Stravinsky/Petit "Rite of Spring" transcription for solo piano (Aaron Petit)

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Aaron Petit, age 19, plays his own transcription of Stravinsky's "Rite of Sping" for solo piano. This was recorded live at a solo recital in Portland, Oregon on March 19th, 2017.
Recording- Adam Lansky ( www.lanskysound.com )
Location- Portland Piano Company ( www.portlandpianocompany.com )
Teacher (at the time)- Mark Westcott (www.markwestcottpianist.com)

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@AaronPetitPianoTutorials 8 ай бұрын

20k! Thank you all! I am so appreciative of your comments and shares, and feedback, etc. :)

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

And now 30k! Thanks again. :)

@user-kz9sg2cx6 5 ай бұрын

Now imagine: Stravinsky HEARD all this IN HIS HEAD!

@AaronPetitPiano 5 ай бұрын

It's absolutely mind boggling!!

@user-kz9sg2cx6 5 ай бұрын

@@AaronPetitPiano Your Job is Really good. But, for Me Stravinsky is in ..... "Apollo Mussaget" ... What do You think about it - ?

@tomasitto299 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh as a pianist I have to say this is INSANE to remember - IT'S HALF HOUR LONG and some sections does not even make sense. You have a big talent, my friend.

@sucroseboy4940 2 жыл бұрын

Yep its a satanic piece. Just to be able to make a somewhat good transcription is a task i had to give up on. This guy wrote an amazing transcription and is able to remember it good enough to play it live

@hugoleterrier3098 6 ай бұрын

@@sucroseboy4940 when you say it is satanic you mean literally because if yes you are wrong

@CarterFelixOfficial 4 ай бұрын

@@hugoleterrier3098 cant take sarcasm

@CarterFelixOfficial 4 ай бұрын

not even sarcasm just figure of speech@@hugoleterrier3098

@sucroseboy4940 4 ай бұрын

@@hugoleterrier3098well, I don’t believe it’s inspired by satanism. The story from the ballet is after all about paganism, not satanism. Although it involves human sacrifice, it would be incorrect to call it satanism

@allenadams718 2 жыл бұрын

3:30 Remember that it was here, a mere 3 minutes into the piece that Diaghalev asked "Does it last a very long time this way?" To which Stravinsky replied, "To the end, my dear!"

@mayankprajapat4591 7 ай бұрын

"And he didn't want to sound offending but it was very offending" Classic Stravinsky

@wanderlngdays 6 күн бұрын

A piece of advice: don’t believe everything Stravinsky said about himself

@bm4114 4 жыл бұрын

I love how a piano transcription can show you things about the score that you might have missed.

@lazycat724 2 жыл бұрын

yes

@sucroseboy4940 2 жыл бұрын

@@lazycat724 short and precise answer. I like it

@dfreeman120 Ай бұрын

100%

@aliyazcoglu9959 4 жыл бұрын

You know you play rite of spring good when the audience just stares at you and wonders when it will all stop,it is what happend to strav but more intense

@bethanyschneider5230 5 ай бұрын

15:10-15:57 so haunting, and reminds of Ravel's "Scarbo"!

@AaronPetitPiano 5 ай бұрын

Oh true! I never thought of that. Even more - listen to 8:47 with Le Gibet (the second movement of Gaspard) in mind.

@SodaPopinski2014 4 жыл бұрын

I cannot comprehend your incredible talent...to play this memorized, absolutely astonishing 😱😱😱😱😱

@AaronPetitPiano 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very much. It was a big project! :)

@marciabattat7133 5 жыл бұрын

Very impressive technique and understanding and concept of "Rite of Spring." Extremely musical and enjoyable performance. Hope you get to perform this work again! Marcia Battat, Napa Valley Music Associates

@aaronkim3856 7 жыл бұрын

THAT IS SO COOL!!!!!!!!! I love the Rite of Spring and this piano arrangement was amazing!!!!!

@AaronPetitPiano 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I am so glad it held up for you. :)

@keithlaliberte4755 24 күн бұрын

I'm ten minutes in and must say I'm impressed as hell.

@AaronPetitPiano 22 күн бұрын

I appreciate it! ☺️

@tomowenpianochannel 4 жыл бұрын

Outstanding, clear, expressive. Best transcription for two hands (much harder than four!) and best performance...imaginative, driven, accurate, full of colour, good pacing. Should be made into a CD for posterity.

