Carpal tunnel syndrome fur wohltempierte klavier But seriously, I love this piece, and just about everything by Ligeti. What a genius. I want to try this piece on a modular synthesizer (using a sequencer, of course). In fact, designing a circuit to reproduce this piece as two series of control voltages could be a lot of fun.
Great comment ! At 1:51 it sounds like the sequencer stuff from the WHO ,..."Tommy" or was it one of the others? I would love to find an 'electronic ' version of this ! I was hoping to find it on Your channel, but You only have several upload's of John Cages "silence"
I think when you set out to learn a piece like this, you have to hit the gym first. I could totally see him doing a bunch of forearm exercises to get in shape for this.
i was just remarking on how diverse the human race is, on the one hand we have psychopaths, on the other we have people who can play this. i'm somewhere in the middle, make an acceptable cup of tea, most of the time.
I had the chance to listen to this song in a concert. The musician played Rameau, Bach, Purcell, and then this. The faces of the people who were in the public were fantastic.
@rancodanca you are correct: Ligeti calls for a performance of "4 minutes or less". This equates to a speed of at least 13.6 notes/second. My average speed is around 13.8 notes/second. The reason my performance lasts more than 4 minutes is partly because of the extra time before and after I play. Also, I repeat certain patterns more than specified to allow changes of registration (e.g. 2'16"). The harpsichord Ligeti wrote for had registration pedals, so this would not have been a problem.
I think there used to be a piano version on UA-cam, but I can't find it now. But here's an interesting one for two marimbas. There's also one for barrel organ. They don't quite do it for me in the way the harpsichord does, but I don't find them dull. ua-cam.com/video/G6eFD9WVPoQ/v-deo.html
Love the registration transition at 3:40! As terrific as computer-generated/assisted music can certainly be, the tactile quality of this music is priceless. Love the vacant second harpsichord on stage, too! Really terrific performance. I'd enjoy hearing Mr. McKean play Ann Southam, if that's in his repertoire: similar complete independence of hands required for her "Glass Houses" and "River Set" pieces. Christina Petrowska-Quilico is the only performer I've ever heard who can pull it off convincingly.
I've performed this piece before and absolutely love it. Your rendition was for me, firey, energetic and spot-on. Audiences often have trouble grasping the generic concept of Continuum but I find that if one mentally prepares themselves for something new and different (often like trying a new cuisine), the piece can be better appreciated if not understood.
When I first heard this years ago, parts of it reminded me in sound of a spoke wheel spinning very fast and through a strobing effect, appears to slow and reverse while still spinning forward. The overall effect of the piece is quite impressive. Well played!
Its an amazing little piece. After a while the spinning notes sound akin to spinning spokes on a wheel, with a strobe effect, The wheel appears to rotate slowly backwards while simultaneously spinning rapidly forward. This is symbolized in sound.
You're absolutely amazing and humble, that's a rare treat today. Keep up the amazing work, you're performance is incredible, I could almost sweat in the paranoia of this piece. thumbs up for you!
this reminds me a little of John Cage...daring to take liberties with preconceived notions about what "music" really is. I had the honor of seeing Cage in concert playing one of his works for "prepared" piano. It was incredible. This also reminds me of Philip Glass.
Incredible. Was that one single note repeated at the end? And in the first couple minutes, what floored me were the quintuplets in one hand against triplets in the other hand, or some crazy combination like that. Wow. Exceptional instrument played by an exceptional musician.
Es increíble es efecto sonoro que produce el clavicordio. Si escuchas detenidamente te das cuenta de que una vibración continua aparece, como una onda distinta al sonido del instrumento, que se escucha como un instrumento de viento en el fondo del instrumento. En realidad un asombroso experimento donde la melodía en realidad es esa vibración escondida. En el primer minuto se puede apreciar lo que digo.
como ejemplo tenemor a steve reich(mucha de su música), riley(la mayoria de su música), satie (con vexation), andre jolivet (incantations para flauta sola)
An interesting piece, I enjoyed your performance very much. I'm not partial to modern music on the harpsichord-- it's an instrument of a different era, with a very different musical syntax-- but this piece exploits the tonal colors possible and accepts certain limitations the instrument imposes on the performer and composer and brings it into this time. Thank you for playing-- and posting.
