John Williams: 'A Window to the Past' - piano solo version

[kurtsie527]

way to butcher the song, you play it twice as fast as you should and it takes away from the emotion /watch?v=MrZB9nPMvS4 <-- that's the actual speed at which the song is played.

[PSearPianist]

@kurtsie527 Well, I listened to the soundtrack before making this video!

[boron47]

@kurtsie527 you dont have to be rude, it's a cover so people can interpret it differently

[Naatashax3]

Harry Potter + Great music = Heaven.

Haha, yepp

[PSearPianist]

@Naatashax3 Thank you - I like that!

[Valentinamena]

I love this piece, congratulations, is perfect!

[PSearPianist]

@Valentinamena Thank you for that - and greetings from the UK!

[AdVaNtUregirl]

You´re great!!!! I wish i would be able to play like you..!!!!!! Where from do you get the notes???? Can you send them to me????

[PSearPianist]

@AdVaNtUregirl Thank you very much. For copyright reasons I can't send you the notes (I don't have them anyway as I used a library copy). If you search for the piece on MusicRoom you should find it.

[chocomad99]

speechless..

[PSearPianist]

@chocomad99 With approval and not anger I hope!

[chocomad99]

@PSearPianist With approval of course! Wish I could play like that!

[laclefdesol8]

C'est vraiment magnifique!

[PSearPianist]

@laclefdesol8 Merci beaucoup!

[elise620]

loved the way you played this piece!

[PSearPianist]

@elise620 Thank you Elise!

[miathecrazy24]

i'd be lucky if i could do anything half as amazing as you played this piece

[PSearPianist]

@miathecrazy24 I'm sure there is something you can do, or some talent you have that is way beyond any abilities of mine!

[cancrito2296]

man you are amazing

[PSearPianist]

@cancrito2296 That's very kind!

[Nick1Nintendo]

I'd have to agree with hobbitboy. I can't quite fit this with the song I've been listening to for the past few years. BUT, I must also agree with him that you're a talented pianist. Definitely keep at it.

[PSearPianist]

@Nick1Nintendo Thank you. I hope this accurately represented the published score which I used, but of course there may be differences from the soundtrack - which I did check out before making the video, so I hope there are not too many.

[ssdalkilic671]

Wow... Ur amazing... Incredible

[PSearPianist]

@ssdalkilic671 Thank you very much!

[Jaou123]

great job! thanks so much:)

[PSearPianist]

@Jaou123 Thank you for that!

[hobbitboy666]

i hate to say it but you killed the tune

[PSearPianist]

@hobbitboy666 I'm sorry if you thought that!

[hobbitboy666]

@PSearPianist dont misunderstand me you have great talent and i think you do some songs really well but there was just something about this one i dunno.

[PSearPianist]

@hobbitboy666 Well, I guess one can't please everyone with every video. I should say there are some recordings that everyone else likes that I can't stand, so we all have different tastes!

[patati91]

Man, really, this kind of music really touches people, thank you for making them :)

[PSearPianist]

@patati91 Thank you. I am pleased to hear that, and it is a pleasure to make the videos!

[MoonlightAcademy]

Beautiiful x33 but not so good Audio ^^ you played so good :o

[PSearPianist]

@MoonlightAcademy Yes, the audio is not brilliant - but I think it is better on my more recent videos, which I process in a different way.

[MoonlightAcademy]

@PSearPianist i wish that i can so good play too xD

[PSearPianist]

@MoonlightAcademy Keep practising and you will play better than me, maybe!

[agatoooon]

You're awesome!

[PSearPianist]

@agatoooon Thank you very much for that!

[D0RlEN]

You are really good!

[PSearPianist]

@D0RlEN That's very kind!

[silverysongs]

You're amazing - i love this, i'm actually physically in love with this cover.You did a brilliant job.

[PSearPianist]

@silverysongs Thank you. I'm really glad it gives you so much pleasure!

[ibella01]

woooaah that is soooo beautiful! U R GREAT! :D

do you think you could send me the sheets? :)

[PSearPianist]

@ibella01 Thanks for your kind comment. I can't send you the sheets as I don't have them (I used a library copy to make the video), and even if I did I would run into copyright difficulties. I suggest you search for the title on MusicRoom and then you will probably find it.

[charming003]

waaaw man , you're so cool

[PSearPianist]

@charming003 That's kind - not easy to be cool when your'e over 50!

