Jack Gibbons plays Alkan Allegro Barbaro

Jack Giibbons performs Alkan's 'Allegro Barbaro' (Etudes dans les ton majeurs, Op.35 no.5)
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[@Fanchen]

You have be some kind of god to play this so flawlessly.

[@that1guy910]

haha hiiii. Putting the mediocre joke aside you're a very talented player!!

[@russellthompson9271]

Loud, fast, aggressive, inspiring and brilliant!

[@DemonDZ]

I love how this piece never stalls into expectedness, everytime it should go into the classical repeat it just stops up and do something else..

[@kiitoob]

gibbons is usually very calm and smiling when he plays the piano...but in this video playing the alkanster he is very serious and focused... amazing etude which can only be played by the gibbons master!!!

[@p1anosteve]

Heard him play this a an encore couple of years ago at his summer recital in Oxford. He played it perfectly after a two hour recital. Unbelievable.

[@cognacremy387]

I'm seeing Jack Gibbons live this coming December 15th! Cannot wait............

[@delta6244]

I got excited reading this Then I realized it's from 2 years ago...

[@cognacremy387]

Sorry, it was an amazing performance though. Def check him out if you get the chance.

[@NOSEhow2LIV]

One of the best possible performances, with all the élan & fury, still finding space for contrast & detail. I heard Ronald Smith play this in public, very brilliantly, and this certainly matches it.

[@terryss95]

Learning this piece and repeating it as an exercise, will surely boost any pianist's stamina.

[@luableah7615]

I agree with you. You need that wrist strength. And dexterity for your fingers, obviously. Edit: Thanks for those 3 likes.

[@calebhu6383]

I can attest to this. Learning it at any velocity is a mountainous task but afterwards, rapid octaves will seem like child's play.

[@JMWall]

Chopin's etudes would probably feel like a breeze to anyone who could play this.

[@morganmartinez8420]

Does Le preux boost stamina as well? I'm about to attempt it.

[@calebhu6383]

@@morganmartinez8420 No. You need top level stamina or else you won't be able to learn it at all, especially the octaves and the tremolos.

[@tripwall]

Nobody plays this like Jack

[@agamaz5650]

true, maltempo is good though

[@belcanto1691]

Maltempo has not yet recorded this piece.

[@manuelbes]

"nobody plays it" FIFY

[@pleasecontactme4274]

@@agamaz5650 wait there's a maltempo recording????

[@pianoredux7516]

In the still relatively young world of web videos, this is already a classic. Mr. Gibbons in this performance seems to fuse athletic physical energy and the bracing tonal fury of the composer's conception into a mystic unity.

[@OliverG12345]

Once you have this down, the rhythm of this piece feels really good in the arms.

[@Eztoez]

Holy cow! What an incredible performance. His hands must have been knackered after that.

[@pianodudeler]

I remember Jack Gibbons wonderful piano playing in the Sydney piano competition many years ago, I believe he was recovering from a back injury.The piano playing seemed then to convey that struggle but also revealed the tremendous determination and spirit we hear in this extraordinary performance.

[@xtop23]

I know this is an old recording Mr. Gibbons but I just wanted to add to all of the other comments of pure adoration that this absolutely thrilled me. Thank you so much.

[@bussiesakura]

i was reading a manga when i came upto a name alkan so i gotten curious and check out any video that play his piece..and it was surprising, difficult and u played so well ..the move meant of ur hand was so amazing..

[@funicon3689]

what manga? i know Nodame Cantabile features Bartok's Allegro Barbaro

[@learncontrol23ify]

Wow. I've been showing this video to fellow pianists for weeks now. I said, "You need to sound more like this."

[@amj.composer]

am i the only one who finds 1:14 sooo weirrd but i still like it, alkan was such a genius

[@QuoPacto]

It is beyond genius. Its mesmerizingly crazy and yet so fasinating I can barely put it into words. So creative.

[@rosiefay7283]

To be honest I think that the 1:14 section is a weak section in an otherwise compelling piece. Now I'll tell you a bit I find weird: 0:35. Seeing as the piece starts in F lydian, this bit makes you think Alkan's now in B locrian. He resolves onto a nice familiar G7 eventually, but what a weird way to get there.

[@MrBrain4]

As a person who has performed old vocal pieces in various modes, I find all of the sections very interesting, particularly due to the similarity in feel.

[@luableah7615]

Sounds a bit modern. I like it though.

