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  • I do reeeeally enjoy your playing lil man!! Thx :)

  • This piece is difficult to play correctly because the 3 separate parts have to played very differently. You pulled it off quite well, but here are some helpful pointers to help you perfect it:

    The A part was pretty good, just watch out for your sudden increases in tempo!

    slow down the B part, it is played faster than the A and C part, but not so fast as to take away the beauty of the melody.

    watch for the ties in Db Major part, i feel like i heard too many notes.

    Keep up the good work!

  • @jackplaysdarts no actually quite easy

  • A drunk melody.

  • You should definitely slow down and play more precisely, improving sound and expression...

  • Holy crap! How the hell do you move your hands that fast DX Keep going kid! If you're this good now, imagine how insanely incredible you'll be in a few years!

  • I am sorry to be so brutal with this young talented guy.

    The pianist needs to be tuned as much as the piano.

    He keeps playing pretending he is a pianist, but the execution is really poor.

    Yes, also considering his young age.

    In another video (moonlight sonata mvt3) I imputed this to the difficulty of the piece, but now it is not the case. This Valse is actually appropriate for him, but he shows the same defects (technically as well as musically). I wonder what his teacher thinks of this video

  • @lucent71 It really doesn't matter as long as he gets to do what he enjoys. Every musician has there own style to things, saying someone isn't being musical enough is not fair, that is probably how he liked it to sound. You could make your own video though, showing everyone your superior technique.

  • @lucent71 It's good to point out the flaws in this child's performance but hey, sometimes you guys forget that he's only a little boy that is working a lot to play like this, in addition, although he usually lacks of emotion -and I have to say that the majority of children have this lack-, technically plays better than some +18 teenagers that I've heard. And I'm pretty sure that neither Horowitz nor Liszt, in their early days, played as well as you demand from that guy. My advice: keep going!

  • Great you really feel the music!

  • hmm i saw a few wrong notes. well played but i feel you dont get as much out of the piu mosso section as you could because you rush it and hit some wrong notes. very good though

  • hmm i saw a few wrong notes. well played but i feel you dont get as much out of the piu mosso section as you could because you rush it and hit some wrong notes.

  • Las apoyaturas no se oyen claramente ya que no pones los dedos que son y en la parte que empieza en sol sostenido no hay ningun accelerando y te pasa como el impromptu no se oyen bien las notas ya que vas muy rapido

  • nice!  which valse is it?

  • @boly666 Op 64 no 2

  • nice!!! :D

  • You play good, but i would advice you not to move so much while you´re playing.

  • @mss08dora It's called letting the music take you.

  • @poyoscorp no its called this little kid looks like a faggot when he dances around.

  • @kegcheck You're cool.

  • @poyoscorp i didn´t mean it bad, really, i just wanted to say it!

  • BEAUTIFUL!!! I love it!!!

  • you have a lot of talent and ppl that are hating are just jealous

  • lol how can ppl be hating on this kids incredible talent.. hes not reading the music at all..

  • hey, I learned to play this valse this year!:D

    I wanted to play it because I first heard it here on youtube, and I liked how it sounds!;)

  • chopin enfin joué comme il faut!!!

  • Avez-vous déjà entendu ce morceau par un autre pianiste ?

  • He's a kid for crying out loud. What's up with all the morons giving negative comments?

  • nice ben ... your amazing =) really nice

  • How old is this kid??? Nice work, keep it up!

  • @GoingonThirty look at his profil. he is 13

  • Le piano est désaccordé !

    Le rythme est faux !

    Il faut articuler, comme dit un des messages en bas.

    Courage.

  • You really murdered this. you need to be sweeter and very delicate when it comes to this piece. and you don't need to take the tempo as fast as you did. There were many parts that were meant to be beautiful and you turned them into a muddy mess. and your grace notes sound like chords, space them out more. also, you really need to work on voicing your right hand. the bass is just way too overpowering. Articulate! Just some suggestions....

  • You really murdered. you need to be sweeter and more delicate when it comes to this piece. your pounding away at the keys like you are angry. and if you ever CANT play a piece at a ridiculously fast tempo correctly, then take it down, it makes it sound much better, ESPECIALLY if you are performing it. Just some suggestions...

  • the best

  • 40 people are jealous of this skills mad piano speed skills hands awesomeness age harido piano and were so enticed by it they missed the "like" button

  • you are very very good musician and I too play the piano congratulations!! :D

  • holy calm down stop moving around you didnt write that music, do that when you play your own originals

  • realy realy nice!!! but just put abit of more feeling into the piece other then that, nicely done:]

  • Fryderyk ! :) Poland :)

    amaizing ...

