Who does this guy think he is? (Including Horowitz diss)

[thalberg]

You're great, guys 
I think every reasonable person would delete such comments.
Why do you even bother? We know who's right and that's all we need to know, why give a ... on what some guy x in the internet believes or not?
Calm down Oo

You're actually right.  Perhaps I'll leave him alone.

[elevateme_returns]

"Imagine if you had to run TWO separate channels of automatic pilot simultaneously"

what.. does he mean both hands together? can this guy actually play both hands together? HE IS sh*t HOT.

[elevateme_returns]

sorry guys im not really sure what point he's trying to get across.

is he saying that he is the only one that can play broken octaves? and everyone else fakes it by playing them together?

"Lang Lang is simplifying the level 10 ending. Liszt requires the pianist to play 110 hand position changes in 8 seconds with the right hand in conflict with the left hand. This requires the development of complex thought. Simple minded pianists are trained to "fake" the hardest passages, because, their brains can't handle the load. Richard Kastle can play the notes on the page. Type in his name and watch a pianist who can play the famous ending as Liszt wrote it."

whats level 10?? and what the f*ck is 110 hand position changes ?? who's brain cant handle the load?? simple minded pianists??  RH in conflict with LH??

[minor9th]

It looks like he's achieved at least one of his goals: to get people talking about him!  I guess it would be better to simply dismiss him, but idiocy on so many levels is hard to ignore.

[gerry]

Perhaps we should cut this guy some slack - afterall, he's just following a common path to notoriety and his 15 min of fame. He's probably laughing all the way to the bank at how seriously we are taking him. It really all started with the likes of P.T. Barnum and the human abberations he paraded past the public who were always willing to pay. History is filled with descriptions of artists who diluted and/or adjusted their talents for the adulation of the masses but their fame never reached beyong their grave to be anything other than a footnote or a bio in Wikepedia. Someone has to feed that great unwashed their piece of cake. Let them hoot, holler and woo-woo at the sexy outfits and the quasi-goth appearances. It's probably the same receiption they would afford drivers at a monster truck rally. At least we can choose not to buy in--my God, even serious musicians need a good laugh now and then

[matterintospirit]

The guy is a freakin' idiot. Chalk it up to the many wonders of "freedom of expression." These people are always so much worse that the people they criticize.

[thalberg]

LOLOL!

This dude just blocked me from posting any further comments about him. 

I wasn't going to give him any more insults.  I was just going to give him a link to here, that's all.  Isn't that innocent?

[ramseytheii]

Perhaps we should cut this guy some slack - afterall, he's just following a common path to notoriety and his 15 min of fame. He's probably laughing all the way to the bank at how seriously we are taking him. It really all started with the likes of P.T. Barnum and the human abberations he paraded past the public who were always willing to pay. History is filled with descriptions of artists who diluted and/or adjusted their talents for the adulation of the masses but their fame never reached beyong their grave to be anything other than a footnote or a bio in Wikepedia. Someone has to feed that great unwashed their piece of cake. Let them hoot, holler and woo-woo at the sexy outfits and the quasi-goth appearances. It's probably the same receiption they would afford drivers at a monster truck rally. At least we can choose not to buy in--my God, even serious musicians need a good laugh now and then

Thanks for putting it in perspective!

Walter Ramsey

[steinwaymodeld]

he actually THINKS the hardest piano piece are HR2 and La Camp, observe:



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So, the two "hardest" passages in the piano rep are in La Campanella and HR #2--gotcha. The rest of your diatribe is completely nonsensical.




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Thracozaag Thank you for acknowledging the level of difficulty in La Camp and the ending of this Rhapsody. That interview was done for a spot on a comedy show. The comedians have complex thought and respect the ability to organize points of sound and types of sound into a symphony. Kastle toured with Leno doing 57 shows as his opening act. Leno is a complex thought comedian and will help complex thought artists. Watch Kastle's film The Great Salanini.

just what lOL

[hodi]

complex thought !!!

