Samuil Feinberg - Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 21

[@ThankYouKiwi]

Those seconds in the first movement. Ugh, heart wrenching.

[@MarcJohan2009]

Very deep and immersive music. Especially the second movement. Kudos to the pianist who can read this music and then also make it come alive!

[@erikeinarlarsen9061]

Right. The pianist is a maniac.

[@kyokusei]

it could just be me, but @ 7:22 I hear themes from feinberg's previous sonatas. In particular, this part reminds me of both the theme in the Inquieto section of his 4th sonata and the theme in the Patetico, grave e sostenuto section in his 6th sonata. also for just a split second @ 10:03 I hear the main theme from his 2nd sonata, but maybe I'm reaching at this point 🙃

[@DynastieArtistique]

You definitely weren’t reaching with the second sonata theme, I heard it too

[@verslaflamme8185]

awesome

[@scriabinismydog2439]

Harmonically this piece is extremely advanced and forward looking. For example, the chords at 17:04 remind me of Rautavaara

[@GUILLOM]

Too FFF to be Rautavaara

[@jackminto7062]

I use chords like that. That's what in famous for in class >_

[@segmentsAndCurves]

@@jackminto7062 What class?

[@Whatismusic123]

"forward looking" yeah, he was incompetent before anyone else!111!!11!!

[@stoppelhopser1848]

your music sucks lil guy​@@Whatismusic123

[@ciararespect4296]

Really enjoy playing this 6:55 he copies ideas he had previously in 2nd sonata

[@segmentsAndCurves]

With all of this madness, I don't understand why he came back to the "safer" writing in his late works. Can anyone explain? Or point out if I'm wrong. (My guess is it's related to the Soviet, but I'm certain there are more to that,)

[@Bruceykeys]

I think naturally people want conclusions and peace so maybe he did it for political and personal reasons . There are moments of beauty here but there is much doubt

[@braedonkirkpatrick2143]

There certainly is more to it. I'd say the best explanation comes from looking at Feinberg the pianist and what he came to do in his later years. He played a lot of Beethoven and Bach (the last of particular note) , so it would make sense they would influence his writing. He spent time with composers like Prokofiev, who's influence is also quite detectable in his later works. Combine those things with political pressures and it seems to explain fair enough his stylistic changes. I should say though, just because he was less abrasively chromatic in his later works doesn't mean he wasn't still dangerously individual; even in his relatively calm 12th sonata, you can hear part of the musical language that makes his earlier works stand out (this is especially noticeable in the 3rd movement).

[@GUILLOM]

Stalinism

[@segmentsAndCurves]

@@GUILLOM Tell me something I don't know :v

[@GUILLOM]

@@segmentsAndCurves You asked for explanations, I gave you a very concise one 🥴

[@user-gr9vs5hq6y]

Луда музика, али врло занимљива!

[@erikeinarlarsen9061]

I am too little Jew and Russian to understand this music. But always interesting.

[@scriabinismydog2439]

Well Feinberg was a russian jew...

[@brucedavies8154]

@@scriabinismydog2439 Haha

[@brucedavies8154]

You're just not Russian or Jewish enough perhaps? I'm a Welsh lad and this music goes down like Stolichnaya for me

[@Nepenthean58]

Anti-semitic asshole. What an ignorant thing to say. Are you too little African-American to appreciate jazz too?

[@brucedavies8154]

@@Nepenthean58 Common I don't he means it like that...