I learned about this piece in the 70s, then played by Antoinette Vischer on a modernistic Neupert harpsichord or the like. I was always under the impression that the work cannot be played on a historic harpsichord. This video taught me otherwise. Marvellous job!
An amazing performance. I can understand why certain people might think this piece strange, but I think people can be so close minded to even listen. I'm no expert on Ligeti's music, but I think an open mind is a valuable thing to have.
Wow! Hey John, its Ron E. :) Nice to see you here on UA-cam! I just stumbled across this and went, "Hey, I know that guy!" ;) Nice job....hope to see many more videos of your great playing!
John! Great job! wow. that is pretty intense harpsichord playing. Andrew C. sent me this link. It has been a long time since those gamba sonatas. You were great!
I was lucky enough to first hear this piece on record, away from the distraction of an ornately decorated harpsichord and it's rather hypnotic. It's not about the harpsichord but about the sonic textures. The eventual effect is like watching a spinning spoke wheel that, through a strobing effect suddenly appears to be rotating slowly backwards while rapidly spinning forward. It's not a Ligeti piece I'd listen too often but is quite effective.
UuN NUEVO MUNDO DE SONIDOS, AUNQUE LA NATURALEZA LOS BRINDA A MENUDO, PERO LOS MUSICOS SON LOS QUE COMPONEN SONICAMENTE EL MUNDO NATURAL.GRAN INTERPRETACION DE UN GRAN COMPOSITOR LLENO DE ESPACIO Y PUNTOS DEL TIEMPO.
OMG,,,,,Ligeti is so exciting to listen to,,,,,, so unbelievably FRESH,,,,,, ONE OF THE GREATS OF ANY CENTURY!!!!!!!!!! Thank You for posting this Treasure!!!!!!!
@@TomSistermans actually, that isn't the case. Certainly Ligeti had been composing for years before Reich had been, but not in a minimalist style, and Ligeti used elements of minimalism in some of his work, although he was never a minimalist composer as we understand the term in the mold of Young, Riley, Reich, and Glass. Incidentally, the second movement of Ligeti's '3 Pieces' for 2 pianos from 1976 is called, 'Self-Portrait with Reich and Riley (and Chopin in the Background)'. He was very familiar with Reich and the work of the minimalists, and acknowledged inspiration from them.
That was one of the most sublime musical moments I've ever witnessed. The way he makes the wood of the instrument sing along, thump along, the percussive pangs of the manuals... And also the contagious exuberance of the performer! Thank you, Mr McKean, and may you continue your visionary artistry! This hereby joins Chojnacka's "Naama" in my pantheon.
Finally found a piece to play for my future girlfriend on Valentine's Day.
Let us know how that worked out.
If she loves it. She's the one.
If she loves it, keep her away from sharp objects, and lock the bathroom door when you take a shower.
You're not gonna play that on a piano, are you? ;---)))
TheStatue1 What? Sorry I couldn't hear you over this micropolyphony of your girl's orgasmic moans.
Tendonitis for harpsichord - Gyorgy Ligeti
Carpal tunnel syndrome fur wohltempierte klavier
But seriously, I love this piece, and just about everything by Ligeti. What a genius. I want to try this piece on a modular synthesizer (using a sequencer, of course). In fact, designing a circuit to reproduce this piece as two series of control voltages could be a lot of fun.
