This song sounds so simple, but it's so complicated to play, because those little, soft right hand notes take so much technique to play. This guy does it so well! I'm so jealous!!!
raramente capita di assistere alla perfezione, perchè non appartiene a questo mondo terreno...ma in questi 6:30 stiamo assistendo a un miracolo!. Senza ombra di dubbio, il miglior Impromptu che abbia mai sentito - e ne ho sentiti tantissimi! ...interpretazione, perfetto bilanciamento delle tonalità, dinamiche, assenza di errori, tempo perfetto...un miracolo!!!
im gonna make a video in the next week or so, top 5 mst beautiful piano pieces with me playing them, this will probably be second or first with chopin
An excellent interpretation of the work. I like the way the performer takes his time with the work and his use of rubato. Too many performers play this as though guided by a metronome. Bravo.
I die playing this. Its very difficult to control the strenght on every notes every keys. Many people always miss notes by trying to play with pp things...This man is really a great great genious on schubert impromptus
jajajaja, o men, here i am trying to listen to some deep romantic music, in a serious, spiritual sort of mood, and i end up, laughing at some JEDI, STAR WARS JOKE?? WTF? xD
i dont own big hands plus because i taugth myself piano my fingersettings are very bad so my doctor told me i was getting tenosynovitis ( if that is the right word, in danish it's called seneskedehindebetændelse look it up) but it hurts so bad when i play this but love to play it. its so wonderfuld love schuberts music. too bad i have to look you guys up to find people who understand i dont think i know any one who like classical music.. its just too bad
@LongJohnProduction i think you have carpal tunnel. Making the same small motions over and over can cause swelling and scarring off the soft tissue of the wrist, which then compresses the main nerve leading to the hand. Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome include pain and tingling in the fingers, and in advanced cases, carpal tunnel syndrome can lead to loss of functionality of the hands. Typing at a computer keyboard without proper wrist support is a common cause of carpal tunnel syndrome.
A friend of mine told me yesterday this work fits extraordinary for the soundtrack of a film, for scenes full of emotion. I told him not: this music can not only be the music of a film, it has to be the soundtrack of a live.
OKAY LISTEN UP PEOPLE FOR ALL YOU FAGS THAT DONT PLAY PIANO AND DISLIKED THIS/... THIS IS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY OF TECHNIQUE MIXED WITH UTTER MUSIC SUPERIORTY THAT HAS EVER BEEN PERFORMED ON YOUTUBE AS FAR AS PIANO!!! NOW SHUT THE FUCK UP HAHA
@Tubztele you clearly have not listened to this impromptu played in a decent way. The way he plays does not demand high skills nor "music superiority", whatever that is.
when you look at zimerman playing anything it allways looks easy, because of his parfect technique. That makes you download the sheets and try to play it . Then you beat 2 keys and you burn the sheets. Thumbs up if you agree.
@zrouth Dude, his nods are priceless. I love it. It's almost like he's say . . "yea - I meant to do that. I rule . . and I know it." And then we all sit back, humbly, and say: "you do rule, and we all know it."
Ce mouvement est trop dur a jouer... personne même pas lui ne peut le jouer sans faire de fautes, c'est pas pour rien que même Schubert y a passé toute une vie à travailler et travailler ses impromptus.
Lol I don't know why people are making the robot joke about this man, but he plays GOOD. (hope I can play this professionally after amounts of practice :D_)
Majestuosa interpretacion de esta bellisima pieza de Franz P.Schubert,gracias a Zimmermann por este regalo a los que disfrutamos de la musica y sus emociones.
This is the hardest piece i ever attempted to play.. honestly its sounds easy but nope, and i consider myself pretty good at learning music, the right hand is a bitch and you gotta play it slow and soft but dynamically to make it sound ne thing like this its tough , I got mad repsect for this performance it looked easy
@Tubztele well once u complete this piece the next step is chopin's etude op 10 no 1 :) look it up. similar style by accenting that top note in the right hand but u gotta deal with the left hand as well :) Btw i'll post my interpretation of this piece soon! :) u should 2
boy... its funny to me how whenever i come across a great song on youtube like this... there is always a crazy argument going on.... eh its just funny to me
@hardkoorfreak Yes, this is more difficult than 90.2. and 90.4. I cannot tell u what grade they are , tho. But bear in mind that slow pieces are always harder. Good luck with your playing ! :)
I can't stand pianists like this, walk out with suit tails, sit down, play peice, leave.
