'I'm a Barbie girl' again, but in the style of 6 classical composers 🎹 🎤 - Josep Castanyer Alonso

In the same educational spirit as in the previous videos, this video serves as a parodic and slightly critical take on one of the most well-known tunes from the 2000s —even incorporating its somewhat questionable lyrics.

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00:00 Intro
00:06 In the style of Mozart
00:49 In the style of Beethoven
01:33 In the style of Schumann
02:35 In the style of Schubert
03:43 In the style of Chopin
05:02 In the style of Ravel
05:49 Outro

[JosepCastanyerAlonso]

Exciting news that has been brewing for the last few months: I'm delighted to announce that Sony Music Masterworks has made the music of my latest video, "Barbie Girl in the Style of 6 Classical Composers, " available on all major streaming platforms! You can stream it on:

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[mruberduck]

Everything about this is unreasonably good. Absolutely exceptional quality of composition and production! I’m blown away!

[SpencerMusicSchool]

Josep: Fantastic. I'm a concert pianist myself and this was perfectly executed and composed on the Barbie theme. Also great lecture into the styles of the composers picked. Very entertaining.

[obedcepeda]

What’s amazing is that he is actually a cellist in his orchestra so imagine how good he is at that !!!

[NahreSol]

Ohhh wow this amazing!!! And thanks for the shoutout, very flattered 😅 and obviously thanks for watching my videos through the years ❤

[Saxysellig]

The level of:
1) ASSIMILATED musical culture
2) creativity
3) pianistic mastery
required to produce such a masterpiece is OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD!!!
And I also looove the added analytic comments into the video!

[Jeremy-wpyh]

It's amazing that he was able to accurately capture the essence of each composer.

[samig]

The running snarky commentary is such a great touch: it entertains while simultaneously explaining the nuances that us laypeople can vaguely perceive, but don’t actually understand. Lovely video.

[xSafin]

You literally did everything correct for the perfect video right now. You found a current trend, applied lots of but not overwhelmingly much theory in it and made it sound enjoyable as well as relatable for anyone who is at least a little into classical music. You also chose 6 composers everyone has heard of and listened to and especially the twist at the end rounded the video off perfectly. 10/10

[e-mo]

Mozart is a happy little kid
Beethoven is a funky goth auntie
Schumann is a melanholic father
Schubert is a relatively normal grandfather who enjoys walks in nature
Chopin is a dramatic rebel teenager with many intrusive thoughts
Ravel is a painter mother

(Great video, immensely enjoyed, thank you 😊)

[apersunthathasaridiculousl]

One of those rare videos that deserves all the attention it got/is getting

[GoldenOwlEvents]

This was an EDUCATION! I learned more music theory in 5 mins than I did in 3 years of private piano lessons as a kid. Outstanding video. You are a great teacher.

[elliottcsmith]

It’s the written commentary throughout that brings the joy along with the virtuosity. “Unending modulation” and “incoming tendinitis” cracked me up. Brilliant on every level.

[Richard.Atkinson]

I normally don’t like these types of videos, since most don’t really capture the styles of the composers they claim to be imitating - but this is fantastic! Especially impressed that you didn’t make Mozart sound like his simplest, least interesting pieces composed for beginners (like most of these types of videos do)!

[ClearLight]

I love the way you're making me aware of the stylistic quirks of each of these composers. Things I never consciously noted before. Thank you so much. Brilliant job!

[k.c.]

As a fellow pianist here your annotations literally made me CACKLE 😂😂😂😂🤣 I was so entranced by the actual compositions at first that I didn’t notice. Then had to go back to rewatch to experience the humor 🤣 thank you for such a great laugh!! I’m so happy to have found your channel

[TheElectricCheeseProductions]

Such a talent. This person not only has the ability to generate music with such a deep understanding and grasp of the unique characters of the composer he is emulating allowing him to integrate it with a famous, modern melody, but also has the technical ability to perform it on the keyboard. This is what I aspire to be able to do. I find it to be a shame such people do not get nearly as much recognition as they deserve probably because such things are not as palatable to the majority of people.

[TomD]

Brilliant! Not only do you convincingly mimic their styles, you also identify the characteristics of each in spot-on snarky remarks! And you play beautifully. Bravo, and thanks!

[yvessouchon]

Pure genius ! Thanks for the laughs AND the music 🎶

[seventeez]

Not only is this a fun take on a modern pop song, but your understanding and your explanation of the different characteristics unique to each composer is also really interesting. When you hear it then you can understand how you identify but also what the differences are that you hear in each unique composer.