The Pianist ending (Chopin Grande Polonaise Brillante op.22)

[M609MM]

this is art

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

what beautiful hands movements!

[satyu131089]

@newFranzFerencLiszt Poor Olejniczak has not been recognised despite being so talented.. He was 6th in the Chopin Competition in i think the same year Zimerman won...

[juleztrokE]

i think nobody notice the credits

[matchew422]

@EvanWaggerman 5 more likes until 88

[dabachyos]

For all the pianist killed in the Shoha, and musician & actors & teachers & authors & scientist & researcher & composers etc. etc..... human being (and for what reason?). Beautiful film of one of many amazing stories of the Holocaust survivors.

[johnred3cba]

Que belleza! ♥_♥

[andygjata]

i am actually studying this for my piano diploma. thank god for this movie , or i probably wouldnt be doing this right now

[dawideck]

2:30

his hand is like.... living on its own :|

[THEMOVIEMAKER202]

OMg now that I think about it, it does look like they just filled a soundtrack in, at the beginning of the ending, because he doesn't look like he is actually playing and the orchestra is just staring...

[debbiekification]

I listen to this with my eyes closed because it's the most beautiful piece of music I've ever heard in my life!

[cowboy0212]

I love the part from 2:31 - 2:40

[milfil2000]

A tu jest Polska... Poloneza...!

[boing3887]

i kinda wish u could have cut out the part of them in the field - though i also know that editing is hard. thanks for upload

[chocopie0701]

this piece is torture.

[royroyable]

i agree one of theese days i will play this XD

[milfil2000]

beautiful film.. very close to what actually happened... beautiful music of Chopin...the spirit of Poland...

[modelstatue]

The film was amazing! I agree with you. It was really hard to watch though because of all the suffering and horrifying things that were done to the Jews. But it also expressed the sheer power that music has. Even Nazis were captured by it! :) That's why we all love it. Music is amazing.

[RohanSix]

Ah Frederich Chopin, master of the romantic pianoforte, so many textures, so many emotions

[sillychad18]

He was quite brilliant especially in his time! It was evidently from the Polish side ;)

[PitufiAngie]

one of my favorite movies, I love it! Thanks Roman Polanski

[kaiten111]

Try to listen to Idil Biret.

[MusicalPiano100]

This is by far the best interpretation of this song I've heard. !!!

[richkidsmartkid]

if you think this is the best version

you shud listen to Yundi Li's version

not saying itz better or anyting

just saying you shud check it out

[93rardo]

Listen to Zimerman's version. It's the best by far.

[varfordogjesus]

Agree!!!

[GrandPatzer]

Absolutely amazing performance of this piece. Olejniczak has incredible technique!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MusicalPiano100]

I'm trying to learn this song.. lol and I've only just done my 7th grade exam...

[GrandPatzer]

That's very ambitious of you!!! Good luck!!!

[AzureBluee]

Wow, LOL good luck, it's like harder than Lmus, amazing piece though!!

[CieN1ght]

this is the most difficult piece i ever tried to play i am not rdy yet and playing 15 years . . . i ll try to learn in in some months when i have plenty of time

[DonCorleone87]

I've been playing piano since I was 6 years old and I have yet to complete, much less master, this piece... not saying any of you guys can't do it, but maybe if you take up piano as a profession you'll get it down.

Grande Polonaise in E-Flat Major is one of the toughest pieces out there. You just have to put time and effort into it and you could master it.

[DonCorleone87]

I mean the entire piece is around 35-40 pages long; just put time and effort into it and you could pull it off.

[kendaki1]

Repeat after me:

One day I WILL be able to play this.

One day I WILL be able to play this.

etc.

[MusicIsMyLife6991]

I hope one day i'll learn this too. I have the sheet, if you want it send me a message WITH YOUR EMAIL. A lot of people tend not to bother putting in their email.

[MonosodicGlutamate]

One day I WILL be able to play this

One day I WILL be able to play this

[Dominique1992xD]

@MonosodicGlutamate good luck!

[LeonR1993]

@MonosodicGlutamate That's what we all want. How great would it be, coming home from work or something like that, and to take place behind a piano playing this song. Feeling like your hands are having a mind of their own. just letting yourself go, just being the music itself. NOTHING EVEN SLIGHTLY BETER THAN THIS

[amantdemusique18]

so nice!

[adamsthecoolest]

Adrien Brody great musician and actor fucking amazing

[hkpopfan4lif3]

great actor!

but he doesn't play the piano =X

[lonewolf604]

he does play piano in the movie, just not the difficult ones

[Pitt1127]

the pianist is not Adrien Brody, these hands is of Janusz Olejniczak

[EvanWaggerman]

I find it ironic that he died when he was 88 years old, which happens to be the number of keys on a piano.