[ronde_des_sylphes]

mikecaffey:

"Lang should be commended for playing passages at level 9. Most pianists can't do that. The ending of this piece on Richard Kastle's Virgin Records CD was the only level 10 recording in the 20th Century. You can watch him play it on YouTube. I challenge anyone to find a 20th century pianist who can play the notes as written."

I challenge anyone to find a 20th century pianist who CAN'T play the notes as written 

[etudes]

mikecaffey:

"Lang should be commended for playing passages at level 9. Most pianists can't do that. The ending of this piece on Richard Kastle's Virgin Records CD was the only level 10 recording in the 20th Century. You can watch him play it on YouTube. I challenge anyone to find a 20th century pianist who can play the notes as written."

I challenge anyone to find a 20th century pianist who CAN'T play the notes as written 

sounds like Mario world level 9 and level 10 What da HECK is going on here?
I think I need less than 5 mins to play that passage....(at least better than kaslte) eventhough i dont know which level i would be after that 

[prongated]

I think I need less than 5 mins to play that passage....(at least better than kaslte) eventhough i dont know which level i would be after that

...do you have that 5 minutes to record and post that passage as a video response to this rubbish? You might get your answer then...

[matterintospirit]

He just wants to bring attention to himself by rubbing everyone the wrong way, and he's doing a good job of it judging by the number of reactions here. He does't even seem as bright as the clamation characters. Case closed..move on!

[imbetter]

lol should i post a youtube comment brining him here? i havent posted on there yet.

[pseudopianist]

He should tackle the Opus Clavicembalisticum since we are in need of more recordings of that piece. Shouldn't be a problem now when he has mastered the monsterous Coda ever written.
 Hamelin still has nightmares about the HR2, he wakes up in the middle of the night all sweaty; screaming "KAAAAASTLE!!!"

[imbetter]

yeah now that kastle's tackled the most difficult feat  in piano he can surely take on opus clavembalisticum.

[pseudopianist]

yeah now that kastle's tackled the most difficult feat  in piano he can surely take on opus clavembalisticum.

Agreed, he should learn John Powell a thing or two also while he is at it.

[Nightscape]

Hey I just wanted everyone to know that the other day I finally figured out how to play J.S Bach's Prelude in C major from Book one.  I'm the only pianist ever to play the hidden spriritual meaning behind the notes - everyone else who has ever played this has been faking and only playing the shallow notes.  I immediately phoned Connie Chung about this and she seemed very excited and wants me to spread my message of truth to the whole world.  I'll be on TV next February with a whole 2 hour segment devoted to me and my achievements.  They are cancelling the premiere of "Lost" Season 4 on ABC to make room for my segment.  Virgin Records wants me to record a single of this prelude and my 23 Symphonies I composed last year.  I think the most significant one is my "Chandelier" Symphony, which barely beats out my "Monaco" Concerto as the best orchestral work written in the past 16 years.  A lot of people have told me that other composers' musics sound like garbage when compared to mine.  I guess God blessed me with the true musical gift.  It feels good to have mastered the most difficult piece of music ever written and to have been the only person ever to do so.  You can congratulate me now.

[ramseytheii]

Stop lying to us.  Can't everyone see you are lying? You are at level 3 at the most.  Why is everybody not pointing out that you are lying?  Have you ever heard of a person who spends time on the internet who can play Bach?  They don't exist!!  Face it: we are being lied to.  These are all lies, they lied at the conservatory, the critics are lying now, the performances are lies, the world is made of lies, and stop lying about it!  I bet you cannot even count the number of hand positions in that prelude - and if you say anything, please refrain from lying.

Walter Ramsey

[jinfiesto]

Hahahaha... Richard Kastle needs to die. Haha.. We should all post a video response of us playing the hr2 coda on that video... That would be funny.

[Nightscape]

Please.  Emmanuel Ax told me himself that I am at least level 11, if not 12.  And Manny is only level 7.

