@leoxThepianist I don't think so. For me, such octaves are much easier than the scales and double notes. The part you mentioned is not very baneful; it is more spectacular than difficult (what else could represent this better than the fact that almost everybody, including Hough unfortunately, plays it too fast).
@madlovba03 i'm totally agree with you, the part i have mentioned maybe should be played not so much fast....and listening again to the piece i can say is more spectacular than difficult as you say...i am misled by the speed..however in general i think this piece is very difficult both technically and for the interpretation!
There are some amazing riffs in this performance - off the page and off the chart! And I love his use of the pedal which in so many ways is used both coloristically (if such a word exists) and structurally - Bravo!
Best performance of this composition.
predoje 5 days ago
Octaves are easier and more showy than scales and double notes.
Rachmaninoffkid 2 weeks ago
I think this might be one the most difficult pieces from Liszt, maybe harder than the hungarian rhapsodies.
JohnRift 1 month ago
Well, I've got a new favorite Rhapsodie Espagnole performance! Stephen Hough, you're a beast
flicfan416 1 month ago
I think the octaves from 10:50 are extremely difficult.... maybe technically the most difficult part of the piece
leoxThepianist 2 months ago
@leoxThepianist I don't think so. For me, such octaves are much easier than the scales and double notes. The part you mentioned is not very baneful; it is more spectacular than difficult (what else could represent this better than the fact that almost everybody, including Hough unfortunately, plays it too fast).
madlovba03 2 months ago
@madlovba03 i'm totally agree with you, the part i have mentioned maybe should be played not so much fast....and listening again to the piece i can say is more spectacular than difficult as you say...i am misled by the speed..however in general i think this piece is very difficult both technically and for the interpretation!
leoxThepianist 2 months ago
Some passages (the "Allegro animato", for example) reminds a lot Schubert's Wanderer Fantasy!!!
Victor1Piano 2 months ago
Awesome! But I wounder if there really should be a major dominant at 4:27. I think all scores indicates that it is a minor chord there.
addeex1 4 months ago
There are some amazing riffs in this performance - off the page and off the chart! And I love his use of the pedal which in so many ways is used both coloristically (if such a word exists) and structurally - Bravo!
RWinkley02124 4 months ago
Stephen's performance is the best Rhapsodie Espagnole ever recorded, period.
PianoDaemon 5 months ago 6
@PianoDaemon I tend to agree :)
madlovba03 5 months ago
Epic virtuoso part @10:18
Laudan08 5 months ago 9
4:13 to 4:42 my favorite part
FLR360 6 months ago 15