Chopin - Etude Op. 10 No. 3 (Tristesse) 

Chopin's Etude Op. 10 No. 3. Often given the nickname "Tristesse", which translates to "sadness". Do you think it's an appropriate nickname for the piece? Chopin himself never gave his works nicknames, the emotion he conveyed through the music itself says all that needs to be said. Sometimes the nickname "L'Adieu" (farewell) is used for this Etude, and I feel like a farewell describes the melancholic, but hopeful nature of this piece more. Have a beautiful Thursday ♥

This is actually one of my favorites by Chopin. There's just something... can't really describe that feeling.

"An old friend once told me something that gave me great comfort. Something he read. He said Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin never died. They simply became music."

I personally think this is the closest thing to Chopin's take on love. The piece starts with exquisite beauty and romance, not yet passionate but more of a quiet marvel, as if approaching her from afar. At 1:04, it finally happens, we finally meet the heroine and the heart swells and accelerates with joy. This is then followed by a melody of the utmost tenderness at 1:19. Love has become something cherished and precious. Then the passion follows at 1:37. It starts with utter joy but something starts to go wrong at 1:46. A brief reprieve at 1:55, but it finally devolves into downright anger at 2:00. You can hear attempts at controlling the temper at 2:05 but he finally loses control at 2:11. Rage, pain and perhaps a tinge of jealousy was rampant in the next section. Until he finally quiets down again. And the third part which is a repetition of the first becomes more of a reverie of the happy times. A catharsis in a sense. It's almost like Chopin wrote a whole romantic novel with this 5 minute piece. I don't think "sadness" captures the piece very well. There is sadness and a sense of loss for sure, but it contains so much more: beauty and romance, joy, passion, longing, as well as pain and anger and frustration. Knowing Chopin's troubled love life, I would venture a guess that the piece was highly personal for Chopin. Perhaps he had one of his youthful but brief love affairs in mind as he composed it. And maybe that is why Chopin ranked this piece as his favorite.

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Chopin himself said that this was the best melody he ever made.

I've always enjoyed Chopin, but I never really understood his music, until yesterday when I lost my dog. And then Chopin's music came to mind-- this man knew melancholy, sadness, hopefulness, despair. Nothing i do or say manages to convey how horribly destroyed I feel when my dog died, except Chopin. This song reminds me of all the times we had together, me thinking of how he used to look so silly doing things, and then the melancholic feeling of realising he's not at my feet anymore. But then hope springs to me when i think of how he's quietly at peace now, and we'll see each other again.

That build-up from 3:36 to 3:50 gets me every time. It’s like the very moment you leave someone or someplace you love, staring back as you move away, until you turn the corner and you can’t see it anymore.

I can’t stop shedding tears. This ever-so distant feeling... it’s far more than what emotions alone are capable of allowing any human entity to experience. It feels so inhuman, but maybe that’s because it’s more human than anything I’ve ever felt. As I was a young child, classical music was always playing throughout the out family’s household. Needless to say, there were classics bedtime CDs/DVDs that my mother would play for me on a consistent basis. A part of this piece’s melody became instantly recognizable to me through feeling- a feeling I’ve gotten before; a feeling I’ve gotten whilst re-discovering pieces included in the CDs/DVDs that were played to me. Re-discovering this piece has lead me to shedding tears for the first time in a long time. This feeling, to me, is more sacred than words can convey, and I wish to share this feeling with others. This is what it is truly like to feel. This is what it is truly like.

My grandma used to play this every single day, she struggled at the hard parts but it brings back so many memories!

Sir Fryderyk Chopin is the pride of Poland! The whole country is very proud of him! 🇵🇱

I like this piece. It is called "Sadness" and I think the nickname is fitting. It starts out gentle and calm, like you are processing the situation; the it gets confusing and frantic as you feel confused and question why this is all happening. Then it all calms down, and gives you this sense that it will be okay, you're going to make it through this, even if it may not be clear, you're going to come through and be whole again.

Chopin used to truly frustrate me with this piece by creating such a beautiful buildup and not slowing down, not stopping, continuing the melody, keeping the momentum, I now realize he wrote this like poetry, for his pain does not stop even when it hurts more than it ever will again.

Thanks Rousseau for always making my Mondays better!

The build-up beginning at 1:06 is my favourite moment in all of music, sincerely. Thank you for sharing!

Il y a 57 ans javais un petit piano en bois qui jouait cette musique, je ne l'ai jamais oublié, c'était magnifique. J'adore.