Is it so rare to find classical pianists who are like James Rhodes or somethin, music being made into this unfun formality not meant for the proles is bothersome.
Marvelous. I love to watch other people play, especially someone with his talent. They always make it look so easy, and now I realize that I've been playing this at half the tempo. And Angel94...it's NEVER too late to start! I've taught people over 50 that were able to learn. They just may not achieve as quickly as a youngster might, but NEVER too late.
If he were a Jedi, he wouldn't need to actually hit the keys, would he. So obviously this make him a robot. Or an alien. Because humans just can't play this well.
@tdennison22 the pianists are the ones who play piano. zimmerman plays another thing. they should send him to another planet, don´t you agree with me?
This my friends is the best classical performance ive ever seen... you can hear it duhhhhhhh.... i trid to play this piece ... his right hand is amzing how he makes the notes sounds so subtile.... but they make the song... This is the best touch and timing ive ever seen play on the piano... i dont care.. schubert was the man obviously knew how to play ... his pieces are so intricate to make them sound good.. zimerman obviously can do it
Perfection doesn't appear often in this world. But on this occasion is present, from the first to the last note, Zimerman the greatest of the greatest. Thank you for posting this.
wow so beautiful impromptu ! and well played of course, cuz' is Krystian Zimerman (: omg i just go crazy listening his intepretations, he is completely aweesome .
He's an old man with white hair now. Don't get too excited over his looks! (Very 70's hairstyle.) I wonder if he still can play like this. He was magnificent.
The beginning of this piece reminds me of another piece ive heard somewhere, it's very similar in the beginning, i cant figure out what it reminds me of, something i might have heard in some anime perhaps.... AAAA annoying when this happens, if anybody at all has a clue what im talking about id love if someone point me in the right direction :(.
Looks like he is playing the piano not by his hands but by his thoughts and face expressions ordering his finger and the piano to play that way it does
@mkakashi1993 the biggest thing is to not press on the keys, but to let your fingers "fall" on them. You will never see a tense pianist (that's great at playing). Also if you're relaxed, your playing becomes much more musical than when you're tense.
@BPTemmel316 Yes, the key to control is to use the natural supporting reflex of the fingers. That means letting your fingers fall on the keyboard with some hand and arm weight and letting them support that weight by involuntary movement. Like our legs support our body weight. It means "walking" on the keyboard, it is a very natural thing and it is what the piano was designed for.
@BPTemmel316 Thank you! That's very helpful...& true. I tend to tense up that when I'm afraid of butchering a beautiful piece_which is guaranteed when I do & then I can't continue! Thanks for saving me loads!
Delicate and dynamic. This music is so beautiful it's otherworldly - surely it's not possible for a mere human, one of us in skin and bone, to compose this! (or play it for that matter!). This is a fantastic performance.
@gemear2 actually, if you analyze the music, it isn't complex by any means. Most 1st year music theory students can tell you how simple the actual piece is. However, playing it as wonderfully as Zimerman does is a complete different story. as said above. Zimerman is a Jedi.
@schwabspecht God has a lot to do with it. God gave Schubert his genius and his talent, and also his soul, from which a lot of the inspiration came. If you don't believe in God and think that men are just machines made of DNA than you are a truly sad person. The day a computer can compose great music like this is the day that the sun will freeze over.
@marcusantonius90 I could care less whether you're religious or not, but credit the fucking man for his brilliant work, not God. When a doctor saves your life from a heart attack, do you thank God or thank the doctor? Probably God, but hopefully you'll have the DECENCY to credit the doctor too.
@Mikozee I don't give a damn about your atheistic views. You are entitled to them but I'm not obliged to agree with you, and what the hell have doctors got to do with music? Music is something that comes from within, from the human soul, that God created. If you believe human beings are just robots made of DNA then I challenge you to invent a computer which can produce music of the emotional depth of Schubert's or that of any of the other established great composers.