  • You are very good Ben! Keep having fun while playing :-D dont listen to the bad comments, they dont help you.. You are fantastic!

  • slow down, the beauty of the piece isn't in how fast it is, it's how well you play it. play the arpeggios with more emotion, and your listeners will enjoy it more. just a word of advice

  • Don't try to play stuff that are beyond your technical skills.

  • do not mix the video, thats cheating :D i mean, there are some points, where you mixed the parts, especially at the difficult parts.

  • why ... all pianiost move with their had and make moves .. like a ... ... er but why they make it ? O.o

  • Ben, you are doing quite well.

    BUT :

    You need to first work on some easier pieces in order to improve your technique .

    You may hurt your fingers.

    Try doing some mazurkas and easy preludes .I gurantee you that you will be a great pianist but you need to be more patient.

    GOOD LUCK

  • @The55555SSSSS /agree ...

  • Please, at least have enough respect for the composer thats been dead for over 100 years, to atleast take down this video. it is truly horrible.

  • Try playing it not so quicky but CLEAN. Good memory, and obviously talent, but you´re killing CHOPIN.

  • How long have you been playing? I've been for about 7 years. You're doing really great specially on Moonlight Sonata for the 3rd movement :D Took me a very long time to learn that one by heart and at the right tempo. Once again wonderful job! Don't stop playing you inspire me xD

  • lol u move ur head  very often XD

  • I like this video more than your bumble boogie video. Your changing tempo works better in this piece (rubato) than in Jack Fina... in the middle section, however, it still isn't a race. Play all the phrases with equal musicality and you'll really have something. The ends of phrases are sometimes the most important.

  • I repeat ... find the best teacher in the world.

  • A bit clumsy in the refrain, but I've got to admit: It was VERY brave of you to take one of Chopin's works. It really isn't uncomprehensible why they say, that a pianist who masters all his etudes can take on any piece! Do you take lessons? And if so, for how long have you been playing? :)

  • full of mistakes....terrible..but emotional, practice more lol

  • I love this song and I want to call you Dad xD !

    You're so amazing !O.O

    Omg ! I play piano but not so good!

    You're really amazing!

  • well done, good boy

  • Amazing........

  • @sennachan123 Amazingly horrible. What is this? 2:06 This is not a mistake. This is really NOT ENOUGH STUDIED. IF you want to upload videos on youtube, please first study it well. You are spoiling music.

  • i think you need to come back to this piece in a few years! tempo is all over the place and the piu mosso section doesn't need to be that fast - it's really sloppy!

  • you r really talented ): i wish i was that good at ur age, im only 14 now and the best i can do is that song :P I have played it before, the part in the 2nd pages is rlly hard, my finger can barely keep up

  • you're like REALLY talented boy!

  • Ahhhhh another Chopin favorite of mine. Loved it Ben!!

  • You're extremely skilled and talented! Certain parts are a bit rushed, but really, who am I to judge, I haven't played it yet. =P

  • On the second page the 8 in the notes means 8 notes higher. I mean no harm but many of the notes you play are wrong. get a teacher please it would be tragic to see you waste your talent.

  • I wish I could play half as good as Ben now.

    How proud your parents must be.

    What a marvelous talent you have Ben.

  • one word ; talented !

    wish i could play like you when i was ur age

  • great!

  • O.o wow

  • He plays really good. And he´s so young!

  • Lots of hand skills but I don't like the sound of that piano! Out of tune!

  • it's much better than my 2 pianos here :D

  • its a spinet, should get a turn of the century grand upright.

  • I'm sure you play a 100 times better that any of these idiots who posted negative comments about you. I enjoyed your interpretation!!!

  • Please, just appreciate the music. I don't care if he plays chopin like haendel or whoever or if he is moving his head. The music is beautiful

  • you are playing chopin like handel. You could catch the chopin spirit. you must work hardly.. dont try remarking before playing orginal boy.

  • veeeryyyy goodddddddd

  • Stop mooving your head

  • Why doesn't anybody know how to spell truly or lose on the net?

  • very good! very clean :)

    keep up the good work!

  • hai sbagliato fai schifo

  • Why does everyone just put up "waltz"?

