http://www.ted.com Benjamin Zander has two infectious passions: classical music, and helping us all realize our untapped love for it — and by extension, our untapped love for all new possibilities, new experiences, new connections.
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This man makes me wanna live
I just love piano ?
OMG I had totally forgotten about this video, this video was what inspired me to start learning piano almost 10 years ago! That Chopin piece was one of the first things I learnt to play.
I like how he calls it classical music even though Chopin lived in the romantic era
Amazing presentation, but I couldn't get over him breathing while he was playing.
Is it just me or this graceful gent sounded like Christopher Lee.. what a voice!
Whatever you do, do it half assed
only heard his breath the whole time
No story is complete without an Auschwitz tidbit….
the breathing in the microphone…ugh
Unexptected (,/'_'.)
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Cue the obligatory audience member hacking at the end.
You know that the video has a great value when you watch it in 240p in 2019.
you got any more of them PIXELS?
I literally kept crying since he started playing Chopin…never felt so touched for so long. I know there is probably no one reading this but when I was in undergrad, I watched Ted to practice listening skills; now that im doing master, Im using it to practice interpreting skills. This talk is probably the only one that Ive watched without any other intentions, just purely enjoying the music and the talk itself and its such a wonderful one. I envy him for his passion for what he is doing. The world is getting busier now and there are too many people earning a living with doing what they feel obliged to do as a "job" without passion. Ive always wanted to work as an interpreter and now im in the training for that. However, sometimes I feel that Im losing the passion and replacing it with the pursuit of high marks in the tests instead. He just reminded me why I have started. A lesson beyond the measurement of value.
What is the piece at 8:50?
A role model
Breathing -1000%
That story about the woman who survived Auschwitz….that hit me hard.
The second time I watch this, I so much appreciate his definition of success, the influence in the human community to awaken people to pursue the beauty and the truth of our world, what can be more wonderful!
Thank you so much, this helped me to better interpret and understand classical music.
This was a wonderful presentation, powerful, and with a magical ending… well, almost.
WTF has Auschwitz to do with this? I am sick and tired of getting something hammered into my ears over and over that happened long before I was born; and now I am not talking about Chopin.
this guy is amazing so funny and passionate about what he loves :)))
The best 20 minutes and 43 seconds ever spent ! Powerful !
WoW! Just stumbled across this video -and I was stuck ! Classical music is soothing and amazing!! But this quote right here? " I will never say anything, that couldn't stand the last thing I ever say" makes you pause and whipe that tear! God bless
I guess when you listen to classical music you begin looking like a classical period composer…
The best Ted talk
That was so beautiful, i have no better words to describe this
wow that was so powerful.
If only I could play like that 7 year old. Would still be a SHOW off..
The Chopin prelude in E minor he played always make me think of Florence Foster Jenkins (one of the worst singers in history) who started life with visions of being a concert pianist but who suffered an STD that affected her hand. And in the movie about her she plays the melody while her accompanist plays the left hand of the piece. It is a sad moment in the film. A favorite movie of mine. Meryl Streep acted wonderfully. By the way, that composers preludes have inspired me to write my own preludes for piano.
weeping eyes, not exactly shining, unless you catch them a the right angle.
Please!!! Song name 8:54