CPE Bach Solfeggietto

[fluffybananacake]

In fact, if he played it a bit slower, it would be better. Beginner-intermediate level songs shouldn't be played this fast. He is only 6 and his fingers aren't good enough to play fast and well. But again, AMAZING.

[fluffybananacake]

Woah that was wondeful! Kudos to you for having such à wonderful Son. I dont think it's that fast, and could be softer in some parts, but utterly Amazing.

[Over9my9Head]

is he playing with pedal?

[silvasta]

OMFG this is so fast = = faster tahn the actual tempo needed. but still utterly amazing.

[deathinvenice92330]

好有速度感==..



[cormaccrawley]

@deathinvenice92330 特别是对于一个六岁！

[HarajukuGirl99]

It amazes me how he can stretch his fingers accross the piano so easily, it needs to urge my fingers to do that, and i end up with hurting fingers.

[movesguy]

There is such a thing as too fast. Sounds like a blur.

[skyd171]

@movesguy doubt you can outperform this six year old.

[movesguy]

@skyd171 Why would I want to?

[skyd171]

@movesguy whether you want to or not, i doubt you can do better.

[Mosquimoyo]

This performance reminds me of Diane Bish playing some of J.S. Bach pieces on the organ..... They can hits the right notes, at incredible speed, but how does it really sound?????

[windamere16]

You people have to knock it off, This kid is Fantastic!!!

[MrEbaby2010]

Too fast for details to be neatly played.

[egyptiancornilla]

wow that was really amazing! keep going and dont be affected by anyone talking about any other talented musician because u r one of them! so dont compare yourself with ms bear keep going

[TheDevman22]

azns....

[blueicefairy11]

wow!! super talented kid!!!! i couldnt play like this!!!

[shioahbr]

You may be Austrian but I still feel sorry for you to see a child like this...

[Shmucko12]

@reptilesforever99 Oh please shut the fuck up. If he didn't want to play then he wouldn't. I started playing guitar when i was 4 and i practiced hours ON MY OWN ACCORD.

[rivengle]

OMG PHONEBOOKS

[Worldofwheelz]

Rock dem keys whitey!!!

[Squerlli]

Unreal... that's a crazy amount of talent right there.

[Unshippedpaper]

does he compose too? Emily Bear does.... so unless he does, I'm sticking to her! no offence! XD

[shioahbr]

North Americans and their superheroes...

They see the world of music as Olympic Games...

bad...

[Unshippedpaper]

Actually, I'm from Austria but nevermind!

[emoClarinetist]

I totally agree.

his phrasing for this is terribly. Ms. Bear totally kills it way more than he does!!!

[coffeetea]

Ms. Bear has A LOT more talent composing, but please, that's no reason to trash Charlie's performance here.

FYI, Charlie performed here at 6y6m old, on an untuned piano with sound issues; Ms. Bear performed once at 6y1m, another MUCH better one at 7y, and the latter had similar quality/problem as Charlie's here - just ask any music professional.

[emoClarinetist]

He's very talented, I didn't mean to pry.

[navybrat28]

He makes me proud :) I couldn't play it this fast until I was like 11 so he's got 5 yrs on me haha

[dra37]

when I listen to this kid I say to myself damm I suck

[stitchgrl777]

that comment made me laugh out loud

[kiwininja09]

dang... he''s GOOD!!!!

[NB180]

... i've played piano longer than he's been alive and i am just now good enough to play this song

[xoxoDAVETANGOxoxo]

this is the same song emily bear played at her recital. interesting...

[Eztoez]

Amazing

[danielchong1234]

scares me.i thought i am good enough but i still cannot play.pure talent.

[villapizza46]

for your age,  BRAVO

[bob12321231]

all the notes are smeerd together....

he just sliding his fingers across the keybaord

[Jaebird82]

He's six you moron... what were you doing at six besides peeing your bed? Lol, how can people judge a 6 year old when he learned how to walk 5 years before he played this...

[graywaves123]

charlie's such a natural, it's amazing!!!!!!!!

[actress476]

It sounds so beautiful! Keep up the awesome work!

[ThePVGS1]

Okay, we all understand that.

You can "play it" when you were five? Charlie can "play it well" when he was six. No need to brag.

