Stanchinsky - Piano Sonata No. 2 in G major- I "Fuga"

[FlyingBlackAndWhite]

so beautiful!!

[Memoreism]

i thought it was sounding a bit weird and abstract but ended very gloriously =)

[BrackenClelk]

Scriabin also had distaste for Rachmaninov (boiled ham anyone?). Tolstoy also wasn't a fan of Rach (as are many critics and classical-listeners).

I wouldn't say Stanchinsky is more profound than Prokofiev, the Sixth Sonata, for example, more than contends this work. Prokofiev was a melodic composer. Superficially he may seem less profound (much like Tchaikovsky), but there is no question of his depth, or for that matter - profundity.

[tommyciszak]

Absolutely gorgeous.

[klapsikopatiko]

Anyone know who the pianist is?

[garth813]

Such an interesting and fantastic work. Very surprised to find such an obscure composer like Stanchinsky on youtube, so thank you so much for this great post and for all the rest.

[Abemol]

Qué hermosa fuga. Qué Original

[andreybeci]

take it to the bank - iama. that was a compliment

[talonboy5432]

Such a short life and yet the music is so powerful...

[iamalittlespy]

I would love for you to post a better interpretation of this piece or record one yourself. I realize this is not perfect, but whats the point of making negative comments with nothing to back them up ? This is the second negative comment you've made on a Stanchinsky posting, don't you have anything better to do ?

[guja101010]

prokofiev discredited stanchinski, by calling his sketches nothing more than 'sketches'. i find all of stanchinski's work, the little there is due to his early suicide, significantly better and more profound than any of prokofiev's...

[Hexameron]

Agreed

[mslavicek]

@guja101010 It would be a tough statement to call ALL Stanchinsky's work SIGNIFICALLY BETTER and MORE PROFOUND than ANY of Prokofiev's. Personally I like both of them and they don't seem like the composers that are to be compared. Something like Bach and Mozart - both ingenious, but different.

Still, when it comes to Prokofiev and his criticsim of Stanchinsky, we can all remember what master Scriabin had to say about Prokofiev's music. Trash ;)

[OniyukiRyuken]

@mslavicek Yep, Scriabin, Medtner and Rachmaninoff all had utter distaste for the tone-deaf bald man :D

[Tecallion]

@guja101010 Umm, everything I've ever read on Stanchinsky makes special note of mentioning that Prokofiev admitted to being influenced by him and enjoyed his music. In most cases, he is 1st on the list of notable people influenced by his music. Your opinion just seems irrelevant. Stanchinski is a fabulous composer, which would also make Prokofiev's unlikely statement, that you mentioned, also irrelevant against his overall artistic contributions.

[martimtavares]

@guja101010 how good do you know prokofiev's work??

[iamalittlespy]

Challenging, complex and fascinating piece of music that requires repeated listening to fully comprehend. Stanchinsky frequently switches back and forth between textures, major and minor, sunshine and darkness. Parts of this fugue are written with Bach-like clarity of expression that dip into tense and nightmarish world of late Scriabin. However just like Bach all the tension is relieved by the last major chord.

[kempff95]

how old you ownage1810?

[ownage1810]

Great first piece for me. I'm curious about this composer, what would you recommend?