Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 (Arr. Charles-Valentin Alkan)
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At a deeper level, this pianistic inventiveness is driven by Alkan’s almost obsessive determination to preserve as many features of an original orchestral score as possible (in contrast to the more pragmatic approach adopted by Liszt). The level of detail Alkan retains here is on par with that preserved by, for example, Sigismond Thalberg in his denser transcriptions from 'L’art du chant appliqué au piano, Op. 70', such as ‘Il mio tesoro’ from Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Alkan’s reluctance to sacrifice detail explains why he regarded the number of operatic or orchestral works that were amenable to piano transcription as being ‘quite small’. The resourcefulness of the resulting craftsmanship is perhaps matched only by Alkan’s similar efforts in his transcription for solo piano of the first movement of Beethoven’s C minor Piano Concerto, and his own [semi-?]analogous 'Concerto for Solo Piano' from 'Douze études dans tous les tons mineurs, Op. 39'. In all these works, the full effect of Alkan’s pianism is not self- realising in performance, and it is never enough merely to navigate the notes on the page. Instead, this calls for high-voltage pianism: risks must be taken, and sparks must fly, to bring this music to life.
Alkan’s transcription of the opening Allegro opens with Mozart’s foreboding syncopations, and – through the use of ‘various methods of attack, through the intelligent use of certain fingerings, hand-crossing etc’ – manages to convey many of Mozart’s colouristic and rhythmic effects, including (once the piano has entered) the dramatic escalation of tension that Mozart achieves through repeated rhythmic division and subdivision. The movement’s quasi-operatic drama builds through to Alkan’s characteristically acerbic cadenza, which – if not as extreme as that incorporated into his transcription of the first movement of Beethoven’s C minor Piano Concerto – transforms the movement’s ascending triplet motif into the opening of Mozart’s ‘Jupiter’ symphony.
The Romanze showcases Alkan’s con siderable tex- tural ingenuity to distinguish not only between solo and tutti passages, but also between the many different tutti scorings of the main thematic material. The piano soloist’s B flat major ‘aria’ in the first interpolation is a supreme test of a pianist’s ability to make a melody sing over a deceptively busy and multi-layered accompaniment; and the tumultuous G minor storm of the second interpolation sees Alkan pushing at the very limits of what a pianist, with only two hands, can navigate.
Finally, the playfulness of the concluding rondo, Allegro assai (marked Prestissimo by Alkan) finds its match in the revelry of Alkan’s joy-filled pianism. Its cadenza, integrating the principal themes from all three movements, leads directly into Mozart’s famously sunlit coda.
(Paul Wee)
0:00 - Allegro
14:56 - Romance
23:15 - Rondo. Allegro assai
Composed in 1785, transcribed in 1861.
pf: Paul Wee
original audio:
• Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. ...
• Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. ...
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コメント (21)
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Alkan quoting Mozart's Jupiter Symhpony and other parts of the Concerto in the cadenza is just pure Genius just like what he did with Beethoven's Piano Concerto 3
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Finally! That's very kind of you for making this! 11:04 Mvt.1 Cadenza (with Symphony No.41) 28:29 Mvt.3 Cadenza 29:00 Recall of Mvt.2 29:16 Mvt.1 (L.H.) + Mvt.2 (R.H.) 29:27 Mvt.2 (L.H.) + Mvt.1 (R.H.) 29:33 Mvt.1 29:51 Mvt.2 short show up 29:59 Mvt.3 break in and grow into chaos 30:13 Intro of Cadenza is back 30:42 Short Echo of Mvt.2 ends everything
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YES YES YES YES!!!!!! I have been anticipating this one for a very long time
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Alkan really had it all. I didnt even know these thibgs existed.
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I was JUST looking for this yesterday, thank god you came in just in time
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A gift to humanity
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I was literally planning to do this myself since I couldn't find any score videos!! Thank you for the upload💞💞
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Such beautiful voicings on those orchestral textures! This transcription and performance really do great justice to the original work, even if the cadenza is probably the most bombastic I've ever heard, lol.
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Such a great recording of this transcription. I hope Paul Wee records more Alkan!
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Bravo Alkan!
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Fantastic. Thank you. Confirms my belief that Mozart is the most underrated genius ever.
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Hard to imagine a better transcription of this work. I really didn’t miss the orchestra, which says a lot when you consider Mozart’s incredible orchestration. Fantastic performance from Paul Wee too. I’d never heard of him and apparently he’s a fellow Australian!
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Wow fantastic i just played it to my friends thanks very much
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Спасибо!
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Lovely, thank you!
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Thank you
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Love this
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letss goo finally! I remember sightreading it lol
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Wow this is amazing!
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Yay, alkan