Dussek (Dusik): The Sufferings of The Queen of France op. 23

Richard Pohl - live in Olomouc. www.richardpohl.net
The piece is also know as "Le mort de Marie Antoinette" or "Le tableau Marie Antoinette"
Titles of the parts of the work are:
The Queens Imprisonment (Largo) 1:25
She reflects on her former greatness (Maestosamente; doloroso) 1:01
They separate her from her childern [sic] (Agitato Assai)
The Farewell of her Childern (Andante) 1:16
They pronounce the sentence of death. (Allegro con furio) 0:11
Her resignation to her fate (Allegro Innocente) 2:30
The situation and reflections the night before her execution
(Andante agitato)
The Guards come to conduct her to the place of Execution -
They enter the Prison door 1:19
March (Lento) 1:41
The savage tumult of the rabble (Presto Furioso) 0:22
The Queens invocation to the Almighty just before her death
(Molto Adagio Devotamente)
The Guillotine drops 1:37 - at that point there is a big glissando from the top to the bottom of the keyboard, for sure one of the first in the history of the instrument... !
The Apotheosis (Allegro Maestoso) 1:34

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[dussekfan]

I thought you could only upload vids only 10 mins in length ? Awesome Playing ! LD

[pohlpiano]

Seems like the limit is 10:59, in fact...

[camaysar222]

Fine playing! You have a real feel for Dussek. Nice instrument... can't quite make out the name. Maybe a bit late for absolutely authentic Dussek? But it sounds perfect! Do you play his sonatas? I'm sure you do. Great, polished performance.

[pohlpiano]

Thank you for your so nice comment, it is Bohemia Piano (very common brand her in CR). If you thought it was a fortepiano, not, it is modern instrument, but I believe what matters is not the piano, but the way you play. I actually start to study some of his sonatas and hope to play them in year or something... And of course the program had printed all the titles of the parts, I am not sure if they are in the video, though... I can of course publish them in the comments, too.

[pohlpiano]

I already put them into the info in the left, so anyone could know the program...

[JuanSBlanco]

Beautiful!.

[staplesaremylove]

Thank you for sharing this!

[bystrouska7]

Moc hezké a stylové, Bohemia zní hezky,ale škoda,že nedrží ladění...

[dussekfan]

I just figured this song out today.

[kefaad]

the outfit is quite ridicule, the piano forte is modern and the setting a church...despite the bad tasted combination the performance is very good indeed!Keep up the good work. Bravo!

[Flurina1246]

Beautiful playing! Thanks for writing the titles on the right, it's very easy to follow now. Beautiful piece!

[camaysar222]

Glad you wrote the titles. They add to the experience as Dussek intended it. I agree about the instrument versus the performance. After all, I play Dussek on a 1927 Steinway!

I am astonished that you are playing a modern piano. I could see from the construction that it is new, but I thought maybe built as a fortepiano. The sound is quite antique!

[camaysar222]

Beautiful performance. I hope the program had the "events" printed (some performers speak them aloud to the audience). You have a real feel for Dussek, and a very polished style. Do you play the greater Dussek sonatas? I can't quite make out the name of piano. Can you tell me? Fine playing!

[Svatopluk]

Nice playing. Why the funny outfit? Is that the chapel at the umelecke centrum in Olomouc?