Mussorgsky "Pictures at an Exhibition" 

Hi guys! It's been a long time. I was very busy as many events are reopening in 14 months. I opened this channel on April 14th in 2020 but the first official video was uploaded on May 13th. I think today is the real Traum’s anniversary!! 🎉🥳 Looking back on 2020, it was an extremely tough time, but I could keep working happily because of you guys. I thought I lost so many things after the COVID-19 but actually, that was not true. I could meet you all through this channel, I could play piano for so many people all around the world and most importantly, I received a huge ‘LOVE’ from you guys. "Picture at an Exhibition" by Mussorgsky is one of the pieces that I learned during the pandemic. As you might know, this piece has so many titles. And I thought, there are many things that I could say through this piece - what I felt, what I thought, what I’ve prayed for... How my heart was broken and I cried as a musician and as a human. To me, the last piece “In the Capital in Kiev” feels like going for a better and more beautiful world. As we approach to overcoming the COVID-19, I wanted to give back to society what I’ve received so many things from you guys.👏 So I donated to Unicef $1000 for hunger children💰💵. (visit my community page) I hope Traum’s channel is not only for performing piano but for helping to make the world a better place by sharing music and love. Sincerely, Traum

00:00: Promenade 1:23: The Gnome Promenade(2nd) 4:42: The Old Castle Promenade(3rd) 9:00: Tuileries 9:57: Cattle Promenade(4th) 13:04: Ballet of Unhatched Chicks 14:06:"Samuel" Goldenberg and "Schmuÿle" Promenade(5th) 17:36: Limoges 18:53: Catacombs 22:05: The Hut on Fowl"s Legs 25:27: The Bogatyr Gates Good work Traum!

Virgin Rousseau: titles his video "Mussorgsky pictures at an exhibition" and only plays promenade, baba yaga and great gates Chad Traum: uploads the entire 30 minute suite for piano

We missed you even more this time Traum.

Are you just one guy? Your repertoire is colossal!

Don't cry because there are no new traum videos (yet) smile because it happened and binge the old videos My man traum returned better than ever! 💖

This guy is such a legend

The king reclaims his throne.

I literally today listened to Mussorgsky and thought "Hey I want to listen pictures"

Happy Anniversary, Traum. Thank YOU for all your Performances. I don't think your reach is merely C to F, it really is GLOBALLY.

Much love from Belgium ❤️❤️

I've never clicked this fast. Love seeing you showing this kind of pieces! Keep the great work up!! Happy Anniversary! Timestamps and Piece's explanation: Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition Pictures at an Exhibition is a work written in 10 movements by Modest Mussorgsky, who was inspired by a visit to an art exhibition. Each movement represents of the artworks which the Russian composer visited. Although it was originally composed for piano in 1874, it became better known as an orchestral work, particularly Maurice Ravel's arrangement. Mussorgsky composed "Pictures at an Exhibition" as a memorial to his friend, Viktor Hartmann, who died in 1873. After his death some of his artworks were shown. Mussorgsky wanted to "arrange" his friend's art into music. By early summer 1874, he completed the work: a long and difficult suite for solo piano. At the death of the composer, the piece had been neither performed nor published. His other friend, Rimsky-Korsakov, got it. The suite was finally printed in 1886. The suite is amde of 10 movements which are interspersed with Promenade, which are Intermezzos. Following the opening Promenade, the first four movements are: Promenade No. 1 1. The Gnome: 1:23 a depiction of an awkward dwarf conveyed through irregular rhythms and forceful outbursts. Promenade No. 2 2. The Old Castle: 4:42 a solemn and lyrical portrayal of a medieval troubadour singing on the grounds of a grand castle. Promenade No. 3 3. Tuileries: 9:00 a sprightly sketch of children at play in the "Tuileries Gardens" in Paris, France. 4. Cattle: 9:57 a ponderous characterization of the lumbering of a large Polish ox cart. The following four movements are: Promenade No. 4 5. Ballet of Unhatched Chicks: 13:01 a movement which represents a costume design by Hartmann for a children's ballet. 6. "Samuel" Goldenberg and "Schmuÿle": 14:07 a strident melody in the lower register and a twittering chatlike theme in the upper register. Promenade No. 1 7. Limoges: 17:38 a folsky and cheerful quality movement 8. Catacombs: 18:52 a movememnt which casts an eerie shadow with ominous chords and variations on the recurring Promenade. The last two Scenes of this Suite are the most renowned. 9. The Hut on Fowl's Legs - Baba Yaga: 22:06 a movement which represents a nightmarish portrayal of the cackling witch Baba-Yaga on the prowl of her prey. She charges [Octaves passages at the end] and finishes into the last movement 10. The Bogatyr Gates - In the Capital in Kiev: 25:27 With a depiction of Hartmann's sketch of a city gate topped by cupolas in which carillons ring, Mussorgsky brings the piece to an amazing ending.