[PaulSimpsonAcoustic]

Sweet lord, I'm 20 years older and just about know where middle C is. At what age did young Charlie begin playing? Does he play a range of styles?

[GiocosoGlissando]

i've played this song before and referring to the info box on the right, there aren't many (if any) "emotional" indications on the music. So I don't know what the rest of you are talking about. I think this kid is amazingly good, especially for a 6 year old. Bravo!

[lisa112593]

well played! im playing this for my recital and i hope i can play like that! :)

[virtualetude]

hes not cute playing the octaves

[Fringants3615]

Il a beson d'un réosseur tu métone ^^ petit génie !!

[rhappy0976]

*O* ;

[xlizzyx1004]

wow! that's impressive

[irondawson]

Adlante mi amigito

[thedarkmusician]

good lord. not only was that brilliantly played, but you can clearly see that he can't even reach a full octave with his hand - during some of it you can see his right hand flying up and down to reach them.

well done

[plipstaticfildip]

is it meant to be played this fast?

i'm not saying it isn't, i just want to know some opinions

[rtadpoles]

Yes it is meant to play at exactly that speed. He is incredible.

[BunshinNaruto]

OMG! THAT IS FAST! for his age atleast. I can play it as fast as that... I've done it...

[plipstaticfildip]

well fuckin done mate

upload you playing it instead of just tellin us

[criticosinpiedad]

le falta mucho,,, hay que saberse ubicar... no es un tema para joder,, aqui no respeto el tempo, ni los matices, muchos errores...

[themagicalchemist]

que pobre diablo eres, el que no debe joder eres tu, sabes cuantos años tiene, 6, mira 6 , seis, sis, 6, osea e sun niño, seguro solo saber criticar y lo peor no constructivamente

[criticosinpiedad]

a los 5 ya hacia fantasie impromptu n66 de F. Chopin y hoy a mis 58 años siendo prof. lic y Dr. en mùsica creo q estoy mas q acreditado para opinar..

[darkuniverse723]

O_O

omg....ur rock charlie~!!!!!

[heheallrightyman]

Go Charlie! Go, Charlie, go! YOU ROCK.

[Diemandmusic]

whoa! them kids! 6years old and they already play like that. it's depressing! that was amazing!

[FCKEVRY1]

I'm 36 now, if I can play that piece even 10% as nicely as you do when I'm 46, I'll pee my pants from joy!

[MaryRuth72]

I'm chuckling at your disclaimer on the right about people wanting more clarity, dynamics and emotion...only because he's 6 and very talented and playing for Elementary school...and I know for certainty that had he played anything differently than fast and loud those little kids would not have been nearly as impressed. HA! More kids went home and asked for piano lessons after that than if he'd played the most heart breaking version of some beautiful piece.

[coffeetea]

Hehe, you're right. As I was sitting in audience, I could hear the gasps from the kids when Charlie's fingers started flying! Fun they had indeed!

[horserider418]

haha yeah i play this for my friends and they all love it because of it's speed and fun sound

[drummarcs]

a m a z i n g

[DearJack02]

This is totally depressing, haha.

Excellent.

[nicolasariel]

excellent!!!

[GoldensunGSD]

...at age 6 i was still begging my parents for lessons....and finally after 6 more years of constant begging i finaly got lessons and here you are at age 5 playing Solfeggietto...im really jealous of u charlie >.>

[thelastoftheromantic]

Put your heart into what you play...I makes the best out of the piece! You are a great pianist I ever known!

[sdthird10]

ive played that in kindergarten and chopin fantasie impromptu at like year 2 and i finallly played a very special song turkish march volodos mozart when i was in year 4

[mightygiggirl]

I wish I could play this as well as Charlie.

I'm ten years older than him and severly struggling with this piece! It's really difficult to get the clarity as well as the speed and hes done it wonderfully!!

[Fuliginosus]

I bet there are plenty of seven-year-olds, and maybe even eight-year-olds, who can't play piano as well as this.

[funconductor]

No, I think that most seven- and eight-year olds play this well.

[pakovozronka]

i wish i learned pian at that age , he will be a great pianist, i want to see him when he´s grown up

he is great

[rudolfcicko2]

NICE

[Djert11]

EXCELLENT. FIve starts great, I've been listening to all of Charlie's videos, they're amazing. He is a real piano prodigy. Those who commented on the emotion of this piece, no six year old can show emotion to a song that they don't know a lot about. Emotion comes with maturity. Excellent

[darkeelf]

but a good tecnica!!

