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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Marcov on April 12, 2011, 08:55:16 am

Title: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Marcov on April 12, 2011, 08:55:16 am: Okay, I just wanna get your reaction here. Whether you be familiar with music theory or not, just comment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlfz2WBeaHA

My Opinion Paraphrased:

- His solo is painful to hear. He can't play properly. He IS fast, but NOT the fastest, clearly. His improvisation is TOO inconsistent, I mean wtf, switching from some Minor-octave banging to occasional song quotations?
-Conclusion: Rating: 3.5/10. Yeah. This is disturbing to hear. Please, don't play this in public. You can have fun around experimenting like this, but this is really, really horrible performance ethics.

That's my perspective, though.
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Shade on April 12, 2011, 09:06:43 am: Music isn't about speed*. Music has never been about speed. So if anyone mistakes the ability to play fast for the ability to play well, they know very little about music.

[* Except The Sailor's Hornpipe, in which the orchestra cheats anyway so it doesn't really count]
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Enigmatic Entity on April 12, 2011, 11:15:46 am: Sounds like a lot of noise to me. I would love to play that fast, because then I could play the music in my mind, which I can't do so well at the moment...not that any music I play requires all that speed, but complicated chords would be easy to play :)
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Goober5000 on April 12, 2011, 12:11:04 pm: This is better:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjUiN4zrRf8
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Mongoose on April 12, 2011, 05:57:57 pm: Quote from: Goober5000 on April 12, 2011, 12:11:04 pm
This is better:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjUiN4zrRf8
Is it sad that I knew what that was before I opened the link? :p
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Marcov on April 12, 2011, 08:46:06 pm: Could the greatest piano virtuosos (e.g. Rachmaninoff/Liszt/Tatum) actually play that alone?
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: watsisname on April 13, 2011, 03:29:33 am: Faster and better and all-around-awesomer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2iV5dR-21c)
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Spicious on April 13, 2011, 06:27:29 am: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmq5JBpFf9w
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on April 13, 2011, 06:51:07 am: Quote from: Goober5000 on April 12, 2011, 12:11:04 pm
This is better:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjUiN4zrRf8

I knew somebody was going to link to that sooner or later. In the future, consider linking to this this in-sync version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6eTRaC4W8Y). Or use live-action footage. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdUy70dh8LY)

Speaking of Circus Galop and fast piano players, is Death Waltz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx02KOGhjes) (of McRoll fame) considered fast?
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Snail on April 13, 2011, 09:56:40 am: Quote from: Androgeos Exeunt on April 13, 2011, 06:51:07 am
Speaking of Circus Galop and fast piano players, is Death Waltz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx02KOGhjes) (of McRoll fame) considered fast?
I'm pretty sure that's not the Death Waltz. That's a piano remix of a Touhou game soundtrack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIop055eJhU&feature=related) that was also used for the McRoll. The actual Death Waltz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXMujWmFzNw) arguably isn't even a piece of music.
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on April 13, 2011, 11:53:54 am: Quote from: Snail on April 13, 2011, 09:56:40 am
I'm pretty sure that's not the Death Waltz. That's a piano remix of a Touhou game soundtrack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIop055eJhU&feature=related) that was also used for the McRoll. The actual Death Waltz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXMujWmFzNw) arguably isn't even a piece of music.

Ah, right, I forgot about the first bit.
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Marcov on April 13, 2011, 10:04:41 pm: Aren't Circus Gallop/Death Waltz designed for player pianos? I mean crap that's virtually impossible to play.

As people seem to be posting those kinds of vids, let's post more!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxB-LbcZITU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Cs_zb4q14&playnext=1&list=PLFF1591678A39EF49

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETZJo4TcbQk
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Kolgena on April 13, 2011, 10:20:35 pm: Not virtually impossible, literally impossible, unless you have more than 10 fingers and a 3 octave reach on both hands.