Great comment ! At 1:51 it sounds like the sequencer stuff from the WHO ,..."Tommy" or was it one of the others? I would love to find an 'electronic ' version of this ! I was hoping to find it on Your channel, but You only have several upload's of John Cages "silence"
I think when you set out to learn a piece like this, you have to hit the gym first. I could totally see him doing a bunch of forearm exercises to get in shape for this.
i was just remarking on how diverse the human race is, on the one hand we have psychopaths, on the other we have people who can play this. i'm somewhere in the middle, make an acceptable cup of tea, most of the time.
@@Geopholus Baba O’Reilly?
I had the chance to listen to this song in a concert. The musician played Rameau, Bach, Purcell, and then this. The faces of the people who were in the public were fantastic.
It is not a song!
No one is singing
@@johnoldland7841 the harpsichord is singing
Mario sure got a lot of coins.
Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!Ba-ding!...
@rancodanca you are correct: Ligeti calls for a performance of "4 minutes or less". This equates to a speed of at least 13.6 notes/second. My average speed is around 13.8 notes/second. The reason my performance lasts more than 4 minutes is partly because of the extra time before and after I play. Also, I repeat certain patterns more than specified to allow changes of registration (e.g. 2'16"). The harpsichord Ligeti wrote for had registration pedals, so this would not have been a problem.
@@anotherhumanbeingblyat8935 You can see he says he plays faster.
i have a question- how to change from 8+8 to 16+8+4? i need to move three pedals simultaneously while having only two legs...
Brilliant piece. Ligeti found a whole new world of sound in the harpsichord. Imagine how dull this would sound on the piano.
I think there used to be a piano version on UA-cam, but I can't find it now. But here's an interesting one for two marimbas. There's also one for barrel organ. They don't quite do it for me in the way the harpsichord does, but I don't find them dull.
ua-cam.com/video/G6eFD9WVPoQ/v-deo.html
actually there exists version for player piano - not, TWO player pianos - and it's fine. I also love the barrel organ version.
But pianos don't have two keyboards inorder to same notes be played simultaneously.
Sounds like being inside a huge slot machine room of a casino on a Saturday night.
you are in the wrong place, pussycat...report it here: www.humanesociety.org/issues/abuse_neglect/tips/cruelty_action.html
this is pretty much what a pachinko arcade in Tokyo sounds like. I'm not joking.
It's actually inspired by machines too
Love the registration transition at 3:40! As terrific as computer-generated/assisted music can certainly be, the tactile quality of this music is priceless. Love the vacant second harpsichord on stage, too! Really terrific performance. I'd enjoy hearing Mr. McKean play Ann Southam, if that's in his repertoire: similar complete independence of hands required for her "Glass Houses" and "River Set" pieces. Christina Petrowska-Quilico is the only performer I've ever heard who can pull it off convincingly.
Aliens hear that in space and write back "It's YOUR mom!"
No matter how often I watch this, I am increasingly amazed at this performance. Magnificent!!
When the inventor of the harpsichord hears this music and starts spinning in his grave... this is what it sounds like.
nice
It seems like decades since I've heard this. I never thought I'd find it again. Thanks!
I've performed this piece before and absolutely love it. Your rendition was for me, firey, energetic and spot-on. Audiences often have trouble grasping the generic concept of Continuum but I find that if one mentally prepares themselves for something new and different (often like trying a new cuisine), the piece can be better appreciated if not understood.
When I first heard this years ago, parts of it reminded me in sound of a spoke wheel spinning very fast and through a strobing effect, appears to slow and reverse while still spinning forward. The overall effect of the piece is quite impressive. Well played!
That's a really interesting interpretation.
That was an impressive performance. I listened to that piece over and over again in music school, and I enjoyed this rendition quite a lot.
Unbelievable! It is very hard to find words to describe this jaw dropping performance. I am in awe.
Already my favourite harpsichord piece
Excellent. What's your high score?
Joking aside, really inspiring.
I enjoyed it. Hearing it is like escaping to another sphere, of light, of absolute Reality.
Magnifique ! Extraordinaire composition et excellent interprète.
