Alkan Concerto for Solo Piano - 3rd Movement (James Mayhew)

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  • Опубліковано 19 жов 2023
  • At long last I have gotten around to publicly performing this piece which I have for so long been listening to and trying to play. Upon first hearing Paul Wee's rendition, from his debut album, I was transfixed and electrified by this insane music - it seemed superhuman to me.
    Well, it is clear that there are a good number of slips in this and I was a little disappointed with how messy it was in places. Luckily, the acoustics of the cathedral helped in masking just how messy it was, to an extent. Anyways, I'm content with it, and I plan to perform it again sometime next year to give myself justice in playing it to the level that I know I am capable of.
    Recorded 2nd October 2023.
    (Images are supposed to be of Alkan - MidJourney AI)

КОМЕНТАРІ • 19

  • @RobouteGuill1man
    @RobouteGuill1man 4 місяці тому +1

    Incredible performance, how does one even begin to tackle such a colossal piece!

    • @jamesmayhew2538
      @jamesmayhew2538  4 місяці тому

      Thanks! Not quite sure myself - it was a lot of work I can tell you…

  • @1fattyfatman
    @1fattyfatman 8 місяців тому +1

    What! Awesome!

    • @jamesmayhew2538
      @jamesmayhew2538  8 місяців тому +1

      Thanks! Yeah I couldn’t have imagined actually performing this upon first discovering it just a few years later

  • @Pianistic_Jade
    @Pianistic_Jade 7 місяців тому +1

    One of the clearest performance of Concerto for solo piano I've heard recently!👏👏
    I can't imagine how much effort you have put into this difficult masterpiece

    • @jamesmayhew2538
      @jamesmayhew2538  7 місяців тому

      Thank you so much! It certainly was rather a lot of work, I can tell you that...
      Stay tuned over the next 6 months or so - I'll likely perform it again and upload that video.

    • @Pianistic_Jade
      @Pianistic_Jade 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@jamesmayhew2538
      Wow I'm looking forward to watching it soo much!
      Btw, do you have a plan to perform other movements of Concerto for solo piano?

    • @jamesmayhew2538
      @jamesmayhew2538  4 місяці тому

      @@Pianistic_Jade apologies for the delay - thanks - yeah for sure I do! Can't put a finger on when but I would love to perform the complete concerto hopefully within the next couple of years.

  • @hilllee8241
    @hilllee8241 8 місяців тому +1

    Enjoy the fireworks 🧨 🎊

  • @dawidkasprzak.violinist
    @dawidkasprzak.violinist 8 місяців тому +1

    Jazz, Great Job!

  • @nicolasgoulet4091
    @nicolasgoulet4091 2 місяці тому +1

    As a fellow student of this pièce (although I am a much less accomplished student then you), the tempo is too unequal in the first page and a half. Considering how fast you can Play the rest I am pretty sure it is just a matter of practicing these sections with a metronome. Or maybe the nerves getting to you? Because you play the same motifs more equally later on
    The seventh page shouldnt be played with pedal (you are the first pianiste I hear that uses it)
    (Omg the fkn ppl walking behind you as you okay this incredible music that took si Many hours yo practice!!!!)
    Really Solid performance over all
    Cant imagine how good it is now after more practice! And AT such a young âge

    • @jamesmayhew2538
      @jamesmayhew2538  Місяць тому

      Thanks for your feedback - yeah I’m aware things were a little uneven - partly because my hands were rather cold from waiting in the cold cathedral until the two people before me in that concert had played! But yes partly lack of the apposite practice…
      Thank you! Yes the cathedral was open to visitors but I was so focused on playing I didn’t notice them lol
      And yes I like to think that it is a bit better now so hopefully I will perform it again soon

  • @jamesmayhew2538
    @jamesmayhew2538  8 місяців тому

    Why on earth they didn't film the keyboard is beyond me

    • @hilllee8241
      @hilllee8241 7 місяців тому +1

      Should we use the microphones?
      Oh hold on
      🐷🐖
      Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa