| A collection of memorable glissandos from great pianists past and present. It is easier to take a more comprehensive view with such a specific musical element, but nonetheless many other examples (Liszt Mephisto, de Falla Danza del terror, Glissando Mazurkas by Bohm & Lecuona and Bowen Study Op.46 No.5 etc. etc....) have regrettably had to be jettisoned. Since playing a glissando is more a visual gesture (and act of faith in your piano!) rather than a "proper technique" I have included some video footage. "Use only the nail, either of your thumb or of your index or third finger, without even the tiniest area of flesh" Liszt 1) Ravel Conc. in G (First mov.), Michelangeli live (1982); 2) Ravel Gaspard de la nuit (Ondine), Michelangeli (1959) 0:13; 3) Ravel Jeux d'eau, Perlemuter (1966) 0:41; 4) Debussy Feux d'artifice (Preludes, Book 2, No.12), Casadesus (1960) 0:52; 5) Debussy Etude No.6 (Pour les huit doigts), Gieseking (1954) 1:03; 6) Debussy Pour le piano (Prelude), Gilels live (1954) 1:10; 7) de Falla Noches en los jardines de Espana (En el Generalife), Curzon (1951) 1:25; 8) Liszt Totentanz, Petri (1936) 2:00; 9) Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No.10, Hamelin live (1997) 2:41; 10) Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 (Cadenza: Rachmaninoff), Rachmaninoff (1919) 3:22; 11) Strauss/Tausig Man let nurd einmal, Rachmaninoff (1927) 3:41; (Such elegance!) 12) Tchaikovsky/Feinberg Symphony No.6 (Scherzo), Volodos (1996) 3:58; 13) Stravinsky Petrouchka (Danse Russe), Horowitz (1932) 4:23 ... |