[EyesOnSkies]

@EvanWaggerman and also 88 meaning HH (transposing into alphabet).

[lllshokoboylll]

@EvanWaggerman same as boby fischer (best chess player in history), he died at 64, same numbers of squares in a chess board

[WickedTheInsane]

@EvanWaggerman Not to count the HH, Heil Hitler.

[jtn93]

@EvanWaggerman 88 thumbs up as well .... i guess i won't do it officially, but thumbs up lol

[pinklady051]

@EvanWaggerman

What is even more ironic is that 88 is also the "figure code" for Heil Hitler, as "H" happens to be the 8th letter of the alphabet..

[whathoney73]

Chopin the master

[conejobetho]

perfect

[apatheticwretch]

i can't begin to imagine how some1 composed that, let alone being able to play it

[willk326]

The two are not comparable. They are two completely different eras and styles and should not be compared to one another. It's not fair to either one. Mozart and Chopin were both ingenious but for different reasons. Mozart wrote operas, symphonies, and much more. Chopin stuck with piano and did beautiful things with it.

[roos08824]

I usee your point and am aware of their differences in style and era. Nevertheless, I am particularly interested in solo piano and one's playing has rendered me incapable of listening to the other's. Fair or not, that's what I'm feeling. But I do get what you're saying at the same time.

[willk326]

fair enough, fair enough

[Otulissa22]

Adrien Brody is a great actor

[markich78]

absolutly

[sendvo]

excellent! best ending credits ever :)

[SaDdLeR04]

this is the best part of the hole movie :)

[ThePeckerwood310]

i always feel bad for the german

[scdarrow]

It's almost hypnotic.

[zambus69]

absolutely magnificent!!!I wish I could do the same...

[IOnlySleepWifTheBest]

I'm hypnotised by those hands on the piano.

CHOPIN IS THE BEST FOR ME!

[Lity10]

No he isn't. Not at all.

[maximusjesse]

hm, he skips a few lines in the development, anyone else notice?

[Lyapazavecunhee]

Yeah, it's weird but I'm going to become accustomed.

[rickyboy632]

this is the best polonaise that chopin ever wrote !!

wonderful interpretation, i think it's the greatest interpretation here on youtube.

thanks for sharing this video!

[GustavoCantu]

oh my god i always cry with this escene

[leighrikako]

Thank you for uploading!

I cannot stop my tears every time when I watch this film.This happy ending is really nice!

[roddwolff]

since i hear this melody i like classical music very much

[marys123]

2:10　と　2:15　の日本語の字幕、誰がつけたんですか！？？？

[mycenth22]

I just saw this movie the other day. It's an amazing story, heartbreaking. I taught myself to play the piano a couple of years ago and I wish I had been classically trained. I love it. it is amazing. Chopin is becoming my favorite composer.

[hylianpianosician]

wow.

[yaoitomatowolfluver]

I find it sad that kids nowadays only listen to hip-hop, rap, pop and the like. They should take their time and listen to the truly beautiful music. I may like Japanese Rock and Metal and may only be 13, but I love classic music.

[hylianpianosician]

hey im 12 and i absolutely love classical music...but ur right....

but is still take time just to listen in silence.

cool. DEBUSSY CLAIR DE LUNE ROCKS.

yep.

[dulcicantor]

I agree, except for the Japanese Rock and Metal part, haha.

[mwoldin]

This film is a masterpiece, and this ending shows how. Polanski once said that he can't stand movies in which the camera is constantly moving about.

Note the patience, the quiet style, the precision without suffocating obsession (one thinks of Kubrick) -- this is the very breath of art.

[Luxor992]

4:29 it's such a beautiful moment in this masterpiece.....

[matizzle32]

@Luxor992

Good ear. I've always considered that part one of the most beautiful sequence of notes you could ever listen to.

[ChrisFederico]

That piano sounds like heaven to my ears :)

[modramafoyomama]

its amusing how the people on 'To Catch a Predator' garner so much less sympathy than Polanski. Different people they may be, but the crimes are the same.

Of course by amusing, I mean shameful.

[wormsquish]

Where were the girl's parents?

[nabeshabu]

The great players make it look so effortless :)

[omguanyin]

wrong, great pianist only able to make it alive.

[rabbitpiano]

at 5.33 i'm sure there is editing. one whole page is lost.

[dominickkk5]

Absolutely incredible.

This film, too, is tremendous. One of the most important films made in recent years, definitely.

[takhirviolinest]

I do Absolutely agree with you. only don't forget movie of Paganini ahere playing L. Kogan piece of Paganini. He played better that Paganini.

YOu can watch it in my Chânnel

[nickm212650]

Szpilman dies at the age of 88. There are 88 keys on a piano. Coincidence? I think not!