[darkeelf]

Its a Robot!!!

Children doenst have yet a music as soul!!!

[givemetime123]

très bien joué sur un joli piano.

[xMarielleGx]

the keys on this piano probably allow you to play so fast without too many problems. I would encourage you to play this piece on many different pianos. that way it will show where your weaknesses are.

[Chrononmusic]

-_- Yeah, go around and play this piece 10 each times on 100 different pianos, must be a great way of wasting your time.

[CK3890]

It is an achievement, and you are wrong.

Not anyone could be trained to play this piece.

It takes much practice, but also much virtuosity to keep it in perfect rhythm as he does.

Congratulations on completing such a technically complicated piece.

[bettylise]

WOOOOOW ! -. amazing . i have played piano for 7 years but i can`t play that !

[JasonSchwerin]

you should be able too i learned after like 4 years lol

but yea he is great for that age

[benpant]

It's not exactly an achievement..anyone could be trained up to perform this piece.

[MustizMiranda]

Personally, I dont like to hear this piece uin Prestissimo, but I agree, it's very well played.

[MusicDoLove]

I'm agreeing with Mom and Dad about the comparison and giving it 5 stars and two thumbs way up!

[Elicgt]

this kid is amazing!

[misskarih]

impressive

[teresahan1991]

what is that on the chair??

[teresahan1991]

PHONEBOOKSSS HAHAH, Nice, He needs phonebooks on the bench to play and he plays like a pro.

[madlutist]

I never understood why someone added an extra measure to the piece...

But for a 6-year-old? Wow. I couldn't reach an octave when I was 6.

It's not exactly a hard piece; I learned it in about an hour when I was about twelve, but to be fair; I was twice this kid's age. At this kid's age, it's a major achievement. Wait 'till he's big enough to do Rachmaninoff.

[laurennorthmusic]

dude

go to carnegie hall!

haha

[sbrules2]

holy... fuck.........

[coffeetea]

She's certainly very talented, being able to play AND compose! But she picked up piano 2 years younger than Charlie did. I might be wrong but AFAIK, she played Solfeggietto at age six too. I'm surprised at your conclusion after comparing the two Solfeggietto versions but everybody's entitled to their own opinions. One thing though - in music, fame is not the best way to judge a kid's talent.

[gtq838]

why do you even bother talking to these idiots? this was very well played... although a little faster than I would interpret... I would note though most people play this song far to slowly... it is meant to be very fast

[azppiano]

This is clearly the BEST among kids this age (or many older than him!)

[LeDr53]

thats so cute how hes sitting on books?

^^

how adorableee

amazing!

[coffeetea]

The bench wasn't adjustable & without the books his arm position would be too low, but with the books (and the fact that we forgot to bring pedal extender) it was too high for him to reach the ground, hence the phonebook on the ground too.

[miumiulisa]

Wow!Excellent!!

[purplepopel]

er hat den pralltriller an der einesn Stelle vergessen haha!

[xPUNi]

hehe! :D nice

[nickzambrano]

Wow He is a PRODIGY!!!

[aawpiano2007]

Charlie, you are an incredible boy!

[edithforrest]

impressive!

[decimaquinta69]

Excellent

[Pianoloverok]

Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pianogirl98]

Charlie, we enjoy watching you play very much! You were amazing!!! ***********All the Stars for you!

[italco312]

Talent precedes skill. Talent is inherent and skill is developed. This is a show of talent. He has many years to develop the skills. For now, appreciate the talent.

Bravo Charlie!!

[coffeetea]

Thanks for your support! I can understand those that felt the piece much be played the perfectly "right" way, but they sometimes overlooked the facts that Charlie was only 6, playing under a difficult condition and had a little too much fun, AND that sometimes people do have different ideas how a piece should be played.

[thomandy]

I think there are to many jelous people trying to make him look a little bit less good than he is. The fact is that he is an amazing tallent, that has put alot of effort into getting the best of his tallent out. And this achevemente must be considered one in a million. Charlie is a great rolemodell, not only for kids but also for us older "pianists" :))) I enjoy every single one of Charlies performances :) Good Job!!