@marcusantonius90 What I have a problem with is you crediting God with everything. If something good happens (like Schubert writing brilliant music), you credit it to God. If something BAD happens, it's not his fault. Thank God for the music, but don't blame him for the holocaust?
If you didn't understand the doctor analogy, than I'd really rather not waste my time debating this with you. You seem keen on the subject of human souls, which I can't disprove (nor can you prove).
@Mikozee I'm not sure what you are driving at. God created humanity - why should He want to harm it? As for things like wars and the holocaust, these are man-made, what on earth has God to do with them? God is not going to interfere in what men do; we have free will to do stupid and evil things. My point is that the genius that the great composers had was instilled in them by God.
@marcusantonius90 Sorry, but what argument? I'm simply saying that you should give credit where credit is due. You're the one insisting that it's God's handy work. Interesting how the "soul" stops being creative when the brain is damaged in the right areas. It almost seems as if the creativeness comes from the brain instead.
But hey, why not. I'm willing to change my views if you can prove to me that a soul exists. Until then, we're obviously not getting anywhere. Good day to you sir.
@Mikozee There is plenty of evidence to suggest that life does not end with bodily death - and in a lot of cases people who have been brain dead and come back to life testified that they were perfectly conscious and aware of their surroundings even when brain dead. I find atheists and materialists hugely boring. Art comes from within the human psyche (or soul, to believers) not from a computer.
This song sounds so simple, but it's so complicated to play, because those little, soft right hand notes take so much technique to play. This guy does it so well! I'm so jealous!!!
musicislife748 4 days ago in playlist Schubert Playlist Mix
hearing this makes me proud to be human
bethepresent 5 days ago
i wonder how many people remember this as the PSLE listening comprehension test music :D
alheych 6 days ago in playlist Favorite videos
How is his pedaling that perfect!? It's so fluid and legato without being at all messy... Masterly in every way :')
monobrow638 1 week ago
You ignorant twat.Get some respect for the talent you haven't and never will never have.
lowlife1502 2 weeks ago
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Well this is fucking shit compared to Imogen Cooper's version.
RichyBMelodies 2 weeks ago
raramente capita di assistere alla perfezione, perchè non appartiene a questo mondo terreno...ma in questi 6:30 stiamo assistendo a un miracolo!. Senza ombra di dubbio, il miglior Impromptu che abbia mai sentito - e ne ho sentiti tantissimi! ...interpretazione, perfetto bilanciamento delle tonalità, dinamiche, assenza di errori, tempo perfetto...un miracolo!!!
fender10777 2 weeks ago
All the music is in his fucking head. Hes like a robot, AMAZING
taviserdoch 1 month ago
My FAVORITE Impromptu, along with all the others.
UNDENATUREDisaword 1 month ago
anyone else thinks it has a lot of bach? I wonder what it sounded like with no pedal at all.... worth a try, isn'it :)
bratzko79 1 month ago
im gonna make a video in the next week or so, top 5 mst beautiful piano pieces with me playing them, this will probably be second or first with chopin
guycrosswell 1 month ago
@tdennison22 I agree
grunniesrawesome 2 months ago
@bratzko79 ooooo! Not me! Not me!
grunniesrawesome 2 months ago
anyone else thinks this the greatest piece written for piano???
bratzko79 2 months ago
@bratzko79 yes
thomasnewman8 2 months ago
@bratzko79 i've heard a bunch of people say that its up there
fateplus1 1 month ago
A beautiful song played by a true master!
wx3b 2 months ago
that's ecactly the way it must be played. perfect!
kanerio1x1 2 months ago
Here are 32 guys who love punk
gavesus 2 months ago
Kann man an Schönheit sterben?
tierzuchtZentral 2 months ago
A priceless piece played beautifully! A++++++
wx3b 2 months ago
when he raises his eyebrows he's all like "whoa this is interesting"
fantagirl999 2 months ago 2
Herr Zimerman, sind Sie sicher, dass Sie ein Mensch sind?
tierzuchtZentral 2 months ago
OMG tödliche Droge...
tierzuchtZentral 3 months ago
it would be great if at the end he just turned around and gave a big toothy smile to the camera
fateplus1 3 months ago in playlist impromptus
This is one of the best songs can help babies develop their intelligence!
