Anna Larsen (11) performs Prokofiev Toccata Op 11

Anna has been working on this tricky Toccata for a while now. This piece is like rock music! This is her 4th public performance of it, but the best one we have so far! She's still working on speeding it up, the tempo should be about 12% faster. If she plays faster, she misses more notes! This performance was at the biweekly, student piano recitals at NEC. They're an excellent and friendly venue for trying out new pieces. Sorry for cutting off her head at the end - my bad!

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Music

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• Anna Larsen
• Toccata
• D minor
• Opus 11
• Op. 11
• Sergei Prokofiev

[lilly763]

I just looked at the score of this piece out of curiosity and it amazes me that it's even possible to play. At 89% tempo this is already very impressive, and to be honest if I hadn't heard the piece before I wouldn't have guessed it could go faster. Keep up the great work!

[LarsenPiano]

@lilly763 Probably the best recording I know is Martha Argerich one, but not sure if it's live or not. I heard one of Horowitz, but the pitch doesn't sound right, it seems maybe the recording engineers didn't know what they were doing and made it sharp, and then I don't know if the tempo is correct anymore (making it sharp would compress it so it would appear faster). Or maybe it was his true tempo, anyone know?

[antoinezygfryd]

Moi j'attends de pouvoir écouter Anna dans WTC II.....

I wait to be able to listen to Anna in WTC II.....

Son Bach est si clair,si limpide! His Bach is so clear, so crystal clear!

[LarsenPiano]

@antoinezygfryd Thank you! I'm planning to record the second book this summer, if everything goes to plan.

[thomandy]

Prokofiev is often something I have to get used to, exciting to see you try him out - Can I ask you wich composer you perfer to play?:)

[LarsenPiano]

Thanks! I enjoy a lot of composers, especially Bach. -Anna

[VanGolliazPianoLover]

I would suggest a song for you, I think you'll like, it's Chopin - Valse no.7 Op. 64 no. 2

A reference could be that channel: Timo44411. He plays it very well. Hope you enjoy! ^^

Love you Anna!

[antoinezygfryd]

@LarsenPiano Thank you! I often listen to WTC I by the supernatural Anna Larsen, and I am an impatient person to be able to buy WTC II

[antoinezygfryd]

@LarsenPiano merci! j'écoute souvent WTC I par la merveilleuse Anna Larsen,et je suis impatient de pouvoir acheter WTC II

Thank you! I often listen to WTC I by the supernatural Anna Larsen, and I am an impatient person to be able to buy WTC II

[ssprokofiev]

Very good! Bravo! Even at this tempo the pianist does well and her acknowledgement that the tempo should be a little faster shows she understands the piece well. She may well have a great future.

[obscurecult]

I just hope Anna is having a lot of fun.

[stevef095]

great performance as always anna. lots of prokofiev is like rock music, really rhythmic and pounding. those chords and octaves arent easy, well done.

[K46620]

btw, this is the first time I heard this piece, frankly, I could not tell it was slow at all.