Easy to play? How do you arrive at that? The speed required here, coupled with precision, seem to me to be, if not hugely difficult, then certainly not easy. Still, if you are Tozer, perhaps it is easy. Regardless, this is a great piece of music.
@@michaeledwards1172 Sorry, I meant "relatively easy" within the context of Medtner's other music. Medtner abandoned his typically dense, difficult, contrapuntal style here in favor of some fireworks with a basic accompaniment. Within the context of music as a whole, you're correct; Medtner is indeed hugely difficult and inaccessible to most hobbyist musicians.
This is such an incredible piece, even by Medtner's ridiculously high standards. That middle section where the music goes to like 7 flats is some of the most beautiful, soul-searching sounds I've ever heard
Tozer was such an amazing pianist, and his Medtner interpretations are generally of the highest quality. However, to me this performance seems too rushed, especially when compared to Medtner's slower tempo, or Mejoueva's masterful rubato. Fun fact: In his notes to this piece, Medtner specified a duration of 4 minutes and 20 seconds. His recording of the work matches that almost exactly, as does Mejoueva's (at least in one of her live recordings).
This makes such a great encore piece. It's short, easy to play, easy to memorize, fun to listen to, and it's got a big exciting ending.
Easy to play? How do you arrive at that? The speed required here, coupled with precision, seem to me to be, if not hugely difficult, then certainly not easy. Still, if you are Tozer, perhaps it is easy. Regardless, this is a great piece of music.
@@michaeledwards1172 Sorry, I meant "relatively easy" within the context of Medtner's other music. Medtner abandoned his typically dense, difficult, contrapuntal style here in favor of some fireworks with a basic accompaniment. Within the context of music as a whole, you're correct; Medtner is indeed hugely difficult and inaccessible to most hobbyist musicians.
This is such an incredible piece, even by Medtner's ridiculously high standards. That middle section where the music goes to like 7 flats is some of the most beautiful, soul-searching sounds I've ever heard
Tozer was such an amazing pianist, and his Medtner interpretations are generally of the highest quality. However, to me this performance seems too rushed, especially when compared to Medtner's slower tempo, or Mejoueva's masterful rubato.
Fun fact: In his notes to this piece, Medtner specified a duration of 4 minutes and 20 seconds. His recording of the work matches that almost exactly, as does Mejoueva's (at least in one of her live recordings).