I clicked on this video with some scepticism. A piano arrangement of a Mahler symphony seemed as if it couldn't possibly work, what with the enourmous forces and complexity of the music. I thought it couldn't be done convincingly, but your videos have absolutely proved me wrong. Fantastic arrangements that not only do justice to the symphonies but allow further appreciation by offering a birds-eye view via piano arrangement. Outstanding playing too. Your ability to conjure an orchestra of sounds from one piano and delineate the various voices is tremendous. Excellent work, bravo!
Listening to Mahler's work, I feel almost as if I am seeing the face of God and hearing the music beyond the spheres. I've listened to as many of these piano arrangements of Mahler symphonies as I could find. I loved them all. But this one, for some reason, has me the most enthralled. Each movement gives you that X-ray sonic-picture of the interior of the work, blood vessels, bones and muscles, if not the heart and the brain. I commend Iain Farrington for his magnificently inspiring work, both as the arranger and the performer.
I've listened to this a lot, and it gets better. Not sure whether it would appealas much to someone who hadn't heard the orchestral version, but, for me, that doesn't matter. Great piece of work.
In fact, I love this transcription the best among your wonderful Mahler transcriptions. It is sad that this does not get the same viewership as your other videos simply due to 7th being not so popular. Anyways, thanks to your great transcription and playing!
I can't thank you enough. Mahler's music means a lot to me. It mentally heals me. You've done invaluable work arranging the symphonies. Such nice pieces are now available for solo performance. Bless you!
Pure geniusses at work! Mahler as well as Farrington, both as arranger and performer. It's just incredible! It borders mere insanity (in a totally positive way), how you manage to deliver the energetic process as well as the complex details with such precision and clarity. It's f****** unbelievable!
Thank you, that's great to know! I'm certainly planning to do some movements of Mahler 2. I would need a choir for the last movement, so that part won't be possible to record (along with the 8th Symphony).
@@iainfarrington It's good to hear you are arranging the 2nd. I've been enjoying all your scores and was disappointed there was only an arrangement of the first movement available. The other scores are brilliant so I look forward to it! (By the way, I myself am arranging the 2nd symphony right now but having a go at the last movement too. It's proving an extreme challenge but parts of it are going well. I look forward to your score for comparison and hearing you play it since you will surely make it worthwhile. I'm not sure I can do my own arrangement justice!)
Phenomenal. Thank you. And you deserve a knighthood for your arrangements and organ piece at the Coronation. (Rutter should have had one decades ago, but that's another battle...)
Hi you could also consider the Mahler 4 4th movement as a sing along piece, similar to the Mahler piano rolls but Mahler did not leave space for vocals.
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I 0:07 II 21:30 III 37:00 IV 46:47 V 1:00:36
Just got to the end of the first movement. Staggering. More intense than the full orchestra. I need a break!
Dear Dr Lindsey, I watch your videos often but never expect to see you here, greetings from a viewer of yours
Very cool seeing Dr Lindsey here. Small world.
Mahler's Counterpoints are just so genius
You really did a wonderful job with arranging it, the impression is delivered so good
Could you please do do an alpinesymphony next?
Its my favourite piece of all time
Simply Awesome...I gain a new perspective from hearing it on piano
I clicked on this video with some scepticism. A piano arrangement of a Mahler symphony seemed as if it couldn't possibly work, what with the enourmous forces and complexity of the music. I thought it couldn't be done convincingly, but your videos have absolutely proved me wrong. Fantastic arrangements that not only do justice to the symphonies but allow further appreciation by offering a birds-eye view via piano arrangement. Outstanding playing too. Your ability to conjure an orchestra of sounds from one piano and delineate the various voices is tremendous. Excellent work, bravo!
No.7 contains my favorite introduction of all the Mahler symphonies. And they all have great opening themes.
Listening to Mahler's work, I feel almost as if I am seeing the face of God and hearing the music beyond the spheres. I've listened to as many of these piano arrangements of Mahler symphonies as I could find. I loved them all. But this one, for some reason, has me the most enthralled. Each movement gives you that X-ray sonic-picture of the interior of the work, blood vessels, bones and muscles, if not the heart and the brain. I commend Iain Farrington for his magnificently inspiring work, both as the arranger and the performer.
Wonderful! Astonishing! Sublime! Many adjectives could be written side by side for it!
This was phenomenal! Can we expect the ninth soon?
I've listened to this a lot, and it gets better. Not sure whether it would appealas much to someone who hadn't heard the orchestral version, but, for me, that doesn't matter. Great piece of work.
i love mahler 7 sm
im not even joking i was playing the beginning of mahler 7 on piano and I wondered if anybody had made a piano solo, and to my surprise, here I am
In fact, I love this transcription the best among your wonderful Mahler transcriptions. It is sad that this does not get the same viewership as your other videos simply due to 7th being not so popular.
Anyways, thanks to your great transcription and playing!
I can't thank you enough. Mahler's music means a lot to me. It mentally heals me. You've done invaluable work arranging the symphonies. Such nice pieces are now available for solo performance. Bless you!
If I were GM, I'd dedicate every next symphony to you!
You are absolutely amazing
I was waiting for it
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Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pure geniusses at work! Mahler as well as Farrington, both as arranger and performer. It's just incredible! It borders mere insanity (in a totally positive way), how you manage to deliver the energetic process as well as the complex details with such precision and clarity. It's f****** unbelievable!
my favorite symphony piano version omg~
this is actually amazing, nice job!!
incredible work. also a good educational tool to understand the full symphonies better
soo good
I was waiting for so much Thank you very much indeed
I was looking for the first and finale movement !
It is youtube's true working video
What a amazing job. Thank you.
Amazing!!! This is incredible!
Absolutely love what you do. I've been listening nonstop. Any plans to do Mahler 2 as well when you get a chance please? Thank you so much!!
Thank you, that's great to know! I'm certainly planning to do some movements of Mahler 2. I would need a choir for the last movement, so that part won't be possible to record (along with the 8th Symphony).
@@iainfarrington It's good to hear you are arranging the 2nd. I've been enjoying all your scores and was disappointed there was only an arrangement of the first movement available. The other scores are brilliant so I look forward to it!
(By the way, I myself am arranging the 2nd symphony right now but having a go at the last movement too. It's proving an extreme challenge but parts of it are going well. I look forward to your score for comparison and hearing you play it since you will surely make it worthwhile. I'm not sure I can do my own arrangement justice!)
Phenomenal. Thank you. And you deserve a knighthood for your arrangements and organ piece at the Coronation. (Rutter should have had one decades ago, but that's another battle...)
Thank you!
Nice
Gostaria muito de ouvir a Symphony No. 8 in transcription for piano. Seria fantástic !
A PRÓXIMA É A OITAVA !!!!!!!!
Ele acabou n fazendo kkkk
@@duqueadriano0081 😔
Por favor, faz um arranjo da oitava sinfonia de mahler verção piano 4 mãos
Iain, your videos are incredible, any chance, I could convince you to do Brahms' 4th Symphony next?
Thanks so much. Brahms 4 has already been done by Idil Biret, so I'll leave that one!
@@iainfarrington I’ve seen that one. She brings it off brilliantly but it looks incredibly unwieldy at times!
Hi you could also consider the Mahler 4 4th movement as a sing along piece, similar to the Mahler piano rolls but Mahler did not leave space for vocals.
ruclips.net/video/kBG6VmS_4C0/видео.html If I'm not mistaken, this is a recording of someone singing over the piano roll
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1:01:18 sounda like Paul Lincke
1:14:00