The whole thing... insane! Welcome back!

Don’t burn yourself out of RU-vid. Take your time when uploading pieces 👍

I clicked so fast, that traum didn't even have time to finish his arpeggios in 24 keys

RU-vid must *LOVE* Traum because they cut four commercials into this video. All one can be is sardonic, because I love Traum more than RU-vid does :D

The return of the king. On a serious note though, this is fucking beautiful. I'm so glad that I got to know you through this channel and that I got to experience this beautiful musical journey. This piece is so fitting for a one-year channel special, and I can't wait to see what the future holds. Your videos are genuinely the highlight of my day. Thank you for the beautiful music Traum. I can't wait to see what the future holds.

I just played the orchestral version with my orchestra and it’s just brilliant!

You know this piece caught my eye over the past few days, so this is a perfect upload, almost scary. What a pianist, seriously.

This could someday be in the Book of Guinness World Records for the longest piano visualizatio or being the first to play one of the longest piece on a visualizer. You are truly a unique and talented pianist Traum. You are an inspiration to me and to everyone who watches and listens to your music.

The Botagyr Gates made me cry… Partially because of how beautiful it was, and partially because Kiev, which is where it took place, is a beautiful kingdom that no longer exists. It must have been amazing visiting that place until it was taken over by war… Edit: nevermind google got my facts wrong it totally does exist today! But I’m still crying because it’s so beautiful

Traum thank you for existing you have made this pandemic easier! Your playing has filled our day's with music.

Congratulations Traum, both for 1 year old of your channel and for doing this good action, only now I realized that my channel is older than yours. Your channel grown up really quickly, and you deserve it. You are one of my biggest inspirations on the piano. Thank you for always providing us awesome performances and insane pieces that you play!

What a beautiful piece for the return of the king.

00:06 : promenade 4:01 : promenade(2nd) 8:36 : promenade(3rd) 12:27 : promenade(4th) 16:21 : promenade(5th)

Had a feeling that you'll play this suite :) one of my favorite pieces, well done traum, here since the beginning and I'm very happy to see your channel grow so much, looking forward to see you grow even more! Thank you for putting so much effort, you deserve every like and view you got!

Dear Sir, it's always a pleasure to hear (and see !) you playing. My favourite in this video: "The great gate of Kiev". Fantastico !

Monumental! Bravo TRAUM, you never disappoint! I'm inspired, thank you! 🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹

This is a milestone in RU-vid music history, like all your pieces after all. Congratulations for the anniversary of this wonderful channel!

It feels good that you're back, I always know that you come back stronger because of the brakes. Keep living, surviving, playing piano, being happy, and everything that you have to be in the pandemic to stay happy and positive. It will all end one day and all your hard work won't go to waist, it will be sincerely remembered and appreciated. Keep doing what you think is good because it will always benefit in some way. We love you, your honesty and music, so seeing you happy is my best wish 💜

Absolutely wonderful!♥️

I just finished listening... it was so awesome, filled with every array of emotion. I can’t wait until the community bands together and attends one of your events and then at the end you just hear people chanting “TRAUM... TRAUM...TRAUM” (not really though because classical, but it would be good 😊)

I haven't listened to this since I was a child. Wow. You blew me away. Thank you. A great rendition and your skill as always is outstanding. I love watching your hands!

Thanks for being so epic Traum, you have opened my eyes to a world of classical music I never knew existed!

We missed you, happy to see you’re back. congrats on 1 year!

Happy Anniversary Traum 🎉💗 Thank you for bringing such nice content for us...keep doing so and all the best for the future

When the world needed him the most, he returned. Thank you

Congratulations 👏 And thank you for making these hard times better with music 🎶 🌌

It was definitely worth the wait!!! Happy anniversary!!

You play very nice bro , you are a great pianist , well done keep it up bro👍

OH MY GOSH! WHAT A DROP! I didn't expect this. Finally, someone who played Mussorgsky in full. It remains to do the same with Scriabin. Brilliant work, Traum

One of the most underrated Traum video to date.

Congrats Traum! You’ve got the absolute best repertoire and I am so excited to see what you have for us! 🤩

Woa I never expected you to upload today! I always loved the baba yaga and the great capital of kiev. I will always never skip your ads and I will always like the video. Bye!

Beautiful playing as always Thank you :)

Hey Traum it is great to hear from you! I just found time to listen to the whole piece! Truly magnificent!! I am glad that things are getting back to normal for you and that you are can start playing at actual events again! I can assure you you made a lot of our days better of this very strange last year with your beautiful music. I was always looking forward to your next upload! You introduced me to a lot of new music and I still listen to your recordings on a daily basis! So all the best for you and I hope you still find time to upload from time to time here on youtube! PS I think it is time you unveil your true identity so people can come to your events! If you ever make it to germany I would love to visit one of your concerts!

