isn't double thirds. If you listen you will hear right hand thirds plus left hand normal playing. However, his thirds are stupendous. Personally I don't think it should be played so fast. It's meant to be a waltz not an etude. But Friedman may have just meant to play it as a show of technique, and his control and clarity are certainly amazing.

[cincculi]

I like this better than the slower one.. Nice

[330nike]

It's sad... to fast!

[chopin65]

This is WAY TO fast. It is however, very musical.

[rvn10rvn17]

a lot of people mistakenly understand the word 'minute'..

in this waltz, the minute means small (pron: my-nude)

the other minute will be 60 secs (pron: me-need)

[ADragonAmongRoses]

that has got to be THE fastest version of Le Petit Chien that i've ever heard

oh and guys, please read stevej's comment, it's not the english word minute, it's french, i think it's pronouced me-new-et?

[Rik274]

@ADragonAmongRoses

The French word "minute" only means "minute" in the sense of "60 seconds", not in the sense of "very small".

[MrTadejSlo]

you are PRO in piano :)

[h0652507]

it is too fast !!!!

And no, the piece is not meant to be played in one minute !!!!!

[stevej71393]

Guys, it's not called Minute Waltz because it's meant to be played in a minute, the word "minute" is intended to mean small, not the unit of time.

[RKLuffy88]

@stevej71393 Yes, just like Bugs Bunny said before playing this classic piece in the cartoon Hyde and Hare, "My-nute Waltz." This is my favorite Chopin piece.

[justmetheatergirl]

@stevej71393 that's not true... it's not meant to be played in one minute... inf fact it has nothing to do...

[stevej71393]

@justmetheatergirl That's what I said...

[Puzzoozoo]

@stevej71393 It was originally called the dog waltz, as Chopin has a small dog, and one day he and a visting friend saw Chopins dog chasing his thail round and round..., something clicked in Chopins musical brain and this is the result.

[meesbroersen]

@stevej71393 i think friedmann knows that, but´s nice if someone made it to play it in a minute. I like this tempo, he´s playing every note clear, no mistakes, great sound!

[master0rolando]

@stevej71393 Correct! Minute refers to his dog. The song is meant to be funny. This is the musicalization of a puppy chasing his tail and jumping about at his masters feet.

[A528107]

@stevej71393 .. no.. this was a tag that a publisher, not Chopin, gave it because it should be played fast, although Chopin didn't intend this to be played in a minute. Not the word for small which would be pronounced 'minoot'. Nobody pronounces this as minoot waltz. Minute as the unit of time.

[meesbroersen]

@stevej71393 but still, it's awesome!!

[Rubr1k]

@stevej71393 The minute competition thing just started randomly for fun.

[Whatsername515]

Supposedly, there are two theroies behind this song:

1) His wife/woman he was with (don't remember her name) dared him he couldn't write a waltz within a minute

2) He was watching his puppy roll around the floor and was inspired to write this by the puppy's movements (aww =]).

3) A combination of 1 and 2.

^definitely about watching his puppy, though.

[TVPMWidmo]

for those who said "too fast": "one minute waltz" is called that without no reason! gossips about this song says that f. chopin wrote this song to improve his masters in piano playing and only he played that in one minute. thats no song - it's speed contest with musicians like F. Liszt. Learn some history then talk...

[h0652507]

@TVPMWidmo you are wrong.

This song was not writen to improve technique, and it is absolutely not meant to be played in one minute.

that is the reason why no famouse piono player ever plays it in one minute.

[liangfan64]

u know why is called minute piece, it was meant to be played at 1 minute, thats why is so fast

[sunsetsbythesea]

it is called the MINUTE waltz...

[TovenAAA]

@sunsetsbythesea as in small not time though

[sunsetsbythesea]

well, thanks for sharing, because honestly, they're spelled the same way...

[jbrowsingj]

too fast :P

Impressive, but not enjoyable.

[opalen903]

This is music, just like hip hop, rap and rock is. Don't go around and claim that pieces of great music aren't music, that's fucked up.

[DeLamina88]

Der Mann hat doch keine Zeit, Leute...(bringt das Alter somit sich*zwinker*)

[artpiano33]

What did here foto Paderevsky?

[vsadnica09]

It is wonderfull!

[seza951]

although Friedman was very talented, i find he has interpreted this piece not in the best way. The tempo is extremely fast which i don't think is necessary, i think it's much easier and more calming to listen to if the tempo was slowed a little. But he is doing his own thing with it. :)

[alfemv76]

Pero cual es la prisa.... el mismo Chopin sensuraba la velocidad de algunos pianistas... la melodía de Chopin no soporta estridencias ni carreras, se trata de hacer "cantar al piano", su música es un "bel canto" para piano!... sin suda estaría horrorizado con esta interpretación!... lástima!

[feanaroalcarin]

toda la razon, he visto varios videos de esta cancion y todos hacen igual de rapido las cosas...

Hay ciertas secciones donde casi ni distingues la melodia y esto se supone que iba a ser armonioso y me encuentro con estridencias aqui y alla...

[yokisia33]

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[yokisia33]

szybkie tempo, donośne forte i świetne brzmienie, to to co lubie najbardziej w tym walcu.ten jest chyba w najlepszym tempie, jakie znalazłam na youtobe. inne nagrania się nie porównuja!

[Anliiese]

I'm playing this song

[Jokester94n]

I think it's too fast... The notes seem muddled over each other, like at 0:03... Know what I mean? They seem to be muffled...

[hanonseastar]

that's why it's called the minute waltz, they wanted to see if anyone could play it under 1 min, but that has not happend yet

[brain1012]

Actually, The "Minute" Waltz was a term coined by the pubisher's of this song. The reason why it was called the minute waltz was because it was such a small waltz, that they wanted to show its length by comparing it to a minute. I know it's a bit confusing, but it's a little hard to explain too.

There was only one person who could play the minute waltz under one minute, and that man was Franz Liszt.

[foxyjohnuk]

good varitation x i'md durkn

[Will170392]

this is bizarre, but so beautiful! its unauthentic im sure, but in a personal way to friedmann! i will try to listen to more of his work

[abuabdellah80]

very nice

[rocksoliddude1]

different! done at great speed, this version is much more subtle

[bomberchicken]

don't like it

[GirFromInvaderZim]

why does he add weird notes in this one?

[BarnacleGooseInvalid]

comment of your lifetime

[alestefi7]

cuando pueda tocar esta pieza seré muy feliz!!!

[chlrldud74]

Excellent!

[Pirate4T]

is it chopin on the picture?

[robotnik77]

Ignaz Jan Paderewski is pictured.

[lleeaannnnee1]

agreed

thewn click on the link with the guy in the white room with all the asians

lol