Skalkottas- Piano Concerto No. 2 (1/5)

Nikos Skalkottas' Piano Concerto No. 2

Part 1 of 1st Movement.

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Music

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• Skalkottas
• Piano
• Concerto

[GreggaryPeccary]

I'm blank. I can't think of anything I could request... Did you say you're doing this till the end of April?

[John11inch]

No set date.  Just until I get sick of it.

[m2kno1]

wonderful -thanks

[VFellhn]

Keller continues : the sonata problem, the question of asymmetry-versus-or-cum-symmet­ry of rhythmic structure, the concerto problem, the sore question of modern piano writing, the puzzle of dodecaphony-versus-or-cum-tona­lity, and the historical dilemma of anti-romanticism or romanticism. It 'solves' them as instinctively as a healthy constitution solves the problems of growth in adverse circumstances of upbringing.

[VFellhn]

Keller continues:

There is new and incisive thought, a novel developmental idea, an unsuspected textural perspective at every corner, and eventually you realise that this music has solved six burning modern problems without you having been aware of them:

[VFellhn]

One of the greatest piano concertos of 20th century. A work of a genius.

Hans keller wrote about this concerto:Passionately dramatic and lyrical, heroic and tenderly submissive in turns, the Concerto is an immediately fascinating work whose strong and spontaneous masculinity contrasts vehemently with the sadistic masculinity complex, intrinsically flaccid, of much contemporary music.

[terrestial63]

Thank you!!!!

[amadeuswebern]

Great stuff, thank you.