The MOST Beautiful & Relaxing Piano Pieces | Pianist Reacts
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4 ай бұрынIn this video I react to a video by Rousseau of the most beautiful and relaxing piano pieces.
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@hawkeye6472 3 ай бұрын
Matthew is genuinely the most underrated youtuber, all his videos are amazing ideas, helpful, and are edited really well.
@matticawood 3 ай бұрын
Thank you, I really appreciate that! 😊
@rqidzERA-xw9gp 2 ай бұрын
he's misunderstood most of the time as arrogant because he doesn't praise every pianist and actually gives his thoughts negative or positive
@tlazohtlalia 3 ай бұрын
3:30 sounds like an emotional part of a movie
@harisriram98 3 ай бұрын
Your videos are so engaging to watch, especially for a beginner pianist like me. I am literally binge watching your videos for the last few weeks. Amazing content and keep up the good work.
@RhodesyYT 3 ай бұрын
Chopins berceuse is very relaxing as well
@benjaavfx9179 3 ай бұрын
D flat major
@chloelees4472 3 ай бұрын
you make it look so easy Matt!
@ameliaventus5961 2 ай бұрын
Matthew is such a smooth teacher for an inexperience person trying to learn by ear he can really grab your attention and give you hope of excelling in your individual desire to play
@Aditya-jv9mp 3 ай бұрын
Wow I'm midway through the video and already have tips for my next playthrough. You got a subscriber!
@Phoenix21555 3 ай бұрын
fantasie impromptu is perfect for doing art
@amarug 3 ай бұрын
I agree fully with the first one, I hate it as well. But you were able to tell me why, finally it makes sense. The chord change you suggested just made it 1000x better instantly.
@cibianthellama 3 ай бұрын
I actually was surprised that there's a video about this. I listen to this video as background music
@kaikirr 3 ай бұрын
Here before this guy gets famous! Been looking at your content at sometime now and a think everyone can agree, your videos are top tier.
@DrdaantjeGaming 3 ай бұрын
i love ur content :) keep up the good work!
@facbarros2 3 ай бұрын
I play comptine and moonlight. I really really love to play them both specially Moonlight
@hermenegildopotestades8741 2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@ccmarques Ай бұрын
I just love the way you analyse a piece. Fantastic.
@matticawood Ай бұрын
Thank you! I’m glad you like my analyses 😊
@ccmarques Ай бұрын
@@matticawood you extract so much meaning from a single bar, it's amazing. I wish I could have you as my piano teacher. Keep up the great work, I can't wait for the next video! And thank you for all the work you put into each and every one of your videos.
@vickydevaney5897 3 ай бұрын
I discovered your videos last week and I've watched so many now. You're so good and your videos are so watchable! 😊
@LadanzaTube 3 ай бұрын
Yes it's a very interesting piano channel and just right combination of education entertainment covers and fun 🎹💖
@vickydevaney5897 3 ай бұрын
agreed! and I watch vidoes on this channel I didn't think I'd be interested in too
@lifsbdk7841 3 ай бұрын
As a Frenchman I can assure you that Satie’s gymnopédie does make me feel like I’m sat in a café with an éclair as well! 😆
@DeyRadiance 3 ай бұрын
Subbed. Great channel. Great content. ❤
@mumamaha123alisaari3 3 ай бұрын
Passacaglia!!!! My favourite
@ampac 3 ай бұрын
Which one? There are literally hundreds of Passacaglias. Many were composed during the 16-18th centuries, but there are plenty of later compositions. Note that Passacaglia is not the title or name of a piece but the musical form that the piece is using.
@2ky95 3 ай бұрын
@@ampac It's quite obvious he means Handel, since this entire video .. handels these kinds of mainstream/popular pieces and songs, context!!
@darkenaxe 19 күн бұрын
The Beethoven's look of judgement made me laught at 17:42 xD Very nice video as always !
@lumpichu 3 ай бұрын
My left hand is also heavy in Moonlight Sonata. Well, both hands probably, but especially the left. Part of it is that I can't play it well, but I also want the bass notes to really ring. I like to make it sound more "dramatic" than it should be.
@DoctorNerf 2 ай бұрын
One of the reasons River Flows in You is so popular is that anyone getting into Piano can learn it relatively quickly and it sounds very good for their skill level. No hate on the piece, that's why I learned it. It is easy and sounds good for someone who doesn't have much experience/skill yet.
@Thomas-jm9cg 3 ай бұрын
I was wondering if u could react to some of Matsuii. He is very under appreciated and I feel like he has some of the most relaxing and calming music that I’ve ever listened to.
@KNightshade6 2 ай бұрын
In my opinion the most beautiful song is clair de lune, specifically the one that "channel 3 KZfaq" uploaded, in my opinion the playing in that video is so good, calm yet dramatic when need be.
@justintimetoclashandbrawl3348 3 ай бұрын
Hi Matthew, can you do a video about Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 3 (Rach 3) It is a very beautifully and complex piece and I would love to hear you react to it!
