RE: (western) classical music discussion
March 16, 2015 at 3:42 pm
(This post was last modified: March 16, 2015 at 3:42 pm by JesusHChrist.)
(March 16, 2015 at 1:54 pm)Dystopia Wrote: I'm also exploring Stravinsky and Schubert. Any recommendations are grateful
If you're a rocker, (even if you aren't), Prokofiev's 2nd and the more famous 3rd piano concertos are blockbusters of virtuosity.
The cadenza in the 1st movement of the second concerto is ridiculously difficult, powerful, beautiful and very dark. Prokofiev had his romantic side. The whole piece is dark like the Russian soul. Or so they say.
The 3 Bartok piano concertos are favorites too.
I play the piano, so I gravitate to a lot of virtuoso piano music, even if it is light years above my skill level.
First time I heard the cadenza I thought there were two pianos playing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rJDmoi-x1E



