I'M BACK!!! Here's something a little bit different - Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, perhaps the most magical experience you can have in world of music, if you've never just closed your eyes and let Bach take you along for the journey, you are missing out. Written approximately 300 years ago, a piece as grand as this arguably wasn't to be written until the next century with the grand symphonies of the romantic period, it's quite easy to see how Bach was well ahead of his time and is, to this day, considered the grandfather of all modern music. I hope you enjoy the crunchiness in that intimidating introduction and the new patterned effects! This has been one of the most enjoyable videos to create in a long time :D For any organists, excuse the format (with the 3rd hand "pedals" and automatic registration), and a big thanks to my good organist friend for his guidance and advice. Hope you've all had a good start to 2020 ♥

For those who are wondering, the lowest notes are played using foot pedals on a church organ. No, you don't need 3 arms to play this, just very good hand and feet coordination.

Remember guys, this is the 1700’s. People with 3 arms was not uncommon.

Imagine the hype when Bach dropped this on Spotify back in the day.

Imagine hearing this in church in the 1700s, truly divine.

As a vampire, this is the coffin jam. Get tucked in for a nice 50 year nap and have this on loop. Now that’s the stuff

This piece is so powerful that Rousseau immediately gave birth to his third hand while playing.

My brother Charlie, who sadly passed away last month, taught himself to play this, by ear, on the electric guitar 🎸 when he was in his late teens. it was mesmerising to watch and hear him play. So beautiful was his soul. Rest in peace with this beautiful music Charlie 🙏🏼🎼🎵🤍

3:01 one of the best moments in bach’s music, classical music and music in general

Rousseau: returns Literally everyone: *BACH PUNS*

This year, I want to experiment more. To make this somewhat possible, at least for the forseeable future I am planning to only release 2 videos a month to allow for a bit more time to perfect every video for you. Please let me know what you guys want to see more of - did you like this organ video? Don't worry there are many more piano videos incoming too ;)

The fugue part is just outstanding, I love it. Rest in peace, Johann!

The finale starting from from 8:31 and ending around 9:17 has got to be one of the greatest endings in the history of music.

Rousseau the man who can make an organ out of a piano

Fun fact: Bach composed this piece to test the power of the new build organ in the church of the town he was playing in at the time

I’m high af rn I got scared I saw the third hand lmao.

I remember when this song came out! Never gets old🖤✨🤟

*Rousseau plays Toccata and Fugue in D minor without pedals* Two handed poeple: Am I a joke to you?

Me: seeing piano keyboard Rousseau: starts playing organ Me: *wait... that’s illegal*

I absolutely love the arpeggios and bass voices at 7:13. It sounds so intense and reminds me of Interstellar by Hans Zimmer.

0:27 I WAS LIKE “wait, 3 arms?”

He took a trip to Chernobyl and got a third hand, that’s why he was gone for a month

*The third hand scared me*

I've just blasted my neighbors out by playing this full volume. Heard it for the first time again in a long time a few weeks ago and my whole soul reverberated. Pure and utter bliss!

Huh, a blue lobster crawled out of the water as this was playing

My dad was church organist and I was turning the pages half the time. He’s unfortunately passed recently, but this one reminds me a great deal of him - good practice piece for a Saturday evening.

Ever since I was young, I remember dreaming of learning this piece. Is there any piece you dream to play in the future?

I’ve been playing this since I was 8, it’s my favorite song in the whole world, playing it doesn’t compare to just listening

🦞 THE BLUE LOBSTER HAD BEEN SUMMONED! 🦞

Me: Oh, this playable! Rousseau plays with his third hand* Me: well uhm... nevermind

I refuse to die if this isn't played at my funeral at full blast.

Everybody knows and loves the intro to this piece, but I think many forget that after the intro there's actually a whole song there too! And it's spectacular!

This is probably the most powerful piece by Bach, like the very inner feeling of the music is very very powerful.

Me: Oh no, this does not sound so well on pia- Rousseau: Hold my third hand I got this

Me: “Hmm... this seems pretty doable!” Rousseau: “You thought.” *brings in his extra hand*

0:01 Got Blue Lobster'd

Huge props for giving this an organ sound!!! It really makes this piece what it is. I love piano, but it never quite does justice to this masterpiece.

I wanna play this but unfortunately my third hand is broken

ME: HES BACK Rousseau: I"M BACK EVERYONE: HES BACK BACH: IM BACH

a fabulous piece and well played and the visuals really add to the effect. loved it love it loved.

This song is the definition of masterpiece

"when you find out you are 1% transylvanian"

There is legitimately nothing that gives me this much chills, people making these 300 years ago were the definition of talent

Dear Lord this was incredible.

I'm Romanian so whenever I walk inside a room, this plays.

This is the heavy metal of the classical music!

Это нельзя слушать без восторга. Спасибо.

absolutely majestic

Lets appreciate the fact that it is in baroque tuning

I've been playing piano for well over 400 years and this is by far my favorite piece to play.

Bach says, "Thank you." So glad I've found you, Rousseau.

This just proves that Bach is the father of music

3:00 I absolutely love this part, Bach was something else

Having now listened to this piece in its entirety for the first time, all I can imagine is that Bach wrote this after somebody insulted his playing, so he went and invented the heavy metal genre on the piano and then invented shredding on the piano. This was just Bach shredding for 9 minutes straight. Amazing.