[coffeetea]

Thank you!

[italco312]

For all those sarcastically criticizing Charlie for playing this too fast, I have a the following response.

He's six. Has anyone stopped to think about the fact that it is incredible that he is playing this piece at all, no less with such dexterity?

In assessing this, one needs to consider the context. If Charlie were 18, with 15 years of piano and played this way, the comments would be justified. But at his age, one can only marvel at his speed and precision.

[lannie2007]

Excellent!

[oberon06]

very giid, once you get a hang on the structure of this piece it is actually easier than it looks to play it fast.

[justasiam22]

that's ridiculous.

[72matvolley]

je le trouve joué trop vite !Mon ordi fait mieu si c la vitesse qui compte ! Domage

[jrbcd]

This performance has the sensitivity of a freight-train.

[AdvaitSarkar]

Haha... touché. I've played piano for eleven years now. It pains me to see positive comments on a video like this. However at his age it is hard to tell...

[paintedmusic]

*wince* It's true. I feel bad saying that I don't like this when it's obvious the kid has talent, but... it was kind of ruined. No emotion in it. *sigh*

[freestyle031429]

If you look at his feet it looks normal. So has not Sped Up. I gotta give props to you man.

[meguqs]

Internet skepticism has become ridiculous... everything is alleged to be sped up.

This is an excellent performance, if perhaps a bit too fast indeed, of C.P.E's.

[ohwhatahorsefreak]

This kid is profoundly gifted. So he didn't keep the tempo in which Bach originally wrote it. He's 6. And he keeps the tempo more consistent than many people, and his timing is correct. It is not necessary to pick everything apart. The little guy is still "wet behind the ears", for lack of a better phrase. And also he couldn't have worked on it too long - if he did he would have been a baby when he began!

[kinscin]

Well--if you look at him it doesn't appear sped up...

And either he worked on this wayy to long, or he's a prodigy of some sort. I played this at age 10! I never could (but never really wanted to either...) play it that fast.

Some versions do ask for prestissimo, simpsonpep. While it might sound better, it's not as impressive, and your correct in saying that a conservatory would most likely scold him for playing at such speeds (regardless of if it says non troppo vivo or prestissimo!).

[coffeetea]

This piece is one of the 6 pieces he played in this solo recital, so he didn't work on it way too long. :)

[LiLaNgElCuTiE95]

lol i love the fact that he's like sitting on phonebooks and there is even one under the pedals :P great job =D

[vinis91]

O_O

[TwiTrix]

well there different versions of it. For instance theres one that is called Solfeggio in C minor which says to play it at the tempo " Prestissimo " so perhaps he has that version. The notes are exactly the same though. they just changed the name and the tempo i suppose ( they being the editors for the book )

[lazerjet7]

can he even spell piano yet? goodness he's god. Im 18 and I cant play that smooth at that tempo

[milkybar100]

look at teh video carfully, its been speed up

[coffeetea]

Charlie's piano teachers frequently felt he sped up too much when playing piano pieces. Not sure that's related to your conspiracy theory though. ;)

[MileyJoBrosRock]

no cuz then the keys would be high... i tried it

[cronnin]

Yeah sure, maybe he speaks Latin also so he knows what that means :))

We were in an Itallian restaurant last week and Charlie said: "One non troppo vivo for me and Rum Swizzle for my dad".

If he'd fail on a piano exam playing this, that would only be done by some spiteful professor who hates him because the kid playes better than he could at age 12 :)

[simpsonpep]

i realize that this is a 6 year old. he played it quite well but it asks for 'non troppo vivo', not prestissimo. it would have sounded better if he played how bach wrote it. If he played that piece on a piano exam, he'd fail it. The tempo he played is much too fast. All of you who actually play piano grade 8 and up piano through the royal conservatory understand what i'm talking about. Don't you guys agree??

[WutsGoingOn123]

wut does non troppo vivo mean?? like wut tempo? if its even a tempo....

[zbuch119]

first of all, apendicita, ur critiquing a 9yr old on tempo, i mean, who at six cares about tempo, and for another, this song is really quite easy, i learned it when i was nine, so it doesn't surprise me that a six yr old can do it, though i am none the less impressed by his natural ability.

[teresahan1991]

I think this is the best one on youtube.

