George Benjamin - Piano Sonata (1977)

Pianist : George Benjamin

[@pixiirespighi]

Wonderful. I hear Ravel, Ives, and Messiaen, all at once. What a treat!

[@TheModicaLiszt]

What a superb sonata!

[@artoffugue333]

Incredible. I can't believe I had not heard of him until recently. Following the score as performed adds greater insight into what Benjamin is doing. IMO,a modern Liszt, a step beyond Boulez and Stockhausen. I love the melodic elements throughout. Breathtaking performance. Bravo!

[@Scriabin_fan]

4:17-4:30 is so beautiful.

[@paolo.geminiani]

Wonderful!

[@andreslka]

i try so hard to like George Benjamin..

[@robkeeleycomposer]

Why bother? You sick of the hype as well?? 😀

[@UtsyoChakraborty]

@@robkeeleycomposerGee Rob, you’re on a George Benjamin commenting spree! 😉😄

[@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

Based!

[@Bguitarney]

Well I get it!. Yep. It’s rhythm focus to begin so he plays with it. But the harmony, it’s not like…. It is t exactly serialism or the atonal. Harmonic ambiguity let’s go with that. It was some tone tonic tonzized in there some place but he has chords that are real chords and he made them from scratch due to him knowing how and why the chord so he pulls a holdsworth, guitar, made some big cluster poly deals probably. I’ve not once read a music note or theory none the terms I’ve just implied as a quantum linguist professor and so I thought I’d try out my technique here lol good sonata. For what I’m listening to and heard this month, he right in there with Prokofiev’s piano sonata No.6. Fauré, etudes bout the third one he shreds or we’ll the player of the interpretation for … art sound performance art no ugh for goodness sake

[@chickenringNYC]

I like a lot of Benjamin but come on, I can't stand this "no time signature" thing. It's just impractical!

[@BetonBrutContemporary]

I think you will absolutely LOVE Messiaen....😂

[@cherigrubbs9628]

Sorry but ugh, this is dreadful. How about playing Brahms' Paganini Variations??

[@gage6151]

I'm sorry, but ugh, that piece is dreadful. How about playing Benjamin's Piano Sonata??

[@GNGianopoulos]

This is STUNNING and I'm not a huge fan of George Benjamin's music, but it's an absolute masterpiece.

[@Berliozboy]

@@GNGianopoulos 100% agree. Not a big Benjamin fan, but this is a distinct and wonderful piece of music

[@zerois2801]

this is a rhythmic and textural masterpiece

[@artoffugue333]

I hate Brahms. Booooooooring. Benjamin's music is at once playful and melodic, and at once turbulent and intense. Brahms puts me to sleep (lullaby) but Benjamin fires my neurons. No hat off for Brahms, BIG hat off to Benjy.