[Resal1992]

love that song! It has this soothing impact...

[PSearPianist]

@Resal1992 Thank you for that!

[arizonacardinals94]

truly amazing, your covers are absolutely brilliant!

[PSearPianist]

@arizonacardinals94 Thank you very much!

[harrypotterbest]

i'm only twelve, but i love this music, because you can hear so meny emonions in it.

its like you are being grabd into the melody of the music.

and, this is the first time i heard hedwig's theme in this piece.

i love this

[PSearPianist]

@harrypotterbest Thank you very much for your kind comment. As you are obviously a Harry Potter fan, I hope you have had - or will get very soon - a chance to see the new (and last) film.

[pritstick94]

You play it much better than I can :) I read it from the sheet music as well, but I could play it better if I memorised it as I find reading two staves at once difficult (I'm a trombone player really!).

One thing I noticed is that at the key change at 0:42 (and again nearer the end) it sounds like you're playing an Am triad in the left hand. On my copy that's a C major triad (it's in treble clef), and the G gives if a very different quality, it sounds lovely. Is you're part different than mine?

[PSearPianist]

@pritstick94 Thanks very much for your kind comment. I am not sure about the key change, as I no longer have the sheet music, which I borrowed from a library. When preparing to make the video, I did check with the soundtrack recording, and it may be that I changed the chord because of a misprint in the score - I just can't remember. If you get a chance, check the soundtrack and let me know if I am right!

[zemoroza]

thnx a lot! :D

[zemoroza]

PSearPianist

:D

can i ask you sth? i want to learn to play without memorizing, and i almost manage it in easy soundtracks- songs. does it get easier with practice?

[PSearPianist]

@zemoroza Definitely - you should play through as many pieces of sheet music as you can find (and manage).

[zemoroza]

omg you are actually playing reading the paper! i ll never be able to do that...

btw amazing cover!!

[PSearPianist]

@zemoroza Thank you! I would never be able to play it without the paper as I am bad at memorizing!

[sterRobbie]

sounds amazing,is there a place where you could get the sheet music from,i would be very great full,and great cover

[PSearPianist]

@sterRobbie Thanks for that. It comes from a book published by Musicsales which I no longer have (I used a library copy). If you do a search for the title of the piece on Musicroom website, you should find it, or a single copy just of this one piece.

[Angelsloveall]

I love it so beautifully done! :D

[PSearPianist]

@Angelsloveall I'm pleased to hear that. Thank you!

[LuiCardona]

Omg! I love it. Well done

[PSearPianist]

@LuiCardona Thank you!

[CullenKaty]

dsuper! Good job....in italian language : FANTASTICO :)

[PSearPianist]

@CullenKaty Thank you!

[ceveze2]

How long do you play ????

[PSearPianist]

@ceveze2 about 48 years!

[ceveze2]

@PSearPianist nice :)

[Tobias7192]

Wow. Really beautiful AND impeccably played - a deadly combination.

[PSearPianist]

@Tobias7192 Thanks for that!

[FQC13]

Goosebumps

[PSearPianist]

@FQC13 Thank you - that's good to hear.

[Oscararon]

Great playing! Also... your piano looks kind of like mine and the wall behind it looks the same with paintings and stuff... as if it was recorded in my home!

[PSearPianist]

@Oscararon Thank you - that's interesting. I hope my piano sounds as good as yours!

[Oscararon]

@PSearPianist Yep, even better! Yours isn't out of tune at all, and you're muuuuuch better at playing it than I am!

[666aveszatan]

It's me again ;) and I have one question .. Can I somehow download it in form, for example, mp3? I would like to upload it to my iPod and my mobile telephone and take it with me everywhere..

and kisses from Poland ;)

[PSearPianist]

@666aveszatan Yes. I think RealPlayer will let you do that, and also there are some free tools available from the DVDVideosoft website. I can't put the link here but you can Google it. Their tools will enable you to extract an MP3 from a downloaded video!

[Nazgul3811]

@PSearPianist you can also use VDownloader

[666aveszatan]

Something wonderful, touching, and as good as the original. I have never heard such a fantastic piano. Thank You for that :)

[PSearPianist]

@666aveszatan That's a really kind comment - thanks very much!

[Nazgul3811]

The most beautiful way to play it I heard in my life...

[PSearPianist]

@Nazgul3811 What a kind comment. Thank you!