[apendicita]

i think we could all agree it's way too fast... i mean, yes, great for him, he really is good, but he could be better with a slower tempo - btw, the sheet says 'non troppo vivo', not prestissimo

[WhiteKid747]

amazing 4 6 but this peice is not that hard!

[RodukoXMukuro]

lol, it's a 6 year old kid playing this....

[MustizMiranda]

pretty amazing for a kid...what a talented boy

but still, I think the song doesnt sounds too good played like this.

[tangledwind]

haha.. i thought it sounds way better than the original speed.. =x

[Saverosso]

HAHAHAHAAHHA GOOO KIDD LOL

[DavisofAntioch]

Are you joking me? Now this is amazing!! Mad props to this kid!!!!!!

[annamul87]

awe I can't believe that all some of you people can do is criticize when the child is only six years old! How do you nurture young talent by having such a critical spirit? Encouragement is key. Try to see the good in things. You'll never be happy if criticizing is all you ever do. I had to learn that lesson myself.

[peaceinworld]

omfg!!!

[51423massi9351423]

good, but i have to say that unless you are extremly talented, learning from early age isn't the best of things, mozart was extremly talented and played from early age, but you need to know what you are doing, especially if you play by ear

[Laxori666]

are you saying you'll be disadvantaged if you learned from a young age? I don't see how

[51423massi9351423]

you don't grasp all the possible skills whilst learning

[Laxori666]

you gain a fundamental insight into how to play... it'll be like breathing for you. with piano lessons later you can pick up those skills you might not get as a young person, and pick them up much more easily than if you started when you were 15.

[iamaudreyandur]

i agree. ive been playing for almost 9 years since i was only 3, and my other friends who started at only about 9 or 10 have a hard time learning and most of them quit..and they say its because they haven't been playing for a long time in order to grasp those crutial skills that others learn after just playing chopsticks at a young age..you know. ppl ask me why i haven't quit yet, but i say its b/c its the fact i haven't stopped for so long drives me to wanting to play even more

[Laxori666]

ya, don't give up! you will appreciate it a lot later in life. it's good you have your own drive to continue

[nikoleman]

yea man shut up

[oliefalcon]

Good, but a bit uneven

[YuTubeWeTube]

shut up

[xoCharisma]

How cute! XD

[spicyetsweet]

Saverosso what do you mean hes too slow. hes only six and i dont think that his little fingers could go much faster.

[Saverosso]

hes too slow

[ccastillo90]

waaaaaayyyyyy too slow hahaha

[lirigun]

were you able to do that when you were 6?

[DJDielentheis]

It's too fast to be distinct, so I don't think it's as good as it could be at a slightly slower speed. You should at least be able to hear shit, which you can't in this video.

[xoCharisma]

That's kind of true. It's only at a tempo of 144 per quarter note, and this kid's really pushing it! x]

[jgelhaar]

The distinct problem isn't the speed as much as the reverb in the hall. It sounds as though the hall may have been about 1/3 full, so there was a lot more reverb than there would have been if the hall was full, which is how I'm sure it was designed for this kind of performance.

[iamaudreyandur]

he also uses the right pedal which elongigates the sounds as well but if he is playing prestissimo at this speed it does blur the original melody

[Greentea0690]

Yeah, you can't hear the voice of each melody. It's a blur of nothingness. Impressive, but boring.

[sleepypool]

HAHAH... is he sitting on books, thats soooo awesome. I LOVE THIS KID! hes fucking rad. :]

[111alexander111]

Bravo!

[Pianogeek1]

OMFG This is the best Solfeggio i heard. And its from a 6 year old boy. Realy Realy nice.

[luckychar22]

....wow!!! that's amazing!! .. like...WOW!!!

[Cherylaf]

omg!!I'm impressed! He's so good for his age!!

[lalalaesther]

HES SO GOOD

im suprised he can reach the pedal keke^^

[Lisly]

He's a Legend!

[imeglio]

oh my god!

[wolf4496]

I can play this on the piano, I'm 12, and I can't even play as fast as that amazing kid

[blueyoyi]

Charlie, ... you are going places!!!

[BendikHolden]

I know this

[ichmalealsobinich]

what I said for Karin Zhou is valid for this boy too: protect his great talent before career greeding tutors.

[AZNYe]

dude im 12 and i play presto dang he's good 0_0