Piano Sonata by Aaron Copland

Mario Ajero performs the first movement of the Piano Sonata (1939-1941) by the American composer, Aaron Copland. This performance was at Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall at the Catlett Music Center at the University of Oklahoma. For more performances, visit The Piano Podcast on iTunes and http://marioajero.blogspot.com

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• classical
• piano
• performance
• Aaron
• Copland
• American
• pianist

[chochang17]

You could definitely play this more lyrically. Also, some of your rhythms are off.

[mariocast]

Thanks for the tips, Melissa. Some of those dissonances were just too scrumptious that I guess I got carried away. :)

[coryhello]

Atonal music is not from God! God is harmony..Atonal is NOT from heaven and is evil! Horrible piece. No creativity. No musical gift. NO talent.

[mariocast]

coryhello: I hope that was a sarcastic comment. If not, then go ahead and enjoy your Gregorian chants.

[BeckyRawMusic]

Wow - and from memory?! Amazing

[locmusub]

Thanks for the video! I'm right now working on learning the piece and there's a lot of good stuff from what I just saw there! The way you were able to make the lyrical parts musical and keep the bangy parts bangy (which is how Bernstein described the piece) was fantastic. I was also totally unaware of the idea of playing the septuplets with both hands -- that will help a lot! Keep growing!

[MrStrav81]

@coryhello

Um, you go God Warrior! *sarcasm* Last time I checked, God created everything. You don't have to like the piece, but don't bring God into this. It also doesn't do any religion good to call something evil just because you don't understand it.

[IRUKANJI]

@coryhello

copland was the greatest master of harmony from the 20th century.

Which made him also the greatest master of dissonance, counterpoint, and other forms of musical expression

[joseph2ne]

@coryhello Have you ever hear of the Fanfare for the Common Man? Or maybe, Appalachian Spring? The Hoedown from Rodeo? You should look them up, you will probably like them. And. they are written by the same composer who wrote this piece.

[neiltassoni]

@chochang17

You could, like, definitely critique this more kindly. Also, like some of your basic human graciousness is way off. You should feel fortunate that Monsieur Mario takes your rudeness graciously. He is substantially classier than you, it seems.

I LOVE your biting interpretation here...for the record.

Thank you for sharing this strange and unique musical gem with the world!

[SavetheStarving]

Das a beauty

[bastadesaudade]

A brief curiosity: in a letter to Leonard Bernstein written in october 1941, Copland tells him that he had finished the Piano Sonata and that he had played the world premiere in Buenos Aires, Argentina. That is spreading music!

[mclaire12]

Copeland a genius piano Sonata,fantasy,variations -

and of course "In the Beginning" i am so grateful for this site and your comments

mclaire12

[runner24681]

I am also watching this because of Dr Karl Paulnack. A truly amazing man.

[bustedkeys]

great performance overall & 'lite' expression on the dissonance, wich i prefer over bartok's