Franz Liszt composed the "Grand Galop Chromatique" as a challenge for his own immense abilities. Only the most talented piano virtuosi can perform it.
One of the 20th Century's greatest talents, Georges Cziffra, swallows it whole.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyzzAV9GhHQ
Good lord.
Grand Galop Chromatique
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Re: Grand Galop Chromatique
Oh, and the score bounces back and forth between BM (5 sharps) and EbM (3 flats), with a few other keys thrown in for fun.
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Re: Grand Galop Chromatique
My, it's been quite a while since I've been in the band world... and I really should come back again
This showboat is something I've been working off and on, on the side as a possible encore for a recital... but Cziffra makes me feel like giving up. But then again, Cziffra was just an insane beast at piano.
Side note, I found out that a transcription for band apparently exists... the idea sounds either ridiculously good or ridiculously bad.
This showboat is something I've been working off and on, on the side as a possible encore for a recital... but Cziffra makes me feel like giving up. But then again, Cziffra was just an insane beast at piano.
Side note, I found out that a transcription for band apparently exists... the idea sounds either ridiculously good or ridiculously bad.
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