Sorabji Pastiche no.2 on the Habanera from Bizet's Carmen

"Live" Performance by Sandro Russo
www.sandrorussopianist.com

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Bizet
• Habanera
• Carmen
• Pastiche
• Piano
• Transcription
• Sorabji

[georgecziffra]

Holy shit... 4:00-4:20 is just crazy

[Sanrus]

...and so was I when I learned and performed this monumental piece (without being neither "holy" nor "shit," though!) But it was indeed a 'trascendental' experience to master a work like this.

[Thracozaag]

If this was posted by you, complimenti, Sandro!

[Sanrus]

Only posted, NOT "played by" me??? Grazie mille, anyway!!

S.R.

[toneeeeeee]

Fucking AWESOME!!!

[mdeonx12]

Oh, fuck ME, he memorized it!!!

[Pianifty]

Wonderful playing! A great experience! Thank you so much Sandro Russo!

[Pianifty]

@perhapsforever Uncostumized... So, if you'd customize it, how would you do it?

As for "outside the traditional boundaries of harmony and melody", I'd rather say this music pushes those boundaries, remaining - albeit barely - inside of them. A bit like Einstein, after having pushed the boundaries of physics, remains inside the boundaries of physics, albeit outside of those of "traditional", Newtonian physics. If J. S. Bach is the Newton of music, Sorabji resembles an Einstein, so to say.

[Bnjolly]

I must confess, I'm not a huge fan of Sorabji's music, generally speaking. . .but this was a magnificent performance.

[Pianophile57]

Extremely enjoyable to listen, one of the only two pieces i 'Liked' and was extremely impressed with by Mr. Sorabji

[Lukecash12]

(mind you folks it's just my opinion) This is by far the best transcription made of the Carmen.

[sshuck]

I don't know why this comment got -2 but "Hehe..." got +1.

[voxinunintelligable]

very well put, and i bet it was a very amusing piece to play! i love sorabji's pieces and the way they are sporadic and chaotic.

[perhapsforever]

The only thing "wrong" with Sorabji is that his music lies outside the traditional boundaries of harmony and melody. In a single word his music can be describe as "raw." It's like a wild tree that hadn't been cut down, sawn, sandpapered, and turned into a shiny piece of furniture -- raw, uncustomized.

[mdeonx16]

Your opinion sounds crappy; LOL.

[loltheworld]

Haha, it's weird but I actually know why it reminds me of christmas time. I used to listen to this as a kid when my mom used to drive me home from piano lessons (I always pictured myself playing it). The rainy weather with nightfall at 5:00pm fit the christmas lights on the small houses and dreary weather perfectly. I love this piece and this performance.