@OP, this guy sucks. I could play better than him, and I'm about 2 years out of practice.
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Marcov on April 14, 2011, 12:00:10 am: What OP?
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on April 14, 2011, 01:53:58 am: Quote from: Marcov on April 13, 2011, 10:04:41 pm
Aren't Circus Gallop/Death Waltz designed for player pianos? I mean crap that's virtually impossible to play.

An alternative: two people on one piano. Both have to be very good, though.
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Marcov on April 14, 2011, 02:11:33 am: Otherwise, two pianos.

Also, are you (Kolgena) referring to Oscar Peterson? You saying the Maharaja of Jazz sucks?
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: The E on April 14, 2011, 02:29:56 am: learn2internet, marcov. "OP" stands for "original post" or "original poster", ie the first post in this thread.
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Marcov on April 14, 2011, 02:33:30 am: Oh....

Well time for another vid then!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN7OuEBQgtI
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Herra Tohtori on April 14, 2011, 03:29:51 am: It is physically possible for a piano to play Circus Gallop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdUy70dh8LY). Not saying anything about pianists. :p

Meanwhile, in the Moon... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPaI-vRO0FI)
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Marcov on April 14, 2011, 04:58:25 am: Well...can a trained Giant Octopus with tentacles the size of human arms play that?

...oh and it uses its sucker cups to press the keys.
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on April 14, 2011, 09:50:53 am: Quote from: Herra Tohtori on April 14, 2011, 03:29:51 am
It is physically possible for a piano to play Circus Gallop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdUy70dh8LY). Not saying anything about pianists. :p

I already posted that.
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Herra Tohtori on April 14, 2011, 11:21:37 am: Quote from: Androgeos Exeunt on April 14, 2011, 09:50:53 am
I already posted that.

Somehow I missed that...
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Ghostavo on April 14, 2011, 01:49:51 pm: No love for Flowering Night (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itClDyhsxZo) or Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=223_K43iILM)?
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Herra Tohtori on April 14, 2011, 02:05:40 pm: TOUHOU HIJACK LOL (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GtAad-dMS8)

my mission here is complete
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Jeff Vader on April 14, 2011, 02:29:36 pm: Sweet (drunk) keytar riff (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhuF9axtN-0#t=30s)
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: watsisname on April 14, 2011, 08:45:50 pm: Quote from: Herra Tohtori on April 14, 2011, 02:05:40 pm
TOUHOU HIJACK LOL (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GtAad-dMS8)

my mission here is complete

Hahaha it's even in 1080p :lol:
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Marcov on April 14, 2011, 08:47:43 pm: How 'bout a non-alcoholic band performance in the 1981 that's also free of some pink monkey and ununderstandable Asian letters?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cjIaIs-4pU
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Herra Tohtori on April 14, 2011, 09:07:20 pm: Quote from: watsisname on April 14, 2011, 08:45:50 pm
Hahaha it's even in 1080p :lol:

Of course it is!

WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM

this is what HD was made for
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Goober5000 on April 14, 2011, 11:03:47 pm: Quote from: Herra Tohtori on April 14, 2011, 02:05:40 pm
TOUHOU HIJACK LOL (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GtAad-dMS8)

my mission here is complete

I see you that, and raise you this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6TdhB4LqN8).
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Marcov on April 15, 2011, 06:24:02 am: what the hell does that have to do anything about piano lol
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Mongoose on April 15, 2011, 03:19:07 pm: Quote from: Marcov on April 14, 2011, 08:47:43 pm
How 'bout a non-alcoholic band performance in the 1981 that's also free of some pink monkey and ununderstandable Asian letters?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cjIaIs-4pU
This is pretty much a musical orgasm. God I love bebop jazz.
Title: Re: The "Fastest" Pianist in the world video
Post by: Marcov on April 15, 2011, 08:52:59 pm: It's amusing to note that, a number of listeners actually criticized that performance, for not swinging.