SweetPea697 3 months ago
An excellent interpretation of the work. I like the way the performer takes his time with the work and his use of rubato. Too many performers play this as though guided by a metronome. Bravo.
TomBarrister 3 months ago 5
Oh my god and my teacher wants me to play this!!!!!!!!!!!?
googlysnakeyes 3 months ago
oh my god, i was transported at 4 mins, to i don't know where, but now i've got the shakes
richardrmwd 4 months ago
Marvellous.
musicfanBRA 4 months ago
What a pianist !
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I die playing this. Its very difficult to control the strenght on every notes every keys. Many people always miss notes by trying to play with pp things...This man is really a great great genious on schubert impromptus
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toolatetobeapianist 4 months ago
This was transposed and played as the "12 fingers piece" from the movie GATTACA. Stunning music
tom5123 4 months ago in playlist Schubert Playlist Mix
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this guy needs a haircut.
par5eagles 4 months ago
@par5eagles and a shave, as well!
buddydog1956 4 months ago
this almost brought tears to my eyes. Schubert was the most amazing guy ever, and zimerman is a pretty close second for playing this so beautifully
Kathy66695 4 months ago 4
Zimerman is one of the best, no doubt about it! but he should listen to Dinu Lipatti and learn.
8microspace 4 months ago
magically beautiful....... lingering in my mind ever....
kokhlovsky 4 months ago
jajajaja, o men, here i am trying to listen to some deep romantic music, in a serious, spiritual sort of mood, and i end up, laughing at some JEDI, STAR WARS JOKE?? WTF? xD
jjuan54 5 months ago
1:00 - 1:32 = it's easy i can play it !!!
Oh shame, I forgot it was Zimerman playing....
So, it SEEMS easy, but I CAN'T play it...
<3
Psiipa 5 months ago
Buying this DVD was the best thing I did this year.
ramonfw 5 months ago 4
i dont own big hands plus because i taugth myself piano my fingersettings are very bad so my doctor told me i was getting tenosynovitis ( if that is the right word, in danish it's called seneskedehindebetændelse look it up) but it hurts so bad when i play this but love to play it. its so wonderfuld love schuberts music. too bad i have to look you guys up to find people who understand i dont think i know any one who like classical music.. its just too bad
LongJohnProduction 6 months ago
@LongJohnProduction i think you have carpal tunnel. Making the same small motions over and over can cause swelling and scarring off the soft tissue of the wrist, which then compresses the main nerve leading to the hand. Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome include pain and tingling in the fingers, and in advanced cases, carpal tunnel syndrome can lead to loss of functionality of the hands. Typing at a computer keyboard without proper wrist support is a common cause of carpal tunnel syndrome.
vickomf 5 months ago
@LongJohnProduction -gives a hug-
TheGreatConan 5 months ago
piano's chuck norris
riverwu238 6 months ago 3
What year were these videos recorded?
Googlagahummike 6 months ago
Musical pieces like this are the pride of mankind.
eothel 6 months ago 5
Zimerman doesn't play the piano. He plays true music.
Whisperlands 6 months ago
Outstanding performance.
TheBlackbeard2 6 months ago
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rurun 6 months ago
goose bumps every single time
spartandna 6 months ago
Very nice. The melody could do with being brought out better though.
mysticfingers 7 months ago
Schuberman!
wollin20 7 months ago
He understands every single note. Magic, absolutely magic!
fiutare1 7 months ago 2
just perfect!!! PERFECTION... no more words
mt792 7 months ago
A friend of mine told me yesterday this work fits extraordinary for the soundtrack of a film, for scenes full of emotion. I told him not: this music can not only be the music of a film, it has to be the soundtrack of a live.
GerardDumond 7 months ago
30 people are assholes
varo2471 7 months ago
1:32, he is like: "Wtf, is this really my hands playing that well !"
cyrbil 7 months ago 66
@cyrbil
And at 1:41 he's like: "Yeah, it actually is..."