[JohnEBProductions]

Also, if you read my comment, you would have seen that i'm saying exactly what you're saying. 'He deserves to be in prison for AT LEAST a little while regardless of his aptitude as a director'

See? I'm on your side here, calm down. It is interesting to note though, that the victim supports him and doesn't want him to have a sentence.

[JohnEBProductions]

I like how you didn't include the word 'at least'.

[Pianoloverlux]

And now the man who made such a superb film is in prison. Weird, don't you think?

[JohnEBProductions]

He drugged a 13 yr old girl then had sex with her, he deserves to be in prison for at least a little while regardless of his aptitude as a director

[stagesix6]

it was anal sex...

[Pulido0717]

Adrian Brody is a fantastic Actor!!!

[EYDstudios]

I love Roman Polanski's films but they always end so abruptly to me. Anyone else feel that way. That they always just end....

[IrishPianoMan1996]

I'm not mad about Chopin's orchestra works. I prefer this to be on piano only. Though it's still quite good.

[bonnie04]

...was playing during the 1939 bombing. Watch Brody's face for a wince at that actual moment.] Brody also did the first several bars when playing for the Nazi commander Wilm Hosenfeld (Thomas Kretschmann) as well as the opening bars of Grande Polanise Brilliante, Op 22 during the closing credits."

That's in response to the question "Did Adrien Brody actually play the piano in the scenes"

So yes, he played bits and pieces which is still some talent!

[bonnie04]

...see Brody playing piano, he is really playing the piece. When you see hands, it is the famous Polish pianist Janusz Olejniczak. So, Brody performed Nocturne in C# minor in the opening scenes when the radio station was bombed as well as in his return to the radio after the Holocaust. [NOTE: It is said that the real Szpilman did the same; that is, he opened his return to Polish radio with Chopin's Nocturne in C# minor, the same selection he...

[JohnEBProductions]

He wrote it himself in his memoirs.

[bonnie04]

Go to IMDB - Brody played bits and pieces:

"Yes and no. Brody wasn't green at playing the piano, as he had taken piano lessons as a child. He admits, however, that he had to study every day for several months to play the Chopin pieces that he was shown playing in the movie because director Roman Polanski wanted the scenes to be realistic and did not want to rely on handovers. Basically, when you ...

[LordOfShadow]

You can see in the credit the name of the real pianist.

janusz olejniczak

:)

[humanpally99]

actualy at the very begining of the film you see adrian brody playing Chopin's Nocturne in C sharp minor.. thers a single panning shot from his hands to his face. if Brody wasnt playing it they couldnt have done that. but in the rest of the film they never do a panned shot like that again. Brody only played the first song but he played it very well

[LeonR1993]

How could human mind create such beauty? We just need more people like chopin. His music gives me a unique feeling that i never felt before, just amazing. Hope i could play like that Janusz Olejniczak one day... It should feel great i think

[Hannahdai803]

Leon..I totally agree. I did not have an appreciate classical music until I joined orchestra many years ago, and now that is all I allow my 4 year old to listen to when we drive somewhere. It enhances the mind, and totally places you at ease! Total beauty!

[killingangel707]

Jesus Christ you idiots who are asking who the pianist were obviously the kids who didn't know how to follow directions. Look at the information panel and you see: Janusz Olejniczak.

[EarthquakeMachine]

take it easy mother fucker,,,, the only asshole in the house is you sissy

[bigcalamaro]

Is Adrien Brody really playing??(20000000 and one times ihihihihi! :-) )

[uliari]

who is the player??? adrein brody isnt oviously but what pianis is?

[poliglotka2]

The player is Janusz Olejniczak (born in 1952 in Wrocław). Following his accolade at the Chopin Competition, Olejniczak is considered first and foremost an outstanding interpreter of Chopin' s music; and yet he has been successful in a highly diverse repertoire. He also tried his hand at film acting appearing as Chopin in Andrzej Żuławski' s feature "La note bleue".

[silverwingify]

its been said 20000000 times already, Janusz Olejniczak

[balineselegacy]

yea I agree..this is one of the most beautiful song I ever heard..so breathtaking

[toolguy1974]

Simply amazing

[rachinitakeyz]

Adrien Brody isnt really playing

[Invasion39]

A brilliant piece

[pinkelephunk311]

whole songs amazing just like the nocturne in C# minor

[Geetargirl90]

My favorite part starts at 4:28. BEAUTIFUL.

[HelloKittenX]

it's my favorite part aswell! i can feel chopin pour his heart into it.<3

[djmui2001]

Really, I appreciate your effort of putting subtitles and information about the film here, it's fantastic! and i just love this movie and this scene to death. Thanks for your effort!

[theartofshred]

great subtitles!

[mdoub]

Adrien Brody is a brilliant pianist!!!!!

