Claire Huanci performs Horowitz's arrangement of Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever" at the 2009 International Society of the Friends of György Cziffra concert, hosted by Francis Romano at Yamaha Artist Services, Inc. in New York City.
As for being too fast, you can't play it faster than you can play it, but you have to compromise between hitting all the notes and not sounding lethargic. I think Ms. Huanci did an admirable job, but probably could have slowed down slightly and gotten a little more precision, without any loss of that "wow" factor.
Really anyone who plays this piece this well has accomplished something amazing.
Seems to me I remember the hall and performer. Yes - it's coming back to me.
Claire could dash off these works with more style and panache than virtually anyone else on the stage today (with few exceptions). What I always appreciated was her ability to keep it musical!
@scarro I don't think you'd have any trouble marching to the faster tempos. I was in a marching band in college (University of Maine) and we played at tempos in that range all the time.
@Rhojin83 and Horowitz himself was annoyed by that (the speed of the orchestras), cause is is a march! Although I think it's possible for armies to march in this tempo!
@takeharu It's faster than most other performances of this arrangement that I've heard (probably faster than the arrangement calls for). However, it's closer to the tempo most orchestras use, so I wouldn't hold it against her. Frankly, I'm flabbergasted that she actually can play it that fast.
I see it, but I don't believe it. Beautiful.
mikekalkaska 2 months ago
Hard, innit?
As for being too fast, you can't play it faster than you can play it, but you have to compromise between hitting all the notes and not sounding lethargic. I think Ms. Huanci did an admirable job, but probably could have slowed down slightly and gotten a little more precision, without any loss of that "wow" factor.
Really anyone who plays this piece this well has accomplished something amazing.
almitydave 6 months ago
Seems to me I remember the hall and performer. Yes - it's coming back to me.
Claire could dash off these works with more style and panache than virtually anyone else on the stage today (with few exceptions). What I always appreciated was her ability to keep it musical!
jsteeber 6 months ago
@scarro I don't think you'd have any trouble marching to the faster tempos. I was in a marching band in college (University of Maine) and we played at tempos in that range all the time.
Rhojin83 10 months ago
@Rhojin83 and Horowitz himself was annoyed by that (the speed of the orchestras), cause is is a march! Although I think it's possible for armies to march in this tempo!
scarro 10 months ago
@takeharu It's faster than most other performances of this arrangement that I've heard (probably faster than the arrangement calls for). However, it's closer to the tempo most orchestras use, so I wouldn't hold it against her. Frankly, I'm flabbergasted that she actually can play it that fast.
Rhojin83 11 months ago
too fast..
takeharu 1 year ago
OMG!! I didn't know Ann Curry could play like that!!
BradSD25 1 year ago
Who the hell thumbed this down??? Idiots - Brilliant in my view!
foxyjohnuk 1 year ago
She really nailed the dynamics. It's too bad she skipped the repeats of the first two parts, though. It was still excellent, though.
borntopipe 2 years ago