Prokofiev Toccata Op. 11

[can]

I've posted a previous version of this toccata sometime ago. This is more recent and from a public performance. I hope you like my interpretation.

[awesom_o]

Very impressive performance, can!

I really liked your choice of tempo and the fact that you maintained such a professional commitment to your choice. Sometimes young virtuoso players treat this piece as a rushing contest. I think they get confused between 'Russian style' and 'rushing style'.

But you maintained the rhythm with such authority that the music really sounded effective the whole way through. Stunning accuracy, mental focus, and stylistic awareness.

The very last line is particularly nasty if I recall correctly, though I never studied the work for long enough to perform it. It'll only get better in future, and I imagine you know exactly how to practice  it to make it 'perfect', as it was already very close indeed.

Bravo and congratulations on a stunning performance of a monster piece!

[dima_76557]

I hope you like my interpretation.

In your native language, your name (with "c" pronounced like "j") means "spirit", "life", "heart", right?
In English, "can" is simply another word for "to be able to".
Listening to/watching your clip, I think both apply.

Thank you for sharing!

[can]

awesom_o and dima_ogorodnikov, thank you so much for your kind words, although I made a quite big mistake at the end of the piece. Your comments are so encouraging for me.  And dima_ogorodnikov, I'm quite surprised that you know the meaning of the word "can". However, your beautiful words made me so happy. Thank you again.

[pommier]

Fantastic! An incredibly mature interpretation of this very difficult piece. Chapeau!

[can]

Thank you very much pommier.

[coda_colossale]

 As a fellow countryman (I will have to speak English anyway), a hobbyist of the same age, I have to express my admiration. Prokofiev is one of my favourite composers, and hearing this giant piece that I can not even dream about playing being performed brilliantly really satisfies me. Let alone fulfilling technical requirements, which is a huge challenge, the conveyance of your and Prokofiev's musical ideas were also skillful.

 But I wonder what piano you've played on, its sound was "eh" for me. Just an opinion of a musically uneducated enthusiast though.

 By the way, you are (or at least were) a student of one of, Emre Şen, right? He is one of my idols, due to the fact that just like him I am a late starter and his amazing Chopin interpretations. Even though I don't know him personally, his comprehension of music is a source of inspiration for me. I most definitely envy you. Just wanted to say that.

[chicoscalco]

 
Obviously no remarks to the performance itself.
I have one question though, for anyone interested. Is prokofiev supposed to sound so 'dry'? I know a bit about the more percussive approach he had to the instrument at times, but I was surprised at the amount of pedal the performer used here. I almost didn't notice it at all. Is this the general consensus on proko?

[cometear]

Obviously no remarks to the performance itself.
I have one question though, for anyone interested. Is prokofiev supposed to sound so 'dry'? I know a bit about the more percussive approach he had to the instrument at times, but I was surprised at the amount of pedal the performer used here. I almost didn't notice it at all. Is this the general consensus on proko?

I disagree. It really depends on the interpretation in my opinion. I found this interpretation very effective even though it was different then the usual interpretation.

[rachfan]

Bravo!  This is a demanding virtuosic piece to say the least, but you step up to it and play it in a very convincing manner.  You bring a big technique that serves all of your artistic intents in performing the work.  I thoroughly enjoyed hearing your recording.  Thanks for posting it!

David     

[can]

Hello coda_colossale, I'm still a student of Emre Sen, and I'm very happy for this. The piano was a Yamaha, and it was quite capable of producing guitar sound

and thank you very much cometear and David for your nice words.

[nashh]

Let's play piano together ?
world wide piano team ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9c_RkO-LqY )
I liked ur videos,
put a tad more pedal maybe Ur good.