[SammieeSaysRawrr]

Would LOVE to see you preform some Nobuo Uematsu.

[PSearPianist]

@SammieeSaysRawrr Thank you. I would have to get the scores first. I am always on the lookout for modern items to put on my channel, but I will only do that if I can get hold of original copies of the music, for copyright reasons. I will look out for some of his music.

[SammieeSaysRawrr]

@PSearPianist I'm sure amazon have the scores, and some are on josh's site.

[brownsuga1212]

lovely. thanks for sharing !

[PSearPianist]

@brownsuga1212 Thank you - it's a pleasure!

[roeydog]

I ♥ JOHN WILLIAMS & HARRY POTTER

[PSearPianist]

@roeydog That's great to hear!

[roeydog]

@PSearPianist you are absolutly right

[FAOROJEANPHILIPPE]

thank you for this piano song 

[PSearPianist]

@FAOROJEANPHILIPPE That's a pleasure!

[CassaCocoNova]

I want to get this sheet music!! you played it beautifly by the way :)

[PSearPianist]

@CassaCocoNova I can't remember which book I played it from, but you can get the piano arrangement from MusicRoom.

[glehnmarc]

Arr yes fantastics choice of music to olay. This is my favourite one from the album.

[PSearPianist]

@glehnmarc I'm pleased that I played your favourite.

[Chocolateluvr1987]

Very well played! This really makes me want to get the music as I can't play by ear.

I especially like what you do with the tempo and dynamics from around 1:24 through to 1:37. Nice build-up of tension.

[PSearPianist]

@Chocolateluvr1987 Thanks for your kind and thoughtful comment. You can get the music from MusicRoom I believe.

[GisellaHart]

John Williams is just the best!

[PSearPianist]

@GisellaHart He is indeed very talented!

[ceveze2]

I must kill 1 person =D

[PSearPianist]

@ceveze2 I hope not!

[PsYcHoPaTaTa]

You are amazing. You inspire me to learn this song. Thank you :)) Regards FROM POLAND!!

[FCBayern221553]

where can I get the sheets?

[PSearPianist]

@FCBayern221553 I don't have them (I played from a book borrowed from, and returned to a library). I think it is available in a movie themes compilation book published by MusicSales, but I can't remember which one. Search on MusicRoom etc. and I am sure you will find it.

[FCBayern221553]

@PSearPianist Thanks!

[FCBayern221553]

Phantastische Leistung!

[Tyler21122112]

my favourite music from HP.

Your piano skills are incredible and adorable!

[PSearPianist]

@Tyler21122112 That's really kind!

[SuperFazinator]

i play violin, played for about 10-11 years now... and im 14 now. i learn fantastically by ear but can never get the notes with rhythm and 3/4 or whatever right in my head, i get confused. i guess i'll never be able to play from notes and whatever.

But, well done. you play with alot of heart.

[PSearPianist]

@SuperFazinator Thank you. There is a lot to be said for playing by ear, and it is better to be able to play well by ear than badly from notes - provided you don't want to be in an orchestra!  You are lucky to have been able to learn violin from such a young age - in UK most teachers will not start with pupils until they are 6 or over!

[SuperFazinator]

@PSearPianist

Yeah well, i want to compose music... maybe i could do that by ear and get someone to write it down? :P i want to be part of an orchestra like the harry potter sountracks.

[PSearPianist]

@SuperFazinator The Harry Potter sountracks are played by classical symphony orchestras (eg, London Symphony Orchestra for the latest movie), and the violinists in them will all be music college graduates - and will all be very good sightreaders!

[Matthaeus42]

one of my favourite songs in harry potter

[PSearPianist]

@Matthaeus42 I'm pleased to hear that!

[MsIdli]

Such a beautiful song.. and you played it with so much soul and heart. I love it. It's really beautiful =)

[PSearPianist]

@MsIdli Thank you!

[csjoco]

It is absolutely wonderful! If I could get the piano sheet, that would be more than great. Really nice, indeed! :)

[PSearPianist]

@csjoco Thank you.

[wielhelmusvannassov]

I like very much the song, but the interpretation should be more soft, with more care, like a lullaby

nice job

[PSearPianist]

@wielhelmusvannassov Thank you for commenting.

[theepicprodigyman]

AHHHHH! I remember this part of the soundtrack from the movie :)

Your playing is flawless, can i ask where you got the music from?

