Anatole, true maestro of the balalaika!

[TheIntangibleElement]

This is awesome!

[AKspetsnazAK]

is he a red army veteran?

[MKJLFilms]

better than the bull shit music of today

[zaomaniac]

@MKJLFilms So you're saying this is better than shit? Gee, what a compliment - stop flattering him...

[luigihero777]

What's the name of the first song?

[Stalin646]

Please song..., How it names please.



[UberLifeTroll]

DED ZHET!!!!

[Cidique]

That is very impressive. Hat's off for you, mister :)

[jeremyunderground41]

i wonder what tuning is balalaika, since i'm a guitarist myself, the standard guitar tuning is EADGBE

[plutik666]

@jeremyunderground41 EEA prima balalaika... sometimes AAD like sekunda balalaika.

but some peole are too lazy to learn playing with the thumb and tune it like a guitar o.O

[jeremyunderground41]

@plutik666 ok thank you for the information. I'm very curious about music coz I'm a musician myself and yet i have lack of knowledge about the rarest instruments including this balalaika.

[joishere100]

Look up 'Balaika London' too!

[vampyros1]

Honestly, this guy looks like an absolute novice beginner next to 'balalaika amok' by Aleksei Arkhipovsky. Still enjoyable though.

[devize92]

I wish what is the title of the first piece... A truly maestro :)

[Scipione94]

grandissimo anatole!

[MentalRaptors]

I really enjoyed listening and watching, great vid!

[TheAvmav]

16 people were waiting for him to press his distortion peddle on

[tysken94]

@legacyabq we all are nothings, nobodies, douchebags. that is being human. problem is that people like richie stone try to deny that. i hope that is what you meant.

[SHSATNewYork]

One of the true titles in youtube!

[DrPepper295]

Thats soo cool!

[corven156]

Haha at the end he looks so happy :) it makes me smile to see others enjoy their music!

[hallafax1]

epic

[sunnyrosegarden]

Thank you!



[TheBroadMinded]

OMG, that's so good, no pick, that's amazing.

[PinkyWontWork]

This is where Michael Schenker got his guitar pose from.

[Italianissimo86]

nice

compliments from Italy !!!

[AzArAzA95]

Damn....I want to buy a Balalaika now!

[roooythehedgehog]

vaya



[DagonVirium]

I like a lot the sound of that instrument and how he plays it. With that calm,faster and lower...wow!

[darkchibicosmos]

simply beautiful every time i hear this

[Jorenboarderful]

A master.

[MILOSHITZA]

RIP Anatole!

[watertothepeople]

I can't believe it...I quite think this ist the tune composed by Martin Kiszko that played as an intro to the BBC series "Realms of the Russian Bear".. is that right?? to me it sounds like that ..I'm so glad to find this here.. for years I've been looking for that.. is there a name for that song or is it just a tune without name? this Anatole is playing a wonderfull balalaika!

[blakkgoon]

AMAZING player. anyone know what this song is called?



[TheMols14]

sounds like masturbation xD 0:18

[artemxl1985]

Who knows what kind of plays he plays? Thanks to who responds:)

[artemxl1985]

Кто знает, что это за пьесы он играет? Спасибо кто отзовется:)

[chorotorino]

Could anyone say me please the name of the song he starts to play at 1:49?

[DeugTwentyOne]

@chorotorino " I've met you " ;-)

[chorotorino]

@DeugTwentyOne thank you very much!

[DeugTwentyOne]

@chorotorino Also called " Je vous ai rencontré " and " Я встретил вас " for French and Russian name ;-)

[thevelvetfawn]

Is there any tablature for this song, or at least a name? It is beautiful.

[kolenwal1]

класс! а этот мастер ещё жив? 

[Dontholdback747]

does anyone know the names of the tunes he is playing? do they have names?

[goededagallemaal]

Love the coat!

[comradecommedy]

@alagodny28 It's French

[tankistt80b]

Beautiful,ёптать!!!!

[agraism]

Now that is true talent people

[ShaliachShalom]

that was fabulous! Thanks for sharing. We were playing Beatles Rock Band & I noticed they talked about a "Belalaika ringing out" and we wondered what on earth a belalaika was and what it sounds like!

[LGMcHe]

This is the sound of MY russia ; *

[hornerium]

is it a map of warszawa in the back?

[rc1965]

I love the sound of the balalaika! This is great...wow you can really play. Good stuff.

Thanks,

[polartribe]

The best I've seen so far

[MarciusJV]

Bravo, Maestro!!