@AaronPetitPiano 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very much. I just saw this, but that means a lot. I hope to professionally record it one day.

@hugod327 3 жыл бұрын

Aaron petit. More like aaron le grand. My greatest Respect for writing this, being able to Play it and even memorized

@AaronPetitPiano 3 жыл бұрын

You are too kind, thank you. :)

@simonsvihura4356 2 жыл бұрын

Really increadible job, to capture the same vibe as the orchestral version in just one piano is just incredible, better than a lot of the four handed versions! A great successful career awaits you, brother!

@AaronPetitPiano 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very much. I appreciate your kind comment.

@tpt1x 3 ай бұрын

This is marvelous! Stravinsky previewed Rite on piano to friends and colleagues ( including Debussy ), before an orchestra ever played it. He made an arrangement for two pianos, which is still performed.

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

I didn't know he previewed it to Debussy- that's cool. Interestingly, Debussy Nocturne 1 sounds quite a bit like the second half. I knew of the 2 piano version, but actually never once consulted it when transcribing my own. :)

@Twentythousandlps 9 күн бұрын

One piano, four-hands.

@parsifal40002 5 ай бұрын

Most complex piece of music I have ever heard! Amazing!

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

Next, try Ligeti Etudes. Autumn in Warsaw No. 6 is epic. Makes this seem simple. :)

@nicholasschroeder3678 4 ай бұрын

This is great. On the piano like this, it sounds like a lot of Bartok's stuff. For all its percussiveness, it's also extraordinarily lyrical and beautiful.

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

So true! That makes sense. :)

@MrRbjunior83 6 ай бұрын

What kind of human can write this smashing music…? Absolutely beautiful performance ❤

@AaronPetitPiano 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! I wonder the same thing.

@CliffordMartinOnline 6 ай бұрын

Wow, that was seriously amazing! Although it was solo piano I could really hear the orchestration/orchestral instruments. Incredible transcription......

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! A LOT of love and time went in to accomplishing exactly that. :)

@evanbrizius7941 4 жыл бұрын

I wish Stravinsky could have heard this.

@keithkunikida1222 3 жыл бұрын

You know, when I showed this video to my grandparents, it shocked me. My grandparents first of all, don’t like classical music at all, and they proclaim that they can’t withstand the vibrations the piano strings made. As a piano player myself, I obviously have to change their mindsets to make life go on smoother, so, one day I saw this cover of the Rite of Spring. And please notice that there’s 3 elders sitting less than approximately 2 ft from Aaron, and I took this as proof that elders can withstand loud piano sounds, especially towards the ending at the Sacrifice Dance. The response from them is saying that the elders are half deaf, that’s why they can stand it. BUT I KNOW IT MUST NOT BE TRUE, otherwise the elders won’t go to the concert anymore, amirite?

@Dresdentrumpet 4 ай бұрын

Those Elders like classical music

@leonardoboff 12 күн бұрын

BRAVISSIMO! I can't believe it's possible to play it all with just two hands on the piano, and yet sound so expressive. You're formidable! 👏👏👏

@AaronPetitPiano 10 күн бұрын

I didn’t think it was possible either! It took a LONG time to figure it out and make it work. So many passages I edited 10 or more times to feel more comfortable until I found the final answer.

@RosendahlMusic 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic tone colours!

@AaronPetitPiano 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! I missed this until now. :)

@NoveLD Жыл бұрын

WOW! Incredible!

@benkroeker6119 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant work, Aaron! This transcription is excellent!

@rosalbaoliva3294 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing !

@JaySuryavanshiMusic 5 жыл бұрын

Bravo!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@dhliebowitz 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo!

@cynthiaphilips3202 3 жыл бұрын

So many more people need to see this my friend! Absolutely amazing!

@AEPMUSlC 3 жыл бұрын

Mesmerizing playing right here!

@TimingTab 4 жыл бұрын

Bravissimo, I really enjoy this amazing piano transcription, thank you!

@danschmeidler 6 жыл бұрын

sometimes the intesity is so great. this whole video is out of this world. you are capturing the piece.

@Maximilian2808 3 жыл бұрын

30:41 the facial expressions in the public are priceless :D

@melvinpolanski7249 2 жыл бұрын

How lucky you are to be so gifted. Absolutely incredible! Such an accurate rendition of a very complicated and difficult piece.

@cynthiaphilips3202 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing, I keep re-watching the augur of spring part. Whoa talent 😦

@kaleidoscopio5 5 жыл бұрын

Karate piano playing. This is great.