@paultaylor1814 3 ай бұрын
I like to listen to the moody stuff. That is usually slow with lots of depth to it. Brahms has a lot of music like that, but most of the time you only hear about his happy, bouncy stuff. It'd be nice to see you cover some of his richer pieces. Also, I've been playing the Moonlight Sonata since the age of 14, and didn't realize there are 3 movements to it. While I am decent at playing the first movement, the one most people know, I find the 2nd movement a bit dull, but the 3rd is insane. Can you play that one? I've even seen someone arrange it for electric guitar.
@KonradSchK 3 ай бұрын
the entire album, Screws by Nils Frahm
@juniordino1559 3 ай бұрын
for the most difficult music there are some that are really hard like Mephisto or Mazeppa or even Hungarian rapsody no 6 I can't even imagine playing these pieces because it's so hard
@mustafajilanipiano 3 ай бұрын
Can you please react to Nostagia and marching season by Yanni. They have interesting time signatures throughout. Thanks
@Lovro-Music 3 ай бұрын
U deserve more subscribers!
@matticawood 3 ай бұрын
Thanks! 😊
@em8714 3 ай бұрын
There's a lot of grace notes in classical music? Ornaments are everywhere in it. Especially baroque music where it's just assumed the performer will add them. Later on they were written in like in Chopin's music, especially nocturnes imitating the italian singing style at the time which had a LOT of them. Later on again Prokofiev uses them loads in a more rhythmic style or Rachmaninoff/Scriabin using them to create wider harmonies
@matticawood 3 ай бұрын
Hey, I was particularly referring to the difference between appoggiaturas and acciaccaturas…appoggiaturas were definitely very commonly used, and in earlier music baroque/classical periods acciaccatura were definitely used but they were played slightly longer rather than “crushed” or played together releasing the grace note afterwards and in the baroque period specifically, they were used (like most decoration) at the performers discretion. Later in the romantic period when composers were being more specific in their music writing they were more commonly used in sheet music and kind of standardised so there was a much clearer distinction between how to play appoggiaturas vs acciaccaturas. Chopin, Prokofiev, Rach and Scriabin all loved a good acciaccatura as these were all Romantic and later. So essentially what I was saying is that, although the chord writing and 4-8 bar phrasing is reflective of the chord writing in the classical period, you can tell it isn’t because of the way the acciaccaturas are used 😊
@CodeineBarbarian 3 ай бұрын
I absolutely need to learn sheet after being self taught for almost 8 months, this was perfect timing for me because learning it has been on my mind. I would just like to know if it is digital or not?
@matticawood 3 ай бұрын
My Beginners Guide to Reading Sheet Music? It’s a digital download you will get a link and an email with a link to be able to download it 😊
@LadanzaTube 3 ай бұрын
My way is opposite I started playing the piano as adult (altoough I whished my whole life before) self taught too. Now about 5 years but always started with sheet music. Now I will learn more to play by ear and my own arrangements I always did but now want it to do freely by ear. To know both you really get out the best of both worlds I guess!! But still have the feeling the skill by ear is the most useful and what Im dreaming of! 🎹💖 You can put more emotions in it and doesn't stick to have sheets (even if it's just Leadsheets) for everything!
@Almighty_1 3 ай бұрын
Sheet music is too boring
@Delinatorthe-jm7qg 3 ай бұрын
Does anyone know what the song waterfall by Jon Schmidt would be rated on difficulty??
@theuzm2959 3 ай бұрын
You should react to traum piano
@BrigitteBestenbier 3 ай бұрын
🤩🤩🤩
@SlinkilyDinkily 3 ай бұрын
How does he record his keyboard's audio?
@ynopotegaming5393 3 ай бұрын
I'm french, and I'm absolutely okay with you 😂 (14:11)
@richardlam4307 3 ай бұрын
Matthew you should react to Peter Buka's songs. Very large youtuber and very skilled at the piano (some popular pieces: Coffin Dance, Dance Monkey)
@manujrajvansh2926 3 ай бұрын
Whats your pov on nuvole bianche, i think its pretty relaxing and good
@ampac 3 ай бұрын
Yes, it is pretty relaxing. And it happens to use a VI-IV-I-V chord progression , which are exactly the same chords as River Flows in You, just in a different order. And, like Yuruma’s piece the chords are repeated over and over. So, they are both nice pieces but uninteresting from a musical perspective.
@SethRadu-pm9gc 3 ай бұрын
Can you react to epilogue from lalaland
@kudyastyrae5209 3 ай бұрын
can you react to hide n seek of ethan bortnick please ? that would be interesting to have your opinion on it
@Chirst_ 3 ай бұрын
Why don't you get so much support your good❤
@matticawood 3 ай бұрын
Thank you! I think there are quite a few that support 😊
@Phaseish 3 ай бұрын
did you just make river flows in you (which i also hate / never learned) mixolydian cadence , the cowboy flows in you. What VST did you use, or is that the sounnd of this keyboard? lol your sound compared to that Ressiquo w/e it's night and day , and I have been using addictive keys for a while now. So I am curious. Also I love his chromatic mediant - from C# to A sucks music doesn't modulate at all anymore, or use diminsihed chords, the other day I was analyzing, we are the champions, the Modulation and secondary dominants, in that song is so good, Wtf happened to music man.