[darth1944]

What is the first song?

[Anatol1984]

@darth1944

I can not right, but I think it's melody from this song:

vadimkozin.narod.ru/Kozin_Vadi­m_shel_otrjad_ezhik.mp3

[rightwingted]

That it is a cool weapon. ;)

[Celler2]

You should check out the Russian Garmon or Bayan... Those are the real guns.

[headbanger623]

What was the last song?

[ivanmanko]

@headbanger623 Auld Lang Syne  :)

[playstation585]

Love it - heard it in a restaurant in St Petersburg, Russia. Hand carried one back home - cannot figure out how to tune it. Anybody have some tips???

[biggofwi2]

@playstation585

Have you tried turning the tuning pegs?

The pitches of the strings are E-E-A though.

[Meggiekb]

@playstation585

This website is very good for tuning instruments. I don't have a balalaika but they are amazing. I use this website for tuning my ukulele and it works wonders! hope it works for you

[L5496]

Mr. Anatole. Congratulations.

[malow87]

15 people missed the like-button

[HungryEars]

Thanks BigHuw! And please thank Anatole for us! What an excellent performance!

Ai haz 2 goe bigh me sum balalaika nao -- BRB!

[luzac159]

what's the first song?

[Huakalongo]

Wonderfull, I love this instrument

[vollystri]

balalai ka balalalalai ka balalailai kaikai

[rem193]

tetris?

[Siegerzkranz]

Wait... did I hear some bits of Auld Lang Syne near the end?

[24mark2585]

This guy is the best not but one of the best ones thanks for sharing Anatole

[MrGardex]

он научил её петь!)

[BratWody]

hmm.... very nice, spasiba.

[lumpa1987]

I love the balalaïka! Makes me wanna dance like bonnie m in rasputin. xD

[kosanovskiy]

lol vixodila katusha na bereg is the song lol gj elders we all respect u lol miss this sooo much lol

[GunCops]

@kosanovskiy Катюша, Тавариш

[Stazzo82]

bravissimo

[atsava]

Klassna!!

[Bilbo107]

Respect to you sir, very enjoyable. Keep the well practiced hand moving its excellent. Only one problem and thats that it had to stop. Regards.

[Chermerneko]

Большой! Изумительный! Позвольте мне показывать Вам мою фольклорную музыку из Бразилии. Пожалуйста ищите эти 2 видео:

- Carlito, Baduy e Taquinho - Рио Araguaia

- CARLITO BADUI E TAQUIN FÃ GERALDO

[thiirzz]

i could understand why the dutchman thinks it is cause it is in Holland a soccer song, but i thougt it was from scotland indeed

[shabadaows]

Little instrument with a so sweety sound !! I can't stop watching this video...Awesome !!

[MrBobizdr]

awesome!!

[Ps3zocker4EVER]

what are the name of the song ? :)

[Blizzard4242]

He's really good!

[Angarsk1991]

Sounds hella cool. =]

[Alex75Rus]

Klasna ^^

[boerenknol]

the song at the end is , nederland oh nederland wij worden kampioen ! (its dutch) ;)

greetz from holland !

[ajlib]

well that isnt the original ;p

[recessionlover]

Song at the end is Auld Lang Syne. I do know that it was not the original tune when the folk song was collected. It is supposed to be Scottish, but someone told me it might be English.

The song Anatoly plays first is Hour by Hour, which is a piece closely associated with the balalaika virtuoso Pavel Necheporenko, who died last year, aged 93.

[whikless]

It's Scottish, it was written by our very own Rabbie Burns.

[65DDTG]

Haha! Sukkel!

[boerenknol]

haha mooi he! :P al die gekken fanatiek reageren !

[whikless]

No, its Scottish.

[HomoCallidus]

@whikless

lol

[whikless]

Why the thumbs down? I was telling a Dutchman the song at the end was Scottish, not Dutch like he claimed it was.

Do I deserve that?

[ajlib]

the song at the end, isnt that Auld lang syne?

[AuthenticSasa]

@ajlib

exactly

[jkrob88]

Молодец!

[rusgreek]

who can give me the names of the songs he plays, they are all so familliar.

Kto podskazhet nazvania etig pesn? O4en znakomeje.

[4TFW]

amazing!

[Glazevolda]

Деда!!!! Да металл, как музыкальное направление, за обе щеки у Твоей музыки берет!!!! Очень приятно слушается!!!Спасибо!!!

[ranexion]

Kyllä tämä expert osaa soittaa!!

[whikless]

Would you say that to a group of Russian faces? Have you even MET any Russians??

