Exciting news that has been brewing for the last few months: I'm delighted to announce that Sony Music Masterworks has made the music of my latest video, "Barbie Girl in the Style of 6 Classical Composers," available on all major streaming platforms! You can stream it on: Spotify: spotify.link/I35FbiGXEDb Other streaming platforms: SonyMasterworks.lnk.to/BarbieGirlVariationsAY

Everything about this is unreasonably good. Absolutely exceptional quality of composition and production! I’m blown away!

This was insane

Mozart is a happy little kid Beethoven is a funky goth auntie Schumann is a melanholic father Schubert is a relatively normal grandfather who enjoys walks in nature Chopin is a dramatic rebel teenager with many intrusive thoughts Ravel is a painter mother (Great video, immensely enjoyed, thank you 😊)

Great, I wished there was a part 2 with Liszt, Satie, Rachmaninoff, Händel and of course Bach! 🎵🎶

What’s amazing is that he is actually a cellist in his orchestra so imagine how good he is at that !!!

The running snarky commentary is such a great touch: it entertains while simultaneously explaining the nuances that us laypeople can vaguely perceive, but don’t actually understand. Lovely video.

A full semester course in composition delivered with grace, humor, and clarity in 6 minutes! If I were still teaching theory/comp, I would begin each semester with this video!

The talent here is incredible. It's hard to imagine how someone can extemporaneously produce such elaborate stylistic changes from a single theme like "I'm a Barbie Girl". In my opinion, pure genius.

I normally don’t like these types of videos, since most don’t really capture the styles of the composers they claim to be imitating - but this is fantastic! Especially impressed that you didn’t make Mozart sound like his simplest, least interesting pieces composed for beginners (like most of these types of videos do)!

As a fellow pianist here your annotations literally made me CACKLE 😂😂😂😂🤣 I was so entranced by the actual compositions at first that I didn’t notice. Then had to go back to rewatch to experience the humor 🤣 thank you for such a great laugh!! I’m so happy to have found your channel

Impressive understanding of what gave those composers their special character! Fun fact: what this musician is doing is precisely what many of the great composers did in their time: take a simple "folk" or "popular" melody if the time and use as a theme or motif to expand and vary upon... Only this time the popular melody "I am a barbie girl".

Josep: Fantastic. I'm a concert pianist myself and this was perfectly executed and composed on the Barbie theme. Also great lecture into the styles of the composers picked. Very entertaining.

You literally did everything correct for the perfect video right now. You found a current trend, applied lots of but not overwhelmingly much theory in it and made it sound enjoyable as well as relatable for anyone who is at least a little into classical music. You also chose 6 composers everyone has heard of and listened to and especially the twist at the end rounded the video off perfectly. 10/10

The level of: 1) ASSIMILATED musical culture 2) creativity 3) pianistic mastery required to produce such a masterpiece is OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD!!! And I also looove the added analytic comments into the video!

So this popped up in my feed and i thought, "Oh, this'll be cute". Yeah, right. This was the most incredible thing I've seen/heard in ages! Just absolutely brilliant musically and the fact that your ongoing commentary shows that your sense of humor is at the same level as your musicianship and creativity is just glorious!

this guys just nails the styles so well. The Beethoven commentary was so good

Such a talent. This person not only has the ability to generate music with such a deep understanding and grasp of the unique characters of the composer he is emulating allowing him to integrate it with a famous, modern melody, but also has the technical ability to perform it on the keyboard. This is what I aspire to be able to do. I find it to be a shame such people do not get nearly as much recognition as they deserve probably because such things are not as palatable to the majority of people.

Not only is this a fun take on a modern pop song, but your understanding and your explanation of the different characteristics unique to each composer is also really interesting. When you hear it then you can understand how you identify but also what the differences are that you hear in each unique composer.

One of those rare videos that deserves all the attention it got/is getting

Thanks for this excellent video. I hardly ever use superlatives as very few things in life are actually ever amazing or brilliant. But this is both. This is a masterpiece at every level! So clever - so well composed and performed. Love it.

bro is a genius

Ohhh wow this amazing!!! And thanks for the shoutout, very flattered 😅 and obviously thanks for watching my videos through the years ❤

I love that you explain the elements of style for each composer. I like seeing why this sounds like bach and so on. Very well done.

