Something different this time...

[electrafingers]

A piece by the Romanian-Israeli composer Sergiu Natra:
Three Street Corteges
1. Carnival
2. Funeral Procession
3. Demonstration

Comments are welcome as always,
Ishay

[elevateme_returns]

wow!! super super playing

[mephisto]

I'm not familiar with neither the pieces nor the composer, but I did really like this. Somewhat similiar to the works of Shchedrin. Following in the footsteps of Prokofiev and Shostakovich.

[rachfan]

Superb playing!

The Funeral Procession conveys the angst of deep mourning effectively.  I sense that Natra gives a nod to Liszt and his "Funerailles".  I was also reminded of Chopin's Prelude in Cm, also portraying a funeral procession receding down the way into the far distance.  The Carnival parade conveys the promise of amusement as well as hints of its darker side.  And the Demonstration's dissonant edginess conveys rising tension and anger so effectively.  All three pieces have much to commend them.  There is a lot of contemporary music that I dislike, but I throughly enjoyed this set of pieces.

You're an extraordinary artist, Ishay.  Thanks for sharing your recordings here!