I think that this piece is about life itself. It begins with simplicity. A gentle wonder of the world we all share while we are first born. Slowly, life becomes more complex and is like a roller coaster of emotion and excitement. Then as our life comes to a close, it ends just the same as it began with a gentle simplicity.

This is my favorite etude. The slowest A section is one is perhaps the most difficult to play. You can tell that Chopin was hearing a lot of beethoven when he wrote this one. Specifically the 2nd movement of the Pathetique Sonata.

Thank you for this. When my mom passed away from cancer when I was 20, this was the song that oddly helped me through. I’d never heard the nickname of “Farewell” given to it, though I feel it is apt. Thank you, again. You played it exactly as I’d hoped.

Lmao this got uploaded while I was playing the same piece . . . . The notification sound woke me up

This musician undoubtedly left an indelible mark on jazz. This particular composition is a standout, distinct from anything created at the time or earlier. The harmonic structure exudes a quintessential jazz feel. At 1:04, there's a flurry of complex chords, including dominant 9th and 13th, augmented, major 7th and 9th, minor 9th and minor 7th with sharpened 5th, a dominant 7 with a flattened 5th and dominant 9#5 chord, all packed into just 20 seconds. Even at 2:48, the section retains its unmistakable jazz character.

When I hear this music, when I feel every note of this score, even with three different performers, what I feel emanating from this score is not sadness. It is close but yet so far away, I feel like remorse or rather regret. It alternates between regret and nostalgia. Remembering the past is sometimes painful and can make us cry but makes us move forward. This is what Chopin's Etude op.10 n° 3 makes me feel each time.

As well as the name "Tristesse" he expresses his sad feelings very well. I was so moved that I listened to it well. Bravo Rousseau!

An amazing piece that closed out both Fullmetal Alchemist then Futurama. And both times it was beautiful

This was playing at my nan’s funeral because this was her favourite piece She was 92 Nanny I miss you so much She died on Easter Friday last year This piece means so much to me Edit: can you play prelude raindrop by Chopin

What is your favorite piece by Chopin?

As a painter of portraits, I listen to classical music to help me feel my emotions as I’m creating. Hopefully to translate onto the canvas. I’m going to have this profoundly beautiful piece on repeat. It make my heart swell.

To me, this is a song about finding beauty in life, through both pleasure and sadness. That there will be good times and bad, but the bad are not to be cast off. Instead, we learn and grow from the pain and are stronger and better off for it. And through it all, life is a beautiful thing. I absolutely adore this piece.

My Dad was a classically trained pianist. This is my favorite piece he played. Tristesse means sadness? That’s fitting. He passed away November 6, 2022, but it also brings me joy that he lives on in the music he played.

This piece really makes me feel some type of way. A combination of nostalgia; looking back fondly on old times, and the melancholy realization that you can never relive the past .Those good times have passed through the event horizon, and only the memories remain.

Rousseau Fans: Is it HR2? What?!Only a Chopin Etude?! You kidding?!?! All jokes aside this is a beautiful Etude and a brilliant performance!

The french are here and are listening To you. It's good to see that you don't just play notes, you play music, and a very good music, thank you ! Kiss from France!

I can't stop listening this great performance. Chopin would be proud ,...

The first 1:36 mins (and the closing part) of this piece gives me feelings I didn’t know I could have

Fascinating how even the saddest Chopin pieces never end on a sad note. I guess he was a pretty resilient guy... 🌹❤️🎹

This piece holds so many memories to me. It reminds me of winter of last year. Now that time is nearing close again I come back to this piece. It brings me a sense of reassurance. That everything will be warm, secure, and safe. That the chills of winter will never penetrate my soul. How, no matter bad my anxiety or doubts may get, that Christmas will return. And so will the warmth of this pieces memories it holds with me. I shall be forever grateful to Chopin.

I can’t help but to be amazed by how easy he makes the pieces look, he shows no struggle in any piece, Rousseau is truly one of the best pianist in RU-vid

Finally a piece that i can learn quickly *Reaches **1:45* Oh goddammit

I have been working on 2:33-2:45 for several weeks now and it has been the hardest passage of music I have had to learn so far in my life! I just can’t get it right .

I think a proper nickname for this song is “Love’s Journey” it describes love. Sweet, but bitter. Happy but sad. Like dark chocolate, this piece combines the 2 in perfect harmony. That’s what makes it so special.

