If Classical Composers Wrote Happy Birthday 

Paganini's version would literally just destroy the birthday celebrant's self esteem

Brett's perfect pizz flex in the Paganini version was so perfect

Paganini is everyone in the group project when the teacher tells you you're being graded individually

I think we all smiled when perfect pizz boy did the perfect pizz

Idk which is the bigger flex: the compositions, the playing, or the fact that this was one take

Paganini’s happy birthdays is the way to destroy someone’s self esteem on their birthday

We need more of Brett's serious playing.

You can tell how Brett and Eddy have different ideas on how to give each other present for their birthday.

Eddy: gives brett a viola Brett: plays Happy Birthday 7 times leaving Eddys favorite composer for the finale

Brett flexes his violin skills for Eddy's birthday. Eddy bought a viola for Brett's birthday. BTW, happy birthday to Eddy!

I genuinely laugh on Shostakovich variation. Sounds like its celebrating death rather than a birthday. LOL

I also don’t think people realize how impressively accurate these arrangements were. The stylistic elements of each variation were so on point with every composer emulated. Major props.

Bach: Birthday of a royal kid. Paganini: Birthday of a roasted kid. Mozart: Birthday of an infant. Brahms: Birthday of an overly-emotional kid (like me!!) Shostakovich: Birthday during wartime Debussy: Birthday near a sea. HAPPY BIRTHDAY EDDY CHEN!! ☺☺☺

Mozart: "Happy happy day, lalala" Shostakovich: "Another year has passed, as I watch my body decay. Misery finds me, I gravitate towards my impending doom. Nothing... matters..."

Happy Birthday as a timeline: J.S. Bach - childhood 😇 Paganini - young adult, career driven 😎 Mozart - adult enjoying his/her fame 🥳🤑 Brahms - punch of life's realities 😰 Shostakovich - darkness, depression, despair 😫 Debussy - enlightenment ☺ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EDDY-SAN!!! 🎂🧋🍝🎻

*can we please appreciate that brett filmed this in one shot*

Brahm: Slow and melodical Mozart: Playing along with the actual pianist Paganini: imma press all these buttons-

Can we just appreciate the fact that this was all in one take??????

ok but can we take a second to recognize how clean Brett's left hand pizza was at the end of the Paganini.

Everyone's talking about Brett's flexing but can we just note that the last variation was Debussy which is Eddy's favorite composer?

I'm very impressed by the fact that they shot the video in ONE Take.

From now on I will refuse to blow out the candles until everyone sings the Paganini version to me.

everybody except for brahms and shostakovich: upbeat and elegant paganini be like: got ricochet got tenths, got double harmonics and trills

Paganini being like: Oh is it your birthday? Alright, let me roast you by flexing my violin skills just to remind you your place, peasant. Btw, Happy Birthday, Eddy!

Others version: Upbeat, classy, or cheerful. Brahms and Shostakovich version: we one day step closer to death.

Bach - melodramatic Paganini - Paganini (what did u expect) Mozart - light and joyful Brahms - dramatic Shostakovich - eeriely quiet Debussy - sea (sorry I can't think of anything else) Happy Birthday Eddy! May the Ling Ling bless you with 41 hours of practice!

School: Here's a template, don't plagerize. Prodigy Students: Okay. *Changes a lot of words into a similar sequence.* Paganini: Heh. *makes his own template*

i love that he did Debussy as the last one since it's Eddy's favourite composer :>

Let's not just appreciate the entire video but the pianist, her musical skill and her page turning skills

This feels like Brett's response to Eddy's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" 🥺 Happy birthday, Eddy! 🥳

if i enter a birthday party and someone is playing like Shostakovich i wouldnt be sure if i am at a birthday party or a funeral.

I loove how Brett actually gets into the different characters 😁 especially the Mozart one!

Perfect Pizz Boi really doesn't miss a single opportunity to flex his left hand pizz

Paganini is that friend who wants to flex for your birthday and reminds you why you don't have dreams anymore

If Eddy did it he would probably play “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” on accident

I like how Shostakovich can’t even get a colourful birthday hat.

