Uploaded December 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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This is my last video of the year. I started uploading these recordings of me playing the piano earlier this year. In the very first one, I wore my cloaklike long coat, so I figured it's only apt to wear the same attire for this one.

If you wonder why I look so grim, it's likely because I was (and still am) quite sick while recording this! I also might not have used the best lighting :P
Anyway, what is this piece?

It's an original composition, which I created over the span of a couple of months, alongside my studies. I try to create a few, kind of... 'Grander' pieces every year, mostly in order to force myself to develop my compositional skills, and style (and because it's fun!).
This one happens to be a tad more on the classical side than most of my composition are too, which is kinda neat, I suppose.

As you can imagine, since this is a fairly complex track and I happen to have a rough cold (excuses), I made some mistakes while playing (I also only had time for one take!), but most of them were fairly small ones (and the major ones are probably only visible in slow motion). I fixed them in the audio, since I feel the overall experience is better that way. If you feel like watching a more pure and honest version of me playing this, you can check out something I recorded on my phone almost two weeks ago:

youtube.com/watch?v=6F15IeqTAR4

The piece wasn't entirely finished at that point, and I hadn't gotten as much practice, but it's played on a real piano.

It's probably not noticable at all, but two of the pieces that inspired this composition are from Cloud Atlas, and I think they're simply called "Official Bonus Track - Cloud Atlas Sextet Piano Original", along with "Frobisher's Audition".

Anyway, now we've got ourselves a long description again :)
I hope you're able to enjoy this piece, in all its weirdness. And that's everything from me this year! Thank you for watching, I very much appreciate it. Have a Happy New Year!