"Wolfishly" (pun intended) difficult to play. What an amazing technique you have. I like how the piece is structured and played. Really paints the story. I never heard this piece before. I particularly enjoyed the first 30 seconds: the sense of a pursuit just beginning before the more frenzied development later on.
@@tituscaesar Thank you so much, really glad you enjoyed it! The Rachmaninoff Etudes paint such vivid pictures, listening to this piece still gives me chills now, I always thought it was a bit of a shame we never found out what most of them were based off as I think Rachmaninoffs visions were so clear, but it’s nice he left it up to the imagination!
@@Nicholas_GNT I think I replied to a comment on a different video about it actually, I don’t know the model as it was renovated from a very bad place, but I know it’s from a bit before ww2, the repeater mechanism is very heavy so it’s tough to train on but I really love that as it makes other pianos easier to play!
@@Nicholas_GNT I'm afraid I don't know what petrof it is, but I'd recommend rather than picking one model in particular, going to a shop and just trying all the models within your budget and going with the one that you enjoy playing the most. Most pianos play slightly differently to each other but not so much that it'll affect your experience as a pianist, and everyone has slightly different preferences!
I'd actually love to find that out myself, it's about a hundred years old and we found it in a shop in the Czech Republic but it was completely ruined, the woodwork was all broken and the keys had note names scratched into them so we got it renovated. I was hoping to find out the details but it doesn't quite look like any petrol I've yet seen
Fiendishly difficult to play, I should imagine. A bit like a special gym-workout for the fingers. Alex for the piano Olympics! :) The glissando must feel satisfying, I would love to learn to play glissandos one day. Do I hear a slight Debussian influence somewhere, perhaps?
Hahaha it definitely gets your hands tired, I had to take a little rest between recordings lol. Spot on with the Debussy influence too, a lot of Sancan's music is very much a blend of Debussy and ravellian harmonic language in a more modern setting, really worth listening to his music as its very clever
I like this piece. So light, airy & happy. Like floating on clouds. It’s not just a very visual piece, if I close my eyes and listen, I get that floating feeling … musical magic! Fun!
Such an underrated miniature piece. Deceptively simple, tricky to play, especially the wide jumps between notes. It takes an excellent pianist such as yourself to make it sound effortless! I’m so glad you introduced me to this charming piece from your favourite composer (Simon).
@@harrybmichell glad to hear you had fun with it too, I feel like it’s really slept on for how exciting and warm it is, first movement almost feels like a growing tree in the way it develops
@@benglucksman5831 thanks, glad you enjoyed it! I’ve been playing for about 18 years but I’ve still got a long way to go as my technique isn’t the best
@@Alex-ri7ue Well its always hard to compare yourself to others. In my eyes you are incredible! I couldnt even dream of playing this piece no mater how long I have been playing for.
@@koopakool4232 oh definitely, I’m sure there would be ways around it but that’s definitely not my area of expertise, and I’m quite happy with how it is!
Holy shit!! This is awesome and impressive as hell ! I cant imagine how much you practiced... Also, I noticed you getting tired by the end and i relate so hard to that 😭 insane
thank you, glad you enjoyed it! its a really exhausting piece but that's mostly down to my technique not being the best, I think if I practiced it more it would have been a lot more relaxed, but I used to always rush pieces like this lol
@@mandarinskin3952 ah, her style is generally revolved around stride or ragtime style in the left hand which emulates the drum beat and intuitively playing the different voices of the track, to get an authentic feel
@@jkstuff3458 guess that depends, my electric is a yamaha upright which actually has decent sound control, but if not I wonder if you could focus on technique so when you do get to use a real piano you can get more out of musicality
This is amazing!! Undertale songs are super difficult on piano, currently trying to learn Spear of Justice, and possibly failing miserably. Well done on playing this beast of a piece!
