06-14-2006, 10:06 PM
|
|
Expert Registered User
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 31
|
|
Opus Clavicembalisticum
Hi,
I just wanted to know if anyone has ever heard of or has a copy of Opus Clavicembalisticum by Sorabji. I was amazed when I saw just a few measures of it. It is considered by many of the greatest pianists of the world to be the hardest song ever written, in both its technicality, its expression, and its overall length which spans 4 hours more or less spread between 12 movements. Its , in one word, amazing. He started using up to 3 or even 5 staves to fit all the music into the measure. I dont really know where I am going with this, lol, but if anyone has heard of it plz reply
|
06-17-2006, 04:13 PM
|
 |
CEO
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Laguna Niguel, CA USA
Posts: 1,974
|
|
Hello and thank you for your post.
No, actually I never listened to music by Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. He seems to be a very interesting modern composer... I'll check it out!
Thank you again.
Sincerely,
__________________
Fabrizio Ferrari, CEO
Virtual Sheet Music, Inc.
Classical Sheet Music Downloads®
|
07-01-2006, 06:41 AM
|
 |
Mentor Registered User
|
|
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Location?? What do you mean??? Uh oh...I'M LOST AGAIN!!!!
Posts: 1,146
|
|
hmmm...never heard of it...do you know where I could find a recording of it?
__________________
"La musique est ma vie et ma maniere..."
~Francesca Lee Williams~
"A great man once told me that love has a funny way of screwing you over. But after years of consideration, I realize, he lied. I'm more in love than I've ever been before, and than I ever will be. Hopefully this time, it'll be real."
|
07-02-2006, 03:04 AM
|
|
Expert Registered User
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 31
|
|
i know u can find several recordings at amazon.com, but they get pretty costly because of the length and overrall rarity of someone actually good enough to make a recording, i think the cheapest is like 60 bucks, the most expensive one recorded by Madge is supossedly horrible, but there's a new guy out there who has been performing the piece frequently and quite better than any of his predeccessors, so i am waiting for his recording to come out before venturing that much money on a recording....i think u can find out a lot more just by typing Opus Clavicembalisticum into google...
|
07-02-2006, 04:14 AM
|
|
Mentor Registered User
|
|
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Location?? What do you mean??? Uh oh...I'M LOST AGAIN!!!!
Posts: 1,146
|
|
Oh wow...that's really expensive...I'll have to look and see if I can find any cheaper ones...
__________________
"La musique est ma vie et ma maniere..."
~Francesca Lee Williams~
"A great man once told me that love has a funny way of screwing you over. But after years of consideration, I realize, he lied. I'm more in love than I've ever been before, and than I ever will be. Hopefully this time, it'll be real."
|
08-22-2011, 07:31 AM
|
|
Junior Registered User
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 5
|
|
I don't have a recording of this piece but it is a very interesting one, and yes, that's right about staves - 3 or 4 are common. For those who haven't got a clue about a piece, here is a fragment of the score:
Looks grand, doesn't it?  |
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Hybrid Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 07:26 AM.
|
Cart
