Carl Reinecke plays Beethoven, Ecossaise in E flat Major

[lolololololcatss]

he is my great, great, great, uncle. aren't i lucky?

[324kayla]

is this a level 6 piece?

[kobiianardo]

holy crap i wanna hear him actually play this so badly! thanks for upload.

[RollaArtis]

This sounds too good for an acoustic recording - I think it's a modern recording of a Welte piano roll.

[figensco]

No matter what people say...this recording is a treasure made by the earliest-born pianist to have his playing preserved in any format. June 23, 1824 – March 10, 1910

[lovesGenet]

I read that we didn't have any pianists born before 1840 playing .now this totally clear but not well played treasure shows up. The training is infinitesimally better these days. The amazing thing is there are no Hofmann's . Funny Rach wasn't much impressed with Cortot .I can't believe we have several recs of this man! The Mozart i'm afraid to hear but one generation must hear this. What will Mozart sound like when there are no more plants &we live on machine made planets?

[acortot]

one bar of this is worth an entire career of some modern pianists IMO

[morvensky]

Carl Reinecke is a very underrated pianist and composer. Some of his compositions are very good and his piano roll recordings are pretty virtuosic.

[bentandarkmobile]

wonderful skill!

[faustianliszt]

I'm not upset... I get enjoyment out of being caustic, but it's nothing personal. My whole point was making fun of inexperienced listeners (well, at least one in particular) while at the same time writing like one.

[faustianliszt]

... and my comment right after that was "but it's definitely in E#" ... so again. fail

[faustianliszt]

I know. I was responding sarcastically and mockingly to the idiocy of the original comment from Wolvesblood97. You get an F for not realizing that.

[take3571]

Nobilitiest play ever.

good

[figensco]

Did you know that The earliest born pianist ever to record on music roll was Carl Reinecke, who came into the world on 23 June 1824, three years before the death of Beethoven.

[Achtelnote]

no,i didnt know,but very intersting.

[Wolvesblood97]

im looking for a fast piano song in the Key of E (or E# or flat) but it is very pretty . . . . i cant remember the name in the least D:

please help

[faustianliszt]

i think the song you're looking for is "sonata" i can't remember who wrote it though

[faustianliszt]

... but it's definitely in E#

[twigyman]

hahaha lol

[xper2xper]

Great comment!  :-)

[molie987]

WOW! I don't think i can play that good!

[IgnatzKolisch]

Keep in mind, he was in his 80s when this was made. He was much better in his earlier years. Check out his Piano Concerto #3 sometime, along with some other works: I think he's one of the greatest composers of all time.

[acortot]

the human perception of what?

tastes change with the times, as does language, as does philosophy, ideals, knowledge, religious beliefs etc..

who is more adept at playing classical music, an aristocratic European of the 18-19th century, a balinese peasant, or a shopping-centre-dwelling american which grew up watching TV?

what's the use of even studying the art of the past then? since we all have the same 'perception'?

[acortot]

only problem is that the people who went to the concerts in the 1800-1850 period were LIVING in the same period, and the music was then modern and understood..

'as they wished' was in the style of the times.. not in our current style.

WE, on the other hand live in the computer age.

[MaBu888]

Just as technically perfect as GLENN GOULD there I said it. Now I'm expecting a visit from Smith Sherman. Seriously though, Smith has good music examples. Very detailed knowledge. I just listen from time to time. I don't even play the piano. I listen to hip hop and a bit of chinese music and a bit meditative music. I must say, classical music might be too hard (perhaps too emotional) for the serious zen meditator (interestingly, all of music and meditation is about the achieving of awareness.

[JASenior44]

Is this a piano roll or reproducing roll?

[rigel48]

Dear Smith, may I remind you what Cortot

said : "In front of a masterpiece , there are two attitudes : ultra-conservatism or adventure. To play according to the author's wish, or in the tradition of his students, what does it mean ? What is needed, it's to give free play to one's fancy, to re-create, to revive the work. This is how to render...".

[acortot]

Cortot himself stated that men of the 19th century did not feel the need for drama and power that modern audiences expect, and that the pianos of the time were not suited for expressing such emotive dynamics.

cortot was a modern pianist on a modern piano which interpreted chopin in a modern manner respecting the original creations.

[truecrypt]

Don't have this record ;( but I'll try to find!

[chrish12345]

also dont forget this guy is playing a century after Beethoven, hardly a first-hand example of the playing style of the period

[chrish12345]

I appreciate your commitment to the issue Smithy but surely its a bit subjective of you to dismiss a century of piano playing. With respect, if you put your remarks into a more balanced context I might take you more seriously.

[Pladask]

Very interesting! Thanks. :-)