Sciarrino Sonata No. 4. Sounds like a good performance, but it's hard to tell as the recording quality is not very good. (There are better quality recordings of this piece on YT, but played at a slightly slower tempo).
After having studied the lives and works of the great Romantic piano composers (Schubert, Liszt, Schumann, Chopin, etc) who were so interested in communicating to the soul of man, I cannot imagine what one is trying to convey with this. Can somebody post their understanding of this piece? I would be most interested.
This seems different form his work for double bass and flute and the sonatas which always have an isolation of space.There is no silence here. What work of SCIARRINO is this ?
this performance was from last year 7/18/08 in Germany I believe. Unfortunately this piece isn't played too often, possibly due to the character of the work, and the difficulties in presenting this work convincingly.
rendiamoci conto che sciarrino abita nella mia stessa città, Città di Castello (PG) e a breve il Rotary Club locale gli darà un premio. Sono pressochè sconcertato.
Sciarrino è un grandissimo compositore e uomo di cultura. Questa sonata è una provocazione, e resta tale, anche a me non convince, ma resta il fatto che ha scritto pezzi stupendi con una maestria unica nell'arte compositiva. Non basta un unico pezzo per screditare o glorificare un compositore.
Sciarrino composes gestures. He has good pieces, but a lot of his material turns out to be quite shallow: gesture, gesture, gesture, gesture...boring, boring...boring....same same same same.
If I'm not mistaken, this is Sciarrino's 4th sonata. I cannot really appreciate this performance fully due to the lack of great sound quality , but performing this is already an accomplishment; there however, is much to be learned, especially since the middle triplets in the score are not clearly heard with the excessive pounding of the clusters which should be of some diversity dynamically.
it is a b*tch to learn to play well period; forget memorizing. Pianist Ian Pace had to learn this one last from Sciarrino's 5 sonatas; because in all honesty, the 4th is the hardest to make good sense of and present to a public that will hopefully understand. The 5th may not be wickedly difficult, but its gestures are also difficult to present adequately. It's hard to paint "the big picture" with Sciarrino's 4th & 5th piano sonatas.
Ehi! C'è un si bemolle di troppo a 1:31? Possibile che nessuno se ne sia accorto?
:-D
Non so se è peggiore il fatto che Sciarrino continui a scrivere questa sorta di supplizi musicali in nome di concetti pseudo-culturali sull'avanguardia (tesi unicamente a nascondere un talento musicale inesistente); oppure il fatto che qualcuno prenda seriamente il fatto di eseguire le suddette porcherie.
Sciarrino Sonata No. 4. Sounds like a good performance, but it's hard to tell as the recording quality is not very good. (There are better quality recordings of this piece on YT, but played at a slightly slower tempo).
Zantorc 7 months ago
Hate to say it but you're wrong,there were 3 wrong notes ,beside the fact that the pianist forgot to lift his foot off the pedal :-D
kimolos7 1 year ago
that's music! I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
uhj4 1 year ago
After having studied the lives and works of the great Romantic piano composers (Schubert, Liszt, Schumann, Chopin, etc) who were so interested in communicating to the soul of man, I cannot imagine what one is trying to convey with this. Can somebody post their understanding of this piece? I would be most interested.
sideburnsbob 1 year ago
This seems different form his work for double bass and flute and the sonatas which always have an isolation of space.There is no silence here. What work of SCIARRINO is this ?
lovesGenet 1 year ago
I TOTALLY agree with you. It sure is real fun but it isn't easy at all... Sight reading through it is quite tough...
pianist7137 2 years ago
why would anyone want to play this?
MrTrojis 2 years ago
shit
Vik945 2 years ago 4
Impressive!
MusicaRicercata 2 years ago 3
I never thought I would actually see a performance of this...
ReturnOfTheStienway 2 years ago
this performance was from last year 7/18/08 in Germany I believe. Unfortunately this piece isn't played too often, possibly due to the character of the work, and the difficulties in presenting this work convincingly.
scriabinwasmydad 2 years ago
rendiamoci conto che sciarrino abita nella mia stessa città, Città di Castello (PG) e a breve il Rotary Club locale gli darà un premio. Sono pressochè sconcertato.
