Chopin Ballade No. 4 

Do you remember me,Traum? I asked you to play ballade no.4 in last year... You accepted my requirements, and you said that it would be played after a month... Unfortunately, after a month passed, nothing happened. So I thought you might forget it. However, I'm not actually frustrated about it, because I thought that you are busy for playing other songs which can make you forget about it! ( I also forget lots of things...hhh ) But today, you played the Chopin Ballade no.4! Whether you forget me or not, it's not that crucial point. Only the fact that you played this song is 'Meaningful'. I played this song for few years, because I play the piano without any standard educations and I didnt see any scores, just only seeing Synthesis(?) in youtube. So I asked you to play this song... hhh I live in south korea, so i'm not actually good at English. This comment is not translated... Thank you for reading my poor English. You are one of my favorite youtubers...! - a tiny subscriber -

0:37 Traum's iconic vibrato is back

Even in my dreams I don't play so well, it's just breathtaking, you made me find out this beautiful ballade by this great interpretation thank you

So good!

I was so annoyed when I saw this drop but my internet was down but here I am.... so.... yay 😀

traum, are u playing in conservatories or sth like this. Piainist like dmitry shsishkin were blown away of ur playing. I am sure

Rachmaninoff : Today is my birthday. Traum : Uploads Chopin. Great video anyway.

My favorite Ballade! I'm so happy this wasn't an april fools joke

1st april : Rachmaninoff's birthday Traum : *publish a Chopin's piece* Rachmaninoff : Am I a joke to you ? Traum : Yes, it's april fool

My man Traum is hiding something from us...... Those pinkys... How can you stretch them so far?!! 😂🤣

WOW! This piece seems a little difficult but you handled it very well! Great job 😉 👏

Wow, that's the hardest ballade from what I know. Amazing and lots of feels here!

When i saw it, i yelled "WHAT !!" So loud

Traum’s specialities : - Doing a vibrato on piano - answering only by emojis 😎

these last 4 chords...

9:12 that moment always reaches straight into my soul. What a beautiful melody

Completely unrelated to this performance but I find it so funny how Traums itunes consists of complete sets of Etudes and explicit rap singles from a decade ago.

5:30 The most mysterious moments in Chopin. So evocative of a dreamworld.

Happy birthday Rachmaninoff 🥳

Chopin’s most emotionally captivating and sublime masterpiece. Thank you Traum!

3:27 is what shredded my heart into pieces

I never click my subscription feed... Glad I did!

I love how he just randomly upload insane pieces like this

Doing all the ballades? So Impressive too! You should have a million subscribers

This video is honest, so much that Traum had to upload it on the first of april, to prove it won't be blank or a Rick Roll

This is probably one of the most gorgeous pieces of music in the world. And masterfully executed, might I add!

The transition back to the opening motif at 6:37 has got to be the most satisfying musical resolution I’ve ever heard

I was just thinking about how insane Traum’s repertoire is, and right at that moment... he uploaded this 🤯🤯

That moment is breathtaking 9:12 Chopin mixed elements from Ballade No. 2 there But I just realized that in this Ballade, Chopin also added parts from Ocean Etude, melodies similar to Fantaisie impromptu. I also recognize the left hand pattern from Nocturne No. 2 Near the ending of the piece, there is also a reference from "Double Thirds Etude" There probably are more things I'm unaware about

How tf did Chopin composed this fucking masterpiece?

best part at 9:50 no doubt, that was so beautiful

En el 11:06 chopin esta lleno de furia en su alma tiene algo que lo tiene amargo e indignado es la depresion🤩🤩🤩🥰🥵🥵🥵

This will become his most viewed video, mark my words.

I SAW THIS AND I INSTANTLY CLICKED

As a wise man once said: _woah_ You've played all the Ballades (except the 3rd) at this point! Someone argues that the 1st is the best, someone else says that the 4th is better but, personally, I love all the Ballades and I just can't pick one favorite: even the less popular has astonishing moments (think of the 2nd's Coda) By the way, here's a little anecdote: I remember when I had just started exploring Chopin's music; I randomly stepped on this Ballade (at the time I knew only the 1st) and my first thought was _woah this is actually pretty easy, I could play it!_ *Lmao*

This is one of the most epic moments in RU-vid.

