Medtner – Sonata Romantica: Scherzo

[skyrabinov]

[ronde_des_sylphes]

This is really nicely done, both the playing and the way the video is put together. Congratulations.

[skyrabinov]

Thanks ronde, glad you liked how the video turned out. That was my justification for playing this piece. I figured that MAH had already made an awesome recording, so all I could do was try and match it, plus you'd get to see the hands from a bird's eye view and the sheet music scrolling by simultaneously. Trying to match Hamelin's tempo is no joke, I still don't know how he does it...

[kalospiano]

I have very contrasting feelings for Medtner, sometimes I listen to his works in complete awe and yet after a while it seems to me like they go on for too long and I kind lose interest, then a new beautiful bit comes up, and the cycle repeats...
Anyway, I was not yet familiar with this Scherzo. I gotta say, in some parts it actually does remind me of a videogame boss theme Hamelin plays this at an even greater speed? I'm not even sure if there's a point in going faster than you do... your performance seems quite amazing to me already.

[stringoverstrung]

Very cool

Nice repertoire choice, well played, very enjoyable.

Thank You!

[dw4rn]

Fantastic!

[ahinton]

I think this and its companion sonata to be the most difficult of all of Medtner's piano works to play, notwithstanding the sheer scale and scope of the Night Wind sonata - and among the finest of them as well.

That said, few composers seem consistently incapable of writing much below their best; Medtner strikes me as one of them...

Best,

Alistair

[thalbergmad]

Stunning playing.

Your hands look very young. If you are about 15, this is immeasurably better than I first thought.

Thal

[skyrabinov]

I have very contrasting feelings for Medtner, sometimes I listen to his works in complete awe and yet after a while it seems to me like they go on for too long and I kind lose interest, then a new beautiful bit comes up, and the cycle repeats...
Anyway, I was not yet familiar with this Scherzo. I gotta say, in some parts it actually does remind me of a videogame boss theme Hamelin plays this at an even greater speed? I'm not even sure if there's a point in going faster than you do... your performance seems quite amazing to me already.

[skyrabinov]

Very cool

Nice repertoire choice, well played, very enjoyable.

Thank You!

[skyrabinov]

Fantastic!

Thank you!

[skyrabinov]

I think this and its companion sonata to be the most difficult of all of Medtner's piano works to play, notwithstanding the sheer scale and scope of the Night Wind sonata - and among the finest of them as well.

That said, few composers seem consistently incapable of writing much below their best; Medtner strikes me as one of them...

Best,

Alistair

[skyrabinov]

Stunning playing.

Your hands look very young. If you are about 15, this is immeasurably better than I first thought.

Thal

[quantum]

Absolutely fantastic playing!  You handle Medtner's sense of counterpoint with aplomb and fluid musicality.  Medtner can be incredibly difficult to play, yet his music is so consistently rewarding to study. 

[skyrabinov]

Absolutely fantastic playing!  You handle Medtner's sense of counterpoint with aplomb and fluid musicality.  Medtner can be incredibly difficult to play, yet his music is so consistently rewarding to study.