10 Piano Pieces That Should Have Been For Violin 

Turning the pianist into an accompanist on their own repertoire... That's some cold sheet

Eddy's excuse to play his fav Piece Clair De Lune.

This pianist dude looks exactly like how I imagined a person being forced into accompliment in their own repertoire would look

As a triangle player, all I can say is that all of these could sound great on triangle. These pieces transcend instruments and works on every level.

As a piano player, all I can say is that the beauty of these pieces seems to transfer to any instrument, which is what makes them such masterpieces ...

Next we need violin pieces that should’ve been for piano.

As a flute player, all I can say is that all of these could sound great on flute. These pieces transcend instruments and works on every level.

As a tuba player, all I can say is that all of these would not sound good on a tuba. Thank you.

Nobody: Liszt: Ten Violin Pieces that Should've Been for Piano

When you ask yourself: *“why is Eddy the biggest Debussy simp?”* here is why

As a pianist, this video is S A C R I L E G I O U S

Pianists: So I see you woke up and chose violence.

The sad pianist 🙂 playing for a video that titled “piano pieces that should’ve been for violin”

I don't know if it's just me, but it's funny how I think Eddy's playing is really like out there, his energy goes outwards filling the place. He's like throwing a ball at me and I better catch it because it's coming at me anyway. Brett on the opposite his energy goes inwards, it pulls you/ invites you in his private space. He's like keeping a secret place, but opens the doors just for the time of the piece. ... yeah, that's probably just me😅😂

I can just imagine Eddy shouting "CLAIR DE LUNE" as soon as they're brainstorming pieces

brett and eddy: still needing a pianist to play the pieces us pianists: look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power

This reminds me: darker, more menacing pieces like Schubert’s Erlkönig or Bach’s Toccata & Fugue sound absolutely mesmerizing on the viola, even though they were both written for keyboard instruments. Specifically the viola, more so than the violin.

Don't worry, Eddy just being jealous Debussy chose piano over violin. 🗿

as both a pianist and a violinist i’m just watching mesmerized bc these interpretations add another flavor to it… why r people salty this is great music

0:00 ~ Chopin: Nocturne Op.9, No.2 1:06 ~ Beethoven: Piano Sonata Op. 13, No. 8: "Pathetique" II (Adagio Cantabile) 2:00 ~ Debussy: Rêverie 2:46 ~ Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Var. 18 3:35 ~ Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor (K. 310) 4:06 ~ Schumann: Carnaval, 5 (Eusebius) 4:59 ~ Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen 5:35 ~ Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words Op.19, No. 1 6:20 ~ Haydn: Piano Sonata in Eb Major (Hob. XVI, 52) 7:08 ~ Debussy: Clair de Lune

That’s actually the reason they were written for piano, to make other instrumentalists jealous of piano pieces as part of a large historical conspiracy from the piano gang to dominate all!!

we all know we're just waiting for eddy's clair de lune don't deny it

This is 8 minutes of Brett and Eddy living in an imaginary world where violin is the best

Two Set finds these pieces so beautiful and inspiring that they want to play them too and wish they were part of the violin repertoire. This is a compliment to, not a competition with the piano gang.

This is what happens when you fund the arts. FUND THE ARTS.

i feel bad for the pianist, hes just like “dude wtf this is so stupid”

C’mon guys, we all know this video is just an excuse for Eddy to play Clair de Lune

Honestly, this kind of highlights one of the difficulties of piano that a lot of people take for granted: melody. Learning how to master accentuating the melody, and the other parts, as individual lines and not just chords, takes a lot of understanding of the piece and a lot of good control. And learning how to make them sound good, without having the lines standout like a sore thumb, but sing from out of the harmonies, is even more work. Especially for composers like Beethoven or Rachmaninoff. It’s something that even professional pianists, at least from amateur’s and an avid listener’s perspective, can sometimes struggle with. It’s a lot easier to bring that out with another instrument. But when it’s done well on the piano it’s just…*chefs kiss*

0:00 Chopin - Nocturne Op.9 No.2 1:07 - Beethoven - Pathetique Sonata - 2nd Movement 2:00 - Debussy - Reverie 2:47 Rachmaninoff - Variations on a Theme by Paganini - Var. 18 3:38 Mozart - Piano Sonata No.8 - 1st Movement 4:06 Schumann - Carnaval - 5. Eusebius 5:02 Grieg - Wedding Day at Troldhaugen 5:36 Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words Op.19 No.1 6:22 Haydn - Piano Sonata Hob.XVI 52 (thanks to @The Prodigy Of Prodigy!) 7:10 Debussy - Clair de Lune Hope it helps! :)

Next we need violin pieces that should’ve been for violas

As a piano player, I just couldn’t stop replaying this video! Like, some of which are just extraordinary. Violin can be so expressive!

