Keith Emerson - Lachesis

[presto agitato]

Hello friends!

Do you know this piece called “Lachesis ” written by Keith Emerson?

Keith Emerson was the leader of the successful progressive rock group called ELP.
He plays keyboards.

Several times he has approached to composing academic piano pieces and he also wrote a piano concerto that was recorded by with the London Philharmonic.

I want to know your opinion about this piece:

[allthumbs]

I thought this piece was fabulous ever since I first heard it on the ELP album in 1970.

[john11inc]

Needs more KC, less EL&P.

[khatruyessongs]

FANTASTIC 

[sevencircles]

Sounds great 

I wonder if anybody know if it´s true that Emerson never had any piano lessons?

I have heard that a couple of times

[lontano]

Sounds great 

I wonder if anybody know if it´s true that Emerson never had any piano lessons?

I have heard that a couple of times

I'm not sure if the answer is here, but this is a link to an interview with Emerson discussing his younger days as well as raising 2 boys and how he approached the issue with them.
https://www.interstellar9.com/emerson/interview.htm