Kinjutsuu 6 months ago 2
1337 Likes, HE IS LEET!
n8114tw 7 months ago
Fantastic. Would rather just listen than watch though, the artistic expressions I can do without...But bravo sir, you are a king among men.
tabascopepper 7 months ago
OKAY LISTEN UP PEOPLE FOR ALL YOU FAGS THAT DONT PLAY PIANO AND DISLIKED THIS/... THIS IS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY OF TECHNIQUE MIXED WITH UTTER MUSIC SUPERIORTY THAT HAS EVER BEEN PERFORMED ON YOUTUBE AS FAR AS PIANO!!! NOW SHUT THE FUCK UP HAHA
Tubztele 7 months ago
@Tubztele you clearly have not listened to this impromptu played in a decent way. The way he plays does not demand high skills nor "music superiority", whatever that is.
csf60 6 months ago
when you look at zimerman playing anything it allways looks easy, because of his parfect technique. That makes you download the sheets and try to play it . Then you beat 2 keys and you burn the sheets. Thumbs up if you agree.
nekuphones333 7 months ago 3
He looks like some kind of Jesus Christ + Chuck Norris combination !! I bet he is able to make earth explode.
gohanisbuckethead 7 months ago
30 peoples joined the dark side
p0rel 8 months ago 3
30 People are total and utter RETARDS!!!!!
callum6660 8 months ago 3
He plays this piece in a perfect pace. Well done Mr Zimerman!
MsChopinista 8 months ago
Wow.. I love how he lets the melody stand out!
lolalilolily1 8 months ago
his nods at 1:42 are priceless.
zrouth 8 months ago 37
@zrouth Dude, his nods are priceless. I love it. It's almost like he's say . . "yea - I meant to do that. I rule . . and I know it." And then we all sit back, humbly, and say: "you do rule, and we all know it."
tdennison22 4 months ago
i love human beeings for the piano as a meta-self..its like a sculpture in frequencies of all these streets and architecture in thinking..
steffenz110 8 months ago
Ce mouvement est trop dur a jouer... personne même pas lui ne peut le jouer sans faire de fautes, c'est pas pour rien que même Schubert y a passé toute une vie à travailler et travailler ses impromptus.
mastercuy 9 months ago
This is a masterpiece - both the song itself and the performance are perfect - cant be done any better.
Stereotype23 9 months ago
@Stereotype23 See what you think of Alfred Bredell's Version under ' More Brendell'
charade97 8 months ago
Lol I don't know why people are making the robot joke about this man, but he plays GOOD. (hope I can play this professionally after amounts of practice :D_)
bazookars 9 months ago
exquisite.
model23girl23 9 months ago in playlist 再生用
Majestuosa interpretacion de esta bellisima pieza de Franz P.Schubert,gracias a Zimmermann por este regalo a los que disfrutamos de la musica y sus emociones.
sabinoalejandropiano 9 months ago
He's Obi Wan and Kempff is Palpatine... I swear it.
AraGuitar 10 months ago 2
This is the hardest piece i ever attempted to play.. honestly its sounds easy but nope, and i consider myself pretty good at learning music, the right hand is a bitch and you gotta play it slow and soft but dynamically to make it sound ne thing like this its tough , I got mad repsect for this performance it looked easy
Tubztele 10 months ago
@Tubztele well once u complete this piece the next step is chopin's etude op 10 no 1 :) look it up. similar style by accenting that top note in the right hand but u gotta deal with the left hand as well :) Btw i'll post my interpretation of this piece soon! :) u should 2
Piano8myhomework 10 months ago
Look at those eyebrows move :D
MATHSMASTA 10 months ago
boy... its funny to me how whenever i come across a great song on youtube like this... there is always a crazy argument going on.... eh its just funny to me
justjace2 10 months ago
mmmmm eyebrow joy
nathanplayspiano 10 months ago
Question: who knows what grade this piece is?
Is it more difficult than Schubert's 90. 2 or his 90. 4?