    It is: Chopin - Waltz in C Sharp minor op. 64 no. 2

  • good playing but that upright piano sounds pretty terrible

  • Amazing! truely amazing!

  • Very impressive!!!

  • tocas bien amigo ese vals me gusto sabias chopin es mi compositor para piano favorito

    Saludos

  • Dude, you are a genius!!

    Use your talent clever =P

  • I do agree with Xantoine, but I also think this kind of piece really suits you! Your hands move elegantly around the keyboard. I think that this is the best performance of you that I have seen. I think that you are suited to the like of Chopin, much better than that of Beethoven.

    But then again, it is only my view.

    Take nothing away from your other performances, you are a fantastic young player with a HUGE amount of talent!

  • Maybe you should tune your piano a little bit...

  • i love chopin

  • i think im in love whit your hands

  • Très très beau ... mais c'est dommage que le piano n'est pas accordé :s

  • wonderfull!

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  • I bet he plays it for his girrrrrrrrrrrrlfriend

  • BAHAHAHAHAH

  • i dont care about what this stupids say about that u played it very emotional, i think if it would be like that any kid could play a song like this, very good, i dont see everyday someone as old as u that plays as well as u.

  • you played it very emotinal Ben =)

  • There imitated emotion you can hear it a mile away.Its not real its fake.

  • You sskipped alot of parts...

  • yeh some..

  • I hate it when people try to show emotion that isnt there. This kid is just imitating how real pianists act, which is genuine emotion. Technique come first, then emotion. Played quite well nevertheless.

  • @strathyman I hate when i order a plain cheeseburger at mcdonalds and they put pickles on it.

  • @strathyman He's only a child.. give him time to feel emotion first

  • @strathyman some people have different ways of showing emotion.

  • shit noobdown musik ^,._.,^

  • nice fake

  • how old are you ??

    very good (Y)(Y)(Y)

  • this guys a good actor lol

    No NATURAL feeling buddy :)

  • felicidades daviribd

  • i love your smile at the end

  • talk about talent! and chopin is my fave classical pianist, and you did an awesome job here! you are a prodigy! 5 stars!!

  • i love this piece Ben

    thank you for sharing your love for music, and the marvelous talent you posess, with the incredible planet we live on. cheeeeers!!! eG

  • i think you re playing very good for your age but you re too slow in the begining and extremely fast on the middle parts where you definately dont need to!!! you need to find some balance

  • this isn't a crying song or something like that, too much expression (pedal) not much details. This isn't about speed or showing yourself

  • OMG you are amaizing , My son is 5 ys old and he just started to play piano pls give me some advise for him I will take you as a mentor for him and ispiration too God Bless you

  • Hi maythem72 ,

    Thank you!

    Your son Kalel is going to be a great musician. just need to be patient and have fun with his daily practice

  • He is, isnt he?

    Having the ability to enjoy learning is the key to Ben's playing and he is not a snotty-nosed kid either which appeals to me.

  • @maythem72 Don't listen at dabiribd. This guy playing piano, he plays so dirty. He has spoilt all the music works. He tries to play a lot, so fast, but what he only get is to do mediocre and poor performances. He could try to practise just few pieces but well done! Who is teaching this guy, is doing so bad! So Maythem72, if your son is 5 years old, please let him study slowly and play songs suitable to his age, and he will finally play really better than this boy.

  • less emotions is sometimes better than more...

  • ohmygod

    this is amazingg

    heavenlyy

    you are soo good

    5 starsss *****

    .peace.

  • this kid has a future in piano playing.

  • Amazing work on this piece Ben.

  • he still is too small to understand the piece

  • You pwn me at the whole thing. I do it with too many mistakes. T_T

    You inspire a girl who's older than you by four years. XD

  • Hey kid how often do ur parents repair and tune your piano? Stop beating up the piano!!!...

  • how old are you?

    that was very good!!!

    is this piece hard? i wish play it... i can see your simplifications made in the left hand... try focusing more on your left hand during those huge runs... get the right hand part muscle memorized and then look at your left hand... but i thought it was terrific!!!

  • also if you live in the Miami area then you really need to goto frost school for young musicians at the university of Miami... thats where i go every summer.

  • Je ne veux pas être désagréable parce que ce jeune pianiste a du talent, mais il y a plein de fautes malgré la virtuosité, et cette valse aurait gagné à être interprêtée avec un peu plus de sobriété, enfin techniquement ça n'est pas simple à jouer, c'est certain

  • My friend Ben you are a great! Five stars*****

    good week end

    Pasquale

  • wooow nice hehe

  • What a wonderful sense of music and of the mind of the composer and of the piano itself Ben. The fabulous technique of a virtuoso years ahead of your time. Bravissimo!

