Albeniz - Tango (Godowsky)

[JadaLoveEmo]

godowsky, You are a bit a big dick. THIS PIECE IS WONDERFUL BY ALBENIZ . WE DON'T NEED YOUR VIRTUOSISTIC VERSION OF ALL EXIST IN MUSIC!

[maku246]

@JadaLoveEmo It was common at that time to rewrite compositions…not to make them harder to play…but to add own ideas, options and interpretations. I think Albeniz would have loved this version ^o^

[darthxtatan]

is it just me or the volume on the left speaker is low?

[libramoon2]

Beautiful................relax­ing to listen to!!

[Andrew279144]

This is the late, great, Shura Cherkassky, who lived in London for over 30 years until his death in 1995 (he lived at the White House Hotel, just a few hundred yards from where I work. I'd guess this was an encore. Beautiful piece, sensitively played. I wonder why there are so many pianos on stage....?!

[Filipdinca]

if you want to watch it on youtube at duo guitar go to my vid.! hes interpretation is more like a balade :) not tango , but i like it :)  nice.

[rsfpiano]

This looks like the concert at the Royal Festival Hall in London in the mid 1970s in aid of the International Piano Library. I was at this concert and remember it very well! Please could you tell me where I can get the complete video as I want to see that hysterically funny sketch with Gina Bachauer, Alicia de Larrocha and Garrick Ohlssohn.

[suzearl]

Amazing improvisation. Gorgeous! This piece is actually difficult to play well. It is rather funny that it's in so many student piano books. But I've yet to hear a student play it really well. ;)

[chengchunnam]

Good except a bit precious in style

[archcorenth]

This is in one of my learning to play piano books. It seems odd to me that some would choose to play this with in a concert hall, and besides that with no beat. It's a tango, you should be able to dance to it.

[richardre06]

Is very difficult so why you think is not good for a concert!!??? especially this version of Godowski!!!!!!!!!!

[Lemonizm]

I think you missed the "godowsky transcript" part...

[scenvresh]

I would recommend that if you were trying to teach someone of respect, you learn it yourself first. And correct your English. You would claim others ruin a man, but you ruin a language.

[foxycatx]

suport

[lizzzee7]

Excellant! one of the best performances of this piece I have ever heard.

[dewhungryfoolish]

Worth of a virtuoso ear!

[seephai]

...kinda good

[lredmon]

ROBSHEL...I AGREE!!...This makes me want to sit in a sidewalk cafe, sip wine with a lovely woman, and slowly smoke a fine cigar ! haha

[OktoberStorm]

I'll accompany you on that one. Say, italia this summer? =)

[d60944]

Cherkassy played so beautifully. Strangely I find myself wishing this was the Albeniz orginal version - the simplicity of it is even more affecting than the slightly gushy Godowsky treatment, and a pianist of great poetry like this doesn't need to hide behind extra notes!

[charlottevk]

It,s a pleasure to listen.

Thank,s Suzy for sending

[suzettegm]

Teach me the steps!

[Fanaton]

Does anyone know where I can find the sheet music for this? Soooo beautifull!

[adeade01]

Amsco's library of Piano classics, it's the first piece in the book

[hotwildorchid]

I love it! BRAVO!

[geheimschrijver]

that's the way albeniz his normal music has been played in a spanisch club at the years in the past century with a great sigar and a good drink! and some beuatiful woman!

[robshelrobshel]

Beautiful arrangement wonderfully and masterfully played. (sorry for a misprint earlier).

[robshelrobshel]

Beatiful arrangement wonderfully and masterfully played.

[fdartmouth]

Fantastic - love Godowsky's arrangement!

[parkch]

Beautiful Tango.

[Pianowrestler]

The arrangement is by Godowsky. The pianist is Shura Cherkassky.

[TheVirtuosoPianist]

eheh yes you're right