[eavinci]

Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!

[skkaiz]

sajebis ! K R U T A !

[caitmccann]

This is beautiful. This is true skill. How long have you been playing? This is so beautiful. I just might buy that balalaika I've been eyeing for the past month...

spasibo za pesnju!

[simsoe88]

seriously thats so not cool.. omfg

[Angarsk1991]

It sound hella cool man. What you talking about?

[Aparo1337]

GOOD JOB!

[Marl00r]

AWESOME

[chaveznieves]

my fingers wouldn't be able to handle those tiny frets up high

[bliad1]

zajebis bliad!!!!

dawai dalej!!!!

hail to the zar

of the balalaika!!

[MTYoungSC]

it is with age that skill is built. Your comment would make more sense if he was a young man.

[VIDEOZAL]

so true!

[skullkid208]

i can hear the tetris song in it :o

[jgm500]

and the tetris song was composed by a russian!

[Songbird1165]

Wow! And look, he didn't even take his jacket off, as if he just dropped in and couldn't resist to pick it up and play!

I'm inviting HIM over New Years Eve!!

[goodluckpeace44]

that was his jacket in hich he flew the jet plane home.

[Solkovsky]

Woah, this guy's a beast at balalajka. Great stuff!

[hyladuff]

good!

i have channel for everykind of homemade-music videos,playlist for balalaika i just created :)

[FenrirKrieg]

which song is the first playing?

[GunCops]

isn't it a soviet song

[chapaevsky]

not true. its russian folk

[Wrathfist]

good job !

[seachorale]

Allright! 100,000 views! Thanks for a great video, BigHuwTube. Great player.

[fop626]

I really like this instrument! The sound is really soothing and sounds similar to some of my songs.... Can you believe that I learned about the instrument through taking a test?

[keepitacrime]

a have a friend too, he doesnt play this instrument though

[santiprom69]

hE COULD PLAY THE PERUVIAN CHARANGO WIRH SAME WAY. CAN YOU PLAY: EL CONDOR PASA?

[Yuknovosib]

отлично отец

[naghmeh001]

very nice indeed;

Thanks for posting it.

good luck.

A_K Spain

[Suyamu]

my grandparents also had a Balalaika - I'm not very good with music so I can't carry on the tradition but I really hope this important and beautiful part of our culture doesn't die together with the older generations.

[MrSarMax]

Это явно мастер! :)

[TerrySleeper]

Beautifully played, sir!

[BaranovV]

Молоток дед!

[MosoStuff]

The beginning sounded like guitar, near the end like a ukelele.

This is one magical and beautiful sounding instrument. :D

[rickybravo97]

That is an awsome sound. Even better than the guitar!

[brunoween]

you could play tetris

[Abdullah2009]

what songs are these :O ?

[xhamsterx3]

he plays really good!!!!!:D

[littlejimmy92]

How are the strings tuned?

i own one but i don't know how to tune it!

[Mibaasd]

low E, high E, A.

Some balalaikas use different tunings, but always following this scale

[nutellagood]

Excusim, for play this instrument, can you use a tumbpicking?

[DeralNocor]

as we say in sweden, Han är fan kung!

[Bortherhood]

He got skill!

[MisterElliott89]

do dragonforce.

[Bahfreakee]

красивый

[Karontea]

если вы правы, это очень красиво

[Jsun05]

Perfecto CHEF!!

[no3rdw]

He is soooo good! I love his expression at 2:46 !!

[vartonst]

Класс спасибо

[JRCrowley]

This is pure dope. GOOD.

[darrylrevoc]

bravo.... very very nice

[SotR59]

to "strelata" none of us were born with an instrument in our hands. Just pick something you like and learn how to play it. You will then be a musician. And it's never too late to start.

[foxandtyger]

This is amazing. What a skilled musician!

[strelata]

Musicans are great. I wish I was one!

[rochingqueen93]

wow rly skilled!

[JJ2plus2]

Serious skillz!

[percydanvers2]

wow that is a really nice song, what is it?

[tylerpharaoh1989]

karobushka

[percydanvers2]

Ah thank you so much!

[funnygirltoo]

cè magnifique, è così dolce

[SwampAshHSS]

do you use plectrum on balilaika, or just fingers????

i play the croatian prim...somewhat related string instrument.

[BigHuwTube]

Great comment, knightfightg!

And you too sophsdtr...!

I'm so pleased people like Anatole's playing.

[knightfightg]

ANATOLE ANATOOOOOOOOOOLE