[@tymenryk]

I dont know of you’ve seen the sheet music, but the whole piece is only on white notes even though the key is F maj! Crazy and interesting

[@Rohit0406]

The bit from 1:14 - 1:42 is so beautiful

[@amj.composer]

Rohit0406 I completely agree

[@belcanto1691]

No need to cherrypick what is beautiful. The entire work is beautiful - obviously - however, what you may wish to comment on, is why you think it is beautiful.

[@aakarshitsingh1535]

@@belcanto1691 true

[@marc.johansson]

Yes it is.

[@maulcs]

@@belcanto1691 There's no need NOT to "cherrypick" what is beautiful. Your comment is pedantic nonsense.

[@zx-do9xp]

Terrific performance!

[@XxgeekmisterxX]

well bloody done! that piece of music is very taxing and physically stressing!! but you nailed that performance! thankyou so much for uploading.

[@argerich68]

Ottave incredibili ed esecuzione da rimanere senza fiato! Incredibile Jack, davvero grandioso!

[@PianoDreams]

Seriously amazing playing!

[@emilyhutjes]

You are a genius or......your filming this at double speed. But majestic it was. Thank you. 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@Sanderus]

I had a great pleasure of listening to this piece yesterday live. It was played by Carl Petersson during his recital. An absolutely stunning piece of music!

[@leto87]

thats insane! this man really rocks.

[@nicolasgoulet4091]

I always liked how Alkan uses this theme's rhythm at the end of op 39 no 10, looking at the score side by side make it obvious : octaves with thirds in contrepoint. It always makes me think of how Chopin uses the theme's rhythm of his op 25 no. 12 before the Coda of his fourth ballad. Both are re-exploring motifs from previous studies but to a much greater expressive effect.

[@PianoDreams]

Holy cow this is amazing!!!!

[@pleasecontactme4274]

lol you left 2 comments here, both at intervals of 5 years XD

[@PianoDreams]

@@pleasecontactme4274 Indeed... one of them I no longer understand. Seems like a reply to someone who has since disappeared.

[@grouchocatman]

I can't improve on Shi7Disc0's comment. After watching this video I bought a couple of your Alkan CDs and your complete Gershwin CD set. Great stuff.

[@pianodudeler]

There is a fascinating melody buried in the penultimate (triplets) section but I don't see how it could be brought out without supernatural intervention. Alkan has marked it but I think a third hand or second piano would help!

[@OldRabit]

Simply brilliant!

[@pianopera]

Couldn't help noticing the picture at 00:35... After this tour de force, you deserved to have a glas or two!

[@pearsewl]

I wish I could watch a video of him playing this at half speed from a first-person-perspective. That would help me immensely in learning this. :)

[@BeauLeeman]

In a word, splendid!

[@antipianist8652]

Bravo!

[@RobinLSL]

I'm not an Alkan fan in general, but this is pretty cool!

[@Dylonely42]

Flawless indeed

[@gerontius34]

Thank-you Jack!!

[@Altagraciadeorituco]

umbelievable!

[@EmuwuNora]

Yeah I always wonder that too! This is hands down, the best recording out there, and so are a lot of Gibbons recordings. Yeah, I'll go with 'the Gibbonator' (joke ofcourse)!

[@russellthompson7441]

Great pianist! Frightening technique.

[@aakarshitsingh1535]

Absolute perfection

[@that1guy910]

yes

[@Jlan0151738]

COFFEEEEEE!!!!!! haha great great performance.

[@FranzLisztian]

I love this etude

[@josegiraldi]

Bravissimo Jack!!!

[@alonsomatematico]

El pianista del infierno!! bravo!!

[@EJWMA]

......hold my beer.

[@orbtax]

Brilliant!

[@PhoenixS4444]

@JackGibbonsHQ I dream to have a Bösendorfer one day .... this should be magical.. no, this GONNA BE magical...

[@pianomori]

Great!!!!!!

[@presto288]

It's perfect.

[@thebatman6991]

Well done..

[@DanielCharry1025]

OMFG! SIMPLY EPIC!

[@fesh]

didn't expect to see you here of all places, but 11 years later, hello again

[@lorenzomedelpiano]

Stupendous !!!!! BRAVOOOOO !!!!!!!!!

[@pianodudeler]

It just occurred to me that perhaps the triplet section with the octave melody (penultimate section) might have been possible on the pedalier, which Alkan was fond of.Fazioli have a double grand set up for this organ-pedal type piano apparently. Search Akan Benedictus Fazioli to see it.