Thanks!
hardkoorfreak 10 months ago
@hardkoorfreak Yes, this is more difficult than 90.2. and 90.4. I cannot tell u what grade they are , tho. But bear in mind that slow pieces are always harder. Good luck with your playing ! :)
iiiYYYiii1 10 months ago
@iiiYYYiii1 ok... well i just started 90.2 so it will take some time! Thanks anyway!
hardkoorfreak 10 months ago
God created all things for His glory
Galatians514 11 months ago
@Galatians514 go preach somewhere else
LongJohnProduction 10 months ago
Juay 30 dislikes D:?
luizarguellito 11 months ago
ah..my fav one of the 4...and the only one i can play
1:59-2:01 is the most difficult part for me...damn you clarity and bad finger positioning!!! haha
yashamaruism 11 months ago
ah...my fav impromptu of the 4...and the only one of them i can play too haha
yashamaruism 11 months ago
Some composers should have listened to Schubert before daring to write their own pieces...
oswaldovernet 11 months ago 2
guay
marylulu1993 11 months ago
30 people are deaf.
01EVH 1 year ago
Best No.3 Impromptu ever. Noone plays better than this.
aberidze 1 year ago
I can't stand pianists like this, walk out with suit tails, sit down, play peice, leave.
Is it so rare to find classical pianists who are like James Rhodes or somethin, music being made into this unfun formality not meant for the proles is bothersome.
it's like listening to a recording.
Aeon135 1 year ago
This is pure beauty. It's like gods music
I'm not kidding, this is perfection
HerMajesty94 1 year ago
Marvelous. I love to watch other people play, especially someone with his talent. They always make it look so easy, and now I realize that I've been playing this at half the tempo. And Angel94...it's NEVER too late to start! I've taught people over 50 that were able to learn. They just may not achieve as quickly as a youngster might, but NEVER too late.
rohrgedackt8 1 year ago 2
@rohrgedackt8 Oh wish that were true. I'm 51 and would love to learn but really I think my brain is just not capable.
gloriapatri1 1 year ago
@rohrgedackt8 Oh I wish that were true. I'm 51 and would love to learn but really I think my brain is just not capable.
gloriapatri1 1 year ago
obi wan
BassicStorm 1 year ago 32
Kanobi
AEMBowers 1 year ago
I would give up my whole money, my house, my car and even my family if someone could put me into the position to play the piano like that guy.
casparius 1 year ago
@casparius Well...if you sold your car you might get enough money to take good piano lessons :)
Angel94angel94 1 year ago
@Angel94angel94 If you don't start at a young age I think it is too late already
Pianofy 1 year ago
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zrouth 8 months ago
If he were a Jedi, he wouldn't need to actually hit the keys, would he. So obviously this make him a robot. Or an alien. Because humans just can't play this well.
tdennison22 1 year ago 46
@tdennison22 Robot is out of the question, because machines cannot express emotion.
he must be from another planet.
SqueezeMyLemonBabe 10 months ago
@tdennison22 No robot could ever be so good!
nicsnip 9 months ago
@tdennison22 the pianists are the ones who play piano. zimmerman plays another thing. they should send him to another planet, don´t you agree with me?
darthplagueis1000 7 months ago
@tdennison22 i think robot is the appropiate, a machine would have played this just like him. Check Radu Lupu's version. Now THAT is music
csf60 6 months ago
This my friends is the best classical performance ive ever seen... you can hear it duhhhhhhh.... i trid to play this piece ... his right hand is amzing how he makes the notes sounds so subtile.... but they make the song... This is the best touch and timing ive ever seen play on the piano... i dont care.. schubert was the man obviously knew how to play ... his pieces are so intricate to make them sound good.. zimerman obviously can do it
Tubztele 1 year ago 2
I love his interpretation of this the most. And the piano sounds so beautiful. Correction- he plays it so brilliantly and beautifully!
BalletCava 1 year ago 2
Perfection doesn't appear often in this world. But on this occasion is present, from the first to the last note, Zimerman the greatest of the greatest. Thank you for posting this.
IonianGreek 1 year ago
charming melody : )
wesley3721 1 year ago
Zimerman>Brendel>>Horowitz for this
shaerens 1 year ago
the Force is strong with this one. Great performance.
ruteparedes 1 year ago 3
wow so beautiful impromptu ! and well played of course, cuz' is Krystian Zimerman (: omg i just go crazy listening his intepretations, he is completely aweesome .