The AI set is mind-blowing 🤯 It also explains my listening preference... Mozart for working, Ravel for dancing in my living room like a clumsy ballerina, Chopin for driving... thanks for this! It was a feast for my ears 🥰

Brilliant! Not only do you convincingly mimic their styles, you also identify the characteristics of each in spot-on snarky remarks! And you play beautifully. Bravo, and thanks!

I was expecting either Brahms, Liszt, or good ol' Rach at the end, but Ravel was a marvelous choice. Exquisitely thought out and performed, by the way. Every style was on point, but the Schumann was on another level! Bravo!

The level of mastery this guy has of the piano is insane! Variations of the same song, all vastly different, and great captions to boot.

This was a music theory tour-de-force! Loved all the annotations!

The never-ending modulation for Beethoven was PERFECT! 🤣 BRAVO!

I think the Beethoven interpretation is superbly suitable in convincing your little girl that "I'm a Barbie girl" was actually written by Beethoven. And then convincing her she should take piano lessons.

The captions are making roll in laughter, as a classical pianist myself. Very brilliant!

Incredible! I learned so much from this. You really help to identity what characteristics these composers used to make them unique. And the Barbie girl melody was a nice and simple vehicle to help keep the focus throughout. And the AI reveal at the end. So cool! Blown away. You’re a master at piano and this was a beautifully made video.

This was an EDUCATION! I learned more music theory in 5 mins than I did in 3 years of private piano lessons as a kid. Outstanding video. You are a great teacher.

It’s the written commentary throughout that brings the joy along with the virtuosity. “Unending modulation” and “incoming tendinitis” cracked me up. Brilliant on every level.

haha that was incredible, thank you for the smiles!

Just... WOW. Everything is brilliant: the idea, the music, the playing, the graphics, the pedagogy... Well done!

Wait a min... This guy is a legend!!! The arrangement was already incredibly impressive, plus the fact that he animated all those little text and notes detail by himself, and the imagination of the shots that was preplanned to be generated by AI. Not to count the fact that he uploaded this so fast after the Barbie girl was released. I would imagine a video with this kind of quality to be made in a month, not days. Respect man...

I'm usually skeptical of these sorts of videos because they tend to be not very good but holy SHIT am I glad I watched this. you are absolutely fantastic, these pastiches are on POINT, and the way you write (and play) is also artful in and of itself. obsessed

This was beautiful, hilarious and ingenious! Thank you for this delightful surprise!

I'm beyond blown away... "blown away" is an understatement. Absolutely amazing. The amount of work you put into composing AND THEN practicing what you made!!?? ... it shows. Absolutely wild!!!

Masterpiece. Years of study summarized in six minutes of elegant irony. We want it more, for example Morricone remade by Bach or Metallica interpreted by Chopin.

As a 62 year old classical music lover and a lifetime Barbie fan, this was absolutely magical!!! Ty so much!

What an excellent pedagogical exercise for grad school students! It shows they understand each composer's style and contributions to music. Absolutely brilliant!

This is musically hilarious xD. Your work is fricking amazing man! Like literally, your skill is off the frickin charts! The composition(the reimagination and the original bits) and the playing is magnificent, you are truly talented🤩

This is absolutely insane. From the deep understanding of composer characteristics to the wild editing and the beautiful playing and recording, everything about this video is perfection. I can't believe you only have 10k subscribers. You deserve so much more attention.

You're a classic man in a plastic world. And your playing is fantastic.

Wow. This might be the best musical video I've seen for years. You've clearly studied and understood the compositional styles of these 6 composers to a high degree! I particularly enjoyed the Ravel one, with the reference to Scarbo at the end. Please make more videos like this!

Absolutely magnificent, one of the best performances I have heard, combines not only expertise in piano and in the styles of all the musicians involved, but also a very fine humour with much good taste, which is rather uncommon. Congratulations.

