Stunning technical prowess. However, it's too fast imo and the lines/musical effects suffer as a result. Of course, it's better to be able to play it too fast-playing it slower later is an easy adjustment.
Playing slower isn't an easy adjustment. Playing slower inherently means a decrease in the overall energy of the music which must be compensated by other means (higher tone precision, less/more time manipulation, greater average tension created through the harmonies). Otherwise, it's really boring to listen to.
The Visions Fugitives are completely enchanting. Richter performed some of the individual movements, and he could make you believe this was the greatest cycle of miniatures ever. But he never gave us the complete cycle. Raekallio plays up the fever-dream elements of this work and gives it a compelling mystery and irresolution. Sometimes I'd wish for a lighter touch, but the variety of sonic effects really works for the rhapsodic, conversational quality of the Visions Fugitives. No two notes are alike. I love it.
Intro 0:30 I D1 1:32 D2 2:55 D3 3:43 Tr 4:11 II Exp 4:38 Tutti 6:47 III A 7:11 Tr 7:36 IV D1 8:04 D2 8:36 D3 9:20 D4 9:50 C 10:10 Coda La m 12:21 Resumen 13:00
At 58:54 Prokofiev uses C, C, A chords. Same relation and order as the B flat, B flat, G chords in the Star Wars soundtrack part I marked :) @@goumigoumi9270
@@goumigoumi9270 Yeah I'm pretty sure you can encounter this chord progression in a lot of other music, given how generic and short it is, you're right :) It's just that I suppose many people (like myself), when hearing those chords, would probably first link it to Star Wars rather than, say, Prokofiev piano sonata :D My guess is, if you took random people from the street and played those chords on the piano, they would either recognise this progression as coming from the Star Wars theme or not recognise it at all
When I first heard the recording of these works, played by a Russian pianist, I got the music and tried to play some of them. It was an uphill battle. All I can say is that I think this transcription is one the best I ever heard of his greatest work. It still deeply moves me. Sanjosemike (no longer in CA)
Prokofiev is definitely an acquired taste, and he really pushes the boundaries to atonal and nontraditional classical harmonies. It may take a few listenings of the same piece to get used to but once you do, you can find the beauty in even the ugliest sounds.
13:42 - 14:57 *Warning: The C-double-sharp key is a theoretical major scale key.* This means: Its key signature would contain either double-sharps or double flats. It is rarely used in practice, because it is too complex to use. It is not on the Circle of fifths diagram, which contains the most commonly used keys. There is always an identical major scale that you can use in its place, which is on the Circle of 5ths. *The D major scale sounds the same / contains the same note pitches, which are played in the same order (the scales are enharmonic), so it can be used as a direct replacement for the C-double-sharp major scale.*
Merci d'avoir partagé cette oeuvre pianistique immense. Je frissonne à chaque fois que j'entends la sonate n3 et la n7 que j'ai jouée (enfin essayé de jouer 😢)
I'm addicted to Prokofiev. What's funny is that when I introduce his music to non-classical listeners, they always say it sounds like torture music but I think the harmony is SO satisfying and his melodies and motives are so perfectly crafted. Not to mention the amazingly unique musical texture and counterpoint. He's definitely in my top 5 composers of all time. Love him so freaking much. He opened my eyes to the possibilities of straying away from strict tonality.
I love his piano concertos 1-3, first two sonatas, 4 etudes and some other fragments from his opuses. However, i can't digest his later music at all. To the point that I find it disgusting.
@@im_piano I don’t think it’s wrong to use that word to describe some of his music. It is disgusting at times, but I think it’s beautiful in its disgustingness
Forget the Nay Sayers they are so wrong hahahaha they even learned all the orchestra instruments from his work Peter and the Wolf. hahahaha! enjoy the fire of the master! So furious and galant at times, who can compare to this energy? No one. There are so many composers out there that wrote from destructive vibes, this is not the case with prokofiev, he is giving solutions always, not like these serialistic composers or how these people are called i don't care - this is so great!