Its an amazing little piece. After a while the spinning notes sound akin to spinning spokes on a wheel, with a strobe effect, The wheel appears to rotate slowly backwards while simultaneously spinning rapidly forward. This is symbolized in sound.
You're absolutely amazing and humble, that's a rare treat today. Keep up the amazing work, you're performance is incredible, I could almost sweat in the paranoia of this piece. thumbs up for you!
his hands hurt after this for sure!
just a masterpiece!
Brilliant performance! Thanks and congrats!
Rosetta mission's false magnetic field detection comparison sent me here...
Absolutely awesome piece and awesome playing
Every few years I return to listen to this masterpiece.
Holy shit this is crazy! I've listened to a lot of Ligeti by now but he just keeps surprising me!
this reminds me a little of John Cage...daring to take liberties with preconceived notions about what "music" really is. I had the honor of seeing Cage in concert playing one of his works for "prepared" piano. It was incredible. This also reminds me of Philip Glass.
Incredible. Was that one single note repeated at the end? And in the first couple minutes, what floored me were the quintuplets in one hand against triplets in the other hand, or some crazy combination like that. Wow.
Exceptional instrument played by an exceptional musician.
Grandiose music, grandiosely played!
Speechless. That was brilliant. Holy crap. Give that guy a beer.
oh my. flawless. the speed of your repetitions at 5:00 are incredible.
ligeti would be proud.
Excellent performance!
In my opinion you had a clear understanding of the whole piece!
Wonderful!
Bravissimo, many thanks from Italy.
This is what my anxiety feels like
Wow. Incredible!!! wonderful perfomance!!! Great!!!!
Es increíble es efecto sonoro que produce el clavicordio. Si escuchas detenidamente te das cuenta de que una vibración continua aparece, como una onda distinta al sonido del instrumento, que se escucha como un instrumento de viento en el fondo del instrumento. En realidad un asombroso experimento donde la melodía en realidad es esa vibración escondida. En el primer minuto se puede apreciar lo que digo.
En algunos acordes pasa eso y es puro sentimiento que te transmite.
Eso sucede con la repetición o reiteración en la música, comienzas de a poco a oír elementos que antes pasaban desapercibido
como ejemplo tenemor a steve reich(mucha de su música), riley(la mayoria de su música), satie (con vexation), andre jolivet (incantations para flauta sola)
Brilliant performance!! Bravo
Magnificent! Bravo!
This performance rocks!
Wonderful playing ! From Philippines :)
;) Thats John!! It was a great exam- concert!
BRAVO !!!
This is my de-facto 'fucking' music.
uah! grandioso! bellissimo! La Musica della meccanica quantistica e dell'universo in espansione... fantastica! uah! 💥💥💥🌜✨🌛💥💥💥
An interesting piece, I enjoyed your performance very much. I'm not partial to modern music on the harpsichord-- it's an instrument of a different era, with a very different musical syntax-- but this piece exploits the tonal colors possible and accepts certain limitations the instrument imposes on the performer and composer and brings it into this time. Thank you for playing-- and posting.
Beautiful. Pure chaos.
What an amazing sound to coax from that ancient device!
Sound of the space! 😁👌😍👍
OMG IS AMAZING IS THE FIUTURE 😱😱😱 I Lovett 😍😍😍
I learned about this piece in the 70s, then played by Antoinette Vischer on a modernistic Neupert harpsichord or the like. I was always under the impression that the work cannot be played on a historic harpsichord. This video taught me otherwise. Marvellous job!
Wow that was so cool
it's so sick and so great, dam, excellent performance
An amazing performance. I can understand why certain people might think this piece strange, but I think people can be so close minded to even listen. I'm no expert on Ligeti's music, but I think an open mind is a valuable thing to have.
beautiful!
Fantastic!
Oh my god ! How is it possible to play that fast on a Harpsichord !
That's amazing ! I love this piece (even if my ears don't agree !)
