This piece of music by Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) is from 1838-39.
The chord progression in the piece was in 1973 used as a basis for a pop song by Barry Manilow: "Could It Be Magic". This song is also covered by Donna Summer (1976) and Take That (1992).
Youtube comments ...
AnotherSchmoe: Because I'm still alive and well and able to
read and respond to it. =D
TheMrJusteeno: If there are haters it's more for Chopin rather
than the player, unless you are asking Chopin to
keep up the great work even though he's dead.
I don't know why anyone would be hating on
Chopin. Why am I replying to a comment that was
posted 2 years ago?
inkadinkadoodle: they're strong hands. one could look at it as
the shading showing the hands in a
not-so-flattering way. one could also say that
the shading shows the strong, sinewy hands of a
hard worker. it's all a matter of perception. :)
inkadinkadoodle: i'm somewhat ashamed that i didn't discover
this (particular) lovely piece until Barry
Manilow integrated it into "Could This Be The
Magic," but at least i discovered it...and it's
never too late to appreciate beautiful music! :)
:)
inkadinkadoodle: "it sucks" yet "very well done" ? i don't
understand. please explain?
eyezickdiaz98: brotha lynch hung i went from sample
rickysquid123: look like a witches hands!
F00dTube: It sucks but still very well done.
planeguy3223: A couple of mistakes but it still sounds
great! Beautifully played!
edmonddantes2025: timing is off
ChudFapper: The timing is completely off.
rehokuto: listen to celentano "ti penso e cambia il
mondo" it's the same theme
TeamAceThreeFace: @NAAMxLOOS That was a little bit of the point.
with the whole "originial music" thing. I
didn't want to bring it up in a
counter-argument like that and sound more like a
douche. but you understand.
NAAMxLOOS: Be honest with me, what else did you expect
from someone with the username
'sparklegleeluver'?
TeamAceThreeFace: @sparklegleeluver Honestly, you don't. Other
people do. You can't speak for the people who
actually care about original music.
frododoingo987: you even got the ritenuto - amazing!!
sparklegleeluver: honestly, no one cares.
BuBbLexGuMxTrAsH: Playing this for my entrance audition into
music at uni... bit different but i hope i get
it :)
cveld: Brillant! It reminds me of the old times when I
was playing Ghosts'n Goblins on the c64 when I
was just a kid. Wow!
TeamAceThreeFace: 0:28 it should be an E natural. the revisions by
other people had it changed to an Eb. Chopin
knew better than they did.
otherwise, quite beautiful
deltathirteen: Who shall dare hate the artistic genius of
Chopin?! :O
mikebagel27: do you have a very subtle synth sound in the
background, or is that reverb, or is your piano
just magical.
either way its haunting and beautiful
kungfuman82: This was the first piece I learned at the Youth
Performing Arts School in Louisville, Kentucky.
At the time, though, I was too busy defending
myself against everyone in the class as they
felt the need to ridicule me because I also
happened to like Yanni, so I couldn't appreciate
the piece until now.  Well done!
preuton: Indeed, best performance of all from youtube.
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