This composition literally makes me me cry. I love it. I really want to hear it on person some day

I love this entire piece, but this morning, 4:44 caught my attention. The effective G9 -> C7 -> Bbmaj9 -> A7b9 -> Dm Progression is really nice. The way Bach voices/developes that Bbmaj9 makes it sound like he doing a classic II7 V7 I, but he plops that D and Bb right in the middle of the arpeggio to recontextualize what at first sounds like the F chord and uses it to fall into that V7b9 -> i cadence to D minor. Some really cool chord cross-stitching. Bach did it all, and all these little nuggets I discover in his work blow my mind day to day.

* Rousseau disappears for a month * Rousseau: Don't worry. I'll be Bach. Edit: Woah thanks for the love, everyone. Right Bach at you.

Rousseau: "im back!" Me: sees the 3rd arm Also me: "awww sh*t, here we go again.

4:41 the fast played notes there give me everything haha so cool

What amazing experience to see and hear. Love it!

I took a course on J.S. Bach for music appreciation back in university, and this video has fulfilled one of my favorite pieces. The rumor is that J.S. Bach was looking for another job at a church as an organist, and he played this song as a warm-up. The other players auditioning for the role were simply appalled and intimidated that they left without auditioning! Needless to say, J.S. Bach got the job.

When you accidentally stumble into a Romanian castle on your vacation in Europe.

This kind of music will never be forgotten. I humans still exist next 10,000 years, this music will still be played and loved.

Always one of my favorites

So when Rousseau tickles an organ and records it everyone’s fine with it but when I tickle organs at the hospital the security is called?

As a metal-head, this pleases me so much. Nothing more metal than the OGs like J.S. Bach

I absolutely love this piece.

Thank you for sharing this lovely composition with the You Tube World

*THIRD HAND REVEAL AT 3 MILLION SUBS*

Rumor says Bach could play this with his toes

Currently listening to this on October 1st at midnight. Fits the vibe perfectly.

Ive been working on this piece for years and im continuing to sight read and practice the latter half of the toccata for years. I hope someday i can play it this well

3:02 the moment we've all been waiting for

You know shit gets real when Rousseau grows a third arm to play a piece.

Two years old on Thursday (2.17.22). Still a beautiful classic ♥️🥰

Amazes me that these songs are reduced to dots and look so easy to play!

His other 2 hands must of fallen off, so it took him 1 month for them to grow back. Edit : Edit 2 : Edit 3 : Edit 4 : Edit 5 : Edit 6 : Edit 7 : Edit 8 : Edit 9 : Edit 10 : ah you thought I was gonna be those cringey kids.

Me: How is he supposed to play the feet part? *third hand appears* Me: oh

THANK YOU❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ this is my favorite song ever sense I was little! I’m now learning piano lessons and I wish to do such a divine song one day! I look up on you so I hope you never fail!❤️

Шикарно❤

As an organist, this is extremely cool! Consider doing the Passacaglia or the Fantasy and Fugue in G minor too!

Bach Battles: Fugue Fight (retro boss fugue playing in the background) -Rousseau, the piano mage, has turned his piano into an organ! -Oh no! His organs are multiplying! -Press A to continue! -Press F to pay respect! (this is hard af)

The pipe organ IS the King of instruments. Can make virtually any sound and can speak as long as a key is held. It is unrivaled in bass production!

Наш Гений Бах!!!🌹🌹🌹👌👌👌❤❤❤

I can easily play this. Why is everyone saying it’s so hard to play? I know my WiFi connection is not the best, but the video played just fine.

I’m obsessed with the chords at 7:46 and the ones at the very end. They give off a feeling that I never get from any other music.

As a great admirer of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, I am very grateful that you have done this, especially as it is now a wonderful model for practicing the piece myself, even though I am already at an advanced age. I wish you continued success.

The strange thing about this piece. Its like hallucinating on a drug when you listen to it. It is the only piece of music that can literally transform your emotions from dark and scary to light and happy. Its almost got hallucinagenic properties to it. It sounds so deathly dark and frightening, then goes to sound big, grand, majestic and powerful, then goes to cheerful light happy and playful. And thats what gives this piece its beauty.

This is why I believe that if classical composers of way back when were alive today they'd love heavy metal.

3:01 *Orochimaru entered the chat*

I'm impressed! Bravo!

Bravo 👏👏👏👏

this piece gives me chills every time. It's powerful, majestic, it feels ancient, yet galactic in scale. Makes me think of walking into a huge white cathedral the size of a mountain, a dusk sunlight entering it's crystallized windows, the secrets of the universe stored within its walls; this music echoing from somewhere deep within yeah, I dunno, my brain is weird

Everyone: 3rd hand comment Me: they must be new and not know about his 4th hand.

Divine music, very pleasing to the ears

The best interpretation I've ever heard

I played this to myself Now I'm a vampire

Bach: You can only play it on the Organ Rousseau: Hold my piano

Sounds great

Now, show actor James Mason as Captain Nemo. Playing this piece on his organ in the Nautalis. Musical experts examined the film footage. They declared that Mason's fingering on the keyboard was more accurate than Any other actor playing this piece. Keep in mind, Bach was a "virtuoso". Meaning that he could play more sophisticated pieces than most people. In fact, he wrote pieces so complex that only Bach, himself could play them correctly. Also keep in mind the English translation of the Italian title word "tocatta". It literally means "touch" with fingers. But, in music, it figuratively means: extra-ordinarily skillful finger manipulations.