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Bizet's Habanera (Carmen) in the style of Shostakovich

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Uploaded by on Feb 25, 2008

From a live concert in 2004, Richard Grayson improvises on a theme from the audience. Shostakovich's signature tune, D-Eb-C-B, can be heard towards the end.

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  • Of course you can not feel the Habanera, because it's on Shosta style, he has nothing to do with Habanera, a latin "shape" of music. He tried to imbue the music with Shosta style, a hugely different style of compositor than Bizet was. I do not think it is possible to play this music and keep the feeling of the Habanera groovy compass, otherwise it would be... Habanera (Carmen) by Bizet, pure and simply.

  • its not a butchering, its just different

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  • @Xepherya His waltz #2 is anything but that

  • @julieta1202 ¡Tú no tienes nada que decir sobre su forma de tocar!

  • no me gusta tu estiol de tocar ekl piano sin ofender ji ji ji ... pero en general tocas bien

  • You can hear the Habañera melodies and figures show up from time to time. It's not surprising that some of it sounds like Prokofiev. Shostakovich was bitten by a radioactive Prokofiev — though he still managed to stake out his own musical territory, ultimately.

  • @Nifuruc

    That would be because Shostakovich was loud and hectic :p

  • Foot spasms.

  • 14 people came from related videos of Habanera instead of seeing the rest of Grayson's stuff.

  • Not convincing here...

    The true Habanera is much too far...

    The challenge would habe been to leave recognize the Habanera and Shosta's style in the same time. Here it's just Shosta... Very nice btw... But no Habanera in all this...

  • Wonderful... And wordless... O.O

    But... !

    I dare to ask you three joyful surprises:

    - Villa-Lobos "Trenzinho do Caipira" in the style of Saint-Saëns

    - Grieg "Solveig's Song" in the style of Monteverdi

    - Scriabin "Etude Op. 8 no. 12" in the style of Dvorák

    Enjoy if you want, Master Rick :D

  • what the... I was shocked in the beginning... I expected something else... like... the habanera ^^ but I didn't know the style of Shostakovich... anyway... this is a good piano player but I don't like the style... it's too loud and hectic...

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