Yuna's Ballad (Final Fantasy X-2 Piano Collection)

[FifteenPens]

Oh my god, this brought tears to my eyes. What I would give to watch you play this live. A lot of people hate this game, but it is, and will always be, my favorite.

[KingOfNoodles19]

Is this the original version or is it an improvisation by you? The start sounds like very familiar but afterwards it feels a little different. Nevertheless its epic :)

[Tropictyce]

@KingOfNoodles19 its different from the version heard in the game, this is the piano collections version :D i don tknow if you meant different from the piano collections version, but its the same.

[MeefTool]

Nicee

[VirtualHarmonies]

Another 1 of my favorites. Your delicate touch on the keys really brings out the awesome of this piece. A mixture of slow delicate playing & fast runs....but ALWAYS control of the piece. Verdegrand....I give this performance a 20 out of 10. :) The only piece I enjoy more is Silence Before The Storm, & you know why I do. Many greetings & thanks so much for this upload. :) This video is truly phenomenal and is now my 2nd most favorite of all time. :) Now you dominate my first 2 most favorites. :)

[AkitoTheFangKing]

This is a very sad touching song it makes me thin about all the people i lost and wh i could have saved,,, makes me want to get stronger...

[Xacrex1]

what's so epic about this? it just made me cry so much

[accountfor1reason]

Yes! Score!

[GooseberryMk3]

Argh, when I tried to learn this I went through hell trying to play from 2:27 onwards... getting the two hands to play the separate parts truly stumped me. All I can do is say thank you for sharing this, and wonder how is it possible for someone of your talent playing FF piano music (which is normally a high priority search for most FF fans) to get so few views?? 'Tis truly staggering.

[daigoro789]

oh man, so beautiful - my heart literally melted away during that performance! oh, and the piece isn't THAT easy - no need to undersell the skills! man, so glad to hear that there is light at the end of the tunnel! we'll all see and hear you at the other end yet! wishing you all the best buddy!

p.s - was it just me or is the sound quality in this vid just amazing!?

[Verdegrand]

@daigoro789 thanks man. yeah that way seems to be a good one that i have to try, let's see. the sound quality should be the same as with the earlier videos. hm, i have no idea why it would be better, since this isn't HD.

[daigoro789]

@Verdegrand no probs man! btw, am thinking that the sound Q thing may be down to my listening through a new set of 'inner ear' headphones as oppose to my cheapo ones in the past :P oh, and great to hear you playing some FFX-2PC - if i remember correctly, it was this album that really brought you into VGPmusic in the first place - so yeah, nice to hear you bringing it back to where it all started for you :P

[funnyfacerful]

this is so so beautifully done. i keep coming back to it. again and again. thank you for sharing it ! and please do not stop sharing!

[Verdegrand]

@funnyfacerful thanks, i appreciate it. i'll do my best to keep posting although that might be a bit tough in the coming months, let's see. but i still have a bunch of videos that i haven't uploaded yet, so there is at least some stuff yet to come :)

[disneydra]

is there sheet music for this?? i need IT! lol

[Verdegrand]

@disneydra hi, this is from the ffx-2 piano collection album, the sheets should still be available.

[shrey1720]

@verdegrand Hey Verdegrand, thanks as always for a beautiful piece. On a side note, if you don't mind me asking, what exactly is wrong with your fingers? Well, whatever it is, I know you'll be fine. You have my support.

[Verdegrand]

@shrey1720 thanks man, and about my fingers, it's not entirely clear yet but it seems to be a nerve issue. gotta wait and see how things go, thank you for your support.

[FantasygirlIX]

<333 omggg

[3llianX]

Glad to see new quality uploads, YouTube wasn't the same without you! I wish you the best.

[Verdegrand]

@3llianX thanks man, that's nice of you to say. yeah let's see how things go.

[SlimMixer]

i love it !!

[Verdegrand]

@SlimMixer thanks man

[z0mbieninja]

You're amazing. I love your videos. Thank you for making these.

[Verdegrand]

@z0mbieninja thank you, and you are welcome :)

[iBab0]

i came back from a vacation and saw 2 new videos from you :DDD

<333

[Verdegrand]

@iBab0 heh thank you, enjoy them

[Meikey]

i'd really like to know, what piano do you use?

[Verdegrand]

@Meikey hi, this is the wendl & lung mod 161.

[Bcutter]

Beautiful, just beautiful. I hadn't heard the piece before, but I have had this on repeat for hours. Great music to work to!

[Verdegrand]

@Bcutter cool thanks :) yeah this music is really soothing and while it's kinda deep, it can be good background music at the same time.

[Verdegrand]

@32bitSmoky heh thank you, yeah i was reluctant for the longest time regarding facebook and i still don't use it at all personally, but a lot of people seem to appreciate these pages.

[zarnaik]

What is wrong with your fingers/hand?

[Verdegrand]

@zarnaik hi, thanks for your concern, well it isn't entirely clear yet but it seems to be a nerve issue.

[morpheas768]

I think Kyle Landry is your fan, Verdregrand!

This is a really amazing piece from FF X-2, and I am surprised I hadnt heard it before.