This is my meme profile but I’m a piano teacher and my principal plays this piece. It reminds me of the time I got hired at the music school. I have so many obstacles and challenges in my career because I deal with different kinds of students, some are easy, some are very hard to teach. And this melody just reminds me of the time I got hired and how this melody means hope. It gives me a reminder to never give up and keep doing what I love, which is to teach music.

After hearing Rousseau play this u are still superior

That performance took me to heaven

Talking about the coda specifcally - i've listened to a lot of takes and i gotta say, i like yours by far the best. Im aware that your talking a more free, maybe not 100% text bound attempt (im not exactly familiär with the text, but from comparison with most others), maybe exaggarting the pedal bit but thats just what it takes sometime. And im not even gonna štart about voicing, dynaics etc, its unique yet extremely attracting. Thats why i like your coda here (and btw, prbly even B1 too) better even than Zimermans, im serious about that. Youve just somehow mastered this aggressive style thats necessary for these codas, in my eyes. Bravo

Legend says this is why he practiced op.25 no.6

He should’ve posted Chopin Ballade no. 5 and started the video with text saying April fools and then playing Ballade no. 4 lmao that’d have been funny

*couldn’t resist clicking when saw 4th Ballade*

Probably my most favorite piece of all time, wow this is beautiful.

9:43 to end: most intense and expresive musical coda ever created

The F-sharp at 5:02 might just be one of the greatest notes ever written in the history of music. It changes the meaning of the entire piece.

Can I just say that from 11:26-12:04 was one of the best moments of my musical life and also one of the best runs Chopin ever created 🔥 I was shaking

In Poland we says "Jebany" and it's mean a person who did something Impossible or very hard

Well..I tend to take youtube and it's 'artists' with a pinch of salt but this has changed that for me - what a performance. I 've played and known this piece all my life and this rendition is right up there imo. Real timing, poise, allowing the music to partake of it's mazurka folk breath, the passion when it arrives is a cascade of electrifying playing. the holding back on the rhythms to hold us in Chopin's emotional 'grip' is scintillating, all driven by a faultless technical ability. Really young man, an achievement you have to be immensely proud of. Well done!

April's fool: People on another RU-vid channel: Waiting 4th Ballade for 4 million subscribers Traum: Hehe!

But How can you do that!! That was sublime! Thank you soo much for one of my fav ever 🙏 There is no way you're not a concert pianist btw

*the most special Chopin piece. So long awaited by all of us* Congratulations Traum

Is there anything he can’t play?

I always feel like this ballade is a summative of the op 25 set for some reason. There's that dancy 6th parts, the thirds in the coda. The ocean-like pattern in the coda, and obviously a ton of musicality so you can take in op 25 number 7 as well.

This is easy. Hold my beer *Give my beer back*

Traum uploaded a Liszt piece on Chopin's birthday and a Chopin piece on Rachmaninoff's birthday.

I'm just worried that he will run out of classical repertoire

The performance was so perfect that I think he could play it for the next 100 years and it would hardly change.

Coda is very well played

Crazy how this was made by a human

9:00 ~ 코다 전까지 해석 독특한데 정말 좋은 듯.. 사실 발라드 4번에서 가장 아름다운 부분이라 생각하는데, 많은 피아니스트들이 너무 rush하던데 그건 좀 별로라 생각함. 이렇게 음미하듯 치는 게 훨씬 듣기 좋은 듯.

Whenever I am having a hard time I always turn to this piece to reflect my emotions. This is why it holds such a significance in my life, guiding me through all the tough challenges I have faced. And now you playing this piece, especially at this time, brings me a lot of memories and emotion and your performance of this masterpiece makes me all the most touched. Thank for this Traum ❤️

I am noooo where near your level, so I have no right to say this. But watching your hand, you look not tensed at all, that's really really good, I have been trying to get that relaxed of an hand, but when things get difficult I always tence up and some of my finger which arent playing any notes go up. I would really appreciate some advice to tacle this problem!!