[stareprzescieradlo]

3:44 - Piano Solos performed by Janusz Olejniczak :D

[justinneversleep]

it skips few sections of the original piece

[Orphe123]

yeah it does, it still nice to see how it's done. ( how it's nicely done)

[turkey210294]

Alot of cocky comments :(

[blessedhomosapiens]

Such a powerful and majestic ending.

[puchalaka]

this really is just the best interpretatoin i have heard!

[Eeli2008]

Janusz Olejniczak finished 6th place in the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competiton in 1970. He may be relatively less famous but for sure he is a great pianist.

[nabaobao]

unbelievable, wonderful....

[Arod920]

who's the actual pianist playing this? it can't be brody ^_^

[zelyoko2800]

i believe it's janusz olejniczak :]

but brody did play some easy parts....he played parts of the nocturne in c sharp minor and the first bars of the ballade

[derstiner]

no shit

[mandastubbz]

he actually did learn how to play for this movie, they just did a sound over when he played (:that is if my information is correct

[killingangel707]

Jesus Christ read the top right window before asking this question.

[Waterlow9]

ohh *-* damnn his hands .boooom ^^

[berlinmitte10117]

Utterly stunning

[killingangel707]

much too heavy, this piece is required to played lighter, very smothered in some parts, Rubinstein and Yundi play this better

[Mongoose1358]

in the context of the movie, the way he plays it in the video is better

[contado83ll]

way to find something negative to say about this haha

[killingangel707]

thx

[angy2810]

musica bellissima! adorabile

[chazmast]

did we meet the guy who was standing with brody anywhere else in the film besides when he's shouting at the germans?

[WolfgangBoodman]

this movied is really good. one of the best about the holocaust.

[Mongoose1358]

except there's nothing about the holocaust in this movie..

[LethalLion]

Rofl, what?

[manuelegirolamo]

The pianist is Janusz Olejniczak,polish, obviusly Brody cannot play those pieces, is impossible you have to be pianist to play this, im pianist and i know it. Olejniczak è veramente un grande, uno dei grandi! BRAVISSIMO!

[chammy121]

actually, apparently brody did nothing but learn the ballade and polanaise for 6months...he sold his car and tv and did nothing but practise

[killingangel707]

Well it doesn't matter, the song featured at the end is a REAL pianist's song, conservatory level and Mr. Brody would need 3 yes to be able to play even half of it.

[Deimosxsz]

not even the half. this piece is very very difficult.

[penguinshin]

nah, its a virtuoso piece but it isnt too bad, im learning it right now

[Rlaw2222]

He might have learned certain passages, but I doubt he learned the rest.

[Nickademus222]

holy shit 4:20

[FishyOnStick]

Omg, I loved that German officer, he was so kind.

I wish he lived.

:[

[terminator9990]

Well, we as the audience don't know for sure that he was a kind man. In all possibility, the german soldier might not have been so kind during the war. However, I agree with you as far as I wish he would've lived.

[Quyx121]

"Our entire nation will have to pay for all these wrongs and this unhappiness, all the crimes we have committed. Many innocent people must be sacrificed before the blood-guilt we have incurred can be wiped out." -Wilm Hosenfeld, a diary note dated December 5, 1943

[glennfryenpie]

amazing piece of music, amazing composer, amazing pianist, amazing movie, amazing actor.

[Irelandlass7789]

superb piano playing!

[sedilior]

who is the conductor? is he a professional, or an actor? which is the orchestra?

Wonderful movie!!! 've watched it a billion times...

[Wilf1992]

What I find amazing and ironic is Spzilman survived the Holocoust and lived until he was 88 years old! All that torture and yet the 'average man' who didn't go that lives til 76. That's 12 years less considering what Spzilman went through,

[HylianSpirit]

Fabulous movie. I've seen it so many times!

This scene is breathtaking and absolutely refreshing from the hell he had to endure.

[puchalaka]

I wonder if he ever lived longer, could he have created much more amazing music. Its sad he only lived for about 39 yeears.

[BrendanKennedy96]

Errrh...yeahh...Chopin was better of with the piano. He shoud of done this without an orchestra

[puchalaka]

wow

[BrendanKennedy96]

Though this is good, but not as good as his piano stuff.

[SHINTARO567]

Don't know if you realize but at the very end the Japanese subtitles start taking piss and says very rude pun with Roman Polanski and Natsuko Toda (Japanese subtitle writer)'s names. Very insulting ones too.

[Mongoose1358]

lol

[kEyb0arDfweAk]

I LOVE IT!!!^^

=D

[waterby]

this a good movie, also, Chopin is THE greatest piano composer!

[modelstatue]

You are 100% correct! This movie was amazing. It showed that even in times of trouble, music could be sought to increase the mood of others, even the enemy. It showed that music is a common love of every human on the planet. And Chopin is indeed the GREATEST composer to ever live!