Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 21, Andante ("Elvira Madigan")

[G1Annie]

This has to be The VERY best of Mozart's works!!!!!

[KyatiSun]

I am 13 and you have just inspired me to play piano thank you

[the81stviewer]

I am sadly always underwhelmed by Mozart's piano music. It not even nearly uses the piano's potential, and never really seems to gain any kind of passion or emotional development. It's well composed, and it's at times quaint, but considering what came very shortly after his death we can get some perspective on what he was not doing with the instrument.

[JEMS1871982]

@the81stviewer what about some of the later works like the fantasie in c minor?

[smalin]

@JEMS1871982  Maybe.

[HyrupSyrup]

If I wasn't amazed, I would post a video of me clapping uncontrollably. Bravo good Sir, bravo.

[MarieNoelleP]

Wonderful work! I'm sure Amadeus would have loved it! ;-) Thank you so much! :o)

[johncenaangi22]

this video deserve 100.000.000 visualizations

[SoyChilangoNaco]

I spent about 26 minutes observing how it looks, graphically, music

[carshagify]

This is one of my favorite pieces of music, and I love this video of it, I have listened to / watched / posted it many times. Thank you.

[XXmello42]

Have you done Rondo Alla Turka? Could you?

[smalin]

@XXmello42 I haven't, I might, but my to-do list is already intimidating, so I'm not taking any more requests.

[cgtjan11714]

very moving

[Antigone1892]

If I ever write a book about a serial killer...he will be madly obsessed with Mozart and torture his victims to this lovely melody. Iol I have been playing piano for 15 years, and this is among one of my favorite pieces to play.

[summersun213]

@Antigone1892

thanks for the motivation to the antagonist to my current story!!!! :D

no, it wont be this melody, but another one of his beautiful peices.

every instrument i touch, breaks, (yes, even piano ) so i sing.

i wish i could play though....

[Antigone1892]

@summersun213 I am also a skilled writer myself! I am writing something with a Catcher In The Rye feel about my college experiences. :D Which tune will he kill his victims to?

[DikkeRoman]

4:22 sounds like moonlight sonata

[Lunatango1]

...mesmerizing .... it's nice to see you play the piano part, and beautifully

[smalin]

@Lunatango1 I'm only playing along with the recording (you're not hearing me).

[panicrevmaster]

love it. my favorite version of my favorite song

[gsarci2011]

wow, this was the one that was playing everytime we are in reading period every friday in our school...

[profesorsergio]

So unforgettable!!! thank you very much!!!. Cheers!!!, Sergio.

[trex1trex]

Can you put the violins more to the right? Listen to the 18 mil views version it will be so much better with full surround. Huh you probably won't do it:)

[smalin]

@trex1trex If you were to find me a recording that was better and that I could license inexpensively, I'd consider doing a remake.

[EmmaBroadcasting]

Absolutely wonderful. Very wel played !

[stanleykubrick98]

What do you see when you close your eyes and listen to this?

[zegh8578]

@stanleykubrick98 serenity, leafs, blue sky, white clouds, just peace :]

[fontenoy2010]

Wonderful. Could you please do the 1st movement?

[dom36210]

franchement ya rien de plus beau quel merveille c etait plus qu un genie ce mozart

[juntsu56]

Eventhough I don't study music, this helps me, too: it is very much easier to follow the notes and at the same time hear the music. Without music animation it would be a hopeless combination for me. When this helps me, I can only imagine how much the children can profit. Thank you for the great idea!

[intelplatoon]

excellent



[ssjumbo2]

This is easily the best tutorial on youtube. I downloaded the sheet and was confused where the right hand goes 'over' the left.. thanks.. Next three days I am going to 'struggle' and play this song.. thanks for this.

[SaliJafry]

It's truly heavenly music... sensitively performed, thank you so much for sharing.

[luvsnice]

played along with you. it was beautiful

[edmundus1581]

I am working on singing along with the accompany parts in classical music. Thankyou for your work! I'm subscribing!

[Pelonxaz]

Me hubiese gustado aprender a tocar piano de niño, ahora me imagino que me es imposible.

[zegh8578]

this is probably the 30th time i re-listen to this one

[PrawDuhJee]

Is this piece in 6/8 time?

[smalin]

@PrawDuhJee No.  Why do you ask?

[PrawDuhJee]

@smalin Sorry, It's just when I was counting "1 2 3 4 5 6, 1 2 3 4 5 6" It seemed to fit, but then I saw the common time symbol. Weird.

[smalin]

@PrawDuhJee It's in 4/4, and those are triplets (the "3" is left out, because it's obvious that there are three notes per quarter, and it just makes it more cluttered).