TheDescent 2 years ago
Sciarrino è un grandissimo compositore e uomo di cultura. Questa sonata è una provocazione, e resta tale, anche a me non convince, ma resta il fatto che ha scritto pezzi stupendi con una maestria unica nell'arte compositiva. Non basta un unico pezzo per screditare o glorificare un compositore.
suireob 2 years ago
Sciarrino composes gestures. He has good pieces, but a lot of his material turns out to be quite shallow: gesture, gesture, gesture, gesture...boring, boring...boring....same same same same.
Justino111 2 years ago 2
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marcogould 2 years ago
If I'm not mistaken, this is Sciarrino's 4th sonata. I cannot really appreciate this performance fully due to the lack of great sound quality , but performing this is already an accomplishment; there however, is much to be learned, especially since the middle triplets in the score are not clearly heard with the excessive pounding of the clusters which should be of some diversity dynamically.
scriabinwasmydad 3 years ago
Vi prego, ditemi che è uno scherzo.
Cateryna92 3 years ago
Questo sì che è furbo! Lo pagano, sapete?
soffialoren 3 years ago
Oh, whoops, they forgot to have the piano tuned.
burbank57 3 years ago
I bet this is a b*tch to memorize...
Darklord12356 3 years ago
it is a b*tch to learn to play well period; forget memorizing. Pianist Ian Pace had to learn this one last from Sciarrino's 5 sonatas; because in all honesty, the 4th is the hardest to make good sense of and present to a public that will hopefully understand. The 5th may not be wickedly difficult, but its gestures are also difficult to present adequately. It's hard to paint "the big picture" with Sciarrino's 4th & 5th piano sonatas.
scriabinwasmydad 2 years ago
Is there a recording of Pace performing this sonata?
qtpipi 2 years ago
Whoah! I heard a wrong note at 1:01!! XD
Darklord12356 3 years ago 4
Boring and ignoble crap!
laurion69 3 years ago
Ehi! C'è un si bemolle di troppo a 1:31? Possibile che nessuno se ne sia accorto?
:-D
Non so se è peggiore il fatto che Sciarrino continui a scrivere questa sorta di supplizi musicali in nome di concetti pseudo-culturali sull'avanguardia (tesi unicamente a nascondere un talento musicale inesistente); oppure il fatto che qualcuno prenda seriamente il fatto di eseguire le suddette porcherie.
Mah...
laurion69 3 years ago
Great exercise for everybody with nervousness!! ;)
composerstar 3 years ago
scommetto che non riesce a farlo 2 volte uguale.
TheDescent 3 years ago 2
Più che altro, non glielo lasciano fare.
soffialoren 3 years ago
fumato fino all'osso
TheDescent 3 years ago
Stupid music, stupid pianist. I like the use of the score!
fabioso82 3 years ago
ugh, this piece is so hard. Although Sciarrino would want the pianist to play without his shirt on I think.
OktoPlasm 3 years ago 2
what is the title of this piece?
AlekseiStevens 3 years ago
"Throwing UP" for piano and an idiot player, Opus 8340
fabioso82 3 years ago
funny. :)
anyone know the actual title?
AlekseiStevens 3 years ago
Now, tell me, is that really important?
fabioso82 3 years ago
it's the 4th Sonata
OktoPlasm 3 years ago
Sonata n.4 for piano
gianbirino 2 years ago
you mean to arouse certain ladies or men in the audience??
composerstar 3 years ago
I'm going to have to take some time to process what I just heard.
bobbygnosis 3 years ago
più che la quarta (questa) a me piace la terza sonata (e non sto scherzando)!
bivariis 3 years ago
Ma Che OOOOOOOOOOOOO, mangia tutti
herma57 3 years ago
Pensa un po', mia madre suona sto pezzo ogni volta che spolvera il pianoforte!!! E non ne sapevo niente...
BigLu74 3 years ago
There is a problem with the piano. The cover over the keys is open.
ratbaggery 3 years ago
Man! I am really shocked someone who listens to Willie Nelson can't get Sciarrino's music.
lol xD
John11inch 3 years ago 2
i think i heard a wrong note in the middel part! ;) terrible "music"!!
driemaaldrommels 3 years ago