Aaron Kurz performs Rag Infernal by William Bolcom

[gwen101131]

It's great! Real oomph! Looking forward to seeing more of your videos! :]

p.s. I subscribed! :D

[tbkurz]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, gwen101131l, and thanks for subscribing!

Sincerely,

Aaron

[rodneyjayl]

Wonderful performance. Too bad about the video quality and angle.

[stephencraigen]

Awesome. You're a seriously talented dude and best of luck in the future. I just have one request...

Ligeti Etudes? :-P

[tbkurz]

Dear stephencraigen,

Thank you so much for your great compliments! I would love to play the Ligeti Etudes and post them, but I currently have a very full repertoire due to my preparing for multiple international competitions.

Sincerely,

Aaron

[stilsonkidd]

such polite applause for such a beastly performance! lol bravo all the same!

[tbkurz]

Thank you so much, stilsonkidd! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Sincerely,

Aaron

[pragmaticus1]

@stilsonkidd: I don't quite get what you mean by "beastly performance". I wouldn't rate it as beastly at all. While this style of play is not my personal favorite, I have sincere appreciation for the complexity of the piece and thus an appreciation for the hard work that Aaron put into this performance.

Kudos Aaron!!

[stilsonkidd]

@pragmaticus1 "beast" as in killer, as in he killed it. it's a compliment :)

[tbkurz]

Thank you so much, pragmaticus1! I really appreciate your compliments.

Sincerely,

Aaron

[juanchiviris]

excellent

[tbkurz]

Thanks, juanchiviris!

Aaron

[LarsenPiano]

Good grief - must have been a bad year for the Pulitzer committee! :)

[JW1630]

Nicely done again!!!!! I really like your technique!!!!! Keep on working hard!!!!

[tbkurz]

Dear JW1630,

Thanks for the compliment regarding my video and my technique! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Sincerely,

Aaron

[goodbother]

Pretty good! I will upload some new videos! Please check them out!

[tbkurz]

Thanks, goodbother! I'll check out your videos!

Aaron

[samuelngkee]

Amazing piece with Great performance!!!!!!

[tbkurz]

Thank you so much, samuelngkee!

Aaron

[GilvanGouveaMerola]

Wonderfull !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tbkurz]

Thanks, GilvanGouveaMerola!

Aaron

[cogermax91]

fantastic performance !bravo

[tbkurz]

Thanks, cogermax91!

Aaron

[MusicDoLove]

Hi Terry and Aaron! Thanks for sending me that video. It's a fantastic piece, and Aaron is just as terrific as ever, and more. I like the way he handles the piano at around 1:38 in the video. Now that's what I call "dominating" the piano in addition to dominating the competitions. When it comes to piano, Aaron rules. Keep up the great work you guys, and thanks for sending me your videos! 5*, uh, I mean like, LIKE!

[tbkurz]

Dear Mr. LaDue,

Thank you so much for the really nice compliments and also for paying such close attention to the video! I really enjoyed the forearm slam at 1:38, too! My mom and I think about Magnus and we hope he is doing well. Please say hello to him for us! Thanks again for such a wonderful message! I really appreciate it.

Sincerely,

Aaron

[Ianthe22]

You take a ragtime piece and fill in some notes = JAZZ?? anyhow may just be me. Well played, very nice.

[tbkurz]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video, lanthe22!

Sincerely,

Aaron

[brittmusic]

Very nice. Difficult piece. Nice that a young one like you invests the time to learn a piece like this.

[tbkurz]

Thank you so much, brittmusic!

Sincerely,

Aaron

[pfchedoll]

Congratulation! You gave an extraordinary performance.. also gave me a refreshing jolt ~ =]

[pfchedoll]

Congratulation! You gave an extraordinary performance.. also gave me a refreshing jolt ~ =]

[tbkurz]

Thanks, pfchedoll!

Aaron

[PaulBartonPiano]

Bravo, stunning performance!!

[tbkurz]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video, PaulBartonPiano! Thanks for watching!

Aaron

[100SunsandMoons]

Really good Aaron!!!! Keep up the good work!!!!

Sincerely, David Hart

[tbkurz]

Thank you so much, David!

Sincerely,

Aaron

[pianolover1004]

Aaron, this is so amazing performance. Very Impressive work.

You play so wonderfully. I love it.

[tbkurz]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video, pianolover1004! Thanks so much for your compliments!

Sincerely,

Aaron

[Seinway]

the highlight of the week BRAO ! ************ LOVE KRISTIN

[tbkurz]

Thanks so much, Kristin!

Sincerely,

Aaron

[Mpianoboy]

Outstanding performance, Aaron! Thanks for sending me the video. Proud to be your "You tube friend". :)

[tbkurz]

Thanks so much, Mpianoboy!

