Le Tic-Tac-Chock

Sokolov plays Couperin's Le Tic-Tac-Chock

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• Sokolov
• Couperin

[akane528bruno]

He is a genius !!!!!!

[ggould910]

wow. amazing playing.

[ts3011ISRL]

is this from the madrid or the paris recital?

[flippert0]

It speaks for sokolov's sense of timbre, that he can create a harpsichord-like tone on a piano with such ease.

[martimtavares]

I like the fact that some people are making a fuss out of a c or c# on a cadencial passage. he could even have burped outloud while doing the goddamn cadence, it would still be an incredible performance!

[aidengregg]

Whatever, Let's not forget that this is an *encore*, provided after several hours of heavy-duty playing, including the pounding conclusion of Prokofiev's 7th piano sonata.

The error is trifling, even if it irks a purist.

[VivaTuttiMusica]

@stephencraigen

Hahaha !!! Imperfect cadence in french is a V - I with no fondamental chords, demi-cadence = we stay on V.

Perfect cadence = V - I with fondamental chord.

I read ALL editions in imslp, and ALL have the C, I don't see where you have imagine a C#??? And I am sure that in baroque music, we don't play D, C#, Bb and A on a demi-cadence... It's IMPOSSIBLE. Hear it !

So, now I can say that the case is closed. Don't worry, everybody can make a mistake.

Musically,

VivaTuttiMusica

[stephencraigen]

@VivaTuttiMusica imperfect cadence = half cadence = demi cadence. Same thing. And anyway, look on IMSLP at Pieces de Clavecin, Book 3, first edition copy...C# in left hand. Case closed.

[VivaTuttiMusica]

@stephencraigen

It's not a C# in the score, it's a C, that all. It's a mistake. And it's not an imperfect cadence, but a demi-cadence in D minor. Read the score and a theory book, and you see that I'm right.

[stephencraigen]

@VivaTuttiMusica It's a C# in the score and anyway an imperfect cadence in D minor, so it would sound wrong as an A minor chord as opposed to A major which is what he plays.