Is no one gonna talk about how much skills the piano girl have?

Brahms is gonna be my bday song: Slowly dying but at least there's cake.

Eddy: Have you ever played the violin to charm someone? Brett: Yeah I played Happy Birthday for a girl. 👀

Shostakovich: Celebration of the self is placing one's importance over the collective and therefore not allowed in Stalin's Soviet Union.

Every Paganini version is like: How many techniques do you want to use? Him: Yes

Brett just wishing his best friend happy birthday in his own way is the most beautiful thing in the world.

Awesome! My feelings throughout these pieces: 00:20 Bach indeed. Also, wow, I'm so not used to non-vibrato tone from Brett O_o 00:48 Paganini doesn't bother making a complicated melody, it's all in flexing your skills. Hot performance! 01:13 Meanwhile Mozart: "ha Haha Haha Haha HaAa" 01:33 Dramatic Brahms. I Love that minor to major change in the end (Piano harmony is awesome), gave me goosebumps :) 02:03 Shostakovich... Not so much happy birthday at all... Cold shivers down my spine. 02:50 Debussy - back to Love again

Shostakovich’s version: a birthday at the cemetery. Gotta celebrate but just gotta be a lil sad

Brett is the best ever friend. Eddy I’m jealous of you

why is no one talking about how freaking impressive brett's pizz was in the paganini

WHO arranged all of these? Was it Brett? I wanna know, because this took major knowledge and thorough digestion of all these composers' styles!

I can't believe he didn't smile after that Paganini delivery. That was something else

Awwwwww Brett put Eddy’s fav Debussy last awwwwww the friendship awwww.

2:23 Fun fact: the D-Eb-C-B motif is Shostakovich's musical monogram. In German notation, D-Eb-C-B is written D-Es-C-H, a transliteration of Shostakovich's initials, Dmitri SCHostakovich. You can hear it in many of his pieces, for example the 8th string quartet.

I like how Brett is trying to bring the Clair de Lune spirit while playing Debussy's Happy Birthday.

00:05 original 0:19 J.S. Bach 0:48 Paganini 1:13 Mozart 1:34 Brahms 2:06 Shostakovich 2:51 Debussy

00:04 Original 00:17 J.S. Bach 00:47 Paganini 01:13 Mozart 01:31 Brahms 02:03 Shostakovich 02:50 Debussy 03:35 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EDDY! (Perfect Pitch Boi)

The fact that brett saved eddy’s favorite composer to the last (and that part is also the longest) 😭😭 uwu

You love how this encompasses the original tune while still managing to capture each composer’s individual style extremely well

Why is no one talking about the interpretation of Bretty in every single different composer? 😍🤩❤️

Paganini's is the musical equivalent to: "I want a Birthday month"

The fact that Brett recorded a happy birthday video for Eddy, man, true friendship ❤️

The Paganini one was absolutely BRILLIANT and INSANE, you are a very good musician, and of course the pianist as well

my music teachers made us watch twoset in class they are legends

0:00: When you're born in the 90s and celebrating birthday a few days 0:18: When you ponder how your future will be like on your birthday 0:46: When you feel like showing off to your friends on your birthday 1:11: When you don't want to be the spotlight on your birthday party, instead push it to the pianist you know a few days ago 1:30: When it's your birthday but nobody celebrating it with you.... but you don't mind 2:02: When you're at your birthday party, but you feel that someone is watching you 2:50: When it's your birthday but you're still on the bed 3:35: When you took drugs before you play your violin... JOKING! Happy Birthday Eddy!~

get you a friend who would play you happy birthday 7 times on a violin and leave your favorite composer for last

This should have at least 3M views. This is so good

Today’s my mom’s 50th birthday; she’s a big fan and loved the video!