[MegaAlystar]

me encanta es lo maximo!!!

[enanotodo]

excellent work, we need more talented people like you! keep up the good work

[urgelheur01]

Este é um dos principais alimentos da alma.

In english. this one of the main food of soul.

[Bon56]

30 users need music lessons.

[ArthurBiele]

This piece of music by Mozart is my favorite by far. It moves my mind, my heart, my soul more than any other music I ever heard. I think 'how could such awesomely beautiful music exist', and I am humbled. and I thank smalin for presenting it in such an excellent manner.

[carlostorresperez]

el que es chileno, se acordará con este video raudamente de "TV tiempo" de TVN

[Clorofilla86]

E' divertente immaginare il pianista che si prende un caffè nei primi due minuti di esecuzione e poi quando inizia è come se fosse al culmine dell'esecuzione poichè gli altri strumenti sono al seguito del pianoforte :-) Geniale!

[komigennufan]

Wonderful playing

[jasevix]

smalin: This is really great. I show this to my son who is learning how to play the piano. He's only one, and I think the midi notes and the colors really give him a way to represent and comprehend the notes that he hears. The 3 views really get his attention and I think it's helping him learn. I play it for him every morning. Thanks for doing this.  I think you're on to something.

[smalin]

@jasevix Children are my primary intended audience, so I'm delighted to hear that.

[guatestev]

Que linda esa musica.

[Remro88]

Hello, at which speed should this piece be practiced on the metronome ? starting from say 60 the black note to ... ?

[lucaclar1]

astounding

[airsoftcrazed]

This is simply breathtaking. great job!! :) I just downloaded the piece and am eager to start playing! do you know where I can just get the string audio?

[mikelly7]

This is Piano Concerto N°21, Andante. Elvira Madigan is an Movie, in that movie plays Piano Concerto N° 21.

[GeorgeFaTsakos]

hey smilin that was perfect plz continue uploading new performances

[stephpenkstephpenk]

I'd love to see some Rachmaninoff. With sheet music scrolling too...

Beautiful work by the way...

[julywapo]

nomas esta este y el choteadoo :P

[B0oSe0six]

absolutely astonishing

[patrickchou321]

ahaha....restaurant city.....

[kingjepoy]

Fascinating! I should like to learn this movement!

[LukasKlenke117]

this is just amazing

[Liptonical]

ur piano seems just slighty, but bothering out of tune..

[sashrill]

looks like the plain white ts have some class!!

[MrFlutissimo]

Divine music, beautiful work! Bravo for the video.

[billyblueyz]

Have loved this forever.

[purelysophia]

To confirm correct color to instrument matching, is the oscillating musical note at 4:20 produced by the bassoon?

[smalin]

@purelysophia All the green notes are wind instruments; the trill at the top is the flute; the bassoon is at the bottom.

[purelysophia]

@smalin Thank you. :-)

[mmciver1]

Absolutely exquisite music, soothes the soul like no other, thank you for taking the time to do this .

[mustlovestring]

loved the video, thanks for uploading.

[CastJosephine]

Can someone please tell me how I can get this whole piece on my iPod/iPhone?

[Doohanfan]

My absolute favorite Mozart piece

[lorsujan]

Lovely, just lovely

[ELIZABETHEGYPT]

This is what ANGELS dance too. Oh Amadeus HOW can I THANK you?

[xtwitwi]

Restaurant City ..

[bluesmanflo]

I think that's too slow.

[cousiwa09]

love, Love, LOVE 

[Carwell]

Thanks, Smalin. I appreciate yr quick response.

[nizroz]

I loooveeee the flute part in 1:32..... my insides shivered everytime

[Carwell]

Dear Smalin,

Where can I get the piano solo music sheet for "Bolero" ? 

[smalin]

@Carwell I have no idea.

[albonbogdan]

@smalin

it`s very beautifull, can we take part of others like this one? Thank you for finding you.

[1992danielaq]

congraaats!!!! amazing!! :D

[1998ninni]

You play amazing, Im trying to learn this song..and I dont get all of it..

Ive have only taken piano lessons for 2 years..

[mranderson762]

hey. i was looking for one of Mozarts piano concertos. unfortunately, this is not the one im looking for. im looking for Mozarts Piano concerto on C. i know this is very vague, but a different video i saw had those exact words. if you could look at the video and tell me which concerto it is it would be greatly apreciated. the video is Mystery Guitar Man's video called "Teeny Joe Band"

[mranderson762]

@mranderson762 woops. srry it wasnt teeny joe band. it was Mini-Concerto

[jeunehomme9]

@mranderson762

It's his piano sonata in c major k.545.