Dont let this thing with your fingers get to you though. You are still here, your fans (us) still support you, and will continue to do so. Be positive and enjoy life as much as possible. Thank you for the updates, and allow me to say that you are great as always :)

[Verdegrand]

@morpheas768 thanks man i really appreciate it a lot. i try to do my best, let's see how things turn out. and yes this is a really beautiful piece, the entire FFX-2 collection is amazing.

[SELG88]

what happened to your fingers dude? i hope you are ok

[Godzdeal]

If KyleLandry itself said this was epic, whatelse can I (mere human) comment about. x)

[tomenart]

@Godzdeal himself ;)

[Verdegrand]

@Godzdeal heh, we are all humans :)

[alistor007]

Every time you make a video it gets me teary eyed cause i love listening to you, but all I can think about is your hand condition...I wish you the best of luck sir.

[Verdegrand]

@alistor007 thanks for your support, well there seems to be some hope, so i'll just have to go through this process and see how it turns out. let's see.

[mrPillow91]

I'm positive that one day, when you'll have fully recovered, you will start playing again as always. You deserve it. :)

[Verdegrand]

@mrPillow91 i would love to, because i will actually want to do this for a living. i'll have to wait and see how things turn out. but thanks for the encouragement.

[TheIrezasRise]

What happened to your hands?

And this sounds awesome anyway :D

[HollowRiku]

Awesome performance Verdegrand!! *-* It sounds so beautiful!!

I'm sure your fingers will get better soon!!

[Verdegrand]

@HollowRiku thank you, i really love this piece and invested a lot of time into it. thanks for your support, let's see how things go. 

[RobinLSL]

Yeah, more stuff from V! This was a really nice listen 8-D

[Verdegrand]

@RobinLSL thank you :)

[kylelandry]

epic epic epic epic

[Verdegrand]

@kylelandry thanks kyle :)

[kylelandry]

like like like like

[Arrow9100kj]

It's great to see your beautiful playing here on YT again, V, even if its only for a little bit. I wish you all the best and I pray that your convalescence will be swift. Thanks for being such a resilient spirit and uploading whatever you still can.....your presence on YT is a blessing ^_^.

[Verdegrand]

@Arrow9100kj thanks man, i really appreciate it.

[starfire139]

:O What happened to your hands, exactly?

[Verdegrand]

@starfire139 @TheIrezasRise @zarnaik thanks. well, it's not entirely clear yet, but it seems to be nerve related.

[Guamerican325]

do xions theme next

[shadowninja10000]

@Guamerican325 He already did it.

[Verdegrand]

@Guamerican325 yeah i already did it, i actually have two videos up of it :)

[dreadjoker10]

thats alot of dedication to actually overpractice!! i think ive read somewhere that ur not supposed to play for more than 6 hrs a day.

hope ur hands get better soon :)

[Verdegrand]

@dreadjoker10 hello, yeah i think that not only from a medical, but also from a learning/psychology perspective it doesn't make sense to practice more than 4 or 5 hours a day. overpracticing might have played a role in my case but there is also other stuff going on without which overpracticing wouldn't have been a problem at all. i'll just have to wait and see. thanks for your support.

[SnowyTerra]

so glad to see a new video from you. (:

your playing was too beautiful, i cried.

love your playing, hope your hands heal soon.

[Verdegrand]

@SnowyTerra thanks a lot, i appreciate it. yeah let's see how things go.

[FreetheRobot]

Miissssed you.

[Traikan]

It says so many great things about that you play the piano until you physically can't continue. At the risk of sounding like some new age mumbo jumbo, thanks for sharing the good vibes.

[Verdegrand]

@Traikan thank you very much, well it seems it would be detrimental to stop playing completely, that's one of the reasons why i continue at the moment. I'll fight till from my bones my flesh be hax0red, if you get my reference :)

[VirtualHarmonies]

This is a treat amongst all treats! I hope you are okay!!! :) I miss speaking with you. You delivered a very awesome performance!. It sounds jazzy-classy and I LOVE your physical slow endings! Thats a Verdegrand signature if I ever saw one. Miss you!! :)

[Verdegrand]

@VirtualHarmonies hey thanks man, yeah heh with pieces like this i try to let it finish in an appropriate way without rushing it, because that could ruin the atmosphere.

[TamaThps]

Out of the FF piano collection series, X-2's is my favorite. Nice job.

[Verdegrand]

@TamaThps thank you and i agree, the ffx-2 piano collection is very special. nothing quite like it, i wish they would do another one with the same arrangers and with the same style.

[SabrinaValenzuela]

Loveee it!! *favourites* <3 Wonderful to see a new video from you ~ hehe! ^__^

[Verdegrand]

@SabrinaValenzuela thanks, i appreciate it :)

[xKurogashi]

it's alive!!!

[dcx666]

Nice to know you still alive

[Verdegrand]

@dcx666 hey thanks dcx. see you around :)

[0Shadowdragon]

I love this song... You did a beautiful cover of it. Absolutely beautiful.

[Verdegrand]

@0Shadowdragon thank you, i love this song too and i especially enjoy this arrangement of it.