[Marcov]

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.

[Shade]

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]

[Enigmatic Entity]

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

[Goober5000]

This is better:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjUiN4zrRf8

[Mongoose]

This is better:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjUiN4zrRf8

Is it sad that I knew what that was before I opened the link?

[Marcov]

Could the greatest piano virtuosos (e.g. Rachmaninoff/Liszt/Tatum) actually play that alone?

[watsisname]

Faster and better and all-around-awesomer

[Spicious]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmq5JBpFf9w

[Androgeos Exeunt]

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. Or use live-action footage.

Speaking of Circus Galop and fast piano players, is Death Waltz (of McRoll fame) considered fast?

[Snail]

Speaking of Circus Galop and fast piano players, is Death Waltz (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 that was also used for the McRoll. The actual Death Waltz arguably isn't even a piece of music.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I'm pretty sure that's not the Death Waltz. That's a piano remix of a Touhou game soundtrack that was also used for the McRoll. The actual Death Waltz arguably isn't even a piece of music.

Ah, right, I forgot about the first bit.

[Marcov]

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

[Kolgena]

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.

[Marcov]

What OP?

[Androgeos Exeunt]

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.

[Marcov]

Otherwise, two pianos.

Also, are you (Kolgena) referring to Oscar Peterson? You saying the Maharaja of Jazz sucks?

[The E]

learn2internet, marcov. "OP" stands for "original post" or "original poster", ie the first post in this thread.

[Marcov]

Oh....

Well time for another vid then!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN7OuEBQgtI

[Herra Tohtori]

It is physically possible for a piano to play Circus Gallop. Not saying anything about pianists.


Meanwhile, in the Moon...

[Marcov]

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.