@matticawood 3 ай бұрын
I made it better 😂 I use Keyscape, I think all of the spectrosonics stuff is really good! I know Rick Beato talks about how music has changed a lot…but you are definitely right, popular music used to be more exploratory and creative with the chords used but they tend to play it safe now. 😊
@Phaseish 3 ай бұрын
there is a good video from vice, about the history of songs modulating its really cool! Yeah i Hate these 2, 5, 1, 6 pop songs with no dim chords at all , it pisses me off so much disrecpectful. and you did. the b7, b5 ,minor second best inttervals imo. Yeah keyscape is always the contender for pinnacle seat, thanks! and love to see how your channel has grown so much! @@matticawood
@rewind10z 3 ай бұрын
You can immediately hear an Avicii melody. Rip man
@thepianoplayer416 24 күн бұрын
Don't like to be too critical of Yiruma "River Flows in You". People listen to this piece for its simplicity than technical virtuosity like some Classical pieces. Many pieces that are composed in a simple way ('minimalist' approach with simple melodies with a few chords) with slight variations. At the end of a busy day at work we don't want to listen to a fancy Beethoven concerto vs a piece like Erik Satie "Gymnopédie 1" for relaxation. Music that are popular tend to be overplayed which is expected. "Marriage d'Amour" is a piece by Paul de Sonneville arranged by Richard Clayderman. Sometime ago a man who lost both arms in an accident played it on piano with his feet on a Chinese TV talent show. Therefore it's very popular in the Chinese community meaning many people would learn it.
@RTSmusic5040 3 ай бұрын
Yeah, this guy is too underrated...
@user-we1ki2iq9h 3 ай бұрын
Everyones ears are different its hard to say what makes something special, as we all react to certain dynamics and playing styles differently. One person might love a version of a piece the next person might find it dead. Although i know is i love your style evey piaec u played in this and especially when you elaborate on it and add, something special to my ears. So much better then Russo hands down. But thats just my opinion.
@barjee8965 3 ай бұрын
I don't know why but a lot of the grace notes in river flows in you always sound like mistakes to me XD like someone accidentally hit the adjacent key
@holdeenyo8914 3 ай бұрын
river flows in you is super basic and esy, and overplayed. But I do think it's pretty and relaxing.
@pranaykholiya2206 3 ай бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍
@pranaykholiya2206 3 ай бұрын
Ok
@Lenny3128 3 ай бұрын
Would love to See some Omegle Vidoes from you 🙏
@axelrider405 3 ай бұрын
5:40 COD ZOMBIES THEME SONG !?!?!
@ShakKy33 3 ай бұрын
how can you hate river flows in you ? btw don't forget about the patrik pietschmann idea i gave you lol
@Phoenix21555 3 ай бұрын
it repeats a lot but it's still a good piece
@katttttt 3 ай бұрын
Just heard it way to often
@ShakKy33 3 ай бұрын
@@Phoenix21555I agree
@ShakKy33 3 ай бұрын
@@kattttttyeah same I mean I don't hear it every day but there are songs that I don't like cuz I heard them many times but that was has a very great melody I'm not getting bored even tho ofc I don't hear it too much
@johnnycbad 3 ай бұрын
Same reason as why many pianists hate Einaudi I suppose. It's basic. I don't quite agree with Matt's interpretation that it's half classical and half pop though. Just because it's played on a piano doesn't make it classical. If you discard the idea that it's trying to be classical then it becomes more enjoyable.
@Almighty_1 3 ай бұрын
River flows in you is a beautiful song; it's just ridiculously overplayed, specifically by intermediate players
@gmfrunzik 3 ай бұрын
“Russo” is just crazy
@Grandtrunkboi4070 3 ай бұрын
Again. LoOoOOOOOOOOoooOooOOOOoOOoOoOong time man.
@matticawood 3 ай бұрын
Have you not been around these parts for a while? 🥸
@austinsavage4390 3 ай бұрын
I don’t think that any classical music is relaxing. Except maybe Chopin’s prelude op 28 No 16
@matticawood 3 ай бұрын
A very “chilled out” piece 😂
@justintimetoclashandbrawl3348 3 ай бұрын
Why? What about Eric Satie’s piece that one I forgot the name of
@austinsavage4390 3 ай бұрын
I can’t listen to music without thinking about its meaning. That’s all.
@hyperr7553 3 ай бұрын
Your technique upsets me ಠ╭╮ಠ
@Phaseish 3 ай бұрын
you think lol No spider fingers very flat fingersbothers you, watch Freddie Mercury play lol
@matticawood 3 ай бұрын
In what sense? The angle of the camera makes my fingers look flat because it’s facing towards the arch of my knuckles when in reality…they aren’t 😊 You can see my hand from different angles here: kzfaq.infoBZ6m2YG4JZA?si=hlIKgkaXF1TUcRb7
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