Abram Chasins - 3 Chinese Pieces Op. 5 (audio + sheet music)
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- čas přidán 17. 04. 2020
- Romantic artists have long been fascinated with the Orient. Paradoxically, this attraction became even more powerful because it concerned essentially unknown territory. Guided by a more or less imagined Orient, a good deal of music was motivated by the picturesque. However, we should not forget that this fascination with non-Western music offered the Western composer the possibilities for a renewal of the tonal language. Authenticity was clearly taking a backseat to imagination. Composed with all the authority of someone who has never set foot in the Orient, the Three Chinese Pieces composed by American pianist, composer, writer, educator and radio personality Abram Chasins (1903-1987) may be a good case in point.
Chasins was appointed on the recommendation of Josef Hofmann to the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia at age 23. He performed in solo recitals and with major orchestras in the United States, Canada, South America and Europe. He also hosted a classical music radio show for decades, and published books on his colleagues Van Cliburn and Stokowski alongside a highly entertaining volume entitled “Speaking of Pianists.” A master piano stylist, he composed two piano concertos, 24 preludes, and various virtuoso two-piano transcriptions. However, his best-known and most frequently performed work is undoubtedly his Three Chinese Pieces, a set of piano miniatures that he also orchestrated. Here, the performer and audience can experience an imagined “Flirtation in a Chinese Garden,” “A Shanghai Tragedy,” and the bustle of vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the “Rush Hour in Hong Kong.” These short gems were taken up by some of the finest pianists of the 20th century, including Wilhelm Backhaus, Shura Cherkassky and Josef Hofmann.
(interlude.hk)
Please take note that the audio AND sheet music ARE NOT mine. Feel free to change the video quality to a minimum of 480p for the best watching experience.
Performance by: Shura Cherkassky
Original audio: • 3 Chinese Pieces, Op. 5
Original sheet music: en.scorser.com/I/Sheet+music/3... (Belwin-Mills, 1926) - Hudba
1)A Shanghai tragedy 0:03
2) Flirtation in a Chinese garden 5:17
3) Rush hour in Hong Kong 7:18
I think you mixed 1 and 2 up lol
Sad, Hong Kong has been turned into a living hell by CCP
Hermann Schneider I think you mixed up 1 and 2.
Can confirm OP has mixed up the titles for 1 and 2.
@@seancloser YOU burned hong kong,YOU beat up people on the street just because they were not join your VIOLENCE EVOLUTION.Then still YOU,tell others THESE ALL MESSES are because of the CCP...Lol.
I am Hongkongese.
Rush Hours in Hong Kong are more like Penderecki's Threnody
This is stunning and I'm just hearing it for the first time...
Me 2
William Nelson Me too.
Same
I got more enthralled the more I listened. What a great set of pieces!
I am new to these. These are really good pieces. Thanks.
Cool piece! I love the consecutive fifths in the dramatic sections and the beautiful modalism of the opening. Yes, harmonically it is certainly more influenced by romanticism and post romanticism than actual ‘Chinese’ harmony. It is really beautiful
0:49 so beautiful...
Симпатично! Sympatico!
Wow, the first one it's so... Magical! Love it! Never heard about this guy, what a good surprise!
These are so cool! I hope one day I'll find such a video for his preludes. I've only heard the one played by Cyprien Katsaris and it's incredible.
Ah yes, I saw the sheets for it, but unfortunately no one has recorded the entire set.
Chasins himself recorded some of the Preludes. He also recorded this set.
Reminds me of Godowsky's Java suite.
Same thoughts.
Same. The no.2 is definitely influenced by the 'chatty monkeys' piece in Java suite.
Awesome!
I remember this one AMAZING pianist Philip Fowke gave us a recital.
He played the last piece for us. We cheered, it was such a riveting piece.
He played at chethams once
Actually I think he teaches on the piano course
Yea this piece is “Chinese” inspired but mostly European impressionist
I like it! The heavily diatonic writing in the first two is very reminiscent of Godowsky's Java Suite.
very nice work :-)
I LOVE it
As a person from Shanghai, I confirm this to be canonically accurate.
Feels like Kingdom Hearts
Abram Chasins wife was the wonderful pianist Constance Keene.
Really? Are these chinese pieces??? I'm feeling like a french here)))
I feel like it is named "Chinese" because of the use of fourths, i.e. the oriental taste. French music, particularly Debussy's work, also features fourths.
*Btw, idk Hong Kong was that fast even back then lol
@@composerlmythomorphic2635 Chinese music usually uses pentatonic scales. As a Chinese, the pieces sound very impressionist to me.
@@hanchisun6164 I agree.
It has a “Poulenc” texture throughout!
This could just be the composer’s attempt at Chinese music. 🤷♂️
Very interesting style. Doesn't sound exactly oriental or Chinese to me, but these pieces create very unique ambience to say the least
Funfair: it not only sounds like ravel, this Musik, amongst much other, inspired him
*funfact *2 I’m talking about the first one
Rush hour in Hong Kong is slightly too slow😨
Traffic jam. ;)
This was a really great listen! Although J wish the performer made better voicing decisions, because there are some parts of these pieces that could be showed off in much more beautiful ways than they were shown here. Nevertheless, an interesting set, thank you ☺️
What an interesting time to post this in particular amidst these tumultuous current events.
I hear some inspiration from Rachmaninoff’s prelude in B minor.
how? where?
Reorchestration would sound amazing 🤔
Stay safe, everyone! We can overcome this outbreak together! Be strong 💪
Feels like Chinese food with French style
This is very lovely. I was hoping it would not be Ketelby style tripe. It is not. A very fair representation of Chinese themes.
The link doesn't work anymore, anyone who has the sheet music can you send me one at my email? (ill put email if anyone replies)
You're in luck, you can find it here: drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1qyEoTp-0RbyofIb9RnUoS8Bdw-iONsR4
The original site seems down at the moment.
@@thenameisgsarci Thank you so much bro!
(whoa thats a lot of sheets, ill be sure to study some of them)
First time hearing chinese-inspired theme in piano...
Lol Peeps Yeah me too.
Listen to Tan Dun!
2:02 hammerklavier
Which part of the hammerklavier 🤔
Sounds like firsts opus of rachmaninov.
How
Rudy Pei the first piece was definitely inspired by Rachmaninoff, without a doubt
Debussy vibes
I Think im first haha
Absolutely nothing like Shanghai
I would recomend reading the description.
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光復香港 時代革命
this recording is killing my ears
halfabeet Why? It’s so amazing!
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Teerawee the Siamese classical composer ❤️
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What an immature commentary by the uploader. Of course I couldn't expect any better than a criticism of the inauthenticity of the compisition without any evidence. What next, are you going to scream cultural appropriation?
What?
Feels like Chinese food with French style