Absolutely excellent ! Now we can't wait for "in the style of Satie, Debussy, Scriabine, Liszt, Albeniz, and Rachmaninoff" ! 😂

That pianistic multitasking in Chopin part is magical, that’s probably why I find Chopin arrangements really fascinating and grande 👏🏼

this was the best six and a half minutes i spent on youtube. and every video from now on will suck because nothing could top what you just did there. i swear when the video was done i stood up and applauded to my tv. hope to see more of these in style videos in the future

I have no words. I do not know how to express how im feeling and it got worse after the Chopin multitasking cos it became relatable. This is beyond amazing.

Incredible! The shade thrown on Chopin was hilarious. The Ravel iteration was truly beautiful.

This has got to be one of the best videos of the year! The on-screen text commentary really helps highlight all the inventive ways you have adapted the Barbie Girl song to each composer's style. It also really shows how deeply familiar you are with their work and musical idiosyncrasies. It's clear that you've devoted a lot of time and effort to studying classical music, in addition to building your skills on the instruments themselves!

I remember that song back when it was first released. I cringed listening to it back then and had ever since. Never ever did I think anyone could give the piece any value at all. This wasnt just next level, but so many levels above that. I now have an appreciation for this music. That performance had me captivated from start to finsh; I wanted more! Well done and thank you for sharing with us all.

wow, brilliant arrangement, brilliant playing, brilliant production

Excuse me, but who are you? And why is this so good?! Excellent writing, playing, recording, and commentary!

Really had me at "flamboyant modulation that goes nowhere" ^^

Fun meme premise, careful and thoughtful composition, and utterly flawless captioning. This was a joy to watch.

Just amazing!!! Great show-off of the great ones 😎🫶👽🙏🇩🇪

This is SO BIZARRELY GOOD it's scary. Congratulations, my man. This is legendary.

I don’t have the ability to articulate how impressive this is - so I’ll simply say thank you.

You, sir, are a fantastic human being, a genius of tremendous proportions. Thank you for perfectly demonstrating the inherent fun of classical music. Your brilliance delights us all.

Description of his channel: "...I do also play the piano a bit..." 🤪🥰 Cool description, unbelievable and a surprise to listen to...👍🏼🎹🙌

always love when composer renditions are done this way as if the composer wrote barbie themselves... it isn't just the theme slapped onto a popular piece

All of your interpretations are spot on! I could hear each composer's signature in each style change. My personal favorites were Beethoven and Ravel. Super impressed with your arranging skills. You took a simple song from the 1990s and created six individual masterpieces. Loved it!

this is so much fun! All the commentary with musical terms and observations just makes this extra delightful. You, sir, have an amazing talent.

This is absolutely mind-blowing! I would have given this video a 1000 thumbs up instead of just one if that was possible. Everything about this video is just perfect 😍 I had a sudden flashback of my childhood piano lessons. Those Chopin's right-hand show-offs made me cry sometimes :)

I really loved Mozart's variation, it really sounds like something he woul'dve written!

Your Schuman's adaptation for this song was probably closer to him than if he played himself. Outstanding performances!

The captions are gold!

Sense of humor paired with pianistic virtuosity? What an exquisite and uncommon blend!

This is INCREDIBLE. Your composition and performance (and editing) skills are off the charts.

I fully expected a mashup of Barbie Girl with Rondo Alla Turca and Moonlight mvt. 1, which is what these sorts of videos usually do, and instead got actual variations on the theme of Barbie Girl in the style of different composers, as advertised. Well done.

Какой подарок под елочкой! Огромное спасибо! Бетховен, как живой! Все остальное тоже сделано вкусно, но эти вариации - полный улет! Меня очень изумило само качество видео. Полноценный шедевр от перфекциониста, еще и сделано все одним человеком! И юмор (сценарий), анимация, очень достойная картинка, скромный ракурс (т.е руки, а не все остальное), еще и локация? опять же придумка с залом. Оскар! Буду ждать когда автор на "Шнитке замахнется".

This is definitly one of the best videos on youtube

I love that you didn't just play it but also explained all the motives and what you were actually doing. Was really helpful to understand each famous composer! Congratulations!

Best version of "I'm A Barbie Girl" I've ever heard. Well done.