[amelialw]

Hey I just wanted everyone to know that the other day I finally figured out how to play J.S Bach's Prelude in C major from Book one.  I'm the only pianist ever to play the hidden spriritual meaning behind the notes - everyone else who has ever played this has been faking and only playing the shallow notes.  I immediately phoned Connie Chung about this and she seemed very excited and wants me to spread my message of truth to the whole world.  I'll be on TV next February with a whole 2 hour segment devoted to me and my achievements.  They are cancelling the premiere of "Lost" Season 4 on ABC to make room for my segment.  Virgin Records wants me to record a single of this prelude and my 23 Symphonies I composed last year.  I think the most significant one is my "Chandelier" Symphony, which barely beats out my "Monaco" Concerto as the best orchestral work written in the past 16 years.  A lot of people have told me that other composers' musics sound like garbage when compared to mine.  I guess God blessed me with the true musical gift.  It feels good to have mastered the most difficult piece of music ever written and to have been the only person ever to do so.  You can congratulate me now.

yeah right...lol, the most difficult piece of music, you have got to be kidding me. Are you so sure, that there is'nt someone who could play it better then you, I bet my teacher could.

Anywa about that guy seriously, who does he think he is insulting and dissing Horowitz like that. He just .....

[elevateme_returns]

but... surely all he's getting from this is bad feedback comments and a big increase in views??  youtube doesnt give you any money or anything 

so is he just looking for attention?

[soliloquy]

Please.  Emmanuel Ax told me himself that I am at least level 11, if not 12.  And Manny is only level 7.

I can testify to this.  Nightscape is indeed a level 11 pianist (although he only has to kill a couple more goblins to become level 12; hardly any more XP points are needed), but what this level 11 pianist lacks is the unmitigated FURY of a level 14 pianist.  I have recently turned level 14 as I was leveling up using the fury technique on the first movement of the moonlight sonata.  The fury technique is by far the fastest way to level up, especially once you get to high levels, because there are no more boss fights like Evryali and Clavicembalisticum.

[amelialw]

what's this thing about levels? I don't even know what it is?

[Kassaa]

A bit sad that both Liszt and Thalberg didn't know you don't get any XP from PVP.

[matterintospirit]

levels, shmevels---the criteria should be "does this musician have any light to shed?"---"does he/she have anything important or meaningful to say?"---levels----rubbish! Schoolboy talk. Bah!

[Nightscape]

Correct me if I'm wrong.... but I heard a rumor that Lang Lang wears Gloves of Fortuitous Rapture while he practices.  It doubles the XP you receive and makes Tanking a lot easier.  In just two hours he took down Scarbo, although he only had 28 HP left at the end because Scarbo unleashed a Repeated Note attack and Lang Lang was almost Poisoned.

[matterintospirit]

thank god he's alright.

[thalberg]

what's this thing about levels? I don't even know what it is?

Kastle talks about levels, but everyone thinks he's being stupid so everyone is making fun of him.  It's all like a big joke.  Something out of Dungeons and Dragons, I think.

[gerry]

Kastle talks about levels, but everyone thinks he's being stupid so everyone is making fun of him.  It's all like a big joke.  Something out of Dungeons and Dragons, I think.

or perhaps Dante

[matterintospirit]

Just another thing to make pianists nervous, torture themselves, doubt themselves  or forget why they are playing. The overemphasis on technique as practically an end in itself, goes wayyyyy back. There is a lot of critcism of this throughout art history.

[gerry]

Just another thing to make pianists nervous, torture themselves, doubt themselves  or forget why they are playing. The overemphasis on technique as practically an end in itself, goes wayyyyy back. There is a lot of critcism of this throughout art history.

I posted a new topic dealing with mannerisms - maybe this ties in?

[thalberg]

or perhaps Dante

hahaha very witty!!!   

