wow! incredible piano videos on youtube!

[williampiano]

A fantastic recording of an amazing piece!

Fandango by Soler:

[49410enrique]

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin[1] (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Скря́бин; 6 January 1872 [O.S. 25 December 1871] -- 27 April [O.S. 14 April] 1915) was a Russian composer and pianist. Scriabin's work initially possessed a lyrical and idiosyncratic tonal language in line with the innovations of Fr้d้ric Chopin, but developed an increasingly atonal and dissonant musical style.

Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 20 (1896)

I. Allegro
II. Andante, Theme (7:40)
 Var. I (9:18)
 Var. II Allegro scherzando (10:52)
 Var. III Adagio (11:26)
 Var. IV Allegretto (13:18)
 Tempo I (14:49)
III. Allegro moderato (16:14)

Vladimir Ashkenazy and the London Philharmonic conducted by Lorin Maazel

Scriabin composed this concerto in 1896. Written when he was 24, it was his first work for orchestra and the only concerto he composed. Scriabin completed the concerto in only a few days in the fall of 1896, but didn't finish the orchestration until the following May and did not premiere the work until October 23, 1897.

Publisher Info.:
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1927. Plate M. 7079 Г.

Reprinted:
Frankfurt: M.P. Belaieff, n.d.(after 1972)

Copyright:
Public Domain

[williampiano]

I just found this recording of a second published version of Scriabin's Etude op. 8 no. 12. I'd never even heard of this until just recently.

I really like this revision. I don't know why, but I can't seem to stop listening to it. It's quite an interesting contrast to the original etude and its very expressive sounding.

[outin]

I just found this recording of a second published version of Scriabin's Etude op. 8 no. 12. I'd never even heard of this until just recently.

I really like this revision. I don't know why, but I can't seem to stop listening to it. It's quite an interesting contrast to the original etude and its very expressive sounding.

I like it a lot and actually I think it is the version I heard first.

[williampiano]

I've been spending some time lately listening to most of Scriabin's works, especially the lesser played ones, and I came across this one. What a true gem it is! I don't understand why this piece is  performed so rarely.

Fantasie op. 28

[williampiano]

Actual footage of George Gershwin playing:

[clavile]

WOW!! Even Lang Lang would be impressed !! 

I LOVE
Lang Lang!!!!

[jlh]

Grande Fantasie pour le Barber de Seville Op. 63 - Thalberg

[49410enrique]

[williampiano]

My new favorite piece ever!

The Little Glass Wolf by Villa Lobos:

[rachmaninoff_forever]

A fantastic recording of an amazing piece!

Fandango by Soler:

My mom wants me to learn that...

[rachmaninoff_forever]

He is sooooooooooo totally kick ass.

[patrickd]

[outin]

My mom wants me to learn that...

You must then! One has to be nice to mom

I can't help it but that piece makes me think of Scarlatti gone high on something...10 minutes, that must require some stamina...

[rachmaninoff_forever]

You must then! One has to be nice to mom

I can't help it but that piece makes me think of Scarlatti gone high on something...10 minutes, that must require some stamina...

I couldn't stand listening to that for 10 minutes.

[outin]

I couldn't stand listening to that for 10 minutes.

Then play with earplugs!

To be honest I didn't either...

[vsrinivasa]

Then play with earplugs!

To be honest I didn't either...

I actually like that piece, but it's a bit long....

[perprocrastinate]

Listen through it without reading the comments/looking at the video. You'll be caught by surprise at the halfway point.

[rachmaninoff_forever]

What the freaking heck is with this guys voice?!?!?  

[perfect_pitch]

Sorry to say... but I'd be giving a crap, if it was still the middle of 2007...

That freakin' video's been out for 5 1/2 years. Are you NOW only discovering it???

[49410enrique]

this is awesome!

[jogoeshome]

i know the guy who filmed that, he is an amateur artist



im not a fan of his work, but i respect his talent for capturing the visual essence of sound

hum, visual essence of wot?...

[jlh]

I just found this recording of a second published version of Scriabin's Etude op. 8 no. 12. I'd never even heard of this until just recently.

I really like this revision. I don't know why, but I can't seem to stop listening to it. It's quite an interesting contrast to the original etude and its very expressive sounding.

Having played this before:

 (5:25) and spent countless hours on it... It's tough to listen to.  I appreciate the difference and what that must have taken, but it's not easy to accept the new one.



Josh

[ranniks]

Blessed.

[birba]

Having played this before:

 (5:25) and spent countless hours on it... It's tough to listen to.  I appreciate the difference and what that must have taken, but it's not easy to accept the new one.



Josh

thanks for posting this.  I really like it more than the original in a lot of ways.  Except for about 4 bars before the final rush.  It has greater more complex thematic development.

[pianoplayjl]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDt5sm0EBIY

[jlh]

One of the best versions and performances of The Flight of the Bumblebee I've seen played yet!

[master_seymour_butts]

Hi guys

So here are videos of Glenn Gould playing piano UNEDITED. These are tapes of him recording Brahms, testing pianos, and practicing by himself at home. Enjoy!

[sevencircles]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XtuPiSboh8

I really love this piece based on the great Axel F theme from Beverly Hills Cop. The composer is a new name to me.

Superior to anything composed by Chopin if you ask me. Iดm comparing apples with pears though.

Would love to hear it performed by Argerich and Sokolov.

[visitor]

from earlier this week, one of my favorite piano festivals, the first get's more play than the others, i actually like 2-4 best. 

[stevensk]

What about this?

[j_menz]

What about this?

You yanks are weird. Animal Idol? 

[stevensk]

You yanks are weird. Animal Idol? 

That little guinea pig is outstanding. I love the little melodie. Wondering if it hard to play.
 

[visitor]

ah this is so great!

Han Shihyon:. Dances A minor Pf Liang-hwa (RyoNaruhana): RyangSongfa

[pianoplayjl]

A  transcription of  Cziffra's improvisation.

[j_menz]

A  transcription of  Cziffra's improvisation.

A transcription of pianoplayjl's post.

[visitor]

lovely

[goldentone]

I'm sure you can play Haydn better than that.

[visitor]

so groovy!

[visitor]

cannot believe i missed this, was not aware no 6 had been recorded/ul'd

[visitor]

this kid is really good, especially given the smart choice to play a seldom performed Pabst work

[visitor]

totally 'gets it'

[toughbo]

Heard this guy in a masterclass a couple of years ago where he played the Chopin ballade 1.
Decided to see if there were any videos of him yesterday, holy hell!

[ronde_des_sylphes]

This is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen. Katsaris's Beethoven-Liszt is consistently amazing, and the fantasy afterwards is very clever.

[visitor]

this is super clever!, and totally a different spin than Supak's version w the boogie woogie and blues feel vs Supak's latin jazz elements

[visitor]

this too, haha. wow

[visitor]

it's awesome and original, but the more i hear it the more some subtle hallmarks of Kapustin's faster music comes through, albeit this has some more 20th century modern elements, it seems  familar and fresh at the same time.

that kid can play. holy smokes  

Prelude Shohei AMIMORI
*work can be heard on this CD

[visitor]

[visitor]

haha Sergei's writing here is genius. Always loved Slonomski's pieces, I'm a little/scratch very disappointed in myself I missed this piece and only recently discovered it (odd given how much of his piano output I have sought and listened to).
Still, this performance, for a kid or not, is spot on. The girl gets it. wow indeed.

[kalospiano]

damn! That Slonimsky is definitely not my cup of tea but it is definitely hilarious and interesting at the same time. That beating on the top of the piano! ) The little girl's performance is indeed impressive, she seems so concetrated and into it.