Hey Rousseau, idk if u are going to se this, but i just want to thank u. For making these videos and inspiring me to play the piano. You were one of the main reasons i started playng and i which to become good one day, and maybe as good as you. Keep uploading

Who but Chopin could write music that is so warm and tender, yet so cold and wistful, and somehow still fiery and passionate? Beautifully played too.

So the other day I was listening to a Chopin playlist while doing some work and this little tune came on. It was fairly innocuous, a nice little etude, but then came the part around 1:18 after the big swell, those few seconds of tender notes, and I had to stop whatever I was doing and just... feel. For the past few days I've listened to just that part and cried occasionally. I don't know what it is about it, but it just brings to my mind so many bittersweet memories and touches a certain part of my soul unreachable by words (and this is coming from an amateur poet). This right here is the thing that, in my opinion, classical music has on most other music, those moments where it touches some indescribable depth within us and, for a short whole at least, takes us beyond space and time into the eternal and infinite.

I always come to this when I need to cry, today it's a break up but I can't let out the tears without this piece, in the past it's been different but I suppose the path to happiness isn't an easy one

This performance does this piece incredible justice. I think it's the best I've heard on RU-vid thus far. Rousseau, you are a remarkable pianist! Very well done, because even the FF's sound beautiful and perfectly melodic when you play. Amazing! Um um um.

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When he died at the young age of 39, imagine how many treasured tunes the world has lost had he been given the chance to live the second half of his life.

I love your choice of tempo. Pianists often play this piece too fast. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Same goes for the Berceruse.

I think a songwriter wrote lyrics to this piece. ( "No Other Love"). Another set of lyrics " 'till the end of time" were written for the main theme of the Polonaise in A flat. You know your music is good when people are writing romantic songs around them!

I had a stressful day and I came across this. Even though I haven't watched even half of it, I know it's going to help.

I cried while listening to this. I remembered my dog, Rocky, who died about 2 years ago. It reminded me of him, and it made me cry. Very well played, Rosseau!

Ahh.. finally, MY FAVORITE ETUDE! I've been waiting this for long time sooooo beautiful❤

Was on my old Yamaha keyboard, absolute beautiful song. Obviously the massive buildup at 1:11-1:16 is great, but also the progression at 1:22-1:26 is just gut wrenching

My favorite piece ever written, and the last one I ever performed in college. A lot of my life is tied up in this one. What a wonderful surprise, Rousseau!

HOLY SH*T he listened. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE YOU❤️❤️❤️

That melody at the end of this etude gives me a feeling I can't describe. There are very few melodies that get me like this one, it is pure, so sweet, beautiful and at the same time so sad that it makes me wanna cry all the way. I guess I associate this melody with some kind of nostalgia, loss and the feeling you get when you want something that is not achievable for you... I told you I can't explain, it's almost as if Chopin knows you better than you yourself and makes you experiencing memories and emotions you didn't even know you can feel. It is a ride of sadness and hope...💔

Who loves piano and adores the beauty of the instrument? So smooth and wonderful

una musica che tocca il cuore creando emozione elevata

Isn't it amazing how music can express so much emotion in it? Sadness is a great way to describe this song. It used to make me cry just hearing it. Chopin is a genius and it's a shame that he left this world.

Is Chopin the greatest composer of all time? - this is a question I struggle with constantly; Stravinsky, Beethoven, Bach, yet none of these really send me to a world of tears like Chopin does....

Every piece of Chopin is a gift from heaven

Rousseaus performance is truly amazing. No other pianist makes me feel this piece as much. This is one of the few pieces or songs, that I love so much that I dont want to stop listening to it. Ive been thinking about learning to play the piano, so that I can carry this piece with me at all times.

Thank you FUTURAMA for letting me know about this master piece.

This piece always brings a tears to my eyes. Just beautiful! It reminds me of the beauty and the sadness of life. God Bless us all!

A few weeks ago, my wife and I were staying with my in-laws, along with two of my MIL’s singing students, who were a couple. My FIL is a pianist, and as we sat drinking, talking and listening to him play this beautiful piece, one of my MIL’s students (the husband) just can’t contain himself anymore - first he wiped away a single tear, then he put his head in his hands and just burst into floods of tears. Music has such emotional power. It’s an incredible and beautiful thing.

this piece goes thru all the stages of grief in 3-4 minutes

I feel like an harmony between my tears and my heart pounding ✨

2:32 I like how both hands are in different positions....it just makes it sound(and look) more uncanny and at the same time beautiful

Ah, 1832.The good old days.