[etudes]

It's a fact. Richard Kastle is the only pianist in the 20th century who played the 110 hand positions with the hands in conflict with each other as Liszt requires. Kastles Virgin Records CD proves it. The others have to fake, because, their brains aren't wired like Liszt.

That's nonsence. The evidence of faking is irrefutable. A pianist who studies at the highest level knows that they fake this passage as well as play the simplified Bussoni version of La Campanella. Listen to the way Cziffra plays as much of it as he can and then puts his hands together for the hardest past. They do covers. They can't create a symphony or a concerto and they leave irrefutable evidence that they can't play the most famous page of music. Pathetic.

what is this guy thinking?



AHHAHA add**

Your friends at the music school need to connect their axons to the dendrites. The neurons must form interconnected circuits between the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex. Don't insult an accomplished artist who can help you and your friends. Of you fail to wire up the complex thought section of your brain you will be forced to become a con artist. You can't fool the new generation when it comes to neuroscience.

just :what:?

[jinfiesto]

Wow... just Wow... People are so stupid. The busoni campy is way harder than the original... Duh...

[Kassaa]

Correct me if I'm wrong.... but I heard a rumor that Lang Lang wears Gloves of Fortuitous Rapture while he practices.  It doubles the XP you receive and makes Tanking a lot easier.  In just two hours he took down Scarbo, although he only had 28 HP left at the end because Scarbo unleashed a Repeated Note attack and Lang Lang was almost Poisoned.

Lang dodges everything because of his imba agility!

[steinway43]

this guy is simply a joke.
his technique is medicore at best, his doesn't have any sense of musicality, he is arrogant, and he speaks crap.
and he is nothing but a show off

Exactly. The sad thing is that he probably does impress a fair number of people who know nothing about the piano literature or technique. 

[steinway43]

Correct me if I'm wrong.... but I heard a rumor that Lang Lang wears Gloves of Fortuitous Rapture while he practices.  It doubles the XP you receive and makes Tanking a lot easier.  In just two hours he took down Scarbo, although he only had 28 HP left at the end because Scarbo unleashed a Repeated Note attack and Lang Lang was almost Poisoned.

Hahaha!! That's one of the funniest things I've read in a long time! 

[elevateme_returns]

Correct me if I'm wrong.... but I heard a rumor that Lang Lang wears Gloves of Fortuitous Rapture while he practices.  It doubles the XP you receive and makes Tanking a lot easier.  In just two hours he took down Scarbo, although he only had 28 HP left at the end because Scarbo unleashed a Repeated Note attack and Lang Lang was almost Poisoned.

repeated note attack. hahaha

[ronde_des_sylphes]

Richard Kastle.

What is he?

Well, his first name says he is a dick.
His second name rhymes with something else that he also is.
(especially in UK. see Cockney rhyming slang "Elephant and Castle")

[dnephi]

I must say that if it's Role-Playing we're discussing, Kastle takes the cake .

[indutrial]

Kastle should marry that idiotic tramp, The Great Kat ( https://www.greatkat.com/ ) who is similarly a complete buffoon who thinks that Liszt, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Wagner represent the highest peaks of Western music. If you want a real laugh (as if her very existence isn't absurd enough), read some of the composer biographies on her page.

Another brilliant Julliard grad making great use of their education.

[prongated]

Kastle should marry that idiotic tramp, The Great Kat ( https://www.greatkat.com/ ) who is similarly a complete buffoon who thinks that Liszt, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Wagner represent the highest peaks of Western music.

...at least she seems to be able to play her instrument(s) well...unlike Kastle...

[indutrial]

it's almost impossible to tell if she can or cannot play with a decent tone, since the atrocious production she processes her guitar with makes it sound like the battle music from Mighty Morphing Power Rangers. 80s speed metal may be one of the worst sounding (timbre-wise) genres to ever grace the world of sound. Also, shreddy guitar playing is almost meaningless these days unless you're an overweight nerd who's addicted to Warcraft and can't convince yourself that heavy rock music has moved on from the days of Iron Maiden and Metallica.