Forgive the mistakes; these pianists had never played on the same piano together before, and Tom and Frederick usually don't play from memory. They're having not only to try playing from memory, but make up their own four-hand arrangement on the spot.
This isn't intended to be a concert performance -- just some pianists having fun. It's an example of the sort of things that go on during after-hours at a ragtime festival (in this case, Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival 2008).
This started when Adam Swanson said he'd love to hear Tom Brier and Frederick Hodges try four-hand piano playing. They sat down and decided to play George Cobb's famous "Russian Rag" from 1918.
At the end, Adam himself joins in to make it five-hand piano.
Although there are some big gaffes, the good bits here are very good for a first attempt, wouldn't you say? Imagine if they actually sat down and worked on it!
3 окт 2024