@danschmeidler 6 жыл бұрын

great job.

@pianomanhere 3 жыл бұрын

Aaron: Your transcription is superior to others that I own and that have been written by world-famous pianists and teachers. My god, young man, get this published if you haven't already done so. Your virtuosity and expressivity are astonishing, too. May you have a very successful, enriching career ! 🎹 😁🚬 🏋🌅 oh. one postscript... If you ever write transcriptions of Respighi's tone poems (Roman Festivals, Fountains of Rome, Pines of Rome, Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions, Botticellian Triptych) I will WANT sheet music.. cheers 😊

@glassell69 7 жыл бұрын

BRAVISSIMO! I hope you get to perform this more & more, brilliant job!

@AaronPetitPiano 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I hope so, too. I have played it 3 times live now, and it is a blast to do. :) I really appreciate your support- Aaron

@gx3079 6 ай бұрын

one of the coolest videos i’ve ever had the pleasure to watch in my entire life

@AaronPetitPiano 6 ай бұрын

That's so kind! I am glad you enjoyed it so much. Stay tuned- I have a video album coming out soon with a lot more where this came from. Announcements on this channel. :) @gx3079

@NeilSalemMAUSA Ай бұрын

Oh, this is good! Thank you.

@angelaldana2250 4 жыл бұрын

Taaan disfrutable 😌

@breakingbarlinesmusictheory 2 жыл бұрын

From one Aron to another Aaron, I am mesmerized by your arrangement of this landmark piece. You've taken a vast orchestral universe and translated it into a world of pianism every bit as compelling, colorful, and impressive. It would have been wonderful even without your great prowess at the instrument. Beautifully done!

@OsakaJoe01 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. I’ve got to say, I didn’t think this could ever be played on the piano, and yet, here it is. Are there like timpani in this piano model? I’m absolutely stunned at how you managed to pull that effect off. I’m not a pianist by any means. I wish I had your piano and composition skills. Excellent arrangement. EDIT: OMG. That glorification of the chosen one (AKA the T-Rex) was so POWERFUL! You look like a T-Rex pounding on that piano. I’m absolutely amazed. 😵 OH! And that dance macabre at the end. Such a wonderful execution! (See what I did there?) Loved the entrance and that final blow. UH. I wish I would have been there. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@AaronPetitPiano 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you So much. It was particularly encouraging to hear this today. I really appreciate your feedback.

@timboturnbomb2592 2 жыл бұрын

sick playing, gotta love the audience cam

@authenticbaguette6673 3 жыл бұрын

He played it from memory ?! Btw great preformance , thanks for posting !

@AaronPetitPiano 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching! :)

@Ganesh1204 4 жыл бұрын

yessssss sir! this is stravinsky purissimo! you are one of the very few who really got it. bravissimo!

@AaronPetitPiano 3 жыл бұрын

Missed this comment somehow, but thank you! :)

@cplachouras 5 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I came upon this video, brilliant transcription and playing!! Congratulations!

@AaronPetitPiano 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I really appreciate it! I am so glad you liked it.

@SallyGordonMark 7 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!!!! Bravo.

@AaronPetitPiano 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! :)

@jamiecrofts2187 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo! Thank you for this. You've created a new vision of The Rite. Also hugely enjoyable.

@AaronPetitPiano 5 ай бұрын

:) There are in some ways, too many versions out there. So I really gave it a lot of heart and thought. Glad it comes through.

@marcoghersi6760 20 сағат бұрын

Excellent! Really a very very good performance!

@vasilismouskouris 6 ай бұрын

So beautifully scored for a single piano and devine performance!!!! Amazed!!!

@AaronPetitPiano 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! I really like it on piano, but it has to be one with great color- the Fazioli helped!

@EnsVocaleNapoli 3 ай бұрын

I’m totally amazed, that’s pure exstasy to me. One of the most beautiful videos ever. Thank you so much

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

Wow. That is an incredibly high standard. I really appreciate it. :)

@skylerpretto1221 2 жыл бұрын

This is, by far, the greatest solo piano rendition of the Rite of Spring I have ever encountered! Another great transcription of this piece, albeit for four hands, is that of Fazil Say--he plays both parts himself then syncs them. Anyway, bravo, maestro!

@daboukir Жыл бұрын

La prise de courant en arrière plan est juste magnifique

@hippolyte90 3 жыл бұрын

Love how you literally banged the keyes with your fist at the end :) Wonderful performance. The first time I've seen Rite of Spring performed on just one piano.

