William Bolcom - The Garden of Eden (Myer)

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William Bolcom - The Garden of Eden: 4 Rags for Piano (1974)
Pf : Spencer Myer (2017.01.20)
• William Bolcom: Piano ...
00:00 -- I. Old Adam
02:54 -- II. The Eternal Feminine
08:08 -- III. The Serpent's Kiss
14:06 -- IV. Through Eden's Gates
This video is for divulgation purposes only and isn't commercial.

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@jesemepardens9151 Жыл бұрын

The serpent's kiss really slaps ! Let it not be more popular so that way it still stays a secret underrated gem

@gabrielsyeda3422 Жыл бұрын

100% AGREE

@syroyid Жыл бұрын

it is really interesting the texture, the harmony, the rhythm. Sounds fresh!

@tapiorajala1599 11 ай бұрын

yes cool part. heel stomp and tongue sounds? how is that kind of sound made stomping heel :o

@supasayajinsongoku4464 11 ай бұрын

Slightly unrelated but whats the most beautiful piece youve heard this month or even this year And then whats the most relentless, driving piece youve heard this month

@jesemepardens9151 11 ай бұрын

@@supasayajinsongoku4464 has to go to Medtner's 3rd piano concerto! Astoundingly profound and dramatic.

@TheElectricCheeseProductions22 11 ай бұрын

I love how tremolos only appear in The Serpent's Kiss as it elicits the image of a rattlesnake rattling. Same with the clicking, it makes me think of how snakes stick their tongue out even if they dont make a clicking noise

@Hagb3rd Жыл бұрын

'No heel stomps', 'perhaps a little faster', Now! let go!' Fantastic!

@hemiolaguy 10 ай бұрын

At 9:21, there's a quote from "Gee, Officer Krupke" (Bernstein's "West Side Story").

@derby2510 Жыл бұрын

Pianist has a great control of the dynamics. Bolcom’ s publishers are protective of his work, so if you like this, I would DL it.

@elrichardo1337 Жыл бұрын

i remember seeing "old adam" in one of the piano books i played out of in middle school fun times

@GeorgeZwierzchowskipianomusic Жыл бұрын

cool pieces. well played!

@pantoleonantonio9653 Жыл бұрын

What an amazing set of pieces. I'm definitely going to learn it.

@user-gx3id5sz5l Жыл бұрын

What a nice song min seok!

@DoranSteven 6 ай бұрын

Well this is awesome

@MichaelConwayBaker Жыл бұрын

Happy and fun!!

@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji Жыл бұрын

Nice, the third one is probably my favourite.

@snorefest1621 Жыл бұрын

lol

@Sincebrassnorstone Жыл бұрын

Love the *stop chorus* especially 🎉

@Sincebrassnorstone Жыл бұрын

And Let's Go 😂

@user-kk4dd2bq3y 5 ай бұрын

Wow

@Xyriak Жыл бұрын

good

@unnamed_boi Жыл бұрын

banger

@bitchslappedme Жыл бұрын

There's no way the rhythm and piano section on the 3rd rag is only performed by one person. You don't have enough time between the keys and percussion. NVM I just went to see a live performance of this pianist and he is super fast and fluid. Very impressive. Good pieces!

@joaomonteiro9619 Жыл бұрын

I was actually thinking the 3rd rag looked very fun to try and play until that part. Absolute headache and I don't think I'd be able to make it sound as good...

@clairejin1704 Жыл бұрын

It actually is, this sheet music is a solo arrangement of the piece. I’m playing it now

@therealtruetwelfth798 Жыл бұрын

I’m friends with him and, as a pianist myself, I can tell you he’s as good as they come

@joaomonteiro9619 Жыл бұрын

@@therealtruetwelfth798 He sure is as good as they come. His sound control and dynamics are superb. I actually thought this might be a concert pianist even though I've never heard of him... Must be fun having a friend that absolutely "destroys" the piano 😂

@supasayajinsongoku4464 11 ай бұрын

Slightly unrelated but whats the most beautiful piece youve heard this month or even this year And then whats the most relentless, driving piece youve heard this month

@alcyonecrucis Жыл бұрын

What a novel idea

@benharmonics Жыл бұрын

Great video! Now, if you could find a good recording of the two piano version and make a score video of that, it would be even better…

@mitchellwooldridge5118 Жыл бұрын

Classical pianists are always too stiff when they swing - I get that it could've maybe been scored more accurately (given that it's for classical performance) but, still... Otherwise, very well played --- lovely dynamics and clarity!

@DavidArdittiComposer Жыл бұрын

Maybe it’s not meant to be a ‘swing’ piece? I though it was played beautifully.

@mitchellwooldridge5118 Жыл бұрын

@@DavidArdittiComposer These are "rags" - essentially the earliest jazz stylings. The left-hand syncopation says it all: it was meant to be swung i.e. long/short 'oom-pa' rhythm. It's something even jazz pianists struggle to truly master, as there are different 'feels' associated. I was just saying that classical pianists tend to be too stiff and end up spoiling the swing, as is the case with this rendition. Other than that, I also think it was well played in every other respect.

