How long can you play a burning piano?

How long can you play a burning piano?

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norman lebrecht

December 21, 2016

Only in Japan.

 

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Comments

  • Jean says:
    December 21, 2016 at 10:06 am

    I wish it was a Waldstein, a Chopin Polonaise or something a bit more sensible…

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  • Maria says:
    December 21, 2016 at 10:49 am

    Just waiting for the first viola joke.

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  • Paul Davis says:
    December 21, 2016 at 2:23 pm

    Surely, sir, in this case: Yosuke Yamas-heater.
    Warmest rearguards.

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  • John Borstlap says:
    December 21, 2016 at 4:55 pm

    A nice example of the transition from (bad, very bad) music to pure sound.

    Of course such destructive dada ‘performances’ stem from the profound iwsh to destroy symbols of culture. Dada war born in the 1st world war, and has formed a tradition since:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDNd7DRJbXs

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAdybsbSCOE

    https://vimeo.com/117306369

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyt0-T95rLo

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_3MT4iYWFQ

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwlCD2y2tBA

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  • Cyril Blair says:
    December 22, 2016 at 3:26 am

    This is the appropriate performance for the Trump inaugural.

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  • Sue says:
    December 23, 2016 at 1:47 am

    Liszt and his pyrotechnics?

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  • clarrieu says:
    December 24, 2016 at 9:46 pm

    Scriabin’s “Vers la Flamme” would be the appropriate piece, but is it short enough?

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  • B. Singer says:
    October 11, 2018 at 11:19 pm

    Well,…. much longer than one can play a burning guitar I suspect. 🙂

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