Burning Piano

[shingo]

Random, but rather interesting in a way...

Here

[Bob]

That's such a waste.  And two?  Think of everything that could have been played on those pianost in that time.  They could have given the instruments away instead of burning them.

I didn't catch much of a reason for burning them except just to burn them.

I think they should have turned the piano the other way, so the guy's not sitting downwind in the flames and smoke.  I thought maybe it was blowing toward the camera, but later shots show it going toward the pianist.

[shingo]

Yeah, it was a waste, thats the problem with these 'artistic' endevours, anything can be done in the name of art. Fair enough if it was performed on a wrecked piano with nothing much more to give, but I suppose that would have detracted from the shock/performance factor they were obviously rooting for.

[rachfan]

That has to rank as one of the most absurd and wasteful acts I've ever seen.  If that's the new "art", then culturally we're all doomed.

[thalberg]

I do not think it was a waste if the piano was a Yamaha G-series.  I owned a G-series piano for a while (GH1 or something) and I think it would do the world great service to burn all such instruments.  I hope that is what he used. 

If it was a nice piano, then yes, it was a shameful waste.

[Petter]

Age takes its toll. He didn´t use quite as an advanced protection suit in the early clip. I´m picturing a declining career and a manager that goes: Do the fire trick! It´s the only thing that can save you now.

[mattgreenecomposer]

I saw this a few days ago.  I was going to post it but it looks like someone beat me to it.

Well, atleast its entertaining.  I mean, Id rather watch this than sit through most "new music" concerts anyday.  Its what you do if your not talented like John Adams, Gulijov or Kaija Saariaho and want to make a name for yourself.

Then again, I still don't know what it has to do with "music."  Its more like a circus act.

[Essyne]

"Entertaining" is hardly the word I'd use - - - I thought it was disgusting.

[liszt1022]

Duchable retired from being a concert pianist by dropping a piano out of a helicopter. I did read, though, that it was an old, beat up one (before the drop.)

https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/12/24/DDGJT3T08D1.DTL

[minor9th]

Jimi Hendrix set the standard when he ritually sacrificed his guitar at The Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. No one else has burned an instrument with such flair/style.

[mattgreenecomposer]

well, I guess its like "Jerry Springer" for the piano world...

[kard]

How could you guys watch this without half cringing?? What if the strings snapped?