Absolutely brilliant... I love admiring musicians like you "Pep". 👏👏👏😎

I've never seen a more perfect interpretation of classical musicians based on a contemporary tune. Also very entertaining

The Ravel was amazing! I can't express into words how much I loved the reference to the Rigaudon at 5:19 (which is one of the most beautiful passages of the movement and a personal favourite), and you captured the tenderness of much of his music in the "cute music box character" passage, previous to the one I pointed. It reminded me the beginning of the 4th movement of his trio and the celesta on both the aria of 'la tasse' in "l'Enfant et les sortilèges" and the very blatant music box moment in the introduction of "L'Heure Espagnole" in character. Great work, and thank you for sharing!

Not only is this fun, but gets you more familiar with the various STYLES of the composers - what elements make their music THEIRS. As a casual listener of classical music, you get used to particular PIECES, and can often recognize unfamiliar compositions of certain composers, but maybe can't say WHY you know who wrote it. I'd love to see more - Debussy maybe, Liszt, and not sure if it would lend itself to Baroque composers, but those could be fun as well.

Oh my You are a triple genius!! Bravo ! I am grateful Thank you for creating and posting !

I rarely comment but I enjoyed every aspect of this video. The animation, the witty remarks, and of course the music and performance. I used to play and listen to each one of them (except Ravel) many many years ago when I was a kid and so I immediately recognized all the quirks (?) these composers have even though I never really studied them in depth in terms of music theory. Thanks a lot for this video!

I love that you added the lyrics, it really helps to follow the song and see how you held onto the essence of the original. Also that Schubert really grew on me in that second half, ngl.

This is simply a masterclass for all aspirant composers (and arrangers) on how to grab a relatively simple melody and explore parallel universes on variations, voicings, rhythms, harmonies, etc., with it!!

This young pianist demonstrates to know great classic authors and to "joke" playing this piece at their own way. FANTASTIC👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Now this video has various "levels" of hearing! It's deep, all the details are there. This is a challenge even for classical pianists, and how classical piano should be taught actually, enabling composition instead of mere "copy-paste-play".🐈beautiful

This is unironically way better than the original. You also really nailed the styles in my opinion.

I'm a sucker for variations like this; you've delivered in this video and more! Also, the analysis captions and production value have gotten better again, somehow. Crazy how you do it all yourself. Keep it up! I bet I'll lose count of how many times I rewatch this in the next few days

This is the best thing I have seen on youtube EVER. Hysterical and also beautifully done musically.

I am quite impressed! Brilliant interpretation on all 6! I'd love to hear Schumann's style for the full piece...

If all the composers themselves heard this, i bet they'd be flattered and love it tremendously!

This video is also a quiz! Can you name all the quotes from some of the most well known works by these six composers? Find the solution below, and let's see if you can discover even more of them! . . . . . . . . *Mozart* [0:14] String Quartet No. 21 in D major, “Prussian”, K. 575, 1. Allegretto or [0:14] Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K. 488 [0:29] Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 / 300i, 3. Alla turca [0:44] Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545, 1. Allegro *Beethoven* [1:06] Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, “Pathétique”, Op. 13, 1. Allegro di molto e con brio [1:16] Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20, Trio section of 5. Scherzo: Allegro molto e vivace *Schumann* [1:33] String Quartet No.3, Op.41 No.3, 2. Assai agitato [1:56] Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129, 2. Langsam *Schubert* [2:35] “Die schöne Müllerin”, Op. 25, D. 795 [2:57] String Quartet No. 15 in G major, D. 887, Tremolo sections of 1. Allegro molto moderato *Chopin* [3:43] Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2 *Ravel* ( [5:02] Actually something by Claude Debussy: “Suite bergamasque”, L. 75, left hand motion from 4. Passepied) [5:19] “Le Tombeau de Couperin”, 4. Rigaudon [5:42] “Gaspard de la Nuit”, M. 55, very end of 3. Scarbo

Being so talented and so good-looking at the same time is unfair!

The level of clever in this video is off the charts. Bravo.

This is nuts. As a daughter and granddaughter of classical pianists, thank you for making my inner child both giggle and feel very very safe!

Dude is a cellist and can play the piano on such a high level? That's insane! On top of the that, you did the entire production of this video....damn! You are super talented and I hope your channel keeps growing. Since you're into film production and AI, how about filming yourself playing both parts of a work for Cello and Piano and then making it look like it was done simultaneously?

Thanks "Chopin" for the left hand commentary and giving me ideas on how to use a 7b9 chord.