Czerny: Toccata in C Major Op. 92 - Sahan Arzruni, 1969 - MHS 1843

Şahan Arzruni (born 8 June 1943) is an Armenian classical pianist, ethnomusicologist, lecturer, composer, writer and producer, residing in New York City. Arzruni, whose family name belongs to an ancient Armenian nobility, was born in Istanbul, Turkey. He received his general education at Esayan and Getronagan Armenian Lyceums, and graduated from the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory (now Istanbul University State Conservatory), where he studied piano with Ferdi Statzer and harmony with Raşit Abed. He moved to New York in 1964 to study further at the Juilliard School of Music on a scholarship from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. There his principal teachers were Sascha Gorodnitzki in piano, Felix Galimir in chamber music, and Joseph Bloch in piano literature. Arzruni graduated from Juilliard, earning his bachelor's degree in 1967 and a master's degree in 1968. Arzruni has also pursued doctoral studies at New York University.
Շահան Արծրունի (ծն.՝ 8 Յունիս 1943, Իսթանպուլ), հայ դաշնակահար։ Երեք ու կէս տարեկանէն Պոլսոյ մէջ երգահան-երաժիշտ մօրաքրոջ՝ Սիրվարդ Գալբագեան- Գարամանուկին շունչին տակ Շահանին փոքրիկ մատները մտերմութիւն մը կը ստեղծեն դաշնամուրին ստեղներուն հետ եւ զինք կը հասցնեն Նիւ Եորքի համաբաւաւոր Ճուլիարտ երաժշտանոցը:

[@berlinzerberus]

Now I know where Schumann was looking before he wrote his Toccata! ;)

[@mmbmbmbmb]

Incredible how Czerny managed to combine technical skills with musicality.
So excellently conveyed by this fabulous pianist Sahan Arzruni. Thanks !

[@williambunter3311]

How on earth does this wonderful musician keep the thirds so smooth at this tempo? Amazing!

[@christophedevos3760]

I get cramps in my hands, only from looking at this score.😊 Well played.

[@davidhertzberg]

Yes, to play this is unthinkable. :)

[@olivierfritzfeller7654]

Éblouissant !!!! Merci et bravo. Cordialement. Olivier F

[@notaire2]

Spannende Interpretation dieses fein komponierten Klavierwerks im relativ schnellen Tempo mit brillantem und klar artikuliertem Anschlag und mit möglichst effektiver Dynamik. Wahrhaft atemberaubend!

[@e.r.4077]

This just gets more exciting with each hearing. Mille grazie for the
post.

[@anhducduong0105]

Very musical and brilliant work!

[@Nekoandpiano]

Oh, i played it while in college. I remember struggling a lot)) 🤣🤣 Wonderful performance here)

[@fatimacastro5770]

Melodiosos e técnicos 👏

[@e.r.4077]

The opening alternating chords: Stravinsky too, in Petrouchka.

[@utvpoop]

Stravinsky loved warming up with Czerny etudes

[@fatimacastro5770]

Recordando meus estudos de Czerny. ,,para exames. Não tão difíceis como esta Tocata. 🎵🎹🎶👏

[@czeynerlamentemusical8048]

Czerny Op.692 and 756 are more hard than this toccata

[@paulvandenberg9588]

Are they also less easy? 😂​@@czeynerlamentemusical8048

[@berlinzerberus]

Grausam schwierig, kann gefährlich werden, wenn man nicht trainiert ist!