I love it when Barenboim shouts out, “It’s hard!” at about eleven seconds in.

Daniel Barenboim and Vladimir Ashkenazy play through Rite of Spring at the piano (by enimsajiism)

1. scriabincatoire reblogged this from sonateharder and added:

   This is incredible. For a start, don’t they look young! (late sixties. I think). Secondly. it’s not hard Daniel, it’s...

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3. doctom666 said: it ain’t easy!!
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   uhhh, one of the most fun things i think it would be to play! there’s a recording for 2 pianos by Ashkenazy and...

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   God, I want to read that at first sight too… to play this masterpiece at the piano must be glorious.

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