Wow! Hey John, its Ron E. :) Nice to see you here on UA-cam! I just stumbled across this and went, "Hey, I know that guy!" ;) Nice job....hope to see many more videos of your great playing!
Five people missed the like button... this is amazing
Brilliant !
What the wanderful hands!!!
pure art
Amazing!
Holy shit this is fantastic
So fitting for harpsichord too
3:12 like holy shit
Maravilloso.
hi john! nice to hear you again!
шикарно!
John! Great job! wow. that is pretty intense harpsichord playing. Andrew C. sent me this link. It has been a long time since those gamba sonatas. You were great!
IT MADE ME CRY =')
I really like that.
You seem to be suggesting that aesthetic value is something universal and objective. I think you will find that is an impossible argument to make.
I don`t know this piece, but it is played so impressive! Hypnotizing....
I was lucky enough to first hear this piece on record, away from the distraction of an ornately decorated harpsichord and it's rather hypnotic. It's not about the harpsichord but about the sonic textures. The eventual effect is like watching a spinning spoke wheel that, through a strobing effect suddenly appears to be rotating slowly backwards while rapidly spinning forward. It's not a Ligeti piece I'd listen too often but is quite effective.
this is a story about TIME. I like it
Wonderful.
this is like the greatest musical piece ever created. thank you so much McKean and Ligeti
sure
Yes!! Finally someone who realizes this.
This music carries you away.
UuN NUEVO MUNDO DE SONIDOS, AUNQUE LA NATURALEZA LOS BRINDA A MENUDO, PERO LOS MUSICOS SON LOS QUE COMPONEN SONICAMENTE EL MUNDO NATURAL.GRAN INTERPRETACION DE UN GRAN COMPOSITOR LLENO DE ESPACIO Y PUNTOS DEL TIEMPO.
ALLUCINANTE!!!!
Bravo!!!!!
j'adore
ahhhh thats the kind of braintwist i need every morning:D
Bravo!!
Put on Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music" after listening to this. Sonic kinship!
oh man, have you heard peter brotzmann's machine gun music? you might dig it
Wonder wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG,,,,,Ligeti is so exciting to listen to,,,,,, so unbelievably FRESH,,,,,, ONE OF THE GREATS OF ANY CENTURY!!!!!!!!!! Thank You for posting this Treasure!!!!!!!
" I was teleported into the darkest side of reality, and with this cold fusion i was forever intoxicated......"
Big tune!
This piece of Ligeti is very near from the steve Reich music ... it's really reperitive - minimalist music ! brilliant .
Let's turn that around though, it was Reich who started composing in that style after Ligeti did, like... Ligeti has done this stuff since the 50s
@@TomSistermans actually, that isn't the case. Certainly Ligeti had been composing for years before Reich had been, but not in a minimalist style, and Ligeti used elements of minimalism in some of his work, although he was never a minimalist composer as we understand the term in the mold of Young, Riley, Reich, and Glass. Incidentally, the second movement of Ligeti's '3 Pieces' for 2 pianos from 1976 is called, 'Self-Portrait with Reich and Riley (and Chopin in the Background)'. He was very familiar with Reich and the work of the minimalists, and acknowledged inspiration from them.
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Great!!
Excelent!!
That was one of the most sublime musical moments I've ever witnessed. The way he makes the wood of the instrument sing along, thump along, the percussive pangs of the manuals... And also the contagious exuberance of the performer! Thank you, Mr McKean, and may you continue your visionary artistry! This hereby joins Chojnacka's "Naama" in my pantheon.
It reminds me the 2001 Space Oyssey.
This is a very unique piece of music
Probably because Ligeti was one of the people who wrote the music for 2001 Space Odyssey.
Interesting piece
GENIAL
I guess the best word I would think of describing this is 'sophisticated'.
It's complex and needs the right audience to be fully appreciated.
Waiting for the drop, holy cow.
GENIO
Oh my word. He did the ending on the same manual!