I played a SERENADE in a hotel...Watch this girl's reaction!👀✨

and during breakfast I found out that they had a piano.. I had to play this Schubert piece to match the ancient and nostalgic atmosphere.

This hotel has a very magical meaning for any musician. In fact it was the last home of Giuseppe Verdi for 27 years (until his death).
Then during the whole 20th century, any great artist coming to perform at La Scala had his suite in this hotel (including Maria Callas of course).

This piece, « Ständchen » (Serenade) was originally written for piano and voice by Schubert, and later transcribed for solo piano by Liszt. It tells the story of lover singing to his beloved through the night.

Here are the original lyrics (translated from german to english) :

Softly my songs implore
Through the night to you
Down into the quiet grove,
Darling, come to me!
Whispering, slender treetops rustle
In the moon’s light,
In the moon’s light.
Do not fear the traitor’s hostile listening,
Fear not, my dear,
Fear not, my dear.
Do you hear the nightingales call?
Ah! they implore you
With sweet sounds of lament,
They implore you for me.
They understand the heart’s longing,
They know love’s pain,
They know love’s pain,
They touch with their silver tones
Every tender heart,
Every tender heart.
Let your heart be moved as well,
Darling, hear me!
Trembling, I wait for you!
Come, make me happy!
Come, make me happy!
Make me happy!

#schubert #ständchen #classicalpiano #franzschubert #grandhoteletdemilan

[michaelfitzpatrick]

That woman is angelic and her reaction was as beautiful as the music.

[mark.J]

The music is wonderful, she's gorgeous!!

[peterpete]

She is pretty, music is absolutely beautiful.

[robertcasey]

Good God man she’s beautiful, don’t ever stop playing.

[ronlokk]

My goodness she is almost as beautiful as the music.

[nealjolly]

First, the music was wonderful. Second The young lady was captivated in your ability to play something so beautiful. She was thunder struck.

[glennbrymer]

Music strikes to the soul at times.
It affects some people deeply.

[catweasle]

She is stunning. I lost count on how many head flicks she gave. ☺

[QuangNguyen-tmig]

Serenade by Schubert is so romantic and beautiful.

[johnnytwotimez]

Yes, she is gorgeous indeed but the melody you laid out surpasses earthly beauty

[Rodan]

Bez słów, tylko spojrzenia, a jakie piękne i wzruszające przeżycie.

[isanewday]

She makes the song even more beautiful . . .

[MrRudyc]

Anything you play is great! And the look of that pretty young flower is great too 😊😊

[michaeldeierhoi]

These kids are beautiful and so talented. Thanks for posting this.

[hartgemini]

That is one mesmerising natural beauty - Wow

[baronofgreymatter]

Could see that being the story you tell your grandkids.... "It was Vienna in '68 just after the spring festival and music was everywhere. I was having a coffee and feeling melancholy when the first notes of a piano serenade floated across the air. I turned to look and saw this handsome young man. He had the classic moustache and goatee of a musician of the time with long, lithe fingers dancing lightly above the keys. I fell instantly in love with him."

[memyself]

Franz Schubert, Standchen.
Composed in 1826.
It is a setting of the “song” in Act 2, scene 3 of Shakespear’s, Cymbeline.
Beautiful, beautiful music, and played to absolute perfection here.

[goatedclipz]

This felt like a movie, those two were blessed with DEM GENES lol. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[zookiebudeck]

She don’t need to phone’ly record this - she already knows, this touches her heart and will stay forever.
No recording can replay this moment and her feelings felt. That’s the beauty 🫶🏻🫶🏻

[stephenmason]

Wow, thats one beautiful, gorgeous girl!