It is said that this song was made as a farewell to a woman that Chopin was secretly in love with.

As a very young child, I heard this melody from a very old musical jewellery box. I loved it so much i overwound the mechanism! Sadly at the time no one knew the name of this beautiful melancholy tune. Finally I’ve found it. Chopin & Rousseau thank you! 🙏

My first time hearing this It took my breath away. Simply Beautiful.

i was searching for this etude for soooo fucking long although its actually a popular one and now im in tears of both joy and sadness cuz this be hittin differently

My favorite Chopin’s etude, the expressive opening passage, the inner playing, climax and anti-climax, return to opening passage, coda. Relieving. Chopin made everything neat and clean.

ROY MUSTANG!!!! *cries uncontrollably*

2:11 - 2:48 Chopin sure was on some pill composing THAT

I have a music box that I got from my great grandmother after she passed away , and this is just making me cry because I’ve always been a shy kid and never really talked to her when I had the chance to . When she passes , I broke into tears , I was only 8 but I still remember that pain . I always open her music box to listen to the music box every time I feel lost . It always makes me cry but it’s not in a bad way.

How could some one dislike this.

One of my favorite's of Chopin. One of the most beautiful melodies I've ever heard.

This visualization is just the utter evidence of why we need 60+ FPS on video. Life just happens faster than 30 FPS, it always did, ALWAYS, no matter how many centuries you go back to. This composition from Chopin? Just utterly heart wrenching. I wish I was born like 100y prior and be listening to this for the first time.

Rousseau I want to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you. This is one of my favorite pieces ever by Chopin and it was played on my birthday by my favorite piano channel?! I was not really gonna do alot all day because I don't really want to do anything special for my birthday because I'm just a kid who wants to go to school and enjoy life, and not spend my parents money for anything stupid I will forget in a month. Thanks for giving me a present that I didn't know i wanted but needed you truly are the best.

I hate this piece. I hate it but I love it. It may seem quite easy but believe me, it isn't. I have managed to perform pieces like the moonlight sonata, fantaisie impromptu and winter wind but this one has frustrated me mainly because the chords in 2:32 make like zero sense and still when performed they unravel a melody that somehow does make sense. Chopin is merciless...

Love piano songs of Chopin. Passion, sadness, glory, energy, and love are soaked in melisma.

I really don't understand how something so beautiful can be real. God is wonderful.

If I could only hear one piece of music for the piano for the rest of my life, this would be it. Painfully beautiful, and especially your rendition. Bravo!

One of my very favorite pieces of music ever heard. So much emotion is exuded.

the boy i’m in love with just told me he loves this song... i know what song i’m learning next !!!

I was so stressed today, because of many negative things. But hearing you playing this beautiful Chopin's etude make all those problems just a secondary thing, and all the frustration has disappeared. Thank you for upload this. P.d.: It’s curious, the etude is called "Tristesse" but this make me feel in peace and free at the same time.

this piece is masterfully poetic and demonstrates ABA poetic format perfectly. it's also so emotional and just makes you want to cry. Chopin really nailed it here.

1:17 is just pure beauty

Tristesse (sadness) is the perfect name for this piece. It has an odd tone that makes it understanding but almost erratic and unpredictable. The whole piece is also the journey for feeling sad. The first part is the realization of the event (that makes one sad), then the middle with shows conflicted emotions, anger and this foreign feeling of disgust, resentment. The end is, well, the end. The feeling of understanding and feeling that it is in the past and gone, allows one to move on in a clear emotion of *sadness*. What have I done, I have spent way to much time thinking about this. I thank you if you read this far anyways.

So, ice listened to this piece about 5 times within the last hour. It's just so beautiful and heart wrenching.

Arcydzieło, rewelacja ! Chopinie, geniuszu ❤️

To think that this piece was composed in 1832, it's astounding.

Classical music is one of the greatest wonders ever invented by man ...

I find 2:48 really underrated. One of the best parts for sure

How about Etude Op.25 Nr.5 - Chopin? I'd like to hear that from a pro!

The intro for this etude was featured in an Ultraman show I watched when I was younger, I didn't know what song it was but it was captivating. Listening to this now is like being hit by a truck of nostalgia

Chopping onions: 🥲😢😥😰 Chopin onions: 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

This is so beautiful that i cried during listening...... Mr Chopin i love you man.....