Ludwig Schytte: Den standhaftige Tinsoldat
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Channel: PSearPianist · 2016 · Music
Phillip Sear plays an evocation of Hans Christan Andersen's famous tale of the steadfast tin soldier. by the Danish pianist and composer Ludvig Schytte. It is the last of a set of three 'musical illustrations' to Andersen's 'Eventyr' (Fairy Tales) - date uncertain. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like to know more about Ludvig Schytte (1848-1909) the Danish pianist and composer of this piece, have a look at his own brief account of his life written in 1901, on: http://scriabin.com/etude/1901/03/ludwig-schytte.html The fairy tale evoked in this piece can be read in English here: http://bit.ly/2dnjgn8 . The piece evokes the soldier, and also the paper ballerina dancing; and finally the sad demise of both of them in the very short coda. Incidentally, the slightly militaristic opening is somehow reminiscent to me of a piano reduction of a 1950s rock and roll song! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- Played by Phillip Sear http://www.psear.co.uk (Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: http://wa.me/441444483794 ) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pianogems
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