Volodos/Mozart - The Turkish March / Rondo Alla Turca

The famous concert paraphrase on "Turkish March" by Arcadi Volodos. This is a fiercely difficult display of virtuosity and pianistic bravura.

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• Volodos
• Mozart
• turkish
• march
• rondo
• alla
• turka
• k331
• piano
• classical
• paraphrase
• transcription
• amazing
• genius

[ddolcevvita]

This is an example of technical profundity that makes up for the lack of harmony for the purist. I don't know whether I like it, but I sure can't stop listening to it!

[ozg1989]

man...he f*cked the piano =D

[Hectorlph]

It's amazing how much effort and creativity was put into this song. You can really see it's extravogance after you listen to it enough or see the notes that are being played. It seems to have just the right amount of "over-the-top"ness and is not overloaded with it; technical profundity is really the only real way I can think how to explain it thanks to ddolcevvita ( The top comment) XD.

[sycoanalyst]

@JWPhoto Well said. Agreed

[0kidavenger0]

@JWPhoto Okay.

[JWPhoto]

@0kidavenger0 The original Mozart "Alla Turca" of the Sonata #11 is much better than the Volodos arrangement, period. The only composer who did justice to Mozart in transcriptions was Liszt. This overly splashy, over-the-top, ego driven kind of composition and execution leaves me cold.

[JWPhoto]

I like the original Mozart better. Don't freak out, it's just an opinion. I also think that the Liszt piano transcriptions of Mozart have a lot more depth than this, albeit just as flashy.

[0kidavenger0]

@SJM1977 Hold on... if this comment is pointless then find me a comment that has a point... Its a fucking comment. I like the original better, i never said anything about this one being bad. All I did was state my opinion, and that what a comment is you fuck. It was not even criticism! It was a preference! I like them both but i prefer Mozart version. And how do you know if i can play the piano or not? Do all pianists prefer this one?

[Ulibecker1]

@SJM1977 quiet man, is just a joke

[SJM1977]

@0kidavenger0 You cannot play the piano but see fit to make a pointless comment about a superb piece of virtuoso piano playing by possibly the greatest pianist on the planet. Is there any worthwhile reason as to why you are posting? By all means critique Mozart or arrangements of Mozart. Why criticise Volodos for demonstrating the possibilities of the modern steinway?

[SJM1977]

@Ulibecker1 Pointless jibe aside, can you play like this? I certainly can't.

[SJM1977]

@BenMcCormack91 Nearly, try Criffa for over the top virtuosity, esp. in the 'tritsch-tratsch'. Remembering that Criffa had fight in WW2; 2) been captured in WW2 and then had his hands tortured' and yet, in spite of all that, remained the ultimate pianistic showman of the 20th century. Had it not been for this and excessive amounts of drink in Paris, who knows what he might have done. What does pretentious mean in light of this?