Benjamin Godard | Obsession, Op.149/4 | Etudes Melodiques Book 2

This piece nails the mood I think. Great composition. Difficult middle section.
Godard (1849-1895) was a French violinist and composer, composing eight operas, five symphonies, two piano and two violin concertos, string quartets, sonatas for violin and piano, piano pieces and etudes, and more than a hundred songs. He died at the age of 45 in Cannes, around 2 years after composing this set of etudes, which consists of 4 books of increasing difficulty (the last book entitled "concert etudes").
Godard's long list of works includes five symphonies: Symphonie gothique (1883), Symphonie orientale (1884), and Symphonie légendaire (1886); Concerto romantique for violin and orchestra (1876), two piano concertos, three string quartets, four sonatas for violin and piano, a sonata for cello and piano, two piano trios, and various other orchestral works. Among his piano pieces may be mentioned Mazurka No. 2, Valse No. 2, Au Matin, Postillon, En Courant, En Train, and Les Hirondelles. Florian's Song is also very popular and has been arranged for many instruments. One of Godard's sonatas for violin and piano contains a scherzo written in the unusual time signature of 5 8. He wrote more than 100 songs. Godard was opposed to the music of Richard Wagner and also highly critical of Wagner's antisemitism. Godard's musical style was more in tune with those of Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann.

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Восхищаюсь вашим трудолюбием, спасибо ❤💐👏 каждая пьеса - частица души

[@lluisrafalessole-classical5068]

Beautiful Song and performance 🎹👏🎶

[@nicholasmerino9608]

Capturing the motif!

[@stefanodigarbo4735]

This one was really beautiful. The central part is definitely an obsession! Well done, keep the playing up!

[@CarlosMartinez-gr1rp]

What a beauty!! 😍

[@PianoScoreVids]

thanks, that needed lot of time!

[@emilyhutjes]

Gamma1734 : How brilliantly you play, thank you very much for the joy you bring us. 🌷🌷🌷( The Netherlands)

[@DragosDomnara]

I love it, Godard has composed some very beautiful music

[@olga_piano]

I agree, this piece is uplifting, the middle part sounds especially interesting. Obsession. The name fits.

[@PianoScoreVids]

strangely the English translation is "bad mood" , which is more what I had in my head

[@olga_piano]

@@PianoScoreVids Other words for obsession are mania, compulsion, infatuation. Your obsession with music fits that definition very well.

[@Keypz97-rc6yk]

Very beautiful!!😍

[@eloisadomingo7960]

Genialidad!🥰😍

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Замечательно исполнено

[@DragosDomnara]

2:18 love how agitated it sounds

[@nss4472]

Психологически точные состояния😊🎉

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🎉 perché non rispondi? Con che pianoforte registri?

[@CarlosMartinez-gr1rp]

Garritan CFX usually it is