Ernő Dohnányi - 6 Concert Etudes Op. 28 (audio + sheet music)
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- The Six Concert Etudes, Op.28 are bravura pieces for steel fingers and marathon stamina - from start to finish there is no time to catch a breath.
The first Etude's solemn, pounding melody, introduced at the beginning by the left hand, is literally showered by swift torrents of chords played initially by the right hand; the hands alternate in their roles, producing a spectacular effect.
In the second Etude, three groups of two sixths in one hand whizz by three groups of three notes in the other; the listener hears a coy, playful scherzo, while the pianist contends with a significant test of dexterity.
The third Etude deserves to be experienced not just aurally but also visually; the finger acrobatics, where the two hands play interlaced throughout, one under the other, are something unique that has to be seen to be believed.
Etude No.4 recalls the majestic march-like flavour of the first Etude; its insistent bass melody imbues the piece with both sadness and dignity.
Etude No.5 is a rush of demisemiquavers, an avalanche of sparkling musical frosting.
The sixth and final concert Etude, subtitled Capriccio, is the best known of the set, one of Dohnanyi's most popular piano solo compositions, and an enduring, favourite encore of virtuoso pianists everywhere.
(Naxos Music Library)
Please take note that the audio AND sheet music ARE NOT mine. Change the quality to a minimum of 480p if the video is blurry.
Original audio: naxosmusiclibrary.com
(Performance by: Markus Pawlik)
Original sheet music: imslp.org/wiki/...)
0:11 - I 2:57 - II 4:40 - III
8:36 - IV 14:17 - V 17:53 - VI
very nice, thank you!!
No lo conozco.
I love the journey of no.4...it has such a cathartic narrative arc.
The last one f minor was recorded by Horowitz in the early 30ths. Can be found on RCA record Horowitz Encores. Breathtaking as well. Rare but precious.
Good to know! I had no idea Horowitz recorded any of the Dohnanyi etudes
The piece was also recorded most brilliantly by Rachmaninoff and Godowsky.
Holy shit! What a triumph. Perfect melding of Chopin and Liszt etudes in a modern language. Masterpieces all, and wow, what a performance by Pawluk! Thank you!
Markus Pawlik's performance is just unbelievably committed, skilled and powerful, and with an intense, burning belief in the quality of the music. These are very difficult! Try playing these once you have mastered a few of Liszt's Transcedentals.
As with Busoni and Medtner, the only reason these composers are unknown is because they reached into an area of expertise where few can follow. Scriabin was the same. Pawlik is simply 'at one' with these etudes, and thanks to him for recording the full set, and bringing them to everyone's attention... in brilliant style. Number 5, seriously... it's like Liszt playing Chopin how he wanted to be played!
Wonderful recording. These études are so beautiful, and have an interesting feeling of "strangeness," with rich harmonies, and modulations. Very difficult though: I guess that is the reason why they are seldom performed!
#4 gives me big Rachmaninoff vibes, Liszt vibes, hell it's really a monster of a piece lol. Beautiful.
All of this feels like an awesome natural exploration of technical concepts in a really unique harmonic framework. One which, I think, works. Suuuuper rich stuff.
Very nice performances. Thank you for sharing.
I know someone who played the final etude for a man named Jascha Heifetz one time, many moons ago. After she finished, he - and all others in the room - were silent for about one minute. Nobody breathed, nobody moved. They probably just couldn't believe that anyone could play such a difficult thing so well. After the minute had passed, he apparently said only two words, and they were "my compliments."
and who was the pianst? :)
@@glenngulda I can only guess at Martha Argerich, lol
Etude 6 was a famous encore by Horowitz in the 1920s-50s and more recently Sir Stephen Hough executed it absolutely perfectly live and in recordings. Etude 6 is well within reach of a properly trained pianist because Maestro Dohnanyi was such a virtuoso himself and knew the piano inside and out. Horowitz n Hough both played the piece as well as it *could* possibly be played. Jascha Heifetz was the greatest violinist ever and lived quite a long time ago making your little anecdote quite apocryphal in all honesty.
@@RozarSmacco What people dont' realize is how well Heifetz knew the piano. He played the piano rather well - if I am not mistaken, he learned the piano even before the violin. There are some pictures out there of him playing the piano as a young man even in his 20s when he had become the world's greatest violinist. In his prime years and even after, no accompanists who played with him - for recitals or even chamber music, could get away with imprecise piano playing. I made the comment 2 years ago - I'd forgotten about it quite frankly.
The master himself has made a piano roll out of the fifth one if anyone is interested in hearing the real deal.
Thanks
6 très belles et intéressantes études qui devraient être plus jouées.
Bravo à M. Pawlik pour sa brillante interprétation et à thenameisgsarci pour la mise en ligne.
Thank you as always for sharing with us music that is lesser-known, but which deserves to be heard & shared. And as always, thank you for the time & effort you take to synchronize the score with the audio. Your dedication is clearly a labour of love, & is absolutely inspirational. May you never tire of sharing with us!
My knowledge of Dohnanyi solo piano works was limited to just the famous Rhapsody in C, Op. 11 # 3. I played it last in a music festival back in 1980. Yes I realize that may have been before you were even born. ;-)
1) I'm glad to hear that you appreciate my efforts in providing music to you, my friends, and I am hoping that I will keep this up in the future.
2) Any way for us to see you play the Op. 11 No. 3?
3) Wait, how did you know I wasn't even born that time?! o_0
That first one! OMG, it’s amazing!
A simply remarkable performance of beauty and incredible skill. What a treat. Thanks so much for posting.
I was very glad to hear these.
Strange, yet satisfying. Very nice.