@DavidArdittiComposer Жыл бұрын

@@mitchellwooldridge5118 I am aware of what ragtime is and of what swing is in jazz. Ragtime (certainly the classic ragtime of the pre-1914 era) should not generally be swung, but played exactly as written (at least to judge from the evidence of recordings and piano rolls of the era). Is what you are criticising here the execution of the dotted semiquaver followed by demisemiquaver groups in no 1? This player has played them pretty 'sharp', whereas I agree others might have relaxed them into a long-short triplet pattern. This being quite 'modern' music, this may have been what the composer intended, but I am not sure. Did the composer ever record his pieces himself? Then we could know what he intended. There's no note on the score saying he does not intend the exact rhythms notated.

@mitchellwooldridge5118 Жыл бұрын

@@DavidArdittiComposer Look, my opinion is subjective - so, there is a fair amount of bias and subjectivity to my statement. I think the question of whether or not ragtime should be played straight or swung is not as cut and dry as you'd suggest. Its origins derive from African influence into western classical music stylings - very much about the 'dancing'. It's difficult to quantify how the swing doesn't quite work (for me). I'm not sure if it is do with the rhythmic groupings - the way they're written - although certainly a more triplet-oriented approach would probably fix the problem. IMO, those 4-note octave pickups every few bars in No. 1 are supposed to create more of a fluid stride-like effect in the way the split and connect the syncopated parts but they end up breaking the rhythmic flow, the way he plays them. Anyway, I didn't mean to offend anyone's sensibilities. I like the discourse - especially where jazz meets classical music is concerned. On your point of it being a modern piece - Bolcom wrote some amazingly zany pieces. Marc-Andre Hamelin's interpretations swing beautifully with the right amount of restraint and grace - worth checking out!

@DavidArdittiComposer Жыл бұрын

@@mitchellwooldridge5118 I agree that there are fine graduations in this. There's a good video on Adam Neely's channel where he answers the question 'How, exactly, do musicians swing?', using the latest research on what actually happens. Listening to No. 1 here again I agree that the way the LH is played doesn't seen quite right, and I think this is because the main beat following the dotted figure is fractionally delayed by the very diligent attempt to play the dot exactly, where it would have been better to err the other way and bring the beat forward. I am reluctant to be critical though as I couldn't do so well. I haven't heard much Bolcom, so I am grateful for your recommendation to listen to Hamelin's recordings.

@benharmonics Жыл бұрын

Old Adam Section 1, D-flat major 0:00 strain 1 (ends in B-flat minor), first repeat 0:15 strain 1, second repeat 0:29 strain 2 (ends in D-flat major) 0:48 strain 1, modified 1:02 strain 2 Section 2 (trio), G-flat major 1:20 strain 3 1:36 strain 3, modified Section 3, G-flat major 1:51 strains 4 and 5, first repeat 2:21 strains 4 and 5, second repeat The Eternal Feminine Section 1, A-flat major 2:55 strain 1, first repeat 3:31 strain 1, second repeat 4:08 strain 2, first repeat Section 2, D-flat major 5:57 introduction 6:06 strain 3, first repeat 6:25 foreshadowing of The Serpent’s Kiss 6:38 strain 3, second repeat Section 3, D-flat major 7:12 introduction - uses tune from strain 3 7:18 strain 2, modified and extended The Serpent’s Kiss Section 1, D minor - exposition 8:08 strain 1, first repeat 8:17 strain 1, second repeat 8:26 strains 2 and 1, first repeat 8:44 strains 2 and 1, second repeat 9:03 strain 3 9:12 strain 3, upgraded 9:21 strain 4 - uses tune from strain 3 of The Eternal Feminine 9:35 ending of section 1/introduction of section 2 Section 2 - development 9:39 part 1, D minor - uses material from strains 1 and 3 10:06 part 2 - modulating bridge 10:40 part 3, B minor - uses tune from strain 4 (originally from strain 3 of The Eternal Feminine) 11:09 callback to Old Adam 11:23 part 4 (stoptime), D major, first repeat - piano tapping 11:45 part 4 (stoptime), D major, second repeat and ending of section 2 - tongue clicking Section 3, D minor - recapitulation 12:20 strain 1 12:29 strain 2, downgraded 12:37 strain 1 Section 4, D minor - coda 12:49 part 1 13:19 part 2, first repeat - uses material from strains 3 and 1 13:28 part 2, second repeat 13:37 part 3 - uses tune from strain 4 (originally from strain 3 of The Eternal Feminine) 13:48 scary chord, followed by callback to strain 1 of The Eternal Feminine 14:00 final outburst Through Eden’s Gates Section 1, C major 14:07 introduction 14:14 strain 1 14:52 strain 2, first repeat 15:27 strain 2, second repeat 16:03 strain 1 Section 2 (trio), F major 16:43 strain 3 16:56 subtle callback to that tune from strain 3 of The Eternal Feminine and strain 4 of The Serpent’s Kiss 17:17 strain 4 Section 3, C major 17:53 introduction, modified 18:00 strain 1, modified

@turnernorman704 Жыл бұрын

This comment gave me a different outlook on this piece. I already loved it, don't get me wrong. -- but I didn't realize that themes from Old Adam and The Eternal Feminine were used in Serpents Kiss. Its so obvious now, but had failed to pick up on it before. So.. Thank you!! I feel like I have a more in depth view of this piece.

@TheElectricCheeseProductions22 11 ай бұрын

Is there a difference between a strain and a phrase? Or a section?