I just love how nobody is surprised by how well they play anymore. 😆 The earlier videos always had those people saying 'I almost forgot they were actual violinists' and now nobody even dares doubt it! 👏👏👏

it’s midnight here, listening to eddy’s nocturne while it’s raining outside feels like heaven 🥰

This video is Eddy's excuse to play Debussy wearing Debussy Merch

I just simply enjoyed these guys performing. It was a pleasant change up from their regular content. I love how they are so engrossed in their work. Their faces are completely different expressions. Thanks guys! I enjoyed this greatly!

After a couple years or so I have went from appreciating classical music ,then taking the music appreciation class in college and now playing the violin. These things would not have happened without twosetviolin! Now I feel a more appreciation for pieces of music because I understand the amount of time and commitment to develop beautiful performances. Thank you for playing the violin guys! While I love to laugh at the silly content I do appreciate the serious performances too.

Get someone who loves you the way Eddy loves Claire de Lune...

Chopin and Debussy are chef's kiss on the violin

Eddy's Reverie is so beautiful. Its one of my fav Debussy pieces after Arabesque 1 :) I wish they uploaded full interpretations of these !

I like this type of episodes when you guys basically compose covers, interesting and of high artistic value

pianist be like "I'm supposed to be playing that"

Alternate title: Brett and Eddy simply starting war.

Violin has this amazing capability different from other instrument when it comes to long notes. The dynamics and vibrato in long notes are such a signature beauty of violin sound

not gonna lie, i love reverie and clair de lune the most, no matter playing on a piano, violin or harp. It's amazing how could instrument depict one piece into different feelings.

Editor San is working 40 hours a day?! Let's appreciate her for her works!

Cellist: These pieces should be played by Cello.

I think for Clair de Lune, the violin is a great accompany instrument because it adds fluidity to the sound. However, the piano by itself is still the best way to hear/play this piece, because it is such a more peaceful sound. (The violin can be calm, but will always have that passionate undertone ;) )

I love this channel. Both of you play so beautifully . I love that I get to hear and see you do what you love to do. Thank you for all you do for your viewers.

It seems that there's gonna be a conflict between piano gang and violin gang

No, Clair De Lune has to stay on piano. It’s probably the only reason Eddy even touches a piano

I'm going through a slump and listening to you guys play made me emotional. I wish I can be passionate about something, too. Thank you for the wonderful music, TwoSet.

I love these videos where Brett and Eddy actually perform, and not just play snippets of pieces of music. You can see in their eyes and in their physique just how focused they are, but also how deeply rooted they are in the music and what they're doing. Sure, they're funny guys and all; they're human and they love to laugh and roast things, but at the end of the day they are musicians who LOVE what they're doing and why they're doing it. They aren't playing because they were forced to as kids or because they make lots of money... They're playing because they like it and love it. I especially love watching Eddy's expressions. They absolutely melt my heart!

Being jealous of piano gang? Makes sense to why you never roast them Edit: This is a joke, please don't take it too seriously. I don't want people to get upset about the comments & and yes they can't carry their instrument but pls, if you want to talk about it, please keep it not-so rude!! (and yes I play genshin)

I'm just so happy that you guys are back together with your (and almost like ours) old friends!! Big respects towards Alex, the accompanist (cough cough) I mean collaborative pianist.

This is truly lovely. I so appreciate the effort that went into this video. Wonderful job ALL & props to accompanist. Thank you!!! :D

alternative title: 10 Pieces you guys should record and upload on spotfy

eddy: tell me you love debussy without telling me you love debussy

What's funny is that, in another universe, there could be a piano version of TwoSet and these pieces _were_ for violin, they would make a video about these pieces that should have been for piano.

We need a spotify list with those pieces on violin 😮

Thank you so much. Most of these pieces are some personal favorites and it's so lovely to hear the violin version of them.

Have to disagree on the 1st example. Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 was meant almost as a lullaby. It does sound lovely on a violin. However there is a more gentle and delicate quality that the piano brings to the piece that I think better suits the aim of the composition.

Everyone's talking about the Nocturne and Clair de Lune but a moment of appreciation for Rhapsody on theme of Paganini please. It was 🔥

i never really thought of the violin much before, so i just wanted to say i'm grateful to twosetviolin because this channel is the reason i now have a new-found appreciation on how beautiful of an instrument the violin is (and just classical music in general!) so yeah thank u brett and eddy !! u guys r cool : DD

While I did enjoy this, I think the flexibility a single pianist has to play with time and dynamics would take a very solid duo and a lot of practice to replicate. Although the counter argument is that now it’s a duet and shouldn’t be judged against the original! Either way, great content.

**Picks up violin to practice** Two set: **new video** Me: think I'm about to _not practice_

Oh it’s the piece Brett couldn’t sight read bass clef to save his life

This was beautiful! I enjoy videos where we can hear you play with other musicians :)

I really enjoy listening to both of you actually play. Beautiful

The Grieg piece is extra suitable for violin, due to the tradition of playing folk dances and wedding marches on violin/harding fiddles in weddings 👌🏼

Timestamps 0:00 Chopin Nocturne Op 9 No.2 1:07 Beethoven Sonata Op 8 No.13 “Pathetique”II Adagio Cantabile 2:00 Debussy Reverie 2:46 Rachmanioff Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Var 18 3:36 Mozart piano sonata No. 8 in A minor K.310 4:07 Schumann Carnaval 5 Eusebius 4:59 Grieg Wedding Day at Trolehagen 5:35 Mendelssohn Songs without Words Op 19 No.1 6:21 Haydn Piano Sonata 7:09 Debussy Clair de Lune

Nice to hear you both play your instruments. Beautiful!