Aaron

[capitalmusic]

Wow! A Big Thumbs Up! Very nice. You play extremely well. For the one thumbs down you've gotten so far, my guess is it's not about your performance, it's probably about the piece.  It's out there, but that's where music becomes interesting and not mundane.

[CPDMedia]

well and awesome.... that was great!! i cant play so yet.... =D some day i'll be like you...

[prochymaster]

Hi Aaron, Many thanks for sending me your new video. You have played amazingly well. This Etude sounds really difficult and what is most creditable is that you are not reading the music but are playing it by heart. Bravo. You have done a fantastic job as usual. (Btw, I share my B'day with you - 4h Sept.)

[tbkurz]

Dear prochymaster,

Thank you so much for your compliments regarding my performance of the Bolcom etude! This was probably the hardest piece to memorize of anything I've ever played, so I'm glad you appreciate it. Thanks for watching!

Sincerely,

Aaron

[pianoOBBSESED]

Thanks for sending me the video. I really enjoy it. You played it very well. It is always very hard to play this kind of music for me for now. I hope I can play more contemporary music later on.

[tbkurz]

Dear pianoOBBSESED,

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! This song, while very difficult, is still one of my favorite pieces.

Sincerely,

Aaron

[ProdiG6]

Very Interesting music, Bravo!

[tokmind]

Bravo

[tbkurz]

Dear Aimiklingsor93,

Thank you so much for all of your amazing compliments, especially regarding the left hand. It was incredibly hard to perfect, and I'm glad people like it. Thank you so much for watching!

Sincerely,

Aaron

[italco312]

Extraordinary performance, Aaron. This is a complex piece that is very free form and you handled it was power and dexterity. Though the pience is not pretty and melodic, it is very expressive and demanding and you burned up the keyboard with it. Fantastic!

[unalegeli]

bravo A

[DiegoDCvids]

Hi Aaron Kurz

fantastic harmony and live play!!

thank you so much for sharing,

awesome works!!

[dzeljpiano]

perfect .

[GilvanGouveaMerola]

Congratulations on video, very beautiful !!!

5*****

[cogermax91]

WONDERFUL MUSIC !!love

[EliGioCic]

this is absolutly virtuoso. Bravissimo Aaron. We didn't know this piece which is really wonderful

[decimaquinta69]

Ottimo

[Baytuch]

You're amazing!

[ff9ismylife]

Dazzling!

[MusicMeddy]

WOW, that's very impressive...how long did you practice for this piece? It sounds as if it's really hard!

[tbkurz]

Dear MusicMeddy,

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I would consider this one of the hardest pieces - if not the hardest piece - I've ever learned. It took me probably seven months to get it to the level it is in this video. Thank you so much for continuing to watch my videos!

Sincerely,

Aaron

[janejoa]

Wow! Interesting music!

[tbkurz]

Thanks, janejoa!

Aaron

[dkasten100]

I'm just amazed at what you can do, Aaron. Even though I'm not usually a ragtime fan, you make it interesting and engaging. Bravo!

[tbkurz]

Thanks! I really appreciate it.

Aaron

[Mayka99]

Aaron, it was excellent!!! Bravo!

[tbkurz]

Thank you, Mayka99!

Aaron

[CJSweatt]

This is really great work, Aaron! I've really enjoyed following you throughout the past year. Keep up the great work, and hope to see many more of your videos!

[tbkurz]

Thanks you for watching, CJSweatt! I hope to add another new video soon.

Aaron

[theotse]

Really great technical work! Congrats on winning, Aaron!!

[tbkurz]

Thank you, theotse! I'm glad you liked my technique, as the left hand on this piece took several months to learn.

Sincerely,

Aaron

[MrMusiclover389]

Nicely done Aaron.  I look forward to your next piece.

[tbkurz]

Thank you so much, MrMusiclover389!

Aaron

[rsteinberg100]

Wow, such a talent. Aaron's technique is looking so good -- huge progress. Can't wait to hear more recent recordings.

[tbkurz]

Dear Mr. Steinberg,

Thanks so much for your support and attention! I hope to upload another new video soon.

Sincerely,

Aaron

[NavinJohnson90]

I think this might be what it would sound like to be paranoid schizophrenic.

Awesome job!

[tbkurz]

@NavinJohnson90

I agree that the sound can be very schizophrenic. Thanks for the compliment, too.

Sincerely,

Aaron

[tbkurz]

Thanks so much for being the first to comment on this new piece and even more for favoriting it!

I really appreciate it.

Sincerely,

Aaron

[coffeeforcreature]

Completely awesome!!!