Hamelin plays Godowsky - Symphonic Metamorphosis on Die Fledermaus Audio + Sheet music

[andreybeci]

What an amazing pair these three musicians are!!!

[J0rdanStar11]

You're the first person I've ever seen use "apropos", no one ever understands when I say "apropos" or "apposite".

Kudos for you! LOL

[madlovba03]

@J0rdanStar11 Hehehe, thanks! Feel free to leave either apropos or apposite comments on my vids, I'll surely understand everything ;)) (Albeit English is not my mother tongue :P)

[gsprpltv]

So that's what "pearl-playing" sound like !

[OrbiliusMagister]

Take Chopin's Biedermeyer flourishes, add some contrapuntal trick, a pinch of whole tone debussyism (4:31), a small touch of ravelian valse, and you could forget that it all starts from dear old Johann Strauss II...

[BofferBings]

Egregious? That's a little strong. A bit florid, perhaps, but of course that's what makes it great fun to listen to. Thanks for uploading this!

[madlovba03]

@BofferBings I think egregious is rather apropos here. In this paraphrase, Godowsky parades his love for polyphony, giving all the fingers their own contrapunctal role with no rest. Of course, it is fantastic music to listen to, but, as Valentina Lisitsa kindly put it, "it is not a fun piece to play (oh no!) - it is a supremely fun piece to play with." I love Godowsky's floridity in his works, anyway, and I'm glad you like it, too :)