there is NOTHING anyone can say about this or comment bout it .
its SHEER GENIUS, thanks for posting this. and you [xatex101] have been an inspration to me to chop up my piano in a million pieces and NEVER play again . Genius. genius genius.
@twooffour Not at all. I don't really know how to explain it, but if you read William Alexander Eddie's book about Alkan (Ronald Smith's too), it'll help explain things, SO much more than you'll ever read just on the internet.
Not sure if you're serious there, and I'm not that familiar with Alkan's biography / expressed attitudes during real, but isn't his music kinda waaaay too silly and ironic (and, arguable, artificially clumsy in a parodistic fashion) at times for a "musical conservative"?
Probably a stupid question, but does anyone know if there is a score for this or able to point me in a direction where i might be able to get it? I've searched high and low and don't seem to be getting anywhere :(
You know what? This was a popular virtuoso salon piece back in the day, so maybe people like Liszt and Thalberg would improvise during the piece like Roma does here... Alkan probably wouldn't have done it because he was too much of a musical conservative to bear the thought of taking such liberties!
By the way, Scherzo Focoso is WAY less difficult than you guys make it out to be. I will play the jumps for you if needed...
@chrispiano86 try imslp :)
TripleRhu 7 months ago in playlist new
Certainly an amazing performance of the work by Igor Roma. He has a new CD out which is delightful aswell, see igorroma.com
robert982 8 months ago
holy f**k this goes fast! first time i listened to igor's interpretention of this piece and it stunned me: the speed and the power.... wow
Tobbe999999999999999 10 months ago
there is NOTHING anyone can say about this or comment bout it .
its SHEER GENIUS, thanks for posting this. and you [xatex101] have been an inspration to me to chop up my piano in a million pieces and NEVER play again . Genius. genius genius.
sheer genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!......
ironspokes 10 months ago
The Mighty Igor
ChesterFanningChorno 11 months ago
@twooffour Not at all. I don't really know how to explain it, but if you read William Alexander Eddie's book about Alkan (Ronald Smith's too), it'll help explain things, SO much more than you'll ever read just on the internet.
OrangeSodaKing 1 year ago
@OrangeSodaKing
Not sure if you're serious there, and I'm not that familiar with Alkan's biography / expressed attitudes during real, but isn't his music kinda waaaay too silly and ironic (and, arguable, artificially clumsy in a parodistic fashion) at times for a "musical conservative"?
twooffour 1 year ago
Probably a stupid question, but does anyone know if there is a score for this or able to point me in a direction where i might be able to get it? I've searched high and low and don't seem to be getting anywhere :(
chrispiano86 1 year ago
You know what? This was a popular virtuoso salon piece back in the day, so maybe people like Liszt and Thalberg would improvise during the piece like Roma does here... Alkan probably wouldn't have done it because he was too much of a musical conservative to bear the thought of taking such liberties!
By the way, Scherzo Focoso is WAY less difficult than you guys make it out to be. I will play the jumps for you if needed...
OrangeSodaKing 1 year ago
@Sorcerer88
i dont know that xD......
scherzo focoso is way harder than this..
in scherzo focoso you have to jump a lot.... im sure no one ever can play how it should be played..
hjiuhfhrehui 1 year ago