Fragment, “Rapsòdia per piano i quintet de cordes”, 2012 - Josep Castanyer Alonso (14 years old)

AIMS Festival:
Violí - Simone Zgraggen, Sergey Ostrovsky
Viola - Barbara Buntrock
Violoncel - Peter Thiemann
Contrabaix - Christoph Rahn
Piano - Alba Ventura

[@jakubedwardschiffauermedraj]

This is absolutely mind-blowing. I am awe-struck. I am in fact a 14-year-old who has just completed his first piece for piano quintet! But I cannot compare to this level. Well done! I am speechless.

[@urhuf]

God, youtube made me discover the true musician i wished i would become

[@antoniusnies-komponistpian2172]

So do I get this right, that you wrote this when you were 14 years old?

[@JosepCastanyerAlonso]

Yes, beginning of 2012. 😊

[@antoniusnies-komponistpian2172]

@@JosepCastanyerAlonso Wow, that's great!

[@gomboc_30]

​@@JosepCastanyerAlonsoHoly guacamole, some serious master of perfection here

[@DrEdelMusic]

Amazing!

[@priyadarshiniprasad5747]

You are special. :)

[@martuu2409]

impresionant!:)

[@mariarosaalonsogarcia7726]

caram quina peça més xula

[@bryanchristopher75]

That's some serious talent right there👍

[@brynbstn]

Nice composition, very well composed. Sounds like you were influenced by Mendelssohn at that time? Would like to hear some of your more recent work...

[@Kllanderer]

Preciosa!

[@emmanuelvallee5386]

Very well written, some schumann influences

[@giampierobugliarello]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@dariorocco8704]

talento da vendere Alonso

[@NicholasOfAutrecourt]

Wouldn't this instrumentation be a sextet, not a quintet?

[@JosepCastanyerAlonso]

I recall that it was some issue with the Catalan terminology, I think it’s called like that in this language, even if it’s six instruments.

[@meundi]

the title translates to “rhapsody for piano *and* string quintet”; so yes, six instruments

[@emmanuelvallee5386]

Very well written, some schumann influences