Saint-Saëns, transcribed by Godowsky Le Cygne, The Swan サン＝サーンス、ゴドフスキー編曲 白鳥

pulchraflow · Saint-Saëns, transcribed by Godowsky Le Cygne, The Swan サン＝サーンス、ゴドフスキー編曲 白鳥

 

This is the first time to play Godowsky.  It is difficult.  But it is beautiful.

melody

counter melodies

hidden counter melodies

harmonies, sounds, feelings of tones 

changing tone degrees

senza cresc.

curved shapes

slide, sweep

wave, ripples, 

feather, flap,

scent, fragrance

toeshoes legs

fantasy

distant, near

memory

as if this is not difficult

My recording exceeds 3 minutes although under 2 minutes is written.  Someday more rapid version may be ...

Saint-Saëns, transcribed by Siloti Le Cygne, The Swan サン＝サーンス、ジロティ編曲 白鳥

pulchraflow · Saint-Saëns, transcribed by Siloti Le Cygne, The Swan サン＝サーンス、シロティー編曲 白鳥

 

continuing fingers, replacing fingers (left hand to right hand) to continue the melody as possible

quasi cello as possible

light, gentle, elegant, solitude, air 

 

Saint-Saëns Le Cygne, The Swan サン＝サーンス 白鳥

Saint-Saëns Le Cygne, The Swan (piano accompaniment part only) サン＝サーンス　白鳥　ピアノ伴奏のみ

pulchraflow · Saint-Saëns Le Cygne, The Swan (piano accompaniment part only) サン＝サーンス 白鳥 ピアノ伴奏のみ

I saw swans in my neighbourhood before and in this spring.  Now I don't see swans in my neighbourhood.

I thought I began practicing the Godowsky version.  So I practiced the original version of Saint-Saëns.

I think the piano part is beautiful like No.1 Prelude of Das Wohltemperirte Clavier 1 of J.S.Bach.

Saint-Saëns Le Cygne, The Swan (with melody part by piano, double recording) サン＝サーンス　白鳥　メロディーもピアノで二重録音

pulchraflow · Saint-Saëns Le Cygne, The Swan (with melody part by piano, double rec) サン＝サーンス 白鳥 メロディーもピアノで二重録音

I replayed the piano part in the recording system of my electric piano, and played the melody part with my right hand octave tones and also left hand octave tones.  I played the melody with two hands octave tones because the single tone is week or small with respect to the piano accompaniment part sound.

I played the octave melody while continuing and replacing fingers such as 5-4, 1-2, etc. to continue the melody tones and to avoid playing the melody too easily.  I hope it would sound like cello or violin...

movement-no movement 240506 improvisation 即興 動無動

 

pulchraflow · movement-no movement 240506 improvisation 即興 動無動

 

I'm practicing the 3rd movement of Ravel's sonatine, I played movement of Debussy, etc.  I'm thinking how to play those kinds of pieces well. ...

This improvisation is not so fast and no rest.