HE DID IT!!! Plz do ballade 3 Traum! You're a fucking legend!🔥

I can predict the future: Traum is going to do Chopin Complete Ballades for 70K subscribers.

That intro is so gorgeous 😍😍. This has to be one of the best interpretations out there

This ballade changed everything about the romantic era until it’s end. This Ballade is the culmination of every era of classical music.

my guy casually uploads scarbo and ballade no4 like it’s a wednesday

I can say it was definitely worth the wait to hear you play the 4th ballade. I can tell your interpretation was a long time in the making, and you invested much time into what came out to be a very heartfelt performance. I've spent quite a few months with the ballade as of now and I'm still figuring out my interpretation.

Piękno muzyki Fryderyka Chopina to fenomen graniczący z cudem ❤️

10:40 *Clap clap* Oh...

At this point there is no way traum isnt a concert pianist

Where is the 3rd:(

Wonderfully played Traum! 👏👏 This is probably one of Chopin's hardest pieces, as well as the most modern sounding ones The visuals are also amazing along with the sound

헉 ㅠㅠ 감사합니다 4번 진짜 쳐주셨네요!! 역시 넘 잘치십니다👍👍

10:18 if you have good+loud enough headphones you'll actually hear him let out the pedal!

Victor, daqui a 5 anos ou não sei, volte aqui, e reflita, espero que até la você ja seja capaz de tocar essa peça ou qualquer outra que você goste. Eu no momento to apenas triste de como as coisas estão indo, eu queria muito me tornar um pianista mas eu não faço nada para alcançar esse sonho, mas espero que mude e trabalhe para conseguir o que quer, e não ficar apenas jogando ou fazendo nada, quando eu escrevi isso era 1:26 da manhã numa quinta feira e eu estou aqui refletindo, so isso mesmo. Queria deixar registrado pra mim mesmo esse comentário, se alguém estiver lendo esse comentário, pode ignorar, é algo pessoal :)

No.3: Am I a joke to you?

Why has this been copy claimed as Rousseau's performance?

it's funny how you sometimes shake your hand/hands when you play. guess it adds emotion into your playing. it looks cool though

0:36 did he just do a vibrato

I've been waiting for Traum to perform this song for so long, this just made my week!

I couldn't believe the fingering for the beginning measures in my edition was correct until I watched you play. After I watched you play the beginning measures it became easier. I guess I stopped resisting. That really says something about the brain and learning a new piece. Thank you so much for this.

아무리봐도 피아니스트일수밖에 없는 실력인데... 누군지 궁금하다

3:41 극락 시작

I have now online classes but when I saw you uploaded Chopin ballad I came immediately. Good job .

Traum, you never let us unsatisfied. On the contrary, you overflows ours feelings and make our day better. Thank you so much! This was a stupendous performance, which I will watch again. You always make the best content. I will be here with you forever. Thank you for all the meaning you bring to my life!

2:25 - 3:25 hits different

I really like that he sustains 10:13! Not many pianist do that, unfortunately so imo

The way you pulled your arm back so quickly at the end, 11:48. Ik this is a small feature and I maybe over looking it but the amount of anger that it posseses; I love it.

Hey, just came across your channel today and I came to your latest video to tell you I’m very impressed by your skills and style. Awesome content dude keep it up 👍 it’s an absolute pleasure to listen to.

A little bit of Gershwin next ?

Nice job with that insane polyrhythms at 11:28

7:02 yup this one made me cry... :(

Super! My favourite of the 4 ballades.

10:19 the calm before the storm

I must say... Yes, there is no better rendition than this one. Even tonight. Passion. From beginning to the end! This is not a nocturne at all

Damn, not a 1m special?

Fav part 9:52 - 10:13

아 진짜 황홀하다… 극락 그 자체