No one: Literally no one: Brahms: a birthday party is just like a funeral with a cake.

you know how they have jump cuts every two seconds when they talk but when they play the violin, the entire video is in one take. Really shows their true forte

I love Paganini and Debussy version! Brett nails it! Especially the left hand pizzicato, beautiful!! And so are Jordan the composer and Paulina the pianist. Eddy happy birthday! Still waiting for any Instagram post or story for yesterday’s birthday party 🥳

I have never liked the happy birthday song this much (or should we call it a piece now?)! I could listen to this on repeat. The playing is fantastic and I would buy an album of Brett and Eddy’s playing. Also, thanks to this video and the comments I’ve discovered Shostakovich’s string quartet in C minor. Love it 😍

Paganini: an accurate interpretation of my theatre kid friends when they decide happy birthday is too basic for their riffing ability

Brett on Eddy's birthday: puts so much effort and time into planning a video for Eddy's birthday that's highkey adorable and shows true friendship. Eddy on Brett's birthday: I know what Brett needs... A VIOLA. Edit: omg 1K+ likes... is this how Ben Lee felt when he got his 10 minutes of fame? T.T

Feels like Shostakovich is playing in Stalin's birthday

I'm shooketh by how accurate this is

Did Jordon composed all of these? That guy is mad talented!!! Also Brett for memorizing everything and playing them so so beautifully, WOW!!! And Ms. Pualina on the piano!!! Making the pieces complete!!! Major Kudos for everyone!!! 👏👏👏

This friendship is so precious 😭😭 I love how they purposely included and put Debussy the last since Eddy love Debussy so much (the best for the last). And how did Brett managed to practice those without Eddy knowing??

Two styles: - It's my birthday - I'm one step closer to death

My favorite is the Brahms version, I’d love to see it extended into a concerto.

I swear everytime this Jordon guy does the best arrangement of imitating composers style in the business. Surely his original composition will slaps too

When Shostakovich entered in, everyone left the party

I loved how you captured each composer's voice. I am impressed by how you made that one simple piece sound beautiful in many different ways.

Eddy looks different when he plays piano

alternative title: how to serenade your best friend for his birthday in different composers styles

Happy birthday Eddy! Also Shostakovitch be like: "You made it to your birthday, but at what cost?" Genuinely the saddest Happy Birthdays I've ever listened to, and I've had my classmates sing it at me.

1:13 perfect encapsulation of Mozart's elegance.

i seriously teared up when they got to the debussy one.. because debussy is one of eddys favorite composers.. and its the last one on the list!!... the friendship and love between the both of them is so deep..

What a coincidence, they released this right before my birthday which was 5 months and 11 days ago

Never have I felt so rich and sophisticated from hearing “Happy Birthday” until seeing this video.

This is the most accurate thing I've ever seen man. Seriously.

THAT PAGE FLIP AT 1:45 THOUGH- SHEE-

The variation ends on the style of Debussy - Eddy’s favourite composer 🥺

alternate title: brett flexing his musical talent and skills for 3:48 minutes straight

The fact that the Debussy version was played at last cuz Debussy is Eddy's favorite composer is so cute🧡🧡💛💛

I’ve already watched this about ten times, but it’s my birthday today, so I felt the need to rewatch it. 😋

John Cage's version: 33 seconds of silence. Then blow out the candles. Note: Blowing out the candles is part of the performance.

And here I was thinking we get to see Brett's "Gift wrapping skills" 😂😂

as someone that doesnt know much about classically music this translates to me as shostakovich was a big emo boy

love how paganini is the typical guy who does things unnecesary difficult just "because I can and because I want to"

3 months ago: Eddy prepared 6 random Christmas gifts (and 1 birthday gift that he ends up enjoying himself) for Brett. Now: Brett plays 6 different composer-styled happy birthday songs (plus the original one) for Eddy. Here are the timestamps: Orginal: 0:04 J.S. Bach: 0:18 Paganini: 0:47 Mozart: 1:13 Brahms: 1:30 Shostakovich: 2:03 Debussy: 2:50 Happy birthday Eddy!

Aww.... Brett even put Eddy’s favorite composer, Debussy version at the end! Thats so sweet.....

The Debussy one is really good!

the look of accomplishment when Brett played the Paganini version without messups XD