The Civil War - Ashokan Farewell (Piano Cover) (comp. by Jay Ungar)

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7 жыл бұрын

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/ My next recording is a very beautiful popular waltz as (later) used in the TV mini series "The Civil War". Calm and dreamy, great for the winter season. Composed by Jay Ungar.
Enjoy!

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@MrSheasworth 11 ай бұрын

If you are looking for how violinist Jay Ungar might play this on piano, this may be it. Thank you for your gift, pianomusiclovr. Understated, and outstanding.

@jdflynn55 2 ай бұрын

This was one of the songs that inspired me to pick up and learn piano as an adult. Such a beautiful arrangement. Thank you!

@emmae1257 2 жыл бұрын

My Pop Pop recently passed and many months ago he asked me to play this song on my violin at his funeral. The memorial service is this Saturday and I played along with this beautiful recording to get a feel for what it will be like with the accompanist on Saturday

@Aces77777 5 жыл бұрын

This is the best version I have heard so far

@MrGabrielcito 3 жыл бұрын

Agree

@chadtopia Жыл бұрын

Lovely rendition. So evocative and sad at the same time

@cjs7553 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. I never would have guessed that anything could come close to the original version, but this one is truly touching.

@duanetalton755 2 жыл бұрын

This is what happens when you practice. Just amazing!

@martycee 3 жыл бұрын

A wonderful example of true Americana. It never ceases to amaze me that the a species capable of creating such beauty can also be responsible for the most depraved acts of cruelty and barbarism whether in peace or war. Such a conundrum.

@conradinhawaii7856 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely lovely. I would not change a single thing. Perfect tempo and chords, and your "touch", playing it perfectly as a lament. This is just "dreamy", and I have just listened to it for the third consecutive time. Now it's time to share it with friends who also appreciate beautiful music. 😊 💖

@pianolearner7 4 жыл бұрын

Thank God for beautiful music and musicians who can interpret it like this.

@gemradiant6350 2 жыл бұрын

This version is poignant and exquisite!

@Gingerly550 7 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous piece, truly captivating performance....your gentle tempo is very reflective of dreams dashed, a simpler way of life lost, and lives sacrificed to a struggle that still resonates today with unrest and polarization. Good to hear you playing and sharing your music again. :)

@helenaville5939 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful thought-provoking comment.

@conradinhawaii7856 2 жыл бұрын

Well... except that "Ashokan Farewell" has nothing to do with contemporary world politics and, especially, absolutely Nothing to do with the American Civil War, other than that Ken Burns obtained permission from Jay to use it as recurring theme music for his 1990 PBS "Civil War" miniseries. Jay composed it in 1981, as a lament and waltz, and originally for fiddle/violin accompanied by a second fiddle and guitar, in one weekend, to express his sadness and melancholy after he and his wife, the amazingly versatile musician and singer Molly Mason, had ended their annual summer Ashokan Fiddle & Dance Camp, held in upstate New York on the shore of the Ashokan Reservoir, for another winter. I really hope that, one of these years, all of those who love this beautiful and bittersweet waltz will one day learn the true story of it's origin, rather than the popular-but-contrived story about it being some "fiddle song" that Civil War soldiers on one or both sides played in their camps. I believe that the true story is much more endearing, emotional, and lovely. 💖⚘

@Gingerly550 2 жыл бұрын

@@conradinhawaii7856 Reread the comment - I refer to the tempo and interpretation of the piece as a reflection of remembering times past. There is no concrete association with the Civil War meant.

@conradinhawaii7856 2 жыл бұрын

My reading skills are quite intact, thank you. The "interpretation" that you have mentioned is strictly your personal one, and not at all reflective of anything that Jay intended to portray. You have read Far too much into it, as have many who have commented here.

@helenaville5939 2 жыл бұрын

@@Gingerly550 Ignore the aggressive bully in our midst. The meaning of your comment was clear and valid. I agree wholeheartedly with its sentiment. Love and blessings to you from across the waves in Ireland. Xx

@ianfox8103 9 ай бұрын

No other version conveys the feel of this song as well as you.