[@PointyTailofSatan]

I hear the Piano Preservation Commission wants Alkan pieces banned. lol

[@luableah7615]

You're joking right?

[@PointyTailofSatan]

Ummmmm....yes.

[@calebhu6383]

+Lua Bleah this dude jokes on every alkan piece.

[@luableah7615]

Caleb Hu XD

[@JackGibbonsHQ]

LOL!

[@EmuwuNora]

@dasklavierleben Not No.7? That's one of the most awesome pieces of Piano music ever!

[@JoelJuanQuiPiano]

Bárbaro maestro! Complimenti!

[@thegreatapologist]

I like how jack flies back from the keys at the end.

[@decimaquinta69]

Fantastico

[@slackbguser]

awesome

[@4candles]

Is this Jack or Reynart's upload? Whatever the case, this is a searingly virtuosic interpretation of this barnstormer!

[@OverFjell]

@JackGibbonsHQ I loove Bosendorfers :D

[@user-7ihg2d8g6p]

WOW!!!

[@ls2019]

Insane.

[@ilmusicofilo]

😍

[@MegaBubble]

best performance! you should have flipped the piano over afterwards - that's it - doesn't get any better :P

[@jonykim7382]

기본기가 충실한 기본스 형님

[@BalbirSingh-tt8rv]

Today Siegfried Alkan birthday.very good allegro.

[@jasonchiang251]

@JackGibbonsHQ IMO Fazioli makes the best pianos...I have tried both Steinway and Fazioli piano's and I think that Fazioli has one of the best quality piano's in the world

[@jasperpabroa4737]

Jack Gibbons and Marc Hamelin are today's Alkan and Liszt

[@LightFromTheSun]

Holy shit! I almost felt giddy... his hands!

[@AdmiralSilver96]

OMG!!!!!!!

[@dasklavierleben]

@OrangeSodaKing no. 3 is everyone's favorite :)

[@czeynerpianistproducercomp7155]

Please record Czerny Op.365 etudes 34 And 45

[@bussiesakura]

oh im sorry but i have already forgotten the title..if ever i saw it again ill inform u..

[@reformedpresbyterianpulpit6745]

The hands are so fast they cannot be precisely video recorded with existing technology.

[@janghoonkim5651]

wow

[@OrangeSodaKing]

This is much more fun than La Campanella, haha

[@KalutiDemontecatini]

OMG!

[@m0rtem]

I, uh... wow.

[@melonica90]

He seems playing with his eyes closed...

[@PlayBetterJazz]

Im sure the one person who disliked this could play it MUCH better...

[@brandonscherrer]

I reckon!

[@pearsewl]

Holy. Shit. D:

[@thegreatapologist]

@JackGibbonsHQ Which is why I am glad my steinway was made in eighties. Perhaps a change in generation is the cause of the decrease in quality, Either way, it is unfortunate.

[@thegreatapologist]

@xxons Its just octives played twice, moving through an interval. Its not that hard, especially compared to the octave mashing in the motif sections of the piece.

[@mojeo522]

That C in the bass has a bell ring sound. What is it? My piano has that sound on the F5 and F#5 and I can't figure it out. Maybe a string problem?

[@ShaneBrandes]

Might be a slightly loose winding.

[@uTubeTerror]

how many cameras did you set up for this>?

[@minasgekos]

@jl343 what does Bartok has to do with this video?

[@EvilDragon666]

I will! Bösendorfers and Shigeru Kawais are the best! :)

[@ShittiestChannelOnYT]

@elgar34 Matter of opinion I guess, Yamaha pianos do have a horribly bright sound to them though. They're better for pop music than classical.

[@hailkayy]

Recorded in 95 ?!

[@GettinDowntoBismuth]

@xxons octaves between a-c, then from a to higher a

[@alphonsehein1122]

Its like chopin's octaves etude, but a lot harder.

[@Medtszkowski]

And way more interesting

[@blahmonster1234]

How is this even possible?

[@belcanto1691]

Practise, dedication, hard work, discipline, love etc.

[@litlakai1]

@pearsewl holy shit indeed lol

[@PianoDreams]

@dpabiel Huh?

[@Montu-pc5gp]

#octaves

[@gjeacocke]

I say be content with the sound you have been listening to. for Beethoven was deaf. So who are we to complain of any such injustices for ourselves.

[@Justiin_rm]

Oh my god