Joachim Horsley - Beethoven In Havana (7th Symph., mv. 2 Rumba) [OFFICIAL] 

Thank you for all the nice comments! I am going to make more videos like this, where I take an arrangement, turn it on it's head in a Cuban style. Please subscribe to this channel and join my email mailing list to find out more about this project, and ultimately, when I might be playing a show in your area - www.joachimhorsley.com/#newsletter Best Wishes everyone!!!

This is insanely brilliant. As a professional pianist and having studied percussion...this was everything I needed in my life today. Thank you so much for sharing!

Ain't no party like a Beethoven Rumba party. Arrrrrrrriba!

What I love about this is the respect you have for the music. So many out-of-genre versions of music just kind of take the tune and do whatever, but this one really shows that you know the original and really like it. Also, you clearly know what you're doing anyway. You know the style that you're turning it into. You're just good at this is what I'm saying.

Joachim, One of my all time favorite pieces of music is Beethoven's 7th...allegretto. Well, cuban, salsa and latin jazz are a huge part of my life, so when I heard this recording, I was floored and probably cried a little...Lol. You're a genius for combining the two as beautifully as you did. I listen to it at least 10 times a day and I don't anticipate stopping at any point. Thank you for giving the world a musical gem. I'm a fan.

*After all these years, it's still fun to listen to. With a smile on my face, I stamp my foot*

Good news everyone ! The full score, parts, and play-along are now available directly from my website: www.JoachimHorsley.com Have fun!!!

After listening to an orchestral version of this movement, I've realized how amazing you've arranged this. The rumba style you've played perfectly matched the piece, and the original melody is still kept without straying too far off the line, truly amazing !

"What if Beethoven was born in Cuba"...the creativity is universal, indeed.

I have had this on repeat all day. This is GOLD

Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Bravissimo, Maestro.

One of my favorite Beethoven Symphony's, surely he'd be equally amazed with your rendition. Instead of the characteristically somber emotion, we are all up dancing to this! Bravo, ready for more!

This is just totally AMAAZZZZIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi I listened to this in music class at school and when I first watched it I was like ha cool but when I watched it at home it was so good that I turd my head phones up soo loud

Great ! Beethoven loved musical innovation: I think he would have loved.

waouuuuuuuu incredible thing incredible genius version what a great crazy pianist ...waouuuuu thanks God to made you born on earth

Still coming back to this regularly. What a fantastic piece of music!!

So beautiful. I wish I had that talent!

I've already seen a lot positive comments about this arrangement and I just had to also say.... "Dude, you killed it!" This is an awesome adaption of the original. I used it as an example in my classroom today to show how new and old are constantly being reorganized in interesting ways. The percussive element of this is on point! Keep it up! I hope to see more fun arrangements. P.S. I'm particularly bias to Beethoven so I wouldn't be opposed to not switching composers haha. Ever thought about re-arragning Beethoven's Sonata no. 21, "Waldstein?" Because I would definitely buy your version of it!

The world needs more music like this.

I play my bongo cajon to this every other day. It's part of my practice session. I love how you switch from rumba to cha-cha-cha and back to rumba. Keeps me on my toes Thank you so much.

Cette version dans un style rumba est déconcertante et époustouflante. Bravo pour votre performance!

Playing a version of this for my high schools marching show

THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!!

Best part in my opinion is from 0:00 to 1:39, i just love the energy in the music, I would dance on it all night long. Even if I do enjoy what goes after. That's a huge performance, thank you so much for sharing this with us.

So much fun to listen to!

Beautifully. I Stiller listent without limite.. you are à talent. I love.Greetings from France. Agnès

Oh my god, this is very creative.

Great vibe to start the day

i fall in love with this !!!!! can't stop listening

Boy do I love this

¡Vaya acereeeee! quedó de pingaaaa. Azucaaaaaaa

Beethoven in Cuba & Sheherazade are on non stop at home!!!! Wonderfull!!!! Congratulations from Argentina ( the other end of the world) Thank you for such marvelous arrangements.

At last, it's on ITUNES! tinyurl.com/BeetiTunes

Thank you for performing this for us today in Henderson!

GENIUS !

Just a genius !

phenomenal.

Le piano "tout en Un" Le piano orchestre ! quelle économie !

Fantastic piece here.

I am speechless

Masterpiece💎

Just Fantastic !!!!! Great Thanks, you give Sun in my Day, today is sunday ;)

Just amazing. Thanks a lot for this.

THIS IS GOLD

This is so cool! My marching band is doing a show inspired by this and it's so fun!

Please create more content like this. I'm absolutely blown away by your creativity on these classics!

It` amazing. The best arrangement I have ever heard.

This was bloody good!

WOW!

Beautiful!!

Absolument stupéfiant!

Just added to my "Morning music". We need more like this. Thank you!

This is amazing

This is the most awesome reimagining of an iconic classical piece that I've ever heard. Bravo, Mr. Horsley! I can't stop playing this, smiling. and hearing it in my mind's ear throughout the day!

great arrangement!!! i love it when musicians go and try to produce new sounds from their instruments in a way not originally intended.

Magic

I'll be waiting for this to be done to the ninth and fifth symphony. The concept is simple yet brilliant

Reminiscent of "Switched on to Bach," from the 1960's. Super creative and excellent.

Fantastic!

Saw this performed with the national symphony and it was epic!

This pops off.

Brilliant..! 💙

Jessssuss :D Great as great can be !

This is great! My organ teacher hated it when I tried to do stuff like this. Maybe he didn't feel the grooooovvve! haha :)

Sei un grande!!! Great!!!

Thank you !!!

Amazing, both music and video edition! Genius work!

Last 10.000 views are mine! Haha good job, Joachim!

This "interpretation" was probably the last thing Beethoven was thinking about when he wrote this masterpiece, but this remix is absolutely brilliant!

magnificent !!!!

Découverte ce matin, grâce à André Manoukian sur France Inter, j'adore cette symphonie revisitée façon cubaine. Quel punch.

Trop bien, la musique classique avec un renouveau même en Belgique on t ecoute ✌

It's a miracle! Thank you very much for your music!

Caribbean queen

i have had this on repeat all day waouh waouh bravo bravo

this is amazing!!! Great Job!!

Maestro !

hypnotisant! O_O

Fantastic! X

Je danse encore et encore :)

Genius

Genius

un gran maestro...excelente

Love this! And I bet Ludwig van would have too. I bet John Cage would also have been impressed with multitude of sounds that can be created by the use of the piano as a versatile percussion instrument. Great stuff. Loved that dampened bit at the end as well

Amazing!

I realy like the beginning of that Synphony. Would be nice if you could do stuff like this more often. And overall realy good :)

I loved it !!

this is amazing!!thanks so much for this beautiful moment!

fantastic!

Genial!!!! Espléndido!!!! Divina música en virtuosísimas manos

What a nice piece!! I really enjoyed the way you make a video~~

Extraordinary technique Joachim. Tremenda joya !

Super!

That's amazing. A friend of mine made me listen to this and I couldn't stop having this version in my head for a week. Thanks a lot for doing that ! :)

Amazing

Amazing

WUnderbar

LOL! As long as I am not expecting Beethoven, it sounds great! 8|

As Beethoven wrote this, all the power is in the strings - the piano just can't achieve that. However, THIS really unleashes what the piano can do and for me maybe the best rendition of all