Alkan - Grand Duo Concertant in F sharp minor- II "L'enfer" (Hell)

[TheMusokestrain]

I particularly don't like the title name "Hell". :/

[TheMusokestrain]

@TheMusokestrain But it sounds so lovely!

[BlueEnigma34]

2:56- 3:44 is just incredible

[drummingmonster]

i wanna play this where could i get actual readable sheet music?

[lewieWaide]

Ich kann ein bisschen Klavier spielen. Ich höre sehr gern das Lied. Sehr kreativ.

[Kasabouaa]

What time signature is this in? I see 6/6... is that it?

Also, how the hell do you conduct this? I've been trying forever to figure this out.

On a side note, I would learn piano just to play this. It is simply beautiful.

[saulboyjt]

Alkan one of the greatest Jewish composers in history.

[huzzzzzzahh]

if this is what hell is like id kill myself to get there sooner

[diekaiser7]

God! The devil is a valkyrie !! 1:49

[Laudan08]

Maybe someone is going thru the stairs away from there?

3:44

OH DAMN SATAN FOUND HIM!!

5:40

And sadly no-one can escape.

[pianoboypiano]

the first movement could have been in F-Sharp minor. the second movement could have a different key...

[IlCOLElI]

@pianoboypiano Are you Alkan ? O_O

[pianoboypiano]

@IlCOLElI yep. im the reincarnate of alkan himself... ;)

[SYOPianist]

Now I just wish I had a violin: this piece is great.

[Tobbe999999999999999]

are you sure that the piece goes in F-sharp minor and not major?? The key signature is F-sharp major.

[drummingmonster]

is this not a# minor...?

[Vesivian]

Hell was never this beautiful :)

[MrShuheiAoyama]

バイオリンの音が心に突き刺さるね～＾＾

[Diffomega]

*looks at sharps*

Alkan was one meddlesome bastard...and had some god damn talent.

[thegreatapologist]

@Diffomega That's not too unusual, actually. Liszt wrote a transcendental etude in F#, for example. What is uncommon is the piece Alkan wrote in C-Flat!

[Diffomega]

@thegreatapologist hahahahaha

[zantoine]

ok i'm addicted to that song

[zantoine]

WTF

[LilCutie1850]

im new to violin and i am only in 5th grade and i cant do an f sharp-_-'

[16119393]

מדהים! כשהכינור נכנס בהתחלה זה צמרמורת אדירה, כמו שוק חשמל

[AytidaRed]

The violinist's tone sings out like a voice from hell, calling out to the heavens, while the pianist evokes the fiery depths of hell...it's beautiful.

[Kalen1457]

The beginning chords sort of remind me of Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto.

[Lukecash12]

This reminds me quite a bit of Janacek.

[MultiFailBot]

Oh my god, that's a lot of sharps.

[KeithWhalen11]

That middle section!!!!!!

[Mawaraji]

Listening to this piece has changed not only my opinion about Alkan, but also changed my life. I knew Alkan was able to produce incredibly genious and hard music with a good deal of musicality... but i never thought i would find a piece like this among the ones he wrote. This piece is going straight up among my favorites of all times. I've listened to it more than 20 times now and I still get captured by the suspense and beauty. I will recommend this to all my friends.

Ty and God Bless!

[TheGlobula]

I had never heard such music before... all of Alkans visions are for me stunning and actually I can't find words for my feelings for the time being... it's simply genious...

[OceanbornSWT]

At the minute 3:52 it turns heavenly, is like get out of hell and see the hope, is magic.

[Jocklen8]

that triple forte chord at :28 really sends chills down my spine!

[Lukecash12]

He just never seems to go wrong...

[ExVash]

"The poet who paints Hell paints his own life." -Victor Hugo

[HandyTheXxxX]

I have to keep revisiting this, I don't know why, it is so hauntingly beautiful.

I know it's a cliche word, but hantingly is so appropriate here.

[maydengarNSBHS]

put more movements on!.

[PianistSang]

This is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard.

[Androslav]

Yes! You can really imagine Hell. At least I can !

[Lukecash12]

@PianistSang Agreed.

[Sorcerer88]

great recording, i have it, too. it seems like the pianist didn't really play forte fortissimo from 6:10 on, though, maybe he wanted to play the ornamental notes, which are difficult to play fff, with the same dynamics as the chords. At least that's what i figured as an amateur.

[scriabinwasmydad]

welcome back buddy! xD

a marvelous post!