Simon Steen-Andersen - Piano Concerto | Rei Nakamura | WDR Symphony Orchestra

Simon Steen-Andersen's "Piano Concerto" played by piano soloist Rei Nakamura and the WDR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Wendeberg. Recorded live on 03.02.2024 in the WDR Funkhaus at Wallrafplatz.
Simon Steen-Andersen - Piano Concerto
Rei Nakamura, piano
SWR Experimentalstudio, sound design
WDR Symphony Orchestra
Michael Wendeberg, conductor
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○ Introduction to the work
A grand piano falls from a height of eight meters. The impact causes the instrument to burst and shatter. In Piano Concerto, this battered, almost completely destroyed instrument meets a perfect, classical concert grand piano. Like the grand piano, the soloist also has a double: in all previous performances, the soloist Nicolas Hodges sat on stage opposite his own video image, playing - with electronic assistance - both the damaged and the intact instrument.
Here, Rei Nakamura interprets the Piano Concerto for the first time and enters into a virtual dialog with the pianist of the world premiere. In the confrontation with the broken and out-of-tune piano, the concert grand and the symphony orchestra are placed in a different light. They initially stand in contrast to the resurrected instrument, then explore the expanded sound palette together, before finally surrendering to the delicate poetry and beauty of the imperfect. The work contains several small allusions to Ludwig van Beethoven, including a barely recognizable quotation from the Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major op. 101, which Beethoven composed when he was already almost deaf.
(Text: Patrick Hahn)

[@Daniela17097]

Es ist so interessant wie wir zurück zum Archaischen und Primitiven kehren... Und das Konzert spiegelt das sehr gut, finde ich ...

[@mariosanchez-mq1qu]

...(vagabundo Latino): No se de música, y me da carcajadas, por los comentarios de ciertos bípedos que insultan a esta creación de sonidos, ejecutada por jóvenes y personas que si han estudiado música. El Yo Mio, solo puede afirmar que en mi selva amazónica ecuatoriana, en lugares ignotos, donde no ha pisado ningún ser humano......se escucha estos mismos sonidos, y mas aún cuando caen ramas de arboledas altas, sobre lagunas tenebrosas...y salen despavoridos aves, animales y vientos estatuados...que al presenciar este espectáculo....mis ojos giran elipticamente hasta que todo es CALMA VERDE... Pero, las hormiguitas ni se inmutaron y siguen su camino cargadas las hojitas y pétalos de todo lo que cayo, como diciendo : este tesoro lo guardare. Felicitaciones WDR Klassik. y al Sr. Simón Steen-Andersen OBRA MAESTRA QUE CON EL TIEMPO, COMO EL VINO SERA MAS DELICIOSO.

[@WDRKlassik]

Gracias 😊

[@filipgoldanowskicomposer]

The video of piano falling down and breaking made me feel sick, as if I have seen a human being falling down from such height! But this does not change the fact that I am deeply impressed by this incredible masterpiece!! Genius piece of audiovisual music... ❤

[@WDRKlassik]

Thank you! 😊

[@christian3558]

Interessant...

[@machida5114]

sodelicious...........................

[@chtidede]

A dissuader tous les jeunes d'apprendre un jour la musique !1🤔

[@uliketofindmistakes]

Mathemusic

[@davereid2396]

This is music ??

[@philippedesaint-martin4815]

Comment peut-on "composer" des horreurs pareilles ? Cette chose immonde n'a de musique que le nom. 🤮

[@hermimdalemus-jx8dt]

Frances tenias que ser cara apostrofe

[@thomaslaubli1886]

Votre commentaire est une horreur abjecte. Je n'ai pas besoin de le justifier, d'autant plus que vous ne le faites pas.

[@philippedesaint-martin4815]

@@thomaslaubli1886 Je persiste et je signe, ce n'est pas de la musique c'est mon dernier mot point barre.