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mom: where are you going sweetheart?
me: oh.. just going to go beat some musical sense into 29 people.
mom: alone?!
me: nah, i'm going to bring 1,044 friends people with me
mom: ah, ok, just be back for dinner.
me: ok mom!!
*the sounds of fists and kicks*
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mom: where are you going sweetheart?
me: oh.. just going to go beat some musical sense into 29 people.
mom: alone?!
me: nah, i'm going to bring 1,044 friends with me
mom: ah, ok, just be back for dinner.
me: ok mom!!
*the sounds of fists and kicks*
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thirtysecondthnote 1 year ago
This is the correct tempo. Well-played!
vexxterr8095 1 year ago
He's an old man with white hair now. Don't get too excited over his looks! (Very 70's hairstyle.) I wonder if he still can play like this. He was magnificent.
PapiJohn51 1 year ago 3
There's no denying (musical talent aside) that this guy is just plain HOT!!!!! Put the two together and I'm in Lah Lah Land!!! Wooof!!!
Kendahlarama 1 year ago
@Kendahlarama Lol. You're comments crack me up.
TheBestInterest 1 year ago
The beginning of this piece reminds me of another piece ive heard somewhere, it's very similar in the beginning, i cant figure out what it reminds me of, something i might have heard in some anime perhaps.... AAAA annoying when this happens, if anybody at all has a clue what im talking about id love if someone point me in the right direction :(.
Beautiful piano playing aswell, very good.
peppisen 1 year ago
@peppisen It is certainly "Liebestraum no. 3", by Liszt.
ramonfw 1 year ago
@peppisen The other piece that this one reminded me of was Schubert's Ave Maria. Mostly the beginning.... It's almost the same harmonic pattern.
Bamkajiya 1 year ago
What a music.
danielbream 1 year ago
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katerinasemionovna 1 year ago
Zimmerman is the best ever
katerinasemionovna 1 year ago
Looks like he is playing the piano not by his hands but by his thoughts and face expressions ordering his finger and the piano to play that way it does
GlidingAbove 1 year ago
how does he play so softly on those middle notes ? so much control its amazing really.
mkakashi1993 1 year ago
@mkakashi1993 the biggest thing is to not press on the keys, but to let your fingers "fall" on them. You will never see a tense pianist (that's great at playing). Also if you're relaxed, your playing becomes much more musical than when you're tense.
BPTemmel316 1 year ago
@BPTemmel316 Yes, the key to control is to use the natural supporting reflex of the fingers. That means letting your fingers fall on the keyboard with some hand and arm weight and letting them support that weight by involuntary movement. Like our legs support our body weight. It means "walking" on the keyboard, it is a very natural thing and it is what the piano was designed for.
saiserieht 1 year ago
@saiserieht That's the "Scaramuzza" school :)
LiukLoSteccalecca 1 year ago
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LiukLoSteccalecca 1 year ago
@BPTemmel316 Thank you! That's very helpful...& true. I tend to tense up that when I'm afraid of butchering a beautiful piece_which is guaranteed when I do & then I can't continue! Thanks for saving me loads!
pagielme4ever 1 year ago
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BassicStorm 1 year ago
Around 3:57-3:59 the left hand harmony does a little somethin' bluesy. Oh Schubert creating a genre of music 100 years early...
TheRandell23 1 year ago 3
May the force be with you.
Cloud9050 1 year ago
Amazing. But he does look like a redneck.
Lebowski53 1 year ago
Only for this piece i would vote Franz Schubert the best composer ever :)
lovethepiano 1 year ago
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1:32, Zimerman - *oh yeah uh-huh mhm* *nod nod*
derrieprut 1 year ago 3
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derrieprut 1 year ago
Delicate and dynamic. This music is so beautiful it's otherworldly - surely it's not possible for a mere human, one of us in skin and bone, to compose this! (or play it for that matter!). This is a fantastic performance.
gemear2 1 year ago
@gemear2 actually, if you analyze the music, it isn't complex by any means. Most 1st year music theory students can tell you how simple the actual piece is. However, playing it as wonderfully as Zimerman does is a complete different story. as said above. Zimerman is a Jedi.