  • Bellissimo sto valzer di Chopin lo sto studiando io in vista dell'esame di quinto.

    troppo veloce pero'....se fosse stato un po ' piu' lento sarebbe stato il massimo.Ciao

  • GREAT BEN!! I love Chopin and you did a great job!!

  • i like this one! u did an excelent job on this chopin is personally one of my favorites to play u nailed this one dude :D

  • great piano playing!

  • you are sensational

  • Terrific Ben. I loved that.

    In tune

    Lalita

  • Wow, you're brilliant. Keep up the good work! You're definitely one to watch. Take all the opportunities you can, and perhaps get playing with orchestras? A bright future, I think.

  • you has a sunburn, lol

  • You play exc ellent piano.

  • Hey, LilBen, back again to check on your progress...which is substantial since you joined YT, of course. Liked the Nactmusik piece, too. Sounds great with the orchestration. Couldn't believe the Sub box hadn't been clicked so I did. Now I'll be ready when that first original of yours with full orchestration hits. Hopefully, I'll be able to score that first comment. LOL

    Later, my friend!

  • beautiful version, congratulations !

  • This is beautiful, and that compliment was an honor coming from you.

  • Awesome Ben :)

  • Hi Thomas,

    Thanks

    Love your new composition "Heges Theme in C"

  • Thanks! :) Well I love your Comp to, Rustle of leaves :)

  • I played that song 2 years ago, but not so fast and good as you do!

    Really nice!

  • sounds like something that someone would play on a church organ, I love it

  • Gosh Ben,

    There is nothing to be said about your music so I will just note how fast you are growing, wow, you are getting so thin too, must be swimming again. Be well, Gary

  • Beautifully done. 5* and a favorite. Ben you have grown up so much this year, physically and musically.

  • God Giffted....

  • Beautiful!

  • so, if I say you are awesome, You will call me by my name, and say thanks?

    And Grats on playing a chopin song.

  • hey Casey,

    thanks for the visit

    You're awesome

  • YAY!!

  • bravo!

  • Just beautiful as always. I love your playing Chopin. Thanks, Ben :)

  • Many can play the notes. Some can get the tempo right. Few can do it in a truly original fashion that makes it their's. Remember that!

  • send me that sheet music, quero juega la

    beginning is a little choppy

    i may seem rough, but kid, you what eleven-twelve? your playing music that most people would give their left leg to play. and im critizizing you on way adult level

    when you get as good as you are, for me at least, practice the choppy parts a little more before you put it on youtube, play it really smoothly first.

    if you do all that were going to have another Evgeny Kissin sp*

    Lad

  • so...does he have a full ride to Julliard already?

  • loads of talent boy!!..keep it up.

  • Brilliant! Thank you for sharing!

  • Ben, I love your feel for the music. That's what makes it amazing. Your playing is creative, spontaneous, and passionate. That, my friend, is special!

  • Beautifully played! Chopin has always been one of my favourite.Keep it up Ben.

  • Hi dollyng08 ,

    Thank you my friend

  • Nothing short of beautiful can be said! 15 Stars if I could.

    Joe

  • Hi Joe , the AWESOME pianist

    Thank you

  • You're always the master Ben!

    Keep them coming...

    Peace

    Massy

  • Very nice Ben! What a feeling you put into the song! Btw, today I learned that Choping was from Poland, and not from france as I thought! I´ve uploaded my first video now, unfortunatley I don´t have the best equipment. Anyway just wanted to tell you that you inspire me everyday! All the best Ben!

  • Hi Jimmy,

    Thanks a lot

    You did a great job on your 1st upload

  • Wonderful touch Ben and nice video effect. I hope that Croc was stuffed lol!;) Uncle Billy ;)

  • I always enjoy listening to you play...

    Awesome as always Ben :)

  • Awesome, Keep it up!

  • So beautiful melody, Ben.

    It heals my heartbreak...

    Mitty

  • Hi Evan ,

    thanks

    Hope to see some of your piano works soon

  • Well done :)

  • Beautiful,and relaxing as usual

  • Hi Doris,

    Thanks a lot for listening

  • 5*****

    Nice one Ben well worth listening to as ever.

    Best Wishes my Friend

  • Eccellente. Bravo