@squillward498 3 жыл бұрын

Why did you make me cry

@yrantiquebrand 3 жыл бұрын

it’s enough to make any grown man cry. fuck

@tippiusrex863 3 жыл бұрын

What can I say? This made me weep. So much suffering went on. Black, white, North, South. God give us grace to move on to loving. Thanks

@conradinhawaii7856 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, myyyyyy... another one who believes that this waltz/lament composed in 1981 has something, anything even Remotely to do with the American civil war. Geeeez....

@cycloneranger5354 2 жыл бұрын

@@conradinhawaii7856 1982

@TisWabbitSeason 7 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite songs, it is certainly a heartrending and yet idyllic waltz that perfectly captures the Civil War and all of its attending emotion; thank you for the cover, it was terrific.

@SearchBucket2 7 жыл бұрын

Well done! Having just suffered a few covers that completely miss the point that this is a lament, at last a cover that edges a tear into your eye. A good performance is about the expression, not the technical complexity or flowery embellishments. Take a bow.

@rhondakaman4310 4 жыл бұрын

Love this piece and it was played beautifully...thank you. Made our night❤️

@andreicadena6703 4 жыл бұрын

They played that on the wake of my grandma I truly miss her

@sallystewart2026 5 жыл бұрын

This is so beautifully presented and a lovely song what a great pianist thank you , very sad too I often listen to this

@dawnmillett4875 8 ай бұрын

Sensitive performance. Thank you.

@keithblack4085 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful touch. Beautiful tempo. Thank you.

@brucesheehe6305 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect and sorrowful.

@foreverangel12 7 жыл бұрын

Love it . Thank you so much

@den2929 6 жыл бұрын

Very well done. Much more then a cover.

@wdbearfan 4 жыл бұрын

so gorgeous. thank you

@lucasblackburn3178 4 жыл бұрын

Love this! ❤️

@southernbellekari 4 жыл бұрын

I just subscribed to your channel. I am absolutely blown away..... this is how I always wanted to play. BRAVO !!!!!!!

@tsangj37 4 жыл бұрын

Perfection!

@lynseyb1 7 жыл бұрын

beautiful x

@googleisevil4531 Жыл бұрын

Lovely.

@reginamiltner7504 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@212729h 2 жыл бұрын

Dear Sarah .

@kenneth7826 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful

@cycloneranger5354 2 жыл бұрын

i love this, reminds me of beautiful studio ghibli music / joe hisaishi . enchanting

@OnlineMD 6 жыл бұрын

Superb!

@HistoricalFuturistic 6 жыл бұрын

this is the best cover of ashokan farewell on piano I've heard. Where can I find the sheet music for it?

@WillStrong7 Жыл бұрын

Dan Coates advanced piano solos

@tomlehmann5557 6 жыл бұрын

Fabulous

@ezragonzalez8936 7 жыл бұрын

lovely played fantastic tempo and feeling. . the slight hesitation in tempo makes it much more dramatic you can feel the tension.. I am learning to play it on my electric guitar it's a bit tricky to capture the feeling Ungar gives with his violin as a guitar you don't have the in between frets nauces but somehow you did it with your piano! !!

@FrankCGraves 6 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful and I think better than my piano cover. I thought I had the only one and then I found yours as a suggestion for me to listen to which I did and really enjoyed hearing another piano version. I noticed our recordings were very similar in length and tempo. It is probably one of my favorite songs ever since I heard it on the PBS documentary over 25 years ago.

@lucarobinson701 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have the sheet music for this version because I cant find it anywhere else

@pepegiuseppe2806 3 жыл бұрын

Here's a transcription that I made. Hope you like it! flat.io/score/60c782d9a2ff750012ffacf3-ashokan-farewell-piano-cover

@lucarobinson701 2 жыл бұрын

@@pepegiuseppe2806 thanks heaps ! I’ve learnt the song but only by watching what he’s been doing so this should help me improve it!!

@troutwarrior6735 2 жыл бұрын

@@lucarobinson701 Can you share it with me?

@kirk1208 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, me too lol! I've been learning another version, but I want to learn this! Sheet music or tutorial?!