OMG! It's such a big project! I miss you so much. How about doing a video about the hardest piano pieces based on your experience (like Rousseau did)?

Thank you for such a piece!

Ahhhhhhh! I love this piece, so amazing, truly some of the most wild music. And beautiful playing as always, a true master. 🙏

Stellar performance as always. What an incredible year that was! Thank you for one year of beautiful performances.

Woo-hoo just a crazy piece🔥🔥🔥 thx for your playing it's soo refreshing to hear you after this long time of practice♥

Que bueno verte de vuelta!, revisaba a diario tu canal por noticias tuyas. Muchas gracias por este nuevo regalo que nos das. Saludos desde Chile 😃

Great performance traum, always happy to see you here again, love from all your viewers ❤️

We missed you and your videos Traum. Ngl it felt weird without seeing your uploads on my noti lol. Thank you for your content today ❤️ Happy anniversary Traum!!

MAGNIFIQUE PERFOMANCE AS ALWAYS! This suite gets finally the recognition it deserves. Extreme agility and virtuosism comming from TRAUM again. We missed you man!

Traum. Absolutely tremendous ! But what else could we expect from you ! You consistently amaze me with your talent and total commitment to meeting every challenge you place on yourself . Thankyou for giving us so much happiness and contentment for the past 12 months . We look forward to , hopefully , another 12 months of happy moments with you . Thankyou Traum.

Merci😊...how beautiful that you are here🌻

I'm so happy you did this! I absolutely love this piece so thank you so much for playing this

What a piece to return to us with. Thank you for starting this channel, Traum!

The return of the King

Thank you for everything , Happy anniversary 🎹❤️

I love this piece so much you played it really well! You always offer us the best performance possible! Thank you so much Traum your the best!!!🤩🤩🤩

You are a virtuos pianist. This is the first time I have heard this pieces entirely. The last movement is so good. Thank you.

28:45 to 29:00 My favorite part of the whole piece. Such emotion in these intense chords, it sounds like the music is reaching for something and is satisfied at 29:27 finally. Thank you Traum for posting, this is one of my favorites! Also congrats on 75K subscribers, it's a perfect way to celebrate your 1 year RU-vid anniversary!🙏❤️

Fantastic!!!

Worth waiting 😍😍😍😁

Amazing! Thank you for everything, Traum.

Incredible!

0:06 Promenade 1:23 1. The Gnome 4:43 2. The Old Castle 9:01 3. Tuileries (Children’s Quarrel after Games) 9:58 4. Cattle 13:03 5. Ballet of Unhatched Chicks 14:08 6. “Samuel” Goldenberg and “Schmuÿle” 17:38 7. Limoges. The Market (The Great News) 18:53 8. Catacombs (Roman Tomb) With the Dead in a Dead Language 22:06 9. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba Yaga) 25:28 10. The Bogatyr Gates (In the Capital of Kiev)

Great to see you again buddy. Congratulations on completing one year of your channel with such high quality content. I love this work. You played it beautifully!

I waited 3 weeks for you to come back. I am happy you are! Keep up your work man😊

thank you a lot Traum, this is simply fascinating!

Happy Anniversary Traum ❤️ keep up the amazing performances

What a way to come back ! Congrats for playing this piece ! We missed you a lot friend . Also ! Happy birthday to this wonderful channel that I also discovered 1 year ago !!

Last time I was this early Traum Piano was still uploading daily.

This guy is an absolute legend. He deserves more subscribers! We wish you a Happy 1st Birthday Traum and congratulations on 75K :)

good to have you back traum, we missed you!

Wonderfoul music 🎹 Thanks

Bravo! you have done Mussorgskys masterpiece a great justice :D Great performance

Thanks for TRAUM MUSIC. Miss you Your performance very beautiful ❤ and good musician 👍👏👏👏

So glad you’re back! And what a performance! I’d love to listen to your take of Schumann’s Carnaval...

sounded amazing!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Traum! Here's to another year of music

first time i’ve listened to this piece all the way through. i’ve never liked it much for some reason but i’m beginning to enjoy it thanks to you!

素晴らしい。

glad to have you back traum!

I never heard Mussorgsky's pieces before! Beautiful!

It was hard to wait so long... but definitely worth the wait!

You’re finally back!!! Yayyyy

He was playing on this paino for half an hour......... Give this guy a Guinness World Record medal😮

I thought you were gone, I'm glad you are back, keep up the superb work!!! (incredible performance btw)

I missed your videos, it are very interesting and with beautiful effects, thanks for your hard work

WOW YOU ACTUALLY DID THIS!!! THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bravissimo

I love it!

Amazing performance

Traum you’re amazing!

Oh, Traum! I really wish you a very happy future... As happy as you made us feel with your music, and much more! ❤️❤️❤️

Impegnativo grazie Maestro

This is simply too epic