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Post by Hook on Dec 3, 2006 2:19:12 GMT -8
My friends, I present to you, Volodos! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeGTPE1Z_qsMy friend Google tells me this is an arrangement created by (my favorite pianist) Vladimir Horowitz and I listened as he explains he stopped performing it because people would then forget the rest of the concert, awed as they were. Leaving "Stars and Stripes" and this magnificent interpretation (he's basically playing a marching band using a piano, like it's no big deal ;D) aside, google introduced me to similar arrangements. I'd like to share them with you: This guy rules.Why? Because is able to play a complicated piano piece (it's Liszt) as scored and arranged by one of the best of pianists, Mr. Horowitz, who did this back when he felt there was much more to the piano and of performance that hadn't been seen yet. My only wish: to hear that which has "yet to be seen".
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Post by Brendan Anderson on Dec 3, 2006 8:56:47 GMT -8
Impressive....though a little disappointing he wasn't able to incorporate the great trombone counter-melody in the final chorus at the end...he just played a thickened version of the piccolo solo a second time and spiced up his left hand a bit more. Still...I couldn't have done it. And probably never will. -Brendan
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Post by Armin on Dec 3, 2006 13:53:14 GMT -8
That was seriously impressive. It's quite fun playing pieces that were written for other instruments, especially when it is harder than your own. ;D
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Post by christopher on Dec 7, 2006 14:34:59 GMT -8
That guy is very very very talented. He's playing more notes than one man should be able to play. I'm impressed. Thanks for the link, Hook. There are two pieces that I've always wanted to play. I took formal piano lessons for 10 years and always wanted to be able to play Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody (which I started to learn, but didn't have it down by the time I stopped). I also wish I could play that really fast movement from the moonlight sonata (is it the third?). Unfortunately, now that I'm without a teacher or professor to discipline me I'm afraid I probably won't ever play those. I have an excellent recording of Horowitz playing that mvt. from moonlight. I wouldn't put this guy on the level with Horowitz yet, but he's very, very good.
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