[PSearPianist]

@theepicprodigyman It is in an anthology I borrowed from the library, but I can't remember which!

[TheBastianNo]

The song stands for soothing canorousness.

[PSearPianist]

@TheBastianNo Thank you. Your last word was new to me, but I looked it up and it does fit the piece!

[TheBastianNo]

@PSearPianist Are you not english ? Or is this just an uncommon word ?? I don't know for I am german :)

[PSearPianist]

@TheBastianNo I am English - it is just a very uncommon word!

[TheBastianNo]

@PSearPianist I see. However as you said it describes the piece perfectly.

[CharlyZitronengelb]

Cheers for uploading this !

[PSearPianist]

@CharlyZitronengelb My pleasure!

[SunsetGrey]

the way you play the song is the way the song was always met to be played. absolutly beautiful

[PSearPianist]

@SunsetGrey Thank you - I am really glad you like it.

[LoriaWS]

This is just amazing.

[PSearPianist]

@LoriaWS Thanks very much!

[TheOlympia94]

You are the best!!

When I listened this for first time,I was ready to cry!!

Congratulations!!!

I admire you...

[PSearPianist]

@TheOlympia94 Thank you very much - that's really kind!

[Gabriela3298]

You are brilliant!

Congratulations!

Could you pass me the sheet music?

[PSearPianist]

@Gabriela3298 Thank you Gabriela. I no longer have the sheet music. I played from a library copy of a Musicsales compilation. Do a search on Musicroom and I am sure you will find it.

[Gabriela3298]

Okey,Thanks and congratulation !

[Minisazzerella]

i want to be able to play piano like you when im your age :)

[PSearPianist]

@Minisazzerella You should aim to play better than me at a much younger age!

[justinneversleep]

may I ask how long have you been playing piano?? and good job as always, :D

[PSearPianist]

@justinneversleep I have played piano for about 47 years. I hope I have learned something in that time!

[SophiePM13]

Great job..!! Window to the past, one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard..!

[PSearPianist]

@SophiePM13 Thanks very much!

[Against93]

what a beautiful song

[PSearPianist]

@Against93 Thank you! It is.

[ilselientje]

Beautiful!

[PSearPianist]

@ilselientje Thank you!

[PSearPianist]

@shmoothshailing I don't have the sheet music - I borrowed the score from a library. It is in a Musicsales compilation of film themes. Do a search of the title and composer on Musicroom to find details of the publication.

[TheLovelyscientist]

where did you get the notes from?

I searched in the internet but I wasn't able to find them.

It's so frustrating and I would love to play this song :)

If I can't find them the next two days, would you probably be as nice as to send them to me?

[PSearPianist]

@TheLovelyscientist I'll send you a message about where I got the notes.

[TheLovelyscientist]

@PSearPianist Thank you soo much

I'm soo happy at the moment :)

And I can't wait to start but I'm pretty sure me playing this song won't be as good as yours!

[lacouerfairy]

Beautiful! Thank you for posting this.

[PSearPianist]

@lacouerfairy It's a pleasure!

[LykeOMGitsJessika]

Absolutely beautiful!!!!!!! You have beautiful hand movements! Wonderful job! This is one of the best songs on the soundtrack in my opinion.

[PSearPianist]

@LykeOMGitsJessika That's really kind. Although it is the sound that really counts, the visuals are important, especially in live performance where mannerisms can be irritating.

[ElenMos]

This is wonderful...

[PSearPianist]

@ElenMos Thank you!

[KassieMcalear]

That was beautiful. I am working on learning how to play this song. Probley won't play it as good as you, but hey. I'll give it a go. Great work ! (:

[PSearPianist]

@KassieMcalear Thank you - and the very best of luck with your own study of the piece!

[MrErickArend]

can you make a tutorial too? this is the best i have seen (i am looking for a tutorial all the time)

[PSearPianist]

@MrErickArend Thank you! Alas I can't do tutorials (I do not have the equipment or knowhow) but there are other people on here who will do them on request.

[MrErickArend]

@PSearPianist maybe you can! just move the camera up close so the people can see how you play it

[wiesica101]

1:28- 1:36 :) nice I love it

[PSearPianist]

@wiesica101 Thank you!

[wiesica101]

very good

and nice HP moment

[PSearPianist]

@wiesica101 Thank you - what is an 'HP moment'?