[jeunehomme9]

@mranderson762

In the video you were referring to, I mean. Not this piece here.

[mranderson762]

@jeunehomme9 thanks. i was trying to figure out which concerto it was

[CastJosephine]

I wish I had bigger hands....

[tkbadgirl]

I want to learn this one too!

[4Retreivers]

I love this, I can't seem to stop listening to it over & over again... =) Sooo, highly addictive stuff, I'd say, but good for the soul.

[aussiechickdiana]

It was when I saw the film; "Elvira Madigan", did I fall in love ...

AND, I've been 'loving' ever since.

God bless you, and, of course...Mozart...!

kind regards,

diana

[RefluxRepresentative]

respect

[ShipsAreBurned]

did you start playing in 1961?

[smalin]

@ShipsAreBurned My first piano lesson was in 1961.

[manny05chivas]

@smalin how old are u?

[smalin]

@manny05chivas 57.

[clochette67]

At 4mn 24 the left hand is playing the same than in Beethoven's "Moonlight serenade".. I noticed that too long time ago when it is played by the great Dinu Lipatti...

[danielelommori]

fantastico deve essere ascoltato , in special modo, quando uno si deve rilassare

[mrsaka1211]

It make me peace

[duriandecay]

So wonderful.

[Biloutebelge1969]

In fact the music has a very easy structure. It uses to be a pleasure to play !

[Lawrencelovespiano]

How do you play sixteenth notes with eighth notes triplets? I want to learn the piano solo, but this is holding me back.

[smalin]

@Lawrencelovespiano I wish there were a simple answer. I suggest you start a triplet Alberti bass pattern in your left hand, and then improvise against it in your right hand, first with quarter notes, then with eighth notes, then with eighth-note triplets, and then with sixteenths. Fluency in music is like fluency in language: to be really fluent, you've got to be able to improvise. If you can improvise sixteenth-notes against an Alberti bass, you'll have no trouble playing this movement.

[Lawrencelovespiano]

@smalin

Thank you, I will try that.

[jmdeheredia]

@Lawrencelovespiano

plays sixteenth notes ( binary count 1...2 )

in same time tiplets ( ternary count 1 2.3 )

work separatly your hands , 1...2 1 ..2 1... and ternary movt 1.2.3 .. 1.2.3 .123

the alternace of binary movt and ternary mvt ... ( crée ce mouvement chantant et balançan) ...

jmdeheredia

[kamelai]

Wauw, this was absolutely beautiful!

[whatsmylogin]

This is inspired music, but it's a pity Mozart's other equally beautiful concertos are not as well-known (FWIW my choice would be piano concertos 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, clarinet concerto). I wish these others would be used in films too.

By the way, I like the piano tone.

[durangokid2010]

Fantastic, great job, congratulations smalin, this form of presentation with signs encourages us to want to see more and more in order to learn to enjoy these wonders of music from the past (but of all time) today because the culture is in full decay by the massification of tastes.

[010bobby]

please do Arabesque by Debussy...

[smalin]

@010bobby I already did.

[firstmonopolopolis]

Awesome. The great composers have been gone for quite a while, therefore this awesome music is now legally declared "Public domain"! Download....share....key word..."Share"! Let others know!

[solirex]

Excelente,Mozart es incomparable.Genial. Saludos desde Lima-Perú Sud América.

[cookiestart14]

love it hahahah

[norbertwardana]

applause. wonderful. thank you for upload this for us to see and hear, also feel about it. =)

[komputerola3]

Utwór jest porażający swoim spokojem, dostojnością, zadumą. To sama doskonałość. Excelente. Rewelacja.

[chrissy76600]

Awesome!!!!!Great!!!!Beautiful piano!!!!!

[coglione11]

What a romance what a romance !!!

[GriZZZle8]

Love this piece! thanks for your hard work in making it even more enjoyable smalin :)

[MrReVart]

mozart was austrian and i can speak his language cause I'm german muhahahahahaha

[MucusFelidae]

@MrReVart

No you can't.

I am from Austria.

[davidoguie]

No words to say, this vid is just awesome!!!

[exceltraining]

@davidoguie - just superb

[martoro97]

meraviglioso

[barbyrrrrrr]

me gusta mucho mucho musica en piano, usted vende sus discos en el peru????

[Hakaori]

How long does it take you to do this tedious work? Absolutely amazing :)

[smalin]

@Hakaori This one took longer than average, several days, as I recall.

[hriscab1]

@smalin

Thank you very much smalin!

[assiost]

4:21 .. Moonlight Sonata ripoff?

