All my life I have wondered what the Gottschalk concerts for multiple pianos sounded like. He was famous for them, but they have gone out of style. In his day, a large number of people played the piano, so they would have been a ready audience. All music was live, and the most common was the piano. Now people don't play, they listen to recordings, like we are doing. For us, it is the easiest thing to hear a full orchestra. In Gottschalk's time, not so easy. I am very grateful for the opportunity to hear this historically valuable recording.
Triumphant! Gottschalk was so disapproved during his studies by the Europeans despite his proficient French and talent, and years later, his music is being presented by these great hands on this wonderful European stage with, after all, The Union!
This concert paraphrase would be appropriate for any 4th of July celebration, even without fireworks - the virtuosic compositional artistry of Gottschalk in this patriotic multi-melody paraphrase in the music does provide the "fireworks" itself!
All my life I have wondered what the Gottschalk concerts for multiple pianos sounded like. He was famous for them, but they have gone out of style. In his day, a large number of people played the piano, so they would have been a ready audience. All music was live, and the most common was the piano. Now people don't play, they listen to recordings, like we are doing. For us, it is the easiest thing to hear a full orchestra. In Gottschalk's time, not so easy. I am very grateful for the opportunity to hear this historically valuable recording.
Triumphant! Gottschalk was so disapproved during his studies by the Europeans despite his proficient French and talent, and years later, his music is being presented by these great hands on this wonderful European stage with, after all, The Union!
The Europeans LOVED him! Women fainted at his piano playing.
@@thomashogan16 "Some" Europeans, yes! Gottschalk eventually returned to America and factually his years in Europe were very difficult for him.
This is actually a complete performance of "The Union" which incorporates "The Star Spangled Banner".
2:38 Kissin is like "WTF are you doing you clown?" hahahaha
Lang Lang is a clown
This concert paraphrase would be appropriate for any 4th of July celebration, even without fireworks - the virtuosic compositional artistry of Gottschalk in this patriotic multi-melody paraphrase in the music does provide the "fireworks" itself!
WFMT in Chicago makes it a point to play the Alan Fineberg recording each July 4th. They can make room for this!
2:39 Looks like Kissin doesn't approve of Lang-Lang theatrics :)))
Alex Pryrodny True! c:
Kissin always looks like he's about to puke allover the keys lol
@@nikajinpusno9563 Kissin let's the music speak for itself. Lang Lang just bangs
@@WelshHomo87 Yes. I love Kissin, but nevertheless, he does look like that a lot.
Always enjoyed Gottschalk's flair, especially in "L'Union".
Grandi interpreti per un grandissimo Autore.
That marching effect!😍
Andsnes, Levine, Kissin, Lang Lang, Pletnev, Frank, Ax, and ... OMG! I cannot recognize the eighth one. Who is he?
Andsnes, Angelich, Ax, Kissin, Lang Lang, Levine, Pletnev, and Scheja
Fantastica esecuzione.
Starts at 2:04
Gottschalk : I smoked a Killogram of Crack, lets write a piece for 8 pianos
Re Don Pizarro: I think we are looking at Nicholas Angelich as the 8th Gottschalketier.
+1donpizarro also, I think it's Staffan Scheja, not Claude Frank whom you are seeing...?
One of them is definitely Staffan Scheja.
Gottschalketier is good.
Great Performance!!
Whatever, Lang Lang... What r u looking at?
Where is Martha Argerich? :) :) :)
It's kinda ridiculous. But I love Gottschalk.
It's not that ridiculous. There were pieces composed for 3 pianos in the past. Even for 6.
@@nikajinpusno9563 But it's still kinda ridiculous nonetheless!
brilhantes pianitas!
heloisa helena
poa/RS
BRAZIL
ultimate fun!
A Boo-boo at 4:32?=:)
Nope
@@mckernan603 Oh yeah, that's why they're all laughing.
Is this Monty Python? Kind of reminds me of a road construction crew where one guy is digging a bit, another holds the flag, and the rest watch.
quel bordel !!!!
euh....... ''bordel'' n'est pas le mot
Jajaja Barnie existía en 1800...🤭
I don't know what the point of this was but I enjoyed it.
Sometimes the enjoyment ....just plain enjoyment... is the point ... the only point necessary.