@AaronPetitPiano 3 жыл бұрын

I am glad to have introduced you to it. Thanks for the watch. :)

@Ericstlaurent Жыл бұрын

Great transcription and beautiful performance. Thanks a million for posting this Aaron!

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

You are welcome! Thanks for the comment. :)

@cybermindable 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely mind-blowing. Bravo!

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

I appreciate it. :)

@claireh1800 Жыл бұрын

Incredible. This is absolutely amazing. I immagine stravinsky playing this

@AaronPetitPiano 5 ай бұрын

It would have been cool to see that!

@jssherrard 5 ай бұрын

Great googly-moogly, that was incredible! 🎶💗

@AaronPetitPiano 5 ай бұрын

haha I have to steal that phrase! thanks. :)

@DesertAres 16 күн бұрын

Absolutely an incredible rendition and wow, that guy can play the piano!

@AaronPetitPiano 13 күн бұрын

Haha thanks! 🎶

@parkthoven Жыл бұрын

Just lost my words...WOW~!!

@AaronPetitPiano Жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

@neilyates1102 3 ай бұрын

Magnificent!

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@vascoferrao 4 жыл бұрын

This was impressive! Congratulations on this wonderful performance

@AaronPetitPiano 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! :)

@robertpanah492 5 ай бұрын

Excellent ,Beautifully Done

@AaronPetitPiano 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@Ernieshaus Ай бұрын

Great effort my friend, thank you, work like this keeps me practicing.✌

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

That is so good to hear! Amazing. ☺️

@vlasoslav2782 3 жыл бұрын

This was amazing, I haven't been so moved by a piano transcription like this in my life, just outstanding

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

I appreciate that greatly. :)

@HansWurst-xj7xh 23 күн бұрын

What a maniac! In a good way of course, this is insanely impressive, also helps me a lot to understand more about the rite in general. Thank you very much for this

@AaronPetitPiano 22 күн бұрын

That’s awesome! Thanks, friend!

@GeodesicBruh Жыл бұрын

Simply amazing, great job

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@MrOlogramma 5 ай бұрын

Meraviglioso ❤

@AaronPetitPiano 5 ай бұрын

@Selena-nh4js 6 жыл бұрын

Love the ending! :)

@AaronPetitPiano 6 жыл бұрын

I am glad to hear it. Thanks for watching! :)

@andre1214g Ай бұрын

Bravo!!

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

Thank you! ☺️

@hh-ck6ko 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Can't even imagine how much effort it takes to perform like this.

@AaronPetitPiano 3 жыл бұрын

Neither can I! ;) Thank you.

@warrengiancaterino3733 3 ай бұрын

AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

Thanks much!

@ingy3948 2 жыл бұрын

Difficult to find words to describe how amazed I am, this is INCREDIBLE! Congratulations my friend!

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

Thank you, friend. :)

@nickmatheos3689 5 ай бұрын

Virtuosity personified

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

Thanks! :)

@Classical4Piano 18 күн бұрын

This is apsolutely crazy! Takes an amazing pianist to play the rite perfectly like this!

@AaronPetitPiano 13 күн бұрын

Thank you! Indeed it does. Or perhaps someone who is just completely crazy!

@gilhclaudeyves Жыл бұрын

Je suis époustouflé !!!! It is as if you had composed yourself the original masterpiece .... now Stravinsky live in you ... !!! Thanks to exist ...

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! :)

@emilianoelhalem1626 3 ай бұрын

Wow !!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

🤗

@TempodiPiano 2 ай бұрын

extraodinary, bravo Aaron Petit! quelle précision, et beaucoup d'expressivité

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

Merci beaucoup! ☺️

@orangeppp 6 ай бұрын

第二部の冒頭、ゾクゾクしました。すばらしい演奏に出会えたお客さんが皆幸せそう。

@pacificcoastpianos Жыл бұрын

Fantastic transcription and performance! 🖤

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@noshirm6285 Жыл бұрын

BRAVOOOOOOO! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! :)

@salmavia1359 2 ай бұрын

how is this humanly possible to do????? so amazing i'm at loss for words

@AaronPetitPiano 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment. ☺️ A LOT of practice and a LOT of love for the art. I’m also a Christian and though I can’t explain or prove it, I truly believe there is a divine element from God that helps me to play with greater ease than only my own efforts could produce.