[faleru]

@assiost how could it possibly be a ripoff if Moonlight sonata was composed way after this xD, with that in mind you could say Moonlight sonata was a ripoff of this concerto o.O!

[assiost]

@faleru Yeah, I didn't know which was composed first :p

[nestorcadario]

@faleru Forgive my bad English..I know both works, but today is the first time that this andante appears as for me as a possible inspiration for Moonlight Sonate of LVB. I don't know about musical theory, I'm only a lover of Beethoven and Mozart, between others.

[anav72]

I like this version much better than some of the other...very slow and patient with the flow of melody....truly feels like the waves of the water. One of his most relaxing pieces.

[4Topwood]

Amazing that such a delicate melody can carry the heavy weight of so much beauty.

[TheWimblefops]

music made in heaven!

[eremiamonica]

molto bello



[cosmopluss]

Hm... Divine... Amaizing... Speachless....

[VALCODER]

Респект........

[luys1996]

@smalin your videos are awesome. Please, can you do a MAM video of the Mozart Piano Concerto No.15 K.450?

[smalin]

@luys1996 See "Could you please" in the FAQ.

[yosoyamorverdadero]

es muy divertido el video!

la música es genial!

Dios te bendiga!

[Ellada18]

Can anybody find me the piano tabs for Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 21? REALLY NEEDED!!!

[omenroc1]

Is it true, Mozart lost his hearing? Was he in fact deaf when he wrote many of his compositions?

[zegh8578]

@omenroc1 no. thats beethoven.

[GeorgeFaTsakos]

@omenroc1 that was beethoven :)

[omenroc1]

@GeorgeFaTsakos - oh shit, yeah. Oops! I should know better.

[RichardEP]

Thanks for this. Keep posting!

[big6corde]

Pas trés compliqué, je commence demain,ha!ha! c'est un peu tard pour moi,peut étre dans une autre vie,belle interprétation !!!

[Syloda]

Scolaire à souhaite, super montage... bref j'aime

[Bertonastik]

Me encanta! solo puedo agachar la cabeza, cerrar los ojos, escuchar atentamente y aprender de estos maestros.

Por cierto, muy buena idea de mostrar las secuencias midi. Muy instructivo! saludos

[chantalpinosa]

Superbe bien sûr...

[1Sedicar]

I think this one is almost the best video you've posted so far. I think its beautiful in this video how you can see the complexity of the whole concerto.

oh and BTW are you the pianist? You did a great job on this video.

[JonathanTheGreat09]

I'm debating whether you started playing piano in 1881 or 1961. You don't sem THAT old, so i take it 1961.

[danielelgueta1395]

nice, very nice!!!

[pmpvtkc]

Red is all the strings

Green is all the wind

Blue is the piano

I assume you know how to read music?

[JustynaPhilipp]

Dobre video !

[Jessroxyo]

Wow this rocks

[tl1358]

Very nice. Personally I like Mozart's 20th. This is played on the ending credits of the movie Amadeus. How's about loading the 2nd movement to that concerto with manuscript?

[popcornflakes]

nothing is more powerful than classic, Mozart , Chopin , Brahms and so on ...We don't make genius like this nowadays

[mabelxxxbsb]

just lovely.Great piece!

[andrespsr550]

Nice!!! Great job.

[cesar28768887688]

fabulos esquisito''¡¡¡

[PeterStorm81]

Bravo. :D i enjoyed this very much. ill try to learn it as well, prob. will take me a few months but then it will be ok i guess.



[luisgallegos58]

this is awsome



[kurdtkobain674]

Oh my god he can bring up so much emotion in a peice of music, this is amazing

[koelnerwutzmann]

war das nicht ,vor x Jahren, mal in der tschibo Werbung, die nehmen alles diese Schweinepriester.

[rocksanti]

it's awesome!!

it's great to understand music, actually watching whats happening

thanks! keep going!

[stanleykubrick98]

ten thousand likes!

[Uldebass]

very beautiful video i love Mozart

[eiss90]

No creo que halla escuchado una composición musical más perfecta en toda mi vida. Lo mejor de la humanidad. Gracias x compartirlo !!

Saludos desde Chile.

[podx990]

God, I wish Mozart were still alive (or at least lived till 60!)

[eufacmulte1]

Thanks a lot for show us so much work on such a basic human music. 

[MrRasputin100]

why are the notes on the score red?

[smalin]

@MrRasputin100 see the FAQ

[Scoob505]

@MrRasputin100 why not ?

[sinancans]

lol how did you find the video then=)

[sinancans]

@smalin who was playing piano?

great btw.

[smalin]

@sinancans I don't know.