Pictures at an Exhibition - Cameron Carpenter - Part 1

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[dking70]

Keep in mind Keith Chapman also recorded this very same piece on the Wanamaker organ. He also did a superb job....

[KattarKang]

I'm speechless. What an outstanding musician and charismatic live performer is Cameron Carpenter ! He should have won that Grammy. Who can be more deserving than him ? He deserves all the praise bestowed on him. I've watched him live and I'm hungry for more. I hope I get to see him perform Live again.

[maxbigazzi]

Wow!! Very original!!

[achim56nrw]

Es wundert mich sehr, dass ich von diesem Musiker bis jetzt noch nichts gehört habe. Sicher kann man darüber streiten, ob es erlaubt ist, Originalwerke von Bach und anderen in dieser Form zu bearbeiten. Ich denke JA. Zumal es sich hier um einen großen Könner handelt. Das haben auch andere (Siloti, Kempff, Busoni, Ravel u.a.) mit großer Bravour getan. Allerdings haben auch schon andere der Orgel gewaltige Töne entlockt (z.B. Widor, Messiaen). Carpenter ist wirklich ein Ausnahmekünstler.

[2009bigmac]

@Pricher1991

Als ausgebildeter Kirchenmusiker finde ich es eine Frechheit, sowas zu schreiben.

Der Mann liebt einfach das Orgelspielen! Besser machen!

[Lopear27]

@cms1947 Sadly he hardly ever seems to be over here, the concert in Manchester was a kind of one-off - I don't think he played anywhere else on that occasion. Having travelled a reasonable distance to see him perform there live, I was surprised to see that it wasn't exactly a packed house. I unfortunately know quite a few organists in my area that are quite scornful of him, and others players like him, which annoys me greatly. A shame really. Their loss though! Cheers

[cms1947]

@Lopear27 Hi, thanks for the information. Wish I had seen that he was doing dates in the UK. Will have to keep a lookout for his next tour. Glad u r a fan as well. Regards

[Lopear27]

@cms1947 he did - he was at the bridgewater hall manchester earlier this year. I was there.

[cms1947]

willowthebored. You are perfectly correct, Ravel did do the orchestration for this work, as it was originally written for the piano, as I'm sure you know. Thank you for pointing that out. I was in fact trying to make sure that my comments about Carpenter were heard loud and clear. He is a genius. I'm sure the composer would approve if he was still with us. I am glad that you are a lover of this work, and ask you to accept my apologies for my slip. Regards.

[Pricher1991]

Es macht mich aggressiv, diese Musik so hören zu müssen. Was stellt denn die erste Promenade dieser Komposition da? Ein Mann schlendert durch eine Kunstgallerie! Er humpelt nicht, er rennt auch nicht, er sollte schlendern (0:31). Er ist dabei auch nicht aggressiv oder wüst. Wieso sollte man sich aufregen, wenn man eine Ausstellung besucht? Carpenter ist und bleibt eine Paarung aus technischer Perfektion und unmusikalischer Oberflächlichkeit.

[willowthebored]

@dking70

I think I prefer Chapman's version, and if he'd had a working combination action on that maintenance nightmare it would have been fabulous beyond belief.