I love everything about Kapustin’s playing of his compositions - definitely the reference recording to use for them. Although, a criticism I have is, while it may be because of the quality, there isn’t much dynamic range in his recordings. Take 11:52, where there is supposed to be a sudden from from f to p. In short, there isn’t - it took me trying out the passage and looking at the dynamic markings to realise that’s how it’s supposed to be played.
I regard Kapustin as the greatest “classical” piano composer since Ravel. But he played his own pieces so damned fast. They sound much better and “breathe” more about 2/3rds K’s tempos. He just must have had a very speedy internal metronome slash cognitive musical processor.
wonderful how you developed all these score videos. In the case of the first sonata I don't like Kapustin's own playing at all in its harshness and velocity. There is a wonderfully tender Interpretationen by Steven Osborn and a more passionate one by Kawakami and others aswell.
Oh wow. I’ve not heard the Kawakami. But I’ve heard the Osborne as well as few others. Kapustins is by far my favorite. Hands down. The sound quality is lacking but I think his playing is great. Personal opinion of course. I think the Osborne is glacially slow in the first movement.
I can see why some classical musicians don't like jazz as that is what kapustin's interpretation sounds like. Constant tempo adherence and moving fluidly through the 'changes'. Funnily enough I think Kapustin himself would agree with you. There is an interview with him on UA-cam where he wishes he had time to 'learn' his music.
@@openendedthinking4033 I bet my ass Kapustin was being sarcastic, just like how he mentioned to be better than J.S. Bach at componing Fugues since he made one in 5 voices (while knowing that Bach already composed Fugues in 5 voices)... one cannot possibly hear Kapustin's own way of playing his own works and say it lacks something, it makes no sense.
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The 4th movement is one of the greatest piano-jams I’ve heard in my life 😅🤩
an absolute masterwork from end to finish
Breathtaking. The ease and inner pulse of the music emerges with completely unabashed stylistic and structural intensity that is mind boggling.
Increíble Kapustin, genial.
Genius ❤️❤️❤️🙏
I love everything about Kapustin’s playing of his compositions - definitely the reference recording to use for them. Although, a criticism I have is, while it may be because of the quality, there isn’t much dynamic range in his recordings. Take 11:52, where there is supposed to be a sudden from from f to p. In short, there isn’t - it took me trying out the passage and looking at the dynamic markings to realise that’s how it’s supposed to be played.
yeah basically he's always in at least mf, but it's to be excused since he can get SO loud, and he also plays it so fast.
I've noticed this too, many times he isn't following his own dynamic markings usually in the softer range.
Nice! good sonata
thanks for uploading this!!
what have I discovered!?!?!?!?!? wow
16:09 ❤️
4th movement includes similar structure as in his prelude from op.40
Makes some sense - at least in terms of opus numbers, the prelude came immediately after this fourth movement.
5:20 did Kapustin use this in Daybreak later on?
Even in this tiny piece, which is a little reminiscent of Daybreak, one (second) note of the melody does not match.
@@АвМелахов Actually at 6:01, he uses exactly the notes of Daybreak.
I regard Kapustin as the greatest “classical” piano composer since Ravel. But he played his own pieces so damned fast. They sound much better and “breathe” more about 2/3rds K’s tempos. He just must have had a very speedy internal metronome slash cognitive musical processor.
probably just this recording and a few of his other earlier recordings. it seems hes amended these problems in his later recordings
Ok
wonderful how you developed all these score videos. In the case of the first sonata I don't like Kapustin's own playing at all in its harshness and velocity. There is a wonderfully tender Interpretationen by Steven Osborn and a more passionate one by Kawakami and others aswell.
Oh wow. I’ve not heard the Kawakami. But I’ve heard the Osborne as well as few others. Kapustins is by far my favorite. Hands down. The sound quality is lacking but I think his playing is great.
Personal opinion of course. I think the Osborne is glacially slow in the first movement.
I can see why some classical musicians don't like jazz as that is what kapustin's interpretation sounds like. Constant tempo adherence and moving fluidly through the 'changes'. Funnily enough I think Kapustin himself would agree with you. There is an interview with him on UA-cam where he wishes he had time to 'learn' his music.
@@openendedthinking4033 I bet my ass Kapustin was being sarcastic, just like how he mentioned to be better than J.S. Bach at componing Fugues since he made one in 5 voices (while knowing that Bach already composed Fugues in 5 voices)... one cannot possibly hear Kapustin's own way of playing his own works and say it lacks something, it makes no sense.