Nikolai Kapustin Concert Etude No.1 - "Prelude"

Ken Iisaka, a finalist in the Fifth Van Cliburn Foundation International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs performs Nikolai Kapustin Concert Etude Op.40, No.1: "Prelude" at his California home on his Hamburg Steinway B.

He sat down, pressed "record" and here is what came out. One take. No cuts.

The stills were taken a week later at Ed Landreth Auditorium at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Tx, while he was goofing around, playing the very same piece.

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[RobinLSL]

Wow this is impressive! Great playing throughout, great feeling and sound.

It's a pit disappointing however that there are quite a few mistakes you did because you read the sheet music wrong... For example, at 0:08, the right hand has E naturals and not E flats like the beginning.

[kiisaka]

@RobinLSL I stand corrected! Thanks!

[Lodare111]

sounds great :D

[kiisaka]

Thanks for your nice comment. It was fun to learn and play this music.

[musician1245780]

nice! Do you know where I could get the music sheet for these wonderful etudes? Or perhaps could you email it to me? PLease reply, thx.

Jacky

from Malaysia~

[kiisaka]

The score is published by A-RAM in Russia, and by Zen-On in Japan. So, I believe they are quite widely available.

Yes, aren't these such wonderful gems?

Thanks for listening.

Ken

[Mikhail2406]

This is the best recording ever for the entrance of the armature competition i am playing this piece and it is so good i am having fun playing it GREAT JOB YOU HAVE DONE THE PIECE SO MUCH JUSTICE

[xiphoid13]

How do you do that?

[yellowlght]

A bit too fast on some parts

[TheKeenanBoy]

AWESOME! This piece is so hard, and you play it so well!

Any comments on how to NOT freeze up and tense when so much is going on? I find thats the main block between me and playing this piece. Especially the solo section after the repeat of A.

[demosj]

Kind of lost cohesion toward the end and harshly percussive on two or so of the chords, but very energetic performance.

[sqoobly]

Hooohaaa!!! rock!

[ReturnOfTheStienway]

Excellent! I love this piece.

[hjiuhfhrehui]

do you know were i can find the sheet music ?

[pcma1970]

Great music! Kasputin have Myspace? Its wonderful  píece.