Kapustin plays his Sonata 2 Mvt. 4/4

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READ THE DESCRIPTION FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH KAPUSTIN!
pf: Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin
I have ablolutely no idea where this recording came from. It was just hanging on the "Classics online" Russian website. The sound seems to have been reproduced from a vinyl LP, so I added a few low frequencies... there is virtually no sound compression because I carefully handled the downloaded 320-kbps MP3, converted it into WAV PCM, boosted the lows a bit, added to Adobe After Effects project and exported the WMV with lossless audio. I hope you're viewing it at 720p!

There was an interview with Kapustin on March 8th, 2009 at the Chamber hall of Moscow Conservatoire... by the way, did you know that "Kapustin" stands for "of cabbage" in Russian? That's fun!

Audience (A): Nikolai Girschevich, you graduated from the Conservatoire from Goldenweiser's piano class, but who taught you composition?
Nikolai Kapustin (NK): Nobody. I am self-taught.
[The public stands in confusion, Kapustin smiles]
A (recovering from confusion): This is unbelievable! But you have created your magnum opus—"24 Préludes and Fugues," how did you manage?
NK: There's nothing impossible, for instance, Bach was an autodidact, too, yet it was not an obstacle to creating his fugues.
A: But Bach was born in a musical family, he had an opportunity to listen to great masters and to study their scores. Did you consider great composers' practice?
NK: Yes, I had such an opportunity. Nevertheless, I do have four-voice fugues which are very fast-paced, whereas Bach has no one of a kind.

Из интервью с Капустиным 8 марта 2009 г. в Камерном зале Московской консерватории.

— Николай Гиршевич, вы заканчивали консерваторию как пианист по классу Гольденвейзера, а у кого вы учились по композиции?
— Ни у кого. Я самоучка.
(Всеобщее замешательство. Капустин улыбается.)
Публика (оправившись от изумления):
— Это невероятно! Но вы же создали грандиозный опус — «24 прелюдии и фуги», как вам это удалось?
— Ничего невероятного: например, Бах тоже был самоучкой, однако это не помешало ему создавать свои фуги.
Публика:
— Но Бах родился в музыкальной семье, он имел возможность слушать великих мастеров и изучать их ноты. Вы тоже брали за образец наработки великих композиторов, включая Баха?
Капустин:
— Да, я тоже имел такую возможность, и, тем не менее, у меня есть фуги на 4 голоса в очень быстром темпе, а у Баха ни одной такой нет.

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  • Nice video. Amazing sound quality. Finally we've got the right person to present these rare recordings on youtube. Subscribed. :)

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