Cheesus08 1 year ago
@Cheesus08 All hail to Zimerman then! Simple or not, it's still a great piece. Thanks for your comment!
gemear2 1 year ago
Encore une merveille de Monsieur Zimerman ! Franz Schubert doit être content, ... et nous aussi !
Ysengrin00 1 year ago
divine, godly, numinous, göttlich, traumhaft, celestiale........
wespennest100 1 year ago
Jesus Christ that was fantastic.....
Chakiejan 1 year ago
My version probably should sound like this LOL
VictorUeberbacker 1 year ago
1:32, Zimerman - *oh yeah uh-huh mhm* *nod nod*
373raindance 1 year ago 10
Music written by God, through the hands of Schubert.
marcusantonius90 1 year ago
@marcusantonius90
what's god to do with schubert writing this piece of music?
schwabspecht 1 year ago 26
@schwabspecht Amen.
(get the joke?)
373raindance 1 year ago
@schwabspecht He gave him hands, HE gave him eyes, He gave him ears.
jramberran 1 year ago
@schwabspecht a lot
BrookHornblower 1 year ago
@schwabspecht no.
Arfat 1 year ago
@schwabspecht God has a lot to do with it. God gave Schubert his genius and his talent, and also his soul, from which a lot of the inspiration came. If you don't believe in God and think that men are just machines made of DNA than you are a truly sad person. The day a computer can compose great music like this is the day that the sun will freeze over.
marcusantonius90 11 months ago
@marcusantonius90 I could care less whether you're religious or not, but credit the fucking man for his brilliant work, not God. When a doctor saves your life from a heart attack, do you thank God or thank the doctor? Probably God, but hopefully you'll have the DECENCY to credit the doctor too.
Mikozee 1 year ago
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marcusantonius90 11 months ago
@Mikozee I don't give a damn about your atheistic views. You are entitled to them but I'm not obliged to agree with you, and what the hell have doctors got to do with music? Music is something that comes from within, from the human soul, that God created. If you believe human beings are just robots made of DNA then I challenge you to invent a computer which can produce music of the emotional depth of Schubert's or that of any of the other established great composers.
marcusantonius90 11 months ago
@marcusantonius90 What I have a problem with is you crediting God with everything. If something good happens (like Schubert writing brilliant music), you credit it to God. If something BAD happens, it's not his fault. Thank God for the music, but don't blame him for the holocaust?
If you didn't understand the doctor analogy, than I'd really rather not waste my time debating this with you. You seem keen on the subject of human souls, which I can't disprove (nor can you prove).
Mikozee 11 months ago
@Mikozee I'm not sure what you are driving at. God created humanity - why should He want to harm it? As for things like wars and the holocaust, these are man-made, what on earth has God to do with them? God is not going to interfere in what men do; we have free will to do stupid and evil things. My point is that the genius that the great composers had was instilled in them by God.
marcusantonius90 11 months ago
@marcusantonius90 Wow. Okay, you convinced me. I'm going to go repent for my sins. Hopefully God will have mercy on my soul.
Mikozee 11 months ago
@Mikozee Sarcasm doesn't help your argument. I suggest we just agree to disagree.
marcusantonius90 11 months ago
@marcusantonius90 Sorry, but what argument? I'm simply saying that you should give credit where credit is due. You're the one insisting that it's God's handy work. Interesting how the "soul" stops being creative when the brain is damaged in the right areas. It almost seems as if the creativeness comes from the brain instead.
But hey, why not. I'm willing to change my views if you can prove to me that a soul exists. Until then, we're obviously not getting anywhere. Good day to you sir.
Mikozee 11 months ago
@Mikozee There is plenty of evidence to suggest that life does not end with bodily death - and in a lot of cases people who have been brain dead and come back to life testified that they were perfectly conscious and aware of their surroundings even when brain dead. I find atheists and materialists hugely boring. Art comes from within the human psyche (or soul, to believers) not from a computer.
marcusantonius90 11 months ago