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Uploaded by on Sep 19, 2007

Alexander Toradze plays the cadenza of Prokofiev's second piano concerto at the Proms.

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  • It's so terrible.True he is a good pianist ,but as for this prokofiev No.2,he missed the composer's intention and made so many mistakes.I was very astonished to hear such a terrible expression. even though you want to play passionately,there is a limit, I think

  • What is the composer's intention?

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  • Correctness is one thing, and passion, excitement, risk is the overwhelming other! This was a great performance of the concerto: Toradze's opening was spine-tingling - quite the most moving performance by any artist. The cadenza is full of hate, strength, ferocity against all that is precious, academic and non-Russian! As one BBC commentator said T. belongs to the great Russian 'truck-driver' tradition of pianists. But the beauty comes through the stronger for it.

  • POWER!!!!!

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  • @mgigena760

    It is very inaccurate. Many mistakes. And the tempo is sloppy as well...

  • Wow... so many mistakes. I know this is very, very, very difficult to play, and most pianists can't play this Cadenza accurately. But I don't see the point for playing it in public if you have no command of this piece at all...

  • cool!

    

  • Art is disciplined passion. There is no excuse for slamming keys or missing entire passages. Toradze yells and shouts, and all the poetry of Prokofiev are lost in his cacophony.

  • Some many experts here, and so little expertise...

  • This is terrifying! I don't completely agree, but everyone interested in this piece should hear this!

  • @TheEngraver ahahah Povero Prokofiev!

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