It's incredible to just get to hear you two PLAY. Gorgeous.

This week TwoSet is set on reuniting with friends now that they are back in Australia and I so approve of the amazing music they are gifting us.

Nocturne wasn’t for violin because the pianist just won’t have a good time playing left hand

Really nice to see/hear you guys playing

Man you guys play so beautifully. Loved it!!

I can’t explain how Rêverie makes me feel.. either in both piano and violin, is amazing ✨😭🤍

7:15 Bretts shoulder rest drop will never disappoint us

Can we just appreciate the talent instead of arguing about how piano sounds so much better. We all know people have their own biases. But they’re creating content for us and it’s good content so why can’t we enjoy it?

As a member of piano gang I must say S A C R I L E G I O U S!!!!! All jokes aside though, those pieces sound beautiful on violin and I loved hearing your interpretations of them!!!!

in my personal unbiased opinion, and this is only a subjective view on this, debussy’s pieces sound better on the piano than the violin 🤭 there’s something about the softness of the sounds the piano makes that is needed in clair de lune and rêverie that simply cannot be replicated on string instruments! the violin, however, does express the rushing and skippy nature of the piano sonata and the wedding day at troldhaugen quite well

Not sure if I agree. Clair de Lune is falling apart a bit soundwise, it's more cohesive in the original piano version in my opinion. I'll make the playlist of the original pieces, so that you can easily listen back to back.

What amazing choices. Each piece exudes beauty. Bravo for performances.

Wow! This is my first time hearing/watching these two play violin seriously! And they're awesome! I'm mesmerized! 😍😍😍

We piano gang can do a video : "10 Violin Pieces That Should Have Been For Piano" (only 10? I thought would be 101 lol)

Really beautiful works! Thanks

Timestamps: 0:00 Nocturne Op. 9 no. 2 - Chopin (Eddy) 1:06 Piano Sonata no. 8, Op. 13 - Beethoven (Brett) 1:59 Reverie - Debussy (Eddy) 2:46 Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, var. 18 - Rachmaninoff (Brett) 3:35 Piano Sonata no. 8 in A minor - Mozart (Eddy) 4:06 Carnaval, 5. Eusebius - Schumann (Brett) 4:59 Wedding Day at Troldhaugen - Grieg (Eddy) 5:35 Songs without Words Op. 9 no. 1 - Mendelssohn (Brett) 6:20 Piano Sonata in Eb Hob. XIV, 52 - Hadyn (Brett) 7:09 Clair de Lune - Debussy (Eddy)

Have you ever heard of a pianist who needed accompanist? -no But have you ever heard of a violinist who needed accompanist (who is a pianist)? -yes

“Piano piece that should be for violin” - adds a piano along, because violin can only do so much at the same time - (Violin player myself, no hate guys 😂)

Thanks guys! You made my morning. I’m going to try some of these for oboe.

Ok but Clair de lune sounds PERFECT when played on piano with a -violin accompaniment- collaborative violinist

Can't​ imagine​ violin​ist playing​ winter wind, how​ cool​ will​ it​ be

Love your content! Thanks for doing what you do!

Chills.. literal chills. It was played so beautifully

If I didn’t know Chopin’s Nocturne in Eb was a piano piece, I would have legit thought that was how it was written.

The funny part is that you still need a collaborative piano to play them, while pianist arrange violin pieces for solo piano and make them even cooler (like Bach’s chaconne) 😅

Thank you guys, I love when you play. You filled my heart with love!💕 …and today I specially needed it.

Wedding-day at Troldhaugen, along with almost all of Grieg's pieces nearby this collection the piece ended up in, are actually deeply inspired by (or almost literally are) folk-tunes intended to be played on the double-stringed hardingfele. So they are all suited for violin, even though the sheet music will sort of mirror a "polite, quiet rich man's party with music in the background". So, good call on the bow-pressure, Eddy :D That was really neat.

Petition for eddy to play clair de lune on piano for us!

It's official: Debussy is for Eddy and Mendelssohn is for Brett 0:00 E Chopin - Nocturne Op.9 No.2 1:06 B Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13, "Pathetique", II. Adagio cantabile 2:00 E Debussy - Reverie 2:46 B Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Var. 18 3:35 E Mozart - Piano Sonata No.8 in A minor K. 310 4:06 B Schumann - Carnaval, 5. Eusebius 4:59 E Grieg - Wedding Day at Troldhaugen 5:35 B Mendelssohn - Songs without Words Op.19 No.1 6:20 B Haydn - Piano Sonata in E-flat Hob.XVI, 52 7:09 E Debussy - Clair de Lune