@lucarobinson701 2 жыл бұрын

@@troutwarrior6735 I don’t remember if I saved it or not sorry :/ the main melody is pretty simple so I was able to learn it just by listening to the video awhile back. You could try that maybe?

@wesleycurryii3341 2 жыл бұрын

Impressive fourth finger Nick.

@NickyBendix 5 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful playing - bravo! Would you mind sharing what kind of piano VST/AU you are using for your piano sound?

@Vigi 7 жыл бұрын

This is a dope piano cover! :)

@jakebarnes7266 2 жыл бұрын

So perfectly and movingly rendered. I am staggered. Legend has that Abraham Lincoln would play this piece on the fiddle for his spouse Mary to comfort here during her bouts of depression.

@michaelshanks6932 2 жыл бұрын

"Legend" is exactly that. Jay Ungar wrote it in the 1980s.

@jakebarnes7266 Жыл бұрын

@@michaelshanks6932 Did you know that Lincoln enjoyed reading the poetry of Emily Dickinson to his boys? The poet, "the Belle of Amherst" was a welcome visitor to the White House during his administration.

@iloovefutbol 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful piano arrangement...the best I've found. I wonder if you might have sheet music for your arrangement. Playing such sad and beautiful songs somehow gives me some comfort for the loss of our son to suicide.

@pepegiuseppe2806 3 жыл бұрын

flat.io/score/60c782d9a2ff750012ffacf3-ashokan-farewell-piano-cover

@bobdylanguitar Жыл бұрын

This is incredible. Do you happen to have the sheet music?

@myboibill Ай бұрын

I have always loved this piece since I first heard it on Ken Burns Civil War. It’s music available online? If you have any information if you would reply to minute timer. Thank you so much for playing with it is so honking and well played.

@newyorker122 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful playing, you can tell that there are many additions that you made to the score by Dan Coates that enhance the overall feeling of the piece. Bravo!

@michaelkennis6097 2 жыл бұрын

So beautiful and great tempo, please, what exact digital piano is played. Thank you.

@SailingWolf47 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have an .mp3 version for sale? I know it's not much, but I'd happily contribute to your playing and to having this in my offline music collection.

@troutwarrior6735 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Do you mind if I ask what sheet music you used?

@mrsabina1228 2 жыл бұрын

I purchased the Jay Unger sheet music for this song but it is different than this version. I would like to have the sheet music for this particular version if anyone can let me know where to get it. Thanks!

@deonagrant5858 7 жыл бұрын

You're the most amazing pianonest ive ever came across on KZfaq 😭 Can you please do Agnus dei by Samuel Barber ❤

@pianomusiclovr 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, but I think Agnus Dei will not sound for piano solo only, it's a great choral piece but should stay a choral one.

@minkymalinky 6 жыл бұрын

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@GregCoxTV 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this. I have heard Ashokan Farewell before on the fiddle but I prefer the piano. Is there some way I can get permission to use your version on my KZfaq channel?

@NN-sj9fg 5 ай бұрын

I would love to have the sheet music for this version.

@PillPharmer 4 жыл бұрын

Can you please give the link to the sheet music or where to buy???

@sedimentaryducks 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible. Do you have any sheet music for this particular arrangement? I would love to play it!

@pepegiuseppe2806 3 жыл бұрын

Here's a transcription that I made. Hope you like it! flat.io/score/60c782d9a2ff750012ffacf3-ashokan-farewell-piano-cover

@RhondaChalonemusic 3 жыл бұрын

Is this arrangement in your pdf book of piano solos?

@eseelert Ай бұрын

Do you have sheets for this arr.? Thanks!

@mr.bkniss1887 Жыл бұрын

Ashokan Farewell

@cjs7553 Ай бұрын

We know. It's literally in the title.

@jonnytightlips513 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely, Haha looks like the longest keyboard in the world!!!

@rachelmeyers1416 3 жыл бұрын

Can you share the sheet music to this? So beautiful!

@pepegiuseppe2806 3 жыл бұрын

flat.io/score/60c782d9a2ff750012ffacf3-ashokan-farewell-piano-cover

@ezragonzalez8936 7 жыл бұрын

naunces I meant

@okiepita50t-town28 3 жыл бұрын

Man that was pretty funny.

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