Gee-eeeeeeeezus! Above and beyond the sheer mastery of those outrageous notes is delivery of the bigger picture of each etude, beauty of line and tone colors, soul, and when called for - wit. From where do you come, Markus Pawlik (I do not mean location)?!!!! What a grand pity Dohnanyi did not live to hear his compositions performed by you....
Pawlik made three recordings for Naxos and every one got the Penguin Record Guide's Five Star with rosette, which is awarded only to recordings of quite exceptional quality in every respect. (I don't think Brendel or Barenboim ever won it).
Very interesting, definitely worth listening to. I prefer this to most other music also from the early 20th century.
Hungarians all have the craziest pianists: Liszt, Dohnányi, Bartok, György...
Kodály was actually a decent cellist in his younger years, not a pianist as far as I know. He mastered the instrument so he could write his cello solo sonata which is nowadays a repertoire staple for serious cellists.
Czerny Op.365 and 756 Is more Hard
Liszt was German, not Hungarian.
Jeffrey Jones I know that but he was not Hungarian. He couldn’t speak Hungarian. German was his native tongue and the only language in which he was completely fluent. One’s nationality is determined by one’s native language, not by the location of one’s birth.
Jeffrey Jones He didn’t have Hungarian heritage! His family was German! He happened to be born in a town in what was then part of Hungary and is now part of Austria. Obviously the town was inhabited by Germans or it would not have been ceded to Austria when the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed. Walter Gieseking was born in Alsace when it was part of France. Would you call him a French pianist?! No, of course not! Well, it’s the same thing. Gieseking was German and do was Liszt!!
BEYOND INCREDIBLE!!!
Wow! These études are spectacular! Thanks for posting this.
Masterful renditions, Markus! Bravo!
Wow that sixth etude; what a gem! I'm playing the fifth but I wish it was the sixth! But alas, its too hard. Maybe in a couple years. Thanks for the upload!
ドボナーニは、バルトークと共にハンガリーの20紀初頭を代表する作曲家ですが、保守的でブラームスとリストの融合した様な作品を作ってます。後期ロマン派の色彩感覚もあります。
Moszkowski, eat your heart out... These pieces are probably some great prep for Opus Clavicembalisticum for those rare few people who attempt it.
Dohnanyi is super under rated for the quality of extremely difficult compositions he provided to the literature. I love these etudes
There isn't never enough preparation for the Opus Clavicembalisticum
@@scriabinismydog2439 point well-taken ! 😁
This is great 😮 rhythmic bits around 18:25 are cool
No. 3, with its repeated notes, reminds me of the coda of the first movement of the Alkan Concerto for piano solo. I know some of its passages were isolated as exercises by Isidore Phillipe Perhaps Dohnanyi picked it up from there. No. 4 is my absolute favourite.
The first etude looks like an etude for Chopin's Second Ballade (or maybe the opposite?)
Definitely not the opposite.
The fourth one has a section which is an etude for a section in Chopin’s third ballade.
Why are these pieces so little known? They are one of the great sets of etudes to set alongside Chopin, Liszt, Lyapunov, Paganini and Hamelin. Yes, they are difficult, but for example no 5 is not much more so than Debussy in his preludes or etudes. More pianists should take these up. Pawlik's version is exciting, colourful, uncompromising; the rest of his disc is superb as well, an ideal one-disc intro to Dohnanyi.
Lyapunov definitely one of the greats. I'm glad that you mentioned him in the list.
Fantastic ! thank you !
I find the soul of Debussy's "pour les huit doigts" in Number 3
Yes...!
Dohnanyi is about 35% Brahms, 35% Liszt, 5% Bartok, 5% Rachmaninov and 10% Debussy. WHAT IS THERE NOT TO LIKE?!!!
I had on my old channel an old recording of Vladimir Horowitz playing the sixth etude.
Yes, here it is: ua-cam.com/video/aIxteLXK8n4/v-deo.html
The more lyrical sections of the etudes remind me of Rachmaninoff.
Spellbinding.
If I ever meet anyone gifted with a technique suitable for playing these I will tempted to punch them in the face.
Why punch them? Wtf
Fantástico! Quase insano!
Our man Dohnanyi while writing the second etude: U know what.......lemme put 5 flats in the key signature and put an accidental and double accidental on almost every single note to fry the pianist's eyes and brain cuz why not.
My teacher gave my number 6 when I was in high school...I was not even close to being able to play it. I'm not sure but I think she wanted to see what happened when I reached beyond my capabilities...
경희곡 정시보러 온 사람!
ㅠㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ휴
@Justin Ohara 2번이요~
Awesome!!!
Magnificent
I guess this is what inspired " the lamb lies down on broadway" Tony banks Genesis
That last one... phew!
Is this the song that inspired Genesis lamb lies down on broadway ?
Could be, yeah, the resemblance is hearable.
The fourth one is absurd (all of them are)
that dohynanyi ruined my piano lessons
Gsarci, can you do Passacaglia Op.6 by Erno Dohnanyi?? It’s one of my best musics
Not a problem, I'll put that on the request list. Thanks. :D
thenameisgsarci Good to hear that. :D
0:39 the left hand octaves go from D# to Ab. What a stupid way to write a fourth! Key change, yeah, but god damn it!
first one sounds like liszts orage?
Hmmm, I don't think so. :/
No. It’s somewhat reminiscent of the “Allegro con fuoco” section from Chopin’s Ballade #2
Sounds like a track from the Final Fantasy series.
Thought the same
Arnan especially the first etude!! Really great set overall
Bruh the second one
😀
welp star wars got some of its music from the fourth one
Very good performance, but......very awful quality of registration and mastering.
Corrado Loffredi What do you mean by this exactly?
I assume he means that the right hand is consistently louder than the left, even when the melody is in the left.
@Zane Biddle Really? I don’t completely think so.