@minerscale 2 ай бұрын

I can't believe how much of the piece you manage to capture with just a piano! Absolutely nuts it's just the rite!!

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

Thanks so much. Nuts indeed! It took 2 years of trial and error to see how much could be written in. "comfortably". (ISH). haha

@minerscale Ай бұрын

@@AaronPetitPiano An incredible achievement. Thanks for your work.

@felixbergbauer6098 3 жыл бұрын

I've come back to this for the 20th time now. Addicted! You manage to bring a whole orchestra to the listener with just two hands and one piano! Are there any sheets available for this transcription?

@AaronPetitPiano 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Felix. I greatly appreciate your dedication to this performance. :) Contact me at aaronpetit@aaronpetitpiano.com for Sheet music information

@matt_pacheco_music 8 ай бұрын

Amazing job!

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

Thanks! :) (Super late reply. I still find comments I forgot to reply to lol)

@Dezee901 5 ай бұрын

That was simply fantastic. This is more riveting than the orchestral version. Well done. 😅

@AaronPetitPiano 5 ай бұрын

I think it depends on the players/ recording/ conductor etc. But the piano allows for a clarity the orchestra can never achieve which makes aspects of it much more understandable.

@josephpaquette3781 2 ай бұрын

How on earth did you perform this. How on earth did you memorize this. Amazing! And what a great performance. Stravinsky would be proud of you.

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

It was a LOT of time and mental conditioning with a very high level mentor. I had one of the best pianists in the world at the time coaching me 5 hours per week. And I was practicing about 20 hours outside the lessons. So without that... it wouldn't have gone so well.

@marcus41315 4 жыл бұрын

5:25-5:35 is such a beautiful trickling trickle noise

@marcus41315 4 жыл бұрын

Very hal steppy I love it

@marcus41315 4 жыл бұрын

Half*

@sanghyeonPiano 3 жыл бұрын

What an amazing transcription and performance! I love stravinsky and has been performed 4 hands version of this work before. How can I get this score? I hope to practice this work!

@AaronPetitPiano 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! The email for sheet music inquiries is in the description.

@rfyl 2 ай бұрын

An amazing transcription and an amazing performance! I can't believe that it's possible ... but you did it! Congratulations! The thing I REALLY can't believe is what a small audience you are performing it for. I hope you have had the opportunity to perform it for the huge audience it deserves.

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I wouldn't have thought it was possible two years before this recording. So sometimes we can't know our limits until we try them out. :) Oh and yes- It's a TOUGH industry. I think the largest audience I ever played for was 400 people. And that was only twice. Much more common to have less than 100 people listening. I can't exactly call up Carnegie hall and ask them to give a recital there. haha. Perhaps one day. :)

@dudleybrooks515 Ай бұрын

@@AaronPetitPiano I also hope perhaps one day! Best wishes!

@batboy5023 4 жыл бұрын

Hard to stop watching this - something very difficult to achieve for classical performance.

@seyong3075 3 жыл бұрын

Wow

@floresgalvezsamireliut2610 15 күн бұрын

Mis respetos

@AaronPetitPiano 13 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@thatguyintherain3168 4 ай бұрын

Just wait for the algorithm to bless this masterpiece

@AaronPetitPiano 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! It did go from 20-24k in only 3 months so things are picking up. I’ve been a lot more active on my channel recently so it’s pushing out my previously higher viewed things extra. KZfaq is a tough nut to crack! 🤪

@PointyTailofSatan 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Although it's really a better fit for an organ transcription, some of which are really wonderful.

@Garlic227 3 жыл бұрын

You’re a true one man band

@user-eg1wx7xm8k 2 ай бұрын

I love how as an orchestral piece, the Rite of Spring is still eerie, but it's given another dimension when it's performed on piano: it's jarring, loud, alarming, unnatural, and I think that's why I think this is such a good idea. Even though ROS isn't meant as a piano piece, it's still really well done and has the same strange, agitating quality as when an orchestra performs it.

@AaronPetitPiano Ай бұрын

Could NOT have said it better. That's actually the main reason it did it- to bring that new dimension. :) Fazioli piano helped!!

@lorenzodavidsartormaurino413 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Aaron! I want to congratulate you on your astonishing and musical performance of this masterpiece. I have just sent you an email asking you for the sheet music as i am deeply interested in playing this song. Thank you!

@AaronPetitPiano 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind comments and the email. I am glad you enjoyed it!